City of Myrtle Beach

1. The week�s meeting schedule is available. Note that the Planning Department�s meetings have been moved to Monday. Also, City Council will not meet on Tuesday, November 24. Looking ahead to December, City Council also decided that, instead of meeting on December 22, the Council members will volunteer at the Community Kitchen that day.

2. City offices and facilities will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 26-27, for Thanksgiving. Please alert your readers, viewers and listeners that solid waste and recycling will be collected as usual on Monday and Tuesday in Zones 1 and 2, but that Zones 3 and 4 both will be serviced on Wednesday, November 25. No collection services will be provided on Thursday or Friday. By the way, city recreation centers will open Saturday, November 28, as usual, but Chapin Memorial Library will be closed that day.

3. The Myrtle Beach Police Department is accepting applications for the 19th session of the Citizens Police Academy, which begins Monday, January 25. The 10-week Citizens Police Academy program offers participants an inside look at what it takes to be a Myrtle Beach police officer. In addition to classroom lessons, participants must complete 25 hours of ride-along and work-along experience. Applications are available on-line or at the Law Enforcement Center and are due to Sgt. Eric Di Lorenzo no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 11. Applicants must be residents of Horry County and undergo a criminal background check. For more information, contact Sgt. Di Lorenzo at 918-1800.

4. Does anyone have photos of Myrtle Beach�s first two librarians? The staff at Chapin Memorial Library is trying to track down photos of Frances Stackhouse, the city�s first librarian, and Mrs. Frank Norment (first name currently unknown), the second librarian, who was the first to serve at Chapin Memorial Library. Other photos of the early library days are welcomed, too. For more information, contact Lesta Sue Hardee at the library, 918-1275.

5. The Weekly Road Construction Report is available. In addition, please note that a contractor will mill and repave a portion of the intersection of Kings Highway and 21st Avenue North next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 23-25. Motorists should expect lane closures in that intersection all three days.

6. Myrtle Beach�s Senior Citizens Advisory Committee is again sponsoring a Grand Strand Senior Job and Volunteer Assistance Fair at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The seventh annual event will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 24, in Exhibit Hall C. Admission is free, as are tables for companies and non-profit organizations seeking employees or volunteers. Businesses and charities needing assistance are invited to complete the on-line application.

7. Last Saturday�s pre-Arbor Day event at the Claire Chapin Epps Family YMCA is the subject of our Photos of the Week. About 200 parents and children were on hand for Tim Womick�s educational antics, followed by tree plantings and related crafts.

8. Did you know.... That Myrtle Beach�s parks and recreation program evolved from a county-wide commission created by the General Assembly in 1947 and funded with a 10-mil tax levy? Frank Beckham became the commission�s first full-time director, and the recreation program became an official city department in 1954. Beckham served as Myrtle Beach�s parks and recreation director for 33 years, until his death in 1987.

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Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

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