Friday, September 16, 2005
Bay update from Corky Hadden
Hi everyone. I was in BSL yesterday and thought that those of you who have not been there recently would like an update. All the roads that I saw are clear. The Shell and Chevron stations at Main St. & HWY 90 are both open. Hancock Bank on Highway 90 is partially functional. Peoples Bank & many other businesses in Diamondhead are up and running. Many houses that were not destroyed now have power and water (not potable yet). Insurance adjusters are everywhere. New cars with no tags can be seen moving about the streets. Many homes and offices that were flooded have been gutted and are waiting for contractors who are working feverishly to bring buildings back to normal. As you can tell, the rebuilding process is fully in gear. I spoke with Ricky Eagan who is trying to get a working power pole @ BWYC to power what will soon be a BWYC trailer park & hopefully the artesian well. I understand that more boats will be returning to the harbor shortly.
We have temporarily moved to Sea Grove, FL as we try to figure out how to get back to BSL. All of our kids are in school down here for the time being. Our best guess is that Margaret will return to OLA as soon as the school reopens (Nov. 1 is the target date). The boys will probably finish the first semester down here, and then go back to SSC for the second semester. I have set up an office in our house and will soon have a small office in BSL. Our plan is to be living & working full time back in BSL by the end of the year.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones in the storm. All of the material things can and will be replaced, and probably be better than before. It is the people that made our community so great, and I hope that many of those same people will be the ones who will bring it back from this disaster.
Corky
228-216-9888 (cell)
850-231-3098
104 Majestica Circle
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
P.S. Take a look at the article re: Bay St. Louis & Waveland merging at www.sunherald.com. If this happens, will we have to change the name of our yacht club?
We have temporarily moved to Sea Grove, FL as we try to figure out how to get back to BSL. All of our kids are in school down here for the time being. Our best guess is that Margaret will return to OLA as soon as the school reopens (Nov. 1 is the target date). The boys will probably finish the first semester down here, and then go back to SSC for the second semester. I have set up an office in our house and will soon have a small office in BSL. Our plan is to be living & working full time back in BSL by the end of the year.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones in the storm. All of the material things can and will be replaced, and probably be better than before. It is the people that made our community so great, and I hope that many of those same people will be the ones who will bring it back from this disaster.
Corky
228-216-9888 (cell)
850-231-3098
104 Majestica Circle
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
P.S. Take a look at the article re: Bay St. Louis & Waveland merging at www.sunherald.com. If this happens, will we have to change the name of our yacht club?
// posted by BWYC member @ 9:58 AM 
