Big Time Tennis on Seabrook

“Serving the People of Seabrook Island, South Carolina”
THE
INSIDE
VOL 18 • ISSUE 11 • NOVEMBER, 2015
Big Time Tennis on Seabrook
SINHG - page 5
Wild Things page 8
Seabrook Island attracted more
than 250 tennis players from over 20
states to compete in the annual Alan
Fleming Clay Court tournament held
at the Racquet Club last month. Since
2007, the tournament has been designated as the Senior Open Clay Court
State Championship. In 2010, it was
awarded the South Carolina senior
tournament of the year. In 2014, the
Alan Fleming was given the USTA’s
highest level National Championship
status for mixed doubles (40, 50 and
60YOs).
Originally established in the early
1980’s under the leadership of Alan
Fleming (whose son Peter was the
resident tennis pro on Seabrook), the
tournament has become one of the
most popular events on the southern
senior circuit. Included in the field
this year were a number of strong
teams from Seabrook Island (see
photos).
The 2015 charitable beneficiary
was Respite Care of Charleston, an
organization dedicated to improving
the lives of individuals and families
coping with Alzheimer’s disease.
Respite Care provides social day programs, early stage Alzheimer’s disease support groups and caregiver
support groups for individuals and
families affected by memory disorders. These services are offered at
several Charleston locations including John’s Island, James Island and
West Ashley. The money donated
will come from the generosity of the
Seabrook Island community and fund
raising held in conjunction with the
tournament (see photos).▲
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Rick McDaniel in a tight match
Mary Beth Dacey, RCC Board Co-Chair, Susan Meloy, Fleming Tournament Chair
and Laura Stefanelli, Executive Director of RCC
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Seabrook residents and volunteers pictured at Respite’s 5th Annual "Moments on Canvas" held at Charlestowne Landing
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PHOTOS BY RALPH SECOY & MARY BETH JOYCE
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NOVEMBER 2015
THE
THE
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CAP’N SAM EDISTO
Dear Cap’n Sam,
Hello. We love the photo taken by
Mary Beth Joyce on pg. 5 in the Sept
Issue of The Seabrooker. It happens
to be the property we owned (Rascal
Run) and worked with Green Space
& donors to acquire. It makes us feel
so great for Green Space to now own
that property along the marsh & water. The photo captures it’s beauty
and scale of maritime trees which
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Mary Beth Joyce
Alan Keener
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Photographers:
Mary Beth Joyce • Charles Moore • Ralph Secoy
Courtesy of Tommy West
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CORRECTION NOTICE
We regret that we left Sherry and Kimber Smith off our list
of Seabrookers that were interviewed for my “2 Again with
Company Coming” column. Again, our thanks to everyone
who participated.
Adelaide Wallinger
The Seabrooker Staff wishes you all a
SAFE & HAPPY
HOLIDAY SEASON!
dwarf the biker. I couldn’t take a
regular photo at that scale and am
wondering if you could share Mary
Beth’s email address. I’d like to contact her.
Thanks for the great publication
work you do on “The Seabrooker”.
Janice Watson-Shada
NOVEMBER 2015
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THE
Retiring Green Space Directors Set
the Stage for Another Great Year
Last month the Green Space Conservancy bid farewell and gave a
hearty thanks to six extraordinary
volunteers. Kevin Garvey, Maryann
Bannwart, Bill Bryant and Gary
Quigley retired from the Board after
multiple terms of tireless service.
Stuart Spisak and Jean Conyers also
stepped down after three years of
dedicated stewardship. All served
with humility, kindness, foresight
and boundless good cheer. These
six Directors were not only indispensable to a great 2015 for the
Conservancy, they worked tirelessly
to set the course for continued success.
Several exciting Green Space
projects are now in the pipeline; two
are property donations slated to be
finalized in the next few months.
The third is the purchase of a lot on
Bateau Trace. This lot is next to the
SE corner of SIR and Bateau Trace
that the Conservancy purchased this
past June. The Conservancy prefers
to acquire properties without financial encumbrances. This fall, however, a rare opportunity arose. The
owner of the Bateau Trace lot generously offered the Conservancy the
Kevin Garvey and Maryann Bannwart
chance to purchase it at a very favorable price. Together, the properties
will form 1.28 acres of Green Space.
The Conservancy rarely has the opportunity to secure highly desirable
properties that are adjacent. This
large acquisition won’t just preserve
a lush vista; a vital wildlife corridor
linking Seabrook Island Road and
the Crooked Oaks Golf Course will
be created. The current reserves of
the Conservancy together with the
anticipated annual Gala proceeds
will leave a balance of $35-$40,000
needed to complete the purchase.
The owner of the lot has kindly extended the closing date until July 1,
2016, granting the Conservancy extra time to raise the funds. Current
Green Space Chair Dave Bauhs,
however, has set a mission to secure
the funds by the end of 2015 so that
the Conservancy is positioned to
respond to new opportunities in the
coming year.
The recent historic flood is a sobering reminder of the valuable
role of undeveloped properties as
much needed catch basins. Please
consider helping complete the vision and legacy of the retiring Board
members with a tax deductible donation to Green Space before year’s
end. The December Seabrooker
and Tidelines will be sources for
additional information on the “Campaign for Bateau Trace”. Nature lovers, let’s march!▲
Mary Beth Joyce
Seabrook Island Garden Club
2015-16 Season
Next Meeting • Friday, November 13, 2015
9:30 AM • Seabrook Island Lake House
The Seabrook Island Garden Club
it is a great place to meet your neighbors, support your community and
cultivate friendships while learning
from our experienced gardeners
and wonderful speakers on a variety
of horticultural related topics.
Join us this November as we welcome our special speaker, Peggy
Groce with her timely presentation
on How to Force Amaryllis and
Spring bulbs to Bloom for Winter Color. Peggy is a retired horticulturist. She studied at the University of Georgia and for 17 years
owned and operated “Greenery
Unlimited Inc” dealing with interior
tropical plants in Plano, Texas. She
also lived in Chicago and Pittsburgh,
Illinois and through the years she
served on numerous organizations
in various capacity such as; the state
convention chairman for Illinois and
Pennsylvania, and Assistant District
Director for the Pittsburg Flower
Many of you will remember The
Seabrook Island Trader. Two years
ago we launched the blog in an attempt to provide a classified forum for
Seabrook Island residents. Although
many of you placed ads, the blog did
not gain a lot of momentum. Now that
more of us have gotten used to finding news and information online, we
thought we would try again to provide
a community classified.
The blog concept behind The
Seabrook Island Trader got complicated. There were lots of rules and pro-
Show. Most recently she lived in
Southport, NC where she was head
of garden guild for TUMC and on
the board of the Maritime Museum.
Peggy currently volunteers at the
Charleston Horticulture Society
(Plantasia) and Growing Minds. She
likes to golf, fish, and garden and
is active with her church, Palmetto
Presbyterian. One year ago Peggy
relocated to Charleston settling
downtown for 6 months while her
home was being built in Carolina
Park. She is a widow and lives in
Mount Pleasant with her two (terriers) dogs.
In keeping with tradition at the
November meeting, the Seabrook
Island Garden Club membership
also looks forward to hosting and
welcoming the members of the Kiawah Island Garden Club. This is a
wonderful opportunity to meet some
of our Kiawah Island neighbors and
share best practices.
cedures and hoops to jump
through. So we thought
we would try something
easier. All of us are familiar with the grocery store/
library/laundromat/community center bulletin
board. You stick your ad
on the board and, with any
luck, someone contacts
you. That is the concept
behind the Seabrook Marketplace.
Just type www.seabrookmarketplace.
com into the address bar of your web
browser and it will take you to a bulletin board. You can bookmark the site
to make it easy to find again.
Want to place an ad? It’s FREE.
Just send an email to [email protected]. Include the text
of your ad, your name, email address,
phone number and Seabrook address.
You can supply one photo to go with
your ad or a link to more content/information. We will post your ad, and
Also at this meeting the Holiday
Open House committee will have a
sign-up table for volunteers before
and after the meeting. This annual
event is a wonderful way to spread
the spirit and cheer of the holiday
season. While it is a huge undertaking, it is also great fun to participate
in the organization and delivery of
this delightful event which will be
enjoyed by our entire community.
All Seabrook Island residents are
invited, therefore to ensure the success of our Open House it does require the full engagement of all club
members.
For information on the Holiday
Open House Committee or how you
can help, please contact the committee chairperson; Kathy Rigtrup
Email: [email protected].
For information on membership
please contact: Cheryl Schumann
Email: [email protected] ▲
Marty Cline
will keep it up on the board for two
weeks. If we have any questions or
can’t post your ad for any reason, we
will let you know. The Editor has total
control over what gets posted. Easy
Peasy.
Just two rules:
1) This publication is not intended to
serve as an advertising platform for
commercial vendors, contractors or
businesses. It is intended to serve
Seabrook residents.
2) No real estate ads - the only exception is if you are renting your
Seabrook property yourself. Those
ads will stay up on the bulletin
board from the date they are posted
until December 30 when they will
all be taken down. If you want to
run them again, you will need to resubmit the ad. ▲
You can contact us at:
[email protected]
Join us for our annual
Gourmet
Thanksgiving
Feast!
November 26th
11:30am~4:00pm
$38.95 Prix~Fixe Menu to Include:
Appetizer Platters with
Shrimp and Crab Imperial, Assorted Artisanal Sausages,
Hege’s Holiday Cheese Ball, Whole Grain Mustard,
Red Onion Chutney, Toast Points and Crostinis
Entree
Roasted Free Range Turkey with Traditional Stuffing,
Gravy & Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole,
Sweet Potato Casserole & Southern Greens
Desserts
Homemade Pumpkin Pie with Fresh Whipped Cream
or Pecan Pie with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Coffee & Tea
($18.95 for children 10 and under)
call today to reserve your table
or to pre-order your to-go order
(843)-768-0035
Pre-Orders Available for Carry-Out
Freshfield’s Village | Johns Island, SC 29455
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NOVEMBER 2015
THE
PHOTOGRAPHER & ARTIST
OF THE MONTH
Charles Measter
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE MONTH
Charles Measter’s interest in
photography began at an early age.
He was the photo editor of both his
high school and college yearbooks.
During his 45 years in the shipping
industry and now, as an international maritime arbitrator, he has
traveled around the world over a
hundred times, always with a camera in hand.
Since Charles and his wife Barbara moved to Seabrook, he has expanded his hobby to whole new level. He is a member of the Seabrook
Photo Club, the Charleston Artists’
Guild, and the National Association
of Professional Photographers. He
has won awards in Charleston and
New York. You can view some of his
work atwww.clmphotos.com.
There will be a reception for Pat
and Charles on Monday, Nov. 2nd
from 5-7 pm at the Lake House. ▲
Pat Van de Graff
ARTIST OF THE MONTH
C.O.V.A.R.
ALLAN
ALLAN KEENER
KEENER
Council of Villa Associations and Regimes Information
Open Letter to all Seabrook Island Property Owners, Guests and Visitors
Eighteen months ago as the
newly elected president of COVAR,
I wrote a letter similar to this, introducing or, in some cases, reintroducing COVAR to you and seeking
your input as to how COVAR should
evolve. The response was such that
the COVAR Board chose to make
only a few changes to our processes
and procedures.
First, it might be helpful to refresh your memory as to what COVAR is and how it functions:
Currently there are 41 villa associations and regimes on Seabrook
Island of which 34 are participating
members of COVAR. The participating associations and regimes represent over 1,000 villas or 90% of the
villa total. Formed in March 2001,
the sole purpose of the Council is
to represent villa owners on issues
concerning all associations and regimes. Its leadership is comprised
of an executive committee of four
officers (president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer) elected
each year from participating associations and regimes. The officers
and presidentially designated committee chairs constitute the board of
directors. Committees include Planning Committee Affairs, Safety and
Security Affairs, Town Affairs and
COVAR internal administration.
COVAR membership meetings
have historically been held on the
second Saturday of each quarter
(March, June, September and December) at the Lake House. All
Seabrookers have been welcome.
Over the last 18 months, the Board
has worked to make these meetings more issue oriented to better
fulfill COVAR’s purpose. For example, in March 2015, there was a
highly successful panel discussion
of the Marsh Walk Villas Fire and
its ramifications for all associations/
regimes. There was no June meeting because there were no issues
ripe for presentation. In September,
there was another highly successful panel discussion of Property and
Landscaping Improvement for Associations/Regimes. In December the
meeting will focus on Developing
and Funding Reserves for Property
and Landscaping Improvement for
Associations/Regimes.
COVAR Board meetings are now
held regularly on the third Wednesday of each month during those
months that there is no membership
meeting. Additional meetings are
held, if needed, to respond to emerging SIPOA or Town of Seabrook Island issues, such as the recently
concluded effort to provide constructive input to the Town Council
as it revised its beach and waterways ordinance. The Board has also
resumed meeting at least annually
with the SIPOA and Club Presidents
in order to surface and address issues of mutual concern.
Times have changed since COVAR was established and, while the
Board has attempted to respond to
the changing needs of villa owners,
we suspect that further change is in
order. The fact that 85% of villa owners are not full time residents is of
special concern in determining how
COVAR should operate. Another
major factor to consider is the wide
acceptance and use of electronic media to convey information, obtain information and opinions and to present recommendations to governing
entities. Hence, this solicitation for
your input. I’ve set out, below, some
food for thought in order to promote
meaningful dialogue.
1/As you may be aware, the Board
is exploring the establishment of
a web site, which would not only
provide useful information to
villa owners, but also enable us
to communicate by e-mail blasts
to association/regime presidents,
property managers and, as needed, rental agents. Would you find
this web site to be helpful to villa
owners? What information/data/
reports should be on the web site?
2/
Currently, we have an ongoing
relationship with the Seabrooker,
which publishes a monthly article by the COVAR President.
The monthly article publishes
the minutes of quarterly COVAR
meetings and addresses issues
of particular interest to villa owners. Are there any changes that
we should make to the “COVAR
Corner” articles? COVAR has
also started posting its articles
on Tidelines, the Seabrook Island
blog. Should we continue to do
so?
3/Presently, the Board is working
on a series of publications that
would be disseminated to villa
owners. The publications (typically not exceeding two pages)
would address specific issues that
villa owners face. Topics under
consideration include emergency
preparedness, fire prevention and
insurance, building permits process, rental license and tax obligations and fees and assessments.
This is a long-range project.
Which topics are of most immediate concern to villa owners?
4/
Should COVAR start providing
real-time reports on significant
actions taken at SIPOA Board and
Town Council meetings?
5/Should the COVAR Board take on
responsibility for solving specific
problems referred to it by association/regimes? If so, how should it
be accomplished?
6/
Would the efforts described
above better serve the interests of
villa owners than regularly scheduled quarterly membership meetings? Perhaps a COVAR annual
membership meeting in March
for discussion of villa issues, possibly remarks by the incoming
SIPOA and Club presidents and
election of officers would suffice,
if supplemented by meetings held
to address specific issues of wide
interest to villa owners when they
are ripe for presentation.
As you consider the foregoing, I
ask all readers for their assistance.
Please submit your thoughts and
ideas that might be prompted by
this letter to me at allanwkeener@
bellsouth.net and/or to the other
members of the COVAR Executive
Committee: Vice President, Gary
Quigley,
[email protected];
Secretary, Kathleen Buchman, [email protected] and Treasurer, Floyd DeAndrade, floyd1924@
gmail.com. It is only through your
feedback that we can ensure that
COVAR continues to be effective. ▲
Pat Van de Graaf is a watercolorist and printmaker, an Exhibiting
Member of The Charleston Artist’s
Guild and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk,
CT.
She has been printing for over
25 years and studied at the Art Students League in New York City and
Syracuse University. She graduated
from The University of Bridgeport
with a degree in Printmaking/
Art History. Pat’s prints have won
numerous awards in local and regional shows and are part of many
private and corporate collections.
Pat began painting in watercolors
again after living in the Lowcountry
of South Carolina. Surrounded by
marshes and the sea in both South
Carolina and Connecticut, she enjoys capturing their beauty with
the unique qualities that watercolor
brings to painting. She is represented by The Spencer Art Gallery and
the Charleston Artist’s Guild Gallery in downtown Charleston. ▲
NOVEMBER 3RD
7am-7pm
The Lake House
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NOVEMBER 2015
THE
HEALTHY AGING
J . G E R A L D R E V ES , M D
HEALTHY AGING
J. G E R AL D R E V E S , M D
Influenza and Why I Should
Get My Shot
The influenza season starts now vent, cancer and heart disease with a to this new potentially deadly virus.
(Fall-October) and runs into the single shot every year, the lines would Historically over the past 100 years
spring (May). It peaks in January and be long. We can prevent flu which has there have been several of these panFebruary but right now is the time to a certain mortality, primarily in older demics. None have been as deadly as
get this years “flu” shot. The reason is patients.
the pandemic of 1918-1919 that was
that the shot works by revving up anHow is flu transmitted
aided by World War I because so many
tibodies to attack the virus when you Influenza is a virus that spreads pri- people were moving – either as armies
are exposed to it. It takes a little time marily from person to person through or refugees. This flu became known
for the antibodies to be produced and contact of the virus with our mucous as the Spanish Flu and an estimated
you want them there when the virus membranes. So if someone with the 50 million people died from it. That
starts making its rounds. That is why
virusVOELKER
coughs or touches us with virus is correct 50 million: about 675,000
CARL
this is the time to be immunized.
contaminated hands then the virus were in the U.S. Remember this was
Influenza is seasonal and each year will inevitable end up in our mouth, before antibiotics or an effective vacthe virus that is circulated is changed. eyes, nose, lungs and we become cination program, but the fact that so
This is why last year’s shot is unlikely infected. For this reason it is impor- many people world-wide died from
to be effective against this year’s cir- tant to stay away from anyone known pandemic influenza has public health
culating virus. Even this year’s shot to have the flu. That person can usu- officials always frightened each time a
cannot be guaranteed effective against ally infect you the day before he/she new, deadly virus appears as has hapthis year’s virus, but the scientists who comes down with the symptoms and pened in 1957-1958, 1968-1969 (Hong
prepare it try to guess at the antigenic for about the first week of the disease. Kong flu), 1976 and 2009-2010 (swine
makeup of this year’s virus and pro- During flu season be diligent about flu), and 1997-1999 (avian flu).
duce a vaccine that is usually reason- washing one’s hands and not touch- Any new or resurrection of alteraably protective.
ing potentially infected surfaces (door tions in these older influenza virus
Why the fuss over influenza
knobs, counters etc) where infected types could be a colossal public health
There are a number of reasons to people have been.
tragedy as in 1918-1919, because the
worry about seasonal flu. First of all,
What about pandemic influenza?
virus does not encounter natural anyou can count on it coming during its No discussion about the flu is tibodies. The Ebola virus that is not
season and when one gets exposed, it completeSUE
without
the reminder that / MARK
related to influenza
has heightened evHOLLOMAN
ZIZZAMIA
usually is highly contagious. In other the seasonal flu can undergo genetic eryone’s concern about a deadly virus.
words it will make a lot of people changes called “antigenic shift” when
The bottom line
(5-20% of all Americans) sick. The two different influenza strains com- Influenza is mentioned only to be
symptoms are fever, muscle and joint bine to form a new subtype that can avoided. The two things that one could
aches/pains, sneezing and cough. become a very severe, widespread in- do to improve chance of healthy aging
These symptoms last a week to two fluenza that because of its unique new are to get your flu shot and to avoid
weeks days and one feels really miser- makeup will strike many more differ- known, contagious flu victims. Now
able. Influenza can be complicated by ent people – simply because there is is the time to practice these two stratepneumonia and this is what generally no immunity in the world’s population gies. ▲
causes the deaths that occur in a small
percentage of those who get it. On average 200,000 people are hospitalized
with the flu each year and roughly
10% of those will die. So this is a real
threat.
Another reason for concern about
influenza is that seniors (those of us
over 65 who read this) are at risk to
develop complications from the flu.
BOB M CARTHY
As mentioned above, it is the complications that are lethal. In addition to
pneumonia the complications include
ear or sinus infections, dehydration,
and worsening chronic health conditions already present.
Another reason the flu attracts so
much attention at this time of year is
that it is preventable if you take the
time and nominal expense to get a
vaccination against it. So many disSeattle Policemen faced with 1918 influenza pandemic
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OUR ENVIRONMENT
NEARBY ADVENTURES
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BRIDGE
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SINHG Announces
2016
Evening Programs
OUR ENVIRONMENT
The Seabrook Island Natural His- offshore oil and gas reserves. Ms.
tory Group has announced the 2016 Armstrong is also Board Chair of the
lineup of evening programs.CARL
As usual VOELKER
Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation and
the quality of the speakers is outstand- serves as a municipal court judge for
ing and the breadth of topics is sure the City of Georgetown, South Caroto be of interest to all Seabrookers. lina.
The topics start with South Carolina On April 14th we’ll move inland to
Revolutionary War history, move on to learn about conservation efforts and
oystering, then to local environmental issues in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
legal issues and finally conservation Kristen Austin has been working
efforts in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
with the South Carolina Chapter of
The 2016 series begins on Janu- the Nature Conservancy since 2004
ary 14th with renowned historian, Dr. as the Southern Blue Ridge Program
Walter Edgar discussing “How the Director based in Upstate South CaroRevolutionary War Was Really Won lina. In this role, she focuses on forest
in the South”. Dr. Edgar is the host of conservation efforts in the Southern
the popular “Walter Edgar’s Journal” Blue Ridge area. Prior to working with
on ETV Radio and is well known for The Nature Conservancy, Ms. Austin
SUEworked
HOLLOMAN
his vast knowledge of South Carolina
as an environmental educator
history as well as a “wry and wicked
whereZIZZAMIA
she taught at field schools in
MARK
sense of humor”.
the Great Smoky Mountain National
On February 11th Robert Barber Park. Her teaching background inwill educate us on the art of oyster- stilled the importance of connecting
ing in the Low Country. Mr. Barber is people with nature.
the owner of the acclaimed Bowen’s All in all, quite a lineup! ConIsland Seafood Restaurant and has an gratulations to Marsha Bird and Jim
interesting and varied background as Lawrence, Co-Chairs of the SINHG
a minister, lawyer, legislator, lobbyist Evening Programs, for their usual outand restauranteur.
standing job of finding significant and
The series moves on to the impor- interesting speakers.
tant topic of environmental legal is- All Seabrook Island residents and
sues on March 10th. Amy Armstrong, guests are welcome. There is a $5
the Executive Director and General
for non SINHG members. InSUEdonation
HOLLOMAN
Counsel of the South Carolina Envi- formation about these programs and
MARK
ZIZZAMIA
ronmental Law Project, will discuss
SINHG
membership can be found at
local issues such as the dispute over the SINHG web site, sinhg.org. Hope
development on Captain Sam’s Spit to see you there.▲
and the proposed seismic testing for
Gary Fansler
NEARBY ADVENTURES
NEARBY ADVENTURES
SINHG November Evening Program
CANCELLED
Due to unforeseen circumstances on the part of our speaker, the
Seabrook Island Natural History
Group must cancel the Evening Program scheduled for November12th.
The next program will be on the
evening of January 14th featuring Dr.
Walter Edgar speaking on “How the
Revolutionary War Was Really Won
in the South”. Dr. Walter Edgar is the
host of the popular “Walter Edgar’s
Journal” on ETV Radio and has been
described as “a courtly bespectacled
professor with a wry and wicked sense
of humor.”
The Seabrook Island Natural History Group is devoted to disseminating
natural and cultural history information about Seabrook Island, Charleston and the South Carolina Low Country to its’ members through field trips
and lectures. More information about
SINHG programs and activities may
be found by visiting SINHG’s website
at sinhg.org.▲
Gary Fansler
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NOVEMBER 2015
THE
TOWN
HALL
MEETING
Summary of
Sept.22, 2015
After the pledge of allegiance, Mayor Ahearn called the September 22,
2015, Town Council meeting to order at
2:30 p.m. Councilmen Ciancio, Gregg,
Romano and Turner, Town Administrator Pierce, Town Clerk Allbritton and
several guests attended the meeting.
The meeting was properly posted and
the requirements of the SC Freedom of
Information Act were met.
Minutes – The minutes of the Town
Council meeting of August 25, the Public Hearing of August 25 and the special Town Council meeting of August
29, 2015, were unanimously approved
as written.
Financials – Mayor Ahearn reported
that the Town has more than $3,500,000
in total assets. Revenues for the month
of August were in excess of budget by
slightly more than $3,000 and year to
date revenues are in excess of budget
by about $173,000. For the month of
August, expenditures were approximately $5,000 more than budget; and,
for the year to date, expenditures are
about $9,500 less than budget. For the
year to date, revenues exceed expenditures by approximately $321,600.
Citizens/Guests Presentations,
Comments:
•Deputy Bill Shepherd, who coordinates the Beach Patrol for the Town,
reported that the main objective of
the off-duty deputies who do beach
patrol on Seabrook Island is to make
sure everyone is safe, whether in the
water or on the beach, and to enforce
the Town’s dog ordinance. Between
25 and 42 warnings have been issued
per month during this season by the
beach patrol. Deputy Shepherd added that the deputies on beach patrol
have direct contact with the Coast
Guard, EMS, POA security and the
Kiawah Beach Patrol. Councilman
Turner commended the Beach Patrol
on the job they are doing and commented that, because of the beach
patrol, the new beach signs and cooperation of the SEADOGS, progress
is being made toward seeing that
visitors and residents adhere to the
provisions of the beach ordinance.
Deputy Shepherd suggested that, if
the Town is interested in keeping the
Beach Patrol past September, they
might consider cutting back from 12
hour to 6 hour shifts and possibly a
3 day work week, with one day rotating weekdays and a shift on both Friday and Saturday. Deputy Shepherd
reminded Council that, if the Town
intends to use off-duty deputies to patrol the beach during holiday periods,
a separate contract would have to be
signed for each time period. Once
beach patrol season is over, the deputies who usually work that detail will
be finding other off-duty jobs and it
may be difficult to find deputies to fill
the holiday slots. Councilman Turner stated that he feels comfortable
not continuing the Beach Patrol on
a regular basis after September but
does think they should be used during heavy visitation periods. Councilman Ciancio stated that money has
been included in the 2016 budget for
beach patrol during the two weeks
around Easter. Town Administrator
Pierce also stated that there are rain
days during the normal beach patrol
season and days that the deputies are
called in for regular duty that would
probably create enough leeway in
the budget as it is to use them during
other holiday periods.
•Carl Simmons, Director of
Charleston County Building Services – 1126 Ocean Forest Lane and
CRS Rating – Mr. Simmons reported
that he now knows how to contact the
owner of 1126 Ocean Forest Lane.
He also knows that there are seven
plaintiffs involved with the dilapidated property and the Master-in-Equity
has scheduled the foreclosure hearing for November 5. The Master-inEquity has recommended that nothing be done to the property before
the hearing as he will not honor any
expenditures made on the property
prior to that time. At the hearing, the
Judge could declare the owner(s) of
the property or could require the sale
of the property. Councilman Ciancio
asked Mr. Simmons to come back,
possibly to a special meeting of Council, to report on the results of the
hearing scheduled for November 5.
Mr. Simmons also reported that he
has received a letter with the preliminary results of the CRS evaluation stating that the Town of Seabrook Island
has gone from a Class 6 to a Class 5,
which will increase the discount residents get on flood insurance premiums from 20% to 25%.
Reports of Standing Committees,
Commissions, Boards:
Governments Relations – No Report
Community Relations – Councilman Romano reported that the Property Owners Association Planning
Committee met on September 8 and
they continued to discuss bicycle
safety on Seabrook Island. One of the
solutions that is being looked into is
an inland bicycle route to get to the
beach and Club area. The Property
and Landscape Improvement Committee are continuing their discussion
on how to improve curb appeal on
houses on Seabrook Island that are
not selling. Councilman Romano also
reported that Seabrook Island has
completed Stage 1 of the Audobahn
certification and is working toward
Stage 2. A Club/POA/Town committee will be formed in October or
November to collaborate toward obtaining the Stage 2 certification. The
Gatehouse Committee has reviewed
the architect’s conceptual design for
the gatehouse and the design has
been presented to the Property Owner Association Board.
Community Relations - Councilman
Gregg reported that the Club Long
Range Planning Committee met on
September 17. Caleb Elledge, General Manger of the Club, reported on
the implementation progress of strategies from the 2016 Strategic Plan.
The committee also discussed the
analysis of the 2015 member survey.
The next meeting is scheduled for
October 15.
Public Safety – Councilman Gregg
reported that the Public Safety Committee met on September 14 and the
proposed intergovernmental agreement for disaster removal was discussed. This agreement would allow
Charleston County to use contractors that the County has selected to
do debris removal countywide and
Charleston County would then bill the
participating municipalities for their
share of the work. The Public Works
Department at Charleston County will
be contacted with questions and comments from the Public Safety Committee and Town Councilmembers
regarding this contract at a later date.
The committee also discussed a number of items resulting from a presentation made by Carl Simmons regarding
the Town’s Community Rating. One
of the things that the Town is looking
into is for the Town to be certified as
“Storm Ready” and Councilman Turner has volunteered to work with Town
Administrator Pierce to proceed with
this certification. Councilman Gregg
is also working with the Property
Owners Association to identify properties that have been deeded over to
the POA as greenspace. The amount
of greenspace on Seabrook Island
would pertain to the Open Space
Preservation Activity which would impact the Town’s Community Rating.
A meeting will be held on Wednesday,
September 23, at Charleston County
to finalize the Town’s portion of the
Hazard Mitigation Plan. Once the
County’s Hazard Mitigation plan is
finalized, Council will be required to
adopt the plan. The next meeting of
the Public Safety Committee is scheduled for October 20 and the Disaster
Recovery Council will meet on September 28.
Communications/Planning Commission – Councilman Turner reported that a ham radio network test
will be held on Wednesday, September 23, at 11:30 a.m. Councilman
Turner also reported that he and
Town Administrator Pierce had met
with Max Willis to determine if anything about the Town’s ham radio
equipment should be upgraded. The
most important thing to come from
that discussion was that a mobile
until should be installed in the Town
vehicle so that, if Town officials evacuated, the radio equipment could be
used. Councilman Turner stated that
the POA has a landscape architect/
arborist on staff, Adrea Hughes, and
thinks the Town should meet with her
to see if she has any ideas on improving the roadway between the traffic
circle and the security gate. Councilman Ciancio volunteered to meet with
Councilman Turner and Ms. Hughes
to discuss the roadway. Councilman
Turner also reported that he will be
attending a meeting of the Charleston
County Legislative Delegation Roads
and Bridges Committee regarding
Johns Island roads this afternoon at 6
p.m. Also, the Charleston County Finance Committee will be meeting on
Thursday afternoon and Johns Island
roads is an agenda item.
Other Planning & Development
– Councilman Ciancio reported that
the Conde Nast program was to extend through the end of the year;
but, since the Town was on a spend
rate to exceed budget, the project
was terminated 3 months early. The
Campaign Wrap Report and a summary of the report are included in
Council packets. The report covers
two aspects of the campaign – the
reach of ads specifically related to the
sweepstakes campaign and the reach
of the ads related to market Seabrook
Island generally (branded campaign).
The sweepstakes and quiz units ran
between April 1 and May 15. The
sweepstakes quiz units had 700,000
impressions and an interaction rate,
the viewer either clicked or hovered
with their cursor, of 6%, which is more
than twice the industry average. The
Seabrook Island branded campaign,
which ran from May 1 through midAugust, had 3.5 million impressions
and an average click through rate of
11%, which is above industry average.
A copy of the summary of the Conde
Nast Traveler Wrap Report is attached
to the minutes. Councilman Romano
volunteered to show the third sweepstakes winner around Seabrook Island
when they visit.
Councilman Ciancio reported that
the Accommodations Tax Advisory
Committee met on September 3. Specifically, the committee was asked to
give four recommendations:
1.Bohicket Marina’s sponsorship request for the Billfish Tournament
and related expense items
2.
Obviouslee Marketing’s 2016 retainer fee
3.The overall direction of the Town’s
marketing strategy for 2016
4.Individual sponsorship items
Bohicket Marina representatives,
Nick Macpherson and April Gorski,
gave a presentation at the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee
meeting and asked for five separate
requests:
1.$3,500 for the Billfish Tournament
sponsorship
2.$4,200 to defray the expense of additional parking detail on their busier
days/weekends
3.$1,000 to repair advertising kiosks
4.
$2,000 for two large message
boards
5.$1,000 for a flag pole
Councilman Ciancio stated that he
advised the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee that the Town’s goal
for 2016 is to build awareness of the
Town of Seabrook Island by targeting
those people who are looking at the
possibility of vacationing in Charleston
and people who are already vacationing in Charleston. The strategy would
be a combination of online marketing
and print ads. The expenditure for the
individual community sponsorships
for 2016 – July 4th fireworks, Kick It
At Bohicket and the Alan Fleming Golf
Tournament – were also discussed.
The Accommodations Tax Advisory
Committee made the following recommendations:
1.
To approve the expenditure of
$3,500 for the Billfish Tournament
and $1,000 for kiosk maintenance
2.
To approve the 2016 Obviouslee
Marketing agreement in the amount
of $28,000 with an additional $3,000
for creative work
3.
To approve the overall goal and
strategy of the marketing effort for
2016
4.To approve the community sponsorships for the July fireworks, Kick It
At Bohicket ($16,000) and the 2016
Alan Fleming Tournament ($5,000).
The recommendations for Kick It At
Bohicket and the 2016 Alan Fleming Tournament were contingent
on those organizations making presentations to the Accommodations
Tax Advisory Committee in 2016 as
to how the money would be used.
Councilman Ciancio stated that he
will come back to Council at a later
date with a more detailed explanation
of the 2016 marketing strategy and
to ask for approval of the Obviouslee
Marketing agreement for 2016.
Councilman Ciancio remarked that
a number of items are included in the
2016 budget that will be considered
later in this meeting – the Obviouslee Marketing agreement fee, the
amounts to defray parking for the additional staff required at the Marina
and the amounts for the various community sponsorships – and no separate action is required for those items.
The two items that need to be considered are the Billfish Tournament and
the request to maintain the two kiosks. Since the Accommodations Tax
Advisory Committee recommended
approval of both those items, Councilman Ciancio moved to approve the
Billfish Tournament sponsorship for
2016 in the amount of $3,500. Councilman Ciancio also moved to authorize
the $1,000 expenditure to maintain
the two kiosks at Bohicket Marina.
Councilman Gregg seconded the motions. Councilman Ciancio recommended that the Marina get a quote
to do the work on the kiosks and the
Town would pay up to $1,000 for the
repairs. Councilman Turner stated
that he would like to get more information about the Billfish Tournament
before voting on that expenditure.
Councilman Ciancio tabled the motion
for the $3,500 for the Billfish Tournament and will get representatives for
Bohicket Marina to come to the next
Town Council meeting. The vote to
spend up to $1,000 for maintenance on
the kiosks passed unanimously.
Ways & Means – No Report
Planning Commission – No Report
Board of Zoning Appeals – No Report
Reports of Ad Hoc Committees:
Accommodations Tax Advisory –
See Above.
Reports of Town Officers:
Mayor – Mayor Ahearn reported that
he had met with Councilman Ciancio,
Town Administrator Pierce, Steve
Hirsch, from the Property Owners
Association, and Keith Bustraan, who
is the County Administrator, concerning the recycling contract on Friday at
10:00 a.m.
Mayor Ahearn also reported that
he had been contacted by Senator
Chip Campsen’s office to see if there is
anything they can do for the Town and
the Mayor said that he had responded
that Seabrook Island needs help concerning the road situation – either
improving existing roads or building
new roads. Mayor Ahearn responded
that a second concern to Seabrook Island is Burden Creek Bridge, which
is scheduled for replacement during
the summer of 2016, and the timing
of the replacement. More people will
be here during the summer and it will
also be replaced during hurricane season. Having a section of River Road
closed during this time could be a
problem if there was an evacuation.
Mayor Ahearn stated that he had
gotten a letter from Susan Malloy
thanking the Town for their contribution to the Alan Fleming Tennis Tournament and Ms. Malloy invited the
Mayor to give opening remarks at the
welcome party on Thursday, October
8, and to attend the banquet on Friday,
October 9. Ms. Malloy also said that
other councilmen and their spouses
were welcome to attend one or both of
the events as well.
Town Administrator – Town Administrator Pierce reported that three
banners have been ordered for the
Alan Fleming Tennis Tournament and
drawings of the banners are included
in Town Council packets. On October
2 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Shred
360 will be in the annex parking lot at
the Town Hall to shred documents for
the residents.
Town Council Members – See Above
Utility Commission – Commissioner
Bannwart reported that 12.2 inches of
rain was reported in August and this
kept water usage lower during the
month. Operations and financials for
the Utility Commission were normal
for August.
Petitions Received, Referred or
Disposed of: None
Ordinances for First Reading:
• Ordinance 2015-09, An Ordinance to Adopt the 2016 Town Budget – Councilman Ciancio stated
that, from the revenue side, the
Town’s 2016 budget is very conservative. On the expense side, the
advertising budget shows $59,000
is to be spent from the Fund and
$91,000 is to be spent from the State
and County Accommodations Tax.
Councilman Ciancio questioned
whether the figure should be increased for Beach Patrol in light of
earlier discussion. Town Administrator Pierce stated that he had
figured four full months of Beach
Patrol, with 12 hour days. Usually,
there are rain days and days that the
deputies are called in for duty and
the time missed should cover the
cost of the extra days around the
major holidays. Councilman Ciancio remarked that improvements
to the roadway by the Town Hall
will be covered by the Landscape
Maintenance expenditure account.
Town Administrator Pierce stated
that $10,000 had been added to this
account for two new flower beds on
Seabrook Island Parkway. Councilman Ciancio moved to accept Ordinance 2015-09 on first reading.
Councilman Gregg seconded the
motion and the vote to approve was
unanimous.
Ordinances for Second Reading:
None
Miscellaneous Business: None
Citizens Comments:
Jerry Cummin, who is the Town’s
representative on the Charleston Area
Convention & Visitor’s Bureau Board,
again urged Council to invite some of
the local and state politicians to visit
Seabrook Island. Mr. Cummin also
remarked that the CACVB has at least
nine different websites and a digital
magazine that has a lot of advertisers on them but the Town does not
participate. Mr. Cummin suggested
that Councilman Ciancio ask Obviouslee Marketing to determine if the
Town should have more exposure on
some of these websites. Mr. Cummin
remarked that the CACVB promotes
Charleston on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and it would be nice
to take advantage of that exposure.
Councilman Ciancio replied that this
would fit with the Town’s advertising strategy for 2016. Mr. Cummin
also reported that Charleston Food &
Wine is being held on March 2-6, 2016,
and tickets are on sale now for the
event. The CACVB is having a class
on Googles Analytics 102 on October
13 from 2-3 p.m. and again at 4-5 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40
p.m.▲
NOVEMBER 2015
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The String Quartet
Cellist Timothy O’Malley and guest
Ron Ciancio missing end of
Cubs playoff game
Chuck & Bonnie Bensonhaver
George and Doris Reinhart, Herb Potter and Sandra Nikolajivs
Dick and Marge Wilderman graciously hosted Charleston Music
Chamber at their home on Privateer
Creek Road October 13th. Entitled
“Rock & Rondo Redux”, the quartet
played music by Raymont Scott, Lennon and McCartney, and Michael
Jackson. In more chamber music tradition, the performance concluded
with Mozart’s String Quartet in D Major, K. 575.
Sandra Nikolajivs,
President & Artistic Director
Jenny Weiss, Violin
Thomas Jakubek, Violin
Ben Weiss, Viola
Timothy O’Malley, Cello
PAGE 8
NOVEMBER 2015
THE
Sea broo k Wild T hi n g s
by Members of the Lakes & Wildlife Committee
Things are getting “Rosy” on
Seabrook Island
As many as eight Roseate spoonbills
were seen on several occasions in October this year in the marsh
across from the fire station by Dune Loft Villas.
Photos by Charles Moore
If you have been seeing large “pink”
birds in our marshes this summer, it’s
not your eyes deceiving you; it’s the
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja). During the past month several Seabrook
Island residents have seen as many as
eight of these beautiful large wading
birds in the marsh by Dune Loft Villas.
Larger than the Snowy Egret but
smaller than the Great Egret these
distinctive birds display bright pink
plumage, long reddish legs and an
oversized bill that resembles a boat
paddle.
Like many other wading birds in
the Southeastern United States, these
beautiful birds were nearly wiped out
by plumage hunters in the latter part
of the 1800s. Today breeding colonies
are found primarily in South America
and Cuba and are generally restricted
in the United States to the coastal areas of Florida and Texas.
In the past few years Roseate
Spoonbills have begun visiting Southeastern US coastal areas in increasing numbers and have extended their
range as far north as South Carolina.
Last year they were observed here
at the Caw Caw Interpretive Center,
at the Yawkey Wildlife Heritage Preserve in Georgetown County, and as
far inland as Columbia. More than 80
of these colorful birds were counted at
the Cheeha Cobahee Plantation in Colleton County.
Their pink colored plumage comes
from eating crustaceans that feed on
pink algae which in turn gets its pink
color from bacterium of the genus,
methylobacterium.
In addition to the pink plumage,
these birds are easily spotted by their
distinctive feeding behavior. They
slowly walk forward while swinging
their heads back and forth, utilizing
their large paddle-shaped bill to catch
and strain fish. They also eat shrimp,
crabs, mollusks, aquatic insects, crayfish and various plant materials from
the shallow waters of freshwater and
saltwater marshes.
Nesting in the United States mainly
occurs during winter in Florida and
during spring in Texas. They nest in
colonies and breeding is similar to
the other three wading birds (storks,
herons, and egrets) that frequent
Seabrook Island marshes. Both parents participate in building nests in
trees 10 to 15 feet above the ground
or water. They usually lay two or three
eggs (white with brown spots) that
hatch in 22 to 24 days, with the young
Taken during an October water meter
reading on Seabrook Island Road. The
Copperhead snake was approximately 3 feet long
although no one used a ruler to verify that.
birds leaving the nest in only five to six
weeks.
Only time will tell if these southern
visitors will continue their expansion
northward and become more numerous in our marshes. Keep your eyes
peeled for these uniquely beautiful
wading birds. Hopefully they will continue to make our marshes a little bit
“rosier” each year.▲
Charles Moore
Environmental Committee
INTERESTED IN BIRDS?
The Environmental Committee is
currently attempting to determine
the level of interest by Seabrook
Island residents in establishing a
Seabrook Island Bird Group. Fifty
residents have already indicated
an interest. If you are interested
in learning more about birds, becoming more aware of the birds
of Seabrook Island, maintaining a
bird list and/or possibly doing some
bird watching with other residents,
please contact Charley Moore at
843-768-0003 or email tidefisher@
gmail.com. We will notify you of the
first meeting.
NOVEMBER 2015
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THE
FLEMING
PHOTOS BY RALP SECOY
John Mitchell
Laurie Yarerough and Mark Mogul
Fleming Tournament Fundraising
Co-Chairs, Michelle Peterson and Pat
Bill Besley
Bob Hider (third from left)º photographs help raise money for Respite Care
Debbie Ott returns a backhand
Enthusiastic fans take in the tennis
Ed Dear
Chris Ryan
Ron Groff
Maureen O’Berg - out by an inch
PAGE 10
NOVEMBER 2015
THE
SEABROOK CELEBRATES THE EMPIRE STATE
Attired rather smartly in a NY Mets baseball
cap, emcee Frank Cermak opened the inaugural “I
Love New York, I Love Seabrook More” party by
introducing the event’s planning committee to a full
room of “New Yawkas” at the Lake House. Pictured
left are Ed and Kathy Maher, Ed and Charlotte Moran, Dick and Linda McGuire and Lisa Cermak.
And what a grand job they did with tables full of
homemade appetizers and main courses, I Love NY
cakes and a competitive Empire State trivia test that
sought answers about New York history, Buffalo’s
Super Bowl frustrations, Rochester’s classic golf
course, museums in Syracuse and Brooklyn and the
“Spa” at Saratoga amongst the topics. The winning
trivia team is pictured to the right.
There were plenty of smiles and chatter as the
witching hour approached….you gotta a problem
wid dat?”▲
Remembering Torelli
Joseph Epstein, Torelli Fan
In 1991 I wrote an essay for the
American Scholar called “The Ignorant Man’s Guide to Serious Music,”
in which I was both the ignorant man
and the guide. The essay was about
my love for classical music and my
hopeless inability to get beyond
the stage of a coarse admiration of
it. Midway through the essay I remarked on the vast quantity of great
music available from the past, and as
an example mentioned a composer
I had not hitherto heard of named
Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709). At a
concert I had heard Torelli’s Sinfonia for Two Trumpets in D Major
and thought it splendid. This Torelli,
I noted, was no ordinary Giuseppe,
adding, “yet, a month from now I
shall have quite forgotten his name.”
Turns out that I have not been allowed to forget the name Giuseppe
Torelli. Nor, as I shall explain, will I
ever. The reason is that, since writing the essay, I have, for nearly 25
years now, every month received
a postcard on which appears the
name, writ large, TORELLI. Sometimes the composer’s first name also
appears. Always the name is set out
in an interesting design from the
school of high doodling.
Two of these postcards are before me. The one from last month
has the name Torelli printed vertically and on its side, outlined in
red, filled in with yellow against a
blue background, surrounded by
stripes of red, yellow, and blue on
both sides. This month’s card shows
four large T’s, in red, one pointing
up, one pointing down, two horizontally on their sides, all nearly touching, the four forming an unenclosed
box with the letters O-R-E-L-L-I set
out around the cap T’s. The other
sides of the postcards are invariably
noteworthy. Last month’s showed
the Civil War ruins of Montgomery
Blair’s house in Silver Spring, Maryland; this month’s card has a lovely
madonna from the Hospital de Tavera in Toledo, Spain. The postmark,
which never varies, reads “North
Texas, Dallas. 750.”
I have toted up the cost of this
project to my unknown correspondent. Assuming an average postage
over the years of 40 cents per card
and another 50 cents for each postcard, the sum, over a 25-year period,
comes to roughly $270 and counting. Rather expensive, I’d say, for a
joke the response to which the joker
isn’t around to register.
Who is the person doing this?
And with what intent? Is it a man or
a woman sending out these cards? I
suspect a man; no woman would be
so meshugga. How old is he? What
impels him to continue over so long
a period? All I know about this person is that he combines a sense of
humor that relies heavily on repetition and that he is a man of astonishing diligence. As I think of him,
sending out these Torelli postcards
month after month, does he wonder
what my reaction to them might
be? Winging off another of his postcards, does he think that this will
teach the old boy—me—to forget
the great Torelli? Is he wondering if
I am going out of my gourd trying
to discover who is sending all these
cards? Does he ever think about one
day revealing himself to me and letting me in on the joke?
Is my correspondent aware that
well before my music piece mentioning Torelli, I wrote a story called
“Postcards”? The story is about a
man, a poet manqué named Seymour Ira Hefferman, who each
month buys and sends off postcards
to cultural figures, novelists, crit-
ics, poets, angry feminists, college
presidents. On these postcards he
tells them off for their toadyism, pretensions, arrogance, stupidity, and
foolishness generally. Unlike my
correspondent, the character in my
story does not send off his postcards
anonymously but instead signs them
with false names. One day he sends
off one of these poisonous little missives on which he mistakenly has
affixed his correct return address,
which leads to what I hope are interesting complications.
I have no notion of whether or
not my anonymous correspondent
is a reader of The Weekly Standard.
On the assumption that he might
be, I should like him to know that
each month, as I shuffle through
mail, consisting of bills, useless
catalogues, and letters requesting
I send money to help save the armadillo, and discover another of
his Torelli postcards, I smile and
think the world is not without its
charm. Unlike Queen Victoria, who
was famous for saying “We are not
amused,” I am amused, highly so.
My question is with whom do I get
in touch at the Guinness Book of
World Records to report this surely
most longstanding of impractical
jokes?▲
NOVEMBER 2015
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Making Better Use of Your Technology
Appetites and Anecdotes
by Saffron and Curry
Information for Seabrookers by Seabrookers
Email: [email protected] • Photos by Paprika
Finally great weather to be out and
about! Our outing this month combined shopping and eating; getting
in some early reconnaissance for the
Christmas rush!
First, prepare for your day with a
good and fortifying breakfast! Try
The Three Birds Café directly be-
hind Windermere Plaza where Earth
Fare is located. Then begin the shopping…with a foray into Affordables
to check out their fall and holiday
selections! Then head downtown (we
parked on Market) for a little shopping therapy at Chico’s, Fresh Produce, Mori’s luggage, the new Lou
Lou’s on King and finally Talbots! (Anthropologie and Brooks Brothers are
nearby too!) Now, on to lunch..a quick
stop here would be either Old Towne
Grill and Seafood for a delicious
Greek lunch, or Sweetwater Café for
the good old tried and true favorites!
Then, if you are still up for it, head
up the street a ways and re-park in
the lot on St. Phillips. Now you are an
easy walk to Jos. A Banks, Williams
Sonoma, Pottery Barn and M. Dumas
and sons. Oh, don’t forget Bob Ellis
for shoes! Your holiday shopping can
be completed in no time!
Because Curry’s dog was looking like a miniature sheep dog, she
hauled him to the groomer and
encouraged Saffron to join her for
breakfast at The Three Little Birds.
According to their website (www.
threelittlebirdscafe.com), “We understand that sometimes it is hard
to get up and out of the house in
time for breakfast, so we thought
it important to serve breakfast all
day.” They also serve rather unique
lunches. Open from 7:30am-3pm.
You will find the Birds to be a pleasant, vine-covered “cottage” at the far
end of the large parking lot. Inside is
a friendly atmosphere and a cheery
decor and an awesome choice of 6
omelets ($7.95)--including smoked
salmon and goat cheese; ham, spinach and brie; Greek omelet. Pancakes
and challah French toast come to you
hot from the griddle ($6.95 to 9.95).
Curry arrived early and settled on an
over-easy egg and 2 sweet potato biscuits to go with the never-empty coffee cup ($7 total). Call for information
about catering 843-225-3065.
Lunch at Sweetwater Grill and
Café was just what we needed! A
booth to put our shopping bags in,
room to spread out, sitting for a spell
and a friendly waiter! Out of all the
excellent choices we both chose Boppers. For the uninitiated a Bopper is
really a hamburger! Saffron opted for
the Mushroom Swiss Bopper ($9) and
Curry couldn’t resist the decadent
Chili Cheese Bopper ($10) with a full
cup of delicious chili on top! We did
choose fruit for our sides instead of
fries or slaw. Tempting too were the
Fried Green Tomato BLT, and the Pecan Chicken Salad!Our burgers were
both excellent and worthy of a repeat.
Sweetwater Café, at 137 Market St.,
across from Charleston Place, has
been at that same location for the
past 15 years! Our excellent waiter,
Tommy, has been with them for the
past ten years!! This is a go to place
for breakfast or lunch 7 days a week
downtown! M-Th 7a-4p F-Sa 7a-5p and
even Sun 8a-4p!! Sweetwater Café
also has a location on James Island at
801 Folly Road which we hear is just
as great!
BY THE WAY…We have been
hearing and reading about the trend
in some of the larger metropolitan
areas for restaurants to include tips
in their pricing by raising the hourly
pay. So in our ever-so-chatty way,
we set out to find the consensus in
downtown Charleston restaurants.
Without naming names, we learned
that most servers are paid less than
minimum wage (approximately $2.75
an hour) for either 6 or 8 hour shifts.
Tips allow the server to pocket up to
$600 on average per week. In order
to compensate the server if tips are
no longer accepted, the owner would
have to raise the price of the meal 20%
or more. Do the math and see where
this leads for the consumer.
According to one opinion very
large cosmopolitan areas can raise
prices because people are used to paying more anyway. The jury is still out
as to what Charlestonians are willing
to pay. Servers (and there are many
in this city) would do well when they
work at expensive restaurants, but in
smaller places they may not fare as
well. If you have an opinion about tip
or no tip, let us know.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, YA’LL.
I just love technology. There is always something new and different being developed that makes life simpler.
It would have been great if all these
tools had been available before I retired. I could have used many of these
apps and programs in my professional
life. But for many of us, retirement
has been a busy time. We are involved
in various boards and committees
here on Seabrook as well as volunteering with organizations in the area. We
are engaged and involved. So there is
lots going on and lots to keep track of.
Last month I told you about a great
todo list manager called Todist. This
month I want to tell you about a project management tool called Trello. I
stumbled upon this little gem while
trolling the internet for a program
that would allow me to work with my
neighbor to organize and manage
meetings and presentations for our local genealogy group.
Trello is a board/card system that
is based on the Kanban system. This
system was developed by Toyota in
the 1940s as a way to optimize its engineering process and is modeled on
the way supermarkets stock shelves.
It has been working for decades and
now is available in a digital format
called Trello. As way of example, I
have set up a board for the genealogy
group called “D.I.R.T. Presentations”
that I share with my neighbor. The
board contains a list for each meeting
and each list is comprised of cards
that represent different parts of the
meeting. The cards can be moved
around within a list and can even be
moved to another list. And the cards
are cool because they can contain
labels, due dates, activities, notes,
photos, comments and links to our
presentations and videos, etc. Everything in one place, accessible by everyone involved in the project. There
is even a card to remind me to send a
post to Tidelines twice a month and it
contains the text of the post, so I don’t
have search anywhere else for information about that particular meeting.
I have assigned each of us a “color”
and color-coded the different parts
of each meeting so we can see, at a
glance, who is responsible for what.
If you are embarking on a bathroom remodelling project, you can set
up a board and include lists such as
“ideas”, “todo”, “doing” and “done”.
Each list can include photos, floor
plans, screen clips from the web, before and after pics, whatever makes
it easy for you to manage the project.
Trello’s biggest strength is its flexibility. For a great example, see Claire
Burge’s post on how she used Trello
to manage a kitchen redesign project.
She shows you how simple, clean and
visually amazing this little tool can be.
http://claireburge.com/2014/10/20/
trello-review/.
Trello is easy to set up and learn,
real-time collaboration makes it easy
to share with others, you can see the
entire project at a glance, and it’s just
CONGRATULATIONS
PATTI ROMANO
Patti Romano a Seabrook resident , 58 years
young , has been training for over a year to compete in the Iron Man Challenge in Chattanooga
Tennessee.
The event was held on September 27th an
is comprised of a 2.5 mile swim course in the
Tennessee River followed by a 116 mile cross
country bike ride over hilly terrain and finishing
with a full Marathon ( 26.2 Mi. )also over a hilly
course, all in the same day.
Patti’s time was 15 hours and finished at 11:46
PM. After the race Patti as usual was in good spirits and very hungry.
Patti is a certified yoga instructor and personal
trainer , and of course my wife.
plain fun and makes the whole process of managing a project less of a
chore. So if you trying to find a way
to keep track of committee meetings,
agendas, emails and comments or
if you are trying to coordinate many
people working on a project from different locations, this is a great tool.
AND, it’s available for your computer
(Apple and Windows), your tablets
and your phones. You can even load
it up on your Kindle Fire. So you are
never without it and always have access. Everything in one place and accessible anywhere by everyone. How
easy is that! Go to www.trello.com for
more information.
Now go out there and get organized!
Next Month: Christmas Shopping
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with
any software or hardware company
and receive no compensation for endorsing products. My recommendations come from my own research
and use. Prices for apps are based on
information available at the time this
column was researched and written.
Author takes no responsibility for
changes in prices by the developers,
iTunes Store, or Google Play Store. ▲
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any
software or hardware company and receive
no compensation for endorsing products.
My recommendations come from my own
research and use. Prices for apps are based
on information available at the time this
column was researched and written. Author
takes no responsibility for changes in prices
by the developers, iTunes Store, or Google
Play Store.
Denise Doyon
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NOVEMBER 2015
THE
THE SIP
Administrative News from the Seabrook
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR’S
Corner
NOVEMBER 2015
The heavy rain event earlier this
month provided opportunities for SIPOA to evaluate the communication
channels we use to provide information to our Property Owners and to
also research new methods. In events
such as this, we provide information
via eblast and Tidelines as we receive
it. Response to SIPOA communications during the storm has been positive and we extend particular thanks
to our SIPOA staff and Tidelines contributors. For the safety of our residents and First Responders, thank
you to all who heeded the advice to
stay off the roads. We are researching methods and working with Security to provide up-to-date information
on weather-related Seabrook Island
Road conditions, recognizing that
conditions are often highly dynamic
due to tidal action. While we provide
updates as often as we have them,
some Owners have expressed a need
for 24/7 updates. Our goal in this review is to provide Property Owners
with additional resources for obtaining information during emergencies.
The Town of Seabrook Island
provides updates on their website
(townofseabrookisland.org) and via
Twitter (@seabrookisland87). If you
haven’t done so already, please enroll
in the Code Red emergency notification service via the Town website.
During an emergency, the Charleston County Emergency Operations
Center provides the Town with updates which are immediately provided to SIPOA for distribution to
the Property Owners via eblasts and
Tidelines (http://tidelinesblog.com).
To receive timely information, please
provide SIPOA with your current
email address to ensure you receive
our eblasts. Check out the Tidelines
site and become a follower to have
Tidelines postings sent to your email
address. Also, please note that to
be able to fully receive information
in a timely fashion, it is imperative
that your PCs and laptops are kept
updated with the latest software versions. If software is out of date, it may
render some web-based messages
unreadable.
The following information resources have been very useful.
Smartphone users have many
available mobile apps that can provide
information. Some to consider are:
• NOAA Radar (real-time weather
conditions at street level)
• WAZE (real-time traffic/road
information)
• Live5News (news, traffic and
weather)
• ABCNews4 First Warning
(weather)
• Charleston County EMD (weather,
evacuations, road closures)
• Charleston News 2 (weather app
and a news app)
•The American Red Cross has
multiple apps for specific types of
emergencies.
For Twitter users, Charleston
County has a Twitter feed at: @ChasCountyGov. The SC DOT is at: @
SCDOTPress, Red Cross is at: @RedCross and the City of Charleston is at:
@CityCharleston. These feeds are
usually updated in real time.
Technology provides us with
many reliable sources of information.
Watch our eblasts and Tidelines for
notifications on an upcoming tech forum to review a variety of tools that
can be monitored during an emergency. Please use them and stay safe! ▲
Heather Paton
SIPOA Executive Director
[email protected]
The Lake House Lecture Series
Topics of interest to Seabrookers of educational, cultural, or wellness value.
2015's BEST IDEAS
Who should attend: Seabrookers who are interested learning what the
analysts are saying about which industries and sectors are poised to prosper this
year and which might lag behind.
Date: Wednesday, November 4th
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: The Lake House
Topics covered:
• Emotions and Your Money
• US Stock Market Outlook
• The Power of Dividends
Registration: Open to all Seabrookers, please RSVP to William Evans at
843.727.7749 by November 2nd.
Fee: No cost
Presented By: Austin Marquis, Regional Vice President, Sun America
Hosted By: The South Atlantic Group Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Cocktails and hors d'oeurves will be provided.
THANK YOU
To my Seabrook Family,
Our house was one of the unfortunate homes in the path of Johns Islands' recent tornado. However, I am blessed enough to work for/with some of the most
generous and loving people on the planet. We needed a new roof, new siding, and
a new fence...$11,000 worth of damage and sadly a $13,000 insurance deductible.
The Seabrook Island community went above and beyond with open hearts and
open wallets. Mark and I were blown away by the selflessness and encouragement. We were gifted everything from groceries to gift certificates to a surprising
number of checks and cash. It's been a humbling and incredible experience.
To say that we are grateful is a huge understatement. I have always appreciated
my job, but after the care and support we've been given this month - I will now sing
the praises of this island for the rest of my days.
With a full and thankful heart,
Melissa Durinsky
Lake House Personal Trainer/Class Instructor
NOVEMBER 2015
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Island Property Owners Association
LAKE HOUSE
PERSONAL
TRAINER
MARK DURINSKY
LAKE HOUSE SPOTLIGHT
Fit Players Have an Advantage
The importance of strength and conditioning training for tennis
Turkey Trot
Leave the cooking for later or for someone else
and join us at The Lake House on Thanksgiving morning for
Seabrook Island’s Annual Turkey Trot!
The Lake House is very excited to
welcome Mark Durinsky back to The
Lake House.
Mark Durinsky has been a certified
personal trainer since 1997, and a fitness enthusiast for the last 30 years.
He has worked with all types of athletes, including golfers, football players, baseball players, and tennis players. He has also helped several clients
rehab from injuries, especially back
and knees. He has worked with all
ages from teens to seniors, and would
love to help you reach your fitness
goals.
WELCOME BACK MARK!
Special Offer
The average American gains 9
pounds over the Holidays. Mark
Durinsky wants to help you make sure
that is not you. During the month of
November, Mark is offering 4 personal
training sessions for the price of 3.
To schedule an appointment, please
contact Mark Durinsky at 843.822.0846
or [email protected].
This (just over a) 5K race will start promptly at 8:00am from the Lake House
and will take you through the front half of the Island. Event shirts are limited;
please sign up by Wednesday, November 11th to ensure you receive one!!
Thursday, November 26th
Time: 8:00 AM • Cost: $20.00
Registration forms are available at the front desk of The Lake House.
Remember, there is no better way for Seabrookers
and their guests to start Thanksgiving Day!!
5th Annual Sprint Triathlon Relay
Swim. Bike. Run.
Before the tailgating begins and the games start…
why not have some fitness fun!
Join us at The Lake House on Saturday, November 28th for
Seabrook Island’s 5th Annual Sprint Triathlon Relay.
It’s a triathlon with a team twist!
Instead of an individual tackling all three events, we would like to
put a Seabrook spin and share the fun among a team of three.
Teams are comprised of one swimmer, one biker, and one runner
that will work together to complete all 3 legs of the event.
Registration forms are available at the front desk of The Lake House.
Please note, this event will be capped, so sign up early to ensure
you are part of our 5th Annual Sprint Triathlon Relay!
Saturday, November 28th
Time: 8:00 AM • Cost: $50.00 per team
For more information about the Turkey Trot or the Sprint Triathlon Relay,
please contact Jamie Mogus Mixson at [email protected].
PLEASE NOTE:
The Lake House will be CLOSING at 1:00 PM on
Thursday, November 26th for Thanksgiving
and will reopen Friday, November 27th at 5:00 AM for
Property Owners (with before/after hour’s access) and 8:00 AM for guests.
There will be NO FITNESS CLASSES
on Thursday, November 26th or Saturday, November 28th.
Thank you!
PRESIDENT’S
LETTER
NOVEMBER 2015
The week of October 3-10 was historic for South Carolina, because our
state had never received 18-24 inches
of rain in a three-day period. Seabrook
Island was hit with more than 16 inches of rain, extremely high tides of up
to 8 1/2 feet, and strong waves. The
overall result for our island was some
notable beach erosion, several roads
with standing water, one sink hole on
Coon Hollow, and several trees that
fell across parts of our roads.
Fortunately for Seabrook, we had
no reported injuries, while some
properties did experience some water intrusion and minor damage, no
major damage was reported. I think
most Seabrookers would agree that
we were lucky and that our experi-
ence was unlike many of our neighbors. I would certainly agree with
the assessment that we were lucky,
but I would also suggest that because
of investments in infrastructure and
personnel, we were also prepared. I
am reminded of an aphorism made
by my high school baseball coach. After a season where we expected it all
but came nowhere close, he summed
it up by saying, "We weren't good
enough to be lucky.” He was right,
but Seabrook's performance during
the horrific storm was the obverse:
We were prepared and good enough
to be lucky.
In terms of preparation, SIPOA has
engaged in planning and cooperation
with the Town of Seabrook in developing its comprehensive emergency
plan. SIPOA is responsible to assist
the Town with resources and in the
communication of advisories and updates. We coordinate with SIUC to
insure we keep property owners fully
informed on water and waste water issues.
A second aspect of preparedness
has been and will continue to be our
aggressive investment in our infrastructure, especially in terms of our
roads, storm water system, and our
lakes and pond management.
Seabrook Island property owners
have benefitted greatly by a program
started by John Wells, our previous
Director of Engineering, and enhanced by Steve Hirsch, our current
director. Steve has directed our two
summer engineering interns over the
past two years to concentrate their
work on a comprehensive lake and
pond plan and a storm water system
master plan.
In 2014, SIPOA spent more than
1.1 million dollars on storm drainage projects. We will allocate almost
the same amount in 2015. Almost 2
million of these funds went to cleaning out pipes and relining more than
12,000 feet of load and non-load bearing pipes. We have spent or will spend
more than 75k dollars to upgrade the
motors at our three pump stations including rebuilding a pump to serve as
a spare. The upgraded variable speed
pumps were a major reason that our
system performed so well.
During the past three years we
have spent 240k dollars to rejuvenate all our road surfaces. Using a
Maltese-based product we have been
able to restore our road surfaces, and
this will give us another 7-8 years of
serviceability before we have to resurface our 26 mile network. The rejuvenation has worked better than we
had expected, and we had very little
road deterioration.
While few of us get excited about
storm water drains, pipes or pumps
their design and operation are the
most critical elements in preventing flood damage as a result of the
inability to move standing water.
While we did have some flooding of
our streets and many properties had
considerable amounts of standing
In October I watched much of the
Alan Fleming Tennis Tournament. I
was struck by the high caliber of play
and the quality of the event itself. I
am very proud to be a resident of an
island that is home to such a superb
tournament.
As I observed the players during
their matches, I was reminded of the
high demands of the sport. According
to the United States Tennis Association, players have to draw upon fundamental skill sets to be successful and
to improve their game:
•Technical skills (tennis technique
and strokes)
•Physical conditioning (strength,
flexibility, speed, agility, and stamina)
•Strategy (shot selection, shot placement, and court awareness)
•Mental strength (decision making,
confidence, and “in the moment”
focus)
Underemphasize any one of these
and it becomes impossible to play at
one’s best. While technical skills and
strategy are primarily honed “on the
court”, physical conditioning and
mental strength are drastically improved “in the gym”.
Fit players have an advantage.
They outlast their opponents and
continue to play at high levels during
long matches. A properly designed
strength and conditioning program
provides immense benefits to any
player including increased power in
every type of shot, greater speed and
acceleration around the court, improved muscular endurance, reduced
occurrence of injuries, and enhanced
mental focus.
Strength and conditioning training
for tennis is not a one- size- fits- all
endeavor. Each player comes to the
game with his or her own advantages
and drawbacks. An effective fitness
program is customized to bring out
the best in the individual. In addition,
optimal training for a tennis player
looks significantly different than your
typical weight room program. Regard-
less, there are training elements that
should always be included when developing a program:
•Begin a program by building a solid
base of overall strength in all major
muscle groups (legs, core, upper
body, shoulders and arms)
•Incorporate flexibility (dynamic and
static stretching) in the program
•Layer in movement training to improve footwork (like shuffles, rope
jumping, stair climbing, cycling,
ladder drills, or tip toe exercises)
•Layer in explosive power training
(applying strength quickly) and
muscular endurance training (applying strength over and over)
•Include specific exercises for areas
that receive repetitive stress (like
the elbow, wrist and rotator cuff)
Tennis is an elegant, powerful, and
challenging sport that can be enjoyed
for a lifetime. Whether you are playing competitively or purely for fun, a
strength and conditioning program
will significantly enhance your experience.
Special Offer
During the month of November, I
will be offering a complimentary session to discuss your current tennis
strength and conditioning regimen
and determine with you, how you can
enhance your results.
To reserve a date and time, please
contact me via email at [email protected] or on my cell phone at 614-8938519.
My very best to you, ▲
water, we had very minor damage or
disruptions to traffic. Our systems
were designed to move a lot of water
but not the volume associated with a
500 or 1000 year storm. However, in
comparison to other lowcountry communities, our system performed at a
much higher level of efficiency, and
there is good reason for why this was
the case.
Our G4S security personnel reacted quickly and put out traffic cones
and barricades in areas that were
considered unsafe because of standing water. They also increased their
patrols around the island and posted
detours, so that we were able to keep
traffic moving, and by doing so we did
not have to
close our gate. This was a significant
achievement because many other
communities were unable to do this.
The St. Johns fire department assisted us in clearing our roads of
fallen trees and debris. Their crews
were out immediately to insure property owners and emergency response
vehicles could access our roads.
Our engineering staff responded
quickly to open sluices on our ponds
to keep them from overflowing as
well as checking our pump stations to
insure they were operating. They also
cleaned out several drains.
Our trash and recycling contractors revised their pick up scheduled
to meet our requests. The Greenery
also added staff to make the Tuesday
pick up successful.
There are always lessons to be
learned in an event like we experienced. As one might expect not everything worked perfectly, and we need
to fix the shortcomings. We need
to continue to work closely with the
Town, to not only get all proper advisories out, but also to do a better job of
updating road conditions, primarily as
they relate to getting on and off Johns
Island. We will work with the Town to
make sure that they get these updates
either through the Charleston County
emergency operations center or the
SCDOT.
A second area that we will address
is the need for our security team to
have a much larger supply of traffic
cones and barricades.
Finally, we must insure that we
work closely with the SIC so as to
be cognizant of any major scheduled
events such as weddings and golf
tournaments. Knowing that a wedding
was scheduled on Saturday would
have assisted our security personnel
in their dealings with wedding guests
who expressed a good deal of frustration when they were advised not to
drive to the club because roads were
becoming impassable.
I am sure that these are not the only
lessons to be learned, and this is an
issue we will continue to work on moving forward. However, on balance,
I’d say we were "good enough to be
lucky.”
Chuck Fox, President
[email protected]
April Goyer
Health Coach and Personal Trainer at
The Lake House on Seabrook Island, SC
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NOVEMBER 2015
THE
Impressionist Artist Judy Meyler
Paints for November Artists Guild Meeting
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL of CHARLESTON
Challenged meeting, Road ahead
The season launching meeting of
WACC at the Citadel Alumni Center on October 8 happened just two
days after Charleston’s three days
of record rain. Three hundred persons were expected and two hundred actually attended.
The big drop was from Seabrook,
Kiawah and Johns Islands. Rain itself was not the problem. The primary difficulty was a huge traffic
jam on Maybank Highway, Folly
Road and Lockwood Boulevard.
This was because of a sink hole
on Bohicket Road and flooding
on Main Road causing both to be
closed.
A handful of Seabrook residents
got through, but with typically
a two-hour delay. Pictured here
are Seabrookers Dr. and Mrs. M.
Parkh with Al Thibault the speaker,
and Citadel cadets.
The next meeting will be Monday, November 9. The speaker will
be Dr. Elizabeth Ferris of Georgetown University and the Brookings
Institute. She will speak on “Europe’s Refugee Crisis.”
Members and guests will assemble at 5:15 p.m. for a social hour followed by the lecture and Q & A beginning at 6 p.m. Parking is ample,
close, and free at the venue, which
is right across from the stadium. Attendance is by membership which
can be gained online at waccharleston.org or onsite. New attendee’s
can try it out by paying a guest fee
of $20 onsite. ▲
Chuck Bensonhaver
President, WACC
The Seabrook Island Artist Guild
will host artist Judy Meyler at their
Tuesday, November 17th meeting at the Lake House at 3:00 p.m.
Ms. Meyler is an impressionistic
painter who works exclusively in
oils. Her brushwork is vibrant and
flowing with color and texture. Her
subject matter includes portraiture (specializing in children and
animals), still lifes, landscapes and
cityscapes. Meyler specializes in
working from candid photographs,
though she also enjoys painting
from life.
Meyler began painting as a child
and has continued her art studies
at North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro. She has
studied with notable artists Daniel
Green, John Lines, Ann Templeton,
Morgan Samuel Price, Anita Louise West, Dee Beard Dean, Scott
Burdick and Susan Lyon, and locally, with watercolorist Chuck
McLachlan and oil painter Connie
Winters. For the past two years
Meyler has been a member of the
Piedmont Outdoor Painting Society
(POPS) plein air group. This group
The 5th annual Indiana Day will be held at the Community Center on Oyster Catcher on Thursday, December10
at 5 p.m. All Seabrookers with Hoosier connections are encouraged to attend. Games, State songs and even a Hoosier
quiz will be featured, along with refreshments and comradery. The planning committee feels certain that this will be
another fun event.
Those attending should bring a hearty appetizer and liquid refreshments of their choice. Some surprise activities
are planned. This event has become a Seabrook standard.
Please mark your calendars now and plan to join other Hoosiers on December 10.
SUPPORT AMERICA’S VETERANS
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Location: Charleston Marriott, 170 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, SC
Time: 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Emcees: Kyra Phillips, CNN Reporter and Fisher House Foundation
Trustee and her husband John Roberts, FOX News
Theme: “Let’s Get Our House Built!”
Attire: Business Casual
Featuring: Cocktails, Dinner, Auction, Inspiring Remarks and
Special Announcement!
Individual Bronze Sponsor – $500 (1 Guest ticket to the Veterans Day Celebration)
Individual Ticket – $250
We still have a few tables and individual tickets available. If you are unable to
attend this event but would still like to support us in to “Get This House Built”
we are accepting donations in ANY amount. Your donations will go toward
windows and doors, flooring, landscaping, appliances, furniture, etc.
Our capital campaign of 2015 is proceeding. Our goal is $2.6 mil. With the
property paid off, it will be donated to the VA. The Fisher House Foundation
will then build a Fisher House on the property at 150 Wentworth Street.
PLEASE, HELP US REACH OUR GOAL FOR THE
VETERANS. THEY DID THEIR PART, LET’S DO OURS!
For Gala questions/requests email Durbin Emerson (Durbin.edad@
comcast.net) or Al Burnaford ([email protected]).▲
miss this important meeting that
will provide updates on our fall
and winter programs in addition
to a presentation by Mary Whyte.
For more information about the
Seabrook Island Artists. Guild visit
our website at www.seabrookislandartistguild.com▲
Seabrook Artist Mary Whyte
to Discuss Art Foundation at
Guild’s November Meeting
ARE AT IT AGAIN
2nd Fisher House
Charleston Veterans Day Celebration
of eleven plein aire artists paint together weekly to capture the beautiful vistas and landscapes of the
Piedmont.
Meyler has received several
awards and honors for her works.
North Carolina A&T State University purchased one of her paintings
for their permanent collection. In
March 2006, Meyler won first place
in the AAWS Primary Colors Competition. She was commissioned to
create the Salvation Army’s Honor
Card for Christmas 2007 and 2008,
and the Preservation Greensboro’s
Christmas card depicting a lovely
Fisher Park home.
With a formal education in commercial art, specializing in line illustration, Meyler has painted several murals around the Piedmont
area. She is also a popular local art
instructor who offers weekly adult
oil painting classes at Fellowship
Presbyterian Church and welcomes
students of all levels who want to
enhance their knowledge and build
their own unique skills, in addition to other fundamental painting
skills.
The guild encourages you not
On November 10, 2015, Marines
from Seabrook, Kiawah and Johns
Internationally acclaimed watercolorist and co-founder of the
Seabrook Island Artist Guild, Mary
Whyte, will discuss her Art Foundation at the group’s November 17th
meeting. The meeting will be held
at the Lake House at 3:00 p.m. Ms.
Whyte will be speaking about her
goals for the foundation, and how
our resident artists can become partners in this worthwhile endeavor.
The Mary Whyte Art Foundation
was established to encourage the
arts in South Carolina high schools.
The foundation gives an annual cash
award to a high school teacher that
has demonstrated excellence, passion and innovation in teaching, as
well as giving assistance to regional
schools in need of art supplies.
Next March 28th, Seabrook Island
will be the venue for the first Mary
Whyte Art Foundation Golf Tournament, inviting players for a day of
fun and support of art in our area
schools.
To learn more about the Seabrook
Island Artist Guild, view the work
of member artists, or stay on top of
upcoming events visit our web site at
www.seabrookislandartistguild.
com▲
Island will celebrate the 240th
birthday of the United States Marine Corps. The Corps was created
November 10, 1775, at Tun Tavern
in Philadelphia, PA.
Marines around the world celebrate the birthday with dinners,
balls and remembrance ceremonies. A dinner will be held at the
Seabrook Island Club on Tuesday
November 10 at 6:00pm. This will
be the 12th annual dinner for local
Marines that will include veterans
from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq,
and Afghanistan.
Also there will be MECEPS
(Marine Enlisted Commissioning
Education Program) who are active
duty Marines and their spouses/
guests from the Citadel. These
Marines are outstanding enlisted
Marines who are completing their
undergraduate degree and will become Marine Corps officers upon
graduation.
If you are a Marine and would
like information and/or sign up for
the dinner, please contact Ed Dear
at 768-5950.▲
NO DOCTOR
NECESSARY!
Call me today to get started
Sandy DeAntonio
843-345-4478
[email protected]
NOVEMBER 2015
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THE
SAVE THE DATE!
Green Space Gala
TIS THE SEASON
MT. ZION
HOLIDAY
FUND
DRIVE
Once again the Mt. Zion Holiday Fund
Committee is seeking your help to place smiles
on the faces of Mt. Zion children. The nurse and
teachers at Mt. Zion Elementary School are already
identifying families who are in most need of our
support. The funds that we raise will be used to
buy clothes, shoes, toys and books for each child.
Every family is also given a gift certificate for food
for their holiday meal.
For each of the past eight years, your contributions have helped more than 40 families and over
90 children. The gifts we are able to provide are often the only ones the children receive.
Checks made out to Mt. Zion Holiday Fund may be mailed to Anne Smith at 2849 Cap’n Sams Road,
Seabrook Island, or donations can be dropped off at the Racquet Club Pro Shop or Golf Pro Shop on
Seabrook Island.
March 13, 2016
Make your reservations beginning January first.
Plan now as the Gala sells out quickly!
www.sigsc.org
OPERA LITE XVIII
Another season of the Opera Lite series kicks off at The Lake House on
Thursday, September 24th and continues on Thursday afternoons from
3:30PM to 5:00PM for 9 weeks. Each week brings a different performance
featuring distinguished current and vintage performers. English subtitles
permit understanding of the text of the dialogue and solo numbers.
There is no cost, just come on and give it a try!
Schedule of Operas
11/5 - MACBETH
11/12 - ELECTRA
11/19 - THE MERRY WIDOW
New fans pop up every year...won’t
you be one too?
For more information, please
contact John Benzel at 843.768.1174
or [email protected]
D.I.R.T. (Digging
Into Roots Together)
Meets Second and Fourth
Wednesday of each month
1:30-3:30PM • Lake House
Please visit the blog at
diggingtogether.blogspot.com for more
information, or email D.I.R.T. at [email protected]
ANCESTRY…Digging into Roots
GENEALOGY SOCIAL
September 23 • 1:30-3:30PM • Lake House
Digging Into Roots Together, Seabrook’s genealogy group, is planning a
“genealogy social” for 23 September from 1:30-3:30pm at the Lake House.
There will be refreshments, exhibits, genealogy fun and games, and prizes as well as an opportunity for anyone interested in genealogy to get to know
our members and learn about what we do.
SEABROOK ISLAND ARTISTS and ARTISANS
Present “A HOLIDAY ART FAIR”
The Seabrook Island Artist Guild and Photography Club will present a Holiday Art Fair on November
27th from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. at the Lake House. Offerings will include new works of art in
various mediums and fine craftwork. There will be a “Meet the Artists” reception the same evening from
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Don’t miss this great opportunity to start your holiday shopping early, while enjoying the
latest works our vibrant Seabrook art community has to offer.
Non-residents of Seabrook Island may register to attend by contacting Tina Mayland at 843-822-3646 in
advance of the show. For more information about the Seabrook Island Artists Guild visit our website at
www.seabrookislandartistguild.com
Seabrook Island Veteran’s Day
Charitable Golf Event
Monday, November 9th • 9:30AM Shotgun Start
The Seabrook Island Club will be holding the 4th Annual Veteran’s Day charitable
golf outing on November 9 to honor veterans who have served our country and to
raise money to support both the Wounded Warrior Project and the Ralph Johnson
Veteran’s Hospital. Wounded Warrior’s will be participating in the outing.
The event will be a captain’s choice scramble beginning with a 9:30 shotgun start. Teams will be flighted for awards
based on total team handicap. Pizza, soft drinks and beer will be served following play. Players may register either as
a team or individually . The golf shop will form teams for individual registrants.
All Low Country residents are invited to participate.
The entry fee for club members is $70 plus cart and $120 for non-members. $50 of the fee will be set aside as a
contribution to the charities the event supports. You may register by calling the SIC golf shop at 843-768-2529 or by
sending an email to [email protected].
If you cannot play but wish to make a donation, you may call or email your request to the golf shop. For any additional
information, call Alan Armstrong at 843-768-9252.
Indoor Pickleball
St. Christopher’s Camp Fridays • 12:30-2:30
If interested, please contact
Mary Torello at [email protected]
SEABROOK STITCHERS
Lake House • Every Monday
11:00AM-1:00PM
For more information, please
contact Denise Doyon at [email protected]
SEABROOK LADIES
BIBLE STUDY
Every Monday • Lake House
1:30PM-3:30 PM
For more information, please contact:
Jody Garvey - garveryjody@gmail or
Patti Tully - [email protected]
Charleston County
Bookmobile
The Charleston County Bookmobile will be at
Freshfields Village the first and third Tuesday of
every month from 10:00 am - 11:30 am. The Bookmobile will be parked behind Hege’s and Java Java.
ON THE STREET - Interviewer: Joan Reed / Photos: Mary Beth Joyce
What will be your lasting memory of October’s historic flood?
Stan Dyl
We recently purchased a Sterling
Marsh Villa. We were at home
in Davidson, North Carolina
nervously monitoring the flood by
watching the news and following
the Tidelines Blog.
Jody Garvey
How fortunate we were on
Seabrook Island. Even though
there was a tremendous amount
of water, other areas were
far more impacted.
Fay Potter
I was very aware of the birds
leaving the island. Not hearing
them sing in the morning was
so unusual. The deer
disappeared, too.
Barbara Robinson
I was on the telephone when
I heard a large boom and the
service went out. I lost my land
line for almost a week. So many
friends were worried when they
could not get in touch with me.
Peggy Todd
People kayaking in
front of our daughter’s
house in downtown
Charleston.
John Wassan
I live on Seabrook Island and
work at the security gate. I’ll
always remember the water
on the road, the downed
trees, and the calls for help.
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NOVEMBER 2015
THE
RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY!
Dunecrest pond on High Hammock Rd
Seabrook Island Rd outside the public garden
Pompano Road
Seabrook Island Road outside the SIC
(L) Downtown near College of Charleston
Crooked Oaks - 1st hole back tees
(Above) Lonely Battery Bench