“Seaside vacation rentals may face tougher rules” plus 2 more |
- Seaside vacation rentals may face tougher rules
- The PGA Tour Announces Date Change For The 2011 Heritage Golf Classic, A Family – Friendly Week For The Vacation Company
- After pounding Outer Banks, Hurricane Earl makes a quiet pass by Virginia
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| Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT The PGA Tour announces a date change for the 2011 Heritage Golf Classic, which places the final round of golf on Easter Sunday. The Vacation Company of Hilton Head - a long-time provider of accommodations for players, guests, and corporate sponsors - is excited that this year's tournament occurs during a week when many families plan to be together for the holiday and when many schools are on spring break. (PRWEB) September 3, 2010 -- The PGA Tour announces a date change for the 2011 Heritage Golf Classic, which places the final round of golf on Easter Sunday. The Vacation Company of Hilton Head - a long-time provider of accommodations for players, guests, and corporate sponsors - is excited that this year's tournament occurs during a week when many families plan to be together for the holiday and when many schools are on spring break. Due to a "scheduling anomaly," stated Rick George, chief of operations for the PGA Tour, the 2011 Heritage Golf Classic played annually on Hilton Head Island for the past forty-two years, will be held a week later than usual this year, falling instead during Easter week which ends on Sunday the 24th of April. This is not the first Easter Sunday to coincide with the last day of the Heritage Tournament, however it is the first time since the 1970's that it follows the Augusta Masters by two weeks, rather than the week immediately afterward. The Vacation Company, a Hilton Head rentals agency that has been one of the tournament's primary providers of accommodations to players, corporate sponsors, and guests, is pleased with this change in dates as it corresponds to a week when more schools are out for spring break. "We expect this may encourage more family vacation planning traditionally made around this holiday, which includes Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday," says Vacation Company partner Bob Hawkins, "which is a scheduling anomaly we can look forward to on Hilton Head!" It certainly rounds out the karmic circle nicely if one recalls that the very first Heritage Golf Tournament, won by Arnold Palmer in 1969, was held Thanksgiving weekend, the foremost American family holiday. Hilton Head is fast-becoming the top locale to bring families for vacation because of the many outdoor activities available, great year-round weather, and a green-consciousness that began years before the rest of the world was aware of the need to recycle and conserve energy. One of the greatest features of building and development aesthetics on Hilton Head Island is that the natural surroundings - comprised of tall pines and oaks, high sea-grass and sea oats, and indigenous wildlife – have been preserved through the years even through the construction of bridges, roads, and community developments. It all adds to the low-country appeal and The Vacation Company's commitment to bringing families together in a safe, fun, and healthy environment that they will remember as distinctive to Hilton Head Island. ### The Vacation Company This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| After pounding Outer Banks, Hurricane Earl makes a quiet pass by Virginia Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:56 AM PDT VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — For eight friends sending off the summer with a vacation on North Carolina's Outer Banks, Hurricane Earl was bittersweet — both the storm and the drink concoction named after the squall that they sipped after evacuating to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. For days, the New Jersey 20-somethings watched as Earl wobbled between menace and near miss. They planned a hurricane party. They gathered supplies. But on Thursday as those in neighboring rentals homes in Corolla packed up and headed inland, they were ordered to do the same. Like many in this resort town, the group anxiously awaited the storm's arrival overnight to see what kind of punch Earl would pack. By early Friday — hours after Earl was downgraded to a Category 2 storm — strong winds, light rain and sparse crowds on a usually busy night along the strip were the only signs something was swirling out at sea. "We left, but we want to see some type of action," said Amanda Guthrie, 22, as she sipped a neon green "Hurricane Earl" at the Lunasea bar with her friends from Flemington, N.J. "Bring it, Earl," echoed April Coughlin, 21. Virginia's coast was spared from the powerful winds and driving rains Earl dumped on the Outer Banks. By 4 a.m., sustained winds were around 20 miles per hour and a light rain was coming down. Electric utility Dominion reported about 80 customers were without power in the Virginia Beach area. Emergency officials gathered at a command center to monitor the storm hadn't had a single call for service, said Virginia Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Tim Riley. "We're still waiting for that northeasterly turn, and then we can breathe more of a sigh of relief," Riley said. "We've got all eyes on the storm right now." It also was a quiet night for National Guard troops activated as a precaution. About 200 guardsmen were sent to the area after Gov. Bob McDonnell declared a state of emergency earlier this week in advance of the storm. They had not received any calls for help by early Friday morning. (2 of 2) Along the strip, small crowds gathered outside bars and clubs, but not nearly as many as would be expected for the kickoff to Labor Day weekend. At Deja Blu, a handful of people sat at the bar as a jazz band played on stage. The club usually would be packed on a Thursday night, but the threat of Earl kept most away, said Aykine Hicks, who owns the bar with her husband. "Everybody is taking precautions," Hicks said. "They're afraid to come out because they don't know what to expect." Along the shore, couples walked hand in hand early Friday, and some stood at the edge of the surf and snapped pictures of the whitecapped waves. Eddie Garoppo and Yvonne Boyce live in Virginia Beach and came out to check on the storm. The scant crowds surprised Boyce, a longtime resident who gave birth to her daughter as Hurricane Isabel blew through in 2003. "It's Labor Day weekend. It shouldn't be this dead," she said. "Not here, not now." Garoppo, a merchant mariner, said he understands why people would want to stay away. A shimmy to the west could mean the difference between a glancing blow and a full on punch, he said. "I'm no meteorologist, but I know things can happen," Garoppo said. "Mother Nature is unpredictable." By Friday afternoon, skies were expected to be blue again as the city gears up for a busy weekend. More than 20,000 runners were headed to the area for a half-marathon scheduled for Sunday. Friday night kicks off a weekend music festival featuring the Village People, Pat Benatar, REO Speedwagon and other '80s acts. The group from New Jersey planned to spend Friday on the beach before following Earl up the coast toward home. But in the early morning hours, they looked out over the waves and compared the Category 4 storm that chased them from their vacation early Thursday to its anticlimactic pass through Virginia. Around 2:30 a.m. the first drops of rain started coming down. "This is Earl," said Meredith Dudley, 21, throwing her arms open wide against the wind. "Great to see you." Around 6 a.m., Virginia Beach emergency officials continued to monitor the storm as it turned more north and east, putting Virginia further out of harm's way. Emergency officials say there have been no reports of power outages or calls for assistance. About 200 National Guard troops were activated when Gov. Bob McDonnell declared a state of emergency earlier this week, but they had not received any calls for help by early Friday morning. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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