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Congratulations to Osee Koger, winner o TeFolly CurrentsDesign Our Cover Contest, orher paintingAlmost Tere which depicts one o

our beloved sea turtle hatchlings beginning its long andarduous journey into lie. Te theme o the contest wasTe Distant Future: Te Year 2010 in reerence to a

song by popular New Zealand comedy band Flight of theConchords.

Doing this painting represents how daunting ajourney hatchlings have with the horizon being just thebeginning; the oceans edge and waves, says Osee. Wealso have a long way to go in our own growth/growingprocess and a lot o obstacles to overcome and dangers toavoid in order to insure our surviva l: mainly preserving,caring or, appreciating and embracing nature and our

environment worldwide.

Almost Terewas painted in the summer o 2009 andwas actual ly Osees second choice or the cover contest.Te frst was an original idea or the contest whichwould have depicted a path through a orest o live oa ks.However, she was ortunate enough to be hired as an

illustrator or the frst in a series o childrens books. Withnew deadlines looming, she chose an appropriate andbeautiul piece rom her existing repertoire instead.

Osee was born and raised on Folly Beach and spent alot o time as a child critiquing her own athers art, whichconsisted o wood carvings. Good artistic genes, she says,are partially responsible or her talent and passion orart. Osee has a degree in botany and a minor in studioart, and she works in almost every medium (except oil),

including acrylic, water color, cont, pen and ink, pasteland pencil. Her subjects range rom local landscapes andlandmarks to wildlie and the emale orm. She is also amember o the local Arts & Crats Guild.

Her original art, as well as prints, are regularlyavailable at Islands Art Gallery in the Piggly Wiggly

shopping center on Folly Road. Te originalAlmost Terepainting is available or purchase at the gallery. Osee alsohas occasional showings at the At the Bridge Art Gallery,Salon Bliss, and other local businesses, and you can seeher at the Art in the Park estivals at the Folly RiverPark. A website dedicated to her art is being constructedat oseeart.com. o contact Osee, e-mail her at [email protected] or call 345-1226.

"Almost There" makes it to the front cover

INSIDE

Save the Light 5K on page 6 Local music on page 13 Hurricane summary on page 14


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We continue to have good

news or the Morris Island

lighthouse. Save the Light,

Inc. advertised in early September

or interested contractors to submitq u a l i i c a t i o n

packages on the

next phase o work.

Te oundation

stabilization eort,

Phase II, will consist

o going under the

existing oundation,

eliminating the

shipworms (eredo

worms), flling the

voids under the pile

cap, and flling/

capping the space

between the new

coerdam and the

lighthouse. Tis

will once and or all

stabilize the lighthouse on its existing

oundation and complete the critical

construction eorts necessary or us to

begin the tower preservation work.

We have qualifed fve contractors

and will be meeting with them within

the next 30 days to begin the bidding

process. We anticipate the bidding will

occur sometime in January 2010, and wehope the work will

begin soon ater. Tis

work will require the

successul contractor

to mobilize near

the lighthouse,

accomplish months

o testing and

exploring, detail the

extent o work needed

and then accomplish

the work, all while

dealing with the

challenges that come

with working on the

edge o the ocean.

One o the main

issues will be the

continued monitoring o the structure

while work progresses on the oundation.

Lighthouse progresscontinues

By Al HitcHcock, cHAirmAn of SAve tHe ligHt

The instruments will

be powered by solar

cells and connected

to land computers

via a modem located

inside the lighthouse.

These instruments will

monitor the amount of

tilt, vibration, and strain

placed on the tower.

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Lynn Pieroi

Publisher

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Ali Akhyari

Edior

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Krisin HacklerManaging Edior

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Swan Richards

Graphic Designer

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Lori Dalon

Adverising

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Richard Brendel

Adverising

843-478-0896

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Ben Jordan

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Dylan Sharek

Conribuors

Al Hichcock

Capain Rober Olsen

Megan Carroll

Dr. J ohn Nelson

Save he Ligh

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Sullivans Island, SC 29482

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Future deadlines:

January 27 for submissions.

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LLC, is a free, independent newspaper pub-lished every two weeks and is for and about

Folly Beach. Copies are mailed free of chargeto every active mailbox in our coverage area

and are also available at area businesses andby subscription to non-islanders. Subscrip-tions are $30 per year for non-residents andare available by sending a check to Lucky

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A handsome, bronze Chow mix that is sometimes mistakenor a teddy bear. Tis 5-year-old is looking or a second chanceater a new landlord wouldnt accept him. Hes housetrainedtoo! He arrived at the shelter on Christmas Eve and is hopingto nd his orever home in 2010.

Apple JaxVincentTe other cats have voted him 2010 Feline Man o the Year.

Jax is currently the sta ofce cat because he is eline leukemiapositive and cant hang out with the other kitties. Te vetsoresee a long and happy lie and hes super active and playul.Hes a talker and a lover, enjoys being handled, and loved histime with other cats when he could hang out with them.

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

Closed: Sundays and Holidays.Call Pet Helpers at 795-1110. Adoption ees: $125 cats & dogs (6 mo. or younger), $100 or 6 mo. or older. $55 or rabbits .

Includes spaying/neutering, shots, heartworm check, leukemia check, deworming, microchip, collar and tag.Visit www.pethelpers.org.

Te highest temperature on January 16, 2010, was 26 degreeson Folly Beach, but a wave o recent criminal activity expressedthe true meaning o cold to Folly Beach Public Saety Director

erry Boatwright. Tat a ternoon, 47 year-old Paul Hanshaw wasarrested or exploiting at least two elderly Folly Beach residentsout o several thousand dollars.

I nd this a particularly despicable act, said Boatwright.Tat somebody will prey on vulnerable, elderly people in theirretirement years that are putting money away or the rest o theirlives. Hanshaw is acing two criminal counts: one or obtaininggoods under alse pretenses and the other or exploitation o avulnerable adult. Te serious degree to which authorities considerthe latter oense was evident in the record setting $500,000bond placed by the judge. We think this is the h ighest bond everplaced on someone weve arrested, Boatwright said o a FollyBeach suspect.

Hanshaw is accused o convincing two Folly Beach residents togive him money by telling them that he desperately needed theirhelp. Police recovered $2500 o exploited money upon his arrest.

However, the case is still under investigation and Boatwrightnoted that Hanshaw has swindled signicantly more moneyrom victims than what was ound at the time o his arrest, whichmeans there could be more charges.

Hanshaw was told by police not to go within one block o themost recent victim ater his arre st, and when Hanshaw remarkedthat he lives within one block o his last victim, the judgeresponded that he should just avoid Folly Beach all together.Hanshaw is not a Folly Beach property owner.

Hanshaw is expected to appear in court or roll call on

March 5, 2010, and then again on May 21. However, Hanshawwill be in court beore then on January 26 and February 5 orpossession o crack/cocaine with intention to distribute and orthe same possession and intent within proximity o a school atera December 2009 arrest.

Man arrested for exploitingelderly on Folly

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Photo provided by Folly Beach Public Safety Department

Paul Hanshaw was arrested and held on a $500,000 bond forexploiting two elderly Folly Beach residents.


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Over the Christmas holiday, I was ortunateenough to have two weeks to travel home.During that tenure, I turned 30 years

old. Tis, apparently, is some sort o milestoneas I received a balloon inorming me that I hadsurmounted a hill o some kind.

During the same trip, I traveled to the NorthCarolina mountains in the Asheville area with mywie. We went hiking and discovered some beautiulwaterall s beore suddenly being blanketed withabout 13 inches o snow. It was around this timethat I began to realize that this ourth decade o liemay be more interesting than I may have thought.I thought that I would begin turning old. o thecontrary, I believe I am developing super powers.

Since turning 30, my senses have become, well,more sensitive. For example, when I let Charlestonor North Carolina and ound mysel driving on thehighway at night, the headlights o cars behind mewere especially blinding. Certa inly, drivers haventsuddenly become increasingly ignorant over thepast ew months. Could it be that some evil geniusis spiking local water supplies so that drivers aresubconsciously blinding others to increase tracaccidents, raise insurance premiums and stir thenations level o discontent?

While in the mountains, a tree ell rom the heavysnow across the only path o the mountain. Whenit came time to go, my wie and I were puzzled overwhat to do. We had no saw or ax with which to cutit. I nally put on my snow boots, walked to thetree and simply pushed it aside, roots and all. I hadno alse hope o success and had actually begun tosettle into the cozy act that we were snowed in ata beautiul mountain cabin. However, the tree gave

way with surprising ease.

Later, on our way back to Charleston, a police vanpulled beside me on the crosstown while we werestopped at a light. I had the inside lane. Te vanslane ended very quickly up ahead. Te light turnedgreen and instead o saely pullingorward and waiting or a chance toenter trac, the van attempted toaccelerate and beat me beore thelane ended. He didnt make it andwas orced to al l in line, but I wasovercome with eelings o anger thata police vehicle would set such abad example or other drivers. Sincewhen do authority gures who a rededicated to protecting and servingthe public take advantage o theirposition and act irresponsibly andillegally? Certainly, i I had donethe same thing to a police car, Iwould have been pulled over or reckless driving.My blood was boiling over the corruption.

A couple o days later, I went to a concert atthe end o December. As I shued through mywardrobe, I noticed that only about hal o my pantswere options or the night; not because o their style,but because I could no longer t into them. Tesame was true o my shirts. Am I growing larger...and stronger?

Te tickets or the show were a Christmas gitrom a riend. Te show was great and everyoneseemed to enjoy it. However, the speakers were soloud that I could not really hear the music. No onearound me seemed bothered by the volume. On theother hand, I was becoming dizzy rom the throbbing

sound waves skewing my equilibrium. Beore theconcert ended, I ound mysel at the back o thevenue, as ar away rom the speakers as possible. Inthe past, I would stand right next to the speakerswithout finching. But now, suddenly, my hearing is

so impeccable that a concert makesme dizzy. What is happening!?

Why do I nd mysel increasinglycritical o government hypocrisyand irresponsibility? Why are myclothes slowly becoming tighter andtighter? Where are these eelingsor justice coming rom? Why am Ikeenly aware o an evil plot on ourwater supply instead o assumingpeople dont know how to use theirheadlights appropriately?

Im no scientist, but it seemsillogical to think that the entireworld is changing. It ha s to be me.

It is obvious that Im developing super powers.Apparently, I must make the choice that I assumewe all make when we begin to age: Do I use mypowers or good or evil? Do I use them at all? Inelementary school, I remember using a ruler thathad the golden rule printed on it: Do unto others asyou would have them do unto you. Tat ruler wasalways very accurate when measuring constructionpaper. I must assume its lesson is equally accurate. Itseems airly obvious what I need to do. Does anyoneknow where I can order a customized hero costume?Preerably something with a cape. Ater that, its onto protecting the water supply and, consequently,nighttime driving.

Never ear! Over the Hillman is here!

Over the hill and superBy Ali AkhyAri

Its the nature o barrier islands and Folly Beach is noexception. Erosion plays a crucial part in the lie o anyonewho may choose to call one home. A s you c an see in this

picture, Folly Beach continues to eel the eects o this naturalcycle at the Washout, as well as other areas o the beach ront.In act, the Geographical Society o America identied FollyBeach as one o the most vulnerable beaches in America in 2007.Follys erosion problems are believed to have begun in the late1890s ater the construction o the Charleston Harbor Jettieswhich have blocked the natural fow o sand to the Morris Islandand Folly Beach.

Te City has been the recipient o various beach nourishmentprojects since 1993 as part o a 50 year program called the FollyBeach Shore Protection Project.

Te benets o renourishments have been relatively short as

erosion has been intense and quick. According to the project,renourishments are supposed to occur every eight years.However, emergency renourishments have had to occur in aslittle as two years ater a previous one because o erosion. Sandhas been pumped onto the beach in 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001,2005, and 2007. Te 2007 renourishment was a much smallerproject that was localized to the north side o the island.

In 2009, it is easy to see that Folly Beach is still sueringrom severe erosion as sand encing alls rom eroding dunes.City Administrator oni Connor-Rooks says that FollyBeach is not expected to receive anymore renourishment anytime soon barring an emergency hurricane season. Te City'sBeach Management Patrol is in the process o taking care othe encing that has been authoritatively smacked around byMother Nature.

Eating the dunes

This fourth decadeof life may be moreinteresting than Imay have thought.I thought that Iwould begin turningold. To thecontrary, I believeI am developingsuper powers.


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City Council work session - January 12staff report

February 12, 2010, marks a ull three years thatthe City has been working on a new set o zoningcodes. While terms like zoning, ordinance, and

procedures might be considered a cure or insomnia bysome, residents would be wise to pay at tention as the Cityis in a position to nally adopt the new codes.

Zoning Administrator Aaron Pope says that potential

changes in the code could have important impacts on alltypes o Folly Beach residents. Tere has been very littlepublic input thus ar and there are a lot o changes thatpeople need to be aware o, Pope says. One o his goals,as the City prepares to move into a new era o zoning,is to do everything possible to ensure residents have theopportunity to become educated on the subject andweigh in beore the new codes are adopted. According toPope, the City would like to pass or ail the new codes byMarch, 2010, beore the municipal elections.

Te Planning Commission has been working hard overthe past three years to develop the new codes with the helpo the Clarion Study. Te Clarion Study was conductedby Clarion Associates, a national land-use and realestate consulting rm, and resulted in a comprehensiveevaluation and re-structuring o the Citys codes, which

had become outdated and inecient due to years opatchwork updating. For the past two years, the Clarion

Study has been reworked and edited. Te new code isneatly structured, making it much easier or the averageperson to nd the inormation they need quickly.

However, it also attempts to address some importantand emotionally charged issues such as vacation rentals,a problem which initially contributed to the need or theClarion Study. Unortunately, this is one o the areas o

the new zoning codes that still needs some work. Part othe reason, according to Pope, is that the term vacationrental is just a term and not actually a problem. ryingto regulate vacation rentals has stalled progress. Teproblem, he says, are the issues associated with vacationrentals such as noise, parking, and trash. Furtherenorcement o existing laws and/or rened regulationsthrough business licenses, as well as education, are beingproposed to address the problems, he says. And sincevacation rentals are evenly spread throughout the island,creating a dened district is practically impossible.

According to the code, the area multi-amily dwellingswould not be expanded. In act, the code reduces thelocations rom what was previously available. Under thenew code, this type o housing would only be allowedon parcels located of o the island and creates strict

regulations on how they can be built. Currently, onlytwo existing parcels o land, known as the oll Booth

and Henry Edwards Property, would allow or uturemulti-amily dwelling development. Te new code alsoencourages the splitting o uture duplex units intoseparate structures, which would result in a more classiccottage ambiance like the Folly o old. New dimensionalstandards also reduce the maximum size or new houses.

While there are many changes to consider, Pope

emphasizes that district boundaries have not beenchanged. Tey only have new names. Residents need notworry about bars appearing closer to residential areas.However, there are many relevant changes that will havea direct impact on the uture Folly Beach; ar too manyto discuss at length here. Residents will be able to accessthe proposed codes by contacting City Hall.

Te City Council is expected to have the nal drat othe zoning codes and to vote on the rst reading at theirFebruary meeting. I any signicant changes are made,a public hearing will be required. Barring that, residentsshould take the time now to examine the proposed zoningcodes and express any concerns as soon as possible.

Questions or concerns should be directed to ZoningAdministrator Aaron Pope at 588-2447 (ext 1839), or

through e-mail at [email protected].

Zoning changes could impact Folly residentsstaff report

Te City Council held their rstregularly scheduled meeting o 2010, aworkshop, on January 12. Dave Stormerwas absent rom the meeting.

Te Council picked up right wherethey let of in 2009 by disagreeing onthe process o how to organize their statedgoals or the new year rom the very start.

Council members had been given a list ogoals rom the previous year, along withadditions or 2010 beore the meeting.Tey were supposed to rank each item'slevel o importance rom 1-10 and thegoals with the most points would beconsidered the most important.

However, only three members o theCouncil and Mayor Beckmann actuallylled out the report. Council membersEddie Ellis, im Goodwin, and omScruggs did not. It was Ellis who debatedthe merits o the process, orcing theCouncil to publically explain why therating system was a good idea. Ellis wantedthe Council to pick several projects oimportance and ocus on them since theyhave had a dicult time completing anygoals. Tere were 21 goals let over rom2009 that are still in need o completionand 10 more added or 2010.

Te Council eventually moved pastthe "Goals and Objectives" or 2010 byabandoning the list and piecemealing anew plan on the spot. Goals were combinedwith other goals to create miniaturebuckets o goals while Council memberEllis continued to express his opinion thatthe City keeps adding projects withoutcompleting old ones.

Mayor Beckmann considered manyutility and trac related issues as most

important, as well as City Hall Expansion,

litter, and Red Bay Disease. Te leastimportant, receiving the only score o zero,was the change o government requestedby om Scruggs late last year. Te changewould strip the Mayor o power and spreadit among the Council members.

Te Council also took time to discusstrash and litter. Mayor Beckmann once

again let everyone now what a terricjob the Beach Management Patrol hasbeen doing. Tey also addressed the newtrash can requirements, which will go intoefect on July 1 i the ordinance continuesto pass through Council. Te ordinanceis designed to make things easier or thePublic Works Department, with uniormcans that can be picked up by the City'strucks. In response to concerned citizens,the newest version o the ordinance allowsresidents to choose rom 90, 60, and 45gallon cans.

Improving recycling or residents andbusinesses was still under investigation.Council member Ellis was in charge oresearching and became upset when itwas learned that another Council memberdid some leg work on the recycling issue.Ellis stated that he elt cheated, as i hewas the only member o Counci l with nosole responsibility in the City's attempt todevelop a comprehensive litter program.

Council member Charlie McCartyintroduced the idea o a citizen-poweredvolunteer patrol last year. It seemed togain the support o the rest o Counciland is based on a Del Rey Beach, Floridamodel. Volunteers would be trainedto supplement the City's strained andsometimes shorthanded police orce.

Te City Council will hold their nextregular meeting on January 26 at 7pm atCity Hall.

Planning CommissionTe Planning Commission met on

January 4 and listened to Deputy Chie BradWade explain the need or an ordinancethat would raise the communication tower50 eet. Te Public Saety Departmenthas been having communication issueswith their equipment since switching to

the County's consolidated 9-1-1 system.Increasing the tower's height would allowthem to put equipment on the tower thatwill ampliy the signal that emergencycommunications uses. It requires the Cityto change it's codes with an ordinanceas tower height is currently limited. TePlanning Commission was satised toallow it.


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Mondays Jerry Cooper

Drop-in

uesdays Open Mic night

Chill and Grill

Tursdays - Te Hawkes1/22 - Jupiters Garden

1/23 - Te Masker Band

1/29 - Po Ridge

1/30 - Sho Enu

2/5 - Sho Enu

2/6 - Stereo Reorm

Planet Follywood

Fridays and Saturdays - Dan Clamp

Folly Beach Crab Shack

Mondays - Hank Marley open mic

uesdays - rivia

Wednesdays - Dave Grunstra

Tursdays - Folly Beach Bluegrass Society

Fridays - Folly Dogs

Saturdays - Sara Smile

Surf Bar

Sundays - Dangermun

Mondays - Lonesome Squirrel and theNuts Acoustic Jam

BLU

1/22 - Scott Smith

1/23 - Scott Smith

1/24 - Nikolai Svishev

1/27 - Shane Clark Duo

1/29 - ed Mckee

1/30 - Chris Cosby Duo

1/31 - Nikolai Svishev

Sand Dollar Social Club

1/22 & 23 - Te Cool

1/29 & 30 - Kurly Wol

Vince Perna is a Folly Beach real estateexpert who also loves music. I you wantto know i you can live on Folly, you canfnd him at 31 Center Stree t or by calling588-3800.

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Plans are shaping up or the ninth annual Save TeLight Hal-Marathon and 5K Run. Te date and timeare set or Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 8:30am. Tis

is the rst Saturday in February, so mark your calendars!

Last years race drew over 700 participants and resulted ina donation o over $3600 to Save Te Light. We are hopingor an even bigger turnout this year. Michael Desrosierso Action Carolina will be handling all arrangementsor timing and course marking. We will need volunteersas well as sponsors. Sponsors can have their logos/namesplaced on the -shirts that are given to race registrants. Iyou are interested in sponsorship, please contact Michael at670-5321 or Doug at 795-8243. Deadline or sponsors toappear on the t-shirt is January 24.

Te Hal-Marathon and the 5K come at a great time othe year or runners to stay in training between other arearaces, or or a rst 5K or Hal-Marathon. Te weather atthis time o year is ideal or running. Te course is fat andast or both races, and runners can enjoy the beautiul FollyBeach scenery. Last years 5K and Hal-Marathon winners

were Will Hu o Augusta, Georgia, and Steve Pastorek oJonesborough, ennessee. Te highest placing Folly Beachrunners in the 5K was Ri ley Mullen who nished ninth outo 355 runners with a time o 19:53. In the ha l-marathon,Fity-three year old om Bessent nished 53rd out o 315

with a time o 1:44:20.

As beore, proceeds rom the run go toward preservationo our grand old light. You may register through ActionCarolina at actioncarolina.com. Te registration ee orthe Hal-Marathon is $30 and or the 5K, $20 with a-shirt guarantee i you register by Jan 31. From February1 through February 6, registration is $40 or the Hal and$25 or the 5K.

Ninth Annual Half-marathon and 5K RunProvided by Save the Light

Photo provided by Charles Shelton Photography

Save the Light is dedicated to preserving the Morris Island Lighthouse, pictured here in 2007 before restorationbegan. Last years Folly Beach race drew over 700 participants.


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Te current instruments, installed

throughout the tower by the Phase I

contractor, are being monitored by the

Citadel, but they will not be enough to

insure the towers saety while the work

proceeds. Te contractor will be required

to increase the number o instruments

monitoring the tower while the work

is underway. Te instruments will bepowered by solar cells and connected

to land computers via a modem

located inside the lighthouse. Tese

instruments will monitor the amount o

tilt, vibration, and strain placed on the

tower. An engineering company will be

required to monitor these instruments

or the Phase II contractor so that no

damage is done to the lighthouse during

the construction work.

Te tower is leaning slightly to

the north east and our eorts are

not designed to straighten it, but to

reinorce it under the oundation. Te

good news is that the lean has stabilized

since the Phase I contractor completed

his work. During summer visits inside

the lighthouse, our technical team

verifed the lean has not increased since

the spring o 2008. Tis team also

inspected the coerdam and verifed it

was still perorming as expected. Te

sand around the base o the lighthouse

does not seem to be building up and has

basically stayed the same as when the

contractor let in March o 2008. Te

stones placed around the outside o the

coerdam seem to have created a great

place or fsh to congregate, as testifed

by several local fshermen who claim to

have caught some nice ones in that area.

Te rocks are visible at low tide, yet are

covered by the rising tide.

Tanks to all who have joined in our

eort to save this lighthouse and thank

you to the many that see it da ily and are

reminded o our maritime heritage.

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Friday, January 22

Crab House Oyster Roast or Pet HelpersJoin the Charleston Crab House at 145 WappooCreek Drive, James Island, rom 6pm-9pm or aundraising oyster roast to benet Pet Helpers.Enjoy the ne ood at the Charleston CrabHouse with 100% o the proceeds going directlyto Pet Helpers. Call 795-1110 or more ino.

Saturday, January 23

aste o Folly Festival!Beginners winter kayak tripStarting at 12pm, tour upper Rantowles Creekwith the Charleston Sea Kayaking MeetupGroup. Brin g your own kayak or ree, or rentone or $30. Cal l 225-7969 to reserve a kayak,or www.meetup.com/Te-Charleston-Sea-Kayaking-Meetup-Group or more ino.

Roper Xavier (Rx) Society Annual DonorAppreciation GalaSanjay Gupta, MD, Chie MedicalCorrespondent or CNN, will be the eaturedspeaker at the Gala to be held this year at theCharleston Place Hotel. Te Lowcountry-themed menu or the evening will include a rangeo regional specialties. For more inormation orto join the Rx Society, please contact the RoperSt. Francis Foundation at 843-720-1205, orvisit our website at www.rshoundation.org.

Charleston County Library presents:Der RosenkavalierCharleston County Public Library is continuingits series o ree perormances rom the Mets2009-2010 season. All perormances are shownin the Charleston County Main LibraryAuditorium, 68 Calhoun Street with high-denition video and 7.1 surround sound. DerRosenkavalier will begin at 12:30pm. For moreino, call 805-6930 or visit www.ccpl.org.

Be the frst to drive an electric carTe event will eature a dozen vehicles or media

and consumer test-drives on a closed course, aswell as interactive displays and demons trations,and the chance to win prizes, including the useo one o the vehicles or a week. 1600 PalmettoGrande Drive. Saturday rom 11am - 5pm,and Sunday rom noon 5pm. For more ino,visit www.currentelectricvehicles.com.

Sunday, January 24

Follywood Productions Launch PartyLocal oysters and local music to introduceFollywood Productions, Charleston's newest toolor music. See page 13 or more inormation.

Charleston Ballet Teatre presents:Would you like to ango?Te rst part will be the sexy tango that CBdancers do so very well. Te second part willeature guitarist, Fernando roche with a

Spanish composition as the dancers perormaround him. Complimentary tickets areavailable at Kiawah Island own Hall or bycalling 768-9166. Show starts at 4pm at theEast Beach Conerence Center. Presented bythe own o Kiawah Island Arts Council.

January 26

Folly Beach City CouncilTe Council meets in Council Chambers onthe second oor o City Hall at 7pm.

Thursday, January 28

DocumentaryGarbage Dreamsat CountylibraryShortlisted or the 2009 Academy Award BestFeature Documentary, Garbage Dreams goesinside the world o Egypts Zaballeen (Arabicor garbage people) to reveal the lives o threeteenage boys born into the trash trade. 6:30pmat Charleston County Public Library (68Calhoun St.). For more ino, visit www.ccpl.org.

CSO Chamber Music WoodwindsMark Gainer, head o the CSO WoodwindChamber group, promises music that is sure

to be entertaining. Complimentary tickets areavailable at Kiawah Island own Hall or bycalling 768-9166. Te show starts at 7:30 pmat the Church o Our Saviour. Pres ented by theown o Kiawah Island Arts Council.

Saturday, January 30

Charleston County Library presents:CarmenCharleston County Public Library iscontinuing its series o ree perormances romthe Mets 2009-2010 season. All perormancesare shown in the Charleston County MainLibrary Auditorium, 68 Calhoun Street withhigh-denition video and 7.1 surround sound.Carmen will begin at 1:30pm. For more ino,call 805-6930 or visit ww w.ccpl.org.

Our Lady o Good Counsel Mens ClubOyster RoastFrom 5 to 8pm at Father Kelly Hall, 105 WestHudson Avenue, Folly Beach. Oysters, hotdogs, hamburgers, catsh stew, iced tea, andcakes or dessert. ickets will be sold aterSunday Masses and will also be available atthe door. Admission is $25. Children andnon-oyster eaters will be $10. A $1 donation isrequested or beer.

Sunday, January 31

Lowcountry Oyster FestivalGrilling up more than 65,000 pounds ooysters and attracting some 10,000 hungryvisitors, the estival will ofer a wide varietyo activities such as live entertainment, theamous oyster shucking and oyster eatingcontests and even a best-dressed oyster contestor kids. Oysters will be sold by the bucketso guests should bring an appetite! For moreinormation, please call 805-3084 or visit www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com

Tuesday, February 2

Groundhog Day

Friday, February 5

Women in Art Film Series Part 2 Frida Nominated or six Academy Awards, "Frida"ollows the lie o Mexican artist Frida Kahlo(1907-1954). Learn how Frida lived a bold anduncompromising lie as political, artistic, andsexual revolutionary, and became an art worldicon. 2pm at the Sandcastle. Sponsored bythe Kiawah Arts Council. ickets available atKiawah own Hall starting January 22, 2010.For more ino, call 768-9166.

Saturday, February 6

Sullivans Island lighthouse open houseFrom 1 4pm on the lighthouse grounds, 1815Ion Avenue. Te grounds, quarters, cupolaand boat house will be open to the public, and

the non-prot Save the Light organization willreport on the progress o preserving the MorrisIsland lighthouse. Authors Margie Willis Claryand Kim McDermott will be signing copies otheir book South Carolina Lighthouses. Formore ino, ca ll 883-3123.

Birding rips: Savannah NationalWildlie Re ugeTe marshes, orests, and impoundments o theSavannah National Wildlie Reuge provideincredible wildlie viewing. Perry Nugent willlead this quest to nd Canvasbacks, Redheads,Ring-necked Ducks, and more. Pre-registrationrequired. 7am 4pm. Group meets at CawCaw Interpretive Center. Course # 21615. Fee:$21/$17 CCR Discount. 795-4386/www.ccprc.com.

Sunday, February 7

Super Bowl Sunday

Monday, February 8

Boy Scout Day celebrating 100 years oscouting!

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Next time you bend over to pick up a quarter, lookor stars: tiny, white, oral stars. Here are someminuscule beauties which are starting to open

up right now, in the dead o winter, reminding us o a

more owery time to come.Tese owers resemble bright white, ten-pointed stars,

but i you look closely, you will see that a single blossombears only ve petals and each petal is longitudinallysplit down the middle. Te plants are extremely variableand, depending on their location, may be at andtrailing or orming lush, rounded mounds, especiallylater in the spring. Notice the tender leaves which areopposite, egg-shaped and dark green. Te stems areworth mentioning, as the so t ha irs on them tend to bein a single discrete line rather than scattered all over thesurace.

Tis species is common just about everywhere. It isnative to Europe, but has now been spread so ar aroundthe world that it is oten (and mistakenly) considered anatural ly-occurring plant wherever it grows. It is one o a

group o weedy species that behaves as a "winter annual",that is, plants that sprout rom seeds during the all orwinter, produce their owers and seeds, and then dry upand basically disappear by the time things start to warmup in the summer. Each plant produces plenty o owers,and each ower will orm a tiny capsule containingseveral even tinier seeds. Te seeds, once released, maysprout the ollowing season, or they may lie dormant or

some time. Its ability to orm so many seeds makes thisspecies a respectable weed.

Botanists classiy this humble little plant as amember o the carnation amily, which is the source o

garden pinks, sweet-William, and ragrant carnationsor centerpieces, corsages and boutonnieres, as well asa number o show-stopping wildowers. Our mysteryplant's owers are ar too small to ever make it a gardenstandout, and it's doubtul that you would want to showit of in a vase. Indeed, it is mostly known as a nuisance,growing commonly in the moist soil o gardens andpaths, oten where it is shady. (I you dont want it aroundand you only have a little bit, just pull it up by the roots.Tats better than spraying it with something.) Somepeople have ound it good in salads, though, and thereis a long tradition o using its resh oliage and seeds as atreat or caged birds.

John Nelson is the curator o the Herbarium at the Universityo South Carolina. As a public service, the Herbarium oers

ree plant identifcations. For more inormation, visit www.herbarium.org or call 803-777-8196.

"Chickweed",Stellariamedia

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January Fishing ReportBy Captain RoBeRt olsen

I you think it has been cold, I will be the rst to tell you it has been colder on the

water! Te big reeze we have been having is going to hurt the trout and shrimppopulations. Once the water temperature gets to about 47 degrees (which is what

it is now as o January 9) and stabilizes or a week or two at this temperature, troutand shrimp start to die. We haven't had a cold snap like this since 2001. I hope it

warms up sooner rather than later, beore we see a big trout and shrimp loss or thenext ew years. Te trout shing has been the best we have seen here in Charlestonthese last ew years. In act, it hasn't been this since the early eighties. As or theshing, it is still very good and will only get better as we get closer to spring. Inshoreredsh are congregating in large, big schools and with the right presentation, successis almost guaranteed. Sheepshead are still holding around structures in the riversand creeks close to the ocean. I you really want some great action, our nearshorerees are holding most o the sh that vacated inshore structure to escape the cold

water temperatures. I have shed a ew o the rees, catching weaksh, blackdrum,sheepshead, and seabass in good numbers. On calm days this is probably the bestoption and a guarantee to bend the rods many, many times. echnique is everythingand i you want to see how it is done correct ly, give me a call. Stay warm and get ourthere and catch some sh!

Captain Robert Olsen

Knot @ Work Fishing Charters(843) 442-7724

www.knotatworkfshing.com

Improve your health, save money,better the environment, support localagriculture and expand your culinary

horizons. How? Join the Rosebank FarmsCSA!

Rosebank Farms is taking subscriptionsor their 2010 Community Supported

Agriculture (CSA) season. Now in itssecond year, the arms program eaturesa variety o resh, local produce and ruitsavailable in three 12-week seasons. Newthis year, Rosebank is ofering an annualpayment option which allows subscribersto make a more convenient one-timepayment. Subscribers may still sign upeach season, but sign up early, as the

program is limited to 200 subscribers inorder to ensure the reshness and qualityo the produce.

Subscribers may choose rom twooptions:

Bag pick-up at locations inCharleston, West Ashley, James Islandand at the arm or residents o Kiawah,Seabrook, and Johns Island.

Deluxe box delivery or residentso the downtown Charleston area

who receive an even greater variety oproduce than the bag share. Te produceis delivered to their doorstep in a cooler-lined box or reshness.

Subscribers receive enough in theirbag or box to make an entire recipe,so you will never receive just one oanything. Te weekly share also includes

a newsletter written by Louise Bennett,co-owner o Rosebank Farms, with armerSidi Limehouse. Te newsletter eatureshealthy recipes or that weeks produce.Share sizes range rom small or singlesor couples, to large or bigger amiliesand those who like to can or reeze their

resh produce.

Share prices are:

Bag pick-up

Small: $200 per season or $600annual

Medium: $300 per season or $900annual

Large: $400 per season or $1,200annual

Have a healthy, green year with island CSAs

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Te ollowing is a summary o policereports originally provided by the FollyBeach Public Saety Department. Reportsare available to the public rom the PublicSaety Department upon request.

December 31- A man reported that his

surboard had been stolen rom his vehiclewhile parked at the Washout area ve daysearlier.

January 1- A car owner reported that hislicense plate had been stolen rom histruck.

January 5- An ocer parked at theWashout noticed a vehicle swerving anddriving on the wrong side o the road ata relatively low speed and pulled over thevehicle. Te driver appeared disorientedupon inspection and denied drinkingany alcohol beore admitting to taking 3Zanax pill s. She was unable to do any eld

sobriety tests and smelled o alcohol. Shesaid she though she was in downtownCharleston, when asked i she knew

where she was. She was arrested or DUI

and then later charged with driving witha suspended license when that act wasdiscovered. She urinated in the back seato the car ater alling asleep and registereda .23 blood/alcohol level at the jail.

January 6- A man reported that handcart/

dolly was stolen rom his residencesometime in the previous two days. Teitem was orange with black tires valued at$75.

January 7- A man reported that hismoped, a black 1995 Feature Rocket 50,

was stolen rom his ront yard. Te mopedwas valued at $250.

January 8- A liquor store employeereported that an unknown man shopliteda bottle o Jim Beam valued at $19.

January 9- Ater witnessing a car ail tocome to a complete stop at a stop signand run slightly o the road a coupleo times, an ocer pulled the vehicleover around 10pm. Both the driver andpassenger appeared to be intoxicicated

and alcohol could be smelled. Te driverexited the vehicle or a eld-sobriety testand dropped a bag o marijuana in thedrivers seat beore getting out, which theocer saw and recovered beore showingit to the driver outside o the vehicle. He

was arrested or possession o marijuana

and additionally charged with DUI aterailing the sobriety test. wo countereit$20 bills were discovered in the car andconscated to give to the Secret Serviceat a later date.

January 9- A man reported that anotherman broke into his home through a window

while he was inside. An altercation tookplace and the victim was able to end othe suspect who went into the kitchen andgrabbed a knie. Te victim ran rom thehouse and was met by a neighbor outside.Ocers did not notice any signs o analtercation in the home or on the victim,but did nd a broken xture where the

victim said the man entered. Te victimwas able to identiy the suspect and wasadvised on how to press charges i he

wished to do so.

January 9- An ocer saw a man drink ingrom a bottle o beer beore getting in hiscar and driving away. He was pulled overand the beer was ound in the cup holdero the car. Te man was cited or driving

with an open container.

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Deluxe Box Delivery

Te Box share contains a greater variety o produce than the bag share.

Small: $360 per season or $1,080 annual

Medium: $480 per sea son or $1,440 annual

Large: $600 per season or $1,800 annual

Subscribers can also add 12-week shares or resh, seasonal fower bouquets ($96),resh eggs rom the Rosebank chickens ($36 or one dozen/per week, $72 or two dozen/per week), and local artisanal Giddy Goat cheese handcrated by Farrah Homire oOrganic Process Productions. Giddy Goat cheese is oered in a variety o favors (PureChevre, Crystallized Ginger, Cracked Pepper Medley/Sea Salt, Pimiento, and HerbCoated Chevre balls marinated in Olive Oil) and are available in two sizes: Small (4oz.) or $50 and Large (8 oz.) or $100.

o subscribe, log on to www.rosebankarms.com/CSA, email [email protected] or call 768-0508.

Rosebank Farms is located at 4455 Betsy Kerrison Parkway on Johns Island, justbeore the Kiawah/Seabrook trac circle.

LegareFarmsOpens

CSAMembershipLegare Farms announces the opening o their Community Supported Agriculture

program to new members or the 2010 vegetable season. A CSA (Community SupportedAgriculture) is a way or the community to orm a relationship with a local arm. Tisis the third year that Legare Farms will be oering a CSA. By making a nancialcommitment to the arm, members help to pay or seeds, ertilizer, water, equipmentmaintenance, labor, and other arm needs in advance. In return, the arm provides,to the best o its ability, a healthy supply o seasonal resh produce throughout thegrowing season. Shareholders take a risk along with the armer on the crop. Farming isa risky business, and so much depends on the weather. Becoming a member creates aresponsible relationship between people and the ood they eat, the land on which it isgrown and those who grow it. A weekly list o vegetables is available, as well as recipesand suggestions or cooking and preserving the vegetables.

Legare Farms CSA provides a hal bushel o produce or a total o 15 weeks: nineweeks in the spring/summer and six weeks in the al l with a mid summer break. Tebasket o produce may include tomatoes, green beans, sweet corn, okra, squash, andradishes, as well as a variet y o other vegetables. Early spring and all may include wintercrops such as collards, turnips, beets, onions, arugula, and lettuce. Te produce basketsare packed with whatever is ready to be picked that week. Te cost or the CSA seasonis $355.

Legare Farms is a ninth generation amily arm on Johns Island and grows sod andnursery plants as well as vegetable crops. Te arms ree range eggs, hormone andantibiotic-ree bee, pork, and poultry are not part o the CSA, but may be purchased atthe various CSA pickup locations each week. A grower will be available at each locationto answer any questions that CSA members may have about their weekly delivery.

For more info on the CSA program, call Legare Farms at 559-0788 or e-mail [email protected]

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Charleston is a ourishing garden

o music. Te gardeners are, ocourse, the local musicians andtheir ruit is a vibrant and eclectic scenegrounded with an intelligent an basethats way ahead o the curve. However, asthe local culture has evolved and grown,those involved may nd themselveslost. Musicians struggle to nd gigs andagents are springing up out o garages.Organizations dont know where toturn to hire a band or their undraiser.

Everyone involved seems to be wandering

aimlessly, trying to nd each other. EnterBen Bounds and Follywood Productions,whose goal it is to make sure that all roadslead to great music.

Follywood Productions is a newevent coordinating service in Charlestonwhich ocuses on providing original liveentertainment or events o any size in theGreater Charleston Area. Te agency willbe ocusing on connecting local bandswith local venues, as well as bringing

touring bands to Charleston and putting

Charleston bands on tour. Follywoodwill also be ocusing on estival booking,both locally and out o town/out o state,corporate and university events, privateunctions and undraisers.

Ben has seven years experience asan event coordinator. He ounded DirtRoad Records in Oxord, Mississippi, in2003, where he handled management,booking and publicity or Southern rockband Daybreakdown , which eaturedCharlestons Reid Stone o Guilt RiddenTroubadouron vocals and rhythm guitar.Hes also worked with more than 100bands and more than 100 venues acrossthe Southeast and Midwest. At Dirt Road,

Ben began to get a sense o the rich music

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By Megan Carroll

Nineis truly a spectacle o the eyes and ears or everyone.It is packed with great talent, marvelous costumes andinteresting choreography, but lacks in making a true bondwith the typica l audience member. o ully appreciate thislm, you need to do your homework. As a young moviebuf, I was advised to look careully into the origins othis Broadway musical and I eel it was the only reason I

was able to make a connection with the lm.Tis lm comes rom the book by Arthur Kopit andMario Fratti which was then created into a Broadwaymusical with lyric s and music by Maury Yeston. Te storyis based on Mario Frattis adaptation o Federico Fellinissemi-autobiographical lm 8 . Fellini came up withthe title 8 rom counting his bodies o work, whichincluded six ull length lms, two short lms and onelm that he co-directed. Yeston put a spine on that whentitling the musical Nine, stating that by adding music to8 , its like hal a number more.

Te plot goes something like this: Not ten days beore

lming is suppose to begin on director Guido Continis(Daniel Day-Lewis) next big hit, we nd that there is ahuge problem; Contini hasnt event written the script!Contending with a mid-lie crisis and severe writer'sblock, Contini nds himsel more obsessed with hispersonal lie than his proessional and it is getting himinto trouble. Sufocating himsel and his creative geniuswith multiple relationships, including haunting visionso his mother (Sophia Loren), an obsessive mistress(Penelope Cruz), his muse (Nicole Kidman) and his wie(Marion Cotillard), Contini nds himsel struggling withbalancing the demons that plague true artists and whathe truly wants rom reality. In the middle o all o this isa lm career on the brink o destruction.

Comparing the research I did on the play and thelm, director Rob Marshall seems to have taken a lighter

approach to the musical itsel and I think that is wherethe disconnect occurred. Te play seemed to be muchdarker and really delved into Continis anguish andstruggles. Te lm never allowed you to truly connectwith h is inner demons the way I imagine t he Broadwayversion did. Yes, it was present in the lm and yes, it waswell acted by Lewis, but it let you needing and wantingmore.

Visually, the lm was stunning, jumping betweenblack and white to color to gritty textures to whimsicaldream sequences. Colleen Atwood designed the costumes

or the lm and all where a east or the eyes, truly

bringing Marshalls vision to lie and only ampliying thebeauty o the predominately emale-based cast. I eel themusic could have been more captivating than it was orcontemporary movie audiences. I you would comparethe score to Evita, Les Miserable or even Moulin Rougeyou would nd that it could not stand on its own.

All in all, Ninewas a joy to watch but not very ulll ingor me. With such an amazing cast, Daniel Day Lewisand Marion Cotillard stealing the show, it was sad to seeit not reach its true potential.

Follywood Productions launches into music scene

Ben Bounds (left) and Hartley Peavey, Founder/CEO of Peavey Electronics, takea moment to smile for the camera. Ben is no stranger to the music business and islaunching Follywood Productions to make it easier for local musicians to succeed andfor those in the business to nd each other.

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It has been 20 years since HurricaneHugo devastated the Charleston area.But ater the 2009 hurricane season

we can all breathe a sigh o relie. In a yearthat reminded everyone o the potential

or disaster, residents o the Lowcountrywere ortunate to enjoy the ruits o arelatively inactive hurricane season.

Tis years light season is largely due tothe El Nio phenomenon that developedin the spring. As the great philosopherChris Farley once said, All other tropicalstorms must bow beore El Nio; and hewas right. An El Nio event results in alot o vertical wind shear in the Gul andAtlantic which disrupts tropical cycloneormation and strength. Because o this,ewer storms tend to orm and those thatdo are generally weak and/or short lived.Hurricane orecasts predicted about 14

named storms in the winter o 2008.Tat number was drastically reduced toeight and nine when the weather systemdeveloped. In other words, tropical storms,and hurricane orecasters, do indeed bow

beore El Nio.Want some proof?

No hurricanes made landall alongthe east coast this year. However, twotropical storms did hit the United Statesvia the Gul o Mexico. ropical StormClaudette was a storm which achievedmaximum sustained winds o 50mph andmade landall near Fort Walton Beach,Florida, on August 17. It was responsibleor two deaths. Hurricane Ida, a category2 hurricane, was downgraded to a tropicalstorm beore stalling over Daughin Island,Alabama. Ida was the second latest stormto make landall since Hurricane Kate in

1985. Ida sustained maximum winds o105mph and was responsible or at least124 deaths in El Salvador due to heavyooding and mudslides.

An easy season

All in all, it was a slow season orhurricanes. Tere were a total o ninenamed storms and two additional ropicalDepressions that never evolved. Tis wasthe lowest total since 1997 when there wereeight named storms. 1997 was the last timewe only had three hurr icanes. wo majorhurricanes ormed last year - Bill and Fred- category 4 and 3 hurricanes respectively.Tat is also the lowest total since 1997,when only one major hurricane ormed.We didnt have a named storm until Anaormed on August 15. Tis was the lateststart since 1992 when Andrew ormed onAugust 17.

Te named storm that came closest toCharleston was ropical Storm Danny.Still, it never came close enough to have areal impact on our area and stalled of thecoast o North Carolina beore dissipating.Danny did, however, result in one death.

Hurricane Bill is the storm that mostlocal people will probably remember rom2009, although we enjoyed clear, sunnyskies during its presence. Tose whonoticed were the surers. On August 21and 22, surers on Folly Beach enjoyed 12to 13 oot waves in very calm conditionsprovided by Hurricane Bill, a Category4 hurricane which churned hundredso miles of the coast. It was an epic day

or Folly Beach and will hold its place inthe memories o local surers or decades.Bill stayed out to sea and weakened as itmoved north, brushing the eastern edge oNova Scotia beore disappearing.

For more inormation on this and otherpast hurricane seasons, visit the NationalHurricane Center at: www.nhc.noaa.gov.

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Lowcountry refects on Hugo in peaceSouth Carolina enjoyS Slow hurriCane SeaSon

Staff RepoRt

Te late Chris Farley, as El Nino, displaysthe awesome efect this natural phenomenoncan have on weather patterns.

2009 Hurricane Season SummaryName Category Max

windsDates NSD Death toll

Ana Tropical Storm 40 Aug. 15-16 2 0

Bill 4 135 Aug. 15-20 6 2

Claudette Tropical Storm 50 Aug 16-17 2 2

Danny Tropical Storm 50 Aug 26-29 4 1

Erika Tropical Storm 60 Sept. 1-3 3 0

Fred 3 120 Sept. 7-12 6 0

Grace Tropical Storm 70 Oct. 5-6 2 0

Henri Tropical Storm 50 Oct. 6-8 3 0

Ida 2 105 Nov. 4-10 7 124

Totals 35 129

NSD means "Named Storm Days"


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scene in Charleston.

I had already booked three or ourtours through Charleston over the years,and had worked with Alex Harris at thePour House and ony McKie at Homeeam BBQ, as well as Reid Stone oGuilt Ridden roubadour, said Ben.Tose guys have been a huge asset tome rom a networking standpoint here inCharleston. And they have continued tohelp me lay the groundwork or FollywoodProductions through my entire rst yearhere. Its taken a little time, but I think

were just about ready to get this thinggoing and start helping the local artistsget their music out there, as well as bringsome high quality touring artists to theCharleston music community.

With the advent o online music sources,Ben realized years ago that a new emphasison live perormance would be necessaryor local musicians to survive. Bounds letDRR in 2006 and or the next year servedas the music and entertainment editor orthree diferent publications. He then tookover the Starkville Area Arts Council, anon-prot organization supporting thearts in Starkville, Mississippi, or oneyear, and ollowed that up by serving asdirector o marketing and media relationsor the Greater Starkville DevelopmentPartnership, ocusing on tourism andChamber o Commerce needs or thecity and county. During that time, heounded First eam Productions, an event

coordination consulting agency. Amonghis Mississippi clients were the HistoricState Teatre in Starkville, wo StickRock & Sushi Bar in Oxord, Te MarketStreet Festival in Columbus, Howlin'at the Moon Festival in West Point andRiverFest in Vicksburg. He was also theounder and event coordinator or the2004 and 2005 Great Southern RockRevival at Te Grove at Ole Miss. Last

January, Bounds moved to Charleston and

began working on establishing FollywoodProductions.

Bounds has already brought severalacts to Charleston, including the BurnsideExploration, Cary Hudson o BlueMountain, a ve-date acoustic run withthree o the ve members oDaybreakdown,Rocket 88, Eclipse: Ultimate Pink FloydExperienceand Memphis bluesman DavisCoen.

"One thing that's really taken me bysurprise is the need or artist and venuerepresentation in Charleston, said Ben.Over the past nine months, I've hadso many bands, venues and estivalcoordinators contact me, it's been startl ing.

It's more than I can handle on my own,so I'm in the process o trying to set upa network o agents and interns who areinterested in learning this business romthe ground up. Hopeully, we'll be movingull-speed ahead by February. It will be achallenge, but I think it's going to be a loto un, too."

Follywood Productions

Launch Partyo introduce Charlestons newest musical instrument, Follywood

Productions is hosting a public launch party on Sunday, January 24, atthe Pour House with an oyster roast at 4pm and live music rom 4:30pm

to 1am. Te Hawkesand Po' Ridgewill be eatured on the Deck rom 4:30-8:30pm. Guilt Ridden roubadourand Lindsay Holler's Western Polaroidswill be on the main stage rom 9pm-1:30am. ickets are $5 or the DeckShow or $10 or All Day/Night.

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