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(51133, 4, '2021-07-07 14:47:04', '2021-07-07 18:47:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Club Vocational Services chair Andy Borgert poses with FWDG owner Larry Mark and his wife Robyn Mark. Larry Mark was awarded an Ethics in Business Awards in the category of Locally Owned Business. Photo courtesy of the Rotary Club of Sea Island.</em><br><br><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rotary Club of Sea Island – Beaufort celebrated its 40th anniversary on Tuesday, June 29 at Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club and awarded two Ethics in Business Awards in the categories of Locally Owned Business and Local Not-for-Profit Organizations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>President, Carole Ingram, presided over the ceremonies, which also included the installation of officers and board members for the coming year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the category of Not-for-profit Organization, Sea Island Rotarians nominated Beaufort Memorial Hospital and, specifically, two members of the BMH professional staff for that award – Corporate Director of Quality/Patient Safety Officer Ashley Hildreth, RN, and Director of Operations and Special Projects Courtney K. Smith.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was an honor to accept this award on behalf of Beaufort Memorial,” Hildreth said. “The appreciation shown for the commitment BMH has to our community’s health and well-being was humbling.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“All that we have accomplished, including the administration of more than 45,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, could not have been done without the vast number of staff who took on extra roles and the valuable assistance provided by community volunteers,” said Smith, who runs the Beaufort Memorial Vaccine Clinic in Port Royal. “Members of the Sea Island Rotary have helped at mass-vaccination events and at the clinic.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":51066,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ashley-Hildreth-MSN-RN-CEN-SANE-and-Courtney-Smith-Accepting-Sea-Island-Rotary-Award-June-29-2021a.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ashley-Hildreth-MSN-RN-CEN-SANE-and-Courtney-Smith-Accepting-Sea-Island-Rotary-Award-June-29-2021a-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51066\"/></a><figcaption><em>Beaufort Memorial Hospital Corporate Director of Quality/Patient Safety Officer Ashley M. Hildreth, RN, and Director of Operations and Special Projects Courtney K. Smith, accepted the Sea Island Rotary Club’s award for outstanding ethical practices as a not-for-profit business on Tuesday, June 29. Photo courtesy of Beaufort Memorial Hospital.</em></figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Andy Borgert, Club Vocational Services chair, said those staff members continue to help make the BMH vaccine program a success through their tireless efforts and are always the first employees in each morning and the last to leave each day while assuring the program is successfully implemented. He said the larger organization has demonstrated the qualities expected from a trusted partner while meeting all the expectations of honesty, integrity and demonstrated ethical business practices as the primary health care provider in Beaufort region.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BMH prioritized the delivery of the Pfizer vaccine to those in greatest need, from the elderly through those of 16 years of age and above. The logistical management of resources included efforts to ensure that no vaccine would be wasted and that all required supporting medical tools would be utilized to implement a safe and effective program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BMH also had to development and train personnel qualified to implement the program while not impacting the daily operations of the hospital system and its medical partners.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Under the senior leadership of CEO Russell Baxley, and Kurt Gambla, MD., Vice President &amp; Chief Medical Officer, in concert with South Carolina DHEC and CDC, BMH developed a plan of implementation to broadly provide the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination. Hildreth and Smith then implemented the medical aspects of the vaccination program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the Locally Owned Business category, FWDG, and its owner, Larry Mark, were presented the Ethics in Business Award by Borgert, who said, “It\'s almost impossible to find a family-owned furniture business these days, but FWDG defies those statistics.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>FWDG was founded in 1972, by then 20-year-old Mark and his father, Ernest, on the idea that they could provide lower prices to Beaufort residents on reliable, well-known furniture brands and provide furniture built in the Carolinas to its customers. FWDG has continued to make that original idea their goal in business.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They have been a stable contributor to the Beaufort economy by making creative financial decisions to “ride the wave” of economic prosperity and recessions that have severely impacted other area businesses since the 1980\'s.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Borgert said, “Mark and company successfully persevered through the gauntlet of Beaufort bureaucracy and built a new home for their business that has allowed them to remain accessible to their customers in Beaufort County marketplace. They have weathered continuing change in the furniture industry over time and sought to find creative ways to keep prices as low as possible.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":51067,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Rotary-Ethics-in-Business-Award-2020-2021.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Rotary-Ethics-in-Business-Award-2020-2021-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51067\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>FWDG is now part of a National Co-op that affords it greater buying power which translates into lower prices for its customers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to supporting working families, they have sponsored the FWDG Coat Drive for 30 years and have collected more than 45,000 items to donate to needing community families. The Coat Drive specifically benefits two local non-profit organizations – Help of Beaufort and The Deep Well Project of Hilton Head Island, which provide maximum benefit to Beaufort County citizens. Additionally, FWDG recycles cardboard waste locally and buys locally to support other community businesses. In 2020 and 2021 they have also sponsored multiple blood drives through One Blood to support and sustain the Beaufort community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sea Island Rotary gives two Ethics in Business Awards', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sea-island-rotary-gives-two-ethics-in-business-awards', '', '', '2021-07-07 17:46:14', '2021-07-07 21:46:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51133', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51135, 4, '2021-07-07 14:50:47', '2021-07-07 18:50:47', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal promises more fireworks</strong><br><br>PORT ROYAL - Imagine the dismay of the town officials who invited hundreds of guests to their Fourth of July soiree only to discover the fireworks wouldn’t … well … work.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That was the case in Port Royal on Sunday night. The weather was perfect, folks were happy to be outside, hugging one another, and no fireworks to top off the evening.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mayor Joe DeVito bravely turned to social media on the town’s Facebook page on Monday to explain the situation, that the electrical wiring used by the professional fireworks folks malfunctioned and party-goers were treated to a much lesser show. He apologized and promised the town would “make it up” to folks with another fireworks show later in the year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And DeVito, being a man of his word, will make sure it happens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s interesting to reflect on the fireworks failure and speculate about the outcome of Wednesday night’s Town Council meeting where the final reading of changes to the town’s agreement with Grey Ghosts Properties, LLC is scheduled to take place.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The changes are designed to make the waterfront property more attractive to a potential buyer, rumored to be Texas-based Safe Harbor Marinas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the changes are approved, it’s still no guarantee that the sale will go through and the mega-marina which has its state permit and the hundreds of homes and commercial buildings planned for the tract get built.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Port Royal folks have been waiting for years for that waterfront development, and like the fireworks show, we’ll have to wait to see what happens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Capital Waste starts to work</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Beaufort residents have been practicing patience for the last two weeks as the switch-over continues from the old Waste Pro to the new Capital Waste.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s the proverbial “out with the old, in with the new” as the beat-up Waste Pro containers line the streets, waiting for the final collection and the new, shiny Capital Waste containers show off their colors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But alas, on the first day of an official schedule come reports Capital drivers were seen COMBINING those two containers – household garbage and recycling – into one truck.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone who knows recycling … or anyone that DOES recycling … knows that’s a dead give-away of disrespect for the process and must be nipped in the bud.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If we’re to have a mutual friendship for the next two years … maybe five, Capital Waste needs to step up and separate that waste.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Don’t fault the city folks; they’ve been working tirelessly to facilitate this transaction.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No, Capital Waste … we hold you responsible. We separate, you collect it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We’ll be watching.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>And a tip of the hat to ...</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To Mrs. Diane Chmelik of Callawassie, who was recognized last week by the Beaufort County Council for her 20 years of service on the county Zoning Board of Appeals and, most recently, the Planning commission.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mrs. Chmelik made it clear she was not retiring because of her health.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’ve run out of patience,” she told the elected officials.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and former reporter/editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today, Beaufort Today and The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-42', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:50:50', '2021-07-07 18:50:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51135', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51137, 4, '2021-07-07 14:52:05', '2021-07-07 18:52:05', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Council passed the $132.66 million Fiscal Year 2022 budget Wednesday afternoon, June 30, at a specially called Council meeting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County budget was the only item on the agenda. Council voted 11-0 to approve the budget.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This balanced budget is the result of a collaboration of efforts among numerous agencies, offices, departments, and staff county-wide,” Beaufort County Adinistrator Eric Greenway said in a release.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We worked hard to present a budget that improved our services to County residents, anticipated the continued population growth, and was the best use of tax dollars.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Budget highlights listed in the County Council’s media release include:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Froze operations millage rates in the property tax formula to minimize any tax increase;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 percent increase of tax revenue from population growth lead to a $2 million budget increase;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Realized approximately $800,000 in personnel cost savings by eliminating unfilled staff positions;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Provided a $1.97 million increase to Emergency Medical Services, in part to provide a pay raise;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reduced capital requests by $2 million from the general fund because of new federal spending programs;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Provided a $1.6 million increase to Parks and Recreation to expand services and explore expanding after-school and summer camp programs for children;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Established a Solid Waste and Recycling Enterprise Fund to provide long-term stability and ensure designated resources are used to improve this service.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The staff was able to provide a balanced budget that accomplishes the goals set by the Council without having to change the property tax formula,” Deputy County Administrator Whitney Richland said. “Great care was taken to apply resources strategically and equitably across the departments and County as a whole.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County is also developing plans for capital improvement projects funded by directed state and federal budget money, the Federal American Recovery Act, federal grants, and the possible federal infrastructure bill.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To watch a replay of this meeting find The County Channel on Comcast Ch. 2, Hargray Chs. 9 and 113, and Spectrum Ch. 1304. Viewers can also watch programming live and on-demand at The County Channel’s website at www.beaufortcountysc.gov/ thecountychannel.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'County Council approves $132.66 million budget', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-council-approves-132-66-million-budget', '', '', '2021-07-07 14:52:08', '2021-07-07 18:52:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51137', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51139, 4, '2021-07-07 15:01:13', '2021-07-07 19:01:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office Emergency Management Division is monitoring Tropical Storm Elsa for potential impacts to our area.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center was projecting Elsa will develop into a hurricane before making landfall along the north Gulf Coast of Florida early Wednesday, July 7.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A tropical storm watch remains in effect for Beaufort County through Thursday morning, July 8.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The storm is expected to move northeast over Florida and Georgia and may reach Beaufort County by early Thursday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County residents and guests may see 3 to 5 inches of rain into Thursday, as well as tropical storm force winds between 39 and 57 mph, raising the potential for downed trees and power lines.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Low-lying areas, especially near the direct coast, may experience flooding.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The National Weather Service in Charleston issued a warning Tuesday morning of waterspouts off the South Carolina coast and urged boaters in the Port Royal Sound and Calibogue Sound, at the Savannah River Entrance, Fripp Island Reef and Fripp Island Wreck to seek safe harbor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The South Carolina Emergency Management Division recommends the following:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bring in lawn furniture and other loose objects, such as garbage cans, that may become hazards in high winds.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Double check to make sure you have all emergency supplies listed in the South Carolina Hurricane Guide. Include items like hand sanitizer and face masks to guard against COVID-19.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those along the coast may experience isolated power outages and should prepare keep your cell phones and mobile devices fully charged.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have multiple ways to get emergency warnings for your area. Some options include Wireless Emergency Alerts on your mobile phone, NOAA Weather Radio, and CodeRED Emergency Notifications.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also utilize the state’s new hurricane preparedness site, hurricane.sc.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Heed warnings issued by local public safety officials. When you hear an official alert, take safety precautions immediately.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are unable to remain in your home:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Residents who live in mobile homes or in low lying areas prone to flooding may need to consider staying elsewhere during the storm. Stay with friends and family as a first option. Go to a motel or hotel, if possible. Emergency shelters will open if necessary.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Be aware of potential flash flooding:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move to higher ground. Do not wait to be told to move.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do not walk through moving water. Three to six inches of moving water can make you fall. If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do not drive into flooded areas. If floodwaters rise around your car, abandon the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. You and the vehicle can be quickly swept away.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do not ever try to drive around or move barricades that are blocking a street. <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>MORE INFORMATION&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Where to go for more information on Tropical Storm Elsa:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office website: https:// bcso.net/&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>National Hurricane Center: https://www.nhc.noaa. gov/&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>National Weather Service Charleston: https://www. weather.gov/chs/&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>S.C. Hurricane Guide: https://www.scemd. org/stay-informed/ publications/hurricane-guide/&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>S.C. hurricane preparedness site: hurricane.sc.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Tracking Tropical Storm (Hurricane) Elsa', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tracking-tropical-storm-hurricane-elsa', '', '', '2021-07-07 15:01:15', '2021-07-07 19:01:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51139', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51142, 4, '2021-07-06 15:01:00', '2021-07-06 19:01:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The South Carolina State Fair is accepting entries for this year’s competitive exhibits now through Wednesday, Sept. 1. The exhibits will showcase South Carolina\'s finest agriculture, art, crafts, flowers and livestock at the S.C. State Fair, to be held Oct. 13-24.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those wishing to compete can view the department Exhibit Guide and enter online at scstatefair.org/competitions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our competitive events are a hallmark of our annual fair and showcase the amazing talents of South Carolina residents,” said General Manager Nancy Smith, who served as the 2020 chair of the International Association of Fairs and Exhibitions. “We are thrilled to bring people together again to celebrate South Carolina’s rich history — while showcasing the best from local artisans and farmers alike.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than $300,000 in premiums will be offered for winning entries in competitive exhibits, including agriculture, art, crafts, flowers and livestock during this year’s fair.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The S.C. State Fair, the state’s largest annual event, returns this fall in Columbia. The S.C. State Fair is a charitable organization dedicated to preserving and promoting South Carolina’s agricultural roots while supporting statewide education.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even during the year of this pandemic, the South Carolina State Fair awarded $300,000 in Ride of Your Life Scholarships to 50 South Carolina high school students to pursue their studies at any public or private college, university, or technical college in the state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SC State Fair accepting entries for competitive exhibits', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sc-state-fair-accepting-entries-for-competitive-exhibits', '', '', '2021-07-07 15:02:38', '2021-07-07 19:02:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51142', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51144, 4, '2021-07-07 15:03:57', '2021-07-07 19:03:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beginning July 23 and continuing monthly on the fourth Friday of each month, the Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands will offer guided tours to the public beginning at the amphitheater on Paris Ave.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These tours will be conducted by Master Naturalist Jill Moore from Moore to Life.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are interested in attending, reserve a spot by email at FOPRCW@outlook.com. For more information about the Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands, visit https://friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org. For information about Jill Moore visit https://moore2lifesc.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to support the cypress wetlands and rookery, increase community awareness through education, and advocate for maintaining this stormwater retention system as a working organic laboratory.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands offering tours', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'friends-of-port-royal-cypress-wetlands-offering-tours', '', '', '2021-07-07 15:04:00', '2021-07-07 19:04:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51144', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51146, 4, '2021-07-06 15:04:00', '2021-07-06 19:04:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Walmart is hosting on-the-spot interviews at its hiring events at its Beaufort County stores from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, July 8.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Walmart is looking to hire local residents who would like to join the team at their neighborhood Walmart with full-time or part-time positions. This includes positions at both the associate and team lead levels across each area of the store and all shifts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are also hourly supervisor positions open throughout the market.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those interested must apply for positions in advance at Walmart.com/careers or text “jobs” to 240240.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The hiring events are taking place at the following Walmart Supercenters:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Store 728 </strong>– 25 Pembroke Drive, Hilton Head Island</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Store 1383 </strong>– 350 Robert Smalls Pkwy, Beaufort</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Store 2832 </strong>– 4400 Hwy 278, Hardeeville</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Store 6395 </strong>– 4 Bluffton Road, Bluffton</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Store 7181 </strong>– 265 Sea Island Pkwy, Beaufort</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Walmart hosting one-day hiring event', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'walmart-hosting-one-day-hiring-event', '', '', '2021-07-07 15:04:41', '2021-07-07 19:04:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51146', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51232, 4, '2021-07-14 13:17:13', '2021-07-14 17:17:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The more things change the more they stay the same.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":47235,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/OPINIONS-Bill-Rauch_bw.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/OPINIONS-Bill-Rauch_bw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47235\"/></a><figcaption>Bill Rauch</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Longtime readers of this column may remember a study that was referenced here in 2015 that concluded that, according to Beaufort County and Beaufort County School District figures, 60- plus percent of all the money raised in the seven bond and penny sales tax referenda that were passed by Beaufort County’s voters from 1995- 2015 went to improvements in the Bluffton area.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is no longer any surprise to taxpayers in the northern part of the county that we have been paying year-after-year for the 1991 Beaufort County Council’s naïveté when they unanimously green-lighted Sun City’s PUD without giving any consideration to the inevitable explosion of costs for the necessary public improvements (schools and roads for starters) outside Sun City’s gates.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While we have shelled out millions, Del Webb and its now parent company, PulteGroup, Inc., the developers of Sun City Hilton Head, have pocketed millions more. 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It is because Beaufort won’t swing for the fences, and the Beaufort County municipalities south of the Broad River will and do.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are 37 items on the county’s current wish list that total $465,727,192. Of these Beaufort is asking for $14 million, or about three percent of the total. There’s nothing wrong with what’s being requested, $5 million for the Cyber Security Training Center, $6 million for a stormwater study, and $3 million for a study of how to address sea level rise in the city, except that it is not enough.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meanwhile — excepting items for The Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority, The Beaufort Memorial Hospital, The Technical College of the Lowcountry, and The University of South Carolina at Beaufort that the Senator’s office will not consider to be asks from the respective municipalities, but that will instead be considered asks from the institutions themselves — Bluffton has $65 million on its list and Hilton Head Island has $186.2 million on its list.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There’s a simple political principle at work here. It goes something like this: political considerations all being equal, the more you ask for the more you get.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let’s say each municipality gets 10 percent of its ask. Beaufort would get $1.4 million, Bluffton would get $6.5 million and Hilton Head Island would get $18.6 million. Those numbers imply that there are four times the number of residents in Bluffton than there are in Beaufort, or even more incredibly that the population of Hilton Head Island exceeds 200,000. But it is not that. It is that (calling on my old New York vocabulary) the municipalities South of the Broad have the chutzpah to ask.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By the way, according to the list, The Town of Port Royal is asking for $10 million for its Spine Road ($6 million) and Shrimp Dock ($4 million) projects which is in my view, understanding how the game is played, also not enough.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In his wisdom maybe Senator Graham and his competent and experienced staff will end up funding the items, irrespective of their sponsors, for which there is the most need, and the earmarks he puts into place will be determined fairly with a cool and apolitical eye to what’s best for the county, state and nation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Or maybe they won’t. That ship — which is being fitted out now — will sail in September.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But here’s why this is important going forward. The President has negotiated in principle and indicated he will sign, and the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a version of a $1.2 trillion “Infrastructure Bill,” the details of which are currently being negotiated on a bi-partisan basis in the U.S. Senate.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether or not you agree that such a measure is a wise thing for the country’s and for your grandchildren’s financial future, if it passes it is a sure thing that we will all pay our share of the bill’s price tag now and for many years to come. Moreover, if a Federal trillion dollar Infrastructure Bill does get signed into law, as at this writing it seems likely one will be, there is also no doubt there will be a lot of new money (our money) for capital projects sloshing around in Washington and in Columbia, the most those capitol cities will very likely see for a generation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Get ready, because then it will be up to Beaufort’s and Port Royal’s leadership to think a lot bigger than they have been, to get organized and prepared to make their cases, or else to risk having their people get left behind once again to give more than they got.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today is not too soon for them to begin to face the challenge.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Bill Rauch was the Mayor of Beaufort from 1999 to 2008 and has twice won awards from the S.C. Press Association for his Island News columns. 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Critics of what is called “Critical Race Theory” (aka CRT) now are asking state legislators to pass laws banning the teaching of unpleasant truths about our historical past. Perhaps such legislators have not read the Constitution, in particular, the First Amendment; perhaps they don’t care?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every society has done some naughty things: Spain and its despicable Inquisition and the annihilation of native peoples of the southern New World; Germany’s Nazi government and its indescribable Holocaust; Turkey’s long-denied genocide of Armenians; China’s current wholesale imprisonment of its Uyghur Muslims of Xinjiang. This litany of bad things continues. It is important to note that Germany mandates teaching its bad/ugly/vicious history of the Third Reich in every school.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If we are exceptional, and The Good we have done certainly suggests this is so, it is because we have been willing to accept the truth of The Bad; for example, the foolish and destructive wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan; some aspects of The Ugly too. We should welcome this dialogue in our public places as evidence of the evolution of our national ethos of liberty and freedom. Therein lies the strength of our republic.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our commonly shared vision of America as a nation of free, vital, honest and open debate is tarnished when some state governments now resort to mandating, by law, closing our open minds. Knowing the Truth of our history may not make us “free,” but it most certainly will make us stronger.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These dimwitted legislators who are passing laws to ban teaching “The Ugly” of racism and its root causes, say this is necessary because they don’t want any student to “feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or psychological distress” because of their race or gender. What kind of gibberish foolishness is this? NO history of ANY country that teaches its history, no matter how sanitized, would NOT prevent someone from feeling these emotions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Such sentiments are evidence of serious thinking and, perhaps, even a desire to do better in the future. How can any normal rational human being write such nonsensical garbage into a LAW, let alone actually believe it? These mysteries of stupidity always amaze me!&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The roads we now travel all seem to lead inexorably to censorship, propaganda, puffery, expurgation, and continuing toxic infections of the racism virus that yet poisons us today. Alas, we have not invented an efficacious vaccine against it. The fantastic invention of DNA-based new incredible vaccines notwithstanding, I am pessimistic that we shall conquer this Big Ugly anytime soon.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>President Madison’s brilliance gave us our splendid Constitution and its first 10 amendments, rightly called the “Bill of Rights.” Regrettably, he left out one very important right — the right of free thinking. America’s educational systems have always been the linchpin of America’s exceptionalism. If our educational systems are now prevented from telling our true story – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly – we will never come to know the Truth and the Big Uglies will remain entrenched in our culture, and sadly perhaps even come to define it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let us pray our nation rededicates itself to the majestic promises set forth in the opening stanza of our grand Constitution: “WE THE PEOPLE, of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity …”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses commanded (or at least as Yul Brenner opined), “So let it be written, so let it be done.” Amen!&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@ gmail.com.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The good (lots), the bad (some)and the ugly (two biggies)', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-good-lots-the-bad-someand-the-ugly-two-biggies', '', '', '2021-07-14 13:54:22', '2021-07-14 17:54:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51235', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51238, 4, '2021-07-14 13:26:40', '2021-07-14 17:26:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Being raised in the parts of Mississippi that rarely grace pages of southern novels and are seen only in the dimmest light on a movie screen, I developed an absolute comfort in amateurish portrayals. After all, it is far easier to claim erosion than to explain the intricate displacement of layers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our notoriety as southern women is equal parts earned mixed with an artistic covering of century-worn edges. We are all hardened in our own right, just salted differently depending on proximity to the river or the marsh.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is highly doubtful that history will lend chapters to the post-pandemic deepening of a southern woman\'s roots; if so, it will be sugar-coated, draped in seersucker, and politely set on a shelf next to a dusty jar of pickled okra. The authentic account will live on in whispers of those whose lives were intimately affected. An unscheduled reminder of who we are, from where we came, and how we survived. It may take decades, but our stories always delight the palate far greater when seasoned with time. Seasoning is everything.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The great discontent of 2020 magnified the reactionary habits of southern women. Containment of natural resources always comes at a cost. Even canning vegetables is a high-risk activity. Anything less than adequate pressure-processing is a monstrous gamble.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The pandemic tossed us into a boiling water bath if by no other injurious attempt than to simply hold us captive. It was a rude interruption of life and civility. If we admit to any ineptness, it is that we cannot handle impolite disruption.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\'s well known an attempt to force a southern woman\'s hand is to recall the tide or reverse the river; the outcome is similar at best. Our submissive traits have long been gone with the wind. Momentarily we may oblige but only until we get bored. If historians found favor in brutal honesty, facts would show southern women have undoubtedly been the catalyst of war.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Amid the recent battle, signature coping mechanisms rose to the occasion, allowing some to delve deeply into religious comforts while others delved into spirits slightly less celestial. We are not above admitting our sins are as personal as our penance and our approach reflective of both. What the Bible can\'t calm, bourbon softens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We blessed hearts over toilet paper, cleaned the paint right off our baseboards, and perfected every cookie recipe passed down from the Civil War. Fairly certain our prayers, or maybe our stares, held the 2020 east coast hurricane season at bay.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our insanity was the very glue that held our society together. Without the insanity of southern women, there would be no southern men. We maintain credit for their fondness and skill of solitary sports. It is not by chance that men rediscovered the great outdoors. They are often revered as the premier hunter-gatherers when they fear Mother Nature far less than a Mother Interrupted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every generation has a tale of battles fought; we are no different. We are rising from the ashes of scorched normality, learning once again to survive by southern definition politely and definitively. There are tales to be told, stories to share, and secrets buried far beneath the pluff mud.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The pandemic sorted us like an unavoidable pile of laundry. We will design our path forward in perfect form, knowing well that our roots have deepened, tempers sharpened and those notable characteristics of an infamous category of women beautifully solidified.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford is the owner/founder of SugarBelle, a long-time real estate broker and a lover of the obscurities of southern culture. To contact her with praise and adoration, email CCWIslandNews@gmail.com. To complain, call your local representative.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'THE GREAT DISCONTENT', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-great-discontent', '', '', '2021-07-14 13:50:51', '2021-07-14 17:50:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51238', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51240, 4, '2021-07-14 13:30:48', '2021-07-14 17:30:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Andrew Smith said, “People fear what they don\'t understand and hate what they can’t conquer,” he was laying out the blueprint for the modern conservative movement, especially the Trumpist Republican Party. There is plenty of information available that could provide understanding and clarity, but then where would they get fuel for the lies they tell?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was in church a few years ago when the assistant worship leader stepped to the microphone and began rallying the audience to the appeal of living in God’s grace versus the punitive aspects of traditional, “rules-based” Christianity. He was making a good case when, suddenly, he got political.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“American media is the greatest terrorist organization on this planet. Their singular purpose is to instill fear into the American public.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Duuude,” I groaned to myself.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I let the comments pass, because I knew he didn’t know me well enough to know I was a journalist. But I took note, though, on several occasions after that the pastor urged members of his congregation to \"turn off the TV, turn off the news\" and find the truth in the Bible and in their own personal experiences.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I couldn’t argue with that sentiment, but I did wonder, how were these people so sure the media had bad intentions if they never read or watched? What were they basing their opinions on?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How could they make such confident assertions about something they knew nothing about? It might have helped me then to know how commonplace that would become in later years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>See, I don’t dislike conservatives because they are conservative. I get that their natural instincts are to preserve the status quo. The status quo works for them, so why change?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the ways they try to preserve, the things they do and, more dangerously, the things they say, are too often based on ignorance. Sometimes, prideful ignorance. And that drives me nuts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Right now, the western United States are on fire as they sit under another “heat dome,” an atmospheric pocket of extreme high temperatures. Pacific coast cities like Portland (112 degrees) and Seattle (104) are cooking under temperatures they have never seen. The New York Times reported more than 200 heat-related deaths in Oregon and Washington State in the month of June.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While “heat domes” are natural occurrences, the rising temperatures are being exacerbated by global warming. Temperature increases that were predicted to happen later this century are happening now.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But, according to Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, climate change Is “bull___t.” Government attempts to curb its progress by transitioning from fossil fuels and adopting new technology and new regulations are “self-inflicted wounds,” he told a group of fellow Republicans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, in an effort to undermine the premise behind critical race theory, told Fox News, “We know most of our forefathers, all of our main Founding Fathers were against slavery, recognized the evils of it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She is partially correct. They recognized its evils, and some even wrote against it. But they also enslaved people. It’s one thing to decry the inhumanity of holding another human being in bondage, but that cotton wasn’t going to pick itself. I mean, somebody had to plant and harvest and cook and clean and build and maintain and get beaten within an inch of their lives for trying to escape or learn to read, right?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the recent CPAC conference, some of the loudest cheers were for speakers who bragged about not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. I have heard excuses ranging from fears about the vaccines rewriting DNA (they don’t), not knowing what\'s in them (we do know) to their containing tissue from aborted fetuses (they don’t). I actually found one article that addressed all three of those concerns, and the person I shared the article with wouldn’t budge.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The latest reasons for not getting the vaccine are downright conspiratorial: The government wants to control us. Vaccines will make recipients more vulnerable to the next round of outbreaks. Planned door-to-door outreach to promote the vaccine will instead be used to … confiscate guns and Bibles? Why settle for simply being wrong when you can throw anti-government paranoia into the mix?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In newspapers, we used to talk about feeding readers spinach or cake. Cake was the good news they liked; spinach was the boring news they needed. Too many of our political leaders are feeding us something else entirely (ask Ron Johnson) and we’re letting them get away with it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Terry E. Manning lives and works in Savannah, Ga. He is a Clemson graduate and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Truth?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-truth', '', '', '2021-07-14 13:49:40', '2021-07-14 17:49:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51240', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51242, 4, '2021-07-14 13:35:30', '2021-07-14 17:35:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Monday and I’m on the Statehouse grounds in Columbia.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is dark, late, and my wife and I are walking the manicured grounds looking at Ben Tillman, Wade Hampton and Strom Thurmond — each illuminated man set off against the modest, beautifully proportioned capital dome which is also illuminated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tillman, known as Pitchfork Ben, stands defiant as does Strom Thurmond. And, if one looks carefully at Senator Thurmond’s pedestal, one can see that “four children” has been changed to “five” so as to include his African-American daughter, Bessie Mae Thurmond.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wade Hampton, Robert E. Lee’s legendary calvary officer, forever rides his horse and will forever have a great view of the capital’s newest monument — the monument detailing South Carolina’s African American Experience.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The African-American entry is actually a curving metal tableau beginning with the first boatload of slaves to arrive in Charleston, then there is Emancipation, then Jim Crow and, then Evacuation to the North. Finally we get a sculpture of Beaufort’s own Joe Frazier.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the center of this curving metal timeline there is a polished granite map showing that most of the slaves came from Senegal, Ghana and Congo. There is also a ship — the stylized metal skeleton of a ship — showing how the Africans were packaged into the hold. There is no commentary on this prone passenger placement. None is really needed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is interesting (to me) that right at the moment there is a case in front of our Supreme Court that questions the constitutionality of the South Carolina Heritage Act.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Heritage Act, signed into law on May 18, 2000, states that no monuments or memorials erected on public property will be relocated, removed, disturbed or altered. Any proposed change to such memorials or monuments shall require a two-thirds vote of both the South Carolina Senate and the House.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The current lawsuit alleges that the Heritage Act violates two separate constitutional prohibitions. The first is the placing limits on the General Assembly’s ability to amend or repeal an earlier law. The second constitutional prohibition is disregarding home rule and local governments (who may want to take a particular statue down).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is true that John C. Calhoun was taken down by The City of Charleston in June of 2020. However, Calhoun’s statue was privately owned and he was perched on private land leased to the City of Charleston. Calhoun was lifted off his column on the parade ground in front of The Old Citadel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All of these successfully removed relics go into hiding at a local museum; or at the end of some dusty hallway at South Carolina’s Confederate Relic Room. But going into obscurity probably extends the life of these statues in that they get located in a secure, climate controlled building. But there is no question that their disappearance helps people forget.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some might argue that forgetting Ben Ryan Tillman is a good thing. But I believe that knowing Pitchfork Ben — and knowing what he did to South Carolina’s Black population — is as important as knowing Robert Smalls and what he did for South Carolina’s African-American population.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the 1880s, Benjamin Ryan Tillman, a self-described farmer from Edgefield County, emerged as a political force who traded in anger and resentment. At first that resentment was aimed at the Charleston aristocracy that then ruled South Carolina. Soon, however, that resentment was redirected to South Carolina’s Black population.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tillman’s mounting popularity was concentrated on a state-wide convention that would rewrite South Carolina’s Constitution. And in 1895 he got his convention.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That convention removed Charleston’s influence; stripped-away voting rights from almost every African American man; mandated separate schools for Black and white children and segregated everything from trolley cars to Charleston’s Battery. Tillman, with a little help from his brother, removed or reversed every single advantage that came out of Reconstruction.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tillman’s legislation would remain in place for 75 years — until the Civil Rights legislation of the early 1960s. Even then it would be delayed and fought by Strom Thurmond who stands about 50 yards from Tillman.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, what to we do if the Supreme Court says the two-thirds requirement is unconstitutional?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I say we leave Ben in place; but change the words on his plinth to say:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Benjamin Ryan Tillman, architect of the 1895 Convention that removed Blacks from the voting rolls; segregated schools and sent hundreds of thousands of African Americans North to Philadelphia and New York.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Joe Friday would say, “Just the facts, ma’am.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. 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(51244, 4, '2021-07-14 13:38:31', '2021-07-14 17:38:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Larry Dandridge</strong><br><br>As a volunteer Patient Adviser at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (RHJVAMC), the Fisher House Charleston Ambassador of Good Will, the VP for Veteran Affairs for the Coastal SC Association of the US Army Chapter, and a disabled veteran, I am frequently asked, <em>“How can I help Veterans and their families in the LowCountry of SC?” </em>I recommend the following:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1. Volunteer at or Donate (Tax Free) to the RHJVAMC, one of its Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC), or Fisher House Charleston. </strong>Contact the RHJVAMC Voluntary Services, located at 109 Bee St., Charleston SC 29401. Voluntary Servies phone is 843-789-7230 and the email is VHACHAVAVS@va.gov. Read all about volunteering at and donating $$$$$ and things to the RHJVAMC at https://www.charleston.va.gov/giving/index.asp. The RHJVAMC owns and operates seven CBOCs, inlcuding the Clinics in Beaufort, Goose Creek, Trident 2/Ladson, North Charleston, and Myrtle Beach SC and the Savannah and Hinesville GA Clinics.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2. Volunteer to bring food and cook for guests at FISHER HOUSE CHARLESTON. </strong>Begin with the Fisher House Charleston web site at https://www.charleston.va.gov/services/Fisher_House.asp. Then go to the MEAL TRAINS WEB SITE at https://mealtrain.com/986m8v and read the instructions. Then contact the RHJVAMC Voluntary Services at 843-789-7230 or contact Christopher Jackson, Assistant Manager at Christopher.Jackson@va.gov and phone 843-805-8200. Fisher House Charleston is at 150 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC 29401. Jacalyn Slemmer is the Manager of Fisher House Charleston. To drop off donations, call the Fisher House at 843-805-8200.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3. Donate $$$$$$ and Things (Tax Free) directly to Fisher House Charleston. </strong>Contact RHJVAMC Voluntary Services at 843-789-7230. Donation checks should be payable to the RHJVAMC Fisher House with the memo section of the check indicating: Fisher House. 100% of all (tax-free) donations that are made direct to the RHJVAMC or Fisher House Charleston go to supporting Veterans and their families. Read more about how to donate directly to Fisher House Charleston at https://www.charleston.va.gov/services/Fisher_House.asp.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4. Donate $$$$$$ to Fisher House Charleston through the Friends of Fisher House Charleston (FHC). </strong>Although the FHC is owned and operated by the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, every Fisher House relies on community support to underwrite incidental expenses that are not covered by appropriated funding. The Friends of Fisher House Charleston is the surviving independent charitable organization and 501. (c)(3) corporation that raised over $5.5 million dollars to purchase the land that Fisher House Charleston is built on and to refurbish the historic Carriage House. To make donations to FHC through the Friends of Fisher House Charleston, go to www.friendsoffisherhousecharleston.org and donate on line or make checks payable to the Friends of Fisher House Charleston, PO Box 1678, Charleston, SC 29402-1678. The Friends of Fisher House Charleston has a 90 out of 100 rating on Charity Navigator.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>5. Volunteer to drive for the RHJVAMC VETERANS’ TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. </strong>Call the VA Medical Center Volunteer Services at 843-789-7230 or email VHACHAVAVS@va.gov to find out how to become a VA Volunteer, who drives the donated buses and government vehicles that provide free transportation to and from the VA Medical Center and its Clinics.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6. Help a Veteran and their family find out what the Veteran’s VA benefits are and who can help them to file a claim with the VA and the State of SC. </strong>Veterans and their families can receive free help with preparing claims from a VA accredited representative or an employee at a local VA Office. Many accredited representatives work for Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), and may provide help free of charge. There is a State of SC Veterans Service Office in every SC county. See a list of SC County Veterans Service Offices at https://scdva.sc.gov/county-veterans-affairs-offices. The Beaufort County Vets Service Office is located at 100 Clear Water Way, Beaufort, SC 29906, phone number (843) 255-6880. Call ahead to make an appointment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>7. Become a volunteer or assisting organization with the Tri-County (Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley Counties) Veterans Support Network (TCVSN). </strong>Go to TCVSN.org and Facebook page Facebook.com/TCVSN . The TCVSN is a non-profit, 501. (c) (3) Corporation and serves as a clearing house and focuses on proactively identifying and seeking out veterans and their families who are in a crisis. The network assesses the veterans and their family’s needs and ensures they are quickly connected to the relevant services from over 100 Veteran Service Agencies in the LowCountry. Call Tim Taylor at 843-410-3616 or email him at tim@tcvsn.org. You can download TCVSN local resource and national resource directories at the web site. You can donate to TCVSN at tcvsn.org/donate. Charity Navigator rates this charity at four stars and 94 out of 100.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>8. Lead the effort to establish a Quad-County Veterans Support Network for Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper, and Hampton SC Counties. </strong>Call Tim Taylor the Director of the Charleston, Dorchester, and Berkeley County (Tri-County) Veterans Support Network (TCVSN) 843-410-3616 or email Tim Taylor at tim@tcvsn.org to get a run-down on how he and many others started and operate the highly successful TCVSN.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>One last word of caution. </strong>There are thousands of scams trying to defraud people into donating, in the name of our military members, veterans, and their families. Before donating to anyone, other than the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, where 100% of donations are used to support veterans, go to one or more of the Charity Rating Organizations like Charity Navigator at https://www.charitynavigator.org, Charity Watch https://www.charitywatch.org, and Consumer Reports www.consumerreports.org/charities/best-charities-for-your-donations/ and make certain the charity you are considering is reputable and has a high rating.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam War era wounded warrior, a combat and 100% disabled veteran, an ex-Enlisted Infantryman, an Ex-Warrant Officer Attack Helicopter Pilot and Test-pilot, and a retired Lt. Colonel. He is a past Veterans Service Officer, and a current volunteer Patient Adviser, CEO Advisory Council Member, and Patient and Family Advisory Committee Member at the RHJ VA Medical Center. He is also the Fisher House Charleston volunteer Good Will Ambassador and the VP for Veteran and Retiree Affairs for the Coastal Carolina Army Association Chapter. Larry is the author of the award-winning, non-fiction, and action-packed BLADES OF THUNDER (Book One) and contributing free-lance writer with the Island News, you can email him at: LDandridge@earthlink.net.</em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>EDITOR’S NOTE</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These columns are not meant to replace carefully reading the Federal Veterans’ benefits information at www.va.gov and other locations or the State of SC Veterans benefit information at https://scdva.sc.gov . Anyone seeking advice on veterans’ benefits are advised to seek the advice and assistance of a Veterans Assistance Officer or another certified Veterans Advisor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Larry Dandridge is not an employee of THE ISLAND NEWS and his opinions are his alone. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of these articles, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed by the author or THE ISLAND NEWS for damages resulting from the use of information contained herein.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eight ways to help our Veterans and their families in the Lowcountry', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eight-ways-to-help-our-veterans-and-their-families-in-the-lowcountry', '', '', '2021-07-14 13:45:06', '2021-07-14 17:45:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51244', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51246, 4, '2021-07-14 13:40:03', '2021-07-14 17:40:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More offers were sure to come for Whale Branch football standout Xavier Chaplin, but the Warriors’ two-way lineman already had the one he wanted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chaplin committed last week to continue his career at Virginia Tech next year on a full athletic scholarship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The offers were relatively slow to come for Chaplin, but he had interest from numerous NCAA Division I “Power 5” schools, including the University of Georgia, Whale Branch coach Jerry Hatcher said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Hokies were the first big-time program to make an offer, though, and they made landing Chaplin their top priority to solidify their offensive line. The 370-pound rising senior ran a 5.2-second 40-yard dash when he worked out at Virginia Tech, and the Hokies wanted to make sure he didn’t get away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chaplin was a first-team All-Lowco pick on the defensive line in 2020, but he was one of the Warriors’ anchors in the trenches on both sides of the ball, helping pave the way for a powerful ground game and shutting down opposing teams’ rushing game.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Whale Branch star Chaplin commits to Hokies', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whale-branch-star-chaplin-commits-to-hokies', '', '', '2021-07-14 13:52:32', '2021-07-14 17:52:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51246', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51248, 4, '2021-07-14 13:41:05', '2021-07-14 17:41:05', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Athletics’ first baseman Matt Gronichec reaches for a dropped fly ball after colliding with second baseman Bobby Askew during the first inning against the Beaufort Royals during Beaufort County Adult Baseball League play on Tuesday, July 6 at Burton Wells Park. Cornicheck recovered the ball and tossed it to second base for the out. The Royals went on to beat the Athletics, 12-4. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'JUST HOW THEY PLANNED IT', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'just-how-they-planned-it', '', '', '2021-07-14 13:43:15', '2021-07-14 17:43:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51248', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51252, 4, '2021-07-14 14:03:33', '2021-07-14 18:03:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>C.J. Cummings got on a plane Monday morning in Savannah and headed for Hawaii, a step closer to his Olympic dream in Tokyo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cummings will continue to train with Coach Ray Jones in Hawaii in a “bubble” with his teammates, including two heavy sessions, before heading to Tokyo on July 22.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The delay and the delay and the delay with C.J., it’s like enough already,” Jones said. “It’s finally going to happen for him. I’m happy for that.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":43942,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/RES3856.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/RES3856-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43942\"/></a><figcaption>C.J. Cummings. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 21-year-old weightlifter is scheduled to compete in the men’s 73-kilogram weight class beginning at 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28. That means to watch him compete in Beaufort, you’ll have to get up early because of the 13-hour time difference.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cummings’ group will compete at 6:50 a.m. Beaufort time. The competition can be streamed live at NBCOlympics.com or can be watched via tape delay at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 28.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After competing, Cummings should return July 31 to Hawaii, where his mother, Savasha, and several other family members will be waiting for him. Cummings’ father, Clarence Cummings Sr., won’t be making the trip for health reasons.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Though C.J. Cummings was featured in a billboard on U.S. 21 across from Stokes Toyota, Clarence Cummings Sr., said he wasn’t aware of any local plans for a watch party of any sort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.<br></em><br><em>Top photo: A billboard on U.S. 21 wishes Beaufort’s C.J. Cummings good luck in the upcoming 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Cummings departs Beaufort for Hawaii; Tokyo next', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'cummings-departs-beaufort-for-hawaii-tokyo-next', '', '', '2021-07-14 14:05:34', '2021-07-14 18:05:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51252', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51254, 4, '2021-07-14 14:09:43', '2021-07-14 18:09:43', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vitamin B-12 is very important to your overall health, it helps maintain normal brain and nervous system functions. A B-12 deficiency can be caused by anemia, gastritis, Crohn’s Disease, Celiac Disease, Lupus and other Auto-Immune Diseases. You get most of your B-12 in meats and dairy products. If you follow a vegan diet you may be B-12 deficient. Symptoms of a Vitamin B-12 deficiency are:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Memory Issues&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Afternoon Exhaustion and Fatigue&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Weakness, Tired Body, Muscle Fatigue&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pale Skin&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Blurred-Spotty Vision&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dizziness&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pins and Needles, Numbness&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anxiety and Depressive Mood- Swings&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have many of these symptoms, you should contact your doctor. You will receive blood tests to properly diagnose a deficiency and receive proper vitamin dosage. If you go with this deficiency for too long you can develop nerve damage so getting your mind and body in check is important.<br><br>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'careTALK: Vitamin B-12', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'caretalk-vitamin-b-12', '', '', '2021-07-14 14:09:48', '2021-07-14 18:09:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51254', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51256, 4, '2021-07-14 14:11:39', '2021-07-14 18:11:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Use these tips to remain active and independent for as long as possible.&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1. Eat and drink healthy. </strong>Make healthy choices—like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, low-fat dairy products, and water.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2. Move more, sit less throughout the day. </strong>Being active can help you prevent, delay, and manage chronic diseases; improve balance and stamina; reduce risk of falls; and improve brain health. TIP—Aim for moderate physical activity, like walking, at least 150 minutes a week (22-30 minutes a day) and muscle strengthening activity, like carrying groceries, at least 2 days a week.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3. Don’t use tobacco. </strong>If you use tobacco, take the first step towards quitting by calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW for FREE help.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4. Get regular checkups. </strong>Visit your doctor for preventive services, not just when you’re sick. This can prevent disease or find it early, when treatment is more effective.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>5. Know your family history. </strong>Share your family health history with your doctor, who can help you take steps to prevent chronic diseases or catch them early.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6. Be aware of changes in brain health. </strong>Everyone’s brain changes as they age, but dementia is not a normal part of aging. See your doctor if you have questions about memory or brain health.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more about how to prevent chronic disease and maintain a healthy lifestyle, follow @CDCChronic on Twitter or visit www.cdc.gov/ chronicdisease <br><br>Exclusive Content from CARE Magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SIX TIPS FOR HEALTHY AGING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'six-tips-for-healthy-aging', '', '', '2021-07-14 14:11:43', '2021-07-14 18:11:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51256', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51258, 4, '2021-07-14 14:13:59', '2021-07-14 18:13:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most women suffer some form of breast pain at some point in their lives. It may be mild or severe, constant or intermittent. It may be in the form of soreness, sharp burning pangs, or tightness. “Breast pain, or mastalgia, is usually straightforward to diagnose and treat,” says plastic surgeon and breast specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen. “While it is seldom a sign of something serious, pain that doesn\'t go away after one or two menstrual cycles or that persists in women after menopause should be evaluated by a doctor.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most breast pain is cyclical – linked to hormonal fluctuation associated with the reproductive cycle. Women describe cyclical breast pain as the breasts feeling heavy, tender, swollen, and achy. It is caused by increases in estrogen and progesterone that occur before the menstrual period and cause the breasts to swell. Cyclical breast pain generally affects both breasts, intensifies in the week or two leading up to the menstrual period, then recedes. It most often affects women during their childbearing years and as they are approaching menopause. Breast tenderness can be eased with over-the-counter pain relievers and by reducing salt, fats, and caffeine in the diet. Birth control pills – or switching to a different formulation – can also help.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Chen notes: “The breasts may remain tender during the first trimester of pregnancy in response to increased hormone levels and that continuing breast soreness often accompanies a missed menstrual period as an early sign of pregnancy.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fibrocystic breast disease, also triggered by hormones, is characterized by dense, lumpy breast tissue that may become painful in response to the monthly cycle. The lumps are fluid-filled cysts and can be clearly differentiated from more dangerous lumps composed of a solid mass of cells that may signify a benign or malignant tumor. Cysts may resolve on their own but any lump in the breast must be evaluated by a doctor via mammogram, ultrasound, or aspiration – drawing fluid from the cyst.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Non-cyclical breast pain -- unrelated to reproductive hormones – most often occurs in one breast and in a localized area though the pain may spread throughout the breast. There are several causes:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mastitis is most common in breast-feeding women (lactation mastitis) but can occur at any time. It is characterized by inflammation of the breast tissue that causes swelling, redness, pain, and warmth and sometimes fever and chills. During lactation, mastitis is usually caused by a blocked milk duct or by bacteria entering the breast through an opening in the skin or a cracked nipple. It is generally treated with antibiotics.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Injury to the breast can be from a previous surgery, from an accident, or from sports. There may be a sharp pain at the time of the trauma followed by tenderness for days or weeks. A doctor should be seen if pain doesn\'t subside or if there is redness and warmth, which could indicate the presence of infection, if there is severe swelling, or if there is a bruise that doesn\'t go away.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Support issues are most often experienced by women with large, heavy breasts but poor support can cause the ligaments to stretch and cause pain in breasts of any size, particularly after exercise. Pain may also affect the neck, back, and shoulders. A properly fitted, supportive bra should be worn at all times and a sports bra when exercising.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Medications can cause breast pain as a side effect. Hormonal therapies used in infertility treatment, birth control pills, and hormonal replacement after menopause can cause breast tenderness. Some psychiatric medications and those used for coronary disease can also have this effect.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Many women worry that breast pain might be a sign of breast cancer,” says Dr. Chen. ”While this is unusual, it\'s not impossible. Inflammatory breast cancer, which accounts for 1%-5% of breast cancers does cause pain as well as redness, swelling, and thickened or dimpled skin. The important thing for women to know is that while most breast pain isn\'t dangerous, any condition that doesn\'t resolve over the course of the menstrual cycle or a week or two should be evaluated by a doctor. In the vast majority of cases, treatment will be rapid and effective.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Constance M. Chen, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon with special expertise in the use of innovative natural techniques to optimize medical and cosmetic outcomes for women undergoing breast reconstruction. She is Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) at Weill Cornell Medical College and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) at Tulane University School of Medicine. www.constancechenmd.com <br><br>Exclusive Content from CARE Magazine </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Why do my breasts hurt?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'why-do-my-breasts-hurt', '', '', '2021-07-14 14:14:03', '2021-07-14 18:14:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51258', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51260, 4, '2021-07-14 14:17:36', '2021-07-14 18:17:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seeing a double chin in the mirror may be a sign of weight gain or obesity, but that is not always the case. There are many exercises that target the fat under the chin and neck. There are also other treatments that can be used to support these activities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Causes</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A double chin is caused by an extra layer of fat that develops beneath the chin.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A few different factors combine in the body to create a double chin. Understanding these factors may help with understanding ways to get rid of the double chin itself.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Age. The skin can start to lose its elasticity as the body ages, which can lead to the appearance of extra or saggy skin that may contribute to a double chin.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diet and weight. While weight gain is not always the cause of a double chin, it can contribute to it. A diet high in calories, processed foods, and unhealthful fats may influence weight gain and a double chin as well.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Genetics. Genes may play a role in people developing a double chin. Anyone with a family history of skin with little elasticity or double chins might be more likely to develop one themselves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Posture. Poor posture can weaken the muscles of the neck and chin. This may contribute to a double chin over time, as the surrounding skin loses its elasticity when the muscles are not used.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>There are many simple exercises for a double chin.</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While there is little scientific research on the effect of these exercises, they target the muscles of the neck and face. Working these muscles could help burn fat in these areas and may be a crucial part of getting rid of a double chin.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Around the world (warm up)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As with any exercise routine, it is important to warm up the muscles to avoid injury. To warm up the neck, gently rotate the head forward and down and then back and up using a clockwise, circular motion. After a few rotations, reverse the direction.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The same circular motion is used to stretch the jaw. Gently extend the jaw left, then forward, then right, and then back, holding each position for a second or two. Now the muscles are warmed and ready for exercise.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Whistle at the ceiling</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This exercise is great for strengthening the muscles and giving the neck a break during time spent at the desk. Sit with a straight back and relaxed shoulders.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tilt the head back to look at the ceiling. From this position, close the lips into the position used while whistling. The lips should be relaxed but held tight enough to feel a contraction on both sides of the neck.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hold this position for 10 to 20 seconds depending on the comfort level of the individual. Ten repetitions of this exercise are usually enough for one sitting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Kiss the sky</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This exercise is similar to the previous one, with a few differences.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stand straight and tall with the arms and shoulders loose and relaxed. Tilt the head back to look at the ceiling. Pucker the lips and try to kiss the sky, extending them as far away from the face as possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When done correctly, the muscles throughout the neck and chin should feel flexed but comfortable. Hold this position for 5 to 20 seconds and then relax. Repeat 10 to 15 times per set.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The ball squeeze</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keeping an exercise tool on hand is an excellent way to help some people remember to do their exercises.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For neck exercises, it may help to keep a ball somewhere near the desk, bed, or in a place where a person will do the exercises. The size of the ball can range from 5 to 10 inches based on personal comfort and should be easy to squeeze.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ball squeeze is done best from a seated position with a straight back and relaxed shoulders.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Place the ball under the chin. Use the chin to push down against the ball in a steady, firm motion. This can be repeated 10 to 30 times during each sitting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The pouting stretch</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another effective way to target the muscles in the chin and neck is to do a pouting stretch.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Standing or seated, stick the bottom lip out as far as possible to form a pouting face. Hold the position for 3 seconds. With the lip still in full pout, use the muscles of the neck to tilt the chin towards the chest without moving the upper back.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hold this position for 3 seconds. Relax the muscles and start again. Repeat 10 to 20 times or until the neck feels the workout.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Gum chewing</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chewing gum may not seem like much, but it may be useful for people looking to get rid of a double chin in multiple ways.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A study posted to the journal Appetite found that individuals who chew gum after a meal may feel more satisfied with what they have eaten. This makes them less likely to reach for additional snacks. Chewing gum can help people who are losing weight to reduce the number of calories in their diet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chewing gum is a minor workout for the muscles of the face, especially the jaw. Regular gum chewing may contribute to an overall loss of fat in the chin though it probably will not do much by itself.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The lion’s yawn</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The point of this exercise is to open the mouth wide while sticking the tongue out as far as possible, much like a yawning lion.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It can be a great exercise to strengthen many muscles in the chin, neck, and face.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sit or stand with a relaxed posture. Open the mouth as wide as possible while extending the tongue out as far as it will go.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When done correctly, the muscles of the neck, chin, and jaw should tighten.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Push the tongue out for 10 seconds and relax. Repeat this process 10 times and move on to another exercise.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com — Written by Jon Johnson&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Medically reviewed by Cynthia Cobb, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, FAANP&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additional sources:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dennis, E. A., Dengo, A. L., Comber, D. L., Flack, K. D., Savla, J., Davy, K. P., &amp; Davy, B. M. (2009, August 6). Water consumption increases weight loss during a hypocaloric diet intervention in middle-aged and older adults. Obesity, 18(2), 300-307<br><br>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2859815/\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2859815/</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>FDA. (2015, April 29). FDA approves treatment for fat below the chin [News release]</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm444978.htm\">https://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm444978.htm</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hetherington, M. M., &amp; Regan, M. F. (2011, October). Effects of chewing gum on short-term appetite regulation in moderately restrained eaters [Abstract]. Appetite, 57(2), 475-82</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21718732\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21718732</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Konda, D., &amp; Thappa, D. M. (2012, December 14). Mesotherapy: What is new? 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(51262, 4, '2021-07-14 14:20:14', '2021-07-14 18:20:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In your secret soul, do you harbor a belief that bigger is more? That more is better? Does something deep down cry out for family size, even though the nest is as empty as a candidate\'s eyes?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Take yourself by the hand, and turn away from the habits of a lifetime, in favor of a new life. Take the shackles from your wallet and the shades from your eyes and repeat with joy: I\'m not paying for economy size anymore!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It\'s not economical to buy a bag of chocolate chips that can make enough cookies to stock all the airline lounges in the Western Hemisphere until 2014. It\'s not economical to have more trash barrels than the doggy day care.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let someone else do it. Let someone else clean it. Let someone else make the payments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let it go. Here\'s to ‘no more’. <strong>Give it up:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>The three-dozen-egg carton, the 2,000-pack of Sweet\'N Low and the crowd-size bottle of ketchup (unless you’re throwing a family cookout).</li><li>Super-sized fries (no one in the minivan to take the last handful or take the edge off the guilt).</li><li>The minivan. How about a snazzy car, a smart car, even a wiseguy car?</li><li>A brand-new model four-over-four house — even on the golf course. Even if your kids live next door. Especially if your kids live next door.</li><li>A one-horse open sleigh. Yes, you\'ve been meaning to get the horse but …</li><li>A shopping warehouse membership. You\'ll never need that many paper towels, unless you run a car wash. You\'ll never need (a year of COVID-hoarding nothwithstanding) that much toilet paper unless you run … out.</li><li>The gym ultra-membership. How about the dog, the shoes, the SPF 50 and the open road?</li><li>Those seven, nine or 20 unfinished quilts and birdhouses.</li><li>All those teaspoons, fruit spoons, salt spoons, cheese knives, crab picks and lobster crackers liberated from the restaurant along with the extra lemon, the fistful of sugar bags, the multitude of baskets for rolls.</li><li>Fourteen matching place settings … 14 unmatched place settings are more fun, funky and functional.</li><li>Just one extra shot — tequila, espresso, Botox.</li><li>Your very own chickens (really, really not).</li><li>Four-inch heels for the wedding reception.</li><li>Another cat.</li><li>Another hat.</li><li>Another hobby.</li><li>A bigger flat screen.</li><li>A bigger boat.</li><li>A bigger mortgage.</li><li>More than 700 channels in one night.</li><li>More than 700 calories in one hand.</li><li>Double cheese.</li><li>3-D.</li><li>Four-wheelers.</li><li>Quintuplets.</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>A humorous look at the joys of downsizing (an oldie but goodie redux by Jacquelyn Mitchard, a best-selling author of 21 books)</em><br><br>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '25 things we don\'t need now that we\'re over 50', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '25-things-we-dont-need-now-that-were-over-50', '', '', '2021-07-14 14:20:17', '2021-07-14 18:20:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51262', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51264, 4, '2021-07-14 14:23:15', '2021-07-14 18:23:15', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Children spend a lot of time outside enjoying going to the pool, taking part in sports or just outdoor playtime. Likely, they are outside with sunscreen to protect their skin. But a question that sparks a lot of interest from parent centers around eye protection and sunglasses.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mayo Clinic Health System providers say children receive more annual sun exposure than adults. This increased exposure to sunlight increases risk of eye damage from ultraviolet (UV) light — an invisible electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun. Unlike adult eyes, children\'s eyes are still maturing and cannot filter out the harmful UV rays as effectively.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Children\'s eyelids and skin around the eye are delicate and more vulnerable than adult skin,\" says Nitika Arora, M.B.B.S., Mayo Clinic Health System glaucoma specialist in ophthalmology. \"Damage from UV rays builds up over time. Long-term eye problems not specific to children could include cataracts and age-related macular degeneration that can blur vision, dull colors and lead to the development of a pterygium, which is a noncancerous growth of tissue on the surface of the eye.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There also are some short-term physical side effects from too much UV light, including photokeratitis, also known as \"snow blindness.\" This occurs when UV rays reflect off sand, water, ice, and snow, or if you stare at the sun. Photokeratitis is like having a sunburned eye.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fortunately, sunglasses will protect the skin around the eye and the eye itself. Consider having your children wear sunglasses every day. UV rays can still damage eyes on cloudy days.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Keep these tips in mind with selecting sunglasses for your children:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li><strong>Look for UV protection. </strong>Sunglasses should conform to the American National Standards Institute\'s guideline ANSI Z80.3, which specifies UV protection and impact protection. Angela Schneider, optician at Mayo Clinic Health System advises to choose sunglasses that block 99%–100% of both UVA (long-length) and UVB (short- length) rays. Look for large wraparound-style sunglasses that cover a lot of skin. If your children need to wear corrective lenses, you may want to consider photochromic lenses, also called transition lenses, to eliminate the need for sunglasses. Photochromic lenses automatically change from clear lenses to darkened lenses in the presence of sunlight. These lenses block 100% of the sun\'s UV rays.&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Make sure the sunglasses are durable. </strong>Schneider says active children need sunglasses made of impact-resistant polycarbonate with scratch-proof lenses. She says frames should be bendable but unbreakable so make sure the fit is snug.</li><li><strong>Consider activities. </strong>Some sunglasses come with amber or green lenses and can increase contrast, which may be useful for sports.</li><li><strong>Let kids choose. </strong>Kids are more likely to wear sunglasses if they\'ve been allowed to pick them out. Let them choose among a few pairs of sunglasses.</li><li><strong>Be the keeper of the sunglasses. </strong>To prevent the sunglasses from being lost, broken, or forgotten, parents may want to consider keeping their children\'s sunglasses in a safe place when they are not being worn.</li><li><strong>Listen to your children or observe them. </strong>If your children resist wearing glasses or sunglasses, observing their behavior, or talking to them further might give you a clue to the barriers, such as poor fit or discomfort while wearing them.</li><li><strong>Set a good example. </strong>Your eye health is important. Set a good example for your children by wearing your sunglasses consistently and make wearing them part of your children\'s routine.</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As an added protection, have your children wear wide-brimmed hats and sunscreen to further reduce their UV exposure. Sunglasses block UV rays that come through the lenses. 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(51267, 4, '2021-07-14 14:29:02', '2021-07-14 18:29:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Volunteers work together to remove a section of the old plywood decking at the Port Royal Skate Park on Friday afternoon. About 35 volunteers helped to repair the popular park.</em> <em>Photos by Bob Sofaly</em><br><br><strong>By Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A small army of about 35 volunteers from all walks of life converged on the Port Royal Skate Park on Friday and Saturday to do one thing – renovate the park to make it safe for skateboarders and BMX cyclists.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many of the ramp surfaces were worn and sagging in the middle and all the metal rails were worn and rusted. The popular park had not been renovated or repaired since 2017 and was in dire need of serious work, according to Rev. Conrad Meier, Pastor of Praise Assembly of God.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":51221,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07092021-Skate-Park-Makeover1-9649.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07092021-Skate-Park-Makeover1-9649-746x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51221\"/></a><figcaption><em>Rafael Nieves, a BMX cyclist, volunteers his time to help repair the Port Royal skatepark on Friday afrernoon. Here he uses a claw hammer and a pry bar to pull up the plywood decking of one of the worn ramps.</em><br></figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meier said many people and companies, including the Town of Port Royal, chipped in money to purchase materials specific to skateboarding. Skate Lite and Transformer Rails, companies dedicated to the popular sport, sold their surface and infrastructure materials for half price.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sagging plywood and wooden frames were cut out and replaced, as were as all the metal rails.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51223,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07092021-Skate-Park-Makeover-2-8235.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07092021-Skate-Park-Makeover-2-8235-1024x808.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51223\"/></a><figcaption><em>The Rev. Conrad Meier, Pastor of Praise Assembly of God, cuts one of the legs off a rail at the Port Royal Skateboard Park. </em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>“You know when you hear people say ‘someone needs to do something’ about a particular problem?” Meier said while cutting away a heavily rusted hand rail. “Well, I am that somebody.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are ALL that somebody,” he said proudly while looking around at all the volunteers working.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Port Royal Skate Park gets a makeover', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'port-royal-skate-park-gets-a-makeover', '', '', '2021-07-14 14:29:51', '2021-07-14 18:29:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51267', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(51270, 4, '2021-07-13 14:30:00', '2021-07-13 18:30:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club meetings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 15, Washington Street Park. After a year of masks, social distancing, hygiene measures and vaccinations (you have yours, right?), we can finally meet in person. Meetings at the beautiful, newly refurbished Washington Street Park at the corner of Washington Street and Newcastle Street in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LIVE After 5</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 15, downtown Beaufort. Every third Thursday of the month is downtown Beaufort’s newest recurring monthly party with live music, local artists, late night shopping and drink and food specials. Rain or shine. Free entertainment, sponsored by Activate Beaufort, featuring Wayne Grabenbauer and Southbound 17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Artistic Enchantment: Fiber &amp; Fabric Creations</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, though July 16, USC Beaufort Center for the Arts. Free and open to the public. Masks and social distancing are required. Art exhibit featuring enchanting fiber and fabric creations. Experience nature-inspired hooked rugs by Dot Schaphorst and unique quilts by Suzanne Aulds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Coffee with Colleagues</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 16, SK Signs, Designs &amp; Marketing, SK Digital Studios, 1002 8th Street, Port Royal. The event is free. Chamber members and nonmembers must register in advance at https://bit.ly/3dSYA7l. Sponsored by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. SK will be giving away a set of Beaufort Water Festival Tickets and attendees will have a chance to shoot a 30-second spot to advertise their business on a green screen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lions Club pancake breakfast</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, July 17, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady\'s Island Drive. The Beaufort Lions Club will hold its semi-annual pancake breakfas. For 75 years, the Beaufort Lions Club has provided assistance to northern Beaufort County residents with vision needs such as surgeries, glasses, or equipment. This year\'s menu will consist of fluffy pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, cheesy grits, orange juice, luscious sausage gravy and biscuits, and coffee. Tickets may be purchased at the door or from a member of the Beaufort Lions Club. For information, call 843-522-0066</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Morning Math Fun summer camp</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Session I: 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, July 20 to Thursday, July 22; Session II: 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday July 27 to Thursday, July 29, Washington Street Park Pavillion (Washington Street at Newcastle Street), Beaufort. Free to the public. Ages 7 to 11. Registration is 10 a.m. to noon, Monday, July 19 at Washington Street Park Pavillion. Skills to be adressed include rhythm counting, simplifying fractions and eyeballing percentages. For more information, contact Local Ties at mng1335@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Springhill Suites Job Fair</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, July 28 and 8 a.m. to noon, Thursday, July 29, Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Beaufort, 2225 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Hiring 35 positions for the new Springhill Suites by Marriott. Benefits include paid time off, employee discounts, referral program and health, dental and vision insurance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Maye River Quilters Guild meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 7, Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville. The social will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the meeting following. For more information, call 843-530-1244.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-61', '', '', '2021-07-14 14:31:23', '2021-07-14 18:31:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51270', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51272, 4, '2021-07-14 14:35:22', '2021-07-14 18:35:22', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Penn Center, in conjunction with Penn Circle, Inc., is hosting a book singing with the three authors of Gullah Days: Hilton Head Islanders Before the Bridge 1861-1956.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thomas C. Barnwell, Jr., Carolyn Grant, and Emory Shaw Campbell, authors of this book that celebrates their Gullah heritage and culture, will be at the York W. Bailey Museum on Thursday, July 22. The recemtopn begins at 6:30 p.m., followed at 7 p.m. by a chance to meet the authors and then the book signing at 7:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event is free to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Gullah culture, though borne of isolation and slavery, thrived on the U.S. East Coast sea islands from pre-Civil War times until today, and nowhere more prominently than on Hilton Head Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On this barrier island, descendants of the first generations of Gullah people continue to preserve Gullah language, customs, arts, and cuisine. and in this book, they chronicle the amazing history of their secluded community from the Civil War through the 1950s, when real estate development connected Hilton Head Island to the mainland with a bridge.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The history of these Gullah islanders, little celebrated until now, is an amazing American story. Hilton Head Island was one of the first areas liberated by Union troops after Fort Sumter. With plantation owners absent, the society of formerly enslaved Gullah people embarked on the activities of freedom: enlisting in fighting for the Union army; creating the first black-governed community in the South, complete with a police force; and, when formal emancipation arrived, running for office, campaigning, and voting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This book illustrates in vivid detail the story of that vibrant post-Civil War era and the tangled perils of Reconstruction that followed, along with all of the progress and setbacks of African Americans in the South over 150 years via the lives of Gullah Hilton Head Islanders. Authors rely on the historical records and amazing first-person accounts they have gathered from their relatives and other community members to tell this riveting story.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>About the authors</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Thomas Curtis Barnwell, Jr. was born on Hilton Head Island on June 2, 1935 to Hannah White, a schoolteacher, and Thomas Barnwell, a farmer. Barnwell grew up on Hilton Head Island when the only transportation on and off the island was by boat. He graduated from St. Helena High School on St. Helena Island in 1954 and enrolled in Clafin College in Orangeburg.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a year at Clafin, Barnwell joined the U.S. Air Force. In 1959, he received an honorable discharge and enrolled at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. In 1960, he began working as a longshoreman, Local 1414 in Savannah.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Barnwell traveled extensively to continue his education. He studied sociology at Fisk University in Nashville in 1961; community development at the University of West Indies in 1963; group dynamics at the University of Ontario in Bethel, Maine in 1964 and community development and community education at the University of Puerto Rico.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Barnwell began his work in community service at Penn Community Service, Inc. While at the Penn Center, he worked in community organization, program planning, federal program orientation and implementation. His community service work continued as he held positions as Assistant Director for Beaufort-Jasper Hampton Economic Opportunity Commission, Executive Director of Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. and the Regional Director of National Consumer Cooperative Bank, Charleston South Carolina branch. Barnwell is a former board member of the Bluffton Oyster Cooperative and the Hilton Head Fishing Cooperative. He testified before the United States Committee on Hunger and Malnutrition and Human Needs in 1969 and participated in President John F. Kennedy’s To Fulfill These Rights Committee.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Carolyn Grant is a former staff writer for the Island Packet and the Greenville News. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Spellman College, a Master of Science degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health from Walden University.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to writing for newspapers, Grant works in the healthcare marketing and public relations field. She serves on the board of directors for numerous organizations and is a freelance writer. Although now closed, Grant worked with her family’s restaurant business, Abe’s Native Shrimp House, which preserved Gullah history and culture through the preparation of Gullah cuisine. Grant is a member of Mt. Calvary Mission Baptist Church, which is 103 years old.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Cultural heritage chief executive and author Emory Shaw Campbell was born on Oct. 11, 1941 on Hilton Head Island, where he attended elementary school. Campbell traveled to the nearby city of Bluffton to attend Michael C. Riley High School, where he graduated as class valedictorian in 1960. He received his B.A. degree in biology in 1965 from Savannah State College, and in 1971, he earned his M.A. degree from Tufts University in Boston.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Campbell served as the Director of Community Service Education at the Beaufort-Jasper Comprehensive Health Services in Ridgeland, South Carolina for 10 years before becoming Director of the Penn Center in 1980. During his tenure at the Penn Center, Campbell spearheaded efforts to create a family connection between the Gullah people and the people of Sierra Leone in West Africa.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Campbell’s work to preserve the Gullah culture has led him to write several publications, one of which is \"Gullah Cultural Legacies.\" He also worked on a project to translate the New Testament of the Bible into the Gullah language. In 2005, he received the Carter G. Woodson Memorial for outstanding work. He retired from Penn Center in 2002 and is the President of Gullah Heritage Consulting Services.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Who: </strong>Authors Thomas C. 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(51276, 4, '2021-07-14 14:42:54', '2021-07-14 18:42:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Governor Henry McMaster on Friday called on the S.C. Board of Health and Environmental Control to “issue direction to agency leadership and to state and local healthcare organizations prohibiting the use of the Biden Administration’s ‘targeted\' \'door-to-door\' tactics in the State’s ongoing vaccination efforts.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Carolina ranks 39th with just fewer than 40 percent of the population vaccinated.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“A South Carolinian’s decision to get vaccinated is a personal one for them to make and not the government’s,” Governor McMaster wrote. “Enticing, coercing, intimidating, mandating, or pressuring anyone to take the vaccine is a bad policy which will deteriorate the public’s trust and confidence in the State’s vaccination efforts.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The governor continued: “The prospect of government vaccination teams showing up unannounced or unrequested at the door of ‘targeted’ homeowners or on their property will further deteriorate the public’s trust and could lead to potentially disastrous public safety consequences.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'McMaster to DHEC: Rebuff Federal ‘Door-to-Door’ vaccine efforts', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mcmaster-to-dhec-rebuff-federal-door-to-door-vaccine-efforts', '', '', '2021-07-14 14:42:55', '2021-07-14 18:42:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51276', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51279, 4, '2021-07-14 14:47:04', '2021-07-14 18:47:04', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>County-wide event aims to raise $75,000 for clean, safe water </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Registration is now open for the fifth annual Beaufort County Walk for Water on Saturday, Oct. 9.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Walk for Water promotes awareness of the global water crisis while raising money to provide sustainable, safe water around the world. All money raised benefits Water Mission, a nonprofit Christian engineering organization based in Charleston that builds safe water solutions in developing countries and disaster areas.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The walk will take place in dozens of locations across Beaufort County. Participants can find a convenient host location on the Walk for Water website at walkforwater.com/beaufortco and join that team, or create their own teams with family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. All preregistered participants get a free T-shirt, and those registered by Sept. 1 are guaranteed their preferred size.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Participants will be encouraged to carry a bucket of water on part of the 3-mile walk to symbolize the burden millions of women and children in developing countries carry daily to collect water that’s often contaminated. That unsafe water has dire consequences: a person dies from water-related illness every 37 seconds somewhere in the world, according to Water Mission.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“As little as $25 can provide one person safe water for life,” Beaufort County Walk for Water committee chair Jim Pickard said in a release. “$500 can create latrine sanitation for a community, and just over $1,000 can build solar panels for a power source.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last year’s walk attracted nearly 400 registered walkers and raised more than $58,000, despite the pandemic and the necessity of shifting from a large group event to small neighborhood walks. Based on that success, organizers have set aggressive goals of 750 participants and $75,000 raised through registration fees, sponsorships and donations.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’re hoping a record number of people will help us ‘pick up the bucket’ this year,” Pickard added.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, to register or donate, visit the website at walkforwater. com/beaufortco or call 843- 769-7395. For sponsorship information, contact Robert Lasher at 843-906-8118 or rlasher5519@gmail.com.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort County Walk for Water set for Oct. 9', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-walk-for-water-set-for-oct-9', '', '', '2021-07-14 14:47:07', '2021-07-14 18:47:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51279', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51282, 4, '2021-07-14 14:58:31', '2021-07-14 18:58:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the second time, add Beaufort County to the list of plaintiffs suing Beaufort County auditor Jim Beckert.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The county, represented by attorneys M. Dawes Cook and John Fletcher of Barnwell, Whaley, Patterson &amp; Helm, LLC, is essentially suing Beckert in an effort to force him to do his job.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Defendant Beckert has had (and continues to have) and contentious and adversarial relationship with various other officials and employees of Plaintiff Beaufort County. This contentiousness has manifested itself in Defendant Beckert’s frequent threats or promises not to do things that state law plainly requires him to do,” the suit alleges. “Defendant Beckert has repeatedly sought to usurp the power of other officials and officers and to avoid fulfilling his legal obligations when they are at odds with his own personal wishes.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As an elected official, Beckert can’t be disciplined by the county and can only be removed by the governor, which is not likely to happen. Gov. Henry McMaster has indicated he would likely only consider removing an elected official if that official were charged with a crime. And still, that’s no guarantee.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ultimately, the county is seeking that Beckert be compelled to do what he is “statutorily required to do.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is the second time Beaufort County has sued Beckert in an effort to get him to do his job. The county previously filed suit in September 2020. That suit has been combined with the Town of Hilton Head Island’s suit against Beaufort County and remains pending.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In that suit, the County took issue with two of Beckert’s acts, or failures to act.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Firstly, Beckert refused to include service charges related to the County providing law enforcement services to the Town of Hilton Head Island on those citizens’ tax bills, saying he did not believe the county had the authority to do so.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Secondly, “for the 2020 tax year, the proper tax millage to produce revenue equivalent to the relevant debt service is 4.8 mils for Rural &amp; Critical Lands debt service” as reflected in the county budget ordinance. Beckert, who is supposed to use no discretion in levying for debt service, instead imposed a higher millage rate (5.8), which he unilaterally determined. This caused a delay in 2020 tax bills.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the suit, the issues brought forward in this lawsuit involve his conduct that violated state laws. They are:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Unauthorized conduct with regard to special tax districts. Beckert is accused of failing to assess and collect revenue from certain tax districts, in effect “abolishing” those districts, which only Council has the authority to do.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Failure to maintain or produce an abatement book. County Auditors are required to keep as a permanent record in his/her office a book in which he/she enters separately each abatement of taxes granted and allowed. Beckert has not produced one upon request since 2017 and did not create or maintain one for 2020.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4 percent vs. 6 percent tax issues. S.C. law permits the assessor to change the assessment on residential properties from 4 to 6 percent if it is believed the 4 percent assessment was wrongfully claimed. Aggrieved owners may appeal to the Board of Assessment Appeals. The assessor is not permitted to have any role in this process. The County cites at least one instance where Beckert has interfered in the process and believes there to be more instances.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Refusal to adopt assessor’s valuations. Beckert has begun to refuse to adopt proper valuations of the assessor and has also begun to refuse to calculate interest on underpayments and overpayments.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Refusal to comply with dispute resolution process. Beckert is supposed to notify the offices of the county treasurer and county assessor of applications for tax refunds. Beckert has stopped doing so. The County believes Beckert is adjudicating them himself.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Failure to comply with the Bailey Bill. Under the bill, the County may grant a special property tax assessment to real property that is “rehabilitated historic property” or low and moderate income rental property. Once the special assessment is granted, the owner can apply to the auditor for the special assessment. Beckert is allegedly refusing to apply the special assessments granted by the County. He has no discretion to do this.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Defamatory statements and interfering with matters outside his statutory duties. Beckert allegedly continues to make defamatory, disparaging and disrespectful statements about Beaufort County and its officials and employees. He has sent defamatory letters to external auditors, orchestrated the filing of a baseless grievance and interfered with the operation of other County officials and offices.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County is asking for a writ of mandamus, compelling Beckert to perform his duties, as well as a declaratory judgment and an injunction requiring him to do his job.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beckert, elected to a four-year term in 2018, is also facing two separate harassment suits from Beaufort County Treasurer Maria Walls and former Beaufort County Financial Officer Alicia Holland.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last year, the county moved Beckert’s office from the Beaufort County Administration Building to an office in the Beaufort Industrial Village.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort County sues County Auditor Beckert', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-sues-county-auditor-beckert', '', '', '2021-07-14 14:58:35', '2021-07-14 18:58:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51282', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51285, 4, '2021-07-14 15:04:29', '2021-07-14 19:04:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County auditor chalks up another lawsuit for which we’ll pay</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT<em> </em>– In case you missed it, the Beaufort County Auditor is being sued by Beaufort County. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The County,” we’ll assume is actually the Beaufort County Council since the elected body of 11 call the shots, they decide how the tax dollars are spent. But they talk about these things – who they’re going to sue – in closed-door sessions so we don’t know much about what the council was thinking.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We do know this latest lawsuit against Jim Beckert happens to the fourth he’s racked up since being elected by the people to a second four-year term in 2018. The county Treasurer Maria Wall has filed a lawsuit against him as has the county’s former chief financial officer Elisa Howard, both charging harassment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County Council, which is being represented in this latest suit by a Charleston-based law firm, already had one suit against him for “failure to do his job.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County Council has also decided to put the question of whether the Auditor and the Treasurer should continue to be elected officials or appointees of the Council, a question that will be on the ballot in November.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How can this be, you might ask? Wasn’t the Auditor, elected by “we the people?” And aren’t “we the people,” Beaufort County? And aren’t “we the people” going to be paying the legal fees for this, as county taxpayers. The answer is yes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>HBF enters courtroom in challenge to 303 projects </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – It’s been relatively quiet on the downtown development front as the futures of a proposed parking garage, four-story new hotel and a new three-story apartment complex have all moved into the courts.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Historic Beaufort Foundation last week filed an appeal of the city’s Historic Review Board’s approval of the parking garage and new hotel, projects that were already being challenged by downtown property owner Graham Trask.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trask and now HBF charge the city review board was wrong to permit the projects under existing building codes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>303 Associates and Beaufort Inn, LLC, developers of the project, are also named in the lawsuits.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Holy Trinity School, Beaufort Elementary, Robert Smalls Middle move forward with expansion </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Holy Trinity Classic Christian School’s plans for a new campus got a blessing last week from the city’s Design Review Committee.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The school, located on Burroughs Avenue, will soon celebrate its’ 10th anniversary and launch a two-phase building program that will include a 19,000 square foot gymnasium-fellowship hall and, eventually, a new classroom building for K-12 grades.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Located in the former Battery Creek Elementary School, Holy Trinity purchased the 1950’s school campus and has grown to the current enrollment of 315 students. With the new expansion plans, the enrollment will be capped at 450.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And on the topic of school construction, Beaufort Elementary renovations are drawing closer to completion after more than a year of construction trucks outnumbering school buses at the Bay Street school.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The renovation project, which includes a complete overhaul of the building’s interior and a big, old brick security fence along the Prince Street side of the campus, was one of the six major projects included in the $344 million referendum approved by the voters in 2019.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The largest single school building project in the bond referendum is the Robert Smalls International Academy, formerly known as Robert Smalls Middle School, which is slated for complete replacement beginning this summer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek High School is also slated for a new replacement building, with both Robert Smalls and BCHS scheduled to be completed by December 2022.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All projects contingent, of course, on finding construction workers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hey, did you know there’s gonna be a new bridge to HHI? </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HILTON HEAD ISLAND – Okay, so Hilton Head Island’s going to get a new bridge. Not “our” problem (as North of the Broad-ers)?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not necessarily true since we, alas, don’t live in an isolated bubble, and almost everyone, unless you just don’t go out at all, has to cross over to that island every once in a while. (If you haven’t driven on U.S. 278 coming on or off the island on a Saturday, you’re REALLY in for a traffic surprise.)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>True, we NoBs probably don’t have much stake in the future of those bridges as the 39,907 residents who live there or the hundreds who drive onto the island every day for work.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But since no man is an island, as the poet John Donne pointed out, a basic synopsis of the new bridge story, thus far, is that it’s expected to cost $290 million, the current bridge is going to be demolished and a six-lane bridge will be its’ replacement.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After that, it’s up to the town council, their consultants, the citizens and our friends at the S.C. Department of Transportation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If, for some reason, you would like to know more, check out <a href=\"https://www. scdot278corridor.com/public-hearing\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://www. scdot278corridor.com/public-hearing\">https://www. scdot278corridor.com/public-hearing</a>. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and former reporter/ editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today, Beaufort Today and The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcounry-lowdown-2', '', '', '2021-07-14 15:04:31', '2021-07-14 19:04:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51285', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51287, 4, '2021-07-14 15:07:47', '2021-07-14 19:07:47', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Historic Beaufort Foundation (HBF) filed a petition on Friday in Circuit Court appealing the June 9 decision by the City of Beaufort’s Historic Review Board (HRB) to allow construction of a four-level parking garage and a four-story hotel by 303 Associates in Beaufort’s National Historic Landmark District.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to state law, HBF had 30 days to appeal the decision of a local review board to circuit court and did so on the last day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of the HRB’s decision, HBF Executive Director Cynthia Jenkins said “We pretty much knew immediately, as a nonprofit, that we wanted to go through the steps with our board, we wanted to get an attorney, we wanted to compile all the info we needed … we wanted to appeal.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jenkins said shes is of the understanding that for the appeal to be heard by court, it could be 90 to 100 days. She said the organization was in the process of raising money to fund the appeal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think it’s an incredibly wasteful use of resources,” said developer Dick Stewart of 303 Associates. “(There will be) no changes but we’ll continue to waste time.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We feel the buildings approved are not in character or appropriate for the Beaufort National Landmark District,” Jenkins said. “The buildings’ height, mass and scale overwhelm neighboring buildings. (And we believe) errors were made in the review board process.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s kind of ironic that this is tourism based on (Beaufort’s) architectural character. These buildings could easily kill the goose that laid the golden egg. I do want to make certain people understand the Foundation is in support of development.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to its website, Historic Beaufort Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit education foundation created to preserve, protect and present sites and artifacts of historical, architectural and cultural interests throughout Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’ve participated in a system that has worked well for the city for well more than 50 years,” Stewart said. “It’s worked well for the citizens and the property owners and the developers, and now a third party wants to have a say.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'HBF appeals Historic Review Board’s decision on hotel, parking garage', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hbf-appeals-historic-review-boards-decision-on-hotel-parking-garage', '', '', '2021-07-14 15:07:49', '2021-07-14 19:07:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51287', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51289, 4, '2021-07-14 15:09:32', '2021-07-14 19:09:32', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>We are completely alone</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remember the big story in May about the cyber attack on Colonial Pipeline, one of the largest pipeline operators in the U.S.? The demand for ransom shut down the pipeline for days and caused panic gas buying up and down the East Coast.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stories are more and more frequent about hackers attacking businesses, local governments, schools, demanding millions and wreaking havoc. You think this is only happening to thebig guys, right?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No. It happened to me.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recently, hackers disabled my computer and demanded money to make it operational again. In the meantime, while \"fixing\" it, they installed software in my computer and took over everything in it. I paid the ransom. Now, I have had all their software removed, changed passwords for all financial info, and am opening new bank accounts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am retired, living on Social Security and retirement income, and obviously not rich. Know that if it could happen to me, it could happen to you.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nothing, and I mean nothing that you have on your computer such as virus protection software, etc., will protect you from determined cyber thieves. We need more awareness, law enforcement help and expertise out there. Now, we are completely alone when dealing with this serious threat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Terry Gibson, Lady’s Island</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LETTER TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-53', '', '', '2021-07-14 15:09:36', '2021-07-14 19:09:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51289', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51296, 4, '2021-07-14 15:23:26', '2021-07-14 19:23:26', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2> <strong>Port Royal Veterinary Hospital closed indefinitely </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a tornado that came out of Tropical Storm Elsa ripped through the Town of Port Royal late Wednesday and early Thursday morning, it damaged 44 homes, displaced two families and laid waste to trees and power lines all down Paris Avenue.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the storm left a serious mark on three local businesses, particularly the Port Royal Veterinary Hospital (PRVH), which is closed indefinitely while awaiting repairs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The tornado damaged boats, the building and the floating dock at Butler Marine Dry Stack and Sales of Port Royal. The storm also left a live oak laying on the back of popular 10th Street restaurant Madison’s.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When reached by phone Monday, both businesses had recordings stating they expected to re-open in the coming days after repairs and both have re-opened.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Butler Marine was back in operation on Saturday despite more than $250,000 of damage, according to Chris Butler, who said his business lost about 75 percent of its staging dock. And he said he’s going to have to wait 16 to 24 weeks to have his 40-foot-by-24-foot garage door repaired.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’ve been in the car or boat business since 1993,” Butler said, “and it’s the worst loss I’ve ever taken … just the deductible.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Butler said he’s not sure exactly what his deductibles are since the damage came from a wind event during a named storm, but he’s expecting $100,000.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That’s a big whack,” Butler said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a Facebook message Tuesday, Madison’s announced they were back open for regular business hours.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Thank you everyone for the constant support,” the post read. “We are back open regular hours (11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday) as of today! Stay safe everyone and we will see you when your stomach starts yelling!”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No such luck for PRVH. If fact, any re-opening is likely a long way off.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We had three trees impact our buildings. On to our front corner and pergola, part of a live oak came down causing minimal damage,” said Dr. Marikay Campbell, who purchased the practice in 2009 before a large expansion two years ago. “But in the back, a couple of other trees came through our roof, broke a couple rafters, came through the attic floor and came down into the surgery suite.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The back corner took a major amount of structural damage and allowed a great amount of water inside. There was water standing in the majority of the new part of building built just a couple of years ago.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Campbell said a crane was supposed to come Tuesday morning to remove trees from the roof. The damage is still being evaluated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Right now, we’re considered a red flag, not fit for occupancy because of the dangers from the structure,” she said. “We’ve gotten the water out through the work of the regular cleaning company. ServPro came by on Friday to cleaning up debris. We’ve had dryers, blowers, de-humidifiers running, … all trying to pull as much additional water out as possible.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Right now, the hospital, which handled 11,000 office visits from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021, is not operating at all, though Campbell said they are allowing people to pick up prescriptions if they’ve already been ordered.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We can’t see any patients, we can’t let anyone in the building, we’re closed for an undetermined time,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Campbell and PRVH are asking for the public’s help to get back on their feet. Since PRVH is east of I-95, it is considered coastal and in the case of a wind event, has a 5 percent deductible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":51297,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-14-at-3.19.33-PM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-14-at-3.19.33-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51297\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s not 5 percent of the damage, it’s 5 percent of the total coverage,” Campbell said. “(They’re) estimating that will be about $90,000 we need to pay, and then they will pay above that. That is a considerable amount of money to come up with.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Campbell said she was advised by a number of people to reach out and let the community know what the situation was.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’ve had many notes from community members (who are) sad for us,” she said. “They tell us they care, hoping we’re up and running soon, offering help.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not only does PRVH have to worry about the $90,000 deductible, Campbell said the hospital has roughly 30 employees that need work.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“One of our huge priorities is making sure all of those people continue to have a job,” Campbell said. “Taking care of those people that take care of us everyday.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A<em>bove: Tree limbs and damaged power lines hang on businesses on Paris Ave. after a tornado associated with Tropical Storm Elsa touched down in Port Royal early Thursday morning. 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(51299, 4, '2021-07-14 15:31:24', '2021-07-14 19:31:24', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2> <strong>St. Helena’s Smalls named Executive Director of Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes a job is just that, a job.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And then sometimes, it’s what you’ve been working toward your entire life.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That’s how it is for St. Helena Island’s Victoria Smalls. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smalls, a National Park Ranger with the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Beaufort, as well as a public historian, educator, arts advocate, and cultural preservationist, has been named the executive director of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, a four-state National Heritage Area under the National Park Service that extends from North Carolina to Florida.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Everything I’ve done has prepared me for this job,” Smalls said Monday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smalls served on the 13-member federal commission as a South Carolina Commissioner from 2016- 2020. On Monday, July 26, she will return to lead the corridor with her extensive knowledge as a primary resource in the Gullah Geechee community, working in cultural education and development, across the corridor and internationally.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor was established in 2006 by Congress to recognize and preserve the cultural treasures of Gullah Geechee people, direct descendants of enslaved people brought from primarily Africa’s rice-producing regions who were forced to work for almost two centuries on coastal plantations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and northern Florida.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2013, the Secretary of the Interior and the National Park Service approved the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Management Plan in an effort to support the recognition of important contributions made by Gullah Geechee people, their history, traditions and origins.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Guiding the Corridor through its re-authorization process this year is an important first responsibility for the new executive director.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dionne Hoskins-Brown of Savannah, Ga., chairs the Commission and leaves the role of acting director as Smalls assumes leadership.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“(Being a) commissioner really helped me to get more involved in the Gullah Geechee Corridor’s management plan, which is a guidebook really. It speaks to our purpose and structure as it pertains to the public law that established the corridor,” Smalls said. “As far as education, economic development, documentation and presentation, the plan guides us through challenges we face in our communities and through our approaches.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am absolutely ecstatic that we are able to place someone as capable as Ms. Smalls at the helm of our organization,” Hoskins-Brown said in a release. “She is eminently qualified, uniquely prepared, and profoundly representative of the community.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s safe to say that Smalls wasn’t necessarily expecting this opportunity to arise. After leaving Penn Center, she applied for the job with the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Beaufort. After a long vetting process, Smalls got the job.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I just knew this was where I was going to retire,” Smalls said. “I love talking about the history of this place. But seven months in, I’m being asked if I would even consider being the executive director of the Gullah Geechee Corridor. My heart told me to say yes.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A member and descendant of the Gullah Geechee community, Smalls began her professional work in Beaufort County in 2012 at the Historic Penn Center, one of the country’s first schools for formerly enslaved people on St. Helena Island, serving five years as the Director of History, Art, and Culture and Director of the York W. Bailey Museum.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2019, Smalls returned to serve in various roles, serving as the cultural, historical, and creative diplomat for Penn Center, and provided leadership and strategic direction for the department, articulating positive impacts of the Penn Center’s 159- year history to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smalls’ other roles have included Commissioner with the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission and Riley Fellow with Furman University’s Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smalls served the International African American Museum (IAAM) as Program Manager, the Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies at Coastal Carolina University as a Cultural Consultant, and most recently, with the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Beaufort, which educates the public on the Reconstruction era, (1861-1900).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smalls, who has also worked as an early childhood educator in Beaufort County Schools, is also a studio artist and arts educator and spent time working with artists at the famous Red Piano Too art gallery on St. Helena Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At all of these jobs, Smalls feels like she has been gathering tools that have prepared her for the current challenge.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I feel that I have all the tools necessary to lead, but I know that I don’t have all the answers,” Smalls said. “But I have excellent advisers and scholars and community members who are going to help and assist me.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of course, for Smalls, this a dream job for more personal reasons.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Just being a Gullah Geechee lady, someone who has lived within my culture, being Gullah Geechee but not even knowing what that meant as a child,” she said. “Someone who was ashamed to speak my first language. 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(51359, 4, '2021-07-21 13:12:24', '2021-07-21 17:12:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every Veteran should know their VA Social Worker. If a Veteran or Veteran’s immediate family or caregiver has questions about VA benefits or how to solve problems, the VA social worker will be able to help or can refer you to the right person.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eligible Veterans in the LowCountry of SC and Savanna and Hinesville GA area not only need to sign up for VA Medical Care at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System (previously RHJVA Medical Center), one of its seven Community Based Out Patient Clinics (CBOCs &amp; Annex), or online at https:// www.va.gov/health-care/apply/application/introduction but they also need-to-know who their VA social worker is and how to get in touch with their social worker.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System (RHJVAHCS) and its seven CBOCs and Annex serve over 80,00 Veterans in 21 LowCountry SC and GA counties, encompassing more than 15,000 square miles. This five-star, flagship, tertiary-care, and teaching medical center is rated in the top 10% of all public and private hospitals in the USA for quality of care, customer satisfaction, and many other metrics.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the many reasons the RHJVAHCS out performs other private and government medical centers is the wonderful team of 170 Social Workers working at the VA medical center and its out-patient clinics. This team of Masters and PHD level educated VA Social Service professionals have also been instrumental in the RHJVAHCS achieving a Press Ganey inpatient experience rating in the top 3%, on the hospital metric, compared to over 340 other Press Ganey clients in the southeast region. See https:// www.pressganey.com to learn more about Press Ganey customer reviews and surveys.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The RHJVAHCS and its seven CBOCs and Annex serve over 80,00 Veterans in 21 LowCountry SC and GA counties, encompassing more than 15,000 square miles. This five-star, flagship, tertiary-care, and teaching medical center is rated in the top 10% of all public and private hospitals in the USA for quality of care, customer satisfaction, and many other metrics. One of the many reasons the Ralph H. Johnson outperforms other private and government medical centers is the wonderful team of 170 Social Workers working there.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To get a referral to the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System’s Fisher House Charleston, the social worker or other provider submits a consult. A social worker at the other local hospitals (Beaufort Memorial, MUSC, Roper, Saint Francis, etc.) can contact the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System Administrative Officer of the Day (AOD) after business hours, weekends, and holidays to check eligibility. During week day business hours, the local (non-VA) hospital social worker contacts the outpatient social worker, to request a consult to be put in for the caregiver.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are 120 social workers supporting Mental Health and 50 social workers supporting every other program area of the RHJVAHCS system. While providing counseling, therapy, supportive services, and case management to veterans, Social Workers also serve as a vital team member in a system that relies heavily on the interdisciplinary (team) approach to health care and Veteran support.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>VA social workers offer a variety of services, including resource navigation, crisis intervention, advocacy, benefit assistance, behavioral health therapies for depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, substance use dependence, and homelessness (just to name a few). Social workers also ensure continuity of care through the admission, evaluation, treatment, and follow-up processes, and they provide assessment, crisis intervention, high-risk management, advocacy, and education throughout the continuum of care.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA is expanding its scope to not only treat medical and mental health concerns, but it is also increasing its efforts to tackle housing, legal issues, caregiver support, and community planning. The VA Social Worker is the central point of contact for continuity of care within the VA system.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To get a referral to the RHJVAHCS’s Fisher House Charleston, the social worker or other provider submits a consult. A social worker at other local hospitals (Beaufort Memorial, MUSC, Roper, Saint Francis, etc.) can contact the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System Administrative Officer of the Day after business hours, weekends, and holidays to check eligibility. During week day business hours, the local (non-VA) hospital social worker contacts the RHJVA Health Care System outpatient social worker, to request a consult to be put in for the caregiver.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every Veteran in the LowCountry of SC and GA should read about VA Social Work at the VA Health Administration website at https://www.socialwork. va.gov/about.asp. Veterans can and should find out who their assigned Social Worker is by asking their Primary Care Physician or Nurse or by calling the RHJVAHCS Social Work phone number 943-789-7635, which is in the RHJVAHCS online phone directory at https://www. charleston.va.gov/contact/ phone_directory.asp.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can also get help finding out who your VA Social Worker and your Primary Care Physician are by calling the RHJVA Health Care System main number at 843-577- 5011 and speak to an operator. It is a good idea to keep your RHJVAHCS Primary Care Physician and Social Worker’s names and phone numbers in your phone directory and posted on a note on your refrigerator.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you need to contact a social worker at night, on weekends, or holidays, the RHJVAHCS Telephone Advice Program (TAPS) phone numbers are 843-789- 6400 and 888-878-6884 and the point of contact there will help you get in touch with a on-call Social Worker, the Medical Officer of the Day, and the Administrative Officer of the Day. The Medical Officer of the Day and Administrative Officer of the Day are co-located with the Emergency Room.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The author wishes to thank the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System Public Affairs Officer, Wayne Capps; the Acting Chief of Social Services, Jonathan Kessler; the Manager of Fisher House Charleston, Jacalyn Slemmer; and the Chief of Community Engagement and Veteran Experience, Fred Lesinski for allowing me to interview them.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam War era wounded warrior, a combat and 100% disabled veteran, an ex-Enlisted Infantryman, an Ex-Warrant Officer Attack Helicopter Pilot and Test-pilot, and a retired Lt. Colonel. He is a past Veterans Service Officer, and a current volunteer Patient Adviser, CEO Advisory Council Member, and Patient and Family Advisory Committee Member at the RHJ VA Health Care System. He is also the Fisher House Charleston volunteer Good Will Ambassador and the VP for Veteran and Retiree Affairs for the Coastal Carolina Army Association of the US Army (AUSA) Chapter. Larry is the author of the award-winning, non-fiction, and action-packed BLADES OF THUNDER (Book One) and contributing free-lance writer with the Island News, you can email him at: LDandridge@earthlink.net. </em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>EDITOR’S NOTE&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These columns are not meant to replace carefully reading the Federal Veterans’ benefits information at www.va.gov and other locations or the State of SC Veterans benefit information at https://scdva.sc.gov . Anyone seeking advice on veterans’ benefits are advised to seek the advice and assistance of a Veterans Assistance Officer or another certified Veterans Advisor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Larry Dandridge is not an employee of THE ISLAND NEWS and his opinions are his alone. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of these articles, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed by the author or THE ISLAND NEWS for damages resulting from the use of information contained herein.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Veterans should know their VA Social Worker!', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veterans-should-know-their-va-social-worker', '', '', '2021-07-21 13:12:26', '2021-07-21 17:12:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51359', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51361, 4, '2021-07-21 13:14:08', '2021-07-21 17:14:08', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recruit Braydon Fisk, with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, poses for a photo after a cover and concealment class July 11 on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. The class taught recruits how to apply the three basic patterns of individual camouflage: splotching, striping, and splotching and striping. Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Hageali, USMC. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'COVER & CONCEAL', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'cover-conceal', '', '', '2021-07-21 13:14:10', '2021-07-21 17:14:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51361', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51363, 4, '2021-07-21 13:18:42', '2021-07-21 17:18:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the soupiness of late July, the air – heavily scented with coconut, diesel fuel, lingering hints of fried chicken, and undertones of regret – carries anticipation with purpose. Something to be experienced rather than explained awaits a socially starved island town.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The past year brought a confining season disrupting the annual exhale. With bated breath, we prepare to move into the freedom of sun, sand, and southern shenanigans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cautiously, we peer out of burrows, males waiving their dominant claw while females scatter about at the beckoning of social norms that lower along with the tide. Inhibitions wane and grudges fade, as stress vanishes with each anchor tossed claiming territorial refuge for the day — an oasis of calamity that provides endless fodder, allowing all the childlike of joy living alongside the water. Hold tight to your clothes, beer, and dignity, as best you can, knowing one is sure to fall. Dodge photos with ninja-like precision to avoid becoming Water Fest famous.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A communal equalizer, the sandbar discriminates not on class, rank, or file. Stripped down and unplugged from the divisiveness of everyday titles, we bare all, in some situations figuratively, others quite literally.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The distinction between White Collar and Blue Collar gives way to more necessary comparisons. Can you or can\'t you back a boat trailer? Can you or can\'t you frolic from stern to bow? Can you or can\'t you survive a swift tide with a beer in hand? Are you able to find the boat on which you came? Most importantly, can you do it all without a DNR escort to the palace of poor choices?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is no room for weakness; it is survival of the fittest in more ways than one. The Olympics of sandbar days, Water Festival is the finale of summer skill, the measure of mayhem management, and the most excellent show of conspicuous, often costly, temporal behavior.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ability to wander among the herd and emerge unscathed, unvanquished, and reputation intact, is not an easy feat. Many will try, many will fail, and yet many are forgiven. The allowance of indiscretion extended slightly to protect the previously innocent, even if only once.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The sun will eventually set and damage will be assessed. Like bodies scattered after a battle, some have fallen, victimized by circumstance, while others have lived to fight another day. The ill-prepared will fold like Koozies, while the more experienced reign victorious.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Photo evidence will tell stories, and stories will become legends. Harrowing moments of wardrobe malfunction, beer misplacement, and the terrifying expired sunscreen will linger in office chatter for months. Men will boast of avoiding near collisions on boats, while women boast of avoiding men. All will boast evading a snapshot in orange.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Knowing well the dangers, we forge on unmasked, unbridled, and unaware of unidentified floating objects. We join our friends, family, and perfect strangers to bathe in the waters, bake in the sun, and once again bond with one another after a year, distanced from all we know.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May the tide be ever in your favor, photo evidence minimal, and incarceration circumvented. It is one hell of a ride! Happy Water Festival, Beaufort!<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford is the owner/founder of SugarBelle, a long-time real estate broker and a lover of the obscurities of southern culture. To contact her with praise and adoration, email CCWIslandNews@gmail.com. To complain, call your local representative</em>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Water Festival is the finale of summer skill', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'water-festival-is-the-finale-of-summer-skill', '', '', '2021-07-21 13:18:45', '2021-07-21 17:18:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51363', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51365, 4, '2021-07-21 13:27:02', '2021-07-21 17:27:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Social and cultural anthropologists understand how the culture of a society is changed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A dominant civilization or society most effectively changes a culture when it invades and conquers a subordinate one by force of arms. The losers are forced to change into something entirely different from what they were, if they survive.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Colonialism by dominant European states accomplished this. For example, Spain’s domination of the Caribbean islands’ native peoples, including eliminating most of the old leaders. Some would call this this type of rapid cultural change “genocide.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More slowly, the peoples of one culture come in contact with other foreign cultures; sometimes friendly, sometimes not. When the influence of one has a profound effect on the other, one adopts the other’s ethos (core values).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When France placed Maximillian I on the throne of Mexico in 1864, the elite members of Mexican society adopted everything French: architecture and furniture, clothing, celebrations, mannerisms, values, etc. The adoption of the culture of another, or some major elements thereof, tends to be gradual.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Differing forces within the same culture that clash with each other over cultural values takes even longer. We are witnessing this phenomenon today, and it is incorrectly called “culture wars.” The members of one force, referred to politically as the “far right,” are waging a so-called “war” against the values of what is referred to politically as the “far left.” Neither of these labels correctly define the socio-cultural dynamics at play today in America.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A major facet in this “war of American values” is a carefully orchestrated movement against honestly teaching America’s racist history. It is a fast and furious attempt designed to steamroll truth in our educational systems.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having an open mind to change in all its forms was a lesson I, and virtually all of my friends in Houston, learned in my Texas public school experience. That included one year’s requirement of the core subject of “Civics.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Texas legislators, just one of many states, now want to control what teachers teach, and severely punish them if they tread too far afield. This is culture change at its base, and it surely was not the culture that I was inculcated with during my youth.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I worked at a grocery store throughout my high school years in the late 1950s. Every grocery store in Houston had “white” and “colored” signs on water fountains and toilets. Unfortunately, when those signs were removed in the mid 1960s, this “act” was not enough to end the effects of centuries of the subordination of \"coloreds” in America.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Too many other “signs\" existed to remind them of “white power” that remained. Even though much progress has been made in our culture’s attempt to eliminate racism, it remains a dark stain on our values today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The uninformed and ignorant critics of so-called “Critical Race Theory” (aka CRT) really do not know what it means; they conflate CRT with any vestige of American racism, which clearly it is not. That is the same as calling folks “Nazis” when they are not; or “socialists” when they are not; or “traitors” when they are not. Those folks on both sides of the extremes, are oblivious to what those labels actually mean. Using them as insulting name-calling labels trivializes the real meaning of these terms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Misunderstanding what CRT is and the vicious arguments subsequently engendered is driven by political forces, at all levels of government. At its core, the CRT controversy is not about honestly examining America’s history of race and its evil twin, racism. Rather it is about “white” Americans’ racial anxiety and its “woke” to the growing reality that in just a few years’ time, the white majority will be lost, as reflected in our rapidly changing demographics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The dominance of white folks, as a primary element of our culture will remain, even when they no longer are the numerically dominant “tribe.\" This scares the living bejesus out of them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What, white Americans are becoming a minority? OMG! Those black and brown folks want too much; they hate America. They are not real patriots.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the varied experiences of my life, I have found that when some people descend to name-calling and character assassination — the lowest form of “debate” — they have lost the argument.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You are a low-life traitor and a foolish jerk. Your ideas are worthless and therefore valueless. I win, you lose! Period.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At this point, any real debate is halted by that solid brick wall of witlessness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What has become all too clear is that elected legislators in way too many states seem hell bent on taking away our freedom to make decisions for ourselves, our families and our communities. Now THAT is the real definition of freedom, with a capital (F).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The false and dangerous dichotomy of the “culture wars”', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-false-and-dangerous-dichotomy-of-the-culture-wars', '', '', '2021-07-21 13:27:05', '2021-07-21 17:27:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51365', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51367, 4, '2021-07-21 13:31:52', '2021-07-21 17:31:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Saturday morning, and I’m on my slightly-worse-for-the-wear deck. This morning I have my coffee (Peet’s Major Dickason’s Blend), a Food Lion-brand Chocolate Chip Cookie (“dare to dunk differently”) and a view of my side yard. That yard presents a tableau that looks like the Somme Battlefield complete with an uprooted tree and two other trees severed at the 20-foot level. The yard is still covered with debris and my mood resides beneath that debris fluctuating between acceptance, resignation and hope.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am sitting, coffee in hand, awaiting the arrival of my friends—friends who will come with chain saws, wheel barrows and degenerating spinal vertebras. As I wait my mind jumps from deductibles, to the cost of plywood (for a busted-out window) to the notion that Port Royal will pick up whatever debris we can drag to 9th Street. All of this drama began Wednesday night when my wife, Susan, screamed “Get on the floor!” into my sleep-addled face.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Get on the floor” was confusing but, given the tenor of her voice, I did what I was told while we listened to a series of explosions as the tops of nearby oak and magnolia trees were removed by a tornado.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My 9th Street neighbors were also reacting to “Tornado Warning” blasting unexpectedly from their cell phones. They were ducking into closets or, in one instance, getting into a bath tub. We would later learn that this particular tornado formed somewhere on Parris Island, came across the Sound, making random stops in the Town of Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We were one of those stops.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At some point my wife and I realized there was another sound — the sound of breaking glass in our downstairs library. We arrived to find rain horizontally streaming through a broken window and, about the same moment, a layer of broken glass shards coating our old, Persian carpet. In the midst of these two discoveries Susan decided that we should cover the busted-out window with a 30 gallon-sized garbage bag.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Somehow in the darkness she had found the bag but now there was the question of attaching the bag to the window frame. The choices were duct tape or multi-colored push pins. There was discussion, some disagreement in the midst of the rain and glass, but eventually we settled on push pins.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Early the next morning I toured our battlefield, comparing this damage to that of Matthew and Irma. I also compared tornadoes with hurricanes and decided that there was one good thing about a “tornado event” — it doesn’t last very long.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maybe fifteen minutes tops.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With a tornado there is never the innocuous announcement — almost a footnote — that a depression has formed-up off West Africa. There is never the inevitable turn to the Weather Channel where we see the Accu-Weather tracks usually bringing the now-named Hurricane to the Southeast Coast. There is never the arrival of Jim Cantore; or any other wind-beaten, slicker-wearing forecaster screaming that this storm is “The size of Rhode Island.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After my tour of the yard, I had a court-ordered mediation — and so I reluctantly left the devastation for the carpeted comfort and 78 degree temperature of a conference room. While I was there, a man pulled up to our house and told my wife, “I want to clean your yard.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Thank you for your concern, your offer, but we will get to this mess as soon as my husband comes home,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You don’t understand,” he said. “I really want to do this and I’m going to insist.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so while I argued issues of negligence, and notice and duty to customers, this man — a decorated Iraqi War veteran I did not know — began chain-sawing his way through the six-foot high mountain of tree limbs that then rested on our deck. He worked alone for five hours. Then he stopped, cleaned and oiled his chainsaw, and drove away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have since learned this man’s name, and will not repeat it in this piece, but I will say it is these spontaneous, freely-given acts of kindness that give me hope in these difficult times.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a few minutes David Murray, Dean Moss, Wendy Zara, Ken Bodine, Lewis Bruce, Kit Bruce, Kristin Monroe, Joe Morrall, Don Altman and Donna Altman will also arrive with their chainsaws, wheel barrows, Spondylothesis and age-related arthrosis. They will work with me for hours, in 96-degree heat, reminding me (again) why I love this small town.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'I am reminded why I love this town', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-am-reminded-why-i-love-this-town', '', '', '2021-07-21 13:31:55', '2021-07-21 17:31:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51367', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51369, 4, '2021-07-21 13:37:51', '2021-07-21 17:37:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 2021 high school football season in the Lowcountry is off and running.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eight area public and private schools got a taste of live competition Thursday in a 7-on-7 tournament at Beaufort High School presented by the South Coastal Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The host Eagles continued their local dominance on the gridiron, downing Hilton Head Island 12-6 in the championship game to finish the day 6-0 and claim preseason county bragging rights.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bluffton, May River, Whale Branch, Wade Hampton, and defending SCISA 1A and 2A state champions Thomas Heyward and Hilton Head Christian Academy also participated. The event included a lunchtime message from FCA leaders and an inspirational story from former Clemson quarterback Rush Lowther about his football journey and Christian faith.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think the most important thing is that you’re talking about having a relationship with Jesus Christ,” Beaufort High head coach Bryce Lybrand said. “Football is great, but the most important part is that, and hopefully somebody left today knowing something they didn’t know.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The tournament began with three games of pool play before the teams were seeded into an eight-team bracket. After both survived close battles in the quarterfinals, Beaufort High outdueled an impressive and young Bluffton side in a 38-30 shootout, while Hilton Head’s stellar defense led by Notre Dame commit Jaylen Sneed propelled the Seahawks to the title game in a 6-0 shutout of May River.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We all played together as a team, and I just made my reads and watched the quarterback’s eyes,” Sneed said. “I’m trying to coach up the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, and make sure they know what to do on the field, make sure they play hard. I just want to get deep in the playoffs. A state championship is the dream, but I want to get into the playoffs and be able to call this team my family.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort continued its sensational play on offense to begin the championship, as Tyler Haley tossed a dazzling corner fade before a spectacular arm-extension grab doubled the lead to 12-0. Hilton Head High made it a ballgame late on a quick hook in the middle of the end zone, but a dazzling juke on the ensuing Beaufort High possession ran out the clock and put the exclamation mark on an outstanding Eagle performance.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“All of these kids that played today played really, really well,” Lybrand said. “We go against each other every day, so it’s good to see the different ways people adjust to what you do offensively and defensively. That’s good for us as coaches, and it’s good practice for us as well.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Haley, the Eagles’ senior quarterback, showcased his terrific passing abilities, lighting up the scoreboard against a group of strong area defenses. A wide receiver with the potential for a monster season, Kacy Fields dominated his match-ups all day alongside emerging wideouts Mcleod Reichel and Michael Dennison.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Daryl Depass delivered a lockdown defensive effort at corner, and junior safety Colton Phares put together a phenomenal outing, snatching a pair of interceptions on the day to go along with seven tackles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the victorious Eagles and the rest of the eight-team field, it was an opportunity for an early tune-up against familiar rivals before the real thing kicks off in August.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We were able to see some good football teams and get reps,” Lybrand said. “When that happens, you have a chance to improve, and that was what today was about. I feel like we’re a better football team today than we were when we came out here.” <br><br><em>Above: The Beaufort Eagles and Wade Hampton Red Devils squared off during the South Coastal Fellowship of Christian Athletes 7-on-7 tournament Thursday at Beaufort High School. Area high school football teams played a scrimmage-type game for 20 minutes in a single elimination format. The Eagles went 6-0 and defeated Hilton Head Island High School 12-6 for the championship. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Host Eagles edge Seahawks for FCA 7-on-7 title', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'host-eagles-edge-seahawks-for-fca-7-on-7-title', '', '', '2021-07-21 13:37:54', '2021-07-21 17:37:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51369', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51373, 4, '2021-07-20 13:40:00', '2021-07-20 17:40:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4 Beaufort students among S.C. Corps of Cadets Class of 2021</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than 560 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets accepted diplomas during The Citadel\'s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8 in McAlister Field House. In addition to graduating, about 27 [ercent of the class accepted commissions as U.S. military officers in all branches of service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Local graduates include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Briona Gray of Beaufort – Criminal Justice Bachelor of Arts</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Christian Najjar of Beaufort – Modern Language Bachelor of Arts</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Matthew Hurtt of Beaufort – Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kenneth Spurlock of Beaufort – Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Graduates accepted their diploma from President of The Citadel Gen. Glenn W. Walters, USMC (Ret.), Class of 1979. As once of his last official acts, the outgoing Commandant of Cadets, CAPT. Eugene Paluso, USN (Ret.), \'89, served as the 2021 commencement speaker for both morning and afternoon ceremonies. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 Beaufort students named to Wheaton Spring 2021 Dean\'s List</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A pair of local students received Dean\'s List honors at Wheaton (Ill.) College: Beaufort’s Sydney Lawrence (29906) and Parker Smith (29902).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dean\'s List honors are earned by undergraduate students who carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wheaton College is a coeducational Christian liberal arts college noted for its rigorous academics, integration of faith and learning, and consistent ranking among the top liberal arts colleges in the country.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort’s Podbielski graduates from RIT</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Paul Podbielski of Beaufort (29907) graduated from Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology with a BS in biotechnology and molecular bioscience.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some 4,000 degrees were conferred in the 2020-2021 academic year at all of RIT\'s campuses. Due to New York state COVID-19 occupancy restrictions, commencement was celebrated May 14-15 in smaller ceremonies by college and were live-streamed for graduates\' family and friends.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls about 18,600 students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, making it among the largest private universities in the U.S.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3 from Beaufort in The Citadel Graduate Class of 2021</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Citadel Graduate College Class of 2021 celebrated commencement in McAlister Field House on campus during two ceremonies on Sunday, May 9. More than 230 undergraduate transfer and graduate students participated in the spring commencement events.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Local graduates include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kaila Smith of Beaufort – Master of Arts in Teaching in Physical Education</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stephanie Childers of Beaufort – Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sara Parris of Beaufort – Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nearly 200 graduates recieved their master\'s degree and more than 70 were presented with a bachelor\'s degree. The CGC graduates were welcomed as alumni by the President of The Citadel Alumni Association, Cmdr. Drury C. \"Chip\" Nimmich, Jr., USN (Ret.).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Citadel, with its iconic campus in Charleston, offers a classic military college education for young men and women focused on leadership excellence and academic distinction. The approximately 2,400 members of the S.C. Corps of Cadets are not required to serve in the military, but about one-third of each class earn commissions to become officers in every branch of U.S. military service</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'EDUCATION BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'education-briefs-35', '', '', '2021-07-21 13:41:38', '2021-07-21 17:41:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51373', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51375, 4, '2021-07-21 13:49:18', '2021-07-21 17:49:18', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Director Robert Bechtold has announced in an email the selection of Jenna Gow to serve as the Instructional Leader for Riverview Charter School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":51352,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gow.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gow.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51352\"/></a><figcaption>Jenna Gow</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“(Gow) has been with Riverview since 2009 and has proven herself a committed Riverview advocate and respected educator,” Bechtold wrote. “As one of the first believers in Riverview, Jenna aided in creating the extraordinarily strong foundation responsible for the continued success of the school.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gow has a Bachelor’s and a Master’s of Education and is a National Board Certified Teacher with the Gifted and Talented endorsement.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Jenna has the pedagogical knowledge necessary to provide mentoring, and support classroom instruction,” Bechtold wrote. “In addition, she has served as an ADEPT mentor and has informally served as a mentor to many Riverview teachers over the years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also, Erica Freeman was selected to remain on the Leadership Team as the Assessment Leader.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":51353,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Freeman.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Freeman.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51353\"/></a><figcaption>Erica Freeman</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Erica’s exceptional performance, drive, and competency over the last few months provided assurance that she was the right person for the job,” Bechtold wrote.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Freeman’s Riverview tenure also began in 2009 and since then she\'s served as a third-grade teacher, technology integrator, data specialist, and school testing coordinator. She has served as an ADEPT evaluator for the past several years and most recently received Leadership training in Responsive Classroom.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Freeman earned a degree in Early Childhood Education and a Master\'s in Reading and Literacy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Riverview Charter School makes 2 leadership hires', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'riverview-charter-school-makes-2-leadership-hires', '', '', '2021-07-21 13:49:20', '2021-07-21 17:49:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51375', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51377, 4, '2021-07-21 13:52:38', '2021-07-21 17:52:38', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>F<strong>rom staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holy Trinity Classical Christian School announced Thursday that Rev. Joseph A. Lawrence will be the new Upper School Dean of Students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Previously, Lawrence has served as a faculty member in the Humane Letters department as well as serving as Upper School Chaplain.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“As Holy Trinity has grown in the range of grades offered as well as in the size of our student body, we have anticipated this new position that will provide oversight, vision, and shepherding of the Upper School faculty and student body,” founding Headmaster Rev. Chad E. Lawrence wrote in a letter to Holy Trinity parents earlier this month. “We have prayed that the Lord would provide the person of His choosing for this important position, and in His graciousness He has provided. So, we are pleased to formally announce that the Rev. Joseph A. Lawrence has answered this call.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“‘Prof.,’ as he is affectionately called around here, and his wife, Joette, and their three children, Samantha, Sophia, and Andrew are no strangers to the Holy Trinity community. But, as a gifted teacher, strong proponent of classical Christian education, and dedicated under-shepherd to the Good Shepherd, we are most confident and hopeful for the future of our school as Dean Lawrence develops this brand-new position.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lawrence graduated summa cum laude from Franciscan University of Steubenville with a major in English Literature and a minor in Philosophy, and graduated from Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pa., with a Masters of Divinity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Holy Trinity has been a place where charity and fidelity, truth and beauty, valor and virtue are not dusty words from a forgotten past but living realities lighting the way to a meaningful future,” Lawrence said in a release. “I am delighted to serve as the Dean of the Upper School in such a place.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holy Trinity Classical Christian School was founded in 2012 and is an independent, non-parochial school which serves more than 400 students in the Beaufort community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Holy Trinity names new Upper School Dean of Students', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'holy-trinity-names-new-upper-school-dean-of-students', '', '', '2021-07-21 13:52:40', '2021-07-21 17:52:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51377', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(51379, 4, '2021-07-21 13:59:07', '2021-07-21 17:59:07', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In what has become a rite of summer, a handful of rising high school seniors in Beaufort County were chosen by the American Legion to attend Boys State, held this year from June 13 to 19 at Anderson University.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Among 550 young men statewide, this year’s local selections include Jake Alvarez (Beaufort High), Brock Durham (Holy Trinity), Ivan Huerta (Battery Creek), Quade Matthews (Battery Creek), Emmett O’Brien (Beaufort High), Anuj Patel (Beaufort High), Brian Rogers (Beaufort Academy), Graham Ruff (Beaufort High) and Aidan Tibbitt (John Paul II).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51350,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BeaufortHighDelegation.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BeaufortHighDelegation-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51350\"/></a><figcaption><em>Beaufort High School was represented at Boys State by (left to right) Graham Ruff, Emmett O\'Brien, Jake Alvarez and Anuj Patel. Submitted photo.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This year, however, Beaufort High School’s Emmett O’Brien was selected to move on to Boys Nation, held in Washington D.C. from Friday, July 23 to Saturday, July 31.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I enjoyed it a lot. It was a great experience,” O’Brien said of Boys State. “It really can’t be explained, only experienced. It was an incredible experience.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The American Legion’s calls its Boys State program a “Laboratory of Government.” During the week each young man has the chance to run for and be elected to mock offices ranging from city level (e.g. city council, mayor) to state constitutional offices (e.g. lieutenant governor and governor).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While at Boys State, citizens will be divided into “cities” and “counties” and divided into two political parties. They then campaign and/or elect city, county, and state officers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“By doing so, citizens will learn about government and politics by participating in the process,” according to the American Legion website. “They will have an opportunity to prepare speeches, compose party platforms, debate current issues, and vote for elected offices.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>O’Brien was elected to the state senate in Anderson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During their week in Anderson, the boys were visited by Senator Tim Scott, South Carolina Education Superintendent Molly Spearman and Governor Henry McMaster, just to name a few.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the end of Boys State, two representatives from each of the 49 Boys States are chosen to represent their state at Boys Nation in Washington, where the young leaders receive an education on the structure and function of federal government.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I didn’t even know that was an option until the last day, they called me in an interviewed me,” O’Brien said. “I got a call from a counselor to let me know I’d gotten nominated. The interview lasted 10 to 15 minutes. I knew by that night I’d been selected.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51349,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Boys-State-Group.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Boys-State-Group-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51349\"/></a><figcaption><em>Boys State group </em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“(Boys State) really exceeded our expectations, though we didn’t really have a lot of expectations,” Liz O’Brien, Emmett’s mother, said. “He’s obviously never done it before, so it exceeded all of them. But it was so organized, so thorough. Our impression was that it was a really impressive program.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Where Boys State was very general, Boys Nation, in turn, focuses on the U.S. Senate and crafting, debating and passing legislation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“At the event, each delegate acts as a senator from his Boys State. The young lawmakers caucus at the beginning of the session, then organize into committees and conduct hearings on bills submitted by program delegates,” according to the Boys Nation website. “Senators learn the proper method of handling bills, according to U.S. Senate rules. Participation in the political process is emphasized throughout the week, including organization of party conventions and nominating and electing a president and vice president.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The “senators” also hear lectures, attend forums and take visits to federal agencies, national shrines, institutions, memorials and historical sites. On Capitol Hill, Boys Nation senators also meet with elected officials from their home states.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Boys state was an amazing experience,” O’Brien said, “and I’m looking forward to boys nation.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com</em>.<br><br><em>Above: Beaufort High School’s Emmett O’Brien and S.C. Education Superintendent Molly Spearman. Submitted photo.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort High’s O’Brien selected for Boys Nation', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-highs-obrien-selected-for-boys-nation', '', '', '2021-07-21 13:59:08', '2021-07-21 17:59:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51379', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51381, 4, '2021-07-21 14:01:52', '2021-07-21 18:01:52', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Casting company in need of dozens of paid extras</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Righteous Gemstones, a dark comedy series on HBO created by and starring Danny McBride, will be filming August 9 through 13 in Beaufort and is in need of paid extras.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Wikipedia, the series follows a famous yet dysfunctional family of televangelists “led by widowed patriarch Eli Gemstone (John Goodman). Eli and his bickering children, Jesse (McBride), Judy (Edi Patterson), and Kelvin (Adam DeVine), live opulent lifestyles funded by their congregations\' tithing, and work to expand their network of megachurches, making enemies of the pastors of existing churches.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Among the paid extras sought by Tona B. Dahlquist Casting are:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two fire breathers (Aug. 9 only);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A set of identical newborn twins (ages 4 weeks to 3 months) (needed Aug. 10 only);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Five island dancers (four days);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 -15 landing staff (servers, chefs (four-five dates);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>20 hip young investors (L.A. chic types, ages 20s to 30s, Needed two to five dates);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>40-50 landing guests (to include a few kids, needed four to five dates);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 construction workers (Aug. 10 only);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Five security types (Aug. 11 only);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three to portray camera operators (three dates);</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>14 cast photo doubles (Aug. 10 only).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Extras selected are required to have two pre-filming COVID tests by production. Those filming will receive an additional $100 ($50 per test) on their filming day voucher for being tested.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Extras selected may also be required to attend a wardrobe fitting prior to filming.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Al submissions should be sent to TRG2background@gmail.com with the heading BEAUFORT AVAIL. Please include two current cellphone photos (a close-up and a full-length), name, phone, age, city/state of residence, height, weight, clothing size, description of visible tattoos and piercings, and color, make, model, and year vehicle you drive.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those interested can keep up with the show’s daily casting needs on the Facebook page of Tona B. Dahlquist Casting, the casting company that handled such previous projects such as “Forrest Gump,” “Radio,” and “The Conspirator” (https://www.facebook.com/Tona-B-Dahlquist-Casting).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones” to film in Beaufort for a week', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hbos-the-righteous-gemstones-to-film-in-beaufort-for-a-week', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:01:55', '2021-07-21 18:01:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51381', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51383, 4, '2021-07-21 14:03:34', '2021-07-21 18:03:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Internationally renowned American figurative artist Mary Whyte will sign copies of her new book We the People: Portraits of Veterans in America from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, July 29, at Nevermore Books in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We the People features 50 watercolor portraits of military veterans: one from each state, and from all branches of the military and all walks of life. We the People was the subject of a CBS “Sunday Morning” piece, and the traveling exhibition of large-scale paintings is currently on display at the Huntsville Museum of Art in Alabama.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Medal of Honor recipient, Major General James E. Livingston, USMC (ret.), said, \"Mary Whyte\'s We the People is a moving and important tribute to our nation\'s greatest patriots — the men and women who served our country with courage, selflessness, and honor.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We the people — these words embody the ethos of what it means to be an American citizen. As individuals we are a tapestry of colors and creeds; united we are a nation committed to preserving our hard-earned freedom.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In We the People, Whyte captures this ethos as well as the dedication, responsibility, and courage it takes to fulfill that promise.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We the People is not only a tour across and through these vast United States, it is a tour through the heart and soul, the duty and the commitment of the people who protect not only our Constitution and our country but our very lives. We can only be deeply grateful, inspired, and humbled by all of them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whyte’s works are in private, corporate, university and public collections nationwide, and have been featured in numerous media outlets including CBS “Sunday Morning,” SCETV’s “Palmetto Scene,” and NPR. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Portrait Society of America\'s Gold Medal, the Carolinas Freedom Foundation’s Freedom Award, the National DAR Medal of Honor, the NSDAR Women in the Arts Award, and the South Carolina Governor\'s Award for the Arts (South Carolina’s highest honor in the arts).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2019, Whyte founded the Patriot Art Foundation as a means to honor and inspire veterans through the arts. Whyte is the author of seven books including Down Bohicket Road and Working South. For more information, visit MaryWhyte.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Watercolor artist Whyte signing on July 3081', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'watercolor-artist-whyte-signing-on-july-3081', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:09:52', '2021-07-21 18:09:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51383', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51385, 4, '2021-07-21 14:06:17', '2021-07-21 18:06:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Black people sometimes discuss entertainers who matter to us in terms of whether they matter to people outside the community: “Is this person famous or Black famous?”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some Black performers never achieve mainstream success – or even recognition – but they still enjoy what appear to be fulfilling careers playing in front of the people who loved and supported them first.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This came to mind as I have watched hip-hop artists from my younger days transition from this life to the next.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First was John Fletcher, better known as Ecstasy, the bolero-wearing half of the rap duo Whodini. The group’s biggest hit was 1984’s “Friends,” followed closely by “Freaks Come Out at Night.” Lesser known but much loved were tracks like “Five Minutes of Funk” and the introspective “One Love.” He was 56.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then came Mark Anthony Morales, the Fat Boys’ Prince Markie Dee. Along with Darren Robinson (The Human Beatbox) and Damon Wimbley (Kool Rock Ski), Morales was part of the genre’s earliest superstar group. The Fat Boys’ sense of humor about their girth and the undeniable appeal of songs like “Stick Em” and the jazzy cautionary tale “Jail House Rap,” made them a name in Black households well before they crossed over.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Morales continued to make hits as a writer and producer (Mary J. Blige’s “Real Love” and Father MC’s “Treat Them Like They Want To be Treated”) long after the Fat Boys’ biggest hit, “Wipeout,” a duet with the Beach Boys. He died of congestive heart failure at 52.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The most famous of them all died shortly after. Earl Simmons, aka DMX. Dark Man X was a hip-hop titan, originally showing on the radar with a feature performance on LL Cool J’s “4,3,2,1.” That set the stage for his own debut album, 1998’s “It’s Dark and Hell is Hot,” the first of five albums in a row to debut at the top of the Billboard Top 200. He was the first artist to do that.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While disgruntled workers everywhere claim his “Party Up (Up In Here)” as an anthem — “Y’all gon\' make lose my mind, up in here, up in here” – a smaller population will bob heads to his “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Get at Me Dog.” The narrator to his “Slippin’” recounts personal struggles while trying to make positive life changes. The song becomes more poignant in light of DMX’s high-profile battle with drug addiction and death at age 50 from a cocaine-induced heart attack.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gregory Jacobs died just days later. The Brooklyn native found fame and fortune on the West Coast as Shock G leader of the jazz-funk hip-hop act Digital Underground. The video for their biggest hit, “The Humpty Dance,” was an MTV smash, featuring Jacob’s other alter-ego, the hedonistic MC Humpty Hump.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Looking back, it seems almost quaint there was a controversy over Humpty’s brag that he “once got busy in a Burger King bathroom.” Jacobs died at 57 of an accidental drug overdose.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And just last week, we lost the Clown Prince of Hip-Hop, the Diabolical, the one and only Biz Markie. The man born Marcel Hall will be remembered by most for his hit, “Just a Friend.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The story rap of a love interest downplaying the constant presence of another man was inescapable in 1989. The song’s video seemed like it was on MTV every hour with the Biz, in powdered wig and Mozart attire, crooning, “Oh baby yoouu, you got what I neeeed, but you say he’s just a friend, but you say he’s just a friend.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He refuted the “one-hit wonder” label, telling Entertainment Weekly: “I know what I did in hip-hop.” And we know, too, pointing to his classic tracks “Make the Music with Your Mouth,” “Vapors,” “Nobody Beats the Biz,” and feature appearances for a variety of artists.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s been a devastating series of losses of people who brought us so much musical pleasure, and we’re not even past July.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Public Enemy’s Chuck D weighed in on Twitter: “On (the) road eating the wrong food will eventually kill you, lack of sleep &amp; activity will kill you. … It is tough. But it’s the trade. I never did drugs or drink, but it’s hard enough.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These performers transcended “Black famous” to win broader acclaim, but they were ours first and will be ours forever. Their music will live on, and as Chuck D wrote, may they rest in beats.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Terry E. Manning lives and works in Savannah, Ga. He is a Clemson graduate and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '2021 a tough one for lovers of old-school hip-hop', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2021-a-tough-one-for-lovers-of-old-school-hip-hop', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:06:19', '2021-07-21 18:06:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51385', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51387, 4, '2021-07-21 14:08:46', '2021-07-21 18:08:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nonprofit group Low Country Hope House, which operates recovery homes for alcoholics and addicts, will present a dinner theatre fundraiser at 6 p.m., Saturday, July 31 in the Fellowship hall at Carteret Street United Methodist Church in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An Italian dinner will be followed by the popular play Love Letters, written by the late A.R. Gurney, one of America’s finest playwrights. It will be performed by the husband-and-wife acting team of Jon Sharp and Suzanne Larson. Sharp, who worked as a television director and actor for many years in Hollywood, will direct the performance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Organizer James Fordham said the event will raise money to help pay for the recovery homes and services for people in desperate need of help.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Recovery is an issue close to my heart,” Fordham said in a news release. “Our organization operates homes for men and women based on the effective 12-step program begun by Alcoholics Anonymous. We receive no compensation for this, but the spiritual rewards are rich. It is with deep love and commitment that we pursue healing for those who suffer from the painful disease of alcoholism and drug addiction.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Low Country Hope House began operations a few years ago by raising money with weekly yard sales and through donations from the public. It now operates two homes for men with a combined total of 16 beds and one home for women with six beds. Fordham and his board members hope to expand their program with the goal of helping more people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets for the dinner/show are $20 per person or $30 per couple. Tickets must be reserved and paid for in advance. The deadline for ticket sales is July 26. Cash, check, or Venmo accepted. Call James Fordham at 843 263-2520 if you wish to pay cash or check. Tickets may also be purchased using Venmo by searching @ Savannah-Foster-14 through the Venmo app.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on the Low Country Hope House visit <a href=\"http://www.lowcountryhh.com.\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.lowcountryhh.com.\">www.lowcountryhh.com.</a><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>Dinner &amp; Performance To Benefit Addiction Recovery</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>6 p.m., Saturday, July 31</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>Carteret Street United Methodist Church, Beaufort</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tickets: </strong>$20 per person or $30 per couple. Must be reserved and paid for in advance. Deadline is July 26. Cash, check, or Venmo accepted. Call James Fordham at 843-263-2520 if you wish to pay cash or check. For Venmo, search @ Savannah-Foster-14 through the app.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>More information: </strong>www.lowcountryhh.com</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Dinner theatre to help Low Country Hope House Fight Addiction', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dinner-theatre-to-help-low-country-hope-house-fight-addiction', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:08:48', '2021-07-21 18:08:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51387', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51389, 4, '2021-07-21 14:12:37', '2021-07-21 18:12:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Generic drugs contain the same active ingredient as their brand-name counterparts. However, they usually cost much less than the brand-name version.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a generic drug, the medication must meet rigorous approval standards. The FDA stipulates that the generic drug must be “pharmaceutically equivalent” to its brand-name version.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This ensures that generic drugs have the same purity, strength, stability, and quality as brand-name drugs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, not all brand-name drugs are available in a low-cost generic form.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Fast facts&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Manufacturers formulate generic drugs to work the same way and provide the same benefits as their branded counterparts.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once a brand-name drug’s patent has expired, a drug company can file an “abbreviated new drug application” (ANDA). This allows them to produce a generic version of the same drug.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The generic drug must meet strict standards before the FDA will approve it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Researchers have found that many branded drugs have regular annual or biannual price increases.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the FDA, generic drugs may cost 80- 85% less than their brand-name equivalents.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone can search the ‘Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations’ (also called the Orange Book) for FDA-approved drugs and patent information.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Price&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Typically, generic drugs cost less than their brand-name equivalents. There are several reasons for this:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Research costs. </strong>Generic drugs benefit from a reduction in upfront research costs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Competition. </strong>When more than one company produces a generic version of the same drug, there is more competition. Lower prices generally go hand-in-hand with more competition.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Appearance. </strong>Brand-name and generic drugs must contain the same active ingredient. However, characteristics of the drug not affecting the safety or efficacy may be different. This includes their appearance. United States trademark laws do not allow generic drugs to look exactly the same as the equivalent brand-name drugs. However, the extent of these differences is regulated.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Approval standards&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The FDA requires generic drugs to meet a number of standards before approval. These include:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The generic drug is “pharmaceutically equivalent” to the brand drug.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The manufacturer can produce the generic drug both correctly and consistently.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The generic drug has the same “active ingredient” as the brand drug.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The correct amount of the active ingredient gets to the target area in the body.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ”inactive ingredients” in the generic drug are safe.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The generic drug’s bottle, box, or other container is suitable.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The generic drug’s label is the same as the brand drug’s label.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The generic drug does not deteriorate over time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The legal exclusivities or patents have expired.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The drug company must submit an ANDA, which is an Abbreviated New Drug Application. It states that the generic drug meets each standard.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Availability&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People taking a particular drug may want to know if there is a cheaper generic option. There are several ways to find out if there is a generic version of a brand-name drug:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ask the prescribing doctor or pharmacist.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Search for the drug using the FDA’s Drugs@FDA system. Search the brand-name drug first.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Search for the drug using the online version of the Orange Book. Search the brand-name drug first.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Check the FDA’s list of first-time generic drug approvals. This is where people can find “first generics” — the first time the drug gets FDA approval.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Which is better: Brand or generic?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD), all FDA-approved generic drugs must meet the same quality, purity, strength, and stability requirements as their brand-name counterparts.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During a comparison study of U.S. health insurance claims, researchers found that branded and generic drugs had comparable medical results for chronic physical conditions. The conditions they looked at included hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, and psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression. However, another analysis found that generic drugs may not have the same clinical impact for cardiovascular conditions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When determining the better option between brand-name and generic drugs, a person’s healthcare professional may consider the specific health condition and current research when prescribing medication.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a 2015 report, the American College of Physicians (ACP) called for doctors to prescribe generic over brand-name drugs where possible.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Summary&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brand-name and generic drugs contain the same active ingredients in the same amounts. In most cases, they provide the same therapeutic benefits. Although more research is necessary to determine if branded drugs are better for certain conditions, the American College of Physicians says that doctors should prescribe the generic where it is available.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because they do not have to undergo the same human and animal studies as brand-name drugs, FDA-approved generic drugs are significantly less expensive. This price difference influences some people’s decision to choose generic drugs over brand-name drugs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, it is advisable to discuss both brand and generic drug options with a healthcare professional. This allows a person to make the right decision for their health and personal circumstances.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sources: https://www. medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ brand-and-generic-drugs&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Abbreviated new drug application (ANDA). (2019).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.fda.gov/drugs/ types-applications/abbreviated-new-drug-application-anda&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>American College of Physicians. (2015). Doctors should prescribe generic medications whenever possible rather than more expensive brand-name drugs [Press release].&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>h t t p s : / / w w w . a c p o n l i n e . o r g / a c p - n e w s r o o m / d o c tors-should-prescribe-generic-medications-whenever-possible-rather-than-more-expensive-brand-name&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations | Orange book. (2021).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.fda.gov/drugs/ drug-approvals-and-databases/ approved-drug-products-therapeutic-equivalence-evaluations-orange-book&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Arcaro, R., et al. (2021). Attitude and purchase intention to generic drugs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.mdpi.com/1660- 4601/18/9/4579/htm&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Barbosa de Lira, C. A., et al. (2014). Knowledge, perceptions and use of generic drugs: A cross sectional study.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://doi.org/10.1590/ S1679-45082014AO3125&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Desai, R. J., et al. (2019). Comparative effectiveness of generic and brand-name medication use: A database study of US health insurance claims.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC6415809/&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drugs@FDA: FDA-approved drugs. (n.d.).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ scripts/cder/daf/&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First generic drug approvals. (2021).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.fda.gov/drugs/ drug-and-biologic-approval-and-ind-activity-reports/ first-generic-drug-approvals&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From our perspective: The importance of the physical characteristics of generic drugs. (2015).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.fda.gov/drugs/ news-events-human-drugs/ o u r - p e r s p e c t i v e - i m p o r tance-physical-characteristics-generic-drugs&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Generic competition and drug prices: New evidence linking greater generic competition and lower generic drug prices. (2019).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/ center-drug-evaluation-and-research-cder/generic-competition-and-drug-prices&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Generic drug facts. (2018).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.fda.gov/drugs/generic-drugs/generic-drug-facts\">https://www.fda.gov/drugs/generic-drugs/generic-drug-facts</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Generic drugs: Questions &amp; answers. (2021).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.fda.gov/drugs/ que s t ions-answe r s / g ene r ic-drugs-questions-answers&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Office of generic drugs. (2021).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/ center-drug-evaluation-and-research-cder/office-generic-drugs&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Orange book: Approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. (2021).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/ scripts/cder/ob/index.cfm&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Van Norman, G. A., (2019). Limitations of animal studies for predicting toxicity in clinical trials: Is it time to rethink our current approach?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>h t t p s : / / w w w . s c i e n c e d i rect.com/science/article/pii/ S2452302X1930316X&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wang, J., et. al. (2019). Effects of socioeconomic status on physical and psychological health: Lifestyle as a mediator.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC6352250/&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What is the approval process for generic drugs? (2017).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.fda.gov/drugs/ generic-drugs/what-approval-process-generic-drugs&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wineinger, N. E., et al. (2019). Trends in prices of popular brand-name prescription drugs in the United States.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC6547085/ <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What is the difference between brand-name and generic drugs?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-is-the-difference-between-brand-name-and-generic-drugs', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:12:40', '2021-07-21 18:12:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51389', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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Your child needs a variety of vitamins and minerals to grow healthy and strong.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Try making a rainbow of different colored foods on your child’s plate. Here are a few examples:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Fruits: </strong>bananas, strawberries, pears, oranges, melons, or avocados</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Vegetables: </strong>cooked spinach, carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, or beets</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Whole grains: </strong>whole grain breads, crackers, or pastas</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Meats: </strong>soft, small pieces of beef, lamb, chicken, fish, or turkey</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dairy: </strong>yogurts or cheeses (pasteurized only)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Drinks Matter, Too!</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When your child is between six and 12 months old, you can offer:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Water </strong>(four to six ounces per day)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Breast milk </strong>(if you are still breastfeeding) or infant formula</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Do not give cow\'s milk, almond milk, or other types of milk to toddlers until their first birthday. Babies may have an allergic reaction to nut milks, so always talk to a doctor before adding almond milk to the diet.</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Foods to Avoid</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are certain foods and drinks you should avoid giving your child.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If your child is under 12 months, avoid foods and drinks such as:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honey. </strong>It could cause a serious type of food poisoning called botulism in children under 12 months.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Unpasteurized drinks or foods. </strong>These items may put your child at risk for E. coli, a harmful bacteria that can cause severe diarrhea. Common unpasteurized foods include raw milk, juice, yogurt, or cheeses.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Fortified cow’s milk. </strong>It may put your young child under 12 months old at risk for intestinal bleeding.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Nut-based milk</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Fruit juice and other sugary drinks. </strong>The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children not drink 100% juice or juice drinks with added sweeteners before they are 12 months old.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Be Their Role Model</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once your child is 12 months old or older, they’ll be eating more of the foods that you eat. 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(51393, 4, '2021-07-21 14:18:28', '2021-07-21 18:18:28', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>David J. Lunin specializes in 18th-century antique restoration, reproductions, furniture design </strong><br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A designer and builder of 18th Century reproduction furniture, as well as surreal adaptations of traditional furniture, David J. Lunin recently opened Evolve Furniture Studio in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His previous furniture studio, which opened in 2000, was located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Whatever I create, it is done with the same level of care and craftsmanship employed by Colonial furniture makers,” Lunin said in a release. “All my pieces are built with traditional joinery like hand-cut dovetails, and mortise and tenon joints. I also prefer the use of traditional finishing material, such as shellac and varnish.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lunin will hold an open house from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 6th at Evolve Furniture Studio. </strong>His unique space is located at 1010 Middleton Street off Depot Road near the Spanish Moss Trail. Follow the gravel road between two metal buildings and through the gate. Parking is next to the loading dock. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With a career that has evolved over three decades, Lunin’s expertise also includes restoring antiques — a process which includes precision woodworking, color matching, and a deep knowledge of colonial American design.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lunin is best known for his eye for detail and a unique talent for woodturning, a craft that uses a wood lathe with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around the axis of rotation. In the 18th century, furniture makers specialized as joiners, carvers, gilders, turners or finishers. Today, high-end furniture makers do it all — and Lunin is setting the standard for the highest quality craftsmanship.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visitors to the studio will see Lunin’s workspace, a showroom filled with original designs, and his DaVinci-inspired wood lathe. The DaVinci lathe is an unusual confluence of art and engineering.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His studio is open by appointment only. For more information, visit evolvefurniturestudio.com. <br><br><em>Above: David Lunin in his workshop surrounded by hand tools that he uses for making furniture. Submitted photo.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Evolve Furniture Studio opens in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'evolve-furniture-studio-opens-in-beaufort', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:18:31', '2021-07-21 18:18:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51393', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51396, 4, '2021-07-21 14:21:37', '2021-07-21 18:21:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wells Fargo Advisors&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investors may like to think they’re completely rational in their decision-making, but that’s highly unlikely. We don’t stop being human beings when it comes to investing, so psychology and emotions are apt to play roles—sometimes large ones—in the choices we make.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Behavioral finance studies investors’ real-life behavior and common biases. It considers the roles emotions and psychology play in making financial decisions and aims to identify factors that cause investors to sometimes act irrationally.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A key concept in behavioral finance is “prospect theory,” which describes how investors make decisions involving risk and gain. Studies have shown people frequently consider losses far more undesirable than they find comparable gains desireable. For example, take the following scenarios:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Given the first scenario, most people will avoid the risk and take option one (the sure $3,000 gain). On the other hand, when presented the second scenario, most favor option two (the 75% chance of losing $4,000) because it offers the possibility of avoiding the pain of a loss.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep in mind – and this is important – all four choices are mathematically equivalent. This means individuals’ responses were based primarily on their emotional reactions to fear of loss vs. enjoyment of gain, not rational decision-making.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The psychology of&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>risk and reward&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you ever wonder why markets sometimes act in ways that defy logic, behavioral finance helps explain it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For example, bubbles can form when prices rise based on investors’ emotional reactions rather than the fundamentals. Once their sentiment eventually changes, a precipitous sell-off can follow.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Take what’s come to be known as the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s. Soon after the internet’s introduction, investors realized its potential to transform our everyday lives (which it clearly has). What they were over-optimistic about were internet-based companies’ abilities to quickly create profitable businesses.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In response to investors’ enthusiasm, the NASDAQ Index, where many of these companies’ stocks were listed, rose 189% during the two years leading up to its peak in March 2000. Perhaps more significantly, the price/earnings (P/E) ratio—a measure commonly used to determine how expensive stocks are (the higher the ratio, the more expensive stocks are considered to be)—was 175. By comparison, it was only approximately 24 at the end of 2020.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That suggests many investors were caught up in the furor over the New Economy and ignored the fundamentals. When investors realized it would be a long time before many of these companies became profitable, the bubble burst and stock prices plummeted.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lesson for investors is the importance of being diversified and investing primarily based on fundamentals—not on emotion and the fear of missing out on the next “big thing.” Of course, diversification strategies do not guarantee investment returns or eliminate the risk of loss.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy Katie C. 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(51399, 4, '2021-07-21 14:23:17', '2021-07-21 18:23:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Free lunch at the Beaufort County Library</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Weekdays through Friday, July 30. Free Lunch at the library for every child and teen younger than 18. Schedule by branch: St. Helena Branch – 11 a.m.-noon; Hilton Head Branch – 11 a.m.-noon; Bluffton Branch – 11 a.m.-noon; Beaufort Branch – noon-1 p.m.; Lobeco Branch – 1-2 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Cypress Wetlands</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Open to the public everyday during daylight hours, located on Paris Ave. Free. Experience the wonders of the wetlands as you stroll the boardwalk and visit the rookery. This is a working organic laboratory and stormwater system for the benefit of all. A photographer’s paradise with nesting birds, alligators, turtles, etc. For more information visit www.friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org , Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Historic Port Royal Museum</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org, email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ancestor of the Land – Rufus Daniel Mitchell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, Beaufort Arts Council Exhibition Hall, Mather School Museum, Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribault Road, Building 1. A Tribute by Bernice Mitchel Tate, Andy Tate and Dr. Derek Mitchell Tate to the Beaufort County Rural Black Farmer. An authentic Beaufort County, S.C. Gullah Cultural Heritage photographic, visual art, digital art, material culture exhibition and instillation experience celebrating the life and times of Rufus Daniel Mitchell (1913-1987), his family and the historic Sheldon farming community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Farmers Market</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, year round, 1615 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Rain or shine. For more information, visit http://www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com/, visit @portroyalfarmersmarket on Facebook or call 843-295-0058.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort SC Drum Circle</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 p.m., Thursday, July 22 and 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 9, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavilion. All are invited to share some good vibes with the Beaufort SC Drum Circle. Everyone is welcome to attend this family-friendly event. No experience is necessary. Rain or Shine. Please bring a chair, a friend, and maybe an extra drum or hand percussion instrument if you have one to share. For questions or to join our mailing list, email us at beaufortscdrumcircle@gmail.com or contact us on our Facebook page \"Beaufort SC Drum Circle.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Street Music on Paris Avenue</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., between 9th and 10th streets on Paris Avenue, downtown Port Royal. Free and open to the public. Bring you own chairs. Schedule: Saturday, July 24 – Nathan Williams &amp; The Zydeco Cha-Chas; Saturday, Aug. 7 – Randall Bramblett; Saturday, Aug. 21 – Katie Henry; Saturday, Sept. 4 – Wayne Baker Brooks; Saturday, Sept. 18 – Big Al &amp; The Heavyweights.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Springhill Suites Job Fair</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, July 28 and 8 a.m. to noon, Thursday, July 29, Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Beaufort, 2225 Boundary Street, Beaufort. Hiring 35 positions for the new Springhill Suites by Marriott. Benefits include paid time off, employee discounts, referral program and health, dental and vision insurance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tornado Relief Event for Port Royal Veterinary Hospital</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:30 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, July 28, Port Royal Beer Garden. There will be games, food trucks, music by Brother Tonic, an online auction, Tree of Life/Paws of Hope and contests to choose the ugliest, fattest, cutest and loudest dogs. To enter, send photos to hospital@prvhsc.com. There will also be an online fundraising auction from July 26 to 31. Find out more at prvh.betterworld.org/auctions/port-royal-veterinary-hospital-a.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, July 31, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, St. Helena Island. Launching Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week. Bring chairs, drums, the family and an open spirit. The Gullah/Geechee Nation is celebrating its 21st anniversary with a series of events for Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week (July 31-August 8). The celebration is happening under the theme \"Celebrating Gullah/Geechee Land &amp; Living Legacy.” Numerous Gullah/Geechee artists and food trucks will be present for the event. The Gullah/Geechee Visitors Center will be open and the Gullah/Geechee Chamber of Commerce will be supporting the event for the first time. Admission is free, but attendees are asked to make donations to the “Gullah/Geechee Land &amp; Legacy Fund” via CashApp ($GullahGeecheeNation) or via GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/f/gullahgeechee-land-amp-legacy-fund). You can make donations directly at the site for passes for the day: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/157357244755. Everyone is encouraged to download passes ahead of attending. There will be an outstanding R&amp;B mix by DJ Kwame Sha, as well as activities for children. For complete details about not only “Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day,” but all of the events for “Gullah/Geechee Nation Appreciation Week,” please visit www.GullahGeecheeNation.com or www.Facebook.com/GullahGeecheeWEBE.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-62', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:23:18', '2021-07-21 18:23:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51399', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51406, 4, '2021-07-21 14:31:36', '2021-07-21 18:31:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Friends of the Beaufort Library elected four new Board members and formalized a new leadership team at its recent annual meeting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Outgoing President Carol Brown presided over the annual meeting June 12 in which Donna Keel Armer, Bruce Doneff, Amy Ferreira, and Lolita Huckaby Watson were elected to the Friends’ Board. In addition, a new leadership team was announced: Carter Hoyt, President; Bruce Doneff, Vice President; Sandy Shuster, Treasurer; and Nancy Gilley, Secretary. The new Board Members and the officer slate of officers will all serve three-year terms, 2021-2024.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other business included kicking off recruitment of presenters for the 2022 Books Sandwiched In (BSI) program and the announcement of dates for the annual Fall Book Sale: November 5-7, 2021. For anyone with questions or nominations of presenters for the BSI program, email us at BookSandwichSC@gmail.com or contact Program Chair Karen Warner at 843-941-0384.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Friends of the Beaufort Library (Friends) is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c) (3) organization founded in 1979 to provide financial support to the Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena branches of the Beaufort County Library.<br><br><em>Above: The new 2021 Friends of the Beaufort Library Board with new officers in front, from left to right, Bruce Doneff, Carter Hoyt, Nancy Gilley, and Sandy Shuster. Photo courtesy of the Friends of The Beaufort Library.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Friends of Beaufort Library announces new board members, new officers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'friends-of-beaufort-library-announces-new-board-members-new-officers', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:31:38', '2021-07-21 18:31:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51406', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51408, 4, '2021-07-21 14:36:59', '2021-07-21 18:36:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office investigators arrested 34-year-old Samantha Nottingham of St. Helena Island on Thursday, July 15 on three counts of Financial Identity Fraud and three counts of Forgery. Nottingham is accused of fraudulently purchasing three vehicles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the past several months, Sheriff\'s Office investigators had been looking into reports of Nottingham\'s suspicious financial dealings under the business name \"The Eastern Westerner, LLC.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investigators say that between December 2020 and January 2021, Nottingham fraudulently purchased three pickup trucks at Vaden of Beaufort. Vaden estimated the total value of the trucks at approximately $312,000.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On July 8, Sheriff\'s Office investigators met with a Beaufort County magistrate and obtained warrants for Nottingham\'s arrest for three counts of Financial Identity Fraud and three counts of Forgery in connection with the truck purchases. After being made aware of the active arrest warrants, Nottingham met Thursday with deputies in Beaufort and turned herself in.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nottingham was transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center, where, as of Tuesday, she remains incarcerated on $100,000 bond.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investigators continue to look into reports of other possible fraudulent activities involving Samantha Nottingham, who has also used the last names Jordan, Matos and Swidrak.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone who has information is asked to contact Sergeant David Tafoya at 843-255-3430 or Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111, if wishing to remain anonymous and for possible reward.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'St. Helena woman arrested, charged with fraud, forgery', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'st-helena-woman-arrested-charged-with-fraud-forgery', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:37:01', '2021-07-21 18:37:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51408', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51410, 4, '2021-07-21 14:41:05', '2021-07-21 18:41:05', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office investigators on Thursday, July 15, arrested 42-year-old Phillip Martin Jr. of Lady’s Island and charged him with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor 2nd Degree and two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor 3rd Degree.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investigators had received a lead from the S.C. Attorney General\'s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) initiative of child sexual abuse imagery being uploaded to the Internet from computers and/or electronic devices by an unknown subject in Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office, further investigation substantiated the lead and revealed that the child sexual abuse imagery had been uploaded by Martin of 42 Brindlewood Drive.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Based on this information, Sheriff\'s Office investigators obtained a warrant from a Beaufort County magistrate to search the Brindlewood Drive residence to locate and seize the computers and/or electronic devices used to upload the child sexual abuse imagery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investigators also obtained warrants from the magistrate for the arrest of Martin. At the time the search warrant was served, Martin Jr. was at home and taken into custody for the four warrants without incident.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Martin Jr. was transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center and booked on the charges. As of Tuesday, he remains incarcerated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the search of Martin’s residence, investigators seized numerous electronic devices. The S.C. Attorney General\'s Office will conduct forensic examinations on the seized devices. Those examinations may result in additional criminal charges.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, the S.C. Attorney General\'s Office will prosecute Martin for all charges stemming from this ICAC investigation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Lady’s Island man arrested, charged with sexual exploitation of a minor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ladys-island-man-arrested-charged-with-sexual-exploitation-of-a-minor', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:41:08', '2021-07-21 18:41:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51410', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51412, 4, '2021-07-21 14:42:36', '2021-07-21 18:42:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A task force comprised of community members from northern Beaufort County is seeking input from interested citizens on how to bring more of a community focus to the Charles Lind Brown Center, often called by its previous name, the Greene Street Gym.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This is a great opportunity for the citizens to help shape recreation activities in their community and help give input to the County Parks and Recreation Master Plan development,” Beaufort County public information officer Chris Ophardt said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Charles Lind Brown Center, which is in the Northwest Quadrant in the City of Beaufort, is operated by Beaufort County Parks &amp; Recreation Department. It has a pool, an indoor and outdoor basketball court, a small playground, various classrooms and meeting rooms, a kitchen, offices, and restrooms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The task force has made a presentation to City of Beaufort officials and is partnering with Beaufort County on how best to revitalize the center’s relevance as a community asset. As a first step, members have put together a survey seeking input from residents about the kinds of services, activities, and events they would like to see at the center.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The survey will be distributed through Beaufort County and City of Beaufort channels, including social media. Task force members also plan to go door-to-door in neighborhoods close to the center to get as many responses as possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Beaufort County coroner Ed Allen is the chairman of the task force. Beaufort City Councilman Mitch Mitchell is helping to facilitate the group and its outreach to local governments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The survey will close on Aug. 18.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about the survey, contact Mitch Mitchell at 425-503-0949 or Ed Allen at 843-812-0526.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CharlesLindBrownCenter</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Community task force seeks input on Charles Lind Brown Community Center', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'community-task-force-seeks-input-on-charles-lind-brown-community-center', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:42:39', '2021-07-21 18:42:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51412', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51424, 4, '2021-07-21 14:54:36', '2021-07-21 18:54:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A handful of children played with City of Beaufort police officers while being soaked down by Beaufort Fire Department on Friday at Southside Park.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The “Chill With A Cop” event, according the Deputy Chief of Police Darrell Gruel, is to help children and their parents see the police as and ally they can trust.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are trying to connect with the community and give them the opportunity to react with officers in a positive way,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51325,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07162021-Chill-With-A-Cop-2-9778.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07162021-Chill-With-A-Cop-2-9778-664x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51325\"/></a><figcaption><em>City of Beaufort police officer Hillary Cottingham, right, dances with an unidentified boy while officer Ben Whitmore coaxes him with a football during Friday’s “Chill With A Cop” event at Southside Park.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>Gruel said a different event will be held each Friday in different geographic locations between now until school starts to give every child the opportunity to interact in a positive way.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We want to have one each Friday and then have something like a Movie In The Park event just before school starts,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kids got to play in water sprinklers, play giant Jenga and badminton and get their faces painted by Officer Jenn Patrone, a “real cop” who got lots of help and suggestions from other children.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One unidentified child, about age 5 or 6, said, “this isn’t anything like TV” as he tried to dry the water from his face.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Judging from remarks made by other police officers there, that’s the whole idea.<br><br><br><em>Top picture: A lone City of Beaufort police officer plays badminton with a few boys during the first “Chill With A Cop” event Friday at Southside Park. Deputy Police Chief Darrell Gruel said different events are planned for every Friday until school starts and will be held in different geographic locations within city limits. The events, according to Gruel, are designed to help foster trust and in improve community relations. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Kids enjoy chance to ‘Chill With A Cop’', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'kids-enjoy-chance-to-chill-with-a-cop', '', '', '2021-07-21 14:54:39', '2021-07-21 18:54:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51424', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51426, 4, '2021-07-21 15:18:46', '2021-07-21 19:18:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Port Royal still cleaning up after Elsa, tying up loose ends on Port property&nbsp;</strong><br><br>PORT ROYAL – The i’s have been dotted, the t’s crossed and representatives of Grey Ghost Properties LLC are believed to have updated agreements with the town of Port Royal which will make it easier to sell the 315-acres of waterfront property, which have been rumored for development for decades.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The town council last week, as residents cleaned up after a tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Elsa, endorsed a new development agreement and changes to the Planned Unit Development plan for the property overlooking Battery Creek and one of the deepest natural harbors on the East Coast.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2017, Grey Ghost developers, including Chris Butler and Whit Suber, purchased the former S.C. 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In the past year, the town has been increasing pressure on the developers to begin work on their approved development plans with a date of December 2021 established for work to begin or the agreements could be invalidated.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new development agreement approved by the town council gives the owners, for starters, until December 2022 to improve the aesthetics of the existing dry-stack storage facility.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Efforts to promote the sale intensified in the past several months with Safe Harbor Marina, owners of the former Port Royal Landings Marina and lease-holders of Beaufort’s Downtown Marina, reportedly driving the conversation of a proposed purchase.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The property comes with a proposed marina, already permitted by the state for 250 slips.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The revised agreements also allow increased residential density from 425 to 575 single-family homes, apartments, town-houses and condos.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The limit on 225,000 square feet of commercial development was removed and there was clarification of a land swap on either side of the Sands boat ramp road.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Plans for updating of the existing shrimp docks, which are owned by Grey Ghost but operated until this spring by the town, are also part of the deal, especially after the town found out the state legislature included $900,000 in earmarks for the dock rehab.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the development agreement changes were approved unanimously by the Town Council, the changes to the Planned United Development (PUD) were not supported by Council members Jerry Ashmore and Darryl Owners. Their votes in opposition came after the S.C. Coastal Conservation League urged the town to require any new developers to honor the current, more restrictive current tree protection ordinances.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As almost everyone in the council room during the final vote – elected town officials to paid attorneys – agreed “we’ve waited a long time for this to happen.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, let’s see if it does.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Who knows Rosenberg’s Rules of Order?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – As of press time last week, issues of downtown Beaufort development seemed relatively quiet while the future of 303 Associates’ Dick Stewart’s garage and new hotel project seem to be on hold as challenges make their way through the court system.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But then … there was last Wednesday’s Historic Review Board’s meeting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was the first since the five member board got four new members appointed by City Council. And if you’re drawn to government proceedings (admittedly, many probably are NOT), you might want to check out the July 14 meeting of the HRB, which is still available for viewing on the city’s Facebook page.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to learning more about the personalities who are now making decisions on the future of the city’s historic district, you will learn about <em>Rosenberg’s Rules Of Order</em>.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To quote a Google search of this little-known document, “it’s a simplified set of parliamentary rules widely used in California. In many respects it parallels <em>Roberts Rules of Order</em>.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For those of you who may not know about Roberts Rules (and don’t really care) they were developed in 1876 by Brig. General Henry Roberts, born in Jasper County, who was presiding over a church meeting and recognized the need for an established procedure.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Back to the HBF meeting last week. New member Mike Sutton, a building contractor who works with a number of historic home owners, moved the meeting “down the road” by making the motion to accept the staff’s recommendation to use Rosenburg’s rules instead of Roberts rules. This was right after he nominated new board member Jeremiah Smith of Alison-Ramsey Architects to be the new chairman.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The chairmanship vote was unanimous. From there it went downhill.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The meeting could be viewed as an incredible example of parliamentary tap-dancing except protection of the city’s historic district is at stake.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Hooray for pickleball&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Good news for the pickleball players of Beaufort County; the County Council heard your cries and responded.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Six new courts will be located in the Shell Point county park (behind Praise Assembly) and the Bluffton Recreation Center and Southside Park where an existing tennis court will be converted to a pickleball court.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What about those crossing signs?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Anyone else notice how many of the pedestrian crosswalk signs aren’t doing the job. Signs along Bay and Carteret streets are knocked down or maybe were targeted by absent-minded motorists.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With Water Festival going on and all the tourists in town, not a good time for casual crossing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and former reporter/ editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today, Beaufort Today and The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com.&nbsp;</em><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcounry-lowdown-3', '', '', '2021-07-21 17:09:37', '2021-07-21 21:09:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51426', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(51428, 4, '2021-07-21 15:20:25', '2021-07-21 19:20:25', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Department of Community &amp; Economic Development has completed a working draft of the City of Beaufort’s 2021 Comprehensive Plan. The draft was presented to City Council at its July 13 meeting, and is now available on the City’s website for review and comments from stakeholders and the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Comprehensive Plan is the document that guides all decisions related to planning, zoning, and development in the City of Beaufort, as required by South Carolina law. It was last updated in 2009. The new working draft was informed by the current Comprehensive Plan, the City’s Strategic Plan, the Civic Master Plan, and Beaufort 2030 Future Vision exercise.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Among the most significant changes in the proposed Comprehensive Plan: an update of City demographics, a new future land use map, a resiliency element, and an update of the City’s vision, goals, and objectives.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Comprehensive Plan’s various components include land use, housing, community facilities, cultural resources, natural resources, transportation, and resiliency.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Timetable</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>July 14: </strong>Electronic public comment period opens. Public and various stakeholders are invited to review document and submit comments via email. The Comprehensive Plan can be reviewed by subject matter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>July 19: </strong>Working draft presented to Metropolitan Planning Commission.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Aug. 5, 12: </strong>Public is invited to a daytime and evening session at City Hall to review details of document and submit comments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Aug. 20: </strong>Electronic public comment period closes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Aug. 24: </strong>Synopsis of public comments is presented to City Council at Work Session.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sept. 14: </strong>Public Hearing during City Council Regular Meeting is held on proposed plan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sept. 20: </strong>Final draft is presented to MPC for approval.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sept. 28: </strong>Final draft is presented to City Council during Work Session.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sept. 29-Oct. 5: </strong>Final revisions made.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Oct. 12: </strong>Final Comprehensive Plan presented to City Council for approval.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Public comment</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The draft Comprehensive Plan can be found on the City’s website at www.cityofbeaufort.org/491/Comprehensive-Plan. The Dropbox link can be found here: bit.ly/2021CompPlanWorkingDraft. A more detailed timeline can be found here: bit.ly/CompPlanTimetable.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Comments may be emailed to Senior Planner Dan Frazier at dfrazier@cityofbeaufort.org. Those who wish to comment are asked to submit their names and addresses, so that we can map where responses are coming from.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, the draft Comprehensive Plan will be posted several times on the City’s Facebook page and distributed through the Nextdoor social media platform. The draft will also be shared with the City’s Neighborhood Association and all stakeholder organizations and governments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The public can also comment by attending one of three sessions on Aug. 5 and Aug. 12 at City Hall. On Aug. 5, the session will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. On Aug. 12, the afternoon session will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and the evening session from 5 to 7 p.m. City Planning staff will share highlights from the proposed plan, as well as answer any questions. The public can submit comments via cards during those sessions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort asks for public input on Comprehensive Plan working draft', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-asks-for-public-input-on-comprehensive-plan-working-draft', '', '', '2021-07-21 15:20:27', '2021-07-21 19:20:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51428', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51430, 4, '2021-07-21 15:24:36', '2021-07-21 19:24:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Port Royal’s Jack Baggette enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves in 1958 in Starksville, Miss. After Boot camp at Fort Jackson, he transitioned to the PLC program with the United States Marines at Quantico. Commissioned in 1961, he headed to Okinawa with a ground recon unit. His follow-on tours included two more tours in Okinawa, two tours at Parris Island, a tour in Vietnam as an Infantry company commander during the 1967-68 Tet Offensive (Bronze Star w/ Combat V), three years in Chile as the Marine Advisor, advanced schooling at the Naval War College, Naval Postgraduate School and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He also had two assignments at Headquarters Marine Corps. He retired as a Colonel in 1992 after 31 years of service. He and his wife, Sandra, moved 20 times while on active duty.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":51431,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jack-Baggette-Young-Marine.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jack-Baggette-Young-Marine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51431\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9. For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'VETERAN OF THE WEEK – JACK BAGGETTE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-jack-baggette', '', '', '2021-07-21 15:24:38', '2021-07-21 19:24:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51430', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(51434, 4, '2021-07-21 15:26:24', '2021-07-21 19:26:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An overhead look of Saturday’s party on the Beaufort Sandbar during the 65th Beaufort Water Festival. Photo by Diana Hoppe. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-168', '', '', '2021-07-21 15:26:26', '2021-07-21 19:26:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51434', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51436, 4, '2021-07-21 15:42:27', '2021-07-21 19:42:27', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>CJ Cummings follows in siblings’ footsteps on road to Tokyo </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: C.J., Crystal and Omar Cummings, left to right, have all lifted weights competitively for Coach Ray Jones. Also pictured is Crystal Cummings’ daughter Christin. Photo courtesy of Crystal Cummings. </em><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong><br><br>Crystal Cummings remembers when Coach Ray Jones first came to her school and gave a weightlifting exhibition. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was something I’d never seen before,”Cummings said. “I was interested. I wanted to try it.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First, she had to convince her father.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And Clarence Cummings Sr. was having none of it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Daddy said ‘no,’” Crystal Cummings said. “For two or three months.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Crystal Cummings kept asking. And if she hadn’t, C.J. Cummings would likely never have taken up weightlifting, much less be competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics next week in Tokyo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“My dad, he wasn’t too fond of it,” Crystal Cummings said. “He wasn’t too familiar with Olympic style weightlifting. But I kept asking, and one day, he saw me crying and he said, ‘If that’s what you want to do, go ahead.’”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Crystal was in one of my original after school programs I did. I went to Lady’s Island Elementary when she was 10 years old. And she signed up there,” Jones said. “I had something really light, like some PVC pipes and 5-pound bars or something like that, and they would work with those. And once that program ended, the ones that would want to, you would invite them to come to the gym. And I had my gym at that time. And they would come and try to train. And that was their introduction to weightlifting.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jones said only three from that first group stuck it out. One was Crystal Cummings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Already a good athlete, Crystal Cummings excelled at basketball and softball. Weightlifting became another sport she excelled at.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Just like C.J., I was good at it,” Crystal Cummings said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Crystal, you could just tell … I’m not joking when I say it, as talented as Omar (Cummings) is, and as talented as C.J. is, I don’t know that Crystal wasn’t the most talented of them all. Because it was just easy for her, too,” Jones said. “She wasn’t doing all the little things, she would just come in and train – 11, 12, 13, 14 years old. But by the time she was 14, she was ready to make a Junior World team. Just a lot of ability if she had chosen to stick with it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Instead, Crystal Cummings stopped lifting weights competitively in 9th grade when she made the varsity girls basketball and softball teams at Beaufort High School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Coach Jones didn’t have the time he has now,” Crystal Cummings said. “If you didn’t make it in the morning, that was it. I chose basketball and softball.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If I knew back then what I know now, I would have chosen weightlifting,” Crystal Cumming said. “I was so fortunate I met Ray Jones.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Fast forward</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Crystal Cummings is 11 years older than Omar Cummings and almost 13 years older than C.J. Cummings. When she began lifting weights with Coach Jones, neither were born yet. And neither have many concrete memories of her lifting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By the time C.J. Cummings was 10 and older brother Omar Cummings was 12, they were both star football players for Beaufort County PALS and Jones was the strength and conditioning coach at Beaufort Middle School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Crystal Cummings was visiting Jones one day when he told her he had a conditioning program that featured Olympic weightlifting. She wanted her brothers to get involved.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51329,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/02CummingsFamily0722.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/02CummingsFamily0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51329\"/></a><figcaption><em>Crystal Cummings was the first member of her family to lift weights for Coach Ray Jones. Brothers C.J. and Omar Cummings would follow in her footsteps a decade later. Photo courtesy of Crystal Cummings.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Savasha Cummings, the boys’ mother, was OK with the idea. But once again Clarence Cummings said “no.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This time, Crystal Cummings handled it differently.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The boys loved hanging out with their much older sister. She had a driver’s license and a car, which provided a measure of freedom for Omar and C.J. Cummings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One day, Crystal Cummings was in town running an errand with the boys in tow. On a whim, she stopped by Beaufort Middle School and introduced them to Jones.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He showed them the movements with a hard plastic pole, the same way he did me, and they did that and loved it,” Crystal Cummings said. “Once he did that, it was me taking them behind my parents’ back, almost.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eventually, Clarence Cummings found out, but the boys were allowed to continue with Coach Jones.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Crystal Cummings said it took a while, but eventually, Clarence Cummings was on board with the boys’ weightlifting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“To be honest I don’t think initially he understoood how good Omar and, particularly, C.J. could have been or how fast things were moving for them,” Crystal Cummings said. “But Coach Ray saw the potential.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Omar breaks out</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In his first competitive meet, C.J. Cummings lost to William Coin of Savannah.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He cried about it,” Crystal Cummings said. “He didn’t like losing, so he did something about it after that.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so began C.J. Cummings rise to the top of the American weightlifting mountain.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By the spring of 2015, 14-year-old C.J. Cummings was expected to do well and possibly win his first international medal in the 69-kilogram weight class at the IWF Youth World Championships in Lima, Peru. His 16-year-old brother Omar Cummings made the team in the 77kg weight class and made the trip to Peru, as well.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The trip to Peru didn’t follow the script.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>C.J. Cummings struggled mightily, making just one of six attempted lifts, and failed to place.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next day, a day he dedicated to his younger brother, Omar Cummings stepped out of his younger brother’s shadow. He set American Youth records for the Clean &amp; Jerk and Overall total, claiming bronze medals for both.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I feel a lot of love from my coach, my team, my family, my hometown and my country,\" Omar Cummings told the Beaufort Gazette after the competition. \"It\'s just a lot of love going on right now and excitement.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"I\'m just thankful for the support, and most of all, Coach Ray (Jones). Because without him, none of this would be possible.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Of the Cummings family, he was the first one – before C.J. – to win an international medal,” Jones said of Omar Cummings. “He won a bronze medal at a Youth Worlds. And he wasn’t expected to. If he had maybe cracked the top 10 at the Youth Worlds, it would have been good for him. But that son of a gun ended up getting a bronze medal.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just a couple months later in June, Omar Cummings swept golds in the Snatch, Clean &amp; Jerk and Overall in the 77kg weight class in the Age 16-17 bracket at the USA Weightlifting National Youth Championships in Bloomington, Minn. In July, he was named the nation’s top weightlifter in the Age 16-17 bracket.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":51330,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/03CummingsFamily0722.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/03CummingsFamily0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51330\"/></a><figcaption><em>Omar Cummings eventually chose football over weightlifting. Photo courtesy of Crystal Cummings.</em></figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More outwardly emotional than his younger brother, it was hard to gauge just how good Omar Cummings was because he simply didn’t lift enough.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When C.J. Cummings began lifting weights competitively, he immediately gave up football. Omar Cummings, however, was a football star.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a Beaufort High School junior that same year, Omar Cummings rushed for 404 yards and eight touchdowns in a single game against Berkeley. The following fall, as a senior, he had 1,270 yards rushing for the season and scored 16 touchdowns, numbers good enough to earn a selection to the North-South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The thing with Omar, you never really knew how good Omar could be with weightlifting because from the time he started with me, he was always playing football every year,” Jones said. “The brutal way it breaks your body down when you play football, I only had him half a year when he had just recovered from football and I could see what he could do with weightlifting.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In February 2017, Omar Cummings signed a National Letter of Intent to play football for S.C. State University in Orangeburg. After redshirting in 2017, he was a reserve running back in 2018 and 2019.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He was No. 3 in the world when he quit lifting,” Crystal Cummings said. “In the world.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>It just keeps getting better</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>C.J. Cummings recovered from that awful performance in the 2015 IWF Youth World Championships in Peru. In fact, that was likely his lowest point as a weightlifter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since then, he has won two IWF Youth World Championships, four IWF Junior World Championships, two Pan-Am Championships, and has set 23 American and three World records. He just won his first U.S. National Championship as a senior weightlifter and he’s on his way to his first Olympics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>C.J. Cummings is only 21 and he’s the top American male weightlifter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And to think, without his sister’s persistence, it might never have happened.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I guess you could say she was the reason I found this sport,” C.J. Cummings said of his sister Crystal. “If it wasn’t for her, I would never have been introduced to the sport. And if it wasn’t for her support and bringing me to the gym when I first started, I probably would have probably quit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was a long time ago, but she was there, she supported me and she introduced me to this. So all of this was because of her.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And Crystal Cummings is still supporting her youngest brother. She is his biggest cheerleader on social media and is always the first to share videos or photos of his exploits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And like “Coach Ray,” she thinks it was ultimately a good thing that the 2020 Summer Olympics were delayed a year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“C.J. is more mentally there now. It was a good thing,” Crystal Cummings said. “I don’t think he was a focused as he is now. He understands, now. He’s more disciplined about his weight, his work habits and about not putting pressure on himself.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Crystal Cummings hopes her brother is able to enjoy the experience of competing in the Olympics, not matter how he fares in the competition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Just do what you’re supposed to do,” Crystal Cummings said. “Just do what Coach Ray says, and it’ll all fall into place.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'A family affair', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-family-affair-2', '', '', '2021-07-21 15:42:29', '2021-07-21 19:42:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51436', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51438, 4, '2021-07-21 16:10:09', '2021-07-21 20:10:09', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Above: After the concert by the Parris Island Marine Corps Band during the Water Festival Opening Ceremony, the huge crowd was treated to a spectacular fireworks show Friday night at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Photo by Bob Sofaly.&nbsp;</em><br><br><strong>By Bob Sofaly&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After being canceled last year due to COVID concerns, the 65th annual Beaufort Water Festival finally kicked off Friday with as much fanfare as the Parris Island Marine Corps Band could muster.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And the crowds? The attendance during the “first weekend” has been above and beyond comparison even though organizers had only 109 days instead of the traditional 10 months to get ready.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51338,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07162021-WF-Opening-Ceremony-5-9807.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07162021-WF-Opening-Ceremony-5-9807-1024x761.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51338\"/></a><figcaption><em>The Color Guard from Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot posts the Colors during the playing of the National Anthem to officially open the 65th Water Festival on Friday at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. </em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Opening ceremony Monday was kind of surreal while sitting on the stage and seeing the huge crowd out there,” Water Festival Commodore Erin “Tank” Morris said. “I think the public was ready to come back. We are happy that we are the ones to kick it back off and bring everybody back together.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Saturday the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park came to life again with the much anticipated Bocce Ball single elimination tournament, a badminton tournament and the grueling boat races in the Beaufort River.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The evening capped off with the Concert in the Park, featuring opening act Scott Stevens, then Lainey Wilson and finally the headline performer, country singer Rodney Atkins.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That was three of the best shows I’ve ever seen here,” Morris said. “They were so engaged, it was absolutely electric. And the crowd? Oh my gosh they were into it! My wife and I stood right here (by the stage) and could see the crowd. That’s why we do this.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As large as the crowd for the Opening Ceremony was, Morris said Sunday’s Children’s Day was beyond that.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51343,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07182021-WF-Childrens-Day-1-0121.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07182021-WF-Childrens-Day-1-0121.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51343\"/></a><figcaption><em>Eight-year-old Ware Pearson is all grins as she gets the Hoolahoop swinging at the conclusion of the annual Water Festival Children’s Day on Sunday.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This crowd is phenomenal. I’ve never seen anything like this. People are just ready to get out and get back to life”, he said. “It was shoulder-to -shoulder for as far as the eye could see from one to the other along the sea wall at the waterfront park.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Morris said he didn’t have any exact numbers to share, but he said Saturday’s concert was “probably the biggest concert in the (Waterfront Park) we’ve had in many, many years.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Morris added the line to get into the park extended back to the Downtown Marina and wrapped back around.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He added the weather is playing a big part in this year’s early success, as well.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You can’t beat this. It’s Beaufort weather. It’s a little warm and the humidity is high,” Morris said. “But this IS Beaufort, it’s supposed to be like this. There has been cool breeze off the Beaufort River and it’s been cloudy and it hasn’t rained.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To help combat the heat, outgoing City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Chief Reece Bertholf and some of his firefighters were on hand giving out free cups of ice-cold water for any and all who needed it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51337,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07172021-WF-Opening-Ceremony-1-9798.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07172021-WF-Opening-Ceremony-1-9798-943x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51337\"/></a><figcaption><em>Bob Sofaly photo Part of the huge crowd that attended the Water Festival Opening Ceremony on Friday, July 16, at Henry C Chambers Waterfront Park.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Morris, the success of the first weekend boils down to the participation of the Beaufort community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We as a festival thank the community for getting back out and enjoying this,” he said. “Standing here last night and seeing the crowd so engaged in the show and watching how much fun everyone was having gave me goose bumps.”<br><br><em>More photos from opening weekend of Water Festival...</em><br><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51342,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07162021-WF-Fishing-Tournament-8413.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07162021-WF-Fishing-Tournament-8413-1024x671.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51342\"/></a><figcaption><em>The seawall was packed with kids trying the catch big one, while adults were kept busy uncrossing their lines during the Water Festival’s Toad Fishing tournament Saturday at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.</em><br><br></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51339,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07162021-WF-Opening-Ceremony-4-9863.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07162021-WF-Opening-Ceremony-4-9863-1024x736.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51339\"/></a><figcaption><em>State Rep. Shannon Erickson (R-District 124) presents a South Carolina State Flag to Water Festival Commodore Erin Morris during the annual Water Festival Opening Ceremony</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51335,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07182021-WF-Ski-Show-1-8467.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07182021-WF-Ski-Show-1-8467.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51335\"/></a><figcaption><em>Skiers with the Gatorland Ski Show form a pyramid as they cruise in front of the Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge during the annual Water Festival Ski Show on Sunday afternoon. </em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51336,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07182021-WF-Ski-Show-2-8452.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07182021-WF-Ski-Show-2-8452-1024x626.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51336\"/></a><figcaption><em>The Gatorland Ski Show had to manage the tidal current, choppy water and a brisk breeze as they maneuvered through the Beaufort River during the Sunday’s Water Festival Ski Show</em><br><br></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51344,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07182021-WF-Childrens-Day-4-0074.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07182021-WF-Childrens-Day-4-0074-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51344\"/></a><figcaption><em>A pair of youngsters make their way through one of the inflatable obstacle courses during the annual Water Festival Children’s Day Sunday</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51346,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07182021-WF-Childrens-Day-2-0047.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07182021-WF-Childrens-Day-2-0047-1024x713.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51346\"/></a><figcaption><em>Heat and humidity didn’t dampen anyone spirits, as hundreds of children made their way to annual Water Festival Children’s Day on Sunday. Here, a young lad just clears the oncoming bar and manages to leap over.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><em>Bob Sofaly has been photographing people and what they do in Beaufort for 41 years – since Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980.</em><br><br><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Water Festival’s opening weekend a success', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'water-festivals-opening-weekend-a-success', '', '', '2021-07-22 12:40:39', '2021-07-22 16:40:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51438', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(51440, 4, '2021-07-21 16:26:05', '2021-07-21 20:26:05', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Above: Weightlifter C.J. Cummings, gets in a workout Thursday, July 8, at The Foundry in Beaufort. Cummings is set to compete July 28 in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Toyko. Photo by Bob Sofaly&nbsp;</em><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Olympic dream coming true for Beaufort’s CJ Cummings&nbsp;</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Monday, March 30, 2020 was a day that would have been more than discouraging for most 19 year olds.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>C.J. Cummings was not most 19 year olds.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He’s not the norm,” Team Beaufort coach Ray Jones said at the time. “He never has been.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cummings learned early that morning that the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo had been delayed a year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cummings was visibly disappointed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jones? Not so much.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“THIS JUST IN, CJ NOW HAS A YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS TO MAKE HIMSELF THAT MUCH BETTER!”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That was the text message Jones sent to The Island News at 9:09 that morning.<br><br>“It’s going to make him more mature,” Jones said later that day. “He’s going to be better with that, with another year of training. For them to pump the brakes and put it on hold for a year is a good thing.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the time, that was almost impossible to believe. Cummings, was the four-time defending Junior World Champion and the defending Pan American Champion in the 73-kilogram weight class. He was the No. 1 weightlifter in the United States and ranked fifth in the world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Jones couldn’t have been more right.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51327,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07082021-Team-Beaufort-2-9443.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07082021-Team-Beaufort-2-9443.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51327\"/></a><figcaption><em>Beaufort weightlifter C.J. Cummings goes through his training routine during his workout July 8 at the Foundry in Beaufort. Cummings is set to compete July 28 in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Photo by Bob Sofaly. Photo by Bob Sofaly</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If it had gone on in 2020 where we had the Olympics and all that stuff, C.J. would have been really really good, but he wouldn’t have been nearly as good as he is now. C.J. just started to do more,” Jones said last week. “The little things that you would do as a professional – and he is a professional athlete, even though he just turned 21 years old. You can get just so far with that talent, but if you want to do the very best, it’s about sleeping better and eating better and doing all the mobility work. Just coming in a lifting for that hour and half, two hours a day, that’s not what it’s about. … He’s doing all the little things. That makes his opportunity better when it comes time to make lifts.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Group A of the 73-kilogram weight class, which includes Cummings, will begin it’s competition at 7:50 p.m. Tokyo time on Wednesday, July 28. That’s 6:50 a.m. here in Beaufort because of the 13-hour time difference.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When he takes to the platform next week, Cummings will have his work cut out for him. It won’t matter that he’s the two-time defending Pan-Am Games champion or that he owns 23 American and three world records.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Four lifters in the 73kg weight class come in with qualifying totals equal or better than Cummings’ 347kg. And then there’s China’s Zhiyong Shi, the prohibitive favorite. He’s the defending Olympic Gold Medalist and holds the World Record in the Snatch, Clean &amp; Jerk and Overall total.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But neither Cummings nor Jones are concerned with how tough the road is. They are both focused simply on Cummings doing his best.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am going to treat it like everything else, but obviously its the Olympics and it is going to be different,” Cummings said. “It’s going to be a lot more attention and probably a lot more distractions and there are other top-level athletes. But I’m going to treat it like it’s any other competition, honestly.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I have no worries about Tokyo,” Jones said emphasizing that Cummings is as healthy as he’s ever been, and his National Championship lifts earlier this month, at basically 90 percent of his ability, have him right on schedule to be at his best July 28.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jones showed Cummings, along with Team Beaufort teammate and Lebanese Olympian Mahassen Hala Fattouh, the scene from Hoosiers where Gene Hackman’s character has the players measure the height of the rim and the distance from the free throw line to the basket in the huge gym where the state championship would be played.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’m keeping it in perspective, but I know it’s the Olympics,” Jones said. “There’s still a bar and there’s still a platform. You’ve become one of the best in the world. Now’s your chance to go and prove it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":51328,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07082021-Team-Beaufort-3-8188.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/07082021-Team-Beaufort-3-8188-1024x820.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51328\"/></a><figcaption><em>Team Beaufort members, Mahassen Hala Fattouh, left, of Lebanon, and C.J. Cummings of Beaufort take time out from their workout to mug for the camera Thursday, July 8. Both will be competing in the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Toyko. Photo by Bob</em> <em>Sofaly.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That this is actually – finally – the Olympics is slowly settling in for Cummings, and that feeling will likely only intensify with the journey to Hawaii and then Japan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’m taking it day by day,” he said. “It’s getting closer. It’s starting to hit me.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If there are nerves, Cumming said his family is likely feeling them more than him.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Everybody is probably more nervous than me when I’m competing,” he said. “But everyone is pretty good.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nervous or not, win or lose, Cummings is showing the ability to take his first Olympic appearance in stride.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The experience or the opportunity, whether it goes well or not, I’m going to try to make the most of it and the best of it and hopefully, it does go well,” Cumming said. “If not, hopefully it’s a learning experience and a great opportunity to meet other great athletes.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>WHEN C.J. LIFTS&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Group A of C.J. Cummings’ 73-kilogram weight class will begin it’s competition at 7:50 p.m. Tokyo time on Wednesday, July 28. That’s 6:50 a.m. here in Beaufort because of the 13-hour time difference. Group B actually lifts earlier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>HOW TO WATCH C.J.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 73kg competition can be streamed live at NBCOlympics.com or can be watched via tape delay at 4 p.m., Wednesday, July 28 on USA Network.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>THE FIELD&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are 14 lifters in the Men’s 73kg weight class (name, country, age):&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rahmat Erwin Abdullah, Indonesia, 20&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mahmoud Mohammed S Alhumayd, Saudi Arabia, 27&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev, Bulgaria, 24&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Briken Calja, Albania, 31&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jorge Adon Cardenas Estrada, Mexico, 24&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Clarence Cummings Jr., USA, 21&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Karem Ben Hnia, Tunisia, 26&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia, Venezuela, 25&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Masamori Miyamoto, Japan, 24&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Abderrahim Moum, Morocco, 20&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Marin Robu, Moldova, 21&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>David Sanchez Lopex, Spain, 27&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zhiyong Shi, China, 27&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brandon Dean Wakeling, Australia, 27&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>*Note: This is subject to change at the discretion of the International Olympic Committee.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>ABOUT C.J.’S COMPETITION&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>China’s Zhiyong Shi is the World Record Holder in the Snatch (169kg), the Clean &amp; Jerk (198kg) and Overall Total (363kg).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shi is the defending Olympic Gold Medalist, winning with a total of 352kg in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shi may be the defending Olympic Gold Medalist and the World Record holder, but Tunisia’s Karem Ben Hnia comes in with the top qualifying weight, 351kg to Shi’s 350kg.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are 4 lifters who enter the Olympics with a qualifying weight equal or better than C.J. Cummings’ 347kg: Ben Hnia, Shi, Venezuala’s Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia (350kg) and Bulgaria’s Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev (347kg).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>THE FRAZIER FACTOR&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s only Olympic Gold Medalist is boxing great Joe Frazier, who won his gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics, ironically, also in Tokyo.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I really don’t think about it, but I know he was one of the top boxers,” Cummings said. “He’s the man around here. Hopefully I can make an imprint on this community like he has. That would be a major goal for me.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The wait is finally over', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-wait-is-finally-over', '', '', '2021-07-21 17:28:49', '2021-07-21 21:28:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=51440', 0, 'post', '', 0);
