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We are hiring! We have an immediate position available in our growing vacation rental management division.
The ideal candidate will be energetic, motivated, and team oriented. Members of our vacation rental department share day-to-day responsibilities, which include: reservations, guest services, housekeeping management, and owner services. Previous experience in vacation rental, property management, or hotel services is preferred, but not required. Some weekend work is necessary.
This position is full-time, with salary plus benefits. Please email your resume to blog@hodnettcooper.com.
This post contains important information about your real property taxes and the valuation/appeals process. You may be paying too much!
The process of determining the amount of your real property taxes begins with a “Fair Market Value” set specifically by you or by the tax assessor in the municipality where your property is located. Property owners are required to “return” the fair market value of each property between January 1 and April 1 of each calendar year. If you do not provide your estimate of fair market value by April 1, you return, by default, the same value as the previous year.
Beginning on April 2, the staff appraisers in the tax assessor’s office review the returned property values. If the appraisers agree with your valuation, the valuation is accepted and becomes final for that tax year. If not, you will receive a Change in Value Notice, which may be appealed.
If you feel the Glynn County Tax Assessor’s 2008 valuation of your property is too high under current market conditions, visit www.glynncounty.org/forms and complete the Real Property Value Return. For more information about the valuation and appeals process, please email us to request a complimentary copy of Hodnett Cooper’s Special Report “The Property Tax Primer.”
Learning to live from day to day with Rheumatoid Arthritis can be an overwhelming task at times. Although some days are much more difficult to cope with than others, I have learned some things that do help in the over-all picture. Foremost would be to enjoy a well balanced diet. There is no such thing as a diet that cures arthritis. However, a healthy diet of foods rich in Omega 3′s, cold water fish such as mackerel, salmon and herring can be beneficial. Also add eggs, olive oil and flax seed to your routine regime, as well as fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
Maintain a healthy weight to reduce stress on already painful arthritic joints. This will also help to boost your energy level and reduce fatigue. Eat regularly to avoid binge eating. Limit your high-fat and cholesterol intake and watch your portion sizes.
Exercise regularly to help maintain that healthy weight and to help keep joints from stiffening. This does not mean join a kick-boxing class! Try yoga, swimming, stretching, walking and even tai chi. This can also help with the emotional stress caused by rheumatoid arthritis. Depression can take its toll on you and cause a feeling of worthlessness and poor self-esteem.
Visit your local Humane Society and adopt a grown dog for companionship. I know for me, puppy training days are long gone! Besides this is supposed to be helpful, not add more stress to your life! Put a leash on your new friend and go out and enjoy a leisurely walk along the beach.
A strong support system is vital to your well-being! Make sure your family and friends know and understand that some days you just don’t have the strength. There will be times that are better than others and if you can’t make it today it is not a reflection on your love for them.
For more information and support, visit The Arthritis Foundation at arthritis.org.
Low Country Boil with Celebrity Chef Uncle Bubba, benefitting Adoptive and Foster Parents Association of Georgia (AFPAG).
by Beth Burnsed, Jekyll Island Authority
On February 27, Adoptive and Foster Parents of Georgia is hosting a Low Country Boil Benefit Dinner at the Jekyll Island Convention Center featuring celebrity guest “Uncle Bubba” Heirs. Uncle Bubba is a restaurant owner and brother of Paula Deen. The public is invited to enjoy Uncle Bubba’s charismatic personality as he prepares his favorite Low Country Boil, giving tips and information as he cooks. Bubba also plans to share family stories about him and Paula as children. The event will include a question and answer session with the celebrity chef. Uncle Bubba will remain after the event for pictures, autographs and cookbook signing. Proceeds from the dinner benefit Adoptive and Foster Parents Association of Georgia.
“We appreciate Uncle Bubba’s participation in the event,” said Vala Peyton, Secretary of the Adoptive and Foster Parents Association of Georgia. “We hope that the public will attend this event and support our foster children and families.”
Ticket are $35 per person and must be purchased by February 19. Tickets include Low Country Boil Dinner, entertainment, and gratuity. For more information and to purchase tickets, contact Vala Peyton at 404-428-2104 or contactafpag@bellsouth.net. Tickets can also be purchased at the Jekyll Island Visitor Information Center.
About Adoptive and Foster Parents Association of Georgia
Adoptive and Foster Parents Association of Georgia (AFPAG), established in 1973, is a fully accredited nonprofit organization with a 501(c)3. The main goal of the Adoptive and Foster Parent Association of Georgia (AFPAG) is to unify all foster parents, agency representatives and community partners to benefit children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned and must come into the foster care system for safe and loving environments. AFPAG also concentrates on support and training of foster and adoptive parents across GA.
by Alice Barlow
Featuring: The Chorus with soloist Rhonda Hambright, Nathaniel Roper, Layne Thompson-Payne, and Joshua Sholander.
February 23, 2009 at 8:00 PM in the Glynn Academy Memorial Auditorium. Directions.
The program features “Exsultate, Jubilate”, the overture from the “Marriage of Figaro” and the “Requiem”. The music of Mozart continues to thrill and inspire and remains among the all time audience favorites. The “Requiem” is Mozart’s last composition and one of his most powerful and, perhaps, most recognized works.
For more information, please view the online Calendar.
• Tickets at the door ($25 adults; $5 student/child) or at Buy Tickets
• General information – here
The Glynn County Rotary is hosting the 8th Annual Red Hot Chili Cookoff on March 7th in the Pier Village. The cook off starts at 11:00 am and goes until the chili runs out! If anyone would like to buy tickets, Miranda Loehle has some available.
Advance tickets are $5 each. Day of tickets will be $8… so, buy early and save $3 for something else fun! Checks can be made to the Glynn County Rotary. This is always a great event and the Chili is always delicious.
Hodnett Cooper joined the oceanfront condominium properties of the St. Simons Grand, the Beach Club, North Breakers and Shipwatch to celebrate Mardi Gras last Tuesday evening. A fun night was had by all, with guests enjoying festive green, gold and purple Mardi Gras décor; tasty appetizers like crab cakes, jalapeno cornbread and chicken wings; and yummy King Cake. The winter guests all gathered together to mingle and get to know each other and a great time was had by all!
Those of you who fondly remember spending hot summer days at the Casino pool, you will be pleased to know that plans for a new community pool are well underway. In fact, construction is well underway. Yesterday, the Brunswick News featured an article with an aerial photo illustrating Water World’s progress. I am impressed! Plans call for an oceanfront water park featuring a lap pool, splash (children’s) pool, and large zero-entry recreational pool. Besides looking cool, the zero-edge feature (sloped much like the beach) allows for easy handicap accessibility. Additionally, the former mini-golf course, now closed, is being relocated to the area surrounding the pool. A large bathhouse is also under construction, which will feature restrooms and a concession booth. If construction continues as scheduled, the new community water park will open in time for summer. Water world is the highlight of the new St. Simons Island Pier/Village master plan, which includes plans for a new playground, a wider beach walk, fresh landscaping, and an overall revitalized park area. For information from the county on the new Village Master Plan, please visit glynncounty.org.
The first residences at Grant’s Ferry Cove will soon be released! The community tennis courts have been installed and the infinity-edge pool is nearly complete. The outdoor fireplace at the clubhouse is under construction. Additionally, the clubhouse recently received hard wood flooring in the main areas, with rubberized athletic flooring in the yoga room. The first model home recently received hardwood flooring and a wood burning fireplace. Landscaping and irrigation are also underway for the community.
Jayson and Christie Ridinger know better than to mess with a good thing. The couple owned Christie’s restaurant in downtown Brunswick, and they recently purchased Cargo Portside Grill from Kate Buchannan. While Christie’s will be closing its doors, the Ridingers do not to expect too many changes at Cargo.
Cargo was actually the model the Ridingers used when they started Christie’s. Cargo and Christie’s have always been more like sister restaurants, rather than competitors so the transition should be easy. Both restaurants had the same ideas and views on customer service. The last night for Christie’s was New Year’s Eve.
The Ridingers started serving dinner on January 6th and open for lunch five days a weeks on January 13th. The staffs of both restaurants will remain and merge to form lunch and dinner teams. The Cargo menu, for the most part, will stay the same. However Christie’s well-known homemade ice cream will be an addition.
Change was something that was already on the Ridingers’ minds and when Cargos became available they decided it was a perfect fit. It was perfect timing as the Ridinger’s lease was going to be up at the end of the year. Cargo’s intimate dining room seats 68 and guests are encouraged to “Wear a golf shirt and relax.” A full bar, international wine list with many “by-the-glass” choices and imported beers are reasonably-priced. The private “Loft Above CARGO” (seating fifty) is an ideal location for private parties, business presentations, rehearsal dinners, and family gatherings.
Contemporary in design, with stunning enlarged, tinted photographs of historic ship activity in Brunswick’s port, the space feels “hip,” as guests dine beneath a large (9 x 12) loose canvas impressionistic painting of a steamship by artist Brent Baker.Two hundred year old heart pine tables and a handsome bar fashioned from the original floor joists of the 3-story, 112 year old “Elliot Building” were featured by HGTV’s “If Walls Could Talk,” Southern Living Magazine, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyle, N.P.R, and Georgia Trend Magazine.
Directions to Cargo: From St. Simons Island: Cross F.J. Torras Causeway. Left on Highway 17 (at end). Right on Gloucester. Left on Newcastle. Building on immediate right. 1423 Newcastle Street. Brunswick, Georgia 31520. 912-267-7330.
