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The bee flat
By Kristin Hackler
I
thought I would hear a hum as I walked up
the short driveway to Robert Biggerstaff’s
house. Bee boxes were stacked heavily along
one side of the brick ranch home and a few
were tucked in along one side of the garage. A
giant slice from the middle of an old oak tree
stood on a short platform in the middle of the
front yard, a small wooden box perched catty-
cornered on top as though it had been left there
on accident. Biggerstaff was standing next to
the odd tree as I arrived and before I could
voice my curiosity about the stump, he told me
the whole story.
“It was a few years ago in February that
the City of Charleston called me about a
tree on Charlotte Street that had fallen,”
said Biggerstaff. “They were in the process of
removing it when they noticed it had a bee
hive right in the middle.” So instead of tossing
it out, the City called the only bee man they
knew. Biggerstaff immediately instructed the
workers to wrap the section in screen and the
entire five foot tall, 106 inch diameter log was
carefully transported to his house.
It was only then that I turned my head
ever so slightly to the right and
noticed a small rift in
the tree which had
been spilling over
with dozens of
bees during
our whole
conversation.
I hadn’t
heard a thing.
I hadn’t even
been inclined to
swat at some half-
seen insect buzzing by.
An entire community of bees
busily zooming around less than a foot
away and they were almost imperceptible.
Before I met Robert Biggerstaff, I was under
the impression that beekeeping was an activity
only undertaken by farmers with several acres
and no nearby neighbors. Nature shows and
“extreme” television shows always portray bees
as buzzing in angry clouds, hundreds of them
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descending on an unfortunate bear or brainless
fame seeker. But here, several hives of bees
contently slipped through the hazy air drifting
off the nearby brackish creek, gathering
pollen from tallow trees and blending into
the background as easily as the audible but
inconspicuous cicadas.
“Most people only get stung when they’re in
the bees’ flight path,” said Biggerstaff, pointing
to one bee as it spiraled down toward one of his
proper bee boxes. “And they only collect pollen
when they’re raising a brood.” We leaned in
to the lip of the bottom box, also called the
“brood box”, and watched as several bees
landed and crawled inside with heavy sacks of
dark orange pollen clinging to their legs. The
brood box was topped with a few “medium
supers” and a couple “shallow supers”; the
terms beekeepers use for the different sizes of
boxes laced internally with comb frames that
comprise a typical domesticated bee hive. “I
didn’t know why they called them ‘supers’ for
the longest time,” Biggerstaff laughed. “Then
one day I asked another beekeeper and he said,
‘It’s simple. It’s because it supersedes the box
below it’.” A full brood box can
weigh up to 80 pounds,
while a medium
super can weigh
around 50
pounds, and
a shallow
super up to
35 pounds.
“But what’s
interesting,”
s a i d
Biggerstaff, “is
that one worker bee
will only produce a 1/16 of
a teaspoon of honey in its entire life.”
Inside a large shed adjacent to the garage,
Biggerstaff opened a deep freezer and (left)
One of
pulled out several frames of honeycombed Biggerstaff’s
honey – some with capped honeycombs, bee boxes
which meant the honey was ready to be and (far left )
a selection of Sea
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“Well, we don’t have any old business, OCRM, but not to the Town. So we’re
but we have a lot of new business,” said working on an ordinance that will at least
Mayor Wert as he opened the Kiawah require the property owner to notify the
Town Council meeting for July 7. Town of their application before sending
it to the OCRM.” He pointed out that
Heads up on bulkheads it’s not an ordinance change that they’re
“What we’ve found is that we don’t discussing, it’s a procedural change and
have a policy that requires homeowners he wanted to discuss the procedure before
to submit applications [for bulkheads going forward. On opening the floor to
and revetments] to the Town,” said the discussion, Councilman Burnaford stated
Mayor. “They have to submit them to the that he thought that requiring property
owners to apply to the Town before
The Island applying to the OCRM was appropriate.
Councilman Orban asked if property
owners would still be able to build if
Connection the OCRM gave them the go-ahead,
but the Town said “no”. Mayor Wert
Lynn Pierotti said that yes, the property owner would
Publisher still be allowed to build. “I think it’s
lynn@luckydognews.com appropriate for the Town to be notified
in advance,” said Councilman Lipuma.
Kristin Hackler “It’s an information issue; we just want
Managing Editor to be able to comment on it beforehand.”
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After some discussion about what would
Swan Richards be required in the Town application, the
Graphic Designer Mayor said that another option would
swan@luckydognews.com be a sort of “umbrella” approach. That
is, the property owners would have to
Ali Akhyari send the same package of information to
Assistant Editor the Town that they would be submitting
ali@luckydognews.com to the OCRM. “That way, during the
OCRM comment period, we can make
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our comments as well,” said the Mayor.
Advertising
Joel Evans of Charleston County worked
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with Town Administrator Tumiko
843-327-2662 Rucker to come up with suggestions for
what the applications to the Town would
Ashleigh McHenry
Advertising contain. After eliminating two of the
ashleigh@lukcydognews.com suggested requirements, the submission
of a Landscaping Plan and a copy of the
Interns engineered drawings of the proposed
Micah Brown wall, Evans suggested the following
Evans Craddock application requirements:
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Dylan Sharek project prior to application to the
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erosion on the site which provides
justification for a bulkhead or
revetment per section 17-202.
• Site plan submitted showing
existing conditions and proposed
improvements.
• Preliminary approval from the
Kiawah Island ARB.
Recycling containers now available
Mayor Wert stated that the Ways and
Means Committee approved $22,500
for the purchase of roll out recycling
carts; $20,000 of which would be taken
from the Enterprise Fund (a budgeted
item) and $2,500 from the Enterprise
Fund Contingency. According to the
memorandum, the Town Staff has
identified 328 single family homes that
are not on the Town recycling program.
The acquisition of the containers will
allow each of those residents and any
other resident that would like to upgrade
to do so. The amount will be able to
purchase 500 (35) gallon roll out carts.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Solid Waste contract
It was brought before Council that the
Town of Kiawah Island and Republic
Services of South Carolina LLC
d/b/a Fennel Container Company/
Suburban Disposal Services entered
into an agreement for the Collection of
Residential Solid Waste dated March 13,
2003, extended for a period beginning
July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011, and
incorporated by reference as if stated
verbatim. In consideration of the one
dollar ($1) and the mutual covenants
contained in said agreement, the Town
and Republic agree to the price list
provided and incorporate it as part of
the Agreement referenced herein. All
other terms of said Agreement and
amendment shall remain in full force and
Seabrook Island Planning Commission
– work session
All Planning Commission meetings will
be held at 2:30pm at the Town Hall unless
noted otherwise on the Town bulletin
board.
Thursday, August 6
Johns Island Council Meeting
7pm – 8pm
Berkeley Electric Co-Op on Maybank Rd.
Kiawah Island Arts Council
3pm - 5pm
Town Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Room
Monday, August 10
St. Johns Fire District Commission
7pm
Wadmalaw Island Community Center
5605 Katy Hill Rd. Wadmalaw Island
Wednesday, August 12
Seabrook Island Planning Commission
All Planning Commission meetings will
be held at 2:30pm at the Town Hall unless
noted otherwise on the Town bulletin
board.
effect. Council approved the amendment
unanimously.
The price list contains the
following costs:
21 Beachwalker Drive:
• 1 (6) yard container serviced one
time per week trash container -
$111.60.
• Cardboard recycling (1 (8) yard
container) serviced two times per
week - $80. Roll off recycling
containers (1 (20) yard comingle
recycling container) serviced on a
schedule or on call - $125 per haul
and $90 per month lease.
21 Kestral Court:
• 1 (8) yard trash container serviced
three times per week - $284.80.
3 Sora Rail Road:
• 1 (8) yard trash container serviced
three times per week - $284.80.
• Cardboard recycling (1 (8) yard
container) serviced two times per
week - $80. Roll off recycling
containers (1 (20) yard comingle
recycling container) serviced on a
schedule or on call - $125 per haul
and $90 per month lease.
Regime dumpsters:
• 6 yard dumpsters - $50 per pick up.
Ordinance 2009-06: Control of Pets
The Council voted on an ordinance to
amend Article 16, Chapter 5, Sections
16-501, 16-502, 16-503 and 16-504
relating to Control of Pets. Section 16-
501, Restraint on the Beaches and Dunes,
remains unchanged; 16-502, Restraint of
Pets, will be deleted entirely (this section
provided that pets were allowed off-leash
if obedient to that person’s command
at any time they are permitted outside a
house or other dwelling or other enclosed
area intended to confine pets.) and 16-
503 will be renumbered at 16-502 and
Council continued on page 3
Kiawah Island Town Hall
21 Beachwalker Drive
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Phone: 768-9166
Fax: 768-4764
Email: cwilson@kiawahisland.org
Seabrook Island Town Hall
2001 Seabrook Island Road
Seabrook Island, SC 29455
Phone: 768-9121
Fax: 768-9830
Email:
lmanning@townofseabrookisland.org
Johns Island Council
Meetings are held at the Berkeley
Electric Co-op located at 3351
Maybank Hwy, John’s Island.
Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-
5113
Charleston County Council
4045 Bridge View Drive, North
Charleston
(843) 958-4700
City of Charleston
75 Calhoun St.
(843) 724-3745
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Council continued from page 2
has been changed to state the following:
Owners may unleash their pets year round
east of the Beach Club Property and west
of the vehicular beach access located west of
Beachwalker Park if the pets are controlled
by voice command. This provision applies
only during daylight hours, i.e. from one
half hour after sunrise to one half hour
before sunset.
At no time shall pets go into the dunes or
pose a threat to pedestrians, cyclists, or other
pets. At no time shall pets be permitted to
disturb marked turtle nests or interfere with
shorebird nesting in the areas posted.
No person shall permit any excrement
from any animal under that person’s control
to remain on the beach, but shall dispose of
same in a sanitary manner.
Section 16-504 remains the same, but
will be renumbered to 16-503.
Article 7, Public Safety, Chapter 2,
Section 7-201, Restraint of Pets, will also
be changed to read “All pets within Town
limits, except as provided in Section
16-503, Restraint on the Beaches and
Dunes, must be secured by a leash or lead
at any time they are permitted outside,
unless they are enclosed by a fence or
restrained by an invisible fence.
The ordinance was approved
unanimously.
A Public Hearing will be held on
Ordinance 2009-06 on August 4 at 1pm
in the Town Hall.
Ordinance 2009-07: Mandatory
Participation in solid waste, yard
debris and recycling services
“In the 1990s, the Town put an umbrella
package in place to collect solid waste,
but it did not cover the regimes,” said
Mayor Wert. “I said that recycling would
not be mandatory at first,” he stated,
“but now I feel it should be required,”
pointing out that Ordinance 2009-
07 does just that. With a start date of
January 1, 2010, the Mayor noted that all
dwelling unit owners have between now
and then to “get their house in order and
be prepared to participate”. The Town
has several recycling container choices
available and on July 9, Councilman
McHugh presented all of the options
available to the regimes. “I’m the
sacrificial lamb,” McHugh laughed.
Councilman Burnaford pointed out
that whenever he left the country to
visit his children in California, their
household trash was strictly separated,
noting that California provided “much
more recycling options than we do”. “We
should start the process,” he said. “It’ll
be tough, but the 2010 deadline gives us
time to do it.”
“It’s important for people to recognize
the extent of the commitment the
Town is making,” said Councilman
McHugh. “This is an almost $300,000
commitment and that doesn’t include the
cost of purchasing containers.”
Councilman Orban said that he
supported the initiative, but noted that it
was not budgeted. “This will be a fairly
substantial cost if all goes as plans,” he
said. “I support it, we just don’t have
the money for it. We’ll have to take the
funds out of contingency.” The Mayor
reminded Orban that there was a surplus
in 2008-09 and a reserve fund to cover
the proceedings. “I know,” said Orban, “I
just wanted to throw that out because I
knew I’d get voted down,” he smiled.
Council voted to approve Ordinance
2009-07 unanimously.
A Public Hearing will be held on
Ordinance 2009-07 on August 4 at
1:30pm in the Town Hall.
Report from the Arts Council
Councilman Lipuma stated that a week
ago, Saturday, the Arts Council held their
season end event. “I’m happy to report
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but “the good news is, it can be fixed
without disruption [to services]”. He
also noted that the OCRM has recently
passed new legislation requiring South
Carolina anglers to purchase a single
fishing license to fish anywhere [land and
sea] in both state and federal saltwaters.
You may purchase a license by telephone
24 hours a day, seven days a week by
calling toll free 1-866-714-3611 or
by going online at: www.dnr.sc.gov/
purchase.html. Licenses are also available
at Sea Coast Sports and Outfitters in
Freshfields Village. Lifetime licenses are
also available for South Carolina residents
(in residence for one year or more) who
are 64 years of age or older.
McHugh also stated that there have
been some unusual instances of dead
fish in the island lakes, but the cause is
mainly due to the recent excessive heat
and its impact on aquatic vegetation.
Councilman Lipuma added a final
statement on to the environmental report,
noting that as an avid cyclist, he had
been visiting the eastern end of the island
where beach renourishment had taken
place. “You should be proud,” he said,
including not only the environmental
committee, but all of Kiawah Island.
“The area is becoming a real bird
sanctuary, with birds heretofore unseen

What can you do

that the event ended with a bang,” said being seen there.” During Council
Lipuma. “Literally; there was lightning, comments, Lipuma also remarked that
thunder and even rain.” Despite the the internal cut in the lagoon on the east

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stormy weather, attendees enjoyed the
first two-thirds of the evening and
70 or so people who arrived early at
candidate filing is approaching 6:30pm were given an excellent lesson
in shagging. “It was a good season,” said
By the Town of Seabrook Island Lipuma.
end was shifting. “It’s likely that the shoal
is moving in to attach,” he said. “One
day, we might have a freshwater lagoon.
It’s interesting to watch these changes.”
Public Affairs report
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T
he Town of Seabrook Island election for Mayor, Town Council (four (4) Parkway/Bikeway project update service announcement, reminding
positions) and Utility Commission (one (1) position) is scheduled for Councilman Orban was happy to residents that the State of South Carolina
November 3, 2009. The filing period for candidates is from Wednesday, announce that the Corps of Engineers does not remind you when your license is
August 5, 2009, through noon on Friday, September 4, 2009. Mayor and Town had finally approved the project; the about to expire, so check the expiration
Council positions are two-year terms beginning November 2009. The Utility last major permit needed before starting date on a regular basis to ensure that it
Commission position is a six-year term beginning November 2009. Filing forms construction on the new Parkway and hasn’t expired without your knowledge.
are available at the Town Hall between 8am and 4pm, Monday through Friday. Bikepath. “We still need an approval “Regarding the roads, everything has
For persons not currently registered to vote, or whose registration data may have for the bridge, but that’s minor,” Orban been pretty quiet since Charleston
changed, you must be registered to vote in this election prior to Saturday, October smiled. “We’re all moving ahead, County is down [on vacation] until
3, 2009. Berkeley [Electric] is moving ahead; we’re July 16,” said Burnaford. He reminded
plowing along and we’ll get ‘er done.” everyone to read the article by Joe
Town Citizens interested in manning the polls in short shifts on November 3
Croughwell in the last edition of the
should contact Bev Baird, Sherry Pollard or Gene Corrigan, Municipal Election
Environmental report Island Connection. The article goes in
Commissioners. Interested parties can also call Faye Allbritton at the Town Hall Councilman McHugh noted that there depth about accidents over the past two
(768-5320) and the information will be relayed for you. A two-hour training had been some concern that the drainage years on Johns Island and “It’s pretty
session will be scheduled at the County Election Warehouse, Headquarters Road area for the island located at Nicklaus
in North Charleston, in October. Lane and Surfsong Road had collapsed, Council continued on page 4

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impressive,” said Burnaford. He also
stated that he and Dr. Paul Roberts
had met with Council member Colleen
Condon in regards to the roads; what
the County is doing and what they
were proposing [the Johns Island
Greenway]. “She seemed to go for it,”
said Burnaford. “But we’re not sure if
she’ll vote for it.”
Anyone for a game of Polo?
In the Mayor’s report, Mayor Wert
said that it was interesting that the
OCRM put the new fishing laws into
effect on the first of July and that same
day, OCRM officers were on the beach
issuing warnings. He also thanked
Kiawah Development Partners and
the Golf Resort for the “magnificent
display of fireworks” on July 3.
On another note, Mayor Wert said
that they are considering bringing
a Polo exhibition to the beach in
September. The event would take
place around the Beach Club and
would be open to the public. “There
used to be horse races on the beach in
the mid 70s,” said the Mayor. “This
would be an extension of that. KICA
is supporting it and we’ll do what we
can.” He then laughingly noted that
Councilman McHugh, as the head of
the Environmental Committee, would
“have to keep an eye on it [the Polo
event],” and ensure that the beach
property was maintained and unsoiled
by the horses.
During comments, Councilman
Burnaford noted that, having lived in
England for some time and attending
Polo matches there, that one of the
activities of a Polo event is to stomp
the field between matches. “I suggest
people bring buckets and shovels to
help clean up after the horses,” he
smiled.
The end times of a sign
“Steve [Orban] and I had the job of
redesigning a sign for the front gate,”
said Councilman McHugh. “We went
to extreme measures to put in a new
sign, only to have it taken out in its first
14 minutes of life,” he sighed, noting
that a car hit the sign shortly after it
was put in place.
One safe Fourth of July
As a last comment for the meeting,
Mayor Wert noted that the Beach
Patrol was very active on July Fourth,
but that everything had gone very
smoothly. The “no fireworks” sign was
stolen and later found in the back of a
pickup truck and Beach Patrol reported
the following incidents for the July 4th
weekend: six dogs off the leash, five
foot injuries, two stingray injuries, one
jellyfish injury, several incidents of glass
containers on the beach, warnings for
underage drinking, and one citation for
possession of an illegal substance.
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Loving life
at the Lake House
By Kristin Hackler
I
f only the country could be run as
diplomatically as the building of
Seabrook Island’s new Lake House
facility. On time and under budget,
the Lake House is the second of the
Horizon Plan’s six construction projects/
remodelings to reach completion, with an
opening celebration scheduled for August
1 from 10:30am to 4pm.
Thanks to Building Committee
members Ed Williams, Don Romano,
Ron Houser, Jim Redmond, Ken Ingram,
Chuck Fox and Jeff Bostock, the new
facility features a very well thought-out
floor plan, with details such as
inconspicuous access from the changing
rooms to the pool without having to
march in your swimming trunks past
the exercise area, to bathrooms in both
of the children’s activity rooms, as well as
linoleum floors in the crafts rooms which
will facilitate in cleaning up after a messy
pottery class or painting demonstration,
and a conference/theater room with a
drop down projector screen and seating
for up to 140 guests.
The entire 24,000 square foot facility
sits on 14 acres and is wrapped around a
seven acre lake, providing excellent views
from almost every room, particularly the
exercise room, whose picture windows
allow joggers, cyclists, stair steppers and
weightlifters to catch a glimpse of egrets,
herons, and cruising alligators as they
work off the weight. The exercise section
also includes an all-purpose room for
group classes such as pilates, yoga, and
conditioning for golf and tennis, and
a fitness lounge with tables, chairs and
couches. The heated indoor meter pool
is located at the end of the fitness section
and leads to the outdoor pool, which
will include two fun “spray” devices for
children and a zero entry area.
Another sight clearly visible from any
of the lake-facing windows or pools is a
tree which has lovingly been nicknamed
the “Bostock Oak”. Building Committee
member Jeff Bostock fought hard to
keep the sprawling live oak from being
damaged during the building process and
it is now a featured resting point along the
facility’s winding bikepath. The bikepath
itself extends from Baywood Drive and
connects to the Freshfields bikepath along
Seabrook Island Road.
“This will be the social center for
the island,” said Warren Kimball,
Lake House continued on page 8
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3rd Annual Lowcountry “Kiawah for the Cure”

Wine and Beer Festival at Freshfields Village
By Nell Stone

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nvision a beautiful summer night of Charleston Alumni and are known for

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filled with eating delectable their energetic attitude and entertaining
he Barrier Islands Free Medical at First Federal on Folly Road,  as well
food, dancing the night away to performances. Their songs consist of
Clinic  is happy to announce its as at  the following  locations: the Barrier
a live band playing your favorite tunes, everything from beach music, to the
third annual fall  fundraiser, The Islands Free Medical Clinic, Schoen Ace
mingling with your friends, perusing a classics, to modern favorites. Food for
Lowcounry Wine and Beer Hardware, Rosebank Farms Café, Resort
silent auction, purchasing baked goods, the event will be provided by various
Festival, which will be Quest, Indigo Books, Guest Services at
and sampling wine. Starting at 6pm Freshfields restaurants at an economical
held on September 6 at Freshfields Village, Seabrook Island Real
on July 31, you are invited to just such price, so swing by and enjoy the party!
Freshfields Village on Estate, the Town of Kiawah office, and
an evening at Freshfields Village with In 2008, Kiawah Development Partners
Johns Island. Guests will Kiawah Island Real Estate. All proceeds
Kiawah Development Partners’ “Kiawah came in second place in all of Charleston
enjoy an array of fabulous from the Festival will support the Barrier
for the Cure”, in support of the American County by raising over $18,000, for the
wines  from around the Islands Free Medical Clinic. 
Cancer Society. American Cancer Society, well exceeding
world, delicious foods, and The Barrier Islands Free Medical
for the first time at the Kiawah Development Partners set a their goal of $12,000. They also received
Clinic is a volunteer-based, nonprofit
Festival, fine craft beers. goal of raising $15,000 for the American the “Rookie of the Year Award” and
organization that provides health care
For the wine tastings, Cancer Society for 2009. You can help reached “Top Gun” status with the
services at no cost to eligible individuals in
guests will receive a them in reaching their goal by attending Society.
the Charleston area. The Clinic is staffed
specially designed “Kiawah for the Cure”. Silent auction
by volunteer medical professionals and The American Cancer Society is a
wine glass. There items this year include a romantic weekend
administrative staff workers. Medical care nationwide, community-based volunteers
will be drawings for for two at The Sanctuary; two cases of
is provided by South Carolina licensed health organization. Headquartered in
door prizes, a live boutique wine; a three-day, two-night stay
physicians and nurses who volunteer their Atlanta, Georgia, the American Cancer
and silent auction, in the luxurious two bedroom Redbud
time at the Clinic, and patients generally Society has state divisions and more than
and jazz music cottage with dinner for four at the Beach
see the same physician each visit for the 3,400 local offices. Every dollar Kiawah
performed by The Club; a chartered fishing trip for two, and
management of a chronic disease. Development Partners raises for the
Cobblestone Trio. much more.
American Cancer Society will go to a
For additional information about the Entertainment for the evening will
Tickets are $25 wonderful cause—the fight to eliminate
Third Annual Lowcountry Wine and Beer be provided by Permanent Vacation,
each in advance or cancer as a major health concern. The
Festival or about the Barrier Islands Free a six-piece cover band, which will be
$30 at the gate and American Cancer Society fights cancer
Medical Clinic, contact Eugenia Beach at on stage from 6 until 9pm. Permanent
may be purchased through research, education, advocacy, and
266-9800. Vacation’s band consists of four College service.

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bees continue with the process until
Bees continued from cover
each cell is full and only 18% water, at
harvested, others with several uncapped areas and still which point the cell is capped.
others with large holes in the middle. He explained Although Biggerstaff can draw up to
how he would most likely replace the ones that weren’t two and a half gallons of honey from a
completely capped so the bees could finish the combs. full small super, it takes more than just
Then he pointed to a small section of comb. “Do you see the hives around his home to keep his
how these cells are larger than the others?” he asked. I honey business, well, buzzing. Several
nodded. “Those are drone bees; all male. The smaller cells bee hives are located on Rosebank
are female worker bees.” The Queen, whenever the hive Farms, not far from the produce stand,
needs a new one, grows in a cell the size of a peanut. and several more are located in Walnut
The male drone bees are raised for the sole purpose of Hill, where the farm grows most of
mating. They can’t collect pollen or nectar, they can’t feed their summer melons. Other boxes
themselves and in the winter, they’re kicked out are located on Joseph Fields Farms
into the cold to die. The female and Leland Farms, both of which are
worker bees, on the other located on Johns Island. Although he’s
hand, spend their lives been approached by several businesses
in three sections: to sell his honey, including the
gathering nectar Earth Fare supermarket chain,
from returning Biggerstaff is content with
collector bees, his current production and
fanning the ordnance of roughly 100 hives.
nectar until “It’s my honey money,” he said, (above) Robert Biggerstaff sits next to one of his at -home bee boxes. (left) Bees gather at the
the water in smiling. entrance to the tree bee hive.
it evaporates For those that drop by his age 72, he worries about who will take his place when
and it becomes home or visit him at the Freshfields Village Farmers he’s gone. “Beekeeping is an old man’s hobby,” he said
honey, and finally, Market on Mondays between 4pm and 7pm, sadly. “We need more young people; one’s who can pick
collecting nectar Biggerstaff also offers a few personal beeswax creations up these heavy super boxes,” he smiled. However, there
and pollen for the hive. made by both himself and his wife, including beeswax are organizations, both local and national, encouraging
Although most people ornaments and candles. He even has a small bar of people to become beekeepers; a tradition almost as old
have seen the collection process and beeswax that comes with a list of uses – 35 and counting. as recorded history. For more information about the
guess at the comb-filling responsibilities, I was surprised “We add to it when we can and people are always telling local South Carolina beekeepers association, visit www.
by the worker bees’ “fanning” duties. “That’s part of how us about new ways they find to use the wax,” smiled scstatebeekeepers.org.
honey is made,” said Biggerstaff. “The worker bees spend Biggerstaff. “It’s really interesting to find out what they’ve
all night circulating air; one facing in and the other facing Robert Biggerstaff’s Sea Island Honey can be found
come up with.”
out. At the end of the day, the collected nectar is roughly at Rosebank Farms, the Freshfields Farmers Market on
Since 1967, Robert Biggerstaff has been one of the Mondays and at the Joseph Fields booth in the Charleston
80% water. By the next morning, it’s only 18%.” And the
main providers of honey in the Lowcountry and now, at Farmers Market on Saturdays.

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July 24, 2009
View from the water
By Captain Chad Hayes
D
uring my childhood in Dillon,
SC, experiencing the “Grand
Strand” meant taking a trip to
nearby Cherry Grove, North Myrtle, or
Myrtle Beach. However, upon arriving in
Charleston in 1999, the “Grand Strand”
quickly took on an entire different
meaning.
I was told by seasoned naturalists about
a feeding technique commonly used by
the dolphins in the area: a technique
in which dolphins would throw fish
completely out of the water onto dry land,
and then follow them onto the land in
order to eat the fish they’d stranded. This
feeding technique was known as “strand
feeding”. I had the opportunity to observe
this many times over that first summer.
Each time, my curiosity and fascination
grew. I wanted to know everything about
this strand feeding.
After graduating to a motorboat and
leaving the canoes and kayaks behind, I
was able to locate the dolphins on a daily
basis and observe their behavior. I quickly
learned that strand feeding was not some
“fly by night” random occurrence that
a few dolphins used to catch fish. Oh
no, this was a highly calculated assault
designed to leave no mullet alive.
The mission typically begins with the
dolphins swimming side by side against
an outgoing tide, collectively using
their sonar to locate schools of mullet
swimming with the current. As a school
of fish is spotted, the dolphins quickly go
into action; breaking formation to create a
line or semi-circle to prevent the fish from
passing by them to the safety of the open
ocean. The dolphins then slowly begin
to work the school closer and closer to
the bank. The bank they choose is most
often hard and sloped down to the water,
allowing the dolphins to re-enter the water
by simply turning over and rolling down
the slope (Though I have seen dolphins
strand on a completely flat bank, then
pivot from head to tail like an inch worm
to re-enter the water, the sloped banks
seem to work the best).
Once the school of fish has been safely
escorted to a suitable piece of bank, the
dolphins herd the school up and down
the bank, concentrating them as tightly as
possible. This part of the mission can take
the longest; often more than an hour, but
it seems to be the most important part,
because a well formed school means more
fish on the bank.
This is often the point at which humans
can actually disrupt a strand feeding.
While the dolphins are herding the fish
up and down the bank, they are checking
the bank for obstructions by sticking
their heads up and looking. If people get
to close or follow the dolphins down the
bank, it will make the dolphins uneasy
and often cause them to abort the whole
feeding effort. In the end, when observing
dolphins strand feeding, it is best to stay
about twenty feet away from the waters
edge, as this will give the dolphins room
to operate and the people a front row seat
to a sight which they are not likely to
forget.
Once the dolphins have concentrated
the fish as closely as they can, its time for
the grand finale. The dolphins turn and
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face the bank, positioning themselves of the most rewarding parts of my job.
beside another dolphin. Then the dolphins
swim with all their might up the bank and
through the school of fish. The dolphins
Until next time, take care, and we’ll see
you on the water!
Captain Chad
rush the bank and a wall of water is created
with mullet flying several feet into the air Captain Hayes, a South Carolina native,
and then down to the bank. The dolphins is a seasoned naturalist and fishing guide.
are right behind, always sliding on their A graduate of Presbyterian College with a
right side (all dolphins are left brain degree in Biology, he is a former Fisheries
dominant) onto the bank and grabbing biologist with the S.C. Department of
as many fish as they can. Marauders such Natural Resources and host of the “South
as Pelicans and Great Blue Herons are Carolina Wildlife” television show. His
attracted by the commotion and swoop in
knowledge of local history, ecology, dolphin
to get a free meal off the dolphins’ hard
work. After feasting, the dolphins slide behavior and fishing techniques will provide
hours of enjoyment for you and your family
back into the water and quickly catch up
to the school to try and strand them again or group. Captain Hayes is USCG licensed
and insured. For more information,
before they separate.
After witnessing thousands of strand call the Kiawah Charter Company at
feeding events, one may think I would 276-1832, visit their website at www.
grow tired of it. But nothing is further kiawahchartercompany.com or email
from the truth. Each time I witness it, Captain Chad at captainchad2007@yahoo.
it’s like the first time; and sharing it with com.
someone who’s never seen it before is one
Dolphin feeding technique known as “strand feeding”.
Photos by Chad hayes
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T
he recent session of the South or crab.
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8 July 24, 2009
Lake House continued from page 4
Communications Committee Chair for the Seabrook
Island Property Owners Association. “All groups can
use it, Club and non-Club members. It will be a melting
pot.”
Other thoughtful features include paintings from
the Seabrook Art Guild, which will grace the building’s
hallways, as well as the large lending library, a room
which will offer free wireless access, as well as a great
place to sit and enjoy a good read. The new Blue Heron
Café, located in the exercise facility, will be the only place
on the island to offer hot coffee and a danish at 7am,
Kimball pointed out. In addition to a light breakfast,
the Café will also offer deli sandwiches, premade salads,
fruit, coffee, water and sports drinks.
In all, the new Lake House is a culmination of all the
things a person would want in their community building:
(left) The Lake House entrance,
which faces Seabrook Island Road.
(below) The Bostock Oak
reaches out across the lake towards
the new Lake House facility.
arts, events, exercise, food, relaxation, learning and lots
of little gathering spots to catch up with old friends
and meet new ones. Be sure to attend the opening
celebration on August 1, where Nick Porter, Director
for the Lake House, and the Lake House staff will
walk you through the new building and demonstrate
the many, many ways in which this new island amenity
will help to make the word “community” synonymous
with Seabrook Island.
Lake House
hours of operation
Fitness Center: 9am – 8pm
Activity Rooms: 7:30am – 9pm
Outdoor Recreation Area: 9am – 8pm
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 July 24, 2009
I
t’s no surprise that there are a lot of
questions about the alternatives for the
Interstate 526 extension. On paper - even
well-presented, full color, extensively detailed
paper like the SCDOT Project Update
booklet mailed to tri-country residents a
couple months ago - the nine remaining
alternatives are still difficult to compare.
Because of these questions, Kiawah Property
Owners Group (KPOG) held a meeting
this past Wednesday, July 15, with SCDOT
project manager David Kinard, Karen
Hadley from consultants Wilbur & Smith
and Dr. Richard Darden, an SCDOT liaison
from the Corp of Engineers, all of whom took
a moment to speak with concerned residents
about the details of each of the remaining
nine options.
After explaining the reasons behind the
eliminations for 29 of the original proposed
alignments (“Natural breaks, such as 800
relocations versus one relocation, were
considered natural reasons to eliminate one
of two similar alternatives,” said Kinard.),
David Kinard delved into the differences
between the six “build” alternatives and
three “no build” alternatives.
Three “no build” alternatives:
No Build alternative: “All of the alternatives
were compared to the ‘no build’ option,” said
Kinard. “No Build basically means that we
don’t do anything and leave it as it is.”
Alternative 25, Mass Transit: Mass Transit
involves the increase/addition of bus routes,
light rail, etc, in order to increase/enhance
traffic mobility.
Transportation System Management: This
option involves fixing what’s already in place
with the addition of turn lanes, selective
widening, the addition of red lights, etc. in
order to increase mobility and improve the
existing system.
Six “build” alternatives:
Alternative 1: This alternative crosses the
Stono and passes over Maybank above the
River Road intersection and goes through
James Island by passing just south of the
County Park and over a portion of the top
section of the Dill Sanctuary, a 580 acre
wildlife sanctuary owned by the Charleston
Museum. It ends at the James Island
Connector.
Alternative 8: Crosses the Stono and drops
just below the River Road intersection in the
vicinity of Pineland Drive, then follows the
same route as Alternative 1 through James
9
Making sense of 526
Island. depends on what alternative is chosen, but safety because any improvement would help
Alternative 10: Follows the same initial roughly three years. congestion.
route across Johns as Alternative 1, but passes Are the funds available? Right now, the Have any of the alternatives taken the Johns
to the north of the James Island County State Infrastructure Bank has $99 million set Island Greenway into account? No, because
Park and just below the Woodland Shores aside for the Environmental Impact Study, the plan is not on the books and is not yet
community, crossing Riley Road and ending right of way and engineering. They are then considered a long range plan. From an
at the James Island Connector. committed to fund the remainder of the engineering standpoint, though, we could
Alternative 11: This alternative follows project with the funds that are available at potentially tie it into one of the alternatives,
the original 1995 alignment and allows for the time. but that would be up to the project sponsor.
two interchanges. The main extension passes To what extent do you look at safety on the
above River Road and the interchanges are to roads? Safety is a hard thing to nail down and For more information and maps of all remaining
the north and south of Maybank, connecting model. The way we look at it, if we reduce alternatives, please visit www.scdot.org/I526, or
with River Road to avoid congestion and to congestion, that increases safety. None of the you can reach David Kinard at (803) 737-1963
disperse traffic. The northern interchange alternatives have been eliminated because of or email kinardDA@scdot.org.
connects to River Road in the vicinity of
Murraywood and Jessy Elizabeth Roads,
while the southern interchange connects to
River Road in the vicinity of Seven Oaks
Lane. The northern interchange continues
past its juncture with River and connects
to Maybank in the vicinity of Sailfish and
Hickory Knoll. The James Island portion
passes through the northern most section of
James Island County Park and connects to
the James Island Connector.
Alternative 11a: The same as Alternative 11,
except the southern River Road interchange
is eliminated.
Alternative 36: Derived from the
“parkway” concept, this alternative features
an interchange on River Road to the north
of Maybank in the vicinity of Rushland
Landing, and an at-grade intersection on
River Road to the south of Maybank, passing
through the vicinity of the Kerr property.
The main extension passes above River Road
and the James Island portion passes south of
Woodland Shores and through the vicinity
of Lucky Road, finally connecting with the
James Island Connector.
Frequently asked questions
(answered by David Kinard):
Why couldn’t we complete the extension
with all of the permits received in 1995? The
environmental document was never signed
and completed in 1995, so the only official
Environmental Impact Statement of the 526
extension is from 1972 and that needs to be
updated.
How long does the Environmental Impact
Study take? Between 30 and 36 months.
It began in 2008 and is expected to be
completed by the fall of 2010.
If everything goes smoothly, the money is
available and all the permits are signed, how
long will it take to build the extension? It
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10 July 24, 2009

Daily Discoveries: sea turtle release

By Jennifer Barbour

M
eet Kiawah, an 80-pound Loggerhead sea the next few months of her stay in the hospital. Kiawah
turtle who was given another chance to live. continued to become stronger and more active, eating
On Saturday, March 28, participants of the twice as much as other turtles her size. By the beginning
Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol found the turtle stranded of July, the biologists at the Aquarium were looking at
on the beach in poor condition. The SC Department the release parameters to determine when her release date
of Natural Resources transported the emaciated and would be.
dehydrated turtle to the South Carolina Aquarium’s Turtle The date has been set! Senior Biologist and Sea Turtle
Hospital in Charleston. Large amounts of barnacles, Rescue Program Coordinator Kelly Thorvalson has
algae, and skeleton shrimp covered her shell, face, and recently sent us exciting news. Three turtles are scheduled
flippers. Upon her arrival, Kiawah was administered for release on July 26 at Beachwalker County Park. There Program. To contact her with comments or personal
antibiotics, dextrose, and fluid therapy. She also began will be two Kemp’s Ridley’s sea turtles, named Wadmalaw stories, email her at Jennifer_Barbour@kiawahresort.com.
eating immediately, gaining much needed weight over and Winyah, and our very own Loggerhead, Kiawah. The * Information from The SC Aquarium was used in this
turtles will be released at approximately 3pm. Parking article
will be tight, so we encourage Kiawah Island guests and
residents to bike or walk to
Beachwalker Park to alleviate
the congestion.
Named after the beach
on which she was found,
Kiawah has several people
to thank for her survival:
Joe Pezzullo, Jamie Bell, and
Art Zackrison from Kiawah
Island’s Turtle Patrol;
DuBose Griffin from the
SC Department of Natural
Resources and a dedicated
staff of hospital volunteers at
the SC Aquarium.
About the Author:
Jennifer is a Naturalist with
the Kiawah Island Nature
Volunteers at the sea turtle hospital carefully transport Kiawah.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort Recreation

Below is a condensed list of activities available.  Please visit www.kiawahnatureprogram.
com for more information on all our nature tours and family activities, or call the Heron
Park Center, 843.768.6001, to make a reservation.
Adult Sunset Cruise: Mon - Sat - $60 Night Beach Walk: Mon, Wed, Fri - $10
Adult Twilight Paddle: Mon, Wed, Fri Ocean Seining: Mon. through Fri. - $10
- $50/$55 Organic Beach Bag Coloring: Wed - $10
All About Snakes: Sun, Tues. - $7 Pick Up Games: Daily - Free
All About Turtles: Thurs. - $7 Recycle Cycle: Wed- $15
Alligator Adventure: Sun., Tues., Sat. - $20 Reptile Round Up: Mon, Wed - Fri- $7
Alligator Feeding: Thurs. - Free Sandy Pt. Get-a-Way (motorboat):
Back Island Birding: Tues., Fr.i- $25 Daily- $65
Birds & Butterflies Walk: Wed., Sat. - $10 Shark Fishing Charter: Daily- $100
Deep Sea Fishing Charters: Daily Snake Feeding: Tues. - Free
Dolphin Encounters (motorboat): Soccer Demo & Games: Thurs. - Free
Daily- $60 Sundaes w/ Rick Hubbard: Sun. - Free
Family Game Night: Thurs - Free Sundown Festival: Wed. - Free
Fly Fishing Charter: Daily - $450 Surf Fishing: Sun., Tues., Wed. - $25
Gator Walk: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri - $12 Surf Kayaking: Mon, Wed, Fri- $50/$55
Happy Hour! (motorboat): Mon - Sat- $50 Stepping Stones: Tues- $10-$15
Inshore Fishing (motorboat): Daily - Teen@2: Mon - Fri- $20
$150 Teen Night: Gamers’ Network: Thur- Free
Jr. Naturalist-Animal Care: Tues - $15 Teen Night: Kiawah Quest!: Wed. - $20
Jr. Naturalist-Herpetology: Fri - $15 Teen Night: This is my Jam: Fri. - Free
Kamp Kiawah: Mon - Sat - $42-$82 Teen Night: Pool Party: Sun. - Free
Kayak Rentals: Daily - $45/$65 Teen Night: Street Games: Mon. - Free
Kayaking Fishing Tour: Daily - $65-$100 Teen Night: 3-on-3 Basketball: Tues. -
Kayaking Tours: Daily- $30-$55 Free
Kiawah Night Exploration: Tues., Tideland Treasures (motorboat): Daily
Thurs.- $20 Turtle Talk: Wed. - Free
Kiawah’s Deadliest: Wed., Sat.- $7 Tye Dye: Mon., Fri. - $12
Kiawah’s Deadliest Catch (crabbing): Walkin’ in the Wild: Thurs - $10
Daily - $65 Watersports Day: Tues. - $150
Kid’s Night Out: Mon, Tues, Thurs - Wickets and Wine: Sat. - $15
Sat- $42/$62 Wildlife in the Wetlands (bike tour):
Loggerhead Crawl: Wed - $15 Tues., Thurs., Sat. - $20
Morning Fun Run: Daily - Free 3-on-3 Basketball: Tues. - Free
Mosaic Mania: Thur- $10   
Near Coastal & Reef Fishing: Daily- $150
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July 24, 2009
Help support Mt. Zion kids
O
n Tuesday, August 18, the
2009-10 school year begins for
Mt. Zion Elementary students on
Johns Island. Because of the current state
of our economy, the teachers and students
at Mt. Zion will face many challenges
this year. And just as they have done in
the past, Kiawah and Seabrook Islanders,
along with property owners at Cassique
and Kiawah River Estates, will help them
turn these challenges into opportunities.
The donations collected last year enabled
the “Support Mt. Zion Kids” fund to
purchase two more “Smart Boards” for the
school, as well as provide school uniforms
for students in need, computerized learning
programs, support for the Accelerated
Reading program (which helps students
at or below grade level to improve their
reading skills), and provide materials and
supplies which teachers need on a daily
basis.
During the course of this past year, we
also distributed many of the school supplies
donated two years ago. Even so, we still
have pencils, rulers, erasers, and loose leaf
paper for the upcoming year. However, a
number of the “staples” we provide need to
be replenished.
Because of this, my co-chair, Pete Trees,
by Wendy Kulick
and I are asking for your generosity to take
one of two forms: (1) by donating some of
the supplies listed below or (2) by providing
monetary donations. We will use the funds
we collect to purchase additional supplies
and uniforms as needed throughout the
school year, and we hope to raise enough to
continue purchasing items such as Smart
Boards and other materials not provided
by the very financially strapped Charleston
County School District.
Needed supplies include:
• Crayons (24 pack)
• Glue sticks
• Individual pencil sharpeners
• Black & white composition
notebooks
• Two-pocket, three-pronged folders
• Scissors, both blunt- and pointed-
tipped
• Construction paper and other art
supplies
Please provide your donations as soon
as you can, but no later than August 10.
If you have any questions, contact me at
home (768-7466) or via e-mail (wkulick@
bellsouth.net). Please make your checks
out to “Support Mt. Zion Kids” and
mail them to me at 38 Marsh Edge Lane,
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Kiawah Island, SC 29455. You may also
drop off your supplies on the front porch
of my house. Please be sure to leave your
name and address with the supplies if no
one is at home. We are in the process of
arranging “drop off points” on Seabrook
Island and at Kiawah River Estates for
those people donating school supplies who
don’t have access to Kiawah.
Other ways you can help:
Another way we can help the students
at Mt. Zion is through shopping at Harris
Teeter. At the beginning of the school year,
ask the cashier at check-out to enter school
number 3455 into the register. By doing so,
a portion of what you spend is donated to
Mt. Zion Elementary each time you shop
and purchase “Together in Education”
items. If you have an Office Depot credit
card, please inform the sales associate at
the register to credit Mt. Zion Elementary.
Office Depot will also credit Mt. Zion
with 5% of any purchases you make –
whether or not they are school supplies.
The school ID# for Mt. Zion is 70090775,
and this program is in effect all year long.
Staples also has a rewards program for its
purchases, as well as a teacher rewards
program. Finally, if you have a Target
credit card, you can register on the Target
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web site for Mt. Zion Elementary. These
businesses donate a portion of sales dollars
to local schools.
In addition to the school supplies we
provide to Mt. Zion students, Kiawah and
Seabrook Islanders have provided more
than 1,000 hours per year by serving as
volunteers in the classroom. You need
not have teaching experience, only a
willingness to help the students in our
local schools. This assistance may be for
an hour a week or an entire day – however
much time you are able to give, it will be
appreciated by the Mt. Zion students and
their teachers. Just talk to your friends and
neighbors who have donated their time
and they will tell you how rewarding an
experience it is! If you are interested in
helping out in the classroom, mentoring
a student, tutoring students or reading to
classes, please contact Sue Holloman, the
Volunteer Coordinator for Mt. Zion. You
can reach Sue at holl97@bellsouth.net
and she’ll be delighted to hear from you!
Donna Moulton is both a volunteer and
Sue’s assistant, and you can reach her at
donna.moulton@gmail.com.
On behalf of the entire Mt. Zion family, we
thank you in advance for your generous support.
 The following police reports were
provided by the Charleston County
Sheriff’s Department:
June 29, 2009: (Kiawah) A sergeant re-
sponded to Bulrush Lane for a vandalism
to the victim’s vehicle. Between 4:30pm
on June 28 and 5:15pm on June 29, an
unknown subject scratched a single line
across the length of the passenger side of
her vehicle with an unknown object. The
damage was approx. $300. The vehicle
was parked adjacent to the driveway at
the incident location, away from any
footpaths. The victim did not observe
any persons in the area of her vehicle,
but she was away from the residence for
the majority of the day on June 29. The
sergeant made contact with neighbors at
an adjacent residence and they advised
the officer that no suspicious persons
were observed in the area and a quick
inspection of their property revealed no
visible damage.
July 1, 2009: (Kiawah) An officer
observed a vehicle travelling erratically
in the area of Kiawah Island Parkway
and Turtle Point. The officer stopped the
vehicle and made contact with the driver,
who advised that he was driving this
way due to the fact that he and his wife
were having a verbal altercation inside
the vehicle. The officer spoke to both of
the parties separately and both advised
that they were having a verbal altercation
over an allegation of the subject being
unfaithful. Both parties advised that no
physical altercation had occurred and that
neither were in fear for their safety. Both
parties were advised to separate for the
evening if they believed that they could
not deal with the issue peacefully. Both
parties advised that they would be okay
and would seek marriage counseling
when they returned home.
July 2, 2009: (Seabrook) While staying
on the island, the subject stated that she
removed her wedding ring the evening of
June 30 and placed it on the nightstand,
along with a pair of earrings, next to the
bed. The next day, July 1, the subject left
the ring and earrings on the nightstand
while she and her husband spent the day
in Charleston. It wasn’t until the morn-
ing of July 2 that the subject noticed her
earrings still on the nightstand; however,
the wedding ring was missing. After a
detailed search of the rented condo, the
subject was unable to locate her wedding
ring. The subject stated she believed that
they locked the condo whenever she and
her husband left. However, she recalls
the blinds to the sliding glass door being
open, but upon returning, noticed the
Police Blotter
blinds closed. Other than that mysterious
incident, everything else in the condo
appeared to be in order. The subject
realizes that without evidence it would
be hard to prove a theft, and she doesn’t
want to accuse anyone unjustly.
July 4, 2009: (Kiawah) An officer work-
ing off-duty security detail was advised
by Kiawah Security that a reported
active fire was in the general vicinity
of Windswept Villas. The officer was
conducting traffic control at a static point
near the Seaforest Drive intersection
when passerby approached and related
that the ongoing fire was just down the
road, around the bend from the officer’s
position. The officer drove toward the
direction of Windswept Villas to patrol
for any signs of a fire when the officer
observed a grassfire on the lawn/curtilege
at the far end of one wooden multi-unit
approx. one foot or less away from the
edge of the building, with flames around
one foot high. The officer pulled to the
side of the road and made contact with
a maintenance worker (the witness),
who had just arrived from the opposite
direction. The witness was overheard
communicating with his dispatch over
the radio that he could not locate the fire.
The officer immediately notified him of
the fire, which was spread out over an
approx. eight to ten foot diameter sec-
tion of loose pine straw and out of his
field of vision from the opposite side.
The officer retrieved a small portable
fire extinguisher from the patrol vehicle
and, working in concert with the wit-
ness (who utilized a metal rake to pull
the smoldering pine straw away from the
edge of the wooden building), put out
the fire, although it continued to flare up
again due to the dry pine straw. Kiawah
Island Security personnel arrived shortly
thereafter to lay an additional layer of
retardant from a large fire extinguisher
and put out the fire completely. St. Johns
FD units arrived on-scene at the oppo-
site end of the Villas building and began
deploying, but finally reached the actual
fire scene after approx. ten to fifteen min-
utes of radio relays from Kiawah Island
Security. The FD personnel were shown
the area of fire disturbance, to include the
main area at the corner of the building, as
well as a smaller area about 20 feet away
where the officer noticed and smothered
some minor embers. Laying throughout
the scene – on the yard, on the paved
roadway, and off onto the roadside on
the opposite side of the street – were
multiple shredded/burnt pieces of spent
industrial-sized fireworks and were noted
to be the likely initial incendiary de-
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vices responsible for the accidental fire.
Shortly afterwards, it was learned that an
FD supervisor had been interviewing the
witness concerning his activities before
the FD’s arrival on the scene. Accord-
ing to security personnel on-site, the FD
supervisor stated his belief that the fire
could not have been started by spent
fireworks, and began a more in-depth
questioning of the witness and “sniffing”
his clothing (which had absorbed the
aroma of burnt foliage/grass). The FD
supervisor then left the scene before the
officer could make contact with him.
July 4, 2009: (Kiawah) The victim
stated that an unknown subject(s) had
removed three items that she acciden-
tally abandoned on a table. The incident
location is at a pool without any address,
and remains locked during the evening
hours. The first item was an IPOD Nano,
black in color with a red rubber case, a
silver IPOD speaker and a white IPOD
wall charger. The victim stated that when
she returned the next day, all three items
were gone.
July 5, 2009: (Kiawah) An officer was
As IVes sees it
Time out for the
7 th inning stretch
By Dwight S. Ives MA, MA, LUTCF
O
k, gang!  Summertime and the
year are half over, and this is the
seventh month.  I declare a recess.
Time to laugh.  We need it, what with the
tanking economy and the articles yet to
come. There is so little time and so much
to write.  Keep those cards and letters
coming. It is all appreciated, along with
your many kind comments! So … Ha!
Ha! for now.
The following are Dwightisms that will not
be found anywhere else on the planet, or in
serious dictionaries or reference books:
News:
>A private who was sent out on patrol
in Iraq managed to sneak behind
enemy lines to gather sensitive military
intelligence and returned safely. When,
he was told that he needed to be de-
briefed, he declined stating that it would
not be necessary since he was wearing
G.I. military boxers.
>When freshman Senator Al Franken
was informed that he would be getting
Congressional aids, he demanded
immediate medical attention for
dispatched to Whimbrel Road in refer-
ence to vandalism. Upon arrival, the
officer met with the victim, who stated
that he found his mailbox post broken in
half and the mailbox was behind some
shrubs near his driveway. The officer
searched the area for a vehicle with nega-
tive results. The victim found two blue
paint chips on his mailbox and pieces of
a vehicle along with a Honda emblem
and turned them in to security. The of-
ficer attempted to locate the parts but was
unsuccessful due to a new shift being on
duty.
July 5, 2009: (Kiawah) An officer was
dispatched to Flyway Drive in reference
to an auto accident. Upon arrival, the of-
ficer met with the subject, who stated that
while driving on Flyway, he encountered
a deer on the road and swerved to avoid
it. The subject advised the officer that
he hit two mailboxes, went into a ditch
and came to a stop. He refused medical
attention. The vehicle was not drivable
and had to be towed. The officer invento-
Police Blotter continued on page 15
members of both the House and Senate.
>Sociology studies show that families
can clean house, but they can’t kick their
ancestors out of the closet.
>Overheard in the White House: Now,
even President Obama hopes for change!
Headlines:
>Roofer comes down with bad case of
shingles.  No broken bones … case of
shingles destroyed!
>Have a weight problem? Never know
when to use pounds or kilograms?
>Pat Sajac has vowel surgery – left with
semi-colon.  Short period for recovery.
>Studies show adult test tube babies have
difficulty returning home.
>Scientists link genetic defects to in vetro
fertilization … recommending eggs be
shaken, not stirred.
>Spread of communicable aerobic viruses
still up in the air.      
>MUSC biologist corners wayward DNA
and holds in cell until authorities arrive.
>Mayor Riley appoints committee
to investigate depth of City pot hole
problem.
>Results of C of C federally funded
study finds water wetter than previously
thought.
>Doctors of Internal Medicine adopt new
hymn as inspirational favorite: “Shall we
gather at the liver?”
Thoughts for today’s world:
>You know you are in a global economy
when your Labrador retriever out-sources
its retrieving skills to a Portuguese water
dog!
  >You know we are in difficult times
when the relief pitcher brings a stimulus
package with him to the mound.
Dwight graduated from the National
College Republican Fieldman School to
become a political instructor/consultant. 
Returning from Washington, DC, he earned
dual Masters in Business Administration
and Management.  Dwight now works
Security on Kiawah Island for KICA.
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Friday, July 24
Freshfields Spring Concert Series
From 6-9 pm, the Spring Concert series
wraps up with Congdon & Company. Led
by John Congdon, the band performs a
variety of tunes from pop, rock and roll,
rhythm & blues, jazz, and beach music.
For more info, call 768-6491.
Kicking it for Habitat
The Charleston Battery meets the
Carolina Railhawks in Blackbaud
Stadium in a match that will benefit area
Habitat for Humanity organizations.   Beachwalker County Park at 3pm. There
Kickoff is at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15/ea.
and can be purchased by contacting Sea
Island Habitat for Humanity at 768-
0998.  will be tight, so we encourage Kiawah
Saturday, July 25
Read-a-Thon
The Johns Island Library branch will host
the Read-A-Thon starting at 11am, with
readers Connie Haynie and Anthony
Christian. The public is invited and
encouraged to attend this free event. For
a complete schedule of Read-A-Thon
events, visit www.tridentlit.org. The
Johns Island Library is located at 3531
Maybank Hwy, Johns Island. 559-1945.
WakeFest V @ Trophy Lakes
Come out to the lake and ride or just
hang out with your friends by lakeside.
Enjoy music, food and drink courtesy
of Pope Catering and Savory Sushi.
$30 to ride or $35 day-of. Any age, any
July 24 - August 5
skill level, beginner and advanced, men,
women, boys and girls. Prizes for Best
Crash, Best Trick and Best Overall,
voted on by the riders themselves. Please
contact Matt at 559-2520 with any
questions Registration is at 10am, riding
starts at 11.
Sunday, July 26
Parent’s Day
Turtle release at Beachwalker Park
Three turtles are scheduled for release at
will be two Kemp’s Ridley’s sea turtles,
named Wadmalaw and Winyah, and our
very own Loggerhead, Kiawah. Parking
Island guests and residents to bike or
walk to Beachwalker Park to alleviate the
congestion.
Monday, July 27
Farmers & Art Market at the
Freshfields Village Green
From 4 – 8pm, visit local farmers,
artisans, and food vendors who offer
a variety of the freshest local produce
and unique handmade crafts, including
honey, flowers, handmade jewelry,
sweetgrass baskets, food, and much more.
Various stores will feature local artists
each week. For more info, call Guest
Services at 768-6491.
Wednesday, July 29
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Starlight Cinema: High School Musical
3: Senior Year (2008)
Starting at 9pm at the Freshfields Village
Green. Rated G - 112 minutes. Sponsored
by SeaCoast Sports and Outfitters. For
more info, call Guest Services at 768-
6491.
Pour House Crafters Market
Selling original handmade artwork by
local starving artists with live music
on the deck. Every Wednesday from
4 – 8pm at The Pour House, 1977
Maybank Hwy. 571-4343, www.
charlestonpourhouse.com.
Hands of Christ benefit concert
A concert to benefit “Hands of Christ”
will be held at 7 pm, at James Island
Presbyterian Church, 1632 Fort Johnson
Road. The concert will feature over 150
singers and musicians from James Island,
St. James, and Harbor View Presbyterian
Churches. No admission will be charged,
but you are asked to bring school supplies
or monetary donations to help support
the ministry. For more information call
795-3111.
St. Johns Rotary Club
The St Johns Rotary Club meets regularly
at 7:30am each Wednesday morning
in the multipurpose room at Berkeley
Electric Cooperative located at 3351
Maybank Highway, Johns Island.  For
more info., please contact Martha Harris
at 559-6955.
Friday, July 31
Music on the Green at the Village
Green: Kiawah for the Cure event
Featuring Permanent Vacation from
6-9 pm. Permanent Vacation is an
experienced six-piece cover band (four
College of Charleston Alumni) with an
energetic attitude and an entertaining
performance. Join in the Kiawah for the
Cure Silent Auction. Sponsored by the
Town of Kiawah. For more info, call
Guest Services at 768-6491.
Saturday, August 1
Dead Weight book signing
At Blue Bicycle Books, 420 King St. in
downtown Charleston, from 11 – 3pm,
author and former CBS news producer
Batt Humphreys will be signing copies of
his premiere novel, Dead Weight, a heart-
breaking tale about the role of race in the
criminal justice system at the beginning
of the twentieth century in the South.
Sunday, August 2
Friendship Day
Monday, August 3
Farmers & Art Market at the
Freshfields Village Green
From 4 – 8pm, visit local farmers,
artisans, and food vendors who offer
a variety of the freshest local produce
and unique handmade crafts, including
honey, flowers, handmade jewelry,
sweetgrass baskets, food, and much more.
Various stores will feature local artists
each week. For more info, call Guest
Services at 768-6491.
Tuesday, August 4
Kiawah Public Hearings: Pets and
Recycling
Two public hearings will be held before
Kiawah Town Council concerning
the first readings of Ordinance 2009-
06 (Control of Pets), and Ordinance
2009-07 (Mandatory Participation in
the Town’s sold waste, yard debris, and
recycling services). The public hearings
will be held at 1pm and 1:30pm,
respectively. For more information on
these Ordinances, please see the Kiawah
Town Council report on pages 2 & 3.
Wednesday, August 5
Starlight Cinema at the Village Green -
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Starting at 9 pm. An animated comedy
about a lazy panda, Po, who must
somehow become a Kung Fu Master in
order to save the Valley of Peace from a
villainous snow leopard, Tai Lung. Rated
PG - 92 minutes. For more info, call
Guest Services at 768-6491.
Pour House Crafters Market
Selling original handmade artwork by
local starving artists with live music
on the deck. Every Wednesday from
4 – 8pm at The Pour House, 1977
Maybank Hwy. 571-4343, www.
charlestonpourhouse.com.
St. Johns Rotary Club
See Wednesday, July 29.
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ried the vehicle and found an empty beer
can. During the officer’s investigation, he
found that the subject was not intoxi-
cated, nor did he smell any alcohol on the
subject’s breath.
July 6, 2009: (Kiawah) The victim stated
that he had his body board sitting outside
of his rental and stated that when he
came outside to go to the beach, he dis-
covered it was missing. The victim was
unsure of the brand of the body board.
July 7, 2009: (Kiawah) The complainant
was travelling on Kiawah Island Park-
way somewhere near the bridge when a
deer darted from the marsh, striking the
driver front side of the vehicle. The deer
ran off and the driver called from his
rented villa. The officer did notice hair
belonging to the deer along the area of
damage.
July 9, 2009: (Kiawah) While on patrol
on Kiawah, a deputy observed that a
mailbox located along Kiawah Island
Parkway was knocked over. The mailbox
was lying on the ground and a rearview
mirror to a motor vehicle was found
broken on the shoulder and roadway.
The deputy had been on patrol in the
area approx. 30 minutes prior and the
mailbox was intact. The deputy inspected
the rearview mirror and found that the
mirror belonged to a dark gray Bentley.
The words “Bentley” were stamped on
the inside of the mirror. The deputy, on
an unrelated incident two weeks earlier,
had dealt with an individual that was
driving a dark gray Bentley and was
familiar with the subject. The officer also
observed, while on patrol, a dark gray
Bentley parked at the Kiawah Island
Beach Club. The officer responded to the
Beach Club and the vehicle was gone.
He then checked at the subject’s house
and the vehicle was not in the driveway.
Investigation continues.
July 10, 2009: (Kiawah) The complain-
ant stated that sometime during the night,
an unknown person(s) came into the pool
area of the Sanctuary Hotel, which was
closed. While there, the subject smashed
several bottles of alcohol on to the con-
crete pool area that made the pieces of
glass scatter about the area. Several piec-
es of the glass went into the hotel’s pool
and due to this, the complainant stated
that the pool will have to be drained out,
cleaned and refilled. She stated that the
total cost for replacement chemicals, etc.
will be approx. $1,500.
July 10, 2009: (Seabrook) The officer
arrived on the island for off duty security
at the beach front club. Seabrook Island
Security stopped the officer at the gate
and notified the officer that they needed
assistance with an apparent domestic dis-
turbance. The officer accompanied one of
the security officers to the incident loca-
tion. Upon arrival, the officer observed
the complainant and subject standing
outside. The subject was holding a cloth
to his right eye. The security officers
directed the officer to the complainant,
who stated that he had driven his father,
the subject, to the store at the subject’s
request to purchase more alcohol. The
complainant stated that the subject was
being belligerent during the entire trip
and they began to argue. The complain-
ant stated that when they began to ap-
proach the security gate while returning
to Seabrook, the subject attempted to exit
the car while it was still moving. The
complainant stated that when they ar-
rived back at their property, the argument
continued. The complainant stated that
he was trying to pack his things to leave
the cottage when the subject attempted
to restrain him. The complainant stated
that he struck the subject in defense
and that the subject released him. The
complainant stated that he did not wish
to press any charges and
only wanted to leave the house for the
night. The subject corroborated the story
and also did not want to press charges.
The complainant only wanted to leave
the residence for the night; however, the
subject had requested that the complain-
ant remain at the residence to that they
could work through their problems. The
complainant still wished to leave, so Sea-
brook security and the officer facilitated
his exit from the residence.
July 10, 2009: (Kiawah) While working
off duty on Kiawah Island, the front gate
informed an officer by radio that a sus-
pect was at the gate with an expired pass.
They further informed the officer that
the suspect was intoxicated and belliger-
ent and drove through the gate before
a new pass could be issued. Earlier, the
deputy was investigating an incident of
malicious damage to a mailbox on the
Kiawah Island Parkway. The mailbox
was struck by a vehicle and a rearview
mirror was found at the scene. Inspection
of the mirror revealed that the vehicle
was a gray Bentley. The deputy had prior
knowledge that the suspect drove a gray
Bentley. The officer was stationed on the
Parkway near East Beach, when a gray
Bentley drove past. The officer observed
that the passenger rearview mirror was
missing and the wire to the mirror was
dangling from the vehicle. The officer
fell behind the vehicle and observed the
vehicle pass over the center line twice.
The officer activated his lights and the
vehicle stopped after 10 miles. As he
approached the vehicle, the suspect
behind the wheel was glassy eyed and
when the officer asked him what hap-
pened to his vehicle, the suspect stated
that he hit something a few days prior.
His words were slurred. The officer
asked the suspect to exit the vehicle and
as he exited, he had to steady himself by
holding on to the vehicle. He was obvi-
ously intoxicated and a heavy odor of
alcohol could be smelled on his person.
He was asked again about the damage
to his vehicle, at which time he admitted
to striking the mailbox on the Parkway
and offered to pay for the damages. It
was determined that it was unsafe for
the suspect to perform any sobriety tests
due to his condition, and both vehicles
were parked on the busy Parkway. The
suspect was placed under arrest for DUI
and leaving the scene of an accident with
property damage. When given a breath
test at CCDC, the suspect registered a .20
alcohol level. He was given a suspension
of his driver’s license and was given all
the paperwork related to the breath test.
When his car was towed, a Taurus 38 spl
pistol was located in the vehicle dur-
ing inventory. The pistol was taken into
headquarters and logged for safe keeping
until the suspect’s release.
July 11, 2009: (Seabrook) The complain-
ant stated that she and the subject were
having a verbal domestic dispute. The
complainant and subject were arguing
about past girlfriends and boyfriends and
how jealous they were becoming. The
complainant stated that she went to bed
and when the subject was getting into
bed with her, she kicked her foot into the
air and accidentally kicked the subject
in the nose. The subject stated he was
getting into bed and he felt the complain-
ant’s foot tap him in the nose acciden-
tally. The subject stated that he and the
complainant wanted to call EMS and
the police so they could get everything
straight. EMS checked out the subject
and they stated that he was fine.
July 12, 2009: (Seabrook) The victim
reported to the officer that sometime
between 8:30pm and 10pm, an unknown
person(s) had taken his Nissan 4.9hp mo-
tor from the incident location. No model
or serial numbers were available.

Ta k e a p a g e
Johns Island Regional Library *Word Basics (young adults)
3531 Maybank Highway Saturday, August 22, 2 – 4pm
559-1945 *Publisher: Create a School Calendar (young
Hours: adults)
Monday – Thursday: 10 – 8 Wednesday, August 26, 3 – 5pm
Friday & Saturday: 10 – 6
Sunday: 2 – 5 *All computer classes are free. Please call ahead to
register for a class. For more info, please call 559-
Wee Reads (under 24 months with adult) 1945 and ask for the Reference Department. Class
Mondays, July 27 & August 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 space is available for eight participants per session.
at 10:30am
Wired: A Summer Reading Celebration
Time for Twos (2 – 3 years old with adult) (rising 6-12 graders)
Tuesdays, July 28 & August 4, 11, 18, and 25 at Wednesday, August 5 from 2:30–4:30pm
10:30am
Saturday Movie: Inkheart (all ages)
Preschool Storytime (3 – 6 years) Saturday August 8 at 3pm. Rated: PG, 106
Wednesdays, July 29 & August 5, 12, 19, and 26 minutes. Sponsor: The UPS Store, 3575
at 10:30am Maybank Hwy, John’s Island.

Saturday Family Storytime (all ages) Knitting Group (adults)

Saturdays, July 25 & August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29
at 11am
*Excel: Beyond the Basics (adults)
Tuesday, July 28, 10am – 12 Noon
Thursdays, August 13 and 27, 6 – 7:30pm
Back to School Wheel of Knowledge
(11 years and younger)
Tuesday, August 18 - Saturday, August 22

*Computer Basics (adults) Sea Islands Book Club (adults)

Tuesday, August 4, 10am – 12 Noon Tuesday, August 18 at 2pm
We’ll be discussing The Third Life of Grange
*Keyboard Basics (adults) Copeland by Alice Walker. Copies of the book
Tuesday, August 11, 10am – 12 Noon may be obtained from the Reference Desk for
check out while supplies last.
*Internet Basics (adults)
Tuesday, August 18, 10am – 12 Noon Back to School Bonanza (grades 6-12)
Wednesday, August 19 from 3 - 5:30pm