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No ticket is required to see the Charleston Symphony perform following the Symphony Tour of Homes. Photo provided.
Kiawah to host Symphony Tour of Homes
FREE CONCERT WILL FOLLOW THE TOUR
BY DAVID SAVARD AND KEELY LAUGHLIN
For The Island Connection
G
uests are invited to tour six of the most stunning and
exceptional homes on exclusive Kiawah Island Nov.
2, and they’ll also be able to stick around for a free
masterworks-style concert by the Charleston Symphony, “A
World Class Orchestra for a World Class City.”
The 22nd annual Symphony Tour of Homes on Kiawah
Island, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will include a fabulous
penthouse at the Timbers Kiawah Ocean Club & Residences.
The concert, sponsored by the Town of Kiawah Arts & Cultural
Events Council, follows at 5 p.m. No ticket is required to attend
the concert, to be conducted by Charleston Symphony Music
Director Ken Lam in the Oak Ballroom of The Sanctuary.
All proceeds from the tour will benefit the Charleston
Symphony and Charleston Symphony Orchestra League music
scholarships.
The longest-running island house tour in the Lowcountry,
the Symphony Tour of Homes showcases a wide variety of
outstanding residences, each unique in its architectural and
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interior design and each reflecting the varied interests and
lifestyles of their owners. This year is no exception, featuring an
exciting mix of properties from some of the area’s best architects
and builders.
In addition, Charleston artist Jennifer Koach has donated
her painting, “Green Glamour,” which can be viewed on the
League’s website at csolinc.org. A drawing for the painting will
take place at the concert following the tour. Raffle tickets are
available online, as are tickets to the tour.
The Symphony Tour of Homes includes live music and
refreshments. Advanced tickets are $45 and are available online
at csolinc.org, at the Kiawah Island Municipal Center on Betsy
Kerrison Parkway and at Indigo Books in Freshfields Village.
Tickets purchased the day of the event will cost $50.
Sixty exceptional musicians will offer compositions from
a variety of classical artists, including Mozart, Schumann,
Beethoven and more, offering an opportunity to hear the
Charleston Symphony Orchestra free of charge. The orchestra
normally performs at the Gaillard Center in downtown
Charleston, playing at least 20 concerts there each year.
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take another
look at
Sams Spit
BY GREGG BRAGG
The Island Connection Sr. Staff Writer
T
he Aug. 9 email from Coastal
Conservation League Executive
Director Laura Cantral came
as welcome news to Lowcountry
conservationists. The South Carolina
Supreme Court agreed to hear CCL’s case
to stop development on Captain Sams
Spit for an unprecedented fifth time.
“Justices will consider plans to build
a 2,380-foot steel wall on the eroding
stretch of beach leading out to the spit.
… Today’s decision indicates this issue
remains a matter of significant public
interest and that important legal principles
are at stake,” read parts of the note from
Cantral. “For more than a decade, we
have worked with the South Carolina
Environmental Law Project to defend
The Spit. On its shore, diamondback
terrapins nest, dolphins strand feed and
endangered birds overwinter. Captain
Sams is no place for houses, a road, steel
walls, bulkheads or water and sewer lines.
… We will again ask justices to protect it
from development, once and for all.”
The Supreme Court of South Carolina
ruled unanimously in favor of CCL’s
case against Kiawah Partners’ efforts
to construct a bulkhead and revetment
stretching 2,783 feet along Captain Sams
Spit on April 18, 2018. The decision
marked the fourth time justices ruled
on this issue and represents the third
win for CCL, the plaintiff, and its legal
representatives, the South Carolina
Environmental Law Project.
SCELP is led by Executive Director
and General Counsel Amy Armstrong.
She and SCELP staff have fought the
Sams Spit continues on page 4
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Town of Kiawah Island Council Meeting

T U E S D A Y, O C T O B E R 1
BY GREGG BRAGG possible actions available to the Council: Wendy Kulick read a comment from
Lynn Pierotti The Island Connection Sr. Staff Writer Table the ordinance, amend it, kick it resident/developer Candace Dyal into the
publisher back to staff for further review before next record. Dyal observed that there is currently

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lynn@luckydognews.com
rguments in favor of building the new
municipal center on Betsy Kerrison
Brian Sherman Parkway included the shortage
of parking available at the old offices on
managing editor
ICEditor@luckydognews.com
Beachwalker Drive. However, there were
no spaces available at the new building
15 minutes before the start of the Town of
Jennifer Tuohy Kiawah Island’s Oct. 1 Council meeting. The
contributing editor chambers were equally packed with standing
room the only option for those arriving just
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ahead of the 2 p.m. meeting time. Ordinance
2019-08 was on the agenda and got the
Alejandro Ferreyros credit/blame for the large turnout.
senior graphic designer The town has been working on
alejandro@luckydognews.com amendments to its short-term rental policy
since January of this year, deeming changes
necessary to protect the public’s safety, health
Lori McGee
and welfare. The measure institutes licensing
sales manager
of rental properties, establishes an application
lori@luckydognews.com
process, fees for the right to rent and fines
for non-compliance, specifies operating
requirements and establishes caps on the
Senior Staff Writer number of licenses available. The act affects
Gregg Bragg primarily single family homes zoned R1 but
also impacts some R2 zoned units.
Mayor Craig Weaver said he and
Contributors
Council understand the sensitive nature
David Savard of their proposal and that the turnout was
Keely Laughlin appreciated. More than 12 people signed
Erin Weeks up in advance to make comments, and his
Kate Gray call for a show of hands suggested still more
Alan Armstrong intended to contribute to the debate.
“We generally limit citizens’ comments
Jim Bannister
to 30 minutes each…” A collective ‘Wait!
Martha Zink
What?’ reaction filled the room as attendees
Alice Savage did the math. The mayor’s comment,
Sharon Peck however, referred to the two instances of
Geoff Bennett citizens’ comments on the agenda and not
each individual’s contribution.
Weaver went on to cite the ordinance
that limits individual contributions to five
minutes, and while he said the law was only
loosely enforced, he encouraged people to be
succinct as a courtesy. Weaver also waived
the limit of 30 speakers on that segment
of the agenda and argued against cheering
and clapping. He explained there were four
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month’s second reading or reject it outright.
Weaver then opened to floodgates to public
comments.
[Editor’s note: Contributors are assumed
to be Kiawah residents unless otherwise
noted. What follows is only a summary of
individual comments. Video of the three-
plus hour meeting is available by visiting the
town’s website at https://www.kiawahisland.
org/].
Allen Allred, first to the podium, spoke in
favor of ordinance 2019-08. He thanked the
town for not kicking the can down the road,
adding, “I’m more worried about the value of
my property when I’m here than when I sell,”
in a proactive argument against the claim
that rental properties degrade home values.
Dave DeStefano observed that there are
1,700 full-time residents on the island. He
argued there was no need for limits and
questioned the associated fees. He addressed
the oft-repeated complaints of trash and
towels being left out and too many cars
or people in too small a house saying, “…
what we need is enforcement [of existing
regulations], not caps.”
Patrick Shepard didn’t support the
measure either. He said he asked the town for
rental trends, numbers, data or something to
justify the change, which the town couldn’t
provide.
“We have enough rules. Do we really
need to raise taxes? Is that what we’re doing?”
Shepard asked.
He was particularly alarmed by the caveat
in the ordinance that allows for a fine of $500
and/or a 30-day jail sentence. The immediate
response from the dais defended jail time on
the basis it was part of many town ordinances,
that is was rarely or never used but remained
at the discretion of the municipal judge.
Former Council member Greg
Vanderwerker has a rental house near
his home and supports the ordinance.
However, he thinks the homes that fall
under the inclusions/exclusions in R2 need
further study.
a glut of homes listed for sale on Kiawah –
some estimates ranging as high as 450 – and
that the unencumbered ability to rent your
home is the only thing saving the real estate
market.
“Craig, I know you’ve had a bad experience
next door, and I would probably feel the same
way. But don’t throw the baby out with the
bathwater,” read parts of her letter to the
Council.
Toula DiGiovanni thinks #2019-08 will
hurt her and others in their roles as a real
estate agents on Kiawah.
“How do I write a contingency contract
when they don’t own the home? The lack of
control over who gets a license removes an
entire class of buyer – second-home market,”
DiGiovanni said, adding “I ought to be able
to use my asset as I see fit.”
Michael DiGiovanni seconded his wife
and warned the Council about the probability
of lawsuits.
“So you’re going to end up spending our
money defending yourselves from us?” he
asked rhetorically.
Ellen Walkley said she and the 25
agents who work with her “are devastated
by the prospects of this ordinance. I can’t
sell uncertainty,” she said before echoing
comments that the issue was a simple matter
of enforcement. “All owners are sellers.”
Lawrence Best said he couldn’t have
bought his place if he had not been able to
rent it.
Scott Nelson said his quality of life is
directly and negatively impacted by the
trash, bikes, overcrowding of units and cars
spawned by renters.
Beth Driskell said she has owned as many
as seven homes at a time during her tenure
on Kiawah. She currently owns three and
thinks the town should buy them back from
her if they enact #ordinance 2019-08. Her
grand plan is to buy, rent while the property
appreciates and sell, seesawing her way to
a retirement home free of debt. She can’t

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do that if the town proceeds with its new
amendments.
“This is a matter of enforcement. These
are my assets to use as I see fit,” she said.
Ross Appel spoke to the issue as a
representative of Insperato, a purveyor of
rental homes with a dozen properties under
agreement on Kiawah. Appel, like the
representatives of two other “vacation club”
groups, didn’t feel he was part of the process
and questioned the legal foundation for
#ordinance 2019-08.
Ilene Olanoff, Paul Nelson and Barb
Waters all expressed similar wonder at what
problem the town was trying to solve with
#ordinance 2019-08.
“People would come into my office and
tell me ‘we need a new rule. We need a new
policy.’ And I would always tell them to
describe the problem. Restricting renters and
rentals is no guarantee you won’t have the
neighbor from hell,” said Waters.
Phil Duncan owns two properties on the
island and also seemed to think the issue is a
matter of enforcement.
“Good is good, and bad is bad, but this
has nothing to do with the owners,” he said.
The town’s full-blown summary of the
issue is available by visiting https://www.
kiawahisland.org/draft-of-short-term-
rental-ordinance-revisions/. All five Council
members weighed in on and were in full
support of the ordinance. Council member
Klaus Said wanted higher application fees,
while the mayor lobbied for lower fees.
Council member Chris Widuch was the
point man charged with developing the
amendment, and his comments are the focus
of the summary below.
1. The town started work on the
ordinance 2019-08 in January 2019.
2. Similar ordinances from 12 different
municipalities formed the foundation
for the amendment.
3. According to the town’s
comprehensive plan, Kiawah is a
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residential community, as opposed to
a commercial community.
4. The goal is to preserve the residential
character of Kiawah.
5. The tendency for people to rent less
space than needed for the number of
people staying in a unit poses a fire
and safety risk.
6. License supplies will be controlled by
price, with higher fees being charged
for first-time requests to prevent
hoarding.
7. The town isn’t trying to control rentals
so much as control the increase in the
number of rental units.
8. The town is not taking away or even
reducing the number of rentals.
9. Units zoned R3 (multi-family
units - windswept) are completely
unaffected by the ordinance.
10. Units zoned R2 (stand-alone condos
like Night Heron) are mostly
unaffected by the change.
11. Units zoned R1 (single-family homes
like those beyond the V-gate) can
grow in number by 60%, or around
200 more than are currently available
for rent.
12. The mayor noted that the town will
have to take over some of the Kiawah
Island Community Association’s
enforcement responsibilities.
13. Town Administrator Stephanie
Tillerson noted that additional staff
would be required.
The roll call vote seemed unnecessary,
since ordinance 2019-08 passed its first
reading unanimously along with its
companion, ordinance 2019-07.
The town’s administrator noted that the
town participated in removing 1,000 loads of
debris produced by Hurricane Dorain.
The mayor, likewise, had only a single
announcement: A new medical facility/urgent
care center is going in on Seabrook Island
Road, where Lulu’s restaurant used to be.

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Oct 12 7:50am/8:17pm 1:37am/1:57pm
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Oct 14 9:05am/9:29pm 2:49am/3:15pm
Oct 15 9:40am/10:02pm 3:23am/3:53pm
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wrong so use common sense.
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Sams Spit continues from cover
development for over a decade. She
said SCELP has invested hundreds of
thousands of dollars to defend The Spit,
which she insists is a public resource
worth defending.
“The Spit is one of only three of its
kind remaining on the South Carolina
coast available to everyone. Every time KP
tweaks its request for a revetment and files
with [Judge Anderson’s] Administrative
Law Court, we have to start from scratch.
It takes [a lot of] time to produce the
[typically] 25 pages necessary to prevent
immediate action, usually on short notice,
and get it referred to the Supreme Court,”
Armstrong previously told The Island
Connection.
The original, large-scale developers
on Kiawah excluded The Spit from
development in its 1978 master plan. The
passage of time leaves only speculation
to explain the policy. However, erosion
has always played a part in studying The
Spit, as illustrated in a time-lapse video
narrated by Nancy Vinson, a former
program director of CCL: youtube.com/
watch?v=nCUkvK-dkFo.
According to Steve Traynum, a scientist
with Coastal Science & Engineering, The
Spit accretes 1 to 10 feet of sand per year.
He estimated The Spit lost at least 10
years of accretion because of Hurricane
Matthew, painting a picture of The Spit
as it was in 2007. Hurricane Irma made
matters worse.
SCELP board member Greg
VanDerwerker told The Island
Connection the hope of CCL, SCELP
and conservationists in general is that
justices will perceive the steel wall/sheet
pile alternative the same way they did
the bulkhead when they voted against it
in 2018. Previous testimony cited again
in justification of the Supreme Court’s
decision included the comment “… a
vertical bulkhead alone, without anything
to protect the toe against reflective
wave energy, would cause even more
exacerbated erosion.”
Although farther inland, unchecked
erosion would find its way to the sheet pile
VanDerwerker said. Complete details and
context of the previous ruling are available
by visiting SCSCcourts.org/opinions/
advSheets/no162018.pdf, starting on
page 13.
Cantral’s remarks following the 2018
decision now seem prophetic: “… This
is a huge win for our coast and you. The
Spit is one of the last undeveloped beaches
in South Carolina. The Supreme Court’s
decision is a monumental step in the right
direction … Our fight to protect this
special place isn’t over yet.”
The Spit is a nesting ground for the
threatened piping plover, diamondback
terrapins and the endangered loggerhead
turtle. It is also home to a pod of bottlenose
dolphins that display the extremely rare
behavior of “strand feeding” – herding
bait fish onto the beach.
For more information, visit SCSCelp.org
and coastalconservationleague.org.
wildlife
Understanding sharks
GRANT WILL STUDY BONNETHEADS
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources biologist Ashley Galloway holds a
bonnethead shark caught and tagged in Bulls Bay. Photo by Erin Weeks.
BY ERIN WEEKS
For The Island Connection
I
f you fish on the South Carolina coast,
chances are you are no stranger to the
bonnethead shark.
These small, unusual members of the
hammerhead family are one of the most
common shark species caught both on
rod and reel and in trawl nets, but, despite
their familiarity to anglers, little is known
about how bonnetheads fare after catch-
and-release encounters.
A recently awarded federal grant will
allow South Carolina Department of
Natural Resources and Georgia Southern
University biologists to zero in on how well
bonnetheads survive fishing interactions.
On Oct. 2, NOAA fisheries’ national Sea
Grant program announced the recipients of
its competitive Highly Migratory Species
Research Initiative, the goal of which is to
fill gaps in the scientific understanding of
tuna, billfish and sharks. SCDNR and GSU
were awarded $278,000 for a project that will
determine the survival rate of bonnetheads
after being caught and released by recreational
anglers and commercial shrimp trawlers.
“This research is important because
the vast majority of bonnetheads captured
in these two fisheries are released,” said
SCDNR biologist Bryan Frazier, who will
be leading the project. “We know through
studies of other shark species that despite
anglers’ best intentions, some of these fish
die due to the stress of capture.”
Bonnetheads grow no larger than 4 feet
in length and have characteristic shovel-
shaped heads that make them easy to
identify. They’re a common sight in shallow
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Honoring Volunteers
N O M I N AT I O N S S O U G H T F O R
ANGEL OAK AWARD
saltwater environments, where they’re often
seen cruising the shoreline in search of
crabs, shrimp and small fish. Interestingly,
bonnetheads are the only shark on the planet
known to also eat plants. Recent research
has shown that seagrass may make up as
much as 60% of the diet of bonnetheads in
Florida. However, in South Carolina, they
primarily feed on blue crabs and shrimp.
Working collaboratively with charter
boat captains, shrimp trawlers and
researchers from GSU and Florida State
University, biologists will use a variety of
techniques to gather information about
what happens both when a bonnethead is
caught and after it is released. The first recipients of the Angel Oak Award were Dr. Charlie Davis and Dr. Arthur Booth.
By outfitting 140 bonnethead sharks Left to right: Alan Armstrong, chairperson of the Angel Oak Committee; Barbara Davis;
with satellite and acoustic tags across both Charlie Davis; Roger Steel, who was president of the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club
fisheries, the research team will be able to at the time; Arthur Booth; and Linda Booth.
monitor the status of post-release sharks.
“We can look at acoustic transmitter data BY ALAN ARMSTRONG
to determine whether sharks survive – if a tag For The Island Connection
stops moving within the receiver network,
T
we can infer the shark died. Similarly,
he Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange the award will receive an honorarium of
satellite tags can also give us information on Club is soliciting nominations $5,000, which he or she can designate for
survival of bonnetheads captured outside of
for its Angel Oak Award. First assignment to a charitable organization
our acoustic receiver networks,” Frazier said. presented in 2012, the honor recognizes serving the islands. The recipient will also
Additionally, by analyzing blood
a person who performs volunteer services receive a memento and have his or her
samples, biologists hope to learn more that contribute significantly to the name inscribed on the Angel Oak Trophy,
about the stress responses of bonnethead
people, environment and quality of life of which is permanently displayed on the
sharks when they’re caught. Wadmalaw, Johns, Kiawah or Seabrook islands.
Combing all of this data will allow
Island. The deadline for nominations is Oct.
researchers to determine what proportion of The award is named after a historic tree 26, 2019. Nomination information and
bonnetheads are not surviving their catch-
on Johns Island that clearly represents the forms can be found on the Kiawah-
and-release encounters – providing fisheries people, culture and natural environment Seabrook Exchange Club website at
managers with the information needed to
of the islands. ks-exchangeclub.com. Please contact Alan
ensure bonnetheads continue to thrive in The recipient, who does not have to live Armstrong at alan9631@comcast.net or
South Carolina. The project is expected to
on any of the islands, will be recognized at 843.768.9252 if you have any questions.
start in April 2020 and will last two years. a banquet on Feb. 19, 2020. The winner of
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We the people
CHARLESTON SYMPHONY PERFORMANCES TO HONOR VETERANS
BY KATE GRAY
For The Island Connection

T
he Charleston Symphony will perform as own words, will feature Charleston Mayor John
part of opening weekend for acclaimed Tecklenburg in the speaking role. The last time
artist Mary Whyte’s highly-anticipated the CSO performed “Lincoln Portrait” was in the
new collection, “We the People: Portraits of aftermath of Hurricane Hugo exactly 30 years
Veterans in America.” ago, when Mayor Joe Riley was the narrator.
The CSO’s Oct. 25 and Oct. 26 performance, Charleston Symphony Music Director Ken
“Pictures at an Exhibition,” will feature the Lam chose repertoire specifically designed to
orchestra performing iconic works by Copland, complement Whyte’s collection.
Respighi and Mussorgsky while high-definition “All of the works on the program are musical
images of Whyte’s paintings are projected on ‘portraits,’” Lam said, referring to repertoire
stage. such as Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition”
A Charleston resident, Whyte is considered and Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait.” “We’ve been
among the premier watercolorists in the world. In working closely with Mary to carefully match
2010, she embarked on a seven-year mission across each portrait with the right movement.”
the country to paint a portrait of one veteran from When asked about working with the CSO,
every state. Meant to depict the everyday lives Whyte said, "Collaborating with the Charleston
of veterans in America, the collection’s images Symphony for the debut of ‘We the People’ has
include everything from a Missouri dairy farmer, been an absolute pleasure. Their selection of music
to a Rhode Island lobsterman, to a South Carolina perfectly coordinated with the watercolors of the
single mother. Together, the 50 portraits will be veterans has created a true feast for the senses.”
on display at the Charleston City Gallery from “I look forward to our audience experiencing
Oct. 25 through Dec. 22. the portraits and music together,” Lam added.
Most of the 50 veterans Whyte painted will be “It’s going to give people goose bumps.”
in attendance at the Oct. 26 CSO performance. To purchase tickets for this and other CSO
Both the Friday and Saturday evening performances, visit CharlestonSymphony.org,
performances will feature a special moment of call the CSO box office at 843.723.7528, ext. 110
recognition for all veterans in attendance. or visit in person at 2133 N. Hillside Drive in
Also of significance is the repertoire to be Charleston between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday
performed by the Charleston Symphony. Copland’s through Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.
“Lincoln Portrait,” a well-known composition that
includes a spoken narration of Abraham Lincoln’s Mary Whyte. Photo courtesy of the Charleston Symphony.
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A celebration of life
RECEPTION HONORS
TERRY AHEARN
BY ALAN ARMSTRONG
For The Island Connection
T A
he Citadel Foundation, Gerald
Baysden and Mrs. Martha Reed-
Baysden are hosting a reception
celebrating the life of Terrence J. “Terry”
Ahearn, who served as mayor of Seabrook
Island from 2013 to 2015.
The reception is planned for Oct. 20,
from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 2290
Bohicket Creek Place on Seabrook Island.
Ahearn, who also served as president
of the Seabrook Island Property Owners
Association, was a 1963 graduate of The
Citadel. He served his country in the Air
Force for six years and was an attorney
with the Exxon Corporation for three
decades. He passed away in March 2017.
Citadel alumni and members of the
community are invited to support a
fundraising initiative to name an English
classroom in the new Capers Hall at The
Citadel in memory of Ahearn. The goal is
to raise $50,000. Gift pledges are accepted
and can be payable over the course of five
years.
The classroom will be located in the
English Department of the new Capers
Hall. The 104,000-square-foot facility
will house courses in the humanities
and social sciences. Capers Hall is home
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Calling all Marines
B I R T H D AY B A L L R E T U R N S T O
THE SEA ISLANDS
BY JIM BANNISTER Kiawah Island. A delicious dinner, open
For The Island Connection bar and live music will be provided, along
with a Marine color guard, a spirited
fter an absence of several years, video message from the commandant,
a Marine Corps Birthday Ball ceremonial cake-cutting and loads of fun.
is returning to the Sea Islands. Whether you are a Marine Corps
Scheduled for Nov. 11 – Veterans Day veteran, active duty Marine, Marine
– the event will celebrate the 244th Corps reservist, Citadel MECEP, Navy
Anniversary of the United States Marine corpsman or simply an admirer of
Corps, which was founded on Nov. 10, handsome Marines in uniform, come and
1775, almost eight months before the join in the fun and history of celebrating
birth of the United States of America. the United States Marine Corps – “The
This traditional event, celebrated Few, The Proud.”
worldwide by Marines past and present, For complete information and to purchase
is being held at the scenic oceanside tickets, email marinesofcharleston@gmail.com.
Sandcastle Community Center on
Terry Ahearn. Photo provided.
to more than half of the courses in the
college’s core curriculum.
For more information on the fundraising
effort or about the reception, contact Donna
Factor, director of development at the School
of Humanities and Social Sciences, at donna.
factor@citadel.edu or 843.953.5258.
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arts & events

Treasure trove of folklore

S E A B R O O K I S L A N D C L U B H O S T S T H E H O LT S A N D G O F O R T H
BY KEELY LAUGHLIN
For The Island Connection

F
our-time Grammy Award winner David Holt and
Grammy nominees Josh Goforth and Zeb Holt
bring to life the joy and spirit of mountain music
and storytelling Nov. 15 at the Seabrook Island Club.
“Carolina Heroes” presents tales, ballads and tunes
sung with the banjo, fiddle, guitar, harmonica, bones,
jaw harp and an array of other unusual instruments. For
more than 50 years, Holt has learned this treasure trove
of folklore directly from musical greats of the Carolinas
such as Doc Watson; Etta Baker; Earl Scruggs; Susie
Brunson, believed to be the oldest person in the world
when she died at the age of 123; and even the great Dizzy
Gillespie. With photographs, music, stories and humor,
David and Zeb Holt and Goforth present the music that
rules from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Lowcountry.
It promises to be a fascinating evening for everyone.
2019 has been a busy year for David Holt, as season
four of his acclaimed PBS television show, “David Holt’s
State of Music,” begins airing nationwide. In addition to
multiple award-winning recordings, Holt is a longtime
host of numerous PBS television shows, including
“Folkways” and “Great Scenic Railway Journeys” and
public radio’s “Riverwalk Jazz.” He was featured in the
film “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” In 2016, he was David and Zeb Holt and Josh Goforth will perform Nov. 15 at the Seabrook Island Club.
inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Musician extraordinaire Josh Goforth is descended he was named Fiddler of the Festival at the renowned
Southern Living magazine recently featured Holt as a from many of the old-timers David Holt learned from Fiddler’s Grove Music Festival, making him the youngest
“Southerner Making a Difference.” in the mountains of Madison County, North Carolina. ever three-time winner and securing him the title “Master
David Holt is joined on stage by his son, Zeb, who has He is one of the finest musicians in the Tar Heel State, Fiddler.”
been playing music with his father since he was 12. Zeb plays playing everything from guitar and fiddle to piano. He
The show gets underway at 7:30 p.m. To purchase tickets,
bass, guitar and keyboard in a variety of musical groups. was on the fiddle for the movie “Songcatcher,” both on
visit Kiawahisland.org/Events.
screen and on the soundtrack. In 2000, 2003 and 2005,
October 11, 2019
The Veterans Day golf tournament raises funds for the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and the Fisher House.
BY ALAN ARMSTRONG
For The Island Connection
T
he Seabrook Island Club and the
Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club
will host their eighth annual
Veterans Day charitable golf outing Nov.
11, honoring veterans who have served the
country and raising money to support the
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Get teed off
TO HONOR AREA VETERANS
and Fisher House.
The event will be a captain’s choice
scramble format, beginning with a
9:30 a.m. shotgun start. Teams will be
flighted for awards based on total team
handicap. There will be pizza and drinks
in the clubhouse after play is completed.
All Lowcountry residents are invited
to participate. Team and individual
registrations are welcomed, and Wounded
Warriors will be participating.
The entry fee for Seabrook Island Club
members is $70 plus cart fee. For non-club
members, the fee is $120. $50 of the
entry fee will be set aside as a charitable
contribution to the Ralph H. Johnson VA
Medical Center and Fisher House.
You can register for the tournament
by calling the Seabrook Island Golf Shop
at 843.768.2529 or sending an email to
golf@discoverseabrook.com.
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If you cannot play in the event but
would like to make a contribution, you
can send a check to Alan Armstrong,
2427 Golf Oak Park, Seabrook Island,
South Carolina 29455. Checks should be
made payable to the Fisher House or the
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center.
If you have any questions, please call
Alan Armstrong at 843.768.9252.
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daily

Shellfish harvest season open until May

BY ERIN WEEKS
For The Island Connection

T
he 2019-2020 season for recreational harvest of
shellfish opened on Sept. 28 and will continue
through through May 15, 2020, unless conditions
warrant extending or shortening the season.
If there is another hurricane, major rain event or
pollution spill, shellfish beds may be temporarily closed
by the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control. It is important for harvesters
to check with DHEC to verify whether any closures are
in effect. This information is available at 800.285.1618
and can be viewed on an interactive map at the DHEC
website.
DHEC will use these resources throughout the year to
announce temporary closures due to unusual rain events
or spills.
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
maintains state shellfish grounds for commercial and
recreational harvesting of clams and oysters. Twenty Photo courtesy SCDNR.
public shellfish grounds and 13 state shellfish grounds Recreational harvesters must have a saltwater harvest will occur. Call the Marine Permitting Office at
are managed exclusively for recreational gathering. An recreational fishing license, available from SCDNR, at 843.953.0453 for additional information on commercial
additional 52 state shellfish grounds are managed for many fishing supply stores and online. The recreational harvesting requirements.
recreational and commercial harvest. limit is two U.S. bushels of oysters and one-half bushel All harvesters are encouraged to "cull in place," leaving
Recreational harvesters should obtain updated public of clams in any one day, limited to two calendar days per dead shell and smaller oysters on the shoreline where
or state shellfish ground maps at the beginning of each seven-day period. One U.S. bushel is equal to 8 gallons. they will continue to grow and provide habitat for future
season because areas open to harvest change from year to There is a maximum possession of three personal limits generations of oysters. Oyster consumers are encouraged
year. Maps of designated harvest areas may be downloaded per boat or vehicle. Clams must be at least 1 inch in to recycle their shells. Check online or call 843.953.9397
from the SCDNR website or accessed online through the thickness. to find locations near you where shell can be dropped off
Recreational Map Web application. Printed maps may be Additional rules and restrictions may be found in the for recycling.
obtained by calling 843.953.9854 or writing the Shellfish SCDNR rules and regulations, available where licenses SCDNR uses saltwater recreational fishing license
Management Section, Attn: Ben Dyar, SCDNR, P.O. are purchased or online. revenues to construct and enhance renewable oyster
Box 12559, Charleston, South Carolina 29422-2559. Commercial harvest of shellfish requires a commercial resources in the coastal counties by replanting recycled
When requesting maps, please specify the general area saltwater license, mandatory harvester training and shell. All shell collected by the SCDNR is used to restore
where you wish to harvest. other licenses and permits, depending on where the shellfish grounds in coastal South Carolina.
October 11, 2019
arts & events
Marshes and the sea
T H E W O R K O F PAT VA N D E G R A A F
W I L L B E O N D I S P L AY
Artwork by Pat Van de Graaf.
BY SHARON PECK
For The Island Connection
T
he work of watercolorist and print-
maker Pat Van de Graaf will be on
display at the Lake House Gallery
on Seabrook Island through Oct. 31.
An exhibiting member of The
Charleston Artist’s Guild and the Center
for Contemporary Printmaking in
Norwalk, Connecticut, Van de Graaf
has been printing for more than 25 years.
She studied at the Art Students League in
New York City and at Syracuse University
and graduated from The University of
Bridgeport with a degree in printmaking/
art history.
Van de Graaf’s prints have won
numerous awards in local and regional
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doing woodcuts, she concentrates on
etchings, sometimes combined with silk-
screen techniques or hand tinting.
Van de Graaf began painting in
watercolors again after living in the
Lowcountry. Surrounded by marshes
and the sea in both South Carolina and
Connecticut, she enjoys capturing their
beauty with the unique qualities that
watercolor brings to painting. She is
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and the Charleston Artist’s Guild Gallery
in downtown Charleston.
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ONGOING
WHAT: Beachfront Lights Out
WHERE: all seaward, beachfront
properties
WHEN: 9 p.m.- 8 a.m.
MORE INFO: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service discourages the use of outdoor
lights when not required, in order to
protect nesting sea turtles. When on the
beach at dark, use red filters on flashlights.
Artificial light such as flashlights without
filters is prohibited on the beach at night.
This includes flashlights on phones as well.
Mondays
WHAT: Farmer’s Market
WHERE: Freshfields Village
WHEN: 4 - 8 p.m.
MORE INFO: Shop locally grown organic
produce along with specialty food products,
delicious treats, fresh seafood and Lowcountry
crafts. Or come hungry and enjoy barbecue,
take-away dinners, sweets and more.
WHAT: Charleston Coastal Choir
WHERE: Church of Our Savior
WHEN: 1 p.m.
MORE INFO: Local, mixed community
chorus, open for membership. Season runs
October through March. For information,
contact Director of Music Van McCollum
at 404.401.0678 or vanmccollum@
bellsouth.net.
Tuesdays
WHAT: Kick-it at Bohicket
WHERE: Bohicket Marina
WHEN: 6:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Face painting, a balloon
artist, DJ and sand art bracelets. Co-
sponsored by The Town of Seabrook Island
& Bohicket Merchants Association. For
questions, call Todd at 248.719.0076.
WHAT: Wine Tasting
WHERE: FortyEight Wine Bar and Kitchen
WHEN: 6 p.m.
MORE INFO: The tastings usually feature
two to four bottles of wine and last until
those bottles run out. Donations are
accepted and all proceeds go to Lowcountry
Food Bank, a nonprofit that feeds families
in need with warm, healthy meals.
Wednesdays
WHAT: Kids Fish
WHERE: Bohicket Marina
WHEN: Check-in at 8:30 a.m., fishing
from 9-10 a.m. and 10-11 a.m.
MORE INFO: For ages 4-14. Cost is $7-
includes bait, tackle, rod and reel. Check-in
8:30, fishing 9-10 a.m. and 10-11 a.m. Co-
sponsored by The Town of Seabrook Island
& Bohicket Merchants Association. For
questions, call Todd at 248.719.0076.
SECOND AND FOURTH
WEDNESDAY
WHAT: D.I.R.T (Digging Into Roots
Together)
WHERE: Lake House • Seabrook Island
WHEN: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: If you are interested in
genealogy and want to network with others
who share your interest, or you would like
some guidance in getting started on your
Island Connection Calendar
own family history journey, please join us.
For further information, check out the blog
at diggingtogether.blogspot.com or email
diggingtogether@gmail.com.
Thursdays
WHAT: Live Music at The Andell Inn
WHERE: The Andell Inn Hotel,
Freshfields Village
WHEN: 6-8 p.m.
MORE INFO: Relax with cool jazz
every Thursday evening in the lounge of
the Andell Inn Hotel. Drinks and food
available. No cover charge. 843.793.6050.
AndellInn.com.
Thursdays & Sundays
WHAT: Live Music
WHERE: FortyEight Wine Bar and Kitchen
WHEN: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Featuring 48 wines by
the glass every day. For details, visit
FortyEightWineBar.com.
Fridays
WHAT: Acrylic Painting and Pottery
WHERE: The Frog Gallery
WHEN: 10 a.m.-noon
MORE INFO: Beginner to intermediate
classes include individual instruction in
drawing, composition and color. Students
can work in clay on the wheel or use the
slab method to create. Techniques on
glazing will be taught, and projects will be
fired off-site. $40 per person and includes
all materials. Contact Donna Horack at
843.343.4170 to reserve space.
Saturdays
WHAT: Johns Island Farmers Market
WHERE: Charleston Collegiate campus,
2024 Academy Road
WHEN: 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Local farmers, vendors
and artisans, live music, food trucks.
Charleston’s only year-round market.
JohnsIslandFarmersMarket.com.
Third Saturday of the
Month
WHAT: Sea Islands Cars & Coffee
WHERE: Freshfields Village, Kiawah
WHEN: 9-11 a.m.
MORE INFO: This free event will feature
antiques, classics, exotics, concepts and any
other cool cars. Coffee and other refreshments
available for purchase by Java Java Coffee
House. If you have any specific questions
about the event, please contact Bruce
Stemerman at bstemerman@gmail.com.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 & 12
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 & 19
WHAT: OSCEOLA’S MUSE
WHERE: Battery Gadsden • 1917 I’On Ave.
• Sullivan’s Island.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: An interactive theater
experience that tells the story of the Seminole’s
time on Sullivan’s Island – benefiting the
Battery Gadsden Cultural Center.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11
WHAT: Shredding event.
WHERE: Seabrook Island Town Hall
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHAT: Kiawah Island Garden Club
meeting
WHERE: The Sandcastle
WHEN: 10 a.m.
MORE INFO: The meeting will include a
preview of upcoming events.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12
WHAT: Charleston Symphony
Orchestra • Music of the Movies
WHERE: Gaillard Center • Charleston
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: The Charleston Symphony
debuts the 2019-2020 pops season with a
collection of the best music ever to play
on the big screen, including themes from
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of
the Black Pearl”; “Rocky”; “Gone with the
Wind”; “Titanic”; “Forrest Gump”; and
“Saving Private Ryan.”
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22
WHAT: Columbia City Ballet presents
DRACULA
WHERE: East Beach Conference Center
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
MORE INFO: Ticket release 10/8. $10 per
ticket.
November 17
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 marinesofcharleston@gmail.com with horse races, tailgating, high fashion
and local vendors and music – fit for all
WHAT: Charleston Music Hall Presents
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 ages. To learn more and to purchase
“Hocus Pocus” tickets, visit steeplechaseofcharleston.com.
WHERE: Charleston Music Hall WHAT: David Holt, Josh Goforth and Zeb
WHEN: 7 p.m. Holt present Carolina Heroes
MORE INFO: Hocus Pocus is a 1993 WHERE: Seabrook Island Club
American fantasy comedy-horror drama WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
film. It follows a villainous yet comedic trio MORE INFO: Four-time Grammy
of witches who are inadvertently resurrected Award Winner David Holt and Grammy
by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts, nominees, Josh Goforth and Zeb Holt
on Halloween. Tickets are $8, with dinner bring to life the joy and spirit of mountain
available for an additional $32. music and storytelling.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17
WHAT: Cosmic Charlie’s Dark Side of the WHAT: Steeplechase of Charleston
Dead
WHERE: Stono Ferry
WHERE: Charleston Music Hall WHEN: TBD
WHEN: 8 p.m. MORE INFO: This quintessential
MORE INFO: The night will be broken up into Southern event will deliver experiential fun
two sets. The first set will be Grateful Dead hits.
The apex of the evening will be the beginning of
set two, when the band will play “The Dark Side
of the Moon” in its entirety while the Wizard of
Oz is screened behind them.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11
WHAT: Marine Corps Birthday Ball
WHERE: Sandcastle Community Center •
Kiawah Island
MORE INFO: After an absence of several
years, a Marine Corps Birthday Ball is
returning to the Sea Islands. The event
will celebrate the 244th Anniversary of the
United States Marine Corps. For complete
information and to purchase tickets, email
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Kiawah Island
Garden Club
plans coming
events
BY MARTHA ZINK
For The Island Connection
T
he Kiawah Island Garden Club will
kick off the 2019-2020 season on
Friday, Oct. 11 at the Sandcastle.
The 10 a.m. meeting, which will be
followed by a light lunch, is to include
a preview of the scheduled upcoming
programs: an opportunity to create your
own flower arrangement in a pumpkin on
Nov. 20, just in time for Thanksgiving;
and a tour of the Manigault House,
decorated for the holidays by the Garden
Club of Charleston, on Dec. 9. In
addition, the Kiawah Island Garden Club
always gathers in early December to create
fresh greenery arrangements to decorate
all of Kiawah Island for Christmas and
the holidays.
Old and new members are welcome
on Oct. 11 and may bring their $15 dues
to the meeting or mail a check to Cheryl
Boswell at 23 LeMoyne Lane, Kiawah
Island 29455.
To learn more about the club, visit
kiawahislandgardenclub.org.
With the fall comes the flu
A
utumn is here — time for falling
leaves, football and flu. Each fall,
the Lowcountry begins seeing an
increase in influenza cases. Learning how
to prevent and recognize symptoms of the
flu can help ensure you are able to enjoy
the beautiful fall and mild winter months
along the South Carolina coast.
Influenza is a viral illness that mainly
attacks the respiratory system. The virus
is spread through respiratory secretions,
including coughing and sneezing.
Complications of the flu, including
pneumonia, can result in hospitalization
and even death. During the 2018-19 flu
season, 2,765 people in South Carolina
were hospitalized due to influenza and 99
died.
Taking steps to prevent flu is the best
way to avoid infection and complications.
Vaccination is the No. 1 strategy. The
seasonal flu vaccine is available each fall.
The vaccine is safe and recommended for
nearly everyone over the age of 6 months.
It helps prevent most but not all cases
of the flu. If you do catch the flu after
vaccination, you still benefit from milder
symptoms, fewer missed days of school or
work and lower risk of hospitalization.
Other ways to help prevent the spread
of flu include avoiding contact with sick
people, covering your mouth and nose
when coughing and sneezing, washing
October 11, 2019
daily
BY ALICE SAVAGE, MD
For The Island Connection
hands frequently and disinfecting surfaces
that could be contaminated.
Even when people take precautions, the
flu is not always avoidable. While many
other respiratory viruses begin gradually
with mild symptoms that worsen over a
few days, flu symptoms typically begin
suddenly and are more severe. Symptoms
may include fever, headache, body aches
and fatigue. Shortly after symptoms start,
you may experience a sore throat, cough
and nasal congestion. Flu symptoms last
an average of seven days, often resulting
in a week of missed work or school.
There are a few antiviral medicines
available to help fight the flu virus. They
may help shorten the duration of the flu,
but only if started during the first couple
of days of illness. If you think you have
the flu, see your health care provider as
soon as possible.
Aside from antiviral medications, you
can use over-the-counter cold medications
and fever reducers to manage your
symptoms.
Cooler weather brings pleasant days
and evenings in the Lowcountry. Get
your flu shot and wash your hands often
so you can enjoy the fall weather, football
and feasting with friends and family.
Alice Savage, MD, is the Lowcountry
regional medical director for Doctors Care.
Dr. Alice Savage.
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arts & events
Magical elements
L A U R I E M E Y E R I S F E AT U R E D G U E S T
BY SHARON PECK
For The Island Connection
C
olorist Laurie Meyer will be the
featured guest at the Oct. 15 meeting
of the Seabrook Island Artist Guild.
The meeting, open to all, will be held in the
Lake House Live Oak Room at 2 p.m.
Meyer was first introduced to the Artist
Guild as a guest presenter in February 2015.
She teaches color theory and fundamental
workshops in her studio and also travels
internationally with painting students.
Meyer has lived and painted in Charleston
for more than 30 years. A lover of light and
color effects in oil paint and watercolor, she
challenges herself to create magical elements
in each painting she completes. A primarily
self-taught artist, Meyer has studied with
many local and nationally recognized
master artists who subscribe to the concept
of creating atmosphere and depth using the
alla prima method.
Meyer has won many awards for her
paintings, including first place at Piccolo
Spoleto, second place for her entire body
of work and third place in 2014. She is
represented in Charleston by Hagan Fine
Art and the Meyer Vogl Gallery, as well as
in Beaufort, South Carolina and in New
Bern and Greenville, North Carolina.
You can find her work at lauriemeyer.com.
The Seabrook Island Art Guild has 87
members. To learn more about the organization,
events, workshops and membership, visit
seabrookislandartistguild.com.
on the water
Fall fishing
D O N ’ T P U T Y O U R B O AT
AWAY J U S T Y E T
BY CAPT. GEOFF BENNETT
For The Island Connection
F
all has arrived, along with cooler
weather and shorter days. But don't
put your boat away just yet because
we're about to have the best fishing of the
year. Fishermen can continue to find success
with live bait, but artificial lures should
become increasingly effective. Take time to
get out on the water; you won't regret it.
Redfish have been eagerly eating live
and cut bait fished on the bottom. Mullet
are pervasive in our waters and can be
easily netted, and frozen bait can be used
as a second choice. We'll rig the bait on a
size 3/0 circle hook paired with a Carolina
rig. You can use this setup under docks
as well as on the flats. Just put the rod in
the holder and wait for the reel to start
screaming as the fish hook themselves.
Artificial lures have begun to really
work for trout, and the traditional paddle
tail design has been great. I'll use a ¼
ounce jighead and tie a loop knot to give
the lure even more action. Vary your rate
of retrieve as you search for fish. To make
your lure even more seductive, try putting
a piece of shrimp on the hook. You can
use pieces of frozen or live shrimp, which
will put a scent trail on your lure that is
hard to resist.
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Even with artificial lures becoming
more effective, don’t stop tossing those
popping corks. Mud minnows, live
shrimp and artificial shrimp have been
working well when suspended about two
feet below the cork. Redfish and trout
alike will eat these baits as they pass by
suspended in the water column. Corks
have been most effective when fished
along grassy banks at mid and high tide.
With the lower temperatures, redfish
are beginning to form bigger schools.
These large schools make for excellent sight
fishing and happy fly fishermen. On clear
days, you can see these packs of redfish
swimming in circles, with their golden
backs flashing in the sun. Take your time
when approaching the schools, and when
you make your first shot, make sure to cast
to the edges so as not to spook the school.
See you on the water.
Capt. Geoff Bennett has operated
Charleston Charter Fishing for more than
a decade. Clients choose from a full menu
of artificial and live bait fishing options.
USCG licensed and insured, Capt. Bennett
is committed to providing a safe and
enjoyable charter to anglers of all skill levels
and ages. For more information, call Capt.
Bennett at 843.324.3332, visit his website,
atcharlestoncharterfishing.com, or email him
at captain@charlestoncharterfishing.com.