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(7077, 4, '2012-06-14 01:40:02', '2012-06-14 05:40:02', '<strong>All in the family</strong>\r\nSenior Nathan Cheung was the last of six brothers to graduate from Beaufort Academy, bringing to a\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7078\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Beaufort Academy senior Nathan Cheung is the last of six brothers to graduate from BA, concluding the Cheung family’s 26-year run at BA.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cheung-brothers-smaller.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7078\" title=\"Cheung brothers smaller\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cheung-brothers-smaller-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nclose the family’s 26-year run at the private school on Lady’s Island. Since the fall of 1986, when Calvin (’93) and Mitchell (’95) enrolled in 6th and 4th grades, respectively, Siu and Hoi Cheung have had at least one child at Beaufort Academy. Since then, Leon also attended and went on to graduate in ’03, followed by Andy in ’06, Kyle in ’09, and now Nathan in ‘12. They leave behind a legacy of leadership, academic success, athletic achievement, school spirit, and many years of friendships. Thank you Cheung Family for sharing so many years with BA!\r\n\r\n<strong>Crazy Cooking Camp</strong>\r\nBeaufort Academy’s Crazy Cooking Camp for 3-6 years old will be June 18-22 at the Beaufort Academy Kindergarten building from 9 a.m.  to 1 p.m. Pre-registration is required, so please call 843-524-3393. Cost is $150, or $275 for two children. Class will be taught by Mrs. Judi Babalis and Mrs. Heidi Richards.\r\n\r\n<strong>Holiday Inn rewards LIES students with bikes</strong>\r\nLady’s Island Elementary would like to share a wonderful community partnership that took place at the\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7079\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\" caption=\"Patrick Myers and Megan Bono, students of Lady’s Island Elementary, won bikes during the fourth quarter from the Holiday Inn of Beaufort for their good behavior.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/LIES.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7079\" title=\"LIES\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/LIES-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nschool this year, specifically how the Holiday Inn of Beaufort supported LIES’ Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports (PBIS) initiative. PBIS is one way that Lady’s Island Elementary recognizes students when they are making good choices in school. The Holiday Inn of Beaufort donated two bikes each academic quarter to present to two students who exhibited positive behaviors. Lady’s Island Elementary is so thankful for their ongoing support and dedication to Beaufort County Public Schools\r\n\r\n<strong>Cutest tutor in town</strong>\r\nBrody, the newest Tail Waggin’ Tutor at Beaufort Elementary owned by Nancy Woods, made his last visit to the Learning Commons before summer break. Brody has visited BES at least twice a week for the past few weeks to\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7080\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\" caption=\"Beaufort Elementary’s “Tail Waggin” tutor Brody makes his last visit to school to listen to second graders read. Here he’s being assisted by Darby James, Media Assistant.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Brody-tutor.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7080\" title=\"Brody tutor\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Brody-tutor-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nlisten to second graders read!\r\n\r\n<strong>Riverview summer school hours</strong>\r\nThrough July 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Riverview will be open. Closed July 4. Due to the move, the school will be closed to visitors from July 9 until August 6. Any correspondence to the school during that time period should be emailed to the individual or to info@riverviewcharterschool.org. The school website will be updated throughout the summer with helpful information.  Please check there for your questions and calendar inquiries. As of July 16, the new mailing address will be 81 Savannah Highway, Beaufort, SC 29906.\r\n\r\nCompiled by Tess Malijenovsky', 'School briefs: End of the year', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-end-of-the-year', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:03:57', '2018-07-12 15:03:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7077', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7081, 4, '2012-06-14 01:40:42', '2012-06-14 05:40:42', 'A retired U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant has been selected by Robert Smalls Middle School to lead its new military academy program.\r\nSince retiring from the Marine Corps in 1995, Gunnery Sgt. Francisco Gamez has worked as a high school Naval Junior ROTC instructor in Houston, Miami, and for the past 12 years at Wade Hampton High School in Hampton County.\r\nDuring his 20-year career in the Corps, Gamez was stationed at various locations around the world, from Parris Island and Camp Lejeune, N.C., to Korea, the Philippines and Japan.  He participated in the U.S. military action in Panama in 1990, as well as in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1991.\r\n“The tremendous success of Battery Creek High’s JROTC and academic programs has generated energy for the new military academy at Robert Smalls Middle School,” said Superintendent Valerie Truesdale. “The staffs at both schools are enthusiastic about their partnership with the Corps, and I’m sure they’re excited about having Gunnery Sgt. Gamez come on board.”\r\nAimed at developing leadership skills and personal discipline, the new academy will be a partnership involving the middle school and the nationally recognized JROTC program at Battery Creek High School. Any rising seventh- or eighth-grader in Beaufort County will be eligible to attend when the new school year begins in August, and more than 100 students are already enrolled.\r\nThe new academy will carry no additional costs for the school district, and the uniforms will be donated by community partners.\r\nRobert Smalls Principal Denise Smith said that a key component of the new academy will be to help students understand the relationship between effort and success.\r\nAt least one grade-level team will be dedicated to students attending the military academy at Robert Smalls, Smith said. This will create a cluster of teachers and students to focus on thematic units that teach reading and math skills through a military science, technology and engineering lens.\r\nSmith emphasized that the new middle school military academy is a leadership-building program and not a military recruiting program.  She added that leadership skills are in high demand in virtually all career opportunities.', 'Ret. Marine picked to lead Robert Smalls military academy', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ret-marine-picked-to-lead-robert-smalls-military-academy', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:03:57', '2018-07-12 15:03:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7081', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7082, 4, '2012-06-14 01:41:27', '2012-06-14 05:41:27', 'By Valerie Truesdale and Tom Leitzel\r\nFor over a decade, folks in Beaufort County who argued forcefully about whether the northern part of the county warranted its own high school, despite the fact that students there had to deal with 90-minute round-trips to attend Battery Creek High.\r\nOnce the high school was built, many believed that the school was doomed to be, at best, a substandard and struggling operation.  But in just two years, Whale Branch Early College High School has made a promising start that has been highlighted by remarkable stores of student success.\r\nBecause rural Whale Branch has a high dropout rate as well as a high poverty rate — more than 90 percent of the area’s children qualify for free or reduced-price lunches — the school district partnered with the Technical College of the Lowcountry, adult education, adult literacy, the sheriff’s department and the county health center to create a full-service community school with “college-for-all-expectations.”\r\nThe “early college” approach at Whale Branch High has been an effective innovation. In effect, the high school was constructed with the technical college “inside” because a TCL counselor was located on site to provide direct assistance to students who want to take college classes.\r\nClearly, having access to college and a culture of high expectations has dramatically changed a community that was plagued for generations with low student achievement, high dropout rates and high unemployment. In just two years, the community has become engaged in stretching students toward success after high school.\r\n• When Whale Branch Early College High School opened in fall 2010 amid aggressive community criticism, incoming juniors were challenged to prove that they were college-worthy. They were asked to prepare themselves to receive their diplomas in 2012 in exchange for a college or military acceptance letter in hand.  Faculty and school leaders were hand-selected to develop a climate of high expectations. On June 7, more than 83 percent of seniors graduated with college acceptance letters or military appointments.\r\n• In fall 2010, 13 students qualified to take college-level courses through the school’s partnership with TCL. In fall 2011, 76 students qualified.  Through the fall 2011 semester, students attempted 729 credit hours of college-level work and successfully completed 642 credit hours – an 88 percent passing rate.  In spring 2012, 44 percent of students were enrolled in three or more college-level courses.\r\n• Of this year’s graduating class, one out of four took college classes at the technical college. Two seniors, Ariana Davis and Tanasia Hamilton, earned full associate’s degrees at TCL — the equivalent of two years of college — before they received their high school diplomas. Nineteen more students earned at least 24 college credit-hours, or about one year of college credit.  Nine graduated with technical college certifications.\r\n• Students are succeeding on state tests. Algebra I End-of-Course results in 2011 were the highest in the district. Biology students placed 6th out of 42 schools in the 2012 Biology Merit Exam at Clemson University.\r\nWhale Branch’s successes weren’t limited to academics.  The boys track and field team recently brought home a state championship, and the volleyball team won its regional championship.  The football and baseball teams made it to the playoffs, and the wrestling team placed overall sixth in South Carolina.\r\nNo one — not the students, not the staff and not the parents — believe that overall student performance is where it needs to be.  Much work remains to be done.  But the improvement trend is undeniable, and hopes are high for the Warriors of Whale Branch Early College High School. Strong community partnerships are adding new chapters to this success story every day, and we share the community’s pride in what is being accomplished for the school’s 555 students.\r\nThe hard work of Principal Priscilla Drake and her faculty and staff is evident, as are the contributions of the Beaufort County Board of Education, the TCL Area Commission and college administrators. But the lion’s share of the credit goes to the students, who have proved to be serious learners with promising futures. Their graduation ceremonies were an inspiration for the entire community, and their class motto demonstrated their confidence and optimism:  “They said we couldn’t do it, but look at us now.”\r\nDr. Valerie Truesdale is superintendent of the Beaufort County School District, and Dr. Tom Leitzel is president of the Technical College of the Lowcountry.', 'Partnership is building positive momentum at Whale Branch Early College High School', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'partnership-is-building-positive-momentum-at-whale-branch-early-college-high-school', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:03:57', '2018-07-12 15:03:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7082', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7083, 4, '2012-06-14 01:43:38', '2012-06-14 05:43:38', 'You know when there is a line eight people deep waiting to buy an item at the Farmers Market that they are selling something good. In Rick and Deborah Stone’s case, it’s more than 10 varieties of organic bread made\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7084\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\" caption=\"Rick Stone and fresh baguettes from his wood fired oven.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Rick-Stone-and-fresh-baguettes-from-his-wood-fired-oven.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7084\" title=\"Rick Stone and fresh baguettes from his wood fired oven\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Rick-Stone-and-fresh-baguettes-from-his-wood-fired-oven-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nin their new mobile wood-fired hearth bread oven.  The made on-the-spot baguettes sell out first (so get there early) followed by the wonderful hot Golden Semolina loafs covered in poppy and sesame seeds that he makes later in the morning.  Not to be missed are the English Muffin Bread and Seedy Rye loaf which are both amazing toasted and made into BLT sandwiches with fresh tomatoes. There’s also cinnamon rum raisin and rosemary olive sourdough.  The breads are amazing right out of the oven, but they all freeze well, just thaw and bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes and the crust will be crispy again.', 'New at the Port Royal Farmers Market: Organic breadmakers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-at-the-port-royal-farmers-market-organic-breadmakers', '', '', '2012-06-14 01:43:38', '2012-06-14 05:43:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7083', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7085, 4, '2012-06-14 01:45:24', '2012-06-14 05:45:24', 'Plums  celebrated local farmers and the South Carolina Aquarium’s Sustainable Seafood Initiative with their Fourth Annual Locally Grown Wine Dinner on Tuesday, June 12 before a sold out crowd. St. Helena’s Dempsey Farms was highlighted, and Megan Westmeyer from the Sustainable Seafood Initiative in\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7086\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Photo of Plums Wine Dinner by Paul Nurnberg of Nurnberg Photography.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/nurnberg_120612_07080_1006.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7086\" title=\"nurnberg_120612_07080_1006\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/nurnberg_120612_07080_1006-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nCharleston spoke about environmentally friendly seafood and discussed the evenings seafood selections and why they were wise, sustainable choices. Sustainable seafood refers to fish that are caught or farmed with consideration for the long-term viability of their species and for the ocean’s ecological balance as a whole. The dinner was paired with wines from Ben Arnold, and began with an amazing organic vodka cocktail infused with lime, basil and cucumber. Ben Arnold Representative John Julius described each wine selection and how it complemented the evening’s seafood selections.\r\n(By the way, I’ve heard the word-of-mouth on the new Plums in Bluffton is great! Congratulations, Lantz!) Oh and save the date — Plums (Beaufort) is having a beer dinner to benefit The Independence Fund on July 12. Photo by Paul Nurnberg of Nurnberg Photography.', 'Plums holds Locally Grown Wine Dinner', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'plums-holds-locally-grown-wine-dinner', '', '', '2012-06-14 01:45:24', '2012-06-14 05:45:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7085', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7087, 4, '2012-06-14 02:00:16', '2012-06-14 06:00:16', 'By Lanier Laney\r\nFor such a beautiful weekend, Habitat for Humanity had no idea they’d be eaten alive by a hungry hoard of meat lovers at their first High on the Hog BBQ Festival! They were quite overwhelmed and not <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0687.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7088\" title=\"IMG_0687\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0687-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>prepared for how many people would turn up and pig-out at this new charity event, unfortunately running out of delicious grub both days.\r\nSaid Habitat for Humanity of the Lowcountry Executive Director Brenda Dooley, “We would like everyone to know that we were overwhelmed by the community’s outstanding support. We apologize to those who didn’t get to the festival before the food sold out, but we WILL do better in our second year.”\r\nIt’s not uncommon for many of the fundraising events I cover to run out of <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0695.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7089\" title=\"IMG_0695\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0695-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>food, even for organizations that have been doing it for years. So I say we cut them some slack this year as it was their first time out and they had no idea how many people would show up to support them.\r\nBeyond the food running out, it was a real fun success. The food was terrific both days and the setting under the big oaks at Whitehall Plantation on Lady’s Island surrounded by the Beaufort River was superb.  The fine, humidity free summer day contributed to the big turnout. Next year, they will probably have double the barbecue contestants, once the word about this event gets around the state.  So there will be double the food!  I’ve also been assured that they will take steps to make sure everyone gets fed one way or another next year.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7090\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Barbecue aficionados, young and old, got to taste ribs and pulled pork during the inaugural High On The Hog BBQ Festival on Friday and Saturday at Whitehall Plantation on Lady’s Island. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BBQ-5.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7090\" title=\"BBQ 5\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BBQ-5-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe money that was raised  is going to a great cause; Habitat is using part of it to complete a house being built on the corner of Church and Congress streets downtown for a lovely family that was at the event. It’s neat when you can see your charity dollars at work, actually building a better future for a family. Big thanks to the more than 125 hard-working volunteers at the event.\r\nCelebrity judges on Friday night were Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling, Port Royal Mayor Sam Murray, Councilman Mike Sutton, and local business leaders Kevin Cuppia, Gary and Donna Lang, and Doug Massalon.\r\nThere were 14 competing barbecue cookers from all over the state, but Beaufort made a very strong showing with three of the best being from here: Sea Eagle Market (Craig Reaves), S’Lowcountry Q (Quentin Tedder) and Still Smokin’ (Harry Flint), who won two of the top spots!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0692.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7091\" title=\"IMG_0692\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0692-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>The winners of the First High on the Hog Event were:<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0693.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7092\" title=\"IMG_0693\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0693-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n• Grand Champion: Pimp My Pig from Leesville, SC\r\n• Reserve Champion: Yes, Dear BBQ from Savannah\r\n• Best Butts\r\n1st: Pimp My Pig\r\n2nd: Yes, Dear BBQ\r\n3rd: Phat Guys BBQ from Conway, SC\r\n4th: Bad Mother Smokers from Concord, NC\r\n5th: S’Lowcountry Q from Beaufort (Quentin Tedder)\r\n• Best Ribs\r\n1st: Still Smokin’ from Beaufort (Harry Flint)\r\n2nd: Pimp My Pig\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0698.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7093\" title=\"IMG_0698\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0698-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>   3rd: Can’t Quit Smokin’ from Winnsboro, SC<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_06991.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7095\" title=\"IMG_0699\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_06991-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n4th - Yes, Dear BBQ\r\n5th - Phat Guys BBQ\r\n\r\nFor Friday’s Everything Lowcountry, which showcased non-barbecue food and included everything from stews to chicken bogs and shrimp bogs to shrimp and grits, salads, pickles, hush puppies, all the way to even a smoked apple pie!\r\n1st: Still Smokin’\r\n2nd: S’Lowcountry Q\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0700.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7096\" title=\"IMG_0700\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0700-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0703.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-7097\" title=\"IMG_0703\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0703-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0705.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7098\" title=\"IMG_0705\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0705-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0708.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7099\" title=\"IMG_0708\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0708-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7100\" title=\"IMG_0709\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0709-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>', 'High on the Hog but oops! 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(7104, 4, '2012-06-14 02:05:55', '2012-06-14 06:05:55', 'By Martha O’Regan\r\nIf you have any interest in the brain or supporting someone with stroke recovery, I highly recommend the book “Stroke of Insight” by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor or watching her 18 minute TED video on YouTube. Through her own experience with a stroke, she shares insights into our ability to use both sides of our brain independently and that through the use of the right mind, we have amazing capabilities to heal and to find nirvana by choice. This insight gives us great power to choose to live our lives very differently.\r\nTo simplify, our left brain is our “thinking” brain and our right brain is our “feeling” brain. The left brain judges, reasons and analyzes. Our right brain is our creative brain, where we visualize, express emotions or receive intuitions. The left brain is the “chatter” brain, the one that sometimes simply won’t be quiet, thinks it knows best but more often, the one that gets in the way and keeps us stuck in negative patterns or behaviors.\r\nAs an example, you’re probably familiar with the left brain when you’re thinking about a person whom you need to have a difficult conversation with and you go into the internal “point/counter point” dialogue.  “I’ll say this, she’ll say that, then I’ll say that, then she’ll say this,” and on and on and on — repeat. This can go on for minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or even years. Have you ever noticed these dialogues seldom go the way you thought they would, and because they are often calculated with an energy of defense or “I am rightness” they often spiral so far away from their intended track, that now matters are worse? Or, is this just me?\r\nIt has been said that we have 17,000 thoughts per day and that the majority are negative, such as worry, fear, judgment or anger. Unless we are paying attention, we don’t even realize it, yet these thoughts are controlling our physiology constantly, whether we are paying attention or not.\r\nA trick I have learned is when the chatter brain is on a roll and I tune into how I feel, I can simply think, “Left brain, be quiet” and tune into a feeling of peace, joy and compassion from the right brain.  It is amazing to feel the discernible shift within the brain and body. Sometimes it is necessary to repeat it every few seconds or minutes until the negative loop pattern is broken, but with practice, it becomes easier.\r\nTry it at night when you are awakened at 2 a.m. for what seems like no apparent reason. When you catch your chatterbox left brain start to think about yesterday, tomorrow or next year, or chewing about all of the things you forgot to do or the things that yet to be done in the future, or getting frustrated looking at the clock knowing you have to get up in a couple of hours, simply think, “Left brain, be quiet,” take a deep breath and feel what happens.  Allow your right brain to feel the bliss of the moment, repeat as necessary until you drift back off to sleep. With practice, you create a new pattern in the brain making it much easier to fall and stay asleep.\r\nRemember that you have great power in how you use your mind, so choose your 17,000 thoughts to empower your personal health, happiness and success.  Live Well ... Have Fun!', 'Left brain, be quiet', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'left-brain-be-quiet', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:05:55', '2012-06-14 06:05:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7104', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7105, 4, '2012-06-14 02:07:42', '2012-06-14 06:07:42', 'Basketry Combinations &amp; Continuations with Kim Keats will be held at ARTworks for ages 14-adult, Tuesdays, July 24 and 31 and August 7 and 14, from 6 to 8 p.m.\r\nExplore new approaches for creating utilitarian and sculptural forms; imported and locally collected indigenous materials provided, along with instruction in a variety of basketry techniques. Great for beginning students, while experienced basket makers may discover methods for developing their own\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7106\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\" caption=\"Basket making with Kim Keats.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/keatsbaskets2011may1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7106\" title=\"keatsbaskets2011may1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/keatsbaskets2011may1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\noriginal styles through the exploration of combination weaving techniques and materials. $55 for all four classes or $15 per class. Contact Kim Keats, 843-384-2435 or keatskim@yahoo.com.\r\n\r\nCalligraphy I: Introduction with Natasha Lawrence will be held Saturday, August 18, noon to 3 p.m. Learn the practical art of calligraphy (“beautiful writing”) to address wedding invitations or greeting cards, write in journals, make gift tags and personal correspondence. All materials are included: calligraphy pen to keep, workbook, practice paper and more. Natasha Lawrence is a professional calligrapher to the Historic Charleston Foundation and instructor at the Charleston Museum. She will provide instruction to write with calligraphy pens in the classic Italian Italics lettering style. No artistic ability is necessary. $50 includes all materials, contact ARTworks to register: 843-379-2787.\r\n\r\nCalligraphy II with Natasha Lawrence will be Saturday, August 25, noon to  3 p.m. This session encompasses additional practical and artistic applications of “everyday” calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing. This workshop includes learning cursive italics and fancy lettering, adding flourishes to enhance letters, working with colored pens and making an impression with decorative envelopes. Participants will create an 8x10 layered, calligraphic art to frame with a poem, famous quote or freestyle. All materials included and pen to keep. $50 includes all materials, contact ARTworks to register: 843-379-2787.\r\n\r\nCalligraphy III with Natasha Lawrence will be Saturday, September 1, noon to 3 p.m. This session is a continuation of Calligraphy II with more instruction on Italian Italics and other elegant, casual and embellished lettering styles, adding bold flourishes, creative calligraphy art project, using colored pens, pointed pens, other tools and inks. Emphasis on improving and fine-tuning existing calligraphy skills. $50 includes all materials, contact ARTworks to register: 843-379-2787.\r\nARTworks is located at 2127 Boundary Street in Beaufort Town Center, www.ArtWorksInBeaufort.org.', 'Get creative with basketry, calligraphy', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'get-creative-with-basketry-calligraphy', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:07:42', '2012-06-14 06:07:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7105', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7107, 4, '2012-06-14 02:09:15', '2012-06-14 06:09:15', 'By Dennis Tavernetti\r\n<strong>“Steve Jobs, The Lost Interview” from the Documentary Series presented by Emerging Pictures in HD at USCB Center For the Arts On Friday, June 15 at 4 p.m. and Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m.</strong>\r\nSynopsis: In 1995, during the making of his TV series “Triumph of the Nerds” about the birth of the PC, Bob Cringely did a memorable hour-long interview with Steve Jobs. It was 10 years after he had left Apple and he was then running NeXT. During the interview, Jobs was at his charismatic best — witty, outspoken, visionary.\r\nRatings &amp; Reviews:  This 70 minute documentary film has not been shown a lot yet, but so far carries an IMDb rating of 8.3 and Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 100 and Audience: 81. High ratings.\r\nPreviewer Comments:  This special interest documentary will appeal mostly to those fascinated with understanding how a creative mindset works.  Computer Geeks will love it, as it provides not only insight to how he thinks, but loads of techie stuff.  To main street consumers, it reveals the burning passion of Steve Jobs. A passion that would go on to give us the iMac, the iPod, the iPhone, iTunes and the iPad. It is a tribute to an amazing man who drove his company to focus on design, intuitive use, and creative apps. Thinking outside the box was his norm.\r\nRated: Unrated, but can be considered to be PG.\r\n\r\n<strong>“The Kid with a Bike” from The World Series presented by Emerging Pictures in HD at USCB Center For the Arts on Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m.</strong>\r\nSynopsis: This winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival delves into the emotional life of a troubled 11-year-old boy, Cyril. When his father abandons him, he first obsessively searches for his bicycle — placing his last bit of hope in this symbol of their relationship. Dumped in an orphanage by his father, he becomes the weekend ward of a kind hairdresser, who seems surprised to find herself so determined to help him. With his wild, unpredictable behavior and his disastrous search on his bike for his father, Cyril risks losing the one person who cares and is trying to help him.\r\nRatings &amp; Reviews:  Internet rating sites, IMDb: 7.4; Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 96/Audience: 78. Good marks.  Newspaper Critics: The New York Times: “vibrant, at once new and seemingly timeless.”\r\nPreviewer Comments: This World childhood human drama is in French with English subtitles. It is a film about rejection of a child and the child’s quest to gain love from a parent that is unwilling to give it. The desperate need of Cyril to find his father so he can surely live with him again and be loved, drives Cyril to be angry, disbelieving, irrational and unloving to others who are trying to help.  The child actor in the lead role is simply outstanding. The film will resonate with most of us  as we recall occasions when we questioned our parent’s love or desired more love and acceptance than they were seemly willing to give. See it!\r\nRated: PG-13  for mature themes.\r\nTickets for adults are $7, seniors $6, students $5. Call USCB Center for the Arts at 843-521-4145.', 'The Indie Film Corner: \'Steve Jobs, The Lost Interview\' and \'The Kid with a Bike\'', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-indie-film-corner-steve-jobs-the-lost-interview-and-the-kid-with-a-bike', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:09:15', '2012-06-14 06:09:15', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7107', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7108, 4, '2012-06-14 02:16:15', '2012-06-14 06:16:15', 'By Lanier Laney\r\n\r\nMore than 200 well wishers including Friends of Caroline Hospice’s Board Members, Volunteers, Red Door Volunteers and many other long time supporters came out to celebrate the contribution that Beverley Porter has made not only to Friends of Caroline Hospice but to the entire Beaufort Community\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7109\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Above: Beverley Porter, Heidi Owen, Cheryl Steele, Alice Moss and Tristan Porter.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Beverley-Porter-Heidi-Owen-Cheryl-Steele-Alice-Moss-Tristan-Porter.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7109\" title=\"Beverley Porter, Heidi Owen, Cheryl Steele, Alice Moss &amp; Tristan Porter\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Beverley-Porter-Heidi-Owen-Cheryl-Steele-Alice-Moss-Tristan-Porter-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nat her retirement party on Saturday night at the beautiful Coosaw Point River Club.\r\nAs Executive Director of FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice for the past 18 years, Beverley took the organization from a leaky basement in a Beaufort house where she was the only full time nurse with four volunteers to today’s staff of 17 and more than 650 volunteers with a totally paid for new headquarters on 13th Street in Port Royal. Friends now cares for more that 425 people a year and remains the only Beaufort County hospice that accepts no money from its patients or their families.\r\nSaid Beverly to the assembled admirers, “Thank you for the privilege of serving this community for the last 18 years and thank you for the greatest journey of my life working with the best patients,families,volunteers, staff and board it has been rewarding,\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7110\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\" caption=\"Bill and Betsy Robinson, Dylan Porter.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Bill-and-Betsy-Robinson-Dylan-Porter.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7110\" title=\"Bill and Betsy Robinson, Dylan Porter\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Bill-and-Betsy-Robinson-Dylan-Porter-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nfulfilling and has brought my life into perspective. Heidi Owen is the new\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7111\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Donnie Beer with Bo and Peggy Mohr.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Donnie-Beers-Bo-Peggy-Mohr.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7111\" title=\"Donnie Beers  Bo &amp; Peggy Mohr\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Donnie-Beers-Bo-Peggy-Mohr-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nexecutive director and is wonderful.  I know the Beaufort community will open their hearts and homes to her, I thank the board for an excellent job in recruiting her, and Heidi for choosing Friends of Caroline Hospice for her next mission.”  Beverly received thundering applause.\r\nSpecial guests included: Newly appointed FRIENDS Executive Director Heidi Owen; Beverley’s sons Dylan and Tristan with his wife, Kit; and Naomi Hroncich, retired Bereavement &amp; Volunteer Coordinator for FRIENDS. The planning committee for the wonderful event included Vicki\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7112\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\" caption=\"Janet Thompson and Penny Williams.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Janet-Thompson-Penny-Williams.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7112\" title=\"Janet Thompson &amp; Penny Williams\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Janet-Thompson-Penny-Williams-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nVerity, Martha Lynn Webb, Cheryl Comes, Penny Williams, Sue Knox and Janie Lackman.  Debbi Covington  and Bill Liquors did the food and drink. Jane Abrams took these photographs for you.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7113\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"150\" caption=\"Dee Renwick, Beverley Porter and Mike Williams.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Dee-Renwick-Beverley-Porter-Dylan-Porter.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7113\" title=\"Dee Renwick, Beverley Porter, Dylan Porter\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Dee-Renwick-Beverley-Porter-Dylan-Porter-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7114\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Below: Jason Cranfill, Beverley Porter, Kelly Cranfill, Frank Biermann, Naomi Hroncich, Dollie and Gerry Weithman.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Jason-Cranfill-Beverley-Porter-Kelly-Cranfill-Frank-Biermann-Naomi-Hroncich-Dollie-Gerry-Weithman.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7114\" title=\"Jason Cranfill, Beverley Porter, Kelly Cranfill, Frank Biermann, Naomi Hroncich, Dollie &amp; Gerry Weithman\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Jason-Cranfill-Beverley-Porter-Kelly-Cranfill-Frank-Biermann-Naomi-Hroncich-Dollie-Gerry-Weithman-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a>[/caption]', 'A royal send off for Caroline Hospice’s ‘Queen’', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-royal-send-off-for-caroline-hospices-queen', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:16:15', '2012-06-14 06:16:15', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7108', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7116, 4, '2012-06-14 02:23:14', '2012-06-14 06:23:14', 'By Cpl. Rubin J. Tan\r\nLast month, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 sailed through the Strait of Hormuz aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise one month after leaving its homeport of Norfolk, Va.\r\nIran has recently had the intention to control the amount of transits through their territorial waters and the Strait of Hormuz.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7117\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\" caption=\"USS Enterprise steams through the Atlantic Ocean during final preparations for its Mediterranean Deployment on Dec. 7. Today the USS Enterprise is on its last deployment to support the United States’ 5th and 6th area of responsibility before becoming decommissioned after more than 50 years of service.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/031207-N-6259P-003.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7117\" title=\"Transit\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/031207-N-6259P-003-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n“By sailing through the strait aboard a United States warship, we are demonstrating that we will continue to maintain freedom of navigation and will support our allies in the gulf while deterring possible enemies who may want to close the Strait of Hormuz and impact the economies around the world,” said the Carrier Strike Group 12 Command Master Chief Michael Manning.\r\nThe strait, also known as the world oil transit chokepoint, is part of the international waterway connecting the Arabian Gulf and Arabian Sea. Any vessel, regardless of host nation, can use the international waterway.\r\nThe carrier is supporting maritime security operations in the United States’ 5th and 6th Fleet area of responsibility before becoming decommissioned\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7118\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\" caption=\"Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise steams beside the Arleigh Burke-class USS Porter during a composite training united exercise.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/110607-N-JL826-251.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7118\" title=\"Transit\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/110607-N-JL826-251-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nlater this year after more than 50 years of service.\r\nThe USS Enterprise faced many potential dangers during its transit such as collisions with other ships due to high traffic, fog, surface-to-air threats, air-to-air threats and surface-to-surface threats.\r\nCarrier Air Wing 1 aircraft aboard the Enterprise was employed to provide aerial support during the difficult conditions.\r\n“Navy and Marine Corps aviation platforms on an aircraft carrier collectively train to protect our assets and to be proficient in combat scenarios,” said Lt. Col. Nathan Miller, VMFA-251 executive officer and native of Lapeer, Mich. “The beauty of a carrier is being able to go where our nation needs us to show foreign diplomacy or force projection.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7119\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\" caption=\"The USS Enterprise is deployed to the United States’ 5th fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theatre security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/110607-N-JL826-272.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7119\" title=\"Cause\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/110607-N-JL826-272-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nAppropriate vigilant posts and extra navigation details were used due to the restrictive maneuvering environment and to provide standard defensive precautions.\r\n“It was a simple freedom of navigation and operation, not a prelude of war and service members aboard the USS Enterprise should feel a sense of pride because we did our job safely and expeditiously as military members carrying out a part of the nation’s mission,” concluded Manning, a Wind-ham, Maine, native.', 'Enterprise makes safe transit, from sea to shining sea ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'enterprise-makes-safe-transit-from-sea-to-shining-sea', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:23:14', '2012-06-14 06:23:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7116', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7120, 4, '2012-06-18 12:00:51', '2012-06-18 16:00:51', 'By Will McCullough\r\nA few days ago, I was previewing a home with another agent. (I won’t give her name.  I’ll just say that she’s one of the two people in the picture that accompanies this column and, chivalrously, leave it at that.) It had rained the night before and, as she stepped out onto the property’s dock, <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/McCullough-mug.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7155\" title=\"McCullough mug\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/McCullough-mug-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>she slipped and fell on the wet wood leaving her with a head to toe series of bruises. In fairness, I should mention that the unnamed person in question could likely find a way to fall during a laying down contest, but the fact remains that the entrance to this dock was at a very steep angle and it would be easy for anyone, not just a gravity-challenged person, to fall and get hurt. A little “no-skid” in an area that obviously needed it could be the difference between selling a home and getting sued.\r\nHere’s my point: We live in a litigious society and, if you’re inviting complete strangers to come in and tour your home, it is in you best interest to take a good look at it in advance from a safety perspective. In addition, it may be wise to take a few minutes and ensure that items of an overly personal nature disappear during showings. So, based on personal experiences, below please find some home staging advice that goes beyond all the standard “put out fresh flowers”, “hide family pictures” and “get a new welcome mat” guidance.\r\nSome people are accident prone: It’s also a fact that some of those clumsy folks are going to eventually tour your home. Before you put your home on the market, take some time to tour your property constantly asking yourself the question “How would a clumsy person injure/kill themselves here?” Fix those loose steps and railings, cover those open outlets and lay down a bit of no-skid.\r\nSome people bring kids:  As agents, we all do our best to watch over our buyer’s kids while showing a home.  The parents, obviously, do the same. But accidents can and do happen and it may be a good idea to consider stowing poisons, knives and scissors if you are opening up your home for others to tour in your absence.\r\nSome people are stupid: OK, in this case I’m referencing the sellers. Let me start by saying I personally have no problem with guns. I grew up hunting, was a Marine for 10 years and I’m completely comfortable stating that Deena and I both have concealed carry permits. So here’s the little bit of staging advice I would have believed unnecessary earlier in my real estate career.  If you own a gun, do not leave it loaded and laying around during a scheduled showing. Three times in my career, I’ve come across a loaded gun in plain sight during a showing. One on a bed stand, one leaned against a wall and one, yes believe it or not, lying in the middle of a kitchen island. Trust me, I’m all for the Second Amendment, but if you’re inviting strangers to come in and tour your home, make it disappear behind lock and key.\r\nSome people are thieves:  As individual agents, we often show property to groups of people. The happy potential buying couple is often accompanied by their parents and friends. We all honestly try our absolute best to keep everyone with us as we focus on showing your home but it is often inevitable that individuals will linger and split off in different directions. If it’s valuable to you, it’s probably valuable to someone else.  Make it vanish in advance before you discover, months later, that it’s vanished permanently. This also includes prescription drugs.\r\nSome pets eat people: OK, that’s probably not true but some people think it is. Potential buyers want to see every inch of your property if they are seriously considering it and many will not tour the back yard or garage despite your advance assurances that your dog is “friendly.” I love pets too, but if at all possible, make them go before you show.  Keep in mind that you want them to write an offer and I have had buyers refuse to get out of the car for fear that “Cujo” was going to pin them down by the jugular the moment we got out.\r\nSome people have secrets:  And you might be one of them. So before you allow your home to be shown, please ensure that your collection of porn and/or illegal drugs disappears. Buyers want to look in closets to determine if their stuff will fit and your alphabetized collection of freaky DVDs will be in plain sight when they open the door (true story). Buyers will also want to tour every inch of your 5 acre parcel to ensure that you are not growing cannabis on the grounds when they find your baggies on the vanity filled with it but they may be hesitant to do so because you are also “breeding pit bulls” on the property (yep, another true story).\r\nSo in closing, if you’re looking to sell your home in a competitive market, be sure to focus on the curb appeal and hide pictures and clutter. Oh, and the porn, drugs, valuables, rabid critters and dangerous stuff too.\r\n\r\n<em>Will and Deena McCullough of Lowcountry Real Estate can be reached directly at 843-441-8286 or via email at RealEstate@BeaufortSC.net.</em>', 'Protect the clumsy and hide the secrets', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'protect-the-clumsy-and-hide-the-secrets', '', '', '2012-06-18 12:06:39', '2012-06-18 16:06:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7120', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(7121, 4, '2012-06-14 02:25:30', '2012-06-14 06:25:30', 'License sales for 2012-2013 hunting and fishing licenses will begin on June 11. You can buy your South Carolina hunting and fishing licenses multiple ways. Licenses are available in person at any of the four regional S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offices or by visiting one of the more than 500 license agents across the state. Licenses are also available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 1-866-714-3611 or by visiting the DNR website at www.dnr.sc.gov/purchase.html.\r\nResidents and nonresidents age 16 and older must purchase the required licenses to hunt and fish in South Carolina. Persons born after June 30, 1979, must have successfully completed a hunter education course to obtain a hunting license. To find a course near your or complete hunter education online, visit www.dnr.sc.gov/education/hunted.html.\r\nKnow Your Limits: Effective July 1, freshwater fishing laws are changing. These changes include creel, size and possession limits; definitions of water bodies and gear types; and nongame devices allowed by location. To learn detailed information about the changes, please visit www.dnr.sc.gov/fishregs or call Chief, Freshwater Fisheries 803-734-3808 or Assistant Chief, Freshwater Fisheries 803-734-9094.\r\nSouth Carolina hunters and anglers remain the state’s top conservationists. Through your purchase of a state recreational hunting and fishing license, combined with excise tax collected on hunting and fishing gear, hunters and anglers contribute funding to South Carolina’s wildlife and sportfish restoration projects. This includes wildlife management, habitat management, research and education. Without these dollars, fish and wildlife conservation projects would be very limited in South Carolina.', 'Renew your state hunting, fishing license', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'renew-your-state-hunting-fishing-license', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:25:30', '2012-06-14 06:25:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7121', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7122, 4, '2012-06-14 02:26:12', '2012-06-14 06:26:12', 'Lowcountry residents are urged to contact South Carolina’s Congressional delegation to encourage a bipartisan solution to the dismantling of America’s military by the “poison pill” of sequestration, Beaufort County Council and the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce Military Enhancement Committee agree.\r\nMonday evening, Beaufort County Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing sequestration. The resolution encourages residents to tell members of Congress to find a better way to balance the federal budget.\r\nResidents can visit www.beaufortmec.com to find a complete list of SC Congressional emails, key points and sample letters regarding the potential defense cuts. Beaufort and Port Royal’s three military installations inject more than $1.2 billion annually to Beaufort County’s economy. An estimated 50 percent of northern Beaufort County tourism is military-related — another $300 million.\r\nAlso, $70-plus million of new construction is under way at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, part of a planned $350 million upgrade to accommodate five squadrons of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters destined for the air station.\r\nThose dollars ripple through the local economy, helping support barber shops, restaurants, doctors’ offices and stores, said Blakely Williams, president of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.\r\nAs a result of the failure of the Super Committee to reach agreement on budget reduction measures, the Congress enacted a “sequestration” process to begin Jan. 1, 2013, which will cut approximately $600 billion from the Department of Defense over the next 10 years — on top of the agreed-to Defense Department reduction of about $500 billion.\r\nWorse still, the sequestration cuts are across-the-board, affecting every element of the military, said Col. Jack Snider, vice-chairman of the Military Enhancement Committee and a former F/A-18 pilot and commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.\r\n“The answer to all this is for we the people to make our members of Congress do the right thing,” he said. “They need to work this out, they need to find a solution that uses a surgeon’s scalpel to reduce spending in a precise and appropriate manner. Sequestration is using a bomb that damages everything, and Beaufort’s three military installations would be heavily damaged.”\r\nBeaufort leaders have met in recent days to craft a strategy to galvanize support for a continued strong military — one that reduces spending in a controlled and precise manner.', 'Chamber, County Council urge Congress to revoke ‘sequestration’', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-county-council-urge-congress-to-revoke-sequestration', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:26:12', '2012-06-14 06:26:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7122', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7123, 4, '2012-06-14 02:27:32', '2012-06-14 06:27:32', 'The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is currently accepting applications for Reserve Deputy Sheriff positions. Applications will be accepted now through August 1.\r\nThis is an unpaid, civic volunteer position offered to citizens of Beaufort County who desire to perform community service and gain experience in law enforcement. There is no cost for the Reserve Deputy Training Program. Applicants who successfully complete the selection process will be provided with all necessary equipment and training at no charge.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7124\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\" caption=\"The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office wishes to congratulate the following personnel in recognition of their achievement and dedication. Effective as of Monday, June 4, Lance Corporal Brandon Disbrow has been promoted to Corporal Northern Enforcement. Above is Disbrow, left, with Sheriff P.J. Tanner.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/News-Sheriffs-promotion.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7124\" title=\"News-Sheriffs promotion\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/News-Sheriffs-promotion-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nApplicants must meet all the same requirements as full-time deputies, including but not limited to: intensive background investigation, polygraph examination, and physical fitness testing. Once accepted into the training program, Reserve Deputies will be required to complete the state-mandated 140 hours of training, to be held over a two to three month period. This training is conducted locally on weekday evenings and some weekends.\r\nUpon certification, Reserve Deputies are required to perform a minimum of 20 hours of service monthly and must attend all in-service training to maintain state certification standards.\r\nThis program is a unique opportunity for citizens age 21 and older to get involved and make a meaningful difference in the community. It also offers invaluable training and experience to those interested in learning about and entering the world of law enforcement.\r\nThose interested in applying are encouraged to contact Staff Sergeant William Angelo at 843-255-3138 or email at wangelo@bcgov.net.', 'Sheriff’s Office seeking Reserve Deputies', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sheriffs-office-seeking-reserve-deputies', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:27:32', '2012-06-14 06:27:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7123', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7125, 4, '2012-06-14 02:28:36', '2012-06-14 06:28:36', 'In Tuesday’s 2012 State Republican and Democratic Primary election, unofficial results show Republican Jerri Roseneau with 80% over Ray Garza for the position of Clerk of Court. Voters also chose Weston Newton over Jerry Stewart for the State House of Representatives District 120, and Gerald Dawson over Herbert Glaze for County Council seat District 1. Out of the 103,841 registered voters in Beaufort County, 6,918 ballots were cast, with voter turnout at only 6.6%.', 'Roseneau voted Clerk of Court in primary ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'roseneau-voted-clerk-of-court-in-primary', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:28:36', '2012-06-14 06:28:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7125', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7126, 4, '2012-06-14 02:29:59', '2012-06-14 06:29:59', 'By Pamela Brownstein\r\nOn Friday, June 8, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley spoke at the Beaufort County Law Enforcement Center and urged residents to take responsibility for their own safety in case of a hurricane.\r\nShe said emergency officials on the local and state level are prepared should a disaster strike, and she expects the people in South Carolina to do the same.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7127\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Gov. Nikki Haley speaks in Beaufort County as George McKinney, director of the S.C. Emergency Management Division, at left, looks on.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Haley1-bw.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7127\" title=\"Haley1 bw\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Haley1-bw-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\n“You need to know where you’re going to go,” Haley said, if there is an evacuation.\r\nThe governor and other local and state emergency responders emphasized the importance of having a preparedness plan that includes  having water, batteries, a full tank of gas, and even good tire pressure. The biggest change this year is that evacuations will not be voluntary, only mandatory. This way, officials said, once the evacuation is issued, residents are likely to take it more seriously.\r\nOther speakers included Todd Ferguson, Beaufort County Emergency Management Director; George McKinney, Director of the South Carolina Emergency Management Division; Dick Jenkins, State Traffic Management Engineer for the Department of Transportation; and Robert Woods, Commander of the South Carolina Highway Patrol Traffic Management Unit.\r\nFor more information about evacuation routes and hurricane preparedness, go to the Beaufort County website at www.bcgov.net.', 'Gov. Haley talks hurricane safety', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gov-haley-talks-hurricane-safety', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:29:59', '2012-06-14 06:29:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7126', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7128, 4, '2012-06-14 02:30:39', '2012-06-14 06:30:39', 'Beaufort’s proposed budget for 2012-13 provides a 3 percent cost of living increase for all qualified city employees but Beaufort City Council nixed the idea of a $35 fee for private vehicles registered within the city.\r\nInstead, council directed to staff to find alternatives to the $313,390 that would have been raised by the vehicle fee.\r\nRaising the city’s stormwater management fee from the current $65 to $105 is an option proposed by City Councilman Mike Sutton. Another option is to reduce capital expenditures such as new police and fire vehicles.\r\nThe $16,142,646 budget received first-reading approval Tuesday by City Council. Final review and voting is scheduled for June 26 at City Hall.\r\n“This is a balanced budget, this is a sound budget, and this is a budget that takes care of the City of Beaufort,” City Manager Scott Dadson said. “There aren’t any ‘extras’ in it, but we tried to continue the momentum we’ve started.”\r\nThe city has enjoyed stable cost structures for the past several fiscal years due to austerity on the part of the City Council and department heads who have controlled costs in a challenging economic environment yet worked to improve service delivery at the customer level, Dadson said.\r\n“These savings have allowed the city to re-invest in its self. The city has leveraged these savings into matching programs, grants, and intergovernmental agreements and is currently managing an estimated $24 million in capital investment throughout the city and has seen a rise in building permit activity, steady business license revenue, and hospitality and accommodations taxes,” he said.\r\nIncluded in the budget on first reading, but subject to cuts in order to balance the budget, is almost $1.1 million in capital investments, among them:\r\n• $162,753 for new police vehicles and equipment\r\n• $400,000 for a new fire truck, carried forward from the 2012 budget\r\n• $40,000 in street and sidewalk repairs\r\n• $14,749 in park improvements at Pigeon Point, Tic-Toc and Horse Hole parks\r\n• $215,000 for a new street sweeper and other stormwater projects\r\n• $254,000 in capital needs associated with the Bladen Street and Duke Street improvements\r\n• $11,000 for a new riding mower for the Public Works Department.\r\nThe proposed $35 vehicle fee would have been used to maintain the street rights of way, bike paths, sidewalks and public access easements throughout the city. Such vehicle fees aren’t uncommon in South Carolina. In recent years, Richland County levied a $20 per vehicle fee for road repairs.\r\nBut Sutton and others said the vehicle fee wasn’t fair because non-city residents use the streets and sidewalks without charge. Several city residents spoke against the fee during the council’s Tuesday night public hearing.\r\nAs part of the council’s vote, council members directed Dadson and his staff to seek new ways to balance the $16.1 million FY13 budget — either by making cuts or finding alternatives to raise the $313,390.\r\nAccounting for $404,000 in the $16.1 million Beaufort budget are the cost of living adjustment and increased employer contributions to retirement systems, said Dr. Kim Foxworth, director of human resources for Beaufort.\r\nEmployer contributions to the State Retirement systems are increasing effective July 1. Employer contributions for the State Retirement System of South Carolina increased from more than 1 percent and the Police Officers Retirement System contributions increased from almost as much.\r\nThe impact of the cost of living adjustment and the increased contribution to the retirement systems is an increase of $403,961 to the salary and benefit budget.', 'City gives first approval to budget without tax hike', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'city-gives-first-approval-to-budget-without-tax-hike', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:30:39', '2012-06-14 06:30:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7128', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7129, 4, '2012-06-14 02:31:55', '2012-06-14 06:31:55', 'By Jack Sparacino\r\nAn old friend from work recently wrote to me from New Mexico about a trip he made to Walmart.  He thought I might get a kick out of seeing one of the newer products they had for sale, and he included a picture. The item is called “Batter Blaster.” It’s pancake batter in a pressurized can, made by a company in Austin, Texas. No time to mix up your own batter? Too much work involved?  Well, just heat up a griddle and spray away.  Minutes later you’ve got pancakes or waffles, and in four different flavors no less. Life is good, right?\r\nI was so excited about this invention, I grabbed my buddy “Flip” (he loves pancakes) and we started brainstorming other new product ideas to help people avoid lifting any more fingers than absolutely necessary. Here are some of our initial concepts. We hope you like them, too.\r\n1. “Batter Up.” This one was directly inspired by Batter Blaster.  But instead of using a whipped cream type dispensing system, we think we can save even more time by having the batter come in a pocket inhaler.  It could go right on your keychain and be used anytime, anywhere, something like some people treat asthma symptoms. No fuss, no muss, super low calories, plus we’re designing attractive little containers for it — including one that glows in the dark and therefore doubles as a handy map light!\r\n2. “Mow-bot.” Too busy or tired to mow your lawn? Problem solved with the fabulous “Mow-bot.” This is a fully automated mower that can be programmed to open your garage door, cruise onto your yard and mow away in a precise, customized pattern.  When it’s finished, it propels itself back into the garage, turns itself off and lowers the door. All you do is add gas periodically.  But fear not, we’re thinking about an all electric model that even includes a lawn feeder and grass catcher in the rear.  Take that, R2-D2!\r\n3. “Yacht-o-matic.” Here it is, folks, the inflatable, fully portable yacht we’ve all been waiting for. Pull the cord, and it inflates to full size (80 feet!) in just seconds. Pull a second cord, and the bar inflates as the ice maker is activated.  Pull a third cord and, well you get the idea.  All electronics currently come separately but we’re working on something built in (the “mad dash” kit).\r\n4. “Dip-lo-matic.”  Too much trouble to go to school? Too much studying, too long a drive? Got all the schooling you need but just can’t find some of your old diplomas? This software lets you print your own degrees, complete with fantastic graphics such as photos of your very own self hard at work thinking about studying. Now just to keep everything on the up and up, each diploma automatically appears with the disclaimer “not a real diploma, we made this up” in bold letters in the lower right hand corner. Well, at least it’s good for parties and a few laughs. Invite some “diplomats.”\r\n5. “Cliffhanger Notes.” Lots of us would like to read more, but it just takes so much TIME to really read a book carefully and absorb it. Our notes are really 5-7 simple bullet points on a single page, with all the valuable content and major lessons of any book (including those pesky college textbooks) summarized in 70 words or less.  Imagine “hanging up” an entire library in just a short PowerPoint file on your computer!\r\n6. “Pants-o-Plenty.”  The idea here is so simple we’re absolutely sure it’ll be a big hit: reversible pants for guys who don’t want to do too much laundering.  We’re also considering special shirts with Velcro strips on the front that make it amazingly convenient to stick on a tie (regular or bow)… or even suspenders! (Jackets sold separately.)\r\n7. “Joke in the Box.”  Too tired or laid back to learn jokes or borrow someone else’s stories and anecdotes? Relax, we’ve got you covered with “Joke in the Box.”  This is a potential iPhone app which includes jokes and stories told IN YOUR OWN VOICE, all at the push of a button. Amaze your friends and delight strangers you meet at parties.  (Just move your lips a little in synch with some of the sounds if you’ve got the strength and maybe no one will know the difference.)\r\n8. “Baconinajiff.” Love bacon but hate to deal with cooking your own with all that grease and mess? Don’t even want to cook the kind that goes directly into your microwave because it takes too long and you have to sort of guess at the timing? Well, now you can have great tasting bacon-like goop (we’re trying to think of a more appealing term) in a convenient squeeze tube.\r\n9. “Designated Patient.”  Too busy to see the doctor?  Can’t be hassled with those unpleasant tests and procedures?  Now you can just dial our special 800 number and arrange for someone else who’s roughly your age to undergo all that medical business for you. Sure it may cost an arm and a leg and not always be in your express interest, but we are trying to save you time and hassle, right?\r\n10. “Quantitative Easement.” This one is for those of us who sometimes feel numerically challenged or just want to make sure they get a math problem or other calculation done right.  Call our other special 800 number and pose your question to a genuine mathematician — or at least someone whose “Dip-lo-matic” degree claims they are one — and put your tired mind at rest.  No problem too complex, no algorithm beyond us.  In fact, it’s as easy as one, two, three point six nine nine ninety nine. In fact, that’s about what we’ll charge!\r\nSo that’s our preliminary list of fabulous ideas. Here’s the only problem.  We’re excited about these new products but don’t have the time or energy to develop, produce or market any of them right now.  Maybe we need to write some software or find a cool gizmo to expedite the entire process.  You know, it would just “blast” ideas right through to sales and shipping.  As long as we don’t have to work too hard or often, it should be a snap. We’ll get to it, at some point.  Maybe.\r\nBut for now, we’ll just take it easy.  Pass the pancakes, please.', 'Take it easy', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'take-it-easy', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:31:55', '2012-06-14 06:31:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7129', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7130, 4, '2012-06-14 02:32:44', '2012-06-14 06:32:44', 'By Pamela Brownstein\r\nWhen I heard recently that Port Royal Pasta Company on Ribaut Road had closed, I was surprised. It seemed to be busy, and there was a buzz about the food. When I heard that Heckler’s in Beaufort Town Center had closed, I was shocked. The food was really good, and it appeared to me to be a popular place, especially during karaoke night. Then when I heard that The Tooting Egret downtown was closing, I was floored. The food there was excellent, and I always saw people eating outside. It was personally upsetting because the general manager Matt had been so generous by donating his time and knowledge of wines to help us throw a fundraiser at the restaurant that was just fabulous.\r\nThe restaurant businesses is tough, and no more so in a still-struggling economy, so I wish all the employees a speedy job recovery.\r\nBut in the midst of this depressing news, there is hope on the horizon. The old Koth’s grocery store on North Street will likely see new life as “Ole Cantina,” a barbecue joint is slated for the former coffee shop in Port Royal, and a bakery could make its home on Carteret Street. As sad as it is to see local businesses close their doors, the news of these ventures opens up many windows of possibility and opportunity.\r\nI feel fortunate that The Island News is able to feature local restaurants weekly. Eateries graciously open their doors to the Lunch Bunch, and we provide our readers with a sampling of what the menu offers. Our goal is to reach diners who might otherwise not have known about the restaurants. I often drive past a place and think, “That looks good, I wonder what it’s like? Or, I wonder when it’s open?” Hopefully, our articles help take the guess work out for would-be clients.\r\nAlso, our Dining Guide on page 26 lists all the local spots and is a good resource for the question that arises at least once a week in our house: “What do you want for dinner?” It’s fun to pick any place on that page, especially somewhere you’ve never been before, and try it at least once.\r\nFor Beaufort, maintaining our identity as a worthwhile destination depends a great deal on providing delicious, unique, affordable restaurants that appeal to both residents and tourists. So get out there and support your local businesses!', 'Keeping culinary diversity is crucial for Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'keeping-culinary-diversity-is-crucial-for-beaufort', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:32:44', '2012-06-14 06:32:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7130', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7131, 4, '2012-06-14 02:34:06', '2012-06-14 06:34:06', 'By Terry Sweeney\r\nThe same thing happens to me every June as it suddenly dawns on me that summer is actually already here and I will, sooner or later, be called upon to appear in public in my bathing suit. A private confab with my closet’s full- length mirror confirms the worst. Either some cruel prankster has exchanged my grown up middle-aged man-trunks for those of a much skinnier 12-year-old skateboarder, or I have overeaten myself into my best imitation of a Vietnamese pot-belled pig.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Terry-Sweeney-....jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7154\" title=\"Terry Sweeney ...\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Terry-Sweeney-...-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>A Happy Wino friend of mine says she has summer shorts and khakis in various sizes depending on the ups and downs of her girth.  But when June comes around and she can’t fit into her biggest pair (her “fat” pants as she calls them); the jig is up and she immediately stops eating — but not drinking!\r\nThe problem with mixing dieting and drinking — or going “skinny sipping” as I call it — is that when you cut out breads, pasta, potatoes, and other fattening carbs, there is nothing in your system to absorb the booze. The results can have you flying much higher than you ever intended and heading for a very rough landing the morning after. To be fair, earlier in the evening, you didn’t innocently start out with your first glass of chablis with the intention of ending the evening drunkenly climbing on the bar at The Filling Station and tossing your bra to a cheering crowd of blue collar bad boys.  But it happened.  And why? You didn’t eat anything because you wanted to be skinny!\r\nBelieve me, I too, have gone skinny sipping and certainly done things I wasn’t proud of the next day.  Maybe not tossing my bra to a cheering crowd, but only because I didn’t have a bra to toss.  What makes the difference between a pleasant night out having a couple of cocktails chatting with friends, and a blurry bacchanal slurring it up with a bunch of strangers is having some skinny sipping ground rules to keep you ... well ... grounded.\r\nSo if you’re on a diet like me but still want to party, I’ve come up with some golden rules to keep you from waking up the next morning to a bleary-eyed photo of  yourself on the cover of “Mug Shots”:\r\n1. Eat something like guacamole with baked chips, a microwaved bake potato with light butter or some sliced cheese and salami on fiber crackers before going out.  Especially if you are meeting someone for a “pre-drink.” That’s the drink before your night even starts which easily turns into two or three drinks and you later being carried to your car.\r\n2. Beware of well-meaning hosts who refill your wine glass to the top before you are even finished. You can easily lose track of how many glasses you’ve had and end up spending the next day with an ice pack on your head, cursing your friend and wishing you were dead.\r\n3. Also watch for fellow revelers buying you another drink in a bar or even worse, generously sending over a bottle when you’ve already had enough.  If they insist on doing something nice for you, politely tell them they can treat you to an appetizer.\r\n4. The simplest and most dietetic: Drink a glass of water after every two glasses of wine or after every two mixed drinks.\r\n5. Don’t get stuck somewhere for hours. Like on a boat with Captain Drunk-As-A-Skunk. You may be ready to find land and go eat, but your host and fellow partiers may have other plans.  You can be sure that booze barge ain’t docking ‘til there’s not a drop left!  Also make sure you have your own car or the card of your favorite taxi company in your wallet when catching a ride to a party or a bar with other people.  Your friends may just be up for an all night booze-a-thon and then you’re trapped!  (Hey, they’re probably on a diet and not eating solid food either!)\r\nImportant note:  Leave quietly. Don’t say goodbye! Or they will no doubt beg you to stay and have just one more. No!  Go home and eat your Lean Cuisine!\r\nSo there it is, the naked truth about the perils of skinny sipping. Remember — you want to lose weight, not your dignity. So don’t try to drink yourself skinny. Instead, go join a gym or, better yet, do what I do ... get a bigger swimsuit.\r\nHere’s to a great summer. I raise a glass of ... water to you!\r\nCheers!', 'Thinking of going skinny sipping this summer? Think again!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'thinking-of-going-skinny-sipping-this-summer-think-again', '', '', '2012-06-15 09:06:13', '2012-06-15 13:06:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7131', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7132, 4, '2012-06-14 02:36:10', '2012-06-14 06:36:10', 'By Harlene Deane\r\n\r\nWhenever my daughter asks her dad what his favorite dinner is, his reply is always “spaghetti and meatballs!” We like to keep him healthy so we cook up this recipe ...\r\n\r\n<strong>Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs</strong>\r\n\r\nINGREDIENTS\r\n12 ounces ground turkey\r\n4 ounces turkey sausage, casings removed, crumbled\r\n6 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese\r\n4 tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley\r\n2 garlic cloves, minced\r\n2 tsp chopped fresh thyme\r\n3/4 tsp salt\r\n1/2 tsp ground black pepper\r\n2 tsp olive oil\r\n1 cup chopped onion\r\n1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes\r\n10 ounces spaghetti\r\n\r\nDIRECTIONS\r\nMix turkey, sausage, 4 tbsp cheese, 2 tbsp parsley, 2 garlic cloves, thyme, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Moisten hands and form mixture into 1-inch balls. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes. Add 2 garlic cloves; stir 1 minute. Add tomatoes; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 12 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add meatballs to sauce. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until meatballs are cooked through, about 15 minutes.\r\nMeanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling water until just tender but still firm to the bite. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add some sauce to pasta and toss to coat. Transfer pasta to bowl; top with meatballs and remaining sauce.\r\nSprinkle with remaining parsley and cheese. Serves 4.\r\nPour dad’s favorite red wine and watch him smile!', 'the home chef ... on dad’s favorite dish', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-home-chef-on-dads-favorite-dish', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:36:10', '2012-06-14 06:36:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7132', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7133, 4, '2012-06-14 02:39:42', '2012-06-14 06:39:42', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cover-Nathan-Tran.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7134\" title=\"Cover-Nathan Tran\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cover-Nathan-Tran-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>Six-year-old Nathan Tran of Beaufort took first place in the PBS KIDS Go! writing contest. Nathan won as an independent entry for his original story called “Ice Escape.” His story is now in the second round of national judging. Nathan’s mom, Emily, said he will be a first grader this fall at Coosa Elementary.', 'Winning writer', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'winning-writer', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:39:42', '2012-06-14 06:39:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7133', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7135, 4, '2012-06-14 02:43:46', '2012-06-14 06:43:46', '<strong>David Byrne</strong>\r\n\r\nBy Tess Malijenovsky\r\n“It was fairly early in my wife’s pregnancy,” David Byrne remembers. “And I’ll never forget when the lady who was doing the ultrasound said, ‘Um, everything’s OK ... Dad, do you want to have a seat?’ ” David learned he’d be the new father to triplets — George, Olivia and Samuel.\r\nAt 28 weeks pregnant, Bethany and David received news no parent wants to hear.  While Samuel had always been a bit small, his growth had come to a standstill and he was actually losing nutrition. The longer the pregnancy continued, the greater the risk of losing him. David and his wife had an important decision to make: Risk losing Samuel or deliver the babies 12 weeks early.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7136\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"David Byrne reading with his triplets — Olivia, George and Samuel.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/David-Byrne-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7136\" title=\"David Byrne 1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/David-Byrne-1-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nOn January 28, 2009, George was born at 2 lb., 10 oz. and lived in the NICU for nine weeks. Olivia was born at 2 lbs., 12 oz. and also lived in the NICU for nine weeks. Samuel was born at 1 lb.., 9 oz. and lived in the ICU for 14 months, fighting for his life every day for more than a year.\r\n“It was not your typical fatherhood experience,” says David.\r\nHe and his wife took turns traveling to Charleston every night to be with Samuel in NICU. When Samuel came home he was on a trache and a ventilator for another year. “As challenging as the time was and as much travel and worry was involved with a baby in ICU for 14 months followed by 12 months of having a ventilator and trache in the house, we were lucky he continued to grow the entire time,” David says.\r\nWhat David loves the most about being a father, especially after 12 years as a teacher at Beaufort Academy, is watching his children grow and learn. “It’s truly a miracle to watch them grow, watching them learn. They’re just like little sponges. I’m a high school teacher so teaching addition and subtraction, going over our colors, looking at animals, isn’t something I’m trained to do, but it’s a lot of fun,” he said.\r\nAs a dad, David has three small children who make him laugh on a daily basis: “I love to play, and what better playmates than 3 year olds? It’s just a trip. Last night we were saying prayers and my son George was thankful for the windows, the blinds, the door and his underwear. I don’t know in what world he connects the four, but it worked for him and I chuckled.”\r\nDavid never knew his biological father being that he was adopted, and his father unfortunately passed away a few years ago from lung cancer. His number one goal as a dad is to spend a lot of time with his kids, to be there for them.\r\n“I feel very fortunate as a teacher to have two weeks off at Christmas and a week spring break and my summers off. Teachers don’t become teachers for the salary, but I see the benefits as a dad.” David says. “Trying to be there for my kids now, playing with them, helping them learn and being a positive example for them are the most important things.”\r\nOf course, being the father of triplets has its challenges. “When [the kids] get frustrated with each other we have to remind ourselves that they spend their entire day with each other and they’ve spent their entire lives with each other, so getting time to parent them not in a group but individually is a big challenge with triplets,” says David. “For the most part, they play with each other very well. We can sit back and watch them play.”\r\nOne idea David and Bethany came up with was “Date Night,” where one day of the month each parent spends one-on-one time with one of the triplets on a date.\r\nFatherhood is a life-changing experience, one that David’s embraced full-heartedly with thanks to two other people: “I could not be a good dad or an effective dad without a wife that works as hard as my wife does and without a mother whose been as dedicated as my mom. We’re lucky to have her here,” says David. David may be the proud father of triplets, but sometimes it takes three to raise three.\r\n\r\n<strong>Randy Hamilton</strong>\r\n\r\nBy Lanier Laney\r\nBeaufort native Randy Hamilton is very proud of his three great kids: Ta’vaughn, 12, Kameron, 11, and Miciah, 5, and they are equally proud of their dad.\r\nRandy said he also loves “my wonderful, hard-working wife Susan Hamilton, we have been married for 11 years and I knew I wanted to marry her from the first time we met.”\r\nRandy is a talented cook and has recently been promoted to Kitchen Manager at Breakwater Restaurant.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7137\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\" caption=\"From left, Kameron, Randy, Miciah and Ta’vaughn Hamilton.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Profile-L-R-Kameron-Randy-Miciah-Tavaughn-Hamilton.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7137\" title=\"Profile-L-R, Kameron, Randy, Miciah, &amp; Ta\'vaughn Hamilton\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Profile-L-R-Kameron-Randy-Miciah-Tavaughn-Hamilton-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nSays Breakwater co-owner Donna Lang, “Randy has a great work ethic and he has consequently moved ‘up the ladder,’ so to speak, in the kitchen.  He’s now training to be a Sous Chef for us. From day one, he’s been a pleasure to work with.”\r\nI asked Randy what his philosophy is when I comes to raising children. “I try to teach my kids things that will make them succeed in this world,” he said. “Some basic things like respecting others and themselves, to live within their means and to be aware of your actions because of the consequences that will follow. Being a father can be challenging. Sometimes it takes tough love, that they may see as unfair at the time, but it is necessary at times, to make them better people in the future. I grew up part of my life without a father, so the best thing I could possibly give them is to be there for them no matter what.  As I reflect on the last 12 years, I am pleased so far on how much impact I have had on their lives in such a positive way. The most important thing that I hope they take with them as they get older is that if you work hard at anything, the sky’s the limit.”', 'Two dedicated dads: David Byrne and Randy Hamilton', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'two-dedicated-dads-david-byrne-and-randy-hamilton', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:43:46', '2012-06-14 06:43:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7135', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7138, 4, '2012-06-14 02:45:53', '2012-06-14 06:45:53', 'By Daniel Brownstein\r\nOn my father’s bulletin board, hangs a note written to him from his father. My dad, often brimming with sentiment, had penned his dad a letter on Father’s Day 1986, thanking him for being such a wonderful role model and for raising him the way he did. That sparked a return note about how proud of him my grandfather was.\r\nMy grandfather grew up the poorest kid in town after his father — an immigrant from Romania — died of tuberculosis when he was just five. He scratched his way into the middle class after joining the Army Air Corps as an airplane mechanic. His boss was so impressed with his work ethic that he took him along to NASA.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7139\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Four generations of Brownstein boys, from left: Herbert Sanford Brownstein, Daniel Sanford Brownstein, Sanford Wolfe Brownstein and Barry Jay Brownstein.\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Daniel-Fathers-Day.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7139\" title=\"Daniel-Fathers Day\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Daniel-Fathers-Day-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nHe and my grandmother put both of their boys through college and set up a scholarship to help pay for their six grandchildren to get the education they had valued so much, but couldn’t afford to obtain when they graduated from high school.\r\nMy dad has a knack for figuring out how things work, whether it was an airplane part in his first career as an aeronautical engineer, or a computer (his second career) or the human body (his third career).\r\nTwenty-five years after that note was written, my father spends a considerable amount of time caring for his father, who at age 91 is as sharp mentally as he ever has been, but has faltering vision. He does it to honor the man who put him on a trajectory to have such a great life, and to spend as much of his remaining years with the man he so admires.\r\nI could fill this column with funny stories about my dad: him sliding down a ravine to “save” my friends and me during a camping trip; breaking his ankle while showboating on the basketball court; cursing up a storm while trying to fix something (anything) around the house.\r\nI could also fill this column with times when he patiently helped me with something, when the two of us had a blast, seemingly-mundane occasions that are memorable like meeting for lunch once a week throughout college and my early working life or the times I’d like to forget, the instances when I let him down or said something out of teenage rebellion that I now regret.\r\nWhile all of those things are aspects of being a father, they aren’t the essence of being a father. These days, I hope I have the best of my father and his father inside me.\r\nIn January, my wife gave birth to our first child, a son, something I have felt woefully unprepared for. There are no books for how to be a good father, although I am sure you could find more than a few in a bookstore. And the hospital doesn’t send you home with an instruction manual. If they did, most fathers wouldn’t read it anyway.\r\nFor the past six months, I have fumbled my way into competency in a variety of skills any dad of an infant should possess: changing his diapers, holding him, feeding him, calming him, coping with a sleep-deprived wife when you too are so tired that you’re not sure you can take another day of this.\r\nI realize these sort of skills will only get me so far, like until the point he can ask a question, encounters a schoolyard bully, suffers loss, discovers lust and love, rebels against everything I’ve taught him, tries to figure out what to do with his life and becomes a dad himself. These things require other, more advanced skills like being a role model and dispensing fatherly wisdom.\r\nIt is this less tangible aspect of fatherhood I still haven’t mastered. I struggle to make a good enough impression on a little person that I only see first thing in the morning and when he goes to sleep because I spend all day working and all night studying to become someone or something better than I currently am.\r\nNo one teaches you the obligations of fatherhood, and that is perhaps why many people run from it, with disastrous consequences. It is hard, but not thankless. In fact, it is just the opposite. I am thanked every time my son smiles at me when I lift him from the crib or when I crack him up with a silly face or when he enthusiastically watches me do something that would be terribly uninteresting to anyone else.\r\nLike my father, his father and my grandfather’s father — the man who came to a new country for the prospects of something better — my child will be my greatest legacy. For him, I seek to be the best man I can be, so that he may someday be greater.\r\nThat is the essence of being a good father.', 'What it means to be a good father', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-it-means-to-be-a-good-father', '', '', '2012-06-14 02:45:53', '2012-06-14 06:45:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7138', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7140, 4, '2012-06-14 02:48:27', '2012-06-14 06:48:27', 'On Thursday, June 14, our American Flag will be 235 years old. In honor of this event, the Beaufort Council and Assembly of the Knights of Columbus will sponsor a birthday celebration at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Beaufort. The festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will consist <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/american_flag.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7143\" title=\"Stars and Stripes\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/american_flag-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a>of the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, the singing of the National Anthem and a patriotic musical program presentation by members of the St. Peter Catholic Church Choir.\r\nAll are invited to join State Sen. Tom Davis, Rep. Shannon Erikson, Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling, the Knights, the Boys and Girl Scouts and all your friends and neighbors for this patriotic celebration. Come early, bring the family, lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets. Be prepared to be uplifted. Be prepared to feel proud — proud to be an American. For those who are unable to attend, remember to pause at 7 p.m. and recite The Pledge of Allegiance.\r\n\r\n<strong>Honor flags support LDW3:</strong> This year, for $100 you can be a Lt. Dan Band Concert Honor Flag sponsor. The beautiful American-made 12x18 flag will be posted on the concert fence, along with an attached pennant with your name, your company’s name or the name of a particular individual you’d like to see honored at this important event. When the concert is over, take the flag home with you as a memorable keepsake. Can you imagine the visual effect of having the entire concert ringed by Honor Flags? What a great way to do something meaningful to support the troops. Lt. Dan Weekend 3 will be held in September.\r\nChose one of three ways to support:\r\n1. Mail a check:  Flag Sponsor, PO Box 1171, Beaufort, SC  29901.\r\n2. Sponsor online by visiting the LDW3 store at www.LDW3.com.\r\n3. Email independencefund@gmail.com and we will send you an invoice.\r\nDon’t forget to include who you want to honor with the flag pennant!', 'Raise your banner up for Flag Day', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'raise-your-banner-up-for-flag-day', '', '', '2012-06-15 03:15:15', '2012-06-15 07:15:15', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7140', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(7158, 4, '2012-06-21 02:20:29', '2012-06-21 06:20:29', 'Sea Island Quilters to host speaker at meeting\r\nThe Sea Island Quilters will meet on Thursday, June 21 at Praise Assembly on Paris Island Gateway at 6 p.m. The guest speaker will be Charlotte Angotti from Conway. Charlotte will also conduct a workshop on Friday, June 22, at the Carteret Street Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For members, the cost is $40, non-members $50. For details contact Nan Brown at 828-989-7477 or scnanbrown@gmail.com.\r\n\r\nIntro to 1940 Census workshop at library\r\nThe 2012 Beaufort District Collection program schedule relating to the history, culture, and environment of Beaufort County continues. On Friday, June 22, Grace Morris Cordial, Beaufort District Collection Manager, will lead participants through a family history exercise using the newly released 1940 U. S. Federal Census. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. - Noon. Basic computer skills are needed. Seating is limited. You must register in person at the BDC Research Room Reference desk or call 843-255-6468 to reserve a seat. The program is free. For more information, visit www.beaufortcountylibrary.org.  To contact the special collections and archives, call 255-6446.\r\n\r\nChurch of Christ holds Family and Friends Day\r\nThe Beaufort Church of Christ welcomes you to Family and Friends Day, “Where All the Doors Swing Loose on Welcome Hinges to You and to Yours!” Focusing on faith, family, friends, fellowship, the future, and fun.  Come hear a positive message of “Education, Inspiration and Motivation” presented by Minister Jonas Gadson, Minister on Sunday, June 24.\r\n• Lord’s Day School for All Ages: 10 a.m.\r\n• Morning Worship Service: 11:15 a.m.\r\n• Afternoon Worship Service: 3:30 p.m.\r\nHeld at the Beaufort Church of Christ\r\n170 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort, South Carolina 29906, down the street from the Golden Corral Restaurant and next to Beaufort Liquidation. The public is invited. For more information, call Minister Jonas Gadson at 843-524-4281 or jg@jonasbonus.com.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Dog Agility Club meets for summer\r\nLooking for a fun way to exercise your dog this summer? The Beaufort Dog Agility Club will resume on Monday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. Call 812-5394 or e-mail kelley@beaufortdog.com for more information and to reserve a spot.\r\n\r\nMedicare seminar will be at Beaufort library\r\n“Medicare and You 2012” to be presented in two parts at the Beaufort library. Part I will be Monday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, and Part II will be Wednesday, June 27, from 10 to noon. Copies of “Medicare and You 2012” will be available. Space is limited, reservations suggested: call 843-524-6954 or email jiacopelli@financialguide.com.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Business Alliance has open house\r\nThe Beaufort Business Alliance, a division of BNI (Business Networking International), is planning an Open House on Tuesday, June 26, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. BNI is the largest business networking organization in the world and this is an exclusive one business per industry networking group. The Beaufort Business Alliance offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, business referrals. Meetings are every Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Hilton Garden Inn. Contact Joel Iacopelli at 843-524-6954.\r\n\r\nVeggie Fun World at the St. Helena Parish church\r\nVeggie Fun World 2012 is a Christian summer program for children offered by the Parish Church of St. Helena in downtown Beaufort in June, July, and August. Each program is distinct but related by the classic “Veggie Tales” characters used in crafts, songs, and activities. Session dates are:  June 25-29, July 16-20, August 13-17 and 27-31. Sessions I, II, and III are for children 18 months through 6 years. Each session has a fee of $130 per child. Contact Roz Dixon at 522-1712, ext. 220, or email nursery@islc.net. Register and pay online at www.sthelena1712.org.\r\n\r\nThe Studio holds free Ladies Night\r\nCome on over to The Studio on Thursday, June 28, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for Ladies Night: a night with the girls filled with healthy tips and some healthy — and some not so healthy — treats. Shelly Hudson, Health Coach, RD, BSN, will give a mini seminar on Eating for Energy and Marcia Mitchell will show how to Salsa the night away. The Studio’s Cheryl Smith will be offering free massages with beauty skin care products from The Beauty Society, as well as and mouthwatering treats from Cookies by Charlotte. The Studio is located at 1304 Boundary Street, across from Beaufort Dog. For details, visit\r\nwww.thestudiofitnessandnutrition.com or call 843-379-FITT(3488).\r\n\r\nSummer Girl Retreat works on self-esteem\r\nNext Level Living presents Summer Girl Retreat at St. Christopher in Seabrook from June 29 to July 1. This retreat is for girls between ages 13-19. The cost is $90 per attendee and includes bus ride, meals and lodging. Workshops include “Looking for love in all the wrong places,” “I’m your parent, not your friend” and “Will the real ... please stand up?”. For details, contact Phyllis Smart at 843-441-9415.\r\n\r\nLunch and Learn series returns this weekend\r\nThe popular open air series “Lunch and Learn” at the Port Royal Farmer’s Market is resuming on Saturday, June 30 at 11:30 a.m.  Landscape Designer J. Weidner will give a class on “Pruning Just About Everything.” He will show you how to avoid typical pruning mistakes and demonstrate methods which will show your shrubs and trees to their best advantage. The Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association is sponsoring these free classes. Bring a folding chair to the Gazebo at Heritage Park in Port Royal. It is next to the Port Royal Farmer’s Market. Come a little early and have lunch there, and be sure to visit the vendors for fresh produce, flowers, freshly baked bread, plants, honey and more.\r\n\r\nCeremony will dedicate new medical center\r\nBeaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. invites you and your family to the dedication ceremony of the “New” Leroy E. Browne Medical Center Senior Services Center on Sunday, July 1, from 4-6 p.m. The Grand Opening will be on July 9 at 33 Penn Center Road, St. Helena Island. Keynote Speaker is John E. Maupin, Jr. DDS, President, Morehouse School of Medicine. Refreshments will be served.\r\n\r\nCelebrate July Fourth at The Sands in Port Royal\r\nThe annual Fourth of July celebration at the Sands Beach in Port Royal will begin this year at 5 p.m. There will be hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecue, Chinese dumplings, ice cream and popcorn. Soft drinks, water, beer and wine will be available. There also will be music and face painting. Both fireworks shows on Parris Island and Port Royal are clearly visible from the Sands. Fireworks begin at dusk. Sponsored by the Town of Port Royal and the Historic Port Royal Foundation. For more information, contact 522-9923.\r\n\r\nSign up for food-healing workshop demonstration\r\nWhere Soul Meets Body, located on Paris Avenue in Port Royal, will host a food-healing workshop demonstration on Thursday, July 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. This workshop is an introduction to a food-healing system that teaches so much more than good nutrition. Learn an easy way to get high phytonutrients into your diet. This system uses God’s medicine to heal our bodies. For $25, learn about the rich healing properties of everyday foods. Return to ancient universal truths that we as a modern society have forgotten. Learn how to discern what is marketing hype and get unbiased facts. Discover how many people are healing themselves with the foods they are eating. For more information and to sign up, call Dottie Curtis, Advanced Food-Healing Instructor, 843-252-7716 or e-mail dotcurtis@charter.net.\r\n\r\nAuthor will be signing “Baptized in Sweet Tea”\r\nKen Burger will be signing copies of his latest book “Baptized in Sweet Tea” on Saturday, July 7th from 12-3 p.m. at McIntosh Book Shop on Bay Street in Beaufort. Burger was a columnist for the Charleston Post &amp; Courier for 40 years covering sports, politics and life in the Palmetto State.  He was named S.C. Journalist of the Year in 1996, and is the author of two other books. Born and raised in Allendale, Burger “graduated dead last in his class at the University of Georgia, has been married five times, is a gratefully recovering alcoholic, a cancer survivor, and a happy man.” “Baptized in Sweet Tea” is a collection of his columns celebrating the South.  McIntosh Books is located in the Old Bay Market Place downtown. Call 843-525-1066.\r\n\r\nBYSC holds auxiliary boating safety course\r\nThere will be a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Course held at Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on July 23, 25, and 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. the course is designed for ages 10-adult, and cost $25. This classroom course includes water safety, navigation, rules of the road, and safety equipment. Those who pass receive a certificate. Those under age 16 receive a wallet card that allows them to operate a powerboat without an adult. There is no on-water session. Space is limited. Please call 522-8216 or visit www.byscnet.com.\r\n\r\nARTworks offers classes on basketry techniques\r\nBasketry Combinations &amp; Continuations with Kim Keats will be held Tuesdays, July 24 and 31 and August 7 and 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. for ages 14 to adult. Explore new approaches for creating utilitarian and sculptural forms; imported and locally collected indigenous materials provided, along with instruction in a variety of basketry techniques. Great for beginning students, while experienced basket makers may discover methods for developing their own original styles. $55 for all four classes or $15 per class. Contact Kim Keats, 843-384-2435 or keatskim@yahoo.com. ARTworks is located at 2127 Boundary Street in Beaufort Town Center, www.ArtWorksInBeaufort.org.', 'What To Do', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-44', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:20:29', '2012-06-21 06:20:29', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7158', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7159, 4, '2012-06-24 02:21:35', '2012-06-24 06:21:35', 'By Tracie Korol\r\nA well-meaning family adopted Cruiser from a shelter when he was 16 weeks old. He was “shy,” the shelter said plus he had been at the facility for two months, half his life. He was the only puppy at the shelter at the time so the family decided to take him despite his timidity. He’d come around, they thought, with love and attention.\r\nWhat the didn’t know was that at 16 weeks Cruiser was reaching the end of a pup’s most important socialization period — the time in his life when he learns what is safe and good, and what is scary.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7218\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0524.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7218\" title=\"IMG_0524\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_0524-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Lefty is a black Lab mix from the Lowcountry.[/caption]\r\n\r\nDuring this period, pups that live with humans need to learn the world is a good and safe place.  Their general assumption then becomes that people and other animals, places and things are okay unless proven otherwise.\r\nIn contrast, pups that are not socialized tend to be suspicious of everything except for a very narrow range of experiences they encounter in their very limited environment — their basement, backyard, or the family room, for example. The rest of the world terrifies them, and any positive exposures they get later in life must struggle against this early, very strong programming. I consult with many dog owners whose dog’s lives begin and end at the front door. Anyone or anything out of the scope of the dog’s understanding of the world elicits hysterical barking, fear biting or shaking in terror under the coffee table.\r\nNew pup owners are often counseled by veterinarians to keep their baby dogs cloistered safely at home until they are fully immunized. Great from the physical health perspective because you don’t want to risk exposing your new Best Friend to nasty diseases, but from a mental health perspective, it’s horrible advice. You have only two to three months to give your pup an unshakable faith in the goodness of the world. You cannot afford to wait until those shots are done. During this period you want to give your pup 100 new positive exposures and experiences to “vaccinate” him against the possibility that he will feel compelled to bite someone someday or live a life in fear of people, places and things.\r\nGiving your pup 100 positive experiences in 100 days is not as daunting as it might sound. The most important thing is to control the circumstance so that the experience remains positive for you puppy. For instance, arm your mail carrier with some high value treats or your pup’s favorite toy. Imagine how thrilled your puppy will be to see that the man with the big scary bag likes\r\nsqueak-bunnies, too! Arm the UPS driver, too. Start an early positive association with uniformed visitors to your home and avoid trouble later.\r\nEnlist your neighbors or sit at a park bench or in front of your local library. Look for tall men, short men, tall women, short women, skinny men and women,  portly men and women, babies in arms or babies in backpacks or strollers, toddlers, older children, tweens and teens. People with umbrellas, people with hats, people using walkers or canes, people using wheelchairs, kids on bikes, kids on scooters, on skateboards or kids playing basketball ... and all of the above in various ethnic groups.  Take an ample supply of treats anywhere you take your pup. When anyone approaches with “ooh! What a cute puppy,” invite them to give your dog a tiny treat.\r\nThen add locations to your list: your bank, pet supply store, copy center, hardware store, outdoor café or any place that doesn’t have a “No Dogs” sign on the door. (Most establishments are happy to accommodate if your visit is explained as a training session.)\r\nPlaces you don’t want to take your pup include off-leash dog parks or any place with an accumulation of feces from unknown dogs; any place where he might encounter sick dogs; any place where he might encounter aggressive dogs; any place he would have to be left unattended — in a hot car or tied outside a shop for “just a minute”; any place he would be uncomfortable — in the hot sun at a ball game; any place where he is likely to encounter aggressive, rowdy, drunk or otherwise inappropriate humans such as street fairs, festivals, parades; or any place where you won’t be able to devote enough attention to him to ensure his safety, security and well-being.\r\nYou get the idea. Be creative. Keep a list with a goal of one new exposure per day until your 100 days are up. But then, are you done? Hardly. Your dog will need new experiences throughout the rest of his life. But the first 100 is the most important.', '100 positive experiences in 100 days', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '100-positive-experiences-in-100-days', '', '', '2012-06-25 09:42:28', '2012-06-25 13:42:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7159', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7160, 4, '2012-06-21 02:22:55', '2012-06-21 06:22:55', 'By Celia Strong\r\nI’m not sure if you remember what a Cherry Smash is. Or even if you come from the right part of the country to know what one is. Maybe they aren’t even the same everywhere. I didn’t grow up with Cherry Smashes, but I married someone who did so I am now indoctrinated into that phenomenon. In case you’re not familiar, a Cherry Smash is a candy, sort of on the large side, a bit smaller than a golf ball, but round, about an inch or so in height, chocolate shell on the outside with pink colored (cherry flavored) soft stuff inside, sort of marshmallow fluff texture.  Never has been my favorite candy, by a long shot truthfully, but the first time I tasted this week’s wine it reminded me of a Cherry Smash. And, good guess! It’s from the La Mancha region of Spain.\r\n\r\nSo, here we go to Spain. The region of La Mancha is located in central Spain, south of the city of Madrid. Its name probably comes from the Arab word “al-mansha” that means “the dry land” or “wilderness.”  In Spanish, the word “mancha” means “spot, stain or patch.” Like between the two you don’t have a picture in your mind of what it’s like there.  La Mancha is the largest plain in the Iberian Peninsula. It is made up of plateau that averages five to six hundred meters in altitude. Most of it is dry and arid. And agriculture is the mainstay of its economy - wheat, barley, wine grapes and olives. People from La Mancha are known as “Machegos,” which sounds an awful lot like one of my very favorite cheeses.  Most of us, though, associate La Mancha with Miquel de Cervantes’ “Don Quixote de La Mancha.” This famous story of a knight and windmills was really making fun of the region, using the word “mancha” as “stain,” on Don Quixote’s reputation.\r\n\r\nBut, I like wine class way better than lit class, so that’s enough of that. La Mancha is also a Spanish wine DO (their version of appellation). There are almost 500,000 acres of vines planted in the region. The first written documentation of viticulture in La Mancha dates to the 12th century. But, it is widely believed that the Romans introduced vines to the area much earlier. In the 1940’s, wine production became a big part of the region’s economy and has remained important since then. The climate here is continental, which means long hot summers and cold winters. In some of the micro-climates, drought is common. (Remember the Arab meaning of La Mancha.) There is enough rain usually, though, and the vines get about 3,000 hours of sunlight each year which is a lot. The soil is flat, reddish brown, sandy clay, poor in organic material but rich in lime and chalk. The lime layers are what let the vine roots to stretch downward for nutrients. Red wine grapes grown here are Cencibel, aka Tempranillo, Garnacha (Grenache), Moravia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. White varieties are Airen, Macabeo (Viura), Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. La Mancha produces red, white and rose wines, the majority of them, about 80%, being white.\r\n\r\nWe’re going to look at Tempranillo for our wine this week. And that means a red wine.  This grape is a native of Spain and its name comes from the Spanish word “temprano,” meaning early. The name refers to the grape’s early ripening, about two weeks earlier than other red varieties. Tempranillo has grown in the Iberian Peninsula since the Phoenicians. Its great claim to fame, in the world of wine, is Rioja. Because of the quality of these wines, Tempranillo is sometimes referred to as Spain’s noble grape. During the 20th century, Tempranillo traveled around the world, with much trial and error. However, there are plantings now in most wine producing countries. In the United States, it came in 1905, and received a cool reception — partly because Prohibition was in the near future and partly because it didn’t grow well in hot, dry climates. Later, in the 1980s, with vineyards in higher, cooler elevations, Tempranillo gained success in California.  As Tempranillo grows in availability and popularity, producers are learning that they need a cool climate to get elegance and acidity in their wines, but to get color from the thick skins and higher sugar levels for more flavors and alcohol to support them they need a warm climate.  Pests and diseases are a serious problem for this grape. Then, its roots absorb potassium easily which raises the pH levels in the grapes. Too much and we get salty juice. This grape also expands and contracts in size as its growing conditions change from humid to dry. Too much swelling with moisture dilutes flavors and colors in the wines.  So no wonder good Tempranillo wines can be difficult to make.  Tempranillo wines are ruby red in color, with aromas and flavors that include berries, plums, tobacco, vanilla, leather and herbs. It is more often blended than used alone for wines; because of its low a acidity and sugar levels Garnacha, Carignan, Graciano, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon are good matches for it.\r\n\r\nBut let’s get back to La Mancha and our Tempranillo for this week. Its name is El Cortijillo. This means little farm in Spanish. It is made by Vinicola de Castilla in Manzanares. This company was founded in 1976 and is a La Mancha pioneer in making fruit-forward style wines that can be drunk young.  It is a privately owned company and all their wines are made from grapes that they grow on their five hundred  acre estate.  And, yes, you can see windmills from their vineyards.  The El Cortijillo is made from 100% Tempranillo, full of red fruit smells and tastes. In particular a mild red cherry, just like in a Cherry Smash. It is a medium, light-bodied wine, perfect for warm weather. And it has a bright acidity which means it can be slightly chilled. Again, perfect for summer sipping.  For food, most summer dinners will work — grilled anything, salads, salsa, Machego cheese, burgers, pizzas, and on and on.\r\n\r\nSo, even if you don’t remember or know what a Cherry Smash is, now you can sip one. Either way, this wine is going to make some good memories. And get this, it only costs $6.99! Piece of cake, oops, I mean piece of candy. Enjoy.', 'The Cherry Smash from La Mancha', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-cherry-smash-from-la-mancha', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:22:55', '2012-06-21 06:22:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7160', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7161, 4, '2012-06-25 02:28:43', '2012-06-25 06:28:43', 'By Pamela Brownstein\r\nAfter 11 years in the Old Bay Market Place on Bay Street, Marketplace News recently moved to a new, nearby location on the corner of Bay and Charles streets.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7162\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Marketplace1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7162\" title=\"Marketplace1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Marketplace1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Craven Street Cucumber sandwich with turkey on wheat.[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was there that the Lunch Bunch met last week and savored the plentiful options offered at the sandwich and ice cream cafe.\r\nOwner Tae S. Holmes recommended either the egg or chicken salad. Elizabeth had the egg salad on wheat and really liked it, while Nikki approved of the chicken salad sandwich. She said it had a good crunch to it.\r\nElizabeth’s sister Genny, visiting from Charleston, tried the Craven Street Cucumber made with cream cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, sprouts, mashed avocado and oil and vinegar on wheat. All of the orders can be customized, so she chose to add turkey to her sandwich, and thought it was excellent.\r\nApril chose a healthy grilled chicken salad, while her daughter Alexis had a tuna salad sandwich.\r\nBuck ordered the grilled chicken teriyaki house special that came with homemade fried rice and a side salad. Tae said the yummy plate is her own original recipe.\r\nI went on a total calorie fest and it was worth it with the Charles Street R.T.B. on wheat. Made with roast beef, turkey, bacon, lettuce and tomato, the ranch dressing was a tasty addition. With a bag of Cheetos and a fountain drink, it was a super satisfying meal.\r\nThe cafe proudly serves more than 20 flavors of Bluebell ice cream, a perfect treat to enjoy on summer afternoons.\r\nWe couldn’t resist dessert. Elizabeth and April had low-fat smoothies, peach and peach-strawberry, respectively, and they were so fresh and delightful, not too sweet. I tried a cup of one of their most popular flavors — chocolate peanut butter — and it was sinfully delicious.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7163\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Marketplace4.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7163\" title=\"Marketplace4\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Marketplace4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Banana split with all the toppings.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBuck ordered a classic banana split that looked almost too scrumptious to eat with the scoops of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate topped with chocolate sauce, whipped cream, nuts and cherries. (Don’t worry, he did eat it!)\r\nThey have a kids menu as well as a big selection of drinks and chips. The cafe also provides public wireless Internet access, so it’s a great place to take your laptop and stay connected during your lunch break.\r\nThe Marketplace News is located at 209 Charles St., and is open everyday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Catering is available. Call 843-470-0188 for take-out or visit www.themarketplacenews.com.', 'A cafe that serves super sandwiches and awesome ice cream: Marketplace News', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-cafe-that-serves-super-sandwiches-and-awesome-ice-cream-marketplace-news', '', '', '2012-06-25 12:52:43', '2012-06-25 16:52:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7161', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7164, 4, '2012-06-21 02:30:53', '2012-06-21 06:30:53', 'By Helen Evans\r\nI remember when my daddy, mama, sisters and brothers worked on the farm. It was cold and daddy always used to go out and plant tomatoes, okra, and mustard and turnip greens and cotton. He would take the cotton to the mill and sell it. At that time we didn’t have any coats so we would all go sit on the bus because the bus was warm. We also had to go to different family members’ houses because we didn’t have enough space to stay.\r\n\r\n<em>Beaufort Then &amp; Now: This moment in Beaufort’s history is an excerpt from the book “Beaufort ... Then and Now,” an anthology of memories compiled by Holly Kearns Lambert. Copies of this book may be purchased at Beaufort Book Store. For information or to contribute your memory, contact Holly at lowcountrymemories@hotmail.com or beaufortmemories@gmail.com.</em>', 'History with Holly', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'history-with-holly-9', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:30:53', '2012-06-21 06:30:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7164', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7165, 4, '2012-06-21 02:32:13', '2012-06-21 06:32:13', 'Beaufort-based short-story writer T.D. (Tim) Johnston’s acclaimed short story, “Friday Afternoon,” is now available on Amazon Kindle. The story has received rave reviews since its 2010 appearance at Short Story America, and has been optioned by an independent film company in Los Angeles.\r\n“I confess to being a devotee of old-fashioned books, so I still don’t own a Kindle,” Johnston said, “but I realize that many people read exclusively on Kindles and tablets, so it’s time to make “Friday Afternoon” available for e-readers.”\r\nFour of Johnston’s short stories appear in the first volume of the Short Story America anthology series, which is available at www.shortstoryamerica.com and from Amazon at www.amazon.com. Short Story America is based here in Beaufort, at 2121 Boundary St. Stop in to visit Tim Johnston, and to browse the largest library of short story collections in the Lowcountry or call 843-524-7800.', 'Short story now available on Kindle', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'short-story-now-available-on-kindle', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:32:13', '2012-06-21 06:32:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7165', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7166, 4, '2012-06-22 02:33:53', '2012-06-22 06:33:53', 'Katherine Neal was chosen as The Exchange Club of Beaufort’s Youth of the Year. The Beaufort Academy senior was chosen from among the club’s Youth of the Month winners to receive the top award at the annual banquet. Students are evaluated based on grade point average, extracurricular activities and an essay competition. A $1,000 scholarship check will be mailed to Clemson University where she plans to attend in the fall.  A portion of the scholarship funds are made possible by a grant from Charlie Dickerson in memory of his wife, Sue Dickerson who was an ardent advocate for children’s rights.', 'Exchange Club awards Youth of the Year', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'exchange-club-awards-youth-of-the-year', '', '', '2012-06-25 09:37:47', '2012-06-25 13:37:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7166', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7167, 4, '2012-06-21 02:35:21', '2012-06-21 06:35:21', 'Mama’s Furniture of Beaufort and Savannah has been supporting area churches and the military USO for many years.\r\nWhen a purchase is made at either location, a donation is made in the customer’s name to their\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7168\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Business-Mamas.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7168\" title=\"Business-Mamas\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Business-Mamas-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> From left, top row, is Hank Winn, Leon Brown, Lance Jabar and Brent Kallaher. Seated is Jo Stutts and Kim Hutchings.[/caption]\r\n\r\nchurch or to the military USO. As the middle of 2012 approaches, the stores continue to add to the donation amount of $59,526. Mama’s Furniture and her employees are proud of their community support with these donations and look forward to future donations in 2012.\r\nManager Brent Kallaher also recently attended a Social Media Seminar in Savannah. The seminar focused on how Mama’s Furniture can share home furnishing information, insights and helpful decorating ideas for their customers their Facebook page as well as interacting with customers on the NewsFeed in sharing ideas. Brent has 18 years experience in all aspects of furniture and retail marketing. Mama’s Furniture specializes in closeouts, bargains and deal furniture.  Visit www.mamasfurniture.com or www.facebook.com/mamasfurniture.', 'Mama’s Furniture supports community, gives back', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'mamas-furniture-supports-community-gives-back', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:35:21', '2012-06-21 06:35:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7167', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7169, 4, '2012-06-21 02:38:43', '2012-06-21 06:38:43', 'Palmetto Medical Initiative was founded in 2008 by Matt Alexander, a veteran nonprofit leader, and Dr. Ed O’Bryan, a physician and longtime medical missions director. The pair took their first team to Uganda for a site visit in 2009 and were overwhelmed by the apparent lack of healthcare facing the Ugandan community they visited. By combining the resources available through globally-minded churches, universities, organizations and individuals, PMI Uganda was realized later that year.\r\nThrough the implementation of a successful, sustainable medical clinic on the ground in Uganda, PMI has been able to spread its wings into other valued communities across the world.\r\nPMI’s short-term medical mission teams are a vital component of their long-term approach to improving the quality of healthcare. PMI sends teams of 30-60 volunteers on quarterly trips to project sites in Masindi, Uganda, and Viejo, Nicaragua.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7170\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/SS-and-Mom.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7170\" title=\"SS and Mom\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/SS-and-Mom-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Buffy Camputaro holding “SS” in Uganda.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBuffy Camputaro and Son Trask, two local attorneys, joined 35 team members consisting of a general practitioner, dermatologist, pulmonologist, dentist, pharmacist, physician assistants, medical students, nurses, prayer team and various non-medical professionals to care for the underprivileged, malnourished, and medically deprived people of Uganda.\r\nThe team treated approximately 400 men, women and children daily.  Many of the patients had never seen a medical professional during their lifetime.  They would hear that the Mzungus were coming and would travel, often sleeping on the ground or standing up to 12 hours in line, patiently awaiting the team’s arrival. Camputaro stated “The suffering that many of these people endure is indescribable, yet they are so gracious and appreciative. They have survived rape, genocide, corruption, disease, and deplorable living conditions including limited contaminated drinking water.  Yet, one by one, as we cared for them, I saw God and hope in their eyes.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7171\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ss-hand.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7171\" title=\"ss hand\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ss-hand-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> The hand of “SS.”[/caption]\r\n\r\nOne pediatric patient who captured Camputaro’s heart immediately was “SS.” She is 18 months old and was severely burned.  It is common practice in that part of the world to bandage and bind the burns, which caused her tiny fingers to fuse permanently together. In order to have a productive life or at a minimum work in the fields to survive, SS will require hand surgery.\r\nCamputaro has undertaken the task of finding a willing and able surgeon to join an upcoming mission trip to travel to Uganda as well as raise funds to cover the costs of her surgery. PMI’s brand new state-of-the-art surgery center in Masindi is set for completion this upcoming June. Should anyone know of a competent willing surgeon or wish to contribute toward the cost of this child’s surgery, please contact Buffy Camputaro at 843-442-9517.\r\nFor more information on PMI or upcoming medical mission trips, please visit the website at www.palmettomedical.org or contact Tyler McCoy, the volunteer director at 843-696-2223.', 'Taking the initiative: Locals travel to Uganda to assist the Palmetto Medical Initiative', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'taking-the-initiative-locals-travel-to-uganda-to-assist-the-palmetto-medical-initiative', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:38:43', '2012-06-21 06:38:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7169', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7172, 4, '2012-06-21 02:41:35', '2012-06-21 06:41:35', 'Beaufort’s Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution recently presented the SAR JROTC Bronze Medal to two local High School Cadets who were selected by their commanding officers for a high degree of merit in leadership qualities, military bearing and general excellence\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7173\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Lifestyle-SAR.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7173\" title=\"Lifestyle-SAR\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Lifestyle-SAR-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Marine Cadet 2nd Lt. Dominique Dillon receives JROTC Bronze Medal from Wayne Cousar, VP of S.C. State SAR Society.[/caption]\r\n\r\nS.C. SAR Society Vice President Wayne Cousar presented the Bronze Medal to Marine Cadet 2nd Lt. Dominique Dillon of Whale Branch High School during the school’s first JROTC awards day.\r\nIn a separate ceremony,  S.C. SAR Society Sr. Vice President Carroll Crowther presented the SAR JROTC Bronze Medal to Air Force Cadet 1st Lt Andrew Woods of Beaufort High School.\r\nThe medal is approved by the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air Force, and endeavors to foster the principle of “citizen-soldier” exemplified by the Minutemen. Each year, the Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter presents the medal to student cadets selected by their commanding officers in six high schools in Beaufort, Hampton and Colleton counties.\r\nThe Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will hold its second quarterly meeting of 2012 on Thursday, June 21, at the Albergotti Grill in the Holiday Inn at 2225 Boundary Street. A social time will commence at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch and the meeting at noon.\r\nFeatured speaker will be Michael Keyserling, Chapter Vice President, who will present information on the 1782 Battle of Tar Bluff where South Carolina’s Revolutionary War hero Col. John Laurens was killed while leading American patriots. The chapter will also be awarding its first Gov. Paul Hamilton History Award to USCB’s 2012 top graduating history major, Mrs. Karyn Devore of Lady’s Island.\r\nMeetings are open to anyone interested in learning about the SAR. Contact President Jody Henson 843-524-1256 with any questions or visit www.sarbeaufortsc.org for more information.', 'Sons of the American Revolution: Group gathers, gives awards', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sons-of-the-american-revolution-group-gathers-gives-awards', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:41:35', '2012-06-21 06:41:35', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7172', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7174, 4, '2012-06-21 02:43:37', '2012-06-21 06:43:37', 'There is no way around it — markets generally move in cycles!\r\nAlthough the past is no guarantee of the future, historically, the stock market has spent more time on bullish advances than on bearish retreats — which is why stocks have been considered a good investment over the years — the market also tends to retrench more than the average investor would like to think about. The traditional definition of a bear market is a 20% or greater decline in stock prices.\r\nSome corrections are sharp, but brief, lasting only a day or two — such as the Dow’s 500-point drop in October 1987 — or for a few weeks. Sometimes a short, dramatic decline serves as a prelude to a lengthier downturn. The 1929 crash and subsequent three-year bear market,\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7175\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Wells-Fargo-bridgers.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7175\" title=\"Wells Fargo-bridgers\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Wells-Fargo-bridgers-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Robert Bridgers[/caption]\r\n\r\nwhich saw the Dow lose almost 90% of its value, illustrates this latter possibility.\r\nIn the 1930s, the Cowles Commission, formed to guide investors through the aftermath of the 1929 crash, came up with five essential rules for successful investing, which are still applicable today:\r\nInvest for the long term. While the stock market can be risky over the short term, risk decreases as your investment time horizon lengthens. A good rule of thumb is that stock and bond investments should be funded with money you won’t need for at least five years.\r\nInvest systematically. One way to avoid the timing dilemma is to use a simple strategy called dollar-cost averaging — the practice of investing a fixed amount of money in a particular investment at regular intervals. Because the amount invested remains constant, the investor buys more shares when the price is low and fewer shares when the price is high. This means that the average cost per share tends to be lower than the average market value of the investment over the same period.\r\nDollar-cost averaging cannot eliminate the risks of investing, guarantee a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets. The success of the program depends on making regular purchases through advancing and declining market periods — and on selling when your investment is worth more than the average price you paid. Since such a plan involves continuous investment in securities, investors should consider their financial ability to continue purchases through periods of low price levels.\r\nDiversify investments. When people think about investing their money, they probably envision themselves comparing the merits of various investments. But before they get to that step, there is a more basic decision to make: asset allocation. Asset allocation is the percentage of investment funds an investor allocates among asset classes such as stocks, fixed income, cash equivalents, and tangibles/real estate.\r\nThe decision is an important one. A study of large pension funds determined that a pension manager’s allocations among asset classes had a far greater long-term effect on returns than the individual securities selected.\r\nBuy quality. Periodically, investors become enamored with initial public offerings (IPOs). By definition, however, IPOs involve companies whose stocks are untested in public trading. The average investor should approach this arena with extreme caution and commit no more than a small percentage of investment capital to it.\r\nAt the other end of the spectrum are the many companies with histories of consistent sales and earnings growth. Although nothing is guaranteed in the investment markets, there is a lower probability that such companies will drop off the investment map during a correction. Rather, a correction presents investors with the opportunity to acquire more shares of historically seasoned, financially sound companies at reasonable prices.\r\nGet professional advice. Each investor brings a different outlook and level of sophistication to the markets. Most investors can benefit from some degree of professional input. Whether that means professional research on individual securities, advice on asset allocation, or entrusting money to professional portfolio managers, investment professionals are great resources for helping investors achieve their financial goals.\r\nParticularly during corrections, it helps to have a coherent investment strategy worked out in advance and to be able to keep that strategy clearly in mind as events unfold. A qualified investment professional can help plan a sound investment strategy.\r\n\r\n<em>(Gary P. Brinson, Brian D. Singer, and Gilbert L. Beebower, “Determinants of Portfolio Performance II: An Update,” Financial Analysts Journal, May/June 1991.)</em>\r\n<em>This article was written by Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Robert Bridgers, Financial Consultant. 843-524-1114.</em>\r\n<em>Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE.</em>\r\n<em>Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Member SIPC, is a registered broker-dealer and a separate non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.</em>', 'What to know about market corrections', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-know-about-market-corrections', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:43:37', '2012-06-21 06:43:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7174', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7176, 4, '2012-06-21 02:47:24', '2012-06-21 06:47:24', 'By Lanier Laney\r\nWhen Heidi Owen and her son visited Harbor Island for the first time three years ago, she immediately fell in love with the area. She had no idea her life’s work would bring her and Daniel, age 10, back within just a few years.\r\n\r\nSays Heidi, “My son and I had been to Edisto many times, and he and I both talked about leaving the mountains and moving to Beaufort.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7177\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Heidi-Owen.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7177\" title=\"Heidi Owen\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Heidi-Owen-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Heidi Owen, the new executive director of Friends of Caroline Hospice, is from North Carolina.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe finger of fate pointed their way when Beverley Porter, the outgoing director of FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice, put together a search committee to find her replacement. Heidi was one of 47 people who applied for the job.\r\n\r\n“I met Beverley years ago,” said Heidi, “and I was intrigued by the ‘unique’ approach her hospice had to truly providing free care.”\r\n\r\nBeverly created giant shoes to fill though, having built the organization into what it is today, but Heidi certainly had the training having first gotten a B.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, followed by an MBA in healthcare management at Gardner-Webb University. She also became a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) — all important skills she will need as head of one of Beaufort’s largest charity organizations. But Heidi also brings more to the table — experience and a proven track record.\r\n\r\nSays Heidi, “As far as my 18-year career with Hospice of Rutherford County (N.C.), I conducted three capital campaigns raising over $5 million, built a 12 bed and an additional six bed hospice patient unit, ran two Resale Shops, built a conference center, and then began operation in an adjoining county.”\r\n\r\nShe also was instrumental in starting an extensive grief counseling program, and a nationally recognized children’s bereavement program and most recently secured a $100K grant to expand those programs.\r\n\r\nHeidi explains, “But in the small community from which I came, there was no more room for expansion, so it was time for another challenge in a beautiful area. I am now ready for my second career with Friends of Caroline and am looking forward to hopefully another two decades.” She began her new job on June 4.\r\n\r\nHeidi was born and raised near Brevard and Hendersonville, N.C. She was led to hospice work by accident.\r\n\r\n“A friend was served by an organization in North Carolina at the end of her life, and I decided then that I wanted to be a part of that special kind of caring,” she said.\r\n\r\nHeidi has never married, and says, “I’m not opposed to it. I just haven’t found the right guy quite yet.” But she knew she wanted to raise a child so she adopted her son as an 8-month-old from an orphanage in Russia.\r\n\r\nSays Heidi, “My son and I kayak, bicycle and spend most free days out on a dock or shore cast netting and fishing.  We are both outside people and Daniel loves the activities of the area.”\r\n\r\nAs far as how she intends to guide Friends of Caroline Hospice into the future, Heidi says, “Beverley Porter and the board, staff and volunteers have done such tremendous work over the past 18 years.  I feel confident that with Beverley’s history and legacy and the board’s support,  we can continue that momentum and enable Friends of Caroline to become a nationally recognized model for end of life care as we serve even more people in Beaufort County in the future.”\r\n\r\n“Everyone I have met since starting has been absolutely wonderful,” she said. “I am confident that I will enjoy my new life in my newly found ‘home,’ and look forward to meeting many more Beaufortonians who will also become friends and ‘Friends’ of Caroline Hospice.”\r\nHeidi, all of us welcome you to Beaufort.', 'Meet Heidi Owen: Friends of Caroline Hospice’s new executive director', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'meet-heidi-owen-friends-of-caroline-hospices-new-executive-director', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:47:24', '2012-06-21 06:47:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7176', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(7178, 4, '2012-06-21 02:51:54', '2012-06-21 06:51:54', 'By Lanier Laney\r\nBeaufort County celebrated World Oceans Day at a great festival this past weekend at ARTworks and in the parking lot at Beaufort Town Center. People collected debris and\r\n\r\nrecyclables and came to help noted assemblage artist Terry Brennan build the large-scale\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7181\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Jenny-Rone-Deanna-Bowdish-Wendy-Brennan1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7181\" title=\"Jenny Rone, Deanna Bowdish, &amp; Wendy Brennan\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Jenny-Rone-Deanna-Bowdish-Wendy-Brennan1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Jenny Rone, Deanna Bowdish and Wendy Brennan.[/caption]\r\n\r\n“Locomocean” sculpture which created an imaginative whale with a long tail out of the discarded junk. Terry and wife\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7179\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Artist-Terry-Brennan-seen-here-with-part-of-the-whale-sculpture-made-from-a-discarded-motor-boat.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7179\" title=\"Artist Terry Brennan seen here with part of the whale sculpture made from a discarded motor boat\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Artist-Terry-Brennan-seen-here-with-part-of-the-whale-sculpture-made-from-a-discarded-motor-boat-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> Artist Terry Brennan is seen here with part of the whale sculpture made from a discarded motor boat.[/caption]\r\n\r\nWendy are new residents of Cat Island and his works can be seen at Deanna Bowdish’s gallery downtown. Rick Hubbard, aka the Kazoo Guy, kept the kids entertained under the new gazebo as did storyteller Cora Newcomb. The Rose Family Band kept toes tappin’. Booths were set up by organizations focusing on topics to raise awareness of ocean ecosystems.\r\nSponsors included ARTworks, Beaufort County Public Works, Beaufort County School District, Beaufort County Library System, Beaufort Kayak Tours, Beaufort Soil &amp; Water Conservation District, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, Coastal Discovery Museum, Friends of Hunting Island, Port Royal Sound Foundation, SC Sea Grant Consortium, Town of Bluffton, Town of Hilton Head Island and Yoga Chandra Center.', 'Celebrating World Oceans Day with art', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'celebrating-world-oceans-day-with-art', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:51:54', '2012-06-21 06:51:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7178', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7183, 4, '2012-06-21 02:53:32', '2012-06-21 06:53:32', '[caption id=\"attachment_7184\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Sports-Clube-Karate-6-21.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7184\" title=\"Sports-Clube Karate 6-21\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Sports-Clube-Karate-6-21-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Five Club Karate students recently competed in the Memorial Day Challenge held in North Augusta. Left to right: Merrick Ellenberger, Sawyer Ellenberger, Ryan Giles and Robert Gay. Not shown is Grayce Houchins.[/caption]', 'Club Karate students win', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'club-karate-students-win', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:53:32', '2012-06-21 06:53:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7183', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7185, 4, '2012-06-21 02:55:38', '2012-06-21 06:55:38', '[caption id=\"attachment_7186\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/GetInline.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7186\" title=\"GetInline\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/GetInline-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" /></a> There were 13 teams total participating in the Beaufort Water Festival Horseshoe Tournament last weekend.<br />• First place: Charles Duncan and Nelson Floyd (pictured at left with Commodore John Gentry)<br />• Second place: Glenn Smith and Brian Bee<br />• Third place: Garry Lasart and Dustin Northway.[/caption]', 'Here’s to the Water Festival horseshoe champs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'heres-to-the-water-festival-horseshoe-champs', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:55:38', '2012-06-21 06:55:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7185', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7188, 4, '2012-06-21 02:57:13', '2012-06-21 06:57:13', 'By Tess Malijenovsky\r\nThe Beaufort Summer Splash!! Tennis Tournament is back. Now in its seventh year, the competitive USTA-sanctioned tennis tournament returns to Dataw Island on June 22-24. So far, 133 players have entered the adult tournament hailing from Savannah to Charleston to Columbia and, of course, Beaufort.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tennis-racket-balls.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7189\" title=\"tennis-racket-balls\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tennis-racket-balls-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>The Beaufort Summer Splash!! is one of the three adult tournaments in Beaufort, the other two being at Fripp Island. This is the second year the Beaufort Tennis Association is hosting the anticipated event at Dataw Island Club where contestants will able to play tennis on clay courts and enjoy the resort amenities such as the pool, pub and proshops. For the first time, the tournament will feature “The Player’s Party” at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday at Sweetgrass Restaurant at the Dataw Island Marina. There will be a cash\r\nbar and reservations are mandatory (843-838-2151).\r\nThe champion of the tournament wins a large cooler and finalists will receive a smaller cooler. “Every year we try to have different prizes because adults aren’t real into trophies,” said Cathy McGill, tournament director. “We try to find something practical that they can use.” All players get a T-shirt, goodie bag and catered lunch from the Dataw Island Club on Saturday.\r\nCathy said interested spectators who want to watch the tournament just need to say so at the gate and they will receive a day pass.\r\nFor more information, contact Cathy McGill at 843-271-0074 or catmcgill@embarqmail.com.', 'Beaufort Summer Splash!! Tennis Tournament returns to Dataw Island', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-summer-splash-tennis-tournament-returns-to-dataw-island', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:57:13', '2012-06-21 06:57:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7188', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7190, 4, '2012-06-21 02:58:43', '2012-06-21 06:58:43', 'By Takiya Smith\r\nIn my columns, I strive to present topics that discuss and broaden the outlook on beauty as a whole — encompassing mind, body and spirit.\r\nThis week’s journey leads us down the path to being body beautiful, internally, which ultimately leads to external beauty. Let’s talk health for a moment regarding fruit and vegetables. This past week, I decided to start and stick with a workout routine of walking the treadmill two times a day for a total of 30 minutes per cycle. So far, so good as I enter my second week, day nine.\r\nNormally, I listen to music but during my routine this past Sunday, I decided to watch a documentary by Joe Cross. “Fat, Sick &amp; Nearly Dead” tells the amazing story of the author’s recovery from sickness, fatigue, and obesity as he made a life-saving decision to commit to juicing. For those of you, like me, who are not so familiar with the term or process, juicing basically is taking whole, natural fruit and vegetables, placing them in a juicer, or extractor, and drinking the pure, unprocessed juice. In doing so, you receive all the nutrients, vitamins, protein and energy that your body needs to mend, repair and continue to sustain itself.\r\nAs I watched the documentary, my interest was spiked not only in Cross’s drastic weight loss — more than 91 pounds in 60 days — but how amazed his physician was as he watched his patient’s cholesterol, blood pressure and a disease, Auto Immune Syndrome, that had plagued him for years, totally dissipate.  In two months time, fruit and vegetables did what years of medicine could only cover up.\r\nNeedless to say, I have decided to give juicing. I will document my results and hope that this article is helpful to any who wish to jump-start a healthier way of life or stabilize and maintain any unhealthy, excess weight. For more, visit my blog at www.blb-boutique.com.', 'Discovering the benefits of juicing', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'discovering-the-benefits-of-juicing', '', '', '2012-06-21 02:58:43', '2012-06-21 06:58:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7190', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7192, 4, '2012-06-21 03:04:03', '2012-06-21 07:04:03', 'By Danette Vernon\r\n“How to live to be 100 in 21 Days or Less” sounds like one of those promotional lines from some dot.com business, and if it was, the headline would be immediately followed by 50 fake testimonials, and a Pay Pal opportunity. But it’s not. In fact, there’s nothing to buy, and the whole of the responsibility falls on you. You’ll make it happen — or not.\r\nNational Geographic writer and explorer Dan Buettner studies the world’s longest-lived peoples, distilling their secrets into a single plan for health and long life. So what’s the plan in a nutshell you ask, and can it be spelled it out in bullet points? You don’t have time for an actual explanation! Your life is full to the brim. You are over-scheduled already for work — and fun!\r\nAhh, well, that is the first thing you will have to change to live to be a 100:\r\nRight Outlook: Take time to downshift, pray, meditate. To “hurry” triggers an inflammatory reaction in the body which leads to disease. Slow down for 15 minutes, and you will lead your body back to an anti-inflammatory state.\r\nMove Naturally: Centurions have no focus on exercise, but life is set up so that they move naturally, they sit on the floor, live in vertical houses, mix foods by hand instead of a mixer, walk, and they all have a garden.\r\nHave a sense of purpose and a vocabulary for it: Centurions in Okinawa, have a saying, that they can readily reply to, which translates as, “Reason for which you wake up in the morning.” Having a “known” sense of purpose can add up to seven years to your life.\r\nEat Wisely: Plant-based diet (centurions eat meat, but focus on nuts and seeds), drink a little wine each day, use small plates, and use the 80% rule when eating — when you are 80% full, stop.\r\nConnect: Put loved ones first, children and the aged. Belong to a faith-based community. This adds 4-14 years to your life.\r\nRight Tribe: In America, 15 years ago, we on average had 3 friends, today, on average, we have 1.5. Centurions are either born into, or surround themselves, with healthy people, engaging, trusting, trust-worthy, active people — our friends are our live-long adventure!\r\nBut what about today, what can you change today? Well again, I quote Shawn Achor, a Harvard researcher on how happiness is connected to productivity. Research shows that the happier we are, the more successful at life, work, or general tasks, we will be come. If you follow his regime for 21 days in a row, this will allow your brain to work more optimistically and successfully:\r\n• Gratitude: Write down three NEW things you are grateful things each day. This will train your brain to scan the world each day, not for the negative, but for the positive.\r\n• Journaling: Journal about one positive experience you had in the last 24 hours, which allow you to relive it.\r\n• Exercise: Exercise teaches you that your behavior matters.\r\n• Meditation: Allows your brain to get over the cultural of ADHD we have been creating by multitasking---always doing more than one things at once. It allows our brains to focus on the task at hand.\r\n• Random Acts of Kindness: Random acts of kindness can become conscious acts of kindness.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'How to live to be 100 in 21 days or less', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-to-live-to-be-100-in-21-days-or-less', '', '', '2012-06-21 03:04:03', '2012-06-21 07:04:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7192', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7193, 4, '2012-06-21 03:04:56', '2012-06-21 07:04:56', '“CAPTURING WATER’S MYSTERY” in Water Mixable Oils with Jay Kenaga will be offered Tuesday through Thursday, June 26, 27 and 28. Paint and some supplies furnished; all skill levels welcome. The instructor will supply water mixable oil paint, water bottles, paper towels, etc., at no charge. Learn to paint placid pond water, breezy low country water, rough water hitting rocks, water in beautiful swells hitting the coastline, or a single transparent wave slamming the beach. Class hours are from 1-4 p.m. at the BAA Studio of the Beaufort Art Association Gallery at 913 Bay St., Beaufort. Cost is $80 for three classes. Contact baastudio@yahoo.com to request registration forms and supply list. Call Ellen Long at 843-838-3205 for more information.', 'New painting class at BAA Studio', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-painting-class-at-baa-studio', '', '', '2012-06-21 03:04:56', '2012-06-21 07:04:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7193', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7194, 4, '2012-06-21 03:06:56', '2012-06-21 07:06:56', 'Blue Mudd had a sold out show in Charleston for the Piccolo Spoleto Jazz performance and the band will be back this Thursday at the Foolish Frog. Blue Mudd is Beek Webb on mandolin, Jevon Daly on fiddle, Roger Bellow on lead guitar, Adam Granade on doublebass, and Vic Varner\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7195\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/B-Mudd-at-Gennaros.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7195\" title=\"B Mudd at Gennaros\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/B-Mudd-at-Gennaros-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" /></a> Blue Mudd will play The Foolish Frog.[/caption]\r\n\r\non rhythm guitar and vocals. The band has added some new peices to the playlist, plus, they will have women singers sitting in — none other than Amanda Brewer and Jordan Norris.  There will be two one-hour sets, the first at 7 p.m., the second set at 9 p.m. They will perform on the deck, weather permitting (rain plan moves band inside) with great food and atmosphere. Foolish Frog is located at 846 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island. For more information, call 843-838-9300.', 'Blue Mudd brings on the tunes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'blue-mudd-brings-on-the-tunes', '', '', '2012-06-21 03:06:56', '2012-06-21 07:06:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7194', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7196, 4, '2012-06-21 03:09:11', '2012-06-21 07:09:11', 'By Dennis Tavernetti\r\n“Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog” from the World Film Series presented by Emerging Pictures in HD at USCB Center For the Arts on Monday, June 25 at 4 p.m. and Friday, July 6 at 4 p.m.\r\nSynopsis: Based on a true story, this is the sweet tale of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter to his selection as a guide dog shortly after his first birthday. After training at a Japanese school for guide dogs, Quill is paired with a blind man named Watanabe who at first is reluctant to rely on him. But Quill’s great patience, gentleness and skill eventually win him over and they become inseparable friends.\r\nRatings &amp; Reviews:  Internet site Rotten Tomatoes rated: critics: 84/audiences: 88. Very high scores. Newspapers reviews: New York Times: “undeniably powerful ... fascinating; Newark Star-Ledger: “...wonderful”; Roger Ebert: “... realistic in every aspect ... they love us, listen to us, are happy when they help us ...”\r\nPreviewer Comments:  This heartwarming film in Japanese with English subtitles will appeal to children, families and dog lovers of all ages. It also is fascinating to learn how a “seeing eye dog” is selected and then trained to be the eyes of a blind person. There is a huge human interest element in the film between the reluctant blind man and the trusting faithful dog; which reminds us of the special relationship that canines have with humans compared to any other animal on the planet.\r\nRated: Unrated, but can be considered to be G, suitable for family and adults.\r\n\r\n“Jiro Dreams of Sushi” from The World Series documentary presented by Emerging Pictures in HD at USCB Center For the Arts on Wednesday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m.\r\nSynopsis:  The dreams are those of  85 year old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in the basement of a Tokyo office building. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3 stars by Michelin, and sushi lovers from around the globe call months in advance and shell out top dollar for a coveted seat. At the heart of this story is Jiro’s relationship with his eldest son, Yoshikazu, the heir to Jiro’s legacy, who is unable to live up to his full potential as long as he is in his father’s shadow.\r\nRatings &amp; Reviews:  Internet rating sites, IMDb: 7.6; Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 98/Audience: 92. Outstanding marks. Newspaper Critics: New York Daily News: “... An extraordinary morsel of a movie”; TIME Magazine: “... beautifully photographed ...” ; LA Times: “elegant and tasty ...”\r\nPreviewer Comments: This world film in Japanese with English subtitles makes clear the sacrifices of perfection by their absence. None of us are going to be top sushi masters, nor massage an octopus for 45 minutes to make it feel  soft and subtle in a customer’s mouth, but a lot of us focus on “work”  to the near exclusion of all else. This film should not only amaze you about how difficult and time consuming it is to master the art, but all that one gives up in order to achieve that goal and excellence. This film should remind us of the need for balance in our lives.\r\nRated: PG\r\nTickets for adults are $7, seniors $6, students $5. Call USCB Center for the Arts box office at 843-521-4145 or purchase day of performance. Box office opens one hour prior to show time.\r\nDennis Tavernetti is a resident of St. Helena Island and retired to the Lowcountry having a lifelong interest in the arts.', 'The Indie Film Corner: “Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog” and “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-indie-film-corner-quill-the-life-of-a-guide-dog-and-jiro-dreams-of-sushi', '', '', '2012-06-21 03:09:11', '2012-06-21 07:09:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7196', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7198, 4, '2012-06-21 03:12:42', '2012-06-21 07:12:42', 'By Terry Sweeney\r\nOK, so fungi is not the most appetizing word in your vocabulary. But like ’em or not, mushrooms have been the wild forage food of choice all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome.  Mexican Aztecs used to call a very special magical mushroom the “food of the Gods” (if you don’t know what the heck they’re talking about, ask one of your old trippy hippy friends).\r\nThe only “magic mushrooms” I ever knew were the cutesy toadstools with tiny doors and windows where little people with wings lived, found on the pages of my kiddie books and which delighted me to no end. Finding an actual mushroom on my childhood plate, however, could elicit highly confrontational dinner time drama.\r\nEight year old me: “What is this?!”\r\nMy mother: “A mushroom.”\r\nMe: “Quick, get it off my plate!”\r\nMother: “But it flew all the way here from a farm in Pennsylvania, honey.”\r\nMe: “Well I hope it bought a round trip ticket ‘cuz I wouldn’t eat it if it was the last thing on earth!”\r\nCue sound effect: Stomping of little feet out of dining room.\r\nNow a grown-up food and wine enthusiast, I can’t get enough of mushrooms and I owe Pennsylvania — still the number one grower of mushrooms in the country — an apology.  A trip to my local  supermarket or farmers market is never complete until I have armfuls of portabellas, buttons, shiitake, oyster mushrooms, and on the most the blessed of occasions: chanterelles.\r\nAnd, of course, mushrooms and wine are my favorite pairings. However, one must definitely choose the right wine carefully.\r\nMy most favorite wine to cook mushrooms with or just plain drink with them is Spanish Rioja. And actually since the Spanish were the first to settle here in Beaufort in the late 1500s, I feel that combining the two honors the memories of the conquistadores who probably came over here looking for gold and found, rather disappointedly, mud, marshes and mosquitoes instead. (See how I just made getting drunk on Rioja and eating a big plate of wild mushrooms sauteed in hot garlicky butter seem like some sort of touching tribute to our local history? With practice, you too can pull off that kind of Happy Wino hokum!)\r\nBut really, nothing brings out the earthiness of a mushroom like the world’s most beautiful earthy wine: Rioja.  The exception is the otherworldly and elegant chanterelle which can be found June and July at abundance in farmers markets now through August (depending on rainfall). With chanterelles I would choose a dry white wine, especially when using them in a risotto or scrambled eggs or on a white pizza. There’s nothing that the heavenly chanterelle can’t elevate to a higher level (except maybe an episode of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”)\r\nThe chanterelle aside, my favorite Spanish affordable Rioja of choice to accompany all other mushroom dishes is Marques de Caceres Rioja ($15), a sleek blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha and Graciano grapes. Its macho earthiness pairs beautifully with the wild, down and dirty, flirty fungi.\r\nSo what are you waiting for? Go have yourself some summer fungi fun! Cheers!', 'Have some summer fungi fun', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'have-some-summer-fungi-fun', '', '', '2012-06-21 03:12:42', '2012-06-21 07:12:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7198', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7199, 4, '2012-06-21 03:16:10', '2012-06-21 07:16:10', 'In its 10<sup>th</sup> year, the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Civitas Awards will celebrate the best and brightest businesses and business leaders in Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands June 29 at the Dataw Island Clubhouse.\r\n\r\nPart of the Chamber’s Annual Meeting, the event includes a cocktail reception for networking, dinner, comments by the outgoing and incoming chairmen of the Chamber Board, and the highlight of the evening – recognition of the Civitas winners.\r\n\r\n“This year, we recognize 34 highly qualified nominees and will celebrate 11 Civitas Awards,” said Blakely Williams, president of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.  The Civitas program is in line with the Chamber mission to lead the enhancement, expansion and diversification of the business community. The awards cover a wide scope of excellence in the community, she noted.\r\n\r\n“We are so proud of these nominees, the work they’ve done and the promise they hold for our future,” said Jon Rembold, 2011-12 Chairman of the Chamber Board. “It’s a real honor for us to recognize them at such a big event.”\r\n\r\nEarly-bird tickets to the Annual Meeting and Civitas Awards are $50 for members and $65 for non-members of the Beaufort Chamber through Friday. To buy tickets or for more information, contact Renee Faucher at 525-8537 or <a href=\"mailto:renee@beaufortsc.org\">renee@beaufortsc.org</a>.\r\n\r\nJudges for this year’s event included Kevin Cuppia, Modern Jewelers; John Perrill, CBC National Bank; Mike McFee, Hometown Realty; Jeff Evans, Lowcountry Weekly; Bill Bootle, individual; Frankie Denmark, Hargray Communications; Jeff Kidd, Beaufort Gazette; and Sallie Stone, Beaufort Memorial Hospital and The Blood Alliance.\r\n\r\nThe highlight of the Civitas Awards is the coveted <strong>Lifetime of Leadership</strong> honor. This award recognizes an individual who has made great contributions to his/her community with their lives through various avenues of service. Service may come in the form of business growth and development, setting higher standards and/or demonstrating great leadership skills.\r\n\r\nLifetime contributions in communities prior to moving to the Beaufort region are also considered in determining lifelong leadership, provided the nominee meets the eligibility requirements. Nominees for the 2012 Lifetime of Leadership Award are:\r\n\r\n<strong>Robert DeLoach </strong>has lived in Beaufort all his life with the exception of his college years and his World War II service in the Navy.\r\n\r\nHe has positively impacted the lives of Beaufort residents over the last six decades with his invaluable engineering experience, beginning at Parris Island where he worked for 37 years as a mechanical engineer and at BES, Inc. where he has completed countless projects, introduced groundbreaking technologies in the field of engineering and mentored five generations of young engineers for the past 36 years.\r\n\r\nAmong DeLoach’s numerous volunteer hours include: the Beaufort Academy Board of Directors; Lady’s Island Business Professionals Association (LIBPAS) Board of Directors; South Carolina Social Services Board of Directors; and the Boy Scouts of America as District Commissioner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Bernie Kole</strong> was drawn to Beaufort nearly 20 years ago by its strong sense of community and friendly people, Bernie Kole is the owner of Kole Construction, a well-known real estate development and residential homebuilder in Beaufort.  Kole served as the 2001 Chamber Chairman of the Board and played a key role in the Military Enhancement Committee for BRAC in 2005.\r\n\r\nKole’s volunteer hours include building the shelter and office building in 1998 for Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse, the Child Abuse Prevention Association office in 2007 and most recently, the CAPA Closet project on Ribaut Road.\r\n\r\nKole currently serves as president of CAPA, president of the Friends of the Beaufort County Library, Inc., and as a trustee of the Beaufort County Public Library system.\r\n\r\n<strong>Larry Mark</strong> is a Beaufort native and founder and owner Furniture Warehouse Design Gallery (FWDG). He started his furniture business at just 20 years old in a converted garage in 1972.  Now in its 40<sup>th</sup> year, FWDG enjoys its 60,000 square feet showroom space, has generated millions in sales revenue and employs nearly 20 people.\r\n\r\nAs the fourth person in his family to graduate from Leadership Beaufort, Mark has served as Chairman of the Beauport Area Transportation Commission, Co-Chair for the Beaufort County Schools Air Quality Task Force, Chairman of the University of South Carolina division of the Small Business Development Centers and Beaufort Planning Board Officer.\r\n\r\nLarry and Robyn Mark founded the FWDG Coat Drive, a 21-year old effort that has resulted in over 40,000 coats being distributed to needy children and adults throughout Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nOther categories and nominees for this year’s Civitas Awards include:\r\n\r\n<strong>Regional Economic Impact</strong>\r\n\r\nThis award recognizes a business that has demonstrated significant accomplishments in promoting economic prosperity and quality of life in our region.  Businesses nominated create a significant economic impact through investment, risk-taking or job creation at a macro level.\r\n\r\nNominees include the City of Beaufort; Mitchell Brothers Inc.; and Technical College of the Lowcountry.<strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Excellence in Free Enterprise</strong>\r\n\r\nThis award recognizes a business that is a model of successful enterprise for others. Success can include job creation, creating economic diversification for the community, unique risks and results, turning a business around or filling a market niche. Nominees include Greenbug and The Island News.\r\n\r\n<strong>Community Stewardship </strong>\r\n\r\nThis award recognizes a for-profit business that actively and voluntarily supports community service organizations or provides support to individuals in need. It recognizes businesses that have made exemplary or long-standing contributions to our community, promoting community involvement within its corporate culture. Nominees include Beaufort Memorial Foundation, Robinson Grant and The Greenery.\r\n\r\n<strong>Outstanding Non-Profit</strong>\r\n\r\nThis award recognizes a private, non-profit organization that demonstrates enhancement of the quality of life and betterment of the community, contributes a balance of time, expertise and funding, meets an identified community need, and serves locally, regionally or nationally with a local or regional presence. Nominees include Alzheimer’s Family Services, Beaufort Art Association, Beaufort County Historical Society, HELP of Beaufort and the Wardle Family YMCA .\r\n\r\n<strong>Outstanding Leadership Beaufort Alumni</strong>\r\n\r\nLeadership Beaufort Alumni was organized in 2009 and launched this award in 2010.  The award recognizes one of the alumni who best exemplify the directive of Leadership Beaufort to get engaged and give back to the community. Nominees are Terry Bennett, Jack Cunningham and Charlotte Gonzalez.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tourism Leadership</strong>\r\n\r\nThis award recognizes a business, person or organization that has made great contributions to Beaufort County’s number one industry:  tourism<strong>. </strong>Nominees are Beaufort Water Festival and Ron Tucker of the Beaufort Film Society.\r\n\r\n<strong>Outstanding Employee </strong>\r\n\r\nThis award recognizes an individual who provides excellent customer service, who are good team players and who raise the bar in their workplace by contributing new ideas that better their company. Nominees are Josh Castillio, Plums restaurant and Androula Weiland, Main Street Beaufort USA.\r\n\r\n<strong>Military Citizenship Award</strong>\r\n\r\nThis award recognizes retired military in our community that makes exemplary and lasting contributions to our community. Nominees are Garry Parks, Bill Severns and Jack Snider.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lowcountry Young Professional</strong>\r\n\r\nThis award recognizes a young professional who exemplifies strong professional capabilities, leadership qualities, service to the community and a respected character. Nominees are Will Achurch, Wells Fargo; Julie Good, Beaufort Historic Foundation; Joel Iacopelli, Capstone Financial Partners; Stephen Murray, Kazoobies Inc.; and Charlie Nolette, Berry Island.\r\n\r\nThe Civitas Awards also will recognize the <strong>Junior Enlisted Service Member of the Year </strong>and<strong> Non-commissioned Officer of the Year. </strong>Both winners are selected by staff at the three local military installations.', 'Chamber Civitas Awards honor Beaufort leaders', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-civitas-awards-honor-beaufort-leaders', '', '', '2012-06-21 03:16:10', '2012-06-21 07:16:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7199', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7201, 4, '2012-06-21 03:17:41', '2012-06-21 07:17:41', 'Morgan Bennett, a 2012 graduate from Beaufort High School, is the recipient of the South Carolina Dance Education Organization (SCDEO) Artistic Merit, Leadership and Academic Merit Award. To be considered, Morgan was required to answer essay questions, provide a letter of recommendation, and submit a video of her own choreography. Morgan performed an original <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Morgan-Bennett-Nurnberg.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7202\" title=\"Morgan Bennett-Nurnberg\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Morgan-Bennett-Nurnberg-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" /></a>solo piece “Shattered,” which is her interpretation of someone struggling with Alzheimer’s. Morgan’s inspiration for the dance comes from a family friend who has been struggling for years with the disease. The SCDEO was so impressed with Morgan’s choreography that they nominated her for the National Dance Honor award, where she received Honorable Mention.\r\nMorgan is a member of National Honor Society for Dance Arts, was president of the Beaufort High School chapter of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts, and dances with Low Country School of Performing Arts. Morgan will be attending College of Charleston in the fall where she plans to double major in dance and business.', 'When it comes to artistic accomplishments, this student has all the right moves', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'when-it-comes-to-artistic-accomplishments-this-student-has-all-the-right-moves', '', '', '2012-06-21 03:17:41', '2012-06-21 07:17:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7201', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7203, 4, '2012-06-21 03:19:26', '2012-06-21 07:19:26', 'Hot on the heels of the energizing Havana Son show, the final act in the popular Street Music on Paris Avenue summer concert series will take to the stage Saturday, June 23, at 6:30 p.m.\r\nWebb Wilder and The Beatnecks are described as “Rock for Roots fans and Roots for Rock fans.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7204\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Webb-Street-Music.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7204\" title=\"Webb-Street Music\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Webb-Street-Music-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Musician Webb Wilder.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Associated Press calls the band’s music and stage performance “a glorious amalgamation of grunge chords, killer grooves, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins theatrics, a healthy sense of humor, and great pop melodies.” It’s “full of wit and personality, and devoid of technological or conceptual gimmickry,” added the Houston Post.\r\nWebb Wilder is an evangelist for real rock ‘n’ roll. As a singer, guitarist, bandleader, film actor, songwriter and humorist, he may be roots-rock’s only true Renaissance man. The Webb Wilder Credo is “Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, wear glasses if you need ’em.”\r\nRemember to bring chairs and dancing shoes to this show produced by ARTworks. The free concert series is a gift from the Town of Port Royal; the rain location is The Shed. For more information, contact ARTworks at 843-279-2787 or visit www.ArtWorksInBeaufort.org.', 'Webb Wilder and The Beatnecks to rock Port Royal', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'webb-wilder-and-the-beatnecks-to-rock-port-royal', '', '', '2012-06-25 09:36:15', '2012-06-25 13:36:15', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7203', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7205, 4, '2012-06-21 03:24:58', '2012-06-21 07:24:58', 'By Lanier Laney\r\n\r\nExecutive Director Arlene Hull said the Alzheimer’s Family Services of Greater Beaufort had a sellout crowd of more than 240 people at last weekend’s dinner theater fundraiser at The Shed in Port Royal. The money will go directly to help caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease in our community.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AFS1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7206\" title=\"AFS1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AFS1-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" /></a>Arlene said, “Thank you, thank you to all of the hard-working volunteers and staff, and the generous sponsors, and the wonderful people who supported us by attending, and the night would have been nothing without our great entertainers, Ron Daise, Harry Chakides, Bernie Schein and Steven Keyserling — the “Unreliables” whose incredible talents made this event such a success. You are all my heroes!”\r\n\r\nShe added, “Please also thank all of the donors of our many silent auction items and the <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AFS5.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7207\" title=\"AFS5\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AFS5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>generous people who bid on them.”\r\n\r\nThe wonderful dinner stations were provided by Breakwater, Emily’s, chefs from  Lady’s Island Country Club,  Summit Place Assisted Living, Helena House, Morning Side Assisted Living. The salad bar was sponsored by Tidewater Hospice and Roland Washington of We Island, and a bread station was sponsored by <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AFS3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7208\" title=\"AFS3\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AFS3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>Publix.\r\nSpecial thanks goes to the many generous sponsors: Butler Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep; CBC Bank; Low Country Home Oxygen; the Family of THK, THA Group; Coastal Neurology; Roxanne Cheney Home Organizations &amp; Administration; Century Link; Morning Side; Summit Place of Beaufort; Marilynn and Jim Koerber; The Sandbar &amp; Grill; IV Specialists; John Troutman; Eric <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AFS6.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7209\" title=\"AFS6\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AFS6-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>Fennell; Hometown Realty; SCB&amp;T; H. Rubin Vision Center; Virtual Marketing; New South Shirts; Premier Home Health Care Services; Strategic Communications; Furniture Warehouse Design Gallery; Moss, Kuhn &amp; Fleming; and Bob Carney of BIAS.', 'Alzheimer’s Family Services fundraiser a big success', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'alzheimers-family-services-fundraiser-a-big-success', '', '', '2012-06-21 03:24:58', '2012-06-21 07:24:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7205', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7210, 4, '2012-06-21 03:33:05', '2012-06-21 07:33:05', 'By Tess Malijenovsky\r\n\r\n\"It’s not just the unique history of St. Helena, or the state of South Carolina. It’s a unique American history, and a lot of people don’t know about it,” said Victoria Smalls about Penn Center. Smalls is in charge of organizing the 150th anniversary of Penn Center’s foundation in 1862 during the Civil War. The event will mark a three-year commemoration beginning this weekend, June 22-23.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7211\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Laura-Towne-and-Penn-School-Students-1862.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7211\" title=\"Laura Towne and Penn School Students 1862\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Laura-Towne-and-Penn-School-Students-1862-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Laura Towne and Penn School Students 1862. Photo courtesy Penn Center Archives.[/caption]\r\n\r\nFounded by two missionaries, Penn School would be the first school of its kind in the South to educate newly freed slaves. It would be the only safeguard for interracial groups in South Carolina to meet with “the King” during the Civil Rights Movement. It would teach the first volunteers in the Peace Corps about “the third world,” the jungle-like St. Helena Island, which had not the modernized tools of agriculture but instead a rich language and culture foreign even to other Americans.\r\nToday, Penn Center is a nationally historical landmark and a community center with the mission “to promote and preserve the Sea Islands’ history and culture.”\r\nAs told by Executive Director Walter Mack: “[The Penn Center] was the people’s answer to everything from education to how to grow food to politics to land retention. Everyone came here and it hasn’t changed that much ... We are the heartbeat of this community and Penn has responded to the needs and wants of the people of this community — not only on St. Helena Island, but I would say everyone within the Gullah-Geechie Cultural Heritage Corridor.”\r\nThe Founder’s Day Celebration this weekend will focus on the founding of Penn School, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Robert Smalls and his capture of the steamship planter through the Reconstruction era. Everyone is invited to learn more on guided historical tours Friday, June 22, at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.; or to visit the Regional Art Showcase at its York W. Bailey Museum from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.\r\n\r\nEnjoy the “Fish Fry with Blues” by local celebrity Bill DuPont from 12-3 p.m. on the Frissell Grounds. It’s also a chance to stop by the book signing with Bob Rogers, author of “First Dark: A Buffalo Soldier’s Story” — a fictional work based on real events and people during the Civil War, Indian Wars, American Reconstruction and Mexican Revolution. Also at the signing will be illustrator John W. Jones, well known for his watercolor paintings of Penn’s historical buildings.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7216\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_03522.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7216\" title=\"DSC_0352\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_03522-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a> Children currently in the Penn P.A.C.E. program take a historical tour with mentors in the Penn Teen Leadership program.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAlso, don’t miss the first public screening on Friday at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. of a 30-minute documentary highlighting the deep connection between the Sea Islanders and the land and water that sustains them. The filmmakers and several of the local resident featured in the film will be in attendance.\r\nAt the end of the day from 4-6 p.m. in Frissel Hall forum facilitator Fred Washington, Beaufort County Board of Education Chairman, will join 11 expert panelists and members of the community in drawing the future of Penn. A true testament to the Penn Center’s attention to the wants of its community, this community forum will discuss “Penn Center: Then, Now and Tomorrow.”\r\n“Because it does take the whole community and because this is a community center, you want to have everyone’s input — youth, a college student to a 104-year-old person,” chimed Smalls and Mack together.\r\nSaturday, June 23, will begin with an opening ceremony that includes the 54th Massachusetts Vol. infantry Civil War reenactment, the sesquicentennial memorial unveiling and spiritual vocals of church choirs. Penn Center, Inc. will host a banquet at the historic Brick Baptist Church built by West African slaves. Then the celebration will culminate with keynote speakers Roland J. Gardner and Dr. Emory S. Campbell.\r\nGardner is the C.E.O. of Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc., which provides affordable health services for more than 19,000 patients in the three counties. Of course, before Mr. Gardner was recognized nationally and locally for his excellence in leadership, he was a graduate of Penn Center’s Nursery School and a lifetime committed supporter of Penn Center as a former chairman on the Board of Trustees and now an 1862 Circle inductee.\r\nDr. Campbell, also an 1862 Circle inductee, is the Executive Director Emeritus of Penn Center and one of the nation’s leading experts on Gullah culture. Campbell was the former chairman of the Gullah-Geechie Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission and is currently the Director of Gullah Heritage Consulting Services and the manager of Gullah Heritage Trail Tours. He is also working with a team to produce “De Nyew Testament,” a bible translation into Gullah with marginal text of the King James version.\r\n“I’m so amazed of the role that Penn played not only in this region but in the history of the United States,” Mack remarked. “Education for Freedom — that was the key. The whole idea of Reconstruction for the South, it started here. Teaching citizenship to newly freed people, that all started here. No other part of the South. Right here. It used to be a taboo [for Gullah people] to talk about their history or speak their language because it would hold them back. Things have changed. We’re letting the world know we have a unique culture here that needs to be preserved.”', '150th anniversary of Penn Center: Founder’s Day Celebration', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '150th-anniversary-of-penn-center-founders-day-celebration', '', '', '2012-06-25 09:40:09', '2012-06-25 13:40:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7210', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7511, 4, '2012-07-26 05:25:18', '2012-07-26 09:25:18', 'University of South Carolina Beaufort women’s soccer coach Ed Heberling has added former Garnder Webb University standout and Armstrong Atlantic State assistant coach Hilary George to his coaching staff for the upcoming season.\r\nGeorge comes to the Sand Sharks after six seasons as an assistant at Armstrong Atlantic. The Pirates went 91-25-13 during <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Sports-HilaryGeorge.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7512\" title=\"Sports-HilaryGeorge\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Sports-HilaryGeorge-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>her tenure and reached the NCAA Division II Final Four in 2011. During her playing career, George was a first-team All-America selection by the National Christian College Athletic Association as a goalkeeper at Gardner-Webb, where she still ranks second in school history in shutouts in a season (7.5) and career (14.5).\r\n“I am excited to have a coach with Hilary’s experience, knowledge and background join our program,” Heberling said. “Hilary will play a vital role in training our goalkeepers and solidifying our defense this season.”\r\nHeberling is also excited about impact George will have on the Sand Sharks’ strength, conditioning and fitness programs. She is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has experience as a personal trainer.\r\n“It’s not often that you find a coach of her caliber, and I’m excited for coach George to help build USCB soccer into the same caliber of program that our athletics department has come to expect,” Heberling said.\r\nThe Sand Sharks begin their second season of competition in the NAIA and Sun Conference with a scrimmage at Coker College on Aug. 18 and return home to begin the season against Brenau (Ga.) at 5 p.m. on Aug. 24.', 'New hire an addition to USCB Sand Shark soccer coaching staff', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-hire-an-addition-to-uscb-sand-shark-soccer-coaching-staff', '', '', '2012-07-26 05:25:18', '2012-07-26 09:25:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7511', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7514, 4, '2012-07-26 05:29:27', '2012-07-26 09:29:27', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0566.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7515\" title=\"DSC_0566\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0566-e1343294938791-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>Preston Suber, a junior at Beaufort Academy, is a member of The Unit, a basketball team that is part of the national Amateur Athletic Union. The team is going to Orlando this weekend to compete in the 11th Grade National Championships. Good luck to Preston, one of the team’s top shooters.', 'Athlete of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'athlete-of-the-week-24', '', '', '2012-07-26 05:29:27', '2012-07-26 09:29:27', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7514', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(7516, 4, '2012-07-26 05:30:44', '2012-07-26 09:30:44', 'Fundraisers support Boys &amp; Girls Club\r\nTwo July events will help raise money for the Summer Campaign for the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Beaufort.\r\n• Beaufort Flea Market to Benefit Boys &amp; Girls Club of Beaufort\r\nWhen: Saturday, July 28, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.\r\nWhere: The Boys &amp; Girls Club of Beaufort, 1100 Boundary Street.\r\nNeeded: Gently used items need to be dropped off at the club by Monday, July 23. Tax deduction forms available at drop off. For more information, call the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Beaufort at 843-986-5437.\r\n• Charity Christmas in July at Gilligan’s Seafood Restaurant\r\nWhat: Parents and supporters of the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Beaufort will be servers at Gilligan’s Seafood Restaurant. All tips will be donated to the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Beaufort\r\nWhere: Gilligan’s Seafood Restaurant, 2601 Boundary Street, Beaufort.\r\nWhen: Thursday, July 26, from 4 to\r\n6 p.m. For more information, call 843-986-5437.\r\n\r\nStay cool with Jingle Jog, Christmas in July\r\nJoin FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice for the Jingle Jog 5K and Christmas in July Party at Coosaw Point River Club, a family fun event on Friday, July 27, from 6-9 p.m. The Jingle Jog 5K Run/Walk and 1 mile Fun Walk registration starts at 5:30 p.m., race starts at 6 p.m. The Jingle Jog is $25 for adults. Register online at www.active.com or download form at www.festivaloftreesbeaufort.com. It may be hard to believe, but there will be SNOW! Yes, Snow in July from 7 to 9 p.m. Entertainment will be by Drysdale Entertainment and the band the Side Street Walkers will perform. Other events include swimming, water slides, jump house and kids games. Barbecue will be from Palmetto Smokehouse and other food will be provided. Christmas in July tickets for adults are $10, kids ages 12-5 are $5, and kids under 5 are free. Call 525-6257.\r\n\r\nPrograms teach about Port Royal Sound\r\nThe public is invited to a free series of programs, “The Sound’s Good To Me” with guest speakers, a panel of local experts to answer questions, and a children’s program all geared to help people learn about this special area. The programs will be each Saturday  from 10 a.m. to noon at the future home of the Port Royal Sound Maritime Center, where SC 170 meets the Chechessee River, the heart of Port Royal Sound.\r\n• July 28: David Harter, Glidden Paints and Hilton Head Reef Foundation, “Predators of Port Royal Sound.”\r\nVisit www.portroyalsoundfoundation.org or email kmadden@portroyalsoundfoundation.org.\r\n\r\nGolf tourney to benefit TCL scholarship fund\r\nThe Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation will hold  the “Building our Community” Golf Tournament Monday, July 30 at Hampton Hall.  The event, sponsored by CareCore National, will benefit the TCL Foundation Scholarship Fund. The tournament will feature a scramble format for both men and women.  Golfers may try to a $10,000 Hole-in- One prize and a $50,000 raffle shootout competition. The $100 per person registration includes the cart, gift bag, a box lunch, and the hole-in-one contest. Registration begins at 8  a.m. and the Shotgun start will be at 9 a.m. To become a sponsor or to register, please call Louise Mathews at 843-470-5962 or email lmathews@tcl.edu.\r\n\r\nEat dinner at Gilligan’s and support CAPA\r\nGood food for a good cause: Between 5 and 8 p.m. at Gilligan’s Seafood Restaurant, 2601 Boundary Street, Beaufort, on Tuesday, July 31, diners can support the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA). Servers will be assisted by a CAPA volunteer, and all tips go to CAPA to help fund child abuse prevention and intervention efforts across the county. What a fun and delicious way to spend the evening! Call CAPA at 843-524-4350 if interested in helping with the event.\r\n\r\nSign your kids up for Summer Scribes 2012\r\nAttention, all parents of sixth to eighth graders who like to write: Beaufort writer Katherine Tandy Brown is again offering a three-day summer writing course based on Natalie Goldberg’s classic “Writing Down the Bones” writing practice. This time-tested method furthers writing skills and encourages creativity. The series takes place Wednesday, August 1, Thursday, August 2, and Friday, August 3 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the sunny upstairs of the Charles Street Gallery at the corner of Charles and Greene streets. Class size is limited to five students. Cost is $65. For more information, contact Katherine at 859-312-6706 or ktandybrown@gmail.com.\r\n\r\nParkinson’s Support Group meets monthly\r\nHow can you help someone with Parkinson’s disease who has fallen? If you would like to find out, Occupational Therapist Candace Grose of Sea Island Rehabilitation will answer that question and more at the Parkinson’s Support Group of the Lowcountry’s next meeting on Thursday, Aug. 2, at 1:30 p.m. The support group meetings are held at Helena House on Paris Avenue in Port Royal on the first Thursday of every month. They are free and open to the public. For more information or to arrange transportation, contact Rose Ewing or Eric Fennell at Helena House at 843- 982-0233 or email rewing@alcco.com.\r\n\r\nLunch and Learn series free in Port Royal\r\nThe Lunch and Learn series is held at Port Royal Farmers Market, Heritage Park, Port Royal. The Saturday, open-air classes at the gazebo are free, just bring a folding chair. The classes begin at 11:30 a.m. and are presented by the Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association. Here’s a full schedule:\r\nJuly 28: Think outside the box! Don’t be limited to rectangular plots for raised bed gardening.  Professor Joe Staton will show you how your raised bed garden can be a work of art. Don’t hide your veggie garden behind the garage, make a focal point of it. All the tools you need are a saw and a cordless drill.  Really.\r\nAugust 4: Night Blooming Flowers.  Ever wonder why some flowers bloom only at night?  Master Gardener Sandra Educate will showcase flowers that really shine — at night.\r\nAugust 11: Worm composting. Recycle your kitchen scraps into garden “Black Gold.” No more smelly garbage. Worm composting is odor free.\r\n\r\nBlack Chamber of Commerce hosts event\r\nThe Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will have its First Friday Networking Event hosted by Betty Strickland of Barefoot Farms on August 3 at Barefoot Farms located at 939 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island, from 6 to 8 p.m.  All members and the public are invited. Cost $5 members and $10 non-members.  Details, call 986-1102.\r\n\r\nFree SC safety course held for young hunters\r\nAttention all South Carolina hunter wannabees: A free SC DNR-approved, instructor-led, one-day Hunter Safety Education course and test is mandatory for all SC residents and nonresidents born after June 30, 1979, to obtain a state hunting license. Presented by Parris Island Rod &amp; Gun Club on Saturday, August 4, at Moose Lodge #1855, 350 Broad River Boulevard, Beaufort. There’s a 7 a.m. start, food and drink will be provided. Pass the course and walk out with a temporary hunter education card. Reserve your seat now: Call Danny Vinson, 843-812-1984 or Jim VanDam, 843-252-2846. Young hunters ages 11 and up are invited — a great father-daughter/son activity. The SC DNR Hunter Education Program is dedicated to safe enjoyment of our outdoors. Students learn about responsibility and ethics in the field, wildlife conservation and firearms safety. Visit http://www.dnr.sc.gov/education/hunted.html for more information.\r\n\r\nCity offers Affordable Housing workshop\r\nAn Affordable Housing Program Workshop will be held Wednesday, August 15, at 10 a.m. at the City of Beaufort City Hall, 1911 Boundary Street, in the 2nd Floor Council Chambers. The workshop is free, but please register by emailing shirley@lowcountryhousingtrust.org. Learn how to apply for $7,500 in subsidy for First-time Homebuyers, $7,500 in subsidy for Community Stability Homebuyers, $15,000 in subsidy for Purchase of Bank Owned Property, $15,000 in subsidy for Energy Efficiency &amp; Weatherization, $15,000 in subsidy for Accessibility Rehabilitation, Special Financing and $4,000 in Down Payment Assistance.\r\n\r\nARTworks auditions for ‘The Misanthrope’\r\nAuditions are August 22 and 23rd at 7 .p.m. for “The Misanthrope” by Moliere, a comedy of manners in verse, in an original translation by Daniel H. Daniels at ARTworks in Beaufort Town Center. The production is this November, roles are for high school ages and up. ARTworks is the community arts center in Beaufort, at 2127 Boundary Street. Call 379-2787 or visit www.artworksinbeaufort.org.\r\n\r\nVeggie Fun World at St. Helena Parish church\r\nVeggie Fun World 2012 is a Christian summer program for children offered by the Parish Church of St. Helena in downtown Beaufort. Each program is distinct but related by the classic “Veggie Tales” characters used in crafts, songs, and activities. Session dates are August 13-17 and 27-31. Sessions I, II, and III are for children 18 months through 6 years. Each session has a fee of $130 per child. Contact Roz Dixon at 522-1712, ext. 220, or email nursery@islc.net. Register and pay online at www.sthelena1712.org.\r\n\r\nSt. Peter holds session for ‘Returning Catholics’\r\n“Everything you ever wanted to ask about returning to the Catholic Church, but were afraid to ask”: For those thinking about returning to the practice of their faith, as well as for those newly returned, St. Peter Catholic Church will have a Question/Answer session on Saturday, August 18, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, in the Adult Education Room of the Parish.  This can be a great opportunity for persons to ask those questions. St.  Peter Church further offers to returning Catholics a series of weekly presentations, before Christmas and Easter.  These sessions also include time for questions and discussions that will be helpful.  For more information, contact deborahm@catholic.org.', 'What To Do', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-50', '', '', '2012-07-26 05:30:44', '2012-07-26 09:30:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7516', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7217, 4, '2012-06-21 03:43:56', '2012-06-21 07:43:56', 'Seeking 600 volunteers to help tutor Beaufort and Jasper elementary students in reading, United Way of the Lowcountry is turning to social media Thursday as part of the national United Way\'s \"Day of Action.\"\r\n\r\nThe day includes \"The Big Tweet\" when United Ways across the country, including the local organization, send out special tweets on the social network Twitter. Follow United Way of the Lowcountry on Twitter at @UW_LowcountrySC or Facebook at UnitedWayLowcountry.\r\n\r\n\"More and more people are keeping in touch using the digital world, and we are sharing our message and information through Facebook, Twitter and our website,\" said Clarece Walker, CEO of United Way of the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\n\"There\'s nothing to replace face to face contact, but using social media helps us reach more people with more information,\" Walker said.\r\n\r\nThe 600 volunteer tutors are part of an expanded initiative by United Way of the Lowcountry to improve education in Beaufort County and Jasper County. The goal is to have 80 percent of students reading at grade level by the time they enter fourth grade, and to reduce the local dropout rate by 50 percent by 2018, Walker said.\r\n\r\nUnited Way of the Lowcountry is reducing tomorrow’s struggles by tackling problems today.\r\n\r\nToday, two-thirds of American fourth graders cannot read at grade level. In Beaufort and Jasper counties, pockets of elementary children are behind in developing their reading skills.\r\n\r\nUnited Way of the Lowcountry is recruiting people with passion, expertise and resources to be volunteer tutors for students in kindergarten, first, second and third grades at eight area schools.\r\n\r\nVolunteers will serve in the following elementary schools:\r\n\r\n• Hilton Head Early Childhood Center\r\n\r\n• Hilton Head School for Creative Arts\r\n\r\n• Hilton Head International Baccalaureate\r\n\r\n• Pritchardville Elementary\r\n\r\n• Joseph Shanklin Elementary\r\n\r\n• St. Helena Elementary\r\n\r\n• Ridgeland Elementary\r\n\r\n• Hardeeville Elementary.\r\n\r\nIn 2012, United Way celebrates the 125<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the United Way movement. The organization invites all people to join hands with others to improve the education, income and health of our community.\r\n\r\nDuring this milestone year, United Way celebrate those people and organizations – past, present, and future – who continue to advance the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all.\r\n\r\nThe Big Tweet\" will be all day Thursday and will highlight the United Way\'s Day of Action. If there are enough participants, the Big Tweet will become a trending topic on Twitter.\r\n\r\nWant to help? Visit www.<a href=\"http://getconnected.uwlowcountry.org/\" target=\"_blank\">uwlowcountry.org</a> or call <a href=\"tel:843.982.3040\" target=\"_blank\">843.982.3040</a>.', 'United Way seeks volunteers in national \'Day of Action\'', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'united-way-seeks-volunteers-in-national-day-of-action', '', '', '2012-06-21 03:43:56', '2012-06-21 07:43:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7217', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7225, 4, '2012-06-27 21:27:06', '2012-06-28 01:27:06', 'The Studio holds free Ladies Night\r\nCome on over to The Studio on Thursday, June 28, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for Ladies Night: a night with the girls filled with healthy tips and some healthy — and some not so healthy — treats. Shelly Hudson, Health Coach, RD, BSN, will give a mini seminar on Eating for Energy and Marcia Mitchell will show how to Salsa the night away. The Studio’s Cheryl Smith will be offering free massages with beauty skin care products from The Beauty Society, as well as and mouthwatering treats from Cookies by Charlotte. The Studio is located at 1304 Boundary Street, across from Beaufort Dog. For details, visit\r\nwww.thestudiofitnessandnutrition.com or call 843-379-FITT(3488).\r\n\r\nSummer Girl Retreat works on self-esteem\r\nNext Level Living presents Summer Girl Retreat at St. Christopher in Seabrook from June 29 to July 1. This retreat is for girls between ages 13-19. The cost is $90 per attendee and includes bus ride, meals and lodging. Workshops include “Looking for love in all the wrong places,” “I’m your parent, not your friend” and “Will the real ... please stand up?”. For details, contact Phyllis Smart at 843-441-9415.\r\n\r\nLunch and Learn series returns this weekend\r\nThe popular open air series “Lunch and Learn” at the Port Royal Farmer’s Market is resuming on Saturday, June 30 at 11:30 a.m.  Landscape Designer J. Weidner will give a class on “Pruning Just About Everything.” He will show you how to avoid typical pruning mistakes and demonstrate methods which will show your shrubs and trees to their best advantage. The Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association is sponsoring these free classes. Bring a folding chair to the Gazebo at Heritage Park in Port Royal, next to the Port Royal Farmer’s Market.\r\n\r\nCeremony will dedicate new medical center\r\nBeaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. invites you and your family to the dedication ceremony of the “New” Leroy E. Browne Medical Center Senior Services Center on Sunday, July 1, from 4-6 p.m. The Grand Opening will be on July 9 at 33 Penn Center Road, St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nTCL to offer workshop on eliminating back pain\r\nMany Americans suffer from chronic, hard-to-control back pain. The Technical College of the Lowcountry Division of Continuing Education has partnered with Ian Hart of EarthFIT to offer an exclusive workshop to help participants learn how to live pain free. The class will be held Monday, July 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at EarthFIT, 37 Sams Point Road, Lady’s Island. Cost is $29. Please call 843.525.8205 to register or for more information.\r\n\r\nSign up for food-healing workshop demonstration\r\nWhere Soul Meets Body, located on Paris Avenue in Port Royal, will host a food-healing workshop demonstration on Thursday, July 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. This workshop is an introduction to a food-healing system that teaches so much more than good nutrition. Learn an easy way to get high phytonutrients into your diet. This system uses God’s medicine to heal our bodies. For $25, learn about the rich healing properties of everyday foods. Learn how to discern what is marketing hype and get unbiased facts. Discover how many people are healing themselves with the foods they are eating. For more information and to sign up, call Dottie Curtis, Advanced Food-Healing Instructor, 843-252-7716 or e-mail dotcurtis@charter.net.\r\n\r\nParkinson’s Support Group to hold meeting\r\nThe public is invited to learn more about Parkinson’s Disease, a progressive neurological disease, at the Parkinson’s Support Group of the Lowcountry’s next meeting on Thursday, July 5, at 1:30 p.m. at Helena House in Port Royal. The featured speakers will be Bernie and Jackie Snead, certified research advocates for the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.  The Beaufort Parkinson’s Support Group meetings are always held on the first Thursday of the month and are free and open to the public. For more information or to arrange transportation, contact Rose Ewing or Eric Fennell at 843-982-0233.\r\n\r\nAuthor will be signing “Baptized in Sweet Tea”\r\nKen Burger will be signing copies of his latest book “Baptized in Sweet Tea” on Saturday, July 7 from 12-3 p.m. at McIntosh Book Shop on Bay Street in Beaufort. Burger was a columnist for the Charleston Post &amp; Courier for 40 years covering sports, politics and life in the Palmetto State.  He was named S.C. Journalist of the Year in 1996. McIntosh Books is located in the Old Bay Market Place. Call 843-525-1066.\r\n\r\nGet training, certificate for Usui Reiki Level I\r\nUsui Reiki Level I Training. Gain a deeper knowledge of this ancient Tibetan Buddhist energy balancing modality and become attuned to (compatible with) this powerful life force energy. Reiki attunement is not only for those wishing to have a professional practice. Reiki is primarily a self-care tool that can be shared with family and friends. The class will be held at Palm Key, Ridgeland, on Saturday, July 7, and Sunday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $150. For more information, contact Ifetayo White, Reiki Master Teacher, 843-271-1923, neesamoon@gmail.com or Barbara Edwards, 843-726-6876, wellwwell@hotmail.com.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Lions Club to hold pancake breakfast\r\nThe Beaufort Lions Club Pancake Breakfast will be on Saturday, July 14, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Sea Island Presbyterian Church on Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nSportfishing and diving club to hold July meeting\r\nThe Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s July Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 12, at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on Lady’s Island, off Meridian Road. The social is at 6:30 and the program begins at 7 p.m. There will be presentations on locating, trapping, or netting various types of live baits. Local Captain Don May will provide a shrimp net throwing exhibition and tips on how to have a perfect throw every time. Members and guests are invited to bring their own cast net, for a contest on a professional peg board. For more information, call Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2020.\r\n\r\nBYSC holds auxiliary boating safety course\r\nThere will be a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Course held at Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on July 23, 25, and 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. The course is designed for ages 10-adult, and cost $25. This classroom course includes water safety, navigation, rules of the road, and safety equipment. Those who pass receive a certificate. Those under age 16 receive a wallet card that allows them to operate a powerboat without an adult. There is no on-water session. Space is limited. Please call 522-8216 or visit www.byscnet.com.\r\n\r\nARTworks offers classes on basketry techniques\r\nBasketry Combinations &amp; Continuations with Kim Keats will be held Tuesdays, July 24 and 31 and August 7 and 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. for ages 14 to adult. Explore new approaches for creating utilitarian and sculptural forms; imported and locally collected indigenous materials provided, along with instruction in a variety of basketry techniques. Great for beginning students, while experienced basket makers may discover methods for developing their own original styles. $55 for all four classes or $15 per class. Contact Kim Keats, 843-384-2435 or keatskim@yahoo.com. ARTworks is located at 2127 Boundary Street in Beaufort Town Center, www.ArtWorksInBeaufort.org.\r\n\r\nVeggie Fun World at St. Helena Parish church\r\nVeggie Fun World 2012 is a Christian summer program for children offered by the Parish Church of St. Helena in downtown Beaufort in June, July, and August. Each program is distinct but related by the classic “Veggie Tales” characters used in crafts, songs, and activities. Session dates are July 16-20, August 13-17 and 27-31. Sessions I, II, and III are for children 18 months through 6 years. Each session has a fee of $130 per child. Contact Roz Dixon at 522-1712, ext. 220, or email nursery@islc.net. Register and pay online at www.sthelena1712.org.\r\n\r\nGolf tourney to benefit TCL scholarship fund\r\nThe Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation will hold  the “Building our Community” Golf Tournament Monday, July 30 at Hampton Hall.  The event, sponsored by CareCore National, will benefit the TCL Foundation Scholarship Fund. The tournament will feature a scramble format for both men and women.  Golfers may try to a $10,000 Hole-in- One prize and a $50,000 raffle shootout competition. The $100 per person registration includes the cart, gift bag, a box lunch, and the hole-in-one contest. Registration begins at 8  a.m. and the Shotgun start will be at 9 a.m. To become a sponsor or to register, please call Institutional Advancement Executive Director Louise Mathews at 843-470-5962 or email lmathews@tcl.edu.', 'What To Do', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-45', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:27:06', '2012-06-28 01:27:06', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7225', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7226, 4, '2012-06-27 21:33:37', '2012-06-28 01:33:37', 'By Tracie Korol\r\nThis month’s spell of spring weather appears to be easing toward  summertime sultry, steamy and mean. We’ll dress down, move slower and leave our dogs at home, right?\r\nWe’ve all experienced those very hot days when every pore in our body oozes sweat. Sweating is our body’s cooling mechanism; evaporation of the moisture on the skin cools the body.  But dogs don’t sweat the way we do and their ability cool off is very limited. Their personal air conditioner is through the process of panting and breathing. When a dog pants, the air passing over the saliva in their mouths helps them cool. Their lining of their lungs serves as an evaporative surface, too and the blood vessels in their face, ears and feet expand to help dispel heat.\r\nA dog’s body temperature is normally between 100.2º and 102.8ºF. If his cooling mechanisms are over-loaded and his temperature rises past 104º he can suffer from dehydration, heat cramps or heat stress. Past 104º and the dog is in serious trouble; over 106º heatstroke can occur.  Heatstroke is life-threatening causing lethargy, weakness, collapse, seizure, coma, brain damage and even death. At 109º vital organs can shut down.\r\nThat’s the bad news. The good news is that’s it’s all preventable with a little common sense. Think about it: if you’re hot, your dog is hot, too. If it’s too hot for you to sit in a car without air conditioning, it’s too hot for your dog. If it’s too hot for you to walk barefoot across a parking lot or the sand, it’s too hot for your dog. He’s barefoot, too. If you’re sweaty and thirsty, your dog is too. Let’s remember, he’s upholstered in fur and he can’t sweat. Here are some common sense reminders for summertime dog safety:\r\n1. Never leave your dog in a car on a warm day. Not for a minute for that quickie errand; not ever. Never.\r\n2. When it’s hot outside, bring your dog inside. If you need A/C, chances are your dog does, too.\r\n3. Never confine your dog or leave him crated in the sun. It becomes an oven. Use caution leaving a crated dog under an awning, too. The sun moves during the day and a shady spot can become sun-baked in a short period of time.\r\n4. Provide rest breaks in the shade and plenty of fresh water (not found water) on all outdoor excursions.\r\n5. Avoid overexertion on hot or humid days. Even if your dog generally joins you for a walk or run, extreme temperatures call for a change in routine. You may want the full benefit from a drenching run across the bridge mid-day; it is torture for your dog.\r\n6. A dip in cool water is the best way to beat the heat for dogs and people, too. Get your dog a hard-sided kiddie pool or provide water play with sprinkler and hose games. You can drape your dog in a wet T-shirt or adorn him with a wet, chilled bandana on a steamy afternoon.\r\n7. At the beach be sure to provide a cool place — on a towel, under an umbrella — for your dog, too.\r\n8. Limit sun exposure during the mid-day hours and use an animal-safe sunscreen on dogs with pink noses or exposed skin.\r\n9. Be especially careful with obese, older or high-risk dogs.\r\nExpert recommendations vary on whether to clip a dog’s coat to assist with heat management. The ASPCA suggests that thinning or trimming a double-coated dog can help, but don’t shave the dog! Leave at least an inch of coat to provide insulation and protection from sunburn.  I’ve always recommended trimming away belly fur so a dog can make maximum contact with a cool tile floor.\r\nAnd finally, please leave your Best Friend at home this summer’s festival season. He’ll be happier waiting at home, lounging on the A/C vent.', 'No hot dogs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'no-hot-dogs', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:33:37', '2012-06-28 01:33:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7226', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7227, 4, '2012-06-27 21:34:24', '2012-06-28 01:34:24', 'By Celia Strong\r\nSo, I really hate it when this happens. Actually, when these couple of things happen. First, you find out after years of really liking a wine — and I mean years for you and me both — that it’s not going to be around anymore.  And I have to go on this tasting search to find a replacement. As I’ve mentioned before, all the wines we get to taste are not necessarily that good. So, as you can imagine, looking for a replacement is not all that fun. And looking for a bunch of replacements is a bit daunting.  You just know you’re going to taste a bunch of dogs and maybe never find a new wine as good as the one you’re losing. Oh well. It has to be done.  And this week’s wine is a find from one of the biggest searches ever.\r\nThe search was to replace, if possible, a range of Argentine wines. Various grape varieties, at various price levels, hopefully in styles that a lot of us would like time after time. After all, what good does a wine do us if you only buy it once?  We are all a lot happier if the wine brings us all back to itself repeatedly. So, there I go off to taste.  And more than one time because each company we buy wines from has some I just have to try. The most important, being a search for Argentine wines, was good Malbecs.  As you know, or should cuz we’ve covered this before, Malbec is the red wine grape that keeps Argentina on everyone’s mind. The French brought Malbec to Argentina, but viticulture and wine making were introduced to the country during the Spanish colonization of the Americas and by Christian missionaries. In 1556, Father Juan Cedron established the first vineyard in Argentina. More plantings followed and the first commercial vineyard was established in1557. From the 1560’s through the 1580’s, missionaries and settlers continued to plant more vines and built a system of irrigation channels and dams that still brings water (melting snow and glacier ice actually) down the mountains to the vineyards. Because it was explored and settled by French, Spanish and Italians, the vineyards of Argentina became a conglomerate of grape varieties from all three. Like I said, our Malbec came from France, but Bonarda, another red variety, came from Italy and California missionaries, Torrontes, a white variety, is a cross of an indigenous grape and Moscato, probably, and on and on.\r\nIn the twentieth century, the development of the Argentine wine industry (its growth and its money) were deeply influenced by the economy of the whole country. In the 1920’s, Argentina was the eighth richest country in the world. Their own citizens were a huge support to their own wine industry. The Depression, though, led to a large decrease in the export markets for Argentina. This led to lower revenues and fewer investments in the country, and the wine industry declined.  A lot. By the early 1970’s, the average Argentine citizen was drinking nearly twenty-four gallons of wine a year. The United States was averaging less than a gallon per person per year at that point. Finally, after the 1980’s, Argentina’s peso was gaining in value in the world and the wine industry, following the example set by their neighbor Chile, started concentrating on export markets in place of domestic ones. By the end of the 20th century, what had been a “sleeping giant” in wines, started to wake up.\r\nMendoza is the leading wine region of Argentina. In recent years, Malbec has become their best known and mostly widely planted variety. At of the beginning of the twenty-first century, total plantings are at about 361,000 acres. The Mendoza vineyard area is about half the entire area of United States’ vineyards and more than New Zealand and Australia combined. By the beginning of the 21st century, Argentina had more than 1,500 wineries.  Most of the best rated Malbec wines come from Mendoza’s high altitude regions ( the Lugan de Cuyo and Uco Valley districts) where the elevation is between 2,800 and 5,000 feet. The soil is sandy and alluvial on top of clay substructures and the climate is continental with four distinct seasons.  Under Argentine wine law, if the grape name appears on a wine’s label, it must be at least 80 percent that variety.\r\nBut, back to Malbec and France for a moment. The historic birthplace of Malbec was southwestern France, and it is still widely grown in Cahors, a bit in Bordeaux, and some Vin de Pays areas like the Lanquedoc. In Argentina, though, it has found its niche and claim to fame. The grape clusters of Argentine Malbec have smaller berries and are tighter than those in France.  Malbec wines have a characteristic deep color (a kind of inky red or violet) and intense fruit flavors with a velvety texture. The grape is thin-skinned and needs more sunshine and warmth to ripen well than either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot. It ripens early, which fits well into harvest schedules, and saves it from potential damage from cold to which it’s very susceptible.\r\nOur Malbec this week comes from Antigal Winery and Estates, founded in 1897 by the Peiro family as Bodega Antigal. Modern wine making equipment is housed in traditional buildings, some old and some built to resemble the winery’s original structures. Refrigerated grape storage rooms, an antiseptic bottling chamber and a gravitational flow system are part of the new Antigal. Vineyards that were part of the original bodega holdings remain with the winery and continue their heritage of great wines.  It is the location of these vineyards with their calcareous soil, very warm days and cool nights that allow the grapes to develop slowly. Better flavors and textures all take time. Slow but concentrated. That’s the secret.\r\nAntigal makes two levels, or tiers as they can be called, of wines. Cavia Classic is more youthful wines — fruit forward, easy drinking. And then there is their Cavia Reserve, wines known for their structure and intensity. Ours comes from this Reserve tier. Antigal Uno (that means “one” in Spanish) is 100% Malbec, a very deep red with a violet tinge, with an intense nose of dark red fruits and oak, a very silky mouth-feel, long, concentrated flavors of berries, dark plums, smoke, coffee and more and a long lingering finish. But, you want to know the worst part of my first tasting of this wine?  The bottle itself.  It’s dark with this brass Number One kind of soldered onto it. It was such a great looking bottle, everyone would always remember it. Such great marketing. Oh, please, please!  I so badly wanted it to taste good. And I was so worried it would be mediocre or less, it had to be almost awful with such a great appearance. That’s how it always works. The better the label the less good the wine is.  But, it’s THE one that breaks that rule. It was great — inside the bottle and outside!  Yay!  Delicious. And a Reserve wine.  Great!  And all for $13.99.  Oh boy.  A new Number One. Antigal Uno. Look for the brass numeral.  It’ll see you coming.  Enjoy!', 'Number One: Antigal Uno', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'number-one-antigal-uno', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:34:24', '2012-06-28 01:34:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7227', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7228, 4, '2012-06-27 21:38:30', '2012-06-28 01:38:30', 'By Pamela Brownstein\r\nOn a hot afternoon in June, the Gullah Grub Restaurant — at the intersection of U.S. 21 and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on St. Helena Island — was filled with hungry patrons.\r\nAmong them, the Lunch Bunch was eager to sample the traditional cuisine prepared by chef and owner Bill Green.\r\nWe started with a piece of homemade cornbread that was simply amazing. Slightly crunchy on the outside and moist and sweet\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7231\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0750.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7231\" title=\"DSC_0750\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0750-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Warm peach cobbler — a must-have![/caption]\r\n\r\non the inside, you didn’t even need butter.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7229\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Gullah-Grub1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7229\" title=\"Gullah Grub1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Gullah-Grub1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Gullah Grub owners Sara\' and Bill Green.[/caption]\r\n\r\nFor the main course, Buck had the barbecue ribs with potato salad, while Elizabeth ordered a cup of shrimp gumbo and side of red rice. I tried fried shark strips with a side of mac n’ cheese — all of these dishes were delicious.\r\nWe also shared a side of perfectly prepared collard greens, and a cup of Fish Chowder. While the chowder is something I would not have ordered on my own, I couldn’t get enough of this awesome tomato-based catfish stew.\r\nFor dessert we had a piece of Sweet Potato Pie and a piece of Peach Cobbler. Served warm, the Peach Cobbler was heavenly, with big gooey pieces of fresh peaches that fall off your fork and melt in your mouth. Although all our food was outstanding, we agreed this cobbler is a must-have.\r\nBill’s wife, Sara’ Reynolds-Green, said their organic farm on St. Helena has been in her family for generations. They have started a program to teach teens how to grow, cook and serve the food the\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7230\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0734.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7230\" title=\"DSC_0734\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DSC_0734-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> BBQ ribs and potato salad.[/caption]\r\n\r\ntraditional Gullah way. “We want to preserve the history of how the food is cooked,” she said.\r\nOur server even wished us farewell in Gullah: “Tank hunnah fa come,” or “Thank you for coming.”\r\nThe restaurant has received praise from many publications, and was even featured on an episode of the popular Travel Channel show “No Reservations” with host Anthony Bourdain.\r\nGullah Grub is located at 877 Sea Island Parkway, U.S. 21, St. Helena Island, and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, noon to 8 p.m.; and for Sunday Brunch, noon to 4:30 p.m. They also offer catering. Call 843-838-3841 or visit www.gullahgrubs.com.', 'Authentic Gullah food prepared the authentic Gullah way at Gullah Grub', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'authentic-gullah-food-prepared-the-authentic-gullah-way-at-gullah-grub', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:38:30', '2012-06-28 01:38:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7228', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7232, 4, '2012-06-27 21:39:36', '2012-06-28 01:39:36', 'By Dennis Tavernetti\r\n\r\n“The Salt of Life” from the World Film Series presented by Emerging Pictures in HD at USCB Center For the Arts on Monday, July 2 at 6:30 p.m.\r\nSynopsis: Gianni is a middle-aged retiree who has become invisible to all, regardless of age or relation. He contends with an aristocratic, spendthrift mother; a wife who is more a patronizing friend than romantic partner; a daughter with a slacker boyfriend; and a wild young neighbor who sees him merely as her dog walker. Watching his old friends snare beautiful younger women, he tries his polite, utterly gracious best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life — with both hilarious and poignant results.\r\nRatings &amp; Reviews: Internet site IMDb: 5.9; Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 82/Audiences: 58. Good marks. Newspapers reviews: Time Out New York: “ ... bittersweet look at the bewilderment over growing old”; Variety: “... refreshing...”; The New York Times: “... touching ...”\r\nPreviewer Comments:  This World film in Italian with English subtitles will resonate  with all of retirement age, or even those reaching whatever age milestone that causes one too long for previous youthful memories. Although a comedy, this film is more, much more than a comical look at an aging, over-the-hill man’s attempt at regaining his youthful past in the present. The viewer cannot help but feel anguish for this elderly man who simply wants to be loved by someone.\r\nRated: Unrated, but likely can be considered to be PG.\r\nTickets for adults are $7, seniors $6, students $5. Call USCB Center for the Arts box office at 843-521-4145 or purchase day of performance. Box office opens one hour prior to show time.\r\nDennis Tavernetti is a resident of St. Helena Island and retired to the Lowcountry having a lifelong interest in the arts.', 'The Indie Film Corner: \'The Salt of Life\'', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-indie-film-corner-the-salt-of-life', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:39:36', '2012-06-28 01:39:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7232', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7233, 4, '2012-06-27 21:40:43', '2012-06-28 01:40:43', 'Annie Moses Band to perform free concert\r\nThe Annie Moses Band is an ensemble unlike any in America today. A blend of fiddle, jazz and classical influences fused with soaring, folk-inspired vocals creates a sound that is both refreshing and familiar.\r\nThe Annie Moses Band will perform at Beaufort’s Community Bible Church, 638 Parris Island Gateway, Sunday, July 1 at 7 p.m. in the main auditorium. The public is also invited to a picnic at 5:30 p.m. featuring hamburgers, hot dogs and Frogmore stew. Admission to both events is free, although participants may bring one or more canned goods to share with the church’s food pantry.\r\n\r\nScott Quarforth photos on display at ARTworks\r\n“The Lowcountry through My Own Lens” features the photography of Scott Quarforth in the gallery at ARTworks through August, <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Arts-LC-Lens.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7234\" title=\"Arts-LC Lens\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Arts-LC-Lens-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>with an opening reception Friday, July 6, from 6 to 8 p.m.\r\nRediscover the incredible wildlife and landscapes in the Lowcountry through the lens of Virginia photographer Scott Quarforth. At the reception, he will also unveil his new hardcover book by the same name.\r\nFor details, call 843-379-2787 or visit www.ArtWorksInBeaufort.org.', 'Arts Events', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'arts-events-14', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:40:43', '2012-06-28 01:40:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7233', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7235, 4, '2012-06-27 21:41:28', '2012-06-28 01:41:28', 'By Will McCullough\r\nHave you ever planned to contribute to the local economy by purchasing something you really wanted only to be surprised by extra, seemingly unexplainable, expenses? No, I’m not talking about feeding the parking meters while shopping along Bay Street; I’m talking about the closing costs associated with purchasing a property in the area. While experienced real estate buyers are stereotypically fully aware of exactly what closing costs consist of, most first time buyers are not.  So if you’re a potential first time buyer of real estate in the Lowcountry, please read on.  On the other hand, if you’ve already “been there, done that,” I’ll understand if you choose to stop reading now and skip forward to Terry Sweeney’s “Happy Winos” column. (For the record, I’m still waiting for him to review one of my favorite wines but he’s apparently prejudiced against the whole “volume meets cardboard box” packaging concept.)\r\nNow that we’re left with just the first time buyers, please allow me to explain, in general, what closing costs are. In short, closing costs are not a single individual fee paid to some nameless entity when you buy a home. Instead, the term refers to the combined accumulation of multiple fees due to multiple sources for services rendered on your behalf during the transaction.  In other words, instead of one big charge, it’s a whole bunch of smaller charges added together. The following are a few examples of some of the individual items that, when combined together, make up some of what we refer to as closing costs.\r\nHome Inspection: While a buyer is not normally required to have a home inspection before a purchase, it is my strong recommendation that you do so. A good home inspector can discover a wide range of “latent defects” or “problems nobody knew existed” before a sale is finalized. As the saying goes — “An ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure.” The cost of the inspection depends on many factors but, in a nutshell, one can expect to pay an average of between $250 to $400. This charge is often paid at the closing as opposed to when the actual inspection is conducted and, thus, becomes one of the fees that make up part of the closing costs.\r\nCL100 Inspection: Normally required by lenders and commonly referred to as the “termite inspection”, the CL100 inspection checks for just about anything that would degrade the stability of a wooden structure.  While this obviously includes termites and other timber destroying insects, it also includes excessive rot, moisture in the wood and certain fungi. Like the home inspection above, payment for the CL100 is normally deferred until closing.\r\nAppraisal: If, as opposed to paying cash, you are getting a loan on the property, an appraisal will likely be required by your lender. Basically, the appraisal’s purpose is to ensure that the sales price agreed upon does not exceed the actual current market value of the property. This protects both the buyer (from over paying) and the lender (in case you default and they have to foreclose and re-sell).\r\nAttorney Fees: If you are purchasing a property in the state of South Carolina, you will be having an attorney represent you in the transaction. In short, the job of your real estate attorney is to ensure that all the contractual “T’s” are crossed and “I’s” are dotted, that you are receiving a clear and marketable title free of liens and that you fully understand the wide range of documents, fees, etc., associated with the closing.\r\nLender Related Fees: This is a topic that warrants a detailed column of its own but, in general, there may well be fees or up front costs associated with the type of loan you have secured for the property and, if so, these costs will become closing costs as well.\r\nWhile the above list represents some of the services that, when combined and paid for at closing, make up what we call “closing costs,” it is by no means complete. Actual costs will vary from transaction to transaction, so I highly recommended that you discuss the topic in detail with your agent before you make your first offer.\r\nOh, and try out the boxed wines too. I’ll take the convenience of that little plastic spout over those annoying corks every time.', 'The (extra) cost of doing business', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-extra-cost-of-doing-business', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:41:28', '2012-06-28 01:41:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7235', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(7236, 4, '2012-06-27 21:43:11', '2012-06-28 01:43:11', 'By Lanier Laney\r\nAlong with being head of two important Beaufort charities that help the needy, Steve Curless is the owner of Ramblin Coastal DJ and Karaoke Service.\r\nHe was born in Mark Twain’s hometown of Hannibal, Missouri, as were his parents. He joined the Marine Corps when he was 17, retired in 1997 and moved to Beaufort soon after that.\r\nThey call him “The Karaoke Guy” and Steve says with a laugh, “but my volunteers and friends call me a lot of other names behind my back.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7237\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Steve-Curless.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7237\" title=\"Steve Curless\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Steve-Curless-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> DJ and president of HELP Of Beaufort, Steve Curless.[/caption]\r\n\r\nSteve is a mobile Disc Jockey and says, “I do karaoke two nights a week here in Beaufort and I do weddings and parties on the weekends in Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head, etc. I do karaoke at El Toros Bar (near the Air Station) on Tuesday nights and at Steamer on Lady’s Island on Friday nights. I specialize in weddings, which I love to do and have performed at hundreds of them.” He has been voted the # 1 DJ in Beaufort for the past five years.\r\nSteve also works hard as president of HELP Of Beaufort, and also president and founder of Community Services Organization (CSO), which is a group of about 45 churches and nonprofits throughout Beaufort County who work together to help the needy. They meet once a month on the third Wednesday of each month to get to know each other and learn how each agency helps the poor.\r\nSays Steve, “HELP Of Beaufort is a nonprofit where everyone is a volunteer, so no one gets paid for working there. Not even me. We bring in donations of clothes, food, money, furniture, etc., and we give everything away for free. I am usually at HELP of Beaufort most every day, to help out with things, train new volunteers, and to interview clients with special needs.”\r\n“Mobile Meals is another part of HELP. Beth Moon coordinates her volunteers who take hot meals out to approximately 70 people each day, Monday through Friday. The meals are prepared by Beaufort Memorial Hospital. She receives just enough each month to cover her expenses,” he said.\r\n“I have the greatest group of volunteers at HELP that I could ask for,” Steve adds. “Each one works three hours a day for one or more days. They are the best.”\r\nHELP is a United Way funded agency and recently had a successful fundraiser “Happy Days for HELP” at The Arsenal on May 5.\r\nSays Steve, “The CSO is doing great things. Two times a year we hold a ‘Helping The Homeless Day’ where we invite all the homeless to come to the Charles Lind Brown Center (Greene Street Gym) and we feed them, have a doctor check them, do resumes, give them a hair cut, etc. There are several other things in the works that are really going to positively impact the needy of Beaufort.”\r\n“I am amazed at how many homeless people are in Beaufort. We have registered almost 100 people as homeless. And also the number of people who have been hit hard by the recession. People who, just a couple years ago, owned their own companies are now asking for help with financial assistance. One day, we hope to get a homeless shelter set up. We have nowhere to send our homeless except to Savannah or Charleston,” he said.\r\n“With the CSO, I am contacted most every day from either someone who needs assistance or from one of the CSO organizations. We have also started the Charity Tracker Program. It is an online database of everyone who receives assistance in Beaufort County. When a nonprofit logs in, they can see every organization that has helped that person. It really enables the nonprofits to work together to help families who really need help and also to help stop the abuse by people who use the system and are not in real need,” he said.\r\nIn 1988, Steve had some buddies who were DJ’s on Okinawa, Japan, and they convinced him to try it. When he did, he fell in love with being a DJ. Then decided to make it his business. “It was a great decision,” says Steve, “and here I am, 24 years later, loving what I do.”\r\nSteve said he’s had many interesting experiences while DJing over the years. “I did a wedding in Atlantic Beach, N.C., for a family of Gypsies in the early 1990s. It went on for 10 hours a day for three days. I thought I would die. And I was a fairly new DJ and I hardly made any money on it. I learned my lesson about that,” he said.\r\n“And I did a wedding on Hilton Head once where the groom’s mother was arrested for hitting the groom’s father. It takes all kinds.”\r\nSteve has three grown children he is very proud of: Nick, 32, Stephanie, 30, and Anthony, 27, who is a Marine currently deployed in the Middle East. Between them he has seven grandchildren.\r\nSteve’s girlfriend Janet Robinson is a teacher at St. Helena Elementary School.\r\nSteve said he loves the kindness and generosity of the people in Beaufort.\r\nHis philosophy is simple: “Treat people how you would like to be treated. Even if they are rude and obnoxious. You will find that if you are kind to them, they will be kind to you. “\r\nSteve is a member and ambassador for the Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Baptist Church Of Beaufort where he has been ushering for the past four years. He’s also a Mason in the Harmony Lodge, a life member of AmVets, life member of Viet Nam Veterans of America, and life member of Disabled American Veterans. He has been with HELP Of Beaufort since 2003, starting as a volunteer, and President since 2006, six years. He founded the CSO in February of 2009.\r\nHis plans for the future are to “continue DJing and working for nonprofits all I can. As long as they will let me anyway!”\r\nHELP Of Beaufort is in need of donations of food, clothes, money, furniture, and volunteers. To sign up to volunteer or to drop off donation items, they are located at 1910 Baggett St. (one and a half blocks behind Maryland Fried Chicken and Piggly Wiggly).\r\nSteve Curless can be reached at 843-252-2710. Visit Ramblin Coastal DJ &amp; Karaoke Service at www.ramblindj.com.', 'Steve Curless HELPs those in need (including those in need of a good beat for dancing!)', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'steve-curless-helps-those-in-need-including-those-in-need-of-a-good-beat-for-dancing', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:43:11', '2012-06-28 01:43:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7236', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7238, 4, '2012-06-27 21:47:37', '2012-06-28 01:47:37', 'By Lanier Laney\r\n\r\nFrom now through August, Beaufort farmers markets will be hitting a crescendo of locally grown produce harvested at the peak of ripeness.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7239\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"213\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Louis-and-Kit-of-Port-Royal-Farmers-Market1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7239\" title=\"Louis and Kit of Port Royal Farmer\'s Market1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Louis-and-Kit-of-Port-Royal-Farmers-Market1-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" /></a> Louis and Kit of Port Royal Farmers Market.[/caption]\r\n\r\nGrab a heirloom tomato just picked that morning and put it on a piece of fresh baked bread slathered with Duke’s mayonnaise, a little sea salt and take a bite of heaven!\r\nPort Royal Farmers Market, on Ribaut Road in front of Naval Hospital Beaufort, is the biggest with more than 1,000 people visiting now each Saturday morning from 8:30 a.m. to noon. It was started seven years ago by Kit and Louis Bruce when the downtown farmers market was closed due to Waterfront Park renovations. It now has more than 35\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7240\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/The-Romans-are-now-selling-fabulous-Italian-cheese-at-Port-Royal-Farmers-Market1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7240\" title=\"The Romans are now selling fabulous Italian cheese at Port Royal Farmer\'s Market1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/The-Romans-are-now-selling-fabulous-Italian-cheese-at-Port-Royal-Farmers-Market1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> The Romans are now selling fabulous Italian cheese at Port Royal Farmers Market.[/caption]\r\n\r\nlocal vendors and is open year-round. Kit has been adamant that all the produce and items sold be sourced from the Lowcountry.  And many of the vendors she has helped sponsor have gone on to supply local restaurants and beyond with their ever-expanding businesses. The farmers markets are often the first “audience feedback” that vendors get about their products and it proves to be invaluable in their future decisions of what to grow or produce. Plus, the growth of local farmers markets has helped give a shot to the local economy.\r\nThe new Downtown Farmers Market is every Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. on West Street in front of Nippy’s.  And Pick Pocket Plantation Farmers Market off Robert Smalls Parkway is open Saturdays, 9 a.m.. to 4 p.m., and Tuesdays, 1 to 6 p.m. Habersham Farmers Market takes place every Friday afternoon from 4 to 7 p.m. at Habersham Marketplace. The monthly First Friday event will be Footloose Friday on July 6.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FM3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7243\" title=\"FM3\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FM3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FM1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7241\" title=\"FM1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FM1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FM2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-7242\" title=\"FM2\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FM2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>', '‘Tis the Season’ for Farmers Markets', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'tis-the-season-for-farmers-markets', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:47:37', '2012-06-28 01:47:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7238', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7244, 4, '2012-06-27 21:49:38', '2012-06-28 01:49:38', '[caption id=\"attachment_7245\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Marketplace3.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7245\" title=\"Marketplace3\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Marketplace3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> At left, Alexis Ortiz.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAlexis Ortiz pitched a perfect game, no hits, no walks, during the WFC Showdown softball tournament in North Charleston on June 23. Her team, the Carolina Badkatz, beat Carolina Fire 9-0, and took second place overall. She went 4-1 with 25 strike outs, and also had a .500 batting average for the tournament. Alexis, 11, has been playing softball since she was 5, and she said it’s her favorite thing to do.', 'Athlete of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'athlete-of-the-week-22', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:49:38', '2012-06-28 01:49:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7244', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7246, 4, '2012-06-27 21:50:43', '2012-06-28 01:50:43', 'Congratulations to the following teams for winning the 4th Annual Beaufort Gamecock Club Golf Classic sponsored by DuPriest Construction Co.\r\nGross Division:\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7247\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Sports-Gamecocks-classic-6-28.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7247\" title=\"Sports-Gamecocks classic 6-28\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Sports-Gamecocks-classic-6-28-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> The winning team: Keith Potts, Jim Moss and Ben Gecy. Not pictured, Mark Newberry.[/caption]\r\n\r\n• 1st Place: Jim Moss, Keith Potts, Benji Gecy and Mark Newberry.\r\n• 2nd Place: Frank Emminger, Mark Stokes, Neil Gifford and Cary Stoffel.\r\n• 3rd Place: Belton McCarty, Thad Vincent, Lewis Bishop and Phil Kelly.\r\nNet Division:\r\n• 1st Place: Mike Skidmore, Peach Morrison, Al Legare and Chris Legare.\r\n• 2nd Place: Neal McCarty, Billy Shuman, Bryan Walton and Jason Kivett.\r\n• 3rd Place: Will Bettis, Alex Johnson, Patrick McKnight and Bryan Gates.\r\nThanks to all players, sponsors and volunteers!', 'Gamecock Classic golf results', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gamecock-classic-golf-results', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:50:43', '2012-06-28 01:50:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7246', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7248, 4, '2012-06-27 21:51:43', '2012-06-28 01:51:43', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Mahi.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7249\" title=\"Mahi\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Mahi-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>Last Saturday, Geddes Dowling, right, and his son caught a Mahi-Mahi inshore at the Eagle’s Nest 15 miles from Hilton Head, a rare catch of a fish normally found in the Gulf Stream in 120 foot depths. The Mahi-Mahi follow the Sargassum seaweed, feeding on flying fish and other small fish that hide there. This catch was 46.5 inches long.', 'Catch of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'catch-of-the-week-5', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:51:43', '2012-06-28 01:51:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7248', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7250, 4, '2012-06-27 21:52:20', '2012-06-28 01:52:20', 'By State Farm™\r\nA college education is a gift that most parents would love to give their children. But with higher education becoming pricier each year, it’s important to use time to your advantage and to save early.\r\nCollege education expenses grew an average of 5.6 percent a year beyond general inflation from the 2010-2011 academic year to the 2011-2012 academic year, according to the College Board. If costs continue to rise at that pace, the College Board estimates that today’s high school students could expect to pay close to $100,000 to attend a public, in-state university for four years, and more than twice that for a private institution.\r\nMany families don’t believe they can save enough to pay the continually rising college costs, especially given other important short- and long-term goals in their financial plan.\r\nStart Saving Now: The sooner you begin saving for your child’s education, the better: A head start will give your investment more time to grow, as well as more time to ride the market’s ups and downs.\r\nMany students do receive financial aid; for the  2001-2012  academic year, more than $178 billion in financial aid was awarded to undergraduate students, according to the College Board. Still, most colleges expect parents and students to contribute their share. In addition, typical financial aid packages also rely on loans.\r\nThankfully, the federal and state governments have made saving for college easier with tax-favored education funding options. But how do you decide which vehicle is right for you?\r\nOptions For College Funding: To determine how to best save for your child’s college education, you may want to start by comparing the following popular investment alternatives:\r\n• 529 Plans: Section 529 Plans are higher education saving and pre-paid tuition plans established under Section 529(b) of the Internal Revenue Code as ?qualified tuition programs. There are two types: the 529 college savings plan and the 529 prepaid tuition plan.\r\nThe 529 college savings plan is an investment program that allows you or other family members and friends to invest in an account designated for qualified higher education expenses. Contributions may be used at any eligible U.S. higher-education institution, as well as some abroad.\r\nWith a 529 prepaid tuition plan, you essentially buy all or part of a public in-state education at present-day prices. The program will then pay for future college tuition at any of your state’s eligible colleges or universities (or a payment to private and out-of-state institutions). Most 529 prepaid tuition plans have residency requirements and are sponsored by state governments, which then guarantee the investments.\r\n• Coverdell Education Savings Account: The Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA) is a trust or custodial account that provides you with a tax-advantaged method to save up to $2,000 per year for your child’s education. Included is elementary and secondary education as well as post-secondary education, such as college, graduate school or vocational school. An ESA may be established for the benefit of any child under age 18, with contributions beginning any time after birth and continuing until the 18th birthday.\r\n• Custodial Account: You can establish an account for your child under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act or the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act, depending on which law applies in your state. The account allows you to make gifts to your child without setting up a trust. The contributions made to an account of this type are considered irrevocable gifts to the minor in whose name the account is registered.', 'Funding your child’s college education', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'funding-your-childs-college-education', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:52:20', '2012-06-28 01:52:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7250', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7251, 4, '2012-06-27 21:52:54', '2012-06-28 01:52:54', 'The Academy of General Dentistry — a professional association of more than 37,000 general dentists dedicated to providing quality dental care and oral health education to the public — is pleased to announce that Stephen W. Durham, DMD, MAGD, of Beaufort, received the association’s 2012 Mastership Award during the 2012 Annual Meeting and Exhibits, held June 21 to 24 in Philadelphia. The Mastership Award is the highest honor available at the academy and one of the most respected designations within the profession. To accomplish this goal, Dr. Durham completed 1,100 hours of continuing dental education. As a recipient of the Mastership Award, Dr. Durham joins more than 2,300 active Masters who understand that providing great smiles and good oral health for their patients is the result of going above and beyond basic requirements. Durham Dental (www.drstephendurham.com), located in the Beaufort Town Center at 2015 Boundary Street, Suite 104, is involved with the most modern and effective forms of general and cosmetic dentistry.', 'Beaufort Dentist Receives Mastership Award ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-dentist-receives-mastership-award', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:52:54', '2012-06-28 01:52:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7251', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7252, 4, '2012-06-27 21:54:14', '2012-06-28 01:54:14', 'By Takiya Smith\r\nWalking into Paparazzi Hair Studio, one is instantly taken by the Hollywood hues of ultra chic teal met with pops of leopard print paint and decor.  The studio style floor plan mingled with upbeat tunes jamming from the surround sound further sets the stage as you make your way past the red carpet and are seated and prepped for perfection.\r\nAt just 23 years old, owner and licensed cosmetologist Alayshia Harvey has made leaps and bounds by opening and establishing her own salon.  Alayshia has been enamored and dedicated to designing and styling fabulous hair since her teen years. In 2007, she took steps to complete her dream by graduating from the Technical College of the Lowcountry with a diploma in Applied Sciences, Cosmetology. After obtaining her state license, dedication, experience, faith and hard work all paid off with the grand opening of Paparazzi Hair Studio in March 2012.\r\nWith much thought and consideration into naming her establishment, Alayshia finally settled on Paparazzi Hair Studio after having a loyal client state that she always felt like a celebrity upon leaving the salon, while donning one of many of Harvey’s fabulous creations.\r\nWith services affectionately named after celebrities such as J. Lo, Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria, Wendy Williams and Kim Kardashian, Harvey shows off her skills for hair weaving and extensions.  Customers of all hair textures and types can benefit from Harvey’s talent to appeal to a multi-cultural clientele, as well as experience one-on-one consultation with a well versed professional. In addition to specializing in hair extensions, Paparazzi Hair Studio offers cuts, chemical services and make-up application.\r\nAfter experiencing star-studded treatment, no celebrity’s day would be complete without a few snapshots from the paparazzi, as Harvey has coyly created a mock red carpet scene in which her clients receive before and after head shots of their looks.\r\nPaparazzi Hair Studio, located in Beaufort Town Center at 2015 Boundary Street, is where Beaufort Meets Hollywood. For more information or appointments, contact Alayshia Harvey at 843-521-GLAM.\r\n\r\n<em>Takiya Smith, Beautique Lash &amp; Brow. Master Lash &amp; Brow Stylist, CPCP www.blb-boutiques.com.</em>', 'Paparazzi Hair Studio brings out celebrity in you', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'paparazzi-hair-studio-brings-out-celebrity-in-you', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:54:14', '2012-06-28 01:54:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7252', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7253, 4, '2012-06-27 21:54:53', '2012-06-28 01:54:53', 'By Martha O’Regan\r\nThis was the closing statement of a very inspiring speaker at a local business meeting several years ago.  Admittedly, I don’t remember the exact context, but I believe she tied it to picking corn in Iowa. Regardless, the line has stuck with me and lately has become one of my primary “shift” thoughts, especially when I am feeling overwhelmed from the limitless rows to choose from these days. Just pick a row, choose a path, or as my father used to say, “Lead, follow or get out of the way.” In other words, commit to something and do that something well.\r\nWith all of the advancements since our ancestors’ day, we can get strangled with information overload, wasting precious time on distractions rather than what is really important to our overall enjoyment of life — family, recreation, health, etc. We can get so bogged down with wanting to be, do or have everything that we actually end up with nothing. Or, we commit to doing it all, saying yes to everything only to one day find ourselves in total exhaustion or in pain or illness. Learning how to pick a row and balance our lives reduces stress, bringing an enormous feeling of freedom and well being.\r\nSo, where to begin? When it comes to setting goals or commitments to any area of your life — health, relationships, career, finances, etc. — start by writing them down. Just start writing in list form, breaking it into categories if you choose.  You just want to get all of your hopes, dreams, goals, and intentions out of your mind and onto paper.  Then just sit with the list looking at and ‘feeling’ each item separately.\r\nThen, on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest, give each one a number representing your level of desire to be, do or have the specific thing on your list. How did each one “feel” in your body? Did some area contract or did you feel an expansion somewhere? Have some fun with this one as you repeat this through the entire list.\r\nThen go through again grading each item on your level of belief that it can be achieved in a specific time frame.  Use a reasonable time frame such as three to six months. Look at the list again with these numbers, circling the ones with the highest numbers, and, voila — there’s your row!  Now, it doesn’t mean the other things on your list of dreams, goals and intentions aren’t important.  It just means they aren’t on this row to focus on, so don’t discard these items as this process should be repeated again in three to six months.\r\nNow, you can take your row and begin to breathe life into it by creating an action plan and seeing or feeling your goal manifested.  Start to create it in your mind as though it were already true and real. Understand that each present moment is actually “past tense” based on thoughts and beliefs that have already occurred. This helps to truly grasp that if we don’t like what is showing up in our life right now, we can start creating what we want for our future.\r\nIt’s been said by many that we spend much of our life creating what we don’t want so we can eventually come to terms with what we do want. So with that in mind, pick a row, dream the dream and create the life that you do want. Live Well ... Have Fun!', 'Pick a row', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pick-a-row', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:54:53', '2012-06-28 01:54:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7253', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7254, 4, '2012-06-27 21:55:23', '2012-06-28 01:55:23', 'New show features mayor ‘Straight Talk’\r\nThis week, Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling introduces a new television show on WHHI, Channel 8 on Hargray, called “Straight Talk with Billy K.” The purpose is to introduce new ideas, to discuss old ones and to stimulate conversation among the citizens about issues in and around Beaufort. “Straight Talk” will air several times each week as follows: Wednesday at 4 p.m.; Thursday, 4 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 3 p.m.; Sunday at 3 and 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nPresentation focuses on form-based code\r\nThe city is hosting a presentation on Thursday evening, June 28 at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers (1911 Boundary Street) by Craig Lewis with the City’s Office of Civic Investment to describe the upcoming process to completely overhaul the city’s Unified Development Ordinance. For more information, please contact Craig Lewis, Office of Civic Investment at clewis@cityofbeaufort.org or Libby Anderson, planning director, at landerson@cityofbeaufort.org or at 843-525-7011.\r\n\r\nBJWSA customers may notice tap smell\r\nBJWSA customers may notice an “earthy” smell in their tap water over the next month. The odor is caused by algae growth in the authority’s canal and reservoirs, especially near the Chelsea Water Treatment Plant. The algae growth is a natural and seasonal phenomenon, and the water is still safe to use normally. BJWSA’s treatment staff have modified processes to control the odor, but the authority anticipates the smell to persist for about a month. Due to the Chelsea Water Treatment Plant’s proximity to Northern Beaufort County, the odor will be noticed mostly by customers in that part of BJWSA’s service area. The odor may be more noticeable in warm water usage, such when taking a shower or washing the dishes. Placing a pitcher of water in the refrigerator for about an hour may help dissipate the odor.\r\n\r\nJSLB awards $4,120 to local nonprofits\r\nThe Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB) concludes its first formal grant process and awards a total of $4,120 to four local nonprofits. For seven years, the league has supported local agencies by donating time and talent. This year, through the grant funding process, the league is able to donate more than $4,000 to four deserving nonprofits to support a variety of programs. The agencies selected to receive funding are all closely aligned with the JSLB mission to enrich the lives of women, children and families in our community. This year’s recipients are: Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) — $560 in support of their Cribs For Kids program; Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse (CODA) — $1,060 for their Legal Assistance Fund for Women and Children to help pay for court fees; AMIkids Beaufort — $2,000 for partial tuition for one child to enroll in a Welding Certification program at the Technical College of the Lowcountry (full tuition is $2,500); and Born To Read, which will receive $500 to purchase nursery rhyme books for the Literacy Bags for new moms.', 'News briefs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-13', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:55:23', '2012-06-28 01:55:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7254', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7255, 4, '2012-06-27 21:56:33', '2012-06-28 01:56:33', 'By Tess Malijenovsky\r\nThis Saturday at Yoga Chandra Studio will conclude a month-long celebration of world oceans. The yoga studio is taking over the Lady’s Island Marina with “Ocean Motion,” a full day of yoga, arts and crafts, sustainable lectures and the screening of the documentary “Bag It.”\r\nEntrance to the all-day event is $20, but guests are welcomed to leave and return as they wish. All proceeds benefit the new local nonprofit The Port Royal Sound Foundation whose mission is to advance the awareness of Port Royal Sound and its contributions to the environmental, cultural and economic well-being of our area, the region and the Atlantic Ocean.\r\nEvents will take place in the Crow’s Nest, Studio Sky and Wellspring Massage Studio of the Yoga Chandra Center (next to Dockside restaurant). There will also be standup paddle boarding all day on the water. For a full list of events, visit www.yogachandracenter.com.', 'Ocean Motion benefits new local nonprofit, Port Royal Sound Foundation', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ocean-motion-benefits-new-local-nonprofit-port-royal-sound-foundation', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:56:33', '2012-06-28 01:56:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7255', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7256, 4, '2012-06-27 21:57:21', '2012-06-28 01:57:21', 'Beaufort’s 2012-13 budget avoids raising taxes, includes a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for employees but eliminated a new fire truck or street sweeper following action Tuesday, June 26, by Beaufort City Council.\r\nResponding to directions earlier this month by council, the city administration axed the $400,000 fire truck and $155,000 street sweeper to help balance the budget after council earlier this month nixed the idea of a $35 per private vehicle fee that would have raised $313,390.\r\nThe administration also recommended using $28,680 of the city’s fund balance toward the $15,614,646 Fiscal Year 2013 budget. Council unanimously approved the budget and the ordinance to levy taxes at 45 mills for the general fund operations and 15.62 mills for general obligation debt service. The tax rate stays the same.\r\nCity Council will reconvene in mid-July to consider an increase in the stormwater management fee, currently at $65. The fee increase, if approved, could allow the city to adjust the budget if equipment needs to be bought.\r\n“We have a new budget that addresses the city’s known needs for the next 12 months and that addresses our valued employees through a cost-of-living adjustment. We will come back next month to look at some additional capital needs and how we might pay for those,” said Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling.\r\n“Right now we are able to balance this budget without a tax hike and with minimal impact to our taxpayers,” he said.\r\nIncluded in the adopted budget is about $500,000 in needed capital investments, among them:\r\n• $162,753 for new police vehicles and equipment;\r\n• $40,000 in street and sidewalk repairs;\r\n• $14,749 in park improvements at Pigeon Point, Tic-Toc and Horse Hole parks;\r\n• $254,000 in capital needs associated with the Bladen Street and Duke Street improvements;\r\n• $11,000 for a new riding mower for the Public Works Department.\r\nAccounting for $404,000 in the $15.6 million Beaufort budget are the cost-of-living adjustment and increased employer contributions to retirement systems, said Dr. Kim Foxworth, director of human resources for Beaufort.', 'Beaufort City Council balances budget, doesn\'t raise taxes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-city-council-balances-budget-doesnt-raise-taxes', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:57:21', '2012-06-28 01:57:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7256', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7257, 4, '2012-06-27 23:23:44', '2012-06-28 03:23:44', 'By Tess Malijenovsky\r\nTucked away in the Beaufort countryside is a 350-acre equestrian park called Huspa Plantation. Visiting horse riders nearing its white picket fence continue down a long dirt road lined with giant oak trees. They’ll pass the horse arenas, then the owner Nick’s collection of small private planes and finally some open pastors before reaching the horse barn.\r\nThe stunning property was always tended by horse lovers, but until more recently expanded its equestrian passion to the public.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Huspa-camp.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7258\" title=\"Huspa camp\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Huspa-camp-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>In a memorial of sorts to Nick’s former wife and daughter, both big equestrians who passed away in separate car accidents, Nick has begun to expand the cross-country trails they once started with his new wife Christina. Nick and Christina would ride horses daily together and recently became married. With Christina’s encouragement and a visit from an Irish horse trainer friend, the three made plans to open up the expansive property to others.\r\n\r\n“Having such a beautiful place, it seemed sort of selfish to be able to enjoy it daily and I wanted other people to enjoy it as well,” Christina said.\r\nRecently they’ve brought on Gini Quade, former manager of the Palmetto Bluff equestrian center, whom Christina said has made great strides in improving Huspa Plantation. Gini has developed more pastors and cross-country trails as well as coordinated their first Combined Test horse show scheduled for September 15, which consists of dressage and show jumping. Huspa is also a huge sponsor of the Wounded Warriors event with horseback riding, crabbing and kayaking on the plantation.\r\nGini has coordinated several community events like this Thursday’s Ladies Night Out. Ladies can come out for a trail ride through the gorgeous Huspa property and meet other women that enjoy horseback riding. Afterwards, there will be cocktails and hors d’oeuvres potluck style. It’s only $15 if you trailer your horse and an extra $40 if you need one.\r\nThis summer the plantation is also sprawling with kids at the Riding and Horsemanship Camp, from daily riding lessons, to broom-ball polo to horse soccer with a giant red ball. “The horses actually push the ball with their nose and legs. We had so much fun!” said Gini. There are still three sessions left July 9-13, July 16-20 and the Pee Wee three-day mini session July 26-28 for riders aged 5-8 years old.\r\nAlso, Huspa’s beautiful horse barn is ready for more friends if you’re looking to board your horse. The trail rides offer an intimate experience through the Lowcountry and are diverse with wooded shade, wide open spaces, river views and the sporadic cluster of grazing cattle that keep the rattlesnakes away.\r\nFor more information, check out Huspa Equestrian Park on Facebook, online at www.huspaequestrianpark.com, or contact Gini Quade at 843-812-4225 or giniquade@me.com.', 'Discover Huspa Plantation', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'discover-huspa-plantation', '', '', '2012-06-27 23:24:31', '2012-06-28 03:24:31', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7257', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7259, 4, '2012-06-27 21:59:55', '2012-06-28 01:59:55', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Crown.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7260\" title=\"Golden royal crown\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Crown-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" /></a>Do you reign supreme at the Sandbar? Or do you find others worshipping your boat? We’re looking for a man and a woman to be named the first River King and Queen of Beaufort. Post a picture of yourself looking royally hot having fun in the sun to The Island News’ Facebook page. The top six photos — three women and three men — with the most likes will be featured in the paper and on our website where others will vote for the two winners. They will be crowned just in time for Water Festival!', 'Who will be crowned River King and Queen?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'who-will-be-crowned-river-king-and-queen', '', '', '2012-06-27 21:59:55', '2012-06-28 01:59:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7259', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7261, 4, '2012-06-27 23:22:46', '2012-06-28 03:22:46', 'Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will host a traditional Independence Day Celebration with The Parris Island band and an incredible fireworks display. There will be free Cracker Jacks and giveaways. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Jim ‘n Nick’s Bar-B-Q. The event will be at the Parris Island Peatross Parade Deck. Gates open at 5 p.m., the band starts at 6:30 p.m., and the fireworks are slated for approximately 9:15 p.m.\r\n\r\nThe annual Fourth of July celebration at the Sands Beach in Port Royal will begin at 5 p.m. There will be hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecue, Chinese dumplings, ice cream and popcorn. Soft drinks, water, beer and wine will be available. There also will be music and face painting. Both fireworks shows on Parris Island and Port Royal are clearly visible from the Sands. Fireworks begin at dusk. Sponsored by the Town of Port Royal and the Historic Port Royal Foundation. For more information, contact 522-9923.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Fireworks-6-28.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7268\" title=\"Fireworks 6-28\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Fireworks-6-28-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>', 'Happy Independence Day, Beaufort!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'happy-independence-day-beaufort', '', '', '2012-06-27 23:23:23', '2012-06-28 03:23:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7261', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7263, 4, '2012-06-27 22:03:00', '2012-06-28 02:03:00', 'By Terry Sweeney\r\nOne of my fondest Fourth of July memories is lying on the deck of my friend’s boat on the Beaufort River looking up at the technicolor fireworks extravaganza exploding in the night sky above me. Now I’m not totally sure whether it was the fireworks themselves or the cardboard box onboard with the little green frog on it, from whose pull-out spigot flowed a most delicious wine that was oh-so-easy to drink and that seemed to last forever, that made it such an unforgettable holiday boating experience.\r\nOf course this frog wine was from the land of frogs — France, which may account for its superior quality over any other white boxed wine I had ever tasted. Extremely well-balanced with outstandingly good acidity, I could just imagine eating clams, crab claws, shrimp, flounder, red fish, or any other fish for that matter with it.  I say imagine because my ship mates did not have one <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/A-box-of-La-Petite-Frog.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7264\" title=\"A box of La Petite Frog\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/A-box-of-La-Petite-Frog-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>morsel of food aboard except a cheap bag of salty snack food.  So at the time, the only opinion I could offer with complete authority was that this boxed wine was the perfect match with “Bugles.”\r\nOnce back on land, I investigated my boat wine further.  Its full name: La Petit Frog Picpoul de Pinet. It’s the same wine you’ll find in the bottles of Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet that are on the shelves of classy wine boutiques everywhere.  What’s fantastic about this wine is that, like a real frog, it is comfortable on land, but even more comfortable on water. This wine really is better at sea. Its bracing clean aromas of lime and citrus just make you want to hoist a sale and take in big lungfuls of clean ocean air in between the dirty clouds of diesel from the big nasty richy-rich yachts that muscle past you.\r\n“Ahoy there, bigshots! We’re drinking a $24 box of wine that’s equal to four bottles at $6 dollars a bottle from the South of France! And just as good as any of the high-class bilge water you’re throwing back!” That’s telling ‘em!\r\nOf course, one of the advantages to having a large well-built  yacht is that you’re too high up to hear the insults poor people below are hurling at you. Oh well, you’ll feel better for getting it off your chest.\r\nBoxes of wine mean no breakage, less storage problems, and, if you should need to hide them for any reason, can be cleverly concealed. Take a dozen boxes, pile them up neatly in a square and cover them with a white table cloth, candles and flowers and you’ve got an innocent-looking romantic table for two.  Line the walls of you cabin below with the cute little frog boxes and say, “It’s the kids’ room!” If anyone with a badge should ask. Or better yet, stay safely and legally tied to the dock and drink till you at least feel like you’re floating out to sea on the Mediterranean off the coast of France.\r\nBy the way, since that particular Fourth of July, I have found that this wine also pairs beautifully with pasta and chicken on occasions when I realized I needed to have more than just “Frog” for supper.\r\nRefrigerated, this wine, once opened, can last up to six weeks and will taste just as good as your first sip.  Another good reason to pick Picpoul for you summer sailing pleasure. La Petit Frog — don’t leave land without it!\r\nCheers!\r\n\r\nHappy Wino Note: You can order La Petit From Picpoul de Pinet online from www.chainbridgecellars.com — regular price $25.99 but if you order a case of 12 you get 10% off so it’s $23.99 each!  A whole summer’s worth!', 'A wine to f loat your boat', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-wine-to-f%e2%80%8aloat-your-boat', '', '', '2012-06-27 22:03:00', '2012-06-28 02:03:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7263', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(7275, 4, '2012-07-04 22:55:51', '2012-07-05 02:55:51', 'Sign up for food-healing workshop demonstration\r\nWhere Soul Meets Body, located on Paris Avenue in Port Royal, will host a food-healing workshop demonstration on Thursday, July 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. This workshop is an introduction to a food-healing system that teaches so much more than good nutrition. Learn an easy way to get high phytonutrients into your diet. This system uses God’s medicine to heal our bodies. For $25, learn about the rich healing properties of everyday foods. Learn how to discern what is marketing hype and get unbiased facts. Discover how many people are healing themselves with the foods they are eating. For more information and to sign up, call Dottie Curtis, Advanced Food-Healing Instructor, 843-252-7716 or e-mail dotcurtis@charter.net.\r\n\r\nParkinson’s Support Group to hold meeting\r\nThe public is invited to learn more about Parkinson’s Disease, a progressive neurological disease, at the Parkinson’s Support Group of the Lowcountry’s next meeting on Thursday, July 5, at 1:30 p.m. at Helena House in Port Royal. The featured speakers will be Bernie and Jackie Snead, certified research advocates for the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.  The Beaufort Parkinson’s Support Group meetings are always held on the first Thursday of the month and are free and open to the public. For more information or to arrange transportation, contact Rose Ewing or Eric Fennell at 843-982-0233.\r\n\r\nAuthor will be signing “Baptized in Sweet Tea”\r\nKen Burger will be signing copies of his latest book “Baptized in Sweet Tea” on Saturday, July 7 from 12-3 p.m. at McIntosh Book Shop on Bay Street in Beaufort. Burger was a columnist for the Charleston Post &amp; Courier for 40 years covering sports, politics and life in the Palmetto State.  He was named S.C. Journalist of the Year in 1996. McIntosh Books is located in the Old Bay Market Place. Call 843-525-1066.\r\n\r\nGet training, certificate for Usui Reiki Level I\r\nUsui Reiki Level I Training. Gain a deeper knowledge of this ancient Tibetan Buddhist energy balancing modality and become attuned to (compatible with) this powerful life force energy. Reiki attunement is not only for those wishing to have a professional practice. The class will be held at Palm Key, Ridgeland, on Saturday, July 7, and Sunday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $150. For more information, contact Ifetayo White, Reiki Master Teacher, 843-271-1923, neesamoon@gmail.com or Barbara Edwards, 843-726-6876, wellwwell@hotmail.com.\r\n\r\nBeaufort ProWriters to meet at City Java\r\nThe next meeting of the Beaufort ProWriters will be Tuesday, July 10, 7 - 8:30 p.m. at City Java in downtown Beaufort. Come Tuesday, we’ll check in with current writing projects and talk about topics we as professional writers would like addressed in upcoming meetings, whether through our own discussion or via outside speakers. Ours is not a reading meeting. Beaufort ProWriters is open to all professional writers and writers who strive to become pros on any level in any genre, whether that be magazine articles, fiction or nonfiction books, technical writing, et al. There is no membership charge. The only requirements are an open, engaged mind and an enthusiasm for your craft.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Lions Club to hold pancake breakfast\r\nThe Beaufort Lions Club Pancake Breakfast will be on Saturday, July 14, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Sea Island Presbyterian Church on Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nSportfishing and diving club to hold July meeting\r\nThe Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s July Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 12, at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on Lady’s Island, off Meridian Road. The social is at 6:30 and the program begins at 7 p.m. There will be presentations on locating, trapping, or netting various types of live baits. Local Captain Don May will provide a shrimp net throwing exhibition and tips on how to have a perfect throw every time. Members and guests are invited to bring their own cast net, for a contest on a professional peg board. For more information, call Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2020.\r\n\r\nDebbi Covington to sign books at HBF event\r\nHistoric Beaufort Foundation will open the Verdier House doors to celebrate the publication of local caterer Debbi Covington’s new cook book with a book signing and wine and hors d’oeuvres, Thursday, July 12, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Mrs. Covington will sign copies of “Celebrate Everything! Delicious Menus for Festive Gatherings and Easy Entertaining,” with a share of her proceeds contributed to HBF. Her recipes have been published in multiple cookbooks including “Southern Living’s Best Kept Secrets of the South’s Best Cooks” and “The Best of The Best of South Carolina.”\r\n\r\nBeaufort organ student to perform at church\r\nThe Second Friday Music at Noon presents Richard Lee Gray, III, organist, at St. Luke’s Church, 50 Pope Avenue, Hilton Head Island, on July 13. Programs last about 45 minutes and are free and open to the public. Richard L. Gray III, of Beaufort, is a sophomore organ student at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. Richard began taking piano and organ lessons at the age of 13 when he studied with Mary Ingrassia and Gary Rakestraw, both of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nChristian Women’s Connection to meet\r\nBeaufort Christian Women’s Connection will hold their next meeting on Thursday, July 19, at The Hilton Gardens Inn at 2015 Boundary Street, Beaufort, at 11:30 a.m. The guest speaker is Steve Battista of Bluffton and his topic will be “Chosen.” He is a Retired Navy Chief and federal investigator. Guest feature is Nancy Ricker Rhett, artist, author, book illustrator and owner of Rhett Gallery in Beaufort. Guest musician is Scott Gibbs. Chef Christy Adams will serve lunch. Cost is $13. For reservations, call or email Karen Whitehead at 838-7627 or mommakaren@islc.net. Make cancellations or reservations by Friday, July 13.\r\n\r\nBYSC holds auxiliary boating safety course\r\nThere will be a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Course held at Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on July 23, 25, and 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. The course is designed for ages 10-adult, and cost $25. This classroom course includes water safety, navigation, rules of the road, and safety equipment. Those who pass receive a certificate. Those under age 16 receive a wallet card that allows them to operate a powerboat without an adult. There is no on-water session. Space is limited. Please call 522-8216 or visit www.byscnet.com.\r\n\r\nVeggie Fun World at St. Helena Parish church\r\nVeggie Fun World 2012 is a Christian summer program for children offered by the Parish Church of St. Helena in downtown Beaufort in June, July, and August. Each program is distinct but related by the classic “Veggie Tales” characters used in crafts, songs, and activities. Session dates are July 16-20, August 13-17 and 27-31. Sessions I, II, and III are for children 18 months through 6 years. Each session has a fee of $130 per child. Contact Roz Dixon at 522-1712, ext. 220, or email nursery@islc.net. Register and pay online at www.sthelena1712.org.\r\nGolf tourney to benefit TCL scholarship fund\r\nThe Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation will hold  the “Building our Community” Golf Tournament Monday, July 30 at Hampton Hall.  The event, sponsored by CareCore National, will benefit the TCL Foundation Scholarship Fund. The tournament will feature a scramble format for both men and women.  Golfers may try to a $10,000 Hole-in- One prize and a $50,000 raffle shootout competition. The $100 per person registration includes the cart, gift bag, a box lunch, and the hole-in-one contest. Registration begins at 8  a.m. and the Shotgun start will be at 9 a.m. To become a sponsor or to register, please call Institutional Advancement Executive Director Louise Mathews at 843-470-5962 or email lmathews@tcl.edu.\r\n\r\nPrograms teach about Port Royal Sound\r\nThe public is invited to a free series of programs, “The Sound’s Good To Me” with guest speakers, a panel of local experts to answer questions, and a children’s program all geared to help people learn about this special area and how they can help keep preserve this amazing natural resource. The programs will be Please join us each Saturday  from 10 a.m. to noon at the future home of the Port Royal Sound Maritime Center, where SC 170 meets the Chechessee River, the heart of Port Royal Sound.\r\nHere’s the schedule of Guest Speakers:\r\n• July 7: Dr. Chris Marsh, Executive Director of The Lowcountry Institute, “The Birds of Port Royal Sound Area.”\r\n• July 14: Tony Mills, Education Director of The Lowcountry Institute and host of “Coastal Kingdom,” “Reptiles and Amphibians” with live animals.\r\n• July 21: Laura Lee Rose, Clemson Extension and Master Gardener, “Gardening with Native Plants, a Carolina Yard.”\r\n• July 28: David Harter, Glidden Paints and Hilton Head Reef Foundation, “Predators of Port Royal Sound.”\r\nFor more information about Port Royal Sound Foundation, visit www.portroyalsoundfoundation.org or email kmadden@portroyalsoundfoundation.org.\r\n\r\nFamily friendly events held at Lobeco library\r\nThe Lobeco Branch of the Beaufort County Library is holding some family friendly events.\r\n• Storytelling with Mr. Greg, Friday, July 13 at 3 p.m. Join us for a special storytime with out books. For children 4 and older.\r\n• The Center for Wildlife Education brings a menagerie of animals, fun creepy crawlers and bugs to Lobeco library on Wednesday, July 25. A one-hour educational and fun wildlife program including reptiles, raptors, creepy crawlers and bugs. Free and open to all ages.\r\nThe library is located at 1862 Trask Parkway, Lobeco. Call 843-255-6479, email gmolter@bcgov.net or visit www.beaufortcountylibrary.org.', 'What To Do', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-46', '', '', '2012-07-04 22:55:51', '2012-07-05 02:55:51', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7275', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7276, 4, '2012-07-04 22:56:42', '2012-07-05 02:56:42', 'By Tracie Korol\r\nTyler, your rodent warrior, suddenly comes to full consciousness after hours in his personal sun spot and rockets across the yard to where a squirrel was last seen seconds ago. On his return trip to his nap zone, you notice he has a slight limp.\r\nGood dog parent that you are, you palpate his shoulder, check for foreign bodies between his toes, give him a general pat down.  Nothing appears to be broken. He might be suffering a sprain, or as in the case of a squirreling incident, a sports injury.\r\nSome consoling words and an invitation to return to the sun spot, perhaps even a boost onto the couch are good for the bruised dog ego. A dose of arnica is good for the bruised dog muscle. An all-around, all-specie home remedy, arnica is a good natural treatment to have in both your dog first aid kit and in your medicine chest.\r\nArnica (arnica montana) begins as a perennial with bright yellow daisy-like flowers. Centuries ago it was discovered that the crushed flowers applied topically could soothe muscle aches, reduce inflammation, accelerate wound healing and even reduce irritation from insect bites often within minutes. It works quickly to dilate capillaries increasing circulation in the damaged area, accelerating lymph and blood flow. Good stuff in, bad stuff out.\r\nBecause of that rapid flow feature, it should never be used to treat open wounds nor used before any surgical procedure.  Also you should not apply it if you think there is internal bleeding or inflammation.\r\nToday, herbal arnica appears in creams, gels, oils, tinctures and liniments  and can be applied to bruises or massaged into strained areas.  You can rub it onto dogs, but care has to be taken that it  not be licked off before it has a chance to work. There is also the sticky inconvenience of massaging a cream into a hairy dog that may prefer to recover on your white couch.\r\nArnica is best used with dogs in its homeopathic form. Look for it in health food stores or more esoteric natural grocery emporiums. While it comes in many potencies, for home use look for 30C on the label. It is easy to administer in tiny sweet pills and most dogs will happily play along.  For dogs that are skeptical of the tiny-round-thing texture, pills can be melted into a little warm water and spooned in.\r\nStart with one or two pills (or spoonfuls) in the dog’s mouth. Wait 30 minutes and reassess. If there is no change, repeat the dose one more time. For a minor squirreling sprain, two doses should do the trick.\r\nHomeopathic remedies are made from such extremely dilute preparations that only the “energy” of the plant remains. Healing is encouraged on the bioenergetic level by only a few molecules of the plant. Yep, it sounds goofy. But it works. It is almost impossible to overdose as homeopathic preparations are prepared in such dilute concentrations.\r\nBe prudent. If you even remotely suspect a fracture or a crush injury, get that dog to the vet!', 'Sprains, strains and squirreling injuries', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sprains-strains-and-squirreling-injuries', '', '', '2012-07-04 22:56:42', '2012-07-05 02:56:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7276', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7277, 4, '2012-07-04 22:57:42', '2012-07-05 02:57:42', 'By Celia Strong\r\nReally, just the name of this week’s wine reminds of the name of an old song.  And, truthfully, I’m not completely sure of the name or how the song went but, those of you who are close to my age or older will know what I mean. But, let’s get to the wine first and the song later.\r\nWe’re in New Zealand this week, for our wine so, of course, it’s a Sauvignon Blanc. Not that they don’t make other wines there, it’s just that the majority of the ones we see are Sauvignon Blanc. And let’s face it, a chilled white wine is way more refreshing in this weather.  And, fortunately, there are now enough New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs in our area to choose from and they don’t all taste the same. That means for those of you who don’t like grapefruit flavors, period, there are some that don’t have it.\r\nGoing back in time a bit, New Zealand wine history goes back to the country’s colonial days. James Busby, a British resident and ardent oenologist, attempted to produce wine from his land in Waitangi as early as 1836. New Zealand’s oldest existing winery was established by French Roman Catholic missionaries in 1851 in Hawke’s Bay.\r\nThe beginnings of the New Zealand wine industry were not successful, though, for three reasons: The country’s economy was based on animal agriculture and the money made from exporting proteins; the government supported prohibition and temperance; and the majority of the population being British immigrants, preferred beer and liquor.\r\nAll three of these “deterrents” went through changes in the late 1960s and early 1970s. First, England joined the EEC in 1973 and that required the changing of trade regulations on New Zealand meats and dairy products. Also, the tradition of 6 o’clock “swill” after work ended. (Part of this change came with pubs being allowed to be open more than one hour a day after work. Can’t imagine what just one hour a day of drinking must have been like!)\r\nThe same legislative changes also let restaurants pour bottles brought in by their customers, and that meant wine with dinner. Finally, young New Zealanders started traveling outside of their country and learned to love wine.\r\nSo, New Zealand turned to grape growing and wine making — apparently an industry that was easier and more profitable than animal farming. The first vintage-labelled  Sauvignon Blanc was made in 1977. With a little time and practice, they found that Marlborough, on the Southern island, was producing outstanding Sauvignon Blanc wines. These wines have the exotic aromas of New World wines from this variety and the limy acidity and pungency of Old World ones. No wonder many “experts” consider them to be the best in the world.\r\nBefore finding an almost perfect home in New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc was grown a lot in western France. Its wines from the town of Sancerre on the Loire River were some of the best white wines in France. (Interestingly, at some point in the 18th century, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc were combined to make Cabernet Sauvignon.) The maritime climate of New Zealand — with sandy soils over slate shingles — elevated Sauvignon Blanc’s popularity to new heights. Good drainage and poor fertility made for better wines. And, vines planted in stonier soils let the grapes ripen earlier and yield more lush and tropical flavors.\r\nAs we see more and taste more New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs, these slight differences in soils and growing and harvesting conditions all show up as different flavors in the wines.\r\nAnd now, on to this week’s wine. Its name, Arona, is a word from the Mauri language. The Mauri are Polynesian people who arrived in New Zealand, by canoe, before 1300 BC. During years of isolation, the Mauri people developed their own language and culture.\r\nThe name Mauri itself means “related to the land.” When Europeans came to New Zealand in the 17th century, they and the Mauri went through years of adjusting to each other. Currently, the Mauri culture is enjoying a revival and there are ongoing efforts to elevate their status in New Zealand laws and society.\r\nTime now for Arona Sauvignon Blanc. Arona is a Mauri girl’s name that means “colorful.”  Once you taste this wine, you’ll see why its name suits it.  It has layers and layers of flavors, including stone fruits like peaches, gooseberry (a traditional description of Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc), pineapple and citrus (lime) and passion fruit. It is medium bodied with good acidity — crisp but not biting. Really, it’s a perfect example of what a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc can be.\r\nAnd, not only are the flavors in this wine colorful, the label is too. It’s bright orange. The whole thing is zesty and zingy. Not a bad way to get a kick after a hot day. And only $11.99. That’s the other thing about all the new New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs that keep showing up: A lot of them have really reasonable prices.\r\nSo, what song does the name “Arona” remind me of?  Like I said, I’m not completely sure of what it was, but something close to “Sharona.” And don’t ask me who sang it, because I don’t know that either. I just know the wine is great and every time I look at its name or say it, I remember a bit of the song. Enjoy.', 'Arona Sauvignon Blanc: Reminds me of an old song', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'arona-sauvignon-blanc-reminds-me-of-an-old-song', '', '', '2012-07-04 22:57:42', '2012-07-05 02:57:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7277', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7278, 4, '2012-07-04 22:58:46', '2012-07-05 02:58:46', 'By Terry Sweeney\r\nSangria and I have a past.  And not one I speak about too often, because, well ... I better explain.\r\nI was 18 and a freshman in college, far away from parental supervision and could now make my own adult decisions about how to conduct myself to make the best first impression.  I’m sure you remember what freshman year is like. You’re well, fresh! Nobody knows anything about you. The fact that in your past you were cruelly teased about your hideous retainer or your embarrassing acne or that some jerk had figured out that “Sweeney” rhymed with “weenie” is information that your new college peers are not privy to. A clean slate is yours at last.\r\nNow, since I was a Spanish major, it made perfect sense I would join the college’s Spanish Club. I signed up and anxiously awaited the first meeting so I could show off my Spanish and wow them with my wit and my new contact lenses. No more “four eyes” for me! OK, so I can be vain and shallow. Hey, they don’t know that. I’m new! I’m fresh!\r\nIt turns out the first club meeting is a party with trays of tiny Spanish tapas and big, big pitchers of a delicious fruit punch called “Sangria.” Those tapas were very salty (you can already sense I’m desperately fishing for an excuse for what’s to come, can’t you?!)\r\nAnyway, I threw back glass after glass of this fermented fruit bomb not realizing there was alcohol in it. It was  Spanish Club, for God’s sake. We were a bunch of nerds speaking high school Spanish to each other on a Saturday night while the rest of the campus was rocking and rolling at cool keggers we would never be invited to.\r\nIt never occurred to me that these dorky duds would even think of serving booze. Not realizing, of course, they were doing an authentic, genuine Spanish sangria.\r\nAs the night progressed, the more I drank, the better my Spanish got (or so I thought) and jumping up on a table to dance an impromptu “Flamenco” really impressed my fellow club members.\r\nCertainly they must have found memorable my yelling “Adios, amigos” in the doorway and quite possibly mooning them all before exiting (I can’t really remember).  So much for making a good first impression!\r\nAfter a wobbly trip back to my dorm, I realized I didn’t feel so good. Down the hall I lurched, ending up in the nice, big, white, clean bathroom we all shared on the dorm floor.  That’s when I uncontrollably painted the place purple like a human spray gun. My pained moans and groans were enough to wake my entire floor and get me a ready audience that was both grossed out and highly amused by my sorry one man show, performed on all fours.\r\nThe next day, and the day after that, I was too sick to even leave my room. When I finally did, I was sure it would be to shameful snickers and snarky remarks. But instead, guys I passed in the halls high-fived me saying, “Congratulations, Sweeney, first one to barf freshman year! Way to go!!”\r\nSomehow my Spanish Club fiasco had instead given me infamous college dorm cred. Their first impression: “Sweeney’s cool.” Thanks, Sangria.\r\nSince then, especially after spending a year living in Spain, I have learned two things. Number one, to always treat Senorita Sangria with the respect she deserves. No ungentlemanly gulping, chugging or swilling and, most importantly, to be sure to take her to dinner whenever we are out together. The other thing I learned is simply how to make great Sangria.\r\nHere are two recipes, one traditional for red wine and the other a sparkly peach Sangria made with white wine.\r\nCheers!\r\n\r\nTraditional Sangria\r\n• 1/2 cup brandy\r\n• 1/4 cup lemon juice\r\n• 1/3 cup frozen lemonade concentrate\r\n• 1/3 cup orange juice\r\n• 1 750 ml. bottle dry red Spanish wine Merlot or Rioja\r\n• 1/2 cup triple sec\r\n• 1 lemon sliced into rounds\r\n• 1 orange sliced into rounds\r\n• 1 lime sliced into rounds\r\n• And if you’d like it to sparkle, add a cup of Sprite.\r\nChill for 24 hours in the fridge which allows flavors to really meld into each other.\r\n\r\nSparkling Peach Sangria\r\n• 1 bottle dry white wine (preferably unoaked)\r\n• 1/3 cup sugar\r\n• 1/2 cup triple sec\r\n• 2/3 peach flavored brandy\r\n• Four medium fresh peaches peeled and sliced\r\n• Two medium nectarines\r\n• Two cups of Spanish sparkling Cava\r\n• Optional:1 orange sliced into rounds\r\nChill for 24 hours.', 'Sangria: A party in a pitcher', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sangria-a-party-in-a-pitcher', '', '', '2012-07-04 22:58:46', '2012-07-05 02:58:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7278', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7279, 4, '2012-07-04 23:02:25', '2012-07-05 03:02:25', 'By Pamela Brownstein\r\nTucked out on St. Helena Island is the Bella Luna Cafe, serving up classic Italian cuisine with a little bit of Southern.\r\nFor a starter, Lunch Bunch was served pork shanks with a sweet chili sauce. The meat practically fell off the bone, it was so tender and amazing.\r\nNikki tried the specialty chopped salad with lettuce, tomato, turkey, salami and mozzarella. All the ingredients are chopped up into small pieces, which she liked, and she said it was very tasty.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7280\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/LB-Bella-Luna1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7280\" title=\"LB-Bella Luna1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/LB-Bella-Luna1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Pork shanks appetizers with sweet chili sauce.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBuck had the bison burger, which is not on the menu, but is a special they are serving right now. He topped his burger with mushrooms and Blue cheddar cheese, which none of us had tried before. He let me sample a piece, and the burger was juicy and cooked perfectly, and the cheese was rich and luscious, powerful without overpowering.\r\nI ordered two small pizzas: The Lowcountry, topped with sausage and shrimp, and the White Pizza made with white cheese, basil and red and green tomatoes. Both were excellent (and, since I couldn’t finish both pies, they were just as yummy as leftovers for dinner).\r\nAs a delightful surprise at the end, Maria brought out a Chocolate Tart dessert. I had already\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7281\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0719.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7281\" title=\"DSC_0719\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSC_0719-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Bison burger with sweet potato fries.[/caption]\r\n\r\nstarted packing up the baby, but I stopped immediately once I saw the beautiful piece of flourless cake made with chocolate ganache and a chocolate crust topped with raspberry sorbet. Even though we felt full from all our delicious food, we all had to try the dessert, and it was sinfully good. The warm, rich chocolate that contrasts with the fresh, cool sorbet, melts in my mouth and creates a flavor sensation that I can still taste days later.\r\nOwner Maria emphasized that if there is something specific a diner desires and it is not on the menu, the restaurant can make it as they are able to accommodate just about any request.\r\nBella Luna Cafe is located at 859 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island. They are open Monday through Saturday, and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. For more information, 843-838-3188.', 'Find absolutely fantastic food for every meal of the day at Bella Luna Cafe', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'find-absolutely-fantastic-food-for-every-meal-of-the-day-at-bella-luna-cafe', '', '', '2012-07-04 23:02:25', '2012-07-05 03:02:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7279', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7282, 4, '2012-07-04 23:03:17', '2012-07-05 03:03:17', 'Like worker bees called to the hive, more than 370 students from across the nation visited the Lowcountry last week to lend their time and talents to helping make life better for Beaufort and Jasper county elderly, disabled and families in need.\r\nThe 14th annual Catholic HEART Work Camp program began Sunday, June 24 with young people arriving and working through Thursday.\r\nWhile here, the campers, 100-plus adult leaders and 15 local volunteers worked together on at least 58 projects ranging from yard work and minor repairs to installing handicap ramps.\r\nUnited Way of the Lowcountry, Inc. is coordinating the Catholic HEART (Helping Everyone Attain Repairs Today) Work Camp program, said Bethany Marcinkowski, the local United Way’s director of resource development.\r\nStudent volunteers came from all over the country, and were housed at the Hardeeville School Complex. The young people worked from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day and attended spiritual programs in the evenings.\r\n“The young people do simple home repairs — painting, yard work, cleaning, repairing screens, and anything else that is difficult for an elderly or handicapped person to accomplish. It’s a wonderful group of kids who have their hearts in the right place,” Marcinkowski said.\r\nHilton Head Glidden donated all the paint.\r\n“This program’s mission is to revitalize communities and beautify homes of the elderly, the disabled and those who cannot afford needed repairs,” Marcinkowski said.', 'United Way coordinates annual work camp', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'united-way-coordinates-annual-work-camp', '', '', '2012-07-04 23:03:17', '2012-07-05 03:03:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7282', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7283, 4, '2012-07-04 23:04:32', '2012-07-05 03:04:32', 'Presented by the Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association, these Saturday, open-air classes at the gazebo in Heritage Park, Port Royal, adjacent to the farmers market, are free, just bring a folding chair. Classes begin at 11:30 a.m.\r\n• July 7: This Saturday’s Lunch and Learn class will feature Alice Massey, who will show how to make more plants with the plants we have. You’ll be really interested in “air layering” and “root pruning” and much more. Alice will also have seeds to distribute of the plant that was the sensation of the Farmer’s Market last year and one lucky attendee will go home with a full grown plant that could bear fruit this year!\r\n• July 14: Stop being a slave to the watering can!  Yes, you can have beautiful hanging baskets and containers in the Lowcountry.  Drip irrigation isn’t limited to garden beds alone.  Master Gardener Hubert Jamison will show you how easy it is to install drip irrigation ... from your sprinkler system or a hose spigot.\r\n• July 21: What to do with those beautiful orchid plants that have finished blooming?   Most of us just discard them.  Big mistake.  Master Gardener Martha Jamison will show you how to make them re-bloom, bigger and better, year after year.\r\n• July 28: Think outside the box!!  Don’t be limited to rectangular plots for raised bed gardening.  Professor Joe Staton will show you how your raised bed garden can be a work of art.  Don’t hide your veggie garden behind the garage; make a focal point of it.  All the tools you need are a saw and a cordless drill.  Really.\r\n• August 4: Night Blooming Flowers.  Ever wonder why some flowers bloom only at night?  Master Gardener Sandra Educate will showcase flowers that really shine ... at night. Create a fragrant Moon Garden or spotlight these lovely flowers in existing borders.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lunch & Learn schedule of classes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lunch-learn-schedule-of-classes', '', '', '2012-07-04 23:04:32', '2012-07-05 03:04:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7283', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7284, 4, '2012-07-04 23:06:04', '2012-07-05 03:06:04', '[caption id=\"attachment_7285\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Lifestyle-Junior-Cotillion-convention-June-22-2012-008.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7285\" title=\"Lifestyle-Junior Cotillion convention June 22, 2012 008\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Lifestyle-Junior-Cotillion-convention-June-22-2012-008-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Charles Winters, the President of National League of Junior Cotillions, congratulates Mary Kennerty, Director of the Beaufort Chapter Junior Cotillion program, upon receiving the 2012 Meritorious Service Award. The Junior Cotillion is a copyrighted social and character education program designed for fourth through eighth grade children. For information on the Beaufort Chapter see the website at www.nljc.com.[/caption]', 'Charleston hosts National League of Junior Cotillions Convention', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'charleston-hosts-national-league-of-junior-cotillions-convention', '', '', '2012-07-04 23:06:04', '2012-07-05 03:06:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7284', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7286, 4, '2012-07-04 23:07:24', '2012-07-05 03:07:24', 'From the outside looking in, TLC Thrift Store looks to be your average furniture and clothing shop but after one visit customers soon realize this is not your ordinary thrift shopping experience.\r\nWith a focus on superior customer service set on the philosophy that every one is some one of importance, TLC staff and volunteers greet every visitor with a friendly and upbeat smile and a boisterous, “Hi there, good to see you again!”\r\nStaff and bustling volunteers greet many return customers by name and a warm hug, and are ready to help customers fill whatever needs they come in with.\r\nThe store is set up with “rooms” to help customers envision what they may want to accomplish in their own homes. There is a little bit of everything — you can find unique items, inexpensive gifts and many staple items in gently used condition.  The store carries a wide array of merchandise ranging from furniture and household items, linens, a huge assortment of $2 clothing, jewelry, shoes, and toys. The store even has a special area just for the guys, called “The Man Cave.” Volunteers Robin, Chris and Mary keep the store well stocked and pleasing to the eye.\r\nLocated in the back of the store, the “Book Nook” area is a large and diverse book section complete with tables and chairs set up to just sit and relax while you peruse through a favorite author’s latest novel, while sipping a cup of coffee or tea.\r\nFor those that are going through a crisis, whether because of a devastating fire, a homeless situation, victim(s) of domestic abuse, a person without a bed to sleep on, or those without a warm blanket, staff and volunteers come alongside the hurting, the distraught and offer hope and help. Those who find themselves in a crisis situation can bring a voucher from their church or a sponsor organization and TLC Thrift store will help them accrue necessities needed to begin again.\r\nSoon, TLC staff expects to have their Coffee House up and running on Friday evenings in the thrift store.  This will be a faith-based, informal time for refreshments, friends and supporters of TLC Ministries to fellowship, share ideas and expand on TLC Ministries’ vision, which is to address and prevent drug and alcohol abuse in our community and beyond.\r\nAdditionally, Pastor Ron, Executive Director and Founder of TLC Ministries of Beaufort, foresees a youth literacy program through the Book Nook to help ignite a love of reading in younger age children who will be able to come once a week and hear a great story read by a community volunteer.\r\nThere will also be a teen/youth outreach venue dedicated to bringing the youth of Beaufort together in a safe, loving atmosphere and help equip and empower youth of all diversities and backgrounds to resist the scourge of drugs and alcohol in our community.\r\n\r\nTCL Ministries: Tax deductible donations are accepted and are an important and continuing need for the store. Volunteers are always welcome to help.  Located in the Beaufort Plaza (next to Burkes Outlet), store hours are Monday-Thursday 10-5, Friday-Saturday 10-6, closed Sundays.  Financial help is greatly needed and appreciated and can be donated online at thearcofbeaufort.org, or by mail at TLC Ministries of Beaufort, PO Box 4111, Beaufort, SC, 29906. Call the store at 843-525-1115.', 'Local store focuses on helping others, customer service, great deals and breaking the chains', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-store-focuses-on-helping-others-customer-service-great-deals-and-breaking-the-chains', '', '', '2012-07-04 23:07:24', '2012-07-05 03:07:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7286', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7287, 4, '2012-07-04 23:09:05', '2012-07-05 03:09:05', 'By Peggy Chandler\r\nRoyal Pines residents and grandparents Audrey and Ed Novicki of Middle Road, and grandmother Joan Suda, have much to be proud of these days. Their grandson Zachary Suda received a full scholarship to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.\r\nZachary attended Beaufort High School and graduated June 1.  Zach’s parents are Mark and Leslie Suda.  Dad Mark is an alumnus of The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. To be appointed to the academy, candidates must have completed their high school education, earned 16 credits with four of these units being in English; three units in mathematics (from algebra, geometry and trigonometry); and one unit in physics or chemistry with a laboratory. The academy strongly recommends that\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7288\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Royal-Chatter-7-5.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7288\" title=\"Royal Chatter 7-5\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Royal-Chatter-7-5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Zach Suda will attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.[/caption]\r\n\r\ncandidates take four years of mathematics and both physics and chemistry with courses in mechanical drawing and machine shop desirable and completion of pre-calculus or calculus satisfying the trigonometry requirement.\r\nZach has completed all the requirements as well as being nominated by all three S.C. legislators: Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Jim DeMint and Congressman Joe Wilson.\r\nAs a freshman, Zach will study marine transportation, marine engineering, marine engineering systems, marine engineering and shipyard management, maritime operations and technology, logistics and intermodal transportation.\r\nThe Merchant Marine is the fleet of ships that carries imports and exports during peacetime and becomes a naval auxiliary during wartime to deliver troops and war materials.\r\nThe U. S. Merchant Marines’ motto is “Acta non verba,” or “Deeds not words.” Zachary Suda has shown by deed and not only words that he is worthy of The U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, and we all wish him well.', 'Little Bits of Royal Chatter', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'little-bits-of-royal-chatter-16', '', '', '2012-07-04 23:09:05', '2012-07-05 03:09:05', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7287', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7289, 4, '2012-07-04 23:11:44', '2012-07-05 03:11:44', 'Thanks to some generous volunteers from Dataw Island Yacht Club, members of Boys &amp; Girls Club of Beaufort got a chance to experience the joy of fishing.\r\nThe 5th Annual Dee Smith Memorial Fishing Day paired volunteers bearing rods and reels, Stenko lures and menhaden oil with 21 novice anglers anxious to test their skills. After a short course in safety and casting, the kids and their mentors hit the shores of the “Hardluck Ponds” of Dataw Island.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7290\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Photo-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7290\" title=\"Photo 1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Photo-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Boys &amp; Girls Club member Jimiya Lawrence and volunteer Steve Peskoe proudly display a 3 pound bass.[/caption]\r\n\r\nCaptain Lanny Kraus, a Dataw Island resident, retired veterinarian and professor, and charter captain has helped organize the event every year.\r\n“We teach the kids how to fish using techniques that don’t require a high level of skill,” he said. “Today’s lesson really focused on how to use the tackle correctly.”\r\nSeveral children learned the lesson well, with five or six large mouth bass brought to shore over the course of about two hours. The first-time anglers’ excitement, mixed with some trepidation, was apparent with each fish caught.\r\n“Part of the Boys &amp; Girls Club mission is to give our members an opportunity to participate in activities that can bring lifelong joy,” said Chris Protz, Chief Professional Officer of Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry.  “We appreciate the generosity and efforts of the Dataw Island Yacht Club in exposing our kids to an activity they may normally not get to experience.”\r\nAfter fishing, the children were treated to lunch and got to keep their rods and reels.\r\nThe event is held annually and is named in memory of Dee Smith, who served for years as president of the board of Boys &amp; Girls Club of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nMeeting Summer Campaign Goals: Community leaders, an international entertainer, an out-of-town orthodontist, local board members,  individual donors and supporters have come together to raise money for the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of the Beaufort Area’s $200,000 Summer Campaign. Since late-April, donors contributed more than $61,000; that’s more than 30% of the clubs’ $200,000 goal.\r\nChris Protz, executive director of the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry, said the fundraising is combined with reducing expenses.  He said the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Beaufort is hosting a seven-week summer program versus the usual nine-week program. One of the summer program’s main focuses is supporting the academic needs of the 6-12 year old club members to better prepare them for the next academic year.  The summer program has an enrollment range of 80-100 members per week.\r\nProtz said the Board of Directors will be sending out its direct mail campaign to continue fundraising through individual donors.  “The Support A Child” Campaign will ask neighbors and businesses to sponsor a child for a year or for a program cycle.', 'Local children get hooked on fishing', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-children-get-hooked-on-fishing', '', '', '2012-07-04 23:11:44', '2012-07-05 03:11:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7289', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7292, 4, '2012-07-05 05:13:28', '2012-07-05 09:13:28', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Sports-BftHighTeam-ATW.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7293\" title=\"Sports-BftHighTeam-ATW\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Sports-BftHighTeam-ATW-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>These Beaufort High students and members of the Eagles football team qualified for the USA Weightlifting Youth Nationals in Dearborn, Mich., from June 22-24. From left: Josh Roberts, Howard Graham, Caleb Gee, Mitchell Nestler, Malcolm Simmsons and Andrew Jezewski.', 'Athletes of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'athletes-of-the-week-5', '', '', '2012-07-05 05:13:28', '2012-07-05 09:13:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7292', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7294, 4, '2012-07-05 05:20:30', '2012-07-05 09:20:30', 'By Lance Cpl. John Wilkes\r\nMarine Fighter Training Squadron 401 will be aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort for approximately three weeks in support of Marine Aircraft Group 31 and Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron 1.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7295\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1200616-M-UU619-003.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7295\" title=\"1200616-M-UU619-003\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1200616-M-UU619-003-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a> Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 flies the F-5N Tiger II in training scenarios. The F-5N Tiger II is smaller and more maneuverable than the F/A-18 Hornet.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe squadron provides air-to-air combat instruction to Fleet Marine Forces and squadrons by replicating enemy aircraft tactics, said Maj. Eddie Jessen, VMFT-401 detachment officer-in-charge. It is the only adversary squadron in the Marine Corps.\r\n“VMFT-401 comes to the Air Station a minimum of twice a year from Yuma, Ariz., in support of MAG-31, however the main focus of this detachment is to support the Marine Division Tactics Course held by MAWTS-1,” said Jessen.\r\nMDTC is a graduate level course that provides F/A-18 Hornet aircrew and Marine air intercept controllers with ground and airborne instruction in doctrine, tactics and weapons considerations for the successful use of Marine fighter attack aircraft in combat.\r\nMarine Fighter Training Squadron 401’s air crew will support approximately three missions per day. Two will be for the MDTC and one in support of MAG-31.\r\nThe squadron uses the F-5N Tiger II aircraft. The small, maneuverable aircraft presents a unique challenge for the bulkier F/A-18 Hornet during combat simulations.\r\nThe aircraft are painted to resemble Cold War- Era Soviet aircraft including the prominently displayed red star on the vertical staff. Eleven of the squadron’s 12 aircraft are currently aboard the air station.\r\n“We always look forward to coming here,” said Jessen. “This is our job and we love what we do.”', 'Squadron lands on deck for tactics course', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'squadron-lands-on-deck-for-tactics-course', '', '', '2012-07-05 05:20:30', '2012-07-05 09:20:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7294', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(7296, 4, '2012-07-05 05:22:40', '2012-07-05 09:22:40', 'By Lanier Laney\r\nFleetwood O’Farrell, the popular director of the Child Abuse Prevention Association’s (CAPA) Open Arms Shelter, retired July 1 after nine fruitful years. CAPA is a local nonprofit that was started 25 years ago to help break the destructive cycle of child abuse and neglect in Beaufort County by educating parents, children and their caregivers through a variety of programs.\r\nAt the heart of the organization is the Open Arms Shelter that accepts and comforts children removed from their home by the Department of Social Services and no family member or foster home is available to take in the child.  Since opening its doors in 1985, the shelter has served more than 2,000 area children. CAPA’s Open Arms Shelter is the only shelter of its type now serving the five county area — Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Colleton and Allendale. The money to run the shelter comes solely\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7297\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Profile-Tina-Kuhn-and-Fleetwood-OFarrell.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7297\" title=\"Profile-Tina Kuhn and Fleetwood O\'Farrell\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Profile-Tina-Kuhn-and-Fleetwood-OFarrell-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Tina Kuhn and Fleetwood O\'Farrell of CAPA.[/caption]\r\n\r\nfrom donations and fundraisers and proceeds from CAPA’s Closet, a thrift store of donated clothes and items that has recently moved to a new, bigger location on Ribaut Road.\r\nFleetwood is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, “where I also learned to Shag,” she said with a smile.\r\nShe’s retiring after 35 years in the field of Human Services, which, after getting her masters degree from Clemson, included working for the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) on the Child and Adolescent Unit of the State Hospital in Columbia; Director of Sustenance Services for Pee Dee Region of the SCDMH; and Director of Clinical Service for Beaufort County Department of Alcohol and Other Drugs.\r\nIn the nine years spent as director of the CAPA Open Arms Shelter, Fleetwood was instrumental in the development and implementation of the CARE Curriculum, specifically designed to train staff working in residential emergency children’s shelters, a program coordinated with Cornell University.  She also served on the board of directors for the South Carolina Emergency Shelter Interest Group and as its president for two years.\r\nIn her work at the shelter, Fleetwood said, “I encourage the spirit of hospitality. Children that come into our care are our guests during their stay, and as such, are to be treated with respect and dignity. We provide a loving,stable and safe environment in which a child can go about the business of being a child. We encourage the residents to look beyond their circumstances and embrace a hope for a better future. We at Open Arms are hope brokers. Working for CAPA has been a true blessing to me.”\r\nFleetwood, who moved to Beaufort 26 years ago, is a member of St. Helena Parish Church where she serves on the altar guild and as a docent during their tours.  She’s also on the board of directors of the Exchange Club of Beaufort. She is very proud of her two sons, Ty and Bradshaw.\r\nTina Kuhn, the new incoming shelter director,  has also been connected with the shelter for the past nine years. Most recently she managed the children’s cases and worked as an advocate for the children. She also made their doctor, dental and mental health appointments  along with being  in charge of transporting the children to and from their appointments.\r\nTina, an Illinois native, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Coastal Carolina University, and taught first grade at Praise Christian Academy for 19 years.\r\n“I have a love of children,” said Tina.\r\nA particular experience that Tina had while growing up led to her current passion to help children. “My best friend in middle school was a foster child,” she said. “One day when I went to school, she was not there. After a week went by, our teacher found out that social services had moved her. I was never able to say good bye. That always bothered me.  After that, I always had an interest in the social service field and I always wanted to be there for children that were placed in care and that were removed from their biological families.”\r\nThrough her work she said, “I’ve learned that children are resilient and I’ve become a stronger person working with abused and neglected children.”\r\nTina has been married for “28 wonderful years” and loves the friendly people and natural beauty she finds in Beaufort. She also rides a motorcycle, something she doesn’t think people would have “expected me to do,” Tina said with a smile.\r\nFleetwood has total confidence that Tina will do a great job as shelter director.\r\n“Tina has been my ‘right hand woman’ for the last four years. She not only brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the position, but the heart of a lioness looking out for her cubs. She is a great advocate for children and the staff that care for them.”\r\nFleetwood went on to also praise all the donors and CAPA volunteers she has worked with.\r\n“I can’t tell you the breadth and depth of the kindness and generosity of the donors and volunteers that have made the last nine years such a rich experience for not only the residents, but for me,” she said. “They have ensured that the children celebrate birthdays, holidays and go on special outings throughout the year. They are the life blood of CAPA and have helped us to stay viable and meet the needs of the ‘least of these’ of our community.”\r\nFleetwood adds, “I also can’t sing the praises of Susan Cato, executive director, too loud. She has been a great friend and colleague for many years and became an inspirational ‘boss’ during my tenure at CAPA. Job well done, Susan!”\r\nJob well done to you too, Fleetwood!\r\nThis sentiment was echoed by Tina, who said, “Fleetwood was a wonderful shelter director and I leaned a lot under her supervision and she’ll be greatly missed by all the employees and children at CAPA.”\r\nWhen it comes to the future of CAPA, Tina said, “My plans are to be the best Shelter Director I can be for CAPA, remembering always to put the children first and making sure their needs are met.  After all that is what CAPA is all about.”', 'Fleetwood O\'Farrell of CAPA leaves a legacy of love as new shelter director takes the helm', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'fleetwood-ofarrell-of-capa-leaves-a-legacy-of-love-as-new-shelter-director-takes-the-helm', '', '', '2012-07-05 05:22:40', '2012-07-05 09:22:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7296', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7299, 4, '2012-07-05 05:25:11', '2012-07-05 09:25:11', 'Governor’s School for the Arts graduates\r\nSouth Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities students from Beaufort County graduated with the Class of 2012 on Friday, May 25. Graduation events took place on the school campus, as well as the Peace Center in Greenville. The class of 95 graduates, including the Beaufort County students, garnered approximately $25 million in scholarship offers. The\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7300\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/School-Riverview1-7-5.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7300\" title=\"School-Riverview1 7-5\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/School-Riverview1-7-5-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" /></a> Riverview Charter School had 18 students with Perfect Attendance for this school year. Pictured from top left, back row: Lee Jones, Kaki Harrelson, Kendall Martin, Kevin Ford, Jordyn Ford, Christa Moore, Caitlin Moore, Joseph Mooney and Cole McKelvey. Front row: Michael Freeman, Cashiel Bowles, Lauryn Black, Clara Kolb, Brenden Ford, Ja’laila Jenkins, Mikhai Greene, Bryce DeFilipis and Marquell Sutton (not pictured).[/caption]\r\n\r\nschool had a 100% graduation rate.\r\n• Libby Davis: Visual Art, Beaufort High School, to attend Virginia Tech\r\n• Matt Osborne: Dance, Beaufort High School, to attend Coker College.\r\n\r\nTruesdale receives statewide award\r\nSchool leaders in Lexington, Spartanburg, and Beaufort have been named 2012 William B. Harley Lifetime Achievement Award recipients.  The S. C. Association of School Administrators (SCASA) presents these awards. Each year, SCASA selects three education leaders as exemplars of education leadership. The newest award winners are Dr. Karl Fulmer, Chief Financial Services Officer, Lexington School District Five; Dr. Donna Gutshall, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Spartanburg School District Six; and Dr. Valerie Truesdale, Superintendent, Beaufort County Schools. Dr. Truesdale has served as high school and college faculty, as an assistant principal, a high school principal, a senior executive at the South Carolina Department of Education, a district chief instructional officer and as superintendent in Oconee County.  Since 2007, Dr. Truesdale has served as superintendent in Beaufort County and since then has reversed the district’s stagnant academic fortunes with a strong focus on teacher development, enhanced classroom technology, extended learning opportunities for struggling learners and improved student discipline. She was the 2009 SC Superintendent of the Year.\r\n\r\nCamps offered at E.C. Montessori\r\nE.C. Montessori &amp; Grade School will be offering the following camps for 3-6 year-olds for the month of July:\r\nJULY 9-13: OOEY, GOOEY FUN\r\nStudents will have a blast using and learning how to make different kinds of play-dough, slime, goop and gooey-gak!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7301\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/School-Riverview2-7-5.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7301\" title=\"School-Riverview2 7-5\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/School-Riverview2-7-5-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a> These Middle School students received the honor of being on the Director’s List (All A’s) for all three trimesters this school year at Riverview. From top left: May Harrelson, Cooper Woods, Chris Hoogenboom, Robin Bridgers, Jessica Elkins, Eliza Akers, Taylor Gates, Sarah McMullen and Allison Suber (not pictured).[/caption]\r\n\r\nJULY 16-20: GREAT ART ADVENTURE\r\nBudding artists will enjoy this week as creativity flows. Different art media will be used by the children as they explore the wonderful world of art.\r\nJULY 23-27: RHYTHM BAND JAM\r\nChildren will create their own rhythm instruments using recycled materials and will play in a rhythm band performance.\r\nJULY 30-AUGUST 3: WIGGLY WORMS &amp; CRITTERS\r\nNothing inspires curiosity like wiggly worms and bugs. Children will learn about many different kinds of insects, worms and creepy crawlers.\r\nAny interested families should call 843-525 1141 for more information. Cost is $85/week (8:30 - 11:45 a.m.), $125/week (8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.) or $150/week (7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.).', 'School briefs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-36', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:03:57', '2018-07-12 15:03:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7299', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7303, 4, '2012-07-05 05:48:42', '2012-07-05 09:48:42', 'By Jim Bequette\r\nDuring recent 2013 budget discussions, there was often misinformation spoken and blogged about Beaufort County School District spending and academic performance.  This article will address school finances and a second will be forthcoming on the improved student performance in the district after hiring Dr. Valerie Truesdale as Superintendent in 2007.\r\nConsider what Dr. Truesdale has   dealt with in making improvements:\r\n• Fewer Employees: School Central office staff was reduced by 33% at a savings of $1.6 million per year.\r\n• More students: 900 additional students in recent years require teachers, books and supplies.\r\n• Cost Per Student: Beaufort County is not the highest in the state, as some have stated.  According to the SC Department of Education, there are 16 districts with a higher cost-per-student.\r\n• More Schools: Six new schools, caused by rapid approved growth by the county and Bluffton, require staffing, utilities and maintenance of several million dollars. The school district has spent nearly $250 million in today’s dollars to build adequate schools in Bluffton alone.\r\n• Reduced the Use of Mobile Classrooms: More than 60 temporary buildings (mobile classrooms) were eliminated in the last four years.\r\n• Lost Revenue: The district lost millions of dollars of tax revenue from people switching from non-owner occupied to owner occupied homes.  Act 388 failed to provide for increased sales tax revenue for these switches.\r\n• New Funding Requirements: When Riverview commenced, the school district funded it according to state law.  In 2012, it was $3 million and is budgeted for $4 million in 2013.    Riverview students come from a combination of home schooling, other private schools and public schools.  BCSD can not eliminate a teacher for losing only one or two students from a class to a charter school so the only savings to BCSD is books and supplies.\r\n• Low Tax Rate: The Beaufort County School District has the lowest school millage rate in the state so tax bills are actually lower than any other district.  For instance, the total millage for BCSD schools is 114.7. Compare this to the Columbia area where Richland 1 is 284.4 and Richland 2 is 342.30. A  non-owner occupied home owner in Richland 2 would pay $4,108 in school taxes for a house worth $200,000, but would pay only one third of that or $1,376 in Beaufort.\r\n• High Cost of Living: Beaufort County has the highest cost of living in SC for housing and utilities according to IRS statistics released this year but still has the lowest tax rate in the state.  The cost of living in the Columbia area is 21.5% lower.\r\n• Minimal State Funding: Under the state formula for distributing Education Finance Act monies, Beaufort County was the only school district receiving no money for several years. Thanks to the leadership efforts of State Sen. Tom Davis, the school district received close to $600,000 in 2012. Compare this to the $109 million received by the two Columbia-area districts.\r\n• New Cost: $75,000 more is paid to the county for drainage fees because of new schools.\r\nUnder the leadership of Dr. Valerie Truesdale and the Beaufort County School Board, the additional costs, more students and reduced tax revenue were absorbed without significant tax or fee increases to homeowners, or businesses. This has been excellent financial management while improving student performance.\r\nPlease remember the increased cost for construction and operation of new schools is as a result of population growth over which the school district can only respond but has no control.\r\nRegardless of the reason, the school district over the last few years — while faced with an increasing student population, overcrowded facilities, reduced financial support and implementation of an illogical and unfair state funding mechanism which demanded high results while providing minimal funding — has managed to improve the quality of education available in our public schools.\r\n<em>Jim Bequette is a retired CPA and former Lady’s Island School Board Member.</em>', 'A realistic look at public education in Beaufort County', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-realistic-look-at-public-education-in-beaufort-county', '', '', '2012-07-05 05:48:42', '2012-07-05 09:48:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7303', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7304, 4, '2012-07-05 05:50:00', '2012-07-05 09:50:00', 'Could Battery Park be more user friendly?\r\nSome years ago two old buildings were removed from the area adjacent to Wendy’s on Boundary Street.  An historical marker was placed designating a former Civil War fortification, now known as Battery Park.  What a nice improvement to this site. I am sure at least one park bench was installed at this time overlooking the far reach of Battery Creek, but there is no place to park to visit this park. A curb cut exists but wooden posts block any possibility of entering. Perhaps whoever is in charge might explain?\r\n\r\nWatching, wondering what workers do\r\nRecently while walking my dog I noticed a bobcat, a dump truck, a pickup pulling a large trailer and five workers making their way down my street, “edging” the over-growth off the curb area. When I inquired as to the necessity for all the equipment, a worker informed me that all edged material goes into the dump truck for disposal.\r\n“Then what?” I asked.\r\nHe just gave me a glassy-eyed stare, then replied, “We dump it.”\r\n“Where?” I followed.\r\nTo which he replied, “Wherever.”\r\nSo instead of just throwing or power brushing the dirt and sand BACK into the yard from which it came, they truck it off to who knows where (landfill, trash pile, recycle bin, etc), thereby facilitating further erosion out of the neighborhood yards, not to mention wasting lots of money on equipment, fuel, payroll and other various costs.\r\nYou see, one drives the bobcat, one drives the dump truck, one supervises (I guess that’s what he was doing), and two move the warning “MEN WORKING” signs little by little down the street as the procession moves along. Does NOT make sense to me.  How about you?\r\nWhat adds insult to injury is the fact that all three “on-the-ground” workers were on their respective cell phones THE ENTIRE TIME! They weren’t working, they were hanging out while holding a shovel and collecting a paycheck from the city.\r\n\r\nSignal at Craven and Charles streets tricky\r\nThe traffic signal at the corner of Craven and Charles streets needs re-programming. This North-South route on Charles Street is a regular for me. The problem is the signal changes to red just for the sake of changing.  It will automatically change just on a whim quite regularly regardless of no traffic on Craven. A calming effect is not needed here.\r\n\r\n<em>Here’s your chance to sound off about what you love or hate or want to see improved in our community. Send your comments to LowcountryBroil@gmail.com and you could see them in the paper. Don’t worry: They’re all anonymous. (Any specific negative references to people or businesses may not be published.)</em>', 'Lowcountry Broil', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-broil-5', '', '', '2012-07-05 05:50:00', '2012-07-05 09:50:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7304', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7305, 4, '2012-07-05 05:52:26', '2012-07-05 09:52:26', '[caption id=\"attachment_7306\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Cover-Grayco-Award1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7306\" title=\"Cover-Grayco Award1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Cover-Grayco-Award1-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" /></a> Sea Island Rotary Club Board member Herman Gaither, left, and President Tom Perkins, right, present the Community Service Award to Richard Gray, founder and CEO of Grayco Inc.[/caption]\r\n\r\nGrayco Hardware received the highest community service recognition from the Sea Island Rotary Club during the organization’s annual awards ceremony at the Quality Inn on Boundary Street. Grayco was chosen based on their contributions in ways that help improve lives, strengthen the community and foster increased civic engagement with their generosity and volunteerism.', 'Grayco receives Community Service Award', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'grayco-receives-community-service-award', '', '', '2012-07-05 05:52:26', '2012-07-05 09:52:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7305', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7307, 4, '2012-07-05 05:53:43', '2012-07-05 09:53:43', 'By Tess Malijenovsky\r\nMarine Lance Corporal Nicholas Thom, a young American man, went to Afghanistan to fight for his country and returned to his newlywed wife without his legs and three fingers after an IED exploded at his feet on April 4, 2010.\r\nTo date, 48,253 American soldiers have returned to their families severely wounded from the Iraqi and Afghani wars, according to the Department of Defense.\r\n\r\nA “suspicious item” was identified near Nick’s position on his four-day counter-insurgency mission in the Musa Qala District of Afghanistan. When Nick approached to investigate, the can with wires detonated and an enemy ambush ensued. Under a line of fire, doctors rushed to save Nick’s life, closing his wounds and preparing him for the MEDEVAC, which was delayed due to the danger.\r\nWhen Nick returned home, he began his rehabilitation at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Virginia where he befriended Chris Bowers, who also lost one leg.\r\nChris compelled the Independence Fund that his buddy Nick should be the recipient of the $23,000 Paragolfer (Stand Up and Play device) that will be presented at the Plums Beer Dinner. The money was raised from Healing Hero Golf Week earlier in April, during which hundreds of local golfers and wounded veterans played together over five days.\r\nThe Paragolfer will not only grant Chris the independence to stand up and play golf competitively, but some of the physical therapeutic benefits include stimulating the metabolism, stretching muscles, reducing spasticities and improving joint mobility.\r\n“It’s a fairly expensive piece of equipment but it’s worth the price for the independence and the additional freedom that it will give Nick to enhance the quality of his life,” said Dick Clarke of the Independence Fund.\r\nEssentially, the Independence Fund is a South Carolina nonprofit organization that provides the therapeutic and recreational opportunities for injured military members so that they can lead independent, productive and satisfying lives. Since it was founded in 2007, the Independence Fund has been able to donate $1.75 million dollars to provide various equipment and therapies for the severely wounded veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq.\r\nAnd for the last two years, the Plums benefit dinner has raised $1,000. This year, charitable guests will enjoy four courses paired with four delicious R.J. Rockers beers. Following the patriotic meal, Nick and Chris will share their story titled “I’ve got your back.”\r\n“It will be humorous. It will be light. But it will describe the bonding that these two veterans did to support each other, encourage each other, and come through those experiences far better than they would have on their own,” commented Clarke.\r\nBeginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, the Plums Beer Dinner will give the American people an opportunity to stand for these healing heroes at $65 per person. Folks can make their reservations by calling 843-986-5092 or emailing plums@hargray.com.', '‘i’ve got your back’: Dinner benefits wounded vets', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ive-got-your-back-dinner-benefits-wounded-vets', '', '', '2012-07-05 05:53:43', '2012-07-05 09:53:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7307', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7308, 4, '2012-07-05 05:55:35', '2012-07-05 09:55:35', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Biz-Cap-Moments.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7309\" title=\"Biz-Cap Moments\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Biz-Cap-Moments-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>Eric and Susan Smith have found a permanent home for their photography studio, Captured Moments Photography. The couple recently bought and renovated a live/work unit just off Bay Street in historic downtown Beaufort, at 509 Adventure St. They held their grand reopening celebration for friends and business associates with help from the Chamber of Commerce. Captured Moments specializes  in studio portraits of families, children and babies, and high school seniors. They can be reached at www.cmoments.com.', 'Captured Moments Photography has grand reopening ceremony', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'captured-moments-photography-has-grand-reopening-ceremony', '', '', '2012-07-05 05:55:35', '2012-07-05 09:55:35', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7308', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7310, 4, '2012-07-05 05:57:15', '2012-07-05 09:57:15', 'The school resource officer at Whale Branch Early College High School has been named the 2012 Eric Bamberg State School Resource Officer of the Year, and the head of the school’s guidance department also was recognized for her support and performance.\r\nThe South Carolina Association of School Resource Officers’ selection of Cpl. Daniel Allen, a deputy with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, marks the third time in the last four years that a local officer has won the statewide recognition. The award is named for a longtime school resource officer at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7311\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/School-SRO-recognition.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7311\" title=\"School-SRO recognition\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/School-SRO-recognition-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> School Resource Officer Cpl. Daniel Allen and Geraldine Henderson, chair of the Whale Branch Early College High School’s guidance department.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe association also recognized Geraldine Henderson, chair of Whale Branch Early College High School’s guidance department, as its 2012 Educator of the Year for her support of the School Resource Officer program and her overall performance and dedication.\r\nSchool resource officers, often referred to as SROs, are certified and sworn law enforcement officers assigned to full-time duty at a school.  In addition to their law enforcement duties, however, SROs focus on student counseling, mentoring and proactive problem-solving.\r\nWhale Branch High Principal Priscilla Drake praised Allen’s work at the school.\r\n“He’s just super, a key member of our team,” Drake said.  “He’s not a sit-in-the-office kind of person because he’s always on the move, always working on building personal relationships and trust with our students. They trust Cpl. Allen so much that they often take their concerns directly to him.”\r\nSuperintendent Valerie Truesdale noted that Allen’s selection means that all three of the county’s major law enforcement agencies have now been recognized for their partnerships with the school district.  She added that Henderson’s recognition in the same award cycle is evidence of the district’s strong partnerships with law enforcement.\r\n“These statewide honors are a tribute to the professionalism of our resource officers and a reflection of the quality of the SRO program in our schools,” Truesdale said.  “Cpl. Allen and Ms. Henderson have been key contributors to the academic improvements and successes we’re seeing at Whale Branch Early College High.”\r\nBeaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner, who endorsed Allen’s nomination for the statewide award, added his congratulations and noted that the corporal had also been recognized as 2012 Lowcountry Region School Resource Officer of the Year.\r\n“We are extremely proud of the work that all our school resource officers do,” Tanner said, “and we are especially pleased with Corp. Allen’s regional and statewide recognition as School Resource Officer of the Year.”\r\nDrake and Truesdale also praised the work of Henderson, who was a Marine drill instructor before she became an educator.\r\n“She’s much more than a counselor, almost like a mom to our kids,” Drake said.  “She makes sure that students — and their parents, too — know what it’s going to take to graduate from high school and make plans to succeed after high school.”\r\nTruesdale said Henderson’s take-charge leadership at the school has been a key factor in the success of Whale Branch’s early college program, which last month graduated the school’s first students with both high school diplomas and two-year associate’s degrees from the Technical College of the Lowcountry.\r\n“She never quits,” Truesdale said. “Her personal ‘ownership’ of students’ post-secondary plans and her hands-on approach to guiding students toward success after they leave Whale Branch are truly amazing.”', 'Whale Branch Early College High School resource officer, counselor earn state honors', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'whale-branch-early-college-high-school-resource-officer-counselor-earn-state-honors', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:03:57', '2018-07-12 15:03:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7310', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7312, 4, '2012-07-05 05:57:55', '2012-07-05 09:57:55', 'By Cherimie Crane Weatherford\r\nInsurmountable pain delivered by the evil itches of chicken pox, incredulous blisters caused by continuous use of crutches, and the arctic blasts of ice applied for back pain have all attempted to prepare me with endurance and stamina in dealing with life’s stem of certain unwelcomed and unavoidable thorns. There aren’t many bones I haven’t broken, twisted or otherwise overused. Fortunately, the common cold isn’t all that common for me. Growing up playing with large farm animals, jumping from barns, and being used as a human cannon ball to scare snakes out of swimming holes, I consider myself to be somewhat resilient.\r\nThere is a new ailment that pales my powers of prevention. No amount of orange juice, zinc or Mamma’s grits can tame the symptoms or shorten the suffrage of the formidable Notification Suffocation. This new disease brings forth challenges that modern medicine did not predict and simply cannot treat. Attacking the very core of any unsuspecting victim in unimaginable ways at tremendously inopportune times, Notification Suffocation spreads with warp-like speed and leaves a path of certain devastation.\r\nAs a nondiscriminatory predator, it affects women and men. Paralyzing them both with a varying degree of shame, guilt, shock and reducing even the most astute attention span to that of a hyped-up honey badger, it strikes with piercing preciseness.\r\nSymptoms in women can be spotted quite easily. Any female suffering with bouts of Notification Suffocation will exhibit obvious signs of distress. Women all over the world are dropping iPhones in toilets, typing on Blackberries in beauty shops and using iPads to photograph food, fashion and unfortunate friends. Their faces show signs of make-up application gone awry in an attempt to apply mascara while iMessaging. Their outfits are a desperate cry for help that portrays dressing while texting and their fingernails show wear from incessant updating on Facebook.\r\nMen are not immune to the crippling effects, the outward signs or the immediate hazards. All across land and sea, obscenities are being shrilled at drowned Droids, backed over Blackberries and irreplaceable iPhones. Fisherman are baiting while blabbing, contractors are trimming while texting, and business men all over the world are updating their profiles during presentations. The results are astounding and the adverse effect on production of any kind is staggering.\r\nI too suffer from Notification Suffocation. Barely being able to compose a complete sentence without the desire to “LOL” or “WTH”, my conversation skills have fallen prey to a mere 40 words or less regime. It has progressed to the point of text trauma and dropped call drama. Any chime, buzz, ring or rattle, with robot precision I respond to even the most unnecessary notification. The microwave goes off and I check my phone. The doorbell rings and I check my phone. It is a sad existence.\r\nIn a world of technological relationships, basic interaction becomes difficult, face to face second to Facebook, and eye to eye replaced by iPhone to iPad. I do miss the days of coffee shop conversations, waiting in line introductions, and real life smiles at real life updates. We can only hope to combat this illness with human interaction, complete sentences and an ability to resist answering in the shower.\r\nWe were able to put a man on the moon, possibly we can find a way to put down our phones.', 'Do you suffer from Notification Suffocation?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'do-you-suffer-from-notification-suffocation', '', '', '2012-07-05 05:57:55', '2012-07-05 09:57:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7312', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7313, 4, '2012-07-05 05:58:32', '2012-07-05 09:58:32', 'By Jack Sparacino\r\nDespite my recent attempts to cover the entire entertainment business in two entire pages, readers tell me there are still a few more subjects that deserve some attention. This time I enlisted the help of those eclectic wizards, the Adage Re-visitation Team, so surely this list closes all the gaps in my previous reporting and ensures that 100 or so years of “modern” entertainment have been comprehensively addressed.\r\n1. Patsy Cline. Shouldn’t her name appear on THE master list of American treasures? Thankfully, one can contact the Always Patsy Cline Fan Organization in Joelton, Tenn.  After all, Ms. Cline did become the first solo female artist ever inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.  Pretty impressive. She had her own (in 1993, 29 cent) stamp. She was also ranked 46th in Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” (should have been in the top 10 if you ask me). Her collection of timeless hits, including “Crazy” and “Walkin’ After Midnight,” still soars.\r\n2. Dustin Hoffman. Remember that 30-ish young actor who won us over with his winning performance in “The Graduate”? Incredibly, that was more than 40 years ago, but his pizzazz and incredible skills have endured like a fine watch. Watching his performance as Ace Bernstein in the TV series “Luck” reminds one of the research that demonstrates how time seems to go by increasingly faster as you get older.\r\n3. Slide guitar music. I think the entire music industry would collapse like a house of match sticks without top slide guitar musicians who can take you to a wonderful place in just a few bars.  Just watching their hands dance across the frets is enough to make you smile.\r\n4. Dog shows.  Love dogs?  Check.  Love intense competition? Check.  Don’t mind watching some breeds you’ve never seen or heard of win first place when your favorites underwhelm the judges?  Err, check. Even when they’re kooky looking and their owners wear goofy clothes? Well, you have to draw the line somewhere, I suppose, but maybe some of the owners just need to put on a decent pair of jeans and a polo shirt and we’re good to go.\r\n5. Ventriloquists. Interesting how some of the best known performers over the years moved their lips more than some who’ve remained relatively obscure.  The real issue may be how well audiences relate to the characters in the act as opposed to pure technique.  Edgar Bergen and Paul Winchell, for example, were hard to beat.\r\n6. Minor league baseball. By the time you get to AA baseball, it starts to look a lot like major league play.  I remember watching a couple of pitchers start warming up in the bullpen in Bridgeport, Conn., for the Bluefish one night.  They were about 20 years old.  I was 10 feet away and they were both throwing pellets. The balls exploded in the catchers’ gloves. It’s just great fun to watch a major league player perform well after you’ve seen him dazzle in the minors.\r\n7. Antiques Road Show.  You’ve got to give this program all kinds of credit for having apparently helped to inspire cable TV derivatives like “Storage Wars,” “American Pickers,” and “Pawn Stars.”  The best scenes often involve people who have enjoyed owning a special thingamajig for years but practically fall over backwards when they learn that it’s worth more than almost anything else they own.  “Oh ... my ... GOODNESS!”  And what a great way to learn some history.\r\n8. The power of blue.  After weeks of research, I can only conclude that blue seems to be the top color in song titles.  The list is seemingly endless and includes “Blue Danube,” “Am I Blue,” “Blue Moon,” “Statesboro Blues,” “Bluer Than Blue,” “My Blue Heaven,” “Bluebird of Happiness,” “Hard Luck Blues,” “Blue Skies,” “Blue Moon Over Kentucky,” and perhaps my favorite, “Blue Bayou.” It’s interesting to note that most of these songs are fundamentally happy ones, unless listening to the blues gives you the blues.\r\n9. Snake charmers. Not to be confused with snake oil salesmen or ordinary horn or woodwind players, these guys give all new meaning to the power of charm schools.  I’m curious to know if the “industry” tracks accident rates. How many serious snake bites occur annually? I’ll bet that could give you the blues.\r\n10. Lady Gaga. Our son alerted us to this artist three years ago. Silly us, she was already a 60 zillion megawatt star before we ever heard of her.  Her incredible stage shows notwithstanding, it’s a treat to hear her sing and play the piano without any electronics or a kaleidoscope of energetic young performers accompanying her.  Or the outrageous costumes. Just Lady Gaga.  By herself.  Maybe she really WAS born that way.\r\n11. Smash. This network TV show about how a Broadway musical gets developed is simply dazzling. The dancing, singing, negotiating, backbiting and endless rehearsing help one better understand how challenging the entire process is.  And maybe why ticket prices are what they are.\r\nOK, that about does it.  Three pages to cover 100 years of entertainment history.  Given the age of the universe, some 14 billion years, 33 years per page seems about right.  But I’m open to suggestions.', 'Snake bite blues', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'snake-bite-blues', '', '', '2012-07-05 05:58:32', '2012-07-05 09:58:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7313', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7314, 4, '2012-07-05 06:03:54', '2012-07-05 10:03:54', 'Many may ask, “What in the world is Slide Dancing?” It is simply line dancing to Rhythm &amp; Blues music and is also known as soul line dancing. Some of the dances you may have heard of are “The Wobble,” “Zydeco Bounce,” and “Temptations Cha Cha.” Slide\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7315\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Cheryl-Woodhouse-Chris-Smalls-Sandy-Thompson1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7315\" title=\"Cheryl Woodhouse, Chris Smalls, Sandy Thompson1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Cheryl-Woodhouse-Chris-Smalls-Sandy-Thompson1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Chris Smalls and Sandy Thompson.[/caption]\r\n\r\nDancing began in Philadelphia during the 1960’s and in recent years has rapidly spread across the nation.\r\nBeaufort’s Family Slide Dancers celebrated their Second Annual Summer Soiree on June 9 at the Officers’ Club at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. It was organized by instructor Lynn Bryant. Several groups from Columbia joined the Family Slide Dancers for a night of dancing to the tunes of DJ “Sweet Music Man.”  Guest instructors included the founder of Soul Line Dance in South Carolina and Bryant’s mentor, Sandy Thompson, originally of Philadelphia.\r\nBefore her retirement, Lynn Bryant founded Family Slide Dancers at St. Helena Elementary in August 2010. It has now increased to locations throughout Beaufort County with dancers’ ages ranging from 20 to 80 years old.\r\n“I always dreamed of having a club where people of all ages and backgrounds would come together and dance, just like at a family reunion or wedding reception,” said Bryant. “So Family Slide\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7316\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Deborah-Martin-Lynn-Bryant.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7316\" title=\"Deborah Martin, Lynn Bryant\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Deborah-Martin-Lynn-Bryant-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Deborah Martin and Lynn Bryant.[/caption]\r\n\r\nDancers is definitely a dream come true.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7317\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Samantha-Baskerville-Cheryl-Woodhouse-James-Mobley-Chris-Smalls1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7317\" title=\"Samantha Baskerville, Cheryl Woodhouse, James Mobley, Chris Smalls1\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Samantha-Baskerville-Cheryl-Woodhouse-James-Mobley-Chris-Smalls1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> From left, Samantha Baskerville, Cheryl Woodhouse, James Mobley and Chris Smalls.[/caption]\r\n\r\nIn July, additional classes are beginning for the community. Class times are 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Penn Center on St. Helena Island or Thursdays at the Technical College of the Lowcountry. This is an excellent opportunity for enjoyable exercise and meeting new friends.\r\nFor more information, call instructor Lynn Bryant at 843-521-7474 or email lynnmbryant@hotmail.com.', 'Sliders’ Summer Soiree: ‘One Enchanted Evening’ of dancing', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sliders-summer-soiree-one-enchanted-evening-of-dancing', '', '', '2012-07-05 06:03:54', '2012-07-05 10:03:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7314', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7318, 4, '2012-07-05 06:04:46', '2012-07-05 10:04:46', '“The First Position” from The Documentary Series presented by Emerging Pictures in HD at USCB Center For the Arts on Sunday, July 8 at 4 p.m.\r\nSynopsis: An award winning documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world. Every year, thousands of aspiring dancers enter this competition, where lifelong dreams are at stake\r\nRatings &amp; Reviews: Internet rating sites, IMDb: 6.2; Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 96/Audience: 93. Very good marks.  Newspaper Critics: The New Yorker: “... a child’s hopeful spirit can actually triumph over the physical world.” LA Times: “Performers are so young, so serious, so full of dreams and so hard on themselves...”; Time: “This is a valentine to the art, just about as irresistible.”\r\nPreviewer Comments: This documentary in English is a remarkable look into the world of ballet, where you must begin to train seriously at a very young age, even preteen. The strength of this film is the filmmaker’s desire for the audience to understand each dancer’s background, makeup and story.\r\nRated: Unrated, but can be considered to be PG13\r\n\r\n“In The Family” from The Indie Series on Monday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m.\r\nSynopsis:  In a small town in Tennessee, Chip, a precocious six year old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. However, Cody’s will names his sister as Chip’s guardian, rather than Joey. Joey’s life unravels as Chip is taken away from him. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are. Armed by their comfort and inspired by memories of Cody, Joey finds a path to be at peace and closer to his son.\r\nRatings &amp; Reviews: Internet rating site, IMDb, has not yet rated this very new release, but Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 100/Audience: 87; Very high marks. Newspaper Critics: Roger Ebert: “What a courageous first feature this is, a film that sidesteps shopworn stereotypes and tells a quiet, firm, deeply humanist story about doing the right thing.”\r\nPreviewer Comments: This Indie film with fine actors is a great movie to push us to widen our understanding and acceptance of different relationships and less traditional family units.  Its strength is in its ability to teach us how love and caring transcends sexuality, without preaching or shoving it in our faces. Try hard to see it!\r\nRated: Likely considered PG13.\r\n\r\n“Otter 501” from the Documentary Film Series on Wednesday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m.\r\nSynopsis: A storm grows, a sea otter pup is separated from her mother, and a young woman bound for adventure blows in to town. On a wild, windswept beach these lives collide and an entire species’ survival gets personal. Otter 501 combines stunning natural history footage with clever, digital age storytelling. See the playful pup, otter number 501, get an amazing second chance at life in the wild.\r\nRatings &amp; Reviews:  Internet site IMDb 3.0, Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 60/Audiences: 100. The ratings reflect that critics seldom like documentaries, but audiences love them.\r\nPreviewer Comments:  This documentary about the loveable sea otter and the perils it faces is charming and delightful for all love  rs of sea animals, including children and adults.\r\nRated: Likely considered PG.\r\nAll films are presented by Emerging Pictures in HD at USCB Center for the Arts. Tickets for adults are $7, seniors $6, students $5. Call the box office at 843-521-4145 or purchase day of performance. Box office opens one hour prior to show time.\r\nDennis Tavernetti is a resident of St. Helena Island and retired to the Lowcountry having a lifelong interest in the arts.', 'The Indie Film Corner: USCB Center for Arts features three films this week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-indie-film-corner-uscb-center-for-arts-features-three-films-this-week', '', '', '2012-07-05 06:04:46', '2012-07-05 10:04:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7318', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7319, 4, '2012-07-05 06:06:14', '2012-07-05 10:06:14', 'By Mark Siegel, MD, FAAO\r\nThe holidays are a favorite time for Americans to shoot fireworks. Yet mishaps with fireworks could make the holiday memorable for all the wrong reasons.\r\nEach year, thousands of Americans are injured using fireworks, and 1,300 people injure their eyes. Eye injuries from fireworks include cuts, burns, abrasions, retinal detachment, optic nerve damage, rupture of the eyeball, and complete blindness. This damage is often permanent.\r\nYoung children and teenagers account for more than half of all fireworks injuries in the United States. In one memorable case, a six-year-old boy found an M-80 firework in his home and lit it with a barbecue lighter. The explosion resulted in a traumatic injury that impacted the boy’s throat, face and eyes. His parents called 911 for help and his eye injuries required an immediate cornea transplant and lens replacement, and he has undergone several additional eye surgeries since then with permanently reduced vision.\r\nOur eyes are very delicate, and you only get two of them, so a fireworks accident can be truly devastating. Unfortunately, many Americans get caught up in the excitement of the holiday, and forget that fireworks are also dangerous explosives. Children are particularly vulnerable to fireworks hazards.', 'Protect your eyes this holiday weekend', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'protect-your-eyes-this-holiday-weekend', '', '', '2012-07-05 06:06:14', '2012-07-05 10:06:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7319', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(7320, 4, '2012-07-05 06:06:56', '2012-07-05 10:06:56', 'By Takiya Smith\r\nFor the past two and a half years, I have professionally, knowledgeably and successfully practiced as a trained and certified beauty consultant. My area of expertise allows me to specialize in semi-permanent eyelash extensions, which differ greatly from self-applied false eyelashes. I have been questioned about eyelash extensions and have heard others offer incorrect information, thus improperly educating clients. In this article, let’s discuss the truth about eyelash extensions.\r\nFirst, the proper name for professionally applied lashes is semi-permanent eyelash extensions, which are individual, synthetic fibers that are grafted to each natural lash, one at a time.  The fibers, ranging from real or faux mink, plastic and even human hair, are adhered using a surgical grade adhesive that can not be purchased in stores and is only sold to and recommended for use by trained and certified specialists.  Hair extension glue, super glue and nail glue, among others, are not acceptable nor professional and can cause rash, irritation and infection to the sensitive eye and surrounding skin.\r\nSemi-permanent eyelash extensions should only be applied by a professional, otherwise the end result could lead to improperly applied extensions and damage to the natural lash line.\r\nOne of the biggest myths regarding semi-permanent eyelash extensions is that they will cause breakage or damage to the clients natural eyelashes. The truth about the matter is that as long as the lashes are applied properly by a trained professional, the extensions will not cause damage or breakage.\r\nEyelashes, like hair on our heads, grow from a follicle and shed regularly.  Both the hair from our heads, as well as our lashes, go through three stages of natural growth: Anagen (growth), Catagen (transitional), and Telogen (resting). These three phases of hair growth, transition and resting are natural, and each individual eyelash has a life cycle of roughly 90 days in which they grow, shed and grow some more. Each cycle is never ending, and as semi-permanent eyelashes are adhered to the lash only, not the skin or blocking the follicle, this allows the process to continue healthily and naturally. The lash extension stays attached to the natural lash which is shed, thus leaving behind a newly emerged lash that will eventually shed as well. Several factors, such as health, medication, atmosphere, diet and exercise can determine the growth cycle of your natural lashes, however eyelash extensions are not the cause of lost lashes. Lash extensions can last between four to six weeks and can be worn indefinitely with routine maintenance every two to three weeks.\r\nIn relation, false applied lashes such as adhesive lash strips and flares, which differ greatly from semi-permanent eyelash extensions, can be bought and applied personally, but are made to be worn temporarily for a matter of hours throughout a day.  The adhesive is water soluble latex-based and should be washed and removed nightly due to being applied directly to the skin, thus blocking the follicle. Continued or prolonged use can and will damage and break the lashes as well as cause inflammation and infection due to blockage.\r\nFor more information regarding the facts about semi-permanent eyelash extensions and false eyelashes, visit www.blb-boutiques.com.', 'The truth about eyelash extensions', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-truth-about-eyelash-extensions', '', '', '2012-07-05 06:06:56', '2012-07-05 10:06:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7320', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7321, 4, '2012-07-05 06:07:36', '2012-07-05 10:07:36', 'By Danette Vernon\r\nI recently found a list of “25 Things to Do Before You Turn 25” by January Nelson. I thought, well, even at age 52, it’s never too late to accomplish what I might have started at 25.\r\nNumber 1 on the list was, “Make peace with your parents (check). Whether you finally recognize that they actually had your best interests in mind or you forgive them for being flawed human beings, you can’t happily enter adulthood with that familial brand of resentment.”\r\nOther random, yet pertinent advice: “Kiss someone out of your league. Minimize your passivity. Make a habit of going outside. Enjoy the light. Relearn your friends. Forget the internet. Learn to say no — to yourself. Find a hobby that makes being alone feel lovely and empowering and something to which you look forward. Forget who you are, what your priorities are, and how a person should be.\r\nFinally, Number 25: “Quit that job that’s making you miserable, end the relationship that makes you act like a lunatic, lose the friend whose sole purpose in life is making you feel like you’re perpetually on the verge of vomiting. You’re young, you’re resilient, and there are other jobs and relationships and friends if you’re patient and open.”\r\nAh, Number 25 — if only I had started earlier!\r\nSo what is the easiest thing I, or any of us, could do, barring making actual changes in our lives?\r\nWe can start with taking care of ourselves by learning to breathe — yes, breathe — but deeper.\r\nMost of us breathe very shallowly, which your body may experience as chronic hyperventilation. This breathing pattern alone may cause us to stay in a state of emotional upset. In addition, some of us even hold our breath.\r\n“Fear stops your breathing,” Gay Hendricks, noted psychologist, tells us. He goes on to explain that animals instinctively freeze when scared, holding their breath to assess the situation and to prepare for “flight of fight.” If an “all clear” is felt, they go back to breathing normally. On the other hand, humans may maintain a traumatized breathing pattern for years.\r\nSimply put, your belly needs to expand outwards when you breathe in, and suck inwards when you breathe out. To change this pattern to one that will promote healing, first practice tensing the stomach muscles, especially around the navel, then relaxing them. Do this just to get familiar with how it feels to deliberately tense, or relaxed them. Try this 8-10 times. Then just take a few deep breaths. Practice. Next, breath in deeply to a count of four, hold your breath for a count of four, breathe out for a count of four, hold for a count of four.\r\nAdd an affirmation, as you breathe, if you like, “This deep breath is all I need,” or “I breathe out worry, and breathe in peace.” Try it.\r\nThen believe that “this deep breath is all you really need” to start on the list you missed out on at age 25.', 'Put ‘proper breathing’ on your list: Take care of yourself by learning to take a deep breath', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'put-proper-breathing-on-your-list-take-care-of-yourself-by-learning-to-take-a-deep-breath', '', '', '2012-07-05 06:07:36', '2012-07-05 10:07:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7321', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7322, 4, '2012-07-05 06:13:07', '2012-07-05 10:13:07', 'By Lanier Laney\r\n\r\nA delegation from the renowned Charleston Horticultural Society, including Co-founder Karl B. Smith along with Committee Chairs  Susan Epstein and Mary Miller, toured 15 notable Beaufort Gardens this past week and were very impressed with the gardening skills they saw.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7323\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Dean-Hall.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7323\" title=\"Dean Hall\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Dean-Hall-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Dean Hall Plantation, Seabrook.[/caption]\r\n\r\n“My admiration of and attraction to the city has grown immeasurably because of this visit,” said Karl Smith.\r\n“What a fabulous day we had in Beaufort,” said Plantasia and Tours Director Susan Epstein.  “Every stop we made was a gem!” said Andre Michaux Committee Chair Mary Miller.\r\nBelow is a list of gardens they visited, including  the wonderful gardens at Dean Hall Plantation where Gay Fowler has done a truly amazing job with the design of her old rose, formal gardens, and outbuildings.\r\nWoody and Lynne Collin’s magical sustainable organic farm in Seabrook was also a favorite on the trip.  Woody is the founder of Friends of Gardens Corner, the new group that is working toward putting a historical marker up to honor Dr. Alexander Garden who planted the first gardenia plant in America in Sheldon at Gardens Corner. The gardenia plant was named after Dr. Garden by noted Swedish botanist  Carl Linneaus.\r\nLunch was at the lovely Bay Street house and garden of Peggy Reynolds.\r\nThe Charleston Horticultural Society (CHS) is a nonprofit organization with membership open to all. The organization has\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7324\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Karl-Smith-Gay-Fowler-Mary-Miller-Susan-Epstein.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7324\" title=\"Karl Smith, Gay Fowler, Mary Miller &amp; Susan Epstein\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Karl-Smith-Gay-Fowler-Mary-Miller-Susan-Epstein-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" /></a> Karl Smith, Gay Fowler, Mary Miller and Susan Epstein.[/caption]\r\n\r\ngrown to more than 1,300 individual and business members interested in learning about all aspects of horticulture through lectures, a newsletter, educational workshops and special tours.\r\nUpcoming events include the Gateway Walk — Places for the Spirit on Wednesday, July 18, from 9:15 a.m. to noon. Join CHS and explore one of Charleston’s best kept secrets. In 1930, the Garden Club of Charleston enlisted the help of Loutrel Briggs to design a series of walkways through the graveyards and public spaces connecting Archdale Street to Philadelphia Alley that became the Gateway Walk. Local architectural historian Karen Prewitt will lead the journey through history, architecture and social customs.\r\nFor information or to join, call 843-579-9922  or go online to www.charlestonhorticulturalsociety.org.\r\n\r\nFeatured Beaufort Gardens:\r\n\r\n• 711 Prince St., Sam &amp; Heather Vale,  Nancy Law.\r\n• 803 Prince St., Mike Rainey.\r\n• 511 Prince St., Robert Smalls House, Bonnie and John McCardell.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7325\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Williams-Sonic-garden.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7325\" title=\"Williams Sonic garden\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Williams-Sonic-garden-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Marsha Williams and Scott Sonoc’s garden at 500 Port Republic St.[/caption]\r\n\r\n• 503 Washington St., Lisa and Jeff Sanderson.\r\n• 501 King Street, Diane and Conway Ivy.\r\n• 500 Port Republic Street, Marsha Williams and Scott Sonoc.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7326\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Vale-Law-garden.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7326\" title=\"Vale Law garden\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Vale-Law-garden-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> The garden of Sam and Heather Vale and Nancy Law, 711 Prince St.[/caption]\r\n\r\n• 601 Bay St., Gwen &amp; Scott Myers.\r\n• 2212 Bay St., Peggy and Wayne Reynolds.\r\n• Dean Hall Plantation, Seabrook, home of Gay and Frank Fowler.\r\n• Lynn and Woody Collins, Seabrook\r\nPlus many other beautiful gardens and yards were appreciated from the\r\nstreet by the group.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7327\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Myers-garden.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7327\" title=\"Myers garden\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Myers-garden-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> The garden of Gwen and Scott Myers.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7344\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Crist-garden.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7344\" title=\"Crist garden\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Crist-garden-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Crist garden.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7343\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ivy-garden.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7343\" title=\"Ivy garden\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ivy-garden-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a> Diane and Conway Ivy’s garden.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7345\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Sanderson-garden.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7345\" title=\"Sanderson garden\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Sanderson-garden-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /></a> The garden of Lisa and Jeff Sanderson, 503 Washington St.[/caption]', 'Notable Beaufort gardens on tour', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'notable-beaufort-gardens-on-tour', '', '', '2012-07-08 08:52:34', '2012-07-08 12:52:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7322', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7328, 4, '2012-07-05 06:15:42', '2012-07-05 10:15:42', 'On April 25, Beaufort lost a brother firefighter and dear friend to cancer.\r\nRobert “Banny” Banfield was an avid runner, competition swimmer, husband, nature enthusiast and health nut. He was only 54 years young when he lost his battle with neuroendorcrine cancer.\r\nMany of Banny’s family, friends and co-workers knew that Bob was the most physically fit person for his age group and was a person who lived a healthy lifestyle. He ate healthy/organic foods, ran marathons, biathlons, and competed in swim meets often. Bob even competed in the Hunting Island Biathlon months before passing away to show defiance towards his cancer.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7329\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"215\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Health-Cube-Cure.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7329\" title=\"Health-Cube Cure\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Health-Cube-Cure-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" /></a> Robert “Banny” Banfield was an avid runner, competition swimmer, husband, nature enthusiast and health nut. He was only 54 years young when he lost his battle with neuroendorcrine cancer.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBob always put an emphasis on his physical fitness because he wanted to be in the best shape possible every time he stepped off the fire truck ready to act.\r\nCancer is a major illness that can threaten anyone at any given time. Firefighters are against more alarming odds than the general public. In a three-year study completed in 2005 by the University of Cincinnati, researchers concluded that firefighters face a 102% greater chance of contracting testicular cancer than any other type of worker, a 53% greater chance of multiple myeloma, a 51% greater chance of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a 39% greater chance of skin cancer, a 32% greater chance of brain cancer, a 28% greater chance of prostate cancer, a 22% greater chance of stomach cancer, and a 21% greater chance of colon cancer.\r\nBefore Banny passed away, his coworkers sat down with him one night at the firehouse during one of their big firehouse dinners and told him as a department they wanted to pull together to dedicate this year to raising money in his honor to help find a cure for cancer.\r\nFirefighter Nate Hildreth said, “The smile on Banny’s face is something that will stick with me for a long time. I still wonder if it was because we were doing this in his honor or if the thought of all us actually doing a marathon was comical. Either way he was very honored and humbled.”\r\n“Cubes for the Cure” was formed in early March 2012 with the goal to raise money and promote cancer awareness. The group has teamed up with the Beaufort Memorial Foundation for guidance and recognizing that Bob requested all proceeds to be donated to the Keyserling Cancer Center.\r\nAlong with the mission to run the half and full marathon in Savannah at the Rock and Roll Marathon on November 3, the new nonprofit is also going to attempt a world record. One of the firefighters will be running a full marathon while attempting to solve more than 100 Rubik’s cubes in order to break the current Guinness World Record that was set last year to raise awareness for prostate cancer. Every penny of all tax-deductible donations and sponsorships made during this event will be given to the Beaufort Memorial Keyserling Cancer Center to fund cancer research.\r\nCubes for the Cure is reaching out to the community locally, across the region and around the country to get involved. For those who have either never ran a race, have always considered doing one or are already an avid runner as Banny was, join the team to run or walk the half marathon (13.1 miles) or the full marathon (26.2 miles). Also, take a quick moment and jump on the social media wave to keep up to date on the group’s progress. “LIKE” Cubes for the Cure on Facebook and “Follow” them on Twitter @cubesforthecure.\r\nVolunteers are also needed in the coming months at several fundraisers being held leading up to the race, including an event Oct. 20 at Carolina Wings in Port Royal. The group is seeking volunteers to help at various checkpoints along the race route in Savannah to help refresh Rubik’s cubes for the world record team, or to just show up to cheer on everyone.\r\nAs firefighter Hildreth said, “We are hoping that the organization of Cubes for the Cure will promote public awareness of all types of cancer to include neuroendocrine carcinoma, show that cancer has no prejudices to any one health style, and find more individuals who would like to participate in our cause as we ‘Battle for Banny.’\r\nChances are we have probably all known someone or even lost a close friend/family member to cancer. We hope that one day we can discover a solution to this disease and give us that edge to keep us around a little longer to celebrate life with those who love us.”\r\n\r\n<em>Get the Details: Visit www.cubesforthecure.org to sign up for a half or full marathon. Or simply make a tax deductible donation to the cause at www.cubesforthecure.org or www.bmhsc.org/foundation_events.htm.</em>', 'Cubes for the Cure: Firefighters create nonprofit in honor of Bob “Banny” Banfield', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'cubes-for-the-cure-firefighters-create-nonprofit-in-honor-of-bob-banny-banfield', '', '', '2012-07-05 06:15:42', '2012-07-05 10:15:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7328', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7330, 4, '2012-07-05 06:19:02', '2012-07-05 10:19:02', 'By Pamela Brownstein\r\nWhen James Wesley Colman III was growing up, he always looked up to his dad, Jim, a veteran who spent more than 20 years in the Marine Corps.\r\nSo when James, who goes by Jimmy, decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the Marines, he said, “I knew better than 99% of the other people what I was getting into.”\r\n\r\nEven though he had been around Marines his entire life, Jimmy, 26, had to experience first-hand the reality of being deployed and what it means to protect his country.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7331\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/384613_2490079384975_342424754_n.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7331\" title=\"384613_2490079384975_342424754_n\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/384613_2490079384975_342424754_n-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Jimmy Colman, right, with his mom and dad.[/caption]\r\n\r\nHe started boot camp in March 2011, and by December his unit was sent to a small base in Helmand Province in Afghanistan.\r\nWhile on patrol there in February of this year, he was shot in the leg by enemy fire. What Jimmy calls “a routine gun shot,” the bullet went straight through his calf, and after two surgeries, he was on the mend. After a month in the hospital, instead of going home or back to the U.S., he returned to his platoon.\r\n“I had already made it clear that I wanted to go back to my base. I didn’t want to leave, really,” he said.\r\nBut last week, after serving out his tour and being awarded the Purple Heart, Jimmy was able to come home to Lady’s Island.\r\nHe said the most important thing he learned while away was a greater appreciation for his family and friends, and not to take them for granted.\r\nHis dad Jim, who owns the landscaping company Lawn Solutions, threw a party for his son’s homecoming that included a DJ,\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7332\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/531401_441531052528409_1907954030_n.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7332\" title=\"531401_441531052528409_1907954030_n\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/531401_441531052528409_1907954030_n-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Jimmy on patrol in Afghanistan.[/caption]\r\n\r\nan inflatable slip n’ slide, and a caterer serving barbecue, something Jimmy craved while he was away.\r\nJimmy cites his dad as the person who has inspired him most in his life.\r\n“He’s always been a role model and supported us in whatever we did,” he said.\r\nBut Jimmy’s bravery and dedication to his unit serve as an inspiration to his community and to everyone who stands for freedom this holiday weekend.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7333\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/403812_3865206162285_1910368907_n.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7333\" title=\"403812_3865206162285_1910368907_n\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/403812_3865206162285_1910368907_n-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Back with friends in Beaufort.[/caption]', 'Local Marine recipient of Purple Heart', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-marine-recipient-of-purple-heart', '', '', '2012-07-09 11:03:01', '2012-07-09 15:03:01', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7330', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7334, 4, '2012-07-05 06:22:07', '2012-07-05 10:22:07', '[caption id=\"attachment_7335\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"183\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Day-at-the-Beach-6.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7335\" title=\"Day at the Beach, 6\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Day-at-the-Beach-6-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" /></a> Despite wearing inflatable “swimmies,” this little girl never got out of arm’s reach Tuesday afternoon June 26 at Hunting Island State Park.\r\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><dl id=\"attachment_7336\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px;\"><dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Day-at-the-Beach-3.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7336\" title=\"Day at the Beach, 3\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Day-at-the-Beach-3-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a></dt><dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Sun bathers had to find a good spot between washed up logs, seaweed and sea turtle nesting sites at Hunting Island the day after Tropical Storm Debby brushed the Lowcountry. Photos by Bob Sofaly.[/caption]\r\n\r\n</dd></dl></div>', 'Scenes of Summer', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'scenes-of-summer', '', '', '2012-07-05 06:22:07', '2012-07-05 10:22:07', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7334', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7337, 4, '2012-07-05 06:22:52', '2012-07-05 10:22:52', 'Stewart to speak at LIBPA July meeting\r\nDick Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of 303 Associates, will be the guest speaker for the July 10 meeting of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association to be held at 8 a.m. in the Beaufort Realtors Association Headquarters located in the Professional Business Park on Lady’s Island Drive.  The meeting is open to the public.\r\nIn addition to serving as the Founder and Managing Member of 303 Associates, Stewart is the founder and managing member of a hospitality company that operates the Beaufort Inn and Grid Properties, LLC a property company with holdings in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Stewart and his wife Sharon gave the original Crystal Lake property to the county for the purpose of it becoming a park and recently provided financial support for the creation of the Port Royal Sound Foundation.\r\n\r\nUS 21/Boundary Street project topic of event\r\nBeaufort County and the City of Beaufort have scheduled an informal open house regarding the US 21/Boundary Street road improvement project. The open house will be held Thursday, July 12 between 5 and 7 p.m. at Beaufort City Hall, 1911 Boundary Street. Preliminary alignment and traffic data will be available for review. The project begins at Neil Road and ends at Ribaut Road. It calls for replacement of the center turn lane with a median, realignment of SC 170 and the addition of a 10 ft. multi-use path. City and county officials and consultants will be on hand at the event to answer questions regarding the project.\r\nRelated maps, drawings and the draft environmental assessment will be available at the county engineering office for public review following the open house. The engineering office is located at Building #3, 102 Industrial Village Road, Beaufort.  Additional information may also be obtained by calling the office at 843-255-2700.\r\n\r\nCitizen input sought for naming rail trail pathway\r\nBeaufort County Council wants help from residents in naming a proposed pedestrian/bicycle trail planned for northern Beaufort County. The 13-mile-long trail will be developed along the former railroad right of way from the Town of Port Royal through the City of Beaufort and portions of the unincorporated area of Beaufort County to the Whale Branch River. Spurs connecting portions of the trail to the community are also a part of the project.\r\nCounty Council will hold a public hearing on the name for the trail on Monday, July 23 at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers, County Administration Building, 100 Ribaut Road. All interested residents are encouraged to attend and offer their suggestions.\r\nFor more about the project, visit www.railtrailbeaufort.wordpress.com.', 'News briefs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-14', '', '', '2012-07-05 06:22:52', '2012-07-05 10:22:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7337', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7338, 4, '2012-07-05 06:24:48', '2012-07-05 10:24:48', 'The best and brightest of northern Beaufort County’s business leaders earned recognition with Civitas Awards Friday night at the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 10th annual event.\r\nHeld at the Dataw Island Clubhouse, the annual meeting and Civitas Awards included Chairman Jon Rembold handing the gavel to new chair Frankie Denmark of Hargray, and an overview of 2011’s accomplishments and 2012’s goals by President Blakely Williams.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7339\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/News-Civitas-bw.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7339\" title=\"News-Civitas bw\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/News-Civitas-bw-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> From left, Rep. Shannon Erickson; winner of the Lowcountry Young Professional award, Stephen Murray; Jeff Kidd; and Kendall Erickson.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThere were 34 nominees for 12 Civitas Awards this year.\r\nThe highest honor, the Lifetime of Leadership Award, went to Robert DeLoach. Other nominees included Bernie Kole and Larry Mark. The award recognizes an individual who has made great contributions to his/her community with their lives through various avenues of service. Service may come in the form of business growth and development, setting higher standards and/or demonstrating great leadership skills.\r\nDeLoach has lived in Beaufort all his life with the exception of his college years and his World War II service in the Navy.  He has positively impacted the lives of Beaufort residents over the last six decades with his invaluable engineering experience, beginning at Parris Island where he worked for 37 years as a mechanical engineer and at BES, Inc. where he has completed countless projects, introduced groundbreaking technologies in the field of engineering and mentored five generations of young engineers for the past 36 years.\r\nAmong DeLoach’s numerous volunteer hours include: the Beaufort Academy Board of Directors; Lady’s Island Business Professionals Association (LIBPAS) Board of Directors; South Carolina Social Services Board of Directors; and the Boy Scouts of America as District Commissioner.\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Ambassador of the Year was Valerie Althoff.\r\nOther Civitas winners included:\r\n• Regional Economic Impact: Technical College of the Lowcountry.\r\n• Excellence in Free Enterprise: Greenbug.\r\n• Community Stewardship: Robinson Grant.\r\n• Outstanding Nonprofit: HELP of Beaufort.\r\n• Outstanding Leadership Beaufort Alumni: Terry Bennett.\r\n• Tourism Leadership: Beaufort Water Festival.\r\n• Outstanding Employee: Androula Weiland, Main Street Beaufort USA.\r\n• Military Citizenship Award: Bill Severns.\r\n• Lowcountry Young Professional: Stephen Murray, Kazoobies Inc.\r\n• Junior Enlisted Service Member of the Year: HM2 Samuel Woodson\r\n• Non-commissioned Officer of the Year: Sgt. Ashley Mohr.\r\nJudges for this year’s event included Kevin Cuppia, John Perrill, Jeff Evans, Bill Bootle, Jeff Kidd and Sallie Stone.', 'Civitas awards honor local business leaders', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'civitas-awards-honor-local-business-leaders', '', '', '2012-07-05 06:24:48', '2012-07-05 10:24:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7338', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7340, 4, '2012-07-05 06:26:25', '2012-07-05 10:26:25', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/News-Sheriffs-Office.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7341\" title=\"News-Sheriff\'s Office\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/News-Sheriffs-Office-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office wishes to congratulate the following personnel in recognition of their achievement and dedication. Effective as of the Monday, July 2, ceremony, the following civilian personnel have been promoted: Jennifer Burns: Promoted to Sheriff’s Tech II, Sharon Chavis: Promoted to Sheriff’s Tech II and Lori Tuten: Promoted to Sheriff’s Tech II.', 'Sheriff’s Office promotions', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sheriffs-office-promotions', '', '', '2012-07-05 06:26:25', '2012-07-05 10:26:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7340', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7346, 4, '2012-07-09 15:12:18', '2012-07-09 19:12:18', 'The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that left a St. Helena man injured.\r\nSheriff’s deputies responded to a reported gunshot victim on Seaside Rd just before 10 pm Saturday night.\r\nUpon arrival, they made contact with two 18-year old males, one of whom was suffering from multiple gunshot\r\nwounds. The men advised that they had been walking on Seaside Rd near Ballpark Rd when they noticed a small, silver\r\nvehicle coming up behind them.As the vehicle came to a stop, an unknown black male exited and opened fire.\r\nThe victims ran towards Blazing Star lane, hiding in some bushes until the suspects left the area. Upon realizing\r\nthat his friend had been shot, the second victim contacted law enforcement. The injured victim was initially transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital and later flown to MUSC where he currently remains in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. The motive for the shooting has not been determined, and no suspects identified.\r\nThe Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact either Investigator Sgt.\r\nJ. Kelleher at 843-255-3418 or the Beaufort County Dispatch Center at 843-524-2777.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed an unoccupied mobile home early this morning. Sheriff’s deputies and Sheldon firefighters responded to 211 Morgan Rd at approximately 2:30 am this morning in reference to a structure fire. Upon arrival, the home was found to be fully engulfed in flames. The cause and source of the fire have yet to be determined. The home has been unoccupied for several years, and had no power connected at the time of the fire. The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the Beaufort County\r\nDispatch Center at 843-524-2777.', 'Sheriff’s Office investigating shooting incident and suspicious fire', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sheriffs-office-investigating-shooting-incident-and-suspicious-fire', '', '', '2012-07-09 15:12:18', '2012-07-09 19:12:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7346', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7347, 4, '2012-07-11 10:43:57', '2012-07-11 14:43:57', 'You voted on our Facebook page. Here are the top 3 nominees for both River King and River Queen. \r\n<br><br>\r\nCast your vote below! The winner will be announced in the July 19th edition of the paper!\r\n[gallery link=\"file\" order=\"DESC\" orderby=\"rand\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"surveyMonkeyInfo\"><div><script src=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/jsEmbed.aspx?sm=gqfeskFhiu3uz_2fvYtrL3JQ_3d_3d\"> </script></div>Create your <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/\">free online surveys</a> with SurveyMonkey, the world\'s leading questionnaire tool.</div>', '2012 River King & Queen', '', 'private', 'open', 'closed', '', '2012-river-king-queen', '', '', '2012-11-21 14:15:02', '2012-11-21 19:15:02', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?page_id=7347', 0, 'page', '', 0),
(7357, 4, '2012-07-12 05:37:39', '2012-07-12 09:37:39', 'By Tracie Korol\r\n\r\nAs summer settles in and festival season is in high swing the biting insects seem to become more fierce and relentless.  In lieu of industrial, aerosol neurotoxins, I reach for my bottle of neem, instead. Neem is all-natural, nontoxic ammunition that stops molesting mosquitoes and ticks in their tracks. It’s the single most important thing you can keep on hand all summer, for your dog’s well-being and your own.\r\nNeem, botanical name Azadirachta indica, is a slow-growing evergreen tree in the mahogany family that has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for 5,000 years. Neem is native to southern India and northern Myanmar and is cultivated worldwide. The Sanskrit word for neem is nimba, meaning good health.\r\nAncient Sanskrit writings mention neem as veterinary treatment to be administered in feed or applied as liniments, oils, powders or liquids, using all parts of the plant. Neem was given for fever, inflammation, pain, mucus, worms, and mites or ticks. After the semi-mythical battle of Mahabharata, wounded elephants and other animals were treated with neem poultices.\r\nWestern medicine and technology ignored neem until 1928, when two Indian scientists published a report of neem used as a pesticide during a locust infestation. That same year, colonial administrators introduced the neem tree to Nigeria from Ghana, where neem was planted beginning in 1917. Neem was planted in Sudan for wood, firewood, shade and oil for lamps in 1916. By the 1960s, neem plantations were thriving in Africa and neem pesticides were studied for Western agriculture.\r\nIndian farmers have made infusions of ground neem seeds for use as pesticides for 2,500 years. In 1992, W.R. Grace, a chemical corporation based in Florida, was granted a U.S. patent for Neemix, a neem-based pesticide stabilized by a proprietary process. W.R. Grace’s product differed from the traditional product only in that the patented process produced a two-year stabilized shelf life. The patent was challenged on the argument that corporate patenting of a traditionally used natural product is biopiracy. However, dozens of patents have been granted for stabilized neem products.\r\nSo, it’s legit.  You can find neem, in it’s pure form — which is what you want for you and your dog — in those upscale grocery emporiums. (It’s also sold at garden stores, but that neem is formulated and blended with other products specifically for the garden.) Through the summer months, I’ll be keeping a bottle of neem oil on the kitchen windowsill to arm my dog friends and myself against the mosquito menace. Neem is a biopesticide; applied topically, it doesn’t just repel mosquitoes (and fleas, too): it kills them -- naturally. It has absolutely no harmful side effects. To protect my dog friends, I dab spots of neem on top of their heads, behind their ears, on their shoulders and flanks, and on their tails. During mosquito season, I do this every two to three days. I also suggest to their owners one capsule each of neem “supercritical extract” supplement, mixed with their food twice weekly, to arm them from the inside out. I also take the capsules, and dab spots of neem on my scalp, on each wrist, behind my knees, and on my knee pits (a popular mosquito target).\r\nNow, if you are in the company of folks who prefer their dogs to smell like hyacinths or “spring rain” or any other synthetic, artificial smell, then neem’s aroma may be a bit of a challenge.  To me, it smells like mild roasted garlic, not at all offensive in light of its efficacy at bug management.  It’s aroma can be mitigated with other, lighter, equally insect-repelling essential oils — rose geranium, peppermint, citronella, eucalyptus, palmarosa. You can mix up your own personal blend. A good double-whammy mixer, Opopanax myrrh, the myrrh of ancient Egypt (and available online) has been shown to repel adults of the African brown ear, deer tick, black-footed, lone star and the good old American dog tick.\r\nIf you have a green thumb, know that neem is also prized by horticulturists for its efficacy at keeping pests away from prized plantings, so there’s no need to use poison in the garden, either!', 'Healing herbs for hounds and humans: A look at neem', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'healing-herbs-for-hounds-and-humans-a-look-at-neem', '', '', '2012-07-12 05:37:39', '2012-07-12 09:37:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7357', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(7358, 4, '2012-07-12 05:38:54', '2012-07-12 09:38:54', 'Sportfishing and diving club to hold July meeting\r\nThe Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s July Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 12, at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on Lady’s Island, off Meridian Road. The social is at 6:30 and the program begins at 7 p.m. There will be presentations on locating, trapping, or netting various types of live baits. Local Captain Don May will provide a shrimp net throwing exhibition and tips on how to have a perfect throw every time. Members and guests are invited to bring their own cast net, for a contest on a professional peg board. For more information, call Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2020.\r\n\r\nDebbi Covington to sign books at HBF event\r\nHistoric Beaufort Foundation will open the Verdier House doors to celebrate the publication of local caterer Debbi Covington’s new cook book with a book signing and wine and hors d’oeuvres, Thursday, July 12, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Mrs. Covington will sign copies of “Celebrate Everything! Delicious Menus for Festive Gatherings and Easy Entertaining,” with a share of her proceeds contributed to HBF. Her recipes have been published in multiple cookbooks including “Southern Living’s Best Kept Secrets of the South’s Best Cooks” and “The Best of The Best of South Carolina.”\r\n\r\nBeaufort organ student to perform at church\r\nThe Second Friday Music at Noon presents Richard Lee Gray, III, organist, at St. Luke’s Church, 50 Pope Avenue, Hilton Head Island, on July 13. Programs last about 45 minutes and are free and open to the public. Richard L. Gray III, of Beaufort, is a sophomore organ student at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. Richard began taking piano and organ lessons at 13 when he studied with Mary Ingrassia and Gary Rakestraw, both of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Lions Club to hold pancake breakfast\r\nThe Beaufort Lions Club Pancake Breakfast will be on Saturday, July 14, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Sea Island Presbyterian Church on Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nChristian Women’s Connection to meet\r\nBeaufort Christian Women’s Connection will hold their next meeting on Thursday, July 19, at The Hilton Gardens Inn at 2015 Boundary Street, Beaufort, at 11:30 a.m. The guest speaker is Steve Battista of Bluffton and his topic will be “Chosen.” He is a Retired Navy Chief and federal investigator. Guest feature is Nancy Ricker Rhett, artist, author, book illustrator and owner of Rhett Gallery in Beaufort. Guest musician is Scott Gibbs. Chef Christy Adams will serve lunch. Cost is $13. For reservations, call or email Karen Whitehead at 838-7627 or mommakaren@islc.net. Make cancellations or reservations by Friday, July 13.\r\n\r\nDemocratic Women of Beaufort to meet July 17\r\nThe Democratic Women of Beaufort will meet on Tuesday, July 17, at Gilligan’s Restaurant on Boundary Street at 7 p.m. (optional meal at 6 p.m.). Leaders and volunteers from the audience will discuss how we can help in this campaign season. For more information, call 522-9948.\r\n\r\nBYSC holds auxiliary boating safety course\r\nThere will be a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Course held at Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on July 23, 25, and 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. The course is designed for ages 10-adult, and cost $25. This classroom course includes water safety, navigation, rules of the road, and safety equipment. Those who pass receive a certificate. Those under age 16 receive a wallet card that allows them to operate a powerboat without an adult. There is no on-water session. Space is limited. Please call 522-8216 or visit www.byscnet.com.\r\n\r\nVeggie Fun World at St. Helena Parish church\r\nVeggie Fun World 2012 is a Christian summer program for children offered by the Parish Church of St. Helena in downtown Beaufort in June, July, and August. Each program is distinct but related by the classic “Veggie Tales” characters used in crafts, songs, and activities. Session dates are July 16-20, August 13-17 and 27-31. Sessions I, II, and III are for children 18 months through 6 years. Each session has a fee of $130 per child. Contact Roz Dixon at 522-1712, ext. 220, or email nursery@islc.net. Register and pay online at www.sthelena1712.org.\r\n\r\nPrograms teach about Port Royal Sound\r\nThe public is invited to a free series of programs, “The Sound’s Good To Me” with guest speakers, a panel of local experts to answer questions, and a children’s program all geared to help people learn about this special area and how they can help keep preserve this amazing natural resource. The programs will be Please join us each Saturday  from 10 a.m. to noon at the future home of the Port Royal Sound Maritime Center, where SC 170 meets the Chechessee River, the heart of Port Royal Sound.\r\nHere’s the schedule of Guest Speakers:\r\n• July 14: Tony Mills, Education Director of The Lowcountry Institute and host of “Coastal Kingdom,” “Reptiles and Amphibians” with live animals.\r\n• July 21: Laura Lee Rose, Clemson Extension and Master Gardener, “Gardening with Native Plants, a Carolina Yard.”\r\n• July 28: David Harter, Glidden Paints and Hilton Head Reef Foundation, “Predators of Port Royal Sound.”\r\nFor more information about Port Royal Sound Foundation, visit www.portroyalsoundfoundation.org or email kmadden@portroyalsoundfoundation.org.\r\n\r\nFamily friendly events held at Lobeco library\r\nThe Lobeco Branch of the Beaufort County Library is holding some family friendly events.\r\n• Storytelling with Mr. Greg, Friday, July 13 at 3 p.m. Join us for a special storytime with out books. For children 4 and older.\r\n• The Center for Wildlife Education brings a menagerie of animals, fun creepy crawlers and bugs to Lobeco library on Wednesday, July 25. A one-hour educational and fun wildlife program including reptiles, raptors, creepy crawlers and bugs. Free and open to all ages.\r\nThe library is located at 1862 Trask Parkway, Lobeco. Call 843-255-6479, email gmolter@bcgov.net or visit www.beaufortcountylibrary.org.\r\n\r\nHave some fun with Christmas in July\r\nJoin us for the Jingle Jog 5K and Christmas in July, a Family FUN Event on Friday, July 27, from 6-9 p.m. featuring:\r\n• Jingle Jog 5K Run/Walk &amp; 1M Fun Walk (Onsite registration starts at 5:30 p.m. Race starts at 6 p.m. — additional fees apply to participate in this)\r\n• Snow: Yes! Snow in July from 7-9 p.m.\r\n• Entertainment by Drysdale Entertainment\r\n• Swimming\r\n• Water Slides, Jumpy House and Kids Games\r\n• BBQ Plate by Palmetto Smokehouse\r\n• Pepsi Soda Products and Water\r\n• Peanut Butter &amp; Jelly Sandwiches and snacks provided by Hobbit Hills Preschools.\r\nChristmas in July tickets: Adults  $10, Kids ages 5-12 are $5 and kid under 5 are free.\r\nJingle Jog Participation is $25 for adults. Register online at www.active.com or download form at www.festivaloftreesbeaufort.com.\r\nFor an additional charge, the following will also be available:\r\n• Beer, Wine, Vodka Snowcones\r\n• Bruster’s Real Ice Cream.\r\nDon’t miss this new event sure to be a family favorite. SNOW in July in Beaufort! Are you excited yet? Get your tickets today! Call 525-6257. The event will benefit FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice.\r\n\r\nSand Sculpture Contest held at Hunting Island\r\nCome join the fun for the fourth annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Hunting Island State Park on Saturday, July 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. It will be on the Beach in front of the lighthouse. Listen to local favorites, Side Street Walkers, playing jams. Gather your kids, friends, co-workers or put a team together. Enter as individual or teams. Prizes awarded in each category, awards presented at 3:30 p.m.\r\n• Tools Permitted: Hand and sculpting tools including: buckets, shovels, sand scoops, carving tools, putty knives, spray bottles for water, and kitchen utensils.\r\n• Materials: Use only natural materials found on/near the beach. Decorations such as shells, reeds, and small rocks may be used. No artificial decorations or materials are permitted.\r\nPrize categories include:\r\n• Sand Fleas (up to 8 years old – Must have an adult as a leader)\r\n• Sand Hoppers (ages 9 –15)\r\n• Sand Tribes (families)\r\n• Sand Shapers (adults)\r\n• Best in Show.\r\nJudging is based on originality, composition and technique.\r\n\r\nGolf tourney to benefit TCL scholarship fund\r\nThe Technical College of the Lowcountry Foundation will hold  the “Building our Community” Golf Tournament Monday, July 30 at Hampton Hall.  The event, sponsored by CareCore National, will benefit the TCL Foundation Scholarship Fund. The tournament will feature a scramble format for both men and women.  Golfers may try to a $10,000 Hole-in- One prize and a $50,000 raffle shootout competition. The $100 per person registration includes the cart, gift bag, a box lunch, and the hole-in-one contest. Registration begins at 8  a.m. and the Shotgun start will be at 9 a.m. To become a sponsor or to register, please call Institutional Advancement Executive Director Louise Mathews at 843-470-5962 or email lmathews@tcl.edu.\r\n\r\nUnited Way seeking volunteers\r\nUnited Way of the Lowcountry seeks  volunteers  for Beaufort office to  organize campaign materials, stuff letters, provide administrative support.   Flexible 9-5 schedule. Call Pam at 843-982-3040.', 'What To Do', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-47', '', '', '2012-07-12 05:38:54', '2012-07-12 09:38:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=7358', 0, 'post', '', 0);
