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Oil spill impacts

our barrier islands
By Will Moredock

I
t has already burned itself into our
national psyche; the image of millions
of gallons of crude oil billowing from
the BP wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico, a
mile below the surface. We can only guess
how much oil has escaped, and that guess
is based on constantly changing estimates
from BP and the government, though one
Associated Press calculation made last
week placed the figure at over 130 million
gallons.
Several efforts to plug the leak
have failed. More successful, but only
marginally, was the effort to place a dome
over the leaking wellhead and siphon the
collected oil straight to the surface and
onto waiting tankers. BP’s long-range plan
– to intercept the leaking well with a relief
well and use that to fill the damaged well
with cement – is still weeks away from
completion, and the oil keeps pouring into
the Gulf. Attempts to coral the floating
filth with booms and to burn it off have
met with limited success.
The oil is now coming ashore in four
Gulf states and we have begun to see the
toll it is taking on wildlife and the fragile
coastal habitat. The S.C. Aquarium has
dispatched a contingency of biologists to
the Gulf coast to help hundreds of others
in the massive wildlife rescue going on
there. 
In the early weeks of the spill there was
fear that the spreading oil slick would get
caught in the loop current, which would
carry it northeast of the wellhead and then
down the west coast of Florida. By this
scenario, it could reach the southern tip of
the peninsula and get picked up by the Gulf
Stream, carrying it up the East Coast and
perhaps as far north as the Palmetto State.
By the end of May the slick had entered
the loop, according to scientists at the

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2 July 9, 2010

Seabrook Town Council – June 22, 2010

Town financials last year,” said Holtz. “It’s not wonderful, but
Mayor Bill Holtz reported that revenues are we can live with it if we have to.”
$25,326.93 less than budgeted, but since
much of the incoming revenue is staggered, Martha Harris retiring
Holtz noted that they would wait and take Martha Harris, Vice President of
another look at it at the end of the summer. Government & Consumer Affairs for
In fact, he pointed out, the Town received Berkeley Electric Cooperative, announced
$68,000 in June which is not reflected in that she will be retiring at the end of
these numbers. Expenses are pretty much in September. She will be replaced by Mark
line with the budget and as of the end of May, Gaddy, former Manager of Economic
the Town is running $35,666.60 less than Development & Key Accounts for Berkeley
budget. Year-to-date excess of revenues over Electric. Everyone in Council expressed that
expenditures are $83,882.98 compared to the they will be sad to see her go.
budget of $73,543.31. “We’re doing fine and
business activity is pretty much what it was
Road report
Councilman Sam Reed participated in a
The Island meeting with the Council of Governments
at the Charleston County offices this past
Connection week. The meeting was mainly a chance to
meet with and get to know representatives
from the three counties, and Reed had
Lynn Pierotti the opportunity to meet with Charleston
publisher County Councilman Teddie Prior and
lynn@luckydognews.com briefly discuss the road situation on Johns
Island. “He assured me that there would
Kristin Hackler be a presentation to the entire [Charleston
managing editor County] Council in July by the LPA
kristin@luckydognews.com Group,” said Reed.
Councilman Reed also reported that he
Swan Richards would be attending the next CHATS
senior graphic designer meeting on the following Monday.
swan@luckydognews.com As for the roads, Reed stated that an
effort is being made to put together a
Lori Dalton documentary/presentation with pictures
sales manager and comments about why the Johns Island
lori@luckydognews.com Greenway should be strongly considered.
“If there is opposition once some kind
Meredith Powell of announcement is made, we should be
reporter/sales prepared with counter comments and
meredith@luckydognews.com positions,” said Reed.
Councilman Rob Savin asked if there was
any indication of when Charleston County
Contributors would vote on the Johns Island Greenway
Captain Chad Hayes issue, and Reed said that there wasn’t at
Olivia French this time, but he would notify the Council
Coastal Community Foundation immediately when he learned the date of
Legare Farms the meeting.
Meg Watson
Nancy Anne Dawe Obviouslee Marketing proposed as Town
Marilyn Blizzard website designer
SC DNR Before reporting on the progress of the
Will Moredock Town’s website, Councilman Jerry Cummin
Charleston Parks & Recreation asked if the fireworks company hired for
July 4 was aware of a new pyrotechnic safety
Published by
law that just went into effect on June 11.
Town Administrator Randy Pierce assured
Cummin that the company would be
responsible for staying abreast of the laws
and would get all of the required permits
before performing the show.
In terms of the Town’s new up-and-
coming website, Cummin was happy
to announce that they narrowed their
choice down to one company, Obviouslee
Marketing, and would like to ask the
Council for their approval. Obviouslee’s
pricing came in at 50% below the second
lowest bidder at $8500 for a portal site and
Town administration site. The company
also recommended that the Town invest
in Google Adword at $500 a month.
Cummin recommended that the Town go
with the Google Adword program for the
first six months, then consider dropping
to a lesser rate once established. Cummin
further stated that Obviouslee strongly
recommended including video on the site
as it is a means of “optimizing” the site so
it would show up more in online searches,
and gave a rough estimate of $10,500 for
production. “That’s something I think we
should consider later on,” said Cummin,
noting that it will take about 18 weeks to get veterans, and Seabrook Islander Roy Mathis
the new site up and operational. Cummin
motioned that the Town accept Obviouslee
Marketing’s proposal of $12,000 for the
portal and administration sites, subject to
review by the Town attorney.
Mayor Holtz asked if someone would be
able to work with Obviouslee during the
summer as Cummin will be going out
of town until mid-August, but Cummin
assured the mayor that he would be
available to handle the website by phone
and internet. Holtz thanked Cummin and
Councilman Terry Ahearn for all of their
hard work on the site, and motioned that
Council accept the proposal pending the
approval of the Town attorney. Council
approved the expenditure unanimously.
Before closing his comments, Cummin
thanked the website advisory committee
consisting of Shawna Jarrett, John
Thompson, Ken Ingram, and Caleb
Eldridge for all of their help. “Their input
was very helpful as many of them were
already involved in their own websites,” said 21 Beachwalker Drive
Cummin. “I really appreciated their input.” Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Public Safety
Councilman Rob Savin reported on the
Town’s first tabletop disaster drill and was
happy to say that it went well and was very
well attended. Scott Cave, the author of the
Town’s Disaster Preparedness plan, kept the
pace going and Savin noted that a lot of the
island entities were surprised by what they
would need to know and do in the event of
a hurricane or storm surge. “We’re planning
on having a meeting like this twice a year,”
said Savin.
Savin also reported on this year’s Kiawah/
Seabrook Disaster Day on June 12, and
was disappointed by the low Seabrook
turnout. “A lot of people attended and there
was a nice lunch, but there were very few
Seabrook people,” said Savin. “It makes me
wonder if our financial support is worth
it because no one from Seabrook seems to
want to go.”
Council briefly discussed possibly holding
the next disaster awareness day on Seabrook
and Mayor Holtz agreed, saying that they
would look into it.
Recognizing our veterans
September 11 is a day of celebrating our
is working on coordinating a veterans’
celebration. According to Mathis, there
are close to 300 vets signed up for the
event, with 20 of them being World War
II vets from Seabrook Island. The event
will include a flyover and presentations,
and the Council discussed the possibility of
purchasing some mementos for the veterans
for their service. Mayor Holtz motioned that
$1,000 be set aside from the general fund to
be put into special funds for the program,
and Town Administrator Pierce said he
would work on putting the project together
immediately.
Jeep on beach patrol
In his report, Town Administrator Randy
Peirce first asked that the Town give
approval to this year’s Hazard Mitigation
SI Council continued on page 18
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Civic Calendar
July 12, 2010
St. Johns Fire District Commission
7pm
St. Johns Commission Building
3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island
July 14, 2010
Seabrook Island Planning Commission
regular meeting
All Planning Commission meetings will be
held at 2:30pm at the Town Hall unless
noted otherwise on the Town bulletin
board.
July 19, 2010
Kiawah Island Board of Zoning Appeals
4pm - 5pm
Town Hall Council Chambers
www.islandconnectionnews.com
Email: cwilson@kiawahisland.org
Seabrook Island Town H all
July 20, 2010 2001 Seabrook Island Road
Seabrook Island, SC 29455
Kiawah Public Safety Committee Phone: 768-9121
3pm
Fax: 768-9830
Town Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Room Email:
lmanning@townofseabrookisland.org
July 27, 2010
Kiawah Island Ways and Means Johns Island Council
Committee meeting Meetings are held at the Berkeley
9am Electric Co-op located at 3351
Kiawah Island Municipal Center’s 2nd Maybank Hwy, John’s Island.
Floor Conference Room Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113
Seabrook Island Town Council Charleston County Council
All Town Council meetings will be held 4045 Bridge View Dr, N Charleston
at 2:30pm at the Town Hall unless noted (843) 958-4700
otherwise on the Town bulletin board.
City of Charleston
75 Calhoun St.
(843) 724-3745

Proposed tree maintenance along Betsy
Kerrison, Bohicket and River Roads
Joel Evans and Sally Brooks from the
Charleston County Planning Commission
gave a brief follow-up presentation on the
issue of tree maintenance along Johns’
Island’s major roads. After inspecting
the 33 trees slated for maintenance
by the South Carolina Department
of Transportation (SC DOT), it was
determined that six of the trees would need
to be removed entirely: four on Bohicket
Road, one on Betsy Kerrison and one
on River Road. All six trees are severely
damaged and are much lower than the 14
foot height required within the roads’ travel
lanes. In some cases, the trees have large
chunks missing from them where trucks
have hit the main, over-arching trunks.
Although the project began a year ago, the
Charleston County Planning Commission
waited until they received approval to
replace all six trees with young live oaks
before going ahead with the removal. Since
earlier mitigation did not go well with
older trees (most of the planted trees died
over the course of a year), the Planning
Commission will plant younger trees a
minimum of 14 feet from the road but still
within the road’s right-of-way. The project
should begin later this summer.
Grant received for hazardous limb removal
Evans and Brooks were also thrilled to
announce that the County had received
funds through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act to remove hazardous
tree limbs from Bohicket and River Roads.
Following an assessment, it was determined
Johns Island Council – July 1, 2010
that 127 tree limbs would need to be
removed: 89 on Bohicket Road and 38 on
River Road. Limbs permitted for removal
must be at least 4 inches in diameter or
larger, and must be either dead, cracked,
have an open cavity or have included bark.
Evans assured the Council that they would
perform an inspection of each section
after the contractor removed the limbs to
determine that the job was done correctly,
and as the grant is for this year, the project
should begin as soon as mid-fall.
“Several of the arborists I spoke to[about
the limb removal project] played around
with the idea of doing it between midnight
and four a.m.,” said Evans, in response
to concerns about traffic while the limbs
were removed. “We’ll also be looking
into further funding to cover any gaps
since we don’t think that there are enough
funds from the grant to take care of all the
limbs that need to be removed.” For more
information on the tree removals or the
hazardous limb removals, call Charleston
County Zoning & Planning Department:
202-7200 or SC DOT: 740-1655.
Angel Oak threatened with filling
nearby wetlands
Councilman Sam Brownlee, who chaired
the night’s meeting for Chairman Chris
Cannon, stated that efforts are being
made to request a public hearing from
the U.S. Corps of Engineers and the SC
Department of Health and Environmental
Control (DHEC) in response to the
developers of Angel Oak Village’s request
to place fill material in wetlands near
and surrounding the Angel Oak tree.
Brownlee pointed out that Samantha
Seigel, founder of Save the Angel Oak, is
behind the effort, and is asserting that the
consctuction will not only affect the Angel
Oak’s water table, but will add additional
runoff to the already-polluted Church
Creek. Those wishing to encourage a public
hearing and protest the wetland fill permit
should send their requests to the Corps of
Engineers and DHEC no later than July
14. For more info, visit “Go Grassroots--
Let’s Save the Angel Oak” on Facebook.
Treasurer’s report
Brownlee reported that, following the
expenditure of $37.62 for a new Land
Use book from Charleston County, the
Council’s budget stands at $633.69.
Bridge at Bryan’s Dairy Road
While Sam Brownlee brought the issue
of the decrepit bridge at Bryan’s Dairy
Road to the attention of CHATS about
two years ago, the bridge has still not been
repaired. To encourage the quick repair of
the dilapidated span, Brownlee brought
the issue to the attention of the Council of
Governments, and the bridge is now back
on the list of “to be repaired” projects. “I
don’t know when it will be fixed, but at
least it’s on the list,” said Brownlee.
Zoning updates from Charleston County
Brownlee reported that the commercial
dock on Betsy Kerrison just off of the
Stringfellow property has been approved
with stipulations/conditions, and the permit
for retention ponds in the Briar’s Creek
development has also been approved.
Cabinets & countertops for
new construction and renovations
843-388-9633
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Merge sign on the Stono bridge
Making it to the meeting just before close,
Chairman Chris Cannon was happy
to announce that the South Carolina
Department of Transportation installed
a new merge sign on the Stono Bridge; a
battle which he has been fighting for the past
several months. The new sign reads “Notice:
alternate merge when congested” and is
located closer to the stoplight at mid-bridge.
“We got our merge sign!” Cannon smiled,
“and it seems to be working already.”
What are those little
marker flags on Maybank?
Chairman Cannon reported that
Charleston Public Works is putting in a
sewer line along Maybank Highway and
will be putting it under the right-of-way
so it’s further off the street. Eventually, the
lines will most likely run under sidewalks.
At the same time, the water company is
locating water lines and all of the mapping
information is being put into a database for
the eventual development of Maybank. “It’s
just preparation right now,” said Cannon.
Potential presentation on Johns Island
roads from study group
Mayor Pro-Tem of Kiawah Island, Al
Burnaford, reported that the LPA Group
- the group hired to study the potential
widening of Bohicket and Main, as well as
the building of the Johns Island Greenway
– will most likely be giving a presentation
on their findings to Charleston County
Zoning on July 13 at 5:30 p.m. For more
information, visit CharlestonCounty.org or
call the Zoning Department at 202-7200.
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4 July 9, 2010
Wine with your garden-fresh dinner
BY MEREDITH POWELL
W
hile Middleton Place - a beautifully-
maintained plantation with
gardens designed in accordance
with the principles of André Le Nôtre, designer
of the gardens at the Palace of Versaille - is a
breathtakingly beautiful place to visit any time
of year, there are now a few more reasons to
spend a day at this peaceful retreat.
From now until November, Middleton
Place will be offering Wine Strolls every
Wednesday night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For
$10, visitors may enjoy several varieties of wine
poured by experts, as well as take their own
private stroll of the gardens while the sun sets
over the Ashley River. Then, if the walk and
wine have piqued your appetite, the Restaurant
at Middleton Place is now offering an exciting
new menu.
Known for revolving their menu around
seasonal, local produce, the Restaurant at
Middleton Place has taken “locally grown” to
a whole new level by offering meals made with
produce from the plantation’s private garden.
I recently had the opportunity to meet the
restaurant’s Executive Chef, Micah Garrison.
After we found a seat at one of the tables on the
glass-enclosed porch, Garrison was especially
excited to show off their new and seasonally-
appropriate menu which contains more than a
few delicious organic ingredients and seafood
entrees.
However, what was even more exciting than
drooling over the savory options was listening
to the preparation process. Garrison laughed,
explaining that he is as much a chef as a farmer,
“Tilling the fields and getting my redneck on;
literally,” he smiled. While Garrison works in
the kitchen at night, most days one will find
him out in the garden weeding, trimming,
tilling, feeding and pondering what would
look good and taste delicious on the lunch and
dinner menus.
This time of year the young green beans are
crisp, the beets are small and packed with flavor,
the new potatoes are deliciously fresh and the
sweet corn could almost be served as a dessert.
Not only is this an economically smart method
to run a restaurant business, it is friendly both
to the ecology and our stomachs.
For more information, to make a reservation
for a wine tasting stroll or dinner at the
restaurant, visit www.middletonplace.org or call
556-6020. The Restaurant at Middleton Place is
a member of the Sustainable Seafood Initiative,
the Billfish Foundation, Slow Foods and Fresh
on the Menu.
(right) Chef Micah Garrison of the Restaurant at
Middleton Place.
www.islandconnectionnews.com
Worth bragging about
BY MEG WATSON
Winners Matthew Key, Miles Davis, and Thomas Henry Key all fished on the Patriot.
T
he first annual Bohicket Marina
Tag and Brag Tournament was held
Saturday, June 19, at the Bohicket
Marina, and winners were awarded crash
prizes for the largest dolphin, tuna and
wahoo, as well as a Conservation Award for
tagging the most dolphin. A portion of the
entry fees benefited the CSS Dolphinfish
Research Program – a privately funded
program designed to address the travels
of dolphin along the U.S. shores to define
their movements and migrations.
Eighteen boats were registered Friday
evening at the Captain’s meeting. Boats were
able to fish from any port, but all fish were
to be weighed at the marina. On Saturday,
several dolphins were brought in to be
weighed but Josh Westberry on the boat
Game On out of Edisto Island, won with
a 33.7 lb dolphin and took home a check
for $1500. Only one wahoo was brought
back to the dock – Jeff Stanek on Mutts &
Jeff out of Seabrook Island landed a 29.9 lb
wahoo worth a $750 payout. Since a tuna
did not make it back to the dock, those
winnings were donated to the Dolphinfish
Research Program. All 18 boats participated
polychron-
CHANGE &
keep here
in the dolphin tagging initiative, leading to
49 dolphins being tagged: “This was the
most dolphins ever tagged in an event like
this,” said Don Hammond, the Program’s
Director. The Tag and Brag Tournament
was able to donate $1750 to the CSS
Dolphinfish Research Program and will
continue to donate money with the sale
of tournament merchandise, which can be
found at Bohicket Tackle and Supply in
the Bohicket Marina. “We look forward
to carrying on the tournament to aid in
this research initiative,” said Dockmaster
Bryan Richardson. “Everyone really came
out to support the cause and had a great
time doing it.”
For tournament results, check out the
Bohicket Marina website www.bohicket.
com or www.charlestonfishing.com.
Tournament photos will be posted on the
Bohicket Marina Facebook page. For other
information regarding the Dolphinfish
Research Program, check out the website at
www.dolphintagging.com or contact Don
Hammond at 795-7524.
July 9, 2010
A
bout three years ago, my identical twin sister
Midge called me from her Massachusetts
home and said one of us was going to die
before the other and that we might not get the
chance to say goodbye. “So let’s say ‘goodbye’
now,” she said practically. “Okay,” I replied and
promptly said, “Goodbye Midgie,” to which she
answered, “Goodbye, Nannie,” after which we
burst out laughing.
We’d had charmed lives growing up, capped
off in March 1953 – three months before college
graduation and while still stewardesses for Boston’s
Northeast Airlines – by flying to Preston, Oriente
Cuba to see where we’d been born. United Fruit
Company personnel were still there, and while
housed on the street where our parents had lived,
we were shown some sugar cane fields over which
our dad had been an overseer, also touring the
factory where raw cane was ground up and molasses
extracted. We even met “Ivy,” the slender Jamaican
woman who’d been our nursemaid.
College was followed by good marriages to men
of strong character, the births of healthy children
and grandchildren, and successful careers as
professional writer/photojournalists. Ironically,
we’d both broken into print the same month of the same
year – December 1970 – Midge with a poem in Writer
magazine and me an article in Massachusetts Audubon.
Midge had always wanted to write while I’d never given
it a thought. We were forty years old, and with minds
honed on the cadence of good language from years of
insatiable reading, we began our journalistic journeys.
We’d had encouragement early on from our 9th grade
English teacher who’d given the class an assignment of
writing our autobiographies. We both got A+ and the
7
Losing Midge
BY NANCY ANNE DAWE
Meanwhile, my writing and photography also
flourished, first in Duxbury, Massachusetts, later in
Atlanta, and finally in Charleston, South Carolina. I wrote
only one book, however (both text and photography), I
Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills: Stories of Faith and Joy
from Appalachia, based on 18 Junes in a work camp that
helped repair and build homes of the aged, sick, and
needy in the poorest counties of West Virginia.
As a person, Midge was warm, philosophical, and
poetic. People loved her – from her hairdresser to
supermarket store clerks, from nurses in her doctors’
offices, to workers in the local post office. Not to mention
the editors of publications that printed her work. All
sensed her genuine interest in them. She never gossiped,
nor was there a mean bone in her body. Beloved by family
and friends, she lived with courage and cheer and never
asked, “Why me?”
In our later years, Midge and I talked on the phone
several times a week, often about politics as we were both
political junkies. I knew she was working on “the book I
was born to write,” but she never told me its contents. I
could guess, of course, by her frequent queries: “What do
you remember about junior high school? What memory
is the strongest? What about high school?” I saw her
(left to right) Nancy and “Midge” Kilborn, age 21. Taken in 1951 when
they were both stewardesses for Northeast Airlines.
for what would be the last time in October 2009 when
my husband and I drove north to Quincy, Massachusetts
same written comment: “You have writing talent. Perhaps
for my 60th high school reunion. Midge couldn’t attend
you will use it someday.”
because she’d been battling a dreadful blood disease for
Midge and her husband, Warren, were great mariners two years which had left her too weak. Little did we
for nearly four decades, owning a succession of boats, know that three months later, on January 12, 2010, she
both sail and motor. She became a nationally recognized would be gone.
marine photojournalist as they cruised the East Coast
Felled by a stroke, she entered a respite care facility
from Canada to Florida. Midge was also captivated by
knowing she had just days to live. But she never lost
nature in all its mood and seasons. She claimed over
her grace or sense of humor. As her daughter held a cell
200 magazine covers to her credit (as did I) plus scores of
phone to her ear, I said, “Oh Midgie, I’m going to miss our
photos and articles in various publications. Midge also
frequent chats,” to which she replied, quoting the famous
authored two boating books,
line Humphrey Bogart uttered to Ingrid Bergman at the
Eye on the Sea (1999), which
end of Casablanca, “We’ll always have Paris.” We both,
won the Boating Writers
for the last time together, laughed.
International Award as the
best new sea book of the year; I miss her so.
and Serena to Sea Story II, Nancy Anne Dawe is a writer/photographer who lives on
published in October 2009. Seabrook Island.
Firing up the community
O
n July 1, the St. Johns Fire Department brought fire awareness to a whole
new level of fun during their annual Fire Department Community Day
in Freshfields Village. Along with the inflatable fire truck slide, hotdogs
and fire simulation trailer, the St. Johns FD stepped it up a notch this year by
including a demonstration of their aerial platform truck. Dr. Sue Holloman, fire
commissioner for the St. Johns FD, took a ride on the platform along with a few
other firefighters and enjoyed a unique view of the entrance to the islands.
Photos by Tom Kulick
Dr. Sue Holloman straps in to the St. Johns Fire Department’s
aerial platform.
8 July 9, 2010
Oil spill continued from cover
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration. At this moment, however,
it appears that the current is not moving
down the Florida coast; it seems to moving
– and carrying what oil it has picked up – in
a clockwise direction in the northern Gulf.
This is subject to change, but for now, Gulf
oil will not be threatening South Carolina’s
beaches in the foreseeable future.   has gotten a number of calls from people
Yet the Gulf oil spill is already affecting
the Charleston area in less direct ways.
Vacation rentals are up and seafood supplies
are down. The Florida Panhandle resorts
of Destin, Panama City, Fort Walton
Beach, Pensacola Beach and the Alabama
beach town of Gulf Shores seem to be
taking the brunt of the BP hit, according
to an informal survey of local beach rental
companies.
“We have seen last minute inquiries by
people who have abandoned their Gulf
Coast vacations and even abandoned their
deposits,” said Kathleen Holmes, property
manager at Seabrook Exclusive Rentals
and Sales.
Some of those vacationers heard
early reports that the oil slick might be
rounding the tip of Florida and heading to
South Carolina. “We got some calls from
people wanting to know if our beaches
are clean,” Holmes said. She assured them
that South Carolina’s beaches are pristine
and urged them to consider coming here.
She said she is even working with them to
give discounts because some of them have
already lost deposits on the Gulf Coast.
Jerad Becknell, general manager at the
Palms Hotel on the Isle of Palms, said he
has seen an eight- to ten-percent increase
in bookings, which he attributes to the
crisis in the Gulf. The new vacationers here
seem to be happy with what they find, he
said. “One couple told me South Carolina
will be their new vacation home,” Becknell
said.
 Colin Landrith, a vacation specialist at
Avocet Properties on Folly Beach, said he
who had planned to vacation at Destin or
Pensacola. The increased demand for rentals
has not affected prices, he said, because
prices are locked in by November. It looks
like it will be a tight fit for vacationers on
Folly this year. “Folly Beach was rocking
before the oil spill hit,” Landrith said.
“Our inventory has not changed.”
The picture is not as clear on the
availability of fresh seafood. A spot check
of several local seafood wholesalers gave
mixed results. Much of the seafood sold
locally is caught locally so supply would
not be affected, but prices may spike as
Gulf coast seafood suppliers are shut down
and demand increases on the local supply.
An unidentified employee at Backman
Seafood on James Island said they had felt
no impact from the Gulf spill. At C.A.
Magwood & Son in Mount Pleasant,
manager John Moseley said events in the
Gulf have not affected prices or availability.
This time of year, he said, his major product
is shrimp and those have suffered more
from winter cold than from Gulf oil. His
primary fear is that Gulf shrimpers will be
shut down in their home waters and start
wandering into Atlantic waters, increasing
competition in the local market and adding
pressure to the local shrimp stock.
Jennifer Hardin at Cherry Point Seafood
Co. in Rockville said that there are plenty
of shrimp since the shrimping season
started on the Texas coast, and Texas has
not been affected by the spill. The price of
shrimp has actually dropped 50 cents a
pound, she said. “We’ve got more shrimp
than we know what to do with.”
Rutledge Leland at Carolina Seafood in
McClellanville concurred, saying the price
of shrimp has leveled off since the season
opened in Texas, but the crab market is
being affected by the oil spill and we may
see an increase in prices there.
The Post and Courier reported on June
25 that the Red Lobster seafood restaurant
chain was running out of oysters, since
most oysters come from the Gulf this
time of year. That is where most local
seafood lovers will feel the pinch first in
the seafood supply chain. There may be a
social and culinary crisis in January when
Boone Hall Plantation holds its annual
Lowcountry Oyster Festival, which draws
more than 10,000. Will there be oysters
enough by then? We will have to wait and
see, a local wholesaler told the P&C.
For several years there has been a
growing frenzy to explore for natural gas
and oil off the South Carolina coast. As
First District Rep. Henry Brown told The
Chicago Tribune in 2005, “If [oil and gas
drilling] is okay for Alabama, Louisiana,
and Texas, it should be okay for other
states ... We are in an energy crisis and we
should do everything we can to become
more energy-independent — including
offshore drilling.”
That may have made some sense five
Henry Brown will soon leave Congress
and he will almost certainly be replaced
by Republican nominee Tim Scott, who
also enthusiastically supports offshore
drilling on the South Carolina coast. His
Democratic opponent, Ben Frasier, could
not be reached for comment. Republican
Sen. Jim DeMint supports offshore drilling
and even his mysterious Democratic
opponent, Alvin Greene, has said he wants
to drill on the Carolina coast.
Republican gubernatorial candidate
Nikki Haley also supports offshore drilling.
Her Democratic opponent Vince Sheheen
is the only major candidate who has come
out against offshore drilling. “The science
tells us there is not much potential for oil.
It’s not worth risking the tourism industry
in the state or risking the fragile resources
in the state,” he told The State newspaper
on June 4.
While many South Carolinians
think that drilling for oil and gas off our
beaches is necessary – even inevitable – a
growing number of people have come to
question that wisdom. More than 200 of
them gathered at Folly Beach and Kiawah
Island’s Beachwalker Park on June 26 to
stand in the surf and clasp hands in part of
an international movement called “Hands
Across the Sand,” urging politicians and
citizens to take a stand against offshore
drilling.
Folly Beach Mayor Tim Goodwin told
The Post and Courier, “The beaches would
be empty and this hotel would look like a
ghost town” if oil washed up on the Folly
sand. “People are vacationing here because
they have canceled their vacations on the
Gulf coast. An oil spill, major or minor,
near or far would just completely wipe us

Getting in the ‘Green Zone’ years ago, but now South Carolinians must
evaluate offshore drilling in light of the
blowout of the BP well off the Louisiana
Rehabilitating Sea Turtles in the Gulf shore. How would a major oil spill affect
the lives and livelihoods of the coast? How
By Meredith Powell
would it affect our tourism and our seafood
out here at Folly Beach.”
To drill or not to drill? It’ another
important issue the people of the
Lowcountry will have to think about
carefully before the November election.

O
industry?
n Friday, June 25, President and CEO of the South Carolina
Aquarium Kevin Mills held a press conference at the Aquarium’s
Sea Turtle Hospital concerning the latest upset with marine wildlife
in the Gulf of Mexico.
Recently, Aquarium veterinarian Dr. Shane Boylan returned from his
second trip to the Gulf in order to assist NOAA (National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration) with sea turtles injured by the Gulf oil spill.
This is not just a courageous effort, but a dangerous one. Rescuers, like
Boylan, endure long days and extremely high temperatures. While wrapped
in hot, protective suits, researchers and volunteers work to find every possible
way to remove the oil from animals’ eyes, mouths and bloodstream. Some
of the more productive methods include large amounts of mayonnaise,
vegetable oil and gauze.
Sea turtles in particular undergo days of discomfort in a facility, moving
through the stages of recovery (red, yellow and green zones), receiving daily
treatments of vaccines and detoxing. Not only does this process eliminate
the oil in their bodies, it is also a chance for the volunteers to take care of
earlier injuries, such as embedded fishing lures and pieces of plastic.
Sadly, Dr. Boylan reminded the public that, “For 150 years, sea turtles
have experienced oil spills and this is just another catastrophe for them.”
Thankfully, Dr. Boylan gives us a reason to be proud of our city’s role in
undoing some of the damage done by the Gulf oil spill. To date, hundreds
of sea turtles are on their way to the ‘green zone’ of recovery and we can only
hope the numbers will continue to climb.
For more information on the Aquarium’s role in the Gulf, visit http://www.
scaquarium.org/STR/ default.html.

www.islandconnectionnews.com
 Op-Ed:

The view from the water

By Captain Chad Hayes

H
OT, HOT, and HOT again. That’s the only way I
can describe the weather here in the lowcountry this
June. I don’t recall this month ever being sooo hot!
What in the world is July going to be like? We all cope the best
we can by drinking lots of fluids and staying indoors during
the hottest part of the day. I can promise you I am not looking
forward to the electric bill for this month!
Unfortunately, fishing inshore has not been as hot as the
temperature, but near shore reef trips have been awesome.
Inshore we have been catching a few nice trout around structure,
redfish under docks in the shade, and more bonnet heads than
you can shake a stick at. Thank goodness for those sharks!
The near shore reefs have been smoking. Clear, cooler
water seems to be the ticket. Spadefish, cobia, barracuda, and
sheepshead have been caught on all the charters I have taken
out this month. Clients have had lots of fun catching the
spades near the surface using cut jellyfish, shrimp, and squid.
I have also taken a few on the fly as they seem more than
eager to feed on artificials, as well. A ten pound spadefish
is like a bream on steroids and will give you one of the best
fights around. The fish almost seem to greet the boat as we
anchor on the structure, rising to the surface to see what we
have to offer them. The schools number in the hundreds and
will stay active for hours as long as you have a buffet of items barracuda cut a spade nearly in half as we brought it to the
to keep them happy. The schools have only disappeared when boat. Once the spades disappear, it’s time to play fetch with
the barracudas rise to see what’s going on. I actually had a the barracudas. They seem to prefer anything with flash and
fish-like movement. I have had much success casting Top
Dogs and other shallow running crank baits to them. A 20 lb
‘cuda is an incredible fight on light tackle and not too bad on
the table, either.
Dolphin activity has been great in the rivers and inlets.
I have noticed several new calves in the resident pods and
everyone seems to be happy and healthy. Strand feedings have
not been as numerous as past summers and I am still trying
to figure out why. I will keep you posted as more information
is collected.
Until next time, share your love of the outdoors with
someone you love, and stay cool!
We’ll see you ON THE WATER!
Captain Hayes, a South Carolina native, is a seasoned
naturalist and fishing guide. A graduate of Presbyterian College
with a degree in Biology, he is a former Fisheries biologist with
the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and host of the “South
Carolina Wildlife” television show. He is also ESPN’s 2006
Ultimate Outdoorsman. His knowledge of local history, ecology,
dolphin behavior and fishing techniques will provide hours of
enjoyment for you and your family or group. Captain Hayes is
USCG licensed and insured. For more information, call the
Kiawah Charter Company at 276-1832, visit their website at
www.kiawahchartercompany.com or email Captain Chad at
captainchad2007@yahoo.com.
(Top, right) This is a great time of year to catch spade fish. (Above) Two
seasoned fishermen show of their catch of the day.

Crusin’ for a cause

By Meredith Powell

O
n June 26, Respite Care Ministries held their first
annual benefit cruise aboard the Island Breeze, a
large, two story cruising boat docked at Bohicket
Marina. It was perfect weather for sailing and the cruise was
completely sold out. I quickly discovered the upper deck
offered the best view, a nice breeze and a prime location to
spot all of the porpoises.
Aside from enjoying the breathtaking sunset, a glass of
wine and plenty hors d’oeuvres, I was also surrounded by so
many beautiful people. According to executive director Laura
Stefanelli, Respite Care Ministries is a non-profit organization
that “provides services and support for those affected by
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.” The ministry
offers intriguing activities such as gardening, arts and crafts,
exercise and music in order to brighten their patients’ day, as
well as to allow caregivers to have some time alone.
It was wonderful to see all of these people gathered together
because they shared a common interest in helping raise money
for this worthy charity, thus making an impact on others’ lives
more than they can probably imagine. What a great way to
spend a Saturday night!
To volunteer, make a donation, or just for more information,
contact Laura Stefanelli at respitecare@comcast.net.
July 9
Friday, July 9
Summer kitten special
Adopt one kitten and get 50% off a second
kitten’s adoption fee! All cats are spayed/
neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, and
have a voucher for a free wellness visit to
a local vet! For more info, email office at
pethelpers.org or drop by Pet Helpers, 1447
Folly Road, James Island. 795-1110.
Music on the Green: David Archer Band
From 6 – 9 p.m. on the Green at Freshfields
Village. Free family-friendly event. Don’t
forget your beach chairs and blankets!
Sponsored by the Town of Kiawah. For
more info, call Guest Services at 768-6491
or visit www.FreshfieldsVillage.com.
Sunset cruise at the Bohicket Marina
6:30-8:30 p.m. on the Island Breeze.
Tickets: Adults $25, 12 & under $15, 3
& under free. For more info or to make
reservations, call 768-1280 or visit www.
Bohicket.com or call 518-5515.
Music at Red’s Ice House
Starting at 7 p.m. Red’s Ice House is located
in the Bohicket Marina at 1882 Andell
Bluff Boulevard. For more info, visit www.
redsicehouse.com.
Saturday, July 10
Music at Red’s Ice House
Starting at 7 p.m. Red’s Ice House is located
in the Bohicket Marina at 1882 Andell
Bluff Boulevard. For more info, visit www.
redsicehouse.com.
Auction at Family Thrift & Consignment
Every Saturday night at Family Thrift &
Island Connection Calendar
Consignment, located just past the
intersection of 17 and Main Road.
Furniture, household items, antiques and
treasures for every taste. Preview begins at 6
p.m. and auction starts at 7 p.m. 195 Main
Road, Johns Island. 475-8346 or 323-0721.
Carolina Rice Plantation
Join historian Thomas Thornton to
investigate elements of 18th century rice
agriculture that remain infused in the
local landscape and culture at the Caw
Caw Interpretive Center in Ravenel. Pre-
registration required. 1 – 3 p.m. Course
#22909. Fee: $9. For more info, visit www.
ccprc.com or call 795-4386.
Music at Red’s Ice House
Starting at 7 p.m. Red’s Ice House is located
in the Bohicket Marina at 1882 Andell
Bluff Boulevard. For more info, visit www.
more info , call Guest Services at 768-6491
or visit www.FreshfieldsVillage.com.
Sunset cruise at the Bohicket Marina
6:30-8:30 p.m. on the Island Breeze.
Tickets: Adults $25, 12 & under $15, 3
& under free. For more info or to make
reservations, call 768-1280 or visit www.
Bohicket.com or call 518-5515.
Wednesday, July 14
Bastille Day
Starlight Cinema: Monsters vs. Aliens
Starting at 9 p.m. on the Green at
Freshfields Village. Free family-friendly
event. Don’t forget your beach chairs
and blankets! Sponsored by the Town of
Kiawah. For more info, call Guest Services at
768-6491 or visit www.FreshfieldsVillage.com.
and bait provided. For more info, call 768-
1280 or visit www.Bohicket.com.
Thursday, July 15
Music at Red’s Ice House
Starting at 7 p.m. Red’s Ice House is located
in the Bohicket Marina at 1882 Andell
Bluff Boulevard. For more info, visit www.
redsicehouse.com.
Karaoke at Fischer’s Sports Pub
Every Thursday from 9 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Fischer’s Sports Pub is located in the
Bohicket Marina off Seabrook Island Road.
For more info, call 243-0210.
Friday, July 16
Music at Red’s Ice House
Starting at 7 p.m. Red’s Ice House is located
in the Bohicket Marina at 1882 Andell
6:30-8:30 p.m. on the Island Breeze.
Tickets: Adults $25, 12 & under $15, 3
& under free. For more info or to make
reservations, call 768-1280 or visit www.
Bohicket.com or call 518-5515.
Saturday, July 17
Music at Red’s Ice House
Starting at 7 p.m. Red’s Ice House is located
in the Bohicket Marina at 1882 Andell
Bluff Boulevard. For more info, visit www.
redsicehouse.com.
Auction at Family Thrift & Consignment
Every Saturday night at Family Thrift
& Consignment, located just past the
intersection of 17 and Main road. Furniture,
household items, antiques and treasures for
every taste. Preview begins at 6 p.m. and
auction starts at 7 p.m. 195 Main Road,
Johns Island. 475-8346 or 323-0721.
Tuesday, July 20
Charleston County Bookmobile
The Charleston County Bookmobile will be
at Freshfields Village the first and third
Tuesday of every month from 10 a.m. -
11:30 a.m.  The Bookmobile will be parked
behind Hege’s and Java Java. For more info,
call Guest Services at 768-6491.
Wednesday, July 21
Folly Library Story Time
Starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Folly Beach
library, located at 55 Center Street. For
more info, call 588-2001.
Sunset cruise at the Bohicket Marina
6:30-8:30 p.m. on the Island Breeze.
Tickets: Adults $25, 12 & under $15, 3
& under free. For more info or to make
reservations, call 768-1280 or visit www.
July 23
Karaoke at Fischer’s Sports Pub
Every Thursday from 9 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Fischer’s Sports Pub is located in the
Bohicket Marina off Seabrook Island Road.
For more info, call 243-0210.
Friday, July 23
Music at Red’s Ice House
Starting at 7 p.m. Red’s Ice House is located
in the Bohicket Marina at 1882 Andell
Bluff Boulevard. For more info, visit www.
redsicehouse.com.
Sunset cruise at the Bohicket Marina
6:30-8:30 p.m. on the Island Breeze.
Tickets: Adults $25, 12 & under $15, 3
& under free. For more info or to make
reservations, call 768-1280 or visit www.
Bohicket.com or call 518-5515.

Gardening by the Moon

redsicehouse.com.
Monday, July 12
Freshfields Farmers’ and Arts Market
From the Farmers’ Almanac
From 4 - 8 p.m on the Green at Freshfields
July 2010 Village. Peruse a variety of just-picked
9th-10th Poor Days For Planting, Seeds Tend To Rot In Ground.
local produce, flowers, and herbs as well as
11th-12th Most Favorable For Corn, Cotton, Okra, Beans, Peppers, Eggplant,
unique handmade crafts and much more.  Kids Fishing Tournament at Bohicket
And Other Above Ground Crops. Plant Seedbeds And Flower Gardens
Live music by Brad Henty, and crafts and
13th-16th A Most Barren Period. Kill Plant Pests And Do General Farm Work.
activities by the Children’s Museum. For
17th-18th Favorable For Planting Peas, Beans, Tomatoes, And Other Fall Crops
Bearing Above Ground. Sow Grains And Forage Crops. Plant Flowers.
Johns Island R egional Library
19th-21st Extra Good For Fall Cabbage, Lettuce, Cauliflower, Mustard Greens, 3531 Maybank Highway
And Other Leafy Vegetables. Good For Any Above Ground Crop That Can Be
559-1945
Planted Now. Start Seedbeds.
Hours:
22nd-23rd Seeds Planted Now Will Do Poorly And Yield Little. Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
page
Sunset cruise at the Bohicket Marina
6:30-8:30 p.m. on the Island Breeze.
Tickets: Adults $25, 12 & under $15, 3
& under free. For more info or to make
reservations, call 768-1280 or visit www.
Bohicket.com or call 518-5515.
9 – 11 a.m. at the Bohicket Marina
boardwalk. Ages 5 – 13. $5 entry fee. Rods
Family Storytime (all ages)
Saturdays: July 10, 17, 24, 31 at 11 a.m.
*Excel 2000 Basics (adults/young adults) Club Anime! (ages 12-19)
Tuesday, July 20 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Thursday, July 15 from 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Bluff Boulevard. For more info, visit www.
redsicehouse.com.
Music on the Green: Shrimp City Slim
From 6 – 9 p.m. on the Green at Freshfields
Village. Free family-friendly event.
Sponsored by the Town of Kiawah. For
more info, call Guest Services at 768-6491
or visit www.FreshfieldsVillage.com.
Sunset cruise at the Bohicket Marina
Touch some marine critters while learning
about wildlife resources!
Save our Seas benefit
Join the South Carolina Aquarium from 7
p.m. - 11 p.m. for an evening of live music,
food, celebrities and Aquarium experts
during a special evening benefitting the
Gulf coast wildlife rescue efforts. Cajun
food by Krewe of Charleston. Tickets: $30.
Call 577-3474 to make reservations.
Displays
Quilt:  The Beginning
June 1 – August 31
The very first quilt made by local quilter
Earthalee McPherson is aptly named The
Bohicket.com or call 518-5515.
Music on the Green: Rum Punch Bandits
From 6 – 9 p.m. on the Green at Freshfields
Kids Fishing Tournament at Bohicket
Village. Beach and blues from a seven-piece
9 – 11 a.m. at the Bohicket Marina band. Free family-friendly event. Don’t
boardwalk. Ages 5 – 13. $5 entry fee. Rods
forget your beach chairs and blankets!
and bait provided. For more info, call 768- Sponsored by the Town of Kiawah. For
1280 or visit www.Bohicket.com.
more info , call Guest Services at 768-6491
or visit www.FreshfieldsVillage.com.
Thursday, July 22
Music at Red’s Ice House
Starting at 7 p.m. Red’s Ice House is
located in the Bohicket Marina at 1882
Andell Bluff Boulevard. For more info,
visit www.redsicehouse.com.

Copyright Farmers’ Almanac 2010, www.farmersalmanac.com Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Summer Reading 2010
June 1- July 31
During June and July, the Charleston
County Public Library is rewarding everyone
for simply reading! Find out more at www.
a
  Beginning.
*Mail Merge Magic (adults/young adults) Hip Hop Jazz Concert with Devone
Tuesday, July 27 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Gary (11 years and younger)
Monday, July 19 at 2 p.m. Heart Gallery Photography
*Word 2000: Beyond the Basics (adults/ July 1 - 31
young adults) Sea Islands Book Club (adults) Founded in New Mexico in 2001, the
Tuesday, July 13 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Tuesday, July 20 at 2 p.m. Heart Gallery is a national program

ccpl.org or visit your local branch library for *All computer classes are free. For more Join us as we discuss A Thousand Splendid that uses photography to find homes for
all the details. information please call 559-1945 and ask Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Copies of the children lingering in foster care. For more
for the Reference Department. Class space is book may be obtained from the Reference information, visit their web site at www.
Ta k e

Wee Reads (under 24 months with adult)
Mondays: July 12, 19, 26 at 10:30 a.m.
 
Time for Twos (ages 24 - 36 months with
adult)Tuesdays: July 13, 20, 27 at 10:30 a.m.
Preschool Storytime (ages 3 - 6 years)
Wednesdays: July 14, 21, 28 at 10:30 a.m.
 
available for 8 participants per session.
Saturday Movie: Planet 51 (all ages)
Saturday, July 10 at 2 p.m.
Rated PG; 91 minutes. Sponsor: The UPS
Store, 3575 Maybank Highway.
South Carolina Aquarium Rovers (11 years
and younger) Monday, July 12 at 2 p.m.
Desk for check out while supplies last.  scheartgallery.org.
Club Anime! (ages 12-19) Photography Exhibit
Saturday, July 24 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. July 1 – 31
  Local photographer Patrick McKinley will
You Made a Splash – Now Let’s display a selection of photographs depicting
Celebrate! (11 years and younger) life and scenes in Charleston, Mount
Monday, July 26 at 2 p.m. Pleasant, and the Islands.
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“Hands Across the Sand”
O
n June 26, Kiawah Island’s
Sandcastle Beach saw 35 local
residents and visitors from near
and far arrive for a “Hands Across the
Sand” event despite the promised heat
index of 107 degrees.
Ages four to 95 were represented as we
joined hands across the sand to say “No”
to offshore oil drilling for South Carolina
and “Yes” to clean energy of solar, wind
and bio-fuels.
People came by bike and carpooled
for energy conservation. Wearing red,
white and blue, they carried American
flags and pinwheels that fluttered in the
ocean breezes. This was not a protest. A
fellow participant said, “This was an eager
message for what America needs and
deserves – clean energy now.”
Another attendee agreed, stating, “I feel
so much better being able to do something
BY MARILYN BLIZARD
besides see another oiled pelican in the
Gulf. This event helped.”
Another spoke of how oil was the answer
to the 20th century, but we are running
out, and we need to begin planning for the
transition to a safer supply of energy for
our country.
Spontaneous signs were made at the
site, like, “I love this clean beach! No
oil drills, please!” and “Yes we can have
CLEAN ENERGY.”
Our pristine Sandcastle beach and
glistening ocean waves were showered with
messages of concern for the Gulf Coast’s
tragedy to humans and wildlife. We raised
our hands in pledging to tell our Senators
Lindsay Graham and Jim DeMint and
President Obama, as well as candidates
for office, that we seek their determined
efforts to move our nation forward with
renewable, sustainable solar, wind and
bio-fuel energies. Although children were
most welcome, it was the 27 adults who
signed the petition for two things: 1. No
oil drilling off the South Carolina Coast
and 2. Help clean energy get happening!
As volunteer coordinator, I offered to
send these names to the aforementioned
officials and candidates.
Dr. Janice Ryan-Bohac of Carolina
Advanced Renewable Energy was there
to explain about her eTuberTM, a 21st
century product of great size that is
uniquely suitable for our Southeastern
climate for fuel-ethanol, which is being
grown in this state thanks to two South
Carolina grants from the SC Department
of Agriculture and the Department
of Energy. Her feedstock is ready for
production into high output fuel-ethanol
as soon as funding for the infrastructure
is secured. This innovative project is
July 9, 2010
estimated to provide over a thousand jobs
and local spending of $100 million per
year as community benefits.
We agreed that other forms of clean
energy would also offer a multitude of
South Carolina sustainable jobs and
reduce our dependence on foreign oil and
risk of terrorism.
Folks expressed an interest in repeating
this “Hands” event in late October or
early November, prior to the coming
elections. It would offer those candidates
an opportunity to sense the will of the
voters.
At that time, as today, it helps that the
tide was leaving the beach to allow for a
growing space for this line in the sand.
There is every indication the next line in
the sand will be that much longer.
July 9, 2010
For more details and reservations for following activities, including times for Nature Tours, please visit www.kiawahrecreation.com or call the Heron Park
Nature Center at 768-6001.All activities are open to the public. Please remember that Night Heron Pool is for Resort Guests and Governors’ Club Members
only. Thank you for your cooperation. *Nature Tours available daily. Times are tide dependant.
Friday, July 9
Fun Run Friday: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Friday:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Fun:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kiawah Island Book Exchange:
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tot Time in the Craft Cove:
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Dinosaurs 7 Dragons:
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11
Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Family Craft: Tye Dye: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah KNO: Showtime!:
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Saturday, July 10
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Pickup Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 11
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11
Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday Sundae’s with Rick Hubbard:
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Teen Night: Laser Tag: 9 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Monday, July 12
Kamp Kiawah: Goin on a Gator Hunt…:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Kamp Kiawah: Lil’ Chompers:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kiawah Island Book Exchange:
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: The Sky’s The Limit:
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11
Family Craft: Stepping Stones:
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: KNO: The Un-Birthday
Party: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.: Ages 5-11
Teen Night: Campfire Social and Glow
Games: 9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Tuesday, July 13
Kamp Kiawah: A Pirate’s Life For Me!:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Kamp Kiawah: Pirates & Princesses:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kiawah Island Book Exchange:
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4
Kamp Kiawah: Mad hatter’s Party:
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11
Pool Games: Splish Splash: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Family Craft: Tye Dye: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Bingo & Floats: 6 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Turtle talks: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Ladies’ Night Out in the Craft Cove:
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
KIAWAH ISLAND RECREATION
Scenic Cinema: Spiderwick Chronicles:
8:45 p.m.
Wednesday, July 14
Kamp Kiawah: Spy Search:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Kamp Kiawah: Capturing Clues:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kiawah Island Book Exchange: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Kiawah Island Book Exchange:
Kamp Kiawah: Hoedown Throwdown:
Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Family Craft: Mosaic Mania:
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Kiawah Sundown Festival: 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Pickup Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Teen Night: Pool Party: 9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Thursday, July 15
Kamp Kiawah: Colorama Tye Dye:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Kamp Kiawah: Color Buddies:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kiawah Island Book Exchange:
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Build It!:
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11
Pool Games: Just One Minute!:
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Just For Teens in the Craft Cove:
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Youth 3 on 3 Basketball: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Family Craft: Stepping Stones:
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Soccer Demo & Fun Games:
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: KNO: Sanctuary Splash
Bash: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Trivia Thursdays in Night Heron Grille:
7 p.m.
Dive In Movie at Loggerhead Pool: 8:45 p.m.
Teen Night: 3 on 3 Basketball:
9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday, July 16
Fun Run Friday: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Friday:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Fun:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kiawah Island Book Exchange:
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tot Time in the Craft Cove:
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Dinosaurs & Dragons:
Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Family Craft: Tye Dye: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah KNO: Showtime!:
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Teen Night: Hit the Dance Floor:
9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
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Saturday, July 17 Kiawah Sundown Festival: 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Pickup Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Teen Night: Pool Party: 9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 22
Kamp Kiawah KNO: Party in the USA!: Kamp Kiawah: Colorama Tye Dye:
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.; Ages 3-11 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Pickup Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Kamp Kiawah: Color Buddies:
Movie in the Park: Avatar: 8:45 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, July 18 Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Build It!:
Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11
Sunday Sundaes with Rick Hubbard:
Pool Games: Just One Minute!:
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Teen Night: Laser Tag: 9 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Just For Teens in the Craft Cove:
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Youth 3 on 3 Basketball: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, July 19
Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Goin on a Gator Hunt…: Family Craft: Stepping Stones:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Lil’ Chompers: Soccer Demo & Fun Games:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Kiawah Island Book Exchange: Kamp Kiawah: KNO: Sanctuary Splash
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Bash: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Organic Beach Bag Coloring: Trivia Thursdays in Night Heron Grille:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 7 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: The Sky’s The Limit: Dive In Movie at Loggerhead Pool: 8:45 p.m.
Teen Night: 3 on 3 Basketball:
Family Craft: Stepping Stones; 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Friday, July 23
Kamp Kiawah: KNO: The Un-Birthday
Fun Run Friday: 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Party: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.: Ages 5-11
Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Friday:
Teen Night: Campfire Social and Glow
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Games: 9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Fun:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4
Tuesday, July 20 Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: A Pirate’s Life For Me!: Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Pirates & Princesses: Kiawah Island Book Exchange:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tot Time in the Craft Cove:
Organic Beach Bag Coloring: 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Kamp Kiawah: Dinosaurs & Dragons:
Kiawah Island Book Exchange: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Mad Hatter’s Party: Family Craft: Tye Dye: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11 Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Pool Games: Splish Splash: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Kamp Kiawah KNO: Showtime!:
Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Family Craft: Tye Dye: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Bingo & Floats: 6 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Turtle talks: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Ladies’ Night Out in the Craft Cove:
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Scenic Cinema: Imagine That: 8:45 p.m.
Wednesday, July 21
Kamp Kiawah: Spy Search:
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11
Kamp Kiawah: Capturing Clues:
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Organic Beach Bag Coloring:
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Kiawah Island Book Exchange:
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Hoedown Throwdown:
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11
Craft Cove: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Family Craft: Mosaic Mania:
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
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Caramba pulls ahead in 3 round of the Governor’s Cup rd
by SC Department of Natural Resources

T
he third tournament in the 22nd
season of the South Carolina
Governor’s Cup Billfishing
Series recently took place along the
South Carolina coast. Forty-nine boats
participated in the first annual Carolina
Billfish Classic on June 24-26. Boats
fished out of three ports: the primary
venue was the Charleston Harbor Resort
and Marina in Mount Pleasant, with two
satellite marinas at Harbor Town Marina
on Hilton Head Island and Georgetown
Landing Marina in Georgetown.      white marlin. Having fished on Thursday
Wallace Jenkins, series program director
for the South Carolina Department of
Natural Resources (DNR), said, “We had
three excellent days of fishing and were
very excited to see the concept of multiple
ports fishing simultaneously come to
fruition. The billfish bite was good, with
47 billfish caught and released during the
tournament: 44 sailfish, two blue marlin,
and one white marlin. The Charleston
Harbor Resort and Marina has hosted
other Series events in the past and is
considered to be one of the finest venues
in the Series. The hospitality of the hotel,
marina and the Tournament organizing
committee resulted in a wonderful event.”     by Thomas Wynne, was the Blue Water
The tournament’s Outstanding Billfish
Boat and the Outstanding Billfish
Conservationist were awarded to Caramba,
owned by Robert Faith of Mount Pleasant
and captained by Dale Lackey. Going into
the last hour of fishing on the final day
of the tournament, the Caramba was in
fifth place but catapulted into first based
on the catch and release of a blue marlin in
the final minutes of fishing on Saturday.
Caramba finished the tournament with
1,600 points for the release of the blue
marlin and five sailfish during two days
of fishing.      Rascal (1475)
Daymaker, owned by Mark Daniels of
Greenville and captained by Jay Weaver,
came in second with a total of 1,500
points for releasing six sailfish and one
and Friday, Daymaker was fished out on
Saturday and heard the news of losing
their lead over the radio while tied to the
dock.      dolphin.
Game On, owned by Sea Hunt Boats
(Victor “Bubba” Roof) of Lexington and
captained by Trey McMillan, came in
third by earning 1,000 points for the catch
and release of five sailfish. Kelli Ann Roof,
also of Lexington, earned top honors as
Outstanding Female Angler for the release
of two of those sailfish.
For the third time in as many
tournaments, Petrel, owned by Harry
Johnson of Mount Pleasant and captained
Conservation winner with the tag and
release of three dolphins over the course of
the tournament.
Rascal, owned by Norman Pulliam
of Spartanburg and captained by
Mark Rodgers, earned honors for the
Outstanding Dolphin for the 62.4- Top boats after the
pound fish caught by Anne Brady Moore Carolina Coast Tournament:
Carlson.  
Fat Boy, owned and captained by Allan Caramba (3075)
Hall, took the Outstanding Tuna award. Game On (2475)
Daymaker (2250)
Angler Monty Montgomery landed a 12.2-
pound blackfin tuna to take the prize.    
Reel Passion (875)
The Outstanding Wahoo award was Houdini (850)
earned by angler Matt Watson, who Middleton 58 (775)
caught a 52.4-pount wahoo aboard his Major Motion (775)
boat, Chaos.     My Time Out (675)
Big Sky (675)
Outstanding Youth Angler was awarded
to Dylan Wallace, age 15. Wallace was
fishing aboard the Scout 34, owned Points are awarded as follows: 600
by Steve Potts, and caught a 12-pound points for a released blue marlin,
300 points for a released white
marlin, and 200 points for a released
Congratulations! sailfish. In addition, boats are
For more information on the South awarded 25 participation points for
Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series each Series tournament entered up
contact Amy Dukes, DNR tournament to a maximum of three events.
coordinator for the Series, by e-mail
at DukesA@dnr.sc.gov, or by phone at
843-953-9365.
Remaining tournament dates:
* July 7-10, HMY/Viking MEGADOCK Billfishing Tournament. For more
info, contact McKenzie Estes, PO Box 759, Charleston, SC, 29402 at 278-4920 or
email mestes@megadock.com.
* July 28-31, Edisto Marina Billfish Tournament. For more info, contact Becca
Smith, 3702 Docksite Road Edisto Beach, SC, 29438 at (407) 463-2082 or email
smithbeccae@gmail.com.

Welcome aid from Rite Aid

By Griff Hogan, Director of Development
Tide C h a r t
Ju ly 9 t h ru Ju ly 22

O
ur Lady of Mercy Community St. Francis Healthcare.
Outreach Services, Inc. has “We are absolutely delighted by this
received a grant from The Rite wonderful gift to us from The Rite Aid
Aid Foundation in support of its Wellness Foundation,” said Sister Mary Joseph Ritter,
Center.  The grant, a one-time gift in the executive director of the Outreach. “ The
amount of $12,000, will be used to support wellness needs of our neighbors are great,
the organization’s dental services, prenatal and The Rite Aid Foundation’s assistance Date High Tide Low Tide
and women’s health services during 2010- will go a long way toward meeting them. 
2011. We are most grateful.”
July 9 7:53 am/8:28pm 1:59am/1:53pm
During the past year the Outreach’s
Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach
Wellness Center provided 2,574 free July 10 8:49am/9:22pm 2:53am/2:48pm
Services, Inc. was founded in 1989 by the
dental patient visits, and 1,260 free July 11 9:45am/10:15pm 3:44am/3:42pm
Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy and is
prenatal and women’s health patient visits. 
located on Brownswood Road, Johns Island. July 12 10:40am/11:06pm 4:34am/4:36pm
The Wellness Center is operated by the
For more info, visit www.olmoutreach.org. 
Outreach in cooperation with the Medical
  July 13 11:35am/ 11:57pm 5:23am/ 5:30pm
University of South Carolina and Roper
July 14 12:30pm 6:12am/6:25pm
July 15 12:48am/1:27pm 7:01am/7:21pm
July 16 1:39am/2:24pm 7:51am/8:19pm
July 17 2:31am/3:22pm 8:42am/9:19pm
July 18 3:25am/4:21pm 9:36am/10:21pm
July 19 4:21am/5:20pm 10:32am/11:24pm
July 20 5:19am/6:19pm 11:29am
July 21 6:16 am/7:14pm 12:24am/12:26pm
July 22 7:12am/ 8:07pm 1:21am/1:20pm

Our Lady of Mercy’s Wellness Center.

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The future of Charleston’s symphony

Recipe of the Month
By Helen Legare, Legare Farms
Provided by the Coastal Community Foundation “I never met anything with corn that I didn’t like.” - Helen Legare

M
ore than 400 community members participated in four sessions in the Skillet Corn
past two weeks discussing the future of symphonic music in Charleston.
The community’s opinions and ideas captured from the downtown Ingredients
Charleston, Johns Island, Daniel Island and West Ashley sessions are being 4 strips bacon, cut into small squares
compiled and analyzed in a database by meeting facilitators Dianne Culhane, a 6 ears of corn
former Coca-Cola executive, and Laura Deaton of Full Glass Consulting. Once ¼ cup cider
they have consolidated this information, they will review the findings with the 4 scallions, chopped
steering committee. 2 large mushrooms, sliced
Salt
For those who could not attend one of the sessions or for attendees who have
Pepper
additional comments, an online survey is being launched. The survey will be
1 Tablespoon finely chopped tarragon
open until July 15, 2010, and can be accessed at www.surveymonkey.com/s/
SymphonicMusicSurvey. A link to the survey will also be on the websites of the
Directions
College of Charleston, Coastal Community Foundation, and the Charleston 1. Cook bacon over low heat in a skillet.
Symphony Orchestra. Information from this survey will be included in the 2. Add the kernels of corn, cut from the ears, together with
findings reviewed by the steering committee. any corn milk you can press out.
The steering committee will have a series of three meetings in August. The first 3. Stir in cider.
two will be to analyze the data and draft recommendations. Then there will be an 4. Cover skillet and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
opportunity for the community to offer feedback on the draft recommendations. 5. Add remaining ingredients, turn up heat and cook
The third meeting will be used to finalize the recommendations and the final uncovered for 10 more minutes, stirring frequently as liquid thickens.
report is expected to be available to the entire community in September. Makes 4 servings.
The Charleston Symphony Orchestra will base its restructuring plan
Note: the Legare Farms Foundation, a non-profit organization geared toward
upon these recommendations and at that time propose a plan to its
educating Lowcountry communities and school children on the agricultural heritage
musicians to host a
of this region, is in need of several items for their classes and camps. The donation
2010 – 2011 of any of these items would be much appreciated: folding chairs, folding tables, 96”
season of round table cloths, wheelbarrows, picnic tables, outside garden benches and chairs,
performances tricycles, long-sleeve shirts for scarecrows, garden hoses to water animals, lawnmower,
celebrating fax machine, and a lap top computer.
its 75th
Anniversary We continue to sit with our Mother, so we aren’t in the office a lot. Please call us on our
Season. cell phones or e-mail if you need something.  Linda’s cell is 514-1215 and Helen’s cell is
514-1218. The office is 559-0788. Legare Farms is located at 620 Hanscombe Point Road,
just off of River Road on Johns Island.

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SI Council continued from page 2
Plan as part of Charleston County’s
plan with FEMA. The plan allows all
participating municipalities to receive
certain insurance points and discounts.
“The plan is now over 1,000 pages, and
if you wish to read it, it’s posted online
at CharlestonCounty.org,” said Pierce.
However, the specific section applying to
Seabrook is only about 10 pages, at most,
and basically lists what the Town does in
terms of keeping up with zoning, county
building inspections, etc. The Council
approved this year’s hazard mitigation plan
unanimously.
Secondly, Pierce asked for a quick
correction to a previously approved budget
for Atlantic Continuity Services’ help
with the first Town disaster tabletop drill.
The Town had approved $1500, but the
original estimate was for $2500. “I think
he earned it,” said Pierce. Holtz motioned
for the approval and Council approved
unanimously.
Lastly, Pierce noted that if anyone had
noticed the Beach Patrol using a 4x4 Jeep
as opposed to the usual 4x4 cart, it was
because the cart was being serviced due to
some electrical lines being chewed apart by
mice. The cart should be back in service in
less than a week.
Cruising with the Beach Patrol
Before closing the meeting, Councilman
Cummin reported on a recent day that
he spent with Bill Shepherd, head of the
Seabrook Island Beach Patrol. Cummin
was amazed by everything that Shepherd
accomplished during the day. Along with
keeping written records of his activities
July 9, 2010
throughout the day, Shepherd also keeps an
eye out for everyone in the water, takes care
of nuisance problems like people leaving
their beach tents up overnight, and unruly
beachgoers. The best story, said Cummin,
was when Shepherd ran into a female who
had been drinking and thought that she
was back on the French Riviera. “He had
a tough time talking her back in to her
bathing suit,” laughed Cummin. Overall,
Cummin stated that the beach patrol does
an excellent job, and encouraged other
Council members to go out with them
sometime and experience a day at the beach
from their perspective.
“I appreciate your report because all we
ever hear are the complaints,” said Mayor
Holtz. “What Jerry has reported is that one
person has a lot to do on the beach.”
Holtz closed the meeting by reminding
everyone to watch out for folks who
wander out on to the sandbar just off the
beach. While people can’t be prohibited
from visiting the sandbar, it’s still a very
dangerous spot, and Holtz was happy to
report that the last time he saw people on
the sandbar, he also saw the beach patrol
watching them until they returned safely.
“It’s when the tide changes that you have
to worry,” said Holtz. “We should do
everything we can to discourage people
going out there, but we can’t keep them off.”
The Town of Seabrook Island has tentatively
canceled the July 27 meeting, however, a
permanent decision will be made closer to
the date. For more information, contact
Town Hall at 768-9121 or visit www.
townofseabrookisland.com. The August council
meeting will be held on August 24 at 2:30 p.m.
in Town Hall, 2001 Seabrook Island Rd.
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Summer lunch for school kids Fore Pete

PROVIDED BY CHARLESTON PARKS AND RECREATION by Olivia French

I T
n a joint effort with the Charleston County School District, he inaugural Charleston Breast Center Golf
Meals will be provided at the Classic, “A Tribute to Pete Radding,” was held
Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission provides meals following sites:
to all children 18 years old or younger without charge through the   on Monday, June 7, at Cassique on Kiawah
Angel Oak Elementary Island. The event raised close to $70,0000 for the
Summer Food Service Program.  The Summer Food Service Program Breast Center. Members of the first place-winning
was established in 1975 to ensure that low-income children continue 6134 Chisolm Road, Johns Island, 29455               
Site Open:  6/14/2010 -8/6/2010               team included Ardys Vegas, Charles Cuzzell, and Tim
to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session.  Havert. Members of the second-place team included
Hours: 11:00 - 12:00
Charleston County Parks has supported this program, funded Site Phone: 559-6412                                     Chris Drury, Rocky Stelling, Jack Burke, and Ned
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for over 20 years, providing Contact: Jasmine Mack Gargiulo.
thousands of lunches to local children over the summer months.                                                                                                   For more information about the Charleston Breast
“We provide training and support for each site, order meals, Bethel Presbyterian Church Center, visit www.CharlestonBreastCenter.com.
1851 Bohicket Road, Johns Island, 29455   
monitor each site, and help them maintain daily records,” says John
Site Open:  6/21/2010 -7/30/2010            
Massey, Assistant Director of Community Education for Charleston Hours: 11:00 - 12:40
County Parks.  “We also inspect meals to insure they are complete and Site Phone: 814-2649                                    
properly stored.” Contact: Mary Bonneau
 According to Massey, each day for two months meals are delivered                                                                                          
to approximately 1,200 children, five days a week at 34 sites.  Over the  E.L. Frierson Elementary
6133 Maybank Hwy, Wadmalaw Island,
course of the summer, around 45,000 nutritionally complete meals 29487              
will be served.   Site Open:  6/14/2010 -8/6/2010
  The program sites are located throughout the rural parts of Hours: 11:30 - 12:30
Charleston County, from McClellanville to Edisto.  Each site is Site Phone: 559-4192                                    
classified as “Open Sites,” meaning they are located in or near a school Contact: Benzina Washington (l to r) Artis Vegas, Tina Radding, Val Skinner, Lisa
where at least 50% of the children are eligible for free or reduced lunch.                                                  Baron, Jennifer Baron, and Paul Baron.
Hebron-Zion United Presbyterian Church
Massey reminds those inquiring that, “It supports summer 2915 Bohicket Rd., Johns Island, 29455          
enrichment activities for kids and makes sure they have at least one Site Open:  6/21/2010 -8/6/2010              
good meal a day.”                                                Hours: 11:00 - 1:00
Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and Site Phone: 559-1135                                    
Contact: Molly Brown
all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national
                                               
origin, sex, age, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in  St. Johns High School
the course of the meal service. 1518 Main Rd., Johns Island, 29455           
  For more information about the Summer Food Service Program, Site Open:  6/14/2010 -8/6/2010              
Hours: 11:00 - 1:00
contact John Massey at 762-2172. Site Phone: 559-6200                                    
Contact: Cora Toomer (l to r) Sharon Austin, Jeff Austin and Val Skinner.