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Volume 5 Issue25 April 13, 2012FREE

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K ids, teachers, parents and sta: you are ofcially beingchallenged to put on your che hat and help create ahealthier uture or your community!

In early January, this challenge went out to all 80 schoolsin the Charleston County School District (CCSD) that areenrolled in the USDA National School Lunch Program. Createdand sponsored by MUSC’s Boeing Center or the Promotion o Healthy Liestyles in Children and Families, along with FoodLion and in partnership with CCSD, the School Lunch RecipeChallenge was designed to “bring together the creative cooking

minds o ood service sta, students, teachers, and community members to develop exciting, tasty, kid-approved, and mostimportantly, nutritious recipes that can be integrated intoschool lunch menus.”

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BY KRISTIN HACKLERFoodFight!

Moving forward with Maybank P U B L I C I N V I T E D T O M A Y B A N K H I G H W AY

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BY KRISTIN HACKLER

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Maybank continues on page 13This Tuesday, April 17, the public is invited to Haut Gap Middle Schoolon Johns Island or a brie presentation on the Maybank Highway Improvement Project, ollowed by an open house with representatives

Savannah Prioleau and Megan Berry, third grade, give a thumbs up to Melting Pot Stew.

Melting Pot Stew.

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Civic Calendar

CIVIC

Monday, April 16

Kiawah BZA 4 p.m.Kiawah own Hall

Tuesday, April 17

Kiawah Public Saety Committee3 p.m.Kiawah own Hall

Tuesday, April 24

Seabrook own Council2:30 p.m. Seabrook own HallKiawah Ways & MeansCommittee9 a.m.

Kiawah own Hall

Tuesday, May 1

Kiawah own Council2 p.m.Kiawah Island own Hall

Wednesday, May 2

Kiawah Planning Commission3 p.m.Kiawah own Hall

Seabrook PlanningCommission Work Session2:30 p.m.Seabrook own Hall

K iawah island Town h all 21 Beachwalker DriveKiawah Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9166Fax: 768-4764

seabrooK island Town h all 2001 Seabrook Island RoadSeabrook Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9121

Fax: 768-9830Email:[email protected]

Johns island CounCil Meetings are held at the Berkeley Electric Co-op located at3351 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island.Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113

CharlesTon CounTy CounCil 4045 Bridge View Dr, N Charleston958-4700

CiTy of CharlesTon75 Calhoun St.724-3745

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Mayor Pro-em Charles Lipumachaired today’s meeting asMayor Steve

Orban was out o town. Councilmember Alan Burnaord was also not present.

Discussing Dune Walkovers Whilevoting on the second reading o Ordinance 2012 – 02 was suspended untilthe May council meeting, island resident

Dr. Kenneth Oberhue spoke on the issueo the ordinance’s requirement that dune

walkovers stand at least two eet above adune. Tis language will bring the ownin keeping with the current Oce o Ocean and Coastal Resource Management(OCRM) regulations, however, Dr.Oberhue argued that, as an accretingisland, sand will continue to accumulateunder walkways on the Kiawah beach.He provided pictures o nearby walkoversthat are compliant, noting the additionalhandrails that needed to be added due totheir increased height.

“Te beach will look like nothing but alumberyard to me and it will decrease thevalue o my home,” he said.

He asked that the Council considerthe aesthetic impact o the higher

walkovers with railings, as well as therapid accumulation o sand on the beach,and asked that Kiawah Island Real Estategive their opinion on what might happento home values i the new walkovers areinstalled.

Councilmember Charles Lipumastated that the Ordinance will be back onthe agenda or the May Council meetingand, as a side note, said that, “I we weresmart, twenty ve years ago the own

would not have had an allowance or eachproperty to build their own walkway. Itmakes or an ugly setting. But it is what it

is, and that’s what we have to deal with.”He assured Dr. Oberhue that the Council

would look into these issues.

Second reading of Ordinance 2012-03:HVAC setback exceptions

Councilmember Lipuma quickly summarized the ordinance, whichrequires that al l HVAC units on the islandbe moved i they are located under a homeso that they will meet the current ood

zone requirements. Te ordinance allowsrepositioned HVAC units to move up tove eet into a setback i the home meetscertain requirements.

Council approved second reading andadopted the ordinance unanimously.

Beachwalker Drive Landscaping Improvements

own reasurer Kenneth Gunnellsread a request asking the Council toapprove an expenditure o $16,037.41or Te Greenery landscaping company to restore and replant several owerbedsthroughout the island. Te expenditure

was approved by Ways and Means andthe amount has already been set asideby the Hospitality Committee under thelandscaping account.

Council approved the expenditureunanimously.

National Audubon Society’s Important Bird Area Program

Councilmember Greg Vanderwerker,

chair o the island EnvironmentalCommittee, read a request that wasbrought up during the Committee’sFebruary meeting. Due to the widevariety o coastal birds that requentKiawah Island, the Committee wouldlike to request that the entire beach onthe island – rom Captain Sams Inletto the Stono River Inlet – be designatedan Important Bird Area by the National

Audubon Society. Te designation is notlegally binding and does not establish any standing in a court o law, but it does listKiawah Island with the National AudubonSociety as a place or avian enthusiasts tond certain types o birds.

“Given that we have the population,

there’s no cost, and no legal implication, just an arbitrary listing, the EnvironmentalCommittee recommended that we seek endorsement romthe Council to llout the application,”said Vanderwerker.He added thatanyone can apply orImportant Bird Areastatus, including the

Kiawah Island Community Associationand the Resort, i they wish. Because o the population o endangered birds onKiawah, own Biologist Aaron Givenbelieves that the Kiawah beach couldreceive the highest Important Bird Areadesignation, which is a global priority ranking.

Council unanimously approved the

motion to adopt the principle o applyingor the designation or the own.

Beach franchise agreement – Night Heron Park Company

Having recently realized that theirranchise rights expired as o April 1, theResort’s Night Heron Park Company requested that their ranchise agreementbe renewed or a term commencing on

April 3 and expiring on March 31, 2013, with the opportunity to be renewed or twoadditional one year terms. CouncilmemberLipuma and own Administrator umikoRucker discussed the request with boththe Resort and Butch Neal o IslandBeach Services and all agreed to the terms,

which Lipuma noted are very similar withsome exceptions to the one that the Resortpreviously held. One o the exceptions

was the Resort’s request to change thebufer zone around their 1600 oot area inront o Te Sanctuary rom 50 yards to25 yards. Rucker noted that Island BeachServices agreed to this provision.

Following a brie discussion on theactual location o the ranchise area,

which alls between boardwalks 22 and27, the Council approved the ranchiseagreement unanimously.

Free Bycatch Reduction Devices on

Diamondback Terrapin Day As part o Kiawah Island’s Earth

Day celebration on Wednesday, April

Kiawah Town Council – April 3, 2012



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Beore the Council meeting, theSeabrook own Council took aew minutes to practice using the

own Hall debrillator so that they couldbe amiliar with the device in case o anemergency. Debrillators are located inacilities throughout the island, as well as

with the island beach patrol.

Councilmember Jerry Cummin wasnot present or the meeting, but attendedvia speaker phone.

Financials: looking up!Last month the nancial numbers were

somewhat skewed due to the ow o checks,and Mayor Bill Holtz noted this again ashe read through the nancia l statement orFebruary: revenues are $64,727.86 abovebudget and expenditures are $2,766.38less than budgeted. Excess o revenues overexpenditures is $61,961.48, and year-to-date excess o revenues over expendituresis $97,284.35, which is better than lastyear-to-date by $36,277.68.

Councilmember Ronald Ciancioasked about the increased business licenseactivity with class 7 business licenses(rentals, architects, surveyors, etc.) andMayor Holtz said it was probably acombination o increased building on theisland and rentals. Te town is workingto make sure that anyone renting theirproperty – either through an agency oras an individual – is paying the properbusiness license ee. I properties are beingrented without a license, the own sendsthe owners a letter. “It’s not an expensivelicense, but people should do it to stay legal,” said the Mayor.

Government relations: slow going with Johns Island inrastructure

Councilmember Sam Reed stated thathe did not have much to report regardingprogress with the proposed Greenway andI-526, but eforts, he said, a re being madeto encourage action on both and to keepthem in ront o the County Council.

“I’m pleased with the Chamber o Commerce coming out with a reportabout the need or the Greenway and526, and about planning or the owo commerce throughout the region,”

said Reed, reerencing the Chamber o Commerce’s recent Inrastructure Visionask Force report.

Community relations: PGA literature,interactive kiosks, and warning sirensor golers

Councilmember erry Ahearnannounced that the Community Relations committee has committedapproximately $69,000 o their $100,000to advertising Seabrook Island in severaltypes o media, including populargolng websites and Southern Livingmagazine. Te committee, he noted, iscurrently discussing whether to ofer a

website sweepstakes to attract viewers tothe town website, or to hold a weekendamiliarization trip or travel writers romseveral popular magazines.

Mayor Holtz stated that he preerredthe writers, as it could potentially involvea lot o work to maintain the websitesweepstakes. “I’m exible, though, andthe Council is, too,” he said.

Ahearn sa id that they are also lookinginto potentially advertising in Canada, as

well.

Regarding the Visibility committee, Ahearn stated that they are nalizingplans to provide literature about the townto the Seabrook Island Club and Seabrook Island Real Estate, both o which will besharing a tent during the upcoming PGA event. Te literature will have the town’s

website and a phone number which willgo to the town’s reception center, located

within the Seabrook Island Real Estatebuilding.

Te committee is also working on

the new kiosks at Bohicket Marina, and while the town has agreed to pay or twokiosks – one in the marina breezeway andthe other near the boat docks – Ahearnnoted that the Charleston Visitors Bureauis looking into the possibility o usingnew, interactive kiosks called CHARLES.“Te question is, can we use CHARLESin place o those kiosks and maybe getthem or nothing i the CharlestonVisitors Bureau is willing?” said Ahearn.It’s a little more sophisticated than what

the own was planning, said Ahearn, andsince the CHARLES kiosks cannot beoverly exposed to the elements, there is achance they could use the kiosks withinthe town or residents and guests, instead.

Ahearn hopes to meet with the creatoro CHARLES, Warren Lash, soon as he

lives in Cassique. In the meantime, theown is still planning to install the twotraditional kiosks at Bohicket Marina.

Lastly, during the Seabrook IslandClub board meeting, the board discussedthe possibility o installing warning sirensin order to warn golers o potentially hazardous weather.

“Tere was some discussion that this was talked about three or our yearsago, and the general consensus was thatthe town implemented Code Red andeverything else ell by the wayside,” said

Ahearn. Te problem is, though, thatmost golers do not take their phones ontothe course and i they do, they have them

on silent as per Club rules. Te ownCode Red system utilizes phone calls andtexting to warn residents o impendinghazardous weather, but it wouldn’t be ableto reach phoneless golers.

“Code Red was our answer, becausesirens don’t tell you what the problem is,”said Mayor Holtz. “o golers, though, asire makes sense in order to get them of the course. I the Club wants to put ina siren, they can use Code Red to warnthem.”

Councilmember Ciancio pointed outthat there are alert systems that rely onatmospheric conditions and would go of automatically in case o an impending

weather threat. However, the Councildecided that this is a matter best let to theClub and Property Owners Associationto decide what to do regarding a goler

weather warning system.

Communications: frst quarter activity on the Town website

Tough unable to attend the meeting,Councilmember Jerry Cummin gave hisreport via speaker phone to the Council,noting that the Communications

committee is planning to give a reportregarding the own website’s rstquarter activity during the April 24council meeting. Te mayor asked i the representative or their marketingcompany, Obviouslee Marketing, couldarrive earlier to discuss the details o the

website’s activity, and Cummin said he would look into setting it up.

Public saety: county-wide disasterdrill and planning the 25th anniversary celebration

Councilmember Ciancio reported thathe will be meeting with a representativerom Charleston County to coordinate theupcoming June 6 disaster preparednessexercise. Te own o Seabrook Islandhopes to coordinate their exercise with thecounty’s or a more reality-based drill.

Regarding the own’s upcoming 25th anniversary ce lebration, Ciancio presentedthe own with a rough drat o the party budget, noting an increase in the cost o

the ull Charleston Symphony Orchestra(CSO) o approximately $2,000. Teadditional cost would be or the inclusiono heaters, as per the CSO contract, acertain number o heaters would need tobe provided should the temperatures dropbelow a certain level.

“But temperatures might be low enoughthat we would need so many heaters that it

would block the sight line or attendees, orthe orchestra might not be able to see theconductor. So either we pay a premium toorchestra members to waive the provisionabout heaters, or move the date up romlate October to either September 22 or29,” said Ciancio. He suggested that the

own keep the October date unless they are unable to negotiate regarding theheaters. Besides that, all o the numbers

were pretty much set, apart rom rmingup the cost o owers and decorations.

Ciancio moved that the own set twoseparate budgets – one or the basic party at $25,000, and one or the CharlestonSymphony Orchestra at $30,000. “I’mhighly condent these numbers will not

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o an emergency,” said Ciancio.

Council approved the two anniversary celebration budgets unanimously.Mayor’s report: captain sam’s re-cutdelayed

Mayor Holtz briey announced thatthe re-cutting o Captain Sam’s Inlet hasbeen delayed due to a legal objection by an island resident. Te cut, he said, willprobably be delayed until next year.

Town Administrator’s Report: Kiawah/Seabrook Disaster Awareness Day

own Administrator Randy Piercestated that the own o Kiawah Island isonce again requesting that the own o Seabrook Island contribute $1500 towardthis year’s inter-island Disaster AwarenessDay. Although the councilmembersgenerally approved o the expenditure,Councilmember Ciancio asked i the voteor the expenditure could be delayed untilthe next meeting so he could read up onthe use o the contributed unds. “I justneed to understand it,” he noted.

Pierce also noted that they are in theprocess o replacing beachside signs

regarding dogs on the beach that have washed away.

Planning Commission: let my people(come and) go

Planning Commission ChairmanRichard Clarke stated that they arestill waiting or a response rom thePGA regarding some changes to a lease

agreement regarding approximately 50eet o Seabrook Island Road which

would be used as an access point to al low people to park in the back parking lot o Freshelds.

Te own is requesting two revisionsto the contract, one regarding the amountset aside or damages (the PGA oered$10,000 in cash that the own wouldgive back i not used, and the own isrequesting instead that the PGA put up

a $40,000 bond) and the other regardinglanguage that states that disputes currently will be adjudicated in Florida. Te ownis requesting that the location be movedto Charleston, and that an arbitrationclause be added so that court may beavoided i possible.

A meeting was set with a PGA representative, but the person nevershowed up. “So all I can tell you is that thePlanning Commission has no energy tosign this with coverage o just $10,000,”said Clarke, noting that their alternativeis to create both an entrance and exit o o the Kiawah Island Parkway. “I they choose to do this, it will cause me noheartburn,” he said.

However, Administrator Pierce statedthat the PGA representative is planningto attend the Planning Commissionmeeting during the rst Wednesday in

April. He also noted that the PGA doeshave a ull plan or trafc and emergency preparedness. In act, the road romHighway 17 to the roundabout will be

controlled by the Sheri’s Department, which will also be controlling the trafclights or ease o trafc ow on and o theisland.

Fire Department: April is Hydrant Month

Battalion Chie Gary Lohr attendedthe Council meeting to remind theCouncil and the own that the FireDepartment will be checking hydrantsduring the month o April. “We haven’t

had any problems, but in the past, we’vehad some people washing something in

the middle o the day and the water turnsbrown,” said Lohr. o avoid this, the FireDepartment will be notiying the watercompany o hydrant testing dates so thatisland residents will be aware.

Te Seabrook Island Council meetson the ourth uesday o every month at2:30 p.m. at Seabrook Island own Hall,located at 2001 Seabrook Island Road.Te next council meeting will be heldon April 24. For more ino, visit www.

townoseabrookisland.com.

Te challenge received enthusiasticresponse and more than 60 area schoolspicked up their serving spoons andstarted stirring together some truly creative and delicious recipes. Te rstchallenge, however, was getting past theUSDA school lunch criteria: each entréeneeded to be easily replicable in a schoolcooking environment and had to be costeective, as well as meet the guidelinesor the total amount o meat or meatalterative required at lunch or their agegroup. Additionally, the recipe creation

team needed to be comprised o at leastone student, one member o the cae teriasta, and one community member.One by one, the prequaliying judges

worked their way through the recipeentries and on March 12 announced thetop ten semi-nalists; and Mount ZionElementary was one o them.

For the week o April 2 through 6, ateam o volunteers rom the CharlestonCounty School District and the

sponsoring MUSC program dropped by all 10 schools to sample the semi-nalists’recipes, and during each visit, the entireschool was welcome to participate in the

judging as the meal was prepared as parto school lunch or the day. Ater nishedthe meal, students were asked to takean index card – blue or boys and either

pink or yellow or girls – and drop it in abucket eaturing either a smiley ace or arowning ace.

“I give it two thumbs up!” said thirdgrade student Kyra Freeman ater trying abite o Mount Zion’s entry called MeltingPot Stew. “It goes great on grahamcrackers and with sour cream. I think it’sawesome, he did a really good job.”

Kyra was especially excited about themeal as the creative student mind behindthe Mount Zion recipe is her classmate,racy Frasier.

“I like to cook at home, so whenMs. Debbie [caeteria manager DebbieCzerniak] asked i I wanted to help, Isaid yes,” said racy. ogether, he andCzerniak worked out the recipe and, with

a little help rom his teacher, came up

with the name.“It’s because o all the vegetables in it,”

racy pointed out.Te recipe was taste tested with

teachers and once they got the thumbs uprom everyone, racy and Czerniak senttheir nal entry in or judging.

“It’s good, I like the rice the most,” saidthird grade student Ruby Zilli.

“It’s the best!” said Robert Snelson,another third grade student sitting acrossrom Ruby.

Comprised o chicken and brown rice with a variety o vegetables including pinto

and lima beans, green peppers, tomatoes,carrots, corn, and cubed sweet potatoes,the Melting Pot is seasoned with cumin,

white pepper, and garlic, and topped withreshly chopped cilantro.

Te recipe means even more to thestudents o Mount Zion as they recognizea lot o the vegetables in the dish romtheir own school garden.

“We were one o the original schoolsto participate in the Children’s GardenProject and we’ve been a part o it orabout ve or six years,” said third gradeteacher Elizabeth Stentz. “We now havekids who volunteer to skip recess becausethey want to work in the garden.”

Students, teachers, and judges were allpleased with the Melting Pot Stew meal

and a lot o bowls let the tables empty. And while there are still some students who turn their nose up at resh tomatoesand diced onions, ar more appreciatedthe delicious combination o healthy andnutritious produce.

Winners or the School Lunch RecipeChallenge will be announced at theend o April. Te top two winners (oneelementary school and one secondary school) will be recognized at a specialceremony, and each school will receive$500 to be used or wellness eorts attheir school. Additionally, the winningentrées will be incorporated into theCCSD school lunch menu, and bothoodservice employees and students willreceive a plaque or their schools kitchenand a distinctive che coat.

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Caetiria Manager Debbie Czerniak with student che Tracy Fraiser

Food fght c ontinues rom cover

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DAILY

Spring is ocially here and with it, the Rosebank Farms produce stand. Ocially reopened on Tursday, April 5, Rosebank Farms is once again oering all theproduce it can grow, rom asparagus to zucchini, and all available or sale under

the big white tent just beore the Freshelds trac circle. Along with produce, Rosebank will a lso have resh eggs, shrimp, and loca l honey. Wildfowers will a lso be or sale, butthey will not be local.

For more inormation about Rosebank Farms and to grab one o the last remaining CSAspots, visit www.rosebankarms.com or drop by the stand.

Rosebank is Open!

Rosebank Farms’ produce stand is located just beore the Fresheld’s Village trafc circle on the Betsy Kerrison Parkway

St. Johns Rotary president Tumiko Rucker with the St. Johns High School interact Club.

he Johns Island Rotary Club recently celebrated its 15 year anniversary. Tisclub is a part o Rotary International, the world largest service organization, with some 1.3 million members around the world.

Tis club is looking to recruit two types o new members, business persons under40, and retired service-minded proessionals looking to help develop their youngerRotary members.

Why join Rotary? Rotary is humanity in motion.Maybe you’ve seen a need in our community and wondered how you could help.

Maybe you want to use your proessional skills to help others or even learn new skills.Maybe you’re seeking connections with other service-minded proessionals in ourcommunity. Whatever your reason, joining Rotary can help you achieve these goals,and so much more.

Te Johns Island Rotary Club meets every Wednesday or breakast at 7:30 or anhour at Berkeley Electric on Maybank Hwy. Please join us, as our guest or a greatbreakast with ellow riendly, service-minded proessionals.

For more inormation, contact Allan Vandall at [email protected].

Rotary ClubSeeks New Members

BY ALLAN VANDALL

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A recent catch with Charleston Charter Fishing.

W onderul sunny weatherhas continued day ater day making or awesome shing

conditions. With all this warm weather,it’s no surprise that our shery is our tosix weeks ahead o schedule. Te water is

teeming with bait and even a ew sharksare already cruising around. Expect Aprilto be a antastic month o shing.

While redsh remain in large schools,they have begun to break up as the water warms. Tese sh have let survival modeand become predators again. Over thelast ew weeks, redsh have been nicky with articial baits. On some days, paddletail grubs as well as jerk shad o any colorailed to elicit a bite.

When redsh are picky, a great solutionis to throw chunks o reshly cracked bluecrab. Tis is simply redsh candy andbait that is rarely reused. Just yesterday,redsh were hitting the crab beore it even

touched the bottom and in some caseseven as we were retrieving the bait. I usesize 3/0 circle hooks and put the hook through the bottom ipper hole once Ihave ripped of the legs. Put the rod in therod holder and don’t pick it up until thereel is screaming!

Te trout bite should really beginin earnest this April. With water

temperatures so warm, it’s hard to believethey won’t become aggressive eedersbeore too long. Te preerred rig o live

bait under a popping cork is hard to beat.Live shrimp is now available and will giveyou another option than mud minnows.It’s a good idea to start carrying your cast

net and see i you can nd some ngermullet. Finger mullet under a cork is justdeadly.

With redsh being choosy aboutarticial plastic lures, they have acted thesame towards ies. However, this hasn’t

stopped us rom having some great days.Focus on shing around low tide whenthe sh are out o the grass and easier totarget. I you do sh on higher tides, makesure your ies have a good weed guard likea piece o heavy monolament line. Tecopperhead y in rootbeer color has beenproducing well or us recently.

See you on the water!

Capt. Geo Bennett operates CharlestonCharter Fishing providing y fshing and light tackle charters. Clients choose rom a ull menu o y rods, art ifcial and live bait fshing options with charters tailored to their desires. USCG licensed and insured, Capt.Bennett is committed to providing a sae and enjoyable charter to anglers o all skill levels and ages. For more inormation, call Capt.Bennett at 843-324-3332, visit his website at www.charlestoncharterfshing.com or email him at [email protected].

April Fishing ReportBY CAPTAIN GEOFF BENNETT

6 April 13, 2012




Step back in time to the heyday o dancing at Folly Beach and theGrand Strand at the Charleston

Museum’s annual undraiser on Tursday, April 26, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dance thenight away at “Beach Music on theBoardwalk,” eaturing live beach musicby the Ocean Drive Party Band, sinully good boardwalk-style eats, a rollickinglive auction, roller derby demos by theLowcountry Highrollers and an open bar.Te all-inclusive tickets are $75/member,$80/non-member. Advance reservationsare strongly recommended. Registeronline through the calendar o eventsat www.charlestonmuseum.org or call722-2996 x235 by April 24. Hosted by theFriends and Needed Supporters (FANS)o the Charleston Museum.

Boardwalk treats will include sliders,hot dogs, ries, sh tacos, and wood redpizza. Dancers can cool of at the open baror be tempted by the a beer tasting romCoast Brewery and a surprise signature“cocktail” that will throw you back toyour dancin’ days. Te evening comes toa sweet end with unique, icy pops rom

the King o Pops and tidbits rom localchocolatier Sweeteeth.

Charity auctioneer extraordinaireDoug Warner will conduct an energeticlive auction eaturing items and packagessure to tempt one and all. Auctionhighlights include two highly coveted

Wanamaker Club tickets to the PGA Championship at Kiawah, a handmadeCharleston joggling board, vacation homerentals (mountain and coastal) and an

assortment o packages eaturing parties,local git certicates, jewelry and more.Please visit the Museum’s website or a ulllisting o auction items.

Proceeds rom the annual undraiserare intended to benet the plannedrenovation and improvement o theMuseum’s courtyard. Based on planningincluding consideration o possibly signicant revisions and enhancementso the existing space, the new Museumcourtyard will be a visually attractive,peaceul, inviting space, unctional anduseul or both Museum social gatheringsand programs.

Water, water, everywhere

Andy Fairey, CEO o the Charleston Water System, educated Kiawah-Seabrook Exchangites on March 22,2012. He discussed how we are all ableto have drinking water o the highestquality and or good value, as well as asae and unctioning wastewater system.Tis is accomplished with 1,700 mileso distribution lines through which20,000,000 gal lons o water traverse daily.Te Edisto River and Lake Moultrie arethe source o much o this water.

New Members and Upcoming EventsGeorge Conbeer became a new member o the Club, which will soon hear rom art istMary Whyte. Te 2nd annual BohicketMarina 5K-10K race, co-sponsored by theClub and which will be held on April 21on Seabrook Island, was also discussed.

Directory Sales Top $150,000

elephone directory sales have wrappedup, and the Club has raised more than$150,000 to be donated to local charitiesand educational programs. Te Club willconduct a special Education Recognitionnight on April 18.

Recognizing VolunteersTe Board also voted to establish anannual volunteer recognition award, tobe known as the Angel Oak Award. A special expanded meeting recognizingthe rst recipient is being planned or

early next year.

For more information about upcoming Exchange Club events or to inquire about membership, please contact Sam Reed at [email protected] or 243-0760, or Frank Carrese at [email protected] or 768-9472.

Exchange Club News BY SAM REED

Beach Music to Rock Charleston Museum

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18, Councilmember Lipuma read aproclamation appointing that same day asDiamondback errapin Day. o celebrate,the own will be oering ree BycatchReduction Devices or crab traps to reducethe number o terrapins becoming stuck in the traps and subsequently drowning.Te devices will be installed or ree on

April 18 by appointment at the own Hallgarage (call own Hall at 768-9166) and

rom 5 – 8 p.m. at Night Heron Park aspart o the island Earth Day Festival.

End of the Arts Season Approaching

As chair o the Arts Council,Councilmember Lipuma was happy to report a great turnout at the March29 piano and cello concert held at theChurch o our Saviour. “It was very wellperormed and well received,” he said.Te next Arts Council event will be thePiccolo Preview on Sunday, April 29 atHoly Spirit Catholic Church, and theseason will conclude with the SundownFestival at Night Heron Park on June 27.

“In the meantime, be condent thatthe Arts Council is working out new and

exciting perormances or the next seasonstarting in September or October,” saidLipuma.

Environmental Committee

Councilmember Vanderwerkerreported that they are in the process o updating the local beach managementplan and while the plan looks goodoverall, there are a ew minor changes that

need to be made and the plan needs to beplaced in a new ormat.

“So with airly minimal work, we’llhave an index year and won’t have toredo the plan or another ten years,”said Vanderwerker, reerring to thelaw requirement that the own’s beachmanagement plan be updated at leastevery ten years.

Vanderwerker noted that the nativeplant demonstration in the own parkinglot is progressing well and they are

currently waiting on the arrival o someplants. He also reported that both theBritish Broadcasting Company (BBC)and National Geographic were recently on the island. Te BBC was lming theown’s bobcat studies or a natural history segment, and National Geographic

was installing video cameras to capturealligators in their natural habitats.Finally, Vanderwerker noted that Heather

Walbright will be replacing Scott Fisteras the Sustainability Coordinator or theResort.

As a side note, Vanderwerker alsoreminded the Council that on Friday,

April 27, the own wil l be participatingin the Great American Cleanup. Anyone

who would l ike to join in the cleanup is welcome to meet at own Hall at 9 a.m.Participants will receive a ree lunch andt-shirt.

Public Safety Committee

Councilmember Fran Wermuth statedthat the Communications Committee iscurrently looking into the new changesto the own website and regarding Public

Saety, the next PGA public saety meeting will be held on April 19. Additionally,she welcomed anyone who would like toattend to the Public Saety meetings to

join them or reports and updates, notingthat the committee hears regularly romthe re department and the CharlestonCounty Sheri’s Oce.

Town Administrator’s Report

“Te Kiawah Resident Exchange isnow live, so i you haven’t logged in,please do and sign up or the notications

you would like to receive,” said own Administrator Rucker, reerring to thenew e-inormation system on the own

website. She noted that upcoming Aprilevents and Arts Council events will bepublicized through the portal soon.

Regarding the own’s Greenbeltproject, the own was given a notice toproceed on March 26 and the repairsand renovations to the Beachwalker Roadshing pier will begin soon and shouldtake no longer than 90 days.

Rucker also reported that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)improvements to own Hall should beginby the end o April. Tere will be someinterruption regarding access through theront o the building, but a temporary entrance will be insta lled by the contractorand or a short period o time, access to theown Hall will only be available throughthe back o the building.

“We will expedite that process as muchas possible, but we ask that visitors usethe back access during these times,” saidRucker.

She also noted that updated foodmaps will soon be available to residentsso that they may apply or reduced foodinsurance i they quality.

Additionally, Rucker reminded theCouncil and audience that the inter-islandDisaster Awareness Day will be held on

June 7 rom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Lastly, regarding a question last month

by a citizen who was wondering why hissection o Kiawah Island was not set upor Comcast service, Rucker reported thatshe spoke with Comcast and they hopeto have the issue resolved in short order.Comcast also requested a list o other areason the island not able to receive Comcastservice and they hope to start the processin those areas soon, as well.

Mayor’s Report

As Mayor Pro-em, CouncilmemberLipuma reported that he would beattending a stakeholders meetingconcerning proposals to widen Maybank

Highway rom River to Main roads, as well as install the proposed pitchork.Tere will also be a meeting or the generalpublic on April 17 at Haut Gap MiddleSchool rom 6 – 8 p.m., with diagrams o the proposal available or public comment.

Regarding two requests or undingrom the own, Lipuma read a letterrom the Mayor that regretully denied adonation o $250,000 toward the build ingo a helicopter landing pad on the roo o Roper St. Francis downtown. “Tere’s noobjection to the project, but the town’sunding is limited,” Lipuma said.

A request by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra was approved, though instead o

the requested $100,000, the own agreedto donate $50,000 toward the non-protorganization.

“Tere are many requests like thisreceived, and while the own has relatively deep pockets, it’s not bottomless and wehave to decide where the unds we dohave, go,” said Lipuma

Citizen’s CommentsIsland resident Bill Blizzard asked that

the Council inorm him on the best way to proceed with rectiying the quality o

water he is receiving at his house. Whilehe currently has an all-house water lterin place, his water quickly becomes highly contaminated with bacteria. He held upa mason jar lled with lmy, dark brownliquid.

“Tis is what’s coming out o my drinking water tap,” he said.

Te water company, he said, has comeout twice to backwash the system, but the

water continues to become contaminatedquickly and a test o the water came back

with the recommendation to change outhis all-house lter at least once a month, asopposed to the regular span o every threemonths.

“I don’t know what to do, and the water company doesn’t know what to do,”said Blizzard.

own Administrator Rucker took Blizzard’s water samples and said she

would discuss the issue with KiawahIsland Utility immediately.

A representative rom Roper St.Francis also spoke, thanking the ownor considering their proposal and statedthat, while t he own could not donate therequested $250,000, any amount wouldhelp them toward achieving their goal.She noted that a landing pad would beparticularly important during the PGA,

when it would be especially dicult to geton and o the island.

“It’s a lie saving project and we wouldbe happy with $50,000,” she said.

Lastly, resident Marilyn Larachthanked the own Council or all o their

work with the Arts Council, noting thatit is “a treat to everyone out here andeveryone in the community. Tanks ormaking it such a pleasure to live here.”



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Babygarten (under 18 months withadult)Mondays, April 16, 23, and 30 at 10:30a.m. Registration required.

ime or wos (2 – 3 years old with adult)uesdays, April 17, and 24 at 10:30 a.m.Preschool Storytime (3 – 6 years) Wednesdays, April 18, and 25 at 10:30 a.m.

*Word 2007 Basics (adults/young adults)Saturday, April 14, rom 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

*Files and Folders (adults/young adults)uesday, April 17, rom 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

*Internet Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, April 24, rom 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

*Excel Basics (adults/young adults)Saturday, April 28, rom 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.*All computer classes are free. For more information please call 559-1945 and ask

for the Reference Department. Class space is

available for 8 participants per session.

Poetry rivia or eens (grades 6-12) April 1-30In honor o National Poetry Month,stop by the Reerence Desk and answer apoetry trivia question or a candy prize!

Preschool Book Explorers (ages 3 to 6years) Friday, April 13, at 10:30 a.m.Each month the Book Explorers read abook and do activities to go along with thebook.

Saturday Movie Matinee: Hugo (allages) Saturday, April 14, at 3 p.m.Rated PG; 127 minutes. Sponsor: TeUPS Store, 3575 Maybank Highway, Johns Island.

PLAY with Dad: Puppet Show “Skunky Business” (all ages) Satu rday, April 14, at 2p.m. Come see what silliness Skunk is upto in these unny shows.

Sea Islands Book Club (adults)uesday, April 17, at 2 p.m. Join us and discuss Te Camel Club by David Baldacci.

Wii Sports (grades 6-12)

uesday, April 17, rom 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.Engage in head-to-head competition withyour peers in Wii Sports.

ween Program: ween ea (ages 9 to13) Wednesday, April 18, at 4:30 p.m.Celebrate spring with tea and snacks!

PLAY: Green! Green! Green ! (all ages) Wednesday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m.Celebrate Earth Day with these stories andplant a sunower seed to ta ke home.

Chapter Chat een Book Club (ages12-19) Tursday, April 19, rom 4:30-5:30p.m. Join Ms. ama or John’s IslandLibrary’s book club designed or teens.

Preschool Adventure Zone ( ages 3 to 6years) Friday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m.Scientic adventures on a Preschool level!

PLAY: Community Helpers (all ages)Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m. Come to thelibrary to hear all about a day in the lie o a community helper.

Aternoon Caé (grades 6-12)uesday, April 24, rom 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Aternoon Caé eatures a variety o board

games, including Monopoly, Jenga, Clue,Uno, Chess, and Checkers. Popcorn andother rereshments will be provided.

Round able Discussions withCouncilwoman Johnson (adults) Wednesday, April 25, at 12:30 p.m.Councilwoman Anna Johnson o Charleston County District 8 wants todiscuss your concerns and issues.

Hope’s Healing Boutique (adults) Wednesday, April 25, rom 6 – 7:30 p.m.Hope’s Healing Boutique provides cancerawareness and prevention inormation.

PLAY: Birds and Butteries (all ages) Wednesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m.Enjoy these springtime stories then make abuttery crat to take home.

Fired Up For Te Future (adults)Tursday, April 26, rom 6 - 7 p.m. Join the Royal amily as they share theirencouraging story o Christian, their 19year old son with Down syndrome, andhow they developed a promising uture orhim through making pottery.

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arleston Horticultural Society esents “Plantasia” day, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.-.m. Wragg Square, 342 Meeting Street.r more ino, call 579-9922 or visit www.rlestonhorticulturalsociety.org.

h Annual Kiawah Island Art & House our kets: $55 per person and include tour,

ht rereshments, and a pass to thebbes Museum o Art valid through thed o the year. Purchase tickets at thebbes Museum Store, online at www.besmuseum.org/events, or at Kiawahnd Real Estate Oces.

brookGardenClub welcomesMartha Lehane wcountry resident Martha Lehane is anredited master judge or the Nationalrden Club, and is a member o Gardenubs at Magnolia on Johns Island. 9 a.m.he Lake House on Seabrook Island.r more ino, contact Lisa Cermak [email protected].

eshfelds Spring Concert Series

op by the Village Green rom 6 to 9 p.m.the unky resh music o Stan Gray &

e Stingrays. For more ino, visit www.heldsvillage.com or call Guest Services

768-6491.

ATURDAY, APRI L 14

John’s Fire Department Community y at Freshfelds Village e St. Johns Fire Department thanks the

community with a estival at the FresheldsVillage Green rom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Tere will be ree hot dogs, snow cones,a re truck slide, re truck displays, andnumerous re and saety activities or theentire amily. For more ino, visit www.resheldsvillage.com or call Guest Servicesat 768-6491.

CSO presents: Te Music o John Williams 7:30 p.m. at the Gaillard Auditorium,77 Calhoun Street. ickets: start at $25.Order at ww w.CharlestonSymphony.org,by calling 723-7528, or at the Gaillard Auditorium Box Oce.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

Pizza Challenge at New Moon Pizzeria & PubVote or your avorite Charleston Collegiatestudent-inspired pizza at New MoonPizzeria! Live music provided by Te 3Dudes. Come join the un and pick a winner! Noon - 4 p.m., New Moon Pizzeria,2817 Maybank Hwy, John’s Island. Formore ino, call 789-3803.

8th Annual Blues by the Sea at Freshfelds VillageEnjoy a spring aternoon and anevening o blue-chip blues by some o today’s nest artists rom 2 - 7 p.m. Formore ino, visit http://www.bluesbash.com/kiawah/SeaBlues12.pd or callGuest Services at 768-6491.

In the Company o Horses Join Charleston Area Terapeutic

Riding or an aternoon o music by theSouth Carolina Broadcasters, ood by CraveCatering, beer and wine, and auctions. 2669Hamilton Road John’s Isla nd. $25/$30 atthe gate. $10 children 10 - 17. 559-6040 [email protected]. www.catrarms.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 16

Bishop Gadsden Community Market Local ood, produce rom area armers,and art will be available or sale at BishopGadsden rom 3:30 – 6 p.m. BishopGadsden is located on Camp Road betweenFolly and Riverland roads on James Island.For more ino, call 406-6546 or visit www.bishopadsden.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 1 7

Maybank Highway improvements publicinormation meeting Te public is welcome to a brie presentationon the project to improve Maybank Highway.Representatives will be on hand to answerquestions. 6 – 8 p.m. at Haut Gap Middle

School, 1861 Bohicket Road, Johns Island.For more ino, visit www.ccroadwise.org.

CSO Chamber Music: Mixed Ensembles7 p.m. Church o Our Saviour, 4416 Betsy Kerrison Parkway, Johns Island. Concertsponsored by Indigo Books - Nat & LindaMalcolm. For more ino, call 723-7528 orvisit www.charlestonsymphony.org. Charleston County BookmobileTe Charleston County Bookmobile will beat Freshelds Village the rst and thirduesday o every month rom 10 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Te Bookmobile will be parkedbehind Hege’s and Java Java. For more ino,call Guest Services at 768-6491.

WEDNESDAY, APRI L 18

Kiawah Earth Day Festival Starting at 5:30 p.m. at t he NightHeron Nature Center. Free admission,ood available or purchase. For moreino, call 768-6001 or visit www.kiawahnatureprogram.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19Gibbes on the Street: RenovationCelebrationCumberland and Queen, downtown.ickets: $100 or museum members and$135 or non-members. Purchase at ww w.gibbesmuseum.org/events or call 722-2706x22.

FRIDAY, APRI L 20

John Cage – Harmonies rom Apartment House 1776Te New Music Collective continuesits celebration o the 2012 John CageCentenniel with a concert presented by the historic Charleston Library Society o selections rom Cage’s 44 Harmonies.ickets: $25. Purchase at www.charlestonlibrarysociety.org or by calling1-888-718-4253. 164 King Street. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRI L 21

Kiawah Island Motoring Retreat Over 100 antique, exotic and special interest

cars will be displayed in this complimentary event open to the public. For more ino,visit www.kiawahislandmotoringretreat.com. 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. SandcastleCommunity Center. Contact MemberServices at 768-3875 or [email protected] make reservations.

Bohicket Run 2012 Te Bohicket Run is or the benet o the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club insupport o its charities. 5K Run: $30. until4/20, $35 on Race Day 10K Run: $35. until4/20, $40. on Race Day. Race starts at 8a.m., Bohicket Marina, Andell Bluf Blvd.Seabrook Island. o register, visit ww w.active.com or visit www.bohicket.com.

Sippin Saturdays at Irvin House VineyardsEnjoy live music rom Fiddlin’ Marci with ood rom aco Boy at IrvinHouse Vineyards. Music starts at 1 p.m.Free. astings at the vineyard shop anddistillery available. 6775 Bears Bluf Road, Wadmalaw Island. 559-6867 or www.charlestonwine.com or more ino.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22

Happy Earth Day!

Born to be Wild showing at Night Heron Park Night Heron Nature Center where we will be playing the movie “Born to be Wild” on the hour, starting at 9 a.m. andnishing at 4 p.m. Rated G: 40 minutes.For more ino, call 768-6001 or visit www.kiawahnatureprogram.com.

MONDAY, APRIL 2 3

“Food or Tought” Luncheon withauthor Mary Glickman Te Kiawah Reads group at theSandcastle Community Center presents“Food or Tought” luncheon and book event eaturing Seabrook author Mary Glickman.12 p.m. $15. Reservations aredue by April 18 by calling 768-3875 oremail [email protected].

TUESDAY, APRI L 24

CSO Chamber Music: MixedEnsembles

7:30 p.m. City Gallery at WaterrontPark, 34 Prioleau St., Charleston.ickets: $25 may be purchased at www.CharlestonSymphony.org, by calling 723-7528, or at the door onehour prior to the show.

THURSDAY, APRI L 26

Jasmine Porch and Wells Gallery welcomes back Art Uncorked

Live art demonstration and wine tastinTis week’s walk will eature artist GePate. $15/person includes art walk, wi ntasting and hors d’oeuvres. 5 p.m. – 6:p.m. Te Sanctuary at Kiawah Island GResort, One Sanctuary Beach Dr. KiawIsland. For more ino, call 768-6296 o www.kiawahresort.com.

Our World Series presents: Russia Kiawah’s Sandcastle Community Ceneatures Dr. Erastus Corning, SUNY proessor emeritus, presenting “Russiaoday.” A light selection o wine and c will be served. Reservations are due byMonday, April 23, by calling 768-387email sandcastle@kica/us. 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRI L 27

Jack Rogers runk Show at Te Resor Join Te Resort Shop in Freshelds Vior a Jack Rogers runk Show rom 10a.m. to 6 p.m. For more ino, visit wwwresheldsvillage.com or call Guest Serat 768-6491.

Beachwalker Bird Walks

Te southwestern end o Kiawah Islandis an excellent place to spot seabirds andshorebirds. We’ll hike nearly two mileso pristine beach looking or a variety obirds including raptors and songbirds. Tprogram is ree; however, pre-registratiorequired. 8:30 -11 a.m. Cour se # 2700more ino, call 795-4386 or visit ccprc.



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• Te ocial public comment period is currently open and will remain openthrough May 2, 2012.

• Tose who attend the public meeting can submit comment orms in person

at the meeting.• Tose who cannot attend the public meeting can submit comments online

through May 2 at http://www.ccroadwise.org/projects/maybank/comments.php or by mail.

• Although questions and comments are accepted by sta at any t ime, only comments received during the ocial comment period will be included inthe ocial project record and are taken into consideration when evaluatingproject alternatives under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

rom Charleston County Roadwise on hand to answer questions. Displays will be setout with inormation on the dierent project proposals.

Presently, the project is undergoing environmental review to asse ss such environmentalimpacts as air quality, land use, noise, indirect and cumulative impacts, wetlands, fshand wildlie, and other major actions in the study area. By attending, residents will beable to give their input to help the project team urther understand community andenvironmental issues, evaluate and refne proposed alternatives, and analyze potentialeects o the project.

Drawing rom several workshops held by the City o Charleston in March o 2007,as well as the suggestions adopted by the Johns Island Community Plan, the Maybank Highway Improvements Project is based on the recommendation to have a gr id network o roadways along Maybank Highway to provide alternate routes, as well as to widenMaybank Highway rom the Stono Bridge to River Road, and improve the Maybank Highway and River Road intersection.

Tere are currently two project alternatives being proposed. Alternative A allows orthe widening o Maybank rom Main to River Road with a our lane, divided road witha landscaped median and two-way turn lane in busier areas, with accommodations orbicyclists and pedestrians. Alternative B ocuses more on the pitchork proposal andown/Country recommendation, wherein Maybank Highway would alternate betweena town section and country section between Main and River roads, with two new,parallel, two-lane roads to the north and south o Maybank rom River Road to theStono Bridge along with accommodations or bicyclists and pedestrians.

Te alternatives and public comments will be analyzed this summer, with a publichearing on the results scheduled or spring o 2013. Right o way acquisition will begin

the summer o 2013 and construction is scheduled or all o 2014. Plan development will be conducted throughout the process.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, you may send in your comments electronically at www.ccroadwise.org/projects/maybank/comments.php or mail them to Charleston County Roadwise, 4045 Bridge View Drive, Suite C204, North Charleston, SC 29405. To view project proposals , visit www.ccroadwise .org/projects/maybank.

Examples of suggested alternatives to the Maybank widening project.

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Polish those Whiskers!T H E 9 T H A N N U A L B O B C A T B A L L I S R I G H T A R O U N D T H E C O R N E R

he Kiawah Conservancy welcomesspring with celebrations o thenatura l world. From the ninth

annual Bobcat Ball to ConservationMatters, the Conservancy invites you to join the un.

Te Conservancy is pleased toannounce the ninth annual BobcatBall on April 26, beginning at 6 p.m.at Beachwalker County Park, KiawahIsland. Te event’s ocus is to provideencouragement or property owners andguests to stay mindul o habitat needsor the island’s wildlie. Bobcats are otenreputed to be shy, secretive animals thatavoid humans and development. Tey are oten ound living on the ringe o development but are rarely i ever ound within it. Much like its residents andguests, Kiawah’s bobcats seem to ollowtheir own set o rules and or this reasonare very unique. Join us at the Bobcat

Ball or cocktails, d inner, dancing, special wildli e guests and FUNdraising!

Tickets are $100 per person and include cocktails and dinner. Proceeds will beneft the Kiawah Conservancy. Register and

pay or your tickets online through secure PayPal at www.kiawahconservancy.org/2012bobcatballtickets.html or contact us at 768-2029 or webmaster@ kiawahconservancy.org.

Pluf Mud Paddle

Te Conservancy’s 2011-12 series o Conservation Matters will come to anend on May 5 with an exciting Plu Mud

Paddle and Nature our with KiawahIsland Gol Resort Naturalists. We hopeyou will join us or this ree educationevent or the whole amily. Participants will kayak to their very own sand bar. Ater exploring the marsh we will use aseine and cast nets to see what has beenstranded in the tide pools o the marsh.Tis event is open and ree to the public.Space is limited to 50 participants andreservations are required, so check yourcalendar and make your reservations now.Participants will meet at 12:30 p.m. atMingo Point and can anticipate the entireexcursion to last approximately three anda hal hours. Participants must be overthe age o three and weigh more than 35pounds. An adult must accompany allparticipants under the age o 18. Personalfotation devices and kayaks will beprovided.

Make reservations now at 768-2029 or by emailing [email protected].

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ART & STYLE

Waste Not, Compost MoreBY KRISTIN HACKLER

Commercial composting in Charleston just got alot easier with the launch o the new compostcollection company Food Waste Disposal

(FWD). Te result o hundreds o hours o research and with the help o amily and riends, ormer Sanctuary Director o Engineering Wayne Koeckeritz made his

very rst collection run in late February o this year andin three weeks had already diverted more than 7,000pounds o compost rom the landll.

“It’s a new concept or restaurants, but it’s very simpleand easy to explain,” said Koeckeritz.

Working with the new commercial composting centerat the Beeserry landll, Koeckeritz collects ood wasterom both commercial and residential bins designated orcomposting up to three times a week. For residents, it’svaluable in that commercial composting allows productsthat don’t easily compost in residential composting pilesto biodegrade in the higher temperatures o a commercialsite. For commercial businesses such as restaurants andhotels, the composting service not only ofers them a way to be more eco-riendly and reduce their ca rbon ootprint,

it also helps them cut down on the cost o their currentgarbage services.

“I don’t tell businesses they’re saving money, ratherthey are reducing their county user ee and lowering theirtrash hauling expenses, so the balance comes out pretty close to even,” said Koeckeritz.

For example, every time a trash collector picks up

trash, the county sends a user assessment ee per cubicyard. For a our cubic yard garbage bin, a company may be assessed around $700 per year. By composting, they can reduce their garbage bin size by hal or even more,and save that amount with their waste hauler.

“It’s the last thing people usually think about when

opening a restaurant,” said Koeckeritz. In act, up to80 percent o the waste stream in restaurants could bediverted to composting, while another 15 percent couldbe converted to recyclable products.

What’s more, many consumers don’t know that itemslisted as compostable don’t compost unless placed in acommercial composting site.

“For example, products like plasticware, cups, bowls,and to-go containers that are listed as ‘compostable’ only compost in the higher heat o commercial compostingcenters,” said Koeckeritz, noting that temperatures canget up to 160 degrees in commercial sites.

“Tink about a good piece o stew meat,” saidKoeckeritz. “I you put it in a crock pot at 160 degrees andleave it or a week, it will be unrecognizable – that’s why

commercial composting can take and actually compostmore products than a residential compost pile.”

Commercial composting can take all ruits, allvegetables, bread, dough, bakery items, pasta, grains,cofee grounds and tea with lters, dairy products suchas milk and cheese, processed oods, eggs, consumableliquids, cooked meats and sh, shells, bones, wooded

Composting c ontinues on page 16 Wayne Koeckeritz, founder of Food Waste Disposal, with one of his composting bins.

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skewers and cocktail sticks, and evenood-soiled papers such as paper bags,

paper towels, paper napkins and waxed

cardboard boxes.

“Because you can basically compost

everything letover on a diner’s plate,including the napkin, it’s making

restaurants reconsider how they handletheir ood waste,” said Koeckeritz.

Koeckeritz currently serves severalbusinesses, including Te Sanctuary,

Sunrise Bistro, -Bonz in West Ashley,and aco Boy in downtown Charleston,

as well as a small homeowners association

on James Island. And with a truck haulingcapacity o 15 tons, Koeckeritz has room

to grow.

“At the end o the day, I’m a garbage

man – a green garbage man,” smiledKoeckeritz, but he’s really more than that.

By making it easier or local businessesand residents to compost their ood waste,

he’s already making a signicant dent on what it thrown into our county landll.

He’s even participating in area estivals,

collecting the compostable waste rom theSEWE Festival, the Cajun Festival, and

the upcoming Dirt Fair on Johns Island.

“Restaurants have had to change how they serve products, but it’s changes

that most o them want to make,” saidKoeckeritz.

“We have to scrape plates anyway,so it’s not hard to keep up with and it’s

denitely not an inconvenience,” said

Jessica Welenteichick, owner o SunriseBistro on Johns Island. “We’ve ound

that there’s a lot more that’s compostable

than we knew beore we started, and we’re getting accustomed to it – though Isometimes have to remind the che when

things can be composted,” she smiled.

As part o the move toward business-

wide composting, Welenteichick isswitching out her plastic cofee stirrers

with wooden ones, and replacing her

ketchup packets with a pump or in-housediners.

“We’re still getting through the lasto our plastics and moving to paper,

but we’ll soon have a lot less trash,” said Welenteichick.

For more info about Food Waste Disposal

(FWD), visit www.wastefwd.com, call 991-2791, or email [email protected].

Composting c ontinues rom page 15

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his Monday, April 23, Join the Kiawah Reads group at the Sandcastle or aluncheon and discussion with nationally renowned author and Seabrook Islandresident, Mary Glickman.

Born Mary Kowalski on the south shore o Boston, Massachusetts, Mary Glickmangrew up the ourth o seven children in a traditional Irish-Polish Catholic amily. Her

ather had been a pilot in the Army Air Force and later ew or Delta Air Lines. Froman early age, Mary was ascinated by aith. Tough she attended Catholic school and asa child wanted to become a nun, her attention eventually turned to the Old estamentand she began what would become a lielong relationship with Jewish culture.

“Joseph Campbell said that religion isthe poetry that speaks to a man’s soul,”Mary has said, “and Judaism was my soul’ssymphony.”

In her twenties, Mary traveled in Europeand explored her passion or writing,composing short stories and poetry.Returning to the United States, she mether uture husband, Stephen, a lawyer, and with his encouragement began to consider writing as a career. She enrolled in theMasters in Creative Writing program atBoston University under the poet GeorgeStarbuck, who encouraged her to ocus onfction writing. While taking an MFA class with the late Ivan Gold, Mary completedher frst novel, Drones , which received afnalist award rom the MassachusettsFoundation or the Humanities but wasnever published.

In 2010, Mary’s frst novel, Home in the Morning, was released by Open Road Integrated Media . Her debut work ollows the lie o Jackson Sassaport, a man who oten fnds himsel inthe middle. Whether torn between Stella, his beloved and opinionated Yankee wie, and Kat herine Marie, the Arican American girl who frst

stole his teenage heart; or between standing up or his belies and acquiescing to hisprominent Jewish amily’s imperative to not stand out in the segregated South, Jacksonlearns to balance the secrets and deceptions o those around him. But one ateul nightin 1960 will make the man in the middle reconsider his obligations to propriety andamily, and will start a chain o events that will change his lie and the lives o those

around him orever.Te novel quickly became a best seller and was ollowed shortly by One More

River , the epic tale o ordinary men caught in the grip o calamity, and inspired toextraordinary acts in the name o love. aking place in 1962, Mississippi, Mickey Moe

Levy must prove his pedigree to the disapprovingparents o his girlriend, Laura Anne Needleman,to win her hand in marriage. With only a ewdecades-old leads to go on, Mickey Moe sets out touncover his ather’s murky past, rom his travels upand down the length o the Mississippi River to hisheartrending adventures during the Great Flood

o 1927. Mickey Moe’s journey, taken atthe dawn o the civil rights era, leads himdeep into the backwoods o Mississippiand ennessee. As the greatest challenge

o his lie unolds, he will fnally discoverthe gripping details o his ather’s lie—one

flled with loyalty, tragedy, and heroism

in the ace o great cruelty rom man andnature alike.

Te luncheon is $15 per person and payment is due by April 18. Reservations may be made

through Sandcastle Member Services at 768-3875 or by emailing [email protected]. Home in the

Morning and One More River will be available or purchase at the event and also at Indigo Books inFreshfelds Village.

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