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Volume 6 Issue 25
Sullivan’s Island
Aimed at the horizon
BY BLAKE BUNCH
I
n order to get just a taste of
what it’s like to zip through
the skies like the impressive
Thunderbird pilots at the recent
Charleston Air Expo on April 9,
I recently took to the air with a
member of the Charleston Aero
Club in a single-engine Cessna.
While it was only a shadow of
the Thunderbird’s spectacular
stunts, it was still an incredibly
thrilling experience.
Taking off in a single-engine
Cessna 172 is a surprisingly
straightforward experience.
Pilot Jeff Lawson climbs into
the Air Force Cessna. This is his
fourth flight of the day, and wind
conditions are excellent. The
mystical contrast of hues in the
distance is his leveler, where the
Atlantic meets the sky.
After strapping into his
seatbelt and hooking up to his
radio, he quickly adjusts various
knobs and switches. Flipping
the ignition, the propeller begins
to whirl violently, then calms to
an almost silent drone. From the
start, it is official. These planes
are not to be toyed with. Lawson
radios to the control tower that
he will perform an engine check,
pulling slightly off of the runway
as if for a traffic stop.
Chatter squawks through
on the radio.Lawson responds
without hesitance.This is their
language, English as it may be,
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spoken in pilot jargon. Nothing
threatening is coming over the
speakers, for one could not ask for
better conditions.After chatting
with the control room staff,
Lawson is cleared to approach
the runway. Winding through
what seems like a Formula One
racetrack, he approaches the
take off zone.
One major part of aviation is
communication. Through their
headphones, a pilot is in constant
contact with their control room.
Taking off is no different. A quick
check, and it’s “are you ready?”
Aiming the nose of the plane
down the centerline of the
runway, Lawson pushes the
throttle all the way in. Holding
the steering yoke firmly with two
hands, Jeff utilizes the rudder
pedals which provide directional
control for the nose and tail
during take off. Pulling the yoke
toward him, the Cessna has
reached the appropriate take
off speed of between 55 and 60
miles per hour. Guiding the yoke
in this direction aims the plane’s
nose vertically, allowing it to gain
lift. The rudder pedals come in
handy for Lawson again. While
climbing, they will operate as the
vertical stabilizer on the Cessna’s
tail.
Ascending at a rather
comfortable rate, Lawson levels
Flying continued on page 16 (Clockwise from upper left) The Ravenel Bridge, Morris Island lighthouse, the jetties at
Charleston Harbor and marshland. (above) Pilot Jeff Lawson's Cessna 172.
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2 April 15, 2011
Run for Adela Cook picking up speed
BY BLAKE BUNCH
T
he second annual Run For Adela
Holmes Cook on Sullivan’s Island
this past Saturday, April 9, was a
phenomenal success. The event drew the
participation of 849 registered runners
and walkers, and helped raise $40,000 for
various charitable organizations. Last year
welcomed approximately 600 participants
to the inaugural run. Friends, family, and
a gorgeous Sullivan’s Island day provided
a wonderful feeling of togetherness and
support: exactly the situation in which
Adela was always at her finest.
Growing up on Shem Creek in Mount
Pleasant, the Cooks were on the water
as much as possible, and Adela was no
different. A true “tom boy” at heart, her
beauty and natural elegance charmed
anyone who had the privilege of meeting
her.
It is only fitting to have an event of this
kind in her memory, since Adela was such
an active person. Today, friends of Adela
are nearing their sophomore and junior
years of college, and although strewn
throughout South Carolina and the United
States, they would not miss this event for
the world.
“We’ve been really surprised at how
much the media has played into this,”
says close friend Lauren Stitely. “The
Moultrie News ran an article leading up
to the event, as well as South Carolina
Outdoor Magazine, the Island Eye News,
and even Rob Fowler on Live Five News.
Everyone has been willing to get the word
out, sometimes without our knowledge.
That’s great though, looking in the paper
and seeing the information pop out at
you.” And their large horizontal sign near
the old strip mall on Coleman Boulevard
helped to get the word out, as well.
A few weeks before the event, the group
held a fundraiser at Midtown Bar and
Grille in downtown Charleston and raised
approximately $2,000.
All of the proceeds from the race will
be going towards the Adela Holmes Cook
Foundation, Camp Happy Days, and Kids
Kickin’ Cancer.
Following the race, waves of spectators
moved onto the beach to chat with the
runners. A group of Civil War re-enactors
were present as well, watching the race
from their encampment at Fort Moultrie
for the Civil War Sesquicentennial.
With the growing support of local
sponsors and overall interest on the island,
there is no reason this event should not
keep duplicating in size. Special thanks go
to Race Chair Dicksie Johnson, Mrs. Jane
Cook, Charles Cook, Lauren Stitely, and
many others. Through their hard work,
this event turned out to be a great time for
a great cause.
For race results, visit www.active.com.
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Letter to the editor...
Hook, line and “terrier”?
I am a happy, active Jack Russell terrier and
long time resident of the Isle of Palms. One the
morning of March 24, I began my routine walk.
As we walked the familiar trail of sidewalks along
Palm Blvd., I came in contact with a large fishing
hook, baited, with fishing line still intact. In a
matter of seconds, the fish hook was completely
through my upper jaw and medical attention was
needed immediately. Needless to say, the pain
that I endured was heartbreaking for my family.
We are so thankful for the quick response of
Dr. Karen Spencer and her caring staff at Animal
Medical Clinic of Mount Pleasant. Pet owners
should be cautious and aware of discarded items
and debris left along the busy beach access
parking areas, which impacts public safety. As we
approach the summer months, I hope that this
article will raise awareness of property owners and
visitors to respect our
island and help keep it
safe for everyone.
In closing, I am
recovering well with
treatment of antibiotics,
soft food, and a well-
deserved ice cream
treat!
Happy trails and
waggin’ tail,
“Razor” and family
April 15, 2011
Stamp unveiled for
Civil War Sesquicentennial
F
or the past several months,
Charleston has had
sesquicentennial fever.
April 12 marked the one hundred
and fiftieth anniversary of the
beginning of the Civil War, and
the United States Post Office, in
conjunction with the National
Park Service and Fort Sumter/
Moultrie National Park, unveiled
two commemorative stamps on
this historic anniversary at the
Ft. Sumter Visitor Education
Center in Liberty Square.
The two commemorative
stamps were made available
to the public that same day,
and depict two major battles
that jumpstarted the war: the
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
and the First Battle of Manassas,
or Bull Run. The Fort Sumter
stamp is a reproduction of a
Currier and Ives lithograph
from 1861 titled “Bombardment
of Fort Sumter, Charleston
Harbor.” The Bull Run stamp
is a reproduction as well, but
is of a 1964 painting by Sidney
E. King titled “The Capture of
Isle of Palms
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Tuesday, April 19
Ways and Means Committee
Meeting and Budget Workshop
5:45 p.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
Wednesday, April 20
Municipal Court
10 a.m.
BY BLAKE BUNCH
Ricketts Battery.” This image
shows the fierce fighting that
occurred on Henry Hill during
the First Bull Run, 1861, near
Falls Church, Virginia. Both
productions will be “forever
stamps,” meaning precisely what
their name suggests: once they
are purchased, their value will
never fluctuate.
Hosted by the United States
Postal Service’s Postmaster of
Charleston, Timothy Shaw,
the unveiling featured several
guest speakers including Vice
Chairman Thurgood Marshall
Jr. and James C. Miller III, both
of the Board of Governors for the
United States Postal Service; Dr.
Edmund L. Drago of the College of
Charleston; and Mr. David Vela,
the Southeast Regional Director
of the National Park Service. The
Citadel Color Guard also gave
a Presentation of Colors, which
was fitting as Citadel Cadets
instigated the bombardment of
the fort around 4 a.m. on April
12, 1861.
Purely Positive Dog Training
BY MEREDITH POWELL
A
fter graduating from
the University of South
Carolina honors program,
Susan Marett decided that she
wanted to enroll in a puppy
training class before taking off
for grad school. It was during
that class that she discovered
just how much she truly enjoyed
dog training. Since 1996,
Susan Marett has pursued her
life’s passion by forming the
company, Purely Positive Dog
Training.
Before founding Purely
Civic Calendar
1207 Palm Boulevard
Wednesday, April 26
Public Hearing
6:45 p.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
City Council Meeting
7 p.m.
1207 Palm Boulevard
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A souvenir sheet of two stamps
related to the conflict will be
released each year through 2015.
Also, a commemorative envelope
displaying the flag flown over
the fort in 1861 will be sold to
those present to receive the first
day of issue postmarks. Prints
of the postmark artwork will be
available, as well.
The stamps for the
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
and the First Battle of Manassas
will comprise the first of these
Civil War editions, leaving many
curious to the next major battles
to be depicted. Antietam?
Second Manassas? One could
definitely see the war-ending
pact between Lee and Grant at
Appomattox being depicted in
the near future.
Located just within “firing”
distance of Fort Sumter, the Visitor
Education Center on Sullivan’s
Island provided enough space
and a fantastic backdrop for this
grand occasion.
Positive, Marett worked as an
apprentice and received her
CPDT-KA certification from
the Certification Council for
Professional Dog Trainers –
otherwise known as CCPDT.
Because of her specialized
training, Marett is currently one
of only four certified trainers in
the state of South Carolina, and
is South Carolina’s only licensed
presenter of the national Dogs
and Storks program. Marett is
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DRB Meeting
6 p.m.
1610 Middle Street
Wednesday, April 27
Tree Commission
7 p.m.
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Easter Services
J
oin the Churches of
Sullivan’s Island and the
Isle of Palms for a Sunrise
Service at Breach Inlet starting at
6:30 a.m. Please dress comfortably
for the weather and bring a chair!
For more information, contact
Sunrise Presbyterian Church at
883-3888.
Sunrise Presbyterian
Palm Sunday: 9 a.m. Service,
11 a.m. Service, 12:30 p.m.
Easter Egg Hunt, 6:15 p.m.
Soup & Soul (light dinner before
Passion Play), 7 p.m. Passion
Play presented by youth
Good Friday: 7:30 p.m. Service
of Shadows
Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m.
Sunrise Service at Breach Inlet,
9 a.m. Celebration of the
Resurrection Service, 11 a.m.
Celebration of the Resurrection
Service
Sunrise Presbyterian Church
is located at 3222 Middle Street,
Sullivan’s Island. For more
information, call 883-3888 or visit
www.sunrisepcusa.org.
IOP Methodist Church
Holy Thursday: 7 p.m. Joint
Service with Pt. Hope UMC
Good Friday: 12 p.m. Stations
of the Cross on the Beach at
21st Avenue, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Prayer Vigil (Sanctuary Open).
Easter Sunday: 8 a.m. & 11
a.m. Traditional Services, 9:30
a.m. Praise/Communion Service
in the Fellowship Hall
First United Methodist Church
located at 21st Avenue at Palm
Blvd, Isle of Palms. For additional
information call the Church
Office at 886-6610 or www.
iopmethodist.com. *Nursery will
be provided at all services.
Isle of Palms Baptist
Palm Sunday: 10:30 a.m.
Worship, Join IOP Baptist for
the community church service
on Breach Inlet in front of
Sunrise Presbyterian at 6:30
a.m.! The service will be followed
by a pancake breakfast at the
Isle of Palms Exchange Club.
Donations accepted, with all
funds raised going to East
Cooper Community Outreach
(ECCO).
Easter Sunday: 10:30 a.m.
Worship service
Isle of Palms Baptist is located
at 14th-24th Avenue, Isle of
Palms. Evening services are held
at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third
Sunday of the month, and a Men’s
Breakfast is held at 9 a.m. on the
second Saturday of each month.
For additional information, call
886-6762.
St. Marks Lutheran
Palm Sunday: 11 a.m. Service
Maundy Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
Sader (Passover Service).
Good Friday: 12 to 3 p.m. Hours
of Darkness Vigil – This rotating
service that can be joined at any
time between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Service rotates every ½ hour.
6:30 p.m. Good Friday Worship
– Service of Shadows with a
reading of the Passion.
Holy Saturday: 6:30 p.m. Vigil
Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m.
ecumenical service at Breach
Inlet in front of Sunrise
Presbyterian, followed by a pot
luck breakfast at the church
at 9:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m. Easter
Service*, 11 a.m. Easter Service*
*Flowering of the Cross between
services
St. Marks Lutheran is located at
300 Palm Blvd., Isle of Palms. For
more information, call 886-8557.
Stella Maris Catholic
Palm Sunday: 8 a.m. Mass
9:30 a.m. Mass, 11:15 a.m. Mass
5:30 p.m. Latin Mass
Good Friday: 3 p.m. Liturgy of
the Word, 7 p.m. Stations of the
Cross
Holy Saturday: 8 p.m. Easter
Wrapped up
Vigil Mass
Easter Sunday: 8 a.m. Mass in literature
9:30 a.m. Mass,11:15 a.m. Mass,
5:30 p.m. Latin Mass
Stella Maris Catholic is located at the Poe
at 1204 Middle Street, Sullivan’s BY CONNIE DARLING
Island. For more information, call
T
883-3108. he Edgar Allan Poe’s
Beach Lover’s Book Club
Church of the Holy Cross met this past March 26 to
Episcopal discuss the book, Blue Sweater,
Holy Week Services:
by Jacqueline Novogratz. In
Monday, April 18, - Thursday,
attendance for the meeting were
April 21: 7 p.m. Holy Week
Louise Rossell, Jean Whittbeck,
Service every night
Good Friday: 12 p.m. service in Marie Bobo, June deHart, Ruth
the Historic Church Cavanaugh, Lisa Bistis, Judy
Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m. Reese, Nancy Cook, Betty
Sunrise Service at Breach Inlet Driemeyer, Elizabeth Quinn,
with other island churches. Gloria McDonald and Mary
8 a.m. Rite I in the Historic Ann Frye, as well as Kathi
Church building McGregor Ouzts  and Connie
9:15 a.m. Family Service in the Darling.  Discussions included
Traditional Building micro-financing in third world
10 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt for countries, and the proper way
all children, 11 a.m. Rite I
to donate to these impoverished
in the Traditional Church
countries. 
with a simultaneous Rite II
The next Book Club meeting
Contemporary Service in the
will be held on April 16 at
Great Hall.
10:30 a.m., and readers will be
Church of the Holy Cross
discussing the book, Cutting for
Episcopal is located at 2520
Stone, by Abraham Verghese.
Middle Street, Sullivan’s Island.
There will be coffee, treats and
Nursery is available during the
plenty of great discussions. The
Maundy Thursday and Easter
Day services. For additional Book Club is open to everyone,
information, call 883-3586 or visit and special thanks go to the
www.HolyCross.net. ladies who have helped to make
this Book Club such a success.
Sullivan’s Island Baptist Church
Palm Sunday: 11 a.m. regular
Easter Sunday: 11 a.m. Easter
Service
Sullivan’s Island Baptist Church
is located at 1753 Central Avenue,
Sullivan’s Island. For more info,
call 883-3601. www.sibc.us.
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Girls looking out for each other

C H U R C H O F T H E H O LY C R O S S G I R L S R E A C H O U T T O S T U D E N T S
IN OKURASE, WEST AFRICA

D
uring the weekend of April 2, middle
school girls at Church of the Holy
Cross on Sullivan’s Island did an
amazing thing: they helped to organize a bake
sale to raise money in order send several girls
in Okurase, West Africa, to school. This was
their second year raising funds for the girls
and during the bake sale, the girls showed
pictures of the small African village so that
attendees could see who they were helping
and why.
Through their help, the girls in Okurase
were able to go to school; something that
they couldn’t have done without the Holy
Cross girls’ assistance. One of the girls in
the Holy Cross group gave all of the money
that she had saved to buy herself a guitar,
pointing out that it was more important for
a girl to go to school than for her to own
a guitar, and another girl is fundraising
$150 so that she can sponsor a student all
on her own.
Besides the bake sale, the girls at Holy
Cross presented several skits entitled “Hands
of the Man … Pass it On”, wherein they acted
out plays showing what to do when someone
is bullied or left out, what to do when an
elderly person needs help, and how to show
kindness even when you are mistreated.
The funds raised during their performances
will also go to the Okurase village through
a program called Project Okurase. The
program will be taking a group of volunteers
to the village this summer.
For more information about Project Okurase,
visit www.projectokurase.com.

P Do you have room

These girls couldn’t have gone to school, and worn their
new uniforms, without the help of the girls at Church of
the Holy Cross.
asta, the self-proclaimed mascot of
Poe Library on Sullivan’s Island, is in
need of a good home. While he’s spent
the past few years making the rounds at the
for Pasta?
library, he’s in need of a quiet home in which
he can retire. Pasta is neutered, up-to-date
on all of his shots, and is between six and
eight years old. He does well with other cats
and non-aggressive dogs. As he’s been an
outdoor cat, head librarian Jerri England
asks that those interested in adopting Pasta
live off of Sullivan’s Island – otherwise, he
might take off and come right back to the
library. “He’s very loveable and very smart.
We hate to see him go,” said Jerri. If you are
interested in adopting Pasta, please call the
library at 883-3914, or call Jerri at home at
883-3389.

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Training continued from page 3
also a professional member of the
Association of Pet Dog Trainers
(APDT) and is recommended by
many local veterinarians.
All of Susan’s hard work has
definitely paid off. Fifteen years
after starting Purely Positive Dog
Training, her locally owned and
operated business is stronger
than ever. She has encountered
all types of dogs and a variety
of wild behaviors, but through
it all, Marett remains just as
passionate about her job as she
was the day she started.
“I have so much gratitude for
my clients,” she said. They are,
after all, the ones who genuinely
allow her to continue doing what
she loves.
Upcoming spring and summer
classes are open and Marett is
now accepting applications for
enrollment. “You can definitely
teach an old dog new tricks,”
Marett stated, and through
Purely Positive’s unique classes,
dogs and owners alike will be
exposed to all sorts of new
tricks such as ‘touchdown’, ‘say
your prayers’ and ‘bang, you’re
dead’. Class sizes are small, and
typically range from eight to ten
students.
Classes currently being offered
at Purely Positive include Real Life
101, Canine Good Citizenship,
Fun Nosework and Bully Breed
Basics just to name a few, but
Susan offers private training,
as well. Purely Positive operates
in Charleston, Summerville,
West Ashley at Dolittle’s and
Fetch Doggie Daycare, North
Charleston at the Charleston
Animal Society, Mount Pleasant
at Planet Bark and on the Isle of
Palms at the Recreation Center.
Two classes begin at the Isle of
7
Palms Recreation Center on May
9: Kinderpuppy and One Paw
Beyond. As always, Susan is
predicting a fantastic turnout!
Sessions generally cost only
$120 unless otherwise noted,
and last for six to seven weeks. A
full schedule can be found on her
website at www.purelypositive.
com. For more information or to
sign up for a class, contact Susan
Marett at 532-8154.
8 April 15, 2011
One sweet cup of tea
TEA LEAF GREEN COMES TO THE WINDJAMMER
BY BLAKE BUNCH
“I haven’t grown up quite yet,
so the rock n’ roll train keeps
rolling,” says guitarist Josh Clark,
founder of the San Francisco-
based quartet, Tea Leaf Green.
“We’ve been together for nearly
thirteen years now, so when we’re
back home, most of our following
has family, work obligations, the
whole nine yards. Playing shows
in Atlanta, Charleston, Florida,
or even Baltimore tends to draw
a younger crowd, which we
thoroughly enjoy.”
With their fifteenth major
release, Radio Tragedy!,
approaching in July, as well as
extensive tour and festival dates,
the Frisco boys are trucking
toward the southeast: literally.
Clark and their tour manager
recently drove a truck all the way
from San Francisco to the Wanee
Music Festival in Florida, toting
all the necessary equipment to
show the southeast a great time.
Tea Leaf’s roots date back to
the late 1990s, when guitarist/
vocalist Josh Clark was in a high
school band in Arcadia, California,
with drummer Scott Rager. While
attending San Francisco State
College, Rager met bassist Ben
Chambers, and soon after the trio
started playing gigs, catching the
ear of keyboardist Trevor Garrod.
Together, the group began to
gather a following all the way up
the Northern California coastline.
Tea Leaf Green’s first album,
Tea Leaf Green, Midnight On the
Reservoir, was released in 2001.
Several live albums followed and
their first national album hit
the market in 2005, Taught to
be Proud. This was a defining
moment, shooting them on to
the national “jam-band affiliated”
scene. TLG began opening for
major acts such as Trey Anastasio
and Dave Matthews Band, and
were dominating sets on the
festival circuit. Combining Clark’s
extensive song writing capabilities
with their technically-driven
instrumentation, Tea Leaf Green’s
signature sound is an organic
west coast mixture of rock n’ roll.
As it is with most bands,
the members have fluctuated
a bit. Bassist Ben Chambers
left the band in 2007, and was
subsequently replaced by current
bassist, Reed Mathis. Drummer
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Scott Rager stepped aside for
a brief period after tearing a
ligament in one of his ankles
and was replaced by Cochrane
McMillan, who ended up playing
with the band – and Rager – on
TLG’s Radio Tragedy!
The Southeast leg of their spring
tour commenced at the Wanee
Music Festival in Live Oak, Florida,
on April 14. “We’ve played Wanee
in the past,” says Clark, “but it
was always called something else,
some other Seminole name.” The
Wanee Music Festival will run
until April 16, and will include
major acts such as Hot Tuna,
Galactic, Robert Plant and Band
of Joy, Mike Gordon, The Allman
Brothers, and Widespread Panic.
Clark states, “I am always psyched
to go see Ween, who is one of my
favorite acts of all time. I can’t
believe that we are playing right
before Steve Miller. This is great,
because I don’t want to miss his
set.” Local favorite Dangermuffin
is on the bill, as well.
After Wanee, Tea Leaf Green will
play Greensboro, North Carolina,
and Roanoke, Virgina, before
arriving at the Windjammer on
the Isle of Palms on April 22.
While TLG’s summer tour
dates have yet to be completely
decided, Clark says that this tour
will entail a majority of this year’s
festival circuit, including Summer
Camp in May, and ECOFest over
the Fourth of July weekend.
Charleston’s music scene is
growing. Constantly on the rise,
homegrown acts are starting to
receive well-earned support. Tea
Leaf Green is a west coast band
that has been inspiring local
rockers for over a decade, and will
hopefully continue to do so for
many years to come.
For more information about Tea
Leaf Green and their upcoming
tour schedule, visit www.
tealeafgreen.com. Tea Leaf Green
will be playing on Friday, April
22, at The Windjammer, located
at 1008 Ocean Blvd., Front Beach,
Isle of Palms. Doors open at 9
p.m. and the Jamie Mclean Band
will be opening. Tickets are $12
in advance, $15 day of show. For
more info or to purchase tickets,
visit www.the-windjammer.com,
www.etix.com or call 886-8596.
April 15, 2011
A
few months back, my roommate and
I left in the early morning to try out a
new redfish spot on the North Edisto.
Besides the bitter cold, it was a beautiful day
to be on the water. Since we’d only planned
on being out there a couple of hours, we
knew we’d be able to handle the chilly
weather. That was mistake number one.
After a quick 10 minute boat ride from
Cherry Point Landing, we arrived at the spot.
We’d previously scouted the area and knew
that it stood on top of acres of oyster beds,
making it ideal redfish territory. One of the
first casts of the day brought in a nice 33”
spot-tail with the use of a Z-man Minnow.
Although it was too big to keep, it was still
a great fight.
A couple hours and over 20 fish later, we
began to think that this day could be epic.
The fish were munching on everything we
tossed in the water. If we tried, we probably
could have tossed a naked hook out there
and still landed a couple. That being said,
we should have known when to quit. That
was mistake number two. My father’s old
poker rule of “quitting while you’re ahead”
was forgotten amidst the wild bite. We’d
been catching fish so well that we forgot to
pay attention to the falling tide. We were
stuck!
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Nature
Stuck fishing
BY SONNY CARLSON
At this point we had two options: first,
we could hop out of the boat and attempt
to push it off the mud. The problem there
was the fact that if we were unsuccessful in
getting the boat off the mud, we’d not only
be covered in the pluff, we’d also be stuck
soaking wet in the freezing cold. Our second
option, though, was that we could just keep
fishing. Long story short, that’s what we did.
We continued to fish until the water had
receded so much that we weren’t able to
make casts far enough to get our bait wet.
At this point, the frustration kicked in. We
were cold, we had no food, and since we
were just planning a quick, early morning
fishing trip, we failed to bring a single beer:
mistake number three.
After the small talk ran out and the fishing
was no more, we spent the next four hours
freezing in silence. What started off as one
Stuck in the mud, but still casting a line.
of the best fishing days in my life came to
a halt as the tide receded until there was
nothing but pluff mud around us as far as fish after a long, cold, muddy wait.
the eye could see. On a good note, when Sonny Carlson is a sales associate at The
the tide came back in close enough for us Charleston Angler. Charleston Angler has
to cast to, I did land the biggest fish of the everything you need to fish and the knowledge
day; a 36”er. I reeled him in across 20 yards to put you on fish and keep you out of the
of pluff mud and released him in the live- mud. For more information, call 871-9362 or
well until the tide was close enough for us visit www.TheCharlestonAngler.com.
to put him back. This was a much-needed
www.islandeyenews.sc
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History
Happy centennial! The Ball begins
PROVIDED BY PAMELA MARSH
APRIL 12, 1861
T
he Isle of Palms Exchange Club celebrated the 100th BY ROBERT E. BOHRN JR.
anniversary of the National Exchange Club on March 24 with a
“Western Hoedown”- themed birthday party. The Club donated
600 pounds of nonperishable food items to East Cooper Community
Outreach in honor of 100 years of community service.
Re-enactors will be at Ft. Moultrie until April 17. For more pictures of the re-enactment
F
go to IslandEyeNews.com.
or most Charlestonians,
Fort Sumter is considered
hallowed ground. And that
(l to r) Bud Stack, Laura DeVita, Marty Bettelli, Trish Perrine, and Howard Joyner. is as it should be.
The first recollections of my life
are of the Civil War Centennial
in 1961. At age five, my family
climbed into the car and headed
toward a reenactment of the firing
on Fort Sumter at the Battery in
downtown Charleston. My father
had purchased Confederate hats
and flags for all of us to cheer on
the ghosts of April 12, 1861. We
parked along the sea wall with
dozens of other cars, and watched
as fireworks, substituting for
cannonballs, whizzed through the
early evening sky. That day stirred
my small soul with a passion for
the Civil War that burns even to
this day.
General P.G.T. Beauregard
commanded the Confederate
forces in Charleston. He sent a
message to his former Artillery
instructor at West Point and
commander of the Union troops
holding Fort Sumter, Major Robert
Anderson. The message read, “I
am ordered by the Government of
the Confederate States to demand
April 15, 2011
PHOTOS BY LEO FETTER
evacuation of Fort Sumter. All
proper facilities will be afforded
for the removal of yourself and
command, to any post in the
United States which you may
select. The Flag which you have
upheld so long and with so much
fortitude, under the most trying of
circumstances, may be saluted by
you on taking it down.”
Major Anderson conferred with
his officers, and they all rejected
this offer. Anderson’s reply was,
“Gentlemen, if you do not batter
us to pieces, we shall be starved
out in a few days.” As a lifelong
soldier and officer in the United
States Military, he vowed to hold
the fort at all costs.
The Confederate Government,
on the other hand, did not want
to take the fort by force. Gaining
the fort by its surrender, without
bloodshed and the destruction of
a prized fortification, was their
goal. The Secretary of War for
the Confederacy telegraphed
General Beauregard, stating, “Do
not desire needlessly to bombard
Fort Sumter. If Major Anderson
History continued on page 22
 , 2011
April 2

PHOTOS BY GAMIL AWAD

 April 16
Saturday, April 16
Owls by Moonlight
Enjoy flight demonstrations and
educational owl discussions.
Tickets include heavy hors
d’oeuvres, wine, beer, and soft
drinks provided by Wild Wing
Cafe. 6 to 9 p.m. at the Center
for Birds of Prey. 4872 Seewee
Road, Awendaw. 971-7474. www.
theCenterforBirdsofPrey.org.
Tickets: $35 for adults, $25 for
youth ages 12-18, $15 for children
ages 6-11.
Commemoration of the
Bombardment and Evacuation of
Ft. Sumter
The Sons of Union Veterans of
the Civil War will hold a memorial
service for the two Union soldiers,
who died during the surrender
of the fort.  The boat will leave
Patriots Point at 12:45 p.m. and
return at 4 p.m.  Tickets can
be purchased with Spirit Line
Cruises: 722-2628.  For more
info, call Eric Peterson, 678-344-
6893, or email Gdy2shosflthybst@
bellsouth.net.
Poe Library Easter Egg Hunt
Starting at 11 a.m., kids are
welcome to hunt around the
bunkers at the Poe Library for
hidden Easter Eggs filled with
treats. Poe Library is located at
1921 I’On Avenue, Sullivan’s
Island. For more info, call 883-
3914.
Brahms’ Requiem for David Stahl
Brahms’ Requiem will be
performed in honor of former
Maestro David Stahl by the
Charleston Symphony Chorus
and Orchestra at 8 p.m. at the
Memminger Auditorium, 56
Beaufain Street, in downtown
Charleston. Tickets are $35,
$25; $15, and $15 for students,
and are available at www.
CharlestonSymphonyChorus.org,
Gaillard Box Office (cash only), and
At the Door (subject to availability).
For more info, call 670-4335.
Shaggin’ on the Cooper
Dance the night away under the
stars at the new Mount Pleasant
Pier while enjoying live classic
oldies and beach music performed
by Local MotionOnly 800 tickets
will be sold for this event. Advance
purchase is recommended. 7 – 11
p.m. Call 795-4386 for more info.
Tickets are $10.
Sunday, April 17
American Red Cross Old Village
Home, Garden and Art Tour
Enjoy a self-guided tour of a number
of the homes and gardens in Mount
Pleasant’s Old Village, as well as
works of art by several local artists.
Live music and refreshments will
be provided. Tickets are $45, with
group tickets (10 or more) available
in advance for $35 each. Purchase
at www.lowcountryredcross.org,
email freerr@usa.redcross.org or call
764-2323 x 386. All funds raised
go toward Red Cross Emergency
Services.
Is l a nd E y e C a l e nda r
Harbor Cruise for Hospitality Heroes
Cruise the harbor and help local
hospitality employees at the same
time. The two hour fundraising
cruise will set sail from Red's Ice
House on Shem Creek at 4 p.m.
aboard the Palmetto Breeze, a
100-person sailing catamaran.  $25. The chicks come with their
Tickets: $30 and include appetizers
and cocktails. $25 for hospitality
employees. To reserve tickets or for
more information, call 270-4700.
Tuesday, April 19
Thai Tuesdays at Atlanticville
Thai Tuesdays feature
AlgarRhythms with Jim & Whitt
Algar from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. with
music covering a wide spectrum
of styles and genres - from Elvis
to Eric Clapton to Johnny Cash
and more. 2063 Middle Street,
Sullivan’s Island. For more info,
call 883-9452 or visit www.
atlanticville.net.
Thursday, April 21
Isle of Palms Garden Club
Drop by the Isle of Palms Exchange
Club, 201 Palm Blvd., for a talk
entitled “Green RooFs” by Michael
Whitfield and Mike McKenna,
owners of Green Roof Outfitters.
Monthly design display is “April
Fool”. Social hour begins at 6:30
p.m. and the meeting begins at 7
p.m. Free for first time guests, a
yearly membership to the club is
only $15. For more info, call 886-
5601.
Second Annual Water Ball
More than 400 people are expected
to attend the fundraising gala to
benefit the local water-watchdog
organization. This year’s event
will feature live entertainment and
silent auction, as well as hors-
d’oeuvres, beer, wine and a Water
Ball specialty cocktail. 7 to 11 p.m.
at the SC Aquarium. For more info,
visit www.thewaterball.org.
Friday, April 22
Earth Day
Rent-a-chick
Legare Farms is offering a pair of
baby chicks for two weeks for just
own box, two weeks worth of food,
a watering device, and instructions
on how to take care of them. Call
the farm at 559-0788 or e-mail
legarefarms@bellsouth.net to
reserve your chicks.
Free String Quartet Concert of
The Seven Last Words of Our
Savior on the Cross
This seven movement quartet by
Franz Joseph Haydn representing
the seven last words of Christ will
be presented by the Albemarle
String Quartet. Jason Pedeaux
will read the appropriate New
Testament verses between the
quartet movements. 7p.m. at
the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian
Church, 314 Hibben St. Free
but accepting donations to
the Charleston Music Club
Scholarship Program.
Saturday, April 23
Isle of Palms Easter Egg Hunt
The IOP Rec. Department will host
their Annual Easter Egg Hunt
at 10 a.m. SHARP. Located at
#24 28th Avenue. Children ages
12 and under can enjoy Easter
Candy, Pony Rides, Jump Castles,
Ice Cream, a visit with the Easter
Bunny and much more. Different
age divisions will be set up for
children. FREE event. For more
info, call 886-8294 or visit www.
iop.net.
Understanding dog behavior
seminar
Professional dog behavioral
therapists and trainers James
and Michelle Rodriguez, owners
April 29
of Charleston's Bark Busters, “Finders Keepers” Clothing Sale Friday, April 29
will show participants ways to For TWO DAYS ONLY, the Berkeley
understand their dog's body Electric conference room (3351 2nd Annual TryCharleston
Triathlon
language and how to play safely at Maybank Hwy, Johns Island) will
the dog parks.  11 a.m. to 1 p.m. be transformed into an upscale Route begins at the KOA
Campgrounds and ends in Active
at Palmetto Islands County Park. resale boutique to benefit Sea
Free, with $1 gate admission.  For Island Habitat for Humanity’s Park, Mt. Pleasant. Half Iron
Distance (1.2 mile swim; 56 mile
more info, call 795-4386 or visit Women Build project! April 28
www.ccprc.com. & 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and bike; 13.1 mile run) and Sprint
(500 meter swim; 20 km bike; 5
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more info,
Sunday, April 24 call Molly Coffey at 768.0998 km run). Half starts 7 a.m.; Sprint
x113 or email advancement@ starts 7:30 a.m. Register at www.
Happy Easter! trycharleston.org.
seaislandhabitat.org.
Tuesday, April 26
Thai Tuesdays at Atlanticville
Thai Tuesdays feature
AlgarRhythms with Jim & Whitt
Algar from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. with
music covering a wide spectrum
of styles and genres - from Elvis
to Eric Clapton to Johnny Cash
and more. 2063 Middle Street,
Sullivan’s Island. For more info,
call 883-9452 or visit www.
atlanticville.net
Wednesday, April 27
Administrative Professional’s
Day
Designated in 1952 by U.S.
Secretary of Commerce Charles
Sawyer, the day is often celebrated
by giving one’s assistant gifts
such as flowers, candy, lunch at a
restaurant or time off.
Thursday, April 28
Master Naturalist Sampler:
Naturalist Training at Palmetto
Islands
Would you like to take our Master
Naturalist course but don’t have
the time? We now offer half-day
sessions with Keith McCullough,
CCPRC naturalist and lead
instructor of Charleston’s Master
Naturalist Program. 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. Course # 24812. Meets at
Palmetto Islands County Park. Age:
16 & up. Fee: $12. Call 795-4386
or visit www.ccprc.com.
April 15, 2011
Health
What you should know about prostate cancer
BY DR. THOMAS E. KEANE, MUSC DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY
Prostate cancer in South Carolina Carolina*. New cases of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most commonly among African American men in our state
diagnosed, non-skin cancer in South are some of the highest in the world, and
they are two and a half times more likely to
die from the disease than Caucasian men.
Screening options
While there is no screening test for prostate
cancer that has been proven to reduce
death rates, the results can still be useful
and men should discuss the options with
their physician starting at age 50. African
American men and all men with a family
history of the disease should start the
conversation at age 45. The discussion
should also include how aggressively the
cancer will be treated if something were to be
found.
Digital rectal exams and prostate-specific
antigen (PSA) tests are both widely used
options for screening for prostate cancer.
Can prostate cancer be prevented?
Preventing prostate and other cancers
should start with a healthy lifestyle. One
third of all cancer deaths in people who do
not smoke are caused by a poor diet and
lack of physical activity. Choosing to eat
right and exercise can reduce a man’s risk of
developing prostate cancer and many other
health issues, including stroke and heart
disease.
Dr. Thomas E. Keane.
www.islandeyenews.com
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A diagnosis of prostate cancer
A diagnosis of cancer can be a frightening
and emotional experience. For men who have
been diagnosed with prostate cancer, those
feelings can be coupled with the worry over
possible lasting side effects of the disease
and surgery. The key to successfully treating
prostate cancer is to have access to every
available treatment option. Fortunately,
Lowcountry residents have the benefit
of a local medical center that offers the
most comprehensive treatment program
for prostate cancer in South Carolina. The
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
in Charleston has more treatment options
for prostate cancer than any other health
care facility in the state. Patients come from
all over the Southeast to benefit from our
advanced care.
Multidisciplinary care
Cancer patients see a lot of doctors – it’s
just the nature of the disease. The prostate
cancer team at MUSC includes urologists,
pathologists, radiologists, radiotherapists
and medical oncologists. What makes our
care different is that - whenever possible
- our patients schedule one visit in one
location and all the specialists come to them.
This keeps patients from running all over
Prostate Cancer continued on page 21
16
Flying continued from cover
Indulge your artistic side out the plane around 2,300
to 2,500 feet. This is a rather
LOWCOUNTRY RED CROSS HOSTS
low altitude to fly, being that
OLD VILLAGE HOME, GARDEN AND ART TOUR commercial airliners fly at
April 15, 2011
the airstrip has been visible
during the whole flight.
Requesting permission to land
his craft, Lawson is given the go-
ahead from the control tower.
Following the same mechanics

T
he American Red Cross will
hold its annual Old Village
Home, Garden and Art Tour
this Sunday, April 17, from 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. Organized by a group of
homeowners in Mount Pleasant’s
historic Old Village, this event
is the primary fundraiser for
the Lowcountry Red Cross. Last
year, more than 800 participants
enjoyed the self-guided tour
of a number of the homes and
gardens in the Old Village, as well
as several dozen works of art on
display by local artists. This year,
Sullivan’s Islanders Beth Mclean
and Susie Callahan will have
their work showcased during the
Owls by Moonlight
AN OWL EVENT DURING THE APRIL FULL MOON
HOSTED BY THE CENTER FOR BIRDS OF PREY
PROVIDED BY THE CENTER FOR BIRDS OF PREY
Art Tour, as well as Sandpiper
Gallery featured artist, Sally
Cade.
Live music and refreshments
will be provided during the event,
and a portion of the proceeds
from all art sales will go to the
American Red Cross. Tickets are
$45, with group tickets (10 or
more) available in advance for
only $35 a ticket. Tickets can
be purchased online by visiting
www.lowcountryredcross.org
or by contacting Roberta Freer,
freerr@usa.redcross.org or 764-
2323 x 386. All funds raised from
the tour will go towards Red Cross
Emergency Services.
altitudes of 35,000 feet or greater.
Quickly leaving North
Charleston, he navigates the
Cessna toward the Tides Hotel
on Folly Beach. En route, he
is flying over James Island with
a fantastic view of the Arthur
Ravenel Bridge, as well as the
Battery. Winding rivers resemble
serpents, with their foamy scales
and amphibious colors. The
typically murky water is a spring
shade of light olive. Lawson
points to the horizon. “That is
basically the first wing level there
was. I keep the Cessna’s wings
level where the two blues meet;
the ocean and the sky. You can’t
go wrong with that.”
Flying over the Morris Island
lighthouse he banks left, aiming
towards the jetties off of Sullivan’s
Island. A familiar channel
appears, and the rock pilings
appear geometrically parallel.
Over the water, the craft seems
to be in its most natural state. It
of take off, he lines the plane up
on the centerline. While utilizing
his rudder pedals, he points the
nose slightly downward, grasping
the yoke again with both hands.
First contact produces some
recoil, bumping the plane slightly
airborne before settling. As
quickly as it began, the craft was
down again. Lawson radioed
once more, then it was back to
the hangar for the Cessna.
With the Charleston Air
Expo taking place on April 9,
Darrell Brooks, Manager of the
Charleston Aero Club, endured
a very busy start to this month.
The air show, which featured
both the Air Force Thunderbirds
and their elite parachuting team,
the Golden Nights, was held in
conjunction with Letsgoflying.
com and the Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association (AOPA).
If you’re interested in learning
more about flying, or taking a flying

T
glides over the Atlantic with little lesson, visit www.letsgoflying.
he Center for Birds of com or call the Aircraft Owners
Prey is hosting “Owls crosswind resistance.
Cruising over Mount Pleasant and Pilots Association (AOPA) at
by Moonlight,” a special 1-(800) 872-2672.
evening event where guests will and Daniel Island, it is time to
be able to watch owls silently glide bring the bird in. Though it felt
over their heads, illuminated by like we traveled long distances,
the light of the full moon.
“Owls by their very nature are
inconspicuous,” said Jim Elliott,
executive director at the Avian
Conservation Center. “Being able
to share these birds so visibly in
this wonderful setting can only
lead to a better appreciation for
owls and a better understanding
of our roles in protecting them
and other birds.”
“Owls by Moonlight” will
feature both indigenous and non-
indigenous species of owls, from
the small screech owl that lives in
the Charleston area to the largest
owl in the world, the Eurasian
Eagle Owl. The evening will Owls by Moonlight will take place
include flight demonstrations, on April 16, from 6 to 9 p.m.
educational owl discussions, and
an introduction to the Center’s
newest team members, the 2011
owl chicks. Guests will encounter
owls up close and personal in
the Countess Alicia Paolozzi Owl
Wood while enjoying heavy hors
d’oeuvres and sipping wine, beer,
and soft drinks provided by Wild
Wing Cafe.
The event will take place at The
Center for Birds of Prey’s 150-acre
campus in Awendaw on Saturday
April 16, from 6 to 9 p.m., with a
rain date of April 23. Tickets are
limited and available online at
www.theCenterforBirdsofPrey.
org. Prices are $35 for adults,
$25 for youth ages 12-18, $15 for
children ages 6-11 and free for
toddlers under age 6. Members
of the Avian Conservation Center
receive a 20% discount.
 Winning Miss Wando
C
ongratulations to Isle of
Palms resident, Kimberly
Varadi, 16, for recently
winning the Miss Wando pageant
at Wando High School. Nineteen
girls participated in the pageant,
and each were judged on their
resume, opening statement,
talent, poise and a brief question
and answer session. Kimberly
won several points for her
performance on a custom-made
Sabre electric violin constructed
by Mark Wood, playing Wipeout
accelerando, or by beginning
slowly and increasing the speed
in a rapid rendition of the song.
Instead of percussion, Kimberley
broke into an impressive tap
dance, replicating the drum beats
of the tune.
IOP resident, Kimberly Varadi is the 2011 Miss Wando.
During her question and
answer, Kimberley further
impressed the judges with her
completion of the sentence, “My
philosophy of life is …” by stating,
“I try my best at everything that
I do, and I work hard.”  She said
that she remembered hearing
a song when she was younger
by Frank Sinatra called High
Hopes, noting how she hopes in
her own life that she can carry on
as skillfully as the rubber tree-
encumbered ant, and not give up.
Kimberly plans to attend college
and major in political science
and/or pre-law with the hopes
of becoming an attorney and
perhaps entering into politics one
day.
 Half Rubber kicks off at the Rec
T
he First Pitch Half Rubber Tournament was held on Saturday,
March 26, at the Isle of Palms Recreation Center and was
the first tournament of the spring/summer season. Eighteen
teams participated in the double elimination tournament, with prizes
awarded to the first and second place teams. The 13th Annual Half
Rubber Tournament will be held on Saturday, August 20. If you are
interested in participating, call the Rec Center at 886-8294 to register.

Half Rubber Tournament Champions. Half Rubber Tournament Runners Up.

Events at the IOP Rec Spring Break Activities
April 18 to April 22
Isle of Palms Recreation Center 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
www.iop.net Enjoy dodge ball, kickball, capture
843-886-8294  the flag, basketball and fitness
fun. Games will be played daily.
Easter Egg Hunt Free to participate! Sign up now.
Saturday, April 23
10 a.m. Baskets & Bunnies
The Egg Hunt begins at 10 a.m. Friday, April 22
sharp. Different Age divisions for 10 a.m.
children 12 and under. Visit the Decorate Easter baskets and
Easter bunny and enjoy the jump bunnies. All materials provided
castle, pony rides, Easter candy $5 per person.
and ice cream. Free event!  Register by Wednesday, April 20,
by calling the Rec Center.
Yard Sale
Saturday, April 16 Adult Hip Hop
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursdays, 7 p.m.
50 vendors will be selling used or Love to dance? Come to this
like new items. intense dance workout. Good
music, fun dance moves, lots of
cardio and toning.
$10 per class
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Pinocchio comes to Mount Pleasant

L O C A L S T U D E N T S T O P E R F O R M W I T H S P R O U T S P R O F E S S I O N A L M U S I C A L T H E AT R E
PROVIDED BY CREATIVE SPARK

S
PROUTS professional
Musical Theatre, winner
of several international
awards, will perform Pinocchio,
a play which involves a traveling
circus, a couple of con-artists,
and a blue fairy who helps to
Well-composed students
teach a puppet how to become a
real boy this April 15 through 17.
Since moving to Charleston in
January 2010, SPROUTS Musical
Theatre has quickly become a
favorite family outing for families
across the Lowcountry. The
children sit only five feet away
from the stage where they enjoy
uproarious chase-scenes, tons of
audience participation, hilarious
lyrics (thoughtfully disguised for
the adults in the audience),
beautiful ballads, magical effects,
and lots of happy endings.
For this performance, the cast
of Pinocchio includes professional
adult actors and three local
students: Eden Teichman, Betty
Theatre classes at Creative Spark
which are lead by SPROUTS
Artistic Director, Stan Gill.
Show times are Friday, April
15, at 7 p.m.;   Saturday, April 16, 
at 1 p.m.; and Sunday, April 17,  at
3 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance
or $12 at the door. For tickets or
more information, call 881-3780
or visit www.creativespark.org.

M O U LT R I E M I D D L E S C H O O L 6 TH G R A D E O R C H E S T R A Manaris, and Gabrielle Klok.

W I N S T O P H O N O R S AT S TAT E F E S T I VA L Eden is currently a sixth grader
at Charleston County School of
the Arts, Theatre Department,

T
he Moultrie Middle School Sixth Grade Orchestra and select while Betty Manaris is starting
seventh graders won top honors at the South Carolina String sixth grade at Charleston County
Orchestra Concert Festival Competition this past Thursday, School of the Arts, Theatre
March 24.  The group’s performance garnered the highest possible Department, in the fall of 2011.
rating, a Superior, at the statewide competition in Myrtle Beach.  Gabrielle Klok, who plays puppets
Moultrie Middle School Orchestra Director Lisa Deakins led the in Pinocchio, is a fourth grader
29 students through a nearly flawless performance of two pieces, at Stuart Pinckney Elementary.
earning them a rousing ovation along with the Superior rating.  Both Gabrielle and Betty have
The East Cooper Orchestra, which includes strings musicians been participating in Musical
from Laing and Cario middle schools, as well as the Moultrie
Middle School Orchestra and the Wando High School Chamber
Orchestra, all received superior ratings for their performances.

Moultrie Middle School sixth grade orchestra.

Do you know what this is?

Eye Spy
Lauren Medich guessed our last Eye Spy! It was a cannon out at Ft.
Moultrie. The first person to send in the correct answer for this issue's
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.
April 15, 2011 21
Health

Clinical Trials
B R I N G I N G PAT I E N T S A N D R E S E A R C H T O G E T H E R
BY THE HOLLINGS CANCER CENTER RESEARCH TEAM

A
t academic cancer centers such as the
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, there
are two equally important missions.
First, we treat and care for patients with
every type of cancer today. Second, we
investigate cancer from every angle so we
can develop and deliver better therapies as
quickly as possible or even prevent cancer
from happening at all.
At the intersection of these two missions
are clinical trials. Clinical trials are the
primary way breakthroughs in treating
diseases are made. They show what does and
doesn’t work in people, and shed light on new
ways to detect, diagnose, and reduce the risk
of disease. Every drug that has ever made a
difference was once tested in a clinical trial.
South Carolina, in the heart of the nation’s
tobacco and obesity belts, suffers from some of
the nation’s highest rates of cancer incidence
and mortality. The state’s sky-high cancer
statistics are largely linked to smoking, diet,
alcohol use, and physical inactivity. Each
year, cancer claims the lives of more South
Carolinians than homicide, suicide, motor
vehicle crashes, and drug and alcohol use
combined.
As South Carolina’s only National Cancer
Institute-designated center, Hollings
Cancer Center is in the best position to
change this with its research program.
This includes delivering discoveries from
the labs to patients in the form of clinical
trials, as well as taking clinical observations
back to the labs for investigation.
“It is incumbent upon academic cancer
centers to responsibly bring as many clinical
trials as possible to patients,” said Melanie
Thomas, MD, an oncologist and associate
director of clinical investigations at Hollings.
“Trials can and do save many lives today,
but more important, they are the only way
that better therapies become standard.”
Pediatric trials: a model for success
For years, pediatric cancer clinical
trials have been a model in some respects
for bringing patients and trials together.
Nationally, at least 80 percent of eligible
child cancer patients enroll in trials.
At MUSC’s Children’s Hospital, the figure
is closer to 85 percent of eligible patients,
according to Michelle Hudspeth, MD,
director of pediatric hematology/oncology
at MUSC. “Historically, pediatric oncologists
have been trained to look for a trial for
every patient, and this is always a part of
our discussions with parents,” Hudspeth
said. “Awareness of clinical trials is very
high, and this makes a huge difference.”
Statewide collaboration
For treatment and research to be effective,
they need to include everyone. This is important
in a state with a diverse population like South
Carolina’s, where 68 percent of residents
are Caucasian and 30 percent are African
American. There are significant differences
in how cancer affects different ethnic groups.
To address these disparities and to extend
our research as widely as possible, Hollings
Cancer Center established the Clinical
Trials Network (CTN) in 2005, with cancer
programs in community hospitals and with
private providers throughout the state. This
network brings clinical trials to patients
where they live and allows Hollings to develop
population-based research.
The next breakthrough could be yours
Even though only 20 percent of patients
are eligible for trials during the initial phase
of treatment planning, it’s important that
patients and physicians keep them in mind.
A change in staging or a new development
could mean a trial becomes an option.
For more information on cancer clinical
trials at Hollings Cancer Center, visit www.
muschealth.com/cancer.

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the public, and reach out to
Breac h Inlet Tide Char t town on different appointments, underserved populations.
which can be especially difficult Clinical trials and research are a
Date High Tide Low Tide when you’re driving in from major part of MUSC’s role as an
April 15 5:52am/6:32pm 12:05pm another part of the state. academic medical center. There
Our team also meets in a weekly are many misconceptions about
April 16 6:49am/7:27pm 12:41am/12:57pm “Tumor Board” to discuss clinical trials, including the idea
April 17 7:43am/8:20pm 1:36am/1:47pm prostate cancer patient cases that patients become the subject
and make decisions on their of “experiments” or that trials
April 18 8:36am/9:12pm 2:30am/2:37pm treatment through a team take the place of traditional care.
April 19 9:27am/10:04pm 3:22am/3:27pm approach. If it’s determined Both are untrue. Participants in
that surgery is the best option, clinical trials still receive their
April 20 10:19am/10:56pm 4:14am/4:17pm MUSC offers the minimally standard care, with the added
April 21 11:11am/11:49pm 5:06am/5:08pm invasive daVinci Surgical benefit of access to cutting-
System, laprascopic surgery, and edge cancer treatments that
April 22 12:05pm 5:59am/6:02pm perineal and open retropubic aren’t available to other centers.
April 23 12:44am/1:01pm 6:52am/6:58pm prostatectomies – the only center These studies fuel the cancer
in the state to offer all of these breakthroughs of tomorrow and
April 24 1:40am/1:59pm 7:47am/7:59pm surgical options. we can’t move forward without
April 25 2:37am/2:58pm 8:43am/9:01pm them.
The National Cancer Through research, education,
April 26 3:32am/3:54pm 9:36am/10:02pm Institute (NCI) and advanced treatment
April 27 4:24am/4:47pm 10:26am/10:58pm MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Center options, we can improve the
is the only NCI-designated prostate cancer outlook in South
April 28 5:14am/5:36pm 11:13am/11:49pm cancer center in South Carolina, Carolina and save lives. For
and one of only 66 in the United more information on MUSC’s
States. NCI cancer centers are Prostate Cancer Program, visit
major sources in developing new MUSChealth.com/prostate.
Hurricanes, storms etc., are NOT included in the
cancer treatments and more
predictions. Tidal current direction changes and tide time
effective approaches to cancer *South Carolina Cancer Alliance,
predictions can be very different. Tide predictions are
prevention and diagnosis. These www.sccanceralliance.org.
PREDICTIONS; they can be wrong so use common sense.
cancer research centers deliver
Source: www.saltwatertides.com medical advances to patients
and their families, educate
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I
have recently had several
issues with wireless security
and thought it would be a
good topic for this week’s article.
The main problem with
wireless security is you cannot
see it, hear it or taste it. It is as
invisible as the wireless signal
that you use. A wireless signal is
most likely sent by your wireless
router that either came with you
internet service (Comcast, AT&T,
DSL, or others) or one that was
added later. The router is set
up to broadcast a signal that is
History continued from page 10
Fort Sumter. If Major Anderson
will state the time at which, as
indicated by him, he will evacuate,
and agree in the meantime that he
will not use his guns against us,
unless ours should be employed
against Fort Sumter, you are
authorized thus to avoid the
effusion of blood. If this, or its
equivalent be refused, reduce the
fort as your judgment decides to
be most practicable.”
Beauregard’s next message to
Anderson was short and sweet:
“If you will state the time of which
you will evacuate Fort Sumter,
we will abstain from firing upon
you.” Anderson’s reply was, “We
will evacuate Fort Sumter on the
15th instant, should I not receive
prior, to that time, controlling
instructions from my Government
or additional supplies.”
To the Confederate, this reply
was unacceptable and had too
many conditions attached to it.
Confederate Colonel Chestnut,
who delivered the last message to
Anderson, wrote a blunt rejection
of Anderson’s terms, which he
signed and handed to Major
Anderson.
Col. Chestnut’s note read: “
Fort Sumter, S.C., April 12, 1861,
3:20 A.M.- Sir: By authority of
Brigadier General Beauregard,
Commanding the Provisional
Forces of the Confederate States,
we have the honor to notify you that
he will open fire of his batteries on
Fort Sumter in one hour from this
time.” This message deeply moved
Wireless Security
BY BOB HOOPER, A.K.A. RENT A BOB
secured or unsecured, and that
is where security comes in. The
actual setting of the security is
done at the website of the router
itself. It can be a bit daunting if
you have never done it yourself
and I would recommend using
a professional to do it (call me!).
This applies to most home-based
routers: except for one.
It’s called the Cisco Valet and
it can be bought at Wal-Mart,
Office Depot, Staples, and other
home electronic stores. The
Valet is a bit more expensive
that some other routers, but
it has one great feature: a
setup “key”. This key is
actually a thumbnail drive
(one of the small USB-driven
flash drives) that fits in one
of your USB ports in your
laptop. You need to follow
the directions in the box and
do exactly what it says to do.
If you do this, you will have a
secured wireless signal that
only your computer can pick
up. The really neat addition
to the Valet is if you have
more than one laptop, you
can use the key over and over.
Just put it in the USB port and
Major Anderson. He escorted
Colonel Chestnut back to his
boat, pressed the Colonel’s hand
and told him, “If we never meet in
this world again, God grant that
we may meet in the next.”
Col. Chestnut’s boat was then
rowed to nearby Fort Johnson.
In the distance, he could hear
the pealing of the bells from St.
Michael’s in Charleston, as was
ordered by General Beauregard.
The Colonel ordered the Captain
in command of Fort Johnson to
fire the signal shell at Fort Sumter
that would open the bombardment
of Fort Sumter and the Civil War.
At 4:30 a.m., a ten inch mortar
at Fort Johnson was fired. Its
burning fuse traced its way across
the black sky as it arched and fell
into Fort Sumter. To a cannoneer
on Morris Island, the shell looked
“like a firefly.” With this first shot,
the deadliest war in American
History began in Charleston
Harbor.
Fort Sumter was soon
encircled by a ring of cannon fire.
Fortifications surrounded her,
hurling shot and shell at her from
every direction. The Confederate
batteries which were firing on
Fort Sumter included Steven’s
Ironclad Battery, Cummings Point
Battery, Channel Battery, Ironclad
Floating Battery, Dahlgren
Battery, Enfilade Battery, Sumter
Battery, Mount Pleasant Battery,
Oblique Battery, Upper Battery,
Lower Battery, Mortar Battery
No.1 and No.2, Trapier Battery
and Fort Moultrie.
Hundreds of artillery shells
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follow the directions. That will
put the new computer on your
network with the same security
as you have.
If you have another router, you
will need to get the IP address of
the router, access that IP address
through your internet browser
(such as Firefox or Internet
Explorer) by typing in the IP
address and then looking for the
wireless security section of the
website. Even the Cisco Valet
can be done this way, so I would
suggest professional help. The
setting can be somewhat obscure
and you can even disable the
router completely if you change
some settings.
Security for your wireless
signal has nothing to do with
the security you use to get on
the internet. The laptop still
needs something like Microsoft
Security Essentials. Wireless
security keeps kooks, neighbors,
wardrivers and others from using
your signal to access the internet
or even more troubling, your
computer. What is “wardriving,”
you ask? Well, it is people who
drive up and down city streets
looking for unsecured wireless
were being fired on Fort Sumter,
and the fort’s masonry walls
showered bricks and shell
fragments throughout the fort’s
interior. A correspondent from the
Charleston Courier wrote, “the
grim fortress of Fort Sumter is
beleaguered”, and after the first
shot, “The outline of this great
volcanic crater was illuminated
with a line of twinkling lights; the
clustering of shells illuminated
the sky above it; the balls clattered
thick as hail upon Sumter’s sides
... and so, at the break of day,
amidst the bursting of bombs,
and the roaring of ordnance, and
before thousands of spectators,
whose home and liberties and lives
were at stake, was enacted the first
great scene in the opening drama
of this momentous history.”
The sun arose at 5:37 that
fateful morning. Inside Fort
Sumter, the soldiers made for
cover against the storm of artillery
raining in upon them. The fort
was silent during the beginning
of the bombardment. Major
Anderson had but 21 working
cannons, and could not site or
aim them in the darkness of the
early morning hours. He also had
no fuses for the explosive shells.
His ammunition consisted of
solid shot cannonballs. He was
outnumbered 100 to 1, so his
actions were to be conservative.
He and his soldiers breakfasted
on “fatty pork, water, and some
farina for the officers.” He ordered
his men to take cover in the fort’s
lower casements, and to be careful
of their lives. Anderson said,
April 15, 2011
signals so they can hack into
them and basically cause
trouble. Some are just idiots that
will change the security code so
you cannot get on and some are
actually after you private info.
Both are a hassle and a big reason
for wireless security. These people
know what they are doing, create
homemade antennas to pick up
signals as far as 500 to 1000 feet
away so a street over will find
your unsecured signal. If your
neighbor really wants to use your
signal to get on the internet, give
them the code. If you go from an
unsecured signal to a secured
you might find out that your
neighbor has been using it when
he complains.
The main thing to take away
from the column is that you need
wireless security. There is a very
good chance that you already
have it installed, but you really
need to make sure.
I look forward to some good
questions and helping you out. If
you need immediate assistance,
you can always call me, Rent A
Bob, at 822-7794 or at rentabob@
live.com.
“Make no imprudent exposure of
your person to the enemies’ fire.”
As the dawn’s light filtered into
the fort, his gunner prepared to
defend their flag. Sumter’s guns
facing Cummings Point on Morris
Island were brought to bear
on those Confederate batteries
positioned there. The honor for
the first shot to be fired from
Fort Sumter was given to Captain
Abner Doubleday. He aimed a
32-pounder at Stevens Ironclad
Battery and fired. The honor for
manning this battery was given
to the “Palmetto Guards.” Capt.
Doubleday’s shot hit the slanting
iron battery wall, and bounced
like “peas or marbles off a turtle’s
back.”
Little did those engaged in battle
that day on April 12, 1861, know,
as they fought for country and
honor, what the future held for
them and their country: that this
battle was to lead to four years of
arduous warfare throughout the
North and the South. The cannon
fire that began at 4:30 a.m. was
to be a battle that was fought by
both sides, each believing theirs’
was a just cause, and that God
was on their side.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
headline on April 12, 1861, read,
“Charleston April 12 - The Ball
has been opened at last and the
war is inaugurated!”
In the next installment of “The
Ball Begins - April 12, 1861”, we
shall continue with the ongoing
bombardment, bravery, and
insights of the first battle of the
Civil War.