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I one were to close their eyes and walk into Sea IslandSavory Herbs, their rst impression would be that they had walked into a French kitchen. Te hot, ecund smell

o kitchen herb seedlings sprouting happily in hundredso small plastic containers lls the air around the smallbusiness; inviting guests through the bamboo-shadedentrance and into a welcoming patio area surroundedby low green houses and dozens upon dozens o pottedplants.

Although Pete’s Herbs has been around or several

years, owners Pete and Caroline Madsen have decided tostep back rom the day to day operations in order to spendmore time with their growing amily; and as o the New Year, have handed over the management o the business to

long-time employee Kirk Young and Julie Hart.

Julie, a Charleston native, has spent mosto the past 19 years in Massachusetts.

However, when she heardabout the opportunity to

help run Pete’sH e r b s ,

she hopped the rst plane back to the sunny south. “It’sbeen a thought, a dream, a vision o mine or years,” Juliesmiled. However, when she arrived on Johns Island inNovember and saw the state o the small herb business, sheknew she had her work cut out or her.

Although Pete’s Herbs, now known as Sea Island Savory Herbs, has been quite a successul local business, theMadsens had started to let the grounds go in late summerand Kirk and Julie have been working hard to get theplants and acilities back to their ormer glory. “It’s been a

long process getting the plants back to health,” said Julie,”but there’s great stock here and we’ve been doing a lot o propagating.”

Te Pete’s Herbs triecta – tomatoes, peppers andeggplants – will still be available in the same abundantvarieties under the care o Kirk and Julie, but they planto expand on the selection with the addition o lettuces,cucumbers, squash and other garden vegetables. And they will keep growing, selling and expanding on their herbselection as well. Already, hundreds o little basils, romchocolate to lemon to thai to Genovese, are sprouting inthe spacious greenhouses. Several types o lavender bloomnearby and seedlings o rosemary, savory, mint, thyme,marjoram and several dozen others are scattered about,ready or the kitchen window garden.

Although it’s a little early to start planting, it’s never too

early to start planning and already, some o the heartiergreeneries can be planted without ear o rostbite: suchas rosemary and any o the leay greens. “A good ruleo thumb is to start planting ater the rst ull moon o April,” said Julie. “Tat’s apparently when the last rost will have passed.”

Landscaping plants will also be available this year, as well as a wide variety o native plants rom the gardensat Mepkin Abbey. Andrew Maier, a horticulturist at SeaIsland Savory Herbs and student o acclaimed nativeplant expert Dr. Gene Everett, is a wealth o knowledgeon native plants and will be happy to regale you with thehomeopathic properties o each species, as well as theircare and placement in the garden. New native species atSavory Herbs include Cardinal fowers, Lobelia, Horsetailgrass (used by settlers or cleaning because o their high

silica content), dotted mint, also known as horsemint(oten used to soothe colds and the fu), and pitcher plants,

Sea Island Savory Herbs:the name says it allBy Kristin HacKler

Andrew Maier explains the diferences in types o basil.



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Sea Island Habitat for Humanity Secretary John Kozma introduced NikkiSeibert and Jilllian Cain rom Sea IslandHabitat or Humanity as the speakers orthe night’s meeting. Seibert is the GreenBuilding Coordinator or Sea IslandHabitat and Cain is the DeconstructionManager. Seibert thanked Kozma or theintroduction and began by explaining

some o what Habitat or Humanity is all about. “We are an internationalecumenical Christian ministry,” saidSeibert. “and we believe that every personon earth deserves decent housing.” O the 1700 Habitat aliates in the UnitedStates, the Johns Island location is thethird oldest. Founded in 1978, Sea IslandHabitat or Humanity has built over 250homes in their coverage area o JohnsIsland, James Island, Hollywood, Edistoand Wadmalaw Island. “As ar as theamount o homes constructed, we arenumber 14 out o the top 100 in the US,”said Seibert.

Since it is becoming harder and harderor people to purchase their rst homenowadays, Habitat is doing their best tohelp people become homeowners. Whatkinds o people are homeowners? Mainly people in the service industry, such asremen and nurses with a amily o our,an income o around $30,000 a year anda credit score o 580 or above. “We’remore stringent on our qualicationsbecause we need to know that the amily can keep up with their payments,” Seibertexplained. “We don’t just give housesaway. Tis is a hand up, not a hand out.Each amily is required to put in 500sweat equity hours and to attend homeownership training c lasses.” Payment orthe home consists o a 30 year mortgage

with no interest, and the cost is only thecost o construction: between $60, 000and $80,000 per house.

A new approach that Sea Island Habitat

is taking with their home building underrecently appointed Executive Director Andrew Beck is that o green buildingand Earth Crat certication. “No moreclear-cut elds ull o houses,” saidSeibert, in reerence to the recent upsetover the Brownswood Place development.“We’re limiting our ootprint.” She notedthat Earth Crat certication covers

water usage, education, landscaping,material sources and interior air quality,among other points. “It’s a very indepth process,” she remarked. Tebenets, however, are substantial. Greenbuilding not only allows the housing tobe aordable as well as healthy, it alsoincreases the value o the home. Roosare built with 30 year liespans andproducts are used that are able to last a

long time in order to reduce waste. Tehomes also include low fow xtures andenergy ecient appliances, as well as atight home “envelope” in order to cutdown on heating and air conditioningbills. Future homeowners are taughthow to live a less wasteul liestyle withthe use o green cleaning products andrecycling. McCloud Place in Wadmalaw Island eatures a ew o these new houseplans, which are more green and moreaesthetically pleasing, including siteplans with better connectivity, walkways,playgrounds and green spaces.

Seibert then handed the foor to JillianCain, who described the Habitat’s latestprogram: Deconstruction. “Our twogreatest costs are land acquisition and

development,” said Cain. “Our sources

are usually private donations, gits inkind (materials such as couches, tools,construction material, etc.) undraisers,corporate sponsorships and mortgagerepayments.” One o the ways Sea IslandHabitat raises unding is through theirReStore outlets, where new and usedurniture and building materials areresold to the public. “All money rom

the ReStore goes toward building new homes,” Cain noted. Since the ReStoreopened on Johns Island, they havediverted over 665 tons o material romthe landll. Although this program is working

well, Cain and the Habitat teamsoon realized that there is a need orpeople to go into homes that are inthe process o remodeling and removeall the old xtures. “We saw this as anopportunity where we could go intohomes, remove the old xtures and resellthem in the store,” said Cain. “Tis isthe Deconstruction project. We take

windows, doors, toilets, vanities, sinks,tubs, all appliances, water heaters, HVACunits, washers, dryers, light xturesand other items and resell them in theReStores.”

Cain remarked that their teams hadtaken apart everything rom a masterbath to an entire house. However, shenoted that they can not take a housedown to its rame; they can only do

what’s known as a “sot strip” whereinthe last layer o items in a building, thosethat are more or less easy to remove,are stripped rom the remodeling area.However, the services are ree o chargeand help the homeowner avoid the costo paying their contractor or removal,as well as the cost o dumping the items.Sea Island Habitat is also ully insured,so i a water line is nicked and it damagesthe carpet, it’s taken care o. “Tat’s only happened once,” smiled Cain.

In the past six months, theDeconstruction project has already diverted over 40 tons o material rom thelandll.

Chairman Chris Cannon asked Seibert what developments Habitat is currently working on and i they have any plans orthe uture. Seibert replied that the only project on Johns Island right now is thethird phase o the Brownswood Placedevelopment. “As ar as projects downthe road,” said Seibert, “We’re just tr yingto buy property. We have land in Edisto,Hollywood and Ravenel. I we don’t getany more land out here on Johns Island,

we’ll start working on these ringe areas.”

Seibert also noted that Sea Island Habitat will be holding design charettes oruture developments in order to avoidunsightly site plans such as the clearcutting at Brownswood Place.Council member Henry Chavis askedSeibert why Habitat has sold homesto illegal immigrants in the past, andSeibert replied that their previous Family

Services Coordinator had been let go orthat reason. “It’s hard to go back on pastissues,” said Seibert, “but our new amily services coordinator is very strict on ournew homeowners’ qualications.”Council member and reasurer SamBrownlee remarked that he commendedboth o them or all their hard work.“Tank you or what you do,” he said.

Treasury reasurer Sam Brownlee reported thatthe Council has $746.31, and as there

were no expenses this month, the accountbalance remains the same.

CHATS report Brownlee reported that the SC DO haslisted the bridge at Brickyard Road asnumber 18 in their list o 402 projects inthe state, as per a request rom CHAS.“Tere have been a lot o complaintsabout the highway depar tment,” saidBrownlee, “but I have to commendLimehouse. He started working onprojects or that stimulus money beore iteven arrived.”

Johns Island developmentsChairman Cannon reported thatthe only meeting this past month ondevelopments on Johns Island had been

during the County Council meeting,and that was simply to ask questionsabout the PUD requests at ChisolmRoad and Bryans Dairy Road. “Tey

were kind o asking or the same thingat these properties,” said Cannon. “Bothare trying to get the ComprehensivePlan changed so that they can turn theirproperty into Agricultural Residential

Future Land Use with higher density zoning.” Bryans Dairy would double thedensity rom eight houses to 16 on 58acres, and Chisolm would have roughly one house per acre and a hal. “TeCouncil seems to be split,” said Cannon.“Some were in avor, some were not. It

will be interesting to nd out what willhappen.” He did note that there wasvirtually no opposition rom nearby residents to either development.Cannon noted that there was nothingreally coming up concerning JohnsIsland on either the City or the County agendas or the rest o March.

Johns Island Airport extensionResident Rich Tomas commented onthe expansion o the Charleston Regional

Airport on Johns Island, noting that therunway is going to be extended 350 eetcloser to River Road. “I don’t know how much room there is between the enceand runway,” said Tomas, “but it gotme wondering i there is some scheme toreroute River Road to bring it more tothe west/northwest: it kind o set o a

warning bell or me.” Alan Burnaord o Kiawah own

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Kiawah andSeabrook:

a spit in the wind

A long road to haul

New Green Spacedirectors

Provided by Jerry Cummin

(left to right) Dick Hughes, President; Sally Schenck, Pat Greubel and Jim Crispyn. Te directors are standing in front of the Equestrian Center pasture where almost six acres of pasture were preserved as aresult of the generosity of Seabrook Island residents responding to the Save Te Pasture Campaign.

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Why is this so tough? Whose rights are being trampled?

Give us one legitimate reason why one should not have to show a picture ID whenone votes. By “legitimate rea son” I mean one not colored by emotion, one persuaded by common sense.

Doesn’t one have to present a picture ID to buy beer or cigarettes? When you cash acheck, don’t you have to present two orms o identication, one o them state issued?

Okay ne. What is so terribly egregious about presenting a picture ID whenvoting?

“Oh, it harkens back to Jim Crow!”It does not. o my knowledge, the bill currently beore the S.C. state legislature

requires everyone - white, black, brown and red - to ork out a picture identication thatproves you are who you say you are.

What bothers us is the assumption that poor people do not have the lie skills tounction on such a level. We think it is breathtakingly patronizing. We thought perhaps

with all the hope and change bubbling up rom the oorboards, we could put aside thethought that poor people were numb as a pounded thumb.

Nope. Now, poor people are victims and there is a mighty roa r or retribution, a way to attack those wrongdoers – not or the sake o righting wrongs, but to make peoplepay or the misortunes, real and perceived. Are we the only one who thinks this is justnuts?

Let us know.

What’s the I.D.eal?

Town Adminstrator’s report own Administrator umiko Ruckerreported to Council that they were

working to increase their public outreachand that Stephanie Braswell, own

Administrative Assistant, had complieda list o churches where they could speak and share inormation about the own’s

public activities. She noted that the Sta was also heavily monitoring expendituresand looking or ways to cut costs. Anupcoming own event, she remindedthe Council, is the mobile shreddingand ewaste collection at the own Hallon April 22. Finally, Rucker stated thatCode Enorcement Ofcers will becracking down on the collections orbusiness licenses and new equipment atthe department will allow the ofcers toretrieve up to the minute inormation andacilitate ticket writing.

Mayor’s report Mayor Wert was glad to announce thatown Administrator umiko Ruckerhas been nominated or the PalmettoFellowship – a very prestigious award.

Te Fellowship is a two year program,requiring participants to meet in orums

and workshops to nd people that can behelped through the Fellowship. “We’revery proud o our own Administrator,”said the Mayor.

Council commentsCouncilman Lipuma acknowledged thepassing o ormer Kiawah resident Paul“Put” Putman on February 26, notingthat his memorial services was held at

Bishop Gadsden on February 28, 2009.“Quite a gentleman,” said Lipuma o Mr.Putman, “and quite a gol player”.

St. Johns High School presentationStudents Elijah Smith, Carlton Coten,Leroy McGill and Elizabeth Robinsonspoke to Council and the residentsin attendance about their trip to

Washington, DC or the presidentialinauguration. Tey presented a slideshow o their activities and commented onall o the new and exciting experiencesgathered during the trip. Tey closed by prousely thanking the Kiawah Counciland residents, saying that they wouldnever have had the opportunity i notor their generosity and that the trip had

truly inspired them to become moreinvolved in their own community.

At a previous meeting o the City Council, it was mentionedthat the City would need to start reclaiming the public right-o-

ways in order to enorce the law and appease a State agency whichis responsible or giting money or beach nourishment projects.

Already, high tide is back to the dunes despite the $10 million dollarproject , the completion o which is still in its inancy.

Parking has become a volatile issue during the summer, especially

on Arctic and Ashley Avenues, where cars struggle to nd placesto park. o keep cars out o their yards, many homeowners installposts, hedges, and even buildings. Tey’ve done it or at least 30years with little to no consequence. However, it’s illegal and the City may start enorcing it.

It’s unortunate that residents have been led to believe that it isinconsequential to take their yards to the street because o a lack o enorcement rom the City and State. However, there is no time l ikethe present to set things right. It will be a hard road to haul (punintended), but the ditches should have been dug at the rst signs o encroachment. Te City should eectively and efciently reclaimpublic property rom private hands. State unding could be on theline. But more importantly, the logic that allows our government tochoose what laws to enorce is the same logic that gives people theright to choose which ones to obey. Anarchy only looks good ont-shirts.

When it comes to barrier islands, there’s a basic understandingbetween developers and landowners that the islands themselves areimpermanent structures. Some, such as the established towns o Kiawah Island, Folly Beach and Sullivan’s Island, are more secure intheir knowledge that, although their land is eeting in the long range,

it’s sure to be a airly permanent structure or at least the next hundredor so years. Other strips o sand, such as Captain Sam’s Spit, are armore eeting; barely rising above the surace beore sinking back intothe ocean several decades later.

It would be silly to think that the owners o Captain Sam’s Spitdidn’t understand this. Since the land belongs to them and is zonedor development, there is really nothing stopping them rom buildingout the island. Sure, the homeowners would have to pay out the rearor wind and hail and ood insurance, but it’s a risk they would haveto be willing to take; and i the developers can nd enough people totake that risk, then they have no reason not to build on the Spit. Tesame, however, goes the other way. Who really would be willing topay upwards o $40,000 a year just in insurance to live on a piece o land that was not even there less than 60 years ago? Te decision is inthe developers hand and hopeully, common sense will prevail.

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Candidates are listed in no particular order, all content is placed soley due to layout accommodations. For more inormation on the candidates go to www.southothestono.sc

Jerry Cummin, candidate for Town Council

Why do you want to run for the Seabrook Town Council? My wie, Hutchie, and I have lived on Seabrook Island since 2000. I am acandidate or Seabrook Island own Council in the special municipal election

scheduled or March 31, 2009, because o my desire to continue to serve ourown. I served the own as Commissioner o the External Aairs Commission(2004-2008), Chairman (2007-2008) and on the Planning Commission (2009-present). From 2005-2007, I led the successul eort to pass an Ordinanceallowing dogs on a portion o North Beach under certain conditions.

What do you believe is the most important issue facing Seabrook Island today? wo important saety concerns to citizens are weather and roads. An automatictelephone weather warning system, generally know as Code Red, currently alerts citizens o severe weather. Voluntary sign-up still needs encouragementrom the own.

What is one change you would make as a Council member and why? Bohicket and River Roads are two o the most dangerous in the state and theown must continue to support all reasonable eorts at a solution. However, Ihave attended most own Council meetings or nearly ve years and eel thatthe Council has done an excellent job. I would not make any changes.

What jobs and/or positions have you held in the past that you believe will help youin your position as a Council member? I graduated rom the University o Pennsylvania, was President o acommercial and nancial printer inPhiladelphia and served or 10 yearsas an ocer in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. I have also served onthe Seabrook Island Club’s MembershipCommittee, am President o theSeabrook Island Dog Owners’ Groupand Director o the Seabrook IslandGreen Space Conservancy.

Please vote or me on March 31st.

Tom Prevost, candidate for Town Council

Why do you want to run for the Seabrook Town Council? My wie and I rst experienced the beauty and wonderul liestyle o Seabrook Island when we honeymooned here in 1985. Since that time, we have not only grown in

our love o the Island, but have made this community the oundation o our lie.Because the Island has given us so much, we have very actively tried to give somethingback by investing not only our money, but also untold hours o hard work throughthe application o our talents to help the Island continue to prosper and to improvethe quality o lie o its constituents. Since becoming a ull-time resident in 2001, Ihave held many positions with the S.I.P.O.A., Te Seabrook Island Club, and in thecommunity. By serving on the Seabrook own Council, I believe that I can greatly enhance the communication and integration o the own with the other governingorganizations on the Island because o my experience and detailed knowledge o theseorganizations, thereby helping each one to more eectively and eciently meet theneeds o all Seabrook Island property owners and visitors. What do you believe is the most important issue facing Seabrook Island today? I believe there are many critical issues where the own needs to take an evenmore proactive role in nding solutions. Tey include the high and increasingcost o property insurance, especially wind and hail, the increasing cost o livingon the Island, the proper allocation o services between all o the Seabrook Islandorganizations providing amenities and services, the “deer” problem, the “road”

problem, zoning issues and land conservation, just to mention a ew. But, in my opinion, the most critical issue that must be addressed is the process by whichdamaged acilities, inrastructure, and homes/villas can be repaired and rebuilt ater amajor storm or other disaster! I was greatly taken aback by Joe Hall’s recent statementat the own Council meeting o February 24, 2009, when he was asked about what would happen to the own’s water, sewer and electrical distribution systems in theevent o a disaster. Joe, who I highly respect or his candor, knowledge, and hiscontributions to Seabrook Island over many years, stated that “while all systems couldpotentially be back on line in roughly three weeks ater a ull tidal surge, his best guess was that it would be about three months beore people would be allowed back on theIsland.” I that is true, in my opinion, there would not be much let to return to aterthree months! I believe that this is not an acceptable time rame or the “start” o therepair and rebuilding o personal property!

What is one change you would make as a Council member and why? I would like to see the own become much more proactive, less reactive, in dealing with the major issues that need to be addressed, and much more active in working with neighboring communities and governing bodies in developing the solutions to

these issues. We need to realize that solutions or many o these issues require thehelp and eort o a much broader constituency than just Seabrook Islanders and takethe necessary steps to involve and integrate with all those who need to play a role toaddress the issue.

What jobs and/or positions have you held in the past that you believe will help you in your position as a Council member? As I indicated earlier in this interview, I have been involved with a number o theGoverning organizations on Seabrook Island. I have been a member o the S.I.P.O.A.Long Range Planning Committee, the joint Club/POA Community Coordinationand Relations Committee, Te Club Long Range Planning, Strategic Planning andOperations Committee, Te Club Board o Governors as Chairman o the Operationsand Long Range Planning Committees, Vice president o the Club and I served aspresident o the Club or two years.My education includes a Bachelor o Electrical Engineering Degree rom ClevelandState University, an MBA rom Case Western Reserve University, and I havecompleted all o my course work or a Doctor o Science in Business Systems at theUniversity o New Haven.

My proessional career included 24 years in various technical and managementpositions with GE, eight years heading up my own international consulting rm which I spun out o GE, during which time I restructured over 200 well-knownFortune 500 corporations to improvetheir operating eectiveness and quality o service. Beore retiring in 2004, I workedanother nine years consulting to the seniorocers o major corporations and state andmunicipal government entities through alarge international consulting rm regardingemployee benets and pension plans.My other community service includes servingon the Vestry o Church o Our Savior,teaching adult Sunday School at St. JohnsEpiscopal Church, and teaching as an adjunctproessor at the College o Charleston.

Wayne Billian, candidate for Town Council

Why do you want to run for the Seabrook Town Council? Civic pride requires civic responsibility.

What do you believe is the most important issue facing Seabrook Island today? Seabrook Island has to ace the economics o the world today. Fiscal reality isthe key to keeping what we have in repair, while we evaluate what we can aordto add.

What is one change you would make as a Council member and why? Change can be good, i things are not running well. What we have is great, so why look to change a good thing?

What jobs and/or positions have you held in the past that you believe will help youin your position as a Council member? Working as a sel-employedcommission sales agent in thedomestic textile industry all my liehas taught me that recognizing needs,nding solutions and staying fexible will produce the best results. Since

arriving on the island our years ago,I have been ortunate to have beenon the Club Recreation Committee,the POA Finance Committee andthe Greenspace Board. Te diverseexperiences that these assignmentshave required allowed me to gainan understanding o how the islandunctions. Working together, withoutduplication, is the ideal we can all hopeto achieve.

Seabrook Town Council Candidates Vote on March 31, 2009 elections



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Tere has been plenty o discussion overthe past twenty plus years over whether ornot the southern and central sections o

Johns Island need another road. Te mainroads in place have been there since the Civil

War; some since the Revolutionary War, soit’s little surprise that change does not comeeasily or a ew residents o the island. Butthe act is that change is already happening.

Johns Island, an area roughly the size o Manhattan, is growing by leaps and boundsand even though the economy is currently in a slump, the zoning and building sites arealready set to incorporate another 12,000homes, minimum. Tis growth may not be

what many long time island residents wouldlike to see, but as residents, developers andlocal government have put orward theirindividual solutions to solve these problems,the combined results are proving to be amore balanced plan, and one that is moreacceptable to everyone involved.

Arguments have been made or andagainst a new road down the middle o theisland. An interstate-type road was rejectedin the mid-90s and public reactions to atoll road produced an outcry rom residentslast year, but a new proposal born out o the desire or preservation and green space,as well as the need or saer trac ow andbetter connectivity, has been suggested andis quickly working its way to the publicdiscussion table. Let’s call this new conceptthe Johns Island Greenway.

Te Johns Island Greenway would ollow the same general path down the middle o

Johns Island as other proposed alignments,but would use an entirely dierent approach.

As opposed to an out-o-scale our lane

expressway, the Johns Island Greenway wouldbe a typical grade level Johns Island roadplaced within a ten mile long conservationeasement. Te conservation area would besubstantially wider than needed or a two laneroad, with room to accommodate a bike way,

walking paths and maybe even an equestriantrail, as well as picnic tables, and manmadelakes or water owl and wildlie. Te land

not used or the road would be placed in aconservation trust and landowners withproperty backing up to the road would beshielded rom the road by native plants andtrees, but they would have easy access to pathsthat would run alongside it.

Te conservation area would be a beneftto drivers as well, since the Greenway wouldbe in keeping with the character o other

Johns Island roads. Since the majority o thearea through which the Greenway would passare armland or woodlots, the road alignmentcould easily avoid historical locations, grandtrees and the occasional wetland area. Anadditional beneft is the dramatically lowercost o this type o road: An conservativeestimate puts the land conservation purchasesand the building o the limited access at-gradeGreenway to a total cost in the neighborhoodo $38 million.

Although the Johns Island Greenway isonly a part o the greater Johns Island roadproblem, it’s only the frst step in the greatersolution that takes into account the public’sdesire or Johns Island to remain rural, butalso gives the island the inrastructure that itcurrently needs. In our next couple o issues,

we will discuss the other road improvementsthat need to be made on the island, as well asthe improvements to Maybank Highway.

A green road solutionBy Kristin HacKler

Popular road argumentsStatement : I there are other road improvements that need to be made, why not address them rst? A : Analysis o the trac counts rom 2007, the latest available, shows that trac onboth Maybank and Bohicket Roads would have been reduced to about one-third thenumber o trips on these roads currently because o diversion to the Greenway. Tisdemonstrates the extent to which relie or these roads is needed right now.

Statement : the Greenway would adversely afect hundreds o properties, arms and houses. A : Te Greenway would actually be the least invasive o the Johns Island roadimprovement plans examined to date. It would aect only 50 to 60 properties and ahandul o buildings, as opposed to the widening o River Road and Bohicket Roads,

which the Roadwise studies showed would aect 363 properties and 77 homes/buildings.

Statement : I additional inrastructure is needed, why would a limited access road be the solution? A : Building the Greenway within parkland protected by conservation easements wouldprevent strip commercial development, and other unattractive land uses along the new road. It is this type o development which is eared by many o the people opposingany new road. And, it would preserve the beautiul tree-canopied roads that are soimportant to the rural character o Johns Island.

Statement : More congestion on the road equals greater saety as drivers are orced to slow down. A : Tis is untrue! Congestion produces more accidents, not ewer. Also, in an emergency,a delay o just one minute due to congestion on narrow and congested roads can meanthe dierence between lie and death.

Statement : Te Post and Courier reported that at the June 19, hearing o the Transystems study o possible alternative plans or solving Johns Island’s transportation problems that most o the residents o Johns Island did not want a new road down the middle o the island. A: Tat report was based on an incorrect reading o the broader public sentiment. Inall, 1274 individuals voted in this tabulation in which each individual was allowedto register their opinions only once. Most o the participants were concerned withsolving the congestion and saety problems on Johns Island roads, but were alsoconcerned with a possible increase in development attracted by the road. abulation o the results revealed that 63% o those participating in the survey avored a new roaddown the middle o Johns Island rom the Stono Bridge to Betsy Kerrison Parkway versus widening Bohicket or River Roads. Even or the 306 Johns Island residents whoparticipated in the study, more were or or this solution than against it (166 or and140 against).

a anciul jug-shaped plant oten oundin native bogs.

Finally, i you need a break rom thepotted plants, the entrance to a startlingly diverse camellia orest can be ound rightacross rom the Savory Herb’s parkinglot. Pete Madsen’s ather “Skip” has beenpropagating camellias or years and now boasts over 600 varieties blossomingalong the orest path.

Although Kirk and Julie anticipate

a special Grand Opening this spring,the garden is already open or business.Located on Chisolm road about a mileand hal behind St. Johns High School(5920 Chisolm Rd.), Sea Island Savory Herbs is open Monday – Saturday rom9am – 5pm. For more inormation, callthe shop at 559-1446 or visit their websiteat www.seaislandsavoryherbs.com. Herbsrom Sea Island Savory Herbs will alsobe available through Legare Farms thisyear, both at their nursery and as part o their home garden box program.

Herbs continued rom ront cover

Julie Hart and Kirk Young.



ucked in arear corner o the Bohicket

Marina lays anunassuming Italian

bistro. However, onceinside the quaint eatery,any diner will quickly discover this place isanything but ordinary.Te Bistro at Bohicketimparts elegance andtime honored traditionaldining, while reectinglocal, beachy themes inits cuisine and art.

Che/owner JanGerhard Rabe beganhis culinary adventurein Germany as an

apprentice, honing his

skills as a Saucier and Gar d’ manger. His dedication tohis crat paid o, as his superiors consistently lauded his work, ethics and ability. In the 80s and 90s, Jan traveledthe world, working with some o the fnest restaurants/restaurant groups such as Te Hawaiian Regent(Honolulu, HI), rump’s aj Mahal Casino and Resort(Atlantic City, NJ), and the San Juan Caribe Hilton (San Juan, Puerto Rico). Ater three decades o working orothers, Jan harnessed his passion and experti se to open his

own restaurant. Te result: a charming Italian bistro thatalso eatures authentic German dishes, paying homage tohis rich heritage.

Start with the Torta Capresa. Te vine ripe localtomatoes are piled with bualo mozzarella cheese and

drizzled with balsamic vinaigret te. Te addition o a pestoover baby greens gives this standard classic a very specialsecret twist. Delicioso! With such a variety o options,one must decide between chicken or fsh. I you choose togo with the owl, try the Scallopini served with sun dried tomatoes and lemon caper butter . Oven roasted red pepperlinguini with a hint o cumin jazzes this dish up. Techicken breading or the chicken boasts perection…light enough to oat. Feel like a fsh dish? Tenyou can not go wrong with the Pan Roasted Pepper Salmon. Tis pan roasted Atlanticsalmon steak tops a cracked tricoloredpepper corn and a spectacular lentilragout and shallots. Te pepperseeps in to the salmon, relayinga avor that is savory, spicy and

downright special.Ready or dessert? One can

only get such tasty delicacies romsomeone who truly cares aboutavors that pop. Wrap your lipsaround the fried oreos or my avorite, thecoconut Crème Brulee served in a coconutshell. Delicious and delightul.

Don’t orget to taste a pizza; and yet another treat

that ew know about this bistro is that it is the only restaurant in the Charleston area that eatures authenticGerman cuisine. Hours o operation are:

lunch: uesday-Friday 11am-2pm

dinner: Monday-Saturday 5-9pm.

For more inormation, call 843-768-2424.

Becca Finley is a freelance writer and marketing/branding specialist (www.bayoulogic.com) who recently moved toSullivan’s Island from Dallas, Texas.

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The Bistro at BohicketBy Becca Finley

Put your Best Food Forward

Torta Capresa

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Helping youthhelp the islands

By Chris Brooks

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Rosebank reopens

For 40 years, the Rural Mission hasopened its doors and welcomed youngvolunteers who want to come to Johns

Island and help needy amilies. Te changesthat they have brought to these rural, lowincome amilies have been wonderul andheartwarming. Te changes that they haveinstilled in their own lives will be a blessing tothemselves and toothers or years tocome. Missions,Christian outreachand community service makesa tremendousdierence to all

involved.Right now, some

o our volunteeryouth groupsscheduled to cometo the Rural Mission rom now throughSeptember need your help. Tese young peoplepay their own way or a week’s work in caringand giving. Tey pay or transportation,ood and lodging and or a large percentageo their building materials and supplies. Teirtravel costs are signicant, with only two orthree o the 70 workteams we have scheduledoriginating rom South Carolina. Many comerom as ar as the Midwest or New England.Tese high school and college age young peopleand their adult trip leaders raise money or

their mission trips through car washes, cuttinggrass, part time jobs and numerous other ways, saving up or months prior to comingto Johns Island. Tese young volunteers arealso unselshly giving o their time. Tey giveup holidays with amily and riends to serve,they orego time at home or on vacation to work or others who have so much less and

they give up breaks romschool and classes to work hard rom dawn to dusk on repairing and buildinglow income homes.

Te severe economicconditions o 2009 willunortunately cause some

not to come at all or tocome without having theneeded unding support.Tis will mean that ewer will experience the aith

and maturity that missions provide. Feweramilies can be helped. Please contribute tothe Rural Mission to s upport youth volunteersthis spring and summer. Tey need your help.Sea Island amilies need your help. Please goto www.ruralmission.org to learn more aboutthis need. Donations can be made, payable to“volunteer youth unding” and mailed to RuralMission, Inc. PO Box 235, Johns Island, SC29457. Call 768-1720 or visit the Mission at3429 Camp Care Road, Johns Island: turn atChurch o Our Saviour.

Young volunteers come to Johns Island and help needy families.

o the cart is able to old down into a comortably large, sturdy table that could also easily supporta beach umbrella. Te tables are also availablein any pattern or color you desire: since Paulsimply glues a abric o choice onto the table’s wooden top and coats it with several layers o polyurethane. Te cart can even support a dogbasket, child seat or a barbeque grill attachment.“In act, the more you put on it, the easier it isto move around,” smiled Covert. Paul’s otherinventions include a compact, attractive dogbarrier that, when stored, takes up less space thana gol club, a beach picnic party bicycle whichhe requently pedals to Freshelds Village, andan underwater sightseeing device. “I oten getup at 2am and just start planning,” said Covert,a ormer engineering student,” at 7am, the sawsstart buzzing!”

Charleston Area Terapeutic Riding’s Open House “Funraising”!Sunday, April 5, 2009 4:30-7:30pm.

ake a Sunday aternoon drive to CAR Farms, located at 2669 HamiltonRoad on John’s Island, and join us or lowcountry are, beer, wine and theootstompin’, bootyshakin’ “newgrass” o riple Lindy. Te Open House willalso eature an inspiring Art Show in the Barn and rousing Silent Auction tosupport CAR’s scholarship und.

ickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the gate. Please call 843 559-6040 orinormation and reservations. Tanks to our sponsor: Newton Farms, Anextraordinary market.

In the company of horses

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Rosebank celebrated their spring re-opening with a aste o Rosebank estival on March 7, complete with ood rom the arm and local waters. All the old arm riends were there, including quite a ew more chickensthat will be helping with egg production as well as ertilizing theRosebank elds, and a new donkey named Jack Frost.

Rosebank Farms will be open or t he rest o the season during normalhours: seven days a week rom 9am – 6pm. Teir next big event will betheir Easter Egg-stravaganza on Saturday, April 11, with the ofcial egghunt starting at 2pm.

Seabrook resident Paul Covert (above with his wie) participated in thegrand re-opening by sharing some o his most recent inventions, including abrilliant little beach buggy that can carry everything you need or a seriousbeach party and glides as light as a eather over almost any surace. With twochairs, beach lotions, bath towels and a ull cooler, Covert demonstrated thebuggy’s ease o mobility by pushing it around Rosebank’s gravel parking lot with one nger. Covert calls it a “beach picnic party cart”, as the ront section

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Daily discoveries: Starfshby Jennifer barbour

It was a beautiul spring day in early March. Blueskies and bright sunshine beckoned me outdoors. A steady cool breeze created wispy cirrus clouds high in

the sky, keeping the sun rom over heating the day. Tis would be my son Dylan’s rst day at the beach. Beingonly two months, he was about to discover his mom’smost avorite place to be. As we strolled along Kiawah’sbeach, I instinctively began singing Dylan the song my grandmother would sing as we walked together alongthe beach: “Blue skies, smi ling at me…”

It just so happens that strollers are miserable to pushthrough the sot sand. While I usually enjoy walkingalong the upper reaches o the beach to check out whatthe high tide brought in, I was obliged to journey alongthe more barren edge o the sea. o my delight, I soonound a perect starsh partially buried in the wet sand.I could tell it was alive by the tiny moving eet lining theunderside o the star. I had to hold it upside down ora good minute beore the stunned creature elt that it

was sae aga in to resume movement. Poking my sleepingson awake, I held the starsh in his gaze only a momentbeore he ell back asleep. I placed it back in the waterand watched as it slowly buried itsel in the sand oncemore, awaiting the rising tide. We walked another houror so, nding that our rst starsh was not alone on theexposed beach. Hundreds o starsh had washed ashoreand I ound that I had to know more about this beautiul

creature:Gray or Netted Sea Stars (Luidia clathrata) are most

commonly ound on shallow sandy bottoms in the Atlantic Ocean rom Virginia to Brazil, and all alongthe Gul o Mexico’s coastline. Te surace o this ve-armed creature is covered in plates. One eld guide saidthat when you look at these plates with a magnier, thepattern resembles a eld o daisies. It really does!

I you come across this creature while you’re on thebeach, pick it up and examine the underside. Along

each arm, thousands o tube eet line either sideo a deep groove in the center. Unlike theirrelatives, this starsh species lacks suckers ontheir tube eet and instead has pointed tips,enabling them to move ‘quickly’ through thesand. Speeds up to 30 inches per minute have beenrecorded! Te groove running along the center o each o the ve arms is kept ree o sand with a constantow o salt water. Tis small, clean environment inbetween the tube eet creates a perect habitat or thisswit-ooted worm.

Many o the arms o the starsh that had washedashore had been broken of, but the stumps now displayeda new ‘bud’ o an arm. Tis regeneration o an exposedend begins by sealing the area immediately ater damageoccurs. In approximately one week, a new tip wi ll appearand then grow about 3.7 mm per month. Te mostcommon cause o losing an arm is predation; and while Ididn’t look up all the animals that eat starsh, I did ndout what they eat, and how. Feeding on snails, clams,crustaceans, sediment, and detritus, there are two waysthe Gray Sea Star obtains its ood. As it travels along thesurace o the sandy bottom,it will ingest the sedimentor an entire clam whole andstrain the material throughoral spines. When buried, it

will invert its stomach to eed.Naturalists in the eld havereportedly seen it overeat.How do they know it’sovereating? Te disk in thecenter o its body noticeably bulges and sometimes evenruptures!

Te reasons we’re seeing somany starsh wash ashore is

simple– they’re

s o c i a lcreatures, livingtogether in large numbers, and like the rest o us, they enjoy our beaches. Get out and discover thisbeautiul animal and please remember to leave the livingcreatures behind! o get an up-close look at the Gray Sea Star using its tub eet to maneuver around a marineenvironment, check out the salt-water aquarium at theHeron Park Nature Center. Everyone is welcome.

About the Author: Jennifer is a Naturalist with the Kiawah Island Nature Program. She has recently come back from time away after her son Dylan was born and is excited to share her discoveries in writing.

Kiawah island Golf resort recreation

Monday, March 23Pick Up Games: Volleyball 6:00pm – 7:00pm NHVC

uesday, March 24Kamp Kiawah: Soaring High (3-11yrolds) 8:30am – 12:30pm Res.Family Craft: Tye Dye 1:30pm – 2:30pm $12

Wednesday, March 25Family Craft: Postcard Making 1:30pm – 2:30pm $10Pick Up Games: Soccer6:00pm – 7:00pm NHSF

Tursday, March 26Kamp Kiawah: Yippie-Hippie-Skippie 8:30am – 12:30pm Res.Family Craft: Birdhouse Decorating 1:30pm – 2:30pm $12

Friday, March 27Kamp Kiawah: Kampers’ Choice 8:30am – 12:30pm Res.Family Craft: Stepping Stones 1:30pm – 2:30pm $10Pick Up Games: Volleyball 6:00pm – 7:00pm NHVC

Saturday, March 28Kamp Kiawah: Sunken Treasure(3-11yr. olds) 8:30am – 12:30pm Res.Family Craft: Organic Beach Bag Coloring 1:30pm – 2:30pm $12

Wickets & Wine - Sanctuary Lawn 2:00pm – 4:00pm Res.

uesday, March 30Kamp Kiawah: Soaring High (3-11yr

olds) 8:30am – 12:30pm Res.Family Craft: Tye Dye 1:30pm – 2:30pm $12Pick Up Games: Basketball 6:00pm – 7:00pm NHBC

Wednesday, April 1Kamp Kiawah: Goin’ On a GatorHunt (3-11yr. olds)8:30am – 12:30pm Res.Pick Up Games: Soccer 6:00pm – 7:00pm NHSF

Tursday, April 2Family Craft: Birdhouse Decorating 1:30pm – 2:30pm $12Pick Up Games: Basketball 6:00pm – 7:00pm NHBC

Friday, April 3Kamp Kiawah: Kampers’ Choice8:30am – 12:30pm Res.Family Craft: Stepping Stones 1:30pm – 2:30pm $10Kamp Kiawah: KNO – Sanctuary Splash Bash 5:00pm – 8:00pm Res.

Call or a ull list o activities. AllRecreation activities are held at theNight Heron Park Pavilion unlessotherwise noted and are open to thepublic. Heron Park Nature Center -768-6001, ext. 86001. For more ino,visit www.kiawahresort.com/recreation.



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During the last week o February, Kiawah own Hall got some pretty iratecomplaints about trash oating along the island’s otherwise pristine shorelines.Beach Patrol Chie Supervisor Jay VanGorden immediately rushed to the scene

and spent the next couple o days toting truckloads o insulating oam o the beach - 14loads in total - but no one knew why or where it was coming rom. Te answer washedashore a ew days later.

Te shrimp trawler “Daddy’s Little Girl”, which had let the Shem Creek Marinaaround February 22 on its way to Georgia, ell apart just 25 miles oshore. Te owner,

John Vendel, had made repairs to the boat and was taking it under its own power toGeorgia to show a potential buyer when the trawler suddenly began taking on water.Luckily, Vendel had a motorboat tied o the trawler and he was able to hop into it beorethe ship sank entirely.

Te lone survivor o the wreck was a 20 x 10 oot slice o stern with the nameemblazoned across the top, which washed ashore on Kiawah Island in the early hours o March 2. VanGorden was there again with a small crew o workers, chopping the sterninto moveable bits so that he could remove the wreckage rom the beach. Te owner wasnotifed as well as the Coast Guard, but nothing more could be done as the otsam o the trawler has more or less fnished washing ashore.

The tale of a fateful trip

Beach Patrol Chie Supervisor Jay VanGorden, Beach Patrol “Man o the Year” 2008, inspects the wreckage.

Spring is upon us, and the Island Choraliers are in a mood to celebrate. For theirnext concert, they have prepared an assortment o show tunes, drinking songs,sea chanties, spirituals, and thrilling love songs. Pianist Easter Easterbrook will

be eatured.

Adjectives to describe this sur eit o men’s music are, joyous, hearty, exuberant, devil-may-care, playul, swashbuckling, passionate and rollicking. Attendee’s will hear and

see men letting it all hang out, having un.Come, bring your riends and amily and savor spring with the Choraliers!

Choraliers to rollick By Dr. Charles Bensonhaver

Choraliers Spring Concert When: Friday evening, March 27 at 7pm. Where: Te Church o Our Saviour on Betsy Kerrison Blvd. Admission is ree and tickets are not needed. Tere will be a ree-will collection.

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You gotta have heartBy Dwight S. iveS, MA, MA, LUtCF

Brad and Jennier Moranz, the dynamic duo o music and mania, are at itagain. Known throughout the Lowcountry or their perormances, they havenow presented a totally new show especia lly designed or Valentine’s Day and

appropriately billed as, “I’ll ake Romance –Te Valentine Show!”

As seasoned veterans o the stage, Brad and Jennier introduce themselves as Jenny, a ormer “Rockette” and the vivacious but ditzy wie o Brad; and Brad asan equally talented dancer/singer and Groucho Marx impersonator, acting as herhumble but somewhat conused husband. ogether they create a amily atmosphereo un and memorable moments. Tis is the rst time the pair has branched out toinclude Valentine’s Day, and the new show proved to be just as successul as theirseasonal avorite, the “Christmas Show”, which is usually preormed during the rsttwo ull weeks o December.

Te Valentine’s Day perormances included songs and skits designed to touchthe mind and hearts o audience. Te music was both serious and whimsical underthe direction o ommy Gill. Te show was eclipsed by the recurring role o Elvis,

played with perection by Johnny Fortuno who not only nailed Elvis’ sound andstyle, but also his o-the-cu humor. Not to be outdone, Crystal Garrett also sang,“I Will Always Love You”, which was a show-stopper in itsel. Te extraordinary talents o the show’s participants made or a truly extraordinary show.

Years ago, though, all was not so rosy. Brad announced to a stunned matineeaudience o school children, their parents and teachers that the perormance they had just seen would be one o the last in the Serenade Show series orever. Many hearts sank as each o the adults privately exclaimed, “Say it aint so!” But Bradassured all present that it was. From there, a motivated group o devoted ans begana letter writing campaign to area editors, ollowed by intense volunteer service toensure a continuation o some o the best amily entertainment in the country.Teir eorts were richly rewarded as, eleven years later, Brad and Jennier are stillaround to bring you memorable moments.

Charleston is very ortunate to have kept Brad and Jennier around, but as Bradonce said, “We’ll keep doing this as long as you keep coming.” Luckily, there aremore great shows just around the corner: May 8 -10 come listened to the sweet,

soulul sounds o “Amazing Grace – a Gospel Celebration”; July 17 – 26, sharein the summer spirit o “Let the Good imes Roll”; and the their staple - “TeCharleston Christmas Specia l”, will be held December 5-20. See you at the show– all o them!

Dwight is an original member o the frst archaeological team at Charles Towne Landing and returned later to work with the USC team under the direction o Dr.Stanley South o National Geographic ame. He ollowed this by working with JimFowler o TV’s Wild Kingdom at the Landing. In College, Dwight served as a USGS Seismic Tech and geology lab assistant while earning dual majors in Developmental Psycholog y and History with minors in English and Marine Sciences. He graduated rom the National College Republican Fieldman School to become a political instructor/ consultant. Returning rom Washington , 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 You Can”, and the “Christmas Show” produced by Brad and Jennier Moranz. Dwight works Security at Kiawah Island or KICA.

JI Council continued rom page 3Council pointed out that i you y intoLAX, you y right over a major roadway,so the extension shouldn’t really be aproblem.

Council member Tomas Legare saidthat the extension didn’t make muchsense to him rom a saety point o view.“It’s certainly something the people on Johns Island need to keep an eye on,” hesaid.

Wadmalaw report Wadmalaw resident Gary Marinoreported that the Wadmalaw Councilhad approved the distilling o Firey Vodka at Irvin House Vineyards. TeCouncil has also deeated the building

o cell towers on the island. “When youcross that bridge, throw your cell phone

in the creek,” he laughed. “Te unny

thing is,” Marino remarked, “Lewis Hay, who lives right across the bridge, can seeour cell towers rom his house, yet he hasno service. Mine only works i I go in thebackyard next to the creek.”

Rich Tomas nominated to CouncilResident Rich Tomas was nominatedto join the Johns Island Council. AllCouncil members voted in avor and hismembership will become ofcial atera nal vote at next month’s meeting.Chairman Cannon also noted thatnominations or ofcers need to be inby the April Council meeting or May elections. Johns Island Council meets therst Tursday o every month at 7pm atBerkeley Electric Co-Op, located at 3351Maybank Highway, Johns Island.

Te spring semester o trips is underway at Seabrook Island Natural History Group.

Participants o “Savor the Flavors” walked, talked, and tasted their way through Charleston. Tey sampled grits,okra and tomatoes, collards, cornbread, and“Charleston Chews” at the Dixie Supply and Bakery, and also tasted chocolates,benne waers, and pralines. Tey learnedabout the inuence o our ancestorson Lowcountry cuisine, as well as thegrowing inuence o the young new chesall along East Bay. Te tour culminated atthe kitchen o the Heyward WashingtonHouse, the only ully preservedkitchen rom colonial days intact inCharleston.

“Lowcountry Cuisine at Blend” was aspecial gourmet evening or 30 SINHGmembers. Che Matthew Niessner, who was previously the Executive Che orall the restaurants at Te Sanctuary, is aco-owner o this restaurant near MUSC.

He provided a ve course dinner with wine pairings, including potted localshrimp, traditional she crab soup, SouthCarolina roasted quail with cornbreadstufng and collard greens, crabmeatstued local ounder with pepperjack grits, benne haricot verts, a lemon chivebuerre blanc sauce, and a roasted pecan

and peach cobbler with oat crumble andvanilla bean ice cream.

“American College o the Building Arts” trip participants toured the threecampuses. Tey enjoyed watching thestudents learn the crats o stonework,timber raming, masonry, cabinetry,plaster work, and iron work. Somethought it would be un to be studentsthere themselves.

“Sewee Center & Red Wolves” tripocused on the South Carolina Red Wol Recovery Program. Participants got tomeet the critters ace to ace. Tey thentook a guided nature walk in the FrancesMarion Forest.

SINHG springs into springBy LynDA Fox AnD heLen BoSShArt

SINHG members at the Heyward-Washington House.

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Island Connection Calendar March 20 - April 5

Friday, March 20

First day o Spring!

Free tax preparationSea Island Habitat or Humanity isoering FREE tax preparation through

April 11. o make an appointment, call Amy Sanchez at the Sea Island Habitatoce: 768-0998.

Saturday March 21

Freshfelds Boat Show Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March22, join some o the top names in boatsuppliers and builders, as well as theCharleston Dragon Boat team. For moreino., please call 843-768-6491 or visit

www.reshfeldsvillage.com.

CSO Family Concert: YouthOrchestra o the Lowcountry Celebrate the musical talents o Lowcountry youth as the YouthOrchestra o the Lowcountry takes the

stage with the CSO. ickets are $15adults, $5 students and can be purchasedthrough icketmaster at 554-6060, atall icketmaster Outlets and at www.charlestonsymphony.com.

Sunday, March 22

College o Charleston ChamberOrchestra 4pm at Episcopal Church o OurSaviour. Tis event is ree and open tothe public. ickets are available startingMarch 9 at Kiawah own Hall, 768-9166.

Pet Helpers 8th annual Oyster Roast

& Silent Auction Join us or a day o un at the Eight Annual All-You-Can-Eat Oyster Roastand Silent Auction hosted by Rosebank Farms Caé and Bowens Island. icketsare $25 in advance, $30 day o. Kids age6 – 12 are $10 and kids under 6 get inree. icket s are available at 795-1110.Visit www.pethelpers.org or more ino.12- 5pm. Bowens Island Restaurant islocated at 1870 Bowens Island RD, Folly Beach.

Monday, March 23

Respite Care Ministries 5th AnnualGol ournament Te Respite Care Gol ournament willbe held this year at Seabrook Island.Golers can register as a team or asindividuals, and or more inormationcall Laura Steanel li at 723-1611, ext. 15or email her at [email protected].

tueSday, March 24

3rd Annual Charleston Fashion Week uesday, March 24 - Sunday, March 28,

www.charlestonashionweek.com.

WedneSday, March 25

8th Annual Plantasia 2009Tis ever-popular plant sale spectacularis held on the ront lawn o the Gaillard

Auditorium. Also eaturing “Te Real Yard Sale,” consisting o previously lovedgarden items oered at bargain prices!Call 579-9922 or visit our website at

www.charlestonhorticulturalsociety.org.

St. Johns Rotary ClubTe St Johns Rotary Club meets regularly at 7:30am each Wednesday morningin the multipurpose room at Berkeley Electric Cooperative located at 3351Maybank Highway, Johns Island. Formore inormation please contact MarthaHarris at 559-6955.

thurSday, March 26

Sail aboard the Spirit o SouthCarolina all ShipTis Adult Education sail departs romthe Charleston Maritime Center. 5:30-

8:30pm. $75 per person. o enroll ina program, please contact the SouthCarolina Maritime Foundation at722.1030 ext 11 or 19, or emai l [email protected].

Boys & Girls Club Annual Beneft and AuctionFrom 6 to 10pm at 28 Bridgeside in theold Zinc restaurant building. icketsare $125 and all proceeds go to the Boysand Girls Clubs o America. call NeeshaPatel at 937-6523 or visit www.bgclubta.org.

Seabrook Island Camera Clubina Schell: “How to Publish Your OwnCoee able Book with Your Photos”.Te Seabrook Island Camera Club meetson the ourth Tursday o every month at7pm at the SIPOA Community Center.For more ino, please call Judy Bailey at768-4142.

Friday, March 27

wisted angowisted ango wil l prove why its beencalled one o Charleston Ballet Teatre’snew masterworks! ickets on sale now:734-7334 or Charlestonballet.org. $30

Adults $15 Student w/ i.d.

Choraliers spring concert Te Choraliers presents their springconcert this year at the Church o OurSaviour on Betsy Kerison Blvd at 7pm.Te program will eature sea chanty’s,spirituals, and love songs. Pianist ElsieEasterbrook will be eatured. Te

perormance is ree and open to thepublic.

Te Garden Club o Charleston’s74th Annual Walking our o PrivateHouses & GardensFriday, March 27 and Saturday March 28 rom 2 - 5pm. www.thegardenclubocharleston.com.

Saturday, March 28

CSO presents Merrill LynchMasterworks: Charles MessersmithShow starts at 8pm at the Gaillard

Auditorium, 77 Calhoun St, Downtown.ickets are $20 - $60; $5 students andcan be purchased through icketmasterat 554-6060, at all icketmaster Outletsand at www.charlestonsymphony.com.

tueSday, March 31

Seabrook Island special electionElection or a new Seabrook ownCouncil member. Polls will open at 7amto 7pm at the own Hall, 2001 Seabrook Island Road, Seabrook Island.

WedneSday, april 1

St. Johns Rotary ClubTe St Johns Rotary Club meets regularly at 7:30am each Wednesday morningin the multipurpose room at Berkeley Electric Cooperative, 3351 Maybank Highway, Johns Island. For moreinormation, contact Martha Harris at559-6955.

Friday, april 3

CSO Backstage Pass: Yuriy BekkerClose the Backstage Pass season witha stirring program including Sarasate’s“Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen” eaturingCharleston’s own Yuriy Bekker. Teshow starts at 7pm at Memminger

Auditorium, 56 Beauain Street,Downtown. ickets are $25 (generaladmission); $5 students (with ID) andcan be purchased through icketmasterat 554-6060, at all icketmaster Outletsand at www.charlestonsymphony.com.

Saturday, april 4

Folly Beach editor and Lucky Dog News assistant editor Ali Akhyarigets married!

Charleston Jazz Orchestra Charleston’s best big band perormsselections rom Count Basie atCharleston City Music Hall. Upcomingshows include “Latin Night” onSeptember 4 and “A Suite Holiday” onNovember 25. For more inormation orto purchase season t ickets, cal l 564-5154or email [email protected] tickets, call Charleston Music Hall at853-2252.

Sunday, april 5

CAR presents: In the Company o Horses From 4:30-7:30pm, join Charleston AreaTerapeutic Riding (CAR) at theiracilities (2669 Hamilton Road, John’sIsland) or Lowcountry ood, beer, wineand music by “newgrass” band, ripleLindy. Check out the Art Show in theBarn and Silent Auction or the CAR scholarship und. ickets are $25 inadvance, $30 at the gate. 559-6040 orreservations.

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W e’ll go straight to the mail thistrip. Jill Stevenson o Folly Beach writes, “Te old customs

and mores mentioned in your article arenot indigenous to Charleston - they arethe manners o the South, sadly lost toanother generation. All over the South wesat on our ront porches and waved to our

neighbors. We still lit a hand in greeting when driving down a country road orpassing a car in our neighborhoods.Seldom do we receive a return courtesy

wave and certainly not a smile. We arecocooned in our own environment o technological ease, imagining that we donot need the human companionship o the past. How wrong we are!”

Jill, there’s an old joke that Yankees wouldn’t be here were it not or bug spray and air-conditioning. Tere’s a lot o truthto that. I would add the media and thepopular culture are just as responsible.

We no longer sit on the ront porchduring the late evening. We no longersee riends and neighbors as we rock;the summer breeze wating the smells o

charcoal and the laughter o chi ldren overus as we d iscover more about one another.

We don’t care to listen to Uncle Harry goon about his lie lessons.

We have traded that or the antisepticdesperate glow o the television screen, thesound o clicks on a computer. Instead o hearing the tinkle o ice and chuckles in

the dusk, we hear a muedlaugh track through thedin o the air conditioningcompressors. We don’tknow our neighbors. Temajority couldn’t careless about their amilieslounging in Rochester or

Modesto.Mary Rhett implores,

“Do keep up the eorts tomaintain a quasi - statusquo to transplants. As a‘air plant’ - person raisedoutside o Charleston buthas long roots in the community - I think the days o walking into anyone’s homeon Christmas Eve is gone. I, too, amsaddened to think that the current touristconsiders the East Side park as part o oldCity. Te East Side park only makes a very expensive water barrier.”

Actually, MR, I think i you just walkedinto someone’s house unannounced thesedays, you would be shot. Tis goes back toknowing your neighbor. Beore Hugo, we

knew very ew people around us. A yearlater, hardened by disaster, anyone who

went through it was joined at the hip withthe rest o the community. Tings wentdown not long ater, though, when “ISurvived Hurricane Hugo” shirts showedup in the Market.

I have never had the urge to engage in

sticus more than when Isaw two overweight peoplerom Dubuque wearingthose shirts. I wonder i there were any “I SurvivedKatrina” shirts?

For those thatdon’t know, the “EastSide park” that the lassis reerring to is the area

where the projects wereto the east o East Bay.Te city o Charlestonbulldozed them aterthe hurricane (or the

resident’s sake). Now there is going to bea slavery museum and (surprise!) condos. Ishould note that it still foods.

A more positive thrust was given by Ben Moise who pens, “I enjoyed yourperspectives on the changing times.Tere are still some enclaves o civility to be ound around our old burg. I try to enjoy it where I nd it and ignore therest. I am reminded o the story o how many Charlestonians it takes to change a

light bulb. Five: two to hold the ladder,one to mix the Martinis, one to summonthe servant to climb the ladder and oneto discourse on how light bulbs ain’t whatthey used to be. Oh, ddle-dee-dee!”

Yes, Ben, and i you tell anyone wherethose enclaves are, expect a bushel o okraat your door. I’ve been to many light bulb

changings (remember, this wasa small town. We had to havesomething to do). People haveaccused me o making martinis.Tat only happened once 35years ago on Wentworth Street.

As this is a amily paper, we’llleave it there.

Dana Iselin inorms us,

“When I came here in 1969 as an AirForce Brat I thought Charleston to be sovery rude. I I was out to eat, and there

were ew places - but they were greatplaces - the entire room looked to see who

was coming in the door! I soon reali zed it was locals making sure one did not miss achance to say hello to a riend. Everyone

was amily, I never elt so at home in my lie.”

Dana, I wonder how much o thisis age and how much is the change. Iremember sitting in the Holly House onSavannah Highway with the jukeboxes inevery booth. Tose places had a dierentsmell. I don’t know what it was (anyone?).Indeed were one in the Piccadilly Cae,every head would shoot up as though we

were dogs hearing a whistle. I’m sure thereare dozens o places in the City where elitemeet to greet. We are just more settled inour ways.

Finally a cheery note rom David Grant,a ne lad transplanted rom Caliornia.Says he, “Change is with us; inevitable,unconcerned, uneeling. Nothing is

exempt. Get over it.” As is history, David. I can’t argue

that you’re wrong. I can point out thatchange seems to be overwhelming us at arate we can’t comprehend. I contend thatby getting over it, we accept the currentstatus quo. I reject the concept that weare powerless in the ace o change. Parto that is bemoaning the aorementionedlight bulb.

Tat’s my job. Where are thosemartinis?

David Farrow is a local author o ancient, royal Charlestonian blood. His writings and observations can be ound at http://davidarrow.wordpress.com. Drop by and leave a comment!

David Farrow.

How many Charlestonians does it take to change a light bulb?By DaviD Farrow

Do you know your Charleston?

Te South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor our reelegal clinics at the John’s Island Regional Library this March through

May, 2009. All clinics will be rom 6pm to 7:30pm:

uesday, March 24

Wills, Estates & Probate

Robin Grossman Poliako, Esq.

uesday, April 7

Family Law Issues

Stacey R. unstill, Esq.

uesday, April 21

Consumer Law Issues

C. Steven Moskos, Esq.

uesday, May 5

Bankruptcy Law Issues

Charles S. Bernstein, Esq.

Te seminars/clinics usually consist o a 30-45 minute lecture,ollowed by 30-45 minutes o open questions and answers. Te

seminars/clinics are ree and open to all who wish to attend. Te JohnsIsland Regional Library is located at 3531 Maybank Highway, Johns

Island. For more inormation, contact the South Carolina Bar Pro BonoProgram at 1-800-395-3425, ext. 158 or go to www.scbar.org/clinics.

Free legal clinics

Ta k e a p a g e Johns Island Regional Library 3531 Maybank Highway 559-1945Hours:Monday – Tursday: 10 – 8Friday & Saturday: 10 – 6Sunday: 2 – 5

Wee Reads (under 24 months with adult)Mondays, March 23 and 30 at 10:30am

Family Story time (6 months – Preschool with adult)Saturdays, March 21 & 28 at 11:00am

*Excel Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, March 24 rom 10am – 12 Noon

*Excel: Beyond the Basics (adults/youngadults)uesday, March 31 rom 10am – 12 Noon

*All computer classes are ree. For more inormation pl ease call 559-1945 and ask or the Reerence Department. Class space is available or 8 participants per session.

Oh Baby! (24 months and younger with anadult)Tursday, March 26 at 4pmBaby-time at the library! Join us or all theun!

AAR P Free Income ax AssistanceSaturdays, March 21 and 28, rom 10am –2pmFirst come, rst served with the last personaccepted at 1:30pm. Assistance in Spanish/Español will be available.

Free Legal Clinic: Wills, Estates & Probateuesday, March 24 at 6pm

An attorney rom the South Carolina Bar ProBono Program will provide a 30-45 minutelecture on wills, estates, and probate ollowedby an open question and answer session. Formore inormation, call 1-800-395-3425, ext.158, or log on to www.scbar.org/clinics.

Displays Jewelry Display Deanne Pace will display her handcratedsterling silver jewelry. Each piece isindividually created using traditionalsilversmith techniques, oten incorporatinggemstones.Photography Exhibit Barbara Radin Fox, a member o theSeabrook Island Art Guild, Folly Beach

Art Guild, and Seabrook Island CameraClub, will exhibit her photographs. Her

work has appeared in Te Washington Post,Philadelphia Magazine, and many otherpublications.

In recognition o the annual Earth Day in April, fber artist Elsie Eubanks will be April’s eatured artist at Charleston County Public Library’s Saul Alexander Gallery, 68 Calhoun Street.

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