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(50112, 4, '2021-05-19 15:24:50', '2021-05-19 19:24:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>produce more melanin, the pigment that gives color to skin and hair and protects the skin against damage from ultraviolet radiation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most skin cancer warnings are directed towards fair skinned individuals with blue eyes and blond or red hair who sunburn easily, as these individuals are at greatest risk. Given this fact, one may mistakenly assume that people with darker skin types such as Hispanics, Asians and African-Americans do not need to worry about melanoma.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is not true. Increased pigmentation does protect individuals from UV-induced melanomas, but there is a type of melanoma called acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) that occurs even without UV exposure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This type of melanoma, which also occurs, though less frequently, in the Caucasian population, is sometimes ignored or mistaken for an injury or a nail fungus. Because this particular form of melanoma is often misdiagnosed or ignored, it is often more deeply invasive when it is finally discovered.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Common Locations&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the soles of the feet</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The palms of the hands&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Between toes and fingers</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Under toenails and fingernails (especially the large toenail and thumbnail).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Late Diagnosis&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By the time many African-Americans are diagnosed, melanoma has often spread to other parts of the body. A recent Washington Cancer Institute research study of 649 people with melanoma showed that 32% of African- American patients were diagnosed with Stage III or Stage IV melanoma, while only 13% of Caucasian patients were similarly diagnosed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One factor that may prevent African-Americans from seeking early treatment is that they usually develop melanoma in areas that are different from Caucasians. A recent study showed that, while 90% of Caucasian patients develop melanoma on skin that is regularly sun-exposed, only 33% of African-American patients developed it in sun-exposed areas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Survival&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Studies have shown that once African-Americans are diagnosed with melanoma, their long-term survival is significantly lower than that of Caucasians.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Survival rate:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>58.8% African-Americans</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>84.8% Caucasians</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For comprehensive additional information about melanoma, please visit AIM at Melanoma Foundation. https://www.aimatmelanoma.org (source).<br><br><strong>IMPORTANT!</strong><br><br>Like people of other heritages, African-Americans should develop an awareness of the moles on their bodies and be alert for new or changing moles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>• African-Americans should examine their fingernails and toenails for suspicious changes, which may include brown or black colored stripes under the nail or a spot that extends beyond the edge of the nail.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>• Anyone who notices such changes should see a doctor promptly because they may be signs of melanoma.<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Melanoma in People of Color', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'melanoma-in-people-of-color', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:24:53', '2021-05-19 19:24:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50112', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50115, 4, '2021-05-19 15:36:57', '2021-05-19 19:36:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort History Museum hosted 66 Nigerian Air Force International Military Students on Sunday, May 15, along with their U.S. Air Force supervisors and families, for a one-day visit to Beaufort to learn about the area’s rich history.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The point of these ‘field trips’ is to immerse the students in American culture while they are in the states for this training,” Master Sgt. Justin M. Baldivia, USAF, said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Baldivia is the International Military Student Officer with the 81st Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, Ga.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We decided to do Beaufort ... because I had heard good things about the area,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The group’s one-day visit included tours of some of Beaufort’s historic attractions – all within two blocks of each other. In addition to the Beaufort History Museum, the group also toured The Arsenal, The Reconstruction National Historic Park (all on Craven St. at Scott St.), as well as the newly-renovated John Mark Verdier House on Bay St.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort History Museum, founded in 1939, has evolved to focus specifically on the deep and rich history of the Beaufort District. For more information, visit www.BeaufortHistoryMuseum.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort History Museum hosts Nigerian Air Force students', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-history-museum-hosts-nigerian-air-force-students', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:37:00', '2021-05-19 19:37:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50115', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50117, 4, '2021-05-19 15:38:19', '2021-05-19 19:38:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keith Walker of Saugatuck, Mich., was the winner of the quilt raffled off by the Maye River Quilt Guild. Pictured are, from left, Linda Forry, Maye River Quilt Guild President Jaiden Overland, First Responder Walker from Lady’s Island/St. Helena, who drew the winning ticket, and Raffle Quilt Committee Co-Chair Nancy Vandenberg, who sold the winning ticket. Bobbi Giddings sold the most tickets. Submitted photo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The winning number is ...', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-winning-number-is', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:38:23', '2021-05-19 19:38:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50117', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50119, 4, '2021-05-18 15:38:00', '2021-05-18 19:38:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wells Fargo Advisors</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the COVID-19 pandemic’s far-reaching impacts have you looking to enhance your charitable giving, be sure to remember these tax-related considerations for 2021:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cash gifts. </strong>A special rule for this year allows taxpayers who do not itemize deductions to claim up to $300 ($600 for joint filers) for gifts to qualifying charities.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you do itemize, cash contributions to qualified charities in 2021 might be used to offset up to 100% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) (60% of AGI for cash gifts to a donor advised fund or 30% for cash gifts to a private foundation).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This means that if you’re in a position to make generous gifts, you may potentially offset all of your taxable income. In addition, cash gifts could be used to offset Roth IRA conversion income or capital gains realized upon the sale of real estate or a large position in a single investment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’re unable to itemize but would like to, evaluate the possible impact of bunching several years’ worth of charitable contributions into one year. This may increase your itemized deductions above the standard deduction threshold so you can potentially receive a tax benefit for those gifts. Review your income and deductions for the current year and the next few years with your tax advisor to determine what is the best timing for those bunched contributions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Qualified Chartitable Distribution (QCD). </strong>For taxpayers age 70½ or older, a QCD allows you to gift up to $100,000 per year directly from your IRA to qualifying charities.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>QCDs are tax-free distributions and count toward satisfying your required minimum distribution (RMD). Remember that, while RMDs were waived for 2020, they must be taken for 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No deduction is allowed for a QCD since the distribution is not taxable. This strategy is beneficial if you will not itemize deductions this year. It could also help you control your AGI, which is used to determine many tax-related limitations.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Note that the amount of the QCD you are able to exclude from your income is reduced by any deductible IRA contributions you make in the year you reach age 70½ or after.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Stock gifts. </strong>Gifting stock directly to charity rather than selling it and contributing the proceeds provides a current tax benefit if you itemize deductions. In addition, it lets you avoid capital gains taxation on the stock’s appreciation if it increased in value while you owned it. Deductions for stock gifts are limited to 30% of AGI when contributing to public charities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before employing any of these strategies, please contact your tax and financial advisors to help provide the best outcome.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wells Fargo Advisors does not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult with your tax and/or legal advisors before taking any action that may have tax and/or legal consequences.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy Katie C. Phifer, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and Vice President-Investments in Beaufort, SC at&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>843-982-1506.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>©2020-2021 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. All rights reserved.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Charitable giving considerations for 2021', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'charitable-giving-considerations-for-2021', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:39:25', '2021-05-19 19:39:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50119', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50121, 4, '2021-05-19 15:40:52', '2021-05-19 19:40:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort County seniors can get free fruits, vegetables</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County senior citizens may qualify to receive $25 worth of coupons to buy fresh fruits and vegetables from authorized farmers this summer through the South Carolina Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To qualify, applicants must be a low-income senior aged 60 or older, have a valid driver’s license of state-issued ID, and live in a participating county (Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton ad Colleton counties are all participating).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To apply, visit dss.sc.gov to complete an online application through June 1. Contact Willie Nixon at 803-898-1760 with questions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Vaccinated? You don’t have to wear a mask in City buildings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To conform with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), members of the public who are fully vaccinated do not have to wear masks when they enter City of Beaufort buildings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City is asking those who are not fully vaccinated to continue to wear masks as a courtesy to others.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Municipal Court continues to require masks for anyone who enters the courtroom, per the order of the State Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Beatty.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>McKissick re-elected SC GOP chairman</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After conducting the largest party reorganization in state history, the South Carolina republican Party (SCGOP) hosted its 2021 state convention where delegates re-elected Chariman Drew McKissick and First Vice Chairman Cindy Risher, as well as elected Second Vice Chairman Kizzie Smalls, and Third Vice Chairman Leighton Gray Smith – the first time all three Vice Chairman positions will be held by women.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the candidates McKissick defeated for chairman was Beaufort County resident Lin Wood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Per state law and party rules, the SCGOP reorganizes every two years. Participation from 2019 to 2021 doubled, according to the SCGOP, with officially organized county parties in all 46 counties for the first time in a decade.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County hosting open house for Okatie River Park</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County is hosting an outdoor open house event for Okatie River Park from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 20. Since the property is not yet accessible to the public, the Open House will take place under the grand live oak tree at nearby Pinckney Colony Preserve, 7 Pinckney Colony Road, Bluffton.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stefanie Nagid, Beaufort County Passive Parks Manager, and the planning consultant from Witmer Jones Keefer will be on site to discuss the draft conceptual plan and answer any questions from the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The draft conceptual plan was created based on 279 responses from the March 2021 public input survey. The public is encouraged to attend and share feedback about the draft conceptual plan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about the Passive Parks Program please call 843-255-2152.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County hosting electronics recycling events</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County’s Department of Solid Waste and Recycling will host two free electronics recycling events for County residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 22, at Beaufort County Public Works, 9 Benton Field Road, Bluffton and Beaufort County Public Works, 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Residents are asked to stay in their cars during the event. Staff will unload electronics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Any personal computers, laptops, CRT monitors, LCD monitors, CRT televisions, non-CRT televisions, printers, hard drives and miscellaneous electronics (microwaves, cell phones, radios, fax machines, and typewriters) will be accepted.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Call the Solid Waste and Recycling Office at 843-255-2736 for more information or visit their website at www.beaufortcountysc.gov/recycle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County business license renewals due June 1</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Businesses that operate within the unincorporated boundaries of Beaufort County must renew their County business license by Tuesday, June 1. Those who pay after the deadline will be subject to a penalty of 5 percent of the unpaid fee for each month or portion of the month past the due date.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County mailed renewal forms to license holders in January.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additional forms are available at https://bit.ly/3bhtYLq.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you own or operate a business within the unincorporated boundaries of the County without a valid business license, you are subject to additional penalties.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, call the Beaufort County Business License Department at 843-255-2270.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chamber’s Legislative Luncheon set for June 3</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Luncheon is set to be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 3 at Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Chamber\'s Legislative Reception is the business community’s opportunity to connect with Beaufort County’s state legislative delegation, federal officials, and local elected leaders. During the event, organizers will recap progress on the Chamber’s Public Policy Priorities from the 2021 Legislative session and invite brief remarks from elected leaders.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This two-hour, evening event will feature passed hors d\'oeuvres and complimentary beer and wine. Seating will be limited to encourage attendees to circulate. Attendees can choose to be indoors with A/C or on the patio with fresh air.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cost for Chamber Members is $45. Cost for nonmembers is 65.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Garden Club holding Show &amp; Tell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In honor of National Garden Week, the Beaufort Garden Club will hold a Plants and Flowers Show and Tell, free to the public, around the gazebo at the Port Royal Farmers’ market from 9 a.m to noon, Saturday, June 5.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The club’s dedicated plant whisperers will be on hand with a collection of plants and flowers and will share their secrets for successful growing. Members are expected to bring their favorite but not widely known plants or flowers. Visitors will receive information to take with them on how each item is grown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Since Covid is still with us, it’s difficult to hold our annual Garden A Day event during National Garden Week, so instead we will share our knowledge with the public,” Club Vice President Lora Quincy said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prior to the pandemic, the Beaufort Garden Club had held Garden A Day during the first week of June every year since 1984.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Serve on a board</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Legislative Delegation encourages qualified citizens who are willing to serve on a board or commission to submit an application. All applicants must be a registered voter in Beaufort County to be considered for an appointment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The following boards and commissions have legislative delegation-appointed vacancies:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Foster Care Review Board;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Veterans Affairs Officer;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Board of Voter Registration &amp; Elections of Beaufort County;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Jasper Water &amp; Sewer Authority;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coastal Empire Community Mental Health Center;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Jasper Higher Education Commission;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lowcountry Resort Islands Tourism Commission;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Broad Creek Public Service District;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Island Public Service District;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Technical College of the Lowcountry Area Commission;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Advisory Committee.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All applications must be received by the close of business, Monday, June 7, to be considered.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For questions or to obtain an application, please contact the Beaufort County Delegation Office at cmaxey@bcgov.net or 843-255-2260.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2020 Adopt-A-Highway numbers released</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PalmettoPride has announced the results of the Adopt-A-Highway volunteer litter pickup program for the year 2020. In spite of Covid-19 interruptions, more than 13,000 volunteers pulled together and removed nearly 800,000 pounds of trash from state highways.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The full results are as follows:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>790,120.5 pounds of trash picked up;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3,359.7 of miles covered;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1,233 groups;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>13,709 volunteers;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>110 new groups.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The results indicated a drop of about 25 percent in pounds picked up and 20 percent fewer volunteers. 2020 presented many challenges in regards to litter prevention and pickup with many large-scale volunteer events and routine maintenance collection services suspended for health and safety reasons.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“By end of summer when we were more informed about Covid-19 health and safety protocols, we encouraged folks to get out and pick up litter as a way to enjoy the outdoors,” Executive Director for PalmettoPride Sarah Lyles said. “These volunteers provide a tremendous service to the state, and we want to make sure they know how appreciated they are.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adopt-A-Highway is a volunteer litter pickup program coordinated by PalmettoPride and the S.C. Department of Transportation. Adopt-A-Highway participants agree to clean up a section of state highway four times a year. Each cleanup results in a value of approximately $1,047,500 in service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-187', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:40:55', '2021-05-19 19:40:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50121', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50123, 4, '2021-05-19 15:43:18', '2021-05-19 19:43:18', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Port Royal is returning to its church building on Sunday, May 23, 14 months after suspending in-person worship and following a major remodeling and expansion.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the church was closed, the sanctuary was totally renovated and enlarged, while new rooms were added to the rear of the building.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50029,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Frederick-Church-2021-final-6.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Frederick-Church-2021-final-6-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50029\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Union Church, as the building is known to many, was constructed in 1878 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. Following its purchase in 2018 by St. Mark’s and a successful capital campaign, Frederick &amp; Frederick Architects were engaged as design architects and Beaufort Construction as contractor. Emphasis was placed on designing the renovation to complement the existing structure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>St. Mark’s formed in 2003 as a “house church” with a small group meeting in the living room of The Reverend Roger Smith and his wife, Headley and now has more than 350 members. It is a member of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina and the only Episcopal Church north of the Broad River.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sunday services will be at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. More information is available at www.stmarksc.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'St. Mark’s returns to renovated, expanded church', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'st-marks-returns-to-renovated-expanded-church', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:43:22', '2021-05-19 19:43:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50123', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50125, 4, '2021-05-19 15:44:37', '2021-05-19 19:44:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) has added a board-certified nurse practitioner to its gastroenterology practice at Lowcountry Medical Group in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kimberly Stockstill, APRN, FNP-BC, brings broad clinical experience to the practice, where she will work with a team of GI specialists and other advanced practice providers to prevent, diagnose and treat acute and chronic disorders of the digestive system, thus p r o m o t i n g gastrointestinal health for her patients.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Mississippi Gulf Coast native, Stockstill earned both a Master of Nursing in the family nurse practitioner specialty track and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University in Downers Grove, Ill.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No stranger to Beaufort Memorial, Stockstill served as a charge nurse in the hospital’s emergency department from 2003 to 2011. Afterward she was a nursing supervisor at a regional hospital while obtaining her advanced degrees and most recently was employed as a primary care nurse practitioner at a family practice, helping patients of all ages manage widely ranging diseases and conditions, including those related to the GI system.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Memorial adds nurse practitioner to gastroenterology practice', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-adds-nurse-practitioner-to-gastroenterology-practice', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:44:40', '2021-05-19 19:44:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50125', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50127, 4, '2021-05-19 15:46:26', '2021-05-19 19:46:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A lone woman takes advantage of perfect weather as she soaks up the sun while sitting in the middle of a sea of umbrellas during a track meet at Beaufort High School on Saturday, May 15. Photo By Bob Sofaly. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Not like the others', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'not-like-the-others', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:46:29', '2021-05-19 19:46:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50127', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50129, 4, '2021-05-19 15:49:53', '2021-05-19 19:49:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Members of the local Palmetto Garden Club spent the spring sprucing up the city-owned Succession Park, located at the corner of Bay and Boundary Streets. Club family members Joe Pizzo and Scott Dudley do some heavy lifting. The new landscaping was supported by a grant from the National Garden Club Association. Submitted photos <br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50026,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_7448.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_7448.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50026\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'Prettying Up The Park', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'prettying-up-the-park', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:49:57', '2021-05-19 19:49:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50129', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50131, 4, '2021-05-19 15:51:24', '2021-05-19 19:51:24', '<!-- 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>5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 20, Beaufort Arts Council, Mather Campus, 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>Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club meetings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursdays, May 20, June 17, 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. Speaker for May 20 will be Rev. Kenneth Hodges, Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church and champion of the Harriet Tubman Monument.</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., Thursdays, May 20, June 17, 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>Bookfest 2021</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 29, Zen Den, 707 and 709, Paris Avenue, Port Royal. Hosted in partnership with the Pat Conroy Literary Center. The best of the best local authors are gathered in one place to present new projects and sign books. For more information, email zendenpr@gmail.com or call 843-929-9449.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR training</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturdays, May 29, June 12, July 10, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $35 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street. Cost for Chamber Members is $45. Cost for nonmembers is 65. The Chamber\'s Legislative Reception is the business community’s opportunity to connect with Beaufort County’s state legislative delegation, federal officials, and local elected leaders. This two-hour, evening event will feature passed hors d\'oeuvres and complimentary beer and wine. Seating will be limited to encourage attendees to circulate. Attendees can choose to be indoors with A/C or on the patio with fresh air.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BIFF Bites Fun-Raiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Lowcountry Produce, 302 Carteret Street. $35 ticket includes two drink tickets for beer/wine. Proceeds benefit the Beaufort Film Society. Tickets to the 2022 Beaufort International Film Festival, a value of $650, will be given away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Garden Club Plants and Flowers Show and Tell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m to noon, Saturday, June 5, at the gazebo, Port Royal Farmers’ Market. Free to the public. The club’s dedicated plant whisperers will be on hand with a collection of plants and flowers and will share their secrets for successful growing. Members are expected to bring their favorite but not widely known plants or flowers. Visitors will receive information to take with them on how each item is grown.</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, June 5 via Zoom. To get the link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For additional meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-530-1244.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR re-certification</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturdays, June 5, Aug. 14, Sept. 25, Nov. 13, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $25 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Girl Who Wore Freedom screening</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 to 10 p.m., Sunday, June 6, Tabby Garden, 307 West Street. Free and open to the public. Donations are encouraged and benefit the Beaufort Film Society. Cash bar available. Venue is outdoors, dress accordingly. The Girl Who Wore Freedom was the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival Duty and Honor category winner, as well as Audience Choice. Director Christian Taylor will be available for questions immediately following the screening.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s May meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Thursday, June 10, Beaufort Yacht Club\'s new deck on Lady’s Island off Meridian Road. The social will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dues and renewals will continue on the same monthly system prior to the pandemic. The porch bar will be utilized and Club restrooms will be available. Captain Tim Carver, local guide, for Tight Lines Unlimited will discuss Spot Tail Bass (Red Fish). He will present rods and reels, and baits/lures of choice. This information will also include how to select best fishing spots, dealing with water clarity, tides, and currents. Captain John Mathews will also give a brief presentation on his new program – Marsh Sense – learning to wade and fish in tidal marsh on foot. Remember to weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. The Club will draw names for those who weighed in during May. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply is sponsoring the monthly $50 weigh-in drawing. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-53', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:51:27', '2021-05-19 19:51:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50131', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50133, 4, '2021-05-19 15:56:33', '2021-05-19 19:56:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Marie McAden</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the early days of the pandemic when health officials were struggling to understand the deadly novel coronavirus, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) put aside their fears to care for a ward full of critically ill patients isolated from their loved ones.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What was already a high-pressure environment took on epic intensity as protocols and treatment plans changed daily with the rising number of COVID-19 deaths. Even as they coped with a heavy workload and the anxiety of infecting their own families, the nurses demonstrated extraordinary compassion for patients and their families, taking time to use FaceTime to make them feel connected.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To add to their burden, the RNs had to don full personal protective equipment (PPE) to care for the COVID patients.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Until you have worn an N95 mask and shield, a plastic gown and other safety gear for 12 hours, you will never understand the physical exhaustion involved in the process,” BMH Director of Critical Care Diane Razo said. “The masks left indentations and raised red areas on their faces. Sores formed on their ears from the elastic bands.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But it was the emotional toll that left the most scars.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The burden of death was upon their shoulders as they became the family of the patient so they would not die alone,” Razo said. “You can’t imagine what it is like to place patients into body bags – sometimes two or three times a day.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For their dedication and teamwork throughout the extended crisis, last week the ICU nurses were awarded the DAISY Award for Exceptional Nurses, a prestigious national honor reserved for RNs who go the extra mile to care for patients and their families.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Across the nation, many ICU nurses and units fell apart,” said Razo, who nominated her nursing staff for the award. “Yet today, if you look into our unit, you will see the same nurses that were here at the beginning, still advocating and caring for our patients. It speaks volumes about their resilience.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This week, 25 ICU nurses were presented with the award at a surprise ceremony held at the hospital. A plaque was placed in the unit and each nurse received a DAISY lapel pin.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50023,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shannon-Adams-Johnice-Hawkins-Karen-Carroll-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shannon-Adams-Johnice-Hawkins-Karen-Carroll-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50023\"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort Memorial 3T Medical Department Director Shannon Adams and Chief Nursing Officer Karen Carroll present 3T Charge Nurse Johnice Hawkins (center) with the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Hawkins was nominated by several members of her staff for the prestigious recognition. Submitted photo.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also honored with a DAISY Award last week was 3T charge nurse Johnice Hawkins, who was nominated by four members of her nursing staff.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“From my very first shift on 3T, it was clear to me that Johnice is a different kind of nurse,” Mary Margaret Achurch wrote in her nomination. “She is exactly what you’d hope a nurse would be – and then multiply it by a thousand.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to serving as an example for the nurses in her charge, Hawkins is happy to assist her staff even while caring for her own patients, the nurses said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This is a charge nurse that goes above and beyond for everyone,” RN Hanna Mont said. “She never backs down from a challenge and is always willing to lend a hand.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the surprise ceremony, Hawkins received a hand-carved sculpture titled “A Healer’s Touch” along with a bouquet of daisies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Created in 1999 by a Seattle couple as a way to honor the nurses who took care of their dying son, the DAISY Award has since been adopted by healthcare facilities all over the world. Anyone can nominate a Beaufort Memorial nurse for the honor. Applications are available throughout the hospital.<br><br><em>Top photo: Members of the Beaufort Memorial ICU nursing team celebrate their Daisy Award, a prestigious national honor reserved for RNs who go the extra mile to care for patients and their families. Submitted photo.</em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Memorial Hospital honors ICU team, charge nurse with DAISY Awards', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-hospital-honors-icu-team-charge-nurse-with-daisy-awards', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:56:35', '2021-05-19 19:56:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50133', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50135, 4, '2021-05-19 15:57:39', '2021-05-19 19:57:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City of Beaufort will celebrate the legacy of Mayor Henry C. Chambers, whose vision led to the creation of what is known informally as Waterfront Park, with the unveiling and dedication of new signage in Mayor Chambers’ honor on Friday, May 21. The dedication will be held at 3:30 p.m. near the flagpole at the park.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When the 7-acre opened in 1979, it was dedicated to Mayor Chambers and named after him, with a simple plaque that is easy to miss.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chambers, who was elected mayor in 1969 and served for 20 years, fought hard for the park, and many times was opposed by members of City Council. But his vision “saved the town of Beaufort,” Duncan Fordham, longtime downtown business owner, said in a video tribute to Chambers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Chambers was elected, the fishing industry that had sustained Beaufort was in decline, and the waterfront was an unsightly mishmash of old buildings and dilapidated docks. The marsh was little more than a dumping ground.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chambers, a Beaufort native, saw the potential for a beautiful park along the Beaufort River, and the economic boost it would deliver to his city. He went to work, looking for money from federal sources, meeting on a regular basis with Sen. Strom Thurmond, and enlisting allies throughout the state and federal governments. Ultimately, the park cost $5.3 million; bridge loans from local banks kept the project alive as it waited for funding sources to come through.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today the park is the City’s crown jewel – a place for residents and visitors to dine, play, gather, and immerse themselves in the beauty of the riverfront.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Mayor Billy Keyserling and former City Councilmember Edie Rogers led the drive to memorialize Mayor Chambers, who died in 2018 at the age of 89. “Henry C. Chambers had the vision and tenacity to ‘bring back’ a dying downtown Beaufort by creating an environmental and commercial destination to draw people from the greater Beaufort area and from across the region to enjoy our natural resources in what was then the center of commerce for the region,” Keyserling said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chamber’s son, Bill, an architect, designed the bronze lettering that is affixed to the wall. The cost of the memorial is approximately $10,000, and was funded through the City’s Beaufort Pride of Place program. Pride of Place is funded through donations, not tax money.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City to honor Henry C. Chambers with new signage at park', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-to-honor-henry-c-chambers-with-new-signage-at-park', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:57:42', '2021-05-19 19:57:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50135', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(50138, 4, '2021-05-19 16:02:55', '2021-05-19 20:02:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort High boys tennis team departed Beaufort in style on Friday on its way to Saturday’s 4-A state championship match against A.C. Flora in Florence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With a police escort, the Eagles made their way across the Woods Memorial Bridge and into downtown Beaufort. Fans, friends and family lined both sides of Bay Street as the team passed by.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In one of their best seasons ever, Coach David Riedmayer’s Eagles finished with a perfect region record (12-0) on their way to the state championship. Unfortunately, Beaufort (15-2) fell one match short, dropping a close state title match, 4-2.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Coach Stone and I are very proud of the boys for their never-give-up attitude and making history with the best run Beaufort High has ever had,” Riedmayer said. “We will be back in the state championship next season.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50021,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05142021-BHS-tennis-team-send-off-1-5998.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05142021-BHS-tennis-team-send-off-1-5998-1024x620.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50021\"/></a><figcaption>The Beaufort High School tennis team gets an official Beaufort sendoff on Friday, May 14, including a police escort by both the Beaufort Police Department and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office as it heads to Florence to compete against A.C. Flora for the State 4-A tennis championship held Saturday, May 15. Here, the convoy makes its way over the Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge with sirens screaming and well-wishers applauding. Top picture: Family and friends lined up on both sides of Bay Street to wish the team luck. Photos by Bob Sofaly.<br></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'A championship send-off', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-championship-send-off', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:02:58', '2021-05-19 20:02:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50138', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50140, 4, '2021-05-18 16:04:00', '2021-05-18 20:04:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>W</strong><strong>illiam </strong><strong>G</strong><strong>lover&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>William Glover, 72, of the John Fripp community of St. Helena Island, SC and husband of O\'Kasamar Izzard Glover entered into eternal rest at his residence Wednesday, April 21, 2021. William was the son of the late Lewis Fred Glover and Evelena Mungin Glover. Memorial services, 10 A.M. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in the Front Courtyard of Bethesda Christian Fellowship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>J</strong><strong>ordan </strong>A<strong>mari </strong><strong>J</strong><strong>ohnson</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jordan Amari Johnson, 21, of Ridgeland, SC, beloved daughter of Adriane M. and Ben Johnson III entered into eternal rest Saturday, May 1, 2021 as a result of a car accident. Viewing was May 9 in Helen Galloway\'s Memorial Chapel, Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals. Funeral services Monday, May 10 on the grounds of Faith Memorial Baptist Church. Burial, Eddings Point Cemetery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>D<strong>eacon </strong>L<strong>e</strong>w<strong>is </strong><strong>F</strong><strong>red </strong><strong>G</strong><strong>lover</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Deacon Lewis Fred Glover, Jr., 76, of Lady\'s Island, SC and husband of Floretta Heyward Glover entered into eternal rest at his home, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Viewing was May 5, Helen Galloway\'s Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals, Edith Galloway, Director. Graveside services, May 6, Faith Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery. Burial with Military Honors, Beaufort National Cemetery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>K</strong><strong>aroy </strong>L<strong>orenza </strong><strong>B</strong><strong>ro</strong>w<strong>n</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Karoy Lorenza Brown, 55, of Lady\'s Island, SC entered into eternal rest from his home Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Visitation was Friday, May 14, 2021 in Helen Galloway\'s Memorial Chapel with Edith Galloway and staff of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funeral, 808 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>B</strong><strong>renda </strong><strong>G</strong><strong>ale </strong>R<strong>hodan</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brenda Gale Rhodan, 63, of the Capers community of St. Helena Island, SC and daughter of the late Jeff Rhodan, Sr. and Dorthy Wilson Rhodan, entered into eternal rest at her home Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Viewing was Thursday, April 29, in Helen Galloway\'s Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals. Graveside services, Friday, April 30 at Riverside Cemetery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Diana Simmons</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diana Simmons, 71, of the John Fripp Community of St. Helena Island, SC entered into eternal rest from the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Tuesday, May 13, 2021. Visitation, Sunday, May 16, in Helen Galloway\'s Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals. Graveside services Monday, May 17, burial in Tom Fripp Cemetery with Pastor Henry Chisholm presiding.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'DEATH NOTICES', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'death-notices-15', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:05:17', '2021-05-19 20:05:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50140', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50143, 4, '2021-05-19 16:07:36', '2021-05-19 20:07:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s George Miller, 83, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in Indianapolis in 1956. After Boot camp in San Diego he was posted as a Heavy Equipment Operator at a variety of stations in California, Okinawa, and the Philippines before serving in Vietnam, where he received a Purple Heart during the Tet offensive at DaNang in 1968. Later duty took him to Korea, back to Okinawa and three tours at Parris Island. He retired in 1979 with 24 years of service as a 1st Sergeant. Thereafter he worked for 20 years in the Maintenance Department at both PI and MCAS Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50017,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/George-Miller-as-Young-Marine-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/George-Miller-as-Young-Marine-822x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50017\"/></a></figure>\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: GEORGE MILLER', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-george-miller', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:07:39', '2021-05-19 20:07:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50143', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50145, 4, '2021-05-19 16:09:08', '2021-05-19 20:09:08', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maggie Iverson captured this horse relaxing in the shade in the Marina parking lot after the last tour of the day on Sunday, May 16. 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-159', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:09:12', '2021-05-19 20:09:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50145', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50147, 4, '2021-05-19 16:15:42', '2021-05-19 20:15:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> <strong>By Mindy Lucas </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From an enchanted bookshop to concerts on the lawn, USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts has several events coming up that are sure to entertain.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First up is the video premiere of The Enchanted Bookshop Musical presented by Beaufort Children’s Theatre.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After COVID-19 put a halt to the theater’s production of “Seussical Jr.” last year and in-person rehearsals, the production team decided to switch to The Enchanted Bookshop Musical, about a magical book shop that comes to life at night.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Viewers will have several innovative ways to watch the musical. In-person screenings will be held with a limited number of audience members at 7 p.m. on May 21 and 22, at USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street. Tickets are $12 and student tickets are $8. Masks are required.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those who would rather watch from home can watch on demand, with the entire family through an emailed link for $25. For schools or donors who wish to hold a screening in their, a classroom rate of $100 for 30 students is also available for viewing on demand.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information or to purchase tickets call 843-521-4145 or visit www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Listen on the Lawn&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’ve been missing live music, you’ll want to check out the center’s “Listen on the Lawn Concert Series” coming up the second and fourth Sundays of the month this summer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Katie Lynn Godowns of Beaufort will take the stage on the center’s lawn on Sunday, May 23.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Godowns released her debut album “Movin’ Mountains” at the center in 2019 and describes her premiere work as “modern country.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lawn will open at 5:30 p.m., with the show starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10. Children younger than 12 are admitted for free.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next up in the concert series is the Beaufort Mass Choir on June 13. Comprised of singers from more than a dozen area churches, the Beaufort Mass Choir will feature Gospel and Gullah music. Tickets are $10.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Participants are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket, and a picnic dinner or snacks and beverages.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets must be purchased in advance at www.uscbcenterforthearts. com or by calling 843-521-4145. In case of rain, performances will be moved inside the center.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'USCB Center for the Arts brings entertainment this summer', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-center-for-the-arts-brings-entertainment-this-summer', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:15:44', '2021-05-19 20:15:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50147', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50149, 4, '2021-05-19 16:17:55', '2021-05-19 20:17:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> Former U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham chats with Mayor Stephen Murray and former Mayor David Taub in Beaufort on Tuesday. Cunningham, a Democrat who has announced his plans to run in the 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial race, was in Beaufort, then Bluffton on Tuesday to meet with supporters and talk about issues ranging from teachers’ pay raises to law enforcement reform. Photo by Lolita Huckaby. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'ON THE TRAIL', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'on-the-trail', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:17:57', '2021-05-19 20:17:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50149', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50151, 4, '2021-05-19 16:20:52', '2021-05-19 20:20:52', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>&nbsp;<strong>100+ townhome development&nbsp;planned for Broad&nbsp;River Boulevard&nbsp;</strong><br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mindy Lucas&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A 100-plus townhome development could be coming to an area off Broad River Boulevard in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cannon Gate would feature 69 two-unit duplexes, for a total of 138 individual townhomes on roughly 16 acres on FC Carter Drive, west of Parris Island Gateway.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Preliminary plans for the subdivision were approved at the Monday, May 17 meeting of the Beaufort – Port Royal Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), though with several stipulations attached.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Preliminary, or “sketch plans” are meant only to provide the MPC with an idea of the general layout of a project for the sole purpose of subdividing the land.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The intent, as the planning commission has stated, is to “provide the applicant confirmation that the simple line drawing is consistent with the development code in terms of lot dimensions, street connectivity, street dimensions, and the allocation of required open space. … It is not a building development plan.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The property was recently annexed into the City of Beaufort and rezoned to a T4-N, or neighborhood, at the request of Robert Sample, the applicant and property’s owner.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A corner of the development would front Broad River Boulevard. The entire site would have an estimated 240 to 276 parking spaces depending on the number of bedrooms in each unit. At Monday’s meeting, Sample said he would like to see three-bedroom units for the development.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Though surrounded by a mix of individual homes and tracts of undeveloped land, the overall area has grown in recent years and another project, also approved recently by the MPC, could add to traffic congestion.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Station, a large-scale, mixed-use retail center, is being planned for the corner of Robert Smalls Parkway and Parris Island Gateway. The MPC gave conditional approval to a conceptual sketch plat for the shopping center on the 28-&nbsp;acre site in April.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A traffic impact analysis requested by the MPC for the Broad River Boulevard project was conducted to study the impact of traffic on area streets and intersections. The analysis indicated that the intersections “currently operate and are expected to continue to operate at an acceptable level of service” with the proposed development.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, several members at Monday’s meeting voiced concerns over the number of cars that would be attempting to exit the development each morning given that there is currently only one entrance and exit to the development.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Commission members raised the possibility of the applicant developing interconnecting roads, or stub roads, that would connect to future developments on either side of the property.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“… It’s still 138 residents with people who live there having to get out all at once in case of an emergency,” said commission member Judy Alling. “The future isn’t going to help today. I just find it difficult to accept that many dwellings with only one exit.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ultimately, the sketch plan passed by a 5 to 1 vote – Alling voting against – with the following stipulations:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stub road access to the east and west be developed;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Approval from the Army Corps of Engineers for development around wetlands and development of a detention pond;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Development of open space amenities for families. The sketch plan currently includes 2.63 acres of open space.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>MPC Chairman Michael Tomy advised the applicant to “take the stipulations diligently.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It is a large community that you’re developing here so it’s going to be important that it’s done right,” he said. “With all the developments on either side of you, you’re going to start setting a precedent.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mindy Lucas is the Beaufort reporter for The Island News and is a staff writer for Lowcountry&nbsp;Weekly. She can be reached at mindy.islandnews@gmail.com.</em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Cannon Gate sketch plans approved', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'cannon-gate-sketch-plans-approved', '', '', '2021-05-20 08:02:39', '2021-05-20 12:02:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50151', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50154, 4, '2021-05-19 16:32:20', '2021-05-19 20:32:20', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Beaufort County civil rights and social justice activist Frieda Mitchell honored at Mather School </strong><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong> By Mindy Lucas</strong><br><br>Tenacious. Driven. Kind-hearted. Loving.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those were just a fews of the words used to describe Frieda Mitchell at a small, intimate gathering held in her honor at the Mather School Museum recently. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The longtime civil rights and social justice activist from Sheldon died in October at the age of 95, but her work and contributions have had a lasting impact on the lives of so many and continue to do so, said those who were on hand for the event held at Mitchell’s alma mater on Friday, May 14.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She touched so many lives in this community, in this world and internationally,” said Rufus Pinckney, who recounted growing up near the Mitchells in Sheldon.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mitchell didn’t take no for an answer, said Pinckney and many others on hand for the gathering, especially when it came to something that would ultimately benefit that person.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Case in point: When Mitchell discovered Pinckney had graduated from high school but wasn’t planning to go to college for a year, she called to tell him he would be going to school and he would be going to Mather.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She said …I’ve got a scholarship for you to go to Mather School, and you will be going to school,” he said laughing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Humble beginnings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Born in 1925, in Sheldon, Frieda R. Mitchell was one of four children and the daughter of farmers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since there was no school bus transportation for Black children, Mitchell and her siblings could not attend the segregated high school in Beaufort. The only option was to go to Mather.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Originally created in 1868 to educate the daughters of freed slaves, the Mather School was one of the oldest boarding schools in the country for African American women.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The school would become co-ed in the mid 1950s and eventually become part of the South Carolina Technical College System.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At Mather, Mitchell excelled in business education earning a perfect 4.0.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She also earned a four-year scholarship to Spelman College, in Atlanta, but her parents wanted her to attend Allen University, an African Methodist Episcopal school supported by her church.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At her parents wishes, Mitchell attended Allen but had to withdraw before graduating after money became short. But that wouldn’t stop Mitchell who went on to teach and eventually accepted a position with a Beaufort County school.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Helping others</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once she had earned an education and secured a career, Mitchell turned her attention to helping others, becoming a champion for children and the working poor in the Lowcountry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When she wasn’t driving young people to Mather to enroll, she was making sure they got to the polls to vote, many said at Friday’s gathering.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In fact, back in Sheldon, Mitchell organized a massive voter registration campaign which led to the election of the first African American to Beaufort County Council and the unseating of a local magistrate who had held the position for 50 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1965, Mitchell founded the Beaufort County Education Community (BCEC), an organization that became the central force for school desegregation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The committee’s efforts led to a landmark election in 1968 in which Mitchell and another member were the first Black council members elected to a school board in South Carolina. She stayed on the school board for 16 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mitchell also worked for the Penn Center in the late ’60’s and early ’70’s, and met Martin Luther King Jr. during one of his visits to the center.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She became the co-director of a community development project for Penn Community Services Center and worked to address daycare needs for poor working families, according to Mitchell’s biography on the South Carolina African American History Calendar website.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Mitchell’s work in the realm of child care reform didn’t end with Beaufort County or South Carolina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She also organized a coalition that included the Children’s Defense Fund, the National Black Child Development Institute and a number of other state agencies that came together to create United Communities for Child Development (UCCD). UCCD is a private, non-profit federation established to assist and promote community-controlled child care centers in South Carolina. Mitchell left the Penn Center to become UCCD’s first executive director.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50014,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1396.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1396-1024x742.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50014\"/></a><figcaption>Karen Ulmer (left) and Muriel A. Hawkins stand in front of a new\nexhibit honoring the life and contributions of their mother, longtime\ncivil rights and social justice activist, Frieda Mitchell. The photos and\nproclamations are now on display at the Mather School Museum on the\nTechnical College of the Lowcountry. 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(50207, 4, '2021-05-26 11:48:59', '2021-05-26 15:48:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Social media usually is such a proliferation of nonsense that I\'m surprised when I read something that really makes me stop and think. This happened recently when a friend posted:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Seems to me that it\'s time to remind our young Black men that young Black women are suitable life partners.”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The post was not inflammatory, it was not accusatory, and in fact seemed almost resigned to the fact Black men, especially young Black men, are increasingly looking outside their culture for mates. 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(50221, 4, '2021-05-26 11:59:31', '2021-05-26 15:59:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River’s boys finished sixth and the Sharks placed eighth in the girls standings to lead the local contingent at the SCHSL Class 4A Track &amp; Field Championships on Friday at Spring Valley High School.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head High (13th) and Beaufort High (14th) also cracked the top 15 in the boys standings, and Bluffton was 25th. The Bobcat girls placed 11th, one spot ahead of Beaufort, and the Seahawks finished 21st.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Sharks also claimed the only gold of the day for the Lowco contingent, edging Greenville by less than a second to win the boys 4×800 relay in 8:12.57.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Alvin Wilson nearly struck gold in the discus with a throw of 155 feet, good for silver behind Eastside’s Blake Presley (160-4), while Nash Mills won bronze in the 800, two spots ahead of teammate Charlie Bennett.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the girls side, Beaufort’s Anaiya Houseal also won silver with a mark of 5 feet in the high jump, just two inches shy of James Island’s Tia Lucas’ winning mark. Jayla Daise was third in the shot put for the Eagles, and Layla Warren placed fourth in the 100 hurdles and sixth in the 400 hurdles. Anna Brown was seventh in the 800, and the Eagles placed eight in the 4×400.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Wilson, Houseal lead Beaufort High with silver at 4A state meet', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'wilson-houseal-lead-beaufort-high-with-silver-at-4a-state-meet', '', '', '2021-05-26 11:59:34', '2021-05-26 15:59:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50221', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50223, 4, '2021-05-26 12:01:04', '2021-05-26 16:01:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com </strong><br><strong>Photo by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek’s girls finished seventh and state discus champion Michael Martello led the Dolphin boys to a ninth-place finish in the SCHSL Class 3A Track &amp; Field Championships on Friday at Lower Richland High School.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Erica Tobin led Creek’s girls with a tremendous day, taking silver in the javelin, bronze in the 100-meter hurdles, and placing fourth in the high jump, and Keona Sanders claimed silver in the high jump.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Myra Smith also made a huge contribution, winning bronze in the 100 meters and placing sixth in the long jump and seventh in the triple jump. Kiara Wilson was eighth in the javelin.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Martello had a monster evening, winning the discus by nearly four feet with a mark of 157 feet, 2.5 inches, and taking silver in the shot put with a toss of 48-4.5 to finish behind Pendleton’s Ethan Jackson (49-11.5). Trevin Singleton placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles for the Dolphins.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Martello wins discus gold, Dolphin boys and girls crack top 10 in 3A', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'martello-wins-discus-gold-dolphin-boys-and-girls-crack-top-10-in-3a', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:01:07', '2021-05-26 16:01:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50223', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50225, 4, '2021-05-26 12:01:56', '2021-05-26 16:01:56', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jacob Thomas put it all together to cap off a tremendous season at USCB, scoring a 13th-place finish to lead the Sand Sharks at the 2021 NAIA Men’s Golf Championship from Tuesday through Friday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The junior played solid golf to start the tournament, posting a respectable 3-over 74 on the opening round before shooting a 75 to earn a tie for 25th place and qualify as an individual for the final two rounds. Thomas saved his best golf for last, firing a 1-over 72 in the third round followed by an even-par 71 to finish in a tie for 13th place.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a spectacular eagle on the par-5 17th put the finishing touches on a strong third round, Thomas added three birdies on his best outing of the tournament Friday to lock down the top-15 finish.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USCB fell short of making the cut as a team, finishing 25th out of 30 squads in the national tournament. After an 80 got things started in round one, Dawson Peters rebounded with a solid 75 to close out his stellar senior campaign. Jonas Demant finished just a stroke behind Peters with a 156 (80-76), Christoph Hagenauer recorded a 158 (81-77), and Skyler Sicoli rounded out the lineup with a 161 (84-77).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dalton State took home the national title in a dramatic one-stroke victory over Texas Wesleyan with a 72- hole score of 1171, and Corey Matthey of Morningside College captured the individual championship with an outstanding 4-under 280.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite the tough outing in the final event of the season, Peters earned another honor Saturday with a spot on the NAIA PING All-America First Team from the Golf Coaches Association of America. The Sun Conference Golfer of the Year finishes the season with three individual tournament wins, a team-low 72.86 scoring average, and an incredible 19 finishes inside the top-15 over his last 20 tournaments.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sand Sharks miss cut, but Thomas surges to T-13 at NAIA nationals', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sand-sharks-miss-cut-but-thomas-surges-to-t-13-at-naia-nationals', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:01:59', '2021-05-26 16:01:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50225', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50227, 4, '2021-05-26 12:02:45', '2021-05-26 16:02:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High’s valiant comeback effort came up just short in Game 1 of the SCHSL 4A Lower State championship series, as the Eagles dropped a 5-4 road contest Monday at James Island. After the Eagles erased a 4-1 deficit, Hogan Garner scored the go-ahead run in the sixth to give the Trojans the win and a 1-0 series lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After James Island starter Stephen West worked a 1-2-3 first inning, the home team quickly got the offense rolling, scoring two runs on a pair of hits and errors to grab a 2-0 advantage. Beaufort answered with a run in the top half of the third, as Rush Riley swiped second base and scored on a wild pitch to cut the deficit in half, but the Trojans struck right back in the bottom half, tacking on two runs and extending the lead to 4-1.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles needed a rally to get back in the game, and they found their opportunity in the top half of the fifth. After two hit-by-pitches and a walk loaded the bases with one out, Oliver Holmes ripped the first pitch he saw to left field, scoring Matt Bornscheuer and William Winburn before Rhogue Wallace crossed the plate on a passed ball to even it up at 4.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holmes then worked out of a two-baserunner jam to keep it tied, but Beaufort stranded James Davenport after a one-out single in the ensuing half-inning, sending the stalemate to the bottom of the sixth. Garner got the James Island crowd on its feet in an instant, smoking a leadoff double to left field and putting the Trojans in business. Holmes bounced back with a huge strikeout before a wild pitch and a balk was enough to score Garner and give the home team the late 5-4 lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles put together a strong start to the top of the seventh, as a hit-by-pitch and sacrifice bunt advanced the speedy Riley to second base with one out. Keillor Osbon then struck out Wallace on three pitches, putting the game on the bat of Holmes. The senior skied a popup to shallow center field with two Trojans racing towards each other to haul it in. It was a few seconds of nervousness for the hometown fans, but Julius Reynolds held onto the baseball as the two collided to seal the Game 1 victory.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite a tough ending, Holmes delivered a spectacular effort, going 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of RBIs while throwing six strong innings on the mound. The Eagles were held to just four hits in the contest, as West and Osbon dazzled with a combined 14 strikeouts.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The series now shifts to Beaufort High on Wednesday, as the Eagles (16-10) look to stave off elimination on their home field and force a decisive third game Friday at a neutral site.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles drop heartbreaker to open Lower State championship series', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-drop-heartbreaker-to-open-lower-state-championship-series', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:02:49', '2021-05-26 16:02:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50227', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50229, 4, '2021-05-26 12:15:36', '2021-05-26 16:15:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com </strong><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was a daunting task for Beaufort High to go into the Shark Tank and win two straight games. It was even more daunting against a team with 12 straight wins and Darin Horn looming on the mound. But the Eagles did it, and they punched their ticket to the state’s final four.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wes Graves and Colin Peterson threw a pair of phenomenal complete-game shutouts, and Beaufort High stymied May River 2-0 and 10-0 on the road Friday to win the SCHSL Class 4A District 4 tournament and advance to the Lower State championship series against region rival James Island.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After both Horn and Graves threw a pair of 1-2-3 innings to start the opening game, the Eagles got on the board for the first time in the second, scoring via an RBI groundout to grab a 1-0 lead. Graves then continued his stellar performance on the mound, allowing just one hit through the first three innings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50201,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_0096-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_0096-644x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50201\"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort High pitcher Wes Graves tossed a shutout Friday to outduel May River ace Darin Horn in game 1 of the District 4 championship game. Photo by Justin Jarrett.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High gave its pitcher another big run in the fourth, as Colin Peterson came up with the clutch two-out single on a sharp grounder up the middle to double his team’s lead. May River had a massive opportunity in the home half of the fourth after a Luke Holland double put runners on second and third, but Graves came back with a huge strikeout to keep the two-run margin intact.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Sharks threatened again in the bottom of the seventh with an infield error and a Bennett Roemer single, putting the tying run on and the district championship-winning run at the plate with one out and the top of the order coming up. James Layman popped out on an infield fly, bringing the visitors an out away from forcing a deciding game.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The script couldn’t have been any better as Horn stepped in with the contest in the balance. On a 1-2 offering to the plate, the senior chopped a grounder to James Davenport who flipped the ball to second base for the final out, sending the district championship to a final deciding game.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was shaped up to be a back-and-forth battle royale in the nightcap, but it quickly turned into a Beaufort High coronation. The Eagles cranked up the offense in the second inning to score four runs and take control of the ballgame. Wallace started it all off with a booming double to right field, Oliver Holmes was hit by a pitch to put a second runner on, and Zach Talbert laid down a gorgeous bunt-single to load up the bases with nobody out. Peterson then continued his hot day at the plate and helped out his own cause on the mound, sending a sacrifice fly into right field before a costly error continued the inning and plated another to make it 2-0. The Eagles doubled the advantage with a bases-loaded walk and a Rush Riley sacrifice fly, completing a full trip around the order and finishing the frame with a 4-0 lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Peterson struck again an inning later, smashing a line-drive double to left field and scoring a pair of runs before Davenport notched his own two-bagger to take a commanding 7-0 advantage. With an electric student section in full force behind them, the visiting Eagles kept the good times rolling in the fourth, adding RBI singles from Willam Winburn and Holmes plus a Peterson run-scoring groundout to push it to 10-0.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50199,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_0334.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_0334.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50199\"/></a><figcaption>The Beaufort High baseball team mobs Colin Peterson (center) after the right-hander shut out May River to clinch the district title Friday. 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Holmes also delivered all evening long at the plate, finishing 3-for-5 with a run driven in.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Horn spun together a fantastic effort for the Sharks on the hill, going all seven innings of the opening game allowing just one earned run and racking up nine strikeouts. Zack Morillo led the way for May River (16-8) at the dish, going 2-for-2 with a double in the finale. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><br><em>Top photo:</em> <em>Beaufort High School catcher Rhogue Wallace tags South Florence’s Mason Lynch during the top of the third inning of Game 2 of the SCHSL Class 4A District 4 baseball tournament Wednesday evening at Beaufort High School. The Eagles narrowly defeated the Bruins 2-1 to advance to Game 3, which they won to advance to the Lower State finals. 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(50231, 4, '2021-05-26 12:52:27', '2021-05-26 16:52:27', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You might be older — or younger — than you think. A new study found that differences between a person\'s age in years and his or her biological age, as predicted by an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled EKG, can provide measurable insights into health and longevity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The AI model accurately predicted the age of most subjects, with a mean age gap of 0.88 years between EKG age and actual age. However, a number of subjects had a gap that was much larger, either seemingly much older or much younger by EKG age.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The likelihood to die during follow-up was much higher among those seemingly older by EKG age, compared to those whose EKG age was the same as their chronologic or actual age. The association was even stronger when predicting death caused by heart disease. Conversely, those who had a lesser age gap — considered younger by EKG — had decreased risk.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\". . .We know that mortality rate is one of the best ways to measure biological age, and our model proved that,\" says Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., chair of the Division of Preventive Cardiology at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Lopez-Jimenez is senior author of the study.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The subjects had a mean age around 54 and were followed for approximately 12.5 years. The study excluded those with a baseline history of heart attacks, bypass surgery or stents, stroke or atrial fibrillation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When researchers adjusted these data to consider multiple standard risk factors, the association between the age gap and cardiovascular mortality was even more pronounced. Subjects who were found to be oldest by EKG compared to their actual age had the greatest risk, even after accounting for medical conditions that would predict their survival, while those found the youngest compared to their actual age had lower cardiovascular risks. The findings are published in European Heart Journal — Digital Health.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Our findings open up a number of opportunities to help identify those who may benefit from preventive strategies the most. Now that the concept has been proven that EKG age relates to survival, it is time to think how we can incorporate this in clinical practice. More research will be needed to find the best ways to do it,\" says Dr. Lopez-Jimenez.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Lopez-Jimenez and co-authors Paul Friedman, M.D.; Zachi Attia, Ph.D.; and Suraj Kapa, M.D. — all of Mayo Clinic — have filed intellectual property related to the AI algorithm used in this research.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Terri Malloy, at https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ ai-enabled-ekgs-find-difference-between-numerical-age-and-biological-age-significantly-affects-health-longevity/ <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'AI enabled EKGs find difference between numerical and biological age significantly affects health, longevity', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ai-enabled-ekgs-find-difference-between-numerical-and-biological-age-significantly-affects-health-longevity', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:52:31', '2021-05-26 16:52:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50231', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50233, 4, '2021-05-26 12:54:04', '2021-05-26 16:54:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Approximately 30% of adults between the ages of 65 and 74 are affected by hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). However, since hearing loss is painless and slow to occur, many don’t realize they need a hearing aid. In fact, only one out of five people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one. May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and is a great time to remind readers of the signs they should be on the lookout for when it comes to hearing loss and whether a hearing aid could be beneficial.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hearing Loss Signs:&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lack of hearing starts to interfere with your normal way of life&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having trouble understanding people on the phone&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have a hard time following a conversation when two people are speaking at the same time&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You misunderstand others when they are talking to you&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Family and friends complain that you keep the TV and radio too loud&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You are constantly told you’re talking too loud in normal conversation situations&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>If you are experiencing any of these symptoms the NIDCD recommends making an appointment with an audiologist. It’s important to remember only a licensed professional can diagnose hearing loss.&nbsp;</strong><br><br><strong>DID YOU KNOW?</strong><br>Earbuds enable music lovers to enjoy their favorite tunes uninterrupted and without distracting others around them. People often use earbuds while commuting to work, at the gym and even at home. But according to hearing aid manufacturer Beltone, noise-induced hearing loss can occur by using earbuds at a high volume for extended periods of time. Earbuds can put audio signals close to the inner ear, which is the equivalent of boosting it by nine decibels. Even moderately high volume can cause hearing loss. It’s important to keep the volume low and to take frequent breaks when using earbuds. Keep earbud volume below 60 percent and wear them for no more than 60 minutes per day.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SIX SIGNS OF HEARING LOSS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'six-signs-of-hearing-loss', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:58:07', '2021-05-26 16:58:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50233', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50236, 4, '2021-05-26 12:59:32', '2021-05-26 16:59:32', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in children aged 1 – 4 years, and the majority of the children that drown in swimming pools most commonly gain access to the pool area when there is no fence or through a faulty fence or gate. One important step to a solution to this issue is as simple as physically checking and maintaining your pool gate regularly, to ensure it self-closes and self-latches at all times. You should not be able to open a gate at all without activating the release mechanism which should be out of the reach of toddlers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) collaborated a Check Your Pool Gate Month campaign kicking-off Memorial Day weekend, continuing through the month of June. The aim of the initiative is to educate pool owners about pool safety and to encourage them to check their pool surroundings—not once a year, but regularly—reminding pool owners of the vital need to ensure pool fences, gates, latches and hinges are secure and in top working order. Every pool owner should be confident they have a safe swimming zone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A few minutes is all it takes for pool owners to check that their pool fences and gates, including latches and hinges, are in good working order. This simple routine done regularly could save the life of a child.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Safety checklist for pool gates&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Should open outwards, away from the pool&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Height of latch release mechanism is least 54\" from the bottom of the gate <em>(check local codes)&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Must be self-closing and self-latching&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hinges should be rust-free and bind-free&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hinges should be reliable and tension-adjustable for closing speed&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latch must be adjustable horizontally and vertically to accommodate gate movement&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gate will latch when latch is in the locked or unlocked position&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latch cannot be disengaged using implements (e.g. garden or pool tools)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latch cannot be shaken or jolted open&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gate will shut and latch securely from any open angle or force&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Complies with all applicable standards, codes and legislation for pool safety&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on pool safety and compliance visit: www.ndpa.org&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Help prevent toddler drowning', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'help-prevent-toddler-drowning', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:59:35', '2021-05-26 16:59:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50236', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50239, 4, '2021-05-26 13:02:34', '2021-05-26 17:02:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dietitian\'s tip: </strong>Store-bought salsa can have as much as 600 milligrams (mg) sodium in 1/2 cup. This version has only 79 mg in 1/2 cup. If you prefer hotter salsa, add 1/2 to 1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeno peppers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Number of servings: </strong>Serves 16&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 cup diced zucchini&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 cup chopped red onion&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 red bell peppers, seeded and diced (about 2 cups)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 green bell peppers, seeded and diced (about 2 cups)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4 tomatoes, diced (about 2 cups)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 garlic cloves, minced&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 teaspoon ground black pepper&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 teaspoons sugar&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1/4 cup lime juice&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1/2 teaspoon salt&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wash vegetables and prepare as directed. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients. Toss gently to mix. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Mayo Clinic Staff at https://www.mayoclinic.org/ healthy-lifestyle/recipes/vegetable-salsa/rcp-20049846 </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Vegetable salsa', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'vegetable-salsa', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:02:36', '2021-05-26 17:02:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50239', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50242, 4, '2021-05-26 13:04:42', '2021-05-26 17:04:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If something\'s bad for you—drug and alcohol abuse, smoking, excess weight— why can\'t you just stop?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded scientists have found clues to why bad habits are so difficult to kick. And they\'re developing strategies to help us change.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Habits play an important role in our health. Understanding the biology of harmful routines, and how to break them and embrace new ones, could help us adopt healthier behaviors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Habits can arise through repetition. They are normal and often helpful. We shower, comb our hair, or brush our teeth without being aware of it. This frees our brains to focus on different things.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Habits can also develop by triggering the brain\'s \"reward\" centers, setting up potentially harmful routines, such as overeating, smoking, drug or alcohol abuse, gambling and even compulsive use of computers and social media.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Neurobiologists often point out that enjoyable behaviors can release a brain chemical called dopamine. Dopamine strengthens the habit even more. This explains why some people crave drugs, even if they no longer feel particularly good once they take them.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The good news is that humans are not simply creatures of habit.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>“Humans are much better than any other animal at changing and orienting behavior toward long-term goals or benefits</strong>,\" say psychologists. They’ve found that you can improve your self-control by doing appropriate exercises over time, although they note there\'s no single effective way to break bad habits.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One important approach is to become more aware of unhealthy habits, then develop strategies to counteract them: avoid walking halls where there\'s a candy machine; avoid places where you\'ve usually smoked; stay away from friends and situations linked to problem drinking or drug use.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another helpful technique is to mentally practice the good behavior over the bad. It\'s not guaranteed to work, but it certainly can help.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some people find they can replace a bad habit, even drug addiction, with another behavior, like exercising. It doesn\'t work for everyone. But certain patients can engage in behaviors that are ritualistic and in a way compulsive—such as marathon running or organized sports, for example.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Replacing a first-learned habit doesn\'t erase the original behavior. But you can strengthen the new one and suppress the original.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Scientists are using brain imaging to study the differences between first- and later-learned behaviors to find a way to train people to improve their ability to maintain these behavioral changes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some NIH-funded research is exploring whether certain medications can help to disrupt hard-wired behaviors and make it easier to form new ones. Scientists also are seeking genes that might allow people to easily form or readily suppress habits. Bad habits may be hard to change, but it can be done. Enlist the help of friends, co-workers and family.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— excerpted with permission, from NIH News in Health (http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Break Bad Habits&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Avoid temptations. If you always stop for a donut on your way to work, try a different route. Keep fatty foods, cigarettes, alcohol and other tempting items out of your home.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Replace unhealthy with health behaviors. Exercise, practice a favorite hobby or spend time with family.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prepare mentally. If you can\'t avoid tempting situations, prepare in advance. Plan how to handle temptations and mentally practice what you plan.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Enlist support. Ask friends, family and co-workers to support your efforts to change.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reward yourself for small steps. Give yourself a healthy treat when you\'ve reached a small goal or milestone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ medlineplus<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Breaking bad habits: Why it\'s so hard to change', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'breaking-bad-habits-why-its-so-hard-to-change', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:04:46', '2021-05-26 17:04:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50242', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50244, 4, '2021-05-26 13:12:26', '2021-05-26 17:12:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Some home remedies are supported by science, while others are tall tales. A doctor tells us what works—according to scientific research.&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of us have tried a home remedy at some point—some work and some don’t.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Elizabeth Kightlinger, MD, an internal medicine physician with Cleveland Clinic, one home remedy backed by science is using duct tape to remove a wart.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You want to put it on the wart and you want to leave it on for about six days,” she said. “You want to give it substantial time to have an occlusive property over that wart. Take it off, scrub it. Then you want to reapply the tape again and leave it on for another six days and repeat this process.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And it looks like grandma was right. Research suggests chicken soup can be good for a cold.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The chicken noodle soup actually increased the velocity of movement of the mucus in your nose better compared to hot water and better compared to cold water,” said Dr. Kightlinger. “So, there actually is science that it may relieve some of that congestion and mucus and make you feel better.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have a cough, research shows honey may help.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There are a lot of studies that found that giving a couple of teaspoons of honey at night can actually reduce symptoms, reduce coughing, and improve sleep,” Dr. Kightlinger said. “The last point I want to make about the honey, is you always want to make sure you’re not giving it to anyone younger than one year of age because honey does have a risk of infant botulism, which is a very serious disease.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For those dealing with tummy troubles, products containing ginger can provide relief.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There’s a lot of data showing that it actually can be quite effective for nausea,” said Dr. Kightlinger. “There are studies that have used it in pregnant women and chemotherapy patients and the overall trend was that these are helpful medications.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’re reaching for an herbal medicine, be sure to talk with your healthcare provider first. Some can interact with certain medical conditions and medications.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s best to forgo home remedies if you’re in severe pain, having trouble breathing, or if you’re not able to eat, drink or keep fluids down.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Kightlinger recommends contacting your doctor if the home remedy you’re using isn’t working, if it’s making your ailment worse or if you develop new symptoms. <br><br>SOURCE: https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2021/05/ <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Home remedies backed by science', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'home-remedies-backed-by-science', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:12:28', '2021-05-26 17:12:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50244', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50246, 4, '2021-05-26 13:33:13', '2021-05-26 17:33:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seventy-six Beaufort County eighth-graders were honored Wednesday, May 19 for being named Junior Scholars by the South Carolina Department of Education.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The students were recognized during a pre-recorded Facebook Live ceremony that can be seen on the district’s Facebook page or the district’s YouTube channel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a message to the scholars, Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said, “You have a bright future ahead of you and I can’t wait to see all that you will do and accomplish.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Junior Scholars Program was developed by the South Carolina Department of Education to identify eighth-graders with exceptional academic talent and to develop strategies for inclusion into special programs. The program includes a process for screening, identifying and recognizing students with high scholastic achievement and intellectual ability.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eligible students include those who score 550 or higher on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing portion of the PSAT/NMSQT or those who scored 530 or higher on the Mathematics portion of the PSAT/NMSQT.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students who qualify as Junior Scholars receive an award of merit from the South Carolina Department of Education as well as information regarding summer academic experiences sponsored by South Carolina colleges and universities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Junior Scholar honorees are (listed by school):</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Middle School </strong>– Emma Hamilton, Niam Perkins, Mary Ruff, and Ava Walker.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bluffton Middle School </strong>– Keagan Claffy, Mackenzie Cofall, James Holloman, Jakub Hosso, Mia Lopez Huerta, Elisabeth Mullen, Juan Ramirez, and Brandon Solorza.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>H.E. McCracken Middle School </strong>– Reagan Allinder, Tyrell Calloway, Isabella Campigotto, Joshua Carachure, Oscar Conley, Jayden Dimsey, Cassandra Griswold, Patrick Hays, Grant Hughes, Braeden Mancini, Alan Marshall, Jonah Nieves, Reyli Onate, Michael Riggs, Jacob Riley, Hailey Shupard, Alexandria Smith, Israel Smith, Brianne Stubbs, Benjamin Vaught, Nathan Vu, and Vivian Zurakowski.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hilton Head Island Middle School </strong>– Bryce Broome, Calvin Clayton, John Coley, Jack Fielding, Lilly Friday, Carmine Genovese, Josiah Gilman, Nathaniel Greenberg, Jacob Hadley, Kevin Hernandez, Warren Hollingsworth, Leah Jackson, Andrew Jeffrey, Nicholas Korneluk, Jack Linkimer, Alexia Milbrandt, Wyatt Norman, Taylan Olcer, Matthew Perdue, Caleb Spangler, and Jessica Staigar.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lady\'s Island Middle School </strong>– Matthew Bertagna, Maylen Brandt, Kayden Capone, Erik James, Kate Lamb, Gavin Ramirez, Camryn Thompson, and Sydney Turner.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>River Ridge Academy </strong>– Carson Colmer, Amelie Marie Davis, James Hensel, Abigail Hirsch, John Lassiter, Emma Peeples, Savannah Smith, Sean Walling, and Mia Wang.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>R<strong>iverview Charter School </strong>– Sidney Levitt</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Robert Smalls International Academy </strong>– Joanna Lin</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Whale Branch Middle School </strong>– Maiya Carter and Nadija Peterson</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '76 BCSD students are recognized as SC Junior Scholars', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '76-bcsd-students-are-recognized-as-sc-junior-scholars', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:33:16', '2021-05-26 17:33:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50246', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50248, 4, '2021-05-26 13:34:04', '2021-05-26 17:34:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Wind Symphony is accepting applications from local high school musicians for college scholarship consideration for 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The LWS Music Scholarship Program was established in 2020 for students in instrumental, voice, or related music disciplines, who have chosen music as their college major and have been accepted into an accredited music program at the collegiate level.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students must be enrolled and in good standing at the senior class level (Grade 12) in a Beaufort or Jasper County public or private school. Home-schooled youth and those who attend the Governors Schools, (whose parents reside in Beaufort or Jasper Counties), may be considered.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additional application requirements, forms and application deadline are available at the LWS website: lowcountrywindsymphony.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Wind Symphony, directed by Donald F. Jemella, is a concert band made up of some fifty amateur and professional brass, percussion, and wind players from the greater Beaufort area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those wishing to donate to the LWS Scholarship Fund may do so by check, payable to Lowcountry Wind Symphony, denoting LWS scholarship on the memo line. Send donations to Lowcountry Wind Symphony, P.O. Box 1526, Bluffton, S.C. 29910.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Lowcountry Wind Symphony to offer music scholarship', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-wind-symphony-to-offer-music-scholarship', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:34:07', '2021-05-26 17:34:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50248', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50251, 4, '2021-05-26 13:38:26', '2021-05-26 17:38:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High School’s Colin Peterson has been named a South Carolina State Fair Ride of Your Life Scholarship recipient for 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The fair annually awards 50 scholarships to South Carolina high school students planning to pursue their studies at any public or private college, university, or technical college in the state. The $6,000 scholarships are awarded at an annual rate of $1,500 and are based on academic and extracurricular achievement, communication skills, need, and completeness of the application.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are overjoyed to honor and reward these outstanding students,” State Fair general manager Nancy Smith said in a release. “Educating the state’s youth remains a priority of the fair, and we are thrilled to continue that mission, even after our past year challenged by a world-wide pandemic that greatly affected the S.C. State Fair and our industry.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The scholarships may cover tuition or other educational expenses like on-campus housing, a computer, or textbooks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recipients must retain a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and enroll in no less than 30 credit hours each academic year to receive funding for that year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The fair has awarded nearly $4 million in scholarships since beginning the Ride of Your Life Scholarship program in 1997.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a complete listing of this year’s scholarship recipients, visit https://www.scstatefair.org/scholarships/2021-scholarship-recipients</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort student wins State Fair scholarship', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-student-wins-state-fair-scholarship', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:38:29', '2021-05-26 17:38:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50251', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50253, 4, '2021-05-26 13:39:30', '2021-05-26 17:39:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Thomas Owens received the Award for Outstanding Graduate Pianist from the University of Mississippi Department of Music at its 2021 Honors Convocation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Outstanding Pianist Award is given in recognition of excellence in piano performance, devotion to study, and commitment to continued growth and improvement.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Department of Music awards celebrate outstanding student achievement in performance, academics, ensemble musicianship and other areas of the UM Music student experience,\" professor of music and chair of the department Nancy Maria Balach said. \"We\'re proud of the accomplishments of this year\'s award-winners, and we\'re grateful for their contributions to our vibrant department.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The University of Mississippi Department of Music trains future performers, music educators, and academics, and prepares them for careers in many different areas of the music profession.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Owens receives music honor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'owens-receives-music-honor', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:39:32', '2021-05-26 17:39:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50253', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50255, 4, '2021-05-26 13:40:59', '2021-05-26 17:40:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eric W. Montie, PhD., a member of the Department of Natural Sciences at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, received a 2021 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Scientific Research at a Predominately Undergraduate Institution.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This statewide award recognizes Montie’s strong research program in soundscape ecology, which focuses on estuaries. He helps to develop the next generation of scientists by involving undergraduate students in his research.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since 2013, Montie’s lab has been recording the underwater soundscape of the May River in Bluffton. From 2017 to 2019, his team expanded soundscape monitoring to Charleston Harbor, Chechessee Creek, Colleton River, and the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2020, NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing Systems (IOOS) and the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) invested in his lab, and he founded the “Estuarine Soundscape Observatory Network in the Southeast” (ESONS). The Spring Island Trust also supports his research.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Montie and his students use acoustic recorders to capture the underwater soundscape. Their recordings provide information on the behavior of snapping shrimp, spawning patterns of fish, foraging patterns and communication of bottlenose dolphins, and noise levels associated with human activity. The long-term goal is to ‘eavesdrop’ on key behaviors of marine animals that can change rapidly or gradually in response to environmental changes and human impacts, thus providing a measure of resilience or shifting baselines in a globally changing environment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Montie’s doctorate is from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Biological Oceanography. He has taught at USC Beaufort since 2011.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'USCB’s Montie wins Governor’s Award for his researchers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscbs-montie-wins-governors-award-for-his-researchers', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:41:02', '2021-05-26 17:41:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50255', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50257, 4, '2021-05-26 13:42:15', '2021-05-26 17:42:15', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Campaign will fund new Center for the Arts, Athletics, and Fellowship</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>In a recent communication to parents, grandparents, and key stakeholders, Celeste Pruit, Director of Advancement for Holy Trinity Classical Christian School, shared details of the school’s Campus Vision Campaign</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than $5.4 million has already been pledged toward the campaign’s $7 million goal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A building for Arts, Athletics, and Fellowship will be the centerpiece of Phase I of Holy Trinity’s long-term campus vision plan. This structure will include performing arts classrooms, a full-size stage, a weight room and competition gymnasium, multi-purpose spaces, and, perhaps, most importantly, space large enough for the entire Holy Trinity community — students and their families — to gather for chapel, celebrations, and other events.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Holy Trinity’ first nine years, the school has invested heavily in establishing top notch academic, arts and athletic programs, and that investment is paying dividends.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In August of 2020, Holy Trinity purchased its permanent home at 302 Burroughs Avenue in the heart of the city of Beaufort. This enables the school to be accessible to both neighborhood children and to those families who drive in from neighboring counties.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Campus Vision Campaign is led by a team of volunteers and is co-chaired by Barbara and Bishop Alden Hathaway, Sharon and Mac Sanders, and Gloria and Chuck Dalvini.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The target of this campaign is to enhance our ability to nurture the bodies, minds and souls of every Holy Trinity student as well as to foster a welcoming atmosphere for those coming to our campus for sporting events, student activities, and fine arts performances,” Pruit said in a release. “We desire to make our neighborhood more beautiful and to contribute to the life of the city of Beaufort.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pruit added, “We are so close to a critical $6 million milestone, which is needed to get shovels in the ground. Our goal is to secure a construction loan this summer and begin the project in the next school year so that we can occupy the space the following academic year.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Founded in 2012, Holy Trinity Classical Christian School is an independent, non-parochial school which serves more than 375 students in the Beaufort community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Holy Trinity launches $7 million Campus Vision campaign', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'holy-trinity-launches-7-million-campus-vision-campaign', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:42:18', '2021-05-26 17:42:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50257', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50259, 4, '2021-05-26 13:44:06', '2021-05-26 17:44:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emilie Claire Nason, the 2021 Valedictorian of Beaufort Academy’s 53rd graduating class, will attend Vanderbilt University this fall, one of the nation’s top ranked colleges and universities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This year’s admitted students were selected from an incredibly talented applicant pool, which will result in one of the strongest academic profiles ever,” quoted from Vanderbilt’s Admissions website. (admissions.vanderbilt.edu) “With a slim 6.7% acceptance rate, Vanderbilt’s admissions process is highly selective, focusing on the applicant’s academic achievement, extracurricular engagement, personal essays, rigor of coursework and letters of recommendation.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nason will join her fellow Commodores in Nashville to study sociology and public policy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy Head of School, Dan Durbin said, “Emily Claire’s hard work and commitment to academic excellence laid the foundation for her acceptance to Vanderbilt. That same drive will lead to even greater opportunities through college and beyond.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In her four years at Beaufort Academy, Nason availed herself of the most rigorous classes available as her transcript and resume demonstrates. With a GPA of 4.99, she earned many academic achievements including AP Scholar, Headmaster’s List, and departmental awards in Spanish, History and English.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nason is a member of The National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society and has been an active member of the Speech and Debate Team since its inception where she placed second in the Mauldin Tournament for poetry. She was a member of the yearbook staff and became the editor of 2019-2020 Aquila in her Junior year. She also was recognized as the local winner of the American Legion Oratorical Contest and third-place winner regionally.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To feed her passion for writing, Nason attended Georgetown University’s Creative Writing Summer Program and was selected to attend South Carolina Governor’s School Creative Writing Summer Immersion program, a program notoriously difficult to gain admission to.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beyond the realm of academics, she also excelled in sports and extracurriculars. Nason was a member of two varsity SCISA state championship teams; volleyball and tennis.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nason interacted with peers across the world at numerous academic, leadership and athletic programs. She participated in the Vanderbilt National Student Leadership Conference and Wake Forest Debate Camp.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“After attending Vanderbilt’s Leadership Intensive program, I knew Vanderbilt was my dream school,\'\' Nason said. “I am grateful to several of my teachers who gave extra time and attention to help me gain admission to my dream school.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vanderbilt University is highly regarded for its small class sizes and small student-to-faculty ratio, an academic environment that Nason has been accustomed to at Beaufort Academy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nason’s parents, Allen and Emily Nason, credit Emilie Claire’s work ethic and the opportunities Beaufort Academy afforded her – such as Speech and Debate, mock trial, independent study classes to advance her passions, nominations for coveted summer programs, and teachers who gave of themselves when they didn’t have to – for her success.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They also said top 10 statewide rankings on Niche made Beaufort Academy instantly credible to the top schools Nason applied to, which provided a definite competitive advantage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Academy valedictorian headed to Vanderbilt', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-academy-valedictorian-headed-to-vanderbilt', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:44:09', '2021-05-26 17:44:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50259', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50261, 4, '2021-05-26 13:46:57', '2021-05-26 17:46:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a virtual conversation from 6 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 1 with Bill Thompson, author of Why Travel? A Way of Being, A Way of Seeing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thompson will be joined in conversation with Lynn and Cele Seldon, travel writers based in Beaufort and the authors of guidebooks to Charleston and Savannah.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The free program will be live-streamed on the Conroy Center’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/patconroyliterarycenter. Attendees can also join the authors on Zoom for a more interactive experience by registering in advance through the Conroy Center’s Facebook page or at www.patconroyliterarycenter.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50190,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bill-Thompson.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bill-Thompson-1024x842.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50190\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>About the book</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Why Travel? A Way of Being, A Way of Seeing, Thompson writes about one subject as a way of exploring a multitude of others. With 40 years\' experience as an insatiable world wanderer and travel writer, he guides readers in discovering new ways of seeing themselves, as travelers, individuals, and world citizens, buttressing his approach with personal experience, practical advice, arresting anecdotes and real-world stories.</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>A former writer and editor for the Charleston Post and Courier, Thompson has written widely on every aspect of travel, from urban adventures to wilderness basics. His explorations span 40 years on six continents, including 48 of the 50 U.S. States, and have produced more than 70 published articles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also a free-lance arts and book critic, he is the author of Art and Craft: 30 Years on the Literary Beat and is currently at work on a book on motion picture history.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on Thompson, visit www.sojournerartoftravel.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lynn and Cele Seldon have spent more than 30 years covering all aspects of travel. Along with a half-dozen books, their work has appeared in Southern Living, Taste of the South, Local Palate, Cruise Travel, South Carolina Living, TrailBlazer, FoodNetwork.com, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Charlotte Observer, various in-flight publications, and many AAA magazines. They are the authors of 100 Things to Do in Charleston Before You Die and 100 Things to Do in Savannah Before You Die.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, visit www.seldonink.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Pat Conroy Literary Center is located at 601 Bladen Street in Beaufort and open to the public for tours from noon to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, or other times by appointment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Pat Conroy Center to host conversation with travel writers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'pat-conroy-center-to-host-conversation-with-travel-writers', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:46:59', '2021-05-26 17:46:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50261', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50265, 4, '2021-05-26 13:50:25', '2021-05-26 17:50:25', '<!-- 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>De Islands Flea Market</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saturdays beginning May 29, St. Helena Island, 588 Sea Island Parkway. Calling all artists, come show your work – paintings, pottery, baskets, jewelry and more. Herbalists – bring your soaps, lotions, oils and more. Gardeners – bring your produce and plants. Call 678-937-3965 or 803-609-0962 for Vendor Information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bookfest 2021</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 29, Zen Den, 707 and 709, Paris Avenue, Port Royal. Hosted in partnership with the Pat Conroy Literary Center. The best of the best local authors are gathered in one place to present new projects and sign books. For more information, email zendenpr@gmail.com or call 843-929-9449.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR training</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturdays, May 29, June 12, July 10, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $35 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street. Cost for Chamber Members is $45. Cost for nonmembers is 65. The Chamber\'s Legislative Reception is the business community’s opportunity to connect with Beaufort County’s state legislative delegation, federal officials, and local elected leaders. This two-hour, evening event will feature passed hors d\'oeuvres and complimentary beer and wine. Seating will be limited to encourage attendees to circulate. Attendees can choose to be indoors with A/C or on the patio with fresh air.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BIFF Bites Fun-Raiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Lowcountry Produce, 302 Carteret Street. $35 ticket includes two drink tickets for beer/wine. Proceeds benefit the Beaufort Film Society. Tickets to the 2022 Beaufort International Film Festival, a value of $650, will be given away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Summer Sizzle Pickleball Tournament</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saturday, June 5, Beaufort Yacht &amp; Sailing Club. The Beaufort Pickleball Club will hold its first “Summer Sizzle” tournament. The format will be Men’s/Women’s Mixed for skill levels 2.5/3.0/3.5/4.0 and 4.5+. The cost is $40 per person and an additional $5 for participating in a second-level event. Players will receive a tournament T-shirt and a lunch of barbecue chicken, beans, coleslaw, rolls, and a drink. Non-participants may also purchase lunch for $10. Winners and finalists will receive medals and a towel. Register at https:www.beaufortpickleballclub.com. Deadline is June 4.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Garden Club Plants and Flowers Show and Tell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m to noon, Saturday, June 5, at the gazebo, Port Royal Farmers’ Market. Free to the public. The club’s dedicated plant whisperers will be on hand with a collection of plants and flowers and will share their secrets for successful growing. Members are expected to bring their favorite but not widely known plants or flowers. Visitors will receive information to take with them on how each item is grown.</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, June 5 via Zoom. To get the link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For additional meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-530-1244.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR re-certification</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturdays, June 5, Aug. 14, Sept. 25, Nov. 13, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $25 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Girl Who Wore Freedom screening</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 to 10 p.m., Sunday, June 6, Tabby Garden, 307 West Street. Free and open to the public. Donations are encouraged and benefit the Beaufort Film Society. Cash bar available. Venue is outdoors, dress accordingly. The Girl Who Wore Freedom was the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival Duty and Honor category winner, as well as Audience Choice. Director Christian Taylor will be available for questions immediately following the screening.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s May meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Thursday, June 10, Beaufort Yacht Club\'s new deck on Lady’s Island off Meridian Road. The social will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dues and renewals will continue on the same monthly system prior to the pandemic. The porch bar will be utilized and Club restrooms will be available. Captain Tim Carver, local guide, for Tight Lines Unlimited will discuss Spot Tail Bass (Red Fish). He will present rods and reels, and baits/lures of choice. This information will also include how to select best fishing spots, dealing with water clarity, tides, and currents. Captain John Mathews will also give a brief presentation on his new program – Marsh Sense – learning to wade and fish in tidal marsh on foot. Remember to weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. The Club will draw names for those who weighed in during May. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply is sponsoring the monthly $50 weigh-in drawing. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- 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., Thursdays, June 17, 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. Speaker for May 20 will be Rev. Kenneth Hodges, Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church and champion of the Harriet Tubman Monument.</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., Thursdays, June 17, 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>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 -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-54', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:50:27', '2021-05-26 17:50:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50265', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50268, 4, '2021-05-26 13:53:49', '2021-05-26 17:53:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Left: Andy Tate, left, chats with Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray after the grand opening of the Ancestor of the Land exhibit Thursday in the Beaufort Arts Council’s Exhibition Hall in the Mather School Museum at the Technical College of the Lowcountry. The Exhibit will is free and open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. Photos by Bob Sofaly.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50187,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05202021-Ancestors-of-Land-1-6217.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05202021-Ancestors-of-Land-1-6217-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50187\"/></a><figcaption>Four-year-old Aston Robinson checks out his surroundings with Juanityb Dantzler while attending the grand opening of the Ancestor of the Land exhibit Thursday afternoon. Photo by Bob Sofaly</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'ANCESTOR OF THE LAND', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ancestor-of-the-land', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:53:52', '2021-05-26 17:53:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50268', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50270, 4, '2021-05-25 13:54:00', '2021-05-25 17:54:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Early Saturday morning, the Burton Fire District, MCAS Fire Department, Beaufort County EMS and Sheriff’s Office, responded to house fire in the Independent Mobile Home Park on Shanklin Rd., which displaced a family of three.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just after 4 a.m., emergency crews responded to a reported house fire in the Independent Mobile Home Park. The caller stated a bedroom was on fire and everyone had evacuated the home.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sheriff’s deputies arrived first and advised flames were coming from the home, and that they we evacuating the neighboring residence as well.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Firefighters arrived on scene and found flames coming from a window. Fire crews quickly made entry into the home and extinguished the fire which was located in a bedroom.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The family had closed the bedroom door as they fled the home which helped confine the fire to that room; however, there was smoke damage throughout the rest of the home.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The family had smoke alarms in the home, but they appeared to not have been working.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No injuries were reported. The fire is believed to have been caused by a candle in the bedroom. The Red Cross is assisting the family of three – two adults and a child – that was displaced.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The adult male in the home woke up to the sounds of fire and was able to alert the rest of the family. “Not only do smoke alarms alert you to get out of your home, but they also will give you early notification of the fire which can significantly help limit damages,” Burton Battalion Chief Matt Maichel, who was in charge of the scene, said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burton officials advise all citizens to check their smoke alarms, ensure they are less than 10 years old, have a battery, and that they are working and placed properly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Burton Fire District provides free smoke alarms to Burton residents upon request, or will come and inspect the ones you have. Residents wishing to get a smoke alarm, or need assistance, can call the Burton Fire District at 843-255-8011 or email safetyed@burtonfd.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Fire displaces Burton family', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fire-displaces-burton-family', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:55:08', '2021-05-26 17:55:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50270', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50272, 4, '2021-05-25 13:56:00', '2021-05-25 17:56:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City of Beaufort filed a response May 24 to a lawsuit brought against it by West Street Farms LLC and Mix Farms LLC regarding hotel, parking, and apartment projects in downtown Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The projects include a hotel project by the Beaufort Inn LLC at the corner of Scott and Port Republic Streets, a parking structure on Craven Street, and an apartment project on Charles Street. All three projects have been developed by 303 Associates LLC.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lawsuit asks that work be stopped on all the projects and that they first obtain a “Special Exception” zoning approval by the City’s Zoning Board of Appeals for so-called large footprint buildings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Development Code, which was adopted on June 27, 2017, defines large footprint buildings as exceeding 100 linear feet in width. The code requires a Special Exception approval for large footprint buildings in the Historic District.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since the Charles Street apartment project was not submitted to the City until recently, Beaufort City Council believes that this project must receive Special Exception zoning approval by the ZBOA – if the plans for the apartment building meet the definition of a large footprint building.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, the applications for both the hotel and parking projects were submitted to the City of Beaufort and the Historic District Review Board in 2016 and 2017, when the City operated under the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The UDO did not require that the Zoning Board of Appeals issue a Special Exception zoning approval for large footprint buildings in the Historic District.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Under the UDO, when the proposed use is allowed by existing zoning, the only approval required for projects in the Historic District is by the City’s Historic Development Review Board (HDRB).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The HDRB gave various approvals for the hotel and parking structure projects under the UDO. Demolition permits were issued by the City in connection with these projects as well. 303 Associates relied on these approvals and permits as it spent funds to proceed with the demolitions and relocation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In filing its response, the City made note of rulings from South Carolina appellate courts, including a recent one that said: “A landowner will be held to have acquired a vested right to continue and complete construction of a building or structure and to initiate and continue a use, despite a restriction contained in an ordinance or an amendment thereof where, prior to the effective date of the legislation and in reliance upon a permit validly issued, he has, in good faith, (1) made a substantial change of position in relation to the land, (2) made substantial expenditures, or (3) incurred substantial obligations.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Taking into consideration the timeline of the applications, approvals, and agreements, City Council believes that Beaufort Inn LLC and 303 Associates LLC have acquired “vested rights” to continue and complete the hotel project and the parking structure project under the guidelines and restrictions of the Unified Development Ordinance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>City Attorney William Harvey, who filed the response, said, “This recognizes the rights of a developer to continue and complete these projects under the guidelines and restrictions in place when these rights were acquired.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City of Beaufort files a response to lawsuit', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-of-beaufort-files-a-response-to-lawsuit', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:56:51', '2021-05-26 17:56:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50272', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50274, 4, '2021-05-25 13:57:00', '2021-05-25 17:57:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>HELP of Beaufort selling Boston Butts</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s not too late to order your Boston Butt for Memorial Day Weekend from HELP of Beaufort. Or if you don\'t eat meat, perhaps you could buy one to donate to a family in need.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For its fundraiser, HELP of Beaufort is selling Boston Butts, smoked by Sea Eagle Market, for $40 each.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Order and pay online at www.helpofbeaufort.com, stop in at HELP of Beaufort or call 843-524-1223.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pick up is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at HELP of Beaufort, 1810 Ribaut Road in Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HELP is the largest volunteer organization and food pantry in Beaufort County and relies primarily on donations from the public to stock the shelves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SC’s shellfish harvest season closed</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Carolina’s 2020-2021 season for harvest of oysters, mussels, clams and all other bivalves from State Shellfish Grounds and Public Shellfish Grounds closed on Tuesday, May 25, at one half hour after official sunset, according to South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) officials.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because higher bacterial levels occur when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit, shellfish harvesting during the summer months is limited to commercial harvesters who can meet rigorous handling requirements.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coastal waters will remain closed to recreational shellfish harvesting until the fall, when water temperatures begin to cool and ensure that shellfish are once again safe for harvesting and consumption. Shellfish harvesting is expected to reopen Oct. 1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>New episode of Coastline available</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new episode of The County Channel\'s series Coastline takes a trolley with The Breeze, a Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority service. Host Rick Forschner and guest, Executive Director of The Breeze Trolley, Mary Lou Franzoni enjoy a free transportation experience on the mid-Hilton Head Island trolley route. Coastline airs on The County Channel at 9:30 a.m. Sundays; 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays; 8 p.m.; and 9 a.m. Fridays. Coastline is a monthly news show captured and produced by The County Channel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch all programming for 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.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>FWDG helps 4 area charities buy diapers</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>FWDG announced it had made donations of $250 to four area charities in honor of Mother’s Day to be used for the purchase of diapers. The United Way of the Lowcountry, Radiance Women’s Center, CAPA Beaufort (Child Abuse Prevention Association), and Hopeful Horizons each received a check to support the mothers who receive their support services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The pandemic left many local families balancing work, childcare, and in-person schooling. Those new burdens landed squarely on the shoulders of mothers,” Founder and President of FWDG Larry Mark said in a release. “We were eager to celebrate Moms this Mother’s Day, since they have served as caregivers, teachers, and earners. Our donations are intended to alleviate one of the more expensive costs for Moms: diapers.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diapers are as vital to a child\'s well-being and health just as much as food, shelter, and affection. Lack of access to diapers forces families to leave a child in a soiled diaper longer than appropriate, which can lead to diaper rash and may cause staph and urinary tract infections. FWDG’s donation will help purchase several cases of diapers for vulnerable local families.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-188', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:58:20', '2021-05-26 17:58:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50274', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50276, 4, '2021-05-26 13:59:44', '2021-05-26 17:59:44', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If it feels like you’ve heard this before, it’s because you have.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Country star Rodney Atkins will headline this year’s Beaufort Water Festival concert Saturday, July 17, at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Opening for the evening will be Scott Stevens, followed by Lainey Wilson as the second act.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s the same lineup announced for last year’s Water Festival before it was canceled because of COVID-19.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Atkins, the 2006 Academy of Country Music’s Top New Male Vocalist, has sold more than 13 million albums and produced six No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Country 100 charts (If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows, 2006; Watching You, 2007; These Are My People, 2007; Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy), 2008; It’s America, 2009; and Take a Back Road, 2011).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His single Watching You was the No. 1 Song of the Decade according to Country Aircheck.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Though he began recording in 1997, he didn’t release his first album until 2003’s Honesty. His other albums include 2006’s If You’re Going Through Hell, 2009’s It’s America and 2011’s Take a Back Road.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His latest studio album, 2019’s Caught Up in the Country, was his first release in seven years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Atkins believes it’s the most daring collection of his career, touching on emotions and sounds which will continue to expand his range — from the twangy title track to the slow-burn cover of Jason Isbell’s Cover Me Up.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’ve never taken it lightly,” he said in a release last year, “but with some of the other albums, I got to take my time for part of the album. But then when you get that first single finished, you gotta go, and you start working at a faster pace for the second half of the album. This time, I got to take that time with every song.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Rodney Atkins to headline 2021 Water Festival concert', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'rodney-atkins-to-headline-2021-water-festival-concert', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:59:46', '2021-05-26 17:59:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50276', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50278, 4, '2021-05-26 14:03:33', '2021-05-26 18:03:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kathy Carter and David Wilhelm were among more than a dozen volunteers that turned out Saturday morning to help pick up trash that might have otherwise ended up in the headwaters of Battery Creek. The clean-up was sponsored by the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and the Port Royal Sound Maritime Center. The effort produced old tires, building debris and a plethora of disposable fast-food trash. Photos by Lolita Huckaby.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50184,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image2-2-rotated.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image2-2-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50184\"/></a><figcaption>Juliana Smith and Jessie White pick up trash Saturday morning.<br><br></figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50185,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image1-3-rotated.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image1-3-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50185\"/></a><figcaption>Kathy Carter picks up trash Saturday morning.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'BATTERY CREEK CLEAN UP', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'battery-creek-clean-up', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:03:35', '2021-05-26 18:03:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50278', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50280, 4, '2021-05-26 14:07:23', '2021-05-26 18:07:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Story and photos by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a warm but shady parking lot on North Street last week, a few staff members of the Salvation Army of the Lowcountry teamed up to give away more than 16,000 pounds of fresh local produce and dry goods to local families with no strings attached.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The food was there for anyone who needed it and free of charge.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Social Service Director Jennifer Bustamante of the Salvation Army said they had eight pallets of fresh food and 200 boxes of assorted dry goods to give away to anyone who needed it, regardless of social status or how big their family was.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We served about 175 families so far,” she said, mid-day Tuesday. “I suspect we’ll be out of food by the end of the day.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50182,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05182021-Salvation-Army-food-1-6064.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05182021-Salvation-Army-food-1-6064-1024x727.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50182\"/></a><figcaption>Jennifer Bustamante, right, and Cynthia Jenkins of the Salvation Army load fresh groceries into the trunk of a car Tuesday, May 18, at the Salvation Army facility on North Street. Bustamante said by mid-day, 175 families had been served. “We’ll stop giving away food when we run out,” she said.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>There were no stipulations, no list or restrictions. Just show up with a picture I.D.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“All walks of life came through today,” Bustamante said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some were regular clients. Others were neighbors living on North Street. Still others were simply people who had heard of the giveaway and were curious.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bustamante said, “We’re trying to do the most good by delivering hope, serving one (person) at a time.”<br><br><br><em>Top photo: The Beaufort Salvation Army staff members gave away more than 16,000 pounds of fresh vegetables and dry goods recently at its North Street facility. Pictured here from left are Dianne Schaffer, Capt. Wendy Long, Jennifer Bustamante and Cynthia Jenkins. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Salvation Army food giveaway turns no one away', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'salvation-army-food-giveaway-turns-no-one-away', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:07:25', '2021-05-26 18:07:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50280', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50283, 4, '2021-05-26 14:11:51', '2021-05-26 18:11:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Whoa-ho! Budget Talks!</strong><br><br><em>BEAUFORT </em>– It’s budget time for local governments. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And while the prospects of studying spread sheets and data reports may strike some as interesting as watching grass grow, this is where the proverbial rubber hits the road in terms of setting taxes which will cover desired services while keeping taxes down so more folks will flock down here for our “cheap taxes.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(According to a website called Wallethub.com, South Carolina has the sixth lowest property taxes in the country, based on median home prices. But on the other hand, Tax-Rates.org reports Beaufort County collected the highest annual property taxes in the state. Chesterfield has lowest property taxes if you’re considering a move for that one reason.)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All these numbers aside, watching local elected officials set a spending plan for the coming year is not an easy process, although every year the individual finance officers try new presentations to make understanding easier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County School District, for example, this year decided to host a YouTube budget forum – https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=WDXEM7HLkIU&amp;t=6s – so citizens can see where the proposed $274.2 million will be spent.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Taxpayers, spectators to the process, can take a look at budget documents on the county and municipalities websites. You can watch the process on the County Channel or Facebook.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You only have until the end of June because the spending plans have to be finished by July 1, the start of a new fiscal year.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bottom line?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We want to know what the bill is going to be in the fall … and will city residents still get garbage pickup? Will we have enough police officers and fire personnel to protect the growing number of homes being built?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Former County Administrator heads north </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – In case you wondering who’s calling the shots over the Beaufort County budget…and operations … it’s not Ashley Jacobs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jacobs “resigned” last October over friction with the County Council, but she’s still on the county payroll, due to her separation agreement. That all changes as of mid- June when she goes to work for the Wake County, N.C., government as information and innovation officer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County is now being directed by no-longer-interim Administrator Eric Greenway, who was previously planning director. <br><br><br><strong>Update on downtown lawsuits </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Responses to a lawsuit challenging plans for a Craven Street parking garage, Scott Street hotel and Charles Street apartment building have been filed moving legal action on the developments a step further.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Columbia attorneys Benjamin Nicholson and Wade Leach, representing Dick Stewart’s 303 Associates and the Beaufort Inn, in a response to the suit filed by Graham Trask, argue the projects are grandfathered under the city’s development code and, among other things, the plaintiff lacks legal standing in the issue.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trask owns several properties in the downtown area, including lots adjacent to the proposed four-story hotel. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The city’s response from attorney Bill Harvey contends the plaintiff, Trask, knew about the plans and did not object to them earlier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The National Park Service has also entered into the debate with the announcement that it plans to look into whether the city’s designation on the National Register of Historic Places is being threatened by the proposed building. <br></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 -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-36', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:11:54', '2021-05-26 18:11:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50283', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50285, 4, '2021-05-26 14:12:53', '2021-05-26 18:12:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To help prepare for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Law Enforcement Division will be holding a courtesy boat inspection from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 30 at Battery Creek Landing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SCDNR officers will perform a quick, but thorough, inspection of boats to make sure oerators have the required safety equipment and proper boat and motor registration for their watercraft before launch. These inspections are completely voluntary and are not required before launching.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Boaters who take advantage of the inspection and are found to not be in compliance with safety regulations or registration requirements will not be ticketed during the complimentary inspections. Instead, boaters will be given an opportunity to correct the problem before they launch their boat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SCDNR officers will also be available to answer questions and give boaters tips on how to stay safe on the water.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SCDNR to hold boat inspections during holiday weekend', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'scdnr-to-hold-boat-inspections-during-holiday-weekend', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:12:56', '2021-05-26 18:12:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50285', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50287, 4, '2021-05-26 14:14:54', '2021-05-26 18:14:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Donal</strong>d <strong>Richa</strong>rd <strong>Polk, S</strong>r<strong>. </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Donald Richard Polk, Sr., 72, of Beaufort, SC, passed away peacefully at home on May 20, 2021. Donald, born November 14, 1948, was the 4th born son of N.M. and Sarah Polk. A giant personality with a kind and generous heart, Donald never met a stranger and made a huge impact on everyone he met. He was always ready with a joke or a story to lighten even the stormiest of days. Above all, he was a loving and dedicated family man and the best friend that anyone could hope for. Donald will be so greatly missed by his family and friends.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Donald is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Velma Polk, sons Donnie and Ben, daughters in law, Anna and Catherine, grandchildren Conner, Colin, Ellie and Sadie, brothers Butch, Johnny and Robert and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents N.M. and Sarah and his oldest brother James.<br><br><em>Photo by Eric R. Smith</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'OBITUARY', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'obituary-11', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:14:57', '2021-05-26 18:14:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50287', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50289, 4, '2021-05-26 14:17:51', '2021-05-26 18:17:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Dan Gilmour, 90, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in Detroit in 1948. His early years after boot camp were in Special Services. Later he transitioned to Air Field Operations. He served at a number of posts from Norfolk to Hawaii before duty at DaNang, Vietnam, where he earned a commission. Returning to MCAS Beaufort, he retired in 1969 as a Captain, USMC. Thereafter, he worked in various activities and devoted 19 years as a volunteer at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50177,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dan-Gilmour-early-picture.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dan-Gilmour-early-picture-804x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50177\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'VETERAN OF THE WEEK – DAN GILMOUR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-dan-gilmour', '', '', '2021-05-26 15:18:40', '2021-05-26 19:18:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50289', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50291, 4, '2021-05-26 14:20:39', '2021-05-26 18:20:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mark Pritchard’s photo of a recently fledged downy woodpecker was taken recently in his backyard on Dataw Island near Jenkins Creek. If you look closely you can see the barbed end of its tongue. 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-160', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:20:42', '2021-05-26 18:20:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50291', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50293, 4, '2021-05-26 14:22:48', '2021-05-26 18:22:48', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2> <strong>Decision to make him Administrator unanimous </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Council unanimously named Eric Greenway Beaufort County Administrator at Monday evening\'s County Council meeting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway had been serving as Interim County Administrator since November 2020.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Mr. Greenway has brought stability, increased morale and has demonstrated a depth and breadth of knowledge and experience needed for this position,\" County Council Chairman Joseph Passiment said. \"During this time, we have been able to assess his performance and potential, which takes the guesswork out of the hiring process at this time.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The decision came after a two-hour executive session.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway has more than 26 years of experience managing, directing, and administering programs related to finance, land use, infrastructure, real estate development planning, entitlement, disaster recovery, and permitting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Interim Administrator, Greenway worked with staff and County Council through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am humbled by the opportunity to serve this Council and the citizens as the County Administrator,\" Greenway said. \"It is an honor to serve in such an amazingly beautiful place among amazingly beautiful people. I want to express my appreciation to the Council and my co-workers for their support and assistance as I’ve transitioned into this role-you all have been remarkable.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway became interim after Council forced former Beaufort County Administrator Ashley Jacobs to resign in October 2020.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In November, County Council approved an employment agreement to pay Greenway $190,000 to continue in his role as interim county administrator through June 30, 2021, despite his handling of the Bay Point development project earlier in the year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway was criticized by many in the community who thought he should not have relied on the “work and confirmation” provided by an individual from an outside entity when giving the green light to Bay Point developers to proceed to the zoning board phase with their application for an “ecotourism resort” on the barrier island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In July, it was found that the organization in concern – The International Ecotourism Society and its Executive Director Jon Bruno – had a history of troubling allegations and is not a nonprofit as it had purported to be.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway is a graduate of Winthrop University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science as well as a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education with emphasis in the Social Sciences. His professional experience includes Congressman John Spratt’s Office; Planning Director at York County Planning and Development Services; Planning and Zoning Director for Berkeley County; Planning Director for Bryan County and most recently, Community Development Director for Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Island News reporter Mindy Lucas contributed to this report.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Council removes Greenway’s interim title', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'council-removes-greenways-interim-title', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:22:50', '2021-05-26 18:22:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50293', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(50295, 4, '2021-05-26 14:48:47', '2021-05-26 18:48:47', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>&nbsp;<strong>A funeral procession on St. Helena Island stopped traffic on a&nbsp;recent Thursday morning and we were all the more blessed for it&nbsp;</strong><br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mindy Lucas&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the turnout for Lucinda Simmons’ funeral service held on St. Helena Island on Thursday, May 20, was any indication of the love and respect the community had for “Mother Simmons,” as she was called, then Simmons was loved and respected an awful lot.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As cars and trucks began pulling off Sea Island Parkway and lining the road just before noon on Thursday, those driving by or slowing down to allow for traffic may have been struck by the sheer number of people in attendance.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hundreds of friends, family members and neighbors, many dressed in white, poured in for the outdoor service held at Simmons’ modest home just off Mattis Drive.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50171,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/horses1.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/horses1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50171\"/></a><figcaption>Photo by Mindy Lucas</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But what was even more striking was another sight that began to unfold in front of all us “stuck in traffic” that morning.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From beneath a canopy of tall pines just off the side of the road came two majestic white horses, wearing black sashes. With traffic stopped in both directions, the magnificent looking animals took a few tentative steps forward then entered the roadway.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Farther down the line as cars and trucks began stacking up, drivers began to slow on&nbsp;approach as if recognizing the solemn moment for what it was and wanting to soften the noise of their engines as best as they could.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Radios were turned off, windows were lowered and some drivers even seemed to bow their heads.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the horses clip-clopped their way across the highway, the all-white, glass-enclosed carriage carrying a white casket followed behind them. Behind it walked the pallbearers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50170,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/horses3.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/horses3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50170\"/></a><figcaption>photo by Mindy Lucas</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The glass of the hearse gleamed and sparkled in the morning sun, and the scene, framed by live oaks laden with Spanish Moss, was otherworldly. It was also haunting and beautiful and sad all at once.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watching the scene unfold from behind the wheel of my car, I was not only awestruck, I wanted to know who this solemn procession was for and who this person had been. Because as you’ve probably guessed by now, up until Thursday, I didn’t know the first thing about Lucinda Simmons.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>An exception to the rule</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Journalists are trained to be objective in their work, but that doesn’t mean we are without emotion. Sitting in traffic that morning, I had a lump in my throat. How could you not?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are also trained never to insert ourselves into a story, something that’s become rarer these days as social media – with its heightened state of emotion and self-aggrandizing nature – has become the norm, rather than an exception to the rule.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But for this story, call it a column if you will, I’m making an exception, because it’s just as important to know <em>how </em>the story came about as it is to know <em>who </em>it’s about. And because I have a hunch, or call it a strong feeling, Ms. Simmons had something to do with that as well.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So like many who may have sat in traffic there on the highway Thursday morning, wondering who she was or what was happening, I decided to find out what I could and maybe tell her story.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A wife, a mother,&nbsp;a friend and neighbor</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’re looking for a love story, you’ve come to the right place.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Born in 1925, to Frank and Lucy Johnson, Lucinda Johnson was the youngest of four children.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a teenager, Lucinda’s first job was in the laundry department on Parris Island. It was there that she met Charlie Simmons, a carpenter and later a veteran having served in the United States Army.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was love at first sight, at least for him anyway, Simmons’ daughter Valerie Langhorn said by phone recently. As the story goes, he had to work a little for her love and attention.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He had to work for some days or weeks,” she said, laughing. “I don’t know if it went into months, but it was for awhile. I mean look at her at that age.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50169,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lucinda-J.-Simmons-2.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lucinda-J.-Simmons-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50169\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lucinda Johnson was a knockout. Fortunately, Charlie Simmons didn’t have to wait forever.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The two were married in 1943, their union producing four boys, Charlie Jr., David, Daniel and Raymond, and three girls, Lucy, Valerie and Gwendolyn. There was also Marjorie, Charlie’s oldest child, and Bryan, a grandson, they raised as their own.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’re looking for a story about love and devotion to one’s family, Lucinda Simmons had that too.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Mother Simmons” or “Mother Lu” as she was known to her friends, cherished her extended family. In fact, 17 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren called her either Grandma, Grandma Simmons or Granny Grand, not to mention the many nieces and nephews too.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For five generations, she was always there, keeping tabs with lives of her growing family either by phone or in person, and when she died they came quickly and without hesitation from all over – New York, Boston, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and of course South Carolina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’re looking for a story about faith and service, you needn’t look any further.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Simmons was devoted to her church, Oaks True Holiness, where she sat on various boards and faithfully attended Sunday prayer, Sunday school and service, Wednesday noonday prayer, Bible study and Friday night services, not to mention revivals and special services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Simmons didn’t give lip service to her faith. She lived it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After working at Garland Knitting Mills in the early ‘70s, then later as a private caretaker caring for people, she went on to volunteer at Beaufort Memorial Hospital for 10 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“While dad taught us the importance of hard work and maintaining integrity in all we do, mom taught us the importance of education, honesty, maintaining good character, love for others and acknowledging God in all our ways,” Langhorn wrote in the funeral program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are so many more stories and things that could be shared about the life and times of Lucinda Simmons.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Like the fact that she loved hats and was an impeccable dresser.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Or that she had a great sense of humor and loved to read – particularly poetry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Or that she loved to feed and host people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But most important of all, Simmons lived her life with grace and meaning, taking time to … well, just be, whether that meant as a wife, a mother, a friend or a neighbor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That’s my other mother,” said family friend Theresa Pringle, who dropped by Simmons’ house a few days after the funeral.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50167,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lucinda-J.-Simmons-4-1.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lucinda-J.-Simmons-4-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50167\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As we sat on the screened-in porch of the house that Charlie Simmons built, Pringle and another family friend, Charmaine Treloar, and Simmons’ oldest daughter, Lucy Simmons, took turns sharing stories about “Mother Simmons.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They recounted how funny she could be, how she enjoyed driving to see friends well into her 90s, and how she enjoyed visiting with the Franciscan sisters just down the road at the St. Francis Center and Thrift Shop.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She was just a nice lady,” both Pringle and Treloar said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lucinda Simmons died at home on a Thursday evening, just after her loved ones said their final words. She was 95.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sending her to heaven</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the horses entered the yard of the Simmons’ home, a long line of mourners or those paying their respects fell in behind the carriage. They circled the house and came to a stop where her casket was unloaded for the noon service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was a beautiful service, I am told, filled with scripture readings, kind words spoken by friends, a eulogy by Columbia pastor and Senator Darrell Jackson and singing by American Idol’s Season 12 winner Candice Glover, who flew in just for the service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am told this is what happened because I didn’t stay for the service attended by more than 300 people. I felt it would be intruding on a private family affair, though as one mourner assured me as I stood close to the road, Simmons would have invited me in.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This is a very public event,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Instead, I watched from the edge of the property as the service got started then excused myself.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Across the road, I made small talk with Bridger Medlin, the coachman, who was packing up to go home. The carriage was actually a hearse, he explained. A caisson is open while a hearse, such as the one that carried Ms. Simmons, is closed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Based in Charlotte, N.C., Medlin’s company does probably five or six horse-drawn events a week, but he prefers funerals to weddings, he said, a response that surprised me.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said he’d rather do a funeral because people are usually appreciative of life in a different way than they sometimes are at weddings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I would rather do that than work with some brides who are more worried if the potato salad turned out alright,” he said, with the smile of someone who learned a long time ago not to sweat the small stuff.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“(At funerals) you see people for who they really are then,” he said. “And the family’s hearts are open.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The horse-drawn hearse was the children’s idea as was the wearing of white, I found out a few days later as I sat talking with Lucy Simmons at her late parent’s house.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We made sure she was sent to heaven in the way she wanted to be sent,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Daughter Valerie Langhorn laughed and called her The Queen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She wasn’t just the matriarch of the family,” she said. “She was the Queen. I can guarantee you that.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Her final act</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It can be easy to forget.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are bills to pay, children to raise and jobs to go to. The noise of our everyday lives is so great some days, we forget we’re the ones who turned up the volume.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So sometimes we forget to live our lives. Until a horse-drawn hearse literally crosses our path.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Driving home I tried to remember how the Emily Dickinson poem went. “Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me” was as far as I got.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When I got home I looked up the rest.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>The Carriage held but just Ourselves –</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>And Immortality.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s become fashionable for people to say they’re trying to “be more present” or “live in the moment” which I guess means they are looking at moments spent with their family, or things that mean something to them, with greater awareness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All good things, but it’s hard to strike a balance between making the most of each day and doing what you need to do to get by. In fact, I’d say it’s damn near impossible, if not impractical, to “live each day as if it were your last.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50299,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/horses2.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/horses2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50299\"/></a><figcaption>Photo by Mindy Lucas </figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After all we still have responsibilities to fulfill, work to do and miles to go before we sleep. Whether we feel enriched or not, fulfilled or not, for better or for worse our lives go on in all their imperfect glory.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And yet, there are times when something comes along to remind us of something bigger than ourselves. Like the fact that life can be so short. Even the very old will tell you that’s how it is. That it seems to pass in the blink of an eye.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As I sat behind the wheel of my car that morning, watching Ms. Simmons’ hearse cross the road, I wondered if our lives passed by or “transitioning to heaven” as it is called in our part of the world, is as easy as all that. Like crossing a road. One day you’re standing on one side among the living, the next you’re crossing over, so to speak.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whatever the case may be, I know this: Lucinda Simmons stopped traffic that day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All those drivers going about their business, heading to work or out to the beach maybe. Wherever and whatever they were going to, their lives came to a halt, if only for a few minutes, for Ms. Simmons’ departure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Call it her final act of service, but it was a reminder. 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When I was in high school, (sometime in the Pleistocene era), our core curriculum included the study of U.S. History, Civics and Government. Alas, no longer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nonetheless, most folks today would agree that our “Founding Fathers” were men of religion. This is true. Most of the early immigrants into the British colonies of north America were fleeing tyrannical religious demands of European countries, encapsulated by the dictum, “Believe in or adhere to OUR religion, or suffer the consequences.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When options are few, decisions are easy, I often opine. Thus, early denizens came to the eastern shores of what would become the US of A, not because they did not have religious beliefs, but rather to ensure to themselves the right to practice whatever religion they wished — a freedom denied them in Europe but which “The Colonies” offered them.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bedrock of our unique American culture and civilization is freedom of religion — that is, free to practice any religion (or none) that the early colonists believed in, without fear of punishment (except maybe from that religion’s “god”). It has been so since the 17th century up to the present.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This important history is poorly understood by many well-meaning folks. But for this principle of freedom of religion to prevail into the future, it is critically important that our citizenry know and understand how this irreplaceable sovereignty came to be and what it actually means.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Certain critical truths undergird our Founding Fathers’ belief in “God-given” human rights, of which religious freedom was central to the first of the 10 amendments to the Constitution, and rightly referred to as the Bill of Rights. “…endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…” Jefferson would famously write in the Declaration of Independence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of the colonies’ population, and certainly the Founding Fathers, were Protestants, of one sect or another. The Founding Fathers fervently believed that the cornerstone of the unalienable rights memorialized in the Constitution they were creating was the right to practice any religion one wished, without fear of retribution. Many of the early immigrants from Europe were fleeing serious punishments, sometimes involving death, if they did not practice only the State religion.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The immigrants brought with them a strong commitment to “religious freedom.” This meant not making one religion (Protestant Christianity) the authorized creed of the Union, but rather that it was everyone’s God-given right to practice ANY religion, or none at all. The Founding Father were men of religious beliefs, but they felt strongly that they did not wish to create a government of a particular religion.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers believed that the First Amendment to the Constitution (1791) created a separation between the church from the state, even though these words were not written therein. Jefferson’s support for the separation evolved out of his dislike of the Federalist clergy of New England.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Later, nativist Protestants supported the principle of separation in order to restrict Catholic participation in public affairs. These Protestants were later joined by liberal theologians and secularists, who hoped that such separation would limit Christianity and other distinct religions from dabbling in the affairs of governing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eventually, a broad spectrum of Americans endorsed separation as necessary to achieve governmental balance. They feared ecclesiastical authority, particularly that of the Catholic Church, governed by an “infallible” Pope, who set down church dogma from his faraway palace in the Papal State.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court cemented the separation principle and the very words “separation of Church and State” into the law of the land by way of several critical decisions. America’s long dedication to religious freedom, memorialized in the First Amendment of the Constitution, and confirmed in judicial judgment, has constructed an “Enduring Wall” that segregates the practice of all religions (or none at all) from government.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most Americans would agree that this is the best balance between a secular government and a religious life, both requirements for a successful democratic republic that we cherish today.&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. 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(50351, 4, '2021-06-02 11:42:38', '2021-06-02 15:42:38', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Saturday, early, and I’m sitting in our small, gray-painted library.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This morning, I’ve got my coffee and an English muffin that features butter catching “flavor craters.” I’ve also got a newspaper that says the Town of Port Royal is getting out of the seafood business.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Town Council’s 5-0 decision to suspend shrimp processing marks the end of a long connection with shrimp, crabs and the oysters that still inhabit local waters. It is a history that began with L.P Maggioni in 1870; and then Charlie Vecchio in 1924; and Sterling Harris in the 1930s.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Council’s decision will not impact many local people.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Almost everyone in Port Royal make their living at a hospital, or a Dollar Store, or at some other carpeted, air-conditioned space not connected to the Atlantic Ocean. When they wake, they pay no attention to the sky, the water temperature or the price of diesel fuel. Their focus is getting their Subaru to Savannah, or to Bluffton where their office and their future are now located.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My wife and I moved to Port Royal in 1980 when the population demographic was shrimpers, crabbers and retired gunnery sergeants. There were a few people who commuted to Savannah, bur most found work on wobbly, loose-planked docks that were crowded with shrimp boats and smaller bateaux stacked high with crab pots.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But I don’t romanticize this work.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There was a photographer — Lewis Hine — who came through town in 1911. Born in New York state, graduated from NYU, Hine traveled through the South and the Northeast with a camera. He went into factories, canneries and textile mills posing as a Bible salesman.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once inside a mill he would find the children, often a young as 6 years old, and line them up in front of huge weaving machine. He would take their picture, get their names and ages, and would later publish those photographs in magazines, pamphlets or show them on lecture tours.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Hine got to the Maggioni Canning Company he found Josie (6 years old), Bertha (6 years old) and 10-year-old Sophie. He took other photographs of other young shuckers that day, but the photo of Josie, Bertha and Sophie was the most compelling and the one that is enlarged to poster size at most of Hine’s retrospective exhibits.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Maggioni Canning Company was located in the same general vicinity as the Fish Camp Restaurant — about 200 yards from where I’m now writing this piece — and came with a large building that housed many of the shuckers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The birth, life and demise of the shrimping industry has been beautifully memorialized by Woody Collins in “Where Have All The Shrimp Boats Gone.” Woody says shrimping began when Charlie Vecchio brought nine boats to Port Royal in 1924. His book includes a photo showing 150 women, standing at long white-painted, trough-like tables, heading shrimp in a large wooden shed that was located where the concrete terminal sits today.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the 1930s the Blue Channel Corporation came to Beaufort in the person of Sterling Harris. Harris relocated from Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay to the crab-rich waters of Beaufort County, and with Walter Zachowski’s patent for preserving and pasteurizing crab meat, established a plant in Port Royal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Port Royal crab picking factory employed hundreds to workers, mostly African American women, who removed 8 to 14 percent of the crab that can be eaten. This metal building — recently torn down — was also located on Battery Creek just north of the Fish Camp Restaurant. Blue Channel brought jobs and money into Port Royal’s economy when both were desperately needed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Port Royal had more than a century of oyster-shucking, crab-picking and shrimp-heading before those jobs went elsewhere. According to Collins there are a few — perhaps 12 — shrimp boats left in Beaufort County. Some of which have huge freezers that can keep the catch onboard until the market is favorable. And there are folks who still pull crab pots in our gray-green waters; but now the entire crab is sent up I-95 to the Fulton Fish Market in New York City. The oyster-shuckers are also gone; most of these hard, water-related jobs now belong to people living in Japan or Korea.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Port Royal’s relationship with the Atlantic is being re-imagined as I write these words, but thanks to Lewis Hine, Walker Evans and Woody Collins there are photographs of this place when its people looked to the sea for sustenance.&nbsp;</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 -->', 'Port Royal’s former way of life preserved in photos', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'port-royals-former-way-of-life-preserved-in-photos', '', '', '2021-06-02 11:42:40', '2021-06-02 15:42:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50351', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50354, 4, '2021-06-02 11:50:33', '2021-06-02 15:50:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Editor\'s Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series. <a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/its-easy-to-stumble-crossing-the-color-line/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/its-easy-to-stumble-crossing-the-color-line/\">Read Part 1 here.</a><br></em><br>When a friend posted on Facebook that young Black men might need to be \"reminded\" of the value of Black women as potential life partners, my thoughts were more complex than the simple “I agree” I posted in response. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I promised her I would elaborate but I wanted to find out first why she made the post. She replied that a friend’s announcement of his son’s engagement triggered a sense of dread that yet another young Black man was marrying outside his race.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When I got to the pictures of the couple, I was genuinely surprised, and the fiancée was a Black woman,” she said. “I recognized that it shocked me. … Almost every other post of a young guy in a couple situation was with a white woman.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her reaction is well founded. Saying Black women face an uphill climb when it comes to dating and marriage is an understatement.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just look at the numbers: The U.S. Census counts about 88 Black men for every 100 Black women. White women enjoy a more favorable ratio of 100 to 97 with white men.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Blackdemographics.com reports only a third of all Black men are married, compared to 49 percent of the entire adult male population. Black men actually were more likely to be married than white men until the early 1960s. At that point the percentage of Black men who reported as “Never married” more than doubled.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>High incarceration rates for Black men make it harder for Black women to find suitable partners of their own race. Governing.com did a study showing the only places where Black men substantially outnumbered Black women were areas that had prisons.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Subtract from the Black male dating pool the portion who are LGBTQ – generally, 10 percent of the entire population is considered to fall under that category – and the sum of these factors leads one to think the common lament that all the “good” Black men are married, in jail or gay might not be so outrageous.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Don’t forget to factor in lower rates of college attendance and fewer degrees earned, a higher likelihood of working low-paying jobs, higher mortality rates, and the concentration of eligible Black men in larger urban areas. This is the diminished pool from which Black women have to choose. Never mind they are improving their own education and marketability: Black women in higher numbers and outnumber Black men in earning bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With all that, 15 percent of Black men still will choose to marry a woman of another race. This has profound implications for the Black community in terms of social influence, wealth accumulation and generativity. It is no less devastating at the personal level.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My friend said she worries “we will continue to have – generationally – women who do not have the opportunity to date and marry because Black men have walked away from them (a significant minority) and other racial groups generally will not see them as suitable partners.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I asked whether she shared her concerns with her son. She said she had, ranking the awkwardness level of the conversation right behind the talk about birth control.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Author Ta-Nehisi Coates considers a lot of this discussion as so much needless hand wringing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“For people who are really working at commitment, a relationship quickly ceases to be a political statement,” he writes in The Atlantic. “No committed person goes to bed with Black spouse or a white spouse. … They go to bed with an individual who (hopefully) has very specific idea(s) about their life that go beyond whether the revolution will be televised, or not.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I agree with him in my head, but it hurts my heart to think Black women are out here giving the world so much of its culture and leading the push to save America from itself, only to have to struggle to save themselves from lives of childlessness or single parenthood and having to finance their lives on single incomes in a world built for two.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coates is right that love isn’t political, except sometimes, it is. There are reasons laws against miscegenation were written and enforced for so long. Even if we can choose more freely now who to love, that freedom has come at a cost that Black women are paying.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Black women have been “ride or die” for Black men, and they deserve better than to be left on the side of the road.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'There’s no debate — Black love matters', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'theres-no-debate-black-love-matters', '', '', '2021-06-02 11:53:46', '2021-06-02 15:53:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50354', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50357, 4, '2021-06-02 11:55:20', '2021-06-02 15:55:20', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The field for the PGA Tour’s first stop in Ridgeland later this month has added a couple more big names with four-time major champion Brooks Koepka and Palmetto State native Kevin Kisner committing to play the Palmetto Championship at Congaree.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Koepka and Kisner join an already strong top tier of players committed to the event, which is set for June 10-13 at Congaree Golf Club, joining world No. 1 Dustin Johnson, 10th-ranked Tyrrell Hatton, and household names that include Englishmen Tommy Fleetwood and Ian Poulter, among others.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Players have until 5 p.m. Friday to commit to the tournament. A full field list will be announced once the commitment deadline has passed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Koepka, a four-time major champion, will make his first start since the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, where he finished runner-up to champion Phil Mickelson. The 31-year-old is an eight-time PGA TOUR winner, including his most recent title at the 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open. In 12 starts during the 2020-21 season, Koepka has four additional top-10 finishes to go along with his victory and currently sits at No. 14 in the FedExCup standings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adding to the list of players in the field with ties to South Carolina, Kisner will compete in his home state for the third time this season. Currently No. 48 in the Official World Golf Ranking, the Aiken native owns three PGA Tour titles and is in search of his first victory since the 2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. In 17 starts this season, Kisner’s best finish is a runner-up at The RSM Classic in November, where he fell to Robert Streb in a playoff.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are on sale for the Palmetto Championship at Congaree. A Daily Grounds ticket gives access to the grounds at $70 per day, Thursday through Sunday, or $235 for a weekly pass. Daily Youth (under 18), Military Members and First Responders tickets are also on sale for $40 per day, Thursday through Sunday. In addition, a weekly Youth pass is available for $140. Parking is available for $20 per day, or $50 for the week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To purchase tickets, parking passes, or to register for volunteer opportunities at the Palmetto Championship at Congaree, visit PalmettoChampionship.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Koepka, Kisner latest commitments to play at Congaree', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'koepka-kisner-latest-commitments-to-play-at-congaree', '', '', '2021-06-02 11:55:23', '2021-06-02 15:55:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50357', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50359, 4, '2021-06-02 11:58:04', '2021-06-02 15:58:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the PGA Tour set to make its first stop in Ridgeland in June, golf fans around the world will soon learn much more about the Congaree Foundation’s mission to positively impact the lives of young people through the game of golf — but about 30 local children experienced that mission firsthand on Saturday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Congaree Foundation, which will play host to the PGA Tour’s Palmetto Championship at Congaree from June 10-13, teamed up with First Tee of the Lowcountry over Memorial Day weekend to welcome young aspiring golfers to the newly-renovated Sergeant Jasper Golf Club for a clinic, one of the first steps in using the revitalized course to increase access to the game of golf for students in Jasper County.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The First Tee aims to introduce youth to the game of golf and instill nine core values that go hand in hand with the game — honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy, and judgment — which dovetails nicely with the Congaree Foundation’s own mission.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“People ask me what is the First Tee, is it a golf program?,” First Tee of the Lowcountry board member Joe Datillo said. “Not really. It’s not a golf program, it’s a youth development organization and what we’re focused on is teaching kids life lessons through golf.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The day kicked off at Ridgeland-Hardeeville High School, where professional from Congaree Golf Club provided instruction to the handful of young golfers, who then had the opportunity to tee it up and hone their course management skills on “The Sarge.” The course revitalization recently got a boost from PGA Tour star and Palmetto State native Lucas Glover, whose “Recharge The Sarge” campaign during the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing raised $7,300 — a total that was matched by Heritage champion Stewart Cink.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Footage from the event will air during television coverage of the Palmetto Championship, which replaces the RBC Canadian Open on this season’s PGA Tour schedule and will provide further support for future programs like Saturday’s.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s been a long ride at Sergeant Jasper Golf Club,” said Tom Craft, head pro at Congaree Golf Club and Sergeant Jasper Golf Club. “We’ve been working on this project for about three years now, and to finally see it all come to fruition today and have 60 to 70 people at the golf course that was just about closed two years has been really rewarding. It’s been a great sight to see.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And who knows, perhaps a future PGA Tour star will emerge from the small group who teed it up at The Sarge on Saturday and they can say it all started here.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“They can be a little shy, but if you get them going they’ll swing it hard,” Craft said with a smile. “You’ve got to keep them reined in just a little bit.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Congaree, First Tee team up to let young golfers hone their skills', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'congaree-first-tee-team-up-to-let-young-golfers-hone-their-skills', '', '', '2021-06-02 11:58:06', '2021-06-02 15:58:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50359', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50361, 4, '2021-06-02 12:04:30', '2021-06-02 16:04:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All season long, the Beaufort High Eagles have shined in the face of adversity on their way to the Lower State final. But on Friday night in Summerville, the hole was just a little too deep. Ignited by a seven-run first inning, James Island put together a brilliant performance at the plate in a 14-3 run-rule victory over the Eagles to capture Game 3 and clinch a berth in the SCHSL 4A state championship series.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With their backs against the wall two days earlier, Beaufort staved off elimination for the fourth time in a week with a 5-4 walk-off win at home Wednesday, sending the series to a decisive third game. James Davenport dug deep in another strong outing on the mound, and William Winburn’s third hit of the night plated the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to keep the Eagles’ wild postseason ride alive.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":50345,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-02-at-11.03.30-AM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-02-at-11.03.30-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50345\"/></a><figcaption>The Beaufort High School student section, also known as the “Kirkland Crazies,” were on hand to cheer for their Eagles during Game 2 of the SCHSL Class 4A Lower State Championship series Wednesday, May 26 at Beaufort High School. The Eagles won the game 5-4 to set up Game 3 for the Lower State title. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Beaufort ran out of steam in the finale.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Trojans got the offense rolling right away, as leadoff hitter Julius Reynolds crushed a 3-1 pitch over the left-field fence to jump out to a 1-0 lead. But James Island was just getting started. After a pair of walks by Hogan Garner and Keillor Osbon, senior Chase Worrill blasted a shot to left that Beaufort’s Rush Riley nearly robbed, but the ball popped out of his glove and over the fence for a massive three-run homer to make it a 4-0 ballgame. Russell Patterson ripped a ground ball into left to score another, and Reynolds came back around with a ringing double to plate two more and cap off the seven-run frame.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles knew they needed a quick response to claw their way back in the game, and Riley got the comeback bid started in the bottom of the first with a one-out single. Rhogue Wallace lined a 1-0 pitch into right field and advanced Riley to third before the senior crossed home on an error to put Beaufort High on the board. But James Island’s Owen French bounced back quickly on the mound, striking out Oliver Holmes to limit the damage to a single run.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a scoreless second inning in which Beaufort two runners left in scoring position, James Island added on in the top of the third with a Garner bases-loaded walk to restore the seven-run margin. As the game entered the bottom of the fifth, Beaufort High was desperately searching for a spark from the big bats. Wallace delivered with a clutch two-out bomb, crushing a pitch over the right-field wall to give the Eagles a glimmer of hope and cut the deficit to 8-3.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":50362,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-02-at-12.02.01-PM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-02-at-12.02.01-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50362\"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort High catcher Rhogue Wallace catches a foul pop for the first out of what would become a triple play to end the top of the third inning Wednesday night against James Island. Wallace then threw the ball to third before the baserunner could get back for the second out. The ball was then thrown to the second baseman to catch another James Island runner for out three. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But that hope was quickly extinguished, as James Island rattled off six runs in the top half of the sixth before Osbon closed it out on the mound to send his Trojans to the state championship series.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wallace was sensational in his final game as an Eagle, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a pair of RBIs. 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(50365, 4, '2021-06-02 12:10:45', '2021-06-02 16:10:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Summer is quickly approaching which means more time spent outdoors—sports, camp, exercise and more! The risk of heat illness increases dramatically in summer. Heat illness is a spectrum of disorders due to environmental exposure to heat. It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope or fainting from the heat, and heat exhaustion as well as the more severe condition known as heat stroke.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>KEY FACTS ON HEAT ILLNESS&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Heat stroke can be deadly for athletes of all ages and levels. Even the fittest and healthiest people need to watch out for signs of heat illness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sun exposure contributes to heat illness. More than just heat and humidity, the radiant effect of sun and heat absorbed into surfaces like blacktop and artificial turf can contribute to heat illness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TIPS TO STAY SAFE&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Don\'t exercise during the heat of the day (10:00am - 3:00pm). Early mornings or evenings are best.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wear loose, light fitting, moisture wicking fabric to help your body stay cool.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hydrate before and during activity. Drinking plenty of water is key!&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have an emergency plan; train with a buddy, consider cooling methods and have a plan (cool space, water/ice tank, or call 911) <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'careTALK©', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'caretalk-2', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:10:48', '2021-06-02 16:10:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50365', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50368, 4, '2021-06-02 12:13:34', '2021-06-02 16:13:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are at least six things that we all can agree on about end-of-life planning:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First, none of us want to die in pain or discomfort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second, none of us want to die alone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Third, none of us want to die in a sterile institution like a hospital or skilled nursing facility (that serves tasteless food) with tubes in every hole and vein in our body.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fourth, none of us want to exhaust our loved ones (caregivers) physically, mentally, and financially trying to take care of us.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fifth, none of us want to leave our family confused on what we want done during the last stage of our life and after we die.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sixth, none of us want our family history and contributions to life lost when we die.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seventh, none of us want to give up our primary care or specialty care doctors, who we know and trust.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eighth, none of us want to worry about what will happen to our pets when we are gone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ninth, none of us want to have to pay for home health or major house keeper services if we can avoid it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tenth, none of us want to worry about the physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual care of our selves or our loved ones ----- who can suffer greatly trying to take care of us.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eleventh, none of us want to not have the option for hospice inpatient care in a specially designed for patient and family facility.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hospice prevents these just mentioned eleven worries. Hospice provides pain control; volunteers and a multi-disciplined team of caregivers to ensure we do not die alone; and assurance that we can die at home. Hospice also provides care and respite care so that loved ones can continue their jobs, schooling, and other life activities and allows us to continue under the care of our trusted physician, who works in collaboration with the hospice medical director, nurses, and other medical team members.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hospice is paid for by either Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, other Government Programs like the VA, donations, and the hospice, so the need for any out-of-pocket spending on end-of-life health and major housekeeping care is all but eliminated. Hospice will, if you want, help you record either by taped interview or through a written history record, a summary of your life story. Hospice helps you find a new and loving family to adopt your pets.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a past hospice volunteer, founder, administrator, and CEO of a highly successful and beloved hospice in Missouri, I often give speeches to clubs, hospices, doctors, and other organizations about hospice. The Island News has asked me to write a series of three articles on hospice and what citizens should know about hospice. This is the first of those three articles. It is important to note in the beginning of this article that I am no longer an employee, contractor, or owner of any hospice and have not been for nine years. I must also note that some hospices do not provide all of the services mentioned in this article.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The title of all the speeches I give on hospice is always the same, the Hospice program is great but some hospices are better suited than others to meet your needs. These three articles will try to answer questions about end-of-life planning, how to select the best hospice for you and your family, and the wonderful services that hospice can provide.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What is hospice care? </strong>According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), considered the model for quality compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness, hospice provides expert medical care, pain management, emotional, and spiritual support, which is expressly tailored to patient’s needs and wishes. Support is provided not only to the patient but also to the patient’s family and it focuses on caring, not curing. In most cases, care is provided in the patient’s home but it may also be provided in a freestanding hospice facility, hospitals, nursing homes and other long term care facilities. Read more about hospice at https://www.nhpco.org/wp-content/uploads/ NHPCO-Facts-Figures-2020- edition.pdf .&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hospice services are available to patients of any age, gender, religion, race, color, creed, sexual preference, and political affiliation who has a terminal illness, which will, in the opinion of the patient’s doctor, the hospice medical director, and the hospice Registered Nurse, result in the patient dying within six months, if the disease takes its normal course.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How does hospice work? </strong>Hospice care is holistic care, meaning the care is provided by a multi-disciplined team of end-of-life medical, spiritual, volunteer, and social services experts. The team consists of the patient’s own doctor, the hospice medical director or associate medical director, registered nurse, certified nursing assistant, chaplain, volunteer, and specialists like physical therapist, speech therapist, or occupational therapist. The care-team meets once a week or more often if needed to tailor the care to the patient’s and the family’s needs and wishes. Hospice care is palliative care, which is an Iinterdisciplinary medical approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next week more on hospice and how to select the best hospice for you.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a past hospice volunteer, volunteer coordinator, marketing manager, administrator, CEO, and board chairman, and the founder of a highly successful and beloved hospice in Missouri. An accomplished writer and motivational speaker, the owner of TVV Publishing LLC, a retired Army Test Pilot, the author of the award-winning BLADES OF THUNDER (book One), a retired Aerospace Industry Region Manager, a past University Business, Writing, and Aeronautics Instructor, and volunteer Patient Adviser at the RHJ VA Medical Center, he writes columns for the ISLAND NEWS, including the Veterans Benefits Column, What Citizens Should Know About Policing Column, and the Hospice Column. You can contact Larry at his email, 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 local, county, state, and federal law or the need for a lawyer when seeking legal advice.&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. Readers should rely their Doctor, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, and Registered Nurse, Medicare, Medicaid, their Private Insurance Company, State Medical Department, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), and the hospice of their choice for advice on hospice. 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 -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'End-of-life planning and hospice', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'end-of-life-planning-and-hospice', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:13:38', '2021-06-02 16:13:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50368', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50370, 4, '2021-06-02 12:18:35', '2021-06-02 16:18:35', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>People of color may be more prone to certain conditions that affect the skin. These conditions can include post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, pseudofolliculitis, and melasma, among others.&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article discusses skin conditions that are more common in people with dark skin. It also explores some of the less common conditions, alongside their symptoms.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) refers to the temporary pigmentation of the skin that develops as a result of previous inflammation or injury.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The condition presents as darkened patches of skin located at the site of the initial injury. The color of the skin patches can range from light brown to black.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although it can affect anyone, it more commonly affects people with dark skin.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PIH occurs as an increased reactivity of melanocytes within the skin. This leads to an overproduction of the pigment called melanin.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A number of conditions can trigger the increased activity of melanocytes that leads to PIH. These conditions include: acne; atopic dermatitis, or eczema; psoriasis; reactions to certain medications; infections; allergic reactions; burns; physical injuries; pseudofolliculitis.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although the condition can resolve without treatment, it may take months or years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to one 2020 article (https://www. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/ NBK539693/), healthcare professionals commonly prescribe hydroquinone to treat PIH.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Pseudofolliculitis&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some people may refer to this as razor bumps. Although it can affect anyone, it appears to be more prevalent among males of African ancestry and people with curly hair.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When a person shaves, the ends of their hairs become sharp, and the hairs can curve back into the skin, leading to inflammation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pseudofolliculitis can appear similar to a painful rash or acne. It can also lead to PIH.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The American Osteopathic College of Dermatology notes that once the hairs reach a certain length, they will not grow in toward the skin. A person should avoid shaving for 3–4 weeks and apply mild prescription cortisone cream. When they are able to resume shaving, it may be beneficial for them to shave every other day and use an electric razor to do so. They should then use a lubricating shaving gel. It is also important to shave in the direction of the follicle and avoid stretching the skin, if possible.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A healthcare professional may recommend topical or oral antibiotics to help reduce inflammation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Melasma&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Melasma is a common skin condition that presents as brown-gray patches of skin on and around the cheeks, lips, chin, nose, and forehead. It can also appear on the forearms or neck, though this is less common.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Melasma develops when skin cells become overactive and produce too much pigment in certain areas of the body. This can result from a change in hormones, such as during pregnancy or while taking birth control pills. It can also occur due to prolonged exposure to the sun.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People with dark skin are more likely to develop melasma. This is because people with skin of color have more active melanocytes, according to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). This condition more commonly affects females and typically appears between the ages of 20 and 40 years. The AAD notes that only 10% of those who develop melasma are male.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Melasma can appear similar to several other skin conditions. For this reason, a healthcare professional may perform a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Melasma is treatable, but it is not currently curable.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First-line treatment is typically a topical hydroquinone cream or gel. Although these are available as over-the-counter medications, most people may need to use prescription-strength hydroquinone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The AAD notes that the symptoms of melasma tend to fade on their own. However, some people can have melasma for decades or their entire life. Even if the melasma does fade, a person may need to continue treating their skin. The condition can reappear if a person has prolonged exposure to sunlight.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An important element of melasma treatment is to avoid direct sun exposure. Some research suggests that this step is key in improving symptoms and preventing future recurrences.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If a person notices further darkening of the patches or develops skin irritation or allergies to their prescribed treatment, they should contact their doctor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Acne keloidalis nuchae&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) is a long-term inflammatory condition that leads to inflamed plaques and papules on the head or neck.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Symptoms of AKN include: small, firm papules on the lower end of the scalp or neck; occasional pustules, or bumps containing pus, on the scalp or neck; mild burning or itching around the affected site; small lesions or bumps on the crown of the head.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This condition develops when the hairs on the back of the head or near the neck begin to grow into the skin, causing inflammation and scar tissue. AKN affects about 0.45% to 9% of people around the world, most of whom have dark skin and curly hair. Experts have two theories about the cause of AKN: injury to the skin or an irregular immune reaction.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AKN requires long-term treatment and management to reduce the symptoms.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dermatosis papulosa nigra&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dermatosis papulosa nigra (DPN) is a benign skin growth that appears as skin colored or hyperpigmented papules on the neck and face. These papules can also occur on the neck, back, and upper chest, though this is less common.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The growths are smooth, raised, and approximately 1–5 millimeters wide. They most commonly affect people of African or Asian descent and typically appear during adolescence. As a person ages, the papules may increase in number and size.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Treatment is not medically necessary. However, a person can seek to have them removed for cosmetic reasons if they choose to. It is important to note that the affected area of skin may change color following treatment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Vitiligo&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vitiligo is a skin pigmentation condition that appears as white or lighter patches on the skin. These patches may appear as individual or combined patches on one or more parts of the body.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although vitiligo can affect anyone, it may be more noticeable in those with dark skin.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The exact cause of vitiligo remains unknown. Some research notes that it may be a type of autoimmune condition, wherein the body’s own immune cells destroy the melanocytes. Since melanocytes are responsible for skin pigmentation, their destruction leads to white patches or decolorization of the skin.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The symptoms of vitiligo tend to be surface level, leading to discoloration of various parts of the body. Some people also experience itching or pain at the affected sites. Some other symptoms include discoloration of eyebrows, eyelashes, scalp, and beard; whitening of the eyes and mouth; discoloration of the genitals.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There does not appear to be a cure for vitiligo. However, if a person wants to, they can use cosmetics, makeup, and skin dyes to reduce the appearance of the condition. The American Academy of Dermatology notes that a person can apply a potent corticosteroid cream to the skin. About 45% of people regain some skin color with this method. However, results can take 4–6 months to appear.&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>Some skin conditions are more prevalent among people with dark skin. Although some of these skin conditions do not cause physical discomfort, others may lead to itching, pain, or burning sensations.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A person should consult with their health professional. A Dermatologist can treat or manage most of these skin conditions with oral or topical medications. 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(50378, 4, '2021-06-02 12:29:23', '2021-06-02 16:29:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort student graduates from SC School for the Deaf and the Blind</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eyerusalem “Rue” Ruppel of Beaufort (above) graduated from the S.C. School for the Deaf and the Blind on Friday, May 28. During the ceremony, she was named the Outstanding Senior and recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ruppel plans to complete an adult education program leading to enrollment at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I like to learn and to meet new friends,” Ruppel said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She served as girls’ basketball and volleyball manager and a member of student council and enjoys photography. She is the daughter of Julia Wittschen of Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind is the state’s specialized school for students who are deaf or blind. It offers pre-K-12 educational programs on its main campus in Spartanburg and specialized vision and hearing services in school districts and homes throughout the state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, go to www.scsdb.org or call the school’s toll-free number at 1-888-447-2732.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort’s Dunning named to Dean\'s List at Cedarville</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cedarville University student Benjamin Dunning of Beaufort, majoring in Environmental Science, was named to the Dean\'s Honor List for Spring 2021. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Founded in 1887 and located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 4,550 undergraduate, graduate, and online students in more than 150 areas of study.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 Beaufort students graduate from Alabama</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The University of Alabama awarded some 5,860 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies April 30-May 2, including two students from Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Madelyn Kalady (29907) received a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training, while Dante Pellegrino (29907) received a Bachelor of Science in Commerce &amp; Business Administration.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TCL offering fast-track summer program in culinary arts</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Technical College of the Lowcountry is offering a fast-track summer program that allows students to complete four culinary arts classes in just seven weeks. Plus, free tuition is also available for qualified S.C. residents through the SC Wins Scholarship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Classes will be held at the TCL New River Campus in Bluffton and will run Mondays through Thursdays, June 7 through July 27 from 9 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Space is limited.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students will then be prepared for advanced classes when the all-new Culinary Institute of the South opens in the fall in Bluffton’s Buckwalter Place.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Classes include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BKP 101 Intro to Baking</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CUL 101 Principles of Food Production I</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HOS 140 The Hospitality Industry</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HOS 155 Hospitality Sanitation</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Apply online at www.tcl.edu/apply or contact Dean Miles Huff for more information at mhuff@tcl.edu or 843-470-6046. 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(50381, 4, '2021-06-01 12:29:00', '2021-06-01 16:29:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek High School (BCHS) has been certified and named as a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by FranklinCovey Education based on the quality of the school’s student leadership programming modeled after the best-selling book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We have seen amazing results from implementing the Leader in Me process at our school, such as increased student voice, empowered student actions, and decreased behavioral challenges,” Principal Chad Cox said in a release. “For example, a student who formally struggled with peers is now one of our top student leaders, has started a business, and as a result is an inspiration to other students.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Being named a Lighthouse School demonstrates the extraordinary impact BCHS is having on staff, students, parents, and the greater community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This process has not only had a significant impact on individual students, but on all of our students,” said Cox. “And, we expect to see greater results over time.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are thrilled to recognize BCHS as a Leader in Me Lighthouse School,” FranklinCovey Education President Sean Covey said. “BCHS has experienced transformational results by implementing the principles and practices related to Leader in Me. And, we are so pleased and honored to be their partner and to celebrate the success they are experiencing.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since its official launch almost a decade ago, nearly 5,000 public, private, and charter schools across 50 countries have adopted the Leader in Me process, with nearly 600 schools having achieved the prestigious Lighthouse Certification. Notably, Battery Creek is only the third high school in the world to become Lighthouse Certified.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BCHS will maintain the Lighthouse Certification for two years and will continue to foster its growth and proficiency in exemplifying a leadership culture and principles. At the end of the two years, BCHS will recertify its Lighthouse Certification through a virtual self-assessment, describing and celebrating its growth and accomplishments since its original Lighthouse designation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three Leader in Me elementary schools in the district have previously earned the Lighthouse School distinction: Coosa, Joseph S. Shanklin, and Michael C. Riley.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Battery Creek High School achieves ‘Lighthouse School’ status', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'battery-creek-high-school-achieves-lighthouse-school-status', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:30:52', '2021-06-02 16:30:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50381', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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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>Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Reception</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street. Cost for Chamber Members is $45. Cost for nonmembers is 65. The Chamber\'s Legislative Reception is the business community’s opportunity to connect with Beaufort County’s state legislative delegation, federal officials, and local elected leaders. This two-hour, evening event will feature passed hors d\'oeuvres and complimentary beer and wine. Seating will be limited to encourage attendees to circulate. Attendees can choose to be indoors with A/C or on the patio with fresh air.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BIFF Bites Fun-Raiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Lowcountry Produce, 302 Carteret Street. $35 ticket includes two drink tickets for beer/wine. Proceeds benefit the Beaufort Film Society. Tickets to the 2022 Beaufort International Film Festival, a value of $650, will be given away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Summer Sizzle Pickleball Tournament</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saturday, June 5, Beaufort Yacht &amp; Sailing Club. The Beaufort Pickleball Club will hold its first “Summer Sizzle” tournament. The format will be Men’s/Women’s Mixed for skill levels 2.5/3.0/3.5/4.0 and 4.5+. The cost is $40 per person and an additional $5 for participating in a second-level event. Players will receive a tournament T-shirt and a lunch of barbecue chicken, beans, coleslaw, rolls, and a drink. Non-participants may also purchase lunch for $10. Winners and finalists will receive medals and a towel. Register at https:www.beaufortpickleballclub.com. Deadline is June 4.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Garden Club Plants and Flowers Show and Tell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m to noon, Saturday, June 5, at the gazebo, Port Royal Farmers’ Market. Free to the public. The club’s dedicated plant whisperers will be on hand with a collection of plants and flowers and will share their secrets for successful growing. Members are expected to bring their favorite but not widely known plants or flowers. Visitors will receive information to take with them on how each item is grown.</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, June 5 via Zoom. To get the link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For additional meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-530-1244.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR re-certification</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturdays, June 5, Aug. 14, Sept. 25, Nov. 13, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $25 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Girl Who Wore Freedom screening</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 to 10 p.m., Sunday, June 6, Tabby Garden, 307 West Street. Free and open to the public. Donations are encouraged and benefit the Beaufort Film Society. Cash bar available. Venue is outdoors, dress accordingly. The Girl Who Wore Freedom was the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival Duty and Honor category winner, as well as Audience Choice. Director Christian Taylor will be available for questions immediately following the screening.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s May meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Thursday, June 10, Beaufort Yacht Club\'s new deck on Lady’s Island off Meridian Road. The social will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dues and renewals will continue on the same monthly system prior to the pandemic. The porch bar will be utilized and Club restrooms will be available. Captain Tim Carver, local guide, for Tight Lines Unlimited will discuss Spot Tail Bass (Red Fish). He will present rods and reels, and baits/lures of choice. This information will also include how to select best fishing spots, dealing with water clarity, tides, and currents. Captain John Mathews will also give a brief presentation on his new program – Marsh Sense – learning to wade and fish in tidal marsh on foot. Remember to weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. The Club will draw names for those who weighed in during May. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply is sponsoring the monthly $50 weigh-in drawing. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- 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., Thursdays, June 17, 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. Speaker for May 20 will be Rev. Kenneth Hodges, Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church and champion of the Harriet Tubman Monument.</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., Thursdays, June 17, 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.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-55', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:37:04', '2021-06-02 16:37:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50387', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50389, 4, '2021-06-02 12:38:46', '2021-06-02 16:38:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Burton Fire District recognized and honored its 2020 Firefighter and Fire Officer of the Year late last month.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Friday, May 21, Burton Fire Chief Harry Rountree recognized the district’s Firefighter and Fire Officer of the Year in front of family and peers. Due to COVID-19, the district was unable to hold its annual awards banquet, so it held smaller ceremonies in the open fire station bay at the district’s headquarters station with crews and immediate family members.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Burton Fire Lieutenant/EMT Jonathan Calcorzi</strong> was nominated by district firefighters as Fire Officer of the Year for 2020. Lt. Calcorzi, a former U.S. Marine, was described by his peers as always going the extra mile and willing to step up and lead by example, being compassionate, patient, cool under fire and calm when giving orders.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lt. Calcorzi was also selected by district members as Firefighter of the Year in 2019. In 2001, Jonathan was also chosen by his fire academy classmates to receive the Order of the Maltese Cross award, which is given to the student who best exhibits the honor of the fire service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50334,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Burton-FD-File_Danielle-VanDam-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Burton-FD-File_Danielle-VanDam-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50334\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Burton Engineer/Paramedic Danielle VanDam</strong> was nominated by district firefighters as Firefighter of the Year for 2020. Danielle, a former MMA fighter, recently graduated from the lengthy and rigorous National Registry paramedic course, and eagerly offers her knowledge and skills by providing extra medical training to the firefighters on her shift.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to her routine duties, she teaches community CPR, performs extra duty as the district’s assistant Infection Control Officer requiring many off-duty hours, and has helped streamline the district’s advanced emergency medical program. Her peers noted that in addition to exceeding in her professional duties, Mrs. VanDam is also a mother of two who is pursuing her masters degree in health sciences, and trainer in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, powerlifting, and bodybuilding.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Nominations and selections for these awards can be difficult,” Chief Rountree said. “But I believe Lieutenant Calcorzi and Engineer VanDam best represent the character and commitment of all of our personnel and why we are successful in providing the efficient and professional services that our citizens deserve, especially in meeting the challenge of providing emergency services during the pandemic. I’m proud of them both.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Top Burton firefighters recognized', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'top-burton-firefighters-recognized', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:39:45', '2021-06-02 16:39:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50389', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50392, 4, '2021-06-02 12:41:24', '2021-06-02 16:41:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once again, Beaufort is the recipient of Insurify’s Most Patriotic Cities Award in South Carolina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of course it’s completely unscientific.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Insurify’s data scientists analyzed their database of more than 4 million car insurance applications to identify the city in each state with the highest proportion of current and former members of the armed forces.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With three military installations within only a couple miles of downtown Beaufort – MCAS Beaufort, Marine Corps recruit Depot Parris Island and Naval Hospital Beaufort – as well as a large numbers of reties military personnel, it’s no surprise Beaufort is hard to beat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This award seeks to honor the military personnel whose commitment to the safety of their communities is unparalleled,” said Snejina Zacharia, CEO of Insurify. “We are indebted to the service and dedication demonstrated by these selfless citizens.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on this analysis and the full list of 2021 Most Patriotic Cities, visit: https://insurify.com/insights/most-patriotic-cities-awards-2021/.<br><br><em>Cover photo by </em><a href=\"https://www.delkhaigler.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://www.delkhaigler.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Delk Haigler</em> Photography</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Again, Beaufort named one of most patriotic cities', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'again-beaufort-named-one-of-most-patriotic-cities', '', '', '2021-06-02 14:44:11', '2021-06-02 18:44:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50392', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50394, 4, '2021-06-02 12:43:14', '2021-06-02 16:43:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even by Brent Cooper’s standards, this was a once-in-a-lifetime haul of awards.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Phone Directory captured eight prizes in the Association of Directory Publishers (ADP) annual awards for Yellow Pages publishers, and the company’s owner was also recognized for his lifetime achievements. Cooper was bestowed the Wil Lewis Award, given on occasion by the ADP board of directors to recognize exceptional contributions to the industry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s hard to describe just how honored I am to be recognized by peers I respect so much,” Cooper said in a release. “This is really a tribute to my parents, who taught me so much about the publishing industry; my hard-working staff; and, of course, the Yellow Pages customers we serve.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cooper, who has spent most of his life in Beaufort, has owned the Lady’s Island-based phone directory since 1994.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Phone Directory also was named the Directory of the Year among phone books with a distribution higher than 50,001. It marked the third consecutive year in which the directory took this top prize. CPC also won the Publisher of the Year Award.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In all, the Lowcountry Phone Directory has won 23 ADP awards in just the past three years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ADP was founded in 1898 and includes members from the U.S., Canada and several other nations. Its Directory Excellence Awards, presented May 13 at the association’s national conference in Memphis, Tenn., are a judge- and peer-voted recognition of outstanding Yellow Pages production and marketing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 2021 directory — the company’s 27th — was mailed this March to customers in Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties. In addition to residential and business listings, it includes profiles of prominent area residents, images captured by local photographers, a newcomers guide, and hurricane tracking and evacuation maps.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cooper prints his Yellow Pages on magazine-quality stock and uses call tracking to help advertisers measure the return on their investment. He also delivers most of its press run — about 77,000 copies — through the U.S. Mail.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These innovations explain Cooper’s success, but they aren’t exactly “secrets,” Richard Peterson of Florida-based Direct Data Corporation noted in nominating Cooper for the Wil Lewis Award.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He wrote that Cooper believes “our companies and its directory products are stronger and more vibrant when ideas are shared that benefit all members. He has a strong desire to inform and share with his fellow publishers the methods that have worked well for him.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’ve known Brent for many years and this man has his ear to the ground and understands what’s truly happening in our industry,” ADP President and CEO Cindi Aldrich said in announcing the award.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to Cooper’s lifetime achievement award and directory of the year honors, the Lowcountry Phone Directory won the following awards in this year’s ADP competition:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– First place, Excellence in Marketing Industry Innovation;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First place, Excellence in Marketing Sales Support Collateral;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First place, Excellence in Marketing Direct Mail, Contest, Magazine, Newspaper, Outdoor or Event;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First place, Excellence in Directory Ad Effectiveness and Design;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second place, Excellence in Cover Design and Art Print;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second place, Excellence in Cover Design and Product Branding;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Third place, Excellence in Marketing Advertisers Website.<br><br><em>Above: Brent Cooper (center) is pictured with Cindi Aldrich of ADP (left) and Chris Heilbock (right) of Hibu. Submitted photo.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Phone directory publisher earns lifetime achievement award', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'phone-directory-publisher-earns-lifetime-achievement-award', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:43:16', '2021-06-02 16:43:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50394', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50396, 4, '2021-06-01 12:43:00', '2021-06-01 16:43:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>City Manager Bill Prokop’s recommended operating budget of $23,769,178 for Fiscal Year 2022, which was presented to City Council at its May 18 Work Session, includes a reduction in property taxes and reflects the City’s expectation that tourism will rebound in the coming year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Covid-19 pandemic will have a long-lasting impact on our community, the county, the state and the world,” Prokop said during his presentation. “However, this summer, with vaccines readily available, hospitalizations down, and our most vulnerable fully vaccinated, we are optimistic that we will see a strong rebound of our local economy.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A public hearing and first reading of the budget ordinance are scheduled for the June 8 Regular Meeting. The second and final reading of the budget ordinance is scheduled for the June 22 Regular Meeting. The fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2022.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Public comments during these sessions can be made in person or through the Zoom link posted at the top of each agenda.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The proposed budget can be viewed at https://bit.ly/3wPCPMO.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The $23.7 million comes in at 3.24% over the FY 2021 budget, and includes a 1.1 millage reduction, which means that homeowners will pay less in property tax. The City’s Parks and Tourism Fund and State Accommodations Fund are expected to increase as accommodations and hospitality taxes begin to grow with more tourists and visitors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The budget reflects no new debt.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the presentation, Finance Director Kathy Todd said that the City was expecting to receive approximately $5 million from the American Rescue Plan, which was passed earlier this year by Congress and includes funds for states, counties and cities impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City is still awaiting final guidance from the federal government about how those funds can be used. Of that amount, approximately $80,000 is configured into the FY 2022 budget to offset financial losses related to the pandemic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Public hearing on City’s proposed 2022 budget set for June 8', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'public-hearing-on-citys-proposed-2022-budget-set-for-june-8', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:44:53', '2021-06-02 16:44:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50396', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50405, 4, '2021-06-01 12:49:00', '2021-06-01 16:49:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort is a town steeped in history. And anyone who has lived here more than a week knows that and is also keenly aware of the significance of names and places around town and around the community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But why wait for history?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What about the people who are making history now, sometimes very quietly, in the way they live their lives and the effect they have on the quality of the community and the people who live here?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last month, the League of Women Voters Beaufort hosted a meeting at which three outstanding local storytellers shared with us how we can use stories in our daily lives to teach others, inspire them, and make something memorable.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This month, at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 10, the League of Women Voters Beaufort at its annual meeting will now hear stories from and about some of the women who are making history in Beaufort – although each would modestly deny that – through their work or their volunteer efforts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event, Hear Our Stories – Women Making a Difference in Beaufort, is online, free and open to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those the organization will hear from include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Marie Smalls, Executive Director of the Beaufort County Board of Elections, and what path brought her to this significant leadership position in the county and statewide.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Barb Nash, a nurse and first time candidate for office this past year, and what she learned about herself and the political process and what she might tell others who want to engage this way.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alison Davidow, a retired federal manager who, since her retirement, has been very active in a number of organizations including her church.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anne Pollitzer, a fifth generation Beaufortonian and former teacher, who served in the Peace Corps in the 1960’s in Nepal and how it influenced her community involvement after returning to the Low Country.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The organization will also be celebrating a year in which the Beaufort League actively participated in a Presidential election, as well as elections for Senate, House, County, and City representatives. In 2020, the League of Women Voters Beaufort registered hundreds of voters, made available rides to vote absentee, promoted census participation, and conducted candidate forums.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Advance registration for the Zoom meeting is required by accessing the Facebook page at the League of Women Voters Beaufort Area, or typing the following link: https://tinyurl.com/LWVB-Annual-Mtg.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting. Email questions or comments to lwvbeaufort@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The mission of LWVB, now numbering nearly 100 members, is to be a nonpartisan source of credible voter information and civic education in Northern Beaufort County; to provide all candidates with a platform to express their positions on community issues; and for every eligible person to be empowered, to be informed, to be registered and to vote.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'League of Women Voters Beaufort hosting history makers at annual meeting', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'league-of-women-voters-beaufort-hosting-history-makers-at-annual-meeting', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:50:34', '2021-06-02 16:50:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50405', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50407, 4, '2021-06-01 12:51:00', '2021-06-01 16:51:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Planning Department is hosting a public hearing and two open-house style community meetings to provide the public an opportunity to review and comment on the County Comprehensive Plan Update.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The community meetings will be held:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5-7 p.m., Tuesday, June 8 at the Burton Wells Recreation Center, 1 Middleton Recreation Drive, Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 10 at the St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The public hearing will be held Monday, June 7, at 6 p.m., at the Buckwalter Recreation Center, 905 Buckwalter Parkway, Bluffton.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The public will be able to review and comment on strategies and action items addressing how the County can best manage growth, protect the natural environment, support economic development efforts, consider housing affordability, and promote cultural diversity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Public input is critical to creating a successful Comprehensive Plan as it will shape County policies for the next 10 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The draft Beaufort County Comprehensive Plan can be viewed online at www.envisionbeaufortcounty.com or at each of the Beaufort County Library branches.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact the Beaufort County Planning and Zoning Department at 843-255-2140</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Hearing, 2 open houses give public chance to review comprehensive plan update', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hearing-2-open-houses-give-public-chance-to-review-comprehensive-plan-update', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:51:59', '2021-06-02 16:51:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50407', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50409, 4, '2021-06-02 12:55:25', '2021-06-02 16:55:25', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Looking forward to Graber’s next column</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wish to congratulate Mr. Scott Graber for the outstanding columns published in The Island News. They all begin with a little fun – where he is, who he\'s with, or what he is drinking. It\'s different and entertaining.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His writing covers so many different subjects. They are always interesting and educational.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the rare occasion when politics or policy is addressed, he is able to make his point without verbally attacking those who might disagree.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mr. Graber has the ability to write about subjects I know nothing about, or at first seem I might not find interesting, and leave me enlightened, amused, or eager to learn more about the subject.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\'ve been reading syndicated and guest OP/ED columns in newspapers since 1965. I can recognize excellent and unique writing when I see it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On behalf of myself and the many other readers who enjoy his column, I commend him for his exceptional writing. I look forward to finding where he will be next, what he\'s sipping, and what\'s on his mind!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Lawrence V. Francese, Beaufort</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LETTER TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-49', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:55:29', '2021-06-02 16:55:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50409', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50411, 4, '2021-06-02 12:58:56', '2021-06-02 16:58:56', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Don Schmidt, 78, enlisted in the United State Marine Corps in Sioux City, Iowa in 1961. After Boot Camp in San Diego and Advanced Infantry training, he served in Hawaii, at MCAS Beaufort, two tours in Vietnam (Da Nang and Quang Tri near the DMZ), in Albany, Ga., and as a drill instructor at Parris Island and OCS school in Quantico. He retired from his final tour at Camp Lejeune after more than 20 years service as a Master Sergeant. Following the Marine Corps, Don was a top salesman at the O.C. Welch Ford Dealership for 20 years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50413,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Don-Schmidt-young.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Don-Schmidt-young-950x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50413\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'VETERAN OF THE WEEK – DON SCHMIDT', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-don-schmidt', '', '', '2021-06-02 12:58:58', '2021-06-02 16:58:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50411', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50415, 4, '2021-06-02 13:01:02', '2021-06-02 17:01:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than 12,000 graves at the Beaufort National Cemetery are marked with a miniature American Flag for Memorial Day. Pictured here are the graves of veterans from the late 1970s and Civil War troops of the U.S. 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Memorial Day', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'memorial-day-2', '', '', '2021-06-02 13:01:05', '2021-06-02 17:01:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50415', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50417, 4, '2021-06-02 14:05:21', '2021-06-02 18:05:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Usually at a restaurant, plates decorate the tables rather than the rafters. But as Ron Callari’s photo shows, not at Bricks on Boundary. That’s because they’re automobile license plates and not a dining room’s service plates. It’s Bricks’ clever idea to decorate its outside seating. 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-161', '', '', '2021-06-02 14:05:24', '2021-06-02 18:05:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50417', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50420, 4, '2021-06-02 14:23:39', '2021-06-02 18:23:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Thanks Dominion for the heads up … NOT&nbsp;</strong><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT - After weeks of citizens’ complaints about tree cutting, folks from Dominion Energy paid a visit to the Beaufort City Council last week … but not to talk about tree limbs or troublesome palmettos.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No, the regional corporate team came to tell the elected officials and those who came to listen their latest plans for improving electrical service to our rapidly growing area.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":50328,\"width\":491,\"height\":347,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/05252021-Dominion-Energy-Explains-2-6426-1.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/05252021-Dominion-Energy-Explains-2-6426-1-1024x725.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50328\" width=\"491\" height=\"347\"/></a><figcaption> Dominion Energy District Manager Even Wheeler reacts to a question regarding tree trimming and utility pole replacement from Beaufort City Council members during a work session Tuesday, May 26 in council chambers. A handful of residents from Frazer Drive, seen in background, were on hand to complain about the power company’s practices. Photo by Bob Sofaly. <br></figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For 30 minutes, the team outlined their plans for high-voltage distribution and transmission lines to serve, not just Beaufort, but the increasing residences east of the city, out on the islands.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And those plans, to the shock and horror of those present, include the replacement of 115 wooden poles with taller, galvanized steel pillars, similar to those already marching into town from Yemassee and crossing the Whale Branch. The six-mile path for new poles starts in Burton, will cross Battery Creek and run along Fraser Drive, down the Spanish Moss Trail, down Southside Blvd., over Ribaut Road to the Beaufort River.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":50329,\"width\":452,\"height\":678,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/05252021-Dominion-Energy-Explains-3-6404.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/05252021-Dominion-Energy-Explains-3-6404-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50329\" width=\"452\" height=\"678\"/></a><figcaption>Bull Street resident Jane Rehal confronts Dominion Energy officials Will Epting and Matt Talley during Beaufort City Council’s work session Tuesday May 26 at City Hall. A handful of residents were on hand to complain about the power company’s tree trimming and utility power replacement practices.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(Anyone wanting more details about the plan can check out the video of the May 25 city council workshop meeting on the City of Beaufort’s Facebook page.)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maybe “shock and horror” are too severe words to describe the reaction of those few citizens in the live audience that night allowed to watch their local government at work. But the word “victimized” was one word used by an upset North Street area neighbor and that emotion seems more appropriate.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those concerned about the Dominion’s tree-trimming and palmetto-removing program have largely felt that way as they were told time and again, “the trimming is required for line safety.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And the City Council and staff believe their hands are tied to do anything about it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dominion folks did offer one&nbsp;possible bit of hope for those who support the idea, in that, per the franchise agreement with the city, a pot of money – in Beaufort’s case, $60 million – has been collected from customers for use on locally selected projects, including UNDERGROUND WIRING.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The spokesmen made it clear they’re not fans of UNDERGROUND WIRING but noted it’s already been done as part of the Boundary Street redevelopment project, where it cost approximately $3 million for one mile of work. The fund was also used for the Greenlawn redevelopment project which was an extension of the Boundary Street plan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A third project, along Allison Road, is already “in the queue” for when that widening project eventually happens.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dominion did say they plan to work with other utilities to remove some of the “vacant” poles around town that have unused lines attached.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mayor Stephen Murray said he’d like to see that happen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Did you know?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Interesting (yet scary) traffic trivia:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A recent report about anticipated Memorial Day traffic onto Hilton Head Island stated 62,524 vehicles crossed over the bridges onto the island, coming and going, on Friday before Memorial Day 2020.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Compare that to the daily traffic count on Friday, May 21, the week BEFORE Memorial Day weekend, THIS YEAR, when the number was 68,593.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And, if anyone wants to bet you on which is higher, the new Harbor River Bridge or the McTeer Bridge, they’re the same – 65 feet.</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.). 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(50427, 4, '2021-06-02 15:09:30', '2021-06-02 19:09:30', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Love pushes sea turtle volunteers of Pritchard’s and Little Capers islands to overcome obstacles&nbsp;</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Tess Malijenovsky&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every year, more than 1,100 South Carolinians commit their summers to protecting and monitoring the nesting activity of sea turtles on our beaches from May to October. Of them, 16 dedicated volunteers truly go above and beyond the call of ordinary sea turtle patrol duty in Beaufort Country. They are the sea turtle volunteers of Pritchard’s and Little Capers islands.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These two barrier islands on the fringe of the Atlantic are wild, uninhabited, and only accessible by boat, during a specific tidal window. They are wilderness nesting homes for threatened loggerhead sea turtles, although the occasional endangered variety of sea turtle is also reported. Incidentally, Pritchard’s Island is one of Beaufort Country’s most nested beaches, with 108 nests last year. <br><br>Its remoteness creates a number of logistical challenges for the small group of volunteers. For one, you need a boat and a captain. Some of the volunteers will kayak across Skull Inlet from Fripp Island. Barring dangerous weather and sea conditions, two to four people will go out every day for six months, rotating among their 16 core members.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two: All tools required to protect, mark, and relocate nests must be boated to, stored on, and lugged down the islands. All bags of trash collected must go along for the ride back.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three: You’re on nature’s schedule when working at the whim of the tides. The timing of sunlight hours in combination with the tide must be impeccable, or else risk getting your boat stranded on the beach. Sometimes this happens anyway. Also, Little Capers, the furthest island of the two from civilization, has two inlets dividing its beach that are impassable outside of low tide.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":50340,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-02-at-7.58.10-AM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-02-at-7.58.10-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50340\"/></a><figcaption>Abby Morris (seen here, and at top with husband Robert) has been spearheading Pritchard Island\'s sea turtle conservation efforts since 2011. She doesn\'t plan on quitting. Photos by Tess Malijenovsky.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For all three reasons above, it’s difficult to arrive at dawn like most sea turtle teams along the eastern seaboard and the Gulf Coast. This means that the team rarely encounters the night-nesting mothers whose nests they toil to protect.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And the sweltering mid-summer heat and humidity of the South plus scorching sand temperatures above 100 degrees? You got it. That doesn’t stop this group either.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think it requires a little bit of masochism,” said Tami Conner, one of the Pritchard’s Island sea turtle volunteers. “You have to be OK with suffering a little to fulfill your commitment to what you believe is doing right by the environment and by the turtles.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Conner joined her turtle teammates, volunteer Sue Dressler and ringleaders Abby and Robert Morris, at the Station Creek boat launch for their pontoon pilgrimage. With smiles on their faces, Abby and Robert Morris made their ritual commute at high tide through the Lowcountry’s snaking estuaries to Pritchard’s Island, as they have for the last 10 years. Yelling across the droning engine and whipping wind, I asked the Morrises why they do what they do.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Well, because we love it,” Abby Morris said, looking back at her husband Robert and laughing together.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There was a need,” Robert Morris said, “and Abby thought we could do it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I knew we could do it,” she followed up.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Abby Morris began organizing Pritchard’s sea turtle conservation and DNA sampling efforts in 2011, and later Little Capers Island’s, too. Or, as her husband Robert Morris puts it, “She filled the void when the university left.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pritchard’s Island was donated to the University of South Carolina Beaufort in 1982 by an Atlanta businessman named Philip Rhodes. Rhodes had one condition, that the island’s pristine ecosystem be conserved and used only for research purposes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, many only recognize the island by the photos of its dilapidated research center half swallowed by the sea. The torch of its sea turtle conversation and research efforts — as well as the island’s saving grace from development — now rests in the hands of Abby Morris and her dedicated team of citizen scientists.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It helps that Abby Morris’ counterpart, Robert Morris, is a U.S. Coast Guard certified boat captain. Robert Morris grew up in Beaufort and spent many formative days at his family’s fish camp on Pritchard’s Island, the only active camp remaining. Robert Morris can even recall a time when the same eggs he now protects were occasionally used for baking — completely legal to do back in the day. The “conservationist in training,” as he’s sometimes jokingly called, is now quite the pro at finding, sometimes difficult to locate, egg chambers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":50341,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-02-at-7.53.58-AM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-02-at-7.53.58-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50341\"/></a><figcaption>Robert and Abby Morris</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was one day strolling the beach that Abby Morris discovered a carnage of sea turtle eggs leftover from racoons, the island’s biggest predator, and decided to re-start Pritchard Island’s sea turtle conservation efforts. She persuaded SCDNR to give her a permit to be a part of the state’s loggerhead DNA sampling effort. For Abby, some data was better than none.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thanks to this data, scientists and volunteers alike are able to track individual mothers who return or visit new beaches in their natal nesting region, such as “Mama Pritchard,” the island’s most reliable nesting mother. They can also track emerging patterns and trends across states, like that the number of sea turtle nests along Beaufort County’s beaches are increasing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This trend of increasing nests coincides with the introduction of federal regulation in the 90s requiring the use of turtle exclusion devices on commercial fishing nets, and the fact that it takes sea turtles 20 to 30 years to mature reproductively.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Turtles that were hatched 30 years ago are now coming back to our beach in greater numbers in large part due to the fact that shrimpers now have a cleaner catch because they’re using turtle excluder devices,” said Jan Grimsley, who helps spearhead nearby Harbor Island’s sea turtle conservation team. “It is due to the efforts of volunteers who protect these nests and to pioneers, like Sally Murphy, who lobbied for the use of turtle excluder devices.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But this isn’t the only trend Abby Morris noticed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Because of higher tides and bigger storms and all that, we’re losing nests to weather. 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Even to the non-turtler, it’s clearly the end of the road for any sea turtle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Any of them that nest through here,” she said, “we’ll have to relocate them, and that makes for a real challenge. The high tides and King tides go all the way to the bank.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These graceful sea swimmers only come on land for one reason: to nest three to six times in one season, often without food, every two to three years. Their vision is blurry, and their organs compress out of the water. It’s a long haul to crawl high enough on the beach where nests will be safe from sweeping high tides or saltwater intrusion, which rots the eggs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You get some turtles and it’s like they bump one thing, and they back up and bump another one. They start digging a hole and then they hit roots. I mean sometimes it’s like, ‘Oh my god, I’m exhausted just looking at what it would be like to drag yourself through all this,’” Abby Morris said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Relocating nests from these areas is a meticulous, time-consuming task for volunteers who have to do it in a timely and precise fashion. Sometimes when there’s eight nests and a tide to catch. Sometimes when it feels like it’s 100 degrees.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When I think of the sacrifices and the hard work of being a mother sea turtle, it makes our sacrifices to help them feel worth it,” Tami Conner said. “It comes out of that love.”<br><br><em>Pictured at top:  Sue Dressler and Tami Conner set out to patrol Pritchard\'s Island for sea turtle nesting activity. Photos by Tess Malijenovsky. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Tess Malijenovsky is a journalist, columnist and photographer based in Beaufort, S.C. 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This was made possible through donations to the YMCA Annual Scholarship Campaign, the Y Learn to Swim program and grants.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But it was also made possible by the funds raised at the Beaufort River Swim.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The YMCA raised more than $15,000 for the Y Learn To Swim program each of the last two years at this event.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We exceeded our goals by even having (the race) and not having it canceled altogether,” Fanning said last year. “I couldn’t be happier.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a leading nonprofit committed to youth development, the Y has been a leader in providing swim lessons and water safety locally for more than 25 years through a variety of programs, including:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Age group lessons including parent/child and private swim lessons;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lap swimming;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(BYAC) Tiger Sharks Swim Team;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Water aerobics group exercises classes;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lifeguard training;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CPR and first-aid training;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Masters Swim;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>100-mile Swim Club; and</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seasonal outdoor pool.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To ensure that everyone has an opportunity to participate, financial assistance is available.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To learn more about Wardle Family YMCA swim programs, contact Kaylin Garst at 843-522-9622 or k.garst@wardlefamilyymca.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Last year’s event</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After winning the women’s title in the 2019 Beaufort River Swim, 15-year-old Skyler Bruner beat everybody else last year, turning in a time of 50:39.8 and claiming the overall and women’s title.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Michael Wendt was the runner-up and men’s winner with a time of 52:59.8. 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