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he public is cordially invited to the 4th Annual Rosebank Farms’ Best of the Lowcountry Fall Festival on Saturday, November 15 from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. Admission is free. New to the Fall Festival this year is old time syrup making demonstrations! Many years ago, families knew that as the leaves turned color and the air turned crisp, it was time to gather for fellowship and fun while waiting for syrup to be made. Now we invite you to the farm for the same fellowship and fun. Come and watch Stuart the Mule go round and round to crush sugar cane, which is then cooked in a pan over a fire to turn it into syrup. Stuart’s master, Sidi Limehouse, will provide historical information about the syrup-making process and will also be making molasses. We’ll have biscuits and syrup for tasting all day. Bottles of our homemade syrup will be for sale. Also new this year are cart rides for children featuring Marsh Tacky, Rosebank Farms’ miniature horse. Beginning at 2:00 pm, Marsh Tacky will take the children for a safe, exciting view of the farm from the cart. Rides are $2 per child. At 11:00 am, master floral designer Louise Bennett, assisted by Erik Lindstrom, will demonstrate how to make unique, elegant arrangements for the table and home using seasonal vegetables, flowers and grasses. Don’t miss this opportunity to adapt ideas from these creative folks for your fall home decorating and for your Thanksgiving table. Demonstrations Sidi Limehouse walks Stuart the Mule on an antique sugar cane press. The syrup made from the press will be sold at the festival. are free. migration of the monarch butterfly in our area peaks at viewing and for sale. The Johns Island Museum, a 19th For lunch, Sidi’s BBQ will be served. Farm fresh vegetables will include collards, fresh green bean the end of October, but if the weather cooperates and we century freedman’s schoolhouse, will also intrigue visitors puddin’, pumpkin and squash casseroles, rolls, and ice don’t have a series of cold fronts prior to November 15, with local history dating back to the days when Indians there should still be plenty of butterflies to be seen and inhabited Johns Island. And don’t forget to visit the tea – all prepared from scratch at a cost of only $10. barnyard animals – they never disappoint and are always The Fall Festival will also include self-guided butterfly tagged. entertaining! And of course, Johns Island’s largest variety of walks all day, but from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, the SC pumpkins and gourds, featuring many international Deptartment of Natural Resource’s Billy McCord will Rosebank Farms is located at 4455 Betsy Kerrison be leading tours,  answering questions, identifying the cultivars, will be on display and available for purchase, as Parkway on Johns Island, just before the Kiawah/Seabrook different types of butterflies found in the fields,  and will fall displays of flowers and wreaths. traffic circle. For further information, call (843) 768-0508 Artwork created by local artists will be available for or email [email protected]. tagging monarch butterflies.  According to Billy, the

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Kiawah Town Council – October 7, 2008

Beach patrol employee appreciation Thomas Vickers of A Services Group thanked the Town of Kiawah Island for hiring their company to provide beach security services this past summer. “We’re now in our down time and are taking the opportunity to improve our services for next year,” said Vickers. “One of the primary reasons we were able to be so successful with our services this year was because of Judson “Jay” Van Gordon, Captain of our beach patrol services. He would sometimes put in 60, 70 hours a week to provide the best services possible

for the Town. So we’re giving him a certificate of appreciation and the ASG outstanding services award, which shows

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his dedication to providing service far and above the call of duty.” “We have received more than one letter of commendation from the folks you’ve helped this summer,” said Mayor Wert. “Thank you for a job well done.”

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Monday, October 20 Kiawah Island Board of Zoning Appeals 4:00pm - 5:00pm Town Hall Council Chambers

Tuesday, October 21 Kiawah Island Public Safety Committee Meeting 3:00pm – 5:00pm Town Hall – 2nd Floor Conference Room City of Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals (call to confirm) 5:15pm 75 Calhoun St., downtown Charleston Charleston County Council meeting 7:00pm Second floor – Lonnie Hamilton III Public Service Building, N. Charleston

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in courtroom operational assignments and IT work. Both he and his wife live permanently on Kiawah and he is a treasurer on the board at Our Lady of Mercy and is a volunteer at Mt. Zion Elementary. “It is often said that if you want someone to do a job, hire a busy person,” said the Mayor. The motion was approved unanimously.

Fiscal year 2007/2008 Councilman Orban reported that the full financial statement is available at Town Hall for anyone that would like a copy. Orban noted that the Town received a clean audit bill from Bryan, Truesdale, Adkins & Williams PA, meaning that they found the Town’s accounting systems to be in good order according to State regulations. “We’ve had a good year as far as dollars go,” he reported. “We have $1.682 million in revenue over expenditures and provided $525,000 of solid waste services to residents. The current fund balance is $13.266 million, which is a wonderful and magnificent fund balance that any small to medium sized municipality in the country would be envious of. Overall, it was a good year financially.” Renewal of Tidal Trails beach franchise agreement The Town of Kiawah voted to amend the Tidal Trails franchise agreement to expire on December 31, 2010, as opposed to its previous expiration date of November 1, 2008. Tidal Trails operates in front of the Sandcastle and offers guided nature tours and outdoor activities on Kiawah for property owners and their guests. The motion was approved unanimously. Council continued on page 3

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Kiawah Parkway and Bikepath Councilman Orban noted that he had been advised by LPA, the Kiawah Parkway and Bikepath project designer, that their company would soon complete and submit the design and mitigation site plans for the project to Kiawah Development Partners for approval and hope that, after their approval, they will be able to submit the plans to the DHEC agencies, OCRM and the Corps of Engineers. New appointment to Planning Commission Mayor Wert announced that Planning Commission chair Joe Colvin will be stepping down on November 3, citing that he will be spending more time in Santa Fe and will not be able to keep up with his duties as chair. Wert recommended Larry Iwan as his replacement, filling Colvin’s unexpired term. Iwan has forty years of history

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approve the funds to allow the Town to store the permanent records of the Town off-site at a facility that meets State standards. The company elected is Iron Mountain Inc., who also provides services to Berkeley County and the Municipal Association of SC. The funds requested are $3,500. “This is a requirement of the State and even though we have these records stored on CD, it’s required that we maintain some paper records for certain amounts of time,” said Mayor Wert. “The place where they are currently stored is somewhat sensitive to fire, flood, wind and hail, so I recommend this.” The funds requested is the initial set up fee. After that, the storage runs about $200 a month to maintain. Council voted unanimously to approve.

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Monday, November 3 Kiawah Island Ways and Means Committee meeting 8:00am Kiawah Island Municipal Center’s 2nd Floor Conference Room

Tuesday, November 4 Kiawah Island Town Council Meeting 2:00pm - 4:00pm Town Hall Council Chambers City of Charleston Council meeting 5:00pm 80 Broad St., downtown Charleston Charleston County Council meeting 7:00pm Second floor – Lonnie Hamilton III Public Service Building, N. Charleston

Wednesday, November 5 Seabrook Island Planning Commission Work Session All Planning Commission meetings will be held at 2:30pm at the Town Hall unless noted otherwise on the Town bulletin board.

Thursday, November 6 Johns Island Council Meeting

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7:00pm – 8:00pm Berkeley Electric Co-Op, Maybank Rd.

Kiawah Island Arts Council 3:00pm - 5:00pm Town Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Room Kiawah Island Town Hall 21 Beachwalker Drive Kiawah Island, SC 29455 Phone: 768-9166 Fax: 768-4764 Email:[email protected] Seabrook Island Town Hall 2001 Seabrook Island Road Seabrook Island, SC 29455 Phone: 768-9121 Fax: 768-9830 Email: [email protected] Johns Island Council Meetings are held at the Berkeley Electric Co-op located at 3351 Maybank Hwy, John’s Island. Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113 Charleston County Council 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston (843) 958-4700 City of Charleston 75 Calhoun St. (843) 724-3745

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Renewal of Island Beach Services, Inc. beach franchise agreement The Town of Kiawah voted to amend the Island Beach Services franchise agreement to expire on December 31, 2008, as opposed to its previous expiration date of November 1, 2008. Island Beach Services offers beach related services in front of the Inn at West Beach, Night Heron Park and the Sanctuary, including the provision of beach chairs, umbrellas and water sport equipment to island guests and beach visitors. Ways and Means suggested only allowing an extension to the end of the year so that the Town could go out for competitive bids. The motion was approved unanimously. Feasibility study by the Big Picture Company – antique car show The Town of Kiawah voted to approve the expenditure, not to exceed $5000, of Town funds for the purpose of conducting a feasibility study by the Big Picture Agency. The Town will not be the contracting agent for this study. Instead, the purpose of the study is to determine the feasibility of hosting an antique car show on Kiawah Island. This was an issue raised by the present Community Association and former Councilmember Don McIver. The funds would come from the General Fund, which Councilman Lipuma questioned, opining that the amount should instead come from the ATAX fund as the event would promote tourism. Mayor Wert pointed out that the funds were for participating in the study, not to pay for the entire study, which called for funds above

3 and beyond what the Town is willing to pay for. The Town will support, but not contract, the study. Whoever signed the contract would receive the $5000 to go toward the study. If no one comes forward to contract the study, the funds will not go out. The motion passed three to one, with Councilman Lipuma voting against.

Cross Island Resolution Councilman Burnaford read a resolution that the Town of Kiawah would support either the widening of Maybank Highway or the “pitchfork concept”, only in conjunction with the Cross Island limited access approach connecting the intersection at Betsy Kerrison and River Road to the Stono Bridge and I-526 if/ when I-526 is completed. The resolution reads that the Town of Kiawah Island considers the Cross Island proposal necessary because it relieves sufficient traffic from Maybank Highway traveling to the southern part of Johns Island, and to Kiawah, and Seabrook Islands, which in turn allows either of the two Maybank Highway proposals to function properly. The resolution further states that the Town of Kiawah supports the construction of the proposed Cross Island limited access road with either of the above mentioned improvements to Maybank Highway. “Most people have read that the County Council at a public works meeting did not approve the use of the ‘pitchfork’ solution to Maybank, which City Council had already approved,” said Councilman Burnaford. “Kiawah was asked by County Councilman Paul Thurmond to take a stand on either the pitchfork or widening, but we really don’t

have a dog in the fight.” The pitchfork proposal enforces slow speed limits and a neighborhood approach, with a pitchfork created between the Stono bridge and River road to disperse traffic before it hits the Maybank/River intersection and is a part of Mayor Riley’s “grid system” approach. The widening of Maybank has been proposed by County and would be, according to County, a faster solution to the traffic problem. The decision was deferred by County until they could work with the City to find a compromise. “There are a lot of pluses and minues on both solutions,” said Burnaford. The resolution was passed unanimously.

Business license automation Council voted to approve the expenditure of $19,750 to Logistics to automate the Town’s business licensing procedures. Ways and Means had previously approved the expenditure. The motion was approved unanimously. Arts Council report Councilman Lipuma reported that the Town’s 20th Anniversary celebration was a success with 490 RSVPs and well over 400 attendees. “The accommodations were comfortable and spacious, the cuisine was excellent and the entertainment was very, very good,” Lipuma commented. “We spent between $38,000 and $40,000, well under the $50,000 limit.” Upcoming events for the Arts Council include the Grass Roots presentation by College of Charleston co-curator Dale Rosengarten. She will discuss the historical and cultural significance of local coil baskets on October 17 at 3:00 pm at the Sandcastle. On October 19, Quiana Parler and Friends will be performing jazz at Turtle Point Club at 7:00 pm. For more information on any of these events, please call Kiawah Town Hall at 843-768-9166. Environmental Committee The Kiawah Cleanup Day was held on Friday, September 12. The usual handful of volunteers participated and did a good job. The amount of trash was down from last year, which hopefully was a sign of less litter occurring on the island. As for wildlife reports, Lipuma stated that 232 turtle nests had been reported with 230 of the nests hatched to date, giving the island an 87% hatch rate. One leatherhead nest produced seven hatchlings and the island boasted it’s first two headed leatherhead. There have been no wildlife calls in the past three

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weeks and the piping plover counts are averaging around 18 birds per survey.

Beach parking Councilman Steve Orban, Jim Jordan and Charles Lipuma met with representatives of DNR and OCRM on October 1 to review the beach parking site. Both agencies expressed very serious concern about the location and the possible disturbance to least terns, which are a threatened speices. While the final decision rests with the permit application being sent to OCRM, they strongly recommended against building in that location. The permit submitted in 2001 was denied by OCRM. “The likelihood of the Town receiving approval is low to nil,” said Lipuma. In light of this, Lipuma suggested putting a hold on the work while looking into alternatives. “The best solution right now is to do something at the Ocean Course Clubhouse, which has seven extra spaces for their facilities, though we need 30,” Lipuma noted. The KDP is also interested in working with the Town on a solution and they will conduct further discussions and go from there. Kiawah River revetment Lipuma reported that the Mayor set up an on-site inspection of the Kiawah River bank at Beachwalker Park with Dr. Paul Roberts and Jim Jordan. “The erosion is clearly severe and is not getting any better,” Lipuma noted. On September 17, the vice chair of the planning commission met with Dr. Kana to discuss the potential environmental impact of the revetment and bulkhead and Dr. Kana reported that they revetment would do no harm to Seabrook or Kiawah. Lipuma also met with the KDP and Thomas and Hutton to discuss the design elements. “We feel the design is reasonable and will be very effective,” said Lipuma. The revetment will be built with open blocks, wired together and placed in sections, which will eventually fill in and allow spartina grass to grow through. There has been no decision on the bulkhead material, but they will be using environmentally friendly materials. Lipuma noted that they would like to go ahead with the project as soon as possible. Public Safety report Councilman Steve Orban reported that the Public Safety committee is well prepared for a potential hurricane hit. The Committee is chaired by Councilman Al Burnaford and will Council continued on page 7

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Angel Oak development to remove grand trees By Kristin Hackler

The City of Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals site design meeting on October 1 was moved to the second floor of 75 Calhoun Street in anticipation of the large crowds generated by the Save the Angel Oak.org committee, a group dedicated to preserving the Angel Oak tree on Johns Island, as well as it’s surrounding woodlands. Although the room was not packed, at least sixty citizens arrived to voice their opinion about the development’s request. City arborist Eric Schultz noted to the Commission that his staff approved the Angel Oak development’s request for the removal of 25 grand trees on their 51.67 acre PUD. The site, which contains 139 grand trees, is located in the fourth of four quadrants at the intersection of Maybank and Main and is the only quadrant not currently developed. It has already been zoned for development and, according to Schultz, would benefit the area’s budding commercial district when completed. There are also no conservation easements within the development area and an eight acre park, twice the size required by City zoning, has already been included by the developers to surround the Angel Oak itself. Dr. Don Ham, Board Director for the International Society of Arboriculture and professor for the department of Forest Resources at Clemson University, gave a forty minute presentation on the common

identifiers used to determine the health removed from society? These trees slated of a tree, pointing out five examples of for removal still have many years to live.” trees from the Angel Oak development Robert DeMoura, the Angel Oak that showed signs of disease, weak limb developer, closed the meeting by stating structure and dead trunks. Dr. James that he has done everything in his power Gregory, a hydrologist from NC State, to make sure all of the studies performed gave a brief presentation on the effect of were done by unbiased arborists and the development on the area’s water table hydrologists, that he changed his plan for the and potential adverse effects to the Angel area from a big box grocery store to smaller Oak. His presentation was cut short due shops that were more environmentally to time constraints, but his assessment of the overall development was that, with all the precautions being taken by the developers, the water retention of the area should be within normal levels and stable within one and a half to two years. Opponents to the request spoke mainly on how they felt the development should not be built in the first place. Eugene Platt, a member of the James Island Public Service District Commission, stated that he had as much of an investment in the natural beauty of Angel Oak as anyone else. “Because I’m not perfect,” he asked, “because I have a hearing aid, and high blood pressure and need Trees slated for removal in the Angel Oak development. to wear bifocals, should I be

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friendly, and our development is one of the only developments coming onto the island that will offer affordable housing, up to 15% of the total units built. “I love trees,” said DeMoura. “Trees are helpful to a development. We’ve built a park around a 44 inch live oak and preserved another 39 inch live oak. It’s just a fact; some trees need to be cut down for a development to go up.”

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Golf amnesia By Richard Hricik

For good or for ill, golf is a game that cultivates habits. We make the same swing, play the same course, shoot roughly the same scores and largely see the course and the game in the same way every time we play. We also tend to play with and against the same people as well, further narrowing our experience. The only different version of the game that most of us ever play is the occasional participation in a captain’s choice event, but this event has everything to do with having fun and raising money for a charity and little to do with improving one’s game. The format destroys smooth tempo swings, disregards sound course management, and favors reckless acts without consequences.

The inherent problem with doing things in the same way over and over, or doing them thoughtlessly, is that nothing new is learned. So with intent of breaking out of old habits and playing against new opponents, I entered my club’s match play championship. Match play is the ultimate golf competition as the total score for a round, the altar upon which every golfer worships, is made irrelevant and the only thing that matters is beating your opponent’s score on an individual hole. Match play scorekeeping is pure and is not measured to par, or anything other than in reference to how many holes you are up or down versus your opponent. It even has its own language that includes the

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eabrook Island resident Jan Genosi was recently honored by the Charleston Artists Guild, when they requested that her photography be featured in the downtown gallery as the Guild’s November artist of the month. Inspired by her high school art teacher to follow her style and her spirit, Jan pursued an art degree which exposed her to painting, drawing, sculpture, jewelry design, and clothing design.  A summer semester in Venice and additional exposure to photography and pottery only solidified her passion for the arts. W h i l e raising her two children, Avery and Courtney, Jan began using her artistic talents in her everyday life, from designing her children’s clothes to decorated homes (one of which was used in a house tour) to cooking and gardening. All the while, though, Jan continued to dabble in photography, drawing and painting. When her youngest went to college, Jan signed up for a basic photography course at University of Tennessee in Chattanooga to relearn the basics.  With a camera in hand, Jan quickly discovered that taking pictures was only half the fun, and fell in love with the dark room.  She ended up taking the course three times just so she could use the school’s dark room and soon formed a strong passion for the creative process of photo development.   Although Jan originally purchased a digital camera so that she could take pictures and paint from them, her instructor quickly informed her that her photographs were better than her paintings and from that point on, the camera was Jan’s paintbrush. She took a computer program to learn how to enhance her pictures, then purchased a photo printer for home.   

  Jan’s talent resides with taking the picture and using computer design to create a “photo painting”. The giclée style allows her to have any size and it gives a wonderful texture to the picture. Her work entitled “Thru My Eyes” is dedicated to sharing with others her view of nature and the world.   Originally from Massachusetts, Jan and her husband, Alan currently reside in Seabrook Island. Jan is an active exhibiting member of the Charleston Art Guild. Her hobbies include serving on the Seabrook Island Garden Club Board and her community Landscaping Committee. She is a member of the Seabrook Island Art Guild and Camera Club and she loves spending time with her grandson, Andrew. Jan studied art at LaSalle and the University of Alabama and her awards include first prize in two photography shows by the Seabrook Camera Club, as well as the Seabrook Island flower arrangement contest. Jan also has been honored to be juried in many art shows over the years and has freely donated her work to help numerous charitable organizations. Jan will also be featuring her art at the Bohicket Bistro on Sunday, October 26 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm as part of the Celebration of Food, Wine, Art and Music. Noted Chef Jan Rabe, owner of the Bohicket Bistro, will be serve light appetizers during a wine tasting hosted by Ben Arnold. Music by Steve Jacobs. For more information, please call Jan Genosi at 843-243-0964. For more information about the Charleston Artist Guild Art Gallery opening on November 7, please call the Art Guild at 843-7222454. The Charleston Art Guild Gallery is located at 6 North Atlantic Wharf in downtown Charleston. All are invited to both events.

phrases “all square” for even and “dormie” when the best a player can do is tie. My opening match was rather disappointing as I turned a two up lead at the turn into a loss. I made a series of mistakes in that back nine, the most notable being that I played the 12th hole exceptionally poorly, made one bad swing, conceded the hole, and then allowed that poor play to preoccupy me over the next two holes. Victory was not to be. Having lost my opening match, the club provided a consolation bracket for the first round losers, er, I mean, non-winners. In any event, my match play experience continued on and I won my next match. I really didn’t play spectacular golf, but something happened during that round that was different. Usually, I can look back on a round and tell you every club and every shot made, but for some reason, afterwards I didn’t have that same level of recall. In fact, I remembered very little. I have since played a couple more matches as I have continued to advance in the “not ready for prime time” bracket. Without fail, as opposed to my stroke play rounds, I have played a much better game in my matches and the experience I had in that second match has replayed itself; when the match play rounds are over I really can’t recollect much of what happened. For some reason, I have been able to focus on the hole in front of me and let go of past failures in a match because I know it won’t affect my score. But I haven’t

been able to transfer that skill over to stroke play. Camillo Villegas recently won a tournament where in the final round on the ninth hole he had a four-putt double bogey. He then followed this blind man’s putting display with back-to-back birdies and seized control of the tournament, going on to victory. I make a four putt double bogey to blow the lead in a tournament and my putter will likely get picked up by an air traffic controller and I can pretty well guarantee that birdies aren’t going to follow. So as I sit on the eve of the final match of the consolation bracket (sorry if a part of me feels as if I am about to either win or lose my participation ribbon), the entire experience has more value than originally thought. I have been made aware that I need to leave things in the past and that once a hole is played, it is over. A hole played cannot be changed, bargained with or altered, and needs to be left there. Future success depends upon it. I know the ability to focus on what lies in front of me is within me, but as in all areas of self-improvement, this ability needs to be cultivated and expanded. And I have yet to see an infomercial for previous hole amnesia. Until next time, play well. Richard is a golf enthusiast, local lawyer and part-time writer seeking publication of a novel about golf. Contact him at [email protected].

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County Council Approves $1.9M in Rural Greenbelt Applications

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t a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 7, Charleston County Council approved $1,930,500 for nine greenbelt projects that were submitted for funding under the County’s Rural Grant Program. The projects will be funded by the greenbelt portion of the Transportation Half-Cent Sales Tax revenues. All nine projects were approved by the Greenbelt Bank Board before they were brought to Charleston County Council for final approval. Applications for this round of funding consideration were received by July 31, 2008. Now that Charleston County Council has approved funding, grant agreements will be executed between the County and the greenbelt grant recipients. Once all necessary documents (appraisals, plats, environmental assessments, title insurance, conservation easements, etc.) are submitted and approved, closings will be conducted and greenbelt funds disbursed.

Provided by Charleston County The funding for the nine projects was awarded to the following entities: Edisto Island Open Land Trust: $640,000 for 144 acres Two projects on Edisto Island to place conservation easements on adjacent properties located along Milton Creek. Both include working farms with open fields and pastures as well as ruins of the historic Thomas Bannister Seabrook Plantation. Lowcountry Open Land Trust: $1,197,500 for 674 acres Five projects to place conservation easements on properties located on Edisto Island, Johns Island, Wadmalaw Island and the Charleston/Dorchester County line. Projects on Johns Island include: Legareville - $277,500 approved for a 100 acre conservation easement on Johns Island; Ravens Point - $625,000 approved for a 332 acre conservation easement on Johns Island and the Thompson Tract - $45,000 approved for a 23 acre conservation easement on Wadmalaw Island. These projects

will preserve lands used for farming, protect Lowcountry natural resources and preserve scenic landscapes and views. Town of McClellanville: $93,000 for 3.27 acres Two properties to be purchased by the Town of McClellanville for use as greenspace and to provide a link to connect two existing walking/ biking trail systems. So far, the Charleston County Transportation Half-Cent Sales Tax has provided $32 million toward the preservation of greenspace in Charleston County, with $11 million dedicated for urban areas and $21 million for rural areas. To learn more about the Charleston Country Greenbelt Program, please visit www.smallchangeforbigchange. org. For more information on the Charleston County Greenbelt Program, contact Cathy Ruff by phone at (843) 202-7204 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Independent insurance agency to open another location on Seabrook November 3 Wynn & Associates are now opening an office on Seabrook Island at 1001 Landfall Way, Suite D (in the Village Center just before the main gate at Seabrook Island). We are opening this location to help those that have questions about their insurance on Seabrook, Kiawah and Johns Islands. Please stop in, we’d love to sit down and discuss the different options you may have with your home owners insurance.

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Application approval dates and future opportunities Urban Grant Projects The next round of Urban Grant Program projects will be up for discussion at the Thursday, October 16, Charleston County Council finance committee meeting, with final approval possible at Council’s regular meeting at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 21. Eight urban projects will be on the committee’s October 16 agenda, all of which were approved by the Urban Grant Review Committee on Tuesday, September 9, and by the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission on Monday, September 22. Rural Grant Projects The next round of greenbelt project applications for the Rural Grant Program may be submitted through 5:00 pm on Friday, October 31. Completed applications with required attachments shall be mailed or hand delivered to: Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax Programs Attn: Greenbelt Programs 4045 Bridge View Drive, Suite C204 North Charleston, SC  29405 Any applications received after 5:00 pm on Friday, October 31, will not be considered for this round of rural funding. Post marks will not be considered.

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A tale of two tracks By Juan Martin

he egg shell is soft and yet hard to crack; first one flipper, then the other, then the head. Crawling through 18 inches of sand can be a very strenuous activity when you are less than two inches long, but after a lengthy battle, little “Kate”, the last sea turtle to leave the nest, finally gets to feel the sea breeze on her tiny face. She carefully follows the tracks left by her siblings; the internal compass that Mother Nature provided takes her to the shores of Kiawah Island ,officially closing nest #224 and ending the season. But what little Kate, along with many of us, do not know is that close to 55 days earlier, Joseph “Joe” Pezzullo and his army of volunteers followed the track left by her mother, found the nest, dug it up, counted the eggs, moved the nest to a safer place, secured it with a white plastic screen, marked it and recorded it for future studies; all before the average Kiawah Resident had even brewed their morning coffee. The “Turtle Season” on the islands officially starts right around Mother’s day, coincidental maybe but with an average of 157 nests every year and a middling number of 120 eggs per nest, the term “motherly” certainly gains a whole new meaning. Curiously enough, those turtles lucky enough to survive will return in 20 years to the very shores the hatched from

and lay their eggs, completing a magical cycle, an amalgam of faith and science that still remains a mystery. Long before the month of May arrived, Joe and his fervent troop had already prepared the beach, got their equipment ready and conditioned the garage bay

when Mrs. C.C. Royal gave permission to Tom McGee and O. Rhett Talbert, Jr. to observe the nests. Ever since that day, the men and women that give life to this noble cause have single-handedly saved thousands of turtles. Working in constant communication with the Department

The Island Turtle Team is ready to identify and mark turtle nests. (Right) Turtle Team leader Joe Pezzullo holds up a broken turtle egg shell.

headquarters that the Town of Kiawah Island had gracefully provided for their operations. They do not stop working until the very last nest has hatched, usually around the month of October. The Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol’s origins date as far back as the 1970s,

better chance to survive. Many sea tales begin at sunrise, but for people like Joe Pezzullo, Art Zackrison, Jim Poindexter, Linda Pezzullo (Joe’s wife), Phyllis Cohen, Dale Anderson, Bill Connellee, Sandy Williams, Carol Lou Yaeger, Kelly Bragg, Kathleen Sweeney, and dozens of other volunteers, the story begins when the sun sets in the horizon and their involvement becomes a part of a third act that provides (hopefully) little Kate and her siblings with a happy ending. This article would have not been possible without the expertise, and very good memory, of Joe and Linda Pezzullo and retired NCIS Agent Jim Poindexter. On behalf of all the little “Kates” out there, thank you for all you do, somewhere in the vast ocean I am sure their flippers are clapping for you. For more information on how you can assist the Turtle Patrol, please contact the Town of Kiawah Island at 843-768-9166.

of Natural Resources and with the assistance of the Town of Kiawah Island and the Kiawah Island Beach Patrol, these passionate individuals ride along the eleven miles of shoreline looking for tracks, evidence and signs of activity to give the official reptile of South Carolina a Council continued from page 3

report on their meeting during the week of October 13 at the next Town Council meeting.

Public relations report Councilman Burnaford noted that KICA had passed a similar resolution that Kiawah Town Council passed earlier in regards to the Cross Island limited access road, stating similar circumstances for support of their proposed projects. Copies of these resolutions have also been sent to Seabrook to see if they will do the same. “We’re trying to get a consensus from the south part of the island before going to County Council,” said Burnaford. Burnaford also reported that CodeRed had a 62 – 64% answer rate, citing the fact that people who have caller id tended not to answer. He also addressed the misunderstanding of the CodeRed extension, pointing out that the CodeRed system is still in place, the Town just agreed to not add the extra call for short term weather hazards such as tornadoes or severe thunderstorms since local news and weather covered these issues efficiently. Town Administrator report Tumiko Rucker, town administrator, welcomed new administrative assistant Stephanie Braswell to the Kiawah staff. She also noted that the Town is looking for poll workers for the November 4 elections. “so if you know of anyone who would like to participate in the election process, please call Cathy Wilson, Town Clerk, to apply,” said Rucker. The Mayor noted that candidates were not allowed to apply. Rucker also noted that the Town is currently negotiating for landscaping contracts and the 2009 enrollment process for health insurance benefits is currently being handled. Mayor’s report The elections for Kiawah Island will be held on December 2. There are five candidates for four Council seats. The filing for these seats has closed and Harry McHugh, Stanley Morganstein, Alan Burnaford, Charles Lipuma and Steve Orban have all applied. Mayor William Wert was the only applicant for Mayor. Finally, on August 13, Tumiko Rucker has been installed on the board of directors for Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada. “This is a very prestigious organization,” said the Mayor. “Congratulations, Tumiko.” For the July Police Blotter please go to www.SouthoftheStono.SC

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he 25th Anniversary Alan Fleming Tournament took place at the Racquet Club from October 1 - 5 and drew a record high of 256 players, 62 of which were Seabrook island residents. Approximately 300 matches were completed over four days and the standout field included dozens of top 10 Southern ranked players, featuring several nationally ranked players including international #1 Women’s 50 player Diane Fishburne, a local player and member of the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame. Almost 300 players, guests and sponsors attended Friday evening’s banquet, the last banquet in the Atlantic room. With 74 volunteers helping out over five days, the tournament was a huge success by all accounts.

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The tournament also raised approximately $30,000 for Hospice of Charleston, bringing the Championship’s seven year grand total to $147,000. Congratulations to Silent Auction co-chairs Marcia Hider and Sue Coomer for putting on the highly successful silent auction during Thursday evening’s Player Cocktail reception. A special thank you goes out to tournament co-chairs Pat Marino and Margarette Fletcher, as well as all the volunteers who once again made the tournament special for the players.

Seabrook Island Tennis Club Championships November 15-22 Entry Deadline: Friday, November 7 Friday, November 14: Cocktail and Draw Party November 15 - 18: Singles and Mixed Doubles play November 19 - 22:Doubles Play Sunday, November 23 - Rain Date

Seabrook Island Winners: Men’s 80 Doubles: Dan Carretta and Yutaka Kobayashi Women’s 40 Singles: Andrea Hines Women’s 55 Singles: Maureen Oberg Women’s 60 Doubles: Joan Johnson and Linda Saver Women’s 70 Doubles: Jan Hanchrow and Trisha Gaskins Mixed 40: Harvey and Andrea Hines Seabrook Finalists included: Men’s 40 Singles: Harvey Hines Men’s 45 Singles: Rich Graham Mixed 50: Ron Groff and Maureen Oberg

The Racquet Club will be offering our annual Thanksgiving Tennis Programs November 23-25. We will offer both instructional clinics and social round robins through the weekend Please call the Racquet Club at 768-7543 for a complete schedule of programs or to sign up and reserve a spot.

(Top left) Carol Weiss and Linda Sivert dazzle their opponents on the court. (Top right) The Southeastern School of Massage gave free massages to attendees during the tournament. (Above) Referees Mary Anna Scott, Pat Stanley and Tournament director Mike Kiser.

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Upcoming Events: Thursday, December 4 Ladies Round Robin and Christmas Luncheon Thursday, December 11 Mixed Doubles Round Robin, Pro Shop Sale and Cocktail Party See you on the courts! Tennis sponsors continued on page 10

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Great time at the Gala

he Green Space Gala and silent acquire green space and preserve wildlife action was a huge success this habitats. year, with 410 tickets sold to the To date, Green Space has purchased 9.4 event and happy auction winners leaving acres of green and open space that would with prizes ranging from vacation stays in have, if developed, an appraised value of Colorado to vertical collections of estate $6,140,500.  The pasture property was wine and season tickets acquired by Green to the Footlight Players. Space for $675,000, The Gala itself was but its appraised value, incredibly well organized; if developed as allowed each auction area being by zoning, was $4.1 clearly marked with signs million. Only the hanging from the ceiling generous loan to Green defining auction items Space of $265,000 from “travel and leisure” allowed it to purchase to “other great things in the property by 2007 life”. Volunteers Barbara year’s end as required Measter (event co-chair by the developer.  That with Dr. Sue Holloman), $265,000 loan has been Gary Quigley and reduced by the donor’s Sally Haas manned the gifts this year to $82,000.  check in for attendees, Donors can help Green while Jerry and Huthie Tanya and Max White. Space to retire its debt Cummin passed out by year’s end and resume name tags with number its mission by sending identifications for easy bidding. contributions to: The event also served to raise much SI Green Space Conservancy good will for the Conservancy and it’s c/o Don Smith worthwhile goals, but unfortunately, the 1311 Jenkins Lagoon Drive Green Space still remains $82,000 in Seabrook Island, SC 29455  debt.  This is the result of the purchase last The Green Space Conservancy would year of the pasture property. Green Space’s end of the year goal is to pay off its loan, like to thank all of it’s supporters and transfer the pasture property to the POA, everyone who attended the Gala for their (Top) Sally Haas, Gary Quigley and event co-chair Barbara Measter check attendees in to the Gala. (Above) Attendees peruse the wide selection of auction items. and resume its mission in the new year to support.

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The Great Pumpkin

October 17, 2008

By Nick Strehle Fall would not be complete without colorful leaves, Pilgrims, and of course, pumpkins. Pumpkins are a staple from October to November and then just seem to disappear until next fall. This does not lend us much time to reflect on little facts about jack-o’-lanterns and pumpkin pie, but now is a great time to feast on some facts about this colorful gourd: • The name “pumpkin” originated from the Greek word for “large melon” which is “pepon.” “Pepon” was nasalized by the French into “pompon” and the English changed “pompon” to “Pumpion”. • Pumpkins are believed to have originated in North America. Seeds from related plants have been found in Mexico dating back to 7000 to 5500 B.C. • Pumpkins are members of the Curcurbita family of plants, which includes squash, watermelon and cucumbers. • The jack-o’-lantern types of pumpkin are Cucurbita pepo; giant pumpkins are Cucurbita maxima. • The origin of pumpkin pie occurred when the colonists sliced off the pumpkin top, removed the seeds, and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. The pumpkin was then baked in hot ashes. • You can find pumpkins from the size of a baseball to 500 pounds, with

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most of the jack-o’-lantern types in the 10- to 15-pound range. Local farmer Brian Fawcett calls his business Chief Big Whopper Pumpkins and holds the South Carolina record of 696 pounds. Joe Jutras from North Scituate, Rhode Island, brought a 1689 pound pumpkin to the Topsfield Fair GPC weigh-off in Topsfield, Ma. on September 29, 2007. His new world record beat the previous world record by 187 pounds. Libby’s Pumpkin plants about 5,000 acres of Dickinson Select pumpkins each year in and around Morton, Illinois. Morton, where 80 percent of the world’s canned pumpkin is packed at the Libby’s factory, is known as the “Pumpkin Capital of the World.”

Education Foundation. For more information, please contact Helen Legare at (843) 559-0788 or email [email protected]. Helen will be able to provide a full list of chefs that will be wooing our taste buds at the event.

If you’ve been inspired to go out and celebrate the pumpkin harvest this year, you have a great opportunity coming up in November. On November 2, Legare Farms on Johns Island will be hosting a “Meet the Farmer” social followed by dinner. The dinner will consist of dishes prepared from Legare Farms’ beef, pork and fall harvest vegetables, hopefully followed with Coolwhip-topped pumpkin pie. The dishes will be prepared by some of Charleston’s finest chefs and the proceeds from this event will go to the Legare Farms

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Kiawah pianist releases sophomore jazz album

Junior League ponies up a winning contribution to CATR

iawah Island resident Bill Howland hearts at once.” -Cheryl Kain, The Cape recently announced the release of Codder. his second solo piano album Moon Moon Rays and On A Clear Day can Rays, recorded by Graycat Productions. be found via the internet on Bill’s website Moon Rays features a selection of www.howlandonline.com as well as classic jazz recordings, including “Stella iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby. For more By Starlight” (Victor Young), “Everytime information, please contact Bill Howland We Say Goodbye” (Cole Porter), “I’m at (843) 513-5121 or email william. Old Fashioned” (Johnny Mercer, Jerome [email protected]. Kern), “The Girl From Ipanema” (Antonio Carlos Jobim) and others. The title song, “Moon Rays”, is an original composition by Howland. Bill has recently relocated to Charleston from Brewster, Massachusettts, where he played regularly throughout Cape Cod. He currently appears at the Swamp Fox Restaurant and Bar in the Francis Marion Hotel, located at 387 King Street in downtown Charleston, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, and on Sunday mornings for brunch from 9:00 am-12 noon. Mr. Howland’s debut CD On A Clear Day was released in 2005 to favorable reviews. “Bill’s style is not overly showy, but solid, beautiful playing that wins over our ears and Bill Howland performs at Bishop Gadsden.

This $8,500 grant for Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding’s (CATR) public school programs was part of the celebration of the Junior League’s 85th year of service to the community. Junior League president Holland Williams, pictured with Junior League Community Chair Liane Zeil, is shown handing the check to CATR Executive Director Murray Neale and Mouse the Horse. For more information about CATR, please contact CATR Farms at 559-6040 or visit http://www.catrfarms.org. CATR is located at 2669 Hamilton Road, John’s Island and is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization in operation since 1991.

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Island Connection Calendar October 17 - November 2 Friday, October 17 2008 Charleston Garden Festival at Middleton Place From October 17-19, celebrate the life cycle of the natural world. This is a not-to-be-missed sensory illuminated experience, set in the lush acreage at America’s oldest landscaped gardens, Middleton Place. Tickets are going fast for an eclectic mix of events for all ages! www.charlestongardenfestival. org, (843) 266-7494 or info@ charlestongardenfestival.org    Farmers Market Art Contest Through December 5, The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs is accepting applications for images to serve as the official 2009 Charleston Farmers Market poster image. For more info, call (843) 958-6459 and visit www.charlestoncity.info to download application when available. 32nd Annual Fall Tour of Homes and Gardens Through October 26, the Preservation Society of Charleston presents its 32nd Annual Fall Tours of Homes and Gardens. Various dates, times and locations. $45 per person, per tour or $120 per person for a weekend tour pass. For more info, call (843) 722-4630 and visit www.preservationsociety.org. The Footlight Players present: Puttin’ on the Ritz Expect to hear Irving Berlin’s greatest songs in Puttin’ on the Ritz, the latest offering by Broadway performer and NYC award-winning cabaret star, Robert Ray. Footlight Players, 20 Queen St. Oct. 17-18, 23-25, 30-31 & Nov. 1 at 8:00p.m.; Oct. 19 & Nov. 2 at 3:00p.m. $30/adults; $27/seniors; $20/students. For tickets call (843) 722-4497 or visit www. etix.com and for more info call (843) 722-7521 or visit www.footlightplayers. net.

War of the Worlds — Panic on Halloween Night Original stage adaptation of the radio play “War of the Worlds,” that terrified our nation 70 years ago. The Village Playhouse, 730 Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant. Oct. 17-18, 24-26, Oct. 30-

Nov. 2 at 8:00p.m. $25/adults; $23 seniors; $20 students with ID; $12 children. For more info, call (843) 8561579.

Saturday, October 18 Jane Austen Society presents: Ruth Anderson Jane Austen Society of North America S.C. Region features Ruth Anderson speaking on siblings in Persuasion. The Berkeley Electric Building, 3351 Maybank Hwy., Johns Island. 1:30p.m. Free. Non-members welcome for the program and refreshments. For more info, call (843) 884-4398. Brownswood Road Habitat Homes dedication Starting at 3:00pm, join Sea Island Habitat volunteers, donors and supporters in dedicating the first 37 homes of the Sea Island Habitat community. The ceremony wil be held at Brownswood Place, off of Brownswood Rd. on Johns Island. For more information, please call the Habitat main office at 768-0998.

Sunday, October 19 Annual Charleston Museum Family Picnic at the Dill Sanctuary Friends and Needed Supporters (FANS) of The Charleston Museum invite you to enjoy a family afternoon alongside the banks of the Stono River, a nature walk with Nature Scene’s Rudy Mancke, live bluegrass, a Lowcountry dinner by Charleston Outdoor Catering, SCDNR nature presentations, plantation games, hayrides and demonstrations by Birds of Prey. 1163 Riverland Dr., James Island. $7/child, $15/member adult, $20/nonmember adult, children 5 and under free. For more info, call (843) 722-2996 ext. 264.

Tuesday, October 21 Seabrook Island Art Guild (SIAG) meeting The Seabrook Island Art Guild meets on the third Tuesday of every month at the Property Owners Association building at 3:00pm. If you would like to join the Guild, membership dues are $20/year. For more information, please contact

Robert McBride at 768-3696.

Seabrook Island Art Guild painting class SIAG class painting is every Tuesday at 1:00pm in the POA Community Building. No experience necessary. Most of the “classes” are more of a free painting time; with anyone able to help and assist with needs of others. For more information, please contact SIAG president Colleen Wiessman at 768-9837.

Wednesday, October 22 The Company Company presents Clue: The Musical Help decide if it was Col. Mustard, Prof. Plum, Miss Peacock or any of the other colorful characters “who dunnit.” With delectable cuisine by the legendary 82 Queen Restaurant in the charming Cotton Dock at Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens, this is an event you won’t want to miss! Oct. 22 & 29, & Nov.5, 12 &19: The Cotton Dock at Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens, 1235 Long Point Rd. 6:30p.m. For more info, call (843) 884-4371 and visit www. boonehallplantation.com. St. John’s Rotary Club The St John’s Rotary Club meets regularly at 7:30 am each Wednesday morning in the multipurpose room, at Berkeley Electric Cooperative located at 3351 Maybank Highway Johns Island.  We would look forward to sharing in the fellowship and spirit of Rotary with you.  Please be reminded that you are always welcome as a guest at our Club.   For more information regarding our meetings please contact Martha Harris at 5596955. Seabrook newcomers cocktail party The Hospitality Committee of the SIPOA and the Seabrook Island Club would like to welcome new residents to Seabrook. These parties build new friendships, share information about special interest clubs and organizations on Seabrook, as well as volunteer opportunities in the area. The next cocktail party will be held in the POA Community Center from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. If you are a newcomer and would like to be included in these gettogethers, please call Rose Crater at the

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SIPOA office at 768-0061, or any of the chairpersons.

Laugh for a Lincoln featuring Doppelganger! Come see Charleston’s only all improvised rock show, where you, the audience, shout out the “titles” of your favorite DOPPELGANGER! songs, and have them performed for the first and last time ever. Theatre 99, 280 Meeting St. 8:00p.m. $5 per person. For more info, call (843) 853-6687 or visit www. thehavenots.com.

Thursday, October 23 Seabrook Camera Club: Dr. James Carter Join the Seabrook Camera Club for a lecture with nature photographer Dr. James Carter, MD. The Seabrook Camera Club meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 7:00pm at the POA Activity Center. For more information, please call Club President Judy Bailey at 768-4142 or email [email protected]. An Affair to Remember Spend an evening with The Company Co. as we revive an age of charming elegance in the romantic setting of the Boone Hall Cotton Dock. Revel in delectable hors d’oeuvres and sublime beverages while enjoying enchanting jazz, a silent/live auction and a special sampling of The Good Time Variety Hour. The Cotton Dock at Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens, 1235 Long Point Rd. 7:00p.m. $35 per person. For more info call (800) 838-3006, (843) 810-8100 or visit www.thecompanycompany.com. Goodwill’s Annual Fall Gala Pull out your dancing shoes, dust off your auction paddle, and get ready to spend an evening with the fishies! Goodwill’s 5th Annual Fall Gala will be held at the Charleston Aquarium beginning with a Registration Cocktail Reception at 6:30 pm. The gala, hosted by Tom Crawford, will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, music, live and silent auctions and a Fashion Show choreographed by Avis MacLellan. Tickets are $60 per person, $100 per couple. South Carolina Aquarium, 100 Aquarium Wharf, downtown Charleston.

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Friday, October 24

2669 Hamilton Road, John’s Island, SC 29455.

The Gibbes Museum Lunchtime Tour and Lecture Series Local scholars and cultural critics will Explore current exhibitions from varying perspectives. Leila Potts-Campbell of the Avery Research Center will discuss the exhibition Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art. Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. 1:00p.m. Free with museum admission. For more info, call (843) 722-2706 ext. 41.

May I Take Your Order? (improv comedy) At Diner 99, you the audience order your improv from a gut busting, mouthwatering menu.  The Diner 99 staff takes your orders and serves up the improv right on the spot.  Do yourself a favor and be a part of the craziness. Theatre 99, 280 Meeting St. 8:00p.m. $10 per person. For more info, call (843) 8536687.

Johns Island Presbyterian presents Thomas Pandolfi At 7pm, Johns Island Presbyterian Church will feature touring concert pianist Thomas Pandolfi in the church’s second annual concert series, Sundays at Johns. In a program entitled “The Golden Age of Pianism,” Thomas will perform pieces by Schubert, Liszt, Dohnanyi, Paderewski, and more! For free tickets, please go online at www.jipc.org or call 559-9380 for reservations, as space is limited. The concert is presented free of charge with donations accepted at the door.

Opera at Library Featuring Metropolitan Opera productions digitally recorded in New York and then sent by satellite to the library. The auditorium at the library will be open 90 minutes before each opera begins. Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St. 1:30p.m. Free. For more info, visit www.ccpl.org.

Saturday, October 25 Poplar Grove Halloween Bash  Activities will include a costume contest, pumpkin painting, bobbing for apples, cookie decorating, and more!  We’ll have hotdogs on the grill and a witch’s brew in the cauldron, so come hungry.  You’re sure to have a “spook-tacular” time! From 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Poplar Grove Boathouse, 4245 Ten Shillings Way, Charleston, SC  29407.    This is Wicked Chucktown! Some of Charleston’s best comics are thrown together to perform fresh original stand up and sketch comedy with a Halloween spin!  Ladies and Gentleman ‘This is WICKED Chucktown!’ Theatre 99, 280 Meeting St. 10:00p.m. $8 per person. For more info, call (843) 8536687. Annual Gymkhana and tack sale CATR and the Charleston Pony Club are hosting our Annual Gymkhana and Tack Sale at our John’s Island farm. Spectators encouraged! What’s a Gymkhana? Well, it’s 25 of the most exciting games played on horseback-where riders, horses and ponies of all ages and skill levels test themselves. Giant tack sale, concession stand, bake sale and all day Halloween trail course! Open 9:00am-3pm. Please contact CATR Farms: 843 559-6040.

The Charleston Symphony Orchestra presents: Jean-Yves Thibaudet Not only has Thibaudet performed on five continents in over sixteen countries, but he is also featured on the 2008 Golden Globe and Academy Award winning soundtrack: Atonement. Gaillard Auditorium, 77 Calhoun St. 8:00p.m. Tickets range from $20-$60. For more info or to purchase tickets visit www.charlestonsymphony.com.

Sunday, October 26 Celebration of Food, Wine, Art and Music From 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, come to the Bohicket Bistro at the Bohicket Marina and enjoy light appetizers by noted Chef Jan Rabe, owner of the Bohicket Bistro, a wine tasting by Ben Arnold and music by Steve Jacobs. Art by Seabrook resident Jan Genosi will be on display and the artist will be on hand during the celebration. For more information, please call Jan Genosi at 843-243-0964.

Tuesday, October 28 Seabrook Island Art Guild painting class See October 21. South Carolina Aquarium’s Fifth Annual Sustainable Seafood Festival Local shrimp, locally farmed striped bass from Meggett and the Catch of the Day from fisherman Captain Mark Marhefka will be prepared by chefs from some of the region’s finest restaurants. From 12 noon - 6:00 pm at the Charleston

Maritime Center, 10 Wharfside Street in downtown Charleston. Admission to the Sustainable Seafood Festival is free. For more information about the Sustainable Seafood Festival, visit scaquarium.org or call (843) 577-FISH.

Wednesday, October 29 St. John’s Rotary Club The St John’s Rotary Club meets regularly at 7:30 am each Wednesday morning in the multipurpose room, at Berkeley Electric Cooperative located at 3351 Maybank Highway Johns Island.  We would look forward to sharing in the fellowship and spirit of Rotary with you.  Please be reminded that you are always welcome as a guest at our Club.   For more information regarding our meetings please contact Martha Harris at 5596955. Laugh for a Lincoln featuring Neckprov This long form will weave a tapestry of stereotypical redneck situations and not so stereotypical situations into a gut busting show that will have you waving the stars and stripes and yelling “Free Bird.” It’s all improv based on your suggestions. Rednecks don’t write scripts. Theatre 99, 280 Meeting St. 8:00p.m.10:00p.m. $5 per person. For more info, call (843) 853-6687 or visit www. thehavenots.com. Coastal Butterflies and Tagging From 1:00pm to 4:00pm, join DNR biologist Billy McCord for a presentation on the ecology of butterflies found along the SC Coast at the DNR’s Marine Center in Charleston . The group will also travel to the Folly Beach County Park for a demonstration on Monarch tagging. The outing will also afford opportunities to observe other butterflies, their nectar and host plants as well as other wildlife and plants. For additional information on the Coastal Explorations Series, contact DNR Coordinator, Kim Counts at (843) 953-9354, or email [email protected].

Thursday, October 30 Charleston Ballet Theatre presents: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Charleston Ballet Theatre takes you to the “galaxy” of Transylvania for a return special performance of their wildly popular interactive interpretation of the cult classic film of the same name. Charleston Ballet Theatre, 477 King St. Oct. 30-Nov.1 at 7:30p.m. and Nov. 1 at 12:00a.m. $30-$32 per person. For more

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info, call (843) 723-7334 and visit www. charlestonballet.com.

Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest and Rescue Party All are invited for a spooky evening of tricks and treats. Costumed dogs have the opportunity to win prizes in several different categories. There is a $5.00 fee to enter the costume contest and humans are encouraged to dress up along with their four-legged furry friends as well! Other fun items include “Bob for Howl’oweenies” and Howl’o ween photo ops. The party takes place from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Pet Helpers Shelter, 1447 Folly Road, James Island, (843) 7958090.

Friday, October 31 Happy Halloween!

Sunday, November 2 Chairs for Change Come join us as St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church hosts Chairs for Change in support of the Church’s five outreach ministries. The event will be held from 2:30-6:30 pm and includes a house and garden tour in historic Ansonborough, garden party with refreshments, silent auction, and a live auction of unique and one-of-a-kind chairs decorated by members of the community. $30 in advance and $35 at the gate. For information and to purchase tickets: www.ststephenscharleston.org/Events. htm, (843) 723-8818 ext.17, or St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 67 Anson St., Charleston, SC 29401. Jose Artigas Smphony with the Youth Orchestra of the Lowcountry The Charleston Academy of Music will welcome the Jose Artigas Symphony Orchestra from Uruguay to play in concert with the Youth Orchestra of the Lowcountry (YOLOW) on Sunday, November 2 at 4:00 pm at the Sottile Theatre, 44 George Street, in downtown Charleston. Tickets are $10. To reserve, please call the Charleston Academy of Music at (843) 805-7794. Students under age 18 will be admitted free of charge.

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Islanders give time to Mt. Zion elementary

ith the rate of new information in the world growing almost exponentially every year, the amount of knowledge that students need to aquire in schools these days is almost staggering. Public school teachers struggle every day to fill their children’s minds with practical knowledge that will help them in the highly competitive business world, but sometimes it’s just too much. Teachers, truly, are only one person. Try as they might, they can not spend focused, individual time with each of their students every day, so inevitably, students begin to fall through the cracks; that’s where school volunteers and mentors come in. At a recent volunteer orientation at Mt. Zion Elementary on Johns Island hosted by Seabrook resident and volunteer coordinator Dr. Sue Holloman, several residents from both Kiawah and Seabrook learned about the steps that many school programs are taking to help students keep up with the fast pace of today’s education while still keeping the learning environment fun and exciting. Following a hearty welcome by Mount Zion principal Mrs. Deborah Fordham, the school’s teaching coach, Ms. Christine Ryan, took a moment to brief everyone on the current grading system being used to analyze how well the students are performing each year. She passed out the results of last year’s MAP scores, a computer adaptive test that students take three times

a year to show how they stand in science, helping students with life skills, such as language usage, math and reading, as anger management, pregnancy prevention well at the students RIT scores, which and drug an alcohol prevention, as well show how they stand in specific areas of as teaching them the skills necessary to get a job after they each department. graduate from Ryan also briefly school. For more reviewed the new information, visit PASS (Palmetto www.cischarleston. Assessment of State org or call Ms. Standards) test, the Winders at State’s replacement 843-810-6209. for the PACT test, so the volunteers The orientation and mentors would concluded with be aware of their Principal Fordham goals in helping reddressing the their students. sincere need for Tiffany Agee Dr. Sue Holloman explains the many aspects volunteers at the school. Mt. Zion of 21st Century of volunteering at Mt. Zion Elementary. did not meet their Programs followed Ms. Ryan with a presentation on their AYP (adequate yearly progess) goals last after school enrichment programs, which year, along with 82% of South Carolina’s include teaching karate, high tech science, schools, falling just below the 100 point African drumming, golf, tennis and even goal with 92.3 points. “There were a lot gardening. 21st Century is always looking of special circumstances,” said Principal for volunteers to help with their enrichment Fordham, citing the loss of a third grade programs as well as their academic teacher who was suffering from cancer programs. For more information, call Ms. and the resultant large classes created by Agee at 843-762-8132 or 843-452-3150. her absence, and noted that the school “Please remember,” said Agee, “children would be implementing “looping” to have needs that are so great after school. offset the typical learning drop that occurs after third grade. Looping, They need adult attention.” Courtney Winders of Communities in Fordham explained, is an educational Schools described how their program uses structure where the teacher and students a different after school program angle by move through the grades together, which

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helps to avoid the normal “getting to know you” phase that new teachers and students go through during the first part of the school year. “The role of the volunteer is to support the teacher and help the student,” said Fordham. “And the teachers support the volunteers as well. Volunteers do not have to come up with programs themselves; we give them everything they need to help the students.” Principal Fordham smiled, “I see myself as a support for the teachers as well, they’re one of my favorite groups of people.”

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Goodbye, Seabrook Club

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rs. Henrietta Mack has lived in a dilapidated old mobile home on a minimal level of social security income with her disabled son for many years. Her home is in the Little Rock Baptist Church community on Maybank Highway and a visit inside this neat and clean but very substandard home can be a shock to those unfamiliar with the conditions endured by many very low income elderly residents in this rural area. Many pass by this old home on Maybank Highway near Rockville each day unaware of their plight. But help is now on the way. Rural Mission received a generous grant from Wachovia Bank several months ago, specifically designated to help Mrs. Mack. The Lowcountry Housing Trust has also provided a grant to help with the cost. The remainder will come from donations and gifts. The home will be about 800 square feet with two bedrooms. Volunteers will

give their time, compassion and talents to build her home and her large family will also be doing all that they can to help. The foundation for the house is in place and framing will follow. As soon as the home is completed, inspected and approved for occupancy, Mrs. Mack will move in and her old trailer will be demolished. Please keep her in mind at that time, as she will be needing household furniture and appliances. Please contact the Rural Mission at 768-1720 to volunteer your civic club, church group or business to give a community service day or weekend to help build this home. You can (Above)This old home is barely liveable and email for details or to ask questions at: will be cold and drafty this winter. (below) [email protected]. The new foundation awaits volunteers for framing.

The wrecking ball hit the Seabrook Island Club at 8:00 am on Wednesday, October 8. The razing should take approximately a week to complete. Photos by: Brian Chapman, Marketing Coordinator, Seabrook Island Real Estate.

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Red Sky at night, a sea islander’s delight

spectacular new treasure welcomes Seabrook visitors and residents onto the island with an enticing waft of delectable flavors. This delightful jewel, which opened its doors on October 1, is the highly anticipated Red Sky Grill, reinvented from a Seabrook Island classic. The modern country décor welcomes all to a deliciously fun, Contemporary American meal, created from the freshest local ingredients. The cabin-like Red Sky Grill provides up to 120 seats, shared between the dining and bar areas. The bar welcomes you as you enter, providing a large selection of renowned wines from around the world, and a wonderful choice of southeast spirits. Dark wooden planks line the bottom halves of the walls, pairing perfectly with the cabin-like wooden tables, chairs, and floor. The dining room is to the right of the bar area, accented with burnt orange walls and a dark trim, lining the edges and windows. A single wall is painted sky-blue, adding a slightly quirky aura to the dining area. Beautiful paintings of birds and palm trees give an extra splash of color to the already flavorful walls. The low ceilings, worn leather booths, and the dim lighting of modern lantern lights accent the orange, adding to the

By Brittany Urbach Lowcountry atmosphere. With one bite of their remarkable dishes, there’s no doubt the Red Sky Grill will be a sought-after destination of Seabrook Island and the surrounding areas. The man behind the rich flavored meals is owner and executive chef Matt Bolus, former sous chef of the Ocean Room on Kiawah. His use of fresh, local ingredients adds an island life flare to his vibrant dishes. As a growing chef, Bolus nurtured his cooking passion at the celebrated Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute in London, where he received the prestigious Grand Diplome de Cuisine et de Patisserie Le Cordon Bleu. It’s no wonder his dishes are a privileged delight to enjoy. As Chef Bolus bids farewell to curious diners and enters the kitchen to prepare his tasty treats, he says, “I hope it’s a casual and fun dinner”. It sure was. The five course meal: First course: A diver scallop topped with leek, radish, and pear strips with a delicious reduction came first. The textures and flavors were perfect as they melted in your mouth, and with a sip of Chardonnay, the whole dish came to life. Second course: A pork belly nestled in a cucumber, dill and Pimm’s #1 sauce.

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meat was perfectly cooked. Fifth course: For everyone with a sweet tooth, a not-so-average doughnut was a delightful ending to a delectable meal. The deep fried dough was coated with a brown sugar dust and butterscotch, accompanied by candied lemon zest serving as both decoration and a delicious bite. The goodness doesn’t stop there. A ball of espresso ice cream was placed atop the doughnut, adding even more flavor and compliment to the dish. Appetizers range from $6-$11, entrees are $21-$28, and desserts are $7. Red Sky Grill’s menu can be viewed at www. redskydining.com, along with a wine list, and other information about Seabrook’s new gem.