7925 St. Ives Road • North Charleston, SC 29406

North Bluff Apartments

February 2016

Your StaffProperty Manager Mark LynchAsst. Manager Rachael AllenMaint. Supervisor Mike Steinbacher

Important NumbersOffice (843) 797-2292Fax (843) 797-2260Emergency Maint.: (866) 522-7095After-Hour Maint. (866) 522-7095

northbluff@darbydevelopment.comnorthbluffam@darbydevelopment.com

Website www.northbluffapts.comFire, Police, Emergency 911

Office HoursMonday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Sunday Closed

February ForecastFeb. 2 is Groundhog Day, when the

furry forecaster from Pennsylvaniaemerges from his burrow. IfPunxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, itmeans six more weeks of winter. If hedoesn’t, then spring is just aroundthe corner.

North Bluff Yappy Hour!Dog lovers, reward yourself and

your pooch after a long week at theoffice! Bring your favorite furry friendto enjoy treats and water duringYappy Hour at the Clubhouse onSaturday, February 20th from5pm-6pm. Yappy Hour is not just forthe dogs; there will be snacks andbeverages available for everyone.

Don’t have a furry friend? Noworries! You can still join in the fun!Come and mingle with your fellowneighbors and enjoy the refreshments!There will be a raffle at the end of thehour for a prize bag full of goodies foryou and your pet.

Date: Saturday, February 20thTime: 5:00pm-6:00pmPlace: In front of the Clubhouse

The 17th Annual Chefs’ Feast!Led by Chef Robert Carter, Chefs’

Feast is an annual collaborationbetween the Lowcountry Food Bankand nearly 30 of the area’s mostcelebrated chefs who offer updelectable bites – both savory andsweet – for guests to enjoy.

Also enjoy the Big Band sounds ofthe Ray Michaels Band, and meet theLowcountry’s own celebrity chefs asthey serve up their signature dishes.The event is on Sunday, February21st.

Proceeds from Chefs’ Feast benefitthe Lowcountry Food Bank’schildhood hunger programs – KidsCafe, BackPack Buddies, SchoolPantry and Summer Feeding whichalleviate after-school, weekend andsummer hunger for Lowcountrychildren.

A Special Super BowlSuper Bowl 50 will be played

Sunday, Feb. 7, in Santa Clara, Calif.,to determine the National FootballLeague champion team. The game isbeing called the Golden Super Bowlbecause it is being played in theGolden State and because a50th anniversary is traditionally thegolden anniversary.

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Logos of LoveSymbols for love and romance are

everywhere we look: in fine art andmagazines, on billboards and greetingcards, and even on the clothes wewear. Hearts, flowers, gems and othermotifs bring to mind the emotionalqualities of love and how we feelabout our loved ones.

The Romans believed diamonds,worn to symbolize eternal love, weresplinters of fallen stars. The firstdiamond engagement ring can betraced to the 15th century.

The personification of love andcourtship, Cupid is depicted with abow and quiver of arrows. The notionthat being hit by Cupid’s arrow willmake the victim fall in love comesfrom the myth of Cupid and Psyche.

Likely the most common symbol forlove is the heart. At one time, scholarsbelieved the heart was the seat of allhuman emotions. Giving a heartsignified the act of giving everything tosomeone you love.

Roses represent beauty, purity andromance. Each color adds furthermeaning, with red depicting true love.

Doves have long been considereda sign of faithful and eternal lovebecause they remain a pair for life.

The design of the Celtic knot,having no beginning and no end, is atestament to the enduring nature oftrue love.

Because of its hard casing, thescallop shell echoes the protectivequality love sometimes takes. As theshell encircles and protects, sodoes love.

Other symbols of love include theladybug, swan, dolphin and harp.

“If equal affection cannot be,let the more loving be me.”

—W.H. Auden

Valentine’s Day in CharlestonIf your plans land you in Charleston

this Valentine’s Day, consider yourselflucky. This city is packed with tuckedaway restaurants, secret gardens andindulgent adventures to enjoy withyour loved one on this special day.

Sometimes the most simple (and lastminute), yet thoughtful plans createthe best memories. Skip the forcedsit-down dinner and stop by Caviar &Bananas for a bottle of wine and acheese board. Then head on down tothe Battery or Mt. Pleasant’sWaterfront Park for a quiet eveningpicnic together.

What better way to say “I love you”than with the gift of relaxation andrejuvenation? The Spa at CharlestonPlace offers a romantic couplesmassage, complete with champagneand chocolate-covered strawberries.

Grab a bottle of champagne, orone of these Valentine’s Day themedwine suggestions, and head toPalmetto Islands County Park. In thevery back near the docks, there’s alone swinging bench overlooking themarsh. The rest is up to you.

Game Day GastronomyThere’s more to love about Super

Bowl Sunday than just the game—who can resist all the good food thatgoes along with it?

Super Bowl Sunday is thesecond-largest food consumption dayof the year, behind onlyThanksgiving, according to the U.S.Department of Agriculture. Did youreally think it was just about football?

It is estimated that Americans willspend more than $14 billion related tothe Super Bowl, with much of thatgoing toward food and beverages.

At the top of the list of football fanfavorites is chicken wings. About1.2 billion wings will be consumed ongame day, which this year is Feb. 7.And don’t forget the sauce. More thanhalf of wing eaters prefer to dip theirchicken in ranch dressing.

Who doesn’t love the gooeygoodness that is pizza? We will down

4 million of these popular pies comegame day.

Crispy and crunchy, chips are alongtime favorite. Football fans will eat29 million pounds of them duringgame festivities—enough to fill39 Boeing 747 airplanes.

Chips are best with dip, andguacamole is one of the healthieralternatives since avocados areconsidered a super food. About8 million pounds of the green stuff willbe consumed on Super Bowl Sunday.

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Wit & Wisdom“Good night, good night! Parting issuch sweet sorrow, that I shall say

good night till it be morrow.”—William Shakespeare

“It is the sweet, simple things of lifewhich are the real ones after all.”

—Laura Ingalls Wilder

“Sweet is the memory of distantfriends! Like the mellow rays of thedeparting sun, it falls tenderly, yet

sadly, on the heart.”—Washington Irving

“Love planted a rose, and the worldturned sweet.”

—Katharine Lee Bates

“A poet is a nightingale, who sits indarkness and sings to cheer its own

solitude with sweet sounds.”—Percy Bysshe Shelley

“That it will never come again is whatmakes life sweet.”—Emily Dickinson

“The love of learning,the sequestered nooks,

And all the sweet serenity of books.”—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Sometimes I’m so sweet evenI can’t stand it.”—Julie Andrews

“Life is one grand, sweet song,so start the music.”—Ronald Reagan

“No, there’s nothing half so sweet inlife as love’s young dream.”

—Thomas Moore

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1849: William G. Morgan, a physical

education director in Massachusetts,

invents a sport called mintonette.

A year later, the name was changed

to volleyball.

1922: Reader’s Digest magazine is

published for the first time.

1930: Pluto is discovered by

astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at

Arizona’s Lowell Observatory. The

tiny, distant body was labeled the ninth

planet in the solar system, but

scientists in 2006 reclassified it as a

dwarf planet.

1945: Captured in a now-iconic

photograph, U.S. Marines raise the

American flag on Japan’s Mount

Suribachi during the Battle of

Iwo Jima.

1953: Cambridge University scientists

James Watson and Francis Crick

announce their discovery of the

chemical structure of DNA.

1964: The Beatles make their first live

TV performance on “The Ed Sullivan

Show.” More than 70 million people

tuned in to watch their

U.S. debut.

1980: The U.S. Olympic hockey team

beats the heavily favored Soviet team

at Lake Placid, N.Y., in a stunning upset

dubbed the “Miracle on Ice.” The U.S.

went on to win the gold medal.

1990: South African human rights

activist Nelson Mandela is freed after

27 years in prison.

2001: Two astronauts from the crew

of the space shuttle Atlantis make

NASA’s milestone 100th spacewalk.

2004: The online social networking

service Facebook is launched.

2009: The Pittsburgh Steelers win a

record-setting sixth NFL championship

after a 27–23 victory over the Arizona

Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.

FEBRUARY

February 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Rent Due!Happy GroundhogDay!

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Pest ControlInteriorBldgs 7-13

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Quality AssuranceVisit Buildings 7&8

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