Fifteen, Ten, and Five Years Ago in The Daniel Island News
Tue, 05/02/2023 - 2:40pm
admin
May 1, 2008 edition
Jenny Hagan, public relations manager of the Charleston Water System at the time, presented facts and figures relating to Charleston’s water supply and wastewater treatment at a DINA meeting. In 2007, the Charleston Water System met or exceeded all water quality regulations, according to a report released by the company. Not bad for a system that provided water for about 400,000 people and had the capacity to treat some 37 million gallons of wastewater each day, Hagan stated.
The centerfold story featured entrepreneurs and how they fulfill their dreams by owning their own businesses. One of the entrepreneurs featured was then island resident Doug Clarke. After working with Glasspro, an auto glass replacement service, for nine years, he decided to purchase Carolina Car Care, a car wash and detailing shop with an adjoining “quick lube” in Mount Pleasant. He then joined with a partner to create a Glasspro Pit Stop at the site. Today, the business is named Pit Stop Auto and Tire. Clark is no longer the owner of the business.
May 2, 2013 edition
Daniel Island resident Kelly Hood participated in Dragon Boat Charleston (DBC). When Hood finished treatments for colon cancer in 2008, she was ready for a fresh new start on life. A friend told her about the DBC mission. “I looked it up on the website and started coming out to paddle and just loved it from the start!” said Hood, who in 2013 was completely cancer-free.
In business news, members of the Daniel Island Business Association voted in its new board at its regularly scheduled meeting. The new officers were: President – Pete Harper; Vice President – Ryan Funke; Treasurer – Kim Fulp; Secretary/Social – Sheila Underwood & Rita Hammond; Organizational Liaison & Meeting Program Coordinator – Ray Schipani; Membership Director – Clyde Hiers; Technology/Communication Director – Stiles Bee; Phone Book/Marketing Materials – Holly White.
May 3, 2018 edition
The Cainhoy Plantation property was featured. The Lawson-Johnston family watched over the Cainhoy Plantation property from the early 1970s, when the property passed to Peter Lawson-Johnston, from his cousin, Harry Frank Guggenheim. The family remained stewards of the land for almost half a century. In 2018, plans were in motion to transform much of the parcel into a large-scale residential and conservation-minded community. That plan is coming to fruition now with the development now known as Point Hope.
The Daniel Island Farmers Market went on hiatus in 2018 because of inconsistent attendance.
Coverage of the Daniel Island Business Association Block Party at Wellmore of Daniel Island included a photo spread.
Compiled by Katherine Smith