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Congressman Joe Cunningham (center) leads the roundtable discussion with Folly Beach Mayor Tim Goodwin (l) and Isle of Palms Mayor Jimmy Carroll (r).
Photo by Gregg Bragg.

Mayors convene against offshore drilling

CUNNINGHAM’S H.R. 1941 RECEIVES
B I - PA R T I S A N S U P P O R T
BY GREGG BRAGG
The Island Connection Sr. Staff Writer

C
ongressman Joe Cunningham (SC-1) won his
seat last November despite running in a district
drawn to favor his opponent by approximately
13%. He campaigned on opposing offshore drilling and
seismic testing; a fulcrum issue in his coastal district. He
announced decisive action to keep that promise, during a
roundtable discussion with local elected officials held in
council chambers of Folly Beach City Hall on March 29.
Cunningham authored and introduced H.R. 1941
to congress on March 28 with bi-partisan support. The
Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act ends
all aspects of oil exploration along both the Pacific and
Atlantic coasts. A half dozen Lowcountry luminaries
gathered to show their support and discuss the next
moves. Mayor Tim Goodwin of Folly Beach, Mayor
Will Haynie of Mount Pleasant, Mayor Pat O’Neil of
Sullivan’s Island, and Isle of Palms Mayor Jimmy Carroll
had seats at the table with the congressman, along with
representatives of the Nature Conservancy, Oceana, and
the Coastal Conservation League.
A consensus formed around the idea; we don’t need
what little oil may be out there. “This district, and South
Offshore Drilling continues on page 6

March Madness Keys Takes The Trophy Into The Swamp

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Seabrook Island Town Council

MEETING MARCH 26
Lynn Pierotti
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BY GREGG BRAGG
The Island Connection Sr. Staff Writer
lynn@luckydognews.com

T
he sound of small talk peppered
Katy Calloway Seabrook Council Chambers
managing editor while a slate of public hearings
katy@luckydognews.com passed without comment on March 26.
Seabrook Island Town Council correctly
Jennifer Tuohy anticipated the amount of feedback to
expect on the transfer of several parcels to
contributing editor Seabrook’s Greenspace Conservancy.
jennifer@luckydognews.com Ordinances 2019-01, 02, and 03 would
rezone three parcels for conservation,
Alejandro Ferreyros if passed later in the meeting, adding
senior graphic designer to approximately 30 similar ordinances
enacted in the past few years.
alejandro@luckydognews.com
Mayor Ciancio shifted to the financial
report for February after time for
Lori McGee public comment expired without input.
sales manager Seabrook generated revenues of $82,000
lori@luckydognews.com for the month of February, totaling over
$218,000 (about 11% of the annual
budget) for the year, said the Mayor.
The Town technically took a hit on the
Senior Staff Writer
expense side, as a bill of $91,000 came
Gregg Bragg due for repairs along Seabrook Island Rd.,
dominating total expenses for the month
Contributors of $148,000. The year-to-date total is
Stephanie Braswell Edgerton about $202,000 (10.5% of budget).
Despite the high but expected costs for
Susan Stallings
the month, Seabrook has spent $16,000
Jim Bannister
less than expected for the year and the
Carol Antman total fund balance continues to spiral ever
Martha Zink upward toward the $5 million mark.
Alberta Barron Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem
Barbara Radin Fox John Gregg said, again, the Club’s Long
Range Planning Committee did not meet
last month, and didn’t know when they
would.
The Public Safety Committee met
on March 6. The group is still wrestling
with the logistics of a volunteer sign-up
push as a dry run for an unanticipated
disaster (e.g. earthquake, winter storm).
The hazard mitigation plan is in the
works with renewed vigor, as any
additional funding from the state for past
emergencies hinges on its submission,
said Gregg as he wrapped up his report to
council in record time.
Councilmember Crane announced
the Town’s new Hamm radios have all
been programmed and are available for
distribution to Council participants.
He added that the radios successfully
passed a test of range and signal strength
conducted on March 20. The daytime
test allowed for more participants and a
more comprehensive test of the Town’s
emergency communications, he said.
Crane concluded his report by saying
there would be a “soft launch” of SITC’s
website by April 1, though there is still
plenty of work needed to update content.
Councilmember Wells said repairs
along Seabrook Island Rd. are all but
complete, and the last drain (in front of
Lulu’s) is all that remains of the goliath
project. Wells also requested volunteers for
this year’s Lowcountry Marine Mammal
Network’s dolphin education program,
and said an organizational meeting will be
help on May 1 at the Beach Community
Center (time to be announced). Kiawah
also participates in the program and the
meeting will include residents of both
islands.
Wells continued to note the
improvements to conditions for volunteers
moving into the 2019 season. A box will
be placed on the Seabrook side of Captain
Sams inlet stocked with chairs, umbrellas,
etc. making volunteering for the program
easier this year than last. He also
highlighted that last year’s 4 hour shifts
will be replaced by 2 hour shifts.
Councilmember Finke then stole the
show by introducing Resolution 2019-18.
The measure commits SITC to develop
and enact an ordinance banning plastics
during the current session of council.
“…The resolution is in essence a ‘sense
of council’ saying that we recognize the
threat of plastics pollution and intend
to complete consideration this year of
an ordinance that would ban single
use plastic[s]… Seabrook Island and
Kiawah Island stand out as two of South
Carolina’s coastal communities that
have not passed some version [of a ban].
Twelve of our neighboring communities,
encompassing at least 1200 miles of SC
coastline, have already done so. I don’t
think [we] should… adopt a policy just
because a neighboring municipality has
done so, but… because it is the right
thing to do for Seabrook Island and our
very vulnerable and special ecosystem…
Also [this] may give the Town standing
if [Columbia enacts the pending] ‘Ban
the Bans’ and there is a challenge to local
authority,” read parts of a carefully crafted
introduction delivered by Finke.
The Mayor acknowledged the motion
and asked for a second. There’s often
a pause in the action at this point in
proceedings. No one seems certain who
should have the “honor” of seconding
an action, but not this time. All three of
the remaining councilmembers answered
“SECOND” in the same moment, and
the resolution passed unanimously. “I’m
not in favor of [Columbia] usurping our
mojo,” said the Mayor before turning to
his own report.
1126 Ocean Forest Dr. was the sole item
on the Mayor’s agenda. Mayor Ciancio
gave a brief overview of the renovation
efforts originally scheduled to conclude
last fall, but said Osprey Construction
and the new owner were requesting a third
extension to the deadline. The Mayor
seemed satisfied that the transformation
of the property from Adams Family house
to Seabrook gem was all but complete, and
moved for approval. The request received
unanimous support.
Town Administrator Joe Cronin
opened a lengthy report with news
Seabrook won a Municipal Achievement
Award from the Municipal Association
of South Carolina. It was the Town’s first
foray into contention for a MASC award,
and he credited SITC’s partnership with

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Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network
for the win.
Cronin was also pleased to report
saving funds on the purchase of two new
vehicles by using local vendors. SC has
an established “cheaper by the dozen”
process for municipalities to make such
purchases. However, Cronin saved $200
over the price available through the state
on a Chevy Colorado, and $2,000 on a
Chevy Tahoe by going it alone. He used
to savings to purchase upgrades.
Miscellaneous announcements
included;
• Seabrook’s “shredding days” are
scheduled for April 5 and October
11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Updates to the Town’s
comprehensive plan will be
completed in plenty of time to
meet the state’s deadline
• Five new members of Beach
Patrol were empowered as code
enforcement officers
• The Town’s old Jeep was sold for
$6,100 and the old Tahoe will be
up for bid next month
• PIV Planning Group will be hired
for $86,000 [$40,000 x 2 budgeted
over 2 fiscal years] to spend the
next 12 -18 months updating the
Town’s development standards
• Seabrook will again be hosting
Disaster Awareness Day on Friday
June 14th, at Seabrook’s club
house and features the signature
FREE lunch.
There were three measures before
Council for a second reading, and all
three were good news for the Greenspace
Conservancy. Ordinances 2019-01, 2019-
02, and 2019-03 were all approved for
rezoning to conservation districts.
2019-01; 1146 Ocean Forrest Lane
2019-02; 2096 Seabrook Island Rd.
2019-03; 2326 Cat Tail Pond Rd.
The three properties were acquired
by the Greenspace Conservancy and the
titles will be transferred to the Seabrook
Island Property Owners Association.
The question of Seabrook’s leash
ordinances surfaced during citizen’s
comments for the second consecutive
month. The Mayor indicated the matter
wasn’t ready for a public hearing, and said
the issue had been referred to committee
without indicating when to expect further
action by Council.
Longtime Seabrook resident/owner Jeff
Harrison had plenty to say about Beach
Patrol and most of it was bad. He claims
to have been harassed about leash laws
while swimming with his dog, but the
real concern centered around degrading
the quality of life on Seabrook. “Beach
patrol used to be one guy on a bike, then
it was a girl in a golf cart. Now, it’s two
[or more] guys and two Toyotas on the
beach,” said Harrison. “Our beach can’t be
[considered] pristine with two Toyotas on
it all the time while the guys are playing…
on surfboards, and getting paid to do it,
far from where they’re supposed to be.”
The Mayor guardedly defended Beach
Patrol, but seemed inclined to investigate
further.
There being no further business, the
meeting was adjourned. The next regular
meeting of the Seabrook Island Town
Council will be held Tuesday, April 23 at
2 p.m.

Tid e Char t
Date High Tide Low Tide
Apr 12 1:44am/2:25pm 8:21am/8:31pm
Apr 13 2:52am/3:36pm 9:26am/9:40pm
Apr 14 4:03am/4:45pm 10:31am/10:49pm
Apr 15 5:10am/5:50pm 11:32am/11:53pm
Apr 16 6:12am/6:49pm 12:27pm
Apr 17 7:09am/7:43pm 12:53am/1:19pm
Apr 18 8:01am/8:35pm 1:48am/2:08pm
Apr 19 8:51am/9:24pm 2:41am/2:55pm
Apr 20 9:39am/10:11pm 3:31am/3:40pm
Apr 21 10:25am/10:57pm 4:20am/4:25pm
Apr 22 11:11am/11:44pm 5:09am/5:10pm
Apr 23 11:58am 5:57am/5:55pm
Apr 24 12:31am/12:47pm 6:46am/6:43pm
Apr 25 1:21am/1:38pm 7:37am/7:35pm

Hurricanes, storms, etc., are NOT included in the predictions.

Tidal current direction changes and tide time predictions can be
very different. Tide predictions are PREDICTIONS; they can be
wrong so use common sense.
Source: saltwatertides.com
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March Madness engages Johns Island students
KIAWAH ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB GIVES BACK
BY GREGG BRAGG
The Island Connection Sr. Staff Writer
T
he Kiawah Island Photography
Club has been reaching out to
Johns Island schools for the past 7
years. They’ve had more luck some years
than others, as different administrations
were more/less receptive to the group
taking pictures of their students. Club
members took pictures of the 2012 and
2103 Proms at St. Johns High School,
followed by the last two years of sporting
events. These photos and others were on
display at the Johns Island Library for the
month of March in a show appropriately
titled March Madness.
Johns Island school administrators and
athletic directors seem to be warming
to the idea of celebrating their kids,
and photo club members seem equally
motivated to continue their labor of love.
“The excitement and happiness on the
faces of the students and parents is so
gratifying [to watch] when they see the
pictures,” said club member Sylvia Bacon.
The reward behind her observation is why
photo club members care enough to spend
time taking pictures and making posters
and books of school events.
Dave Pumphrey agrees with
Bacon adding, “… The opportunity
to photograph local games gives me a
chance to provide something tangible for
daily
Students from St. Johns High School enjoying the March Madness exhibit at the Johns
Island Library. Photo by Sylvia Bacon.
the students and improve my skills. [I]
also learned to dodge charging football
players.”
Photo club member Shauneen
Hutchinson wove both of her colleague’s
comments together saying, “I think we
feel it is important to give back to our
local community and to be involved with
all the people with whom we share a zip
code. We honestly find that the time we
spend on these projects helps improve
our photographic skills, but even more
importantly, we have so much fun with
the students.”
Don Burgeson, Sue Corcoran, Gretchen
Gross, Linda Albus, Renee Black, and
Jack Kotz also contributed to the March
Madness exhibit, but sports aren’t the
only component of their outreach. The
group collaborated to produce the book,
John’s Island: A Moment in time – Pictorial
history of Johns Island. They donated copies
to all area schools and the Johns Island
Library. The project was expensive but
the photo club managed to cover costs,
and even make a donation to the Barrier
Island Free Medical Clinic. Their projects
typically don’t make a profit, however.
Poster-izing their work is expensive, but
Kiawah Cares has jumped in to defray the
cost of the projects, making participation
all the more rewarding. If you have a
camera, are willing to travel, and want to
give back to the community while having
fun, the Kiawah Island Photography Club
may be the answer.
March Madness may be over, but
there are proms coming up and it won’t
be long until fall sports ramp up, so be
on the lookout for the Kiawah Island
Photography Club’s next exhibit. For more
information, email Shauneen Hutchinson
at shauneen12@me.com, or Jack Kotz at
johnkotz@me.com.
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Town of Kiawah Releases 9th annual Haygood/
Grow Native Plant Database Grady tennis tournament
BY STEPHANIE BRASWELL EDGERTON
For The Island Connection
T
he Town of Kiawah is pleased to
announce the release of the new
online native plant database. The
database is part of the Town’s Grow
Native initiative launched last fall. This
initiative is a community-wide effort
to increase the use of native plants in
landscaping projects with an overall goal
of improving wildlife habitat. More
information on the program and a link to
the new database can be found by visiting
the Town’s Grow Native web page at
www.grownativekiawah.com.
The database was designed to help
promote the use of native plants on the
island and serve as a resource for residents,
landscapers, landscape architects,
landscape designers, and other entities.
This searchable database includes native
trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, ferns,
and grasses and allows users to filter
and find plants based on a variety of
criteria, including plant type, size, light
requirements, soil requirements, flower
color, salt tolerance, deer resistance, and
more. There are currently 196 plants in
the database, but the list will be expanded
over time.
So why grow native? There are
many benefits of using native plants in
landscaping that has a direct impact on
the ecosystem.
• Native plants provide food and
habitat for Kiawah’s wildlife
inhabitants. They sustain
pollinators vital for fruit
production and provide high-
quality food and shelter for 10
to 15 times as many species of
wildlife as non-native plants.
• Native plants provide essential
watershed protection, helping
natural aquifers recharge, serving
to filter water naturally flowing
into rivers and estuaries, lessening
erosion and flooding.
• Native plants are adapted to
Kiawah’s local growing conditions
and provide protection from
flooding, storm surge, and
saltwater intrusion. More specific
information on the landscape
adaptions section of the Flood
Mitigation and Sea Level Rise
Adaptation Report can be found
at www.kiawahisland.org/
floodandsealevelrise
• Native plants protect Kiawah’s
water resources because they allow
gardeners to reduce use of fertilizers,
pesticides, and irrigation practices
which otherwise contribute to
storm water runoff pollution and
degradation of downstream water
quality.
Town of Kiawah Biologist Jim Jordan
stated “maintaining and restoring native
plant habitat is vital to preserving the
island’s current and future ecosystem.
We hope this resource will serve multiple
generations of property owners and
businesses and help Kiawah continue
to be a model for other communities to
follow.”
This database was created by the
Landscape Working Group (LWG), a
subcommittee of the Town of Kiawah
Environmental committee, with support
from the Kiawah Conservancy. The LWG
is chaired by Denise Graybill-Donohoe,
(MLD, LEED AP) and includes
landscaping staff from each of Kiawah’s
five main entities.
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BENEFITTING WELLNESS CENTER
AT R O P E R C A N C E R C A R E C E N T E R
The 2018 check presentation following the 8th annual Haygood Grady Tennis
Tournament. Photo courtesy of Roper St. Francis.
BY SUSAN STALLINGS
For The Island Connection
T
he 9th annual Haygood/Grady chefs. There is also a silent auction with a
Memorial Tennis Championship is wonderful selection of sought-after items.
being held this year on May 3-5th This year, the live auction will be hosted by
on Kiawah Island. The tournament is in Erin Kreinzle, ABC News 4 meteorologist
honor and memory of Prinella Haygood and host of Lowcountry Live!
who died from breast cancer at the age
All proceeds from the auction are
of 37. Haygood was a former employee contributed in honor of Prinella Haygood
of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort. The and Linwood Grady to the Wellness
annual event also honors Linwood Grady, Center at Roper St. Francis Cancer Care
a longtime resident of Kiawah, avid tennis Center, as well as the education trust
player and instrumental in starting this for Haygood’s sons. Atendees will also
tournament. He lost his battle with cancer continue to celebrate the life of Michelle
is 2013. Nemeth by donating to the Lonon
Haygood left behind two young Foundation, a non-profit that provides
sons and Linwood left behind a wife resources to children who have been
and children who actively support the affected by a family or caregiver’s cancer
tournament. diagnosis.
The tournament is a SC Level 1 event Haygood, Grady, and Nemeth had ties
sanctioned by USTA. Participation to Kiawah and the surrounding tennis
includes dinner on Saturday night communities and are fondly remembered
prepared by Kiawah’s award winning by all of us involved in tennis.
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Nicole Elko, Executive Director of South Carolina Beach Advocates with her 9 year-old
activist daughter, Ainsley Payne at the roundtable discussion at Folly Beach City Hall on
March 29. Photo by Gregg Bragg.
Offshore Drilling continues from cover
Carolina is leading a national charge for
conservation. We’re on point. If you want
to be conservative, you have to conserve
our natural resources… I invited Mayor
Goodwin to the State of the Union and
we both heard the President say America is
energy independent. That we’re exporting
oil,” said Cunningham underscoring the
lack of need for more. Mayor Carroll
didn’t hesitate to voice his agreement.
Tourism is a $22.6 billion industry in
South Carolina, and two thirds of that
comes from the coast, recounted Carroll.
He went on to thank Cunningham for
defending not just SC, but the entire U.S.
coast. “There’s an onshore aspect to oil
[exploration]; the infrastructure needed
to support and process it. Condé Nast
has picked Charleston as the number one
tourist destination for the past eight years
running, and Southern Living picked us
number one for the past three. Do you
really want to give that up,” said Carroll.
“Our coast is developed unlike much of
the Gulf coast. What coastal town do you
want to give up? Georgetown? Kiawah?
Seabrook?” asked Mayor Goodwin
rhetorically in support of Carroll’s
observation.
Mayor O’Neil also nodded his
agreement, but with a soupcon of
disagreement over the marketing of the
idea saying, “This isn’t a bi-partisan issue.
It’s a non-partisan issue.”
Mayor Haynie added there was no
debating “the reality of metal in salt
water; it will corrode and fail. So it’s not a
matter of if, so much as when, there will
be a [spill]. We have to exhaust all other
alternatives [wind/solar/wave] before we
think about it.”
Right on cue, 9 year-old Ainsley Payne
said “I made a solar robot yesterday…”
Payne, the daughter of South Carolina
Beach Advocates Executive Director
Nicole Elko, continued through the
eruption of “ahhs” and spontaneous laughs
her comment elicited like another day at
work. She highlighted the relative safety
and availability of the same alternatives
Goodwin mentioned. It wasn’t the first or
last comment from the gallery, but it was
the perfect summary for the hour-long
roundtable.
Decorum was observed at every
turn, of course. However, there was
also an obvious, collegial familiarity
born of common cause, that simmered
among participants and attendees alike.
Everyone seemed to be committed to
Cunningham’s re-election, as well. For
his part, Cunningham seems to revel
in participatory government. (He even
prevailed on IOP Mayor Jimmy Carroll to
visit Washington and voice his support of
H.R. 1941 before the Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
[sic] on April 2).
“Our office is a conduit to the nation.
I am confident this bill will pass out of
subcommittee, will pass the house, and
I hope [our Senators] will join us,” said
Cunningham.
“It’s nice to be able to contact him
[Cunningham] and get a response,” said
Goodwin at the close of the meeting on
March 29. For more information on this
or any other issue, as well as a means
of contacting your congressman, visit
Cunningham.house.gov.
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Annual event celebrates
Gullah culture
PROCEEDS BENEFIT SEA ISLAND
HUNGER AWARENESS
BY JIM BANNISTER
For The Island Connection
M
ark your calendars and order
your tickets for the Saturday,
May 4 event from 3-6 p.m. at
the Freshfields Village green on Kiawah
Island.
This always popular festival will
feature live stage performances by Ann
Caldwell and the Magnolia Singers, and
the Deninufay African Dance & Drum
Production which celebrate the proud
Gullah culture and keep you movin’ and
shakin’!
Enjoy tasty Gullah cuisine, beer
and wine stands, shop for locally made
products such as sweetgrass baskets,
jewelry, art and more, and bid on
hundreds of items being offered in the big
Silent Auction.
Join the many hundreds of Lowcountry
residents and island visitors who have
made this annual celebration a must.
Admission is $10 in advance and $15 at
the event. Guest 12 years and under are
admitted free.
For ticket purchase and additional
information visit FightIslandHunger.org
or select Freshfields Village merchants.
The Gullah Celebration is the sole
fundraising project of the year for the
sponsoring Sea Islands Hunger Awareness
Foundation, the non-profit organization
whose mission is fighting island hunger
with healthy food and clean water one
meal at a time.
Don’t miss it, folks, It is a fun time for
a most worthy cause.
arts & events
26th Annual OLM Golf
Tournament
HOLE IN ONE FOR COMMUNITY
BY JEANNIE COLSON
For The Island Connection
O
ur Lady of Mercy Community
Outreach is excited to announce
that the 26th Annual Charity
Golf Tournament is on May 22 at the
exclusive Golf Club at Briar’s Creek on
Johns Island.
Golfers will enjoy a round of golf
in a four-player team format, lunch,
refreshments, door prizes, gift bags
and dinner at the clubhouse. Early bird
pricing is $425 per player or $1600 for a
foursome through April 30. The price will
increase to $450 per player or $1800 for a
foursome until registration closes May 15.
Foursome teams must pay in full at time
of registration.
The tournament will have a shotgun
start at 1 p.m., with registration starting
at 11:30 a.m. A dinner at the clubhouse
and an awards ceremony will follow.
All proceeds from the 26th Annual
Charity Golf Tournament will go directly
to Our Lady of Mercy Community
Outreach’s mission to encourage and
support self-sufficiency and self-worth
for people in need in our community
through education, wellness and outreach
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services throughout the Lowcountry. The
Golf Club at Briar’s Creek was designed
by the award-winning Rees Jones, with
picturesque views of the Kiawah River
embracing the Lowcountry landscape.
"We are only able to help our
community when individuals share their
blessings with us to change lives. We look
forward to an exciting day of fundraising
to support the organization. This
tournament provides many the chance
to 'golf for giving' and make a difference
in the lives of over 6,000 children and
adults we serve on the Sea Islands and
in downtown Charleston,” says Ericka
Plater, Executive Director of Our Lady of
Mercy Community Outreach.
To register your team, go to OLMoutreach.
org/golf. For information on the sponsorship
opportunities for this event and others,
contact Kristin.Raymond@olmoutreach.
org.
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Dolphin Week debuts across Lowcountry
APRIL 22 KICKS OFF LMMN ACTIVITIES
BY GREGG BRAGG
The Island Connection Sr. Staff Writer
D
olphin Week is just around the
corner and is designed to celebrate
the bottlenose dolphin’s place in
Lowcountry lore, and serve as a gateway
to education. Local pods are among a
precious few on the planet known to
herd bait fish onto shore in an act labeled
“strand feeding.” Witnessing the behavior
borders on a religious experience for nature
lovers, but leaves the mammals vulnerable
to human interference. Guidelines to safely
observe dolphins were enforced by federal
agencies that were underfunded for the
task until Lauren Rust came along.
Rust’s childhood love of marine
mammals inspired the Pennsylvania
native to study Marine Biology at the
College of Charleston, and earn an MSc
in Ecology from the University of Wales.
Her professional experience includes work
at California’s Marine Mammal Center,
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and Charleston’s National
Institute of Standards and Technology.
Rust founded the Lowcountry Marine
Mammal Network (LMMN) in 2017,
“because no one else was doing it,” and as
the organization’s executive director, she’s
gearing up for another season of protecting
the Lowcountry’s dolphin pod(s).
Dolphin Week is the official kick-off to
daily
LMMN’s 2019 season. It runs from April
22 through the 27th with events scheduled
nearly every day.
• Monday, April 22: Sunset Yoga on
Folly Beach in front of the Tides
hotel at 6:30 p.m. All you’ll need is a
mat and make a $10 donation. This
first day of Dolphin Week event
includes the option of adding a trip
to Wiki Wiki. The restaurant will
be donating 10% of all food sales
between 7:30-9:30 p.m. to LMMN.
• Tuesday, April 23: Film screening
with local producer, Sean Bogle
on the plight of the critically
endangered vaquita porpoise. The
30-minute documentary will be
followed by a Q&A session with
Bogle. LMMN is partnering with
the Office of Sustainability at the
College of Charleston. The film will
be screened in the auditorium of the
School of Mathematics and Science
at 202 Calhoun Street. Doors open
at 6 p.m. with the 30-minute film
starting at 6:30 p.m. There will be
a Q&A with Sean Bogle following
the movie. $5 suggested donation
at the door.
• Wednesday, April 24: Paint it
Forward at Wine and Design in
Mount Pleasant at 6 p.m. The cost
is $35 and attendees should bring
their choice of beverage (glasses
provided). Rust will open with a
discussion of LMMN’s latest news,
and painting starts at 6:30 p.m.
• Friday, April 26: Sunset Kayak Paddle
with Coastal Expeditions at Shem
Creek. Rust will open by sharing her
knowledge of Lowcountry dolphins,
and the paddling will run from
6:30-8:30 p.m. Coastal Expeditions
will donate 20% of the $65 fee to
LMMN.
LMMN receives its funding from a
variety of sources; there’s some grant money,
private donations, and the municipal
governments of Kiawah and Seabrook pay
a marginal fee to LMMN for managing\
educating\organizing volunteers charged
with supervising dolphin encounters along
their beaches. LMMN pitches a number
of recommendations when observing
dolphins. The tip of the education iceberg
includes; maintaining a distance of 50
yards when observing from the water and
15 yards while on land, do not approach,
touch, or attempt to push a stranded
marine mammal back into the water,
report a stranded marine mammal (dead
or alive) to SCDNR’s Wildlife stranding
hotline by calling 1.800.922.5431, do not
feed marine mammals, clean up trash, and
above all – do not harass marine mammals.
NOAA defines two levels of harassment;
Level A - Any act of pursuit, torment
or annoyance that has the potential to
injure, and Level B - Any act that has the
potential to disturb by causing a disruption
of behavioral patterns in migration,
breathing, nursing, feeding, or sheltering.
Fines can be levied based on level, and can
be as high as six figures in extreme cases.
The “whys” of LMMN’s
recommendations take more time, and
may be the biggest part of the education
process incorporated into Dolphin Week.
LMMN continues to hash out the details
of its extravaganza, but the week culminates in
the “Dolphin Count.” The free event will have
12 static stations set up around Charleston
Harbor and all around the Lowcountry for
those willing/able to use an “APP” for their
phone. The count is scheduled for April 27,
at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. (e.g. low tide). Volunteers
can participate in any one or all of the three
separate counts, and provide much need data
on local dolphins.
“Nobody knows much about marine
mammals. There’ve been a few studies
done, but they were very technical, so we
see ourselves [LMMN] as a bridge between
the scientific community and an engaged
public,” said Rust.
For more information call LMMN
at 843.991.6953, or semail to info@
lowcountrymarinemammalnetwork.org
. Still more information and links which
will enable you to sign up for any/all of the
Dolphin Week event is available by visiting
LowcountryMarineMammalNetwork.org.
April 12, 2019
Madison Keys celebrates winning her first Volvo Car Open Trophy Sunday with the ball kid crew. Photo courtesy Volvo Car Open/Chris Smith.
Fan favorite Keys takes the 2019 Volvo Car Open trophy
T E N N I S T O U R N A M E N T S H I N E S D E S P I T E WA C K Y W E AT H E R
BY JENNIFER TUOHY
The Island Connection Contributing Editor
T
he 2019 Volvo Car Open had a truly local flavor
this year. From plenty of Daniel Island-brewed
craft-beer on hand, to the not-one-but-two local
girls competing in the field of world-class tennis players,
plus a brand new local owner in Ben Navarro, the
event did Charleston proud. Despite the Lowcountry's
notoriously fickle April weather desperately trying to
disrupt proceedings, the 47th iteration of this women’s
only tournament went off without a hitch, thrilling fans
both on-site and across the globe, courtesy of wall-to-wall
Tennis Channel coverage.
To top off the successful week, which finished Sunday,
fan-favorite Madison Keys took home the coveted trophy
on her seventh try, having made the semi-finals last year
and the finals in 2015. The American player, now ranked
14th in the world, saw off three grand slam champions
en route to the biggest win of her season, first beating
French Open champ Jelena Ostapenko, then best pal
Sloane Stephens, 2017’s U.S. Open champion. Finally,
she conquered 2018’s Australian Open winner and former
World No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, 7-6, 6-2 in a blistering
final, which saw some tense moments, including an
incredibly lucky net ball in the second set for Keys to
take the first break of the match. Despite Wozniacki’s
popularity here, the crowd was undeniably behind the
American, cheering her on to claim the title and her very
own brand new Volvo. But the prize that appeared to
surprise and touch her the most was when Charleston
Mayor John Tecklenburg handed her the key to the city.
“I love the support I get from everyone here in
Charleston,” Keys said, commenting on court after her
win that it feels like home to her (she lives just down the
road in Orlando, Florida). “And now that I have a key to
the city I can’t wait to come back next year!”
9
The week-long tournament isn’t just about tennis. It
kicked off on March 30 with over 500 children attending
the Family Weekend for free (under 16s were able to
attend free of charge all week thanks to a collaboration
with SunTrust Bank), enjoying a Fortnite-themed
obstacle course and a selection of rides from the state fair
- including a ferris wheel, merry-go-round, and two-story
glass house - among many other activities. There were
a lot of upgrades and new additions to please the older
kids too. New fan-focused elements at the tournament
included a roof-top restaurant run by Vintage Cafe
and Coastal Crust, a much expanded Serve & Volley
hospitality tent, run by Food Network’s 2017 Great
Food Truck race winners Braised in the South. A bevy
of special events including sunrise yoga with tennis-
star Bethanie Mattek-Sands and a gospel brunch were
enough to entice even the non-tennis fans to make the
trip out to the Daniel Island stadium. Rounding out the
festival-like atmosphere were many fun Charleston-area
touches, including plein air painting and an actual beach
complete with world class sand castle sculptures.
The Volvo Car Open is North America’s largest
women’s-only tennis tournament, a WTA Premier event,
the winner takes home a prize purse of over $800,000.
The tournament is now owned by businessman Ben
Navarro, CEO of Charleston-based Sherman Financial
Group and the founder of education non-profit Meeting
Street Schools. When he acquired the tournament’s
sanction along with the operations of the Family Circle
Tennis Center and Volvo Car Stadium last year, Navarro
said: “Our goal is to continue to grow the tournament’s
A Fortnite-themed obstacle course was a big hit on Family
impact, promote junior tennis in Charleston, and
Weekend. Photo by Jennifer Tuohy.
make the sport more accessible for all.” He has plenty
of experience in the tennis world, his daughter, Emma with the return of Mount Pleasant native Shelby Rogers
Navarro, an Ashley Hall junior, is a rising star in the sport, following an extended break due to injury, gave the event
independently earning her way into the tournament this an even stronger local flavor on this global stage.
year by winning the U.S Nationals Girls 18 Clay Court Mark your diaries for next year’s Volvo Car Open,
Championships. Her night on stadium court, along which takes place April 4 through 12, 2020.
10 April 12, 2019
roadtripS charleston

Into the swamp

BY CAROL ANTMAN
For The Island Connection

T
he sign along the canal pointed “To Fargo and all
points south (if you know how).” It was a wise-
crack reminder that this place the Indians called
“The Land of Trembling Earth” is an ever-changing,
confusing landscape. “It’s really easy to get disoriented
out here… People disappear. You can get 100 feet away
from a trail and get lost,” our guide Charlie warned as we
motored down the Suwannee Canal in the Okefenokee
National Wildlife Refuge. This huge area, over 630
square miles, is actually a bog inside of a saucer-shaped
depression that was once part of the ocean floor. A thick
layer of peat, sometimes up to 30 feet deep, lies beneath
the swamp covered by black reflective water. Sometimes
lightening ignites the peat and the fires burn for weeks.
Pieces of peat often break off and float, turning into little
islands. Mother Nature at her wildest.
As Sandhill cranes honk overhead and alligators
sunned along the bank, another tourist asked Charlie the
ubiquitous question: “Have you ever been attacked by
an alligator?” “No,” he said, “but I’ve been close and
I’ve got the scars to prove it.” On cue, he pulled the boat
beside a lolling gator that let out an unexpectedly loud
hiss, causing us to bolt from our seats.
We were motoring down a canal that began
construction in the late 1800s to harvest Cypress trees.
It was a doomed venture. Poor engineering, mosquitoes,
market conditions and convict labor caused the companies
to go bankrupt after harvesting over one million cubic
board feet of timber from old growth forests. “All that
mayhem and carnage was to produce chipped wood Alligators are a common sight at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Carol Antman.
pellets to export to China for heating. Paraquat was spread
on everything to promote tree growth and harvesting,” the park’s northern entrance. That park boasts an 18-hole of blooming lily pads are intoxicating. It is the largest
Charlie explained. He and another boat guide Melvin golf course, modern cabins, camping, beach, boat ramps area in the Southeastern United States not intersected
are fierce protectors of this unique environment. With and fishing deck. by roads, providing a rare opportunity for solitude and
an accent like molasses punctuated by spits of tobacco My husband and I have stayed in both state parks and undisturbed recreation. Charlie calls it, “A very spooky,
into the water, Melvin celebrated the many renegades, enjoyed having our bicycles along. We pedaled back to metaphysical place. That’s what makes it exciting: it’s not
outlaws and hermits that built remote homesteads in the our cabin at Stephen Foster one day to find a mother our world.”
swamp after the Seminoles were driven out. bear and cubs scavenging in our back yard. Our favorite Roadtrips Charleston highlights interesting destinations
During Prohibition, most of the liquor in New York bike ride was the Swamp Island Drive, a 7-mile loop (also within a few hours’ drive of Charleston, S.C. as well as more
and Chicago was made in stills here and it was a hub for open to cars) with numbered markers that pointed out far flung locales. Carol Antman’s wanderlust is driven by a
drug importation in the 1970s. In what Charlie called “A historic and natural points of interest. passion for outdoor adventure, artistic experiences, cultural
Second Trail of Tears”, these hardscrabble settlers were An interesting stop was Chesser Island Homestead built insights and challenging travel. For hot links, photographs
also driven out when harvesting began. on a 592-acre island in the late 1800’s. Family members and previous columns or to make comments please see www.
“Folks out here don’t like the government. We like lived there until 1958 in a largely self-sufficient lifestyle. peaksandpotholes.blogspot.com.
privacy,” Charlie insisted. Melvin delights in going to Remnants of their determination to carve a life from the
classrooms with beakers of methane gas collected from harsh conditions include syrup shed, a smokehouse and
peat and lighting it on fire to explain the area’s ecology. the hand-built timber house. You can also totally retreat
With a mischievous smile, he described the excitement, from civilization by camping in the swamp for 2 to 5 days If You Go:
“It smells like an elephant just walked into the room.” by permit. Shelters and camping islands are provided Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge:
This primeval beauty can be visited in several ways. A but no motorized boats are permitted. The park website FWS.gov/refuge/okefenokee
main entrance near Folkston, GA is best for short visits. warns of many considerations including: “Paddling can Laura Walker State Park:
A visitor center and boat tours are available there. Stephen be slow-going and strenuous on shallow and/or narrow GAstateparks.org/LauraSWalker
C. Foster State Park near Fargo in the park’s west has trails. You may have to get out of your canoe and push
Stephen Foster State Park:
boardwalks, boating and hiking trails, fishing, guided across peat blowups or shallow water.”
GAstateparks.org/StephenCFoster
boat tours, motor boat and canoe rentals, camping and Today, over one million visitors a year come to the
cabins. Laura Walker State Park is near Waycross, close to Okefenokee, especially in the spring when thousands
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daily daily

Kiawah Island Garden Club Master Gardener on

P A R S L E Y, S A G E , R O S E M A R Y
AND THYME
container planting
SEABROOK ISLAND GARDEN
BY MARTHA ZINK
For The Island Connection CLUB AT OYSTER CATCHER

I
n February the Kiawah Island Garden BY ALBERTA BARRON
Club took an informative outing to For The Island Connection
Sea Islands Savory Herbs. The garden

began as a chicken farm in the 1980s,
planted by the farmer’s wife who liked to
cook with herbs. It was expanded by their
son and is still a working farm, where
everything is grown from cultivars.
It is now owned by Ella Cowen and
Danielle Spies and Cowen led a tour
through the greenhouses, both sunny
and shady, and other areas such as a
“reading room” with gardening books
and a children’s area with miniature
furniture and gardening tools. There is an
impressive collection of various types of
parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, lavender
and other popular herbs.
Cowen talked about how it is possible
to replace flowers, which deer love to eat
with herbs, which they don’t. Santolina is
deer resistant, drought tolerant, and has a
pungent odor which, in the past, people
put under rugs to deter pests.
Fennel has bronze foliage in late
summer, which butterflies eat but then it
reblooms. African blue basil has beautiful
blue flowers. Neem is good for preventing
fungus. Sage (salvia) is even delicious fried
The gardens at Sea Islands Savory Herb
farm. Photo courtesy of Kiawah Island
Garden Club.
and tastes like bacon. Lemongrass can be
planted around a garden plot to keep deer
out. To harvest you pull it up, use the
bottom, push the top back into the soil
and it regrows.
In the propagation house Cowen
explained how cuttings are rooted: mint
cuttings are dipped in Root Tone before
being pushed into a tray of soil and kept
moist. A cutting must be not too woody or
too soft so thyme is harder to propagate.
In the shade house Cowen and Spies grow
ivy violet, wire anise and daphne.
Near the herb gardens are spectacular,
large old azalea shrubs and camellias,
planted by the past owners of the property
and a walk amongst them was a perfect
ending to a lovely day.
O
n Friday, April 12, the Seabrook
Island Garden Club presents guest
speaker George Aaron. George
will share his expertise on container
gardening.
Containers are great for beginning
gardeners, people who have limited
space or anyone who wants to dress up
their porch or patio. This presentation is
designed to inspire you to roll up your
sleeves, dirty your hands and spruce up
your porch or patio with some beautiful
container gardens in no time. Aaron
will outline the necessary requirements
(conditions, growing mediums, plant
selection and containers) for the success of
growing gorgeous planters full of flowers,
veggies and more.
George Aaron is a native of South
Carolina with a degree in Marine Science
from the University of South Carolina
and two degrees in Physical Therapy from
the Medical University of South Carolina.
He practiced for 35 years as a physical
therapist specializing in problems with
the back and neck.
Since returning to Charleston in 2012,
he has become a Master Gardener and
a Master Rain Gardener through the
Clemson University Extension Service. He
now spends part of his time volunteering
as a Master Gardener, as well as growing
vegetables and ornamental plants in the
Hollywood area, while battling weeds,
insects and plant diseases.
Please note the Oyster Catcher
Community Center is the new permanent
location for the SIGC monthly meetings.
Members not residing on the Island will
receive a Special Event Pass that will
allow them to park at the Oyster Catcher
parking lot.
For information on Seabrook Island
Garden Club membership please contact
Holli Bolte, at hmbolte@yahoo.com.
 April 13
ONGOING
Mondays
WHAT: Family Trees
WHERE: Walton Hall at St. John’s Parish,
3673 Maybank Hwy.
WHEN: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (beginning
August 13)
MORE INFO: Begin exploring the process
of clearing title for heirs’ property by defining
the family tree. For more information or
to make an appointment for an initial
assessment call 843.810.1036
WHAT: Charleston Coastal Choir
WHERE: Church of Our Savior
WHEN: 1 p.m.
MORE INFO: Local, mixed community
chorus, open for membership. Season runs
October through March. For information
contact Director of Music, Van McCollum
at 404.401.0678 or vanmccollum@bellsouth.
net.
Tuesdays
WHAT: Family Oriented Tours and
Activities
WHERE: Nathaniel Russell House
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Family tours start on the
half-hour between 10:30 am and 12:30
pm. Docent-led scavenger hunt tours,
historic games and toys in the garden.
HistoricCharleston.org for information and
to purchase tickets for the date and museum
house you would like to attend.
First and Third
Tuesdays
WHAT: The Charleston County Public
Library Bookmobile
WHERE: Parking lot behind Hege’s
WHEN: 10-11 a.m.
MORE INFO: Bookmobile is back the
first and third Tuesdays of the month. The
schedule for the summer is June 19, July 3 &
17, August 7 & 21.
Wednesdays
WHAT: Block-In Art Class
WHERE: Todd & Huff Art Center,
Bohicket marina
WHEN: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
MORE INFO: Class covers line drawing,
drawing with a brush, transparent wash, alla
prima, monochrome value underpaintings,
toning a canvas, working wet into wet,
and glazing. See PatriciaRHuff.com or
ToddHuffCenter.com for details.
WHAT: English Conversation Club
WHERE: John’s Island Regional Library
WHEN: 2 p.m.
MORE INFO: Practice speaking English
with a small group. Beginners to advanced
learners welcome. A children’s program and/
or craft will be provided during the club
meeting. Registration is not required; call
843.559.1945 for more information.
Thursdays
WHAT: Beginning Oil Painting
WHERE: Todd & Huff Art Center,
Bohicket marina
WHEN: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
MORE INFO: Class includes drawing,
composition, color theory and painting
Island Connection Calendar
techniques. See PatriciaRHuff.com or
ToddHuffCenter.com for details.
WHAT: Family Oriented Tours and
Activities
WHERE: Aiken-Rhett House
WHEN: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Family tours start on the
half-hour between 10:30 am and 12:30
pm. Docent-led scavenger hunt tours,
historic games and toys in the garden.
HistoricCharleston.org for information and
to purchase tickets for the date and museum
house you would like to attend.
WHAT: Live Music at The Andell Inn
WHERE: The Andell Inn Hotel, Freshfields
Village
WHEN: 6-8 p.m.
MORE INFO: Relax with cool jazz every
Thursday evening in the lounge of the Andell
Inn Hotel. Drinks and food available. No
cover charge. 843.793.6050. AndellInn.com.
Third Thursday of the
Month
WHAT: Spring Sip & Stroll
WHERE: Freshfields Village
WHEN: 4-7 p.m.
MORE INFO: Visit participating stores
and restaurants during the monthly Sip &
Stroll for special in-store events, sales and
promotions along with sips and light snacks.
Thursdays & Sundays
WHAT: Live Music
WHERE: Forty-Eight - Wine Bar &
Kitchen
WHEN: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Featuring 48 wines
by the glass every day. For details visit
FortyEightWineBar.com.
Third Friday of the
Month
WHAT: Homeschool History Days
WHERE: Charleston Museum, 360
Meeting St.
WHEN: 10-11 a.m.
MORE INFO: A special program for
homeschooling families. Programs feature
one of our field trip classes, a chance to
go through the Museum, and an activity.
Free with paid admission. To register visit
CharlestonMuseum.org.
Saturdays
WHAT: Johns Island Farmers Market
WHERE: Charleston Collegiate campus,
2024 Academy Rd.
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Local farmers, vendors
and artisans, live music, food trucks.
Charleston’s only year-round market.
JohnsIslandFarmersMarket.com.
Third Saturday of the
Month
WHAT: Sea Islands Cars & Coffee
WHERE: Freshfields Village, Kiawah
WHEN: 9-11 a.m.
MORE INFO: This free event will feature
antiques, classics, exotics, concepts and any
other cool cars. Coffee and other refreshments
available for purchase by Java Java Coffee
House. If you have any specific questions
about the event, please contact Bruce
Stemerman at bstemerman@gmail.com.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
WHAT: Lowcountry Art and Artisans
WHERE: The Sandcastle
WHEN: 4-7 p.m.
MORE INFO: Semiannual event, which is
hosted by the Kiawah Island Community
Association features original works for sale,
beer and wine bar and light hors d’oeuvres.
For details on this and other upcoming
island events, visit KICA.us/events.
WHAT: Seabrook Island Garden Club
WHERE: Oystercatcher Community Center
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.
MORE INFO: Learn about container
gardening with Master Gardener George
Aaron. For questions and information on
membership contact Holli Bolte at hmbolte@
yahoo.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13
WHAT: SINHG special program
WHERE: The Charleston Museum
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Seabrook Island Natural
History Group partners with the Charleston
Museum to present Brian Badger of the
Namibia-based Cheetah Conservation Fund.
Program is free. For details visit SINHG.org.
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
WHAT: 15th Annual Blues by the Sea
WHERE: Freshfields Village
WHEN: 3-7 p.m.
MORE INFO: An afternoon and evening
of world-class blues featuring Patrick Green
& the Blues Buckets, The Night Hawks and
Vanessa Collier. No tickets required. Bring
your own libations. Sponsored by the Kiawah
Arts and Cultural Events Council.
MONDAY, APRIL 15
WHAT: Namibia Success in Saving the
Black Rhino
WHEN: 2 p.m.
WHERE: Town of Kiawah Municipal Center
MORE INFO: Dr. Jeff Muntifering,
Conservation Biologist at the Minnesota
Zoo, Science Adviser, for Save the Rhino
Trust in Namibia, and Adjunct Professor,
Namibia University of Science & Technology
will speak about the successful efforts to slow
the poaching of the black rhino in Namibia-
home to 1/3 of the world’s 5,000 remaining
black rhino population. Program is free and
open to the public.
WHAT: Kiawah Turtle Patrol Kickoff
Meeting
WHERE: The Sandcastle
WHEN: 6 p.m.
MORE INFO: Kiawah Island Turtle
Patrol’s annual preseason meeting. If you are
interested in volunteering, this is a perfect
time to come and see what it’s all about. For
more information on Turtle Patrol, email
Lynne Sager at lynnesager@me.com.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16
WHAT: Sea Islands Book Club (adults)
WHERE: Johns Island Regional Library
WHEN: 2 p.m.
MORE INFO: The group will discuss
The Underground Railroad by Colson
Whitehead. Visit CCPL.org for details.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
WHAT: CofC Orchestra’s Spring Concert
WHERE: Gaillard Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Conducted by Yuriy Bekker,
program will include Claude Debussy’s
Petite Suite, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s
Rococo Variations (featuring cellist/faculty
member Natalia Khoma), Antonín Dvořák’s
Symphony No. 8 in G Major and a world
premiere of The Overview Effect by College
of Charleston composition student Will
Goss. Admission is free, with $20 suggested
donation for adults. For information, contact
CofC Concerts at 843.953.6315 or visit
Music.CofC.edu/concerts/cofc-ensembles.
THURSDAY, APRIL 18
WHAT: Community Shred Day
WHERE: Municipal Center
WHEN: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
MORE INFO: Bring your documents for
shredding to the Municipal Center front
parking lot (4475 Betsy Kerrison Pkwy)
for disposal. Staples can be left in your
documents, but all metal clips must be
removed. The Town provides complimentary
shredding services for all Kiawah residents
once a year. Questions, contact Rusty Lameo
at rlameo@kiawahisland.org.
THURSDAY, APRIL 18-20
WHAT: Charleston Songwriters Festival
WHERE: Various locations
WHEN: Various times
MORE INFO: Songwriters, music industry
professionals, and fans celebrate songwriting
through curation of events at venues such
as Republic Garden & Lounge, Cocktail
Club, The Dispensary, Public House, John
King, and Charleston Music Hall. Visit
CharlestonSongwritersFest.com for lineup
and tickets.
SATURDAY, APRIL 20
WHAT: Spring Festival
WHERE: Freshfields Village
WHEN: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
MORE INFO: Children’s activities and an
interactive band. Bring your camera to snap
a photo with the Easter Bunny as he hops
through the Village. Enjoy tasty treats from
local food vendors including sno-cones, kettle
korn, popsicles, BBQ and more. St. John’s
Fire Department will host their annual Spring
Into Safety event with tours of fire engines,
fire extinguisher training, escape planning and
safety tips and a visit from Sparky the Fire Dog.
WHAT: Art Walk at Bohicket
WHERE: Bohicket Marina, in front of NV
Realty Group
WHEN: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
MORE INFO: 12 local Lowcountry
artists with originals on display for sale for
the general public. Artists include Kellie
Jacobs, Bob LeFevre, Sandra Roper, Colleen
April 24
Wiessmann, Susan Colwell, Fer Caggiano
and Lisa Willits. Proceeds support the Sea
Islands Chamber of Commerce. For info visit
SeaIslandsChamber.org.
SUNDAY, APRIL 21
WHAT: Easter Celebration
WHERE: Seacoast Church at Charleston
Collegiate School
WHEN: 9 and 10:30 a.m.
MORE INFO: Children’s ministry classes for
infant through 5th grade during both services.
Children’s activities between services including an
Easter Egg Hunt, yard games and a live bunny.
Visit Seacoast.org/Easter for more information.
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
WHAT: David Sedaris
WHERE: Gaillard Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Author of the bestsellers
Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your
Family in Corduroy and Denim, and regular
National Public Radio contributor reading
from his newest book, New York Times #1 Best
Seller, Calypso. Tickets at GaillardCenter.org.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
WHAT: KAC Presents: Piano Bar
WHERE: The Sandcastle
WHEN: 5-7 p.m.
MORE INFO: Chris Dodson performs. No
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for your health
Own property in an
Addictions
Opportunity Zone? BY BARBARA RADIN FOX
Let’s talk.
For The Island Connection
L
ots of people suffer from addictions,
I have buyers interested in
sometimes knowingly and sometimes
not. There are many addictions:
alcohol and other legal and illegal drugs,
shopping, gambling, sex, sugar, nicotine,
your property. caffeine and codependency – and they can
all affect the addict’s health in many ways
and can certainly affect the health of family
and friends of the addict.
There is a lot of ignorance about
addictions, even in the medical community.
The first “big question” is what is the use,
abuse or addiction to. A person, for example,
may just use alcohol or may abuse it or may
be addicted to it. Same with anything else
like gambling, food, sex, shopping, use of
any other substance.
The use of alcohol, for example, would
be having an alcoholic beverage for a special
occasion. A person who abuses alcohol gets
“drunk” or “buzzed” because that is what
happens when alcohol becomes toxic in the
body. A person who is addicted to alcohol
cannot function without it and shows a loss
of control, although many people who are
alcoholic say they can stop anytime, they
just don’t want to. There is a more clinical
definition that healthcare professionals use.
Some doctors have told their patients
who are having health problems, “Just drink
1 or 2 scotches per day and you’ll be fine.” In
previous columns I have written about the
recommendation by the American Heart
Association to prevent heart disease- drink
no more than 2 alcoholic beverages daily.
This recommendation, though, doesn’t
apply to someone who has a health condition
or has the disease of alcoholism, which is
never mentioned with the recommendation.
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April 12, 2019
Let’s take gambling as an example.
Betting on occasion can be a fun activity
for lots of people, but gambling so much
that a person loses money that would go for
food, clothing or shelter would constitute
an “abuse” of this activity. A person who
cannot control their desire to gamble would
be an “addict”. Same with sex, shopping,
food, etc. When a person persists in an
activity of any sort that has negative aspects
or consequences and that person cannot stop
doing that activity even when they try, then
that person would be considered to have an
addiction. It is also rare when someone has
just one addiction.
The next “big question” is why does a
person becomes an addict. An addiction is
a disease and although there is disagreement
on the root cause, most addiction treatment
professionals believe that it starts with a
genetic predisposition. So, in short, it’s an
inherited disease, which most diseases are.
In fact, there are genetic groups that have
much more predisposition to these inherited
diseases, including addiction. The genetic
predisposition to an addiction then often
needs a stressful precipitator, but some
addicts inherit so much of the chemistry
that they don’t need much stress to get the
addiction started.
Addictions are chronic conditions and
unfortunately thrive on denial, so they are
not easy to treat, but the good news is that
with the right motivation and the right
treatment, they can go into remission. These
treatment options will be discussed in the
next column.
Contact Fox by email at foxb@
bodyandsoultherapy.com or by letter to 2045
Maybank Hwy., Charleston 29412 if you
have a health related question or comment
on the column.
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