The Island Connection - September 20, 2013

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Volume 7 Issue 11 September 20, 2013FREE

SinceMay 2007

Page 1220th AnnualCharleston Cup

Page 18Chamber Music

PHOTOS BY RALPH SECOY

Summer Wine Down with Annual FestivalB I F M C R A I S E S M O N E Y W I T H L O W C O U N T R Y B E E R & W I N E F E S TThe following is a heartfelt thank you note f rom Barrier Island Free Medical Clinic 2013 Event Chair Lori Leary.

Thanks to all who came out to the 7th Annual Lowcountry Beer and Wine Fest ival.

On behal o Te Barrier IslandsFree Medical Clinic, I sendmy sincere appreciation to

our sponsors, donors, volunteers, andguests or making our 7th AnnualLowcountry Wine & Beer Festival sucha wonderul event on Sunday, September1, at Freshfelds Village. Despite Mother

Natures overabundance o warmth,attendees had an enjoyable aternoonwith riends and amily. Tanks to all,our clinic on Maybank Highway willcontinue its mission to provide a medicalhome and continuing primary health careto uninsured adults living or workingat or below 200 percent o the Federalpoverty level on Johns, Wadmalaw andJames Island. Your gits are investments inall our work we expect to accomplish orthose in need.

Touched byan Angel

A N G E L O A K P R E S E R V E

P R O J E C T W R A P S U P I N

C O M I N G D A Y S

BY HANNAH DOCKERY

Touched by an Angelstarts on page 4BIFMC Director, Dr. Richard Ulmer


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Kiawah Councilcontinues rom page 2

www.islandconnectionnews.com

September 20, 2013 3Civic

Candidates Prep forUpcoming Election

S E A B R O O K I S L A N D M U N I C I PA L

E L E C T I O N T O B E H E L D

I N N O V E M B E R

It may only be September, but its election time on Seabrook Island. Candidatessubmitted petitions in on September 6, and the ollowing residents are gearing upto run or own oce:

Mayor:Terry Ahearn, John DuBois

Town Council:

Ron Ciancio, John Gregg, GlendaMiller, Donald Romano,

Kimber Smith, John Turner

Four Town Council seats are up for grabs. Stay

tuned to the Island Connection for election

coverage as November approaches.

or contributions approved by Council, the committee could not approve the request.We would have been absolutely disingenuous to the other applicants, Labriola said,adding that he wishes the LOL the best.

Arts Council

Councilwoman Johnson stated that the Arts Council season kicks o on October6 and that an exciting season is in store. Posters or upcoming events will be displayedaround the own. For the Communications Committee, Johnson reported that the

new website continues to run well and generate positive eedback.

Administrators Report

own Administrator Rucker reported that the Beachwalker Drive path work wouldbegin on the Monday ollowing Council and would be completed in two to three weeks.Te work is unded by Charleston County ransportation sales tax.

own Clerk Petra Reynolds will be attending the South Carolina Municipal Clerksand reasurers Institute, which will compete her three year cycle in becoming a certifedclerk.

Te bridge joint project with Collins Engineering is going out or bid, and undedor $71,000.

Te owns annual audit is underway and will be completed by the end o th is month.

Farewell, Tumiko

own Administrator umiko Rucker will be leaving on October 1 to serve as the

own Adninistrator to James Island ater serving Kiawah or eight years. Rucker hasdone an exceptional job during her time on Kiawah, and will certainly be missed. Asearch or a new administrator is underway.

Mayors Report

Mayor Lipuma sent well wishes to Rucker. He also reported that on August 10, theown hosted the descendents o the Smith amily, whose ancestors served as slaves onthe Vanderhorst Plantation. Around 80 descendents attended and held a reunion at theplantation, and went on a tour o Kiawah Island.

Te next Kiawah Island own Council meeting will be uesday, October 1, at 2 p.m. inthe Kiawah own Hall.

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Culture

In just a ew days, we will see i all the hard work o theisland communities has paid o.

In two short months, members o the LowcountryOpen Land rust (LOL) have rallied behind one oCharlestons greatest treasures the Angel Oak ree toraise $1.2 million by calling upon community support,generous donors, and grassroots undraising, in hopes topurchase 17 acres surround the Angel Oak vicinity. Te

property is currently zoned or multi-amily development,and i not protected, will become a mixed-use property

with 356 residential units, 700 parking spaces, and roomor a commercial district.

Charleston County committed $2.4 million towardsthe $3.6 purchase price, leaving the additional $1.2million in the hands o LOL by September 30.

Te month o August was about getting the wordout. Now, we are ocusing on getting the money raised,explains Elizabeth Hagood, Executive Director o LOL.Te public engagement and response is really oodingin.

Perhaps even that is an understatement.

In the short amount o time given, Hagood and herteam have raised $575,000 nearly hal o the amountneeded. But its the community that has stepped in to rally

behind the LOL and the Angel Oak. Door-to-door styleundraising, mai l-outs, and even money collection jars inbusinesses are all working towards raising the unds. Terobust support has been overwhelming and energizing,Hagood says. Tis is something that connects peopleon all levels. And its clear that the community wants topreserve this land.

On Kiawah and Seabrook alone, the response hasbeen tremendous; at the August Council meeting, themembers o Seabrook own Council unanimouslyvoted to allocate $20,000 o the owns Greenbelt unds

to help purchase the land. Kiawah Island CommunityAssociation put orth $5,000 and partnered with MayorLipuma, the own, Kiawah Cares, Kiawah Partners,and Kiawah Conservancy to send out letters to ownresidents suggesting they donate to the preserve eort.From the two islands alone, $45,000 has been put orth.

Piggly Wiggly, one o the areas most prominentgrocery stores, took to the checkout line to help raisemoney or the Angel Oak. By simply asking patrons i heor she wanted to donate to the eort, the Pig has raised

over $13,000 in one o the most successul undraisinginitiatives in the stores history.

Hagood adds that so ar, 8,500 individuals andbusinesses have stepped orward to become donors to theproject. Te LOL hopes to get 10,000 by the end o the

month. Folks rom all across the globe as ar as China continue to donate to the project.

But with only a ew days let to raise the rest o themoney, the time is now or never. Im very confdent we

will make our goal, Hagood says. But we have our workcut out or us.

For those wanting to donate to the Angel OakPreserve eort, there is still time, and Hagood says thatdonating is now easier than ever. o donate, visit www.angeloakpreserve.com and click on the icon that reads,

Donate Now. Interested parties can a lso send checks to43 Wentworth Street, Charleston SC 29401.

For more inormation on the Angel Oak Preserve efort,visit www.angeloakpreserve.com or call the Lowcountry

Open Land Trust at 577-6510.

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History

Kiawah Cares recently celebrated its

one-year anniversary, and a ewGood Samaritans on the island

knew how to make the mile-markerspecial.

Last week, a group o anonymousdonors stepped orward to give over$60,000 to help underprivileged studentson Johns Island attend CharlestonCollegiate School, the only co-educational,nonsectarian, preschool through twelthgrade independent school in the area.Te money will be allocated to the JohnsIsland Academic Scholarship Fund andhelp 14 deserving students attend one othe regions best schools.

In order to help keep the donation

anonymous, the donors solicited the helpo Kiawah Cares to make the presentationto ocials at Charleston Collegiate.When we launched our Kiawah Caresprogram a little over a year ago, this isexactly the kind o partnership in thecommunity that we hoped we wouldinspire, says Jimmy Bailey, COO oKiawah Island Community Association

and spokesperson or Kiawah Cares.

What a wonderul thing that will changethe lives o 14 kids. We are thrilled to bea part o it.

Now entering into its second year,Bailey eels that Kiawah Cares willcontinue to grow and make an impacton the island communities. I eel like wehave really hit our stride, he says. Wehave a better understanding o what ourcapabilities areand by all accounts, ithas been tremendously successul so ar.

In a special celebration on September

5, Bailey joined Charleston Collegiate

Headmaster Hacker Burr to present thecheck at the school. Te unds will helpincrease the accessibility o a frst-classeducation on Johns Island. Johns Islandis our neighborhood, Bailey adds. Being

involved and connecting people in this

way is a win-win or everyone.Charleston Collegiate School is located

at 2024 Academy Road on Johns Island.For more information, call the school at559-5506.

Giving Back to Move ForwardA N O N Y M O U S D O N O R S G I V E S C H O L A R S H I P

H E L P I N G M O R E T H A N D O Z E N S T U D E N T S

BY HANNAH DOCKERY

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Daily

Inaugural Kiawah Island TriathlonRaces Towards Success

STAFF REPORT

Congratulations to both men and women racers who competed rom the Kiawah, Seabrook, and Johns Island in the inaugural Kiawah Island Triathlon.

Way to represent our island communities.

Men

James Misplay 2:33:35

Perry Jameson 2:36:08

David Ralston 2:48:36

Thomas Wood 2:52:00

Wilson Rembold 2:56:32

George Mackie 3:21:33

Adam Stott 3:30:29

Women

Heather Wood 2:54:20

Laura Willhoft 2:55:20

Linda Clarkson 2:59:48

Female top fnisher, Lauren Wilson, rom Charleston

Todd Hoke rom Hilton Head

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Weather Report

With summer (June, July, and August) nowbehind us, lets have a look at how it rated in

terms o temperature and rainall.TemperatureHere on Seabrook-Kiawah (S-K), hot on the heels o

our 7th coolest spring, we had the 68th coolest summero the 143 years we have on record (or the average omean daily temperatures). Tat compares with our 2012summer, which was our 55th coolest. Looking at thecomponent months o the 2013 summer, we had the 51st

warmest June, the 53rd warmest July and the 49th coolestAugust. Tats really consistent and very near average which is good, right? Not too warm and not too cool!

Te range o average mean daily summer temperaturesin the 143 year record goes rom 77.7F (1886) to 84.7F(1998) (see chart). Tis year that temperature was almostexactly 80F. When a linear trend line is applied to therecord, the data exhibit a rate o increase in summertemperature o 0.3F per 100 years.

RainfallTe precipitation record available to us or Seabrook-

Kiawah starts during the year 2000. Whereas S-Ktemperatures have demonstrated consistent relationshipswith Charleston Citys daily, monthly and annualtemperature records (enabling us to impute a history orS-K temperatures beore 2000), the same is not true orrainall. For any given day, month or year the dierencein rainall between Charleston City (CC) and Seabrook-Kiawah can be signifcant. In 2006, or example, thedierence in annual rainall was 14 (47 or S-K vs. 33or CC). In weather-speak, the geographic distribution orainall can be very spatially heterogeneous.

Here on Seabrook-Kiawah we had lighter than averagesummer rainall. Te 12 year (2001-2012) average

summer rainall hasbeen 15.28.Tis

summer we had12.58. Whereas ourJune was 1.44 aboveaverage, our July andAugust were 2 and2.14 below averagerespectively.

By the way,both CC andCHS (CharlestonI n t e r n a t i o n a lAirport) weatherstations registeredmuch wetter monthso June than we did.Tose two locationscaught a numbero rain events we

didnt experience.CC registered 9.84which is more thandouble its normal4.80 but still wayshort o its June 1973record o 19.24.CHS registered 13.32. Again, this was more than twiceits normal 6.18 but short o its record 27.24 in June1973. Who knows what rainall S-K might also haveexperienced in June 1973 had we had a weather stationhere on the islands 40 years ago!

Note: to establish the Seabrook-Kiawah temperaturehistory, we use the data rom three active weather stationson the islands o Seabrook and Kiawah. Tose data go

back no urther than the year 2000. However, the varioustemperature relationships or each season and each monthbetween Seabrook-Kiawah and Charlestons downtownhave proven to be consistent over the last 12 years. Weapply those relationships to the Charleston City weatherstation data to impute a history or Seabrook/Kiawahtemperatures beore the year 2000. Tis allows us to takeadvantage o the Charleston City temperature data, someo which go back as ar as 1871.

Summer 2013: TemperaturesJust Right and A Little Dry

BY IAN MILLAR

Tide Chart Date High Tide Low Tide

Hurricanes, storms, etc., are NO included in the predictions.idal current direction changes and tide time predictions can bevery dierent. ide predictions are PREDICIONS; they can be

wrong so use common sense.

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Daily

OCtober Art

Show

Holy Spirit Catholic

Church is sponsoring aMarian Juried Art Show

in October, the month

of the Rosary, in honor

of Mary, Our Blessed

Mother. The show will

be at Family Life Center,

located at 3871 Betsy

Kerrison Parkway on

Johns Island. Come out onOctober 5 from 12 8 p.m.

or October 6 from 9 a.m.

3 p.m. to enjoy a wide

collection of paintings,

statues, and artifacts

representing the Virgin

Mary. All are welcome to

join in this celebratory

event. Admission iscomplimentary.

Shoo Fleacontinues on back page

Big Things Happeningat Begin with Books

BY PATTY BENNETT-UFFELMAN

In real estate, its location, location, location. At Begin with Books (BWB),

its volunteers, volunteers, volunteers. Where would we be without them? Withthem, BWB was represented at more than 30 outreach events during July andAugust.

Tanks to extraordinary participation by more than 40 volunteers at theseevents, BWB enrolled 387 new babies and toddlers in Dolly Partons Imagination

Library during July and August. Wed also like to give a special mention toHands o Christ, which distributes clothing and school supplies through various

Charleston-area Presbyterian Churches. 57 o our new participating amilies

learned about BWB and enrolled in Dollys Imagination Library at HOCdistribution events in July and August. Tank you.

Sincere thank s as always to al l o our donors and to our sponsors o the monthwho made our latest book deliveries possible.

We have delivered 27,588 books over the past three years, and 1,948 babies andtoddlers are now receiving monthly books through Dolly Partons Imagination

Library in Charleston County. As a consequence o this in-home, monthly

delivery, participating parents are spending more time reading to their babies,and -- even beore they can read themselves -- these children are building thepre-literacy skills that will help them in everything they do in school and in lie.

Te more children we enroll, the more we need your nancial commitmentand your volunteer support. Tank you or giving and helping whenever you

can.

Over 380 new children were enrolled with Begin with Books in July and August

My clients, riends and neighbors are reporting record ea controlproblems this year, especially, i they skipped or were late or theirmonthly year-around ea control applications or medications.

Tat expensive ea control product that I bought isnt working, is what I hear over andover. But that isnt actually the case. odays ea control products are highly efective,but i you skipped a dose, or were just a l ittle bit late on your schedule, you wi ll be seeingthe results o a severe ea inestation this year. All it takes is a ew eas to survive longenough on your pet to produce hundreds o eggs and you have a massive inestation.Once a ea inestation gets established in your home environment, its tough to bringunder control because the adult eas produce thousands o ofspring. Te eas yousee on your pet are only 5% o the total ea problem. Te other 95% o ea lie cycleinclude tiny eggs, larvae and pupae (or cocoons) which live and hatch in your homeor yard.

Shoo Flea,Dont Bother Me

T I P S O N C O N T R O L L I N G

F L E A S O N Y O U R P E T

BY KATHERINE SAENGER

Pets



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Downtown abbey

Cheerio from Johns Island LibraryR E G I O N A L L I B R A R Y K I C K S O F F D O W N T O N A B B E Y M A R AT H O N E V E N T

SPECIAL TO THE ISLAND CONNECTION

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ord Grantham, Lady Mary, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Hughes, and more (well, at leastsome lowcountry individuals who resembledthe characters o thte MasterpieceTeater hit show) all gathered at the Johns Island Regional Library last Saturday

or the Downton Abbeymarathon kick-o event. Participants enjoyed high tea whilewatching three episodes o the frst season. Te viewing party will continue eachSaturday through October, rom 10:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Costumes are encouraged, socome join in on the un!

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY JOHNS ISLAND LIBRARY



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September 20, 2013Island Connection Calendar October 1

RIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

ethoven: His Women and His MusicCollaboration between Chamber Musicarleston and Actors Teatre o Southrolina. Broadway, lm and V stararence Felder portrays the maestro asusicians perorm Beethovens Pianoo in E-at Major, Op. 70 No. 2 ins innovative and highly acclaimedlaboration between CMC and Actorseatre o South Caroli na. 7:30 p.m. $35/ction A, $25 Section B, $20/Section C,0/student and senior. Sott ile Teater, 44orge Street.

ATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

them & Brewfestwendaw Green is pleased to present

ythm and Brewest at the Seweeutpost. Te event is a musical celebrationCharlestons rich beer culture eaturinger rom Palmetto, Westbrook, Holy City,d Coast Breweries and an internationalection o diverse original music Barnm style. $40/advance, $45/door and rst0 get a -shirt and 8oz mug wit h 8 beer

kets. No outside coolers, wood red pizzad ull grill will be available. All ages, rainshine event where dogs can come on ash. 3 9 p.m. Sewee Outpost, 4853 US

wy 17 N.

13 Scottish Highland Gamese 42nd Annual Charleston Scottishmes and Highland Gathering will

be held on the back lawn o Boone HallPlantation hosted by the Scottish Societyo Charleston. Activities will run rom9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m., and tickets may bepurchased at Sticky Fingers Restaurants orat the Charleston Scottish Society web site.Advance ticket prices are $17/adult and $4/children under 12. Games day prices are$20/adult and $5/children under 12. Anevening Celtic concert will begin on theeld at 7 p.m. Admis sion or concert is $15ater 3 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Sea Island Habitat for Humanity GolfFundraiserSea Island Habitat or Humanitys 18thannual gol benet will be held at theacclaimed Ocean Course on Kiawah. Tisbenet is all about un, with a Shambleormat, shotgun start, a abulous tee gitor each player, and great prizes. Hole-in-one contest has an $80,000 cash prize($40,000 to player and $40,000 to SIHH).Entry ee is $400 per player and includesgol, cart, lunch, drinks, dinner, and teegit. For more ino call 843-768-0998ext. 112. Register online at www.seaislandhabitat.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

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Sip and Stroll at Bohicket MarinaCome join us or Sip and Stroll atBohicket Marina. Sip and stroll the

marina enjoying something special romeach participating merchant and takein the gorgeous sunset over BohicketCreek. Sponsored by Te BohicketMerchants Association. 4 6 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Friends of the Kiawah River ReceptionTe S.C. Environmental Law Project(SCELP) will hold a reception to supportthe wonderul lawyers or the wild side whohave helped protect the Kiawah River. Enjoyan evening with catering by the Fat Henand music by Chamber Music Charleston.Learn more about environmental eortsin Charleston. Te Redeemer Church,43 Wentworth Street, Charleston. 5:30 7:30 p.m. $150/per person, $225/couplesuggested donation.

Opera Lite: Bellini I Capuleti ediMontecchiJoin us Tursday aternoons or enjoymentmixed with enlightenment as we bringback our Opera Lite Series. Te works aresupplemented by historical and literary

background presented by Dr. John Benzel.All perormances are abbreviated to t the90-minute showing and will be subtitled inEnglish. All are welcome and no previousknowledge o Opera is necessary. For moreinormation, please contact Dr. John Benzelat 768-1174. 3:30 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

St. Johns Athletic Department GolfFundraiserGrab your clubs and help support theathletic department at St. Johns HighSchool. Enjoy ree ood, drinks, and tonso prizes and giveaways. Oak Point GolResort, Kiawah Island. $85/individualgoler. For more ino, cal l 559-6400.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1

Sip & Shop at J. McLaughlinJ. McLaughlin will host a Sip & Shop onuesday, October 1 beneting Hospiceo Charleston in conjunction with theAlan Fleming ennis ournament. J.McLaughlin will donate 15% o sales to

Hospice o Charleston. 10 a.m. 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2

Our Lady of Mercy CommunityOutreach Annual Golf TournamentOur Lady o Mercy CommunityOutreach will host their 21st Annual GolfTournamentat Te Gol Club at BriarsCreek on Johns Island. Our Lady o MercyCommunity Outreach provides educationalopportunities and resource assistance thatencourage sel-sufciency and the desire towork toward a better uture. Registrationand lunch at 11:30 a.m. Shotgun start at 1p.m. Dinner and awards ceremony at 6 p.m.Captains Choice, $375/goler.

General Tours: World TravelerHave you ever wanted to go to Cuba butthought you couldnt? Its now open to UScitizens! Come and join AAA ravel andGeneral ours at Te Lake House to learnmore about this exciting opportunity. Teexciting destinations o the GalapagosIslands, Peru, and Patagonia will also bediscussed by Marilyn Ward with General

ours. Light rereshments will be providedand a representative rom AAA ravelwill also be on ha nd to help answer anyquestions you may have. 10 a.m. Te LakeHouse, Seabrook Island.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3

Opera Lite: Verdi RigolettoJoin us Tursday aternoons or enjoymentmixed with enlightenment as we bringback our Opera Lite Series. Te works aresupplemented by historical and literarybackground presented by Dr. John Benzel.All perormances are abbreviated to t the90-minute showing and will be subtitled inEnglish. All are welcome and no previousknowledge o Opera is necessary. For moreinormation, please contact Dr. John Benzelat 768-1174.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

Ladies Luncheon and Silent AuctionStono Baptist and the Wadmalaw IslandCommunity Center will sponsor and host aLadies Luncheon and Silent Auction. Pastor

K Colleton will be the guest speaker. Pleaseplan to come out and support W ICC. 10a.m. 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6

8th Annual American Music FestivalFree, amily-riendly one-day music estivalpresents three national artists makingexclusive Lowcountry appearances by KimSimmonds & Savoy Brown, Jim Kweskin& Geo Muldaur - Folk Era giants, andJohn Primer. Rain or shine. Bring lawnchairs, blankets. Coolers permitted. Freeadmission! Visit www.bluesbash.com/amc toprint your own illustrated brochure.Freshelds Village. 2 7 p.m.Sposored by the SAAX.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7

Charleston Symphony OrchestraLeague: Swing or the SymphonyTe CSO League will host Swingor the Symphony, a premier golevent at Te River Course on KiawahIsland. Shamble ormat, shotgun

start, hole-in-one and closest

to the pin contests, and a golclinic with Carol Preisinger, oneo the countrys top teachingpros. Prizes or winning teams,and silent auction. Proceedsbenet CSO. Entry ee is $400/player and includes gol, cart,outdoor caes and beverage carts,cocktails and buet dinner. Formore ino or to register, go towww.csolinc.org or call 768-9289.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

Fall Festival Music on the GreenKick o our Fall Festival Weekendwith a ree concert on the Vill ageGreen rom 6:00 to 9:00 pm eaturingRubberband. Back by popular demandRubberband hits the stage with a uniqedge, attitude, and energy that will kemoving to the sounds o R&B, Soul, FRock, Disco, Reggae, and Hip Hop. Fand beverage will be available or purcDont orget your beach chair or blank 9 p.m. Freshelds Village Green.

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Johns Island Regional Library3531 Maybank HighwayJohns Island, SC

StorytimesWee Reads (birth to 24 months with adult)Mondays, September 16 and 23 at 10:30 a.m.

Babygarten (birth to 18 months with adult)Mondays, September 30 at 10:30 a.m.ime or wos(2 3 years old with adult)uesdays, September 17 and 24 at 10:30 a.m.Preschool Storytime(3 6 years with adult)Wednesdays, September 18 and 25 at10:30 a.m.

Preschool Zone (3 6 years with adult)Fridays, September 20 and 27 at 10:30a.m.

Computer Basics (adults/young adults)Monday, September 9 rom 6 8 p.m.Tis class provides a basic introduction tothe personal computer and its parts. Learnhow to use the mouse and navigate thecomputer screen. Tere is time or hands-on practice. No computer experience isnecessary.Excel 2007 Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, September 10 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

Saturday, September 21 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.An introduction to spreadsheets usin gMicrosot Excel. Tis session providesa basic overview and common uses orspreadsheets. Learn basic Excel unctionsand build a simple budget spreadsheet.Prerequisite: Word Basics or someexperience using MS Word will be helpul.

Files and Folders: File Organization andManagement(adults/young adults)Monday, September 23 rom 6 8 p.m.Learn how to organize your computerles more eectively. Basic conceptsinclude: creating a le or document,creating olders, naming olders and savingdocument in a older and deleting les.Prerequisite: Computer Basics will behelpul.

Keyboard Basics (adults/young adults)Monday, September 16 rom 6 8 p.m.Basic orientation to using the computerkeyboard. Learn to be a more efcientkeyboarder. General instructionand hands-on practice. No computerexperience is necessary.

Internet Basics (adults/young adults)Monday, September 30 rom 6 8 p.m.

An introduction to the Internet, ocusingon the World Wide Web, using InternetExplorer. Provides an overview o howthe Internet is structured and introducessearching on the World Wide Web.Prerequisite: Some experience using amouse will be helpul.

PowerPoint Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, September 17 rom 10 a.m. 12p.m.Overview o Microsot PowerPoint, asotware program or designing creativepresentations and slideshows. Create asimple presentation and learn how to usethis program to produce eective printedmaterials. Prerequisite: Word Basics orsome experience using MS Word will behelpul.

Publisher: Create a Calendar for theSchool Year (adults/young adults)uesday, September 24 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.Create a calendar or the new schoolyear! Learn the basics o this desktoppublishing program. MS Publisher isdesigned or creating greeting cards, yers,signs, brochures, calendars, and muchmore. Prerequisite: Word Basics or someexperience using MS Word will be helpul.

Word 2007 Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, September 3 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.Saturday, September 7 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.An introduction to the basic tools oMicrosot Word. Learn how to enter andormat text, change margins and linespacing, and copy and paste text. Savingand printing tips will also be discussed.Prerequisite: Some experience using amouse will be helpul.

All computer classes are ree. For moreinormation please call 559-1945 and askor the Reerence Department. Class spaceis available or 8 participants per session.

Zumba(adults)Mondays, September 16, 23, and 30 rom6 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Se ptember 4, 11,18, and 25 rom 6 7 p.m.Join us or a un and energeti c Zumbaaerobics class.

Downton AbbeyFilm Marathon (adultsand teens 16 and up)Saturdays, September 7, 14, 21, and 28from 10:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.Season 1 & part o season 2 (lmmarathon to continue Saturdays inOctober)

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sports

he wentieth running o theCharleston Cup is scheduled totake place at Te Plantation at

Stono Ferry on Sunday, November 10.Sanctioned by Te National Steeplechase

Association, the Cup has become oneo the premier sporting events in theCarolina Lowcountry, oering spectatorsthe opportunity to experience live horseracing at its nest.

Started by the South Carolina JockeyClub in 1986, the Charleston Cup is muchmore than just a horse race. Te Cup is thesocial event o the season and denitelynot to be missed! You dont have to be ahorse person to enjoy all the CharlestonCup has to oer. Te race weekend kickso on Friday with the elegant black-tieRace Ball. Live music, abulous ood and aspecial race preview combine to make thisgala party an essential element in the totalCup experience.

Sunday morning, the real excitementbegins as the nations top riders, trainers,and owners prepare to compete or pursestotaling $50,000. Over 16,000 spectators

will enjoy a ull day at the races withexciting steeplechase and fat races. Tegates open at 9:00 a.m., and attendeesarrive early with their picnic baskets

packed with everything rom champagneand caviar to ried chicken and cold beer.

A vendor village and tailgating are in u llswing by the time the paddock call rollsaround at 12:00 noon.

A steeplechase race diers rom afat race in many ways. Flat racing isexciting in that it has a great deal ospeed while a steeplechase takes thatspeed and combines it with the danger o

jumping. Te thoroughbreds that run insteeplechase races are three years o age orolder and have been trained specicallyor chasing. Additionally, the jockeysare typically larger than ones that wouldparticipate in a fat race. Te extra heightis necessary in order to have a better holdon the horse while soaring over the jumps.

Whether you are entertaining clientsin a private corporate tent, relaxing withriends in a reserved parking space, or justspreading a blanket out or a picnic with aview, the Charleston Cup will provide oneand all with the ingredients or a un-lled

weekend.South Carolina Jockey Club is located at

5304 Stono Ferry Course Hollywood. Formore info, call 766-6202 or visitwww.charlestoncup.net

Racing Into 20th YearC H A R L E S T O N C U P C E L E B R A T E S

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pets

he temperature is dropping, the leaves are changingand all is in the air. What better way to spend a

day than sipping delicious wine, drinking cratbeer, eating great ood and helping out a worthy cause?Te Sixth Annual Dogtoberest event, taking place on

October 19 rom 1 5 p.m. at Freshfelds Village nearKiawah Island, brings together pet rescue organizationsrom around the Lowcountry. Te ree event includes:

Meet-and-greets with local rescue groups (on-siteadoptions are not permitted due to screeningrequirements)

Wine tasting ($15 per ticket, includes acommemorative wine glass)

Crat beers and delicious ood Live entertainment On-site vendors Pet costume contest Blessing o the animals Exciting prizes and giveaways, and more!

Proceeds rom the event beneft participating petrescue organizations, including: Shih zus and Furbabies,Grateul Goldens Rescue, Greyhounds Pets o America- Charleston, SC, Carolina Coonhound Rescue, PetHelpers, Waters Edge Animal Rescue, Lowcountry LabRescue and King Charles Cavalier Rescue.

Event sponsors include: Freshfelds Village, Angel OakAnimal Hospital, Akers Ellis Real Estate and Rentals,Charleston Veterinary Reerral Center, Dawg ired and

Cat Naps oo, Creekside Pet Retreat, and otal Wineand More.

Dogtoberest was established in 2008 to increaseexposure or local rescue organizations and as a way toeducate Kiawah, Seabrook and Johns island residents onpet rescue and proper pet ca re. Te event has since movedto the Freshfelds Village shopping and dining complexand expanded to include a charity wine tasting.

For more information or news/updates, [email protected], 768-3875 or like Dogtoberfest onFacebook.

Who Let the Dogs Out?D O G T O B E R F E S T B R I N G S P E T R E S C U E O R G A N I Z A T I O N S T O K I A WA H





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Prevention Plan continues on page 15

whats hotFire Prevention

Week Heats UpOctober 6 through 12 is Fire Prevention week. Take a look at the

following events going on around the islands to make the most of thisimportant week.

October 6 Fire Prevention Day Station 1

5 8 p.m.3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island


5 8 p.m.

1025 Captain Sams Rd Seabrook Island


5 8 p.m.

1932 Liberia Rd Wadmalaw Island


5 8 p.m.

4550 River Road Johns Island


5 8 p.m.

66 Ocean Course Drive Kiawah Island


5 8 p.m.

1142 Main Road Johns Island


11 a.m. 1 p.m.

12 Sora Rail Road Kiawah Island

October 12 Fire Prevention Day at Piggly Wiggly

4 8 p.m.

Corner o Main Road and Maybank Highway Johns Island

October is National Fire Prevention Month and this years topic is PreventKitchen Fires. Te ollowing is rom NFPA on the importance o kitchen

saety.

How oten has the doorbell rung or a child interrupted you while you were cooking,

causing you to orget about the chicken you let sizzling on the stove - until smoke lledthe house?

I this scenario or a similar one sounds amiliar to you, you may want to think aboutit a little more because its likely that you, a riend or amily member has run the risk

o having a dangerous re. As chie o the (Your Fire Department Here), I oten talk to

people about the ways they can stay sae in their homes. oo oten, we have that talkater theyve sufered a damaging re.

Its my hope that people reading this article wont have to learn the hard way. I Icould give just one re warning, Id say, Keep an eye on what you ry!

Why? Because cooking is the leading cause o home res, according to the nonprotNational Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Te latest statistics rom NFPA say U.S.

Fire Departments responded to an estimated annual average o 156,600 cooking-relatedres between 2007-2011.

Were joining orces with NFPA and thousands o other re departments across NorthAmerica to commemorate Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12th, Prevent Kitchen

Fires. Te theme reminds us that leaving cooking unattended and other unsae kitchen

practices are a recipe or disaster.Oten when were called to a cooking-related re, the residents tell us they only let

the kitchen or a ew minutes. Sadly, thats all it takes or a dangerous re to start. Te

bottom line is that theres really no sae period o time or the cook to step away rom a

hot stove. A ew key points to remember:

Stay in the kitchen when you are rying, grilling, or broiling ood. I you must leave

the room even or a short period o time, turn of the stove.

When you are simmering, baking, or roastingood, check it regularly, stay in the

home, and use a timer to remind you.

Keep cooking areas clean and clear o combustibles (e.g. potholders, towels, rags,

Stand By Your PanBY CAPTAIN CHAD KELLY


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Computer CornerWhats Hot

Prevention Plan continues rom page 14 Worth the WaitBY BOB HOOPER, AKA RENT A BOB

So Windows has decided in their innite wisdom that Windows 8 OperatingSystem (OS) needs a ew tweaks. Well, duh! Sometime in the near uture, withinsix months, they will unveil the new and improved Windows 8, some saying the

name will be Windows 8.1, others Windows Blu. Whatever they call it, it has got to bean improvement over the OS they are now selling. I can make it look a lot like Windows7/XP but it still has some problems under the hood.

I you can wait until the new OS arrives it would be best, but i your existingcomputer just bites the bullet consider calling a proessional and getting some help withthe new one. Proessionals can always make it run better and again give you somethingyou are used to seeing. Right now online at major sellers like Dell and HP you can stillorder a Windows 7 laptop or desktop at good prices.

One other note is i you are still using Windows XP as your OS, Microsot has seta date o April 8, 2014 as the end o their support o XP. Te OS will not quit workingbut there will be no more updates, patches or ound problems, etc. It could cause you tobe vulnerable to malware regardless o the Virus protection you are using. I would notbe surprised i another company comes in and continues support but it would be paidsupport not ree, so just keep in mind that the XP computer you have had or years mayneed to be upgraded by next April.

One last comment about security and your computer, several customers have receivedphone calls stating that their computer was inected and a virus was being downloadedas we speak. Tey will allude that they are with Microsot, ask i you have Windowscomputer and i you are online. I you answer yes then they begin to pressure youto go to a certain website so they can stop the virus right now. Dont believe theirmessage, and hang up. It is a scam and the website will install viruses that they will thenwant to sell you programs to get rid o them. It will lock your computer up and mosttimes I have to completely wipe the computer and start over, with a possible loss o alldata. Dont all or it and back up your data. You might ask how they knew you hadWindows and were online; its a numbers games and about 60 percent o the time theyare correct, plain and simple.

Look forward to some good questions and helping you out. If you need immediate assistanceyou can always call Rent A Bob at 822-7794 or email at [email protected].

combustibles (e.g. potholders, towels, rags, drapes and ood packaging).

Keep children away rom cooking areas by enorcing a kid-ree zone o three eetaround the stove.

I you have a re in your microwave, turn it o immediately and keep the doorclosed. Never open the door until the re is completely out. I in doubt, get out o the

home and call the re department

Always keep an oven mitt and a lid nearby. I a small grease re starts in a pan, smother

the fames by careully sliding the lid over the pan (make sure you are wearing the ovenmitt). urn o the burner. Do not move the pan. o keep the re rom restarting, donot remove the lid until it is completely cool. Never pour water on a grease re. I the

re does not go out, get out o the home and call the re department.

I an oven re starts, turn o the heat and keep the door closed. I the re does not

go out, get out o the home and call the re department.

A cooking re can quickly turn dead ly. I have seen too many homes destroyed and

people killed or injured by res that could have been easily avoided. Please heed thesesimple saety rules. We reghters would like to be in your kitchen, but only when you

invite us or dinner!

As always i you have any questions, would like a re and l ie saety program or need

a smoke alarm installed eel ree to contact the St. Johns Fire/Rescue, Fire PreventionDivision.

For more information, contact Captain Chad A. Kelly, Fire Prevention Specialist, St.Johns Fire and Rescue at 864 -4384.


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When I was invited to visit Georgias LakeCountry I have to admit that I had no idea

where that was. Knowing it is in GeorgiasHeartland helped a little. Te photo reminded me o the

Great Lakes in Michigan but this area is just a our-hourdrive rom Charleston, southeast o Atlanta. Te colorul

characters I met there, some real and some ctional,

brought the story to lie.

Perhaps i I were

Japanese or into Gothculture, I would have

visited Andalusiain Milledgeville,

Georgia sooner. Sincethe prolieration o

television shows likeLost and Hannibal,

Flannery OConnors

childhood home hashad resurgence in

popularity that delightsCraig Amason, the

Andalusia Foundationdirector. Te Southern

Gothic author would

probably appreciate thethrongs o Japanese and

black-clothed teens thatcome with pilgrimage

zeal. She led a ratherunconventional lie

hersel. Her avoriteplaymates were her pet

ducks, chickens and

peacocks. Fowl roamthe restored arm today.

So enamored was sheo her ducks that she

designed an entire outtor her avorite one and paraded it to school or a sewing

assignment.

Other literary heroes attract visitors to the area also.Alice Walkers enslaved ancestor Mary Poole walked to

Eatonton rom Virginia as she supported a baby on eachhip. Alice began writing at the age o eight surrounded

by her amilys rich oral tradition. In her Pulizer Prizewinning book Te Color Purple she wrote I think it

pisses God of i you walk by the color purple in a eld

somewhere and dontnotice it. O Flannery

OConnor she said, Shedestroyed the last vestiges

o sentimentality in whiteSouthern writing; she

caused white womento look ridiculous on

pedestals, and she

approached her blackcharacters - as a mature

artist - with unusualhumility and restraint.

Joel Chandler Harris,the collector o Uncle

Remus stories, is celebratedin nearby Eatonton with

a log cabin museum inthe park. Careul to say

that these stories are not

original to Mr. Harris,the docent pointed out

that these were Aricantales that were published

in newspapers, booksand eventually make

into Disney movies. Te

sensitivity to racial historywas apparent in several

conversations.

Georgia is proud o its

history but not shy aboutrevealing its dark side. Mapped driving routes have been

developed or exploration. You can wander along the

Antebellum rail to see architectural gems and CivilWar sites. Or explore the Blue and Gray rail and

see over 60 civil war battleelds. General Sherman stilllooms large in the areas imagination. Milledgeville calls

itsel the Antebellum Capital o Georgia and the oldGovernors Mansion remains a treasure because the town

didnt resist Shermans occupation and he headquartered

in the building. Teres also the rail o ears that ollowsthe Cherokees orced migration and others devoted to

interests ranging rom antiquing to pottery to presidentsto arming.

At Crooked Pines Farm Duncan and Angela Criscoegave us a taste o the areas agritourism. urning what

could have been a nancial downall into success, theCriscoes reinvented their amily arm ater Duncan was

downsized out o the hospitality industry. It now ofers avariety o events, concerts, camps and culinary experiences

in an atmosphere that provides lasting memories or

amily and riends. Te town o Madison has a popularbi-annual Farm Meander with over 20 arms, inns and

markets. Among them is sel-taught cheese maker Christelrom Greendale Farm, a Zimbabwean who decided

Exploring Georgias Lake CountryBY CAROL ANTMAN

Roadtrips Charleston continues on page 17

Te star of the Uncle Remus stories, Brer Rabbit.

Flo welcomed us to Greensboro, A whine free community

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Roadtrips Charleston

to get up and go arming along with her husband and

children. Te delicious cheeses are sold widely including

at Fig and the Butcher and Bee in Charleston.

In Greensboro our group was unexpectedly joined

by Flo, a colorul character dressed as a Wae Housewaitress. With a big beehive hairdo (You know the thing

about big hair? It makes your hips appear smaller) and

lots o are, she explained in her exaggerated Southerntwang that Greensboro is a whine ree community. Youneed to FIDO: orget it, drive on. Greensboros is like its

amous buttermilk pie, she said real and simple. She ledus to the Festival Hall auditorium where we were given

samples o that real simple pie and an excerpt rom the

towns community theater.

And then there is the lake. Lake Oconee is the second

largest in the state. It looks immense rom the shore.I launched a canoe rom Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee,

a huge resort with golfng, pools, and a variety oaccommodations. As I drited peaceully I pretended I

lived in one o the grand houses along the shore. Tere are

lots o ways to meander around Georgias

Lake Country and relive history, exploreagriculture or nature, buy antiques, learn

about authors and cultureor you can

just quietly oat on the g lassy water o themammoth lake.

Roadtrips Charleston! is a eature oLucky Dog Publishing. Each month the

column presents adventurous, interesting

destinations within a ew hours drive oCharleston. Carol Antmans passion oroutdoor and artistic experiences has led

her to exotic and nearby destinations arand wide. For suggestions, comments

and to view more images please see www.

peaksandpotholes.blogspot.com

If You Go

LakeCountry:www.oconee.org/

index.php

Drivingtrails:www.

georgiatouristguide.com/Article s/Georgia_Driving_Trails.asp

Andalusia:www.

andalusiafarm.org/ CrookedPinesFarm:www.crookedpinesfarm.com/

CuscowillaonLakeOconee:www.cuscowilla.com/

RoadtripsCharlestoncontinues on page 15

CheesefromGreendaleFarm

FlanneryOconnorsbedroomwithhercrutches

eshoresofLakeOconee

Achildsdollcarr iageattheoldGovernorsMansion.


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Daily

Chamber Music Charleston (CMC) is pleased to

launch a new series o chamber music concertson Seabrook Island, beginning with a specialperormance at the Seabrook Island Club (DeveauxRoom) on Tursday, October 10 at 7 p.m. ViolinistFrances Hsieh and Jenny Weiss, cellist imothy OMalleyand harpsichordist Julia Harlow will perorm a programo music by Johann Sebastian Bach and AdolphusHailstork.

ickets are available to Seabrook Island Club membersor $35 each with a cash bar available at 6:30 p.m. opurchase tickets, please contact Michelle Pitney at768-7849 or at [email protected].

CMC will continue their series on the island withtwo House Concert perormances on Tursday, January16 and Monday, April 7. House Concert tickets are $40each and include a complimentary post-concert wine

and cheese reception. House Concert tickets may bepurchased online at www.ChamberMusicCharleston.orgor by call ing 763-4941.

About Chamber Music Charleston

Chamber Music Charleston (CMC) is a nonproft artsorganization that has presented over 65 annual concerts,rom intimate House Concerts in the historic parlors oDowntown Charleston and the exquisite living spaceso Kiawah Island and Daniel Island to larger events atSottile Teater, Memminger Auditorium and the DockStreet Teater. In May 2013 CMC presented their New

York City debut at the historic Carnegie Hall and has also

toured to St. Tomas in the US Virgin Islands. CMCs

core o 12 proessional musicians includes the top classica lartists residing in Charleston. All are conservatory-trainedmusicians who have perormed on such renowned stagesas Carnegie Hal l and Alice ully Hall in New York City;

Symphony Hall in Boston; the Mozarteum in Salzburg,

Austria and the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.For more information, please visit www.

ChamberMusicCharleston.org.

Chamber Music Charleston

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St. Johns High

School golfGrab your clubs! Its almost time for thesecond annual golf outing to benefit theAthletic Department at St. Johns High School.Last year this was the single largest AthleticDepartment fundraiser in school history.

Think we can make this year bigger andbetter? Sign up today to become a hole sponsorfor $150, or a corperate sponsor for $400,which includes a hole sign and four golfers.Individual golfers can register for $85. Enjoyfree refreshments, prizes, and giveawaysalong with spectacular golfing on KiawahsOak Point Course. For more information, callTiffany Magwood at 559-6400.

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