Category: In the News

Brown & White Pickup Friday, January 6

Remember, THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 is the monthly Brown & White pickup.

The basics:
Furniture, appliances, etc., may be put out curbside (out by 7:00 am the day of the pick-up, and not before 5:00 pm the evening before). Hazardous materials (batteries, paint, etc.) may be brought to the maintenance facility (Seabrook Island Rd, behind the Garden Plots) for safe disposal.

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What is the purpose of Brown & White pickup?
This pickup is intended for those larger items which are not acceptable for the standard weekly pickup and would normally have to be taken to the County landfill facility on Bees Ferry Road in West Ashley. SIPOA offers this special pickup monthly, as a convenience to our owners.

What is okay to put out curbside?
Furniture (all sorts), appliances, lawn equipment, most other large-size goods which would not be acceptable for the regular weekly pickup

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New Semi-Private Yoga Series at The Lake House – Slow Flow

January 25th – February 22nd

Wednesdays * 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Join yoga instructor, Natasha Stevens, for ‘Slow Flow’. This semi private series moves at a slower pace which can be helpful for those starting out in vinyasa-style yoga and includes detailed cueing of how to get in and out of poses. By moving with more awareness, this class challenges the deeper postural muscles. A great class for those who are building core strength. This class also accommodates those who have never set foot on a yoga mat.

For more information or to register, please contact Natasha Stevens at noo.stevens@gmail.com

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The Lake House

Meet The Candidates Night, 1/9/2017

Reminder-The 2016 SIPOA Nominating Committee invites property owners to our “Meet the Candidates” night on Monday, January 9th. This is your opportunity to hear the candidates speak and ask them questions. The event will start 5:00 pm in the Live Oak Hall at The Lake House. Please mark it on your calendars!

Can’t make it? We’ve got you covered – the event will be recorded and the video posted on Tidelines. In the meantime, be sure to listen to the latest episode of the Tidecasting podcast, which features audio interviews with all candidates.

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The Tidelines Editor

Conversations with a Curator: Historic Textiles Curator Jan Hiester on Killer Fashion, 1/13

For this tour, participants will take a last look at Killer Fashion: The Consequence of Style, delving into the darker side of fashionable dress. In addition to the furs, feathers and ivory that decimated animal populations for fashion accessories, everyone will look at the use of snakeskin, whale baleen and even silkworms. Clothing production proved deadly for its makers and sometimes for its wearers and Historic Textiles Curator Jan Hiester will discuss the dyeing industry, the Mad Hatter and even the possible cause for Napoleon’s demise. You might even choose to try on a hoop skirt, but watch your step or you too could be a fashion victim!

Conversations with a Curator allows visitors a chance to have an intimate look at an exhibit in The Charleston Museum, hear stories, ask questions and spark conversations. The Museum’s collections are both extraordinary and diverse and each Curator-led talk and tour will allow participants to immerse themselves in different areas of Charleston’s history.

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All Conversations with a Curator programs are open to the public and FREE for Members.

Conversations with a Curator programs are typically held on the second Friday of each month, with a few exemptions.

Date/Time
01/13/2017, 10:30 am – 11:45 am

Location
The Charleston Museum
360 Meeting Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29403

(Photo credit and information: http://www.charlestoncvb.com)

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Tidelines Editor

Brad Taylor’s “Ring of Fire” Book Launch, 1/10

Charleston area resident and New York Times best selling author, Brad Taylor, launches his new Pike Logan novel, “Ring of Fire”, on January 10th, at the Charleston Harbor Fish House, 32 Patriots Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant,  at 7 pm. in conjunction with Blue Bicycle Books.

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Stop by, meet Brad Taylor and purchase your autographed copy of his latest fictional writing on anti-terrorist special agents Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill.

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Brad Taylor was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Infantry.  He served for 21 years and retired as a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel. He served for eight years in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta commanding multiple troops and a squadron.  His last assignment was as an Assistant Professor of Military Science at The Citadel.

(photo credit:  bradtaylorbooks.com)

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Tidelines Editor

Friends Indeed

Seabrook never fails to surprise me. We live in such a beautiful spot we wonder how we got so lucky. As we watch the poor souls who are traipsing all over Greece, Turkey, Germany, France and other parts of Europe to find a home for themselves, we know we are especially blessed to be right where we are.

We not only have a great location, we have some very special neighbors as well. I met three of our Seabrook neighbors recently at the Lake House. They are Jody Garvey, Maraide Sullivan and Patti Tully. All three are part of the Ladies Bible Study Group that meets every Monday, from 1:30 to 3:30pm in the Live Oak Room at the Lake House.

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Every meeting starts with a short social time, followed by an opening prayer of an ecumenical nature.   They then watch a short video, of some thirty to forty minutes, on some topic of spiritual significance. Everything is biblically based or on a spiritual life topic that warrants discussion. Every video comes with a workbook, and every meeting has facilitators who break the group up into smaller parts so they can discuss the topic the film has emphasized. Subjects frequently revolve around issues of trust and forgiveness. There is a closing prayer to finish off the day.

There are approximately twenty five members of the Ladies Bible Study Group who attend regularly. They have been in existence for eight years. Ninety per cent of the group comes from Seabrook, with others joining from Kiawah and Kiawah River Estates. They do not consider themselves a group that is around to do good deeds, however they usually do take on a Christmas project. This year their Christmas efforts centered on finding warm coats for the winter. They partnered with the Salvation Army in West Ashley as one of them had known Major Thomas Richmond of the Salvation Army and he was very anxious to help them with their project. The Salvation Army Office is on 2135 Ashley River Road. Major Richmond said there are lots of homeless people in West Ashley and the coats would go in three to four days.

Acting together as a group, the Ladies Bible Study group managed to come up with fifty winter coats. They accomplished all this by calling their various friends. They called all of the Tennis Captains leaning especially heavily on the tennis players who have become known for their generosity. The Group insisted that the coats be given away, not sold.

This is a very unusual group by any definition. They don’t fit easily into the standard of many groups on Seabrook as theirs is a spiritual mission and they are all devoted to it. For more information contact Jody Garvey at garveyjody@gmail.com or Patti Tully at patetiitully@gmail.com.

They left me with this thought: “The Bible is God’s Love Story to us”. What a beautiful story they are creating.

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Barbara Burgess, Tidelines Staff Writer

Mullet Hall Opens Trails to Dogs

Good news for 2017 from Mullet Hall.  Charleston County dog owners will be allowed to walk their pets on the 2.4 mile walking loop and interior trails.  Dogs must be leashed (3ft. in length;  no retractable leashes).

To access trails you need a $35 year’s pass. Passes can be purchased at the administration building in the park.

Mullet Hall is located at 2662 Mullet Hall Rd., off River Road on Johns Island.  It is part of Johns Island County Park.

Website (to link to, if applicable): http://CharlestonCountyParks.com

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Jane Marvin

Dance for Health and Fun in 2017!

Ballroom Dance Charleston, a chapter of USA Dance (not for profit), promotes all types of dancing for all ages in the Charleston area. This is a fun and welcoming group who love dance. Weekly dances are held Saturday evening with a one hour lesson included in the admission price. Small group classes for all levels, beginner through advanced, are offered throughout the week at low cost. An extensive calendar of weekly events is available at the website below.
For further information call Steve Pollock:  516 510-9029

Website (to link to, if applicable): http://www.ballroomdancecharleston.org

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Steve Pollock

Seabrook Island Photgraphy Club Featured Photographer, Patricia Schaefer

Seabrook Island Photography Club Featured Photographer, Patricia Schaefer-

I grew up in a large family in rural Minnesota. Upon graduation, I traveled to Europe where I met Page. I moved to South Carolina and there we married and raised our two children. My professional career was spent as a pediatric occupational therapist working in the public school system.

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Photography became my passion when I moved to Seabrook Island and was inspired by its immense beauty. I soon published two photography books, Dolphin Strand Feeding and Dolphins from A to Z. Those accomplishments led to a featured article in the SC Wildlife magazine and garnered me credits in a 2013 National Geographic documentary film, “Secret Life of Predators”.

My work was featured on the cover of Neighbors magazine, in Charleston and Island magazines, on educational signs both in Georgia and South Carolina, and most recently in a Japanese children’s book. I have received awards including those from First Federal People’s Choice, Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition, Charleston Artist Guild, Wells Gallery, SCW/Hampton Wildlife Fund, BEC calendar contest, and the Charleston Center for Photography.

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SINHG Supper – February 3rd

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It’s that time again to break out your favorite recipes and begin planning your special soup. The annual SINHG Soup Supper will be held on Friday, February 3rd. The event will again be held in the Atlantic Room at the Island House.

As usual, the Soup Supper will feature great soups, chili, breads and desserts as well as the traditional Soup Throwdown where a prize of incalculable value will be awarded to the chef with the best soup. Most importantly, it is an evening of fun and camaraderie.images

.Reserved tables will be available, so get your friends together and start planning for this special fun event. The sign-up form is available on the SINHG website.

Website (to link to, if applicable): www.sinhg.org

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Gary Fansler

Correction on the form for Submitting Opposing or Supporting Statements for Proposed Bylaw or Covenant Change

January 1, 2017

To All Property Owners/Tidelines Readers

Happy New Year to Everyone!

The E-Blast published last Friday, December 30, 2016, inadvertently did not completely track the motion that was ultimately amended and adopted by the Board at the Special Meeting on December 29, 2016, regarding the submission of supporting and opposing statements to the proposed Amendments to the Bylaws and Covenants. What follows below is the text of the final motion as amended and adopted by the Board. If you wish to submit a supporting or opposing statement to any of the proposed amendments to the Bylaws or Covenants, including the amendments proposed by the Petitioners, then please follow the guidelines indicated below as to form, content and time of submission. We apologize for any confusion. (Click here to read the original text, with links to the proposed amendments.)

At the Special meeting of the SIPOA Board of Directors on Thursday, December 29th, the Board adopted the deadline and standards for statements in support of and against proposed amendments to the SIPOA By-laws and to the Restrictive Covenants for inclusion in the Annual Meeting package to be sent to all property owners in advance of the February 18, 2017 Annual Meeting.

One statement in support of each proposed amendment and one statement against each proposed amendment will be included in the Annual Meeting package. The deadline for submission is not later than 4 pm Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. An electronic version of such statement must be submitted in pdf format and attached to an email sent to hpaton@sipoa.org before 4 PM Eastern Standard Time on January 4, 2017, and a printed version of such statement is to be delivered by the time indicated above, and receipt acknowledged as to date and time by the SIPOA employee at the Reception Desk at the SIPOA Administration Office. The format for both electronic and printed documents is as follows:

Electronic Format:
• Word (.docx) and PDF versions

Electronic and Printed Format:
• Type: Helvetica
• Font: 12
• Margins: Normal, 1”: top, bottom, left, right
• Cover Page Content: Title, Text of the proposed Bylaw of Covenant Amendment

Statement Page
• Type: Helvetica
• Font: 12
• Margins: Normal, 1”: top bottom, left, right
• Length: entire statement must fit on one side of one printed page only.
• Statement Page Content:
o Title of the proposed Bylaw or Covenant Amendment and Identification of the person or entity submitting the statement
o Statement page must respond to each of the following four (4) questions
1. What is the benefit to the SIPOA Community and all of its members that the proposed Bylaw or Covenant Amendment is intended to achieve?
2. What is the intended and likely impact of the proposed Bylaw or Covenant Amendment on current process(es), SIPOA personnel, actions, and financial costs if the amendment were adopted?
3. What are the intended and likely changes to process(es), SIPOA personnel, actions, and financial costs to SIPOA if the proposed Bylaw or Covenant Amendment is adopted?
4. What are potential risks to SIPOA’s not for profit status (IRS Code Section 501(c)(4)), and to the Covenant and Bylaw requirement that “…the purpose and business of SIPOA [is to]…preserve the Property values and the quality of life in the [Seabrook Island Development] if the proposed Bylaw or Covenant Amendment is adopted”?

Should you wish to do so, please submit your statement in support of or in opposition to any or all of the proposed amendments following the format, requirements and submission deadline outlined above. If multiple statements are submitted, Heather Paton, SIPOA’s Executive Director, will select the representative statement to be included in the Annual Meeting package.

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Ed Houff, SIPOA Director