Plantation Voice Quarterly - Summer 2019

Summer Volume 12 Issue 2 In this issue President’s Article

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Manager’s Report

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Gardener’s Corner

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Security

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Community Events

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Neighbor to Neighbor p. 6 Wing Nuts

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Polo 4 Heroes

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TLC

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Be Connected

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Beautiful Beaufort

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Rose Hill Round-up

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Summer is here and exciting things are happening.

In the coming months you will see several important programs and studies updated and/or created.

These updates and studies are: Committees, Capital Assets, Communications, Golf, and Food & Beverage.

Committees- We are in the process of reviewing all our committees toward greater participation in the governance of Rose Hill by residents.

In other words, we wish to create more opportunities for you to have influence on what we do and how we do it. We are looking to add one or two new committees to help in the areas of Common Grounds, Lagoons, and Amenities. We look to expand the role of Long Range Planning from its current focus on amenities, to a more global role focused not only on amenities, but also our strategic direction and what we need as a community to show that Rose Hill is the place to live.

Part of this effort is also to generate interest in serving on committees and your Board. We wish to expand the ad hoc Nominating Committee to a Nominating & Search Committee, to work with Communications to insure everyone knows of open committee positions and actively recruit so we have a ready group of volunteer residents willing to participate in the governance of our community.

Capital Assets- Every 5 years, a Reserve Study is done to inventory all capital assets, i.e. roads, clubhouse, dock, irrigation, buildings etc. Each asset has a defined life span. This study generates the data to show us each asset in its life span, Page 2

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the reserves needed to maintain the asset on a capital basis and the reserves needed to replace the asset at the end of its life span. This capital reserve study then feeds into our 7 Year Cash Flow along with our operating cash needs to set the annual budget. As you know, much has been accomplished in terms of assets in the past 5 years and consequently, our capital needs have as well. The new study will provide the data to support on-going and future projects.

Communications- Your Board hears you. We know we can do better in communicating. Our Communications Committee has done a superb job in the creation of our new website and creating new avenues of communication. We recognize more can be done, especially in the area of our Tenant Operators, i.e. Golf, Food & Beverage, etc. Communications is currently meeting with these tenants to create separate but linked calendars on our website just to name one improvement in the making. They will also be looking at improving the process on the website where you can ask questions and receive answers directly. They will continue to search out other avenues of communication and effectively be the conduit between you, your POA Office and your Board of Directors.

Golf- The Golf Course continues to improve. Stephens Golf has added a new Superintendent and Assistant.

They are making excellent progress in greens improvement, fairways, bunkers, etc. The greens are responding well to the comprehensive chemical treatment coupled with several rounds of aeration and another application of top dressing.

Installation of sod is scheduled for July and the success of the greens program to date has already reduced the amount of sod required. Overall the course continues to improve.

Food & Beverage- Oak Terrace has had amazing success in a short period of time. As a new business, they are learning how to adjust to the demands of the business. However, like any business, they need to turn a profit. Therefore, in its early stages, not everything we would like is possible. The business needs to develop and expand its offerings as it grows. All of us can participate in that growth but Rose Hill business is not enough to sustain a restaurant business alone. (At least not without some level of subsidization. Other communities in our area subsidize their food and beverage operations in amounts that exceed hundreds of thousands of dollars. We do not.)

They must have outside business, events, catering and other revenue generating activities to exist. So, let’s be patient. Your concerns are heard and every concern is shared with Oak Terrace. We can all help in the improvement of our restaurant facility by respectfully sharing our concerns directly with their management.

These are some of the many efforts currently underway on your behalf.

We will continue to seek your input, adjust our planning and make every effort to insure we are totally focused on Rose Hill.

Have a great summer!

Tony LaMartina Rose Hill Board President

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Summer has come early to the Lowcountry with the extremely warm weather. We prayed for rain and now that it has started raining every day we are hoping for a nice day and the sun to come out. We just can’t make up our minds!

The acoustical panels in the clubhouse are scheduled to be installed June 18 - 20. I know the operators of Oak Terrace are very excited about this new addition to the clubhouse and the benefits the panels will have for a positive customer experience. If you thought it was noisy the last time you visited the restaurant wait until after the panels are installed and give it another try. I hope you will be happy with the improvement.

The Colleton Point Pavilion is scheduled to be painted in mid-July and prior to the painting any rotten wood on the building will be replaced. The paint colors will match the new clubhouse.

School is out and there are children and adults walking and riding their bikes. Please, please slow down and obey the speed limit and stop signs.

Wishing you a safe and wonderful summer!

Jane Jane Pritz, CMCA, AMS General Manager

Summer can be a difficult time for all plants and trees. The summer heat brings on its own demands on the landscape.

However, we must not forget our pollinator friends, including bees, hummingbirds and butterflies just to name a few.

Here are some examples of flowers to add to your garden for our friends • Butterfly bush • Society garlic • Coneflower • Daylily • Lantana • Bee balm • Petunia • Lily • Zinnia • Chives • Yarrow • Russian sage excellent plant and deer resistant • Salvia deer resistant • Any plant that has an odor will discourage deer … Just to name a few!

Garden tip Let’s talk watering and mulching in your flower garden.

Soil with high clay content holds more water then sandy soil.

Sandy is what we have mostly here in Rose Hill. Moisture is important to plants, but too much water, crowds out needed air in the soil, without this root cannot grow. Generally, plants need more frequent watering during hot spells. Moisten soil 6 inches when the soil becomes dry. (use the finger test) about 1 time per week. It is also important to keep old dead branches and leaves away from the base of the plants. This can lead to disease. When watering water at the base of the plant not on the foliage or use a drip irrigation method.

Mulching The type of mulch is your preference.

Mulch keeps the moisture at the root level 1-2 inches of mulch is sufficient. Also, mulch keeps the unwanted weeds down.

Flower of the season Summer - the iris Irises are hardy long-lived perennials that need minimum care. They bloom where other spring plants from flowering bulbs have bloomed. They are easy to grow and come in a wide range of colors and sizes. The best time to plant is late summer or early autumn.

Irises need full, 6 hours of sun light in well-drained soil. When planting plant in groups and be sure the rhizome is above the soil or they will not flower.

And last but most important check out this website for helpful tips and searching for garden needs: Https://hgic.clemson.edu By: Jan Eber

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Congratulations Joe Schetting You may recall a PV announcement that Chief Back was promoted to Regional Manager. We hate to see him go but we are all very happy for him.

We were extremely luck that Officer Joe Schetting was promoted to Chief of Security at Rose Hill. Chief Schetting is very familiar with Rose Hill and many residents already know what a stand-up guy he is.

We believe he will serve Rose Hill well. He didn’t miss a step as he picked up where the former Chief left off.

Chief Schetting was born and raised in North-West New Jersey.

He became a police officer when he was 22 and served 25 years in New Jersey prior to retiring as the Operations Lieutenant.

He moved to Bluffton about two years ago with his wife of 27 years, Jennifer Schetting.

Chief Schetting and his wife do not have children, however; they do have an English Springer puppy they enjoy spoiling.

On another topic, Security would like to remind residents of the reduced speed in the area of both guard shacks. Recently we have had several close calls involving residents increasing their speed dramatically to make the green light on Route 278. It is not uncommon for pedestrians as well as vehicular traffic to be around the guard houses. Please remember to stop at the stop signs at the gate houses to reduce the potential for a traffic accident.

Finally, our guards at the guard houses are tasked with multiple duties. They are typically monitoring the vehicles entering the plantation while at the same time handling phone calls for visitor passes and any other calls for service.

Please try and be patient when there is a delay in calling in a pass, especially in the late afternoon hours (rush hour coming home) because our guards are handling a large volume of traffic entering the plantation. We always encourage passes to be emailed to the guard houses so the guards can prepare them when there is a break in traffic entering the plantation. To have a pass prepared via email, simply make your request to rosehillsouthgate@gmail.com for residents on the southside and rosehillnorthgate@gmail.com for residents on the northside.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy summer.

Chief Joe

Joe has a Masters Degree from Fairleigh Dickenson University in Administrative Science.

In his spare time he enjoys going to the gym, golfing and riding bikes. He is also a SC Concealed Weapons Permit Instructor and teaches classes in his spare time.

Welcome and Congratulations Chief Joe Schetting! We feel fortunate to have you serving Rose Hill Plantation.

Now that the summer heat has arrived, the pools are in full swing. Security would like to put out a few reminders regarding pool use so that everyone can enjoy themselves and be safe. There are no alcoholic beverages permitted while at the pools. Smoking is not permitted within the pool area. Please remember that if guests have been invited into the plantation, a member must be with the guest when they are using the pools. If residents are having a large number of guests, please remember that the pools are for everyone’s enjoyment and to be respectful of others. Horseplay and basic unruly behavior are not permitted and is not fair to everyone else. Music is to be played through earbuds. If everyone follows the rules of the pool, all can enjoy a safe and fun summer!

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The ARB reviewed 44 applications this quarter: 4 Additions or Screen Porch 2 Conceptual New Construction 1 Deck Replacement 2 Driveway 3 Fences 1 Garage 1 Garage Door 3 New Construction 1 Patio 1 Pergola 13 Re-Roof 1 Solar Tube 4 Swimming Pools 1 Swing Set 2 Walkway-Paver/Firepit 3 Wood Rot Repair Please Click here for a Change Request Form Please Click here for a Tree Removal Form

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An AED kit, donated to Rose Hill by Caring Neighbors, was recently installed at our beautiful new clubhouse in the hallway between Oak Terrace Restaurant and the Golf Shop. Accompanying it, is a wall plaque recognizing the continued commitment to wellness shown by our Caring Neighbors volunteers.

At this point, we are busy meeting the needs of 17 people by providing them with transportation to appointments and taking them to do their errands. We have also been making home visits, and keeping in touch with the home-bound by phone. With the warm weather approaching, some of our volunteers will be away for extended vacations which always leaves us short-handed in the summertime. If you are interested in helping to fill in these vacant positions, please contact Caring Neighbors at 843-368-2096.

By Jane Phipps

Woak Terrace has a new Summer Schedule for the club house beginning June 16: Mon – closed Tues – 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Wed – 9:30 am to 9 pm (add dinner) Thurs – 9:30 am to 9 pm (alternate music and trivia) Fri – 9:30 am to 9 pm Sat – 9:30 am to 9 pm (add brunch) Sun – 9:30 am to 4 pm

On April 8, the Ladies Golf Association welcomed 62 players for this season’s last event of the Coastal Carolina Ladies League. After several days of unsettled weather, we were greeted with a beautiful, breezy day perfect for golf!

Kent and Lori Mariman prepared a light breakfast, a boxed lunch, and lovely cheese & fruit platters to enjoy after the tournament.

We will revise our menus to reflect new hours with a Saturday and Sunday Brunch/Lunch combo, as well as dinner on Wednesday and we have added additional appetizer items to our current lineup. We will send those over shortly.

We appreciate the support and understanding and look forward to the upcoming summer season taking care of our guests.

The Rosebuds held their golf exchange on April 18 using a plaid theme to coincide with the Heritage. They decorated Oak Terrace with tablecloths, centerpieces, and table favors. The Marimans and their staff prepared a light breakfast and a delicious buffet which was enjoyed by the 48 women in attendance.

In both cases, Andy and his staff worked diligently and made the course look beautiful while DaWayne supervised the Sincerely, bag boys, organized the golf teams, and calculated the results. This was a great Kent Mariman way not only to enjoy the fun and camaUniq’uleles…Unique-uleles…Uni-kuleles… However you spell it, it’s a great group to be raderie of golf, but also to showcase our beautiful new clubhouse and course. a part of, if you’re looking for FUN and mental stimulation, too!!

Did you know that the little uke is so “hot” these days that music stores across the Sadly, we lost our dear friend, Pat Lessig, on May 14th. Pat was a wonderful golfer country are having trouble keeping them on their shelves?? It’s true! and worked tirelessly to promote golf at Did you know that in many schools, here and around the world, the uke has replaced Rose Hill as the founder of the Rosebuds. the recorder as the instrument to which young children are first introduced in their She will be missed not only by the golfing early grade music classes? community but also by everyone who Did you ever imagine the fun you might have, sitting with neighbors, young and was lucky enough to have known her.

old(er!), strumming chords and singing along? With just a few chords we can sing and If you are interested in learning more play all sorts of music, from simple kiddie tunes and Americana to Spirituals to runes about the LGA or the Rosebuds, contact from our parents’ day, to Peter, Paul & Mary, John Denver and Johnny Cash to Rock & the Rose Hill Golf Shop at 843-757-9030.

Roll to Patriotic anthems to… See? There’s no stopping us! After learning just three

By Jane Phipps chords you can play hundreds of songs. Really! Add a few more and the sky’s the limit!

We have one or two “ringers” amongst us [Bud has been playing since his Navy days; myself, since getting hooked on it during a Hawaiian cruise 6 years ago]; the rest are Positivity is a great tool for living a life newbies, but they will tell you how they started playing music from the very first day! of happiness, so long as it is used We meet most Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 until 4:30 or so, at our home, but that’s properly. Positivity doesn’t mean subject to change at any time, so please callThe firstRose 843-757-2460 to beand sureOak of the when pretending to be happy when you’re not Hill Golf Club Terrace and where. Everyone is welcome! We’re happy to get you something that or pushing down negative emotions.

Restaurant havestarted had a on busy spring hostRather, positivity is acknowledging may well prove to be a new lifelong hobby! it’s good for your health. ingBesides, golf events organized by our two You laknow it’s said that laughter is the best medicine.

Well, we guarantee an abundance of negative feelings and working through dies groups. them. Positivity is knowing that it’s laughter if you join us in The Uniq’uleles!! going to be okay, even if you’re not K

By Sue Weiner okay right now.

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What does it mean to be neighborly?

We all like to think that we are the “good neighbors” and for the most part, we are. If you were to ask ten people what it means to be neighborly, I assure you that you will receive ten different answers. Some feel that being neighborly means you stay on your side and I’ll stay on my side and everything will be just dandy. Perhaps that’s so, but I like to think that being neighborly means lending a hand when your neighbors need help moving that over-sized sofa into their tiny sunroom, inviting your neighbor over for your big July 4th Celebration, returning those tools you borrowed last week (or last year), and working through difference of opinion in a cordial, kind manner. What does being neighborly mean to you? I’d love to hear from you and get your thoughts on what being “neighborly” means to you and share any personal experience of having a WONDERFUL neighbor!

Email crystal@rosehillpoa.com and your story may end up in the next PV! Most recently we caught a group of Rose Hill residents being neighborly to a neighbor who has a difficult time tending to his yard. Pictured below are Lu Klaiber, Debbie Kostka, Nancy Kirkland, Dave Kostka, Jack Diver, Mike Kirkland & Keith Klaiber. These residents were assisting with yard maintenance - everything from cleaning out the gutters to mowing and removing over 40 bags of yard waste. The owner was extremely appreciative of the kindness and generosity of his fellow Rose Hill neighbors. This is Rose Hill - a community helping one another and lifting each other up!

Thank you for being a great neighbor!

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Rose Hill Birders, meet the Wing Nuts.

Every December a small but dedicated group of us has gotten together to count the birds for the annual National Audubon survey, the Christmas Bird Count. This year, our efforts evolved into the beginnings of a yearlong (hopefully LIFE-LONG!) interest group within Rose Hill. We met socially after the Count to get to know one another better ...and to be able to recognize one another without the trappings of scarves and hats!

We held a contest to choose a name.

WING NUTS won by a landslide!

As a group, we share photos of special or unusual sightings and messages about local birding opportunities can you see [Where the Page 7

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egrets nesting? When is the next bird walk on Pinckney Island?] ...as well as open invitations such as, “Stop everything and c’mon over, NOW! We’ve got a pair of Black Bellied Whistling Ducks on our ROOF!” ...and moments later, the message changed to“...in a hole in our tall tree!”

This is an easy “club” to which to belong: No meeting dates; no membership dues; no minimum required participation. To join, one must only have an interest in viewing photos and information about our local birds (and related nature), and a willingness to share as he sees fit ...or merely enjoy being a “voyeur.” To be included in our email list, you will have to contact Sue Wiener (suebobw@gmail.com) or Kevin

Brady (kevinfbrady@outlook.com).

But, thanks to Kevin and Donna Raines (donnaraines1@gmail.com), we now have a closed (private) group on Facebook, as well. You can find the group titled Rose Hill Wingnuts on Facebook and ask to join. Just provide us with your email ID if you’d like to be invited to join it.

Fill your bird feeders, leave a shallow dish of fresh water in the yard, and sit back and prepare to enjoy the magnificent feathered visitors who share Rose Hill with us!

We hope to see you soon ...or have YOU see US, and our beautiful bird photos and postings!! Perhaps you’ll even add some of your own. We hope so!

By: Sue Wiener www.rosehillplantation.net

Men and women in uniform. Military, police, fire, and EMT, all serving unselfishly, putting their lives on the line every day. Defending our freedom, protecting us from harm, saving lives while risking their own.

Two local nonprofit charities, organized and operated 100% by volunteers, raise funds to support our local heroes injured or having perished in the line of duty. The Lowcountry Foundation for Wounded Military Heroes and the 200 Club of the Coastal Empire, serve similar missions‌helping care for those who care for us.

The Lowcountry Foundation for Wounded Military Heroes is a 501( c )3 nonprofit, right here in Bluffton, SC. In its 9th year, it has raised and donated over $1,000,000 to support combat wounded military heroes in the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia. In partnership with Birdies for the Brave, the Foundation funds qualified charities that provide needed services to our combat wounded veterans and their families. Birdies for the Brave is a PGA Tour program founded by golfer Phil Mickelson and his wife Amy. For more information about the LFWMH and the charities it supports, please visit www.LFWMH.org.

The 200 Club of the Coastal Empire, is also a 501( c ) 3 nonprofit charity. Based in Savannah, GA, it serves the families of fallen First Responders in Beaufort, Jasper, and 18 neighboring counties. When we lose a First Responder in the line of duty, the 200 Club makes approximately a major financial commitment to the surviving families. In addition to an immediate response and financial support, the 200 Club also provides 100% of all college expenses for the surviving spouse and children left behind. Since its inception in October 2000, the 200 Club has contributed over $3,000,000 to the families of our fallen heroes. The family devastation that occurs when we lose a First Responder is tremendous and heart breaking. The 200 Club responds immediately, not only financially, but in other ways to help lessen the devastating effects. Learn more about the 200 Club at www.twohundredclub.org.

Both organizations rely on the generosity and support of residents, businesses, and organizations like you. People that realize the importance of these heroes and what they mean to our safety, welfare, and freedom. There are many ways to become involved and lend support. Each of the respective websites provide details on how to donate and support the charities.

These two amazing charities, have teamed up to plan, organize, and run, the Polo 4 Heroes event on October 27, 2019 at Rose Hill.

Formerly run by the Rotary Club of Okatie/Bluffton, the 26th Polo event is now under the leadership of the LFWMH and the 200 Club.

All proceeds will support our wounded military and the surviving families of fallen First Responders in our area.

For additional information, please contact: Joe Grimm 440-476-2315 Email: polo4heroes@gmail.com Web:www.Polo4heroes.com

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CARING FOR THOSE WHO CARE FOR US

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The Adult USTA season wrapped up very successfully and TLC had many teams that made it to the SC State Championships and now to Sectionals.

Congratulations to all our teams and players. Mixed league has begun and teams are also busy forming for the upcoming combo leagues. Let us know if you are interested in playing on a team.

This spring we had some great Parent/Child tennis afternoons and it has inspired several parents to get in the game and start playing (or dust off their rackets). We currently have a beginner series of lessons on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. and would love you to join in.

Friday Night Lights is a mixed social at the club which starts in June. Call the pro shop to reserve your spot – Members are free, and Non-Members are $15 – bring your drinks and a snack to share after play. Hope to see you on the courts.

Our Junior tennis program has kicked off and we have something for everyone ages 4-15 years. Every Friday from 2-5 pm we have junior play afternoon, but you must sign up to play. The fee is $10 if you are not in the program. Go to our website for the June schedule and information on our summer camps which are for 2 weeks in July. Call the pro shop to get more details or go to our website at www.tlcrosehill.com. For those of you looking for programs on the island we will offer junior tennis from 8am – 11am at Hilton Head Beach and Tennis, and again, go to our website for details.

Pickleball is all the rage now and for those of you working on the island and looking for a game we have 6 new courts at Hilton Head Beach and Tennis. Call for more information.

Don’t forget we have a full service stringing program at the Club and 24 hour turnaround. With all this tennis going on, you do not want to miss the opportunity to be involved! Stop by, call us at 843-271-6401, or visit our website at www.tlcrosehill.com See you on the courts!

Gavin and Jill Cox & Mike O’Regan

Good day from the golf course.

We’ve been very busy so far this year working on routine maintenance and restoration of your golf course. Building on the work done last year we’re seeing outstanding results and have made significant investments in the course, with the most noteworthy being the hire of James “Jamie” Newton as our Superintendent. Jamie has a great deal of experience at some very high-end courses in the area and most importantly has had a great deal of success with our greens turf grasses and effluent water irrigation systems.

If you haven’t been out lately, you should take an opportunity to see how far the course has come this year. I remember playing Rose Hill just a few months after its re-opening years ago, and I believe that with the possible exception of the 15th green, we’re near that condition now.

Tees and fairways are nearly weed free and with just a few areas of exception which are filling in quickly, are lush with Bermuda turf grass. And, except for just a few greens which are improving daily, Rose Hill can legitimately claim to have some of the best greens of the areas public courses.

Working with your POA representatives, Jamie will be coordinating a project to re-sod the remaining rough spots in our greens next month. Rose Hill has always been a fun course to play and once the spot re-sodding is complete and the seams have healed, it will be one of the highest quality public courses in the area and a tremendous value.

We just completed a very successful limited membership extension special, but there is still an opportunity to save on next year’s memberships. Simply purchase a prorated family or individual membership before August 30, 2019 and you’ll be eligible for a 13% to 15% reduction in your 2020 membership.

See you on the course.

Andy

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Where and How to contact the POA, Committee Members or Board of Directors ● The last page of the PV Quarterly is a wealth of information including email addresses, Staff, Security and Board Member’s names.

Where and How to get involved and stay informed: ● Attend POA Board Meetings - First Tuesday of each month - Colleton Point ● Rose Hill Website - www.rosehillplantation.net

● The public website (www.rosehillplantation.net) has a Contact Us tab at the top, right hand corner and looks like this:

● POA Meeting Minutes - Published on website ● Plantation Voice Weekly - Distributed weekly via email ● Plantation Voice Newsletter - Sent to Residents quarterly

● The Member’s Only website, when you click the Member Login from the Public website has a Contact Us tab as well and it looks like this:

● TV Channel 99 - Hargray ● Message Boards - Located at the North & South Gate Entrances ● Attend Town Hall Meetings

● Serve on Committees or the Board ● The POA Office Number is 843-757-2450 ● The North Gate Security Number is 843-757-3001 ● The South Gate Security Number is 843-757-3000 ● Google “Rose Hill Plantation” and on the right hand side of the page you will see the Rose Hill account and a tab to ‘Ask A Question’. It looks like this:

WEBSITE

Visit the Rose Hill Website and the Member’s Only Website for important information and resources.

Sign-up for the weekly Plantation Voice e-news. Check out the online community calendar for events and activities. Read the PV online. www.rosehillplantation.net Attend monthly Board Meetings, Town Hall Meetings and the Annual Meeting of the Members and Election. Be polite and diplomatic when making suggestions and comments.

Listen, be understanding and keep voice and tone in check.

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Contact the POA Office during regular business hours. The staff will be happy to help you and answer any questions you may have. Please, don’t rely on social media as your source for factual information. Contact the POA for accurate information. www.rosehillplantation.net

Beautiful Beaufort Submitted by Mary Britton One of the gems to visit here in the low country is Beaufort. Its National Historic Landmark District is over 300 acres downtown that contain about 500 buildings of historic significance. It is both visually beautiful and very significant to American history, as well as Civil War and Reconstruction history. Beaufort has been the location for many movies including The Big Chill, the Prince of Tides, The Great Santini.

It is just about 25 miles from Rose Hill going along Rt.170, which ends in Beaufort at Rt. 21. If you turn right and just keep going straight, you will end up in the historic district.

The street becomes Carteret St. On your left as you enter the historic district is The Beaufort National Cemetery, one of six established in 1863 to bury Union soldiers. Some soldiers from the African American unit – the 55th Massachusetts Regiment - were reentered here, including their leader Col. Robert Gould Shaw. Their story is told in the movie “Glory.”

Beaufort was founded in 1711, which makes it the oldest city in SC after Charleston. It was a center for the production of sea island cotton. That cotton was a special variety that would only survive along the coast. It was known for long, silky fibers and brought about 4 times the price of inland cotton on the market.

Growing sea island cotton took place on all the local islands, including Hilton Head and right here at Rose Hill plantation under the Kirk family. At the time of the outbreak of the Civil War, there were 54 plantations on St. Helena Island alone producing mostly sea island cotton.

Local planters made fortunes growing it, and built themselves large homes and mansions in Beaufort. Some also had homes in Charleston, and they had smaller houses on the islands on their plantation property. The islands were considered unhealthy because of the mosquitoes with malaria and yellow fever, so most planters left their land in the care of overseers and slaves, and visited during spring planting and harvesting in the fall.

When the Civil War broke out in April 1861, the Union sent a naval task force to capture Beaufort so Port Royal Sound could be used as a base for the blockade of southern ports. When the Confederates lost the battle, the white residents fled Beaufort within hours and took refuge inland. The Kirk family went inland to Grahamville that is today part of Ridegland.

Beaufort was occupied in November 1861, and the Union soldiers stayed until the end of the war, and then remained during Reconstruction.

Many planters’ homes served as hospitals. There is graffiti from the soldiers still visible in some of the houses. Sherman came through the area, but did not burn Beaufort because it was occupied by the Union. Consequently, many of the original old planters’ homes are still standing and preserved for us to enjoy today. Only one house, the John Mark Verdier House on Bay Street, is open to the public. It served as army headquarters during the Civil War. Beaufort was also where the secession movement began. The first meeting was held in Bluffton under the secession oak, which still stands today on private property. There is a house at 1113 Craven Street in Beaufort called the Secession House, since it once belonged to leading South Carolina secessionist Edmund Rhett.

The Welcome Center is located in the old arsenal on Craven Street, a right off Carteret. It was originally built in 1795 and enlarged in 1852 as war with the North threatened. One area not to be missed is called The Point. It is left off Carteret on Craven and the area contains many lovely antebellum homes on moss draped streets. It is a special experience to park your car and walk the streets. You are transported back into the mid-19th century. Every year the Historic Beaufort Foundation sponsors a tour of homes the last weekend in October. Different homes are open each year.

Also the new National Reconstruction Monument just opened in Beaufort and is spread over 4 sites around the city and environs. The Santa Elena Museum on Bay Street tells of the Spanish settlement here from 1566 – 1587.

There are many delicious places for lunch along the beautiful waterfront park that fronts the Beaufort River on Bay Street.

Also Blackstone’s Café on Scott Street just off Bay is a local favorite. Lastly, one of my favorite stops is The Chocolate Tree on Carteret St. Delicious!

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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

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KEITH KLAIBER AT OAK TERRACE

Tony LaMartina - President tony@rosehillpoa.com Larry Beckler - Vice President larry@rosehillpoa.com Sean Casey - Treasurer sean@rosehillpoa.com Mike Small- Secretary mike@rosehillpoa.com Jack Diver - Director jack@rosehillpoa.com Fran Richards - Director fran@rosehillpoa.com Jeffrey Spencer - Director jeff@rosehillpoa.com Jane Pritz - General Manager jane@rosehillpoa.com Crystal Higginbotham - Office Manager crystal@rosehillpoa.com Joni Moritz- Administrative Assistant joni@rosehillpoa.com

CAROL MCHUGH, TRUSTEE ETHER SMITH TERENCE K. & MARGUERITE HENRY CHRISTOPHER & DESIREE DUNCAN KAREN JOYE PAYNE CHRISTOPHER & PATRICIA MATSOS MICHAEL & CYNTHIA EVANS ANDREW & HALLE WELCH PATRICIA SUMMERS MELINDA HARPER KELLY WELCH ASHLEY T. WESTER CHRISTOPHER MULLEN DANNY F. & MARTHA H. ARNETT ROBERT & HAYLEY SATER NICHOLAS SERCU RANDALL Page 12 June 2019

JOHN & SUZANNE SPOTTS DANIEL & SANDRA COVIN BRIAN DOLLY JOSEPH & SUSANNE PEARSON ROSEMARY HUDSON JESSICA L. REILING JAMES & GAIL TITUS NANCY MORRISON MATTHEW JOHN KAULIG JENNA A. VAUGHN MICHAEL D. CHURCH OLEG & VIKTORIA GURA AUSTIN & FRANCES PARKER MATTHEW & KATLYN URYS SCOTT A. FOLEY BEN & DEBORAH THORNTON

Ed Greene - ARB Administrator arb@rosehillpoa.com Lisa Darzas - Accounting Administrator accountant@rosehillpoa.com Joe Schetting - Chief of Security joe@rosehillpoa.com North Gate 843-757-3001 rosehillnorthgate@gmail.com South Gate 843-757-3000 rosehillsouthgate@gmail.com

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