Sunday, March 24, 2013

Happy Spring Everyone!

The Settlement is blooming with Azaleas, Loropetalum, and Bradford Pear trees.  Our neighborhood looks very nice this time of year, so please remember to rake and bag your leaves.  The County collects yard waste every Thursday and the bulk trash on the 4th Friday of each Month.  Dog walkers please clean up after your dog and do not place your dog's waste in your neighbors trash can.

The Board is aware of the lighting problems at the entrance and we have received a quote for replacing the landscaping can lights with LED lights.  The cost for this is approximately $100 per can.  However, the LED bulbs would burn for 30,000 to 50,000 hours as opposed to 5,000 hours that the present lights burn.  If anyone has any thoughts on this subject, please contact a board member.  Also, we welcome any suggestions for the spring and summer plantings.

Please remember not to park or drive your vehicle on the grass or sidewalks at the front and sides of The Settlement entrance.  We have had to replace sprinkler heads this year in those areas because they have been damaged by parked vehicles. 

Over the weekend some of the Board members visited each household to give out information about our new website and the new directory.    Hopefully by now you have had an opportunity to join the website by email and take a "look" around.  Please make sure you complete your directory form and return it to 4 Settlement Court as soon as possible.  We are hoping to have the directory completed by May 1st and many other summer activities planned very soon.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Are you ready to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?


 
Greening of the Fountain
March 8, 2013 at 12:00pm the fountain in Forsyth Park will turn GREEN to help kick off the St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Savannah. Enjoy this Savannah tradition, as the city gets ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
 
Tybee Irish Heritage Parade-Saturday, March 9th at 3:00pm 
The 11th Annual Tybee Island Irish Heritage Celebration Parade will be held Saturday, March 9. Tybee Island’s fun, family-friendly parade to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Dress in green & join in the fun at 3pm on Saturday. Parade starts at City Hall and proceeds down Butler Avenue to Tybrisa Street.
Parade goers are encouraged to come out dressed in green and join the celebration. This is a free, family-friendly event and is open to the public.
 
Shamrock Run for March of Dimes
6 PM Sat. Mar 9, 2013 @ City Market
912.354.5900
Beginning and ending in City Market, there is a free1/4 mile Kiddie Fun Run prior to the race.
 
Tara Feis family festival
Saturday, March 9, 2013
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Emmet Park (east end of Bay Street)
Presented by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs
Free and open to the public

Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade- Saturday, March 16 at 9:00am
 
Savannah is known for hosting the second largest parade in the world. However, all that have seen it say it is the grandest in the world! We begin this religious and cultural celebration approximately two weeks prior to the parade. Some of these traditional events include the Investiture of the Grand Marshal, Greening of the Fountain in Forsyth Park, Tara Feis, Celtic Cross Mass and Ceremony, and Sergeant William Jasper Green Ceremony. On the morning of the parade, Mass is held at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in historic downtown Savannah. We welcome you to attend any and all of these events and learn about our rich Irish heritage.

Savannah’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was in 1813, only 80 years after the city was founded by General James Oglethorpe. A small group of Hibernians organized and marched on the streets of Savannah to remember the death of our Patron Saint, Saint Patrick of Ireland. Over the years the city prospered with Irish immigrants due to the potato famine and political persecution their country faced. We are proud to carry on the tradition our ancestors began almost 200 years ago.

Stepping off at 10:15 a.m. sharp, the three-hour parade consists of over 350 units, including several U.S. military divisions, many award-winning bands, and the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales. Some of the bands include the 282nd U.S. Army Band (Fort Jackson, S.C.), The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps (Fort Myers, VA), U.S. Coast Guard Pipes and Drums (Norfolk, VA), Irish Air Corps Pipes and Drums (Dublin, Ireland), and many more outstanding marching units.

Link to Official Site here