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Miss Ruby’s Kids non-profit organization recently received two prestigious awards. At the annual conference of the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations, the 2010 Erin Hardwick Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management was presented to Miss Ruby’s Kids Founder Emerita, Jo Fortuna and Executive Director, Betsy Marlow. It is awarded yearly to member nonprofits for exemplary management of their organization and excellence in adoption or utilization of SCANPO’s Guiding Principles & Best Practices. The second award received was the President’s Award (along with $1,000) from First Nonprofit Insurance Company – Celebrating Excellence in Making a Difference 2010.

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Rivertown Bluegrass Society Hosts Ted Jones & The Tarheel Boys And Southern Junction On Saturday, July 17
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Rivertown Bluegrass Society will host Ted Jones & The Tarheel Boys and Southern Junction on Saturday, July 17, 5 p.m., as part of the organization’s concert series held monthly at the Horry Georgetown Technical College Burroughs & Chapin Auditorium. Pre-show is set to begin at 3 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring an acoustic instrument and participate in one of the jam sessions that begin 3 p.m. and run throughout the monthly event. No electric instruments, other than electric bass, are allowed. An open mic pre-show begins at 4:30 p.m. and is for any musician who does not have a band, or for any band that has never played on stage before.

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Admission into the event is $10 for Rivertown Bluegrass Society members and $12 for non-members. Monthly concerts are always held on the 3rd Saturday of each month.

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In 1718 John Green received a grant of 500 acres which was one of the earliest grants of land along the Black River. Green received additional grants on the Black River, which later developed into the plantations of Windsor, Wedgefield, Beneventum and Peru/Cumbee. Much of this land was laid out along a creek flowing into the Black River from the south, which was soon to be called Green's Creek. John Green and his wife, Elizabeth, settled on Green's Creek and had six children. Green died in 1750 and by direction of his will the 500 acre tract was sold to James Coachman. James Coachman ñ Esq. of St. James' Parish, Goose Creek, along with his brother William, bought and sold numerous tracts of land in the mid-eighteenth century in Georgetown County. In 1756 Coachman sold the 500 acre tract to Susannah LaRoach Man, widow of Dr. John Man. Susannah had married Dr. Man, a surgeon of Prince Fredrick's Parish, in 1743. Two children soon followed: Susannah, born in 1745 and Mary, born in 1748. The Man's made their home at what was later to be known as Springwood Plantation. Dr. Man was apparently dead in 1755 when an inventory was made of his estate, and soon after, Susannah Man purchased the 500 acres from Coachman. Susannah began construction of a house and named the property Mansfield, in honor of her late husband. Susannah made good use of the tidal swamp on the Black River, evidenced by the fact that in 1775 she sold sixty barrels of rice to the merchants Wragg & Smith of Georgetown. Susannah purchased additional land on Peter's Creek and inherited property just outside Georgetown (Willowbank). This was apparently the acquisition that brought Mansfield to 760 continuous acres, and it remained that way until the 1980's. In 1769, Susannah Man, the oldest daughter, married James Castles, a planter of Winyah and Charlestown. Susannah died a year later leaving an infant son, John, who was placed in his grandmother's care at Mansfield. James Cassels was one of those unfortunate British subjects that remained loyal to the crown during the Revolution. Charged with holding a commission under his Britannic Majesty during the period of hostilities, he was proscribed and his property confiscated by the state. He fled to England in 1782 with his son and later filed a claim in the English courts for damages arising from the war. Mary Man stayed with her mother at Mansfield, but in 1722 she purchased two lots on Front Street in Georgetown and built a two-story house with a central hall and double parlors. Mary and her mother, Susannah, lived in town but according to family tradition, she continued to ride horseback some six miles each way, out to Mansfield to oversee the rice production. When she was thirty-seven years old she married Archibald Taylor and even at that age she, nevertheless, had two children: John Man Taylor (1786) and Anna Maria Taylor (1787). Overseeing Mansfield and giving birth to two children at that advanced age may have affected Mary's health. After her children were born, she spent summers in Boston and died there in 1801. John Man Taylor came into possession of Mansfield at age fifteen as a residuary legatee under his mother's will. He graduated from Harvard in 1803 and earned a masters degree in 1806. He lived at Mansfield, as a bachelor, entertaining friends and overseeing the work of 125 slaves. He immersed himself in the social milieu of Georgetown, serving as vestryman at Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church, and joining the Winyah Indigo Society and the Georgetown Library Society. To the later, John donated 1,000 books from his own library. John Man Taylor appears to have been a man of unusual attainments and possessed those qualities that endeared him to his friends. Taylor was an extensive landholder, owning properties on the Black, Pee Dee and Sampit Rivers. At his death, at age 37, he left Mansfield to his sister, Anna Maria Taylor. It was stipulated in his will that all debts and legacies be paid out of rents, income, revenues and profits of the estate, real and personal, and if the sale of any part to pay same be necessary, only so much be sold as unavoidable. Here is revealed the strong attachment to the land, characteristic of the low country planter. Anna Maria Taylor married Josias Allston, Jr. and had no children but Josias had died by 1808. Anna Allston married the Reverend Maurice Harvey Lance rector of the parish of Prince George's of Winyah in 1816 and had two daughters: Mary Taylor (1818) and Ester Jane (1822). Lance and his wife resided at Mansfield for the next twenty-five years. Lance also owned Mauricena on the Sampit. It was said that Mrs. Lance possessed to an unusual degree beauty and personal charm. She inherited the Man coloring, a fair complexion and auburn hair. In this her children resembled her and both made their debut in Charleston. In 1836 Mary Taylor Lance married Dr. Francis Simons Parker of Charleston and the Hayes, Goose Creek. Dr. Parker was a graduate of the College of Charleston and first honor graduate of the Charleston Medical College, but soon learned that profits from rice planting were so great that he gave up practicing medicine. In 1840 he purchased Wedgefield Plantation from Samuel Wragg, but the next year he traded it to his mother-in-law for Mansfield and Greenwich.

Using his scientific background, Dr. Parker experimented with different fertilizers on the soil at Mansfield and increased the production from 375,000 pounds in 1850 to 1,440,000 pounds in 1860. He discovered that bat dung produced the highest yields of rice. Parker received advice from and shared his results with fellow members of the Planters Club on the Pee Dee and the Winyah and All Saints Agriculture Society. Mary and Francis expanded the house, adding the dining room wing and built a school house for their expanding family of nine children. It is also said the Francis and Mary planted, with their own hands, many of the live oaks that line the lane leading to the house and winnowing barn. The years just prior to the War Between the States were good for the Parker family and Mansfield. With unrest in South, Dr. Parker became a vocal supporter of States' Rights and as his forebears, who had signed such historic documents as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States; he signed the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession on 20 December 1860 in Institute Hall in Charleston. At the onset of the war, the Porker's three oldest sons volunteered with the Confederacy, the eldest John was killed in Dumfries, Virginia, during the first year of fighting. Frank, the second son, served throughout the war as aide-de-camp to General Bragg, rose to the rank of major by the end of the war. Arthur Middleton entered the Confederate service one month after his sixteenth birthday in September of 1861. The fourth son, James, was called to the colors with the second class of The Citadel. Dr. Parker served as Provost Marshall for Georgetown district during the war and was said to have ruled with a firm but fair hand. In the spring of 1865, the Porkers were staying at Greenwich, just outside Georgetown, but a mob of slaves incited by federal troops forced the family out and destroyed the house by fire. Dr. Francis Simons Parker died in 1867, and during the difficult years following the war, unwilling or unable to adjust to the conditions of the time, some say died of a broken heart. Mary Taylor never remarried and in 1868 signed a deed conveying Mansfield to her sons. The Parker boys operated Mansfield for several years at a profit but the years following the war were crowded with hardship and difficulty. Like most Georgetown rice plantations Mansfield fell victim to labor problems, hurricanes and the growth of the rice industry in Louisiana and Arkansas. As a last resort many of the planters financed their operations through the sale of turpentine and timber from the uplands. When these resources were exhausted little was left. By 1912 Mansfield was no longer producing rice and at the death of their father, Arthur Middleton Parker, the heirs decided to sell Mansfield and break the 156 year chain of ownership. Charles W. Tuttle of Auburn, New York was the new owner of Mansfield. Following the pattern of so many wealthy northerners who bought low country plantations, Mansfield became Tuttleís winter home and hunting retreat. In 1931 Tuttle sold Mansfield to Colonel Robert L. Montgomery and his wife Charlotte of Ardrossan, Pennsylvania. The Montgomery's embarked on an extensive restoration of Mansfield. They added a basement to the main house and converted the School House and old kitchen to guest houses. They also added the North Guest House and brick fan-shaped patio. Colonel Montgomery also experimented with growing rice which the family and employees consumed. After he ceased rice production, due the lack of manpower during World War II, the rice fields basically became lakes and a haven for wildlife. After Mrs. Montgomery's death in 1970, her heirs sold Mansfield to Wilbur S. Smith of Columbia, SC who lovingly kept Mansfield from the fate of many plantations, the developer's dream. Wilbur also acquired adjoining land and brought Mansfield to its present size of just over 900 acres. At his death, his daughter Sarah Smith Cahalan inherited Mansfield and operated it as a Bed & Breakfast and provided tours of the house and grounds. Sarah (Sally) Smith sold Mansfield to John Rutledge (Francis Simons' great-great grandson) and Sallie Middleton Parker in 2004 returning Mansfield once again to the Parker family after an absence of ninety-two years. John and Sallie have embarked on a restoration project of the main and quest houses and plan to continue Sally Smith's vision of operating a B&B unlike any other.

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There’s talk in the town within the paranormal community that the most haunted location on the Grand Strand may be hosting a Paranormal Conference this October. The Brentwood Wine Bistro, which is located in Little River, South Carolina, is home to one of the finest restaurants on the Grand Strand specializing in French Cuisine. The infamous Bistro is also home to a few professionally documented ghosts.

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The P.I.T. Crew, a local Paranormal Research Team has extensively researched the Bistro to further validate the haunted claims. Recently, the Paranormal group, Port City Paranormal, from Wilmington, North Carolina accompanied the P.I.T. Crew on yet another night of research into the century old home now turned historic restaurant. As always, the Brentwood delivered with an extreme amount of Paranormal activity, thus proving what has already been said, “the Brentwood always delivers.” A few local and distant paranormal groups are working together to schedule and host a Paranormal Conference at the Brentwood Wine Bistro this October. Although still in early development stages, the conference is expected to offer room by room seminars ranging from the activity and research of the Brentwood Wine Bistro to the activity and research at the well known Ghost Ship, the Battleship North Carolina. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Each attendee will receive a ticket number with their purchase of admission for a chance to win paranormal research equipment. Video and audio evidence is expected to be available from both the Brentwood Wine Bistro and the Battleship North Carolina, for all attendees to review. Attendees are urged to bring their own evidence of paranormal activity to share and discuss with the conference speakers. The conference will be broken down into separate rooms throughout the historic restaurant with each room dedicated to a certain topic from the paranormal field. Each seminar will last an hour and be repeated throughout the day to ensure all attendees get to experience the entire conference. To see previously released evidence validating the haunting of Brentwood Wine Bistro, please visit the P.I.T. Crew’s monsterVisionTV.com site.

Only 100 tickets will be available for the conference. Sign up at, www.stephenlancaster.com to be notified when tickets are available for purchase. Tickets will be $100 per attendee with lunch and refreshments included. Tickets will be offered and sold to the first 100 guests to sign up. In the meantime, the Brentwood Wine Bistro has opened its doors to paranormal enthusiasts and investigators to tour and conduct research on Saturday nights with Paranormal Researcher Stephen Lancaster.

Visit www.stephenlancaster.com and click on “Brentwood Ghost Tours” for more information and to book your group.
Stephen Lancaster has been involved with paranormal research since he was a child, upon having his first paranormal experience. Since then, he has become a strong advocate for paranormal study, research, and investigation. Based out of Myrtle Beach SC, Stephen is the head investigator/founder of the paranormal investigation team the P.I.T. Crew, and producer of monsterVisionTV. He is also a paranormal journalist for our monthly publication, The Coastal Journal.

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The 5th Annual Makai Luau, a Grand Strand tradition, was held on June 5th this year at the Hot Fish Club located in beautiful Murrells Inlet, SC. It began at 6 p.m. on the lawn of the Hot Fish Club and featured music from Da Howlies of Wilmington, NC; a musical, fire and hula show from Chief Kamu, a traditional luau buffet, beverages from New South Brewing Company and Southern Wine & Spirits. This year’s event also featured an Ugliest Hawaiian Shirt contest, a Best Lei contest, and a longboard giveaway. Patrick Kelly of Llittle River won the longboard. All proceeds from this event and others fund the projects of the Grand Strand Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, a grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches. Founded in 1984, Surfrider’s most important coastal environmental work is carried out by 57 chapters located along the East, West, Gulf, Puerto Rican, and Hawaiian coasts. Surfrider now has over 30,000 members in the USA; in addition, International Surfrider chapters and affiliates have been established in the countries of Japan, Brazil, Australia, France and Spain. The Grand Strand Chapter is comprised entirely of volunteers and serves the entire Grand Strand from Little River to Pawleys Island, encompassing both Horry and Georgetown counties. Our chapter works to keep our beaches and waves clean, educate the public, and protect beach access. For more information about the many projects and events in the area, please visit our website or join us on Facebook (Surfrider Grand Strand) to receive updates.

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The members have dedicated the proceeds of this year’s luau to fund the Garden City Beach Shower Tower project, a joint effort with Horry County to provide showers for residents and visitors at public beach accesses in the Garden City Beach area.
Sponsors were: Hot Fish Club, New South Brewing Company, Southern Wine & Spirits, Full Circle Construction, Xtreme Surf Shop, Ripley’s Aquarium, South Carolina Electric and Gas, Island Inspired Surf Shop, Cruz Accessories, and the Caravelle Resort.

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“We have been coming to the area on vacation for twenty years. The Surfrider Foundation seems like a great organization to support and we got an authentic Hawaiian meal and entertainment too!”

Neil Roach (pictured left) from Pickens, SC relaxes after dinner to listen to tropical tunes!

Check out our website at www.surfridergrandstrand.org or email us at [email protected].
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An Inlet Tradition Boat Parade 2010: Freedom Is In!
Murrells Inlet 2020 and Boat Parade Co-Chairmen Bob Hendrick and Lee Hewitt announce the theme for the 27th Annual Murrells Inlet 4th of July Boat Parade - 2010:

Freedom Is In.

The parade kicks-off at 1p.m. on Garden City point and arrives at the MarshWalk at approximately 1:45-2 p.m. T-shirts featuring this year's theme will be sold to benefit the Belin Boy Scout Troupe 396. Anyone is welcome to participate in the parade at no charge. Participants must only enter if they want to be judged in the decorating contest. Boat decoration contest entry forms will be available at Murrells Inlet 2020, Garden City Realty, Inc., Dunes Realty, Crazy Sister Marina and Booty's Outdoors. Entry fee is $5. "Independence on the Inlet" will follow with a spectacular fireworks display off of the Veteran's Pier at 10:00 pm. Come out and enjoy dinner on the Inlet before the 10:00 pm show in the "Seafood Capital of South Carolina". The fireworks are free and open to the public. Before the festivities, do your patriotic duty and donate blood. Murrells Inlet Community blood drive at Waccamaw Community Hospital Friday, July 2 • 10 am - 4 pm To schedule donation time please call 652-1135 or go to www.redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code: waccamawhosp T-shirt for each participant! ABOUT US
Murrells Inlet 2020 is a nonprofit, community revitalization group established in 1997 with an original 10-year plan of making the historic fishing village of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina a more enjoyable place to live, work and do business. The number one goal of the group is preservation of the creek and the traditions surrounding it. Since its inception, Murrells Inlet 2020 has won national and state awards for its service to the community. Murrells Inlet 2020 relies exclusively on donations and fundraising for its ongoing operations. Donations are tax-deductible.

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This camp will teach kids how to be positive, listen to others, take risks and work within a team envirnoment. They will learn improv games and be encouraged to use their imaginations as they learn to create characters, build scenes and invent ideas without using props or costumes. The camp will culminate in a performance showcase at Uptown for friends and family.

Dates & Time Details July 13-16, 2:30-5:00pm (Entering Grades 4-6) July 20-23, 2:30-5:00pm (Entering Grades 7-9) Instructor: Marilou Cook Fee: $100 includes snack break Enroll by July 6 for “Kids Camp” and appropriate grade group.
Classes utilize theatre games, scene work and group exercises to teach the fundamentals of improvisation where students will learn to listen, create characters, tell stories and make it up as they go while learning to work as a team/ensemble. They also will learn to relax and react on stage and in front of others. Improv allows students to explore and expand their imaginations and creativity in a safe and non-judgmental environment, where everyone is a genius and failure doesn't exist. Most importantly, our classes are about fun! Improv classes are suitable for shy kids, for athletic kids, for creative kids, for ALL kids! All kids are treated equally in regards to performance skill levels to ensure team building in a trusting and non-judgmental environment.

To add someone to receive this e-newsletter, contact us at [email protected] Become a fan of "Murrells Inlet" on Facebook 843-357-2007 • www.murrellsinletsc.com

After-school and summer improv classes available for 5th - 12th grades. Contact info @ carolinaimprov.com for more information.

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Life by the Sea
World War I ends - it is November, 1918 . . .
For a little over four years, from July of 1914 to November, 1918, we experienced a dreadful World War. Soon afterwards, things began to change in the government and lifestyle changes were the most evident of all. The World War was triggered by the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie when they were killed by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip while on a trip to Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. I overheard William and Sabastian taking about how the war started, which I don’t believe anyone knows for sure, but the assassination definitely was a big part of the combined events leading up to the beginning of what was called the Great War.

a dream captures images of yesterdays adventures . . .
CONTINUED from the June issue . . . Written by Sherrill Schaefer
Summer got here quickly and I am feeling like a bloated whale. I look like I am carrying twins instead of one baby. I seem to remember that while carrying Erin I was smaller but just as long as the baby is healthy is all that matters. “Good morning Sophie,” yelled Ms. Sarah Ann. “I have some fresh eggs and milk from Mr. Carver’s friend in Conway. He has a large farm and comes this long distance to sell his goods so I bought a hefty amount to share with you, William and Erin.” “Thank you kindly Ms. Sarah, we do appreciate you thinking of us!” We had just enough of the ice block left to keep the milk and eggs cool. When William leaves his office in Myrtle Beach this evening, he plans to stop and get another block of ice on his way home. Recently, I asked William why we couldn’t have one of the newest inventions called a refrigerator and he said we would continue using the ice box method until the invention is more advanced. He said he read where several fatal accidents occurred when methyl chloride leaked out of refrigerators but he heard that three corporations have launched collaborative research to develop a less dangerous method of refrigeration. I am patient and I know that when William feels the time is right to get one of the new inventions, we will have one! Ms. Sarah and I heard loud voices coming from down the beach so we stepped out onto the porch to take a look and it was Henry and his friends gathered around something very large that apparently had washed up on shore last night. A moment later Sabastian walked up on the boys to see what all the excitement was about. I had no idea that he and Tillie were in town this week but I plan to visit this afternoon to find out details of their itinerary. Like butterflies fluttering about, I felt my baby moving so I stopped to watch the movement through my clothing. It was very active this morning! My thoughts suddenly went to Tillie and I wondered why we hadn’t heard any updates about her pregnancy. She found out in March that she was expecting, which I was thrilled to hear about, and now it is July and no word . . . I must see her right away! Ms. Sarah Ann asked to take Erin with her for a ride into Georgetown; she had promised Erin that she would take her to the candy shop, so I agreed and thought while they were gone I would walk over to see Tillie. I decided to walk down the beach to take a look at today’s excitement and perhaps speak with Sabastian before seeing Tillie to make sure all is well with her and the baby, careful not to speak unfavorably if there is a problem. “Good morning gentlemen,” I said as I approached. Sabastian immediately started laughing so I inquired as to what he found to be so funny and he said “Well Ms. Sophie, I am standing here looking at a rather large mammal called a whale at one side of me and on the other side I see . . . well, I shouldn’t be so harsh. You look very lovely and healthy today dear friend!” I gave a half smile then politely walked away, I knew what he meant to say and I don’t find his humor the least bit funny, especially since I already feel I appear as large as a whale! With this unexpected greeting I had forgotten that I was going to inquire about Tillie and the baby. As I walked up and over the dunes through the sea oats, a copious amount of fluid left my body as I began to sweat from head to toe. Despite the heat, I was on a mission so I continued toward the veranda of Tillie and Sabastian’s cottage. I knew that upon my arrival, Eve or her husband Robert would quickly offer a refreshing drink of tea. Pausing briefly on the veranda, I looked up and saw a shadow of someone walking past a window in one of the bedrooms. Suddenly, Eve swung open the door and said, “Ms. Sophie, have you lost your mind, you’re in no condition to be walking around in this heat?” Eve helped me into the house and onto the settee in the drawing room then hurried to get me something to drink. I thanked Eve for the tea and asked if Tillie was home. Eve stared at me as if she was searching for the right words to say.

It is February 4, 1920, a new era of lifestyle changes . . .
We celebrated Erin’s 8th birthday today with several close neighbors and her little friends from church. Sabastian and Tillie were unable to be here for the occasion but said they will be sending Erin something grand. Somehow that doesn’t surprise me! When it came time to make a wish and blow out her candles, Erin wished out loud for a baby brother or sister to play with on the beach. Little did she know, her wish had already come true, she will have a playmate soon enough. My due date is sometime in September according to the good doctor’s guessing. He was off by two weeks when guessing the date of Erin’s birth. William and I will turn 31 and 32 this year and it sure seems like time passes by as a swift as the ocean currents. All the magazines I have currently read, feature articles about the newest rage in fashion and jazz music that some are calling “The Roaring Twenties”. It seems to have started here in the United States but London, Paris and Berlin are said to have joined in on the new trend which is expected to greatly change social and artistic events. Women in bigger cities have developed a drastic change in apparel; fashion standards and beliefs have become more casual. Cosmetics and perfumes have also grown in liberal popularity; even new hair styles are cut shorter, something they are calling the Eton crop! What an odd name that is! Since the ending of the war, a couple of years ago, other changes have also taken place; more women have begun to get hired for office jobs which I think makes the responsibilities of homemaking and raising children more difficult and stressful. Being a homemaker and a mother to Erin is a full time job! I can’t imagine having to come home after working all day then work at being a homemaker and mother until bedtime. Why, I would be forever exhausted, to say the least! In May of last year the 19th Amendment was passed, granting women the right to vote. Even President Woodrow Wilson supported the amendment a year earlier in 1918. Of course I am greatly in favor of the amendment, but other changes are not to my liking. It seems the whole world is experiencing revolutions in lifestyles. I somewhat accept a new dress design called the “Flapper” even though it shows more skin than I desire to show, but the one, most drastic change, is women cigarette smokers. Smoking is not lady-like and I have always known it to be part of a man’s world. It is part of his character to smoke a cigarette, cigar or a pipe with an evening drink. In my opinion, this drastic change is the breaking of good wholesome traditions and should be called the “Gone-Crazy Twenties” not the “Roaring Twenties”!

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I asked Eve if she was alright and she stood there for a minute more and said, I will get Ms. Tillie for you, then hurried out of the room! Patiently, I waited for almost twenty minutes, and no Tillie, so I decided to go to the front stairway and call out her name. As I round the corner on my way out of the drawing room, Tillie and I almost ran right into each other. Immediately, she looked down at my belly and began to cry. It wasn’t what you would consider a normal cry, it was a such a hard cry that came from the depths of her soul and I could feel her pain, so much so, that it made me quiver with and eerie chill! For a moment I was speechless, then the words came and I asked her to sit with me and talk. Immediately, she hugged me with such urgency as if to find an escape from the pain of her broken heart. “Please tell me what’s wrong Tillie,” I begged. Tillie explained the delay in greeting me by expressing how hard it was to find enough courage to come down the stairs knowing what she would see when she was face to face with me and the growing baby inside my body. Tillie had lost her baby to a tragic fall! Before this happened, she boasted with such great joy the evening she announced her pregnancy and Sabastian seemed equally thrilled to become a father. I remember how secretively they acted before finally telling us the great news. And now, now it seems like a horrible dream! We have always known Tillie to be a very socially active woman but her true passion is horses. She is an avid horseback rider, often riding prize winning horses in local shows in their Boston hometown. Last month she entered a show and although she was not far along in her pregnancy, only three months, Sabastian asked her not to ride and to wait until after the baby was born to continue riding. She convinced him that she would take necessary precautions and not over-do. The show was in the middle of June during an early evening – it was still very warm but Tillie said the horse she rode performed well despite the heat. They had achieved a clear round with no rails down or extra time on the clock taken to accomplish the task of showcasing the horses athletic ability to jump the fences. However, another rider in the show achieved a clean round also, so a jump-off was held to determine the winner. As Tillie was finishing the last of the oxers she felt confident that she would be the winner. Suddenly, things changed, after completing the quarter and half rounds, for unknown reasons, the horse lost balance, broke through the top rail of the fence and Tillie was thrown to the ground. She said she was sore from the fall but felt fine otherwise, until later that night when increasing sharp pains consumed her body. She began to bleed and that’s when fear of losing the baby hit her. Sabastian rushed her to the nearest doctor but there was nothing he could do except keep her comfortable and stop the bleeding. Tillie went on to explain the extreme guilt she felt, and blamed herself for the loss of their baby and could not face anyone for days, especially Sabastian. During the conversation, she repeated over and over again, “If only I had listened to his advice, this would not have happened!” I tried to reason with her that the final jump could have gone either way, good or bad, but that the accident wasn’t her fault. Tillie just wanted to hide from the world and said it was Sabastian’s decision to drive down to the cottage to get away for a few days to clear their heads. “The trip seemed longer than normal because there was complete silence between us as if we were miles apart and couldn’t find a way to connect” she said. My thoughts went back to earlier this morning when I walked up to greet Henry and Sabastian on the beach. He was a bit rude at first while coming close to comparing me to the beached whale that had washed up on shore; but quickly controlled his tongue. At the time, I had no idea that he was hurting deeply from his own tragic loss. However harsh his comment started out to be, I know he never meant to hurt me. As Tillie and I sat together on the settee, I noticed a photo of the two of them on their horses in Boston – the photo had fallen onto the floor from the mantle. As I reached down to pick the photo up, I glanced out the window overlooking the veranda and watched as Sabastian started to walk back to the house. Moving slowly, with head held low, he stopped briefly then raised both hands to his face and eyes in an instant; he sobbed with tremendous shaking. For my eyes to behold such a sorrowful site, my heart fell and I too began to cry, but I was careful not to let Tillie see me. I realized something valuable this day, that a friend is part of you, not by birth or marriage, but by choice, and whether good or bad you endure life together.

A package came today for Erin; it was from Tillie and Sabastian. It had already been mailed before their decision to drive down for a few days. Inside the package was another large box wrapped in pretty pink paper and a white ribbon. Good timing, Ms. Sarah Ann and Erin just pulled up so I will present Erin with the gift now. “Oh my Erin, did you eat all the candy from the candy shop? It appears you have more on your clothes and around your mouth than you possibly have in your tummy” I said. Ms. Sarah gave a hardy laugh then explained that they swerved around a flock of birds on their way back and that’s when the melted candy gave Erin a chocolate bath. Erin spotted the beautifully wrapped gift and wanted to open it immediately but I refused to allow it until she washed up a bit – with my help we completed the task! Erin eagerly and quickly ripped off the paper and bow. Inside was a dress, not the usual dress style we are accustomed to seeing in this area, at least not yet; it was a flapper dress and underneath the dress was a cloche hat. “A flapper dress and cloche hat for an eight year old, I can’t believe my eyes. What were they thinking! Ms. Sarah, do you see this? Are they not aware of my child’s age” I said. “Oh dear” Ms. Sarah replied as she backed out the back door. My being upset frightened poor Ms. Sarah right out the door! Erin asked if she could try on the dress; obviously it was tailor-made to fit her size but was not at all girlish in a conservative way. It was a slight bit flashy! My reply was quick and the answer was “No, we will wait until your father gets home then make a decision.” “But it’s beautiful Mommie, why can’t I just try it on”, Erin cried out. There was no reason to argue my point, I simply walked out of the room and out to the garden to pick fresh vegetables and start preparations for our evening meal. Shortly after I finished pulling weeds, hoeing the soil, then picking and cleaning today's selections, William pulled up and raced into the house to put the new block of ice in the box. The dress and hat were sitting on the living-room chair and Erin was in her bedroom reading, so I felt it was as good a time as any to speak with William about the items and my good reasoning for not allowing Erin to wear such an outfit. Little did I know, William had already taken a look at the dress and hat while I was busy cleaning my gardening tools. As I entered the kitchen from the back of the house William was standing in the doorway of the living-room and kitchen, holding up the dress, and said, “Sophie, don’t you think this is a bit short. I am not at all in agreement with you wearing such an outfit; it looks as though it could fit Erin!” I couldn’t help but laugh at the expression on his face but quickly explained that it was a birthday gift to Erin from Tillie and Sabastian. I thought it best to return the gift but wanted to get William’s opinion. “Sophie, my love, we now live in a new era where many feel it is time to cut loose and have fun. The war may very well have had something to do with the drastic change but we don’t have control over what the world does. It is my understanding that the name flapper, is basically given to an independent woman who wants to have fun and look good doing it. I guess women in the bigger cities want the look of being mysterious, and because of that image, everyone wants to be her friend.” William said. “I agree that the dress must not be worn but it is obvious that it was tailor-made to fit Erin and I am guessing that it cost the Winslow’s a pretty penny to have it made”, he said. After our conversation and cooling down a bit, I realized that I reacted harshly toward Erin, after-all it wasn’t items that she had asked for. Tillie and Sabastian both, were raised in a world far different from my own and most of what I read in magazines is the very lifestyle they live but my fascination with that world ends when I close the magazine. It is not a lifestyle I choose to live – to William and me, a life of basic pleasures are priceless. William and I came up with the idea of a pretend tea party and allow Erin to play dress up in the flapper dress and hat, but only wear it around the house as a costume so to speak. I sat Erin down and explained the reason behind our decision and gave her only enough information about the style of dress to avoid other questions that I would find difficult to answer at her age.
Erin’s “Tea Party”. . . to be continued in the August issue.

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Registration Currently Underway At Trinity Christan School
Submitted by Renee Meyer
Registration is currently underway at Trinity Christian School, located at 211 Forestbrook Road (in Genesis Church), in Myrtle Beach. Trinity Christian School is a University-Model School®, which offers an educational alternative, combining a university-style schedule and learning techniques with parental involvement. Trinity will host an Open House on July 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. Parents will be given a tour of the facility, as well as an opportunity to learn more about the school’s university-style model. “We’re very excited about opening in the fall and are encouraged by our enrollment numbers,” said Renee Meyer, administrator for Trinity Christian School. “Our school model gives parents the opportunity to actively participate in their child’s education in a character-based academic environment, while at the same time, allowing them more time together as a family.” Trinity plans to open this fall with grades K-6. Grades will continue to be added each year through 12th grade. In the lower grades, students attend formal classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and complete assignments prepared by their professional instructors on the alternate days at home under the direct supervision of their parents. High school students are on campus three days each week and learn to work at home more independently as their parents’ role evolves from co-instructor to mentor/proctor. “By gradually increasing the student’s classroom time and individual responsibility for independent study, Trinity will produce young men and women well equipped for college, having developed a strong work ethic and study habits and having been trained how to think and reason for themselves, as opposed to simply being taught what to think,” continued Meyer. “And by requiring substantial and significant involvement from parents - and reinforcing their Christian values in the classroom - the unique grain and character of each child will be brought out and polished, eventually producing men and women who discover and passionately pursue their God-given purpose and leave a meaningful mark in this world for His Glory.” University-model education takes the best aspects of traditional public and private schools, as well as home schools, and molds them into one model. UMS uses a university-style schedule adapted to the elementary, junior, and senior high levels. Professional teachers teaching in their areas of expertise conduct central classroom instruction. Teachers provide parents with detailed instructions for days spent at home. UMS caters to a wide variety of student needs by allowing a range of enrollment opportunities. Students may choose to take only one block of classes, or may opt to take a full academic load. Though off-campus parental roles are clearly defined and required in the model, UMS should not be equated with home schooling or home schooling cooperatives. Nor should UMS be understood as traditional classroom education that has simply reduced classroom time. The significance lies in the ability to effectively partner parents with highly qualified teachers to gain better academic results, especially among average students. This partnership is facilitated using a university-type schedule and administrative system, while requiring a strong work ethic.

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Hobcaw Barony Senior Interpreter
Receives Career Achievement Award
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Empowering the Christian Community to Reach Teenagers For Jesus Christ

Let Your Imagination Run Wild
• Imagine students going beyond low expectations to change the world in the name of Jesus. • Imagine these students intentionally and consistently reaching out to their school. • Imagine teachers, parents and the church supporting and encouraging these students.

Lee Gordon Brockington, researcher and writer, is a senior interpreter for the Belle W. Baruch Foundation at Hobcaw Barony in Georgetown County. The Belle W. Baruch Foundation is a non-profit organization and owner of the 17,500-acre wildlife refuge, Hobcaw Barony, the former winter residence of Wall Street millionaire and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch. Mr. Baruch's daughter, Belle, purchased all of the barony over a period of several years and at her death a foundation was created to use the land for the "purposes of teaching and/or research in forestry, marine biology, and the care and propagation of wildlife, flora and fauna in connection with colleges and/or universities in the state of South Carolina. Ms Brockington is a former curator of education for the Historic Columbia Foundation and an instructor of history at Coastal Carolina University. She and her family are residents of Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Brockington is the author of three books: Pawleys Island: A Century of History and Photographs; Plantation Between the Waters, a Brief History of Hobcaw Barony; and Pawleys Island, Stories from the Porch. She contributed the Pawleys Island entry in Walter Edgar’s South Carolina Encyclopedia, and she regularly contributes a variety of articles appearing in periodicals. She is recognized for ongoing involvement in community affairs, often in leadership positions, and for engendering partnerships in outreach programs and service organizations. Her work with service organizations and boards includes Pawleys Island Community Band, League of Women Voters of Georgetown County, “Miss Ruby’s Kids” literacy program for Georgetown County families, Winyah Rivers Foundation, Friends of the Waccamaw Library, Pawleys Island Presbyterian Church, P.T.A., Boy Scouts, and Habitat for Humanity Georgetown County.

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Find out more when you attend a Ground Zero information meeting. These meetings are for students, parents, teachers, youth workers, pastors and anyone interested in impacting local middle and high schools for Christ.

Choose one (1) meeting to attend: Tuesday, July 20 • Tuesday, July 27 • Tuesday, August 3 All meetings are 6:30 - 7:30 pm at the Ground Zero Office [email protected] • 843.497.0580

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