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As the temperatures climb in Charleston, itstime to kick back, enjoy the ocean breeze andindulge in an icy treat or two. Fortunately,Sullivans favorite one-stop shop, the Heron Grocery,has reopened its doors just in time for the summerrush. Snowcones, ice cream, cold drinks, and theupcoming deli at the newly reopened Heron aredrawing crowds of locals and beach-going touristsalike. Missed terribly after its sudden closing inDecember 2008, the Heron now has a new look andfeel thanks to owner Heather Holbrooks seamlessmelding of modern convenience and old-fashioneddecor.

The Heron held a soft opening on May 1, butdespite the low key approach, lines of children andparents clamored in throughout the day for pennypopsicles and rainbow sno cones. The colorful icetreats have been a best seller for the shop, secondonly to the best island hot dog around. Need beer?birthday candles? Forgot to grab laundry detergentat the grocery store? This little shops proprietoraspires to meet all of your last minute and beachbound needs.

A local resident, Heather says she could not behappier with her new business on the island. I loveseeing the same faces two or three times every day.People keep coming in, telling me that its just sohappy in here. The community support has beenastonishing.

Possibly the only place around that still sells candyfor a dime, the old-fashioned general store feel of theHeron is inviting to a wide array of customers. Thecharacter of the store still resonates from the days

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O wning a home on the frontbeach is a dream cometrue for some residents.Being able to see the sun riseover the ocean from your livingroom or hearing the waves lapon the beach as you fall asleepis a daily blessing for a selectfew. However, that blessing hasturned into a nightmare for somefront beach homeowners on ourbarrier islands.

Last year, a conglomerationof residents, homeowners,Charleston County, the Stateof South Carolina and the Cityof Isle of Palms paid nearly$10 million to renourish theWild Dunes beach area wheresandbags were the only objectskeeping the ocean from washingunderneath homes at high tide.At the request of affected propertyowners inside Wild Dunes, theCity put themselves on the hookfor about 20 percent of the $10million price tag. Now, the Townof Sullivans Island nds itself ina similar situation.

While some residents of Sullivans Island complainbecause their beach front homenow has a small forest in frontof it because of land accretion,others are upset over a beachthat has disappeared before

their eyes. According to CottonHarness, a lawyer speaking onbehalf of the affected propertyowners, 12 homes are in the lineof re of cyclical erosion. Harnesspresented the plight to membersof the Sullivans Island TownCouncil on May 19.

He stated that he was currentlyin litigation with the Stateregarding the Ocean and CoastalResource Management (OCRM)of ce in an effort to get sandbags

on the beach. The sandbags,he says, would prevent furthererosion and protect the properties.However, permission has not beengranted. While Harness ghts thelegal battle to use sandbags, he

wants the Town to help with aninterim plan.

Harness presented the Town with two options. First wasa $6 million renourishmentproject whose cost would bespread around like the Isle of Palms project. The second idea,

however, was the one which heconsidered to be the best option. The plan would enlarge the groinsthat currently exist in the erosionarea to create T groins which

would strictly limit the egress of sand from the interior area. Sand

would then be taken from anotherpart of the island and used to llin the eroding beach. The totalcost would be approximately $1million. Harness asked the Townto pay for the nourishment and

to allow sand to be taken fromanother area of the island.

It was admitted thatrenourishment would have to bedone over again on occasion asthe sand would continue to erode.Furthermore, he noted that thenew groins might actually impedea potential shoal that wouldattach itself and rescue the beachin the future, according to naturalcycles.

Because of the proclaimedcritical nature of the erosion in the

area, Harness told the Council, If were going to do this, we need todo it this year.

Already the Town has struggledto deal with budget shortfalls inthis depressed economy and theCouncil only recently increasedbusiness license fees in a partialeffort to offset the shortfall. Beinga major nancial partner in a$1 million project for 12 home-owners might translate to a bitethat is too large for the Town to

chew. However, they may not evenhave the opportunity to decide.

Harness, who actually workedfor the OCRM as a legal expert inthe past, argued that it is illegalto use sandbags and questionedhow the Isle of Palms was ableto do it in the past. However, theOCRMs website is very clear thatit is not illegal to use sandbags,properties just have to be inimminent danger and emergencyorders have been given. If conditions are met, the OCRMcan permit the use of sandbags.

Furthermore, the OCRM statesthat erosion control measureslike groins can actually accelerateerosion. As a result, their policyon these structures is very clear:

South Carolina applies a strictregulatory position where thesestructures [groins] are concerned.No new erosion control structuresare allowed seaward of the setbackline. Functional erosion controlstructures may not be enlarged,strengthened or rebuilt, but maybe maintained in their presentcondition.

The plan presented to theCouncil makes no attempt tohide the fact that erosion controlmeasures are being enlarged. BillEiser, who is most often involvedin these local projects on behalf

of the OCRM, did not respond toquestions about the sandbagsor whether the plan would evenbe considered by our publicationdeadline. However, Harness didsuggest to the Council that Eiser

was very eager to help protect theaffected properties.

The OCRM would have toapprove of every aspect of theproposed plan before any workcould begin.

A sandy requestr e s i d e n t s a s k t o w n f o r b e a c h n o u r i s h M e n t f u n d s

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Sandbags being remo ed from Wild D nes in May of 2008.

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A friendly goodbyeEverett Presson, who will beabsent from the Town Councilsnext meeting in June, took a mo-ment to say goodbye during hislast meeting as a member of theCouncil.Its been a quick four years,Presson said. Ive never worked

with a ner group of people thanthis Council.He went on to refer to his fellowCouncil members as good friendsand praised the various depart-ment leaders for their work.Mayor Carl Smith spoke onbehalf of Council and referencedPressons efforts to make Sulli-vans Island better before comingonto the Council. He stated thatPresson raised money to get theaccreted land the designation itneeded when there wasnt anyavailable and praised his effortsto make Sullivans Island therst municipality in South Caro -lina to pass a smoking ban.Its been a pleasure serving with

you, Mayor Smith said.Presson said he looks forwardto spending more time with hisfamily now that he is no longerobligated to do the work of amember of Council. He seemedsatis ed, saying it had been hisgoal to make Sullivans Islandstand out as the friendliest gov-ernment in America.

I think we did it, he said.Drunk with fearOne resident complained tothe Council about the drunk-enness and party atmospherethat seems to occur in the com-mercial district after hours.She referenced an instance of extreme drunkenness where apolice of cer caught an individ -ual who had fallen down several

times on the way to his vehicleand allowed the man to contacta friend who picked him up. Shealluded to Sullivans Island gar-nering a reputation of being softon public drunkenness, which isattracting a particular element tothe island. She was worried thatsomeone was going to be killed if drunken behavior was not pun-ished. However, there are onlytwo or three of cers on duty ata time and an arrest takes oneof cer off the island for severalhours.

Mayor Smith responded thatthe Town could not afford to hireany more police of cers at thistime. Furthermore, he admittedthat the Town had instructed thepolice force to be more consider-ate and friendly because people

were complaining that they weretoo strict.

A bump in the road The Council announced thatplans to repave Middle Streethave been put on hold. Theproject was being done by theSouth Carolina Department of

Transportation (SCDOT) and wassupposed to be begin a couple of months ago. In fact, the TownsWater and Sewer Departmentconducted its work on somepipes crossing Middle Street inorder to be nished in time for

the DOT to do its work. How-ever, a lack of funding is beingblamed for the DOTs inability tofollow through. The Town planson meeting with Secretary of

Transportation Buck Limehouseas well as State RepresentativeMike Sottile on the matter some-time in the future.

BTW :-)Police Chief Danny Howard stat-

ed that he is in the process of evolving public noti cation intothe texting era. Chief Howard isgetting the Town involved in aprogram so that residents canregister their cell phone numbers

with the Town and be noti ed bytext for any number of reasons.

They would have the ability toinclude pictures and possiblyvideo, if relevant. He says theapplication is being processed atthe current time. Contact TownHall for more information.

Ordinances The Council passed second read-ing of Ordinance 2009-02 whichgives the Zoning Administratorthe authority to approve certainminor projects, alterations, anddesign changes to previously is-

sued certi cates of appropriate -ness. It will allow some people toavoid the Design Review Boardand increase ef ciency for small -er projects.

They also passed rst readingof ordinance 2009-04, whichamends the Towns smoking or-dinance to comply with a Federalmandate.

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when it was known as GrubersWishing Well, but with a freshstyle and brighter colors.

The interior re ects the warmth, style, and all-aroundgood feeling that is part andparcel of Heathers personality,says Emily Abedon, a good friendof Heathers and daily customer.My kids were talking about thecandy wall for weeks before theHeron was open for business.Ithas delivered their sweet dreams.Im just plum-crazy for the plum-colored oor!

Enticingly cozy but with betterow of space thanks to the recentgutting and recon guring of theinterior, the store incorporatesquaint and unexpected pieces -most notably, the cant-miss-itblue cash register ,circa 1898.

Heathers husband, Tim, helpsher manage the after school, rush-hour swarm from 2:30 to 4:30pm.

The Holbrooks are delighted thatsummer is only days away, andsay they are looking forward tolling lots more tummies full of tasties, every day from 7am to8pm.

If youre in the mood forsomething a little more stick to

your ribs for dinner however, a

ve-minute walk down MiddleStreet offers the best barbecuein Charleston. Fiery Rons Home

Team BBQ opened on Thursday,May 21, in the old Berts barlocation. Its laid-back, rusticatmosphere, enhanced by its livemusic and versatile menu, aimsto respectfully commemorate theBerts that the locals knew andloved.

The Southern hospitality,excellent food and diversemusical entertainment offered bythe Home Teams other locationin West Ashley, which earnedlocal awards including Best

Jazz and Blues Club, Best BarStaff, and Best Barbecue fromthe Charleston City Paper last

year, will be in keeping with theSullivans venue, as well. Knownfor its pulled pork barbequeand ribs, the menu also has avegetable platter and a kids menufor ages 12 and under. Theirsouthern sides are aptly namedpinch hitters, and include macn cheese, collards, creamy grits,potato salad and a vegetable of the day. Its combination of nightlyentertainment and lip-smackingfood promises to provide bothresidents and visitors a reasonto head to Sullivans downtownarea.

On the same street is anothernew kid in town: Marsh WindsExecutive Suites.

Local resident Loren Ziff, whodeveloped the property, saysthe elements that de ne thebuildings interior - twenty-fourof ces, four conference rooms,and communal fax and printingareas - offer an idyllic, work-lifebalance that goes hand-in-hand

with its barrier island location."Its got wrap-around porches,

its a block from the beach,its across the street from theplayground and the gym, and itsonly minutes from great food,Loren explains. There is evenparking for golf carts and bikes.Yet inside, it maintains a seriousapproach to business.

Laid-back luxury is the overallstyle of the interior, with bamboooors and tropically-inspiredfurnishings by local companyBauer International. Severaltenants recently moved in to theof ces, which rent between $800and $1000 a month - a pricethat includes furniture, around-the-clock controlled access,and wireless internet servicefrom anywhere on the property,including the decks.

The name Marsh Windsmay seem obvious, given its

location. However, there isa personal story behind itsorigins. Mrs. Ziffs grandparents beloved beach house in GardenCity Beach, SC, was called MarshWinds, and the sign even usesthe same font as the originallettering from their house.

Loren recently described hisoriginal vision for Marsh Winds toa local resident who was touringthe newly-opened of ce building.

Its a place to be comfortablein a business suit, ip opsand shorts, or both, Lorenexplained, adding that, its aplace for tenants, residents, andneighbors to congregate andbuild relationships.

Loren was delighted atthe residents response. Hecalled it A business spa, saidLoren. A place where serenityand serious commerce cometogether. I thought that was anapt description of the kind of jobperk that accompanies an of cein the middle of a barrier islandparadise.

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Letter to the Editor

T he concept of love where you live has become anincreasingly popular themeas the housing market strugglesto readjust itself and homeownersare accepting the fact that theirequity might not be going up asfast as it might have two yearsago. Instead of dreaming of thenext new home and what featuresit would have that their currenthome lacks, homeowners areconsidering ways to make theircurrent home the home of theirdreams.

Thats where Jay Brown andBrown Contractors come in. Aresident of Sullivans Island,

Jay Brown made the decisionrecently to bring his businessto Sullivans, taking up shop inone of the tucked away of cesabove Station 22 Restaurant.Specializing in high end customhomes and renovations, BrownContractors has custom projectsin Downtown Charleston andseveral ongoing projects on theIsle of Palms, Sullivans Islandand Kiawah Island. Althoughtheyre known for their homebuilding, Brown Contractors also

offers their services with smallerprojects. We dont just have tobuild a ve million dollar home,said Louie Gambrell, projectsupervisor. Our backgroundand specialization is in high endconstruction and remodeling. Wedo renovations with innovation.

Brown Contractors is especiallyproud of their design team,

which has assisted with highend renovations for many of theirnew homeowners with everythingfrom complete home design tobuilding a new front walkway

to replacing a front door. Wedo landscaping, hardscaping,outdoor kitchens and livingenvironments, permeable andpervious pavers really, anyimprovement youd like to maketo your home, we can do it, saidGambrell. As a certi ed LEEDgreen builder, Brown Contractorscan also help with any eco-friendlyimprovements, including certi ed

wind mitigation inspections, aservice which can lower an islandhomeowners insurance by asmuch as a third.

For more information on Brown

Contractors or to receive a free estimate on your next project,contact Jay Brown or Louie Gambrell at 270-4201 or drop by the of ce at 2205 Middle Street,Suite 204, Sullivans Island.

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O n May 19, the Isle of Palms formally welcomedtheir newest City Councilmember to the team. BarbaraBergwerf, who ran against RonDenton for former Councilmember - now Mayor - DickCronins seat, won the election

with 446 votes, or 57.03% of thevotes. Of the 3,333 registeredvoters on the Isle of Palms, 785(23.55%) turned out for the Isleof Palms special elections on May12.

When asked about hervictory, Council memberBergwerf had this to say:I have been involved in communityissues since moving to the Isle of Palms, but deciding to run forthe City Council seat vacated byDick Cronin was a huge decision:a decision made easier with the

support of my family and friends. The campaign was a very positiveexperience and something totallynew to me. I was able to meet ourcitizens face to face and discusstheir hopes for the island. I wasable to make new friends andreconnect with old friends from

Wild Dunes to Breech Inlet.If I have come away from thecampaign with one thing, it isthat our citizens want the feelingof community. Yes, we welcometourists, but Isle of Palms is ourhome and we need to build on oursense of community, strengthenour neighborhoods and encourageour business community tomarket this island as a wonderful

place to live.Since

Election Daya little overtwo weeks

ago, I haventhad a greatdeal of timeto sit backand enjoythe victory. Ihave alreadyattendedseveralmeetings in

my capacity asmember of the City Council. Ourisland faces many challenges

with the downturn in theeconomy and I look forward tohelping our community navigatethrough these troubled times.

I will be an accessibleCouncil member and encourageinteraction with the residentsand business community. WhileI enjoyed discussing issues withthose I met while campaigning,I am looking forward to evenmore discussions now that I amserving on City Council.

Isle of Palms welcomes Bergwerf to City Council

Mayor Cronin swears in Barbara Bergwerf while Catherine Malloy (friend and campaign manager) facilitates.

Barbara's friends celebrate her ictory d ring her post election par ty.


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O n June 26, lifeguards fromthe Charleston area andthroughout South Carolina will come together to competein a challenge to showcase, test

and honor lifesaving skills. The12th Annual SCRPA LifeguardCompetition will begin at8:30am in Mount Pleasant andcontinue in the afternoon on

Folly Beach. Teams will consist of three or

four accredited lifeguards and canbe registered up to the day of theevent. The event will feature poolevents at the R.L. Jones Center inMount Pleasant followed by beachevents beginning at 1:30pm at theFolly Beach County Park.

Mount Pleasant RecreationDepartment Aquatics Coordinator

Jeff Garrard, who is helping toorganize the event, remarks thatthe competition is not only a funexperience for the participatinglifeguards, but also providestness and skills training for theguards in addition to buildingcamaraderie.

The guards form a bondfrom practicing together for thecompetition which carries over totheir workplace, said Garrard.And the actual training they doin preparation for the competitionbuilds their lifesaving skills andin turn increases their expertise

and knowledge at the pool orbeach.

Pool events at the R.L. JonesCenter include Spinal InjuryManagement, Brick Tow Relay,50-Yard Sprint, Submerged DeepWater Rescue with CPR, 500-Yard Swim and 100-Yard Relayevents. Beach events at FollyBeach County Park will includeRun-Swim-Run, One-Mile Run,Beach Flags and Active Rescueevents.

Lunch will be served in betweenthe two series of events. An awardsceremony will immediately followthe competition, with awardsgiven to rst, second and thirdplace teams.

To qualify to compete, allparticipants must be certi edthrough an accredited agencyand provide proof of certi cation.

Teams must be composed of three to four members, with atleast one male and one female oneach team. Entry fees are $50per team and proof of certi cationmust be furnished with theregistration form. Interestedteams may register or requestmore information from MPRDAquatics Coordinator Jeff Garrardat 884-2528. Day-of registration

will be available at the R.L. JonesCenter from 8 - 8:30am.

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Calling all lifeguardsProvided by sarah reynolds,

Mount Pleasant recreation dePartMent

Mo nt Pleasant Recreation Department lifeg ard Da e Johnston, center, di es toretrieve a ag from the sand before other competing lifeguards during one of the beache ents of the 2008 SCRPA Lifeg ard Competition at Folly Beach Co nty Park.

T he Budweiser Bikini Bashkicked off on Sunday, May17, at The Windjammer onthe Isle of Palms. The contest willrun every Sunday afternoon for13 weeks and is being sponsoredby Budweiser, Bud Light Lime,95SX and the Charleston CityPaper. Along with the bikinicontest, a variety of live musicalartists will play each week.Contests begin around 5:30pm

with musicians taking the stageat 7pm.

Participants will enter thecontest on the day of the eventand will be judged by theaudience. Each week, a nalist

will be selected and will receive$500. There will also be a wildcard contest for the girls thatdont win each week, where fanscan vote online with 95SX. Theonline winner contest will receive$250. The grand prize winner

will receive $4,000 and two y-away concert trips from 95SXand the second place runner-up will win $1000. Total cashprizes for the Budweiser BikiniBash are $12,250. Contestantsmust be at least 18 years old toenter.

For more information visit www.windjammeriop.com or e-mail [email protected].

Bikini Bash is backBikini Bash calendar:

Sunday, May 31: Round #4. Musi-cal guests: T he Pop Machine.Sunday, June 7: Round #5. Musicalguests: Stoneking .Sunday, June 14: Round #6.Musical guests: The Head Shop Boys.Sunday, June 21: Round #7. Musical guests:Cowboy Mouth (tickets are $15

available at etix.com or at theWindjammer).Sunday, June 28: Round #8. Musical guests:Lefty at the Washout (outsidestage at 7pm), The B Founda- tion (inside stage at 8pm), Mike Pinto (outside stage at 9pm)and BALLYHOO (inside stage10pm.Saturday, July 4: Round #9. Musical guests:Playlist (starting at 10pm.

Tickets $8 - available at etix.com or at the Windjammer).Sunday, July 5: Round #10. Musical guests:Playlist .


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A Piccolo FANTASY

S ullivans Islander CarolMcGill is, once again,leaving her artistic mark onCharleston via the 2009 PiccoloSpoleto festival. McGill won the2008 Vanishing LandscapesSpoleto competition and the2005 Cooper River Bridge Rundesign competition, and fromnow through June 13, McGillstalent will be on display at theReal Estate Studio, 214 KingStreet, in the form of her latestinstallation Charleston green:FANTASY.

McGill credits hergrandchildren for giving her theworld exploration theme asthe inspiration for this show.You might notice them, tuckedinto a mermaids posture along-side a splashing dolphin orloggerhead turtle. Imaginationand the joy of life are the heart of a child, she says. The preciousimagination of a child is theethereal gem you can hope tond while exploring McGillsexplorations.

These images are painted onCharleston Green backgrounds.

Each canvas is treated to manycoats of house paint, mixed to thatperfect shade that recreates theshutter and joggling board colorof so many downtown houses,McGill explains. The creaturesthat dwell on these canvases

were studied, photographed,drawn and birthed in oil withconsideration to texture andvibrancy. The style is bold, loose,almost sculpting these beingsinto existence while being surethat their personality shinesthrough.

The show is a kaleidoscopeof nature, living and breathing,

with images coming from ourmarshes and waterways as

well as exotic locales whoserepresentatives were found atthe Columbia Zoo.

The beautiful studio spaceon King Street, just steps fromthe Charleston Place Hotel, wasdonated by Randy Walker of Dunes Properties. Carol McGill

will be among her art work at theReal Estate Studio on Sundayafternoons from 2:30-5:30pm.

T he Wood Stork has beenfederally classi ed as anendangered species in theUS since 1984. Its numbers inthe U.S. began to plummet in the1960s due to habitat loss in theeverglades and other wetland lossin the southeast. Wood Storksstand at almost four feet tall andcan weigh up to 10 pounds. Theyare easilyrecognizedin ight,since theyy withtheir necksand legsextendedand haveblackprimary( ight)

feathers. They arespecializedfeeders

who foragein shallow, murky water and relyon touch, not sight, to captureminnows and small invertebrates.

They begin breeding at the age of

three or four and nest in rookeriesalongside ibises, herons andanhingas.

I took this photograph at arookery at Dill Plantation on JamesIsland, where three small ponds

with islands make ideal breedinggrounds for the Wood Storks. TheDepartment of Transportationis planning to extend I-526 and

two of itspossibleroutes fall

within DillPlantation,

which isownedby theCharlestonMuseum.One routeis almost

directlyover theHeron Pond

where thisphoto was

taken. Hopefully, the EndangeredSpecies Act will precludeconstruction along these tworoutes.

The Wood Storkby sarah harPer

Carol McGill and Randy Walker enjoy Carol's ar t at the Real Estate St dio on K ing St.


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2009 S.C. Governors CupBill shing Series dates :May 27-30 - 42nd AnnualGeorgetown Blue Marlin Tour-namentcontact Ricky [email protected] or www.georgetownlandingmarina.com

July 8-11 - HMY/VikingMEGADOCK Bill shing Tour -namentcontact McKenzie [email protected] 22-25 - Bohicket Marina

Invitational Bill sh Tourna -mentcontact Bryan [email protected]

T he South CarolinaGovernors Cup Bill shingSeries launched the

2009 edition May 13-16 at theannual Edisto Marina Bill sh

Tournament. This year commemorates the

21st season of the GovernorsCup Bill shing Series, aprogram coordinated by the S.C.Department of Natural Resources(DNR) that has accomplishedmuch towards the promotionand enhancement of marineresources conservation, mostnotably the 100 percent releaserate of bill sh caught and releasedduring the 2008 Series. For the2009 season, the Series consistsof four tournaments along theSouth Carolina coast, concluding

July 25 with the BohicketMarina Invitational Bill sh

Tournament.Despite small craft advisories

that prevented shing on dayone, the weather was excellentfor both Friday and Saturday forthe 27 boats participating in thisSeries tournament. Wally Jenkinsand Amy Dukes, Series programcoordinator and tournamentcoordinator respectively, saidthat the shing was excellent.The hospitality extended to theeet and enthusiastic supportof the citizens and leaders of Edisto Beach helped kick off

what is likely to be a great yearfor the Series, said Jenkins.

Jenkins and Dukes recorded 13bill sh caught and released byparticipating anglers during thetournament, including 11 bluemarlin and two sail sh. In addition,a total of 355 dolphin were landedduring the weekend. However,no tuna or wahoo were landed.

Edisto Marina Bill shTournament awards :

Outstanding Bill sh Boat :Miss Magnolia, owned andcaptained by Tram Colket. Anglerscaught and released two blue

marlins, accruing 1,200 points.Miss Magnolia also earnedtop honors as the OutstandingBill sh Conservationist boatfor tagging and releasing bothmarlins.

Second place for OutstandingBill sh Boat : Blue Sky, ownedby Greg Smith. Steven Crammercaptained the boat which caughtand released a blue marlin onFriday.

Third place for OutstandingBill sh Boat : Fin Addict,

owned and captained by DannyMassalon. Angler Tara Asbillcaught and released a bluemarlin and also earned the honorof being designated OutstandingLady Angler.

Second place Lady Angler:

Kasey Dantzler aboard DoughBoy won with the release of asail sh, while Kym Harringtonon My Time Out came in thirdfor the capture of a 19.2-pounddolphin.

Outstanding Dolphin: RapidPace, owned by Sam Schirmerand Trey Banks and captainedby Schirmer. Angler Trey Sireslanded a 52.6 pound dolphin toearn top honors.

First place for OutstandingYouth Angler: Will Gould

won for a 29.4-pound dolphincatch aboard KiKi. Secondplace for Outstanding YouthAngler : Buster Murdaugh forreeling in a 26.8-pound dolphinaboard Blacksheep. TheBlacksheep also successfullytagged and released 11 dolphin,earning then 550 points towardsthe Blue Water ConservationAward.

For more information on the South Carolina Governors Cup Bill shing Series, contact Wally Jenkins at (843) 953-9835 or [email protected], and Amy Dukes at (843) 953-9365 or [email protected]. Visit the Web site at http://govcup.dnr.sc.gov/ to learn more about the South Carolina Governors Cup Bill shing Series and to keep up with this years standings.

Governors Cup Bill shing Serieskicks off at Edisto Marina

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E ast Cooper CommunityOutreach (ECCO) needssummertime volunteersto help meet the needs of theirclients. Volunteers are neededto interview clients, stockshelves and pack grocery bags,sort clothes and assist clients

with shopping and clothingselection.

Greg Never, volunteercoordinator, says, A lot of

our volunteers are from thenorth and return home duringthe summer months. We arein an urgent situation to lltheir places for the summer.Summer is normally one of ourbusiest times during the yearto give out food, since childrenare home from school and theydo not bene t from the freelunch programs. We expectto see more demand thanever because of our current

economic situation.ECCO is also extending its

hours of giving away emergencyfood on Tuesday evenings until7 pm to help those who cannotcome in during working hours.Normal hours of service areMonday through Friday from10 am to 4 pm and Saturdaymornings from 9 am to noon.

ECCO is dedicated to helping those in our community

who are in tough economic situations. Since its inception after Hurricane Hugo, its services currently include assistance with emergency

food and nancial assistance for rent and utilities. It also provides clothing, prescription assistance, furniture, medical and dental care. Interested

potential volunteers may contact Greg at 849-9220 or gnevers@ eccocharleston.org.

Lend a hand this summer by Jack little

T urtle nesting has begun! Therst Loggerhead nest wasfound on Cape Island nearMcClellanville on May 7. Every

year, the number of loggerheadnests uctuates because adifferent group of female turtlesreturn to our beaches to lay eggs.An individual turtle may lay twoto six nests at two week intervalsfrom late May to early August onthe Isle of Palms or SullivansIsland. Each nest contains anaverage of 126 protein-rich eggs,so this effort greatly reducesher nutritional stores. For thatreason, she will probably skipone to three seasons until herbody is capable of producing 600plus eggs again.

Those of us who are volunteersfor the SC Department of Natural Resources always lookforward to the expert predictionof Sally Murphy, former SC Sea

Turtle Coordinator. Her methodincorporates previous years nest numbers, factoring in howmany turtles should return andhow many should be joining thenesting population, etc. Last year

was a high year for our statesnests with 4,500. This year,Sally predicts about 3,200 nests

statewide. Our Turtle Team had 30nests in 2008, so if we use Sallysformula, we should be in the low20s in nest numbers this season.Weve had everywhere from 10 to56 nests in recent years. It may bepossible that the renourishmentproject in Wild Dunes loweredour numbers slightly and raisedDewees Islands nests slightlybecause turtles would be likelyto avoid the lights and heavyequipment on the beach all night.So it is possible that we will bein the mid to upper 20s in nestnumbers this year.

The beach is in good conditionfor nesting, with the wide expanseof new sand between 53rd Avenueand Ocean Point on the Isle of Palms. The southern sectionhad some scarping or erosionfrom the tide causing steeplychopped off dunes during the

fall and winter storms, but thenatural process of sand blowingup the beach has nicely repairedthe dunes in most places. OnSullivans Island the sandbaroffshore appears to be slowingattaching itself, and the tidalgully near Station 26 now hasno outlet to Breach Inlet and isenclosed.

On May 7, we had ourorientation and welcomed 33new volunteers. Two of them arealready Aquarium Sea TurtleVolunteers as well truly devotedto turtles and part of a large crowd

who helped with the release of 320lb. loggerhead female Debordieuat the County Park on the Isle of Palms on May 2. We were alsohappy to welcome Betsy Brabsonand Jeff McClary and many of the sea turtle volunteers whocame down the coast to see theirturtle Deb released.

On Friday, May 15, our beachpatrol began, and we will beout there at dawn looking fortracks and new nests. This willcontinue until August 15 withnest protection duties extendinginto late September and perhaps

early October. Lets hope for agood year with lots of nests.

Unfortunately, the season hasalso begun with turtle strandings- eight of them for us as of May 12.

The total reported in SC by May12th was 26, with 57 for GA, and99 for NC. All of ours were dead

when they washed ashore. Thisincluded three loggerheads, threegreen sea turtles, and two KempsRidley. Three had propeller marksfrom boat strikes.

If you ever come across astranded sea turtle, dead or alive,or sea turtle tracks that have notbeen reported, please call thepolice non-emergency number at886-6522 or Mary Pringle at 886-8733.

Lets hope for a good year withlots of loggerhead nests!

Turtle nesting season beginsby Mary Pringle


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E veryone writes kerplunk whensomething falls into the water,said author Julie McLaughlin tothe room of rst graders at Sullivans IslandElementary as she described a page in herbook Mr. Gators up the Creek . And myeditor told me to come up with somethingelse. So I walked down to the pond by my

house and threw a handful of rocks intothe water. And do you know what I heard? The rst rock sounded like splish and thesecond sounded like plop. So in the book,

when the turtles jump into the water, theygo splish and plop. The children giggled,but soon quieted down as McLaughlinnished the rest of her story, then dimmedthe lights for a lm about how she wrotethe Mr. Gator series.

Even though each school visit is a thrillingexperience for childrens book author JulieMcLaughlin, coming to Sullivans IslandElementary on Wednesday, May 20, wasespecially exciting as it was, in a way, ahomecoming for her. McLaughlin taughtat Sullivans Island Elementary for 17

years before retiring and taking on thefull time job of childrens book author. Infact, the very rst edition of the Mr. Gator series Hungry Mr. Gator , was written forher students as a project in how to tell a storyabout their life experiences. She still carriesaround that rst edition, written and coloredin with bold magic marker and pencil edits

where she changed the title of the book from

Ole Mr. Gator to Hungry Mr. Gator. Today, the Mr. Gator series is accepted

throughout South Carolina as history andscience books as they describe all of the

bodies of water in the State, as well as the wetlands. All three of her books - Hungry Mr.Gator, Mr. Gators Up the Creek and Mr. Gator Hits the Beach were illustrated in beautifulindividual water colors by her dear friend and

neighbor, artist Ann Marie McKay. You gettwo for the price of one, McLaughin smiled,a great story and exceptional South Carolina

watercolors.In the lm, McLaughlin runs into McKay

painting beside the creek that meandersbehind their homes. McLaughlin pointed tothe landing where McKay had set up hereasel. Do you recognize that? She asked.

The kids shouted, yes! as they realizedthe artist was standing on the rocky banks

where Mr. Gator sunned himself in the bookHungry Mr. Gator .

Always the consummate teacher,McLaughlin wrapped up her presentationby showing the children a real alligatorshead and reminding them that alligatorsare real animals in the wild. Never feedalligators! She said. If you give them food,they wont be scared of you anymore andthey might start to think that you lookpretty tasty, too. She also told them notto swim where alligators might be in the

water, as alligators have bad eyesight inmurky waters and might think that youre ash. And nally, she said that, even thoughbaby alligators are cute, dont touch them!

Their mother is surely close by and they arevery, very protective.For more information about author Julie

McLaughlin, visit www.legacypublications.com. The Mr. Gator series is available at Barnes & Noble, through Amazon.com and in bookstores throughout the state.

Mr. Gators homecoming

A thor J lie McLa ghlin with the Mr. Gator series.


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Frid , M 29Folly Moonlight MixerFrom 7pm 11pm, local DJ RobDuren will spin the hottest oldiesand beach music around. Advancetickets are $10 and $8 for Charles-ton County residents. If available,tickets purchased on-site are $10.Only 600 tickets will be sold forthis event. No refunds or exchang-

es. Call 795-4FUN or visit www.ccprc.com for more informationand additional Mixer dates.

S turd , M 30Living history at Fort MoultrieOn the weekend of May 30-31,members of the Tramp Brigade Or-ganization of Historical Interpret-ers will present a series of livinghistory programs at Fort Moultriedemonstrating garrison and soldierlife in 1859. The fort is open daily,9am to 5pm. Regular admission$5/family, $3/adult, $1/seniors.

Folly Beach Wahine ClassicMay 30-31 High tide 2pm.For more info, call NancyHussey at 843-343-4047 oremail [email protected].

Wednesd , June 3East Cooper CaregiverEducation SessionFrom 9:30-10:30am at All SaintsLutheran Church, 2107 Hwy.17 North, Mt. Pleasant. Thismonths session will feature Dr.David Oyster, Periodontist, DMD,MS, from Sewee Dental Care, who

will speak on the importance of good oral care and how to accom-plish this when caregiving for anolder adult. For more information,call Ginger at 810-5576.

Piccolo Spoleto Goes to theBeach presents The Wizard of OzAt the Isle of Palms RecreationCenter from Wednesday, June 3

Saturday, June 6. Doors openat 6:30pm and the show begins at

7pm. Admission is $5: children 6 &under are free. Advance tickets areon sale at the Recreation Center:#24 28th Avenue, Isle of Palms.886-8294.

Thursd , June 4Book Signing & wine and cheesereception Do Old Dogs Dream Author Harold

J. Creel, Jr. will be signing booksat Pet Helpers from 7pm 9pm.Pet Helpers, 1447 Folly Road,

James Island All evening proceedsbene t the rescue and care of PetHelpers senior canines. The GreyMuzzle Foundation, a nationalorganization, will be on hand toshare information on the care of senior dogs.

Body, Mind & Spirit for Dogs andtheir PeopleDogs of all breeds and their wellbehaved people - are invited to at-tend a special Wild Heir LabradorRescue (WHLR) bene t from 6 to

9pm at Fetch Doggy Day Care at1990 Ashley River Road in WestAshley. For further info, visit www

wildheirlabradorrescue.org.

Frid , June 5I Do! I Do!Isle of Palms resident and direc-tor of Sprinkles Entertainment,Kirk Sprinkles, presents the Spo-leto theater performance I Do! IDo! June 5, 6 & 7. 8pm. (3pm on

June 7) at the Sottile Theatre, 44George St. Charleston. Tickets are$25, $23 for seniors/students.

Ticket Web www.ticketweb.com.Broadway Performing Arts Studios881-7006.

S turd , June 6

Wheelin Sportsman Event,Cat sh RoundupA shing event for disabled men,

women and children of all ages,the Wheelin Sportsmen of theNational Wild Turkey Federationbring back the Annual Low Coun-try Cat sh Roundup. Bring anyone and anything that you need tospend time in the outdoors. Freefood and refreshments for partici-pants. 8-12pm. Pre-registration isrequested; for more info and to reg-ister call Sewee Centerat 928-3368. Free

National Trails

Day, VolunteersNeeded for Event The Backpackerstore is seekingvolunteers tohelp refurbish acampsite and dosome trailmaintenance inthe Francis Marion

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With over 422 speciesof birds calling SouthCarolina their home,telling the differences betweenone species and another mayseem like a challenge to mostpeople. But to one of South

Carolinas leading naturalists,Rudy Mancke, that challenge is aliteral walk in the park. Mankesknack for bird identi cation, as

well as his vast general knowledgeof South Carolinas ora andfauna, was obvious as he lead 75people on a walking nature tourof the Center for Birds of Prey onMay 9.

Mancke, who is best known asthe host of pubic radios NatureNotes, as well as the former hostof the nationally syndicated TVshow NatureScene, enlightenedthe crowd by pointing out nature

at work: from the noise of themale cicadas to the identi ablecharacteristics of poison ivy.What is fascinating about Rudyis he takes three steps and ndsincredible things at your feet that

you normally would have neverseen, said Sullivans Islandresident and attendee, BeezerMolten. He nds things that a

regular person would probably walk right over and not thinktwice about.

Molten, who has visited theCenter for Birds of Prey onprevious occassions, foundManckes knowledge of the birds

equally fascinating. Going out tothe Center is always a fun thingto do, he said. Doing the walk

with Rudy made it even moreinteresting because he was ableto explain the environment thatthe birds naturally live in, as wellas tell us about the animals.

Mancke also explained hisphilosophy on nature as he

walked throughout the 152acres belonging to the Center forBirds of Prey. He explained thatthe natural world can be brokeninto three groups: the producers,

who make their own food; the

consumers, who consumeothers; and the decomposers, who help break things down.Mancke clari ed this processas the great recycling systemand added, Death is part of life,and without death, the recyclingsystem doesnt work.

Jim Elliott, executive directorof the Center for Birds of Prey,

practices this philosophy withinthe Centers own program and

was delighted to hear Manckestalk. At the Center, we try toengage our visitors by explaininghow connected everyone is inmaking an environment turn,

using the birds as an illustrator,said Elliott. Rudy makes thesesame points by using everythinghe sees, from humans to insectsto pine cone,s and even birds inthe simplest of ways.

His knack for breakingdown the complex ecosystemin laymans terms engagedthe crowd as he explained thereproductive process of the maleand female pine cone, notingthat, They come from the sametree, but youd never put themale pine cone on your mantlepiece, as its a quarter-inch long

squiggly thing.As for future Rudy Manckevisits, Elliott has receivedoverwhelmingly positive feedbackfrom those who attended theevent. We are already beingasked when he will come back,said Elliott. Hopefully that

will happen sooner rather thanlater.

Manke visits Birds of Preyby eMily coleMan

(top) R dy Manke and Leo Fetter. (abo e)Examining b gs. (below, left) Manke answerse en the littlest q estions.


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M y golf game has been in a tailspin. Aterrorizing nosedive, where the onlyplace I can hit the ball is left and leftof left. Its bad enough to endure a round of missed shots, but when expectations are forsomething far better, and the results achievedare far worse, the chasm between the twogets stuffed to over owing with anger andfrustration. It got to the point that fun and

joy were simply absent in my last weekendround and there was a part of me that justchecked out and was mentally in the parkinglot by the 12th hole.

Fast forward a week to Saturday morningat the local swimming pool. My daughters,ages eight and six, were going to try out forthe pools swim team.

Now my oldest daughter, 8, is tall for herage, lithe and naturally athletic. She wasexcited about the prospects of being on theteam and competing. My wife and I assumedshe would do well as she had in almost all of her athletic endeavors to date.

We were, however, concerned about our youngest, who is not a strong swimmer just byvirtue of her age and stature. As the morningapproached, we talked with her several timesthat she might not be able to be a part of theteam because of the requirement to swim afull lap unassisted and without touching afeat we knew she couldnt accomplish. Sherepeated that she understood, but we werestill worried nonetheless.

My wife and I feared that the age-old growingpain where younger sister gets caught in thebackwash of older sister was about to rearits ugly head. Having been a younger siblingmyself, I know all too well the feeling of being

left on the sidelines after being told youre nottall enough, old enough, good enough, etc.,etc.

So our eldest daughter jumped in andstarted off on the rst lap of her swimmingcareer and unleashed all of her energy in acrazed sprint. By the time she reached theopposite end of the pool and made the turn,she was gassed. She just had to stop. Shestopped several more times, as did many of the others, before she completed her lap.

She quickly emerged in tears - the worstkind of tears - crying not because she hurtherself physically, but because of her ego.She immediately announced that she wantedto go home. When I began to sort out thesource of her emotional breakdown and triedto give her some comfort, I realized that she

was not upset because she had failed, she was upset because she expected that she wasgoing to jump in and instantly become thefemale version of Michael Phelps, emergingfrom the pool to a standing ovation for herperformance.

My blood pressure went through the roof.She was willing to quit and throw a tantrumright there not because she wasnt capable,

but because it didnt go as she had expected.I was more than a little angry and throughclenched teeth and in a low growling voice,I let my displeasure over her melodrama beknown.

A different drama played out in the farside of the pool. My youngest sat patiently

with all the other 5-6 year olds who wereincapable of competing, taking turns tryingto swim the length of the pool assisted by akickboard. They each clutched their foam life

rafts and ung their little legs furiously untilthey reached the other side. Finally, it wasmy daughters turn and without hesitationshe took off for the far end, except that sheannounced she was going to swim, leavingher kickboard behind.

She struggled to swim about 40 feet beforeshe had to grip the side of the pool. Shepaused, caught her breath, and then kepton going in ever shorter and shorter bursts,pausing only long enough to breathe, butnever stopping completely until she reachedher destination. She emerged at the far endof the pool wearing a smile that came not fromappreciation by me or anyone else, but fromdeep within her skinny frame, earned fromthe satisfaction of knowing she tried her best.I was never so proud.

Back at home I explained to my eldest why I was upset, how quitting can become adangerous habit, that there is nothing moreself defeating than results-based expectationsand there is great honor and reward in effort.I also championed my younger daughtersfeat on the day. The eldest then hugged andcongratulated her little sister in earnest.

After our discussion ended, I sufferedone of the very worst feelings that only aparent can know the sudden and sickeningrealization that you are trying to teach yourchild a lesson that you need to learn yourself,or have simply forgotten.

Later that afternoon I spent over two hoursat the range and had a practice session like Ihavent had in quite some time. I was focusedand purposeful in all of my shots and my form

was on the mend. I left drenched in sweat,physically exhausted and wearing a smile I

saw earlier in the day in face of my youngestdaughter. There is an old Buddhist proverb that says,

When the student is ready, the teacher willappear.

Until next time, play well.Richard is a golf enthusiast, local lawyer

and part-time writer seeking publication of a novel about golf. Contact him at donseve@ bellsouth.net. 2009 Richard Hricik.

Small teachers big lessonsby richard hricik

Golf


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O n a bright spring day in thelate 1950s, a family maidand her ward, an energeticlittle boy with a shock of sandyblonde hair, took a stroll down toWhite Point Gardens to catch thebreeze. Their house wasnt veryfar away, no more than a coupleblocks, and afternoon strolls werea regular pastime in the warmermonths. It was for good reasonthat the Native Americans calledthe Charleston Peninsula theland of seven winds, and WhitePoint Gardens, also known as theBattery, is one of the best placeson land to catch the cooling crossbreezes.

While the maid chatted withher friends, the boy played onthe stacks of cannonballs andddled with the sealed shut ringmechanisms of the Civil Warcannons. It was several minutes

before the maid noticed he wasmissing. She leapt from her benchand began searching frantically.David! she yelled, David,come out and quit playing! Asshe passed one of the cannons,she heard a giggle. David, youcome out of there right now!She demanded, but all she gotin return was more laughter.Thats it; Im coming in after

you! She said, and foisted hergenerous gure into the air anddown the cannons barrel. In asplit second, David was climbingout of the other end, but the maid

was stuck, her legs ailing fromthe end of the cannon.

She got out, but she was

mad for a while, said DavidFarrow as he wrapped up oneof his favorite childhood stories.Personal tales of Charlestonsrecent history pepper Farrowstalks and are a huge selling pointfor his Downtown Charleston

Tours. David is what one wouldcall a native Charlestonian, anotable distinction which is notbestowed upon just anyone. Thesaying goes that youre not anative of Charleston unless youvebeen here for four generationsor more. For example, Davidsmother called his fathers familynewcomers, since they onlyarrived in Charleston in 1702,

while his mothers family, theRavenels, arrived in 1686.Because of his deep ties to a

city he so obviously loves, Davidsstories are infused with little-known anecdotes and personaltales which draw his listenersmuch further into the day to daylife of early Charleston than youraverage carriage or walking tour.

The cocktail party actuallybegan in Charleston, said David,sharing another rare Charlestontidbit with his listeners.Northerners used to stay atYemens Hall, as it was the onlyall-Yankee boarding house inCharleston. He went on to

explain that the Northerners feltslighted that no one threw themdinner parties, as the custom inCharleston at the time was to eat alarge lunch and a smaller supper.

To appease the agitated Yankees,the Legare family, who lived nearYemens Hall at the time, threwan early evening party withnger foods (Southerners, and

Charlestonians in particular, areknown for eating many differenttypes of foods with their hands)and cocktails. The Yankees

were so thrilled with this casualapproach to a light dinner thatthe idea soon spread across theUnited States.

In his spare time, David is also working on his online publication,The Charleston Times, a regularly updated website with both local and regional Charleston News,as well as his blog, davidfarrow.wordpress.com. For more information on his tours, please write to [email protected].

The man of history

Da id's childhood home.


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Hook, line, and sinker k i d s c a t c h i n g s u M M e r f e v e r

Provided by daniel culPePPer

In the hope of getting the

2009 summer off to a goodstart for the local youth, kids16 and under are invited to afree day of shing at the FollyBeach Pier on June 6.

The Folly Beach AnglersFishing Club and the CharlestonCounty Parks and RecreationDepartment are teaming up tosponsor a free day of shingas well as a tournament at thePier for local kids in recognitionof their rst Saturday out of school. Dont worry if you or yourchild is inexperienced! Plenty of volunteers will be available tohelp you catch sh.

Prizes will be awarded for

the biggest sh in each of thefollowing categories: Girls12 and under, Boys 12 andunder, Girls 13-16 and Boys13-16. Fishing rods will beprovided, but participants areencouraged to bring their own if they have them as supplies willbe limited.

Dont miss this opportunityto toss a line in the water, havesome fun and spend somequality time at the beach at nocost.

For more information,contact Daniel Culpepper at

[email protected]

Ihad occasion to go to theFirst Flush Tea Festival at theCharleston Tea Plantation acouple of Saturdays ago. It wasout on Wadmalaw Island, notfar from Rockville. As my friend

John Trott, whose father lives astones throw from the property,reminded me, the plantation wasstarted as an experiment by theLipton Company back in the 60s.

I want to congratulate the PRdepartments of The Bridge at105.5 and the tea plantation. Theevent was a family affair, replete

with funnel cakes and attractedthousands of people with youngfamilies, as well as senior citizens,out to a great concert on a perfectMay afternoon.

I went by myself. I sat undera sprawling live oak, its tendrilsdraping the ground which wassplashed with shafts of sunlight,and enjoyed some iced tea andtomato pie, grooved on themusic and watched thousandsof people parade in front of me.It was an incredible cross-sectionof Lowcountry humanity, fromtoddlers to people on walkers,

and all races passing by: everyonefrom a young girl with green hairand darned attractive nose ringsdressed in a manner that onehoped her mother knew nothingabout, to women in their 60s,

walking erect and proud with acon dence borne only by living lifehead on. Lawyers and executivesdressed casually in polo shirtsand khaki shorts, hippies strolledby in jeans and old men with theirpants up around their sternumsshuf ed along.

There were an inordinateamount of young parents whoknew nothing of the recession. Onthe whole there was money; notscads of money, but these people

were either keeping up with theirbills or on their appearances.What struck me the most, though,

was that I didnt know a singleone of them.

Who on earth were thesepeople?

I re ected back some 30 years when I went to the Spoleto naleat Middleton Place. That alsoattracted quite an eclectic crowdand was certainly a high point of

my year. The thing is that eventhough there were thousandsthere, you could always nd acouple of hundred people with

whom you had at least a noddingacquaintance.

Not so here. There wasnt evena faint glimmer of recognition asthe procession moved on. Finally,I heard a voice call my name, andI discovered my friend John Trottright behind me. I sat with himand his neighbors, one of whom Ivaguely knew, and had a perfectlygrand afternoon. Trott was aspuzzled and amazed as I at thefact that we didnt know anyone.Ive known John for almost 50

years (thats a little scary) andbetween us, I would say we haveat least a few thousand people

with whom we could strike up aconversation.

We were bemused. There werea lot of factors: our age, the in uxof population, etc., but onething struck me in the midst of our ruminations under the oaks.

The children in strollers will seea totally different world 50 yearsfrom now.

Not only will every vestige of the Old South be obliterated, but,I suspect the New South will be amemory as well.

Half a century from now, I haveserious doubts that we will becelebrating Confederate MemorialDay or Carolina Day on theBattery, despite the best efforts of my contemporaries. There simply

wont be enough people to care. Those two Charleston holidays one signifying great victory, theother ignominious defeat will bereplaced by other more relevantoccasions celebrating othervictories. The events leading upto the commemorations will noteven be mentioned in the historybooks.

It didnt matter that grandafternoon.

Given the events unfurlingin all of our lives, I suspect itsoon might, but as John and Istood eating boiled peanuts andlaughing, there were enoughdistractions to not think aboutthe uncertain future (when onearth was it ever certain?).

Reality was Shawn Mullins,iced tea, laughs with an old friendand a sterling afternoon in May.Sometimes, thats as good as itgets.

Want to read more? Visit David Farrows blog at davidfarrow.wordpress.com.

An informal teaby david farrow

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Do you know what this is?

Eye Spy

Kids, send your guess for this weeks Eye Spy to info@ luckydognews.com . Please include your mailing address with

your submission. The winner will receive a coupon for a freeice cream at Caf Medley on Sullivan's Island.

No on guessed last week's Eye Spy!It was a cannon on top of Ft Moultrie.Send your guess to [email protected] or call 886-6397.

Today I would like to tell you about my peace project formy school. I go to East CooperMontessori Charter School inI'on.

At our school, each child is asked to do a year long peaceproject for our community. The one I chose this year wasgood dental health. I asked my dentist, Dr. Randy, to comespeak to the whole lower elementary and tell them about

taking care of their teeth. He and his assistant, Katy, cameto our school on May 4. Below, you will see a picture of ourschool with Dr. Randy.

We are also taking donations of toothbrushes, toothpaste,oss etc. for a mission trip to Mexico to give to children whodo not have any. If you are interested in donating, pleasecontact my mother, Denise, at [email protected]

I really like my school and enjoy working on this type toproject that helps other people in need.

Grace Runza, 7 years old, is a resident of the Isle of Palms and a student at East Cooper Montessori Charter School.

Grace RunzasPeace Project

by grace runza

Congratulations to this years winners at the Pack 59 Cub ScoutPinewood Derby! First place for Best Speed on Track went to MasonSuggs, First Place for Best Car Design as selected by the scouts went

to Jackson Holbrook and Rivers Ulmer won Judges Choice.

Pinewood Derbychampions

Lucky DaD cLuBIs your dad a lucky dad? If so, send us your story about

him for our June 12 "Father's Day" issue, and if you're ourlucky winner we will run your story on the front page! Send

your submissions to [email protected] or drop it byour of ce at 2205 Middle Street, Suite 202 above Station 22Restaurant. For more info call 886-NEWS(6397).

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Isle of P lms Rec Center

Poe Libr r events1921 Ion Ave Sullivans Island 883-3914 Hours: Mon & Fri: 2 - 6 Tues, Thur & Sat: 10 - 2 Edgar Allan Poe Library sum-mer reading schedule

Summer story times Tuesdays at 10:30amStory time with Ms. Nana

Thursdays at 10:15am

Story time with Ms. PattySummer specials

Thursday, June 4, at 11:30amCreate your own kooky cookie Come celebrate the beginning of

The Summer Reading Programand get those creative juicesowing by making your veryown kooky cookie.

Saturday, June 6, at 10:30amSummer crafts with Grace Dun - bars Do It Yourself Arts and Crafts . Get a head start onthat special Fathers Day gift

with Ms. Grace.

Thursday, June 11, at 12noonClay Day at the Poe. Mold amasterpiece in clay with localpotter, Dale Roof. Call ahead toreserve your lump of clay.

Tuesday, June 16 at 12 noonMs. Matildas sweet grass dem - onstration . Come see a local art-ist weave her magic and listento Gullah stories. Youll get totry your hand at this vanishingart form and take a souvenir

when you leave.

Tuesday, June 23 at 11amThe Plantation Singers perform Sing along with PlantationSingers as they pay us a visit

to celebrate summertime in

the south. Tune up those vocalcords, because audience par-ticipation is appreciated!

Thursday, July 2 at 12 noonStar Spangled Arts and Crafts

Three cheers for the Red, Whiteand Blue as you decorate yourvery own ag to wave for the4th of July.

Tuesday, July 7 at 12 noonBuild a Book with Mr. Zack

Enjoy the stories of RobertMunsch and create a book of your very own.

Tuesday, July 14 at noonTotally Turtle Day. Mary Pringleof the Lowcountry Turtle Team

will be on hand to share thestory of Cara the Turtle andto tell us all about sea turtles.Youll be able to make your ownturtle to take with you.

Tuesday, July 21 at 11:30amNot a Box. What can you do

with a box? Join us for stories,songs and games centering on

what creative things can bedone with just a simple box.Children will make their ownbox puppets.

Tuesday, July 28 at 12 noonProduce the Perfect Pet. Ever

want your own pet but parentsalways said no because petsare too much work? Well heres

your chance to make your ownpet (out of a rock!)

Thursday, July 30 at noonSay So Long Celebration.Come join us for music, merri-ment and cool refreshments as

we celebrate the end of anothersuccessful summer readingprogram.

IOP Recreation Center#24 28th Avenue886-8294www.iop.net

No Middle School Dance in May! A limited number of theme danc- es and activities will be offered throughout the next school year.

Summer Camps:Anthony Johnson BasketballCamp

June 22 26Ages 5 15 years old9am 4pm$180 registration fee$125 day for 5 & 6 years oldsCampers may bring a lunch orpurchase lunch from canteen.More healthy lunch in 2009!Spaces limited

Girls Volleyball Camp July 6 10Ages 10 15 years9am 12 noon$125 registration feeSpaces limited

Lacrosse Camp July 27 31

Ages 7 15 years9am 12 noon$125 registration feeRegister now!

Soccer Camp: ages 5 & 6August 3 79am 12 noon$125 registration feeRegister now!

Soccer Camp: ages 7 13August 3 79am 3pm$200 registration feeCampers should bring a baglunch. Register now!

Theatre CampAugust 3 14Ages 9 16 years9:00am 12:00 noon$150 registration feeMust register by June 12Piccolo Spoleto Goes to theBeach presentsThe Wizard of Oz Wednesday Saturday

June 3 6, 7pm (doors open at6:30pm)$5.00 admission children 6and under admitted free

Advanced tickets on sale at theRecreation Center.

3 on 3 Soccer TournamentSaturday, June 13Ages 9-12 years, 13 and 14

years, 15 and 16 years and 17 years and older. FREE if teamsregister by Wednesday, June 10.Check-in at 10am.

IOP Beach RunSaturday, July 18, 8am$12 registration before June 26$15 registration starting June 27Fun Runs: ages 14 years andunder, 9am$5 registration before June 26$7 registration starting June 27

T-shirts guaranteed to the rst200 that register (adults &children). Awards given to top3 male and female in each agecategory and overall winners.Children in the Fun Run will begiven ribbons for participation.NEW THIS YEAR: Runners willuse the newest chip technologyfor an of cial timed run. PacketPick up will be held Friday, July17, from 3pm 6:30pm at theWindjammer.

3 on 3 Basketball Tournament July 25 26Ages 16 years and older$35 per team (3 or 4 members)Captains meeting 12 noonGames begin at 12:30pmRegister now: teams limited

Adult Softball TournamentMonday, July 27Saturday, Au-gust 1Ages 16 years and older$150 per team (up to 12 players)Captains meeting 6pmGames begin at 6:30pm

Register now: teams limitedLine DancingFridays beginning June 51:30pm 2:30pm$2 per class

This is not your traditional coun-try line dancing. Registration notrequired.

American Red Cross Pet FirstAidSaturday, June 27, 9am 12noon or 1pm 4pm$45 registration includes mate-rials. Techniques taught for Catsand Dogs only! Register now,must have a minimum of sixparticipants

Youth Tae KwonDoSaturdays9am 10amAges 6 11 years$30 monthly reg-istration feeStudents allowedto register in

June, Septem-ber and JanuaryONLY!

Salsa Thursdays,7:30pm-8:30pmBegins June 4

and ends on June

25. Ages 12 years and older$35 registration fee for June

Total Body Challenge Tuesday Fridays8am 9am$ 7 walk-ins or sign up for six

week sessions. Prices vary.Aerobic and exercise class thatprovides different challengeseach day!

Canasta Tuesdays11:30am 2:30pmFREE. Come out and join in agame! Registration is not re -quired.

Yoga Tuesdays & Thursdays12:30pm 2pm$10 walkins$80 for six week session

Sports Conditioning Tuesdays & Thursdays5:15pm 6:15pm$7 walk-ins$40 for six week session

Evening YogaMondays & Wednesdays5:30pm 6:30pm$7 walk-ins$60 for six week session

Saturday YogaSaturdays, 10am 11am$7 walk-ins$30 for six week session

Mat & FloorWednesdays1:45pm 2:45pmAges 50 years and older$10 per class

Tae Kwon Do: 12 years and upLower BeltsMondays: 6:30pm7:30pmWednesdays: 7pm- 7:45pmBrown & Black BeltsWednesdays: 7:45pm - 9:15pmSaturdays: 10am-12 noon$35 for monthly registration

Jump StartMonday Friday, 9am-12 noon(children must be four bySeptember 1, 2009)Holidays and teacher workdaysfollow Charleston County Schoolcalendar and City of IOP Holidayschedules. Sign up for two, threeor ve days a week. Prices basedon number of days attending.SPACES STILL AVAILABLE!

To rnament R nner up: Carolina Professional B ilders.(front page) Money Man Pawn was this years To rnament Champions! Congrat lations to the entire Cal Ripken Leag e.

It was a f n and competiti e season!


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Police Blotter Police reports for Sullivan's Is-land for the month of April:

04/01/09: A vehicle wasstopped for a traf c violation.In the course of conducting thestop, it was learned that the driv-ers license was suspended. Thesubject was arrested and lodgedinto the Charleston County jail.04/04/09: An of cer respondedto a complaint of loud noisecoming from a residence. As theof cer approached the house andstarted to knock on the door,he observed a subject lightinga marijuana pipe. The of cerknocked and the subject ran intothe kitchen area and then cameto the door. When confronted

with what the of cer saw, thesubject turned the pipe and hismarijuana over. The subject wascited and released.04/06/09: Of cers respondedto Jasper Blvd. in reference toa medical call. On arrival, the

of cer observed a subject sittingon a motorcycle with cuts to hishand and foot. It was learnedthat the subject was on the mo-torcycle and struck the curb andfell off the motorcycle.04/18/09: A complainant re-ported that someone entered her

yard and opened a chicken coopand killed nine chickens andinjured one.04/17/09: A complainant re-ported that a subject who shehad made a police complaintagainst had called her severaltimes and showed-up outsideher residence, calling her. Thecomplainant requested that thesubject be placed on trespassnoticed.04/19/09: An of cer observed asubject ghting with a securitypersonnel at Poes. The of cerresponded and tried to break theght up after identifying himself as an of cer and tried to pull thetwo apart. The subject turn and

looked at the of cer and elbowedthe of cer in the chest. Thesubject was subdued, arrested,and lodged into the CharlestonCounty jail.04/19/09: A complainant re-ported that her i-Pod was miss-ing from Sullivans Restaurant.04/22/09: Of cers received areport that a subject was threat-ening to hurt herself. Of cers re -sponded and located the subject

who was evaluated by EMS and was transported to the hospitalfor further evaluation.04/25/09: A vehicle wasstopped for traf c violations.While conducting the stop, itobserved that there was an openbottle of liquor in the back seat.

The driver also showed signsthat he had been drinking. Afterfurther testing, the subject wasarrested, processed, and lodgedinto the Charleston County jail.04/25/09: Of cers assisted theIsle of Palms with several large

underage drinking parties.04/27/09: A complainantturned in an old weapon previ-ously owned by a family member

who had passed for destruction.04/28/09: Of cers responded toa disturbance between neighborsabout dog defecation.04/28/09: An of cer respondedto a disturbance between amother and son in reference tothe juvenile drinking beer.04/28/09: Of cers responded toa report that a complainant hadheard noises outside her resi-dence that she believedsomeone was tryingto get inside the resi-dence. The area wassearched with nega-tive results.

of one degree Celsius in watertempera-tures in the Indian andPaci c Oceans increases windshear by up to 10mph in the At-lantic. Wangs study was basedon observations and records of landfall hurricanes in-stead of computer models. However, criticssay Wang used poor data that

was rejected by the Nobel Prize winning Intergovernmental Panelon Climate Change. Furthermore,he only studied hurricanes thatmake landfall in the U.S., whichcan be as few as 10 percent of allAtlantic hurricanes. That panelhas already stated that man-madeglobal warming has likely alreadyincreased hurricane activity.

However, Klotzbach says thatglobal hurricane activity has notincreased at all over the past30 years in relation to warmerocean temperatures. He says thatthe only area where hurricaneactivity really uctuates is in theAtlantic, which he attributes to

the mul-ti-decadal increase inthe Atlantic Ocean thermohalinecirculation (THC). Ocean salinity,not global warming, is whatdrives this mechanism, accordingto Klotzbach. According to theirdata, the number of majorhurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean

was only about 1/3 as many from1970 to 1994 as they were from1945 to 1969, when the earth

was actually experiencing a smallcooling cycle and the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

were signi cantly lower. Hesuggests that increased hurricaneactivity in the Atlantic is a cyclicalevent. When comparing the recentincreased activity since 1994to activity from 1950-1964, thenumbers are basically the same,although water temperatures(and fa-shions) were cooler in the50s and 60s.

Researchers on both sides of theglobal warming fence use differentsets of data and details to supporttheir arguments. As the debatecontinues, it is apparent that therela-tionship between hurricane

activity and global warming is toopoorly understood to make a rmconclusion. In the meantime,Mother Nature is content withcontinuing her work behind a fewshrouds of mystery. Regardlessof what prediction or theory

you choose to follow, one thingis certain: The South CarolinaLowcountry is right in the line of re for Atlantic hurricanes. It isimportant to be prepared. For a

wealth of emergency information,visit www.charlestoncounty.org. Click on Departments,then Law Enforcement/Public

Safety to nd information onemergency management andpreparedness. Also, check outthe www.scprepares.org websitefor emergency number lists,emergency kit preparation,tips on handling pets, as wellas methods for dealing withdisasters from tornadoes tobiological emergencies. Detailedinformation on Klotzbach andGray's predictions can be viewedat http://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts/

There are six lists of namesthat rotate every year for naminghurricanes. Names are typicallyremoved from the lists each yearas signi cant storms names areretired, like Hazel (1954), Fi(1974), Hugo (1989), Andrew(1992) and Katrina (2005). Threenames were retired from the 2008Atlantic season. HurricanesGustav, Ike and Paloma will bereplaced by Gonzalo, Isaias andPaulette and will be in rotation in2014. Gustav rst made landfallas a Category 1 hurricane inHaiti before striking Cuba asa Category 4 and nishing upin Louisiana as a Category 2.Gustav was responsible for112 lives, mostly in Haiti, andcausing $4 billion worth of damage in Louisiana. Hurri-cane Ike struck the Turks andCaicos Islands and Great InaguaIsland in the Southeas-ternBahamas on September 7 as aCategory 4, before hitting Cubafollowed by Galves-ton, Texas asa Category 2. Ike killed over 80people and caused an estimated$19.3 billion in damage.

Since tropical cyclones were

rst named in 1953, 70 nameshave been retired, the rsttwo being Carol and Hazel in1954. Paloma was the secondstrongest November hurricaneon record, reaching Category 4status before hitting Cuba anddestroying an esti-mated 1400homes and causing $300 millionin damage.

The naming of hurricanes hasbeen traced back to a traditionin the West Indies where storms

were named for the CatholicSaints Day on which theylanded. Hurricanes are namedalphabetically, although theletters Q and U are alwaysleft out and the lists only go toW. If the list is used up for the

year and storms are still forming,the storms are then namedalphabetically from the Greekalphabet, Alpha to Omega.

2009 Hurricane Names

Ana, Bill, Claudette, Danny,Erika, Fred, Grace, Henri, Ida,

Joaquin, Kate, Larry, Mindy,Nicholas, Odette, Peter, Rose,Sam, Teresa, Victor, Wanda

Name that cane 2009

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23May 29, 2009

Pete: in memoriamby Jane McMackin

We had a lucky dog. His name was Pete.Please forgive me for using this space tohonor him. He passed away April 19 of cancer. He would have been twelve yearsold in July.Why was Pete lucky? First of all, for the same reason that we werelucky. He became our dog. As a result, he got to move to Isle of Palms from Minnesota. And he got to travel a lot. He has been toover thirty states and Canada. The back of the station wagon wasPetes place. He would jump in the back before we were nishedpacking to make sure that we didnt leave without him.His favorite place was Colorado, hiking in the mountains. He wouldcover three times the territory we would, running off the trail aftermarmots or looking for a cool stream to lie down in. He climbed sixfourteeners with us (mountains higher than 14,000 feet). We believethat is where his spirit is now.Pete liked to chase things, especially in his early years. To ourknowledge, he has caught two squirrels, a rabbit and a Guinea hen.He came face to face with an alligator once in a lagoon on Capers Is-land. They stared each other down; we were all lucky when he nallyresponded to our calls.Pete was lucky when his sister, Abbey, came to live with us ve

years ago. Much smaller than Pete but full of energy, Abbey keptPete t in his later years. Abbey found us when she stopped carscrossing Highway 52 (we were coming home from Mepkin Abbey).We scooped her up and she came to live with us. When we walkedthe two of them around Isle of Palms, people would laugh about thebig dog and his little companion. They ask about him now, Where isthe big one? It feels odd to have just one on a leash. We miss him.He was a great dog.

Its a rare and wonderful feeling to grow up knowing that there isonly one job you ever want to hold. For Wesley Funsch, that job was to be a police of cer.Funsch graduated from Wando High School in 2004 and spent his

summer working for Beach Services on the Isle of Palms. That fall, hetook off for Clemson University and returned four years later to MountPleasant with a degree in business management. He began lookingfor a job as a police of cer in the Charleston area, but was surprised

when the Isle of Palms asked if he would like to join their team. The IOP Police knew they were getting a great of cer in Funsch, but

they were still surprised to see him graduate at the top of his classfrom the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and receive the

J.P. Strom Award for the highest GPA.Funsch is now working full time with Of cer Sharon Baldrick on

the IOP Police Force and hopes to attend graduate school, specializingin federal law.

IOP welcomesnew police of cer

Of cer Funsch receives the JP Strom Award for highest GPA in his class.

Pete (left) and Abbey McMackin


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