Island Connection - April 15, 2011

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t didn’t seem real until we crested the top of a dune on
the narrow horse trail just of of Oyster Catcher Road
on Seabrook Island. Te wind was whipping through
the tops of the sea oats, brushing the white tops of the
waves back like wisps of fne hair. My horse didn’t even
hesitate on the awkward slope, taking the deep, slipping
sand as a matter of course. Te rest of our crew was just as
in awe of our surroundings, and as the glint of hard pack
sand came into view, a rush of excitement and a touch
of fear coursed through me. I was about to ride a horse
on the beach, and not just ride, canter – a quick, three
beat gait which ranges in speed from 10 to 17 miles per
hour. In the back of my head, a nagging little voice kept
reminding me that the last time I rode that fast for longer
than a minute or two was back in 1996, and even then I
wasn’t the most spectacular equestrian. But I was in good
company. Tree of our team were experienced riders,
and another – my mom – spent her childhood around
horses and for her it was like getting back on a beautiful,
breathing, dappled bike with an appetite for carrots. I
looked over at them and couldn’t help but smile at the
wide grins on each of their faces. Te beach was calling,
and I wasn’t about to miss out on this opportunity just
because I had butterfies in my stomach.
Our guide and Seabrook Equestrian Center Manager,
Benjamin Doyle, must have a strong sense of intuition,
because he picked each of our mounts perfectly. My riding
partner, Danny, is an auburn quarter horse with a healthy
share of spirit, and he was perfectly comfortable on the
beach. His transition from walk to canter was incredibly
smooth – one minute we were walking lazily along the
high tide line and the next we were rocketing down the
shoreline, the thin flm of receding waves like polished
steel beneath us.
It was the frst day of 80+ degree weather on the islands,
and beach walkers were already out in force. Some brave
children were boldly finging themselves into the waves,
squealing as the chilly water splashed against them. On
approaching a group of beach visitors we slowed to a
comfortable walk and grinned and waved as vacationers
looked up at our horses in happy surprise. For a moment,
we were the center of attention on the shores of Seabrook,
but the second we broke from the crowd Ben simply
looked at us and asked, “Do you want to go again?” and
once more we were fying along the edge of the world,
sand and dunes a tan-green blur as we dug in our heels
and “whooped” for joy.
It was the perfect length of time on the beach. Twice
we raced to both ends of the island with short pauses in
between, and as we approached the
trail head for the third time, we fnally
let our tired mounts turn toward
home and walk to a small feld where
a trailer arrived to return the horses
to the Seabrook Equestrian Center.
Not quite ready to end the magic
of the day, our rag tag team of riders
decided to head over to Red’s Ice
House at Bohicket Marina to enjoy
the breeze and a quick lunch, as well as
talk about our incredible experience.
On walking in to the breezy, wide
open restaurant, our group laughed
in surprise to see that the “word of
the day” on the chalkboard at Red’s
hostess station was “exhilarating.”
“Tere’s no better way to describe
the experience of a beach ride on
Seabrook Island,” laughed group
Harnessing
nature
by Kristin HacKler
Johns Island resident, Susan Franz (above) , thanks her horse for a wonderful ride. Seabrook
Equestrian Center Manager, Benjamin Doyle (below), was an excellent trail guide.
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Why CERT?
Jack Reagan of the new Kiawah
Community Emergency Response Team,
or CERT, gave a brief presentation to the
Council on the purpose and structure of
the program. Reagan explained that, while
CERT began in the 1990s, it was made
a part of President Bush’s Citizen Corps
in 2003. Today, there are 1635 programs
nationwide, with 22 programs in South
Carolina. Te Kiawah CERT is part of
the Lowcountry CERT program, which
currently has 21 teams in its jurisdiction. “If
you run the math, there are a whole lot of
us across the country,” said Reagan.
Why CERT? Reagan explained that,
if emergency responders are cut of from
an area or can’t make it in time, CERT
volunteers are trained to handle the frst
72 to 98 hours after a disaster such as a
tornado, earthquake, hurricane or tsunami.
All CERT members undergo 40 hours of
online training to learn incident command
structure, then 32 hours of classroom
training in eight, four hour sessions,
followed by a fnal exam and fnal practical
exam. All trained CERT members are
covered under the Good Samaritan Act
and Volunteer Protection Act, and are
taught how to deal with the three primary
killers immediately following an incident:
excessive bleeding, shock, and airway
blockage.
“During the recent earthquake in
Japan, 800 people were saved immediately
following the disaster, but 100 volunteers
were killed,” said Reagan. “CERT is meant
to avoid that.”
He concluded by noting that their
team currently has 16 members, and they
are hoping to double their membership.
In order to set up the CERT program
properly, the Team would need
approximately $30,000 initially with
ongoing annual expenses estimated at
around $5,000.
Mayor Orban thanked Reagan for doing
such a fne job summarizing, and stated
that he had a few ideas on how they could
make the program work on the island.
Later in the meeting, the Council discussed
how best to implement the CERT program
on the island, and Town Attorney Dennis
Rhoad stated that the town’s liability
insurance policy already protects town
employees and volunteers, and the town
would not need to pay more for their
insurance policy as long as the CERT
volunteers were designated as volunteers.
Rhoad also noted that there is no standard
for how CERT programs are supported by
their municipalities, though he suggested
that they look into whether the various
CERT teams in Charleston County would
be covered under Charleston County.
Councilmember Greg VanDerwerker
remarked that CERT is a great program,
and “if it meshes with what the town can
do, then we should certainly do it.”
Te Council unanimously approved to
accept CERT as part of the Kiawah Island
Public Safety Committee.
Before closing the topic, Orban asked
that the new CERT team to compose a
budgeting plan on what they would need
to get started and what they would need
in years two and three. In the meantime,
the Council and the Kiawah Island
Community Association (KICA) will talk
about sharing costs. “Our commitment
would be for three years on a year to year
basis, and after three years, we’ll see if
it’s still working and if people are still
interested,” said Mayor Orban.
Helipad Capital Campaign for
Roper St. Francis
Steve Bottcher of Seabrook Island
introduced Dr. Patrick Kelly and Wanda
Brockmeyer of Roper St. Francis, who
discussed a $2 million community
campaign to put a rooftop helipad access on
the roof of Roper St. Francis, downtown.
Currently, the hospital shares the helipad at
the Jonathan Lucas Street Parking Garage
with MUSC, and the moving of a patient
from the helipad to the hospital requires
multiple episodes of patient loading and
unloading, amounting to about 15 to 20
extra minutes of transportation time.
“Right now, we have to carefully measure
how far someone is coming to determine
how to bring them into the system,” said
Brockmeyer, Emergency Service Line
Director for Roper St. Francis. “We’re
trying to get rid of that extra 20 minutes
that we currently lose downtown.”
If installed, patients could be delivered
to the south tower of the hospital from
Kiawah or Seabrook Islands in under eight
minutes, and transported to the ER and
Cath Labs located immediately below the
rooftop helipad.
“Tis would be unique in the Lowcounty
– it would be the only hospital with direct
access,” said Bottcher. “You would come
out of the elevator directly into the Cath
Lab.”
Te campaign to raise the $2 million is
entirely community-based, and Bottcher
pointed out that they hope to have the
helipad installed at the hospital before the
2012 PGA tournament. He also stated that
they will be talking with Seabrook next,
but that Kiawah was their frst stop. “We’re
going to people with the highest need and
those who would need the opportunity,”
said Bottcher.
For more information on the helipad
capital campaign, contact Angie Ping at
Roper St. Francis at 789-1617 or email
[email protected].
FY2011 Budget Amendment
Town Treasurer, Kenneth Gunnells, stated
that, while the budget amendment to the
coming year’s budget increased revenue
by $75,000, it also increased expenditures
by $75,000, “so the efect is zero,” said
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21 Beachwalker Drive
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Phone: 768-9166
Fax: 768-4764
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JOHNS ISLAND COUNCIL
Meetings are held at the Berkeley
Electric Co-op located at 3351
Maybank Hwy, Johns Island.
Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113
CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL
4045 Bridge View Dr, N Charleston
958-4700
CITY OF CHARLESTON
75 Calhoun St.
724-3745
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Monday, April 18
Kiawah Island Board of
Zoning Appeals
4pm - 5pm
Town Hall Council Chambers
Tuesday, April 19
Kiawah Island Public Safety
Committee
3pm – 5pm
Town Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Rm
Tuesday, April 26
Kiawah Island Ways and Means
Committee meeting
9am
Kiawah Island Municipal Center’s 2nd
Floor Conference Rm
Seabrook Island Town Council
All Town Council meetings will be held
at 2:30pm at the Town Hall unless noted
otherwise on the Town bulletin board.
Monday, May 2
Kiawah Island Environmental
Committee
3pm - 5pm
Town Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Rm
Tuesday, May 3
Kiawah Island Town Council
2pm - 4pm
Town Hall Council Chambers
Wednesday, May 4
Seabrook Island Planning
Commission - work session
All Planning Commission meetings will
be held at 2:30pm at the Town Hall
unless noted otherwise on the Town
bulletin board.
Kiawah Island Planning Commission
3pm - 5pm
Town Hall Council Chambers
Gunnells, noting that the revenues had
increased from franchise fees, and the
expenditures were due to an increase in
outreach donations and the road project
expenditure. Te budget amendment had
been approved through frst reading and
had already been through public comment.
Council approved the second reading
unanimously.
Beach Safety Week proclamation
In honor of Beach Safety Week, which will
be coming up this May 23 to 30, Mayor
Orban read a proclamation declaring those
days as National Beach Safety Week on
Kiawah Island, and stated that Kiawah
residents and visitors alike should remember
to never swim alone, never drink alcohol
before swimming, respect the power of the
surf and learn to swim.
Zero Tolerance for Litter Awareness
Month proclamation
Councilmember Vanderwerker reminded
residents about the town’s litter cleanup
program on April 15 starting at Town Hall
on Friday, April 15, at 9:30 a.m., noting
that the cleanup will include both morning
snacks and lunch afterward. He went on to
read a proclamation declaring the month
of April 2011 as to be Zero Tolerance for
Litter Awareness Month on Kiawah Island.
Debris Reduction Site contract
For several years, the Town of Kiawah has
been looking for a site near the island where
hurricane debris such as trees and limbs
could be ground into mulch, as burning
is no longer an accepted method of debris
destruction. Working with Buddy Darby
of Kiawah Development Partners, the town
has negotiated the use of a portion of 3321
Bohicket Road on Johns Island, in an area
known as Orange Hill Plantation. Tere is
no cost to the town until the site is needed,
and the lease when in use will be month to
month. “We’re very fortunate to have this,”
said Mayor Orban.
Councilmember Fran Wermuth asked
about the issue of compensation under
the lease, asking about the $30,000 cap
included in the language, and Attorney
Rhoad stated that the compensation section
contained very general language about the
lessor’s time, but nothing beyond that. “At
the very least, we felt that it should have
a maximum cap,” said Rhoad. Rhoad
also noted that the town went out for bids
on other property, but the Orange Hill
property was the only respondent.
Council approved the agreement
unanimously, and Councilmember
Wermuth noted that her approval was only
based on the fact that there were no other
options, but that the town did look for
other options.

Request to review older neighborhood
zoning standards
“Our fellow Councilmember, Charles
Lipuma, has had some concern over
building standards during the recent
Development Plan,” said Mayor Orban,
and in light of that, the Council would
like to ask the Planning Commission to
look into the requirements for building
standards in older neighborhoods around
the island.
In a statement left by Lipuma for
the Council to read during his absence
(Lipuma was not present for the day’s
Council meeting), the background
for this request is that it is felt that
KIGR’s redevelopment of West Beach
and East Beach Village could trigger
redevelopment of the older neighborhoods
in Kiawah’s west end during the next
few years. Te motion was to ask the
Planning Commission to fully review
the current land development regulations
applicable to existing R-2 Zone residential
neighborhoods which are currently
comprised of 1 to 1-1/2 story singe family
detached houses built at-grade and cottages
built on pilings, where lots are small; the
existing R-2 Zone neighborhoods in No.
1 with respect to replacing a single family
detached house or cottage with a duplex
or other attached residential unit; existing
R-3 Zone neighborhoods which are
currently comprised entirely of multi-family
villas and which existing zoning permits
a comingling of multifamily and single
family detached units; existing R-3 zoned
residential neighborhoods which permit
multifamily and single family detached
housing and is silent on parking location
standards for either class of residential units.
“Te discussion is good, if nothing else,”
said Councilmember VanDerwerker. “It’s
[the current zoning regulations] 20 to 30
years old and things are diferent. I’m in
favor of looking at it.”
Councilmember Al Burnaford noted that
they will hold public hearings, and all
meetings on the issue will be open to the
public.
Council approved sending the request to
the Planning Commission unanimously.
Communications Committee
Appointment: Jennie Troiano
Councilmember Wermuth recommended
that island resident Jennie Troiano
be appointed to the town’s new
Communications Committee, noting
her past experience as a teacher, chair of a
literary commission and editor of an in-
house business digest.
“It sounds like she’s immanently qualifed
to be a part of your committee,” said
Orban. Troiano was approved for her
appointment by Council unanimously.
Ordinance 2011-02: prohibiting plastic
bags from yard waste collection
Councilmember VanDerwerker stated
that the County Council instituted an
ordinance a couple months ago which
prohibits plastic bags flled with yard
waste from being dumped at the Beesferry
landfll. Te ordinance goes into efect
on June 30, and municipalities are in the
process of passing their own ordinances to
that efect. Te reason, said VanDerwerker,
is that the yard waste is mulched and used
for compost at the landfll, and it was
not cost efective to have labor picking
up the shreds of plastic bags caught in
the mulcher. Paper bags for yard disposal
are available at Lowe’s and Home Depot,
as well as area hardware stores, and
VanDerwerker noted that he saw a pack of
fve bags at Lowe’s for $1.98.
Te ordinance will go into efect at the
same time as the County’s: June 30, 2011.
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Council approved frst reading unanimously. A public hearing
will be held on this ordinance before the next Town Council,
May 3 at 1:30 p.m.
English as a second language charitable contribution
Darlene Jackson of the St. Johns Library recently contacted
Town Council in regards to their charitable contribution to
the library of $2,000 for English language software for the
local Hispanic community. Unfortunately, the software which
the Library was considering was no longer available in disc
form, but could be purchased as cloud-based software, which
Councilmember VanDerwerker pointed out was better in the
long run, as there were no discs to lose. Te cost diference for
the new software is an additional $500, and Mayor Orban
stated that he could fnd the additional funds through a small
discretionary fund. Council approved the charitable donation
of $2500 to the St. Johns Library for English as a Second
Language software unanimously.
Darlene Jackson later thanked the Council during citizen’s
comments, stating that they believe this education software
will have a generational impact. “Tis is something that
is needed and we hope to tap into the population that is
embarrassed to enter into a formal educational setting,” said
Jackson, thanking Wendy Kulick for her help in making this
happen, as well.
Environmental & Public Works Committees
Councilmember VanDerwerker stated that the Committee
is currently looking into the possibility of the island being
designated by the Audobon Society as a habitat important
to migratory and shore birds. Tey are also continuing to
look into the control of invasive plant species on the island.
As for the Public Works Committee, they are looking into
the suitability of the handicap entrance to Town Hall, and
have invited the architects who designed the building to do a
review of the structure and see if there’s anything that needs
to be done so that it’s all in order.
Communications Committee
Councilmember Wermuth reported that she is continuing
to work with Councilmember Lipuma and Town
Administrator Rucker on possible changes to the employee
handbook. She also noted that the Public Safety Committee
will meet again on April 19.
Mayor’s Report
Mayor Orban reported that he attended a Council of
Governments where the topic of voting machines was
discussed. While the Town of Kiawah has not had any issue
with them, apparently some other counties have had some
trouble with miscounts. Te COG also talked about the
census, and it was noted that Kiawah has grown by 40.2%
since 2000, increasing from 1000 to 1626 residents in 10
years.
Lastly, Orban stated that he met with Sam Reed of Seabrook
Island, Buddy Darby of Kiawah Development Partners
and Mayor Riley of the City of Charleston, among others,
to discuss the Johns Island Greenway and 526. “It was a
pleasant meeting, and I got the feeling that Riley is very
supportive of completing 526 and supportive of our desire to
have a greenway across Johns Island,” said Orban.
Citizen’s Comments:
Rich Tomas, a resident of Betsy Kerrison Road, Johns Island,
stated that he submitted a Freedom of Information Act to the
Town of Kiawah Island about six or seven weeks ago regarding
the promotion of Greenway activities, and received a reply
that these activities had only started in January of this year.
After receiving a request for clarifcation on the time period
he was interested in, he received a reply that the Town would
need additional time to gather the information. To date, he
had received only a small number of emails and was extremely
disappointed that he had not received anything else. He noted
that he specifcally asked for any documentation regarding
Maurice Washington being contracted by KICA with
fnancial support from the town.
Mayor Orban asked if he could give all of his points
in writing to Town Administrator Tumiko Rucker, who
would be returning from South Africa in about a week.
“We’ll write you a written response that will hopefully be
satisfactory,” said Orban.
Lastly, Butch Neil of the island’s beach patrol service
thanked the Council for their proclamation of Beach Safety
Week. “We are beach aware 365 days of the year, but we
appreciate anything that brings attention to that,” he smiled.
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Letter to the editor...
Dear Editor:
I always enjoy reading Jill Cataldo’s, (the super-
couponing queen) money-saving tips, so on March
26, 2011, at around 12 noon, I went to the Johns
Island Food Lion Store armed and ready to take
advantage of a sale on Purina Dog Chow, 20 lb. size
for $9.99. I planned to purchase two bags and use
my two Purina coupons ($1) each and two Purina
Pro Club CHECKS for $7 each, thus saving me
a good bit of money. As I was checking out, the
cashier said she was not familiar with the CHECKS
and would have to ask the manager. When the
manager came over, he hardly glanced at the checks,
mumbled something, and walked away. It turned
out he said the store would not accept the checks.
I was astounded, as I have used the checks at that
very store many times. Te cashier was quite nice
and apologized. I was shocked and furious at the
way I was treated by the store manager. Needless to
say, I shall never shop at this Food Lion again. I did
call another Food Lion at 2144 Savannah Highway,
and the Customer Service person, Serena, could not
have been more courteous and pleasant. She said she
would be happy to accept the coupons and checks -
other than having to drive miles out of my way, I was
very happy with the way I was treated by Serena.
I have reported this incidence to Food Lion and
asked for an explanation as to why the manager at
the Johns Island Store was so unpleasant, and turned
me away? Tis is not right and certainly does not sit
well for Food Lion.

Jean Townsend
Johns Island
April 15, 2011 5
member Julie Lipovsky, a regular rider and volunteer at
Lowcountry Equine Assisted Terapy, or LEAP.
“I’ve never been on a trail ride with so much freedom,
and I’ve been on a bunch of trail rides,” said Holly
Bandtlow, another veteran rider who tagged along with
us for the day. “Looking forward to this ride made my
whole week better.”
Susan Franz, another member of the group whose
experience with horses goes back to childhood, agreed
enthusiastically with Holly. “From the moment you saw
the water sparking like a million diamonds, the energy was
evident. Te combination of the ocean and the horses – it
was a natural tranquilizer.” She went on to compliment
our guide, Benjamin, for his intuition in picking our
mounts. “Many thanks to Ben, who frst sized us up to
make sure our ride was comfortable, and for checking in
with us often to make sure we were doing well.”
It was a perfect day and a perfect visit to Seabrook, and
even if it’s been a while since you’ve climbed onto a four-legged
form of transportation, do consider taking this rare opportunity
to ride along one of the fnest beaches in America. For more
information on the Seabrook Equestrian Center, visit www.
DiscoverSeabrook.com or call 786-7541. Te Seabrook
Equestrian Center is located at 3772 Seabrook Island Road
on Seabrook Island.
Riders Holly Bantlow (left)
and Julie Liposvky (right).
Beach ride continued from cover
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Easter services
Photographs courtesy of Jazz Artists of Charleston. Photo credit for
Riviera photos: Alice Keeney. Photo credit for full CJO band photo:
Reese Moore.
A
re you looking for a place to enjoy
the sights and sounds of spring in
Charleston? From concerts to an
Easter Festival, Freshfelds Village has you
and your family covered for free!
Experience spring in full bloom during
the Spring Concert Series at the Freshfelds
Village Green. Tis free series is sure to
entertain with bands performing beach
music, oldies, blues and rock from 6 until
9 p.m. on the last three Fridays of April.
April 15: Te Coppertones- One of
the premier party bands of Charleston,
the Coppertones will be sure to keep you
on your feet all evening! Teir extensive
song list features beach music, oldies, and
R&B.
April 22: Te Rum Punch Bandits-
Originally a Jimmy Bufett tribute band,
Te Rum Punch Bandits now perform
several genres such as beach, classic rock,
Tex-rock, gulf-n-western, and jam-rock.
Tis seven piece party band includes
two electric guitars, acoustic guitar, bass
guitar, keyboards/pedal steel, congas/
bongos, and drums.
April 29: Shrimp City Slim- Local
favorite Shrimp City Slim is back again
this season! Creator of Lowcountry Blues,
a combination of post-modern blues
and various musical favors heard on the
Carolina coast, songwriter and musician
Gary Erwin and his band are creating
original music that is earning them a
reputation worldwide.
Also planned for April is the annual
Easter Festival on Saturday, April 23.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., children can
have their picture taken with the Easter
Bunny. Spring crafts, facepainting and
playing in the jump castle or infatable
slide will keep the kids entertained.
Musician John Cusatis will provide tunes
for the afternoon, and audience members
will have a chance to sing, dance and play
an instrument in the band. All activities
during the festival are free and food will
be available for purchase.
On Easter Sunday, April 24, Cavalry
of the Sea Islands Church will hold an
Easter service on the Village Green at
9:30 a.m. Te service is casual and open
to anyone. We recommend guests bring a
chair or blanket.
Freshfelds Village is located on Johns
Island between Kiawah and Seabrook
islands. With over 60 locally owned shops,
galleries, restaurants, services and businesses,
Freshfelds has something for all ages and
price ranges. Visit www.FreshfeldsVillage.
com or www.facebook.com/FreshfeldsVillage
information on new stores, events and other
announcements, or call guest services at
768-6491.
Freshfelds in the spring
enJOy Free cOncerts anD
HOliDay celebratiOn FOr FaMilies
Palm Sunday is this coming Sunday, April
17, and Easter weekend starts on Tursday,
April 21.
Calvary of The sea islands
Easter Sunday: 9:30 a.m. at the Village
Green in Freshfelds. Service is casual and
open to everyone. It is recommended that
guests bring a chair or blanket.
Calvary of the Sea Islands is located
at 1002 Landfall Way, Seabrook Island.
For more information, visit www.
calvaryseaislands.com or call 270-7979.
ChurCh of our saviour
Palm Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
services – Distribution of Palms.
Maundy Tursday: 6 p.m. – Messiah
and Te Passover in All Saints Hall
Good Friday: 12 Noon – Good Friday
service.
Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m. - Sunrise
Services at Kiawah Island (Beachfront
at Te Sanctuary) and Seabrook Island
(Ocean Terrace at the Beach Club)
9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. – Celebration
services at the Church of Our Saviour.
Church of Our Saviour is located at
4416 Betsy Kerrison Parkway, just outside
the trafc circle for Kiawah and Seabrook.
Please call the church ofce at 768-2046
with any questions. www.our-saviour.net.
holy spiriT CaTholiC ChurCh
Lazarus Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Mass
Palm Sunday: 9 a.m. Mass, 11 a.m.
Mass, 1 p.m. Spanish Mass
Holy Tursday: 7 p.m. Mass
Good Friday: 2:30 p.m. Stations of the
Cross
Holy Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Candlelight
Service and Vigil
Easter Sunday: 7 a.m. Mass*, 9 a.m.
Mass*
11 a.m. Mass*, 1 p.m. Spanish Mass*

*Cofee and donuts will be served in the
Fellowship Hall following all Masses for
those who would like to attend.
Holy Spirit Catholic Church is located
at 3871 Betsy Kerrison Parkway. For more
info, call the church ofce at 768-0357 or
visit www.holyspiritjohnsisland.com.
Johns island presbyTerian
Maundy Tursday: 7 p.m. Service
Good Friday: 7 p.m. - Tenebrae
(“shadows”) Service.
Easter Sunday: 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Easter Services. Visitors are welcome
to bring fowers to add to the church’s
Living Cross, which will be on display in
front of the church on Easter Sunday.
Johns Island Presbyterian is located at
2550 Bohicket Road, Johns Island. For more
information, call 559-9380, or visit www.
jipc.org.
sT. John’s episCopal ChurCh
Palm Sunday: 12:30 p.m. Parish Picnic
at Grace Chapel.
Maundy Tursday: 7 p.m. Service.
Good Friday: 12 p.m. Service, 6 p.m.
Stations of the Cross, 7 p.m. Service.
Easter Sunday: 6 a.m. – Easter Vigil
and Sunrise Service at Grace Chapel
in Rockville (Wadmalaw Island), 8
a.m. – Choral Eucharist, 10:22 a.m.
– Acoustical Mass at the Parish Life
Building, 10:30 a.m. – Sung Choral
Eucharist.
St. John’s Episcopal Church is located
3673 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island. For
more information, call 559-9560 or visit
www.stjohnsparish.net.
hebron - Zion uniTed
presbyTerian ChurCh
Maundy Tursday: 7 p.m.
Easter Sunday: 7 a.m. - Sunrise Service.
Hebron - Zion United Presbyterian
Church is located 2915 Bohicket Road,
Johns Island. For more information, call
559-0865.
sTono bapTisT ChurCh
Palm Sunday: 11 a.m. - Lords Supper.
Good Friday: 8 a.m. - Pilgrimage
“Cross Walk” from Maybank Highway
to the Church (meet at the church).
7 p.m. – Easter Drama “His Passion for
You”, as well as Nail and Communion
Service.
Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m. - Sunrise
Service followed by breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
11 a.m. - Easter Worship with drama
performance “His Passion for You.”
Stono Baptist Church is located at
953 Main Road, Johns Island. For more
information, call 559-9743 or visit www.
stonobaptist.org.
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Prelude to Piccolo
by stePHanie brasWell
T
o celebrate the beginning of Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto, the premiere
arts festivals of the southeast which will be held this May 27 through
June 12, the Kiawah Island Arts Council will be hosting a sampling of
several of this year’s musical themes on May 1 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
Program highlights include a solo organ recital; Scott Turkington performing
Marcel Dupré’s haunting Cortège et Litanie, Op. 19 No. 2; and a performance by
Charleston Pro Musica, a group which will be featured during Spoleto’s popular
Early Music Series. Charleston Pro Musica is coordinated by Steve Rosenberg, a
2011 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner award recipient. Te Prelude concert will conclude
with a high energy presentation of jazz classics performed by John Tecklenburg
and Friends.
Prelude to Piccolo will be held on May 1 at 4 p.m. in Holy Spirit Catholic Church,
3871 Betsy Kerrison Parkway, Johns Island. Tis event is free and open to the public.
For complimentary tickets, call Kiawah Town Hall at 768-9166.
T
his Sunday, April 17, take an
afternoon drive to CATR Farms
for the event, “In the Company
of Horses”, with a silent and live auction
and plenty of food and wine in a beautiful
setting.
Performing this year will be Te
South Carolina Broadcasters, an award
winning old-time trio with modern day
appeal. Featuring David Sheppard (guitar,
vocals), Ivy Sheppard (fddle,banjo, guitar,
vocals), and Grace Kennedy (banjo, ‘tit fer,
vocals), this group’s tight harmonies and
exceptional instrumentation give them a
powerful, early American classic sound.
Te Broadcasters has won blue ribbons
at fddler’s conventions, and has taken
standing ovations in rock-n-roll venues.
All three members share a common vision
and obsessive passion about the music
they are playing.
CATR(501c3) is celebrating
its 20
th
anniversary in 2011 and
is the area’s oldest nationally
accredited therapeutic horseback
riding center. CATR improves
the lives of children and adults
with disabilities through the use
of horses as a therapy tool.
For more information, visit
www.catrfarms.org or call
559-6040. Charleston Area
Terapeutic Riding is located
at 2669 Hamilton Road, Johns
Island.
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CATR improves the lives of children and adults with disabilities
through the use of horses as a therapy tool.
T
his Tursday, April 21, drop by the
Lake House on Seabrook Island
for a musical and educational
journey though some of the greatest short
works by a few of the world’s most notable
composers.
A native New Yorker, pianist Anna
Maincone Boulden has been performing
since the age of fve. She received honors
in music at all academic levels: the High
School of Performing Arts in Manhattan,
Queens College of CUNY, and Yale
University where she was awarded a
full scholarship in her Masters’ Degree
program and received the Musical Arts
Prize. At age thirteen, she won frst
place in the annual citywide WQXR
Competition broadcast in New York
adjudicated by Artur Rubinstein, Rudolf
Serkin and WQXR Music Director,
Abram Chasins. She had been a concerto
soloist since age twelve and a recitalist in
many of New York’s concert halls. As a
citywide competition winner, she soloed
in the popular Central Park Outdoor
Summer Concerts. A regular guest artist
at many prestigious institutions including
the Eastman School and the Yale Norfolk
Summer Festival, she played chamber
music throughout the northeast, and also
performed on tour in Europe.
As Anna Manicone Rosa, she
held teaching positions at New York
University, the City College of New York
and Manhattanville College. She also
co-directed, performed, and taught all
piano chamber music programs for the
New England Music Festival at Amherst
College in Massachusetts for two seasons;
all performances were broadcast live
throughout the northeast on a weekly
concert series by public radio station
WFCR. A faculty member at Central
State University in Connecticut for many
years, Professor Boulden taught piano,
theory, and music history, conducting
lecture-recitals and Master Classes.
Upon retirement, she enjoys the status of
Professor Emeritus of Music. Although she
worked with many prestigious musicians
throughout her long career, she credits her
fnest tutelage to the late distinguished
Juilliard pedagogue, Nadia Reisenberg.
Join Anna Manicone Boulden this
Tursday, April 21, at the Seabrook Lake
House starting at 4 p.m. Te event is free
and open to the public – however, those
wishing to attend from of island should call
243-0840 a day or so before the concert and
leave their last name in order to be admitted
at the gate.
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3531 Maybank Highway, 559-1945
houRs:
Monday – Tursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wee Reads (under 24 months with adult)
Mondays: April 18 & 25 at 10:30 a.m.

Time for Twos (2 – 3 years old with adult)
Tuesdays: April 19 &26 at 10:30 a.m.
Preschool Storytime (3 – 6 years)
Wednesdays: April 20, 27 at 10:30 a.m.
*Email Basics (adults/young adults)
Tuesday, April 26, from10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

*Internet Basics (adults/young adults)
Tuesday, April 19, from10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
*All computer classes are free. For more
information please call 559-1945 and ask
for the Reference Department. Class space is
available for 8 participants per session.
Photography Exhibit: Susan Budnick
April 1 – 30, A member of the Charleston
Artist Guild and the Carolina Foothills
Artisan Center, Susan’s works have been
displayed and are part of collections
throughout the Southeast.
Early Literacy Station (ages 11 and
younger) April 1 to 30
National Poetry Month Trivia Contest
(grades 6-12) April 1 to 30
In celebration of National Poetry Month,
stop by the Reference Desk and answer
a trivia question about famous poets and
poetry for a candy prize!
AARP Free Income Tax Assistance
(adults) Saturday, April 16 ,from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Free tax assistance will be
ofered by AARP volunteers through April
16. Senior citizens will have preference.
Last person accepted at 1 p.m. Assistance
in Spanish will be available.
Facebook Focus (grades 6-12)
Wednesday, April 27, from4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
PLAY with Dad: Nursery Rhymes (all
ages) Saturday, April 16, at 11 a.m.
National Poetry Month: Name that
Author (grades 5 – 8) April 18 to 23
We’ll give you a poem, you fnd the
author! Prizes will be awarded.
Sea Islands Book Club (adults)
Tuesday, April 19, at 2 p.m.
We’ll discuss Long Lost by Harlan
Coben. Copies of the book may be
obtained from the Reference Desk for
check out while supplies last.
Make A Joyful Noise! (all ages)
Wednesday, April 20, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Join the students’ Gospel Choir of St
John’s High School for an uplifting gospel
performance!
Create a Resume (adults/young adults)
Tursday, April 21, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Registration starts 4/7. Space is limited;
please call 559-1945 to register.

PLAY: Bedtime Stories (all ages)
Tursday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m.
PLAY with Dad: Bunny Stories and an
Egg Hunt! (all ages) Saturday, April 23,
at 11 a.m.
Club Anime (ages 12 – 19)
Saturday, April 23, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Teen Poetry Slam (grades 6 – 12)
Tuesday, April 26, from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Young adults are invited to share their
poetry and express themselves in a live
competition before judges.
PLAY: April Showers Bring May
Flowers! (all ages)
Tursday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m.
PLAY: Book Explorers (ages 6 and
younger) Friday, April 29, at 10:30 a.m.
Photography Show and Sale Featuring
Susan Budnick (all ages)
Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
PLAY with Dad: National Poetry
Month Wrap-Up (all ages) Saturday,
April 30, at 11 a.m.
Copyright Farmers’ Almanac 2011, www.farmersalmanac.com
Gardening by the Moon
From the Farmers’ almanac
apRIl 2011
15th Grub Out Weeds, Briars, And Other Plant Pests.
16th-17th First Day Good For Planting Corn, Melons, Squash, Tomatoes, And
Other Aboveground Crops. Last Day Favorable For Planting Root Crops. All Days
Favorable For Sowing Grains, Hay And Fodder Crops, And For Planting Flowers.
18th-20th Good Days For Planting Beets, Carrots, Radishes, Turnips, Peanuts,
And Other Root Crops. Also Good For Cabbage, Caulifower, Lettuce,
Kale, Celery, And Other Leafy Vegetables. Start Seedbeds. Good Days For
Transplanting.
21st-22nd Barren Days. Do No Planting.
23rd-25th Favorable Days For Planting Beets, Carrots, Turnips, Radishes,
Onions, And Other Root Crops.
26th-27th Excellent Time To Kill Weeds, Briars, Poison Ivy, And Other Plant Pests.
28th-29th Favorable Days For Planting Root Crops, Extra Good For Vine Crops.
Set Strawberry Plants. Good Days For Transplanting.
Fri day, apri l 15
Music on the Green
Te Coppertones, one of the premier party
bands of Charleston, will be playing at the
Freshfelds Village Green from6 to 9 p.m. For
more info, call Freshfelds Guest Services at
768-6491, or visit www.freshfeldsvillage.com.

East Coast Canoe &Kayak Festival
(ECCKF)
Tis 21st annual event is a family-friendly full
weekend immersion in canoeing, kayaking
and stand up paddleboarding at James Island
County Park. Visit www.ccprc.com/ecckf for
details or call 795-4386. Fri-Sun, 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Kiawah Road &River Clean Up
From10 a.m. until 1 p.m. along the Kiawah
Island Parkway, Beachwalker Drive,
Beachwalker County Park and along the edges
of various marshes and rivers. Meet at Town
Hall at 9:30 a.m. To volunteer, call 768-9166
or email [email protected].
Saturday, apri l 16
Kiawah Island Annual Earth Fest
Come to Night Heron Park for the afternoon
and enjoy the eco-friendly vendors, artists and
family crafts. Admission is complimentary.
Also stop by KICA’s Cars in the Park! Held at
the same time in the Night Heron Park Soccer
Field. 10am– 2pm.

Brahms’ Requiemfor David Stahl
8 p.m. at the Memminger Auditorium,
56 Beaufain Street, in downtown
Charleston. Tickets are available at www.
CharlestonSymphonyChorus.org, Gaillard
Box Ofce (cash only), and At the Door
(subject to availability). For more information,
call 670-4335.
Sunday, apri l 17
3rd Annual CATR Open House Fundraiser
Enjoy a silent and live auction, and plenty
of food and wine with music by Te South
Carolina Broadcasters. 4 to 7 p.m. at
Charleston Area Terapeutic Riding, 2669
Hamilton Road, Johns Island. For more info,
call 559-6040 or visit www.CATRfarms.org.

Monday, apri l 18
Seadogs Beach Party
Te annual Seadogs Beach Party to beneft Pet
Helpers is will be held at 5 p.m. at Seabrook’s
North Beach. Bring an hors d’oeuvre to share
and BYOB. Dogs welcome. Donation checks
may be made out to Pet Helpers and cash is
also welcome. Pet Helpers is a private non
proft 501(c)3 organization.
WedneSday, apri l 20
Container Gardening Demo at the
Sandcastle
Kiawah Island Lead Horticulturist Randolph
Wadsworth will feature plants native to the
Southeast Coast in a container gardening
talk starting at 2 p.m. at the Sandcastle
Community Center on Kiawah Island. Free
and open to the public. Please RSVP for this
complimentary presentation by April 18 to
Member Services at 768-3875 or sandcastle@
kica.us.
thurSday, apri l 21
A Seabrook Piano Recital
Presented by pianist Anna Manicone Boulden,
the recital will contain short works for the piano
by diferent composers in contrasting musical
styles. 4 p.m. at the Lake House on Seabrook
Island. Admission is free, but of-islanders
should call 243-0840 a day or so before the
concert.
Second Annual Water Ball
Tis year’s event will feature live entertainment
and silent auction, as well as hors-d’oeuvres,
beer, wine and a Water Ball specialty cocktail.
7 to 11 p.m. at the SC Aquarium. For more
info, visit www.thewaterball.org
Fri day, apri l 22
Earth Day

Sea Island Chamber Art Walk 2011
A Fine Art Invitational Show Friday, April
22, fromnoon to 7 p.m., and Saturday, April
23, from10 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Bohicket
Marina (1880 Andell Bluf Blvd). Featured
artists include Tina Mayland, Tate Nation,
Karen Hagan, Bob LeFevre and more. For
more info, visit www.seaislandschamber.org or
call 793-1234.
Music on the Green
Te RumPunch Bandits will be playing at the
Freshfelds Village Green from6 to 9 p.m. For
more info, call Freshfelds Guest Services at
768-6491, or visit www.freshfeldsvillage.com.
Beachwalker Bird Walks
FromKiawah Beachwalker Park we will hike
nearly two miles of pristine beach looking
for a variety of birds including raptors and
songbirds. Te programis free, however pre-
registration is required. 8:30 to 11 a.m. Course
# 24808. Free. For more info, call 795-4386
or visit www.ccprc.com.

Rent-a-chick
Legare Farms is ofering a pair of baby chicks
for two weeks for just $25. Te chicks come
with their own box, two weeks worth of food,
a watering device, and instructions on how to
take care of them. Call the farmat 559-0788
or e-mail [email protected] to reserve
your chicks.

Saturday, apri l 23
Freshfelds Easter Festival
From10 a.m. to 2 p.m., children can have
their picture taken with the Easter Bunny,
do spring crafts, and enjoy facepainting and
playing in the jump castle or infatable slide.
Musician John Cusatis will provide tunes
for the afternoon. Free, with food available
for purchase. For more info, call Freshfelds
Guest Services at 768-6491, or visit www.
freshfeldsvillage.com.
Kiawah’s Artists and Artisans of the
Lowcountry
Te perfect opportunity to purchase Easter
basket items like children’s clothing, chocolate
creations, jewelry, photography, painting,
serving ware, and much more! Free and
open to the public. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Sandcastle Community Center. For more
information, contact the Sandcastle at 768-
3875. Te Kiawah Sandcastle is located at 1
Shipwatch Road, Kiawah Island.

Sunday, apri l 24
Happy Easter!

thurSday, apri l 28
Our World series: Art with Michael Haga
Michael Haga, assistant dean of the College
of Charleston School of the Arts and adjunct
professor of art history, will present, Te
Barbarian Traditions in Early Medieval Art, at
Kiawah’s Sandcastle starting at 3 p.m. Light
selection of wine and cheese will be served.
Reservations are due by April 23. Free and
open to the public. For more info, call the
Sandcastle at 768-3875 or [email protected].
“Finders Keepers” Clothing Sale
For TWODAYS ONLY, the Berkeley Electric
conference room(3351 Maybank Hwy, Johns
Island) will be transformed into an upscale
resale boutique to beneft Sea Island Habitat
for Humanity’s Women Build project! April
28 &29 from11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. For more info, call Molly Cofey
at 768.0998 x113 or email advancement@
seaislandhabitat.org
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Island Connection Calendar April 28
12 April 15, 2011
What’s Hot
W
hile driving on Kiawah Island Parkway the
other day, I was fortunate enough to witness
a beautiful yet rare sight: bicyclists wearing
helmets! Many bicycle-related crashes resulting in injury
or death are associated with not wearing a bicycle helmet.
To maximize your safety, always wear a helmet and follow
the rules of the road:
Wear a properly ftted bicycle helmet. • Everyone
should wear a helmet regardless of age or experience.
Adjust your bicycle to ft. • When standing over your
bicycle, there should be 1 to 2 inches between you and
the top tube (bar) when using a road bike, and 3 to 4 inches
if using a mountain bicycle. Te seat should be level front
to back, and the seat height should be adjusted to allow a slight bend at the
knee when the leg is fully extended. Te handlebar height should be at the same
level with the seat.
Check your equipment. • Before riding, infate tires properly and check that your
brakes work. Check child seats to ensure that they are secured properly.
See and be seen. • Wearing white has not been shown to make you more visible.
Rather, you should always wear neon, fuorescent, or other bright colors when
riding day or night. Also, wear something that refects light such as refective
tape or markings, or fashing lights. Remember, just because you can see a driver
doesn’t mean the driver can see you. Stay on established bike paths if they are
available.
Control your bicycle. • Always ride with both hands on the handlebars. Carry
books and other items in a bicycle carrier or backpack.
Watch for and avoid road hazards. • Be on the lookout for hazards such as
potholes, broken glass, gravel, puddles, leaves, and dogs. All of these hazards can
cause a crash. If you are riding with friends and you are in the lead, yell out and
point to the hazard to alert the riders behind you.
Tese fre safety tips are provided by the St. Johns Fire & Rescue Department and Captain
James T. Ghi, St. John’s Fire Prevention Specialist. For more information on fre safety tips,
contact Captain Ghi at [email protected] or call 296-8392.
Safe bicycle riding tips
PrOviDeD by tHe st. JOHns Fire & rescue DePartMent
April 15, 2011
13
The Ball Begins - April 12, 1861
by rObert e. bOHrn Jr.
F
or most Charlestonians, Fort Sumter is considered
hallowed ground. And that is as it should be.
Te frst recollections of my life are of the Civil
War Centennial in 1961. At age fve, my family climbed
into the car and headed toward a reenactment of the fring
on Fort Sumter at the Battery in downtown Charleston.
My father had purchased Confederate hats and fags for
all of us to cheer on the ghosts of April 12, 1861. We
parked along the sea wall with dozens of other cars,
and watched as freworks, substituting for cannonballs,
whizzed through the early evening sky. Tat day stirred
my small soul with a passion for the Civil War that burns
even to this day.
General P.G.T. Beauregard commanded the
Confederate forces in Charleston. He sent a message
to his former Artillery instructor at West Point and
commander of the Union troops holding Fort Sumter,
Major Robert Anderson. Te message read, “I am ordered
by the Government of the Confederate States to demand
evacuation of Fort Sumter. All proper facilities will be
aforded for the removal of yourself and command, to
any post in the United States which you may select. Te
Flag which you have upheld so long and with so much
fortitude, under the most trying of circumstances, may
be saluted by you on taking it down.”
Major Anderson conferred with his ofcers, and they
all rejected this ofer. Anderson’s reply was, “Gentlemen,
if you do not batter us to pieces, we shall be starved out in
a few days.” As a lifelong soldier and ofcer in the United
States Military, he vowed to hold the fort at all costs.
Te Confederate Government, on the other hand, did
not want to take the fort by force. Gaining the fort by
its surrender, without bloodshed and the destruction of a
prized fortifcation, was their goal. Te Secretary of War
for the Confederacy telegraphed General Beauregard,
stating, “Do not desire needlessly to bombard Fort
Sumter. If Major Anderson will state the time at which,
as indicated by him, he will evacuate, and agree in the
meantime that he will not use his guns against us, unless
ours should be employed against Fort Sumter, you are
authorized thus to avoid the efusion of blood. If this, or
its equivalent be refused, reduce the fort as your judgment
decides to be most practicable.”
Beauregard’s next message to Anderson was short
and sweet: “If you will state the time of which you will
evacuate Fort Sumter, we will abstain from fring upon
you.” Anderson’s reply was, “We will evacuate Fort
Sumter on the 15th instant, should I not receive prior, to
that time, controlling instructions from my Government
or additional supplies.”
To the Confederate, this reply was unacceptable and
had too many conditions attached to it. Confederate
Colonel Chestnut, who delivered the last message to
Anderson, wrote a blunt rejection of Anderson’s terms,
which he signed and handed to Major Anderson.
Col. Chestnut’s note read: “ Fort Sumter, S.C., April 12,
1861, 3:20 A.M.- Sir: By authority of Brigadier General
Beauregard, Commanding the Provisional Forces of the
Confederate States, we have the honor to notify you that
he will open fre of his batteries on Fort Sumter in one
hour from this time.” Tis message deeply moved Major
Anderson. He escorted Colonel Chestnut back to his
boat, pressed the Colonel’s hand and told him, “If we
never meet in this world again, God grant that we may
meet in the next.”
Col. Chestnut’s boat was then rowed to nearby Fort
Johnson. In the distance, he could hear the pealing of
the bells from St. Michael’s in Charleston, as was ordered
by General Beauregard. Te Colonel ordered the Captain
in command of Fort Johnson to fre the signal shell at
Fort Sumter that would open the bombardment of Fort
Sumter and the Civil War.
At 4:30 a.m., a ten inch mortar at Fort Johnson was
fred. Its burning fuse traced its way across the black sky
as it arched and fell into Fort Sumter. To a cannoneer on
Morris Island, the shell looked “like a frefy.” With this
frst shot, the deadliest war in American History began in
Charleston Harbor.
Fort Sumter was soon encircled by a ring of cannon
fre. Fortifcations surrounded her, hurling shot and shell
at her from every direction. Te Confederate batteries
which were fring on Fort Sumter included Steven’s
Ironclad Battery, Cummings Point Battery, Channel
Battery, Ironclad Floating Battery, Dahlgren Battery,
Enflade Battery, Sumter Battery, Mount Pleasant
Battery, Oblique Battery, Upper Battery, Lower Battery,
Mortar Battery No.1 and No.2, Trapier Battery and Fort
Moultrie.
Hundreds of artillery shells were being fred on Fort
Sumter, and the fort’s masonry walls showered bricks
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Pol i ce Bl ot t er
Ti de Char t
Apri l 1 - Apri l 14
6:40am/7:50pm
7:07am/7:45pm
8:01am/8:38pm
8:54am/9:30pm
9:45am/10:22pm
10:37am/11:14pm
11:29am
12:07am/12:23
1:02am/1:19pm
1:58am/2:17pm
2:55am/3:16pm
3:50am/4:12pm
4:42am/5:05pm
5:32am/5:54pm
12:01am/12:25pm
1:01am/1:17pm
1:56am/2:07pm
2:50am/2:57pm
3:42am/3:47pm
4:34am/4:37pm
5:26am/5:28pm
6:19am/6:22pm
7:12am/7:18pm
8:07am/8:19pm
9:03am/9:21pm
9:56am/10:22pm
10:46am/11:18pm
11:33am
Date High Tide Low Tide
Hurricanes, storms, etc., are NOT included in the predictions.
Tidal current direction changes and tide time predictions can be
very diferent. Tide predictions are PREDICTIONS; they can be
wrong so use common sense.
Apr 15
Apr 16
Apr 17
Apr 18
Apr 19
Apr 20
Apr 21
Apr 22
Apr 23
Apr 24
Apr 25
Apr 26
Apr 27
Apr 28
Source: saltwatertides.com
March 12: (Kiawah Island Parkway)
A Johns Island resident hit a palm tree
on the Kiawah Island Parkway just after
exiting the main gate. The driver stated
that she had swerved to avoid hitting a
squirrel and instead, hit the tree.
March 18: (Kiawah) The victim, calling
from a road in North Carolina, reported
that on Monday, March 14, he met
subject #1 at a bar/brewery in Charlotte,
North Carolina, and invited her back
to South Carolina. On March 17, the
victim and subject #1 went to a strip
club and met with subject #2 and later
went to subject #3’s house on Sullivan’s
Island “to continue partying.” At some
point during the night, the victim and
subject #1 left and went to the Sanctuary
to spend the night. Subject #1 left at
some point, although the victim does not
remember when. When the victim went
to check out of the Sanctuary, he found
that someone had entered his vehicle
and stolen several electronic items, a
bike, his clothes, money and a pair of
sunglasses. The victim did note that he
did not lock his car, and that he couldn’t
give an accurate description of subject
#3.
March 19: (Kiawah) An offcer
responded to a report of a female on the
beach with her top off near Windswept
Villas. On arriving, the offcer was
unable to locate the subject, but soon
received a report that she was at Night
Heron pool. Unable to locate her there,
the offcer received a third report that
she was on the beach, once again near
Windswept. On arrival, the offcer
found the subject foating in the surf,
fully clothed. When the subject fnally
exited the water, she was unsteady on
her feet and a strong odor of alcohol was
about her person. The subject was told
to leave as it is illegal to be drunk on
the beach, and that there were several
reports of her exposing her breasts. The
subject stated that she did nothing of
the sort and demanded to talk with the
complainants, but the offcer pointed out
that none were around, and if she
didn’t leave the beach, she was
going to jail. The offcer fnally
placed the woman under arrest, but
as they approached the boardwalk, the
subject fell to her knees and screamed
“What are you doing to me?” After
several minutes of screaming and asking
why she was being arrested, the subject
settled down enough to walk to the end
of the boardwalk where she sat down
and refused to move. She was fnally
picked up by the responding offcer
and security, and the subject screamed
and made a scene all the way to the
offcer’s patrol car. Once the subject
was in the car, she was transported to
the Charleston County detention center
and charged with Disorderly Conduct
(Public Intoxication).
March 20: (Kiawah) An offcer
responded to Kiawah Island Club Drive
in response to an activated alarm. The
offcer found the back porch door
unlocked and open, but on checking the
residence, found that it appeared to be in
normal condition. When the key holder
arrived, they also stated that nothing
seemed disturbed or missing.
March 25: (Seabrook) The victim
reported that several pieces of jewelry
valued at approximately $9100 were
missing from her bedroom and she has
not seen them since August 2010. The
victim stated that she noticed they were
missing some time afterward, but didn’t
think much of it as she thought the items
must have been misplaced. As time
went on, however, the victim began
to suspect that the items were stolen.
Looking back, she could only remember
a painting and contracting company
coming to her house last August, and
they had left the door open during the
day for easy access. However, nothing
appeared strange at the
house after they were
done. There were no
signs of break-in
to the residence.
G
et your pocketbooks ready and
come join us for the second annual
Finders Keepers upscale clothing
resale event! On Tursday, April 28, and
Friday, April 29, Sea Island Habitat for
Humanity will transform the Berkeley
Electric multi-purpose room into a resale
boutique selling dresses, silk blouses, sports
clothes, and more, all to beneft the 2011
Women Build home.
“We are so excited to be hosting such
a fabulous event,” says Anne Randall,
Volunteer Coordinator for Sea Island
Habitat for Humanity (SIHH). “Ginny
Larence of Kiawah Island and several other
ladies have been recruiting donations, and
we have received some great items so far:
pants, coats, beautiful blouses, purses and
more. And with all the proceeds from the
sale going directly towards the Women
Build home, you can feel good about
shopping since your purchases will be
helping the Women Build family become
frst-time homeowners!”
Sea Island Habitat has been helping
families in the Lowcountry become frst-
time homeowners since 1978 and has
been able to help more than 270 families
since its start. Every spring, SIHH hosts a
project called Women Build, which brings
together women from all walks of life to
address poverty housing by funding and
building a Habitat home for a deserving
family. Tis year’s Women Build home will
cost approximately $60,000 to construct,
with volunteer building taking place from
April 30 to May 7. All of the proceeds from
the Finders Keepers sale will go directly
towards funding the Sea Island Habitat
Women Build project.
Te sale will take place at Berkeley
Electric multi purpose room (3351
Maybank Highway, Johns Island) on
Tursday April 28, and Friday April 29,
from 11-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. With racks
upon racks of handbags, scarves, blouses,
pants, skirts and more, shoppers will be
able to fnd something truly unique—at a
great price and for a great cause!
For more information on the sale, call
Rhea Miller at 768-0998, x116.
Discover clothing treasures
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Habitat FOr HuManity’s WOMen builD
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T
he community room at Hebron
Zion Presbyterian Church was
packed with more than 80 seniors
on April 6, all of them gathered together
with heads down over their tables. For
minutes at a time, not a sound could be
heard except the clatter of ping pong balls
as they fell out of a small bingo cage. Ten
the voice of volunteer James Parlor rang
out: “B,32! I,2! N,59!”
“Bingo!” someone yelled, and the room
erupted. Cheering, double checking the
numbers, everyone celebrating and having
a wonderful time. Te winner smiled from
ear to ear as they walked up to the long
table at the front of the room which was
flled with dozens upon dozens of prizes.
Tanks to the generous donations of the
Johns Island Rotary Club, as well
as the James Island Harris Teeter,
Berkeley Electric Cooperative, Te
Station at Kiawah Island, and the
James Island Walmart, there were
more than enough prizes to go
around. And even if you didn’t get a
“bingo”, Hebron St. Francis Senior
Center Director Virtere LaBoard
would draw door prize winners from
a bowl every half hour, practically
guaranteeing that everyone went
home with something. And thanks
to Reggie Simmons of Professional
Catering on Johns Island, no one
went hungry, either. Lunch for the
event included fried chicken, ham,
vegetable medley, bread pudding,
ice cream, cake and punch.
“It’s a great crowd today,” said Reverend
Henry River as he walked through the
crowd, taking pictures of happy prize
winners. “Every year we get more and
more.”
Every second Wednesday of the month,
the Hebron St. Francis Senior Center hosts
a small group bingo game just for the fun
of it, but seniors across Johns Island look
forward to this annual tournament.
For more information about the Hebron
St. Francis Senior Center, call the Hebron
Zion church at 559-0865. Te group
is currently looking either for help with
transportation, or the donation of a vehicle
to help bring seniors to meetings who can’t
drive themselves.
April 15, 2011 15
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Bingo!
James Parlor calls out Bingo numbers and letters during the
annual Bingo tournament at Hebron Zion.
A
bout a year and a half ago, a group
of cycling enthusiasts from Johns,
Kiawah, and Seabrook Islands
got together to start a cycling club in the
local area. With the exception of this past
winter, we have had group rides almost
every week. On Sunday mornings we
usually ride the roads in groups of two or
more with cyclists of varying ability levels.
Couples, parents and their children, and
just good friends get together and ride
between 25 and 50 miles on varying
routes between Johns, Wadmalaw, and
Seabrook Islands. Trafc is light most
Sunday mornings and the company is
incredible. We usually ride a moderate
17 to 18 mph pace, with the fast kids
encouraging the occasional sprint to get
our hearts pumping a bit more. Tis is
a pace that most can attain with a few
rides and a good bike, but we promise not
to leave you behind if you need a little
extra time or are still working up your
endurance.
Leaving the Sea Islands Health Care
center on Maybank and riding out to
Wadmalaw on Bears Bluf before taking
Maybank to Rockville is one of our most
popular and enjoyable 30 to 45 mile rides,
but we also leave from the high school
and do Chisholm Road and other back
roads for 20 to 45 miles. Some mornings
we’ll simply start at Freshfelds and do a
quick circuit or two of Seabrook before
riding along Betsy Kerrison Parkway to
get the kinks out. Tis year we plan to
do some destination rides in areas such as
Edisto or the Francis Marion forest to see
some new country, and we hope to do a
local “century” of at least 100km (about
65 miles) that would be a good workout
for all. Some members of the group are
into triathlons, and our rides are a great
way to get into and stay in shape for those
events.
Besides road bikes, we also have a
group that enjoys mountain and hybrid
bikes. Not quite as fast as the road bikes,
these rides still ofer plenty of good
exercise, camaraderie, beautiful scenery,
and a nice way to spend a couple of hours.
Some rides have included a mix of riders
and bikes, and we all sort it out to get in a
workout and have some fun.
All are welcome on our rides. For
more information and ride times, email
[email protected], or visit our
Google group at groups.google.com/
group/jikisi-cycling for ride plans, etc.
Feel free to send an email if you would
like to join us. Tis is an informal group
with no real membership requirements
other than an interest in cycling. Garish
spandex is optional.
Please share the road, give cyclists a
good distance when passing in your motor
vehicle, and come join us for a ride!
Back in the saddles again
by ricH tHOMas
Friday, april 15
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Sports-a-palooza:
Ages 3-11, 8:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Knit Fit: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Roadside & River Cleanup: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Stepping Stones: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah KNO: Kiawah
Kampout: Ages 5-11, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Pickup Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, april 16
Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Kiawah Island Earth Fest: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
KICA’s Cars in the Park: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Pickup Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, april 17
Near Coastal and Reef Fishing: 7:30
a.m. & 1 p.m. Each tour is 4.5 hours
Inshore Fishing Charter: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Tideland Treasures: 8:30 a.m., 10:30, 1
p.m. and 3 p.m. Each tour is 1.5 hours
Dolphin Encounters: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1
p.m. 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Each tour is 1.5 hours.
Back Island Birding: 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Gator Walk 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Family Kayaking: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Pluf Mud Paddle: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Inshore Fishing Charter: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Reptile Round-up: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Pick Up Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Historical Sunset Cycle: 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunset Cruise: 6:45 p.m. - Sunset
Teen Night: Laser Tag: 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
EaStEr Sunday, april 24
Back Island Birding: 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Marsh Kayaking: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Gator Walk: 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Easter Bunny arrives in the park! 9:30 a.m.
Easter Egg Hunt & Toss: 10 a.m.
Family Kayaking: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Tye Dye: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Reptile Round-up: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Sand Sculpting Contest: 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Easter Sunday Sundaes: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Teen Night: Laser Tag: 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Historical Sunset Cycle: 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Monday, april 18 & 25
Kamp Kiawah: Kiawah Kiddies:
(3&4yr olds)8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Kiawah Day:
(5-11yr olds): 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Family Kayaking: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Butterfy Walk: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah - “Mad Scientist
Mania”: (3-11yr olds) 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Inshore Fishing Charter: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Pluff Mud Paddle (April 18 only): 2 - 4 p.m.
Scales & Scutes: 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Suncatchers: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Jr. Naturalist: Animal Care: 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Pick Up Games: Volleyball: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Kid’s Night Out: Kiawah Kampout:
(5-11yr olds) 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Adult Twilight Paddle: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Night Beach Walk: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Teen Night: Mario Brother’s Night:
9:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
tuESdayS, april 19 & 26
Back Island Birding: 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Kamp Kiawah: “Superhero Summit”:
(3&4yr olds) 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah : “Sports-a-palooza”:
(5-11yr olds) 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Family Kayaking: 9- 11 a.m.
Pluff Mud Paddle (April 26 only): 9- 11 a.m.
Turtles’ Nest: 10 a.m. -3 p.m.
Family Kayaking: 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Tropical Tuesdays:
(3-11yr olds) 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Reptile Feeding: 2 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Reptile Roundup: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Alligator Adventure: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Tye Dye : 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Jr. Naturalist: Entomology: 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Bingo & Floats (April 19 only): 6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
The Big Game Show (April 26 only): 6:45 p.m.
Pick Up Games: Basketball: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Night Exploration: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Scenic Cinema: Double Feature: 7:45 p.m.
WEdnESdayS, april 20 & 27
Kamp Kiawah: Pirates & Princesses:
(3&4yr olds) 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Pirate Trails & Tides:
(5-11yr olds) 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Marsh Kayaking: 9 -11 a.m.
Barrier Island Beginnings: : 9 -11 a.m.
Surf Fishing: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Turtles’ Nest: 10 a.m. -3 p.m.
Butterfy Walk: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah - “Block” Party: (3-11yr
olds) 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Secret Life of Bugs: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Stepping Stones: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Jr. Naturalist: Marsh Ecology: 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Pick Up Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Tricky Trivia: 7 p.m.
Night Beach Walk: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Teen Night: Campfre Social &
Ultimate Frisbee: 9:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
thurSdayS, april 21 & 28
Marsh Kayaking: 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Lil’ Chompers (3&4yr
olds): 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Scales & Tails (5-11yr
olds): 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Yoga: 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Wildlife in the Wetlands: 9:30 a.m. - 12p.m.
Turtles’ Nest: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Family Kayaking: 12 - 2 p.m.
Kamp Kiawah: Everyday is Earth Day
(3-11yr olds): 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Crabby Crustaceans: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Youth 3-on-3 Basketball: 4 - 5 p.m.
Alligator Adventure: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Tye Dye: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Jr. Naturalist: Wildlife Tracking: 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Soccer Demo & games (April 21): 5:30- 6:30 p.m.
Kid’s Night Out:Sanctuary Splash
Bash: (5-11yr olds) 6 - 9 p.m.
Pick Up Games: Basketball: 6 - 7 p.m.
Night Exploration: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Adult Twilight Paddle: 7 - 9 p.m.
Teen 3-on-3 Basketball: 9 - 11 p.m.
16 April 15, 2011
KIAWAH ISLAND RECREATION
Open Daily frOm 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. call 768-6001 FOr MOre inFO
Weekdays, April 18 - 29
Near Coastal and Reef Fishing: 7:30
a.m. & 1 p.m. Each tour is 4.5 hours
Inshore Fishing Charter: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Tideland Treasures: 8:30 a.m., 10:30, 1
p.m. and 3 p.m. Each tour is 1.5 hours
Dolphin Encounters: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1
p.m. 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Each tour is 1.5 hours.
Gator Walk: 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Sunset Cruise: 6:45 p.m. - Sunset
April 15, 2011 19
and shell fragments throughout the fort’s interior. A
correspondent from the Charleston Courier wrote,
“the grim fortress of Fort Sumter is beleaguered”, and
after the frst shot, “Te outline of this great volcanic
crater was illuminated with a line of twinkling lights;
the clustering of shells illuminated the sky above it; the
balls clattered thick as hail upon Sumter’s sides ... and
so, at the break of day, amidst the bursting of bombs,
and the roaring of ordnance, and before thousands of
spectators, whose home and liberties and lives were at
stake, was enacted the frst great scene in the opening
drama of this momentous history.”
Te sun arose at 5:37 that fateful morning. Inside
Fort Sumter, the soldiers made for cover against the
storm of artillery raining in upon them. Te fort was
silent during the beginning of the bombardment.
Major Anderson had but 21 working cannons, and
could not site or aim them in the darkness of the
early morning hours. He also had no fuses for the
explosive shells. His ammunition consisted of solid
shot cannonballs. He was outnumbered 100 to 1, so
his actions were to be conservative. He and his soldiers
breakfasted on “fatty pork, water, and some farina for
the ofcers.” He ordered his men to take cover in the
fort’s lower casements, and to be careful of their lives.
Anderson said, “Make no imprudent exposure of your
person to the enemies’ fre.”
As the dawn’s light fltered into the fort, his gunner
prepared to defend their fag. Sumter’s guns facing
Cummings Point on Morris Island were brought to
bear on those Confederate batteries positioned there.
Te honor for the frst shot to be fred from Fort
Sumter was given to Captain Abner Doubleday. He
aimed a 32-pounder at Stevens Ironclad Battery and
fred. Te honor for manning this battery was given
to the “Palmetto Guards.” Capt. Doubleday’s shot hit
the slanting iron battery wall, and bounced like “peas
or marbles of a turtle’s back.”
Little did those engaged in battle that day on April
12, 1861, know, as they fought for country and honor,
what the future held for them and their country: that
this battle was to lead to four years of arduous warfare
throughout the North and the South. Te cannon fre
that began at 4:30 a.m. was to be a battle that was
fought by both sides, each believing theirs’ was a just
cause, and that God was on their side.
Te Philadelphia Inquirer headline on April 12,
1861, read, “Charleston April 12 - Te Ball has been
opened at last and the war is inaugurated!”
In the next installment of “Te Ball Begins -
April 12, 1861”, we shall continue with the ongoing
bombardment, bravery, and insights of the frst battle
of the Civil War.
S
pring in the Lowcountry means the weather is warming,
the birds are chirping, the golfers are on the courses and
the gators are in the water hazards! It also means it is time
for Kiawah’s fne artists, artisans, and photographers to display
their talents at the Sandcastle’s spring showcase this coming
Saturday, April 23. Tis event provides the perfect opportunity
to purchase Easter basket items like children’s clothing and
delicious chocolate creations, jewelry (for your personal Easter
basket), as well as home-enhancing items such as framed
photography, serving ware, and much more! Additionally,
Kiawah’s talented fne artists will display their gallery-quality
work for viewing and purchase. No matter what medium
you prefer, you will likely fnd it at this event. Admission is
complimentary and the event is open to the public, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Sandcastle Community Center.
For more information, contact the Sandcastle at 768-3875.
Te Kiawah Sandcastle is located at 1 Shipwatch Road, Kiawah
Island.
Artists and Artisans
of the Lowcountry
by JenniFer WOODy
TIMELINE
compiled by Paul Hedden/Historian, J&G Tours
April 3 - Gen. Beauregard assumes command of
the Confederate Army in Charleston.
April 11 - Evacuation of Fort Sumter demanded
by Confederate forces. Te Union soliders, under
the command of Major Anderson, decline.
April 12 - Notice is sent to Fort Sumter that fre
would open. A signal shell is thrown from Fort
Johnson. Te Union forces reply with fre at 7
a.m. U.S. steamship Baltic arrives from New York
of the coast, but is unable to support Fort Sumter
due to the heavy fre from Confederate forces.
April 13 - Major Anderson surrenders Fort
Sumter.
April 15 - President Lincoln calls for 75,000
volunteers to suppress the rebellion.
April 19 – Te blockade of Southern ports is
announced from S.C. to Texas.
April 20 - Robert E. Lee resigns his commission
in the U.S. Army.
History continued from page 13