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April 10, 2015

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Barrier Island
Angels

Commemorating
an end to war

WOMEN IN
NEED RECEIVE
MAMMOGRAMS
BY BARBARA BURGESS
For The Island Connection

Its the little details that are vital.

Little things make big things happen,
John Wooden

F O R T S U M T E R A N D F O R T M O U LT R I E R E C A L L
THEIR ROLE IN THE FINAL ACT OF THE CIVIL WAR
BY BILL MARTIN

For The Island Connection

n April 14, 1865, four years to the day that he was forced
to lower the U.S. flag and evacuate Fort Sumter, Major
General Robert Anderson was brought back to the fort
to re-raise the same flag as a symbolic end to the hostilities of the
Civil War.
The ceremony was planned by President Lincoln and Secretary
of War Stanton, and was meant to be a momentous occasion, said

CCC Student Shines

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Fort Sumter Superintendent Timothy Stone. After four years of

fighting, Lincoln wanted to bind up the nations wounds, and
this event was the beginning of that process.
Fort Sumter National Monument will host four days of events

End to War continues on page 6

Beauty in Culture

Page 16

aying attention to the details so that

big things happen certainly describes
Wanda Weart, a nurse at the Barrier
Island Free Medical Clinic. The Clinic,
located on Maybank Highway, provides
free medical care to low-income adults
living or working on Johns, James or
Wadmalaw islands.
Wanda started noticing that some
women eligible for mammograms were
not getting them. She decided to change
that. She did an audit of over 300 patient
charts of women over 40 who were eligible
for mammograms but were not receiving
them, or were not following up on reports
of mammogram abnormalities.
She put together a mammogram
notebook in which she listed all of
the women who were eligible for
mammograms. She then started calling
the eligible women to make appointments
for them. In making appointments she
utilizes the referral services of Roper St
Francis Healthcare and quarterly MUSC
Mobile Mammography screenings. RSFH
conducts additional screenings, MRIs
and biopsies. If the screening is normal,
the results are logged and a reminder is set
up in the system for an annual check-up.
If the screening is not normal, the patient
is referred to Dr. Jennifer Beatty, who
performs expensive diagnostic procedures
all free to the patient.
Sue Trent, RN, born and raised in
Charleston, now living in Seabrook,
works along with Nurse Manager Weart

Island Angels continues on page 7

Cars & Coffee Turns One

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Seabrook Island, March 2015

Town Council meeting

NO DECISION REACHED ON OFFSHORE DRILLING

P R O C L A M AT I O N , C O U N C I L L O O K I N G F O R C I T I Z E N I N P U T
BY GREGG BRAGG

The Island Connection Staff Writer

t was March 24, 2015 at Seabrook

Town Hall and attendance was still
comparatively high for the monthly
meeting of Seabrook Town Council.
Public hearings for Ordinances 2105-01
(Comprehensive Plan) and 2015-02 (Town
of Seabrook Jurisdiction over portions of
the beach) may have contributed to the
turnout.
Seabrook resident Bill Nelson posited
Section 32-47 of Ordinance 2015-02
wasnt complete. Nelson felt the list of
vessels mentioned in the section as
restricted from negligent use was an
inclusive accounting. As such, the list
should include paddle boards since he had
been seeing more of those than any other
vessel. Council, however, explained the
negligent use language was the point of
the ordinance, not the examples. Therefore,
the list of items that could not be operated
in a negligent fashion did not need to be
exhaustive. Meeting obligations were then
checked off without last months surprises,
which is not to say there wasnt plenty of
good news. There was.
The mayors report once again
featured a positive billing cycle boasting
revenues, which had come in ahead
of the bills for an impressive looking
display of bookkeeping. As always, Mayor
Ahern asked through a grin what bills
havent come in yet? He continued to
characterize his report as another positive
month even after late arriving bills were
factored in saying this will even out as we
go through the year.
Councilmember Romano reported on
the Seabrook Island Property Owners

Group meeting held on March 11. The

SIPOA Planning Committee expressed
an interest in benchmarking again. The
initial examination will compare costs
of living on Seabrook verses other island
communities like DeBrodieu. There was
also some interest in a meeting with the
club (written in pencil) for May. Topics
would include:
1. The decline in interest in golf and
its ramifications to Seabrook.
2. The Real Estate market.
3. Property values against a wallpaper
of the clubs viability
4. Disaster recovery.
Councilmember John Gregg reported
on the March 9 meeting of the Seabrook
Island Club. SIC is currently undertaking
a survey due out in late July. The effort
will be synchronized with SIPOA and
cover such areas as Disaster recovery,
aging properties, cooperation between the
SIC and SIPOA as well as club identity.
Councilmember Gregg, incidentally,
will be chairing the data gathering
sub-committee.
Gregg also reported the Public Safety
committee had met on March 9 and
closed out the debris storage and reduction
issue. Haulover Creek Development
Company had required liability insurance
to provide space for debris. The long
discussed liability insurance had been
secured, putting to rest questions about
the availability of the coverage mid-crisis.
Gregg
concluded
with
the
announcement that Disaster Awareness
day had been scheduled for April 30.
Councilmember Gregg said Kiawah had

Civic Calendar
Tue., April 14
Kiawah Town Council
Meeting
2 - 4 p.m.
Kiawah Town Hall

Wed., April 15
Kiawah Public Safety
Committee
2 - 4 p.m.
Kiawah Town Hall

Tue., April 28
Seabrook Town
Council Meeting
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Seabrook Town Hall

Mon., April 20
Municipal Center
Committee

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Kiawah Town Hall
Board of Zoning and
Appeals
4 - 5 p.m.
Kiawah Town Hall

Tue., April 21
Communications
Committee Meeting
3 - 5 p.m.
Kiawah Town Hall

Wed., April 22
Annual Paper
Shredding at Town
Hall
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Kiawah Town Hall

Tue., April 28
Ways and Means
Committee Meeting
2 - 4 p.m.
Kiawah Town Hall

Mon., May 4
Environmental
Committee Meeting
3 - 4 p.m.
Kiawah Town Hall

Tue., May 5
Town Council
Meeting
2 - 4 p.m.
Kiawah Town Hall

approached Seabrook about hosting the

event at the Lake house this year, with the
hope that alternating the venue will improve
attendance by residents of both islands.
Councilmember John Turner reporting
for the Environmental Committee had
three issues to report on. It was agreed
council would circle back to the first
issue, off-shore drilling. However, the
committee wanted to make an issue
of recycling at Freshfields. Current
receptacles arent marked well or not
present at all. Consequently, a lot of
recyclable items were going to waste [so
to speak]. He then raised the boat issue.
Councilmember Turner had been
approached by Seabrook residents
reporting incidents on the water. Several
kayakers had been caught in rip tides for
example, as well as other incidents where
some sort of emergency water craft could
be helpful. It was further recounted how
the Lowcountry Community Emergency
Response Team had at least a couple of
Ski-doos and a Zodiac for these situations.
The question being posed to Seabrook
Fire Commissioner Sue Holloman was if
this was something that could be handled
through Chief Walz and St. Johns Fire
District.
Commissioner
Holloman
nodded her acknowledgement.
Councilmember Ron Ciancio reported
the Seabrook; Make It Uniquely Yours
campaign has begun. It runs through the
end of March, with a launch date for the
sweepstakes of April 1. Contestants will
write about their experiences on Seabrook.
A winner will be drawn in May, who will
be awarded a golf, tennis or beach getaway

K iawah Island Town H all

21 Beachwalker Drive
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
Phone: 768-9166
Fax: 768-4764
Seabrook Island Town H all
2001 Seabrook Island Road
Seabrook Island, SC 29455
Phone: 768-9121
Fax: 768-9830
Email: lmanning@townofseabrookisland.org
Johns Island Council
Meetings are held at the Berkeley Electric
Co-op located at 3351 Maybank Hwy, Johns
Island.
Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113
Charleston County Council
4045 Bridge View Dr, N. Charleston
958-4700t
City of Charleston
75 Calhoun St.
724-3745

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as a prize.
Ciancio concluded his report by
announcing the website committee
had met, with the primary objective of
making the town web site compatible and
consistent with those of Seabrooks other
organizations. The Island Connection
had previously reported Although
they werent the cheapest, VC3 was
selected to host the site because of their
added capability to provide security and
continuity. However, by the time apples
and oranges were sorted, VC3 was able to
find a balance, and ended up the cheaper
of the two alternatives considered.
Mayor Ahern then broached the
topic of offshore drilling for the second
straight month saying it was not an issue
he wanted to jump into. The more you
learn [about the issue], nothing would
happen in our lifetimes, said the Mayor,
remarking on the likelihood of someone
taking up the lease option given the small
amount of reserves in the region. Other
councilmembers took up the cheer citing
the infinitesimally small probability of
a spill (only one of a range of technical
measures of environmental impact), the
success of past clean-up efforts and the
recovery of wildlife within a couple of years
(while conceding the initial losses) after
an incident. The discussion consumed the
bulk of the longer than normal meeting
and wasnt entirely unanimous.
Councilmember Turner, for example,
while not opposed to the idea of drilling,
expressed serious reservations with seismic
testing, based on its effect on wildlife [e.g.
our local pod of bottlenose dolphins],
and scheduled start date for some time in
April, Turner moved to officially object to
the practice. His motion failed to move
forward for want of a second.
Likewise, councilmember Romano
claimed a long standing objection to
imported oil but not to drilling in general.
However, he then went on to remind the
room that the U.S. was now exporting oil,
prices were down and supplies were up. He
then moved to join the six other local island
communities in condemning the whole
package. Romanos motion also failed to
move forward for want of a second.

Mayor Ahern closed out the topic

talking about a related SIPOA survey/
questionnaire he seemed to hope would
provide a sense of direction from Seabrook
residents. It is an election year, after all.
Mayor Ahern then announced that
the subject of a dog park had again been
raised. The topic seemed to be more of
an announcement than anything else but
elicited a lot of discussion. There are still
plenty of loose ends on the topic and time
to contact elected officials.
It was a day for such announcements
and the mayor used the opportunity
to inform residents part of River Rd.
would be closed for a good part of the
summer and possibly beyond. The bridge
at Burdens Creek will be replaced and
all other options have, apparently, been
considered and ruled out based on cost
(e.g. building a second bridge) and impact
(trees etc.). Further, any other options
pursued would require a new round of
permits, suggesting there is still time to
contact county officials.
Town Administrator Randy Pierce
reported the demolition at Marsh Walk
Villas has been completed. Plans and
permits needed to begin the rebuilding
process are in the works.
Jeff Bostock reported that the Seabrook
Island Utility showed a slight profit for
delivering fresh water in February.
Ordinance 2015-03 (update to article 3
of the building code requiring renovations
and rebuilds to meet current building
standards) was unanimously accepted on
first reading.
Ordinance 2015-04 (Adoption of a
privacy policy) was unanimously accepted
on first reading.
Ordinance 2015-01, the Islands
comprehensive plan, was unanimously
accepted for second reading. By statute,
the ten year plan requires updates every
five years.
Ordinance 2015-02, a measure to
protect the beach and sand dunes, was
also approved unanimously for second
reading.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned.

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Fighting island hunger one meal at a time

N E W O R G A N I Z AT I O N I S U N I T I N G T H O S E B AT T L I N G
HUNGER ON THE SEA ISLANDS
BY JENNIFER TUOHY

The Island Connection Editor

hen I was a child, my mother used to tell me

to eat everything on my plate. There are
children starving in Africa, she would say to
shame me into eating my vegetables. Today, when my son
pushes away his peas, I am tempted to use the same line.
Only it wouldnt be Africa I would invoke, it would be
Charleston, SC.
One out of five South Carolinians face hunger. Nearly
90 percent of the children on the Sea Islands are living
below the poverty level. In this land of plenty this is
not only a shame, but it is shameful. While there are
many organizations working hard locally to combat
this problem, one Kiawah lady thought perhaps a new
approach was in order.
I was very aware of this terrible problem of hunger on
the islands especially among the seniors, and I thought it
would be good if we brought everyone together to fight
the problem, Shirley Salvo said. Everyone was doing
their own thing here and there but I decided to bring
everyone together to find how we could better alleviate
hunger on the islands.
In January of last year, Salvo, a 15 year resident of
Kiawah, created The Sea Islands Hunger Awareness
Foundation. By gathering together ten local organizations
dedicated to alleviating hunger on Johns and Wadmalaw
Islands under one umbrella, SIHAF wants to help these
groups work together to better provide food for neighbors
who have difficulty providing food for themselves.

Those ten organizations are Backpack Buddies Kiawah

Womens Foundation, Backpack Buddies of Seabrook,
Hebron Zion Presbyterian Emergency Food Bank, Holy
Spirit Catholic Church Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels of
Charleston, Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach
Food Pantry, Rockville Presbyterian Meals on Monday,
Stono Baptist Blessing Basket, Sweetgrass Garden Co-Op
and Wadmalaw Island Community Center.
Already her organization has made significant strides
improving the supply of food to those in need on the Sea
Islands. For example, the Sweetgrass Garden Co-Op on
Johns Island had been growing organic food and giving it
to the Lowcountry Foodbank. Once SIHAF helped open
the lines of communication between these organizations,
Sweetgrass Garden was able to start delivering all its food
directly to groups on Johns Island and Wadmalaw.
In order to make a real difference however, Salvo and
her foundation is looking to raise $100,000, two thirds
of the combined operating budget of these 10 groups, at a
big fundraiser on May 2. The Gullah Celebration to Fight
Island Hunger is an outdoor concert that takes place from
3-7 p.m. at Freshfields Village and features Ann Caldwell
and the Magnolia Singers and the Sea Islands Male
Mass Choir. Tickets are $10 and are available online at
FightIslandHunger.org or Indigo Bookstore and $15 at
the door. Children under 12 are free but if you want to
ensure they have food tickets at the celebration you can
add $5 to the price of your ticket to sponsor food for a

child for that day. There will be a silent auction with art,
baskets, jewelry, dinners, golf rounds and much more.
There will be a big tent, so it will happen, rain
or shine, said Salvo, who was born and raised in
Summerville. Gullah food will be on hand, shrimp and
grits, Gullah rice and collard greens, fried okra, Southern
Pralines and geechee peachy cobbler!
Weve involved the children from all the schools
through a Gullah art contest. Prizes are food tickets to
the celebration, we have made sure that the parents get a
ticket and the children get food tickets, Salvo said.
This not a Kiawah, Seabrook event this is a
Wadmalaw, Johns Island, Kiawah, Seabrook event.
For more information and to purchase tickets visit
fightislandhunger.org. Sponsor levels are Diamond: $5,000;
Platinum: $2,500; Gold: $1,000; Silver: $500; Bronze:
$250. Auction items are also being sought. Sponsors receive
entry and food tickets and also sponsor worthy childrens
entry and food tickets. Make checks payable to Sea Islands
Hunger Awareness Foundation and mail to: Sea Islands
Hunger Awareness Foundation, PO Box 268, Johns Island,
SC 29457-0268

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OpEd: State Senator representing Kiawah,

Seabrook opposes offshore drilling

he Senate District I represent is a

long coastal district covering more
than 80 miles of South Carolinas
coast. It runs from Bulls Bay in Charleston
County, to Port Royal Sound in Beaufort
County. Having extensively navigated the
Atlantic coast from Oregon Inlet, North
Carolina to Dry Tortugas, Florida, I can
attest it is the most historic, unique and
beautiful stretch of the Atlantic coast
from North Carolina to Florida.
My service in the South Carolina
Senate is part-time. In the private sector
I am an attorney, own a passenger vessel
company, and hold a US Coast Guard
100 Ton Captains License. Several of
my passenger vessels were constructed in
Louisiana and the Panhandle of Florida.
I delivered these vessels to Charleston by
transiting the Gulf of Mexico.
I do not support drilling for oil and
gas off South Carolinas coast. I share
the concern most often raised, namely
the risk of damage to the environment
and our vibrant tourism industry in
the event of a spill. However, I wish to
offer an additional perspective as well.
This perspective is rarely raised and is
not contingent upon an improbable
catastrophic event such as an oil spill to
impact our coast. If we embrace offshore
drilling in South Carolina this factor
will impact our coast definitively and
continuously. Let me explain.

BY STATE SENATOR CHIP CAMPSEN

For The Island Connection

In the process of building and

delivering my above referenced vessels
from the Gulf of Mexico I have observed
first-hand the land-based infrastructure
necessary to support offshore drilling. It is
not a pretty sight. It is extensive, dirty, and
highly industrial. There simply is no place
on South Carolinas coast appropriate
for this kind of industrialization. Our
coast is dominated by residential and
resort development, wildlife refuges and
extensive protected ecosystems such as the
ACE Basin and Santee Delta. Offshore
oils land-based infrastructure would not
mix well with current coastal land uses.
I suspect much of the support for
offshore oil would fade away if citizens
were confronted with the realities of the
coastal industrialization necessary to
support offshore oil.
Which portions of South Carolinas
coast would we industrialize? Little River
in the tourism mecca of Myrtle Beach;
Murrells Inlet; pristine Winyah Bay
surrounded by tens of thousands of acres of
protected wildlife refuges; McClellanville
next to Cape Romain National Wildlife
Refuge; Daniel Island or James Island in
Charleston Harbor; the North or South
Edisto Rivers near Seabrook Island or
Edisto Beach; St. Helena Sound and the
protected ACE Basin ecosystem; Factory
Creek in Beaufort lined by beautiful
homes; the Ports Authority property in

Port Royal that is finally on the path to

redevelopment; Calibogue Sound on the
shores of Hilton Head and Daufuskie
Island?
I am confident there would be outrage
and intensive opposition to locating the
platform construction yards, refineries,
drilling operations, staging yards, boat
yards and other infrastructure necessary
to support offshore oil in these and other
locations along our coast.
Because of the nature of my business
I have cause to keep close tabs on oil
prices and the oil industry. The industry
has undergone a transformation in recent
years. Oil shale, oil sands and hydraulic
fracking have precipitated a revolution
and contributed to the unprecedented
supply of oil and low prices we are
now experiencing. Jeff Currie, Head of
Commodities Research at Goldman
Sachs, recently described it as a paradigm
shift. He calls it the New Oil Order.
Since 2011 these new sources of oil have
transformed North American production
from a capital expenditure intensive
endeavor to a variable cost intensive
endeavor. He draws an analogy to a
manufacturing process that can be quickly
dialed up and down depending on supply
and demand factors. This New Oil Order
will likely keep downward pressure on
prices since supply is now easily ramped
up in response to any price spikes.

Quite frankly I fail to see how new

offshore oil production, being very
expensive and saddled with high fixed
costs, is economically viable for the
foreseeable future in light of the New
Oil Order. Less capital intensive, lower
and more variable cost oil under North
American soil makes new offshore
production appear to be more of a
theoretical point to debate than a viable
economic endeavor.
As an opponent to drilling offshore of
South Carolina, there is no reason for me
to support the seismic testing that is the
precursor to drilling. This is particularly
true since data gathered would be
proprietary to the companies gathering it.
The public and elected officials desiring to
weigh-in on if and how the entire endeavor
would be conducted would not have access
to testing results their decisions should be
predicated upon.
Edisto Beach, Hilton Head, Port
Royal, the City of Beaufort, Isle of Palms,
Sullivans Island, James Island, Johns
Island Public Service District, and the City
of Charleston have all adopted resolutions
in opposition to drilling off their shores.
The 80 miles of beautiful South Carolina
coastline I represent encompasses most of
these local governments. I agree, and urge
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
to not permit seismic testing or drilling
for oil off South Carolinas coast.

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End to War continues from cover

to commemorate the 150th anniversary of
the re-raising of the United States flag over
Fort Sumter. Civil War reenactors will be
stationed at Fort Sumter from April 11-14,
and the 8th Georgia band will perform
period music at Fort Moultrie on Sullivans
Island at 2 p.m. April 11. Special evening
excursions to Fort Sumter will be offered
from April 10-12. Fort Sumter will also
be illuminated during this period, and
two spotlights at the fort symbolizing the
division of the nation will come together
as one.
Additionally, a special exhibit entitled
Re-Union: The Re-Raising of the United
States Flag Over Fort Sumter is on
display, free of charge at the Fort Sumter
Visitor Education Center in Liberty
Square, Charleston.
Were very excited to have secured
artifacts on loan from other cultural
institutions, Kate Everitt, the parks
Museum Curator, said. We will be
exhibiting objects from Fords Theatre

Arriba breezes
onto Bohicket

National Historic Site and the Abraham

Lincoln Presidential Library and
Museum, among others. These artifacts
make the connection between the event
that happened at Fort Sumter on April 14,
1865 and the assassination of President
Lincoln, which occurred the same day.
The exhibit, which will remain through
October, includes a bloodstained piece of
linen scavenged from the Petersen House,
where Lincoln was taken after being shot.
The death of Lincoln on the same day
as this planned, symbolic end to the Civil
War largely overshadowed the important
role Charleston and Fort Sumter played in
the end of the war. Discover more about
this historical event during this weekends
extensive schedule of activities.
Visit www.nps.gov/fosu for more details,
including rates and schedule for daytime
boats to Fort Sumter and the special evening
excursions may be found on the Fort Sumter
Tours website: www.fortsumtertours.com.
Fort Moultrie is located at 1214 Middle
Street, Sullivans Island. Liberty Square is
located at 340 Concord Street, Charleston.

Events Commemorating Symbolic End of Civil War

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Re-Union: Re-Raising the United States Flag Over Fort Sumter, a special
exhibition at the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square runs
through 19 October, 2015. The exhibit features artifacts on loan from Fords
Theatre National Historic Site, Morristown National Historical Park, Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and the Massachusetts Historical
Society.
Fort Sumter Trust Civil War Symposium, A Just & Lasting Peace Among
Ourselves? Lessons on the 150th Anniversary of the End of the American Civil
War, a series of free lectures on the wars end and impact will be held April 18 at
10 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. at the Dock Street Theatre.
A public memorial service honoring Civil War dead will be held at 3 p.m. April
19 in Hampton Park. A free public concert featuring School of the Arts and
Burke High bands will be held at 7 p.m. at White Point Garden.
Temporary exhibit featuring 3D images of Civil War-era photographs of the Fort
Sumter flag re-raising ceremony at Liberty Square and Fort Moultrie.
Flag re-raising themed dinner cruises and evening excursions to Fort Sumter will
be offered via Fort Sumter Tours from 10-12 April 2015.
Re-enactors will be at Fort Sumter from 11-14 April 2015
Re-enactors giving first person dramatic readings will be at Fort Sumter on 14
April.
8th Regimental Band will be performing at Fort Moultrie at 2 p.m. on 11 April.
Civil War era music will be played and interpreted by band members in period
dress.
Dramatic lighting of Fort Sumter may be seen from anywhere around the harbor
from 13-19 April 2014.
Flag re-raising themed kids programs available at Fort Sumter 10-14 April.
Special Ranger talks on the flag re-raising and the assassination of President
Lincoln will be given throughout the day at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie.

April 10, 2015

Mexican restaurant Arriba, located above The Ice Cream Boat, opens this month.

R E S TA U R A N T TO S E RV E U P
L O C A L LY- S O U R C E D S E A F O O D A N D
S E A S O N A L P R O D U C E T I E D TO G E T H E R
WITH AUTHENTIC MEXICAN SPICES
STAFF REPORT

For The Island Connection

or David and Elizabeth Woodworth,

the kitchen is where life happens. Its
where memories are made, loved ones
gather and most recently, its a place where
the two are cooking up some amazing
dishes full of Mexican flavor. Having
both had an extensive background in the
hospitality industry and in the kitchen,
the pair are finally able to translate their
appreciation for fine quality food and
impeccable service, into a labor of love
and thus they give us Arriba.
Opening this month at Bohicket
Marina, Arriba will be Seabrook and
Kiawahs first cantina-style restaurant
where the talented duo will be serving
up Latin cuisine with a few of their own
Southern twists.
Located right above The Ice Cream
Boat, guests are immediately greeted with
stunning, hand painted, Mexican tiles
that lead the way to this elegant eaterys
fiesta like feel. The breezy, island inspired
deck has a coastal, easy-going vibe, and
houses lushly planted pepper plants,
brightly colored flowers and an outdoor
bar and seating area shaded by a trellis
spotted with twinkling lights. It promises
a fun and relaxing atmosphere and

overlooks the vibrant marina, glistening

waters and on a nice day, an unbeatable
sunset. Once inside, this beautifully
designed space is bright and energetic
with open loft seating, a soaring ceiling
and an impressive skylight that casts a
warm glow on guests and compliments
the spectacular views from every angle.
While the brightly colored china,
authentic textures and details and the
cheerful color palate are reminiscent of
Latin culture, Arribas vibrant and fresh
aesthetic isnt the only piece of Mexico
the Woodworths are serving up. Just take
a bite. The versatile menu boasts creative
dishes that use high quality ingredients,
locally sourced seafood and seasonal
produce all tied together with specially
ordered, authentic Mexican spices. With
such a broad appealin both locale
and fareArriba is sure to please your
palate with its imaginative and delicious
approach to some of our favorite flavors.
Arriba will have two "invitation only"
soft openings in mid-April and will be open
to the public on April 28. Hours will be 11
a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
For more information email emw211@
gmail.com.

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Sue Trent, RN, Seabrook

Island Angels continues from cover

to ensure each patient on the log gets
follow up calls, and that all appointments
are kept. She also acts as a counselor to
patients about breast health care and how
to handle any abnormalities that may have
shown up on their screenings. Sue has
extensive experience practicing nursing
both in the fields of geriatric health and
dermatology.
Sue has found that many patients are
reluctant to have mammograms. They
are either apprehensive about what a
mammogram involves and what it might
show, or they are just very busy women.
They are all at the poverty level, trying to
take care of children, as well as hold down
jobs. Sue said she has never had anyone
say no, but they sometimes dont keep
appointments and thats when the follow
up is required.
Sue takes great pride in having a 100
percent response rate from her patients.
In other words, no one falls through the
cracks with respect to getting a screening
or keeping follow up appointments.
Sues nurturing demeanor and persistent
reminders are a tribute to her level of care
for her patients. She says, I treat each one
of these patients as though they were one
of my daughters.
Michelle is one of the patients at the
Barrier Island Free Medical Clinic. It
is not where she thought she would be
getting her medical care. Michelle had
obtained a Masters Degree, owned her
own house and had a good job. Her job
involved selling medical waste disposal
services and the Clinic was a client of hers.
Then came the big recession and Michelle

fundraising

lost her job, her health insurance and

ultimately her house. She tried finding a
job, but after two hundred resumes went
out, she stopped trying. She is 64 and
full-time employment opportunities were
extremely hard to find. She got some part
time projects teaching, but those became
more and more difficult to obtain. She
developed a torn meniscus and needed
medical care. She swallowed her pride
and went to the Clinic for help. She
qualified because she had no insurance,
had virtually no income and lived on
James Island. The Clinic arranged for
surgery for her with Roper St. Francis
Hospital. While she was recovering she
got a call from Wanda Weart telling her
she was eligible to get a mammogram and
she should do so. She kept putting it off,
waiting for her torn meniscus surgery to
heal. Finally, she had the mammogram.
When she was called back for further
consultation, she wasnt too concerned, as
that had happened before. However, this
time it was different. The biopsy showed
there were two areas on her breasts
that were cancerous. She had a double
mastectomy followed by four rounds of
chemotherapy. All of this medical help
was free to Michelle. She is a 2 year
cancer survivor and she thanks the Clinic
in her prayers everyday for the life=saving
service they provided her.
The work of Wanda Weart and Sue
Trent, along with referring physician
Dr. Jennifer Beatty and the breast health
navigator at RSFH, has changed the
lives of hundreds of people. In 2014,
they helped 155 women obtain screening
mammograms. They tracked 34 women
who were considered at high risk, even
though some of them were no longer
their patients. They provided 100 percent
follow up care for every single abnormal
result.
The heroes and heroines of this world
are not the ones who draw attention to
themselves and to all they have done. They
are people like Wanda Weart, Sue Trent
and Dr. Jennifer Beatty who perform
miracles by simply paying attention to the
details and doing their jobs everyday to
the very best of their abilities.

A Lucky Dog Favorite

OLMCO golf fundraiser

supports struggling
Lowcountry residents,
promotes self-sufficiency
BY MARIA GUROVICH
For The Island Connection

ur Lady of Mercy Community

Outreach will host its 22nd
Annual Golf Tournament on
April 22, 2015 at The Golf Club at Briars
Creek on Johns Island. This tournament
provides most sponsors with the unique
opportunity to market your business on
the tee box of your sponsored hole. Thus,
allowing you to meet current and potential
clients face-to-face, which lead to stronger
relations with those living on and around
the communities of Kiawah and Seabrook
Islands. The majority of sponsorship levels
also include player positions that give
you the chance to play at this private golf
retreat designed by Rees Jones.
This years golf outing will include
lunch, a shotgun start of a best-ball 18
hole tournament followed by a gourmet
dinner. Prizes and door prizes are always a

great part of the festivities.

We are gearing up for another
fun-filled golf tournament and, as always,
we are so grateful to our sponsors and
volunteers that help make it possible, says
Executive Director, Jill Jackson-Ledford.
The money raised from our annual Golf
Tournament helps provide services that
those in need on the Sea Islands as well
as downtown-area residents need to make
positive changes in their lives. Through
educational programs, health services, and
direct emergency assistance we empower
members of our community to improve
various aspects of their lives.
To learn more, visit olmoutreach.org or
call 843.559.4109.

April 10, 2015

people you meet

The People You Meet: Bill Saunders

J O H N S I S L A N D K O R E A N WA R V E T I N S T R U M E N TA L
I N R E S O LV I N G 1 9 6 9 H O S P I TA L S T R I K E

The Island Connection is launching a

new monthly column, The People You
Meet will profile interesting individuals
from across the Sea Islands. If you have
suggestions for future subjects please email
jennifer@luckydognews.com

BY GREGG BRAGG

The Island Connection Staff Writer

trees making them tough but flexible.

Weathering a storm is easier when rolling
with the punches versus trying to stand
fast, only to break.

here was something of a furor at the

City of Charleston Board of Zoning
Appeals meeting on the evening
of Jan. 7, 2015. Bill Saunders was there,
along with what seemed like everyone else
from Johns and James islands. The third
floor conference room on Calhoun Street
was standing, or sitting on the floor,
room only. Most among the large turnout
were there to resist applications made to
remove some 47 Grand Trees (at least 24
in diameter) amongst and around several
area subdivisions. Given his affinity for
trees and penchant for defending the
Lowcountry, Bills attendance seemed
mandatory, to him at the very least.
Born and raised in the Lowcountry,
Bills grandmother encouraged him to
emulate the indigenous oak tree. Live
oaks, like their canopies, boast a broader,
distributed root system than other

Bill Saunders

Bill left Johns Island for the first time

in 1950, bound for the Korean War.
He was 16 years old at the time, very
idealistic, patriotic and determined to
fight for freedom, stand fast against the
storm of communism.

Shortly after arriving, he learned more

about the idea of flexibility. Bill was
introduced to what we now know of as an
improvised explosive device, which broke
his ankle/foot. He spent a good amount
of time in a Japanese hospital before
returning to active duty, completing
his tour and receiving an honorable
discharge. He made it home, joined the
workforce and became a Human Rights
champion. He was particularly interested
in voter registration just as the Civil
Rights movement was getting underway.
In 1969, Bill realized it was time to
defend the Lowcountry again, and once
again test his understanding of flexibility
and standing fast. A hospital strike at
the Medical College of South Carolina
(todays MUSC) had been brewing for
years, according to some accounts. The
strike made its way to the front burner
in April of that year when twelve people
were fired for expressing dissatisfaction
with discriminatory practices, low pay,
institutional harassment and widespread
racial discord.
hospital workers have been on
strike for months. said David Brinkley

in a televised report of the strike before

turning to Fred Briggs for a summary.
Charleston, remembered as the city
to start the Civil War is news [went the
television broadcast]. Four hundred
workers want union recognition and more
money [no mention of the civil rights
aspects of case]. South Carolina officials
[of the day] say state laws forbid SC
employees from unionizing, insisting the
non-union climate brings more industry
to South Carolina [than otherwise],
concluded Briggs before directing the
conversation back to David Brinkley.
Mary Moultrie, a Burke High School
graduate, licensed nurse and one of those
fired, had been incrementally organizing
since being hired in 1967, and decided to
take action. She formalized her efforts and
invited community leader Bill Saunders to
join the fight. Saunders led negotiations
with hospital president William McCord,
though working with hospital vice president
William Huff was more productive. They
[employees] wanted to be treated fairly as
human beings, said Saunders.
By the time it was over, the strike
had lasted 113 days. About 450 people

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from the Medical College, 80 from

Charleston County Hospital and even
local longshoremen joined the effort. The
first hospital union branch in the nation,
Local 1199B, was established. However,
some accounts insist there was no union
recognition and South Carolina laws
forbidding unions persist, intact, to this day.
Saunders said of the nurses aides,
housekeepers, janitors, cafeteria workers
and other entry level employees he fought
for, they ate their meals in the boiler
room and got paid according to how much
your supervisor liked you. Which was
typically below minimum wage, Saunders
said. After the strike, the hospital adjusted
wages, provided job descriptions and
granted all employees full access to the
facilities in an apparent victory during the
last large battle for civil rights.
Saunders celebrated his eightieth
birthday this past February. He has four
sons, and is very proud of their careers
in the military, something he insisted
on because of the discipline it instills.
During a year of nationally significant
anniversaries, it would be easy to overlook
2015s local significance. Bill Saunders
will be at the next public hearing and
the one after that, fighting by your side
for as long as stern flexibility is called for,
bending just enough to get the job done.
He continues to make efforts for workers
from the headquarters of the Committee
On Better Racial Assurance (COBRA).
He says, while standing in front of a
picture of Martin Luther King Jr., that the
gentleman may have gotten it wrong in a
way. I want to be judged by my color, he
said. Weve done some great things.

Sea Islands Food Truck Rodeo

benefits local students
BY DOUG REYNOLDS
For The Island Connection

he second annual Sea Islands Food Truck Rodeo will

be held Sunday, April 19, 2015 from 12 - 4 p.m. at
Freshfields Village on The Green. Freshfields Village
is located at the crossroads of Johns, Kiawah and Seabrook
islands. This family and pet-friendly afternoon will feature
live music by Soul Fish and Haut Gap Steel Drum Band, beer
and wine, and a silent auction with exceptional items such
as exclusive golf packages, a sunset cruise, private dinners,
childrens activities and much more.
A percentage of sales from all participating food trucks
and vendors, as well as the silent auction, benefit Sea Islands
children through the Kiawah Womens Foundations program
to fight hunger. Please join us to support the Snak Pak
program which gives a pack of food to young students at Angel
Oak Elementary, EL Frierson Elementary and Haut Gap
Middle Schools to take home each weekend.
Food trucks from across the Lowcountry will gather on the
green, offering up eclectic cuisine for a good cause. Trucks
attending include:
Bacn me Crazy
Charleston Choo
Charleston Italian Ice Co.
Coastal Crust
Kays Southern Gourmet
Korkies Kafe
Roadside Seafood
Sweet LuLus Bakery on Wheels
The Cookie Chick

The SIFTR is a joint program of the Kiawah Womens

Foundation, Kiawah Cares and the Kiawah Island Community
Association. For more information and updates on the Sea Island
Food Truck Rodeo, like Kiawah Cares on Facebook, or follow @
kiawah_island on Twitter.
The Kiawah Cares community partnering program was
established by the Kiawah Island Community Association to
link Kiawah property owners with Johns and Wadmalaw island
organizations and businesses in need of support. The overall goal
of Kiawah Cares is to create community partnerships and improve
the overall quality of life on the Sea Islands. For more information,
visit www.kiawahcares.org or like Kiawah Cares on Facebook.
The Kiawah Island Community Association is a nonprofit
organization consisting of the collective body of Kiawah Island
property owners. The associations goals include establishing
community standards, programs, planning and service. KICA
also strives to support its neighbors on Johns and Wadmalaw
islands through engaging in community partnerships. For more
information, visit www.kica.us. Follow KICA on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram.

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April 10
ONGOING EVENTS

(2 3 years old with caregiver)

Monday Bridge Group

The Monday Bridge Group needs new
players. 9 a.m. at the Lake House. For
more information, please contact Lori
Muenow at 843.768.2314 or Ilse Calcagno
at 843.768.0317.

Wednesdays

Mondays

Storytimes at Johns Island Regional

Library
May 4 10:30 a.m. - Babygarten (birth to
18 months w/ caregiver)
May 4 and 11 10:30 a.m. Young and the
Restless (18 to 30 months with caregiver)
Seabrook Stitchers
The Lake House, every Monday from 11
a.m. - 1 p.m. For more information, please
contact Denise Doyon at dendoyon@
gmail.com.

Tuesdays

Mah Jongg Practice

2nd, 3rd, and 4th Tuesday of the month,
The Lake HouseOsprey 2, 1 - 4 p.m.
Open to all new players, those returning
to the game, and anyone else who wants
a chance to practice with others who
are learning the game. If you have any
questions, please contact Helen Thompson
at hmtsbsc@gmail.com.
Storytimes at Johns Island Regional
Library
May 5 and 12 10:30 a.m. Time for Twos

Lake House Yoga

8:30 a.m. Join us for Rise and Shine Yoga
with Patti Romano, formerly known at
Gentle Flow Yoga. Rise and Shine Yoga
is an all levels practice focused around
finding your days intention, set up your
self for success and be ready to shine.
Storytimes at Johns Island Regional
Library
May 6 and 13 at 10:30 a.m. Preschool
Storytime (3 5 years old with caregiver)
Middleton Place Wine Strolls
April 1 - May 27, Wine Strolls invite
patrons to drink in the natural beauty of
the 274 year old plantation Americas
Oldest Landscaped Gardens. Each
week, samples of specially selected
wines from around the world are chosen
by the Restaurants sommelier. Wine
Strolls are $20 per person purchased in
advance online and $25 per person at the
gate. Members of the Middleton Place
Foundation receive $5 off. For Restaurant
reservations, call 843.266.7477. For more
information on the Weekly Wine Strolls,
go to www.middletonplace.org, or call
843.556.6020.

Thursdays

Visit the Andell Inn Porch Bar on

Thursdays during April for live music

while enjoying specialty cocktails. April

2 - 6-8 p.m. - The Joy Project, April 9 - 5-8
p.m. - Kat Keturah Duo, April 16 - 6-8
p.m. - The Joy Project, April 23 - 5-8 p.m.
- The Port Authority Band, April 30 - 5-8
p.m. - The Sweetgrass Revival

Fridays

Preschool Zone
Fridays in April at 10:30 a.m., 351
Maybank Highway, Johns Island Regional
Library. 3-6 years old with adult. Call
843.559.1945 for more information.
Friday Indoor Pickleball
12:30-2:30 every Friday at St.
Christophers Camp. For further
information, please contact Mary Torello
at 843.768.0056

10 a.m., Freshfields Village. Next event:

April 18.
Sippin Saturdays at Irvin House Vineyards
Every Saturday from 12 4 p.m., the winery
and distillery will serve up a different local
food vendor and musical group to entertain
locals and visitors. There is no admission
fee but patrons are encouraged to bring
their cash and credit for a wide variety of
libations and food options. Bring lawn chairs
and blankets to picnic under the oaks and
relish in the Lowcountry beauty. www.
charlestonwine.com

Ongoing

Reggae Concerts at James Island County

Park
April 17: Black Lion, June 5: Coolie G
& Lion Soul Reggae Band, June 26:
ReggaeInfinity, July 10: Mystic Vibrations,
July 31: Inner Visions.

Artfields, The Souths Biggest Art

Competition
ArtFields kicks off April 24 and runs
through May 2 in the thriving artistic
town of Lake City, SC. See whats on the
minds of 400 Southern artists through
their 2- and 3-dimensional pieces. Great
event for all ages. General admission is
free; special event tickets for sale separately.
Full event info at artfieldssc.org

Saturdays

FRIDAY, APRIL 10

Homegrown
Johns Island Farmers Market. Every Third
Saturday at 3546 Maybank Highway
Johns Island 10 a.m. 2 p.m. www.
johnsislandfarmersmarket.com.
2015 Sea Island Cars and Coffee
Third Saturday of every month from 8 to

Live Music at The Coop

6 - 10 p.m. Fat Hen restaurant features live
music from Jazz Nasty.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11
5KRunDead

Runners will endure a 5K run through a

zombie-infested course. Test your speed,
endurance, and strength while trying to
avoid ravenous zombies. Register your
team online 5KRunDead.com, Legare
Farms, Johns Island, SC.
P.U.S.H. Walk/Run
10 a.m. The family-friendly event will be
held at James Island County Park with the
5k starting at 10 a.m. and the 1 mile run/
walk beginning at 10:30. Proceeds will
benefit Florence Crittenton Programs of
South Carolina, which provides education,
counseling, medical care, social support
and a safe haven for young pregnant
women and young mothers in need.
Tickets to the event are $25 for adults
13 and over, $10 for children 12-6 and
children 5 and under are free. For more
information www.fcppush.weebly.com or
email sjones@florencecrittentonsc.org.
Sea Island Habitat for Humanitys
Women Build
Join Sea Island Habitat for their 15th
Annual Women Build, April 11 18, 2015
at Laurel Oak Grove Neighborhood on
James Island. Registration is only $35 and
includes a Women Build t-shirt, snacks and
lunch. Groups are welcome. Half day shifts
are available. No experience is necessary.
Sign up online at www.seaislandhabitat.
org. Sponsorships are still available.
Call 843.768.0998 ext. 112 for more
information.

Spring Art and Artisan Show

10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Kiawah and Seabrook
Islands have some of the most talented
artists and artisans around! If you are
looking for a new piece to add to your
home or pop for your wardrobe, you will
surely find it here. The show will include;
fine art paintings, photography, jewelry,
pottery as well as other interesting crafts.
Admission is free. Presented by the Kiawah
Island Community Association. Sandcastle
Community Center at 1 Shipwatch Road.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12
Seabrook Island Artist Guild Outdoor
Art Show
2 - 7 p.m. Freshfields Village
Finger Lickin Chicken Wing Fling Thing
12 - 5 p.m., Legare Farm, 2620
Hanscombe Point Rd., Johns Island.
Enjoy music by the Travelin Kine, jump
castles for the kids and wings served up
by local restaurants. Visit wingflingthing.
brownpapertickets.com for tickets.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
Conservation Matters; Beach Bird Walk
9 a.m. Wildlife biologist and master bird
bander, Aaron Given, will lead this bird
watching adventure. Guests walk along
the west end beach down to Captain Sams
Inlet, stopping along the way for bird
viewing, photographing and discussion.

April 26
THURSDAY, APRIL 16
Photo Club Meeting
4 p.m. Jack Alterman will discuss his morning
meditation photographs at the Lake House.
Seabrook Island Artist Guild Workshop
1- 3 p.m. Painting Beautiful Sunsets
taught by Bob Lefevre, Lake House Eagles
Nest room. Contact Walter Czander at
ccczander@bellsouth.net to register.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17
Reggae Nights Concert Series
8:30 p.m. The Charleston County Park and
Recreation Commission kicks off its premiere
concert during the East Coast Paddlesports
& Outdoor Festival. The first concert of the
series on Friday, April 17 at James Island
County Park. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. and
music by Black Lion begins at 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 18
18th Annual Palmetto Pump & USA
Climbing Competition at the Climbing
Wall
James Island County Park will host the
largest outdoor climbing competition
in the Southeast. Climbers of all ages
and abilities are invited to compete, and
no competition experience is necessary.
Registration is open through April 16 at
CharlestonCountyParks.com or come out
April 18 to witness this show of strength,
balance and endurance from some of the

best climbers in the region. For more

information, call 843.406.2003.

SUNDAY, APRIL 19
Second Annual Sea Island Food Truck Rodeo
12 - 4 p.m. The second annual Sea Islands
Food Truck Rodeo will be held Freshfields
Village, Kiawah Island. This family and
pet-friendly afternoon will feature live music
by Soul Fish and Haut Gap Steel Drum
Band, beer and wine, and a silent auction
with exceptional items such as exclusive golf
packages, a sunset cruise, private dinners,
childrens activities and much more!

TUESDAY, APRIL 21
Seabrook Island Artist Guild
3 p.m. Watercolorist Mary Whyte speaks
at at the Lake House Live Oak Hall.

SUNDAY, APRIL 26
In the Company of Horses
4 - 7 p.m. This charitable event will support
Charleston Area Therapeutic Ridings
Scholarship program, essential to providing
therapeutic riding to over 140 children,
adults, and veterans each year. Come
relax for a fun evening of music by The
Sweetgrass Revival, delicious dinner by
Tristan Events, and enjoy beer and wine
by southern Eagle and Extra Virgin Oven.
For more information call 843.559.6040
or visit catr.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/
IntheCompanyofHorses2015/tabid/672727/

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CCS student shines behind a lens

P I N I TA T O VA R W I N S P H O T O J O U R N A L I S M C O N T E S T

Mother Ignacio Lugo relaxing

harleston Collegiate Schools

senior Pinita Tovar is the winner
of the year-long portrait and
photojournalism competition for upper

BY JOYCE HUDSON
For The Island Connection

PHOTOS BY PINITA TOVAR

school students at CCS. Her topic was

the different generations of her family,
and her submitted work won praise from
her community mentor Gretchen Gross, a

member of the Kiawah Island Photography

Club, and judges and photographers Sue
Corcoran, Jack Kotz and well-known
photojournalist Alice Keeney. Tovars
work exhibits a sophisticated sense of
composition, lighting and an accomplished
creative approach to the subject matter for
someone her age. Throughout the process
Tovar showed a dedication to present
her best work and great maturity in her
interaction with adults. She is truly a role
model for her peers.
Tovars achievements are as follows:
Junior Marshal, Tennis Team Captain,
Soccer Team Co-Captain, Yearbook
Co-Editor, and participant in Palmetto
Girls State, 2015. Tovar enjoys playing
tennis, making and selling hats,
photography, and spending time with her
family. She has been a volunteer for Race
for the Cure.
Tovar plans to major in Civil
Engineering with a possible minor in
graphic design. She has been accepted
at The University of New Orleans,
University of Denver, Presbyterian
College, Eckerd College and is awaiting
decisions from a few more colleges and
universities. Her goal is to learn as much
as I can in the time I have to live. She

Alex Tovar posing for the photographer

loves helping people understand new

things, being involved with events, and
creating new things. I consider myself a
teacher, a student, an innovator, a creator
and a leader.

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Yoni Tovar watching the swimmers

PHOTOS BY PINITA TOVAR

help others learn too. From our leadership

sessions where we are allowed to bond as a
class trying to work together to complete
a common task, to our individual senior
exhibition projects, we are comfortable
knowing that anyone is willing to help.
CCS has taught me that it only takes a
simple act such as smiling and saying
hello to brighten up a lower school
students day. The day I graduate I know
I will miss my fellow classmates, the
underclassmen and the teachers because it
will be hard to find the same atmosphere.

Alex Tovar and a snail in the spartina

grass

Tovar has had a very positive

experience at Charleston Collegiate and
she shared the following with me: While
being a student at Charleston Collegiate
I have become part of a family. An
environment with teachers that would do
anything to help you not only learn but
grow as a person. This is actually what I
love most about Charleston Collegiate,
the emphasis on community. Students
are encouraged to be a bit selfish and take
as much knowledge as we can but we are
also encouraged to humble ourselves and

Pinita Tovar, a Charleston Collegiate

student, is the winner of a year-long
community judged photo contest.

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Art and photography

on tap this April
CLASSES, LECTURES AND AN
ART SHOW KEEP ART LOVERS
BUSY ON SEABROOK

LeFavre will teach students how to paint sunsets like this one.

STAFF REPORT

For The Island Connection

Outdoor Artist Guild Show At

Freshfields Village
The weather is warming up and the
Seabrook Island Artist Guild members
are ready to show off what they have
done to ward off cabin fever. On tap,

and in conjunction with the Freshfields

Village outdoor music series, Seabrook
and Kiawah artists will show their work
on Sunday, April 12. The show will be set
up near the mall and run from 2 to 7 p.m.
Visitors can view or purchase art while

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Photographer Jack Alterman discusses

Sunday Morning Meditations

enjoying Blues By the Sea at the same

time. To learn more about the artist guild,
its events and membership visit the website
at www.seabrookislandartistguild.com
The Seabrook Island Photography
Club presents a lecture by Jack Alterman
On April 16 at 4 p.m. at the Lake
House, Jack Alterman will discuss his
morning meditation photographs which
he puts on his Facebook page Jack is a
native of Charleston, where he opened
Alterman Studios in 1980. His interest
in photography began in 1968 while
serving in the Marine Corps. After his
discharge in 1970 he was accepted to the
Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa
Barbara, California. His expertise includes

environmental & studio portraiture

as well as landscape and architectural
photography.
Jack's work has been exhibited at the
Piccolo Spoleto Festivals in Charleston,
the Gibbes Museum of Art and the
Smithsonian Institute. He founded the
Charleston Center for Photography in
2002 to promote and teach the art and
craft of photography, attracting a group
of instructors from among the area's
professional photographers. His book
Cornices of Charleston, a collaboration
with painter Susan Romaine, was
published in 2005. His 2011 Spoleto
exhibit Allende! included a short film
about the Mexican city of San Miguel de
Allende. This special lecture is open to
everyone.
Capture Seabrook Sunsets: On
Canvas in Artist Guild Workshop
If you ever wanted to learn how to
paint the beautiful, luminous sunsets we
see on Seabrook many evenings, register
for this special workshop with artist, Bob
Lefevre. The hands-on class will be held
on April 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Eagle's
Nest room at the Lake House.
Participants will all paint the same
sunset. Bob will demonstrate each
step separately followed each time by
participants duplicating the step. The
specific methods and process he will
teach are such that they can be duplicated
in your future paintings. Colors and
materials needed for the class will be
published later for all that sign up.
To register, contact Walter Czander
at 768.9086 or e-mail at ccczander@
bellsouth.net.

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5:47am/6:10pm
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7:41am/8:03pm
8:34am/8:55pm
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10:16am/10:35pm
11:06am/11:24pm
11:57am
12:14am/12:49pm

6:58am/6:56pm
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8:55am/9:06pm
9:58am/10:17pm
10:59am/11:24pm
11:57am
12:26am/12:51pm
1:24am/1:43pm
2:19am/2:33pm
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4:03am/4:10pm
4:53am/4:58pm
5:43am/5:48pm
6:34am/6:39pm

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

Tidal current direction changes and tide time predictions can be
very different. Tide predictions are PREDICTIONS; they can be
wrong so use common sense.
Source: saltwatertides.com

arts & events

Seabrook Artists Guilds:

April Artist & Photographer
of the Month
STAFF REPORT

For The Island Connection

air and commission paintings and her

work can be viewed on her website, www.
deborahrhillpaintings.com or reached
through e-mail at dhillart@gmail.com.

Deborah Hill: Artist of the Month

Deborah
is
a
contemporary,
impressionist painter, working primarily in
the medium of oil on canvas, who derives
her inspiration from the beauty of her parttime community here at Seabrook.
One of Deborahs favorite plein aire
painting spots is near the inlet at North
Beach, that she describes as emitting so
much energy and atmosphere in every
direction. Beach vistas, rural landscapes
and industrial scenes, like those readily
available in her hometown of Buffalo New
York, also draw her attention.
Deborah holds a BFA with a
concentration in painting from the
University of Buffalo but owned and
operated an interior design business,
Deborah R Hill Interiors, for thirteen
years. She returned to painting full time
in 2010. Although only on Seabrook for
six months of the year, Deborah has been
very active in the art guild, pitching in
whenever she can.
Deborah is available for studio, plein

Wilfred D. Wiehn: Photographer of

the Month
Will Wiehn (pronounced Wayne)
moved to Seabrook Island in October
2013 with his wife Deborah, from Glen
Head, Long Island, New York. They have
been married for 46 years and have two
married children, Brandon and Elissa and
two lovely granddaughters, Piper 6 and
Maisie 3, years old.
It only took three visits to Seabrook to
realize the island was a place to live, not
just visit. In one day they saw 12 houses,
found the perfect one, sold their NY home
in six weeks and now reside at 2830 Old
Drake Drive, on Mallard Lake.
Taking photos began in 1968 after
Will won a camera playing poker in
Vietnam. Back home, marriage, starting
a career in printed paperboard packaging,
and two children limited his photography
to family events and vacations until trips
to Italy, then Yosemite, and Yellowstone
National parks, resulted in photography
becoming not just a hobby but a business
tool. Using a Macintosh computer,
scanner, and printer, he scanned existing
food graphics and transferred them
to exciting new structural packaging
designs. This gave him a competitive
edge in sales presentations resulting in
his company becoming a key packaging
supplier to major corporate accounts to
include Pepperidge Farm, Proctor and
Gamble and the Dannon Company.
Now retired, his photos attempt
to capture Seabrook Island wildlife,
Deborahs flowers, and of course his
granddaughters. A bit of a chip off the old
block, daughter Elissa is now the senior
photo editor for J. Crew Group Inc.
Deborah and Wills work will be on
display at the Lake House through April 30.

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April 10, 2015

fundraising

arts & events

CrossFit hosts Lift to

Feed event May 9

Mary Whyte, 2015 Beauty

in Culture Award winner,
to address Artist Guild

FUNDRAISER WILL SUPPORT

B A C K PA C K B U D D I E S
STAFF REPORT

For The Island Connection

rossFit Johns Island will be host

Lift To Feed a charity to benefit
Backpack Buddies Seabrook Island
on Saturday, May 9 at 9 a.m. All donations
and sponsorships will be donated to feed
children at Mt. Zion Elementary School
on Johns Island. Donations and spectators
are welcome.
At the Mt. Zion Elementary School a
large number of children live below the
poverty line. While these children receive
breakfast and lunch in school during the
week, they often return Monday morning
not having had enough to eat over the
weekend. As a result, their ability to
learn is compromised. Backpack Buddies
Seabrook Island provides a backpack full
of nutritious food each Friday afternoon
so that when they return to school on
Monday they are not hungry. Each
backpack consists of 11-13 items per week,
including, but not limited to, 3 protein
items, 2 breakfasts, fresh fruit, milk, juice

and snacks, at a cost of approximately

$5, per week a total of $200 per year, per
child.
Register for the CrossFit fundraiser
is $35 per person. There are 150 spots
available, with heats for Newbies, Women,
Men and Teams both RX and Scaled.
Were excited to host another charity
event, Nic Porter, CrossFit Johns Island
owner, said. Our last event raised $6,050
to benefit Hollings Cancer Center, which
is double what we were expecting. Were
hoping to do the same for the kids of this
community, our new goal is $8,000.
Registration forms can be found on
the www.crossfitjohnsisland.com website
or can be picked up at the gym located at
3609 River Road, Johns Island, SC. For
more information about sponsorships,
please contact Nic Porter at 843.478.7257
or crossfitjohnsisland@gmail.com.

Mary Whyte

PHOTO BY JACK ALTERMAN

BY STAFF REPORT

For The Island Connection

eabrookers are in for a special treat

when Mary Whyte, internationally
renowned watercolorist and co-founder
of the Seabrook Island Artist Guild
addresses the monthly meeting on April
21 at 3 p.m. in the Lake House Live Oak
room. She will discuss Living the Creative
Life appreciating the beauty around us and
making it our own in a way that enhances
our work, our art and our lives. Guild
members are asked to arrive at 2:30 p.m.
for a brief business meeting. All Seabrook
Island residents and guests are welcome,
there is a $10 donation for non-members.
Whyte is a teacher and author whose
figurative paintings have earned national
recognition. As a resident of Johns Island,
Whyte garners much of her inspiration
from the Gullah descendants of coastal
Carolina slaves, who number among her
most prominent subjects. In commenting
on Whytes body of work in the book
Working South, Jean Stern of the
Irvine Museum in California describes
Mary as a consummate watercolor
painter who maintains proficient control
of her medium, indeed making it appear
effortless and presents her subjects with
dignity and respect. Whytes paintings
are enhanced by her husband, Smith
Colemans exquisite gilded and handcarved frames.
Her portraits are included in
numerous corporate, private, and
university collections, as well as in the
permanent collections of South Carolinas
Greenville County Museum of Art and
the Gibbs Museum of Art in Charleston.
Whytes paintings have been featured in
International Artist, American Artist,
Watercolor, American Art Collector,
LArt de Aquarelle, and numerous
other publications. Whyte is the author
of Down Bohicket Road, Working
South, Painting Portraits & Figures in
Watercolor, Alfredas World, as well as An
Artists Way of Seeing and Watercolor for
the Serious Beginner.
On Thursday, April 2, 2015 Au Coeur
Academy and Coleman Fine Art honored
Whyte as this years recipient of the annual

Beauty in Culture Award, designed to

honor individuals who make exceptional
cultural contributions through the
expression of the qualities of beauty.
Explains Au Coeur Academy founder
Douglas Reichwein, Research indicates
that embracing the qualities of beauty
enhances individual and cultural well-being.
Mary Whytes life and work is a powerful
example of that principle in action.
Says Whyte, To be an artist is to
give proof of God and the beauty that
surrounds us. I have had the privilege
of painting the people of our times, and
in them I have discovered the profound
qualities of the unrelenting human spirit.
The binding commonness of our
emotions is what drives me to keep
painting, to keep exploring, and to want
to demonstrate that painting a true
portrait is far more than just capturing
a likeness. Each resulting image, if done
with earnestness and compassion, is a
collective portrait of us all.
Whytes cultural contributions extend
beyond her art into her community. In
2007, she established the Mary Whyte Art
Educator Award, designed to highlight a
high school visual art teacher in the state
of South Carolina who has demonstrated
superior commitment to their students
and to their craft. And in 2013, The South
Carolina Arts Commission awarded
Whyte with the highest arts honor the
state presents.
Says Reichwein, Mary Whyte
demonstrates to all of us what is possible.
In every generation, a few courageous
artists dare to express the depth of the
beauty they experience. And in doing so,
they reaffirm the value of beauty to the
rest of the culture.
Mary is one of those rare artists and
were proud to give her this award.
Mary Whytes work can be seen at Coleman
Fine Art in Charleston and on the website
www.MaryWhyte.com. To learn more about
the Seabrook Island Artist Guild, events,
workshops and membership visit the website at
www.seabrookislandartistguild.com

April 10, 2015

Island Photo:
Solo Cycle on Ocean Course

Bennett Harris, an amateur photographer who frequents Kiawah Island, captured this stunning shot of The Ocean Course.

If you photograph an interesting wildlife sighting or beautiful scene on the islands, please send them to The Island Connection
and we ll feature them in our Island Photo section. Email to jennifer@luckydognews.com.

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arts & events

Join In the Company

of Horses
C AT R P R E S E N T S I T S 7 T H
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER

oin Charleston Area Therapeutic

Ridings event annual fundraiser, In
the Company of Horses, on Sunday
April 26 from 4 to 7 p.m.
At this fun evening on the farm listen
to music by The Sweetgrass Revival, eat a
delicious dinner by Tristan Events and enjoy
beer and wine by Southern Eagle and Extra
Virgin Oven all under the oaks. Win a prize
in a carnival game, take home a unique piece
of art by MJ Green, or be the top bidder in a

live auction by Doug Warner.

The event supports CATR's Scholarship
Program, which is essential to providing
therapeutic riding to over 140 children,
adults and veterans each year.
For more information and to purchase
your tickets today, please call CATRs office
at 843.559.6040 or visit catr.ejoinme.org/
MyEvents/IntheCompanyof Horses2015/
tabid/672727

April 10, 2015

arts & events

Cars & Coffee turns one

ea Islands Cars & Coffee, the monthly car show at Freshfields Village,
celebrates its one year anniversary on April 18, 2015. The event, organized by
Bruce Stemerman is held the third Saturday of every month from 9 to 11 a.m.
Unlike category competition car shows, Sea Islands Cars and Coffee is just
for fun, and you dont know what youll see next. The coffee and cars morning
was started by Bruce Stemerman and John Wilson, who were organizers of
the highly successful Kiawah Island Motoring Retreat that took place on the
18th hole of the River Course in 2013.
Cars and Coffee events are held around the country and reflect a growing
interest in collectible cars. The Charleston area has hundreds of automotive

enthusiasts and Freshfields provides a perfect setting for owners to enjoy a

Saturday drive and show off their treasured automobiles.
Those of us involved in the hobby know that, as great as the cars are, their
owners are really what makes it so much fun, Bruce Stemerman said. Anyone
attending these events, with or without cars, will meet some terrific folks who
love cars and love talking about them. Many children have attended, and seeing
these cars provides a great opportunity for parents and grandparents to tell
stories of how cars have played a role in their lives. It is a great family event.
For questions about the Sea Islands Cars and Coffee contact Bruce Stemerman
at bstemerman@gmail.com or 240.418.9225.

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