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February 20, 2009FREE

he dark green collard leaves rustledin the aternoon breeze, their thickleaves sprouting rom orty or so

brown paper bags lined up on top o andaround one well-loved picnic table. Tevolunteers at Hebron Zion Presbyterianchatted happily as they waited or peopleto arrive. Another table oered hot dogsand drinks to visitors, as well as a chanceto win a $30 gas card i you lled out arafe ticket.

Tere were no criteria, no nancialstatements that needed to be checked orquestions about yearly income. I you

needed ood, they happily handed you abag lled with dry pasta, juice, cannedpears, sweet potatoes and applesauce,among other things. Were trying tohelp the community, as well as attractattention to our school, said James Parlor,a member o the Hebron Zion John andMattie Washington Preschool advisoryboard.

Formed in 1966, the John and MattieWashington Preschool was started becausethe Zion Presbyterian Church saw thatthe underprivileged children o the islandsneeded basic day care and a chance tohave a head start in school. When theZion and Hebron Presbyterian churchesmerged in 1990, the school continued asa community ministry. Over 900 childreno every race, color and creed have passedthrough the preschools doors in their 43years o operation, each o them with arespectul knowledge o shapes, colors,the alphabet and basic etiquette that hashelped them tremendously in their rstyear at kindergarten.

Most o the parents who bring theirchildren to the preschool are unable toaord the $100 a week per child that isneeded to employ the teachers, eed thestudents and provide the schools necessarysupplies. On average, Parlor said, it costs$5,980 to send a child to preschool or12 months. Because o this, the churchbegan taking specic donations. Moneygiven to the preschool is directly used to

help parents pay or their childs care. Ithe parent can only come up with $20 a

week, the church does everything they

can to pay the rest.

So ar, the preschool has been ableto survive thanks to the donations oparishioners and the help o severalnearby organizations, including theChurch o Our Saviour, the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club and Johns IslandPresbyterian. In order to bring in more drygoods and school supply donations romlarger organizations such as Wal-Mart andK-Mart, the preschool is currently applyingor non-prot 501(c) status. Tey have alsomerged their program with an ater schoolprogram led by Cassandra Robinson, who

was able to bring in computers and someneeded employees. Food is also a volunteereort, with lunches being prepared by

volunteer Sharon Edwards in the churchsellowship hall. Great ood, said Parlor.Tose kids eat well. Best red beans andrice Ive ever had, he smiled.

Te John and Mattie Washingtonpreschools hours run rom 6:30am 6pm,Monday through Friday and their aterschool program is open rom 3pm to 6pm.Tere are 19 students between the ageso six weeks and our years old currentlyattending, with ve children under the ageo one. Te preschool is always looking orvolunteers and interested persons can call(843) 559-1135 or more inormation.

Upcoming events at the school includean open house in May, where parentscan showcase the work o their students

and the preschools various programs. Inthe all, the church plans to hold anotherood giveaway and, like the one this past

weekend, it will have no strings attached.I you need it, its yours. Ater working atthe ood table or only three hours, thevolunteers ended up giving away morethan 120 bags o ood. Were glad wecan help, said Parlor, and we hope it willattract more people to our school.

Hebron Zion Presbyterian Church islocated at 2915 Bohicket Road, Johns Island .For more information about the preschool,call (843)559-1135. For more informationabout the church, call (843)559-0865.

Helping hungry minds and bodiesBy Kristin HacKler

(Left to right) James Parlor, Gloria Parker, Lily May Bligen, Virtire LaBoard and Nicole LaBoard worked the food giveaway atHebron Zion Presbyterian on February 7.

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Monday, February 23

Kiawah Island Board of ZoningAppeals4pm - 5pmown Hall Council Chambers

Tuesday, February 24

Seabrook Island Town CouncilAll own Council meetings will be held

at 2:30pm at the own Hall unless notedotherwise on the own bulletin board.

Monday, March 2

Kiawah Island EnvironmentalCommittee3pm - 5pmown Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence Room

Tuesday, March 3

Kiawah Island Town Council2pm - 4pmown Hall Council Chambers

Kiawah Island Ways and MeansCommittee meeting8am

Kiawah Island Municipal Centers 2nd

Floor Conerence Room

Wednesday, March 4

Kiawah Island Planning Commission3pm - 5pmown Hall Council Chambers

Seabrook Island PlanningCommission work session

All Planning Commission meetings willbe held at 2:30pm at the own Hall unless

noted otherwise on the own bulletinboard.

Thursday, March 5

Johns Island Council Meeting7pm 8pmBerkeley Electric Co-Op on Maybank Rd.

Kiawah Island Arts Council3pm - 5pmown Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence Room

Monday, March 9

St. Johns Fire District Commission7pmSt. Johns Commission Building

3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island

Kiawah Island Town Hall21 Beachwalker DriveKiawah Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9166Fax: 768-4764Email: [email protected]

Seabrook Island Town Hall2001 Seabrook Island RoadSeabrook Island, SC 29455

Phone: 768-9121Fax: 768-9830Email:[email protected]

Johns Island CouncilMeetings are held at the BerkeleyElectric Co-op located at 3351Maybank Hwy, Johns Island.Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113

Charleston County Council4045 Bridge View Drive, NorthCharleston(843) 958-4700

City of Charleston75 Calhoun St.

(843) 724-3745

Prior to the own Council meeting,Tomas & Hutton Engineers gave apresentation on the plans or the newKiawah Island Parkway and bike path.Drat plans are in the works, but thecompany is waiting on permits romthe State o South Carolina, the Corpso Engineers, Charleston County andOCRM. No plans are available to dateas the contract has not been nalized,

but the current schedule shows work

beginning in June, ollowing the newconduit installation project by BerkeleyCounty Electric. Te new conduit runsmore or less under the proposed bikepath, as well as under the Parkwaybridge, so construction will have to waituntil the project is complete. Bidding orthe Parkway and bike path should beginin mid-April.

Proclamation of William Fowler DayMayor Wert and the own Councilacknowledged the work o the own oKiawah Islands rst Administrator withthe proclamation o Friday, February6, 2009, as William Earl Fowler, USN(Ret.) Day. Fowler, who passed awayon January 19, created the rst businesslicense program or the island. Teproclamation thanks him or his years odedicated service to the property ownerso Kiawah. Both o Fowlers sons wereon hand to accept a dedication plaque,noting that they would be sprinklingsome o their athers ashes on the beachin the spring. He thought the world oKiawah, said Will iam Fowler, Jr. Andhell always be here.

Approval of minutesTe own unanimously approved theollowing minutes without a singlecorrection and congratulated ownClerk Cathy Wilson or such great recordkeeping:

own Council Public HearingMinutes - Article 12C-204 or

January 6, 2009.own Council Minutes or January6, 2009.own Council Retreat Minutes or

January 13, 2009.own Council Public HearingMinutes - Zoning Map Update or

January 22, 2009.

Ordinances for second reading:Te ollowing ordinances were passed,

approved unanimously and adopted byCouncil:

Ordinance 2009-01 : Amendmentto Article 12, Section 12C-204,the preliminary plat-proceduralrequirements. Tis Ordinance allowsor the approval o preliminary platsor three years with permission toapply or a single, six month time

extension.Ordinance 2009-02: Amendment to

Article 12A-202(1) (Exhibit 12A-1),Zoning Map. Tis Ordinanceallows or the Zoning Map to bereplaced in its entirety by the newmap discussed during the January22 Zoning Map meeting. Applicablechanges requested during the publichearing were applied to the map,but the changes did not require anew reading o the Ordinance. Over1900 letters were sent to propertyowners regarding the zoning changesand public signs were placed on theproperties under discussion. I amsure some elt that the notication

was inaccurate and conusing, but

I disagree and well leave it at that,Mayor Wert stated.Ordinance 2009-03: Amendment o

Article 2 , Section 2-401, Ways andMeans Committee. Tis Ordinanceallows or more than two memberso Council and the Mayor to serveon the Ways and Means Committee.

With the approval o the Ordinance,Mayor Wert appointed bothCouncilmen McHugh and Lipumato serve on Ways and Means, so thatthe ull own Council now serves onthe Ways and Means Committee.

Approval of Town Budget CalendarTe 2009-2010 budget calendar wasapproved unanimously. Te own Stafand Ways and Means were asked toconsider a reduction o revenues by 30%or this year, said the Mayor. We will

review these assumptions ater the rstquarter.

Kiawah Parkway and bike pathCouncilman Orban reported that theown has come to an agreement withKiawah Development Partners onthe new Parkway and bike path. Teyhave agreed to use Tomas & Huttonengineers to work on the redesign, with

the work to be approved by the ownand KDP. As the own Code allows ora sole contractor to be used in uniquesituations, the own has elected tohave a sole source contract with KDPand Tomas & Hutton. In terms opaying or the $4.5 million project, theown had origina lly planned to pay $2million in cash and nance the other$2.5 million, But ater we reviewed thisoption, we ound that our 5% notes werereplaced with 1%, non-reundable notes,so we are in the process o discussingnew nancing, said Councilman Orban.

While the own is taking suggestions,this option still seems to be the bestas it provides liquidity to meet thecontingencies o a slowing economy and

the risks o a hurricane.

Night Heron Park franchiseagreementTe own made an amendment to thenon-exclusive ranchise agreement withNight Heron Park, basically namingthe areas o the ranchises operationand changing the annual ranchise eeto $7,500. Te area o the Night Heronranchise operation is dened as betweenthe Old Inn Site marked by white andblue poles labeled A and the area o thebeach in ront o the Sanctuary markedby white and blue poles marked B. Teoperations may not extend into the dunesor on any land located within the area20 eet seaward o the toe o the primarydune.

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State Accommodations ax AdvisoryCommitteeTe ollowing people were nominated tothe State Accommodations ax AdvisoryCommittee or one year terms: BillDaniel, Elizabeth King, Roger Warren,Pam Harrington, Bill Blizard, DianaPermar and Gail Vandall.

Considering a car show

Te Ways and Means Committeediscussed the expenditure o $5,000to conduct a study as to whether anantique car show on Kiawah would bea good idea as a chance to reach out tothe community and create some goodPR. Councilman Lipuma argued thattaking $5,000 out o the general und toconduct a study didnt make much sensein these economic times. Te Mayorstated that, though Council had opposedLipumas view beore, t hey were nowa little more sympathetic. Mayor Wertmoved that the expenditure be tableduntil the next Council meeting. Temotion was approved unanimously.

Beach parking

Councilman Lipuma reported thatdiscussions on beach parking at theOcean Course were moving along nicely.He stated that the own had received anoer or a revocable license agreementrom KIGR or 30 parking spaces at theOcean Course clubhouse. Members oKICA would be able to park at the OceanCourse during daylight hours, exceptduring special events and tournaments.I the parking agreement is revoked,

which is in their right to do so, saidLipuma, alternative acceptable parking

will be made available. Beach access isanother issue as the ormer beach accessat Ghost Crab Run was washed away.We need to clariy the pedestrian andemergency access to the beach, Lipuma

said. We have suggestions, though, andwill discuss them with Roger Warren andKDP. Tere is a light at the end o thetunnel, Lipuma noted, Tough I hopeits the end and not the train coming, hesmiled. But, he said, things were movingalong nicely.

Arts CouncilCouncilman Lipuma was proud toannounce that the last three Arts Councilperormances had sold out. Upcomingevents include Sherrie Williams, BarcinoBaroque, Beethoven: the Sound and theFury and the Andrew Teilen Big Band.Lipuma noted that the Andrew TeilenBig Band has been rescheduled due to ascheduling conict with a Pops concert.Te Big Band will be perorming at7pm on March 1 at the East BeachConerence Center.

Captain Sams reworkCouncilman Lipuma also reported thathe had met with Seabrookers John urnerand Carl Voelger to discuss the updatedplans or Captain Sams inlet. Seabrookrepresentatives will meet with KICA andKICA will most likely give a presentationon the project at the next Seabrook ownCouncil meeting. Lipuma noted thatcurrent plans involve cutting a channelto the ocean, a process which will movearound 29,000 cubic yards o sand.

Public saetyCouncilman Orban reported that thePublic Saety Committee met on January20 and each o the security groups on theisland gave a report. Te Fire Departmentnoted that there had been ewer alsealarms this past quarter, with only ouralse alarms in December. KICA securityreported that there have been very ewincidences on the island. Te group alsodiscussed the check-in process or theKiawah Marathon. KICA and KIGR

will meet in October to discuss ways inwhich they can reduce trac lines at thegate and generally handle the marathontrac. KIGR might consider mailinggate passes to guests or more eciententry, but the plans will be discussed inmore detail as they get closer to the event.

Ways and MeansTe Ways and Means committeediscussed cutting the available unds or

AAX as they were $80,000 behind onnormal receipts rom the State. We canonly spend what we get, said Orban, so

we need to make reasonable projections.

Environmental reportCouncilman McHugh gave his

frst report as representative or theEnvironmental Committee. On January21, he traveled to Columbia to receivea $4,000 beautifcation grant romPalmetto Pride. He also stated thaton April 19, the Resort will host anEnvironment Day with a one mile unrun and games that encourage greenactivities. Locally, McHugh reportedthat 20 ponds out o roughly 100 on theisland roze over during the recent reeze,but there has been no noticeable eect onthe fsh. Te bobcat study is also goingull speed and collaring is expected tobe done by the end o March. McHughthanked the Conservancy or steppingup and temporarily unding the newGPS collars. Te own was unable to

make the unds available in time or theshort window in which trapping neededto be conducted, but will pay back theConservancy or the ull amount. Weonly had about a two week window tocollar the bobcats, said McHugh, notingthat they needed to get it done beorebreeding season began.

External afairsCouncilman Burnaord reported thathe would be attending the UrbanLand Institute panel discussion on theMaybank Highway widening issue at the

Johns Island Library on February 5. Atthe last Johns Island Council meeting,Burnaord reported that ChairmanCannon had started a discussion on the

Johns Island roads issue an hour beorethe meeting. Te group will continueto meet at 6pm beore the 7pm Councilmeeting at Berkeley Electric Co-op.Nothings changed, said Burnaord.Some people are or the roads, someare against and then there are those thatare against everything. He pointed outthat he still elt it was up to the Countyand State and the SCDO to makethe decision. Burnaord also thankedDr. Paul Roberts or all o his help andthe time hes spent looking at the CrossIsland Parkway proposal. He notedthat Dr. Roberts had recently chosenone o the most likely routes or theParkway and determined that a routerom the Stono Bridge to Betsy Kerrison

would aect a total o 55 properties.

Respectively, a widening o Bohicketwould aect 180 properties while awidening o both Bohicket and Riverwould aect a total o 360 properties. Dr.Roberts also pointed out that only onebuilding would have to be moved withthe Cross Island Parkway, while a totalo 77 would have to be moved i Bohicketand River were widened. It [the CrossIsland Parkway] is less intrusive, i youlook at it that way, said Burnaord, Butthe beat goes on.In response to a question romCouncilman Orban concerning MayorRileys opinion on the Cross Island,Burnaord remarked that Riley ison board with a solution other than

widening Maybank. He has supportedthe Cross Island and has pointed out thathe would preer a surace road as opposedto a mounted or raised road.

own Administrators reportown Administrator umiko Ruckerreported that she will be supplyingthe own Administrators report onthe owns website. Te report willinclude important dates and events withmore in depth details on upcomingprojects. On Tursday, February 5, the

own held a community meeting inCouncil Chambers to discuss islandrecycling procedures (SEE PAGE 5 FORDEAILS). Plans or recycling include apotential new recyclables dumpster at theown Hall and replacing the recyclingdumpster behind the fre department.Rucker also stressed the importance o

working with the Census Bureau or the2010 Census. We need to be as accurateas possible, said Rucker. We need thisinormation or applying or grants andunding.

Mayors reportMayor Wert reported that the ownsInuit population had experienced amassive increase rom 1990 - 2000, goingup an astounding 100% rom 1 to 2 InuitIndians on the Island.Te Mayor also reported that BillBlizard had been making signifcantsteps in reaching out to the JohnsIsland community. Many o the ownsupcoming events are being announcedat the local churches. He also notedthat Kiawah had been recognized in arecent newsletter rom Rural Missions,thanking them or their donation.Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy also thankedKiawah or their donation, noting thatthey had contributed more than the Cityo Charleston to their cause.

Citizens commentsMarilyn Olson thanked the ownon behal o St. Johns High School,remarking that the own was being veryproactive in helping the children at theschool and was helping to create utureleaders on Johns Island. Te greatestasset a country has is its people, saidOlson. Tank you or your help.

Art Morganstern also commented, notingthat he was pleased with the progress onthe Kiawah Island Parkway and was gladto see that its in the design phase. Onequestion, he said. Is the mitigated landcontributed or paid or?

Te next Kiawah own Council meetingwill be held at own Hall at 2pm onMarch 3, 2009.

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Tere were no guest presentations and theapproval o minutes was deerred untilthe next meeting.

Treasury reportreasurer Sam Brownlee reported thatthere is $746.31 in the Council unds.

Charter school on BrownswoodapprovedChairman Chris Cannon reported thathe had attended the Charleston CountyBoard o Zoning Appeals meeting onFebruary 2 or the hearing on a proposedcharter school to be built behind FenwickHills at the corner o Brownswood andSouthwick Roads. Cannon attempted tocontact area residents through the mailconcerning the upcoming meeting, butonly received three concerned calls.

Cannon pointed out that a meetinghad been held this past Septemberconcerning the school zoning, but ew

were in attendance due to the lack onotice. Because o the poor turnout, the

developers stated that they would holdanother meeting beore requesting thezoning change, but one was never called.Cannon stated that he is concernedabout the plans, mainly because theschool will be in an area that is almostentirely residential, except or nearbyBrownswood Nursery. Cannon drateda letter asking the County BZA or a

deerment since the rezoning was notgiven enough public notice. However, thezoning was approved with conditions.

Johns Island rezoning requestsCannon reported that, at the lastCounty Planning Commission, arequest was made to change .3 acres at

2896 Maybank Highway, located closeto the entrance o Barberry Woods,rom residential (R-4) to commercial-transitional. Te rezoning was approved.Te developers o a Planned UnitDevelopment located 2630 Bryans Dairyroad also made a request the CountyPlanning Commission to place 16 houseson 58 acres. As the current zoning orthe land is AG-8 (1 unit per eight acres),this number would almost double theunits in the current zoning. However,the PUD was approved with conditionsand Cannon reported that the residentsin attendance seemed content with thedecision.Finally, the County Planning

Commission discussed a request toamend map 3.1.4, Future Land Use,to indicate an Agricultural ResidentialFuture Land Use recommendation orparcel numbers 249-00-00-005 and249-00-00-013, located at 3780 and3830 Chisolm Road. Board memberHenry Rivers reported that there wasa great turnout or the meeting. Board

member Sam Brownlee, who was also inattendance, remarked that the developersattempted to turn the discussion into apresentation on the development, but thePlanning Commission wouldnt have it.Rivers stated that, because the plan orthe property was not consistent with theComprehensive Plan or the area, the

request was rejected.

Upcoming meetingsCannon reported that, to his knowledgethere are no signicant meetings comingup in the next couple o weeks. Te Cityo Charleston Commercial CorridorReview Board has requested that the

Angel Oak Development developersreconsider the proposed size andarrangement o its planned units and

would not approve the buildings untilthe units were more consistent with thecomprehensive plan.

Maybank widening meetingBoard member Brownlee thanked the

newest Board member, Rich Tomas,or speaking up during the Urban LandInstitute Panel meeting on February 5,and stating that the Johns Island roadsneeded more police enorcement o thespeed limit. Brownlee attended the ULIsproposal meeting at the City judicialcenter and stated that the ULI panelmembers had proposed three lanes on

Maybank Road rom the Stono bridgeuntil reaching River and Maybank. Teyalso suggested that turn lanes shouldbe included at River and Maybankand the remaining length o Maybankshould remain two lanes with additionaldedicated let turn lanes and parking attown nodes. Other suggestions during

the panel discussion included managingthe trafc lights better, building turninglanes and increasing police patrol asopposed to building new roads. Moneyis a major issue, but Im sure theyll beable to work it out, just like they do in

Washington, smiled Brownlee.

Kiawah River Estates water towerBoard member Sam Brownlee reportedthat the public meeting concerning asecond water tower on Johns Island atKiawah River Estates went well. Te

Water Company has applied or $5million in ederal grants to build thesecond water tank which will bring the

water pressure or Johns Island homes

up to DHEC code and increase waterpressure service to more than 100 rehydrants. Te tower will be designed asa silo or the purpose o blending in and

will be approximately 150 high with acapacity o 1.5 million gallons. Currently,the only water tower on Johns Island islocated at the intersection o Edenvaleand Bohicket.

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Kiawah Island has made great str ides in becoming a more green-conscious own,especially since their own Administrator, umiko Rucker, created the Greeneam, a group composed mainly o the own sta with the goal o keeping

Kiawah Island clean and green. Now, Rucker has taken it one step urther by initiating

an island-wide recycling program.Currently, the own collects roughly 250 tons o recycling a year, and thats only

rom the 1,785 single amily dwellings on the island currently serviced. Ruckers planwill include the other 460 multi-amily units on the island, as well as several interestedcommunity entities near the island, such as Freshelds. Te new plan will also cal l or anew recycling container, ideally to be placed on the own Hall property, as well as thereplacement o the old container behind the re station on Sora Rail and improving thelighting and cleanliness o that area.

Te new containers will be provided by Fennell Container Corporation and will bepainted the traditional K iawah Island gray, also known as plu mud or pewter, withthe owns logo in white. Each container would be multi-purpose, with a separate binor corrugated cardboard. Te multi-purpose section can accept both 1 and 2 plastics,glass, steel, aluminum cans, paper and paper board (such as cereal boxes). In addition,Rucker will implement an educational program or residents which will touch onissues such as why certa in products can not and should not be recycled and why properpreparation o your recyclables is vital.

Representatives rom several o the island villas and single amily communities werepresent at the meeting, as well as Rusty Lameo, own Code Enorcement Ocer;Councilman McHugh, chair o the Environmental Committee and Brooks Carmichaelo Fennell Container Corp. Discussions ranged rom the placement o recyclingcontainers at the multi-amily units, to the size o individual roll o recycling bins(35 gallon, 65 gallon and 95 gallon are available, all in the own colors), to unding.Te own has received $40,000 rom a DHEC grant to purchase additional recyclingmaterials and public acilities, such as the recycling containers on the beach, but urtherunding will need to be discussed.

Liz King o the Kiawah Conservancy noted that they provided recycling behindtheir acility at Night Heron Park, a eature which is used by the Sanctuary as well asguests. However, It requires a lot o manpower on our part, said King. We try tokeep it all as clean as possible. Te Night Heron recycling center also oers expanded

recycling services, such as a fuorescentlight recycling container and the ability torecycle batteries, cell phones and mono-

lament shing wire.In closing, Rucker thanked all o the

contributors to the project, including Waymon J. Pearson, David Bevacqua,Penny Waring, the own EnvironmentalCommittee and Rusty Lameo. Shenoted that the own will be holding anall-encompassing recycling day on April22, which will include fuorescent bulbrecycling and e-waste pickup. On April24, the own will hold their annual CleanUp Day.

Participants in the meeting were askedto consider the placement o recyclingcontainers in their communities and willmeet with Rusty Lameo to discuss the

potential areas.

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Sea Island Habitat or Humanityhas been awarded $62,425, or 65percent o the unds necessary, to

build one home in 2009 through TriventFinancial or Lutherans, an alliance whichcontinues to build hope or low-incomeamilies amidst economic diculties asthe mortgage crisis unolds nationwide.Trivent has built more than 1,000 homessince 2005, with 314 additional homes tobe unded in the US in 2009.

Tis home will be built by areavolunteers, o whom at least one-hal

will be Lutheran and one-ourth will beTrivent Financial members. Te Habitatpartner amily will also invest 500 hourso sweat equity, helping to build theirhome. Construction will begin in thesummer o 2009 and is expected tocontinue or our months.

Since the inception o the TriventBuilds alliance, Sea Island Habitat orHumanity has built one o the more than1,000 Trivent Builds homes constructedacross the nation.

Decent, aordable housing continuesto be an unattainable dream or many

amilies. But this support rom TriventFinancial or Lutherans means that wecan make that dream come true or onemore amily, said Andy Beck, ExecutiveDirector. Were so proud to be a part othe Trivent Builds alliance.

While our members are committed tohelping build these homes, we are alwayslooking or more volunteers, said Judy

Arrington, Trivent Chapter Specialist orthe Charleston area. We hope others willconsider joining us and experience the

joy o helping another amily realize theAmerican Dream.

Trivent Builds with Habitat orHumanity supports Habitat home-buildingin the United States and abroad through itsTrivent Builds Homes and Trivent BuildsWorldwide programs. It also supports the

Trivent Builds Mobile, a multi-mediaexhibit on wheels that will tour the UnitedStates in 2009 as it advocates or afordablehousing and inorms visitors about theTrivent Builds alliance and how they canbecome involved. o learn more, visit www.thriventbuilds.com

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Mark the date! On March 6, themarket at Rosebank Farms reopens withplenty o local, seasonal resh vegetablesready or purchase. Te market closedin early January, but the arm remaineda busy place or visitors who stopped in to

keep the arms animals company. For thepast two months, Sidi and his crew have worked hard, plowing and planting theelds to grow the seasonal vegetables thatare now ready or purchase. For the past20 years, we have taken the lead in local isbest and have grown heirloom varieties ovegetables, Sidi explains. We have alwaysgrown our vegetables or taste. Whenvegetables are shipped elsewhere, thepremium is placed on growing vegetables

that will withstand a long shipping cycle.Ours come straight rom the eld, to ourmarket, and then to your table. Tey tastegood.

o welcome customers and celebratethe opening o the 2009 growing season,

the arm is hosting A aste o Rosebank -a sample while you shop event on March7. A aste o Rosebank will eature severalo the arms signature products that aremade on-site in the a rms kitchen.

Rosebank Farm is located at 4455 BetsyKerrison Parkway on Johns Island, justbeore the Kiawah/Seabrook trac circle,and is open rom 9am 5pm daily. For urther inormation, call (843) 768-0508or log onto www.rosebankarms.com.

Rosebank Farms reopensFeaturing a taste oF rosebank

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Muriel Kirkland is absolutelybeautiul woman; bothoutwardly and inwardly. In her

thirty years o nursing, Muriel has madeit a goal to ocus on the aging population.My heart is with the elderly, she said,especially those people with dementia. Ielt there was a need. Tis need drew herto working in nursing homes and she soonbegan directing them, helping patients sothat they can be a s active and entertainedas possible. About two weeks ago, Muriel,along with Sea Island ComprehensiveHealth Care, opened Johns Islands rstadult day care center at the Health Carescenter o Maybank road. Te acility is

open Monday through Friday rom 8amto 5pm and is able to accommodate up to25 people. People have been so glad thatwe opened this acility on the island, saidMuriel. Beore, they would have to driveall the way to Mount Pleasant.

Te adult day care program is gearedtoward taking care o elderly people withsome orm o dementia, giving their regularamily/caregivers a break during the day.Muriel plans to provide as many activitiesas possible, including a sewing room, artsand crats, chair and wheelchair exercises,singing, board games, computer education,gardening and even woodworking, as wellas eld trips to museums, Waterront Park,

the Aquarium, matinee plays and lunchesat local restaurants. Ive had people aski they could come to the program just sothey could use the computers, laughedMuriel. In act, she hopes to open an a terhours computer lab at the acility, but isin need o people to volunteer to run theclasses. Weve already had almost tenpeople apply or an ater hours class,said Muriel. We just need tond someone that can teach thebasics.

Muriels wish list or theacility also includes little things,such as beads, cards, paint, yarn,buttons, scrap abric or quilting, asewing machine, lawn urniture, boardgames, a barbeque grill, fower pots, apopcorn machine, movies (both DVDand VHS), exercise tapes, all types omusic and anything that would help witharomatherapy. Tey also hope to builda garden behind the acility which thepatients can work in during their stay.

Te Sea Island Adult Day Care programis a non-proft and includes the services oa ull time RN and therapist. For moreinormation about the program, pleasecall 559-3190 or 559-4137. Sea IslandComprehensive Health Care is located at3627 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island.

Muriel Kirkland and Belinda Lessington.

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Fore! Respite Care

Respite Care, a non-prot organization that oers programs to enhance thequality o lie or people suering rom Alzheimers disease and other ormso dementia, will hold their 5th Annual Gol ournament on March 23,

2009, at Seabrook Island. Te proceeds raised during the tournament will be usedto oset the costs o providing care and support to these amilies. Te programsprovided by Respite Care give caregivers a much needed break and provide a supportnetwork or amilies. Respite Care is supported by donations, memorials, grants,and volunteers.

Sponsorships:

$100 Hole Sponsorship Signage at one hole.$300 Bronze Sponsorship Sponsorship o one hole and entryee or one goler.

$500 Silver Sponsorship Sponsorship o one hole and entry eeor two golers.

$750 Beverage Cart Sponsorship Sponsorship o one beveragecart with your signage on cart (two available).

$1,000 Gold Sponsorship Sponsorship o one hole with yourlogo on the sign and entry ee or our golers.

$2,000 Reception Sponsorship Sponsorship o the reception with your logo on the reception sign and recognition atreception.

$5,000 itle Sponsorship ournament named or you/yourbusiness and entry ee or two oursomes (one available).

Registration begins at 11am, with a shotgun start at 1pm. Entry ee is $125

per goler ($80 o which is tax deductible). Golers can register as a team or asindividuals. For more inormation, call Laura Steanelli at 843-723-1611, ext. 15or email her at [email protected]. Please make checks payable to RespiteCare Ministries, 405 King Street. Every $50 donated provided a day o care or aparticipant.

Many historians believe thatMardi Gras originated inancient Rome rom the

carnival-like estival o the god o ertilityand agriculture, Lupercus. As was acustom o the day, many pagan holidays

were adopted by the Catholic Church

in a subtle conversion technique. TeLupercalia celebration was translated into

a Church east day and the last chance toparty beore Lent, a time o puricationand asting in preparation or Easter.Te tradition quickly spread across thecontinent to France, where its popularityincreased and Mardi Gras became theholiday that we now know. Mardi Gras

is French or Fat uesday, and it wasa time when all o the indulgent, sugary

treats and meats in the house were eatenat extravagant house parties.

Te celebration was brought to Americaby French immigrants, who settledin Louisiana. In 1699, explorer PierreDIberville ounded Pointe due MardiGras in an area south o New Orleans.

He also ounded present-day Mobile, Alabama, which he called Fort Louisde la Louisiane, where the rst MardiGras celebrations occurred in 1702. Bythe 1820s, Mardi Gras had become a vita lpart o the Louisiana liestyle, with therst ocial parade being held on February

24, 1857, and conducted by the Krewe oComus.

Tere are many elements o the MardiGras celebration that originated withthose rst parades in New Orleans. It wasthe rst king o Mardi Gras, Rex, who in1892 chose the three colors that we know

as Mardi Gras colors today: purple or justice, green or aith, gold or power.Masks are a hallmark o the holiday andcome in many colorul and interestingdesigns. Tey are required or all foat

Farewell to the feshBy Bri HoraHan

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Pet Helpers is located at 1447 Folly Road, James Island.Hours: Mon Fri rom 11am 6pm and Sat rom 11am - 5pm.

Closed: Sundays and Holidays.For more inormation, please call 843-795-1110.

Pet HelpersPets of the Week

LILE BROWN GIRL: Howdy!Im 8 1/2 months old and was oundin the woods behind Pet Helpers! Iwas brought in ater I learned to trustthe girls eeding me-so Im still a littleshy. But Im also very sweet once I getto know you, and Im very chatty! Socome on in and talk to me! Spayed,vax, chip, ee.

HELGA: Hey there! Im a 1 1/2 yearold emale Staordshire Bull errier(Stae or short). I fnd it impol ite todrool and will challenge you to thumbwrestling with my beautiul muscles!I am very sweet and tender. Im justlooking or a sot place to land. Spayed,vax, chip, ee.

190 Gardners Circle (Fresh Fields Village) 2439881w w w . l a d l e s s o u p s . c o m

Over 6o soup choices range

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Allsoups are

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On Sunday, February 1, Churcho Our Saviour began themonth with a new addition to its

schedule o Sunday services: the Family

Service, held at 10:20am, between the9am traditional and 11am contemporaryservices. Te Family Service will be heldon the frst Sunday o each month.

Immediately ollowing the February1 Family Service, led by Contemporary Worship leader Jonathan Bennett, wasthe dedication o the newly constructedplayground. Father Michael Clarksondedicated the new acility, expressing hishope that the addition o the playground will serve as a strong signal to the Johns Island, Seabrook, and Kiawahcommunities that Church o Our Saviouris committed to providing a churchhome to all ages. Te ocial opening

was perormed by Our Saviour members John and Hannah Stewart, and JunaTompson. In the spirit o a playground

dedication, the traditional ribbon cutting was replaced by a ribbon sliding, withDiamond Campbell and Hannah Bennettsliding down the new double sliding board

to break the ribbon.Te Family Service consisted o prayers,

the recognition o birthdays, and a sermonappropriate or the entire amily. Tisormat will be the basis or the monthlyFamily Service, as Church o Our Saviourstrives to continue cultivating a amilyriendly environment that residents o Johns Island and surrounding areas canfnd enjoyable as well as appropriate tothe experiences and various age levelsrepresented in amily lie.

Church o Our Saviour is located at4416 Betsy Kerrison Parkway, minutesrom the trac circle at FreshfeldsVillage. For urther inormation about

services, outreach ministries, or smallgroup ellowship, call the church oce at768-2046.

Its about family atChurch of Our Saviour

By Nell StoNe

Spring semester is underway for Seabrook Island Natural History Group. One of theexciting feld trips was Count on News 2! This tr ip was led by Janet Gorski. She and24 others went behind the scenes with meteorologist Rob Fowler. They toured the studioand even appeared on the 5 oclock news!

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As beautiul as the City oCharleston is, its even morescenic rom the water. Looking

rom the deck o a boat, its easy toimagine what our oreathers saw as theyarrived in Charleston by sea. Its easy toimagine because time has barely altered

our Lowcountry vistas. Perhaps they, too,watched a great blue heron materialize andlight with a whisper o wings at the edgeo a marsh. Tey surely stared in wonderat the dolphins cutting through riverand sea, thinking that these magnicentcreatures were created so perectly thatthey look the same as they did thousandso years ago.

Te best views are denitely rom thewater, whether youre on river, creek, inlet,or sea. You can nd the best people inCharleston out on the water. Tere is asense o camaraderie among people whocommune with the ocean and stars andthis community will converge on the

Village Green at Freshelds Village onSaturday, March 21, and Sunday, March22, or the rst-ever Freshelds VillageBoat Show.

All are welcome to come socialize and todiscover whats new in the world o boating.Te Village Green and streets will belined with the newest boats rom Hanckel

Marine, Butler Marine o Charleston, SeaRay o Charleston, Freedom Boat Club,and many others. Features include anarray o shiny new, ully rigged vessels,including sailboats, pleasure boats, shingboats, ski boats, and personal watercratrom Scout, idewater, Stingray, Carolina

Ski, Sailsh, Key West, Everglade Boats,Sea Ray, and Boston Whaler. SeacoastSports & Outtters will showcasekayaks, paddles, lie vests, and otheraccessories. Sponsored by ow Boat US,the Freshelds Village Boat Show oersa broad array o inormation on charters,shing equipment, marine services, andmore, including fy shing and cast netdemonstrations.

Charlestons award-winning DragonBoat team will also give an in-waterpresentation o their unique skills on theVillage pond. Dragon Boating, a sportthat originated in China more than 2,000years ago, is one o the astest-growing

sports in the world. wenty paddlers sittwo abreast in colorul 48-oot vesselswhile paddling to the beat o a drummer,the heartbeat o the dragon. In 1996,a physician at the University o BritishColumbia in Vancouver, Canada, createdthe rst cancer survivor dragon boat team.Just ve years ater the development o the

original team, more than one thousandsurvivor teams had been ormed. Teirgoal is to promote the importance ophysical wellness and psychological well-being ollowing cancer treatment throughthis team-oriented outdoor supportprogram. All proceeds rom the Freshelds

Village Boat Show will benet DragonBoat Charleston.

Join us or the Freshelds Village BoatShowits the most un youll have ondry land!

Freshfelds Village is located at thecrossroads o Kiawah, Seabrook, and JohnsIslands. Bridging island distinction withCharlestons charms. Call 843-768-6491or visit online at www.FreshfeldsVillage.com.

A bevy o boats at FreshfeldsBy Mary Girault

Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 2210am 5pm

Admission is ree. Food and beverages will beavailable throughout the Village all weekend.

Dragon boats with their crews, hard at work.

M

y wie and I recently had theopportunity to meet the manthat built our home back in

the late 50s. He was excited to hear thatthe house was still in good shape,but when he asked what I didor a living, he quicklyresponded that he usedto have a wonderulgarden in the back.Now in his eighties,you could just seehis eyes and acelight up with all theond memories hehad o the garden.

Tis made mestart to think a littlemore about the impacts

that gardening has onour personal memories. At one time, just abouteveryone was a armer. Duringthe good times, war times, and everythingin between, gardening was omnipresent.From the container gardens in the City tothe roses at the White House, gardeningsurrounds us and all that we do.

O course, now would be a good timeto inject a ew actual numbers about howmuch gardening contributes to our grossdomestic product, but it is not about themoney. It is about seeing spring fowersor the rst time and about caring or thelandscape o Arlington National Cemetery

because it is hallowed grounds.

In my own amily, illman is a amily

name that has been passed down and I wasinquisitive as to why his name stood outamong the rest o my ancestors.

Among other things, heought in the Civil War

and was a merchant,but what was writtenmost about him was that he wasan accomplishedarmer. Even themost accomplishedarmers are not

well known, butthese traits are

reserved or personalmemories that we

hold most dear.

No matter howlong or short, I would like

the opportunity to read yourgardening memories. Please send yourthoughts to [email protected] or mail them to SunburstLandscaping Inc., 3575 Maybank HwySuite D-279, Johns Island, SC 29455.

Nick Strehle is a Purdue University Agronomy Major, certifed irrigationcontractor and EPA WaterSense Partner or Sunburst Landscaping Inc., leadingSunbursts clients into the next generation owater management. For more inormation,

contact Sunburst at 768-2434.

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It was the same story, but to new ears. Inan eort to get a truly objective opinionon a solution to the road problems on

Johns Island and Maybank Highway inparticular, the Urban Land Institute, anon-prot public service organization

representing the entire spectrum o landuse and real estate development disciplines,

was invited by the City and County oCharleston to conduct a public hearingand give a proposal on their conclusions.

Te public hearing was held at the Johns Island Library, and the smallconerence room was packed. Roughly70 citizens lled the seats, sat on tablesand leaned against walls as the panelintroduced themselves and open the oorto the public, starting with Kiawah MayorPro-em Alan Burnaord and SeabrookMayor McNulty. Burnaord kicked o themeeting by pointing out that the residentso Kiawah and Seabrook have to cross Johns

Island every day and have a vested interestin solving the roads problem. BohicketRoad is beautiul, but dangerous, saidBurnaord. He also noted that Kiawahhad passed a resolution, 2008-5, thispast October which states that the island

would support either making Maybankour lanes and/or creating the pitchorkas long as the Cross Island Parkway was

incorporated into the plan. Te mainreason or this resolution, he said, is thatneither solution would be able to handlethe projected 60,000 trips per day expectedto come over the Stono Bridge by 2030.Were not engineers, but thats Kiawahs

approach, said Burnaord. Weve had alot o studies and public hearings and wedlike to see an approach to a decision. Heconcluded that while they would also liketo keep the beauty o Johns Island, it wontlast i the roads become more chaotic andno inrastructure is in place. Weve got tocome to a resolution, he closed.

Seabrook Mayor McNulty stated thatthey are denitely concerned about saety,as a large quantity o workers are travelingback and orth rom Seabrook daily tocomplete the islands $30 million HorizonPlan. We cant look at this in a vacuum,said the Mayor. I you put a road downthe middle o the island, it takes trafc

o o River and Bohicket and increasesthe saety o those roads. He pointed outthat they agreed with Kiawah, that withthe projected number o trips per dayin 2030, the trafc would quickly reachailing levels o service without a crossisland road. Wed like the panel to havea recommendation we can act on, heconcluded.

Other residents voiced their opinionsduring the last hour o the meeting, statingthat trafc should be controlled with morespeed monitoring by the police and thatthe roads could be xed in a more simplemanner by putting in dedicated turn

lanes, curbs and specic restriping. Othersstressed the need or more walkability andalmost all seemed in avor o the pitchorkproposal.

Robert DeMoura o the Angel OakDevelopment even took a turn at themicrophone, reminding the crowdthat it was in their ability to begin thenetworking o streets and neighborhoodsright away. Weve done it ourselves byaligning entrances and creating a cutthrough rom Maybank to Bohicket, saidDeMoura. He applauded the Citys planor networking the streets and creatingthe pitchork, noting that, It is possibleto acilitate trafc and not diminish the

Countys character.Tomas Legare was also included in

the initial speaker line up, but he wasunable to attend the beginning o themeeting. Legare did wrap up the meeting,however, stating that Charleston is unlikeanywhere else in the United States. Tiscommunity has changed a lot in the pastten years, he said. But it would be a lotmore dierent i we (he gestured towardthe gathered crowd) had stayed home and

watched V instead o coming to thesemeetings. He emphasized to the panel,the need to control growth and preventMaybank rom becoming the next FollyRoad. Im warming up to the pitchork

idea, he smiled, commenting on the Citysproposal to have two lanes branchingrom Maybank to divert trafc beore itreaches the River Road intersection. Ithink its the rst thing we need to tryand we can always add more later. Tis isa unique opportunity to keep Johns Islandunique. He closed by thanking the City,the County and the Coastal ConservationLeague or arranging the panel.

Conclusion:

A day later, the ULI panel was readyto present their ndings to the Cityand County. On February 7 at the City

judicial center, ULI panel members brieydiscussed the grounds or their proposal,

noting that, among the community valuesthat Johns Island insists on preserving areits rural character, the trees and canopy,creating ocused growth, preserving thequality o lie and sense o community,and creating connectivity/walkability.Tey also noted that they ound thatresidents want to establish a roadwaynetwork and reduce travel times withoutincreasing travel speeds, want an increasein access or emergency vehicles, and wantsae travel opportunities or bikers andpedestrians o all skill levels.

Te challenge, they said, was Maybankrom the Stono Bridge to River Road.

With the goal o preserving as much island

character as possible, eg: the grand oaks,the panel suggested installing Hybrid 3Lanes, with two separate inbound lanesdividing o rom the Stono Bridge ontoMaybank and running all the way toRiver Road with one separate outboundlane that runs back to the Stono bridgerom River Road. Instead o one largebulky highway, the hybrid divides threeseparate roads that would ideally preservescenery and reduce congestion.

Te priority, however, is the Maybank/River intersection. 40% o the movementis either turning let or right onto Riverrom Maybank, the panel noted. It wouldneed to have three designated lanes or

trafc going through the light, as wellas one each or turning let and right.

According to the panel, the improvementswould protect the quality o lie and theislands rural character, relieve congestion,plan or uture growth and preserve andsupport the economic viability o theMaybank corridor.

For more information or to comment,please visit www.ccroadwise.org.

How do you solve a problem like Maybank?By Ashley Anderson And Kristin hAcKler

participants. Te throwing o beads andother knick-knacks, known as throws,began in the 1870s and continues today

with local amilies arriving early to stakeout prime spots to see the colorul oatsand catch the throws.

Unlike the negative impression thatmany have o the New Orleans MardiGras, the holiday is really a amily-oriented day o good ood and un. Tereare expensive balls thrown by the dierentKrewes, where one could mingle with theNew Orleans elite. Tere is the drunkenside o it, complete with bead throwing

and possible nudity, but that is mostlycontained to Bourbon Street and limitedto the nighttime. Either way, Mardi Grasis a great excuse to throw a party andindulge in great ood, drinks and orspending time with the ones you love.

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Not long ago, calls were received at the Main Security Gate rom concerned

property owners reporting a wayward eight-oot alligator that had seeminglybedded down or died in the middle o the Kiawah Island Parkway. I was

dispatched along with Charleston County Deputy Sheri Jim Phil lips (whose parentshave a house on the Island).

In the late 60s I helped Jim Fowler, o Wild Kingdom ame, install the animals inthe Animal Forest at Charles owne Landing. Te rst animal I ever handled withhim was an eight oot-plus alligator that we moved temporarily into a six-oot horsestall. Te tail went up the wall. Te animal never moved or caused any problems.

I arrived at the scene with Deputy Phillips, who cautiously approached theanimal with me and with his mega-watt ashlight. I was carrying a large, verylong handled industrial push broom. It had an indestructible eon head capable o

withstanding any alligator bites. My hands had to be ree to manipulate the broomas a prod or a means o deense.

I knew rom Mr. Fowler and other sources that alligators can reach suddenbursts o speed up to thirty-ve miles per hour but only while traveling in a straightline. Its agile, exible spine is not equipped to adjust to sudden directional changessince the body needs to be realigned so that the motion provided by all our legsis in one direction. Tat is why a person who has their wits about them can out

run an alligator i they can run ast in a zigzag pattern. I also knew that alligatorswould usually provide several warning signals beore attacking. First, they remainmotionless while assessing the situation. Next, the mouth parts slightly, and i theperceived threat remains, the mouth will gradually open wider as an ever increasinghiss is heard. Tis sounds as though air is being gradually emitted rom a high-pressure truck tire under controlled conditions. Tis animal was displaying none othese signs. I was very curious now.

I kept rounding the alligator at a sae distance while prodding it with the broomat the same time to elicit any reexive response, but to no avail. I could get thestandard tail sweep, which is intended to knock the victim o its eet and toward thegaping mouth, but the alligator only did this to its right side. I could never get it todo this to the let. I was intrigued.

I took my ashlight out o my pocket to check the eyes or that amiliar goldenreective glow hunters use to spot gators in the swamp. I was hoping I could seethem rom a sae distance, and I could. Te right eye was ne. But, the let eye wasmilky. It was blind in one eye. Tis is why it would not move o the Parkway.

I had an instant ashback. Mr. Fowler had asked me to grab the tail o our giant.At the time, I only weighed 140 pounds wet. I knew the animal could break my legs

with a sweep o its tail. I trusted Mr. Fowler but proposed that he take the tail sincehe was bigger so I could take the mouth secured by rope. He laughed and agreed.We moved the alligator, but with no reptilian response. I thought Mr. Fowler wasmagic. It was then that he let me in on the joke. Te alligator was blind. It hadno way o knowing what to do. Tat is why on V you will see alligator and crochandlers rst cover the eyes with a cloth to quiet the animal and render it docile.

Now I was in a dilemma. I knew that the all igator beore me would not strike onthe let but would on the right. I also knew that i it struck, it would hold on ordear lie until the intended prey was dead. With broom in hand, I realized that it

was all I needed.I had already gotten a strike or two at the broom, ollowed by a brie hold by the

massive jaws. When I released pulling pressure, the alligator quickly released thebroom head. Now I knew what to do. First, I needed to convince the animal thatthe broom and I were one. Ten I needed it to strike and hold rmly like keepinga sh on hook-ree bait. My job was to keep the pulling pressure up. It struck andI pulled. Now was the hard part to pull a couple o hundred pounds o deaduncooperative weight o the Parkway and into a sae area. A pond was nearby, soI headed or that. Te alligators scaly body acted as a sort o wax paper against the

ground. We were moving!Should the alligator let go, I was prepared to move to its blind side. It cannotattack what it cannot see. We moved o the Parkway onto the bank o the pond.Instantly, it let go and so did I. It saw the water with its good eye and ignored me asit slipped into the anonymity o the animal world.

Dwight is an original member o the rst archaeological team at Charles owne Landingand returned later to work with the USC team under the direction o Dr. Stanley Southo National Geographic ame. He ollowed this by working with Jim Fowler o VsWild Kingdom at the Landing. In College, Dwight served as a USGS Seismic ech andgeology lab assistant while earning dual majors in Developmental Psychology and Historywith minors in English and Marine Sciences. He graduated rom the National CollegeRepublican Fieldman School to become a political instructor/consultant . Returning romWashington, DC, he earned dual Masters in Business Administration and Management.He has done PR work or Crystal Gayle, Frank Abagenal o the movie Catch Me I YouCan, and the Christmas Show produced by Brad and Jenier Moranz. Dwight worksSecurity at Kiawah Island or KICA.

Big Al gets swept awayBy Dwight S. iveS, MA, MA, LUtCF

he Progressive Sea Islands Club wasounded in 1948 by Esau Jenkinsand Joe Williams as a public center

or Arican Americans living on the SeaIslands. Te Club was originally housed

in the Moving Star Hall on River Road, where club and community memberscould participate in activities and businessin which, as Arican Americans, they werebanned rom engaging. It was a communitycenter complete with a grocery store ront,an elementary school, a Sea Island museumand a place to seek nancial and lega l adviceand help. A Citizenship School begunby Esau Jenkins provided adult educationclasses. Tey had to have a reason to learnand they had to be committed, said BillSaunders, a lielong Johns Island residentand an active participant in the ProgressiveClubs restoration. Te school gave Arican

American adults the necessary education tobe able to register and vote, while keepingthem tuned in to the political happeningso their community.

Saunders joined the Progressive Club in1954 as their business manager upon thecompletion o his military service. He wasthere in 1963, when the Progressive Clubgot its own building on River Road. Tebuilding was a necessity as the island hadno community center or gym where kidsand adults could come together and playbasketball or roller skate. Te building

was constructed or less than $20,000,a gure which amazes Saunders as therestoration will cost more than $1 mil lion.Te restoration is being unded partly bya $50,000 grant, und-raising and private

donations.Saunders is excited about the restoration

and thinks that the propertys inductioninto the National Register o HistoricPlaces in 2007 was a eat. He is happy

that the Register will assure that thebuilding will be built back exactly as itwas, as they need a place to meet otherthan a church: somewhere to be yourseland not have to worry about where you areand what you do and say.

Te Progressive Club building is asignicant site as it is the only survivingstructure rom the time o the Civil Rightsmovement that was built to accommodatea Citizenship School, and many activemembers o the movement in the 1960shad their start with the Club. Te building

was severely damaged by Hurricane Hugoin 1989 as the roo was not strong enoughto make it through the storm. It was letto deteriorate without sufcient undingto repair it until now, as restorationplans conducted by Liollio Architects areunderway.

o Bill Saunders, the Progressive Clubhas been the place that brought hope thatyou can do something new; [that you]can be somebody [but that you] have tobe disciplined. He said that it was thehighlight o and the beginning o, a lot ous.

I you would like to make a donation or the restoration efort o Te ProgressiveSea Islands Club, contact Bill Saunders at843-225-4871.

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Freshelds Village is contributing tothe success o Earth Days 2009:Sustainable Seabrook by sponsoring

one o the events.

Freshelds Village, Newton Farms, JavaJava, Ladles and SeaCoast Sports have allagreed to be event sponsors or the bicycleride. Tey are giving away great prizes orthe participants.

Te name o this event is, Bicycle Ride Bicycling isnt just Fun and Exercise; Its

Also ransportation. Te event starts at9am on Tursday, April 23, at the tent onthe Seabrook Island Real estate lawn.

We invite everyone to join us on a bikeride along the path to Freshelds, visitour sponsors, and then return to take amapped out tour o Seabrooks bicycletrails which will include a path aroundthe lake and through the live oak canopy.Find out how many calories you burned:

you just might be able to have that extrapiece o pie or desert! Please considerbicycling as an alternative to driving yourcar whenever you shop or v isit locally.

Seabrook Island Natural History Groupis also a sponsor o this event and will begiving out ree rae tickets or a SINHGtrip o your choice or two.

Tere are 22 other exciting eventsduring this our day estival. I you areinterested in being a sponsor o this orany other event, please e-mail [email protected].

Other event sponsors or Earth Daysinclude Mike at Atlantic Bikes, SeabrookIsland Garden Club, Patti Romano oPlanet Bonehead, and Linda Mesaros.

Te overall sponsor o Earth Days2009: Sustainable Seabrook is the owno Seabrook Island. Te dates are April 22through April 25.

The bike trail linking Seabrook Island to Freshelds, built by the Town of SeabrookIsland, is used by cycli sts, walkers, skaters, dogs on leashes, and people wearingheelies (wheeled sneakers). Chloe is pulled on her heelies by her dog, Georgia. MomKathleen Rogers, the Seabrook Island Club catering director, is enjoying the walk.

Biking to Freshfeldsor Earth Days

by Lynda Fox

Do we have bobcatson Seabrook?

by Jan Genosi

At this months February meeting o the Seabrook Island Garden Club, we hadthe wonderul experience o a program presented by Jim Jordan, the owno Kiawahs wildlie biologist. He

discussed his bobcat research and howit relates to the deer population. It wasan extremely interesting talk and visualpresentation. It must be noted that wehad several men attend this delightullyinormative meeting. Yes, we have a ewbobcats on Seabrook; they come to visitrom Kiawah!

Next month we will have a guestspeaker rom Charlestons iger Lily. He

will give us inormation on techniquesthey use when working with spring andsummer fowers. It will be a wonderprogram and interesting tips or use inour own homes. Our next meeting willbe March 13, at 9am at the POA. Allare invited. We look orward to seeing youthere.

The town of Kiawahs wildlife biologist,Jim Jordan.

Photo by Jan Genosi.

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As I began this column, the cable

went out. Suddenly, the din opoliticians screaming at me was

silenced. Abruptly, I was orced to thinkor mysel without the caterwauling andshrillness.

I got to pondering about what a largerole television plays in so many Americanlives. It has become an anesthetic, a wayor us to ignore lie around us. I got tothinking o my early childhood andthe two television stations that baby-satmy generation with Happy Raine andSuzie-Q the elephant.

Tis was beore there were such thingsas media markets, beore working ata local station was just playing in theminors waiting to be called up to AA;beore you became part o the ChannelSeven Broadcast Family. Have you evernoticed that the more dierent reportersand reporterettes appear on the stations,the more the corporate suits emphasizethe amilial aspect o the station the

more unamiliar the aces, the louder thecalls o unity?

I had occasion to go to Maine overthe recent holidays and I noticed thatthey have the same phenomenon. Just assomeone climbing the corporate ladder

will bounce rom the Charleston marketto Charlotte to the Atlanta market, peoplein Bangor are shooting or Portland, then

Boston.

As we grow older, Ivenoticed that local newsnow comes in a corporatepackage that shows sceneso lobster or shrimp boatsand sweet grass or maplesyrup in an attempt to provethemselves real. It seems tome, though, that as moreand more people romaway control what we seeon television, the more vividthe images became o the tourist versiono Charleston.

Te whole thing is akin to thephenomenon o 13-bean soup. WhenI started giving tours some 30 yearsago, the City Market was in ull swing,selling everything rom resh seaoodand produce to lovely trinkets rom Japan(today, those authentic doo-dads hailrom China). Among the hottest sellingitems was 13-bean soup. Te natives o

Charleston were all somewhat beuddledbecause it was put orth as somethingall Charlestonians had eaten since StedeBonnet was hung on the Battery.

o be rank, none o us had everheard o it. I, mysel, didnt try it untilthe mid-90s and ound that it shouldnot be eaten beore giving a tour. Still, it

was hailed as an old Charleston recipe as

ubiquitous as ice creamon a hot day.

Everything iscontrived now. I

was always underthe impression thattributes were given tothose worthy o note.Somehow, developingMorris Island doesntrise to, say, ColonelMoultrie building a ort

on Sullivans Island andrepulsing a British attack.

Te more our local traditions aredened by corporate media, it seems theless traditional they become. What sayyou?

Luuucy, Im home. Tis columndepends upon eedback, and I wasdelighted to get some on my rst attempt.I have always been humbled and gratiedby my readership. Jean ownsend o JohnsIsland was kind enough to pen, Way to

go, David. How rereshing to hear romyou in the printed media once again.Tanks to Kristin Hackler and LuckyDog or bringing you back to us!

John Hope o Wadmalaw Island writes,Welcome back you ole dawg!! Im lookingorward to stories o yore -- Perhaps told

with that twinkle o a twist.

An old inuence on me, Mr. A.

Harrigan exclaims, SOLD! I I cant livein Verners Charleston- then I want tohear about your Charleston. Yes, I knowCharleston. Glad youre back home whereyou belong- doing what youre meant todo. Now get to it. I thought my amilyhad missed the boat!

Sir! Yes, sir!

In regards to the rst re-appearanceo this column, Danny Petterson pointsout, With all due respect, Dave, that wasthe Flamingo Drive-In within view o thetrain station. Remember the North 52 hada rear entrance (oot trafc only) at theoverpass on the short-cut rom Montagueto the Dual Lane. I never went to thePort...

As I pointed out, the Port was where theblue movies were shown. My response?Sure, Dan. Anything you say.

He continues, reerring to my quoterom Elizabeth Verner Hamilton, Tatline, a rat going nowhere is likeHemingway. Her mother, Mrs. Vener,

wrote in Prints and Impressions, One omy deepest regrets is that I did not startetching until 1923, or by that time somuch which to my generation representedCharleston had disappeared.

We were born late. Keep up the good work. Resurrecting memories is a nobleendeavor.

Do You know your Charleston?By DaviD Farrow

David Farrow

Americans invented the car and

have been in love with drivingevery since. Open spaces, top

down, tooling down the highway; theseare images o our reedom, wealth andvast geography. Te automobile is thecornerstone o American lie and ourcities and towns are designed around itsexistence.

What we dont do is walk, except indowntown Charleston. Even when wedo, it is conned to a very small areasuch as the Market or the Battery. Tescant thought which we as a culture give

walking was made apparent during thedesign o the Cooper River Bridge. It wasinitially intended not to have a pedestrian

and/or bike lane, and was a last minuteadd-on.

We dont walk much on the gol courseseither. Tis is not a characteristic uniqueto the Charleston area; the electric and/or gas gol cart is now an assumed part oplaying gol at virtually every course in thearea. Many courses even have a no walkingpolicy. Given the number o gol cartsoten parked at the beach access points,many island residents have extended thispolicy beyond the gol course.

Te reasons are many: people donthave time to walk, courses arent designedto be walking courses, and gol carts speedup the pace o play, thereore increasing

the number o rounds and increasing the

prots or the gol course operator. Addin the $30+ surcharge or the cart rentaland economics dictate that i you want

to maximize the dollars collected rom agoler, make them ride.

Both individually, and collectively as asociety, we oten trade speed and efciencyor quality. Te gol cart is to the golexperience what ast ood is to dining it will get the job done quickly, but youarent going to savor it, or be the least bitbetter o or the experience.

Tis all came to mind when I had thedistinct pleasure o playing with caddiesat Te Kiawah Island Club. It dawnedon me as I stood on the rst tee that Ihonestly could not remember the lasttime I had walked a gol course. Even

worse was the realization that I had

somehow disconnected the option o evenconsidering walking rom any decisionmatrix involved in playing gol.

Te round was spectacular or reasonsthat had nothing to do with the score.Tere was time between shots to let go oa bad swing and reocus on success or thenext. Socially, I had relaxed conversations

with all my playing partners and got toknow them better than i we were ridingin a cart. A cart creates a duality ocommunication or its two occupants andinherently makes riding purposeul, as in,Get to the ball as quickly as possible.Te other cart is hardly spoken to, exceptat the tee box and green.

I also saw new things: the shape o thecourse, nature. As it was a new courseto me, I tried my best to get into the

mind o the course designer and began

to understand the strategic placement ohazards, mounds and trees.

Lastly, I heard new sounds, specicallythe sot sounds o my own ootsteps

when I walked alone, and the beautiulsound o silence that al lowed back-o-the-mind thoughts to bubble to the surace,including those o gratitude or all theblessings in my lie.

Casey Martin sued the PGA ouror the right to use a gol cart in orderto be able to compete. Te our arguedunsuccessully that walking was anintegral part o competition and the use othe cart gave Casey an unair advantage.

Te our got it partially right, as I

ound out that day. Walking is certainlyintegral, not to competition, but to overall

well-being as I was in a better placementally and emotionally both duringand ater that round than any round I hadplayed in recent memory.

However, whatever advantages a cartgives, it may handicap in ways well beyondphysical limitations.

Until next time, play well.

Richard is a golf enthusiast, local lawyerand part-time writer seeking publication ofa novel about golf. Contact him at [email protected]. 2008 Richard Hricik.

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