WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND GRANDE SHORES?

Ready for Guests Long-Term We look forward to the arrival of our friends staying with us on a long-term basis, many who enjoy over-wintering here to avoid shoveling the deep snow and scraping the thick ice of their inland residences. Grand Shores' staff has activities and interests all lined up. The bingo parties and casino cruises will occur again this year, as well as some new activities such as movie night, pot-luck dinners, game night, and outings to such fun places as Comedy Cabana, Legends in Concert, Dixie Stampede, and Crocodile Rocks. Of course, we are including lots of golf and miniature golf tournaments, too. Our staff continues its careful attention to making each and every guest feel at home here, no matter what length the stay. In fact, we have shared tales of the fun and enthusiasm from off-season months with our new staff members who look forward to great times ahead.
Team Housekeeping Employees at Grande Shores pitch in and work together to ensure that guests have a relaxing, successful, and enjoyable stay. Each sector around the property has its specific specialties, and the photo to the right shows "Team Housekeeping" during one of its planning meetings. As a part of the workforce whom the guests see daily, Housekeeping members appreciate the importance of customer service and attention to detail.
Featured Employee for October - Wayne Smith Meet Wayne Smith, our outstanding employee of the month for October. Working as our night auditor, Wayne undertakes a great deal of responsibility by being available for guests during the night. Having been with the company for 11 years, he puts his extensive experience to use daily and is the one to contact if you have an after-hours problem. Greeting late arrivals, assisting with after-hours' requests, or keeping the property organized and humming are only a few of the tasks that Wayne undertakes with care and certainty. When something needs fixing or solving or untangling (such dilemmas occur more often in the middle of the night, for some reason), Wayne is the man with the magic touch! Good job, Wayne!

Golfing Adventures Through Grande Shores

• free Tuesday breakfast at the Shoreline Grill located at the resort,
• complimentary drink coupon at Shoreline Grill, and
• golf gift
• a coupon valued at 15% off your dinner at Shoreline Grill,
• a voucher for $20 off any purchase of $40/more in golf merchandise at any Burroughs and Chapin golf course pro shop (restrictions apply).

		This just in! Our Grande Shores guest Mr. Ron Estok called us recently to announce excitedly that he had just made a hole-in-one at Indigo Creek Golf Club on October 9th! The big event occurred on the 11th hole, a par 3 (154 yards), with a 7-iron in his hand. In his 40 years of golfing, this is his first hole-in-one. Now, with the sweet feeling of accomplishment warming him, Mr. Estok is trying for more. Congratulations, Mr. Estok!

Featured Recipe - Sautéed Calamari with Rice

• 1 Pound Calamari
• 3 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 Cloves of Fresh Garlic (Minced)
• Dash of Fresh Ground Pepper + Dash of Salt
• 1/2 Cup Fresh Chopped Parsley
• 1/2 tablespoon Lemon juice
• 2 Cups Cooked Long Grain Rice
• 2 Cups Water
• 1 Tablespoon Butter or Margarine
• 1 Lemon For Garnish [optional]
• Cilantro For Garnish [optional]

• In a large skillet heat olive oil on medium-high heat till hot. Sauté the calamari until each piece is golden brown (cook in small batches). Once the calamari is sautéed, place the cooked calamari on a warming tray or somewhere to retain the heat without cooking further.
  
  
• In the same skillet, cook the minced garlic with extra olive oil if needed until golden brown and at its full aroma stage. Toss the calamari back in and sauté an extra 3 to 5 minutes, adding cilantro plus salt and pepper to suit your taste.
  
  
• For the final stage, add the cilantro mixture to the rice and then toss them together lightly or serve the sautéed calamari on top of a bed of freshly cooked hot rice in a decorative layer draped over the rice.
  
  
• For either, top off the dish with a sprig of fresh cilantro and a wedge of lemon. Then serve immediately.

• Church of God Conference
• USS Joyce-Leopold Reunion
• James Kenan Class of '94 Reunion
• CCPDA - 2009 Personnel Association's Family Beach Trip*
• Senior Circle - Love to come to Myrtle Beach to see shows & attractions every year*
• Babe Ruth League / Southeast Region's 2009 Fall Meeting*
• The Elmore Golf Group*
• 374th Food Service Squadron - "Retired folks who were in the Air Force together in Japan in the 1950's"
• Gibraltor Church on the Rock - Women's Retreat and Conference, Rocky Mount, NC
• DeVault/Rains Wedding - The Ceremony was on our oceanfront lawn and reception on Horizon's Roof Terrace

• Have you ever wondered how much a cloud weighs? A cloud's mass depends on its size and type. The scales will tip at nearly 1 1/2 billion pounds for one of those cumulous clouds that you see dotting the blue Carolina sky (those pillow-shaped puffy white ones), usually about 6/10ths of a mile squared.
  
  
• One ancestor of the modern day human being, the Neanderthal, had a brain bigger than that of today's person.
  
  
• The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
  
  
• The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
  
  
• In Kansas, state law prohibits catching fish with your bare hands.
  
  
• If your eyes are six feet above the surface of the ocean, the horizon will be about three statute miles away (not nautical mile which is a different length).
  
  
• Almonds are a member of the peach family.
  
  
• A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water and then blink with both eyes (a feat that other fish cannot do).
  
  
• South Carolina has a network of important rivers and watersheds that not only played important roles in shaping the state's history, they remain essential today. One is the Great Pee Dee (named for the Indian tribe), the main river in the northeastern part of the state intersecting both Carolinas. This river is said to be the original waterway cited in Stephen Foster's song Old Folks at Home (commonly known by its first line, "Way down upon the Suwannee River"). Why he changed it in his final version is a subject of much speculation, but if you hum a few bars substituting the name "Pee Dee" for "Suwannee," you might gain some idea.

Local Events Calendar ~ November