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Kiawah
appoints
new town
auditor
BY STEPHANIE BRASWELL
For The Island Connection
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fundraising
Lynn Pierotti
publisher
lynn@luckydognews.com
Jennifer Tuohy
managing editor
jennifer@luckydognews.com
Swan Richards
senior graphic designer
swan@luckydognews.com
Lori McGee
sales manager
lori@luckydognews.com
Alejandro Ferreyros
graphic designer
alejandro@luckydognews.com
Ralph Secoy
contributing photographer
Staff Writer
Gregg Bragg
Contributors
Stephanie Braswell
Hannah Markowitz
Donna Mundy
Arielle Alpino
Roberta Boatti
Sandra Nikolajevs
Zachary Huey
Dimi Matouchev
Marilyn Markel
Chad Kelly
Hannah Markowitz
Daniel Kalshoven
Amanda Gerald
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The Island
Connection
Funds raised by SIHF at the Gullah Celebration being presented to members of the
receiving organizations. From left Linda Fasig, Ellen Fipps, Martha Reed, Beth Dolby,
Dale Snyder, Jennifer Wicker, Shirley Salvo, Charles Freeman, Joanne Threlfall, Linda
Dowling and Molly Belton.
Civic Calendar
Tues, Sept.1
Fri, Sept. 4
Town Council
Meeting
Municipal Center
Council Chambers
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Wed, Sept. 2
Planning Commission
Meeting
Kiawah Town Hall
3 - 5 p.m.
Planning Commission
Work Session
Seabrook Town Hall
2:30 p.m.
Thurs, Sept. 3
Arts Council
Kiawah Town Hall
3 - 5 p.m.
Household Hazardous
Materials
Kiawah Island Town
Hall
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Mon, Sept. 7
Environmental
Committee Meeting
Kiawah Town Hall
3 - 5 p.m.
Wed, Sept 9
Public Safety Meeting
Kiawah Town Hall
2 - 4 p.m.
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Finding the
next step
N E W O R G A N I Z AT I O N P R O V I D I N G
A H A N D U P, N O T A H A N D O U T
BY JENNIFER TUOHY
BY ROBERTA BOATTI
For The Island Connection
gardening
BY SANDRA NIKOLAJEVS
For The Island Connection
Illuminations
Violinist Frances Hsieh and cellist Tim O'Malley. Photo by Rick Rhodes Photography.
wildlife
Every year the SC Aquarium takes rescued sea turtles into its hospital, nurses them
back to health and, when possible, releases them back into the wild.
Photos by Barb Bergwerf.
BY GREGG BRAGG
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wildlife
basement space, off-limits to the viewing public
New rehabilitation tanks that can accommodate
larger species
An endless exercise pool to prepare turtles for
release
Additional laboratory and life-support space
New medical equipment, including a CT scanner,
to improve the level of care we can provide onsite
The hospital will be a highlight exhibit on the main
floor, big enough to accommodate the growing number
of patients already being referred. The existing facility
is so small, only 15,000 people have been allowed into
the hospital each year. The new hospital will feature
strategically located one way glass. The glass will
permit all visitors to see patients without the associated
stress to the turtles that much attention would bring.
Kelly seemed most enthusiastic about the endless tank,
which will function as a sort of tread mill for recovering
turtles.
Most turtles arrive at the hospital as the result of
"stranding," stranding doesnt happen absent medical
issues. Mysterious ailments in turtles are often the result
of ingesting plastic.
Many are already aware of how easily turtles can
mistake plastic grocery bags or deflated balloons for food.
Bags and balloons in the water look very like jellyfish and,
once ingested, the foreign material clogs the digestive
tract. Large plastic items, however, are just the beginning
of the conservation puzzle. Plastics do eventually break
down, says the Center for Biological Diversity, but into
smaller and smaller pieces. These smaller pieces combine
more easily with sea water, which amplifies toxicity and
makes diagnosing a sick turtle more difficult.
The tale of Mama Pritchard is a tissue alert story
recounted by Samantha Mills and Kelly Thorvalson.
Originally stranded on Pritchards Island (south west of
Fripp Island and north east of Hilton Head), she was
brought to the aquarium in desperate straights. She spent
two years in rehabilitation before being released.
Walter Czander
This month the Seabrook Island
Artist Guild will showcase one of its long
time and most active members, Walter
Czander.
Walters passion for art started in high
school and was nurtured by Margaret
Sullivan a renowned artist and instructor
After a career in engineering that focused
on the planning, concept and design
of buildings for the pharmaceutical
and chemical industries, he retired to
Seabrook and pursued his early dream of
becoming an artist. Walter paints a variety
of subjects in oils, acrylic and watercolor.
As a member of the Artist Guild
since 2007, Walter is a Vice President
of the Guild and has responsibility
for the monthly hanging of the Guild
members artwork in the Lake House
Hallway Gallery and coordination of the
monthly art classes taught by fellow Guild
members.
To learn more about the Seabrook
Island Artist Guild, events, workshops
and membership visit the website at www.
seabrookislandartistguild.com
Bill Nelson
Bills passion for photography started
in the late 1940s with the purchase of
a German Edixa 35mm camera and a
primitive light meter. The funds for this
major capital purchase came from over
a year of delivering a weekly advertiser
newspaper. With a little help from his
father, he learned the basics of aperture,
shutter speed, focus and film speed.
These things were particularly important
to getting consistent results with a film
camera where seeing your prints could
be delayed by weeks while the drugstore
processed the film.
Early on, landscapes and wildlife
were his major subjects as it seemed
most observers wouldnt be interested in
pictures of people they probably didnt
know. With the progress of technology,
social media, and having a family of his
own, portraits, particularly of the family,
became a heavy focus. Capturing the
maturing of children and the personality
of all of his subjects became Bills mission.
The Photography Club will be offering
a Photographing People class on Sept.
22 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. In this class,
Bill will share the basic techniques
of taking portraits from posing to
backgrounds to lighting to camera setup.
The class is open to all (without charge)
and should be helpful to anyone interested
in capturing images of people from those
using phones to point and shoot cameras
and sophisticated equipment.
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volunteer spotlight
Sally Jones
BY ZACHARY HUEY
BY MARILYN MARKEL
For The Island Connection
Ingredients
1 small baguette
1/4 cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, smashed.
4 ounces cream cheese
2 Tbsp cream
1/4 cup sun-dried tomato pesto
4 ounces crisp-cooked, crumbled bacon
1 Tbsp finely-chopped parsley
salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In small saucepan combine the olive oil and garlic and simmer for 10
minutes. Discard the garlic.
3. Slice bread on diagonal about 1/2 inch thick. Brush with garlic infused
olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the bread on parchment
lined sheet pan and toast until crispy on the outside and slightly soft on
the inside.
4. Whip cream cheese and cream until light and fluffy. Fold in 2 Tbsp
pesto. Spread cream cheese mixture over the cooled bread and top with
pesto. Garnish with bacon and parsley.
Roberta Pinckney.
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whats hot
fundraising
Run or walk to
St. Christopher
BY DANIEL KALSHOVEN
For The Island Connection
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financial focus
The average
college graduate
will receive
about $1 million
more in lifetime
earnings than
the average high
school graduate,
according to
the U.S. Census
Bureau.
August 28
ONGOING EVENTS
Charleston County Waterparks Open
Weekends
Aug. 15 Sept. 7, 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Splash
Zone Waterpark at James Island County
Park, Splash Island at Mount Pleasant
Palmetto Islands County Park, and Whirlin
Waters at Wannamaker County Park are
now open weekends only through Labor
Day. Visit SplashParks.com for details.
Full Moon Bonfire
8:07 p.m. moonrise. 8:32 sunset. Saturday,
August 29; Sunday, September 27. Come on
down for a time of visiting and enjoying the
beauty of Seabrook Island at night. Well
gather just north of Boardwalk 1. With the
completion of the cut and the abundance of
turtle nests near Boardwalk 6, the bonfire
will return to just north of Boardwalk 1.
Each person brings what they want food,
drinks, chairs, and sticks of firewood for a
big bonfire. Nothing will be provided but a
beautiful beach, a bonfire and, hopefully, a
full moon.
Kiawah Island Resort Events:
Mondays: Mingo Point Oyster Roast &
BBQ: every monday 6 - 9 p.m.
Tuesdays: Straw Market Social: West
Beach Straw Market 6 - 9 p.m.
Thursdays: Sunset Raw Bar: At the Ryder
Cup Bar 6 - 9 p.m.
Thursdays: Dive in Movie: Loggerhead
Grill - Sanctuary Pool 8:30 p.m.
Fridays: Family Seaside Buffet: Loggerhead
Mondays
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
September 15
Saturdays
Homegrown
10 a.m. 2 p.m. Johns Island Farmers
Market. Every Third Saturday at 3546
Maybank Highway Johns Island.
For more information, visit www.
johnsislandfarmersmarket.com.
2015 Sea Island Cars and Coffee
9 - 11 a.m. The third Saturday each month
at Freshfields Village.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
Main Library Book Sale
Saturday, August 29, Sunday, August 30,
and Monday, August 31 the rescheduled
Main Library Book Sale takes place 9 a.m.
- 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 - 4:30 p.m. Sunday
and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday. Admission
is free Saturday through Monday, special
pricing on Monday. Main Library, 68
Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Lets Talk About It
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Read the classic novel,
watch the film and enjoy a lively lecture
and discussion. This months book is Age
of Innocence by Edith Wharton. The
discussion will be moderated by Dr. Britt
Terry. This program is funded in part by
the Humanities Council SC. For more
Art Show
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Seabrook Island Artist
Guild will hold a Labor Day weekend art
show and sale on the Village Green at
Freshfields Village.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Labor Day
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Seabird Sanctuary Boat Cruise
6 p.m. Coastal Conservation League will
be hosting a second Seabird Sanctuary
Boat Cruise due to popular demand. Join
us for an exciting and educational sunset
nature tour to Crab Bank, a State Seabird
Sanctuary and Eastern Brown Pelican
Rookery in the Charleston Harbor. Tickets
are $55. Register at coastal.bsd.net/page/
contribute/seabird-sanctuary-boat-tour-2
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Seabrook Island Garden Club
9:30 a.m. First meeting of the 2015 - 16
season. At the Seabrook Island Lake
House. For information on membership
please contact: Cheryl Schumann,
cschumann@seabrookislandrealestate.com.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
COVAR Meeting
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. The next COVAR
meeting (Property and Landscaping
Improvement for Associations/Regimes)
at the Lake House. All Seabrookers are
welcome to attend.
Bohicket Marina-Charleston Running
Club 5/10k Run
Bohicket Marina and the Charleston
Running Club are sponsoring the 5/10k
Run at Seabrook Island; this event will
benefit the Kiawah/Seabrook Exchange
Club and the Charleston Running
Club Charities. To register go to www.
charlestonrunningclub.com
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Artist Guild Meeting
The Seabrook Island Artist Guild will
present distinguished portraitist Robert
Maniscalco as guest artist at the monthly
meeting at 3 p.m. in the Lake House.
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Help raise
the roof for CATR
BY AMANDA GERALD
For The Island Connection