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2009: a year most o us will want to orgetabout, but will probably stick in thecraw o history as a year o signicant

change. Tis year, we lost some o our nations mostmemorable icons, such as Walter Cronkite, Ed McMahonand Michael Jackson, and gained very little in return. Tetop national stories or this year range rom the emergenceo the swine u in early summer, to the rapid decline o theauto industry, the blood-letting debate over health care,an increase o 30,000 troops to be sent into Aghanistanand worst o all, an economy to rival that o the 1929 stockmarket collapse. Local ly, we lost aith in our Governor, MarkSanord, ollowing his announcement o an almost decade-long aair, we saw South Carolinas jobless rate reach 12.3%ranking it as the third highest area o unemployment in thecountry, and a serial killer ran loose in Walterboro, killing

three and injuring six.But this year was not entirely a dark blemish on ourhistory books. South Carolina gained the Boeing Company,and Clemson University received a grant to begin working on

wind power as an alternative energy source. South Carolinaalso saw one o its quietest hurricane seasons in decades, anda trend o supporting ones community has been blossomingnationwide.

Troughout all o it, we should always be grateul thatno matter what, we live in an absolutely stunning place.No matter what dark turns the world takes, we will alwayshave the sea breezes to cool us, the sot sound o waves tosoothe us and the warm sand to comort us even in the mosttroubling o times.

January is a time or us to reect on the many things wehave accomplished over the past year and to look orwardto the many things we will do in the year to come. Inrespect to 2009, Te Island Connection has created a timelinethat reects on many o the great things our islands haveaccomplished over the past year. With so many wonderul

instances o giving and sharing and simply enjoying eachothers company, we can only look orward to the chance tomake 2010 even better.

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FinancialsIt has been pointed out to me that wereone o the ew Councils that report onour nancials, but thats a problem orother Councils, smiled Mayor Holtzas he opened the December SeabrookIsland Council meeting. For the elevenmonths ending on November 30, 2009,the own has exceeded the budgetor revenues by $72,071.12, comingin at $769,079.41, but still ell shorto the $946,266.23 total rom lastyear. Expenditures were $480,001.16,bringing the total in at $12,290.83

under budget. Excess o revenues overexpenditures is $289,078.25 versus abudget o $204,716.30.Were ending the year with about$300,000 in excess, said Mayor Holtz,which we can use. Its needed money.Its less than previous years, but mostmunicipalities are down.

Water CommissionFor the benet o the newly electedCouncilmen, Joe Hall o the WaterUtility Commission gave the Council abrie, but concise, history o the WaterCommission on Seabrook Island. Hebegan by pointing out that the scalproperties o the Utility are worthapproximately $19.5 million. With theowns current debt running around$9 million, the net worth o the ownstands at around $10 million; notincluding the 25% share o St. Johns

Water Utilitys transmission lines. Henoted that the own has around 2,000

water and sewer customers in Seabrook,

and 500 outside o Seabrook which werein the contracts when Seabrook acquiredthe system in 1995.

From 1969 to present day, Hall ranthrough the systems and the towns owners, including the purchase othe system in 1995 or $5.9 million.Te original water system, said Hall,

was a deep well next to the water towerwhich went down hal a mile to reachan aquier which runs almost the entirelength o South Carolina and Georgia.oday, however, the water is suppliedby the City o Charleston through theUtility Commissions newly installed 24inch lines.

Te original contract signed by theUtility was or 1.2 million gallons o

water a day, said Hall. Trough theaddition o more lines, the Utility wasable to get the amount o water up to

1.6 million gallons a day in 1999. Tatcarried us rom 1999 until now, saidHall. With the new 24 inch line, wecan draw up to 2.4 million gallons aday, an amount which was specicallycalculated to take Seabrook Islandthrough the build out o the island andits current contracts, including Cassique,Kiawah River Plantation and Freshelds.Over the years, Hall noted that thestructure o the owns ownership o the

Water Utility has saved its customersapproximately $60,000 every year.However, or the thirteenth straight year,the City o Charleston has increasedthe rate or the Seabrook Island UtilityCommission by %5, and although theUtility has never changed their prices toreect the cost hike, Hall cautioned thatthey might need to change that this year.

According to Hall, the increase would beroughly 5%, or around a $5 per monthincrease or the average customer. Imsure well get some ack about you gaveus money, now youre taking it away,

said Hall. But I suspect Charleston willcome right back behind us and startincreasing rates again.

$60 a year wont kil l anybody, butater al l thats just happened, we wantto be able to explain why, said MayorHoltz, thanking Hall. We want to keepthe town inormed, so thats what weredoing.

Councilman Ahearn noted that this isa particularly rough time or any sort ocost increase as the Seabrook Island POAannounced that its improved lot ee willbe going up, as will the cost o Medicare.And Social Security is going down, hesaid. I just hope this isnt the straw that

breaks the camels back.

Roads committeeCouncilman Sam Reed made a motionthat the own o Seabrook Island

participate with other entities in the areato help nance the promotion o saerroads on Johns Island by contributingthe sum o $1,000 per month or aperiod not to exceed six months to theSea Island Roads Fund as o January1, 2010; the unds to be disbursed asdirected by the Chair o the SeabrookIsland Roads Committee and the Chairo the Kiawah Island Roads Committee.Te motion passed unanimously.

Councilman Reed also made a noteabout the Greenway workshop, which

was held at the St. Johns Library onDecember 7, pointing out that eort sare going toward putting the Greenwayon the County o Governments LongRange Plan. It seems likely to happenand will hopeu lly happen in January,said Reed.Following the Greenway meeting, own

Administrator Randy Pierce stated thatCharleston County requested permissionto place maps and comment orms inthe Seabrook own Hall, as well as the

Lake House. We would love that,said the Mayor, commenting that hethought that all our routes presented atthe meeting seemed acceptable. We just

want the least intrusive route, he said.

Public SafetyCouncilman Rob Savin reportedthat he and Peirce are planning onaccomplishing all o the implementationpoints o the new Disaster PreparednessPlan within a short per iod o time. Wegot our moneys worth with the plan,but its large and cumbersome, saidSavin. Its a good plan to invade Iraq,but its a bit hety, he smiled. Because o

this, Savin and Peirce have contacted thewriter, Scott Cave, about designing anabbreviated version o the plan.

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Jnury 11, 2010

St. Johns Fire District Commission7pmSt. Johns Commission Building3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island

Jnury 18, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Kiawah and Seabrook Islands ownOfces will be closed.

Jnury 19, 2010

Kiawah Island Public SafetyCommittee Meeting3pm 5pmown Hall 2nd Floor Conerence Room

Jnury 25, 2010

Kiawah Island Board of ZoningAppeals4pm - 5pmown Hall Council Chambers

Jnury 26, 2010

Kiawah Island Ways and Means

Committee meeting9amKiawah Island Municipal Centers 2ndFloor Conerence Room

Seabrook Island own CouncilAll own Council meetings will be heldat 2:30pm at the own Hall unless notedotherwise on the own bulletin board.

Fbrury 1, 2010

Kiawah Island EnvironmentalCommittee3pm - 5pmown Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence Room

Fbrury 2, 2010

Kiawah Island own Council2pm - 4pmown Hall Council Chambers

Fbrury 3, 2010

Kiawah Island Planning Commission3pm - 5pmown Hall Council Chambers


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Savin also noted that the plan calls orthe ormation o both a Public SaetyCommittee and a Disaster RecoveryCommittee. We didnt think it madesense to have those separate, said Savin,so we thought it would be good tomold them into one Committee. Interms o stafng the Committee, Savinrecommended that it be comprised o theMayor, a Public Saety ofcial, Council

members, and the own Administrator.Individual groups within the Committee

would be arranged according to entity:Te Marina group would consist o

the Marina dock master, the ownAdministrator and a Public Saetyofcial. Camp St. Christopher would becomprised o the Director o Operations,a Public Saety ofcia l and the own

Administrator. Te Club would consisto the President o the Club, Te BoardMember in charge o Operations, John

Wilcox, the own Administrator andRob Savin, and nally, the POA wouldconsist o the President o the POA, JohnTompson, John Wells, Jim Banwort,

Ron Bourne, and Lex Gibson.Do they agree that this is a good

structure? asked Mayor Holtz. All othe individuals whom Ive given a name

or, agree, said Savin, noting that theDisaster Committee will be gleaned romthe larger Public Saety Committee.Te Council voted unanimously or thenew appointments or the Public SaetyCommittee, with Holtz elaborating thatthe Public Saety Committee will beormatted as per Savins suggestions oreach entity. Tis is your baby and thatshow were going to do it, said the Mayor.Savin stated that the rst meeting o thePublic Saety Committee will most likely

be held in April, ater the Club and POAelections have taken place.

Island entity liaison reportCouncilman errence Ahearn reportedthat he attended the last Club and POAmeetings and talked to the Greenspaceorganization.

Te Club has basically taken on theproject o a single website, reported

Ahearn. Teyre looking or waysthat the own can be more involvedin advertising the own, etc. But thatsall pie in the sky right now,he said,pointing out that they will probably waituntil ater the elections to start any new

projects. He also stated that the POAis considering allowing a commercialbusiness, physical therapy, to operateout o the Lake House, but noted that it

would be difcult to pull o.Finally, Ahearn stated that he will

be meeting with the Greenspaceorganization in January in order todiscuss upcoming projects; in particular,looking at the preservation o land alongSeabrook Island Road as you approachthe gate rom Freshelds.

Appointment of own Attorney,Zoning Administrator and own ClerkTe own is required to annually appointthe positions o own Attorney, Zoning

Administrator and own Clerk. MayorHoltz motioned or the reappointmento Steve Brown, Randy Pierce and Faye

Albritton to these positions, respectively.Te Council approved the appointmentsunanimously.

Commission reappointmentsAs Cindy Cornwell and John Scoeldspositions on the Planning Commissionare set to expire, Mayor Holtz motionedthat both o their positions be renewed

or another two year term, set to expireon December 31, 2011. Te Councilapproved the motion unanimously.Lastly, Mayor Holtz motioned that FredMichaeli be appointed to the MunicipalElection Commission to replace SherryPollard or a term to expire December31, 2015, and or Donald Ru to replaceBev Baird on the same Commission ora term to expire December 31, 2011.Both appointments were approvedunanimously.

How do we identiy people to llpositions on Committees? askedCouncilman Ahearn. Is it word omouth? Mayor Holtz replied, statingthat its not a case o nding candidates.We have more than enough people tohelp us out. I anyone wants to be on aCommittee, they come see us and welltry to get you on. For example, he saidGene Corrigan has done a great job

with the Election Commission and heregularly recommends members or theCommittee. Teres no reason, i wehave a whole slew o openings, to put itout there that we need people and a skthem to join, said Holtz.

own Administrators reportBuilding 2 unit 10 in the BohicketMarina is going up or auction on thecourthouse steps, reported Peirce,noting that the auction came aboutbecause a contractor has not been paidover $100,000 which is owed to himby the Bohicket Yacht Club. Hes beenpatient or several years, but they needthe unds, he said. Te building inquestion is where the Privateer restaurantis currently located. I doubt it will goto the courthouse steps. Teyll probablytry to settle beorehand, said Pierce.Te Marina has been trying to close a

new partnership or eight months, saidPeirce, but there have been problemswith the partners. However, the Marinaapparently has until mid-January tostraighten things out beore the unit goesup or bids.

Te next Seabrook own Council meetingwill be held on uesday, January 26, 2010at 2:30pm. Seabrook own Hall is locatedat 2001 Seabrook Island Road. For ino, callown Hall at 768-9121.

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Greenway commentperiod extended

F

ollowing the Sea Islands Greenwaypublic workshop held at the JohnsIsland Library on December

7, Charleston County Council hasannounced that it will extend thecomment period or the proposedGreenway until January 11, 2010.

Proposed routes or the Greenway,as well as the comment orm, areavailable at www.ccroadwise.org/seaislandsgreenway.html.

Maps o the Greenway, as wellas mail-in comment cards, are alsoavailable at Kiawah own Hall (21Beachwalker Drive), the Sandcastle onKiawah Island (1 Shipwatch Dr.), the

Lake House on Seabrook Island (2319Seabrook Island Road), at the Seabrookown Hall (2001 Seabrook Island

Road) and at the Johns Island Library(3531 Maybank Highway).

Te idea o the Greenway is beingoered as a potential alternative to

widening River or Bohicket roads. Tegreenway would stretch across JohnsIsland rom the area o the MaybankHighway and River Road intersectionto the Betsy Kerrison Parkway. Teproposed road concept envisions a ruralroadway, buered on both sides andprotected rom development.

Map o potential Greenway routes.


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2009Year in Review

January 7

Kiawah/SeabrookExchange Club hoststhe lovely ladies othe Bishop Gadsden2009 ca lendar.

January 15

Te Island Choraliers welcomeElsie Easterbrook,a SeabrookIsland residentand notedperormer/piano teacher,to the popularsinging group.

February 5

Kiawah Islandholds their rstpublic meetingconcerning island-wide recycling.

March 1

Te Friends o Kiawah Riveris ounded by Rosebank Farmsowner, Sidi Limehouse.

January 20

Tanks to generous contributions romKiawah, Seabrook and Johns Islandsresidents, thirty students rom St. Johns HighSchool are able to attend the inauguration oPresident Barack Obama.

February 20

Te SeabrookIsland Art Guildhosts their annualArt Show at thePOA CommunityCenter.

February 23

Large parts o the shrimpingtrawler Daddys Little Girlwash ashore on KiawahIsland.

January 1

Southern Livingmagazine namesTe Sanctuary at Kiawah Island GolResort were as one o the Best Hotels inthe South.

April 11

Easter Egg hunts areheld across the islands,with the largest EasterEgg Hunt crowd inRosebank Farmshistory attending thecolorul egg hunt inRosebanks open elds.

March 7

Rosebank Farmscelebrates theirspring reopeningwith a aste oRosebank estival.

April 3

Newly electedSeabrook ownCouncilmanJerry Cumminis sworn into

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April 17

Te 9th Annual Kiawah IslandArt and House our.

June 10

DHEC holds a hearing on theKiawah Development Partners steelsheet pile wall request or the neck atCaptain Sams Spit.

April 21

Te First Annual SeabrookIsland Earth Week kicks o withour ull days o un activities

and education on eco-riendlypractices and sustainability.

June 4

Kiawah andSeabrook Islandhost theirsecond annualjoint DisasterAwareness Dayat KiawahsSandcastle.

June 13

Rosebank Farms holdsits annual HydrangeaFestival.

April 30

Seabrook Island Dog OwnersGroup (SIDOGS) holdstheir annual Beach Walkundraiser or PetHelpers.

May 15

Te Island Connectioncelebrated its secondbirthday!

May 18

Te Barrier IslandsFree MedicalClinic 2nd AnnualCelebrity GolInvitational is heldat the Kiawah RiverCourse.

June 5

John Peebles and Frank Chapman, along withthe Island urtle Patrol and Kiawah CodeEnorcement Ofcers, rescue a stranded seaturtle on Kiawah Island.

April 25

Te Kiawah IslandCommunityAssociation, incooperation with theKiawah Island GolResort, hosts Carsin the Park at NightHeron Park.



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September 19

Island residentsparticipate in thestatewide annualBeach/River Sweep.

October 3

Te Kiawah Island CommunityAssociation sponsors the 2009Dogtoberest in KiawahsNight Heron Park.

October 7

Te 26th AlanFleming SeniorOpen ClayCourt StateChampionshipis held onSeabrookIsland.

June 17

Te ExchangeClub holds aLuau at the newPelicans Nest onSeabrook.

August 1

Te Lake House ofciallyopens on SeabrookIsland.

October 3

FresheldsVillage hostsits annual FallFestival.

October 17

Our Lady o Mercy Outreach Center holdsits 20 year anniversary celebration.

September 20

Te Kiawah IslandCommunityAssociation and theKiawah Island Clubhold the islands rstPolo match.

August 11

Demolitionbegins on theold SeabrookIsland House.

July 26

Kiawah, an 80-poundLoggerhead sea turtle,along with smaller seaturtles Wadmalaw andWinyah, are released atBeachwalker Park.



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November 5

Te Seabrook Grays win rst place inthe South Carolina State (district) Super-Senior Championship.

November 7

Te Charleston SymphonyOrchestra League hosts its12th Annual Symphonyour o Homes on KiawahIsland.

November 20

Kiawah Island Gol Resortis recognized as the BestLarge Business or Recyclingin the state by Te SouthCarolina Recycling MarketDevelopment AdvisoryCouncil and the SouthCarolina Department oCommerce.

December 12

Te annual KiawahIsland Marathonand HalMarathontake placeon KiawahIsland.

December 10

Te DHEC Board deniesKiawah Development Partnersa permit to construct a 340oot metal sheet pile wall onthe narrow portion o CaptainSams Spit.

Southern Christmas

he olks at Rosebank Farms have been known or decades or theirbeautiul Christmas and Holiday wreaths, but this year, it looks liketheyve outdone themselves. Tis wreath, which can be ound in the

3300 block o Bohicket Road, was made especially or this gate rom nativeplant materials. Be sure to order your wreaths rom Rosebank Farms early

next year! Your personalized wreath could be the next talk o the town.

2009 Year in Review

December 10

Te Seabrook ownCouncil hosts theirannual Holiday Party atSeabrook own Hall.

December 1

Te rst tree lighting isheld at the Lake Houseon Seabrook Island.

November 6

Newly elected Mayor Bill Holtz,along with Councilmen errenceAhearn, Jerry Cummin, RobertSavin and Sam Reed, and UtilityCommissioner Lee Vancini, aresworn into ofce or the own oSeabrook Island.

Inter-island Bridge lessons return

he Seabrook-Kiawah DuplicateBridge Club will again be sponsoringbridge lessons and coached play this

winter. Tese intermediate lessons assumeamiliarity with Standard Americanbidding. Tis is a great way to update yourskills and practice new conventions. Whileit is desirable to come with a partner, youneed not have a partner to at tend.

A thirty minute lesson, ollowed bycoached play, will be oered once a weekrom 7-9 pm or our weeks starting inmid-January. A second series o our weekso coached play once a week in the evening

will ollow. Te coached play will beginwith a mini-lesson each session. Cost willbe $40 per person or the rst our weeks,$30 per person or the second our weeks,

or $65 or the series. Dates, location, andlesson topics to be announced.

ACBL Lie Masters Diane and WillLehder (Kiawah) and Banner and DickHughes (Seabrook) return to share theirknowledge and their love o the game.

Materials rom the Audrey Grantteaching series will be available or purchaseat the lessons, or in advance or students

wishing to review concepts beore thelessons begin.

Knowing how many hope to attend willhelp us plan. o get your name on the listor additional inormation as it becomesavailable, contact Diane Lehder (243-9005,[email protected]) or Banner Hughes(768-0369, [email protected]).


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Friday, January 8

Spirit Night at Teatre 99Te South Carolina Maritime Foundationinvites you to laugh o the holidays duringSpirit Night at Teatre 99 starting at8pm. Veteran company members o Teatre99 will perorm Improv Riot, a popularshow that is based on audience ideas andsuggestions. 20% o ticket sales rom theshow will go toward educational programsonboard the Spirit o South Carolina tall

ship. ickets: $10. Purchase by calling853-6687, visit www.etix.com or www.thehavenots.com

Seabrook Island Garden ClubRereshments will be served at 9am and themeeting will begin at 9:30am. wo classes

will be oered during todays meeting:Japanese Flower Arranging with Dr. RobertEarnest and Preserving Flowers with inaDeere. Japanese Flower Arranging attendees

who signed up during the Novembermeeting should bring a vase or bowl ortheir arrangements. Meeting are held at theLake House.

Sunday, January 10

Charleston Ballet Teater presents:Decadent DivasGlamour, beauty, and ame are the nameo the game as Charleston Ballet Teatrepays tribute to some o the greatestemale vocalists o the past century.Complimentary tickets are available atKiawah Island own Hall or by calling 768-9166. Te show will begin at 4pm at theEast Beach Conerence Center. Presented by

the own o Kiawah Island Arts Council.icket release date: December 21.

Monday, January 12

Charleston County Greenbelt Plan publicmeetingTe meeting is open to the public, and

will be held at 12pm in County CouncilsCommittee Room on the second oor othe Lonnie Hamilton III, Public ServiceBuilding (4045 Bridge View Drive o Leeds

Avenue in North Charleston). For moreino, visit www.smallchangeorbigchange.org/greenbeltplan.html.

WedneSday, January 13

Sounds at the SeaFrom 6pm to 8:30pm at the SC Aquarium.Enjoy aquatic melodies eaturing sevenCharleston Symphony ensemblesentertaining guests throughout the

Aquarium. Light hors d oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. opurchase t ickets, ca ll 577-FISH (3474). Visitscaquarium.org or charlestonsymphony.com or more ino. ickets are $20 pernon-member. Aquarium and Orchestramembers are $10 a person.

ThurSday, January 14

Oscar Rivers Jazz PerformanceOscar Rivers Jazz rio will perorm withMary Louise Smallwood, vocalist; ChuckKing, bass; and Max Moore, percussion,or an evening o jazz standardsand smooth jazz. Complimentarytickets are available at Kiawah Island

own Hall or by ca lling 768-9166. Teshow will begin at 7:30pm at the urtlePoint Clubhouse. Presented by the own oKiawah Island Arts Council. icket releasedate, January 4.

Chamber of Commerce annual

Legislative ReceptionTis year will include a special presentationto thank key legislators that helped to secureBoeings expansion to the region. Tosebeing honored include: Senators HughLeatherman, Glenn McConnell, LarryGrooms, Paul Campbell and Speaker othe House Bobby Harrell. Te event willbe held at the South Carolina Aquariumrom 6 - 8pm. Te cost is $65/$54Chamber member. o register visit ww w.charlestonchamber.net.

Friday, January 15

Women in Art Film Series Part 1:Camille ClaudelCamille Claudel, a French lm with

English sub-titles, tells the tragic storthe 19th century sculptor Camille Cl(1864-1943). Complimentary tickets available at Kiawah Island own Hal9166. Te show begins at 2pm at KiaSandcastle. Presented by the own oKiawah Island Arts Council. icket

date, January 4.

Creating a Color MemoryFrom January 15 17, join nationallyacclaimed artist Carol McGill at the Exchange Club or a three day dual con design theory and the use o colorestablish rhythm, create a palette andenergy. No pre-requisite required andanyone can participate. Classes run r9:30am 3pm each day with a breaklunch. For more inormation, call 20or email [email protected]. ocost is $350.

SaTurday, January 16

Jane Austen Society

T a kJohns island regionallibrary3531 Maybank Highway559-1945hours:Monday Tursday: 10 8Friday & Saturday: 10 6Sunday: 2 5

Wee Reads (under 24 months with adult)Mondays, January 11, 25 at 10:30am

ime for wos (2 3 years old with adult)uesdays, January 12, 19, 26 at 10:30am

Preschool Storytime (3 6 years)Wednesdays, January 13, 20, 27 at 10:30amSaturday Family Storytime (all ages)Saturdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11am

Excel 2000 Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, January 12 rom 10am 12pm

PowerPoint 2000 Basics (adults/youngadults) uesday, January 19, 10am 12pm

Publisher: Create a Greeting Card(ayoung adults) uesday, January 26, 10a12pm*All computer classes are ree. For moreinormation please call 559-1945 and as

or the Reerence Department. Class spaavailable or 8 participants per session.

Celebrate MLK Jr.s Birthday(11 yeaand younger) Every day in January. Maa birthday card or Dr. King that will bdisplayed in February or Arican AmeHistory Month.

NEW! ween ech ime (Ages 10-13)Wednesdays, January 13, 20, 27 rom 5pm. wo sessions are available and splimited to 8 students per session.

Saturday Movie: G-Force(all ages)Saturday, January 9 at 2pm. Rated: PG88 minutes. Sponsor: Te UPS Store, 3Maybank Hwy, Johns Island.

Club Anime! (ages 12-19) Saturday, Ja

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Seabrook Newcomers Party

Friday, February 12, 2010, at the Lake House.Look or details in the February 5 edition oTe Island Connection.

next meeting is at 1:30pm. We willcussing the 18th century novelsnuenced Jane. Please join us at theey Electr ic Bldg., 3351 MaybankJohns Island. For more inormation,call 768-6453.

Dunes 4th annual Authorsheon11am 2pm at Te Sweetgrasson. Tis annual event is open toublic and will eature our highlymed South Carolina authors: JackKatie Crouch, Ann Herlong-Bodmanatt Humphreys. ickets are availableailing [email protected] or by

g 886-2020. Cost is $60 per ticket orper table o ten people.

in Film & pianist Micah McLaurens or a short perormance o aerto perormed by 14 year oldue Gra student, Micah McLauren,ed by a lm on the l ie o Chopin.

plimentary tickets are available at

Kiawah Island own Hall or by calling 768-9166. Te show starts at 7pm at KiawahsSandcastle. Presented by the own oKiawah Island Arts Council. icket releasedate, January 4.

Monday, January 18

Alpha Dinner PartyTe winter Alpha Course starts with aDinner Party at 6pm at Te Church o OurSaviour (4416 Betsy Kerrison Pkwy.) andmeets each uesday through March 23Our topic the rst evening is: Christianity:Boring, Untrue, and Irrelevant? For moreino or to register, call 843-768-2046 or visitour website www.islandalpha.com.

ThurSday, January 21

Money Matters: Understanding CreditReports and Identity TeftFrom 6 7:30pm at the Johns IslandLibrary. Find out common practiceso identity thieves and how to prevent

identity thet. Snacks and drinks provided.Presented by Leslie Ott Howard, CSCI,a Marketing Product Manager at S. C.Federal Credit Union. For more ino, call559-1945.

Friday, January 22

Seabrook Island Natural History GroupsAnnual Soup Supper5:30pm at the Island House. Bring a soup,chili, bread or dessert to share with your

ellow SINHG members. For registrationand more inormation, visit the web site atwww.sinhg.org.

Crab House Oyster Roast for Pet HelpersJoin the Charleston Crab House at 145Wappoo Creek Drive, James Island, rom6pm-9pm or a undraising oyster roast tobenet Pet Helpers. Enjoy the ne ood atthe Charleston Crab House with 100% othe proceeds going directly to Pet Helpers.Call 795-1110 or more ino.

SaTurday, January 23

Roper Xavier (Rx) Society A nnual DonorAppreciation Ga laSanjay Gupta, MD, Chie Medical

Correspondent or CNN, will be theeatured speaker at the Gala to be heldthis year at the Charleston Place Hotel.

Te Lowcountry-themed menu or theevening will include a range o regionalspecialties. For more inormation or to jointhe Rx Society, please contact the Roper St.Francis Foundation at 720-1205, or visit our

website at www.rshoundation.org.

Charleston County Library presents: DerRosenkavalierCharleston County Public Library iscontinuing its series o ree perormancesrom the Mets 2009-2010 season. All

perormances are shown in the CharlestonCounty Main Library Auditorium, 68Calhoun Street with high-denition videoand 7.1 surround sound. Der Rosenkavalier

will begin at 12:30pm. For more ino, call805-6930 or visit ww w.ccpl.org.

Sunday, January 24

Charleston Ballet Teatre presents:Would you like to ango?

We have a very special ballet perormancewith live classical guitar music. Featuringguitarist, Fernando roche with a Spanishcomposition as the dancers perorm aroundhim. Complimentary tickets are available atKiawah Island own Hall or by calling 768-9166. Show starts at 4pm at the East BeachConerence Center. Presented by the owno Kiawah Island Arts Council. icketrelease date, January 8.p a g e

m 3-4:30pm. Enjoy episodes o Mywhile munching on your choice olate or strawberry Pocky.

lands Book Club (adults) uesday,ry 19 at 2pm. Selected book: Eat, Pray,One Womans Search or EverythingItaly, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth

rt.

y Matters: Understanding Creditrts and Identity Teft(adults)day, January 21 rom 6 7:30pm.about credit reporting agencies, how

derstand credit scores, how to establishestablish credit, consumer rights and

nsibilities, and more! Find out commonces o identity thieves and how tont identity thet. Snacks and drinksded. Presented by Leslie Ott Howard, a Marketing Product Manager at S. C.

al Credit Union.

y Game ime (all ages). Saturday,ry 23 at 2pm. Come on in and warm

up with hot chocolate and play some boardgames!

displaysMartin Luther King, Jr. Display

January 1 31In honor o Dr. Mart in Luther King, Jr.sbirthday, we will display library materialsabout his lie and the civil rights movement.

Photographs and axidermyJanuary 1 - 31Margaret Ambrose Holst will display herphotographs o lighthouses and seashore

scenes along with her sea lie taxidermy.Knitting Display

January 1 - 31Anita Sloane will present the knitted duckshe made during the librarys knitting groupsessions, together with a variety o knittedhats and scarves.

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My hand hurts, said theman as he cradled hisarm, struggling to keep

his ngers rom moving or ear o theshooting pain that would ollow. Andmy gol game has been horrible, hemuttered. Mary White studied his handand then looked him in the eyes. Doyou think you might be gripping yourgol club to hard? she asked. His headpopped up with the sudden epiphany.You know, he said, I think I have.

When it comes to the body, themajority o people see theirs as thoughthrough a veil with a hundred smallholes poked in it. Tey see this problemand that problem, but rarely look at it asa whole. Te man with the too-rm grip

was so ocused on the pain in his hand that

he neglected to look at related problemsas the potential source o his pain. On abroader basis, many people will neglectto look at their daily activities andquestion whether or not they contributeto a particular ailment. Quite oten,something that one has been doing orseveral years - such as jogging withoutstretching - could be contributing to aserious physical problem, but they dontlook to their history, or outside o theirimmediate area o pain, or answers.Tey eel a problem and want it xed;end o story.

For Mary, the veils and narrow viewso injury, both physical and mental, do

not exist. Ater almost a decade o highereducation resulting in a double major inPsychology and Philosophy rom WellsCollege, a Masters degree in ClinicalPsychology rom Seaton Hall, anddegrees in massage and sportsand movement therapies, Mary

White has learned to seepast singular problemsand ocus on the bodyand lie history o anindividual to ndthe solution.

She has taken this knowledge with heraround the world, working in resortsand oering private therapy sessions inplaces ranging rom the Berkshires to theurks and Caicos, to the misty shores oIreland. Eventually, Mary ound her wayto Seabrook Island.

oday, Mary White oers her wel lnessservices through the Lake House onSeabrook Island, but shes not ready tostop there. With so much to oer, shesound that theres an element or twomissing rom her service menu that

would almost require a new venue romwhich to oer them: and shes ound it.

Just above Red Sky Grille at theentrance to Seabrook Island is a spaceideal or a ull service day spa, and withthe inclusion o the ormer convenience

store, Mary is prepared to take on everyone o the human senses and set themstraight. She calls it Spa Cuisine.Oering a ull menu o treatments rommanicures/pedicures to massage and deeptissue therapy, the spa includes a low-key,casual ca in the old convenience storelocation which will ocus on simplyprepared, locally sourced breakast andlunch items.

Te concept o Spa Cuisine is Areyou using the right products or yourmental chemistry? says Mary. Ive hadteen years in this industry. Ive metsome amazing people and Ive been tosome amazing places, and Im looking

orward to sharing all that I have tooer.

Spa Cuisine is expected to opensometime in late February. For more

ino on the spa, as well as Marysmany wellness services, visitwww.seabrookislandwellness.com.

Mary White oers her wellness services through the Lake House on Seabrook Island.

Landowners in South Carolina witheligible acreage are encouraged toapply or scal year 2010 technical

and unding assistance available throughthe Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP).

WRP is a voluntary program oeringlandowners the opportunity to create,restore, and enhance wetlands on theirproperty. Te deadline to apply orprioritized unding is February 1, 2010.

Landowners who choose to participatein WRP may sell a conservation easementor enter into a cost-share restorationagreement with USDA to restore andprotect wetlands. Te landownervoluntarily limits uture use o the land,yet retains private ownership. Withlandowner input, NRCS develops a planor the restoration and maintenance o the

wetland. WRP oers landowners three

options including permanent easements,

30-year easements, and restoration cost-share agreements o a minimum 10-yearduration.

Landowners interested in participatingin WRP should contact their local NRCSconservationist to begin the applicationprocess. Eligibility or the easement optionrequires seven years o ownership (someexceptions apply) prior to submitting anapplication, and the landowner must beable to provide evidence o control o theland, including recorded access rights.In addition, participants must also be incompliance with High Erodible Landand Wetland Conservation Provisions othe Farm Bill and also meet the AdjustedGross Income limitations.

WRP targets land which was ormerly wetland and where planned restorationhas the potential to maximize wildliehabitat, improve water quality, and aid

in the recovery o special statusspecies. NRCS ranks eligibleprojects according to bothenvironmental benets andcost-analysis. Environmentalactors include assessments outure habitat diversity, benetsto special status animals,restoration o hydrology, theability o the project to reducehabitat ragmentation, size o theoering, percent o eligible land,and improved water quality.

For more ino, visit your local

USDA-NRCS ofce, or call GlennSandier, SC NRCS ProgramSpecialist, at (803) 253-3894, oremail [email protected] Carolinas natural resourcesare essential or economicdevelopment and contribute nearly$30 billion and 230,000 jobs tothe states economy overall. Findout why Lies Better Outdoorsat: www.dnr.sc.gov/green/index.html.

Protect your wetlandsin 2010

PROVIDED By tHE SC DNR


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Tis image represents January in my 2010 Lowcountry Calendar. I took it whileexploring the upper Broad river on an especially warm evening in my 13 oot Boston

Whaler. January is not the best time to capture the beauty o spartina grass, but it isa great time to witness the drama o the setting sun. During this outing, I thought I

would underplay the grasses and ocus on the sun. I like landscapes that have a strongsense o place, so the viewer can easily identiy the geographic location. At the coast

we dont have the same drama o the western Rockies or the Pacic Ocean, but whatwe do have is a very distinctive looking topography. Tough I did not want to show thedrab grey- brown o the winter grass, I did want a oreground that would help denethis place and support the main subject: the sun. I looked or a camera position that

would allow me to show the shapes o the grasses against the skylight reected in thewater.

o see more o my work or to purchase my 2010 Lowcountry Calendar, please visit: www.southernlight.biz.

Photographing the edge of the dayJANuARy 2010

By ERIC HORAN

Photo tip: When we talk about the photographic clich, sunsets are at the top o the list. I no longer golooking or sunrise and sunset pictures by themselves like a lot o other photographers do when starting out.Having said that, I have ound that the best times to shoot are oten right around sunrise and sunset, orat the edge o the day. So today I try to think more about using the rising or setting sun as an elementin more dynamic images. It does get harder and harder to capture a sunset that will stop and hold anaudience even or a ew seconds, so we have to think about making more interesting pictures using the sunas part o a collective composition; whether its a silhouette o a bird or a strong environmental landscape.


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he St. Johns Parish Rotary Clubprovided a Christmas luncheonand gits to 80 plus senior citizens,

with the support and help o the Our Ladyo Mercy Outreach Center. Tis is thethirteenth year that the St. Johns Parish

Rotary has provided a ull Christmasluncheon dinner and gits to theseappreciative residents. Te terric ood

was prepared by Reginald Simmons andhis sta at Proessional Catering. Ourvery special thanks go to Newton Farmsor donating the turkeys or the east.Te Rotary Club hosted seniors rom theLive Oak Nursing Home, Hebron ZionPresbyterian Church and the Our Lady oMercy Quilters. Club President MagurisioEsparza stated that this special event islooked orward to more than any o theRotary Clubs other service projects.

Tis all, theSt. Johns ParishRotary Clubgave personald i c t i ona r i e sto all thirdgrade studentsattending rurale l e m e n t a r y schools rom

Johns Islandto Hollywood.

Te Club also provides college scholarshipsto deserving high school seniors at St.

Johns and Baptist Hills High Schools, andworks closely with St. Johns High Schoolstudents who are seeking to becomecommunity leaders as part o the Interact

Club. Te students are actively involvedin community outreach programs,including Breast Cancer Awareness, coatdrives and eeding the needy. Te InteractClub recently received a $2500 grantrom Palmetto Pride or a beauticationproject.

Te St. Johns Rotary Club meets orbreakast ever Wednesday at 7:30am atBerkeley Electric Cooperative on MaybankHighway, Johns Island. Please come , visit,enjoy the ellowship and Rotary spirit and

get involved!

Senior citizens receiveChristmas cheer

By CHRIS BROOKS

St. Johns Parish Rotary Club members ready to serve.


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Alocal church plans to take onthis question with Te AlphaCourse. Meeting once per week

or 10 weeks along with an amazingone-day getaway, Te Alpha Course is an

opportunity to explore the meaning olie in a relaxed, riendly setting. In eachsession, people enjoy great ood, laughterand learning in a un and riendlyatmosphere where no question about lieor God is seen as too simple or too hostile.Questions like Who is Jesus? Wheredid I come rom? and Where am Igoing? are welcome. Alpha is or anyone

who thinks there may be more to lie thanmeets the eye.

Alpha welcomes all backgrounds,religions, and viewpoints. Many guestshave never been to church, and othersmay have attended church occasionallybut eel they have never really understoodthe basics o the Christian aith. Eachgathering begins with dinner, ollowedby a short talk and time or discussionin small groups. Te emphasis is uponexploration and discovery in a relaxed andinormal environment.

Tere is no charge or attending the Alpha Course. Guests contributions tohelp cover meals but are not required.

When I rst heard about the AlphaCourse I was at a stage when I wassearching or something out there, saysMark, an Alpha Course graduate. I reallyneeded to ask questions and not eel like I

was getting a hard-sell pitched at me. NowI perceive things dierently and just eelso at peace. I have also met a wonderulbunch o new riends on the Course.

I didnt expect the warm welcome Ireceived, the interesting discussions orthe lack o pressure to speak in the smallgroups that ollowed, says Anthony. Iound that I could express any doubtsabout Christianity, and that my opinions

would be respected. I I had an issue withsomething, I had a orum to voice it withno need to apologize.

Have you ever asked yoursel, what is themeaning o lie? Or better ye t, is there a God?

And what is my purpose? I you would liketo explore the answers, come to the AlphaCourse at Te Church o Our Saviour, 4416Betsy Kerrison Blvd. starting January 19,

2010. Te Alpha Course has been runningor more than 26 years and is supported by allmajor denominations. For more inormationor to register, call 768-2046 or visit www.islandalpha.com.

Is there more to lifethan this?By CHARLES SEPtER


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