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Councilmember Jimmy Carroll from the City of Isleof Palms graduated from

the Municipal Elected OfcialsInstitute of Government on July 19. Graduates received their

certicates during the MunicipalAssociation of South Carolina’sannual meeting.

Established in 1986, theInstitute is a program of theMunicipal Association of South

Carolina that gives municipalofcials a strong foundationin the operation of localgovernment. Participants learnabout the role of elected ofcialsand administrative staff and

the relationships municipalofcials have with other localgovernments, the state, andfederal government. The Instituteincludes two day-long sessionsand three evening sessions.

“For more than 20 years, theAssociation has encouraged localelected ofcials to participatein the Institute, whether they are newly elected or haveserved for a while,” said MiriamHair, executive director of theMunicipal Association. “ThisInstitute gives elected leaders withdiverse personal and professionalbackgrounds an understanding

and overview of the details of running a local government.”

Highlights of topics coveredduring the sessions includethe Freedom of InformationAct, ethics and accountability,budgeting, planning and zoning,human resources, and economicdevelopment.

The Municipal Association

plans and presents the Institutein cooperation with the University of South Carolina’s Institute forPublic Service and Policy Researchand Clemson University’s Strom

Thurmond Institute.

The Institute draws its faculty

from recognized local governmentleaders in South Carolina andother states, state ofcials,faculty, and staff of the state’scolleges and universities, andother guest lecturers.

Congratulations, Jimmy!

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IOP Councilman Graduates from Institute of GovernmentJIMMY CARROLL GRADUATES FROM MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT

Letters to the Editor...Dear Editor,

It is laudable that Councilmember Buckhannon has announced

he is running for Mayor of the City of Isle of Palms. Public service

is always laudable. However, I take exception with the quote in his

announcement "In June 2011, Councilman Buckhannon was the

only member on Council to vote against installing parking nodes…”

The record shows that Councilmember Buckhannon did in fact vote

for the parking nodes budget in the Special Ways and Means meeting

on June 6, 2011. Now he says he did not. The question becomes, is

he ip opping, mistaken, or advantageously mis-remembering the

facts!

Also, it would be more accurate to say that he votes against the

police, the remen, the public works department, and the City

administration, which he has done for the past three years, when

he votes against the City's budget ... and now he wants to be Mayor?

PS...Make sure you ask candidate Buckhannon for details (facts)

on the City's irresponsible spending.

Brian Duffy Councilmember 2008-2012

IOP Councilman Jimmy Carroll.



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Tuesday, August 13

Flood Insurance ChangesPresentation6p.m.

Recreation Center, 24 28th

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Wednesday, August 14

Municipal Court9a.m. 1207 Palm Boulevard

Planning Commission4:30p.m. 1207 Palm Boulevard

Real PropertyCommittee Meeting5:30p.m. 1207 Palm Boulevard

Thursday, August 15

Livability Court5p.m. 1207 Palm Boulevard

Tuesday, August 20

Ways and Means Committee5:45p.m. 1207 Palm Boulevard

Wednesday, Augus t 21

Municipal Court9a.m. 1207 Palm Boulevard

Sullivan's Island 883-3198 www.sullivansisland-sc.com

Tuesday, August 13

Municipal Court*5:30p.m.2050 Middle Street


Coffee with the Chief!Stop by for a chat about SI with Police Chief Howard at Cafe Medley.8:30a.m. 2213 Middle Street

Planning Commission

6:30p.m.2050 Middle Street

Tuesday, August 20

Regular Council Meeting6p.m.2050 Middle Street


Coffee with the Chief!See Wednesday August 14.

DRB Meeting6p.m.2050 Middle Street

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T he Association of South Carolina mayors met on Friday, July 19,

at the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s 73rd Annual

Meeting and elected new ofcers and board members. Isle of

Palms Mayor Dick Cronin was elected President of the Association. It

is an honor for me to work with so many great Mayors,” Cronin said.

“We all face similar problems; public works, roads, public safety,

State and Federal mandates, are common to all municipalities no

matter what size. The Association of SC Mayors allows us to learn the

best practices from each other.”

The Association of SC Mayors was formed in 2011 under the

umbrella of the Municipal Association of South Carolina to provide

opportunities for South Carolina mayors to more fully engage in

advocating for issues that affect cities and towns, to network, share

ideas and best practices with other mayors, and to take part in

educational activities. There are 130 members of the Association of

SC Mayors.

Congratulations, Mayor Cronin!

IOP Mayor Elected toAssociation of SC Mayors

STAFF REPORT

a nest but was unable to due

to several boat strike wounds

on the carapace (shell). "Mama

Prichard" was captured on the

beach and transported to the

Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital

where she received treatment for

20 months. Released in 2010,

Mama Prichard is the largest

sea turtle ever rehabilitated andreleased from the Aquarium's

Sea Turtle Hospital weighing 268

pounds. Mama Prichard turned

up again in the lowcountry!

Scientists from the University

of Georgia working closely with

the South Carolina Department

of Natural Resources on a DNA

study of loggerhead nests have

matched Mama Prichard's DNA to

a nest recently laid on Prichard's

Island. This is the rst time she

has been matched to a nest since

her release three years ago. This

story is a remarkable example

of the success of sea turtlerehabilitation for which limited

data is available. The Fripp

Island Turtle Team will continue

to monitor Mama Prichard's

nest.

Three juvenile sea turtles

representing three different

species are ready to be returned

to the open ocean as well. The

public bid farewell to a Kemp's

ridley, loggerhead, and green sea

turtle on Wednesday, July 31 at

the Isle of Palms County Park.M ore on the turtles being

released

Splinter:

Splinter, a 60-pound juvenile

loggerhead sea turtle, was

caught on board the SCDNR

research vessel, the Lady Lisa , in

late May. The turtle was taken

to the Aquarium's Sea Turtle

Hospital with what appeared to

be a large wooden splinter deeply

embedded in the right rear

ipper. The Aquarium's rescue

staff determined the material

lodged in the turtle's ipper was

actually a bill from a swordsh!

Splinter's treatment included

surgery to remove the bill,

antibiotics, uids, and wound

care. After just two months of

treatment, Splinter has been

medically cleared for release.Sutton:

Sutton, an 8-pound Kemp's

ridley, the most endangered sea

turtle species, was brought to the

Aquarium's Sea Turtle Rescue

Program in January of this year.

Sutton was found cold-stunned

Release continues from cover

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“Much has been accomplished,”

he said. “We have weathered

the recession with our nances

in good order without raising

our property taxes; we have the

lowest millage in Charleston

County. We have been retiringour debt early and now have

an improved bond rating. Our

work on the critical issues

of preserving our beach and

welcoming our many visitors is

an ongoing and active initiative.”

Cronin continues to work with

legislators in Columbia to garner

funding for beach renourishment

and preservation through

tourist charges and taxes. The

legislation has passed through

the Senate and is awaiting action

in the House next year.

Cronin says that balancing

the needs of residents with

those of visitors will continue

to be imperative for the City in

coming years. In June, Cronin

received the Barrett Lawrimore

Leadership Award on behalf of

the Charleston Visitors Bureau

for “Outstanding Leadership in

Government,” an award which

Lt. Governor Glen McConnellreceived the year prior.

“We have achieved a great

deal during my term and with

continued strong support we

can do more. I look forward to

providing the leadership for our

future,” he says.

Mayor Cronin resides at

8 Marsh Point Lane with his

wife, Marcy. The couple has

three daughters. Kerry and

Becky live in Atlanta and Kim

lives in Raleigh. Cronin’s three

grandchildren, Jack, Allyson,

and Kaitlyn, visit the island

regularly.

Cronin continues from cover

Sullivan’s Island residentBill Killough and his

law partner Ernest “Lip”

Lipscomb add an additional title

to their resumes, that of Adjunct

Professor, as the two team up to

teach patent law at the University

of South Carolina School of Law

School this fall. “In speaking with

the faculty and students at our

state law school institutions, we

discovered a need for courses in

the highly regulated and complex

area of patent law. We are excited

to have this opportunity to teach

at the University,” said Killough.

Lipscomb is the author of the

seminal eleven-volume treatise

in the patent eld, Lipscomb’s

Walker on Patents , as well as

his Patent Claims . Lipscomb has

over 45 years of experience as

patent counsel including years inprivate practice as a partner with

the law rm of Alston and Bird in

Charlotte, North Carolina, with

a concentration in chemical,

pharmaceutical and medical

device patents. His experience

as in house intellectual property

counsel includes work for major

corporations such as Westvaco,

Revlon Inc., and Rorer Group,

Inc. In addition, he has served as

an Examiner in the United States

Patent Ofce. Mr. Lipscomb has

a preeminent (formerly referred

to as AV) Martindale-Hubbell

rating, representing the highest

level of professional excellence,

and is recognized by both Best

Lawyers and Super Lawyers for

his work in trademarks, patents,

and intellectual property law.

Killough has over 30 years

of experience as a Registered

Patent Attorney. Killough has

prosecuted hundreds of patent

and trademark applications, and

he has litigated numerous patent,

trademark and copyright matters.

He is an Industrial Engineering

graduate of the Georgia Institute

of Technology (a program

consistently ranked as the best

in the nation) with a Mastersin Business Administration

from the University of South

Carolina. Killough is a

contributor to Practical Law

Company’s summary of South

Carolina Trademark and Unfair

Competition Law. He also holds

a Martindale-Hubble Preeminent

rating, and is included in Best

Lawyers in the elds of intellectual

property litigation and corporate

law. Killough obtained his

mediation certication from

the South Carolina Supreme

Court Arbitrator and MediatorCertication Board, and

has received training from

the American Arbitration

Association, specically to assist

with patent, trademark, and

intellectual property disputes.

Killough is a Permanent

Member of the Fourth Circuit

Judicial Conference, a Kentucky

Colonel, an instrument rated

private pilot, and a merit badgecounselor for Boy Scouts of

America Troop 502 of the Isle of

Palms.

Laying Down the LawBILL KILLOUGH AND ERNEST LIPSCOMB TO

TEACH PATENT LAW AT THE USC SCHOOL OF LAW

BY CAROL KILLOUGH

Sullivan’s Island resident and attorney Bill Ki llough has been selected to teach patent

law in the fall at USC.




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On Sunday, August 18, islanders will

have a chance to make a difference in

the lives of hundreds of children just

by playing cornhole.

Travel back to November 2005. Lisa Cates,

a fth grade teacher at St. Andrews School of

Math and Science, is adjusting to all of the

changes that come with a newborn baby for

the rst time.

But things are about to become even more

overwhelming. During a routine six-month

checkup for Cates’ new baby boy, Cooper, the

doctor notices a lump near Cooper’s abdomen.

Thinking that it was probably an enlarged

spleen or liver, the doctor decides to refer

Cooper to the MUSC oncology department.

After several scans and tests, Cates receives

the devastating news; Sixteen-pound baby

Cooper has a softball-sized tumor in his

stomach, weighing an entire pound.

The six-month-old baby was diagnosed with

stage four neuroblastoma, a rare childhood

cancer that attacks the nervous system and

affects about 650 children in the United States

each year. The disease is one of

the deadliest pediatric cancers.

“It was a nightmare,” Cooper’s

mom recalls. The prognosis

was devastating; doctors gave

Cooper a 20 percent chance

of survival. Treatments began

with the hope of prolonging the

baby’s life, but little hope for a

cure.

“We basically moved in to

MUSC for the next year and a

half,” Cates explains. Cooper

had to undergo seven rounds of

chemotherapy treatment, along

with numerous surgeries. After

the fth round of chemo, the cancer was still

present and doctors told the family that there

was nothing else they could do but continue

the treatment and hope for the best. “Usually

if the chemo is going to work, you would

know by the second or third treatment,”

Cates explains. “To get the news that it wasn’t

working…was terrible.” In a nal attempt to

give the baby a chance, his doctors at MUSCreferred Cooper to the Sloan Kettering Cancer

Center in New York City.

And then, something unexplainable

happened. “We were in New York, and we

got a call from MUSC. They said Cooper’s

last round of chemo worked. The MIBG scan

Lisa Cates with her daughter and son, Cooper.

Chasing After aCure for CooperCORNHOLE TOURNAMENT ON IOP

TO SUPPORT KIDS WITH CANCER

BY HANNAH DOCKERY

Cooper continues on page 10



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Rats, raccoons, palmettobugs, mosquitoes…just

a few of nature’s nest

that, unfortunately for us, enjoythe warm coastal breezes andsalty air of the lowcountry. Butwith the right attitude (and pestcontrol), we are learning to coexistwith the more unpleasant side of island living.

But there’s another four-leggedfriend that is making appearancesaround the island, and it is a lotcuter than some of its peers… theferal cat.

Feral cats are no stranger toSullivan’s Island, but in recent

years, numbers seem to haveescalated. Cats and kittens areturning up in neighborhoodsacross the island, making homesunder houses and in nearbyshrubs and bushes. So localresident Sarah Church hasdecided to take matters into herown hands to help out these furryfriends.

Church recently moved into anew home on I’On Avenue and

realized that several populationsof feral cats also made the move,as well. “I love cats,” Churchsays. “And after we moved, Inoticed there were so manyaround my yard…I realized thatif I wanted to help them, I neededto be proactive.”

In the last month, Churchcollaborated with LowcountryCritter Rescue to safely trap theferal cats. The cats are taken tothe center, spayed/neutered,then receive basic medical careand are checked for leukemia.After receiving care, the cats are

then released back into theirformer territory. CharlestonAnimal Society endorses this“Trap-Neuter-Return” (TNR)approach, and it has been foundto be the most effective solution

PHOTOS BY SARAH CHURCH

One of the many rescued feral kittens that is now tame and waiting to be adopted.

Hello, KittyISLANDER WORKS TO CONTROL

FERAL CAT POPULATION

BY HANNAH DOCKERY

Cats continues on page 9

Boat Captain King Weight The Reelist Trae Everett 45.80

Mo Better Ii Anthony Stith Jr 41.25Lowcountry Native Keith Powell 39.36Divalicious Mark Tosh 37.06Sea Scaper Dennis Hensley 35.37Stray Dog Chris Rosengarten 35.24Daddys Money/Old School Gary Smith 33.87Kims Katch Dennis Pierce 33.56

Team Animal House John Parks 33.27Stovepipe Kevin Ball 32.71Halfmine Ii/Team Geico Preston Knight 32.64Knot @ Work Robert Olsen 32.17Aint Life Grand Craig Rhyne 31.41Fin Stalker Chris Chavis 31.11

Tort Teaser Brandon Smith 30.90Susan Elizabeth Mark Hamner 30.57Miracle Fred Larsen 28.79No Patience Shannon Elias 28.17

In 2 Deep Kevin O’neale 27.77Yates-Sea Dave Yates 27.11Miss Jenn Iv Ronald Greene 26.19Hydro Therapy Pete Alewine 26.10Plan B Louis Mcmichael 25.92

Tailwalker Stuart Ballard 25.77Bottom Line Thomas Murray 24.86Gas Money James Lane 24.77Msc David Perry 24.57

Juggernaut Albert Harvey Jr 23.76Greenback$ Mike Jiran 23.26

Team Instigator Scott Smith 23.12Aqua Pig Paul Garnot 23.06Solid Surface Andy Nettles 22.78Nautigull Chad Sullivan 22.13Rock Doc Dowell Coker 21.90Hard Rock Iii Rodney Powell 21.16

Team Sea Hunt/Game On Randy Wirth 20.90

2nd place in Sullivan's Island Saltwater Classic. Congrats Team Mo Better.

cont

Genuine Risk Derek Nobles 20.84Black Cat Jamey Stewart 20.06Hammer Down Monty Bates Sr 18.95Going Coastal Grant Powell 17.16No Slack Thomas Ogle 17.08Ripple Effect Billy Freeman 15.65My Own Damn Fault Jim Warner 13.63

Reely Shady Bodie Watkins 11.54




8 August 9, 2013NATURE & WI LDLI FE

In the last issue of the Island Eye News , I

said we were waiting to see if our nesting

loggerhead that lays 160 something eggs

at two week intervals would come back

around the full moon in July. She did not.We believed that she was probably nished

for the season after laying Nest #7 on theIsle of Palms, Nest #3 on Sullivan’s, and Nest

#25 again on the Isle of Palms. Many of ournesters have probably laid their nal nests by

now and won’t be back for two or three years

to nest again.

On the last night of July, Isle of Palms

City Councilman Marty Bettelli went out inthe rain to check on Nest #3 at 31st Avenuefor signs of hatchlings. His wife, Linda, along

with Sue Googer as well as Anne Bauer found

this one on May 30. He and Linda had been

checking it all week. Around 8:30 p.m. he

noticed a very large turtle making her way outof the surf just before low tide, so he alerted

members of the Turtle Team.

When we arrived, we were shocked at theamount of shell that was missing from herposterior end. It was not a good look for her

with all of her tail, rear ippers, and soft tissue

exposed, but her rear ippers seemed to work

ne as she dug a hole in the dunes and started

dropping eggs. If you ever encounter a turtlecoming up to nest, be sure to stay behind her

and stay quiet because she is likely to return

to the water without nesting if she sees you

and is frightened. Once she started dropping

eggs, we knew she was committed and wequietly watched the eggs fall as we stood

behind her. Barb Bergwerf took pictures in

the dark with an infra-red camera. Never use

ash photography.

When she covered the eggs, disguised thenest site with her huge ippers, and was

starting back to the ocean, we were able to

measure her, check for metal ipper tags,

and scan for embedded chips called PIT tags.

She had none of these. She did not get backin the surf until after 10 p.m. We studied

her method of crawling and saw that her

abnormal tracks are caused by a range of

motion problem on the left side which causedher claw marks to differ from those on the

right, probably a result of her old injury now

healed. This, and the extra large clutches of

eggs, was what caused us to notice her when

she nested here the rst three times. This is the fourth year we have collected

samples from every nest for a genetics study

that encompasses North Carolina, South

Carolina, and Georgia’s nesting loggerheadturtles. It takes a while for these DNA results

to be analyzed, but some very interesting

results have been reported. For example, oneturtle nested at 35th Avenue on the Isle of

Palms, two weeks later on Hatteras Islandin NC, and a third time two weeks after that

on Cumberland Island in Georgia. So we will

probably learn where our “Mega Mom” nested

After the turtle laid her eggs, members of the Turtle Team

measured her size for study and documentation. An

infra-red camera captured these shots. Never use ashphotography to take pictures of turtles.

Mega Mom Returns for Another NestBY MARY PRINGLE, ISLAND TURTLE TEAM

P H OT O S B Y B A RB A RA B E R GWE RF

Turtles continues on page 10




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to controlling feral cat communities. “If the cats are euthanized, otherpopulations will just move in,” Church says. The TNR method ensurespopulation control with no new litters, and undesired behaviors likeghting, mating, and spraying will all be reduced as they are spayed

and neutered, allowing the cats to live in greater harmony with thehuman population.

In just a few short weeks, Church has safely trapped, neutered,and returned seven adult cats and given treatments to three kittens.“There are at least six more kittens, and probably 20 adult cats, justin my neighborhood. There is a lot of work to be done,” Church says.

In order for Church’s endeavors on controlling the feral catpopulation to be successful, she needs support from the community.

HOW TO HELP:

Share your time! • Help transport feral cats to and from the Charleston

Animal Society for surgery and vaccinations• Help trap feral cats and kittens in your neighborhood• Report feral cat sightings, particularly with new kittens

Share your home! • Foster wild or semi-tame kittens to prepare them for a

permanent home• Adopt a tame kitten, which will be spayed/neutered and up to

date on rst round of vaccinationsShare your resources by donating!

• Cat traps (can be purchased at Lowe’s…used ones are great,as well)

• Cages (permanent or on loan)• Cat carriers and beds• Small, kitten-sized litter boxes• Sheets of plastic• Towels and sheet (old and ratty is ne!)• Gift cards to Petco and PetsmartYou can also donate! Make donations to Simply Spay & Neuter.

Just let them know you want to support the Island Cat Rescue andall proceeds will go to help with kitten health care.

For more information, or to help the Island Cat Rescue, contact Sarah

Church at 367-0767 or via email at [email protected].

Cats continues from page 7

A

t the beginning of the

twentieth century, dentists

across American usedto boast that they were “100

Percenters.” They were proud of

the fact that they would routinely

remove all of a patient’s teeth.

The belief then was that most of

a person’s health ills started in

the mouth—by removing teeth

one could eliminate the source of

sickness. Dentists today would

not boast about being a “100

percenter,” but everyone should

be aware of the important role

oral health plays in overall health.

From the rst bite of food,

the mouth starts the digestion

process. Chewing begins the

physical breakdown of food.

Saliva moistens food and starts

the chemical breakdown of

starches. Teeth are fundamental

to digestion, studies have proven

that people without teeth—even

those people with dentures—have

a poorer diet and more digestive

complications than people with

teeth.

Teeth hold the jawbone inplace. Once we loose teeth,

our jawbones shrink away—a

whopping 60% loss in jawbone

in the rst ve years after losing

teeth. Loss of jawbone causes the

face to change shape creating a

“sunken face” appearance, adding

the appearance of enhanced age

and facial wrinkles.

Gum disease is the most

common reason for tooth loss.

Gum disease is often painless,

but is a chronic inammatory

disease, caused by bacteria, that

results in the loss of teeth and

jaw bone. It is linked to heart

disease at the molecular level,

through compounds known as

“inammatory mediators.” This

means that people with gum

disease are at a higher risk for

developing serious cardiovascular

disease.

Interesting research has found

molecular links with

gum disease and other

health conditions.One study has shown

that treatment of

gum disease reduces

the severity of rheumatoid

arthritis, and other autoimmune

conditions. Numerous studies

have demonstrated some links to

gum disease in women.

Gingivitis, or inammation and

tenderness of the gums, occurs in

about 70% of pregnant women.

The hormonal and vascular

changes of pregnancy exaggerate

the gum response to otherwise

harmless irritations. Woman

taking oral contraceptives may

also experience greater gingivitis.

Interestingly, gum disease has

been linked to more severe issues

of pre-term birth and infant low

birth weight. There are some links

that the inammatory mediators

released by gum disease can

trigger the production of

prostaglandin,

the hormone which

triggers labor. One study

showed that women with gum

disease in the second trimester

were at a 4.5-7 times greater

risk of pre-term birth. Another

suggests that women with gum

disease have a seven-fold greater

risk of delivering an infant with

low-birth weight.

Research today is focusing on

the relationship of oral health

and overall well being. However,

the nal message is clear:maintaining good oral health is

the best way to preserve your

teeth, and is an excellent way to

help overall well being.

Dr. Jason Annan is a dentist

at East Cooper Smiles in Mount

Pleasant. For more information,

call 884-7200.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

It Starts at the MouthUNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HEALTH

BY JASON ANNAN, DDS



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came back negative.” Cates wasin shock. “It really was a miracle.

He had no chance, and yet herehe is.”Even with the baby in

remission, the Cates still had anuphill climb, full of continuedradiation treatments, antibodytreatments, and a major stemcell transplant. “He’s consideredin remission,” his mom explains.“He’ll still have to have EKG scansevery year, but so far, he’s sailedthrough it all.”

These days, the future couldn’tbe any brighter for this second-grade hero. Cooper wants to studysnakes when he’s older, and evenhas one of his very own. “He’s mylittle biologist,” Cates explains.“He knows more about reptilesand snakes and amphibians than

you would believe!”In 2009, Summerville resident

Whitney Ringler founded “ChaseAfter a Cure” after nding out

that her son, Chase, had stage4 neuroblastoma like Cooper.Ringler and Cates met at thehospital, as Cooper was nishing

his treatment and Chase was

just beginning. The two momsteamed up and decided to dotheir part to raise funds andawareness for childhood cancers.Since the nonprot was founded,

Chase After a Cure has raisedover $275,000 for the Children’sHospital at MUSC.

On August 18, the Windjammeron the Isle of Palms will host a SkyeBoards Cornhole Tournamentwhere all proceeds will benet

Chase After a Cure, to helpchildren like Cooper and Chase.

The tournament will consist of 64teams, and rst and second place

winners will receive a Skye Boardcornhole set, made right here inthe lowcountry.

“Cooper is living proof thatmiracles happen,” Cates says.

“It’s so important to focus onthe future, but also appreciateeverything a little more…birthdays, holidays…they’re agift.”

The Skye Board Cornhole Tournament will be on Sunday,August 18, from 3 – 8 p.m. at the Windjammer, 1008 Ocean Boulevard. Cost is $50 per team and space is limited. Register online at chaseafteracure.com.

Cooper continues from page 6

Fall Youth Soccer

Ages 5-12 years *Player age as of Sept 1, 2013IOP/SI Residents: July 29 -August 23Non-Residents: August 5 -August 23$30 resident/ $35 non-residentMandatory Skill Evaluation (ages9-12 only):Monday, August 26, at 5 p.m.Mandatory Parent/PlayerMeeting:

Thursday, August 29, at 6 p.m.Season Information: Game days5 – 6 years: Mondays7 – 8 years: Wednesdays9 – 12 years: Mondays and

Thursdays

Girls Volleyball League

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when she didn’t come back here the week of July 22 when weexpected her.

Another amazing nding of this study is the recent report about“Mama Pritchard,” a nesting female who was found injured bya boat on Pritchard’s Island, SC, in 2008. She spent 21 monthsin the South Carolina Aquarium’s Turtle Hospital before beingreleased again in 2010. Now the DNA samples show that she isback at Pritchard’s Island in 2013 laying nests in her old territory.

Seeing a turtle like our Mega Mom makes us realize how strongand what stoic survivors these sea turtles are. She must have

suffered terribly when she was almost killed and lost almost a footof shell, but she carried on and is now contributing hugely to thepopulation by producing approximately 800 eggs in this seasonalone. She did not like being measured and examined on her returntrip to the ocean. As she was almost there she looked up at us andseemed exhausted as we quietly urged her to take just a few moresteps before she nally returned home where her 200 to 300 poundbody could move easily again. Godspeed, Mega Mom! We hope tosee you again in a few years.

Turtles continues from page 8



August 9, 2013 11


SARAH' S BI RDS

T he Carolina Chickadee is a very small passerine

found throughout the southeast year-round. Itis easily identiable by its distinctive appearance

and call, except in the northernmost part of its range,

which overlaps with the deceptively-similar Black-

capped Chickadee. The Carolina Chickadee is in the

same family as the Tufted Titmouse, and they are

commonly seen foraging together in small ocks. This

species of Chickadee is completely non-migratory and

is able to survive winters by caching seeds, nuts, and

small insects. Carolina Chickadees form pairs during the

nonbreeding season and begin building nests as early as

February. They are cavity nesters and pairs will either

excavate their own cavities in snags or dead branches

or they will readily use nest boxes. Females alone build

the nests and incubate the eggs. They lay about six eggs

per clutch and only breed once per year. Both adults

feed and care for the young. Nestlings have a relatively high survival rate, but there are many predators

to contend with. Raccoons, rat snakes, opossums,

hawks, and domestic cats frequently eat nestlings and

edglings. Even Red-bellied Woodpeckers have been

seen snacking on nestlings. House Wrens have been

frequently witnessed stealing nest cavities from Carolina

Chickadees and destroying their eggs and/or young in

the process.

Carolina Chickadee BY SARAH HARPER DIAZ

PHOTO BY SARAH DIAZCarolina Chickadee



16 August 9, 2013

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The CO-OP:Sullivan’s Island’s own GourmetGrocery and Deli. Enjoy made-to-order sandwiches and saladsthat are perfect for everythingfrom quick lunches to a longday on the beach! Patio diningavailable.$882-8088www.thecoopsullivans.com

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Peach, Plum, andBlackberry Galette

BY KELSEY COLT

I just returned from a three-week trip in Europe so I felt I had tomake something from another country. So my thoughts went to

either a crostata or galette? How can you choose? Well the answeris pretty simple! Actually, they are basically the same thing (you aregoing to take away a little food lesson as well as a recipe from thiscolumn). Both are free-form tarts but a crostata is Italian and galetteis French. What they both have is a rustic look that can wow anytable. I picked a galette because I went to France.

This is my sister’s kind of dessert because, besides it being incredibly

delicious, it’s pretty easy and quick to make, but it still looks as if you spent hours in the kitchen and are an incredible baker. So if you have someone like that in mind, invite him or her over for dinnerand cook this. Even better, invite them into the kitchen to help; theirpatience will not be tested.

Peach, Plum, and Blackberry GaletteRecipes adapted from Smitten Kitchen and Ina Garten

Pastry dough (makes enough dough for two tarts) 2 1/2 cups all-purpose our1/4 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon sugar1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water

In the bowl of a food processor, combine our and salt; pulse

to combine. Add butter, and pulse until mixture resembles coarsecrumbs with some larger pieces remaining, about 10 seconds. (To

mix by hand, combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, thencut in butter with a pastry blender.)

With machine running, add ice water through feed tube in a slow,steady stream, just until dough holds together without being wet orsticky. Do not process more than 30 seconds. Test by squeezing a

small amount of dough together; if it is still too crumbly, add a bitmore water, 1 tablespoon at a time.

Turn out dough onto a clean work surface. Divide in half, and place

each half on a piece of plastic wrap. Shape into attened disks. Wrap

in plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight. The dough can

be frozen for up to 1 month; thaw overnight in the refrigerator beforeusing.

Filling (makes 1 galette) 1 pound rm ripe peaches, peeled1/2 pound rm ripe black plums, unpeeled1/2 pint fresh blackberries1 tablespoon plus 1/4 cup all-purpose our, divided1 tablespoon plus 1/4 cup granulated sugar, divided1/4 teaspoon grated orange zest2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice1/4 teaspoon kosher salt4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, diced

Cut the peaches and plums in wedges and place them in a bowlwith the blackberries. Toss them with 1 tablespoon of the our, 1

tablespoon of the sugar, the orange zest, and the orange juice. Placethe mixed fruit on the dough circle, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border.

Combine the 1/4 cup our, the 1/4 cup sugar, and the salt in the

bowl of a food processor tted with a steel blade. Add the butter and

pulse until the mixture is crumbly. Pour into a bowl and rub it with your ngers until it starts to hold together. Sprinkle evenly over the

fruit. Gently fold the border of the pastry over the fruit, pleating it tomake an edge.

Bake the galette for 20 to 25 minutes, until the crust is goldenand the fruit is tender. Let the galette cool for 5 minutes, then use2 large spatulas to transfer it to a wire rack. Serve warm or at roomtemperature.



L ast weekend, members of the Notre Dame Alumni Club of

Charleston joined together in a series of events to raise awareness

of Nieman-Pick Type C, a rare neurodegenerative disease that

claimed the lives of Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian’s three

grandchildren. For the third consecutive year, Notre Dame College of Science Dean Greg Crawford has ridden his bike across the United

States in support of

the Medical Research

Foundation that Coach

Parseghian founded.

The Notre Dame

Alumni Club of

Charleston joined in

to support this great

cause in a series

of special events,

including a 10K bike

ride and luncheon at

Dunleavy’s Pub. Dean

Crawford attended all

club events to acceptdonations and provide

more information

about his cause and

the fatal disease inhopes to help fnd a

cure.

To nd out more

about Dean Crawford’s

daily ride, go to his blog

at roadtodiscovery.

nd.edu.

Fightin’ Irish Fight for a CauseNOTRE DAME ALUMNI CLUB

SPONSORS AWARENESS EVENTS

STAFF REPORT

(left) Future Notre Dame

student. (below) The groupride through Sullivan's

Island.




19August 9, 2013

FI SHI NG

August has arrived bringing

great shing accompanied

by some warm weather.

Anglers will want to sh early and

late in the day for the best action.

There are lots of different stylesof shing and if you choose the

right ones, you can stay cool and

beat the heat.

If you are starting early,

topwater should be a go-to

option. Try to get to your spot

just as it is becoming light. Fish

will strike topwater lures based

on the commotion they make on

the surface as they aren't able

to see that the lure isn't a real

struggling baitsh. These lures

work well for trout, ladysh and

redsh. Heddon's Super Spook

Jr. lures in chartreuse and black

or red and white are the ticket.Popping corks can be used

throughout the day at all parts

of the tide. Anglers enjoy them

because you can catch so many

different types of sh: redsh,

trout, ounder, ladysh, shark,

etc. I use a weighted popping

cork so I can increase the

distance of my cast. I run an 18"-

24" uorocarbon leader from the

cork to a size 1 circle hook. When

your cork drops under water, reel

until you feel the weight of the

sh and then lift the rod tip. Mud

minnows, shrimp, and articial

shrimp all work well as baits.

For a species that shes well

irrespective of the temperature,

sharks t the bill. Even in the

middle of the afternoon, they will

be cruising and eagerly eating.

With so many bait stealers around,

we have been experimenting with

shing an entire live blue crab

on a 7/0 circle hook. You'll nd

that sharks will drop such large

bait more frequently than smaller

baits, but the sharks that hang

on are the big ones!

Fly shermen can time their

shing to evening high tides

known as "tailing" tides. Redsh

will get up onto grassy ats and you can see their tails in the air

as they forage for food with their

nose to the ground. Spoon ies

with a weed guard work great

in this situation. The best set of

these tides occurs mid-month.

See you on the water!

Capt. Geoff Bennett operates

Charleston Charter Fishing

providing y shing and light

tackle charters. Clients choose

from a full menu of y rods,

articial and live bait shing

options with charters tailored

to their desires. 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 324-3332, visit his website at

www.charlestonchartershing.

com or email him at captain@

charlestonchartershing.com.

August Fishing ReportBY GEOFF BENNETT



20 August 9, 2013


How about a little trip to the Rocky

Mountains? The Mystery Plant

featured in this column is almost

always from here in the southeast, but thisweek I thought I would mix things up a bit.

Some time ago I went on a trip to Colorado…

and was able for the rst time ever to see,

up close, the central Rocky Mountains. Some

friends and I spent a whole day driving through

Rocky Mountain National Park, not too far

southwest of Ft. Collins, and we eventually

got up to an elevation of slightly over 12,000’

above sea-level. This was so high up that

there were no trees, as we were well above

the timberline. The mountain views were

amazing, and there was a good bit of wildlife:

birds, elk, mountain sheep, and little furry

critters scurrying

around. Plenty of

football-eld sized

patches of left-over

snow and ice, too. To

me, though, the most

interesting areas

of the whole Parkwere the windswept,

tundra-like meadows.

You might think that

places like these

should be barren and

boring, but they are

actually lled with

thousands of owers,

all of which are

short,and nearly all

of which are brightly

colored, forming

acres of spectacular

displays.

Yes, the air up

there was a bit thin,

and yes, my ears

were popping. The

resident plants, too,

must put up with

some challenging

situations in order to

thrive and reproduce.

High winds and rough

weather demand

short or even dwarf

plants, and many

of these grow only

in low, densely tufted, roundish cushions.

Plants in such places must have physiologies

that allow them to tolerate relatively abrupt

changes in temperature, which may be

extreme. Soils here are typically rocky and

very thin (almost like pavement). And, intense

solar radiation is a constant problem, unless

there is cloud cover.

Our little yellow-owered survivor is a true

succulent, whose leaves can store water and

are designed to minimize water loss into the

atmosphere. It’s a member of a genus withabout 500 species, these scattered over much

of the northern hemisphere, mostly in dry

places. Many of these species are popular in

cultivation and rather easy to grow, including

here in the southern states. The leaves of our

cushion-forming mystery plant are round

in cross-section and pointy, commonly

greenish,but sometimes red. The stems only

get to be a few inches high, and then blooming

occurs. Flowers consist of ve greenish sepals

and ve bright gold-yellow petals, 10 stamens,

and ve pointed pistils, clustered together in

the center of the blossom. This species was

described in 1828, based upon a specimen

which had been collected a few years earlier

from Pike’s Peak. (I didn’t get to go there.)

I’ve only been out there once, but I can

highly recommend a summer trip to the

alpine meadows of Colorado’s high Rockies.

You’ll never forget it.

John Nelson is the curator of the A. C. Moore

Herbarium at the University of South Carolina,

in the Department of Biological Sciences,

Columbia SC 29208. As a public service, the

Herbarium offers free plant identications. For

more information, visit www.herbarium.org or

call 803-777-8196, or email [email protected].

Rocky Mountain

MysteryBY JOHN NELSON

He climbed cathedral mountains, he sawsilver clouds below

He saw everything as far as you can see…

~ John Denver, “Rocky Mountain High”

A n s w e r : “ L a n c e - l e a f s t o n e c r o p , ” S e d u m l a n c e o l a t u m

PHOTO BY JOHN NELSON

MYSTERY PLANT



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Hurricanes, storms etc., are NOT included in thepredictions. Tidal current direction changes and tide timepredictions can be very different. Tide predictions arePREDICTIONS; they can be wrong so use common sense.

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Dimi Matouchev and

Helen List of the

financial services firm

Edward Jones in Isle of Palms

recently received the firm's

Client Service Excellence award

for being the number one client

service provider in their region.

"We again are honored to

receive this award," Matouchev

said. "The Client Service

Excellence award is special

because it is a direct reflection

of the relationships we have

with our clients."

Jim Weddle, Edward Jones'

managing partner, added, "Dimi

and Helen are outstanding

members of the Edward Jones

team. While all of our associates

understand the value of client

service, it's obvious that they

have been striving to provide the

best service for their clients."

This honor was bestowed

upon the team based on the

results of a survey in which

random clients were asked to

rank the service they received

from the teams of their local

Edward Jones branch offices.

Edward Jones provides

financial services for individual

investors in the United States

and, through its affiliate, in

Canada. Every aspect of the

firm's business, from the types

of investment options offered to

the location of branch offices, is

designed to cater to individual

investors in the communities in

which they live and work. The

firm's 12,000-plus financial

advisors work directly with

nearly seven million clients

to understand their personal

goals, from college savings to

retirement, and create long-

term investment solutions that

emphasize a well-balanced

portfolio and a buy-and-

hold strategy. Edward Jones

embraces the importance of

building long-term, face-to-

face relationships with clients,

helping them to understand and

make sense of the investment

options available today.

In January 2013, for the 14th

year, Edward Jones was named

one of the best companies to

work for by FORTUNE Magazine

in its annual listing. The firm

ranked Number 8 overall. These

14 FORTUNE rankings include

10 top-10 finishes, consecutive

Number 1 rankings in 2002 and

2003, and consecutive Number

2 rankings in 2009 and 2010.

FORTUNE and Time Inc. are

not affiliated with and do not

endorse products or services of

Edward Jones.

Edward Jones is

headquartered in St. Louis.

The Edward Jones website is

located at www.edwardjones.

com, and its recruiting website

is www.careers.edwardjones.

com. Member SIPC.

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