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W
hat if we could protect communities similar to Sullivan’s
our homes from storm Island and set up dates to meet
and hurricane damage, with them to learn more about
protect property values island- their land management plans.
wide, implement a healthy and We will be writing more about
sustainable land these meetings in
management the near future.
practice that Here are
doesn’t require some of the
an enormous encouraging
capital things that we
expenditure have learned
AND find a way from our research
for residents and might help
to enjoy beach to address some
views? of the concerns
We’d all say brought up by
yes, wouldn’t residents at the
we? I honestly August 4, meeting
believe that we with Coastal
are much closer to coming up Engineering Consultants:
with this kind of a plan for the First of all, as everyone has
accreted land than we realize and said, we are lucky to have such
I’ll tell you why. a great “problem” on our hands.
The Sullivan’s Islanders, Very few, if any barrier islands are
a conservation group on the dealing with accreted land issues.
island, has for some time been Having said that, don’t be lulled
identifying other barrier islands into thinking that our beach will
on the east coast with sound, always accrete. It won’t. In the
sustainable barrier island world of barrier islands, nothing
management practices. We are is forever except change and the
particularly interested in finding threat of storms and hurricanes.
islands where the property values Second, there was much time
are high and the plan promotes spent on the following concerns
strong conservation standards. at the meeting but we should be
One of the most exciting and able to get past the rat-snake-
rewarding things we have
see Accreted land on page 2
done is contact barrier island Beach pathway through the maritime forest. Photo by peter coleman

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End of turtle season page 6 The Green Can-etizer page 8 Lighthouse Day page 17
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Accreted land from front page
mosquito-fire and personal safety
concerns pretty easily. As for the
pests, the bad news is that we live
on a barrier island in the heart
of the Lowcountry and we will
always have them. Charleston
County has rat and mosquito
control web pages that are very
helpful to show homeowners what
do in your own yard to control
pests. We are very lucky to not
have alligators, bobcats or deer.
Concerning the fire risk, we
think the consultant spelled it
out pretty clearly. The chance
of fire being a problem on the
accreted land is very, very low
and our research backs that up.
Firebreaks, for instance are not
part of the management plan at
Kiawah.
Personal safety and the risk
of assault are always of utmost
concern. However, based on
the crime statistics available
we have not found anything to
support the claim that crime or
assaults occur at a significantly
higher frequency in the accreted
lands than any other place on
Sullivan’s Island. We think it
only right to point out that by far,
Civic August 21, 2009
photos by Peter Coleman
the vast majority of people who of all, it’s working. This bears possibilities,
walk through the accreted land repeating. We can conserve our the better you will understand
do so unharmed. While we live habitat and protect our property our high hopes for the future of
in one of the most violent states values. The two goals are not our island. Stay tuned!
in the country, Sullivan’s Island mutually exclusive, but in fact For more information or
remains an incredibly safe place mutually compatible. questions for The Sullivan's
to live. This is an important and Islanders email larry.middaugh@
Third, Sullivan’s Island is among exciting time to be part of the gmail.com or fereed@bellsouth.net.
the few barrier islands to have Sullivan’s Island community and
a vital, healthy maritime forest we encourage you to join us in the
remaining. Research says that coming months in a continuing Please send comments/
maritime forests stabilize islands, dialog about improving the natural responses to this op-ed article
are the safest place to live and habitat of Sullivan’s Island as we to:
therefore often the first site that host a series of speakers. info@luckydognews.com.
is destroyed by over-development. The more you learn about the
This is great news for all residents
of Sullivan’s Island and this fall
we will have a speaker discussing
the importance of interrelated
habitats on barrier islands.
Fourth, there are very good
management plans already in
place that we can learn from.
Coastal land management has
come a long, long way in the
last 10 years and we believe that
there are some excellent models
of successful, LOW IMPACT,
affordable land management
practices.
And finally, we’ve found
residential communities who have
staked their high property values
on promoting the conservation
of their natural habitats. Best Above pictures are examples of the accreted land area on Sullivan's Island.
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August 21, 2009
Three options for accreted land
O
n August 4, approximately
150 Sullivan’s Island
residents had a chance
to look at the draft plan that has
been in development since last
year for the Town’s accreted land.
Representatives from Coastal
Science & Engineering, Dewberry
and Sabine & Waters presented
information on the various options
for managing the 90-190 acres
of land, as well as the expected
results.
The consultants pointed out
that the land would evolve into a
healthy maritime forest if it were
allowed to grow uninhibited. The
ground shrubs would give way
to mature trees, creating a more
open area sheltered by a forest
canopy. This option would cost
nothing. Furthermore, a healthy
maritime forest would create
a natural balance that would
alleviate the pest problems about
which many residents complain.
According to Bart Sabine, one
of the consultants, the pest
problems are exacerbated by the
pruning practices which the Town
currently allows.
One issue which was discussed
is that beach front home
owners are allowed to prune the
vegetation in the accreted land
that is adjacent to their home to
five feet in order to preserve their
view of the beach. This action
prevents the maturation of the
trees into a maritime forest while
encouraging shrubs and vines so
thick that it is nearly impossible
to even crawl through. However,
it is perfect for rats, which is part
of the reason they have become
so numerous. Snakes, which
feed on the rats, are also very
numerous for the same reason.
Furthermore, puddles of water
which breed mosquitoes do not
evaporate because the ground is
blocked from sun and wind by
the dense shrubbery. A mature
maritime, which is estimated to
take an additional 50 years to
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grow in some areas, would open up
the land so that it could breathe,
reducing the amount of mosquito
breeding grounds. The forest
would introduce new predators
such as hawks. The hawks would
be able to hunt the rats and the
snakes simultaneously. Snake
populations could also decrease
because of the competition for
food.
One solution that the
consultants suggested was
the planned creation of several
ecosystems in the accreted land
which would allow beach front
residents to maintain a view of the
ocean while also helping to alleviate
the pest problems. Forests would
be allowed to grow in the majority
of the land. Properties adjacent
to the accreted land could be
mitigated so that vistas could be
maintained without encouraging
pest problems, and open areas
with man-made ponds were also
possibilities. However, this was
an expensive option that would
require regular maintenance for
as long as the Town wanted to
prevent a forest from growing in
the manipulated areas.
The consultants also suggested
several other “accessories” that
the Town could look in to with their
management plan. For example,
they suggested widening the
beach paths for safety. It would
provide a more open area for
people to walk while also creating
a fire break if the land was ever
to catch fire. They also suggested
building a series of dunes.
The consultants' final
suggestion was building dunes
An expensive idea, creating
dunes would require the hauling
of a line of sand throughout the
area in order to build a wall of
dunes that could significantly
increase the island’s ability to
withstand storm surges from a
hurricane. Tim Kana, of Coastal
Science & Engineering, stressed
that the dune idea does not
Civic Calendar
Monday, September 7
City Offices will be CLOSED
for the Labor Day holiday
8:30am
1207 Palm Boulevard
Thursday, September 3
Public Works Committee
4pm
1303 Palm Boulevard
Livability Court
5pm
1207 Palm Boulevard
Island Connection and The Folly Current.
involve clear-cutting the accreted
land and replacing it with a huge
pile of sand. According to the
presentation, a line of dunes
would be cut into the accreted
land while the ecosystem which
was previously occurring would
continue around it. The dunes
would need to be built as opposed
to letting them build naturally
on the beach front because the
land is accreting so rapidly that
shrubbery and forest takes over
before the dunes can reach a
significant height.
If no other options are
presented, the Town has
three choices for accreted land
management. The first is to
do nothing and let the land
mature into a maritime forest.
The second is to continue its
current practice which permits
independent pruning of areas
adjacent to properties. Third is
to actively manage the area into
several different ecosystems that
also preserve vistas.
Residents can expect a Bobby Cummings
second presentation before any
decisions are made and will have
another opportunity to provide
opinions and insights. The date
of that hearing has not yet been
released.
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4 August 21, 2009
IOP Police show off Knuckleheads
their new ride By Smoky Weiner
I
don’t like it when someone
uses words to manipulate
people. I don’t like misleading
statements, jingoism and
obfuscation of the truth and
I really hate it when someone
creates a scapegoat to further
his own ambition. I just read a
mailer that was sent to everyone
on Sullivan’s Island and boy did
it tick me off. It’s a long winded
note that claims to be from “just
another knucklehead coming
home to live on Sullivan’s Island”.
What it says is that a law should
be passed to ban amplified music
after midnight. According to this
ridiculous letter, “Everyone knows
that binge drinking amongst
young people is exploding with
tragic and even fatal results”.
It goes on to say, “To invite this
behavior onto the island and then
ramp it up with late night music
and alcohol is to court disaster”.
It goes on further to say that
music should be banned after
midnight because “that seems to
The Isle of Palms Police Department was thrilled with the donation of a new electric be the cut off point that may keep
cart to assist them in their patrols. The cart was presented by Palmetto Custom things sane and it’s the only thing
Carts, located on Stuart Engels Blvd. in Mount Pleasant, to the Police Department
that we never tried”. The author
during the August 11 Public Safety meeting at the new Public Safety building off J.C.
Long Blvd.
wants people to write or e-mail
him, but only if they agree with
him and will sign his petition! He
then closes the letter by trying
to wax poetic about the cooing
doves and washing surf and the
blows of porpoises which we will
again hear if only this devilish
music will stop at midnight.
It turns out that this guy sent
anonymous letters to Awendaw
residents before he started
sending anonymous letters to all
of Sullivan’s residents. This fellow
must have really good hearing! In
this last letter, he says he’s sorry
for his earlier anonymity. He says
in one sentence that he’s writing
not as a politician, but because
he’s just a regular “knucklehead”
who comes home to Sullivan’s
and that it’s too rowdy for him,
but he brags in another line that
he helped form the Awendaw
Community Action Group! Well,
are you a “knucklehead” or a
politician?
I guess all those people from
“off” (myself included) just don’t
understand how terrible it is
when you go out to the beach
after midnight to listen to the
doves and porpoises and washing
surf, but all you can hear is that
rotten music drowning out all the
nature. It’s disgusting. This guy
must be a noted sociologist too!
He says that right now, binge
drinking is exploding amongst
the young, Sullivan’s Island is
inviting it, and late night music
and alcohol “ramp up” this new
scourge on the youth. I suppose
that alcohol does “ramp up”
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binge drinking. It’s just not the
same as binge drinking prune
juice, although it sounds to me
like he’d benefit from doing that.
No, it sounds to me like a
certain concerned ordinary Joe
“knucklehead” who is from both
Sullivan’s Island and Awendaw,
and whose phone number starts
with a New York City area code,
must be planning to run for some
kind of office in the future. He just
wants to be a leader, so he starts
a cause and invents an arbitrary
ordinance. Trouble is, you can’t
change behavior by limiting
people’s access to art. You can’t
claim cause and effect based on
nothing but your own say-so and
it is not right to cause monetary
damages - yes, let me repeat
the word “damages” - to the bar
owners, musicians, bartenders
and other people with standing
in a case like this because you
think it might influence people’s
behavior in a way that would
please you. Music is art, art
is expression and freedom of
expression is not to be messed
with in America. People have the
right to hear music after working
all week and musicians have a
right to practice their trade and
their art. The bar owner and his
staff have a right to make money
and they have to break their necks
just to stay afloat in this town.
This “knucklehead” doesn’t even
say the music is keeping him
awake, he says he doesn’t like
the people it brings! I, for one,
am positively wounded.
Don’t let someone with possible
ulterior motives mess with your
freedom. There are already plenty
of perfectly good laws on the books
about disturbing someone’s
peace, etc. Why should music
be forcibly shut down at a time of
one person’s choosing, especially
when the only reason given is
that “we haven’t tried it yet”? I
have been playing clubs for many
years and I would say that the
people peter out as the night gets
later and the music usually stops
at 1am anyway. Stopping it at
midnight might very well increase
drinking and driving and put
everyone out there at the same
time; I don’t really know. More to
the point, this guy doesn’t know
either. He has zero experience,
zero professional knowledge and
absolutely no real statistics or
studies that would support his
theories, let alone prove them.
Beware of people with ulterior
motives and a bulk mail permit.
Why would you bother to get
a bulk mail permit? They cost
hundreds of dollars. You’d have
to be a “knucklehead” …
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The end of turtle season
O
n August 15, the Turtle Team ended
its early morning dawn patrol looking
for turtle tracks on our beaches.
Volunteers will continue to monitor existing
nests for signs of hatching and erosion, or
problems with ants, ghost crabs, artificial
lights, or other disturbances. These early
morning walks and late evening patrols by
such a dedicated group of volunteers have
helped to make this nest protection program
a success.
By mid August, eighteen nests had been
found on the Isle of Palms and four on
Sullivan’s Island. This season a little over
70% of them had to be relocated, mostly
because of the extra high tides, flat washed-
over areas of beach or dangerous inlet
locations. We have plenty of great dunes for
nesting, but the turtles don’t always choose
those areas. We’re hoping that the newly
installed sand fences in Wild Dunes will help
produce more elevated locations for nesting.
There were twenty-one false (non-nesting)
crawls by sea turtles this season.
The total nests recorded in South Carolina
by all of the nesting projects overseen by the
Department of Natural Resources by August
12 was 2,110 with 53.6% of these being
relocated. Also by this date, the first nine of
our total of twenty-two nests have hatched.
The average hatch success for these was
83.5%, which is well above the state average
Daily August 21, 2009
By Mary Pringle
of 68.9%.
The entire east coast is experiencing low
nesting numbers in 2009, but the experts
tell us that this is a normal fluctuation.
Every year, a different group of turtles comes
ashore to nest, and then they take two to
three years off to recover from the great
effort of laying between two and six nests
every two weeks during the nesting season.
Every four or five years there will be a lower
number than usual along the entire east
coast. We only had ten nests during the last
low year in 2004. But then we had fifty-six
nests in 2006. We were told to expect a low
number this year, so we are glad to have the
twenty-two that we did get and are grateful
to our wonderful volunteers for their diligent
help in finding and protecting each precious
nest.
photos by barbara bergwerf (left) Mary Pringle shows beach goers a turtle egg.
(above) The Turtle Patrol on dawn patrol.
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August 21, 2009 7

The itsy bitsy mystery plant

By Dr. John Nelson

W
hat are the showiest, most flamboyant
flowers? Some will insist that they
are the various orchid species. The
orchid family is a giant group, easily the
largest plant family in the world in terms of
the number of different species. Orchids as a
family almost cover the earth, and are known
to be native to all but the coldest parts of the
planet. Many are epiphytic, or growing on the
branches of trees, but quite a large number
are terrestrial and are at home on the ground.
Orchids typically have sheathing leaves on
the stems which are alternating; one at each
node. There is a tremendous variety of flower
shapes, but they all follow a basic theme.
Two very interesting things for some people
to realize are that orchid species aren’t all
tropical, and there are plenty of these species
that don’t have big, showy corsage-quality
blossoms. In fact, some of these species have
flowers that are very tiny and inconspicuous.
Native or wild orchids are always a crowd
pleaser. In the southeastern USA, there are
plenty of different native orchid species, and
some of these have relatively large, spectacular
flowers. Among these striking orchids are the
lady-slippers, grass-pinks, whorled pogonia,
rosebud orchid, bog-rose, and showy orchids.
Other orchids in our area have flowers that
are a bit more modest. This week’s Mystery
Plant is a species in the latter group.
It is a bit unusual in that it is aquatic, and
PHOTO BY Linda Lee
is mostly seen in very wet places. It occurs
from southern Virginia all the way to eastern
Texas, and then south into South America. In
our area it is a fairly common wetland plant,
but it’s often overlooked. The stems bear
many leaves, and these tightly sheath the
stem. The sword-shaped leaves themselves
range between bright green and yellowish,
and the flowers tend to be greenish, sharing
the color of the foliage so that the flowers tend
to be somewhat inconspicuous.
These flowers are typical of orchids, bearing
three sepals and three petals. Each of the
two upper petals is cleft into a pair of narrow
segments. The third, lowest petal is also
deeply divided into three very narrow, wiggly,
thread-like portions. The whole effect of all
this is that the flowers, which are crowded
into a spike, appear something like little green
spiders crawling around.
The plants often develop slender, pale
runners which can produce new flowering
stems. This water lover is blooming now,
and will continue until frost. It can be seen
in freshwater pools, golf-course ponds
and ditches, and it often occurs in great
abundance, sometimes forming floating mats.
It can be expected in all of the coastal plain
counties of South Carolina.
John Nelson is the curator of the Herbarium
in the Department of Biological Sciences at the
University of South Carolina. As a public service,
the Herbarium offers free plant identifications.
For more information, visit www.herbarium.
org or call 803-777-8196.
Habenaria repens
Answer: “Water-spider orchid,”

American Oystercatcher
photo by Sarah Harper

By Sarah Dargan Harper

T
he American Oystercatcher is a medium-sized shorebird
(weighing up to one and a half pounds), and is easily recognized
by its long, thick red beak and yellow eyes rimmed with red
skin. Oystercatchers forage in the marsh, but breed in colonies on
beaches; oftentimes on small barrier islands. Much of their former
breeding habitat has been destroyed due to human encroachment.
Their range extends along the East and Gulf coasts. The parents teach
their young how to open oysters (and other mollusks) using one of two
techniques: stabbing or hammering. Stabbers sneak up on mollusks
and quickly sever the abductor muscles before the mollusks have a
chance to close. Hammerers detach a mollusk from its substrate and
skillfully peck a hole in the side of the shell, through which they can
sever the abductor muscle. After the muscle is severed, the shell can
be opened with ease.
If you have a bird that needs identification, or would like more
information about a particular bird, you can reach Sarah at dargan3484@
gmail.com.

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8 August 21, 2009
Sparkling clean garbage cans
come with hug for Mother Earth
I
t’s a simmering afternoon in the dead of a
Lowcountry summer. A faint breeze stirs
the long gray beards of Spanish moss on
a nearby oak and the dogs are passed out on
their backs, their feet skipping softly at the
hint of a rabbit-chasing dream. Besides that,
they haven’t moved for hours and in fact,
neither have you. It’s too hot; almost too hot
to get another glass of white wine from the
refrigerator, but it’s worth the effort.
The idea of household chores hasn’t even
crossed your mind, but all of a sudden, a
wretched smell hits you with the force of
dump truck. And it is a dump truck, or at
least the contents of one. The whole day, for
several days on end, your garbage has been
stewing inside of that large outdoor plastic
dumpster and even if you’re lucky enough to
have a separate storage compartment for it
at some distance from the house, on a hot
summer day there’s no escaping that awful,
rotting smell.
One would think that a solution to this
problem would have been hit upon by a
Southerner who couldn’t take the reek any
longer; and they would have thought of it
about two days after the invention of the
outdoor trash can. But no, the answer to
stinky summer garbage has been delivered to
your door by a Canadian, who believe it or
not, learned of it while working in one of the
most miserably cold places on the planet; the
By Kristin Hackler
and attaches it to the back of his truck. The
bin is turned upside down and powerwashed
with pressurized water and biodegradable
soap. The excess water runs right back into a
storage tank on the truck and at the end of the
day, Courtenay drives to a water treatment
facility and offloads the soiled water. Clean,
efficient and completely earth-friendly.
“People use bleach and all sorts of harmful
chemicals when cleaning their garbage cans,”
said Courtenay. “All of which flows right into
our storm sewers. They also might come in
The Can-itizer system.
United Kingdom. contact with harmful bacteria. This avoids
Ed Courtenay, a professional hockey player any human contact and the eco-friendly soap
from Montreal, fell in love with Charleston counteracts what bleach may still be in the
when he and his wife came for a visit in late can.”
2003. After a stint in Belfast, Courtenay Courtenay's company, Green Can-etizer,
returned to the Lowcountry, shocked that a currently serves houses in Summerville,
service common to residents of the UK was Mount Pleasant, Hanahan and West Ashley,
not even offered in the southeastern United but he is looking to expand into the barrier
States. While in Ireland, Courtney, along with islands, where his services would also benefit
the rest of the homeowners on his street, paid rentals. He’s also hoping to offer his services
a small fee for a privately owned company to to local restaurants, especially the ones that
power wash the inside of his outdoor dustbin have to leave residential cans near pedestrian
on a weekly basis. walkways for pick up.
After learning the details of the business, “It’s simple, quick, efficient and cheap,”
Courtenay returned with a plan to create a said Courtenay, smiling. “And it keeps you
garbage can cleaning service in the southeast: from having to do an unpleasant chore. It’s
and he decided to make it eco-friendly. definitely worth it.”
The process is simple. Designing his route For more information about Ed Courtenay
so that it follows weekly garbage collection and his business, Green Can-etizer, visit www.
schedules, Courtenay grabs the empty can GreenCanetizer.com, or call 270-4010.
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August 21, 2009
Powers greater than ourselves
F
rom a distance, and to
the casual golf fan, Tom
Watson has enjoyed a
stellar professional career. He
has won majors and is considered
one of the greatest ball strikers of
all time. But to those who know
golf, they know that for all his
achievements, the conversation
regarding his career turns more
often to ‘what he could have been’
than to what he's won.
In the early 80s, after seeming
to fulfill his promise by winning
two Open Championships and a
US Open, Tom Watson’s career
took a detour. He developed the
yips - an inability to make the
muscles of the body perform the
simple task of putting. The mind
virtually locks up the body, and
the hands and arms jerk the
putter at the ball resulting in
misses from distances that should
be automatic - especially for tour
players. There is no known cure
and the afflicted suffer is in full
display for all to see.
Watson had a few wins after
that period on the regular tour,
but never really contended again
in a major. The short putt became
his nemesis and stayed that way.
Golf
By Richard Hricik
It was roughly ten years of lousy
putting that, by his own estimate,
cost him perhaps a dozen or so
titles.
There are many people who
have always quietly cheered
against him because of his
personality. He was known, and
still is, for an attitude of certitude
about himself, the game, and his
own point of view. Stories exist of
him asking fellow golfers for help
and then quickly dismissing any
advice, telling them they were
wrong. His personal life perhaps
echoed these character traits as
he had a strained relationship
with his father, a divorce, and
a problem of alcohol use that
caused an occasional issue.
But as a proud man of his
generation, he found solutions
largely when looking inward. He
decided to give up alcohol without
help from AA or anyone else, and
after roughly a decade of misses,
he also cured himself of the yips,
stating that he had found the
solution to his putting woes by
learning to accelerate through
the putt.
His career rebounded once he
joined the Champions Tour and
the putts began falling again. But
G ina Rowe
www.islandeyenews.com
success on the formerly named
Senior Tour is a quiet kind of
success, filled with nostalgia and
fan appreciation of the ability to
still play at that age as opposed
to the display of ability alone.
Fast forward to July at
Turnberry and this was a different
Tom Watson. Not only was his
ball striking as good as ever, but
his putts were falling. Putts of
every shape, kind and form; sixty
footers for birdie, twenty footers
for par, and the shorter ones, the
ones that used to bedevil and
bewitch from inside ten feet, fell
with the authority of the putting
stroke of a much younger and
different man.
More profoundly, he made
references and used language
that were very un-Watson-
like. He spoke of spirituality, of
‘something being out there’, of
power and forces at work that
were outside of him; beyond
description or elaboration. This
was a man having a life-altering,
perspective changing moment.
You could see it on his face, in
his play and on his scorecard.
The stars aligned and stayed as
such, and after 71 holes he stood
alone as the leader, looking over
that eight foot putt for the win.
I don’t know what went on in
his mind during that putt, but
perhaps if Tom Watson had been
able to truly let go of every part
of his hardened self will; had he
been able to completely gave in
to the moment by acknowledging
his past yip demons and his
inability to keep his nerve; had he
sought help from and embraced
those forces he felt; and had he
surrendered his ego to something
outside himself then maybe, just
maybe, the result would have
been different.
But I don’t think he did, or that
he could, because he’s 59 and 59
year olds are tough to change.
I believe he took it all back
from the forces he felt and that
9
flowed on the Scottish links that
weekend, a place which was
also the scene of his greatest
professional triumph in ‘77, and
he put it all back into the familiar
hands of Tom. The result was a
putt that never had a chance and
a textbook display of the yips.
In his post-game press
conference he said, “But you’re
going to ask me, what do I take
from this week? Well, I take from
this week just a lot of warmth, a
lot of spirituality in the sense that,
you know, there was something
out there. I still believe that. It
helped me along.”
Then again, if that putt had
fallen on the 18th hole, maybe
the result would have been more
tragic than the miss as the Ego
would have told him "I did it". I
won. I made the putt. I, I, I. But
because he missed, perhaps he
was given a gift - an ability to
see and feel and experience and
appreciate something far greater
than himself – and that something
is immeasurably more valuable
than the Claret Jug that slipped
through his hands.
Until next time, play well.
Richard is a golf enthusiast,
local lawyer and part-time
writer seeking publication of a
novel about golf. Contact him at
donseve@bellsouth.net. ©2009
Richard Hricik.
Sullivan’s Island Post Office
2051 Middle Street
883-3461
NEW summer hours:
Monday – Friday:
8:30am – 4:30pm
Saturday:
9am – 11am
Sunday: closed
 Do You Know Your Charleston
10 August 21, 2009

Perch at the Merch

By David Farrow

O
ne thing I recall about my
“in the trenches” period of
giving tours was the end
of the day routine at Big John’s
Tavern in the late 1980s. I would
drag myself from the Market after
having walked six hours straight
in the kind of heat and humidity
that Saigon would be envious of,
across the broken slate sidewalks
and over to the East Bay recessed
doorway.
Opening that door into the cool,
dark place was a portal to another
world; one where few tourists
dared to tread in the late 1980s. I
would pass the regulars perched
on the stools like seagulls along
Murray Boulevard at dawn, each
one barely nodding at me in an
odd ripple effect as I walked to the
end of the bar where I would take
my seat, open The Evening Post
and devour it as the first beer was
delivered and consumed.
I sat in the blessed cool and
dark as Johnny Mathis wandered
through that wonderland, alone
to the crack of pool balls spinning
and pinballs careening along their
random, clanging paths. The chill “Yes, m’am, Mrs. Farrow. He’s of remembrance – yours are the
dried the copious sweat dripping right here.” My thought was, “Why recipe.
from my forehead. would my mother even know this
Big John’s was my bellwether place existed?” To contribute to David’s ongoing
for women. If a girl could deal That never happened again. record of Charleston Past and to
with John’s rants, we were good. What about you? Did you ever reminisce with other long time
Twenty years before in 1968, I leave your car overnight at the Charlestonians, visit davidfarrow.
remember dating an 18-year old Flying Dutchman after having wordpress.com. David Farrow
girl from Augusta, Georgia, when been hypnotized by the color- still gives tours of downtown
I was 15. I thought I was Mr. Big coded dance floor? Was your mind Charleston, presenting the City
Stuff as I ordered two draft beers blown at Alice’s Underground? in a way that only locals can. For
while the Four Tops crooned, Did you meet the love of your more info on his tours, please call
“Many a tear has to fall …”. Forty- life at the Garden and Gun 478-2059.
one years later, I am dating a girl Club? Did you see the Byrds at
from Augusta, Maine, and there MacNamara’s? Do you know a
is but one Top. soul who went to the Basement
When I got married in 1989, Pub?
I used to hang out at AC’s. One There was once topless
Saturday afternoon I was sitting gambling at the 5 O’Clock Club.
at the bar with Tersh Lynch and Really. There was a blackjack
the rest of the crew. My friend, room in which the dealers were
Lenny, was behind the bar. The au natural. Kind of a ripoff; after
phone rang as Golden Earring all, it was rigged for the house –
intoned, “Help, I’m slipping into nothing like a bunch of toasted
the Twilight Zone …”. I told sailors on leave. Think there was
Lenny amid the shouting as sharp attention on the cards at
Smoltz threw “ball four” that I three in the morning? Did you
wasn’t there. “David’s not here,” ever “perch at the Merch"?
he answered. His entire face said My memories are but a
“Oops” and grew red as he said, miniscule slice of the richness David Farrow, Charlestonian.

Green Heron crosses Stay tuned, IOP beach

the continent music hits the airwaves
By Dylan Sharek

W
hen I first arrived in
Charleston, my favorite
radio station was 95.9
FM, and it certainly wasn’t
for its music. Back then, the
station was just white
PHOTO BY Carol Killough
of Apex, “Our research showed
that there was a big demand
and we’ve seen that was, in
fact, true. There’s been a very,
very good response from the
market.”

noise, excellent only The idea for a new

for transmitting my
iPod’s library over its
empty, crystal clear
frequency. About two
months ago, I noticed
Sullivan’s Island resident Carol Killough spotted this little hint of home while vacationing that transmission
on San Juan Island in Washington. The boat was docked at Friday Harbor. becoming more and
more garbled, like
something was itching to
break through: and it was.
On June 18, Apex
Broadcasting, the Charleston
radio powerhouse responsible
for 101.7 Chuck FM and
Star 99.7 among four others,
started transmitting over
the 95.9 frequency.
Featuring the
classic hits of the 60s
and 70s, Apex’s latest
offering, WIOP, fills a
niche that had been vacant
in the Lowcountry since Y 102.5
changed its “oldies” format in
2004.
The response thus far has been
extremely positive. According to
Chris Johnson, vice president
www.islandeyenews.com
station was hatched a
few years ago when it
was revealed that the
WIOP call letters were
available for use. Apex
then navigated Federal
Communications
Commission guidelines
and initiated a string of
transactions, which in the
end landed the company with
the 95.9 frequency.
Although the station is
licensed on the Isle of Palms,
the broadcast tower itself is
located off of Orange Grove
Road in West Ashley.
“[WIOP] has been
in the works for a
couple years … It
was a kind of long and
complicated process,” said
Johnson. Today, everyone from
the Isle of Palms to Edisto to
Spartanburg to Awendaw can
enjoy the 50,000 watts that
WIOP has to offer.
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August 21, 2009 11

The Green Heron tidies its nest

By Dylan Sharek

T
he overgrown patch of low lying brush behind the Green Heron
on Sullivan’s Island is in the process of being transformed from
a poison ivy riddled snake’s paradise to a cleared, comfortable
entrance to the popular island general store. As of early this week, the
lot has been mostly cleared except for some remaining debris.
Spearheaded by local businesses Brown Contractors, Yard Works,
and Melissa “Trash Gurl” Vaughn, the maintenance project is a
completely volunteer effort. Brown Contractors performed the heavy
labor, grubbing eyesore vines and growth from the lot, with Yard Works
performing some of the more technical clearings and groundwork
preparations. Vaughn provided all the sanitation receptacles and
coordinated waste disposal.
“We went in and weeded; did all the picking up from years of
accumulation,” said Laurie Ulmer of Yard Works. “Every time
something gets cleaned up, it’s for the better.”
No trees were removed and any wildlife found during the cleaning was
properly relocated. In the end, almost three large, open top dumpsters
worth of trash and overgrowth were cleared from the lot. Within the
next week, Green Heron owners Tim and Heather Holbrook will lay
sod and seed in an attempt to turn the area into a green space.
According to the Holbrooks, the improvement of the back lot will
allow Green Heron patrons to utilize the store’s back entrance just off
of I’on. They also cited safety as one of the main reasons for the project.
As Middle Street traffic continues to swell and more children frequent
the establishment, a need for a safer entrance to the
shop has become a necessity for the owners.

(above, top) The back lot behind the Green Heron on Sullivan's Island before three dumpster's worth of
garbage was removed from it. (above) The lot after being cleared. The Holbrooks still plan to lay sod on the
bare spots in the next couple of weeks.

www.islandeyenews.com
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Friday, August 21
Windjammer Cancer Benefit
Concert to benefit Roper St. Fran-
cis’s new Cancer Treatment Cen-
ter Benefit, featuring The Almost
Brothers Band, Hed Shop Boys, The
Fire Apes and Super Deluxe. For
more info, visit
www.the-windjammer.com or call
886-8596. The Windjammer is
located at 1008 Ocean Blvd, Isle Of
Palms.
College of Charleston Theatre
presents Love’s Fire
Using a variety of moods, settings
and stories, this collection of one-
act plays by seven brilliantly gifted
contemporary playwrights draws
inspiration from Shakespeare’s
sonnets. Each provide realistic,
unusual and even wild glimpses
into the choices people make in
today’s society. Chapel Theatre,
172 Calhoun St. August 21-22,
27-29, 31 & September 1 at 8pm.;
August 23 & 30 at 3pm. Admis-
sion is $15/General; $10/Senior.
For more info, call 953-5604, email
oleksiakm@cofc.edu, and visit
www.cofc.edu/theatre.
Saturday, August 22
Islamic Ramadan day
www.islandeyenews.com
The Tryal of Major Stede
Bonnet alias the Gentleman
Pirate
A one of a kind interactive
theatrical event which brings
to life the trials and glories of
the Gentleman Pirate Stede
Bonnet. Performance takes
place both inside and out-
side Charleston’s Historic Powder
Magazine. Performance lasts about
40 minutes and audience space is
standing. The Powder Magazine,
79 Cumberland St. Starting at
4:30pm. Admission is $8-$12. For
more info, call 534-6169, email
Rodneyleerogers@gmail.com, and
visit www.puretheatre.org.
11th Annual Half Rubber
Tournament
At the Isle of Palms Recreation
Center. Registration Fee: $15 per
person. Teams:  3 or 4 person
teams. Ages 16 and up. Prizes
awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place. For more info or to register,
visit www.iop.net or call 886-8294.
Gibbes Crash Course Workshop
Charleston Center for Photogra-
phy, 654 King St., Ste. D. 9am
- 5pm. $100. For more info, call
720-3105, email info@ccforp.org,
and visit www.ccforp.org.
Sunday, August 23
Charleston Community Band
performs in Hampton Park
6pm. Admission is free. For more
info, email info@charlestoncom-
munityband.com, and visit www.
charlestoncommunityband.com.
Tuesday, August 25
Walking Sideways dining event
All are welcome to a special dinner
event at the Old Village Post House
for a gourmet crab dinner with
cocktail and wine pairings featur-
ing local and regional ingredients
starting at 6:30pm. Dinner is $55
per person, plus tax and gratu-
ity. A special room rate for wine
dinner guests is $100 plus tax.  cofc.edu/theatre.
Reservations are required, and can
be made by calling 388-8935.  For
more info, visit www.
oldvillageposthouse.
com.  in partnership with the City of
2213-B Middle St,
www.seelsfishcamp.com
Every Thursday night live
August 21, 2009
Is l a nd E y e
August 21 -
Wednesday, August 26
Women’s Equality Day
East Cooper Democrats Meeting
Speakers will be candidates for
the Mount Pleasant Town Council.
Please make reservations for name
tag and/or lite dinner and/or need
babysitting. $4/person. 6:30pm
social, 7pm dinner. Contact Carole
at 216-3797 or  carolebenson@
comcast.net.  Location: Olive
Branch  AME Church Annex (on
Hwy 17 and old  Mathis Ferry Rd
intersection).
Café Medley “over the hump”
wine tasting 
Call ahead for this week’s theme
and specials. From 7pm to 10pm.
Purchase your own Cafe Med-
ley wine glass for $10 and your
first tasting is free! Bring your wine
glass, and all future tastings are
only $5. A selection of 3 cheeses
is $10 while 5 cheeses is $15. For
more information, call Café Med-
ley at 793-4055. Located at 2213
Middle St, Sullivan’s Island.
Thursday, August 27
College of Charleston Theatre:
The Comedy of Errors
A play by William Shakespeare.
*Talkbacks: Please join us follow-
ing the Opening Night performance
for an audience talkback with cast,
director and designers. Emmett
Robinson Theatre, 54 St. Philip St.
August *27-29, September 3-5 &
7-8 at 8pm.; August 30 & Septem-
ber 6 at 3pm. Admission is $15/
General; $10/ Senior. For more
info, call 953-5604, email olek-
siakm@cofc.edu, and visit www.
Gardening in the Lowcountry
Bring your lunch and learn about
different gardening topics. Offered
883-5030
and $4 Fat Tire drafts and $4 Firefl
 August 21, 2009
e C ale n d ar
September 1
Charleston. Jenny Bloom presents
community gardening. Lowcountry
Senior Center, 865 Riverland Dr.,
next to James Island County Park.
Noon -1pm. Free for members, $5
for nonmembers. For more info,
call 762-9555 and email Elizabeth.
Bernat@rsfh.com.
Charleston Beach Music and
Shag Festival
Charleston Beach Music and Shag
Festival has 10 Carolina beach
music and blues bands, shag
workshops, full bar, food, lots of
dancing and shag lessons. August
27 – 30. Thur.-Fri.: J B Pivots
Beach Club, 1662 Savannah Hwy.
behind Shoneys; Sat.-Sun.: Cita-
del Alumni House, 69 Hagood St.
Charleston 29403. Admission is
$50 for four days. For more info,
call 814-0577, email mysticlady@
mindspring.com, or visit
www.pivotsbeachclub.com.
French Film Festival
August 27 – 30. Film schedule to
be determined. Sottile Theatre, 44
George St. Times are: August 27
from 6:30-9:30pm, August 29 from
5-9:30pm and August 28 & 30
from 7:30-9:30pm. Admission is
donations accepted. For more info,
call 953-6721.
Friday, August 28
Redux Contemporary Arts
Center: Inside the Fence
Featuring new works by interna-
tionally renowned artist Lynn Rich-
ardson from August 28 – October
16. Richardson will talk about her
work and process at the College
of Charleston Simons Center for
the Arts Room 309 on August 28
at 5:30pm. The exhibition
opens
e music with The Bushels
fly Vodka drinks
13
with a reception on August 28,
7-10pm at Redux. For more
info, visit www.lynnrichard-
email Rodneyleerogers@gmail.com,
and visit www.puretheatre.org.
Concert on the Cooper
Monday, August 31
IOP residential rental licenses
due: final day
son.ca. Redux Contemporary
Arts Center, 136 St. Philip St.
Gallery hours are Tuesday –
Come out to the new Mount Pleas-
ant Pier for the new Concerts on
Tuesday, September 1
Saturday 11am – 5pm. Ad- the Cooper series featuring Spun-
mission is free. For more info, jwurthi. Gates open at 7:30pm and AARP East Cooper Chapter
call 722-0697, email karen@ music starts at 8:30pm. Tickets meeting
reduxstudios.org, and visit www. are $8 and will only be available The AARP East Cooper Chapter
reduxstudios.org. for purchase at the event.  No will meet at 5:30pm at the Mount
refunds or exchanges.  For ages 3 Pleasant Senior Center on Von Kol-
Surf Seining: Seining Sullivan’s and up. Call 795-4FUN (4386) for nitz Road.  For more info, please
This area has been a seining more info. call Gary Jaster at 856-2166.
hotspot for generations.  Help us
catch and discover a variety of
marine critters at the first ever
CCPRC seining program on Sul-
livan’s Island.  A registered and
paid chaperone is required for
participants ages 15 and under.
Pre-registration required. Ages 6 &
up. Meet at Station 30. Fee: $9/$7
CCR Discount. 5pm-6:30pm. For
more info, call 795-4386.
Saturday, August 29
6th Annual Family Grape Stomp
at Irvin House
Enjoy grape stomping and harvest-
ing, picnicking on the lawn and
live music by 17 South. Great food
by local vendors and of course, Ir-
vin House wine! There will also be
a Lucy look-alike contest. Admis-
sion is $5 a car and don’t forget
your picnic blanket and chairs. For
more info, call 559-6867 or visit
www.charlestonwine.com
The Tryal of Major Stede Bonnet
alias the Gentleman Pirate
A one of a kind interactive theatri-
cal event which brings to life the
trials and glories of the Gentleman
Pirate Stede Bonnet. Performance
takes place both inside and out-
side Charleston’s Historic Powder
Magazine. Performance lasts about
40 minutes and audience space is
standing. The Powder Magazine,
79 Cumberland St. Starting at
4:30pm. Admission is $8-$12.
For more info, call
534-6169,
www.islandeyenews.com
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Ben Sawyer girders a perfect fit
S
teel girders are now being
erected for the new Ben
Sawyer Bridge’s approach
spans.   The first sets of girders
and its associated in-fill began
arriving on site in mid-July.  By
the end of the month, crews had
almost completed three of the
six spans for each side.  Girders
have been arriving on site every
three days, allowing for efficient
installation of the girders and in-
fill for each span. The girders for
the new bridge line up perfectly
with the foundation piers of the
existing bridge.
To minimize traffic delay, the
steel girders are being delivered
from Florida straight to the
construction site.  Flaggers are
on-site to enable truck drivers
to quickly pull onto either
the northwest or southwest
construction access road.  bridge. At this time, the seven-
Once these approach spans are
completed, and the new swing
span (being constructed at the
Veterans Terminal at the Port
of Charleston) is competed, the
August 21, 2009
Provided by the SC Department of Transportation
contractor will close the existing
bridge and the Intracoastal
Waterway to all traffic for seven
days. During this seven-day
closure, the old approach spans
will be cut loose from their
bearings and will be jacked
onto the temporary supports
to the east of the bridge. At the
same time, the new approach
spans will be jacked from their
temporary supports on the west
side of the bridge onto the existing
foundations. The old swing span
photos by Julie hussey
will be removed and the new swing
span will be installed in its place,
allowing the bridge to remain in
its original footprint. The new
travel lanes will be 14 feet wide
instead of the 11 feet that they
are today, and there will be a five
and a half foot wide sidewalk on
the west side (harbor side) of the
day closure is scheduled to start
around mid-November.
For updates and info on the Ben
Sawyer Bridge project, visit www.
bensawyerbridge.com
(top) Workers install new girders. (above) A view of the temporary support from beneath.
www.islandeyenews.com
August 21, 2009
Financial 15

Own a business? Put a retirement plan in place

By Dimi Matouchev

I
f you own a small business, you have a lot
to think about: sales, expenses, marketing,
cash flow, competition — the list goes on
and on. However, by spending so much time
on the issues of today, you may overlook the
concerns of tomorrow. That’s why, if you
haven’t already done so, you need to choose
a retirement plan for your business. Which
plan is right for you? It depends on different
factors, such as how many employees you have
and how much you can afford to contribute
each year. Let’s take a look at some popular
retirement plans for small businesses:
• Owner-only 401(k) — Also known as
an individual 401(k), an owner-only 401(k)
offers you many of the same advantages of
a traditional 401(k): a range of investment
options, tax deductible contributions and
tax deferred earnings growth. You may even
be able to choose a Roth option for your
401(k), which allows you to make after tax
contributions that can grow tax free. In 2009,
you can contribute up to $49,000 to your
owner-only 401(k), or $54,500 if you’re 50 or
older. (To make deductible contributions for
the 2009 tax year, you’ll need to set up your
plan by December 31, 2009.)
• Solo defined benefit plan — You may have
thought you had to work for a big company
to participate in a traditional pension plan,
also known as a defined benefit plan, but
you can set one up for yourself if you’re self
employed or own your own business. This
plan has high contribution limits, which
are determined by an actuarial calculation,
and your contributions are typically tax-
deductible.
• SEP IRA — If you have just a few employees
or are self-employed with no employees, and
you’re looking for a low-cost, low-maintenance
retirement plan, you may want to consider
a SEP IRA. You’ll fund the plan with tax
deductible contributions, and you must cover
all eligible employees. (Employees themselves
cannot contribute.) You can contribute up to
25% of compensation (if you’re an employee
of your own corporation) or 20% of income if
you’re self-employed, up to $49,000 annually.
And you can fund your SEP IRA with virtually
any type of investment you choose.
• SIMPLE IRA — As its name suggests,
a SIMPLE IRA is quite easy to set up and
maintain, and it can be a good plan if your
business has fewer than 10 employees. As
the business owner, you must contribute in
one of two ways: a dollar-for-dollar match of
up to 3% of salary or a contribution of 2% of
employees’ salaries (up to $4,900 per year).
Employee contributions are tax-deductible,
and your matching contributions are generally
deductible as a business expense. Still, while
a SIMPLE IRA may be advantageous for your
employees, it’s less generous to you, as far
as allowable contributions, than an owner-
only 401(k), a defined benefit plan or a SEP
IRA. For 2009, your annual contributions are
generally limited to $11,5000, or $14,000 if
you’re 50 or older by the end of the year. You
can also make a matching contribution of up
to 3% to yourself.
To determine which plan is best for you,
consult with your tax advisor and a financial
advisor who has experience with small
businesses. But don’t wait too long to get
started — you’re moving closer to retirement
all the time.
This article was written by Edward Jones,
located at 1505 Palm Blvd., Isle of Palms, SC
29451. For more information, please call the
Edward Jones offices at 886-9229 or visit their
website at www.edwardjones.com.

July 2009 market recap

Signs of recovery fuel
enthusiasm
The S&P 500 Index (S&P 500)
posted far more positive than
negative days in July.
Encouraging news on housing,
corporate earnings, and second-
quarter gross domestic product
(GDP) drove stock prices higher.
Other indicators—recent read-
ings on employment, income,
and personal consumption—may
inhibit investor enthusiasm.
Remarkable resurgence
Broad stock market indices con-
tinued a remarkable resurgence
from the dark days of March.
The S&P 500 gained 7.4 percent,
ending the month at 987.48;
the highest since Election Day,
November 4, 2008. The index
has gained 46 percent from the
March 9 low. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average rallied in
July, climbing 8.6 percent. The
Nasdaq Composite delivered a
7.8-percent gain.
International stocks fared
even better.
The MSCI EAFE Index of devel-
oped economies rose 9 percent.
The MSCI Emerging Markets In-
dex surged ahead 10.9 percent.
Investors believed that less-
mature countries would exhibit
stronger growth characteristics
and emerge more robustly from
the current economic slowdown.
Fundamental improvement
Following three straight years of
deterioration, the housing mar-
ket showed signs of stabilization.
Home prices, having fallen for 35
consecutive months according to
the S&P/Case-Shiller Compos-
ite of 20 Home Price Index, rose
0.5 percent for the three months
presented by Bobby Cummings, CFP®, CFBS, CLTC
ending in May.
GDP fell 1 percent in the sec-
ond quarter, per initial govern-
ment estimates. The decline was
less than predicted, though any
contraction is worrisome. The
percentage represented a drastic
improvement from the revised
6.4-percent falloff in the first
quarter.
Corporate earnings surprised
on the positive side
Companies’ cost-cutting mea-
sures compensated for a general
decline in revenues. At month-
end, 75 percent of S&P 500
companies had exceeded analyst
expectations. But, revenues for
nonfinancial companies declined
15 percent compared with the
previous year. Cost-cutting can
only go so far; topline revenue
growth must pick up to increase
earnings on a sustainable basis
going forward.
Employment and
consumption lag
A sustainable economic recovery
also requires improvements in
private sector employment and
personal consumption.
Employment stats have re-
mained negative in recent
months, but the rate of decline
has improved.
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In June, the U.S. lost 467,000
jobs, compared with peak job
losses of 741,000 in January.
The better-than-expected 1-per-
cent decline in GDP was her-
alded as a positive, but report
details revealed that personal
consumption had fallen 1.2 per-
cent.
This figure is roughly twice as
bad as had been expected.
It indicates that household bal-
ance sheets remain under pres-
sure, and consumers may be
embracing a newfound sense of
thrift.
Signs of healing
As should be expected in the
aftermath of severe global eco-
nomic shock, the road to recov-
ery will likely be uneven.
Investors should be prepared
to exercise patience—previous
high-water marks may represent
unrealistic goals in the short-
term. Evidence abounds that the
healing is ongoing; we are mak-
ing progress on several fronts.
Disclosure: Certain sections of
this commentary contain forward-
looking statements that are based on
our reasonable expectations, esti-
mates, projections, and assumptions.
Forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and
involve certain risks and uncertain-
ties, which are difficult to predict. Past
performance is not indicative of future
results. All indices are unmanaged
and investors cannot invest directly
into an index. The S&P 500 Index is a
broad-based measurement of changes
in stock market conditions based on
the average performance of 500 widely
held common stocks. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average is a price-weighted
average of 30 actively traded blue-chip
stocks. The Nasdaq Composite Index
measures all Nasdaq domestic and
non-U.S.-based common stocks listed
on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The
MSCI EAFE Index is a float-adjusted
market capitalization index designed
to measure developed market equity
performance, excluding the U.S. and
Canada. The MSCI Emerging Mar-
kets Index is a market capitalization-
weighted index composed of com-
panies representative of the market
structure of 26 emerging market
countries in Europe, Latin America,
and the Pacific Basin.
Bobby Cummings is the owner
of Cummings Wealth Management
Group.. He is a CERTIFIED
FINANCIAL PLANNERTM
professional and Certified Family
Business Specialist and has been
in business since 1990. Bobby’s
focus is providing comprehensive
financial planning and investment
advice to business owners,
professionals, retirees, and people
planning for  retirement. He lives
on Sullivan’s Island with his wife
Kristin, son Tanner (6), daughter
Keenan (3), and son, Banks (7
months).
If you wish to learn more about
the ideas and strategies in this
article, or if you have any questions
about your financial or estate plan,
you are invited to reach Bobby via
email at bobby@cummingswealth.
com or by contacting his office at
(843)884-9898.
Authored by John Blood, CFA,
CFP®, chief market strategist,
at Commonwealth Financial
Network. © 2009 Commonwealth
Financial Network®.
16
Working out Golfer’s Elbow
G
olfer’s Elbow has plagued golfers since
the beginning of the game. Golfer’s
Elbow (aka Medial Epicondylitis)
is the inflammation of the inside or medial
part of the elbow joint. Golfer’s Elbow is
often confused with Tennis Elbow or Lateral
Epicondylitis, which is inflammation of the
outside or lateral part of the elbow joint.
Although the pain associated with Golfer’s
Elbow is contained to the elbow and the
surrounding muscles, you should look
elsewhere for the cause. Golfer’s Elbow is
usually an indirect cause of a poor backswing
sequence, incomplete shoulder turn, and/or
poor mobility or stability of the hips.
Observe the two markings on this
photograph (right). The straight line is what
we call the spinal angle. The improper leaning
of the spine towards the target (reverse spine
angle) is a result of a decreased shoulder turn
and a lack of the stability needed in the torso
to control the momentum of the backswing.
This instability causes a bend in the lead
elbow (see circle). Next, the elbow straightens
out during the downswing and the club
impacts the ground shortly after, causing a
shockwave of energy to the elbow which is
still trying to fully straighten out. Imagine
two cars traveling towards each other and
colliding head on. Ouch!
Golf Doctor August 21, 2009
By Dr. Lucas Cole
of your swing. There are also some great swing
drills you can try that will help you maintain
a straight left elbow during the backswing.
As for the pain and muscular tightness
associated with Golfer’s Elbow, use ice after
playing or hitting balls for about 30 minutes.
This will help to reduce the inflammation
in the elbow joint itself. I also recommend
a technique called myofascial release. I
use myofascial release on my patients with
Golfer’s or Tennis Elbow to help break up the
adhesions and knots associated with these
conditions. Also, I recommend that before,
during, and after your next round, you use a
topical analgesic called Biofreeze™. Applying
this gel to your elbow will help numb the pain
that limits your swing. If you would like a
free sample of Biofreeze™, please e-mail your
name and address to me at carolinagolfdoctor@
gmail.com
Dr. Lucas Cole maintains a private
chiropractic practice in Mount Pleasant and is
a Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf
photo by Dr. LUcas Cole
Fitness Instructor. He helps his golfing patients,
So what can you do about it? Well, work on
whether they are in pain or not, play better
the backswing and make a full shoulder turn.
and have more fun.  He uses the protocols that
Torso rotation and mobility exercises work
touring professionals rely on weekly to keep
great for this. Specific abdominal exercises
them at the top of their game.  You can reach
will help to strengthen your lower torso and
Dr. Cole at 416-8593 or at carolinagolfdoctor@
give you the stability needed to stay in control
gmail.com.
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An enlightening Lighthouse Day

by Dylan Sharek

T
he Charleston Light, lighthouse’s upper most reaches that the cofferdams designed Lighthouse Day was a step in the
the Sullivan’s Island have become rickety and crushed to decrease damage caused by right direction. The Charleston
Lighthouse’s formal and real after years of no maintenance, waves were in place. In the next Light is a historic monument that
name, is the island’s elephant in meaning curious visitors can only few years, another $1.5 million deserves preservation: not only
the room; people know it’s there, ascend about a fourth of the way will be spent on filling in the is it full of firsts (It is the only
but don’t talk much about it or up. The chipping teal paint and dams, creating further support triangular shaped lighthouse, it’s
really know anything about it. gaudy, brushed red floors scream for the lighthouse. After that, a the only one made of aluminum,
And that’s probably because the “lead poisoning”, and despite total cosmetic facelift will bring and it’s the only lighthouse which
lighthouse isn’t as entertaining being the only lighthouse in the the Morris Island Lighthouse houses an elevator), but it’s also
as the dynamic history of Fort United States with an elevator, back to its former glory. the last of a bygone way of ship
Moultrie and the many mortar the National Park Service hasn’t And while the Sullivan’s Island navigation. That alone should be
batteries scattered on every other received enough support to get Lighthouse has yet to receive enough for people to make the
block of this historical island. it up and running. Fortunately, that same support, National effort to secure it’s future.
And the fact is, it’s easy to it appears as though that could
ignore the Charleston Light these change in the near future.
days. Commissioned by the Save The Light, a Charleston-
United States in 1962 to be the based non-profit organization
last major lighthouse constructed, that supports the Morris Island
the Charleston Light once cast a Lighthouse, was on hand to
semi-constant 28 million candle discuss what can happen
power sheen over the island. with just a little support. After
Residents immediately went purchasing the Morris Island
up in arms over the Chernobyl- Lighthouse in 1999, the group
like aura, and demanded the exhaustively fund-raised, earning
house’s light be reduced. In its nearly $4 million which is just
contemporary, reduced role, enough to institute a four phase
the lighthouse now only emits a preservation plan.
diminutive 1.5 million candles Robert New, one of Save The
worth of power. Light’s founding members, told
It’s also hard to ignore the the 50 or so lighthouse devotees
lighthouse’s dire need for in attendance for National
restoration. During National Lighthouse Day that “Phase one
Lighthouse Day on August 8, I is now complete” for the Morris
had the chance to observe this Island Lighthouse, meaning
impressively tall tower, and the
immediate need for cosmetic
upheaval was very apparent. The
black and white paint that covers
the aluminum structure’s top and
bottom halves, respectively, has
become worn and chipped from
salty winds and incessant rain.
Our tour guides, a couple from
the National Park Service, told us
there’s “simply not enough funds
to paint it”, casually mentioning
the $2 million price tag. And the
inside is even worse.
Even entering the lighthouse
was impossible for the general
public until recently, when several
improvements were made to its
infrastructure. Metal staircases (above) Utility buildings at the base of the
that once allowed access to the lighthouse. (right) The Charleston Light.

CAPTIONS:
001 Louise Welch, Regional Ex-
ecutive Director of the Carolina Red

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CAMP KIDS
Campers share some of their favorite parts of attending day camp at the Isle of Palms Recreation Center: 

All things theatrical

The Isle of Palms Recreation Department sponsored a two
week theatre camp directed by Crabpot Players director Jim-
my Ward for youth ages 9 - 16. Thirteen young ladies that
have dreamed of standing in the spotlight on opening night,
seeing themselves on television or in the movies and hear-
ing the applause of an audience, signed up for two weeks of
learning the fundamentals of stage performance. These girls
learned how to audition and memorized techniques, stage
combat, blocking, stage presence and reactionary techniques.
In addition, these girls learned backstage etiquette, costume
selection, prop inventory, lighting and sound properties.
Friday, August 14, at 11am, parents, friends, City staff and
City Council members attended a performance by each of the
girls, who presented a monologue and scenes that were se-
lected from either Catholic School Girls, Alice in Wonderland,
The Wizard of Oz, Our Town, Little Women and/or Summer
Brave.
(back row) Kate Price, MacKenzie Fowler, Sara Horton, Natalie Davidson, Jane Rice,
Lauren Bianco, Kelsey Bianco. (front row) Maddy Davidson, Holly Walsh, Jaclyn Paciaroni,
Mackenzie Horne, Ally MacDonald. Absent: Carly Edwards.
photos by the IOP rec center

Suarez Soccer in play at the IOP Rec Center

(l to r) McMillan Covington, Elliott Suggs, Trey Perry and Drew Perry work on Soccer camp participants with Suarez Soccer instructors and Charleston
foot drills. Battery players.

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In memory of George The very model of a

March 1995--July 18, 2009 modern major musical
A
Sis Nunnally, Isle of Palms  uditions for the Pirates Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera
of Penzance will be held

G
to Charleston for the first time in
eorge came to live on August 30 at 7pm at at least a decade!  This hit show
with us a little over the Lutheran Redeemer Family enjoyed a successful revival on
2 1/2 years ago.  He Life Center: 714 Riverdale Broadway as well as a critically
belonged to a friend that Drive, West Ashley. Produced acclaimed film version starring
moved out of state and by the Company Company Kevin Kline and Linda Rondstadt.
could not take him with and directed by Maida Libkin, Performances will be held
her.  I was supposed to those auditioning are asked to November 6 – 22, 2009, at the
find George a good home.  prepare a song, and may bring new Lookout Pavilion of the
It took less than a day for a monologue as well, though beautiful Charleston Harbor
me to know that home it is optional. A pianist will be Resort and Marina, overlooking
was with me.  He stole my provided and RSVPs are not historic Charleston Harbor
heart.  My black labs Karmi required. For more information, at Patriots Point in Mount
and Belle thought he was please contact Bill Schlitt at Pleasant.
pretty special, too.  George 670-5634.  Minimum age for   The Company Company
had no trouble getting his auditioning is 15 years old. re-imagines musical theatre
certification as a therapy dog wherever people gather.  Find
with TDI, Inc. and passing The Company Co., specialists more information at www.
the Canine Good Citizen in musical theatre, is bringing thecompanycompany.com.
test. He brought smiles and
joy to anyone he met.
In 2008, he won “Best Senior” at the Isle of Palms Doggie
Day.  His vets Scott Senf and Ann Briley at the Animal Medical
Center in Mount Pleasant did a wonderful job helping him live
the best life possible as long as possible.
I am very thankful I had the privilege of sharing the last years
of this wonderful dog's life with him.  I know I will have many
more dogs; however, there will never be another George.  He
will always have a special place in my heart.

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Treat your
princess to a ball
Promising a family-friendly Nancy and a bevy of princesses
event unlike any the Lowcountry from Cinderella and  Jasmine to
has ever experienced, Charleston Snow White and even Ariel will
Ballet Theatre will host the also offer some wonderful photo
first annual Princess Ball moments.  
fundraiser  extravaganza on • A small silent auction of
Sunday, October 18, at The items will be tailored exclusively
American Theatre and the to families and children. 
courtyard  of The William Aiken • A full screen movie theatre will
House from 1:30pm - 5:30pm. be accessible for families to cool
The features an exclusive VIP Diva off and enjoy a fun family flick
Pass for discerning young  ladies inside the American Theatre. 
who prefer to experience complete
pampering before being presented VIP Diva Pass holders will start
at the Princess Ball.  celebrations a day early as they are
The event is a family-centric invited to party the night before in
royal afternoon catering to the the CBT studio (across the street
whims and desires of the highest at 477 King St) where they will
and most regal of the court, as enjoy a pizza party and a private
young ladies from ages 6 - 16, movie night on the six flat screen
their families and dates engage in televisions. All ladies will spend
a variety of enticing festivities.  the early evening learning a dance
Features of the Princess Ball with their father or date which
include:  they will  perform as they are
• Live music will fill the ballroom “presented” at the Princess Ball.
floor as young ladies and their The day of the event, all VIP Divas
guests punish the parquet while will spend the morning preparing
noshing on  house-made goodies for their presentation at the
from the kitchen of the highly Ball with complimentary hair
acclaimed Fish restaurant.  and nail styling and fashion
• Specialty drinks will be tips from the  dancers of The
provided for all ages and members Charleston Ballet Theatre before
of the royal family.  being whisked away in a limo
• Cross the velvet rope for entry and arriving on the carpet at
into the posh Princess Pad, a VIP the  Princess Ball. The event

Eye Spy
club at the top of the American will culminate with a debutante
Theatre where  karaoke, a live presentation of the young ladies
DJ and video screens will help to the ‘royal court’, finishing with
revelers dance the night away.  a coronation of the first annual
Do you know what this is? • Outside in the courtyard,
attendees are welcome to highlight
King, Queen and Princess of the
Ball. 
their ball attire by creating their
own customized  masquerade Attire: Royal Ball finest 
masks.   Tickets: $200/adult, $100/child,
• An interactive bubble booth VIP Diva Pass $200/child
with give all princesses a chance For further information or to
to create their own magic and purchase either an adult ticket,
the customized photo  booth child ticket or the exclusive VIP
will capture family and friend Diva Pass please  contact Angela
moments instantly to cherish for Powell at (917) 541-0676 or at
a lifetime.  a.powell@charlestonballet.org. 
•  Special appearances by
Angelina Ballerina and Fancy
Kids, send your guess for this week’s Eye Spy to info@
luckydognews.com or call 886-NEWS. Please include
your mailing address with your submission. The first
one to send in the correct answer will receive a coupon
for a free ice cream at Café Medley on Sullivan's Island.

Congratulations to Lauren Medich

for guessing the Steve Jordan Bee One of our Eye Spy winners,
Van in the August 7 issue! Send your Nyna Fabrizio (right), and sister
guess for this week's Eye Spy to: Cooper(left), stops by the
info@luckydognews.com Island Eye News office on
Sullivan's to pick up her prize.
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August 21, 2009
The following is a synopsis of
some of the activities of the Isle of
Palms Police Department during
the month of July 2009:
Patrol:
July 1, 2009: The homeowner of
a Twin Oaks residence reported
that he had contracted with a
construction company in March
of 2008 to do renovations, which
amounted to just over $62,000,
which he had advanced to the
company. To date, only a very
small portion of the work has
been completed and since the
owner lives out of state, he was
unable to supervise the work.
This case has been turned over
to an Investigator.
July 4, 2009: An officer re-
sponded to the beach near 25th
Avenue, where a loose dog had
reportedly attacked a girl walking
her dog. Prior to the police of-
ficer’s arrival, the owner removed
the dog that had been loose on
the beach and as a result, nei-
ther the dog nor the owner could
be located. The victim sustained
some minor scratches.
July 4, 2009: Officers responded
to the beach near 14th Avenue,
where a domestic dispute had
been reported. The officers deter-
mined that the argument started
when the wife had an argument
with an in-law, which escalated
when her husband started argu-
ing with her. The couple was
separated and the wife left the
area with her two children with-
out further incident.
July 4, 2009: Just prior to the
fireworks display, an officer as-
signed to the beach for security
observed several subjects enter
the beach appearing to be un-
steady on their feet as though
they were intoxicated, and sit
down among other spectators
present. One of the subjects was
then observed sitting down in the
sand dunes, plucking sea oats
and knocking down the dune.
The officer approached to advise
the subject to exit the dunes and
to leave the area. The subject
became belligerent and began
to utter loud profanities in the
presence of the public. A second
male subject who was with the
intoxicated subject then became
loud and boisterous, causing
both to be taken into custody.
Both subjects were charged with
Public Intoxication and one with
the additional charge of Unlaw-
ful Destruction of Sea Oats then
transported to the Detention
Center.
July 4, 2009: While waiting for
the annual fireworks display to
begin, an officer on the beach
observed several subjects pres-
ent in the crowd who appeared
to be in possession of beer. The
officer approached to investigate
and found all in possession of
beer. One female subject gave
the officer a false date of birth
to indicate she was over 21. All
three subjects were charged with
Police Blotter
No Alcohol on the Beach, and the
female who had provided false
information was also charged
with Hindering and Minor in Pos-
session of Alcohol.
July 4, 2009: At approximately
9pm, an officer responded to a
complaint of someone shooting
off fireworks illegally on 25th
Avenue near Waterway Boule-
vard. As the officer approached
the group, he observed a male
subject in the street holding a
can of open beer and noticed
that several other empty cans
were on the ground near him.
When the subject saw the officer
he began to run from the officer,
who observed him run into a
wooded area then come back out
empty handed. The subject’s wife
then appeared and was advised
of what had happened. The sub-
ject was given a verbal warning
regarding illegal fireworks, but
charged with No Alcohol on the
Street and NRVC for an unpaid
traffic ticket. The couple then
agreed to pick up all debris from
fireworks and empty beer cans in
the area without further inci-
dent.
July 4, 2009: Just after 11pm,
an officer on patrol observed a
vehicle turning left onto Caro-
lina Boulevard from 7th Avenue,
then failing to negotiate the turn
and driving onto the lawn of
the corner house, barely miss-
ing a mailbox and a utility pole.
The vehicle was stopped on 8th
Avenue near Ocean Boulevard.
While the officer was speaking
to the driver, he noted an odor
of alcohol about his person. The
driver was then found to be in
possession of a quantity of mari-
juana. The driver was charged
with Simple Possession of Mari-
juana and Reckless Driving and
was transported to the Detention
Center.
July 5, 2009: Officers responded
to a Morgan Place Drive resi-
dence where a male subject met
them in the street to advise that
he believed his wife had ingested
an overdose of a prescribed med-
ication. His wife was located in
a closet upstairs, where she was
restrained for her safety. Since
she refused medical treatment,
she was taken into Emergency
Protective Custody and trans-
ported by EMS personnel to East
Cooper Hospital for evaluation.
July 6, 2009: An officer re-
sponded to a Morgan Place Drive
residence where it was reported
that a male subject had fallen
down a flight of stairs. Upon
the officer’s arrival several par-
ties met him, where the victim
stated that he had not fallen,
but was thrown from a golf cart
while on a Harbor Golf Course
golf cart path. He stated that
he was briefly pinned under
the cart, which overturned. He
complained that he had diffi-
culty breathing and agreed to be
transported by EMS for observa-
tion.
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July 6, 2009: Officers respond-
ed to a Lagoon Villas rental unit
in Wild Dunes where a domes-
tic family dispute had been
reported. The officers quickly
determined that the dispute was
between a mother and her 19
year old son and it had been only
verbal with no evidence of as-
sault.
July 10, 2009: After stopping
a vehicle on Palm Boulevard
and 11th Avenue for a license
plate violation, the officer, while
speaking with the driver, ob-
served a clear plastic bag of
marijuana in his possession.
He was taken into custody and
charged with Improper Display of
License Plate and Simple Posses-
sion of Marijuana.
July 11, 2009: An officer on pa-
trol of Palm Boulevard just before
2am observed a vehicle approach
him in the opposite direction
doing 66 miles per hour in a 40
mile per hour zone. The officer
turned around and stopped the
vehicle and while speaking to
the driver, determined that she
had consumed some alcohol. The
driver was charged with Reckless
Driving and was transported to
the Detention Center.
July 12, 2009: Officers re-
sponded to the County Park
where management reported
that a male subject was attempt-
ing to instigate a fight with park
patrons. The officers located the
subject in the parking lot and de-
termined that he was intoxicated
and in possession of a quantity
of beer in a bag he was carrying.
The subject was taken into cus-
tody and charged with No Alco-
hol on the Beach and Disorderly
Conduct.
July 12, 2009: Officers respond-
ed to a front beach establish-
ment after management reported
that a patron left their business
without paying for a $117 bar
tab. An employee of the business
located the suspect and detained
him until police arrived. The
suspect was taken into custody
and charged with Petit Larceny.
A computer check of the suspect
revealed that he was wanted by
the Chesterfield County, Virginia,
authorities, but they declined
to extradite, due to the distance
and the nature of the charge
involved.
July 12, 2009: Friends of the
previous incident’s suspect ap-
proached the officer who had his
friend in custody and began to
cause a loud disturbance on the
sidewalk. A second officer ar-
rived and explained the reason
his friend was being arrested,
when that subject began to use
loud profanity in the presence
of a family who was entering a
nearby hotel. He was taken into
custody and charged with Disor-
derly Conduct.
July 13, 2009: A North Charles-
ton police officer stopped a
vehicle for a traffic infraction
and when a computer check
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of the driver was complete, it
was determined that the driver
was wanted by the Isle of Palms
Police Department. The driver
was taken into custody to await
the service of numerous Ar-
rest Warrants for a Burglary
he committed in Wild Dunes in
May. Investigators charged him
with Burglary 1st degree, Grand
Larceny, Breaking & Entering a
Motor Vehicle, numerous counts
of Financial Transaction Credit
Card Theft and numerous counts
of Financial Credit Card Fraud.
Since a Magistrate can’t set a
bond for Burglary 1st degree, the
suspect will await a Circuit Court
hearing in the Detention Center.
July 13, 2009: An officer re-
sponded to a front beach busi-
ness where three male juveniles
had reportedly stolen merchan-
dise. Two of the subjects left the
area on their bicycles, but one
fifteen year old was apprehended
and charged with Shoplifting
through Family Court and re-
leased to the custody of a parent.
July 13, 2009: Just before
midnight, officers responded
to a residence on 30th Avenue
where a domestic disturbance
had been reported. When the of-
ficers arrived they heard yelling
from within the residence, made
entry and observed a male bleed-
ing from a laceration to the eye
and a female involved in a heated
verbal dispute. The parties were
separated, and after speaking to
all subjects within the residence,
it was determined that the fe-
male subject struck her cohabi-
tating boyfriend. She was taken
into custody and charged with
Criminal Domestic Violence.
July 14, 2009: An officer on
patrol of the Connector observed
a vehicle weaving in and out of
the lane of traffic and conducted
a traffic stop to investigate. While
speaking to the driver, a strong
odor of alcohol was detected. The
driver submitted to several Field
Sobriety Tests, which he failed,
and was transported to head-
quarters where he submitted to
a Datamaster Test. The driver
was found to have a .16% level
of alcohol in his system and was
charged with DUI, then trans-
ported to the Detention Center.
July 17, 2009: A female visi-
tor to the beach reported that
her beach bag containing car
keys, cell phone, and wallet were
stolen while she was in the wa-
ter. She made contact with her
husband to bring a set of spare
car keys, when she observed an
unknown male suspect driving
her car away from where she had
parked it. She and her husband
followed the suspect several
blocks, honking the horn to draw
attention to them. The suspect
pulled over to the side of Palm
Boulevard near 7th Avenue and
exited the vehicle and attempted
to get into a second vehicle
driven by a female subject. The
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victim’s husband scuffled briefly
with the male car thief and the
victim was able to reach into the
suspect’s vehicle and retrieve her
stolen beach bag. A good de-
scription of both suspect’s and a
license plate number were pro-
vided. The case has been turned
over to Investigators.
July 19, 2009: Just after 6am,
an officer was made aware of
a suspicious vehicle with two
occupants parked at a Palm
Boulevard business. The officer
stopped to investigate and after
running a computer check of the
occupants of the vehicle, deter-
mined that the male driver was
wanted by the Kershaw County
Sheriff’s Office for Criminal Do-
mestic Violence 2nd degree. The
subject was taken into custody
and transported to the Detention
Center to await extradition.
July 19, 2009: A Sullivan’s
Island police officer had someone
in custody suspected of DUI and
requested an Isle of Palms police
officer to conduct a Datamaster
Test for him. The Datamaster
Operator determined that, due
to a bleeding laceration to the
suspect’s face, medical treatment
would need to be administered
first. Isle of Palms Fire Depart-
ment personnel responded and
made the determination that the
suspect needed to be transported
Police Blotter continued
to the hospital for stitches. The
Datamaster Test was never ad-
ministered.
July 20, 2009: Just after 3am,
and officer on patrol observed a
pickup truck driving erratically:
slowing down, speeding up, and
stopping for long periods at stop
signs. The officer stopped the
vehicle on Palm Boulevard and
while speaking to the driver, im-
mediately detected a strong odor
of alcohol. When the driver exited
the vehicle, he needed to hold
on to the truck for balance and
submitting to one Field Sobriety
Test was not allowed to continue
due to his size, being over 400
pounds, and the officer feared
that he would fall and injure
himself. He was transported to
the Charleston County Detention
Center and administered a Data-
master Test, where he registered
a .13% level of alcohol.
July 21, 2009: An officer re-
sponded to Palm Boulevard near
27th Avenue, where a citizen
reported a suspicious female
subject wearing a ski coat and a
veil covering her face. The officer
spoke to the subject and deter-
mined that she had been dis-
tributing fabric softener sheets
in white envelopes marked with
crosses and placing them in
mailboxes. The subject’s parents
were notified and responded with
the understanding that she be
immediately taken to a hospital
for evaluation.
July 21, 2009: An officer on
patrol in the area of Palm Boule-
vard and 57th Avenue observed
several vehicles parked in a
parking area commonly used
by trespassers to enter Wild
Dunes, then walk to a private
pool nearby. The officer observed
two young male subjects in pos-
session of a large cooler, which
was filled with ice and beer.
Both subjects were charged with
Underage Possession of Beer.
The adult was also charged with
Possession of More Than One
DL. The juvenile was released to
a parent to await Family Court
proceedings.
July 23, 2009: Officers respond-
ed to a residence on 32nd Ave-
nue for a medical assistance call,
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where a mother reported that her
17 year old son would not wake
up and was turning blue. Fire
Department first responders per-
formed CPR until EMS person-
nel arrived and transported the
subject to a local hospital. The
cause of the incident is under
investigation.
July 24, 2009: Just before
2am, an officer on patrol of the
Connector stopped a vehicle for
speeding and while speaking
to the driver, detected a strong
odor of alcohol from within the
vehicle. The driver had trouble
providing the necessary paper-
work and needed to hold on to
his vehicle to stand while speak-
ing to the officer. The driver was
administered several Field Sobri-
ety Tests, which he failed, and
was transported to headquarters
to be administered a Datamaster
Test. The driver refused to pro-
vide a breath sample and was
charged with DUI and transport-
ed to the Detention Center.
July 24, 2009: Officers on patrol
in Wild Dunes near the Grand
Pavilion boardwalk encountered
four young subjects consum-
ing alcohol. All four were sixteen
years old and were charged with
Underage Possession of Alcohol
and Beer. Due to their age, they
were released to the custody of
parents and will appear at a later
date in Family Court.
July 25, 2009: An officer en-
countered two male subjects
consuming beer in the rear of a
condominium complex in Wild
Dunes. Both subjects were
teenagers, but adults. They were
each charged with Minor in Pos-
session of Beer, one with Use of
Another’s DL, and the other with
Giving False information to a
Police Officer.
July 26, 2009: Officers respond-
ed to the front beach, where an
assault had been reported. A fe-
male subject stated that she was
assaulted by her father while ar-
guing about her leaving her child
with her father for a long period
of time. The father was located
approximately two hours later.
Statements were taken from both
parties involved and witnesses.
The incident has been turned
August 21, 2009
over to an Investigator.
July 30, 2009: Officers respond-
ed to an Edgewater Alley resi-
dence where an occupant at that
location had reported a domestic
dispute. The officers separated
the parties involved and deter-
mined that the argument be-
tween boyfriend and girlfriend
was over the fact that alcohol
had been served to a nineteen
year old in the residence. After
speaking to several witnesses, it
was determined that the couple
had engaged in mutual com-
bat and both were charged with
Simple Assault. Since the alco-
hol served to the minor was the
daughter of the male arrested, no
further charges were made.
Personnel/Community
Relations
July 7, 2009: PFC S. Baldrick
received the Employee of the
Month Award for the month of
June for her apprehension of a
subject who had just committed
a burglary in Wild Dunes.
July 22, 2009: The police de-
partment participated in the
Annual Hurricane Expo, which
was hosted by Sullivan’s Island.
The police department presented
two displays manned by several
officers. The Recreation Depart-
ment, City Hall, and the Building
Department also manned infor-
mative displays.
July 24, 2009: The Commander
of the 437th Security Forces
Squadron requested that Sgt.
Ryan play the Great Highland
Bagpipe at a memorial service at
the Charleston Air Force Base
July 31, 2009: During the
month of July, officers discov-
ered two businesses and two
homes with open or unsecured
doors. A total of fifty-eight Victim
of Crime Forms were issued to
business or homeowners for vari-
ous violations noted, or to advise
them that an officer checked
their business during the night
while on patrol.
for the complete police
reports, please visit:
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Reeling in the big one IOP Rec Center

Visit www.iop.net or call
886-8294 for a complete list of
classes starting in September,
as well as information on all
programs, events and activities.
Fees may vary for individuals
that do not live on the Isle of
Palms. Register now for upcom-
ing classes at the Isle of Palms
Recreation Department.
Kinder Combo: Tap & Jazz
(2-5yrs)  September 3, 7:30pm
Wednesday,
September 2, 12:30pm
Tap & Jazz (5-7 yrs)
Tuesday,
September 1, 5:15pm
Tap & Jazz (8-12yrs)
Thursday,
September 3, 5:30pm
Jump Start (4yrs)
spaces available Tuesday &
Thursday  9am-Noon
Youth Tae Kwon Do (6-11yrs)
New participants can join in
September
Teen Dance: Salsa (12 -17yrs)
Thursday, September 3,
6:30pm
Adult Salsa
Thursday,
Adult Dance lessons: Jazz
Thursday,
September 3, 6:30pm
Beginning Women’s Tennis
Tuesday, September 1, 10am
Intermediate
Women’s Tennis
Tuesday, September 1, 9am

Art on the Beach and

Chefs in the Kitchen
C
Kelsie Keel from Goat Island lands a big fish (on Capers
Island ) with help from neighbor Robby Robinson. reative Spark Center for the Arts’ eagerly awaited fall
fundraiser includes a sneak peek into luxurious, historic
homes and artist’ studios on Sullivan’s Island filled with
wonderful artists, entertainment and chefs.  Chef demonstrations
and tastings from last year’s event included The Old Village Post
House, The Mustard Seed, Cypress, Café Medley, the Red Drum
Gastropub and Everyday Gourmet.  Art, musical entertainment
and a reception at Station 22 Restaurant round out the day
with proceeds benefiting Creative Spark Center for the Arts’
scholarship fund.  Tickets can be purchased to include the
entire tour and reception
for $35.  Patron Tickets for
$150 include the tour, golf
cart rides, $100 towards
the purchase of art as well
as an event poster featuring
artist Kathy Sullivan.  Art on
the Beach and Chefs in the
Kitchen will be held Sunday,
November 8, from 1 to 5pm
with a reception after 5pm.
Advance tickets are available
at Creative  Spark (881-3780
or at www.creativespark.org)
and at Sandpiper Gallery
on Sullivan’s Island. For
more information, see www.
creativespark.org

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