Island Connection - January 7,2011

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Avolcano in Iceland erupted, delayinginternational ights or weeks, a 6.9 magnitude

earthquake shook China causing thousands

o deaths and injuries, and the BP-leased DeepwaterHorizon drilling rig explosion spilled 205.8 million

gallons o crude oil into the Gul o Mexico andthat was just April o last year.

2010, the rst year o the 2010s decade, began inthe shadow o one o the worst economies since 1929

and ended with hopeul yet wary eyes turning towardthe new year. Despite wild politics, crazy weather and

more natural disasters than anyone can remember

in recent years, 2010 did give us the glimmer o aneconomic turn around with solid sales reported during

the holiday season, and weekly unemployment claimsdropping steadily as o October rom 459,000 claims

to just 388,000 at the end o December.

Here in South Carolina, our otherwise quiet little

state has been popping up more and more in thenews; and not always or the best reasons. From Alvin

Greene, an unemployed Army veteran, being elected asthe Democratic nominee or the Senate to Lieutenant

Governor Andre Bauers aux pas when he comparedree lunches at schools to eeding stray animals, South

Carolina has been on the receiving end o quite a ewnational jokes. On the positive side, however, we did

elect our very rst emale governor into ofce, andCharleston was named not only the most riendly, but

most attractive city in the United States by Travel +

Leisure magazine.

Its been quite a ride this year, and while many are

happy to see this awkward era nally slip behind us, itsimportant to remember that 2010 also rent a small tear

in the curtain o the recession, and allowed in the rstrays o hope or better years to come. Happy 2011!

Looking backon a ftul year

by Kristin HacKler

2010 Year in Reviewpage 15

Lucky Dog News mascot, Brooklyn, poses in f ront of her New Years greetings.

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Monday, January 10

St. Johns Fire District Commission7pmSt. Johns Commission Building3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island

Wednesday, January 12Seabrook Island PlanningCommission

All Planning Commission meetings willbe held at 2:30pm at the own Hallunless noted otherwise on the ownbulletin board.

Monday, January 17

Te own Ofces o Kiawah andSeabrook Islands will be closed or

Martin Juther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 25

Seabrook Island Town CouncilAll own Council meetings will be heldat 2:30pm at the own Hall unless noted

otherwise on the own bulletin board.

Wednesday, February 2

Seabrook Island PlanningCommission - work session

All Planning Commission meetings willbe held at 2:30pm at the own Hallunless noted otherwise on the own

bulletin board.

Monday, February 7

St. Johns Fire District Commission7pmSt. Johns Commission Building3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island

Wednesday, February 9

Seabrook Island PlanningCommission

All Planning Commission meetings willbe held at 2:30pm at the own Hallunless noted otherwise on the ownbulletin board.

Monday, February 21

Te own Oces o Kiawah and SeabrookIslands will be closed or Presidents Day.

Financials

Mayor Bill Holtz reported that theown is currently running $83,376.51ahead o the year-to-date budget and isalmost steady with the revenues rom lastyear-to-date. Expenditures are running$43,294.26 more than budgeted, butexcess o revenues over expenditures areapproximately $3000 above last year,

coming in at $290,761.36. Were havinga decent year, said Mayor Holtz, thoughhe noted his concern that the countyand state are cutting back on what theypass on to the various municipalities interms o accommodations taxes (AAX).Were not sure whats coming up nextyear, so weve written a conservativebudget with no major expendituresexcept spending AAX, said Holtz.

Road improvements

Councilman Sam Reed reported thatthere is little going on with the roadsright now, except or the recent repavingo Betsy Kerrison Boulevard, which isdone every 11 years or so with sales taxunds.

Apart rom roads, Reed noted thathe attended the Berke ley, Charleston,Dorchester Council o Governments(BCDCOG) meeting on December 6 andspoke with several key sta people. Tere

was a spirited discussion wherein the

town o Awendaw requested permissionto become a designated management

agent, and even though they pointedout that they didnt necessarily want thecontrol that came along with it, there wasconcern that they could potentially blockthe building o new water and sewer oruture developments. So the question

was, Does a town have the right to blockdevelopment by denying water and sewergoing through their town? said Reed.Te discussion was later tabled, but it wasinormative, nonetheless.

Club and POA meeting, declareddomestic partners and spreading the

word about SeabrookCouncilman erry Ahearn reported thathe attended the annual Club and POAmeeting, and that both are doing wellnancially and are equally reporting goodcash fow. Te POA was able to save somemoney last year, with the end result beingthat assessments are within $10 o lastyear, so they did a good job o managingthat, said Ahearn. Te POA also voted

on bylaw and covenant changes to bevoted on or the next reerendum, most owhich just had to do with cleaning up thecurrent bylaws and protective covenants.

As the document is quite large, residentscan view it online on the POA websiteand ve page summaries will be available

which note all o the signicant changes.O particular note during the meeting

was the proposal o a new denition tobe added to the documents as proposedby Warren Kimball. Te proposal isto redene the meaning o declareddomestic partner. It doesnt mean whatyou might be thinking, said Ahearn

with a smile. It could be a mother

and adult daughter living on the sameproperty, and it would give the declareddomestic partner the rights that thespouse would have. Ahearn noted thatit was thoroughly researched and that

USC has a similar term. Te proposalwas discussed, but Ahearn did not saywhether or not there was a vote on therephrasing.Holtz asked that Ahearn and Reedmake sure that the POA keeps the owninormed i they are doing anything inColumbia concerning the discussionsover a potential new property transertax. I dont mind [them doing it], theyhave strong legal committee, I just dont

want them operating all alone without usbeing notied, said Holtz.In terms o the Visibility Committee,

Ahearn noted that things have sloweddown a bit with the discussions withthe outside visibility consultant. Teyhave received a revised proposal whichlooks good, but they werent able to goover it entirely beore todays councilmeeting, so he noted that he would bringit up during the next council meeting in

January. wo members o the VisibilityCommittee have stated that they will

serve again this coming year, and Ahearnis waiting to hear rom the rest. Lastly,Ahearn stated that there is an ugly rumorgoing on among realtors and other partiesthat the Seabrook Club is bankrupt andgoing under, which is entirely untrue,but its scaring potential buyers away. Isuggested we have a orum o realtors ineither late January or early February, havecoee and roll s and do a presentation onthe island about its history, nancials,membership rules, etc. so they know

whats going on, then take them on touro amenities, said Ahearn. Te Club,he noted, agreed to oot the bill to dothis and would make a meeting place

available. Joe Salvo will be collecting alist o brokers that they could contactor the presentation, So thats movingalong, said Ahearn.

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Dr. John NelsonSam Reed

Respite Care MinistriesBJ SchleierMike Vegis

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County trims hazardous tree

limbs on Johns IslandProvided by Charleston County

Website committee

Councilman Jerrry Cummin reportedthat the Charleston Visitors Bureau willhold their March meeting on Seabrook,and representatives rom all spectrumso the community will be in attendance.Its a great chance to show whats goingon around Seabrook, said Cummin.In website news, Cummin reported

that the group designing the site,Obviouslee Marketing, recently gavea presentation on the new website toall major island entities, and everyonethought it looked great. Te websiteis now up and running, and may beviewed at www.ownOSeabrookIsland.com. Freshfelds was very excited,because the website will also eaturea community calendar, which allowsauthorized representatives to post eventsto this one ca lendar, said Cummin,and i you want a list o events at theMarina or Club or or the POA, youcan individualize. It ought to work

well or everyone. We had a great

committee and they did a lot o work,said Cummin, noting that they startedthe project in February 2010 and have agreat website as the result. Mayor Holtzremarked that the timing was great, too,as it was launched at the beginning othe new year, and was fnanced 100%

with AAX unds.

Residents are a-CERT-ing themselves

Councilman Rob Savin was happyto note that ten new individuals willbe participating in the CommunityEmergency Response eam (CER) aso the frst o the year, and the team willbe meeting quarterly in own Hall. Healso noted that Kiawah is in the processo orming their own CER, though thetwo will remain separate entities. We will

communicate with them, though, saidSavin. Teyre going to look at our trailerand go rom there. Its pretty easy, really.

Water rate increase reactions

I know everyone is concerned about therate increase in October, said Joe Hallo the Seabrook Utility Commission, buthe was happy to report that they onlyhad one person call about the increase,

who asked why the Utility Commissioncouldnt take al l o their ca sh reserves andsubsidize the increase. It was very easyto answer because all o our cash reservesare to satisy bond covenants, said Hall,Teres been no other word besides that.

Town appointments

Te Seabrook Island Council madetheir annual appointments at the endo the meeting, appointing StephenL. Brown as own Attorney, RandyM. Pierce as Zoning Administrator,and Faye Allbritton as own Clerk.

Commission appointments includedJanet Gorski, who will be replacing omSivert on the Planning Commissionor a term to expire on December 31,2012; Jerry Farber and Ike Smith tothe Board o Zoning Appeals or termsto expire on December 31, 2015; andthe re-appointment o Nada Connolly,Diane Holtz, Joan Hylander, CharleneKreusch, Eric Nielson, Kathleen Rogers

and Stuart Spisak to the AAX AdvisoryCommittee or terms to expire onDecember 31, 2012.

All o the appointments were approvedunanimously. We might have someadjustment in AAX, but they all seemto be pretty happy with it and its goodto have other people look at it so allo the unds arent spent rom just theCouncils perspective, said Holtz.

Changes to the zoning map for 2010

own Administrator Randy Peircereported that every year at the end oyear, any changes to the zoning map bythe Planning Commission and Council

are made and Council gives their fnalapproval. Tere were only two changesthis year: A portion o the Ocean

Winds condos wherein a pool area wassubdivided rom the community sothat the pool house could be torn downand three condos built, and lot #7 atBaypoint, which was deeded to the

conservation group and rezoned rommulti-amily to conservation. Te Ocean

Winds subdivision doesnt require anyphysical changes to the map, and Piercenoted that the build is currently delayeduntil someone purchases it. Councilapproved both changes unanimously.

Mayors report

Mayor Holtz noted that the Planning

Commission has asked that CouncilmanSam Reed serve as a representative toguide them in looking through theiryear plan and see i there are things thatthey should be looking into in orderto cut down on spending. Savin alsorecommended that the Council get intouch with the POA as they are lookinginto doing a study on fnding the island ssense o place which might tie into theVisibility Committees work. Lastly,Holtz remarked that they are lookinginto their $440,000 bond with UtilityCommission to see i there are anyalternatives to helping with the cost oinsuring their bonds until the insurance

problem is fxed.

Council comments

Beore closing the meeting, all oCouncil wished everyone happy holidays.

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With the help o ederalunds, CharlestonCounty Government

recently completed a project to trimhazardous limbs on 127 trees onboth Bohicket and River Roads.

Te work is a result o $21,000 ingrant unds that the County receivedrom the American Recovery andReinvestment Act o 2009 (ARRA)Financial Assistance Programor Forest Health Enrichmentadministered through the S.C.

Forestry Commission and unded bythe U.S. Forest Service.

Crews trimmed limbs rom 89trees on Bohicket Road and 38 treeson River Road. Bohicket Road wasthe frst state-legislatively-designatedscenic highway in South Carolina.Both roads are designated as scenicroads by the County. Te designationrequires the protection o all trees thatare six inches or greater in diameterbreast height (DBH) located withinthe right-o-way, under the provisionso the Charleston County Zoningand Land Development RegulationsOrdinance.

Tese unique scenic roadways area valuable natural resource to the stateo South Carolina and to CharlestonCounty and its residents, said DanPennick, Charleston County Zoningand Planning Director. Te ARRAgrant provided an opportunity orCharleston County to preserve thequality and cultural resource othese magnifcent scenic roadways,

while making them saer or publictravel.

Supplemental unding or the

project came rom the CharlestonCounty ree Fund, which wasestablished to receive unds rom treeremoval tree violation fnes and as aorm o mitigation when planting orequired trees is impractical or a site.Te und is established exclusivelyor public beautifcation throughthe planting and pruning o trees inCharleston County.

Visit the Charleston County websiteat www.charlestoncounty.org for newsand up-to-date information relatingto all Charleston County Governmentservices.

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Despite the lowt e m p e r a t u r e sand blustery

weather, several Kiawah-

Seabrook Exchange Clubmembers volunteeredtheir time at the annualKiawah Marathon thispast December 11,2010. Each year, severalExchange Club membersvolunteer at the race andthe Kiawah Island GolfResort, which sponsorsthe race, contributes $25for each Club volunteer tothe charity of the Clubschoosing.

Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club members Mike Morris, Bill Tomas and Bob Mason with 15 volunteers from the Ashley Ridge Girls Soccer eam at the Kiawah Marathon.

Neither rain nor cold keepsvolunteers from the Kiawah Marathon

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Roses arise at frst Garden Club

meeting o the new yearby bJ Schleier

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ighty-seven year-old Concord, North Carolina, resident Margaret Hagertyplanned on running the Kiawah Marathon last month, but a minor leg injury

caused her to reconsider. In the end, she eels her decision to sw itch to the hal-marathon was denitely the better alternative.

Margarets concern or her long-term health began when her doctors inspired herto stop smoking and get out and move it in 1987. Since then, Margaret has run

thousands o races and 80 ull marathons (her eighty-rst, and last, will be in Myr tle

Beach in February) all over the world. Her rst international race was in Athens,Greece, in 1995 and the ollowing year she completed the Mount Everest Challenge.

Margarets accomplishments do not stop there, however. She also holds the GuinnessBook world record or the oldest person to have run a marathon on every continent.

But even with her travels to Antarctica, New Zealand, Australia, South Arica,South America and Ireland, Margaret always loves returning to Kiawah Island. Its

a good race, its very well done, says Margaret about the Kiawah Island Marathon.Ive always enjoyed going down to K iawah. Everyones so nice and riendly.

Completing her teenth year o competing in the Kiawah Marathon, Margaretcrossed the nish line with a time o 4 hours, 1 minute and 16 seconds (4:01:16).

Margaret is certainly an inspiration, especially to ellow runners and riends that she

meets along the way, like Kiawah Island resident Debby Ervin. Others have been afec tedby Margarets tenacity in the numerous interviews broadcast on stations like CNN a nd

Channels 36 and 14 in Charlotte, and articles written in newspapers like ConcordsIndependent ribune. Te

worldwide positive attentionMargaret attracts provides

her with a boost o energyto continue, not that her

efervescent personality reallyneeds it.

Margaret was slightlydisappointed because the race

on December 11 was supposed

to mark a major milestone asher 81st ull marathon, but in

the end, she really was pleasedto participate at all. With her

88th birthday approachingin March, she pointed out,

Teres a certain amount youcan do to stay healthy, but old

age is inevitable so we try to dothe best we can. Undoubtedly,

Margaret should be more

than proud o what she hasaccomplished throughout the

past 23 years.

Margaret Hagertysamazing eet

by MereDiTh POWell

Margaret Hagerty.

he Seabrook Island Garden Club had a veryactive December. Approximately 15 wreaths,decorated and donated by club members, were

delivered to the Chardon Place assisted living acilityon Johns Island. Te Christmas tree at Te Lake Housewas decorated and it added to the estive atmosphereo the Holiday Open House on December 5, whichwas well attended by island residents.

Regular Garden Club meetings will resume onFriday, January 14, 2011, at 9 a.m. at Te Lake House with rereshments and catch-up conversations, andthe program will begin at 9:30 a.m. Jim Lancaster, alocal rose expert, will present the program, A rose isa rose is a rose.

Start your new year of with a cordial meeting andprogram with your Seabrook riends and neighbors.New residents and/or prospective members are urgedto join us in 2011.


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People still like vests andcomorters lled withdown, although eather-

lled pillows dont seem to beas common these days as mostpillows are now lled with something articial, sot andhypo-allergenic. Whatever works or that long winters nap.

Down is the inner layer o eathers on a bird which isparticularly useul or warmth and insulation. Te word,though, has been used variously or anything that is sot,ufy and likely to y around quickly in the air.

Te ufy things you see in this weeks mystery plantphotograph are associated with various members o thesunower amily. Te sot, parachute-like structure is whatwe call a pappus, and it is only ound in the plant kingdomwithin the sunower amily members. In general, a pappusis a modied sort o calyx which is seated at the top o theovary in each individual ower. Depending on the speciesinvolved, the pappus comes in a wide variety o orms andcan be very important or dispersing the ripened ovary (orachene), which contains a single seed. In this plants case, thepappus is modied as a nearly perect botanical parachute,

allowing efective dispersal through the air. Whats importantto remember here is that the ripened achene is a ruit; not justa seed. Some conusion arises over a similar system involvingthe milkweeds, in which the elongated ruit splits open andreleases lots o little seeds, each o which is equipped with asilky parachute. In the milkweeds case, the silky parachuteis made up o special hairs on the seed wall. In the sunoweramily, though, it is the one-seeded ruits themselves thatare aerodynamically equipped with a pappus and which dothe dispersing. Te unction o the milkweeds seed hairs

and the pappus in the sunower amily are very

similar, but their origins are quite diferent.Our mystery plant, which is a native species,

grows commonly in a variety o habitats romMaine to exas and is particularly common alongthe coastal plain. Residents o the eastern USA willknow it as a biennial in that it spends its rst year asa rosette o very prickly leaves, then sends up a tallowering stalk almost our eet high in the secondyear. Most commonly, the plants eature wine-redowers in their massive heads. Otherwise, yellow-owered heads may be observed and sometimesthe two color orms are intermixed within a singlepopulation. Once the summer arrives, the colorulheads begin to produce their achenes and thepappus occurs as a snowy mass o silky, plume-like bristles. Birders will know this species and itsrelatives as a popular ood source or goldnches.

O course, during the winter holidays youwont see this species growing outside, but it willbe reappearing in the spring. You also wont see itsdowny parachutes; they blew away in the breeze along time ago.

John Nelson is the curator o the A. C. Moore Herbariumat the University o South Carolina, in the Department oBiological Sciences. As a public service, the Herbarium oersree plant identifcations. For more inormation on this service,visit www.herbarium.org or call 803-777-8196.

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Photo by Linda Lee

Getting down with the mystery plantBy Dr. John nelson

Bullthistle,Cirsiumhorridulum

Q: How do you get down rom an elephant?

A: You dont get down rom an elephant. You get down rom a goose.


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he ongoing public concern with

the unsae nature o Johns Islandroads has generated signicant

controversy over how to x them. Aterall, over the last ew years there has beenan average o 10 accidents per week on

Johns Island roads. One segment o thecommunity is convinced that the saetyproblem is caused by illegal speeding.Tey argue that i the CharlestonCounty Sheri assigned more deputiesto patrol the roads, the problem wouldbe solved. Another segment is convincedthat the problems are the consequence ogrowing trafc volumes on out-o-dateroads and the proximity o large roadsidetrees which provide no margin or error

i a problem is encountered. Tis groupbelieves that the solution is a new roadbuilt to modern standards. Tis wouldallow the trafc on the existing roads toreturn to lower, saer volume levels.

In late summer o 2009, in responseto these calls to ma ke Johns Island roadssaer, Charleston County Council askedLPA, a South Carolina transportationengineering rm, to study possible waysto improve the roads on Johns Island.In directing the study team, CharlestonCounty sta emphasized their desireor a design like that o the ColonialParkway in Virginia, in which the road isplaced in a wide, park-like, landscaped,

controlled access right-o way.From November 2009 to May 2010,LPA studied a variety o dierentschemes or improving the roads on

Johns Island, ranging rom wideningexisting roads to locating and costing anew road down the center o the island.Te study team reviewed the wideningo three existing routes: 1) Main andBohicket, 2) Maybank and Bohicket and3) River Road. Tey also examined alarge number o potential alignments ora new road and narrowed these down toour major alternatives. Each alternative

was tried two ways - connecting to theproposed I-526 extension or connecting

with Maybank Highway. In turn, each

was evaluated as either a ree road or as

a toll road. Tis generated a total o 19dierent alternatives. LPA concluded thatall 19 alternatives should be evaluatedand presented to the Council.

For each o these 19 alternatives,LPA determined how their additionto the system would aect the trafcon other roads in the network, theircost to construct, their impact on theenvironment, and the social consequencesto those households and businessesaected by the road. Te level o serviceon each o the links in the system wasshown graphically in a series o veryuseul, colored maps produced by theCHAS computer model and presented

in the report.Teir one-page conclusion o the

results in the Executive Summary showsthe characteristics and costs o eacho the 19 alternatives in a single table.Unortunately, the summary table

was small in size, difcult to read, andconusing. Most importantly, it lacked acomparison o impacts that are importantto Johns Islanders, such as the number ohistoric live oak trees that would be taken,the number o properties aected, thenumber o entry points along the route,the proportion o the road built as ve-lane, uncontrolled access, the amounto tree canopy that would be sacriced,

etc. Because inormation on these keyimpacts is available rom various places inthe nal report, it is possible to develop asummary o the major alternatives that iseasier to understand, but more complete.Tis summary is shown in the ollowingtable. (see chart below.)

Te report presents threerecommendations or action by theCounty Council: 1) Ask BCDCOG toplace the Greenway on the regions longrange transportation plan, 2) Explore apublic/private partnership by issuing anRFP to possible private sector partners,and 3) Seek ederal unding or possibleshort term saet y improvements.

Some members o the Council

apparently understood rom the Summary

Report that the LPA study indicated thatthe Greenway was the preerred solutionONLY i I-526 was completed. As aconsequence, in September, the Councilrecorded ve no votes to our yes onrecommendations (1) and (2), and all theCouncil members present voted yes onitem (3).

At about the same time, the situationwas complicated still urther by SCDOsannouncement that they had selected

Alternative G as their nal alignmentor the I-526 extension. Tis alignmentincorporated a lower-speed, parkway-likedesign or the extension rom its currentterminus in West Ashley over the Stono

River to two intersections on Johns Islandbeore re-crossing the Stono to James Islandand joining the Connector to downtownCharleston. A debate over I-526 raged inthe Post and Courier. Tis prompted BuckLimehouse, the SCDO Secretary, to

write a letter to the Council asking them tomake clear whether the Council is going tocomplete the project, or not.

On October 19, 2010, Council

member Victor Rawl presented a newalternative to SCDOs Alternative G,that deleted the segment between JohnsIsland and James Island, and substitutedthe widening o River Road romMaybank Highway to Betsy KerrisonParkway. Te Council voted six tonaught to ask SCDO to examine thisnew alternative.

It has now come to light that areexamination by SCDO will have tostart rom scratch. Tis would delay theproject by 12 to 18 months and couldcost up to another $2 million. While

widening River Road would serve thesame purpose as the Sea Island Greenway,

it would cost considerably more tobuild than the Greenway and resultin signicant disruption to residents,businesses, and to the beautiul tree-canopied and historic roadway.

In the meantime, a solution to JohnsIslands dangerous roads is no closer toresolution.

What were the fndings rom the

Countys study o Johns Island roads?Special to the iSland connection

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Ater reading and reecting on thearticle Locals may lose RosebankFarms which appeared on the ront pageo the December 17, 2010, edition oTe

Island Connection, I oer a constructiveresolution or consideration.

At the outset, I acknowledge withappreciation the property ownersoutstanding contribution to posterityand her community. Ms. BettyStringellow is our historian andenvironmentalist. Yes, I am among hermany benefciaries - a SINGH (SeabrookIsland Natural History Group) member

who enjoys our annual fsh ry on Ms.Bettys ront lawn and a purchaser oher book A Place Called St. Johnsshortly ater arriving in the lowcountryin 2002. Given her advancing age,Betty Stringellow is sensibly puttingher aairs in order or her own peaceo mind and or the beneft o her heirs.

It is also true that Rosebank Farmsis an exceptional local produce resourceand a community treasure. ReporterKristin Hackler listed some o thenumerous quality o lie contributionsthat Rosebank Farms has made to

individuals and organizations during itsremarkable ten year tenure. In additionto proprietors, Louise Bennett and SidiLimehouse, there are approximately 20

ull- or part- time sta whose work ethicand dedication is admirable as well asmany local suppliers and gited localartists whose work is displayed.

What to do about the ticking clock???Te current lease ends on January30, 2011. Until early November, theRosebank Farms proprietors believedthat the annual lease would be renewed.Betty Stringellow certainly deservespeace o mind and Rosebank Farmsdeserves and needs time to transitiontheir operation (including buildingsand animals) to another but, to date,unidentifed site. Te interests othe benevolent landlord and belovedcommunity-based arming operation

would be addressed by a one yearnon-renewable lease. Tis time-certainoption provides a win win or bothparties and spares the rest o us rom anavoidable loss o an irreplaceable JohnsIsland asset.

An option for Rosebankby Margaret M. Chiara

Op-ed

he 7th Annual Gol ournament or Respite Care Ministries will be heldMarch 21, 2011, on Seabrook Island. Money raised during the tournament

will be used to oset the costs o providing care and support to amiliesaected by Alzheimers disease or a related orm o dementia.

ournament sponsorships are available rom $100 to $2000, but any sizedonation is welcome and appreciated. Golers may register as a team or asindividuals. Sponsorships o $300 and above include entry ee or golers.

Respite Care Ministries, a 501(c)3 non-proft organization, oers programsto enhance the quality o lie or people suering rom memory-related diseases.Program locations include St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Charleston; AllSaints Lutheran Church, Mt. Pleasant; Episcopal Church o Our Saviour, JohnsIsland; and Lutheran Church o the Redeemer, West Ashley. Te daily programsbeneft participants by working to improve their lives through activities, music

participation, and social interaction. Tese vital programs give caregivers a much-needed break and provide a support network or amilies. Respite Care Ministriesis supported by donations, memorials, grants, volunteers, and und raising events.Proceeds rom the gol tournament represent approximately 25% o the necessaryunds to be raised each year.

For more info or to register, contact Laura Stefanelli, Executive Director of RespiteCare Ministries, by email at [email protected], or by calling 723-1611, ext. 15

Sign up now forRespite Care Ministries

7th Annual Golf TournamentprOvided by respite Care Ministries


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Charleston Area Terapeutic Riding (CAR) recently introduced a newprogram, Horses for Heroes, which works in conjunction with the localVeterans Administration Medical Center. Te program provides equine-

assisted activities and therapies for wounded veterans and will continue through January. When Horses for Heroes began this past fall, students from MountZion Elementary dropped by to help both volunteers and vets participating in theprogram.

Its a very special project, said CAR volunteer Mike Arthur, and we were veryimpressed with the kids and teachers from Mount Zion.

Charleston Area Terapeutic Riding improves the lives o children and adults withdisabilities at the areas oldest nationally accredited therapeutic horseback riding center.CAR is a 501(c)(3) non-proft organization in operation since 1991. 2669 HamiltonRoad Johns Island, SC 29455. For more ino call Murray Neale, Executive Director,at 559-6040 www.catrarms.org

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(above) CARvolunteers with studentvolunterrs rom Mt.Zion Elementary.

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Johns IslandRegIonallIbRaRy3531 Maybank Highway, 559-1945houRs:

Monday Tursday: 10 a.m. 8 p.m.Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m.

Wee Reads (under 24 months with adult)Mondays: January 10, 24 & 31, at 10:30 a.m.

ime or wos (2 3 years old with adult)uesdays: January 11, 18 & 25, at 10:30a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3 6 years)Wednesdays: January 12, 19 & 26, at10:30 a.m.

*Excel 2007 Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, January 11, rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

*Excel 2007: Beyond the Basics (adults/young adults) uesday, January 18, rom10 a.m. 12 p.m.

*Publisher 2007: Create a Calendar(adults/young adults) uesday, January 25,rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.*All computer classes are free. For moreinformation please call 559-1945 and askfor the Reference Department. Cl ass space is

available for 8 participants per session.

Early Literacy Station (up to 11 years)January 1 - 31. Fun activities based onthe South Carolina Day-by-Day FamilyLiteracy Activity Calendar.

PLAY with Dad: Family Storytime (all ages) Saturday, January 8, at 11 a.m.

GrandFamily Support Group (adults)Saturday, January 8, at 11 a.m.

Saturday Movie Matinee: DespicableMe (all ages) Saturday, January 8, at 2p.m. Rated PG; 95 minutes. Sponsor:Te UPS Store, 3575 Maybank Hig hway,Johns Island.

Martin Luther King, Jr. rivia(grades 6-12) Monday, January 10,through Saturday, January 15. Incelebration o Martin Luther King, Jr.Day, stop by the Reerence Desk andanswer a trivia question about Dr. Kingor a candy prize!

PLAY: Mother Goose Galore! (all ages)Tursday, January 13, at 6:30 p.m.

PLAY with Dad: Family Storytime

(all ages) Saturday, January 15, at 11 a.m.Club Anime! (ages 12-19) Saturday,January 15, rom 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Sea Islands Book Club (adults)uesday, January 18, at 2 p.m.Well start 2011 by discussing PatConroys novel, South o Broad. Copieso the book may be obtained rom theReerence Desk or check out whilesupplies last.

PLAY: Ice is Really Nice (all ages)Tursday, January 20, at 6:30 p.m.Come to the library or chilly stories set inicy locations.

PLAY with Dad: Family Storytime(all ages) Saturday, January 22, at 11 a.m.

PLAY: Kids Have alent! (up to 11years) Saturday, January 22, at 2 p.m.o sign up or the talent show or tosubmit your art work, call the JohnsIsland Childrens desk at 559-1945. Entrydeadline is Wednesday, January 19.

PLAY: Fantastic ales (all ages)Tursday, January 27, at 6:30 p.m.Lewis Carrolls birthday is today! We willcelebrate by reading imaginative stories

with silly characters and comical endings.Book Explorers Preschool Book Club(ages 3 to 6 years old) Friday, January 28,at 10:30 a.m.

PLAY with Dad: Family Storytime (allages) Saturday, January 29, at 11 a.m.

PLAY: Curious George (all ages)Saturday, January 29 at 2 p.m.Rated G; 86 minutes.

DISPLAYSArt DisplayJanuary 1 - 31Art created by local children u nder 12years old will be on display throughoutthe library. Dont miss the childrensart and perormances at the library onSaturday, January 22, at 2 p.m. at theKids Have alent! program.

Martin Luther King, Jr. DisplayJanuary 1 31In honor o Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr.s birthday, we will display librarymaterials about his lie and the civil rightsmovement.

riday, January 7

awah Art Council presents: Art FilmGeorgia OKeefen Allen stars as 20th-century painterorgia OKeee in this Golden Globe-d Emmy-nominated biopic that ollows

artists tempestuous relationship withlover and eventual husband, Alred

iglitz. 7:30 p.m. in the own Halluncil Chambers. Free event/open to theblic. ickets now available. For moreo, contact Kiawah own Hall at 768-66 or visit www.kiawahisland.org.

aturday, January 8

ll Island Exploration, Cape Romaintional Wildlie Reugen Coastal Expeditions or a Naturalist-

guided walk on Bull Island in Cape RomainNational Wildlie Reuge. We will meet atGarris Landing in Awendaw at 9:30 a.m. todepart by erry at 10. Bull Island is part othe largest stretch o protected shoreline onthe eastern seaboard. $35 per adult, $15 perchild. o register, call 928-3368.

Monday, January 10

Te Sandcastle presents: Opera LitePart one o a nine week series, K iawahresident Dr. John Benzel combines audio/visual presentations o operatic perormanceswith historical and literary perspective toprovide a view into the world o opera.Previous opera knowledge not necessary.Tis rst session leads o with Faust. Heldat the Sandcastle Community center on

Kiawah. Free and open to the public. Noreservations required. 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. Formore ino, call John Benzel at 768-1174.

tueSday, January 11

Kiawah Art Council presents: CoplandHouse Chamber MusicHailed by Te New York imes or itsbracing and beguiling, incisive and excitingperormances, Music rom Copland Housetakes an exhilarating, wide-ranging touracross Americas vibrant musical landscape.7:30 p.m. in the Church o Our Saviour.Free event/open to the public. ickets nowavailable. Contact Kiawah own Hall at768-9166 or visit www.kiawahisland.org.

thurSday, January 13

Our World series: Dr. Gary NicholsDr. Gary Nichols, retired Citadel proessoro European history and author o theBiography o General Charles P. Summerall,will present a lecture on World War I atKiawahs Sandcastle starting at 3 p.m. Lightselection o wine and cheese will be served.

Reservations are due by January 8. Free andopen to the public. For more ino, call theSandcastle at 768-3875 or [email protected].

Kiawah Art Council presents: winSpirits, Film o Robert SchumannEnjoy an innovative theatrical event thatcelebrates the love between 19th centuryGerman composer Robert Schumann andhis wie, pianist Clara Wieck. 7:30 p.m.in the own Hall Council Chambers.ickets now available at Kiawah own Hall.Free event/open to the public. For tickets,contact Kiawah own Hall at 768-9166 orvisit www.kiawahisland.org.

Saturday, January 15

Bird Hike & El Dorado Ruins at SanteeCoastal ReserveJoin Nature Adventures Naturalists JohnDupre and Elizabeth Anderegg on anexploration o Santee Coastal Reserve andhidden El Dorado Ruins. 10 a.m. to 1p.m. $25/adults and $10 or kids (ages 12and under). For more ino, visit www.NatureAdventuresOuttters.com or www.

KayakCharlestonSC.com. Call or email usto make a reservation and get directions.568-3222 or [email protected]

Monday, January 17

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Te Sandcastle presents: Opera LitePart two o a nine week series, Kiawahresident Dr. John Benzel combinesaudio/visual presentations o operaticperormances with historical and literaryperspective to provide a view into theworld o opera. Previous opera knowledgenot necessary. Held at the SandcastleCommunity center on Kiawah. Freeand open to the public. No reservationsrequired. 3:15 - 4:45 pm For more ino, call John Benzel at 768-1174.

thurSday, January 20

Our World series: Dr. Brian McGeeDr. Brian McGee, College o Charlestoncommunication proessor, chie o staand senior policy advisor in the Ofce o

the President, will present a talk on FringeGroups and Teir Role In Modern Societyat 3 p.m. at Kiawahs Sandcastle. Lightselection o wine and cheese will be served.Reservations are due by January 8. Freeand open to the public. For more ino, callthe Sandcastle at 768-3875 or [email protected].

Charleston Metro Chamber o CommerceLegislative ReceptionA unique opportunity or inormalnetworking with your town council, mayor,state legislators and ederal legislators at oneo the Chambers biggest events o the year.Te event includes a special presentation toCongressman Henry Brown or his years oservice to our region, state and nation. Formore ino, visit www.charlestonchamber.net/orgcalendar. 6 8 p.m. at the SouthCarolina Aquarium, 100 Aquarium Whar.$45 or members, $65 or non-members

Friday, January 21

31st Annual Charleston Boat ShowJanuary 21 23 at the North Charleston

Convention Center. With a longstandingtradition as the Lowcountrys largest boatshow and sale, Te Charleston Boat Showhas also become synonymous with deliveringgreat entertainment and enjoyment orthe whole amily. ickets: $8/adults, $5/amily, $3/kids (4 12). For more ino, visitTeCharlestonBoatShow.com.

Saturday, January 30

Boone Hall Oyster RoastHighlights include the legendary OysterShucking and Oyster Eating contests,a selection o domestic and importedbeers, live music on the main stage anda Childrens Area rom 10:30 a.m. to5 p.m. ickets: $12 in advance and$15 the day o the event. 2 to 6 p.m.For more ino or tickets, visit www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com,www.etix.com or visit any o the 10 areaSouthcoast Community Banks.

thurSday, February 3

Our World series: Dr. John NewellDr. John Newell, proessor o history at

the College o Charleston, will presentSarajevo oday at Kiawahs Sandcastlestarting at 3 p.m. Light selection o wineand cheese will be served. Reservations aredue by January 29. Free and open to thepublic. For more ino, call the Sandcastleat 768-3875 or [email protected].

Monday, February 14

Valentines Day

thurSday, February 17

Our World series: Mayor Joseph P. RMayor Joseph P. Riley will presentCharleston and the Future at KiawahsSandcastle starting at 3 p.m. Lightselection o wine and cheese will be serReservations are due by February 12. Fand open to the public. For more ino,the Sandcastle at 768-3875 or sandcastkica.us.

Monday, February 21

Presidents Day

anuary 7 Island Connection Calendar February

Copyright Farmers Almanac 2010, www.farmersalmanac.com

Gardening by the MoonFrom the Farmers almanac

anuaRy2011th-8th A Good ime o Kill Plant Pests Or Do Plowing. Poor For Planting.

th-10th Fine For Planting Any Aboveground Crop, Where Te Cli mate Permits.Extra Good For Peppers, omatoes, Peas, And Other Vine Crops.1th-12th Barren Days. Do No Planting.3th-14th Fine For Planting Beans, Peppers, Cucumbers, Melons A nd Other

Aboveground Crops, Where Climate Is Suitable.5th-16th Poor Days For Planting. Seeds end o Rot In Te Ground.7th-18th Best Planting Days For Aboveground Crops, Especially Peas, Beans,

Cucumbers And Squash, Where Climate Is Suitable. Plant Seedbeds And FlowerGardens.

9th-23rdA Barren ime. Best For Killing Weeds, Briars, Poison Ivy, And Otherlant Pests. Clear Woodlots And Fencerows.


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he Kiawah Arts Council is kicking o the New Year with class! Starting with anart flm on amous 20th century artist Georgia OKeee, this January eaturestwo flm events and a perormance by the Copland House Chamber Music

ensemble. All o the events are ree and open to the public. For more inormation onany o the upcoming events or to request your tickets, contact Kiawah own Hall at768-9166 or visit www.kiawahisland.org.

Art Filmon GeorGiAoKeeFFe

Friday, Janary 7, at 7:30 p.m. in th own Hall Concil ChambrsAmong the great American artists o the 20th-century, Georgia OKeee stands as oneo the most compelling. For nearly a century, OKeees representations o the beautyo the American landscape were a brave counterpoint to the chaotic images embracedby the art world. Her cityscapes and still-lies flled the canvas with wild energy thatgained her a ollowing among the critics as well as the public. Tough she has had manyimitators, no one since has been able to paint with such intimacy and stark precision.Joan Allen stars as 20th-century painter Georgia OKeee in this Golden Globe- andEmmy-nominated biopic that ollows the artists tempestuous relationship with her loverand eventual husband, A lred Steiglitz (Jeremy Irons), a New York photographer andart promoter. Tough their marriage weathers long absences and extramarital aairs,OKeee preers solitude in New Mexico, where she creates her greatest work. Beverageo choice permitted. ickets are currently available at own Hall.

CoplAnd House CHAmbermusiC

sday, Janary 11, at 7:30 p.m. in th Chrch of Or SaviorHailed by Te New York imes or its bracing and beguiling, incisive and excitingperormances, Music rom Copland House takes an exhilarating, wide-ranging touracross Americas vibrant musical landscape. Te internationally-acclaimed ensemble isbased at the unique creative center or American music at Aaron Coplands NationalHistoric Landmark home in New Yorks lower Hudson Valley. Te groups specialprogram or Kiawah will be perormed by three award-winning artists: pianist MichaelBoriskin (Copland Houses Artistic and Executive Director), violinist Jesse Mills, andcellist James Wilson. Musical perormances will include country fddle sensation MarkOConnors Poets and Prophets, inspired by Johnny Cash; Aaron Coplands landmark

Vitebsk, a da rk portrait o old Russia; Grammy-winning Paul Schoenfelds Ca Musicand its dazzling mlange o klezmer, dixieland, and ragtime; and Emmy-winning JohnMustos Piano rio with its kinetic, urban soundscape. ickets are currently available atown Hall.

twin spirits, FilmoF robert sCHumAnn

Trsday, Janary 13, at 7:30 p.m. in th own Hall Concil ChambrsEnjoy an innovative theatrical event that celebrates the love between 19th centuryGerman composer, Robert Schumann, and his wie, pianist Clara Wieck. TespianDerek Jacobi narrates the couples love story while noted musicians and singers perormSchumanns romantic works. Sting and his real-lie wie, rudie Styler, alternate readingSchumann and Wiecks love letters. Beverages o choice permitted. ickets are currentlyavailable at own Hall.

January art events on Kiawah

SundayS

Heron Park Nature Center: Open Daily,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games:Basktball:

2 p.m. 3 p.m.

MondayS

Heron Park Nature Center: Open Daily,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games:Vollyball:2 p.m. 3 p.m.

TueSdayS

Heron Park Nature Center: Open Daily,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games: Basktball:2 p.m. 3 p.m.

WedneSdayS

Heron Park Nature Center: Open Daily,

8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games: Soccr: 2 p.m. 3 p.m.

ThurSdayS

Heron Park Nature Center: Open Daily,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games:Basktball:2 p.m. 3 p.m.

FridayS

Heron Park Nature Center: Open Daily,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games: Vollyball: 2 p.m. 3p.m.

SaTurdayS

Heron Park Nature Center: Open Daily,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games:Soccr: 2 p.m. 3 p.m.

Thank you

to all volunteers!Te Kiawah Island Gol ResortMarathon would like to thank

all o the volunteers whodedicated their time and madeour 33rd Annual race such a

SuCCeSS!

KIAWAH ISLAND RECREATION: JANuARy 2011

For more details and reservations for the following activities, including times for Nature ours, please visit www.kiawahrecreation.com or call the Heron Park NatureCenter at 768-6001. All activities are open to the public. Nature ours, Fishing rips and Motorboat Excursions available daily. Please remember that Night Heron

Pool is for Resort Guests and Governors Club Members only. Tank you for your cooperation. *Nature ours available daily. imes are tide dependant.

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December 4: (Kiawah)A suspect wasaccused of writing three fraudulent

checks on November 22 at the Spa at

the Sanctuary Hotel totaling $2564.40,

and the account was closed the day after.

The complainant stated that the suspecthas written fraudulent checks before and

it was difcult to retrieve the money so

the ofcer advised him on how to handle

the checks.

December 10: (Seabrook) A victim

came into the Sheriffs Ofce to report

harassing phone calls. She showed the

ofcer text messages with the subject,

but he was unable to nd any mention

of her asking him to stop contacting her.

The ofcer contacted the suspect and

told him that he was to have no furthercommunication with the complainant or

charges would be led and vice versa.

He agreed and so did the victim.

December 11: (Kiawah)An ofcer

responded to a theft at Newton Farms on

Freshelds Drive in which the suspect

had taken three bottles of wine, valued

at $320, and a basket of groceries. Thecomplainant provided video surveillance

evidence of the incident and stated

that she has previously contacted the

Sheriffs Ofce about this particular

man and that she even knows his tastes.

The ofcer agreed upon request to try

and locate the suspect to interview him

and place him on trespass notice.

December 15: (Kiawah)An ofcer

pulled over a vehicle after observing aBudweiser beer can in the drivers left

hand and proceeded to ask about the

presence of any other open containers.The passenger handed over a second

Budweiser beer can as well as a 42

ounce glass bottle of Steel Reserve

beer. As soon as back-up arrived, the

two ofcers asked the subjects to exit

the vehicle and asked once more if

there was any other contraband in the

vehicle. Both subjects denied there

was, but a search produced a small

amount of marijuana, a burnt marijuana

cigarette and two more open containers

of beer, which the ofcers conscated

for evidence. Though the subjects were

ultimately released, the driver was

given a citation for open container and

simple possession of marijuana, while

the passenger was issued one citation for

open container.

December 16: (Kiawah)A complainant

called the Sheriffs Ofce regarding

a residential alarm that was going offon Sanderling Court. The responding

ofcer arrived at the residence to nd

the back porch door open, but nothing

was disturbed. It was closed and theresidence was left secured.

December 17: (Kiawah)An ofcer on

patrol responded to a call on Freshelds

Drive where King Street Grills alarm

was going off. Upon arriving on thescene, the ofcer checked the premises

and found no forced entry. Less than

30 minutes later, the alarm was going

off again so the ofcer returned to the

business and attempted to phone the as

needed key holder. While waiting, the

subject was just coming to clean he

had the access code to the alarm and was

able to successfully deactivate it.

December 18: (Kiawah) Between

December 14 and 17, someone broke

into a Cormorant Lane home while the

owners were away in Atlanta. The owner

mentioned that he has a management

company that watches his residence,but other than that there are no potential

subjects. There were no signs of forced

entry but the items taken - including

jewelry, guns and electronics - totaled

over $100,000.

December 23: (Kiawah)A deputy

responded to a residential alarm on

Flyway Drive. There was no suspicious

activity only a balcony door that

appeared to not have been secured

properly. The key holder arrived shortly

after and the residence was locked.

December 23: (Seabrook)Ofcers

responded to a business alarm on AndellBluff Road. There were no signs of

damage and the key holder was called,

but after waiting for over an hour to no

avail, ofcers left a card with a case

number on the door.

December 28: (Kiawah) Between

November 19 and 23, seven checks to

the Sanctuary Hotel and Newton Farms

were forged, totaling $6197. The victim

claimed that the account

had been closed andthat he was legally

separated from the

subject. The responding

ofcer gave the case to

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2010Year in Review

January 22

Te Kiawah bike pathocially opens.

January 25

Chie AdministrativeLaw Judge Ralph KingAnderson III overturns theDepartment o Health andEnvironmental Controls

(DHEC) ruling or a 2,783oot long revetment alongthe neck o Captain SamsSpit.

March 2

Kiawah announcesthat they arebeginning theirrst roundo CER(Community

EmergencyResponse eam)training.

February 12

Snow alls or the rst time in decades on theislands, marsh andbeaches.

March 18

Chamber Music Charlestonand the Actors Teatreo South Carolina give anexceptional perormanceo Jane Austens Music andLiterary Society at the Churcho Our Saviour.

January 22

Te Seabrook Wildlie & LakesCommittee toss old Christmas trees intoPalmetto Lake to create habitats or theresident sh.

April 24

Kiawah residentMarilyn Olsontravels with 97WWII vets and53 volunteerson a memorablejourney to see theWWII Memorial inWashington, D.C.

Early April

Kiawahresident FranWermuthstarts agrassrootscampaignto changea recentlypassedordinance toallow dogs of-leash in

most areas o the beach.

April 9

urtle Nest Crat Cove, a cratsand beach rental shop, opens inthe West Beach Straw Market.

Timelinecontinued on page 16

March 14

Te ElizaLucasPinckneyChaptero theDaughterso theAmericanRevolution(DAR) honors Ms.Betty Stringellow with

the DAR CommunityService Award.

April 1

Sidi Limehouse announceshis new crop o homegrown

marshmallows at Rosebank

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May 1

Te Make-A-WishFoundation oSouth Carolinahosts its 4th AnnualWine Festival atFreshelds Village.

May 22

BohicketMarinakicksof theSouthCarolina

GovernorsCupBillshingSeries with the

Bohicket Invitational Billshournament, as well as welcomesReds Ice House to the Marina.

June 2

Fith grade students romMount Zion elementary travelto Washington D.C. to see theCapitol.

June 26

35 Kiawah Island residents andvisitors join in a Hands Across theSand event to say No to ofshoreoil drilling or South Carolina and

Yes to Clean Energy osolar, wind and

bio-uels.

June 12

Te 5th Annual Hydrangea Festivalis held at Rosebank Farms.

May 2

18 women rom Kiawah andSeabrook participate in the10th Annual Habitat orHumanity Womens Build atBrownswood Place on JohnsIsland.


May 15

Te Wadmalaw IslandCommunity Centercelebrates their Gullah/Geechee Heritage throughan entertaining aternoon omusic and perormances.

April 27

21 students and 14 adults romthe Communities In Schools(CIS) E-Mentoring Program atHaut Gap Middle School visitthe Heron Park Nature Centeron KiawahIsland.


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July 1

Te St. Johns FireDepartment holds

their Community Dayestival at the Village

Green in Freshelds

Village.

August 2

Kiawah own Council begins hostingpublic inormation sessions concerningthe new own DevelopmentAgreement.

June 30

Nationally acclaimed zydecogroup, J.J. Caillier and theZydeco Knockouts, perorms atNight Heron Park as part o theKiawah Arts Council art series.

July 4

Te islandscelebrate theFourth o July!

August 28

8th annual Grape Stompingand Harvest Festival atIrvin HouseVineyards onWadmalawIsland.

July 6

Kiawah changes its dog laws to allow dogsof-leash along most o the beach duringthe of-season (November 1 March 15).


July 28

im McBride, son o Jan andRobert McBride, arrives homerom the NationalSpecialOlympics inNebraska

with twosilvermedalsto hisname.

August 12

CharlestonCounty Councilvotes againstgiving the go-ahead to plan ora Johns IslandGreenway.


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September 10

Students o St. Johns High Schoolle into the school courtyard topay tribute to those who diedduring the attack o September 11,2001.

September 14

More than 30 students and 9 volunteersrom the City o Charleston stashowed up bright and early in thecourtyard at St. Johns High School to

build a MemorialGarden as part

o the TridentUnited Waysannual Day oCaring.

September 30

Sustainable EnergySolutions puts the naltouches on 17 newsolar hot water heatingunits on the buildings

and cabins at Camp St.Christopher ollowing the

receipt o a grant rom theState Energy Ofce.

October 22

Legare Farmsopens theirannualHauntedHayride andMaze.

September 25

Friends o the Kiawah River taketheir annual all kayak trip on theKiawah River to Captain Sams Spitwith DNR naturalist, Billy McCord.

October 16

Night Heron Parkcelebrates their annualDogtoberest withdog-oriented games andbooths, along with awine and beer samplingor dog owners.

October 20

Employees rom the Kiawah Island Gol Resort beginwork deconstructing the Old Inn.

September 5

Nine-year-old Marisa Giulianicatches a 42-inch redsh romthe shore at Captain Sams Inleton Seabrook Island.

November 6

Wadmalaw residentDeacon Florence A.Gibbs celebrates her84th birthday at theWadmalaw CommunityCenter.

October 23

Seabrook holdstheir second annualHalloween Paw-radeat the Lake House.

November 2

LakeshaShannon issworn in asthe new TownClerk o KiawahIsland.



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November 10

Marines and ormerMarines rom Seabrook,Kiawah and Johns Islandcelebrate the 235thbirthday o the UnitedStates MarineCorps.

November 17

South Carolina Secretaryo State Mark Hammondannounces the Kiawah IslandNatural Habitat Conservancyas one o the top ten Angelcharitable organizations o2010.

November 23

Pearlstine Distributors hands outmore than 250 turkey dinners toneedy amilies at Rural Mission.

2010Year in Review

December 11

3,457 runners compete in the33rd Annual Kiawah IslandMarathon.

December 9

Former Kiawah CouncilmanSteven Orban is sworn in as Mayoro Kiawah Island, along with newcouncil members Fran Wermuth andGreg Vanderwerker, and incumbentCouncil members Al Burnaord andCharles Lipuma.

December 1

Nearly 60 Kiawah Islandersassembled in the Sandcastlelobby to celebrate theislands annual tree lightingceremony.

November 14

IncubatingCoturnix quailchicks hatch atNight Heron Parkon Kiawah Island.

Pet Helpers is located at1447 Folly Rd, James Island

Hours: Mon Fri from 11am 6pm

Sat from 11am - 5pm.

Closed: Sundays and Holidays

Call Pet Helpers at 795-1110. Adoption fees: $125 cats & dogs (6 mo. oryounger), $100 for 6 mo. or older. $55 for rabbits. Includes spaying/neutering,

shots, heartworm check, leukemia check, deworming, microchip, collar and tag.

Pet Helpers Spay Neuter Clinic - 843 302 0556 for low cost spay and

neuter services. Visit www.pethelpers.org.

Miles is a our-year-old shepherd mix.He came to Pet Helpers via a sheltertranser, which only means we believein his ability to be the perect pet orthe right amily! He has beautiuloppy ears, white paws, and a tan andblack coat. He is a bigger dog, comingin at over 50 lbs. Hed be perect ora amily with a back yard and woulddo well with children o all ages and isgreat with other dogs, as well. He isready or a new home!

April is a one-and-a-hal-year-oldshorthaired black and apricot Tortie.She was ound on Folly Beach backin April, and wouldnt it be great orher to fnd a home on Folly! She iswell socialized with other cats, but itmight take her a little bit o time toadjust to her new surroundings whenadopted. But never ear, she is assweet as can be. Shed make a lovelyaddition to your amily!

Miles

April


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