May/June 2013 by Golden Isles Magazine

Golden Isles T h e M a g a z i n e f o r B r u n s w i c k , St . S i m o n s , J e k y l l & S e a I s l a n d s

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Table of Contents

May/June 2013

features:

52 Secret Gardens of the Golden Isles

65 Garden Clubs

Celebrate 85 years

Horticulture happens in

Ladies on a mission of civic

unexpected places

beautification

78 It takes a village Redfern succeeds on its personalities

78 65 52 columns & departments 6 Editor’s Note 11 CoastalQueue 30 Just the Facts

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94 JUST MARRY WORTH KNOWING 98 Sharon Flores

34 Nature Connection 36 The Dish 38 Par for the Course

BY HAND 100 Natasha Jovin

on the cover: Susan Petersen crafted 1,000 royal icing roses to re-create Alyson Tucker’s “Slave Cabin in Spring” painting of the Cassina Tabby Cabins at Gascoigne Bluff. The two are blended to create our May/June cover. Illustration by Nick and Stacey Nichols.

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40 Green Acres 42 Living Well

102 Coastal Seen

44 Vignettes of Absurdity

118 Coastal Cuisine

46 By Design 48 Money Talks

Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May: The Garden Issue

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Editor’s Note I don’t know if you caught it, but I interviewed President Jimmy Carter for our March issue. And no, not because he’s my daddy. In truth, I played the name card early and often and his press secretary politely put me off each time. Little did she know that I borrowed my philosophy of life from my actual Daddy, who borrowed his from Winston Churchill: Never, never, never give up. The press secretary eventually agreed to give me five minutes on the phone. The President and I talked for 10. He liked my name. Naturally, I botched the editing of the story and deleted the paragraph that established the President’s place in our story about Musgrove Plantation on St. Simons Island. Still and all, the experience will always be a memorable one for me. Turns out, a great many locals share similar sentiments about the 39th President of the United States. He spent many peaceful days on the Georgia coast during his tenure as President. He describes all of them, save the initial preInauguration Cabinet meeting at Musgrove in December 1976, as “vacations” from the stress of being President.

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Of course, each of his visits set we the people of the Golden Isles to buzzing. Like my friend Laurie Allen Fussell. Laurie and her schoolmates at Brunswick Christian Academy made signs saying, “Mr. President, Stop and Say Hi!” They held them while standing alongside U.S. Hwy. 17, waiting for his motorcade to pass enroute from the Brunswick-Golden Isles Airport to Musgrove Plantation. “He stopped and shook our hands and mine was one of them. I’ll NEVER forget that! I think I was in 4th or 5th grade. That was cool,” Laurie says. Deborah Jacobs Riner was a teenager working at Shoney’s on Hwy. 17 (where Drs. Morales, Dunn, Dyal and Brooks have their offices now). She remembers everyone in the restaurant “pasting” their faces to the restaurant’s windows to watch the motorcade pass. If you know Barbara Bruce of St. Simons Island, then you know her recollections of most local events run toward the colorful. When I shared with my Facebook peeps that President Carter would be calling, Barbara replied: “Ask him if he remembers my mother, Ruth. Apparently a bunch of women golfers at Brunswick Country Club lined up along the road and stuck their legs out as he went driving by on his way to St. Simons!” Alas, I was too shy to ask, Barbara. Want me to call him back? What a cool place to live. The people of the Golden Isles make it special, and that’s who we celebrate in the pages of Golden Isles Magazine. You. Us. And anyone else who comes along, be it for a few hours, several days or a lifetime. Welcome to our world. I hope you enjoy your stay.

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How We Did It Our May/June cover is a collaborative work among three very talented women: Painter Alyson Tucker, flower artist Susan Petersen and our very own inhouse graphic designer, Stacey Nichols, who married the work of both in a beautiful mash-up for our cover using PhotoShop.

Susan’s hobby grew out of an after-school job she had in a bakery back in Wisconsin. She’s shipped flowers as far away as Australia, and her goal is to make enough off the flowers to fund the purchase of some farm animals including alpacas she can raise for the wool. “I grew up in Wisconsin, in the country and I like animals and having a garden and peace and quiet.”

Alyson painted Slave Cabin in Spring in oil from life. The painting is one in a series of four depicting the Cassina Tabby Cabins at Gascoigne Bluff in each of the four seasons. The cabins and their lovely plantings are maintained by the Cassina Garden Club, which is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year.

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I came across a photograph of the painting quite by accident while searching online for an artful depiction of the cabins hoping to spark an idea for our May/June cover. It’s spring, the flowers are blooming, all the world is rejoicing, and we’re spotlighting garden clubs in the magazine. What a lovely cover this painting would make, I thought. Then I got a call from a friend telling me about Susan Petersen’s Southern Sugar Flowers. Susan works in royal icing to make the most exquisite roses in a rainbow of colors for wedding and special occasion cakes. I was trying to think of a creative way to introduce you to Susan and her beautiful work when the idea of re-creating Alyson’s painting with Susan’s flowers came to mind. I figured the painter would scoff and the flower artist would balk, but as you can see, they both embraced the idea with fervor.

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The Orchid Whisperer Everyone loves a second-hand rose, mascot for all who desire to remain relevant after the blush of youth fades. But what of the second-hand orchids of the world, those exotic temptresses whose hauteur defies their commonality? The super models of the botanical world when blooming, they’re shown for the gawky creatures they really are when the masks they wear, those fantastic blossoms, fall. Enter Betty Ansink, fairy godmother to retired beauties. Betty offers shelter and sustenance in her little cottage by the sea, where the light is both flattering and restorative, just the right mix of gentle eastern and southern exposures to coax fresh beauty from old growth. “I like flowers and I like to take something and get it to grow,” Betty says. The walk leading to her front door is awash with winter color, little pots and beds of flowers and greenery everywhere. On the sunporch, shelves of blooming African violets crowd the picture window, while no less than nine orchids crowd the top of the coffee table like

a gaggle of pretty girls made bold by the strength of their number and the knowledge that yes, they are the fairest of all in the room. “These are second-hand orchids,” Betty explains. “After they quit blooming, people don’t want them and give them to me.” According to the American Orchid Society (and Betty), orchids bloom anywhere from several weeks to several months, depending upon the species. Some bloom once a year, some several times a year, and some continuously, but many orchid owners discard the plants after their initial flowering. Betty professes no secret skill to raising happy orchids. If they need water she gives it to them. They spend spring and summer outside in the yard with everyone else. There is no special treatment here, unless you count the prayers she says over them. A widow who moved to St. Simons Island 17 years ago with her husband to be close to grandchildren who are now grown, Betty lives a contented life. She’s close to family, she’s got friends, and she’s got her friends’ flowers.

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New brochure offers a guided tour through island’s history No fewer than 32 notable events, people and places are commemorated with historical markers on St. Simons Island. Given that the island consists of just 18.64 square miles of high ground, that’s 1.7 true stories of the past per square mile. That doesn’t include the markers on private land like the Sea Island Golf Club at Retreat, where non-members rarely tread (or read). “There is an amazing concentration of events here,” says Lawrence Certain, a member of the board of The Friends of Coastal Georgia History. The Friends, a quiet group of history-minded philanthropists founded by the late Henry Green in 1979, has funded the creation of a road-map to history that tells us just how richly our past informs our present. A Guide to Historical Markers on St. Simons Island, Georgia was compiled by Edwin R. MacKethan III, himself the heir to one of the island’s most indelible legacies. A native of Virginia, Ed is a descendant of the Pages and Kings of Retreat Plantation. Since he retired from Ford Motor Co. in Michigan and moved with his wife Elsie to St. Simons Island in 1995, he has devoted a great deal of time to researching Retreat, St. Simons and

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Coastal Georgia history. “You need something to do (in retirement) and I got involved in history and geneaology,” Ed says. That led in 2000 to the publication of The Story of the Page-King Family of Retreat Plantation based on a manuscript left by his great-aunt, Florence King Nisbet Marye. (While researching the land deeds and will records of Retreat, Ed found that his home in the mid-island Wymberly subdivision is located on the site of Newfield, the northern 800 acres of his ancestral Retreat.) Ed’s research pointed to a gap in the historical marker program that failed to address the plantation period. He spearheaded a program to erect markers dedicated to telling the story of the four major antebellum plantations of St. Simons: Retreat, Hamilton, Cannon’s Point and Hampton. That effort was completed in January 2012 with the dedication of a Hampton Plantation marker on Lawrence Road. With the story of the plantations firmly planted, The Friends – which has given $110,000 since 1999 to the endeavors of select historical organizations such as the St. Simons Lighthouse, the Ashantilly Center, the Midway Museum and Signature Squares – decided to bring our rich history to the fore by funding Ed’s compilation of a first-of-its-

“It’s our hope that visitors and residents will drive by and get out of the car or off the bike and get a sense of what a marker tells us, what chapter of history it represents,” says Lawrence, partner in the Faulkenberry Certain Advertising firm that designed the brochure.

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The local American Cancer Society Victory Board fishing tournament and band party featuring low country rock band Stewart & Winfield will take place Saturday, May 11. Both the tournament and party will benefit the American Cancer Society. The cost to participate in the fishing tournament at Morningstar Marina on the Frederica River is $100 per angler. Ticket cost includes a captains’ meeting at Coastal Kitchen & Raw Bar at the Marina, participant prizes, prizes for most fish and biggest fish, and tickets to the post-tournament band party. To register for the tournament, email VictoryTripletailTournament@gmail.com or call (912)2228921. Anglers and non-anglers alike are welcome to the band party. The entertainment will begin at 5 p.m. following the fishing tournament and will be held in the courtyard of Morningstar Marina. Tickets to the band party are $35 per person or $65 per couple and include food provided by Coastal Kitchen, drink tickets and an event koozie. Tickets may be purchased at the following locations: Coastal Kitchen; Bailey Boys, 155 Skylane Rd, St Simons Island; or Petite Maison, 276 Redfern Village, St Simons Island. – Cindy Robinson

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Missy has joined the leadership team as vice president of business development and associate broker. With more than 20 years in the real estate industry in the Golden Isles, Missy is a Life Member of the Golden Isles Association of Realtors Circle of Excellence and was the “Realtor of the Year” in both 2001 and 2006. Missy served as the president of the Golden Isles Association of REALTORS in 2001 and 2005 and has served in a multitude of leadership roles at local, state and national REALTOR Associations. As a lifelong resident of the Golden Isles, Missy actively dedicates her time and resources to organizations that make a measurable difference in strengthening the local business environment, increasing the availability of educational opportunities and improving the quality of life in Coastal Georgia. Prior to joining Hodnett Cooper Real Estate, Missy served as president and CEO of the United Way of Coastal Georgia. Under Missy’s leadership, the United Way exceeded its fundraising goals in each of her four years, raising more than $6.5 million during her tenure. United Way of Coastal Georgia was also awarded a 4-Star rating, the top award, from Charity Navigator in 2012 in recognition of strong governance and financial responsibility. “Missy’s leadership, experience and community involvement make her an asset to the Hodnett Cooper Real Estate team,” says Pat Cooper, President and Broker. “Missy has a vision and perspective of Coastal Georgia that few others share. We are fortunate to have her on our team in both business development and listing and selling real estate.”

gia’s Golden Isles and was previously a member of the Hodnett Cooper team. Elizabeth enjoys assessing the needs of her clients and taking care of those needs. Her thorough approach, hard work and dedication are seen in her many professional accolades. In 2004, Elizabeth earned entry into the Golden Isles Association of REALTORS “Million Dollar Club” and earned “Circle of Excellence” recognition in 2005, 2006, 2007. In 2008, she became a Life Member of the Circle of Excellence. “We are delighted to have Elizabeth Johnson return to the Hodnett Cooper team,” says Pat Cooper, president and broker. “She was a top producer and I am thrilled to have her back on our team of professionals.” Elizabeth’s areas of expertise include new construction, second homes and senior housing. As a resident of the Oak Grove Island community, Oak Grove is a special niche for Elizabeth. Elizabeth is married with two daughters and enjoys all of the outdoor activities that come with living on the coast. Hodnett Cooper Real Estate, Inc. currently employs more than 40 real estate professionals and services listing contracts throughout the Golden Isles. The Residential Rentals division manages over 400 long-term rentals. With offices on St. Simons Island, Brunswick and Oak Grove Island, Hodnett Cooper Real Estate serves a three-county Coastal Georgia area. For more information, please visit www.hodnettcooper.com or call toll free 888-638-4750. – Submitted by Cameron Wicker

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Robert C. Turner and Joanne M. Matukaitis are the newest members of the Hospital Authority of Southeast Georgia Regional Health System and Vascular Outreach in 1995 and to director of Cardiovascular/Critical Care Patient Care Services in 2002, assuming leadership of all the hospital’s critical care, open heart and step-down nursing units. Joanne earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in nursing administration from the University of Delaware. She has been certified as a nursing executive through the American Nursing Credentialing Center and a Fellow of the American Association of Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Rehabilitation and The Advisory Board Council, Washington, D.C. “I am honored to be selected as a member of the Hospital Authority, and I am excited about using my years of professional health care experience in service to my new community,” Joanne says. Robert C. Turner

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Robert Turner, a Brunswick resident, was nominated by the Brunswick City Commission. He is a lifelong resident of Glynn County and owner of Turner & Associates Insurance, with offices in Brunswick and St. Simons Island. Robert started his career in 1985 for what was then called Palmer & Cay. After working at the firm for 18 years, he acquired the local office and later in 2011 acquired Arthur Pittman and Company. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Georgia and is a charted property and casualty underwriter. Robert has been involved extensively in the local community for more than 25 years. He is past president and Paul Harris Fellow in the Rotary Club, an active member of the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce, and a 1999 graduate of Leadership Glynn. He was a charter member of the Brunswick Audit Committee and served as its chairman for two years. He was a district director of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia and has served on the President’s Council of Builders Insurance Company. Robert has been active in local United Methodist churches for more than 25 years and is a former board member of The Gathering Place, a community-based youth ministry. “Our quality of life is outstanding in Glynn County and having excellent health care is part of what make this a great place to live and raise a family,” Robert says. “I look forward to using my years of business and community service experience to enhance health care in our region through my service on the Hospital Authority.” Joanne Matukaitis, also a Brunswick resident, was nominated by the Glynn County Commission. A registered nurse for more than 30 years, she has extensive clinical and leadership experience in cardiovascular nursing, most recently as director of Cardiovascular/Critical Care Patient Care Services at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Del., a position she retired from in June 2012. Joanne began her nursing career in 1979 and progressed through a variety of clinical and management positions at hospitals, physician practices and cardiac rehabilitation centers in Maryland, New Jersey and New York. In 1991, she joined Christiana Health System as a staff nurse. She was promoted to manager of Heart

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The annual Our Lady of Fatima Processional commemorating the first appearance of the Blessed Virgin to three children near the town of Fatima, Portugal, on May 13, 1917, will be held in Brunswick’s historic Hanover Square on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12. This event was started by the area’s Portuguese community in 1938. Parishioners of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church will begin the processional at noon and sing as they carry a hand-carved statue that is decorated with flowers and identical to the Fatima statue. At 3 p.m., decorated shrimp boats will be blessed at Mary Ross Waterfront Park to kick off this year’s shrimping season. – Cindy Robinson

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Residents and visitors alike are invited to bring the kids, blankets or chairs, favorite beverages and a picnic supper to this series of Sunday evening concerts at Queen Square, corner of Newcastle and Mansfield streets in historic downtown Brunswick. The concerts are held from 6 until 8 p.m. and the schedule is as follows: • Sunday, May 19, The Tom McGees • Sunday, Sept. 22, Defunk • Sunday, Oct. 20, Michael Hulett

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Admission is $10 with youth 16 years and younger admitted for free. For more information, call the Brunswick Downtown Development Authority at (912)265-4032 or visit brunswickgeorgia.net. – Cindy Robinson

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Summer Sundays Bring Jazz Back to Neptune Park Warmer weather not only signals the beginning of beach season, but the annual Jazz in the Park five-concert music series held in Neptune Park on St. Simons Island. Each summer, thousands of locals and visitors alike enjoy Jazz in the Park, one of the most popular events in the Golden Isles. These outdoor summer concerts by the sea are held from 7 until 9 p.m. on select Sundays at high tide, for maximum breezes and bugfree comfort. Guests are encouraged to bring a picnic supper and a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the shows. All five concerts take place in Neptune Park, directly behind the St. Simons Casino building. The series begins the Sunday before Memorial Day, May 26, with local favorites the Phil Morrison Trio featuring fan favorite Michael Hulett. The series continues throughout the summer with the following schedule:

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• Sunday, June 23: Terry “Doc” Hand • Sunday, July 21: Sam Rodriguez Latin Jazz • Sunday, Aug. 18: Jackson Evans Quartet • Sunday, Sept. 15: Elisha “Atlas” Parris Season passes are on sale now for this longrunning event sponsored by Golden Isles Arts & Humanities. Individual tickets are available at the gate the night of each concert. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children six to 12, and free for those younger than six. Season fans can get their full pass to all five shows for $35 before the opening concert on May 26. Season passes are also available for ages 6-12 for $15. Passes are available for purchase in person at the Historic Ritz Theatre on Newcastle Street in Downtown Brunswick; by calling Golden Isles Arts & Humanities at (912)262-6934; or securely online at goldenislesarts.org. – Cindy Robinson

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Golden Isles Kingfish Classic Casts Off in Mid-June The annual Golden Isles Kingfish classic is set for Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15 at Morningstar Marina on St. Simons Island. This spectator-friendly event usually attracts more than 100 boats. The classic’s headquarters and weigh-in dock is located at the Island’s Gascoigne Bluff Park on the Frederica River. Shaded seating is offered under the park’s pavilion. Food concessions and a beer vendor are also set up on-site. For more information on this event and other tournament stops, see the Southern Kingfish Association web site at www.fishska.com. – Cindy Robinson

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Grandparents and their elementary aged grandchildren will get the chance to make memories at the annual Grand Camp at Epworth By The Sea on St. Simons Island. The camp will take place Friday, June 28, to Monday, July 1. Participants will learn about sea turtles and visit historic Fort Frederica and the Coast Guard Station on East Beach. Other activities include a “Swing Your Grand Partner” square dance, a picnic by the river and a scavenger hunt. For more information call 638-8688. – Cindy Robinson

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This year’s Jekyll Island Turtle Crawl & Nest Fest is scheduled for Saturday, May 18, at Great Dunes beach-front park. Participants have three sporting options to choose from – an Olympic Triathlon, Sprint Triathlon or a traditional 5K race. The Olympic Triathlon starts at 7 a.m. and includes a 1.5K swim, 28 mile bike race and 10K run. Prices are $95 for USA Triathlon (USAT) members, $107 for non-UST members and $140 for relay teams, plus $22 for each non-USAT member. The Sprint Triathlon follows at 7:30 a.m. and includes a 600 yard swim, 14.5 bike race and 5K run. Registration is $80 for USAT members and $92 for non-USAT members. The races conclude with the 5K that begins at 8:15 a.m. Registration is $30 per person. To register online, visit www.gamultisports.com. Online registration closes for the triathlons on May 11. Online registration for the 5K closes May 11 or when the race reaches 500 participants. Prior to the event, there will be a pre-race pasta party from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 17, at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. Tickets are $10 per person with children four years and younger admitted free. Reservations and tickets for the pasta party must be purchased in advance with online registration.

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The day’s events aren’t over at the conclusion of the 5K. Guests of all ages can participate in Nest Fest at the race finish line. The afternoon of events, which are all free of charge, will feature eco-based educational activities and exhibits and will culminate with the release of a rehabilitated turtle from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, which is also located on Jekyll Island. All proceeds from the events will benefit the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. – Cindy Robinson

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J. Richard Lowry and his bass.

A Happy Legacy Befalls the Coastal Youth Symphony By all accounts, J. Richard Lowry lived a long and happy life, much of it set to the music he loved to play. “Music was the most important thing in his life,” says his daughter, Kay Goulet of St. Simons Island. “He played in many bands. He worked his way through college in a band, playing the trumpet. He paid for most of his college that way.” Music landed on the back burner when he married, only to boil up again when he retired to Sarasota, Fla. “He played with a symphony orchestra and three dance bands at different times. He was still playing in two bands when he was 98,” Kay says. The trumpet was his instrument of choice until he was 75 and suffered a heart attack that required five bypasses to his heart. His doctor told him he no longer had the wind for trumpet, so he switched to the string bass, and continued to entertain people with his playing throughout his retirement. A favorite resident of Marsh’s Edge, where he moved in his late 90s to be nearer to Kay, Mr. Lowry continued to visit and sing and lift the spirits of Marsh’s Edge residents until two days before his death at age 101 on Jan. 28. “My father was an absolutely incredible man. He never met a stranger. He constantly made everybody feel good. When he was at Marsh’s Edge … he was everywhere visiting everybody there trying to make everyone happy that was not happy,” Kay says. With his passing, Kay found herself pondering the fate of his string bass, the instrument of so much happiness in her father’s life. “I thought, ‘Well, he loved the youth symphony. They used to go up

to Marsh’s Edge to play. Why not donate (the bass) to someone who could really use it?’ I guess they had never had one donated. They were renting a lot of theirs. I know that he would be absolutely thrilled that they have it and that it’s being put to good use.” Currently, Mr. Lowry’s bass lives with Ted and JoAnn Davis in their Island Club home, where students of the Coastal Youth Symphony attend weekend cello and bass lessons with professional musicians from the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. The Davis’s began hosting violin and viola and cello and bass lessons in their home when string music instruction programs were cut from Glynn County elementary schools and curtailed in the middle schools. On the afternoon of June 1, at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Gloucester Street in Brunswick, members of the CYS will formally accept Kay’s gift of her father’s bass. “We had already scheduled a brief recital by those CYS cellists and bassists who are able to take subsidized lessons because of the generosity of CYS donors,” JoAnn says. “In addition, Mr. Lowry will now be honored.” Malcolm Mann, an upcoming Frederica Academy graduate who was a founding member of the CYS, will play a short selection on the Lowry bass, as will Todd Lockwood, Malcolm’s bass teacher and a member, among other groups, of the Jacksonville Symphony. “That morning, auditions will be held for non-CYS musicians hoping to secure a place in the CYS summer camp at the college in July,” JoAnn says. “It will indeed be a glorious day of music and celebration, a nice combination of the past, present and future.”

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Patriarch of a rare art, Lawrence McKiver, dies at 97 Photography by margo newmark rosenbaum Lawrence McKiver, the last original member of the McIntosh County Shouters, died March 25 in Townsend at the age of 97. The ring shout, the oldest known African-American performance tradition, was thought to have died out by the early 20th century. But two folklorists discovered in 1980 that the congregation of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in the Bolden Community of McIntosh County was keeping the tradition alive.

County Shouters continue to perform today. All of the members are descendants and relatives of the original McIntosh County Shouters. The group continues to travel the country educating the public about this tradition. The public is welcome to join Mt. Calvary Baptist Church on Watch Night (New Year’s Eve) in Townsend, where the church celebrates the ring shout annually until the early hours of the morning.

Once the discovery was made public, Bolden was visited by folklorists, ethnomusicologists, dance troupes, historians, professors and anthropologists eager to learn about the ring shout from a community that had never stopped performing it. Interest was so high that the McIntosh County Shouters formed to travel and educate the public about the ring shout.

Mr. McKiver’s 98th birthday would have been April 18. He is survived by his children, Renelda Nelson of Hinesville and Ricky (Jennifer) Scott of Ft. Myers, Fla.; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; sister-in-law, Vertie McIver; sisterin-law, Dora Lee Williams and other relatives. Born and educated in McIntosh County, he was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, where he sang in the choir.

Mr. McKiver was the “boss songster” of the group, the man who knew all the songs and started each shout. The ring shout combines calland-response singing, the percussion of a stick or broom on a wood floor, and hand-clapping and foot-tapping. It is traditionally performed for the purpose of religious worship. In 1984, Art Rosenbaum recorded the McIntosh County Shouters for Moses Asch’s Folkways Records. The Smithsonian acquired Folkways Records in 1987. In 1993, the McIntosh County Shouters received the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship. Mr. McKiver was also featured in Art Rosenbaum’s 1998 book, Shout Because You’re Free, written about the history of the ring shout and the McIntosh County Shouters. Although the original members are now deceased, the McIntosh

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Albert, a retired attorney, is also long-time trustee of Hofwyl, inheriting the position from his father. The 1,300 acre antebellum rice plantation is one of the few such left on the Georgia Coast. The last surviving member of the family that owned Hofwyl, Ophelia Dent, died in 1973 leaving the property to the state for use as a park. The gathered art work of the day will be shown at Hofwyl through May. The historic site is located on Hwy. 17 North near its intersection with Ga. Hwy. 99. Hofwyl is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Admission is $7 for adults; $6.50 for seniors 65 and older; $4 for youth 6-17; and $1 for children younger than 6. (Photographed by Troup Nightingale/Southeastern Photography)

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The Friends of Hofwyl hosted the inaugural Albert’s Plein Air Affair March 9th at the state historic site north of Brunswick. More than 35 artists gathered to honor local artist and historian, Albert Fendig Jr., as they painted under the oaks throughout the grounds.

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Civil War history hits home with Darien’s 150th commemorative of the town’s burning Federal troops torched the City of Darien June 11, 1863, a deliberate act of war that left the little seaside town “one plain of ashes and blackened chimneys,” according to a report in The New York Times published June 22, 1863. The Darien that we know today was formed in that fateful encounter with Union troops during the Civil War. Founded in 1736, Darien is Georgia’s second-oldest city, coming into existence just three years after historically rich Savannah, and yet all that remains of its antebellum days are the few tabby ruins along the Darien River waterfront. “The burning of Darien really altered dramatically the history of the town because like Atlanta, Darien had to rise from the ashes and start all over again,” says Coastal Georgia Historian Buddy Sullivan. “Darien was affected by changing its whole outlook from agriculture to industrial. This is all part of what came to be known as the ‘New South.’ Henry Grady and The Atlanta Constitution coined that term in the 1880s.” Darien is commemorating the 150th anniversary of its destruction and subsequent rebirth with a series of events that began in March with an ongoing lecture series and will culminate June 15th with a town festival and living history encampment on Butler Island. The burning of the town – famously depicted in the movie Glory that was partially filmed on Jekyll Island in the late 1980s – had nothing to do with Gen. William T. Sherman’s infamous March to the Sea. Rather, it was ordered by Col. James Montgomery of the 2nd SC Volunteers. Members of the all-black 54th Massachusetts complied with the order. Their commander, Col. Robert Gould Shaw, carried out the order under

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threat of court martial. A month later, Shaw and much of the 54th perished in the seige of Fort Wagner just outside Charleston. While Shaw’s family devoted its efforts post-war to clear Shaw’s name and correct the Southern belief that he ordered the burning of Darien, the town itself set about rebuilding. From an agrarian economy concerned primarily with the cultivation of cotton and rice on the coast, Darien turned its focus to naval stores, an industry that employed both blacks and whites. “My personal opinion is if the town had not been burned by the Union Army the town would not have prospered nearly as much as it did,” Buddy says. By the early 1900s Darien had become the leading port on the Atlantic Coast for holding pine timber. By the 1920s, the trade was pretty well busted due to depletion of inland forests. “Darien always has a way of rebounding economically, and it bounced back and got into the commercial seafood business, oysters and shrimping, in the 1920s and 1930s. All of this is an evolution from the town being completely burned and destroyed and people having to come back and say, ‘OK. What are we going to do now? We have to start completely over,’” Buddy says. Buddy will talk more about the burning of Darien and the town’s unique place at the forefront of the “New South” in two lectures scheduled for May 19 and June 9 as part of the Burning of Darien commemorative. A series of other activities are planned throughout May and up to June 15. For more information, 912-437-4770, or find “The Burning of Darien” on Facebook.

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If you were taking an early morning stroll near the lighthouse or shopping in the village around lunchtime on Saturday, April 13, you may have seen a group of 20 or so dirty, exhausted people running, doing calisthenics, and even carrying each other through the streets. If you were curious what it was, it was GORUCK. GORUCK is an endurance challenge that is meant to blur the line between military and civilian training. GORUCK (www.goruck.com) was started by current and former special operations soldiers. Part of the proceeds from the event went to the Green Beret Foundation. This GORUCK Light was sponsored by and coordinated by Todd Thompson of CrossFit Grit, a strength and conditioning program located on Skylane Drive on St. Simons Island. Most of the participants were members of the CrossFit Grit “box” (CrossFit slang for their gym), along with a few of their friends.

Everyone wears a backpack, or “ruck,” on their back the entire time, filled with a number of bricks (according to their weight).The group was led by Green Beret Garet Noons who warmed them up with a workout on the beach which included pushups and flutter kicks in the surf at 7 a.m. They ran the equivalent of a 10k while stopping to do more pushups, squats and other exercises while going to different parks on the island.

“GORUCK pushes you to the limits of your mind and body.” Todd says. “It will teach you that you are stronger than you know”

Running group sprints on the beach, flutterkicks while being pounded by the surf, and carrying the “wounded” are all part of the GORUCK experience.

They even carried a huge log on their shoulders for part of it. When certain members were deemed “wounded” they would need to be carried by the other members of the group. Teamwork is the key. The workout ended when they walked through the waist-deep ocean from the village pier to the lighthouse at 12:30 p.m. Everyone was very tired and sore but were proud of what they had accomplished as a team.

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t used to be that you could stroll the beaches, mudflats and marshes of the Golden Isles and find treasure. Sometimes you had to dig for it, sometimes not. Pottery shards, arrow heads, shark’s teeth – pretty much anything was there for the taking. “They’re few and far between these days,” says Stephen Hart, whose collection of Brunswick-related artifacts fills two rooms in his Oak Grove Island home. “I’ve been doing this 50 years,” Stephen says, and his collection of finds includes artifacts dug up from dirt, from garage sales and from friends and neighbors with mementoes to spare. Stephen learned a love of all things Brunswick from his grandfather, Hamilton Hart, founder of Georgia Hardware and Marine Supply, forerunner to the still-in-the-family business, Ace Hardware on St. Simons Island. Their explorations took them down the street, around the town, and farther. “We’d hop into the car and take off. One time we drove all the way to Key West without telling anybody,” Stephen laughs. From Andrews Island to the rubble of historic downtown buildings to the length and the breadth and the sweep of the Marshes of Glynn, history is all around us, as Stephen’s collection shows.

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bird by any other name must be an anhinga. Known alternately as the water turkey, the snake bird, the devil bird, the American darter and, formally, by its Latin Anhinga anhinga, the name anhinga actually comes from the Brazilian Tupi language, and translates “snake bird.” The first time you see an anhinga swimming, you’ll understand why. All that appears above the water is a pointed yellow bill atop a long dark neck. It looks like a snake moving through the water until the bird jumps out and lumbers up a dead branch. Once you get over the shock of seeing this bird swim, the Anhinga continues to fascinate. It has a thin black body and beautiful black and white wing feathers. Those have earned the anhinga yet another name in Florida: the piano bird. The anhinga’s tail is striped brown and black like a turkey’s. This long tail is the reason it is called the water turkey. The male anhinga is all black. The females and immature birds have dark bodies and brown necks. During the nesting season, the bare skin around the eyes is a brilliant turquoise. The anhinga is often confused with the double crested cormorant. Both eat fish, and both lack a well-developed preen gland. On other birds, this preen gland is what the birds use to keep their feathers waterproof so they can will float. As a result, the cormorant and the anhinga both swim underwater. Denser bones help them to sink and capture fish. You’ll see the difference between the cormorant and the anhinga when they jump out of the water to dry their feathers. The cormorant has a round head, and the bill has a hook at the end. The anhinga’s bill is long and straight. It goes right into the head. The neck is double jointed, so the bird uses its neck, head and straight bill like a spear. It spears the fish then lumbers out on a limb, throws the fish in the air and swallows the fish head first. The anhinga also distinguishes itself in flight. Whereas the cormorant is an awkward flier, the anhinga soars gracefully, gliding through the air as effortlessly as it swims underwater. It is a pleasure to watch the anhinga in the air. The first time I saw some flying I thought they were hawks, they just flew so effortlessly. Whether the anhinga is soaring through the sky or plodding onto a limb or swimming in the water, this bird has fascinated many people. Why else would it have so many names?

Whether Lydia Thompson is talking about birds, banding, or drawing birds, her major focus is to intertwine her bird studies and her art. Now she is pursuing her studies of birds & the art of the intaglio print. Preservation and conservation of bird habitats are her major concern. She is blogging at www.coastalgeorgiabirding-lydia.blogspot.com.

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little over two years ago, I approached John Howton and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;John, when you are ready to sell the restaurant and retire, I am interested in purchasing it.â&#x20AC;? A week later I received a phone call from John and he asked if I was serious about my offer. That conversation kicked off the process of Trinity and me purchasing Blackwater Grill.

We knew it would be a lot of hard work and many long hours but with the help of our family, the Howtons, and our great staff we were able to survive our first off-season. We made a few changes to the back deck to accommodate private parties and have opened for Sunday brunch from 11am-2pm. At some point in the future, we hope to open for Saturday brunch and possibly a raw bar on the back deck. We are so thankful for the opportunity and feel like the sky is the limit!

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Many meetings later Trinity and I became the proud new owners of Blackwater Grill. Trinity has worked at Blackwater for over nine years. She started as a bus girl and worked her way through the front of the house positions including the restaurant manager. I have worked as the kitchen manager for about four years. We both

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Saute Shrimp, Andouille sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes & onions in butter for 2 mins. Add 1 tbsp of all purpose flour and make a roux. Add milk and reduce by half. Add Parmesan and garnish with parsley, pour over fried grit cakes. Serve immediately.

Grits: Make grits according to the recipe on the package. Pour hot grits onto a sheet pan and let cool completely. Cut grits into triangles and place in fryer for 6 minutes.

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Par for the Course

Springing Back into your game by Rick mattox, general manager of King and prince golf course

t’s that time of year – the weather is 80 degrees one day and 35 the next. It’s difficult to get on the course consistently, and we’re all rusty from lack of play over the winter. So what can you do to start the season fresh and knock that rust off? I recommend the following game plan to help get your season off to a good start.

Lessons Taking golf lessons early on in the season is a great start to accomplishing your goals for the year. An instructor can help direct your game and help you understand how you are going to reach your goals. They will also keep you on task. If your goal is to lower your score by 10 strokes, and your short game is the place you need the most help, your instructor will keep your focus on that part of the game.

Get your clubs ready for the season If your clubs need to be re-gripped, do it at the beginning of the season. If you are looking at a new set of clubs now is the time to buy them. By all means if you are looking at getting a new set, get a club fitting. The price is the same as if you buy them off the rack. And remember, if your buddy is selling you his old set, try before you buy! They may be a good deal, just not for you.

Schedule If golf is your serious hobby you should plan time for it. You will want to plan your practice time, your playing time and your lesson time. If you know your schedule at the first of the season you will stick to that time. Planning is the key for improvement. Rick Mattox

Balance

Play! Get out and play a few rounds After a long, cold winter your body is stiff and needs to move. The first time you swing after a long time away is the hardest, so make sure you get to the course early enough to warm up your full swing and short game to give yourself the best chance at making a good score. Play a few rounds, see what your swing and game are like, and then develop a plan for improving your game.

Just as you need balance in your life, your game needs balance also. If you play too much and never practice, your game will stay the same. If you practice your driving and never practice putting, then your game will be unbalanced. Your game needs a good balance of practice on all parts of the game. You need to play different golf courses to give your game a different look. Do something different for your golf game this year to keep improving. Practice

Goal Setting What would you like to accomplish this season in your golf game? Maybe you would like to lower your score 10 strokes, or add distance to all your clubs. Perhaps you want to play more golf and learn to practice correctly. Whatever your goal may be, you need to sit with your instructor and plan out your year.

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Practice days need to be structured. I see golfers get a large bucket of golf balls and work only on the driver. If the driver is what you wanted to work on, then great. At the King and Prince Golf Course we have a practice facility to get you ready to break out for the new season. Read more: http://blogs.golf.com/top100/2009/04/keys-toshaking-the-rust-off-and-getting-this-golf-season-off-to-a-greatstart.html#ixzz2KE2mbhPP

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Virtually Yours by amanda kirkland

s tough as it is to admit it, there was a time in the very recent past when I blogged. If you are unsure about what blogging is, no there was not a mishap in my small intestine or colon. Blogging is a term used for an online journal. It’s like any slippery slope and all it took was a few friends that were doing it and I got hooked before I knew it.

I loved going online and pouring out all of our daily happenings to anyone and everyone who was willing to read about it. I loved hopping around from blog to blog and reading about all the other stuff going on in other households. While hopping, I made all sorts of mom friends all over the world. “Sass-e-mum” was from a little place called Whitstable, UK, and “Scrappy Sue” was from the not so well known Ngaio, New Zealand. Before I knew it, I actually considered these people some of my best friends. As my thirtieth birthday was approaching, Josh and I decided to spend it in style and head to New York City (imagine me saying that in just the way they do on the Pace Picante sauce commercial, please). I mentioned on my blog that we were heading that way to celebrate and invited anyone who felt so inspired to please meet us there and celebrate with us. And wouldn’t you know it: “Scrappy Sue” flew all the way from New Zealand just for me! She made a trip of it and visited a few other blogging friends while she was in the states but she spent a couple of days with us in the city. We visited the Guggenheim, which, say what you want about me, was a complete yawn fest. We also ate the best burger this cattlewoman has ever put in her mouth at Burger Joint in the swanky Le Parker Meridien. I almost forgot, we also went to Dylan’s Candy Bar where Sue proceeded to buy a ridiculous amount of candy to take back to her girls. I’ll never forget how much fun Josh and I had with this semi-total stranger, Sue, on my thirtieth birthday. Since then, I’ve sort of given up the blogging. I mean who really has time, nowadays? Thankfully, Sue and Sass found me on Facebook, so we’ve managed to keep in touch. A few months ago, Josh and I received an invitation to Sue’s fiftieth over in New Zealand. What choice did I have? Really?! She came all the way over to New York for my birthday; it’s only right that I go to hers. Even Josh knew what needed to be done. He offered to stay home and take care of all five kids so that I could go to New Zealand for 11 days and help Sue celebrate. I leave next week. Don’t worry, with a 30-hour flight plan, I’ll have plenty of quiet time to write and tell you all about it. See you on the other side – Of the trip, I mean. Not in Heaven. Great, that’s all I need to go on a trip, die and leave Josh and Nanny to raise all the kids by themselves. They’d never forgive me. Amanda Kirkland is a Georgia girl who fell in love with a redneck and had five beautiful redneck children. She spends her days taking care of those five kids, about 25 cows, 100 chickens and a garden that has fed her family for at least three decades.

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Living Well

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• 50 percent of denture wearers avoided certain foods.

ost people are aware that titanium is a metal. Many golfers understand that it helps them hit a golf ball further. But what most people don’t know is that about 45 years ago, Dr. Per-Ingvar Branemark made a remarkable discovery. Known as the “father of modern dental implantology,” he began research in placing titanium implants into the lower jaw bone. His discovery of osseointegration (bone fusing to a metal) revolutionized the realm of implant dentistry today. So many people live better lives today because of the amazing metal, known as titanium. It is clear today that our overall health is directly linked to the health of our oral cavity. So when a person is missing one, multiple, or all of their teeth, their health is compromised. The facts are simple when we look at statistics. The population is growing, and the population of people older than 65 years of age will grow from 43 million in 2005 to 80 million by 2025. Currently in the United States, an estimated 17.5 million people are missing all of their teeth. What does this mean for those individuals? Is wearing dentures the answer? For those still wearing dentures, or who have recently lost teeth, here are a few statistics to remember:

• 40 to 60 percent of the bone that used to surround the roots of the teeth withers away in the dimensions of width, height and bone density within the first two years after tooth loss.

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• 17 percent of denture wearers chewed better without their denture or partial • With “normal” teeth people chew with 100 to 200 pounds of force. Denture wearers conversely chew with 2 to 10 pounds of force. • 20 to 80 percent of the mass of the facial muscles wither away, or atrophy, within the first 10 years of wearing dentures due to the diminished bite force, causing the cheeks to sink in. These numbers explain why denture-wearers feel handicapped and their health suffers for it. Titanium is the answer. Dental implants are a life changing alternative to the frustrations of having to wear something that comes in and out of your mouth. Who could imagine that a small titanium post could make such a big difference? By using dental implants, a person without teeth is able to hold their dentures in or eliminate them all together. So the question is simple: Do you need titanium? Don’t allow yourself to continue feeling frustrated about your current situation. Come see how titanium can change your life.

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Vignettes of Absurdity

the magic of wisteria by bud hearn

“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying.” Robert Herrick 1591-1674 In our front yard are three tall pines. Springtime enshrouds them in vast array of purple wisteria. Like flowering nooses, the gnarled wisteria vines climb to the top of the trees. Twisted and contorted, they grip the hapless trees with a lover’s unyielding embrace. Lavender bouquets droop pendulously from these ancient vines. Tiny morning dewdrops drip from the delicate petals. No artist’s canvas could contain a scene more serene. The sun bathes the blossoms in a brilliant light. It caresses them softly with a Mother’s loving touch. They appear poised to burst out in song in nature’s silent symphony. Sidewalk strollers stare at the dangling display of color. They sniff air infused with the fragrant attar of wisteria, nectar of the gods. Its indescribable sweetness floats freely, wafting its way among shrubs and trees. Tender breezes tease the bouquets into movements ever so slight – nature’s foreplay in motion. Side to side they sway, swooning in a sensuous dance. Every morning I walk out to retrieve the paper. Today, the wisteria’s aromatic presence is arresting. I stop, enticed by its essence. The wisteria garlands dangle, like locks of lavender braids adorning the hair of angels and small girls at a May Day picnic. A stranger approaches and stops. She’s captivated by the beauty. We smile and nod hello. The stranger says wisteria is reminiscent of love. She says that wisteria, like love, defies description; that words are blunt instruments, inadequate to convey the quintessential quality of its fragrance, much less describe that of love. To understand either, one must remove the veils through experience. She asks my opinion. I reply, “It’s early, and I never discuss love without first having a cup of coffee.” We laugh. The stranger then leaves. I linger, enjoying the moment. Even before coffee, I know it’s impossible to seize the scent of wisteria. It’s a spirit, and like all spirits it

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floats freely upon the breezes. We can only receive it, not restrain it, nor retain it. Whoever has experienced love knows that when it’s selfishly possessed, it withers. Love, like wisteria, must be free to scale its own heights. I stand beneath the vines, pondering the stranger’s symbolism of wisteria and love. Neither asks, “Who’s worthy to receive?” They’re free to all. Wisteria and love are magical wherever they blossom. Both are beautiful beyond comprehension. I know there are infinitely more similarities, but the coffee, the coffee! Yet I stand there, transfixed, unable to leave the mystical scene. Suddenly, the lavender nursery appears to be alive. Bumble bees swarm in oblivious delight, flitting from one petal to the next in a paean of excited frenzy. I think, maybe bees have a better clue about wisteria and love than we know. I watch the spectacle, mesmerized, wishing I were a bee. The coffee can wait. We once cut some wisteria for a flower arrangement. Our daughter, The Gardener of Eden, advised against it. She warned, “It’ll wilt and turn putrid.” We ignored her admonition. But she was right. The next morning it lay limp, hanging over the lip of the vase. Its fragrance and its beauty had faded. The vine is its source of life. Separated, it becomes a memory, useless, a dried flower to press between the pages of a book. Sadly, the wisteria is ephemeral. Its life cycle is relatively short, a couple of weeks at best. It gives all it has, while it has it. Then as quickly as it blooms, it wilts. Its blossoms wither, let go and are scattered by the wind. They lie silently upon the lawn like a bluish-lilac carpet, as beautiful in death as in life. I stagger inside for coffee and remember a philosopher’s poem: “Love gives, and while it gives it lives; and while it lives it gives.” I think about the stranger, about the spirit of wisteria, about the spirit of love. Deep stuff so early in the morning. By the second cup I conclude that we have a short window of time to enjoy the magic of wisteria, and maybe love, too. We’d best do it now, before the opportunity passes. Wisteria and love wait for no one.

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By Design

style is affordable by Julie singleton willis

strive to bring affordable elegance into my clients’ homes. As a shop owner and designer I am always on the hunt for one-of-a-kind pieces for your home. Whether that is one piece, one room or an entire home I will work within my client’s budget to bring a fresh look into their space. Your home should be a comfortable but elegant place to live, love and entertain your family and friends.

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I think that it is important to let my client’s personality show through their homes. My style has certainly evolved over time. My major influences have come from my parents. My mom has a knack for beautiful pieces, wall coverings and textiles while my dad has an unbelievable eye for antiques. My time working at Acquisitions and alongside renowned designer Kathleen Rivers in Charleston, S.C., certainly impacted my design style. I have owned my own shop, Petite Maison, for the past three years and have been able to develop my own individual style.

TIPS for your Home: You do not have to spend a ton of money to make a major impact on a space. • A fresh coat of paint goes a long way. • A new pair of fun and colorful lamps. • New pillows can add a lot of style to your space. • New window treatments. • Rather than replacing a piece of furniture, painting it can be a great alternative.

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Money Talks

Five Questions with Joel Bickmore, CFP® of synovus securities, inc.

risk tolerance, and I’m also having more dialogue with our Portfolio Managers, such as Mike Sluder of our FAM Team, Russ Allen of GLOBALT Investments, and Dan Morgan of Synovus Trust. Interestingly, Dan manages over one billion dollars in assets and is regularly featured on CNBC’s Squawk Box and Closing Bell. On a recent call, Dan mentioned he is being very defensive when choosing bonds, and he’s also leaning towards quality dividend payers when choosing stocks. Through our parent company, Synovus Financial, I have direct access to guys like this. Q: What brings you the most joy in your profession?

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A: I get to help people be stewards of their finances. For so many people, managing money and making financial decisions is a complicated, scary, or boring topic, and consequentially some people may be more reactive than proactive when managing their finances. I have the practical knowledge to explain how taxes, insurance, budgets, and retirement plans are all intertwined. Helping people get their arms around their finances is very gratifying to me. I also enjoy being part of an impressive team. I regularly get to collaborate with Steve Holt, who I believe is one of the most respected Mortgage Bankers in the area, and David Wilkins, whose experience in multi-generational wealth management and private banking is, in my mind, one of a kind. These guys really make my job fun. Q: What most disappoints you about your profession?

Q: Your business card says you are a CFP® professional within the Private Wealth Management group at the Coastal Bank of Georgia, an affiliate of Synovus Securities, Inc. What exactly does that mean? A: Our team works with clients to grow and preserve wealth. I typically quarterback those relationships and call in our other experts where necessary. My expertise in financial planning helps me to understand my client’s finances as well, if not better, than they do themselves. Some advisors may glaze over the details and run straight to investments, but knowing when to refinance your home or how to properly construct an insurance policy is just as important. In my opinion, if all you get from your financial advisor is investment advice, you may be getting short-changed. Q: Most are aware that the stock market has recently passed its all-time high. What are you doing differently this time? A: I can’t say I am doing anything completely different, because as a CFP® professional, I’m trained to include “what ifs” when developing a plan. But, I am having more detailed conversations about

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A: When people are misled by insurance agents or financial advisors. I think most people by nature are trusting, and most advisors want to give good advice. The disconnect typically occurs because the advisor does not understand the whole situation, or is simply trying to earn a commission. I dedicate countless hours getting to know my clients on the front end, and this helps me give well documented and thoughtful advice. I know this takes time, but it’s the right thing to do. Q: Why did you choose to work for The Coastal Bank of Georgia? A: In addition to its wide rang of offerings, The Coastal Bank of Georgia is committed to a culture of servant leadership and community service. Some would say that this is one of the most deeply connected and involved banks in the community. I find it’s also a great place to work. I have a heart for the youth in this community which is why I work with the Boys and Girls Club, The Gathering Place, and St. Simons Community Church’s youth. The Coastal Bank of Georgia fosters an environment where I can succeed professionally and where I am encouraged to be involved in the community. It was an easy decision for me.

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Secret Gardens of the Golden Isles

By Anna ferguson hall | Photography by Joe Loehle

Each garden has its own personality, its own set of charms and ideals. There is the Sustainable Garden, which is meant to serve as a display for new and novice gardener to illustrate the ins and outs of eco-minded gardening. There is the Hidden Treasure Garden, a secret of downtown Brunswick that few people know about. There is the Community Garden, a landscape of 13 plots on Jekyll Island, meant for both full and part time residents to grow (and share) their own fruits, veggies and herbs. And finally, there is the Exemplary Garden, from the talented hands of Bryce Vann and Kelly Revels, co-owners of Vine Garden Market, which provides interior and event floral designs.

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very spring, the Golden Isles comes to life, shedding the grays of winter in exchange for pops of bright color from the many gardens dotting this coastal community. Sure, guests and residents flock to the area for our mile after mile of sandy shoreline. They find solace in the sounds of crashing ocean waves and in our beams of sunlight. But away from these signature features is something unique. Our gardens. Many homeowners and business owners in the Golden Isles seem to share a similar green thumb, as well as a love for the soil, growing flowerbeds of rich, elegant hues. These fabulous, glamorous plots of rich florals and greenery add an extra sense of life to our sandy shores, inviting guests and residents alike to sit, stay a while and forget the worries of the world. Some gardens are flashy, showy operations. Others are more subtle, hiding from plain view, acting as hidden treasure troves meant only for those in-the-know. Here, we’ve rounded up our four favorite hidden landscapes, and present to you the Secret Gardens of the Golden Isles.

Sustainable Garden: University of Georgia Marine Extension Services Building The sun shyly peaked behind gray clouds, the air was seasonably cool, and the garden grounds had yet to burst into color and life. For now, the sustainable garden was a field of tans and browns, grasses

that would soon neighbor colorful blossoms and offer shelter for a bevy of insects, pollinnators and birds. It’s an unlikely location for a brilliant garden, being situated across from railroad tracks on Bay Street, in front of the University of Georgia Marine Extension building. It’s a garden locked behind a high, wire fence, off limits in non-business hours. But from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, the MAREX garden is wide open for spectators and would-be gardeners. Here, guests will find native and indigenous plants, landscapes that support local wildlife and survive the changing and occasionally harsh climates of Coastal Georgia. When Keren Giovengo started the native, sustainable garden three years ago, she had a vision it would flourish into more than a pretty space. “I wanted this garden to be an example to people for how to garden sustainably,” she says. “It’s so easy to hop to the nearest garden shop, pick up the prettiest flowers, and plant them. But to be a mindful gardener, to plant landscapes that will offer valuable resources to our coastal wildlife systems, that takes a certain level of education. And that’s why this garden is.” The garden grounds are divided into eight sections: a Wildlife Garden, Native Alternatives Garden, Pollinator Garden, Grasses Garden, Rain Garden, Drought-Tolerant Garden, Oak Circle Garden, and SaltTolerant Garden. Each section represents examples of what local gardeners can do to mimic native landscape practices, to some degree, in their own plots, she says. Following sustainable landscaping practices helps support “free eco-

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system services,” she says. “Those are things like bees and birds. These may seem like small elements in the large scheme of the ecosystem, but these are very important resources. Native and sustainable landscaping restores those parts of nature that have disappeared as we as a society have moved to being more concrete-based, and less nature-based.” When Keren installed the first wave of plants into the sustainable garden in 2010, she had three plants and big dreams. One day, she hopes, this conservation garden will become the central icon of the EcoScapes Conservation Landscaping Program (formerly called CoastScapes), an effort supported by MAREX. Through the program, Keren and her staff work to educate the community about sustainable landscaping, showing how to do it and why it matters. Today, the garden boasts some 120 plant species and more than 1,200 plants overall. Regularly, various species of bees can be seen buzzing from bud to bud, with birds flocking to the flowers and even the occasional raccoon sneaking its way into the grounds. To see this once-barren concrete landscape now transformed into a venue of life and nature is a distinct point of pride for Keren - a point of pride she encourages the community to come and see. “I mean, this used to be parking lot,” she says, referring to the lush garden grounds. “Just the other day, I saw a painted bunting, the most spectacular bird, in the garden. To take this space from nothing and to bring it to full-on life, it’s mindboggling. We have regular workshops and classes where we try to teach others to do just what we’ve done here. And of course, we want the whole community to come and see this for themselves. We’re right here, across from the railroad tracks.” For more information about the EcoScapes, the native garden and upcoming workshops, visit www.coastscapes.org.

Hidden Treasure: Gardens of the Gallery on Newcastle Jeff Homans admits that he rarely feels stressed out at work. With a view like this, why would he? “I can step out on the porch of my office, and I see this beautiful garden below me,” says Jeff, owner of Land Design Associates architecture firm, based in downtown Brunswick. “When stress comes up in the day, I just step out here and look down.” Jeff knows he’s lucky to have his office located above The Gallery on Newcastle, where artist/owner Janet Powers displays her brilliant oil paintings and curious mixed media pieces. Situated adjacent to her charming art gallery is this intimate space, a hidden treasure in the heart of historic downtown that gives life to layer after layer of vines, greens and shrubbery. At

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Janet Powers in the garden at Gallery on Newcastle

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its center, the garden offers a vine-covered pergola, complete with bench and water-wall fountain. A Radio Flyer wagon has been transformed into a container garden, and several slightly rusted wire shelves. In the summer, the Conferderate Jasmine covering that aforementioned pergola blooms, producing a fresh, warm scent that entices visitors to simply sit, stay, and just relax. “It’s enchanting,” Janet says, inhaling the floral scents already present in the air on this early spring day. When Janet bought the gallery space in 1999, the backyard was barren, a flat landscape of concrete. She has worked for 12 years to bring the space into its current green glory. Janet, it seems, is equally as passionate about gardening as she is about her artwork. The two, she reasons, are completely linked, connected by her innate desire to experience and appreciate nature as often as possible. “Being in nature gives me a spiritual feeling I can’t find anywhere else,” she says. “Surrounding myself with the natural world, whether it’s through a painting or through a garden, gives me a sense of peace. And that’s what I hope to do with this garden space, give people a place to find serenity.” Most shoppers who stroll down Newcastle Street, browsing her storefront along with the other nearby knick-knack and antiques shops, are often oblivious to the wealth of greenery found in Janet’s garden. On occasion, though, a few stray shoppers find their way into the quiet, serene arena behind the gallery. Always, the reaction

is the same: It starts with a smile, then comes a comment about the charm of the space, followed by the oft-heard quote, “Well, I had no idea this was here.” As much has been seen at many First Fridays in downtown during the garden’s prime months. Janet, like other merchants in the historic business district, often keeps her doors open after regular hours, inviting new and returning customers into her workspace for this monthly event. Attendees sip wine and browse her eclectic display of her artwork, slowly working their way to the back of the store. Once there, they meander into the garden space, and the awe is palpable. The hidden nature of her garden is part of its appeal. This is not a green space meant for show or praise. It is not meant to be a stop on any tour or a sight to be seen by crowds. This garden is meant for the lucky, curious few who wander through Janet’s world of oil-painted marshscapes and experience the power of her artwork. Those who earn the right to see the garden, do. And it is that selectiveness of the garden that makes it so special. “A lot of people have no idea this is back here,” she says. “But those who do, they usually come back, to just see how it’s changed throughout the seasons. This is certainly a special place. Certainly a special place for those who have found it.” For more information about Janet and The Gallery on Newcastle, visit www.thegalleryonnewcastle.com.

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Gene Jarrett, David and Mindy Egan in their garden on Jekyll Island

Garden of Community: Jekyll Island Gardens Gene Jarrett points to a silver Camry in the parking lot behind the Morgan Center on Jekyll Island.

land’s tourists and guests, the Jekyll Island Community Garden is a much-loved fixture for the state park’s residents, who have tended these 13 plots for some 35 years. With the varying seasons comes varying produce, and comes varying participants. Some growers have been tending their plots for years and years, while others come for a season and decide they aren’t gardeners after all. Gene can be counted as one of the former. He has been with his gar-

“That’s mine,” he says, meaning the car. “The trunk is open and there are plastic bags in there. Get as many as you want. I picked them from the community garden just this morning. Take ‘em all.” He turns and enters the Morgan Center, rushing off to practice an upcoming concert with the Jekyll Island Singers. In the trunk of his car, there is a large bucket, brimming with the biggest turnips imaginable. David and Mindy Egan, also Jekyll Island residents, find the plastic bags, fill them with the freshly picked root vegetable, and pass the filled bags out to bystanders. This is the essence of the Jekyll Island Community Garden: grow some, give some, get some. “Everyone grows different things, and we all seem to grow more than we need, kind of on purpose,” says David, who has been active with the Jekyll Island Community Garden since he and wife Mindy moved here in 1998. Tucked away near the old amphitheater, out of sight from the is-

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den spot for 17 years, growing goods in the winter as well as spring seasons. Turnips, peppers, green beans, cabbage, broccoli, you name it, he’s probably tried to grow it (and likely succeeded). His garden is a sheer recipe for a well-stocked salad bar. The Egans, too, can lay such a claim, with their garden space active year-round and constantly producing, well, produce. “We certainly save a lot of money on groceries,” David Egan laughs. “For us, this garden is more than just growing food. It’s also a lot about growing these relationships with our neighbors.” New, younger neighbors have recently taken up space in the garden, too. Team members from the AmeriCorps program at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center have started tapping the garden grounds, to grow food not for themselves, but for the center’s shelled patients. Various types of greens, cucumbers, and peppers are some of the meal staples the center grows at the garden to feed their turtles, a diet that researchers found mimics the turtle’s natural diet of algae and sea grass. This season, AmeriCorps students also expanded the garden to incorporate two beehives, with the produced honey and comb

likewise integrated into daily uses at the center. “It was tricky at first to garden in this sandy soil, but we come and get coffee grounds twice a week from Café Solterra,” says Gabe Andrews, a center employee who launched the turtle-food garden last summer. “That helps create a more suitable growing soil, plus it reduces waste from the café. A win-win. It’s great having this garden here, because it gives us all more of a connection to the island, and it gives us a chance to all come together and work the earth.”

Exemplary Garden: Vine Garden Market Bryce Vann should have a great garden. She and business partner Kelly Revels are, after all, flower people. It’s what they do. It’s what they know. And they do not disappoint. In the front enclosed porch and side alleyway of their business, Vine Garden Market in Redfern Village on St. Simons, the two have created a floral wonderland. Weekly, sometimes daily, the flowers dotting their workspace, both inside and outside, can change. On this spring day, the inside of the workshop was lined with dazzling orchids perfectly planted in savvy containers; moss was piled in heaps everywhere the eye could see; and a large chalkboards offers their current selection of daffodils, freesia, sweet pea and roses. Outside, the alleyway is lined by perky, pink hydrangeas, petunias, lavender, geranium and more. And everywhere, the air is laced with the earthy tones of soil- fresh, new soil. The garden at The Vine “You never know what we’ll have in here,” Bryce says. “I wish I could say it was less chaotic, but our selection changes constantly, based on the seasons, what’s available, what people want. It’s actually great, having all this change all the time.” This pace of change is one that Vann has obviously learned to not only accept, but embrace and make work. Since she and Kelly opened Vine Garden Market in 2008, they have made slight tweaks and adjustments to their business model, and now have found their rhythm with their clients. The two provide a variety of services, from wedding and event flowers, to filling and planting containers for clients at their workshop, to providing interior landscape design. “Basically, if a customer wants it, we can do it,” Bryce says, noting that they also recently ex-

panded their workshop by enclosing the front area and are now using that as a floral retail section for the shop. “We did that in case people don’t want to come into the work space and would rather just roam through the flower selections on their own.” It’s rare, though, that customers don’t want to come into this floral-filled space. On a recent afternoon, Bryce saw client after client, one paying an invoice, one picking up an orchid planted in a wooden container, another placing a new order. All three stayed a while, chatting, roaming through the green space and admiring the pretty flowers they saw. Then the delivery man came with a large box of daisies and a round package of curry willow, and he,

too, lingered for longer than might be expected, talking with Bryce – known as Boss of the Moss – and taking in the elegantly chaotic floral space. “People just come in sometimes and wander around, which is just fine,” Bryce says. “We actually encourage it. When people come in, they’re often looking for new ideas and ways to freshen up their interior landscape. We’re happy to help by showing you how to do that, or we can just do that for you. Our main goal is to spread the love, spread the garden love.” For more information about Vine Garden market, visit www.vinegardenmarket. com.

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hether in their own little gardens or on the common grounds we all walk, hundreds of women (and their men) have sown the seeds of happiness through the common hobby of gardening in the Golden Isles. The three oldest garden clubs in the county – Cassina, Cherokee and Urbana – are celebrating 85 years of cultivating kindness with flowers and pretty landscapes. But joining a garden club is about so much more than just putting a pretty face on one’s own home and hometown; it’s about giving. With the fruits of their labors in bloom all around us, what better time could there be than spring to celebrate the many good things our garden clubs contribute to our community.

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Cassina Garden Club A Proud Heritage – A Promising Future By jennifer broadus

Mission: To preserve, maintain and beautify the historic clubhouses and grounds; to promote the love of gardening; to protect native trees, wildflowers and birds; to encourage civic beauty and planting and all worthwhile outdoor work. Few gardening organizations in America possess the compelling history and influence in their community of the Cassina Garden Club of St. Simons Island. Founded in 1928, Cassina celebrates its 85th Anniversary this year. Named for the Cassina berries of the native Yaupon tree, the 130 active, life and associate members of the Cassina Garden Club have much to be proud about. Headquartered in two circa 1830s slave cabins formerly a part of the vast holdings of the Hamilton Sea Island Cotton Plantation at present day Gascoigne Bluff, Cassina Garden Club has been guardian to these historical treasures since they were granted stewardship by the Glynn County Commissioners in 1932. Since then, Cassina has held events and meetings at the two cabins affectionately known as the Tea and Meeting Cabins which are now small museums displaying a collection of artifacts found on the grounds dating from the 1700s to mill days era. On Wednesday mornings during June, July and August, and throughout the year by appointment, Cassina docents open the cabin doors to island visitors for tours including an informative video which showcases the club’s vivid history centered around the stewardship of the cabins and the beautification of the island of St. Simons as a whole. Preserving and maintaining the historic slave cabins requires a lot of teamwork by its members. Because of their age and historical significance, the cabins demand a great deal of upkeep and are not insurable, requiring efforts of two major annual fundraisers – the Cassina Christmas Home Tour (Dec. 7, 2013) and the spring celebrated Tabby & Tillandsia Garden Walk (April 27, 2013). Both are major endeavors requiring many hours of planning and dozens of volunteers. It is the love of beauty and the volunteer spirit that is at the very core of this devoted gardening organization – a spirit that has involved several families and generations of members. One such family is the Fendigs. A number of family members have been active in Cassina since the club’s early years. Mrs. Edwin Fendig was club president from 1935-1938 and again in 1944-1946. Her sister-in-law Gladys Fendig served as chief officer in 1946 and 1949. Many years later, Gladys’s daughter, Jane Ledbetter, who became a member in 1958, went on to become club president in 1986. Today, Jane Ledbetter is Cassina’s longest serving member celebrating her 55th year of active membership. Both Gladys Fendig and

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daughter Jane Ledbetter were also active in gardening on the state level, both serving on the Board of the Garden Club of Georgia. Another family member with strong ties to Cassina is Carolyn Lovell who has been a member of the club since 1984. Her daughters, Caroline Fleetwood and Nancy Dobrenic, are both members along with their mother. Their aunt, Jean Laramore, was Cassina President from 1995-1997. With Mother’s Day celebrated in the month of May, it is fitting that the Cassina Garden Club continues to embrace history and love of gardening from generation to generation. This year, Cassina Garden Club will celebrate a first – welcoming the first gentleman gardener to their membership. Mr. Neil Henry of St. Simons Island will join Cassina in June. Neil is an accomplished gardener who offered his beautifully cultivated Sea Palms West garden for showing during the Tabby & Tillandsia Garden Walk Tour in 2012. Neil’s membership will hopefully entice other male gardeners to join the club and become active supporters of Cassina community initiatives. Looking ahead, Cassina Garden Club will soon embark on a capital campaign in an effort to restore and preserve the historic tabby slave cabins. Centuries of weather and wear and some previous renovation efforts gone wrong necessitate a major historical renovation of the cabins from roof to flooring in the coming years. The renovation, which will be completed to strict historical standards, will not be inexpensive. Current projections point to a complete and accurate renovation at over $350,000. A number of prominent historical preservation and renovation companies were contacted to analyze the depth of work required, which includes removal of the Portland-based plaster outer and inner walls which are coming away from the original tabby wall core causing major moisture damage to the cabin structure. “We really have no choice but to do this restoration if we wish to preserve the cabins’ structural integrity and historical value over the long term,” says Cassina President-Elect Janis Rodriguez, who is spearheading the renovation committee’s efforts. Aside from an expensive cabins renovation, the future is bright for the Cassina Garden Club and its community-minded initiatives. “Our goal has always been, and will continue to be, the beautification of our historic grounds and the island of St. Simons,” says Anne Aspinwall, outgoing Cassina Garden Club President. “For over eight decades our efforts have worked wonders to make St. Simons Island a more rewarding place to live and to visit. We are very proud of that legacy and will continue to preserve it for future generations to enjoy.”

Top: Cassina President Ann Aspinwall, left, with the club’s longest serving member, Jane Ledbetter, beside a camellia planted in honor of Jane’s father, Albert Fendig Sr., at the tabby cabins on Gascoigne Bluff. Bottom left: Carolyn Lovell (seated) with daughter Caroline Fleetwood, one of several families enjoying Cassina membership from generation to generation. Bottom right: Incoming Cassina President Janis Rodriguez with Cassina’s newest and first gentleman member, Neil Henry.

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Growing Cassina: 1928 – The club begins with nine members. 1932 – Granted use of the historic Hamilton Plantation slave cabins by Glynn County Commissioners. 1933 – Begins planting camellias and azaleas at Christ Church. The program continues until 1970. 1937 – Organizes the Boy Scout movement on St. Simons. 1937 – Founds the St. Simons Public Library in the old county Casino in the pier village. 1950 – Receives the deed to the historic slave cabins from the Glynn County Commission.

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Cherokee Garden Club Dedicated to Civic Beautification By anne and mary gash

In 1927, Mrs. Madge Merritt organized what was then known as Glynn County Garden Club. A year later, in 1928, three clubs were formed from this one: Cassina, Urbana and Cherokee, in that order. The original name chosen for the Cherokee Club was “Myosotis,” the botanical name for “forget-me-not,” but within a year it was changed to Cherokee for the Georgia State Flower. This club was founded in March 1928 with Mrs. A.O. Osborne as its first president. The stated object of the club was and continues to be to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening among amateurs, to aid in the protection of native trees, plants and birds and to encourage civic planning. The three new Garden Clubs held a social together in the summer of 1928 on the Robert E. Lee, which was docked at the Sea Island Yacht Club; reports from the day describe it as “A Very Gala Affair!” The club met on the first Tuesday in each month at 3:30 in the afternoon. There was an annual luncheon. Dues were $1.25 – $1 of which stayed local and 25 cents for membership in the state club. That included a subscription to Garden Gateways, the quarterly magazine of the Garden Club of Georgia. Membership was limited to 40 members. The club adopted four major civic undertakings at its inception. The foremost of these was the restoration of Hanover Park between Richmond and Grant streets in downtown Brunswick. Hanover Park was established when George McIntosh was given the duty of laying out the city in 1771. The park was named for the reigning monarch George III of the House of Hanover, of Brunswick. The club valued the park and worked to preserve it because of the historical significance and because much of the early social and business life of Brunswick centered in and around the park. (President Jeanne Warwick says the original fencing in the park was discovered beneath the old Elk’s Club building on Union Street.) Extensive planting has been done by the Cherokee Club, and when Highway 17 was tentatively drawn through the park in 1951, the

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club successfully petitioned the city commission to preserve the park, and in 1961 to rebuild the fountain. Cherokee has participated in Spring and Fall flower shows throughout the years. Outstanding exhibits include those held on the courthouse grounds in 1929, 1930 and 1931, those held at the Oglethorpe Hotel, those held at the First United Methodist Church, and the Woman’s Club Building. The Fall flower shows were first held in 1943 at the Harvest Festival. In 1933 Cherokee, in coooperation with other clubs, started a “nursery” between Albany Street and Lanier Boulevard on city property, with city water pumped in for irrigation. Club members rooted thousands of oleanders, azaleas, camellias and grew annuals to plant throughout the city. This nursery was in existence until World War II. In 1936 the Cherokee Club, under the presidency of Mrs. Georgia Brown, requested that the city open a park for children in the South End of town. Mrs. Brown suggested the name “Woodland Park,” and at its opening was presented a laurel wreath. The Cherokee Club donated $103.92 for playground equipment. Woodland Park was a playground until the shipyards moved in during World War II. In 1939 Mrs. J.B. Avera led the club in presenting a carnival held April 20, 21 and 22 in a vacant lot on Mansfield Street next to the CocaCola Company. The carnival was a financial success, drawing large crowds. It included tents and other features of a traveling carnival. The purpose of the ambitious project was to raise money for city beautification. Some of the profits were transferred to War Bonds. Twenty years later, these helped to restore the fence and fountain in Hanover Park. The Cherokee Garden Club has a long-held tradition of member legacies. Daughters and daughters-in-law are customarily invited for membership when a vacancy occurs. At the present time, we enjoy the many talents of these young ladies as active members. Their contributions help assure the continuation of our goals and ideals.

Top: Cherokee President Jeanne Warwick and past presidents Frankie Strother, Beth Downey, Anne Whelchel and Ida Walker at the Sea Island home of club member Martha Ellis. Bottom left: Mary Burdell and Fran Green, one of several mother-daughter pairs who share the legacy of Cherokee gardening. Bottom right: Connie and Gail Flexer.

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In January 1928, the seeds of the Urbana Garden Club were first scattered, when a small group of women united by their love of gardening gathered in Brunswick at the Kay Avenue home of Mrs. Madge B. Merritt. With 10 members committed to the cause, the group – named for the neighborhood where they formed – decided the third Thursday of the month at 3 p.m. would be the official meeting time for the Urbana Garden Club. For a while they operated as a social group swapping garden hints and paying dues of 10 cents per month for the privilege. Soon, Urbana joined forces with other garden clubs in the community to work together toward the common good. The Federated Garden Club of Glynn County was formed. Later known as the Associated Garden Club, the organization still exists today as the Glynn County Garden Club Council, uniting members of all the various garden clubs in their individual efforts to do good. Urbana’s work started small, focusing on the neighborhood of Urbana itself, located roughly between Gloucester Street and Pinova. As more houses were built in Urbana, more families moved in and the garden club’s membership rolls grew. The need for a neighborhood playground was identified, and the club took the lead in developing it. Members installed iron fencing, a swing and slide and held rummage sales and bridge parties to raise the funds needed to maintain the park. The club also adopted the Urbana Triangle, a prominent green space in the neighborhood, and shouldered responsibility for landscaping and maintaining it. In 1951, the club’s members and their husbands built a barbecue pit followed in 1952 by an equipment house to seve the playground. Urbana Park became the hert of the neighborhood. That same year, the club raised $2,400 for Miss Jane Macon, who upon retiring after 50 years of service to the school system, wished to fulfill a lifelong dream to travel in England and Europe. They presented the money to her at a retirement reception attended by more than 300 of Miss Macon’s former students. Jane Macon Middle School bears the beloved teacher’s name to this day. The ladies of Urbana could always be counted upon to donate time and money to various civic and social causes. They gave to the Hospital Auxiliary for the purchase of radium treatment of cancer; worked with the American Red Cross to send Christmas gift packages to World War II servicemen overseas; and worked with the Glynn County Youth Advisory Committee on developing youth recreation

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opportunities to combat juvenile delinquency. In the early 1960s, the club adopted a major entryway to the community, the green triangle formed by the intersection of Gloucester Street with U.S. Highway 17. According to a history of the club printed by The Brunswick News in 1978, the club planted several flower beds and, in 1964, installed a Christmas display of a church, lighted candles, two small houses and a sign that read “Peace on Earth.” In the late 1960s the club joined American National Bank in Brunswick to distribute 2,750 redbud and dogwood trees in the city. While its members no longer call Urbana home, they labor on under the original name. Every Christmas, club members set aside two days to decorate Hofwyl Plantation north of Brunswick for its annual candlelight tour. In 2003 they donated half the cost for erecting a Blue Star marker at Marshes of Glynn Overlook Park in Brunswick honoring the U.S. Armed Forces. Though much smaller and less well known than other local garden clubs, Urbana still has members serving in local, state and national leadership roles and remains committed to making Brunswick and Golden Isles a more beautiful place to live. Carol Smith, left, and Rosemary Maulden, right, present Fay Cribb with a Life Membership in the State Garden Club on Sept. 18, 1982.

Top: Rosemary Maulden, State Garden President Joy Stuart, Helen Smyte of Savannah and Carol Smith at the dedication of a Blue Star Memorial Marker honoring U.S. Military Troops at the Marshes of Glynn Overlook Park in February 2003. Bottom: Fay Cribb, Carol Smith and Martha Miller lend their green thumbs to the beautification of the triangle formed by the intersection of Gloucester Street and U.S. Highway 17, probably sometime around the late 1960s or early 1970s.

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Stroll the Redfern boardwalks on any given day and you might see the Sea Island Mafia at Bubba Garcia’s, celebrating a win on the PGA Tour or perhaps just toasting a good day on the Retreat driving range. You might catch a glimpse of former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter arriving at Coastal Eyecare for eye exams. Stars of stage and screen have been known to relax beneath the oaks, alongside our own friends and neighbors, just like regular members of the on-island-time crowd. What better argument can there be for shopping local? Try the fact that the businesses in Redfern are largely family owned and operated. Stop in their shops or restaurants more than once and chances are they’ll become friends who phone you first when an item they know you’d love to own crosses their threshold. History, mystery, pretty things, smart people, delicious food and stories galore – sounds like the heart of the island to us.

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hat can be seen here and now, however, are the roots of an international fashion label inspired by our resort casual atmosphere. The Tibi line is designed by Amy Wallin Smilovic, whose parents Ken and Judy Wallin still make their home on St. Simons Island. Amy’s talent runs in the family, descended from Ken, an American impressionist painter whose oil-on-canvas renderings of scenes familiar and dream-like emanate from his Redfern studio. Judy remembers scolding her daughter for sketching fashion scenes all over the wallpaper in her childhood bedroom. Amy’s clothing designs are housed at the Tibi Outlet, next door to Ken’s art studio in Redfern. Judy is operations manager for Tibi’s Georgia arm, which has expanded over the past decade, outgrowing Judy’s dining room and spare bedroom in St. Clair to encompass a 25,000-square-foot warehouse north of the Brunswick-Golden Isles Airport. “That houses our business offices, online sales, all accounting functions and shipping,” Judy explains. Some things never change, though. Judy was still working a day job as assistant principal of Glynn Academy when Tibi was a fresh start-up, moonlighting nights and weekends to ship Internet and retail orders, often getting a big hand from fellow teachers. Tibi’s 12 full-time employees are augmented by a cadre of part-timers, including many of Judy’s fellow teachers, now retired from the school system.

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ehind the Tibi Outlet store, around the corner and along a path lined with painted canvases, you’ll find Ken Wallin’s art gallery. It’s a colorful place, bright and airy and home to an affable blond greeter named Sophie, who bounds out with tail wagging for a wet-nosed hello to all who venture into her domain. The artist himself trails in her wake, paint rag at the ready to wipe his hands before shaking. Things are hip, edgy and sleek up front in the Tibi store; Ken’s world is the antidote to all that, a calm and soothing environment where paint-splotched smocks and disheveled coifs are all the fashion. Schooled in psychology – Ken holds a PhD. in the field – art was his weekend gig away from a private psychology practice and directorship of a six-county psychoeducational program helping severely emotionally disturbed school children. Judy recalls packing up Amy and her sister, Leslie, on weekends and traveling to art shows with her husband. “We always had a studio,” Judy says, even when the two were otherwise employed. Amy’s affinity for her father’s talent was evident early, Judy says, “I just didn’t know where she’d be going with it.” Now they all know, and they’re going along as a family, just like always.

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peaking of style that runs in the family, meet the trio behind Two Friends and now Two Friends Too: Marti Tolleson, her daughter Salliana, and their dog Lucy. From Perry to St. Simons Island to the far reaches of Facebook, Marti and her girls have got the worlds of personal and home fashion covered like the dew, to borrow a Georgia-minded phrase. The retailing gene runs strong in this family, being handed down to Marti from her parents, who owned a feed store in Perry that found its niche in the early 1980s catering to the Urban Cowboy fashion craze spurred by the movie of the same name. The store later evolved with Marti’s love of horses and all that that implies to sell tack to the riding crowd. Now it’s all mechanized goods like tractors, RVs and ATVs. “We are definitely proponents of family owned small business,” says Marti, whose Two Friends boutique in Perry opened 13 years ago. Her forté these days is fashion and all that that implies, from jewelry to clothing to home accessories and now – with the opening of Two Friends Too – antiques, furniture and furnishings. “I believe that your setting contributes to your happiness,” Marti says with a smile that proves her happiness is here.

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nne Whittle is a business woman with a no-nonsense air. She’s been owning her own shops, thankyouverymuch, since 1972. Her career as an upscale retailer has taken her from Phipps Plaza in Buckhead, Atlanta, to St. Simons Island and it’s every bit as sharp as her sense of style. From the trendy, bright fashions of her Papagallo days to her more conservativeyet-not-afraid-to-be-noticed mature years, Anne shows women how to dress themselves and their homes with taste and flair. Her merchandise follows her interests. Planters Exchange – which she coowns with long-time business partner Adgate Cole – started out as a garden shop. “We got too old to unload the big tractor-trailor trucks,” Anne says frankly of the shop’s change in focus. She moved her business to Redfern not long ago for a similarly practical reason. “I bought the building.” The new location with its signature black-and-white stripe awning offers high visibility and lots of traffic.

Equal to the task of serving Anne’s clientele are Sibby Gruber and Bryan McNeill. Bryan is the wizard of the jewelry counter, matching ladies with looks they don’t initially see themselves wearing. “They love getting his approval,” Sibby says. Anne specializes in jewelry and accessories, she says, because they become a woman’s signature as she ages. She’s proudest of the Ippolita line of jewelry she carries, while Sibby raves over Clara Williams designs, which include magnetized tassels and clasps that can transform one wellmade piece into several.

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he rustic wood front door, accented by a loosely arranged wreath of wildflowers, opens onto a sunwashed space filled with linen and burlap and pretty little unpretentious touches everywhere. A sweet little farm cottage in the French countryside, perhaps, with its tastefully distressed window shutters and stylishly worn butcher block kitchen island, heaped with fresh veggies and fashionable cooking concoctions. Oh how romantic life would be if only we could live here. And that’s kind of the point at Viola’s. It’s a new shop every time you visit, offering gifts for others and yourself, new takes on old things, old things in new ways, and new things – like the most amazing kitchen concoctions – you’d never think to try if the ladies at Viola’s didn’t take you there first. “Many of our clients come in regularly and over time you grow to know these people and establish personal relationships with them,” says Terry Rehbein, who’s worked there since 2008. But most days, Viola’s doesn’t seem much like work. “The owners, Susan Wainwright and Polly Miller, are absolutely the best to work for,” Terry says. “They both want the staff to be involved in the store. They urge us to be creative and bring all of our individual talents to the table, which helps make Viola’s the unique store that it is.” Says Katie Bostick, who’s worked for three years at the shop: “We get to play every day.”

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r. Carlton Hicks doesn’t just brush with fame, he fishes with it. Quite often, and all over the world – in between eye exams, of course. Carlton is a long-time friend – and optometrist – to former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Both still travel to his St. Simons Island office for their regular eye exams every two years. In the meantime, the Hicks/Carter friendship – circa 1966 – climbs mountains, fishes Argentinian streams and roams the world, just as they’ve been doing since before Carter was president. “He’s sort of been like an older brother to me,” Carlton says. During Carter’s presidency in the late 1970s, business was business and fishing was fishing. Except for that time Carlton and Brunswick attorney Jim Bishop took the president fishing off Musgrove Plantation aboard a custom-made Willie Harris boat. It’s a knee-slapper of a story - in retrospect. “We almost drowned the President,” Carlton says. Molly Hicks Hardin, Carlton’s daughter and office manager, has fond memories of the Carter family’s Musgrove visits. Once grown, she got into the family business by accident while living in Atlanta. Schooled in fashion merchandising, she took a liking to a job in an optometry shop. When her dad invited her to come back home, she leapt at the chance. “It’s very nice having her back on St. Simons,” Carlton says.

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Julie Singleton Willis, Mary Benton Willis and Alli Travers (Not Pictured: Lori Maxwell)

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ary Benton Willis has the prettiest playthings of any baby on the block. Abstract art, mercury glass vases and vessels, even a leafy green pomander plucked from a miniature pottery urn solely for her amusement – Mary Benton will be walking in some very chic footsteps when she’s actually able to walk. At 11 months, Mary Benton is cutting her teeth on the very latest in home fashion and accessories in her mama’s shop, Petite Maison. Julie Singleton Willis has been in business in the great white house with the hipped tin roof for three years now, and her style is every bit as eclectic as the building itself. She had plans to open Petite Maison in Charleston, S.C., but her husband’s job brought them St. Simons Island and fate brought her to Redfern. “We’d just moved. I had always loved this little house, and I was out one day and saw they had a big For Rent sign out front.” “I’m doing what I love to do,” Julie says, and it shows in her shop. From jewelry to the one-of-a-kind antique chandeliers made of shells and crystals and wood to the painted chests to books on everything from setting a pretty table to decorating a pretty house, Julie has made herself at home in Redfern.

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aniel and Trinity Veal know Blackwater Grill as well as they know one another. It’s where they met, and it’s where they’re building a new future, together. Married four years now, the pair bought Blackwater from their employers, John and Rhonda Howton, and took over the business in the fall of last year. “We’re big believers in ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,’” Trinity says, so the menu will stay largely the same, including the lagniappe appetizer and the shrimp and grits recipe Blackwater is famous for. “We do want to put a bit of ourselves in it,” Trinity says. Already, the pair has freshened the decor. An uncle from Alabama is helping Daniel create an outdoor bar on the back deck that will allow patrons to enjoy the marsh view behind the deliciously rustic restaurant. On their mutual night off, Thursday, Daniel and Trinity spend time together in the kitchen. “He’s main dish. Desserts are my forté,” she says, although there was that time Daniel was perfecting a new chocolate cheesecake recipe. Each version tasted good to Trinity, but Daniel kept tweaking and asking her to taste. “It’s a tough life, being a guinea pig,” the bubbly Trinity says. We can all enjoy a taste of Trinity’s good life every evening beginning at 5:30, and soon for Saturday brunch as well.

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Wendy is a whiz with color and the guru of scarves, having had to learn to tie a scarf eight different ways on command in a previous retail job. She’s since shared the skill with Rob, who gained a following on YouTube after a grateful customer used her smart phone to record his scarftying tutorial and shared it with all her friends. “I kid him about that,” Wendy says. “He’s a retired soldier,” she adds, laughing.

“I don’t know anything about the restaurant business. I was always a banker,” she says. “He’s the one who knows everything so I had to learn it.” And learn it they both have, as Catch 228 celebrates its 5th anniversary. Originally a partnership between Brad and another, it is now a partnership between Brad and his mother, which is working well for the two. They’re expanding their outdoor space as time allows, as “honestly we don’t have much of an off-season,” Brad says.

A tireless advocate of Redfern Village who’s considered the unofficial mayor of the neighborhood (she says dog Lexi is the real mayor), Wendy likes the fact that all the merchants band together to help one another. “It’s like everybody in here works for the same person,” she says. Wendy is familiar with the talents her fellow business owners possess and often refers clients to them, and says others do the same for her. “We take care of one another,” she says.

Business is good, as it was meant to be. Diane remembers the real estate deal that put Catch 228 in its Redfern space happening “overnight.” The pair went to work remodeling, and a new dream was born, complete with fresh seafood and cool beverages that make for just another awesome day in paradise.

endy Robinson knows that comfortable coastal living can also be fashionable coastal living. Since opening McRobins with fiance Robb McGalliard nearly five years ago, Wendy has been showing women and men how to look good and feel good at the same time. “The product I carry – Mod-a-Doc – is the best thing to wear at the beach. It’s all cotton, washable,” Wendy says.

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ehind every great man stands a proud mama. Diane Mayo would prefer to stay behind the scenes, lending a hand (and a bucket of bleach) to son Brad Campbell when he needs it, preferably in the offhours of his popular seafood restaurant and bar, when no one else is around. “I’ve always stayed in the back,” Diane says. “I do the paperwork.” And the cleaning and the painting, Brad adds.

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Sharon Flores By AMY H. Carter | Photography by Joe Loehle

It may be the first time Sharon Flores has said no to an opportunity. When invited to be the subject of our Worth Knowing profile for this May/June issue, Sharon politely demurred. Several times. Finally, she made one request and one suggestion. First, she wanted time to think about it. Second, she suggested we have a back-up plan. Just in case. Sharon is happiest behind the scenes, making her lists and checking them twice to keep herself on task. She sees herself as a worker bee, not a queen. Yes, even with that last name. Being Mrs. Flores, it was only natural that one of her initial forays onto the Golden Isles philanthropic scene was in conjunction with the Cassina Garden Club’s Tabby and Tillandsia Garden Walk, which raises money for the club’s pet project of preserving the tabby slave cabins at Gascoigne Bluff. Former president of Cassina and two-time chair of the Garden Walk, Sharon says gardening has not been a lifelong pursuit. “Until I moved down here I didn’t garden,” she admits. In Atlanta, where she lived previously, the clay in the soil makes it impossible to dig without machinery. Heredity, however, is not easily denied. Sharon is the daughter of a father who adored camellias. He cultivated more than 100 varieties at home in Gainesville, Fla. He used to walk Sharon and her sister around the yard, identifying each bush by its given name. “Then he would step back and say, ‘OK. Now you do it,’” Sharon recalls. She couldn’t putter in her Atlanta garden the way she does at home here on St. Simons Island, but Sharon made the best of her tough soil situation, nurturing a blossom from one of her father’s many bushes that took “Best In Show” at the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta. After years of vacationing on Sea Island, Sharon and her husband, Michael, bought a second home on St. Simons. Each visit would find Sharon contemplating the backyard. It had some plants but not a plan. So Sharon got a shovel, found that it sunk into the ground with tantalizing ease, and embarked on a new hobby. “(The gardening gene) didn’t rub off until I moved down here,” Sharon says. “Now my name works,” she adds with a laugh. While gardening appears to be the most natural path for Sharon, it’s not the only interest she cultivates. A founding member of the Symphony Society of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia, she is poised to succeed Alice Barlow as symphony president. In fact, her latest ma-

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jor project – the inaugural Celebration of History Weekend on behalf of the Coastal Georgia Historical Society – marked a turning point in her career as a volunteer. It’s a vocation that turned into an avocation, really. Nearing the end of a 21-year career teaching, Sharon signed on with the Atlanta Olympic Committee in 1992 to help develop the Olympic-centric curriculum taught in Georgia schools during the run-up to the 1996 Summer Olympiad. As the games approached, her role shifted to coordination of the 2,000 volunteers who would assist with staging the games and staffing the lodge that would house the International Olympic Committee and dignitaries of the various countries involved. Invited to join the board of UNICEF, Sharon got her first big taste of event planning on a massive scale with the 1999 International Child Survival Award dinner hosted by UNICEF in honor of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn. Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Harry Bellafonte presented the award to the Carters. “That started it,” Sharon says. She went on to chair the Southeastern Flower Show and the Atlanta Heart Ball, which raised more than $1 million in one night for research of heart disease. And this was the expertise Sharon brought to the Golden Isles, where she transformed the A.W. Jones Heritage Center into the historic gardens and dining room of Cannon’s Point, the St. Simons Island home of antebellum planter John Couper and his wife, Rebecca, who were renowned for their entertaining. It is upon this tremendous success that Sharon will again “retire,” of sorts. “I think that’s a good one to end on. It’s time to learn how to play better golf,” she says from her living room overlooking the Sea Palms golf course. The Symphony will be the sole focus of her volunteering for now, she says. Sharon and Michael are planning more frequent trips to New York City, where they have an apartment two blocks from the Hudson River that Sharon inherited from her brother, who introduced her to New York after she graduated high school. “It’s been a love affair since I was 17,” she says. She waxes positively poetic on the subject, speaking at length about the beauty – yes, beauty – of the city. Which leads us to our final and most important observation about Mrs. Flores: Her passionate pursuit of the happy in life. From pretty flowers to beautiful music to a magical night that brings history to life, Sharon leaves everything she touches the better for having encountered her.

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Natasha Jovin finds beauty in the world’s cast offs

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ission and art can intersect in the every day, as Natasha Jovin proves. “I approach everything that I do with a global awareness. I need to connect the act of creating to a cause and for the community,” she says. She approaches her craft with a global mind-set, but with a commitment to using local resources, giving back through mixed media. Natasha hails from a small town near Kansas City, Missouri, which she describes as “a backdrop of cows, on a horizon of cul-de-sacs; neighborhoods out front, cows in the back.” She grew up surrounded by her parents’ many projects. Her grandmother taught her to sew, and she quickly moved into photography, then scrapbooking. In high school she took electives in photography and textile arts, and it was there that she first discovered her preference for working in mixed media. Given her sentiment for the written word, experimenting with hand-made books was a natural fit. Natasha believes in the power of words, both spoken and written. The act of creation, for Natasha, is what she calls “trusting in the treasure.” She explains: “I believe a treasure is found anytime a repurposed creation brings inspiration, joy, motivation, awareness, or purpose.” Always looking to see the potential in people, circumstances, and things – anything deemed useless by another – sparks a question: “How could I make something beautiful out of this?” Natasha’s parents were mission minded and immersed their energies in many a cause. “Generosity was always abundant in my home. My family was always aware of the needs of the community and church,” she explains. “Mom was always cooking a meal for someone while Dad was out delivering bread to newcomers.” Exposed at a very young age to the broader needs of the world via family trips, she grew in her awareness of the less fortunate. “Early on I just knew I was created to help people,” she says. Compelled towards global causes and committing herself to many short and long-term missions, it wasn’t until she first visited Haiti in 2002 that she felt a call to a particular people. While there building an orphanage, she briefly met her now-husband, Junior, on that trip. Though it

had only been 10 days, Haiti was on her heart, and after two more short-term mission trips, she returned for a 10-month stay to serve as the assistant director of an Infant Rescue Home. Present during the devastating earthquake of 2010, she has returned every year since 2008. Meeting Kathy Brooks of Much Ministries in Haiti in 2008 pushed Natasha to embrace her artistic side. “Kathy encouraged me and inspired me to believe in both myself and my art. Kathy likes to say that everybody is an artist.” While back in the states, she relocated to the Brooks’ former home base in Waynesville - known as the Marketplace - for a semester long internship. Afterward, she decided to stay indefinitely, eventually becoming the assistant director. It was there that she reconnected with Junior, who had come to visit the Brooks family from his college in Marianna, Florida. They were soon married. When Much Ministries relocated its base to Haiti, Natasha found herself at a crossroads. “I started my Etsy shop as a unique way to give life to my desire to return to Haiti long-term.” Currently selling only her own mixed media work to support short-term missions to Haiti, her eventual goal is to relocate to Haiti and use her skills as therapy for former “restaveks” – a common form of slavery in Haiti, most often involving children – by showing them how to use the resources around them to support themselves. Junior would like to couple this with sponsoring children, enabling them to get an education, and organizing “vision trips” to help others see the need and get involved. By creating a community with her art through teaching and collaboration, Natasha is bringing hope, justice, and inspiration to those in need. “I’m just a girl trying to run a business and change the world,” she says. Natasha Jovin’s artwork can be viewed and purchased online at www. etsy.com/shop/TRUSTintheTREASURE Living a patchwork life, Cyle Lewis is a blogger at www.CyleAugusta.com, where she tells stories of songwriting, making music with her husband, family life, thrifting, photography, crafting, loving kiddos and spreading hope.

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Coastal Seen The board of directors of CASA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hosted its annual fund-raising fashion show and luncheon in The Cloister Ballroom April 11.

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Coastal Seen Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire hosted it second annual Celebrity Fashion Show March 7 at the Glynn Place Mall. The event, which recruits local “celebrities” to model fashion and accessories donated to Goodwill, raises funds for Goodwill’s Brunswick Job Connections service.

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The members of the Cherokee Garden Club gathered March 5 at the Sea Island home of Martha Ellis to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founding. (Photographed by Lindy Thompson/Golden Isles Photography)

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Coastal Seen History came alive March 23 as the Members Guild of the Historical Society transformed the A.W. Jones Heritage Center into Cannonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point Plantation for its first Celebration of History Weekend. Dinner guests were greeted by actors portraying John and Rebecca Couper. The special guest was Thomas Jefferson who was portrayed by his fifth great-grandson, Rob Coles. (Photos by Nancy Kirkland)

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Coastal Seen The 13th annual A Taste of Glynn drew hundreds of food-lovers to the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort March 24 to sample the tasty creations of area restaurants, caterers and resorts. The Not Borthers and Michael Hulett entertained the crowd, while Chef Autin Rocconi of LeVigne at Montaluce Winery in Dahlonega served as the 2013 Celebrity Judge. He selected Purple Sage Catering as the 2013 Celebrity Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Award winner. A Taste of Glynn benefits the Glynn Community Crisis Center. (Photographed by Lindy Thompson/Golden Isles Photography; www.shutterfly.com/pro/lindythompson/TOG)

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Coastal Seen The Golden Isles Chapter of Military Officers Association of America introduced recipients of its 2013 MOAA Scholarship during its April Chapter Meeting April 14 at the King and Prince Golf Resort. (Photos by Nick Nichols)

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Coastal Seen The Glynn County Sports Hall of Fame inducted its second class of outstanding local athletes March 14 on Jekyll Island. Honorees for 2013 include marksman Fred Missildine, golfer and broadcaster Steve Melnyk, former Glynn Academy and University of Georgia running back Willie McClendon, Glynn and University of Georgia track star Mel Lattany, two-time Glynn all-state basketball player and four-sport standout Beth Clark Morrison and former Major League Baseball player Sam Bowen. (Photographed by Lindy Thompson/Golden Isles Photography)

Standing: Chuck Fehr, Herman Hudson, Jay Cason, Jimmy Brown, Kevin Price, Nick Doster and Mike Warren. Seated: Gerald Cox, Theresa Adams, Dave Jordan, Murray Poole, Tom Willis and Kevin Thomas

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Coastal Seen The Darien-McIntosh County Chamber of Commerce hosted its 45th annual Blessing of the Fleet Festival April 12 - 14. The festival culminated Sunday with the blessing of the largest working shrimp boat fleet on the East Coast. (Photos by Lindy Thompson/Golden Isles Photography)

Pastor Jerome Ellzy, Dr. Lee Brandt, Rev. Danny Grace, Rev. Randall Collins, Father Bob Showers, Pastor Victoria Alston, Elder Griffin Lotson, Chaplain Charles Houston and Father Ted Clarkson at First Credit Hill Baptist Church, Townsend.

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Eric Ransom ran in camo, boots and backpack. He is heading to basic training in the U.S. Army at Ft. Sill, Okla. With mother Ginger Hanna & Jimmy Hanna

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Enjoy incredible sunsets at one of the Golden Isles’ premier dining destinations located on the historic wharf on Jekyll. The “Rah” Bar which features Wild Georgia Shrimp, Dungeness Crab, oysters and famous low country boil. Lunch daily, dinner Tue.-Sun.

We love food. We love cooking it. And serving it. It shows in our madefrom-scratch recipes and in the fresh wholesome ingredients we use. We serve it hot and fresh every day. At Golden Corral, we believe every guest deserves the highest quality food at the greatest value. You’ll see proof of this on your next visit! Come see us today! It’s just delicious!

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Ole Times Country Buffet is “Home Cookin’ the Way Mama Does It!” Voted #1 in Southern Cooking and Best Country Buffet in South Georgia and North Florida for the last eight years running.

BEACHCOMB ER BBQ & GRILL 319 Arnold Road St. Simons Island 912-634-5699

“No shoes, no shirt, no problem!” Great BBQ and burgers just a block from the beach on St. Simons Island. Dine in, family-size take out or catering. Featured on The Food Network. St. Simons’ Original BBQ Restaurant.

Fins on the Beach 200 Beachview Drive Jekyll Island 912-635-3522

Completely renovated. The menu at Fins has been built from scratch to provide delicious flavors, unbeatable freshness and variety to please everyone. Join us on the back deck, overlooking the beautiful Jekyll Island beach and ocean and try out this fun new place to dine!

Fancy Q 211 Redfern Village St. Simons Island 912-634-9570

A taste of Japan awaits you on St. Simons Island. Fancy Q’s menu includes authentic Japanese dishes ranging from hibachi, teriyaki, udon, tempura, Katsu and Sushi. Daily lunch specials, a separate children’s menu and take out are available.

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The closest table to the water without getting wet! From house-made lobster ravioli, crab-stuffed flounder, wild Georgia shrimp and grits and house-made ice cream to the best fried oysters you have ever put in your mouth, Coastal Kitchen will keep you coming back for more.

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The Rooftop at Ocean Lodge

Brunswick

935 Beachview Drive

912-264.9184

St. Simons Island

Offering the very best authentic southern Bar-B-Q and fast, friendly service every time you visit. Sonny’s is the biggest name in Bar-B-Q and operates in nine states. Success is great. But after 40 years, it’s still about “Feel Good Bar-B-Q”. www.sonnysbbq.com

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The Rooftop at Ocean Lodge, St. Simons Island’s only oceanview rooftop restaurant. Whether you choose to dine on our spectacular outdoor oceanview terrace or in our enclosed premium lounge, there is no other St. Simons Island restaurant that compares to The Rooftop. www.therooftopssi.com.

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Since 1994, Flo and her son, Tommy, have been serving the best Southern-style cuisine at The 4th of May Cafe in the Pier Village. Daily specials include freshly made entrees, overstuffed sandwiches, delicious seafood fare, scrumptious salads, bread baked daily, a huge variety of home cooked vegetables and the best desserts in Coastal Georgia.

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Brunswick’s newest and best locally owned restaurant, Zachry’s Seafood & Steak features wild Georgia shrimp, oysters on the half shell, fresh seafood delivered daily, certified Angus beef, and much more. Daily lunch and dinner specials available, plus we offer a full service bar with happy hour Monday through Friday.

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The Driftwood Bistro serving Low Country Cuisine offers specialties such as meat loaf, stuffed flounder, herb crusted pork tenderloin and fried, grilled or blackened Wild Georgia Shrimp. With a great selection of vegetables, specialty sandwiches and salads.

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