January 2012



Up and Coming - Local Young Artists

C2 scoured local schools in search of the next Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh and we found an abundance of local talent blooming in the Lowcountry. Special thanks to the student artists of Hilton Head High School, Hilton Head Preparatory, Christian Academy and Bluffton…
Author:Special To C2 Magazine



C2's Gift Guide for Her

Outside Hilton Head The Plaza at Shelter Cove and Palmetto Bluff 843.686.6996 www.outsidehiltonhead.com UGG Earmuffs – Great for cold weather and perfectly stylish UGG Fur-Trimmed Boots – It’s boot season! Why not have the most stylish winter boots around? These will keep you toasty warm on those colder winter days…


C2's Frugal Fashion

Dave Leininger wasn’t always this dapper. “I lost over 80 pounds in just a year,” he said with enthusiasm. “Thrift store shopping was really born out of a need to buy clothes while I was losing the weight. You don’t want to spend a lot…
Author:Special To C2 Magazine



December 2011: Editors Note

Happy Holidays from all of us at CH2!

Author:Maggie Washo



Letters to the Editor: December 2011

Excellent article! Admire the work Hospice provides to our citizens. Thanks to all for your caring and efforts, special thanks to Barbara Lawrence (my sister) for her continued support of both your agency and her family…

Author:Special To C2 Magazine



December 2011: Golf Tips from a Pro - Specialty Shots Part II: Draws and Fades

Last month we explained how to control the golf balls trajectory for high and low shots, including wind play. This month we will discuss how to control the balls left and right flight, i.e. shaping shots. By doing so, you will be able to reach…
Author:Pete Popovich



Thrifting: Turning Clutter into a Cause to Shop

Lowcountry culture is rich with reminders of the past. Our collective and individual past and present are all around us in historic markers, environmental preservation and beauty. As a community, we often nurture what was left behind as we try to make our present more…
Author:Debbie Szpanka



A Christmas Story

When I was a kid, I stole $40 from my dad’s wallet and bought myself a watch. I wrapped it and put it under the tree with a tag that read, “To Courtney, From Santa.” I got away with it, too. For about six hours……
Author:Courtney Hampson



December 2011: High Spirits - Cheers: HOT and COLD Cocktails for the Holidays

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”… a perfect description for December and all of the holiday cheer that coincides with it. It’s also the time for new cocktails and new liquors to enter the market, and this year is no exception. Ciroc Peach…
Author:Krissy Cantelupe



December 2011: Series of Fortunate Events

To be included in our next Series of Fortunate Events, please email Ashton Kelley a PHOTO and A SENTENCE (not a paragraph) at a.kelley@celebratehiltonhead.com. Photos will not be accepted without a sentence. Sentences will not be accepted without a photo. Paragraphs will be edited…
Author:Special To C2 Magazine



Art League of Hilton Head

When sitting down to dinner, have you ever taken a look at the fork in your hand, the chair that you’re sitting on, or all the furnishings in the room for that matter, and considered them works of art? “Look at that fork,” challenges local…
Author:Frank Dunne, Jr.



December 2011: Charity Corner - Second Helpings: Deliering Food and Hope through the Holidays and Beyond

You can’t stand in one spot all day to learn what Second Helpings is all about. If you did, you’d see something like this: dozens of early morning volunteers boarding three trucks just as dawn breaks. Six days a week, the Second Helpings trucks fire…
Author:Peter Zink



Sake House: Where Japanese Cuisine Meets the American palate

Lan Chen, manager at Bluffton’s Sake House Japanese Sushi/Seafood & Steak, giggled at the question: what’s the best thing on the menu? Like a mother declining to choose a favorite amongst her children, Chen answered diplomatically. “It depends. You have sushi people and hibachi people.”…
Author:Frank Dunne, Jr.



December 2011: Mayor - Hilton Head & Bluffton

As this month’s edition of Celebrate Hilton Head is being delivered, town council will be in the middle of its strategic planning workshop held December 1-3. Santa has his workshop; we have ours. While each of us wishes we could deliver gifts and grant wishes…
Author:Drew Laughlin and Lisa Sulka



The Mattress King Sleeps Here - Family business runs on a good night’s sleep

Bet you didn’t know that the mattress king sleeps here. Living on Hilton Head Island, Gary Fazio brings nearly 40 years of bedding industry know-how to the Lowcountry. Known among industry leaders as one of the most influential people in the bedding business, Fazio has…
Author:Debbie Szpanka



December 2011: Our Town - Malachi: The Miracle and the Messenger

A community fights to stop local dog rings When Margaret Mead said, “A small group of thoughtful people can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has,” she probably didn’t imagine a group of Bluffton residents surrounding a toothless, tortured pit bull being…
Author:Debbie Szpanka



Line in the Sand: Santa Claus

I know this because the Kringles are my neighbors. Yup, Santa’s workshop is just a few glaciers north of my Fortress of Solitude up in the Arctic. Nice folks. And the elves always invite me to their New Year’s party, which you’d have to see…
Author:Frank Dunne, Jr. and Courtney Hampson



Hello My Name Is... With Paul C Rabe

Hello My Name Is…Paul C. Rabe!

Author:Paul C Rabe



Head of Its Class

Imagine the apple of your eye, the kid you thought you knew, the one you pictured going to college someday bringing home an “F.” What do you do? Grounded for life? A long, stern talk? Back behind the woodshed wit-cha?

Author:David Tobias



December 2011: Health Note - American Thoracic Society annouces New Guidelines - A Look at what it means for Asthma Care

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) recently released its official clinical practice guidelines, providing strong recommendations for measuring fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) to determine airway inflammation in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma. The new guidelines will transform how more than 20 million Americans are…
Author:Thomas Beller, M.D.




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