I nside the I sla nd C onnection.. . page 15 Ridetheislands page 15 Bingo! page 13 BRinkofwaR PESO R TSTAN D AR D U SPO STAEPAID CH ALESTO N SCPER M ITN O 4 3 7I t didn’t seem real until we crested the top oa dune on the narrow horse trail just ooOyster Catcher Road on Seabrook Island. Te wind was whipping through the tops othe sea oats, brushing the white tops othe waves back like wisps one hair. My horse didn’t even hesitate on the awkward slope, taking the deep, slipping sand as a matter ocourse. Te rest oour crew was just as in awe oour surroundings, and as the glint ohard packsand came into view, a rush oexcitement and a touch oear coursed through me. I was about to ride a horse on the beach, and not just ride, canter – a quick, three beat gait which ranges in speed rom 10 to 17 miles per hour. In the back omy head, a nagging little voice kept reminding me that the last time I rode that ast or longer than a minute or two was back in 1996, and even then I wasn’t the most spectacular equestrian. But I was in good company. Tree oour team were experienced riders, and another – my mom – spent her childhood around horses and or her it was like getting back on a beautiul, breathing, dappled bike with an appetite or carrots. I looked over at them and couldn’t help but smile at the wide grins on each otheir aces. Te beach was calling, and I wasn’t about to miss out on this opportunity just because I had butterfies in my stomach. Our guide and Seabrook Equestrian Center Manager, Benjamin Doyle, must have a strong sense ointuition, because he picked each oour mounts per ectly. My riding partner, Danny, is an auburn quarter horse with a healthyshare ospirit, and he was perectly comortable on the beach. His transition rom walk to canter was incrediblysmooth – one minute we were walking lazily along the high tide line and the next we were rocketing down the shoreline, the thin lm oreceding waves like polished steel beneath us. It was the rst day o80+ degree weat her on the islands, and beach walkers were already out in orce. Some brave children were boldly finging themselves into the waves, squealing as the chilly water splashed against them. On approaching a group obeach visitors we slowed to a comortable walk and grinned and waved as vacationers looked up at our horses in happy surprise. For a moment, we were the center oattention on the shores oSea brook, but the second we broke rom the crowd Ben simplylooked at us and asked, “Do you want to go again?” and once more we were fying along the edge othe world, sand and dunes a tan-green blur as we dug in our heels and “whooped” or joy. It was the perect length otime on the beach. wice we raced to both ends othe island with short pauses in between, and as we approached the trail head or the third time, we nallylet our tired mounts turn toward home and walk to a small eld where a trailer arrived to return the horses to the Seabrook Equestrian Center. Not quite ready to end the magic othe day, our rag tag team oriders decided to head over to Red’s Ice House at Bohicket Marina to enjoythe breeze and a quick lunch, as well as talk about our incredible experience. On walking in to the breezy, wide open restaurant, our group laughed in surprise to see that the “word othe day” on the chalkboard at Red’s hostess station was “exhilarating.” “Tere’s no better way to describe the experience oa beach ride on Seabrook Island,” laughed group Harnessing nature by Kristin HacKler Johns Island resident, Susan Franz (above) , thanks her horse for a wonderful ride. SeabrookEquestrian Center Manager, Benjamin Doyle (below), was an excellent trail guide. Volume 4 Issue 26 April 15, 2011 FREE Since May 2007 Beach ridecontinued on page 5
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It didn’t seem real until we crested the top o a dune onthe narrow horse trail just o o Oyster Catcher Roadon Seabrook Island. Te wind was whipping through
the tops o the sea oats, brushing the white tops o the waves back like wisps o ne hair. My horse didn’t evenhesitate on the awkward slope, taking the deep, slippingsand as a matter o course. Te rest o our crew was just asin awe o our surroundings, and as the glint o hard pack sand came into view, a rush o excitement and a toucho ear coursed through me. I was about to ride a horseon the beach, and not just ride, canter – a quick, three
beat gait which ranges in speed rom 10 to 17 miles perhour. In the back o my head, a nagging little voice keptreminding me that the last time I rode that ast or longerthan a minute or two was back in 1996, and even then I wasn’t the most spectacular equestrian. But I was in goodcompany. Tree o our team were experienced riders,and another – my mom – spent her childhood aroundhorses and or her it was like getting back on a beautiul,breathing, dappled bike with an appetite or carrots. Ilooked over at them and couldn’t help but smile at the wide grins on each o their aces. Te beach was calling,and I wasn’t about to miss out on this opportunity justbecause I had butterfies in my stomach.
Our guide and Seabrook Equestrian Center Manager,Benjamin Doyle, must have a strong sense o intuition,because he picked each o our mounts per ectly. My ridingpartner, Danny, is an auburn quarter horse with a healthy
share o spirit, and he was perectly comortable on thebeach. His transition rom walk to canter was incredibly smooth – one minute we were walking lazily along thehigh tide line and the next we were rocketing down theshoreline, the thin lm o receding waves like polishedsteel beneath us.
It was the rst day o 80+ degree weather on the islands,and beach walkers were already out in orce. Some bravechildren were boldly finging themselves into the waves,squealing as the chilly water splashed against them. Onapproaching a group o beach visitors we slowed to acomortable walk and grinned and waved as vacationerslooked up at our horses in happy surprise. For a moment, we were the center o attention on the shores o Seabrook,but the second we broke rom the crowd Ben simply looked at us and asked, “Do you want to go again?” andonce more we were fying along the edge o the world,
sand and dunes a tan-green blur as we dug in our heelsand “whooped” or joy.
It was the perect length o time on the beach. wice we raced to both ends o the island with short pauses in
between, and as we approached thetrail head or the third time, we nally
let our tired mounts turn towardhome and walk to a small eld wherea trailer arrived to return the horsesto the Seabrook Equestrian Center.
Not quite ready to end the magico the day, our rag tag team o ridersdecided to head over to Red’s IceHouse at Bohicket Marina to enjoy the breeze and a quick lunch, as well astalk about our incredible experience.On walking in to the breezy, wideopen restaurant, our group laughedin surprise to see that the “word o the day” on the chalkboard at Red’shostess station was “exhilarating.”
“Tere’s no better way to describethe experience o a beach ride on
Seabrook Island,” laughed group
Harnessing
natureby Kristin HacKler
Johns Island resident, Susan Franz (above) , thanks her horse for a wonderful ride. Seabrook Equestrian Center Manager, Benjamin Doyle (below), was an excellent trail guide.
Why CERT? Jack Reagan o the new KiawahCommunity Emergency Response eam,or CER, gave a brie presentation to theCouncil on the purpose and structure o the program. Reagan explained that, whileCER began in the 1990s, it was madea part o President Bush’s Citizen Corpsin 2003. oday, there are 1635 programsnationwide, with 22 programs in SouthCarolina. Te Kiawah CER is part o
the Lowcountry CER program, whichcurrently has 21 teams in its jurisdiction. “I you run the math, there are a whole lot o us across the country,” said Reagan. Why CER? Reagan explained that,
i emergency responders are cut o roman area or can’t make it in time, CERvolunteers are trained to handle the frst72 to 98 hours ater a disaster such as atornado, earthquake, hurricane or tsunami.
All CER members undergo 40 hours o online training to learn incident commandstructure, then 32 hours o classroomtraining in eight, our hour sessions,ollowed by a fnal exam and fnal practicalexam. All trained CER members arecovered under the Good Samaritan Actand Volunteer Protection Act, and aretaught how to deal with the three primary killers immediately ollowing an incident:excessive bleeding, shock, and airway blockage.
“During the recent earthquake in Japan, 800 people were saved immediately ollowing the disaster, but 100 volunteers
were killed,” said Reagan. “CER is meantto avoid that.”
He concluded by noting that theirteam currently has 16 members, and they
are hoping to double their membership.In order to set up the CER programproperly, the eam would needapproximately $30,000 initially withongoing annual expenses estimated ataround $5,000.
Mayor Orban thanked Reagan or doingsuch a fne job summarizing, and statedthat he had a ew ideas on how they couldmake the program work on the island.Later in the meeting, the Council discussedhow best to implement the CER programon the island, and own Attorney DennisRhoad stated that the town’s liability insurance policy already protects townemployees and volunteers, and the town
would not need to pay more or theirinsurance policy as long as the CERvolunteers were designated as volunteers.Rhoad also noted that there is no standardor how CER programs are supported by their municipalities, though he suggestedthat they look into whether the variousCER teams in Charleston County wouldbe covered under Charleston County.
Councilmember Greg VanDerwerkerremarked that CER is a great program,and “i it meshes with what the town cando, then we should certa inly do it.”Te Council unanimously approved toaccept CER as part o the Kiawah IslandPublic Saety Committee.
Beore closing the topic, Orban askedthat the new CER team to compose abudgeting plan on what they would needto get started and what they would needin years two and three. In the meantime,the Council and the Kiawah IslandCommunity Association (KICA) will talk about sharing costs. “Our commitment
would be or three years on a year to yearbasis, and ater three years, we’ll see i it’s still working and i people are stillinterested,” said Mayor Orban.
Helipad Capital Campaign for
Roper St. FrancisSteve Bottcher o Seabrook Islandintroduced Dr. Patrick Kelly and WandaBrockmeyer o Roper St. Francis, whodiscussed a $2 million community
campaign to put a rootop helipad access onthe roo o Roper St. Francis, downtown.Currently, the hospital shares the helipad atthe Jonathan Lucas Street Parking Garage
with MUSC, and the moving o a patientrom the helipad to the hospital requiresmultiple episodes o patient loading andunloading, amounting to about 15 to 20extra minutes o transportation time.“Right now, we have to careully measurehow ar someone is coming to determinehow to bring them into the system,” saidBrockmeyer, Emergency Service LineDirector or Roper St. Francis. “We’retrying to get rid o that extra 20 minutesthat we currently lose downtown.”I installed, patients could be deliveredto the south tower o the hospital romKiawah or Seabrook Islands in under eightminutes, and transported to the ER andCath Labs located immediately below therootop helipad.
“Tis would be unique in the Lowcounty – it would be the only hospital with directaccess,” said Bottcher. “You would comeout o the elevator directly into the CathLab.”
Te campaign to raise the $2 million isentirely community-based, and Bottcherpointed out that they hope to have thehelipad installed at the hospital beore the2012 PGA tournament. He also stated thatthey will be talking with Seabrook next,but that Kiawah was their frst stop. “We’regoing to people with the highest need andthose who would need the opportunity,”said Bottcher.
For more inormation on the helipad capital campaign, contact Angie Ping at Roper St. Francis at 789-1617 or email [email protected].
FY2011 Budget Amendment own reasurer, Kenneth Gunnells, statedthat, while the budget amendment to the
coming year’s budget increased revenueby $75,000, it also increased expendituresby $75,000, “so the eect is zero,” said
Gunnells, noting that the revenues hadincreased rom ranchise ees, and theexpenditures were due to an increase inoutreach donations and the road projectexpenditure. Te budget amendment hadbeen approved through rst reading andhad already been through public comment.Council approved the second readingunanimously.
Beach Safety Week proclamationIn honor o Beach Saety Week, which willbe coming up this May 23 to 30, MayorOrban read a proclamation declaring thosedays as National Beach Saety Week onKiawah Island, and stated that Kiawahresidents and visitors alike should rememberto never swim alone, never drink a lcoholbeore swimming, respect the power o thesur and learn to swim.
Zero Tolerance for Litter AwarenessMonth proclamationCouncilmember Vanderwerker remindedresidents about the town’s litter cleanupprogram on April 15 starting at own Hallon Friday, April 15, at 9:30 a.m., notingthat the cleanup will include both morningsnacks and lunch aterward. He went on to
read a proclamation declaring the montho April 2011 as to be Zero olerance orLitter Awareness Month on Kiawah Island.
Debris Reduction Site contract For several years, the own o Kiawah hasbeen looking or a site near the island wherehurricane debris such as trees and limbscould be ground into mulch, as burning
is no longer an accepted method o debrisdestruction. Working with Buddy Darby o Kiawah Development Partners, the townhas negotiated the use o a portion o 3321Bohicket Road on Johns Island, in an areaknown as Orange Hil l Plantation. Tere isno cost to the town until the site is needed,and the lease when in use will be month tomonth. “We’re very ortunate to have this,”said Mayor Orban.
Councilmember Fran Wermuth askedabout the issue o compensation underthe lease, asking about the $30,000 cap
included in the language, and Attorney Rhoad stated that the compensation sectioncontained very general language about thelessor’s time, but nothing beyond that. “Atthe very least, we elt that it should havea maximum cap,” said Rhoad. Rhoadalso noted that the town went out or bidson other property, but the Orange Hillproperty was the only respondent.
Council approved the agreementunanimously, and Councilmember
Wermuth noted that her approval was only based on the act that there were no otheroptions, but that the town did look orother options. Request to review older neighborhood zoning standards
“Our ellow Councilmember, CharlesLipuma, has had some concern overbuilding standards during the recentDevelopment Plan,” said Mayor Orban,and in light o that, the Council wouldlike to ask the Planning Commission tolook into the requirements or buildingstandards in older neighborhoods aroundthe island.
In a statement let by Lipuma orthe Council to read during his absence(Lipuma was not present or the day’sCouncil meeting), the backgroundor this request is that it is elt thatKIGR’s redevelopment o West Beachand East Beach Village could triggerredevelopment o the older neighborhoodsin Kiawah’s west end during the nextew years. Te motion was to ask thePlanning Commission to ully review the current land development regulationsapplicable to existing R-2 Zone residential
neighborhoods which are currently comprised o 1 to 1-1/2 story singe amily detached houses built at-grade and cottagesbuilt on pilings, where lots are small; theexisting R-2 Zone neighborhoods in No.1 with respect to replacing a single amily detached house or cottage with a duplexor other attached residential unit; existingR-3 Zone neighborhoods which arecurrently comprised entirely o multi-amily villas and which existing zoning permitsa comingling o multiamily and singleamily detached units; existing R-3 zonedresidential neighborhoods which permitmultiamily and single amily detachedhousing and is silent on parking locationstandards or either class o residential units.
“Te discussion is good, i nothing else,”
said Councilmember VanDerwerker. “It’s[the current zoning regulations] 20 to 30years old and things are diferent. I’m inavor o looking at it.”Councilmember Al Burnaord noted thatthey will hold public hearings, and allmeetings on the issue will be open to thepublic.
Council approved sending the request to
the Planning Commission unanimously.
Communications Committee Appointment: Jennie TroianoCouncilmember Wermuth recommendedthat island resident Jennie roianobe appointed to the town’s new Communications Committee, notingher past experience as a teacher, chair o aliterary commission and editor o an in-house business digest.
“It sounds like she’s immanently qualiedto be a part o your committee,” said
Orban. roiano was approved or herappointment by Council unanimously.
Ordinance 2011-02: prohibiting plasticbags from yard waste collectionCouncilmember VanDerwerker statedthat the County Council instituted anordinance a couple months ago whichprohibits plastic bags lled with yard
waste rom being dumped at the Beeserry landll. Te ordinance goes into efecton June 30, and municipalities are in theprocess o passing their own ordinances tothat efect. Te reason, said VanDerwerker,is that the yard waste is mulched and usedor compost at the landll, and it wasnot cost efective to have labor pickingup the shreds o plastic bags caught in
the mulcher. Paper bags or yard disposalare available at Lowe’s and Home Depot,as well as area hardware stores, andVanDerwerker noted that he saw a pack o ve bags at Lowe’s or $1.98.
Te ordinance will go into efect at thesame time as the County’s: June 30, 2011.
Council approved rst reading unanimously. A public hearing will be held on this ordinance beore the next own Council,May 3 at 1:30 p.m.
English as a second language charitable contributionDarlene Jackson o the St. Johns Library recently contactedown Council in regards to their charitable contribution tothe library o $2,000 or English language sotware or thelocal Hispanic community. Unortunately, the sotware whichthe Library was considering was no longer available in discorm, but could be purchased as cloud-based sotware, which
Councilmember VanDerwerker pointed out was better in thelong run, as there were no discs to lose. Te cost diference orthe new sotware is an additional $500, and Mayor Orbanstated that he could nd the additional unds through a smalldiscretionary und. Council approved the charitable donationo $2500 to the St. Johns Library or English as a SecondLanguage sotware unanimously.
Darlene Jackson later thanked the Council during citizen’scomments, stating that they believe this education sotware
will have a generational impact. “Tis is something thatis needed and we hope to tap into the population that isembarrassed to enter into a ormal educational setting,” said
Jackson, thanking Wendy Kulick or her help in making thishappen, as well.
Environmental & Public Works CommitteesCouncilmember VanDerwerker stated that the Committeeis currently looking into the possibility o the island being
designated by the Audobon Society as a habitat importantto migratory and shore birds. Tey are also continuing tolook into the control o invasive plant species on the island.
As or the Public Works Committee, they are looking intothe suitability o the handicap entrance to own Hall, andhave invited the architects who designed the building to do areview o the structure and see i there’s anything that needsto be done so that it’s all in order.
Communications CommitteeCouncilmember Wermuth reported that she is continuingto work with Councilmember Lipuma and own
Administrator Rucker on possible changes to the employee
handbook. She also noted that the Public Saety Committee will meet again on April 19.
Mayor’s Report Mayor Orban reported that he attended a Council o Governments where the topic o voting machines wasdiscussed. While the own o Kiawah has not had any issue
with them, apparently some other counties have had sometrouble with miscounts. Te COG also talked about thecensus, and it was noted that Kiawah has grown by 40.2%since 2000, increasing rom 1000 to 1626 residents in 10years.Lastly, Orban stated that he met with Sam Reed o Seabrook
Island, Buddy Darby o Kiawah Development Partnersand Mayor Riley o the City o Charleston, among others,to discuss the Johns Island Greenway and 526. “It was apleasant meeting, and I got the eeling that Riley is very supportive o completing 526 and supportive o our desire tohave a greenway across Johns Island,” said Orban.
Citizen’s Comments:Rich Tomas, a resident o Betsy Kerrison Road, Johns Island,stated that he submitted a Freedom o Inormation Act to theown o Kiawah Island about six or seven weeks ago regardingthe promotion o Greenway activities, and received a reply that these activities had only started in January o this year.
Ater receiving a request or clarication on the time periodhe was interested in, he received a reply that the own wouldneed additional time to gather the inormation. o date, hehad received only a small number o emails and was extremely disappointed that he had not received anything else. He noted
that he specically asked or any documentation regardingMaurice Washington being contracted by KICA withnancial support rom the town.
Mayor Orban asked i he could give all o his pointsin writing to own Administrator umiko Rucker, who
would be returning rom South Arica in about a week.“We’ll write you a written response that will hopeul ly besatisactory,” said Orban.
Lastly, Butch Neil o the island’s beach patrol servicethanked the Council or their proclamation o Beach Saety
Week. “We are beach aware 365 days o the year, but weappreciate anything that brings attention to that,” he smiled.
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Letter to the editor...Dear Editor:
I always enjoy reading Jill Cataldo’s, (the super-couponing queen) money-saving tips, so on March26, 2011, at around 12 noon, I went to the JohnsIsland Food Lion Store armed and ready to takeadvantage o a sale on Purina Dog Chow, 20 lb. sizeor $9.99. I planned to purchase two bags and usemy two Purina coupons ($1) each and two PurinaPro Club CHECKS or $7 each, thus saving mea good bit o money. As I was checking out, thecashier said she was not amiliar with the CHECKSand would have to ask the manager. When themanager came over, he hardly glanced at the checks,mumbled something, and walked away. It turnedout he said the store would not accept the checks.I was astounded, as I have used the checks at thatvery store many times. Te cashier was quite niceand apologized. I was shocked and urious at the
way I was treated by the store manager. Needless tosay, I shall never shop at this Food Lion again. I didcall another Food Lion at 2144 Savannah Highway,and the Customer Service person, Serena, could nothave been more courteous and pleasant. She said she
would be happy to accept the coupons and checks -other than having to dr ive miles out o my way, I wasvery happy with the way I was treated by Serena.
I have reported this incidence to Food Lion andasked or an explanation as to why the manager atthe Johns Island Store was so unpleasant, and turnedme away? Tis is not right and certainly does not sit
member Julie Lipovsky, a regular rider and volunteer atLowcountry Equine Assisted Terapy, or LEAP.
“I’ve never been on a trail ride with so much reedom,and I’ve been on a bunch o trail rides,” said Holly Bandtlow, another veteran rider who tagged along withus or the day. “Looking orward to this ride made my whole week bet ter.”
Susan Franz, another member o the group whoseexperience with horses goes back to childhood, agreedenthusiastically with Holly. “From the moment you saw
the water sparking like a million diamonds, the energy wasevident. Te combination o the ocean and the horses – it was a natural tranquilizer.” She went on to compliment
our guide, Benjamin, or his intuition in picking ourmounts. “Many thanks to Ben, who frst sized us up tomake sure our ride was comortable, and or checking in with us oten to make sure we were doing well.”
It was a perect day and a perect visit to Seabrook, and even i it’s been a while since you’ve climbed onto a our-legged orm o transportation, do consider taking this rare opportunity to ride along one o the fnest beaches in America. For more inormation on the Seabrook Equestrian Center, visit www.DiscoverSeabrook.com or call 786-7541. Te Seabrook Equestrian Center is located at 3772 Seabrook Island Road on Seabrook Island.
A re you looking or a place to enjoy the sights and sounds o spring inCharleston? From concerts to an
Easter Festival, Freshelds Village has youand your amily covered or ree!
Experience spring in ull bloom duringthe Spring Concert Series at the FresheldsVillage Green. Tis ree series is sure toentertain with bands perorming beachmusic, oldies, blues and rock rom 6 until9 p.m. on the last three Fridays o April.
April 15: Te Coppertones- One o the premier party bands o Charleston,the Coppertones will be sure to keep youon your eet all evening! Teir extensivesong list eatures beach music, oldies, andR&B.
April 22: Te Rum Punch Bandits-Originally a Jimmy Buett tribute band,Te Rum Punch Bandits now perormseveral genres such as beach, classic rock,ex-rock, gul-n-western, and jam-rock.Tis seven piece party band includestwo electric guitars, acoustic guitar, bassguitar, keyboards/pedal steel, congas/bongos, and drums.
April 29: Shrimp City Slim- Localavorite Shrimp City Slim is back againthis season! Creator o Lowcountry Blues,a combination o post-modern bluesand various musical favors heard on theCarolina coast, songwriter and musician
Gary Erwin and his band are creatingoriginal music that is earning them areputation worldwide.
Also planned or April is the annualEaster Festival on Saturday, April 23.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., children canhave their picture taken with the EasterBunny. Spring crats, acepainting andplaying in the jump castle or infatableslide will keep the kids entertained.Musician John Cusatis will provide tunesor the aternoon, and audience members will have a chance to sing, dance and play an instrument in the band. All activitiesduring the estival are ree and ood willbe available or purchase.
On Easter Sunday, April 24, Cavalry o the Sea Islands Church will hold anEaster service on the Village Green at9:30 a.m. Te service is casual and opento anyone. We recommend guests bring achair or blanket.
Freshelds Village is located on Johns Island between Kiawah and Seabrook islands. With over 60 locally owned shops, galleries, restaurants, services and businesses,Freshelds has something or all ages and price ranges. Visit www.FresheldsVillage.com or www.acebook.com/FresheldsVillage inormation on new stores, events and other announcements, or call guest services at 768-6491.
Freshfelds in the springenJOy Free cOncerts anD
HOliDay celebratiOn FOr FaMiliesPalm Sunday is this coming Sunday, April 17, and Easter weekend starts on Tursday, April 21.
C alvary of The sea islands
Easter Sunday: 9:30 a.m. at the VillageGreen in Freshelds. Service is casual andopen to everyone. It is recommended that
guests bring a chair or blanket.
Calvary o the Sea Islands is located at 1002 Landall Way, Seabrook Island.For more inormation, visit www.calvaryseaislands.com or call 270-7979.
ChurCh of our s aviour
Palm Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.services – Distribution o Palms.Maundy Tursday: 6 p.m. – Messiahand Te Passover in All Saints HallGood Friday: 12 Noon – Good Friday service.Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m. - SunriseServices at Kiawah Island (Beachrontat Te Sanctuary) and Seabrook Island(Ocean errace at the Beach Club)9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. – Celebrationservices at the Church o Our Saviour.
Church o Our Saviour is located at 4416 Betsy Kerrison Parkway, just outside the trafc circle or Kiawah and Seabrook.Please call the church ofce at 768-2046 with any questions. www.our-saviour.net.
Service and VigilEaster Sunday: 7 a.m. Mass*, 9 a.m.Mass*11 a.m. Mass*, 1 p.m. Spanish Mass*
*Coee and donuts will be served in theFellowship Hall ollowing all Masses orthose who would like to attend.
Holy Spirit Catholic Church is located at 3871 Betsy Kerrison Parkway. For more ino, call the church ofce at 768-0357 or visit www.holyspiritjohnsisland.com.
Johns island presbyTerian
Maundy Tursday : 7 p.m. Service
Good Friday: 7 p.m. - enebrae(“shadows”) Service.Easter Sunday: 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.Easter Services. Visitors are welcometo bring fowers to add to the church’sLiving Cross, which will be on display inront o the church on Easter Sunday.
Johns Island Presbyterian is located at 2550 Bohicket Road, Johns Island. For more inormation, call 559-9380, or visit www. jipc.org.
sT. John’s episCopal ChurCh
Palm Sunday: 12:30 p.m. Parish Picnicat Grace Chapel.Maundy Tursday : 7 p.m. Service.Good Friday: 12 p.m. Service, 6 p.m.Stations o the Cross, 7 p.m. Service.Easter Sunday: 6 a.m. – Easter Vigiland Sunrise Service at Grace Chapelin Rockville (Wadmalaw Island), 8a.m. – Choral Eucharist, 10:22 a.m.– Acoustical Mass at the Parish LieBuilding, 10:30 a.m. – Sung ChoralEucharist.
St. John’s Episcopal Church is located 3673 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island. For more inormation, call 559-9560 or visit www.stjohnsparish.net.
Hebron - Zion United PresbyterianChurch is located 2915 Bohicket Road, Johns Island. For more inormation, call 559-0865.
sTono b apTisT ChurCh
Palm Sunday: 11 a.m. - Lords Supper.
Good Friday: 8 a.m. - Pilgrimage“Cross Walk” rom Maybank Highway to the Church (meet at the church).7 p.m. – Easter Drama “His Passion or You”, as well as Nail and CommunionService.Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m. - SunriseService ollowed by breakast at 7:30 a.m.11 a.m. - Easter Worship with dramaperormance “His Passion or You.”
Stono Baptist Church is located at 953 Main Road, Johns Island. For more inormation, call 559-9743 or visit www.stonobaptist.org.
o celebrate the beginning o Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto, the premierearts estivals o the southeast which will be held this May 27 through June 12, the Kiawah Island Arts Council will be hosting a sampling o
several o this year’s musical themes on May 1 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.Program highlights include a solo organ recital; Scott urkington perormingMarcel Dupré’s haunting Cortège et Litanie, Op. 19 No. 2 ; and a perormance by Charleston Pro Musica, a group which will be eatured during Spoleto’s popularEarly Music Series. Charleston Pro Musica is coordinated by Steve Rosenberg, a2011 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner award recipient. Te Prelude concert will conclude with a high energy presentation o jazz classics perormed by John ecklenburgand Friends.
Prelude to Piccolo will be held on May 1 at 4 p.m. in Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 3871 Betsy Kerrison Parkway, Johns Island. Tis event is ree and open to the public.For complimentary tickets, call Kiawah own Hall at 768-9166.
his Sunday, April 17, take anaternoon drive to CAR Farmsor the event, “In the Company
o Horses”, with a silent and live auctionand plenty o ood and wine in a beautiulsetting.
Perorming this year will be TeSouth Carolina Broadcasters, an award winning old-time trio with modern day appeal. Featuring David Sheppard (guitar,
vocals), Ivy Sheppard (fddle,banjo, guitar,vocals), and Grace Kennedy (banjo, ‘tit er,vocals), this group’s tight harmonies andexceptional instrumentation give them apowerul, early American classic sound.Te Broadcasters has won blue ribbonsat fddler’s conventions, and has takenstanding ovations in rock-n-roll venues. All three members share a common visionand obsessive passion about the music
they are playing.
CAR(501c3) is celebratingits 20th anniversary in 2011 andis the area’s oldest nationally accredited therapeutic horseback riding center. CAR improvesthe lives o children and adults with disabilities through the useo horses as a therapy tool.
For more inormation, visit
www.catrarms.org or call 559-6040. Charleston AreaTerapeutic Riding is located at 2669 Hamilton Road, Johns Island.
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CAR improves the lives o children and adults with disabilities through the use o horses as a therapy tool.
his Tursday, April 21, drop by theLake House on Seabrook Islandor a musical and educational
journey though some o the greatest short works by a ew o t he world’s most notablecomposers.
A native New Yorker, pianist AnnaMaincone Boulden has been perormingsince the age o fve. She received honorsin music at all academic levels: the HighSchool o Perorming Arts in Manhattan,Queens College o CUNY, and YaleUniversity where she was awarded aull scholarship in her Masters’ Degreeprogram and received the Musical ArtsPrize. At age thirteen, she won frstplace in the annual citywide WQXR Competition broadcast in New York adjudicated by Artur Rubinstein, Rudol Serkin and WQXR Music Director, Abram Chasins. She had been a concerto
soloist since age twelve and a recitalist inmany o New York’s concert halls. As acitywide competition winner, she soloedin the popular Central Park OutdoorSummer Concerts. A regular guest artistat many prestigious institutions includingthe Eastman School and the Yale Norolk Summer Festival, she played chambermusic throughout the northeast, and alsoperormed on tour in Europe.
As Anna Manicone Rosa, sheheld teaching positions at New York University, the City College o New York and Manhattanville College. She alsoco-directed, perormed, and taught allpiano chamber music programs or theNew England Music Festival at AmherstCollege in Massachusetts or two seasons;all perormances were broadcast livethroughout the northeast on a weekly concert series by public radio station WFCR. A aculty member at CentralState University in Connecticut or many years, Proessor Boulden taught piano,theory, and music history, conductinglecture-recitals and Master Classes.Upon retirement, she enjoys the status o Proessor Emeritus o Music. Although she worked with many prestigious musiciansthroughout her long career, she credits herfnest tutelage to the late distinguished
Juilliard pedagogue, Nadia Reisenberg. Join Anna Manicone Boulden this
Tursday, April 21, at the Seabrook Lake House starting at 4 p.m. Te event is ree and open to the public – however, those wishing to attend rom of island should call 243-0840 a day or so beore the concert and leave their last name in order to be admitted at the gate.
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Wee Reads (under 24 months with adult)Mondays: April 18 & 25 at 10:30 a.m. ime or wos (2 – 3 years old with adult)uesdays: April 19 & 26 at 10:30 a.m.
Preschool Storytime (3 – 6 years) Wednesdays: April 20, 27 at 10:30 a.m.
*Email Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, April 26, rom 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
*Internet Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, April 19, rom 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
*All computer classes are free. For more information please call 559-1945 and ask for the Reference Department. Cla ss space is available for 8 participants per session.
Photography Exhibit: Susan Budnick April 1 – 30, A member o the C harleston Artist Guild and the Carolina Foothills Artisan Center, Susan’s works have beendisplayed and are part o collectionsthroughout the Southeast.
Early Literacy Station (ages 11 andyounger) April 1 to 30
National Poetry Month rivia Contest (grades 6-12) April 1 to 30In celebration o National Poetry Month,stop by the Reerence Desk and answera trivia question about amous poets andpoetry or a candy prize!
AARP Free Income ax Assistance(adults) Saturday, April 16 ,rom 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Free tax assistance will beoered by AARP volunteers through April16. Senior citizens will have preerence.Last person accepted at 1 p.m. Assistancein Spanish will be available.
Facebook Focus (grades 6-12) Wednesday, April 27, rom 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
PLAY with Dad: Nursery Rhymes (allages) Saturday, April 16, at 11 a.m.
National Poetry Month: Name that Author (grades 5 – 8) April 18 to 23 We’ll give you a poem, you nd theauthor! Prizes will be awarded.
Sea Islands Book Club (adults)uesday, April 19, at 2 p.m. We’ll discuss Long Lost by HarlanCoben. Copies o the book may beobtained rom the Reerence Desk orcheck out while supplies last.
Make A Joyul Noise! (all ages) Wednesday, April 20, rom 4:30 to 6 p.m. Join the students’ Gospel Choir o St John’s High School or an upliting gospelperormance!
Create a Resume (adults/young adults)Tursday, April 21, rom 4 to 6 p.m.Registration starts 4/7. Space is limited;please call 559-1945 to register. PLAY: Bedtime Stories (all ages)Tursday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m.
PLAY with Dad: Bunny Stories and anEgg Hunt! (all ages) Saturday, April 23,at 11 a.m.
Club Anime (ages 12 – 19)Saturday, April 23, rom 3 to 4:30 p.m.
een Poetry Slam (grades 6 – 12)uesday, April 26, rom 4:30 to 7 p.m. Young adults are invited to share theirpoetry and express themselves in a livecompetition beore judges.
PLAY: April Showers Bring May Flowers! (all ages)Tursday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m.
PLAY: Book Explorers (ages 6 andyounger) Friday, April 29, at 10:30 a.m.
Photography Show and Sale Featuring Susan Budnick (all ages)Saturday, April 30, rom 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
PLAY with Dad: National Poetry Month Wrap-Up (all ages) Saturday, April 30, at 11 a.m.
5th Grub Out Weeds, Briars, And Other Plant Pests.6th-17th First Day Good For Planting Corn, Melons, Squash, omatoes, And
Other Aboveground Crops. Last Day Favorable For Planting Root Crops. A ll Daysavorable For Sowing Grains, Hay And Fodder Crops, And For Planting Flowers.8th-20th Good Days For Planting Beets, Carrots, Radishes, urnips, Peanuts,
And Other Root Crops. Also Good For Cabbage, Cauliower, Lettuce,Kale, Celery, And Other Lea y Vegetables. Start Seedbeds. Good Days Forransplanting.1st-22nd Barren Days. Do No Planting.3rd-25th Favorable Days For Planting Beets, Carrots, urnips, Radi shes,
Onions, And Other Root Crops.6th-27th Excellent ime o Kill Weeds, Briars, Poison Ivy, And Other Plant Pests.
8th-29th Favorable Days For Planting Root Crops, Extra Good For Vine Crops.et Strawberry Plants. Good Days For ransplanting.
riday, april 15
usic on the Greene Coppertones, one o the premier party nds o Charleston, will be playing at theshelds Village Green rom 6 to 9 p.m. Forre ino, call Freshelds Guest Services at8-6491, or visit www.resheldsvillage.com.
st Coast Canoe & Kayak FestivalCCKF)s 21st annual event is a amily-riendly ullkend immersion in canoeing, kayaking
d stand up paddleboarding at James Islandunty Park. Visit www.ccprc.com/ecck orails or call 795-4386. Fri-Sun, 8:30 a.m. to.m.
Kiawah Road & River Clean UpFrom 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. along the KiawahIsland Parkway, Beachwalker Drive,Beachwalker County Park and along the edgeso various marshes and rivers. Meet at ownHall at 9:30 a.m. o volunteer, call 768-9166or email [email protected].
Saturday, april 16
Kiawah Island Annual Earth Fest Come to Night Heron Park or the aternoonand enjoy the eco-riendly vendors, artists andamily crats. Admission is complimentary. Also stop by KICA’s Cars in the Park! Held atthe same time in the Night Heron Park SoccerField. 10am – 2pm.
Brahms’ Requiem or David Stahl8 p.m. at the Memminger Auditorium,56 Beauain Street, in downtownCharleston. ickets are available at www.CharlestonSymphonyChorus.org, GaillardBox Ofce (cash only), and At the Door(subject to availability). For more inormation,call 670-4335.
Sunday, april 17
3rd Annual CAR Open House FundraiserEnjoy a silent and live auction, and plenty o ood and wine with music by Te SouthCarolina Broadcasters. 4 to 7 p.m. atCharleston Area Terapeutic Riding, 2669Hamilton Road, Johns Island. For more ino,call 559-6040 or visit www.CARarms.org.
Monday, april 18
Seadogs Beach Party Te annual Seadogs Beach Party to benet PetHelpers is will be held at 5 p.m. at Seabrook’sNorth Beach. Bring an hors d’oeuvre to shareand BYOB. Dogs welcome. Donation checksmay be made out to Pet Helpers and cash isalso welcome. Pet Helpers is a private nonprot 501(c)3 organization.
WedneSday, april 20
Container Gardening Demo at theSandcastleKiawah Island Lead Horticulturist Randolph Wadsworth will eature plants native to theSoutheast Coast in a container gardeningtalk starting at 2 p.m. at the SandcastleCommunity Center on Kiawah Island. Freeand open to the public. Please RSVP or thiscomplimentary presentation by April 18 toMember Services at 768-3875 or [email protected].
thurSday, april 21
A Seabrook Piano RecitalPresented by pianist Anna Manicone Boulden,the recital will contain short works or the pianoby dierent composers in contrasting musicalstyles. 4 p.m. at the Lake House on Seabrook Island. Admission is ree, but o-islandersshould call 243-0840 a day or so beore theconcert.
Second Annual Water BallTis year’s event will eature live entertainmentand silent auction, as well as hors-d’oeuvres,beer, wine and a Water Ball specialty cocktail.
7 to 11 p.m. at the SC Aquarium. For moreino, visit www.thewaterball.org
Friday, april 22
Earth Day
Sea Island Chamber Art Walk 2011 A Fine Art Invitational Show Friday, April22, rom noon to 7 p.m., and Saturday, April23, rom 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the BohicketMarina (1880 Andell Blu Blvd). Featuredartists include ina Mayland, ate Nation,Karen Hagan, Bob LeFevre and more. Formore ino, visit www.seaislandschamber.org orcall 793-1234.
Music on the GreenTe Rum Punch Bandits will be playing at theFreshelds Village Green rom 6 to 9 p.m. Formore ino, call Freshelds Guest Services at768-6491, or visit www.resheldsvillage.com.
Beachwalker Bird WalksFrom Kiawah Beachwalker Park we will hikenearly two miles o pristine beach lookingor a variety o birds including raptors andsongbirds. Te program is ree, however pre-registration is required. 8:30 to 11 a.m. Course
# 24808. Free. For more ino, call 795-4386or visit www.ccprc.com. Rent-a-chick Legare Farms is oering a pair o baby chicksor two weeks or just $25. Te chicks come with their own box, two weeks worth o ood,a watering device, and instructions on how totake care o them. Call the arm at 559-0788or e-mail [email protected] to reserveyour chicks.
Saturday, april 23
Freshfelds Easter FestivalFrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., children can havetheir picture taken with the Easter Bunny,do spring crats, and enjoy acepainting andplaying in the jump castle or inatable slide.Musician John Cusatis will provide tunesor the aternoon. Free, with ood availableor purchase. For more ino, call FresheldsGuest Services at 768-6491, or visit www.resheldsvillage.com.
Kiawah’s Artists and Artisans o theLowcountry Te perect opportunity to purchase Easter
basket items like children’s clothing, chocolatecreations, jewelry, photography, painting,serving ware, and much more! Free andopen to the public. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at theSandcastle Community Center. For moreinormation, contact the Sandcastle at 768-3875. Te Kiawah Sandcastle is located at 1Shipwatch Road, Kiawah Island.
Sunday, april 24
Happy Easter!
thurSday, april 28
Our World series: Art with Michael Haga Michael Haga, assistant dean o the Collegeo Charleston School o the Arts and adjunctproessor o art history, will present, Te
Barbarian raditions in Early Medieval AKiawah’s Sandcastle starting at 3 p.m. Lselection o wine and cheese will be serveReservations are due by April 23. Free anopen to the public. For more ino, call thSandcastle at 768-3875 or sandcastle@k
“Finders Keepers” Clothing SaleFor WO DAYS ONLY, the Berkeley Econerence room (3351 Maybank Hwy, JIsland) will be transormed into an upscresale boutique to benet Sea Island Habor Humanity’s Women Build project! A28 & 29 rom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.mto 7 p.m. For more ino, call Molly Coat 768.0998 x113 or email [email protected]
W hile driving on Kiawah Island Parkway theother day, I was ortunate enough to witnessa beautiul yet rare sight: bicyclists wearing
helmets! Many bicycle-related crashes resulting in injury or death are associated with not wearing a bicycle helmet.o maximize your saety, always wear a helmet and ollowthe rules o the road:
Wear a properly ftted bicycle helmet.• Everyoneshould wear a helmet regardless o age or experience.
Adjust your bicycle to ft.• When standing over yourbicycle, there should be 1 to 2 inches between you andthe top tube (bar) when using a road bike, and 3 to 4 inchesi using a mountain bicycle. Te seat should be level rontto back, and the seat height should be adjusted to allow a slight bend at theknee when the leg is ully extended. Te handlebar height should be at the samelevel with the seat.Check your equipment.• Beore riding, infate tires properly and check that yourbrakes work. Check child seats to ensure that they are secured properly.See and be seen.• Wearing white has not been shown to make you more visible.Rather, you should always wear neon, fuorescent, or other bright colors whenriding day or night. Also, wear something that refects light such as refectivetape or markings, or fashing lights. Remember, just because you can see a driverdoesn’t mean the driver can see you. Stay on established bike paths i they areavailable.Control your bicycle.• Always ride with both hands on the handlebars. Carry books and other items in a bicycle carrier or backpack.
Watch or and avoid road hazards.• Be on the lookout or hazards such aspotholes, broken glass, gravel, puddles, leaves, and dogs. All o these hazards cancause a crash. I you are riding with riends and you are in the lead, yell out andpoint to the hazard to alert the riders behind you.
Tese fre saety tips are provided by the St. Johns Fire & Rescue Department and Captain James . Ghi, St. John’s Fire Prevention Specialist. For more inormation on fre saety tips,contact Captain Ghi at [email protected] or call 296-8392.
Safe bicycle riding tipsPrOviDeD by tHe st. JOHns Fire & rescue DePartMent
The Ball Begins - April 12, 1861by rObert e. bOHrn Jr.
For most Charlestonians, Fort Sumter is consideredhallowed ground. And that is as it should be.
Te rst recollections o my lie are o the Civil War Centennial in 1961. At age ve, my amily climbedinto the car and headed toward a reenactment o the ringon Fort Sumter at the Battery in downtown Charleston.
My ather had purchased Conederate hats and ags orall o us to cheer on the ghosts o April 12, 1861. Weparked along the sea wall with dozens o other cars,and watched as reworks, substituting or cannonballs, whizzed through the early evening sky. Tat day stirredmy small soul with a passion or the Civil War that burnseven to this day.
General P.G.. Beauregard commanded theConederate orces in Charleston. He sent a messageto his ormer Artillery instructor at West Point andcommander o the Union troops holding Fort Sumter,Major Robert Anderson. Te message read, “I am orderedby the Government o the Conederate States to demandevacuation o Fort Sumter. All proper acilities will beaorded or the removal o yoursel and command, toany post in the United States which you may select. TeFlag which you have upheld so long and with so much
ortitude, under the most trying o circumstances, may be saluted by you on taking it down.”
Major Anderson conerred with his ofcers, and they all rejected this oer. Anderson’s reply was, “Gentlemen,i you do not batter us to pieces, we shal l be starved out ina ew days.” As a lielong soldier and ofcer in the UnitedStates Military, he vowed to hold the ort at all costs.
Te Conederate Government, on the other hand, didnot want to take the ort by orce. Gaining the ort by its surrender, without bloodshed and the destruction o aprized ortication, was their goal. Te Secretary o Waror the Conederacy telegraphed General Beauregard,
stating, “Do not desire needlessly to bombard FortSumter. I Major Anderson will state the time at which,as indicated by him, he will evacuate, and agree in themeantime that he will not use his guns against us, unlessours should be employed against Fort Sumter, you areauthorized thus to avoid the eusion o blood. I this, orits equivalent be reused, reduce the ort as your judgmentdecides to be most practicable.”
Beauregard’s next message to Anderson was shortand sweet: “I you will state the time o which you will
evacuate Fort Sumter, we will abstain rom ring uponyou.” Anderson’s reply was, “We will evacuate FortSumter on the 15th instant, should I not receive prior, tothat time, controlling instructions rom my Governmentor additional supplies.”
o the Conederate, this reply was unacceptable andhad too many conditions attached to it. ConederateColonel Chestnut, who delivered the last message to Anderson, wrote a blunt rejection o Anderson’s terms, which he signed and handed to Major Anderson.
Col. Chestnut’s note read: “ Fort Sumter, S.C., April 12,1861, 3:20 A.M.- Sir: By authority o Brigadier General
Beauregard, Commanding the Provisional Forces o theConederate States, we have the honor to notiy you thathe will open re o his batteries on Fort Sumter in onehour rom this time.” Tis message deeply moved Major Anderson. He escorted Colonel Chestnut back to hisboat, pressed the Colonel’s hand and told him, “I we
never meet in this world again, God grant that we may meet in the next.”
Col. Chestnut’s boat was then rowed to nearby Fort Johnson. In the distance, he could hear the pealing o the bells rom St. Michael’s in Charleston, as was orderedby General Beauregard. Te Colonel ordered the Captainin command o Fort Johnson to re the signal shell atFort Sumter that would open the bombardment o FortSumter and the Civil War.
At 4:30 a.m., a ten inch mortar at Fort Johnson wasred. Its burning use traced its way across the black sky as it arched and ell into Fort Sumter. o a cannoneer onMorris Island, the shell looked “like a rey.” With thisrst shot, the deadliest war in American History began inCharleston Harbor.
Fort Sumter was soon encircled by a ring o cannonre. Fortications surrounded her, hurling shot and shell
at her rom every direction. Te Conederate batteries which were ring on Fort Sumter included Steven’sIronclad Battery, Cummings Point Battery, ChannelBattery, Ironclad Floating Battery, Dahlgren Battery,Enlade Battery, Sumter Battery, Mount PleasantBattery, Oblique Battery, Upper Battery, Lower Battery,Mortar Battery No.1 and No.2, rapier Battery and FortMoultrie.
Hundreds o artillery shells were being red on FortSumter, and the ort’s masonry walls showered bricks
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March 12: (Kiawah Island Parkway)A Johns Island resident hit a palm treeon the Kiawah Island Parkway just afterexiting the main gate. The driver statedthat she had swerved to avoid hitting asquirrel and instead, hit the tree.
March 18: (Kiawah) The victim, callingfrom a road in North Carolina, reported
that on Monday, March 14, he metsubject #1 at a bar/brewery in Charlotte,North Carolina, and invited her back to South Carolina. On March 17, thevictim and subject #1 went to a stripclub and met with subject #2 and laterwent to subject #3’s house on Sullivan’sIsland “to continue partying.” At somepoint during the night, the victim andsubject #1 left and went to the Sanctuaryto spend the night. Subject #1 left atsome point, although the victim does notremember when. When the victim wentto check out of the Sanctuary, he foundthat someone had entered his vehicleand stolen several electronic items, abike, his clothes, money and a pair of sunglasses. The victim did note that hedid not lock his car, and that he couldn’tgive an accurate description of subject#3.
March 19: (Kiawah) An ofcer responded to a report of a female on thebeach with her top off near WindsweptVillas. On arriving, the ofcer wasunable to locate the subject, but soonreceived a report that she was at NightHeron pool. Unable to locate her there,the ofcer received a third report thatshe was on the beach, once again nearWindswept. On arrival, the ofcer found the subject oating in the surf,fully clothed. When the subject nallyexited the water, she was unsteady onher feet and a strong odor of alcohol wasabout her person. The subject was told
to leave as it is illegal to be drunk onthe beach, and that there were severalreports of her exposing her breasts. Thesubject stated that she did nothing of the sort and demanded to talk with thecomplainants, but the ofcer pointed outthat none were around, and if shedidn’t leave the beach, she wasgoing to jail. The ofcer nallyplaced the woman under arrest, butas they approached the boardwalk, thesubject fell to her knees and screamed“What are you doing to me?” Afterseveral minutes of screaming and asking
why she was being arrested, the subjectsettled down enough to walk to the endof the boardwalk where she sat downand refused to move. She was nally
picked up by the responding ofcer and security, and the subject screamedand made a scene all the way to theofcer’s patrol car. Once the subjectwas in the car, she was transported to
the Charleston County detention centerand charged with Disorderly Conduct(Public Intoxication).
March 20: (Kiawah) An ofcer responded to Kiawah Island Club Drivein response to an activated alarm. Theofcer found the back porch door unlocked and open, but on checking theresidence, found that it appeared to be innormal condition. When the key holderarrived, they also stated that nothingseemed disturbed or missing.
March 25: (Seabrook) The victimreported that several pieces of jewelryvalued at approximately $9100 weremissing from her bedroom and she hasnot seen them since August 2010. Thevictim stated that she noticed they weremissing some time afterward, but didn’tthink much of it as she thought the itemsmust have been misplaced. As timewent on, however, the victim beganto suspect that the items were stolen.Looking back, she could only remembera painting and contracting companycoming to her house last August, andthey had left the door open during theday for easy access. However, nothingappeared strange at thehouse after they weredone. There were nosigns of break-into the residence.
Get you ocketbooks eady andcome jon us o the second annuaFndes Keees uscae cothng
esae event! On Tusday, A 28, andFday, A 29, Sea Isand Habtat oHumanty w tansom the Bekeey Eectc mut-uose oom nto a esaeboutque seng desses, sk bouses, sotscothes, and moe, a to beneft the 20
Women Bud home.
“We ae so excted to be hostng such
a abuous event,” says Anne Randa,Vountee Coodnato o Sea IsandHabtat o Humanty (SIHH). “Gnny Laence o Kawah Isand and sevea otheades have been ecutng donatons, and
we have eceved some geat tems so a:ants, coats, beautu bouses, uses andmoe. And wth a the oceeds om thesae gong decty towads the WomenBud home, you can ee good aboutshong snce you uchases w beheng the Women Bud amy becomefst-tme homeownes!”
Sea Isand Habtat has been hengames n the Lowcounty become fst-
tme homeownes snce 978 and hasbeen abe to he moe than 270 amessnce ts stat. Evey sng, SIHH hosts aoject caed Women Bud, whch bngstogethe women om a waks o e toaddess ovety housng by undng andbudng a Habtat home o a desevngamy. Ts yea’s Women Bud home wcost aoxmatey $60,000 to constuct,
wth vountee budng takng ace om A 30 to May 7. A o the oceeds om
the Fndes Keees sae w go decty towads undng the Sea Isand Habtat
Women Bud oject.
Te sae w take ace at Bekeey Eectc mut uose oom (335Maybank Hghway, Johns Isand) onTusday A 28, and Fday A 29,om -2 .m. and -7 .m. Wth acksuon acks o handbags, scaves, bouses,ants, skts and moe, shoes w beabe to fnd somethng tuy unque—at ageat ce and o a geat cause!
For more information on the sale, call Rhea Miller at 768-0998, x116.
Discover clothing treasuressHOP ‘til yOu DrOP anD suPPOrt sea islanD
he community room at HebronZion Presbyterian Church waspacked with more than 80 seniors
on April 6, all o them gathered together with heads down over their tables. Forminutes at a time, not a sound could beheard except the clatter o ping pong ballsas they ell out o a small bingo cage. Tenthe voice o volunteer James Parlor rangout: “B,32! I,2! N,59!”
“Bingo!” someone yelled, and the roomerupted. Cheering, double checking thenumbers, everyone celebrating and havinga wonderul time. Te winner smiled romear to ear as they walked up to the longtable at the ront o the room which waslled with dozens upon dozens o prizes.Tanks to the generous donations o the Johns Island Rotary Club, as wellas the James Island Harris eeter,Berkeley Electric Cooperative, TeStation at Kiawah Island, and the James Island Walmart, there weremore than enough prizes to goaround. And even i you didn’t get a
“bingo”, Hebron St. Francis SeniorCenter Director Virtere LaBoard would draw door prize winners roma bowl every hal hour, practically guaranteeing that everyone wenthome with something. And thanksto Reggie Simmons o ProessionalCatering on Johns Island, no one went hungry, either. Lunch or theevent included ried chicken, ham,vegetable medley, bread pudding,ice cream, cake and punch.
“It’s a great crowd today,” said ReverendHenry River as he walked through thecrowd, taking pictures o happy prize winners. “Every year we get more andmore.”
Every second Wednesday o the month,the Hebron St. Francis Senior Center hostsa small group bingo game just or the un
o it, but seniors across Johns Island look orward to this annual tournament.
For more information about the HebronSt. Francis Senior Center, call the Hebron Zion church at 559-0865. Te groupis currently looking either for help withtransportation, or the donation of a vehicle to help bring seniors to meetings who can’t drive themselves.
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Bingo!
James Parlor calls out Bingo numbers and letters during the annual Bingo tournament at Hebron Zion.
A bout a year and a hal ago, a groupo cycling enthusiasts rom Johns,Kiawah, and Seabrook Islands
got together to start a cycling club in thelocal area. With the exception o this past winter, we have had group rides almostevery week. On Sunday mornings weusually ride the roads in groups o two ormore with cyclists o varying ability levels.Couples, parents and their children, and just good riends get together and ridebetween 25 and 50 miles on varyingroutes between Johns, Wadmalaw, andSeabrook Islands. rafc is light mostSunday mornings and the company isincredible. We usually ride a moderate17 to 18 mph pace, with the ast kidsencouraging the occasional sprint to getour hearts pumping a bit more. Tis isa pace that most can attain with a ewrides and a good bike, but we promise notto leave you behind i you need a littleextra time or are still working up your
endurance.Leaving the Sea Islands Health Care
center on Maybank and riding out to Wadmalaw on Bears Blu beore takingMaybank to Rockville is one o our mostpopular and enjoyable 30 to 45 mile rides,but we also leave rom the high schooland do Chisholm Road and other back roads or 20 to 45 miles. Some mornings we’ll simply start at Freshelds and do aquick circuit or two o Seabrook beore
riding along Betsy Kerrison Parkway toget the kinks out. Tis year we plan todo some destination rides in areas such asEdisto or the Francis Marion orest to seesome new country, and we hope to do alocal “century” o at least 100km (about65 miles) that would be a good workoutor all. Some members o the group areinto triathlons, and our rides are a great way to get into and stay in shape or thoseevents.
Besides road bikes, we also have agroup that enjoys mountain and hybridbikes. Not quite as ast as the road bikes,these rides still oer plenty o goodexercise, camaraderie, beautiul scenery,and a nice way to spend a couple o hours.Some rides have included a mix o ridersand bikes, and we all sort it out to get in a workout and have some un.
All are welcome on our rides. Formore inormation and ride times, email [email protected], or visit our
Google group at groups.google.com/group/jikisi-cycling or ride plans, etc.Feel ree to send an email i you wouldlike to join us. Tis is an inormal group with no real membership requirementsother than an interest in cycling. Garishspandex is optional.
Please share the road, give cyclists agood distance when passing in your motorvehicle, and come join us or a ride!
Saturday, april 16Turtle Tracks: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.Kiawah Island Earth Fest : 10 a.m.-2 p.m.KICA’s Cars in the Park : 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Pickup Games: Soccer: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, april 17Near Coastal and Ree Fishing : 7:30a.m. & 1 p.m. Each tour is 4.5 hours Inshore Fishing Charter: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.Tideland Treasures: 8:30 a.m., 10:30, 1p.m. and 3 p.m. Each tour is 1.5 hours Dolphin Encounters: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1
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and shell ragments throughout the ort’s interior. A correspondent rom the Charleston Courier wrote,“the grim ortress o Fort Sumter is beleaguered”, andater the rst shot, “Te outline o this great volcaniccrater was illuminated with a line o tw inkling lights;the clustering o shells illuminated the sky above it; theballs clattered thick as hail upon Sumter’s sides ... andso, at the break o day, amidst the bursting o bombs,and the roaring o ordnance, and beore thousands o spectators, whose home and liberties and lives were atstake, was enacted the rst great scene in the opening
drama o this momentous history.”Te sun arose at 5:37 that ateul morning. Inside
Fort Sumter, the soldiers made or cover against thestorm o artillery raining in upon them. Te ort wassilent during the beginning o the bombardment.Major Anderson had but 21 working cannons, andcould not site or aim them in the darkness o theearly morning hours. He also had no uses or theexplosive shells. His ammunition consisted o solidshot cannonballs. He was outnumbered 100 to 1, sohis actions were to be conservative. He and his soldiersbreakasted on “atty pork, water, and some arina orthe ofcers.” He ordered his men to take cover in theort’s lower casements, and to be careul o their lives. Anderson said, “Make no imprudent exposure o yourperson to the enemies’ re.”
As the dawn’s light ltered into the ort, his gunnerprepared to deend their ag. Sumter’s guns acingCummings Point on Morris Island were brought tobear on those Conederate batteries positioned there.Te honor or the rst shot to be red rom FortSumter was given to Captain Abner Doubleday. Heaimed a 32-pounder at Stevens Ironclad Battery andred. Te honor or manning this battery was givento the “Palmetto Guards.” Capt. Doubleday’s shot hitthe slanting iron battery wall, and bounced like “peasor marbles o a turtle’s back.”
Little did those engaged in battle that day on April
12, 1861, know, as they ought or countr y and honor, what the uture held or them and their country: thatthis battle was to lead to our years o arduous wararethroughout the North and the South. Te cannon rethat began at 4:30 a.m. was to be a battle that wasought by both sides, each believing theirs’ was a justcause, and that God was on their side.
Te Philadelphia Inquirer headline on April 12,1861, read, “Charleston April 12 - Te Ball has beenopened at last and the war is inaugurated!”
In the next installment o “Te Ball Begins - April 12, 1861”, we shall continue with the ongoing
bombardment, bravery, and insights o the rst battleo the Civil War.
Spring in the Lowcountry means the weather is warming,the birds are chirping, the golers are on the courses andthe gators are in the water hazards! It also means it is time
or Kiawah’s ne artists, ar tisans, and photographers to display their talents at the Sandcastle’s spring showcase this comingSaturday, April 23. Tis event provides the perect opportunity to purchase Easter basket items like children’s clothing anddelicious chocolate creations, jewelry (or your personal Easterbasket), as well as home-enhancing items such as ramedphotography, serving ware, and much more! Additionally,Kiawah’s talented ne artists will display their gallery-quality work or viewing and purchase. No matter what mediumyou preer, you will likely nd it at this event. Admission iscomplimentary and the event is open to the public, 10 a.m. to 4p.m. at the Sandcastle Community Center.
For more information, contact the Sandcastle at 768-3875.Te Kiawah Sandcastle is located at 1 Shipwatch Road, KiawahIsland.
Artists and Artisans
of the Lowcountry by JenniFer WOODy
TIMELINE
compiled by Paul Hedden/Historian, J&G our s
April 3 - Gen. Beauregard assumes command o the Conederate Army in Charleston.
April 11 - Evacuation o Fort Sumter demandedby Conederate orces. Te Union soliders, underthe command o Major Anderson, decline.
April 12 - Notice is sent to Fort Sumter that re would open. A signal shell is thrown rom Fort Johnson. Te Union orces reply with re at 7a.m. U.S. steamship Baltic arrives rom New York o the coast, but is unable to support Fort Sumter
due to the heavy re rom Conederate orces. April 13 - Major Anderson surrenders FortSumter.
April 15 - President Lincoln calls or 75,000volunteers to suppress the rebellion.
April 19 – Te blockade o Southern ports isannounced rom S.C. to exas.
April 20 - Robert E. Lee resigns his commissionin the U.S. Army.
