A Short Explanation of Novice Rig Round-Up.

by Gary Johanson, wd4nka

Well . . . maybe not so short. Many years ago, a hang-glider enthusiast and I were talking about his gliding experiences.  "What was your most thrilling ride?" I asked.  "Oh! My first ten feet off the ground." He continued on to relate that since then, his goal has been more or less, to recapture the thrill 

For many of us, that "first ten feet off the ground" was accomplished with a war surplus tube, a block of wood, a boy scout telegraph key and dad's shortwave receiver, or home made regenerative handbook "Novice Receiver", and a lot of bailing wire strung in the trees.  For others of us, it was when we fired up that Heathkit that took about two weeks to screw, bolt, and solder together, possibly, then after a spell of trouble-shooting to find that missing solder joint.  Finally, it worked! Finally it lit up! And then the Magic happened.

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Free Tree Party

Seismic Testing Discussion Slated

News Release from SODA (Stop Oil Drilling in the Atlantic}

Seismic Testing and Oil Drilling off the South Carolina Coast

A number of oil & gas companies have already applied for permits to explore the viability of drilling for oil and gas off our SC coast.

Please join us for an evening of fact-based learning and respectful dialogue as we raise questions, seek answers and share our experience and expertise, while we learn more about the potential impact of oil and gas drilling off our coast. 

Prior to a Q&A session, we will have a presentation by Peg Howell, to update us on the Dept of Interior pre-leasing process that is currently underway. Peg is a resident of North Litchfield, has a degree in Petroleum Engineering, and has worked with a number of oil companies including Chevron and Exxon-Mobil. She has personally spent time on oil drilling rigs in both the North Sea and in the Gulf.

Whatever your current thinking on offshore drilling, you will find this presentation and discussion informative. It is a rare opportunity to have your questions addressed by a highly qualified petroleum engineer.

WHERE; Waccamaw Branch Library Auditorium, 41, St. Paul’s Place, [first right off Willbrook Boulevard, and then sharp left, Litchfield/Pawleys Island.

WHEN: Monday 23, March, 2015

TIME: 6.00 p.m.

Burgess CleanUp Reminder

Election for New Fire House

The MIGC Fire Referendum is less than two weeks away.  You must vote to make your voice heard.

If you are eligible for an absentee ballot you can vote NOW.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Conway, South Carolina - A special referendum election for the Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2015.  Below is the referendum question regarding the Murrells Inlet/Garden City Fire District:

QUESTION:

May the Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District raise its millage cap from 10 mills to 14 mills in order to provide for additional fire protection in the District and to build a fourth fire station?

The following precincts and polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.:

PRECINCTS POLLING PLACES

Burgess #1 St. James Elementary School

Burgess #2 Burgess Community Center

Burgess #3 St. James Middle School

Garden City #1 Garden City Baptist Church

Garden City #2 Garden City Fire Station

Garden City #3 Seaside Elementary School

Garden City #4 Magnolia Grove Clubhouse

At 9:00 a.m. on Election Day, the Horry County Election Commission will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at 1515 4th Ave, Conway.

On Thursday, March 19, at 10:00 a.m. the Horry County Board of Canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election.  This hearing will be held at the Horry County Elections Office located at 1515 4th Ave, Conway.

Love Allways At M.I. Community Theater

The Murrells Inlet Community Theatre will present "Love Allways," a funny and poignant exploration of love's follies, foibles, and facets by Joe Bologna and Rene Taylor, on the weekends of March 12-15 and 19-22, at the Murrells Inlet Community Center.

Directed by MICT veteran Jack Luber, "Love Allways" is comprised of five separate plays and a cast of nine actors. Each play puts different characters in different situations, ranging from a would-be seduction between 80-year-olds in a retirement complex to a father's trying to talk his daughter out of marriage on the eve of her wedding day, to a new mother's touching -conversation- with her newborn daughter.

Performances of "Love Allways" will take place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets for "Love Allways" are $12, and buying them in advance is recommended. (Tickets are $10 apiece for groups of 15 or more.)

For ticket information to mictheatre.com and click on Tickets. For reservations, call 651-4152 phone will pick up on seventh ring.

Community Cleanup