May 24
By Dr. John Nelson When you look closely at our Mystery Plant, you can rather easily tell that it belongs to the bean family. Each flower is what we call “papilionaceous,” and in a fanciful way, butterfly-shaped. Five petals are present, all a beautiful pink or pale magenta. Four of the petals are about the …
May 10
By John Nelson All the “composites,” or members of the sunflower family (or aster family, if you prefer) have their tiny, reduced flowers arranged in compact heads. A single head is sometimes called a “capitulum,” which of course, means “small head.” Recall that each ovary of each flower will ripen into a fruit, and with …
Apr 26
By John Nelson “Be careful what you say in a corn-field. There are plenty of ears.” – A standard Americanism Don’t worry! Our mystery plant can’t hear anything, but it has eyes, and it can see you! “Eyes” in this botanical sense, don’t have anything to do with potatoes. It turns out that in a …
Apr 18
Mayor Lipuma called the meeting to order and Council approved the minutes from March 5 and the Council retreat after a few minor wording adjustments were made. Citizens’ Comments Resident Charles Larson addressed Council regarding an incident on Palm Sunday, March 24. Larson called the front gate around 7:45 a.m. because a tree was down …
Apr 18
Special to the Island Connection The South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature, which is a group of concerned and interested citizens of the state, elected it officers for the next two years. The group consists of some 186 representatives from throughout the state to identify issues, concerns, and possible solutions for problems facing our state’s aging …
Apr 16
By John Beausang Meet the Alderman family. Don, Jenny, Dylan and Jack. All have signed up for the 2013 Carolina Cup in Wrightsville Beach, April 24-28. They will join amateurs and professionals from around the world in one of the largest and most respected stand up paddleboarding events in the United States. “They should get …
Apr 12
By John Nelson All our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! –Shakespeare, Macbeth V.5. Keep the study-hall candle on for a few minutes here while we investigate this mysterious bush. Vigorous specimens can be small trees, but most of the time you’ll see this as a shorter rounded …
Mar 21
By Sam Reed The Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club heard how our local Habitat for Humanity has constructed 73 affordable houses for needy persons since 2001. John Rhoden, the new Executive Director, and Melody Bailey, Restore Manager, and Amanda Helton, Development Director, told their story at a recent Club meeting. They were presented with a $25,000 check, …
Mar 15
By John Nelson Gardeners will tell you that the soil has a lot to do with what will grow in it. One aspect of understanding the nature of soils involves their chemistry, specifically concerning the organic matter and the minerals within it, and whether they are naturally acidic, or alternatively circumneutral, or “basic.” The more …
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May 14
Kiawah Town Council – May 7, 2013
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Mayor Lipuma called the meeting to order with all Council members in attendance, and approved the minutes of April’s meeting. Citizens’ Comments John Mitchell, regional director of AT&T, addressed Council and the audience in a special presentation regarding cellular and wireless service on the island. Mitchell explained that because of the way communication has drastically …
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