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Volume 4 Issue 22 FREE March 6, 2009

Sullivan’s Island • Isle of Palms • Goat Island • Dewees Island

Silent Island May your blessings out number the

By Lynn Pierotti
On Thursday, February 26, a select committee shamrocks that grow, and may
met at the Sullivan’s Island municipal center
in front of an overflowing crowd to discuss the trouble avoid you wherever you go.
island’s proposed noise ordinance regulations;
in particular, a suggestion that “the town
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consider stopping amplified music at 11pm
on weekdays and midnight on weekends”. The
Committee was made up of island residents
including Skip Condon, a resident who lives
next to the business district and a downtown
restaurateur, Ann Kilpatrick from the Planning
Commission, Rusty Bennett from the Sullivan’s
Island Business Council, Mayor Carl Smith and
Council members Pat O’Neil and Everett Presson.
Mayor Smith opened the meeting by explaining
the origins of the ordinance, and then gave the
floor to Councilman Presson.
Presson stated that he has, and will be, keeping
a close eye on the growing business district.
“The business district has changed dramatically
over the last few years. We have to stay on top
of it,” said Presson. He stated that the proposed
ordinance would help to prevent the business
district from infringing on the neighborhoods
and surrounding residences. One neighborhood
group calling itself ‘Quiet Island’ complained of
“Roaring late night traffic, drunken behaviors
such as property trespass and home invasion;
as well as alcohol fueled arguments, public
littering, defecation, fornication and urination”
on and around nearby private property. Presson
also referenced an email he had sent out, asking
a portion of the island how they felt about the
proposed suggestions: according to Presson,
32 people agreed with the idea while 26 were
against it. As Presson stated himself, it was not
the landslide he had hoped for either way.
As the discussion continued, Committee
members Kilpatrick and O’Neil referenced Judge
Molony of the Isle of Palms Livability court, who
was invited to speak at the last Sullivan’s Island
Council meeting, as having stated that the

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Sullivan’s Island Town Council - February 17
Pay to park
Administrator Andy Benke stated that the
Town would like to have parking meters
installed and functional by May. However,
Everett Presson assured the public that the
main concern was to follow the will of the
residents on the matter.
“If the Town doesn’t want to do it, we won’t
do it,” Presson said. Although he added that
the response he has received thus far has
been in favor of the meters. Benke pointed
out there are still a lot of details to work
out. The Town still has to meet with the
Department of Transportation to go over the
requirements, such as potential encroach-
ment permits, as well as making sure that
the expensive meters are only installed where
they are needed. However, he hopes to have
something to present in March.
The Council discussed the possibility of
instituting the project in the form of a resolu-
tion instead of an ordinance, which has to
be voted on three times before it is official,
so that the meters could be installed in time
for summer. Again, Presson warned against
rushing the matter which he described as “a
big change” and “controversial”.
“If it doesn’t get done by May, then it doesn’t
get done,” he said. “I want to make sure this
is what people want.”
“We’re going to have a public hearing before
we do this. Everyone’s going to have their
chance to have their say.” Presson stated.
Water rates on the rise?
After previously stating that the Town could
avoid increasing its water rates, Jerry Kay-
nard announced that residents may see in-
creases in the future. Previously, the Town’s
water rates became an issue during discus-
sions surrounding budget shortfalls within
the Town and the Water and Sewer Depart-
ment. However, the opinion seemed to be
that water rates did not need to be increased.
A recently conducted rate study, though,
seems to have turned the opinion so that
residents should be paying more for their
water and sewer service.
Several factors are contributing to the idea. A
limited customer base keeps the Town pretty
much set in how much money they collect.
Second, the downturn in the economy has
created financial hardships for the Town.
Finally, the conservation-minded island is
using less water. While using less water is
ecologically responsible, Kaynard says that it
is creating more strain on the Water Depart-
ment. He is confident that an increase will be
needed when the final numbers from the rate
study are available.
“Everybody wants immediate service at the
lowest cost possible,” Kaynard says. “It’s
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quite an effort to get it there and make sure
it’s always there.” A meeting was expected to
take place on March 2 regarding the issue.
However, details were not available by our
deadline.
Accreted Land and the Commercial
District
Pat O’Neil stated that progress has been
made by the consultants who were hired to
make recommendations regarding the ac-
creted land and commercial district master
plans. According to O’Neil, the consultants
responsible for the accreted land have sub-
mitted a draft of their recommendations. As a
result, a meeting will be scheduled in the fu-
ture for the consultants to explain their draft.
He also said that the consultants respon-
sible for the commercial district plan have
submitted another draft of their recommen-
dations. They had previously submitted their
proposals to the Town and its residents at a
public meeting. Another community meeting
to reveal and discuss the plans will be sched-
uled in the future, as well.
Dealing with noise
Residents continued to voice concerns over a
noise ordinance after the Council decided to
put the ordinance on hold last month. In-
stead, a Noise Committee has been formed,
consisting of representatives from various
groups who have concerns, to discuss the
problem further. In addition, a questionnaire
has been sent out to residents to get an idea
of how islanders feel as a whole.
One resident was curious as to why the
Council doesn’t take the matter into their
own hands and vote on an ordinance one
way or another. Mayor Carl Smith stated
that the Council wanted representatives from
the community to come up with better so-
lutions and that they are trying to be “very
specific” to the problem. Another resident
also suggested the Town follow in Awendaw’s
footsteps and allow residents to vote on the
matter themselves.
Cell Tower update
The Council reported that AT&T and T-Mo-
bile have both installed their equipment on
the new cell tower and that Verizon will be
the next company to do so. It was noted that
AT&T and T-Mobile have installed ‘repeaters’
on the tower that “bounces a signal” from the
tower. Verizon, on the other hand, will install
their equipment so that a stronger signal is
available for their customers. Nextel is sched-
uled to come on board after Verizon.
The Council also pointed out that the Town
should collect about twice as much ($40,000-
$50,000 total) in fees associated with the
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tower and the companies using it.
Getting stimulated
With discussions of stimulus money echoing
throughout the country, the Council dis-
cussed the potentials that Sullivan’s Island
may have for getting their share for various
construction/infrastructure improvements.
The Town has identified four projects totaling
$19,200,000 in cost that include improve-
ments to the Wastewater Treatment Plant
($4.2 million), Water Department infrastruc-
ture ($7 million), storm water drainage infra-
structure ($5 million) and a new Town Hall
building project ($4 million).
Town Administrator Andy Benke stated that
the money is for “shovel ready” projects, or
projects that are basically ready to go and
only need funding. Mayor Smith, though,
pointed out that projects which meet that
criteria are already funded. However, it was
stated that any projects funded after Octo-
ber can be refunded through the stimulus
money.
Planning Commission vote postponed
The Council voted to defer voting on an ordi-
nance that would add two more members to
the Town’s Planning Commission. The at-
tempt to do so has been met with resistance
and controversy. The vote has consistently
been 4-3 in favor of the ordinance with its
creator Jerry Kaynard, along with Buddy
Howle, Everett Presson, and Mary Jane Wat-
son, giving it the support it needs to pass.
However, the ordinance died in December
when one of those supporters were absent
from the meeting and the vote ended in a tie.
However, Kaynard re-introduced the ordi-
nance last month.
Perhaps in an effort to avoid the same fate,
Presson made a motion to defer voting on the
ordinance at this meeting as Howle was ab-
sent, a fact which most likely would have re-
sulted in another tie, forcing Kaynard to start
over again with the ordinance next month.
The motion passed and the ordinance will be
up for vote again at their next meeting.
Mayor Smith reminded everyone that he
would continue to vote against the ordinance.
Public police
Pat O’Neil expressed his concern with the
Town’s police officers being hired by the local
restaurant owners to patrol the area during
the night hours in an effort to combat noise.
He suggested that it may be preferable for the
Town to take on the responsibility of keep-
ing extra officers on duty for that purpose so
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March 6, 2009
Isle of Palms City Council - February 24, 2009
The direction of the Wild Dunes
construction
John Hemphill, Administrative
Vice President of Lowe Enterpris-
es, commented on the progres-
sion of the Village in Wild Dunes.
Phase I of the Village has been
successfully completed and they
have already closed on 90% of
them.
In regards to Phase II, they are no
longer pre-selling, like they were
in the past. “It’s still our intent
to go forward with Phase II,” said
Hemphill. They will begin further
implementation of Phase II when
the market improves. “We’re
hopeful the market will turn
around—we know we have a valu-
able product,” said Hemphill.
Lowe Enterprises is looking at
the overall business climate to
determine their position with the
project. “We’re keeping an eye on
short range trends,” said Hemp-
hill.
Before Lowe Enterprises can
begin moving on with Phase II,
they must go back to their origi-
nal designs and update them
based on the current changes
implemented in the building or-
dinance. Hemphill estimated the
project would take in excess of 12
months to get off the ground once
the market has improved.
County Council behind the
scenes
Dickie Schweers of the Charles-
ton County Council R-East Coo-
per came to speak to the Isle of
Palms City Council. He spoke in
regards to the County budget, the
Transportation Sales Tax (also
known as the half cent sales tax),
the Solid Waste Program and its
challenges, and the hand held
radios issue.
On the issue of the budget,
Schweers said that 27% of gen-
eral fund revenue comes from
inner sales taxes. At this point,
the County Administrator ap-
proached the podium to comment
on the status of State funding.
The House Ways and Means
Committee presented an $8 - $10
million reduction to the County.
The County therefore might
have to reduce services, and will
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definitely have to cut back some-
where with this $8 - $10 million
cut. “We are 10% below what
was budgeted for the 2009 fiscal
year,” said Schweers.
The Transportation Sales Tax
was the next order of business.
The County is looking to do re-
construction of Johnnie Dodds
Blvd. beginning in September of
this year. They have narrowed the
list of contractors down to four
firms. The County Council has
recently begun to move toward a
more benefit-cost-related model.
This means that the worst roads
are receiving the most attention
and efforts from the County.
The third order of business was
the Solid Waste Program. Re-
cently, the County reported that
it has recycled 22,000 tons of re-
cyclable waste from the residents
of the County. “Our recycling
program is very strong, but those
numbers aren’t very impressive,”
said Schweers.
Buckhannon commented at
this point, saying that recycling
is an extremely important way
to preserve the environment.
He said living in a family of five
people, their recyclable waste
each week is greater than their
garbage.
Schweers then said that the
County has hired Kessler Con-
sulting to give the County input
about the Bee’s Ferry Incinera-
tor, which deals with recyclable
waste.
The last order of business on
the County’s agenda was the
hand held radios issue. There has
recently been some major com-
munication problems with the
new digital radio systems put in
place for the Isle of Palms.
“A dead radio is absolutely worth-
less,” said Schweers.
When there was a fire on the
island a few weeks ago, people on
the scene were not able to com-
municate quickly with each other.
This posed a great problem for
the City and for its citizens. There
is, however, a new radio system
tower under construction on Six
Mile Road in Mount Pleasant, but
it won’t be operational until the
end of March.
Civic Calendar
Isle of Palms
886-6428
www.iop.net
March 10
Board of Zoning Appeals
5:30pm
March 11
Planning Commission
4:30pm
March 12
City Council (Special meeting)
5:45pm
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Chief Graham approached the
podium at this time to address
the issue the fire department is
having with the digital radio sys-
tem. She said they are currently
using analogue radios because
they are working better than the
digital radios at this point. The
problem with the analogue radi-
os, though, is they are not work-
ing as well as they used to.
County Council representatives
said that they have been using
every available resource possible
to find the problem with the digi-
tal radio frequency problem and
a representative from Motorola
said they have been dedicating all
of their resources to finding the
cause of why the system has been
performing poorly.
He then said they had a major
breakthrough earlier that day.
Technicians discovered that con-
nectors going out to the antenna
system are bad. Therefore, the
antenna output is poor, due to
these bad connectors. They are
trying to fix the problem within
the upcoming week.
After hearing this, Councilman
Dee Taylor commented on the
amount of money they’ve spent
already on this digital radio
system, saying, “It’s disturbing
to me—and I’m sure the Coun-
cil—that we’ve spent hundreds
of thousands of dollars [on this
system].”
“We cannot not have communi-
cation,” said Councilman Taylor.
At this point, the City Council
assured the County Council they
are not going to drop this issue,
and they will continue to stay di-
rectly on top of it until the prob-
lem has been resolved.
A full, 10 item agenda for the
Ways and Means Committee
Councilman Dee Taylor spoke on
behalf of the Ways and Means
Committee at the City Council
meeting. The first three items on
the agenda came from the Pub-
lic Safety Committee and were
approved by the members of this
Committee unanimously.
The first motion was for the “Ap-
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Sullivan's Island
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883-3198
March 11
Planning Commission
6:30pm
March 12
Board of Zoning Appeals
7pm
March 17
City Council
6pm
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A
bout a year ago, some wag in a letter
to the editor in another publication
claimed that Charleston had
become a commodity, not a community.
While that might be true on the peninsula,
different communities are striving to
retain and, in many cases, redefine their
Island Editorials
neighborhoods.
The aim of these pages is to help you, the
residents, voice your opinions on where
you feel your community needs to go. We
recognize that these are scary times, but
these times are no more terrifying than
any other. The toothpaste is out of the
tube, but now we know where it is. We
just need to agree on how to clean it up.
That’s where these pages come in. The
folks at Lucky Dog are curious to see what
your solutions to the problems might be.
More importantly, what do you think the
problems are? We suspect that as time
goes on, the concerns of Sullivan’s Island
will be those of Seabrook Island, and they
will only grow greater over time.
What you will find is fact clothed as
Your voice
opinion – not the other way around. We
hold true to the proposition that those who
are willing to give up liberty for security
will achieve neither. Your liberty is the
ability to speak out about your concerns
without fear of being censored.
The fact that this paper reaches many
of the areas not especially covered by
other, larger concerns is an opportunity
to let voices reign, where elsewhere they
are just chatter. Things are going to
happen in the world, the state and the
county that will affect the lives of everyone
reading these words.
Will you agree with everything you
read? Lord, we hope not. The only way to
examine issues is to hear all sides, then
make your decision.
What we need is your input, your
opinion – your voice. Many of you are
not native to these shores, many of you
are. The influx of population in the last
ten years has altered the Sea Islands and
surrounding areas in ways unimagined
before Hurricane Hugo.
The 21st Century crept up on the
Lowcountry as the 20th snuck by. There is
a sense of separation from one community
to the other as various new alliances rise
and fall. The conventional wisdom is that
we are knocking on the door of 1929 and
the Great Depression: we could be. On
the other hand, we could be facing events
more daunting than those of Charleston
harbor in April of 1861.
A community is not the culture, not
society. It is your neighbors. It is people
willing to help clean up after a storm or
disaster. It is a special relationship that
conveys from the bad times to the good. It
is not something that could be sold for all
the tea in China. It is not, nor has it ever
been, a commodity.
Let us hear from you. To quote Abraham
Lincoln, “The dogmas of the quiet past
are inadequate to the stormy present.
The occasion is piled high with difficulty,
and we must rise with the occasion. As
our case is new, so we must think anew
and act anew.”

Silence from cover kind of behavior, they will have to do it you."

current ordinances, if enforced, should be
effective. Most members of the Committee
were in agreement that the problems have
not been the noise emanating from the bars
themselves, but from the crowd leaving the
bars.
This shifted the conversation from
shutting down music earlier to beefing up
the police presence in the district and/or
possibly employing an officer on foot or golf
cart. These officers would issues tickets
to anyone violating current ordinances.
Anyone failing to pay these tickets would
be issued a bench warrant. O’Neil stated
that, “People will understand that we mean
business and if they want to persist in that
somewhere else.”
Though not a public meeting, Mayor
Smith invited comments at the end of
the Committee's presentation. The first
to speak was Judge Steven Steinert, who
suggested that everyone "relax" a bit and
work on enforcing our current ordinances.
He wondered why Council was approving
three more outdoor dining areas that “will
surely increase the noise” in the business
district. Steinert also provided the best line
of the meeting when he amended an earlier
statement made by Councilman Presson,
who said he did not care if another person
ever came to Sullivan’s Island; to which the
Judge quipped, "You do not care unless
they are coming out to buy a house from
Recomendations from this committee
were presented at the committees of council
meeting on March 2. More information will
be available in our next issue.
Should Sullivan's Island consider
stopping amplified music at
11pm on weekdays and midnight
on the weekends?
Yes
No
Send your response to
info@luckydognews.com, call
886-NEWS(6397) or vote online at
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Letters to the Editor:
Dear editor:
South Carolina and the
Lowcountry hit the jackpot this
month by celebrating three
outstanding, now-famous
young talents that have either
“bin yah” or “come yah”!
Viola Davis was nominated
Best Supporting Actress for
her role in the movie, Doubt:
a strong performance in spite
of Meryll Streep's effort to
intimidate the determined
mother, who only appears on
screen for 11 minutes. Davis
was a guest on Tavis Smiley's
PBS show February 2. She
said her family lived in St.
Matthews before they moved
to Rhode Island.
Shepard Fairey from
Charleston has gained fame
for his street art and graphics.
His iconic poster image of
Barack Obama has taken the
art world by storm. We can still
see Fairey's "Andre the Giant"
posted on the Ravenel Bridge
from time to time. Fairey was
featured on a recent Charlie
Rose show on PBS.
Callie Shell, a Sullivan's
Island resident, was selected
as The Time's behind-the-
scenes Obama photographer
back in 2007. Shell's candid
work has resulted in the
best selling Commemorative
President Obama: Path to the
White House. It is jumping
off the bookshelves of area
stores.
What pride we have
watching these talents "make
great." Congratulations!
Sandra N. Fowler
Kudos to IOP Council!
I’d like to congratulate our
IOP council members (Rice,
Piening, Loftus, Duffy, Cronin,
and Buckhannon) who voted
to protect the definition of
Family in our municipal code.
This vote puts a pause in the
dismantling of our single-
family zoning ordinances
that was initiated by Council
in 2007. It boggles the mind
to think that language was
inserted into the code that
would identify groups, such as
four to six foursomes of golfers,
as a family. How could this
have even been considered?
Single-family residential
areas are the heart and soul
of this island. Without them,
we would no longer be a
community. As a resident, I
am gratified to see our elected
representatives listening to the
voices of residents about their
wishes for their island home.
Marilyn Taylor
Isle of Palms resident
Thank you, dear islanders,
On Saturday, February
22, 2009, we said our final
goodbyes to our dear “Papa,”
Carl Eugene “Tucker” Dodson.
His funeral service and the
performance of the military
honors were simply perfect.
So many of you came to the
services to lend your support,
your arms, your tears. So
many of you called or wrote
kind words. So many of you
lent us your clothes and your
homes. So many of you made
meals (delicious meals!) and
then they magically appeared
on our table amongst beautiful
flower arrangements. So many
of you helped get the word out
and helped orchestrate all of
these gifts being brought to
us.
We want to say, thank
you. Thank you for making a
difficult and painful time pass
over us with the greatest ease
possible. Thank you from the
bottom of our hearts. Our
relatives and friends from other
parts of the country remarked
on the warmth of the people
here and of your generous
outpouring of support. We are
so lucky to live among you and
so proud to call you our dear
friends.
From the Dodson family,
thank you.

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IOP Council from page 3
proval of Change Order #7 in
the amount of $2,973.44 for the
Public Safety Building to resolve
conflict between water and drain-
age along Pavilion”. The sec-
ond motion was the “Approval
to purchase a smaller satellite
dish in the amount of $1,500
from SCETV with installation by
Mobile Communications”. The
third motion was the “Approval to
purchase from Motorola a second
repeater from FY 2008-2009 bud-
get that has a remaining balance
of $10,296.79”. All motions were
passed unanimously.
The next three items on the
agenda came from the bulkhead
at the Marina, which is scheduled
to reopen in early April. “With
these three motions, we’ll really
be able to finish the project at the
Marina,” said Councilman Taylor.
The first item was the “Approval
of Marina Bulkhead Change
Order #2 to remove and replace
damaged electrical cables and
water lines, to reconfigure a por-
tion of the existing restaurant
Everett Presson files for reelection
provided
E
verett Presson filed
recently for reelection to
the Sullivan’s Island  Town
Council. The election will be held
on May 5. Presson, a 38 year
resident of the Island, has served  green space and was appointed
for four years on the Council. He
was instrumental in passing the
first comprehensive smoke free
ordinance in South Carolina.  24
other local governments have
now passed similar ordinances.
During his term, Presson
helped to strengthen the historic
protection ordinances  by adding
more houses to the protected
list. He also pushed for the
construction  of the cell  tower
on the Island and called for
studies  for long range planning
in the accreted  land and the
Civic
dock so as not to interfere with
the new bulkhead, and to install
an additional 619 cubic feet of
sand and fill in the voids between
the two timber bulkheads in the
amount of $53, 879.26”. This will
add 12 days onto the contract.
This was approved by Council
unanimously.
The second item was the “Ap-
proval of Marina Bulkhead
Change Order #3 to furnish
and install an aluminum access
hatch providing access to buried
utilities located behind the new
bulkhead for $6,543; Jon Guerry
Taylor has agreed to share in the
cost at 50%, or $3,271.50, leav-
ing the cost of Change Order #2
at $3,271.50 for the City. There
is the addition of one day to the
contract”. The motion passed
unanimously.
The third item was to “Reserve
$60,000 from the Marina Bulk-
head Project for Brian Berrigan,
Marina Manager, to serve as Proj-
ect Manager to make improve-
ments related to the sewer pump-
out, electrical, fuel and water
lines after the Marina Bulkhead
Project is completed, yet to be
commercial District.   He is also
involved in the long term study
of the  Island’s water and sewer
system. He has long advocated
for the protection of the Island’s
by Mayor Marshall Stith to raise
the money required to place the
accreted land the land trust.
Presson is married to the
former Margaret Bristow from
Darlington, South Carolina, and
has two children, Eliza, 23, who
is working in Washington DC
and is going to law school in the
fall and Anna, 11, who is in the
fifth grade. Presson was one of
the founders of the Children’s
Garden School and is a member
of the Church of the Holy Cross.
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completed by July 1, 2009, using
licensed contractors adhering to
codes and reimbursement to the
Manger based on submission of
actual invoices; City Administra-
tor will have the final approval
on all decisions”. Councilman
Taylor clarified this motion to the
Council saying, “[We’re] basically
reserving a certain amount of
money for the Marina Manager to
be the Project Manager. He will
communicate and coordinate with
our City Administrator, follow-up
on the code guidelines, approval
processes, accounting processes,
purchasing processes, and so-
forth-and-so-on, to get the rest of
the project done.” The motion was
passed unanimously by Council.
The next item on the agenda was
the “Award of one qualified sole
source contract for engineering
services associated with sand
fencing and vegetation in the
amount of $9,100 and engineer-
ing services associated with the
post-project beach monitoring
in the amount of $298,000 to
Coastal Science and Engineer-
ing; total amount not to exceed
$310,000 and contingent upon
maintenance of permit compli-
ance”. Councilman Taylor as-
sured Council that this is all
within the project’s budget, and is
part of the continuing re-nourish-
ment project. The motion passed
unanimously.
The last item on the agenda was
the “Approval for the Isle of Palms
Water and Sewer Commission to
use $14,249.50 of the City of Isle
of Palms’ SCE&G Non-standard
Service Funds to offset the cost
of upgrading power to the new
pump station on Ocean Blvd.
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that they will remain under the
Town’s employ instead of the
business community. Presson
suggested that the Police Com-
mittee take on the issue in the
future. “It’s the Town’s responsi-
bility anyway,” he said.
He also noted that a resident
had offered to donate a golf
cart for police use in the com-
5
at 9th Avenue.\”. The motion
passed unanimously.
Who Knew plants could get you
a $500 fine . . .
“Who knew plants could get you
a $500 fine?” said Councilman
Buckhannon at the last Public
Safety Committee meeting on
Tuesday, February 10. Citizen
Chris Donavan spoke at the
meeting on behalf of the place-
ment of the “NO PARKING” signs
on 25th Avenue. Donavan said
she put plants at the front of her
property to prevent people from
parking there. The plants seemed
to cause quite a ruckus as the
Police Department notified her of
a $500 fine for each plant, each
day, until they were removed.
Councilman Buckhannon said
they’re trying to work with the
State to put more signage up and
alleviate the problem of parking
on the street.
Councilwoman Carol Rice ap-
peared disturbed by the issue
Donavan brought up, saying, “Is
that correct? And is that actually
legitimate? Can they fine her for a
plant?”
Councilman Buckhannon ad-
dressed her concern, saying,
“That was mentioned—she would
have been fined. I noticed that
some of those plants have been
taken up now, so I’m not sure
what the fine is now, or what it
would be, but it is per obstruc-
tion.” He then assured the Coun-
cil that the Building Department
tries to enforce the issues and the
policies the Isle of Palms has for
parking.
“Maybe we need to look at that
see IOP Council on page 18
mercial district. He stated it
would allow police officers to be
more intimate with late night
patrons of the area, allowing
them to be more conscious of
noise and drivers who may be
too intoxicated to get behind the
wheel. Previous attempts to use
bicycles have been thwarted be-
cause special training is needed,
Presson added.
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Alice brings local theater to life

By Brittany Urbach
Blossoming young
“Be what you would seem to be -- or, if you’d like it put more
simply -- Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what
minds enroll now
it might appear to others that what you were or might have been Provided by Hartley Cooper

was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared
to them to be otherwise.”
– the Duchess, Alice in Wonderland.
Alice in Wonderland
brings local theater to
life
By Brittany Urbach
“Be what you would seem to be
-- or, if you’d like it put more simply
-- Never imagine yourself not to be
otherwise than what it might appear
to others that what you were or
might have been was not otherwise
than what you had been would have
appeared to them to be otherwise.” –
the Duchess, Alice in Wonderland.
The theater community has come
to life on the Isle of Palms with
the presentation of the play Alice
in Wonderland. The performance
took place on three nights:
February 19, 20, and 21, and was
completely sold out on the last two
nights.
Recreation director Norma Jean
Page characterized the play as
a great success. “The turnout
was fantastic,” says Page. The
Recreation Center was the facility
where the play was performed.
There were 160 seats and
admission for children 12 and
under was free.
Page believes in bringing the
theater to the Isle of Palms
community because it’s a great
way to get children and families
involved in local community
activities.
Director Jimmy Ward of the
Crabpot Players was the director
of the play and did an excellent
job creating the feel of Alice
in Wonderland. Ward’s group,
the Crabpot Players, used to
perform on Isle of Palms at the
Windjammer.
T
he Children’s Garden School
on Sullivan’s Island began
offering open enrollment
for the 2009-2010 school year on
February 23, 2009, and invite the
parents of preschool age children
to sign up quickly, as available
openings tend to go fast.
Two classrooms will be offered
during the school year, serving
three year olds and four year olds,
Monday through Friday, from
9am to 2pm daily. Class size is
limited and the school offers the
lowest teacher-to-child ratio in
our area. Class programs include
an introduction to Spanish,
art, science, gardening, and
movement classes such as yoga
and tumbling.
“Our children leave our school
fully prepared to succeed in any
kindergarten program, public or
private,” stated Mary Colarusso,
Director. “We offer the finest
curriculum and low teacher-
to-child ratios, allowing us to
provide each child with caring
and attentive guidance.”
Founded in 1988, the
school was started by early
childhood professionals and
interested parents who wanted
a comprehensive enrichment
program to nurture young minds
and bodies. The central theme of
the school is to encourage and
support the child’s love of learning
so that each child may reach his
or her fullest potential socially,
emotionally and intellectually.
School Director Mary
Colarusso will begin her seventh
year this fall as lead teacher.
She holds a master’s degree
in Early Childhood Education
from Boston State Teacher’s
College and an undergraduate
degree in Sociology from the
University of Massachusetts.
For more information you may
visit the school’s website at www.
childrensgardenschool.com,
or call Hartley Cooper, School
Administrator at 814.8411.

SIX ISLANDERS FILE FOR

MAYORAL AND COUNCIL SEATS
Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Noon the Town Clerk
received six candidate petition packets:

1 MAYORAL POSITION -
CARL SMITH (Incumbent)

3 COUNCIL SEATS -
MADELEINE MCGEE
PAT O'NEIL (Incumbent)
MIKE PERKIS (Incumbent)
EVERETT PRESSON (Incumbent)
SUSAN ROMAINE

The Town Clerk forwarded candidate packets to the Charleston

County Elections Commission for processing. The State Ethics
Commission certifies the candidates - deadline March 6, 2009.

MUNICIPAL ELECTION - VOTE ON TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009

VOTING & VOTING REGISTRATION QUESTIONS?
Call (843) 744-VOTE

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March 6, 2009
The variety of varietals: red wines
S
o far, this column has explored food
and wine pairing options around the
topics of Valentine’s Day (chocolate) and
Mardi Gras (Creole/Gullah). I’ve centered my
writings on the traditional cuisines of these
holidays and what wines are appropriate to
pair. I’m taking the other side of that equation
with this issue’s column: I’m going to start
with the wine and go from there.
Carminere grapes.
Better together
7
By Drew Harris
Most people have heard of the early varietals levels of spice, smoke, and often briary
that first made their way to the American qualities. With a dry aftertaste, soft tannins
table: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet and good acidity, Pinotage (Robertson Winery
Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc. is a great starter Pinotage) is perfect with beef
But these varietals are only the tip of the roasts, stews, lamb, game meats (venison),
iceberg. There are over 10,000 documented pasta and steaks.
varieties within the species Vitis Vinifera (the Carmenere: This is one of the oldest
“European” or “true” wine grapes). Three are varieties planted in the Bordeaux region of
used primarily for raisin production and less France. However, the plantings have not been
than a dozen for table grapes, while about 230 maintained in Europe and are now quite
have some prominence in the world of fine scarce. Many experts think that Carmenere
wines and hundreds more are used for wine was once a clone of Cabernet Sauvignon, while
in limited or local areas; and most people can others feel that it could be Biturica, the grape
only name a handful of these thousands of that produced the ancient Roman wines. In
wine grapes! any case, it’s become more widely planted
Here are a few of my favorite random red in Chile than anywhere else in the world
varietals and the food pairings to go along since being introduced to South America in
with them. I’ll tackle random white varietals the 1850s. Actually, Carmenere was often
in the next column: misidentified as Merlot until 1994 when a
Carignan: The most widely planted French French Ampelographer (scientific wine dude)
red wine grape. It is also known as Cariñena or discovered the truth. The wine exhibits a deep
Mazuelo in Spain and Cariginano in Italy; but red color and aromas of red fruits, spice, and
no matter how it’s spelled, most people have berry. Its tannins are often soft and the wine
never heard of it! The plant has extremely has a medium body which leads to an easy
high yields, which lead to widespread drinking style. The wine (like with Orzada’s
planting. It is often used as a blending grape Odfjell) often exhibits some grilled herb and
due to its tendency to have high color, acidity, cocoa notes which, along with the berry and
and tannins in order to add these qualities to spice, make this wine perfect for any meat
a wine. There are a handful of winemakers from duck to burgers.
(Chameleon Cellars being one) who make the There are a number of other random red
single varietal Carignan wines which typically varietals out there, all worth exploring and
have cherry, strawberry and raspberry sampling at some point. Austria’s Zweigelt
qualities, as well as distinctive violet or rose (Huber) displays ripe cherry flavors and
petal flavors. Some has fine tannins, making it perfect with red
are made with a light sauce pastas and pizza. Mencia is a Spanish
oaking period, which varietal grown in the Bierzo region. Mencias
bring out the vanilla, (Descendientes J. Palacios Petalos) generally
smoke, and anise exhibit rich currant, fruit, spice, and jammy
flavors of the grape. chocolate flavors that pair perfectly with rich
With sturdy tannins meat stews, port wine sauces, and any variety
and firm acidity, this of chocolate desserts.
wine is perfect with If you ever have any questions about wine
roasted white meats and food pairings or are looking for a specific
(chicken, turkey and wine, feel free to contact me at WineByDrew@
pork) and any grilled Hotmail.com. I am always open to feedback on
red meat, or simply my suggestions…let me know what worked for
with a great burger! you and what didn’t!  Also remember, all wines
Pinotage: This written about in this column are available
grape is the result from Sullivan’s Island’s newest addition, Café
of a cross between Medley!  
the Pinot Noir and
Cinsault varieties, and
was created in South
Africa in 1925. It has
only recently (since
the 1960s) become
the foremost red wine
produced in South
Africa. Pinotage is also
grown in Zimbabwe,
New Zealand, and
is produced by a
handful of California
producers. The wine
is made in a variety
of different styles…
from youthful and
light to deep and rich.
Most contain a nice
depth of flavor with
a refreshingly fruity
quality that often
leads to interesting Fall grape leaves.
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Is there a Leprechaun loose on Sullivan's?

L o cal bus i n e ss e s sa y y e s

He asked for a
Guinness, but
when I brought
him a can he
stormed out.
He said he'd be
back for Saint He asked if I
Patty's Day, had rainbow
though. massage oil,
but when I
said no, he
disappeared!

He sure enjoyed his

I turned to take
morning muffin;
an order and
finished it in one
he was gone.
bite. I blinked and
At least he
all that was left was
paid, but the
this cane and a few
bank wouldn't
gold coins.
take the gold
coins. Probably
because they
were chocolate.
He said he'd
see me again
on Saint Patty's
Day.

One second
he was
spotting me, I didn't know
the next I was mythical
struggling beings aged,
with this but that sure
barbell. wasn't his
natural hair
color.

I always thought unicorns were

fantasy, but when you see a
leprechaun skip out on a tab on
the back of one, you sort of change
your perspective on things.

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March 6, 2009
Historic and island homes
H
istoric districts can be
structured differently. It is
up to the residents of each
city and town to be involved with
its protection and maintenance.
After all, it is the unique quality
of the place that needs to be
preserved and remembered. Not
all historic districts are created
equal. A good district is mindful to
leave room for the district to grow
while simultaneously respecting
and maintaining the details of
its past. When this is handled
correctly, the town’s innate
structural elements flourish.
An example would be Sullivan’s
Island.
I spoke with both Mayor Carl
Smith of Sullivan’s Island and
Mayor Pro-Tem Patrick O’Neil, PhD,
about the recent implementation
of the Sullivan’s Island Historic
District. Mayor Pro-Tem O’Neil
stated that, “Around 2003, the
Sullivan’s Island Town Council
became aware of the escalating
threats to the Island’s historical
and cultural fabric posed by the
loss of a number of our historic
structures and the demolition risk
to others fueled by the escalating
real estate market. Many of the
structures that defined Sullivan’s
Island were being lost to the
Mia Burmeister-Laws
bulldozer, replaced by far larger,
generic buildings. The feel of the
Island was at risk. Council first
responded by enacting a stopgap
measure to prevent the demolition
or change of structures that had
been identified as historically
significant in an earlier survey
done by preservation expert
David Schneider. In 2004, we
passed ordinances that created a
more specifically defined Historic
Overlay District which included
the previously designated
structures, stipulating the ways
in which these structures were to
be protected. We also created the
Design Review Board as the body
to which owners could appeal
the historic designation of their
property and which reviewed
plans for changes and additions
to historic structures. When we
completely revamped our zoning
ordinance later, we added some
ways in which historic properties
were granted some ‘bonuses’ with
regard to some of the restrictions
in the overall zoning ordinance.”
“In 2007, we were successful
in getting four separate historic
districts (which don’t completely
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overlap the Historic District
created in the ordinance) placed
on the National Register of Historic
Places. Inclusion in the National
Register does not in itself add any
more restrictions to the property.
In fact, the properties recognized
as contributing to these districts
are eligible in some cases for
state and/or federal tax credits.
The process wasn’t easy, and we
had the kinds of vigorous debates
characteristic of the Island. But
while the resulting ordinance and
its implementation aren’t perfect
and have been a work in progress,
I think that these efforts saved
Sullivan’s Island’s identity from
being destroyed.”
Cottages and other historic
buildings will be the ghosts of
our architectural landscape if
not for proper identification and
preservation practices. An historic
district could be the key to this
protection. Just think of a beach,
countryside or mountain retreat
landscape without the quaint
shape of the cottage. As more
individuals make the conscious
effort to ask before destroying,
we may actually find more and
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more enjoyment in what the past
has already provided. It could
even become a passion. This
seems to have been the case for
Michael Riffert and Dr. Christy
Richardson on Folly Beach. After
purchasing several cottages built
in 1930, they remodeled them.
One became Christy’s dentist
office with the great big word
SMILE, in true Folly fashion,
over the entrance. The other
cottages became the charming,
bright yellow Beachside Bed and
Breakfast, complete with dangling
mirrored mobiles and fanciful
ornaments. True Folly.
When forming an Historic
District, it’s important not to
“throw the baby out with the
bath water” by trading old for
new. By growing without losing
the district’s character and
maintaining what made the town
or city special in the first place,
you preserve the “essence” of the
place you live.
To contact Mia, email Mia@
RealEstateMIA.com or call 843-
810-1000. View my websites at
www.HistoricAndIslandHomes.
com or www.RealEstateMIA.com.
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Behind the Roast Hunley memories

On February 17, the Confederate
Heritage Trust and Sub Vets hosted
their annual H.L. Hunley memorial
service 145 years to the day that the
Hunley first slipped into the water at
Breach Inlet. Re-enactors marched
from Fort Moultrie to Sunrise

photo by stephen suggs

Presbyterian Church at Breach Inlet
for the 7pm service and the re-enactors
concluded the service with musket and
cannon fire. The Hunley was the first
combat submarine to successfully sink
a ship, the USS Housatonic, killing
five men aboard the Housatonic and
(above) A wreath from the memorial service.
all eight men aboard the Hunley.
(below) Reporter Brittany Urbach poses with
Hunley re-enactors.

The Sullivan's Island

Fire Department held
their annual Fire and
Rescue Oyster Roast,
also known as "The
Big One", on February
14. Despite the chilly
weather, roasters came
out in droves to enjoy
heaps of oysters and one
of the biggest and best
social gatherings on the
islands. Thank you to
everyone who came out
to support our local Fire
Volunteers really pull this annual event together Department!
and their work is very much appreciated.

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Go green this St.Patrick’s Day!
Y
ou’re probably thinking green beer
and lucky clovers, but along with the
traditional Irish fare, those of you that
are a little more health conscious may be
thinking about getting your share of greens-
salad greens, that is!
The perfect salad can be quite healthy,
delivering lots of nutrients at the cost of only
a few calories. However, your salad plate can
also deliver a lot of less healthy items and
calorie-laden extras:
• To begin building the perfect salad,
start with the right base. Pile on the
leafy greens, and make them dark.
Dark leafy greens like romaine lettuce,
spinach, mustard leaves, and beet
greens provide lots of folic acid, lutein,
and Vitamin A. Iceberg, on the other
hand, isn’t necessarily bad for you, but
it’s the least healthy of the common
salad bar greens. Iceberg lettuce is full
of water and low in nutrients.
• After your green base, load up on the
veggies. If you’re trying to stay green
for St. Patrick’s Day, load up on veggies
such as broccoli - which adds vitamin C,
fiber, and calcium – and alfalfa spouts,
loaded with vitamins and adding a
delightful crunch. But remember, the
more colorful your salad, the more of
a variety of nutrients you are getting.
Fitness
By Meredith Nelson, M.Ed
Try adding beets to help lower blood
pressure, keep your memory sharp, and
fight cancer. Red and yellow peppers
have twice as much vitamin C as green
peppers. Tomatoes not only provide
vitamins A, C, and K, but are also full
of lycopene, which has been linked
to a reduced risk of cancer and heart
disease. Carrots are packed with beta-
carotene to sharpen your vision.
• Despite the color, green peppers aren’t
as nutritionally beneficial as their red
and yellow counterparts. Similarly
corn, although not bad for you, doesn’t
pack in as many nutrients, so you may
want to enjoy it sparingly.
• When adding a bit of protein to your
salad, try to enjoy just a little of the
bacon and hard-boiled eggs. A small
amount of these items is fine, but you
can substitute other protein substances
with much less fat.
• Avocados do provide protein, heart-
healthy fats and a creamy delight to
salads (and yes, they are green!), but
just remember that even the healthy
monounsaturated fats can contribute
to too many calories. Nuts are similar
in that they are packed with healthy
fats, but gram-for-gram, fats have
more than twice the calories of protein
and carbohydrates;
therefore it is important
to monitor your
amounts and keep
your servings small – a
tablespoon or less.
• Other healthy
choices that are not so
calorie-laden include
chicken, chick-
peas, tuna, and tofu.
Stocking your salad
plate with a moderate
serving of healthy
proteins is the key to
creating a salad that
will fill you up for a
while. If you’re adding
a meat, stick to 3-4
ounces – about the size
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of a deck of cards. If you’re scooping up
another protein source, keep it to one
spoonful. Avoid anything crispy, fried,
or sitting in creamy sauce.
• If you must indulge, allow yourself
one high-calorie “extra.” Although
many cheeses and nuts are filled with
nutrients, they are also filled with
calories. Be careful when selecting
cheese, nuts, croutons, granola, or
olives. A healthier choice might be a
spoonful of sunflower seeds or dried
fruit.
• If you do opt for cheese, try to limit
yourself to feta or blue cheese. The
rich, sharp tastes of these cheeses go
a long way, meaning you can get the
same satisfaction with less calories.
• Go easy on the salad dressing. One
tablespoon of the average vinaigrette is
loaded with about 50 calories, while one
tablespoon of creamy ranch can add 90
calories. And really, when’s the last
time you added only ONE tablespoon of
dressing?! Salad dressings, even low-
or non-fat, can also add a tremendous
amount of sodium. Helpful hint: choose
your favorite dressing, add only a tiny
bit, then thin it with balsamic vinegar
(not vinaigrette!) – it will go farther and
taste just as good. Also – always order
dressing on the side, then dip your fork
in the dressing before taking a bite of
salad.
With this handy “Salad Survival Guide”,
you can go totally green this St. Patrick’s Day
and still keep your diet in check!
Meredith Nelson, M.Ed, is the owner of
PrimeTime Fitness, Inc, on Sullivan’s Island.
Offering group fitness classes, PrimeTime
Spin, private yoga, personal training, and
monthly gym membership, Meredith divides
her time between the gym on Sullivan’s
Island and limited in-home training on Daniel
Island, where she resides along with her
husband Mark. Meredith can be reached
with your fitness questions at 883-0101, or
Meredith@primetimefit.net. More information
on PrimeTime Fitness can be found at www.
primetimefit.net.
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Friday, March 6
Budiroes presents: The Geechie
Boys
Starting at 9pm. David Fuller and
Jim Moore from the East Coast
Party Band. $10 at the door. 1517
Isle of Palms Blvd. 886-8288.
Saturday, March 7
Budiroes closing: last night
Ronnie’s Last Night. Come say
goodbye to Budiroes. 9pm. 1517
Isle of Palms Blvd. 886-8288.
Music at Morgan Creek
Rene Russell & Gary Hewitt from
6pm to10pm. on the Upper Deck
at Morgan creek Grill. 80 41st Ave.
Isle of Palms. 886-8980.
Gullah Heritage presents:
Gullah cooking, African tales
and African drumming
Today, learn Gullah cooking from
Veronica Gerald & Jesse Gant,
listen to African tales from Alada
“Muima” Shinault-Small and watch
African drumming and dance by
NIA Productions. Charles Pinckney
National Historic Site:1254 Long
Point Road, Mount Pleasant. Call
843-881-5516 or visit www.nps.
gov/chpi.
Sunday, March 8
Daylight savings begins. “Spring”
clocks forward one hour.
Johns Island Presbyterian
presents “A German Spring”
Starting at 3pm, Johns Island
Presbyterian Church will fea-
ture Ralph and Erika Blanco,
piano and violin, in concert. The
program will include timeless
masterpieces by Beethoven and
Brahms. Please go online at www.
jipc.org or call 559-9380 to reserve
your FREE tickets, as space is lim-
ited. The concert is presented free
of charge with donations accepted
at the door.
CSO presents: A musical
response to the Schoen
Collection
Inspired by the current exhibi-
tion The American Scene on Pa-
per: Prints and Drawings from the
Schoen Collection, this recital will
include a selection of American
composers. 2:30pm at the Gib-
bes Museum of Art. Tickets are
$7 for museum members, $15 for
non-members. This price includes
performance and museum admis-
sion. Tickets can be purchased at
the Gibbes Museum of Art Store or
online at www.gibbesmuseum.org/
events.
Monday, March 9
Judy Glattstein, Into the
Woods: Flowers and foliage for
the shady garden
Island Eye
Free to Charleston Horticultural
Society members and $15 for non
members. 6:30pm at the Charles-
ton Museum, 360 Meeting Street.
Call 579-9922 or visit our website
at www.charlestonhorticulturalso-
ciety.org.
Tuesday, March 10
Kid’s day at Seel’s
Drop by Seel’s Fish Camp for the
best kid’s deal in town. Every
Tuesday, enjoy 99 cent kid’s meals
and children’s movies on the big
screen. For more information,
please call 883-5030.
Wednesday, March 11
Café Medley “over the hump”
wine tasting  com.
From 6pm to 9pm. Purchase
your own Cafe Medley wine glass
for $10 and your first tasting is
free! Bring your wine glass, and all
future tastings are only $5. For
more info, call Café Medley at 793-
4055. Located at 2213 Middle St.,
Sullivan’s Island.
Friday, March 13
PURE Theatre’s production of
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March 6 -
Hogs by Rodney Lee Rogers
March 13 through April 4, at the
Circular Congregational Church
150 Meeting Street, Downtown
Charleston. Tickets are $30 and
available at www.puretheatre.org
or by phone at 723-4444 or 800-
838-3006. Based on Henrik Ibsen’s
An Enemy of the People, Rodney
Lee Rogers’ adaptation updates the
action to a small, coastal, south-
ern town, in this world premiere
production of Hogs, produced by
PURE Theatre.
The 13th Annual Town of
Mount Pleasant ArtFest
At the Mount Pleasant Towne Cen-
ter from 12 - 4pm. For more info,
go to www.townofmountpleasant.
Saturday, March 14
Kids Rock with Roger Day
Join Roger Day, singer/songwriter
noted for his popular kid’s song, “I
like Yaks”, will be performing for
Creative Sparks’ Kid’s Rock series.
Kids Rock will be held at 3pm at
the Wando Performing Arts Cen-
ter. Admission is $10 per person.
The concert is produced by Cre-
ative Spark Center for the Arts and
Wando Community Schools. For
more information call 881-3780.
Gullah Heritage presents:
Spirituals, quilting and
sweetgrass basket demos
Today, listen to spirituals and gos-
pels by The Brotherhood Singers,
learn quilting from Dorothy Mont-
gomery and watch sweetgrass bas-
ket demonstrations by Elijah Ford.
Charles Pinckney National Historic
Site:1254 Long Point Road, Mount
Pleasant. Call 843-881-5516 or
visit www.nps.gov/chpi.
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e Calendar
- March 19
CSO presents Merrill Lynch
Masterworks: Karen Gomyo  See Tuesday, March 10.
Sharing the stage for Dvorak’s Vio-
lin Concerto is famed Canadian vi-
olinist, Karen Gomyo. Tickets: $20
- $60; $5 students (with ID). Show
starts at 8pm at the Gaillard Au-
ditorium, 77 Calhoun St., Down-
town. Tickets can be purchased
through Ticketmaster at 554-6060,
at all Ticketmaster Outlets and at
www.charlestonsymphony.com.
The Gibbes Museum of Art
Community Day
Enjoy complimentary admission
and family activities courtesy of the
Junior League of Charleston from
10am to 1pm. Beverages will be
provided by Rising High Café. The
Gibbes is located at 135 Meeting
Street, Downtown Charleston. For
more info, visit www.gibbesmu-
seum.org.
Sunday, March 15
Ides of March
Langley Wind Ensemble at
Station 22 Restaurant
For over 10 years, the Langley
Winds have been inspiring audi-
ences and enhancing Air Force
esprit-de-corps with superb artist-
ry in a broad range of musical per-
formances. The ensemble performs
a varied repertoire from classical to
pop, including familiar and patri-
otic tunes. Starting at 5pm, the
wind ensemble will play at Station
22 Restaurant.
Tuesday, March 17
Happy
St. Patrick’s Day!
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future tastings are only $5.
For more info, call Café Medley
at 793-4055. Located at 2213
Middle St., Sullivan’s Island.
tary School is located at 2015 I’on
Avenue, Sullivan’s Island. 883-
3118.
CSOL Symphony Designer
Thursday, March 19
Sullivan’s Island Elementary
Showhouse
From March 19 through April 19,
at The Maison du Pré Inn. Open
Kid’s day at Seel’s Kindergarten Open House daily from 10am to 4pm and from
Starting at 8am. Come and explore 1 to 4pm on Sundays, excluding
the exciting opportunity of “Learn- Easter. Tickets are $20 at the door,
Irish whiskey dinner at the Old ing by the Sea”. Students must be or $15 in advance, and may be
Village Post House 5 years old on or before September purchased online at www.csolinc.
The Old Village Post House an- 1, 2009. Sullivan’s Island Elemen- org. For further information, please
nounces a St. Patrick’s Day special
event – a four-course Irish Whiskey
Dinner, featuring authentic Irish
cuisine and whiskey pairings. The
event begins at 6:30pm. Tickets
are $45 per person, plus tax and
gratuity.Reservations are required,
and can be made by calling 388-
8935. 101
Wednesday, March 18
The East Cooper Caregiver
Education and Support Group
Monthly support meeting from
9:30 - 10:30am at All Saints Lu-
theran Church, 2107 Hwy. 17
North in Mt. Pleasant. All fam-
ily members caring for someone
with memory loss are invited to
attend to share with and support
each other. For more information,
please call Ginger at 810-5576.
Native gardening and rain
barrel demonstration
Are you interested in tips that
can help you create and sustain
an attractive garden or landscape
while protecting the environment
and potentially saving on your
water bill? From 6pm to 8pm at
DNR Fort Johnson Marine Center,
James Island. For more info, call
953-9354, or email CountsK@dnr.
sc.gov.
Café Medley “over the hump”
wine tasting
From 6pm to 9pm. Purchase your
own Cafe Medley wine glass for
$10 and your first tasting is free!
Bring your wine glass, and all
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14 March 6, 2009

Laissez les bon temps rouler

“
Laissez le bon temps rouler”, French for “let the good times roll”, is a favorite Louisiana
saying, but on Saturday, February 21, it could be heard all across Sullivan’s Island as Seel’s
Fish Camp hosted their first annual Crawfish Boil in celebration of the Mardi Gras season.
Manning the crawfish pots was owner Harry Seel, who was showing off his Louisiana-based
culinary training. Basket after basket of steaming crawfish, potatoes, corn and sausage quickly
disappeared. You could see neophyte crawfish nibblers quickly becoming experts by the rapid
increase of speed and ease with which the tails came out of their shells and how quickly the little
red balls of crustacean treats vanished as the afternoon wore on. Louisiana’s own Abita and Dixie
beers were stocked and iced, the Hurricanes were flowing and Dixieland jazz, from the River City
Jazz Band spilled onto the street.
One did not have to go far into the crowd to hear favorite stories of experiences in “N’Awlins”
(that’s how “New Orleans” is properly pronounced). Strangers jointly reveled over good times
in true Cajun fashion. There were kids of all ages dancing in the isles between the crawfish
cracking tables, beads adorning the masses, and gold, green and purple doubloons scattered
everywhere. Paige, one of Seel’s most infamous and talented bartenders, even threatened
to make a Hand Grenade for the first person who asked; another Bourbon Street
concoction not known for its subtlety. The only thing missing was the washboard
player.
Well, maybe next time. According to sources, there are more ‘boils’ being planned
for the future. Check out the daily specials at Seel’s featuring fresh local seafood
and an extended weekend brunch with daily omelet specials and more. Seel’s
is located at 2213 Middle Street. Call 883-5030 for more information.

Good food, good times, good

music, good drinks and great
crawfish were in abundance
at Seel's Crawfish Boil on
Saturday in true Mardi Gras
fashion.

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March 6, 2009
O
enophiles rejoice! Café
Medley on Sullivan’s Island
is introducing two new,
fantastic wine clubs to the islands.
Enjoy exotic wines that aren’t on
their wine wall, and haven’t been
distributed at their Wednesday night
wine tastings.
“We started a wine club, honestly,
because a lot of times these deals and
low allocation wines come around,
and I’d like to be able to offer those
to our customers, but not put them
up on the wall,” says co-owner Drew
Harris. “It’s just a special way to do
things for our customers.”
Some of the wines he comes across
that are low allocation are ones that
he doesn’t offer to the general public,
but he can offer to the 50-or-so club
members he hopes to have.
For any of those who have
been to Café Medley’s Over
the Hump wine tastings,
you’ll most likely be flocking
to the opportunity to join one
of their wine groups. “People
trust my palate,” says Harris.
“If they like what’s on the
wall, they’ll like the clubs.”
Harris is optimistic about
the turnout for these clubs.
Wine all the time
By Brittany Urbach
He hopes to get at least 30 or 40
people to join, and says he can
accommodate as many people as
would like to join.
Potential wine club members can
join at any time and can subscribe to
either of the two clubs for three, six,
or twelve month increments. Anyone
who signs up for a twelve month
subscription in either club receives
free admission to all the Wednesday
wine tastings, and an extra five
percent off all wine purchases at
Café Medley.
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CASUAL WINE CLUB
$35 / month
Two great value wines picked by Drew and not available
on the wine wall. These wines will help you expand your
wine knowledge and experience, and are perfect to be
consumed now with friends and family! These wines will
often be blends or different varietals you don’t usually
purchase.
Choose either one white and one red wine, or both
white or both red.
Two tasting note sheets with information about each
wine and food pairing suggestions.
10% off all wine re-orders of monthly selections.
Invitations to special tastings.
Special alerts to low-production wine availability.
Free Cafe Medley etched wine glass (when available!).
SERIOUS WINE CLUB
$65 / month
Two age-worthy, bold, often small production wines
picked by Drew and not available on the wine wall.
These wines are chosen for their character, flavor, press
reviews, and aging potential. Able to be enjoyed now, but
will also get better with age. Wines for those of you who
want something a little special in the glass or decanter!
Red wine only club.
Two tasting note sheets with information about each
wine and food pairing suggestions.
10% off all wine re-orders of monthly selections.
Invitations to special tastings.
Special alerts to low-production wine availability.
Free Cafe Medley etched wine glass (when available!).
16 March 6, 2009

Mount Pleasant Doggie Days

Pet Fest 2009
Provided by Charleston County Parks and Recreation

A
Best In Russell)
s a result of the popularity of the annual Pet Fest, we have
Show Most Beautiful ~ Large
expanded it to a two day pet festival.  On March 28 and 29,
Sherry 1 Kim Andrews & Georgia
Mount Pleasant Palmetto Islands County Park will be packed
Knight & (Springer Spaniel)
full of pet exhibits, demonstrations, experts, and entertainment. 
Lola (Terrier 2 Brian & Jan Lambert & Mabel
  New this year, dock diving will be featured, along with festival
Mix) (Great Dane)
favorites including Lowcountry Dog Magazine Cover Model Contest, pet
Best Senior 3 Dave Griffin & Katiebelle (Blood
contests, dog show, Frisbee dogs, microchipping clinic, and children’s
1 Bonnie Hound)
activities.  The best part is leashed pets and Gold Passholders are
Crosby & Most Handsome ~ Large
admitted free!  For more information, visit
Mount Pleasant Bea (Cairn 1 Roberta Browning & Pockets
www.ccprc.com/petfest or call 795-4FUN.
Pet Fest Terrier) (Burmese Mountain Dog)
2 Frazier Neal & Ryleigh (Irish 2 Ann Armstrong & Riley (Great
Palmetto Island Setter) Dane)
County Park 3 Alex Barnes & Sam (Golden 3 Frank Malatesta & Barney (St.
444 Needlerush Pkwy Retriever) Bernard)
Mount Pleasant, SC Cutest Puppy Most Ear-resistible Ears
884-0832 or 1 Susan & Mic Smith & Indy 1 Sherry Knight & Lola (Terrier
795-4386 (Puggle) Mix)
2 Ryan O'Shea & Jules 2 Amy Rediker & Brady (Beagle)
Fee: $5 or three (Weimaraner) 3 Amy Wood & Marley Chinese
Greenbax for adults 3 Shelley Lemeranea (English (Shar pei)
per day Bulldog) Best Eyes
Free: ages 12 and Most Beautiful ~ Small 1 Linda Haight & Crawford
under and Gold Pass 1 Ashley Periman & Minnie (Maltese)
Holders (Pomeranian) 2 Linda Wiljamae & Mia
Sat – Sun,  2 Karen Lynn & Shem Creek (Weimaraner)
March 28-29 (Pug) 3 Caroline Winn & Walter (Bassett
10am-4pm (Sat) 3 Lynn Hartie & Dolly Hound)
12pm-4pm (Sun) (Chihuahua) Best Dressed
Most Handsome ~ Small 1 David Kent & Ziggy (German
1 Cindy Tighe & Huck (Shetland Shepard)

It’s a mad, mad, mad,

Sheep Dog) 2 Joseph Stocking & Norma Jean
2 Brandon Williams & Meatloaf (Bassett Hound)
(English Bull Dog) 3 Sis Nunnally & Carmie (Black
3 Ricky Shaw & Toby Keith (Jack Lab)

fund-raising world
“Are You Ready to Rally?” brings scavenger-hunt
style event to the Lowcountry
D
rivers of all types and makes
of vehicles are invited to
join in a scavenger-hunt
style competition which travels
in and around Charleston’s
most popular attractions to
raise money for LifeManagement
Center, a South Carolina based
501 (c) (3) non-profit organization
that offers solutions to transform
educational and professional
challenges into life achievements
for children, families, adults, and
communities.
“The Road Rally is an event
that offers excitement for car
enthusiasts, treasure hunters,
and competitors alike,”
explains Louisa Shingler, event
chairperson.  “It’s a great way to
have some fun while helping LMC
raise money to assist children
and adults in overcoming the
learning challenges associated
with ADHD, LD, dyslexia, social,
and behavioural challenges.”
The Road Rally is an un-timed
scavenger hunt-style motor sport
competition involving a driver
and navigator. The driving team
 Pet Helpers
is given a set of instructions and
clues that follow a scenic course
marked by checkpoints at local
businesses and attractions in the
Charleston area.  Participants will
pass through some of the area’s
most picturesque landscapes,
viewing marshes, historic
attractions and roadways while
making stops to receive clues.  only love...but will be yours
Winners will be announced and
awards presented for a number
of categories. 
The Road Rally begins at 4pm at
The Citadel Holliday Alumni Center
(located at 69 Hagood Avenue) with
the finish line party commencing
at 6pm.  An assortment of food, an
open bar, a silent auction music
by DJ Ric Rush, are all part of
the evening’s excitement. Tickets
for the event can be purchased at
lifemanagement.org for $75 per
person or by calling the Center
at 852-5705.   Current 2009
sponsors include SunTrust Bank,
Piggly Wiggly, MINI of Charleston,
Salmon’s Dredging and McAlister
Development Corporation.
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Pets of the Week
SCRUFFY: Okay...here’s my
scoop: I really am an ador-
able, three year old male,
Jack Russellish fellow and
GREAT with adults, but I
have big issues with any
other animals or children.
I want to be your one and
forever. Come get me!
MOLLY:  Aren’t I crazy ador-
able?! I’m all dressed up for
St. Patrick’s Day and ready to
go home to your party. I’m a
HUGE bundle of love - weigh-
ing in at about 19lbs, but I
have gorgeous long hair and
am the belle of the ball. If
you like a woman with a little
meat on her bones, then I’m
the one for you!
Adoption fees include
spay, neuter, vaccina- Pet Helpers is located at 1447 Folly Road
tions, testing, and mi- Hours: Mon. – Fri. from 11am – 6pm
Sat from 11am - 5pm.
crochip ID Pet Helpers
Closed: Sundays and Holidays.
Low Cost Spay-Neuter
Clinic 302-0556, call For more information, call 795-1110
for appointment. or go to www. pethelpers.org.
March 6, 2009
Rally, Roast and Ride Eastern Screech Owl
for Breast Cancer
 provided
T
his spring, show your
support for breast cancer
patients by joining rēhava
Real Estate Store for a two-day
event titled Rally, Roast and Ride,
benefiting the Charleston Breast
Center. The event kicks off with
a Rally, Roast and Ride Oyster
Roast on Friday, March 27,
from 7-10pm at Gold Bug Island
located at Mount Pleasant, and
will continue on Saturday, March
28 at 1pm with Rally and Ride for
Breast Cancer event.
  The rēhava Real Estate Store
and American Biker invite local
bikers to participate in the ride
on Saturday, March 28. The
ride starts at 1pm from the new
location of American Biker on
College Park Road, off I-26, Exit
203. Both events are planned
for those who want to make a
personal difference in the fight
against breast cancer and raise
funds for a non-profit organization
that is devoted to saving the lives
of women in the Lowcountry.
  According to statistics, every
three minutes a woman in the
United States is diagnosed with
breast cancer. In the Charleston
Tri-county area, approximately
367 women are diagnosed each
year. The annual cost of breast
cancer care is around $11,440 for
an average patient, which puts a
tremendous financial stress on
patients and their families.
The Charleston
Breast Center offers
financial support to
local
women going through breast
cancer treatment in South
Carolina, allowing them to focus
solely on recovery.
  The oyster roast is open to
the public and tickets are $25
in advance and $30 at the door.
Tickets can be purchased by
visiting the rēhava store, or at
www.rehava.com/tickets or by
calling 747-4762. Your ticket
purchase entitles you to enjoy
Carolina oysters, beer, wine and
live music by The Bushels, as
well as a silent auction promoting
Health and Wellness. Tickets for
the ride are $30 and those bikers
that purchase tickets for the
oyster roast will be automatically
entered in the ride. American
Biker will be at the oyster
roast, showcasing a variety of
motorcycles and signing up for
the Saturday rally and ride.
  About the Charleston Breast
Center
The Charleston Breast
Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit,
community-based medical facility
coordinating comprehensive
breast health care services in
the Lowcountry and surrounding
coastal communities.  Their
mission is to bridge state-of-the-
art breast cancer detection and
treatment with education and
compassionate, comprehensive *Live Blind Snakes in Eastern Screech Owl Nests: A Novel
care. Their outreach and Commensalism, F.R Gehlbach and R.S. Baldridge.
education programs are
focused on providing breast
health and wellness services
to the community, with an
emphasis on reaching
underserved women. 
For more information,
please visit www.
charlestonbreastcenter.
com or call 556-0116. 
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By Sarah Dargan Harper
T
he Eastern Screech owl
is a local bird you may
have heard before, but
have probably never seen.
I photographed this
red morph Eastern
Screech Owl
in a nest box
on James
Island at Dill
Plantation.
There is also
a grey morph
which is less
common in
our area.
The mother
(or father) was
so protective of
the eggs that she
did not flee when I
mounted a ladder and
stuck a close-up lens right in
her face! The screech owl is the
smallest owl in the Lowcountry. It
measures only seven to 10 inches
and has small ear tufts and large
eyes with bright yellow irises.
Eastern Screech Owls hunt
at dusk and at night and feed
on insects, snakes, birds, and
rodents. They have been seen
bringing one species of snake to
the nest (the blind snake) without
killing it, unlike all of the other
prey they feed to their young. The
blind snakes are not for dinner:
They are welcomed new residents
of the nests and they feed on
insect larvae, which thrive in the
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nest’s somewhat filthy conditions,
and parasitize the chicks. Chicks
which reside in nests with snakes
tend to be healthier and had
better survival rates.*
Owls have
evolved to hunt at
night and most
species have
asymmetrical
ears (one ear
hole is higher
up than
the other),
which allow
them to do
some pretty
complicated
math in a
fraction of a
second. Their brains
are able to measure the
difference in the time it takes a
sound to reach each ear and the
difference in the intensity of the
sound in each ear and voila! The
owl can pinpoint the exact location
of the prey both vertically and
horizontally. In the blink of an
eye, the owl silently swoops down
to capture its prey in its sharp
talons. The owl’s wings are able to
remain silent in flight due to two
modified primary feathers. One
edge of the feathers is jagged—
not smooth like all other birds—a
feature which reduces the noise
of the air flowing past them.
PHOTOS BY: Sarah Dargan Harper
Lucky Dogs
Isle of Palms seasonal
resident Jeri-Baron Feltner
snapped a picture of some
very lucky dogs on the Isle
of Palms this past Monday.
Lucky dogs Spirit, Karmi,
Mac and Scooter Girl
enjoyed a great run on the
beach, followed by some
treats from cookie lady
Nancy Gugino.
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From Sullivan’s Island to the world

By Bri Horahan

T
he Fort Moultrie Visitor Center is in the
process of finishing a new exhibit that
will explore the role of Sullivan’s Island
in the international slave trade. Michael Allen,
a National Park Service (NPS) employee, said
that the new exhibit, African Passages, will
complete the Visitor’s Center by providing
a “holistic and diverse” view of Sullivan’s
Island history and will “put a context to the
early history of the community”. Through
partnerships with the Avery Institute and
private donors, various objects and artifacts
have been given to the exhibit that will explain
and bring power and passion to the story of the
Middle Passage. Thomas Feelings’ collection
of Middle Passage charcoals and Jonathan
Green’s Gullah art will be on display, along
with various West African objects and written
texts explaining the details of the passage.
Allen said that the exhibit “really has been a
ten year journey” and will provide a foundation
for African American history in the US.
Krista Kovach-Hindsley, NPS exhibit
planner, said that the exhibit is an
“opportunity for people to come and
have a better understanding of slavery
and Sullivan’s Island’s pest houses”.
Sullivan’s was used as a quarantine
post for Charleston when it was the
major port for slave trade, especially
in the 1700s. Ships carrying diseases
were stopped in the harbor and their
passengers were quarantined onboard
or on the island in the pest houses.
The exhibit is in one corner of the
Museum and the walls have been painted
a vivid orange and text boxes on the Artwork of local artists are on display.
walls provide a history of the passage.
Artwork of local artists, including Philip other objects that span the centuries.
Simmons’ ironwork, are on display next to The exhibit will officially open on Sunday,
drawings of the conditions both onboard and March 22, at 3pm with a public event on the
ashore during the Middle Passage. There is park grounds at 1214 Middle Street.
a replica of a slave ship, leg shackles and an
1803 slave identification badge, as well as

IOP Council from page 5
again, as an encroachment,” said
Councilwoman Rice.
“We cannot have elective enforce-
ment of our ordinances,” said
Duffy. “We either do it across the
board, or we don’t do it, and we
fix the ordinances one way or the
other.”
At this time, Mayor Dick Cronin
made a note that the Council deal
with this at a further time and
come up with a solution.
Fire Department spending is up
Fire Department Chief Graham
mentioned that the Fire Depart-
ment is exceeding its annual
2008-2009 budget in two areas.
One of these areas is the part
time salaries, and the other is
maintenance.
Concerning part time salaries,
the Chief noted that there are a
number of Department person-
nel serving in the military service.
Therefore, there’s additional per-
sonnel to cover those costs, which
comes out of part time salaries.
The maintenance issue comes
about because there has been
excessive outdoor element expo-
sure to the equipment at Fire Sta-
tion 1. This equipment is outside
and, after inspection, contains
dirt, gravel and other wind-driven
paraphernalia. These elements
are clearly causing many of the
problems in the fire apparatuses.
Round up your hazardous waste
The second Household Hazardous
Waste disposal event is scheduled
to take place on March 14 at the
large parking lot at Front Beach.
Councilman Marty Bettelli said
there was an excellent turnout
at the last Household Hazardous
Waste disposal event. He further
encouraged citizens to bring their
old paint, insecticides, comput-
ers, batteries, cleaners, and other
hazardous waste products to the
event. “We exceeded expectations
last time,” said Councilman Bet-
telli.
Ben Sawyer bridge restoration
The Ben Sawyer is scheduled to but should also continue working as amended, all were in favor.
shut down on both sides of the on it and making it better. The motion passed.
road for a seven day period in late After some discussion about the Miscellaneous business
October/early November. This definition, Mayor Cronin made a Special election are set for May 4.
will also include the waterway, motion for the amendment. Seven Candidates must have informa-
which will be closed for the full Council members were for the tion in to the Isle of Palms City
seven days, as well. There will be motion and two were against, so Hall by noon on Monday, March
nothing navigating up or down the amendment passed. On the 9.
the waterway, which could make primary motion for re-codification
an impact with the boat traffic at
the Marina. Mayor Cronin said
that this is something they’ll con-
tinue to look at.
More on “Family Unit”
At this time, Councilwoman Carol
Rice made the motion to adopt
the second reading and ratifica-
tion of Ordinance 2008 – 2009,
but to take out the term “Family
Unit also includes any group of
persons who rents for occupa-
tion in a short term dwelling”,
as the term is defined in Section
5-4-201 of article nine. Council-
woman Rice wanted to continue
to research and find a better way
to define the Family Unit.
“I motion to amend that we take
out the new verbiage, which I
read a minute ago,” said Council-
woman Rice.
“By doing this, I think we’re going
against the wishes of the Plan-
ning Commission, which did
recommend that we accept this
re-codification as was presented
to us,” said Councilman Bet-
telli in response to the motion to
amend.
“I just think that maybe we can
come up with some language that
is more pleasing and more spe-
cific for SR 1 and SR 2. I think
it can be better,” said Council-
woman Rice.
“And I still personally don’t un-
derstand why we even have to
have the definition of a Family
Unit, but that’s my own philo-
sophical place,” continued Coun-
cilwoman Rice. “It just kind of
seems archaic and I don’t see
why it has to be defined as a
Family Unit. Maybe that part of it
could be different.”
Councilwoman Rice believes that
the Council should pass the code,
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March 6, 2009
Earth Day 2009
design challenge
Provided by Charleston County
C
harleston County
Government’s Solid Waste
and Recycling Department
is asking students in grades
four through eight to submit
artwork for the 2009 Charleston
County Earth Day Festival design
contest.
The theme of the contest and
festival is “Do Your Part; Be Earth
Smart”, which means preserving
and protecting the Lowcountry
environment while focusing on
litter control, recycling, energy
and water conservation.
The winning design will be
displayed on this year’s Earth Day
Festival t-shirts and will be on the
cover of the festival’s newspaper
insert and other advertisements.
Submission rules
• Design entries must be
submitted by 4pm on
Friday, March 20.
• Students submitting
artwork for this contest
must be residents of
Charleston County and
must be in grade levels
four through eight.
• (Only one entry can be
submitted per student.
• Entries can be mailed or
hand-delivered. Submit
artwork to the Charleston
County Recycling Center;
Attn: Jenny Bloom; 13
Romney Street; Charleston,
SC 29403.
• Designs submitted to this
contest will become the
property of the Charleston
County Solid Waste and
Recycling Department.
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The artwork will be framed and
presented at the Charleston
County Earth Day Festival on
Saturday, April 18, at Park Circle
in North Charleston. The winner
will also be given a bag filled with
recycled products.
For more information about
this year’s Charleston County
Earth Day Festival or the design
contest, call Charleston County’s
Solid Waste and Recycling
Department at (843) 720-7111.
Visit the Charleston County Web
site at www.charlestoncounty.org
for news, services and up-to-date
information relating to Charleston
County Government.
Design specifications
• The design must be the
student’s original work.
• The image created should
convey the purpose of the
Earth Day Festival and
caring for and respecting
the earth.
• The two-dimensional
image should not be larger
than 8 1/2” x 11” in size.
Any entries received that
are larger than 8 1/2” x
11” will not be considered
for the contest. Artwork
can be in color or black
and white.
• Students must attach a
sheet of paper to their
design indicating their
name; home address;
city/state/zip; student’s
phone number; student/
parent e-mail; school
name; teacher’s name;
teacher’s e-mail; student’s
grade; and student’s age.
Students must provide all
information requested to
be eligible to win.
20 March 6, 2009

JOKES
What is the name of the detective who sings quietly to
himself while solving crimes?
Sherlock Hums!

Why did the farmer feed his pigs sugar and vinegar?
He wanted sweet and sour pork!

Why do pens get sent to prison?

To do long sentences!

What was the parrot doing in prison?

It was a jail-bird!

Why did the doctor take his nose to pieces?

He wanted to see what made it run!

Why is it dangerous to tell jokes to Humpty Dumpty?

He might crack up!

What sort of animal is best at getting up in the morning?

A Llama clock!

I hear you have just invented gunpowder?

Yes, I was using some candles to light my laboratory and it
came to me in a flash!

Eye Spy
Do you know what this is?

Please send your guess for this week’s Eye Spy to info@
luckydognews.com. Please include your mailing address with
your submission. The winner will receive a coupon for a free
ice cream at Café Medley on Sullivan's Island.

No one guessed last weeks Eye Spy.

It was a bench. There is a scoop of ice
cream waiting for someone! Don't miss
your chance this issue.

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Isle of Palms Rec Center

Isle of Palms Wednesdays, (except the 1st Monthly Budget”
Recreation Center Canasta Wednesday of the month)
www.iop.net 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month Toddlers, 3Yrs. & under ac- Baseball Home Run Derby
843-886-8294 11:30am-2:30pm companied by an adult-play and Saturday, March 14
Free socialize. 9:30am -11:30am 1pm
Tae Kwon Do (12Yrs. +) Free Ages 7 to 12 Yrs.
Lower belt:Monday, 6:30pm- Yoga (16 Yrs. +) Free
7:30pm and Wednesday, 7pm- 12:30pm to 2pm Friday Night Hoops
7:45pm Tuesdays & Thursdays March 13, 6pm-8pm Camp Summershine
Brown/Black belt, Wednesday, $80 resident/$85 non-resident/ 7-12 Yrs. IOP Registration begins March
7:45pm-9:15pm session $10 30
Saturday 10am-12 noon $10 per class Non-resident registration begins
$35 resident/$40 non-resident/ Arc Babysitting Course April 13
per month Sports Conditioning Saturday, March 14 Weekly program outlines on
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9am-4pm www.iop.net under “Recreation”
Ping Pong Tournament 5:15pm to 6:15pm class Bring lunch
Saturday, March 21 at 1pm $40 resident/$45 non-resident Must pre-register
Registration March 2`-`18 $7 per class
Ages 9 to 15 Yrs. Senior Sports
$5 each Evening Yoga (12 Yrs. +) Classic
5:30pm to 6:30pm Horseshoes
Co-Ed Dodgeball Mondays & Wednesdays Tuesday,
Registration March 2 - 27 $60 residents/ $65 non-resi- March 10
Fee: $60 per team dents/6 weeks 10am-12 noon
18 Yrs. + $7 per class Must pre-regis-
Game days: Tuesdays 7pm and ter by March 6
8pm Total Body Challenge Free
Captain’s meeting April 2 at 6pm Tuesday thru Friday
8am-9am Speaker
Co-Ed Kickball Everyday a different challenge Course
Registration March 2 - 27 $7 per class or purchase # of Wednesday,
Fee: $200 per team classes March 18
18 Yrs. + 6pm
Game days: Sundays Mat & Floor “Creating a
Captain’s meeting April 1 at 6pm Wednesdays, 1:45pm-2:45pm
50+ Yrs.
Salsa Dancing Focusing on Pilates, floor exer-
Ages 12 Yrs. + cises
No partner needed $10 per class/or pay for the ses-
Thursdays, 7:30pm-8:30pm sion
$35 residents/$40 non-residents
New session begins March 5 Mommy & Me

Poe Library events

Poe Library events
1921 Ion Ave
Sullivan’s Island
883-3914
Hours:
Mon & Fri: 2 - 6
Tues, Thur & Sat: 10 - 2
Story times
Ages 3-4: Tuesdays, March 10,
17, 24 & 31 from 10:30am –
11am.
Ages 3-5: Thursdays, March
12, 19 & 26 from 10:15am –
11:15am.
Do it yourself Arts and Crafts
With Grace Dunbar
March 7 at 10:30am
Celtic Music
By the Shamrocks (Above, l to r) The Deck of Cards' Elizabeth Covington, Beck Buckhannon, Aspen
March 13 Nestler, Ivy McComb, and Ashton Buckhannon. (Below) Alice and the White
Rabbit. Tanner Pearson as Alice and Lauren DiNicolas as the White Rabbit  in the
Beach Lover’s Book Club Alice in Wonderland play at IOP Recreation Department. Alice in Wonderland,
The Book Thief by Markus Zu- directed by Jimmy Ward, was a great success. Look for more acting opportunities
sak at the IOP Recreation Department.
March 28

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Do you know your charleston
Lady Charleston
By David Farrow
B
ack when I gave tours in 1979 and in
the ensuing years, there was a bumper
sticker that read, “We Don’t Give A
(#%&*) (sic) Darn How You Do It In New Jersey.”
To tell you the truth, we still don’t. Actually,
many didn’t seem to be enamored enough
with their birthplaces to stick around.
I understand that. When I was growing up
here, I thought Charleston was a stifling place
– a place with no opportunity, a place where
your business was everybody else’s.
I went off more than once to find something
I thought missing, only to find that it was
missing in me. The thing is, I grew up in
Charleston, a small city surrounded by
farmland. Everybody knew everybody; not by
choice, but by birth. The core of the people
living Below Broad was related. My family
is descended from Rene Ravenel, the leader
of the Huguenot Expedition. He got here in
1686, so I couldn’t swing a flounder without
hitting a cousin. To be honest, there are a
few cousins I wouldn’t mind trouncing with
a flounder.
Still, I have always come home. Before I
left the last time, I was managing editor of
The Charleston Mercury and wrote a weekly
column for The Post and Courier. This was
during the end of the transformation from
Charleston, an old city rooted in customs
and mores that have become caricatures
for commodities - to Atlanta East, an urban
area the size of Charlotte trying to contrive a
common purpose and be hip with the same
attractive mien of a sixty-year old man amid a
Girls Gone Wild party at Lauderdale.
A lot of natives such as myself are saddened
by the change: some are distraught. What I
think is interesting is the refrain of weeping,
wailing and gnashing of teeth in the back
bars of old clubs about how it’s all changed,
how much the area has grown. My thought
has always been, “You sold it. What on earth
did you expect?”
A lot of people were caught in the middle.
In the rush to create communities, the
landmarks were eradicated. In the rush to turn
the Lowcountry into a Bizzaro theme park,
the natives in between became confused.
As long as real estate was moving, many
were eager to increase their market share.
The dulcet tones of “jobs, jobs, jobs” became
a siren call for the reasonable. No mention
of for whom -- be they construction workers
from Charlotte or illegal aliens that mow the
lawns for the condo regimes.
The economy hummed right along … until
it didn’t. What most of the people who live
here now don’t remember is that the natives
remember a life before money, a time when
Charleston was an old lady with threadbare
clothes and a razor sharp wit, a time when
one could walk down the street, see a friend
on the porch and by the end of the night have
all your friends from childhood laughing and
talking into the night.
That Charleston is gone, due to the vagaries
of age as much as anything else. What it has
been replaced with is an artifice that increased
taxes to the point that the natives could no
longer hold onto the ancestral homes. Truth
became spin.
What I find interesting in this shifting
paradigm is that the state has become more
intrusive as prosperity wanes into a memory.
We natives were already punch-drunk from
being told that “We
are changing things
because it’s good for
the City.” Not the
people, mind you, --
the City.
I write a blog, and
I got a lot of local
feedback that I wasn’t
sure I could use. I post
this column on that
blog, and last time
was overwhelmed by
native reaction.
A friend named Ed
wrote, “I can always
count on you for your David Farrow.
take of things. Although we have separate
but equal political views, I find with you, you
never want to come to a battle of wit unarmed.
I am not an original Charleston native. As you
know, I was sent here by the Navy because
this was the only town I had never been
thrown out of. Now it is 24 years later and I
still haven’t been thrown out. Of course His
Highness, the mayor, still has time. Keep up
the good work.”
A man named Don penned, “True journalism
versus opinion - reading that masquerades
for news these days is what you offer. Keep it
up; it is preferable to the clank of sycophantic
spurs in the public square.”
A lady whom I shall refer as “GiGi” wrote,
“The Praying Mantis is in amber.
Only you can take the DNA out and
document the last two decades of Charleston’s
history ( 1950’s & 60’s) before someone let
the secret out and sold our neighborhood and
displaced our families.”
Another belle named Pat
implored, “Do please keep
informing newcomers about how
unique Charleston was before
the great Ohio migration, since
it is barely distinguishable from
any other Starbucks/Pottery
Barn/GAP encrusted barnacle
of a town. My grandparents
would keel over in shock if they
weren’t already dead. Long live
Gullah!”
Our landmarks, our
touchstones to the familiar, have
been replaced by a contrived
culture that translates into a
shopping outlet on the beach..
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The new Myrtle Beach has achieved an
identity as “Biker Branson By the Sea.” New
Charleston is bereft of any real identity.
The pineapple and fountain at Waterfront
Park and the new Cooper River Bridge are
landmarks corporate media use to foster a
false sense of community. To us, the shrimp
man and the flower ladies were Charleston.
Twenty years ago, you would walk down
Legare Street and say hello to everyone you
saw, because you were so taught. In return,
whether you knew them or not, the powerful
and the meek would smile and return your
greeting warmly. Today, one finds aloofness
- a sense of entitlement that only new wealth
engenders.
We old timers understood wealth. We
understood that graciousness could not be
bought. During our childhood, Charleston
was still stripped of wealth by the occupation
of a foreign power -- the ruins of an ill-advised
war and 130 years of economic depression
and grinding poverty were evident.
I like the “come-yas” as much as the “been-
yas”. People all over the world have been lured
by opportunity and climate. There’s a lot of
valuable talent.
What I worry about is that new people have
no sense of history – neither ours nor theirs,
for that matter. The majority don’t know that
Charleston sits on a violent earthquake fault.
The lessons of Hugo were posted on the bulletin
board, then the sand dunes were bulldozed
to erect high-rise condos and somehow this
was thought to be a good idea. What concerns
me is that the people who moved recently will
find that we are not Charlotte-by-the-Sea.
We are Charleston. We are a people
who endured a lot of history together. We
encourage you to join us, but we really don’t
give a rat’s behind how you did it in Muncie.
March 6, 2009
S
weet tea never knew what
hit it. On Wednesday,
February 26, Scott Newitt
and Jim Irvins of Firefly Vodka
revealed their new line of Sweet
Tea vodkas to the world at Seel’s
Fish Camp on Sullivan’s Island.
Following the phenomenal success
of Firefly’s Southern Sweet Tea,
Scott and Jim decided to shake
it up a little and created four new
sweet teas, tailor-crafted to the
Southern palate: Mint, Lemon,
Raspberry and Peach.
The product release party was
well-attended, with special guest
MC Brooke from radio station
95 SX introducing The Bushels,
a popular local bluegrass band,
who debuted their original song
“Sweet Tea”, written in memory
of a night with the popular
Firefly's new raspberry flavor.
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Fireflys gather at Seel’s
A silent auction of items from for the month of March, is offering
local businesses was also held a Friday Fish Fry which includes
during the event, with all of the fried flounder, homemade
proceeds going to Windwood hush puppies and “slawtastic”
Farms, a home for children in coleslaw.
Awendaw which provides family- For more information on
focused, community-centered Windwood Farms, visit www.
therapeutic interventions for windwoodfarm.org
abused and neglected
children. Donating
businesses included
Lucky Dog Publishing,
Dunleavy's, Seel's, High
Thyme, Café Medley,
Body by Anne, Beauty
and the Beach, Body
Garden, the Island
Eye, Charleston Water
Sports and the Pearl
Flower Shop.
A little over 100
people attended the
release party and Seel’s
raised close to $2,000
for Windwood Farms.
“It went really well,”
said Robert Morton.
“Fantastic, really.”
Seel’s Fish Camp
features live music (left) Paige Weatherford and J.D. Phelps mixing
from The Bushels every concotions with the new Firefly flavors. (above clockwise)
beverage. Thursday night and, Robert Morton with Claire Slover and Molly Lasher
sporting Firefly tatoos.
The main feature of the event
was the Sweet Tea vodka pairings.
Seel’s chef Mark Inscome outdid
himself, pairing the Mint Sweet
Tea vodka with a tomato,
cucumber and feta cheese salad
with mint vinaigrette, the Peach
Sweet Tea with a marinated pork
tenderloin with peach glaze, the
Lemon Sweet Tea with pan seared
scallops on Lowoucountry grit
cakes and lemon dill compound
and finally, the Raspberry Sweet
Tea with raspberry cookies
drizzled with a reduced raspberry
glaze. “Everything chef Mark
made was great,” said restaurant
manager Robbie Morton. “We
heard all night long that the food
was spectacular and went well
with the drinks.”
Speaking of drinks, the crew
at Seel’s were just as creative
with the mixes as they were
with the dishes. With four new
vodkas on hand, bartenders
slung some delicious originals,
including Peach on the beach, a
blend of Peach Sweet Tea vodka
with orange and cranberry juice;
The Sweet Tea Mint Julep, with
Mint Sweet Tea vodka, simple
syrup and soda over muddled
mint leaves and crushed ice; A
Raspberry Chocolate Martini
consisting of Raspberry Sweet
Tea vodka and Godiva chocolate
liqueur; and a Lemon Fizz,
comprised of Sweet Tea Lemon
vodka, triple sec, lime juice and
sprite.
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