The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) articles from May 2005

The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) archives from May 2005

Patriots, Pacers earn Div-II bids.
May 17, 2005... The eighth-ranked Francis Marion Patriots (34-14-1) and the South Carolina at Aiken Pacers (39-17) earned bids to the NCAA Division II baseball tournament. Francis Marion is the third seed in the South Atlantic Regional, hosted by North...

Facility a 'huge factor' in NCAA bid.
May 17, 2005... Byline: JEFF HARTSELL CHARLESTON BASEBALL Scenic and spacious Riley Park could play an important role in College of Charleston's bid to host an NCAA baseball regional, a member of the Division I selection committee said Monday. ...

Trooper dies in crash with robbery suspect AH: Speeding car slammed into rear of patrol car, authorities say.
May 17, 2005... Byline: BO PETERSEN AND ANDY PARAS A state trooper died in a fiery wreck Monday when a Colleton County robbery suspect fleeing police in a red Thunderbird slammed into the rear of the patrol car, authorities said. Trooper Jonathan W....

Gamecock Club hauls in record $13M in donations.
May 17, 2005... COLUMBIA - The Gamecock Club collected a record number of donations this year, surpassing the $13 million mark on Friday. The old mark was $12 million last year. The University of South Carolina's athletic fund-raising club collected...

Jarrett crew chief Ford resigns from post with Yates.
May 17, 2005... Byline: DAVID CARAVIELLO NASCAR NOTES Former NASCAR champion Dale Jarrett will have a new crew chief this week for the sport's annual all-star exhibition race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Robert Yates Racing announced Monday that...

Sanford puts hold on utility nominee AH: Choice to head Santee Cooper board uncertain as Senate scrutiny begins.
May 17, 2005... Byline: KYLE STOCK Gov. Mark Sanford has put the brakes on his nomination of interim Santee Cooper Chairman Guerry Green just days before Green's tenure at the state-owned utility was expected to come under fire in Senate confirmation...

Reel fun in the sun.
May 17, 2005... Byline: TOMMY BRASWELL There's something truly special about surf fishing. It's fishing at its most basic - just you, a rod and reel, bait and your quarry. The only sounds are waves breaking on the shore and shorebirds merrily...

AT THE PORT.
May 17, 2005... Vessel****Length****Start****From****To WANDO WELCH Maersk Valencia****680****8 a.m.****Norfolk****Miami Maersk Missouri****958****7 p.m.****Salalah****Norfolk UNION PIER Maersk Teal****615****8...

ROADWATCH.
May 17, 2005... ONGOING CLOSINGS Berkeley County -- College Park Road: Expect delays through August. -- S.C. Highway 45: Construction activity near Diversion Canal and Wambaw Creek through June. -- School Bus Road: Closed between S.C....

DEATHS SUMMARY.(Obituary)
May 17, 2005... CHARLESTON COUNTY BARRETT, Aini Luoma, 86, of North Charleston, a homemaker and widow of Glenn E. Barrett, died Sunday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Greenridge Road Chapel. DEAS, Mary Campbell Poston Saulters, 82, of North Charleston, a...

Hurricane forecasters predict fierce season AH: 2005 could be more active than last year, with 7-9 storms expected to be hurricanes.
May 17, 2005... Byline: BO PETERSEN The 2005 hurricane season has opened with a chill. Forecasters are predicting more hurricanes and more severe hurricanes than they did in June 2004 for one of the most disastrous years on record. "Forecaster...

Racing the weather.
May 17, 2005... Byline: LEROY BURNELL A boater speeds across Charleston Harbor as a thunderstorm moves in Monday.

DEATHS/FUNERALS.(Obituary)
May 17, 2005... BARRETT, Aini, North Charleston BOLD, Harold, Charleston BROWN, Alfred Jr., James Island BROWN, Naomi, Charleston CASEY, Krista, Pimlico CHESSER, Coy, Ravenel CONLEE, Robert, Walterboro DEAS, Mary, North...

Catching On Fast AH: Former James Island star White relishes first taste of NFL.
May 17, 2005... Byline: ANDREW MILLER Like most rookies, Roddy White couldn't help but be a little nervous the first time he stepped into the Atlanta Falcons' locker room two weeks ago. White got his initial taste of pro football during Atlanta's...

Regional dream still alive for Clemson.
May 17, 2005... Byline: LARRY WILLIAMS CLEMSON-Clemson's baseball team has had plenty to overcome this season - extraordinary youth, a disappointing 6-8 start and plenty of close losses. But with one week left in the regular season, the Tigers find...

Charleston schools budget up by $30M.
May 17, 2005... Byline: SEANNA ADCOX Charleston County School District officials Monday recommended a $30.2 million budget increase for the upcoming 2005-06 school year. If the proposal is approved, the owner of an average-valued home in Charleston...

GOOD MORNING LOWCOUNTRY.
May 17, 2005... James L. Petigru was the greatest lawyer of antebellum South Carolina. He was an old Federalist and a staunch Unionist, sometimes described as the last unionist in Charleston. Although he disagreed so loudly with secession, he stayed in...

'The Luckiest Man' waits in a drawer.
May 17, 2005... Byline: GENE SAPAKOFF Good books are meant to share, not sit on shelves. There are exceptions - "The Baseball Encyclopedia," "The Great Gatsby," The Bible. But for the most part I read them, pass them on, and appreciate receiving as much...

LOCAL/STATE.
May 17, 2005... Car crashes kill 2 people on Old Highway 52 MONCKS CORNER-Two people died Monday in car crashes nearly 12 hours apart on Old Highway 52. Krista Malay Mitchum Casey, 34, of Pimlico, died at 6 a.m. when the Honda sedan she was driving...

Cow rescued after buzzards eat her calf.
May 17, 2005... Byline: JOHN CHAMBLISS Buzzards attacked and ate a malnourished newborn calf on Sunday and then pecked at its helpless mother on a Johns Island farm filled with neglected cows. The mother survived but is nearly 400 pounds below her...

Money-laundering case brings plea of not guilty AH: Lawyer on probation for role in coke ring faces new charges.
May 17, 2005... Byline: BRIAN HICKS A Charleston attorney on probation for her role in a local cocaine ring pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of money-laundering related to other alleged drug deals. Tara Anderson Thompson of Daniel Island was...

Four degrees, first pitch.
May 17, 2005... She's already earned four degrees from College of Charleston. And on Friday, 72-year-old Maree McConnell will throw her first pitch. McConnell, who lives in West Ashley, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Cougars' game...

Naming towers grass-roots effort.(Editorial)
May 17, 2005... A letter today from the president of the Rotary Club of Charleston endorses the idea of naming the twin towers of the spectacular new Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge for those whose names are now affixed to the "old" and "new" Cooper River bridges...

Irresponsible journalism.(Editorial)
May 17, 2005... Newsweek's grudging retraction of an unsubstantiated report that interrogators at the U.S. prison for al-Qaida terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay desecrated the Quran by flushing the holy book down the toilet cannot compensate for the harm...

Workers urged to continue with Navy AH: Brass reassure civilian workers at engineering unit.
May 17, 2005... Byline: JOHN P. MCDERMOTT The top-ranking officer of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command addressed the nearly 500 civilian workers at the command's North Charleston-based Southern Division Monday, telling them it could be several...

Local company gets military contract AH: 71 Force Protection vehicles ordered in $45.7 million deal.
May 17, 2005... Byline: JOHN P. MCDERMOTT A Ladson-based manufacturer of tank-like vehicles designed to withstand blasts from land mines and other explosives has secured one of its biggest orders ever, a $45.7 million contract with the U.S. military....

"LIKE A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME' AH: Cougars save their weekend warrior for Clemson game.
May 17, 2005... Byline: JEFF HARTSELL The clue to how College of Charleston baseball coach John Pawlowski will approach tonight's pivotal game at 24th-ranked Clemson was buried in a boxscore last week. In the middle game of the 20th-ranked Cougars'...

Splash zone.
May 17, 2005... Byline: BRAD NETTLES Motorists drive through a flooded area Monday on Folly Road near Camp Road on James Island. Downpours were too much for drainage in the area.

Location of surfing contest results confuses reader.
May 17, 2005... Byline: Elsa McDowell QThe results of the Wahine Surf Classic were reported on Page 3B. Anyone who was looking for these results would surely have looked not in the Local State section but in Sports. I would imagine that the results of a...

Vroman paces Gnats to win over R'Dogs.
May 17, 2005... Byline: BILL HENLEY SAND GNATS 6, RIVERDOGS 3 The Savannah Sand Gnats took advantage of sloppy defense on a rain-soaked day to knock off the Charleston RiverDogs who committed three errors in a 6-3 loss on Monday night in front of a...

Ard takes SoCon honor.
May 17, 2005... BASEBALL NOTES The Citadel's Chris Ard earned Southern Conference player of the week honors for helping the Bulldogs to a three-game SoCon sweep of Furman. Ard, a senior third baseman from Summerville, hit .556 over four games as...

Opponents say Watson Hill not a money issue AH: Preservation key for crowds at hearing; developers tout plan's economic benefits.
May 17, 2005... Byline: DAVE MUNDAY SUMMERVILLE-An attorney and economist circled the Watson Hill wagons during Monday's public hearing as hundreds of residents showed up to protest the proposed development. While Watson Hill's attorney, with the...

Mineta urges reforms for rail safety AH: Transportation chief, visiting S.C., points to Graniteville wreck.
May 17, 2005... Byline: SCHUYLER KROPF COLUMBIA-The railroad industry is safe in general but needs more federal oversight to prevent the kind of accident that killed nine people and injured hundreds in Graniteville four months ago, U.S. Transportation...

Giant takes over heavy lifting AH: Charleston company's floating crane can handle 450 tons of cargo at ports.
May 17, 2005... Byline: KRIS WISE The huge ships that move goods through Charleston Harbor might have met their match. Lurking in the water is the new "Charleston Giant," a floating contraption that captures the record as the most powerful...

Needed environmental safeguard.(Editorial)
May 17, 2005... G Giving the state grand jury authority to investigate environmental crimes provides a long-needed protection to the state's natural resources. It also sends an important message to corporate polluters who view South Carolina as soft on...

KEEPING FIT.
May 16, 2005... KEEPING FIT Fat-loss camp: An outdoor boot camp for women who want to lose fat takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays through June 9. The camp, sponsored by The Fit Solution, aims to help women reduce body fat around the hips, buttocks, legs...

New otters to join aquarium's menagerie.
May 16, 2005... Byline: STEVE ZIMMERMAN Beginning Thursday, the South Carolina Aquarium will be the new home for two North American river otters, 1-year-old brothers who are leaving their previous home at the Racine Zoo in Racine, Wis. In...

DEATHS / FUNERALS.(Obituary)
May 16, 2005... BARNES, William Jr., Fairfax BROOKS, Gilbert, James Island BRYANT, Derrick, Conway CONLEE, Robert, Walterboro CRADDOCK, Bernice, Summerville CUTTINO, Rebecca, Summerville DAVIS, Richard, New York City DAVIS,...

Dr. G. Fraser Wilson, promoter of Charleston style, honored.
May 16, 2005... Byline: Robert Behre Dr. G. Fraser Wilson isn't sure exactly when he became fascinated with antiques and interior style, but he figures it probably happened eight decades ago. "Growing up, I was isolated in a great big old house on...

Saharan air might boost accuracy of hurricane forecasts.
May 16, 2005... Byline: BO PETERSEN Humidity, the swelter that sticks to the Lowcountry like a summer shirt to the skin, might be a key to predicting how strong hurricanes get and where they go. The Saharan Air Layer, a West African weather anomaly...

Local option on casino boats too close to passage to postpone.(Editorial)
May 16, 2005... It would only take the state Senate a few more minutes to give local governments the right to decide whether to allow casino boats in their communities. Charleston Sen. Robert Ford should step aside and let the local option bill pass before...

Moncks Corner man killed in auto accident.
May 16, 2005... A 36-year-old Moncks Corner man died and another man was seriously injured early Sunday when their Ford Taurus overturned three miles north of Moncks Corner. Richard Davis was pronounced dead from head trauma at the scene of the 12:30...

Testing the nation's capital.(Editorial)
May 16, 2005... The wayward pilot of a tiny Cessna aircraft inadvertently gave the nation's capital a civil preparedness test Wednesday, with decidedly mixed results. The lessons learned need careful evaluation. The aircraft tracking and warning system...

GOOD MORNING LOWCOUNTRY.
May 16, 2005... National Hurricane Preparedness Week begins today and lasts through Saturday. For some Lowcountry residents, hurricane preparedness starts June 1 with the beginning of hurricane season. We don't like to think about hurricanes until then....

2 rallies, 2 sets of rules, 1 lawsuit AH: Myrtle Beach traffic regulations contested; merchants say age, not race, is the issue.
May 16, 2005... Byline: SCHUYLER KROPF MYRTLE BEACH-No one remembers exactly when the first motorcycle cruised into Myrtle Beach. But everyone agrees things got tense when black and white riders began showing up a couple of weeks apart each May. ...

DEATHS SUMMARY.(Obituary)
May 16, 2005... CHARLESTON COUNTY FLYNN, Patricia Anne, 60, of Charleston, wife of Jack K. Flynn, died Saturday. Arrangements by Dyal Funeral Home of Summerville. GREEN, Julia P., of North Charleston died Sunday. Arrangements by Harleston-Boags...

McDonald's fire sends 1 to hospital.
May 16, 2005... A Sunday night fire at a McDonald's at the corner of Dorchester and Old Trolley roads sent one employee to the hospital for smoke inhalation, according to Summerville Fire Department officials. The fire that broke out at about 8:23 p.m....

MAKING STRIDES AH: Show to prove what horse programs do for disabled.
May 16, 2005... Byline: WEVONNEDA MINIS Watching the animated faces of children on horseback zigzagging their way through cones is enough to warm most hearts. But such things are even more special when many people doubted the children even would manage...

College of Charleston honors graduates AH: Commencement prompts students to reminisce.
May 16, 2005... Byline: PHILLIP CASTON In spite of the humidity at the College of Charleston cistern, smiles prevailed among those clad in robes, tuxedos and dresses at Sunday's 2005 commencement ceremony. However, that didn't stop the more than...

AT THE PORT.
May 16, 2005... AT THE PORT Vessel****Length****Start****From****To WANDO WELCH Columbia Elizabeth****343****8 a.m.****Miami****Savannah Lykes Discoverer****849****7 a.m.****Bremerhaven****Houston Sealand Achiever****950****8...

ON THE ROAD.
May 16, 2005... Byline: Jessica Vanegeren A night out for pizza last Tuesday proved a bit disorienting for one Mount Pleasant resident after he realized the trees lining a section of Johnnie Dodds Boulevard (U.S. Highway 17) no longer existed. To...

Duck nests to get some cradling AH: Great Lakes effort might help mallards make way to S.C.
May 16, 2005... Byline: BO PETERSEN More than a mile of rebar will be cut into 900 cradles and shipped to the eastern Great Lakes to hold wire mesh henhouses in a curious project aimed at putting more mallard ducks in the streams and skies of South...

LOWCOUNTRY'S WANTED.
May 16, 2005... XAVIER DANTONI WILLIAMS CHARGES: Federal weapons violations. Williams should be considered armed and dangerous. LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 18 Grove St., Charleston. AGE: 25 WEIGHT: 165 HEIGHT: 5 feet 11 inches WANTED BY:...

ROADWATCH.
May 16, 2005... ROADWATCH TODAY'S CLOSINGS -- Steed Creek Road (Huger): Closed through July 1 between S.C. Highway 41 and Halfway Creek Road for bridge replacement. ONGOING CLOSINGS Berkeley County -- College Park Road: Expect delays...

County drawing the lines for Daniel Island school.
May 16, 2005... Byline: YVONNE M. WENGER When Chelsi Lamb comes to pick up her son at Cainhoy Elementary/Middle School, she knows the faces, and she is greeted with smiles. There's a lot to love at the school, she said, but as the Berkeley County...

Summer no break for med students AH: Young researchers to study mysteries of brain during time off.
May 16, 2005... Byline: HOLLY AUER In a season typically dedicated to frosty drinks, suntan lotion and mindless beach reading, students at the Medical University of South Carolina are using that precious free time to buckle down and unravel the...

TRAVELING DISTANCE.
May 16, 2005... TRAVELING DISTANCE The Berkeley County School Board is trying to define attendance lines for the new Daniel Island school. Traveling distance is a big consideration as the board tries to juggle enrollment with Cainhoy Elementary/Middle...

Church transforms former nightclub.
May 15, 2005... Byline: KATIE AVON MILLER Churches often reach out to problem-ridden areas in need. But one pastor, determined to change North Charleston, chose to move into a troubled area. The Truth and Fellowship Ministry recently renovated the...

Local pastor receives Clergy Renewal grant.
May 15, 2005... Byline: MOLLY CINQUEMANI The Rev. Roland E. Bean of Living Waters Church will be embarking on a journey to Nigeria later this month. Bean and Living Waters Church, located at 5633 Dorchester Road, have been chosen by the Lilly...

Bees Ferry realignment mired in bureaucratic snarl.
May 15, 2005... Byline: JOHN P. MCDERMOTT Ben Chase thought the biggest risk he faced in buying a new strip center on U.S. Highway 17 near Bees Ferry Road was persuading potential tenants to move to the somewhat unproven business locale. But that...

Rhodes' duties with Total Nonstop Action cut back.
May 15, 2005... Byline: Mike Mooneyham usty Rhodes, just months after being given the booking position at Total Nonstop Action, has been relieved of his duties. Rhodes, who turned down an offer last week to become part of an interim booking...

DEATHS/FUNERALS.(Obituary)
May 15, 2005... ADAMS, Marion, North Charleston ARMSTRONG, Helen, Summerville BAZAR, Louis, Charleston BLANKENSHIP, Sara, North Carolina BROOKS, Gilbert, James Island BROWN, Charlotte, Lane CHESSER, Coy, Ravenel COOPER, Larry,...

Future is in Japan for former Beaufort star.
May 15, 2005... Byline: JEFF HARTSELL MINOR LEAGUE NOTES Former Beaufort High School star Scott Mullen has returned to Japan to continue a pitching career that includes 75 games in the major leagues. Mullen, who pitched at The Citadel from...

Sailors set course for Bermuda AH: Biennial sailboat race part of eventful Maritime Festival.
May 15, 2005... Byline: DENESHIA GRAHAM After a series of cannon blasts counted down the minutes until start time, a fleet of 15 sailboats began the race from Charleston to Bermuda at noon Saturday, in front of the Charleston Maritime Center downtown....

Wood storks find safe haven at preserve AH: Coastal birds make a comeback at Dungannon site.
May 15, 2005... Byline: BO PETERSEN CORRECTION (5/24/2005) Local/State Because of a reporter's error, a story about wood storks at Dungannon Plantation Heritage Preserve on Page 3B of the May 15 Post and Courier included a misspelled name. It...

Students respond well to CEP requirements AH: Mandatory attendance one of several rules school officials say help improve performance SERIES: TEACHING TROUBLED KIDS SERIES: TEACHING TROUBLED KIDS.
May 15, 2005... Byline: SEANNA ADCOX ORLANDO, FLA.-When eighth-grader Daniela Cotto was referred last month to a Community Education Partners school, she didn't want to go. "I was upset," she said. "But it's better than I expected. It's a good...

NASCAR again avoids Congress' drug-testing spotlight.
May 15, 2005... Byline: David Caraviello Officials from various leagues will return to Capitol Hill this week for another round of hearings on drug and steroid use in professional sports. Commissioners from the NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball, and...

Back-to-back homers lift Bulldogs into 8th.
May 15, 2005... THE CITADEL 7, FURMAN 4 GREENVILLE - Matt Matulia and Josh Stackley belted back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to break open a close game and lead The Citadel over Furman 7-4 in Southern Conference baseball action Saturday night...

Raiders rally for AA crown.
May 15, 2005... Byline: TRAVIS BOLAND SCISA SOFTBALL LEXINGTON-Holly Hill Academy head coach Henry Lockey said the last time he faced Colleton Prep, he wanted to win. That's exactly what he and his Lady Raiders did on Saturday, taking the final two...

Clemson overcomes 7-run deficit.
May 15, 2005... COLLEGE BASEBALL WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-Clemson rallied from a 13-6 deficit to defeat Wake Forest in front of a season-high 2,046 fans at Hooks Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Andy D'Alessio, who made a game-saving play with the score...

HAPPENINGS.
May 15, 2005... HAPPENINGS -- Sue Monk Kidd, author of "The Mermaid Chair," will sign copies of her book at the West Ashley Barnes & Noble at 3 p.m. Saturday. -- Co-authors Doug Bostick and Danny Crooks will be at Waldenbooks at Charleston Place to...

Dog paintings, jazz art and more at galleries around town.
May 15, 2005... Byline: DOTTIE ASHLEY Does Rover or Woofie greet you at the door each day, loving you just the way you are? If so, you may catch an exhibit showcasing the special relationship between canine and mankind in "DOGS: Colors, Forms and...

Loaded poll questions fire propaganda ammunition COMMENTARY.
May 15, 2005... Byline: Frank Wooten Want the right answers? Ask the right questions, confirming your assumptions in the reassuring process. Less reassuring are the conflicting poll results such stacked questions yield. For instance: A mere 26...

CONFRONTING REALITY SERIES : REGULAR LIFE, REGULAR DEATH : Chronicle of a Hospice Volunteer Third installment.
May 15, 2005... Byline: ADAM PARKER EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third installment in a series of articles about Bill Ennis and his experience as a hospice volunteer. The Post and Courier is following Ennis over the course of his experience as a caregiver...

ONE-ON-ONE with Ray Tanner.
May 15, 2005... Byline: Charles Bennett South Carolina's baseball team may be mired in a bit of a slump, but nothing can dim coach Ray Tanner's enthusiasm for the game. Tanner says it may take divine intervention for the Gamecocks to reach the College...

Private company to take reins of discipline school SERIES: TEACHING TROUBLED KIDS.
May 15, 2005... Byline: SEANNA ADCOX ORLANDO, FLA.-The Charleston County School District's student discipline problem has worsened over the years, with suspension, expulsion and drop-out rates above the state average. Help might be on the way. ...

Cordes Ford leads City Am.
May 15, 2005... Byline: TOMMY BRASWELL Cordes Ford fired a 5-under-par 67 Saturday to take a one-shot lead over a couple of close friends heading into today's final round of the Charleston City Amateur golf tournament at Charleston Municipal. Ford,...

S.C. Track passes out state honors.
May 15, 2005... Byline: Philip M. Bowman The South Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association has announced its all-state teams in track and field. Here are the local individual honorees and their events: Girls: 100-Jessica Thomas,...

LEGISLATIVE ACTION FOR WEEK OF MAY 8-14.
May 15, 2005... The 18th week of the session: GAS TAX Plans to raise the state's gasoline tax by 7 cents a gallon are likely to fuel filibusters and floor fights in the Senate next week. A group of eight senators began drawing up plans Thursday to...

Two more finalists chosen for CSO resident conductor.
May 15, 2005... Byline: DOTTIE ASHLEY The position of resident conductor for the Charleston Symphony Orchestra could be filled soon. Susan Haig and Tomasz Golka have been selected as two of the four finalists for the position, which formerly was...

Dr. 'Mac' Anderson, 'the good phycician'.
May 15, 2005... Academic honor, professional honor and personal honor characterized the life of Dr. Robert "Mac" Maxwell Anderson. His medical colleagues defined him as an exemplary physician. His patients identified him not as "the doctor I use," or...

Olde Hatt takes first in Bohicket.
May 15, 2005... Olde Hatt, captained by Stephen Bell, tagged and released a white marlin Saturday and captured first place in the Bohicket Marina Invitational Billfish Tournament, the second leg in the 2005 South Carolina Governor's Cup Billfishing Series....

Positions! The British are coming!
May 15, 2005... Byline: YVONNE M. WENGER 225 years after Revolutionary War battle, Charleston under siege again T The continual booms resonating from the battlefield where hundreds of Revolutionary War soldiers engaged in realistic combat...

Fan No. 2,000,000 expected at Joe today.
May 15, 2005... Byline: BILL HENLEY The Charleston RiverDogs will likely hit another attendance milestone today as they prepare to welcome their two millionth fan to Riley Park. After Saturday's attendance of 4,109, Charleston is 1,247 fans away...