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Sullivan’s Island • Isle of Palms • Goat Island • Dewees Island

Honest Abe takes

an island vacation
SI Fire & Rescue Oyster Roast
F e b r u a r y 1 2 , 2 0 11
by Kristin Hackler

O
The Ciola family
n February 2, more than
50 Keenagers attending
their monthly meeting
at the Isle of Palms Recreation
Center took a step back in time
when none other than President
Abraham Lincoln himself walked
in the front door and joined them
for a potluck lunch.
A permanent resident of
Batesville, Indiana, Lincoln
recreationist Charles Dieckmann
has been playing the role of
Honest Abe since early 1983
when a school teacher-friend of
his suggested that he looked quite
a bit like the famous president on
the penny.
“I had a beard and moustache
at the time,” said Dieckmann.
“And she walked up to me during
a wedding reception and said
‘Hey! You look like a lot like
Lincoln. Could you be him for my
class?’ And I just said ‘Yes’.”
After tracking down a vintage
suit and top hat, and pouring
through a stack of information
on Lincoln three feet high on loan
from the teacher, Dieckmann
began his presidential career.
Since then, he’s performed for
everyone from Indiana Senator
Dick Lugar to the Mayor of
Indianapolis, the Indiana State
Treasurer and Secretary of
Keenagers continued on page 16

Inside Island Eye

Happy Birthday, Ms. Aggie! page 5 Chamber music page 8 Fascinating history page 22
2 February 18, 2011
Parking: what’s your solution?
I s l e o f Pa l m s h o s t s p u b l i c pa r k i n g f o r u m F e b . 2 3
A
t the January 25 meeting
of the Isle of Palms City
Council, the Council
announced that they will be
holding a public forum to discuss
the issue of public parking on the
island on Wednesday, February
23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Isle of
Palms City Hall.
Public parking has been an
issue for a long time on the Isle of
Palms, but no real modifications
have been made in the past. As
Building and Planning Director,
Douglas Kerr, says, “This
meeting is intended to be the
first public step in a consensus
building effort to address the
issues of parking in the City.
As a result of the feedback
gathered at this meeting,
detailed recommendations will
be developed and presented at a
future forum.”
Isle of Palms Councilmember
Barbara Bergwerf also stresses
the importance of public
involvement, pointing out that
the City genuinely desires
citizens’ input during these
essential planning phases.
Parking is definitely an issue on Isle of Palms during the busy season.
Civic
BY MEREDITH POWELL
Planning Commission member
Diane Oltorik provides further
encouragement, stating that,
“The Commission wants to hear
what our citizens and non-
citizens have to say about parking
on our island, especially during
times of high visitor traffic.”
The issue of parking on Isle of
Palms is being confronted with
hopes of a true solution.
“The Planning Commission
committed itself to working
on this issue during its work
on the Comprehensive Plan
update. While working on the
Comprehensive Plan, the issue
of parking and traffic came up
during discussions of public
safety, the quality of life for
residents, traffic flow, parking
congestion and future public
facility needs,” according to
Kerr. All of these topics will be
addressed at the upcoming
forum, particularly with a long-
term plan in mind.
Some of the possible solutions
up for discussion include
opening Ocean Boulevard
to public parking, clearing
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obstructions from the right-of-
way and constructing bike lanes.
More ideas that will be presented
include increasing the distance
required to park off of the
pavement, restricting parking at
intersections and requiring day-
trippers to pay to park.
The Town of Sullivan’s Island
is also currently considering
paid parking as a solution
to their congestion issues.
Bergwerf notes that, “Certainly
[day-trippers] have the right to
use the beach, but they have a
responsibility to not trash the
beach.” Others may agree that
day-trippers are welcome on
both Sullivan’s Island and the
Isle of Palms, but point out that,
along with leaving behind trash,
many also disrespect residents’
Isle of Palms Planning Commission
holds public forum on parking
provided by the City of Isle of Palms
T
he Planning Commission
and City Council have
been discussing changes
to island parking and desire
as much citizen input on the
issue as possible. A Public
Forum for citizen comments
will be held at 6:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, February 23, at
City Hall, located at 1207 Palm
Boulevard, Isle of Palms.
The Planning Commission
hopes to take a comprehensive,
island-wide approach to
improving parking, particularly
in the peak season when many
visitors drive onto the island
private property.
The officials are asking for
recommendations and opinions
about their present proposals
for a solution, as well as any
new suggestions or ideas for
improvement of the existing
possibilities. And although the
final product is in the future,
those involved have a clear
wish for the outcome. “We want
everyone to enjoy our island
safely, with reduced risk, and
protection of property rights,”
Oltorik announces.
The Isle of Palms City Hall is
located at 1207 Palm Boulevard.
For more information, contact Isle
of Palms City Administrator Linda
Luvvorn Tucker at 886-6428,
email ltucker@iop.net, or visit
www.iop.net.
for the day. While nothing
has been decided, among the
many ideas considered is a
pay-for-parking system, re-
orientation of parking along
Palm Boulevard, and residential
parking stickers.
Residents are strongly
encouraged to attend the forum
to allow their comments and
opinions to be heard.
For more information, contact
Isle of Palms City Administrator
Linda Luvvorn Tucker at 886-
6428, email ltucker@iop.net, or
visit www.iop.net.
February 18, 2011
Mary Jane Watson runs for
Council reelection
T
hree spots are coming
up for re-election on the
Sullivan’s Island Council
this year, and along with current
Councilmember Jerry Kaynard
(see Island Eye News Feb. 4
edition for an article on Kaynard),
Councilmember Mary Jane
Watson has also announced that
she will be running for reelection
on May 3. The final spot, currently
held by Councilmember Buddy
Howle, will be up for grabs as
Howle has announced that he will
not be running again this year.
Wrapping up her first term
in office, Watson, a teacher at
Sullivan’s Island Elementary,
hopes to revisit pressing issues
such as the rebuilding of SIES
during her second term, if elected.
“I am confident the Town
and School District will work
collaboratively to build a state
of the art school the Town will
be proud of,” says Watson. “The
school is such an important
part of the community. It has
an outstanding reputation for
excellence.”
Breathing room on the IOP Connector
A
s many Isle of Palms
residents have noticed
over the past few years,
traffic has been increasing
steadily around the Isle of Palms
Connector, and whether its due
to the many new developments
in the area or increased personal
travel, the section of the Connector
Isle of Palms
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886-6428
www.iop.net
Tuesday, February 22
City Council Meeting
7 p.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
Wednesday, February 23
Municipal Court
10 a.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
Tuesday, March 1
Recreation Committee
Meeting
4 p.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
Civic
BY MEREDITH POWELL
Sullivan’s Island is also
discussing the possibility of
implementing a form of paid
parking. Both islands face traffic
issues and are seeking paid
parking as a real option. While
the City of the Isle of Palms is
preparing for their Public Forum
on parking this February 23,
the Town of Sullivan’s Island is
still awaiting that process. “As
the Town faces more and more
traffic issues, we must explore
paid parking as an option,”
Watson says, but she makes sure
to point out that there is still a
need to hear from the residents
of Sullivan’s Island and perhaps
a public forum is in order for the
near future.
Past meetings that have really
benefitted the cause are the ones
about the Commercial District,
Watson believes. “Meeting
together to discuss concerns, the
businesses and homeowners have
come up with some successful
solutions,” Watson points out,
one of which is the employee
parking at the fire station. The
By Kristin Hackler
between Riviera Drive and Hungry
Neck Boulevard can become a
bottlenecking snarl during times
of high traffic volume; especially
in the summer.
In light of this, Charleston
County Roadwise is conducting
a study on the best approach
to alleviate the congestion. As
Civic Calendar
Personnel Committee
5:45 p.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
Wednesday, March 2
Public Works Committee
Meeting
4 p.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
Public Safety Committee
Meeting
5:30 p.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
Real Property Committee
8:30 p.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
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Island Connection and The Folly Current.
Planning Commission has been
asked by Council to devise two
overlay districts and, as Watson
notes, “These districts will help
maintain a healthy and viable
Commercial District within our
adjoining neighborhoods,” which
is surely something for which the
community is striving.
While the residents and officials
seem to have reached some
agreement in terms of the plans
for the Commercial District’s
future, the accreted land issue
is a little more in-progress, so
to speak. “The accreted land is
without a doubt the most complex
of the issues facing the Town of
Sullivan’s Island. With the study
complete, the work of developing
a workable management plan is
beginning,” states Watson.
The filing for those wishing
to run for Council closed on
Thursday, February 17, at noon.
For more information on the
upcoming election, drop by Town
Hall at 1610 Middle Street or visit
www.sullivansisland-sc.com.
part of their investigations,
a public forum was held this
past Wednesday, February 9,
at Whitesides Elementary on
Rifle Range Road to gather
public opinion. Roughly 50
attendees from both the island
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Livability Court
5 p.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
Sullivan's Island
883-3198
www.sullivansisland-sc.com
Tuesday, March 1
Municipal Court
6 p.m.
1610 Middle Street
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4 February 18, 2011
Dear Editor:
The trapping and removal
of feral cats does not
work.  Although this may
appear to temporarily reduce the
number of cats in a given area, it
will not solve the problem.
Feral / stray cats establish
territories based on food sources
and shelter. When cats are
removed from this environment,
other cats will simply move into
the newly available territory
to take their place and will
continue to breed.  This is called
the vacuum effect, and has been
documented worldwide.
A single female cat and her
subsequent offspring can reach
numbers of 420,000 during a six
year span.
Additionally, a ban on feeding
feral cats will not force cats to go
away. Cats bond to their territory,
and are opportunistic animals
who can survive on garbage, if
necessary. If food is withheld,
the cats will suffer terribly as
they search for new food.
The only true solution is to
trap, neuter, and return (TNR).
The cats are humanely trapped,
sterilized, vaccinated, and
returned to their same outdoor
home. They are ear-tipped for
identification. The colony is
maintained and watched over by
volunteer caregivers, which is no
cost to the taxpayer.
TNR breaks the cycle of
reproduction. The cat population
will gradually decline naturally
through attrition.  TNR is the
humane solution.
Carol Herard
Dear Editor:
 I’d like to thank the heart-
centered people who help out
with the feral cats on the Isle of
Palms. You men and women in
Wild Dunes rock … in a heavenly
way! I cannot say enough about
your compassion and class
while dealing with animals who
are homeless. Feral cats are,
for the most part, “born to die”
from starvation, disease, and
most sadly, abuse at the hands
of cowards. I am so impressed
at how you all network to make
sure there is constant trapping
so that each cat can be spayed,
neutered, released or re-homed.
We now have cats living in New
York, New Jersey, and D.C. Soon,
a tiny rescue, WeiSan, will join
another feral in D.C. I know that
many of you have homes in other
cities and states, yet take the
time to make sure each colony
is fed every day. I am always
touched when I read your posts!
 For those of you who are not
aware, the feral cats on the island
fall under the “free roaming” law,
and money is set aside for them
to be in the Tagged, Neutered and
Released (TNR) program. Many of
us even spend our own money in
order to not deplete the fund. The
cats are “fixed”, given a three-
year rabies shot, micro chipped,
and  the left ear is tipped so that
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it is easy to identify a feral who
has been neutered or spayed.
A cat advocate on the island
with a sanctuary removed an
entire colony from the Isle of
Palms marina about five years
ago, and re-homed them at
her sanctuary. But, as often
happens, uneducated, uncaring
people drop off their former pets
and other ferals move in, too.
Last summer, when we saw the
population starting to grow, we
enlisted the help of the TNR
program and a high percentage
of those cats have been TNR-ed.
Will, a friend to animals, has
fed them, given medical care to
many, and re-homed at least 6
of them. THANKS! And many
thanks to my husband, Bob, who
took the time to drive three cats
to Pet Helpers for spaying, and
to my son, Michael, for picking
them up. We are fostering one
now who was found by Will the
day after Christmas, sitting in
the freezing rain and begging for
help! He had a broken leg and a
raging infection. This is the little
fellow who will soon live in the
D.C. area. I got word last night
that the marina manager is
demanding the removal of all
of the cats. I am aware he has
a responsibility to customers
who pay to dock their boats.
Boaters are complaining that
the cats are getting on their
boats and making them smell.
The cats who spray on the boats
are the transient toms, who
are indeed the most difficult to
trap. It is NOT the colony cats.
I have notified  several of the
agencies of this decision. It is so
common to have ferals around
areas like this, and most towns
welcome them. Destin, FL, is a
grand example, and the Mount
Pleasant area is also kind to
the ferals. Many are around the
docks and restaurants.
I am not making light of a
person’s wanting to protect his
property, and I recently had
words with a boater about the
situation, during which I offered
to provide him with a spray that
keeps toms from specific areas,
and would leave it in the marina
for that purpose.
 If you go to the IOP Marina,
you will see that most of the cats
are very friendly and could be re-
homed. An employee said they
will go to a sanctuary. I can only
hope that is true. If they go to
the Charleston Animal Society (a
fabulous organization who does a
fine job when adoption is a   viable
solution), their being friendly will
not be obvious because they will
be terrified. The ending will not
be a kind one for Oreo, Simone,
Ayla, Amy, Moonstruck, Akido,
Cinder, Travis, Taboo, Joodie,
and Boogi Knight.
If anyone can help out, or
know of a sanctuary that is
willing to take these cats in, what
a wonderful thing that would be!
We are holding steady with many
rescues at our home. Thanks!
I would also like to thank 
Eddie from the Windjammer
for his kindness to the ferals
around there, and to Malcolm
for letting them have refuge
underneath the Windjammer(
the best establishment on
the island!) during the bitter
cold. Thanks to the kind lady
who walked up to me at the
marina and handed me $40
to apply to the cats’ care. We
microchipped four cats with the
money. A very special thanks to
the Pinsons for leaving cases of
food in my garage, and for your
contributions to helping the
cats. A very special thanks to
my neighbors, all of whom are so
kind to animals!  
It is up to us to take a stand
for the voiceless.
Deb Basha
Isle of Palms 
February 18, 2011
Ms. Aggie Thomas received a homemade lemon meringue pie and gardenia bush for
her birhday from ECMOW.
Connector continued from page 3
and Mount Pleasant attended
the forum, chatting with project
representatives about the
proposed improvements sketched
out on display boards around the
room.
“We have the concept, we’re
just trying to get pro and
con comments,” said project
representative Rick Day.
“Basically, starting at Riviera
Drive, we would add another
through lane in both directions
which would carry traffic through
to highway 17.” As it stands today,
there is only one through lane in
both directions. With the added
through lanes and improvements
to turning lanes at the major
intersections, Day stated that
projections show an adequate
level of service on the Connector
through the year 2030.
“Public safety is an issue for
us,” said Dick Cronin, Mayor of
Isle of Palms. “If we need to move
Project consultant Ric Day runs through
preposed solutions to heavy IOP
Connector traffic.
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A century on Sullivan's
M
s. Aggie Thomas may not look like it, but she just celebrated
her 100th birthday this past Thursday, February 10.
“I’ve lived on this island my whole life except for five
years during the war when we lived in North Charleston,” said
Ms. Thomas. Along with a homemade lemon meringue pie made
by East Cooper Meals on Wheels (ECMOW) Recipient Services
Manager, Maggie Davidson, and a new gardenia bush given to her
by ECMOW volunteer Laurie Arthur, Ms. Thomas was given the
royal treatment with a parade in her honor along Middle Street this
past Saturday, Feb. 12. “I always said I wanted a parade for my
birthday when I turned 100,” smiled Ms. Thomas, and she got it.
Almost 50 relatives arrived from all parts of the world to celebrate
with her, as well, and the Sullivan’s Island Fire Department joined
the royal retinue by escorting the Matriarch of the Island to the
Island Club for her official birthday celebration.
a sick person off of the island,
it’s almost impossible when it’s
busy and traffic is backed up to
the Connector. This would be a
tremendous improvement for the
safety of both citizens and visitors
because it allows drivers to leave
in a more orderly fashion. It’s also
good in a hurricane, as this is an
evacuation route.”
“It will help egress from the
island, especially with the
bottleneck in the summer,”
said Isle of Palms Council
member Barbara Bergwerf. “I am
concerned, though, with traffic
coming onto the island. It seems
that they’re kicking the can down
the road and a bottleneck would
just form later on as its still one
lane onto the island.”
“On a busy beach day, it’s
almost impossible to get to Riviera
Drive,” said Isle of Palms City
Administrator, Linda Luvvorn
Tucker. “This will improve egress
and traffic through intersections.”
Since it is included in the
intersection improvements
project allocations for fiscal
year 2011, the project would be
funded by the Charleston County
Transportation Sales Tax.
For a more detailed look at the
potential improvements to the
Isle of Palms Connector, and to
add your comments, visit www.
ccroadwise.org/iopconn.html.
Comments may also be submitted
to: Mr. Richard Turner, P.E. c/o
Charleston County Transportation
Development, 4045 Bridge
View Drive, Suite C204, North
Charleston, SC 29405.
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6 February 18, 2011
Love ‘em or loathe ‘em
C r u i s e l i n e r s i m pa c t o u r b a r r i e r i s l a n d s
C
harleston has been a port
of call for cruise ships since
1969, but not nearly to the
extent of capacity and frequency
that is seen today. Ships that
called on Charleston during the
early 1970s carried a capacity of
about 700 people, and very rarely
came to port as often as they do
currently. Larger cruise liners
such as the Mercury or Carnival
Fantasy boast up to 2,000 and
3,000 passengers, respectively.
Although these cruise liners
have been docking at the port of
Charleston for nearly forty years,
the size and frequency of visiting
ships recently moved Folly Beach
A cruise ship pulls intor harbor next to Waterfront Park in downtown Charleston.
By Blake Bunch
City Council and residents to cruise ships in the past.
action. Zimmerman definitely wanted
Kate Zimmerman, Project to stress the point that the CCL
Manager for the Coastal does not want cruise ships
Conservation League (CCL), completely banned from the Port
spoke before the Folly Council City. Their goal is to increase
during their last meeting accountability, bridging the
in regards to the possible trust gap between the industry
environmental effects of this and citizens.
industry. “Folly Beach and The two major cruise lines
other barrier islands need to operating out of Union Pier
adopt safeguards to monitor in Downtown Charleston are
and enforce compliance with Carnival (Holland America,
these cruise lines,” Zimmerman Princess Cruises, Cunard) and
stated. Basically, they need to Celebrity (Royal Caribbean).
be held accountable for their And while many residents along
actions; something which many our barrier islands may be
feel has not been the case with concerned about the increase
in air pollution from these
ships, the cruise line industry
also maintains steady jobs for
stevedores at the expanding
Union Pier, as well as brings in
throngs of tourists who support
our local businesses.
According to an article
by Stratton Lawrence, “Are
cruise ships harmless fun or
an environmental scourge?”,
in the April 7, 2010, edition
of the Charleston City Paper,
the cumulative impact of
ships visiting Charleston in
2010 brought an estimated
$37 million to the city and
supported 407 full-time jobs.
This information was provided
in a report commissioned by
the State Ports Authority (SPA)
and conducted by John Crotts
and Frank Hefner of the College
of Charleston. This report also
estimated an additional 111,303
tourists that were likely to spend
$5,552,496 while in port.
With all of this tourism
money being thrown around,
it is obvious why the City of
Charleston is very fond of these
ships. Folly Beach, on the other
hand, feels a little differently.
According to CCL’s website,
“These ships discharge harmful
levels of ammonia, fecal coliform
bacteria, zinc, copper, and
other pollutants.” In United
States waters, these cruise lines
can legally dump untreated
sewage and “gray water” three
miles offshore. “Gray water”
is basically drainage from the
galley, showers and sinks of
the vessel, pharmaceuticals,
and other “light” pollutants. If
this waste is treated, it can be
dumped earlier. However, solid
sewage (plastics, garbage, etc.) is
typically incinerated onboard or
dumped out at sea.
The Coastal Conservation
League’s proposed plan for Folly
Beach includes requesting cruise
ships to expel pollutants 12
miles offshore instead of three.
The SPA wishes to reach over
100 ports of call within the year,
multiplying the amount of waste,
sewage, and heavy pedestrian
and vehicular traffic. These ships
are powered by bunker fuel, and
the incinerators on board release
carcinogens into the air.
Kate Zimmerman set up
a brief history of the issue.
“Research shows that there were
several violations in the late
1990s, which resulted from a
bust by then-Attorney General
Janet Reno. There were several
settlements that occurred as
a result, in which industry
leaders had to agree to ‘green
plans.’ The problem was that
the stipulations of these green
plans with environmental groups
were that they were not allowed
to talk about cruise waste.”
Another goal of the CCL is to
proclaim the Charleston Harbor
a “no discharge zone,” which
prohibits cruise liners from
dumping raw sewage anywhere
in the harbor. Key West has
recently been deemed one after
years of struggle.
Who can enforce
these regulations?
The United States Coast
Guard can choose to board ships
up to four times a year. Since
September 11, however, boarding
cruise ships frequently hasn’t
really been their gig. They are
more concerned with shoreline
protection, rescue operations,
and evacuation needs and
precaution, and have little time
to devote to these inspections.
Cruise lines are also a very
profitable industry, bringing
in about $2.5 billion annually.
Charleston, being the port city
that it is, takes pride in providing
waterfront jobs, and as long as
there is a harbor, those jobs
will be in high demand. Cruise
ships also are providing steady
hours for dock workers to load
and unload these vessels, and
numerous passenger/parking
fees are garnered at the port,
which help financially with the
rapid expansion of Union Pier.
According to Carnival
stevedore Gary Santos, “A lot
of these people who take these
trips on these ships are first-
time visitors to Charleston. They
get to see a little bit of the city,
and when they see it, they all
inevitably want to come back.”
The City of Folly Beach’s
proposed arrangements with
Carnival and/or other cruise
lines would include a clause
that requires them to issue their
discharge records to the city
upon request.
There are the obvious economic
advantages, but the potential
damage to our local environment
needs to be balanced out. For
the sake of barrier islands
bordering the Atlantic Ocean,
transparency of records and
taking care of the environment
remains paramount.
February 18, 2011
Resistance to heartworm prevention:
Is it really happening?
W
e have heard it over
and over again: “If
your dog is on monthly
heartworm prevention, he won’t
get heartworms,” or “Heartworms
are 100% preventable.” So, what
is all this hoopla about dogs in the
Mississippi Delta region getting
heartworms, even though they
are on heartworm prevention?
I should back up by reminding
our reader what heartworms are
and where they come from. To
put it simply, heartworms are
carried by mosquitoes, something
we have plenty of here and that
the Mississippi Delta region may
have in even greater abundance.
When a mosquito bites a dog, it
deposits one or more microscopic
larvae. The infective larvae make
their way to the heart where they
can grow into spaghetti-length
worms. As the number of worms
mount from repeated mosquito
bites, they eventually impede
the flow of blood and interfere
with the valves of the heart. Lung
disease and heart failure often
ensue. Cats have some level of
resistance to the heartworms, but
we now understand that they,
too, are affected by the parasite,
although differently than dogs.
Signs of heartworms in cats can
be mistaken for asthma and can
actually lead to sudden death.
Fortunately, heartworms don’t
like people so the larvae die in
our bodies before making their
way to our hearts.
So, we have been diligently
putting our dogs and cats on
heartworm prevention expecting
our pets to be free of the disease.
Fortunately, this is pretty much
how it works, but in the Mississippi
Delta region, veterinarians have
been reporting positive tests
7
Pets
by Katherine A. Saenger, DVM
in dogs who have been getting and because veterinarians in PetPortals, or remindmypet.com to
their heartworm prevention. the region have reported failures email and text you when it is
Eighty percent of these reports, with all heartworm preventions, time to dose your pet. You can
upon further study, were found at this point there doesn’t seem even set up reminders in your
to have missed a dose at some to be a clear distinction in Google or Outlook calendars. Be
point or they were inadequately protection between one product creative, but do whatever it takes
tested before they got started on and another. to remind you to give these drugs
heartworm prevention. However, There are aggressive studies as directed.
even if you take those dogs out of underway at the Universitys of Secondly, reduce your pet’s
the picture, there are still some Georgia and Tennessee, Auburn exposure to mosquitoes by
dogs which developed heartworm University, Arkansas State keeping them in at night and using
infections while taking preventive University and several other approved mosquito repellents.
medication. But, don’t panic. This centers in the USA, Canada Finally, have your dog tested at
is not a growing problem. It has and Italy. So stay tuned to least once a year. So far, we are
been noted since 2005 and the your veterinarian for updates. not seeing this lack of prevention
numbers of prevention failures Meanwhile, what can you do to efficacy in the Lowcountry or
reported are not growing. In fact, help protect your pet? in any other areas outside of
despite the increased awareness First of all, keep your pet the Mississippi Delta region.
and more thorough testing by on his current heartworm However, annual testing will help
veterinarians in the region, the prevention. Topical and oral detect problems early if or when
number of reported prevention medications must be dosed at 30 they arise.
failures in seemingly properly day intervals, and the Pro Heart Katherine A. Saenger, DVM, is
medicated dogs has actually injection must be given at 180 day one of five skilled Veterinarians
decreased. intervals to be effective. Lapses in at Bees Ferry Veterinary Hospital,
At this time, we aren’t sure these treatment intervals could located at 3422 Shelby Ray Court
that there is a true resistance ultimately lead to resistance, in West Ashley, Charleston. For
to heartworm preventives such so don’t get lazy. Use reminder more information, visit www.bfvh.
as one sees with antibiotics systems like medminders in net or call 769-6784.
today. We may simply be looking
at less than 100% efficacy of
heartworm preventions. There
certainly is anecdotal evidence
and some preliminary studies to
indicate that certain populations
of heartworms are responding
differently to our heartworm
preventions, but the real data
simply is not yet in.
A recent study by Dr. Byron
Blagburn suggested that one of
the heartworm preventions may
have better efficacy in preventing
heartworms, but, according to
the American Heartworm Society,
it is too early to make any distinct
conclusions based on this single
study. Previous studies, although
designed slightly differently, do not
support Dr. Blagburn’s findings,
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Chamber Music Charleston presents fifth anniversary concert
On Saturday, March 5,
Chamber Music Charleston (CMC)
will celebrate five years of great
performances in Charleston with
a Fifth Anniversary Concert at
Memminger Auditorium starting
at 8 p.m. Guest pianist Andrew
Armstrong will join five musicians
of CMC in a program including
John Williams’ Air and Simple
Gifts, Bhorislav Martinu’s La
Revue de Cuisine and Johannes
Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G Minor.
In the spring of 2006,
bassoonist Sandra Nikolajevs
gathered a group of 13 local,
Liszt-en up!
By Chamber Music Charleston
professional musicians and five
enthusiastic local arts supporters
to create a nonprofit organization
with the goal of presenting a
series of chamber music concerts
in Charleston.
“Chamber Music has always
been so enthusiastically received
during the Spoleto Festival,”
CMC Director Sandra Nikolajevs
explains. “We felt the community
would enthusiastically support
a year-round chamber music
series.”
Initially called “Charleston
House Concerts,” the organization
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mainly performed in homes,
offering intimate evenings of
chamber music in some of
the most distinctive homes
of downtown Charleston and
Kiawah Island. These ticketed
events featured performances
of standard masterworks of
the chamber music repertoire
followed by a reception. The
unique performances quickly
sold out as demand for chamber
music in Charleston increased.
For the second season, the
organization officially changed
its name to the more festive
“Chamber Music Charleston,”
and over the next few years
they began expanding their
concert offerings to include
performances in churches,
art galleries and schools. The
performances have reached a
wide audience throughout the
greater Charleston area and
beyond. Concerts for the 2010-
2011 season will take place in
Downtown Charleston, Kiawah,
Daniel Island, I’On, Summerville,
Edisto Island, McClellanville,
Florence and Beaufort.
Chamber Music Charleston
takes great care to choose venues
appropriate for chamber music.
You will not hear CMC perform
in such large concert spaces as
the Gaillard Auditorium or North
Charleston Performing Arts
Center. Instead, CMC gravitates to
arts venues with under 500 seats
such as Memminger Auditorium
and the Dock Street Theatre,
as well as smaller churches, art
galleries and homes.
“What is unique about our
concerts is that the audience is
so close to the musicians, you
don’t just hear the music, you
feel it, as well,” says Nikolajevs.
“There is such an excitement in
the air when all the elements
come together – the exceptional
music, the beautiful setting and
the social camaraderie. I think
this is the best way to experience
classical music!”
CMC has developed a number
Concert continued on page 21
February 18, 2011
Wild Dunes’ fifth annual Recognizing today’s youth
Author’s Luncheon
Exchange Club honors Youth
of the Month
By Meredith Powell
O
n a sunny Saturday
morning in January,
guests gathered at the
Wild Dunes Club for the fifth
year of the Lowcountry’s annual
Author’s Luncheon.
Featured authors traveled
from all over the United States
for the January 15 event: Diane
Chamberlain and Ann Ross
from North Carolina; Jeffrey
Stepakoff from Atlanta, Georgia;
Lisa Genova from Chatham,
Massachusetts, and Tamar
Myers who is originally from
the Belgian Congo. Many were
introducing new releases while
Stepakoff was introducing
his first novel, Fireworks over
Toccoa, and Genova her second,
Left Neglected.
We were greeted at The
Sweetgrass Pavilion by a crisp
wind and prompt complimentary
valet service. A panel discussion,
led by renowned New York Times
bestselling local author Mary
Alice Monroe, followed a delicious
three-course lunch on fresh
white linen. The morning events
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By Pamela Marsh
also featured a silent auction
S
with jewelry, vacation packages, everal Youth of the Month good academics, leadership,
art and more as well as an open
award winners and their and be actively involved in
book signing.
After purchasing Diane parents were recognized at school activities and community
Chamberlain’s The Secret Life the Isle of Palms Exchange Club service.  Each student must also
of CeeCee Wilkes, bidding on a dinner meeting this past January submit an essay to be selected
relaxing Swedish massage and 27.  Winners included Shannon by the President of the National
desperately eyeing a gorgeous McGue from Academic Magnet Exchange Club. The essay this
black beaded bracelet, I sat High School; Chloe Plunkett from year is entitled “Shining the
down at a table with seven other Ashley Hall; Benjamin Wilkin Light on Volunteerism”. 
local and visiting guests as well
as author Jeffrey Stepakoff. from Bishop England; and  Elliott This spring, the IOP Exchange
Listening intently, I learned that Condon, Sam Evans, Carter Club will choose the Youth of
not only did he recently find Martens, Lesley Nelson, and the Year, the Meeks/Sotille
success in his very first book Evan Stafford from Wando High Scholarship winner and an
deal, but that he spent nearly School.  Each student received ACE (Accepting the Challenge
20 years in Hollywood in the a Youth of the Month award of Excellence) Award winner.
television business writing for certificate and $100. Each student will receive up to a
popular shows like The Wonder
Annually, the Isle of Palms $2,000 scholarship toward their
Years and co-producing series
like Dawson’s Creek. Despite his Exchange Club recognizes college tuition.
wide fame, Jeffrey has somehow outstanding high school seniors The IOP Exchange Club
managed to stay grounded as a and college students who live Scholarship program is funded by
family man and devoted husband. on the Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s the Exchange Club Oyster Roast,
As remarkable as the afternoon Island, and Mount Pleasant.  held annually in January.
already was, and after devouring a Applicants must demonstrate
dark chocolate truffle for dessert,
I became further entranced by
the words exchanged between
all of the authors on stage.
Every one of the authors was the
epitome of fame in my eyes, but
they were, in actuality, kind and
approachable people.
The event was time well-spent,
as not only did I learn a lot
about the visiting authors from
Monroe’s well-led discussions,
but the funds raised went
toward the Trident Literacy
Association and the Wild Dunes
Club Scholarship for a College
of Charleston teacher education
student. Next year’s luncheon
cannot come soon enough.
For those interested in
attending the 6th Annual Author’s
Luncheon at Wild Dunes to be held
on Saturday, January 14, 2012,
led by Dorothea Benton Frank, (l to r) Youth of the Month award winners Carter Martens, Chloe Plunkett, Sam Evans,
contact Amy Sottile Stevens at Shannon McGue, Lesley Nelson, Evan Stafford, Benjamin Wilkin, and Elliott Condon.
886-2020.
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Should I get a new computer?
W
hen it is time to just get
a new computer, either
“desktop” or “laptop”
is a frequent question. The
answer, like many, depends on a
lot, so let’s see if we can narrow
down some helpful tips.
First off, are you happy with
your computer and the way
it works, but your children,
parents, friends, or co-workers
have urged you to get a “newer,
faster” one? If the answer is,
“Yes, I am happy,” then forget
the others and go right on being
Computer Corner
By Bob Hooper, a.k.a. Rent A Bob
happy. If you like the way you
desktop is laid out and you are
happy with the programs you
use, then don’t change. The
only reason to upgrade would
be because of serious hardware
or software problems. Many
changes come with going to a
new computer, including the
look of the operating system
(Windows 7); having to move
all your pictures, files, etc.;
reloading all third party (that’s
everything that does not come
with Windows 7) software; and
just setting up Outlook,
Work, Excel, and others
programs can take a good
bit of time. So the bottom
line is, if you are happy
with what you have and it’s
fast enough for you, then
stay with what you've got.
However, if your
computer has crashed
and you never created an
external backup of your
hard drive, the first thing
you need to do is assess it
how much of the computer
crashed and the computer’s
age. Before all of this,
though, I would suggest that
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you NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN.
Always do an external backup
at least once a week. Now, in
order to assess how much of
the computer crashed and how
old it is, have someone (like me)
try to get as much back off your
hard drive as possible. I cannot
guarantee that anything will be
there, but it’s likely that we can
get back most if not all of it from
a hard drive as long as the hard
drive was not completely wiped
by the crash. After recovering the
data, the next question is, “What
is wrong with the computer?”
If it’s a power supply or the
actual hard drive, the costs with
labor can be minimal, but if the
motherboard/cpu has failed,
the cost of labor and parts can
go over $400 easily and that, my
friends, is the magic number.
Which leads up to…
If the cost of repairing your
laptop/desktop goes over $400
(not including the cost of saving
those precious memories), you
really need to consider investing
in a new one. Nowadays, with
a little research or help (I can
also help with purchasing and
setup), you can get a decent
February 18, 2011
laptop that will do anything
you need in the $400-$600
range. You can actually set up
a laptop to work as a “desktop”
with wireless mouse, keyboard
and nice big monitor so that
you could replace your crashed
“tower” and be able to take the
laptop with you on trips.
So remember, if you are
happy with what you have, keep
it. If it crashes and you did not
have an external backup (shame
on you!), spend what it takes
to get back those memories,
and finally, if the repairs to the
computer hardware are going to
go over $400, really think about
a new one.
I look forward to hearing your
questions and helping you out.
Computer-related questions
can be emailed to rentabob@
bellsouth.net. I will respond
with answers here in this
column or personally. I aim to
provide helpful information for
your computer ailments from
meltdowns to simple one button
questions. If you need immediate
assistance, you can always call
me, Rent A Bob, at 822-7794.
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Dargan's Birds
Muscovy Duck
By Sarah Dargan Diaz

T
he Muscovy Duck is a large, invasive species found from South they have now become a major pest in some areas. Since this species
America to Canada. This duck is bulky and has an awkward can tolerate cold weather, it is non-migratory and lays large clutches
gait. Males weigh up to 15 pounds while females are noticeably of eggs. Feral populations of the Muscovy have exploded over the
smaller, weighing a mere six to eight pounds. The Muscovy is last few decades. Ironically, they have become scarcer in their native
indigenous to South and Central America, but was domesticated in the range due to over-hunting. They are a common sight in suburban
United States where they were bred for their meat and eggs, although areas with man-made ponds, and their webbed feet have long claws
which enable them to roost in trees at night. Their distinctive facial
patches of lumpy pinkish-red skin make them easily identifiable
Events at the IOP Rec and, arguably, unattractive. The wild-type duck is mostly black with
white wing patches. Domesticated Muscovies have a variety of color
Isle of Palms Unusual Breed. combinations, including white, pied, lavender, and “chocolate.”
Recreation Center Call and sign your dog up
www.iop.net today!
843-886-8294
IOP Annual Yard Sale
Middle School Dance Saturday, April 16
Friday, February 18 8 a.m. – noon
7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Registration Begins March 1
$5 at the door $5 per space, limit two (2)
spaces per person
Hula Hoops Class
Tuesday, February 22 3 on 3 Adult Basketball
Youth Class: 5 p.m.   League
Adult Class: 6 p.m. Register before February 25
$40 for a six (6) week session $60 per team
Captain’s Meeting: March 2
Hip Hop Fitness at 5:15 p.m.
Thursdays     
7 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Adult Softball League
$10 per class Register before February 25
$425 per team
Basketball Day Captain’s Meeting: March 2 at Muscovy duck and chicks.
Monday, February 21 5:45 p.m. Photo by Sarah Diaz
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Free Friday Night Spikes
Friday, March 4
Doggie Day at the Rec Ages: 9-12: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 26 Ages: 13-16: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.  
9 a.m. – Rabies Clinic and IOP $10 per person
dog licenses sales, pet photos
and local rescues available.
10 a.m. – Dog Show
15 Contestants will be
allowed to compete in
each category. Categories
Include: Best Rescue (Male
& Female), Cutest Puppy,
Most Attractive, Mystery Mutt
(Small & Large breed),
Most Ear’Resistible, Best
Dressed, Best Eyes, Best
Smile, Most Creative
Name, and Most
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February 18
Friday, February 18
Southeastern Wildlife Expo
February 18 – 20. For more info,
visit www.sewe.com.
Notorious Gringos at Home Team
The Notorious Gringos will be
performing at Home Team BBQ
on Sullivan's Island, 10 p.m.
www.hometeambbq.com or www.
notoriousgringos.com.  McKinney-Stehr at Wild Dunes’ Sea
SPROUTS Theatre presents:
Little Red Riding Hood
A howling good time with the
world’s most famous bi-ped/
quadra-ped duo. Meet you at
granny’s! Show starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $10/advance or $12 at
the door. 881-3780 or visit www.
creativespark.org. 757 Long Point
Road, Mount Pleasant.
Go Wild at the Sea Island Grill
For the Southeastern Wildlife
Exposition, Executive Chef Thomas
Island Grill offers a variety of game
and fish specials all weekend. Feb. 18
– 20. For reservations, call 886-2200.
Saturday, February 19
1st Annual Jackie Katz Memorial
Oyster Roast
All-you-can-eat oysters and
chili! All proceeds will benefit the
American Cancer Society. 3 p.m.
at ACME Cantina, 31 J.C. Long
Blvd, Isle of Palms. Tickets: $10 in
advance, $15 at the door. For more
info, call 886-0024.
SPROUTS Theatre presents:
Little Red Riding Hood
Show starts at 1 p.m. Tickets:
$10/advance or $12 at the
door. 881-3780 or visit www.
creativespark.org. 757 Long Point
Road, Mount Pleasant.
The Five Biggest Mistakes Knee
Pain Sufferers Make and How to
Avoid Them
Join Bill Parravano, the Knee
Pain Guru, for a free lecture
geared toward knee pain sufferers.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the
Poe Library. This presentation
will focus on natural solutions
for resolving chronic knee
pain. For more info, visit www.
thekneepainguru.com.
Gullah Heritage celebration:
Rice, indigo and sweetgrass
This week’s features: Sharon &
Frank Murray, rice production;
Paul & Loretta Hromoga,
indigo dyeing; and Elijah Ford,
sweetgrass baskets. Charles
Pinckney National Historic Site
(1254 Long Point Road) every
Saturday at 2 p.m. through March,
2011. For more info, call 881-5516
or visit www.nps.gov/chpi.
Impending War lecture series:
Slavery in the Movies
Park Rangers Donel Singleton
and Nate Johnson will present,
Slavery in the Movies: Myths and
Misconceptions. 2 p.m. at the
Fort Moultrie Visitor Center on
Sullivan’s Island (1214 Middle
Street). 883-3123 or www.nps.gov/fosu.
Is l a nd E y e C a l e nda r
Sunday, February 20
SPROUTS Theatre presents:
Little Red Riding Hood
Show starts at 3 p.m. Tickets:
$10/advance or $12 at the
door. 881-3780 or visit www.
creativespark.org. 757 Long Point
Road, Mount Pleasant.
Film series of Gullah Heritage:
54th Massachusetts
This free film series at Charles
Pinckney National Historic Site
(1254 Long Point Road) starts
at 2 p.m. Today’s film: Civil War
Journal: The 54th Massachusetts
(A&E, 1993). 881-5516 or visit
www.nps.gov/chpi
Monday, February 21
President’s Day
Tuesday, February 22
Home Team Trivia
Home Team Barbeque on Sullivan’s
Island will be hosting trivia from
7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday. 2209
Middle Street, Sullivans Island.
www.hometeambbq.com or call
883-3131.
Charleston Chamber Winter Golf
Classic at Wild Dunes
Charleston Metro Chamber will
host its annual Winter Golf Classic
at the Links and Harbor courses
at Wild Dunes Golf Resort from 10
a.m. – 5 p.m. To register visit www.
charlestonchamber.net.
Pleasant Speakers
Toastmasters Club
The club will meet at Wando
High School Media Center at
6:30pm. For more info, visit
pleasantspeakers.freetaosthost.
org or contact:Carol Ann
Embler at 884-6449 or email
pleasantspeakers@bellsouth.net.
Wednesday, February 23
Isle of Palms Public Forum
on Parking
A Public Forum for citizen
comments on parking will be held
at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, located
at 1207 Palm Boulevard, Isle of
Palms. For more info, call City Hall
at 886-6428, email ltucker@iop.
net, or visit www.iop.net.
Thursday, February 24
Dedication of E. Donald Pounder
Park Center
11 a.m. at the park center
building, 444 Needlerush Parkway
in Mount Pleasant. For more info,
call 762-8089 or 795-4386.
Friday, February 25
SPROUTS Theatre presents:
Little Red Riding Hood
Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets:
$10/advance or $12 at the
door. 881-3780 or visit www.
creativespark.org. 757 Long Point
Road, Mount Pleasant.
Saturday, February 26
Make a Splash Bash!
Come support Sullivan’s Island
Elementary School from 6 to 9
p.m. at The Windjammer on Isle of
Palms (1008 Ocean Blvd.). Wine,
beer and food, as well as music by
The Island Trio and live and si-
lent auctions. Tickets: $30. www.
friendsofsies.org. Sponsored by
South
SPROUTS Theatre presents:
Little Red Riding Hood
Show starts at 1 p.m. Tickets:
$10/advance or $12 at the
door. 881-3780 or visit www.
creativespark.org. 757 Long Point
Road, Mount Pleasant.
7th Annual Mardi Crawl
on Shem Creek
Presented by the Lowcountry
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March 5
Parrot Head Club. Registration Pinckney National Historic Site Saturday, March 5
is at Noon at Red’s Ice House, (1254 Long Point Road) starts at 2
and the crawl is from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Today’s film: Slavery and the One-day male cat Neuter-A-Thon
p.m. For more info, go to www. Making of America: The Challenge Help prevent pet overpopulation!
lcparrotheads.org. of Freedom (PBS, 2005). 881- Fee: $15 (proof of rabies and
5516 or visit www.nps.gov/chpi. distemper vaccine required, or
Acme Cantina Oyster Roast purchase for $5 each) Pet Helpers
Benefiting Habitat for Humanity. Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic,
Starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20
Tuesday, March 1 1447 Folly Road, James Island.
in advance/$25 at door. Tickets Home Team Trivia Appointment required: call 302-
available at East Cooper Habitat Home Team Barbeque on Sullivan’s 0556. 
(1558 Ben Sawyer Blvd), Habitat Island will be hosting trivia from 7 to  
ReStore (469 Long Point Road) and
Acme Cantina (31 J. C. Long Blvd,
9 p.m. every Tuesday. 2209 Middle
Street, Sullivans Island. www.
IOP). hometeambbq.com or call 883-3131.
Gullah Heritage celebration:
Singing, sweetgrass & storytelling
This week’s features: Ann Caldwell
& the Magnolia Singers, spirituals;
Minerva T. King, story-teller; and
Jeannette Lee, sweetgrass baskets.
Charles Pinckney National Historic
Site (1254 Long Point Road) every
Saturday at 2 p.m. through March,
2011. For more info, call 881-5516
or visit www.nps.gov/chpi.
Doggie Days at the Rec
Starting at 9 a.m. in the Bark Park
IOP Rec Dept, 24 28th Ave, Isle
of Palms. Register now by calling
886-8294. www.iop.net.
Sunday, February 27
SPROUTS Theatre presents:
Little Red Riding Hood
Show starts at 3 p.m. Tickets:
$10/advance or $12 at the
door. 881-3780 or visit www.
creativespark.org. 757 Long Point
Road, Mount Pleasant.
Benefit for Bacon
Come out to the Windjammer
in support of a fellow Islander!
The Windjammer will be hosting
a music and raffle event.1 – 5
p.m. Tickets: $15. www.the-
windjammer.com or 886-8596.
Film series of Gullah Heritage:
Slavery & the Making of America
This free film series at Charles
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Seven steps to a healthier heart
H e l p o u t y o u r h e a r t d u r i n g N at i o n a l H e a r t M o n t h
A
ccording to the American Heart
Association, heart disease is the
nation’s single leading cause of death
Dr. Marian Taylor.
Health
By Marian Taylor, M.D.
among men and women. At least 58.8
million people suffer from some form of
heart disease, and heart disease and stroke
claim about 950,000 American lives each
year. One of the biggest misconceptions
about heart disease is that it is a disease of
the elderly. In fact, almost 150,000 people
who die each year of cardiovascular disease
are under the age of 65, and one of every
20 people under the age of 40 has heart
disease.
Heart disease is largely preventable.
A healthy diet and lifestyle are the best
weapons you have to fight heart disease. It
is the overall pattern of choices you make
that count. Although we lack the power to
change some risk factors – our gender, age,
and family history – there are some key
heart disease prevention steps each of us
can take:
1. Don’t smoke or use tobacco. Tobacco
use is one of the most significant risk
factors for heart disease. Chemicals
in tobacco can damage blood vessels
and cause hardening of the arteries.
Nicotine raises blood pressure and
heart rate, and the carbon monoxide in
cigarette smoke reduces the ability of
blood cells to carry oxygen. Exposure
to second-hand smoke has also been
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implicated in heart disease, but
there is good news -- when you quit
smoking, your risk of heart disease
drops dramatically in just one year.
2. Eat a heart-healthy diet. A diet
called DASH - Dietary Approaches to
Stop Hypertension - can help protect
your heart. Choose foods low in fat,
cholesterol, and salt. Eat lean meats
and poultry without skin, certain fish
(salmon, mackerel), fruits, vegetables,
whole grains, and low-fat sources of
protein. Cut back on beverages and
food with added sugar. If you drink
alcohol, limit yourself to one drink a
day if you’re a woman and two drinks
per day if you’re a man.
3. Exercise every day. Daily physical
activity helps control your weight
and reduces the chance of developing
conditions – high blood pressure,
diabetes, stress, and high cholesterol
-- that predispose you to heart
disease. Aim for a minimum of 30-60
minutes per day. Walking gives many
of the same benefits as other aerobic
exercise.
4. Maintain a healthy weight. Obesity
is a risk factor for heart disease and
Heart Disease continued on page 15
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Local Physician raises heart health
awareness for Heart Month
D
r. Michale “Mickey” Barber, CEO/
CMO of Cenegenics Carolinas, is
more than just an age management
physician caring for patients at risk for heart
disease; she has a personal connection. “My
father had his first heart attack at 42,” says
Dr. Barber. “He went on to have three heart
surgeries and died of heart disease in his
seventies.” Sadly, her own brother recently
died of a heart attack this year, leaving
behind a wife and two young children.
“Assessing heart disease risk is part of
my practice,” says Dr. Barber, “but it’s
also personal. I wish I had known about
the role of inflammation and endocrine
balance in heart disease when my father was
diagnosed. My goal is to get the message out
that there is more to cardiac health than just
taking a statin medication.” For that reason,
Cenegenics Carolinas is offering free VO2
Max testing—a test that measures maximal
oxygen consumption and aerobic activity,
and can be a strong indicator of heart disease
risk and cardiopulmonary fitness—during
Heart Disease continued from page 14
for risk factors such as high blood
pressure, high cholesterol, and
diabetes. Extra weight makes your
heart work harder. Adopt healthy
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doctor about options for weight
reduction and which is right for you.
Reducing your weight by just 10%
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5. De-stress. Stress increases blood
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MUSC Cardiac Rehab.
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Keenagers continued from Front
Education, and groups all over the country.
In fact, after his visit on the Isle of Palms, he
and his wife – appropriately dressed as Mary
Todd Lincoln – were on their way to Florida
for yet another Lincoln appearance.
“I didn’t really have an interest in Lincoln
before all of this,” smiled Dieckmann, but
he’s certainly learned a lot since.
During the presentation section of the
Keenagers meeting, Dieckmann regaled the
audience with the life of Abe Lincoln; from
his early years in Spencer County, Indiana,
and living in a three-sided building during
the Indiana winter, up to his brief careers
as a postmaster, a surveyor, and a flatboat
operator before becoming a country lawyer.
From there, it was a only a matter of time before
he left for Washington as a representative for
Illinois and his election to the presidency in
1860. He had only given his second inaugural
address one month and 10 days earlier upon
being re-elected president of the United States
when he was shot at Ford’s Theater.
Dieckmann wrapped up his presentation
with a reading of the Gettysburg Address,
which the Keenagers applauded thoroughly.
The meeting concluded with a raffle
drawing, with more than 20 useful little gift-
wrapped items given away to ticket-holding
attendees, as well as an original painting by
Bonnie Holden of 2 Meeting Street, which
went to Keenager Carol Williams.
The Keenager meetings are a wonderful
and well-attended event for island residents
February 18, 2011
50 years and older. Besides the regular ‘been around’ so long that we’re smart in
meeting, Keenager members are invited to the ways of the world: ‘keen’,” she smiled. In
attend Lunch Brunch events at restaurants fact, she still treasures a cedar bowl given to
around the Lowcountry, as well as field her by that first Keenagers group in Florida
trips to local attractions. This February, the to commemorate the founding of the new
Keenager's monthly trip took them to Irvin- organization on the Isle of Palms.
House Vineyards on Wadmalaw Island with The Keenagers group also participates in
lunch at the Tomato Shed Café located in the Senior Aerobics, Hoops Class, Gather Knit &
Stono Market on Johns Island. Stitch, and the Bocce Tournament at the Isle of
Keenagers meetings are also a great Palms Recreation Center. For more information
opportunity to meet some of fascinating about the group, visit www.iop.net and click
people that live on our islands. Artist Bonnie on “Recreation” under “City Services”, or call
Holden, a Keenager member since its the Recreation Department at 886-8294.
inception five years ago, was an Avon artist
for 16 years before deciding to become one of
the few people in the world to design intricate,
handmade paper doll books. She has already
completed her first book, Rebecca, and
her second, Rebecca’s Courtship, and is
currently working on the third installment,
Rebecca’s Wedding. Each book is thoroughly
researched and the highest attention is placed
on historical accuracy in the characters’
costuming.
Another artist, Gayle Guilford, was
attending a Keenagers meeting for the first
time and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
A gallery artist, Guilford has become
internationally known for her miniatures
paintings which have been sold all over the
country, including The Smithsonian.
Doris Garner, a member of the founding
group for Keenagers, remarked on the creation
of their group’s name. “A friend of mine in
Florida has the same name,” she pointed
out, “and it’s because those who attend have Charles Dieckmann as President Abe Lincoln speaks at
the Feb. 2 Keenagers meeting.
www.islandeyenews.com
February 18, 2011
Artist shows his wild side
T
he Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
(SEWE) begins today and lasts until
Sunday, February 20, and this outdoor-
oriented arts and exhibitions weekend will
be filled with artists similar to Johns Island
resident James “Jim” Nicholson. Along with
being an avid outdoorsman and competitive
shooter, Jim is a skilled artist and wildlife
enthusiast; a passion which is clearly reflected
in his artwork.
Jim graduated from the Pratt Institute in
Brooklyn, New York, in 1954 and steadily
began building a name for himself in the art
world. He originally worked as an illustrator
for the Orange County Historical Society
before becoming an Audio-Video Multimedia
Producer for Graphic Options in New York
and an Art Director for NBC, all while
pursuing his artistic career.
When Jim and his wife, Mary, decided to
leave behind their busy lives in New York
and retire to South Carolina, Jim began to
sell his paintings in the former Charleston
Harbor Gallery, the Charleston Artist Guild
Gallery where he is a juried exhibiting
member, and privately from his large
upstairs home studio.
In speaking about his art, Jim noted that,
“If I can capture beauty, mystery and the
timelessness of nature, I have succeeded in
my intention.”
Upon moving to the south, Jim also
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BY MEREDITH POWELL
developed an interest in Lowcountry wildlife, Perhaps the most interesting aspect about
especially the local birds. One of his favorite Jim’s artwork is that it attracts more than
to paint, Jim stated, is the wood stork the average art collector – he reaches a
because even though most people think they much broader audience by appealing to the
are ugly brown birds, he is intrigued by their hunters and anyone who appreciates nature
swift flight patterns. This “moment of flight” and animals.
is not easy achieve on an 18” x 24” piece of For more information, contact Jim
masonite, though, and Jim ultimately strives Nicholson at 559-6626. While Jim will not
to capture that spark of realism. be appearing at this year’s SEWE festival,
Luckily, his inspiration is not too far from take the time to drop by some of the many
his front doorstep. Jim’s neighborhood on art exhibits and exhibitions this weekend.
Johns Island boasts beautiful ponds and For more information on SEWE events, visit
marshes where he can visit egrets and blue www.sewe.com.
herons anytime he needs more inspiration
beyond the files of photographs, magazine
clippings and sketches in his studio.
Along with his interest in birds, Jim also
paints dogs, bears, deer and sea otters.
“I try to reflect my love of nature and
the outdoors in my paintings,” Jim pointed
out. “I like to seize one sharp instant in
nature and show it by means of shape and
space relationships.”
To produce this he first tried using oils,
but found he was allergic. The rashes on his
skin weren’t worth wearing gloves when he
could attain the same effect using acrylics.
Fortunately for him him, there was no
difference in the texture or outcome so he
decided to use only acrylics, which seems to
have worked out well by the look of his latest
paintings.
Artist Jim Nicholson works on a wood stork painting in his
studio.
www.islandeyenews.com
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Kayak fishing 101
A
s you drive past the local rivers or
cruise on the Intracoastal Waterway,
you’re more than likely to see a kayak
fisherman paddling along or setting up to
fish. These small, lightweight boats are
perfect for our local waters and salt marshes.
The ability to “throw in” almost anywhere
and the lack of gas costs make kayaking a
very attractive approach to fishing. And while
there are many places around where you can
do traditional whitewater kayaking, our local
waters and a sit-on-top (SOT) kayaks make
kayak fishing a very safe and relaxing way to
spend time fishing as long you follow basic
boating safety rules.
There are also a lot of options with kayaks,
such as SOTs, SINKs (Sit-Inside Kayaks),
kayaks you paddle and some that you
peddle. I am a SOT fisherman and I love
the relaxation I get from paddling through
the rivers and marshes while chasing redfish
with my fly rod. Kayaks allow you to be very
quiet and get into very shallow water.
Most people like to grab an inexpensive
kayak and I was one of those people. I learned
from this mistake. Inexpensive kayaks are
usually harder to paddle, don’t track as
February 18, 2011
Nature
by Ken Bergmann
well and can make an afternoon of paddling is a great way to chase redfish.
exhausting. Spending a little more money on Ken Bergmann is a sales associate at The
a kayak made for fishing will make it more Charleston Angler’s location in Summerville.
enjoyable for you. If you like to stand up and Charleston Angler has everything you need to
sight fish, the Freedom Hawk is a great way kayak fish and the knowledge to put you on
to do this. With a set of outriggers that fold fish. For more information, call 871-9362 or
in and out it, the Freedom Hawk is a perfect visit www.TheCharlestonAngler.com.
and very stable platform for fishing.
Fishing from a kayak is the same as
fishing from a boat. You still look for the
same structure and creek mouths, it just
takes you longer to run down the river, but
the advantages of being very stealthy and
the ability to get very shallow to where the
redfish like to spend their time far outweighs
a speedy trip to a spot. Normally, I will have
three rods on my kayak besides my fly rod.
I usually have a rod rigged with a jig head
and a soft plastic lure, one set up with a cork
to float grass edges, one set up for bottom
fishing and one set up with a top water or
hard crank bait-type lure. This allows me to
switch ways of fishing without having to re-
rig a rod. Working over oyster bars, sunken
logs, creek mouths and grass edges will
usually find you fish. Of course, paddling
onto a hard flat and wading with the fly rod
Notorious Gringos
drop by for BBQ
T
his Friday, Feb. 18, don’t miss a chance to hear a unique
bluegrass/rock band straight out of the Lone Star State. The
Notorious Gringos band is a collection of musicians that bring
with them the influences of their former styles of music (country, rock,
bluegrass, and beach music) to create a sound that is uniquely their
own. Their rough and often unpolished edge of Texas rock blends with
a bluegrass chop, a polished-cool bluesy guitar, and smart/ engaging
lyrics creating a heavy reverb alt-country rock with just the right
amount of twang.
The Notorious Gringos will be performing at Home Team BBQ
on Sullivan’s Island starting at 10 p.m. For more info, visit www.
hometeambbq.com, call 883-3131 or visit www.notoriousgringos.com.
Home Team BBQ is located at 2209 Middle Street.
The Notorious Gringos.
www.islandeyenews.com
February 18, 2011
PrimeTime Fitness announces
2011 college scholarship program
By Meredith Nelson
A
total of $1500 each year (three scholarships of
$500 each) will be awarded by Prime Time
Fitness to college students and/or high
school seniors who demonstrate dedication to the
health and fitness of themselves and/or others.
Scholarship recipients must possess the following
qualifications:
1. Tri-County area resident (Berkeley, Charleston,
Dorchester counties)
2. Enrolled full-time in a two- or four-year college
program during the semester for which their
application is being submitted.
3. Must participate in health and fitness activities regularly, through
any of, but not limited to, the following:
• Organized high school or collegiate team sports
• Intramural sports
• Active gym membership
• Coaching recreational youth teams
4. Activities used to satisfy the above requirement must be
documented appropriately throughout the semester immediately
preceding that for which their scholarship application is being
submitted. Documentation may include, but is not limited to, school
records of team activities, newspaper clippings, community team
rosters or game results, and teacher/coach recommendations.
5. Must submit an essay titled “The Role of Physical Fitness in My
Life.” The essay should include the following, but is not limited to:
• How physical fitness has made an impact on my life.
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• How I make an impact to encourage a fit community.
• What or who inspires me to remain active and pursue a healthy
lifestyle.
• How I intend to lead a healthy lifestyle despite the
demands of college.
6. Must submit fitness goals for the upcoming
semester. For example, train for/participate in
specific organized sporting events, lose weight, attend
aerobics classes, set specific performance goals, etc.
7. Minimum GPA of 3.0 for returning college
students.
Recipients may be considered for repeat scholarship
awards. To receive funding, student must submit documentation of
the following:
1. Minimum 3.0 GPA.
2. Participation in sports or fitness activities as outlined above.
3. Progress made towards goals outlined in #6.
Repeat scholarship applications will be considered along with those
received from new applicants.
Please submit completed application by May 1 to:
Meredith Nelson
PrimeTime Fitness, Inc.
2120 Middle Street
Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482
20 February 18, 2011

Events at the Poe Library

Poe Library
1921 I’On Avenue
Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482
883-3914
Hours:
Monday & Friday: 2pm - 6pm
Tuesday, Thursday &
Saturday: 10am - 2pm
Wednesday & Sunday: closed
Children’s Saturday Programs
Play Day! Presidents Day and
Flag Day (all ages)  several of our favorite Dr. Seuss
Saturday February 19, 10:30 a.m.
Families invited. Dress up as
your favorite colonial character
and participate in flag making.
Prizes will be awarded to the
most original costumes.
Beach Lovers Book Club
(adults)
Saturday, February 19, at 10:30 a.m.
Our book for the month
is “Cutting for Stone” by
Verghese A (Abraham). Meet
for conversations, treats, and
coffee.
What you knee-d to know
about your knees
Saturday, February 19, at 11:30 a.m.
Meet with Bill Parravano, “The
Knee Pain Guru”, and learn the
five biggest mistakes knee pain
suffers make and how to avoid
them.
Play Day with Dad!  Read to
Beau (all ages)
Saturday February 26, 10:30 a.m.
Come and read a story
to Council member Madeleine
McGee and Canine Good
Citizen, Beau. No registration
required.
 
Read Across America: Happy
Birthday, Dr. Seuss! (all ages)
Tuesday, March 1, 10:30 a.m.
A special guest will be reading
books, and we’ll be enjoying a
birthday cake in honor of Dr.
Seuss.
 
Guessing Jar! (Children,
Juvenile & Young Adults)
Tuesday, March 1 – 17
How many green candies are
in the guessing jar?  Whoever
is the closest to the number of
candies in the jar entered to win
by St. Patrick’s Day receives the
jar with candy. 
PLAY:  Arts & Crafts with Ms.
Grace (all ages)
Saturday, March 5, 10:30 a.m.
Boys and girls, bring Mom,
Dad, sisters and brothers for a
rollicking good time …
PLAY:  Celebrate Mardi Gras
(all ages)
Saturday, March 12, 10:30 a.m.
Everyone is invited to design
thier own Mardi Gras mask,
wear beads and enjoy King
Cake! We promise a great time
and a lot of laughs for the entire
family…
PLAY Day:  A Tree for all
Seasons (all ages)
Saturday, March 19, 10:30 a.m.
Decorate an apple tree through
all four seasons:  winter, spring,
summer, fall. Apples are the
world’s favorite fruit - learn
about and enjoy tasting the
many varieties of apples grown
in South Carolina.
 
Beach Lovers Book Club
Saturday, March 26, 10:30 a.m.
Enjoy an interesting, thought
provoking discussion on our
March Book, “The Blue Sweater”
by Jacqueline Novogratz.
PLAY Day with Dad:  Let’s Go
Fly a Kite (ages 3 - 99)
Saturday, March 26, 10:30 a.m.
Children, look for the kite
flying outside the library and
bring your father, mother,
grandparents, and best friend,
and make a beautiful window
kite decoration out of colorful
tissue paper and popsicle sticks!
 
Recurring events:
Story Time
Every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.
- 11 a.m. with Mac, and every
Thursday from 10:15 a.m. -
11:00 a.m. with Patty. Story
time is open to all.

Do you know what this is?

Eye Spy
Both Connor Geddings and Brock Webb simultaneously guessed our
Eye Spy! It was part of the sign for Island Adventure on IOP. The first
person to send in the correct answer for the Eye Spy will receive a
coupon for a free ice cream at Café Medley on Sullivan's Island.

Kids, send your guess for this week’s Eye

Spy to: info@luckydognews.com
or call 886-NEWS. Please include your
mailing address with your submission.
February 18, 2011 21
Financial
Brush up on your estate plan basics
By Dimi Matouchev

D
uring your lifetime, you make a lot of moves to provide though the estate tax laws have been in flux in recent years
financial security to your loved ones. You put away money and may continue to evolve.  If estate taxes are a concern, you
for college for your young children, you save and invest for may want to take steps to alleviate them, such as establishing
your own retirement so that you won’t ever burden your grown an irrevocable life insurance trust, under which you’d transfer
children with significant expenses, and you purchase adequate a life insurance policy out of your estate and have the trust
life insurance to enable your family to maintain its lifestyle should distribute the proceeds to the beneficiaries you’ve chosen.
anything happen to you. Yet, if you’re going to help preserve your • Power of attorney: A power of attorney allows you to appoint
family’s financial well-being after you’re gone, you also need to take a person (an “Attorney-in-Fact” or “Agent”) to handle your
one additional step: Create an estate plan. affairs if you can’t do so yourself.
Toward that end, you’ll want to start by learning a few of the • Health care directive: A health care directive allows you to
estate plan basics, such as these commonly used-tools: name someone to make health care decisions on your behalf,
• Will: For most people, a will is probably the most essential should you become physically or mentally incapacitated.
estate-planning document. Regardless of the size of your Estate planning can be complex, so you’ll need to work with your
estate, you need a will to ensure that your assets and personal tax, legal and financial advisors to make the arrangements that are
belongings will be distributed according to your wishes. appropriate for your needs. It may take some time to develop your
If you die intestate (without a will), your belongings will be estate plans, but it’s well worth the effort.
distributed to your “heirs” as defined by state laws — and This article was written by Edward Jones, located at 1505 Palm
these distributions may not be at all what you had in mind. Blvd., Isle of Palms, SC 29451. For more information, please call the
• Living trust: A simple will may not be sufficient for your Edward Jones offices at 886-9229 or visit their website at www.
needs. Consequently, you may want to design a living trust, edwardjones.com.
which provides you with more flexibility in distributing assets.
For example, you could direct your living trust to disperse
assets to your children or grandchildren at specific ages. Also,
a living trust makes it possible for your assets to be distributed brings a variety of performances
Concert continued from page 8
without going through the often time-consuming, and public, to Charleston in mid-September.
probate process. of collaborations and special Plans are currently under way
• Beneficiary designations: Over time, your life may change projects to continue reaching for the 2011 Mozart In The South
in many ways; through marriage, remarriage, children, newer audiences. A number of Festival from September 15-
stepchildren and so on. That’s why it’s important to periodically highly-acclaimed collaborations 18, 2011, which will include a
update your beneficiary designations on your insurance with the Actors’ Theatre of festive opening concert featuring
policies and retirement accounts, such as your IRA and 401(k). South Carolina has brought Mozart’s “Divertimento in D
These designations are powerful and can even supersede the to life such innovative music Major, K. 136 “ and Copland’s
instructions left in your will or living trust, so it’s essential and spoken word programs as “Appalachian Spring,” a large
that you’ve got the right people listed as your beneficiaries. “Beethoven: His Women and soiree at the Governor Thomas
• Irrevocable life insurance trust: Depending on the size of His Music,” “Dylan Thomas’ Bennett House, the free family-
your estate, your heirs may ultimately have to pay estate taxes, Christmas in Wales” and “Gift of oriented “Little Mozart Circus”
the Magi.” CMC has also created and a rousing finale at Middleton
a series of children’s programs Place.
based on original adaptations or the current season, CMC
Breac h Inlet Tide Char t of children’s books by local began the Intermezzo Concert
author Margot Theis Raven Series as a new initiative to bring
Date High Tide Low Tide set to string quartets by such chamber music to hospitals,
Feb. 18 major composers as Johannes retirement communities and
7:33am/7:59pm 1:10am/1:41pm
Brahms and Charles Ives. nursing homes.
Feb. 19 8:21am/8:50pm 2:02am/2:27pm One such adaptation, “Circle Chamber Music Charleston
Feb. 20 9:09am/9:41pm 2:53am/3:14pm Unbroken,” was subsequently has clearly found its niche and
made into a DVD and received has become well-regarded as the
Feb. 21 9:57am/10:34pm 3:46am/4:02pm numerous awards including premiere organization for year
Feb. 22 10:48am/11:30pm 4:40am/4:52pm “Best Children’s Film Award” round chamber music.
Feb. 23 at the XXIV Black International “We have reached our stride.
11:42am 5:37am/5:46pm Cinema Berlin Film Award 2009 We have such talented musicians
Feb. 24 12:30am/12:40pm 6:37am/6:45pm and “Award of Excellence” at the who love to perform chamber
Feb. 25 2009 Accolade Competition in music and a large supportive
1:34am/1:43pm 7:40am/7:50pm
La Jolla, California. audience who look forward to
Feb. 26 2:39am/2:48pm 8:44am/8:55pm In 2009, CMC brought to each opportunity to hear this
Feb. 27 3:43am/3:51pm 9:45am/9:58pm Charleston a new arts festival to music come to life. We look
help kick off the fall arts season. forward to continuing this for
Feb. 28 4:41am/4:48pm 10:40am/10:54pm The Mozart In The South Festival years to come,” says Nikolajevs.
March 1 5:31am/5:39pm 11:28am/11:44pm has become an annual event that
March 2 celebrates classical music and
6:16am/6:24pm 12:12pm
March 3 6:57am/7:05pm 12:29am/12:52pm
About the Fifth Anniversary Concert:

Tickets are $15 for general admission (open seating). A limited

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: www.saltwatertides.com
number of $55 VIP tickets will be available. VIP tickets include
reserved seating and post-concert champagne reception. Tickets
are available online at www.ChamberMusicCharleston.org or
by calling 763-4941. Memminger Auditorium is located at 56
Beaufain Street in Downtown Charleston.
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Looking at the Ground
O n e m a n ’ s fa s c i n at i o n w i t h t h e S e w e e i n Aw e n d aw
I
magine an eight-year-old, barefoot boy
growing up in the creeks, waterways and
sand hills of Awendaw. Imagine his delight
as he explored the piles of shells, bones and
broken pottery shards to find a carved stone
unlike any of the others. An arrow head!
Everyone on the midden must have heard
his shouts of excitement as he slipped the
treasure into his pocket. Later on, he would
secret his prize in a well-worn box beneath
his bed.
Thus began a lifelong fascination with
points, spearheads and drills left behind by
the Sewee people and earlier unidentified
civilizations that passed through the paths
that Jonathan Lyon walks every day. That
first point resulted in his “growing up looking
at the ground.”
Invited by the Dewees Archives Committee,
Jonathan brought eight boxes of his huge
collection to share with 40 property owners
and guests on Dewees Island this past
February 18, 2011
By Anne Anderson
January 22. An unassuming Dock Master who were possibly the first natives to meet
on the waterfront in Awendaw, Jonathan’s the English settlers in Sewee Bay (now Bull’s
knowledge of ancient Native American Bay). They assisted the English in fighting
artifacts spills out even in his casual off the Spanish and supplied them with food.
conversations. True to the Lowcountry life Diaries tell us that there was trade between
style, he lives by the tides. High tide finds the early English soldiers and adventurers,
him managing the loading and discharging of and the Sewee. Nicholas Carteret, a passenger
boats; low tide finds him along two or three aboard the ship Carolina in 1670, noted in his
miles of Intracoastal Waterway middens, his records that he had pulled ashore and asked
practiced eye watching for the reward of a a friendly and helpful group for directions to
glint of the ancient people who walked that Charleston.
same spit of land 800 to 1500 years ago. The downfall for these gentle people was
The Sewees were the last of the tribes to their attraction to shiny trinkets and beads
live around Awendaw. They ventured onto that they did not have. The tribe was devastated
the nearby barrier islands to hunt and fish. by the tribal Yemassee Wars of 1715 – 1719,
Evidence has been found that they used and, like so many Native Americans, by small
Dewees Island for foraging and hunting; pox and the most unfortunate taste for alcohol
however, we do not believe they ever lived here brought by the Europeans. There is a story of
permanently. In the late 1600s there was a
fairly large community of perhaps 800 Sewee Sewees continued on page 23
Isle of Palms
Congrats,C of C students! Cara Brotherton
Ashley Holman
Congratulations to the following College of Charleston Jacqueline Miller
students who received Distinguished Honors for the 2010 Sullivan’s Island
Fall semester. Distinguished Honors are awarded to students Elizabeth Collins
enrolled in at least 14 credit hours who have maintained a Rutledge Long
grade point ratio between 3.60 and 3.79: Noah Simon
Cotesworth Simons
www.islandeyenews.com
February 18, 2011
Sewees continued from page 22
the strongest men from the village
who, disenchanted with their
perceived unfairness of the trade
exchange, dug exceptionally large
canoes, loaded them with tanned
skins and paddled out to sea in
expectation of reaching England.
Storm tossed, those who survived
were reportedly sold as slaves
in the West Indies. By the year
1712, only 54 of the tribe were
counted in a census. It is believed
that most of the small band that
remained after the wars joined
the Catawbas. The last record of
the Sewee was reported in 1723
in which two men were noted as
walking northwest, away from
Awendaw.
Although his is not an
archeologist or historian,
Jonathan’s vast knowledge of
facts and history has accumulated
as his curiosity leads him to find
answers to the proof he finds every
day. He has visited middens from
Santee to Charleston, and inland
to Moncks Corner. Whenever
he sees freshly turned dirt, “I
go looking around,” he says. He
and his wife, Deborah, have a
collection of approximately 5000
trade beads they found along
a utility ditch as it was being
dug. Where we may see a ditch,
Jonathan sees a page in history
opened up.
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Johnathan talks easily of the to no avail. Telling his story seems questions until he had to make a
timeline of civilization, of the rewarding to Jonathan. Visiting fast exit for the Aggie Gray ferry
paleo-Indians 18,000 – 8,000 his daughter’s middle school boat, still talking as he packed
years ago, of the middens as early classroom at the invitation of her and drove away.
as 1000 BCE, of the Woodlands teacher, Matey Ward, he sees a Anne Anderson is the
period up through 900 AD, and spark of interest in the eyes of Communications Chair for Dewees
the introduction of bows and the next generation. Visiting a Island and a Dewees Island
arrows. He lifts a stone, turns it gathering of adults on Dewees, he resident.
lovingly and says, “Picture that was rewarded with a spellbound
being a knife.” Think how long it audience who badgered him with
might have taken a man to make:
hours to chip using another
stone, learning that a deer antler
would hew it to finish. Eons of
years vanish as Jonathan lovingly
Shucking and
picks up one point after another
in respectful memory.
Jonathan encourages everyone
Shagging at Sunset
to visit the South Carolina Room By Pamela Marsh
in the Charleston Library. His The IOP Exchange Club held its annual oyster roast, “Shucking
favorite reference is Suzannah and Shagging at Sunset,” this past January 29 at the Exchange
Smith Miles’ Writings of the Past. Club building on Palm Blvd. Dinner included oysters, chili, and
Google “Sewee of Awendaw” and hot dogs.  Many local businesses supported the silent auction,
read the little that is known of and proceeds from the event will go to fund the Exchange Student
these by-gone people. As with Scholarship program.
most of the middens, or “trash
heaps”, and shell rings along
the waterways, time is erasing
them. Local memory talks about
a Sewee Shell Ring called “Indian
Fort” back in the 1930s or 40s
which is a large circular ring,
not a midden, creating a bluff.
It is no longer there, used away
for someone’s projects. He has
found very little interest from
any entity to preserve what may (l to r) Brian Duffy, Catherine Malloy, (l to r) Paul Grantham, Dick Humphrey and
remain of these mounds. He has Barb and Rolf Gobien. Dimi Matouchev.
petitioned agencies in Columbia
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Dwarf Sperm Whale stranding on Isle of Palms
A
round 8 a.m. on February
3, Sergeant Bobby Jimenez
of the Isle of Palms Police
Department discovered a small
stranded whale near Ninth
Avenue on the beach. Adults of
IOP Police and NOAA representatives load the dwarf sperm whale onto a truck.
By Mary Pringle
this species (Kogia sima) grow and have a small lower jaw with
to about eight feet in length and only 8-11 teeth on each side. The
weigh between 135 and 275 whale found on the Isle of Palms
kilograms. They live offshore in died before washing ashore, and
tropical to temperate zones and a call was made to the Marine
eat deep water squid and octopus, Mammal Stranding responders at
NOAA’s National Ocean Services
Center for Coastal Environmental
Health and Bimolecular Research
at Fort Johnson on James Island.
According to the newsletter
from the South Carolina Marine
Mammal Stranding Network,
our state has about 52 marine
mammal strandings per year.
Most of these (about 80%) are
bottlenose dolphins. The second
and third most common species
are pygmy and dwarf sperm
whales (about 10% of the total),
followed by other members of
the dolphin and beaked whale
families. A large whale stranding
occurs in our state about once
every two years. Last year there
was an above-average number
of marine mammal strandings,
photo by Barbara Bergwerf
thought to be due to the long, cold
winter which may have caused
emaciation and sickness in these
animals as prey became scarce or
died off.
Responders from NOAA
examined the whale and found
several infected wounds, but they
will not know if these were the
February 18, 2011
cause of death until a necropsy
is performed at their lab at Fort
Johnson. There are 30 volunteer
responders in South Carolina
who help by calling NOAA
with the description, species
identification, size, condition,
and location of a stranded marine
mammal. The three volunteers
who do this for the Isle of Palms
and Sullivan’s Island are Mary
Pringle, Barbara Bergwerf, and
Beverly Ballow. Call one of us
or the Police Dispatcher at 886-
6522 if you see a marine mammal
stranded dead or alive.
We’ve learned some important
safety rules when a stranding
occurs:
• Never interact with a sick
animal in the water and
never try to push it out to
sea again.
• Never touch a stranded
mammal because of the
many dangerous forms
of bacteria and infections
possibly present.
• If there is any kind of
entanglement or human
interaction visible, leave
it alone so it can be
documented.