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From the Roaster to the Cup “The packaging is amazing!” explaimed Josh Cooke, proprietor of Bluffton’s Corner Perk Cafe’, Dessert Bar and now, Roasters. He has reasons to be excited, and so do all coffee lovers in Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and all Lowcountry points beyond. The packaging, to which Cooke refers, is the new retail packaging for coffee beans roasted fresh, right here in Bluffton.
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This month, Cooke announced the launch of Corner Perk Roasters, which will be Bluffton and the Lowcountry’s original coffee roasting company. He believes that folks in Bluffton surrounding communities, are ready for and su this; coffee freshly and locally roasted, made from the highest quality beans, sourced under Fair Trade and organic farming principles, ”freshly roasted” being the operative term. “We have local craft breweries popping up all over the place, craft distilleries and farm-totable restaurants. Now we’re roasting coffee right here in Bluffton,” Usually when you buy coffee the beans were roasted in a far off plant and then transported over long distances, so that a “fresh brewed” cup of coffee could be a whole lot fresher. Cooke converted the second floor of Corner Perk’s May River Road location into a roasting plant that will supply restaurants and retail stores all over the Lowcountry as well as in Corner Perk Cafe’ downstairs. You can already get a taste right down the street at Vinyard 55 and Neo, and across the bridge at The Lucky Rooster and Bomoras Grille. Soon it will be available at restaurants and retail stores so everybody can enjoy local fresh roasted tasty goodness. Current connoisseusrs of Corner Perk’s fresh roasted coffees can rest assured, longtime roaster Ian Duncan remains in charge of bringing your favorite brew creations to your table. “We have a saying at Corner Perk,” said Cooke, “If you’ve never had coffee the day it is roasted then you’ve never had a coffee break. Corner Perk Cafe’, Dessert Bar, Roasters is located at 1297 May River Road, Bluffton, SC 29910 in the Calhoun Street Promenate.
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Notes From the Publisher What an exciting edition we have put together for you this month. We reprinted the Union sholdiers’ eyewhitness account of the Burnining of Bluffton in June of 1864. This is the only letter of it’s type known and it has found its’ way home. Andrew Peeples delights us again with another story in The “Chucklehead”. Sit back and laugh and enjoy this wonderful story. I wish I coud have met him, but at least everyone can meet “The Bluffton Boy” again. The US Junior Golf Championship, you know, the one Tiger won three times and Jordan won twice, and Phil never won, is being held next month at Colleton River Plantation, stay turned for next months’ edition. To warm us up a bit, Amber Kuehn wrote about what could have been there. Just think about it. Bluffton has their very own Princess. But she is not just like Cinderella.....she loves Pluffmud! Hannah is such a beautiful and talented young lady and we are so glad to call her our own, Miss Bluffton. I have to mention Linda Moore who provided the spectacular photograph for our cover. Linda is an amature photographer living in Sun City and a first time provider to The Breeze. When I saw this shot I knew it was the one. More and more folks who move to Bluffton are thinking about a flexible house that spans several generations. Steve Tilton, a second generation builder, gets it, and has shared his experience and wonderful photography of this Multigenerational Home with us. Finally, I have to give a shout out to someone very special on Fathers Day. Colonel Richards Stewart, is a 91 year old, three war veteran, who has shown my sister, Corinne and me, and our late Ranger Hall of Fame brother Dick, about, honor, truth, and how to respect others. To this day he lives by example and puts his hands in the Lord. Thanks Dad for all you have done for me. I love you!
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THE MAGAZINE OF BLUFFTON PUBLISHER/EDITOR Randolph Stewart randolphblufftonbreeze@gmail.com 843 816-4005 SALES DIRECTOR Chierie Smith theblufftonbreeze@gmail.com 843-505-2732 ART DIRECTOR Joe Nehila NOSOCO info@noscoco.com 206-304-4481 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Amber Hester Kuehn MS, Kelly Dillon Art Cornell, Bill Newby, Joan Morris, Andie Nehila, John South, Chierie Smith, Steve Tilton, Michele Rholdan-Shaw, Jevon Daly, Steve Nichols, Anne M. Jennings, John Day, Elizabeth Robins Andrew Peeples, Florence Rupert Graves, Frank Dunn, Jr. PHOTOGRAPHERS , ARTISTS Art Cornell, Linda Moore Margaret Palmer, Eric Einhorn Tom Jenkins Film PRINTER Accurate Lithograph CORPORATE OFFICE 12 Johnston Way, Suite 300 P.O. Box 472, Bluffton, SC 29910 843.757.8877 The Bluffton Breeze Magazine is published by The Bluffton Breeze LLC. All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored for retrieval by any means without permission from the Publisher. The Bluffton Breeze Magazine is not responsible for unsolicited materials and the publisher accepts no responsibility for the contents or accuracy of claims in any advertisement in any issue. The Bluffton Breeze Magazine is not responsible or liable for any errors, omissions, or changes in information. The opinion of contributing writers do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the magazine and its Publisher. All published photos and copy provided by writers and artists become the property of the Bluffton Breeze Magazine. Copyright. 2015
JUNE 2015, VOLUME 13, NO. 6
F E AT U R E S
9 The Burning of Bluffton Eyewitness Letter 11 The Founding of Father’s Day 12 The “Chucklehead” 16 A Monument for Conservation 20 The Multigenerational Home 26 Pluffmud Princess 40 Bringing the Restaurant Home D E PA R T M E N T S
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History
16 Environment
35 Your Bluffton
18 Tide Chart
36 Over the Bridges and Beyond
19 Fellowship
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30 Thoughts in the Breeze
42 Restaurant Guide
Music Town
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HISTORY The Burning of Bluffton
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EyeWitness letter from a Federal Soilder
As an antiques dealer in Savannah for years I had the luck to discover a Confederate eyewitness letter of the Burning of Bluffton from a fellow dealer in Chattanooga, Tenn. circa 1998. This letter is now in Bluffton in the possession of Michael and Corinne Reeves, my sister. Almost a year ago, a client of mine from Delaware and Spring Island found this Yankee eyewitness letter of the burning , purchased it for a sum of mney at auction and the original now rests in care of the University of Delaware library. He presented me with the only archival copy so that I might bring it back home. The text below is written as close as we could decipher from the letter. I apologize to the Bluffton historians if we wrote in error. What we know, through Jeff Fulgham’s book, The Bluffton Expedition: The Burning of Bluffton, that a complement of Federal troops totaling close to 1800 men entered the town to set it ablaze, from steamers that embarked at Pope Plantation on Hilton Head and set them ashore at Buckingham Landing, where they then surrounded and marched into town. In this letter Mr. John Day feels that the entire town was burned. Fortunately, as the Confederate Calvary entered the town and skirmished with the Union troops, they returned
to the steamers to return to their forts and camps. The Confederate Troops helped to extinguish the fires, preventing total devastation and saving the homes and Church of The Cross that exist today.
Hilton Head Island S. C. June 11th 1863 Friend Perkins I received your letter some time ago and answered it, but having a little spare time I will write again. Since I wrote you before we have been on an expedition it was nothing very great, but I will give you little information about it. Our Comp was doing picket duty down to Popes Plantation. The orders came for us to have three days rations cooked for we was going to be relieved by a th Comp of the 8 Me we got our rations served out & the Comp was fell in & marched for Seabrook this is the Head Quarters of this picket line. that is Our Major is in command there. here the troops all met. the expedition of troops march up was to (2) Comp of the 7th Conn & to (2) comp of the 6th Conn and to (2) comp of the 7th conn and to (2) Comp of the 15(?) New York and one comp of Engineers and 6t comp of the 48th New York Vols. also a detachment of the 8th (?) Rhode Island Artillery. we embarked on board of Steamers and away we started where The Bluffton Breeze
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we didn’t know. but it wasn’t long before we fond out. we landed about to miles from a Village caled Bluffton in the maine land after our troops was all landed we formed compaeys Our skirmirses was thrown out. the bugle was sounded and we took up our line of march we marched across the open field in close column until we reached the woods and then the order was given by the right flank we filed around & came in to a road we kept on our march seeing no Reds we got to the village about 9 o’clock in the morning. Our skirmershs halted about a Quarter of a mile the other sides of the Village. then they wee a few Calvary men exchanged a few shots but I guess there was no one hurt. we had orders to burn the Village and we did it made a hell of a hot fire for it was a large place and it kicked up a hell of a smoke we only left a church standing after we burnt it we had orders to Enbarke on the boats again. Just as we was about to bord few of them mounted devils come down and opened on us. there was so much smoke that we coudnt see far but we poured avoly (/) of musketry in to them & a few charges of grape and canisters & the way they skedaddled wasnt slow & then we moved away from the dock & steamed down the river to Seabrook and landed and marched down to our old fort and we are now doing picket duty again but dont expect to stay here long by what we can learn Gen Hunter is relieved of his command Gen Gilmer is to take command of this Department as soon as he comes & that will be on the next steamer & Admiral Dupont is relieved here Admiral Foote takes command of this Blockading Squadron here I don’t think of anything more to write so I will close Write Soon my respects to you all.
The Founding of of Father’s Day in in the USUS The Founding Father’s Day the By Chierie Smith Father’s Day, inaugurated one year after Mother’s Day was established in the early 20th century in honor of fatherhood and male parenting. Sonora Smart Dodd, born in Arkansas, is most credited for making Father’s Day a Holiday. After listening to a sermon on the celebration of Mother’s Day in 1909, Sonora told her preacher that fathers too should be honored equally as mothers on Mother’s Day. Her father the Civil War Veteran William Jackson Smart and being a single parent of six children, was her reason and driving force for making Father’s Day a national holiday. Using her father’s birthday month, Father’s Day was first celebrated in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA on June 19, 1910. It wasn’t until 1957, when Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith wrote a proposal stating that over the last 40 years Congress were ignoring fathers while continuing to single out and honor one parent, mothers. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a proclamation honoring fathers and designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Finally in 1972, President Richard Nixon signed Father’s Day into law as a permanent national holiday. Is this where the saying comes from, “Daughters always come home to Daddy”? Gen.Hunter Hilton Head Island Union Commander
The Soldiers Prayer Our Father who art in Washington
From your friend, John Day The letter was completed with The Soldiers Prayer Page 4 of John Day Letter
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Uncle Abraham be thy name Thy victory won, thy will be done In the South. as at the North Give us this day our daily rations of crackers and pork And forgive us our short comings So we forgive our Quartermasters For thine is the power the soldiers and the negros For the space of these years. Amen The Bluffton Breeze
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The “Chucklehead”
By: Andrew Peeples With permission from Mildred Peeples Pemberton The year I started in school, Papa planned to put me to work cutting wood and milking Daisy and helping out in the store-- the same as he had with my oldest brothers, Mark, James, Paul, Peter, Philip and Thomas. But a little monkey wrench changed his mind, and I had to nurse my sister Jennie one day to change it back. Jennie was the tenth baby in our family. But she was the first girl, and to Mama and Papa and us nine boys, she was something extra special, with big blue eyes, long golden curls, and a smile as dazzling bright as the Pearly Gates on Resurrection morn. The day before I had to nurse Jennie, Pearl Harrison brought her new doll to my house and we decided to get married and set up housekeeping in the backyard under the grape arbor. Just as soon as our “baby” was born, Pearl handed him to me to hold, and right then was when Papa had to have his little monkey wrench. Papa and Mark were at the bottom of the cove, back of the barn, fixing the ram. It was a hydraulic ram that pumped water from the artesian well in the cove, up to a storage tank, atop a sawed off live oak, near the house. It was supposed to run night and day and never stop, because it took a lot of water for our family, when you counted in Daisy and Mack and all those thirsty Domineckers scratching around, in the lot between the barn and the store. But the plunger in the ram was stuck and the water in the tank was getting low, and Papa was getting nervous. “BOYYYYYYYYY! YOU BOY UP THERE UNDER THE GRAPE ARBOR!” Papa’s voice struck my conscience like a bolt from the blue. It shook the “baby” right back into Pearl’s arms and started me running barefoot through a patch of spurs, making a beeline for the ram and crying, “Suhhhhh!”
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When Papa called one of us boys, he expected him to answer and appear at about one and the same time. He was watching for me when I hove in sight, at the top of the path, leading down to the ram. “Stop!” he yelled, and I jelled in my tracks. “Now, “ he said, “run to the store and tell James, or Paul, or Peter, to send me my little monkey wrench, and hurry up!” I ran to the store as fast as my spurred feet would take me. I ran through the back door and straight through Papa’s office yelling, “James! Paul! Peter! James! Paul! Peter!” I saw Peter behind the dry goods counter and I headed for him yelling “Peter Peter!” Papa says send him a wrench and hurry up!” Peter was waiting on a pretty girl named May Vincent. He had just put on long pants, and he didn’t want small children bothering him while he was making sweet talk over the counter. He looked down his nose at me, as though, I had been a fly, or some other pest. “Please control your respiration,” he said, “and kindly inform me as to what kind of twisting tool you have in mind.” If May Vincent hadn’t been standing there, he would have said, “Hold your wind boy, and tell me what kinda cockeyed wrench ya want.” I eased up on my breathing and tried my best to remember the kind of wrench Papa had told me to bring, but I couldn’t.
Peter shrugged his shoulders, flashed an excuse-mewhile-I-get-rid-of-this-brat smile at May Vincent, and disappeared into the sideroom, where Papa kept his private tools. In a moment, he returned with a wrench big enough to twist the smokestack off a steamboat.
“If I let him cut wood, he’ll chop off both feet. If I let him milk the cow, he’ll never once hit the inside of the bucket.” “Fiddle-faddle.”
“Here’s one,” he said, “that can unscrew the ram and Mark’s head at the same time. Vamoose!”
“And if I put him behind the counters, he’ll take one cent’s worth of candy and three cents’ worth of kerosene out of a nickel and give back six cent’s change every time.”
I gripped both hands around the heavy tool and ran, or tried to run, back to the cove. As I reached the bottom of the hill, Mark jumped up from beside the ram, with a hallelujah grin on his face and a tiny bolt in his hand.
“Stuff and nonsense. The boy’s bright as a silver dollar, and you know it. He can do anything the others can do, and just as well.”
“Look, Papa!” he cried triumphantly. “I got it out! I got it out with two fingers! We don’t need that little old monkey wrench now!’ Papa looked down over his handlebar mustache at the giant wrench I was offering him. He cleared his throat again and looked up toward heaven and groaned. “Oooooo Lord, I pray, be merciful to this chuckle-headed child.” And before he could clear his throat again and tell me to take that “infernal Stillson wrench back where it came from”, I was halfway up the hill. That night after I got in bed, I heard Papa and Mama talking in the parlor, which was next to my room. I wasn’t eavesdropping. That is, I wasn’t until I caught on that they were talking about me. “… His hair is curly and he can’t whistle a tune and he acts without thinking. The other day I asked him to crawl under the barn and bring out a setting-hen and lock her up in the fowl house, and he shot under there as if the devil was behind him, and scared her clear across the cove into Old Man DuBois’s yard. Today, I asked him to fetch a little monkey wrench, and he brought me the biggest Stillson wrench in the whole store. I tell you, Maud, he acts without thinking, and it’s dangerous.” “Oh for heaven’s sake, Jesse. He’s no different from the six ahead of him. They learned to cut wood and milk the cow and help out in the store just, as soon as, they started in school, and so can he.”
“I hope you’re right. But I don’t believe he could push the baby’s carriage around without turning it over.” “Well, I do, and I’ll prove it.” The next day when I came home from school, Mama was waiting for me at the front steps. She had Jennie soaped and powdered and sitting in the carriage with her pink bonnet on, ready to go. The Missionary Society ladies, Mama said, we’re meeting in the parlor at three o’clock, and I must roll Jennie around and keep her quiet until the meeting was over. I didn’t let on that I knew what Mama had in mind -- that if I could keep a baby quiet a couple of hours, Papa would have to admit that I could do anything those other boys could do. “I’ll have to roll her down to the schoolyard, “ I said, “because we’re making up a baseball game and I promised to come right back. “All right,“ Mama said, “but you must be very careful and see that nothing happens to your little sister.” I ran into the house and dropped my books on the hall table. I returned to the front steps, by the way of the kitchen, where I stuffed my pockets with cold biscuits and corn muffins. I pushed the carriage out the front gate and headed for the magnolia tree, across the street from W.J. Fripp’s store, in the next block. The magnolia tree was at the edge of the schoolyard, about halfway between home plate and first base, and I knew Jennie would enjoy sitting there in the shade and watching a good baseball game.
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Just as soon as we got there, several boys came running over to the carriage. They stuck their fingers into Jennie’s curls and tickled her under the chin and said “Coochy, coochy, cooch.” And Jennie smiled her Pearly-Gate smile and tried to hold hands with all of those boys at the same time. While we were choosing sides and getting the game started, Jennie was the quietest baby I ever saw. She didn’t open her mouth, except to smile. But just as soon as I grabbed up the bat and ran over to the home plate and got myself set for a homerun, she began crying. Naturally, I looked to see what was wrong, and that was the very split second that Fred Hubbard, the pitcher, threw the ball. I didn’t even see it coming. I heard it pass my nose and the next thing I heard was Roy Snyder, the umpire, yelling, “Striiiiiike one!” Charles Niver, the right fielder on my side, ran to the carriage and stuck the little finger of his glove into Jennie’s mouth and she went right to work on it. And if Fred had taken advantage of the lull, I would have made my homerun and had it over with. But Fred had to make Thad Smith, his catcher, change signals about a dozen times, and when he got what he wanted from Thad, he just stood there holding the ball in both hands, out in front of his chest, while he cocked his eyes around at the man on first base, the way Eddie Mulligan and Buster Martin did when the Bluffton Big Boys played the Hardeeville Hornets or the Ridge Roosters. And before he got through with all that time killing business, Jennie found out what the glove’s finger wasn’t and began screaming again, and then, when I turned my head, Fred sneaked the ball across home plate a second time and Roy yelled, “StriiiiiiKe two!” “This’ll keep her quiet,” he said. “I’ll blow it so hard you can’t even hear her hollering.”
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He took a deep breath and began blowing, and I couldn’t hear Jennie at all. Fred tried his trick again. But it didn’t work. While he was killing time, Jennie was screaming. Charles was blowing his lungs out, and people in Fripp’s store were crowding the front door to see if the marshal was calling for help to stop someone from torturing a baby. But I wasn’t about to take my eyes off that ball in Fred’s hand. “Playyyyyyy ball!” yelled Roy, and Fred had to pitch whether he was ready or not. He wound his arm around in a circle, six full times and kicked his left foot higher than his head and reached the ball backward to the ground and then came up with a spitball curve that would have struck out Ty Cobb in person. I swung and just barely missed, and Roy yelled, “Striiiiiike three and out!” and before I could stop it, the bat flew out of my hands and struck the carriage broadside and turned it over. Jennie landed on her head and did about three somersaults before I caught up with her. I snatched her up in my arms and dropped her back in the carriage and pushed her down to the river just as fast as I could run. I had to get her as far away from home as I could, before she caught her breath and started screaming loud enough for Papa to hear her. I hid her in a clump of palmettoes, back of the Episcopal church and let her holler herself out. Then I took her home and turned her over to Mama. That night after I got in bed, I listened with both ears, and what I heard from the parlor that time, sounded all right. “Well, Maud, I guess I’ll have to eat crow’s meat. If that chuckle-headed boy can mind a baby and play baseball at the same time, I guess he can do just about anything those other boys can do.” I didn’t try to hear anymore. I just turned over and went to sleep, feeling pretty proud.
HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PASSION AND MUSIC IN THE LOWCOUNTRY 34th Season 2015-2016
This is the Lowcountry symphony - the sound world that envelops our lives and brings joyous communion to all who take the time to listen. It is also the sound tract that has inspired musicians, composers and performers for hundreds of years to create music that is as unique as our locale. You can hear our music sung in family kitchens and afternoon church services, and performed in major motion pictures around the world. You can hear it in the hurricane voice of James Brown or the ebullient solos of Dizzy Gillespie and you can hear it in the vivacious perormances of The Lowcountry’s Orchestra: the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra. Join us next season for passionate performances of the greatest orchestral masterpieces that bring our region’s music lovers together to celebrate our unique corner of the world and we invite you to join us. Majestic symphonies by Dvorak, Brahms, Beethoven and Berlioz, the dazzling virtuosity of your artists, internationally renowned soloists and a orchestra of ardent musicianship, will thrill concert goers and our newest fans alike in the 2015-2016 season. With programming and performances that engage both mind and spirit and resonate well beyond the final chord and roaring ovations, the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra has become a cultural phenomenon that rew regions can boast. Acclaimed pianist John Kimura Parker, eminent conductor JoAnn Felletta, and violin sensation Paul Huang are just a few of the remarkable performers who join us. Festive presentation of the musicdrama Polar Express, and evening of Gilbert & Sullivan and romantic Valentine classics will be season highlights you will not want to miss. Your presence brings extra excitement to our performances; I look forward sharing the transcendent sound of our orchestra and beloved Low County together. John Morris Russell Music Director and Conductor Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra The Bluffton Breeze
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ENVIRONMENT
Locals stood in front of bulldozers and fishermen sent a shrimp trawler, Capt. Dave, to Washington DC (that’s a long boat ride) carrying 25lbs of fresh shrimp on board to beg for help and deliver a petition with 45,000 signatures to the Secretary of the Interior. Hallelujah! “Bad Air Sick Fish” was forced to leave. Can you imagine what Bluffton and Hilton Head Island would be like if this effort had failed. Coincidentally, that same year, the first National Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970.
A Monument for Conservation By: Amber Hester Kuhen
Editors Note: Which picture do you like the best? If you call yourself a Bluffton local, you should know this story…If you moved here within the last 20 years the story needs to be told again. Next month Bluffton and Colleton River Plantation will host the US Junior Golf Championship. Without multiple herculean conservation efforts the tournament would not take place, our estuaries would be destroyed, Bluffton would not be the town it is to day, and in fact the entire of Beaufort County would not be the place it is today. The significance and purpose that the property on Victoria Bluff represents escapes me and I have to be reminded. It seems like the pristine Victoria Bluff and Colleton River Plantation has always been there… but it almost wasn’t. Take yourself back to 1969…there were only 2,500 full time residents on HHI, a swing bridge to the Island (1956 - 1982), the first Heritage Golf Tournament was hosted, and there was Bluffton… where? Just 1 square mile, not the 50 that it is today.
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Round Two: Again, in 1972, Brown and Root (a division of Halliburton) announced that they would construct a facility to build off-shore drilling platforms for oil exploration off of the SC coast requiring the deepening/dredging of the Colleton River, a devastating blow to the marine ecosystem. Another company, Chicago Bridge and Iron planned to acquire the adjoining property to erect high pressure containers to store the liquefied natural fuel awaiting transport. In fact, part of the Colleton River Golf Course is located on a clearing made by this company to begin construction of their facility!
Although some argued that the industry would have provided year-round jobs, the Hilton Head Island Community Association, protecting their interests to attract visitors to a pristine island, joined by environmentalists and the passionate locals, combined efforts to divert the industrial complex. Round Three: After two close calls, Thunderbird boat manufacturers (now Formula) set their sights on Victoria Bluff. This last effort to industrialize Victoria Bluff and the Colleton River was officially stunted by environmentalists that just would not give up. The Brown and Root property was purchased by a developer in 1989 and Colleton River Plantation was established. The rest of the BASF original tract is protected by the state of SC. Waddell Mariculture Center and the Victoria Bluff Heritage Preserve. These the efforts represented of a generation dedicated to conservation for one of the last unpolluted estuary systems on the East Coast. This effort still continues 27 years later.
The gateway to Hilton Head! Tucked away, a secret treasure, but unfortunately noticed by a German chemical company called BASF (Badische Anilin and Soda Fabrik or “Bad Air Sick Fish”) that planned to build a $100 million dollar chemical plant on The Colleton River at Victoria Bluff, 1800 acres of maritime forest where Colleton River Plantation, Waddell Mariculture Center, and the wildlife preserve, now sit. The polluted effluent from the plant would flow from the Colleton River to Port Royal Sound’s pristine estuary. Plans to clear cut the maritime forest and dredge a shipping channel in Port Royal Sound horrified locals and developers on Hilton Head . Some with property values in mind and others, Lowcountry life. A co-op was formed to fight this devastating industrial development. It was comprised of native islanders and Blufftonians, many of them shrimpers fighting to protect their catch and way of life. They literally fought for the conservation of the estuary with the help of lawyers provided by Hilton Head developers like Charles Fraser (who also contributed to the publicity that brought this travesty to the attention of the nation at large). The Bluffton Breeze
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FELLOWSHIP AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL Cambell Chapel A.M.E. 25 Boundary Street, 757-3652 Sunday School 8:45am Worship:10am ASSEMBLY OF GOD New River Worship Center Hwy 170 & Argent Blvd. (next to ESPY) 379-1815 Sunday: 10:30am Wednesday 7pm BAPTIST First Baptist Church of Bluffton Boundary at Church Street, 757-3472 Sunday School: 9:15am Worship: 11:00am First Zion Baptist Wharf Street 757-3128 Sunday School: 9am Sunday worship: 10am May River Baptist Church SC-170, North of US 46, 757-2518 Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship: 11am St. John’s Baptist Church 103 Pritchard Street, 757-4350 Sunday Worship: 11am St. Matthew’s Baptist Church SC Highway 170, 757-3255 Sunday Worship: 11am Indian Hill Baptist Church Hwy 278 next to Eagle’s Point, 757-2603 Sunday School: 9:45am Sunday Worship: 11am JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES Kingdom Hall, SC 46, 815-4455 Sunday Public Talk: 9:30am & 3:30pm Spanish Public Talk: 12:30pm
Bible Missionary Baptist Church Goethe Road Community Cntr, 815-5523 Sunday Worship: 11am Bible Study: 6pm CATHOLIC St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church 333 Fording Island Road, 815-3100 Sat. 4pm, 6pm Sun. 7:15am, 9am, 11am, 5pm, Espagnol 1pm Mon-Fri 6:45am Chapel, 8:30am Church ANGLICAN The Church of the Cross 110 Calhoun St, 757-2661 495 Buckwalter Parkway, 757-2662 Sunday Worship: 8am & 10am The Church of the Holy Trinity (Grahamville) 2718 Bees Creek Road, Ridgeland, 726-3743 Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages: 9:45 am Midweek Services: Wednesday, 6:30 pm EPISCOPAL The Episcopal Church of Okatie 231 Hazzard Creek, Okatie, SC 843-592-3965 Worship: Every Sunday 9:00am GREEK ORTHODOX Holy Resurrection Church at St. Andrews Catholic Church 220 Pickney Colony Road, 837-4659 Orthros: 9:30am, Liturgy 10am
LUTHERAN Lord of Life Lutheran Church 351 Buckwalter Parkway, 757-4774 Sunday School: 10am Sunday Worship: 8am, 9am, 11am METHODIST Bluffton United Methodist Church 101 Calhoun Street, 757-3351 Sunday School 9:45am Sunday Worship: 8:45am & 11am Church of the Palms United Methodist 1425 Okatie Highway, 379-1888 Sunday Worship: 10:30am St. Luke’s United Methodist Church SC Highway 170 near Sun CIty, 705-3022 Sunday Worship: 8:30am and 10am St. Andrew By-The-Sea UMC Bluffton Campus One University Blvd. (USCB’s HHI Gateway Campus, Hargray Building) 843-785-4711 Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m. PRESBYTERIAN Lowcountry Presbyterian Church US 278 and Simmonsville Road, 815-6570 Sunday School: Adult 9:40am, Child 10:30 Sunday Worship: 8:30am & 10:30am Grace Coastal Church (PCA) 1425 Okatie 15 Williams Drive (off 170), 379-5521 Sunday School: 11am Sunday Worship: 9:30am NON-DENOMINATIONAL Live Oak Christian Church Bluffton High School Auditorium 757-5670 Kidstreet: 9:15am, Worship 10:15am
JEWISH Temple Oseh Shalom Lowcountry Community Church at Lowcountry Presbyterian Bluffton: 801 Buckwalter Parkway836-1101 278 Simmonsville Road, 705-2532 Sunday Worship: 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am Shabbat Worship 3rd Friday of month, 8pm
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By: Steve Tilton
TODAY, HOMEOWNERS ARE THINKING AHEAD, AND THEIR INVESTMENT IS FOR THE LONG TERM NEEDS OF THE FAMILY.
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Remember “The Waltons” - the popular TV show from 25 years ago? Based on the writings of Earl Hamner, it was about a multigenerational family living under one roof during America’s Great Depression. However, it wasn’t economics that brought them together. Prior to the end of WWII, it was far more common for several generations of family to live in one home, and even pass the home and land down to new generations. After the war, the GI Bill made it easier for young families to build a home of their own. These young adults were liberated from their extended families by affordable single-family houses, wellpaying jobs, and mass-produced cars. The baby boom began.
Ironically, it’s baby boomers who are regenerating the idea of multigenerational family homes. As, owner of Coastal Signature Homes of Bluffton, we see that the trend resonates with homeowners on many levels. As Baby Boomers age and move through retirement, this style of home makes sense for both adult children and their parents. There are many homebuyers’ whose motivations have changed dramatically since the housing meltdown – our own version of the Great Depression. Previously, homebuyers would typically purchase a home knowing they would move on in 5 or 6 years to make a profit. Today, homeowners are thinking ahead, and their investment is for the long term needs of the family. The Bluffton Breeze
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To better understand the trend we should describe what a multigenerational home looks like. Well, It looks like any other single family dwelling, but we include what we call Flex Space, which can be configured and easily reconfigured to meet the long term needs of a large family with diverse lifestyles. It’s as simple as putting a small kitchenette in the bonus room over the garage, which can function as a home office now, or a living space later when needed. Or it might be as easy as putting an additional master bedroom lock-off suite on the ground floor, providing convenience and safety for an aging parent.
Many times you can’t find anything in the resale home market that met everyone in the families needs. Each family has different ideas on what features are required. These include elements such as everything on one floor, large living space, lots of porches, and little features like lever door handles, not knobs and yes….even a doggie niche. Admittedly, there’s extra space when the parents live alone, but it’s planned with efficiency in mind. The Flex Space is the FROG room over the garage, with ‘FROG’ meaning For Relatives Or Guests.” This space can later be converted to another use as your lifestyle changes….little things like grandchildren, old friends visiting, or when the adult children have house guests.
Population figures support the trend. Increasingly, the American family profile has changed from 2 parents and 2.5 kids, to boomer couples with boomerang children and/or aging parents, or boomer singles who may need to double up due to life changing events, like divorce. A recent study reports that 41% of adults between 25 and 29 are now living, or have lived recently, with their parents. Over all, about 54 million Americans are in multigenerational households, a 10 percent increase from 2007. Multigenerational homes are smart economically. Family members can share the mortgage and other expenses, and live better for less, a concept embraced by Oldfield homeowners Richard and Jeanne Campbell. As “snowbirds” they enjoy their home in Okatie during the winter, but in summer they go to Maine, while their adult children move into Oldfield with the grandkids. The parents own half, and the adult children own half. When the parents retire, they will move to their Oldfield house permanently, but will spend summers and holidays in their northern home until then. It’s a smart financial solution, but it’s also a lifestyle solution.
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Multigenerational living can build stronger families. It negates the need and expense of assisted living, and combats the loneliness that plagues aging adults. In turn, the older generation provides additional supervision, wisdom, and guidance for the children. When asked for advice regarding multigenerational home-building, I say that one must accept that there will be ups and downs, be willing to make compromises, and use Flex Space planning to ensure that everyone has privacy when needed.”
Finally, there’s a rapidly growing number of resources and information available online, providing advice and insight to make the living arrangement work for everyone – something that “The Waltons” never had. For whatever reason, whether it’s the return of traditions past, or related to the economy, multigenerational homebuilding is experiencing a major regeneration. “Goodnight, John Boy.”
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“Trust me, I love dressing up and wearing makeup and all that,” says the 17-year-old high school junior, who home-schools with nine pets for classmates and says her mom Mimi Brown is her best friend. “But sometimes I just want to put on baggy sweatpants and roll in the dirt with my dogs.” Spoken like a true Bluffton girl! Though Hannah was born in Portland, Maine, her family moved here when she was little; ten years later, after spending time in Arizona and North Carolina, they came back to the very same house. Today she calls Bluffton her hometown, and loves it not only for beauty and great weather, but for small town intimacy. “Bluffton’s got a great sense of community,” she said. “I used to live in Phoenix and going places there was kind of scary, but here it feels safe. Whenever you go out you always see people you know.”
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Princess By Michele Roldán-Shaw
What would a princess feel like if she came down from her cloud castle and planted both feet squarely on solid ground? How would she look and act if she left fairyland behind and moved to a small American town, say a town like ours? Well, she might resemble Hannah Brown, this year’s “ Miss Bluffton ” and a girl who’s got as much grit as glitz, as much spitfire as glitter, lip gloss and hair drier.
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Another of her favorite pastimes is to come with friends and her guitar down to the public dock on Calhoun Street, and strum away with the tide. In fact that’s where the Breeze caught up with her, one muggy weekday morning with her mom and the dogs. Some people were fishing and the dogs kept trying to lick up little bits of fish guts, but Hannah still let them give her kisses. When a man in a boat pulled up to the dock, his little rescue puppy leapt straight into her lap, and got such a heavy Trust me, I dose of lovin’ that it seemed they’d been friends for years. love dressing
up and wearing makeup and all that,” “But sometimes I just want to put on baggy sweatpants and roll in the dirt with my dogs.
Hannah is a singer and an actress, and has done local theatre as well as TV appearances, including a pilot in L.A. Before there was a “Miss Bluffton” competition, she went out for the Hilton Head pageant two years in a row, encouraged by a friend with whom she performed in a musical. In order to become “Miss Bluffton” she went through an application and interview process, dressed up and sang in the talent show; she was scored by judges on poise, style, intelligence, how up-to-date she was on current events, and in particular on her volunteer efforts (she works at animal shelters and sings at assisted living facilities.) In her estimation, the strong suits that got her the crown were speaking ability, friendliness and commitment to service. Having received a $500 scholarship as part of the award, she is now preparing to go to Columbia for the “Miss South Carolina” competition, which offers an even bigger scholarship. For that she will perform an opera piece; and since it also has a fitness portion, she’s working out everyday in addition to signing and watching the news. “Plus the dresses,” she adds. “You have to buy the dresses. I found a brand new red ball gown with the tags still on it for $20 at Goodwill!” But what does Hannah REALLY like to do? Sing in her rock band. “It’s me and a bunch of boys,” she says. “We practice in my garage so it’s hot and sticky; sometimes I just have to say ‘You guys need to take a shower!’ But they’re my favorite people, I love hanging out with them.”
Indeed, as much as Hannah is a prettypretty princess who enjoys playing the part, she has her tomboy side too. “I have three older brothers and about a dozen flannel shirts,” she says. “I’m kinda sassy, I can stand on my own two feet, and I don’t really need anyone to look out for me or tell me ‘You’re so pretty, you’re so talented.’ Boys aren’t always going to reassure you like that.” From across the dock Mimi adds, “And they see her ugly side a lot.” “Oh yeah,” Hannah agrees, “sometimes we have 10 AM practices on Saturday and I’ll roll out of bed, put my hair in a bun and come out like ‘Hey guys.’”
“I was talking about your ugly grumpy side,” her mother corrects. “That too!” Hannah laughs good-naturedly. “They see that ALL the time.” This tomboy side keeps her grounded, she insists, and showing it to the public portrays an important message. “There are two sides to every story,” Hannah says. “If a little girl is looking up to me thinking ‘I want to be just like her, a perfect princess when I grow up,’ they need to know it’s not all glitz and glamour—you have to work hard, and there’s gonna be some dirt.”
She defies other beauty queen stereotypes as well. “In the pageant world,” says Mimi, “the girls are onstage going, ‘I can’t wait until this is over so I can have a hamburger!’” Two which Hannah responds, “I will have a hamburger BEFORE I go onstage!” Mimi observes, “The other girls are like ‘I haven’t had ice cream in three months!’” Hannah sings out, “I had ice cream for breakfast!’” The Bluffton Breeze JUNE 2015 27
What else should you know about this multi-faceted girl? She sings at Church of the Cross, rides all over on her beach cruiser bike, and loves to read in the hammock. She’s a night-owl; mornings are NOT fun for her. “I work out at midnight and write my best songs at 2 AM,” she says. When it comes to singing she’s scared of the word “country”— “Even though she does it so well,” says Mimi—yet her fondest wish is to move to Nashville with her rock band and seek their fortune. She loves doing people’s makeup and hopes to get her cosmetology degree at some point; but her
Hannah co-wrote a song entitled “Bluffton Real.” (Check it out at blufftoreal.net) “He’s the coolest person!” she raves. The dog Duffy was found in the woods—they had to “live capture” him, but now the scruffy little guy sleeps every night under the covers with Hannah. “He burrows,” she says affectionately.
than anyone. “You gotta treat your momma right,” she asserts, “’cause you only get one!” And last but not least, body issues: “Modest is the hottest,” she says. “I love my body; I feel very confident in how I look. But I’m not one for flaunting—you can still look great without showing so much.”
For her, dogs are more than just pets—they’re a passion. “Every opportunity I get I write about dog adoption,” says Hannah, who’s favorite subject is English. “I’ve probably done twenty papers on puppy mills, pit bulls, greyhounds,
Although the opening lines of “Bluffton Real” insist that it’s not all about glitz and glamour, it IS all about beauty—the beauty inherent in all of us. “I’m totally one for thinking that a girl should feel beautiful no matter how she’s built
alike—life is a beautiful thing.
From the huge smile on Hannah’s face as she sat there stroking the strange dog in her lap, it was clear she still felt the same way. Because when a princess gets her head out of the clouds and learns to love her fellow mortals—glamour girls and ugly dogs
favorite is special FX and grosslooking makeup, especially wounds. And finally, she’s great at taking really hideous pictures of herself and posting them on Instagram. “I’m the queen of ugly selfies,” Hannah boasts. At the moment her family has five rescue cats and four rescue dogs, including Charlie, who recently took second place in Bluffton’s “Ugliest Dog” contest. Another pup, Duffy, was named after her guitar teacher and mentor Howard Duff, the seasoned rocker with whom
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all the kinds of dogs that get thrown away. Dogs and music are my two passions.”
or how she looks,” says Hannah. “I see beauty in everyone. When I was little I loved the jowls of the elderly.”
When asked what other values she holds dear, Hannah says her platform for “Miss South Carolina” will be “The Sun-Safe Life,” explaining how her grandfather died of melanoma—she takes every chance she can get to promote the use of sun block, hats, sunglasses and any available form of protection. She also cherishes strong family values, saying she spends more time with her mom
“I had to apologize to so many people,” Mimi says, “because if they wanted to hold her she’d be reaching up trying to touch their cheeks and necks. She loved the folds of loose skin around their throats; she thought it was so beautiful. So she’s always seen things a little differently.”
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Thoughts in the Breeze Waterman My hands are hard, weathered on the verge of defeat – Working on the water. This is what I do, what I know, have always known, As did my dad and his dad before him. Generations bending to the tides, the rhythms Of nature. Setting lines, pulling traps, hauling lifeThis is what I do, What I know. Art Cornell
COME TO THE DAWN’S BRIGHT WINDOW (1932, rev. 1940) Come to the dawn’s bright window–
Miss Magnolia Welcomes Friends II “Oh, Miss Magnolia, how lovely you are,” said Mrs. Green Tree Frog “I’ve been watching you grow So strong, so brave, so daring Welcome, welcome To my tree.” “Your tree,” said Mr. Anole, “This tree belongs to my family My children and I have lived here for generations.” “Hmmphh”, replied, Mrs. Tree Frog, “No one owns a tree.” Mr. Anole just turned away Choosing instead to address Miss Magnolia “Well, my dear, I have seen Many a flower come and go but, you ,Miss Magnolia, are most Beautiful of All.” And on that One thing Mrs. Tree Frog And Mr. Anole Could not help but agree
Miss Magnolia Welcomes Friends I It was a Warm and inviting Morning When I began to bloom I had all the Hopes of All the flowers born that day I Am the Brightest And the Best I am Brave I open myself To the sky And Welcome Friends! Anne M. Jennings
Come while the day is new– Come with its promise and hope, dear, Over the shining dew. Awake, sweet soul, and gaze upon The hilltop, proud and fair. Such eager eyes and laughing lips Will set me singing there. This glorious molten dawn, The gleaming gold mesh fine Will stir your soul, enrapture it, And mark you for all time.
Spanish Moss Silvery, slithery Shards of light Quietly alive Disciplined impostors Merged with nature Bowing to power Branch dancers Waving softly in nature’s breath Falling gently into humble mounds Landscape icons Dissolved, swept Into modest retirement John South
Florence Rupert Graves
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Anne M. Jennings Devour
the mindful scaffolding on southern thrones indulges your serene tongue –
these a sweet paint palette humming in the roof of your mouth. oh, how you appreciate the art
smoke-tongue, dangerous-tongue, inhaling those thrones and then shattered clock-towers, yellow-curled prints, the swell of marble, the curve of a bowing arch, crumbling limbs,
The Spring Dance bobbing, bouncing, bombing swooping, sweeping, sailing dipping, diving, darting the leonine gust of spring draw to the blowing sands only the hardiest kite-flyers dancing a pas de deux of wind and joy simply framed in vibrant fabric balsa and string Elizabeth Robin
Us A wave, a shout across the fairway. A window-down pause in the road, to say, “Hello. Safe travels. Have fun.” A glance, a hug, a wink – the tiny steps to us. Meet for coffee. Share a beer. Pop a cork. Walk the beach. Start a book club. Rub shoulders, doubts. Share stories of loss across the years. Bill Newby
but ignore the artist. Kelly Dillon
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“Quintessential Bluffton” By Lynda Potter SOBA GALLERY Opening Reception May 8 from 5-7pm Call 843.757-6586 sobagallery.com
Discovery Camp Thursdays Ages 7-12 June 11-Aug. 20 9:30-12:30 Call for the schedules and weekly themes 843.689.6767 ext 223 coastaldiscovery.org
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OVER THE BRIDGES
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BLUFFTON *June 4-25 BLUFFTON FARMERS MARKET Purchase fresh, local produce (organic & traditional), plants, nuts, herbs, flowers, honey, cheese, milk, eggs, poultry, beef, pork, lamb, and seafood, as well as specialty items and prepared foods. Farmers Market Bluffton, 843-415-2447, Carson Cottages, Calhoun St., Bluffton Thursdays, 2-7 pm Free admission (food and items for sale) *June 6 HAMPTON LAKE MARKET DAY/ FIRST SATURDAY! “The Market” will take place along the porch of the Tackle Box gift shop and boathouse areas. Shop for homemade crafts, garden items, fresh flowers and produce, art, jewelry, gifts, fresh baked goods, and more! 843-836-7463, Hampton Lake, 20 Hampton Lake Dr., Bluffton. 11 am-4 pm Free admission (food and items for sale) June 9 JAZZ CONCERT ON THE GREEN – DEAS GUYZ. Bring your own chairs. Food and beverage will be available for cash purchase or bring your own in hand-held coolers and/or bags (subject to inspection). Proceeds benefit Family Promise. Palmetto Bluff (Experiences/Events), 800-5017405, 19 Village Park Square, Bluffton. Gates open at 5 pm; concert begins at 6:30 pm $25 per carload June 23 JAZZ CONCERT ON THE GREEN – WHITLEY DEPUTY. Bring your own chairs. Food and beverages will be available for cash purchase or bring your own in handheld coolers and/or bags (subject to inspection). Proceeds benefit Family Promise. Palmetto Bluff (Experiences/ Events), 800-501-7405, 19 Village Park Square, Bluffton. Gates open at 5 pm; concert begins at 6:30 pm $25 per carload
BEAUFORT AND PORT ROYAL On-going PORT ROYAL SOUND MARITIME CENTER – ECOEXPEDITIONS AND *OTHER EVENTS Check the website for boat expedition times, special events, and pricing. 843645-7774, 310 Okatie Hwy., Okatie. Tues.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm
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*June5 MUSICANDVOICESOFTHELOWCOUNTRY Agospel and jazz celebration featuring soloists, Huxsie Scott, Pricilla Wilson,JanSpencer,andScottGibbs. USCBCenterfortheArts, 843-521-4145, 805 Carteret St., Beaufort. 7 pm $20 (Seniors $15) June 8-12 or 22-26 YOUTH BOATING PROGRAM A camp experience for kids 11 - 15 years old that gives them the gift of independence, adventure, and learning skills they can use for a lifetime! As part of the week-long course, students take the SC DNR Boating License class and exam. Contact Paul Spencer, YMCABoatingDirector,formoreinforma¬tion,843-522-9622 or boatingymca@gmail.com. Held in conjunction with Port RoyalSoundMaritimeCenter,843-645-7774,310OkatieHwy., Okatie. $50 *June9 TUESDAYTALKS–HISTORYOFBLUFFTON Presented by Carolyn Coppola, Executive Director of Celebrate Bluffton. Reservations requested. Port Royal Sound Maritime Center, 843-645-7774, 310 Okatie Hwy., Okatie. 4-5:30 pm $8 June16 TUESDAYTALKS–SEATURTLES Presentedby Amber Kuehn, manager of Hilton Head Island Sea Turtle Protection Program and owner/operator of Spartina Marine Education Charters. Reservations requested. Port Royal Sound Maritime Center,843-645-7774,310OkatieHwy.,Okatie. 4-5:30 pm $8
HILTON HEAD ISLAND On-going COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM – *LECTURES, *EXHIBITS, BOAT TRIPS, AND MORE See the Event Calendar on the website for details on events too numerous to list here. 843-689-6767 ext. 223, 70 Honey Horn Dr., HHI. Reservations required for most events. *June 16-Aug. 11 TUESDAY EVENING SUMMER JAMS & FIREWORKS Bringyourlawnchairandenjoythewarmsummer evenings every Tuesday. Family and kid fun includes bounce houses and face painting (small fee). All the fun is capped off withaweeklyfireworksshow! ShelterCoveTowneCentre,843686-3090,ShelterCoveCommu-nityPark,39ShelterCoveLn., HHI. Every Tuesday 6-9 pm Free admission
*June 17-July 26 XANADU The beautiful Greek muse Kira visits Venice Beach, CA to coax an uninspired artist, Sonny, to build the first roller disco! When she accidentally falls in love with him, chaos, fun, and music abound. Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 843-842-2787, 14 Shelter Cove Ln., HHI. Tues.-Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 2 & 7 pm $45 (Kids $31) (Preview $35, Kids $25) *June 19-Aug. 14 FRIDAY NIGHTS’ SUNSET CELEBRATION Come to the banks of Broad Creek for a picnic and breathtaking sunset along with live music and laid back family entertainment. Bring a beach chair or blanket and pick up a picnic from one of our local merchants. Kids’ activities include face painting, juggler, bounce house, etc. Shelter Cove Towne Centre,843-686-3090,ShelterCoveCommu-nityParkpavilion, 39 Shelter Cove Ln., HHI. Every Friday 6-9 pm Free admission *June 26-July 5 BIG FISH, THE MUSICAL Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the film directed by Tim Burton, this Tony-nominated musical centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest… and thensome! SavannahSummerTheatre,866-600-8181. Tickets: bigfishhhi.com or at the door. Perfor¬mance at H H High School Seahawks Cultural Center, 843-689-4800, 70 Wilborn Rd., HHI. Tues.-Sat. 7:30 pm, Sun. 2 pm, no show 7/4 $25 (Kids $15)
June 5-7 2ND ANNUAL BLUES, JAZZ & BBQ: A Part Of Savannah Blues Weekend Deep southern blues, smooth jazz, and smoky BBQ will be served up on historic River Street! Fireworks at 9:30 pm on June 5. River Street Savannah, 912-234-0295, Rousakis Riverfront Plaza, 115 East River St. Fri. 4-10 pm, Sat. 10 am-10 pm, Sun. 10 am-5 pm Free admission (food for sale) *June 7 EARTH, WIND & FIRE Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the group has earned eight Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. With the release of the Now, Then & Forever album, an exciting new phase is igniting for the iconic American soulfunk-fusion powerhouse that Rolling Stone said “changed the sound of pop.” Savannah Civic Center, 912-651-6550, Johnny MercerTheatre,301W.OglethorpeAve. 7:30pm $40.50-80.50 *June 12 1964 THE TRIBUTE Journey to a rock era that will live in our hearts forever. “1964” is hailed as the most authentic and endearing Beatles tribute in the world. They recreate an early 60’s live Beatles concert, with period instruments, clothing, hairstyles, and onstage banter. SCAD Box Office (All Events), 912-525-5050, Lucas Theatre (Schedule), 32 Abercorn St., Sav. 7:30 pm $29-56
*June 2-27 SAVANNAH LIVE A high-energy 2-hour variety show that has everything from Pop to Broadway and Motown to Rock & Roll, featuring a rockin’ live band and eight singers! Savannah Theatre, 912-233-7764, 222 Bull St. Tues., Thurs., & Sat. 8 pm, Sat. 6/20 3 & 8 pm, no show 6/16 & 23 $39.59 (Coupon $36.38, Group of 20 $31, Kids $19.26)
June 11-25 Come to a CABARET Sit on stage, in a lounge-type atmosphere, with musicians and singers. An amazing cast of talented performers are ready to take to the stage this summer! 6/11:THEBRITISHINVASION,themusicofTheBeatles,Petulah Clark, Dusty Springfield, and more. 6/18: WALKIN’ AFTER MIDNIGHT, the music of Patsy Cline – with JJ Hobbs. 6/25: TRAVLIN’ LIGHT, the music of Johnny Mercer – with Minda Larsen. Seating is limited to 125, so get your tickets early. SCADBoxOffice(AllEvents),912-525-5050,LucasTheatre(On Stage), 32 Abercorn St., Sav. $25 per show
*June 3-28 JUKEBOX! LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Popular music and professional choreography from the 1940’s to the 1980’s are presented in a bright, colorful, and fast-moving production filled with lavish costumes and comedic skits. Savannah Theatre, 912-233-7764, 222 Bull St. Wed. & Fri. 8 pm, Sun. 3 pm $39.59 (Coupon $36.38, Group of 20 $31, Kids $19.26)
*June19 JOHNMELLENCAMP TheGrammy-winningmusician has touched the heart and souls of music listeners and influenced American Culture with enduring songs. He is one of the most successful live concert performers in the world and one of the founders of Farm Aid. Savannah Civic Center, 912651-6550,MartinLutherKingJr.Arena,301W.OglethorpeAve. 7:30 pm $39.50-118.50
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MUSIC TOWN I love when people ‹get real» and talk about their passion. I have heard Bryan
FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC Written By: Jevon Daly Photo By: Maragret Palmer
Baker play guitar for years in John›s music . Very impressive lead guitar guy. Always joking with me about wanting to get better. But i get it now. We just sat down in Brian’s cozy little home [with that British flair} and talked shop. And yes, he does want to get better. As a guitar player? Maybe he can, but the guy can flat out play already. After i turned off the tape recorder {actually my mac} the truth came out and it stuck with me. Muddycreek is the new project featuring Bryan on guitar, local teddy bear Jeff Gilmer on vocals, and other guys you may know - just not quite as well yet. Rob Lacombe on bass, Frank Schuetz on sax and flute {jazz flute i hope !} and on the drums Jim Heird . I believe Jim also plays some with O gorman [the johnny o] and Frank does some work at May River Theatre. Rob has been playing on HHI since the Old post Office days. Of course we spoke about Jeff and his unique style of showmanship. The guy is just #supernice . Always making little jokes and smiling at his crew that is there to support him when he sings. Jeff has always been a big supporter of all the bands around Bluffton and HHI. I went to High School with “Jeffreyshots” as he is now known. He was a quiet dude then, but now has been performing for years around the area. He is also a defender of the good as we all know. Many a time Jeff has stood in front of a group of muscular hunks teasing someone or trying to pick a fight and said “Leave them alone or i will go into that phone booth and.........” You know the rest....Bryan has been shoulder pressed overhead by Jeff in public. And Bryan is a barrel chested dude himself. But Jeff also sings George Michael...has a soft side....we probably need to sit down with Jeff soon and focus on him, but here we are talking about a new band, something i think the area needs. Too often we go out and see bands playing the same old songs. Kinda thrown together. Good players kinda hackin through the hits. This time it’s gonna be different. Muddycreek has set their sights on doing what these 5 guys can all do best as a group. Frank has been working on the band’s harmonies. A band can never be too good at this. The band has set goals. Not trying to be famous, these 5 grown men have all agreed they want to just be the best they can be. Working together at practice. Trying different songs and endings and beginnings. These are all busy guys. Bryan spoke very fondly about how stressful work can be when he travels. But there he is in his hotel nustled under 5oo thread count sheets learning guitar parts in a city far away. The band is something that he really wants to focus on because he loves music. He was raised playing Bluegrass music in southern Ohio. He has spent his teenage weekends cruising around jamming out to AcDc. Put in the time at Open mics here in Bluffton as part of the house band with Johnny O for almost ten years when he can. What i came away from is the pride he gets in Muddycreek, and the guys he plays with. They have big plans to stay put in Bluffton! Look for them at their next gig. Check them out out Facebook. Muddycreek is gonna be around for a while.
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Bringing the featuring Restaurant Home By Ande Nehila You will find a brief interview with executive Chef John Pashak followed by my personal journey from big city to aspiring at-home cook extraordinaire. Favorite dish on your menu right now? We’re just getting ready to change our menu for summer and I’ve put a salmon entrée on it with a sweet chili glaze and warm miso broth; I’m quickly becoming addicted to it. What is the kitchen utensil you can’t live without? I can’t live without my fish spatula because the thin metal allows the sear on our delicate fish to remain intact while we turn it in the pan. What’s a seasonal ingredient you like to cook with or eat on its own? Although they are only in season for a very short time, I always love soft shell crabs when they’re available. I will prepare them coated in rice flour rather than traditional wheat flour prior to frying them, as the rice flour allows them to become crispier because of the added sugars in rice. Can you give a pro tip to home cooks? My best piece of advice is to let your meats and fish rest on a cutting board or plate after searing on a grill or in a sauté pan to avoid overcooking them. My husband, Joe, and I moved to Bluffton from a major city where food options abound. As newlyweds we ate out at least three times a week— often at our standbys. At least once a week we would try a new place we had read about or that was recommended. We loved when we found a gem we could work into our rotation. Our criterion was always the same: great food, hospitable service, and
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fairly priced. It seems simple enough, but we’ve all seen enough Bravo and Food Network to know that’s not the case. When we moved to Bluffton a large part of me mourned the food options. The thought of never going to one of our carefully selected triplethreat restaurants hurt. To say I pouted would be an understatement. And then. And then we found HogsHead Kitchen and Wine Bar. On our first visit Alexis Dunham, the hostess, front-of-house manager, and co-owner greeted us like old friends. She even stopped by our table through our meal to say hello. Joe and I don’t drink, but the bartender, Marea, accommodated and made us unique mocktails. She dropped them by our table personally. Our second visit? Marea remembered our special request and even our preferences (I’m sweet, he’s sour). Check for hospitality! Chef and coowner John Pashak’s menu was creative, fresh, and delicious. Everything from appetizer to dessert was cooked perfectly. I don’t say that lightly. Check for great food! And when the bill came we were able to make our final check. While not an under $5 dive, HogsHead is priced fairly. The warm, usually musical, always inviting atmosphere brings to mind screen doors and cool drinks in Mason jars and makes HogsHead a real Southern find. Needless to say it has become one of my favorite date-night haunts.
After my first son was born I challenged myself to become a better home cook. Relatedly, I decided the phrase “bull in a china shop” should be re-worked to “baby in a restaurant.” Dining out was no longer relaxing and fun. It was work. And if I was going to work, I’d rather strangers not stare at me and my screaming babies.
a truffle-hunting pig could find one. So I try to make restaurant-quality dishes at home to fill the fine-dining void. With two infants it became clear the dinners I prepare needed to be quick. Like oneepisode-of-Curious-George quick.
Oy vey. Everyone says boys are active, but most folks forget to mention how loud, dirty, and completely exhausting they are. Ok, and yes, loveable too. But now with a two year old and a four month old, date nights have become scarce. Not even
When I heard Chef John’s new menu addition and fish-flipping and cooking advice it reminded me of one of my favorite summer dishes. To toot my own horn, it’s not only restaurant quality, but incredibly quick and easy. Like Chef John’s miso and sweet chili salmon, my recipe below also uses fish, summer ingredients, and has a slight Asian flare.
Seared Branzino with Thai Chilies and Herbs
chef John) skin side up. Divide tomato and mint mixture onto four plates (or two, if you’re anything like me and my husband) and place fish directly on top, skin side up. It’s important to keep the tomato mixture beneath the fish to keep that skin nice and crispy. Lightly sprinkle with sea salt and serve immediately. Joe likes to add arugula to his tomato salad. I hate arugula. Somehow we make it work. As previously mentioned, we don’t drink. While I’m sure there is a bottle of wine that would pair fabulously with my dish, I prefer a snazzed up lemonade. Here’s one of my favorite recipes:
Ingredients:
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2 tablespoons fresh or dried Thai chilies, finely chopped • 1 teaspoon minced garlic • Zest of one lime • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste • 4 branzino fillets, skin on • 2 cups mixed baby heirloom tomatoes, cut into quarters • 2 tablespoons finely chopped mint --Recipe by At Home Chef In a small bowl, mix chilies with garlic, lime zest, baby tomatoes, chopped mint, and ¼ cup olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Score fish with 3-4 small diagonal cuts (this helps the fish not curl while cooking). Season with salt. Add 2 tablespoons oil to a large sauté pan over mediumhigh heat. When pan and oil is hot lay fish on pan, skinside down. Cook until skin is crisp and brown and easily releases from pan (this is when a fish spatula comes in handy), about 4 minutes. Flip fish and cook 1 minute more. Immediately remove from pan and let it rest on a plate or wood cutting board for 3-4 minutes, (thank you
Simple syrup: • 1 ½ cup sugar • 1 ½ cup water • 1 cup torn mint leaves • 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, diced • Lemonade: • 6 cups cold water • 1 ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice • 1 batch of mint-ginger simple syrup Combine all of the simple syrup ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a low simmer and stir until all the sugar has dissolved. Boil the syrup for 1-2 minutes, remove and transfer to a small bowl and allow to cool. Once cool, strain simple syrup through a fine mesh sieve and discard mint leaves and ginger pieces. In a large pitcher, combine the water, lemon juice, and cool simple syrup. Stir well. (If you want to get real fancy, add mint leaves to an ice cube tray the day before and use to chill lemonade.)
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Restaurant Guide BLUFFTON BBQ - BARBEQUE PORK & RIBS THE PROMENADE 757-RIBS WED-SAT 11AM-WHENEVER
CORNER PERK** - BREAKFAST, LUNCH, COFFEE THE PROMENADE & MAY RIVER ROAD 816-5674 MON-FRI 7-4PM SAT 8-3PM SUN 9-2PM
TOOMERS BLUFFTON SEAFOOD HOUSE 27 DR. MELLICHAMP DRIVE 757-0380 LUNCH/DINNER MON-SAT 11-9PM
DOWNTOWN DELI - BURGERS & SANDWICHES DR. MELLINCAMP 815-5005 MON-SAT 8-3PM
THE BLUFFTON ROOM - FINE DINING 15 PROMENADE STREET 757-3525 TUE-THUR 5-10PM FRI-SAT 5-11PM CLOSED SUN & MON
FUJIYAMA - SUSHI / ASIAN CUISINE BI-LO CENTER 706-9907 MON-THUR 11-10PM FRI-SAT 11-10:30PM SUN 12-10PM
BRITISH OPEN PUB - PUB, SEAFOOD, STEAKS SHERIDAN PARK 705-4005 MON-SUN 8-9PM SUN BRUNCH 8-1PM BUFFALO’S - CONTEMPORARY PALMETTO BLUFF VILLAGE 706-6630 LUNCH MON-SAT 11-4PM
HOGSHEAD KITCHEN - CONTEMPORARY 1555 FORDING ISLAND ROAD 837-4647 MON-SAT 11:30AM-11PM SUNDAY CLOSED
MAY RIVER GRILL** - SEAFOOD CONTEMPORARY 1263 MAY RIVER RD., OLD TOWN 757-5755 TUE-FRI 11:30-2PM LUNCH MON-SAT 5-9PM DINNER MULBERRY STREET TRATTORIA - ITALIAN 1476 FORDING ISLAND ROAD HWY 837-2426 TUE-SAT 11-3 & 5-10 SUN 10:30-9 MULBERRY STREET PIZZERIA** 15 STATE OF MIND ST. 757-7007 TUE-WED11-9 THUR 11-10 FRI-SUN 12-WHENEVER NEO - GASTROPUB - FARM TO TABLE FARE 326 MOSS CREEK VILLAGE 837-5111 MON-THUR 11:30-9 FRI-SAT 11:30-10 SUNDAY 5-9 OKATIE ALE HOUSE - AMERICAN SUN CITY 706-2537 LUNCH & DINNER 7 DAYS A WEEK
CAHILL’S CHICKEN KITCHEN**- SOUTHERN HIGHWAY 46 757-2921 LUNCH MON-SAT 11-3 SUPPER THU-FRI-SAT 5-9 BREAKFAST SAT 7-12 BRUNCH SUN 9-3
INN AT PALMETTO BLUFF - CONTINENTAL PALMETTO BLUFF VILLAGE 706-6500 DAILY 7AM-10PM
OLD TOWN DISPENSARY - CONTEMPORARY CALHOUN STREET 837-1893 MON-SAT 11AM-2AM SUNDAY BRUNCH
CAPTAIN WOODY’S -SEAFOOD SANDWICH SALADS THE PROMENADE 757-6222 MON-SUN 11-10PM
KATIE O’DONALD’S - IRISH AMERICAN KITTIES CROSSING 815-5555 MON-SUN 11-2PM
PEACEFUL HENRY’S CIGAR & WINE BAR 161 BLUFFTON ROAD 757-0557
CLAUDE & ULI’S BISTRO - FRENCH MOSS CREEK VILLAGE 837-3336 MON-SAT LUNCH & DINNER
LATITUDE WINE BAR** - WINE, TAPAS & LUNCH 6 PROMENADE 706-9463 WED-SAT 11AM - TO CLOSE NOW OPEN FOR LUNCH
CORKS WINE CO. - CONTEMPORY, TAPAS THE PROMENADE 816-5168 BIZ HOURS TUE-SAT 5-12 KITCHEN HOURS TUE-WED 5-10, TH-SAT 5-11
LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE - AMERICAN 1262 FORDING ISLAND ROAD 843-705-7001 SAT 11AM-11PM, All OTHERS 11AM-10PM
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REDFISH 32 BRUIN ROAD OLD TOWN 837-8888 MON-SAT 1130-2 & 4:30-10 SUN 10-2 & 4-10 SIGLER’S ROTISSERIE & SEAFOOD CONTEMPORARY 12 SHERATON PARK CIRCLE 815-5030 MON-SAT 4:30PM-9:30PM SIPPIN COW CAFÉ - BREAKFAST LUNCH 1230 MAY RIVER ROAD 757-5051 TUE–SAT 7-3PM SUN 9-2PM SOUTHERN BARREL BREWING CO. -AMERICAN 375 Buckwalter Place Blvd. 837-2337 SQUAT N’ GOBBLE** AMERICAN/GREEK 1231 MAY RIVER ROAD 757-4242 EAT IN OR TAKE OUT OPEN DAILY 7-3PM
THE COTTAGE - BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER 38 CALHOUN STREET 757-0508 BREAKFAST M-SAT. 8-11AM LUNCH 11-3PM EARLY BIRD THUR FROM 5, F&S 5 - 5:45PM DINNER FROM 6 PM SUN BRUNCH 8AM-2PM AFTERNOON TEA M-W 3:15PM
PEPPER’S OLD TOWN - AMERICAN, SEAFOOD 1255 MAY RIVER ROAD OLD TOWN BLUFFTON 757-2522 7 DAYS A WEEK 11AM-9PM MUSIC 5 NIGHTS A WEEK
THE VILLAGE PASTA SHOPPE** ITALIAN DELI & WINE 10 B JOHNSTON WAY (across from Post Office), 540-2095 TUE-FRI 10-6PM SAT 10-4PM
POUR RICHARD’S**- CONTEMPORARY BLUFFTON PARKWAY 757-1999 MON-SAT 5:30-10PM
VINEYARD 55 PIZZA AMERICAN 55 CALHOUN STREET 757-9463 MON-TUES 4-CLOSE WED-SAT 11-CLOSE ** See the ads in the Breeze for more info
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Boiled Peanut Festival September 19 Now Accepting Applications
It’s like mom or grandma made it! 10B Johnston Way www.villagepastashoppe.com (opposite the Bluffton Post office) 843.540.2095
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HERITAGE LAKES
70 H ERITAGE L AKES D RIVE MLS# 336327 3 BR / 2.5 BA $359,000
COLLETON RIVER
69 F OREMAN H ILL R OAD MLS# 329448 6 BR / 5.5 BA $749,900
14 S OMERSET P OINT MLS# 336319 4 BR / 6.5 BA $1,895,000
Vince Harrison | 843-422-2029 hiltonheadpro@gmail.com
Rich Reed | 843-368-3040 rich@explorehhi.com
Kevin King | 843-384-9466 kking1putt@aol.com
OKATIE
HAMPTON HALL
BLUFFTON PARK
33 O LD B AILEYS C IRCLE MLS# 337026 6 BR / 4.5 BA | DEEP WATER $900,000
178 W ICKLOW D RIVE MLS# 336107 3 BR / 3.5 BA $364,000
64 R ED C EDAR S TREET MLS# 336151 3 BR / 2 BA $178,000
Rich Reed | 843-368-3040 rich@explorehhi.com
Nancy Marshall | 843-304-4447 nancy@nancymarshallrealestate.com
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COLLETON RIVER
HAMPTON HALL
BERKELEY HALL
120 I NVERNESS D RIVE MLS# 336898 5 BR / 4.5 BA $979,000
97 H AMPTON H ALL B LVD TO BE BUILT 3 BR / 3.5 BA $650,000
116 G OOD H OPE R OAD MLS# 336911 4 BR / 4 BA $369,000
Kevin King | 843-384-9466 kking1putt@aol.com
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BLUFFTON
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HAMPTON HALL
993 M AY R IVER R OAD MLS# 335075 3 BR / 1 BA | 3+ ACRES $350,000 Rich Reed | 843-368-3040 rich@explorehhi.com
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BLUFFTON
65 SHELBURNE STREET MLS# 334342 5 BR / 5.5 BA $699,000
9 O RCHID L ANE MLS# 336919 3 BR / 3.5 BA $489,000 Donna D’Ambola | 843-247-7301 donna@donnadambola.com
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At Cahill’s it’s harvest time all the time. The tomatoes have morning dew the produce is farm fresh and the food is simply delicious!
Take Dad to Cahill’s for Father’s Day!
LUNCH Mon to Sat, 11am - 3pm SUPPER Thurs, Fri, Sat, 5 - 9pm BRUNCH Sunday 9am - 3pm SATURDAY BREAKFAST 7am - 12pm 1055 May River Road, Bluffton, SC 1 mile west of the Old Town 843 757-2921 www.cahillsmarket.com
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Help! I’m up to my beak in tomatoes! Oh, Happy Birthday Baby Juke!