Island Connection - October 30, 2009

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Photo contest continued on page 3
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Camera Club asked Te Island Connection to judge
their “Boats Afoat” photo contest, we searched around
for some experts to help us make the tough decisions.
With our ofces located on Sullivan’s Island, we
were able to pull from the island’s incredibly artistic
community. For the photo contest, we asked Isle of Palms
Council member and former photographer for Te Chicago
Tribune, Barbara Bergwerf, to be a judge, as well as Kathy
Sullivan, an animal artist most well known for her horse
painting on the 2006 Kentucky Derby commemorative
edition of Woodford Reserve, and National Geographic
photographer Vincent Musi, who is home from a photo
shoot of a groundbreaking archeological discovery in the
Fertile Crescent.
Tough each photographer/artist had their opinions
and reasons for selecting the paintings that they did, in
the end, it all came down to fve. In frst place, Stanley
Ullner’s photo of sailors standing on the crossbeams of a
tallship caught the eye of several judges, including Vince
Musi. “It’s a graphic use of the human element,” Musi
explained. “It’s challenging and pleasing at the same time.
I even like how the top guys are a little cut of,” he smiled.
In second place, judges agreed that DeTurk’s image of the
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T
he Farm to Market Road, the
Cross Island Expressway, the
Johns Island Greenway; call it
what you will, the plan to build a road
across southern Johns Island connecting
River Road to Betsy Kerrison has been
discussed on the islands for more than
40 years. But as the idea becomes more
tenable, the protests and pleadings for a
cross-island road are becoming more and
more heated.
While Charleston County has voted
to do a study on a new roadway so that
the potential route of the road as well as
the costs involved will fnally be put on
paper, other parties have suggested the
possibility of simply widening Bohicket
and Main road to avoid cutting a new
road on the island; an idea which many
see as a potential gateway to even more
development on the island. However, the
safety of the current roads has consistently
been called into question and as more and
more people move onto the sea islands,
the need for some solution to the growing
trafc, as well as the increase in accidents,
has many saying that its now an issue of
life or death.
Te improvements - whether its
widening the roads, building the
Greenway, improving existing roads or a
combination of all three - will need the
support not only of the Johns Islanders,
but the residents of Kiawah and Seabrook,
as well. And before Seabrookers go to the
voting poles on November 3, it would be
in their best interest to know how their
candidates stand on the roads.
“Te carnage has gone on long enough,”
says incumbent candidate Robert Savin.
“We need the Cross Island Road with
green space on each side to preserve the
island beauty and ecology and to provide
safe transport for residents from all four
islands.”
“Our present roads are scenic but not
safe,” said Mayoral candidate, William
Holtz. “Te State, as well as the County
and City of Charleston, have to have a
plan to handle the population growth
coming to Johns Island, which is expected
to double in 10 years, and to improve the
condition of the present roads. Te State
is working on a plan to extend 526 with
an exit on Johns Island and the County
is conducting a study on all of the roads
on Johns Island. Without a plan, there
is no chance we can compete for the
limited fnancing available. Working with
the Town Council, I hope to continue
to endorse a Cross Island road that ties
into the 526 extension . Tis road should
allow bicycles and pedestrians to travel
along designated paths without risking
their lives. In addition, we will support
improvement for the Main and Rt. 17
intersection as that is our questionable
evacuation route. Whatever plan emerges
we will work with the other municipal
governments and communities to improve
the road situation.”
Incumbent Jerry Cummin notes that,
“Part of my job while serving on the Town
of Seabrook Island’s External Afairs
Commission (2004-2008) was to monitor
road planning developments efecting
Johns Island. One thing was clear: trafc
moves fast, road improvements do not.
Bohicket and River Roads are some of the
most dangerous rural roads in the Nation.
Road safety improvements start with
action by the County Council.
“Councilman Paul Turmond has
announced that he will not run for
re-election when his term expires in
2010. He has been the leading supporter
in the efort to bring a new, safe road to
Seabrook candidates’ stand on the roads
Staff report
Candidates continued on page 3
Monday, November 2
Kiawah Island Environmental
Committee
3pm - 5pm
Town Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Room
Tuesday, November 3
Kiawah Island Town Council
2pm - 4pm
Town Hall Council Chambers
Kiawah Island Ways and Means
Committee meeting
8am
Kiawah Island Municipal Center’s 2nd
Floor Conference Room
Wednesday, November 4
Kiawah Island Planning Commission
3pm - 5pm
Town Hall Council Chambers
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.
Thursday, November 5
Johns Island Council Meeting
7pm – 8pm
Berkeley Electric Co-Op on Maybank
Rd.
Kiawah Island Arts Council
3pm - 5pm
Town Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Room
Monday, November 9
St. Johns Fire District Commission
7pm
St. Johns Commission Building
3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island
Wednesday, November 11
Veteran’s Day
Kiawah ofces will be closed
Seabrook Island Planning Commission
See Wednesday, November 4.
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Civic Calendar
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Phone: 768-9166
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JOHNS ISLAND COUNCIL
Meetings are held at the Berkeley
Electric Co-op located at 3351
Maybank Hwy, John’s Island.
Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113
CHARLESTON COUNTY COUNCIL
4045 Bridge View Dr, N Charleston
(843) 958-4700
CITY OF CHARLESTON
75 Calhoun St.
(843) 724-3745
Seabrook:
don’t forget to vote!
provIDeD By euGeNe CorrIGaN
Registered S.C. voters may get an absentee ballot for the Seabrook Island
Municipal Election of November 3 at the Voter Registration ofce, 4367
Headquarters Rd. of Leeds Ave. near Dorchester Road, N. Charleston, SC,
29405. For more info, call them at 744-8683.
A state picture ID or registration certifcate is required.
Ballots must be returned there by November
2.
Registered Seabrook Island voters
may cast their vote between 7am and
7pm on November 3, 2009 at the
Town Hall. South Carolina picture
ID or Seabrook address voter
registration card is required.
Eugene P. Corrigan, Jr. is the
Chairman of the Seabrook Island
Municipal Election Commission.
Johns Island. I would prefer the Sea Island Greenway
to destroying a lot of Grand Oaks in order to widen
Bohicket Road to four lanes, but if that is the only
option, I will support it. Once the study is published,
it is important for all of us to communicate our wishes
to County Council. Paul Turmond may still be there
to help but he won’t be there after the end of 2010.
County Council pays attention to email. Teir email
addresses can be found here: www.charlestoncounty.
org/departments/Council/contacts.htm.”
Te issue of road safety is also of great concern to
candidate Sam Reed, who chairs the Seabrook Roads
Committee comprised of nine Seabrook Island residents.
Reed notes that their Committee has met several times
and has been working with a similar group on Kiawah.
“Our position is that our roads to this part of Charleston
County are terribly unsafe,” says Reed. “It is more than
a Seabrook-Kiawah problem, since over 90% of the
travelers at the Freshfelds roundabout are not residents
of Seabrook or Kiawah. Tis issue MUST be dealt with
before others are maimed or killed on Bohicket, Main,
and River Roads. In order to preserve the beautiful and
environmentally positive canopy on Bohicket, it seems
that a new greenway (with possible bicycle and jogging
lanes) would be preferred. Te adjoining ground could
be put in a limited access easement, so that business
development could not occur. I have also been told
that a new greenway would be less expensive and less
disruptive to property owners than a widening project
on Bohicket and River Roads. In any event, I think we
owe it to those using these roads that safety should be
foremost, and that a solution should and can be found.
I will continue to work on this issue until a solution is
found.”
“I, too, am disappointed with the condition of the
roads (River Road and Bohicket Rd.) that lead to
Seabrook Island,” says candidate Henry Hobson. “We
certainly need an upgrade on both of these dangerous
roads since they are both highways of potential death
and destruction to anyone travelling them. Regrettably
there are those residents of Johns Island who feel
that any further development, whether road building
or road maintenance, will lead to further gentrifcation
of the island and the potential destruction of its rural
nature. I do not agree with this position. We need to
provide for the safety and security of travelers to and
from our island. Te possible solution of the Johns
Island Greenway has emerged as a limited access
highway which would preserve existing development
and not facilitate further residential development along
its path. It would be free of the dangerous proximity of
large oak trees that threaten travelers on Bohicket and
River Roads. What we need to understand now is how
much it would cost.”
Finally, candidate Terrence Ahearn remarks that
he feels passionately about the need for safe roads on
the island. “Safety is the main issue with the roads
situation,” says Ahearn. “Some people complain that
a new road would be for the ‘rich people on Kiawah
and Seabrook’, but most of the people that drive out
to the islands are guests, renters, construction workers,
Freshfelds employees, etc. and they’re in just as much
danger on the roads as anyone. I would prefer to see a
new road instead of four laning Main and Bohicket,
but if that plan doesn’ t work, I would be for widening
the roads in an environmentally friendly manner and
doing what we can to protect the grand oaks.
Editor’s note: Candidate Frank Farfone was
unavailable to give his stance on the roads situation before
our deadline date.
Candidates continued from page 2
refection of a boat on glassy, rippling water was incredibly
well-conceived. “You have to ask ‘what did the photographer
bring to the situation?’,” said Musi. “We can all stand in a
great situation, it’s what you do with it that makes a good
picture.” Te quality of light in most of the images was a
defnite deciding factor for the judges, as well as the use of
scale. A couple judges pointed out that just because you have
a zoom lens doesn’t mean you have to take tight, close-up
shots. In fact, that’s the reason they chose the third place
picture by Judy Bailey. Te distinct image of a man standing
on a thin handmade boat was made all the more intriguing
by the fact that his foot was swinging out above the water,
almost dancing as he maneuvered the small craft through
the river. A pool of golden light at the bow of the ship casts
both the action and the silhouette of the man in an almost
fairytale setting.
Te two honorable mentions, Shirley Hanson’s image of a
woman painting a sailboat from shore and Bob Hider’s capture
of a boat’s crew casting fsh scraps to a fock of pelicans before
an impending storm, were unanimously chosen for their use
of light and framing. “It was a nice surprise to see the artist
in the corner,” said Musi of Hanson’s image. “It was very
sensibly done.” And Hider’s image of the pelican feeding was
exceptional for the quality of light use in extreme weather
conditions. “It’s hard to capture weather,” said Musi, noting
how the “edges” of the day are often the best times to take
pictures as they provide some of the most interesting light.
Te awards for the Seabrook Camera Club “Boats Afoat”
winners were given out on Tursday, October 22. Cash
prizes were given to frst, second and third place winners and
prizes were given to the honorable mentions. Te Seabrook
Camera Club meets the fourth Tursday of every month at
the Lake House at 7pm. Due to the Tanksgiving Holiday,
the November meeting will be held on November 19, 2009.
Photo contest continued from cover
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O
n Wednesday, October 21, the
Kiawah/Seabrook Exchange Club
held their very frst meeting in
the new Island House on Seabrook Island.
More than 130 Exchange Club members
and their spouses attended the event,
enjoying light refreshments and drinks
in the Carolina Room before moving out
to the wide porches to enjoy a beautiful
Lowcountry late fall sunset. During the
social hour, a string quartet from the
Charleston Symphony Orchestra led by
concertmaster Yuriy Bekker performed in
the Carolina Room.
Following a delicious dinner prepared
by chef Randy McDonald, club president
Jim Tilson welcomed the president elect of
the National Exchange Club, Charleston
resident Margie Miller, to the podium.
Miller thanked everyone for their support
during her campaign and explained that
the little gold trinket that each member
had received when they arrived at the
dinner was a tiny Oscar, an award which is
only given to successful Exchange Clubs.
“Let’s hear a round of applause for such
a great club with such a great record of
service!” she cheered.
Youth of the Month awards were
given to students Elizabeth Robinson
of St. Johns High School and William
Northcutt of Charleston Collegiate. Both
thanked the Club for their support and
explained briefy what they planned to
do in college. Elizabeth plans to pursue a
degree in psychology while William hopes
to pursue either acting or visual arts.
At the close of the evening, featured
speaker Yuriy Bekker, concertmaster for
the Charleston Symphony Orchestra,
explained how the Symphony has been
working with local schools, taking their
instruments to classrooms and cafeterias
in an efort to educate students on the
beauty and passion of classical music.
“Many [children] don’t grow up listening
to classical music,” said Bekker. “We
explain how learning a musical instrument
takes discipline and to play well, you
must practice. We don’t’ expect the kids
to become professionals, but we want to
help them develop an appreciation for it
and become future symphony attendees.”
Bekker explained that even though the
Symphony has sufered through pay cuts
of 10% in 2008 and 20% in 2009, they are
still working hard to keep the Symphony
alive and will continue to reach out to the
community. “We’ll keep inspiring and
playing,” he smiled, “and we thank you
all for your support through such difcult
times.” Tanks to the Exchange Club,
the CSO will be performing a free family
concert at St. Johns High School on April
29. “It’s a great opportunity for Johns
Island residents to come out and hear
the Symphony,” said Bekker. For more
information on the Family concert event,
visit www.charlestonsymphony.com.
Exchange Club
returns to Seabrook
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n Saturday, November 7, 2009, the
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
League will be hosting its 12
th
Annual
Symphony Tour of Homes on Kiawah Island.
Highlighted on this year’s Symphony House Tour
will be six exquisite homes. All of them feature
the fnest architecture and interior design.
Proceeds from the Symphony House Tour
beneft the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.
Ticket holders will be able to enjoy music
throughout the day. While picking up tour
books and directions at Freshfelds Village in the
morning, you will be serenaded by members of
the Lowcountry Youth Orchestra. Some of the
homes will have live music while one of the homes
will ofer light refreshments and an opportunity
to meet Maestro David Stahl of the CSO.
At 5:30pm on the Freshfelds Village Green,
Maestro Stahl will conduct the Symphony in a
free concert under a tent with seating for several
hundred.
Tickets for the Tour of Homes are $40 prior to
November 7 and will be $45 the day of the event.
Tey are now available at the Kiawah Island
Visitors Center and at Indigo Books in Freshfelds
Village. For further information, go to csolinc.
org to purchase tickets online or write to: CSOL
Island House Tour, 721 Virginia Rail Road, Johns
Island, SC 29455.
12th Annual
Kiawah Tour
of Homes
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The seven pirate ghosts of Capn Sams
By SIDI LIMeHouSe
S
ams was his last name, not his frst.
Sams was not a possessive man, he
never owned any land. Sams was a
Capn, not a Captain. He had no “t” in his
name. He could have had that “t”, but he
preferred to avoid positions of authority.
For a brief successful time he was a pirate.
In his pirate days, he worked for George
Raynor aboard one of the two ships
Raynor possessed. Raynor considered
Sams his right arm and on patrol, Sams
commanded one pirate ship, though both
ships looked to Raynor as Captain.
Raynor’s two pirate ships worked as a
team patrolling from the Stono River inlet
toward the southeast as far as provisions
allowed. Te home anchorage was behind
Kiawah Island in a small creek known as
Old Dock Creek. Raynor’s boats were fast.
Upon Capn Sams advice, the sails were
made big and armaments were kept light.
Tey could outrun anything the Spaniards
had, or anything the English had. Speed
was the key; or so Capn Sams believed.
On September 16, 1682, the two ships
left Kiawah and headed south. A week
earlier there had been a hurricane and
they hoped to fnd a ship or two that
had endured the storm intact – ideally,
a scattered Spanish convoy. Tree weeks
later, Raynor stood of the bar of the
harbor at Charles Towne a rich man.
He was done pirating and he wanted to
become a Charles Towne gentleman.
Every ship entering the harbor had to
have papers. Every ship had to stand of,
have its cargo inspected and the papers
stamped with the King’s seal, indicating
that all duty and taxes to King Charles
were paid. Only then was the ship allowed
into the harbor. Raynor had no papers,
but a few Spanish gold coins solved that
problem. He sailed across the bar, bought
his way into society and quashed certain
rumors from England and William Penn
that he was a pirate by giving monies to
benevolent societies. His last act before
settling down to insure his acceptance as a
gentleman was to purchase from the Lord
Proprietors his own hiding place: Keywah
Island.
Raynor also looked out for his men, and
Capn Sams took his share of gold coin,
which at the time was worth plenty (on
today’s market worth over $50 million),
and announced that he did not want
money, that “money is the root of all evil”,
though he meant the pursuit of money
was the root of all evil. He did not know
how right he was.
Soon it became evident to Capn Sams
that he had to leave Charles Towne just
to be left alone. Raynor was relishing in
his fame and fortune as he was the richest
man in Charles Towne, but Capn Sams
was a private man and hated to be in the
spotlight. So Raynor’s solution to help
Capn Sams was to send him to Keywah,
giving him 200 acres of the island and
a spit of land between the fast lands of
Keywah and Jones Islands (known today
as Seabrook Island). Sams turned down
the gift, telling Raynor that “this forbidden
place should belong to no man, as the air
we breathe shouldn’t belong to anyone.”
Sams knew, however, that this place
was perfect. No one would ever go there,
no one would hound him and best of all,
no ladies would seek favors of him and his
gold.
Te local Indians who lived at Cassique
made friends with Sams. In time, they
began to refer to the spit, the inlet and the
creek as simply “Capn Sams”. Te rest of
the pirate crew had scattered and most had
drunk and caroused away their portion
of the booty. Seven of these scoundrels,
however, stayed in Charles Towne and one
day, they took it into their heads to seek
out Capn Sams lair.
Somehow they had heard that Sams
was living on the end of Keywah on a
“beach spit of white sand often overrun
by the fury of the sea”. Tese seven ne’er
do wells fgured that because Sams had no
use for the gold, that they should have it.
Being familiar with the Keywah River, the
pirates rowed to the village of Cassique, the
name of which translates to “King”. At the
village they inquired about Sams and were
soon on their way to the spit, taking with
them one Indian, a very talkative Indian,
who told them Capn Sams had a special
place on the spit where no one could go,
indicated by a metal post that stood even
with the top of a nearby dune; and the
Indian could point it out to the pirates.
Meanwhile, another Indian,
unencumbered by a large boat and seven
big men, hurried ahead and told Sams
about the seven armed men approaching
the spit. Sams had feared this would
happen. How he hated the Spanish and
their damned gold. Sams and the Indian
hurried across the inlet and hid the
Indian’s canoe; just in time, as the pirates
had appeared around the bend of the river
and were disembarking as the two tucked
the boat away in a thick patch of shrubs.
On fnding only an abandoned
shack with only one small window, the
seven pirates asked the Indian about the
whereabouts of Capn Sams. Te Indian,
realizing now that perhaps these men
wanted to do Capn Sams harm, told
them that Sams had died the week before
of yellow fever, a common curse in the
Lowcountry. But the Indian still showed
them the site of the post from the one
window in the shack and the pirates
quickly went to work. Using the four
shovels they brought with them, the pirates
dug into the sand and at two feet, they ran
into palmetto logs which had been used
to shore up the loose sand. Te palmettos
were about eight feet long and were laid
out in a square, giving the pirates enough
room so that two men could dig while the
Pirate ghosts continued on page 13
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Friday, OctOber 30
Scary’um Aquarium! A Frightful & Fun
Experience
October means fsh, fun and frights at the
Scary’um Aquarium! Ghouls & Buoys of all
ages can celebrate the scariest season at the
South Carolina Aquarium with “Legends
of South Carolina”. Kids can celebrate
Halloween all month with a special $2
children’s admission discount for all those
in costume! For more info, visit scaquarium.
org or call 577-FISH (3474).
Saturday, OctOber 31
Happy Halloween!
Halloween at the John’s Island library!
Join us for a spooky family story time at
11am. Wear costumes, eat candy, read scary
books and make a Halloween craft! All ages
welcome. John’s Island Regional Library,
3531 Maybank Highway. For more info,
call 559-1945.
Charleston Pony Club’s Annual
Gymkhana
9am-3pm, the Charleston Pony Club is
hosting their Annual Gymkhana at the
John’s Island farm of Charleston Area
Terapeutic Riding (CATR). A giant tack
sale will beneft the CATR Scholarship
Fund. Spectators encouraged! Enjoy 25
of the most exciting games played on
horseback-where riders, horses and ponies of
all ages and skill levels test themselves. For
more info, call 559-6040. 2669 Hamilton
Road, John’s Island, SC 29455.
Sunday, nOvember 1
All Saints Day
Daylight Savings ends
(“Fall” back one hour)
Kayak Capn Sams Spit
Info under Sidi’s story, page 13.
Open Water Sea Kayaking
9am. Get ready for some of season
paddling in the ocean. Tis class will serve
as an ACA Level 4 training class. Full day
of training for the price of a half-day class -
only $80. Call Sea Kayak Carolina at 843-
225-7969 to register, SeaKayakCarolina.
com for more info. 1731 Signal Point Rd,
James Island.
mOnday, nOvember 2
1st Annual Love, Inc. Golf Tournament
At Charleston National Golf Course in
Mount Pleasant with registration at 11am
and a shotgun start at 12pm. Cost is $80
per person or $300 per four-person team.
All proceeds will go toward helping Love
Inc. provide free-of-charge services to our
community’s elderly and disabled. For more
info or to register, contact Jef Burkhart
at 375-1245 or e-mail jburkhard@
horizon-seniorservices.com.
tueSday, nOvember 3
Seabrook Island Elections
thurSday, nOvember 5
Wild Dunes hosts Super Senior
Tennis Tournament
Tursday, November 5, through Sunday,
November 8, 2009, Wild Dunes
will host the United States Tennis
Association (USTA) South Carolina
Section of the Super Senior Tennis
Tournament at the Resort’s Tennis Center.
Te event is free and open to the public.
For more information on the tournament,
schedule of play or a Wild Dunes gate pass,
please call 886-2113.
Friday, nOvember 6
5th Annual Pet Helpers Black Tie Fur
Ball Gala
Tis year our theme is Fur Bollywood!
Guests are encouraged to wear Bollywood
attire and Saris...Bindis will abound! From
6:30pm –11pm, at Memminger Auditorium,
56 Beaufain Street in downtown
Charleston. Tickets: $150 each and can be
purchased at the shelter, by calling 795-
1110, or online at www.pethelpers.org.
Harvest Festival Trail Ride
Bring your horse, camping gear, and
supplies to Mullet Hall Equestrian Center
November 6-8 for two nights of camping
and three days of trail riding on 20 miles
of beautiful, wooded trails. Trail rides take
place from 3pm-6pm each day. Registration
fee is $45/$35 for Mullet Hall pass holders.
Registration fee for children 12 and under
is $15/$10 for Mullet Hall pass holders.
Tis fee includes dinner Saturday evening,
breakfast Sunday morning, and admission
into the Harvest Festival on November 7.
Call 795-4386 to register or for more info.
Saturday, nOvember 7
Harvest Festival
Come out to Mullet Hall from 11am-
Ta k e a p a g e
Johns Island Regional Library
3531 Maybank Highway
559-1945
Hours:
Monday – Tursday: 10 – 8
Friday & Saturday: 10 – 6
Sunday: 2 – 5
Halloween at the John’s Island Regional
Library! (all ages)
Saturday, October 31 at 11am
Wee Reads (under 24 months with adult)
Monday, November 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at
10:30am
Time for Twos (2–3 years old with adult)
Tuesday, November 3, 10, 17 and 24 at
10:30am
Preschool Storytime (3–6 years)
Wednesday, November 4, 18 and 25 at
10:30am
Saturday Family Storytime (all ages)
Saturday, November 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 11am
*Computer Basics (adults/young adults)
Monday, November 2 from 6 – 8pm
*Word Basics (adults/young adults)
Tuesday, November 3 from 10am – 12 Noon
*Keyboard Basics (adults/young adults)
Monday, November 9 from 6pm – 8pm
*Excel Basics (adults/young adults)
Tuesday, November 10 from 10am – 12
Noon
*Files and Folders: File Organization and
Management (adults/young adults)
Monday, November 16 from 6pm – 8pm
*Excel: Beyond the Basics (adults/young
adults). Tuesday, November 17 from 10am –
12 Noon
*Internet Basics (adults/young adults)
Monday, November 30 from 6 – 8pm
*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.
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5pm for Harvest Fest 2009! Do not miss
down-home delights like a crafter market,
children’s activities, live foot-stompin’
bluegrass entertainment and more! No
outside food or beverages permitted.
Admission is $5/free for children 12 and
under as well as Gold Pass holders. For more
info, call 795-4386 or visit our website at
www.ccprc.com.
Tour of Homes on Kiawah
10am to 4pm. Charleston Symphony
Orchestra musicians will be playing at some
tour homes and light refreshment will be
available. Tickets for the home tour are $40
in advance from the Kiawah Island Visitors
Center, Indigo Books or by calling the CSO
ofce at 723-7528 x110. For more info, visit
www.csolinc.org.
Sunday, nOvember 8
Art on the Beach and Chefs in the
Kitchen
From t1 – 5pm, tour historic homes, artists’
studios and the Sullivan’s Island lighthouse,
as well as delicious foods from several local
restaurants. Art, musical entertainment and
a dessert reception at Station 22 Restaurant
round out the day with proceeds benefting
Creative Spark Center for the Arts’
scholarship fund. Tickets can be purchased
to include the entire tour and reception for
$35 and Patron tickets are $150. Tey may
be purchased at Creative Spark 881-3780
and Sandpiper Gallery.
Fall Harvest Dinner at Legare Farms
All of the food will be Legare Farms’ own
and will be prepared by ten of Charleston’s
fnest chefs. All proceeds will go to Legare
Farms Education Foundation. Beer from
Coast Brewery and Palmetto Brewery, and
wine from Irvin House Vineyards. Music
will be provided by Ricky Rio, Sarah Berry,
and Sheena Stover. Tickets are $50 each.
559-0788 or e-mail legarefarms@bellsouth.
net
WedneSday, nOvember 11
Veteran’s Day
thurSday, nOvember 12
Holiday Festival of Lights Fun Run/Walk
Runners and walkers will be the frst
in Charleston to experience more than
200 magical light displays and over 6
million twinkling lights! Tis two-mile
noncompetitive run/walk will take place
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Registration is
$9 and $15 after November 6, and free for
ages 2 and under. To register or for more
information, call 795-4386 or visit our
website at www.ccprc.com.
Pure Teater presents Te Tragedian
7:30pm at the Turtlepoint Clubhouse. By
PURE Teater Playwright in Residence
and Co-founder Rodney Lee Rogers. A
breathtaking and explosive portrait of
Edwin Booth, one of the most brilliant
theatrical artists in history and the older
brother of Lincoln assassin (and actor)
John Wilkes Booth.
Seabrook Island Natural History Group
Evening Program
Jim Jordan, Kiawah naturalist, will present
his fndings of the latest bobcat trackings
on the islands. Begins at the Lake House
at 7:30 with refreshments served beginning
at 7pm. Open to all Seabrook residents for
a $5 donation. (Free to SINHG members).
For more info, visit www.sinhg.org .
Friday, November 13
2009 Kiawah Arts Fest
Visit the Kiawah Sandcastle Community
Center over the weekend of November
13-15 for the 2009 Arts Fest. Talented
local artists will display fne arts, crafts
and photography for entertainment and
purchase. Friday, 5 – 7pm, wine and cheese
reception; Saturday, 10 – 5pm; Sunday,
10am – 2pm. Please RSVP for the wine and
cheese reception by November 6. To RSVP
or for additional information, contact the
Sandcastle at 843-768-3875 or via e-mail at
[email protected].
Seabrook Garden Club
Te Seabrook Garden Club will meet at the
Lake House with
refreshments
at 9am and
programs
beginning at
9:30am. Today’s
presentation
will be given by
Hamby Catering
on the topic
of “Holiday
Food and
Decorations”.
Ta k e a p a g e
Kiawah Island Photography Club
Reception (all ages) Monday, November 2
from 6 - 7:30pm
Get Lost @ John’s Island Library with the
movie Land of the Lost (grades 6 -12)
Wednesday, November 4 from 3:30 - 5:30pm
Rated PG-13, 101 minutes.
Club Anime! (ages 12-19)
Saturday, November 7 from 3 - 5:15pm
Needlecrafts Group (adults)
Tursday, November 12 from 10 - 11:30am
Tea Program (all ages)
Saturday, November 14 at 12 Noon-1:30pm
Come to the library and learn the history and
benefts of tea from Margarita Hart of the
Charleston Tea Plantation.
Saturday Movie: Treasure Island (all ages)
Saturday November 14 at 2pm
Rated PG, 87 minutes. Sponsor: Te UPS
Store, 3575 Maybank Highway, John’s Island.
Sea Islands Book Club (adults)
Tuesday, November 17 at 2pm
Selected book: Loving Frank: A Novel by
Nancy Horan.
Club Anime! (ages 12-19)
Tuesday, November 17 from 4 - 5:30pm
TLT: Teen Lab Time (grades 6 -12)
Wednesday, November 18 from 4 – 6pm
Free Legal Clinic: Landlord and Tenant
Issues (adults)
Tursday, November 19 at 6pm
Mark W. McKnight, Esq., Charleston,
SC will provide a 30-45 minute lecture on
landlord and tenant issues followed by an
open question and answer session.
DISPLAYS
Photography Exhibit
November 1-30
Te Kiawah Island Photography Club will
showcase their photographs of people, nature,
landscapes, travel and more.
Tea Display
November 1-30
Te Charleston Tea Plantation will display
teapots and varieties of tea. Te Charleston
Tea Plantation is America’s only working tea
garden and is located on Wadmalaw Island.
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I
t is that time of year when bats are everywhere. Too many people associate these
fying mammals with spooky Halloween decorations and vampire movies that play
on late night television every October. Tere are so many myths about bats that I
thought it would be good to share some facts so we can all have a better understanding
of this valuable member of the twilight sky:
MYTH: Bats are fying rodents.
FACT: Bats are more related to monkeys and lemurs than they are to rodents. Tey
are such unique animals that scientists have placed them in a group all their own,
called Chiroptera, which means ‘hand-wing’.
MYTH: Bats are blind and will get caught in my hair at night.
FACT: Most bats can see as well as humans. Fruit bats can see in color, having
eyesight much like cats, and are well adapted to low light. Bats are also equipped
with a built-in sonar system that allows them to navigate at fast speeds through total
darkness without running into objects along the way, including a full head of hair.
Tis is called echolocation.
MYTH: Bats are ugly and dirty.
FACT: Most bats are smaller than the palm of your hand and have very cute faces.
Tey also spend an enormous amount of time each day grooming their fur to keep it
clean and soft.
MYTH: All bats are vampires and suck blood.
FACT: Of the world’s 1100+ species, only three are vampire bats, and their territory
is mostly limited to Latin America. Vampire bats are very small (about the size of a
package of M&Ms) and do not attack humans or suck our blood; they prefer to get
their teaspoon-sized meals from other animals. Te remaining 1097 or so species of
bats eat insects, fruit, nectar and pollen. A few species eat fsh and frogs. Insect-eating
bats eat billions of insects each summer. Tey protect our crops and keep our costs
down at the market place. Fruit bats bring us over 450 commercial products and 80
medicines through pollination and seed dispersal. Over 95% of rainforest re-growth
comes from seeds that have been spread by fruit bats.
MYTH: Bats only live in caves.
FACT: While some bats do occupy caves, many species live in trees and man made
structures such as buildings, barns, and bridges.
To learn more about bats and to spot a few local species, come join one of our Naturalists
for a night beach walk on Kiawah Island. Call the Nature Center at 768-6001 for more
information. Contact your local wildlife resource if you fnd an injured bat or have problems
with their occupancy in your home.
About the Author: Jennifer is a Naturalist with the Kiawah Island Nature Program.
To contact her with comments or personal stories, email her at Jennifer_Barbour@
kiawahresort.com.
* Information from Bat Conservation & Management, Bat World Sanctuary, and
Southeastern Outdoors was used in this article.
Daily Discoveries: the facts on bats
By JeNNIfer BarBour
BAT FACTS:
Bats are among the slowest reproducing animals on earth. Most bat •
species have only one young per year.
Te average lifespan of a bat is 25 – 40 years. •
Bats make up over 20% of all mammal species and are the only mammal •
species that fies.
45 species of bats are in danger of extinction. An increasing number of •
bats in the northeastern United States are dying from a strange fungal
disease called White Nose Syndrome.
A single brown bat can catch more than 1,200 insects per hour. •
Fewer than .5% of bats have rabies. •
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(above) Ronald Rose and
Camellia Creasy of Jim and
Nick’s Barbeque served up
delicious sandwiches and sweet
tea during the event. (left)
Ashley Moreno, 14, a singer
with Joyful Noise Productions,
serenaded the crowd with a
series of beautiful spirituals.
Seabrook
Howl-o-ween parade
OLM celebrates 20 years
O
n Saturday, October 24,
the Seabrtook Dog Club
(SEADOGS) and islanders
Paul and Cindy Covert hosted the
frst annual Seabrook Halloween
Pet Parade at the Lake House.
Category winners included: Best
Pet/Owner look alike - Pam Tittle
& the Cavalier Ballet Company
(pictured below); Funniest - Kathy
Smith; Scariest - Daphne the
Pirate; Best Seabrook Island look
- Don Smith with Seabrook Surfer
Doodle; Most Original Costume -
Ciara & Potter Amos; Waggingest
Tail - Beau Kinenger; Best Trick -
Darby Reed.
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or women undergoing cancer
treatment, there are suddenly
hundreds of little day-to-day activities
which, after attending chemotherapy
treatments, become incredibly difcult
to handle. One of these is simply keeping
their house in order.
In response to this need, Deborah
Sardone, a 26 year veteran of the residential
cleaning industry, began Cleaning for a
Reason. Trough this program, women
undergoing cancer treatment receive free
professional house cleaning services once
a month over a four month period. Started
only three years ago in Lewisville, Texas,
Cleaning for a Reason has expanded to
more than 550 partners ofering free
cleaning services to women throughout
the United States and Canada. Its partners
have donated more than $350,000 worth
of cleaning services to more than 1,500
women with cancer nationwide.
In the Johns, Wadmalaw, Kiawah and
Seabrook Islands area, Gamble Home
Services is proud to be a member of this
exceptional, charitable cause.
“I recently attended a breakfast meeting
in Chicago for women who are undergoing
cancer treatment and receiving help from
Cleaning for a Reason,” said Mark
Frisch, Vice President of
Gamble Home Services.
“One woman testifed
about how she didn’t
have anyone to help
her at home and
her house
was a mess.
And after
undergoing
chemo, she
d i d n ’ t
have the
strength to do
anything about it. She
was physically and
emotionally a wreck.
So when Cleaning for
a Reason ofered to have a cleaning
service come to her home and clean it
once a month for four months for free, she
almost cried. It was great, she said, to have
someone come in and take the burden of
cleaning of of her shoulders.”
Frisch, whose father-in-law recently
passed away from cancer, understands
the needs of cancer patients and
has made it the goal of Gamble
Home Services to provide
Cleaning for a Reason
services when needed. “It’s
not something we’re just
doing for a season,” said
Frisch. “Tis is an ongoing
service. We’re very
passionate about
it and want to do
what w e
can
t o
help.”
Cleaning for a Reason is
the only 501(c)3 non-proft
corporation in America
providing free professional
h o u s e cleaning services to
w o m e n . Here is how it works: Each
client patient receives four free cleanings
spaced out once a month for four months.
To register for this program, the only
requirement is that the patient contact
the Cleaning for a Reason organization
at (877) 337-3348, or visit their website,
www.cleaningforareason.org, and provide
a medical notice that they are undergoing
treatment.
If you know a woman who is in need
of help during this difcult season of her
life, or if you are in need, please visit www.
cleaningforareason.org or call their toll
free number for more information. You
can also e-mail Mark Frisch at Mark@
gamblehomeservices.com, call 768-9923,
or visit www.gamblehomeservices.com
for a link to the Cleaning for a Reason
website.
During the month of November,
Gamble Home will donate 5% of all
of their cleaning revenue to Cleaning
for a Reason. As with any non-proft
organization, this foundation needs help
in order to service as many women as
possible. Each cleaning company involved
with Cleaning for a Reason provides time
and money to help fund the operations.
You can ofer your support by providing
a donation to Cleaning for a Reason,
which will help the foundation market
to and recruit other cleaning companies
throughout the country to provide this
wonderful service to women in need.
Cleaning for a Reason
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aS IveS SeeS It
others rested, kept watch or carried away
the excess sand. At eight feet, it became
impossible to toss the sand clear of the
hole, so the pirates decided to go into the
village of Cassique and secure baskets
and rope to help them proceed.
Riding the tide the half mile from
the spit to the village, the pirates noticed
that it was unusually warm for the 30th
of October. Even stranger was that when
they arrived at the formerly bustling
village of Cassique, they found it
completely abandoned, all 400 residents
gone in the span of a day. Te men
didn’t stop to think about it, though,
and quickly grabbed the supplies they
needed, helping themselves to food which
was still sitting out in pots, as though the
Indians had left in a great hurry.
When they returned to the site, the
pirates rigged the baskets and continued
digging. Te work was slow, and as
daylight approached the next day, they
noticed that the surf seemed angry,
and the seasoned sailors thought how
lucky they were to be on land. Perhaps
a nor’easter was pushing through, they
thought, but they set concern aside and
continued to dig steadily throughout the
day.
At fourteen feet, they knew they were
close. Te sand was becoming soggy, so
they knew they were at sea level. But this
night, the sea wasn’t normal, not normal
at all. Tose dumping the baskets heard
the pounding of the surf, but could see
nothing through the stinging rain. Te
wind screamed across the open pit, but
just as the storm was reaching a torrential
fury, the light of the oil lamp revealed the
Spanish gold. In their eagerness to see
the treasure, all seven pirates crammed
themselves into the hole, causing the oil
lamp to extinguish, but they had all seen
the treasure.
Te frst wave to break over the hole
was, as a surfer would put it, a good one.
Somewhere on Capn Sams spit lies the
remains of seven pirates in a grave they
dug for themselves. When the good
Capn returned to the spit, he could not
fnd a shred of evidence of his shack, his
metal rod of where anything had been;
not even a bush. It was like God had
washed it clean, but Sams was happy.
No more would the gold coins of the
Spanish haunt him.
A hurricane on the last day of October.
How strange; and stranger yet that Capn
Sams and the Indians of Cassique swore
that on the anniversary of the storm,
October 31 at midnight, they could hear
the surf sound unusually loud and the
sound of cries from the spit; the cries of
seven dying men.
After the hurricane, Capn Sams never
returned to the spit, though he lived to be
91, a ripe old age in those days. Instead,
he lived at Saw Pit, which is about 100
yards from the bridge to nowhere located
on the golf course at Cassique. From
there he could look out on the spit and
reminisce about his good fortune and
the $50 million in gold coins that lay
somewhere under the white sands of the
spit.
Oftentimes, Capn Sams would take
the river down to Charles Towne to sell
lumber and to visit his old friend Captain
Raynor. In the late 1600s, the rivers were
the roads, and as soon as Capn Sams’
boat hit the water, seven dolphins began
cavorting around his boat, and when he
passed a certain place on the spit, these
seven beasts slid up onto the beach. Sams
knew the beasts were trying to show him
where the Spanish coins lay, but Sams
wasn’t interested. For Sams’ life was now
all sevens. Today, the descendants of these
seven dolphins still propel themselves
onto the beach, and to them, the mullet
are gold. Tis stranding passed down
through the generations as a lesson from
their seven ancestors; an attempt to right
a wrong.
Editor’s note: Tis story was originally
written in Sidi’s hand on seven sheets of
paper, though that was not his intention.
Te legend of sevens lives on even in the
telling of the tale.
Trip to Capn Sams!
Tis Saturday, November 1, Sidi
Limehouse will be hosting a free
kayaking trip to Capn Sams Inlet. To
register, sign up at www.kiawahriver.
org. Te group will meet at Mingo Point
at 10:30am and the kayaks will launch
with the tide at 11am. A free lunch of
barbeque and fresh vegetables will be
served afterwards at Rosebank Farms.
Donations are encouraged to help fund
the eforts to protect Capn Sams Spit.
M
y parents were scientifcally
trained. My Mom is a retired
registered nurse who taught
us to read prescription directions three
times before dispensing. My Dad
majored in chemistry – frst becoming
a pharmaceutical salesman before
dedicating his life to the family business
of education. He introduced us to the use
of the scientifc method: test, observe,
record, repeat. I applied this training at
my job while working at the largest Bi-Lo
in South Carolina at the bypass in Mount
Pleasant.
I needed a job post haste due to a
disagreement within a family-owned
company which I dearly loved and served
as a manager. Te sell-out, combined
with an unexpected divorce, immediately
converted me into “Deli Dwight”, the late
night cookie monger. But I made the
best of the situation and, drawing from
my chemisty-oriented past, I developed
a “scientifc method” to produce as near-
perfect a cookie as possible – not too dry,
too moist or too sticky.
One night around 4am I was putting
away the freshly washed cookie pans and
waiting for Nancy, the early morning
bread baker, to replace me. Everything
was as usual upon her arrival. I brought
Nancy up to date with the happenings of
the previous night. All of a sudden we
both heard two mufed but distinct male
voices a few feet away to our right, but
for the life of us we couldn’t see who was
talking, though they seemed to emanate
from one well-defned point.
Tis, however, wasn’t a particularly
unusual event for the old store. Besides
hearing voices, employees had noticed
that freezer doors would often open late
at night no matter how hard they were
slammed shut. One night, though, I was
lucky enough to see some of these strange
events in action.
Raw cookie dough was always kept in
the freezer, twelve dozen to a box. Tey
could be really gross if they thawed, so it
was imperative that the freezer door be
kept shut. However, one particular night
as I was standing next to the freezers, I
heard the blower fans kick in. Tat was
the clue! With no one in the freezer
prior to the fans turning on, the freezer
compartment was virtually airtight.
Te atmospheric pressure was equal on
both sides. Once the fans kicked in, the
pressure inside increased above that on the
outside, pushing the door open gently. I
tested and retested. Tere went that ghost
theory, I thought.
But now we had mufed voices with
no bodies. We frst checked to see if there
was either a communications speaker or
customer in the vicinity, but there were
none to be found. I even checked to see if
a microphone might have been left keyed
on. Tis was not the case, nor were there
any male workers nearby.
Since the deli side and bakery side join
at almost perfect right angles, I theorized
that there might have been a parabolic dish
efect collecting sounds from the other
side of the store, much like a magnifying
glass collects sunlight and focuses it to a
single fne point of intensifed light. In
theory, this sounded like the solution.
Tere was just one problem – there were
too many obstructions in the way between
the front of the store where the voices were
heard and the back where they might be
originating. Celetex (acoustical tile) hung
from the drop down ceiling, preventing
store sounds from echoing throughout the
building. Plus, the sounds would have to
take a ricochet path around to eventually
bounce up over a fve foot counter to drop
exactly in that spot. Te last place to check
was the roof to see if there were workers
around. Tere were none. Besides, even
if there had been work on the roof above
our area, we would have heard something
- at least a bump or a thump - other than
mere voices.
Eventually, the voices just faded as
quickly as they “appeared”, leaving
Nancy and I at a loss with no logical
explanation.
Let’s start something new! If you
have a story that just cannot be explained
by ordinary means, please send it to:
[email protected]. Include
your name, e-mail address, and phone
number (with area code). Maybe we can
solve your mystery or pass it on to those
who can.
The Great Late Night Cookie Mystery
By DWIGHt S. IveS
Pirate ghosts continued from page 7
14 October 30, 2009
Seabrookers dominate
LCTA Championship
O
n October 17, Seabrook Island resident Warren Kimball let his tennis team
to win the LCTA 3.5 Super Senior 70 Flight Championship, earning them
a berth in the Super Senior State Championships to be held at Wild Dunes
on the Isle of Palms on November 5-8. And Seabrook Islander Mary Jane Zuccaro’s
team will be joining them, as her team won the ladies 3.5 Super Senior Over 60
Flight Championship against two other Lowcountry teams. If the two teams win
at Wild Dunes, they will move on to the Southern Sectional championships and
compete against nine other southern states in Pelham, Alabama, on
March 12 - 14, 2010. Te National Championships are set for April
30 – May 2, 2010 and will most likely take place in Arizona.
Te Wild Dunes Tournament play will begin for all
70s levels on November 5, 2009. All other levels will
begin Friday morning, except 75s men 3.0 and 3.5
whose play will be Saturday and Sunday. A tournament
schedule will be published and posted on the USTA South
Carolina website (sctennis.com) approximately a week prior
to the tournament.
M
any years ago, families knew
that as the leaves turned color
and the air turned crisp, it was
time to gather for fellowship and fun
while waiting for syrup to be made. Now
we invite you to the farm for the same
fellowship and fun!
On Saturday, November 14, from 10am
– 3pm, watch the Rosebank Farms mules,
Stuart and Jack Frost, grind sugar cane
grown at the farm to make molasses. As he
cooks the cane juice, Sidi Limehouse will
provide historical information about the
molasses-making process, complete with
biscuits and molasses for tasting. Bottles
of our signature homemade molasses will
be for sale in the market stand. Molasses-
making demonstrations will be held at
10:30am and again at 2pm.
Learn how to use seasonal vegetables,
fowers and grasses to create elegant and
unique arrangements for the table. Te
demonstration by Louise Bennett and
Erik Lindstrom will begin at 10:30am.
At 11am, watch Te Southern Farmers
Market Cookbook author and Cordon
Bleu-trained chef Holly Herrick prepare
a selected recipe from her cookbook.
Holly will also autograph copies of the
cookbook, which will be for sale in the
market stand.
From 12 noon until 1:30pm, enjoy a
lunch of Sidi’s famous BBQ and farm fresh
vegetables. Cost of the lunch is $12.
After lunch, join naturalist Billy
McCord for an informative lecture about
butterfies of the South Carolina coastal
region. Billy will lead tours through the
farm’s felds to identify butterfies and
discuss their migration patterns.
At 2pm, enjoy a demonstration on how
locally grown broomcorn can be made
into functional and decorative brooms.
Troughout the day, Marsh Tacky, the
farm’s miniature horse, will be circling the
felds, giving children free cart rides from
which they can enjoy the farm scenery.
For further information, send an to
[email protected] or call 768-0508
during weekday business hours. View photos
and a short video of last year’s festival at
www.rosebankfarms.com.
5th Annual Lowcountry Fall
Festival at Rosebank Farms
provIDeD By roSeBaNK farMS
T
he cafeteria at Mt. Zion School was
full of excitement as a large group
of four, fve and six year olds tried
to contain themselves as they waited for a
visit from Dr. Jean. Tey had listened to
her CDs, sung along with her Silly Songs,
learned how to Kiss Teir Brains and now
they were going to see her and sing along
with Dr. Jean!
Dr. Jean Feldman is a resident of
Seabrook Island when she isn’t traveling
nationally, putting on workshops for
teachers of young children and providing
children with sing-a-long concerts of her
music. Her focus is on helping children
improve their self esteem and learn at
the same time; and the children love her
music.
When Dr. Jean arrived in the school
cafeteria, a sea of red shirts (the school
uniform) began bouncing up and down
in their chairs with joy. Jean immediately
got the children involved with her music
and it was nonstop for the next 45
minutes. Te children were thoroughly
engaged the entire time; singing, using
hand motions and moving to the music.
Te children were ready to keep going,
but the adults in the audience who were
following along with Jean were exhausted
trying to keep up with her. Everyone,
adults and children, had fun.
Dr. Jean Feldman has been involved
in education for over 35 years, teaching
both children and adults. She earned her
Ph.D. from Georgia State University and
is well known on the national scene as an
educator of young children. Her CDs are
very familiar to teachers of young children
and they are used in many kindergartens
in the country. Jean ofered to provide
a concert for the children at Mt. Zion
at no cost to the school. Mt. Zion is the
neighborhood school for Seabrook and
Kiawah and her ofer was greeted with
great joy by the teachers at the school,
who quickly made arrangements to take
advantage of her generosity.
Te children at Mt. Zion are fortunate
to have a wonderful “neighbor” like Jean
who was willing to come to the school and
provide such an educational and enjoyable
program for them. Tose who live on
Kiawah and Seabrook are fortunate to
have caring adults among them who are
willing to provide extra opportunities for
the children.
Dr. Jean visits Mt. Zion
By Sue HoLLoMaN
photo By principal deBorah Fordham
Dr. Jean Feldman entertains the children of the Mt. Zion School with sing-a-long concerts of her music.
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or the seventeenth consecutive
year, readers of Condé Nast Traveler
magazine designated Charleston a
“Top 10” travel destination in the U.S.
Charleston was honored with the number
2 slot - topped only by San Francisco.
Tis ranking maintains Charleston’s spot
as the number 1 east coast destination.
In other local rankings, Kiawah
Island was lauded as the number 1 island
in North America, while Te Sanctuary
at Kiawah Island Golf Resort took home
top honors as number 1 resort in the
mainland U.S.
A number of the top 100 hotels in the
U.S. are located in the Charleston area.
Properties honored include: Charleston
Place Hotel, Te Sanctuary at Kiawah
Island Golf Resort, Market Pavilion
Hotel, John Rutledge House Inn, French
Quarter Inn and Planters Inn.
Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. stated,
“Charleston is a distinctive destination,
ofering history, architecture, the
arts, incomparable food, beautiful
hotels and inns and unique recreation
opportunities. I consistently hear from
visitors that Charleston is their favorite
place to visit and repeat visits seem to be
the norm. Our human scale architecture
combined with the natural environment
of rivers, marsh and ocean ofer a level of
comfort and ease which we love to share.
We are honored to have been at the top of
the travel list for so many years.”
Condé Nast Traveler, whose credo is
“Truth in Travel,” is a monthly publication
that caters to the experienced, discerning
and frequent traveler. Correspondents, as
far as possible, travel anonymously. Te
magazine has an audience of 3.1 million.
For more information and details on this
year’s Readers Choice Awards visit www.
concierge.com/cntraveler/.