…the Breeze learns that legal sources near megastar Sandra Bullock will neither confirm nor deny that the popular actress is the anonymous single source donor for the new Playground at St. Michael’s Grade School. the ticket on that generous gift amounts to $41,995 dollars…quite an amazing act of grace… yet rumor has it that she contributed.

we’ll stay close to this story as all the kids on Tybee benefit. Ms.Congeniality visited her Tybee Paradise home in September. do you think we could ask Ms.Bullock and Tybee’s Ms. Diana Scarwid to lead a summer stock revival here next year between movie gigs?we sure have the ocean location and audience potential. man!

just get stage-struck dreamin’ about that one…

…also here last month, Adam Ashpes&Ron Herbert whose Triad Health Management is now running the Savannah Beach Nursing and Rehab Center and

Oceanside Nursing and Rehab Center now housing a combined

117 residents.

both Adam and Ron are experienced administrative, clinical and nursing care consultants. Ashpes, the Triad president, says " patient care is top rate at the facilities." they are especially excited about their secured Alzheimer facility, the nursing staff, and have expansion plans. both told the Breeze they emphasize a holistic care approach that is consistent with care residents need. welcome to our Island!

…and a welcome to Leonard&Susan Herb who are getting rave reviews at their

recently opened Breakfast Buddies &Just Chicken shop on Tybrisa. the couple wants to keep the business as simple as possible and are looking for a strong, local following. that is a no brainer. their fried chicken is superb. the couple plans to keep open until 6pm on wednesday and friday as folks have urged them. cool. Leonard is a Tybee guy and the plan to link a business to the beach came to Susan in a dream. whoopee, a can’t miss fried chicken idea! check it out, folks.

…mayor walter parker is hoping there are no recalls on his new rotating right knee cap. he is now post-op and doing exercises and therapy saying his operation went well. joking, he says he may be able to kick butt from both sides now. his cousin had the same operation and walked the Great Wall of China in just 7 weeks.he wonders if he has the same genes! the mayor praised Mayor Pro Tem Walter Crawford for his enthusiasm and concern in handling the City’s part in the most successful 9/11 gathering and the City Council meeting in his absence.

…speaking of Mr.Crawford, he wants all of us to circle October 19th on our Tybee palm pilots. that is the day for the annual Crawford Hill Oyster Roast! that means about 2,000 pounds of oysters,

300 pounds of shrimp, and 10 kegs of beer. this Crawford family tradition is always held on the 1st Saturday following October 15th.

all we have to do is show-up for the fall celebration at Walter and Debbie’s digs behind Huc-A-Poo’s. look for Speck Hosti and his Flying Sheepheads Band. also, local singers. as usual, the Jimmy Burke clan will be joining Walter in getting the food and preparing it. will politics be on the menu? Nah, right!

…if your feet are hurting you now, better see Lee Hicks at the 16th Street Salon before you tackle Crawford Hill. the popular hair stylist on Tybrisa now offers reflexology therapy she is trained to perform. she says she loves making folks feel good all over and reflexology does just that. Ms. Lee says a lot of people don’t get into their feet being messed with but adds, " once you do it, you’re hooked on health." try her healing hands. there is a scientific base for positive results.

…nothing but positive results for Tybee’s Rusty Moses and attorney Brooks Stillwell as their First National Bank launch got sweet press in Savannah. both have seats on the Board. the bank has a boffo location at Abercorn&Derenne. Congratulations are in order. Mr.Moses is president of Georgia Tire in Vidalia.

…well, folks, you can take this one to the bank…there will be no peace on Tybee until the dogs on the beach issue is settled. the noise continues and perhaps a

referendum is the only way to get this decided. the approach champion realtor Bonnie Gaster is urging has merit. she hears from folks buying into Tybee and always is asked if Fido can catch a little beach time.we’ve all heard the arguments for and against. Bonnie’s no nonsense plan goes to aligning Tybee with other nearby coastal communities that faced and solved the same problem. how about a year round license bought by a resident for $300 dollars? how about a mandatory leash law…dogs

get excited seeing new people as well as other dogs. they have to be leashed. how about certain hours of the day in certain beach zones to walk your pet? how about creating a tourist permit fee at a weekly rate of $100 dollars to beach walk their dogs? and how about a healthy fine if anyone walking with a pet on the beach is without a pooper scooper? Bonnie and a score of other folks are asking these questions. how about selling pooper scoopers to the tourists as a permit condition? Ka-ching.

Captain Edwin Longwater nearly won a Council seat last election on this one issue alone. it ain’t going away, folks and is worth all our time to work out a solution.

…anyone who was not been bitten by mosquitoes in mid September is probably a candidate for sainthood…

…Rodney Mumford at the Grill reminds us all the eatery is staging a Halloween Party for the 31st. Rodney says it is a must make event…The Rod Man promises surprises!

…Tiffany Dennis at the YMCA needs Halloween help. She is forced to use a boom box with a blown speaker and is thinking about staging a dance October 31st .

Tybee Audio Czar Paul Mazo is lending a hand.

pretty hard to turn down Tiffany with jelly beans on her desk. when that gets fixed, she has a bigger plea as the Y really needs a video projector and stereo system to show PG 13 movies at 25 cents a flick to teens from 12 to 18 years old on a weekend night in the back room at the Teen Center.she estimates 30 kids would benefit. not bad. Tiffany says if the Halloween dance date goes away due to technical failure she’ll re-plan for Thanksgiving. the dances could well feature youth Christian Rock Bands. Ms.Dennis also serves as Tybee’s Recreation Director. lots going on at the Y for all ages and worth a stop to check it out.

finally, a note about timing. that’s apparently what Rascal’s Manager David Pappas has in spades, folks. he delighted the Labor Day locals at the saloon with a free round of drinks just as the never ending august rains actually ended. imagine!

so much for that wimpy storm edouard. the sun appeared on cue. Pappas rules!

…enjoy your Halloween gatherings.

Probably will see you soon…

Just Shootin’ the Breeze….