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Long Day

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:April 25, 2012
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Today was a long day on the island. Our staff was back on hand after only hours of sleep to continue to keep things under control. Everyone, and I mean…

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Mepkin Abbey Creche festival slideshow by Bubber McAlhany

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:December 1, 2010
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  Bubber says... As our yearly tradition to begin the Christmas season, we journeyed to Mepkin Abbey for the monk's 8th annual Creche festival. They began the event in 2002…

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Dewees Island Highway Sign on 41st Street

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:November 17, 2010
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The Communications Committee has been working to raise the profile of Dewees Island in the community. There is a new highway street sign at the corner of 41st Street and…

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Arla on YouTube

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:November 10, 2010
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Former Dewees Naturalist Arla Slaughter made the best of a not so great vacation in St. Lucia. She and her camera man reported on Hurricane Tomas in St. Lucia. The…

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Hurricane Cookies

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 30, 2010
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Harriet McLeod's (Go Away) Hurricane Cookies will be available for sale at the Labor Day Barbecue.  When we first moved to the lowcountry, our MOST favorite Post and Courier column…

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New Golf Cart Charging Stations at the Landings Building

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 28, 2010
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On Wednesday, Greg was busy working on installing new charging stations at the Landings Building.  These are more frequently located, and each post can accommodate 4 plugs, so we will…

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New Lull arrives

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:August 27, 2010
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It's finally here-- the new forklift crane that the island contractors will use for construction and moving/lifting stuff.  We used one of these at move-in to get all of our…

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Incorporate The Dewees Google Calendar Directly Into Your Calendar

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:June 28, 2010
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A Google calendar was recently added to the Dewees Island POA website. It's the greatest. You can see instantly what's happening on Dewees. Or you hide the calendar so it…

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Dewees Ferry Crew Member Dillion Smith to Appear in MUSC Commercial

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:June 26, 2010
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Dillon Smith frequently performs as a clown known as "Ditchbug." Ditch was recently filmed for an MUSC TV commercial. You may need to watch carefully, Dillion says Ditch will only…

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Memorial Day festivities on Dewees

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:June 16, 2010
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The Dewees Island community celebrated Memorial Day in style, honoring our veterans with a flag salute, some patriotic songs, a picnic, and kids activities.  The fire department showed off what…

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