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Table of Contents
May/June 2012
features:
50 Know what
the locals know
57 Life After the millionaires
66 Going Home
70 Meet the
Dave Snyder meets his
paulsons
Our app for finding the
How the Golden Isles
mom
Hank and Wendy on
fun
is faring 125 years on
by Laura Packard
Little St Simons Island
by Anna Ferguson Hall
by Amy H. Carter
by Amy H. Carter
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on the cover:
6 Editor’s Note
Wendy and Hank Paulson pose in front of the Lodge on Little St. Simons Island. Photo by Joe Loehle.
11 Coastal News & Notes 28 Coastal Calendar 32 Nature Connection
WORTH KNOWING 78 Arlie McNeill BY HAND 80 Kim Kelly
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34 The Dish 36 Par for the Course
86 Out & About
38 Green Acres
94 Coastal Cuisine
40 Living Well 42 Vignettes of Absurdity 44 By Design 46 Money Talks
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True, the largesse of the wealthy got us started. Whether explorers and settlers backed by European royalty or the industrialists and inventors who made America what it is today, we owe a lot of what we have and a lot of who we are to people with the means to make something from nothing. But maintaining and improving on it is something everyone has the means to do. For example, Travis Westbrooks. A fix-it man at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, Travis regretfully informed me that I could not “borrow” the sun umbrellas from the pool deck for a photo shoot because they were bolted down. “Do you have a screwdriver?” I asked. “Do you have time to hop on the golf cart and take a ride?” he asked. He found me two umbrellas that weren’t permanantly attached to anything, assembled bases for them, and delivered them to the Mistletoe Cottage lawn where my shoot was close to happening without me. Then he pitched in on the set. (There is a sign above the padlocked entrance to the hotel’s maintenance shop that reads: “Nobody gets in to see the wizard. Not nobody. Not no how.” I got in, and I think it was the wizard who led the way. Thank you, Travis, for sharing your magic with us.)
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Travis’s particular brand of magic happens largely behind the scenes, but his hospitality is equal to that of the men who reinvented and run the historic hotel. Had it not rained, those very men were themselves willing to ride bicycles on the beach to help me re-create a historic photo from Jekyll’s past. Alas, we were consigned to a spot on the front porch of the hotel, where we enjoyed cocktails and some salacious tales from the annals of Southern history. Nothing beats a sunset cocktail with a Southern gentleman. Nothing at all. Not no how. And speaking of history and gentlemen, John Hunter, über helpful historian on Jekyll Island, is another new hero of mine. He dug around his archives to find historic photos for me, toted wicker porch furniture around the Historic District to suit my whims, and generally reassured me that all was well even when it clearly was not. Some things may be better left unsaid, but some lies are all the better for being told. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to everyone who helped us bring this issue to press. You’ll see most of them in the pages that follow. These are just a few of the many generous and talented people who make the Golden Isles great, and I’m honored they agreed to be a part of my favorite issue to date. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed creating it.
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Roller Derby Gets a Toe-Hold in the Golden Isles You might be a roller derby queen if … socially acceptable displays of aggression perpetrated by a dubiously dressed alter ego are the way you roll. Find out by joining the Golden Isles Roller Derby League. Formed by Addie Rogers, who incidentally hasn’t skated in 16 years, the league is off to a rousing start, holding a meet-and-greet at Skateland 17 in March and starting April with a round of practice skates and lessons in derby etiquette from a Jacksonville-based pro. Members include Jennifer Ferra, a.k.a “Jackknife Jenny,” who by day works as the marketing director for the Emerald Princess casino boat. “It’s liberating,” she says of the derby. “You get to adopt a different persona.” Not surprisingly, her 9-year-old daughter thinks she’s crazy, Jennifer says.
Jennifer “Jackknife Jenny” Ferra, Jenny “A Little Bitta Sasskickin’” Spencer, Addie Rogers and Nicole “Popo Nic” Spannuth.
There’s also Nicole “Popo Nic” Spannuth, a patrol officer for the Glynn County Police Department. Believe it or not, Popo Nic jumped at the chance to join the derby because “I need to get some aggression out.” Sounds like an excellent candidate for the blocker’s job in the rink. A round of play between two derby teams is called a jam. Each team has five players each. Three members of the team are blockers responsible for clearing a path for their jammer, the
scoring skater. The fifth player is a pivot, a position that can play either blocker or jammer in a pinch. Jenny Spencer, a.k.a. “A Little Bitta Sasskickin’,” is another strong pick for blocking. A waitress with two jobs and an extra helping of attitude in a small but lethal package, she likes the idea of roller derby because it’s something new, she says. “It’s exciting to be part of it from the beginning.” Amy “Cherrybomb” Williams, the mother of two children under the age of 10, looks to be a formidable opponent in the rink, shaking her fist angrily at the DJ during a practice round because he won’t play the songs she’s requested. “I’m a single woman,” Cherrybomb laments. “I gotta do something.” Born of Addie’s addiction to roller derby in Jacksonville, this full contact sport promises to be the latest great diversion for skaters and spectators looking for a different kind of fun in the Golden Isles. For more information or to see the league in action, like the Golden Isles Roller Derby League’s page on Facebook, where you’ll find information on joining and a complete schedule. - Amy Carter
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Saving History One Photograph at a Time In the past four years, in support of my website Vanishing South Georgia, I’ve travelled over 20,000 miles in 81 counties, culminating in nearly a quarter million photographs. I’ve seen sad but grand old houses that look like they came right off a movie set and I’ve seen movie sets. But what I’ve seen, above all else, is the loss of rural America. I see this in the Golden Isles, and the rest of the coast, as well. It began with the construction of Interstate 95, funneling travelers off US 17, an historic highway characterized at one time by family-owned motor courts and kitschy diners. The road buttressed the fortunes of the tight-knit towns along its route, and in turn, the towns added appeal to the road. Today, only fragments of evidence remain to remind us of a time when large numbers of the population were beginning to own automobiles and a golden age of highway travel ensued. Demographics change, and it is not practical to think that all these old places even deserve saving; it is my hope with Vanishing Coastal Georgia to preserve them, at least ephemerally with my camera, and to encourage the viewer to slow down for just a bit and appreciate the old signs, tidal creeks, Colonial graveyards, independent fishermen, even the concrete block motels of the 1950s.
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My earliest memories of the coast are of a child frolicking on a high white bank of Crooked River at Marsh Gate on Harriet’s Bluff; of pretending to be pirates and explorers with my brother through the sandy grounds of the old Buccaneer Hotel on Jekyll Island, carrying yellow rafts bought at the IGA down to the shore. There was always some of my momma’s fried chicken in the kitchenette fridge on these trips and waiting to go out on the beach in the mornings was like waiting for Santa Claus. Now that I’m all grown up and live in the region, I’m buoyed by those memories, and believe the Golden Isles and the Georgia coast will always be a place for memories. I hope the images on Vanishing Coastal Georgia will help you take more time to appreciate the rich history, timeless landscapes, and disappearing folkways as much as I do. - Brian Brown http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com
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Sculptor renews his (tree) spirit at Magnolia Manor
Visitors to and new residents of St. Simons Island marvel at the majestic live oak trees that line our streets and roads. Often, they are surprised to find selected trees “looking back” at them through mysterious faces carved into the trunks of these magnificent specimens. They have discovered the tree spirits of St. Simons Island, created under the loving hand of sculptor Keith Jennings. Keith carved his first tree spirit around 1980. “I was a long-haired hippie-type guy living at the Funny Farm,” Jennings recalled. “I had no money and decided one day to carve a face into a tree. People loved it, so I kept carving.” “The one at Murphy’s Tavern was done to cover a $200 bar tab,” he added. “I thought at the time it was a great deal. In those days it was much easier to live on the island if you didn’t have money or a steady job.”
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Keith, who was born in Las Vegas, moved to St. Simons Island from Atlanta. “I thought I wanted to be a sailor,” he explained. “I got on a boat and realized I have terrible sea sickness. It’s really frightening to me when you get offshore and can no longer see land.” Hence, Keith’s aspirations to sail the seven seas fell by the wayside. That didn’t stop him from “falling in love” with St. Simons Island, however. “I’ve noticed a kind of ‘Rip Van Winkle’ effect among friends who came to St. Simons,” he says. “They fell in love with it, stayed, and now it’s 30 years later.” Today, Keith’s outdoor gallery numbers “18 or 19” tree spirits. Many can be seen and enjoyed with little or no effort. The latest version can be found next to the parking lot in front of Magnolia Manor on
Frederica Road. He began carving on April 1 and finished April 6. “I stretched the process a bit for the enjoyment of the residents,” he explains. “They would come out and watch, and ask questions about the work. It was great.” A young visitor dubbed the work, “Titan.” Keith says he doesn’t typically name the visages; however, that doesn’t stop people from coming up with their own stories. “People come up with these lavish tales of lost sailors and the like,” Keith laughs. “I met two young people who told me they spent their teenage years searching for all the tree spirits. They told me the tree spirits had been here for a hundred years.” Keith says he’s “not really a very good carver. It just sort of happens. I peel the bark, do a rough sketch and it just sort of ‘comes out’
news & notes of the tree. I think someone else is the guiding hand. They always turn out better than I think they will.” These days, Keith lives with his wife and two children in Asheville, N.C. He specializes in buying, selling and collecting Chinese antique porcelain. He continues to carve tree spirits “as a hobby,” and has done works in Brunswick, Asheville and Anniston, AL. Keith is available to create tree spirits on a commission basis, and thinks he may be doing more this fall near the Island Club golf course. For more information about Keith and his creations, visit https://www.facebook.com/ St.SimonsTreeSpirits. There, you can find photos and a map that provides the locations of the St. Simons Island tree spirits.
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Swim Team hosts Water Safety Day May 5th The Golden Isles Swim Team is hosting its second Make A Splash Water Safety Day from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. May 5. The day includes a free water safety class for children between the ages of 4 and 12. To register a child, visit GoldenIslesSwimTeam.org and fill out the online registration form or stop by the pool at the Brunswick Aquatic Center at Howard Coffin Park after 4 p.m. any afternoon during the week. Classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis, therefore, pre-registration is required. Those children who participate can enter a drawing to win a free eight-lesson session of swim lessons given by one of the Golden Isles Swim Team swim lesson instructors. The Golden Isles Swim Team is a year round USA Swimming registered swim team and a Make A Splash partner with the USA Swimming Foundation. Make a Splash works by aligning the nation’s top learn-to-swim resources in an effort to saves lives, as drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death in young children. Make a Splash educates parents through a national awareness campaign and saves lives by joining forces with grassroots learn-to-swim programs. To learn more about the Golden Isles Swim Team Make A Splash Water Safety Day, email gistswim@gmail.com or call (912) 9962069. – Amy Carter
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Atlanta restaurant serves a taste of Jekyll to the jet set The Jekyll Island Seafood Company, a 59-seat restaurant with a coastal theme, will occupy a premier spot in the new Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, according Jekyll Island Authority board member Dr. Walter Young. Young, founder of Young International Beverage and Global Concession, has worked for more than 12 years to create a concept he calls “One Georgia.” Global Concession will operate the new restaurant. “This restaurant is part of a dream,” Young explained. “By opening in the new international terminal, we can show the world the elegance and grace that is Jekyll Island.” Jekyll Island Seafood Company will feature unique, fine-dining dishes that offer a taste of Georgia, including fresh Georgia shrimp, and signature cocktails, craft beers and Jekyll Island Club Reserve wines. The restaurant will be located at the front entryway for the terminal’s 16 gates, and will be decorated to create a coastal ambience. One of the world’s busiest airports, Hartsfield-Jackson served more than 9.8 million international travelers in 2011. The FAA estimates the airport will serve more than 13 million international passengers by 2015.
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Outdoor concert season adds the swing to spring and summer The Golden Isles are blessed with an abundance of cultural arts activities, ranging from changing exhibits at local art galleries to live theatre to musical performances of every sort. Among the most popular activities for visitors and locals alike are the outdoor concerts that take place during the warm weather months. These include the “Rhythm on the River” series of concerts that take place at Queen Square in downtown Brunswick, and the “Jazz in the Park” and “A Little Light Music” concerts that take place at the lighthouse on St. Simons Island. Rhythm on the River concerts are sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority and take place Sunday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. Local artists perform an array of styles from classic rock to bluegrass, jazz to pop. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, picnic baskets and their favorite liquid refreshments. After the shows, stop for dinner in one of the many downtown restaurants and enjoy a pleasant evening in this historic port city. Jazz in the Park and A Little Light Music draw hundreds of patrons to the lawn of the St. Simons Lighthouse during select Sunday evenings throughout the warm weather months. Jazz in the Park is sponsored by Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association. A Little Light Music is sponsored by the Coastal Georgia Historical Society. Both concert series take place Sunday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m., on the lawn of the St. Simons Lighthouse on St. Simons Island. Now in its 22nd season, Jazz in the Park features regional and nationally known jazz artists who perform everything from “traditional” jazz standards to cutting-edge music with an international beat. A Little Light Music, now in its 13th season, features local and regional artists performing classic rock, pop, beach music and rhythm and blues. Performances typically draw from 400-600 people, with many, many more during holiday weekends. Concert veterans will tell you the Sunday night concerts are more than a picnic on the lawn. “These are social events,”
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says Heather Heath, executive director of Golden Isles Arts and Humanities. “Many people use the opportunity to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries or other occasions. It’s like a real community.” Setups are as varied as the participants, ranging from a simple blanket and a cooler to tables and chairs with complete place settings, table linens and decorations to suit the occasion. The Golden Isles Track Club, for instance, has an elaborate setup complete with a small bar, tiki torches and a club banner. At the July 4 weekend performance, concertgoers compete to win prizes for having the most creative and unusual setups. Concert fare is a veritable smorgasbord limited only by the participants’ imaginations and ability to transport and safely serve their food items. Some are happy to stop by their local quik-mart for a bag of chips and sodas or beer. Others bring complete, fullcourse meals assembled potluck or by local eateries. “This is truly the place to be on Sunday nights,” Heath says. “We’re even listed in a book entitled, ‘101 Things to do in Georgia Before you Die.’”
CONCERT SCHEDULE APRIL 17 - RHYTHM ON THE RIVER: Defunk, 6 p.m, Queen Square, Brunswick. Admission.
MAY 15 - A LITTLE LIGHT MUSIC: Sons of the Beach, a powerhouse entertainment duo that recreate all the songs you want to hear. 7 p.m., St. Simons Lighthouse, St. Simons Island. Admission. 15 - RHYTHM ON THE RIVER: Honey Blue. 6 p.m, Queen Square, Brunswick. Admission. 29 - JAZZ IN THE PARK: World Unity Jazz Ensemble, featuring Phil Morrison. A fresh blend of East and West that brings a taste of other lands to America’s unique musical form. 7 p.m., Neptune Park, St. Simons Island. Admission. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN VENUE FOR THIS JAZZ IN THE PARK PERFORMANCE ONLY; ALL OTHERS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE.
JUNE 12 - A LITTLE LIGHT MUSIC: Island Garage Band, serving classic rock, covered, smothered, and scattered. 7 p.m., St. Simons Lighthouse, St. Simons Island. Admission. 26 - JAZZ IN THE PARK: Latin Jazz by Sam Rodriquez. Performing a wide range of lively rhythms showcasing the African heritage in modern Latin sounds. 7 p.m., St. Simons Lighthouse, St. Simons Island. Admission.
JULY 3 - A LITTLE LIGHT MUSIC: Mason Waters and the Groove All Stars. 7 p.m., St. Simons Lighthouse, St. Simons Island. Admission.
10 - JAZZ IN THE PARK: Silver Lining. A blend of traditional and contemporary jazz with influences from rock, Americana, swing. 7 p.m., St. Simons Lighthouse, St. Simons Island. Admission.
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31 - JAZZ IN THE PARK: Rob Denty. Hometown boy returns with his group, bringing the true spirit of improvisation to traditional forms. 7 p.m., St. Simons Lighthouse, St. Simons Island. Admission.
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AUGUST 7 - A LITTLE LIGHT MUSIC: The Stringrays. 7 p.m., St. Simons Lighthouse, St. Simons Island. Admission. 28 - JAZZ IN THE PARK: Just Jazz Quintet. Performing sophisticated, classic standards from swing to ballads, Latin to pop. 7 p.m., St. Simons Lighthouse, St. Simons Island. Admission.
SEPTEMBER 4 - A LITTLE LIGHT MUSIC: Sensational Sounds of Motown. Detroit’s finest sounds. 7 p.m., St. Simons Lighthouse, St. Simons Island. Admission. 25 - RHYTHM ON THE RIVER: Josh Kirkland and the Traveling Riverside Band. 6 p.m., Queen Square, Brunswick. Admission. 25 - JAZZ IN THE PARK: Julie Wilde and The Bohemian Dream Band. The romance and gypsy-swing vibe of a hip 1930s Parisian night club. 7 p.m., St. Simons Lighthouse, St. Simons Island. Admission.
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NOVEMBER 6 - RHYTHM ON THE RIVER: The O’Reallys. 6 p.m., Queen Square, Brunswick. Admission. Season tickets are available for the Jazz in the Park and A Little Light Music concert series. For information about Jazz in the Park tickets, call Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association at 912-262-6934 or visit them online. For A Little Light Music tickets, call the Coastal Georgia Historical Society at 912-638-4666 or visit them online.
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Downtown is focus of 2012 Photo Contest Photographers and fans of historic preservation take note. The Georgia Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Natural Resources is sponsoring the 2012 Downtown Georgia Photo Contest. Submitted photos may be color or black and white, and must be taken in a historic downtown in the state of Georgia. While photos may contain people, emphasis should be placed on depicting historic buildings or sites.
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Entries will be judged by a panel of experts based on creativity, choice of subject matter and composition. The top entry will receive an annual membership to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and a copy of the book, “Madison: A Classic Southern Town.” Photos must be submitted by May 24. Photographers may submit up to three images. For more information, visit www.georgiashpo.org or contact contest coordinator Charlie Miller at 404-651-5287. – Patrick Saylor
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Many types of resources can be found in Georgia’s historic downtowns, including courthouses, schools, places of worship, commercial and government buildings, squares, parks and cemeteries.
many great art galleries in our area, but just not the sort of venue that I envision.
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“I’m also a huge advocate for downtown, and want to create a destination where people can get information about the area, and find the types of things they can’t get anywhere else.”
Kate Sparks & Amie Barnard The Golden Isles are blessed with many, many talented people who are engaged in an endless array of artistic endeavors: music, painting, sculpture, photography, writing, fiber arts, and more. They are the inspiration for Blue Sky Market, a new craft market in downtown Brunswick. “I started Blue Sky Market because everyone I know makes something cool,” explains market founder Amie Barnard. “There are
Blue Sky Market is located in a 1930s-era gas station, on Mansfield Street across from Old City Hall. The refurbished structure retains much of its original architectural fabric, including the canopy’s ornate ironwork and bead board ceiling. Many of the furnishings are repurposed items from the old Glynn Middle School. Amie says she hopes to create an atmosphere of “general store meets Caribbean open air market,” offering repurposed and recycled art, pottery, garden art, plants and planters, natural baskets, local photography, metal art, gifts and more. “We will be emphasizing natural, repurposed and recycled materials but it won’t
be required,” she adds. “We will not accept or offer anything mass produced or made overseas. We intend to operate in an environmentally and socially responsible manner and want to help stimulate the energy that already exists here.” Amie says she and her business partner, Kate Sparks, don’t want to compete with already existing businesses. Rather, they hope to offer appropriate items from those businesses, and to direct their customers to visit other downtown shops. “We believe in the town that we call home and have confidence that we can make a positive impact, with the help of creative individuals throughout the Golden Isles,” she says. Blue Sky Market is located at 211 Mansfield St. in historic downtown Brunswick. It is open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For information, call 912-506-3634 or visit them on Facebook. – Patrick Saylor
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news & notes Stop and smell the roses on Cassina’s Garden Walk Cassina Garden Club sponsors its sixth annual Tabby & Tillandsia Garden Walk Weekend May 5 and 6. Proceeds from the tour help support the preservation and maintenance of the tabby slave cabins and surrounding grounds at Gascoigne Bluff. The Garden Walk offers an opportunity for visitors to explore and enjoy a select and seldom seen selection of eight private gardens on Sea Island and St. Simons Island. Each offers inspiration and ideas for visitors of all ages with varying levels of gardening experience. During both days of the walk, docents will
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be on hand to direct visitors’ attention to unique plant material, hardscape and garden art. Local musicians will provide relaxing background music with harp, violin and other string ensembles. Selected gardens will feature local artists painting the beautiful landscapes. The weekend also will include a Garden Market and a Floral Photography Exhibition, at the tabby slave cabins at Gascoigne Bluff. Both are free and open to the public. Garden Walk tours will take place Saturday, May 5, from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday, May 6, from 1 to 6 pm. The market and photo ex-
hibit will be open Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. Advance tickets for the Tabby and Tillandsia Garden Walk are $30, and are available at various retail outlets on St. Simons Island and in Brunswick. They also will be sold during the weekend for $35 each at the tabby houses. For more information, including a list of ticket vendors, visit the club’s website at www.cassinagardenclub.org. – Patrick Saylor
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KBGIB volunteers will be on hand to accept your no-longer-needed electronic items including monitors, modems, CPUs, keyboards, printers, VCRs, cameras, CD players, cell phones, telephones, microwave ovens, typewriters, fax machines and more. TV sets also will be accepted (except console or projection TVs), for a $10 fee per set. There also will be a truck on site to shred and recycle your sensitive and personal documents. The collection will take place behind the former K-Mart/Steve and Barry’s. For more information, call KBGIB at 912-279-1490 or visit them online at www.kbgib.com. – Patrick Saylor
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Express Yourself Sir Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He was known for the use of mime, slapstick, and visual comedy. His most celebrated character, The Tramp, was introduced in 1914. The Tramp was dressed in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. Chaplin wore a small mustache “to add age without hiding my expression”. He considered cinema essentially a pantomimic art, even after sound was introduced to film. “Action is more generally understood than words. Like Chinese symbolism, it will mean different things according to its scenic connotation. Listen to a description of some unfamiliar object—an African warthog, for example; then look at a picture of the animal and see how surprised you are”. Chaplin’s directorial style was improvisational and exacting at the same time. Much of his film would fall to the cutting room floor. He knew that to tell a story well without words required attention to minute detail. A smile, a smirk, a leer, a sneer, and a grin can all describe similar expressions with delicate differences. The way you stand on your feet, how you hold your shoulders, arms crossed or swinging? Each piece of visual information can take on different meanings when paired with other gestures or expressions. Chaplin understood that what you see could be just as significant as what you hear. Communication can be a rich experience when it includes more than just your hearing. That is why the most intimate form of contact remains face to face, or “near communication” where individuals can express themselves with more than words. “Far communication” such as speaking on the telephone has always been a challenge for the hearing impaired. High-speed Internet access and devices such as the iPhone and iPad allow people to speak “face to face” using video and audio over the Internet. Software such as FaceTime and Skype are becoming more reliable and easier to use. I find solace being able to see my family members thousands of miles away while I visit with them. It warms the heart to see a child smile or a grandparent grin. This technology can bring that “far communication” a little closer to home.
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in Brunswick An out4-June 2 cARToons door art show featuring the work of
door activities. 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Great Dunes Park, Jekyll Island. Jekyll Island Authority: 635-4036, jekyllisland.com
author and artist Jim Jinkins. Opening First Friday May 4, 5:30-8p.m. Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 9:30a.m.-5p.m., Tue, Thu 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Brunswick Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Bwk. 267-1212, trrl.org
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Taps at Twilight Annual Memorial Day observance with patriotic music. Featured speaker, former Marine Major Gen. Larry Taylor (Ret.). 7 p.m. Neptune Park, SSI. Rotary Club of St. Simons Island. 634-8616
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Georgia Artists with Disabilities Annual traveling exhibit of awardwinning work from throughout the state. Opening reception First Friday May 4, 5-8pm. Thu-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-2pm. Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle St., Bwk. Golden Isles Arts & Humanities: 262-6934
5, 12, 19, 26 Historic Preservation Month Behind-the-scenes tours of Hollybourne Cottage, the only Jekyll Cottage yet to be restored. 10 a.m. Adults $10, Children 6 to 12 $8. Jekyll Island Historic District. Jekyll Island Museum: 635-4036, jekyllisland.com
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Coastal Youth Symphony of Georgia Spring Concert In collaboration with Glynn Academy Chorus. 3 p.m. $5 adult, $3 student. Glynn Academy Auditorium, Monck & Norwich, Bwk. 634-3453, CoastalSymphonyOfGeorgia.org
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Spring Concert Glynn Academy Chorus and Orchestra. 7 p.m. $5 donation. Glynn Academy Auditorium, Monck & Norwich, Bwk. 267-4210
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The 1940s Radio Hour A musical by Walton James. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. $20, college students $10, 18 and under $5. Casino Theatre, 530 Beachview, SSI. Island Players: 638-0338, theislandplayers.com
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Reelin’ in a Cure Tripletail Fishing Tournament and Band Party to benefit the American Cancer Society. Band party features Stewart & Winfield. 5 p.m. in the courtyard at Golden Isles Marina. $35 per person/$65 per couple. Tickets on sale at Accents, Bailey Boys, Coastal Kitchen and Petite Maison. Tripletail Tournament is $100 per angler for captains’ meeting, fishing, band party ticket and entry prize. Prizes for most fish and biggest fish. To register, email: victorytripletailtournament@gmail.com or call 912617-2004 by May 1.
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Dinner and a Diva Dinner Theater with Capital City Opera. 6 p.m. $50. Jekyll Island Convention Center. Jekyll Island Authority: 635-4036, jekyllisland.com
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Violin Recital Maestro Luis Haza performs to benefit Coastal Youth Symphony of Georgia. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. $75. Cloister Club Room, Sea Island. 634-8747, CoastalSymphonyOfGeorgia.org
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Plein Air in the Garden Develop oil painting skills through painting at variety of private and public gardens. Led by Laura Daniel. Each session will include a demo and a critique. 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. $375. Anderson Fine Art Gallery: 634-8414, AndersonFineArtGallery.com
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Turtle Crawl Triathlon and Nest Fest Swimming, biking, running and beach celebration. Great Dunes Park, JI. Jekyll Island Authority: 635-4036, jekyllisland.com
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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony with Governor Nathan Deal
Official opening of new Jekyll Island Convention Center. 4 p.m. Jekyll Island Authority: 6354036, jekyllisland.com
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Dream Big Official start of Summer Reading Program. Summer reading kits available. Young children and students earn rewards based on the number of hours they read. Brunswick Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Bwk. 267-1212, trrl.org
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Picnic in the Park Family-friendly entertainment by Navy Band Southeast, out-
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Debbie Munford Spotlight artist. Tue-Sat 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Old Jail Art Center, Darien. McIntosh Art Assn: 437-7711, mcintoshartassociation.com
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First Friday Fun at the Library: Dream Big on the First Star You See Tonight
Tie-in with Summer Reading Program featuring models and items of interest dealing with night sky. Telescopes to view stars after dark. 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Brunswick Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Bwk. 267-1212, trrl.org
Basics of Filmmaking Camp at the Ritz Young filmmakers ages 14 to 16 get handson experience creating their own short film. Students are welcome to bring personal laptops with video editing software. Bring own lunch; snacks and drinks provided. Public screening after last day of class. $150 registered before June 1, $175 registered after June 1, $125 for 2 or more camps or siblings. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle St., Bwk. Golden Isles Arts & Humanities: 262-6934
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Planetarium Day at the Library Wonders of the night sky presented by the Oatland Island Wildlife Center of Savannah. Call for show times (seats are limited). Brunswick Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Bwk. 2671212, trrl.org
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Coffee with the Author: Steve Berry Author of The Columbus Affair. 10:30 a.m. $10, Literary Guild members free. Casino Room 108, 530 Beachview Dr., SSI. Literary Guild of St. Simons: 638-8680, litguildssi.org
McIntosh Artists Show Exhibit of work by artists from McIntosh County. Opening reception June 7, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tue-Sat 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Glynn Art Gallery, 529 Beachview Dr., SSI. Glynn Art Assn: 638-8770, glynnart.org
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St. Simons Then and Now: Historical Drawings by Vincent McCollum
Talk by curator Dayna Caldwell featuring drawings by local artist depicting island life from early days to present. Reservations requested. 3 p.m. Mildred Huie Plantation Museum, 1819 Frederica Rd., SSI. 638-3017, LeftBankArtGallery.com
Summer Theatre Camp at the Ritz Ages 6-7 learn stage skills and create work based on the Olivia book. Bring own lunch; snacks and drinks provided. Public performance last day of class. $150 registered before June 1, $175 registered after June 1, $125 for 2 or more camps or siblings. Mon-Fri 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle St., Bwk. Golden Isles Arts & Humanities: 262-6934
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Author Talk Eyewall by Buzz Bernard, about the science of hurricanes. 7 p.m. Brunswick Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Bwk. 267-1212, trrl.org
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Chicken Little Traveling acting troupe Porkchop Productions presents play for kids for Summer Reading Series. 11 a.m. Brunswick Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Bwk. 267-1212, trrl.org
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Horton House Living History Sample daily life of long ago through variety of hands-on activities. N. Riverview Dr., Jekyll Island. Jekyll Island Museum: 635-4036, jekyllisland.com
18-22 & 25-29 Clay and Collage Camp for ages 7+. Bring bag lunch. 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. $135, supplies included. Glynn Art Gallery, 529 Beachview Dr., SSI. Glynn Art Assn: 6388770, glynnart.org
Summer Theatre Camp at the Ritz Ages 8-12 learn stage skills and create work based on the book “Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.� Bring own lunch; snacks and drinks provided. Public performance last day of class. $150 registered before June 1, $175 registered after June 1, $125 registered for 2 or more camps or siblings. Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. Historic Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle St., Bwk. Golden Isles Arts & Humanities: 262-6934
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18-22 & 25-29 Creative Kaleidoscope Art camp for ages 5-6. 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. $135, supplies included. Glynn Art Gallery, 529 Beachview Dr., SSI. Glynn Art Assn: 638-8770, glynnart.org
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The Nature Connection
A Baby Bird in the hand... Or Not? by Lydia Thompson
D
o you remember when you were a teenager and you thought you knew it all? You wanted to stretch your wings. Do you remember that sometimes that wing stretching got you into trouble? Well, as we move into summer there are baby birds out there that are stretching their wings and it is getting them into serious trouble. They wind up on the ground out of their nests. What do you do to help these baby birds? First, stand back and see if mommy is near. If you don’t see her, do all you can do to help the bird without taking it away from the area. Here are some simple things to check. Does the baby bird have feathers? If not, look around for the nest. If you can locate the nest, put the bird back in the nest. Don’t believe the old wive’s tale about mommy birds not feeding the baby bird just because you touch it. Birds do not have the same sense of smell we do. They don’t care if we handle them. If there is no nest, there are two things you can do. The easiest is just to put the bird as high as you can in the tree but not too high. Most birds build their nest only a few feet off the ground. You can also find a small basket that has some holes in the bottom so it will drain if it rains. The berry baskets you get at the grocery store work great as make-shift nests. Put some soft material around in the basket and put the baby bird in there. Nestle the basket into the bush.
If the baby bird has feathers, it is close to leaving the nest and just popped out a little early. It may even be learning to fly. Put the bird back in the bush and back away. Momma bird is probably around watching you. She will come back to feed the baby after you leave. Next, put your pets indoors for a few days. These feathered babies will gain their strength quickly. They will be out of harm’s way soon. Cats should be indoors during nesting season anyway. Cats are hunters and therefore just cannot help themselves. Even if they are well fed and fat, they will pounce on birds, and butterflies. It’s just their nature. Do not try to raise the bird. You’ll be in for some very long hours if you do. Baby birds are big eaters. If they are featherless they need to be fed every 15 to 20 minutes all day long. Even if they survive, a hand-raised baby will have a tough time after you release it. It needs its parents to teach it to be wary. On top of that, it is illegal to keep wild birds. There are no bird rehabilitators in the area, I am sorry to say. It is best to do what you can to help them in the wild. There is a high mortality rate among baby birds. The good news is the strongest ones will survive even without our help.
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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The Dish
with brad campbell of catch 228 by amy H. Carter
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artare, finely diced raw meat or fish served with seasonings and typically spread on toast or wontons, takes the taste buds for a walk (or a swim) on the wild side. The Atlantic – which in a 2010 article credited Shigefumi Tachibe, a Japaneseborn, French-trained chef, with creating tuna tartare, the dish we feature here – calls it “terrifying if sexy.” A real gustatory thrill. Every chef puts his own special spin on the recipe, and you’ve got to admire the one who will: 1. Combine wasabi and honey in a special drizzling sauce, and; 2. Share the recipe with the world (as defined by this magazine’s readership). Brad Campbell’s tuna tartare is a nod to his love of Fancy Q Sushi Bar and Grill, a popular island eatery located just a few doors down from his own Catch 228. Redfern Village has been Brad’s hauntof-choice for a while now. A work permit granted him entrée to some of the island’s most popular commercial kitchens at age 13, where his mentors included Ricky Albright of Coconut Willie’s in the Village and Robert “Boz” Bostock of Gnat’s Landing, still going strong in the heart of Redfern. Now 30, Brad’s been on his own for four years with Catch
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228, making him the well-seasoned up-and-comer in the über elite but happily laid-back group of flip-flop gourmands of the Golden Isles. Despite being involved in every aspect of the restaurant – from food prep to bartending – Brad says he would be happy to spread himself even thinner with a second address. Hospitality is his calling, and he keeps a notebook by his bed to catch those lightning bolts of culinary inspiration that tend to strike in the middle of the night. Like his tuna tartare. All of the ingredients in this recipe can be purchased locally and whipped up in a hurry. The seaweed salad, Brad’s magic ingredient, comes readymade and gets a little tweak. Williams and Sonoma suggests pairing a chilled glass of rosé with this dish, but I enjoyed a cold glass of Catch’s House Chardonnay while GIM’s art director, Joe Loehle, seemed pleased with photos by Joe Loehle the Sweetwater 420 he drank with his. It’s good either way. If the thought of handling and preparing raw fish frightens you (even after a cold glass of chardonnay), just go eat at Catch 228!
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Par for the Course
control your speed to make more putts by jeremy carter, PGA, golden isles golf Here are a couple of simple tips on controlling your speed. Practice stroke drill One of the common problems with speed actually occurs during the pre-shot routine, due to lack of communication between the hands and eyes. All of the information should be gathered while you read your putt. Once you have determined the variables (slope, grain, wind) that you feel will affect the putt, it is time to execute. Now is when you stare at your target while making practice strokes and develop a feel by allowing your eyes to communicate with your brain how hard it is to hit the ball. A player not looking at the hole during their practice stroke would be comparable to a pitcher who does not focus on the catcher’s mitt before his wind up, or a basketball player looking away just before shooting a free throw. Remember to focus on your target and mimic the stroke needed for the shot at hand. Center of Face for consistency
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nyone who plays golf has most likely developed a bittersweet relationship with putting. Studies have shown that approximately 40 percent of the total strokes during a round for players of all skill levels are with the putter. This stat alone should motivate you to spend a little more time on the practice green. Two Distinct Skills of Putting: Distance Control and Accuracy Distance control, or speed as it is more commonly referred to, is usually the biggest problem among amateurs. The speed aspect of putting is under appreciated, thus it is not practiced nearly enough. How frequently do you see an amateur of any skill level working on their speed on the practice green? Accuracy, or line as most of us call it, does not always refer to the hole. Many times our line is wide of the hole, and this is when you must be precise in accessing the amount of break in relation to your intended speed.
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Poor contact is another all too familiar mistake among amateur players. Every driving range is full of players looking to hit solid shots, while most practice putting greens are used like the on-deck circle for the first tee. Just as you want to hit your opening tee shot solid, the same holds true with the putter. A ball that is hit off-center will normally finish short of the target, and leave the intended line upon contact. If you want to improve your game, the practice green is the easiest way. Here is a drill that provides instant feedback on the quality of contact. All that you need are two band aids and your putter. Start by placing the two bandages approximately 1 inch apart on the center of your putter face and gradually move them closer together to photos by Joe Loehle challenge yourself. There are three speeds that all find the hole, but all three are entering the hole at a different entry point. This example shows how the speed and line must be synchronized to generate positive results. The key to handling breaking putts is looking at the ball relative to the slope and deciding where it will enter the cup. Once you have control of your pace, you can then become more confident in your line. If you have further questions about putting, or any other part of your game, see your local PGA Professional.
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Green Acres
Those not-so-lazy days of summer by amanda kirkland
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grievous injustice has occurred. I have been wronged most heinously. Maybe that was a little dramatic. I’m mostly just a little aggravated. Maybe it’s too much TV, I don’t know, but my kids think that summer is a time for lazy, carefree days with no responsibility. Here at the farm that could not be further from the truth. Summer is our busiest season. It’s harvest season and there is work to be done.
There are blueberries to pick and they sure aren’t going to pick themselves. There are about 15 bushes that have blueberries bursting off their limbs. It is absolutely necessary for the kids to assist in the blueberry picking process. We all tie old milk jugs around our necks and brave the heat to do the picking. I could stand out there and pick for hours. It always seems like there is just one last bunch of berries. The kids, on the other hand, start disappearing within minutes of stepping outside. First one has to go to the bathroom and then the other hears someone calling them. Before I know it the only one left is the one that I have to bribe to get out there. When all is said and done, we end up with bags full of blueberries in the freezer
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and the best blueberry/blackberry jam you’ve ever tasted. As the vegetables in the garden start coming in, it’s our job to make sure that we pick them every day. Sometimes, there is an overabundance of a certain fruit or vegetable. Then it becomes the kids’ job to sit by the road and sell it. One summer we planted a whole acre with just watermelon. The kids sat on the side of the road for a month selling watermelon. Each day, they would break open a watermelon to eat while they sold them. I think they sold so many because their red faces and shirts made it look so good. By the end of the summer, the corn is ready. Nothing says summer to me like a BLT with a side of fresh sweet, corn-on-the-cob. But that corn has to be picked, shucked, washed and put up. The kids help pick the corn but their favorite part is the shucking. We all pull up chairs on the back porch and each child opens each ear of corn with the same excitement that they have opening presents Christmas Day. Only, the thing they hope to find is much smaller and gooier than any present. They are searching for worms. They love to study them. They let them crawl all over their hands and then, after the worms start biting, they drop them and study them on the ground. All summer long my kids can be heard complaining that their mom just doesn’t understand what summer is supposed to be all about. I almost feel sorry for them. Then I think about those sticky red faces and all of their little heads curiously bowed toward the ground and I can’t imagine a more perfect summer to save my life. 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
the fountain of youth by dr. michael butler, coastal cardiology
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ardiovascular disease remains the No. 1 killer of Americans. Here are the top 10 ways to avoid a heart attack.
1. Don’t grow old 2. Choose your parents carefully 3. Have a normal cholesterol 4. Have a normal blood pressure (120/80) 5. Don’t get diabetes 6 - 10. DON’T SMOKE When we are young our coronary arteries are perfect. The protective layer lining the inside of the arteries is smooth like a brand new Teflon frying pan. This protective lining prevents the deposition of cholesterol that blocks arteries, causing heart attacks and death. The risk factors for coronary disease listed above result in damage to the arterial lining allowing more rapid development of coronary atherosclerosis or CAD. There are some risk factors we can do something about and some we can’t. With age the lining of our arteries naturally breaks down and the process of CAD begins. If one of your parents had a myocardial infarction
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(MI) in their 50s or if you have a sibling with heart disease you are at increased risk and should consider cardiac screening in your 50s. Your cholesterol profile is determined primarily by genetics. Dietary management can improve the numbers but this approach always fails because people don’t change their diet. Even aggressive dieting (suffering) will have minimal effect on your cholesterol profile, and it is not sustainable. The goal is to have your total cholesterol less than 160 and your LDL (bad cholesterol) less than 100. It is very difficult to raise your good cholesterol (HDL) and it is a weak predictor of MI. The only way to effectively lower your cholesterol, if you need to, is to take a statin. Statin drugs like Lipitor can lower your cholesterol 60 to 100 points, and have been proven to prevent MIs, thereby saving lives. The incidence of side effects of statin therapy is less than 3 percent weighed against a 30 percent decrease in heart attacks. If you would like to increase your risk of heart attack by 30 percent, don’t take a statin. Hypertension or elevated blood pressure also damages the lining of blood vessels. It is a silent killer so you need to know your blood pressure. There is a genetic component to hypertension but the most common cause today is obesity and/or too much salt in our diet. If you have high blood pressure you should get your own blood pressure cuff. To prevent heart attack, stroke or kidney failure you must get your blood pressure to 120/80 with weight loss and medications if necessary.
Diabetes is very common and is primarily caused by obesity. Fat cells don’t metabolize insulin as well as muscle cells. This results in high circulating levels of both glucose (sugar) and insulin. Both of these substances damage the lining of blood vessels resulting in the deposition of cholesterol in the artery wall causing CAD, MI and death. Most people are 30 to 50 pounds overweight. People who are obviously obese are 100 to 150 pounds overweight. Weight is directly related to hypertension. Most people wouldn’t need blood pressure medication if they achieved a near normal body weight. The same is true for diabetes. A conditioned, lean body easily metabolizes insulin and glucose, decreasing circulating levels and protecting the blood vessel lining. Smoking, like obesity, is a difficult problem. The nicotine that is absorbed circulates in the blood, and is toxic to the blood vessel lining. Smoking is addictive and it is very difficult to stop. Smoking cessation drugs help “get you over the hump” but to be successful it requires will power to change your behavior. The Fountain of Youth can be found in eating a lot less, exercising and not smoking. Taking a statin will help those with less fortunate genetics. Educating yourself or seeking professional help with nutrition, exercise and smoking cessation is much cheaper than lifelong medications and healthcare bills.
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Vignettes of Absurdity
“You’re not wearing that, are you?” by Bud Hearn
Every man who’s not living under an interstate overpass is assaulted by these words sooner or later. Many who have ignored them no longer live. I survive … barely. Barely, that is, in the sense that my wardrobe has shrunk to matched colors, patterns and designs. It now fits into a matchbox. It has to. Our household cannot financially support both ‘his and hers’ wardrobes … or have a closet sufficient for storage resulting from ostentatious spending.
Men with undeveloped FCF wear khakis, boring blue blazers and Merrill brogans. Some accessorize their jackets. They spend thousands to have Country Club crests sewn onto front pockets. They have no social relevance beyond locker rooms, golf and crude jokes. Their dress is a thin veil that masks their lack of masculinity.
The finger of blame points to many possibilities. Each contains a grain of truth. The easiest answer rolling off women’s lips is this: men are basically slobs. Brando wife-beater tees are stereotypical of male fashion. This is, of course, not far from the truth. Women have ample statistics and long experience to prove it. The evidence is irrefutable … men are cave dwellers. Most men just don’t care how they look. O, not all men. A quick glance at any gathering will reveal that girth overhangs won’t fit into the voguish-thin styles by Armani, Vuitton and Klein. Pimps excluded.
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“I’m dressing you,” she says. I become a little boy again, remembering when my mother dressed me in short pants and white shoes. I’m humiliated, but again condescend to higher authority. “Women …” I start to say, but zip it. At the party the men stand around making men-talk. My friend, Ace, is proud of his new jacket. “Nice jacket, pal,” I say. “Where’d you find it? Dollar General?” Men talk like this. It’s a sign of brotherly love, vestigial remains from high school.
There are benefits to this shrinkage. I’ve moved up the food chain. Psychiatrists have a name for this syndrome: FCF…Fashion Cognitive Function. It comes from improvement in the lower third of the male cortex, located just below the section that controls eating habits. The result is that I have accepted my wife as the Final Arbiter of style and appropriate dress. Not all men have acceded to this level of civilized life. Their lives hang tenuously in the balance. They’re in daily jeopardy of becoming social pariahs. Social ostracism eliminates them from party lists, a total embarrassment to all wives. Divorce or death usually follows this stigma of devolution.
the second combination. “Really?” she says. She shakes her head in disgust. “Guess not, huh?” I say.
He scowls. “Can you believe it? My wife made me change shirts three times to match it. She made me wear a brown tie. Says it matches my teeth. Plus, she refused to ride in my car. Said it had pollen on it. I had to wash it first.” Ace failed the FCF test. Misery loves company.
I’m lying if I say I’ve totally passed the dresscode test. Recently we were guests at a party given by an elegant doyenne. Her invitations are engraved, of course, and the guest list is select. Big Deal. No one sends regrets. Zip codes are matched with table seatings. It’s the kind of party where people have their feelings lacerated for failure to make ‘The List.’ Suicides have been known to occur. I rummage through my closet, uh, matchbox, grab a shirt, a tie, shoes (no socks) and a pair of khakis. I look in the mirror, commend my choices. Then she appears. “You’re not wearing that, are you?” She’s not smiling. I look in the mirror. It shrugs. “Of course not,” I say. “I’m just experimenting with colors.” She rolls her eyes.“Shed it!”
Men agree … no one can dress to please a woman. It’s a touchy subject. We order more drinks. We conclude it’s best to let the women dress us … free food and alcohol at parties are good trade-offs. Yesterday my wife asked if I liked her new outfit. I replied, “You’re not going to wear that, are you?” The air froze. Today a picture of a man wearing Levis and living in a mobile home was lying beside my coffee pot. Point well taken, even for a fool. Ace and I are now enrolled in the Community College for a refresher course in FCF. The engraved invitations have resumed. Life is good again. Bud Hearn was born in Valdosta and grew up in Colquitt. A graduate of the University of Georgia, he moved to Sea Island in 2004. He cohosts the weekly Friday Forum community lunches at the McKinnon-St. Simons Airport, invests in real estate, writes Inane Vignettes (two books), and also engages in travel,
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By Design
The Best design makes a house feel like home by lori flanders cook
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nterior design is not just an occupational choice, it’s a lifestyle. I realized years ago that enjoying your career and chosen path in life is utmost. A potential client can usually recognize immediately whether you consider your profession to be a joy or a chore. I always knew I wanted to be a designer. Even as a child I would pour through my mother’s “home” magazines, building the foundation for the career that I love. Beautiful and comfortable interiors reflect more than just the talents and skills of the designer, builder and architect. The homeowner’s personality plays a tremendous role, informing the unique perspectives of all of the professionals on the job. For us, listening to our clients is key. Creating a beautiful environment is easy. Creating a beautiful environment that will also be their sanctuary, that is the challenge.
I begin every design project by studying my client’s surroundings. If the project is in the mountains, you usually rely on different textures and warmer tones in furniture, fabrics and finishes. With coastal areas, I choose lighter, cooler tones. In order to maintain that theme, I like to work with soothing and subtle paints along with soft textures and patterns in fabrics. Wall color, lighting and painted or distressed furniture, a few antique pieces, well chosen accessories and use of mirrors are all key. Just remember that using mirrors can be tricky. If the mirror is going to be used as a focal point of the room, make sure that it is positioned so it reflects a complete and unobstructed view. If your room is a beautiful example of your home, you want to reflect it twice. Nothing is worse than reflecting a room that is unfinished or too cluttered. Proportioned lamps and a few special accessories tend to enlarge a space whereas a lot of unnecessary accessories tend to clutter a space. Using larger and fewer accessories will take the place of lots of little ones. It’s very important to know that once you do install furniture, fabric treatments and wallpaper, your job is only half done. The rooms will only come to life with the selection of lamps, rugs, mirrors, special accessories and art. Your personality needs to be captured in this as well as all phases of the project. After all, this is where you live. Only the designer’s design and creativity remain. When everyone finds tranquility in the final project, you know that you’ve succeeded.
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Money Talks
Watch the bouncing dollar by jacobs, coolidge & Company, LLC (As reprinted from 2012 Commentary Reports from Jacobs & Coolidge & Company, LLC) How do you reconcile the divergent views of two outstanding investors? Quite likely it’s a matter of timing. Buffett is probably looking at a 7- to 10-year time horizon and, in that scenario, bonds might lose purchasing power and could experience capital losses if interest rates rise and bond prices decline. Gross, though, is probably thinking shorter term. With the Fed’s pledge to keep interest rates low for the next couple years and the economy still stuck in slow motion, the risk of bond prices declining and inflation rising rapidly in the short term may be manageable. Who should you believe, Warren Buffett or Bill Gross?
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Buffett and Gross are generally recognized as two of the world’s greatest investors. Buffett made his name in equities while Gross made his name in bonds as the head of Pimco, a trillion-dollar money management company. Both have outstanding multi-decade track records and both are billionaires. Yet, today, they disagree on the merits of investing in “currency-based investments” such as money-market funds, bonds, mortgages, bank deposits, and other instruments.
What’s more important to the U.S. stock market, economic growth or the value of the U.S. dollar? On the surface, economic growth would seem to be the logical answer since as the economy grows, earnings should grow, too. But, digging a little deeper, the answer is not so clear cut. What muddles the answer is that large U.S. multinational companies generate about 47 percent of their revenue from outside the U.S., according to Standard and Poor’s. When that revenue is translated back into U.S. dollars, the revenue could vary significantly depending on whether the dollar is strong, weak, or neutral.
Buffett says these investments “are among the most dangerous of assets. Their beta may be zero, but their risk is huge.” Further, he says, “Right now bonds should come with a warning label,” according to a February 2012 Fortune magazine article. His beef with currency-based investments is they do not protect you from the risk of inflation. You may get your principal back plus interest, but, in times of high inflation, your “real” return may not keep up with inflation and you could lose purchasing power. Gross, on the other hand, has piled into bonds in a big way. After dumping all of his U.S. government debt securities in early 2010, Gross has steadily built it back up, according to Bloomberg. Gross favors government securities in the 5- to 7-year maturity range because of the Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep short-term rates low.
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For example, if the dollar is strong, then foreign revenue translates into fewer dollars which reduces a U.S. company’s reported revenue. Lower revenue could lead to lower profits and possibly lower stock prices. The reverse is also true. If the dollar is weak, then foreign revenue translates into more dollars which increases a U.S. company’s reported revenue and could lead to higher profits. We’re talking about the value of the dollar today because of the uncertainty surrounding numerous world currencies. The euro, in particular, is on the radar because it might soar or plunge depending on how Europe cleans up its sovereign debt problem. And, with Europe
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Know What the Locals Know, Go Where the Locals Go By Anna Ferguson Hall | iphoneography by Joe Loehle
Our smart phones are our lifelines, nowadays. They tell us the time, the weather, where we are, where we’re going, where our friends are and where our friends are going, and allow us to communicate in real-time, either by using them as phones, texting or posting to Facebook or Twitter. Seriously, what did we do without these things? Well, for starters, we talked faceto-face with one another. Take traveling. There’s no better teacher than experience, and who’s more experienced in the good, the bad and the ugly of a place than the people who live there. Greatest piece of travel advice EVER: When confronted with a choice of where to eat, study the license plates on the cars in the parking lots of the restaurants in town. Then eat where the locals eat. We polled a few locals to find out what’s worth doing, and we’re presenting their answers to you in an old-fashioned medium – the written word – and then we’re showing you their answers with portraits taken by Art Director Joe Loehle on his iPhone. Smart, indeed.
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Natasha Williams Favorite Place: Neptune Park, St. Simons Island The ocean breeze is a bit strong, whipping Natasha Williams’ hair back from her face as she lifts her toddler out of the swing. The strong winds, though, don’t bother Natasha and her three children. They come to Neptune Park on St. Simons Island often, sometimes specifically for the breeze. “The wind really helps with the bugs and in the summer. It feels great when the sun is pounding down,” Williams says, holding her youngest child, Max, 8 months. Seemingly oblivious to the whirlwinds that are fussing with her curly hair, Natasha carries on amusing her three children who run around the playground. Just beyond the gates of the Neptune Park Fun Zone, the tide is high and the waves rush toward the shore. Suddenly, a dolphin jumps from the gray waters and makes a splash. Natasha’s oldest child, Emma, looks to the water from her perch at the top of the playground. “Look, a dolphin, “ the 7-year-old says, as Gavin, 3, tries to see the sea creature in the waters below. Often, when the stay-at-home-mom and her family trek to the St. Simons Island play place, they see this same scene, dolphins as singles or pods, greeting the people who watch from the park. The sight, coupled
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with the open space and entertaining play sets of the park, are prime reasons why Neptune Park is her favorite place in the Golden Isles. “My children have never seen snow, but dolphins, sea turtles – they know all those things,” Natasha says. “It’s so funny. They have had such a different experience growing up on St. Simons than most children have, including myself.” A native of New York, Williams has seen her fair share of snowy days. Raising her family in a small town, coastal environment has provided her the opportunity to show her family a different life than the one she had years ago. Natasha moved with her husband to St. Simons seven years ago, a spur-of-the-moment decision they have yet to regret. Randomly, the couple stopped on St. Simons while on a road trip from south Florida, and fell in love with the community. By the end of the weekend visit, they had put in an offer on their now-home. “I wanted my family to be raised in a small-town atmosphere, away from the rush and pressures of the world,” she says. “Here, we have found a great network of mothers, both those who work and those, like me, who stay at home with their children. We have found such support and community here. And, on top of the people we found here, we have safe places like Neptune Park where families can go to get away from the TV and the computers, and simply enjoy time together.”
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Kurt Stradtman Favorite Place: Palm Coast, St. Simons Island Kurt Stradtman isn’t shy, necessarily. He may be a bit quiet when first meeting new people, but he quickly warms up, chatting easily with new friends like he’s known them for a lifetime. It’s a skill the 23-year-old puts to good use in his career. The tall, slim young man everyone seems to know first burst on the local scene while working as marketing manager for St. Simons’ Ocean Lodge. On the side, he has a small business helping local shop owners gain presence in the Web-centric world. Kurt, too, is a published author, having release his first book, “Am I the Person My Mother Warned Me About” last year. Kurt is, to say the least, a busy guy. He plans themed dinner parties with friends, rarely finds free time to sit quietly by himself, and has vowed to live life to the fullest. But that’s not to say he never takes a beat to drink a beer and celebrate. When he does, he can be found at 318 Mallery Street, St Si-
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mons Island. Also known as Palm Coast. Also know as Kurt’s favorite place in the Golden Isles. The joint is a three-part wonder. One part restaurant, one part coffee shop, one part bar, all parts indie, the social hub is a regular visit on Kurt’s weekly agenda. With funky, quirky character etched into every corner of the three-way establishment, Palm Coast just feels right to him. Like the whole of the Golden Isles, it just feels like home. Essentially, for Kurt, Palm Coast is “Cheers” for the new generation. It’s the place where everybody knows his name, and they’re always glad he came. “It’s artsy, kinda Bohemian,” Kurt says. “That’s a lot like me. Me and Palm Coast, we both enjoy good beer, good food and good times. We both have that kind of atypical feel. It’s a place that tourists come to, but it’s also a great hidden secret for locals. There’s nothing here not to love.”
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Jeff Homans
Occupation: owner of Land design associates inc. Age: 38
Favorite Place: Downtown Brunswick Jeff Homans’ eyes grow wide with excitement. His expressive face is generally positive, with a broad smile stretching ear-to-ear and a gentle nod accompanying most comments. When talking about his favorite Golden Isles location – historic downtown Brunswick – these characteristics become even more apparent. It’s his home, this historic portion of Glynn County. Sure, he shrugs, it has its issues. But what place doesn’t, he reasons. The renovated, historic squares that pop up on every block, the old, Victorian mansions that line the streets, the united front of Brunswick residents determined to make their home city a haven, all of it comes together to create a place that is wholly its own. Born in Brunswick in 1974, Jeff has seen the city through its high tides and low tides. After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1998, he knew that his coastal Mecca was beckoning him home.
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And he listened, moving here and opening his own landscape and design business. Which, of course, is located in Old Town Brunswick. No one spot in historic Brunswick is his favorite, Jeff says. There are too many to pick. The newly opened Tipsy McSway’s bar and grill, the Art Downtown studios, the craft beers and wines lining the shelves at True Vine Wine and Gourmet, the always-jubilant First Friday party – all the smaller details fit like a puzzle to make up a masterpiece of a hometown. “(The) Old Town historic district is where I live and work,” he says. “For me, it’s the perfect combination of natural beauty, architectural diversity, and interesting people. An ideal day for me is walking to work down Union Street seeing friends and neighbors, grabbing coffee and lunch downtown, and having a nice dinner on the way home. I think successful living occurs when one can live, work and play seamlessly. I love travel and adventure, but the Golden Isles is my home base and I always like coming home. I’m looking forward to a bright future downtown.”
Beth Burnsed
Occupation: director of events for the jekyll island authority Age: 30
Favorite Place: Great Dunes Park, Jekyll Island Beth Burnsed waves a hand in front of her face, making a futile attempt to ward off the sand gnats that perpetually find their way into every Coastal Georgia venue. Why, she wonders aloud, did she pick this location as her favorite place in the Golden Isles? “All these gnats,” Beth says, shaking her head. “Maybe this isn’t my favorite place after all.” But then she turns, now facing the wide open ocean and miles of beach that stretch just steps from where she stands at the Great Dunes Park on Jekyll Island. All around her, guests and residents are abuzz with activity – flying kites, jumping waves, building sandcastles. The air, while occasionally filled with annoying gnats, is also infused with an energy that is palpable and contagious. This spot on a recently renovated sidewalk under the shade of a new pavilion, surrounded by sunshine, rolling sand dunes and sea grasses, is not only her favorite place to bring her family to play, it’s also Beth’s favorite place to work. Lucky for her, this newly renovated oceanfront park is actually part of her office. As director of events for the Jekyll Island Authority, Beth spends plenty of time at the large park, planning celebrations like the ribbon cutting of the new Jekyll Island Convention Center, the annual UGA Oyster Roast and the Beach Music Festival, all of which occur along this stretch of sand at mid-island. The space is beautiful, yes, but also highly functional, she says.
Having been with the authority more than seven years, Beth has seen the island through waves of transitions and change, with the process in hyper-drive recently as the development of the new convention center and beach village area get underway. Great Dunes Park is a major symbol of all the work that has gone into improving the state park island, work that has been both behind-the-scenes and in front of the public eye. “Great Dunes Park represents the perfect juxtaposition of classic Jekyll Island and a new revitalized Jekyll Island,” she says. “The Beach Deck at Great Dunes Park was one of the first completed revitalization projects and therefore, to me, symbolizes the start of a new beginning on Jekyll Island. I am very proud to be a part of the revitalization of Jekyll Island. It has been wonderful to see the island transform but still maintain its timeless natural beauty.” As a mother of three-year-old twins, Burnsed too is grateful to have a play place for her energetic tykes. Letting the toddlers run loose at the park, while she and her husband sit back and watch, is her idea of a quality weekend. “I love the Great Dunes Park’s Beach Deck for its shaded seating, easy access to the beach, and nice changing facilities. All of these are key when you are spending a day at the beach as my family does several times a month during the summer,” she said. “This is a space that represents all sides of my life, family and work. When you are here, seeing all these people enjoying this natural place, it makes you feel so lucky to be able to have a park like this, practically in your backyard.”
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What a Difference a Century Makes How We’re Carrying on the Legacy of Jekyll’s Millionaires By Amy h. carter | photography by chris viola
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t was as exclusive an assemblage of wealthy and powerful and politically connected men as ever existed in this country. They visited three months out of the year, focused their activities primarily on hunting, and helped to shape the world as we know it in the process. Jekyll Island historian John Hunter says it is possible to see the Jekyl Island Club’s influence on America even today just by reading the headlines in the newspaper. Our economy, our major industries, our politics, even our philanthropy grew from those roots. Thankfully, not all is at is was, howev-
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er. In the pages that follow, you’ll see photographs from Jekyll’s own gilded age and our reinterpretation of those moments in time with the gracious help of community leaders of today. You’ll see much greater diversity in the modern takes, an acknowledgement that we all have a role to play in keeping our community strong and making it a safe and lovely place to live. With the 125th anniversary of the formation of the Jekyl Island Club as our starting point, we celebrate the past, present and future of the Golden Isles and a few of the many who have worked to make it great.
Past, Present & Future:
The Men Who Made Jekyll
Seated from left, Scott McQuade, president and CEO of the Golden Isles Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Kevin Runner, general manager and partner in the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. Standing from left: Mac DeVaughn, director of the Jekyll Island Foundation; Vance Hughes, partner in the redevelopment of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel; and Larry Evans, architect and partner in the redevelopment of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel.
Larry Evans fell in love with her the first time he saw her. The year was 1977, and she was nearing 100, long since abandoned by her former lovers and wilting under the heat and humidity of Jekyll Island’s semitropical latitude. Fellow architect and Georgia Tech grad John Tuten introduced them, and it would be another seven years before Larry could make the relationship work. The Jekyll Island Club Hotel is the landmark we know today because John Tuten took Calhoun native Larry Evans for a drive on Jekyll, and Larry was able to convince fellow Calhoun-ite Vance Hughes to partner with him in the mammoth task of restoring the fading millionaires’ club to her former glory. And then some. Ask Vance today why he, then a lawyer with at the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, D.C., would join his friend in such folly, and he says Larry is the only one who could do it, and that was the only time it could have happened. Tax credits for historic preservation were at their most generous then, and the rules allowed greater freedom to adapt historic buildings for modern use. Had that magic combination of coincidences not existed, the club building would have eventually collapsed. “The state was spending $200,000 to $300,000 a year to keep a roof and an alarm system on it, and neither one was working,” Larry says. The Jekyll Island Club Hotel opened in December of 1986, 100 years after construction of the original building, funded by the likes of J.P. Morgan, Joseph Pulitzer and William Rockefeller. The hotel is celebrating 25 years in operation this year, which also happens to be the 125th anniversary of the formation of the Jekyl Island Club, as exclusive an assemblage of wealthy and powerful and politically connected men as ever existed in this country. The misspelling of the island’s name by the club’s members – who hailed mostly from New York and Chicago – must have rankled like a thorn in the side to nonmember residents of Georgia, because in 1929, the state legislature took the official step of correcting the spelling of the name.
A few months later, the stock market crashed, ushering in the Great Depression and making a significant dent in the personal wealth of the Jekyl Island Club’s members and the collective wealth of the nation as a whole. This marked the decline and eventually death of the club, summarized by mainlanders in a favorite saying of the time: “They doubled the ‘l,’ and they all went to hell.” It was a hellish vision of rot and ruin that Larry rectified with he and Vance won development rights to the club hotel. With the help of general manager Kevin Runner, today a partner in the club’s operation, they created a historic oasis where anyone can vacation like a millionaire. Ensuring that as many potential vacationers as possible know that Jekyll exists is partly Scott McQuade’s job. The new director of the Golden Isles Convention and Visitors Bureau has rolled out a new, upscale marketing image for the lower coast that harkens back to the days of elegance and refinement that defined this community. And ensuring that it continues to exist is Mac DeVaughn’s job. The head of the Jekyll Island Foundation spearheads the fund-raising efforts that maintain the historic district and various Jekyll Island amenities that bring thousands to the island every year.
For more on this story and a gallery of photos showing the 1986 renovation of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, visit our Web site at www.goldenislesmagazine.com
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Putting the Fun in P hilanthropy Then (inset photo): It’s 1911. This being high society, fraternization with one’s neighbors is the fashion for members of the Jekyl Island Club. Afternoon tea parties and cocktails on the lawn at Mistletoe Cottage are de rigueur.
Now: It’s 2012, and whiling away an afternoon or evening with good friends is still in style for Golden Isles society. The difference is, these days, we do it with a purpose. Charitable events consume the bulk of our social calendar these days, with everything from concerts in the park to cooking competitions, home and garden tours and formal balls to raise money for various causes.
Featured here, a few of the many who put the fun in philanthropy in the Golden Isles, with their primary activities listed: Mason Waters, Rockstar Karaoke for the American Cancer Society; Jeff Bennett, United Way and The Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeast Georgia; Jodi Waters, Rockstar Karaoke; Avery Brooks, co-chair of Christ Tour of Homes. Standing from left: Greer Ward, United Way; Ron Adams, Brunswick Kiwanis Club and Brunswick Stewbilee; Catina Tindall, United Way; Missy Neu, United Way; Liz Slapikas, Victory Kids Gala for the American Cancer Society; Dana Parker, chair, Christ Church Tour of Homes; Donna Gowen Poe, United Way; and Heath Slapikas, A Taste of Glynn and Brunswick Stewbilee.
(Special thanks to Liz Slapikas of Take Too for the oriental carpets, and the Jekyll Island Authority and Jekyll Island Club Hotel for the furnishings and location)
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Look Who’s Coming to Dinner
Then (inset photo): Though not a member of the Jekyl Island Club, Lucy Carnegie visited frequently while wintering on her own barrier island of Cumberland south of Jekyll. In this 1903 photograph, she is hosting a dinner party with her brother-inlaw Andrew in the club’s grand dining room. Note that Lucy appears to be the only woman present.
Valerie Hepburn, president of the College of Coastal Georgia; Mike Hodges, president of Ameris Bank and long time champion for the local business community; Tobe Green, chief of the Brunswick Police Department; and Amy Broderick, community volunteer and vice-chair of the St. Simons-Sea Island Council of the chamber.
Now: My how things have changed. Our re-imagining of this dinner party brings a diverse group to the table, each with an important role to play in the safety, security and viability of our community. Seated from left:: Connie Patrick, director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; Wayne Johnson, president of the Coastal Bank of Georgia and immediate past chair of the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce;
Standing from left: Woody Woodside, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Marcus Mullis, chamber ambassador and city executive for Certus Bank; Howard Mann, superintendent of Glynn County Schools; and Cedric King, human resources director for Pinova, board member of the Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority and chamber ambassador.
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Emerging Technology Then (inset photo): An exciting new technology made its debut on Jekyl Island on Jan. 25, 1915, when the first transcontinental phone call was placed from the clubhouse. AT&T President Theodore Vail, far right, spoke with President Woodrow Wilson in Washington, D.C.; Alexander Graham Bell in New York City, and; Bell’s assistant, Thomas Watson in San Francisco. Now: In our modern re-imagining, a few masters of modern technology help us to re-create the exciting scene in the Alexander Room of the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, thought to be the same room where the original photo was taken. From left:David Lewis, director of the University of Georgia’s Small
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Business Development Center in Brunswick, which helps small businesses learn to master the skill of social marketing; Anna Ferguson Hall, a writer who uses the Internet and social media to market Jekyll Island to the tech-savvy; Jared DiVincent of the Golden Isles Convention and Visitors Bureau, who also markets the area to techsters with a broad spectrum of modern Web-related means; Kathryn Hearn, social media manager for the Jekyll Island Club Hotel; and Frank Dekle, a marketing specialist for The Brunswick News on St. Simons Island, who relies on the latest technology – his iPhone – to sell one of the oldest information-sharing mediums around, the daily newspaper.
The Elect Then (inset photo): President William McKinley visited Jekyl Island in March 1899. Club members banned the news media from the island, but that didn’t stop Joseph Pulitzer from bringing several of his own reporters onto the island for this historic visit. Fellow club member Cornelius Bliss retaliated by inviting reporters from five other papers, effectively squashing Pulitzer’s exclusive. Here McKinley bids farewell to the people of Brunswick at the train station. (Special thanks to Cap Fendig and Lighthouse Trolleys)
Now: While our pols still enjoy a love-hate relationship with the press, they’re a lot more accessible to us all nowadays. Serving the people is their job, and that means all the people, even the little ones. In our re-imagining of the president’s visit, several well-known local politicians make a trolley stop at Indian Mound Cottage in Jekyll Island’s Historic District. From left: Millard Allen, member of the Glynn County Board of Education; Maria Lugue, solicitor of State Court; State Court Judge Orion Douglass; Cornell Harvey, Brunswick City Commissioner; and Mary Hunt, Glynn County Commissioner.
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Dawn of a New Day
It’s the start of a new day for Jekyll Island.
This May, the new Jekyll Island Convention Center will open its doors to an exciting new future. The Jekyll Island Authority will host a series of community events to celebrate and thank you for your support! Make plans to join Governor Nathan Deal and the Jekyll Island Authority at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 20th as we celebrate the wonderful new convention center and completed Great Dunes Park.
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Going Home.
Words by Laura Packard | P ictures by Dave Snyder
When most of us hit a plateau in life, we feel as if we have stalled out, gone as far as we can push ourselves, done the best we can with nowhere else to go. Not so for Dave Snyder, local owner and executive chef of Halyards and Tramici restaurants on St. Simons Island. His year has been anything but stagnant. It’s been a series of peaks and valleys, the highest of highs – his engagement to botanical artist, Hillary Parker – and the lowest of lows – the death of his mother, Bert, after a long battle with stomach cancer.
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When he finally did hit a plateau in early December, it was a real one: One that held up the town of Bogotá, Colombia, nestled atop a dried up lake bed 8,660 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains of South America. Dave had come back to bring part of his Mom’s ashes to a second final resting place, a place where she would be surrounded by family, friends and a culture that defined who she was: Strong and spicy, resourceful and refined, compassionate and colorful and, most importantly, a whole lot of fun. Dave traveled more than 2,000 miles that day in December to take his Mom back home for the last time. Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, is one of the largest cities in South America and home to eight million people. Mexico City and New York City have approximately the same population and both are only slightly bigger in square miles per urban area. It’s a thriving, bustling, industrious type of place, but still possesses a sense of spirituality and peacefulness that might be lost in just any other city. This could be because it is also the third highest city in the world and home to some of the oldest cathedrals on earth. It’s no wonder Bert maintained a strong faith in God throughout her life. She grew up in a majestic sliver of space that seems to climb that much closer to Heaven, to an even higher, more hallowed ground. Another interesting fact about Bert’s homeland is its close proximity to the Equator, which means the climate is not so much seasonal, just very mild and temperate year round (upper 60s by day, mid-50s by night). So Bogotá’s rich soil and cool temperatures are ripe for growing the most amazing fruits, vegetables and spices. That makes it a bit serendipitous that Bert raised a son who went on to become a successful chef. To say our Chef Dave was like a kid in a candy store while visiting the markets in Bogotá would be a wild understatement. The pictures he took tell a story all their own. Pineapples hanging from the ceilings next to giant bottles of olive oil, trays of shiny apples and juicy oranges, ripe pears and black, silky corn. “Look! Just look at these mangos,” he says, tapping his computer screen. You can’t help but look. His enthusiasm is contagious and the colors are, yes, divine. “My mom loved mangos. And 50 cents! You get them here and they’re a buck fifty. It’s times like these that are the hardest. I just want to pick up the phone and call her and say ‘Mom, you’ll never guess what I saw. Mangos! 50 cents!’” See, this was another reason Dave traveled over 2,000 miles that day in December. He had come to Colombia once before with his mother as a young boy of 10. Yes, it was a great adventure, but one of a far off memory. His grandmother’s bedroom, the smells of the food and her house, holding his grandmother’s hand. This time, 33 years later, he came as a grown son who wanted to see his mother’s native land through her eyes, to walk in the very footsteps she took as a child and as a young woman. No, he couldn’t pick up the phone and call her anymore, but he could find a way to know her even better, more completely than ever, since she had passed on. Bert would often say: “Life isn’t about – how do you say – filling out the formula. Es lo que es, yes?” It is what it is: Tough, scary, beautiful, sacred. You are meant to live it. Fully. In Spanish, abuela means grandmother. This is what Dave and the whole, huge lot of his family, all two dozen cousins, aunts and uncles, call his grandmother. Abuela is 96 and now lives in an assisted living apartment but still sleeps under a landscape of the sea that Bert, the youngest of her five children, painted for her years ago. Now, for those of you who knew Bert, this will come as no surprise that Abuela, though well into her 10th decade, never leaves her room without her pearls and matching cardigan sweater set, her hair swept up into a neat bun.
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Dave jokingly says he felt like he stood out for most of the trip, not just because he was a soaringly tall “white gringo,” but because he was always dressed in T-shirts and jeans while the rest of his family was a coordinated, put together, well-dressed clan. “I mean, I’m a chef,” he says. “I am used to wearing what amounts to pajamas all day.”
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In Bogotá, as well as most other affluent Latin American cities, it is not uncommon for children to attend boarding schools where they learn English and many college prep courses similar to what we are taught here in the states. Bert was no different and attended Colegio De La Presentacion for 10 years. This particular boarding school was founded in 1898 and is located behind a large, ornate iron gate in a small town about a two-hour drive from the city. After some persuasion and a promise not to take any pictures inside of the school, Dave was able to wander around the same grounds and classrooms his mother called home some 60 years before. “It was surreal,” he explains. “I got to walk the same halls my mother did everyday on her way to class. I got to look up at the statue she would gaze at in the courtyard when she was a little girl. Incredible.”
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You can see for yourself that Abuela’s beauty has remained to this day, but her memory has faded with age, so most of Dave’s time with her was sitting, holding her hand, talking about his Mom, not sure if she even knew who he was. It didn’t matter. He was there, just happy to be right next to her. But for one minute, Dave recalls, she simply looked at him and smiled with such clarity that he knew. Even if it was fleeting, and only for a moment, he was certain she knew who he was and why he was there. It was one of the most special memories he took home from his trip.
Dave discovered a talent for talking his way into and around his mother’s Bogotá, especially with the help of his cousin, Nelson, the “silver tongued devil” who possessed the magic words – and knock – that opened closed gates. That’s how Dave got into the Presbyterian Church where his parents were married in 1967. The people of Colombia are predominantly Catholic. Protestant churches are few and far between. Igelsia Evangelical Presbiteriana de
Bogota, established in 1856, is one of them. When Bert met Dave’s dad (who passed away in 1997) it was in 1966 when she was working as a travel writer and executive assistant for Delta Air Lines and he was a well-traveled businessman from Chicago. She was also Catholic and he was not, so she changed denominations for the man she loved. That was what brought them to this particular altar Dave stood before, some 44 years later. It was Christmas time, so the enormous decorated Christmas tree to the left of the altar and the Advent candles and wreaths made it that much more extraordinary. “They told us the table we were standing in front of was the very same one my parents stood in front of when they exchanged vows,” Dave says, pointing to the dark oak, hand carved table adorned with yellow roses in one of his photographs. “I mean, they were standing right here, together.” They ended up burying Bert’s ashes in a park not far from her sisters and brothers and cousins. It’s a quiet but central place where they can all visit from timeto-time, say a prayer, and tell a story or two. It is a place where Dave can come back and visit one day soon with his new family and that of his sister, Becky, as well. Some people say it’s unwise to make assumptions because we can only truly learn from our own experiences. I think Bert subscribed wholly to that expression and this is probably one of the greatest lessons she left to all of us. Dave might have traveled over 2,000 miles that day not knowing exactly what to expect, what path to take first in his mother’s footsteps. But he did it. He found his own footing and left knowing his mother even better. And as Dave himself will tell you, he became a wiser man for it.
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She paddled south from Tybee Island along the ocean route, kayaking 12 to 18 miles per day, her tent and sleeping bag stowed on board for the nights spent on Blackbeard, Cumberland and her own barrier island of Little St. Simons. For seven days in March, Wendy Paulson experienced what she calls “Georgia primeval,” living off the bounty of land and sea roasted over an open fire. Even though fate has endowed her with the means to choose far more luxurious ways of seeing and enjoying the world, Wendy chooses the route that brings her closest to nature. “A little human discomfort is so unimportant compared to the rich experiences you can have outside,” she says. So when the choice comes to air conditioning or natural ventilation, Wendy throws the windows open. She keeps the thermostat at 78 degrees in spring. She vacations on an island with no mosquito control, and is happy to share her home with its original inhabitants – the birds, bugs, alligators and such – rather than exterminate them for her own comfort. 70
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Like the wealthy industrialists of yore, Wendy Paulson is drawn to the Georgia coast by its beauty and its isolation. Unlike the wealthy industrialists of yore, Wendy Paulson does not live a life of elegant leisure when she’s here. Wendy immerses herself in the place, loving it for what it is, which is largely undisturbed. She is as apt to sleep in a tent as a cabin. Her kayak is her limo and her yacht. Her binoculars are her windows on the world. Almost to a person, her help labors under the job title of “naturalist.” That Wendy Paulson loves the outdoors is no secret. She and her husband, Hank, who you’re more likely to recognize as the 74th secretary of the U.S. Treasury, are outdoorsy types. Fond of fishing, kayaking, bird-watching and saving endangered spaces that support all those activities, they are major underwriters of the Georgia coast as we know it today. Wendy is a teacher, known to her pupils as “The Nature Lady,” whose goal is to see that everyone, but most especially American children, know their nation in its natural state before the few pockets of naturalness that remain have completely disappeared. That any such accessible wilderness still exists on the Georgia coast is thanks largely to benefactors like the Paulsons. We have a long history with their kind, dating back to the millionaires who founded the Jekyl Island Club in 1886.
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Almost simultaneous to the Morgan, Pulitzer and Rockefeller occupation of Jekyll, the Carnegie family was enjoying the beauty of Cumberland from a complex of rambling manses, all save one willed back to Mother Nature after the family’s fortunes declined. Meanwhile, to the north, the much quieter occupation of Little St. Simons Island by the Berolzheimer clan of Eagle Pencil Co. fame was establishing a far humbler presence that endures to this day. The Paulsons discovered LSSI on a visit to the Greyfield Inn 31 years ago. The lone inhabitable survivor among the several Carnegie households on Cumberland, Greyfield now serves as a bed-and-breakfast inn. A friend read about Greyfield and suggested it to Wendy as a place she might like. She booked a trip for herself, Hank and their two children that Christmas of 1981. “I wanted to get them away from the excesses of a commercial Christmas,” Wendy says. Although an unstructured get-away focused primarily on the enjoyment of beaches and maritime forest, dinner at the Greyfield Inn is an event for which men are encouraged to wear jackets. Wendy wanted less formality. When she asked if such a place existed, Little St. Simons Island was the answer she received. Privately owned by the same family for the better part of a century, Little St. Simons Island is accessible only by boat. The island supports a lodge for paying guests, but sleeps no more than 32 at a time. The sum of all development on the island is contained within a small creek-front compound surrounding the Hunting Lodge built in 1917. The Paulsons now hold a three-quarters stake in the ownership of Little St. Simons Island (although Wendy considers herself a steward more than an owner) and are the primary backers of an effort to preserve the 600-acre Cannon’s Point tract nearby in concert with the St. Simons Land Trust. Just as every visit to the island brings new discoveries, Wendy says she kayaked past Cannon’s Point for years before learning what it was, who owned it and how important it is culturally and ecologically to the Golden Isles. Cannon’s Point went on the market in 2009 after the Sea Island Co. surrendered its deed to the tract to Wells Fargo bank. With the threat of development looming over the last continued on page 82
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Arlie McNeill By Amy H. Carter | Photography by JOe Loehle It was a fiscal tug-of-war over a birdhouse made by a child, a battle of wills and means between a high-heeled patron of the arts and a man dressed in bib overalls. Charity would be the big winner no matter who prevailed, but this was shaping up to be a mighty contest over a trivial thing. The auctioneer opened the bidding at $15 to $20. His potential buyers took him to $100, and then $500, before finally stopping at $5,000. The birdhouse went to the man in the overalls, who paid with cash he had stashed in the bib of those overalls. The moral of this story: Never judge a book by its cover – be it a quaint little birdhouse made by a child’s hand, a good-ole-boy in overalls or a fast-talking auctioneer. Most people know Arlie McNeill as the dignified, burgundy-coated funeral director from Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home who’s made an art out of fading into the scenery until needed. But he’s also been the force behind countless auctions during the past 57 years that have raised millions for charity. Best of all, his services were donated. He’s never taken a dime for himself. “I’m not doing it for a living. I do it because I like to do it,” Arlie says. “It is completely opposite what I do everyday.” Arlie got his start auctioning tobacco in his native North Carolina. There, auctions were not only a means of business for farmers and suppliers but also a way of keeping in touch, helping out families in need and whiling away the hours. A graduate of the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science in Nashville, TN, Arlie went to work for Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home within moments of stepping off a Greyhound bus 57 years ago, rising from apprentice to owner. As for his hobby, Arlie has auctioned Lucille the Merry 1969 Oldsmobile and a football signed by Vince Dooley and his 1980 Georgia Bulldogs. He’s sold appliances, snow-skis, ponies, cats, labrador retriever puppies and rifles. Once, he auctioned 120 bottles of wine, each one contributed by a resident of an exclusive community. The winning bid of $21,000 bought the lucky buyer a complete wine cellar. The money paid for those items and more has benefitted cancer research, funded hospice facilities, created scholarship opportunities for the children of Navy sailors, supplied shelters for abused women and their children, and benefitted a host of other causes, from the municipal to the humanitarian. In his heyday, Arlie would do 20 auctions a year, including one that lasted eight hours. “I’m doing less now because I’m getting older,” he says, but at 76, he still gets a thrill from being the source of the ener-
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The Submarine Officers Wives Club of Naval Submarine Kings Bay pledged $80,000 in 2009 to endow a scholarship honoring Navy veteran and auctioneer Arlie McNeill. The Arlie McNeill Scholarship will be administered by the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation for the benefit of the children and stepchildren of submariners. Arlie McNeill has auctioned more than $1 million worth of items to benefit the foundation at sub bases in Kings Bay, Norfolk, Charleston and Bangor over the past 25 years. To contribute to the Arlie McNeill Scholarship Fund for the children of America’s submariners, visit dolphinscholarship.org.
gy that drives a good sale. It’s a high that takes some time to subside. “I have a hard time slowing down my conversation for a while” after an auction, Arlie says. The auctioneer’s chant is key to holding the audience’s interest. Gaps give people time to lose interest. Auctioneering is an art that requires a careful study of the audience. Inexperienced bidders who hold to the old joke that scratching your nose or waving away a fly will win you an unintended purchase won’t bite until they’ve learned the auctioneer’s chant, hence Arlie’s practice of starting the auction with small, inexpensive items. When all is said and done, a live auction will generate 30 percent greater returns than a silent one, he says, and create one very memorable buying experience. As for his own experience, Arlie says he finds women to be better bidders than men. He also finds art auctions worrisome, as a painting that means so much to the painter or benefactor may not bring the amount expected at auction. “I don’t want them to get their feelings hurt,” Arlie says. Ultimately, Arlie’s interested in putting on a lively show for a good cause. He’s been so successful on behalf of one pet cause – the Dolphin Scholarship for children and stepchildren of Naval submariners – that the Submarine Officers Wives Club of Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base endowed the Arlie McNeill Scholarship in his honor. His lifetime tally of money raised for Navy families: More than $1 million to date.
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By Cyle Augusta Lewis | Photography by amanda moncus
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im Kelly is a woman with a notable zest for life. One conversation and you know she is fully engaged in her world. A few hours with her and you walk away inspired. Her life-song sends a message that creativity is something everyone can tap into, equating the importance of having a creative outlet with the importance of exercise. It refreshes and revives the soul. It’s a way to decompress from the pressures of every day life and naturally reduce stress. “We should enjoy our own creative process – let it feed us and take us to new places,” Kim says. She finds that her creative side is the perfect counterbalance to her work as a federal agent, where she specializes in investigating child abuse, sexual assault and stalking cases. When not on the job she’s held for 25 years, she can be found taking part in a wide array of creative activities, never afraid to try something new and always open to challenging endeavors.
The secret to her popular designs? “Using leather, woods, and lots of ‘naturals’ alongside linen and other surprise elements like the broken twig chandelier which can appeal to both sexes.”
With her father in the Army, Kim grew up seemingly everywhere. She believes that moving every three years likely attributed to her adaptability and acceptance of change. Having studied in Italy, she returns periodically for language studies. She lived there prior to moving to Coronado, Calif. She moved to St. Simons Island two-anda-half years ago from Coronado, an island in San Diego she says is very similar to SSI.
Probably most famous, however, for her burlap pillows, Kim has not only an abundant appreciation for the arts, she is also quite artistic herself. Featured on the “I DID IT” page of “Better Homes & Gardens” just two years ago, Kim was pictured with a variety of lovely burlap pillows imprinted with her original designs. In part due to that article, she was inundated with orders for burlap pillows after that issue went to print. She laughs at the crazy excitement, but notes that pillows were simply one expression of her creativity - she also makes beautiful crosses out of old wood, unique picture frames and even animal feeding bowls. Let me assure you, these feeding bowls are like no other: High quality wooden wine crates converted to feeders complete with ornate marble embellishments. All three of her beautiful dogs - Beau, Kenyon, and Scout - come with a heart-breaking and heart-warming story of abuse and injury and, ultimately, love, rescue and healing when they came into Kim’s life. After all they’d gone through, Kim thought they deserved the best.
Enthralled with an abandoned house on Kings Way, known to islanders simply as “the pink house”, she learned that the house had been inherited by someone who was unable to use it. With that information in hand, Kim purchased the house and started renovations. Her theory on design is simple: “Beauty without substance is, well, not interesting, to say the least.”
In the future Kim would like to move towards helping others with design. “The goal would be for you to do something to get you started - to encourage YOU to be creative.” Whether by her engaging spoken words, the inspirational words published via her blog - Bella Rustica - or through her creations and home designs, Kim’s life is a clarion call to self-expression and personal creativity.
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Like Emily Dickinson, Kim dwells in possibility. “You just have to actively dare to do it,” she says. That attitude has led her to remodel multiple homes, operate a successful business around hand-made crafts, and to actively participate in several hobbies including gardening, paddle boarding, learning foreign languages, advocating for animals and rescuing injured or abused dogs. If it were to be said that Ms. Kelly did one thing by hand, it would be wringing the most out of life, which she has taken to a new art form.
repurposed items, Kim gives a unique yet natural vibe to both her home and her hand-made items. Kim seems to have a knack for remodeling kitchens. She prefers her kitchens with a community feel. “I like to have a table that is a centerpiece to the room and sort of invites people to come sit and chat”, she confesses. Creating a natural sense of closeness in the kitchen - the stove and countertops are never too far from the table - Kim’s talent for designing kitchens conducive to conversation has not gone unnoticed. She was recognized for both her kitchen and bath make-overs in a 2010 issue of “Better Homes & Gardens.” She is also scheduled for publication in an upcoming issue of “This Old House.”
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pristine and largely untouched tract on St. Simons Island, the Paulsons and Brunswick native Pete Correll, former chief executive of Georgia-Pacific, partnered with the Land Trust to save Cannon’s Point. “With development, even good development, we are slowly snuffing out the opportunities people have to experience the roots of their own geographic area,” Wendy says. “Cannon’s Point gives us that opportunity.” As noble as that sounds, Wendy admits that “my husband thought it was nuts” to invest in the tract. Had the community not supported preservation of Cannon’s Point, she says, “we would have stepped back from it.”
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More than just a conserved space where nature is allowed to do pretty much as she pleases, Cannon’s Point will provide abundant educational and ecotourism opportunities. The Paulsons themselves are great instructors in the art of enjoying the outdoors. Back on Little St. Simons in late April to lead a birding convention, the Paulsons were out of the car that delivered them to the Hampton Point Marina and in their kayaks, paddling away from the dock, inside of 30 minutes. “In the last 10 to 12 years we have not taken the (motor) boat over or back. We leave our kayaks at the marina,” Wendy says.
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The hook to this story would appear to be that Hank Paulson, former CEO of storied investment firm Goldman Sachs, is an avid outdoorsman whose persona in his down-time is 180-degrees opposite the concerned financier we know from the evening news. But no, this is a story about the woman beside the man and her singular focus on sharing her love of the outdoors with any and all. “I think that is absolutely essential to childrens’ education, to know where you came from,” she says. “If we continue this trend of insulating ourselves from the natural world, we will be star illiterate, sound illiterate, bird and mammal and reptile illiterate.”
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Out & About Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) hosted its annual Spring Luncheon & Fashion Show March 29 in the Cloister Ballroom on Sea Island. Thirty-three models representing 30 local boutiques and shops paraded the latest and greatest fashions before an eager crowd. Show co-chair and faithful organizer Lillian Clark was recognized for her contributions to growing the event, which has raised well over $500,000 for CASA since its inception.
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The PTAs of St. Simons and Oglethorpe Point elementary schools on St. Simons Island teamed up to present the 34th running of the Dolphin Day Race and Pasta Party Feb. 24 & 25. The annual fund-raiser includes a one-mile fun run, 5K run, 10K run and Diaper Dash for children 13 to 48 months old. Next year’s race will be Feb. 23, 2013.
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Out & About The UGA Accidentals performed the third concert in Jekyll Island’s Music & Merlot series March 31. Produced by the Jekyll Island Authority, Jekyll Island Club Hotel and the Jekyll Island Art Association to benefit the Jekyll Island Foundation, the series features a different style of music and a pre-concert VIP cocktail reception or dinner. (Photographed by Lindy Thompson/Golden Isles Photography)
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ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY COTILLION The Brunswick Chapter (Zeta Iota Omega) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. hosted its biennial debutante cotillion at the Grand Oaks Hall Jekyll Island Historic Meeting Campus on March 31. This year’s theme was “Jewels Empowered: Leadership, Scholarship, Elegance, and Poise.” Thirteen young ladies from Glynn, Camden, and McIntosh counties were presented to the Golden Isles community at the sorority’s debutante cotillion in a perfectly choreographed waltz and promenade. After their formal presentation, debutantes joined their family and friends for a formal dinner, program, and awards ceremony. The young ladies are high-achieving and successful juniors and seniors from area high schools who are involved in numerous activities at their respective schools and in the community. The ball was the culmination of six months of preparation. Since October, the young ladies participated in a variety of developmental activities, career and scholarships workshops, leadership training, and community service in keeping with the 104-yearold international sorority’s mission to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards The Winners’ Court: From left, Breanna Jones (Miss Congeniality); Carmen Bowman-Randell and to be of service to all mankind. The goal of the (Miss Cotillion, 2nd place); Shantel Bridges (Miss Cotillion 1st place); Cynthia Green( Miss Codebutante cotillion program is to encourage finer tillion 2012); Jacqueline Ratliff (Miss Service to all Mankind); Lauren Ulieme (Miss Scholastic). womanhood, personal development, continued Photo by Lindy Thompson. education and to raise money for scholarships. Four scholarships were awarded through this year’s program. Zeta Iota Omega Chapter is celebrating over 50 years of service to the Golden Isles community, and reinitiated its Debutante Cotillion Program in 2008. Cynthia Danielle Green of Camden County High School was crowned Miss Cotillion 2012 and will be awarded a scholarship. Five other debutantes also received awards. Dr. Sabrina J. Nixon served as Chairman for this event and Mrs. Rose D. Andrews is president of the Zeta Iota Omega Chapter.
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Out & About Pastor Mark Baker and Greater Works Than These Ministries hosted the Merge Gala at the King & Prince Hotel to kickoff the Merge Symposium, Integrating Faith and Entertainment. Guests enjoyed musical selections from Gospel Recording Artists Lowell Pye. For more highlights visit www.greaterworksfamily.org. (Photographed by Benjamin Galland)
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Out & About The Glynn County Sports Hall of Fame inducted its first class of honorees March 5. Inductees who were honored are: Davis Love III, PGA Tour pro; Theresa Adams, retired Glynn Academy girls basketball coach; Milton Byard, Risley High School multi-sport standout; Lamar “Racehorse” Davis, Glynn Academy and University of Georgia football player; Sonny Miller, former Brunswick Recreation Department head; George Rose, Glynn Academy football running back and Auburn University defensive back; Aaron Swinson, Brunswick High School and professional basketball player; The 1964 Glynn Academy state champion football team. (Photographed by Lindy Thompson/Golden Isles Photography)
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The Brunswick Junior Women’s Club hosted its 5th annual Red Dress Ball at the King & Prince Beach and Golf Resort on St. Simons Island Feb. 25. The event benefits the Glynn County Heart Association and the College of Coastal Georgia Nursing Program. (Photographed by Chris Moncus)
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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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at Oceanside Inn and Suites 711 N. Beachview Drive Jekyll Island 912-635-2211
The SandBar and Grill at Oceanside Inn and Suites offers a wide selection of menu items and a fun atmosphere, with billiards and flat screen TVs to watch your favorite sporting events. The SandBar and Grill offers a full bar with fresh-prepared Wild GA Shrimp and Grits, seafood, Angus beef burgers, homemade soups and hearty salads.
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“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!
Shucks Seafood Market 107 Altama Connector (next to Dan Vaden) Brunswick 912-265-5959
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From live crabs to garlic crabs, funnel cakes and fried Oreos, we are not your average market. Open Tuesday through Sunday, come by for some shuckin’ good food.
DRIFTWOOD BISTRO 1175 N Beachview Dr. Jekyll Island 635-3588
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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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..
912-291-4300
From our roof top bar with an ocean view to the dining room, we are firm believers in fresh thinking throughout the restaurant. Our menu features Wild Georgia Shrimp caught within view of our restaurant. Our Coastal Crab Napoleon was voted Best Appetizer at 2011 Taste of Glynn. Ideal for date night, girls night or any time you’re just wanting to feel more than average!
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No Ifs, Cans, or Butts We’re now tobacco-free On March 21, Southeast Georgia Health System became tobacco-free. In order to provide a healthier environment for our patients, team members and all visitors, tobacco use of any kind is prohibited on all Health System campuses. This includes cigarettes, cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco. The tobacco-free initiative is a concrete way to demonstrate our commitment to healthy living. After all, your health is our highest priority. For more information on our tobacco-free Health System, please visit sghs.org/tobaccofree.
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