Sage Valley Junior Invitational: The Early Days of a Great “Major

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April 2014
Sage Valley Junior Invitational:
The Early Days of a Great “Major” page 14
After the Storm,
What About the Trees? page 24
Two of Aiken’s Nonprofit Pillars:
Tri-Development Center & Children’s Place pages 12 and 22
Emmie’s Vision Becomes
Aiken Young Conservationists page 11
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April 2014, Volume 11, No.3
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10 Earth Day and the OTHER Earth Day
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Ciao Bella
11 Enter Aiken’s Young Conservationists!
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Bella Buzz/Community Calendar
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The Flying Foodie: Crown Roast with Apple Apricot Cherry Stuffing
8
I Heard it Through the Grapevine:
The PaperBoy Delivers!
by Eric Blacks
by Emmie Barth
12 Tri-Development Center Trains
and Assists Disability Clients
by Kathy Huff
by Chef Belinda
by Sally Bradley
14 Sage Valley Junior Golf Invitational
Already Hailed the Best in the World
by Stephen D. Hale
by Missie Bowman Boisvert
by Betts Hunter Gatewood
by Kathy Huff
Graphic Design
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28 Good Sense Medicine:
What is a Leaky Gut?
21 Laughter is the Best Medicine:
April Fool’s Day!
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26 Roots and Wings: Location and Timing in One-to-One Talks
18 Jim Clemente Challenges Men
to Step Up to the Plate
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22 Celebrity Waiter Night:
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29 Nutrition: Chia Seeds
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24 After the Storm
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April 2014 Ad Directory
Aiken Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates ................26.
Aiken Ophthalmology........................................................ 6
Aiken Regional Medical Centers..................................3, 32
AllStar Tents and Events..................................................31
Auto Tech..........................................................................29..
Barbara Sue Brodie Needleworks....................................23..
Barbranne Clinton, Hair Stylist.........................................27
Barry Bornstein, Photographer......................................... 19
Bisquecuts & Glazy Pottery Studio.................................. 19..
Chef Belinda Spices.........................................................27.
Cynthia Catts, RD, LD, Nutrition Therapist......................27
Doncaster—Lee Cavanaugh............................................27.
Floyd & Green Jewelers................................................... 16
Guest Cottage...................................................................23..
Ice Storm Survivor T-Shirt................................................25
Janney Montgomery Smith-Ken Wiland, Sr.......................8
Lionel Smith, Ltd............................................................... 16..
Material Things................................................................. 19
Mead Hall..........................................................................20..
Nights of Horseplay anthology, Aiken Scribblers.............27..
Palmetto Cakes.................................................................27
On the cover:
Sage Valley, home of the world renowned Junior
Invitational, is a cruel mistress, sending players
out to the number one handicap hole right at the
start on the extremely beautiful and diabolically
difficult par-3 No. 2.
Photo by Stephen Delaney Hale
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Palmetto Lane Cottage Rental.........................................27..
Palmetto Package & Fine Wines................................ 10, 27.
Ray Massey, Attorney.........................................................5
Refresh.............................................................................. 15
Richards Furriers............................................................... 2
Rose Hill Estate ...............................................................27 .
Ruby Masters, Mark Taylor Insurance.............................27.
Shellhouse Funeral Home..................................................4
Oh, Schmidt! Shelly Schmidt, Photographer................... 13
Shops on Hayne...............................................................23
Stables Restaurant at Rose Hill.......................................27
Stephen Surasky Law Firm................................................6
TLC Medical Centre..........................................................20.
The Tailor Shop.................................................................27
True Value Hardware........................................................ 11
Unique Expressions............................................................9
Vinya’s............................................................................... 16.
Wayne’s Automotive & Towing Center............................. 18..
WKSX-92.7 FM Radio....................................................... 10.
The Willcox-- Hotel, Restaurant, Spa...............................30..
York Cottage Antiques......................................................23.
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Ciao Bella!
The Accumulated Stuff of a Lifetime
When I moved back to Aiken in 2008, there
were big bare spots in every room, in every closet,
and certainly in the attic. I rented a storage unit
that held the overflow furniture that did not fit into
my cute little brick cottage and all of the document
boxes my attorney said I had to keep for tax
purposes. Add to that the good china that is not
dishwasher-proof, surplus artwork, boxes of books
I cannot part with, and old albums—both 33 rpm
records and even 78s from my mother! And could
I possibly have parted with the small box of 45s I
played until I thought the grooves would wear out?
(I mean, Dion and the Belmonts, Frankie Avalon,
the Shirelles, the Supremes, the Beach Boys, the
Four Seasons, the Temptations, etc. Don’t we all
feel our music was the Golden Age of Music?)
Fast forward three years to 2011. I had
published six issues of Bella by that summer and
had to have real office furniture. My son Rick
drove down from Ohio in a U-Haul with all of the
pieces of office furniture I had left behind. It filled
what had been the third bedroom; however, that
bedroom had morphed into a storeroom for even
more things I could not live without. Add storage
unit #2.
It’s now 2014. My attic is full. My closets are
full. My storage units are full. Sigh.
From three houses to one
To be fair to myself, I have to explain that the
move to Aiken occurred two years after the death
of my husband, and we had three residences when
he died. I felt pretty good about downsizing into
my Aiken house after getting rid of the other two
residences and 95% of the furniture, etc., that
had filled those places. Then let me not forget
that in 2009 I published The Aiken Historical
Cookbook, adding to the house boxes of unsold
cookbooks, and more boxes of research materials,
plus approximately 40 cookbooks that supportive
friends had given me. (But I had already given
away nine boxes of cookbooks in Ohio! FYI, I was
a caterer in an earlier life.)
Of course, later, when I purchased Bella
Magazine, I had hopes that the publishing business
would be largely contained in computer memory.
Wrong! I’m a paper person. My own style of
publishing requires stacks of papers, files, photos,
old issues, invoices, receipts, clipboards, and
giant post-its on the wall tracking progress of the
current issue’s ads and stories. More stuff. I have
tried to explain away the accumulation of more,
more, more by saying, “But I work at home!” True
enough, but I fear there is a packrat side to me that
will not be denied.
A wonderful change!
And now a wonderful man has come into my
life. Rob is moving here from Savannah and we
are to be married in May. There’s just one problem:
he, too, has stuff. Where will it go?
Isn’t it obvious? We’re looking at houses!
Fortunately, with every move I’ve ever made,
I have given away or pitched a huge number of
belongings. I can only hope to maintain that
habit if and when we find the perfect house and I
can sell mine. Unless, of course, someone wants to
buy this house “as is” … ?
May your spring cleaning include clearing
out the “stuff” that accumulates when we’re not
looking. (I’m trying! I really am!)
Kathy Huff
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April 5
Bottles and Brushes, a series of adult
painting classes at $30 each, taught by
Tamara Younce-Smith from 6-9 p.m. on the
following dates:
St. Thaddeus Home Tour, 10 a.m. Tour
private homes in historic downtown Aiken
along Colleton Avenue. Finish the tour with
a Strawberries and Cream Tea and enjoy
the Heritage Market featuring a variety of
re-imagined antique linen gifts at St.
Thaddeus Episcopal Church. Proceeds
benefit area agencies and community
projects. Tickets may be purchased for
$25 each at St. Thaddeus, 125 Pendleton
Street SW, 648-5497.
April 2 - Sunflowers
April 9 - Martini glass
April 14 - Sunset
April 16 - Peacock
April 21 - South Boundary
April 23 - Vase with flowers
April 28 - Sunflowers
April 8
Emerging Writer Series: Jamie Thomas
for the Guild of Poetic Intent, 7:30 p.m.
Free admission, refreshments.
Horses and Courses Art Walk, Laurens
Street and The Alley, 5 p.m. The 3rd annual
event will feature an art walk through the
sidewalks and Alley of downtown Aiken
There will be numerous performing artists
as well as displays of original paintings,
sculptures and jewelry. Call (803) 642-7631
for more information.
April 12, 13
Spring Fling- Viewpoint Dressage,
Highfields Event Center, 198 Gaston Rd.,
Aiken, 8 a.m. For more information, visit
carolinadressage.com.
April 15–19, 23- 27
Aiken Spring Classic Master, Highfields
Event Center, 198 Gaston Rd., Aiken, 8
a.m. Headlining events include the $15,000
USHJA International Hunter Derby and the
$25,000 Grand Prix the second week.
Call (803) 649-3505 for more information.
April 26
Run United for Aiken County, Newberry
St, Aiken, 7:30 a.m. Aiken Electric
Cooperative’s 3rd annual Run United,
benefiting United Way. Call (803) 649-6245
122 Laurens St. SW
803-641-9094
www.aikencenterforthearts.org
Hours: Monday through Saturday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April 1–25
Exhibits by Amy Dobbs, Betsy WilsonMahoney, Gretchen Hash-Heffner, and the
Mead Hall Episcopal School Art Class.
Shellhouse
Funeral Home, Inc.
Old Fashioned Egg Hunt, Rose Hill Estate,
1 p.m. Co-Sponsored by the Aiken County
Library. Admission is free, but donations to
benefit the Aiken County Public Library are
encouraged. Stay for family friendly games
and a visit with the Easter Bunny.
April 14
Teen Advisory Group, 4-5:30 p.m. Help plan
teen programs for the summer and earn
volunteer hours. Call Kimberly for more
information.
April 15
April 3
South Carolina Bar on End of Life Issues, 6
p.m. For National Healthcare Decision Day,
the SC Bar will give a talk on legal issues
related to end of life and elder law.
April 7–9
Spring Break Workshops for ages 4-6 and
also for students in grades 1-12, 9-11 a.m.
Registration online is encouraged. Kids will
learn special techniques such as texture,
color, and 3D arts. Fee: $112 for members
and $125 for non-members; includes all
supplies. Students must bring two snacks.
April 14–May 10
Exhibits by Jeannette Shoemaker and
Converse College Faculty-St. Mary’s
School.
April 19
April 22
Steps to Start a Small Business Session
4, 6:30 p.m. SCORE Representative,
Pegi Flahault will discuss costs and
understanding cash flow.
April 25
Government Contracting Programs of the
Small Business Association, 10:30 a.m.
SBA representative Michael Corp will give a
free seminar that provides more information
on possibilities for Government Contracting
Programs.
April 26
Color Exploration, 10 a.m. Students
learn the art of seeing the subject
in juxtapositions of color rather that
sheer representation, while enjoying
demonstrations by Bea.
Movie, Philomena, 3 p.m. Rated PG-13.
DuPont Planetarium
Ruth Patrick Science
Education Center
471 University Parkway
http://rpsec.usca.edu/Planetarium/
pubshows.html
Tickets and information: 803-641-3654
April 5, 12, 19, 26
Dark Shadows, 7 p.m. Learn how “dark
shadows” are related to the phases of the
Moon and to solar and lunar eclipses.
The program includes hands-on activities,
stunning images, and Digistar segments.
It ends with an inspiring video of a solar
eclipse.
Two Small Pieces of Glass, 8 p.m.
Celebrate the work of those who used
telescopes during the past 400 years. The
largest observatories in the world use these
instruments to explore the mysteries of the
universe. Join two young people at a star
party as an astronomer teaches them how
telescopes work and how the telescope
has changed from Galileo’s modified
spyglass – using two small pieces of
glass – to the huge, space and land-based
devices of today, like NASA’s Hubble Space
Telescope.
The Etherredge Center
for Fine and Performing Arts
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN
URS Center for the
Performing Arts
Tickets and information:
April 3
126 Newberry St. SW
Aiken County
Public Library
803-648-1438
314 Chesterfield St. SW
803-642-2020,
April 5
Aiken Community Playhouse presents
To Kill a Mockingbird, 8 p.m.
Movie, The Book Thief, 3 p.m. Rated
PG-13
April 27
Aiken Community Playhouse presents
To Kill a Mockingbird, 3 p.m. matinee.
April 10
LEGO Club, 4 p.m. Library will supply
LEGOs. Let your K- 5 grade children show
off their building skills.
Tablet Computer User’s Group Meeting,
7 p.m. Will discuss new “apps” for tablet
users.
Tickets and information:
803-641-3305 • www.usca.edu/ec
USC Aiken Jazz Band, 7 p.m. Admission
is free.
April 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
www.abbe-lib.org
Aiken Center for the Arts
April 12
April 27
Auditions for Going to St. Ives,
7 p.m. For more information, visit
aikencommunityplayhouse.com.
April 4
Jeanne Robertson- Humorist, 7:30 p.m.
For more information, visit
Jeanne Robertson.com.
April 9–12
Chapter Two, 7:30 p.m., presented by
University Theatre. Watch a recent widower
as he is encouraged to start dating again in
this hilarious, farcical subplot.
April 14
USCA Wind Ensemble, 7 p.m
April 28
Auditions for Going to St. Ives,
7 p.m. For more information, visit
aikencommunityplayhouse.com.
FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED
April 28
USCA Chamber Music Concert, 7 p.m.
Shellhouse-Rivers
Funeral Home, Inc.
JASON B.
HUCKS
Funeral Director
JASON B.
HUCKS
Funeral Director
924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC 29801
642-3456
GRAHAM P.
HALL
Funeral Director
ROBERT W.
SHELLHOUSE, Jr
Funeral Director
CODY
ANDERSON
Funeral Director
C. MITCHELL
RIVERS
Funeral Director
Aiken’s Only On-site Crematory
www.shellhousefuneralhome.com
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715 E. Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC 29803
641-4401
www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com
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Medical Centers
803-641-5000
www.aikenregional.com
April 22
Teens Under Fire, ARMC Dining Room,
4-6 p.m. This prevention/intervention
program looks at youth drug abuse,
violence and crime by exposing teens ages
12-18 to the harsh consequences of highrisk decisions.
Support Group Meetings:
AA: Every Sunday and Wednesday
evening, 7:15 p.m., Aurora Pavilion.
Bariatric: 2nd Wednesday, 6-7 p.m.,
ARMC, Bariatric Services, 2nd floor,
room 209; register at 641-5751.
The Lunch Bunch–Bereavement–Grief
Support for Adults: 1st Wednesday, noon
to 1 p.m., ARMC, Cafeteria Dining Room A.
Cancer: 3rd Wednesday, 3-4 p.m.,
First Baptist Church parlor.
CSRA Dream Catchers -Traumatic
Brain Injury and Disability, 1st Monday
every month, 6-7 p.m., Walton Options
for Independent Living, 325 Georgia Ave.,
North Augusta; register at 803-279-9611.
Diabetes: 2nd Tuesday, 3-4 p.m., Odell
Weeks Activity Center. Registration:
803-293-0023.
Lupus: 3rd Thursday of the month,
7-9 p.m., ARMC, Dining Room A
Mended Hearts: 2nd Friday, 10:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m., USCA Aiken Business
Conference Center
April 1
Pink Ribbonettes, the American Cancer
Society Breast Cancer Self-Help Group for
omen diagnosed with breast cancer; guest
speakers; 10:30 a.m. to noon at Millbrook
Baptist Church. To register, call Irene
Howley at 803-649-9267 or Diane Hadley at
803-644-3902.
April 8
Aiken Cares, Alzheimer’s Support Group,
for family members and caregivers,
11 a.m. to noon, Cumberland Village
Library, 2nd floor.
April 16
Look Good … Feel Better, free program
for female cancer patients actively
undergoing or about to start treatment,
1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Cancer Care
Institute of Carolina at ARMC.
To register, call 803-641-6044.
Tax Planning
Medicaid Planning
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Revocable Trust
Probate
Odell Weeks Center
1700 Whiskey Road
803-642-7631
Miscellaneous Venues
and Events
April 3
PhD on Birth Orders, workshop held by
Dr. Doris B. Hammond at HammondBeyer Health Center, 920 Houndslake
Dr., Aiken, 6:45 p.m. Cost is $20. Call
(803) 649-1246 to reserve your space.
April 4–6
April 1–31
Fit 4 Ever, 10-11 a.m., Rooms 6 & 7,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. This lowimpact, moderate-paced fitness class is
great for a total body workout. $27 for
10 tickets for residents and members.
$56 for 10 tickets for non-residents.
Yoga I, II, and Evening Yoga, Rooms
6 & 7. Yoga I: Tuesdays and Thursdays,
8:45 a.m. Yoga II: Fridays, 8:45 a.m.
Evening yoga: Mondays and Wednesdays,
5:30 p.m. Cost is $31 for 10 tickets for
residents and members. $56 for 10 tickets
for non-residents.
Zumba Gold, 2- 3 p.m., Rooms 6 & 7,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Low-impact,
high-energy, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired
Zumba fitness party. $35 for 10 tickets.
Line Dance, 10-11 a.m., Weeks Center
Rooms 6 & 7, every Tuesday. Learn country
dances as well as those taught to jazz, big
band and modern music in this moderately
paced fitness class. $27 for 10 tickets for
residents and members. $56 for 10 tickets
for non-residents.
Zumba Toning, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Rooms
6 & 7, every Tuesday and Thursday. Zumba
Toning combines targeted bodysculpting
exercises and high energy cardio work with
Latin-infused Zumba moves. $35 for
10 tickets.
Zumba Sentao, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Rooms
6 & 7, every Tuesday. Zumba Sentao
workout takes the thrill of the fitness party
and partners it with explosive, chair based
choreography. $35 for 10 tickets.
98th Annual Aiken Horse Show, Hitchcock
Woods Horse Show Ring, 9 a.m. Visit
aikenhorseshow.org for more information.
April 12
Aiken Horsepower Spring Fling, Aiken
Mall, 2441 Aiken Mall Rd., Aiken, 9 a.m.
Registration is $15 in advance, $20 the day
of the show. Enjoy beautiful cars, trucks,
and motorcycles. Call (803) 270-3505 to
register or for more information.
April 12
Audubon Society Field Trip, Aiken State
Park, 1145 State Park Rd, Windsor, 9 a.m.
Join at no charge. Meet at the state park
and bring a picnic lunch. Trip will end about
3:30 p.m.
April 15, 22
Savannah River Site Public Tour, 12:30–4:30
p.m. Tour check in begins at 12:30 p.m. at
the Applied Research Center located off
Hwy 278. For more information, call
(803) 952-8994.
April 25
Benefit Golf Tournament at Sweetwater
Country Club, 571 Clubhouse Lane,
Barnwell, 9 a.m. Barnwell Chamber of
Commerce Benefit Golf Tournament.
Call (803) 259-7446 for more information.
COMING IN MAY
Old Fashioned Egg Hunt, Rose Hill Estate,
1 p.m. Co-Sponsored by the Aiken County
Library. Admission is free, but donations to
benefit the Aiken County Public Library are
encouraged. Stay for family friendly games
and a visit with the Easter Bunny.
May 9
April 19
Mead Hall Strawberry Festival,
129 Pendleton St. SW, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
featuring fresh homemade strawberry treats, crafts, a book sale, a bake sale and
casserole sale, bounce houses, giant slide,
rock climbing wall, Game Dudes Truck,
carnival games, and more. Free admission.
Great Aiken Egg Hunt, South Aiken High
School Football Field, 10 a.m. Sponsored
by Cedar Creek Church. Everyone from
all ages is invited for games, an egg hunt,
snacks, fun, and excitement.
April 26
Aiken Kite Festival, Citizens Park,
651 Old Airport Rd., Aiken, 10 a.m.
Celebrate National Kite Month. This family
event will kite flying, demonstrations,
inflatables, open field kite flying, and food
vendors.
Aiken Bluegrass Festival, Aiken
Fairgrounds, 561 May Royal Dr., Aiken,
5–10 p.m.
May 10
May 13
Aiken Youth Orchestra Spring Concert,
7-9 p.m., Aiken Center for the Arts.
Outside Aiken
April 5
Wine 101, Gravatt Camp and
Conference Center, 7 p.m. Spend an
evening with great friends, great food,
music, and wine. Aiken’s wine expert,
Jolene Norris will lead you through
dinner, airing each course with a
delicious wine. The evening will include
a tasty menu, wine tasting, live music,
and more. Tickets are $30.
Wm. Ray Massey
Tax Attorney
Smith, Massey, Brodie, Guynn & Mayes, P.A.
Phone
803-643-4110
Facsimile
803-644-9057
[email protected]
www.smbgm.com
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Local Potters Gather Prior to
3rd Annual Heritage Trail
Pottery Tour
Local potters share their latest work at the group’s monthly
gathering. Most of the women pictured will be among the 23 potters
exhibiting and selling their pieces in the 3rd Annual Heritage Trail
Pottery Tour. A series of events from Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May
4, will include a reception at the Museum in Greenwood and weekend
demonstrations and kiln openings at five host studios. All activities are
free. Visit www.facebook.com/HeritageTrailPotteryTourSale, or email
[email protected] for more information.
Shown here are: (back row) Sandra Meischen, Martha Buck, Donna Hallman,
Lise Simons, Beth Thornton, and (front row) Kathi Hallman, Martha Lockhart,
and Wilma Becker.
Mares who think they’re llies?
Geldings who think they’re studs?
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The Flyin
g Fo ie
od
by Chef Belinda
Crown Roast with
Apple Apricot Cherry Stuffing
In the culinary world our mantra is
“presentation, presentation, presentation!” In
addition to tasting good, food must first always
look good. It is very true that we all eat with our
eyes. How many times have you said, when looking
at an exceptionally well-presented dish, “Oh, I can
taste this already?” You have made up your mind
before tasting that it is going to be really good.
Why? Because we equate that visual picture with
our measure of tastiness.
If ever there was a candidate for the “WOW”
presentation factor, it is the crown roast. All you
have to do is put it on the table and start accepting
accolades and taking bows. And don’t think you
will be spending a lot of time in the kitchen with
this one. Your butcher will do the difficult job of
cutting, tying and “Frenching’’* the roast for you.
All you do is season it, stick it in the oven and
prepare the stuffing. Done!
Pork and lamb roasts are two of the most
popular entrée choices for Easter dinner. What is
wonderful about this recipe is you can use a crown
roast of pork or lamb. And the stuffing recipe is
just as versatile. You can also use it in your turkey,
stuffed chicken, pork chops and Cornish hens.
Don’t you just love recipes that multi-task?
Impressive during any season, the crown roast
just might become the crown jewel of your holiday
entertaining recipe file!
Roast
Crown roast, 12-16 ribs (sourced from your
local butcher)
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon sage
Lemon zest (1 lemon)
Olive oil (enough to moisten ingredients)
Kosher salt
Ground pepper
Crown Roast with Apple
Apricot Cherry Stuffing
**Stale bread works best for stuffing; if yours is
fresh, spread out the cubes on baking sheet and dry
in a 300°F oven, 15 to 20 minutes.
Serves 12-16
Stuffing
8 cups day-old bread, French, challah,
brioche or your favorite**
1 stick plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup chopped leeks or scallions
1 cup diced celery
1 tablespoon minced fresh sage
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1-1/2 cups chicken stock (add more if
needed, to moisten)
2 large eggs
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 apple, cut into small chunks
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
Fresh sage leaves, thyme or rosemary, for
garnish
Roast
Make marinade with the parsley, garlic, lemon
zest, sage and olive oil. Brush the roast and with
the marinade. Set aside to rest for a half hour.
Salt and pepper. Place roast, tips side up, in a
roasting pan lined with foil. Stuff the cavity with
a ball of foil so roast will maintain its shape. Also,
cover tips of rib bones with foil. Bake in a 400°F
oven for 30 minutes.
Reduce oven to 350°F and cook for another
1-1/2 hours or until a thermometer registers 150°F.
While the roast is cooking, make the stuffing.
When roast is done, remove from oven and tent
with foil for at least 15 minutes.
Beat the eggs and parsley in a large bowl; stir
in the bread cubes, vegetable-stock mixture, apples,
dried cherries and apricots.
Transfer the mixture to a buttered baking dish
and dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
Cover with foil and bake at 375°F for 30 minutes.
Uncover and bake until golden, about 20 more
minutes.
When the stuffing is done, fill the center of
the already cooked roast with the stuffing*** and
garnish the platter with fresh herbs. At this point
the dish is ready to be served.
TIPS/NOTES
*Frenching is the process of removing the
meat from around the ends of the bones, all for
presentation purposes.
Cornbread is great in this recipe. If using
cornbread, crumble instead of cubing.
***All the stuffing will not fit into the cavity
of the roast. Use the remaining stuffing as a base
for the platter and set the roast on top. It makes
a beautiful presentation; especially if you line the
platter first with green leaf lettuce.
Do not forget to remove the twine from
around the roast before serving
Finally, carve individual ribs at the table.
Belinda Smith-Sullivan
is a food writer, personal
chef, and pilot who enjoys
exploring the “off the
beaten path” culinary world. Her love of cooking and
entertaining motivated
her to give up a corporate career to pursue a degree in
Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University. Now living
in Aiken, she currently markets her own spice line called
Chef Belinda Spices. Recently she was named “Artisan of
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by Eric Blacks, USCA Intern
Get ready everyone: Earth Day is right around
the corner! You may hear clichés year round, like
“Every day is Earth Day,” but how much do you
actually know about this special celebration? Not
much? Well don’t worry; here are some of the most
useful and interesting facts.
• After witnessing the damage of the 1969 oil
spill in Santa Barbara, California, U.S. Senator
Gaylord Nelson came up with the idea of a
“national teach-in on the environment.” On April
22, 1970, 20 million Americans participated in the
very first Earth Day celebration, occupying streets,
parks, auditoriums, and college campuses to protest
the deterioration of the environment.
• Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ode to Joy melody
is not only the formal anthem of the European
Union, but it also serves as the tune for the official
Earth Day anthem.
• An official Earth Day Ecology flag was
created by cartoonist Ron Cobb on November 7,
1969. It is patterned after the United States with a
symbol that combines the letter “E” and “O” which
stand for “Environment” and “Organism.”
• In December 1970, following the first Earth
Day, Congress authorized the creation of a new
federal agency to deal with environmental issues,
known as the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). Today, the EPA still works with
Congress to enforce regulations protecting human
health and the environment.
• Did you know: Earth Day is the largest
civil observance in the world! Since the creation
of Earth Day, more than one billion people
in 192 countries choose to participate in their
community’s activities.
• Most people celebrate Earth Day on April
22, but there is actually another Earth Day. Both
were launched in 1970, but the one many people
probably don’t know about falls on March 20, the
spring equinox, when night and day are exactly the
same length of time. Concerning its creation, its
founder, conservationist John McConnell said,
The “True” Earth Day
“And so I, John McConnell, drew attention
to a time that is celebrated by the entire world —
THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING: Nature’s moment
of the Equinox when the Sun crosses the celestial
equator causing the length of day and night to be
equal — a state of equilibrium throughout the
Earth. This is the true EARTH DAY, not because
I selected it, but because it originates in the Earth’s
own rotation and revolution.”
Recently, I shared this information with some
students on the USC Aiken campus, afterwards
interviewing them concerning their feelings for
Earth Day. I got a large range of answers, from
“There’s another Earth Day?” to “When can we
start celebrating?” Some students were unaware
of its being a holiday; many others saw it as an
important celebration that should be acknowledged
daily. Alexis Harvin, a junior biology major,
stated, “Earth Day is important because it raises
awareness of the different hazardous toxins which
are produced from some of our everyday products.”
She believes that Earth Day is important, not only
for the well-being of the Earth, but for our health
as well.
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Sandra Urquiza, a senior biology major,
commented, “My daughter and I take the time to
celebrate both Earth Days every year. Earth Day is
our way of giving life back to the Earth, the place
that has provided us with life and so much more.”
After sharing some Earth Day information
with the students and getting brief comments from
them, some of the students even volunteered to
celebrate Earth Day, March 20, by doing various
activities, such as: picking up litter, planting
flowers, and clearing debris from the cross-country
trail.
They had a blast! Not only did all the students
enjoy celebrating Earth Day, but also most of them
decided to meet and celebrate on April 22 as well.
Remember, even though the March Earth Day has
passed, the April celebration is yet to come. Take
pride and celebrate our environment. Celebrate
Earth Day 2014!
Eric Blacks is a Senior at
USCA majoring in communications and is an intern on
the Bella Magazine staff this
semester. He plans to attend
graduate school to study
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Young Conservationists!
by Emmie Barth, Guest Writer
One of my favorite things to do when I travel
with my family is to participate in the Junior
Ranger program. Junior Ranger programs include
a booklet that is available at National Parks. The
booklets have information and activities that help
children to understand better the park that they are
visiting. When you complete your booklet, you get
sworn in by a ranger as a junior ranger and you get
a badge and a certificate. One ranger let me wear
his hat while he swore me in! I have completed
Junior Ranger programs at many different places,
including Yellowstone National Park, Congaree
National Park, Appomattox National Historical
Park, Ninety-Six National Historical Site, and
Muir Woods National Monument. Each park had
different kinds of activities.
History, Prizes, and Buffalo!
One of my favorite things to do is a scavenger
hunt. For example, at Appomattox, I hunted so
that I could cross off historical objects that I saw.
At Muir Woods I had to find clues at the different
signs around the park to uncover a hidden message
that led me to a hidden prize! At Yellowstone
I kept a list of animals that I saw in the park.
I saw lots of buffalo there; when I was watching
Old Faithful erupt, a buffalo walked by! When I
was driving around the park, I also saw elk in the
woods.
A fun New Program
These activities are so much fun to do with my
family, I thought, why not bring that fun to Aiken?
With the help of my family, I developed a program
for the Aiken Land Conservancy called the Aiken
Young Conservationists (AYC). We made a
booklet that kids can get for free. It has activities
to complete in order to earn a badge and prizes.
The activities are fun and teach about Aiken’s
history and its ecology. Some are for home and
some you do outside—activities include a safari in
Hitchcock Woods, an
ecology bingo game,
a word search and a
poetry challenge. The
program is designed
for ages 6-13; you
do the number of
activities based on your
age. I can’t wait to
bring new generations
into this project as
well, including my
baby brother Carson.
The Aiken Land
Conservancy is
working to partner
Emmie Barth
with scout troops and
science or history classes to get children interested
in completing booklets. If you have a group you
can contact the ALC, or else your family can
get a booklet to complete together. Booklets are
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and Assists Disability Clients
At Tri-Development Center of Aiken (TDC), the mission is to focus on
what people with disabilities can do, not what they can’t do.
Aiken is recognized statewide as a leader in providing resources and
opportunities for those with special needs. According to TDC’s Executive
Director Ralph Courtney, the community itself is a big factor: the people in
Aiken are civic-minded and care about their environment, including people
with disabilities.
Courtney’s career with those having disabilities began 42 years ago
in Columbia when he volunteered in a residential program. Within a few
months he was hired as a “teaching parent.” He has devoted his life to helping
those with intellectual and physical disabilities, and he wants the community
to know that even though some people have special needs, “their needs don’t
prevent them from being special friends. They’re not just needy. They have
strengths, and we’re here to build on them.”
Tri-Development employs about 250 people; some of those positions
require special degrees, and all employees receive quite a bit of training.
Annual re-certification is required for all employees. According to Renee
Staggs, Director of Training and Support Services, TDC is always looking
for interested, caring people to work and volunteer with those who have
intellectual and developmental disabilities. Staggs has worked with TDC for
19 years and describes it as “the most fun job I have ever had. There is always
something new happening, gradual changes in the clients that let you see
what you are doing makes a difference.”
Governmental and societal views of those with disabilities have changed
dramatically from the days when the disabled were isolated and warehoused.
Today’s more enlightened approach promotes inclusion, not exclusion, and a
realization that those with special needs can contribute in many ways to their
society and can achieve varying degrees of independence, as well as enhanced
self-esteem. “Not enough people realize what these individuals with special
challenges can do,” Courtney said as he recited a partial list of some of the
valuable ways TDC serves the Aiken Community right now.
Work Programs
by Sally Bradley
One of the most popular areas of Tri-Development Center is the Busy
Bakers, where clients produce delicious breakfast rolls, cookies, cakes,
Christmas cookies, and Southern specialty items like benne wafers and cheese
straws. These can be ordered online or by telephone. Frequent customers
include SRS, WSI, and UPS.
On a recent tour of the Vaucluse Road day support center, I observed
clients in the activity area involved in a variety of tasks: de-stapling papers
for shredding, sorting plastic bags for re-use, making goodie cups for Aiken
Public Safety, and assembling boxes. In the kitchen, Busy Bakers had just sent
60 dozen house-made donuts to UPS, and a small group of clients in front of
the center was raking up debris from the ice storm.
My knowledgeable tour
guide, Michelle Williams, though
disabled herself, has her own
business making custom jewelry.
Residential Services
In addition to helping them
find suitable employment, TriDevelopment tries to promote
independence for the disabled
through its Residential Services
Program. The old practice of
lifetime institutionalization has
been replaced by incorporation
into community life.
As with the day services, there
is no one model of residential
placement that can serve all
Tour guide Michelle Williams
clients. Some individuals can live
alone with only limited supervision
and support, with staff members available to help as needed. Others require
nursing staff and help with basic needs. Tri-Development is currently
serving 180 people with varying needs in 29 homes. According to Courtney,
members of the community are becoming more accepting of the residential
care facilities than in the past.
The Day Service centers in Aiken County coordinate activities for
qualifying persons with special needs. The Vaucluse Road site houses a
sheltered workshop and employment services. From the Work Contracts
Division at the Hampton Avenue site, work teams travel to various locations
in the community. TriDevelopment also has
a satellite in the North
Augusta/Belvedere
area, and employment
specialists and job
coaches support clients
from the Lancaster Street
facility.
Those receiving
necessary supports
through TriDevelopment have
proved that they are
capable of performing
valuable work and
Tri-Development Center clients listen to the percussionists from Juilliard in Aiken
Focusing on abilities: A Tri-Development Center
in a special performance.
earning
income.
They
Work Crew Supervisor trains an individual
on proper mowing techniques.
perform janitorial
services for the City
of Aiken and yard work for the County. Clients of Tri-Development also
The Mission Continues
provide janitorial services for SRP’s Federal Credit Union’s 90,000- square
The mission of the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs and
foot building. Tri-Development clients perform housekeeping duties for
Tri-Development now includes serving those with spinal cord injuries, head
the Houndslake Guest Lodge, The Baymont Inn on Riverwatch Parkway in
injuries, and autism; thus part of its goal is to educate people about shaken
Augusta, and the Sleep Inn in North Augusta. In addition, Tri-Development baby syndrome and to promote bicycle helmet use.
clients do the tableware rolling at Outback Steak House and at the Augusta
National Golf Club during Masters Week. Individuals served can be trained
to work in factories, food service, car detailing, child care, and many other
areas.
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BELLA MAGAZINE APRIL 2014 The Tri-Development Center Foundation has
raised funds to support the center since 1999, and
the 19th Annual Triple Crown Golf Classic, slated
for March 31 at Woodside Country Club, benefits
the center as well.
Tri-Development Center is the culmination
of decades of support from its forerunners, who
founded the Child Development Center and later
the Adult Development Center, providing hope
for citizens with disabilities and their families.
The Center encourages everyone to see people
with special needs as individuals whose lives can
be enriched by others, and who can also enrich
the lives of others.
For more information on the history of the
Center, and for volunteer opportunities, consult
the Tri-Development Center website (aikentdc.
org). To place an order with The Busy Bakers, go
to [email protected], or call 642-8837.
Rybergs Donate Greenhouse to Tri-Development
Tri-Community Development Center of Aiken recently announced a $25,000
donation from former Senator Greg Ryberg and his wife Betty for the purchase
of a greenhouse for the Vaucluse Road TDC campus. “The greenhouse will be
an ideal place for TDC clients to work, earn income, and produce a valuable
product for consumers,” said Executive Director Ralph Courtney. “We’re
excited because the greenhouse will provide experiences enabling those we
serve to see clearly the wonderful products of their efforts. I can already
envision the beautiful smiles being brought to their faces.”
The Rybergs have admired and supported Courtney’s work for years. Betty
became acquainted with Courtney when she served as a member of the Aiken County Board of
Disabilities. Greg, now serving as Chief Operating Officer for the S.C. Retirement System, cosponsored the state’s seat belt law because Courtney convinced him that South Carolina had
more preventable head injuries than any other state.
“Ralph Courtney is the best advocate for the disabled in Aiken County,” said Betty. She views
his advocacy as one of the reasons that the Aiken community is so inclusive. As an example,
Betty noted a workshop in mid-March which visiting percussionists from Juilliard in Aiken held
for clients from Tri-Development, some of whom work in the popular bakery there. One of the
percussionists described the session as his favorite part of the week in Aiken, and the clients
presented the musicians with a huge box of house-baked cookies as a thank-you.
The Rybergs are well known in Aiken for their philosophy of service, of which their recent
philanthropy is another example. According to Betty, when she and Greg were students at
Marquette University, they were well schooled in the Jesuit philosophy: “Be the difference.”
Realizing what a great life they have had thus far, they plan to continue to be the difference in
their community.
Betty and Greg Ryberg flank Tri-Development Center
Executive Director Ralph Courtney as he points out
the part of the TDC campus where a new greenhouse
will be built. The Rybergs have donated $25,000 to
purchase the greenhouse, making possible a new TDC
program that will teach disabled clients how to grow
plants to sell in the community.
Sally Bradley is a staff writer
for Bella Magazine. She is a
retired English teacher, having
taught at Aiken High School
for many years. A resident of
Aiken for 40 years, she holds an
MA in English and dearly loves
poetry. Theater-goers may
recognize her from participation in theatrical productions
of both comedic and serious plays at the Aiken Community
Playhouse. Currently, she is a “wannabe” artist and enjoys
traveling. Sally is married to Dr. John Bradley, and they
have one son.
13 Sage Valley Junior Golf Invitational
Already Hailed
the Best in the World by Stephen Delaney Hale
It took The Masters about half a decade to
shed its original name as the Augusta National
Invitational Tournament and embrace the magical
name we all know it by now. It took another three
decades before it became widely accepted as a
major championship – one fourth of the modern
professional Grand Slam.
It didn’t take that long to get things started
just across the river in Graniteville, S.C.
The Sage Valley G.C. Junior Invitational
Tournament became a “major” in about one
beautiful spring day.
Unveiled in April 2011 on the heretofore
mysteriously hidden and dramatically beautiful
18 holes of Sage Valley Golf Club, the Junior
Invitational surpassed all expectations. The
tournament was already the best junior golf
tournament in the world the day it began. The
Junior Invitational never for a moment had a peer,
and doesn’t today as it prepares its grounds for the
fourth edition, welcoming, by invitation, the 54
most-highly regarded junior golfers in the world,
brought here by the tournament from across the
USA and 12 other countries.
An Incredible Beginning
Get Your Tickets Now
It is a safe bet that at least a few future
professional stars are in the field of 54 to play this
April 24 – 26, the 4th Annual Sage Valley Junior
Invitational. It might do area golf fans well to
consider how easily Masters badges were had in its
early days and the foresight it might show to start
getting on the Junior Invitational mailing list now.
The first four keynote speakers at banquets
before the first round of each of the tournaments
give an indication of what the world of golf already
thinks of the Junior Invitational.
The inaugural address in 2011 was given by
South Carolina native and multiple PGA Tour and
Champions Tour winner Jay Haas and his son Bill
(who went on to win the PGA Tour Championship
later that year), followed by former President
In its year-end compilation of the Top-10
Sports Stories in Aiken County in 2011, The Aiken
Standard listed the inaugural Junior Invitational
as its No. 1 event of the
year!
In surpassing
every other sporting
event in the county,
the newspaper said
the tournament in its
first year “was a huge
hit, bringing 54 of
the world’s best junior
golfers to Graniteville’s
Sage Valley Golf Club
for “junior golf’s
major.” The event
was first-class all the
way, wrote the paper’s
Sports Editor Noah
Feit, and drew attention
The Sage Valley Junior Invitational exhibits all the pomp and pageantry of any other
from the entire golfing
“Major” golf tournament. Pictured is the presentation ceremony following the 2012
world. That included
tournament.
The officer carrying the Arnold Palmer Trophy is from the color guard of the
none other than PGA
Aiken Department of Public Safety. From the left are: Paul S. Simon, chair emeritus,
Tour Commissioner
Jimmy Gibbs, Tournament Executive Committee member, Zachary Olsen, 2012
Tim Finchem, who
Tournament Champion, Garry Williams, host of Morning Drive from the Golf Channel;
was on hand to present was the 2012 emcee for the trophy presentation and keynote speaker at the closing ceremony,
the trophy to the
Mark Chambers, Vice President Sales - Electrolux (behind Mr. Williams),
winner, University of
Tom Wyatt, Tournament Chairman; President, Sage Valley Golf Club,
Georgia commitment
Weldon Wyatt, Founder, Sage Valley Golf Club.
Nicholas Reach, and
help him slip on the Gold Jacket. Filming it all at
George W. Bush in 2012 and perhaps golf’s
the first-time event, CBS Sports showed a special
greatest champion, Jack Nicklaus, last year.
highlight package before a subsequent PGA Tour
tournament.
Gary Player to Speak
Officially, the international Golfweek magazine
This year The Junior Invitational at Sage Valley
has recognized the tournament as the number one
presented
by Electrolux announced Grand Slam
event in all the world of junior golf for the past
Champion Gary Player as the featured Speaker for
three years.
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the April 22 pre-tournament banquet.
Over the past seven decades, Gary Player
has amassed a record of achievement that can
be rivaled by only the top echelon of legendary
players in the history of the game of golf. When
he won the U.S. Open in 1965 at the age of 29,
Player became only the third golfer, along with
Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan, to have won
the Professional Grand Slam, also including
The (British) Open Championship, the PGA
Championship and The Masters Tournament.
In total, Player won nine Professional Major
Championships, including The Masters in 1961,
1974 and 1978. Player was joined in that Career
Grand Slam trio later only by Nicklaus and Tiger
Woods.
Called The Black Knight, the Johannesburg
native has won 165 tournaments on six continents
over six decades and was inducted into the World
Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Additionally, The
Player Foundation has raised more than $50
million to benefit underprivileged children and
impoverished communities across the globe.
Supporting the Future of Golf
That emphasis on philanthropy and bringing
the game and the values of golf to children around
the world fits perfectly with the missions of both
Sage Valley and the Junior Invitational.
A few months after the 2011 tournament,
which featured players from the USA and 15 other
countries, tournament founders Paul Simon and
Sage Valley owners Tom Wyatt and his father
Weldon Wyatt, presented checks totaling $200,000
to The First Tee, The First Tee of Augusta and The
First Tee of Aiken, the tournament’s designated
charitable recipient. By the third year, the three
organizations received checks for $200,000 each.
In fact, the tournament and The First
Tee, locally and nationally, have a symbiotic
relationship.
The Junior Invitational was created with
the idea of benefiting The First Tee and helping
to support its mission, said Simon after the first
tournament. That mission is to impact the lives of
young people by providing educational programs
that build character, instill life-enhancing values
and promote healthy choices through the game
of golf. It aims to be the vehicle through which
kids can accomplish their dreams, thrive socially,
excel academically and athletically, and become
productive members of society with integrity,
strong family values and commitment to
community.
What could be a better way of supporting
young children than providing a vehicle for the
only slightly older future stars of the game?
“I’m speechless,” said Elizabeth Smith, the
executive director of The First Tee of Aiken on
receiving the check last year. “This has a huge
impact. The support of the tournament helps us
reach 12,000 more kids in Aiken.”
“What our players have learned at The First
Tee will carry over to home and school and off
the golf course,” said Smith, who added that the
values instilled through The First Tee affect more
than just the young participants –it has changed
the lives of families.” Besides the financial impact,
many of the area First Tee kids serve as volunteers
at the Junior Invitational, exposing many of them
to possibilities they had never seen before, Smith
said.
In making the gift, Tom Wyatt thanked the
kids.
“Thank you so much for sharing our passion
for The First Tee,” he said to the 40-odd young
volunteers. “What an amazing tournament this has
turned out to be. We want to give as much as we
can to Aiken and Augusta. Hopefully, we’ll keep
growing it.”
The Course and the Legacy
After the first three tournaments, everyone
involved also credited the extraordinary golf
course, and the stunning talent of the junior (under
19) golfers.
World-renowned golf architect Tom Fazio
and his team of exceptional course designers and
planners guided the design and construction of the
course and grounds in 2001. It is routinely ranked
among the top golf courses and retreats in U.S. and
the world. The course measures a daunting 7,344
yards on a huge property as dramatic as any in the
world, say many experts at tournament golf.
Spectators, many of them longtime
Masters patrons, wandered the course in awe
each round of the past three tournaments. They
marveled at the design, condition and overall
dramatic appeal of the course. Watching these
mid-teen phenomenons hit the ball as high and as
long as these knowledgeable fans are used to seeing
from the best in the game makes them want to save
their daily tournament programs, to prove in the
future they saw these stars in the making.
We’ll be reading these names on PGA
scoreboards and on pairing sheets across the river
in Augusta before many more Junior Invitationals
have been played.
The beauty of Sage Valley sweeps you away from the beginning.
Pictured is the breathtaking par-4 No. 3, a hole whose length is exceeded only by its beauty.
To Attend the
Sage Valley Junior Invitational Tournament
April 24-26, 2014
Tickets & Patron Information
BADGES
Tournament patron badges are $5. Children 12 and under
with an adult are free. Badges may be purchased at the
gate upon arrival. Tournament VIP badges, which include
breakfast, lunch and access to the VIP tent, are $150 for the
weekend.
PROHIBITED ITEMS
Cell phones, beepers, smartphones, or other electronic
devices; weapons of any kind, any outside food or
beverages, alcoholic beverages, flags, banners, signs,
walkie-talkies, animals/pets. No animals or pets are allowed
onto the grounds except those necessary and specially
trained to assist or guide the physically impaired.
ATTIRE
Appropriate clothing and shoes. Spectators are asked to
refrain from wearing any denim or blue jeans.
ETIQUETTE
In order to provide the fairest environment for competition,
spectators are asked to refrain from addressing any player
while he warms up, plays a competitive round, and before he
signs his scorecard.
Stay as close to the pine straw line as possible. Cross
fairways only at designated locations or between tees and
greens and stay outside roped areas. Do not walk across
fairways while competition is in progress unless directed
by marshals. Remain stationary when in the field of view of
a player executing a shot. Polite applause is appreciated.
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Jim Clemente
Challenges Men
to Step Up
to the Plate
Last month Jim Clemente came to town to
speak on behalf of the Child Advocacy Center at
the 100 Women Dinner. More than 350 people
heard the Criminal Minds consultant talk about
how he was abused in summer camp by a man
he trusted and revered. He related how it had
changed his personality and affected his family
relationships and work performance. Yet he did
not dwell on the abuse. Instead, we learned how
much later, an accidental, face-to-face meeting
with his abuser altered his perspective on what had
happened and led to his becoming an FBI expert
in the field of child sexual victimization and child
abductions. Eventually, his abuser was sent to jail
because of Clemente’s investigation.
Not all abusers meet justice. In fact, few do,
because sex and sexual abuse are taboo subjects,
and only one in 10 victims ever tells about his or
her abuse or names the abuser. Jim Clemente told
a riveting story about how the sexual abusers in
our midst are extremely intelligent and careful in
grooming their victims. They position themselves
so they have access to children; their behavior and
activity are such that no one would ever suspect
their ulterior motives. When accused, people
rush to their defense, believing the charges to be
false—“So-and-so would NEVER do that. He
(or she) loves children! That would be the last
thing So-and-so would ever do!” Yet it pays to be
vigilant.
Most Victims Know Their Abusers
Statistics show that 80% of abusers are known
to their victims. That means it’s probably not
the strangers we warn our children about—it’s
someone in our own circle, whether it’s family or
friends, neighbors or colleagues, etc. Clemente
made the comment that if someone wants to spend
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by Kathy Huff
Encourage Conversation about Sex,
“Okay” Touching and “Not Okay”
Touching
more time in the company of our children than
we would ourselves, that’s a red flag. The abusers
nurture their victims for long periods of time and
gain loyalty so that the victims do not want to
report them. And there are many more red flags,
like changes in a child’s behavior. (Clemente
lamented that his mother, to her dying day, wanted
to know what had changed him from a happy
little boy to the sad, remote, unresponsive child he
became.)
Abusers find a weak
spot in a child and use
it as a threat. (“You
don’t want your mother
to know you’ve been
drinking—or looking
at dirty pictures,” or
anything the abuser
knows to be true about
the child’s family
culture and what it
accepts or doesn’t
accept.) This leverage
assures the silence of
the child. And it also
assures the abuser’s
continued access to the
child.
Abusers are made safe by silence. Victims fear
consequences because of the sexual nature of the
abuse. Our pop culture is full of sex, but there’s
little discussion of it in the home. Clemente says
to open up the subject—don’t turn off the TV or
the radio, don’t hide the magazine articles, don’t
clam up when a child shows up during a discussion
about sex-related matters or stories. Make sex
an age-appropriate, open subject so that children
understand it’s part of life, and also understand
what is “okay” touching and what is “not okay”
touching. Children especially need to understand
they will always be loved no matter what they tell
their parents. (See the Child Advocacy Center’s
[continued on next page]
recommended website for more information about red flags to watch for:
stopitnow.org and cacofaiken.org.)
Clemente spoke for 90 minutes and the audience would have listened
longer. This is unusual for a difficult subject. Perhaps it’s Clemente’s fame
that drew such a large crowd, or perhaps it’s that the Child Advocacy
Center has helped people recognize there is a problem here (as everywhere)
and we can do something about it.
Where Are the Men?
But Clemente also lauded the 100 Women Initiative that sponsored the
dinner for the community, each of whom annually donates $1,000 to the
Child Advocacy Center. And then he asked, “Where are the 100 Men?
Where are the men who take a stand against child sexual abuse?” Then he
raised his hand and said, “I’ll be the first. I’ll give a thousand dollars and
be the first of 100 Men.”
So what about it, guys? Stepping up to the plate with $1,000 to
support the mission of the Child Advocacy Center and learning more about
abuse red flags, prevention, and treatment programs sounds like a very
manly thing to do. Call Jason Rabun, 100 Men Chair, at 803-641-3006;
Gayle Lofgren, Executive Director of the CAC at 803-644-5100; or Board
President John Dangler at 803-514-2677 and make your pledge today. Your
children will thank you, and so will your community.
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Laughter Is the Best Medicine
by Phyllis Maclay
Take a daily dose starting April Fool’s Day
April 1. This is the day upon which we
are reminded of what we are on the
other three hundred and sixty-four. ~Mark Twain
The Swiss family was harvesting what
commentator Richard Dimbleby announced was
a bumper crop of pasta from spaghetti trees on the
three-minute newscast from the BBC. The pasta
pickers carefully placed the strands in baskets
while Dimbleby informed the British audience
that eradication of the spaghetti weevil and a mild
winter produced pasta that passed perfection.
The news show Panorama took great pains to
produce the spaghetti-gathering clip by trying to
hang 20 pounds of uncooked spaghetti from tree
branches without success; it all fell to the ground.
Cooking the spaghetti made it too slippery, but
when they kept the uncooked pasta in damp
cloths until ready for hanging, the pasta stuck
and Dimbleby could then film local young ladies
dressed in Swiss costumes climbing ladders to fill
baskets full of fresh “homegrown” spaghetti.
Calls flooded the BBC from some who laughed
at the joke, but many from people who wanted
the news agency to settle arguments whether the
broadcast on April 1, 1957, was true or not. No
foolin’.
April Fish! Folklore about the origination of April Fool’s
Day says when the French adopted the Gregorian
Calendar in 1564, the new year changed from
the end of March to January 1. Some people
stubbornly celebrated New Year’s Day April 1
and became the object of ridicule as pranksters
tacked paper fish to their backs and yelled, “April
fish!” (No one knows why a fish was chosen.) Italy,
Belgium, and France still practice this tradition
today. Images of fish are often used on April Fool’s
cards in Europe.
Taco Bell announced that it would be
purchasing the Liberty Bell to help reduce the
national debt on April 1, 1966, and would rename
it the “Taco Liberty Bell.” The company intended
to move the “crown jewel of bells” back and forth
between Philadelphia and its own headquarters
in Irvine, California. Puzzled phone callers were
patiently told that the Liberty Bell was not owned
by the Federal Government (the city owned it then,
and later granted custody of it to the National Park
Service) and was not for sale. In the meantime,
Taco Bell’s sales spiked and the company donated
$50,000 for maintenance of the Liberty Bell.
Foul Ball
Sports Illustrated published an article that
featured a story about an amazing rookie named
Sidd Finch who was training with the Mets. This
April 1985 edition reported the novice pitcher
The following are examples of April Fool’s
pranks. Can you find the one that never happened?
Or were they all jokes on the public?
In 2007 the Lebanon Circle Magik
Company published on its website a
photo of a mummified fairy found by a
man and his dog while hiking. Even
after the company admitted on April
Fool’s Day the story was fiction, some
readers messaged the site declaring they
believed the story was true.
Burger King announced that
southpaws could have burgers their
way after designing a “Left-handed
Whopper.” All the condiments
would be rotated 180 degrees to
help prevent spillage out the right side of the
burger. It was indeed their April Fool’s Whopper.
A Bell of a Joke
could throw a 168 mph ball that smoked the
previous record of 103 mph. The story stated that
Finch was raised in an English orphanage and later
learned to master the art of the pitch by practicing
yoga. Even though he had never played baseball,
one day he appeared at spring training, pitching
with a hiking boot on one foot while the other was
bare. It seemed impossible to hit his pitches, and
catchers were knocked back when the ball slammed
into their mitts.
The young man could not decide if he wanted
to pitch for the Mets or play the French horn;
he would let management know April 1. One
week later the magazine announced Finch had
lost accuracy in pitching and would drop out of
training. The April 15 Sports Illustrated declared
the article was a joke. But the writer of the hoax
had left a clue for his readers with the first letter
from each word of his subtitle: He’s a pitcher, part
yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our
opulent life-style, Sidd’s deciding about yoga.”
It was 1980. To keep up with
technology, the BBC announced Big
Ben was going digital. The BBC
Japanese service said it would sell the
hands of the clock to the first four
callers, which stimulated actual
bidding.
Australian millionaire
Dick Smith gave out a press
release saying he was towing
an iceberg from Antarctica to
be broken into cubes that he
would sell for ten cents apiece.
That was big news in the
Sydney harbor in 1978, and the media was there to
cover the story as a barge chugged, in hauling the
iceberg; it was discovered to be only sheets covered
with shaving cream and fire extinguishing foam.
There was only one television channel
in Sweden in 1962, and it announced
the station could be seen in color if
viewers cut up women’s tights and
stretched them over the TV screen to
bend the light. After the scissors came
out, millions of Swedes realized they had been
April fooled.
Irish guards at Buckingham Palace
were having a problem, according to the
April 1980 issue of Soldier Magazine;
their bearskin helmets needed a
trimming because the fur continued to
grow due to a hormone that lived even after the
death of the animal. The London Daily Express ran
the article as a straight story.
April 1, 2008, the BBC posted a
video of flying penguins near the
Antarctic. Instead of huddling to
survive the frigid temperatures,
these birds flew thousands of miles
to South American rainforests to bask in the
tropical sun, according to the clip.
It was announced by Golf
Magazine in 1990 that the Augusta
National (home of the Masters Golf
Tournament) would allow public
access at specific times. Hundreds of
eager players called, hoping to attain the privilege
of playing.
In the year 2000 an announcement
made by Miller Beer, printed on the local
newspaper’s front page, reported that it
would be the exclusive sponsor of the Marfa
Mystery Lights in Texas. In on the joke, the
newspaper article stated that these mystical
lights bouncing around in the southern sky
(caused by uranium, swamp gas or ghosts, so the
locals said) would now be called … the Miller
Lights.
So which one is the hoax of the hoaxes?
They’ve all been played to the amusement of the
pranksters. From pasted-on paper fish to pampered
pasta, April Fool’s Day proves life’s too short to
take it all seriously.
Phyllis MacLay is a published
writer of articles in Country Woman
Magazine, Parent Magazine, Easy
Street Magazine, and Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, newspapers. Originally from Pennsylvania,
Phyllis moved to Aiken from Texas. She has published children’s plays
and is now selling online and at
Booklovers Store in Aiken her latest novel, A Bone for the
Dog, the chilling story of a father trying to rescue his little
girl. (Visit www.PhyllisMaclay.com) Her latest published
work Sweet Brew and a Cherry Cane appears in the
anthology Nights of Horseplay by the Aiken Scribblers.
21 Celebrity Waiter Night:
Raising Funds for
Children’s Place
The smiles on their faces mask the
difficult backgrounds of some of these
children. Perhaps the tragic stories behind
those smiles provided the motivation to
form Children’s Place in 1968.
Community Outreach
The Stories
Children’s Place provides a daytime
safe haven for at-risk children from ages
2-12 and also offers programs for them
and their families.
Children’s Place Kids
While the stories vary, many
have suffered abuse and many
experience behavioral problems.
One child said that he didn’t
have any friends until he came
to Children’s Place, perhaps
because he used to hit others.
Now he loves playing with both
programs, Children’s
his friends and trains. Another
Place offers enrichment,
shared stories of the abuse she
counseling, behavioral
suffered at the hands of her
treatment interventions and
uncle. Some of the children are
rehabilitation therapy.
sexually abused, while others
Parents and family
suffer abuse due to neglect and
members also receive help.
poor parenting. They may show
Children’s Place programs
signs of anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
assist them in developing positive parenting skills
The Possibilities
Through the care given to the kids,
Children’s Place focuses not on their
problems, but on their possibilities. “Their
challenges have to be overcome now, so they
can reach their full potential,” said Peggy
Ford, director of Children’s Place. “We help
prevent their falling into trouble later as the
result of early childhood challenges.”
The children attend five days a
week and receive help and care in myriad
ways. “Through routine, a variety of play,
the approach used to learning, nutrition
(including three homemade meals per day),
teaching them basic hygiene, parenting
support, occupational and physical therapy,
speech and play therapy, art, positive
interaction with adults, and providing
necessities when needed—these are the basics
of our program,” Peggy said. “It’s our job to
help them experience the joys of childhood,
teach them to love learning and put them on
a road to success in the future.”
The Programs
Children’s Place focuses on five core
programs: Preschool, GOTCHA, InterACT,
Family Check-Up, and Families Matter. These
programs help put children on a path to social,
emotional, and educational success using a
therapeutic childcare system. Through these
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by Anna Dangerfield
that increase family stability, decrease abuse
and neglect of children, and improve children’s
readiness for school.
“It’s heartwarming and sweet
to see the kids we help. Working
here makes me want to have
kids, and it shows me how to be
a good parent. I’ve been working
here about five years,” said
Community Outreach Director,
Kelly Findley.
In this position, Kelly
coordinates all community
events. She secures people to
adopt families at Christmas and
volunteers to help with the Christmas shopping
trip. She coordinates field trips, the Guardian
Angel program and the Celebrity Waiter Night,
among numerous other community outreach
events.
While she likes organizing the events, she
also enjoys playing with the kids. Her co-workers
include four therapists, four bus drivers, and 13
parent consultants and others to total about 48
employees.
“It’s a great place, and I love it!” Kelly said,
but it’s the director for whom she sings the highest
praise. “Peggy Ford is amazing! She’s a great boss to
work for and always goes over and beyond for these
children. She has the biggest heart.”
Celebrity Waiter Night
Children’s Place receives funding from
grants and also from the United Way of
Aiken County, with matching state funds.
The Celebrity Waiter Night fundraiser, begun
in 1995, helps all of the program components
of Children’s Place to continue.
Phyllis Coker knows the importance of
this fundraiser. “Years ago, when I was on the
board, I left the meetings feeling financial
needs. But Peggy had faith, and through her
perseverance, she made it work,” Phyllis said.
In 1995, fewer than 25 volunteer waiters
paired with restaurants Up Your Alley and
Olive Oil’s and raised $3,482. Last year’s
event raised more than $130,000 through
corporate and individual sponsorships,
restaurant donations of $5 per meal, waiter
tips and raffle sales from the generous
donation of a pair of Floyd and Green
Jewelers diamond earrings.
With a goal of $80,000 set for this
Thank-you photo from grateful children of the 2013 Celebrity Waiter
year,
Children’s Place has enlisted the help
Night. The colorful horse, Sunrise the Children’s Champion, was a gift
of
13
Aiken restaurants, more than 100
from Reynolds Construction Company. It was painted by artist Leslie
Alexander who was assisted by children of Children’s Place. celebrity waiters and numerous corporate and
individual sponsors. Money received goes to help
Children’s Place serves approximately 120
support the various therapies for the children that
children and their families who live throughout
include physical, occupational, speech and mental
Aiken County. Some of the programs also serve
health.
Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield, McCormick, and
Rusty and Donna Findley have served at
Saluda Counties.
Casa Bella restaurant for the last two years. “It is
hard work, but fulfilling,” Rusty said. “We raise
money for a good cause, and we have fun. The
diners usually try to get waiters to do something
to embarrass themselves in order to get good tips.
A diner once asked me to remove my shirt, and
another asked me to sing and dance to an Elvis
song. But if it’s not something I want to do, I’ll just
give the tips myself.”
“Celebrity Waiter Night has always been as
much about making friends and increasing the
awareness of our mission as it is about raising
treatment funds for our children,” said Peggy.
“I am always grateful that our agency and children
are blessed to be in such a generous community.” This year marks the 19th anniversary of
Celebrity Waiter Night, which will be held on
Monday, May 12. Those who wish to support
Children’s Place are encouraged to call for
reservations at the restaurant of their choice.
For further information, call Kelly Findley
at 439-7955 or email her at kellyfindley@yahoo.
com, or contact Cristi Williams at 215-7857 or at
[email protected], or call Children’s
Place at 641-4144 or visit Children’s Place at
childrensplaceinc.org.
Children’s Place Wish List
(Items may be gently used, except where noted)
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Blankets, any size (new only)
T-shirts
Underwear and socks (new only)
Duplo Blocks and Legos
Toy trucks and cars
Dress-up clothes
Riding toys
Sand buckets and shovels
Playground balls
Puzzles
Toothpaste
Deodorant
Shampoo and conditioner
8-pack of Crayola markers
Board games and books
Volunteers to be ambassadors.
Like a board member without the
meetings. Like a friend of CP
• A New Building, because the current
building is licensed for only 70 children.
Based on the needs of Aiken County,
their goal is to be able to serve a
minimum of 120 children.
2014 Participating Restaurants
Casa Bella
Cumberland Village
Davor’s Café
*Grumpy’s
Houndslake Country Club
*Linda’s Bistro
*Newberry Hall
Swamp Fox
TakoSushi
The Reserve Club at Woodside
*The Red Pepper
*Travinia Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar
The Willcox
WingPlace
Anna Dangerfield is a freelance writer whom readers
will recognize from her long
association with BELLA
Magazine. She has also been
published in other secular and
religious magazines. Anna has a
BA in English, a BS in Pharmacy,
and is a volunteer with Mental
Health America of Aiken County.
She and her husband have three
sons, two daughters-in-law and two grandsons with whom
they enjoy travelling and spending time at their beach home
on the South Carolina coast.
* These restaurants are not taking reservations because they
have been previously reserved by sponsoring corporations.
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after th e storm
by Susan Elder
“… in America the ice-storm is an event. And
it is not an event which one is careless about. When
it comes, the news flies from room to room in the
house, there are bangings on the doors, and shoutings,
“The ice-storm! the ice-storm!” and even the laziest
sleepers throw off the covers and join the rush for the
windows. The ice-storm occurs in midwinter, and
usually its enchantments are wrought in the silence
and the darkness of the night. A fine drizzling rain
falls hour after hour upon the naked twigs and
branches of the trees, and as it falls it freezes. In time
the trunk and every branch and twig are incased in
hard pure ice; so that the tree looks like a skeleton
tree made all of glass—glass that is crystal-clear. All
along the underside of every branch and twig is a
comb of little icicles—the frozen drip. Sometimes
these pendants do not quite amount to icicles, but are
round beads—frozen tears…”
Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens, was living
abroad when he wrote these words for the
travelogue, Following the Equator, published
in 1897. He clearly had fond memories of an
ice storm, possibly from his days in Hartford,
Connecticut, or perhaps as a child in Missouri. He
paints a glorious picture of it – sparkling limbs and
branches, flashing gems of color, icicles like tear
drops.
Aiken has
been named
a Tree City,
a designation
awarded by
the Arbor Day
Foundation,
to cities
that meet
four criteria
concerning the care of our tree population. Aiken
has a lot of trees, many more than 100 years old.
We wondered, how these trees are going to tolerate
this enveloping coat of ice?
The answer: “Not well.”
A Monumental Undertaking
Tim Coakley, City of Aiken Public Services
Director, told Bella it’s been estimated that the size
of the debris associated with this storm will be as
much as 275,000 cubic yards. A cubic yard is 3 x
3 x 3 feet, or approximately the size of your stove. It would be like 275,000 stoves full of debris. The largest truck the city uses now is an
18-wheeler with a construction dump. It holds
70 cubic yards. If you are wondering why clean
up is taking so long – that’s why.
If you just can’t wait to get rid of the stuff,
“but some deciduous trees really took a hit this
time.”
A surprising number of Crepe Myrtles were
damaged as well. On the other hand, the Chinese
Pistache, planted down the middle of Laurens
Street, survived like a champ. When he planted
them in relatively poor soil that couldn’t be
amended because of the location amid concrete
and brick pavers, Rapp had expected to replace
them every eight years, but the Chinese Pistaches
have survived longer, and they made it through the
storm without a problem. They should begin to leaf
out shortly, rewarding us with bright green leaves
in summer that turn red and orange in fall.
The Gingkoes planted along the sidewalk on
Laurens survived intact as well. Because they’re
more upright, the water doesn’t collect and freeze
as easily.
What about our iconic Live Oaks? “They
seemed to have fared okay,” Rapp declared.
“Some of the newer ones had to come down, but
Chavis (tree service) had already been working on
Before
In Aiken, the winter of 2014
brought tears to us as well - the warm,
salty kind.
The icy rain began on
Wednesday, just as the weatherman
had predicted. We brought in extra
supplies – bread and batteries, food
we could eat cold, or heat over a
charcoal grill.
It is the first loud cracks we hear
in the night that frighten us. The
street is dark, the power is off, and the
branches hit the ground with a soft
swish. We wait for the next branch
to fall against the bedroom window, or worse, into
the roof. The neighbor’s reassuring generator cranks
up as the electric power goes off. If we can make it
till morning without a branch falling through the
bedroom ceiling, we will
be safe, we think.
Almost as soon as
the first branches begin
to fall, the city’s public
works staff begins the
clean up, removing fallen
branches from roadways
and other places where
they present a hazard.
The electric company
begins the thorny task
of repairing lines and
fielding phone calls.
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Photo courtesy of Michael Enloe
Photo courtesy of Michael Enloe
City residents can take their yard debris to Citizens
Park via the Old Airport Road gate. County
Residents need to take it to the County
Landfill.
them, removing dead branches and cleaning them
up. One of the Live Oaks in the Live Oak Allée
at Hopelands will have to come down, but you
probably won’t miss it.”
Rapp agreed that it could have been much
worse. At Rye Patch, the overlook deck was the
only structure that was damaged and now the work
that remains there is to clean up the piles of debris.
The Winners and Losers
We’ve learned some things along
the way about these trees- which are the
survivors and which ones gets turned
into mulch? City Horticulturist Tom
Rapp, the man responsible for the tree
population in the city’s public areas,
told Bella that the Chinese Elms that
have stood for years along Laurens
Street suffered the most. “Chinese Elms
have become undesirable trees. Like
Bradford Pears, they just split right
down the middle. Usually deciduous
trees survive an ice storm,” Rapp stated,
Photo by Kathy Huff
What Now?
The storm caught the city
in the middle of its winter
maintenance cycle. There
won’t be any more new trees
planted until fall. After all
the debris is finally collected
and hauled away, there will
be another pass over the
parkways, collecting smaller
sticks and twigs. It will soon
be time to mow there and look
toward spring and summer’s
growing season. And then
there are also the live oak
leaves which fall in March
about the time the pollen hits,
and create their own kind of
mess.
“I’ll continue to plant
Live Oak trees,” Tom Rapp
declared. “Just because this
happened, there’s no reason
to give up on them. I won’t ever plant a species
Chinese Elm, however, or a River Birch. They just
suffered too much damage.”
Tom’s advice to local property owners: “You
can go ahead and plant if you like now, but you
just have to be careful to water.”
And what about getting rid of damaged trees?
Though many websites warn us not to be too
hasty in taking down a tree or in cutting branches,
to wait until the tree or shrub “greens out” before
we take the ax to it, Tom stopped short of telling
us to be patient before tending to them. “If there
is any doubt about whether a tree is in danger of
falling, or if large branches are in danger of falling,
call an arborist to look at it. Arborists are trained
to assess the tree to see if it is
salvageable.”
He hopes residents will be
patient with the city cleanup,
Source:
however. The crews worked 11The Arbor Day
Foundation
hour days for six days a week for
a while, and they’re still working
long days.
The City of Aiken website
offers this advice about salvaging
existing trees:
The likelihood that a
damaged tree will survive the
ice storm is closely related to the
extent of loss of the live crown
(the branches that make up the
top of the tree).
A tree with light damage has
less than 50% of its live crown
damaged. These trees have a
high chance of survival, though
the growth may slow.
Moderate damage in a
tree means that from 50% to 75% of the live
crown is damaged. Many trees can survive
this much damage, depending on where in the
crown the breaks happened, and if the tree can
escape infection from exposed areas where the
break occurred. These trees will need periodic
monitoring.
With heavy damage, more than 75% of the
live crown is damaged. These trees have the lowest
chance of survival.
November.
Coakley and Rapp both praised the efforts
of Public Works Departments from across South
Carolina that came to lend a hand. Greenwood,
Clinton, Rock Hill, Greenville, Lexington, and a
little town called Springdale in Lexington County
all sent trucks and crews to come and stay and help
with the clean up.
“You know, most of us (Public Works
Departments) don’t have extra crews and
equipment just sitting around with nothing to do.
If you send a crew off then the people who stay
behind have to work extra. It was a sacrifice for
these other cities and we know it. We put the men
up and fed them, but without the FEMA money,
which we weren’t assured of, there wouldn’t be a
way to pay them. They came anyway. And we have
done the same for them.” Coakley stated.
Mark Twain Gets the Last Word
“By all my senses, all my faculties, I know that
the ice storm is Nature’s supremest achievement in
the domain of the superb and the beautiful…”
Maybe he’s right, as long as you’re not the one
to clean up the mess.
Susan Elder is a former elementary
school teacher and garden writer.
These days she spends her
time babysitting for her adorable
granddaughter.
Not All Bad News
A few good things came out of the ice storm.
One local obstetrician predicts a bumper crop
of babies coming along about the middle of
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by Betts Hunter Gatewood
Location And Timing
In One-to-One Talks
Location,
location, location,
and timing,
timing, timing.
If you have ever bought or sold a house these words
are very familiar. You don’t have to be a real estate
agent to know that both where a house is and when
you choose to buy or sell affect the price in major
ways.
Let’s apply this principle to our parenting
strategies. When and where we choose to talk
about important issues, discipline a child, or
question a teen on his or her activities and concerns
can be major factors in how effective we are.
Let’s look at some examples of this idea:
Teens
Whether they want to admit it or not, or even
realize it, we are still important people in their
lives, with wisdom and insights to share. However,
due to their developing and fragile sense of self,
desire for independence, and being in various levels
of rebellion, they do not always show that they are
even glad we are alive! Timing is crucial when we
want to have quality time with our teens, either
to confront them with a concern we are having
about their decisions, or to listen to what is on their
minds. Due to the difference in our biological
clocks, teens are at their best at night when we
are ready to go to bed. We don’t have to make it
a habit, but from time to time you may want to
drink an extra cup of coffee, stay up later with your
teen, and have some meaningful communication
when he or she is willing to listen and contribute.
The location of this can be helpful also; how about
in the kitchen around a bowl of popcorn? Food is
always welcome at this age, and many problems
have been confronted and solved around a slice of pizza.
One other important issue in timing and
location for talking to a teen is the need for the
place and time to be private. At this age, they are
very much attuned to others’ opinions of them. If
they are embarrassed or put down in front of their
peers, we can expect serious defensiveness and lack
of cooperation from them.
Elementary Age
These children have busy days with activities,
school, lessons, etc. and are often tired and cranky
when we may want to deal with problems. If
something is bothering them or you, right after
school may not be the best time for this age child
to share or listen. Why not try feeding them a
healthy snack, giving them some space, and suggest
that later you would like to talk to them privately.
They are usually finding their individuality at
this age and being talked to like an “adult” is
a powerful feeling. They will be much more
receptive to your ideas and concerns if they feel
they are being treated with respect also.
Preschoolers
One of the most powerful tricks with this age
is prevention. That means the location and timing
of our talking to them about a concern should be
before it occurs. You are thinking, “What is she
talking about? How can I talk to them before
something happens?“ The answer is that you know
your child better than anyone else. You know what
buttons they push, what makes them whiny and
demanding, and when they are apt to act out
By timing your talk and addressing the
problem before it occurs, you can prepare them for
your expectations and the consequences if they do
not cooperate. For instance: you are going into the
store and you know they will ask for a treat. You
are in a hurry and do not want them to expect a
treat every time so today the answer is going to be
no. Why not tell them before you go in that this
will be a quick trip into the store, that you need
him/her to help you find the three items the family
needs, and that if they cry for a treat there will be
time-out when you get home. Then, smiling, take
a hand, thank them for cooperating, and skip into
the store, hopeful that it will work. Of course,
children being children it won’t always, but I have
found that it does at least 90% of the time.
These are just a few of the many ways you can
apply this real estate principle to your child-rearing
strategies as you discover the power of location
and timing in dealing with the challenges you face
together.
Betts Hunter Gatewood is
a National Board Certified
school counselor with 28 years’
experience in elementary and
middle school counseling.
She holds an EdS degree
from USC and has authored
or co-authored four books on
school counseling strategies and
activities. She and her husband
are the proud parents of three adult children and have four
granddaughters and a grandson.
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Good Sense Medicine
by Zoom Heaton
What is a
LEAKY GUT
and how is your
HEALTH affected by it?
Editor’s Note: This column originally ran in the
December 2012 issue of Bella and is being repeated
because of reader requests, with slight modifications.
There is a serious condition causing disease
and dysfunction in modern society that is largely
overlooked called Leaky Gut Syndrome. The
problem is years of decadent behavior and selfindulgence combined with environmental toxins
and food products ladened with steroids and
pesticides have slowed our bodies down and created
a host of health issues that most of us are unaware
of.
Leaky Gut Syndrome is very common in this
day and age. It is the cause of much of our modern
autoimmune diseases like:
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome • Fibromyalgia
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Asthma
• Crohn’s disease
• Addison’s disease
• Thyroid dysfunction
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Lupus
Other conditions that can possibly arise as a
result of a leaky gut include: IBS (Irritable Bowel
Syndrome), allergies, food sensitivities, acne,
eczema, psoriasis, attention deficit disorders, yeast,
malnutrition and estrogen dominance (as a result
hormonal imbalances).
To define Leaky Gut, It is first important to
mention that our gut, a hollow tube that passes
from the mouth to the anus, has the all-critical job
of preventing foreign substances from entering the
body. The digestive tract has tiny porous openings
between the cells (called tight junctions) so that
nutrients can be absorbed from our food. If the
pore-like structures open too wide, toxins from the
gut can flood into the bloodstream, overwhelming
the liver and causing allergies and a whole host of
other ailments. It’s called Leaky Gut Syndrome
because the gut begins leaking larger food
particles and toxins from the gut. The molecules
of food and toxins leaked through the GI lining
may eventually affect systems throughout the
body by aggravating inflammation in the joints,
triggering food sensitivities causing “brain fog” or
hyperactivity
Another important function of the gut is
to host 70% of the immune tissue in the body.
Problems occur when either of these protective
functions of the gut is compromised. Hence, a
Leaky Gut is one that is inflamed and in turn
becomes porous, allowing large food proteins,
bacteria, fungi, metals and toxic substances straight
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into our bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream,
they meet our immune system, the last line of
defense to deal with these substances, but our
immune system will eventually get overwhelmed if
a Leaky Gut is not repaired.
There are many factors that cause or worsen
Leaky Gut Syndrome:
get sick more often.
• Skin rashes are your body’s way of trying
to dump the toxins through the skin
perforations.
• Headaches, brain fog, excessive fatigue and
memory loss are a result of the inflammation
of tissue and toxin build up.
• Yeast (candida) overgrowth will cause cravings
for sugar and carbohydrates leading to weight
gain, gas, bloating, and anxiety.
One little known role of the gut bacteria is
to assist in converting inactive thyroid hormone
T4 into the active form of thyroid hormone T3.
Approximately 20% of T4 is converted to T3 in
the GI tract so poor gut function can lead to poor
thyroid function. Thus the extra weight you’re
carrying won’t come off no matter how much
dieting you do.
Hypochlorhydria, or low stomach acid, can
lead to a Leaky Gut, inflammation and infection.
If you are taking antacids daily or acid suppressing
drugs, you may already have leaky gut syndrome or
are at risk for it.
Constipation from Leaky Gut can impair
hormone clearance and cause elevations in
estrogen, which in turn raises thyroid-binding
globulin (TBG) levels and decreases the amount of
free thyroid hormones available to the body.
In order to normalize gastrointestinal function,
there is a systemic dietary and nutritional program
for intestinal barrier integrity that is science-based
and designed to support the health of intestinal
membranes. If you feel that your health has been
compromised because of a Leaky Gut, you are in
need of a gut repair.
Hippocrates said: “All disease begins in the
gut.” It’s only now, 2500 years later, that we’re just
beginning to understand how right he was.
• Stress and lifestyle factors (eating on the run
fast foods)
• Alcohol and caffeine irritate the gut wall; this
includes colas (regular and diet), chocolate,
coffee, and cocoa.
• Chemicals found in processed and fermented
foods (i.e., dyes and preservatives), wine,
vinegar, soy sauce, tofu.
• NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory
drugs); antibiotics (causes overgrowth of
yeast in the gut due to immune suppression),
antacids/ proton pump inhibitors (Nexium®,
Protonix®, Prilosec®, etc.).Also, too many
prescription drugs can slow the liver from
proper metabolism resulting in toxins
recirculating in the blood)
Choose to find out how to get your health back on
• A diet high in refined sugars and other
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the intestinal walls from a Leaky Gut.
• A poor immune system will result from
your body trying to wage war on itself and
ignoring all the virus and bacteria we come in
contact with on a daily basis, allowing you to
BELLA MAGAZINE APRIL 2014 Nutrition
by Cynthia F. Catts, RD, LD, Nutrition Therapist
Health: the Greatest of Human Blessings
Chia Seeds
Everywhere you look, you’re seeing chia
seeds!
Chia seeds come from the
plant Salvia hispanica, a member of the mint
family, grown in Mexico and South America.
Like flax and hemp seeds, they are an excellent
source of omega-3 fatty acids, especially alphalinolenic acid (ALA), the healthy omega-3 fatty
acid produced by plants. They also contain fiber,
protein, minerals and antioxidants The Aztecs used
chia medicinally to stimulate saliva flow and to
relieve joint pain.
Chia seeds may be purchased in health food
and natural food stores and at larger natural foods
grocery stores like Earth Fare and Whole Foods.
They are safe to eat raw or may be prepared in a
number of dishes. Nutty and mild-flavored, the
seeds are very absorbent and develop a gelatinous
texture when soaked in water making it easy to
mix them into oatmeal or other dishes.
Chia can be used as a substitute for eggs in
baked goods, which is useful for vegans or those
with egg allergies. Simply mix one part chia seeds
to six parts water. About one tablespoon of gel
equals one large egg. Chia’s ability to gel also
makes the seeds a good substitute for pectin in
jam.
Chia seeds are added to a range of foods in the
commercial food industry. Adding it to chicken
feed makes for eggs rich in omega-3s. Feeding
chia to chickens enriches their meat with omega3s; fed to cattle, chia enriches milk with omega-3s.
It can also be added to commercially prepared
infant formula, baby food, baked goods, nutrition
bars and yogurt. I sprinkle it on my salad, once
dressed, and top oatmeal with it as well. It can
also be sprinkled on top of yogurt and cottage
cheese.
Chia sprouts are also edible and can be
added to salads, sandwiches and other dishes. I
remember Chia sprouts as the fuzzy green “hair”
on my Ch Ch Ch Chia Pet from my childhood.
My bottom line: I don’t recommend chia
as a replacement for flaxseed because of the lack
of substantiating research and because chia does
not contain the potential cancer-protective agents
called lignans, which are found in flaxseed.
However, they would be a healthy addition to the
diet that is already rich in omega-3 fatty acids
(from flax, hemp, walnuts and fish). Chia seeds
have even more omega-3s than flax. They also
don’t deteriorate and can be stored for long periods
without becoming rancid. And, unlike flax, they
do not have to be ground to make their nutrients
bioavailable.
When added to liquid, chia forms a gel. This
reaction takes place in your food and in your
stomach, slowing digestion. Because of this, chia
can lower the glycemic load of a meal making it
healthier for those with blood sugar issues.
This type of fiber, taking longer to
leave the stomach, also provides a longer
feeling of fullness, potentially helping
with weight loss.
Two tablespoons (one ounce) contain 138
calories and 9 gm of fat, 10 gm of fiber, 5 gm
of protein and 4500 mg alpha-linolenic acid
(omega-3s).
Of the four published clinical trials so far,
three found positive effects for weight loss, reduced
blood glucose and triglyceride levels. Although
rare, people who are sensitive to mustard, sesame
seeds, oregano or thyme may also react to chia.
Those taking blood thinners or other heart
medications should not take chia.
More information on chia seeds is located at
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Nutrient
Data Lab at nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search.
For more information about a diet rich in
omega-3 fatty acids or to set up an appointment,
Cyndi may be reached at [email protected]
or at 803-642-9360. Visit her website at www.
cynthiacattsrd.com and Like her on Facebook at
Facebook.com/CynthiaFCattsRD.
A licensed Clinical Nutrition
Therapist practicing in Aiken,
Cyndi Catts, RD, LD,
sees clients who desire
individualized programs to
address weight reduction,
metabolism measurement,
menopause issues, cholesterol
and triglyceride-lowering,
blood pressure management,
and diabetes management, in
addition to eating disorders, anti-inflammation, and cancer
prevention. Self-referred patients are welcome, as are
referrals from medical personnel. Cyndi is a graduate of
Florida State University in Food and Nutrition and has done
graduate work at (now) Augusta State University. A longtime
contributor to BELLA Magazine as a nutrition columnist,
Cyndi can be reached at [email protected] and
803-642-9360 for appointments.
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