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Its gone. One day into the deconstruction, and already the characteristic tin roo oRosebank Farms was leaning in quick heaps on the side o a chipped green woodpiling. Chickens still clucked sotly to themselves as they pecked along the gravel,

but no produce bins stood in their way. In a small hollow in the back o an unpluggedrerigerator, a duck careully tended to the eggs in her downy nest, unaware that shewould probably be cast out in the next couple o days.

People have been stopping by all day asking what happened, crying, said LouiseBennett, co-manager o the Farm. Sidi Limehouse, her partner at the Farm, let hisphone at home to come out and check on the deconstruction. I just had to get awayor a ew minutes, he said. Both held back tears as they looked at the hollow skeletonthat was once their iconic produce stand, a place which brought the residents o nearbyislands closer to their roots and reminded them o the long history o arming on JohnsIsland.

It will be chore getting the massive support beams or the ma in produce shed out o the

ground and disassembling the two small adjacent art galleries, but it all has to be clearedout and gone by January 31. As or the ormer 1800s schoolhouse-turned-museum, Itshers, it stays, said Louise, reerring to the landowner, Betty Stringellow.

What it was being used or was its best use, said Sidi, still shaking his head in sullendisbelie. Te land is zoned residential, but no one wants to build with a power stationright behind them, he gestured toward the tall metal poles and bulbs glimmeringthrough the trees in the late sun.

Sidis relatives at Irvin-House Vineyards, otherwise known as Firefy Distillery,will take most o the animals, and some have even been given away to several regularcustomers. In act, Louise recently received a thank you note rom 12-year-old GrahamJenkins which brought tears to her eyes. Dear Mrs. Bennett, he wrote, Tank you orthe rabbit. She is really sweet. I named her Floppy. I really miss the arm and Pedro. I

Tearing down Rosebankby Kristin HacKler


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Tuesday, January 25

Seabrook Island Town CouncilAll own Council meetings will be held

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

Tuesday, February 1

Kiawah Island Ways and MeansCommittee meeting

9am

Kiawah Island Municipal Centers 2ndFloor Conerence Rm

Kiawah Island Town Council

2pm - 4pmown Hall Council Chambers

Wednesday, February 2

Kiawah Island Planning Commission3pm - 5pm

own Hall Council Chambers

Seabrook Island Planning

Commission - work sessionAll Planning Commission meetings will

be held at 2:30pm at the own Hallunless noted otherwise on the own

bulletin board.

Thursday, February 3

Kiawah Island Arts Council

3pm - 5pm

own Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence Rm

Monday, February 7

St. Johns Fire District Commission

7pmSt. Johns Commission Building

3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island

Kiawah Island EnvironmentalCommittee

3pm - 5pm

own Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence Rm

Kiawah Island Council January 4, 2011Ater own Clerk Lakesha Shannonnished reading the roll call, newly-elected Mayor Orban looked to theaudience and announced, Ladies andgentlemen, your new Council or 2011.Te room burst into applause.

Special presentation of Kiawah landgrant deedAbout a month ago, Mr. John Markercalled me about this land grant heound as part o his amilys heirlooms,said Orban. Te grant, it turned out,was the original land deed rom theLords Proprietors o the Province o the

Carolinas, sold to Markers ancestor,Captain George Rayner, who boughtthe 2,700 acres comprising the island oKayawah or a grand sum o 54 pounds.Along with the grant, Marker a lso oundthe original register o the province bySurveyor General Edmund Bellinger. Heasked us i we would like a copy, and ocourse I said yes, smiled Orban.

Marker had both the register and granttranscribed, proessionally laid out, printedand ramed or the Council, and Orbanannounced that it would hang proudly onthe wall at own Hall. Were grateulyou thought o us, said Orban, pointingout that the map listed Kayawah as beinginhabited by Indian settlers.

Arts council service awardCouncil member Charles Lipumawelcomed two o our stalwarts rom theArts Council to the ront o the room.Julie Fenimore and Eloise Burnaord,both o whom are retiring rom the ArtsCouncil, were exceptional contributors tothe Council. Julie, having served as one

o the Councils original members since2004, was the Councils greatest tie tothe Charleston Symphony Orchestra andencouraged them to broaden their rangeo oferings or audiences. As Don McIverwould say, Wed had enough o PeterGunn in the park, laughed Lipuma.Eloise, who served on the Council since2009, was instrumental in initiating theart lm series, which continues to growand has become very popular.

We hope to see them both atupcoming events, said Lipuma as hepresented each o them with a plaquecommemorating their service on the ArtsCouncil. On behal o the own oKiawah, we thank you both, he said.

Meetings and holidays set for 2011Council approved the meeting schedulesand designated holidays or the comingyear. For a complete list, visit www.KiawahIsland.org.

Lipuma approved as Mayor Pro-temporeWhile Mayor Orban pointed out thatits typical or the council member whoreceives the most votes during electionsto be designated as the Mayor Pro-em, the ordinance requires a vote.Orban nominated Councilman CharlesLipuma and the Council approved himunanimously. Tank you I think,Lipuma laughed.

Committee and Committee Chairappointments

Environmental CommitteeNewly elected Councilmember GregVanderwerker, who will also serve as

Public Works Director and as the ownsKPOG liason, was appointed as chairo the Environmental Committee.Approved Committee members, who willserve a one year term to expire on January31, include David Elliott, Liz King, DaleAnderson, Jim Jordan, Charles ChuckDavis, Norm Shea, Jim Chitwood, Dave

Achey, Lois Bryant and Aaron Given,who will serve as a non-voting member.

Public Safety CommitteeNewly elected Councilmember FranWermuth has been charged withspearheading own communications,including own Notes, and as the liasonto the Conservancy. She will also serve asChair or the Public Saety Committeewith the ollowing Council-approvedmembers who will serve or one yearterms to expire on January 31: JamesJim Broadus, Dick Sula, DouglasDodge, Joe Pezzullo, Buzz Waltman andKeller Staubes.

Arts CouncilCouncilmember Charles Lipuma willcontinue to serve as Chair or the ArtsCouncil, as well as Mayor Pro-emporeand Chair o Ways and Means. Council-approved Art Council members whowill serve or one year terms to expireon January 31 include Bill Blizard,Arie DeZanger, Mary Johnson, LindaMorganstein, Becky Hilstad, Judy Perry,Judy Chitwood and Robert Hill, withStephanie Braswell rom the own stafserving as Administrative Assistant. Waysand Means consists o all members o theKiawah own Council.

Board of Zoning AppealsCouncilmember Alan Burnaord willcontinue to serve as the Johns Islandliaison and will continue to work onthe roads situation. He will also have

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oversight o the Planning Commissionand Te Board o Zoning Appeals.Board o Zoning Appeals members whoserve or three year terms to expire onJanuary 31 include Ron Hacker (term toexpire 2013), Ben Farabee (term to expire2012), Charles Larsen (tern to expire2014), Herchiel Sims, Jr. (term to expire2012), Ron Ritchie (term to expire 2012),Tomas G. Burke (term to expire 2013)

and Nancy Zisk (term to expire 2014).

Planning CommissionCouncilmember Al Burnaord willalso have oversight o the PlanningCommission, which will consist o theollowing members who will serve ouryear terms: Peter rees (term to expire2015), Larry Iwan (term to expire 2014),Andrew J. Capelli , Vice Chair (termto expire 2013), John Strauch (term toexpire 2012), Edward R. Dittmeier (termto expire 2012), Fred Peterson, Chairman(term to expire 2015), and Ronaldedesco (term to expire 2013).

2011 State Accomodations Tax

(SATAX) CommitteeFollowing approval o all membersby the Council, own Administratorumiko Rucker read through this yearsSAAX committee members: RogerWarren o the Kiawah Island GolResort, Pam Harrington o HarringtonExclusives, Phillip umminia o GreatBeach Vacations, property owner BillBlizard, property owner Diana Permar,property owners Gail Vandall andArmand Glassman. own AttorneyDennis Rhoad, own reasurer KennethGunnells and own Clerk LakeshaShannon were all approved by Council toretain their current positions.

Reafrmation o 2010 ordinancesAccording to own Code, all ordinancespassed during the year must be rearmedby the Council. Council approved allordinances unanimously.

Environmental Committee reportAs the Environmental Committee hadnot yet met under its new chairmanship,Councilmember Vanderwerker hadnothing to report.

Arts Council reportCouncilmember Lipuma remarkedthat the Git o the Magi perormanceby Chamber Music Charleston wasthe perect Christmas holiday season

oering and was both timely and wellattended. Upcoming Arts Councilevents included the Georgia OKeeeart flm at own Hall on January 7, andthe Copeland House Chamber Musicensemble on January 11 at the Church oour Saviour. Lipuma noted that KiawahsSandcastle is undergoing renovations, butonce the work is fnished, many o theArts Council events will move back to it.Te next Arts Council event will be thePlanet D Nonet Big Band perormanceat the Club House on Seabrook Island onFriday, February 4. For more details, seepage 9.

Public Saety reportAs the Public Saety Committee hadnot yet met under its new chairmanship,Councilmember Wermth had nothing toreport, but invited the public to their frstmeeting on January 18.Roads reportCouncilmember Burnaord stated thatDecember was kind o quiet, but thatthey are continuing to work with CountyCouncil on the issue and will resume

talks ater the new Council memberswere sworn in on January 6.Town Administrators Reportumiko Rucker wished everyone aHappy New Year and stated that she islooking orward to working with thenew council. A quick update on theComcast ranchise agreement showsthat everything is on track or the newranchise ee. In state news, Rucker notedthat the ERC (ourism ExpenditureReview Committee) has made a fnalrecommendation to not redistributeState Accomodations ax (SAAX), butapproved oversight o Hospitality andLocal AAX by an oversight committee.

In local news, Charleston Countyapproved the owns plans to renovateexisting greenspace eatures with theowns greenspace unds, and the ownis currently awaiting the fnal engineeringdrawings beore going out or bids.Recycling has increased by 2.5 tons onthe island when compared to this sametime last year, so recycling continues toincrease in the island, smiled Rucker.She also noted that the Council wouldbe going on their post-election retreat onMonday, January 10, and that the ownsta has added two new quick links tothe towns home page: own Notes andAgendas. own Notes will send visitorsto the eatured monthly article and will

make it easier to fnd old articles, and theAgendas button will have all approvedupcoming Council agendas availableor print. Finally, Rucker reported thatthey are fnalizing the layout or the newComprehensive Plan report cards.

Mayors reportNewly elected Mayor Steve Orban washappy with the new Agendas eatureon the website, noting that Councilattendees could get meeting materialsthe Friday beore the uesday meetingso that they can review what will beoccurring during the meeting instead ohaving to wait until they walked in thedoor. Secondly, Orban noted that he met

with Dr. Paul Roberts who will be givinga powerpoint presentation on the JohnsIsland Greenway ollowing the February1 Council meeting, and encouragedthose interested in learning more to stickaround or the lecture. Its probably 45minutes to an hour long, but its a veryimportant project to Kiawah, Seabookand all o Johns Island, said Orban,pointing out that it will be completelyopen to the public. Lastly, Orbanreported that the shoring up o erosiveland around the Kiawah Island Parkwaybridge has been completed and the areawill be planted once the weather warmsback up.

Council commentsCouncilmember Burnaord noted thatthe Council would be signing a lettersupporting a temporary access roadto be built on the island or the PGAtournament in 2012. Te temporary accessroad would provide resupply vehicles withquick ingress and egress to various boothsand supply tents.

Te PGA is a big occasion or theisland and its going to drive resales, newsales, and new purchases on the island,

said Burnaord. Right now, its a staticmarket, so how we present ourselvesis critical. Millions o people will bewatching and Im sure well perorm

appropriately. He added that he whollysupports a strong relationship between themany town entities. I think weve been alucky island to have what we have in thesegroups. ogether we make the island.

Beore closing, CouncilmemberVanderwerker encouraged Councilattendees to print out their own copieso the upcoming agendas beore cominginto Council meetings rom the townwebsites, and to print them on both sidesto save paper.

John Marker presents Mayor Orban with a framed transcript of Kiawahs original land grant and survey.

Councilman Charles Lipuma (center) presents Arts Council Service Awards to former members JulieFenimore (left) and Eloise Burnaford (right).

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Rosebankcontinued rom cover

wish the arm could stay open longer or yall could moveto a new spot. Tat would be good.

Te closing o the arm will aect ar more than justthe our-legged residents o the produce stand, however.Local armers and shermen who supplied RosebankFarms will also be losing large portions o their yearlyincome.

I dont know what Im going to do, said John Davis,a local shrimper and owner o the Miss Marilyn, whichdocks down at East Coast Seaood in Rockville. Davis soldmore than $30,000 worth o shrimp through Rosebanklast year - a signicant portion o his yearly income asthe cost o competing with the cheaper, smaller armshrimp rom China and Japan are already gouging intohis amily-owned business.

We cant aord to ship, so I do my best to selleverything I catch every day, said Davis, and a lot o

what he caught showed up that same day in the ice binsat Rosebank Farms.

So thats it. No more aternoons spent with the kidsand grandkids petting and eeding treats to Stuart themule, Marsh acky the miniature horse, Jack Frost thedonkey or Ida Claire, the miniature Brahma bull. Nomore spring aternoons milling around the at garnet anddeep purple blooms o hydrangeas with the scent o nativeroses hot and sweet in the salt wind. No more Easter

egg hunts with Sidi dressed comically in his big brown,lop-eared bunny suit, laughing through his beard as hehands the prize or the golden egg to a lucky little orager.No more casseroles and veggie dishes plucked rom lessthan a hundred yards away to accompany pig pickins. Itsall being taken down, piece by hard-won piece.

A glimmer o hope, however, is Louise and Sidis planto open a temporary stand this summer. Tough theyrenot sure where, Louise assured that it, will be nearby andpeople will be able to nd us.

Te temporary stand will be open or the summerseason, with resh veggies and fowers or sale.

Sidi and Louise also plan to increase the number o dropo points or their community Supported Agriculture(CSA), which will be going st rongly throughout the year,

starting again early this spring. Along with their regularpick-up locations on James Island, Johns Island, West

Ashley and downtown, they plan to add another JamesIsland location, as well as drop-o/pick-up points inMount Pleasant, Daniel Island and North Charleston.

Its a good thing we l ive on Resurrection Road, saidLouise with a wry smile, because this is the third time

weve had to do this and Im getting tired.

For more inormation on how to sign up or uture CSAsor to fnd out more about Rosebank Farms, visit www.RosebankFarms.com.


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he average temperature for the month of December 2010 was42.6 F, which made it the third coldest December in thehistory of monthly averages available back to 1871. Only the

Decembers of 1876 (42.2 F) and 1917 (42.0 F) were colder.

A history of daily temperatures (highs, low and averages) is

available back to 1893. During December 2010, two daily lowrecords were set. On December 8, the low was 26.6 F, breakingthe old record of 28 F in 1937. On December 14, the low was 22 Fwhich broke the old record of 23 F set in 1962.

During December 2010, the daily low temperature for Seabrook-Kiawah (S-K) was lower than the normal low temperature for thatday for 28 days out of the 31 (see chart). Te daily high temperaturewas lower than the normal high temperature for that day for 27 daysout of the 31.

From the history, we can see that S-K record low temperature days inDecember have been between 18 and 32 F lower than the normal dai lylow temperatures. By the same token, record high temperature dayshave been between 11 and 22 F above normal daily high temperatures.

Note: to establish the Seabrook-Kiawah temperature history, we use

the data from three active weather station s on the islands of Seabrook andKiawah. Tose data go back no further than the year 2000. However,the various temperature relationships for each season and each monthbetween Seabrook-Kiawah and Charlestons downtown have proven tobe consistent over the last 10 years. We apply those relationships to theCharleston City weather station data to impute a history for Kiawah-Seabrook temperatures before the year 2000. Tis allows us to takeadvantage of the Charleston City weather data, some of which go backas far as 1871.

Near-record cold December for the islandsBy Ian MIllar


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Celebrating 20 outstanding years, Te Chocolate Aair will satisy the mostgourmet sweet tooth this coming Saturday, February 5, at the CharlestonMarriott Crystal Ballroom on Lockwood Blvd. in Downtown Charleston. Tis

ne tasting event does much more than oer chocolate; it highlights one o Charlestonand Berkeley Countys most troubling issues the dropout rate o youth in areaschools.

Just in time or Valentines Day, Te Chocolate Aair oers gourmet catering anda ull collection o ne spirits including a signature chocolate martinis. Ater dinner,guests will enjoy a banquet ull o the nest chocolate desserts rom some o Charlestonstop ches. A great dance band and nearly 200 auction items are also a eatured, all o

which will go to benet Communities In Schools o the Charleston Area, Inc. (CIS), anonprot organization that surrounds nearly 6,000 at-risk students with a communityo support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in lie. Tis years auctionhighlights include a Dove Hunting Excursion or our in Argentina, an original metalart piece designed by John Donahue, and a pair o Wannamaker tckets to the PGA2012 ournament at Kiawah Island. Also available are tickets to the ony Awards inNew York City, jewelry, vacation packages, restaurant and ticket packages, and origina lart rom talented Charleston artists. Guests are sure to nd auction packages or everybudget and style.

ickets are $100 per person or $185 per couple; and the evening starts at 6:30 p.m.Te evening is made possible by our dedicated sponsors: A&, Sunrust Bank, AMCS,Comcast, Blackbaud, Apex Broadcasting, Interior Woodworking, and Te Sherman Agency.ickets may be purchased by calling 740-6793 or by visiting www.thechocolateaair.net.

The Chocolate Afair:A sweet evening benefiting

Communities in sChools

Featured auction item

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Tree ull days o hunting ora group o our hunters valuedat $11,000. Te hunt includesthree ull days o high-volumedove shooting and ve star

accommodations in a privateEstancia, gourmet meals, birdboys, custom cleaning, and allground transportation rom theCordoba airport, and to and romthe hunting area. Tis item alsoincludes an open bar with ne

Argentina red wine, laundry service,private reception at the airport anddaily gun cleaning services.

Wait a minute, Im caught. You hear this expression requently whenthreading through a stickery thicket o this stu, which gives us a logical

common name or this group o plants: the wait-a-minute vines.(Blaspheme-vine is another name, usually saved or the species orming the baddest,meanest, most prickly patches.)

Tis plant comes rom a very amiliar group o species that are related to the lilyamily. Counted together as a genus, there are nearly 400 species worldwide, mostly inthe tropics, but about 20 get well into temperate North America. Tese species may beevergreen or deciduous, woody or herbaceous, and most o them are vines. Some speciesare densely armed with prickles while others are smooth and sticker-ree. A number othese have medicinal value, and one (rom Central America) is the original source o theherbal remedy sarsaparilla.

Our Mystery Plant is widespread in eastern North America, growing rom NewEngland into the Great Plains and down through all o the southern states. It is noshrinking violet. It is tough as nails, and is usually well-armed with stout prickles. Te

woody vines arise rom hard, knotty rhizomes and oten climb high into trees or overshrubbery. (Tin tendrils at the lea bases make thi s possible.) Its tender oliage appearsin the spring, becoming tough and leathery as the leaves age. Being deciduous, the leavesall away, although sometimes very slowly, so even now in the middle o winter you can

sometimes nd a plant holding onto its brilliant red leaves. Te early-summer fowersare small and green-yellow, individually star-shaped, and somewhat smelly. Berries arethen ormed which at rst show green, then attractively shiny and purplish-black. Whenripe, the berries are prized as ood by a number o wildlie species. A couple o relatedspecies here in the Southeast have red berries.

Because o its thorny nature and tendency to climb and orm thickets, this species,and most o its near relatives, are usually unwelcome in gardens and around houses.On the other hand, in places where it can grow reely it provides plenty o all color(oliage and ruits), and is a good source o ood and cover or the birds and critters inthe winter.

John Nelson is the curator o the A.C. Moore Herbarium at the University o SouthCarolina, in the Department o Biological Sciences. As a public service, the Herbarium oersree plant identifcations. For more inormation on this service, visit www.herbarium.org orcall 803-777-8196.

Now thats a sticky thicketCAn you guess this weeks

mystery PlAnt?

by Dr. John nelson

[Answer:Round-leafcatbrier,Smilaxrotundifolia]

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Some say there are no tracproblems on Johns Island. Teybelieve everyones attention should

be ocused on transportation corridors

to the west o the metro area, wherethere are real problems. Ater all, tracvolumes on Johns Island roads are only apiddling 12,000 trips per day on our mostcrowded roads, while those on I-26 westo the Charleston metro area are closer to120,000 trips per day. Maybe we shouldquit complaining about our so-calledtrac problems.

But, not so ast. rac engineers androad designers learned in the 1930s thattrac conditions on a road depend notonly on the total volume o trac moving ,but also on the characteristics o the road:the width o the lanes, the site distance,the sharpness o curves, the smoothness

o the road surace, etc. Tey reasonedthat i drivers didnt have to look out orvehicles entering the roadway, pedestriansand bicycles wandering in ront o them,or parked cars opening a drivers side doorinto their path, that driving would be botheasier and saer.

Tis led to highways where access iscompletely controlled, travel lanes are

wide, shoulders are clear, site distance islong, and the pavement is smooth andwell marked: so-called reeways. Teyturned out to be a real breakthrough inhighway design. Germany was one othe rst to build reeways. Tey builtthem in the 1930s to move troops,supplies and equipment quickly betweenstrategic positions. Caliornia developedand implemented a state-wide FreewayPlan in the late 40s, and in 1956, theU.S. Interstate and Deense HighwaySystem was adopted and constructiono the 51,000 miles o controlled accesssuperhighway began.

rac engineers also came up withobjective ways to measure the capacity oa road and its level o service. Tat is, how well the road perorms at various tracvolumes and the trac level at whichthe road will become congested. Teydeveloped mathematical equations thatrelate the characteristics o the road and itstrac volumes to the level o service. Teygave letter grades to these levels o service,like those you know rom your grade schooldays. A road with an A level o serviceis a pleasure to drive on. rac volumesare less than 30% o the ull capacity othe road. A road that is at ull capacity isgiven a grade o E. Driving is nervousbut okay until something intereres withtrac fow, at which point it breaks downcompletely. A road that is over its practicalcapacity gets an F as its characteristicsinclude regular stop-and-go trac, longqueues and long waits at trac lights.

So what do the trac equations sayabout the level o service on I-26? Usingthe number o lanes, lane widths, shoulder width and actors due to percent heavyvehicles, urban/rural conditions, drivingenvironment, directional distribution,etc. the maximum service fow can becomputed and compared to the orecastvolumes during peak hours. Te result isthat in the our-lane sections o I-26, theservice level is D, and where there are sixlanes the service level is C. Tis matcheswell with our experience.

We can perorm the same calculationor the 12,000 vehicles per day onBohicket Road. Using the appropriateinputs, the calculated level o servicelevel during rush hours is E: right at thecapacity o the road. Tis is not surprisingto those who commute back and orthon Bohicket Road during rush hours.I a car slows to make a let turn, tracimmediately backs up behind the stoppedvehicle. An accident virtually shuts downthe road, requently in both directions. Inconclusion, the trac on the more heavilytravelled sections o Johns Island roads isas congested during rush hours as those onI-26. Clearly, more travelers are involvedon I-26 than on Bohicket, but the cost oxing the problem is also smaller.

Why does this matter? It mattersbecause as congestion increases, tracaccident levels also increase. racreaches capacity at much lower volumes

on two-lane, rural roads than it doeson modern, well designed, multi-lanereeways. And, as congestion increases, sodoes the rate o accidents. In addition, onJohns Island roads there are narrow lanes,uncontrolled access and some o the mostbeautiul oak trees in the country withintwo eet o the edge o the road. So letsnot be ooled by people who say t here is notrac congestion on Johns Island.

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Trafc build up at the River/Maybank intersection on Johns Island.

Is there really no congestion on Johns Island roads?PRovided by Safe RoadS foR JohnS iSland


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Whether articial or authentic,i you are a an o or boast

your own mullet hairstyle,mark your calendar or March 5!Dubbed the Mullet Haul, this inauguraltrail run encourages runners to sporteither real or imitation mullets duringtheir participation in the race, which willbe held at the Mullet Hall EquestrianCenter on Johns Island.

Charleston County Park and RecreationCommissions (CCPRC) rst-evertrail run, the Mullet Haul, willeature both a 5- and 10- milerun on the centers equestriantrails. Both races begin at 10a.m. Following the races,awards will be presented

or the top runners and allparticipants will be invitedto take part in a post-raceparty eaturing livemusic and beverages.

O n l i n eregistration isopen now through

March 4. Late registration and packetpickup will be available on race day rom

8 to 9:30 a.m. Ofcial race t-shirts willbe available to those who register byFebruary 18.

Fees to participate in the 5-mile runportion o the event are $35 or $28 orresidents o Charleston County. Fees torun the 10-mile leg are $45 or $36 orresidents o Charleston County. TeMullet Haul is or ages 10 and older,

and participants ages 10-15 must beaccompanied by an adult.

Traditionally open tohorse owners, trail riding andequestrian events only, this is

the rst race hosted at Mullet

Hall by CCPRC. MulletHall Equestrian Centeris located at 2662

Mullet Hall Road(of o River Road)

on Johns Island.Register online atwww.ccprc.com.

How fast is your hairdo?new Mullet Haul 5- and 10- Mile Run at

Mullet Hall equestRian CenteR

pRovided by CCpRC

he own o Seabrook Island unveiled a new town website with the advento the New Year. Te new site, townoseabrookisland.org, was created byObviouslee Marketing and provides a complete perspective on the own

o Seabrook Island or visitors and residents alike.

Te site includes inormation rom the own, the Seabrook Island PropertyOwners Association, and the Seabrook Island Club. Visitors to the site areinvited to explore the site based on whether they are looking to Visit, Play, orStay. Inormation can be ound on local attractions like the Bohicket Marinaand Yacht Club, the Seabrook Island Club, and St. Christopher Camp andConerence Center.

Seabrook launches newstreamlined website

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Shake o that chilly winter weather with some hot big band jazz music this February!

Presented by the Kiawah Arts Council, all Arts Council events are ree and open to the public.

Planet D Nonet Big BandFriday, Feburary 4, 2011

7:30 p.m. at the Seabrook Clubhouse

Planet D Nonet, Te Little Big Band, rom Detroit blends classic big-band swing,jump blues, and even snippets o avant-garde jazz to make an intoxicating sound uniquelytheir own. A typical perormance involves very early jazz rom Louis Armstrong or the

1930s classic swing o Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson and BennyCarter. Master drummer R.J. Spangler leads the band composed o some o the bestmusicians rom the Motor City. Whatever they do, they always have a wonderul Detroittwist to their music. Te band serves up classic American music all with plenty o goodhumor and an eye toward turning people on to their music. Tis perormance is part otheir rst ever Southern tour, so get your dancing shoes on and get ready to delight inthis highly entertaining evening. ickets are currently available at Kiawah own Hall,21 Beachwalker Drive, Kiawah Island.

For more information or to receive tickets, contact Kiawah Town Hall at 768-9166 orvisit www.kiawahisland.org.

Month in the Arts: FebruAryby stephAnie brAswell

Lena came into the hearts and minds o the volunteers at Pet Helpers in earlyOctober 2010. Found severely injured on the side o the road in the rain, herchance o survival was minimal; that is, until Phyllis Savenko and Robert

Holliday could not deny t hat they saw movement on the side o the road and stoppedto check it out. Te two o them rushed Lena to Ohlandt Veterinar y Clinic onJames Island. She was only capable o sitting with her back legs lieless and a sharp

bend in her back. Her prognosis was not very good, but she survived the weekendand her care was eventually entrusted to Carol Linville, Founder and President oPet Helpers Adoption Center and Spay/Neuter Clinic.

Dr. Henri Bianucci o Veterinary Specialty Care LLC examined Lena. A n x-rayshowed that her spine was ractured and displaced. She was unresponsive to pressureput on her lower extremities at r st, but ater one more attempt to get a response shesat up! Surgery to correct her spine was now a viable option and that evening, Dr.Bianucci and his sta surgically stabilized her spine.

Post surgery, they lovingly cared or the brave girl or many more weeks. She waswalking with assistance within days, and all who came into contact with her wereamazed by her ghting spirit.

Both Carol Linville and Kristin Kier, Operations Manager at Pet Helpers,ostered Lena in the months ollowing her surgery. She was very well behaved.So much so that she was the star guest at the 6th Annual Pet Helpers Fur Ball inNovember and developed quite a ollowing o admirer s via the Pet Helpers Facebookpage. For weeks she stayed in Kristin Kiers ofce during the day and welcomed

all visitors to Pet Helpers. She was walking without assistance and on a leash in notime.

In mid-December, 105.5 Te Bridge joined Pet Helpers in a 36 hour overnightadopt-a-thon. Te event was a resounding success: 16 dogs and cats ound homesand most o the DJs rom 105.5 resisted the urge to adopt; but not Kate MacNeil.She spent two days working the event and playing with Lena. She couldnt resist! Ameet-and-greet with Kates husband and other dog, Maggie, went very well, and theadoption was nalized. According to Kate, Lena couldnt be happier.

When we rst brought her here, we noticed that her walk was somewhatunsteady and she moved similar to a camel, moving her right legs, and then herlet, said Kate. But within a ew days, that behavior stopped and she has adopteda more normal gait on much sturdier legs. In just two weeks shes gone rom barelybeing able to walk up thestairs to our apar tment, tooutracing our other dog,Maggie.

Carol Linville shareseveryones love orLena. Lenas story is whatgives me the strength to keep working every day or themany other Lenas out therethat need our help, saidCarol. It is apparent thatLena impresses anyonewith whom she comes intocontact. Shes a miracle dog.

Lena: A true story of survivalby lAren lipsey

Lena (left) with her new family, Kate and Matt McNeil, and theirdog, Maggie.


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3531 Maybank Highway, 559-1945houRs:

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

African American Read-InFebruary 1 28Join the Read-In as we spotlight books byArican-American authors all month long!

WeeReads (under 24 months with adult)Mondays: January 24 & 31, and February7, 14 and 28 at 10:30 a.m.

ime forwos (2 3 years old withadult) uesdays: January 25, and February1, 8, 15 and 22 at 10:30 a.m.

PreschoolStorytime (3 6 years)Wednesdays, February 2, 9, 16 and 23 at10:30 a.m.

*Publisher2007: Create a Calendar(adults/young adults)uesday, January 25,rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

*Computer Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, February 1 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

*Files and Folders: File Organizationand Management(adults/young adults)uesday, February 15 rom 10 a.m. 12p.m. Registration starts February 1.

*Internet Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, February 22 rom 10 a.m. 12p.m. Registration starts February 8.

*Keyboard Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, February 8 rom 10 a.m. 12p.m. Registration starts January 25.

*All computer classes are free. For moreinformation please call 559-1945 and askfor the Reference Department. Cl ass space isavailable for 8 participants per session.

Early Literacy Station (up to 11 years)February 1 - 28Fun activities based on the South CarolinaDay by Day Family Literacy ActivityCalendar. Te ocus or February is Color.

How Many Kisses? (grades 6 -12)February 1 12Can you guess how many chocolate kissesare in the candy jar at the ReerenceDesk?

Facebook Fun (ages 13 - 19)Wednesdays, February 2, 9, 16, 23rom 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Learn moreabout Facebook in the computer lab onWednesday aternoons.

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

PLAY: K ids Have alent! alent Show(up to 11 years)Saturday, January 22, at 2 p.m.

PLAY: Fantastic ales (all ages)Tursday, January 27, at 6:30 p.m.Celebrate Lewis Carrolls birthday byreading imaginative stories.

Book Explorers Preschool Book Club

(ages 3 to 6 years old)Friday, January 28, at 10:30 a.m.

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

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

PLAY: Major Storytime Productions:Happy to be Nappy by Bell Hooks (allages) Tursday, February 3, at 6:30 p.m.

DISPLAYPainting ExhibitFebruary 1 28Works o Nizar M. HaRashid, ExecutiveDirector o the Gullah Heritage Museum,blend the classical ideals o gurativepainting with a unique contemporarystyle o Gullah culture expressions.

Copyright Farmers Almanac 2010, www.farmersalmanac.com

Gardening by the MoonFrom the Farmers almanac

anuaRy20119th-23rdA Barren ime. Best For Killing Weeds, Briars, Poison Ivy, And Otherlant Pests. Clear Woodlots And Fencerows.4th-25th Favorable Days For Planting Root Crops. Fine For Sowing Grai ns, Hay,nd Forage Crops. Plant Flowers.

6th-28th Plant Carrots, urnips, Onions, Beets, Irish Potatoes And Other Rootrops, In Te South. Lettuce, Cabbage, Collards, And Other Leay VegetablesWill Do Well. Start Seedbeds. Good Days For ransplanting.

9th-30th Seeds Planted Now Will Grow Poorly And Yield Little.1st Good Planting Day For Root Crops Where Climate Permits.

ebRuaRy2011st-2ndFavorable Planting Days: Te First Day For Root Crops; Te Second Dayor Aboveground Crops Such As Sweet Corn, Beans And Peppers, In Southernlorida, exas, And Caliornia.rd-4thBarren Days. Fine For Clearing, Plowing, Fertilizing, And Kil ling Plant Pests.

riday, January 21

t Annual Charleston Boat Showuary 21 23 at the North Charlestonnvention Center. With a longstandingdition as the Lowcountrys largest boatw and sale, Te Charleston Boat Showalso become synonymous with deliveringat entertainment and enjoyment orwhole amily. ickets: $8/adults, $5/

mily, $3/kids (4 12). For more ino, visiteCharlestonBoatShow.com.

irding at Caw Caw Interpretive Centerster Naturalist instructor KeithCullough will lead a bird walk at the

Caw Caw Interpretive Center, where youwill sharpen your ID skills and learn howto report your bird sightings on the websitewww.ebird.org. 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Course# 24047. Age: 12 & up. Fee: $6.For more inormation, call 795-4386 orvisit www.ccprc.com.

Saturday, January 22

Marsh ackies at Mullet HallUntil the invention o the automobile,horses were part o everyday lie in SouthCarolina and none more so than thesmall and sturdy Marsh acky. Join usat Johns Islands Mullet Hall Equestrian

Center to visit with some Marsh ackiesand learn more about the long history andthe uncertain uture o this unique breedo Lowcountry horse. 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.Course # 24039. Age: 6 & up. Fee: $10. Formore inormation, call 795-4386 or visitwww.ccprc.com.

Sunday, January 23

Save Te Light Oyster RoastFrom 2 to 6 p.m. at Bowens Island. icketsare $25 per person at the reception deskon day o event. Price includes all the localoysters you can eat plus beer and wine. Livemusic by Te Shakin Martinis. Proceeds tobenet Save Te Lights restoration eortso the Morris Island Lighthouse. For moreino, visit www.savethelight.org.

WedneSday, January 26

Computer Security Basics 101According to Consumer Reports, homeusers connected to the Internet have a 1-in-3chance o suering nancial loss, computerdamage--or both--because o spyware or avirus that sneaks onto their computer. DerekIannelli-Smith o Progressive Integrations,Johns Island, will give demonstrations onhow to protect your computer and sensitiveinormation. Attendees are encouraged tobring laptops. Free event and open to thepublic, with reservations required by January24. o RSVP, contact Sandcastle MemberServices at 768-3875 or [email protected].

Friday, January 28

150th anniversary of the SC Flag

Beachwalker Bird WalksTe southwestern end o Kiawah Island atCaptain Sams Inlet is an excellent place tospot various seabirds and shorebirds. FromKiawah Beachwalker Park we will hikenearly two miles o pristine beach lookingor a variety o birds including raptors andsongbirds. Te program is ree, howeverpre-registration is required. 8:30 a.m.-11a.m. Course # 24052. Age: 12 & up. 795-4386 or visit www.ccprc.com.WedneSday, February 2

Groundhog DayWill Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow andpredict six more weeks o winter?

thurSday, February 3

Chinese New YearTe year o the Rabbit

Lowcountry Blues BashFebruary 3 19. For more ino, visit www.bluesbash.com.

Our World series: Dr. John NewellDr. John Newell, proessor o history at theCollege o Charleston, will present Sarajevotoday at Kiawahs Sandcastle starting at 3p.m. Light selection o wine and cheese willbe served. Reservations are due by January29. Free and open to the public. For moreino, call the Sandcastle at 768-3875 [email protected].

Friday, February 4

Planet D Nonet Big BandPlanet D Nonet, Te Little BigBand, rom Detroit blends classic big-bandswing, jump blues, and even snippets oavant-garde jazz to make an intoxicatingsound uniquely their own. Free and opento the public. 7:30 p.m. at t he SeabrookClubhouse. ickets are currently availableat Kiawah own Hall, 21 BeachwalkerDrive. For more inormation, call 768-9166

or visit www.kiawahisland.org.

Saturday, February 5

Seabrook Adopt-A-Highway volunteersneededClean up will begin at 9 a.m. or theSeabrook portion o Betsy Kerrision. AnySeabrookers interested in participatingshould e-mail Linda Sivert at [email protected].

Monday, February 14

Valentines Day

thurSday, February 17

Our World series: Mayor Joseph P. RileyMayor Joseph P. Riley will presentCharleston and the Future at KiawahsSandcastle starting at 3 p.m. Lightselection o wine and cheese will be served.Reservations are due by February 12. Freeand open to the public. For more ino, callthe Sandcastle at 768-3875 or [email protected] .Friday, February 18

Southeastern Wildlife ExpoFebruary 18 20. For more ino, visitwww.sewe.com.

Seabrook brown and white recyclingBrown and white goods (urniture,appliances, etc.) will be picked upcurbside, and hazardous waste (paint,batteries, fuorescent lightbulbs, etc.) willbe collected at the maintenance acility.

Saturday, February 19

Jane Austen Societyodays program, led by Gail rummwill ocus on the connections o AuntPhiladelphia to India and Eliza to FranAll are welcome. We meet at the BerkElectric Bldg., 3351 Maybank Hwy., JIsland at 1:30 p.m. For more ino, call6453.Monday, February 21

Presidents Day

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Ice on the IslandsOn January 10, the Lowcountry enjoyed - more or less - an impromptu ice day as

temperatures plummeted into the mid 20s, and sleet covered the roads. Night HeronPark naturalist Jamie Rood was able to capture some of this rare event on Kiawah duringher morning patrol.


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KIAWAH ISLAND RECREATION: JANuARy 2011

For more details and reservations or the ollowing activities, including times or Natureours, please visit www.kiawahrecreation.com or call the Heron Park Nature Centerat 768-6001. All activities are open to the public. Nature ours, Fishing rips and

Motorboat Excursions available daily. Please remember that Night Heron Pool is or ResortGuests and Governors Club Members only. Tank you or your cooperation. *Nature

ours available daily. imes are tide dependant.

SundayS

Heron Park Nature Center: OpenDaily, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games:Basketball:2 p.m. 3 p.m.

MondayS

Heron Park Nature Center: OpenDaily, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games:Volleyball:2 p.m. 3 p.m.

TueSdayS

Heron Park Nature Center: OpenDaily, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games: Basketball:2 p.m. 3 p.m.

WedneSdayS

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

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

ThurSdayS

Heron Park Nature Center: OpenDaily, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games:Basketball:2 p.m. 3 p.m.

FridayS

Heron Park Nature Center: OpenDaily, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games:Volleyball: 2 p.m. 3p.m.

SaTurdayS

Heron Park Nature Center: OpenDaily, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m.Pickup Games:Soccer: 2 p.m. 3 p.m.

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Folly Curre nt - serving Folly Beach

On April 12, 1861, troops o the Conederate States o America garrisoned atbatteries on Morris Island and the Charleston Peninsula, and red on the

occupying Union orce at Fort Sumter. Tis event kicked o a war whichpitted brother against brother and resulted in one o the most casualty-laden conictsin modern warare. Te Civil War would continue to rage on, killing, by most accounts,nearly 620,000 American soldiers. It was not until Conederate General Robert E. Leesurrendered his Army o Northern Virginians to Union Commanding Ofcer UlyssesS. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, that this conict would nallydissipate.

We are quickly approaching the 150th Anniversary o the start o the Civil War,and over the next our years, the United States Postal Service will be releasing postagestamps commemorating Te War Between the States. Te rst two eatured stampswill depict a Courier and Ives interpretation o the bombardment o Ft. Sumter, as wellas the First Batt le o Manassa s, which occurred on July 21, 1861, and was another o therst major battles o the war.

We know that the stamp will be released at a celebration at Liberty Square, butwe are waiting to hear rom the United States Postal Service in regards to the exacttimes, said Rick Hatcher, a noted historian at the Ft. Sumter/Ft. Moultrie NationalPark Ofce. Hatcher also noted that the original print used or the stamp is currently

stored in the Library o Congress.Te sta at the Ft. Sumter/Ft. Moultrie National Park Ofce wil l be meeting with the

United States Postal Service near the end o February to discuss more particular aspectso the stamps release, although the stamp is ready or print. Hatcher pointed out thatthe sesquicentennial stamps are orever stamps, meaning that once they are bought,despite possible price change, they can always be used to mail a one-once letter.

Tough the stamp represents the beginning o a very difcult period in our nationshistory, it nonetheless represents a large part o our regions history. Soldiers on bothsides gave their lives, and the result is possibly a much stronger country than what itmay have been otherwise.

For more inormation, the Ft. Sumter/Ft. Moultrie ofce can be reached at 883-3123.

Ft. Sumter receivessesquicentennial stamp

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P o l i c e B l o t t e rBy Meredith Powell

December 29, 2010: (Seabrook)Carolina Lender Services notied an ofcer that avehicle on Cobby Creek Lane had been repossessed. The vehicle was entered into theNational Crime Information Center (NCIC).

December 30, 2010: (Kiawah) Ofcers responded to Newton Farms grocerystore concerning an incident of shoplifting. Subjects recalled the suspect as hehad previously been seen in the store around Thanksgiving asking about high-priced wines. A security camera tape later revealed that he had, in fact, stolen thewines, valued roughly at $1,000. On this date, ofcers patrolled the parking lotand approached the suspect, asking for identication. Conrmation granted, theyapproached the door of the store where they found an abandoned cart full of morehigh-priced wines and a small bag of crab legs, totaling $1,379.53. The subjectclaimed he left the cart when he realized he was being watched. He was given atrespass notice and told not to return to the property or he would bearrested. Ofcers later found that, although he had no criminalrecord according to NCIC, there were two other recorded incidentsof shoplifting at this same location.

January 6, 2011: (Kiawah)An ofcer responded to a call froma victim on Low Oak Woods Road. She stated that someoneunknown had sent her a threatening email via her business account.The ofcer declared that the harassing statements in the emailwere apparently due to a money scam. Thankfully the victimnever sent the money, and she was given a case number.

January 11, 2011: (Kiawah) Ofcersresponded to a residential alarm on DoralOpen and found an unlocked back doorbut no suspicious activity or evidence of abreak-in. After contacting the alarm company andfailing to locate a key holder, the dispatcher told theofcers they could leave if the residence was clear.

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ofering special rates at Te Sanctuary Hoteland Resort Villas. For details,call 800-654-94 or visitwww.gourmetandgrapes.com.

Chef Norman Van Aken to headline3rd annual Gourmet & Grapes

By Mike Vegis

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Since the inaugural event was so well-received last year, TeWells Gallery at Te Sanctuary on Kiawah is now hosting their2nd Annual Juried Art Show with works rom 27 local artists.

Te gallery opened on January 13 with a very well attended drop-inopening reception this past Saturday, January 15. Te artwork will be

on display at the gallery until the end o the month, with several o theartists in attendance to discuss their work.

We are so excited to be able to invite local Kiawah and Seabrookartists to enter their works in our Juried Competition, said GalleryDirector Emily Wagner, noting that the selected works will also beavailable or purchase through January 31.

Participating artists in this years show include: Ron Chamberlain,Pam Dittlo, Bath Haizlip, Anita Harley, Patricia Hu, Jane Iwan,Russell Jewell, Jennier Koach, Bob LeFevre, ina Mayland, SusanMullin, Cathy Myers, Colleen Parker, Dan Prickett, Suzy Quick, Julia Ralston, Lee Rogers, Patricia Schaeer, Brenda Schmalzriedt, Janet Schutz, Carole Settle, Jan Wilson Smith, Laura LiberatoreSzweda, Sandy edesco, Laura odd, Stanord Ullner and ColleenWiessmann.

Te Wells Gallery at Te Sanctuary is located at 1 Sanctuary BeachDr., Kiawah Island. For more ino, call 576-1290, email kiawah@

wellsgallery.com or visit www.wellsgallery.com

Local artists in thespotlight at theWells Gallery

150 Years Ago:Recalling Charlestons Civil War Past

By Paul Hedden, Historian/JandGtours.com

History

he sesquicentennial o the Civil

War is now underway. Folly Beachplayed a critical role throughout a

war whose rst shots rang out only a mileaway. Historian Paul Hedden leads tours owar sites around James Island, and oers usthis ongoing look at the events occurring 150years ago. Tese correspondences are takenrom ocial transcripts and telegrams duringthe confict.

It is January 1861, Charlestonians areon the cusp o building a new nation,and events at Cummings Point seem toindicate the U.S. government is willing totolerate this. South Carolina has secededand has been joined by three other states.Excitement and condence is in the air.

January 9, 1861: Mississippi secedes.

January 10, 1861: Florida secedes.

January 11, 1861: Alabama secedes. Tesurrender o Fort Sumter is demanded oU.S. Major Anderson by the governor oSouth Carolina and reused.

January 19, 1861: Georgia secedes.

As the Secession movement grows, the statuso Conederate deenses in Charleston isbeing assessed by U.S. Army ocials:FORT SUMTER, S. C ., January 21, 1861:Te present condition o the batteries aroundus occupied or being erected by the troops othe State o South Carolina: Morris IslandBattery, over which their ag is ying, a redeld with white palmetto tree upon it. Te agon Fort Johnson is similar, as is also the oneon Castle Pinckney. Tat on Fort Moultrie isa white eld with a green palmett o tree, and ared star in the corner.

Battery on Cummings Point is o sucientextent to contain six or eight mortars. It is

within good range o our heavy guns, which

can re upon it. ... On Morris Island there areabout 500 [troops].

At Fort Johnson there are about 100 t roops,which will probably be increased with thecompletion o the second battery to 200. Teproposition to supply resh meat and vegetableswas made by Governor Pickens on [January]19th but declined by Major Anderson on theollowing day. Major Anderson requestedGovernor Pickens to allow the camp womenand children to go to New York in the nextsteamer, and to allow a lighter to come downto take them and their efects to the steamer asshe passes. No answer has yet been received tothis request.

Meanwhile, in Washington, explanations arebeing devised and blame is being prepared tobe shited:

ORDNANCE OFFICE, Washington,D. C., Januar y 15, 1861. Hon. JOSEPHHOLT, Secretary of War:On December30, 1859, an order was received rom theWar Department directing the transer o115,000 arms rom the Springeld Ar moryand the Watertown and Watervliet Arsenalsto diferent arsenals at the South. Orders weregiven on January 30, 1860, and the armswere removed during the past spring rom andto the places as ollows: From WatervlietArsenal, 4,000 percussion ries, caliber o.54. O which there were sent to Charleston

Arsenal: 9,280 percussion muskets, 5,720altered muskets, and 2,000 ries; Te armsthus transerred, which were at the CharlestonArsenal, the Mount Vernon Arsenal, and theBaton Rouge Arsenal, have been seized bythe authorities o the several States o SouthCarolina, Alabama, and Louisiana, andare no longer in possession o the OrdnanceDepartment. Very respectully, & c., H.K. CRAIG, Colonel o Ordinance.


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It is absolutely beautiulhere, said Collette

Armstrong as she glancedout o the tall plate glass windows oSynergy Day Spa at Bohicket Marina.Outside, the sun danced on the ripples o along-passed boat wake as it washed betweenthe harbored boats and marsh grass. Tescene is a ar cry rom Collettes home onorthern England, where a summer day onthe beach oten involves layers o sweaters,

coats and scarves. In act, the southernocean was the main reason she and heramily made the journey to Charleston andeventually, to Kiawah Island. Collette, amaster hair stylist and 25 year veteran othe industry, worked or several years at TeSanctuary on Kiawah Island beore movingto Freshelds and nally to Synergy DaySpa where she has ound her home. Notonly is she in love with the view, shes ounda group o proessionals whom she alreadyconsiders amily.

Synergy Day Spa is comprised o atalented group o women versed in justabout every aspect o pampering. FromSusie Stroupes 13 years as owner and

operator known or her spa pedicureexperiences to Collettes 25 years as amaster stylist, wedding expert and colorstylist; Catherine Krauses 20 years as amaster stylist with specialization in cutand color; Stacey Weeks 6 years as anesthetician and nail technician; Emily

Whites healing hands as a massagetherapist and Kristi Wertans six years inthe same eld specializing in deep tissuemassage, Maxine Petermans 7 years as amassage therapist specializing in sportsand medical massage, the Synergy eamis thoroughly prepared to oer the mostin-depth and relaxing day spa experienceon the islands.

Its a complete spa experience like

nothing else, said Collette. We genuinelywant people to eel good about themselves .

On arriving at Synergy, the initialappearance o the spa can be deceiving.First-time visitors notice the tall windowsand extra-cushy lounge chairs in the nailsalon, but what they dont see are theour spacious rooms in back, each onespecically designed or the comort andrelaxation o the client. Teres Emilysroom which is sot and simple with little

perume except or the occasional wat oibetan healing oils, and Kristis room

which reverberates with warmth and thesot scent o Lotus touch organic massagecreams. Maxines room is dedicated tomedical and sports therapy massage andStaceys acial and skin care room is theperect place or ull body scrubs.

A lot o our clients say that this is theprettiest salon and day spa theyve ever beenin, smiled Collette. Its certainly one o

the best kept secrets on the islands.While Synergy has been in existence or

more than 12 years - part o which was spentin their rst location in the Straw Market onKiawah - the popular little day spa is kickingo the new year with a new image.

We do both in-house and travelingservices, so we can go to the weddingparties or they can come here, said Susie,and i you need help booking services,Synergy has a long and very helpul list olocal limo services, boat charter servicesand photographers.

Synergy is also looking to appeal tothe male population, as well, with athleticmassages designed specically or ater

tennis and gol games, and proessionalhair cuts or all hair types.

A lot o men have really enjoyed ouroot treatments, too, smiled Susie.

Packages at Synergy range rom asimple cut and color including a manicureor pedicure and/or massage, up to ullday relaxation packages which include amassage, acial, nails, hair and lunch roma local establishment.

We love it here and we love workingwith each other, and we eel that refectson our clients, said Collette. Its just agreat environment with a very experiencedand giving sta.

Just in time or Valentines Day,

Synergy Day Spa will be oering $10 oall one hour and $15 o all 90 minutemassages during the month o February.

And dont orget your Valentines Day gitcerticates or that special person.

Synergy Day Spa is located on thewaterront at 1892 Andell Bluf Blvd. in theBohicket Marina of Seabrook Island Road.For more ino, visit www.synergydayspa.inoor call 768-4777.

Beautyin SynergyBy Kristin HacKler

(Above) Master stylist Collette Armstrong working with a client. (Below) Te view is one o the manyperks o visiting Synergy Day Spa.


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Pork belly conft at Middleton Places Braise & Brew event on January 15.

Middleton Restaurant braises the roof

with Braise and Brewby Kristin HacKler

With res blazing in wrought iron braziersagainst the chill night, the mood was perectly set or those arriving at

Middleton Place or their rst annual Braise andBrew event on Saturday, January 15.

Hosted by Che Micah Garrison, head che orMiddleton Place Restaurant, this creative sevencourse meal centered on several o Garrisonsmost avorite beers rom around the world. Usingthe beers underlying tones o rich coee, spices,ruits, nuts and even smoke, Garrison careullycrated each dish to complement the characteristicsand various aromas o each beer. From the lightand inviting Grey Lady by New Englands CiscoBrewery to the dark, spicy Jamaica Stout rom BigCity Brewing Company, the selection o ne cratbeers was not lacking in diversity; and neither werethe dishes.

Served with Country Fried Chicken Livers withBraised Garden Cabbage and Red Eye Gravy, theWhales ale Pale Ale rom Cisco Brewery held its

own against the crunchy ried livers and balancedneatly with the braised cabbage. Te illburgsDutch Brown Ale, usually a quieter character inthe beer world, paired beautiully with the subtlespice o the Braised Rabbit Rillettes with BrusselsSprouts, Shallots and Caulifower Puree romMiddletons own garden. For the Strae HendrikBruges ripel Belgium the only authentic tripelstill brewed in Bruges, Belgium the Braised PorkBelly Cont with Braised Collard Greens and AppleCider Reduction was a surprising compliment

to this oten complex and character-driven beer.Braised Bee Short Ribs with Fingerling Potatoesand Baby Carrots in a Mushroom Demi-Glace,also harvested rom Middletons garden, werepaired with a hearty American brew rom FortCollins called Z-Lager, and the Braised LambShank & Goat Cheese Ravioli on a bed o urnip,Rutabaga and Herb Ragout with Parsip Puree were just rich enough to draw the spicy characteristicsout o Kingston, Jamaicas Jamaica Stout.

Te evening wrapped up pleasantly with PecanFried Brie with Cherry and Vanilla Reductionpaired with Cisco Brewerys Grey Lady, and a thickspoonul o aged Roqueort with Wild Honey andLavender paired with Lenny RIPA.

Ater a meal like that, its hard to think aboutdriving all the way home. Luckily, MiddletonPlace is currently oering several winter room ratespecials and many attendees nished their ne andlling meal with a short stroll through the gently-litgardens back to the Inn, where a roaring hardwood

re and a hot bath in each rooms 150 gallon tiledtub concluded an incredibly pleasant evening.

Middleton Place will be holding more innovativeand educational dinners and events in the uture. Formore inormation, visit www.middletonplace.org orcall 556-6020. Middleton Place, and the MiddletonPlace Inn and Restaurant, are located at 4300 AshleyRiver Road at the border o rural West Ashley andSummerville on Highway 61.


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ony Ulasewicz

here is a picture hanging in Stuart McKeeversstudy in his house on Seabrook Island. Its a littleskewed and shot rom a very low angle, but the

image is o a young Stuart tucked up to a tight kitchencounter, his briecase open and lled with papers, onehand pressed to his head with a pen in the other. Hisbrows are urrowed and eyes tired, but intense.

My daughter took that, smiled Stuart as he looked upat the aded 8 x10. She was three years old and somehowgot a hold o our camera. Most o the shots were blurrynothings, but this one shot came out perectly.

For the next several years, that image was anembodiment o Stuarts lie. While working as a triallawyer specializing in homicide cases in Brooklyn, New York, Stuart reserved the pale hours o the morningbeore 6 a.m., and the twilight hours ater 8 p.m., orworking on the biography o a man once known as theWatergate Bagman; a man whom he had come to knowlike a brother.

ony Ulasewicz came into Stuarts lie in the all o1979. onys son, ommy, was working or Stuart at thetime and told Stuart about his athers troubles with a writer who was attempting to compose a book aboutonys career. Te author had spent a week with onyand written three chapters about his lie, but claimed thatthe rest o the manuscript was destroyed in a re and twoyears later he still had nothing to show. Stuart decided tomeet with ony and the two hit it o immediately. onybegan telling Stuart his lie story and Stuart couldnt stop

listening. From the stark, struggling reality o lie asan immigrant child in the Ukrainian district o NewYorks lower east side, to serving as the rst private

detective to the White House, onys lie was tangledin some o the most poignant and tragic events o ourrecent past.

On the day ony was scheduled to meet with apublisher or an exploratory meeting, it occurredto Stuart that the world had missed the boat ona brilliant story. While the original author wasplanning to simply write about onys lie as aprivate detective or the White House, Stuart eltthat onys story should start rom the beginning;rom shining the boots o precinct ocers to hisearly years on the New York City police orce andhis eventual rise to ot-misunderstood inamy,there was much more to onys lie than whatthese publishers wanted to distill rom a coupleo talks with the man.

So during the meeting with the publisher, without any real orethought, Stuart made astatement that would aect his lie or the nextthirty years. Id like to take a crack at it, hesaid. Fine with me, smiled ony, and thepublisher agreed to let Stuart give it a shot.

Its like trying to capture a refy with anet, talking to ony, Stuart said w ith a grin. With onysblessing, Stuart spent the next several years ollowing thethreads o onys lie, researching the details o cases he

handled and chipping away atthe brick walls surroundingsome o the more sensitivecases. One case he ound,however, would never see thelight o day. Its known as the

Galindez case.

Some years ago there was a pow-wow betweenthe Justice Department andthe Library o Congressconcerning cases whichoccurred between 1940 and1975, the details o whichcould be released to thepublic, said Stuart. At theend o the meeting, the Heado Archives asked i there was anything else, and the Justice Department repliedthat there was one case they would never turn over, and

that was the Galindez case. As a trial lawyer, Stuart

made a name or himseldue to his preparationand thoroughness whenresearching a case, and thistenacity was exactly what was needed to squeeze atenebrous sketch out othe ew details available onGalindez.

According to Stuart, whois currently in the processo writing a stand-alonebook on the case, In 1956,Detective Ulazewicz was

assigned to investigate themysterious disappearance o Proessor Jesus de Galindezo Columbia University in New York City. Testory, with its many components, is a labyrinthinetale, a mystery imbedded in investigative blind alleys,murderous cover ups, duplicity and expendability. TeNational Archives Administration o the United Stateshas declared the case o the missing Galindez as having

permanent historical value. His case is listed under thecategory o kidnapping.

Other events in onys lie, however, were a little morein the public eye. One, or example, was the day in 1969when ony showed up as a rst responder or the WhiteHouse on Chappaquiddick Island to handle an incidentinvolving the drowned body o Mary Jo Kophechneound in U.S. Senator Edward Kennedys car.

It was probably the most dicult chapter or me towrite, said Stuart, who struggled with writing the storyin onys own words.

Dark secrets, undercover operations and onyseventual involvement with the atermath o the Watergatebreak-in all contribute to a ascinating lie story and acareer embedded in the dirty ngerprints o the Nixoneras past.

For more than a decade, Stuart and ony struggledto get the nal manuscript published. Trough publisherater publisher, the story was consistently turned downeither due to the publics disinterest in the topics at thetime, or companies with high hopes olding beore theycould go to print. Finally, in 1990, two sisters who ormerly worked or Simon and Schuster picked up the bookand printed it through their own publishing company,MACSAM Publishing out o Westport, Connecticut.

My journey through lie has had me come across thisstu, said Stuart. What an incredible experience to beon the ront line and be able to share this knowledge ina creative way.

Te book, Te Presidents Private Eye, is available onAmazon.com.

The Presidents Private EyeAuthor StuArt McKeever delveS into AMericAS recent

pASt through the eyeS of itS firSt p.i.

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Pet Helpers is located at1447 Folly Rd, James Island

Hours: Mon Fri from 11am 6pm

Sat from 11am - 5pm.

Closed: Sundays and Holidays

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

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

Pet Helpers Spay Neuter Clinic - 843 302 0556 for low cost spay andneuter services. Visit www.pethelpers.org.

Saul is a playul ve-month-oldblack and white male catten,

which is between the ages o akitten and a cat. Unortunately,that means that hes otenoverlooked or adoption, but hes sosweet! He will lie in your arms likea baby and purr incessantly. He islitter box trained and ready or hisorever home!

leo is a two-year-old male dog. His coatis a beautiul black and brown brindle,and while he does have the physicalcharacteristics o a pit bull terrier, hisbody resembles more o a lean andathletic breed. He is kind, but strong,agile and aims to please. Currently, heshares a kennel with another dog and heplays very well. He is denitely a lover.Leo is microchipped, vaccinated andneutered, and is ready or his oreverhome with you!

LEO

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he Charleston Restaurant Association will be hosting the 28th annual LowcountryOyster Festival on January 30, 2011, and to kick o the event, CRA will once againbe hosting their annual Oyster Recipe Contest. Te contest will be held on Monday,

January 24, rom 5 to 7 p.m. at the Culinary Institute o Charlestons Palmer Campus locatedin downtown Charleston. Te contest is divided into three categories: Culinary Students,

Industry Ches and Home Cooks. Competitors will submit their recipe in advance, thenprepare the dish or judging during the event. Each category will be judged separately and acash prize will go to the top two winners o each category. First place will receive $300 andsecond place will receive $200. Admission to the event is a $20 donation at the door which

will go to a scholarship und or Culinary Institute and College o Charleston students.For more inormation or an application to compete, contact Kathy Britzius at 452-6088 orMonique Semper Flynn at 364-0971.

Te Lowcountry Oyster Festival will take place at Boone HallPlantation in Mount Pleasant on Sunday, January 30, rom 10:30a.m. to 5 p.m. Te event eatures 65,000 pounds o oysters, anoyster shucking contest, oyster eating contest, live entertainment

with Dave Landeo, a childrens area and a ood court with a varietyo other items. ickets are $12 in advance and $15 the day o theevent with no ee or children under 10. o purchase advancetickets, visit any o the 10 area Southcoast Community Banks,Boone Hall Farms, the Mount Pleasant Visitors Center or purchaseonline at www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com or www.etix.

com. Parking is always ree, but in an eort to improve the owo trafc around the event site, all are encouraged to carpool. Tisund-raising event is orchestrated by a volunteer sta with proceedsbeneting the Ronald McDonald House, Hollings Cancer Centerand the Charleston Science Materials Resource Center.

The Bivlve BttleLocaLs weLcome to compete in

Lowcountry oyster recipe contest

Atlanticvilles Executive Che William Billy Condon (right) won frst place in Boone HallPlantations 2010 Oyster Recipe Contest with South Carolina May River Pecan Fried Oysters (above)over a smoked vidalia tomato ondue with lemon orzo pasta, country ham and tomato topped withcrispy collard greens.


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