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Seashore Farmers Lodge Wins National Award

he National rust or HistoricPreservation will present itsPreservation Honor Award or the

restoration o the Seashore Farmers Lodgein Charleston, S.C. Te project is one o23 award winners to be honored by theNational rust during its 2011 NationalPreservation Conerence next week inBualo, NY.

In the years ater the Civil War, theSeashore Farmers Lodge served as thecommunity center o the South CarolinaLow Country community o Sol Legare.Te wooden, two-story structure servedas school, church, meeting place andemotional center or this thriving Arican

American community. By the mid 2000s,it had a gaping hole in the center o theroo.

Tanks to a true community eort,the Lodge has been restored and is onceagain central to the community, servingas a cultural center and museum, tellingthe story o Arican American soldiers whoought in the nearby Civil War and thevibrant black community that sprung upin their wake.

While each is unique, this yearsoutstanding award winners all reectthe importance o protecting what isspecial and irreplaceable, said StephanieMeeks, president o the National rust orHistoric Preservation. Whether its the

restoration o a brewery in Baltimore or theredevelop.m.ent o a classic roadside motorcourt in ucson, this years award winnersdemonstrate how preservation is bolsteringlocal economies and creating jobs incommunities across the country.

Te award will be presented to theSeashore Farmers Lodge 767 at theNational Preservation Awards ceremony inBualo, New York, on Tursday, October20, at 5:30 P.m. ES. Co-recipientsare: Backmans Seaood; Te CoastalCommunity Foundation o Charleston;Community o Sol Legare,

South Carolina; Concerned Citizenso Sol Legare Foundation; ConstructionConsultants LLC; Te Corinne Company;

J&G ours; Moutz Architects; Rosen andAssociates, Engineers; own o James

Island, South Carolina, Oce o theMayor, and rademark Properties

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Coastal Mayors and Administrative

Assistants rom seven coastalisland communities met at Wild

Dunes Tursday, Sept 29 to discusscommon issues and concerns. Tis was thesecond meeting o the local island mayors

and included: Mayor im Goodwin

o Folly Beach, Mayor Steven OrbanKiawah, Seabrook Mayor William Holtz,Sullivans Island Mayor Carl Smith, andDick Cronin o the Isle o Palms, whohosted and presided over the event. Tegroup expanded this meeting with the

addition o two other mayors, the Mayorrom Pawleys Island, Mayor Bill Otis, andEdisto Beachs Burley Lyons. Bill aylorrom the Municipal Association alsoattended to answer questions and helpormulate legislation to benet our IslandCommunities.

Te idea behind themeetings is to share thecommon interests andconcerns and to thendevelop and inuencelegislation that aects ourislands. o that eect, therst issue discussed was theBlue Ribbon Committee

or Shoreline change.Tis Committee

has been charged withreorming South Carolinascoastal managementregulations. Te Firstcommittee was establishedand 1987 by DHEC andits recommendations wereused by the S.C. Legislature to enact thecurrent laws that guard our coasts againstencroaching develop.m.ent. Te newcommittee will look at the current set orecommendations and apply them to thecurrent conditions.

Explosive population growth,

develop.m.ent, and signicant shorelinemovement have dramatically impacted thecoast. Tese changes a re putting a strain onour resources, increasing our vulnerability

to natural hazards and compromisingour shared coastal legacy, said DHECcommissioner Earl Hunter. Te DHECboard wants the new Blue RibbonCommittee to consider ndings o theShoreline Change Advisory Committee

and develop recommendations to improvethe management o coastal resources andplanning.

Mayor Bill Otis o Pawleys Island sitson the new committee and brieed thegroup on the current recommendations.Te main concern the mayors had with

the current recommendations o thenew committee were centered aroundone word: retreat. Te current denitiono retreat the mayors elt could imperilprivate property and has caused beachdevelop.m.ental lines to be redrawn.Te Mayor o Kiawah said the new lines

drawn ater the current legislation wentright through the middle o the pool at theSanctuary. None o the mayors eel thatretreat was a easible strategy, and would

be, as Isle o Palms City AdministratorLinda Lovvorn ucker said, impracticalin a developed community. Mayor Otiscontinued that he been trying to get thecommittee to change the wording romretreat to stabilize. City Administrator

omiko Rucker o Kiawah suggestedadding preservation and the Committeevoted unanimously to support MayorOtiss suggestion to the Blue RibbonCommittee to change the wording romretreat to stabilize and preserve.

Mayor Goodwyn presented the Mayorsunied petition or change atthe Blue Ribbon Committeemeeting held on Oct 4.

Ater some deliberation, just the word preservation was substituted. Te vote won a majority and thematter seemed settled.However, when the notes

o the meeting appeared,it was ound that though itpassed a majority vote it didnot meet the required twothirds needed to changethe denition. MayorOtis stated that the onelegislator, who appearedat the meeting but did not

vote, eected the outcome. Bottom lineis preservation was the word used and itpassed. We thought it was over. I planon bringing it up or a vote again on themeeting on Tursday. Te next meeting

will be Tursday at the North CharlestonCity hall at 9 a.m. We will update you on

what happens in the next issue.Recommendations are expected to be

orwarded to the DHEC board next year.

Mayors Discuss Shoreline ChangeBy Lynn Pierotti

PhotobyEmilyDziuban

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ive members o the Seashore FarmersLodge Museum and Cultural Centerat Sol Legare adhoc committee

traveled to Bualo, New York last week toaccept an honor award rom the Nationalrust or Historic Preservation at itsannual preservation conerence.

Teirs was one o 24 national awardspresented at a ceremony Tursday eveningat historic Kleinhams Music Hall.Stephanie Meeks, president o the NHP,noted that the groups approach towardsunique educational opportunities set themapart rom the over 200 nominationsreceived nationwide. Glenn Keyes, localarchitect and NHP member presentedthe award to Concerned Citizens oSol Legare President, Ernest Parks;Folly Beach resident and contractor,

Michael Riert; James Island residentsand volunteers, Vance Sudano and PaulHedden; and volunteer Corie Hipp whoinitially nominated the project or theaward back in February.

Te Sol Legare contingent sharedthe stage with a $55 million project to

restore Frank Lloyd Wrights DarwinMartin house, the Mayor o Boston orhis revitalization o the lower Washington

Street theater district, and a group thatrecently thwarted Walmarts attempt toexpand on a Civil War battleeld site.

o have even been considered orsuch an award was an honor in itsel,but to actually win an award and in turneducate Americans nationwide as to what

we are doing on Sol Legare was suchan accomplishment or our restorationcommittee, the community o Sol Legare,and James Island. It just reinorces theact that i you have a goal and a team that

works well together, you can accomplishanything your heart desires. saidcommittee leader Ernest Parks.

Te group traveled to Bualo on Oct.20 to attend the awards ceremony andeven ound a chance to visit the majesticNiagra Falls.

For more inormation www.sollegare.shuttery.com.

Corie Hipp, Mike Riert, Ernest Parks, and Vance Sudano stand next to Niagra Falls during their tripto Bualo.

Lodge Receives MajorNational Award

By Corie HiPPO

n November 11, come see theSoutheasts most beloved holidayestival at the Grand Opening

Celebration o the Holiday Festival oLights. Te un begins at 6:30 p.m. atthe Park Center at James Island CountyPark. Roast marshmallows hold a lovedones hand or a stroll down luminescentEnchanted Walking rails journeythrough more than 600 light displaystake a tour on the estival train or a whirlon the old ashioned carousel sip richhot chocolate discover unique treasuresat the estival git shops.

Te journey begins with a three-miledrive through hundreds o breathtakinglight displays eaturing millions otwinkling bulbs. Stop to stretch yourlegs, your spirit, and your appetite atSantas Village and Winter Wonderland.

Activities at the Grand Openinginclude a tree lighting ceremony andthe announcement o the postcard andgingerbread competition winners.

Tis year, the popular Holiday Festivalo Lights Fun Run and Walk will beoered on Wednesday, November 9 and

Tursday, November 10. During thistwo-mile non-competitive un run and

walk or a special preview o the 22ndannual Holiday Festival o Lights at JamesIsland County Park. Ater reaching thenish line, participants are invited toenjoy the estivals amenities. Te race willbegin at 6:30 p.m. each night.

You are welcome to bring your

socialized dog on a short leash. Retractableleashes, bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades,and scooters are not permitted. Arriveearly as the park will close to all trac at6:30 p.m. and will not be released untilapprox. 8:30 p.m. Participants must bepre-registered and have an admissionticket (not receipt) to gain event/parkentry. Online registration will end at 4p.m. on Nov. 8 (unless sold out prior tothat date). ickets will not be avai lable orpurchase at the park.

Registration ends November 4 or theHoliday Festival o Lights GingerbreadHouse Competition. Warm up thoseovens, gather up sugar and spices, and adda spoonul o creativity, because its time tobe part o the annual Holiday Festival oLights Gingerbread House Competition.Te contest is ree and open to the public,or both youth and adults. Entries will be

judged on creativity, overall appearance,diculty, and cratsmanship. Exceptor the base, entries must be constructedentirely o edible materials, and cannotexceed 18 wide, 18 long, and 18high. Contestants will compete or cash

and prizes, with the top three entries ineach category displayed in park locationsduring the Holiday Festival o Lights. Te

Award Ceremony will take on November11 at 6:30 p.m. Age categories are age 6and under, ages 7-11, ages 12-16 and ages17 and up.

Call 795-4386 or more inormation orvisit www.holidayestivaloights.com.

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nAture

In this day o instant everything,convenience, privilege & sel-gratication, some lessons our

children are learning may not be in theirbest interest. A recent tropical storm that

caused power outages and shut-down opublic services in several heavily populatedareas along the East coast should onceagain remind some o us o how easy it isto take so much or granted, and how ourexpectations impact and upset the natural

world around us.

FIREFLIES A recent study atthe Clemson Extension Service hassuggested pollution o our ecosystem hasdramatically reduced rey population.Te unique bio-luminescence (glow)property o reies (or lack thereo)provides visual clues o our environmentalquality that are easy to measure andquantiy. Fireies are charismatic andreliable indicators o environmental

health because their population densityis correlated to the availability o healthyhabitats (Kazama et al., 2009). A goodrey habitat is one that is moist, andcontains large amounts o natural organicmatter (Wu and Perng, 2007). Te habitato reies is signicantly impacted byurban develop.m.ent. Our indiscriminateuse o insecticides in lawns and urbanareas kill many non-target insects,

including reies. Further Pollutionrom commonly used chemicals (e.g.,pesticides and ertilizer) and biologicalpollutants (including uncollected pet

waste) also alters the qual ity o the habitat(Lee et al., 2008; Leong et al., 2007).

Mercury Vapor & Flourescent lighting isalso a source o pollution Strong, brightlight can outshine rey ashing andinterere with mating behavior (Vivianiet al., 2010). CONCLUSION: Lessmating = ewer & ewer reies. Allthese actors work in concert to reducethe quantity and quality o habitat, thusreducing the density and propagation oreies. Perhaps much sooner than later,

the experience o a un-lled Summerevening o rey catch & release will be

just another nostalgic memory to sharewith our Grandchildren.

HONEYBEES 60% o everything weput in our mouth is a product o our hard-

working bee population. Since 2006,commercial beekeepers have lost 90% otheir colonies and thats only the beginningo the story. While the honey bees naturalhabitat or oraging areas are becomingewer, resulting in a severe shortage oood. Hence - ewer and ewer bees.However, studies as ar back as 2008 haveound that bees are repelled by cell phonesignals, and have suggested this populationdecline is more directly related to our ever-increasing demand or signal strength andthe use o additional bandwidth to satisyour insatiable, addictive appetite orcellphone usage most o which we caneasily do without. Research conducted inLausanne, Switzerland has proven that

signals rom digital cell phones not onlyconuse bees, but also lead to their death.Over 83 experiments have yielded thesame results. With virtually most o thepopulation o the United States (and therest o the world) owning cell phones, theimpact has been greatly noticeable. Tisalarming study ound that bees reactedsignicantly to cell phones placed nearor in hives, while in a call-making mode.Te bees immediately sensed the signalstransmitted when the phones rang, andresponded by producing a ten times louderthan normal buzzing noise during the calls(when signals are being transmitted), while

buzzing remained quite normal when thephone was not in use. Te calls also actas an instinctive warning to leave thehive, and the digital requency conusesthe bees, causing them to y erratically,

become lost and totally disoriented. Teimpact has already been elt the world over,as the population o bees in the U.S. andthe U.K. has decreased by almost hal inthe last thirty years coinciding with thepopularization, demand and acceptanceo cell phones as a necessary (???) personaldevice. READ MORE at: Its Ocial-Cell Phones are Kill ing Bees http://inhabitat.com/its-ocial-cell-phones-are-killing-bees/

URLES Tanks to the dedication& vigilance o our urtle Ladies, whopatrol our beaches throughout the night tohelp perpetuate the sea turtle population.Each year, hundreds o hatchlings areaorded protection as they journey

rom their warm, sandy nest, throughthe carnivorous Ghost Crabs and theirgauntlet o claws to the cool waters edge.I limiting street light use along the shore-side streets on our barrier islands during theMay-September nesting season is a goodthing to do or the turtles, WHY would itnot be a better thing (year-round) or ushumans? ruly, we would be hard-pressedto justiy the abuse o our natural resourcesand resulting pollution to generate theadditional electricity needed to powerthem. Is a 500-watt street light on almostevery corner REALLY necessary, or are

we just spoiled? Te thousands o $$$ thatcould be saved every year in utility costsmay be o little concern or some o ourmore afuent Island residents. BU

when the lights are o, stars seem muchbrighter, meteors are more visible, moonshadows stretch longer, and our evening

walks are more much romantic. Perhapsthis is a lesson our children should learnas well.

Just one word o caution: When walkingalong the darkened streets, be sure tocarry your own little Glow light to helpyou avoid being overrun by an intoxicatedisland visitor whose main ocus may bemore on their cel lphone weet, than whatis in ront o them.

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Bats are the only mammals in the

world capable o ight. Tere arecurrently 1,240 recognized bat

species. About 70% o bats use echolocationto capture insect prey. Te majority o the

bats which do not use echolocation eed onruit and nectar; however, a small numbero species eed on rogs, birds, and otherbats. Only three species eed on blood.

Fruit bats oten carry ruit to theirroosts and will drop uneaten seeds on theground, which assists many plants in seeddispersal. Many species o owering plantsrely on nectar-eating bats or pollination.Humans benet rom insect-eating bats,

which control populations o insect speciesthat eed on crops.

In the last decade, a lethal ungus thatcauses white nose syndrome in bats haslowered populations in 16 US states, mostlyin the northeast, although the ungus has

spread rom New York as ar south assouthern North Carolina. Inected batsbecome conused and leave their roostsduring hibernation and otentimes starve.

As a result o recent massive bat die-os, ithas been estimated that as much as 1300metric tons o insects are NO beingconsumed each year. Science magazineestimates that the value o bats to the USagriculture industry is a whopping 3.7billion dollars per year and could possibly

be as high as 53 billion dollars per year!

A cure to the ungus has yet to beound. It is widely believed that Europeanspelunkers brought the ungus rom theirhomeland and contaminated caves in

New York. I photographed this small,yet unidentied bat (about 4 inches long)

with her tiny baby clinging to her chest ina cave in Panama. Female bats reproducebetween one and three times per year andrarely have more than one young per litter.In most insect-eating bats, young are

weaned in 6-8 weeks. For larger ruit bats,weaning can take as long as our months.

All about batsBy SArAH DArGAn DiAz

One nice thing about studyingnature is that you never haveto go ar to see some marvelous

things. It is true that tropical rainorestsharbor lots o antastic plants and animals,

just like various araway, mysterious,high mountain ranges, sometimes withspecialized and endemic ora and auna.

As long as I have been studying plants andowers, though, I keep reminding mysel

just how exquisite or common wildowersare, even those in our own neighborhoods.Here is one that ts such a bill.

It is a common herb, growing in sandy

places, mostly dry, rom Long Islandthrough most o Florida and well into theMidwest, and as ar inland as Nebraska.In the Southeast, it is usually ound inthe coastal plain counties, and scatteredartgher inland, where it likes to grow inelds, savannas, dry woods, and underpowerlines. So, unlike a number o other

wildowers, it doesnt seem to be veryussy about where it puts down its roots:its very interesting roots.

Tis plant is what we call ahemiparasite, in that it is sort ohal-way parasitic. It is indeed a greenplant, containing plenty o chlorophyll,and so can make its own ood through the

process o photosynthesis. Its roots, though,are able to make physical connections

with the roots o neighboring plants, andpull out the goodies. Tats an example oparasitism in the plant world. Since thisspecies is predominantly photosyntheticthough, and can live just ne without aparasitic connection to another plant, wesay its a hemiparasite.

Te stems can be up to three eet tall,and they commonly lean over. Te leavesare very narrow, and in the axil o the

lower leaves will be produced a ascicle,or bundle, or smaller leaves attached to ayoung stem. (Tis gives the stem a kindo bushy look.). Now that weve gotten allthat out o the way, we can marvel over the

wonderul owers, which appear towardthe top o the stem.

Each ower is on a slender stalk,bearing a ve-parted, green calyx. All thepetals o the corolla are used into a bell-shaped tube, aring outward and endingin ve short, rounded corolla lobes. Tecorolla is typically pink, although itslower part (think o it as a sort o oor)

exhibits plenty o purple spots, and twoprominent yellow stripes. Te interior othe ower is equipped with thousandso sot, little hairs; these are present alsoon the margins o the corolla lobes. Four

wooly stamens --two short, and two long--are inside attached to the inner surace othe corolla, and o course there is a pistil,

with an elongated, pale style. On these warm, early autumn days youll ndhappy bees oraging inside the owers.

Ater pollination, the corolla will allcompletely away, taking the stamens andtheir spent anthers, but leaving the style,still connected to the ovary. Te styleeventually dries and withers, and a little

capsule, ll o tiny seeds, will develop. John Nelson is the curator o the A. C.

Moore Herbarium at the University o SouthCarolina, in the Department o BiologicalSciences, Columbia SC 29208. As a publicservice, the Herbarium oers ree plantidentifcations. For more inormation, visitwww.herbarium.org or call 803-777-8196.

Photo by linDa lEE

Mystery plantBy JoHn neLSon

Answer:Autumnbells,Falsefoxglove,Agalinisfasciculata

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It been a long time ago. Mr. Vanderhorseown hal de islant and Mr. Schoolbreadhim own de oter hal an em aint get

along no way. Politics been de ting what

start em. Mr. Vanderhorse been a goodmaster. Mr. Schoolbread werent no kindamaster tall. Him been kind standoshnebber spoke to nobody like dem Yankees.He hab Boobie him oberseer do all hetalking and big Boobie talk plenty keepde people all mix up. Boobie tink himben sumpin, wear rock coat and talksand neber sho he sel in eld. Him tryto act like he master and him been a joke.He had no education bout notin not debooks, de eld, or de woods. Nu bouthim. Oh he black almost as tar. But wasFreedman and him tink he be better denenybody.

Back to Mr. Vanderhorse and Mr.Schoolbread. Only white people around

who dont talk no how. He been politics Mr. Schoolbread were a some kina Royalist

what mean he been or de king what liveober sea. Mr. Vanderhorse had not truck

wit dis kind. Him tink de people obershere have dey ownt country. Aint beenno kinda argument on Kiawah cant hadno argument when no dey don talk.

Mr. Schoolbread skints de eld in him

carriage. Carriage got kurtin al roundkeep out skeeters. Ebey day go to debeach. Ride up ride back. Boobie benhe driver good or somtin.

Mr. Vanderhorse hab him an overseer,and an oberseer him was know everythingabout de people, de crops, de cow, de hog,de jule and sh and hunt and bateau.Him ben a man strong as a mole, wiseas owl. Him ben Moses. Moses tell Mr.Vanderhorse or anybody else what it was,das what it was.

Master don get long with master,oberseer dont get long with oberseer.Master don talk to master, oberseer hadplenty say oberseer. Das dey job. Hog getout and get in onst another corn patch das trouble.

Eby body on Kiawah what sponsibleor eed dey sel and amily had chicken

or dey sel an or protect dem chicken dayhab gun. Aint been like dat ebey wherebut on Kiawah dey hab dem gun. Peopleshoot coon, squirrel, rabbit. Some hab dogo help em. Coon dog was de mos valuble.Moses hab two coon dog where de bes.Coon pass dey way de coon was tree andplenty eatin been guarantee. Moses beenmos like Jesus, but aint give im lotsa shbut all de coon de people kin eat.

One night Moses and Boobie had ameetin talk about plantation busness. Deybout through and Moses dog Ruus stickhim nose in de air. Moses know what datmean en tell Bobbie les go de dog catchscent.

Moses know Boobie him to good to eatcoon think as an tel Boobie him dog smella big buck an een dey hurry dey couldcut em o at de spit. Eny way dey getsdere dey could nish talk bout plantation

busness. Boobie ax Moses where de spitbeen and Moses tell him he been at de endo de island. By and by dey gets dere andde moon bena shine en dey sits down ona tall sand dune. Moses say here we ownde spit. Boobie been a ride em wit Mr.Schoolbread evyday and him say No disaint no spit. Dis her is a cape. Is got itstrait rom Mr. Schoolbread das dis a cape.

As a matt o actly dis is Cape Cahrles.Moses say well den we in de wrong placecause no smart buck is gona run out on nocape. Where he go? Swimmin in de ocean?Moses had nu sperience wid Booobie dataint no use to mess wit em.

Moses been keep he ear cock listen orhim dogs, Ruus and Scrap. He knowsomin werent right. Aint been no kindacoon bark en never were de barks like abuck bark. Him cock he head en listenreal close. Him say to he sel I aint surebout dis but Scrap is hangin back like himkinda scered. Scrap was bigger en Ruusmore cautious than Ruus. But whencoon jum rom tree Scrap show Mr. Coon

where he get him name.

Benna kina cold de la sob October.Moon been mos ull en dogs Ruus andScrap been o gwain de oder way. GiveMoses and Boobie plenty time talk boutdem respective plantation and de problemo bein oberseer. Eby body hab weaknessand Moses know Boobie weakness isdrink. Ben cold. Boobie aint got notinown but he rock coat. Moses smart manhe dont understand why de white peopleaint talk to one another and he want nd

how Mr. Schoolbread tell Boobie dis wasa cape. En how he ben Cape Charles. Hegure Charles done got a town what heneed a cape or. Well ater bout an houro discussion and two asks o scrapiorn,Moses hear de dog. Mussa ben all de wayto Sandy Point him think. Driven em hardnow. He say he load he gun wit buck shot.ell Boobie or be still and quiet eect debuck gwain to Seabrook got to come rightby here. By en by dey hear somtgin benplenty light could see all round den deyhears- Swoosh or somin like dat. Neiberman see a hair. Rus and Scrap bus oout debush to righ between de two mean. Deylook at once another. Man look alt man.Dog look at Man and Dog look at Dog.

Dey takes o barkin hard now. Moses axeboobie eect when he see notin Boobiesay what he was come tween usn but I aintseen notin.

Moses say dat werent no buck dat sominelse. Een was a cat got to tree or swimnow. Egen dis a spit he swim to Seabrook.

Aint No CapeA GeeCHie GHoSt Story

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Een dis a cape he swim ot ober sea. BoutDat time Moses hear what he wanna hear.Moses tell Boobie dey got em now he upde tree. Aint much tree been on de spitso easy nd dis cat. Moses done ggerhim been a cat kin do what did, go rightbetween two men and not be seed. Wellbeen a simmon tree in October Simmontree got no lea. Moses tink dis gonna beeasy when dey gets dere somin aint right.Ruus and Scrap aint been on de tree likedey sposed and dey wasnt barkin no treebark. Dey was growlin wouldnt get closede tree but was goin round and round detree wid a terrible growl. And ebey onst in

a while when goin round jump back likedey was scared. Aint notin been in de treeleast what dey could see. Boobie take orlaughin say dem two sorry dog de cat done

jump down en get way.

Moses study em hed. I tell you Moseswas a smart man. He know him dog don lie-dem actin mighty strange. He know sominde tree jes couldnt see em, was imbisible,dat what he was. What some ever was upin de top o de tree and be imbisible. Mosesknow dis wernt good. Him think what de

day been Oh Jesus de 30 October. Moses

call he dog em dem aint been too happy.Dey want to go home en leave dis ting whatde know ben in de simmon tree. Mosesknow he aint got but one day to do whathe haa do to protect him hands and Mr.Vanderhorse cattle. Moses know what wasup dat simmon tree. Wernt to possum norcat nor coon. But was a haint. And de nextnight the 31st o October dat haint wasgonna get somin or someboby. De haintneed only one eat on dat night an he aintcare what he be cow or man. But man iseasier cause he be sleep when him come inde window. Moses splain all this to Boobie Boobie laugh.

Moses jump in his bateau, rows to Mullet

Hall, wake up John Snipes en ater tellingSnipe what him situation been, Snipe givehim Mr. Legare astest horse. He got toget to Limehouse store and buy what heneed and get back to Kiawah ore dark.Limehouse store been all de way cross deisland nex to de erry. Dem sells eby ting.Moses get back on Kiawah bout 3 oclock.He happy he know he got what him need,to protect him people. He call all de peopletell dem mus round up all de cow and bullan lock em in de barn close em up tight

so tight rat cant get in. Moses tell em

get dese paint brush and paint all de sashroundst eby window and door on yunnahouse. Dis paint ben blue.

See haint got no use or eny ting blue wont corss notin blue. Nobody know

why but tis so. Moses aint splain he sel.Him dont want to scare de peoples.

Boobie ax what was goin on. Moses tellhim Kiawah in danger and him got plenty

paint le and what Boobie mus do. Boobie

laugh. Boobie people see too and ax eenday could get some paint to protect deyse. Come nite time Boobie house beende ony onst aint got de sash paint blue.Oh Jesus.

Bout midnite dey a terrible noisescreamin en eby ting. De people lookout en dey say de seed sometin cross demoon, had on rock coat. Nobody eversee Boobie gain.

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Well, the seasons are changingand believe it or not Christmasis right around the corner. I

hope to make your computer shopping

easier so lets talk about some basics tolook or.

First thing to do is gure out whoyou are buying or and what I meanis dont buy a high end laptop or gradeschool children. Make sure the productts the age. Realistica lly a grade schoolchild should have a used or reurbisheddesktop computer or several reasons. Tebiggest is spills in the keyboard, droppedmonitors, etc. and another very goodreason is you can set up the computer in anarea that is visible to parents. Monitoringa younger childs internet usage is veryimportant and a desktop cannot be movedeasily.

For older children and adults laptopscan be the way to go. A middle schoolchild you might consider a lower endlaptop - between now and Christmas youshould be able to nd them in the $250-$300 range or even nd again a used/reurbished laptop. High school/collegeand proessionals need a good strongcomputer.

On the higher end you should lookor some minimums - At least a Dual Coreprocessor, 4GBs o RAM memory and a

500 GB hard drive. Te make and modelare not real important and price shouldbe below $500, in act by shopping youmight get below $400. A good upgrade

would be a quad core processor or ani3/i5. Intel makes the i3/i5s and AMDusually states that its dual core or quadcore. When shopping between now andChristmas (can you say black Friday?)

watch the sales and keep this columnhandy. I am always available or help andquestions. Remember that laptops come

with some pre-installed sotware that canbe removed and other tweaks that I cando to speed up that new computer.

Lastly lets talk about tablets. Te iPadis the best seller o them all but WOW whata price! I you can push a tablet purchasetil ater the beginning o next year I think

we will see some sti competition romothers and i you still must have the iPadprices should be lower ater the season.

I hope this helps and more next issue!

I look orward to any comments orquestions so please give me a call at 822-7794or email [email protected] anytime. I amhappy to give advice or fx whatever youcomputer problems may be.

ComputersBy BoB HooPer, AkA rent A BoB

Tis mail box is so damaged theaddress can not be determined.

Tese mailboxes should have numbersto indicate the homes that are locatedon the driveway.

Tis sign provides specifc directionbut the address numbers need to be adierent contrast.

Good visible letters! Only issue is theag on the let mailbox obstructs thenumbers when down.

Although the addresses are on thesemailboxes, they can only been seenwhen directly in ront.

CoMPuter CornerWhats Hot

he re service has evolved rom the proverbial view thatreghters sit around playing cards, waiting or an alarmto meeting nationally accredited training standards and

required to maintain certications through continuing education.

Fireghting equip.m.ent and apparatus have evolved to ensurethe saety o reghters. Even with the best training and equip.m.entpossible, we cannot help you i we cant nd you. Tere is a simple way you can helpus. Make sure your house numbers are visible rom the street placed on your mail box,a post, or the home itsel. Te numbers should be clearly visible, 4 inches in height, andreective i possible. Dont use script such as Eighteen, use the number 18. Beloware some address examples:

Submitted by Captain James . Ghi, Fire Prevention Specialist, St. Johns Fire andRescue or more inormation, contact [email protected] or 296-8392.

Where Are You?By CAPtAin JAMeS t. GHi


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Dig up more customerswith all three

Lucky Dog publications

Island Eye News - serving Sullivans & IOP

Island Connection - serving Kiawah & Seabrook

Folly Current - serving Folly Beach

he Great Expectations Event hosted at the Charleston LibrarySociety and co-sponsored by Our Lady o Mercy CommunityOutreach. Te evening included Designer ables which

exhibited Book Temes and many art items or auction. Te proceedsbenetted the educational, health and emergency services oered through

the Outreach.

Great Things Expected

Anne Cleveland, Director o the Charleston Library Society, with husband William .

Winnie the Pooh portrayed through the table designs o Chatfeld interiors and Marian Chatfeld who haspublished her work locally and nationally.

Enjoying the evening o Art, Great Book Displays and conversation are (l to r) Kathleen Ramich, Andyand Diane Allen and Betty Keyes.

Passage to India told through the design o Quince and Quinn, created by internationally knowndesigners Beau Bolce and John Hinger.


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Johns islandregionallibrary

3531 Maybank Highway, 559-1945hours:

Monday Tursday: 10 a.m. 8 p.m.Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m.

Branch: Johns Island RegionalMonth: November 2011

Wee Reads (under 24 months with adult)Mondays, November 7, 14, 21, 28 at10:30 a.m.

ime for wos (2 3 years old with adult)uesdays, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at10:30 a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3 6 years)Wednesdays, November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at10:30 a.m.

Excel 2007 Basics (adults/young adults)uesday, November 8 rom 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

Mail Merge Magic (adults/young auesday, November 15 rom 10 a.m

PowerPoint Basics (adults/young auesday, November 29 rom 10 a.m

Word 2007 Basics (adults/young auesday, November 1 rom 10 a.m*All computer classes are ree. Forinormation please call 559-1945 or the Reerence Department. Clavailable or 8 participants per ses

Madden NFL 2011 Session (gradeuesday, November 1 rom 4:30p.m. Featured Wii sport or the m

PLAY: Celebrate Steig! (all ages)Wednesday, November 2 at 6:30Come hear Sylvester and the Maand go home with your own mag

Preschool Adventure Zone! (ages years) Friday, November 4 at 10:

FriDay, OctOber 28

1st Annual Dog Halloween Parade

Held rom 12 p.m. to 2p.m at FresheldsVillage.

Writers Workshop

With Mary Alice Monroe and DebraMot. Mott and Monroe will explorecreative and playul ways to help authorsand want-to-be authors to make their

writing dreams and characters come alivethrough images and a solid writing practice.$195 or both Friday and Saturday. Formore inormation, contact Debra at: [email protected] or 704 501 6191.

SaturDay, OctOber 29

Te 7th Annual Fur Ball

Charlestons premier dog-riendly event,Pet Helpers biggest undraiser o the year!Evening includes silent and live auctions,open bar, served dinner, dancing, andlive entertainment. Held at 6:30 p.m.

at the Marriott Hotel, Lockwood Blvd.,Charleston $150 per person, $75 per dogFor more ino visit www.pethelpers.org.

SuNDay, OctOber 30

own of Kiawah Island Arts Council

Event Superior Donuts

4:00 p.m. at urtlepoint ClubhouseSuperior Donuts is a new play rom Pure

Teatre by racy Letts. It is a part comic /part dramatic play that takes place in an oldashioned donut shop in a diverse run-downneighborhood in the process o makinga comeback. It just might satisy yoursweet tooth or drama and also or thoseconections mentioned in the title, which

will be served during intermission! Pleasecall 768-9166 or more inormation.

WeDNeSDay, NOvember 2

U.S. Covert Action: Facts and Myths

Ex-Special Forces and New York imes BestSelling author, Lt. Col. aylor, will be guest

speaker at the meeting o the CharlestonForeign Aairs Forum (CFAF). Lt. Col.aylor will speak ollowing a receptionbeginning at 5:15 p.m. Non-CFAF membersmay attend this meeting or $20 per person,payable at the registration table. Te event

will be held at Te Citadels HollidayAlumni Center at 6:00 p.m. o register vi sitcharlestona.org or call 971-3610.

Dave LandeoPerorms Wednesdays at Reds Ice Houseon Seabrook Island. Acoustic rock, pop,and variety, 6:30 p.m. Free. For moreinormation visit www.redsicehouse.com.

thurSDay, NOvember 3

ArtUncorkedTe Wells Gallery host a wine tastingand art walk at Jasmine Porch on KiawahIsland. Held Tursdays through Oct. 31Price: $10. For more inormation visit www.

wellsgallery.com

Charleston Symphony Orchestra opens

season with Golden AgeTe Charleston Symphony Orchestra opensits 2011-2012 season with Broadways

Golden Age, part o the all new seriesPops at the Gaillard. Single tickets oconcert start at $25. For tickets call 77528. ickets can also be purchased aGaillard Box Oce, located in downCharleston. For more inormation, vi

www.charlestonsymphony.org.

SaturDay, NOvember 5

14th

Annual Kiawah Home ourJoin the Charleston Symphony OrcheLeague or a tour o six beautiul privhomes on Kiawah Island. Each resideis unique, outstanding in architecturinterior design, and a reection o thinterests and liestyles o its owners. holders will enjoy special discounts atrestaurants and stores, and two ree cat Kiawah Islands Freshelds Village

Advance tickets are available or $40 csolinc.org, at the Kiawah Island VisiCenter and at Indigo Books in FreshVillage. Day-o tickets will be priced For more inormation, go to csolinc.oclick Symphony our o Homes. Hel

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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entic adventures on a Preschool level!

AY with DAD: What ime Is It? (alls) Saturday, November 5 at 11 a.m.

ck tock time to have un with clocks.ery minute will be un-lled. Enjoy ack crat aterwards.

ildrens Movie: Cars 2 (all ages)urday, November 5 at 2 p.m.ted G; 113 minutes.

en Movie ime: Pirates of the Caribbean:n Stranger ides (grades 6-12) uesday,

vember 8 rom 4:30 7:00 p.m.ted PG-13; 141 minutes.

AY: Food Fun! (all ages)ednesday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m.me hear some delicious stories and taste

mething healthy and yummy.

ub Anime! (ages 12-19)ursday, November 10 rom 4:30 - 6

p.m.Te danger and intrigue continues orHei in season two o Darker Tan Black.Our viewing selection or this meeting

will be Darker Tan Black: Gemini o theMeteor.

PLAY with DAD: Concept Spotlight:Opposites(all ages)Saturday, November 12 at 11 a.m.Is it old or young? Is it happy or sad? Letshave un learning all about opposites.

Saturday Movie Matinee: Te NeverEndingStory(all ages) Saturday, November 12 at2 p.m. Rated PG: 94 minutes. Sponsor:Te UPS Store, 3575 Maybank Highway.

Sea Islands Book Club (adults)uesday, November 15 at 2 p.m.

Join us and discuss Lost City o Z: A aleo Deadly Obsession in the Amazon byDavid Grann.

est Fest

some live bluegrass music rom vebluegrass bands, hay rides, a stick pony live animals, pumpkin decorating,diving, lasso demonstrations,ood, and more. $5 Held at Mullet

Equestrian Center on Johns Island.rom 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more

mation call 795-4FUN.

urDay, NOvember 6

ght Savings ime ends

back one hour!

Harvest Dinner

the armers at a reception and thenwn or a supper prepared by some oestons nest che s, using meat andbles grown on the Legare arm. Localnd wine will be available, but guestsing a avorite wine to have withr. Live music. All prots go to theEducation Foundation. $60. Held at

e Farms on Johns Island. For moremation call 559-0763.

thurSDay, NOvember 10

Marine Corps Birthday Dinner

Marines rom Seabrook, Kiawah and JohnsIsland will celebrate the 236th birthdayo the United States Marine Corps witha dinner at the Seabrook Island at 6:00p.m. Tere will be the 7th dinner orlocal Marines that will include veteransrom WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and

Aghanistan. I you are a Marine and wouldlike inormation about the d inner, pleasecall Ed Dear at 768-5950.

FriDay, NOvember 11

Veterans Day

First proclaimed as Armistice Day byPresident Woodrow Wilson in 1919, thisday is set aside to honor military veterans.

Te Holiday Festival of Lights

Come see the Southeasts most belovedholiday estival. Te journey begins witha three-mile drive through hundredso breathtaking light displays eaturing

millions o twinkling bulbs. Stop to stretchyour legs, your spirit, and your appetite atSantas Village and Winter Wonderland.

Held at the James Island County Park. Formore inormation visit www.ccprc.com.

Holiday Entertaining If You Have Food

Tey Will Come

Te Seabrook Island Garden Club will behosting Mike Petrillo and Lynn Momado Crave Catering and Louise Bennettrom Rosebank Flowers at the LakeHouse on Seabrook Island. Coee and

conversation will begin at 9 a.m., ollowedby the business meeting led by presidentsRita yler and Karen Sewell. Te specialprogram, Holiday Entertaining I YouHave Food Tey Will Come will begin atapproximately 10 a.m.


Craft Fair

Te Blessed Sacrament Womens Guildwill hold the annual Angel ree CratFair in the church hall. A large variety o

handmade crats including git and candybaskets starting at $2:00 will be or sale.Homemade soup and cornbread, chili, hotdogs, desserts and takeouts will be availableat lunch time. Event will be held rom 9:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more inormationcontact Jeanne Stacy, Publicity Chairmanor Womens Guild [email protected] 766-4432.


Feeding of the Multitude

An annual interaith gathering that providesa community Tanksgiving meal as well asspiritual nourishment to all who participate.Over 30 churches on Johns and Wadmalawislands organize this gathering, which willtake place rom noon to 3:00 p.m.at St.

Johns Family Li e Center on Johns Island.All residents and amilies o Wadmalaw andJohns Islands are welcome.

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FinAnCiAL

In volatile times, such as these, market watchers are bombarded with a wide rangeo conicting opinions. One expert highlights the attractive investment valuesavailable while another similarly qualied authority orecasts the imminent end

to investment valuations as we know them. So whats an investor to do? How can

perectly priced, liquid markets jump around so much?Tis article outlines two principles that may drive the day-to-day machinations omany markets: Fundamentals and Sentimentals.

We tend to be guided by undamentals as this is what we believe drives markets overthe medium to long-term. However, Sentiment drags market prices away rom thelevels suggested by undamentals. Tis can create short-term volatility which makesmarkets look bipolar at best; chaotic at worse.

How Fundamentals & Sentimentals work togetherSupercially, the price o a group o securities, commonly dened as a market, should

be set by its underlying undamentals. Tere should be some set o core numericaldata that dictates buy and sell prices. Stock markets are oten valued according to theoutlook or Price/Earnings Ratio (oten closely related to the prospects or GDP growthas when the Global economy is slowing, its harder to increase corporate revenues andearnings).

So, lets assume the current market price reects what is currently, and undamentally,known to all: GDP Growth across the globe is slowing, unemployment is too high, the

housing market is showing no sign o improvement, Greece cannot repay its debt, andthe European banking system is undercapitalized.

I everyone possesses the above inormation and no new undamental data is known,the air value o a specic market index should not change unles s the data changes or newdata comes along. So why do we see the wild swings which are now commonplace?

Sentiment causes many o the wild swings in market price we have been experiencing.Lets look at some recent examples:

Te Story so FarFundamental data sets an equilibrium price and outlook or a market.Sentiment creates short-term market deviation rom the equil ibrium, but the

longer and deeper the market strays rom the equilibrium, the more it wants toget back to undamental valuations.Equilibrium valuation levels can change based on changes in undamentaldata.Markets tend to ollow Fundamentals over the long term.

Current PositionFundamental data is still pointing to a much slower recovery, but not a deep return to

recession. Recent volatility has been based on sentiment not changes in the underlyingundamentals. U.S. earnings reporting season is upon us; i the numbers and guidanceare airly good, many markets will look undamentally undervalued, even i sentimentremains depressed. Although overall earnings may notimpress, there are still many U.S. companies operating inhigh growth markets who should impress.

Tis commentary is not intended as investment advice oran investment recommendation. It is solely the opinion o ourinvestment managers at the time o writing. Nothing in thiscommentary should be constructed as a solicitation to buy orsell securities. I you have comments or questions, please contactJason Mengel at [email protected] or call 972-0065.

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I you have kids or even i you dont youre probably aware that Halloween is a stapproaching. O course, you may nd the ghouls, witches and creepy impersonationso celebrities to be more amusing than alarming, but, as you go through lie, you

will nd some things that are generally rightening such as investment moves thatare misdirected or go awry.

Here are some potentially sca ry investment moves to avoid:

Investing too aggressively In the investment world, heres one othe undamental truths: Te greater the risk,the greater the potential reward. So, byinvesting aggressively, you can potentiallyachieve greater returns. But i you invest tooaggressively, you can, quite simply, get burnedand lose your principal

Investing too conservatively You cantinvest with no risk. However, you can ndinvestments that oer a higher preservationo principal in exchange or little or no growthpotential. But i your portolio is ull o thesevehicles, you may never achieve the growth you needto reach your long-term goals.

Failing to diversiy I your portolio mostly consists o

the same type o investment, and a downturn hurts that particula rclass o assets, youll take a big hit. But by spreading your dollars amongan array o investments you can reduce the eects o volatility onyour overall holdings. Keep in mind, though, that diversication\cantguarantee a prot or protect against loss.

Chasing hot investments By the time you hear about a hotinvestment, it will probably already be cooling o. And whether its hot ornot, it might not be appropriate or your individual needs and r isk tolerance.

rading too requently I youre constantly buying and selling investmentsto maximize your prots, you may end up actually minimizing your success.Frequent trading will run up commissions and other investment costs

and the greater your expenses, the lower yourreal rate o return. Plus, by always adding and

subtracting investments to your portolio, youll ndit dicult to ollow the type o long-term, consistent,comprehensive strategy thats necessary to help youattain your objectives, such as saving or retirement.

Starting too late As an investor, youll nd thattime is one o your greatest allies. Te earlier you star t

saving and investing or your goals, the better yourchances o attaining them. Save early and save oten

may sound like a clich, but its good advice.

aking a time out rom investing Whetherits a market slump, a political trauma, a natural disaster or

some other event, you can always nd a reason to head to theinvestment sidelines or a while until things cool o, straighten out

or return to what seems like normal. Depending on your goals, notparticipating in the market may cause you to miss out on any opportunities

that the market can present. At times, it can be tough to stay invested, but

over the long run, a steady, disciplined approach can be a good strategy.

Halloween comes and goes in a single day. But by steering clear o thesemenacing investment moves, you can help take some o the ear out o investing and

make it a more productive experience.

Tis article was provided by Edward Jones, located at 1505 Palm Blvd on the Isle oPalms. You can reach them at 886-9229 or visit www.edwardjones.com.

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Long ago,agricultural a m i l i e s

in the ColonialSoutheast and

across Americagathered everyall to give thanksand celebrate abountiul Harvestseason with aday o easting,games, music, andun. o keep thisspirited traditionalive, the Charleston County Park andRecreation Commission will host the 10th

Annual Harvest Festival on Saturday,November 5, at Mullet Hall EquestrianCenter on Johns Island.

At the Harvest Festival, expect oot-

stompin live bluegrass music rom ve localbluegrass bands. Tere is plenty to keepthe kiddies occupied including hay rides,a stick pony corral, pumpkin decorating,penny diving, lasso demonstrations, cratsand more. Feast on Southern delights likenger-lickin Carolina barbeque, roastedcorn on the cob, kettle korn, and all o youravorite estival oods! Plus, there will beicy-cold beverages available or purchase.Once youve eaten your ll, head on overto the craters market, great or holidayshopping! Te event will be held rom 11a.m. to 5 p.m.

In addition, rom November 4 to 6,Mullet Hall will host a Harvest Festival

rail Ride. Participants are asked to bringa horse, camping gear, and supplies ortwo nights o camping and trail riding on20 miles o beautiul, wooded trails on

Johns Island County Park. Full restroomsand shower acilities available. A limitednumber o hookups are available or $20per night and primitive camping allowedree o charge. Tere will also be stallsavailable or horses. Te registrationee includes dinner Saturday evening,breakast Sunday morning, and admissioninto the Harvest Festival on Nov. 5. You

must pre-registrater or this event by Fri,Nov. 4 at noon.

Mullet Hall Equestrian Center at Johns Island County Park is tuckedwithin 738-acres and serves a s host site orcompetitive horse shows, estivals, events,exhibitions, and trail riding. Te site also

boasts approximately 20 miles o trailswinding through southern pines and mossdraped oaks, alongside open meadowsand arm elds. Mullet Hall does not oerriding lessons, rentals, or boarding.

For a current entertainment scheduleor or urther details, visit www.ccprc.com/harvest or call 795-4386.

Mullet Hall Harvest FestProviDeD

On October 28, the Beachwalker Bird Walk will be held at Beachwalker Parkon the southwestern end o Kiawah Island, where spot seabirds and shorebirdscan oten be spotted. Participants will hike nearly two miles o pristine beach

looking or a variety o birds. An interpretive guide will help all levels o bird watchersscan the sand, sea, andsalt marsh or wadingbirds, plovers, terns,

swallows, buntings andmore. Tis bird walk isappropriate or all levelso birdwatchers buta registered and paidchaperone is requiredor participants ages 15and under.

Pre-registration isrequired, however the program is ree. Tisevent will held rom 9:30a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Walk with the Birds

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

wrong so use common sense.

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Charleston Countys Environmental ManagementDepartment is seeking participants or the 2011Creative Recycling Art Contest. Te art contest

is being held to celebrate America Recycles Day 2011 inCharleston County.

America Recycles Day is recognized annually on

November 15 to celebrate the successes o recycl ing whileproviding an educational platorm to raise awarenessabout the importance o reducing, reusing and recycling every day throughout the year. America Recycles Day isa national initiative o nonprot Keep America Beautiul,Inc. (KAB).

Reusing materials and using them as supplies to makeartwork helps to close the recycling loop reduce, reuse,recycle and buy recycled. Te purpose o this contestis to encourage people to think creatively about ourrecyclables, said Bronwyn Santos, Recycling Educatoror Charleston County Environmental Management.

Tis year marks the 14th anniversary o the CountysCreative Recycling Art Contest. An awards reception willbe held at 6:00 p.m. on uesday, November 15, at theCharleston County Main Library (68 Calhoun Street,

Charleston).Tere are two categories to enter:

- Students, grades 7-12

- Adults (18 years and older)

Students in grades 7-12 and adults may enter artworkthat is created with a minimum o 70 percent recycledmaterials. First place winners in each category will receivea $300 git ca rd. Te deadline to submit artwork is 5 p.m.on Friday, November 4.

Detailed Criteria for Grades 7-12 andAdults (18 years and older) Categories:

At least 70 percent o the materialsused in the creation o your entrymust be material diverted romdisposal and reused. Art suppliessuch as glue, paint, markers, nailsand staples are allowed.

Art entries can be in any mediumand take any visual orm, includingbut not limited to sculpture,

weaving, ashion, mosaics,ceramics, painting, etc.

Te size o art entries must notexceed 24 inches in height x 24inches in width x 24 inches indiameter.

Only one entry per person.

All art entries must be labeled so that each entrycan be easily identied. Labels must be securelyattached with name, address, phone number,school name, grade, art teacher, name o entry

and medium description.

Prizes:

First place student, grades 7-12: $300 git card.

First place in the adult (18 years and older)category: $300 git card.

Runner-up and Honorable Mention awards willbe named in each category.

Tis art contest supports Charleston Countysrecycling partnership with the Charleston County School

District. Recently announced, this partnership will osterenvironmental sustainability within the school system andacross the community. In addition to collecting recyclablematerials, Charleston County will be conducting wasteassessments and providing a comprehensive education

and outreach program or teachers and students througha school recycling representative. Tese actions inconjunction with CCSD Sustainable Schools Initiative

will ultimately lead to a reduction in the amount ogarbage generated and support County Councils goal oa 40% recycling rate.

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or proessional athletes, likethe golers o the PGA our,Charleston Sports Medicines gives

an edge to athletes who are swimmingin an increasingly challenging pool ocompetitors. In a high tech era, where thepros are equipped with similar trainingregimens, state o the ar t equip.m.ent andaccess to expert coaches, it pays to lookat your body as an instrument that needsne tuning.

Charleston Sports Medicine ounderand board certied orthopaedicsurgeon, Dr. Bright McConnell recentlydemonstrated during the PGA Gol ourhow a golers body composition testcan pinpoint exactly where hes carryingbody at or displaying muscle asymmetry,

which might impact balance, ability to

swing, or increase the potential o atigueduring a certain task. Developed orserious athletes, rom runners to golersto cyclists, body composition proling isdesigned to help these individuals perectand maximize their athletic perormance.

During these long our-daytournaments, some golers all aparttowards the end, but knowing body masscan help an athlete understand his or herindividual balance and swing.

Charleston Sports Medicines oceon Daniel Island is equipped with the

cutting edge GE Lunar Prodigy DXAtechnology, which is a testing devicethat measures body composition with

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Tisdevice can look beyond weight and thetraditional body mass index to determinebody at distribution, lean tissue mass, andbone mineral content. For the pros, Dr.McConnell says, Similar to a swimmershal-second advantage, body compositioncan mean the dierence between a gold ora bronze.

For the average tness enthusiast, thissame technology can help pinpoint yourexact physical condition and help youtarget and meet your goals while preventinginjuries. McConnell remarked, As

Americans, we are obsessed with weight asa number on a scale on a scale, but pounds

dont translate into a true representationo our tness; body composition is a truertest o a persons tness and body mass.It can give the average patient an exactbenchmark or their healthiest weight andvery specic goals and medical advice orachieving that.

Dr McConnell also provides the latesttechniques or injury treatment, such asthe new science o Platelet Rich Plasmatherapy or PRP. Unlike corticosteroidinjections or joint pain relie rom injurieslike runners knee or tennis elbow, PRP isproven to actually heal injured tendons,

ligaments and tissue using a patients ownplatelet enriched plasma. Less aggressiveand less expensive than surger y or tendonand ligament injuries, PRP therapy takesa small amount o the patients blood,extracts the plasma and re-injects it intothe injury site, triggering a healing cascade.

As new collagen develops and matures, itbegins to remodel, causing the tightening

and strengthening o the tendons orligaments in the damaged area.

Whether you are a looking to up yourgame, start your game, or get back into the game, Charleston Sports Medicine has thetools and treatments to get your body readyor play. I youre interested in an assessment,please call 284-5200.

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Cool days and lower watertemperatures are setting ourshery on re! Redsh and trout

know they need to eat heartily now orgo hungry over the winter. Fortunately,our waters are teeming with shrimp andmullet encouraging these sh to strap the

eedbags on. I youhave put shing on hold or the rest othe year, get your tackle out and hit the

water you wont regret it!

Redsh have begun to start schoolingup as usual during this time o year.It has made or some antastic shing

on the ats. On several charters, wevewatched packs o redsh with their backsout o the water rushing up and downthe banks chasing bait. Sometimes, theaction has been so renzied that birds

will hover overhead picking up thescraps. Water clarity has been mixed so

weve been casting darker articial luresat these schools. Black with gold akes

has been a particularly productive color.

For trout, articial paddle tail lureshave begun to really produce. We shthem on a 1/4oz. jighead and vary therate o retrieve. Aga in, weve been staying

with darker bodies and Bass AssasainsChicken On A Chain or D.O.A.s FijiChicken both work well. o make that

jighead even more attractive, try puttinga piece o shrimp on the hook. You canuse pieces o live or rozen shrimp and it

will put a scent trail on your lure that ishard to resist.

At the end o September, we had somemassive tailing tides with high tides over

seven eet. It made or a great opportunity

or y shermen to stalk redsh up inthe grass. Te standard spoon y with agood weed guard worked best. Watchingredsh explode in a oot o water whenthey eat your y is downright heartstopping. It can take lots o casts to get

just one sh but it is worth the eort.Note that we have another series o bigtides at the end o October.

See you on the water!

Capt. Geo Bennett operates CharlestonCharter Fishing providing y fshing andlight tackle charters. Clients choose rom aull menu o y rods, artifcial and live baitfshing options with charters tailored to theirdesires. USCG licensed and insured, Capt.Bennett is committed to providing a sae andenjoyable charter to anglers o all skill levelsand ages. For more inormation, call Capt.Bennett at 324-3332, visit his website atwww.charlestoncharterfshing.com or [email protected].

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Synchronicity has always played an

important role in my lie so whenKathryn Peters, co-visionary oSeeking Indigo on King Street said, Imgoing to Bali. Why dont you come? Ipaid attention. Tough wed only justmet, I accepted her invitation. Wed beenintroduced virtually by Island Eye Editor,Bridget Manzella who said, You twoshould meet.

As author o Awake in the World, abook on spiritual practices rom aroundthe world and a world traveler with adeep interest in spirituality and a love orexploring new places, I jumped on theopportunity. It was also an ideal time.Id just experienced some traumatic lie

changes and needed a change o placeto see clearly. Peters is a good guide.She travels to Bali regularly to sourcebeautiul silks or her designer dresses andshes planning a Seeking Indigo group tripto Bali in 2012. We were accompaniedby another Charlestonian, proessionalphotographer, Chris Rogers and by theeditor o Southern Living magazine.

Journeys are wonderul ways to opendoors to spiritual exploration. Tey takeus out o our comort zone and bring usto see and experience ways o lie that

we might not otherwise know. Journeysalso open doors to synchronicity and myBali adventure came together as a series o

events that started several years earlier. Idoriginally come to Charleston, encouragedby New York imes bestselling author,Mary Alice Monroe. Wed met at aconerence and she invited me to do a

workshop on creativity and dreams onthe Isle o Palms. On the same trip sheintroduced me to Carolyn Rivers, oundero Te Sophia Inst itute, where Im now onthe aculty.

Carl Jung denes synchronicity as twounlikely events occurring at the sametime that point to deeper meanings andelevated experiences. When ones on a

journey, even i its only on the daily dr iveto work, synchronicities speak to the

whisperings o the soul. I were alert andvalue them, they can make us pause andoer guidance and insights.

Bali is a place steeped in deep spiritualtraditions and synchronicity. Its everydaylie is interwoven with Balinese Hindupractices and now many people alsoassociate it with Elizabeth Gilbertsnal step o her journey in Eat, Pray,Love. At Denpasar Airport, the planeso the Indonesian airlines are namedGaruda, ater the eagle god rom theRamayana, Indias ancient epic story othe battle between good and evil. On the

way to Ubud, one o the main spiritualtourism centers, a giant statue o Krishnaaccompanied by Arjuna pays tributeto another Indian spiritual text, the

Bhagavad Gita. Buddhist statues, ertility

temples and a mosque also revealed theislands spiritual belies.

Te hotel where we stayed the rstnights was called Puri Sarawasti, meaningGoddess Sarawasti. Sarawasti is theHindu equivalent o all o the Greekmuses rolled into one. As a writer, seeingmy name on the drivers sign at the airportPuri Sarawasti, Debra Mott, gave meshivers o pleasure. I keep an image oSarawasti near my desk. Shes playing herIndian-style lute sitting on a lotus. Tehotel was next to the Sarawasti temple

where two basins bigger than Olympic-size swimming pools were lled with pinklotus the size o dinner plates. Sarawasti

was a powerul inspiration there. Being inthe lush orchid-clad inner courtyard o thehotel inspired me to wake up early everymorning to reect and write on my nextbook, Journey into the Secret Garden,

which explores creativity and inspiration.

From Ubud we travelled to MimpiResort crossing the volcanic mountainrange that took us up to about 6,000eet in altitude. Spring-green rice eldsspread out in terraces spiked with royalpalms and the temperature dropped. Tedriver took a break at a spice and coeeplantation where the amous, coee KopiLuwak was made. Tis is the BucketList coee thats deep, black in hue and

richer and smoother than any other in theworld. It sells or up to $160 a pound. Tecoee beans are ingested by a palm civet,then the intact berries are recuperated atthe other end, roasted and ground. Its aslow-ood lovers dream.

Te nal stop in Bali has become oneo my avorite places in the world FiveElements. Five Elements is more than

just a resort. Its an invitation to walk onsacred ground. Built next to a village otwo hundred people on a river outsideo Ubud, Five Elements denes itselas a place o transormation that oers,Balinese healing, living oods, and sacredarts. As someone who requently writesabout sacred spaces and architecture, thisis one o the most inspiring, natural andeminine places Ive seen.

Janur, Guest Liason, or Five Elements,described its three principles. It aims topromote harmony between human andGod, between human and human, andbetween human and nature. Journeys canalso be healing too. Te potent energyo this place along with a session with aBalinese healer and the inspiration o beingaround Kathryn Peters, made it a perect

way to complete the stay. Te return homerom this heroines journey is lled withnew energy and new possibilities all theelixir anyone would want to bring back.

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One o alls greatest pleasures isa bonre on the beach. Whatsbetter than smores, hotdogs on

sticks, maybe some guitars or drumming?

Tis adventure doesnt even require a longroad trip. Although most local beachesdo not allow res, you can get a permit tohave res on Sullivans or Capers Islands.

Having a party on the beach eliminatesthe need to clean house, cook an elaboratemeal and get dressed up. All ages enjoy it.

Ater hosting dozens o pot luck parties andbonres on the Sullivans Island beach, myamily has this down to a science. Withour wide-tire wagon we can haul a oldingtable, trash can, cooler ull o ood, basketso paper goods, drinks, bocce game, chairs,tablecloth and a backpack o sweaters in onetrip. Its like a Chinese puzzle. Once the

wagon is empty, we use it to haul rewood

rom the car. Vehicles are not allowed onthe beach.

Earlier in the day, we dig a hole or there. Tat shields it rom the wind andmakes it easier to bury aterwards. Wemake our hole about ve eet in diameterand about two eet deep. Stacking the

wood in a teepee arrangement with lots oat lighter or a Dura-log in the middle getsit started quickly. Its tricky to bring justenough wood to burn that night because

you dont want to haul any back and youcant leave it on the beach. Bring a largeshovel to bury the re at 11 p.m. when thepermit expires. Sand buckets double orhauling water to put the re out easily.

Our riends love these parties and bringabulous ood that can be eaten cold orheated on the re. Some tips are to bringgarbage bags and recycling containers andget the guests help in carrying trash andletover ood back up. Make sure to checkthe tide chart and set up where you wontbe swamped by incoming tide or the wakeo passing reighters. We learned this thehard way when we lost all o our riedchicken (but saved the brownies thank

goodness). On one particularly memorableoccasion, we stood in awe as the harvestmoon rose hugely on one horizon and thesun set on the other. Tats the kind onight that makes you grateul to live inSouth Carolina.

Anyone, even non-residents o Sullivans

Island, can get a bonre permit at ownHall. Te permit is ree but a securitydeposit is required. Island propertyowners pay a deposit o $250, whereas

non-residents pay $500. Youre onlycharged i you disobey the rules, otherwisethe money is reunded aterwards. Youllneed to indicate a location, clean upcompletely aterwards, and not includealcohol or loud music. Once the permitapplication is lled out, you mustobtain a signature rom the owns FireDepartment and return it with the depositto own Hall. Bring a copy o the permitto the re site. Its not uncommon or thepolice to patrol the beach. Tis permitprocess can take a couple o days and theyarent issued in cases o severe drought orre danger. Cancellations are possible

when there are strong winds, ood tides

or other conditions.On Capers Island, you must have

a camping permit to stay overnight.Permits are ree. With that permit, youreallowed to have an Indian re, or a smallbonre. Te number o permits is limitedand they very popular during the all. Ocourse, youll need a private boat to get toCapers Island, which is two islands north

o Isle o Palms. An authentic SouthCarolina experience was a camping trip

we took there with another amily and ourboatload o kids. While we women set up

camp, the men went out and got bushelso resh oysters, which we cooked over thecampre that night. What an adventure!Reservations or camping at Capers Islandare made through the Dept. o NaturalResources at 843-953-9360.

Tere are not many places on the coastwhere bonres on the beach are permittedand those o us lucky enough to live herecan enjoy this close-by adventure with

just a little eort and planning. Its anopportunity to have simple, wholesomeun with amily and riends and enjoy thenatural beauty o South Carolina.

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

column presents adventurous, interestingdestinations within a ew hours drive oCharleston. Carol Antmans passion oroutdoor and artistic experiences has led herto exotic and nearby destinations ar andwide. For suggestions or comments, emailher at [email protected]

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