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By Will Moredock

It has already burned itsel into ournational psyche; the image o millionso gallons o crude oil billowing rom

the BP wellhead in the Gul o Mexico, amile below the surace. We can only guesshow much oil has escaped, and that guessis based on constantly changing estimatesrom BP and the government, though one Associated Press calculation made lastweek placed the gure at over 130 milliongallons.

Several eorts to plug the leakhave ailed. More successul, but onlymarginally, was the eort to place a domeover the leaking wellhead and siphon thecollected oil straight to the surace andonto waiting tankers. BPs long-range plan to intercept the leaking well with a reliewell and use that to ll the damaged well with cement is still weeks away romcompletion, and the oil keeps pouring intothe Gul. Attempts to coral the foatinglth with booms and to burn it o havemet with limited success.

Te oil is now coming ashore in ourGul states and we have begun to see the

toll it is taking on wildlie and the ragilecoastal habitat. Te S.C. Aquarium hasdispatched a contingency o biologists tothe Gul coast to help hundreds o othersin the massive wildlie rescue going onthere.

In the early weeks o the spill there wasear that the spreading oil slick would getcaught in the loop current, which wouldcarry it northeast o the wellhead and thendown the west coast o Florida. By thisscenario, it could reach the southern tip othe peninsula and get picked up by the GulStream, carrying it up the East Coast andperhaps as ar north as the Palmetto State.By the end o May the slick had entered

the loop, according to scientists at the

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Town fnancialsMayor Bill Holtz reported that revenues are$25,326.93 less than budgeted, but sincemuch o the incoming revenue is staggered,Holtz noted that they would wait and takeanother look at it at the end o the summer.In act, he pointed out, the own received$68,000 in June which is not reected inthese numbers. Expenses are pretty much in

line with the budget and as o the end o May,the own is running $35,666.60 less thanbudget. Year-to-date excess o revenues overexpenditures are $83,882.98 compared to thebudget o $73,543.31. Were doing ne andbusiness activity is pretty much what it was

last year, said Holtz. Its not wonderul, butwe can live with it i we have to.

Martha Harris retiringMartha Harris, Vice President oGovernment & Consumer Aairs orBerkeley Electric Cooperative, announcedthat she will be retiring at the end oSeptember. She will be replaced by Mark

Gaddy, ormer Manager o EconomicDevelopment & Key Accounts or BerkeleyElectric. Everyone in Council expressed thatthey will be sad to see her go.

Road reportCouncilman Sam Reed participated in ameeting with the Council o Governmentsat the Charleston County ofces this past

week. Te meeting was mainly a chance tomeet with and get to know representativesrom the three counties, and Reed hadthe opportunity to meet with CharlestonCounty Councilman eddie Prior andbriey discuss the road situation on JohnsIsland. He assured me that there would

be a presentation to the entire [CharlestonCounty] Council in July by the LPAGroup, said Reed.Councilman Reed also reported that he

would be attending the next CHASmeeting on the ollowing Monday.

As or the roads, Reed stated that aneort is being made to put together adocumentary/presentation with picturesand comments about why the Johns IslandGreenway should be strongly considered.I there is opposition once some kindo announcement is made, we should beprepared with counter comments andpositions, said Reed.Councilman Rob Savin asked i there wasany indication o when Charleston County

would vote on the Johns Island Greenway

issue, and Reed said that there wasnt atthis time, but he would notiy the Councilimmediately when he learned the date othe meeting.

Obviouslee Marketing proposed as Townwebsite designerBeore reporting on the progress o theowns website, Councilman Jerry Cumminasked i the reworks company hired or

July 4 was aware o a new pyrotechnic saety

law that just went into eect on June 11.own Administrator Randy Pierce assuredCummin that the company would beresponsible or staying abreast o the lawsand would get all o the required permitsbeore perorming the show.

In terms o the owns new up-and-coming website, Cummin was happyto announce that they narrowed their

choice down to one company, ObviousleeMarketing, and would like to ask theCouncil or their approval. Obviousleespricing came in at 50% below the secondlowest bidder at $8500 or a portal site andown administration site. Te companyalso recommended that the own investin Google Adword at $500 a month.Cummin recommended that the own go

with the Google Adword program or therst six months, then consider droppingto a lesser rate once established. Cumminurther stated that Obviouslee stronglyrecommended including video on the siteas it is a means o optimizing the site soit would show up more in online searches,and gave a rough estimate o $10,500 or

production. Tats something I think weshould consider later on, said Cummin,noting that it will take about 18 weeks to getthe new site up and operational. Cumminmotioned that the own accept ObviousleeMarketings proposal o $12,000 or theportal and administration sites, subject toreview by the own attorney.Mayor Holtz asked i someone would beable to work with Obviouslee during thesummer as Cummin will be going outo town until mid-August, but Cumminassured the mayor that he would beavailable to handle the website by phoneand internet. Holtz thanked Cummin andCouncilman erry Ahearn or a ll o theirhard work on the site, and motioned thatCouncil accept the proposal pending the

approval o the own attorney. Councilapproved the expenditure unanimously.Beore closing his comments, Cumminthanked the website advisory committeeconsisting o Shawna Jarrett, JohnTompson, Ken Ingram, and CalebEldridge or all o their help. Teir input

was very helpul as many o them werealready involved in their own websites, saidCummin. I really appreciated their input.

PublicSaetyCouncilman Rob Savin reported on theowns rst tabletop disaster drill and washappy to say that it went well and was very

well attended. Scott Cave, the author o theowns Disaster Preparedness plan, kept thepace going and Savin noted that a lot o theisland entities were surprised by what they

would need to know and do in the event o

a hurricane or storm surge. Were planningon having a meeting like this twice a year,said Savin.

Savin also reported on this years Kiawah/Seabrook Disaster Day on June 12, and

was disappointed by the low Seabrookturnout. A lot o people attended and there

was a nice lunch, but there were very ewSeabrook people, said Savin. It makes me

wonder i our nancial support is worthit because no one rom Seabrook seems to

want to go.Council briey discussed possibly holdingthe next disaster awareness day on Seabrookand Mayor Holtz agreed, saying that they

would look into it.

Recognizing our veteransSeptember 11 is a day o celebrating ourveterans, and Seabrook Islander Roy Mathisis working on coordinating a veteranscelebration. According to Mathis, thereare close to 300 vets signed up or theevent, with 20 o them being World WarII vets rom Seabrook Island. Te event

will include a yover and presentations,and the Council discussed the possibility opurchasing some mementos or the veteransor their service. Mayor Holtz motioned that$1,000 be set aside rom the general und tobe put into special unds or the program,and own Administrator Pierce said he

would work on putting the project togetherimmediately.

Jeep on beach patrolIn his report, own Administrator RandyPeirce rst asked that the own giveapproval to this years Hazard Mitigation

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Kiawah island Town hall21 Beachwalker DriveKiawah Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9166Fax: 768-4764Email: [email protected]

seabrooKisland Town hall2001 Seabrook Island RoadSeabrook Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9121Fax: 768-9830Email:[email protected]

Johns island CounCilMeetings are held at the BerkeleyElectric Co-op located at 3351Maybank Hwy, Johns Island.Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113

CharlesTon CounTyCounCil4045 Bridge View Dr, N Charleston(843) 958-4700

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July 12, 2010

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

July 14, 2010

Seabrook Island Planning Commissionregular meetingAll Planning Commission meetings will beheld at 2:30pm at the Town Hall unlessnoted otherwise on the Town bulletinboard.

July 19, 2010

Kiawah Island Board o Zoning Appeals4pm - 5pm

own Hall Council Chambers

July 20, 2010

Kiawah Public Saety Committee3pmown Hall - 2nd Floor Conerence Room

July 27, 2010

Kiawah Island Ways and MeansCommittee meeting9amKiawah Island Municipal Centers 2ndFloor Conerence Room

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


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J o h n s I s l a n d C o u n c i l Ju ly 1 , 2 0 1 0 Proposed tree maintenance along BetsyKerrison, Bohicket and River Roads

Joel Evans and Sally Brooks rom theCharleston County Planning Commissiongave a brie ollow-up presentation on theissue o tree maintenance along JohnsIslands major roads. Ater inspectingthe 33 trees slated or maintenanceby the South Carolina Departmento ransportation (SC DO), it was

determined that six o the trees would needto be removed entirely: our on BohicketRoad, one on Betsy Kerrison and oneon River Road. All six trees are severelydamaged and are much lower than the 14oot height required within the roads travellanes. In some cases, the trees have largechunks missing rom them where truckshave hit the main, over-arching trunks.

Although the project began a year ago, theCharleston County Planning Commission

waited until they received approval toreplace all six trees with young live oaksbeore going ahead with the removal. Sinceearlier mitigation did not go well witholder trees (most o the planted trees diedover the course o a year), the PlanningCommission will plant younger trees aminimum o 14 eet rom the road but still

within the roads right-o-way. Te projectshould begin later this summer.Grant received or hazardous limb removalEvans and Brooks were also thrilled toannounce that the County had receivedunds through the American Recovery andReinvestment Act to remove hazardoustree limbs rom Bohicket and River Roads.Following an assessment, it was determined

that 127 tree limbs would need to beremoved: 89 on Bohicket Road and 38 onRiver Road. Limbs permitted or removalmust be at least 4 inches in diameter orlarger, and must be either dead, cracked,have an open cavity or have included bark.Evans assured the Council that they wouldperorm an inspection o each sectionater the contractor removed the limbs todetermine that the job was done correctly,

and as the grant is or this year, the projectshould begin as soon as mid-all.

Several o the arborists I spoke to[aboutthe limb removal project] played around

with the idea o doing it between midnightand our a.m., said Evans, in responseto concerns about trac while the limbs

were removed. Well also be lookinginto urther unding to cover any gapssince we dont think that there are enoughunds rom the grant to take care o all thelimbs that need to be removed. For moreinormation on the tree removals or thehazardous limb removals, call CharlestonCounty Zoning & Planning Department:202-7200 or SC DO: 740-1655.

Angel Oak threatened with llingnearby wetlandsCouncilman Sam Brownlee, who chairedthe nights meeting or Chairman ChrisCannon, stated that eorts are beingmade to request a public hearing romthe U.S. Corps o Engineers and the SCDepartment o Health and EnvironmentalControl (DHEC) in response to thedevelopers o Angel Oak Villages requestto place fll material in wetlands nearand surrounding the Angel Oak tree.

Brownlee pointed out that SamanthaSeigel, ounder o Save the Angel Oak, isbehind the eort, and is asserting that theconsctuction will not only aect the AngelOaks water table, but will add additionalruno to the already-polluted ChurchCreek. Tose wishing to encourage a publichearing and protest the wetland fll permitshould send their requests to the Corps oEngineers and DHEC no later than July

14. For more ino, visit Go Grassroots--Lets Save the Angel Oak on Facebook.

TreasurersreportBrownlee reported that, ollowing theexpenditure o $37.62 or a new LandUse book rom Charleston County, theCouncils budget stands at $633.69.

Bridge at Bryans Dairy RoadWhile Sam Brownlee brought the issueo the decrepit bridge at Bryans DairyRoad to the attention o CHAS abouttwo years ago, the bridge has still not beenrepaired. o encourage the quick repair othe dilapidated span, Brownlee broughtthe issue to the attention o the Council oGovernments, and the bridge is now backon the list o to be repaired projects. Idont know when it will be fxed, but atleast its on the list, said Brownlee.

Zoning updates rom Charleston CountyBrownlee reported that the commercialdock on Betsy Kerrison just o o theStringellow property has been approved

with stipulations/conditions, and the permitor retention ponds in the Briars Creekdevelopment has also been approved.

Merge sign on the Stono bridgeMaking it to the meeting just beore close,Chairman Chris Cannon was happyto announce that the South CarolinaDepartment o ransportation installeda new merge sign on the Stono Bridge; abattle which he has been fghting or the pastseveral months. Te new sign reads Notice:alternate merge when congested and islocated closer to the stoplight at mid-bridge.

We got our merge sign! Cannon smiled,and it seems to be working already.

What are those littlemarker fags on Maybank?Chairman Cannon reported thatCharleston Public Works is putting in asewer line along Maybank Highway and

will be putting it under the right-o-wayso its urther o the street. Eventually, thelines will most likely run under sidewalks.

At the same time, the water company islocating water lines and all o the mappinginormation is being put into a database orthe eventual development o Maybank. Its

just preparation right now, said Cannon.

Potential presentation on Johns Islandroads rom study groupMayor Pro-em o Kiawah Island, AlBurnaord, reported that the LPA Group- the group hired to study the potential

widening o Bohicket and Main, as well asthe building o the Johns Island Greenway will most likely be giving a presentationon their fndings to Charleston CountyZoning on July 13 at 5:30 p.m. For moreinormation, visit CharlestonCounty.org orcall the Zoning Department at 202-7200.


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While Middleton Place - a beautiully-maintained plantation withgardens designed in accordance

with the principles o Andr Le Ntre, designero the gardens at the Palace o Versaille - is abreathtakingly beautiul place to visit any timeo year, there are now a ew more reasons tospend a day at this peaceul retreat.

From now until November, MiddletonPlace will be oering Wine Strolls every

Wednesday night rom 5:30 to 7 p.m. For$10, visitors may enjoy several varieties o winepoured by experts, as well as take their ownprivate stroll o the gardens while the sun setsover the Ashley River. Ten, i the walk and

wine have piqued your appetite, the Restaurantat Middleton Place is now oering an excitingnew menu.

Known or revolving their menu aroundseasonal, local produce, the Restaurant atMiddleton Place has taken locally grown toa whole new level by oering meals made with

produce rom the plantations private garden.I recently had the opportunity to meet the

restaurants Executive Che, Micah Garrison.Ater we ound a seat at one o the tables on theglass-enclosed porch, Garrison was especiallyexcited to show o their new and seasonally-appropriate menu which contains more than aew delicious organic ingredients and seaoodentrees.

However, what was even more exciting thandrooling over the savory options was listeningto the preparation process. Garrison laughed,explaining that he is a s much a che as a armer,illing the elds and getting my redneck on;literally, he smiled. While Garrison works inthe kitchen at night, most days one will ndhim out in the garden weeding, trimming,tilling, eeding and pondering what wouldlook good and taste delicious on the lunch anddinner menus.

Tis time o year the young green beans arecrisp, the beets are small and packed with favor,the new potatoes are deliciously resh and thesweet corn could almost be served as a dessert.Not only is this an economically smart methodto run a restaurant business, it is riendly bothto the ecology and our stomachs.

For more inormation, to make a reservation

or a wine tasting stroll or dinner at therestaurant, visit www.middletonplace.org or call

556-6020. Te Restaurant at Middleton Place is

a member o the Sustainable Seaood Initiative,the Billfsh Foundation, Slow Foods and Freshon the Menu.

Wine with your garden-fresh dinnerBY MEREDITH POWELL

(right) Che Micah Garrison o the Restaurant atMiddleton Place.


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he rst annual Bohicket Marinaag and Brag ournament was heldSaturday, June 19, at the Bohicket

Marina, and winners were awarded crashprizes or the largest dolphin, tuna and

wahoo, as well as a Conservation Award ortagging the most dolphin. A portion o theentry ees beneted the CSS DolphinshResearch Program a privately undedprogram designed to address the travelso dolphin along the U.S. shores to denetheir movements and migrations.

Eighteen boats were registered Fridayevening at the Captains meeting. Boats were

able to sh rom any port, but all sh wereto be weighed at the marina. On Saturday,several dolphins were brought in to be

weighed but Josh Westberry on the boatGame On out o Edisto Island, won witha 33.7 lb dolphin and took home a checkor $1500. Only one wahoo was broughtback to the dock Jef Stanek on Mutts &

Jef out o Seabrook Island landed a 29.9 lbwahoo worth a $750 payout. Since a tunadid not make it back to the dock, those

winnings were donated to the DolphinshResearch Program. All 18 boats participated

in the dolphin tagging initiative, leading to49 dolphins being tagged: Tis was themost dolphins ever tagged in an event likethis, said Don Hammond, the ProgramsDirector. Te ag and Brag ournament

was able to donate $1750 to the CSSDolphinsh Research Program and willcontinue to donate money with the saleo tournament merchandise, which can beound at Bohicket ackle and Supply inthe Bohicket Marina. We look orwardto carrying on the tournament to aid inthis research initiative, said DockmasterBryan Richardson. Everyone really cameout to support the cause and had a greattime doing it.

For tournament results, check out theBohicket Marina website www.bohicket.com or www.charlestonfshing.com.ournament photos will be posted on theBohicket Marina Facebook page. For otherinormation regarding the DolphinfshResearch Program, check out the website atwww.dolphintagging.com or contact DonHammond at 795-7524.

Winners Matthew Key, Miles Davis, and Tomas Henry Key all fshed on the Patriot.

WorthbraggingaboutBY MEG WATSON

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About three years ago, my identical twin sisterMidge called me rom her Massachusettshome and said one o us was going to die

beore the other and that we might not get thechance to say goodbye. So lets say goodbyenow, she said practically. Okay, I replied andpromptly said, Goodbye Midgie, to which she

answered, Goodbye, Nannie, ater which weburst out laughing.

Wed had charmed lives growing up, cappedo in March 1953 three months beore collegegraduation and while still stewardesses or BostonsNortheast Airlines by ying to Preston, OrienteCuba to see where wed been born. United FruitCompany personnel were still there, and whilehoused on the street where our parents had lived,we were shown some sugar cane elds over whichour dad had been an overseer, also touring theactory where raw cane was ground up and molassesextracted. We even met Ivy, the slender Jamaicanwoman whod been our nursemaid.

College was ollowed by good marriages to meno strong character, the births o healthy childrenand grandchildren, and successul careers asproessional writer/photojournali sts. Ironically,wed both broken into print the same month o the sameyear December 1970 Midge with a poem in Writermagazine and me an article in Massachusetts Audubon.Midge had always wanted to write while Id never givenit a thought. We were orty years old, and with mindshoned on the cadence o good language rom years oinsatiable reading, we began our journalistic journeys.

Wed had encouragement early on rom our 9th gradeEnglish teacher whod given the class an assignment o writing our autobiographies. We both got A+ and the

same written comment: You have writing talent. Perhapsyou will use it someday.

Midge and her husband, Warren, were great marinersor nearly our decades, owning a succession o boats,both sail and motor. She became a nationally recognizedmarine photojournalist as they cruised the East Coastrom Canada to Florida. Midge was also captivated bynature in all its mood and seasons. She claimed over200 magazine covers to her credit (as did I) plus scores ophotos and articles in various publications. Midge also

authored two boating books,Eye on the Sea (1999), which won the Boating WritersInternational Award as thebest new sea book o the year;

and Serena to Sea Story II,published in October 2009.

Meanwhile, my writing and photography alsoourished, rst in Duxbury, Massachusetts, later inAtlanta, and nally in Charleston, South Carolina. I wroteonly one book, however (both text and photography), ILit Up My Eyes to the Hills: Stories o Faith and Joyrom Appalachia, based on 18 Junes in a work camp thathelped repair and build homes o the aged, sick, and

needy in the poorest counties o West Virginia. As a person, Midge was warm, philosophical, and

poetic. People loved her rom her hairdresser tosupermarket store clerks, rom nurses in her doctorsofces, to workers in the local post ofce. Not to mentionthe editors o publications that printed her work. Allsensed her genuine interest in them. She never gossiped,nor was there a mean bone in her body. Beloved by amilyand riends, she lived with courage and cheer and neverasked, Why me?

In our later years, Midge and I talked on the phoneseveral times a week, oten about politics as we were bothpolitical junkies. I knew she was working on the book Iwas born to write, but she never told me its contents. Icould guess, o course, by her requent queries: What doyou remember about junior high school? What memoryis the strongest? What about high school? I saw heror what would be the last time in October 2009 whenmy husband and I drove north to Quincy, Massachusettsor my 60th high school reunion. Midge couldnt attendbecause shed been battling a dreadul blood disease ortwo years which had let her too weak. Little did weknow that three months later, on January 12, 2010, shewould be gone.

Felled by a stroke, she entered a respite care acilityknowing she had just days to live. But she never losther grace or sense o humor. As her daughter held a cellphone to her ear, I said, Oh Midgie, Im going to miss ourrequent chats, to which she replied, quoting the amousline Humphrey Bogart uttered to Ingrid Bergman at theend o Casablanca, Well always have Paris. We both,or the last time together, laughed.

I miss her so.

Nancy Anne Dawe is a writer/photographer who lives onSeabrook Island.

Losing MidgeBY NANCY ANNE DAWE

(left to right) Nancy and Midge Kilborn , age 21. Taken in 1951 whenthey were both stewardesses for Northeast Airlines.

On July 1, the St. Johns Fire Department brought re awareness to a wholenew level o un during their annual Fire Department Community Dayin Freshelds Village. Along with the inatable re truck slide, hotdogs

and re simulation trailer, the St. Johns FD stepped it up a notch this year byincluding a demonstration o their aerial platorm truck. Dr. Sue Holloman, recommissioner or the St. Johns FD, took a ride on the platorm along with a ewother reghters and enjoyed a unique view o the entrance to the islands.

PhotosbytomKulicK

Firing up the community

Dr. Sue Holloman straps in to the St. Johns Fire Departmentsaerial platform.


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Getting in the Green ZoneRehabilitating Sea tuRtleS in the gulf

by MeRedith Powell

On Friday, June 25, President and CEO o the South CarolinaAquarium Kevin Mills held a press conerence at the AquariumsSea urtle Hospital concerning the latest upset with marine wildl ie

in the Gul o Mexico.

Recently, Aquarium veterinarian Dr. Shane Boylan returned rom hissecond trip to the Gul in order to assist NOAA (National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration) with sea turtles injured by the Gul oil spill.

Tis is not just a courageous eort, but a dangerous one. Rescuers, likeBoylan, endure long days and extremely high temperatures. While wrappedin hot, protective suits, researchers and volunteers work to fnd every possibleway to remove the oil rom animals eyes, mouths and bloodstream. Some

o the more productive methods include large amounts o mayonnaise,vegetable oil and gauze.

Sea turtles in particular undergo days o discomort in a acility, movingthrough the stages o recovery (red, yellow and green zones), receiving dailytreatments o vaccines and detoxing. Not only does this process eliminatethe oil in their bodies, it is also a chance or the volunteers to take care oearlier injuries, such as embedded fshing lures and pieces o plastic.

Sadly, Dr. Boylan reminded the public that, For 150 years, sea turtleshave experienced oil spills and this is just another catastrophe or them.

Tankully, Dr. Boylan gives us a reason to be proud o our citys role inundoing some o the damage done by the Gul oil spill. o date, hundredso sea turtles are on their way to the green zone o recovery and we can onlyhope the numbers will continue to climb.

For more information on the Aquariums role in the Gulf, visit http://www.scaquarium.org/SR/ default.html.

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National Oceanographic and AtmosphericAdministration. At this moment, however,it appears that the current is not movingdown the Florida coast; it seems to moving and carrying what oil it has picked up ina clockwise direction in the northern Gul.Tis is subject to change, but or now, Guloil will not be threatening South Carolinasbeaches in the oreseeable uture.

Yet the Gul oil spill is already aectingthe Charleston area in less direct ways.Vacation rentals are up and seaood suppliesare down. Te Florida Panhandle resortso Destin, Panama City, Fort WaltonBeach, Pensacola Beach and the Alabamabeach town o Gul Shores seem to betaking the brunt o the BP hit, accordingto an inormal survey o local beach rentalcompanies.

We have seen last minute inquiries bypeople who have abandoned their GulCoast vacations and even abandoned theirdeposits, said Kathleen Holmes, propertymanager at Seabrook Exclusive Rentalsand Sales.

Some o those vacationers heardearly reports that the oil slick might berounding the tip o Florida and heading toSouth Carolina. We got some calls rompeople wanting to know i our beachesare clean, Holmes said. She assured themthat South Carolinas beaches are pristineand urged them to consider coming here.She said she is even working with them togive discounts because some o them havealready lost deposits on the Gul Coast.

Jerad Becknell, general manager at the

Palms Hotel on the Isle o Palms, said hehas seen an eight- to ten-percent increasein bookings, which he attributes to thecrisis in the Gul. Te new vacationers hereseem to be happy with what they fnd, hesaid. One couple told me South Carolinawill be their new vacation home, Becknellsaid.

Colin Landrith, a vacation specialist atAvocet Properties on Folly Beach, said hehas gotten a number o calls rom peoplewho had planned to vacation at Destin orPensacola. Te increased demand or rentalshas not aected prices, he said, becauseprices are locked in by November. It lookslike it will be a tight ft or vacationers onFolly this year. Folly Beach was rockingbeore the oil spill hit, Landrith said.Our inventory has not changed.

Te picture is not as clear on theavailability o resh seaood. A spot checko several local seaood wholesalers gavemixed results. Much o the seaood soldlocally is caught locally so supply wouldnot be aected, but prices may spike asGul coast seaood suppliers are shut downand demand increases on the local supply.

An unidentifed employee at BackmanSeaood on James Island said they had eltno impact rom the Gul spill. At C.A.Magwood & Son in Mount Pleasant,manager John Moseley said events in theGul have not aected prices or availability.Tis time o year, he sa id, his major productis shrimp and those have suered morerom winter cold than rom Gul oil. Hisprimary ear is that Gul shrimpers will beshut down in their home waters and startwandering into Atlantic waters, increasing

competition in the local market and addingpressure to the local shrimp stock.

Jennier Hardin at Cherry Point SeaoodCo. in Rockville said that there are plentyo shrimp since the shrimping seasonstarted on the exas coast, and exas hasnot been aected by the spill. Te price oshrimp has actually dropped 50 cents apound, she said. Weve got more shrimpthan we know what to do with.

Rutledge Leland at Carolina Seaood in

McClellanville concurred, saying the priceo shrimp has leveled o since the seasonopened in exas, but the crab market isbeing aected by the oil spill and we maysee an increase in prices there.

Te Post and Courier reported on June25 that the Red Lobster seaood restaurantchain was running out o oysters, sincemost oysters come rom the Gul thistime o year. Tat is where most localseaood lovers will eel the pinch frst inthe seaood supply chain. Tere may be asocial and culinary crisis in January whenBoone Hall Plantation holds its annualLowcountry Oyster Festival, which drawsmore than 10,000. Will there be oysters

enough by then? We will have to wait andsee, a local wholesaler told the P&C.

For several years there has been agrowing renzy to explore or natural gasand oil o the South Carolina coast. AsFirst District Rep. Henry Brown told TeChicago ribune in 2005, I [oil and gasdrilling] is okay or Alabama, Louisiana,and exas, it should be okay or otherstates ... We are in an energy crisis and weshould do everything we can to becomemore energy-independent includingoshore drilling.

Tat may have made some sense fveyears ago, but now South Carolinians mustevaluate oshore drilling in light o the

blowout o the BP well o the Louisianashore. How would a major oil spill aectthe lives and livelihoods o the coast? Howwould it aect our tourism and our seaoodindustry?

Henry Brown will soon leave Congressand he will almost certainly be replacedby Republican nominee im Scott, whoalso enthusiastically supports oshoredrilling on the South Carolina coast. HisDemocratic opponent, Ben Frasier, couldnot be reached or comment. RepublicanSen. Jim DeMint supports oshore drillingand even his mysterious Democraticopponent, Alvin Greene, has said he wantsto drill on the Carolina coast.

Republican gubernatorial candidateNikki Haley also supports oshore drilling.Her Democratic opponent Vince Sheheenis the only major candidate who has comeout against oshore drilling. Te sciencetells us there is not much potential or oil.Its not worth risking the tourism industryin the state or risking the ragile resourcesin the state, he told Te Statenewspaperon June 4.

While many South Caroliniansthink that drilling or oil and gas o ourbeaches is necessary even inevitable agrowing number o people have come toquestion that wisdom. More than 200 othem gathered at Folly Beach and Kiawah

Islands Beachwalker Park on June 26 tostand in the sur and clasp hands in part oan international movement called Hands Across the Sand, urging politicians andcitizens to take a stand against oshoredrilling.

Folly Beach Mayor im Goodwin toldTe Post and Courier, Te beaches wouldbe empty and this hotel would look like aghost town i oil washed up on the Follysand. People are vacationing here becausethey have canceled their vacations on theGul coast. An oil spill, major or minor,near or ar would just completely wipe usout here at Folly Beach.

o drill or not to drill? It another

important issue the people o theLowcountry will have to think aboutcareully beore the November election.


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On June 26, Respite Care Ministries held their rstannual benet cruise aboard the Island Breeze, alarge, two story cruising boat docked at Bohicket

Marina. It was perect weather or sailing and the cruise wascompletely sold out. I quickly discovered the upper deckoered the best view, a nice breeze and a prime location tospot all o the porpoises.

Aside rom enjoying the breathtaking sunset, a glass owine and plenty hors doeuvres, I was also surrounded by somany beautiul people. According to executive director Laura

Steanelli, Respite Care Ministries is a non-prot organizationthat provides services and support or those aected by

Alzheimers disease and related dementias. Te ministryoers intriguing activities such as gardening, arts and crats,exercise and music in order to brighten their patients day, aswell as to allow caregivers to have some time alone.

It was wonderul to see all o these people gathered togetherbecause they shared a common interest in helping raise moneyor this worthy charity, thus making an impact on others livesmore than they can probably imagine. What a great way tospend a Saturday night!

o volunteer, make a donation, or just or more inormation,

contact Laura Steanelli at [email protected].

Crusin for a causeBy Meredith Powell

HO, HO, and HO again. Tats the only way Ican describe the weather here in the lowcountry thisJune. I dont recall this month ever being sooo hot!

What in the world is July going to be like? We all cope the bestwe can by drinking lots o fuids and staying indoors duringthe hottest part o the day. I can promise you I am not lookingorward to the electric bill or this month!

Unortunately, shing inshore has not been as hot as thetemperature, but near shore ree trips have been awesome.Inshore we have been catching a ew nice trout around structure,redsh under docks in the shade, and more bonnet heads thanyou can shake a stick at. Tank goodness or those sharks!

Te near shore rees have been smoking. Clear, coolerwater seems to be the ticket. Spadesh, cobia, barracuda, andsheepshead have been caught on all the charters I have takenout this month. Clients have had lots o un catching thespades near the surace using cut jellysh, shrimp, and squid.I have also taken a ew on the fy as they seem more thaneager to eed on articia ls, as well. A ten pound spadeshis like a bream on steroids and will give you one o the bestghts around. Te sh almost seem to greet the boat as weanchor on the structure, rising to the surace to see what wehave to oer them. Te schools number in the hundreds and

will stay active or hours as long as you have a buet o itemsto keep them happy. Te schools have only disappeared whenthe barracudas rise to see whats going on. I actually had a

barracuda cut a spade nearly in hal as we brought it to theboat. Once the spades disappear, its time to play etch withthe barracudas. Tey seem to preer anything with fash andsh-like movement. I have had much success casting opDogs and other shallow running crank baits to them. A 20 lbcuda is an incredible ght on light tackle and not too bad onthe table, either.

Dolphin activity has been great in the rivers and inlets.I have noticed several new calves in the resident pods andeveryone seems to be happy and healthy. Strand eedings havenot been as numerous as past summers and I am still tryingto gure out why. I will keep you posted as more inormationis collected.

Until next time, share your love o the outdoors withsomeone you love, and stay cool!

Well see you ON HE WAER!Captain Hayes, a South Carolina native, is a seasoned

naturalist and fshing guide. A graduate o Presbyterian Collegewith a degree in Biology, he is a ormer Fisheries biologist withthe S.C. Department o Natural Resources and host o the SouthCarolina Wildlie television show. He is also ESPNs 2006Ultimate Outdoorsman. His knowledge o local history, ecology,dolphin behavior and fshing techniques will provide hours oenjoyment or you and your amily or group. Captain Hayes isUSCG licensed and insured. For more inormation, call theKiawah Charter Company at 276-1832, visit their website atwww.kiawahchartercompany.com or email Captain Chad [email protected].

The view from the waterBy CaPtain Chad hayes

(op, right) Tis is a great time o yea r to catch spade fsh. (Above) woseasoned fshermen show o their catch o the day.


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Hands Across the SandBY MARILYN BLIZARD

On June 26, Kiawah IslandsSandcastle Beach saw 35 localresidents and visitors rom near

and ar arrive or a Hands Across theSand event despite the promised heatindex o 107 degrees.

Ages our to 95 were represented as wejoined hands across the sand to say No

to oshore oil drilling or South Carolinaand Yes to clean energy o solar, windand bio-uels.

People came by bike and carpooledor energy conservation. Wearing red,

white and blue, they carried Americanags and pinwheels that uttered in theocean breezes. Tis was not a protest. Aellow participant said, Tis was an eagermessage or what America needs anddeserves c lean energy now.

Another attendee agreed, stating, I eelso much better being able to do something

besides see another oiled pelican in theGul. Tis event helped.

Another spoke o how oil was the answerto the 20th century, but we are runningout, and we need to begin planning or thetransition to a saer supply o energy orour country.

Spontaneous signs were made at the

site, like, I love this clean beach! Nooil drills, please! and Yes we can haveCLEAN ENERGY.

Our pristine Sandcastle beach andglistening ocean waves were showered withmessages o concern or the Gul Coaststragedy to humans and wildlie. We raisedour hands in pledging to tell our SenatorsLindsay Graham and Jim DeMint andPresident Obama, as well as candidatesor oce, that we seek their determinedeorts to move our nation orward withrenewable, sustainable solar, wind and

bio-uel energies. Although children weremost welcome, it was the 27 adults whosigned the petition or two things: 1. Nooil drilling o the South Carolina Coastand 2. Help clean energy get happening!

As volunteer coordinator, I oered tosend these names to the aorementionedocials and candidates.

Dr. Janice Ryan-Bohac o Carolina Advanced Renewable Energy was thereto explain about her euberM, a 21stcentury product o great size that isuniquely suitable or our Southeasternclimate or uel-ethanol, which is beinggrown in this state thanks to two SouthCarolina grants rom the SC Departmento Agriculture and the Departmento Energy. Her eedstock is ready orproduction into high output uel-ethanolas soon as unding or the inrastructureis secured. Tis innovative project is

estimated to provide over a thousand jobsand local spending o $100 million peryear as community benefts.

We agreed that other orms o cleanenergy would also oer a multitude oSouth Carolina sustainable jobs andreduce our dependence on oreign oil andrisk o terrorism.

Folks expressed an interest in repeatingthis Hands event in late October orearly November, prior to the comingelections. It would oer those candidatesan opportunity to sense the will o thevoters.

At that time, as today, it helps that thetide was leaving the beach to allow or agrowing space or this line in the sand.Tere is every indication the next line inthe sand will be that much longer.


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Friday, July 9Fun Run Friday: 6:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m.Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Friday:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Fun:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4

urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.ot ime in the Crat Cove:9:30 a.m. 11 a.m.Kamp Kiawah: Dinosaurs 7 Dragons:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Crat Cove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Family Crat: ye Dye: 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.Kamp Kiawah KNO: Showtime!:6 p.m. 9 p.m.; Ages 5-11

Saturday, July 10urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Crat Cove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Pickup Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.

Sunday, July 11urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.Sunday Sundaes with Rick Hubbard:6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.een Night: Laser ag: 9 p.m. 10:30 p.m.

Monday, July 12Kamp Kiawah: Goin on a Gator Hunt:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11Kamp Kiawah: Lil Chompers:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: Te Sk ys Te Limit:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Family Crat: Stepping Stones:4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: K NO: Te Un-BirthdayParty: 6 p.m. 9 p.m.: Ages 5-11een Night: Campfre Social and GlowGames: 9:30 p.m. 11 p.m.

tueSday, July 13

Kamp Kiawah: A Pirates Lie For Me!:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11Kamp Kiawah: Pirates & Princesses:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: Mad hatters Party:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Pool Games: Splish Splash: 2 p.m. 3 p.m.Crat Cove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Family Crat: ye Dye: 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.Bingo & Floats: 6 p.m. 6:45 p.m.Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.urtle talks: 7 p.m. 8 p.m.Ladies Night Out in the Crat Cove:

7:30 p.m. 9 p.m.

Scenic Cinema: Spiderwick Chronicles:8:45 p.m.

WedneSday, July 14Kamp Kiawah: Spy Search:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11

Kamp Kiawah: Capturing Clues:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: Hoedown Trowdown:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Crat Cove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Family Crat: Mosaic Mania:4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.Kiawah Sundown Festival:6:30 p.m. 9 p.m.Pickup Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.een Night: Pool Party: 9:30 p.m. 11 p.m.

thurSday, July 15Kamp Kiawah: Colorama ye Dye:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11Kamp Kiawah: Color Buddies:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: Build It!:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Pool Games: Just One Minute!:2 p.m. 3 p.m.

Just For eens in the Crat Cove: 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

Youth 3 on 3 Basketball: 4 p.m. 5 p.m.Crat Cove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Family Crat: Stepping Stones:4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.Soccer Demo & Fun Games:5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: KNO: Sanctuary SplashBash: 6 p.m. 9 p.m.; Ages 5-11rivia Tursdays in Night Heron Grille:7 p.m.Dive In Movie at Loggerhead Pool:8:45 p.m.een Night: 3 on 3 Basketball:9 p.m. 11 p.m.

Friday, July 16Fun Run Friday: 6:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m.Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Friday:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Fun:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4

urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.ot ime in the Crat Cove:9:30 a.m. 11 a.m.Kamp Kiawah: Dinosaurs & Dragons:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Crat Cove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Family Crat: ye Dye: 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.Kamp Kiawah KNO: Showtime!:6 p.m. 9 p.m.; Ages 5-11een Night: Hit the Dance Floor:9:30 p.m. 11 p.m.

Saturday, July 17urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Crat Cove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Kamp Kiawah KNO: Party in the USA!:

5:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.; Ages 3-11Pickup Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.Movie in the Park: Avatar: 8:45 p.m.

Sunday, July 18urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.Sunday Sundaes with Rick Hubbard:6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.een Night: Laser ag: 9 p.m. 10:30 p.m.

Monday, July 19Kamp Kiawah: Goin on a Gator Hunt:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11

Kamp Kiawah: Lil Chompers:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: Te Skys Te Limit:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Family Crat: Stepping Stones;4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: KNO: Te Un-BirthdayParty: 6 p.m. 9 p.m.: Ages 5-11een Night: Campfre Social and GlowGames: 9:30 p.m. 11 p.m.

tueSday, July 20Kamp Kiawah: A Pirates Lie For Me!:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11Kamp Kiawah: Pirates & Princesses:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: Mad Hatters Party:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Pool Games: Splish Splash: 2 p.m. 3 p.m.CratCove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Family Crat: ye Dye: 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.Bingo & Floats: 6 p.m. 6:45 p.m.Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.urtletalks: 7 p.m. 8 p.m.

Ladies Night Out in the Crat Cove:7:30 p.m. 9 p.m.Scenic Cinema: Imagine Tat: 8:45 p.m.

WedneSday, July 21Kamp Kiawah: Spy Search:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11Kamp Kiawah: Capturing Clues:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: Hoedown Trowdown:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Crat Cove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Family Crat: Mosaic Mania:

4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

Kiawah Sundown Festival:6:30 p.m. 9 p.m.Pickup Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.een Night: Pool Party: 9:30 p.m. 11 p.m.

thurSday, July 22Kamp Kiawah: Colorama ye Dye:

8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11Kamp Kiawah: Color Buddies:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: Build It!:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Pool Games: Just One Minute!:2 p.m. 3 p.m.

Just For eens in the Crat Cove:2 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

Youth 3 on 3 Basketball: 4 p.m. 5 p.m.Crat Cove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Family Crat: Stepping Stones:4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

Soccer Demo & Fun Games:5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.Pickup Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.Kamp Kiawah: KNO: Sanctuary SplashBash: 6 p.m. 9 p.m.; Ages 5-11rivia Tursdays in Night Heron Grille:7 p.m.Dive In Movie at Loggerhead Pool:8:45 p.m.een Night: 3 on 3 Basketball:9 p.m. 11 p.m.

Friday, July 23Fun Run Friday: 6:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m.Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Friday:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 5-11Kamp Kiawah: Fitness Fun:8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Ages 3 & 4urtle racks: 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Organic Beach Bag Coloring:8:30 a.m. 5 p.m.Kiawah Island Book Exchange:8:30 a.m. 4 p.m.ot ime in the Crat Cove:9:30 a.m. 11 a.m.Kamp Kiawah: Dinosaurs & Dragons:1 p.m. 4 p.m.; Ages 3-11Crat Cove: 4 p.m. 8 p.m.Family Crat: ye Dye: 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. 7 p.m.Kamp Kiawah KNO: Showtime!:6 p.m. 9 p.m.; Ages 5-11

KIAWAH ISLAND RECREATION

For more details and reservations for following activities, including times for Nature ours, please visit www.kiawahrecreation.com or call the Heron ParkNature Center at 768-6001.All activities are open to the public. Please remember that Night Heron Pool is for Resort Guests and Governors Club Members

only. Tank you for your cooperation. *Nature ours available daily. imes are tide dependant.


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vene was e Caeson Habo Resoand Maina in Mon Peasan, wi wosaeie mainas a Habo own Mainaon Hion Head Isand and GeogeownLanding Maina in Geogeown.

Waace Jenkins, seies pogam diecoo e So Caoina Depamen oNaa Resoces (DNR), said, We adee exceen das o fsing and weeve excied o see e concep o mipepos fsing simaneos come oiion. Te bifs bie was good, wi47 bifs cag and eeased ding eonamen: 44 saifs, wo be main,and one wie main. Te CaesonHabo Reso and Maina as osedoe Seies evens in e pas and isconsideed o be one o e fnes venesin e Seies. Te ospiai o e oe,maina and e onamen oganizingcommiee esed in a wonde even.

Te onamens Osanding BifsBoa and e Osanding BifsConsevaionis wee awaded o Caamba,owned b Robe Fai o Mon Peasanand capained b Dae Lacke. Going inoe as o o fsing on e fna da

o e onamen, e Caamba was inf pace b caaped ino fs basedon e cac and eease o a be main ine fna mines o fsing on Sada.Caamba fnised e onamen wi1,600 poins o e eease o e bemain and fve saifs ding wo daso fsing.

Damake, owned b Mak Danies oGeenvie and capained b Ja Weave,came in second wi a oa o 1,500poins o eeasing six saifs and one

wie main. Having fsed on Tsdaand Fida, Damake was fsed o onSada and ead e news o osingei ead ove e adio wie ied o edock.

Game On, owned b Sea Hn Boas(Vico Bbba Roo) o Lexingon andcapained b e McMian, came inid b eaning 1,000 poins o e cacand eease o fve saifs. Kei Ann Roo,aso o Lexingon, eaned op onos asOsanding Femae Ange o e eeaseo wo o ose saifs.

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Jonson o Mon Peasan and capainedb Tomas Wnne, was e Be WaeConsevaion winne wi e ag andeease o ee dopins ove e cose oe onamen.

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Mak Rodges, eaned onos o eOsanding Dopin o e 6.4-pond fs cag b Anne Bad MooeCason.

Fa Bo, owned and capained b AanHa, ook e Osanding na awad.

Ange Mon Mongome anded a 1.-pond backfn na o ake e pize.

Te Osanding Waoo awad waseaned b ange Ma Wason, wocag a 5.4-pon waoo aboad isboa, Caos.

Osanding Yo Ange was awadedo Dan Waace, age 15. Waace wasfsing aboad e Sco 34, ownedb Seve Pos, and cag a 1-ponddopin.

Congaaions!

For more inormation on the SouthCarolina Governors Cup Billfshing Seriescontact Amy Dukes, DNR tournamentcoordinator or the Series, by e-mailat [email protected], or by phone at

843-953-9365.

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O Lad o Mec CommniOeac Sevices, Inc. aseceived a gan om Te Rie

Aid Fondaion in sppo o is WenessCene. Te gan, a one-ime gi in eamon o $1,000, wi be sed o sppoe oganizaions dena sevices, penaaand womens ea sevices ding 010-011.

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Oeac in coopeaion wi e MedicaUnivesi o So Caoina and Rope

S. Fancis Heacae.

We ae absoe deiged b is wonde gi o s om Te Rie AidFondaion, said Sise Ma Josep R ie,execive dieco o e Oeac. Te

weness needs o o neigbos ae gea,and Te Rie Aid Fondaions assisance

wi go a ong wa owad meeing em.We ae mos gae .

Our Lady o Mercy Community OutreachServices, Inc. was ounded in 1989 by theSisters o Charity o Our Lady o Mercy and islocated on Brownswood Road, Johns Island.For more ino, visit www.olmoutreach.org.

Welcome aid from Rite AidByGriff HoGan, Director of Development

Caramba pulls ahead in 3rd round of the Governors CupBy Sc Department of natural reSourceS

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CarolinaCoasT TournamenT:

Caramba (3075)Game On (475)Daymaker(50)

Rascal(1475)

ReelPassion (875)Houdini(850)

Middleton58(775)MajorMotion (775)MyTimeOut(675)

BigSky(675)

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Remaining onamen daes:

* J 7-10, HMY/Viking MEGADOCK Bifsing onamen. Fo moeino, conac McKenzie Eses, PO Box 75, Caeson, SC, 40 a 78-40 oemai [email protected].

* J 8-31, Ediso Maina Bifs onamen. Fo moe ino, conac BeccaSmi, 370 Docksie Road Ediso Beac, SC, 438 a (407) 463-08 o [email protected].

Our Lady o Mercys Wellness Center.

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More than 400 community members participated in our sessions in thepast two weeks di scussing the uture o symphonic music in Charleston.Te communitys opinions and ideas captured rom the downtown

Charleston, Johns Island, Daniel Island and West Ashley sessions are beingcompiled and analyzed in a database by meeting acilitators Dianne Culhane, aormer Coca-Cola executive, and Laura Deaton o Full Glass Consulting. Oncethey have consolidated this inormation, they will review the ndings with thesteering committee.

For those who could not attend one o the sessions or or attendees who haveadditional comments, an online survey is being launched. Te survey will beopen until July 15, 2010, and can be accessed at www.surveymonkey.com/s/SymphonicMusicSurvey. A link to the survey will also be on the websites o theCollege o Charleston, Coastal Community Foundation, and the CharlestonSymphony Orchestra. Inormation rom this survey will be included in thendings reviewed by the steering committee.

Te steering committee will have a series o three meetings in August. Te rsttwo will be to analyze the data and drat recommendations. Ten there will be anopportunity or the community to ofer eedback on the drat recommendations.Te third meeting will be used to nalize the recommendations and the nalreport is expected to be available to the entire community in September.

Te Charleston Symphony Orchestra will base its restructuring planupon these recommendations and at that time propose a plan to its

musicians to host a2010 2011season operormancescelebratingits 75thAnniversarySeason.

ThefuTureofCharlesTonssymphony

Provided by the Coastal Community Foundation I never met anything with corn that I didnt like. - Helen Legare

Skillet Corn

Ingredients4 strips bacon, cut into small squares6 ears o corn cup cider

4 scallions, chopped2 large mushrooms, slicedSaltPepper1 ablespoon nely chopped tarragon

Directions1. Cook bacon over low heat in a skillet.2. Add the kernels o corn, cut rom the ears, together withany corn milk you can press out.3. Stir in cider.4. Cover skillet and cook over medium heat or 20 minutes.5. Add remaining ingredients, turn up heat and cookuncovered or 10 more minutes, stirring requently as liquid thickens.Makes 4 servings.

Note: the Legare Farms Foundation, a non-prot organization geared toward

educating Lowcountry communities and school children on the agricultural heritageo this region, is in need o several items or their classes and camps. Te donationo any o these items would be much appreciated: olding chairs, olding tables, 96round table cloths, wheelbarrows, picnic tables, outside garden benches and chairs,tricycles, long-sleeve shirts or scarecrows, garden hoses to water animals, lawnmower,ax machine, and a lap top computer.

We continue to sit with our Mother, so we arent in the oce a lot. Please call us on ourcell phones or e-mail i you need something. Lindas cell is 514-1215 and Helens cell is514-1218. Te oce is 559-0788. Legare Farms is located at 620 Hanscombe Point Road,just of o River Road on Johns Island.

Recipe of the MonthBy Helen legare, legare Farms


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Plan as part o Charleston Countysplan with FEMA. Te plan allows allparticipating municipalities to receivecertain insurance points and discounts.Te plan is now over 1,000 pages, andi you wish to read it, its posted onlineat CharlestonCounty.org, said Pierce.However, the specic section applying toSeabrook is only about 10 pages, at most,and basically lists what the own does in

terms o keeping up with zoning, countybuilding inspections, etc. Te Councilapproved this years hazard mitigation planunanimously.

Secondly, Pierce asked or a quickcorrection to a previously approved budgetor Atlantic Continuity Services help

with the rst own disaster tabletop drill.Te own had approved $1500, but theoriginal estimate was or $2500. I thinkhe earned it, said Pierce. Holtz motionedor the approval and Council approvedunanimously.Lastly, Pierce noted that i anyone hadnoticed the Beach Patrol using a 4x4 Jeepas opposed to the usual 4x4 cart, it wasbecause the cart was being serviced due tosome electrical lines being chewed apart bymice. Te cart should be back in service inless than a week.

Cruising with the Beach PatrolBeore closing the meeting, CouncilmanCummin reported on a recent day thathe spent with Bill Shepherd, head o theSeabrook Island Beach Patrol. Cummin

was amazed by everything that Shepherdaccomplished during the day. Along withkeeping written records o his activities

throughout the day, Shepherd also keeps aneye out or everyone in the water, takes careo nuisance problems like people leavingtheir beach tents up overnight, and unrulybeachgoers. Te best story, said Cummin,

was when Shepherd ran into a emale whohad been drinking and thought that she

was back on the French Riviera. He hada tough time talking her back in to herbathing suit, laughed Cummin. Overall,Cummin stated that the beach patrol doesan excellent job, and encouraged otherCouncil members to go out with themsometime and experience a day at the beachrom their perspective.

I appreciate your report because all weever hear are the complaints, said MayorHoltz. What Jerry has reported is that oneperson has a lot to do on the beach.

Holtz closed the meeting by remindingeveryone to watch out or olks who

wander out on to the sandbar just of thebeach. While people cant be prohibitedrom visiting the sandbar, its still a verydangerous spot, and Holtz was happy toreport that the last time he saw people onthe sandbar, he also saw the beach patrol

watching them until they returned saely.Its when the tide changes that you haveto worry, said Holtz. We should do

everything we can to discourage peoplegoing out there, but we cant keep them of.

Te own of Seabrook Island has tentativelycanceled the July 27 meeting, however, a permanent decision will be made closer tothe date. For more information, contactown Hall at 768-9121 or visit www.townofseabrookisland.com. Te August councilmeeting will be held on August 24 at 2:30 p.m.in own Hall, 2001 Seabrook Island Rd.

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In a joint eort with the Charleston County School District,Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission provides mealsto all children 18 years old or younger without charge through the

Summer Food Service Program. Te Summer Food Service Programwas established in 1975 to ensure that low-income children continueto receive nutritious meals when school is not in session.

Charleston County Parks has supported this program, undedby the U.S. Department o Agriculture, or over 20 years, providingthousands o lunches to local children over the summer months.

We provide training and support or each site, order meals,monitor each site, and help them maintain daily records, says JohnMassey, Assistant Director o Community Education or CharlestonCounty Parks. We also inspect meals to insure they are complete andproperly stored.

According to Massey, each day or two months meals are deliveredto approximately 1,200 children, fve days a week at 34 sites. Over thecourse o the summer, around 45,000 nutritionally complete meals

will be served.

Te program sites are located throughout the rural parts oCharleston County, rom McClellanville to Edisto. Each site isclassifed as Open Sites, meaning they are located in or near a school

where at least 50% o the children are eligible or ree or reduced lunch.

Massey reminds those inquiring that, It supports summerenrichment activities or kids and makes sure they have at least onegood meal a day.

Acceptance and participation requirements or the program andall activities are the same or all regardless o race, color, nationalorigin, sex, age, or disability, and there will be no discrimination inthe course o the meal service.

For more inormation about the Summer Food Service Program,contact John Massey at 762-2172.

Summer lunch for school kidsPROVIDED BY CHARLESTON PARKS AND RECREATION

Mealswillbeprovidedatthe

followingsites:

Angel Oak Elementary6134 Chisolm Road, Johns Island, 29455Site Open: 6/14/2010 -8/6/2010Hours: 11:00 - 12:00

Site Phone: 559-6412Contact: Jasmine MackBethel Presbyterian Church1851 Bohicket Road, Johns Island, 29455Site Open: 6/21/2010 -7/30/2010Hours: 11:00 - 12:40Site Phone: 814-2649Contact: Mary BonneauE.L. Frierson Elementary6133 Maybank Hwy, Wadmalaw Island,29487Site Open: 6/14/2010 -8/6/2010Hours: 11:30 - 12:30Site Phone: 559-4192Contact: Benzina WashingtonHebron-Zion United Presbyterian Church2915 Bohicket Rd., Johns Island, 29455Site Open: 6/21/2010 -8/6/2010Hours: 11:00 - 1:00Site Phone: 559-1135Contact: Molly BrownSt. Johns High School1518 Main Rd., Johns Island, 29455Site Open: 6/14/2010 -8/6/2010Hours: 11:00 - 1:00Site Phone: 559-6200Contact: Cora oomer

(l to r) Artis Vegas, Tina Radding, Val Skinner, LisaBaron, Jennier Baron, and Paul Baron.

(l to r) Sharon Austin, Jef Austin and Val Skinner.

Fore Peteby Olivia French

he inaugural Charleston Breast Center GolClassic, A ribute to Pete Radding, was heldon Monday, June 7, at Cassique on Kiawah

Island. Te event raised close to $70,0000 or theBreast Center. Members o the frst place-winningteam included Ardys Vegas, Charles Cuzzell, and imHavert. Members o the second-place team included

Chris Drury, Rocky Stelling, Jack Burke, and NedGargiulo.

For more inormation about the Charleston BreastCenter, visit www.CharlestonBreastCenter.com.


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