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Angela Mack
and the Art of the
Gibbes Museum
By Bill Farley
Night Writer Services
If you’ve ever felt that the world
of art is just a bit intimidating to the
uninitiated, or that people who choose
to forge a career in somewhat arcane
fields such as curating might be, well,
just a bit stuffy and stiff – sipping
Chardonnay, nibbling pate and maybe
looking down their noses just a bit
at the common folk – if you’ve ever
felt this way, take a few moments to
sit down with Angela Mack, who this
month celebrates her first anniversary
as Executive Director and Chief Cura-
tor for Charleston’s esteemed Gibbes
Museum of Art.
Far from a dusty aesthete, the
sophisticated and well turned-out Ms.
Mack is a three-dimensional human
being with a love of life, a passion for
career,” she said, “is that starting from
the ground up there isn’t anything any-
one can tell me about the Gibbes that
I haven’t already heard.” At the same
time, she admitted with a smile, “I’ve
always been doing basically the same
job. Only the titles have changed.”
Appropriately for a museum that
has been a South Carolina institution
since 1858 and open to the public since
1905, Angela Mack is a true native
daughter. She was born Angela De-
mopolous and reared in Spartanburg,
which she recalled as being “typically
small town.” Her father ran a success-
ful vending machine business serving
many of the state’s major textile man-
ufacturers and her mother was a stay at
home Mom.
As a child, Angela was not at all
a sheltered houseplant girl who pored
over books of art. In fact, she was what Julia Lynn Photography

art and a hearty laugh, even when the
joke might be at her own expense.
Associated with the Gibbes since
1981, Angela Mack has climbed the
institution’s ladder step by step, from
assistant curator to associate curator,
to chief curator, to deputy director to
her current post.
“One of the nice things about my
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Of course, this was before the federal
Title IX, so organized sports were rare
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 focuses on the women. That’s your peroga- sional world.” be chopped liver either. Lu-
trials and re- tive. You may consider such He’s seeking a matrimo- ann – not bad. Lara Croft
wards of Mor- unions a crime against na- nial army of at least one mil- from “Tomb Raiders,” a
mon plural ture or a sin. But, face it, the lion people who will petition definite hottie but probably
marriage. winds of change are blowing. the government to pass a law hard to handle. Going back
Luckily for Adam and Eve may soon be- allowing marriages between a ways, how about Dai-
the institution people who exist sie Mae from “L’il Abner.”
of matrimony, on this planet and How could a country boy go
In light of the economic there seems to be an endless those who are cre- wrong with her???
woes, several issues that stream of people who seek ated by pen strokes But, at the end of the day,
were once center stage on to tie the knot, augmented and computer im- what right-thinking Ameri-
the American political scene in recent years by folks aging. can cartoon-marrying dude
have taken a back seat to a who, shall we say, share One of his could pass up… Blond-
new debate. That debate is the same equipment. supporters has stat- ie Bumstead??? She’s an
the definition of marriage. That’s right, same sex ed that “For a long even tempered curvaceous
If you’re married, or if marriage. It’s become time. I have only blonde, who has a flourish-
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you know what a significant wide variety of interest two dimensional people and dotes on a husband who nev-
life decision this can be. In groups, some strongly currently I have someone I er seems to get ahead in life
theory, marriage is “until in favor thereof, others really love. Even if she is fic- and thinks that the pinnacle
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nately, in 21st century Amer- posed. Several states, one. I would like to have le- self a really, really big sand-
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spouse.” Statistics vary, but inevitable that the idea I’m not about to think of shopping spree at the local
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Angela from page 1
history and “fell in love with
it. In a way it was wonderful
because we learn about Euro-
pean art in this country almost
by osmosis. The art of India is
quite different. I was hooked.”
She declared her major
in art history and continued
on but received a surprise as
she entered her senior year.
The university required her to
have successfully completed
the 101 and 102 level art his-
tory courses she had skipped
before she could be graduat-
ed! “So, during my senior year
I was back with the freshmen.
It made for a fun senior year!”
When she received her
diploma, she took it straight
to Washington, D.C. where
she secured a position with
the National Endowment for
the Humanities. The NEH
and the National Endowment
for the Arts had recently been
formed and her job was to en-
courage and review grant ap-
plications from museums in
the New England region. Her
work required her to travel
to the Northeast from time
to time and she enjoyed the
geographical diversity. “It’s
a great place,” she quipped,
“except for the weather.”
She also completed post-
graduate work at the Uni-
versity of Virginia, Tulane
University and New York
University. When her parents
fell ill, she and her new hus-
band, Ben, moved back to
South Carolina. Ben had fin-
ished law school and took the
bar in-state. They both found
new jobs on the same day in
1981, he with the Solicitor’s
office, she with the Gibbes
Museum of Art.
The Macks made a con-
scious decision to live close
to their work, so they found
a home on the peninsula in
downtown Charleston. Al-
though Ben now has offices
in Summerville, Angela still
commutes to the Gibbes by bi-
cycle. Over the years, they had
three children, all of whom
are in aspects of the journal-
ism profession. Daughter
Alexandra lives in New York
City where she is Managing
Editor of “Interview” maga-
zine. Son Benjamin lives in
Richmond, working for the
on-line computer magazine
“Wired.” Youngest child
Anna, a sophomore at Porter-
Gaud School, contributes to
the Post & Courier. “They
are all good writers,” Angela
said, “But as long as they stay
in journalism, they will have
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financial challenges!”
Asked for an overview
of her accomplishments at
the Gibbes, Angela Mack was
at first reticent to take credit
for her accomplishments.
Pressed, she focused on some
projects that have had special
significance for her.
First is the renovation of
Charleston’s City Hall. The
city administration came to
the realization that it needed
to have some expertise in
terms of how they were go-
ing to handle Charleston’s
art collection. According to
Mack, the city’s history of
public commissions dates
back to the 1700s and this was
the first time that the artwork
was going to be displayed in a
way that made sense. She was
named principal art advisor
for the re-installation of this
important collection at City
Hall.
As an aside, Ms. Mack
debunked one of the best-
known stories about one par-
ticular piece of Charleston art,
John Trumbull’s depiction of
George Washington. Legend
has it that after the city re-
jected the artist’s first effort
(which now hangs at Yale
University) Trumbull painted
a second portrait of the Gen-
eral beside his horse from a
perspective that insinuates
that the steed is about to un-
load some road apples onto
the Charleston skyline.
“The story is apocry-
phal,” she said, “In reality,
the second Trumbull is a tra-
ditional portrait of a leader at
rest or repose after a battle,
which calls for the horse to be
facing away from the viewer
and bending down to graze.
The Mayor continues to tell
the more popular story.”
She is also proud of the
exhibition, “In Pursuit of
Refinement: Charlestonians
Abroad 1740-1860” which
received international rec-
ognition for its insightful
exploration of cultural ex-
change between Europe and
South Carolina. This exhibi-
tion also spotlighted South-
ern art, which has often been
overlooked in American art
courses that feature the Hud-
son River school and then
leap west to highlight artists
such as Alfred Bierstadt and
Ansel Adams. “There are a lot
of reasons for that,” Mack be-
lieves, “not the least of which
is that we lost the war and
history is written by the win-
ners.”
Perhaps her most signifi-
cant if problematic project has
Angela with Alice and Lance Wyatt at the Gibbes Museum of Art.
been “Landscape of Slavery: is not intimidating. Anyone timidating we’re not doing
The Plantation in American who thinks art is intimidating our job.”
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that examined plantation- Art is the most unintimidat- doing her job. Very well.
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With the economy strug- job market. Work on your interview skills.
gling to regain stability, many For the majority of Baby
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themselves in a place they pending layoff from others. long time since their last job
never thought they would be There’s no shame in being interview. While performing
at this stage in the game: the laid off. In fact, with unem- well in an interview can be
unemployment line. Accord- ployment rates rising, chances like riding a bike, you’ll still
ing to a much anticipated are you already know some- need to work hard to prepare
forecast from UCLA’s Ander- one beside yourself who has yourself for prospective job
son School of Management either been laid off or is fac- interviews. For one thing,
released in late 2008, the ing the possibility of a layoff. your marketable skills now
country is expected to lose 2 That said, in addition to are likely much different than
million jobs in 2009. the moral support you may they were the last time you in-
If January, when 598,000 receive, letting others know terviewed. In addition, the in-
jobs were lost as the unem- you’ve been laid off could terview process has probably
ployment rate hit 7.6 percent also result in others helping changed since you last inter-
nationally, is any indication, you with your job search. If viewed for a job. Brush up on
the 2009 projection might your company has announced your skills, including what it
prove to be an understate- future layoffs but not yet de- is you have to offer and re-
ment. For Baby Boomers, the termined who will be staying searching questions you’re
specter of unemployment is and who will be going, let oth- likely to be asked.
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Boomers have fallen victim to be let go. Sharing your situ- Try new things. Don’t pi-
a crashing stock market that ation with others could open geonhole yourself into the
has left many reeling from doors you would otherwise field you just left. Nearly
retirement savings lost in in- never know about if you kept every job teaches skills that
vestments. For those fearing your situation to yourself. extend beyond a given title’s
their next step could be to- job description. For example,
Ready your resume. Most think of how much you had
ward the unemployment line Baby Boomers have been
or for Boomers who have al-
Search the want ads but also seek support from others or try new things. to multi-task at your previ-
working at their current jobs ous job, and how much that
ready been laid off, consider for many years. While that’s means you’ll need to give throughout 2009, so job open-
the following tips to ready multi-tasking often veered off
great from a stability stand- your resume a makeover. Re- ings will likely yield more
yourself for reentry into the course from your actual job
point, it almost certainly vamp your resume even if you responses than ever before.
description. These skills are
haven’t been laid off. Empha- Baby Boomers should use
marketable but not instantly
size your versatility on your their experience and versatil-
recognizable as a product of
resume. As previously men- ity to their advantage in such
working in a given field.Re-
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member these skills as you
are expected to continue rising
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Five Recession Solutions 4) Take a deep breath and
either buying or selling, so try
to stay calm.

for Your 401(k) Plan

don’t panic!
The financial markets 5) Think about retirement
are scary right now, which is income rather than a retire-
exactly why you shouldn’t ment nest egg.
panic. Most experts believe Many people forget that
Do you cringe every time tributing to your workplace- future financial health. Ad-
that the markets will recover, the whole point of retirement
you open your 401(k) state- provided retirement plan. ditionally, you might be sub-
over time, and if you panic savings is to create a stream
ment? If you’re feeling the Yes times are tough and ject to additional taxes and/or
and sell the stocks or stock of income to live on during
temptation of pulling your money is tight. But an impor- penalties. The best plan is to
mutual funds in your retire- retirement, when you will no
money, you’re not alone. But tant driver of human behavior look elsewhere for immediate
ment plan, you could well be longer receive a paycheck
before you do so, you need to is “inertia.” Once you’re in sources of emergency cash.
selling at the low point of the from your employer. Take ad-
think strategically. the plan, you tend to stay in it, You will thank yourself dur-
market. Retirement plans are vantage of web-based tools to
“A successful 401(k) is a and once you leave it, it will ing your retirement years.
no place for hasty decisions -- to help calculate income.
tactical plan that takes time,” be tough to restart. Do your-
says Jamie Kalamarides, se- self a favor and stay the
nior vice president of Pru-
dential Financial. “People are
living longer, meaning that
retirements are lasting longer
course and reap the benefits
when the economy recovers.

2) Keep your focus on the

LOOSE DENTURES?
-- sometimes 20 or 30 years. long term.
Smart people will invest in Retirement plans are
their 401(k) now for the long long-term vehicles, so keep
term so they have plenty of your eyes on the prize: saving
money accumulated when re- as much as possible for your
tirement time comes.” future retirement and invest-
Because most people ing for the long-term. Do not
have some type of 401(k) try to time the markets’ vola-
offering at work, it’s a great tility because you are likely to
opportunity to take charge of miss out on upturns you can’t
your financial future. If your predict.
workplace offers any type of
matching program, be sure to 3) Don’t take a loan or a
take advantage. Especially in withdrawal.
this economy, don’t leave free While many workplace-
money on the table. sponsored retirement plans
Here are some tips from permit loans and withdraw-
the financial advisors at Pru- als, they are almost always a
dential so you can position bad idea, primarily because
yourself for 401(k) success:
1) Resist the urge to stop con-
you are depleting your sav-
ings and you jeopardize your Now you can
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Lifetime Learning a Growing
Trend in South Carolina
Madelyne Adams
Special to the Lowcountry Sun
College is not only for kids just out of high school. There’s a grow-
ing movement in South Carolina colleges where retirees are invited to
come back and show those kids how it’s done. If you fondly refer to
your time in college as the good old days, or never got a chance to go,
SC universities are calling you.
Since the 1970’s there has
been a law on the SC books
that allows public colleges
to offer free tuition to retired
residents over the age of 60.
This means any retired person
need only show a SC drivers
license to enjoy a quality edu-
cation at any state sponsored
college.
According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, there are
more than a half million South
Carolinians over the age of
60, yet less than 2000 of you
are enrolled in South Carolina
colleges. What are you wait-
ing for?
College of Charleston for
about 8 years now,” Jollow
60 in 1993. She now has de-
grees in Sociology, History,
that allow you to indulge your
love for learning from the
said. “At this point, I’ve mas- Urban Studies, and Historic comfort of your own home.
tered French and I’m working Preservation. In May, she will Trident Technical College, for
on Spanish.” receive her 5th degree from example, offers classrooms
Jollow says that she has the College of Charleston, this online and course-in-a-bag
received wonderful treatment one in Art History. classes tuition free for those
from the faculty and students, She, too, values the treat- who qualify under the law.
but she is especially impressed ment she receives from the Continuing your educa-
by her fellow non-traditional faculty. “The instructors are tion is not just a way to keep
students. all nice and very helpful,” Mc- busy, it’s actually good for
Each college has its own you! Studies show that your
requirements, but most oper- brain, which is a like a mus-
ate on the same principals. cle, needs ‘exercise’ to stay
First, you have to meet the fit. Physicians recommend
basic requirements of age keeping your brain active to
and residency. Second, non- help fight off memory loss
paying students must register and dementia. What could be
after paying students to ensure better intellectual exercise for
that enough space is available. your brain than learning a new
Students can work toward language or just polishing up
earning a degree or simply au- your English by learning to
dit classes of interest. write poetry and prose?
Margaret Jollow, 71, is a Going back to college is
retired teacher. She has de- easier than you think, and
grees in literature and biology, Learning for a lifetime means having fun and learning something new! more and more retired people
but now takes language class- are taking advantage of the
es just for fun. “All the people in the se- Connell said. ”They are very
program every year. For more
“I’ve been going to the nior program are impressive,” accommodating to seniors’ is- information on this program
she said. ”They all have a sues, like health problems.”
wonderful love of learning.” If roaming the hallowed you can contact the admis-
Maree McConnell, 76, started halls of your local university sions office at any state funded
taking classes in 1951, but is not for you, consider online school or call the South Caro-
didn’t get serious about earn- courses. Many accredited uni- lina Commission on Higher
ing a degree until she turned versities offer classes online Education at (803) 737-2260.

Easy Steps to Keep Seniors Safe

According to Harvard
University Medical School,
home accidents are among the
leading causes of injury and
death in the United States. For
that reason, it’s imperative se-
niors take certain precautions
to ensure their safety.
1. Exercise: Exercise helps to
improve strength and balance.
For seniors, exercise can help
strengthen bones and decrease
the risk of fractures. As bones
get older, they tend to get
weaker. A few light strength
exercises combined with ex-
ercises to increase balance
can make sure a fall doesn’t
end up being far worse.
2. Rearrange the home if
necessary: While this should
include the help of children or
movers, rearranging a home
can be a good way to reduce
the risk of injury. Seniors who
find themselves frequently
walking up and down stairs
to do things should consider
moving rooms where they
spend the bulk of their time
onto the same floor. Seniors
who spend much of their time
in their entertainment rooms
and home offices should
consider combining the two
rooms. This will lessen the
risk of tripping on the stair-
case or growing fatigued due
to frequent trips up and down
the stairs.
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Are You Predisposed To Cancer?
Many Americans are
turning to new technologies
to learn if they are at risk for
cancer, as medical researchers
have concluded that the risk
of developing certain types of
cancer runs in families.
New types of genetic tests
that simply require a blood or
urine sample can help deter-
mine if you are predisposed to
such cancers as breast cancer,
leukemia, lymphoma, bladder
cancer, prostate cancer and
others.
Once armed with the
knowledge of whether or not
you are predisposed to certain
cancers, you can work closely
with your doctor to plan for
regular screenings and to low-
er risks by modifying diet or
behavior.
“Some kinds of cancer
run in families, in genes that
are the blueprints of our bod-
ies. Genetic tests look for in-
herited alterations in genes
that may increase your risk
for a certain cancer,” says
Robert Gasparini, President
and Chief Scientific Officer
of NeoGenomics Laboratories
which specializes in cancer
genetics testing.
In the case of breast can-
cer, for instance, up to ten per-
cent of all breast cancer suf-
If you are predisposed to cancer, see your doctor for regular screenings.
develop that cancer,” stresses
Gasparini.
Indeed, a number of med-
ical experts believe many can-
cers require patients to have a
predisposition -- such as an
inherited genetic mutation --
and then a trigger mechanism
must come into play for can-
cer to develop. Triggers can
include poor diet, smoking,
drinking in excess, or even
such factors as where you
live, with some research indi-
cating that living in polluted
areas, near high power lines
or radiation can trigger cancer.
Learning if you are pre-
disposed to certain types of
cancer can help you and your
doctor plan for how often you
ing is even more important
when a patient already has
developed suspicious symp-
toms. And once symptoms
have appeared, speed is criti-
cal,” says Gasparini.
Nearly everyone has had
this experience: The doctor
spots something suspicious
and orders additional tests.
Now comes the hard part:
waiting days or weeks for re-
sults that can bring a sigh of
relief or massive life upheav-
als. Each day lost waiting can
make a difference in treatment
effectiveness and outcome.
Put simply: for many can-
cers, the faster you are diag-
nosed and begin treatment the
better chance of survival.
May is
“Older American’s
make sure your doctor is send- Month”
ing your tests to labs with both A time to celebrate the
accurate and fast turnarounds. past and the future.
With this in mind, NeoGe-
nomics has initiated diagnos- Americans are living
tic services that cut test result longer and longer. The av-
turnaround time in half. The erage life expectancy has
almost doubled in the last
company’s labs specialize in
one hundred years. The
genetic and molecular test-
challenge for the future is to
ing that combines advanced improve the quality of those
equipment with innovative additional years.
analytic algorithms that return The 2 biggest threats to
test results to the doctor faster. quality of life for older Amer-
“Quality is expected in a icans have been defined as
high-complexity cancer-test- dementia, such as Alzheim-
ing laboratory. Turnaround er’s, and obesity. Obesity
time becomes the single most leads to so many other
important factor when a doc- disabling diseases such as
tor orders a test for a patient heart disease, diabetes and
who has a symptom of can- osteoarthritis.
cer,” Gasparini emphasizes. Who wouldn’t want a
longer life, if that life could
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 Butterflies are delicate
insects with a short lifes-
pan that can add beauty and
whimsy to a garden.
Many gardening enthusiasts
want to learn more about how
to attract these winged crea-
tures to their yards so they can
enjoy them as much as pos-
sible.
To attract butterflies to your
yard, first you should under-
stand the life cycle of the but-
terfly and provide an environ-
ment that is conducive to the
insect at all stages of develop-
ment.
Butterflies begin life as
tiny eggs that are laid upon
plant leaves. Upon hatching
into tiny larvae, they dine
voraciously on most green-
ery that comes in their path,
growing into caterpillars. To
ensure that caterpillars will
hatch and grow, you’ll need
food sources that they enjoy.
Milkweed, fennel, parsley,
hollyhocks, carrots, and wild
lilac plants are all appropri-
ate food sources for different
types of butterfly caterpillars.
Once caterpillars are well
fed and have molted their skin
several times, they will find
an undisturbed place to form
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a chrysalis, the pupa stage
of development. Eventually
an adult butterfly will break
through and emerge from the
chrysalis. He will fly off in
search of food.
Adult butterflies are nec-
tar drinkers and will seek
out flowers that provide ample
quantities of the sweet stuff.
To attract adult butterflies
back to your garden, provide
a variety of flowers that offer
nectar, such as asters, azalea,
butterfly weed, goldenrod,
impatiens, and marigolds.
Butterflies are near-sighted,
so a large planting of similarly
colored flowers will better at-
tract the insect for a meal.
Because they also enjoy
abundant sunshine for warm-
ing their wings and enjoying
a brief respite from flying, al-
low for some areas of bright
sunshine in your garden and
roost spots, such as stones or
sticks. The insects will also
need a place to hang out in
windy conditions, so a shel-
tered nook is ideal. At night or
during bad weather, butterflies
will usually hang from the un-
dersides of leaves, or crawl
into crevices between rocks or
other objects, and sleep.
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The average life span
of butterflies is 2 to 14 days,
though there are some rare
butterflies, like the Mourning
Cloak, that can live for 10 to
12 months. Females generally
live longer than males. Butter-
flies that hibernate or go into
reproductive diapause also
tend to live longer.
What’s in a Butterfly
Name? People have often
wondered where the name
“butterfly” came from. It’s a
worthy question, considering
butterflies don’t eat or look
much like butter.
The Anglo-Saxons used
the word “butterfloege” be-
cause their most common
butterfly was the yellow
brimstone butterfly. When
the English culture and lan-
guage was brought to the new
world, people claimed that at
night witches would turn into
winged creatures and steal
butter. In some other languag-
es the butterfly’s name means
“licker of milk” and “milk
thief.”
For other cultures the
name “butterfly” was not used.
The Sioux Indians called them
“fluttering wings.” The French
call butterflies “papillon,” also
the name of a large-eared dog.
Interestingly enough, park-
ing tickets in France are also
called papillon because when
placed on car windshields the
yellow tickets flutter like the
wings of butterflies.
Both of these insects
come from the same fam-
ily of insects, “lepidoptera,”
meaning that they have wings
covered with scales. How-
ever, butterflies are usually
bright, while moths are drab.
Apart from color, you can tell
a moth from a butterfly by the
antennae.
Butterfly antennae are
shaped a little like golf clubs
with a bulb at the end. Most
moths have either simple fila-
ments tapering to a point, or
complicated affairs with many
cross-filaments.
Allergy Season
is Here
Many of us look forward
to the warmer, breezy, sunny
days of spring, but the season
also brings with it the dreaded
itchy eyes, scratchy ears and
throat, and sneezing for allergy
sufferers.
“Tree pollen blown
around by the wind is the al-
lergen people will react to first
this season, sometimes before
you see the buds,” explains Dr.
Catherine Monteleone, an as-
sociate professor of medicine
at the UMDNJ-Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School and
a board-certified allergist. “Pa-
tients already are complaining
about symptoms, including
runny nose, nasal congestion,
sneezing, itchy eyes, ears and
throat, wheezing and shortness
of breath.”
People may continue to
experience such symptoms
into June, a reaction to grass
pollen, not blooming flowers.
“But how much grass pollen
is produced will depend upon
the weather this spring. Dry,
windy days cause pollen to
spread and result in more se-
vere allergy symptoms,” she
says.
Those beginning to expe-
rience symptoms should turn
to appropriate medications be-
fore symptoms become severe.
Try over-the-counter sprays
and medications and, if those
don’t work, see your doctor,
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 Here we are in May, the
start of our warm season in the
Low country. A common prac-
tice is to add colorful flowers
in order to make the yard more
appealing. There are a few dif-
ferent ways to do this. ity area. A common area is the
One is by adding flow-
ering shrubs & trees to your
garden or yard. While you can
often get a bright burst of col-
or from our local shrubs and
trees, they are usually short
lived in their blooming sea-
sons, the average being about
2 weeks. This leaves approxi-
mately 50 weeks a year where
there is only green foliage. So
unless you have a big yard, it
is very hard to get year-round
color using trees and shrubs
only.
A second way is to add
variegated plants to your land-
scape. While 75% of the plants
are green, some varieties can
be obtained that have yellow
or white leaves on them. This
makes a nice contrast to the
dark green foliage and often
gives shade or the look of extra
perennials that are out on the way to provide year-round col-
market that can provide good or is in annual flowers. In May,
color, but often fall prey to lo- we will start our spring plant-
cal wildlife or can not sustain ing of annual flowers. When
themselves in too wet or too choosing a place for annuals
it should be in a high visibil-
front steps of the home or out
by the entrance of the drive-
way where you enter the yard.
Out in the Yard They should be planted some-
By James Parker
where that you will be able to
color. enjoy the color on a daily ba-
A third way is by adding sis. the water to your lawn by a
perennial flowers. While pe- Preparation for annual
rennials often have a longer flowers often includes: remov-
bloom time and return year ing the winter annuals from
after year, they still will not the location where they were
provide year round color as is planted the previous fall, rotor
often desired in nicer landscap- tilling the area to provide good
ing. There are some varieties cultivation, and incorporat-
such as Lantana & Society ing some compost, fertilizer,
Garlic which bloom most of and a granular fungicide in
the summer, are deer resistant, Begonias are a popular and hardy wet areas. We then install the
and require little to no water-
flower here in the lowcountry. flower plugs in patterns that
ing. are appealing to the design of
Verbena is also one of my dry of a soil. They may also that yard. In general, the taller
favorite perennials, but I have only bloom from 30-60 days- growing flowers go along the
noticed over the years that they still leaving 8 to 10 months back and the shorter versions
seem to fizzle out at around 3-5 of a non-flowering plant. The go in the front. After planting,
years. There are many other last, and in my opinion, best we check the water system to
ensure that the new flowers
get water. This is vital because
they have such a small root
system at this stage. These an-
nual flowers can also be incor-
porated into pots and baskets
around the house to provide
the same year-round color.
As I write this article, it
appears that we have began a
warm dry period. While no one
can really predict the future, I
would recommend increasing
day or two to ensure a healthy
& lush garden. If you have any
questions, as always, feel free
to send me an email- I will re-
spond as soon as possible.
www.Pleasantlandscapes.com
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Summerville 843-851-8008
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By Schu
“You can find your way
across this country
using burger joint(s) the way
a navigator uses stars....”
Charles Kuralt
journalist (1934-1997)
www.foodreference.com
I know most of you
are wondering what Charles
Kuralt and a hamburger have
to do with the month of May?
You guessed that May is Na-
tional Hamburger Month!
To most red blooded
(no pun intended) Americans,
there are few food items that
evoke such emotion as a thick,
juicy piled high hamburger. this day!).
Don’t believe me? Chew
on this:
The average American
consumes 100 hamburgers per
year
3 new McDonald’s come
online everyday
14 • MAY 2009 •
7% of Americans eat at
McDonalds on any given day
McDonald’s goal is to have
no American more than 4
minutes away from one of its
restaurants
Okay enough with sta-
tistics. Can you guess who is
credited with inventing the
good ol’ burger? Well it’s
not really that easy. You re-
ally didn’t think something as
important as the all American
burger would have just one
simple and straightforward
origin, did you?
Theory 1:
Louis Lassen  of New
Haven, Connecticut ground
up some scraps of beef and
served it as a sandwich to a
customer who was in a hurry
in 1900 (by the way the sand-
wich counter is still open to
Theory 2:
Fletcher Davis fried a
beef patty and put it between
two slices of bread as a sand-
wich in the late 1880’s and
then later, took one to the 1904
World’s Fair in St. Louis. 
Theory 3:
Charlie Nagreen of Sey-
mour, Wisconsin invented it
in 1885 and introduced it at
the Outagamie County Fair.
Theory 4:
I don’t really care who
invented the hamburger. I just
want to bite into one every
once in awhile and feel the
juice run down my chin.
Glazed Bacon and
Cheese Filled Burgers
Ingredients: (serves 4)
3 tablespoons dark
brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons
paprika
1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/4 teaspoons
chipotle powder
1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoons fresh
ground pepper
1 pounds ground beef
1/2 cups shredded
sharp cheddar cheese
6 slices bacon, cooked
and crumbled
4 rolls
Directions
Heat grill to medium. Com-
bine the sugar, spices, salt and
pepper in a small bowl and set
aside. Form the beef into 8 lime wedges. Adjust with ad-
equal patties. Toss the cheese ditional water, if needed
and crumbled bacon together Recipe courtesy of
and place an equal amount on www.allrecipes.com.
four of the patties.
A lifelong foodie, Schu has worked in the
Place the remaining pat- food and beverage industry since the age
ties over the cheese and bacon of 15. From dishwasher to general man-
and pinch the edges to seal. ager, from mom & pop joints to hotels and
Generously pat each burger national chains, Schu has also written for
with the reserved spice mix- various publications and hosted a weekly
radio show dedicated to food.
ture. Grill about 5 minutes per
side for medium.
Recipe courtesy of
www.countryliving.com
Of course, no burger would
be complete without a nice
cold beer or maybe even an
ice cold margarita. Better
yet, how about both!
Beer Margaritas
Ingredients (serves 6)
1 (12 fluid ounce) can
frozen limeade concentrate
12 fluid ounces tequila
12 fluid ounces water Mother May I?
12 fluid ounces beer
ice 5/4 - National Herb Week
1 lime, cut into wedges 5/5 - National Hoagie Day
and Cinco de Mayo
Directions 5/9 - Dagwood’s Birthday
Pour limeade, tequila, water, (eat a Dagwood)
and beer into a large pitcher. 5/10 - Mother’s Day
Stir until well-blended, and 5/25 - Memorial Day
limeade has melted. Add 5/27 - Pop-up toaster
plenty of ice, and garnish with patented (1919)
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Interchange
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43. Auricle
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65. Labrador tea genus
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18. Freedom from difficulty 3. One baby apron
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20. More colorless 5. Dekametre
22. A large vessel or vase 6. A sun beam
25. C C C 7. Make a mistake
26. Subdivision of an act of a play 8. Horticulture
28. Characterized by unity
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10. Socks, stockings and tights
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14. A cardinal number
15. 2nd month (abbr.)
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23. A nucleic acid
24. Crime fighter Eliot
25. Metal currency
26. Sword with a curved blade
27. Act together, as of organisms
29. Finger millet
30. Dwarf buffalos
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32. Millisecond
34. Printer material
38. Equals 3 feet
42. The land of sleep
45. Most frequent value
47. It houses horses
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time
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61. Electromotive force
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 All Dogs Might Go to Heaven, But Not All Are the Same
When a family decides to welcome a dog into their home, it Temperament fits into a family. However, a given environment. Fami-
can be a day to remember for all involved. Dogs not only make Like people, dogs come certain breeds are more lies with young children
great pets, but they make great friends as well, renowned for in all shapes and sizes, and costly than others over the often make the mistake of
their unconditional loyalty. all different temperaments, long haul. If money is tight, choosing a dog that is very
too. A dog’s temperament the dog may be the first to small, the theory being that
But how successful a lies head to the shelter or is arguably the most impor- have to do without, and this a smaller dog poses less of
dog will adapt to its new nearby breeder, it’s impor- tant thing for a family to could lead to physical and a threat to the child. While
family rests on a variety of tant to consider the follow- consider when shopping for temperamental problems that might be true, it doesn’t
factors beyond the dog’s ing factors to ensure that a dog. While take into con-
control. Choosing the right both the family and the dog certain breeds sideration the
dog involves more than just will prove a good match have become threat the child
picking out that doggy in for each other and provide known for ex- or children can
the window. Before fami- years of companionship. hibiting cer- pose to the dog.
tain behaviors, Particularly for
oftentimes the toddlers and
science is less younger grade
exact. For ex- school children,
ample, while small dogs such
pit bulls are as shih tzus or
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sidered ag- often seen as
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Daniel Garrett active and fun-loving, popular and desirable breed sider is the lifestyles of all
aren’t aggressive toward to many, it’s very common family members. Dogs are
Roaches, Ants, Spiders, humans or other dogs. for bulldogs to come with known for their loyalty, and
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While You Wait!

Harley
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June 4, 1998 - Aug. 16, 2005

beloved family member.

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 Politically Incorrect Movie Reviews
Monsters voted for the Stimu-pork
package. Monsters vs. Aliens
physically stronger and made
to survive the day. Women
oddball alien leader looks a lot
like Barack Obama. No kid-

vs. Aliens
attempts to entertain the kid- are biologically stronger and ding. That’s not an insult; it’s
dies through pratfalls, sight made to survive the species. just a coincidence – I think.
gags and butt jokes, while at Then again there is that whole
Cast of voices: the same time trying to re- Rocky D’s Rating System missing birth certificate issue
Reese Witherspoon (Susan) – tain the adult’s attention with Basically, I don’t think any movie … hmm.
taking “bimbo” to a new height. dozens of quick-witted refer- is worth more than 5 bucks, so Another thing to consider
I’ll rate them that way:
Seth Rogan (B.O.B) – brainless, ences to well-known space is why the President is a white
clueless, gelatinous; your typical movies. The Real 3D doesn’t $$$$$ = Great! You gotta take guy. The current President
Obama voter. hurt either, but about halfway Radio Free your friends! Bring is black. Imagine the cater-
Rocky D Momma next time!
Hugh Laurie (Dr. Cockroach) – through MvA it seems like the $$$$ = Good. Worth the trip, if
wauling from the left if the
and you thought palmetto bugs writers ran out of ideas. Hey Evil Bush-Monster has been the trip is not too far. President was portrayed by a
were annoying. wait a minute … maybe these ousted and their Messiah has $$$ = Okay. Eh … I can live bumbling, incompetent black
Will Arnet (Missing Link) – he’s are the same writers who with it. character. Say … a skinny
been installed in the Oval Of-
missing a few links all right. cooked up Pelosi’s Stimu- $$ = Not good. I want my black guy with big floppy ears,
Stephen Colbert (The President)
fice. Up until recently there money back.
pork package. Monsters vs. were lots of liberal messages who cannot speak without
– yeah, like a guy that inept $ = What the #*#@ were
Aliens could easily be re- inserted into Hollyweird kid- they thinking? I want my a teleprompter. The liberals
could ever get elected President
titled “Attack of the 50-Foot flicks. money back AND I want would have a snit-fit and howl
–oh yeah … hmm.
Woman meets Mars Attacks There is one bit of notice- revenge. for the film to be yanked off
Not since the Land Of The meets Toy Story.” able PC’ness. That would be Rocky D can be heard every day on the shelves. After all, despite
Misfit Toys, has a collection There’s not a lot of politi- the whole skinny girls kick The Big Talker, 1250-AM, WTMA, all their marches and protests,
from noon to 3 p.m. Contact Rocky
of cartoon losers united to- cal correctness in Monsters butt genre; somewhat like from his web site, www.rockyd.com.
liberals do not believe in the
gether on such a disastrous vs. Aliens, but as I’ve men- Lara Croft, Silk Spectre (see First Amendment.
mission – that is unless you tioned before, Hollyweird is last month’s review) or Buffy Remember, this is a kid-
count the Congressmen who a lot happier these days. The The Vampire Slayer. Then Women are more human, flick, so the PC references
again Susan gets radiated after if you will. Men are talking take a back seat to some good
getting clonked with a meteor apes. Heck, I even eat a ba- ol’ fashioned product market-
and does grow to be about 50 nana every morning and then ing (typical hypocrisy of the
feet tall, so one would expect go chase red meat. Hollyweird left), so look for
An 80-year-old man went for his annual checkup her to increase her strength. I The other PC pap is Monsters vs. Aliens charac-
and the doctor said, “Friend, for your age, you’re in the wonder if we could pair her the whole idea of seeecret ters at Toys R Us sometime
best shape I’ve ever seen.” The old fella replied, “Yep. It up with the Big Nekkid Blue guv’mint operations with soon. Not that any kid would
comes from clean living. Why, I know I live a good, clean, Guy from The Watchmen. seeecret military hi-tech ware- actually want any of these
spiritual life.” Now there’s a video that might houses full of seeecret gadgets characters, but tossing B.O.B
The doctor asked, “What makes you say that?” eclipse even Susan Boyle. and seeecret creepy beings. against the wall to see if he
The old man replied, “If I didn’t live a good, clean life, the Nevertheless, Monsters vs. Kind of like a boy-toy party sticks might be kind of fun.
Lord wouldn’t turn the bathroom lights on for me every
Aliens’ Susan only discovers at Bawney Fwank’s house. The Bachelor B’s – Blood
time I get up in the middle of the night.” The Doc was When Susan begins to grow Breasts, Beasts, Bashes and
concerned, “You mean, when you get up in the night to go
her purpose in life after she
rids herself of her selfish man. tall, Alice in Wonderland Bombs – don’t even apply
to the bathroom, the Lord, himself, turns the light on for style, in fly the Feds with their here. Let’s face it, if you’re
you?” Women are just as strong
“Yep.” the old man said. “Whenever I get up to as men. There is no strength black suits, sunglasses and a bachelor sitting in a theatre
go to the bathroom, the Lord turns the light on for me.” difference between the sexes. briefcases with a “?” insignia watching Monsters vs. Aliens,
Well, the doctor didn’t say anything else, but when the old There is no difference be- on them. They whisk Susan you really are a lonely guy.
man’s wife came in for her checkup, he felt he had to let tween the sexes. I know this, away and toss her in a bland Sneak in with a family. It’ll be
her know what her husband said. “Your husband is in fine because Hollyweird tells me cell, surrounded by other mu- less embarrassing.
physical shape, but I’m worried about his mental condi- so. tants. Naturally, the black-ops I give Monsters vs. Aliens
tion. He told me that every night when he gets up to go to Listen Hollyweird, I’ll troops are all evil whiteys. three Capitalist Dollar Signs
the bathroom, the Lord turns the light on for him.” lay it out for you: men and Bad spooky military white (out of 5)
guys! Bad bad bad!
$$$
“AHA!” She exclaimed. “So he’s the one who’s
women are different. Men are
been peeing in the fridge!” One interesting thing is the

Eggs, pancakes, sandwiches, soups,

desserts and the largest selection of
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Sally’s princess training
took place in the sixties when
Heloise was the Dr. Spock
of housewifery, aka anointed
Kitchen Queen. While Sally
read Heloise aloud, I memo-
rized Peg Bracken’s I Hate
to Housekeep Book. Heloise
wrote about Bake Day Bliss;
Peg’s chapters included:
“Dinner Will Be Ready As
Soon As I Figure Out What to
Cook.” My kind of gal.
Sally often quoted Heloise.
No matter how stupid the hint
might be, she immediately
morphed into a human Secre-
tariat, snorting and stomping
at the kitchen door with foam
gathering around the spoon
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Simply Senior
By Cappy Hall Rearick
bit in her mouth.
“Do you use pants creas-
ers?” Sally was as thrilled
about them as I would be to
have a live-in maid.
“My pants don’t need help
getting creased,” I retorted as
she reached across the kitch-
en table to brush S’mores
crumbs from my coffee-
stained t-shirt.
She sighed. “Well, you
ought to. Be sure to put the
pants in your dryer for ten
minutes before putting them
on the creasers.”
“Why would I do that, Sal-
ly?”
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“Becaauseee ... silly, you
won’t have to iron them.”
“Surely you jest,” I replied.
“Babe would sooner lay his
pants on the hot pavement
and run over them with the
back tires of his van before
he’d trust me with a hot iron.”
Sally’s fascination with
Heloise was harmless enough.
It kept her meals cooked and
her laundry done and for that
Dan was grateful. He was
more patient with her Kitchen
Queen devotion than I ever
was.
“My hamburger patties
have no frayed edges,” she
bragged, then tossed her
Chicklet smile at me. I peered
in closets and under the bed
for Alan Funt and his Candid
Camera.
“I use a number two and
a half can to pull my burgers
into the proper shape.”
Eventually, her attachment
to Heloise’s Hints took on a
devotion normally associated
with Trappist Monks. Mon-
tivani elevator music played
softly while she read her
housekeeping Bible. Opening
her Heloise book at random,
the first hint to jump out at
her became the message of
the day.
“Save those peach pits,” the
Foodie Fountain proclaimed
one morning. “If placed un-
der pillows, your guests will
thank you for sweet smelling
dreams.”
Sally thought she had hit
the jackpot, the loving cup,
the mother lode. She dashed
down to the Pig and bought
four bushel baskets of peach-
es, and for the next few days
was peach nuts. What her
family didn’t eat, she froze.
Even ten years later, we were
drinking spiked punch at
her daughter’s wedding, fer-
mented from those very same
peaches. It wasn’t bad, as I
recall.
As proud as the neighbor-
hood Unicef chairperson, she
announced, “I collected over
one hundred peach pits and
put them under every pillow
in my house.”
I wondered how long she’d
been lacing her coffee with
vodka.
“Sally, if I put peach pits
under my pillow, will it re-
move Plantar’s Warts, nose
hair or make my ta-ta’s not
sag? Give me one good rea-
son to think that you and your
peach pits are not hurtling
down the squirrelly highway
headed for the Cracker Fac-
tory.”
“Silly. They’ll freshen your
pillows. Isn’t that enough?”
“Uh, Sally? You don’t
have a hundred pil-
lows in your house.” National Society of Newspaper Col-
She leaned toward me
with eyes dancing like Peter
Pan on crack. As if she were
about to impart the meaning
of life, she said, “I like to be
prepared.”
Before long, Sally was
onto another household hint
and those peach pits lay aban-
doned under her guest room
pillows. She forgot all about
them until Daniel’s boss, the
hoo-ha of honchos, visited.
Sally and Dan royally
wined and dined the man. She
pulled out all her recipe stops,
even pressured him into eat-
ing a celery root hors’doerve
claiming it to be an oyster.
When the boss said good-
night and went upstairs to
turn down his covers, a nest
of forgotten peach pits stared
back at him. The hoo-ha, a
Yankee who despised our
Southern bugs, thought the
peach pits were a cockroach
family.
He screamed, and trying to
The Life and Times of
Cappy Hall Rearick
Humor writer, Cappy Hall
Rearick, proudly marches in her own
parade to the beat of a different drum-
mer and she’s laughing all the way.
Her writing career began soon af-
ter moving to Hollywood in 1975. She
thought she might like to act. Fifteen
minutes later, she decided that writing
was simpler and didn’t require cos-
tume changes.
With mid-life glaring back at her,
she returned to college and learned
how to spell Journalism. As a result,
her first column, Alive and Well in
Hollywood, was born, followed by:
Tidings, Simply Southern, Puttin’ On
The Gritz, Simply Senior and Simply
Something.
Cappy has won numerous short
story awards, many of which can be
found in anthologies throughout Cali-
fornia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Florida and Georgia. In 2003, she was
nominated for prestigious Georgia
Author of the Year Award.
A member and former president of
the Southeastern Writers Association,
Cappy also holds membership in the
umnists, South Carolina Writers and
Georgia Writers Association.
Southern Belle Cappy and her
Yankee husband “Babe” live on St.
Simons Island with their two cats, So-
phie Sorrowful and Igor the Terrible.
She has two sons and six grandchil-
dren in Charleston and Walterboro.
Cappy’s four published books,
Simply Southern, Simply Southern
Ease, Simply Christmas and the re-
cently published Return to Rocky
Bottom are available at: Amazon.
com, and at Cappy’s website: www.
simplysoutherncappy.com. Her hu-
morous essays may also be enjoyed
in Barbara Jean’s Cookbook.
escape, crashed into a table
holding an heirloom lamp.
When the light shattered, it
further terrified him, so by the
time Dan and Sally got there,
the hoo-ha was huddled in a
corner sucking his thumb and
mumbling the ABC’s.
Sally fired off a nasty letter
to Heloise claiming her peach
pit idea caused it all, includ-
ing Dan’s unemployment and
need for therapy.
Heloise replied, “Life is
the pits, Toots. Get over it.”
• MAY 2009 • 19
Inexpensive Family Vacations
When an economy be-
gins to suffer, few industries
get hit harder than the tour-
ism industry. Typically, vaca-
tioners choose to stay home
during a recession, as money
is tight and futures are less
certain than during economic
boom times.
Considering the current
state of the economy, it’s no
surprise many families are
choosing to save money this
year and forgo their annual
vacations. However, families
staying home this vacation
season don’t have to spend
that valuable vacation time
on the couch. The following
inexpensive ideas can help
families make lasting vaca-
tion memories while protect-
ing their bottom line as well.
• Visit family: Visiting rela-
tives for vacations can be a
great way to reconnect with
family and save money at the
same time. If planned ahead
of time, families can arrange
to visit their relatives and save
money by staying with family
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rather than in a costly
hotel. Even if you need
‘Tis the season to pack a
to fly, the money you
few supplies, get behind
save on hotel accom-
modations can make
the wheel and embark on a
the cost of flying much road trip adventure.
easier to handle.
The convenience of setting
• Do some local sight- your own pace, charting
seeing: Though you your own course, choosing
might not realize it, your destination, and many
the country has his- other benefits to road-trip-
tory nearly everywhere ping push taking a trip by
you look, including in vehicle ahead of other modes of travel.
your backyard. Appre-
ciating the country’s Setting your sites on some spring fun?
history doesn’t have Follow these guidelines:
to be limited to costly
vacations to tourist at- • Get maps and itineraries ahead of time.
tractions such as El-
Our many beaches provide days of family fun. • Auto club memberships often have lodging
lis Island or the Liberty Bell. • Visit the local amusement discounts as a perk, so investigate getting
Chances are, there’s just as park: For kids, few days on board.
much local history to explore are better than days spent at • Have your car inspected and do any
and appreciate in your own the amusement park. And it preventa tive maintenance prior to departing
neck of the woods, and doing doesn’t have to be Disney on your trip.
so won’t force you to break World for kids to have fun. • Check cell phone service areas, because
the bank. Day trips to local The local amusement park roaming fees add up fast.
historical sites can be as valu- will suffice for kids and par- • Stock an emergency road kit.
able an experience as travel- ents alike, and it will do so at • Pack drinks and snacks to minimize the num
ing far and wide to experience a fraction of the cost of trav- ber of stops you’ll have to make, and to save
the nation’s vast and storied eling to more popular and ex- money.
history. pensive amusement parks. • Remember to have fun!
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Cheri Williams grew up in
a small town in the Midwest
and always dreamed of travel-
ling the world.
After graduating from the
University of Kansas with a
Bachelor of Music Education/
Music Therapy degree, Cheri
moved to Atlanta, Georgia,
where she worked in the At-
lanta Public School System
for 2 years as a Music Thera-
pist/Teacher, working with
emotionally disturbed teens
and the special education pro-
gram. The Rocky Mountains
of Colorado beckoned and
so she moved to Colorado
Springs, where she met and
married her husband, John.
They lived on 10 acres in the
mountains, with a glorious
view of Pikes Peak. While
living in Colorado, Cheri
worked at a Residential Facil-
ity for Developmentally Dis-
abled Adults as a Counselor
and later as Coordinator of
Residential and Therapeutic
Services. During that time
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Director of the Missions pro- employed. Cheri focuses on til the last borrower leaves
gram. She also volunteered educating seniors about Re- the home. For more infor-
in the community and taught verse Mortgages to help them mation about Reverse Mort-
English to an international determine whether it is a good gages please contact Cheri
she completed post-graduate group of women. option for them. Williams at 843-408-1038, or
work in Clinical Psychology Cheri and her family moved A Reverse Mortgage is a email her at HYPERLINK
at the University of Colorado to the Charleston area in 1997. loan that allows seniors to ac- “mailto:cheryl.l.williams@
in Colorado Springs, Colora- They fell in love with the area cess a portion of their home’s bankofamerica.com”
do. while on vacation and decided equity to use as tax-free in- cheryl.l.williams@banko-
A once in a lifetime oppor- this is where they wanted to come. The senior must be 62 famerica.com.
tunity became available when make their home. It was while years of age or older, and the
Cheri’s husband Cheri was work- home must be their primary Cheri Williams is a mem-
was transferred ing as a Property residence. It requires no in- ber of Lowcountry Senior
to Europe with and Casualty come or credit score qualifica- Network, a networking or-
his company. Insurance Agent tions. They can use the avail- ganization for senior service
Cheri and her that she learned able funds for anything they providers in the Lowcountry
husband lived about the Re- choose, such as paying for dedicated to bringing area
in Germany for verse Mortgage health care, home repairs, an services and resources to-
2 years and then program from unexpected expense, or to sup- gether to better serve the com-
were transferred a former col- plement their monthly income munity. For more information
to Brussels, league. She re- while staying in the comfort about the Lowcountry Senior
Belgium, where alized that it was of their home. The loan does Network visit www.lowcoun-
they lived for an opportunity not have to be paid back un- tryseniornetwork.com
11 years. It was to truly make
Cheri Williams
during that time a difference in
that Cheri’s daughter, Lauren, the lives of seniors. Cheri was
was born. Living in Europe hired and trained to become a
was filled with travel and the Reverse Mortgage Specialist
opportunity to meet and make with one of the leading lenders
friends with people from all in the field. A year ago, Cheri
around the world. During had the opportunity to join
those years, Cheri was an ac- Bank of America as the Re-
tive volunteer in her church verse Mortgage Loan Officer
where she taught Sunday for the Charleston Tri-County
School classes and served as area where she is currently
• MAY 2009 • 21
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 Let your home work for you!
Reverse Mortgages: Quality of Life, Peace of Mind and Financial Independence
Jerry A. Garner
Many senior homeowners are choosing Reverse Mortgages as Sales Manager
a way to access the equity in their homes and generate tax- Reverse Mortgage Specialist
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How can the proceeds be used?

The funds received from a Reverse Mortgage can be used
to supplement monthly retirement income, for remodeling
expenses, for travel, to pay healthcare expenses or insurance –
whatever the senior homeowner chooses! These funds allow
senior homeowners a more comfortable lifestyle to fulfill their
needs and desires.

Who is eligible?
There are no income, employment or credit qualifying require-
ments when applying for a Reverse Mortgage.3 To qualify, hom-
eowners must be at least 62 years of age, the home must be the
primary residence and it must be owned free and clear or the debt
must be paid off with Reverse Mortgage proceeds and they must
complete an educational session with a HUD-approved counselor.3

How much can someone borrow?

The maximum loan amount is based on the homeowner’s age,
the appraised value of the home, the current interest rate and
the maximum lending amount for the area – determined by
the government. Please ask your reverse mortgage consultant
about the limited events that trigger payment. With a Reverse
Mortgage you will never owe more than the value of your home.

With the benefits of a Reverse Mortgage, seniors can live independently and comfortably in their
own home by accessing the wealth they have accumulated in their home.

“For a complimentary consultation on the phone or in your home, please call Jerry Garner today!”
1. Consult a tax advisor. 2. Provided all other program requirements have been met. 3. Reverse Mortgage borrowers are required to obtain an eligibility certificate by receiving counseling sessions with a HUD-approved agency. Family members are also strongly encouraged to participate in these informative sessions.
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