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SINHG Kicks Off Fall 2015 Evening Programs

The Seabrook Island Natural History Group kicked off their Fall 2015 Evening Programs on Thursday with a presentation by Virginia Beach on the history of the South Carolina rice lands. She portrayed a landscape that stretched all the way from the Pee Dee River to the Savannah. It was a story full of interesting and memorable characters, and unlikely allies. They included English Lords, Proprietors, southern plantation owners and slaves, northern industrialists, powerful U.S. Senators, daring scientists, media magnates, Trappist monks, and Wall Street financiers.
The next program will be presented on Thursday, October 8th,and will feature Dr.Brian Balmer, discussing “North Atlantic Dolphin Populations”. In 2013, Dr. Balmer assumed his current position as a scientist with the Oceans and Human Health Branch of the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston. Brian spent 12 years with the Chicago Zoological Society’s Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, moving up from intern to staff scientist. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelors of Science (B.S.) majoring in Wildlife Science and Biology. Brian’s graduate research at the University of North Carolina focused on identifying the population structure of bottlenose dolphins in two regions that have been impacted by different types of stressors: St. Joseph Bay, Florida and the southern coast of Georgia.
Refreshments – 7:00 PM Program – 7:30 PM Location – Lake House
All Seabrook Island residents and guests are welcome. There is a $5 donation for non SINHG members. Information about future programs and SINHG membership can be found at the SINHG web site, sinhg.org.
Submitted by: Gary Fansler

SINHG Evening Program – Thursday, September 17th

On Thursday, September 17th, Virginia Beach will be the first speaker of the Seabrook Island Natural History Group’s Fall 2015 Evening Programs.
She is the author of “Rice & Ducks” which records the history of the South Carolina rice lands, a landscape that stretches all the way from the Pee Dee River to the Savannah. It is a story full of interesting and memorable characters, and unlikely allies. They include English Lords, Proprietors, southern plantation owners and slaves, northern industrialists, powerful U.S. Senators, daring scientists, media magnates, Trappist monks, and Wall Street financiers.
Refreshments – 7:00 PM Program – 7:30 PM Location – Lake House
All Seabrook Island residents and guests are welcome. There is a $5 donation for non SINHG members. Information about future programs and SINHG membership can be found at the SINHG web site, sinhg.org.
Gary Fansler

Men’s Biggest Loser Challenge Returning to Lake House

Do you normally gain weight during the holiday season? Make this the holiday season of fitness and weight loss! The Men’s Biggest Loser was designed as a 90-day program to help property owners reach and maintain their goals of weight loss through weekly workouts, nutrition, commitment, and accountability. An information meeting will be held Friday, September 25th at 10:30 AM at the Lake House.

The 90-Day Challenge begins October 5th and will consist of the following:

Nutrition
South Beach Diet
Food Journal

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Next Steps Johns Island Open House

Next Steps Johns Island is holding an open house on Wednesday, September 16 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm at the Lake House. It is the perfect opportunity to get together with other Seabrook volunteers, find out how Next Steps works, and get answers to any questions you may have. There is a need for a variety of skill sets to help in many different aspects of the program.
If you can’t attend, but are still interested in learning about Next Steps or would like more information, please contact Nina Milton nina.milton5@gmail.com. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to use your time and talent to help others help themselves.

—Submitted by Denise Doyon

D.I.R.T. Meeting Reminder

Just a reminder that the Seabrook genealogy group, Digging Into Roots Together (D.I.R.T.), will meet this coming Wednesday, Sept 9, 2015 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm in Osprey 2 at the Lake House.

This week we will be working together to organize the “genealogy social” that we are hosting during our Sept 23 meeting. We will be inviting residents of Kiawah and Kiawah River Estates who may be interested in participating in our group to join us for refreshments and learn what we are doing in D.I.R.T. We will also be working on a new project which we hope will help our members get more organized, resolve their research issues more efficiently and grow their family trees.

The agenda can be accessed and previewed by visiting the blog at diggingtogether.blogspot.com and clicking on the tab labeled “Agenda”. If you are interested in genealogy and looking to network with others who share your passion, or would like some guidance getting started on your own family history journey, please join us. Each week someone will be available to provide assistance and answer questions.

Further information can be found on the blog or you can email us at diggingtogether@yahoo.com.

Submitted by Denise Doyon

Council of Villa Associations and Regimes (COVAR) September 12 Meeting

All Seabrookers are invited to attend COVAR’s September Meeting, which will focus on comprehensive presentations and a round table discussion of Property and Landscaping Improvement for Associations/Regimes.

The principal participants will be: Terry Ahearn, Mayor, Town of Seabrook Island (TOSI); Ron Ciancio, Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem, TOSI; Dan Kortvelesy, Board Member and Planning Committee Chair, SIPOA; Heather Paton, Executive Director and outgoing Acting ARC Administrator, SIPOA; Deb Lehman, Planning Committee Member, SIPOA; (tentatively) Penny Lee, Planning Committee Member, SIPOA; Bill Greubel, President, Seabrook Island Club; Stuart Rumph, Sales Executive, Seabrook Island Real Estate; Linda Olson, Owner, Change of Space Interiors, LLC and Nancy Buck, Co-owner, Coastal Getaways of South Carolina.

The meeting will be Saturday, September 12 from 10 am to 12 noon at the Lake House. Mark your Calendars.

Submitted by Allan W. Keener

SINHG Kicks Off Fall Evening Programs September 17th

On Thursday, September 17th the Seabrook Island Natural History Group’s first evening program for the Fall 2015 series is Virginia Beach. Her topic is “Rice and Ducks, the Surprising Convergence that Saved the Carolina Lowcountry”.

Virginia is a graduate of the University of Virginia and a former Peace Corps volunteer in East Africa. She writes for numerous publications on the subjects of conservation and natural history and is the author of Medway, a history of a South Carolina plantation. In addition, she has also served on the staffs of The Nature Conservancy, the Lowcountry Open Land Trust and the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium.

She is also the author of “Rice & Ducks” which records the history of the South Carolina rice lands, a landscape that stretches all the way from the Pee Dee River to Savannah. It is a story full of interesting and memorable characters, and unlikely allies. They include English Lords, Proprietors, southern plantation owners and slaves, northern industrialists, powerful U.S. Senators, daring scientists, media magnates, Trappist monks, and Wall Street financiers.

Please join us at the Lake House to learn more about this fascinating aspect of the history of the low country. Refreshments will be served at 7 PM and the program will begin at 7:30. All Seabrook Island residents and guests are welcome. There is a $5 donation for non SINHG members. Information about future programs and SINHG membership can be found at the SINHG web site, sinhg.org

Submitted by Gary Fansler

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