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Volume 3 Issue 12 FREE October 2, 2009

Sewing the seeds of celebration

By Kristin Hackler

(above) Louetta Davis, Lorraine McDermott and Earthalee McPherson of the Quilting Lives group. Louetta is holding her quilt called “Sweet & Warm”
and Earthalee is holding her quilt called “Heritage Star”. Both quilts will be for sale at the Our Lady of Mercy 20 year Anniversary Party on October 17.
(left) An assortment of quilted items will also be for sale.

T
here is something so special about a handmade quilt.
The small imperfections in the stitch, the almost
imperceptible size irregularity in the fabric squares;
each unintentional difference is a small note from the quilter,
a reminder that the warm tones of fabric were not chosen by
a machine and whipped together in a factory. It is a work of
art and it was made with love.
Though the art of quilting is slowly fading into obscurity
across most of the country, little pockets of dedicated quilters
continue to meet here and there, sharing their ideas, experience
and passion for patchwork with anyone who wants to learn.
One of these groups meets nearby at the Our Lady of Mercy
Outreach Center on Johns Island. Every Thursday from
9:30am to noon, women of all ages and race come together
Quilters continued on page 10

I n s id e t h e I sl a nd Con nection. . .

page 7 pedaling the creek page 12 Island House opening page 15 beach sweep
2 October 2, 2009
Seabrook Town Council – September 22, 2009
A public hearing was held at 2:25pm on about $112,170 behind last year, which is
Ordinance 2009-05 for the rezoning of a difference of 15%.
two parcels in Jenkins Point Plantation. Expenditures for this year-to-date are
As there were no comments, the public $330,184.15, compared to last year-to-
hearing was closed. date of $343,296.94. “The whole story is
the excess of revenues over expenditures,”
Financials said the Mayor. This year-to-date’s excess
Mayor McNulty noted before reading is $299,944.46, compared to $399,001.67
the financials that neither the $400,000 last year. “We’re almost exactly $100,000
plus loan to the Utility Commission, nor behind last year because of building and
the rebate that will be sent to residents licenses,” the Mayor noted.
will appear in this month’s financial
statement, so the figures for this month Public Safety
do not reflect those amounts. Council Savin reported that the Town
Revenues for this year-to-date are is continuing to update the Town’s
$630,128.61, compared to last year-to- Disaster Plan and ironing out the
date of $742,298.61, putting the Town communications between the Town’s
major entities. Savin stated that they were
The Island making good progress and everything
should be done in two months.
Connection Mayor’s report
Mayor McNulty reported that the
Town has signed a loan agreement with
Lynn Pierotti the Utility Commission for a two year
Publisher CD. “The only change that the Utility
lynn@luckydognews.com requested was one that we’re glad to
make,” said the Mayor, noting that the
Kristin Hackler Commission wanted the loan agreement
Managing Editor to include that they could pay the loan
kristin@luckydognews.com off in less than two years, if possible. The
loan was expected to transfer by Friday,
Swan Richards
September 25.
As for the rebate on the Utility bill
Graphic Designer
for Seabrook residents, the Mayor
swan@luckydognews.com pointed out that in the end, he found
that it would be too complicated to send
Ali Akhyari separate rebate checks to all the residents,
Assistant Editor so the credit will appear on one, if not
ali@luckydognews.com two, of Seabrook residents’ next water
bills.
Lori Dixon
Account Executive Capital projects well underway
lori@luckydognews.com Town Administrator Randy Pierce
gave an update on the capital projects
Chelsea Langan approved at last month’s meeting. All
Advertising of the projects are moving along well,
chelsea@luckydognews.com and Pierce reported that he met with
the two companies that bid on replacing
the Town’s generator. Both companies
Interns
recommended that the Town go with a
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Paul Robinson
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Town Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Room
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47kw generator, as opposed to a 30kw
which would be able to completely power
the Town Hall, but that would be its
limit. The next one up, a 47kw generator,
would be able to power the Town
Hall, as well as the exterior lighting
or a possible hook up with a mobile
unit. Both companies bid under the
$40,000 allocated for the new generator
and the Town agreed to purchase a
47kw generator for $31,000. It should
be installed by the end of October.
Councilman Savin later asked if there
was a resell value for the old generator,
to which Pierce replied that he had asked
both companies, and they both said that
it probably couldn’t be sold. Council
briefly discussed donating it, but no
official decision was made during the
meeting.
As for the other projects, Pierce
reported that the coding of the Town
Ordinances was going well. All of
the Ordinances have been scanned
and uploaded. The Municipal
Code Corporation, which is doing
the codification, is formatting the
Ordinances in such a way so that they
can be searched by word instead of by the
full document, as it had previously been
set up. The task of replacing the color
copier was done with $1,300 to spare
out of the $10,000 allocation, and Pierce
noted that the cost of updating the men’s
bathroom at Town Hall had come in at
$7,600; $2,600 above what the Town
had allocated. “$7,000 for the men’s
room?” The Mayor asked incredulously.
The Council later jokingly discussed
that they “didn’t need marble in the
men’s room”, and Councilman Holtz
stated that they wouldn’t be “holding
any meetings in the men’s room”. In the
end, the Council determined that the
bathroom project will be re-evaluated in
order to lower the costs. Finally, Pierce
reported that he will be collecting prices
this month on re-tiling and re-carpeting
the Town Hall, and noted that a piece of
rotting wood above the stairs at the Town
Hall entrance is in the process of being
Monday, October 12
St. Johns Fire District Commission
7pm
St. Johns Commission Building
3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island
Wednesday, October 14
Seabrook Island Planning Commission
All Planning Commission meetings will
be held at 2:30pm at the Town Hall
unless noted otherwise on the Town
bulletin board.
Monday, October 19
Kiawah Island Board of Zoning
Appeals
4pm - 5pm
Town Hall Council Chambers
Tuesday, October 20
Kiawah Island Public Safety
Committee Meeting
3pm – 5pm
Town Hall
2nd Floor Conference Room
repaired.
What happened to the grass?
Mayor McNulty noted that the lengths
of dead grass along Seabrook Island Road
on the approach to the front gate were
intentionally killed as part of a project to
correct the grade level for water drainage.
It will be replaced by a type of grass
which is resistant to salt water; however,
the grass might not be planted until
spring, in which case the area will be
planted with rye for the winter.
A word on the roads
Councilman Holtz took a moment to
discuss the roads issue on Johns Island.
“The roads are getting commented on
every day,” said Holtz, mainly referring
to recent letters to the editor in local
newspapers. “Some attack the gate at
Kiawah, others attack safety laws. No one
is looking at the issue of big landowners
on the island and the eventual growth
of Johns Island, which is projected to
double the island’s population in 10 to
20 years. None of these letters look at
tomorrow, at the future.” He pointed out
that most of the comments were based on
emotion, either about the land or about
safety, not on facts, and that most of
the people on Johns Island are actually
for the Greenway. “I’m not writing any
letters, but when people try to get you
into a discussion [about the roads], you
should know the facts.”
Town Administrator Pierce noted that
he attended the most recent CHATS
meeting and delivered a copy of the
proclamation made by the Town last
year which supports improvements to the
Johns Island roads as long as the plans
include the Greenway or a similar road
as part of the solution. Pierce remarked
that the last thing the executive director
mentioned before closing the meeting
was that Charleston County has passed
the request for a study of traffic from
one end of Johns Island to the other to
Council continued on page 3
Kiawah Island Town Hall
21 Beachwalker Drive
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Phone: 768-9166
Fax: 768-4764
Email: cwilson@kiawahisland.org
Seabrook Island Town Hall
2001 Seabrook Island Road
Seabrook Island, SC 29455
Phone: 768-9121
Fax: 768-9830
Email:
lmanning@townofseabrookisland.org
Johns Island Council
Meetings are held at the Berkeley
Electric Co-op located at 3351
Maybank Hwy, John’s Island.
Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113
Charleston County Council
4045 Bridge View Drive, North
Charleston
(843) 958-4700
City of Charleston
75 Calhoun St.
(843) 724-3745
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Council continued from page 2
CHATS. “It’s in the system,” said Pierce.
“It’s just way down on the list.”
Water bill rewards
Joe Hall of the Utility Commission
announced that the rebate on water bills
has been calculated and the day after
the Town Council meeting, the tape
would be sent to the printer to write
the bills. A letter from the Mayor of
Seabrook Island will be included with
each bill, explaining the rebate. As for
the loan from the Town to the Utility
Commission, Hall stated that he had
been in touch with U.S. Bank, which is
the trustee of the loan, and they are in
the process of completing the paperwork
for the bonds. Lee Vancini, the current
Utility Commissioner, will be handling
most of the process. Mayor McNulty
remarked that Vancini feels it will be
possible for the Utility Commission to
get their insurance again before the end
of two years.
Lastly, Hall reported that one of the
members of the Utility Commission,
Robert D. Stief, had given his
To the Editor,
 
I’d like to thank Sam Reed for
conceding he doesn’t speak for everyone
on Seabrook Island concerning the
oxymoronic “Greenway” highway
construction project; a misnomer
that  evokes images of  lipstick-wearing
pigs.
A correction is in order for his
assertion that I favor a bridge from
Kiawah to Folly Beach as the road
resignation, purely for health reasons.
“He was extremely influential in
attaining the $1.6 million grant from
FEMA,” said Hall, and the companies
he hired to handle each stage of the
application process did such a good
job with the application, that FEMA is
using some of the Town of Seabrook’s
application forms to teach people how to
complete the application process. “Bob
has done a great job and he’s a terrific
asset,” said Mayor McNulty before
announcing that Jeff Bostock has been
appointed to take Stief’s place. “it’s the
Council’s job to replace the members of
the Utility Commission, and Jeff Bostock
was recommended,” said the Mayor.
“He worked for 40 years in weapons
technology, so I don’t think he’s over his
head on this one. I can’t think of a better
replacement.” Bostock’s appointment was
approved unanimously.
Preparing for the elections
Gene Corrigan of the Town’s election
committee reported that everything is in
good shape for the elections. There are
six candidates for four Council seats, two
for the Utility Commission and one for
River Rd.  This is exactly what River Rd.
does, a country road that is very lightly
traveled.  Just yesterday morning I made
this approximately 10  mile drive and
counted a total of 37 vehicles going toward
the islands. As I said, lightly traveled. 
The safety argument I think is a red
herring. What I think the developers and
their friends are after are development
opportunities and a golf tournament in
2012. Follow the money!
 Why isn’t reducing the hazards of River
Mayor. There are 20 volunteers this year
on the election committee and they will
work in four hour shift cycles on election
day, which is November 3. “Not a hitch
to be seen,” said Corrigan, smiling.
“I’m sure it will run smoothly,” said the
Mayor. “You all do a great job.”
Ordinance 2009-06: adopt the Town
budget
“This is the first reading and I know you
just got this today,” the Mayor said to
the Council. “If you have any questions,
we can iron them out between now and
the next reading.” He noted that the
budget for 2010 is less than the budget
for this year as the Horizon Plan won’t
be included in next year’s budget. The
first reading of the budget was approved
unanimously.
Ordinance 2009-07: emergency
powers of the Mayor
The Mayor gave the first reading for
an amendment to Section 1.2.51 of
the Town Code, which amends the
emergency powers of the Mayor to
include the line “The Mayor or in his
absence, the person designated by the
Town of Seabrook Island Ordinance
2009-03 (hereinafter ‘the Mayor’), may
declare a state of emergency to exist
within the corporate limits of the Town.”
Other changes include the additions of
sections (g) and (h) to Section 1.2.52,
Kiawah River Plantation
planning dates
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and a line addition to Section 1.2.54.
The new sections state that in the state of
an emergency, the Mayor shall become
vested with the following extraordinary
powers: (g) to request the assistance
of the military and/or police forces of
federal, state, and/or other local agencies;
and (h) to take such action as appears
necessary to protect life and property
and maintain peace and good order. The
addition to Section 1.2.54 reads that
“The state of emergency shall legally end
when the Mayor determines that the
peace and good order of the Town are no
longer threatened and declares this in a
proclamation which shall be posted upon
the Town’s official bulletin board(s) or
upon a majority vote of Town Council,
whichever occurs first.” The Ordinance
was approved unanimously.
Ordinance 2009-05: Rezoning of two
parcels in Jenkins Point Plantation
The second reading of Ordinance 2009-
05 passed unanimously. The Ordinance
allows for a .25 acre portion of TMS
#149-00-00-059 to be rezoned in the
Single Family Residential District.
This rezoning is intended to ensure
that the entirety of Lot 62 shown on
said plat is zoned to be in the Single
Family Residential District. The Town’s
official Zoning Map shall be amended
accordingly.

problem solution. Actually, I’m a fan of
River Road.  Two men and a chainsaw
could make it perfectly safe with change
left over if $200K is invested.  The proponents of the new road
The bridge to Folly proposal
was meant to divert the “new road is the
only solution (as long as its not in my
backyard)” crowd.
Below was my statement to the County
Council concerning the Greenway:
I’ d like to advise County Council to
shelve and think carefully about approving
this measure.  A go-ahead vote will
unalterably change the character of Johns
Island.  And for what purpose
The proposed road starts from Betsy
Kerrison Parkway and ends in the vicinity
of the junction of Maybank Hwy and
Rd even on their table? It would certainly
be more cost effective than carving Johns
Island in half.  Hope Plantation), held a workshop on Monday, September 21, with the
subvert their own safety argument by
acknowledging that inattentive drivers
cause most of the accidents on Johns Island.
Do we need a new road for drivers to be
inattentive on?  October 12 @ 4pm, County Public Services Building
My skepticism would be allayed if the
new road proponents were willing to spend
$200K on the feasibility of opening the
roads of Kiawah to the public and building
a bridge to Folly Beach since they think
River Rd. is so hopelessly dangerous.
 
Harry Polychron
Seabrook Island
T
he developers of Kiawah River Plantation (also known as Mullet Hall
Plantation), which is adjacent to the current Kiawah River Estates (formerly
Charleston County Planning Commission to discuss the upcoming development.
If you are interested in the planning of Kiawah River Plantation, the developers
have released the following list of tentative dates for public hearings and County
Council approvals:
The Charleston County Planning Commission
Public Hearing
November 3 @ 6pm, County Public Services Building
Planning / Public Works Committee
November 12 @ 4:15pm, County Public Services Building
First Reading at County Council
November 17 @ 7pm, County Public Services Building
Second Reading at County Council
December 1 @ 7pm, County Public Services Building
Third Reading at County Council
December 15 @ 7pm, County Public Services Building

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Seabrook Council candidates, part two
I
n the last edition of The Island
Connection, we spoke with several
candidates for Town Council, as well
as William Holtz, the sole candidate
for Town Mayor, and Lee Vancini, the
incumbent running against Charles
Measter for Utility Commissioner. At the
time, we were unable to reach two of the
Town Council candidates and the second
candidate for Utility Commissioner.
In this follow-up, we wanted to give
Council candidates Terrence Ahern and
incumbent Dr. Robert Savin, as well as
Utility Commissioner candidate Charles
Measter, a chance to state their reasons for
running and what goals they might have
if elected.
Terrence Ahern, Council candidate,
noted that, with his past experience as a
member of the Seabrook Island Property
Owners Association and as a past vice
president and president of SIPOA, as well
as his service with another POA before
moving to Seabrook, He has proven to
be someone who will be actively involved
in the community. “While working with
the POA, I helped with the surveys and
found that people really like living in a
gated community because they feel safe
and secure,” said Ahern. “So my primary
objective is to continue to have our gate
system and to not violate that position of
keeping our island safe and secure.” Ahern
also noted that there is a need to work on
our safety outside of Seabrook; specifically
the Johns Island roads. “Whether it’s
with a better road system or expansion of
existing roads,” said Ahern. “But it needs
to be done with as little damage to the
environment as possible.”
Current Council member Dr. Robert
Savin first ran for Seabrook Town
Council four years ago and has found that
he enjoys learning how small government
works and how it interacts with the
State government. “I also learned about
other small town governments and how
Seabrook Island works in particular,” said
Savin. “It is unique, with a large POA that
handles many of the larger problems that
a Town would normally handle.” When
Staff report
Savin first ran for Council, he had a lot of club and the non members alike.” Editor’s note: In the last issue of The Island
planks in his platform, “and I’ve found that Seabrook Island elections will be held Connection, we incorrectly stated that
I’ve accomplished most of those planks,” on November 3. candidate Sam Reed was the president of the
he smiled. Some, he noted, turned out POA when it is in fact Scott Wallinger. We
to be impossible, such as having a public apologize for the mistake.
health office, as even the large Town of
James Island doesn’t even have one, and to
supply flu vaccines to residents; a problem
which the federal government corrected.
Senator McConnell at
Savin was instrumental in starting the
island’s CERT (Community Emergency
Response Team) organization, which is
the Exchange Club
the largest single CERT organization in By Sue Holloman
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the State. “In the long term, I would like lenn McConnell, President on the islands. He also stated that he was
to continue our good relations with the Pro Tem of the South Carolina in favor of making Bohicket a four lane
Club and the POA,” said Savin. “I feel Senate, was the guest speaker road, similar to what was done with the
that the new facilities are a great benefit at the Kiawah/Seabrook Exchange Betsy Kerrison.
to the island and I would like to continue Club meeting held on Kiawah this Senator McConnell also stated that
promoting them.” While in office, Savin past Wednesday, September 16. He he was in favor of the Governor and
stated that the ecology and the use of was welcomed by a large audience and Lieutenant Governor running together
the island in a responsible manner is discussed what the legislature is doing as a slate. He felt that would help the
important to him, as is the preservation to help bring new business to South state run in a more orderly manner.
of green space; and as for the safety of the Carolina. He told the group that several The meeting concluded with questions
island, Savin firmly stated that “the gate large companies were considering and answers.
is inviolate.” relocating to South Carolina, bringing
many jobs with them. The Kiawah Seabrook Exchange Club
Finally, the second candidate for meets twice a month and is always ready to
Utility Commissioner, Charles Measter, A topic of interest to the Club was his
discussion of extending the Mark Clark welcome new members. Contact President
explained that his main interest is to Jim Tilson 243-8522 if you would like
ensure that the island’s water needs are Expressway. He indicated that it is going
to happen and the road itself is needed more information.
sufficient for the next generation. “I am
also concerned about the cost of our
water,” writes Measter. “I think we are
paying higher water rates than people in
other States with which I am familiar.”
Measter believes that his knowledge
and experience as an attorney and
former manager of a shipping company
give him the appropriate background
for understanding the financing of
large projects. His future goals include
improving the infrastructure behind the
gate, in particular the dredging of the
lake on number four of Ocean Winds
which is a holding a basin of effluent
PHOTO BY Sue Suffel
water for the spray fields. “I am aware that
the commission is selling effluent water at
times to the Oak Point Golf course and
giving the Club water from a deep water
well which is higher in salt content. This
affects the live oaks on the golf courses Exhange Club President, Jim Tilson, Senator Glenn McConnell and Program Director
which is a concern to all members of the Mike Morris.
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October 2, 2009
T
he Silver Haired Legislature, made
up of 152 members each over 60
years of age and representing all
46 of South Carolina’s counties, met in
session in Columbia on September 15, 16,
and 17.
Three resolutions were adopted to be
presented to the coming session of the
South Carolina General Assembly for
consideration in 2010. They call for: (1)
Adoption of licensing of non-medical
in-home service providers, including
criminal background checks; (2)
Additional funding for in-home and
community-based services; and (3)
Mandatory minimum penalties for persons
guilty of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of
vulnerable adults ( as already exists when
the victim is a child ).
Many other topics were advanced and
will be suggested to the legislators, but
these three will have the most emphasis.
Two South Carolina legislators, the
Lieutenant Governor, a D.C. lobbyist,
and an AARP representative spoke during
the sessions. Representative Bill Sandifer,
chair of the House Labor and Economic
Development committees, commended
the Silver Hairs for being less rowdy than
the actual House members. He discussed
South Carolina’s need to move from
commercial coal usage to nuclear, and
possibly wind and/or solar. He pointed
out that wind turbines in the ocean can
Legislature to hear seniors
by Sam Reed
only withstand a category two hurricane,
and that solar does not provide a steady
source of power. On the other hand, the
average nuclear plant takes more than 10
years to build, and can cost roughly $15
billion. He stated that South Carolina
must improve its economic climate,
promote further development, and greatly
improve its educational system.
He said that the South Carolina
House has passed: (1) Spending limits;
(2) Preservation of the secret ballot; and
(3) Increased cigarette tax; but then have
become stalled in the South Carolina
Senate. He believes that real estate
reassessments should all occur at the same
time on a regularly scheduled basis, rather
than at the time of each sale.
He further stated that there are few
state funds for roads, unless some funds
are moved from the General Fund (such
as the sales tax on auto sales).
State Representative Denny
Neilson pointed out that she was the
Representative who introduced the bill to
create the Silver Haired Legislature about
12 years ago. It was patterned after such
laws in California and North Carolina.
She recognized the successes of the Silver
Haired Legislature, and assured the body
that their voices were important to South
Carolina legislators. She also mentioned
that it was this group that pushed for
the elimination of the sales tax on food
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in South Carolina until it finally became
law. She listed: (1) Transportation; (2)
Fraud; and (3) General Physical Care; as
areas where she believes seniors need more
attention.
Teresa Arnold, an employee of AARP,
discussed the various health care proposals
being discussed at the federal level, and
explained why AARP supports most of
the aspects of the proposals. She pointed
out that AARP’s efforts are aimed at; (1)
Reducing costs; (2) Reducing waste; and
(3) Eliminating medical mistakes.
Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer
talked about the importance of the Silver
Haired Legislature to the South Carolina
legislative process. He encouraged all
senior citizens to stay involved, and to
let their voices be heard. He discussed
Medicare at some length, pointing out that
annual Medicare expenditures in South
Carolina were equal to the entire annual
state budget. He also stated that 10%
of those on Medicare make up 30% of
Medicare expenditures in South Carolina.
The average annual Medicare expenditure
for that 10% group is $44,220.
Laura Feldman is a representative of the
National Committee to Preserve Social
Security and Medicare, a non-partisan
group based in Washington, D.C. She
defined the word “politics” as being
derived from “poly”, meaning “many
types” and “tics” which means “blood
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suckers”. Her comments were spiced with
much good humor, but she also brought a
great deal of information to the meeting.
She stated that Social Security “would not
go broke”, but that as things stand now,
there would be a 20% shortfall by the year
2037. She also stated that Medicare is not
sustainable as it now exists.
She also pointed out that seniors are
not high on the priority list in the U. S.
Congress, so it is important to figure out
a way to effectively advance senior issues.
Her mantra was; (1) Educate yourself;
(2) Motivate yourself and others; and (3)
Activate the decision-makers. Finally, she
said that improved health care will cost
money ( lots of it ) - so, the $64 question
is from whence it will come ? She believes
it is premature to be overly critical of any
health care bill at this time, since there
really is none. There is only a mish-mash
of early preliminary drafts (three from
the U.S. House and two from the U.S.
Senate).
All in all, it was a good, productive,
and informative session. There were
numerous questions and ideas, but few
sure-fire answers. The group will meet
again this coming spring to work on other
legislative proposals involving seniors. If
you have thoughts or ideas, send them to
your Silver Haired representative, Sam
Reed, at slr729@aol.com or 3114 Baywood
Drive, Johns Island 29455-6157.
6 October 2, 2009
The National Solar Tour
comes to Charleston
T
he non-profit American Solar
Energy Society (ASES) and the
South Carolina Solar Council
have announced that this year’s National
Solar Tour will take place on Saturday,
October 3, 2009. This annual event
allows home owners, businesses and
non-profits to showcase how they are
using solar power to slash energy costs,
improve property values and reap rich
new government incentives, while also
helping the environment. Last year, the
National Solar Tour hosted 140,000
people in 49 states; Washington, D.C.
and Puerto Rico participated. This
year, over 150,000 in all 50 states are
anticipated to participate.
“With a perfect storm of national
leadership that recognizes the
importance of renewable energy, a
menu of enticing new government
incentives, rising energy costs and
a groundswell of public support for
clean energy alternatives, interest in the
benefits of solar is off the charts,” said
ASES National Solar Tour Manager
Richard Burns.
While the tour traditionally
showcases residential solar projects,
the explosive growth of solar incentives
for energy-intensive businesses and
schools helped drive the decision to
expand the scope of the tour to include
solar solutions implemented in these
sectors as well. The U.S. Department
of Energy provides funding for the tour
to help extend its reach to people in all
50 states.
This year, four solar powered
structures will be on display in
Charleston: 1316 Briiarfield Avenue,
Charleston James Island; 738 Old
Plantation Rd., Charleston, James
Island; 611 North Shore Dr., Charleston,
James Island and 3655 Rivers Ave.,
North Charleston. These houses and
stores will be open between 1 and 5pm.
You are welcome to visit and discuss
the advantages, the costs and problems
encountered with the hosts at each site.  of the taste-tempting delights served at more than 40 of Charleston’s finest
Registration or advanced booking are
not needed; just come, see and learn.
For more information about the solar
tour or solar workshops you are invited to
visit www.scsolarcouncil.or or contact
Erika Myers at (803) 737-7951.
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Taste of Charleston
expands its palette
Get ready for the 29th annual Taste of Charleston scheduled October 9-11,
2009. The three-day celebration of Lowcountry cuisine is being hosted by the
Greater Charleston Restaurant Association and will feature some of Charleston’s
finest nationally-renowned chefs. \
There are four special events this year, including:
Iron Chef Competition will be held Friday, October 9, at the Culinary Institute
of Charleston’s Palmer Campus in downtown Charleston and will showcase the
Institute’s new $7-million facility, pitting some of the best local chefs in a heated
head-to-head battle in their state-of-the-art amphitheater kitchen. This event will
be held 6 – 9pm and is $20 per person.
Taste of the Kitchen will be held Saturday, October 10, also at the Culinary
Institute of Charleston’s Palmer Campus in downtown Charleston. There will be
two sessions for the event: 10:30am – 12:30pm and 12:30 – 2:30pm. Cost is $45
per person. There will be fun by the forkful as celebrity chefs take the culinary
stage to show how chefs do it and Culinary Institute chefs take participants into
the kitchens to cook hands-on. Add the wine and beer classes and the buffet
lunch, and you have a full plate.
Taste of the Arts on Gallery Row will be held Saturday evening, October 10,
6 – 8pm, at various art galleries in downtown Charleston. The art walk combines
Lowcountry art with the culinary arts and will showcase the talents of local
artists while offering guests a sampling of appetizers from a variety of Charleston’s
favorite restaurants. This event will be held 6-8pm and is $20 per person.
Taste of Charleston (Main Event) will be held on Sunday, October 11, at
Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant. The event will showcase a sampling
restaurants. Additional highlights include the legendary Waiter’s Wine Race,
food and wine pairings, a selection of specialty and imported beers, cooking
demonstrations, the Best of the Taste contest, live music with East Coast Party
Band on the main stage and a Kids Corner (complete with a petting zoo). Tickets
are $10 in advance or $12 at the door.
Tickets for all events may be purchased at local Kickin’ Chicken restaurants or
online at www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com.
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Trading a paddle for a pedal

Staff report

L
ast week was a typical example of why so many
people decide to settle in the Lowcountry.
Perfect temperatures in the mid 70s, low
humidity and skies so clear you could almost see
Bermuda from our coastline. The beaches return
to empty stretches of cool sand and softly tumbling
surf and the waterways wave goodbye to yachts
bound for the Virgin Islands. This is when locals
hit the waters in every means of buoyant conveyance
they can find; and recently, they’ve been finding
some incredibly unique and entertaining ways of
enjoying the thousands of miles of waterways in the
Lowcountry.
On a recent trip along Shem Creek, some
exhausted novice kayakers were just making their
way back from Crab Bay in the Charleston Harbor
when another set of kayaks whipped by them, kicking
up a small wake. Besides the speed and ease with
which the new kayaks slipped through the water, you see a set of army-green kayaks kicking down a nearby the Hobie Mirage comes with standard paddle options
what struck the struggling kayakers as odd was that the creek, it’s probably a pair of their demos. As more and (just flip the rudder in and tuck the flippers so they’re
other kayakers weren’t using their arms to paddle; they more people learn about these low-impact, long distance flush with the underside of the kayak), we were able to
were using their feet. kayaks, Half Moon has been making their store demos shake up the routine a little by paddling with our arms.
available for rent; and at $40 a day, the cost is well worth This option also makes it easy to cruise through shallow
Using a unique set of underwater flippers, the new
the experience. waterways in which the flipper system is a little too deep
Hobie Mirage kayak moves through the water by kicking
Having poor upper arm strength, I opted to take one to handle.
a set of shallow fins from side to side. The kayaker simply
places their feet on the pedals and “steps” in a motion of these kayaks out with a friend during the first few days If you have racks, Half Moon Outfitters will let you
similar to stair stepping while reclining. The movement of gloriously cool post-Labor Day weather. After being take the Hobie Mirage demos wherever there’s water, as
of the fins from side to side allows the kayaker to convert out on the water for four hours I was tired, but not overly long as you have it back at the end of the rental period.
the effort of the human body into forward thrust, and so, and we had seen more of Charleston Harbor than The peddling system is fairly self-explanatory, but their
the movement creates less exertion on the body, so even either of us had seen by standard kayak. The trip around staff is more than happy to walk through it with you.
someone who exercises on a minimal basis would be able Crab Bay was extended to “Well, we can make it to the If you’re in Mount Pleasant, the Shem Creek Marina is
to peddle for long distances. Mount Pleasant shoreline” and then, “But the Pitt Street a perfect launching point for either up-creek peddling
Bridge isn’t that far away”. After beaching at the Pitt or gliding out into Charleston Harbor. But longer trips
One of the pioneers of the Hobie Mirage movement is
Street bridge, we stretched our legs and took a leisurely are possible, with kayakers having taken the crafts as far
Half Moon Outfitters on Coleman Boulevard. In fact, if
peddle back to Shem Creek, slipping under the docks of as Morris Island (from Shem Creek) and Capers Island.
several beautiful waterfront An added bonus is that the kayaks are incredibly well
homes along the way. Since balanced and come with plenty of storage room, which
makes them ideal for fishing
trips.
For more information
on the Hobie Mirage and
other wild water sports and
sports equipment, visit www.
halfmoonoutfitters.com or drop
by one of Half Moon Outfitters
stores, located at 425 Coleman
Boulevard (Mount Pleasant -
881-9472) or 94 Folly Road
Blvd. (West Ashley in the
South Windermere Shopping
Center - 556-6279).

(top) Reporter Kristin Hackler tries to decide how far she can paddle in the Hobie Mirage. (above) The
pedal system is easy to use and the navigation, simple to maneuver.

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8 October 2, 2009
Friday, October 2
Seabrook brown and white pickup day
Items should be placed curbside by 7:30am.
Brown goods include mattresses, couches,
chairs, box springs, tables, televisions, and
miscellaneous non-metal items. Please
contact John Wells at 768.0061 if you have
any questions.
Freshfields Fall Festival Oyster Roast &
Music on the Green
From 6 – 9pm at the Freshfields Village
Ta k e a p a g e
Johns Island Regional Library
3531 Maybank Highway
559-1945
Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 10 – 8
Friday & Saturday: 10 – 6
Sunday: 2 – 5
Wee Reads (under 24 months with
adult)
Mondays, October 5, 12, 19 and 26 at
10:30am
Time for Twos (2–3 years old with
adult)
Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20 and 27 at
10:30am
Preschool Storytime (3–6 years)
Wednesdays, October 7, 14, 21 and 28
at 10:30am
Saturday Family Storytime (all ages)
Saturdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24 and
31 at 11:00am
*Word Basics (adults/young adults)
Monday, October 5 from 6 – 8pm Sponsor: The UPS Store, 3575
*Computer Basics (adults/young
adults) Tuesday, October 6 from 10am
– 12 noon Wednesdays, October 14 and 28 from
*Word: Beyond the Basics (adults/
young adults) Monday, October 12
from 6 – 8pm Library to Celebrate Teen Read
*Keyboard Basics (adults/young
adults) Tuesday, October 13 from
10am – 12 noon Green. The Village Green will host a Fall
*Excel Basics (adults/young adults)
Monday, October 19 from 6 – 8pm
*Files and Folders: File Organization
and Management (adults/young adults)
Tuesday, October 20 from 10am – 12
noon Teen Read Week Movie: Fast and
*Access Basics (adults/young adults)
Monday, October 26 from 5:30 – 8pm PG-13, 99 minutes.
*Internet Basics (adults/young adults)
Tuesday, October 27 from 10am – 12
noon
*All computer classes are free. For more
information please call 559-1945 and
ask for the Reference Department. Class
space is available for 8 participants per
session.
MOJA Festival (all ages)
Thursday, October 1 - Sunday,
October 4
Toddler Time Fall Session (0 – 3
Green. Join us for an Oyster Roast provided
by Lowcountry Eats and music by The
Coppertones. For more information call
Guest Services at 768-6491.
Saturday, October 3
SCARE Hunter Pace & Trail Ride at
Poplar Grove
Saddle up to help horses in need! Poplar
Grove and SCARE (South Carolina
Awareness and Rescue for Equines) are
hosting a trail ride at the Poplar Grove Seed
years) Thursdays, October 1, 8, 15, 22,
and 29 at 4pm
Club Anime! (ages 12-19)
Saturday, October 3 from 3 - 4:30pm
and Tuesday, October 13 from 4 -
5:30pm
Conversation with the Artist: Othell
Brown (all ages)
Saturday, October 3 from 4:30–
5:30pm
Looney Toons Tuesday! (11 years and
younger)
Tuesday, October 6, 13, 20 and 27 at
2pm
Never Too Cool for Jewels (grades
6-12)
Wednesday, October 7 from 3:30–
4:30pm
Saturday Movie: Monsters vs. Aliens
(all ages) Saturday October 10 at 2pm
Rated: PG: 94 minutes. Learn more
about the actors and check out books
to take home from our book display.
Maybank Highway, John’s Island.
TLT: Teen Lab Time (grades 6-12)
4 - 6pm
Read Beyond Reality @ Your
Week (grades 6-12)
Sunday, October 18–Saturday,
October 24
Sea Islands Book Club (adults)
Tuesday, October 20 at 2pm
Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission
to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations-
-One School at a Time by Greg
Mortenson.
Furious (grades 6-12)
Wednesday, October 21 from 4 – 6pm
Free Legal Clinic: Heirs’ Property
(adults) Thursday, October 22 at 6pm
Fifth Anniversary Celebration (all
ages)
Saturday, October 24 at 1pm
Saturday Movie: Coraline (all ages)
Saturday October 24 at 2pm
Rated PG: 100 minutes.
Halloween at the John’s Island
Regional Library! (all ages)
Saturday, October 31 at 11am
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Island Connec
Orchard between 8am and 4pm. Cost is
$40 for riders and $15 for non-riders and
includes lunch. To register, call (803) 720-
7062 or e-mail sommerdressage1@yahoo.
com.
Moja Arts Festival presents: CSO Gospel
Choir  Sunday, October 4
African-American Sacred Songs III will
highlight the evolution of gospel music.
Saint Matthews Church, 405 King Street,
downtown Charleston. Tickets are $10 and
are available at the Gaillard Auditorium
ticket office or at the church one hour
before the performance.
Duda Lucena Trio
Starting at 7:30pm at the Turtle Point
Clubhouse, enjoy Brazilian music by Duda
Lucena. The trio will also feature Quentin
Baxter on the drums, Kevin Hamilton on
bass and Gerald Gregory on the keyboard.   Tax Sale for unpaid real estate and mobile
This event is free and open to the public.
Tickets are available at Town Hall starting
September 24. For more info, call 768-
9166. Sponsored by the Town of Kiawah
Island Arts Council.
Legare Farms Multi-Family Yard Sale
The Yard Sale will correspond with the
opening day of Legare Farms’ Pumpkin
Patch and Corn Maze and will run from 8
am - 12 noon. For more info, call Legare
Farms at 559-0788 or e-mail legarefarms@
bellsouth.net.
Dogtoberfest
Join the Kiawah Island Community
Association at Night Heron Park from
10am to 2pm for presentations on canine
health and nutrition, a blessing of the
animals, a pup costume contest, raffle prizes
and more. For more info call Night Heron
Park at 768-6001 or visit www.kica.us.
Freshfields 4th Annual Fall Festival
Market & Antique Car Show
From 10am – 2pm at the Freshfields Village
Farmer’s & Art Market with lots of fresh
produce, flowers, and local crafts. A face
October 2 -
painter and pumpkin painting will be
available for children, and the Seabrook Art
Guild will have paintings on display and for
sale. Music by Yeehaw Junction from 11am –
2pm. Entry is free to the public. Please call
Guest Services at 768-6491 for more info.
Freshfields American Music Festival
From 2-7pm at the Freshfields Village
Green. The American Music Celebration is
sponsored by the Town of Kiawah Island
and art displays by Kiawah and Seabrook
Artist Guilds will be featured. Please call
Guest Services at 768-6491 for more info.
Monday, October 5
Annual delinquent tax sale
The Charleston County Delinquent Tax
Division will hold the annual Delinquent
home property taxes.  The sale will begin at
9:30am in the Charleston County Council
Chambers on the second floor of the Lonnie
Hamilton III, Public Services Building
located at 4045 Bridge View Drive in North
Charleston. For more info, contact the
Delinquent Tax Division at 958-4570.
Tuesday, October 6
Seabrook Island Art Guild (SIAG)
meeting
The Seabrook Island Art Guild meets
on the third Tuesday of every month at
the new Lake House at 7pm. The Guild
also meets each Tuesday and Thursday
at 1pm. For more info, please contact
Robert McBride at 768-3696 or visit www.
seabrookislandartguild.com.
Wednesday, October 7
The League of Women Voters presents
“Health Care Reform – What’s Next?”
Starting at 6:30pm at the Charleston
County School District Building Board
Room at 75 Calhoun Street, downtown
Charleston. The event is free and open to
the public. Ask questions and get answers
on the many facets of healthcare reform.
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ction Calendar
October 17
For more info, go to the LWVCA web site
http://charleston.sc.lwv.org.
Piano Bar at the Sandcastle series
For three Wednesdays in a row, relax
outside on the Sandcastle patio with the
beverage of your choice or inside closer to
the music. The show starts at 5pm.  Bring
the beverage of your choice and any snack
to “tide” you over.  Tonight’s performance
features Bill Howland on piano. This event
is free and open to the public. For more
info, call 768-9166. Sponsored by the Town
of Kiawah Island Arts Council.
Flu shots available
Flu season has arrived and Kiawah-
Seabrook Medical & Urgent Care will be
offering flu shots again this year beginning
at 1pm in our Wednesday afternoon flu
clinics.   As the CDC gives out information
on a possible H1N1 (Swine Flu) vaccine,
Kiawah-Seabrook Medical & Urgent Care
will keep you informed.  Call 768-4800 for
info.
St. Johns Rotary Club
The St Johns Rotary Club meets regularly
at 7:30am each Wednesday morning in the
multipurpose room at Berkeley Electric
Cooperative located at 3351 Maybank
Highway, Johns Island.  For more info,
contact Martha Harris at 559-6955.
Thursday, October 8
Stone’s Throw Dinner
Enjoy a dinner at the Sanctuary on Kiawah
starting at 6:30pm, where all of the food
has been grown or caught within 100 miles.
Call 768-2121 for more information or to
make reservations.
Friday, October 9
National Fire Prevention Week
celebration
To celebrate National Fire Prevention Week
and the 50th Anniversary of the St. Johns
Fire District, the Fire Department will have
equipment and fire safety displays along
with hot dogs and soda at the Piggly Wiggly
parking lot at the corner of Maybank
Highway and Bohicket Road. From 6 –
9pm.
Taste of Charleston
October 9-11, 2009 this three-day
celebration of Lowcountry cuisine will
feature some of Charleston’s finest,
nationally-renowned chefs. For more
info or to purchase tickets, visit www.
charlestonrestaurantassociation.com or call
452-6088.
THAT Big Book Sale
The Friends of the Library will be holding
their biggest annual book sale at the
Gaillard Auditorium on Friday and
Saturday from 9am - 7pm, and Sunday
from 10am – 3pm, with items marked half
price on Sunday. For more info, visit www.
charlestonlibraryfriends.org or call 805-
6978.
Saturday, October 10
Greater Park Circle Indie Shorts Festival
A new collection of indie short films will
be shown at The Olde North Charleston
Picture House, 1080 E. Montague in Park
Circle. Films will be shown in blocks at
5pm and 7pm. Films include “Fiore” by
Owen Hamilton and Corey Corbett, “Le
Croisement” by Brad Jayne and “Vertigo”
by Blake Williams. For more info, visit
parkcirclefilms.org. Tickets are $5.
Sunday, October 11
Tour of Bulls Island with naturalist Rudy
Mancke
Proceeds will benefit the education
programs at Sewee Center. Two hour
tour/35 people each tour. Cost includes
ferry ride, transportation on the island,
lunch and a one year membership in the
SEWEE Association. Cost: $75. Call 928-
3368 to register.
Monday, October 12
Columbus Day
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Wildlife Photography with Eric Horan
A three day class from Monday -
Wednesday from 8:30am - 3pm in
Beaufort, SC. Explore the South Carolina
Lowcountry with Eric Horan. Designed
for the serious amateur to professional
photographer, Horan’s focus is taking small
groups or individual photographers to
outdoor destinations they can explore again
on their own. Class cost is $350. Lodging
packages available. For more info or to
register, visit www.beaufortcountyarts.com
or call (843) 379-ARTS.
Tuesday, October 13
Seabrook Island Art Guild (SIAG)
meeting
The Seabrook Island Art Guild meets on
the third Tuesday of every month at the
new Lake House at 7pm. The Guild also
meets each Tuesday and Thursday at 1pm.
For more information, please contact
Robert McBride at 768-3696 or visit www.
seabrookislandartguild.com.
Wednesday, October 14
Piano Bar at the Sandcastle series
Tonight’s performance features Show &
Stedman on piano. The show starts at 5pm.  at 7:30pm and music beginning at 8:30pm.
Bring the beverage of your choice and any snack
to “tide” you over. This event is free and open
to the public. For more info, call 768-9166.
Sponsored by the Town of Kiawah Island Arts
Council.
St. Johns Rotary Club
See Wednesday, October 7.
9
Thursday, October 15
Yappy Hour
From 4 - 7pm at the James Island County
Park Dog Park. Enjoy live music and
beverages, available for purchase, while your
canine companion enjoys the dog park and
meets new friends.  This event is free with
your park admission. Ages 3 and up. Call
795-4FUN (4386) for more information.
Friday, October 16
An Evening with the Stars!
Goodwill’s 30th Anniversary Gala will be
held at the Francis Marion Hotel, beginning
with a Registration Cocktail Reception
at 6:30pm. The gala will feature heavy
hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment, a silent
auction and a Fashion Show. Tickets are
$65 per person or $120 per couple. Francis
Marion Hotel, 387 King Street, Downtown
Charleston. Visit www.palmettogoodwill.
org/gala or call 377-2845.
Saturday, October 17
Reggae Concert Series: Reggae Infinity
 Bring your chair or blanket, kick back,
and enjoy this outdoor reggae concert at
James Island County Park.  gates opening
$8 for adults (13 and up) or five Greenbax;
children 12 and under are free.  Annual
Gold Passes will be honored.  For more
info, visit www.ccprc.com/reggae or call
(843)-795-4FUN (4386). 
10 October 2, 2009

Daily Discoveries: Hurricanes & Wildlife, part 2

By Jennifer Barbour
How does a large storm affect our wildlife? If we were to habitat. a height of four feet, and immediately disappear inland
measure the effect in terms of damage or loss of personal • Deer - At first the deer can find food that has been at 75 miles an hour. A few individual birds no doubt
property, wild animals clearly weather storms well. blown down by the winds, but this rots quickly perished, but the long-term damage to native shorebird
However, high winds and water have the ability to affect and in some cases, there is not enough food left bird populations was minimal.” While there are
our wildlife’s habitat more than we may realize. Below for later in the season. certainly deaths or injuries to wildlife as a result of large
is a list provided by the National Wildlife Federation • Mussels and oysters - Because they are immobile, storms, the majority of wildlife seek safety before a storm.
showing how wildlife and their habitat can be negatively they cannot move away from a hurricane and are Many species will move miles from our island habitats in
affected by hurricanes. sometimes blown to habitats where they cannot search of safety, staying in their new area to restore food
• Wildlife refuges - Buildings and habitat survive. reserves before returning to their former habitat. Some
reconstruction efforts can take a beating from wildlife may never return to their original habitat if it has
• Marine mammals - While many can seek shelter
hurricanes. changed radically. In this case, wildlife may continue to
in open water or in near shore shelter, some
• Endangered species - Any animal that is on the wander, looking for more optimal conditions. Some may
dolphins and manatees have been blown ashore
brink of extinction due to human causes can die, while others may colonize new areas. This is one of
during hurricanes.
go over the brink when a hurricane strikes their the ways a species naturally expands its range.
What does wildlife do when a storm hits? Dr. Whit
habitat. In the end, wildlife can adapt to catastrophic events
Gibbons tells a story about his experience on Kiawah
• Migrating birds - Birds are blown off course to extremely well. We can help increase their odds of
many years ago when Hurricane David came ashore with
new habitats. Sometimes younger or weaker birds survival by continuing to protect their natural habitat.
category one winds. “We noticed that the underbrush of
are separated from their flock. Some take weeks With little large-scale green space remaining for wildlife
bushes were alive with shorebirds that hunkered down
to return, assuming they can find a food source in to thrive on along our barrier islands, efforts to maintain
beneath them. Occasionally one would try to fly, reach
their new habitat. an understory corridor will ensure a healthy wildlife
population for years to come. To learn more about
• Squirrels - After storms, animal rescuers get a
how your landscaping can provide habitat for native
big influx of baby squirrels tossed from their nests
wildlife, view The Kiawah Island Natural Habitat
because squirrels are often at their most vulnerable
Conservancy’s Landscaping for the Legacy at http://
during hurricane season. Also squirrels’ food
www.kiawahconservancy.org/nature.html.
source of nuts can be wiped out.
• Sea turtles - Their nests can be washed out to sea About the Author: Jennifer is a Naturalist with the
from the dunes, and volunteers must scramble to Kiawah Island Nature Program. To contact her with
save hatchlings before that happens. comments or personal stories, email her at Jennifer_
• Fish - Electrical lines falling into water can Barbour@kiawahresort.com.
electrocute fish. Heavy rainfall can cause sudden * Information from articles by Whit Gibbons, Craig
drops of oxygen in water. Flooding can wash Tufts, & The National Wildlife Federation
sediment or larger items into streams, destroying
photo by Jamie Rood

residents. Their new Wellness Center

Quilters from cover
from across Charleston County to work
on various quilts and crochet projects.
They call themselves “Quilting Lives”
and they have been meeting at the
Outreach Center for more than 14 years.
The brainchild of Seabrooker Lorraine
McDermott, Quilting Lives gives local
women a chance to learn to sew and an
opportunity to socialize. “Sometimes
we have as many as 20 people here,”
said Lorraine, gesturing toward a
dozen or more women bustling about
the Outreach Center’s small cafeteria.
Fabrics of all colors and textures were
draped over every surface; from half
finished sheets of pinned squares to
simple nine by nine practice squares. A
crochet group clicked away diligently
in the corner and in the center of the
room, a pile of completed projects was
slowly building up.
Although the purpose of Quilting
Lives is to learn and practice the art of
quilting, the group members have been
working extra hard for the past several
months to complete as many projects
as they can for the upcoming 20 year
anniversary celebration for Our Lady
of Mercy.
Founded less than a month after
hurricane Hugo tore through the
Lowcountry, Our Lady of Mercy
has been instrumental in the lives of
thousands of underprivileged local
is a shining example of how far they’ve
come in the past 20 years, and this
anniversary party is a chance for the
community to show how much they
appreciate the tireless service, help and
guidance of the staff and volunteers
at the Outreach Center. On Saturday,
October 17, from 11am to 4pm, crafters
from across the islands will set up shop
on the front lawn of the Center and sell
their homemade goods; from jewelry
to sweetgrass baskets to sculptures and
paintings, all of the sales made that
day will go directly to the Outreach
Center. And that big pile of knitted
wraps and shawls, patchwork handbags
and quilts will be on sale, as well. Some
of the quilters’ personal works will be
on display in a quilt show, music and
entertainment will be provided and
lunch will be available from Durango’s
of Hollywood and Jim & Nick’s of
Charleston.
Quilters, stitchers, and knitters of
every experience level are welcome
to join the Quilting Lives group on
Thursdays. Lorraine and her group of
regulars are always happy to welcome
a new face and share some tricks of the
trade. “After I retired, this [Quilting
Lives] just filled my life,” said Lorraine.
“It’s just been a wonderful experience.”
For more information about Quilting
Lives or the anniversary party, call the
Outreach Center at 559-4109.

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October 2, 2009 11

A moon for all seasons

by Lynda Fox

P
eople have always been fascinated their velvety new antlers.
by the night sky. Giving names to Blue moon is something entirely
constellations, stars, moon phases, different. Because the time between full
and even specific full moons helps bring moons (the lunation) is 29.5305882 days,
these celestial observances into everyday sometimes there is an “extra” moon. Some
life. months have two full moons instead of the
Hundreds of years ago, Native usual one, some seasons have 4 full moons
Americans living in what is now the eastern instead of the usual three, and some years
US kept track of seasons by naming full have 13 full moons instead of the usual
moons. “Harvest moon” is the name they 12. The “extra” moon is the Blue Moon.
gave to the full moon occurring closest But there is confusion about how to define
to the Autumnal Equinox that marks the which moon is the “extra” one.
beginning of autumn. In 1937 the Maine Farmer’s Almanac
All full moons rise about the time of named the three full moons in a season
sunset. But in autumn in the northern the early, mid, and late moons. In a season
hemisphere, full moons rise earlier than with four full moons, it defined the 3rd
in other months, usually even before full moon as a blue moon, so that the last
sunset. This is due to the geometry of the (fourth) full moon could still be called the
Earth’s plane of orbit around the sun. late moon.
During these months there is no period of In 1946 a writer for Sky and Telescope
darkness between the day’s sunlight and The Harvest moon is a time to gather crops. photo by Lynda Fox magazine misinterpreted the almanac
the night’s moonlight. (The opposite is and wrote that the second full moon in a
true in Spring, when full moons rise about September. But in 2009 the full moon particles scatter the blue components of month was the blue moon. This definition
an hour after sunset.) closest to the Autumnal Equinox the reflected light. was widely accepted until the error was
Harvest moon was named because it (September 22) occurs in October 4. The After gathering crops, Native Americans discovered 53 years later by another writer
comes at the time when crops are ready next October harvest moon won’t occur turned their attention to hunting. So the for Sky and Telescope. So in 1999, the
to harvest and because the continuous until 2017. full moon after the harvest moon became “official” definition of blue moon reverted
light allows people to work into the night. The harvest moon, like other autumn the hunters’ moon. Native Americans to the original Maine Farmer’s Almanac
Native Americans gathered their corn, full moons, appears brighter because, tracked deer and fox and set traps for definition.
pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice rising before sunset, it gets more sunlight beavers. Seasons begin at Solstices and
during the day and night of the harvest to reflect. Rising autumn moons also The last moon in December is the long Equinoxes. Solstices mark the longest
moon. appear redder because of the seasonal night moon. The Winter Solstice, which (Summer Solstice) and shortest (Winter
Most harvest moons occur in tilt of the Earth. All rising full moons marks the beginning of winter and comes Solstice) days of the year. Equinoxes
appear somewhat red because atmospheric on December 21 this year, is the shortest (Autumnal and Vernal) mark the days
day and longest night of the year. The midway between. In 2009-2010 in the
moon has its highest path across the sky northern hemisphere, the Autumnal
and is above the horizon for the longest Equinox is September 22; the Winter
time. Solstice is December 21; the Vernal
The wolf moon of January is named Equinox is March 20; and the Summer
for the hungry wolf packs that howled Solstice is June 21. The dates are opposite
outside villages during the long cold in the southern hemisphere.
winter nights.
After winter, spring is a time for Happy Harvest moon to you!
planting. The March full moon is the
worm moon because earthworms reappear
Lynda Fox was a physicist at the Naval
as the ground softens.
Research Lab working on solar spectroscopy
We know that “April showers bring before becoming a veterinarian. She is now
May flowers.” The Native Americans retired and lives on Seabrook Island. Her
knew it too, naming the May full moon first book A Wood Stork Grows Up was
flower moon. recently published.
Buck moon is July’s full moon. It’s the
time of year when male deer begin to grow

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Completing the
Seabrook community
Though the Island House is an impressive size there is still comfortable places to sit, relax and socialize.
T
hanks to the recently completed
Island House, residents of
Seabrook have the final piece
of a $31 million puzzle, completing
the island’s goal of becoming a truly
residential community created by and for
the island residents.
The new Island House is a 34,000
square foot multi-use facility designed
to accent the natural beauty of the
Lowcountry barrier island while providing
quality dining and space for entertaining.
Its humble earth tones are juxtaposed
against an elegance completely designed
by the residents who have anticipated
the Island House’s completion since its
conception. The facility succeeds as an
icon of the community not only because
of its design but also because it is the
manifestation of the community’s, not
hired consultant’s or contractor’s, desire.
This is a collective masterpiece in which
every resident of Seabrook can take pride.
October 2, 2009
Over the Edge
C
ontinuing to bring legitimate art to Folly Beach, At the Bridge Gallery
owner Suzan McNeil will be hosting a new art exhibit called “Over the
Edge” featuring two of Charleston’s most talented artists. The event kicks
off with a free open house on October 17 from 5-10pm with heavy hors d’oeuvres
and drinks provided.
The exhibit will display the art work of Tyler Blanton, whose art is intelligent,
thought provoking, and created using a variety of mediums. Blanton has been
featured in various downtown galleries and has received several awards at
Spoleto.
Shepherd will be returning to “the Bridge” for the second time. Last year he
blessed Folly Beach with unique constructions of art that you rarely see in today’s
watered down art culture. He has a very interesting way of showing the world
the fantastic that we often overlook in everyday life. It is a refreshing view that
reminds one of the wonder of life and reinvigorates the soul to seek it out. If you
missed R.T. the first time around, do not punish yourself by missing it again.
Over the Edge is a fantastic opportunity for Folly Beach to connect with world-
class art. Give yourself a treat and come to At the Bridge on October 17. The
exhibits will be on display through November, but the opening party is a one time
experience.
The inherent passion is evident throughout
the structure.
Between the three structures
composing the Horizon Plan - The Island
House, the Lake House and the Beach
House - Seabrook Island now boasts two
indoor/outdoor and heated/unheated
pools, a 6,000 square foot ballroom, an
impressive golf shop, two restaurants, an
expanded exercise center and an inviting
library that overlooks a thriving pond and
sprawling live oaks. The Beach House
highlights the ocean with an uninhibited
180 degree view of the salty Atlantic and a
swimming pool for a peaceful break from
the ocean water.
The Island Clubhouse is, perhaps,
the pinnacle of an amazing community
achievement. This triumvirate promises to
harness the spirit of the island’s inhabitants
and irresistibly call on those fortunate
enough to hear her voice.
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News from Legare Farms
Provided by Helen Legare
Fall Harvest Dinner
Tickets are on sale now for our Fall
Harvest Dinner on November 8, 2009.
Tickets are $50 each. All food will be
Legare Farms meat and vegetables and
will be prepared by some of Charleston’s
finest chefs. Call or e-mail if you want
to get tickets. We can charge tickets over
the phone. This was a great event last
year, so I hope all of you will join us.
Beefing up the Charleston Food Bank
We have an opportunity I want to
mention for any of you that might like
to make a tax deductible contribution
to the Food Bank. If you write a check
to Legare Farms for whatever amount
you want to donate, we will deliver that
amount of beef to the Food Bank in your
name. The Food Bank will send you a
receipt so you get the tax deduction and
all the credit, but you can also remain
anonymous, if you would like. It’s a great
opportunity to help a local charity with a
great donation of healthy, local beef. You
can contact our office by phone (559-
0788) or e-mail (legarefarms@bellsouth.
net) if you want to get involved with this.
Pumpkin Patch and Myrtle Maze
The pumpkin patch and maze will open
this Saturday, October 3. Our hours
for October will be: Fridays from 3pm
– 10pm, Saturdays 10am – 10pm, and
Sundays from 1pm – 6pm. You may
pick your own pumpkin in the patch
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Recipe of the Month
Provided by Helen Legare of Legare Farms
for $3 and up depending on the size,
take a hayride out to feed the cows from
This is a recipe my mother-in-law Shirley Floyd gave me. I made it the other day and
the wagon for $2 each, shoot a floating
remembered how much I liked it. It’s so simple even I can make it. I know it doesn’t
pumpkin for a prize or build a scarecrow
really require any fresh vegetables and I’m sure it’s not good for us, but I like it.
for $10. We provide all the materials, so
you can build your scarecrow, then take Veg-All Casserole
it home for decoration. Pony rides are
also available, and don’t forget to pet and Ingrredients:
feed the animals in the barnyard, or go 2 cans Veg-All, drained
to the pond to feed the fish and turtles. 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Shoot a water balloon at the floating shredded sharp cheese (1 cup or more if desired)
pumpkin to win a free pumpkin. 1 onion, cut up
New this year will be a Fossil Mine. 1 stick butter
Pan for pre-historic shells and treasures 1 package Ritz crackers, crushed
in the fossil mine. We will have a
wooden flume with water running down Directions:
it so young prospectors can wash their Mix together the
tins of sludge and stone in search of first 4 ingredients.
treasures. Melt stick of
Unfortunately, worms have made butter and stir into
a corn maze impossible this year, so the crushed Ritz
instead, we will have a myrtle maze. crackers. Place
The myrtle maze will be cut in a field crackers on top of
completely covered with wax myrtles. It other ingredients.
will be the same as the corn maze with Bake for 30 minutes
dead ends and short cuts. The maze will
at 350 degrees.
also have a game that requires you to get
a card punched in seven locations. Each
person that brings back a completed card
will get a small prize and a chance to win Daddy is up in heaven laughing because he be haunted from 8pm until midnight.
a big prize at the end of the month. We spent his whole life fighting wax myrtles as Come ride if you dare.
will have different big prizes for adults and weeds and now we’ve figured out a way to
children. We are excited about the myrtle For more information, visit www.
make those weeds work for us. legarefarms.com or call 559-0788.
maze and everyone we have told about it October 23 and 24 will be our haunted
has been excited so we hope it will be a weekend. The hayride and maze will
great adventure for all of you. I know my
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As IVes sees it

An afternoon of Cash in confinement (part III)

ocean Polo by Dwight S. Ives, MA, MA, LUTCF

I
n my past two articles, I described how I was into specifics.  According to Jim, he was so successful
By Paul Robinson arrested and sent to the Charleston County Jail that he kept his mortgage payment current and paid

S
pectators and enthusiasts gathered for the 1st Annual
Beach Polo Exhibition benefitting the Kiawah
Conservancy on Sunday September 20, 2009. The
325 supporters in attendance enjoyed an afternoon of
horses, sand, cocktails, and dancing; raising $3,750 for
the Kiawah Conservancy.
Buck Limehouse, father of the Kiawah team’s three
players Chip, Brad and Brien, announced the match like
it was second nature. Kiawah’s beaches were filled with
the captivating athleticism of mallet swings, the defensive
maneuvers of bumping and hooking and a definite sense
of professional sportsmanship.
The match was followed by a celebration at The Beach
Club and with the help of The East Coast Party Band,
supporters of the Conservancy mingled, danced and
reminisced on the not forgotten tradition of horses on the
beaches of Kiawah Island.
for an expired driver’s license resulting from the
Clerk of Court’s failure to properly process paperwork
on my behalf.  The following is an amazing story of
what I learned during my one day in jail:
There I sat among those who had questionable
legal and sometimes moral lifestyles. I moved to the
other side of the room, away from those who were
talking to themselves or drooling.  It was here on the
other side that I met a man approximately 15 years
younger than myself named Jim.  He was about six
feet, medium build, clean cut, and dressed like he was
ready to shop at the mall.  management ability, and enough intelligence to run
Despite the late hour, Jim assured me that  I
would be out before midnight, but this still gave me
enough time to hear his story.  He had been in prison
for several years somewhere in SC.  By trade he is a
painter and does fairly well, but during his years in
confinement, he learned to provide for his family as
well or even better than he did in the real world. I was
intrigued with what he had to say.
At home, he has a wife and several boys of varying
ages. He loves them very much, but several years of
confinement took him away from them. Whatever
his crime, it was neither violent nor extremely serious,
but serious enough to take him out of the main
stream of society for a while. This posed a serious
problem for Jim, especially since he seemed to be the
primary bread winner in the family, so he became a
merchandiser and started selling various items from
behind bars. I’m sure more than one item in his
inventory was probably contra-ban, but he never got
off two vehicles while maintaining a comfortable
lifestyle for his family.
Jim was not bragging.  He only answered what I
asked and never really volunteered information, but
he seemed to trust me, so he gave me the basics.  He
was also not proud of all that had happened, and he
was fully aware that what he had done was totally
his fault.  Still, he was a success in his own right.  I
imagine that this seemingly average guy could, with
the proper training, become an upper level manager
since he clearly had powers of persuasion, innate
such a successful internal business.
For guys like Jim, confinement is just another
business venture.  So, why punish him this way?
Community service might be a better venue.
It is obvious that bars are a confinement for some,
a filter for others, and a playground for many, yet for
the determined, it is only another one of life’s hurdles
to be easily passed over.
Dwight graduated from the National College
Republican Fieldman School to become a political
instructor/consultant.  Returning from Washington,
DC, he earned dual Masters in Business Administration
and Management.  He has done PR work for Crystal
Gayle, Frank Abagenal of the movie “Catch Me If You
Can”, and the “Christmas Show” produced by Brad and
Jenifer Moranz.  Dwight works Security at Kiawah
Island for KICA.

Kiawah Islander
releases third CD All about Town
Provided By Smoky Weiner

B T
ill Howland announces the release of his third solo piano CD Seascape
(Graycat Productions). Seascape features a selection of classic jazz recordings
including “All Blues” and “Nardis” (Miles Davis); “Lullaby of Birdland”
(George Shearing); “Seascape” (Johnny Mandel); “On Green Dolphin Street”
(Kaper, Washington); “My Favorite Things” (Rodgers, Hammerstein); “Speak
Low” (Weill, Nash) and “Like Someone in Love” (Van Heusen, Burke). Two
original compositions by Bill Howland, “Surfsong” and “Johari’s Window”, are
also included on the CD.
Bill has resided in Charleston, South Carolina, for the past four years. Prior to
this, he lived in Brewster, Massachusetts, where he played regularly throughout
Cape Cod.
Bill Howland currently appears at the Swamp Fox Restaurant and Bar in the
Francis Marion Hotel in
downtown Charleston
on Friday and Saturday
evenings from 6-9 pm. He
will be performing for the
Town of Kiawah Island Arts
Council’s Piano Bar Series
on October 7 and 21.
Howland’s prior releases
include On A Clear Day
(2005) and Moon Rays
(2008). All of Howland’s
releases can be found via
the internet on Bill’s website
www.howlandonline.com as
well as iTunes, Amazon and
CD Baby.
he American Music Celebration will take place this Sunday, October 4,
from 2-7pm on the Freshfields Village Green. This event will feature Hilton
Valentine, formerly of the seminal 60s group The Animals, nationally known
blues touring artist Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones, regional favorites Barbara Carr & Roy
Roberts and local up and coming rockabilly and blues act, Skye Paige & the Original
Recipe.
It’s always a real nice day when Shrimp City Slim and the Kiawah ATAX Committee
put together a show on the Green. I’ve seen soul singer Johnny Rawls, Zydeco, Cajun
and Blues bands galore and even an Australian guy who doubles on the harmonica and
didgeridoo. The food and drink vendors always seem to have things that interest kids
and adults alike and they don’t gouge as one might have come to expect at an outdoor
show. These shows are unique offerings in nice surroundings and you’d be hard pressed
to find anything to compare, even if you drove 100 miles.
Pianist Mark Rosenberg plays nightly in the Sanctuary’s Lobby Bar. With all the
money and class of the Sanctuary, I would think they could come up with a better
name for the bar though! Anyway, Mr. Rosenberg heads a rotation of talented pianists
there and it’s a nice place to have a drink and let a little music massage your ears.
Saturday, October 3, is Dogtoberfest at Night Heron Park. For more info on this
call the Kiawah Island Community Association at 768-3875. The event involves dogs,
a park and a chance for your dog to network with other dogs. Yes, all dogs are social,
but Kiawah dogs “network”. Most of them have attended graduate obedience school.
October 8 is the Stone’s Throw Dinner event at the Sanctuary, where all the grub
will be grown, caught or hunted down like a dog within 100 miles. It’s part of the
nationwide “eating locally” movement. The idea is that your food shouldn’t have to go
through three time zones before you get it. I have a feeling that squash and pumpkin
will be involved. Call 768-2121 and the concierge will tell you all about it. I wish I
had my own concierge. I could keep one busy all week!

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Kiawah Beach&River Sweep 2009

On Saturday, September 19, volunteers from Kiawah hit the beach with bags and gloves as part ot the annual state wide Beach and River Sweep.
Among the interesting items found this year were a plastic toy soldier, a plastic dinosaur and half of an umbrella stand.
As usual, plenty of bottle caps and cigarette butts were found and disposed of. Thanks to the Night Heron Park for hosting this event.

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