News from Marsh Harbour Inn

MARSH HARBOUR INN..................BALD HEAD ISLAND NC.....................MARCH 2018

IN THIS ISSUE

Message from the President

From the Derricks

New Golf Carts

Innkeeper Report

Maintenance Updates

HOA Reservations and Rentals

New MHI HOA Website

Dues

Nextdoor Communication

Bald Head Island Club Membership

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Owner Exchange Opportunities

Helpful LInks

Contacts

MARCH- APRIL 2018

As the season changes, we want to let you know about the upcoming activities at Marsh Harbour Inn.

We hope this newsletter is useful in planning your next visit and staying in touch. We look forward to seeing you soon. Safe travels.

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Message from the President

On behalf of your Board we wish all a very peaceful and reflective Easter Holiday.

Ballots have been mailed; please take a moment and cast your vote.

If you have not received your ballot please contact Cathie Ostrowski: secretary@themarshharbourinn.com

Once they are returned we will seat your 2018 board and begin engaging on what will be an active and pivotal year for our Inn.

We are encouraged by the many suggestions and offers to be a part of the process.

With this energy and budgeted resource’s your team will prioritize and complete as many items on our 2018 agenda as possible. We may re-brand our GM couple the MHI Energizing Bunnies; how appropriate for this time of year and the results they are delivering. Mike Kirk, summed it up best after his visit; fell in love with place all over again. Hope you can connect w/your Inn and do the same.

If you have not completed the survey that was sent out last week, please take a few minutes to share your feedback and thoughts. We will be using this to help guide our plan for this year and will measure the results next year.

MHI 2018 Survey

Look forward to hearing from you at any time, please take five minutes and enjoy the updates and great content below..

My best,

Tim

Peter Rabbit Visits Marsh Harbour Inn!

On Saturday, March 31, Peter Rabbit will be at MHI delighting kids of all ages...just before Easter Sunday!

Meet & Greet

12 noon -1pm

Story Time - his favorite book, of course!

1pm-2pm

Photos with Peter

2pm - 3pm

Hope to see you there!

From the Derricks

Pinnacle Suite Owners and

New Co-Managers for MHI

You first heard it from Tim in his HOA meeting email Friday, but again we want to congratulate our staff for achieving a 100% health inspection score for the Inn and 99% on the kitchen. During the Inn inspection, the Health Inspector picks, at random, one room on each of the 3 floors and goes through them with a fine-tooth comb. Only once in our 22 years has the Inn received a perfect score. We’d like to say a ‘sign of the times’.

Per our commitment at the annual Board meeting, we are working closely to meet our accepted budget, notably payroll, which we met in January and February. We are also working with a variety of contractors to get accurate estimates to repair the right side of the roof and possible window replacements. These costs will be shared in more detail as we get into May.

The main focus right now is maintenance. With the help of Board member Mike Kirk, we are performing a ‘triage’ of sorts, doing walk throughs and targeting all the obvious signs of need. This includes wood rot on exterior siding and windows, painting, caulking, leaking facets, screens and sloppy appearances. Jomig is currently power washing the entire exterior with bleach. He has also helped us with much of the carpentry work which we are doing ourselves.

Spring is just around the corner and we look forward to your next visit. Greetings from the Island.

Lynn & Sophia Derrick

GLDerrick@gmail.com

M-803-629-6223

SophiaFDerrick@gmail.com

M-803-348-4025

We will continue to have monthly news letters this year to keep you closely posted on the progress of the Inn. Many of you have volunteered to help and we are keeping track of your resumes! We are in immediate need of electrician support to make ready the charging stations for the carts. Any help appreciated. We are also putting an inventory of paint in the cart shed, stored properly and labeled such as – fence, exterior white, beige – so if you ever want to play Tom Sawyer, there are always fences to be painted. We’ve also expanded our yard tools with battery charged blowers and weed eaters making for ‘easy to use’ if you feel the need. We also continue to build on our attic workshop with tools and electric/plumbing inventory.

In the last four weeks we have replaced over 170 board feet of cypress cedar. As of yesterdays walk through, we are proud to say you can sit in the central common area and see no visible wood rot or rusted nails. We are also replacing all the screens on the porch and beginning to paint the porch ceilings with our trademark March Harbour teal color.

We are also beginning to work on the individual suites. The Pinnacle floors were finally sanded and repaired with new rugs added. We are hoping to work with the Suite/Room leaders to identify key needs for improvement. This will take time; we like to say ‘let’s eat the elephant one toe at a time’ !

The front porch now pops with a vibrant look, wanting you to enjoy Happy Hour. Sophia, Christie and Sarah got together and selected all new exterior pillows with incredible colors. Watch soon for new beach décor signage.

NEW GOLF CARTS

You also heard Friday that we are finally moving ahead with new leased carts. This was much more of an effort than many realize. After agreeing to move forward with this project we found the difficulties in getting credit approval (knowing we have no borrowing history and basically exist as a non-profit). With the help of Dan McConnell, Owner of Always Ready Golf Carts, and our Treasurer, Frank Antunez, we labored through this process with Wells Fargo. Thirteen carts were ordered last Friday and should be here in 5 weeks. Below is a picture of the color and style of the carts which will be given MHI logos when they arrive. We plan to let everyone know the exact date of arrival in case you want to join in the champagne toasts and introductory first rides.

I nnkeeper's Report

Marsh Harbour Inn is offering a "Romantic Weekend Getaway" package on the Brunswick County Website and publications. If you have a week or weekend to rent let me know and I will include you!

Package includes complimentary wine and cheese tray for the couple.

Facebook @ Marsh Harbour Inn - Bald Head Island NC

Instagram @ marsh_harbour_inn

Did you know that Marsh Harbour Inn was voted as one of the TOP 5 in Most Romantic Hotels in North Carolina! See for yourself: 5 Most Romantic Hotels In North Carolina

I want to share my appreciation for our staff for all of their hard work, great attitudes and dedication to making the Marsh Harbour Inn the best that it can be. The work is proven in the numbers. A score of 100% on the lodging, and 99% on the kitchen was recently earned by our team.

We greatly appreciate all the LOVE, we got from Facebook and Instagram. The support that we get from everyone is much appreciated. It's what will always give us the motivation to continue our standards and improve in any way.

Last but not least a huge appreciation goes to Lynn and Sophia Derrick , for their hard work and NON STOP love and attention for the Inn and the staff.

We now have dog place mats for the dog bowls. We were also able to recycle some of the old outdoor cushions and make them into doggie beds!!!

MHI Innkeeper,

-Christie Smith

HOA Suite Reservations and Rentals

Please contact Christie Smith at Christie.Smith@TheMarshHarbourInn.com for the following HOA reservation and rental assistance

To confirm your arrival and departure dates
If you wish to rent your suite or switch with another owner
To notify us of a friend/ family member or the rental of your week

HOA Website

The HOA website has been set up for the Marsh Harbor Inn HOA.

Please take a look and let us know your thoughts or feel free to send photos to post in our gallery.

If anyone has a bit of creative talent and an interest in this kind of technology, we would love to hear from you!

www.TheMarshHarbourInn.com

Your Dues are Due

Thanks to all that are current on all dues and to those owners that have already made their 2018 Q1 dues payments. We are in the process of closing fiscal 2017 and as you know we were able to manage cash requirements for the year within collected dues, including the on-time payment of our largest liability related to property tax for the year. In the coming weeks, and as a result of improvements in processes related to dues payments and ownership records, we will gladly issue summary tax payment information for each owner of record in 2017. We will send an email to confirm when the summaries have been issued.

Please verify that you are using the following address if mailing your dues:

The Marsh Harbour Fractional Interest Association

PO Box 10712

Southport, NC 28461

Nextdoor Communication

We have set up Nextdoor.com as a way of communicating with Inn owners, and a way to communicate with owners of your suite exclusively.

Many owners already use this program in their home neighborhoods. It is a very easy way to keep up on what is going on and to have quick updates and conversations as a group. If you are not familiar with Nextdoor.com you can check out the website before you sign up.

Note: If you are already signed up for a Nextdoor account in your home neighborhood, you will not be able to use the same email address for your Marsh Harbour Inn Suite. You must use a separate email address.

Here's how to join our group:

1. Join the NextDoor Bald Head Wynd at this link:

https://nextdoor.com/invite/ykjcubfrqepzutnztbhz

2. Join Marsh Harbour Inn Owners—we are asking all owners to join this group

3. Then you ask to join private groups of the suites you own.

Blockade Runner Owners

Cape Fear Owners

Captains Quarters Owners

Harbour View Owners

Ocean View Owners

Pinnacle Suite Owners

Royal Palm Owners

Ship Watch Owners

Yacht Master Owners

We are looking for an administrator for each unit. If you’d like to be the administrator for your suite, please email cathie@bhiwellness.com

Bald Head Island Club Membership

There is a lot going on at BHI Club. As an owner at Marsh Harbour Inn you are also a member of the Bald Head Island Club including access to world-class golf, swimming pool, work out facility, tennis, croquet, great restaurants and many seasonal activities - see below for the Holiday Calendar of Events for BHI Club.

COMING SOON IN 2018:

BHI Club's New Aquatics Complex & Ocean View Restaurant

New features:

Olympic Lap Pool
Slide Tower and waterslides
Splash Pad and Zero Entry Pool
Cabanas & Trellis
Cabana Bar & Casual Ocean View Restaurants

The New Restaurant Name Challenge -- you can email your suggestions to jallen@bhiclub.net

If you go to bhiclub.net and click on Activities, Aquatics you can see the plans and there is also a section for the Membership rates that you can view .

To take advantage of your membership you must register for a Temporary Membership for the days you plan to use the club or participate in events..

BHI Club Temporary Membership Fees

April 1- May 21

1-3 Day $90

Week $135

May 21 - Oct 31

1-3 Day $120

Week $180

Nov - Dec

1-3 Day $40

Week $100

* green fees and activity fees are extra

For more information and temporary usage fee, call 910-457-7320.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Island Nature Tours - Every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9a-11p

BHI Conservancy 910-457-0089

Kids Activities - ongoing

BHI Conservancy 910-457-0089

Island Outdoor Activities .

Bald Head Island Recreation

MARCH

Restaurants opening this month: Delphina Cantina, I sland Times Cafe and Sandpiper Coffee Shop

March 1 - Howl at the Moon 5-7pm

March 3 - World Wildlife Day

March 30 - Oyster Roast

The Maritime Market Easter Side Porch Oyster Roast - Friday, March 30 at the Forest Pavilion

The evening features the music of Mark Daffer, along with an incredible spread of Chef Marc's fresh steamed oysters, steamed old bay shrimp, pulled pork barbecue, roasted chicken, and a host of sides and other goodies. Enjoy the fire pits, tiki torches and an evening of fun and fellowship with island friends & family. Beer & wine will be available by the glass or bottle, or simply step inside the Market and pick up your favorite bottle or six-pack and bring it to your table. Cost is only $32.95/adults or $16.95/children under 12, plus tax/gratuity. Add a steamed 1 1/4 lb. live Maine lobster for only $24 more.

March 31 - 2nd Blue Moon and Easter Howl!

Maritime Market