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Inside The Island Connection...
 Volume 2 Issue 19
PRESORT STANDARDUS POSTAGE PAIDCHARLESTON SCPERMIT NO 437
page 14
MLK Day
page 4
Lagare farMs
page 3
ruraL Mission
 January 9, 2009
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ooking back at 2008, it wasn’t all bad. Sure,the stock market crashed – horribly, ourcountry ell into a recession and gas shot upto $4 a gallon, but great things happened as well. American Michael Phelps won a record eight goldmedals at the Olympic Games in Beijing, weelected the rst Arican-American as Presidento the United States, and gas sunk back down toprices lower than those in 2007. Closer to home,the islands have been celebrating lie on one o the most gloriously beautiul places on earth.2008 brought us Easter at Rosebank Farms wheredozens o children picked through the pale springgrass as a uzzy-eared armer passed out treats;und-raising wine estivals lled the Village Green,despite Mother Nature’s tul spring tempers;astronomical foods and erocious downpoursreminded us to respect our ever-changing coastalenvironment; Galas were held, Council members were elected, Bobcats were given a ormal balland tennis players rom across the country weregiven the chance to play a clay court round in ourglittering late summer sun. January is a time or us to refect on the many things we have accomplished over the past yearand to look orward to the many things we willdo in the year to come. In respect to 2008,
the Island Connection
has created a timeline startingon page 10 that refects on many o the greatthings our islands have accomplished over thepast year. With so many wonderul instanceso giving and sharing and simply enjoying eachothers company, we can only look orward to thechance to make 2009 even better.
A glance back at 2008
Pht pvdd b: L Btt
Sidi Limehouse and several students rom Charleston Collegiate spent December 9, 2008, exploring the wilderness and waters surrounding Captain Sam’s Inlet. As a noted agriculturist and reknown story teller, Sidi was the perect guide or thestudents’ trek through the inlet, regaling the group with tales o his childhood on the islands and sharing insightul pointsabout the local fora and auna. Te group was lucky enough to spot a group o dolphin eeding near the inlet and spent timecombing the beaches or marine treasures.
 
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Civic Calendar 
Kiawah Island Town Hall
21 Beachwalker DriveKiawah Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9166Fax: 768-4764Email:asimmons@kiawahisland.org
Seabrook Island Town Hall
2001 Seabrook Island RoadSeabrook Island, SC 29455Phone: 768-9121Fax: 768-9830Email:lmanning@townoseabrookisland.org
 Johns Island Council
Meetings are held at the Berkeley Electric Co-op located at 3351Maybank Hwy, John’s Island.Chairman Chris Cannon: 343-5113
Charleston County Council
4045 Bridge View Drive, NorthCharleston(843) 958-4700
City of Charleston
75 Calhoun St.(843) 724-3745
The IslandConnection 
Lynn PierottiPublisher
lynn@luckydognews.com 
Kristin HacklerEditor
kristin@luckydognews.com  
Swan RichardsGraphic Designer
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Ali AkhyariAssistant Editor
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ContributorsChris BrooksMia Burmeister-LawsDwight IvesGlenda MillerEmily RybinskiMike VegisCarooline WittePublished byLucky Dog Publishingof South Carolina, LLCP.O. Box 837Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482843-886-NEWS
Future deadlines:January 14 forsubmissions.
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Monday, January 12
St. Johns Fire District Commission
7pmSt. Johns Commission Building3327 Maybank Highway, Johns Island
Wednesday, January 14
Seabrook Island Planning Commission
 All Planning Commission meetings willbe held at 2:30pm at the own Hallunless noted otherwise on the ownbulletin board.
Monday, January 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 
Kiawah oces will be closed
Tuesday, January 20
Kiawah Island Public Safety Committee Meeting 
3pm – 5pmown Hall – 2nd Floor ConerenceRoom
Financials
“November is always a slow month,”reported Mayor McNulty. “Tere’s justnot much to say about it.” Revenues were$30,786.93, which was only $1,113.07below budget and expenditures were$33,404.64, a variance o $2,637.64 lessthan budgeted.
Council assignments
Mayor McNulty chose to postponeCouncil assignments since only threeCouncil members were present atthe meeting. Councilman Holtz wasappointed Mayor Pro-em, Steve Brown was reappointed as own Attorney, Mr.Randy Pierce was reappointed as own Administrator and Faye Allbritton wasreelected as own Clerk. Jerry Cumminand Allen Tompson were appointedto the Planning Commission to replace Jack Hoover and Don Smith or termsto expire on December 31, 2012. Sherry Pollard was appointed to the MunicipalElection Commission to replace RalphLloyd or a term to expire on December31, 2009 (Pollard will complete Lloyd’sunexpired term as he has recently resigned rom the Commission), andthe ollowing citizens were appointed tothe Accommodations ax Committee(AAX) or terms to expire on December31, 2009: Stewart Spisak, NadaConnolly, Kathleen Rogers, CharleneKreusch, Diane Holtz, Joan Hylanderand Eric Nielson. All were approvedunanimously.
Town Administrator’s report 
own Administrator Randy Piercereported that the new delineators arein place at the causeway past the BB+Bank, the pedestrian crosswalk markingshave been replaced at the entrance toown Hall to remind drivers that bikerspass through on their way down the bikepath. Te projects cost a total o $1,685.“We also received the railings or thebridge yesterday,” said Peirce, the totalcost o installation and hardware comingto $4,859. Te railings will extend outabout ten eet and keep riders romaccidently alling rom the sloping ascentsand descents to the bridges.
 What’s a cattle guard?
“We should have something thatencourages people to slow down,”said Mayor McNulty in response toPierce’s report on the new delineatorsat the BB+ Bank. “Maybe some brick texture at the crossroad or something.”Te Councilmen tossed around ideas,including the installation o “cattleguards” or buried three inch pipe atone oot intervals, at the intersection,but Mayor McNulty pointed out thatit “needed to be subtle.” Te Councildecided to discuss the issue urther at alater date.
CERT
Now that CER has disbanded,Councilman Savin was curious as to whoall the “stu” belongs to? Te CERsupplies consisted o a trailer containinga generator, chain saws, medical supplies,essentially all the equipment belongingto the CER team. As the unding orCER came rom a donation made by the own, the equipment technically belongs to the team, not the own.Since Ron Bourne is the chairman o the current CER organization, MayorMcNulty stated that it should be theCER board’s decision who kept theequipment.
 Water report 
Tere was a major rupture in the waterline at Persimmon Pond Road. Oncethe water utility got to the break, they ound that the joint had been puncturedby something that looked very muchlike a drill. Te power/telephone/cablecompany was at least two eet rom thepipe doing some work, so Hall supposedthat they had been drilling, hit the line,backed out and continued a ew eet romthe original hole. “But we don’t haveanybody to blame, so there’s nothing we can do about it,” said Hall. “It was apretty costly repair.”A second project included our cutsinto the pavement in preparation orphase two o the FEMA project, cuttingtrac temporarily down to one lane.Te purpose was to reach a manholethat required permanent pipe under thepavement, but the cuts were repaired andtrac is now back to normal.Hall also reported that the $200,000rom the own will help smooth out the Water Utility’s nancial situation easily.“I the economy holds as we eel it will, we will easily be able to pay it back,” saidHall. When available, the unds will bereturned as a rebate to the citizens o Seabrook Island.
Ordinances for 2nd reading:
Ordinance 2008-04: 
Adoption o the own budget. As it stands, theCouncil will not commit to any majorexpenditures until the end o therst quarter to see what, i anything,has changed. At this time, they may readdress the current budget.
Ordinance 2008-05: 
Tis ordinanceassigns one Councilman to each standingCommittee instead o the Mayor andtwo Councilman, as the own Code iscurrently written. “We’re just changing itto refect reality,” the Mayor stated.
Ordinance 2008-06: 
An amendmentto the own Code to assign aCouncilman to External Aairs sincethe representative or External Aairstypically has to deal with other Councilmembers or Mayors. All three readings were approvedunanimously.
Seabrook Town Council – December 23, 2008Eye spy?
Te Island Connection
incorrectly ran this arial image in our lastissue o construction on Seabrook Island as a part o the Horizon Plan.However, no one knows what theconstruction actually is or whereit might be. I you know what or where this image is, please send usa note at ino@luckydognews.comand thanks or your help!
 
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 wo groups o college studentscame to the Rural Mission just ater Christmas to giveunselishly o themselves to people inneed. hey could have stayed home,resting and having un with amily andriends ater a long semester o studiesand exams. Instead, they choose tohelp build homes or elderly residents with the Rural Mission. he studentsspent the week painting, raming ahome, building interior walls andcutting irewood or elderly residents touse or heat this winter. hey workedhard, returning each night to sleepon bedrolls on the loor, but they also had un, bonding through theircommon purpose and dedication. heyoung volunteers enjoyed each other’sriendship and gave thanks or theirblessings and what God has providedthem. heir lives are much dierentrom the lives o those they were helpingand this reality was keenly elt by eacho these young people. A group o eleven students and ouradults came rom First Baptist Church inMauldin, SC, as well as twelve students,our adults and three younger siblings who arrived rom First Broad StreetUnited Methodist Church in Kingsport,ennessee. he students representeda number o colleges including Eastennessee State, Woord, University o ennessee, Presbyterian College andClemson, among others. You can help the Rural Missionin hosting volunteer groups o youngpeople who wish to help others and togrow in aith and maturity but lack theinancial ability to make the trip to ourarea. Please help the Mission in makinga dierence in their lives and in the liveso the amilies they seek to help. Pleasesupport youth missions with a donationto the Mission at P.O. Box 235, JohnsIsland, SC 29457.
(Left) Volunteer group of college students, siblings and adult leaders from First BroadStreet United Methodist Church in Kingsport, Tenn. at a lunch break at RockvillePresbyterian Church. (Above) The Tennessee college students spent the week workingon a new home for Mrs. Henrietta Mack on Wadmalaw Island. Her old, unsafe trailerhome is in the background
College students give to others over Christmas
By Chris Brooks
(left to right) Chris Brooks from Rural Mission, Mrs. Marie Horry from Piggly  Wiggly, Linda D. Gadson of the Rural Mission and Mr. Lynn Miller from Piggly  Wiggly on Johns Island.
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iggly Wiggly Stores has blessed the Rural Mission with a grant award o $5,000 to allow the Mission to continue to serve those in need. Tese undsare badly needed during this dicult fnancial time or the Rural Missionand or the needy amilies on the rural Sea Islands.
Thank you toPiggly Wiggly-Johns Island
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