folly current - april 27, 2012

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b i r d s o p r e y Te Red-tailed Hawk is one o the most widely

distributed hawks in the Americas, occupying

almost every type o open habitat on the continent,

including deserts, grasslands, coastal regions,

mountains, woodlands, tropical rainorests,

agricultural felds and urban areas. Tey can typically

be ound hunting rom an elevated perch site such as a

telephone pole, utility line, or, in this case, a neighbors

rootop at the Washout. Frequent prey include voles,

mice, rabbits, squirrels, pheasants, starlings and

blackbirds, as well as snakes and carrion. While the

Red-tailed Hawk is one o the largest birds youll see

in North America, the heaviest individuals weigh in at

only about three pounds.

A similar-sized dog might weight up to fve times

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PHOOS AND WORDS BY LINDSEY GRAHAM

Tis Red-tailed Hawk was spotted last weekin a yard at the Washout. It became briefyentangled in vines just behind dunes and therock wall beore reeing itsel.

A rare sight on Folly Beach, this Bald Eagle was spottedat 7 pm along the Folly River on Saturday, April14. Tanks to Charles Mitchum or capturing andsubmitting this exciting shot.

RESPECTFULLY RESISTING ARREST


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CIVIC

WORK SESSION, 6 p.m.Lead-o and key discussion eatured

an update by Mayor Goodwin on

beach renourishment problems. Hisrecent trips included visits with S.C.Congressional delegation members andsta in Washington as well as with seniorDepartment o the Army and Corpso Engineers ocials. While billed asGuarded Optimism on the agenda, he

would reer to it as simply as a report onWhere We Are.

Te lobbying eort is aimed at gainingAdministration and Congressionalsupport or unding in the Fiscal Year2013 budget and appropriations orthe main renourishment eort (apartrom the $400K currently budgeted orthe engineering planning and permitprocessing) , and so ar the Mayor eelshe has gained the unanimous support o

our own S.C delegation. However, thebattle or Corps o Engineering undingor both the Port o Charleston dredgingas well as Folly Island renourishmentpromises to be highly competitive. Teeorts are aimed at creating a dedicatedpot o ederal unds or beachrenourishment (some $15 to $18 million)and insuring that the overall rules orcompetition are careully crated to allowFollys air claim to be in the top 10%o worthy contenders. O course, fnallygetting the votes or the appropriations

will be the acid test.In response to a question rom

councilmember Eddie Ellis, MayorGoodwin stated that the worst casescenario would be no unding orrenourishment in the upcomingappropriations. In that case, we

would need to fnd other sources ounding on our own and seek necessaryenvironmental permits as well. Tere are

really no legal avenues or the City tosue the Federal government or breacho contract. Te Mayor reminded allthat the current contract with the Corpso Engineers stipulates that all o itsprovisions depend on Congressionalappropriations being available. TeMayor indicated that the SC AttorneyGeneral has advised that the State wouldprobably not join the City in attempting

such a suit.Councilmember Dale Stuckey

asked i any alternative plan is beingdeveloped and councilmember PennellClamp thought it would be worthwhile

to seek support or other methods opreventing cyclical erosion that haveproven successul in other communitiesand countries. However, the Mayor eltsuch eorts needed to be deerred ornow, while we concentrate on the currentstrategy and worry about that as welook down the road at eight to ten yearrenourishment scenarios.

Amending OrdinancesIn other matters, CM Stuckey

presented two amending ordinances ordiscussion. Te frst dealt with Ordinance10-12, prohibiting certain buildingoperations on weekends, and the second,Ordinance 11-12 deals with conditionsrelating to surboards, skimboards,

personal watercrat and other watercrat.CM Stuckey had done signifcant

research on the legal issues surroundingor limiting Council authorities to

waive or grant variances to establishedordinances without specifcallyestablishing such authority in therespective ordinances themselves. Shealso discovered in the case o the Ord.11-12 that a previous amendment in

City Council Report April 10Renourishment eforts updated; Agreeable Council whipped through regular meeting unanimouslyBY CHARLIE MCCARY

New council member Tom Scruggs is sworn into service.

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2008 had not been properly codied.Council members elt that a totalreview o ordinances might be inorder to insure they were up-to-dateand provide the necessary authorityto waive or grant variances to theCouncil. However, in light o cu rrentheavy acilities construction andbeach ranchise issues, all elt thesetwo amending ordinances shouldbe considered immediately in theollowing regular meeting.

Council also reviewed the proceduresor designating and reviewing potentialvolunteers or City committees andspecically reviewed procedures o theNaming Committee. It was generallyagreed that Council wanted to reviewthe backgrounds or prospectivevolunteers, and needed to see theprocedures and policies o committees.

Immediately beore the regular

Council meeting, the Mayoradministered the oath o oce toreelected (third term) council memberEddie Ellis, while respective spousesadministered the oath to newly-electedcouncil members, om Scruggs andSandy Hickman.

REGULAR MEETINGTe meeting began with a short

executive session to get legal advice oncontractual matters. CM Ellis requestedadding Resolution 22-12 to the agenda(on bid approval) and Mayor Goodwinadded another item providing or theelection o a mayor pro tem.

Personal Appearances

Adam Moore of Jame s IslandrequestedCouncil approval o a charity basketballtournament at the City Courts. CMEllis advised Moore that he could notsupport alcohol at such an event, anddiscouraged any retail sale s in such aresidential neighborhood. Te mayor

was concerned about the number oparticipants and parking conditions.

Adams was advised to talk to Chie Brown and neighboring residents, andbe prepared to come back to Councilon May 22. Council consideration waspostponed.

John Reynolds (414 W. Ashl ey Ave.)approached Council to get a sense otheir support to his proposal to opena third beachront water access or

his operation o a new jet-ski aquasled launch ranchise. Tere was notmotion to approve his plan and it

was re commended that he br ing thematter to Council in a uture worksession.

Citizens Comments:Susan Breslin expressed her concerns

about those people who in recentyears have been annexed into theCity. She eels they have been jerkedaround and conused regarding votinglocations, and that Council should lookor ways to let them eel part o u s.CM Clamp indicated that converselysome nonresidents currently vote atFolly precincts in other elections.Clamp indicated that the wholeprecinct assignment matter needs to becleaned up, and a supporting resolutiondeveloped.

Ken Hollandexpressed thanks toChie Brown and Public Saety staf or

their eforts to improve crowd controland beach management activities. Heregistered concern about long-termparking on Center St. by beach goersand parked billboards (commercial carsand vans) had a negative impact onaccess or patrons o local businesses.He recommended that Councilconsider a 2 to 3-hour limit be enacted.(Mayor Goodwin indicated the issueshould be given to the PlanningCommission). Holland indicated heloved the new City website but thecurrent agenda was not posted there.

Old Business:CM Hume asked that urther

consideration o Ordinance 09-12(Second Reading) establishing theStaf Event Planning Committee bepostponed to May 22 to allow adequatetime to examine a nd cross-reerence it

with other ord inances and procedure sthat would be impacted by theproposal.

New Business:Resolution 19-12 granting the

Community Promotions Foundationsrecommendations ($1,500 to the JamesIsland HS Band and $500 or the Lesl ieMcCravy 5K Run or Pet Helpers)

were unanimously approved . (CarolLinville provided details on the latterrecommendation.)

Resolution 20-12, introduced byCM Ellis, wa s unanimously approved

allowing the City terminate the lastacet o Citys intergovernmentalagreement with the CountysConsolidated 911 Dispatch Center.Te City previously had ended ourearly participation in this efort and

reestablished our own Dispatch Center.By exercising this termination prior to aMay deadline, the City avoided payinglater penalty ees. CM Ellis indicatedour restored dispatch capabilities werenow ully unctioning.

Ordinance 10-12 and Ordinance11-12, introduced by CM Stuckey,that provided Council with temporarypermitting and variance authoritiesas discussed in the work session wereunanimously approved with limiteddiscussion.

d. R22-12 was introduced by CMEllis approving the bid o Woleson the Beach or the concession andparking at 3rd St reet West (City Publicacilities in the amount o $1,212.

Motion to approve was unanimous.e. Election o Mayor Pro em: CMom Scrugg s nominated CM EddieEllis. No additional nominations wereintroduced, and Mr. Ellis was acceptedby acclamation.

City Council Comments:CM Hume expressed appreciation o

the eforts o all involved in improvingbeach management conditions,including everyday citizen eforts andcongratulated Mayor Pro em Ellis.

CM Stuckey summarized her efortsto review trac issues and rules, as

well as her comprehensive review oour ordinance system. She invited allcitizens interested in joining in thisefort to contact her.

CM Ellis thanked the Staf and thesuccession o Mayors or support inhis years as a member, and stressed theimportance o insuring Folly Beach isOur own in al l respects, pointing tothe ne restoration o our own dispatchcenter.

CM Clamp congratulated the newly-elected members and Mr. Ellis

CM Scruggs thanked the votersand hoped to earn their respect andpromised to pursue eforts to establish aull-time EMS capability in the City.

CM Hickman thanked the voters ortheir support .

Mayor Goodwin welcomed thenewly-elected.

Te meeting was adjourned. b

From Page 1

Dear Editor,

I live on Shadow Race Lane, whichhas become the subject o two ront pageCurrent articles - Over Barbered Arbor(Jan. 2011) and rouble on ShadowRace (April 2012). As I read the recentarticle, I wondered ... who has enoughtime on their hands to waste it by spyingand then reporting their neighbors tothe Mayor, the Fire Marshall, the police,

Aaron Pope, city ocials, all o citycouncil and DHEC?!? ......Whos next--Nikki?.

I simply dont understand whatswrong with 2 riendly guys (Ashton andCharles) who are gainully employed,paying taxes, and have the work ethic,initiative and know how to work on aboat in their spare time.

I like what theyve done to theiryard. Its artsy and edgy. Perector Folly. Cant appreciate it .thendont look at it. But its wrong to causedivisions and hostil ities over someonesconstitutional right o ree speech. Inominate 302 Shadow Race or Yard othe Month. Any seconds??

What I dont like is unelectedcommission members and ellow citizensusing their positions and power to

involve the government in a taxpayernanced Witch Hunt. Doesnt Folly havemore important problems such as beachre-nourishment, trac, and crime that

we should be working together to solverather than harassing 2 guys and a boat?!

I agree with Sam Robinson on 1 thing.No, not an HOA or Sunset Point butI would like to preserve the standardso Folly that I experienced when I

rst moved here. Respect or others,tolerance or diferences, a love o artisticexpression, and a love o nature. o thosethat like a bunch o restrictions and IOP,---move there. But let Folly remain a careree, un loving and unique community.

o Ashton and Charles,... or reedomssake,..... DON MOVE YOUR BOA.

Cynthia Wiles314 Shadow Race

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Leslie Leigh McCravy was our onlydaughter, born on July 5, 1982, at theMedical University o South Carolina

Hospital.She loved Folly Beach and anything

to do with the water. She would stayout on the boat all day long with usexploring creeks and shing. Leslie

was a giggle box and loved to laugh andhave un. She was voted Sweetestin middle school. She knew many oher girlriends since nursery school andremained close to these amazing girlsuntil we lost her.

Leslie celebrated her birthday andturned 25 on July 5, 2007. She hadrecently started a new job at an insuranceagency on James Island and was so proudo her job and her new litt le home inByrnes Downs. Her uture was excitingand promising. On the aternoon o

July 15, 2007, her daddy had not heardrom her, as we spoke every day, and hewent by to check on her ater work. Herdaddy ound her ace down outside herapartment. She had been shot two timesin the back as she was eeing an abusiveperson who had threatened her and hither. She kept the abuse a secret rom usand her riends. Te days and weeksimmediately ollowing her murder arestill somewhat o a blur. Our lives wereorever changed on that awul day.

In the summer o 2008 Leslie

McCravys riends, Lauren Blizzard

and Ashley Allen Brandner stopped byour home or a visit. Tey told us thatthey wanted to have a race in Lesliesname. We thought it was a great idea,even though we rea lly didnt have a clueabout putting on a race. Te girls wererunners themselves and had been in anumber o races around the city.

Growing up Leslie always had apet at home which included dogs,cats, hamsters, sh and a rabbit. Sheespecially loved our golden retriever,Bama, and our cats, Honey and Simba.

Leslie picked Simbaout rom a litter at PetHelpers. She said he

was crying the loudest.Te 2012 committee

includes LaurenBlizzard (a newMommy to beautiulbaby Blakely!), CelesteShumate, Jessica FryarCooper and EmilyLaurie Costanzo. Teseantastic, awesome young women havebecome surrogate daughters to me andLarry and include us in their lives or

which we are eternally thankul. Tesegirls and many others have donated theirtime, gotten up at 4:00am on Race Day,painted the Folly Boat, collected prizes

and sponsorships andcontributed their ownmoney to make thisthe great event it isand will continue tobe! For the past twoyears we have been

working with LaurenLegare Lipsey, thenew PR Director atPet Helpers, who hasembraced the Race

and worked tremendously hard to growand showcase our Race. Carol Linville,Kristen Kier and everyone at PetHelpers has welcomed us with open armsand were proud to have Leslies nameafliated with such a wonderul, local,no-kill animal shelter. b

Remembering a DaughterTe Leslie McCravy Memorial 5K Run/WalkBY CHARLIE MCCARY

More InoSaturday, May 128 amEdwin S. aylor Fishing Pier

REGISRAION:Beore May 1, 2012:

5K Run/Walk Adult: $255K Run/Walk Child: $10 (12 & under)

Ater May 1, 2012:5K Run/Walk Adult: $30

5K Run/Walk Child: $15 (12 & under)

Runners/walkers may

register online through May 10, 2012.Please, no dogs allowed on racecourse. Food and water will be providedat the race nish. Awards ceremony toimmediately ollow race.

After-party to be held at Blu Restaurant& Bar with music by Calhouns Calling


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Hurricane Expo 2012:Join the Lowcountry Community Emergency Response Team

Community Emergency Responseeams (CERs) are groups o volunteercitizens who are trained to assist theircommunity in the event o natural orman-made disasters when emergencyservices may not be immediately

available. CERs are about readiness,people helping people, rescuer saety anddoing the greatest good or the greatestnumber.

Lowcountry CER is coordinated byEmergency Management in Charleston,Berkeley and Dorchester counties toencourage hazards preparedness withinour communities.

CER members are trained in disasterpreparedness, re saety, disaster medicaloperations, light search and rescue, teamorganization, disaster psychology andbasic terrorism awareness.

Te classes are generally ofered ree ocharge to residents 18 years and older bytheir respective counties.

Lowcountry CER is the membersnon-prot organization that sustainsCERs in the ri-county area. Whennot responding to disasters, CERs:

Providerst-aid,crowdcontrolor other services at community events.

Holdplanning,trainingorrecruitment meetings.

Conductorparticipateindisaster response exercises.

Raisefundsforemergencyresponse equipment in their community.

On Saturday, May 12, LowcountryCER will host a Hurricane Expo atthe James Island Lowes, with ino andgiveways to help citizens

Getanemergencysupplykit. Makeanemergencyplan. Beinformed:learnaboutthe

diferent types o emergencies that couldoccur and their appropriate responses Getinvolved:learnhowyoucan

volunteer to assist your community

For more information on LowcountryCERT, visit: www.LCERT.org or contact:James Tarter, Training Coordinator,Charleston County EMD [email protected]

GetInvolvedSaturday, May 12

9 am to 1 pm

Lowes Home Warehouse770 Daniel Ellis Drive, James Island

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A Youube video entitled "Police doingwrong!?, Charleston, SC" reached 20,300hits beore the Folly Current went topress on Monday.

Posted Monday, April 16, the twominute clip shows the arrest o Erik

orgusen, 31, a Charleston-basedbouncer. A second man, Brett Ricker, 28,o Charleston, was arrested at the scene aswell. Near the video's end, it appears thata aser is used to subdue Ricker, who waslming orgusen's arrest.

Te video's title suggests wrongdoingby the police, prompting a barrage ocomments at the video sharing site andon Facebook and other social mediaoutlets.

Feedback has ranged rom support orthe police to concern about the treatmento the arrested men.

orgusen, who was pepper sprayed inthe ace during the arrest, denies that hewas resisting arrest.

At Folly Beach Municipa l Court on

Friday, April 20, orgusen was granted acontinuance in his case.Local news outlets have covered the

case closely, with the Post and Courier'sinitial story ocusing on the Folly BeachPublic Saety Director Dennis Brown'sreluctance to release the police reportwhen they rst requested it (the reportwas released to the Folly Current withoutincident, and can be read in its entiretyhere).

Ricker's attorney, Tomas Rode,conrms that he is investigating thedisapperance o the video rom his client'sphone (Ricker is seen lming the incidentin the Youube clip), but claries that hehas not yet established a chain o custodyor the phone during and ater the arrest.

Brown claries that no Folly BeachPublic Saety ocer deleted a video,and says that an internal review hasbeen completed, nding that theocers acted within depar tment policy.

He adds that the Post and Courier's

request came beore supplementaladditons were made to the report tocomplete it, and that any delay was dueto getting details correct.

"We wanted to make sure that all the

inormation was out there, and we wereable to do that the very next day," saysBrown. "We've got nothing to hide."

Te arrests occured outside o Teides hotel.

"We've seen a huge inux o people,

way ahead o the normal schedule orspring," says ides GM Ken Merkel,citing the closing o the county park,warm weather, and the loss o sand athigh tide urther up the beach.

In the wake othe incident, Teides and BLU areplanning to hireadditional securityto control non-guesttrac through thehotel.

"We think (adding more security) isthe right thing to do or locals, the city,and our guests, to be preventative andproactive and maintain a sae beachenvironment," says Merkel.

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Video o Beach Arrest ops 20K ViewsBY SRAON LAWRENCE

VIEW FROM THE EDGE

My alarm went of at 5:30 am onSaturday morning. I had to meet Danielat the boat landing at 6:30, so we couldbe gone shin. Daniel insisted on anearly start so we could get to the spothe had in mind beore some interloperhappened onto it. Tis is the rst timein a year Ive gone shing, and as it turnsout, the rst time Daniel has had his boatout this year. We scoot along the FollyRiver and drop anchor at a location Ivebeen sworn to secrecy about. I I toldyou Id have to kill you, and then Danielwould kill me.

Daniel Culpepper is a head-o-the-classmember o the Folly Beach Anglers club.He is the man to beat at any tournament,with the competition usual ly comingin as runner-up. In the Folly BeachAnglers Annual ournament he has wonthe last seven titles. Te rst three heshed rom the Folly Pier, the next tworom a boat he borrowed (Im not surethe owner knew he borrowed theirboat) and the most recent two rom aboat he owned. One year he won our outo ve categories, the th unrewardedbecause no shermen caught one in that

category.

Funny as it is, he laughs as we arebaiting our hooks, I had what wouldhave probably been a record in thatcategory, butit got away. He shakeshis head as only a sherman will do,reminiscing about the one that got

away. He brushes away the thoughtand expertly tosses his bait into a corner

between two oating docks. I toss mineclose to his, intent on not landing it onone o the docks, or worse, entangling us.I drop it pretty good, about three eet tothe let o his.

We are bottom-shing with reshshrimp. Tere is a nice shel here with a

big marsh drainage behind us. Te tideis incoming and keeping our lines taught.We each catch some small sh and tossthem back, laughing about catchingthem next year, at on our shrimp. Weare also laughing about shing on creditnding our hooks picked clean. Tereare probably some crabs involved.

Suddenly, Daniel hooks one that bendshim to the stern as he ghts to keep itrom shooting under one o the oating

docks. I grab the net. It is a big blackdrum and we have it dehooked and inthe cooler in seconds. Te black drumis 22.5 inches long. A ew minutes later,Daniel is inspecting the drums dung,which the sh had immediately depositedinto his cooler, and saying, Just wantto see what they are eating. I can onlysmile in appreciation, watching a truesherman at work. He is a scientist oshery, a master o nding and hookingthem.

We sh or a ew more hours. I caughtseveral small sh, that darned crabthat had been picking our hooks, and amature pufer sh. Daniel catches someo the same small sh and we enjoy a

Gone Fishin!BY BRIAN SANDERS

Continues on Page 10

PHOTO BY GEOFF BENNETT

A screenshot of the YouTube video that's

stirred the controversy

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Stop Bitchin & Start A RevolutionI the bumper sticker on your sweet

new orange and beige moped says this,chances are its been stolen.

Chasing Te Dragon From Maryland

o Te ides, Room 230A son ound his ather, both visiting

rom Maryland, collapsed in their roomat ides hotel. EMS ound him ne butalso ound two used syringes, one unusedsyringe, blood on the sheets, blood ona wash cloth in the bathroom and drugresidue on cotton balls with the syringes.

Who knows i they ound and/or slayedthe beast, but room 230 will orevermorebe known as Te Dragon Room.

Te First 7 Steps1. Step in broken glass upon being

asked to exit your vehicle.2. Start your eld sobriety test beore

being asked to.3. Say Just arrest me now ater ailing

the rst two eld sobriety tests.4. Agree to restart the test, only

to briey attempt completing it andstopping to cry.

5. While en route to jail, wonder aloud,

How much trouble would I get in i Ijump out o this vehicle? beore openingthe cop car door and laughing.

6. Pee on the jail oor upon arrivaland charge towards the jail nurse duringevaluation.

7. Wake up and sta rt the 12 steps over.

4/20/2012Already an interesting date in the

relationship between civilian and state,this April 20 ---at least judging by thereports ranging rom public nudity todragon chasing --- has the appearance oa very interesting day in the Folly BeachCourtroom.

LodaEven to those who have no interest in

hearing it, Folly resident and businessowner Matt Loda has told anyone withinearshot or years that i we were to onlykeep one public service on Folly Beach itshould be the Fire Department. As muchas it pains me to say, his words ring trueas o late.

E=MC2Not sure it applies here, but Im pretty

sure the laws o physics still matter whentrying to drive out o the pier parking

lot ater hourssomething tells me thatgigantic rail is gonna stop you.

What Tieves WantA Samsung phone and a $20 billa

wetsuitan iPhone which ound itsway rom a local establishment toCharlottea SC license platea Droidphonea purse on the beacha digitalcameraa Barnes and Noble Nooktabletan iPod oucha 4 Sago palmtreea $2000 paddle boarda load oexpensive power toolsnone o whichcould be ound at Money Man Pawn.

4 beers, bottle of Rum, pipe and pillslogged into evidence.

Just another 19 year olds attemptto recreate Hunter S. Tompsonsromanticized road trip in search o the

American Dream, only to nd a DUIinstead.

High Speed Chasewo Charleston County probation and

parole board ocers approached Folly

police with a warrant or a local citizen.Per the report: When the suspectobserved ocer in his rear view mirror,he began accelerating of o Ashley,through a private residence yard, turning

let onto East Cooper, heading towardsCenter Streettraveling in a dangerousmanner, at times leaving the correct lane,acing head on trac causing trac inother lane to ee the roadway. (Suspect)

was traveling at speeds in excess o70mph

Red Solo CupCops know what you have in that red

Solo cups youre carrying down CenterStreet. Tat damn oby Keith ruined itor everybody.

Blue Solo CupTey apparently are on to those as well.

$3800...in nes or unleashed dogs and open

containers on the beach. Shouldve usedthose red Solo cups.

Viral VideoTe video on Youube eaturing Te

aser Incident o 2012 on the beachwent rom 4083 views to 14,287 while

writing what youve just read. Somethingtells me there is more to the story thanthe two minutes we have right now.b

Te Beach BlotterBY DAVID CRAWFORD

BY DAVID CRAWFORD

Empty Folly Police Cruisers Actua llyransformers

FOLLY BEACH, SC--- I only to

quit hearing the complaints o cop-lesscruisers, FBPD blew the cover on theirnew ransormer units. Tey wanted tokeep them a secret, but too many people

wanted actual cops in the cars. FBPDreleased a statement explaining that theywere not budgeted to hire more humancops, however necessary they may be, andthat the ransormers were a loophole inthe spending process to get more units outthere.

Folly Beach o Re-Nourish Beach InOctober 2057

FOLLY BEACH, SC--- Merriamand Webster dene a Barrier Island asbeing, a long broad sandy island that liesparallel to a shore that is built up by the

action o waves, currents, and winds andthat protects the shore rom the efectso the ocean. Our little barrier island,Folly Beach, the one that saves the majormetropolitan area o Charleston, SC, everytime a hurricane seriously poses a threat,needs to be saved. And our Countrys2013 budget only allocated 2.2% o theneeded unds to re-nourish the erosion thathappened to the beach last year duringHurricane Irene. I we can just snagthat each time out well be all set or re-nourishment in October, 2057.

Study Shows Majority Of Tose WhoCelebrated 4/20 Still Celebrating One

Week LaterBERN, SWIZERLAND-- Swiss

scientists released a study today thatsuggests those who celebrated 4/20 asa personal holiday are still carrying onthe celebration in pretty much the samemanner one week later, with no signs ostopping or slowing the party. Te yearlong observational study started last weekand will continue until 4/20/2013 when

most in the study, at least according tothe Swiss scientists hypothesis, will stillbe celebrating the previous years 4/20holiday.

Jessica Simpsons Goal o BecomeWhite Aretha Franklin NearCompletion

See the photo on the right or evidence.

Local Woman, Enraged By Cars TatRoll Trough Stop Signs and then StopIn Te Crosswalk While Waiting tourn Starts Ramming Into Tem WithBicycle

FOLLY BEACH, SC--- Area simpletonand cable expert Alex Hunter recentlyexpressed rustration with a recent trend

on Folly, in which drivers disregard thecrosswalk in ront o a stop sign, simplyrolling through and then waiting in thecrosswalk or trac to clear.

I mean, pissed, she said, explainingher level o anger. I cant stand this crapanymore. Why even have the crosswalk?

Hunter, however, ancies hersel as axer instead o a complainer.

You know what Ive started doing? sheasks, chuckling while staring at the inch-long ash ormed on her cigarette. I justram right into emBOOM! Right likethat. Yeah, Ive done it 3 or 4 times now.Tey all look at me like Im crazy. Anddont get me wrong, I eel crazy when I doitbut hey, someones gotta keep things inline around here.b

Te F lly FonionNews you can't trust


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Friday, april 27

Movies at the Beachuck Everlasting (Rated PG, 88 min)Come watch a un amily ick with yourriends. Snacks provided! 4 pm

Saturday, april 28

Folly Beach History Book PhotoCollectionDo you have photographs and memories ogrowing up on Folly Beach? Folly CurrentEditor Stratton Lawrence is compilingand writing an Arcadia Publishing bookabout Folly Beach. Te picture book willme comprised o photos (and their stories)derived rom community members. ocontribute, bring your original photographs(they will be scanned and returned) to theFolly Beach library rom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,or reach Stratton at 843.452.7429 [email protected] to set up apersonal meeting.

1st Annual Walk or RidesBeneting iN Charleston rident, anon-prot that provides rides or seniorsand the visually impaired in the tri-county,this walk includes music by Te FollyDogs. Registration begins at 9 am andthe walk starts at 10 am. Pet riendly,vendors, ood, amily un. Hampton Park,downtown Charleston. More ino at www.WalkForRides.org

Monday, april 30

Storytime at the LibraryAll ages welcome, 10:30 a.m.

WedneSdayMay2

Folly Beach History Book PhotoCollectionYour second chance to contribute to photobook o Folly Beachs history. Folly Beachlibrary, 5 8 pm.

Friday, May4

Movies at the BeachScooby Doo and the Monster o Mexico(Rated G, 75 min)Catch a un amily movie at the Folly

Library. Sn acks provided! 4 pm

Saturday, May5

Folly Turtles Homecoming Celebration4th Street East Walkover, 9:30 11:30a.m. Te un includes activities designedespecially or 5-10 year-olds to learn aboutthe nesting, protecting, and hatching o seaturtles on Folly, and what we all can do tohelp. Pleas e register by sending an emailto [email protected]. Terst 100 to register are guaranteed a specialthank you. Presented by Volunteers andPartners o Te Folly Beach urtle WatchProgram.

Cinco De Mayo Beach BocceTournamentGrab your sombreros and margaritas!Cinco de Mayo is nally on a Saturday andwhat better way to celebrate than a BeachBocce ournament? Double Eliminationournament with Cash prizes and Aterparty! Registration ENDS April 29thRegister at www.CharlestonBocce.com.

Event includes burgers, dogs, sides, andxings. Aterparty at Loggerheads BeachGrill. 10 am 6 pm. 3rd block West.

Our Lady o Good Counsel Parish MensClub Catfsh FryTe menu will be Deep Fried LakeCatsh, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, HushPuppies, and Iced ea. ickets will cost$10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the doorand will be available ater Sunday Masseso 9:00 and 11:00 AM and 5:00 PMbeginning April 15. 4:00 PM until 7:00PM in Fr. Kelly Hall at 105 West HudsonAvenue

Monday, May7

Planning Commission MeetingCouncil chambers, City Hall, 7 pm

Storytime at the LibraryAll ages welcome, 10:30 a.m.

tueSday, May8

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGCouncil chambers, City Hall, 7 pm

Friday, May11

Moonlight Mixer on the Folly PierDust of your dancing shoes and getready or summer. At the Folly BeachFishing Piers Moonlight Mixers, DJJim Bowers will keep you r eet movingwith the hottest ol dies and beach music.Gates open at 7 p.m., and tickets are$10 per person ($8 or CharlestonCounty residents). icket s are limited,so advance purchase is recommended.Food, beverage or parking ees are notincluded in ticket price. All ages areinvited to let loose, breathe in the oceanbreeze and dance the night away underthe stars. Food and beverages will beavailable or purchase on-site at each othe piers. For details or to purchasetickets, call 795-4386 or visit www.ccprc.com.

Movies at the BeachMars Needs Moms (Rated PG, 88 min)Catch a un amily movie at the FollyLibrary. Sn acks provided! 4 pm

Saturday, May12

Leslie McCravy Memorial 5K Run/WalkBeneting PetHelpers, this annualevent is in memory o Leslie McCravy,who was murdered by her boy riend in2007. She went to James Island CharterHigh, and her riends and amily are alllocal. Ater party at Blu. For more ino,see www.lesliemccravyrun.com

Hurricane Expo

Sunday, May13

Our Lady o Good Counsel WomensGuild Mothers Day BrunchTere will be two seatings: 10-11:30AMand 12-1:30PM. icke ts are $20 oradults and $10 or children aged 5-12years old. For inormation about thedelicious menu and to make reservationscall Anne Costa at 588-6683. FatherKelly Parish Hall, 105 West HudsonAvenue.

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Folly Current Calendar: April 27 - May 13

Music CalendarBLU

4/27 - Dustin Brown4/28 - DJ aylor4/29 - DJ United

Brick House Kitchenuesdays - Drum Clinic, Graham WhorleyTursdays - Open Mic Under the Oaks4/27 - Sweet n'A4/28 - Seth Sosbee5/2 - Rusty Hook Ramblers, Hank Marley5/4 - SC Broadcasters5/9 - reehouse5/11 - Te Groovetones5/12 - Sweet nA

Drop In DeliMondays the Hawkesuesdays - Honky onk w/ LewisWednesdays - rivia4/28 - Firework Show5/3 - Te Royal inoil5/10 - Folly Beach Reggae All-Stars

5/12 - Fairygodmuthas

Folly Beach Brewing Company5/4 - Mike FreundFolly Beach Crab ShackSundays Te Bill ShowMondays Open Mic w/ Dave Grunstrauesdays - riviaWednesdays - Jef HoutsTursdays Island DuoFridays Nathan Calhoun4/29 - Sara SmileLocklearsTursdays - Folly Beach Bluegrass Society

LoggerheadsMondays - Dan Clamp, Duo BelovedWednesdays - 40+ Pirates, KaraokeTursdays - Calhouns CallingFridays - Step DownSaturdays - Howard Dlugasch

Sundays - Yellowknie, Eric Penrod

4/27 - Step Down, Gaslight Street5/1 - Nathan Salley, Old You5/3 - Bringers o the Dawn5/4 - Hennigans5/5 - Selah Dub5/6 - Gaslight Street5/8 - Old You5/10 - Te Hawkes5/11 - Stereo Reorm5/12 - idal Jive5/13 - Gaslight Street

Planet FollywoodSundays - Jess Stricklanduesdays - Open Mic night4/27 - Kevin Church4/28 - Nathan Calhoun5/3 - Swamp Gypsy Duo5/4 - Dan Clamp5/5 - Nathan Calhoun5/10 - Karaoke5/11 - Kevin Church

5/12 - Nathan Calhoun

Ritas4/27 - Nick Collins

Sand Dollar4/27-28 - NeverthalessSur BarWednesdays - Guilt Ridden roubadour

WoodysMondays & uesdays - Live Local MusicTursdays - rivia

Music calendar is compiled by Vince Perna,a Folly Beach real estate expert who also lovesa good live show. For inclusion, or i you wantknowledgeable answers about living on Folly,you can fnd him at 31 Center Street or at588-3800 and [email protected]


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Commercial composting in Charlestonjust got a lot easier with the launch o thenew compost collection company Food

Waste Disposal (FWD). Te result ohundreds o hours o research and with

the help o amily and riends, ormerSanctuary Director o EngineeringWayne Koeckeritz made his very rstcollection run in late February o thisyear and in three weeks had alreadydiverted more than 7,000 pounds ocompost rom the landll.

Its a new concept or restaurants, butits very simple and easy to explain, saidKoeckeritz.

Working with the new commercialcomposting center at the Beeserrylandll, Koeckeritz collects ood wasterom both commercial and residentialbins designated or composting up tothree times a week. For residents, itsvaluable in that commercial compostingallows products that dont easily compost

in residential composting piles tobiodegrade in the higher temperatureso a commercial site. For commercialbusinesses such as restaurants and hotels,the composting service not only ofersthem a way to be more eco-riendly andreduce their carbon ootprint, it alsohelps them cut down on the cost o theircurrent garbage services.

I dont tell businesses theyre savingmoney, rather they a re reducing theircounty user ee and lowering their trashhauling expenses, so the balance comesout pretty close to even, said Koeckeritz.

For example, every time a trashcollector picks up trash, the county sendsa user assessment ee per cubic yard. Fora our cubic yard garbage bin, a companymay be assessed around $700 per year.By composting, they can reduce theirgarbage bin size by hal or even more,and save that amount with their wastehauler.

Its the last thing people usually thinkabout when opening a restaurant, saidKoeckeritz. In act, up to 80 percent othe waste stream in restaurants could bediverted to composting, while another 15percent could be converted to recyclableproducts.

Whats more, many consumers dontknow that items listed as compostabledont compost unless placed in acommercial composting site.

For example, products likeplasticware, cups, bowls, and to-gocontainers that are listed as compostableonly compost in the higher heat ocommercial composting centers, saidKoeckeritz, noting that temperatures canget up to 160 degrees in commercial sites.

Tink about a good piece o stewmeat, said Koeckeritz. I you put it in a

crock pot at 160 degrees and leave it ora week, it will be unrecognizable thats

why commercial composting can takeand actually compost more products thana residential compost pile.

Commercial composting can takeall ruits, all vegetables, bread, dough,bakery items, pasta, grains, cofeegrounds and tea with lters, dairyproducts such as milk and cheese,processed oods, eggs, consumableliquids, cooked meats and sh, shells,bones, wooded skewers and cocktail

sticks, and even ood-soiled paperssuch as paper bags, paper towels, papernapkins and waxed cardboard boxes.

Because you can basically composteverything letover on a diners plate,including the napkin, its makingrestaurants reconsider how they handletheir ood waste, said Koeckeritz.

Koeckeritz currently serves severalbusinesses, including Te Sanctuary,Sunrise Bistro, -Bonz in West Ashley,and aco Boy in downtown Charleston,as well as a small homeowners associationon James Island. And with a truckhauling capacity o 15 tons, Koeckeritzhas room to grow.

At the end o the day, Im a garbageman a green garbage man, smiledKoeckeritz, but hes really more thanthat. By making it easier or localbusinesses and residents to composttheir ood waste, hes already makinga signicant dent on what it throwninto our county landll. Hes evenparticipating in area estivals, collectingthe compostable waste rom the SEWE

Festival, the Cajun Festival, and theupcoming Dirt Fair on Johns Island.Restaurants have had to change how

they serve products, but its changesthat most o them want to make, saidKoeckeritz.

We have to scrape plates anyway,so its not hard to keep up with and itsdenitely not an inconvenience, said

Jessica Welenteichick, owner o SunriseBistro on Johns Island. Weve oundthat theres a lot more thats compostablethan we knew beore we started, and

were getting accustomed to it though Isometimes have to remind the che whenthings can be composted, she smiled.

As part o the move toward business-wide composting, Welenteichick is

switching out her plastic cofee stirrerswith wooden ones, and replacing herketchup packets with a pump or in-house diners.

Were still getting through the lasto our plastics and moving to paper,but well soon have a lot le ss trash, said

Welenteichick.For more information about Food Waste

Disposal (FWD), visit www.wastefwd.com,call 991-2791, or email wayne@wastefwd.

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Waste Not, Compost MoreBY KRISIN HACKLER

ew o those long stretches o sherman

silence that only anglers can appreciate.I move to the bow and pul l my note padrom my tackle box, located in a Ziplocbag with my shing license and mutedphone. I begin the interview, tryingto not disturb the moment. O courseIve been to my tackle box many timesalready to replace my leader, weight andor hook. Ive discovered that my seldom-used line has dry-rotted. What was oncea 50-lb. test is now about a 5 to 10-lb.testdepending on how hard I snatchthe hook.

On June 9 at 8:00 am at the Folly Pier,the fourth annual Folly Beach AnglersKid Tournamentwill commence.Tis is Daniel s baby, and he has put a

lot o efort into it. Be there early, heintones, and get ree parking, but moreimportantly, secure a good spot on the

pier. Tere are usually 50 kids withparents (some parents shing, too) andlots o volunteers and watchers.

Tere are basically ve categories:

12 to 16 Boys12 to 16 Girls7 to 11 Boys7 to 11 - Girls6 and under, boys and girls

Each category is based on heaviest shand each category wins two nice rodsand reels and a tackle bag. Each also

wins a trophy handmade by Daniel awooden sh with an engraved brass plateront and center. Now, this is no run-o-the-mill trophy. Daniel is a master

carpenter (presently working or ArmyWives, building, moving and rebuildingsets) and or the Folly Beach Anglers

Kids ournament his trophies are workso art. All participants, landing thebiggest sh or not, get a t-shirt and agood experience. As an extra bonus, theyoungster (regardless o the age bracket)landing the biggest sh overall wins a$50 cash prize in honor o Donny Couch,

who passed away recently.

Interspersed with our moments osherman silence we each discuss ourpresent and past personal experiences.urns out that we have somewhat similarbackgrounds a missing paternal ather,but some ather-gures (step-dads, uncles,etc.) with a desire to be a good dad. Temoms, however, carried the day. Danieltells me that his paternal ather died

while he was but a wee lad, and that his

mom made it a point that he would bean outdoorsman; even i she had to takehim shing or hunting hersel. urnsout that she could neither bait a hook norload a gun, but she strongly promoted itby encouraging Daniel and his ather-gures. My mom was the same; shedidnt want no wimpy child.

So, on June 9, plan to be a part o theFolly Beach Anglers Kids ournament.It is ree and i your son or daughterdoesnt have a rod, one wil l be provided.I you would like to ma ke a contributionto this very worthy and enjoyable cause,you can contact Daniel Culpepper at:[email protected]. b

Brian [email protected]

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Saluda: A ravelers

Reuge Since 1880Back when summers in Charleston

meant malaria and inescapable heat,Saluda, North Carolina, was a reuge.In the late 1800s, it had over thirtyboarding houses where amilies spent theseason. Visitors oten arrived via the eastcoasts steepest mainline railway, whichcrested there.

oday, Interstate 26 ol lows thatroute into the suddenly cooler air andcontinues to attract artists, vacationers,and people with respiratory ailments.Saluda welcomes them with small town

charm and history. Te entire main streetis a registered National Historic Districtlled with beautiully restored buildingshousing art galleries, caes, and smallbusinesses. Salamander Gits is one othem.

Home to over one hundred artists,this lively shop is just one o many thatshowcase the cosmopolitan talents oNorth Carolina artisans. Nearby are t hegourmet oerings o the Purple OnionCa and the Wildfour Bake Shop whereaccomplished ches and bakers providesophisticated meals in casual settings.

Tere are also the more down-homelocal diners like the Saluda Grade Ca where a hearty breaka st will set you backjust a ew bucks. Many o the businesses

are owned by escapees rom the rat race,olks who have reinvented themselves.

Here people still stop on the streets tochat, have pot luck dinners in the park,and gather in the picnic shelter or weeklysing-a-longs.

As I strolled a round, a hearty renditiono Shell be Comin Round theMountain drited rom the park. Anall-ages ensemble was playing accordion,guitar, and dulcimer. A wooden dancingtoy tapped a lively rhythm as neighborslaughed and sang together. Tis is thewholesome small town America that stil lexists just up the highway.

Joni and Rich Rauschenbach a re parto the towns resurgence. raumatizedand looking or change while living inpost-911 New York, the Rauschenbach sheard about a huge dilapidated inn inSaluda. Built in 1881 as a boarding houseand a short walk to town, the inn hadpassed through several owners and alleninto disrepair.

Tere was no way in the world wewere going to buy that place, Jonirecounts. A year later, we were the newowners.

Rich was a Harvard-educated computerexpert working on Wall Street and Jonihad a career in the wine industry. Teywere expecting their rst child andyearned or a better way o lie to ra ise aamily. He envisioned a new career as a

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April 27, 2012 13GREEN LIVING

No Mold is Good MoldAt least when it comes to your home

BY MARY GACH

In 2003, my husband and I moved

to Charleston rom Atlanta with ourtwo-year-old daughter and inant son.We moved into a rental house or a yearwhile we constructed our uture home.

Te rental house was a ground levelranch on Sullivan's Island. It seemedto have survived Hurricane Hugounscathed, and it appeared clean and saeon the surace.

Beore our move, the amily had beenexceptionally healthy. All o that changedater our move. My children and I wereconstantly aggravated by colds, sinusinections, and atigue. My husband is apilot and travels hal the month; he aredbetter.

With a suspicion that the rental housewas somehow causing our i ll health, Iocused a lot o time toward building ahealthy home. I read several books andI badgered our builder to make sure ouruture home would be as sae as possible.When we moved into our new home,there was a degree o relie. While mychildren's health improved, I continuedto head downhill. It would be our moreyears beore I discovered the source o

my trouble.

As it turns out, our renta l househad been contaminated with atoxic mold called Stachybotrys. Despitethe time and eort I put toward buildinga healthy and mold-resistant house, I hadnot thought at all about the urniture.As it turns out, when we moved our

mattress rom the mold-inested rentalhouse into our new house, we carriedthe Stachybotrys mold right along withus. For the next our years, my exposureto the mold continued, and my healthdeteriorated.

A riend suggested I go see Dr. AllanLieberman in North Charleston. We

are ortunate in the Lowcountry to haveone o the best environmental doctorsin the country. Trough his Centeror Occupational and EnvironmentalMedicine (COEM), Dr. Lieberman'sofce thoroughly looks or causes or



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varied health symptoms.

At the COEM, I was given ourtest plates to check or mold in ournew house. Ater a short incubationperiod, I checked each plate to see theresults. While three plates showed nosign o mold, the one I had placed onmy bed was thriving with new spores.

I hired a mold inspector to determinethe types o mold present and to help usdecontaminate the room.

In Dr. Liebermans paper "Explosiono Mold Cases in Homes, Workplaces,and Occupational Medicine Practice," heexamined symptoms in 48 patients whowere heavily exposed to mold. Te resultswere as ollows:

(1) Muscle and joint pain (71%)(2) Fatigue and weakness (70%)(3) Neurocognitive dysunction (67%)(4) Sinusitis (65%)(5) Headache (65%)(6) Gastrointestinal problems (58%)(7) Shortness o breath (54%)

(8) Anxiety/depression/irritability(54%)

(9) Chest tightness (42%)(10) Insomnia (40%)(11) Dizziness (38%)(12) Numbness/tingling (35%)(13) La ryngitis (35%)(14) remors (25%)(15) Heart palpitations (21%)

I had nearly all o these symptoms

along with night sweats and itchy earcanals. My symptoms improved witha new mattress and reduced exposure.However, I have learned that there isa road to recovery that begins withreducing exposure.

My own quest led me to openDwellSmart as a source or sae andhealthy products or homes, schools,and businesses. Trough DwellSmart,

I have met many people also impactedby mold. For some, the mold has been intheir home, oten hiding in the HVACsystem or seeping in through leaky airducts. Others are exposed in their workenvironment and are acing a dicultdecision between their health andemployment. Parents are concerned abouttheir children who come home romschool each day with a headache andrunny nose.

Not everyone is impacted by mold inthe same way. Our susceptibilityto mold illness is based on our geneticsand immune system.

o control and reduce mold in yourhome, be sure to quickly correct anymoisture problems and clean up anymold that may be present. Mold growsin a humid environment ( greater than70 percent relative humidity). Keep yourhousehold humidity below that levelusing an air conditioner or dehumidier.Ideally, the relative humidity should bebetween 30 and 50 percent.

Tis allows or micro-climates which

are prone to humidity fuctuations. Forexample, on a cold night the relativehumidity between a window pane and aninterior shutter or curtain might be muchhigher. Water may even condense on thewindow. Areas prone to condensationshould be amended in some way (e.g. youmight not close a window blind all theway so that ai r can more easily circulateto help even out humidity with the resto the room). Pipes should be insulated

so that water does not condense on coldpipes. Likewise, air conditioning ductsshould be well insulated to avoid suracecondensation and mold problems.

Fix any leaky plumbing or othersources o water. Absorbent materialssuch as carpet or mattresses may need tobe replaced i they become moldy. Keeproo gutters clean, and be sure that theground slopes away rom your homesoundation and that water does not poolin any roo or ground areas.

Vent dryers and stoves to the outsidewhere possible, and use bathroom exhaustans when showering.

A mold problem can usually be seenor smelled, but not always. Surprisingly,I could not smell the particular moldthat was making me sick so you cannotalways trust your sense o smell. Moldmay be hidden behind wallpaper or undercarpeting so consider removing these imold is a concern. Closets (particularly inot serviced by an HVAC vent) may beprone to mold (louvered doors will helpto circulate the air).

Mold is everywhere, and we cannotavoid it completely. And, not everyone issusceptible to mold illness. But trust yourinstincts and seek help (books, doctors,experts) i you believe mold is negativelyimpacting you or someone you love. b

Mary Gatch is an owner of DwellSmar t,a one-stop shop for healthy and

environmentally-friendly products. Marylives on Sullivans Island with her husbandJames, daughter Julian , and son Adam.You can contact her by e-mail at [email protected] or by visiting the store at804 Meeting Street in Charleston (www.dwellsmart.com).

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small town reghter. But rst they hadto become instant renovation experts. o

begin with they tore out walls and got rido ratty rugs and urniture.

Wed hire contractors and plumberswho would work one day and never comeback. So wed have to do it ourselves.

Ater the rst bill came rom the tile guy,we decided that we had to learn to do tilework. Working in sections, sometimesaround guests who had been coming oryears, the inn was reborn as a 7,200 squareoot gem that can accommodate up to 32guests.

One previous owner, local dentist SteveMichel, was amazed. Each room isuniquely and tasteully decorated withhandmade quilts, claw oot bathtubs, andantiques. A well stocked catering kitchenand an assortment o sitting rooms and

porches provide space to spread out.Outside there are lawn games and

sculptures. Downstairs, Joni discovereda basement that looked like theyd beenhaving sances down there. Now itsa local gathering spot where ne wine,cheeses, and chocolate are served arounda replace. Recently she also opened thetowns only wine shop on Main Street.

Te inn caters not only to vacationersbut is ideal or amily reunions andretreats. Te best deal is to rent the wholeplace with all 18 bedrooms or a week

which comes out to about $150 per roomor the entire week. Nightly rates are alsoofered.

Te cool Carolina Foothills surroundSaluda and ofer a variety o outdoor

adventures including hiking, picnicking,and antiquing. Te nearby Green River

Game Lands ofer more than 10,000acres and sixteen miles o trails.

Te Blue Ridge Mountains are ashort drive away and there is tubing andkayaking on the Green River just outsideo town. Historically it was only the

wealthy that could spend some o the hoth i S l d N i i

opportunity or everyone. bFor more information about the Saluda

Inn, visit www.saludainn.com. Formore information about Saluda, NorthCarolina, visit www.saluda.com. RoadtripsCharleston! is a feature of Lucky Dog

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adventurous, interesting destinations withina few hours drive of Charleston. CarolAntmans passion for outdoor and artisticexperiences has led her to exotic and nearbydestinations far and wide. For suggestionsor comments, email her at [email protected]

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