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The Changing Tides of Ocean Ridge A publication for members of ORMA V O L U M E

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Ocean Ridge - Crawling with Shutterbugs

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Message From the President

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Martha Sue Ludman

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The Origins of Ocean Ridge

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Spring Hop

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Candidates for 2011

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Board New Neighbors Bradleys

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New Neighbors Mellises

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New Golf Academy

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Let’s Wine a Little

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Plantation Gardens

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ORMGA Stableford Tournament

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Wildfire Threatens

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Ocean Ridge Valentine Photos

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Ocean Ridge executive board members of Coastal Carolina Camera club include (L to R): Russ Pendred, treasurer; Anne Pendred; Polly Del Vero, official photographer; Diane Alexander, president; Steve Edwards, set-up chair and Mary Wayne, secretary.

There’s a bug population on the rise in Ocean Ridge. This bug is not part of the insect family and it’s not a pest, but a bit of a loner intent on its work. You can observe this species almost any time of year, and its members are known to make a peculiar clicking sound. Actually, they aren’t bugs at all. They are shutterbugs - photographers living in Ocean Ridge who are members of the Coastal Carolina Camera Club.

Over the past year or two, it seems that word about the camera club has spread among neighbors and more and more are joining in the fun. New members over the past year include Ginny Alger, Ruth Diefendorf and Jeanne Oxenfeld. Ginny said she’s a beginner trying to learn to use her camera. Ruth has been taking pictures for many years, but she wants to learn to do things outside of her comfort zone. Jeanne says she has much to learn about her new digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera. Many Ocean Ridge residents have been in the camera club for two years or more. These include Diane Alexander, Elke and Bob Boal, Polly Del Vero, Bill Hall, Michelle Sherwood, Jim and Sharon Tucker and me. Diane, our club president, has been shooting since she was ten years old. Bob Boal served as first vice president in 2007, and Elke has been the chair for the Sunshine Committee since 2007. The Boals used to develop their own 35 millimeter films and both now own Canon digital cameras. Polly currently serves as the club photographer, taking photos at club events for archival purposes. Although Polly always took family snapshots, her hobby really took off two years ago. Bill enjoys photographing his granddaughter with his Nikon equipment. The camera club provides me with the opportunity to learn from club members who are willing to share their knowledge. (Continued on page 2)

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Shutterbugs (continued) Few camera club members are as noted in the community as Russ and Anne Pendred, two of the club’s eight initial founders in 2005. They brought their skills to Brunswick County after gaining experience from a camera club they joined in Georgia before moving to Ocean Ridge. Russ served as the club’s first president and is currently club treasurer. Anne has had her images published and has received awards locally and nationally, which is something many club members strive for with their hobby. The Pendreds use Canon DSLR cameras while keeping point-and-shoot cameras on hand for back up. Anne has studied photography as a student, judged local competitions and taught seminars on point-and-shoot photography. Both Anne and Russ have a diverse range of shooting interests, and they raise the term amateur to a higher level. Club members use a wide range of camera equipment, from Nikon to Canon, while photo editing software runs the gamut as well. Almost everyone shoots digital these days, but even digital cameras range from SLR to point-and-shoot. While everyone seems to have his or her own interests in diverse subjects, you can always find someone with similar shooting interests as yours, such as landscapes, candid shots of people, portraits, wildlife, seascapes, flowers, insects or sports photography. Jeanne Oxenfeld said she “sees the Sunset Beach Bridge as a new vantage point to try to capture the moon rising out of the water.” Anyone interested in more information about the Coastal Carolina Camera Club can check out the website at www.CCCCsite.org. The club meets at 7:00 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Shallotte Presbyterian Church behind the Rourk Library. Meetings may include a themed monthly slide show by members, workshops, juried member competitions four times a year, speakers on a wide range of photography topics, photo critiques, and always refreshments and camaraderie. Mary Wayne Staff Writer The Changing Tides of Ocean Ridge Please send all articles and submissions via email to [email protected] . Deadline for submissions: 15th of the month. Editor

Carol Weaver

Staff Photographers

Linda Anderson Sue Gehris Andrea Mitchell

Editorial Consultants

Mary Connolly John Pannullo

Staff Writers

Bill Bonnington Lorraine Crosby Mike Dailey Mary K. Donahue Sue Gehris Joe James John Pannullo Carl Schuster Mary Wayne

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Message From the President

Everything continues to go well in Ocean Ridge. With Spring just around the corner, we are preparing the plantation for the new season. The new furniture at the pool has been delivered. In late March and early April, the Beach House will undergo a substantial spring cleaning. Cleaning of the flower beds and pruning of the crape myrtles has been accomplished. All we need now is some bright sunshine and warmer temperatures to complete the picture.

On Saturday, February 19, we experienced a close call with a brush fire along Old Georgetown Road. The Grissettown-Longwood fire department responded in exemplary fashion and managed to stop the fire just before it crossed the berm behind Highgate Place in Summerhill Glen, where it threatened the home of Ed and Sharon Gutknecht. Many neighbors responded to help carry furniture from the house and help the Gutknechts save as many of their belongings as possible in case the fire could not be stopped. Fortunately, the fire did not reach their home and no damage was done. Again, the residents of Ocean Ridge pitched in to help a neighbor, providing another example of why this is a wonderful place to live and a very helping community. Our auditors have been here to complete their final field work in examining our financial statements for 2010. The audit is expected to be completed and their final report issued sometime in April. The results will be available on the ORMA website. Although it seems a long way off, in September we will be electing three new board members. The Nominating Committee has issued its call for interested property owners to submit their information if they would like to be considered as a candidate. Ocean Ridge is fortunate to have so many property owners that would be well qualified to serve. The success of Ocean Ridge depends on our property owner volunteers. I encourage anyone who feels they may be able to make a positive contribution to its governance to think about submitting his or her name for consideration. Our next board meeting will be on March 9. At this meeting we will be ratifying the new Mailbox Maintenance Policy and following up on some of the items from our last meeting in January. Please let any board member or committee chair know of any concerns you may have. See the contact information on page 17. We value your input. Doug MacDonald President

Save the Date Your ORMA Activities and Facilities Committees invite you to an Open House - Friday, April 15 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. We have ordered a perfect day to have property owners stop by to see the newly renovated indoor pool and outdoor pool furniture. Refreshments and appetizers will be served.

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Martha Sue Ludman - Director of Association Management Martha Sue Ludman is Director of Association Management for Coastal Companies at Ocean Ridge Plantation*, and is also a long-time Ocean Ridge resident. She began her career with Coastal Communities in 2003, as an administrator in one of their real estate sales offices. She accepted the opportunity to become Ocean Ridge’s Property Owner Liaison in January, 2005. In September, 2007, she was promoted to director. Director of Association Management was a position created when Martha Sue agreed to assume the responsibilities for overseeing all the day to day business of Ocean Ridge and five other Coastal Communities property owner associations. Martha Sue characterizes her role as liaison between the six master associations’ committees and contractors. Since Director of Association Management was a brand new position, she was able to tailor it to her strengths, and finds it fits her skills and interests perfectly. Martha Sue joined Coastal after a long career in administration and office management in health care. She managed the office of a pediatric neurosurgeon beginning in 1988 for a doctor at Emory Clinic in Atlanta, who she then joined in his private practice until moving to Ocean Ridge in 2003. From 1977 until 1988, she was an administrator in the pediatric center of Charlotte Memorial Hospital & Medical Center, now Carolinas Medical Center. Martha Sue is in charge of all six Coastal Communities property owner associations’ accounts payable. She approves all invoices for payment, based on each association’s budget, and maintains all association files, such as billing and correspondence, as mandated by law. She also manages the various property owner associations’ accounts receivable, invoicing assessments and following up on delinquencies. She attends the board meetings of all six property owner associations and supports their special projects. One of the most challenging of Martha Sue’s responsibilities is supporting the budget process for each community. The various communities differ with respect to their development and expertise; Martha Sue may develop a budget for some committees from the ground up, while just supporting ancillary needs for others. In any event, during the quarter of the year that budget development is underway, it is challenging to fulfill all her responsibilities within a normal 40-hour week. In these difficult economic times, Martha Sue is proud that Ocean Ridge’s track record of association assessment delinquencies is below the national average. Only 53 of 1,745 ORMA assessment accounts carried over from the years 2010 and prior. Martha Sue and her husband, Bob, moved to Ocean Ridge in August, 2003, from Atlanta. Martha Sue was weary of her 1½-hour commute to work each way, and told Bob it was time to build a home on the Ocean Ridge lot they owned. These days, Martha Sue’s commute to her office in the Lion’s Paw and Panther’s Run Clubhouse is just minutes away from her Sedgefield home. She enjoys working with a great bunch of people, and would rather be here – working and living – than anywhere. * Coastal Companies at Ocean Ridge Plantation is the entity with which ORMA contracts for management services. Carol Weaver Editor

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The Origins of Ocean Ridge Plantation The Ridgetopper ran an article in July 2001 and again in July 2005 about the history of the old farmhouse, which now stands at the Plantation Gardens on Ocean Ridge Parkway near the 904 gate. The original article was written by Doris McLaughlin after she interviewed Daisy Hewett, the granddaughter of John Franklin Somersett, owner of the property which is now Ocean Ridge Plantation. With so many new neighbors in Ocean Ridge, The Ridgetopper ran another story in its final issue, using information obtained from the original article and from descendants of the Somersetts, chronicling the history of the old farmhouse as well as the history of the land and the family who owned it.

The Somersett family poses in front of their farmhouse in 1910. Pictured far left is John Franklin Somersett and wife, Mary Jane Milliken. Far right is Harvey Isaiah, son of John Franklin,who would eventually come to own the land with brother William, not pictured.

Ocean Ridge was used mainly as farmland. The original property owners of Ocean Ridge truly lived off the land by farming, raising livestock and fishing in the ocean nearby. It was a different way of life in a bygone era, with memories preserved by the tales of remaining descendants.

John Franklin Somersett, born April 23, 1854, in Columbus County, was one of Brunswick County’s largest landowners. He raised cattle, fished commercially, and was a merchant and real estate investor. Active in politics, he ran for U.S. Senate in 1900 as a Republican, and he served as sheriff from 1894 until 1898. Somersett married his wife, Mary Jane Milliken, in 1875 and built a farm house the same year. The house stood a few hundred yards from the stop sign on Castlebrook and Dartmoor Way, which was part of the original road running through the property. If it still stood in its original location, it would be in front of the gray stucco home on West Spencer. The farm house was moved to its current location at the Plantation Gardens sometime after the last residents moved out and before home development began. When the house was moved, the kitchen and bathroom were removed. When homebuilding began in Ocean Ridge, all other remaining homes on the land were torn down. The Somersetts lived in the farmhouse until 1940 and had three daughters: Ida Elizabeth Caison, Mary Ellen Andrews and Daisy Russ, and seven sons. Three sons preceded them in death: James B., who moved to Oak Hill, Florida; Robert and Jesse, who died when young. John William, Joseph Mance, Andrew Jack, and Harvey Isaiah survived their parents. The Somersetts are buried at Bingham Field Cemetery on Gladstone Circle. The cemetery is thought to be full, and an agreement was made between the family and the new owners of the property to retire the family cemetery. Some of the burial plots have lost their markers, and the cemetery has no written records. Remaining family members maintain the cemetery. (Continued on page 6)

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Origins of Ocean Ridge (continued) Larry Andrews and Charles Somersett are second cousins who remain in the area and are descendants of John F. Somersett. Larry, manager of Brunswick Funeral Service, is the great-grandson of original land owner John Franklin Somersett. His father Julius was the son of Somersett’s daughter, Mary Ellen. Larry explained that John Franklin Somersett gave his property to his sons, Bill Somersett and Harvey Isaiah Somersett, who then gave the property to grandsons Bobby Somersett and George Somersett. Bobby eventually became sole owner of the property until he turned it over to great-grandson Sam B. Somersett in 1967. Sam B. sold almost all 500 acres to Shallotte Farms Partnership in 1979. The owners stayed in the farmhouse through 1985. They had 12 riding horses and a stable nearby. Together in 1985 Shallotte Farms Partnership and Sam B. sold the land to Ed Gore. Home development began in 1995. Charles, of Shallotte, is the grandson of John Franklin Somersett. His father was Rufus Somersett, son of John Franklin. Charles recalled living and working on his grandfather’s farm after Sam B. Somersett purchased the land. He grew cotton, tobacco, corn, beans, and peanuts. Animals raised for meat included chickens, cows, hogs, sheep and goats. There was also a railroad line, owned by Jackson Brothers Lumber Company, which ran from the property to Jackson’s Longwood headquarters, carrying lumber harvested from the property. Charles left in 1966 after Sam B. sold the land to Shallotte Farms Partnership. He recalled that in 1954, Hurricane Hazel took down many of the old Live Oaks that were on the property, which explains why there aren’t many here today. “The bridge on Dartmoor Way, near the cemetery, used to be an old wooden bridge,” recalled Charles, adding, “The kitchen in the old farmhouse was separate from the rest of the house. We used to store milk in the floor of the kitchen to keep it cool. At one point, the porch on the back of the house burned down.” He explained there was an old pack house where tobacco and corn were stored, which stood not far from the clubhouses now on Ocean Ridge Parkway. “John Franklin was a generous man. He gave jobs to anyone willing to work and he had many other families living on his land,” said Larry Andrews. When Sam B. bought the land in 1967, he allowed his in-laws, George and Lucy Hughes, to live in the old farmhouse until 1974. Then from 1977-1979 Odell Hughes (Sam B.’s brother-in-law) lived in the house. William Hughes, grandson of George and Lucy, is a math teacher at Shallotte Middle School. He remembers running all through the old property when visiting his grandparents as a child. He said his family dog is buried on this land. In Doris McLaughlin’s original article about the Plantation Garden’s farmhouse, family member Daisy Hewett, who lived in the farmhouse until 1940, described wonderful memories of “the good old days” while living here. Doris wrote that Daisy, the sister of Sam B., recalled living in the little farmhouse with her parents, their ten children, and her grandparents. She said the kitchen had a long table where the (Continued on page 7)

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Origins of Ocean Ridge (continued) family ate their meals together. The upstairs had a large bedroom separated by curtains where the older children slept. The smaller children slept downstairs with the parents. On cold days the oldest child was responsible for lighting the fireplaces. Since there was no electricity, oil lamps were used for lighting. Her family had a vegetable garden, and even grew sugar cane. They walked or took a buggy to church services at Shallotte Baptist Church on Longwood Road. They fished for spots, mullets and flounder, which were cooked on a wood stove. Children used to play under the old farmhouse, which was on stilts, while their grandfather chased them out by throwing sticks so they wouldn’t encounter any “critters” that may have been lurking underneath. It certainly was a different way of life, but the original landowners lived, played, loved, and raised their family on the same land we do. While modern day conveniences change over time, the important things in life remain: family and friends. Mary Wayne Staff Writer

Spring Hop Tamer’s Saturday, March 26th - 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. D.J. Richard Hubble Antipasto Pasta Station including penne pasta & linguine meat sauce, meatballs and Alfredo sauce garlic bread Dessert Table with cannolis and rich chocolate brownie bars Happy Hour Prices Cost per person - $16.00

Make checks payable to ORMA and bring them to Gail Miller’s office next to Tamer’s All checks must be in by Thursday, March 24th Your check is your reservation

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Candidates for 2011 Board In preparation for the September 2011 election and in compliance with ORMA Bylaws, the current Nominating Committee was approved by the ORMA Board. The committee is composed of three members: Bob Fatzinger, who is a board member and will serve as chairman, Frank Burianek and Carole Schuster. The committee will evaluate candidates and prepare a slate of candidates for the ORMA Board of Directors election, which will be conducted at the annual meeting scheduled for Saturday, September 24, 2011. Each interested candidate must be an ORMA member, resident or non-resident, in good standing (all obligations related to payment of assessments and other association billings have been met and paid in full) and be familiar with the working documents of the association. Each candidate must provide a brief biography and complete the ORMA Nominee Statement Form, which is available by clicking on the foregoing link or by going to the Elections tab of ORMA on Line and clicking on the ORMA Nominee Statement Form. To assist in determining your interest to run for the ORMA Board of Directors, the following is a summary of a director’s responsibilities: ●

Care, maintenance and enhancement of the physical property, common areas and facilities



Management of community finances



Risk management, including obtaining insurance and developing reserve funds



Establishment, enforcement and interpretation of rules and regulations



Preservation and promotion of community harmony

Information on the formation of the Nominating Committee, as well as the nomination and election process, can be found under Article IV, Board of Directors, Item 3, of the ORMA Bylaws. In addition, the 2011 ORMA Nominating Committee Purpose and Responsibilities statement is accessible on ORMA online by clicking on “Who's Who,” Committees and then Nominating Committee. You can also refer to the February issue of The Changing Tides of Ocean Ridge that explained the nomination and election process, which was also presented by the Nominating Committee at the January 24 Town Hall meeting. The article was also posted to ORMA Online - Elections tab. Candidate submissions are now being accepted and will continue to be accepted by the committee until June 4. Candidate submissions should be placed in a sealed envelope addressed to Bob Fatzinger, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, c/o POL Office. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any member of the committee. For your convenience, we have included links to the various documents and committee information mentioned in this message. Bob Fatzinger Nominating Committee Chair

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New Neighbors - Lindell and Linda Bradley Lindell and Linda Bradley moved into their beautiful new home at 726 Ocean Ridge Parkway on the 12th hole of Lion’s Paw in June, 2010. They met in college at the University of South Carolina, and soon after graduating, were married in Columbia, South Carolina. They lived in the Philadelphia area their first few years of marriage, then also lived in East Orange, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Westchester, Pennsylvania, Fairfax and Culpeper, Virginia, before moving to Ocean Ridge. Lindell and Linda have three children. Their oldest is Karen, who is married and living in Virginia, with her husband Lewis and their two children, Lauren, seven, and James, six, and is expecting a third child this July. Lindell, Jr. is also married and living in Virginia, with his wife Carrie and their two children, Aidan, 12, and Brianna, seven. Their youngest, James, who graduated from Coastal Carolina in 2007, is unmarried and lives in North Myrtle Beach. He works at Greg Norman’s Restaurant, so if you go there for dinner, ask to be seated at his table. Both Lindell and Linda worked at Mobil and then ExxonMobil after the merger. Lindell worked for Mobil for 28 years, during which time he traveled extensively to Europe, South America, Asia and Africa. He then worked eight more years in various engineering technical support positions, following the acquisition of Mobil by Exxon in 1999. He retired from ExxonMobil after 36 years of service in 2007 as the Global Environmental Safety Manager. Linda worked for seven years at several companies as a real estate paralegal before joining ExxonMobil. She worked there for 17 years as the U.S. Paralegal Coordinator before also retiring in 2007. Linda continues to provide support from home to the U.S. Legal Real Estate group on a part-time basis, helping ExxonMobil sell its corporate U.S. service stations. Lindell and Linda both have a lot of hobbies they share, including golf. Linda just joined the OR Ladies’ League and Lindell will soon join the men’s. They are also big movie buffs, and have an extensive library of current and older movies they enjoy watching in their home theatre. Linda is also interested in cross stitching, reading and mah jongg. Lindell’s other interests include gardening and baseball. Speaking of baseball, Lindell was quite an athlete when he was younger and was actually drafted by the Dodgers out of high school. He opted not to play in the minors and instead went to college, where he played baseball for the University of South Carolina. He still roots for the Dodgers, as well as the Orioles and Nationals. Both Linda and Lindell have already become active in the First Tee of Brunswick County. Before moving here, they were very involved in youth sports. Lindell coached baseball, basketball, soccer and football teams for youths aged 7 to 15, and Linda served as team mom for several years. They were also booster club supporters in high school sporting programs for kids aged 15-18. They look forward to volunteering at the First Tee, and they bring a lot of experience and enthusiasm to their roles. We welcome the Bradleys back to the Carolinas. Lorraine Crosby Staff Writer

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New Neighbors Mat and Marlene Mellis Living in Ocean Ridge is keeping Marlene and Mat Mellis busy. On a beautiful February day, they sat down to introduce themselves between their golf game and dinner with the Meandering Munchers. With views overlooking Panther’s Run from both the front and back of their home, golf is never far away. They play with a couples’ group on Sundays and with the Southwestern Brunswick County Newcomers Club and its seniors’ golf outings program. After attending a Living South show in Ohio, the Mellises selected 15 communities from North Carolina through Florida for consideration. On a spring break, they visited them all, with Marlene keeping notes and Mat in charge of videos. Talking to residents of Ocean Ridge reinforced their opinion that this community would provide the ambience, activities and camaraderie they looked forward to in retirement. Ernest G. Crews Construction, Inc. completed their home at 6537 Castlebrook Way in June, 2009. They moved from Strongsville, Ohio, February, 2010. Mat retired in March of 2010 after 31 years as an executive with the Avery Dennison Corporation. In addition to golf, he enjoys photography and video production, and plays the drums. Marlene retired in 2004 from the Parma City Schools, where she taught physical education, coached and officiated in volleyball and other sports. She still knows some stretches from cheerleading that serve her well in Pilates class! Marlene also enjoys golf with the nine-hole group on Fridays, walking on the beach and learning mah jongg. Mat and Marlene met at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Mat served with the Army in Vietnam and returned to school after his tour of duty. They have two children. Their daughter, Rebecca, works as a dentist in Westchester, Ohio, and is married to Andres (Desi) Molina, a financial manager for Proctor and Gamble. They have a daughter, Sophia, and expect another daughter (to be named Julia) in May. Their son, Michael, works for Farris Metals in Brunswick, Ohio. He married Kelly, who teaches second grade in Brunswick, just last summer. The Mellises maintain a home in Ohio, which makes visiting the kids and grandkids as well as brothers and sisters in the area convenient. The Mellises look forward to theater events in Wilmington, area road trips with neighbors in the Ridge Roadies and the Southwest Brunswick Newcomers Club activities. The hospitality of their immediate neighbors, the Donoghues, Housers and Huies, has made their transition to retirement at Ocean Ridge a pleasant one. Mary K. Donahue Staff Writer

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New Golf Academy at Ocean Ridge Ocean Ridge has a new golf academy, headed by noted golf instructor Nick Bradley, author of the golf best seller, Seven Laws of the Golf Swing and two-time Irish PGA winner, Martin Sludds. Seven Laws of the Golf Swing has been called the ground breaking instruction book of the century. It has been on the golf book best seller list for more than six years.

Golf academy instructors Nick Bradley, left and Martin Sludds, right.

The academy, which is located adjacent to the pro shop in Tamer’s, features computerized technology with video analysis capabilities, which is able to overlay a student’s swing with that of tour professionals. The training focus includes physical fitness, form, mental focus and a touch of psychology to provide a solid grounding in the game.

Nick hails from England and has 20 years’ experience working with more than 200 touring professionals, including Justin Rose. In the three years he worked with Rose, Nick saw him rise to number one in Europe and number six in the world. Others he has worked with include incoming PGA tour member Kevin Chappell, who set three Nationwide Tour records, Brad Faxon, Denis O’Sullivan and Philip Golding, who won the French Open. Last year (his last year of eligibility since he turned 40 in November), Nick was named one of Golf Digest’s Best Young Teachers. Nick was director of David Ledbetter Golf Academies, Europe, for three years and ran golf academies in such varied places as Great Britain, Spain and France. He also spent four years at the renowned Mt. Juliet Academy in Ireland and even taught in Moscow during a four month consultancy. Martin, who was born in Ireland and is a level three PGA coach, is Senior Director of Instruction for the Ocean Ridge Academy. He was on the PGA tour for 14 years and won the PGA Irish Championship in 1984 and 1993. He left the tour in 1997 after a wrist injury and went into teaching, serving as head club pro at the Enniscorthy Golf Club in Ireland from 1997 to 2009. Martin was also the top amateur in Europe for a number of years and played for both Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the St. Andrews Trophy team. Both feel Ocean Ridge is an ideal location for the academy because of the large number of retirees who can benefit from the improved mobility and overall health benefits of golf through programs specially designed to increase enjoyment of the game and improve the quality of the golf experience. The Academy is now conducting member clinics three days a week – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10 a.m., followed by a non-members’ clinic at 11:30. It will also offer individual personalized instruction and a beginner’s program, which will also cover rules, regulations and protocol. (Continued on page 12)

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Golf Academy (continued) The school plans to run a strong youth program with clinics on weekends and summer camps in the spring and summer and during holiday periods. For the past year, Nick has been instructing Madison Elliott, the 11-year old who won four U.S. Kids Junior Golf events in 2011. They eventually hope to work with First Tee. Ocean Ridge residents interested in further information can contact Martin at [email protected] or at 910-269-1635. John Pannullo Staff Writer

ARE YOU A NEW RESIDENT IN OCEAN RIDGE? HAS SOMEONE NEW MOVED INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? The Welcome Committee would like to contact all new residents in our community. Our volunteers have a packet full of community and local information. If you are new or know of someone new to Ocean Ridge, please send us an email at: [email protected].

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Let’s Wine a Little- Pairing Wine with Food Pairing wine with food can be easy or complicated. It depends upon you. Are you a foodie looking for the perfect match of wine and food, or are you interested in enjoying your meal with a glass of wine? The latter is very simple. Follow my first rule of wine, “Be true to your palate.” Drink the wine you like with your meal. Don’t worry about the color, texture or acidity. Just choose the wine that you like best. It will go with your meal because you like it. If you are willing to experiment, you can learn a little more about wine and food synergy. That’s when the two are correctly paired and both taste better. Begin by following a simple rule: the lighter the food, the lighter the wine. White wine is for salads, fish and light white meats like chicken. Chicken is interesting because it is considered a blank canvas that goes with just about any wine. The heartier the meal, the more texture and body you need. This requires red wines. The meats in the middle between light and heavy, such as chicken, turkey and pork, can paired with either medium bodied whites like chardonnay or lighter bodied reds like Pinot Noir and Chianti. The heavy meats and sauces are ideal with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Bordeaux and Chateauneuf du Pape. Here is a simple chart to help you choose the wine: Light Food--->

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Salads, Appetizers, Cheeses, Salmon, Tuna, Swordfish, Clams, Oysters, Sole, Flounder, Lobster, Duck, Roast Chicken, Shrimp, Scallops, Snapper Turkey, Veal, Sirloin Steak, Pork, Chops, Game Birds, Meats with light white sauces Light Bodied Wine---> Asti Spumante, Cava, Champagne, Chardonnay, Frascati, Pinot Grigio/Gris, Muscadet, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Soave, Verdicchio