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(21246, 4, '2015-02-19 21:40:17', '2015-02-20 02:40:17', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Literacy Center’s triple threat of fun returns</em></p>\r\nPlan now to chase away your mid-winter blues by attending The Literacy Center’s highly anticipated Cooks &amp; Books fundraiser.\r\n\r\nThe Cooks &amp; Books festival – a Lowcountry tradition for nine years – will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1 at the Hilton Head Marriott Resort &amp; Spa. In Palmetto Dunes.\r\n\r\nThis event hosts a triple threat of fun: great food, friendly competition, and the opportunity to meet and greet your favorite Lowcountry authors and purchase signed editions of their books.\r\n\r\nSome of the area’s best restaurants will come together in one location to provide free samplings of their most popular dishes. Participating restaurants currently include: Bomboras Grille; Chart House; Corner Perk; Ela’s Blue Water Grill; Frankie Bones; French Kiss Bakery; La Fontana; Mulberry St. Trattoria; Old Fort Pub; Pino Gelato; The Salty Dog Café;; Skillets; Vine/843; and WiseGuys.\r\n\r\nOne of the highlights of the festival is the “Heat is On” chefs’ competition which will pit six local chefs against each other in a ‘Chopped’-style cooking competition. Reigning champion Stephen Stewart of Tidepointe will be on hand to compete against Keith Josefiak of Old Fort Pub; Eric Seaglund of Chart House; Luke Lyons of Frankie Bones; Lucio Perez Diaz of Corner Perk; and Chris Pinckney of the Hilton Head Marriott Resort &amp; Spa.\r\n\r\nJudging the competition will be Wolfgang Bierer, CMPC, CEC, CCE, AAC; Eric Moore, Executive Chef at A.C.E.; and Raymond Pridgen, Food and Nutrion General Manager at Sodexo.\r\n\r\nThe signature Sunday afternoon event will also feature 17 Southern authors who will be on hand to talk with fans and sign books. Fiction writers include Patti Callahan Henry; Mary Alice Monroe; CJ Lyons; Kathryn Wall; and Karen White. Nonfiction authors Ken Burger; Barbara Muller; Linda Haviland; and Teresa Bruce will be on hand as well as children’s authors Helen Wilbur; Phyllis Tildes; and Mark Yarbrough. Pictorial books by Wendy Pollitzer, Lydia Inglett and David Lynch (dec’d) will available along with cookbooks by Pat Branning, Debbi Covington, Sallie Ann Robinson and A Taste of Hilton Head.\r\n\r\nTickets to the festival are $20 in advance and $25 at the door, and include unlimited tastings, access to the authors and the chef’s competition and the opportunity to vote for your favorite tasting in “The Peoples’ Choice.”\r\n\r\nAdvance tickets are available online at www.theliteracycenter.org or on Hilton Head Island at The Literacy Center, 4 Oak Park Dr.; Burke’s Pharmacy, Main Street; Christie’s Hallmark, Shops at Indigo Run; and Le Cookery, Wexford Village and In Bluffton at The Literacy Center, 1-B Kittie’s Landing Way; and Markel’s Cards &amp; Gifts, Kittie’s Crossing.\r\n\r\nAll proceeds from the Cooks &amp; Books Festival help equip adults with the reading, writing, math and speaking skills they need to be self-reliant and successful in the family, at work and in our communities.', 'Annual Cooks & Books Fundraiser set ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'annual-cooks-books-fundraiser-set', '', '', '2015-02-19 21:40:17', '2015-02-20 02:40:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21246', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21248, 4, '2015-02-19 21:41:32', '2015-02-20 02:41:32', '<strong>Earn a BS Degree in Business at USCB</strong>\r\n\r\nThe University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) will be holding an informational session for its Saturday Business Degree program on Feb. 26, 2015 at 6 p.m., in Room 122 in the Science and Technology Building on the University’s Hilton Head Gateway Campus located in Bluffton, SC.  The program offers individuals and nontraditional students additional access and convenience by offering Saturday classes. Students who complete the program earn a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration from USCB, which is an accredited four-year public university.  To qualify for consideration, students must have prior college level courses completed and meet the admissions requirements of the University. For more information on the Saturday Business Degree Plan, visit: www.uscb.edu/saturdaybusinessdegree.  If you have questions or would like to RSVP for the informational session, please contact Dr. Peter Swift at: (843) 208-8213 or write: swiftp@uscb.edu.', 'Business Brief', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-brief-2', '', '', '2015-02-19 21:41:32', '2015-02-20 02:41:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21248', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21250, 4, '2015-02-19 21:45:31', '2015-02-20 02:45:31', '[caption id=\"attachment_21254\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CHAMBER-Bus-of-Week.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21254\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CHAMBER-Bus-of-Week-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"BUSINESS OF THE WEEK\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> BUSINESS OF THE WEEK[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Congratulations to this week’s Chamber Business of the Week - Beaufort Best Western Sea Island Inn ! Each week, the Chamber highlights one member business or organization as a thank you for their investment in the Chamber and our community. Special thanks to Sonic of Beaufort for sponsoring Business of the Week!</p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"21251,21253\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Business After Hours was hosted by The Town of Port Royal.  It was held at the Shed on Thursday, Feb 12th.</p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21252\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CHAMBER-state-of-the-schools-1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21252\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CHAMBER-state-of-the-schools-1-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"STATE OF THE SCHOOLS BREAKFAST\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" /></a> STATE OF THE SCHOOLS BREAKFAST[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Chamber held the State of the Schools Breakfast on  February 11 at the Quality Inn at Town Center. The event was Presented by Tutor Doctor of the Lowcountry and Troy University. The event drew a large crowd as Educational leaders in our community shared information and updates about their campuses. Speakers included: Chancellor Jane Upshaw (University of South Carolina Beaufort), Dr. Richard Gough, (President - Technical College of the Lowcountry), Dr. Dereck Rhoads (Chief Instructional Services Officer - Beaufort County School District), Stephen Schools (Headmaster - Beaufort Academy), Josefina Blanc (Interim Executive Director - Bridges Preparatory School), and Joe Benning (Principal - St. Peter’s Catholic School). Special presentation by: John Read (Chief Executive - Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative).</p>', 'The Chamber Corner for Feb. 19th-25th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-chamber-corner-for-feb-19th-25th', '', '', '2015-02-19 21:45:50', '2015-02-20 02:45:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21250', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21257, 4, '2015-02-19 21:46:55', '2015-02-20 02:46:55', 'Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) of the Lowcountry, a program of Together for Beaufort County, is struggling to meet a tremendous and unexpected surge in the demand for its free income tax preparation services this year.  The program, which is intended to aid low to moderate income individuals and families, has witnessed a staggering increase in the volume of clients seeking services, since commencing operations early last week.\r\n\r\nVITA Program Coordinator Mark Schneider stated, “We have been simply overwhelmed by the large volume of area residents seeking VITA’s free tax preparation services during the first week of our tax filing season operations.  We also experienced numerous technological and administrative challenges.  The fact that our volunteers managed to e-file more than 200 federal returns this past week really is impressive.”\r\n\r\nSchneider urges area residents to be patient and to wait several weeks, if possible, for the initial surge of clients to slow before they go to sites, which will be open until mid-April, allowing plenty of time to meet the tax filing deadline of April 15.\r\n\r\n“Every year, when VITA first opens its sites there is a tremendous rush of those who want to get in fast and get their taxes prepared and filed as quickly as possible,” Schneider said.  “Unfortunately, when this happens we experience very long lines of clients, many of whom have to be turned away because we simply do not have enough time or the necessary number of certified volunteer tax preparers to serve them.”\r\n\r\nVisit www.vitalowcountry.org for more information about the program and to view the tentative daily schedule and list of tax preparation sites.  Qualifying taxpayers can also visit www.myfreetaxes.com to prepare their income taxes independently for free.', 'Demand surges for free tax preparation services', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'demand-surges-for-free-tax-preparation-services', '', '', '2015-02-19 21:46:55', '2015-02-20 02:46:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21257', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21259, 4, '2015-02-19 21:49:28', '2015-02-20 02:49:28', '2015 Beaufort County Senior Leadership Program attendees focused on Economic Development on February 11 at the Port Royal Town Hall. Beaufort County Councilman Rick Caporale discussed County economic development activities, while Merritt Patterson of Beaufort Construction described private sector development in and around Beaufort.\r\n\r\nDavid Nelems, Executive Director of the Don Ryan Center For Innovation in Bluffton explained the Center’s assistance to start-up technology businesses.  Nelems then participated in a panel regarding economic development volunteerism with Eugene Bedell, Vice President, Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, and Gene Sherman, President, Low Country Chapter of SCORE.\r\n\r\nVan Willis, Port Royal Town Manager, addressed the tremendous opportunities provided by the pending sale of the Port Authority property in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThe day concluded with presentations by Bubba Von Harten, author of Little Geech: A Shrimper’s Story, and Kim Gundler and David Gorzynski of Beaufort Kayak Tours describing ecotourism in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21260\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BUSINESS-2015-Senior-LeadershipDavid-Nelms-Eugene-Gedwell-Gene-Sherman.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21260\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BUSINESS-2015-Senior-LeadershipDavid-Nelms-Eugene-Gedwell-Gene-Sherman-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Beaufort County Senior Leadership: Panel Discussion; Small Business Assistance through Volunteerism. Gene Sherman, President, LowCountry Score introduces Davin Nelems (left), Director, Don Ryan Center for Innovation to Eugene Bedell (right) Vice President, Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce. (Photo credit: Larry Bernard)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Beaufort County Senior Leadership: Panel Discussion; Small Business Assistance through Volunteerism. Gene Sherman, President, LowCountry Score introduces Davin Nelems (left), Director, Don Ryan Center for Innovation to Eugene Bedell (right) Vice President, Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce. (Photo credit: Larry Bernard)[/caption]', 'Beaufort County Senior Leadership Program review', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-county-senior-leadership-program-review', '', '', '2015-02-19 21:49:28', '2015-02-20 02:49:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21259', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21262, 4, '2015-02-19 21:50:32', '2015-02-20 02:50:32', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Flu cases are trending down as hospital focuses on respiratory etiquette</em></p>\r\nBeaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) has announced it has lifted visitation restrictions put into place during the height of flu season.\r\n\r\nWith the number of flu cases steadily trending down, infection prevention and respiratory etiquette have become the focus of staff and visitors, according to Infection Prevention Coordinator Vicki Allen, RN.\r\n\r\n“The flu is still in the community but we have seen a steady decrease in the number of cases in Beaufort County and at BMH,” she said. “At this time we have lifted restrictions for visitors and are encouraging everyone to observe respiratory etiquette, including covering your cough, wearing a mask if you have a cold, frequently washing your hands with soap and water and/or frequently using hand sanitizer.”\r\n\r\nHygiene stations placed at key access points throughout the hospital will remain in place throughout the flu season, and the focus on respiratory etiquette will be ongoing, Allen said.\r\n\r\nFor additional information about the hospital’s visitation policies please visit www.beaufortmemorial.org and click on Patients &amp; Visitors then Visitor Resources.', 'Beaufort Memorial Hospital lifts visitation restrictions', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-memorial-hospital-lifts-visitation-restrictions', '', '', '2015-02-19 21:50:32', '2015-02-20 02:50:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21262', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21264, 4, '2015-02-19 21:51:20', '2015-02-20 02:51:20', '<strong>Mink Point Road lane closures and delays</strong>\r\n\r\nLane closures on Mink Point Road in Beaufort County, between the Parris Island Gateway and Beaufort Island Road, were scheduled to begin on February 16, 2015. Preferred Materials will be conducting paving operations and travelers can expect delays when traveling in these areas. Please be advised to use caution and possibly plan an alternate route.\r\n\r\n<strong>February closings for PALS facilities</strong>\r\n\r\nAll three PALS indoor pools will close at 4:30 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2015, while Aquatics staff receive in-service training. The indoor pools will return to normal operating hours Saturday, February 28, 2015. “We value our customers and our commitment to provide outstanding and efficient services. This commitment often requires training for our staff. We appreciate greatly the public’s understanding,” said Parks and Leisure Services Director Scott Marshall. For more information about Beaufort County Parks and Leisure Services visit www.bcpals.com.', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-100', '', '', '2015-02-19 21:51:30', '2015-02-20 02:51:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21264', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21266, 4, '2015-02-19 21:52:36', '2015-02-20 02:52:36', 'As part of Beaufort’s continuing effort to share information, the city’s website sports a new look, new navigation and more content than ever, Interim City Manager Bill Prokop said.\r\n\r\nThe website, www.cityofbeaufort.org, is the centerpiece of the city’s digital communications efforts and is supplemented by Facebook (City Beaufort SC), with added information soon to be shared via Twitter and Instagram.\r\n\r\n“Our new website makes it easier to find information about the City of Beaufort, and we’ll use the website as the primary tool in our communications toolbox,” Prokop said.\r\n\r\n“For instance, we did a customer service survey last fall and we heard that it was difficult to find agendas for the different boards and commissions, because they were posted to the website based on which department assisted that particular group. Now, all the agendas are grouped into one section, then by organization and year. All of this is available on the homepage under ‘Agendas.’\r\n\r\n“We’ll continue to add new content and make adjustments, and we welcome public input,” Prokop said. “As we prepare for construction of the new Ribaut Road fire station and the start of construction for the Boundary Street Redevelopment Corridor, we’ll be sharing a lot of updated information through our website  and Facebook.”\r\n\r\nThe website’s new look is cleaner, with a blue background to represent both Beaufort’s blue skies and the pristine waterways. The homepage includes current weather conditions in Beaufort, rotating images that include City Hall and the waterfront, and direct links to the City’s Facebook page.', 'City of Beaufort refreshes website with new look', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'city-of-beaufort-refreshes-website-with-new-look', '', '', '2015-02-19 21:52:52', '2015-02-20 02:52:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21266', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21269, 4, '2015-02-19 21:55:06', '2015-02-20 02:55:06', 'When Isiah Smalls started working for the City of Beaufort in June 1985, compact discs were just being introduced in America, a gallon of gas cost about $1.09, and a movie  ticket to see the new flick “Back to the Future” cost $2.75. For 30 years, Smalls came to work every day to serve the people of Beaufort, working a variety of positions leading up to Director of Public Works. This Monday, Smalls retired from the City of\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21270\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Isiaah-Smalls.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21270\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Isiaah-Smalls-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Isiah Smalls \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Isiah Smalls[/caption]\r\n\r\nBeaufort.\r\n\r\n“We have been truly fortunate to have Isiah Smalls work with and work for the City of Beaufort,” Mayor Billy Keyserling said. “This is his community, and I think he came to work not so much for the paycheck as for the chance to help make Beaufort a better place. As he retires, I can comfortably say our city is in much better shape due in large part to his dedication.”\r\n\r\nWith Smalls’ retirement, Assistant Public Works Director Lamar Taylor will serve as interim directorDavid Coleman, the city’s newly-hired Senior Project Manager, will work with Taylor to oversee the many ongoing and upcoming public works projects.\r\n\r\n“We certainly wish Mr. Smalls all the best in retirement,” Beaufort Interim City Manager Bill Prokop said. “While I have only known him a short time since my arrival in Beaufort, it’s clear he has a deep understanding of what makes Beaufort special.”\r\n\r\nSmalls joined the City in June 1985 as the Superintendent of Sanitation and Streets. Nine years later he became Acting Public Works Director and in October 1994 was named Operations Officer for Beaufort’s public works. In 1995 Smalls was promoted to Director of Public Works.\r\n\r\nHis duties have included maintaining and improving streets and drainage, sanitation, recycling, traffic control and the city’s extensive network of parks and playgrounds.\r\n\r\n“When you enjoy the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park and notice how clean it is, or when your kids or grandkids enjoy playing at Pigeon Point Park, I’d like people to think of our Public Works Department and Isiah’s 30 years of work that helped make all that possible,” Keyserling said.', 'Isiah Smalls retires from City of Beaufort’s Public Works Department ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'isiah-smalls-retires-from-city-of-beauforts-public-works-department', '', '', '2015-02-19 21:55:06', '2015-02-20 02:55:06', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21269', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21272, 4, '2015-02-19 21:58:09', '2015-02-20 02:58:09', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Approximately 100 people gathered at  a Mardi Gras party hosted at Old Bull Tavern this week to raise funds for “HELP of Beaufort”.  Mardi Gras costumes with masks and beads were sported by attendees.  The band “The Bull Grapes” played zydeco and Mardi Gras music.  A Kazoo parade marched around the parking lot!  Canned goods, pantry staples and cash were donated.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Eric Smith</strong></p>\r\n[gallery ids=\"21273,21274,21275,21277,21278,21279\"]', 'Mardis Gras benefit for HELP of Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'mardis-gras-benefit-for-help-of-beaufort', '', '', '2015-02-19 21:58:09', '2015-02-20 02:58:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21272', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21276, 4, '2015-02-19 22:02:43', '2015-02-20 03:02:43', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">More than 200 runners and walkers braved the chilly air on Saturday to help raise money during the Citizens Opposed to Domestic Violence’s 3rd annual Race For Love on Cat Island. According to Kirstin Dubrowski, executive director for CODA, between $8,000-$10,000 was raised through the run and some very generous sponsors, including Eugene Rugala and Associates in Beaufort and Coral Resorts on Hilton Head Island. Also on hand to help with the festivities was Ron Parker, defensive back for Kansas City Chiefs. Parker was a stand out athlete at Beaufort High School in 2005.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\r\n[gallery ids=\"21281,21282,21283,21285,21286,21287,21288,21289,21290,21291,21292,21293\"]', 'Third annual CODA Run for Love', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'third-annual-coda-run-for-love', '', '', '2015-02-19 22:03:20', '2015-02-20 03:03:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21276', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21284, 4, '2015-02-19 22:05:02', '2015-02-20 03:05:02', 'At Coastal Community Foundation’s recent reception to honor grant recipients for The Beaufort Fund, Dr. Bill Singleton (L) and George Bush (R) shared their connections to the fund. Dr. Singleton of Jasper County serves on The Beaufort Fund Advisory Committee, visiting and learning about applicants each year in order to make informed funding recommendations throughout Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties. George Bush was the catalyst for the creation of Med-I-Assist programs in Sheldon, Bluffton and Ridgeland, all of which received support from The Beaufort Fund this year. Med-I-Assist provides free prescription medication and vouchers for eyeglasses to low-income clients. All three programs are volunteer-run, so 100% of their combined $35,000 awards support direct services to their clients.\r\n\r\n<em>Each week, Coastal Community Foundation highlights organizations, donors and other charitable news in The Philanthropy Corner. If you’re interested in learning more about philanthropy in the Lowcountry, reach out to our regional Stewardship Officer, Gloria Duryea, at Gloria@CoastalCommunityFoundation.org or (843) 379-3400.</em>', 'The Philanthropy Corner for Feb. 19th-25th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-philanthropy-corner-for-for-feb-19th-25th', '', '', '2015-09-10 08:46:08', '2015-09-10 12:46:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21284', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21296, 4, '2015-02-19 22:08:42', '2015-02-20 03:08:42', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Almost 50 years later, ties to Duke still strong for Beaufort couple</em></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cover-Grayswithgrandkids.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21298\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cover-Grayswithgrandkids-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cover - Grayswithgrandkids\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation has announced that Dr. John and Molly Gray will serve as honorary chairs for the Foundation’s annual Duke Symphony Orchestra concert fundraiser on Saturday, March 28th. The couple has been actively involved in the fundraiser since its inception, and are longtime supporters of both Beaufort Memorial and Duke University.\r\n\r\nIn fact, Molly’s father was working as Duke’s Business Manager when John (Class of 1968) was an undergraduate there, so even though they were both from Beaufort, Duke University was the tie that brought them together.\r\n\r\n“My father would have John over for grilled steaks on Friday nights, and then John would take me out to dinner at the Rathskeller in Chapel Hill on Saturdays,” she said. “That was 50 years, three children, and six grandchildren ago.”\r\n\r\nMolly’s love of music goes back even farther. Her grandmother Elizabeth Waterhouse was the organist for St. Helena’s back in the first half of the 20th century. Elizabeth and her sister Rita Crofut spent their afternoons teaching Beaufort’s school children piano and violin lessons in the very house where Molly and John live now.\r\n“Music was always a big part of our family life” recalls Molly.\r\n\r\nJohn confesses to being late to the game in music appreciation and regrets that he wasn’t among those pupils, but now he feels there isn’t a concert to be missed. Chief among them, of course, is the Duke <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cover-JohnMollyGray.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-21299\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cover-JohnMollyGray-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cover - JohnMollyGray\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>Symphony Orchestra concert.\r\n\r\nFor 12 years now, Conductor Harry Davidson has traveled with more than 60 Duke undergraduate and graduate students to perform works of well-known and emerging classical composers.\r\n\r\n“The first year we presented the concert, the audience gave the orchestra a spontaneous standing ovation after the opening number,” said Alice Moss, Executive Director of the BMH Foundation. “They’ve been a hit every year since.”\r\n\r\nThe concert is one of the Foundation’s most popular and successful fundraisers, having raised over $224,000 to support BMH’s Healing Arts Program at the Keyserling Cancer Center and in the main hospital.\r\n\r\n“The students look forward to the trip each year,” says conductor Davidson. “As our only concert away from Duke, the Beaufort concert is one of the highlights of our schedule.”\r\n\r\nWhile in town, the students stay in the homes of Beaufort residents, an experience that students and residents alike look forward to each year.\r\n\r\n“It’s always fun to host some of the students who travel all this way to volunteer for the weekend,” says Molly. “We’ve gotten to know some truly remarkable young men and women, and they seem to really enjoy their time in Beaufort.”\r\n\r\nMake plans now:  General admission tickets are $35. Patron tickets start at $75 and include premium seating and an invitation to the conductor’s reception after the concert. To purchase tickets, visit www.bmhsc.org or call 843-522-5774.', 'BMH Foundation announces honorary chairs for Duke Symphony concert', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bmh-foundation-announces-honorary-chairs-for-duke-symphony-concert', '', '', '2015-02-19 22:11:16', '2015-02-20 03:11:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21296', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21300, 4, '2015-02-19 22:15:29', '2015-02-20 03:15:29', 'Come out to eat wings and barbecue, sample craft beers and enjoy the music of the Cluster Shucks, Peyton Tochterman &amp; Gary Green, the Bull Grapes and The Accomplices on Friday and Saturday, February 27th &amp; <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cover-1619265_721999711173537_2034222907_n.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21303\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cover-1619265_721999711173537_2034222907_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cover - 1619265_721999711173537_2034222907_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>28th on Paris Ave in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThis is an official South Carolina Barbecue Association sanctioned event and it kicks off the 2015 season. The event benefits FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice, is presented by Coastal Carolina Hospital and hosted by the town of Port Royal.\r\n\r\nCook teams from across the Southeast will serve their award-winning wings, butts and ribs, and attendees will get to sample the large variety. Friday night is the Wing &amp; Brew Throwdown competition from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday is the BBQ competition from noon to 4 p.m. Awards will be presented by sanctioned South Carolina BBQ Association judges. The Grand Champion will get the chance to compete in Las Vegas at the World Food Competition in November.\r\n\r\nTickets are available online in advance for $20 per day and at the door for $25 per day. Admission includes sampling of wings and craft beers Friday night and BBQ and ribs Saturday plus entertainment by <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cover-10917828_924525270920979_3488688607179746257_n.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21304\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cover-10917828_924525270920979_3488688607179746257_n-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Cover - 10917828_924525270920979_3488688607179746257_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a>distinguished bands. Children under 12 are free to enter and only $5 to play in the kid zone with bounce castles, games, snacks and more. Event will take place rain or shine.\r\n\r\nCome and enjoy Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ!!!! To purchase your tickets toady or for more information and volunteer opportunities, please visit our website at friendsofcarolinehospice.org or call us at 525-6257.\r\n\r\nFRIENDS of Caroline HOSPICE is committed to providing the highest quality end-of-life care to patients and their families. FRIENDS is a local, non-profit, Medicare-certified Hospice provider that has built a “Legacy of Trust” over the past 35 years. FRIENDS of Caroline HOSPICE serves individuals and families in Beaufort County. Adult Bereavement and Support groups are offered to family members of patients served by FRIENDS as well as any member of the community at large who has experienced a loss. Donations from individuals, businesses and foundations allow FRIENDS of Caroline HOSPICE to provide hospice care, bereavement and caregiver support services to all individuals in our community regardless of their ability to pay.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-19-at-10.14.18-PM.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21305\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Screen-Shot-2015-02-19-at-10.14.18-PM-300x275.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-02-19 at 10.14.18 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PLUM PRODUCTIONS</p>\r\nPlum Productions is a full-service event planning and production studio offering turnkey solutions from concept to creation. The company offers classic and cutting edge design and production for festivals, weddings, corporate, social and non-profit events.', 'FRIENDS of Caroline Hospice celebrates its 35th anniversary with the 6th Annual Bands, Brews & BBQ Competition presented by: Coastal Carolina Hospital', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'friends-of-caroline-hospice-celebrates-its-35th-anniversary-with-the-6th-annual-bands-brews-bbq-competition-presented-by-coastal-carolina-hospital', '', '', '2015-02-19 22:15:29', '2015-02-20 03:15:29', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21300', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21324, 4, '2015-02-26 20:42:01', '2015-02-27 01:42:01', '<strong>Bethesda Christian Fellowship worship event</strong>\r\n\r\nYou’re invited to attend an afternoon of Praise and Worship featuring The Hymn Choir of Rock Hill, South Carolina on Saturday February 28, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. The event is free to the public and will be held at Bethesda Christian Fellowship, 32 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive on Saint Helena Island, SC. For additional information, please contact the church at (843) 838-4410.\r\n\r\n<strong>Homecoming 2015 at Riverview Baptist</strong>\r\n\r\nJoin Riverview Baptist Church for their annual Homecoming titled “He’s Still Jesus” on March 1, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. There will be special music by Sweetgrass Angels, Pat &amp; Robert Claxton, Tara &amp; Travis Moore, and Riverview Youth Choir and special Guest Amanda Bonds from the Savannah River Association. THe message will be given by Pastor Leon Meadows.\r\n\r\n<strong>Commandment 11 to play at Red Dam Baptist</strong>\r\n\r\nCommandment 11, a musical group from Simpsonville, SC, will perform at Red Dam Baptist Church in Hardeeville on Sunday, March 1, beginning 6 p.m. in the sanctuary. Commandment 11 Ministries was founded in January 2005 as a non¬profit organization that operates entirely on faith. While most of C11’s engagements are at churches, the group experienced a dramatic shift in its focus in 2007 when it began extending its missions into prisons and drug &amp; alcohol recovery centers. The event is free and open to the public. RDBC is located at 488 Red Dam Road. For more information, please call (843) 784¬6083, or send an email to info@reddambaptistchurch.org. Red Dam Baptist Church is located at 488 Red Dam Road, Hardeeville, SC 29927.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Hope Church to host financial course</strong>\r\n\r\nNew Hope Christian Church will host Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (FPU) Course. This life-changing class, taught by Dave Ramsey and the FPU teaching team on video and coordinated by Wilma Holman at New Hope Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Beaufort, will help you achieve your financial goals by showing you how to eliminate debt, save for the future, and give like never before. You will be challenged and motivated to make a plan for your money and change your family tree forever. New Hope Christian Church is located at 67 Parris Island Gateway in Beaufort. The class will be held starting March 2nd from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Contact Wilma Holman if interested in enrolling 843-252-8228.\r\n\r\n<strong>Free mandatory safety training for SC hunters</strong>\r\n\r\nOne-day Hunter Safety Education course/test taught by expert outdoorsman—you need this for SC hunting lic. if you are resident or non-res. born after June 30, 1979 (optional for all others). Young hunters &amp; families welcome! Moose Lodge #1855, 350 Broad River Blvd., Bft, SC 29906; Sat., Mar. 7th, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.—FREE food/drinks by Parris Island Rod &amp; Gun Club (or bring own). Pass test, get temporary Hunter Ed. Card. Call instructor Danny Vinson NOW, 843-812-1984. SC DNR Hunter Education is dedicated to safe enjoyment of our outdoors. Participants learn firearm &amp; bow safety, fieldcraft, responsibility &amp; ethics afield, wildlife identification &amp; conservation. Visit http://www.dnr.sc.gov/education/hunted.html for more information.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sea Island Fly Fishers holds free meeting</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s fly fishing club, Sea Island Fly Fishers, will meet on Wednesday, March 11th at  6 p.m., at Bay Street Outfitters, 825 Bay St.  The meeting is open and free to the public. Refreshments will be provided.  After a social period, John Holbrook will discuss wading for reds as we prepare for the coming season. John is the club president and resident expert on wading for redfish.  John’s presentations are always the highlight of the year. Call Jack Baggette at 441-4023 with questions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Battery Creek High School Open House</strong>\r\n\r\nJoin us to learn more about Battery Creek High School’s academic programs.  The open house will be on March 12, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Refreshments and Fellowship: 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and School Choice Meeting and Event: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.). During the evening, representatives from each of BCHS’s hallmark programs will be on hand to showcase our school’s offerings including MCJROTC/military science, aviation and aeronautical engineering, health science, and the arts. We will also feature our new career and technology education program’s expansion to include new courses in agricultural and bio systems science, culinary arts and welding. You don’t want to miss this event!\r\n\r\n<strong>Seminar by Dr. Klenke at Pinnacle Plastic Surgery</strong>\r\n\r\nDr. Audrey Klenke of Pinnacle Plastic Surgerywill present a seminar titled “Spring into Summer: Make a Daring Debut” on Thursday, March 12 at 6 p.m. The seminar will be at Pinnacle Plastic Surgery, 7 Mallet Way, Bluffton, SC 29910.\r\n\r\n<strong>Color-a-thon fundraiser for Lady’s Island Middle</strong>\r\n\r\nIt’s a Color-a-thon fundraiser race for Lady’s Island Middle School PTO. The event is March 21 at Lady’s Island Middle School. Register online at schoolathon.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>Port Royal Soft Shell Crab Festival in April</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County will celebrate the 12th anniversary of its Soft Shell Crab Festival on Saturday, April 18, from noon – 5 p.m. on Paris Avenue in cool, coastal, far from ordinary Port Royal, SC. The festival is free and open to all. It will feature a variety of eclectic cuisine in addition to the Lowcountry’s soft shell crabs prepared in a variety of styles by area chefs. In addition to live music, there will be an all-ages cornhole tournament, a kids’ zone entertainment area, a craft/artisan fair and a car show by Beaufort’s Classic Car &amp; Truck Club. The festival will also feature Port Royal’s annual Crab Race where approximately 5,000 rubber crabs are “adopted” by individuals for $10.00 each. Proceeds from the Crab Race benefit the Rotary Clubs of Beaufort, which support several charitable causes. To adopt a crab and learn more about the charities, visit www.Port RoyalCrabRace.com. For more information about the Soft Shell Crab Festival, visit www.oldvillageportroyal.com or call (843) 592-2356.', 'What To Do the week of Feb. 26th-March 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-feb-26th-march-4th', '', '', '2015-02-26 20:43:00', '2015-02-27 01:43:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21324', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21327, 4, '2015-02-26 20:46:23', '2015-02-27 01:46:23', 'By Celia Strong\r\n\r\nSometimes, just for no reason at all, you fall in love with a wine. We all say things like that, but, as we all know, we are striving to learn what it is we like and don’t like about certain wines. With knowledge we can spend our money better and drink what we like more often than not. Correct terminology is also part of what we’re striving to learn. That way we can tell someone why we like our favorites. (Or, better yet, why our favorites are better than their favorites. Nothing like a war of words when you have the better words!) Anyhow, there are wines that we really do just like, from our very first taste of them. All we have to do is sound like we know what we’re talking about when we tell others about them. Our wine this week is a perfect example. I really like it because it tastes good. But, I have to sound more intelligent and professional about why. So, here we go with this week’s lesson.\r\n\r\nWe travel to South Africa. First of all, let’s just admit that after that long a plane ride, most any glass of wine would be greatly appreciated! (The reverse of that is that it takes a good wine to make the trip from there to here and still taste good.) The history of wine in South Africa dates back to 1659, when Constantia, a vineyard estate near Cape Town, was considered to be one of the greatest wine producers in the world. The country’s wine industry is still centered around Cape Town - major production centers being at Paarl, Stellenbosch and Worcester. In 1963, South African wine laws were established. These set up sixty appellations in a hierarchy of tiers of wines ranging from regions to districts to wards and, eventually, a few single vineyard designated wines. A “ward” is close to what a French appellation is because it reflects a distinctive soil type and climate in its grapes.\r\n\r\nMore important for us this week, though, is some information on Methode Cap Classique. Since the 1990’s, sparkling wine made in South Africa in the traditional Champagne way is known as Methode Cap Classique or MCC. The most common grape varieties used are Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc (called Steen in South Africa). But, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir can also be used - the two main grapes of the Champagne region of France. When making MCC wines, the grapes are harvested early. This is to make sure that the sugar levels are lower, because some sugar will be added later in the process. The juice of the grapes is pressed quickly, to make sure the finished wines are clear and bright, not yellow or gold. The first wines, meaning the one that is made from the first fermentation, are high in acidity and low in sugar. Not necessarily very pleasant. Then, the first wines are blended together, making a much nicer tasting still wine, and the MCC process is begun.\r\n\r\nThe blended still wine goes into bottles. A small amount of yeast is added, followed by a bit of sugar. Grape sugar. And the bottles are capped - closed tight. The yeast “eats” the sugar, produces a bit more alcohol and gives off carbon dioxide. This carbon dioxide is trapped inside the bottles, in the wine, and becomes the bubbles. A secondary fermentation, in the bottle, just like in Champagne. While this is taking place, the bottles lay on their sides in producers’ cellars for a year and a half. Actually, some wineries let them lay there for up to three years. “Lees,” the residue that settle out of the wines while going through their second fermentation, are removed at the end of this time - the cap is removed and “disgorging” is done. Then, the bottle is corked and ready for us. Methode Cap Classique is the most used process for making sparkling wines in South Africa. And there is an MCC association that oversees its members.\r\n\r\nGraham Beck is the name of our winery this week. The founder, - yes, Graham Beck - was born in Cape Town and bought a farm called Madeba outside of the Western Cape town of Robertson, in 1983. His goal was to establish a world-class winery and tasting room. Which he apparently did very well. The success at Robertson led to a second property in the Fraanschhoek Valley. There were two philosophies guiding his business. “Great wine is made in the vineyard.” And, “Focus on getting the basics right the first time.” Easy to say, but harder to maintain. Consistently. Over the years, Graham Beck established a reputation as one of his country’s leading MCC producers. The production of their MCC wines is based in their Robertson facility, where they make a range of different sparkling wines. Ours is the Brut Non-Vintage. Made from fifty-three percent Chardonnay and forty-seven percent Pinot Noir, this bubbly is a genuine treat. And a nice surprise! Both grape varieties are hand picked. Chardonnay gives fruit and elegance to wine. Pinot Noir gives complexity and length. The grapes are fermented separately and then blended. Sometimes with a bit of reserve wine for the non-vintage. Really? Just like Champagne? The blend is bottled and cellared for fifteen to eighteen months of yeast contact before disgorging. The finished sparkling has apricot and mango aromas, hints of citrus peel in the flavors, lemon and lime, and a creamy texture. And, a bright, lively acidity. Delicious!\r\n\r\nAs you can see, there really are reasons why this wine is so good. Which means we, as trainees of wine-speak, can tell others why we like it. We like because it tastes good. But, at its $13.99 price, it tastes a whole lot better. See! Another technical reason we like this wine. The right price, the right flavors and textures, the right process to make it. For no reason at all and for all the right reasons. We win. Enjoy!', 'For no reason at all', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'for-no-reason-at-all', '', '', '2015-02-26 20:46:23', '2015-02-27 01:46:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21327', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21329, 4, '2015-02-26 22:03:01', '2015-02-27 03:03:01', 'By Kim Harding\r\n\r\nThe Lunch Bunch has been looking forward to returning to Groucho’s Deli.  It is one of our favorite spots to get together, and it turns out we weren’t the only ones.  The place was packed when we went last Friday.\r\n\r\nElizabeth took Patrick’s recommendation for the Mid East Special — a fat sub roll filled with lean pastrami, bologna, salami and cheese with an oil and vinegar dressing, served hot. Although it usually comes with Provolone cheese, Patrick suggested Muenster instead. Elizabeth, who frequents the Groucho’s in Charleston, also had to order a side of Formula “45” — their famous herb blend of spicy Russian and Thousand Island.\r\n\r\nFrom the extensive salad menu, April chose My Wife’s Salad Bowl because it has a funny name, and our sever said it’s a popular item. The salad included healthy stuff like lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers, as well as piles of fresh ham, turkey, bacon and big chunks of diced cheese. Tossed with her choice of ranch dressing, this hearty salad made for a super tasty lunch.\r\n\r\nI enjoyed the roast beef sandwich, which I dipped in the Formula “45” sauce.  It’s not typically served that way, but I just can’t pass up that amazing sauce.  Sometimes I even get it to go so that I can dunk my midnight snack in it!  In my opinion, that stuff is a must have.\r\n\r\nNikki tried the Low Fat Chicken Critter that comes with grilled marinated chicken breast covered with herb slaw and Formula 95 sauce on a soft, seeded roll. She said the sandwich was great, and she also really liked the side of grain mustard and pretzels.\r\n\r\nFor dessert, we all shared the salted caramel brownie with a pretzel crust, and it was an awesome way to end our meal.\r\n\r\nGroucho’s Deli in Beaufort is located at 81 Sea Island Parkway, Beaufort, SC 29907. Call 843-524-4545 for takeout and catering or visit www.grouchos.com.  The original restaurant was started by Harold “Groucho” Miller in Columbia in 1941, and has been beloved by USC students and graduates for generations. The popularity of the specialty sandwiches, sauces, salads and original recipes led to the expansion of the store in recent years across S.C., Georgia and N.C., and local franchise owner Patrick Ragsdale said his is the 27th location.\r\n\r\n<del></del>\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"21330,21331,21332\"]', 'The lunch bunch enjoys salads and sandwiches at Groucho’s Deli', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-lunch-bunch-enjoys-salads-and-sandwiches-at-grouchos-deli', '', '', '2015-02-26 22:03:01', '2015-02-27 03:03:01', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21329', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(21333, 4, '2015-02-26 22:03:12', '2015-02-27 03:03:12', 'By Bill Rauch\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21334\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/OPINIONS-gun-park-land-photo.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21334\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/OPINIONS-gun-park-land-photo-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"This photo shows the cornfield at the corner of Hwy 21 and Washington Farms Rd in Lobeco. The county bought this land and intends to build a gun park on it.\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /></a> This photo shows the cornfield at the corner of Hwy 21 and Washington Farms Rd in Lobeco. The county bought this land and intends to build a gun park on it.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe shooting and especially the taking cover has begun over Beaufort County’s new “passive” gun park, proposed to be built on 72 acres in the Lobeco area. The planned facility will be located at the corner of Highway 21 and Washington Farms Road, located about half way between the Whale Branch Bridge and the Garden’s Corner roundabout.\r\n\r\nCounty Council voted at their December, 2014 meeting to commit $875,000 of the newly passed Rural and Critical Lands Preservation bond money to purchase the land, and for an easement on 144 adjacent acres. The unannounced vote followed a behind-closed-doors executive session discussion of the purchase. There were no comments from the public about the proposal at the meeting. There wasn’t even a newspaper story about it for nearly a month. Many of the park’s neighbors still don’t know of the county’s plans.\r\n\r\nThe scarcely noticed vote was the first to commit Rural and Critical Lands Preservation dollars since the referendum passed.\r\n\r\nAt a small late-November informational meeting Beaufort County Planning Director Tony Criscitello is said by two Lobeco residents who attended the meeting to have pledged that the developer who will lease, design, build and operate the site would be required to build a 50-foot high berm around the shooting area to contain the noise of the shooting. Since then the county has walked back that number, now saying the height of the berm will be up to the gun park’s developer. A county “preliminary noise analysis showed no adverse effects to surrounding residential properties,” County Media Relations/FOIA Specialist Joy Nelson added.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the perceived abuse of Rural and Critical Lands bond monies, and after chastening Council for the uncharacteristic secretiveness that has surrounded the gun park initiative, opponents of the gun park who spoke in open session to County Council at their February 9th meeting also objected to the proposal because “a gun park is going to attract to our neighborhood non-residents with guns that you would not want in your neighborhood;” “we have enough trouble with guns here already;” “a gun park will make the area noisier;” “the lead from the BBs over time will get into the groundwater;”  “a gun park will bring light pollution;” “a gun park will attract poachers;” and  “a gun park’s noise will decrease the property values of the land for miles around it.”\r\n\r\nProponents of the Rural and Critical Lands Preservation program who spoke to Council at their February 9th meeting said building a berm to protect a gun park where a cornfield used to be isn’t “passive” and isn’t preserving rural land or preserving the rural character of the Hwy. 21 entrance to Beaufort.\r\n\r\nGeorge Johnston, who served on the Rural and Critical Lands Preservation Board from 2010-13 agrees. “That’s disturbing the land,” Johnston told The Island News, “That’s not taking a walk in the park.”\r\n\r\nThe park’s supporters like Kenny Zentner of Lady’s Island cite the area’s need for an inexpensive gun range.  Opponents don’t disagree.  They just say the proposed location is wrong. And they question how inexpensive it will finally be. Will Beaufort County use more bond money to build the park, including the 360-degree noise-mitigating berm, or will the gun park’s developer be required to come out of pocket for those costs?\r\n\r\nThe County has two passive parks up and running: Crystal Lake on Lady’s Island and Fort Fremont at Land’s End. And it has two in development: Wigeon Point on Lemon Island and The Okatie Regional Preserve. The county purchased the 56-acre Okatie Regional Preserve in 2012 to protect the headwaters of the Okatie River and to prevent further development stemming from the Buckwalter development area.\r\n\r\nPermitted activities at those four parks, according to The Beaufort County Open Land Trust attorney Ken Driggers, are hiking and picnicking.\r\n\r\nBut there isn’t the money in hiking and picnicking that there is in gun ranges. The gun park is proposed to feature skeet and trap for shot-gunners and pistol and rifle ranges too. “Part of the appeal to County Council is the developer would pay for the improvements and pay a lease term to the county too … so there would be proceeds … revenues,” Reed Armstrong of the Coastal Conservation League who has been watching gun park developments closely observed to The Island News last week. “People will see that as an abuse,” he added.\r\n\r\nIt was purchases more like the Okatie Regional Preserve that proponents of the Rural and Critical Lands Preservation program touted in their campaign to persuade voters to vote for the most recent bond referendum.  The program’s most prominent cheerleader, State Senator Tom Davis, for example didn’t mention the proposed gun park, the passive park program, or that passive parks bought and improved with bond money could become general fund revenue sources for the county in his October 20, 2014 op-ed that appeared in The Island Packet. That piece led with Davis’ description of the program as “ a land preservation program that, for the past 14 years, has protected our county’s unique historic and environmental resources.”\r\n\r\n“This gun park will move a lot of people to become very cynical unless a formal redefinition of the uses of Rural and Critical Lands bond money is brought before the public for a full-dressed hearing,” George Johnston added. “They will feel they were misled.”', 'Beaufort’s secret new park draws fire', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beauforts-secret-new-park-draws-fire', '', '', '2015-02-26 22:03:12', '2015-02-27 03:03:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21333', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21335, 4, '2015-02-26 20:57:35', '2015-02-27 01:57:35', 'By Lee Scott\r\n\r\nMy husband is well aware of my love for Jim Cantore. It has gone on for years. I was always a big Weather Channel fan, but when Jim came on the scene, well he had me at “Hello”.\r\n\r\nJim Cantore puts enthusiasm in the weather like no one else in his profession. Sure, Al Roker is good, and Dr. Steve Lyons is so informative. I love all of Dr. Lyons charts and graphs. Of course, when I want the local weather, I  to turn on Channel 3 in Savannah and watch Lee Haywood, the Meteorologist.  Lee always give me good information about the day’s forecast. They are all very proficient, but no one loves the weather as much as Jim Cantore.\r\n\r\nMy love affair with The Weather Channel started when I began to race sailboats. Knowing the current wind conditions, the temperature and future forecast all meant something on the race course. My husband, a life long racer, understood my fascination with the “Local Weather on the 8s”.\r\n\r\nThen came Jim Cantore. It wasn’t just the Local on the “8s” anymore. It was whatever crazy weather was going on in the world. Jim was there at the scene and I was watching. Hurricanes, blizzards, hail storms, they are all his adrenaline. He stands there reporting in all kinds of weather wearing his signature headgear - baseball hats. His enthusiasm is contagious. He is always right there in the thick of storms. His hair blowing in the wind, (at least he used to have hair) pointing out the waves pounding the sand through a hurricane, or measuring the size of hail coming down during spring thunderstorms. The wind pushing him and the cameras all around as he tells you how hard the wind is blowing. But the one phenomenon he loves the most is Thunder snow.\r\n\r\nHis latest thrill was six sounds of thunder in a row during one of the most recent New England snow storms. He was reporting the weather conditions; standing there with icicles hanging from his beard, his goggles covered with snow when the first sound of thunder rolled in. He was beside himself  as another one happened, and then another. He counted them, one, two, three, four, five. Then it happened, “Six”, he yelled. He was jumping around the snow yelling and howling. I jumped up off the couch. “Six, thunder snow” I yelled along with Jim. “Six!”\r\n\r\n“Sit down,” said my husband, calmly as I started punching the air with Jim!\r\n\r\nJim Cantore has seen it all and reports it with the contagious enthusiasm of a young child. I don’t wish bad weather on anyone, but if there is bad weather, Jim will be there and I will be watching.', 'I love Jim Cantore', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'i-love-jim-cantore', '', '', '2015-02-26 20:57:35', '2015-02-27 01:57:35', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21335', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21337, 4, '2015-02-26 21:00:12', '2015-02-27 02:00:12', '[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"21338,21339\"]\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy senior Clay Melville has been named to the 2014 High School Sports Report (HSSR) SCISA 8-Man All-State Football Team. Melville excelled for the Beaufort Academy football team throughout his senior season.', 'High school football honeree', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'high-school-football-honeree', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:00:12', '2015-02-27 02:00:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21337', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21341, 4, '2015-02-26 21:03:06', '2015-02-27 02:03:06', '[caption id=\"attachment_21342\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SPORTS-Chess-winners.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21342\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SPORTS-Chess-winners-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured from left to right: Whit Suber, Kevin Rogers, Kendra Rogers, and Jack McDougall. Not pictured: G Simmons.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Pictured from left to right: Whit Suber, Kevin Rogers, Kendra Rogers, and Jack McDougall. Not pictured: G Simmons.[/caption]\r\n\r\nSaturday, February 21, 2015 was the final round of the 4 Tournament Golden Isles Grand Prix.  For the day, Whit Suber placed First and won the Primary Division, and Jack McDougall won the K-5 Grand Prix title.\r\n\r\nFor the overall Grand Prix, Whit Suber won the overall Grand Prix First Place Trophy for the Primary Division, and Jack McDougall won the overall Grand Prix First Place Trophy for the Primary Division.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Academy Chess Team had 3 players place in the top 10 of the elementary division with G Simmons (10th), Kendra Rogers (8th), and Jack (1st). Kevin Rogers placed 7th overall in the Middle School Division.', 'Chess tournament winners ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chess-tournament-winners', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:03:06', '2015-02-27 02:03:06', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21341', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21344, 4, '2015-02-26 21:04:32', '2015-02-27 02:04:32', 'In 2014 the Dolphinfish Research Program (DRP) conducted a monitoring program of the dolphin harvested by boat crews fishing out of one marina in South Carolina. Every attempt was made to intercept all boats as they returned from fishing each day. DRP staff recorded the fork length and determined the sex of each dolphinfish brought in by each intercepted boat.\r\n\r\nStaff sampled the dolphin harvest on 37 days from late April to early August 2014, during which time 141 boats trips were intercepted. Only the boats that caught dolphin were processed. Every dolphin in each boat’s catch was measured to eliminate any subsampling bias. The number of fish encountered each day ranged from 1 to 83 fish, which came from the 1 to 9 boat trips that caught dolphin and were intercepted that day. A total of 999 dolphin were measured and sexed during the study. Daily catch rates for dolphin fluctuated wildly throughout the monitoring period, making it hard to comprehend what was happening.\r\n\r\nOne of the objectives of this study was to measure the size of the fish brought in to place them into one of three size classes to see if there was any size variation over the course of the primary season. For analysis purpose, the fish were divided into three size groups. Small fish were those less than 26 inches in fork length (FL), which are considered to be six months old or less (young-of-the-year (YOY), entry-level fish). The medium group of fish were those 26 inches up to but not including 36 inches FL. These are the older young-of-the-year fish, with some possibly reaching 12 months of age. Large fish consisted of fish 36 inches FL and larger. Many of the large fish were less than 12 months of age but the largest members were likely one to three years old. The smallest fish encountered was 19.5 inches FL and the largest was a 54.5-inch FL bull that weighed 59 pounds.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest surprises with the small fish category was the low abundance from late April through mid-May typically making up less than 3.0 percent of the fish harvested. In the first half of June, small fish accounted for less than 30 percent of the catch, but by the last half of June they had come to represent 71 percent of the fish caught. In July, small fish were frequently the only fish caught and made up 44 percent of the dolphin measured. This would suggest that entry-level YOY fish are more abundant in the summer off the South Carolina coast than in the spring. This goes along with reports from the fishermen, who said they were not seeing schools of small fish during April and May.', 'Temporal variation in the size of dolphin harvested', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'temporal-variation-in-the-size-of-dolphin-harvested', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:04:50', '2015-02-27 02:04:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21344', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21347, 4, '2015-02-26 21:07:29', '2015-02-27 02:07:29', '[caption id=\"attachment_21348\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"396\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SPORTS-RiverviewBasketballTeam.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-21348\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SPORTS-RiverviewBasketballTeam-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured in the top row are: Coach Nick Fields, William Winborn, Cameron Dodge, Jake Roberts, Khaleel Rutledge, Patrick Tucker, Reed Reichel, Wes Cunningham, Stuart Derrik Front row kneeling: Jack Tucker, Jackson Walton, Ben Trask, Christian Andrade, Peyton Collins, Diquan Fields, Braedon Sarathy Not pictured are: Amante Singleton and our team manager, Walker Christian\" width=\"396\" height=\"272\" /></a> <strong>Pictured in the top row are:</strong> Coach Nick Fields, William Winborn, Cameron Dodge, Jake Roberts, Khaleel Rutledge, Patrick Tucker, Reed Reichel, Wes Cunningham, Stuart Derrik; <strong>front row kneeling:</strong> Jack Tucker, Jackson Walton, Ben Trask, Christian Andrade, Peyton Collins, Diquan Fields, Braedon Sarathy; <strong>not pictured are:</strong> Amante Singleton and our team manager, Walker Christian.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Stingrays had an undefeated season this year. They also won the St. Francis Tournament held in December and placed 2nd in the Rhett Thomas Championship held this past weekend. These boys,  led by their coach, Nick Fields, and athletic director, Jon Strebe, showed amazing teamwork all season long.', 'Congratulations to the Riverview Charter School basketball team', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'congratulations-to-the-riverview-charter-school-basketball-team', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:07:53', '2015-02-27 02:07:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21347', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21351, 4, '2015-02-26 21:08:56', '2015-02-27 02:08:56', 'The Battery Creek boys’ basketball team prevailed in the second round of the Boys’ Class 2-A Playoffs on Saturday night, defeating Lee Central 64-60.\r\n\r\nWith the win, Battery Creek improved to 22-3 and advanced to meet No. 1 Ridgeland-Hardeeville in the third round of the Boys’ Class 2-A Playoffs.\r\n\r\nThe loss dropped Lee Central to 15-7. Eric Freeman fought through foul trouble to pace Battery Creek with a game-high 20 points and six rebounds. Freeman found himself saddled with two fouls early in the first half. The Battery Creek, player, however, remained active on the offensive end throughout the contest.\r\n\r\nFollowing Freeman in double figures for Battery Creek, Devontae Wilson contributed 13 points for the Dolphins. Wilson also dealt out three assists in Battery Creek’s four-point victory.\r\n\r\nAdonis Williams, joining Freeman and Wilson in double figures in the Battery Creek scoring column, tossed in 11 points. The productive Williams also dealt out a game-high seven assists for Battery Creek in the winning effort. Lee Central, however, wasn’t without its share of offensive highlights in the loss. The Stallions pushed for the win throughout the contest.\r\n\r\nA pair of Lee Central players reached double figures in the Stallions’ scoring column. Montrell Smith paced Lee Central with a team-high 15 points. Accompanying Smith in double figures, Tyronne Wilson netted 12 points for the Stallions.', 'BC Dolphins holds off Lee Central, advances to third round', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bc-dolphins-holds-off-lee-central-advances-to-third-round', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:08:56', '2015-02-27 02:08:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21351', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21353, 4, '2015-02-26 21:10:04', '2015-02-27 02:10:04', 'The Battery Creek boys’ basketball team survived in the Class 2-A Playoffs on Wednesday night, defeating Wade Hampton 75-70. Eric Freeman paced Battery Creek with a team-high 21 points.\r\n\r\nWith the win, Battery Creek improved to 21-3.Following the loss, Wade Hampton dropped to 10-11.\r\n\r\nBattery Creek featured four scorers in double figures as Devontae Wilson netted 12 points and Trevin Simmons chipped in 11 and Adonis Williams added 10. Additional scorers for Battery Creek were Markell Smalls (eight points), Jeffrey Darden (four points), DeQuan Robinson (three points) and Christian Brown (three points).\r\n\r\nJaquan Harris paced upset-minded Wade Hampton with 23 points. Joining Harris in double figures, Keante Jackson contributed 14 points for the Red Devils.\r\n\r\nJames Ford narrowly missed double figures, netting nine points for Wade Hampton. Other scorers for Wade Hampton in the loss were Stephen Brooker (seven points), Kevin Dunbar (six points), Dontae Joyner (three points).\r\n\r\nThanks to the victory, Battery Creek advanced to host Lee Central on Saturday. In another playoff game, Lee Central defeated Waccamaw 72-67.', 'Battery Creek outlasts Wade Hampton, 75-70', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'battery-creek-outlasts-wade-hampton-75-70', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:10:21', '2015-02-27 02:10:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21353', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21355, 4, '2015-02-26 21:11:55', '2015-02-27 02:11:55', 'The Beaufort High boys’ basketball team fell to Crestwood in the first round of the Class 3-A State Playoffs on Tuesday (Feb. 17). Host Crestwood managed to edge Beaufort High 71-69 in the postseason matchup at The Castle.\r\n\r\nCrestwood notched its 20th win, improving to 20-5 after claiming the victory.\r\n\r\nWith the loss, Beaufort High dropped to 12-13, falling below the .500 mark.\r\n\r\nDarnell Robateau hit the game-winning shot for Crestwood, hitting a putback with 0.9 seconds remaining to lift the Knights. Otis McLain paced Beaufort High with 25 points. Accompanying McClain in double figures, Adonis Grant added 14 points for the Eagles. Prior to Robateau sinking the game-winning shot, Grant had hit two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining to tie the game.\r\n\r\nIn a girls’ high school basketball game, Silver Bluff beat Battery Creek 41-33. More on the Sliver Bluff-Battery Creek girls’ basketball game follows.\r\n\r\nSilver Bluff 41, Battery Creek 33: Silver Bluff prevented Battery Creek from advancing in the postseason, defeating the Dolphins 41-33 in the first round of the girls’ Class 2-A playoffs on Tuesday (Feb. 17).\r\n\r\nVictorious Silver Bluff improved to 18-4 while Battery Creek dropped to 13-12. Elizabeth Ford paced the Battery Creek girls’ basketball team with 13 points in the loss.', 'Beaufort High Eagles drop opening round game to Crestwood', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-high-eagles-drop-opening-round-game-to-crestwood', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:12:31', '2015-02-27 02:12:31', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21355', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21358, 4, '2015-02-26 21:13:54', '2015-02-27 02:13:54', 'Cheyanne Rogers scored a game-high 21 points to lead Whale Branch past Kingstree 60-53 in the second round of the Girls’ Class 2-A Playoffs on Friday night.\r\n\r\nWith the win, Whale Branch improved to 17-6.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Kingstree. Rogers led a trio of Whale Branch scorers in double figures as Kemani Jenkins netted 15 points and Shanaiqua Johnson contributed 10.\r\n\r\nThe victory allowed Whale Branch to advance to meet Dillon on the road on Tuesday night. Results from the Whale-Branch-Dillon girls’ basketball game were unavailable at press time.\r\n\r\nIn another area game played in the Girls’ Class 2-A Playoffs on Friday night, Thomas Heyward Academy defeated Florence Christian 40-35.\r\n\r\nThomas Heyward Academy won behind 13 points from Sidney Glassberg.\r\n\r\nGlassberg was the only Thomas Heyward Academy player to reach double figures in the scoring column. Following Glassberg in scoring for Thomas Heyward Academy, Ivy Bryan netted 11 points for the Rebels.\r\n\r\nThomas Heyward Academy advanced to meet Spartanburg Day in the Sumter Civic Center on Monday. The results from the Thomas Heyward Academy-Spartanburg Day girls’ basketball game were also unavailable at press time.', 'Whale Branch defeats Kingstree in second round', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'whale-branch-defeats-kingstree-in-second-round', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:13:54', '2015-02-27 02:13:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21358', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21360, 4, '2015-02-26 21:14:32', '2015-02-27 02:14:32', 'The following students have been named to the Fall 2014 Chancellor’s List at USC Upstate: Islande Hawker of Beaufort (29906),  Mikhaela Kelson of Beaufort (29906), and Sarah Wilson of Beaufort (29902). To be eligible for the Chancellor’s List, students must earn a 4.0 and be enrolled in at least 12 course hours. The University of South Carolina Upstate offers more than 40 bachelor’s degree programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business administration, nursing and teacher education, and master’s degrees in education, informatics and nursing.', 'Local students named to Fall 2014 Chancellor’s List at USC Upstate', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-students-named-to-fall-2014-chancellors-list-at-usc-upstate', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:23', '2018-07-12 15:00:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21360', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21362, 4, '2015-02-26 21:18:17', '2015-02-27 02:18:17', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Congratulations to the following student athletes at Beaufort Middle School who were celebrated at the February 5, 2015 Sports Banquet.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Football</strong>\r\n(Middle School Champions 8-0 undefeated season)\r\nMost Valuable Player 2014-2015 — Traeshawn Heyward\r\nMost Valuable Offensive Player 2014-2015 — Jeffrey Smyth\r\nMost Valuable Defensive Player 2014-2015 — Marcellis Hales\r\nCoaches’ Habits of Mind Award 2014-2015 — Will Kelly\r\nHighest GPA Football 2014-2015 — Dade Stanley</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Volleyball</strong>\r\nMost Valuable Player   2014-2015 — Diamond Young\r\nMost Valuable Offensive Player 2014-2015 — Ari Bobian\r\nMost Valuable Defensive Player 2014-2015 — Emily  Crosby\r\nCoaches’ Habits of Mind Award 2014-2015 — Olivia Gee\r\nHighest GPA Volleyball 2014-2015 — Lillian Sumner</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Boys Basketball</strong>\r\nMost Valuable Player 2014-2015 — Treshawn Heyward\r\nMost Valuable Offensive Player 2014-2015 — Ethan Leana\r\nMost Valuable Defensive Player 2014-2015 — Miles Middleton\r\nCoaches’ Habits of Mind Award 2014-2015 — Terry Bostick\r\nHighest GPA Basketball 2014-2015 — Dade Stanley</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Girls Basketball</strong>\r\nMost Valuable Player 2014-2015 — Kevia Sanders\r\nMost Valuable Offensive Player 2014-2015 — Ari Bobian\r\nMost Valuable Defensive Player 2014-2015 — Jasmine Byson\r\nCoaches’ Habits of Mind Award 2014-2015 — Lillian Bearden\r\nHighest GPA Basketball 2014-1015 — Lillian Sumner</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cheerleading</strong>\r\nMost Valuable Cheerleader 2014-2015 — Ashley Weber\r\nMost Spirited Cheerleader 2014-2015 — Shyla Jenkins\r\nMost Athletic Cheerleader 2014-2015 — Makena Newsome\r\nCoaches’ Habit of Mind Award 2014-2015 — Daphne Fraley\r\nHighest GPA Cheer   2014-2015 — Caitlin Ulmer</p>\r\n&nbsp;', 'Beaufort Middle celebrated their Fall and Winter athletes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-middle-celebrated-their-fall-and-winter-athletes', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:23', '2018-07-12 15:00:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21362', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21364, 4, '2015-02-26 21:24:41', '2015-02-27 02:24:41', '<strong>BEAUFORT ACADEMY</strong>\r\n\r\n•  Friday, 2/27 – Internship Week for BA juniors and seniors ended.  All 11th and 12th graders at BA took art part in week-long internships both in our community and surrounding areas.  From hospitals, law offices, and therapy providers, to natural resource conservation, the arts, and so many more – our students got important real-world experience.\r\n\r\n•  Wednesday, 3/4 – Community Blood Drive at BA!  Drop in’s welcome, or contact BA school nurse Gina Staley to schedule an appointment (843-524-3393 or gstaley@beaufortacademy.org)\r\n\r\n•  Save the Date – Friday, March 20th, BA is holding Bring a Friend to BA Day!  Students interested in learning more about BA and spending the day on campus should contact BA admissions director MJ Simmons (843-524-3393 or mjsimmons@beaufortacademy.org)  Lunch is provided, so please rsvp!  (Most Beaufort County schools are closed on this day.)\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"21365,21366,21367\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>BEAUFORT HIGH</strong>\r\n• The 2015 Dance Festival was held last week at Beaufort High School. The festival included schools from all around Beaufort County. In addition, representatives from The Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities attended and provided instruction in ballet. They also were screening for potential dance/ballet candidates. Students had an opportunity to learn about many styles of dance including Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Modern and Yoga. Ms. Angela Bell was the teacher and choreographer for the Hip-Hop class. Marlon Beldon, a local student, has two years of dance experience under his belt and loves to perform. Because of his experience, he felt very comfortable and loved Ms. Bell’s Hip-Hop class. All the students had a great time and they really enjoyed getting to try a wide variety of dances. Eighth grader, Jazmine Rosario said “I loved doing the modern dance and it was a fun challenge to learn the new techniques.”\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"21369,21370\"]', 'School Notes for the week of Feb. 26th-March 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-notes-for-the-week-of-feb-26th-march-4th', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:22', '2018-07-12 15:00:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21364', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21372, 4, '2015-02-26 21:28:12', '2015-02-27 02:28:12', 'Surprised with oversized checks, 34 Beaufort County public school teachers from 11 schools learned today that they had won Innovative Teacher Grants from the Foundation for Educational Excellence, a fund of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nFoundation officials visited teachers’ classrooms to deliver the news in person. The 16 grants announced today ranged from $200 to $1,200 and totaled more than $7,300. In all, the grants will affect more than 3,700 students as their teachers are able to purchase materials to support innovative instructional methods.\r\n\r\n“We’re privileged to recognize and reward teachers who approach their work in such creative ways,” said Jackie Rosswurm, the foundation’s chair. “The big winners are the students who benefit from these innovative and effective classroom projects.”\r\n\r\nThe grants will help fund diverse projects at schools throughout the district. Projects range from innovative reading and language programs to robotic components and an aircraft rudder. One grant for Pritchardville Elementary will be underwritten by the Okatie Rotary Club, whose mission supports Okatie-area schools.\r\n\r\n“We’re continuing to grow as a foundation by welcoming new partners, volunteers and donors,” said Rosswurm. “It’s amazing to think of the potential we have as a community to support our own teachers as they help our students realize their potential. The future looks very bright.”\r\n\r\nThe Foundation for Educational Excellence was established in 2007, and its first grants were awarded in 2009.  Grants are now awarded twice each year, and thousands of students have benefitted since 2009.  The Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.\r\n\r\nGrant funds come from individuals, businesses and the foundation’s major fundraiser, “Jewels and Jeans.”  This year’s event will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015, from 6-9:30 p.m. at the Country Club of Hilton Head.  Tickets can be purchased online at www.foundationedexcellence.com.\r\n\r\n“Jewels and Jeans sold out again last year, and we’re looking forward to another well-attended event on March 7,” Rosswurm said.  “It’s a wonderful evening to celebrate our outstanding schools and to raise money for grants to inspire our students.”\r\n\r\nInnovative Teacher Grants (spring 2015 awards cycle)\r\n• John Cullenen (Battery Creek High):  Mixed Media Imaging\r\n• Ellen Dounn, Norma Evans, Melissa Pender,  Kelly Pulaski, Kristin Straut (Coosa Elementary): School Birding – Elementary Style!\r\n• Renee Woods (Coosa Elementary):  Listening to Learn\r\n• Deb Ryan, Rebecca Ulmer (Red Cedar Elementary): Super Sphero-The Robotic Hero\r\n• Jennifer Friend-Kerr (Hilton Head Island Elementary School for Creative Arts): “Stylus” Writing\r\n• Sheila Smith, Anjie Olander, Catherine Crum, Lori Soegel, Dedra Barker, Brantley Coulter, Terri Foy, Katelyn Roberts, Michelle Taylor, Michelle Trolan, Colleen Wynn, Jason Ziegler (Hilton Head Island Elementary): Together Educators Accomplish Miracles (TEAM)\r\n• Blake Raley (Robert Smalls International Academy): RSIA Trail\r\n• Ellen Dounn, Willa Simpson (Coosa Elementary): Books for Kids Who (think they) Hate Reading\r\n• Kelly Vannoni (H.E. McCracken Middle): HERO – Colonial Williamsburg Online Programming\r\n• Anthony Petrucci (Battery Creek High): Aircraft Rudder Starter Kit\r\n• Mary Baker (Hilton Head Island Elementary): Sum Dog\r\n• Jamie Dyas (Robert Smalls International Academy): Penning Global Pals\r\n• Irma Rameizl (Hilton Head Island Middle): Bilingual Books with CD’s\r\n• Alayne Arnett (Bluffton Elementary): Artist in Residence – Art around the World\r\n• Nancy Forbes (Hilton Head Island Middle): Instruments of Innovation\r\n• Jody Zatek, Karyn Matejewski (Pritchardville Elementary School): Bluetooth Keyboards for IPads. This grant is funded by the Okatie Rotary Club.', 'Foundation surprises teachers with cash awards to support classroom innovations', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'foundation-surprises-teachers-with-cash-awards-to-support-classroom-innovations', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:22', '2018-07-12 15:00:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21372', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21374, 4, '2015-02-26 22:03:16', '2015-02-27 03:03:16', '[caption id=\"attachment_21376\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PROFILE-ANDY-e1425004395246.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21376\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PROFILE-ANDY-e1425004395246-300x190.png\" alt=\"Andy Corriveau and his wife, Nancy\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" /></a> Andy Corriveau and his wife, Nancy[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt’s not every day that you meet someone who was directly affected by John F. Kennedy and Fidel Castro. Not that Andy Corriveau, president of Corriveau Insurance Agency, Inc., ever met either iconic leader. But his career Navy father was deployed to Guantanamo, Cuba, twice and during the second deployment, Andy and his family were evacuated as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis.\r\n\r\nAndy’s life following evacuation from Cuba has been much calmer. He’s nearing his 50th year of working with State Farm Insurance Companies, starting with the company before he graduated from high school.\r\n\r\nAccording to Andy, “I came home from school one day and my father said to me, ‘A lady from State Farm called and wanted to know if you would like a part time job after school and I told her you would be there tomorrow at 2 pm!’ I started working after school and after graduation they made me one of the best employment offers so I stayed with them.”\r\n\r\nState Farm moved Andy to Beaufort in 1973 as a claim representative. In 1981 he was appointed as an agent and he has been selling and servicing insurance and financial products since then. Andy also employs State Farm team members to better meet client obligations.\r\n\r\nAndy has a bachelor of science in Economics and has completed many years of training sponsored by State Farm, including the prescribed studies by the Insurance Institute of\r\nAmerica. Andy also completed the course of studies by the American College and was awarded the Chartered Life Underwriter designation.\r\n\r\n“I wasn’t a great student in school but somehow I developed a knack for Economics and all of the complicated relationships involved in our economy including Insurance,” says Andy. “I was fortunate to have held many positions in operations, but I really enjoyed helping people solve issues involving risk management. So here I am.”\r\n\r\nAndy says his competitive nature has driven him to race any other sailboat he sees on the water and he enjoys participating in one design races and off shore races. He was even invited to compete in a National Regatta at Long Beach, Ca.\r\n\r\n“But as I got older, fatter and slower,” he says, “I eased into cruising the waterways from the New England coast all the way down to the Bahamas.”\r\n\r\nThree of Andy’s four children – Andy Jr., Jennifer and Matt - attended Beaufort County schools. Jennifer and Matt graduated from Hilton Head High School and Andy Jr. from Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, Florida. Patrick graduated from high school in St. Simmons, Georgia. He says the family is a Clemson family with ties to Georgia Southern and University of Georgia.\r\n\r\nAs busy with community efforts as he is professionally, Andy was a member of the school improvement councils for Lady’s Island Middle School and Hilton Head High School. He has also served as a Boy Scout leader, member of the Rape Crisis Center board, board member and Fleet Captain of the South Carolina Yacht Club, past Commander of the Beaufort Sail and Power Squadron, member of the Beaufort Little Theater board, United Way fundraising chair for business donations, past president of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association, past president of the Windmill Harbour Homeowners Association, past chair of the Port Royal Design and Review Board and current chair of the Beaufort County Construction and Appeal Board.\r\n\r\nAndy has recently moved operations to a new location and says that Corriveau insurance Agency is here to stay.\r\n\r\n“The products and services provided by the insurance industry are a moving target and keeping current is key to meeting the changing needs of our clients,” Andy says. “We are driven by the needs of our clients. We do not feel we have met our responsibility to our clients unless we have thoughtful conversations about the risk they face and the options that are available to them. No hard sell here, just a desire to help our clients make informed decisions.”', 'Andy Corriveau: Dedicated to his customers and community', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'andy-corriveau-dedicated-to-his-customers-and-community', '', '', '2015-02-26 22:03:16', '2015-02-27 03:03:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21374', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21377, 4, '2015-02-26 21:39:02', '2015-02-27 02:39:02', '• Sunday, March 1: Tidal Creek Fellowship Church, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 290 Brickyard Point Rd. S., Lady’s Island\r\n\r\n• Monday, March 2: Technical College of the Lowcountry, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 921 Ribaut Rd., Beaufort\r\n\r\n• Tuesday, March 3: Sea Island Rotary (Quality Inn), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 2001 Boundary St., Beaufort\r\n\r\n• Wednesday, March 4: Beaufort Academy, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 240 Sams Point Rd., Lady’s Island\r\n\r\n• Thursday, March 5: Riverview Charter School, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 81 Savannah Hwy., Beaufort\r\n\r\n•  Friday, March 6: Beaufort County Government Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 100 Ribaut Rd., Beaufort\r\n\r\nOur Donor Center at 1001 Boundary Street, Beaufort, is also open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday, 12 noon – 6:30 p.m. Please note that a government-issued photo I.D. is required to donate. Examples are driver’s license, passport, military I.D. For more information or appointments, please call 843-522-0409 or visit www.igiveblood.com.', 'The Blood Alliance March drives ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-blood-alliance-march-drives', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:39:02', '2015-02-27 02:39:02', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21377', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21379, 4, '2015-02-26 21:40:19', '2015-02-27 02:40:19', 'The YMCA of Beaufort County, located at 1801 Richmond Avenue in Port Royal, in partnership with the Spirit of America Foundation, America’s Premier Youth Boating Education Program, is offering their week long boating program for youth/teens age 11-15. This hands-on camp will be led by YMCA Boating Director Paul Spencer with assistance from a team of certified staff and volunteers. Register at the YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave., in Port Royal or online: ymcabeaufortcounty.com.\r\n\r\nThe camp will take place April 13-17, 2015 at the YMCA in Port Royal for instructional classes, followed by on-the-water training at The Port Royal Sound Maritime Center dock (310 Okatie Highway).\r\n\r\nThe program not only emphasizes safety around the water and in using (5) different types of watercraft but students take the SC DNR Boating License class and exam. An important goal of the program is also to instill a sense of appreciation and respect for our lovely and unique Lowcountry environment. According to the 2010 Beaufort County Comprehensive Plan, of the county’s 468,000 acres, approximately 51% consists of open water, sounds, marshes, and estuaries.\r\n\r\n“Beaufort County consists of more water than land, which is incredibly wonderful. Yet, it also presents a safety challenge,” states Director Paul Spencer. “One of our most important goals at the Y is to teach folks how to swim. In our geographic area this is not enough however, we also need to teach the skills needed to get out on the water safely and with confidence. Students should expect a lot of learning plus an abundance of fun – it is spring break after all.”\r\n\r\nThe Y Boating Program is the only program of its kind in Beaufort County and the YMCA will offer financial aid to those who may not otherwise be able to participate.\r\n\r\nIf you are interested in more information about this program please contact Paul Spencer: at the YMCA: 843-522-9622. Register online at ymcabeaufortcounty.com or at the YMCA (Port Royal). This program is for youth age 11-15 and cost is $50 per student for the entire week of classes. Registration deadline is March 15, 2015 and class size is limited so register soon!', 'YMCA of Beaufort offers Spring Break boating program', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ymca-of-beaufort-offers-spring-break-boating-program', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:40:19', '2015-02-27 02:40:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21379', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21381, 4, '2015-02-26 21:44:33', '2015-02-27 02:44:33', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Giving back to Beaufort </strong>\r\n<em>There are many opportunities to give, and they all need you.</em></p>\r\nBy Gloria Duryea\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21382\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Gloria-Duryea.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21382\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Gloria-Duryea-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gloria Duryea\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Gloria Duryea[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was a pleasure to see so many friends, colleagues and collaborators at the Beaufort Fund reception last month. Designed to bring attention to local nonprofits and recognize those selected to receive 2015 grants, the event is a celebration of everything that makes this community so special. And to many, it also signals a conclusion – the money is distributed, we applaud, everyone goes home. In reality, the reception is just one part of our year-round efforts in this region, and every member of the Beaufort community can be a part of it.\r\n\r\nTogether with a team of dedicated volunteers and local philanthropists, we carefully read through grant applications, learn about organizations, do on site visits and develop thoughtful funding recommendations to make a lasting impact in Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton Counties – our Southern Lowcountry service region. After the grants are awarded, we keep in touch with those nonprofits by providing technical assistance and sharing our expertise where needed.\r\n\r\nThe year-round work surrounding the Beaufort Fund is a remarkable feat on its own. However, our work doesn’t stop there.\r\n\r\nWe help families create donor-advised funds so they can support the causes they care about from generation to generation, directing the funds where they are needed most. We run another competitive grant program, the Winthrop Family Fund, to serve organizations in Hampton and Allendale Counties. We also host The Beaufort Listening Network, a volunteer group of community leaders to stay abreast of philanthropy, community needs and news from across the Southern Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nWe create designated funds with individuals and families to help them give back to the same organizations every year, amplifying their impact as their fund increases. We work directly with nonprofits to set up organization endowments that build financial stability for groups like Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse (CODA) and United Way of the Lowcountry. We’ve even expanded Lowcountry Giving Day, a 24-hour online fundraiser happening May 5th, to work with more organizations in Beaufort and bring more incentive money to those groups this year.\r\n\r\nAt Coastal Community Foundation, we are dedicated to serving the Southern Lowcountry through all of these funds, programs and more, but to do so, we need one critical component: You. We need your support to grow our work in the community. With your help, we can work together to create a meaningful, permanent impact on nonprofits that are essential to the health of this region. There are many ways you can get involved with us right here in Beaufort. Start your own endowed fund to make a difference today and tomorrow in this community. Give to The Beaufort Fund, and know that your gift will become part of a long tradition of philanthropy. You can also give to us. This supports our office in Beaufort, keeping us here as a local resource for the community. If you have another idea, or just want to learn more, give us a call and we can explore what is the best option for you.\r\n\r\nAnyone can be a philanthropist. So join us. Join our story, join our legacy, and look forward to what we can achieve together.\r\n\r\n<em>Gloria Duryea is a Stewardship Officer at Coastal Community Foundation and leads the organization’s Beaufort Office. To learn more about how you can connect with philanthropy in the Southern Lowcountry, get in touch at Gloria@CoastalCommunityFoundation.org or call (843) 379-3400.</em>', 'The Philanthropy Corner for Feb. 26th-March 4th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-philanthropy-corner-for-for-feb-26th-march-4th', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:33:06', '2015-04-16 20:33:06', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21381', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21384, 4, '2015-02-26 21:45:36', '2015-02-27 02:45:36', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/COMMUNITY-Book-Signing-2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21385\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/COMMUNITY-Book-Signing-2-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"COMMUNITY-Book Signing 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBeaufort author and photographer Janet Garrity will be signing copies of her book “Goin’ Down the River, Fish Camps of the Sea Islands” at Coosaw Point during its Model Home Grand Opening at 81 Western Trace, Lady’s Island, SC, on Saturday, February 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The book, the first ever published about fish camps, is full of dramatic photos and clever writings, which make this coffee-table style book a true slice of the Lowcountry. “Sea Island fish camps are a very old, generational tradition that is part of being raised on these waters,” said Garrity. “Anyone who loves the Lowcountry will enjoy ‘Goin’ Down the River’.” For information about the book signing call Coosaw Point, (843) 522-0041. For a preview of the book, or to order a copy online, go to www.garrity.com.', '“Goin’ Down the River”  book signing at Coosaw Point', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'goin-down-the-river-book-signing-at-coosaw-point', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:45:36', '2015-02-27 02:45:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21384', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(21387, 4, '2015-02-26 21:48:39', '2015-02-27 02:48:39', 'As a nurse in Beaufort Memorial’s Intensive Care Unit, Sabine Hershberger understands the stress patients and their families experience in the face of a serious illness. Offering them comfort and compassion has become part of her job.\r\n\r\nRecently Sabine was honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for showing exceptional kindness to a critically ill patient and her husband and children.\r\n\r\nSabine was nominated for the award—a national tribute reserved for RNs who go above and beyond the call of duty—by Alexandra Lepionka, whose mother was cared for by Sabine while dying of lung cancer.\r\n\r\n“From the start, we all appreciated Sabine for her openness when answering our questions,” Alexandra wrote in the nomination form. “She gave us clear and compassionate feedback without providing false hope or delivering personal judgment as to what we as a family should be thinking or feeling.”\r\n\r\nThe family also appreciated that Sabine, who had spent the better part of her youth in Germany, was able to speak to them in their native language.\r\n\r\n“In spite of the distressing nature of our situation, Sabine’s infectious smile and willingness to engage with us on such a personal level meant that we still had occasion to achieve the kind of lighthearted atmosphere my mother would have enjoyed and encouraged had she been able,” Alexandra wrote. “More importantly, she seemed to understand when we needed privacy and when it gave us pleasure to share our memories with her.”\r\n\r\nDuring the family’s long vigil, Sabine made sure they had something to eat and went to the trouble of moving an extra recliner into the room so both the 17-week pregnant Alexandra and her father could rest as needed.\r\n\r\n“Her obvious appreciation for my mother, whom she had the opportunity to get to know in the time before our arrival, and her dedication to us in those final hours left us secure in the knowledge that Mama spent her last nights in the company of a kind, attentive person, who did everything possible to make her feel comfortable and cared for,” Alexandra wrote. “For this, we thank you from the heart, Sabine.”\r\n\r\nLast week, in a surprise ceremony, Sabine was presented with a trophy titled, “A Healer’s Touch,” a hand-carved sculpture created by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe.\r\n\r\nThe DAISY Award was created in 1999 by a Seattle couple as a way to honor the nurses who took care of their son before he died. It has since been adopted by healthcare facilities all over the world.\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"21388,21389\"]', 'BMH nurse receives DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bmh-nurse-receives-daisy-award-for-extraordinary-nurses', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:48:39', '2015-02-27 02:48:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21387', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21391, 4, '2015-02-26 21:50:34', '2015-02-27 02:50:34', 'By Martha O’Regan\r\n\r\n‘What do you do when…?’  This seems to be the most common question I receive from clients who have decided to try a different approach to their health and well-being. They are interested in the energetic version of common everyday experiences such as a disagreement with a partner, a sudden financial crunch, or the drama of a middle school daughter. Even as we learn how to live in harmony in difficult situations, strive to do the right thing and live spiritually and healthfully, we still have to raise our children, maintain our homes, pay our taxes, go to the grocery store and PTO meetings, squeeze in some exercise, eat nutritiously then hopefully get 6-8 hours of sleep each night. Oh, and find a little fun in there somehow. So, how do we move through a 24 hour period with the inner peace, courage, and divine guidance that we all strive to achieve without having a nervous breakdown or a headache in the process? It’s called ‘self awareness’ and we all have access to it when we choose it.  It’s easy to tune in, take a breath, move with grace and ease when all is calm and well but, what about during times of chaos, confusion and frustration, which for many, tends to be the majority of the day to day existence.\r\n\r\nIf you are one of those folks who feels like you are wearing a bullet proof vest all day, feeling squeezed while dodging all the stuff coming your way, then consider a new approach. If you are experiencing anxiety, sleeplessness, fatigue, pain, digestive distress, etc. it’s because your body is in ‘survival’ mode, even when you try to relax. Over time, your body will exhaust one or more systems resulting in dis-ease. Choosing a new approach is the first step as you begin the practice of tuning in, breathing, or shifting thoughts. It is a constant practice because as humans ‘being’, we are in constant motion and likely never taught such simple tools when we were little people. Becoming aware and giving ourselves permission to trust the inner voice, gut feeling or conscience that we are all equipped with, allows us the ability to notice  when it’s time to slow down, take a deep breath, or shift a thought. It also helps to realize that every experience is there for us to learn as we evolve. You’ve probably heard that when we don’t learn the lesson the first umpteen times, we will eventually get the ‘sledge hammer’ experience that brings us to our awakening. So, instead of waiting for the pain, begin recognizing the lessons learned in each experience as it shows up by simply become aware of what is activated in your mind or body? Is it a physical pain, a new idea, a negative thought pattern, or just a feeling?\r\n\r\nAs you feel bombarded daily with experiences that attempt to undermine your good intentions of living with integrity, be aware of the ego mind taking over, defending, one-upping, or getting in the last word. Have you noticed, this usually creates more upset and ultimately regret? By taking that extra moment to observe the situation rather than reacting, you can breathe, and hopefully ‘feel’ the best response, even amongst the upset—you get to choose. Often, this can diffuse the situation enough to gain clarity and composure, allowing a more positive outcome.\r\n\r\nNo matter where you are in your spiritual journey, there is always something new to learn or else you would already be off on your next journey. Love yourself throughout this obstacle course called ‘life’, but most importantly, have fun with it. It’s only life and YOU get to choose how to exist in it, so ‘Live Awake….Have Fun!\r\n\r\n<em>Martha O’Regan, is Your ‘B.E.S.T. Life’ Coach, supporting you in Creating Your B.E.S.T. Life…by Design! Contact her at 843/812-1328 or yourbestlifecoach28@gmail.com to discover just how easy it can be to create immediate and sustainable change in your life. www.yourbestlifecoach.net.</em>', 'Walking the walk, while trying not to trip…', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'walking-the-walk-while-trying-not-to-trip-2', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:51:54', '2015-02-27 02:51:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21391', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21393, 4, '2015-02-26 21:52:52', '2015-02-27 02:52:52', 'Beaufort MMA, a martial arts business located in Beaufort, SC, is offering a free Bully Prevention Class Orientation on February 26th from 5-7 p.m. The orientation precedes an 8 week course on bully prevention for children from the ages of 5 years old up to teenagers.\r\n\r\nWhile the government and school systems try to figure out more efficient ways to overcome bullying as a whole, sometimes instruction on a per child basis can have a dramatic impact. Abe Stem, owner and head instructor at Beaufort MMA located in the Omni Fitness Center in Beaufort has developed a program that he hopes will do just that. His 8 week bully prevention program teaches children the benefits of self-respect and confidence by preparing each child for physical or emotional bullying. The class’s first priority is for the safety and security of each child, but they will also learn how to deal with bullying without resorting to violence. For more information about their bully prevention program, visit their website: http://www.beaufortmma.com.', 'Beaufort business fights back against bullying', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-business-fights-back-against-bullying', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:52:52', '2015-02-27 02:52:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21393', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21395, 4, '2015-02-26 21:55:42', '2015-02-27 02:55:42', '[caption id=\"attachment_21396\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BUSINESS-BCSL-Economic-Day.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21396\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BUSINESS-BCSL-Economic-Day-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured is the BCSL Class onboard the Gracie Belle. Photo by Denise Radzkins.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Pictured is the BCSL Class onboard the Gracie Belle. Photo by Denise Radzkins.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Week 7 – Economic Development, Day II</p>\r\nWith tourism as a major economic driver in Beaufort County, Economic Development Day II of the Beaufort County Senior Leadership Program was designed to increase participants’ knowledge of the impact that tourism has on the county.  Rob Wells, Vice President of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Susan Thomas, Senior Vice President of the Hilton Head/Bluffton Chamber, provided overviews and discussion on their respective areas.  LaNelle Fabian, Executive Director of Main Street, discussed the importance of how festivals and downtown revitalization attracts tourists to Beaufort.\r\n\r\nTaking a closer look at tourism spending, Dr. John Salazar, Professor USCB, Director LRITI, highlighted the impact on local hotels, restaurants, rental properties and small businesses.\r\n\r\nDiscussions on locally grown food products and a walking tour “Tasting the delights of Southern Cuisine” were also part of the day.\r\n\r\nAt the downtown marina, the class boarded the Gracie Belle for a ride in Beaufort Harbor.  Craig Reeves, owner of Sea Eagle Market, provided an overview of the ship’s equipment and his families’ interest in the Consumer Supported Fishery Business. The day concluded at Wined It Up on Bay Street for an evening mixer and camaraderie.', 'Beaufort County Senior Leadership ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-county-senior-leadership', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:55:42', '2015-02-27 02:55:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21395', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21398, 4, '2015-02-26 21:57:02', '2015-02-27 02:57:02', '<strong>IRS issues alert on new phishing scam</strong>\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) urges South Carolinians to be aware and on guard against a new phishing scam attempting to fraudulently access personal information. The IRS has issued a warning to tax preparers and taxpayers to watch out for fake emails seeking updated personal or professional information that are actually phishing schemes. The phishing email asks tax professionals to update their IRS e-services portal information and Electronic Filing Identification Numbers (EFINs). The links in the phishing email appear to be a scheme to gather your username and password information. For more information, contact the SCDOR Public Affairs Office at (803) 898-5773.\r\n\r\n<strong>Beaufort library to reduce hours</strong>\r\n\r\nThe special local history collection and archives unit of the Beaufort County Library will implement a reduction in hours that the research room is open to the public. This reduction is due to a staffing shortage. The Beaufort District Collection’s Research Room will be open to the general public on Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; however, the public must call ahead to make an appointment to receive Research Room services on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (appointment times available from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.). Research Room Services will not be provided on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays without advance prior arrangement with BDC staff. The new hours will go into effect beginning Monday, March 9th and will continue until further notice.', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-101', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:57:02', '2015-02-27 02:57:02', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21398', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21400, 4, '2015-02-26 21:59:25', '2015-02-27 02:59:25', 'The City of Beaufort this week launched a new financial data platform powered by OpenGov.com that provides residents and city leaders with unprecedented access to the city’s budget information. Beaufort is the first municipality in South Carolina to offer the OpenGov system to the public.\r\n\r\nThe powerful visualization software transforms volumes of raw data into charts and graphs, enabling better analysis and understanding of the city’s budget, said Finance Director Kathy Todd. The OpenGov platform displays three years of government spending and revenue detail in a user-friendly portal access at www.beaufortsc.opengov.com. Residents and staff can drill down into the current year budget and compare to previous years through interactive graphs that easily explain revenue and expenses by fund, department and type.\r\n\r\n“To us, our budget isn’t terribly complicated, but if you aren’t familiar with our process it can be confusing. This new tool will help everyone better understand where the City of Beaufort spends its money, how recent years compare, and how department budgets change over time,” Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling said.\r\n\r\n“This is a powerful tool for us in the City of Beaufort Finance Department, but it’s also an amazing resource for our residents and anyone else interested in our finances,” Todd said. “I want people to go to the site and try it out. You can’t break it, and practicing will help you find what you are looking for or trying to understand.”\r\n\r\nBeyond sharing information with the public, governments also use OpenGov internallyto create custom reports, manage operations to budget, and keep administrators and legislators informed.', 'Beaufort launches new online finance tool ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-launches-new-online-finance-tool', '', '', '2015-02-26 21:59:25', '2015-02-27 02:59:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21400', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21402, 4, '2015-02-26 22:03:30', '2015-02-27 03:03:30', 'Burton fire crews responded to a house fire in the 300 block of Pine Grove Rd. in Burton just before 1 a.m. Saturday the 21st of February, and arrived on scene to find the family safely outside their burning home. <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Burton-FD_2nd-house-fire_pic2_022215.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21403\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Burton-FD_2nd-house-fire_pic2_022215-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Burton FD_2nd house fire_pic2_022215\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA smoke detector woke the sleeping family as smoke began filling their home and a growing fire raged in a nearby room. The family was able to escape and call 911. The fire exploded through the room’s window as Burton firefighters arrived on scene.\r\n\r\nFirefighters were able to confine the fire to the room of origin and were assisted by the room’s door being closed and confining the fire until firefighters arrived, however the single wide mobile home suffered smoke and heat damage throughout. No injuries were reported.\r\n\r\nThe fire is believed to have been caused by an overloaded power strip. Firefighters are reminding residents to be aware of the maximum load of their power strips, and to ensure no more plugs are utilized than the power strip is designed for. Clean and inspect your power strips regularly.\r\n\r\nBurton fire officials are also utilizing this fire as an example of the importance of working smoke detectors, having a family escape plan, and closing all home doors when you go to bed or leave the house. On Sunday night,  another Burton family made a narrow escape due to the fact that they didn’t have smoke detectors.\r\n\r\n“In the first fire the smoke detector woke the family who was able to escape safely and call 911, that also allowed us to get there sooner and save the home,” stated Murray who was among the first to arrive at the fire. “Last night there were no smoke detectors and things ended much differently, and also was only seconds away from being very tragic.”\r\n\r\nBurton fire officials are again stressing the importance of having working smoke detectors in your home that have battery backup. “Do it for your family,” stated Murray.', 'Smoke detector saves family', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'smoke-detector-saves-family', '', '', '2015-02-26 22:03:30', '2015-02-27 03:03:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21402', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21408, 4, '2015-02-26 22:05:22', '2015-02-27 03:05:22', 'It’s that time of year again! The Island News wants to know what you like best <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/TIN-Favs-2015.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-21409\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/TIN-Favs-2015-150x150.png\" alt=\"TIN Favs 2015\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>about our community. It’s fun and easy! This year we are going to vote for restaurants first. Simply go our website at www.yourislandnews.com, look at the restaurant categories, then vote for your favorite. Once the votes are counted from the 41 categories, we’ll announce the winners later in March. You have only until midnight on Sunday, March 15, to cast your votes for  T.I.N. Favorites. Show support and make your votes heard!', 'Get ready to pick your favorite restaurants', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'get-ready-to-pick-your-favorite-restaurants', '', '', '2015-02-26 22:05:22', '2015-02-27 03:05:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21408', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21411, 4, '2015-02-26 22:08:05', '2015-02-27 03:08:05', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/New-logo.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21412\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/New-logo-300x124.png\" alt=\"New logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Women’s Leadership Council of the United Way of the Lowcountry will hold its second annual “Power Of The Purse” fundraising event on Thursday, March 19th at 6:00 p.m. at the Oldfield Clubhouse.\r\n\r\nThe event will feature dinner and drinks, music by Amanda Brewer and a silent auction featuring designer purses, dinner packages, resort destination packages and other valuable items. All proceeds from the event will help fund the Women’s Leadership Council’s “Breaking Barriers to Education” fund. This fund provides flexibility for the United Way to address issues not covered by other emergency providers in regards to children and parents referred to the agency by a school social worker.\r\n\r\nThe Women’s Leadership Council will also present their “Woman of the Year” award during the event, honoring a local woman who best exemplifies the service and leadership to be an agent of change in the lowcountry. Last year’s award was presented to Dr. Renarta Tompkins, a professor at USCB instrumental in founding and leading the United Way’s Early Grade Reading Program.\r\n\r\nThe United Way is currently accepting nominations for the 2015 Woman of the Year. All nominees must be a female resident of Beaufort or Jasper County who has made a powerful impact on the community through volunteer efforts. Other requirements are further explained in the nomination form, available on the United Way of the Lowcountry website at www.uwlowcountry.org.\r\n\r\nTickets are $65 per person and are also available online at www.uwlowcountry.org. For more information call the United Way office at (843) 982-3040 or email Lesley Holladay, Director of Volunteer and Donor Engagement, at lholladay@uwlowcountry.org.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/069compressed.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21413\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/069compressed-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"069compressed\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" /></a>', 'Power of the Purse', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'power-of-the-purse', '', '', '2015-02-26 22:08:05', '2015-02-27 03:08:05', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21411', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(28492, 4, '2016-05-12 02:05:38', '2016-05-12 06:05:38', '<h3>By Aileen Goldstein</h3>\r\nThe scene that unfolded last Saturday, May 7, was full of life and bustling as hundreds attended the 38th annual Bluffton Village Festival.\r\n\r\nThe festival offered more than 200 vendors, three stages with seven acts performing and an abundance of sunshine. The festivities stretched from May River Road to Calhoun Street in the heart of Old Town Bluffton.\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton Village Festival is enhanced by the charms of small-town contests. Contestants in a range of ages lined up for the annual pie eating contest, each standing behind a chocolate cream pie provided by a local bakery, The Sugaree. Josh Quinn was named the winner and immediately high-fived his young son who had watched with amazement as his dad devoured the pie.\r\n\r\nAnother annual tradition of the festival is the Ugly Dog Contest.  Each year the three ugliest dogs are awarded a trophy handmade by local potter Jacob Preston, who has created the prizes for nearly three decades.\r\n\r\n“Sometimes your dog is uglier than you may think,” Richard Coffield of May River Realty told the crowd.  First prize went to a lovably scruffy dog named Charlie Brown, owned by Dan Brown.\r\n\r\nEven the vendors seem to be enjoying the day.  Gini Steele of Steele Studio has participated in this festival for at least 17 years.  “It is unlike any show I do, there is such a diversity of vendors and people,” Steele said from her shady spot near the May River.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo above: Contestants hoping to win the annual pie eating contest devour chocolate cream pies provided by The Sugaree.</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_28495\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Church-of-the-Cross-Lawn-May-Fest-2.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-28495 size-large\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Church-of-the-Cross-Lawn-May-Fest-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The lawn of the Church of the Cross was full of festival-goers enjoying the perfect weather and the scenic May River.\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" /></a> The lawn of the Church of the Cross was full of festival-goers enjoying the perfect weather and the scenic May River.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_28497\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Gini-Steele-Vendor-May-Fest-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28497\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-28497\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Gini-Steele-Vendor-May-Fest-2-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"Customers discover historical photos in Gini Steele’s booth, which also offers a variety of handmade items. \" width=\"1020\" height=\"652\" /></a> Customers discover historical photos in Gini Steele’s booth, which also offers a variety of handmade items.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_28494\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"716\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ugly-Dog-Winner-Charlie-Brown.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-28494 size-large\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ugly-Dog-Winner-Charlie-Brown-716x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Owner Dan Brown poses with his dog Charlie Brown, winner of this year’s Ugly Dog Contest.\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" /></a> Owner Dan Brown poses with his dog Charlie Brown, winner of this year’s Ugly Dog Contest.[/caption]', 'Annual Bluffton Village Festival offers something fun for everyone', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bluffton-at-its-best', '', '', '2016-05-20 17:21:10', '2016-05-20 21:21:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=28492', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21431, 4, '2015-03-05 13:21:52', '2015-03-05 18:21:52', '<strong>Beaufort High School to present musical</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High School Theater Dept. will present “BACK TO THE 80’s – THE TOTALLY AWESOME MUSICAL” on March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 at the BHS Performing Arts Center. All shows begin 7:00 p.m. Cost for Adults is $10, and cost for Students and Military with ID is $8.\r\n\r\n<strong>One Yoga Sanctuary to offer free yoga on Friday</strong>\r\n\r\nOne Yoga Sanctuary, located at 73 Sea Island Pkwy. in Beaufort, is offering a free evening of yoga, “Friday Night Free for All,” on March 6, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., sponsored by Mike Boyne and Kinghorn Insurance.\r\n\r\n<strong>Black Chamber of Commerce to hold event</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will have its First Friday Networking Event at Penn Center on Friday, March 6, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The event will be held at Hampton Cottage. Information on the new Business and Hospitality Center will be introduced. The speaker will be Isiah Smalls, recently retired City of Beaufort’s Public Works Director. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP by calling (843) 986-1102.\r\n\r\n<strong>Free mandatory safety training for SC hunters</strong>\r\n\r\nOne-day Hunter Safety Education course/test taught by expert outdoorsman—you need this for SC hunting lic. if you are resident or non-res. born after June 30, 1979 (optional for all others). Young hunters &amp; families welcome! Moose Lodge #1855, 350 Broad River Blvd., Bft, SC 29906; Sat., Mar. 7th, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.—FREE food/drinks by Parris Island Rod &amp; Gun Club (or bring own). Pass test, get temporary Hunter Ed. Card. Call instructor Danny Vinson NOW, 843-812-1984. SC DNR Hunter Education is dedicated to safe enjoyment of our outdoors. Participants learn firearm &amp; bow safety, fieldcraft, responsibility &amp; ethics afield, wildlife identification &amp; conservation. Visit http://www.dnr.sc.gov/education/hunted.html for more information.\r\n\r\n<strong>Beaufort Republican Women’s Club luncheon</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Republican Women’s Club will host a luncheon meeting on Saturday, March 7 at 11:30 a.m. at The Holiday Inn on Boundary Street at the cost of $20. Our guest speaker is John Warren, a former Marine Captain who spent time in Iraq and the Middle East. Capt. Warren speaks regularly on US Foreign Policy, leadership and entrepreneurship. John recently participated as a principal in the largest bulk sale of single family homes in US history, selling 1400 rental properties in Atlanta for over $100 million.  All members, guests and spouses are invited. Please RSVP to Linda at (843)338 1824 or lzkeaton@aol.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>JSLB gives back through annual Prom Boutique</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Junior Service League of Beaufort wants every girl in Beaufort and Jasper counties to be able to experience the magic that is finding the perfect prom dress. The league will hold its fourth annual Prom Boutique from noon to 5 p.m. March 7 at the Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence, 80 Lowcountry Drive, just off S.C. 170 in Okatie. Prom Boutique shoppers will be able to choose from a wide variety of new and gently used formal dresses, including some from bridal designer Jenny Yoo, accessories and jewelry. JSLB members act as personal stylists during the event, helping each girl to pick the perfect gown and complete her look. Girls are welcome to bring friends or family members to help them shop and will be able to take as much time as they need to find the perfect dress. This year, the boutique will offer a red-carpet experience to all shoppers and will include a special VIP hour, from noon to 1 p.m., for girls who pre-register for the event. Those girls will have first pick of the dresses and accessories and will enjoy a shopping experience that includes even more personalized attention, sparkling grape juice and light hor d’oeuvres. Any student in Beaufort and Jasper counties is invited to attend the boutique. Shoppers must show their student ID or have a letter on school letterhead from their guidance counselor, teacher or school administrator. Those who would like to pre-register for the VIP experience can do so by emailing their name and school to jslbft@yahoo.com. For more information, please visit www.juniorserviceleagueofbeaufort.org, email jslbft@yahoo.com or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JSLBFT.\r\n\r\n<strong>Happy Days For HELP prom themed fundraiser</strong>\r\n\r\nThe 5th annual “Happy Days For HELP” fundraiser will be held on March 7th at “The Shed” in Port Royal from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The theme is a 50’s - 60’s prom and everyone is encouraged to dress that era. All proceeds will go to support HELP of Beaufort. You can find more information and/or purchase tickets on our website at helpofbeaufort.org\r\nYou may also purchase tickets by calling 252-2710.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sea Island Fly Fishers holds free meeting</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s fly fishing club, Sea Island Fly Fishers, will meet on Wednesday, March 11th at  6 p.m., at Bay Street Outfitters, 825 Bay St.  The meeting is open and free to the public. Refreshments will be provided.  After a social period, John Holbrook will discuss wading for reds as we prepare for the coming season. John is the club president and resident expert on wading for redfish.  John’s presentations are always the highlight of the year. Call Jack Baggette at 441-4023 with questions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Daughters of the American Revolution to meet and host speaker</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Thomas Heyward, Jr. Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 12th at the home of Mrs. Barbara Wood. The guest speaker will be Mary Lou Brewton, President of The Beaufort County Historical Society. For more information, contact Regent, Harriett Bosiack at 843-466-0305.\r\n\r\n<strong>Battery Creek High School open house</strong>\r\n\r\nJoin us to learn more about Battery Creek High School’s academic programs.  The open house will be on March 12, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Refreshments and Fellowship: 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and School Choice Meeting and Event: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.). During the evening, representatives from each of BCHS’s hallmark programs will be on hand to showcase our school’s offerings including MCJROTC/military science, aviation and aeronautical engineering, health science, and the arts. We will also feature our new career and technology education program’s expansion to include new courses in agricultural and bio systems science, culinary arts and welding. You don’t want to miss this event!\r\n\r\n<strong>Seminar by Dr. Klenke at Pinnacle Plastic Surgery</strong>\r\n\r\nDr. Audrey Klenke of Pinnacle Plastic Surgerywill present a seminar titled “Spring into Summer: Make a Daring Debut” on Thursday, March 12 at 6 p.m. The seminar will be at Pinnacle Plastic Surgery, 7 Mallet Way, Bluffton, SC 29910.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sea Island Quilters to host speaker</strong>\r\nThe Sea Island Quilters (SIQ) will meet on Thursday,  March 19, 6 p.m. at Praise Assembly, 800 Parris  Island Gateway. Special guest speaker will be Nancy Prince an award winning quilt artist from Orlando, Florida, specializing in thread painting. Her “anyone -can- do- it” approach to thread painting is fun and easy. Nancy is the author of Simple Thread Painting and Thread Painting with Style, both published by the American Quilters Society. Ms Prince will also conduct a fun filled workshop on Saturday, March 21 at Carteret Street United Methodist Church from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For details contact Sharon Kimber at 838-2870 or skimber76@gmail.com or Trudy Flanaghan flanag@embarqmail.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Color-a-thon fundraiser for Lady’s Island Middle</strong>\r\n\r\nIt’s a Color-a-thon fundraiser race for Lady’s Island Middle School PTO. The event is March 21 at Lady’s Island Middle School. Register online at schoolathon.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>ArtWalk to be held in downtown Beaufort</strong>\r\n\r\nMain Street Beaufort, USA, invites you to and artful evening Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the Spring ArtWalk. Visit more than a dozen  galleries in downtown Beaufort featuring varied styles and  mediums of art for all tastes and desires. Refreshments will also be offered.\r\n\r\n<strong>Join the second annual VOLKSMARCH</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Friends of Hunting Island announce the second annual VOLKSMARCH or People’s Walk on Saturday, March 28th. Walks along the lagoon and through the maritime forest will feature major segments of the Hunting Island Trail System. Walkers can start from the Nature Center ( next to the fishing pier) anytime from 9am to 3pm. Following signs along the path, the walk can be completed in 1.5 hours. Contributions ($10 for a participation pendant) will benefit the Discover Carolina Program for local schools.So, get your friends and neighbors together and join us! For more information, visit www.friendsofhuntingisland.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>Port Royal Soft Shell Crab Festival in April</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County will celebrate the 12th anniversary of its Soft Shell Crab Festival on Saturday, April 18, from noon – 5 p.m. on Paris Avenue in cool, coastal, far from ordinary Port Royal, SC. The festival is free and open to all. It will feature a variety of eclectic cuisine in addition to the Lowcountry’s soft shell crabs prepared in a variety of styles by area chefs. In addition to live music, there will be an all-ages cornhole tournament, a kids’ zone entertainment area, a craft/artisan fair and a car show by Beaufort’s Classic Car &amp; Truck Club. The festival will also feature Port Royal’s annual Crab Race where approximately 5,000 rubber crabs are “adopted” by individuals for $10.00 each. Proceeds from the Crab Race benefit the Rotary Clubs of Beaufort, which support several charitable causes. To adopt a crab and learn more about the charities, visit www.Port RoyalCrabRace.com. For more information about the Soft Shell Crab Festival, visit www.oldvillageportroyal.com or call (843) 592-2356.', 'What To Do the week of March 5th-11th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-march-5th-11th', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:21:52', '2015-03-05 18:21:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21431', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21433, 4, '2015-03-05 13:23:51', '2015-03-05 18:23:51', 'By Lee Scott\r\n\r\nTracie Korol who had been writing a column for The Island News called “BowWow” recently left Beaufort for Portland, Oregon. I will miss her articles. . I found them interesting because I have dogs and her articles always seemed relevant to what was going on with my two canines. Tracie would write about healthy dog treats to give your dogs;  oils that help dogs with digestion issues;  non toxic flea and tick alternatives but above all else she reminded us that dogs are our friends and need lots of love.\r\n\r\nI thought of her this week when I picked up my twelve year old cocker spaniel who had just had some minor surgery. He has been with me since he was eight weeks old. I named him George Bailey, the character in “It’s a Wonderful Life”. I call him  Bailey most of the time, but George Bailey when he is misbehaving.\r\n\r\nBailey came into my life after both my kids had left the house. Suddenly, the front of the refrigerator was bare; no more school calendars or “save the date” reminders. No book bags or gym bags lying near the back door. There was actually food in the refrigerator because there was no one was snacking at all hours of the day and night. The silence in the house was deafening. And so, I went looking for a dog and found Bailey. He has been a good friend through his twelve years. He was with me through my back injury and subsequent surgery. Although normally not in my bed with me, I found him tucked next to my leg every morning, purring as if to help heal me.\r\n\r\nWhen my husband and I got married, my dog slowly migrated to the other side of the bed. His attachment to my husband was understandable since they could go to work together everyday. My husband had his own business and Bailey loved following him around everywhere. It wasn’t long before he became my husband’s dog. But like a child, when Bailey is sick, he is my dog again. It was me who spent the night on the couch next to his doggie bed after his surgery. I am the one with the medicine, the bandages and the calming voice.\r\n\r\nThen this morning, he finally felt like his old self. When my husband opened the garage door to start a project, Bailey was with him. As I watch this twelve year old dog scramble like a young puppy to go after my husband I hope I can take some of Tracie’s advice. Feed him healthy food, make sure he gets regular exercise and love the heck out of him. Thanks for all the great suggestions, Tracie. Enjoy Portland!', 'Goodbye BowWOW!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'goodbye-bowwow', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:24:10', '2015-03-05 18:24:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21433', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21436, 4, '2015-03-05 13:26:47', '2015-03-05 18:26:47', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Pet-of-the-Week-Tom-2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21437\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Pet-of-the-Week-Tom-2-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"Pet of the Week -Tom (2)\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tom is a handsome, sweet fella who enjoys being by your side. He loves feather toys, and wouldn’t mind warming your lap. Come make friends with Tom today at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center Monday-Saturday from 12-7pm. Tom is neutered, microchipped, and current on his vaccinations. Email us at info@palmettoanimalleague.org for more information.</p>', 'Pet of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pet-of-the-week-75', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:26:47', '2015-03-05 18:26:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21436', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21439, 4, '2015-03-05 13:29:03', '2015-03-05 18:29:03', 'By Molly Ingram\r\n\r\nLast week, the media picked up a story about a class action lawsuit which has been filed against Purina’s Beneful® brand dog food by a California gentleman who says the dog food killed two of his pets.\r\n\r\nThe issue seems to be primarily about one ingredient - propylene glycol. Propylene glycol is similar to ethylene glycol which is found in anti-freeze and we know is toxic. However, propylene glycol is approved as a food additive in human food and in feed for animals, except cats, in the U.S. and Canada.\r\n\r\nHaving said that, propylene glycol is the ingredient that caused a recall of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky® in Scandinavia recently and is in more common food and drink items for humans than you’d think.\r\n\r\nThere has been no FDA recall of Beneful® nor any “proof” brought forward to substantiate this allegation to date. Purina says, “Ethylene glycol — not propylene glycol -- is the active compound in most automobile radiator anti-freeze solutions, and is toxic to animals and humans when ingested. Propylene glycol has a different molecular structure, giving it different properties and allowing it to be used safely in animal feed, except for cats, as well as in human foods, such as cake mixes, salad dressings, soft drinks, popcorn, food coloring, fat-free ice cream and sour cream.” And to be fair, Purina does maintain high quality control standards for all of it’s’ products.\r\n\r\nSo for me the question comes down to two things. First, do you want to risk your dog’s health in any way? And secondly, is Beneful® a high quality dog food to begin with? Here is the ingredient list for Beneful®:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Ground yellow corn, chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, whole wheat flour, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, rice flour, beef, soy flour, meat and bone meal, propylene glycol, sugar, tricalcium phosphate, salt, phosphoric acid, potassium chloride, animal digest, sorbic acid (a preservative), mono and dicalcium phosphate, dried spinach, dried peas, dried carrots, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, calcium propionate (a preservative), choline chloride, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, Red 40, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, copper sulfate, Vitamin B-12 supplement, calcium pantothenate, Blue 2, thiamine mononitrate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite.</em></p>\r\nBeing good consumers, we have learned how to read ingredient lists on the back of all food packaging and know they are listed in the order of “most” to “least” percentages of that item appearing in the product. For me, there is way too much “filler” in the above list of ingredients and I would opt for something different for my dogs. But you need to decide for yourself. My recommendation? Keep reading those labels.', 'Will Beneful® kill my dog?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'will-beneful-kill-my-dog', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:29:03', '2015-03-05 18:29:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21439', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21441, 4, '2015-03-05 13:30:19', '2015-03-05 18:30:19', 'By Celia Strong\r\n\r\nTotally confused? It is confusing, but we’re going to go through things together. Like we always do. Clarify some information. Destroy some myths. Learn some new facts. Or, at least, what are facts today. (As I am learning, what is a fact one day in the world of wine may not be a fact on another day. Yikes!) Certainly, it’s confusing. But we now have the basis for our lesson this week. And, for our wine to go with our new knowledge. Yay!\r\n\r\nWe are going back to the Burgundy region in eastern France - the Mâcon area. This part of France produces red and white wines, and rosés. Our wine this week is white, made from Chardonnay grapes. The Mâcon area is just north of where Beaujolais comes from, which itself is located just north of where the Côtes-du-Rhône area begins. Weather-wise and wine style-wise (Boy, is that college-level English?), the Mâcon is sort a transitional sub-region south of where great, complex wines are made and north of where more Mediterranean style wines start. South of the rest of Burgundy where so many great Chardonnay wines are made - big and rich Chards, sublimely austere Chards. Some very good and very expensive Chards. The Chards from the Mâcon are less complicated, often easier drinking, crisp and minerally and distinct, but noticeably more affordable.\r\n\r\nThe first facts we have to update are about the origins and parentage of the Chardonnay grape. As of 2006, there were about thirty-five clones of Chardonnay used in the Burgundy region. For a long time, in years past, some reports of the origins of the variety said it came from the small village with the same name in this region. For a while, Chardonnay was also called Pinot Chardonnay because it was thought to be a member of the Pinot family. (Pinot Noir and bits of Pinot Blanc being widely used in Burgundy, it made sense the three were from the same family, right?) Actually, with DNA testing, it was found that Chardonnay is a cross between Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc - a white variety that the Romans brought into France from Croatia. The Gouais Blanc was an easier grape to grow, so it was cultivated by peasants throughout eastern Burgundy. The more noble Pinot Noir was grown by the aristocracy. Being in close proximity to each other in the vineyards, the crossing of the two was inevitable. The multiple clones are all slight variations of these crossed grapes. So, Chardonnay the grape and Chardonnay the village are nothing to each other.\r\n\r\nAnother myth about to fall gets us closer to our winery for this week. Sort of. Pouilly-Fuissé is a well known Chardonnay wine from the Mâcon area. And, probably the most expensive. Actually, Pouilly-Fuissé is the appellation given to wines made from grapes grown in several communes. One is Pouilly, one is Solutré-Fuissé. (The others are Vergisson and Chaintré.) On the edge of Solutré, there is a large limestone escarpment. It is called the rock of Solutré and it can be seen for miles. There was a legend that said prehistoric tribes who hunted wild horses in this part of France would drive the herds of horses up the rock and they would fall over the edge, and die, I suppose. However, this legend did not explain all the Calicum in the soil found here that made the wines so distinctly flavored. Seems the truth is the rock was a big hunting sight, with the butchering and smoking going on near its base. That and the geological formation of the rock itself from tens of thousands of years before left all the calcium in the soil. No piles of dead horses. Good news!\r\n\r\nNow, finally, we get to our winery. It is J J Vincent. The Vincent family owns the château in the commune of Fuissé. Unlike Bordeaux, where there are multiple, multiple châteaux in each town, in Burgundy there is only one château in each village. The Vincents are the Château Fuissé. Since 1862. Under that label they make the Château de Fuissé Marie Antoinette Pouilly- Fuissé. (Sorry, no big story here. The “Marie Antoinette” name is a tribute to Jean Jacques’ mother with that name.)  Our wine is the J J Vincent Bourgogne. This wine is one hundred percent Chardonnay, mostly from vineyards owned by Vincent family members. Mostly southern vineyards with some clay in their soils that add minerality to the wines. Seventy percent of the wine is fermented in stainless steel. The rest is aged in oak barrels for about six months. This combination gives the finished wine rich and ripe fruit character and soft acidity. Ripe skins from the grapes give the wines exotic character with hints of brioche. All the Vincent wines have reputations as excellent in their appellations, and this is no exception.\r\n\r\nOne more fact? And, as far as I know this one is still true. Chardonnays from the very north of Burgundy, meaning Chablis, and from the Mâconnais (the Mâcon area) are generally not too high in alcohol. Usually twelve to thirteen percent. In warmer times of the year, this lower, slightly lower, percentage of alcohol makes the wines more enjoyable. They are more refreshing. And, true fact again, we have plenty of days coming when a refreshing style of wine is exactly what we need!\r\n\r\nGee, I don’t know about you, but as I had to adjust the things that I thought I knew, it was hard. Chardonnay grapes originated from a town with that name in the Burgundy region. How else could I remember Chardonnay was the grape for white Burgundies. But, oh no. False. Some ancient, barbarian tribe living in the Burgundy region chased horses off a cliff. And their bones made the soil, full of calcium, make the grapes growing there and the wine have special flavors. So, appellations made sense because each one had its own, distinct flavor profile. Yeh, they do, but this one is not because of horse bones. This all very hard. But, I can have a glass of the J J Vincent Bourgogne Blanc. And move on and be ready to learn more. Phew! For $15.99. Enjoy.', 'What was right? What is right?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-was-right-what-is-right', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:30:19', '2015-03-05 18:30:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21441', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(21443, 4, '2015-03-05 13:32:05', '2015-03-05 18:32:05', 'By Alan Wilson\r\n\r\nOn February 5, around 1:15 p.m., students at the University of South Carolina received a text message warning “SHOTS FIRED” — two words that would send chills and panic through the large campus that is home to nearly 32,000 students.\r\n\r\nFor a few hours, we all believed that USC had become the latest face of campus shootings.\r\n\r\nInstead, we soon would learn, USC had become the latest site of an epidemic that usually spreads in obscurity, but is all too familiar in South Carolina: domestic violence.\r\n\r\nUSC professor Raja Fayad was shot to death in his office by his ex-wife, Sunghee Kwon, before she turned the gun on herself.\r\n\r\nJust three and a half weeks prior, police had been called over a situation involving Fayad and Kwon. The couple had a clear history of violence, and Fayad had moved out of their shared home on Jan. 10.\r\n\r\nAs a society, we often imagine domestic violence in a stereotypical way, where a man beats his wife and uses power and/or money to control her throughout the relationship. This tragedy serves as a very real wake-up call that domestic violence can happen anywhere. Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, regardless of gender, race or socioeconomic background.\r\nDr. Fayad was a well-respected professor. He was a successful cancer researcher who made significant progress in colon cancer research, and was an expert on Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. His death is a tragic loss for our community.\r\n\r\nI started 2015 by addressing South Carolina’s domestic violence problem and the need for proper reform, and legislators are responding. Rep. Shannon Erickson and the members of the House domestic violence study committee have introduced H.3433. Sens. Larry Martin and Greg Hembree are spearheading S.3, which is being debated on the Senate floor.\r\n\r\nI’ve spoken endlessly on the need for tougher penalties and zero tolerance for repeat offenders. However, we must also focus on education. We need better education for our law enforcement officials who are on the front lines of this battle. They need to have the appropriate tools to work with and identify victims, and should be equipped with the necessary skills to determine whether or not someone is in a life-threatening situation.\r\n\r\nJust hours before the gun shots on February 5, I spoke to a group of faculty members on USC’s campus about the severity of domestic violence in South Carolina, and what we can do about it. My speech was a small part of the one-day regional summit hosted by USC and EverFi, a Washington-based education company. The purpose of the event was to encourage S.C. institutions to take a leadership role by implementing domestic-violence and sexual-assault awareness programs that can reach all incoming students at the start of each school year.\r\n\r\nIt’s a chilling thought that the same day we all gathered to discuss domestic-violence prevention and education, a life was cut short due to this tragic crime just a few blocks away. This reaffirms the need for more conversations like this about domestic violence.\r\n\r\nWe need to educate ourselves and our children. The conversation with our children cannot begin early enough. They need to understand that violence is never acceptable. There are appropriate ways to talk to your children, regardless of age, about what a relationship is and is not. A healthy, loving relationship never includes a partner using coercion, intimidation or physical violence to get his or her way.\r\n\r\nMy heart breaks knowing that in just a few months, I will read Dr. Fayad’s name out loud during our annual Silent Witness ceremony to honor the slain victims of domestic violence. It is my hope that the tragic death of Dr. Fayad inspires us all to do our part in this fight.\r\n\r\nWe must change the way we view this tragic crime, and we must accept that domestic violence is a real problem in South Carolina. We cannot sit idle any longer, and risk losing another life to this reckless crime.', 'Another domestic violence incident in SC', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'another-domestic-violence-incident-in-sc', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:32:05', '2015-03-05 18:32:05', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21443', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21445, 4, '2015-03-05 13:33:16', '2015-03-05 18:33:16', 'By Cherimie Crane Weatherford\r\n\r\nTaking precious moments away from the chaos that is assisting in the revitalization of a community and venturing into the social realm the weekend brought about an interesting perspective. Instead of allowing my battered brain a sweet reprieve, I found a pep in the steps of my sweet seaside town. Seemingly the clouds have dissipated, the smoke has cleared and the scent of scorched dreams linger only downwind as the word recession finds itself amongst terms less used. Only a short while has passed since my fingers danced atop worn out keys feigning Pollyanna optimism while most were running from a sky certain to fall. Businesses closed, property foreclosed and gray vastly became the new black and white as most tried desperately to cling to a fading, more gentle time of plenty. It was a grand recession indeed.\r\n\r\nRising from the mud and the muck, we have mended our wounded and are marching confidently into better days. A particular fondness for a certain degree of uncomfortable change is engrained in our Southern psyche, without the occasional regal boat rocking, we get unspeakably stale. We are the masters of recovery. Our rise after the fall is so well rehearsed I often wonder if we trip on purpose with the hopes of showcasing our enlightened charms. We often burn our lawns to produce greener grass, do we not?\r\n\r\nOur stride is quickened, our gait is proud and our watering holes, once again have an hour to be happy. Less desirable chatter lends way to jovial banter of more successful chapters ahead. Real estate circles are once again polished and poised as an industry of survivors stake their claim in a market more appealing than recent past. We glance over our shoulder at years of walking uphill with a sense of strength and hope. Our bootstraps were pulled, our breath held and our scars well earned. An unmistakable opportunity to rise, to succeed and to allow moments of frivolity are once again upon us. How we have missed frivolity.\r\n\r\nIt is my humble hope that our memory, although undoubtedly romanced, is not too terribly short. Cautionary celebration, strategic growth and learned lessons make for a more picturesque revival. As all Beaufortonians know, it is one thing to dance in the waves, but it is always wise to watch the tide.\r\n\r\n<em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford, owner of SugarBelle boutique, Celadon Real Estate Broker and observer of all things momentous and mundane lives on Lady’s Island with her golfing husband, dancing toddler and lounging dogs.</em>', 'It is one thing to dance in the waves', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'it-is-one-thing-to-dance-in-the-waves', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:33:50', '2015-03-05 18:33:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21445', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21447, 4, '2015-03-05 13:34:45', '2015-03-05 18:34:45', 'Discover YOUR National Wildlife Refuge!  Please join the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a day of free, family fun at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Visitor Center on Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Partnering with the Savannah Chapter of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation (NWTF), Georgia Southern University, Friends of the Savannah Coastal Wildlife Refuges, University of Georgia (Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and Marine Education Center &amp; Aquarium), this year’s Discovery Day will be filled with fun, wildlife-related educational activities for all ages.\r\n\r\nHave you ever wondered what a biologist, a wildland firefighter, an archaeologist, a forester or a refuge manager does on a national wildlife refuge?  Well, this is your chance to learn!  See how birds are banded (even band yourself!); learn about wildland fire with hands-on activities involving real fire equipment; try your luck at target shooting with a BB gun and bow while learning about the refuge hunt program; gain a better understanding of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s role in protecting endangered species; learn why water management matters to wildlife on Savannah NWR, get close up with a variety of reptiles and much more. The Friends of the Savannah Coastal Wildlife Refuges will also be serving hotdogs and drinks, while they last.\r\n\r\nAll activities will be at the Savannah NWR Visitor Center located at 694 Beech Hill Lane Hardeeville, SC (off U.S. 17, approximately 7 miles north of Savannah, GA and 7 miles south of Hardeeville, SC). For more information on this rain or shine event, call 843-784-2468.\r\n\r\nSavannah NWR is one of over 560 national wildlife refuges located throughout the United States. The nearly 30,000-acre refuge is home to bald eagles, neo-tropical migratory songbirds, large concentrations of wading birds and wintering ducks, and American alligators. The Savannah NWR Visitor Center is open Monday – Saturday, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; closed Sundays and all federal holidays. The Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive and all other refuge lands are open daily from sunrise to sunset.', 'Savannah National Wildlife Refuge invites you to Natural Resource Discovery Day 2015', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'savannah-national-wildlife-refuge-invites-you-to-natural-resource-discovery-day-2015', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:35:00', '2015-03-05 18:35:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21447', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21449, 4, '2015-03-05 13:37:27', '2015-03-05 18:37:27', 'By Susan Stone\r\n\r\nThis is the time of year that we must “feel the rhythm of the Earth” in order to know the right time to act. As another winter system moves through, we see the robins return, the Carolina Wrens searching for the perfect nesting spot and other species of birds performing their mating rituals. They are telling us that winter is nearing its end and spring is about to return. I wish I could tell you with certainty the right time to set out your seedlings, or to start shopping for them, but alas, it is a rhythm. And each year has its own.\r\n\r\nBy this time next month, we “should” be nice and warm during the day with cool nights, but there are years when winter hangs on a little longer than usual.  There are years that we appear to have no spring at all, but instead go from winter to summer. If you think about it, the earth is always seeking balance. If summers are too hot, the winters may be too cold. If we use up too much water and the aquifers get low, too much rain or snow may fall to refill them. Balance is the name of the game.\r\n\r\nFortunately, our soil stays workable all winter. So, cool season vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, lettuces and greens of all sorts, peas and root vegetables like beets, carrots, onions, radishes and turnips do very well in this rollercoaster weather.  You can plant seedlings or seed directly. This is a great time to plant berry bushes and to prune your woody plants while they are still dormant.\r\n\r\nValentine’s Day marks the time of year to prune roses, though I have held off pruning mine because it “feels” too early. That is what I mean by rhythm. Just because the calendar says it’s time, doesn’t mean it is. The rose needs to be pruned before its buds open, but if you cut them too early the warm days will force the rose to send out new branches, and if a late freeze comes the rose could be severely damaged. If that happens, the world does not blow up, I promise. The rose will just have to be cut back more severely, perhaps to its crown. And that’s okay too. Gardening is all about connecting to the rhythm of the earth and her cycles. Every season has new challenges and opportunities. I have learned most of what makes a garden beautiful by making a lot of mistakes and killing a lot of plants.\r\n\r\nIf this is your year to begin a new garden, flowers, vegetables or general landscape, start with good soil. It is one of the most overlooked areas of the garden. You will need a soil sample. This will tell you where to begin with your amendments. You would think you would want your PH to be balanced, but what are you growing? The Clemson Extension office here in Beaufort supplies little paper bags just for this purpose. Instructions are on the bag. For a small fee, they will analyze the sample and give you a report. Then your homework begins. Find out what your landscape needs. For example; azaleas, camellias and hydrangeas thrive in acidic soil.  Your pine trees and oak trees create acidic conditions, so you may find you don’t need amend if you plant near them.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime listen, observe, pay attention to what nature is saying to us. Watch the little critters; they are the harbingers of spring…not the calendar. Put out some suet for the early birds. When you see the robins, the hummingbirds aren’t far behind.\r\n\r\nOne more thing. The pine, oak &amp; azalea pollen will soon be falling again. If you have any sensitivity to it, this may help.\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>1-tsp. Local Honey</strong>\r\n<strong>1-tsp. Apple Cider Vinegar</strong>\r\n<strong>1-cup warm water\r\n</strong></p>\r\nOne to three times a day. It tastes like white grape juice and works like a charm!\r\n\r\n<em>You may send Susan your questions and garden wisdom to theriverangel.ss@gmail.com.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Feel the rhythm', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'feel-the-rhythm', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:37:27', '2015-03-05 18:37:27', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21449', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21451, 4, '2015-03-05 13:39:47', '2015-03-05 18:39:47', 'Beaufort Art Association’s 54th Annual Spring Exhibit will take place from Saturday, March 21 - Saturday March 28 at the Old Bay Marketplace, Second Level (elevator accessibility), 917 Bay Street in Downtown Beaufort. Local artists will present their finest works produced in oils, acrylics, watercolor, photography, mixed media, pottery, woodturning, metal sculpture and much more. Fine art jewelry has been added this year. Admission is free of charge.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21452\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ARTS-AmirG-Farris-2015-SS-judge.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21452\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ARTS-AmirG-Farris-2015-SS-judge-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Amiri Geuka Faris\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Amiri Geuka Faris[/caption]\r\n\r\nThis year, judging the 200 entries will be well known artist Amiri Geuka Farris of Bluffton and Savannah, Georgia. Farris received his Masters of Fine Art in Painting, with his BFA in Illustration and Graphic Design, from the Savannah College of Art and Design and is currently a Professor of Fine Arts at SCAD and the University of South Carolina-Beaufort. He is known for dynamic, powerful artwork that combines an alluring blend of vivid colors, layered textures, and a signature use of Adinkra symbols. The images of Sea Island culture that are evoked in his work introduce viewers to uplifting moments and insight into his contemporary view of culture. At the heart of Mr. Farris’ artistic goal is to tell the history of the Gullah-Geechee people and their way of life. His dedication to that vision was rewarded in 2012 when he was the co-recipient of a very prestigious award for preservation from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For more info about the Mr. Farris visit www.amiristudio.com.\r\n\r\nContact Sandy Dimke for information dimke@hargray.com 263-4340 and mail checks to BAA PO Box 625 Beaufort, SC 29901.\r\n\r\n<em>In conjunction with the show, Mr. Farris will hold a painting and mixed media class on Saturday March 28 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. at USCB Center for the Arts, Room 275. Mr. Farris will guide you along the way as you collage and paint different materials to create your masterpiece. Open to all levels from beginners to seasoned artists. Each class participant will go home with a piece of completed art. A materials list will be provided upon sign up for the Workshop which costs $80 per attendee. </em>', 'Beaufort Art Association holds 54th Annual Spring Show', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-art-association-holds-54th-annual-spring-show', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:39:47', '2015-03-05 18:39:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21451', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21454, 4, '2015-03-05 13:41:17', '2015-03-05 18:41:17', 'On Sunday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m., the Sea Island Chamber Singers will present a concert of sacred music at Sea Island Presbyterian Church. The program will include music by Lau, Wold, Lehman, Dawson, Stopford, Hobby, Trotta, Christiansen, and Faure. Charles D. Frost is director of the group. Arthur Tollefson will be the accompanist. In addition, Frost will perform Bach’s “Fantasia und Fuga in g minor” on the organ. The second half of the program will emphasize Lent. The music will focus on the Cross.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21455\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ARTS-Chamber-Singers-Photo-November-2014.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21455\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ARTS-Chamber-Singers-Photo-November-2014-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Island Chamber Singers\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a> Sea Island Chamber Singers[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Chamber Singers are made up of 28 auditioned voices.  Some of the singers are members of the Sea Island Church. Many of them are from the Beaufort community as well as members of other churches. Frost started this group seven years ago to fill a need in the community. With a select group, he is able to concentrate on more technical issues of vocal technique, sound, and musical interpretation.\r\n\r\nAs Minister of Music, Frost oversees a full music ministry which consists of children and adult choirs, handbell choirs, and a series of concerts and music programs. Frost is a graduate of Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, New Jersey, where he received both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. His Conducting studies were with Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt, former Head of Choral Studies at the College and former Musical Director of the Spoleto Festival in Charleston.\r\n\r\nThe church is located at 81 Lady’s Island Drive, Beaufort. The public is invited to attend. An offering will be accepted. For more information, contact Mr. Frost at 843-525-0696 or cfrost@seaislandpresbyterian.org.', 'Sea Island Chamber Singers to present concert', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sea-island-chamber-singers-to-present-concert-3', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:41:17', '2015-03-05 18:41:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21454', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21457, 4, '2015-03-05 13:43:49', '2015-03-05 18:43:49', '[gallery ids=\"21458,21459,21460\"]\r\n\r\nThe first two pieces being performed on the Sunday, March 8, at the Festival Series Chamber Music Concert were written virtually 200 years apart: Schubert’s Adagio and Rondo Concertante (1816) and Adam Neiman’s Serenade for Violin and Piano (2013). They both look to the past for inspiration: Schubert to18th-century piano-quartet and concerto models; Neiman to 19th-century harmonies and dreamy, personal, salon-music models. Schubert presents stage-strutting virtuoso display; Neiman invites the listener to share a deeply felt reminiscence.\r\n\r\nNext is a piece from Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns who led a life of devotion to duty; the duty of composing and performing. Brought up by a “helicopter mother”—she read his mail to him up to the age of 24—he created an enormous body of work, sacred and profane. He was lionized during his lifetime (“the French Beethoven”) and his music reflected a deeply ingrained French sense of style, élan, and the idea that how something was said was as important as what was said. Saint-Saëns brought those surface traits and deeper, volcanic emotional levels into his 1875 Piano Quartet, Op. 41. It contains both elusive, wistful melodies and uncharacteristic anger; perhaps the latter due to premonitions of impending disaster as, at age 40, and against mother’s wishes, he prepared to marry his 19-year-old student.\r\n\r\nAntonin Dvorák’s Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major rounds out the program. Written during a period of family happiness, material success, and creative fecundity, it is a work of maturity that projects multiple moods, beautiful melodies, effects that are orchestral in their depth and substance, and envelopes the listener in a warm, Bohemian, folk-like atmosphere.\r\n\r\nCellist/host Edward Arron promises to bring together players who are “astonishing in every musical and technical regard” (violinist Maria Bachmann), who demonstrate “superb artistry” (violist Hsin-Yun Huang), and perform with “sheer power and a high sense of drama” (Adam Neiman). He did and you will not be disappointed as you listen to this music of brilliance and rapture.\r\n\r\nCome and hear what the critics are raving about. Additional information and tickets are available on www.uscb.edu/festivalseries or at 843-208-8246, Monday through Friday. The USCB Center for the Arts, on 801 Carteret Street, opens at 4:00 pm on Sunday, March 8, and the performance  begins at 5 p.m.', 'Enjoy glorious music and great musicians', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'enjoy-glorious-music-and-great-musicians', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:43:49', '2015-03-05 18:43:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21457', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21462, 4, '2015-03-05 13:44:40', '2015-03-05 18:44:40', 'The non-profit Pan-African Family Empowerment &amp; Land Preservation Network, Inc. is seeking volunteers for multiple positions.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort-based public charity was created to help Gullah-Geechee and other African-descent families save their land for current and future generations. We have an immediate need for an experienced Webmaster, grants writers, and appointment schedulers.\r\n\r\nAlso needed are committed fundraising event volunteers, community outreach presenters, and office clerks.  They must be willing to assist landowners with filling out paperwork for homestead exemptions, tax rate reductions, installment property tax payments, and referrals to agricultural, and heirs’ property title clearing programs.\r\n\r\nOur volunteer positions are ideal for college internships, retirees, those looking for an effective way to make a difference,  and community service programs. Very flexible scheduling is available.\r\n\r\nTraining for all volunteers will be held at the Pan-African Family Empowerment Network’s office, One Beaufort Town Center, 2015 Boundary St., Suite 224. For more information, call 843-592-6076.', 'Volunteers needed for Pan-African Family Empowerment & Land Preservation Network, Inc.', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'needed-volunteers', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:45:17', '2015-03-05 18:45:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21462', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21465, 4, '2015-03-05 13:46:22', '2015-03-05 18:46:22', 'The Blood Alliance, your only provider of blood to all Beaufort and Jasper County hospitals, is experiencing a very low blood supply across ALL blood types, especially O-Negative, O-Positive, A-Negative and B-Positive. All donors are needed to help us help our community today. Make an appointment as soon as possible!!\r\n\r\n•  To give blood, you need to be at least 17 years of age and in generally good health. Be sure to have a good meal and to hydrate before coming in to donate.\r\n\r\n•  If you personally cannot give blood because you are deferred or you are in between donations, tell a friend to donate on your behalf. Be an ambassador for saving lives!\r\n\r\n• Giving a pint of blood only takes one hour out of your day and your one pint can save up to three lives right here in our community.\r\n\r\n• You can choose to become a HERO today!  Visit: www.igiveblood.com/pint or call: 843-522-0409 to schedule your appointment.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping The Blood Alliance save local lives!', 'Blood donors needed ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'blood-donors-needed', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:46:22', '2015-03-05 18:46:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21465', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21467, 4, '2015-03-05 13:46:56', '2015-03-05 18:46:56', 'March is Gullah/Geechee Nation Volunteer Month. Hundreds of students converge on historic St. Helena Island, SC to visit the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition Center to receive orientation via De Gullah Root Experience Tour. After orientation, they participate in community service and transformational learning projects throughout the Gullah/Geechee Nation. The main base for projects are in Beaufort and Charleston Counties, SC. However, in the eighteen years that the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition has led this effort, they have been able to assist in communities along the entire Gullah/Geechee Nation coastline. The projects range from assisting with the homes and yards of the elderly to environmental clean up and oyster bed restoration.\r\n\r\nStudents from across the world get to engage in work at De Gullah/Geechee Alkebulan Archive, which is the only archive in the world totally dedicated to Gullah/Geechee history, heritage, and culture. Through this process, not only do they get to learn what is on the written pages, but they also have a chance to directly work with Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation  and to learn the human rights and land rights efforts that continue to go on in order for Gullah/Geechee culture to continue to exist and to thrive.\r\n\r\nThis year, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition and the Gullah/Geechee Angel Network will bring together community members and alternative spring break students in projects at the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition Center, the St. Helena Branch Library, the Penn Center, the Hunting Island Nature Center, and Yenna House. With the hundreds of students on the way, there is still room for more local community volunteers. Bring your civic group and become a partner in this annual effort. Email GullGeeCo@aol.com for more details.\r\n\r\nAs the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition’s motto states “Hunnuh mus tek cyare de root fa heal de tree.” The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition continues to provide the tools to help the next generation of people dig a little deeper into the roots of the culture to help the Gullah/Geechee fruits of the culture continue to grow.', 'Gullah/Geechee Nation brings community together', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gullahgeechee-nation-brings-community-together', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:46:56', '2015-03-05 18:46:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21467', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21469, 4, '2015-03-05 13:48:30', '2015-03-05 18:48:30', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Defining the Beaufort Listening Network</strong></p>\r\nThe Beaufort Listening Network is a volunteer group of civic leaders that keeps Coastal Community Foundation informed about philanthropy, community needs and news in the Beaufort area. Volunteers come from diverse professional backgrounds and varied personal interests, but they all share a strong commitment to philanthropy. Members of the Beaufort Listening Network are experts in local issues. Many serve as board members for local nonprofits and live or work in the Foundation’s Southern Lowcountry service region – Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties. The Beaufort Listening Network had its first meeting in September 2013 and has met every six to eight weeks since. During its most recent meeting on February 26th, members focused on Lowcountry Giving Day – Coastal Community Foundation’s upcoming 24-hour online fundraiser happening on May 5th. Raising over $4 million in 2014, Lowcountry Giving Day embraces the growing trend of online giving and helps nonprofits from Beaufort to Georgetown build their capacity in online communications and fundraising.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21471\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Philanthropy-Corner-3.5.15-BLN-Island-News-Photo.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21471\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Philanthropy-Corner-3.5.15-BLN-Island-News-Photo-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"George Stevens, President/CEO of Coastal Community Foundation (L), and Jim Marks, Beaufort Listening Network member and Coastal Community Foundation Board Member (R), talk after the 2/26 Beaufort Listening Network Meeting.\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" /></a> George Stevens, President/CEO of Coastal Community Foundation (L), and Jim Marks, Beaufort Listening Network member and Coastal Community Foundation Board Member (R), talk after the 2/26 Beaufort Listening Network Meeting.[/caption]\r\n\r\nNineteen nonprofits in Beaufort and the surrounding areas are participating in Lowcountry Giving Day this year. Members of the Beaufort Listening Network have committed to raise support for these nonprofits by encouraging community members to give to their favorite causes and organizations in the Southern Lowcountry on May 5th. To learn more about Lowcountry Giving Day and how you can help, please visitwww.lowcountrygivingday.org.\r\n\r\n<em>Each week, Coastal Community Foundation highlights organizations, donors and other charitable news in The Philanthropy Corner. If you’re interested in learning more about philanthropy in the Lowcountry, reach out to our regional Stewardship Officer, Gloria Duryea, at Gloria@CoastalCommunityFoundation.org or (843) 379-3400.</em>', 'The Philanthropy Corner for March 5th-11th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-philanthropy-corner-for-for-march-5th-11th', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:32:18', '2015-04-16 20:32:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21469', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21477, 4, '2015-03-05 13:53:09', '2015-03-05 18:53:09', 'On Thursday, December 11th members of the American Legion Beaufort Post 9 went to the Veterans Victory House in Walterboro, SC to make a dedication.  Post Commander, Chuck Lurey (r) and the Post Athletic Director, George Miller (l) presented an exterior bench to the Veterans Victory House to honor the memory of the late Joe Perkins.  Joe was a U.S. Marine veteran and twice served as the Post Commander of American Legion Beaufort Post 9.  Joe was also a resident of the Veterans Victory House prior to his passing earlier last year.\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"21479,21478\"]', 'Beaufort Veteran’s memory honored', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-veterans-memory-honored', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:53:09', '2015-03-05 18:53:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21477', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21481, 4, '2015-03-05 13:54:09', '2015-03-05 18:54:09', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COMM-Colonial-Dames-XVII-Century-Elects-New-Officers.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21482\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COMM-Colonial-Dames-XVII-Century-Elects-New-Officers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"COMM- Colonial Dames XVII Century Elects New Officers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Dr. Henry Woodward Chapter of the Colonial Dames XVII Century recently installed new officers for 2015- 2017. The meeting was held at the home of member Holly Lambert featuring guest speaker Alan Stello, Director of the Powder Magazine Museum in Charleston, SC.\r\n\r\nNew Officers are (from left to right) Historian Anita Henson, Librarian Jeanne Aimar, 1st Vice President Connie Tootle, President Jean Bye, Parliamentarian Carroll Eve, 2nd Vice President Cilla Dukes, Chaplain Priscilla Perkins, Registrar/Treasurer Betty Waskiewicz (not present, Secretary Debbie Parker).', 'Colonial Dames XVII Century elects new officers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'colonial-dames-xvii-century-elects-new-officers', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:54:26', '2015-03-05 18:54:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21481', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21484, 4, '2015-03-05 13:55:15', '2015-03-05 18:55:15', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COMMUNITY2015-DAR-New-Member.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21485\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COMMUNITY2015-DAR-New-Member-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"COMMUNITY2015 DAR New Member\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Thomas Heyward, Jr. Chapter of the DAR installed a new member at their February meeting.  Pictured from left to right: New member Karen Trybalski, Anne Heyward, Rhonda LaFrance (mother and daughters), all direct descendants of The Declaration of Independence signer Thomas Heyward, Jr. of South Carolina. Photo by Charlene Shufelt.', 'DAR installs new member', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'dar-installs-new-member', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:55:15', '2015-03-05 18:55:15', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21484', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21487, 4, '2015-03-05 13:55:48', '2015-03-05 18:55:48', 'The Child Abuse Prevention Association will host its 21st Annual Golf Challenge on Saturday, March 28, Ocean Point Course on Fripp Island. All proceeds from this event benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA), Beaufort’s local shelter for abused and neglected children.\r\n\r\nCAPA’s Open Arms Home for Abused and Neglected Children accepts placements from Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Allendale and Colleton Counties. The shelter provides a safe haven and emotional support to children in their greatest hours of need. Since opening the shelter’s doors in 1985, over 2,000 children, from birth to 21 years old, have resided in the shelter. CAPA also offers outreach programs at low or no cost to the community. These programs include character building classes for children and youth, parenting classes and support groups, and teen pregnancy prevention education. Local teachers, youth workers and others who come in contact with children through their line of work receive training from CAPA on how to identify and report abuse.\r\n\r\nRegister to play as a team of 4 or individually, pre-registration is required. The cost is $340 per 4 man team or $85 per player. Price includes a round of golf at Ocean Point Course, lunch at the turn, on-course beverages and prizes. There will be a chance to win a $10,000 hole-in-one as well as a golf cart hole-in-one.', '21st Annual CAPA  Golf Challenge to be held', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '21st-annual-capa-golf-challenge-to-be-held', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:55:48', '2015-03-05 18:55:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21487', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21489, 4, '2015-03-05 13:57:41', '2015-03-05 18:57:41', '[caption id=\"attachment_21490\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Filler-Happy-Days-for-HELP.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-21490 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Filler-Happy-Days-for-HELP-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Filler-Happy Days for HELP\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a> Pictured above are co-chairs Mardi Lambert and Debbie Marcil along with volunteer Kyle Warren.[/caption]\r\n\r\nHELP of Beaufort, a local non-profit organization, will hold its 5th annual Happy Days for HELP fundraiser this Saturday, March 7 at The Shed in Port Royal. The event will begin at 6:00 and run until 11 p.m. Along with food and an open wine and beer bar, there are 3 different bands scheduled to entertain: The Sweetgrass Angels, Everyone’s Favorite, and Mr. Gary (Stouffler). There will be both live and silent auctions, with over 100 items upon which to bid. The theme is Prom Night, with guests invited to dress in 50’s and 60’s prom wear. HELP of Beaufort is an all-volunteer organization whose mission is to provide individuals needing emergency assistance with their most basic needs, including food, clothing and financial assistance. They also provide Mobile Meals to the homebound.\r\n\r\nTickets may be purchased online at helpofbeaufort.org. Tickets are also available at the door. The cost is $40 each, $75 per couple, or $350 for a reserved table of 10. For more information, please call 843-252-2710.', 'Join the happiness at Happy Days for HELP', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'join-the-happiness-at-happy-days-for-help', '', '', '2015-03-05 13:57:41', '2015-03-05 18:57:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21489', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21492, 4, '2015-03-05 14:02:11', '2015-03-05 19:02:11', '<strong>LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nTransportation infrastructure investments in our region and throughout our nation are vital to our long-term economic competitiveness.  The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce continues to advocate for a comprehensive and sustainable plan for South Carolina  infrastructure as we believe adequate funding is vital to the continued economic prosperity of our state and region as well as the safety of our residents and visitors.  We are encouraged by the support we heard on this issue during a recent visit to Columbia and will continue advocating for progress.\r\n\r\nOn a federal level, The Beaufort Regional Chamber has joined more than 250 local, regional and state chambers of commerce urging Congress to resolve the impending insolvency of the federal Highway Trust Fund, and to pass a long term federal transportation authorization bill.  Infrastructure investment is an important economic issue and impacts all of us.  Without a sustainable source of funding, the federal Highway Trust Fund will be in a deep deficit that will require major cuts, or potential halts, in highway and transit projects which would jeopardize much needed economic and job growth.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce is committed to making this the preferred community to invest, prosper and enjoy.  With your support, our voice is stronger and together we can make a difference.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>- Blakely Williams, President &amp; CEO Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce</em></p>\r\n<strong>GRAND OPENING &amp; RIBBON CUTTING\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Chamber was proud to be a part of the Coosaw Point Collection Grand Opening &amp; Ribbon Cutting on February 26.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chamber-Corner-2015-02-26-18.14.27.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21493\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chamber-Corner-2015-02-26-18.14.27-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Chamber Corner-2015-02-26 18.14.27\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>BUSINESS OF THE WEEK\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nCongratulations to this week’s Chamber Business of the Week - Bay Street Outfitters! Each week, the Chamber highlights one member business or organization as a thank you for their investment in the Chamber and our community. Special thanks to Sonic of Beaufort for sponsoring Business of the Week!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chamber-Corner-2015-03-02-11.10.44.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21494\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Chamber-Corner-2015-03-02-11.10.44-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Chamber Corner-2015-03-02 11.10.44\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>SAVE THE DATE\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nCivitas Awards Gala will be on May 29, 2015. Award nominations for this year’s Civitas Awards Gala are now open! This is your chance to nominate outstanding community leaders, businesses, and organizations in our community. Visit www.BeaufortChamber.org for a complete list of the categories, past winners, and nomination forms.', 'The Chamber Corner for March 5th-11th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-chamber-corner-for-march-5th-11th', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:02:33', '2015-03-05 19:02:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21492', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21497, 4, '2015-03-05 14:03:50', '2015-03-05 19:03:50', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-junior-tennis.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21498\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-junior-tennis-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"SPORTS- junior tennis\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>The 14 and under intermediate USTA-JTT team from Beaufort finished in first place in the Bluffton/ Hilton Head/ Beaufort area. This qualifies them for the State Tournament to take place in Florence, SC in July.\r\n\r\nPictured above from left to right BACK ROW: Tiffany and Brittany Lee, Coach David Riedmayer, Lila Alcott, Lucy Aydlette. FRONT ROW:  Griffin Stone, Jack Lubkin, Merritt Patterson, Jack Staley.  Missing from the photo are Caroline Louw and Evan Dadson.', 'Beaufort USTA Junior Tennis Team qualifies for State Tournament', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-usta-junior-tennis-team-qualifies-for-state-tournament', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:03:50', '2015-03-05 19:03:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21497', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21500, 4, '2015-03-05 14:04:46', '2015-03-05 19:04:46', 'In its ongoing effort to minimize the risk of injury in high school football, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee. Six changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.\r\n\r\nThe first change is to the unnecessary roughness rule. “No player or non-player shall make any contact with an opponent, including a defenseless player, which is deemed unnecessary or excessive and which incites roughness.” Bob Colgate, director of sports and sports medicine at the NFHS and editor of the NFHS football rules, noted that an example would be when a defensive player who is not in the vicinity of the ball is “blindsided” by a blocker on the offensive team. Another change with a focus on risk minimization is a revision of the spearing rule – one of several examples of illegal helmet contact listed in Rule 2-20. Spearing is now defined as “an act by any player who initiates contact against an opponent at the shoulders or below with the crown (top portion) of his helmet.”\r\n\r\nWith “targeting” now defined as contact to an opponent above the shoulders, the committee more clearly defined “spearing” as contact to an opponent at the shoulders or below. Colgate said the implementation of the first spearing rule in 1971 has played a significant role in reducing injury in high school football.\r\n\r\n“The committee spent considerable time discussing and clarifying expectations related to contact involving any player that is deemed excessive or unnecessary – including spearing – that may occur during play,” said Brad Garrett, chair of the NFHS Football Rules Committee and assistant executive director of the Oregon School Activities Association. “Minimizing risks to players involved in these situations must remain at the forefront of the game.”\r\n\r\nA new Rule 6-1-4 was added to state that the timing of the foul for not having at least four players on each side of the kicker now occurs when the ball is kicked. Beginning next season, an automatic first down will not be awarded for a 5-yard incidental face mask penalty against the passer. Previously, this violation was included in the penalty for roughing the passer, which calls for a 15-yard penalty and an automatic first down.The rules committee also approved new language in Rule 10-2-5 regarding the enforcement of dead-ball fouls. The distance penalty for unsportsmanlike, non-player or dead-ball personal fouls committed by teams can offset. Equal numbers of 15-yard penalties by both teams will cancel and remaining penalties may be enforced.The final change approved is to Rule 5-1-1b which will now read: “The referee shall have authority to correct the number of the next down prior to a new series of downs being awarded.”\r\n\r\nA complete listing of all rules changes is available on the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org.', 'High school football rules change', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'high-school-football-rules-change', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:04:46', '2015-03-05 19:04:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21500', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21502, 4, '2015-03-05 14:05:45', '2015-03-05 19:05:45', 'Timberland ended Whale Branch’s post-season run, defeating the Warriors 74-68 in the Boys’ 2-A Lower State Semifinals on Saturday. With the win, Timberland improved to 19-7.\r\n\r\nTradition-rich Timberland advanced to the Lower State championship game for the first time since in the 2011 season. Dailyn McKinney paced Timberland with a game-high 24 points.\r\n\r\nWilliams accompanied McKinney in double figures, adding 19 points for the Wolves in the win.\r\n\r\nTimberland jumped out in front early and never trailed after the opening quarter, The Wolves led by as many as 12 points in the tournament.\r\n\r\nMike Middleton led Whale Branch with 23 points. Joining Middleton in double figures, Marlon Williams scored 14 points and Jay Middleton added 12 for the Warriors.\r\n\r\nWith the loss, Whale Branch ended the 2014-15 season with a 15-12 overall record. Prior to suffering the season-ending loss, Whale Branch had posted back-to-back wins.', 'Warriors fall to Timberland in Boys’ 2-A Lower State Semifinals ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'warriors-fall-to-timberland-in-boys-2-a-lower-state-semifinals', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:05:45', '2015-03-05 19:05:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21502', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21504, 4, '2015-03-05 14:06:28', '2015-03-05 19:06:28', 'The Whale Branch girls’ basketball team’s post-season run ended in the Class 2-A Lower State Semifinals on Wednesday Feb. 25th. Favored Dillon pulled away to beat the Warriors 56-42 in the postseason matchup.\r\n\r\nWith the loss, Whale Branch concluded the 2014-15 season with a 17-7 overall record.\r\n\r\nThe win allowed Dillon to improve to 24-3 and advance to the Girls’ 2-A Lower State Championship Game in Florence this coming Saturday. Dillon advanced to meet Bishop England in the title tilt.\r\n\r\nSetting the tone early, Dillon outscored Whale Branch 12-2 in the first quarter. Following a 16-7 run in the second quarter, Dillon led 28-9 at halftime. Whale Branch managed to cut into Dillon’s lead early in the second half but couldn’t recover from the slow start. The Warriors fell short despite outscoring Dillon 24-13 in the third quarter.\r\n\r\nAdriana McCollum led Dillon with a team-high 13 points and nine rebounds, narrowly missing a double-double.  Da’Kerhia Samuel, who registered a double-double, contributed 12 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Dillon in the win. In all, nine different Dillon players provided scoring in the tournament game.\r\n\r\nKemoni Jenkins paced Whale Branch with 16 points. Accompanying Jenkins in double figures, Shaniqua Johnson netted 15 points for the Warriors in the season-ending loss.', 'Whale Branch falls in Dillon in Girls’ 2-A Lower State Semifinal', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'whale-branch-falls-in-dillon-in-girls-2-a-lower-state-semifinal', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:06:28', '2015-03-05 19:06:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21504', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21506, 4, '2015-03-05 14:07:10', '2015-03-05 19:07:10', 'Battery Creek fell to Ridgeland-Hardeeville in the Boys’ Class 2-A Lower State Semifinals on Wednesday night. Top-ranked Ridgeland-Hardeeville managed to edge Battery Creek 54-53.\r\n\r\nThe win allowed Ridgeland-Hardeeville to improve to 25-2. Following the loss, Battery Creek ended its season 23-4. Head coach Antoine Youmans guided Battery Creek to the 23 wins during the 2014-15 season.\r\n\r\nGaylus Bailey scored the game-winning basket for Ridgeland-Hardeeville, connecting a on a putback along the baseline with 24 seconds left. Bailey finished with four points.\r\n\r\nKevon Williams paced Ridgeland-Hardeeville with a game-high 18 points. Accompanying Williams in double figures for the Ridgeland-Hardeeville boys’ basketball team, Nazair Wilson added 12 points for the Jaguars, who advance to the Class 2-A Lower State championship game.\r\n\r\nOther scorers for Ridgeland-Hardeeville were Tre Robinson (8 points), Jatare Williams (five points), Ransom Dunham (four points) and Trevon Anderson (4 points).\r\n\r\nBattery Creek featured three scorers in double figures. Eric Freeman and Trevin Simmons paced Battery Creek with 14 points apiece. Following Freeman and Simmons in double figures for the Dolphins, Devontae Wilson scored 10 points. Other scorers for the Dolphins were Markell Smalls (4 points), Jeffrey Darden (4 points), Christian Brown (4 points) and Adonis Williams (3 points).', 'Battery Creek suffers close loss to Ridgeland-Hardeeville ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'battery-creek-suffers-close-loss-to-ridgeland-hardeeville', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:08:33', '2015-03-05 19:08:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21506', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(21508, 4, '2015-03-05 14:07:46', '2015-03-05 19:07:46', 'The Bluffton High School boys’ soccer team captured its second straight Beaufort Cup championship outlasting Hilton Head Island High School 2-1 in overtime on Saturday.\r\n\r\nDetermined Bluffton dealt Hilton Head High its first loss in the young season. With the win, Bluffton moved to 3-0.Following the loss, Hilton Head High dropped to 1-1-1.\r\n\r\nBrendan Kelly netted both of Bluffton’s goals for the win. The Bluffton boys’ soccer roster is packed with talented players. Kelly’s teammate, Bluffton midfielder Miguel Jimenez, earned the tournament’s most outstanding player award.', 'Bluffton wins second straight Beaufort Cup ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bluffton-wins-second-straight-beaufort-cup', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:07:46', '2015-03-05 19:07:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21508', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21510, 4, '2015-03-05 14:09:18', '2015-03-05 19:09:18', 'It’s a COLOR-A-THON Race on March 21st at Lady’s Island Middle School starting at 9:00 a.m. sharp! Come out for lots of fun, a little exercise, and raise some money for a good cause too!!  All in full color! Join us for a 1.8 mile race open to all levels of runners.\r\n\r\nThe cost is $30 per participant and the money will go to the LIMS PTO who is raising money to put shading on the windows in the gym in order to make the gym more functional for a wide variety of events. Go online at www.schoolathon.org and use code 170005 to register for the race!! Look for LIMS under South Carolina Schools and you will find additional information on how to register.  Or you can just register at the event. E-mail Dianna Graves with questions at flipflophottie@gmail.com or call 843 812-8343.', 'Don’t miss the LIMS COLOR-A-THON Race', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'dont-miss-the-lims-color-a-thon-race', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:22', '2018-07-12 15:00:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21510', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21512, 4, '2015-03-05 14:10:42', '2015-03-05 19:10:42', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-Literacy-Night.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21513 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-Literacy-Night-e1425582630284-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS- Literacy Night\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOver 200 people attended Lady’s Island Elementary School Family Literacy and School Choice Night on Thursday, February 26th. Families were treated to a cup stacking demo, math games, technology projects and a tour of the school. Parents of students in Pre-K through third grade attended sessions with Literacy Coach, Jessica Depue who shared reading comprehension tools with the parents.  Lady’s Island Elementary School is a pilot school for the district 1:1 iPad program, so fourth and fifth grade families also attended technology sessions reviewing the procedures for taking the iPads home. At the end of the fun-filled evening families enjoyed a hot dinner compliments of Golden Corral.', 'Lady’s Island Elementary hosts Literacy Night', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ladys-island-elementary-hosts-literacy-night', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:22', '2018-07-12 15:00:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21512', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21515, 4, '2015-03-05 14:15:13', '2015-03-05 19:15:13', '<strong>BEAUFORT ACADEMY</strong>\r\n\r\n• Congratulations to BA basketball players Anna Dyer and Kevin Williams, who were selected to the SCISA All-Region Basketball Team! GO EAGLES!!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21519\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Schools-BA-All-region-basketball-copy.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-21519 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Schools-BA-All-region-basketball-copy-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Schools-BA-All-region basketball copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Anna Dyer (Junior, #11) averaged 11 points per game, 7.1 rebounds per game, and 3.2 steals per game. Kevin Williams (Soph., #23) averaged 18.6 points per game, 9.7 rebounds per game, 3.7 assists per game, 3.1 steals per game, and 2.4 blocks per game.[/caption]\r\n\r\n• The Beaufort Academy Chess Team participated in the South Carolina Chess Association State Championship on Saturday, March 1st. Whit Suber came in 2nd overall in the Primary Division [K-3rd]; Jack McDougall tied for 2nd in the Elementary Division [4th-5th] at 4-1, but dropped to 9th on tie breakers; and Kevin Rogers placed 5th in the Middle School Division [6th-8th].\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21520\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Schools-BA-Chess-March-1st.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21520\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Schools-BA-Chess-March-1st-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured left to right: Kevin Rogers, Kendra Rogers, Jack McDougall, Whit Suber.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> Pictured left to right: Kevin Rogers, Kendra Rogers, Jack McDougall, Whit Suber.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>LADY\'S ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL</strong>\r\n\r\n• Lady’s Island Middle School recently had a science fair comprised of all three grade levels and were evaluated by a panel of “outside  judges” who came from the community. Subjects of the study ranged from “Electrolytes in Orange Juice and Gatorade” to “Static Electricity” to “Coastal Erosion”.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21518\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-6TH-GRADE-MIDDLE-SCHOOL-SCIENCE-FAIR.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21518\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-6TH-GRADE-MIDDLE-SCHOOL-SCIENCE-FAIR-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"In first place (pictured l to r) for the Sixth Grade was Travis Cato. McKinley Coleman was in second followed by Michael Reyes in third. Honorable mentions (not pictured) were Genesis Hernandez, Megan Schoener, Sydney Lashely and Caleb Henry.\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" /></a> In first place (pictured l to r) for the Sixth Grade was Travis Cato. McKinley Coleman was in second followed by Michael Reyes in third. Honorable mentions (not pictured) were Genesis Hernandez, Megan Schoener, Sydney Lashely and Caleb Henry.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21517\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-7TH-GRADE-SCIENCE-FAIR.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21517\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-7TH-GRADE-SCIENCE-FAIR-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"For the Seventh Grade, first place (pictured l to r) was taken by Sarah Geisler. Second place went to Paris Grubbs and third place was earned by Shelby Price. Honorable mentions (not pictured) were Tucker Barron, Hannah Gartlan and Peyton Grubbs. The “Best in Show” and overall winner went to Seventh Grader Sarah Geisler for her work with static electricity.\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" /></a> For the Seventh Grade, first place (pictured l to r) was taken by Sarah Geisler. Second place went to Paris Grubbs and third place was earned by Shelby Price. Honorable mentions (not pictured) were Tucker Barron, Hannah Gartlan and Peyton Grubbs. The “Best in Show” and overall winner went to Seventh Grader Sarah Geisler for her work with static electricity.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21516\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-8TH-GRADE-SCIENCE-FAIR.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-21516 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-8TH-GRADE-SCIENCE-FAIR-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOL - 8TH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a> The competition in Eighth Grade was intense. Tied for first place were Taylor Maddox (not pictured) and Alan Wiser. Second place went to Kaylee Aiken. Third place was also a tie and went to William Ploss and DeClan Williams. Eighth grade honorable mentions (not pictured) went to William Sanders, Coby Greenwalt and Caleb Williams.[/caption]', 'School Notes for the week of March 5th-11th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-notes-for-the-week-of-march-5th-11th', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:22', '2018-07-12 15:00:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21515', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21522, 4, '2015-03-05 14:16:47', '2015-03-05 19:16:47', 'On Monday, March 2nd, Beaufort Academy and the Thomas H. Horton, Jr. Memorial Scholarship committee were proud to announce the 11th annual scholarship recipient, junior Michaela Russell!  As the recipient of the Thomas H. Horton, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Michaela will be traveling to Ireland this summer to study abroad on a National Geographic Student Expedition to study creative writing.  Tom Horton was a beloved teacher and coach at Beaufort Academy for 23 years. In 2003, Mr. Horton passed away, leaving a legacy behind. Tom was also a son, a brother, and an uncle. His family established the Thomas H. Horton Jr. Memorial Scholarship in 2004 to memorialize his life, and commemorate his contributions to the development of the minds and characters of students. Due to his love of travel, the scholarship is designated to give Beaufort Academy students a chance to participate in a summer study-abroad program.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21523\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Schools-BA-Horton-Scholarship-e1425582986306.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21523\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Schools-BA-Horton-Scholarship-e1425582986306-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Michaela and her parents, Wendi and Mark Russell, and  Tom Horton’s sister, Sallie Sheppard.\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" /></a> Michaela and her parents, Wendi and Mark Russell, and Tom Horton’s sister, Sallie Sheppard.[/caption]\r\n\r\nDuring the last ten years, the scholarship has allowed recipients the chance to study abroad in a variety of locations, including England, Paris, Italy, Scotland, Rome, Switzerland, Spain, Peru, Ecuador, and the Galapagos.\r\n\r\n<em>The Thomas H. Horton, Jr. Memorial Scholarship was established to commemorate the contributions of Tom Horton to the study of English literature and to the development of the minds and characters of Beaufort Academy students. With a creative spirit, a giant heart, and the sense of humor required for a life devoted to teenagers, Tom dedicated his time and his talents to the students, parents, and teachers of Beaufort Academy for 23 years. He taught his students much more than can be gleaned from books and assignments; he helped them to a greater appreciation and understanding of art and literature, an honest concern for and sensitivity to others, a willingness to work as a team member, and an awareness of the world beyond the South Carolina Lowcountry. Understanding that travel is itself a great teacher, Tom spent countless summers trekking through Italy, France, Germany, and England sharing his passion and knowledge with BA students.</em>', 'Beaufort Academy announces annual scholarship recipient', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-academy-announces-annual-scholarship-recipient', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:22', '2018-07-12 15:00:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21522', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21526, 4, '2015-03-05 14:21:13', '2015-03-05 19:21:13', 'For Amy Bowman, time seems to fly. The Jacksonville, Florida native moved here in 1996 to start the State Farm Insurance Agency which means, since she has been in business here for almost 20 years, she’s now has clients she’s known since they were babies.\r\n\r\nStarting as a claim adjuster, Amy has worked with State Farm for most of her career. “Our mission is to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected and have our clients realize their dreams,” Bowman says. “Insurance is not a tangible product and can be difficult to understand. Working with clients throughout their lives, helping them tailor their insurance and financial services needs as their families grow or they near retirement, is gratifying to me.”\r\n\r\nBowman goes on to say there is never a dull day at her agency. Aside from handling the duties of the agency, she and her staff have been known to rescue stray pets along Ribaut Road, jumpstart disabled vehicles, and give driving directions to Parris Island for families coming to see their sons and daughters graduate from boot camp.\r\n\r\n“Being a part of the lives of so many wonderful people for so long has been a pleasant surprise for me,” says Bowman.  “Having been affiliated with State Farm in operations, claims, and then running the local agency, I can truly say that I am proud to be a part of this organization.  The customer focus and integrity that State Farm offers, in my opinion, is unparalleled in the industry.  I have an amazing staff which is like an extension of my own family.  We all work as a team to take care of our clients.”\r\n\r\nAmy and her husband Craig have four children: Monica, a senior at USC Columbia; Savannah, a sophomore at Clemson; and sons CJ and Lance, who both attend Holy Trinity Classical Christian School.\r\n\r\nAmy believes in giving back to the community she loves.  Military and veteran organizations such as the USO and the Wounded Warrior Project are near and dear to her heart as much of her family was, or is, in the military. She also loves the Lowcountry so The Nemours Foundation and the Lowcountry Institute are also important to her.\r\n\r\nWhen asked about future plans, Amy is looking forward to more of her present. Besides continuing her rewarding career as a State Farm agent, She, Craig and her whole family is embarking on a new adventure to cultivate a ten acre orchard on their property in Hampton. “I am looking to add “orchardist” to my many qualifications!”', 'An insurance agent who is a really good neighbor: Amy Bowman', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'an-insurance-agent-who-is-a-really-good-neighbor-amy-bowman', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:21:13', '2015-03-05 19:21:13', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21526', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21534, 4, '2015-03-05 14:30:34', '2015-03-05 19:30:34', 'Despite the cold weather, Bands, Brews and BBQ continued to be a great success for Friends of Caroline Hospice. 26 cook teams, more than 200 volunteers, 100+ judges, and 20+ sponsors and staff all came together to make it happen.\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"21535,21536,21537,21538,21542,21545,21546,21548,21550,21552,21554,21556\"]', 'Bands, Brews and BBQ a success!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bands-brews-and-bbq-a-success', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:30:34', '2015-03-05 19:30:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21534', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21539, 4, '2015-03-05 14:23:57', '2015-03-05 19:23:57', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HEALTH-BMH-cropped-phts-2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21540\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HEALTH-BMH-cropped-phts-2-300x104.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial Hospital has done such a good job keeping its employees safe from workplace accidents, it was recently rewarded with a check for $261,897 from Palmetto Hospital Trust, the hospital’s workers’ compensation self-insurance pool. The organization’s emphasis on preventing lifting injuries, trips and falls, injuries from sharp objects and helping injured workers return to work as soon as their condition permits, earned the hospital the refund.\r\n\r\n“Beaufort Memorial Hospital and other Palmetto Hospital Trust members are benefiting from effective loss prevention strategies, including an emphasis on preventing lifting injuries, and widespread implementation of transitional duty programs,” said Larry Gray, PHT Services Executive Vice President for Claims and Risk Management (pictured here presenting the check to members of the BMH staff). “In addition, they are diligent about reporting claims promptly.”\r\n\r\nPHT Services administers the workers’ compensation program for Beaufort Memorial Hospital and other South Carolina hospitals and health care organizations participating in the Palmetto Hospital Trust.', 'Palmetto Hospital Trust rewards Beaufort Memorial ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'palmetto-hospital-trust-rewards-beaufort-memorial', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:24:40', '2015-03-05 19:24:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21539', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21544, 4, '2015-03-05 14:26:33', '2015-03-05 19:26:33', 'Beaufort Memorial Hospital has named Khang H. Pham, Pharm.D. as its new Director of Pharmacy Services following a national search to fill the position left open by the passing of the former head of the department. In his new position, Pham is responsible for the operation of the hospital’s pharmacy services, including strategic planning, day-to-day operations, pharmaceutical care, clinical and distributive services, financial and personnel management and legal responsibility. BMH Pharmacy Services encompasses both inpatient and ambulatory pharmacy locations and services.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21547\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HEALTH-KhangPham-e1425583577989.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21547\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HEALTH-KhangPham-e1425583577989-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Khang H. Pham\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Khang H. Pham[/caption]\r\n\r\nPham, who immigrated to the United States from Vietnam in 1995, earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of South Carolina - College of Pharmacy in 2005. He began his career as an oncology clinical pharmacist at Bon Secours/St. Francis Hospital in Greenville and Gibbs Cancer Center in Spartanburg. He went on to work for two years in the pharmacy corporate office of Novant Health in Charlotte, NC. In April 2012, Pham joined Beaufort Memorial as an oncology clinical pharmacist specialist. A year later, he was promoted to Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator. Pham had been serving as interim director since the death of Frank Miriello in December.\r\n\r\n“Frank was the best mentor I’ve ever had,” Pham said of his late boss. “I’m so proud to be able to continue his legacy.”\r\n\r\nFor more information on Beaufort Memorial Hospital pharmacy services, visit www.bmhsc.org or call (877) 532-6472.', 'Khang Pham as new Pharmacy Director ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'khang-pham-as-new-pharmacy-director', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:26:33', '2015-03-05 19:26:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21544', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21551, 4, '2015-03-05 14:27:44', '2015-03-05 19:27:44', 'By Barbara Alexander\r\n\r\nIn an article I recently read about transitions in life, they said that sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life. During those transitions we may have faced times when we have had to say good-bye to something in order to grow.\r\n\r\nI can remember times in my life that I had to say good-bye or change things that felt painful to me. I find that my memories have softened with time but when transition meets resistance, our experience can be frustrating and very confusing.\r\n\r\nThe author referred to identities we have formed in order to move through a particular time in our life. I knew this was an important clarification by the way it felt when I really got it.\r\n\r\nIn order to grow through the transitions in our life, we may need to say good-bye to the identity we formed within ourselves in connection to certain things in our lives like people, careers, and experiences.\r\n\r\nAs we grow from childhood to adulthood, transitions become a way of natural progression. But after working with hundreds of women, I have found that transitions are frequently started with a great deal of effort to resist change, to maintain status quo, or to numb out not to mention the sadness that usually accompanies badgering thoughts of failure... and this cycle can continue to circle the camp for years!\r\n\r\nSo many have found that through a desire to do a good job, fit in or to sustain relationships, they are venturing further and further from the life they were meant to create.\r\n\r\nIf this continues, we lose bits and pieces of who we really are in an effort to make things work - until one day we wake up and we don’t recognize who we have become or where the dreams we once had have gone.\r\n\r\n“An identity that we have formed in order to move through a particular time in our lives...” We either hang-in-there hoping it will get better, or we cut our losses and move on without getting the clarity of direction that makes all the difference.\r\n\r\nIt doesn’t have to be this way if you just learn how to read your inner compass, the inner signals that are there to guide you so you can move in the direction your heart is calling.\r\n\r\nIf we can understand the process and get ahead of the game, we can find that lost part of who we really are and learn new and healthier ways to co-create in our lives, ways that that empower the greatest parts of ourselves to flourish.\r\n\r\nThe incredibly cool thing is that our deepest dreams are never really gone. The dreams about living a life filled with joy, enthusiasm, clarity and love.\r\n\r\nWhen we finally have the courage to tune into our heart’s guidance, we can find our way forward with much more grace and personal bliss.\r\n\r\nOne of the greatest things I have learned is that our lives are meant to be enjoyed and lived in a way that sustains well-being and inspires our soul. It’s up to me to make that happen!\r\n\r\n<em>Barbara Alexander, mentor and life coach, is founder and director of The Sacred You Academy of Epona Ridge, a place for advanced human development through equine experiential programs.  Programs for The Sacred You are located near Beaufort, SC and in Asheville, NC. www.SacredYouAcademy.com</em>', 'When transition meets resistance', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'when-transition-meets-resistance', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:27:44', '2015-03-05 19:27:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21551', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21555, 4, '2015-03-05 14:29:27', '2015-03-05 19:29:27', 'By Dr. Mark S. Siegel\r\n\r\nHere’s something coffee drinkers can get excited about. Aside from java’s energy jolt, food scientists say you may reap another health benefit from a daily cup of joe: prevention of deteriorating eyesight and possible blindness from retinal degeneration due to glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetes.\r\n\r\nRaw coffee is, on average, just 1 percent caffeine, but it contains 7 to 9 percent chlorogenic acid (CLA), a strong antioxidant that prevents retinal degeneration in mice, according to a Cornell study published in the <em>Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry</em> (December 2013).\r\n\r\nThe retina is a thin tissue layer on the inside, back wall of the eye with millions of light-sensitive cells and other nerve cells that receive and organize visual information. It is also one of the most metabolically active tissues, demanding high levels of oxygen and making it prone to oxidative stress. The lack of oxygen and production of free radicals leads to tissue damage and loss of sight.\r\n\r\nIn the study, mice eyes were treated with nitric oxide, which creates oxidative stress and free radicals, leading to retinal degeneration, but mice pretreated with CLA developed no retinal damage.\r\n\r\nThe study is “important in understanding functional foods, that is, natural foods that provide beneficial health effects,” said Chang Y. Lee, professor of food science and the study’s senior author. Lee’s lab has been working with Sang Hoon Jung, a researcher at the Functional Food Center of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. “Coffee is the most popular drink in the world, and we are understanding what benefit we can get from that,” Lee said.\r\n\r\nPrevious studies have shown that coffee also cuts the risk of such chronic diseases as Parkinson’s, prostate cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and age-related cognitive declines.\r\n\r\nSince scientists know that CLA and its metabolites are absorbed in the human digestive system, the next step for this research is to determine whether drinking coffee facilitates CLA to cross a membrane known as the blood-retinal barrier. If drinking coffee proves to deliver CLA directly into the retina, doctors may one day recommend an appropriate brew to prevent retinal damage. Also, if future studies further prove CLA’s efficacy, then synthetic compounds could also be developed and delivered with eye drops.', 'A cup of coffee a day may keep retinal degeneration away!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-cup-of-coffee-a-day-may-keep-retinal-degeneration-away', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:29:47', '2015-03-05 19:29:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21555', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21559, 4, '2015-03-05 14:32:23', '2015-03-05 19:32:23', '<strong>Veterans Affairs Office expands operations</strong>\r\n\r\nTo better serve area veterans, the Beaufort County Veterans Affairs (VA) Office has expanded its days of operation from one day to two days a week at its Hilton Head Island office location, 539 William Hilton Parkway.  Staff will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment. Additionally, the VA Office will open a satellite office next month in Sun City at Pinckney Hall, 114 Sun City Lane, Bluffton.  Beginning March 11, 2015, staff will be available every second and fourth Wednesday by appointment. Along with the Hilton Head Island and Sun City locations, the Beaufort County VA Office operates from the County’s Human Services Building, 1905 Duke Street, Suite 205, Beaufort, where staff are available Monday through Friday. For more information about assistance offered by the Beaufort County VA Office, please call 843-255-6880.\r\n\r\n<strong>Beaufort day dock earns federal grant</strong>\r\n\r\nA federal grant received this month is the final funding needed to move forward with plans for a day dock boating facility at Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.This is the third award to Beaufort through the U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service Boating Infrastructure Grant program. The day dock is a focal point within the vision of the 2012 Civic Master Plan. The City of Beaufort, through a series of other grant and local funding sources, set aside in prior years $300,000 toward the $500,000 budgeted project, said Kathy Todd, finance director for the City. In addition, the City has welcomed two public partners: Main Street Beaufort and Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. These partners pledged a combined $22,368 toward actively marketing the day dock to transient boaters on a local, regional and national scale. Tentative specifications call for a 200-foot long by 10-foot wide heavy-duty floating dock in an orientation parallel with the existing seawall and approximately 500 feet from the edge of the navigation channel. Gangways that meet federal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act will connect the floating dock to the existing seawall.', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-102', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:32:23', '2015-03-05 19:32:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21559', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21561, 4, '2015-03-05 14:33:34', '2015-03-05 19:33:34', 'Lieutenant Colonel Joseph “Ty” Bachmann, Commanding Officer of VMFAT-501 which is located at MCAS Beaufort and assigned the mission of conducting training in the F-35B, will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, March 10 meeting of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association.\r\n\r\nThe meeting will be held at 8 AM in the Beaufort Realtor’s Association Headquarters located in the Palmetto Business Park on Lady’s Island Drive (behind BB&amp;T Bank). The meeting is open to the public.\r\n\r\nLt. Colonel Bachmann is a graduate of United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY where he was an academic All-American and football Team Captain while earning a degree in Systems Engineering.\r\n\r\nFollowing his being commissioned as a Marine Corps Second Lieutenant in June of 1996, he began flight training and upon receiving his Naval Aviator Wings began training in the AV-8B Harrier at Cherry Point North Carolina. His career has included participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving as a Forward Air Controller with an infantry battalion, service with a Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force to Joint Task Force Haiti and deployment with VMA-542 to Al Asad, Iraq. He is a graduate of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) and US Naval Test Pilot School.\r\n\r\nFollowing graduation from Test Pilot School he was assigned to the fixed-wing experimental test squadron, VX-23. There he conducted flight tests in all models of the F/A-18. As a member of the Joint Strike Fighter Development he was the first Marine to fly the F-35. In 2010 he was assigned to the 33d Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB and tasked with accepting and delivering the F-35A/F-35B aircraft for the USAF/USMC. He was then assigned as the Maintenance Officer at VMFAT-501 while instructing in the F-35B. In July 2012 he was selected for Command of VMFAT-501.\r\n\r\nLt. Colonel Bachmann has been requested to include in his discussion with LIBPA members the following topics: Which present Marine Corps aircraft will the F-35B eventually replace? When is the F-35B training program anticipated to be capable of operating at full capacity? What is the difference in the perceived sound of the F-18 and the F-35B? What steps can this community  take to ensure F-35B students and their families are supported and made to feel welcome? What training programs will be used for the F-35B pilots at MCAS Beaufort?', 'F-35B squadron commander to be LIPBA speaker', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'f-35b-squadron-commander-to-be-lipba-speaker', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:33:50', '2015-03-05 19:33:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21561', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21564, 4, '2015-03-05 14:35:40', '2015-03-05 19:35:40', 'With the recent rash of serious fires in Beaufort County resulting in one critical injury and several close calls, the Burton Fire District would like to offer some simple safety tips to keep your home and family safe.\r\n\r\n“People today are worried about natural disasters and terrorism, but give no thought to the one tragedy that can strike their family tonight, and they have full control of, and that is fire,” states Burton Firefighter Dan Byrne. Byrne stresses the one common denominator to the recent fires is smoke detectors. “Homes that had them had much better results than those that did not,” stated Byrne.\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters offer these tips:\r\n\r\n• A watched pot never burns. Never leave cooking unattended. A spark reaches explosive temperatures in less than 5 minutes; about the same time it takes for you to leave the stove to use the bathroom or check the mail.\r\n\r\n• Have smoke detectors with a battery inside and outside all bedrooms and all living levels of your home in the vicinity of the stairway.\r\n\r\n• Mount an ABC fire extinguisher by an exit were it can be quickly seen, accessed, and used. Do not hide them in closets and under sinks where they cannot be grabbed.\r\n\r\n• Do not overload outlets and power strips. Ensure your power strips are UL or FM approved, are not overloaded, inspected for damage, and cleaned regularly.\r\n\r\n• Extension cords are not permanent wiring and should be unplugged when you’re done.\r\n\r\n• If it has heat, then 3 feet: Anything that generates heat, from stoves to heaters, should be 3 feet from combustibles such as drapes, bed linens, and furniture.\r\n\r\n• If you live in a two story home ensure bedrooms on the upper floors have home rescue ladders. These can be purchased at most department stores.\r\n\r\n• Close doors at night and when leaving for the day. Doors will protect young lungs, allow time for escape, and confine fires until the fire department can arrive and limit damage.\r\n\r\n“Above all, take a second to do a safety check of your home before you go to bed or leave for the day.  Check for these and other hazards and please utilize your fire department before you have an emergency. It is our job to protect you and we can best do that by preventing the emergency in the first place,” states Byrne.\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District is available to its residents to install smoke detectors, perform safety inspections, discuss any hazard prevention, or any safety issue that concerns you. Please call 843-521-5550 for any questions.', 'Burton firefighters offer safety tips', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'burton-firefighters-offer-safety-tips', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:36:09', '2015-03-05 19:36:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21564', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21568, 4, '2015-03-05 14:38:22', '2015-03-05 19:38:22', 'It’s that time of year again! The Island News wants to know what you like best about our community. It’s fun and easy! This year we are going to vote for restaurants first. Simply go our website at <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>www.yourislandnews.com</strong></span>, look at the restaurant categories, then vote for your favorite. Once the votes are counted from the 41 categories, we’ll announce the winners later in March. You have only until midnight on Sunday, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>March 15</strong></span>, to cast your votes for T.I.N. Favorites. Show support and make your votes heard!\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Don’t delay, vote today!</strong></span></h2>', 'Pick your favorite Beaufort restaurants', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pick-your-favorite-beaufort-restaurants', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:38:22', '2015-03-05 19:38:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21568', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21570, 4, '2015-03-05 14:40:22', '2015-03-05 19:40:22', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>10th Annual Oyster Roast and International Microbrew Festival will be held on March 7th at The Live Oaks Park in Port Royal.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Cover-bow-tie-with-dates1.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21571\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Cover-bow-tie-with-dates1-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"Cover -bow tie with dates(1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" /></a></p>\r\nGuests at this year’s event will enjoy an all you can eat buffet of oysters and beer; local delicacies will also be for sale from specially invited area chefs. Once again children under 14 yrs of age will have their own FREE menu. Free, supervised Children’s Fun Court will include dedicated adult supervision; secure drop-off with Positive ID for parent and child; and a host of activities in the playground. Live Music featuring “Steppin’ Stones” and entertainment will include a live DJ, face-painting, inflatable rides, games and activities for the kids. A Live Auction featuring vacation packages, chartered fishing trips, original artwork, wine tasting parties, catered dinners, rounds of golf and more, a Silent Auction and more will be followed by a bonfire that will round out the evening. We will again offer a microbrew tasting booth with an international array of over fifty microbrews, beer and wine. Cost is $30 per person.  For more information, please visit www.stpetersoysterroast.com.', 'Get in the shuckin’ mood', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'get-in-the-shuckin-mood', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:40:22', '2015-03-05 19:40:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21570', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21573, 4, '2015-03-05 14:44:14', '2015-03-05 19:44:14', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COVER-Team-states.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21574 \" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COVER-Team-states-e1425584697642-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"COVER - Team states\" width=\"359\" height=\"196\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Beaufort High School wrestling team congratulates its state champions. Five Beaufort County wrestlers won state championship titles last week from Beaufort High, Battery Creek High, Bluffton High and Hilton Head High Schools.</p>', 'Five local wrestlers earn state titles', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'five-local-wrestlers-earn-state-titles', '', '', '2015-03-05 14:45:12', '2015-03-05 19:45:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21573', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21586, 4, '2015-03-12 20:31:49', '2015-03-13 00:31:49', '<strong>Lobeco Library offers children’s events</strong>\r\n\r\nOn March 12th, starting at 11:15 a.m., join us with your 0-4 year olds for Storytime at the Lobeco Library. Enjoy listening, singing songs and positive social interaction for your little ones. No registration required and there is no fee. On Wednesdays March 18th &amp; March 25th at 4:30 p.m., join us for our “Crazy 8’s Math Club” where we make it fun for your children ages 8-12 to learn math by building cool things, running, jumping and even making music. Both programs are held at the Lobeco Library, 1862 Trask Parkway, Lobeco. For more information or to register for Crazy 8’s, please call Jennifer at 843-255-6479.\r\n\r\n<strong>New boutique hosting opening event</strong>\r\n\r\nSpring cleaning isn’t just for houses. Most women feel the need to spruce up their wardrobes as well when the weather turns balmy. Maybe it’s the psychological effect of shedding the heavy layers that cocoon us in the winter that makes us all yearn to be butterflies by sporting bright colors, gossamer fabrics and a bit of sparkle. Whatever the reason, a new boutique has just opened in ARTworks at Beaufort Town Center which will satisfy those cravings for something fun and frilly. Run by three very elegant women, the boutique is actually a collective, comprised of Ngome (Pronounced “En-Go-May”) Enterprises, The Stylist Café, and Mahoganee’s Vintage Pieces. This well-curated mix of vintage and modern fashion and jewelry, draws from a range of cultures and eras. The partners are Donellia Chives, a young clothing and accessories designer; Mahoganee Amiger, a local songstress and fan of glamourous vintage style; and Cynthia Stewart, a former cosmetologist and self-described “fan of jewelry and feminine beauty since childhood”.  To introduce the boutique to stylish ladies of Beaufort, the trio will be hosting a “Sip &amp; Shop” event on Saturday, March 14th with a variety of hot and cold teas available for sampling starting at noon, and a “Royal Tea” Tea Party from 4 to 6 p.m. with the additional offering of finger foods and homemade sweets. In addition to a social event and opportunity to preview the wares, special deals will be offered to shoppers throughout the afternoon. The boutique is located inside ARTworks at 2127 Boundary St., Suite 18-A in the Beaufort Town Center shopping plaza. For more information, please call 843-575-3725.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lecture by Dr. Ken Meyer date changed</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you love birds, and support the protection of our birds, don’t miss this important lecture by Dr. Ken Meyer who founded and now directs the nonprofit Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI), located in Gainesville FL where they study and supports management and conservation of rare birds. Prior to the 1900s, Swallow tailed Kites nested in 21 states, but a decline from 1880 to 1940 resulted in the present scattered population mainly in six southeastern states. The Swallow tailed Kite is of critical conservation concern to all state agencies, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners in Flight, Audubon, and the U.S. Geological Survey. Since 1988, the staff of Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) has studied the year‐round ecology and behavior of Swallow‐tailed Kites to inform management and conservation planning. Ken will share with us critical strategies in place for conservation and the support of a rigorous population monitoring program. The Meet and Greet will begin at 6:00 p.m., at the Fripp Community Center followed by the lecture at 7:00 p.m. If attending, please bring a small plate of nibbles. For additional information, please contact: patrick.r.cotter@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sport Fishing Diving Club meeting scheduled</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Sport Fishing Diving Club next meeting will be held Thursday, March 12th at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club off Meridian Road on Lady’s Island. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Jane Kokinakis, a well-known local Ophthalmologist, will give the first presentation on protecting your eyes and skin while fishing followed by tips on how to see more fish, birds, and baits. She will conclude with a presentation on how to protect your eyes from fishing disasters and what to do if a hook is caught in the eye with graphic pictures. Following Dr. Kokinakis will be a presentation by both the Beaufort Marine Rescue Squad and US Coast Guard representatives. These presentations will give insights of who can respond to issues on the water, and how to contact them in case of an emergency by VHF, cell phone, or satellite phone. It will conclude with comments mainly concerning what to expect when someone has to be evacuated in an extreme emergency by helicopter. The Marine Rescue will also have their command post available during the social. You don’t need a reservation and all avid boaters are welcomed. For further Information please call Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122.\r\n\r\n<strong>Musical night planned at the Spaghetti Club</strong>\r\n\r\nMaggy Norden and Bill Zimmer bring songs from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s for their “Memories” show to the Spaghetti Club in the Habersham Marketplace. Showtime is 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14. Dinner is served; call 466-3663 for reservations.\r\n\r\n<strong>March Events at the St. Helena Branch Library</strong>\r\n\r\nThe library has two great events coming up. The first is called “Irish Heritage” on Thursday, March 12th at 1 p.m. Here you will learn and appreciate Irish Heritage through lecture, songs, and dancing presented by the Sun City Irish Society Members. Seating is limited.\r\nThe second event is a “Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre” on Friday, March 20th at 4 p.m. This is a fundraiser for teen services through the Friends of the Beaufort Library. Join Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson along with a host of book characters to solve the mystery of who killed King Henry, VIII. The cost is $10 per person (payable at the door) for dinner which gives you a choice of either Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo or Plain Pasta with marinara sauce and steamed broccoli. Dinners are served with beverage, salad, garlic bread, and dessert. All proceeds are tax deductible. Both events will take place at the St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Rd; St Helena Island. For additional information or to RSVP, please call 843-255-6487.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sea Island Quilters to host speaker</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Quilters (SIQ) will meet on Thursday,  March 19, 6 p.m. at Praise Assembly, 800 Parris  Island Gateway. Special guest speaker will be Nancy Prince an award winning quilt artist from Orlando, Florida, specializing in thread painting. She will also conduct a workshop on Saturday, March 21 at Carteret Street United Methodist Church from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For details contact Sharon Kimber at 838-2870 or skimber76@gmail.com or Trudy Flanaghan flanag@embarqmail.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Spring cleanup planned for Port Royal</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Public Works Department, Solid Waste and Recycling Section, and Keep Beaufort County Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., are jointly hosting a Great American Cleanup event in the Town of Port Royal.  The event will take place on March 21st. Keep Beaufort County Beautiful will lead a land cleanup beginning at 7:30 a.m. Beaufort Kayak Tours will lead a water cleanup beginning at 10:00 a.m. from the Sands Beach to the Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve. Great American Cleanup events offer volunteer opportunities for individuals, schools, communities, businesses, and other groups to take action and get involved with their environment. Volunteers are needed to help make this event a success. Those interested in volunteering for the land cleanup should contact Kathryn Madden at kmadden@bcgov.net and plan to meet at the Port Royal Town Hall located at 700 Paris Avenue. Individuals interested in the water cleanup should contact Beaufort Kayak Tours to reserve a kayak free of charge at info@beaufortkayaktours.com or 843-525-0810. Event organizers will provide trash bags and safety vests.  Volunteers are strongly encouraged to bring gloves and a bottle of water.\r\n\r\n<strong>Meet the (unexpected) Beaufort Beauties</strong>\r\n\r\nIt’s not every day that you get to see seven gentlemen dress up as women and compete in a beauty contest. Right? Well that is just what is going to happen as Main Street Beaufort hosts Beaufort Beauties on March 21st starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Shed of Port Royal to raise money to support the efforts of four local charities: Main Street Beaufort, USA, Friends of Hunting Island, HELP of Beaufort, and the Humane Association of the Lowcountry. The good natured beauty contestants are: Will Achurch, Doug Boyne, Bob Ellis, Dick Geier , Zack Manley, Seth Parsick, and Bill Zimmer. The pageant’s judges are Representative Shannon Erickson, Pat Green, Beppie LeGrand, Nan Sutton, and Councilman Stephen Murray. They all promise that you will feel you are in Atlantic City as they judge the talent and evening gown competitions plus crowning Miss Congeniality, the contestant who has raised the most money for the event. Tickets can be purchased from Main Street Beaufort at (843) 525-6644 or at 101 West Street Extension in downtown Beaufort for $35.00 each. Tables of 10 or 12 are available for reservations as well as VIP on-stage seating this year for $250, includes seating for 5 and complementary drinks. You can also donate money towards a specific beauty’s quest to become Miss Congeniality. The event is expected to sell out. For inquiries call (843) 525-6644 or email director@downtownbeaufort.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Join the second annual VOLKSMARCH</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Friends of Hunting Island announce the second annual VOLKSMARCH or People’s Walk on Saturday, March 28th. Walks along the lagoon and through the maritime forest will feature major segments of the Hunting Island Trail System. Walkers can start from the Nature Center (next to the fishing pier) anytime from 9 a.m. to 3pm. Following signs along the path, the walk can be completed in 1.5 hours. Contributions ($10 for a participation pendant) will benefit the Discover Carolina Program for local schools.So, get your friends and neighbors together and join us! For more information, visit www.friendsofhuntingisland.org.', 'What To Do the week of March 12th-18th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-march-12th-18th', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:33:24', '2015-03-13 00:33:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21586', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21591, 4, '2015-03-12 20:35:23', '2015-03-13 00:35:23', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PETS-Clarice-Photo.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21592\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PETS-Clarice-Photo-300x168.png\" alt=\"PETS-Clarice Photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Clarice is a beautiful girl with a matching personality. She likes fountain flown water and will sit on your lap for attention. Come make friends with Clarice today at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center Monday-Saturday from 12-7pm. She is spayed, microchipped and up to date on her vaccinations. Email us at info@palmettoanimalleague.org or call 843-645-1725 for more information.</p>', 'Pet of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pet-of-the-week-76', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:35:23', '2015-03-13 00:35:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21591', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(21594, 4, '2015-03-12 20:36:05', '2015-03-13 00:36:05', 'Personally, I am sure I am allergic to anything green. When I see string beans or broccoli I start to feel sick. My solution is to just ignore them and leave them in my dinner bowl but for others who might be having an allergic reaction, Percy and I think it is best to see your vet.\r\n\r\nPets’ allergies most commonly arise from allergens, such as pollen, mold spores, house dust, and mites. Remember those “dust balls” we are accused of creating? Bad stuff can hide in them. Although any dog can develop allergies Percy tells me there are no particular cat breeds that appear to have a predisposition to allergens. Typical.\r\n\r\nIn addition to environmental allergens, allergic reactions in animals may be caused by food allergies, fungi, and parasites, such as fleas and mites. Hate them all. Some allergies are easy to treat and some not so easy. The best plan is to work with your vet to come up with a plan. Good luck.', 'Pets have allergies too', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pets-have-allergies-too', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:36:36', '2015-03-13 00:36:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21594', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21597, 4, '2015-03-12 20:37:36', '2015-03-13 00:37:36', 'By Dr. Parker T. Barker and Prof. Percy Pussycat\r\n\r\nHi everybody. Meet the new PAWS Here column writers – I’m Dr. Parker T. Barker my furry friend Professor Percy Pussycat. Together we will give you the scoop on all things pet related every week.\r\n\r\nWe thought we would tackle a very important subject first. Volunteers. Volunteers are special people. They are compassionate, giving, kind and they can make a huge difference to pets that are stuck in a shelter or animal control facility. But what makes a good volunteer besides a love of animals and a big heart? Here are our collective favourite character traits.\r\n\r\n1.  Creativity &amp; Imagination: We can probably all agree that people who are creative and have good imaginations are great to be around. The level of passion and excitement they bring doesn’t allow the craziness of the unknown to overwhelm them or the drain of the mundane to get them down. Volunteering doesn’t need to be stressful. But it is surely rewarding.\r\n\r\n2.  Integrity: Volunteers are often trusted with various levels of responsibility. Therefore, one of the most critical traits of being a great volunteer is integrity. When people are sincere in their everyday life, it enriches their volunteer work in a way that speaks louder than words. The way you serve really shows who you are and how much you care.\r\n\r\n3. Sacrifice/Selflessness: Volunteering is just that - sacrificing of one’s time, energy and services without expecting anything in return. But the more you give the more you get back. The more you scratch behind the ears of a kitten, the more kisses you will get. And we all love those kisses!\r\n\r\n4.  Flexibility: In the volunteer world things change all the time. Projects can unravel, challenges can leap out of nowhere and puppies you were attached to get adopted and move on. It takes someone willing to adapt and be flexible to thrive as a volunteer. A good way to describe it is as gaining some practice for the real world.\r\n\r\nSo, please consider giving some of your valuable time at a local shelter or animal control facility. As much or as little time as you can give will make a real difference to a dog or cat who is waiting for their furever home.\r\n\r\n<em>Dr. Parker T. Barker received his doctorate in Squirrel Chasing and Hoovering from the University of Hartford, CT Rescue Center. He lives on Lady’s Island with his sister, Peanut and their great Mom. Dr. Percy Pussycat is a trained animal behaviourist and received his degree from the Canine and Cat Institute in London. He lives in Shell Point with his brother, Harley and devoted human family.</em>', 'Volunteers are special people', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'volunteers-are-special-people', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:38:17', '2015-03-13 00:38:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21597', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21601, 4, '2015-03-12 20:39:26', '2015-03-13 00:39:26', 'By Celia Strong\r\n\r\nSounds interesting, don’t you think? This week we are going to explore some brand new things. A new wine, for sure. But, also, we’re going to take a pretty close look at a grape variety we’ve only mentioned in the past. And, why have we only mentioned it? Because it’s almost always just a small part in some blended wines. But, promise, this is going to be good.\r\n\r\nSo, let’s start at the beginning. With our grape. Petit Verdot. We must take note of the spelling of “petit” here. The masculine spelling. So, we may be safe in assuming its wine may be big and bold and masculine too? Let’s see. Petit Verdot is a red variety that is still one of the five reds classified to make Bordeaux red wines. Unfortunately, Petit Verdot takes more time to ripen, sometimes about two weeks more. In Bordeaux, its main growing ground, the climate can turn cooler before it is ripe enough, and this has meant it is being used less and less there. Historically, Petit Verdot predates Cabernet Sauvignon in the Bordeaux region. There are records of it from the eighteenth century, when it was used more in the Médoc (southern warmer part of Bordeaux) by many chateaux. Today, it seems that Petit Verdot only ripens completely one out of every four years. The parents of this grape are Tressort and Duras - both of which the Romans may have brought into The Bordeaux area. The name “Petit Verdot” actually means “small green.” It refers to the small bunches of unripe, green grapes its vines so often produce.\r\n\r\nThe characteristics of Petit Verdot are unique. In small amounts, it is used in blends, like red Bordeaux wines, to add tannin, color and flavor. It also is used to help “stiffen,” enhance and build up, the mid-palate of a wine. Further, it can enhance the aromas of a wine. Young Petit Verdot has banana and pencil lead aromas. When more mature, there are violet and leather notes. Of course, we have simplified this a bit. The actual list of flavors and aromas in Petit Verdot is much longer. Violets, lavender, rosewater, graphite with the pencil lead, cola, plums, blueberries, leather, banana esters, blackberries, mulberries, fennel, star anise, white floral blossoms (jasmine), vanilla, caramel, black olives. And more. Anybody besides me starting wonder why it’s used only in small percentages in blends? Hmmmm.\r\n\r\nIn France, almost all the Petit Verdot that is planted in Bordeaux. There are small amounts of this variety also grown in Italy and Portugal. In the New World, Chile and Argentina have plantings, as well as Australia and the United States. In Australia, with proper ripening, the grape develops spicy notes, a lot like Shiraz. Australia does claim to have more Petit Verdot growing than any where else. In our country, Petit Verdot is used in many blends. The more consistent, warmer weather of California makes its ripening much more dependable. And, isn’t that part of where we’ve heard about it before? Still in small percentages, but in blends? We’ve always listed it as part of wines using the five red grape varieties of Bordeaux. Remember?\r\n\r\nDespite how good our list of Petit Verdot’s aromas and flavors sounds, it is rare that it is ever allowed to stand alone, as the whole wine. All of which makes it hard, especially for students like ourselves, to really learn what it tastes like. With research, we can find blended wines that use it. And, maybe, with very concentrated efforts, we can get a grasp on this variety. Part of our problem is going to be the varying percentages used from one vintage to the next. Some years more, some years less. I have found several United States blends that include some Petit Verdot. Regularly. Coppola Diamond Series Claret does will. Usually ten to fifteen percent. Donati Claret uses a much tinier amount, less than five percent. Gravel Bar Alluvial Red, from Washington State, includes a small amount. And, also from Washington, Chateau Ste Michelle Indian Wells Red does too. But, still, I’m not sure any of these wines have enough Petit Verdot in them for us to really learn it.\r\n\r\nNot to worry, though. As luck would have it, for the first time ever, we have a wine that is made from one hundred percent Petit Verdot! From Argentina, even. It’s the Zolo Black Petit Verdot. All these years, and this is the first one. These grapes are sustainably grown at almost thirty-five feet above sea level. After harvest, they are cold macerated for five days and, then, fermented in cold tanks for fifteen days. The wine then rests on its lees for sixteen days. And, one hundred percent malo-lactic fermentation is followed by aging the wine in French oak barrels for eighteen months. Now, here’s the thing. This is still a very young wine. A first quick taste from the bottle is OK, but it sort of leaves you wondering “What’s the big deal?” There are some fruit flavors, some hints of pencil lead and leather, some tannins, just nothing great. Do it right, though. With our sample bottle, we went back four days later and retasted this wine. OMG! It’s big and bold and full of really dark fruit flavors, spices and vanilla, flowers like dark roses and dark violets, tannins to go with a great steak, it is a total package. Now, I know we don’t all have four days to let an open bottle come alive. But we do have decanters? Or wine aerators? Take a small taste, like we did, as soon as you open the bottle. See what you think. But, help it be all it can be. Work with it and help it open up. This wine is a truly great and rare experience. And, just like not many wines of a hundred percent Petit Verdot are made, we only got a limited few. Less than three dozen bottles. It may be named for a small bunch of unripe grapes, but this is one big treat. For $33.99. Enjoy.', 'A Petit surprise', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-petit-surprise', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:39:26', '2015-03-13 00:39:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21601', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21603, 4, '2015-03-12 20:43:30', '2015-03-13 00:43:30', 'By Bill Rauch\r\n\r\nWith the dozen-years-in-the-making, the Port of Port Royal sale now scheduled to close in June, and with Parris Island’s centennial celebration kicking off in May, the Town of Port Royal has a lot to look forward to. Taken together, however, the steps the town has taken over the past few years are just as impressive.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21604\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"253\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/VOICES-Van-Willis-headshot.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-21604\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/VOICES-Van-Willis-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Van Willis, Town Manager\" width=\"253\" height=\"228\" /></a> Van Willis, Town Manager[/caption]\r\n\r\nLast month’s Bands, Brews and BBQ Festival that attracted over a thousand participants as a fundraiser for The Friends of Caroline Hospice is a reminder of all the music events the town hosts these days: the Soft Shell Crab Festival in April, the concert series on alternate Saturday summer evenings, and the Oktoberfest for starters.\r\n\r\nWhen sequestration ended Parris Island’s longstanding July 4th fireworks show, who was standing by to pick it up? Port Royal.\r\n\r\nWhat’s the 12th safest city in South Carolina today, according to the www.safewise.com website? Port Royal. The only other Beaufort County municipality on www.safewise.com’s list is Bluffton at #31.\r\n\r\nWho harvested the Farmer’s Market when its Beaufort lease was up? Who reeled in The Maritime Center? Who rebranded a string of drainage ponds into a nature tourism destination? Who got to yes with Greg Parker and landed the cheapest gas around? Who’s got the friendliest website that features the funkiest virtual tour of their town?\r\n\r\nYup. All that in little Port Royal… except the town’s not so little anymore.\r\n\r\nPort Royal’s heritage may be shrimpers, stevedores, and scalawags, but that was then. Today the shops and cafes along Paris Avenue play host to bankers, builders and well-heeled retirees by the bushel. That’s not to say the town has lost altogether its cool painters and poets in flip-flops and patched cut-offs personna. But there are some conspicuously well-pressed new layers in today’s demographic.\r\n\r\nOver the past decade under the firm hand of Town Manager Van Willis and with the steady support of Mayor Sam Murray and the Port Royal Town Council, Port Royal has created excitement. And excitement is the best thing there is for business. This didn’t just happen. Port Royal public policy made it happen. And it’s still happening.\r\n\r\nThe town’s new “cool, coastal, far from ordinary” marketing campaign is a recent case in point. “That was Van’s idea,” Town Councilman Joe Lee told The Island News last week. “He’s very progressive in the area of marketing.”\r\n\r\nPort Royal’s not just doing billboards and t-shirts. Nor are they sitting back and waiting for the Chamber of Commerce to do all their lifting. The town produces a show on WHHI that markets Port Royal as a daytrip for Hilton Head’s visitors, and they contribute regularly to the 843 TV series that can be found on YouTube.\r\n\r\nBut Willis isn’t just a marketer, he runs a tight town hall too. “I take a proposal to Beaufort,” a local builder observed to The Island News recently, “and the planners there say ‘Hold it right there. We’re going to need to see these three studies you’ll need to commission from an engineer, an architect and an environmental engineer. Then come back with your lawyer and we’ll make a determination.’ I take a proposal to Port Royal and [Port Royal Town Planner] Linda Bridges says, ‘Thank you for bringing this in. There are three ways we can go forward with this. Let’s go through them.’ It’s night and day.”\r\n\r\nWith Liberty Point, Shadow Moss, Ashton Point and more new development out towards Habersham now filling up, and with in-fill development steadily increasing densities in Port Royal’s Old Village section, there’s no disputing that Port Royal is growing. The town’s 2010 population was 10,687, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, up from 2,985 in 1990. Business license fee revenues are up sharply too.\r\n\r\n“You know,” Beaufort County Council Chairman Paul Sommerville observed last week, “Van’s head’s just in the right place. He’s an aggressive advocate for the town. But he can be patient when he needs to be patient. Look at the port.”\r\n\r\nWhen the port redevelopment deal closes it will green light a new marina on Battery Creek just south of Dockside, as many as 250,000 square feet of new commercial space, and 425 new residential units too, according to the most recent PUD documents.\r\n\r\n“When we heard about [former Beaufort City Manager] Scott Dadson’s departure from Beaufort,” Town Councilman Joe Lee recounted sternly last week, “the first thing we did was call up [Beaufort Mayor] Billy Keyserling and say ‘Keep your hands off Van.’”\r\n\r\n<em>A reporter, publisher, ghostwriter and author, Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008.</em>', 'It’s springtime in Port Royal', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'its-springtime-in-port-royal', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:43:30', '2015-03-13 00:43:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21603', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21606, 4, '2015-03-12 20:44:29', '2015-03-13 00:44:29', 'By Lee Scott\r\n\r\nI saw it last week - a woman in her red mini-cooper driving next to me over the bridge near Parris Island. It was one of those beautiful days when the thermostat was heading towards eighty degrees and the sky was a clear blue. The February chill was finally behind us. The top was down on her convertible and I heard her as her arms went up in the air, “Lowenstein, Lowenstein!” I knew what she was doing that day. Anyone who has read the book “Prince of Tides” by Pat Conroy or seen the movie “Prince of Tides” will recognize it. Tom Wingo, the main character in the book, says it as he crosses one of the bridges out of Charleston that take him home in the evening. He says it “as prayer, as regret, as praise”. “Lowenstein, Lowenstein! It is soulful.”\r\n\r\nThe Lowenstein impulse hit me the first time I drove over the old railroad bridge into Charleston. It was the fall of 1996 (right after Hurricane Fran struck the east coast). My daughter and I were doing the tour of colleges and we were headed to the College of Charleston. As we drove over the bridge in her little VW Cabriolet, I put up my arms and said, “Lowenstein, Lowenstein.” You can imagine my seventeen year olds reaction, but when I told her the story, she understood. She told me that later after she had started classes at the College of Charleston, she would say it too, especially on those days that were particularly spectacular.\r\n\r\nFor me, who moved around a lot as a child, my birthplace does not hold the same significance it would have had I grown up there. My father was Civil Service and although I was born in Rhode Island, I only spent three short months there before we moved. When people ask where I am from, it is a tough question to answer because I have lived so many places. Children of military families say they have the same problem. But sometimes, you feel a connection to a place.\r\n\r\nIt has been almost twenty years since my daughter and I did that trip and I never expected to see myself driving over the Low Country bridges as I do now. Here I am in Beaufort finding myself looking up through the sunroof of my car and saying it. “Lowenstein, Lowenstein.” It is the sense of being thankful for life; but also now for being home. When I saw the woman in the mini cooper with her arms in the air, I thought of how many people must be inspired to do the same thing. As with Tom Wingo we are headed home.', 'The Lowenstein impulse', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-lowenstein-impulse', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:44:29', '2015-03-13 00:44:29', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21606', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21608, 4, '2015-03-12 20:46:07', '2015-03-13 00:46:07', 'Glass is an eternal medium that has been worked, in one form or another, for several thousand years. Fused glass art was found in ancient Egyptian excavations and was a revered art form. Glass has always fascinated Greg. His interest in glass started about 30 years ago when he learned how to make stained glass windows. It was a work transfer to Frederick, Maryland in 1998 that led Greg to a stained glass supply shop to buy glass to make windows for the new house. The shop offered a class in glass fusing. Greg said “At last! Something I can use my glass scraps for!” He later learned that you had to use special fusing glass, but a new world opened up.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21609\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ARTS-Greg-Rawls.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21609\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ARTS-Greg-Rawls-300x258.png\" alt=\"Greg Rawls\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" /></a> Greg Rawls[/caption]\r\n\r\nFused, or kiln-formed glass is a very difficult art medium due to issues of glass compatibility and the inherent fragility of glass. Greg immediately started making fused glass bowls and panels. A year later another work transfer took him to Charleston and Greg set up a studio making glass part-time. Soon he was showing in galleries in the Charleston area. In 2004, he won second place in the Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition. The next year he won first place. In 2006, a glass panel he made was selected for the Piccolo Spoleto Petite Pavilion poster. In 2008, a piece of his glass titled “Linear Regression” was selected to be shown at the South Carolina Museum 20th Anniversary Juried Art Exhibition.\r\n\r\nGreg retired in 2012 and moved to Beaufort for what he calls his “re-boot,” which was moving from a long career in industrial health and safety to being a full time glass artist. Since then, he has shown twice at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan – placing in the Top 100 both times. He’s had solo shows at ARTworks in Beaufort and the Edward Dare Gallery on Broad Street in Charleston.\r\n\r\nThe achievement he is most proud of is having a glass panel he made selected for the 2012 Cooper River Bridge Run poster. It was a silhouette of the bridge against a glorious Lowcountry sunrise – all done in glass. “This was the first time they have ever selected anything other than a painting or drawing for the poster. The Bridge Run is in the top ten 10K races in the world with over 36,000 runners. That’s a lot of tee shirts and posters!”\r\n\r\nGreg says “I am fascinated by the way light plays off glass, either transmitted or reflected, giving the work new meaning with changing light and viewing angle. I want my work to be simple and expressive, yet convey a sense of color and light in harmony. I have always been inspired by the colors of the Lowcountry. The marsh, ocean and incredible sunsets form my palette.” Greg’s glass can be seen at the Thibault Gallery, 815 Bay Street, Beaufort, where he is the featured artist of the month for March.', 'Artist of the month at Thibault Gallery on Bay Street: Greg Rawls under glass', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'artist-of-the-month-at-thibault-gallery-on-bay-street-greg-rawls-under-glass', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:46:07', '2015-03-13 00:46:07', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21608', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21611, 4, '2015-03-12 20:47:27', '2015-03-13 00:47:27', 'This spring local music lovers will be treated to another series of concerts on the historic Taylor &amp; Boody organ at the Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church St. in downtown Beaufort. Concerts begin at 12 noon on five Fridays in March and April.  They are free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>March 20:</strong> Sarah Mahler Kraaz, Ripon College, Wisconsin\r\n\r\n<strong>March 27:</strong> Henry Fairs, University of Birmingham, Alabama\r\n\r\n<strong>April 10:</strong> Jay Yau, Oberlin Conservatory, Ohio (Featured Young Organist)\r\n\r\n<strong>April 17:</strong> Steven Young, Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts\r\n\r\n<strong>April 24:</strong> JeeYoon Choi, Charleston, South Carolina\r\n\r\nThe Taylor &amp; Boody organ at St. Helena’s is modern (installed in the church in 1985), yet reminiscent of the “golden age” of organ building and organ music in Europe between 1600 and 1750. The two-manual organ has 19 stops and more than 1,150 pipes housed in a beautifully crafted oak case. Please direct questions to Patricia Gould, 843.522.1712, ext. 214 or pgould@sthelenas1712.org; or Kelly Newnham, 843.522.1712 or knewnham@sthelenas1712; or visit www.sthelenas1712.org.', 'St. Helena’s Spring Organ Concert Series to begin', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'st-helenas-spring-organ-concert-series-to-begin', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:47:27', '2015-03-13 00:47:27', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21611', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21613, 4, '2015-03-12 20:48:57', '2015-03-13 00:48:57', 'By Alan Schuster\r\n\r\nIf one should never judge a book by its cover, the same analogy can often be made about world premieres of operas. One of the best examples was Rossini’s “La Donna del Lago”, based on Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem, which debuted in Naples in 1819. In Stendahl’s masterful biography, “Life of Rossini”, here’s how he described opening night. “There was nothing to restrain the exuberance of 1500 youngbloods and officers whose privilege it was to occupy the front rows when royalty was not present, and who earlier had arrived a little tipsy from celebrating a gala holiday. At the first note which sounded on the trumpets, they began stomping their feet in rhythm to the sound of galloping horses. Soon it was taken up by the rest of the audience until finally the composer collapsed, then left the theatre. Later that night, he took a coach to Milan and it was only two weeks later that he learned  that the following performance was a resounding success, enjoyed by the fair-minded and enlightened people of Naples who expressed their sober appreciation by applauding the composer with violent enthusiasm.”\r\n\r\nOpera historian Charles Osborne described Rossini’s work as being “a generously tuneful, delicately orchestrated opera with innocent romantic charm.” And from a singer’s viewpoint, the starring ‘lady’ herself, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, mentioned in a recent interview that the score has “some of the most Olympic-type singing you will ever hear.”\r\n\r\nJoin us at the at the USCB Center For The Arts Saturday, Mar 14th, at 12:55 p.m. for a wonderful afternoon of memorable opera.\r\n\r\nAll seats are general admission. Adults, $20; OLLI members, $18; Students, $10. Or order online at  www.uscbcenterforthearts.com. Box office opens at noon or call 843-521-4145.', 'The MET Opera Live in HD at USCB Center for the Arts: Rossini’s “La Donna del Lago” opera ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-met-opera-live-in-hd-at-uscb-center-for-the-arts-rossinis-la-donna-del-lago-opera', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:48:57', '2015-03-13 00:48:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21613', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21615, 4, '2015-03-12 20:50:44', '2015-03-13 00:50:44', 'Local artist, Linda Sheppard, will be the featured artist exhibiting at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery during April and May. The exhibit, entitled “Painting at Home and Abroad”, will include pastels, oils and watercolors of en plein air work in France, Switzerland, England, Turkey, Italy, and Greece as well as figurative work of locals and low country landscapes and seascapes. Linda was featured in the March issue of The Artists Magazine with her painting, “Memories at 98.”  She was selected as one of 10 finalists in the Over 60 Competition out of 2800 entries. Although they don’t award a first prize, her painting, with accompanying story, was featured as the centerfold. “Memories at 98” will be hanging in her upcoming exhibition at the BAA Gallery. In addition, the American Artists Professional League in New York City recently upgraded her status to Fellow Magna Cum Laude.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21617\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ARTS-Linda-Sheppard_bw.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21617\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ARTS-Linda-Sheppard_bw-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"Linda Sheppard\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" /></a> Linda Sheppard[/caption]\r\n\r\nLinda began painting over 50 years ago. She has developed an ability to not only paint in oils, pastels and watercolors, but she uses composition, colors, and shapes to tell stories to the viewers. “My goal”, she says, “is to identify the inner spiritual beauty of the person or landscape, or event and to express that in such a way that the viewers will connect. It may remind the viewers of a precious forgotten experience or captures the strength or characteristics of the person that will speak to future generations.”\r\n\r\nCurrently, Linda offers private lessons to adults and high school students. She reviews the student’s prior work before commitment and discusses what particular subjects or difficulties the student wants to concentrate on: building a solid composition, learning to identify color and value relationships, learning to draw or paint in a more painterly style or some weakness the student struggles with. They paint alongside Linda in her home studio in an atelier setting. Group workshops in pastel, watercolor, or oil are also offered as well.\r\n\r\nLinda Sheppard’s Featured Artist Exhibit at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery will open March 30 and run through May 30. An artist’s reception will be Friday, April 10, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. where the works of over 70 other member artists will be on exhibit. The public is invited to attend.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Art Association Gallery is located at 913 Bay Street in downtown Beaufort. Hours are Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 12:30 to 4 p.m. For more information visit www.beaufortartassociation.com.', 'BAA presents featured artist Linda Sheppard', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'baa-presents-featured-artist-linda-sheppard', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:50:44', '2015-03-13 00:50:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21615', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21619, 4, '2015-03-12 20:51:53', '2015-03-13 00:51:53', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-BHS-TENNIS.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21620\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-BHS-TENNIS-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"SPORTS - BHS TENNIS\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe BHS Boys’ Tennis Team won the Consolation Finals at the 16 team Florence Invitational Tennis Tournament this past weekend. Coach Riedmayer says it was a “total team effort!”\r\n\r\nPictured in photo (L to R): Coach David Riedmayer, Alex Angus, Jack Louw, Merritt Patterson, Jaco Neimond, Evan Dadson, Taylor McDaniel, Kam Olin, Owen Stovall and Quinton Paton.', 'BHS boys’ tennis team wins consolation final ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bhs-boys-tennis-team-wins-consolation-final', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:57:49', '2015-03-13 00:57:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21619', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21622, 4, '2015-03-12 20:53:09', '2015-03-13 00:53:09', 'It was a great day for the BHS Sailing Team as they competed in two regattas managing impressive finishes in both.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-BHS-Sailing.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21624\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-BHS-Sailing-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"SPORTS - BHS Sailing\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High School Sailing Team finished 3rd overall and 1st in B Division out of 17 schools at the Charleston North Points Regatta held February 21-22.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-BHS-Sailing-2.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21623\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-BHS-Sailing-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"SPORTS - BHS Sailing 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBHS Sailing finished 1st overall in the Lake Jordan Points Regatta held March 7 with a  3rd place in A Division and 1st place finish in B Division out of 5 schools.', 'BHS sails to victory', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bhs-sails-to-victory', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:53:09', '2015-03-13 00:53:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21622', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21626, 4, '2015-03-12 20:53:57', '2015-03-13 00:53:57', 'Beaufort High School track &amp; field athletes fared very well over the weekend in the Diamond Hornets Invitational Meet. Both the girls’ and boys’ track &amp; field teams finished second overall in the Meet.\r\n\r\nThree members of the Beaufort High School girls’ track &amp; field team won individual events. Finishing first for Beaufort High in the 400 meter race was Bre-Anna Heyward-White, who won in the event with a time of 58.81 seconds, Amanda Barnes won the pole vault event by clearing 11-8 ft. and prevailing in the discus was Kaitlin Hamilton with a throw of 110.0 ft.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High boys’ track &amp; field squad included one first-place finish, a second-place finish and a top relay unit. Beaufort High boys’ runners Michael Dixon and Daquan Cason were the top two finishers in the 110 meter hurdles respectfully. The Beaufort High boys’ track &amp; field team also won the 4x400 meter relay.', 'BHS track and field has success at the recent meet ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bhs-track-and-field-has-success-at-the-recent-meet', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:53:57', '2015-03-13 00:53:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21626', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21628, 4, '2015-03-12 20:54:33', '2015-03-13 00:54:33', 'Beaufort High School wrestler Tom Murphy competed in the SCWCA North/South All-Star Classic in North Myrtle Beach last weekend, winning a pair of matches on Saturday. Murphy pinned Crescent’s Derek Scotland in his first match. In a match that followed, Murphy defeated Chesney’s Daniel Kimbrell 12-7. The SCWCA North/South All-Star Classic featured top high school wrestlers from throughout the state.', 'Wrestler Tom Murphy competes in All-Star Classic', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'wrestler-tom-murphy-competes-in-all-star-classic', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:54:33', '2015-03-13 00:54:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21628', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21630, 4, '2015-03-12 20:55:17', '2015-03-13 00:55:17', 'The University of South Carolina Beaufort baseball team ran its winning streak to six games by opening a three-game Sun Conference series at Thomas with a 7-3 victory on Friday.\r\n\r\nZack Holt blasted a three-run homer, Kyle Thompson had three hits and Zack Saldivar had two hits and two RBIs for the Sand Sharks (17-4, 7-3 TSC). Junior Delatorre (4-0) pitched seven strong innings for the win and Blake Drew worked two scoreless frames for his school-record sixth save of the season as USCB stayed with one game of league-leading Northwood.\r\n\r\nThis is a team to watch!', 'USCB baseball extends winning streak', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'uscb-baseball-extends-winning-streak', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:55:17', '2015-03-13 00:55:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21630', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21632, 4, '2015-03-12 20:56:46', '2015-03-13 00:56:46', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-BATTERY-CREEK.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21633\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-BATTERY-CREEK-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"SPORTS - BATTERY CREEK\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCongratulations to Jon Saullo who recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer for the Newberry Wolves next fall.  Newberry College was recently ranked 33rd by US News &amp; World Report for 2015 regional colleges in the south.\r\n\r\nPictured are Athletics Director John Drafts, Principal Edmond Burnes, Soccer Coach John Perry, and Soccer Coach Ted Wagner. Seated are Karen Saullo (mother), Jon, and Ashley Saullo (sister).', 'High school soccer stand-out signs with Newberry College', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'high-school-soccer-stand-out-signs-with-newberry-college', '', '', '2015-03-12 20:56:46', '2015-03-13 00:56:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21632', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21636, 4, '2015-03-12 20:58:56', '2015-03-13 00:58:56', 'The Beaufort County School District has revised its calendar to include a make-up day following a missed instructional day on Feb. 24, when classes were canceled due to the threat of ice. Changes to the calendar are:\r\n\r\n·  Friday, March 20 (previously on the calendar as a vacation day) will now be a half-day for students (A-Day).\r\n\r\n·  The afternoons of March 19 (4 to 8 p.m.) and March 20 (1 to 4 p.m.) are available for parent conferences.\r\n\r\n·  Friday, June 5 (previously a half-day of classes for students) will now be a full day.\r\n\r\n·  No school for students on June 8 and 9, which are now teacher workdays.', 'Public school calendar altered to accommodate weather make-up day', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'public-school-calendar-altered-to-accommodate-weather-make-up-day', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:22', '2018-07-12 15:00:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21636', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21638, 4, '2015-03-12 21:01:41', '2015-03-13 01:01:41', '<strong>BEAUFORT ACADEMY\r\n</strong>\r\n• RSVP’s are due March 17th for BA’s Shadow Day, which will be held on March 20th!  Students in grades 1-11 are invited to spend the day shadowing a BA student, learning more about the school, and getting to know the teachers.  Lunch is included, so please RSVP soon to MJ Simmons at 843-524-3393 or mjsimmons@beaufortacademy.org.\r\n\r\n• Save the Date – The annual BA Junior Class Community Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, March 21st, in the BA gym.\r\n\r\n• The Beaufort Academy Eagles set a new school record during their Blood Drive on March 4th with 19 units collected! Kudos to BA School Nurse Gina Staley for her recruitment efforts and thank you to everyone who donated!  This beat the old record of 15 set back in September, 2011. They registered 21 people, deferred 3 and had one unusable unit. (16 BA students signed up and five BA faculty.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-BA-photo-1.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21639\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-BA-photo-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Processed with VSCOcam with p5 preset\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-Bass-Naval-Hospital.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21640\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-Bass-Naval-Hospital-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS - Bass Naval Hospital\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy juniors and seniors participated in Internship Week 2015 from February 23rd – 27th. The 52 students were placed in 39 different businesses and organizations both in and out of Beaufort County with the goal of educating students for leadership, citizenship, and service. Through these experiences, BA helps students bridge the gap between secondary school and future goals, while developing self-confidence and an ability to work in a diverse community. From medicine and law, to nature conservancy, government, public, and private companies, BA students participated in a wide variety of internships this year! BA would like to thank all of the businesses who hosted interns this year: Allison Ramsey Architects, Animal Medical Center, Aries Marine Corporation (LA), BA Kindergarten and Lower School, Bay Street Outfitters, BCSD Speech Pathology, Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, Beaufort County Library, Beaufort County Open Land Trust, Beaufort Memorial Hospital - Dr. Ned Blocker, Dr. Susan Hohenwater and Dr. Heath Simmons, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club, Bill Harris Forestry (GA), Bluffton Police Department, Chilton Simmons/Judge Marvin Dukes, Coastal Physical Therapy, Cormac Enterprises, Gold Mountain Entertainment (Charleston), Green Bug All Natural, Inc., Greenwood Genetic Center (SC), Gulfstream International Aerospace (GA), HealthLink for Children, Historic Beaufort Foundation, Hunting Island State Park Nature Center, Kazoobie Kazoos, Little Diversified Architects (NC), Natalie Paine, Esq. (GA), Naval Hospital Pharmacy, Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center, Rossignols, SC Rep. Shannon Erickson, SCAD Equestrian Center, Service Brewing Company (GA), Shakespeare Repertory Theater, Speights and Runyon Law, Spring Island Nature Center, Westglow Resort (NC), WHHI-TV, YMCA, YoungLife. Pictured above from left picture: McKenzie Blake with SC House of Representatives, District 124, Representative Shannon S. Erickson; Michael Bass at the Beaufort Naval Hospital Pharmacy.\r\n\r\n<strong>RIVERVIEW CHARTER SCHOOL\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-RIVERVIEW-SCHOLARS.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21644\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-RIVERVIEW-SCHOLARS-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOL - RIVERVIEW SCHOLARS\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" /></a>\r\n\r\nRiverview Charter School congratulates our 8th grade students who qualified as South Carolina Junior Scholars for their outstanding performance on the PSAT. From left to right — front row: Gabriella Morales, Annalee Chiaviello; back row: Connor Brown, Luke Miller and Sam Stewart.\r\n\r\n<strong>LADY\'S ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-LIMS-WIND-ENSEMBLE.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21645\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-LIMS-WIND-ENSEMBLE-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS - LIMS WIND ENSEMBLE\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Lady’s Island Middle School Wind Ensemble got an excellent (II) overall rating in BCSD Concert Performance Assessment. They also received one superior (I) in the category of other factors because of their appearance and discipline. Our SC Concert Performance Assessment will be March 24 at Charleston School of the Arts.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'School Notes for the week of March 12th-18th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-notes-for-the-week-of-march-12th-18th', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:22', '2018-07-12 15:00:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21638', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21647, 4, '2015-03-12 21:06:43', '2015-03-13 01:06:43', 'BHS competed in the Project Lead The Way South Carolina State Engineering Championship. The competition was held at the University of South Carolina Engineering Center.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21648\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-BHS-ENGINEERING.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21648\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-BHS-ENGINEERING-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured from left to right: Coach Doug Plank, Anna Kate D’Angelo, Jackie Kim, Lucas Cato, Chris Richardson, Deven Singleton, Casey Allen.\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" /></a> Pictured from left to right: Coach Doug Plank, Anna Kate D’Angelo, Jackie Kim, Lucas Cato, Chris Richardson, Deven Singleton, Casey Allen.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe BHS Principles of Engineering team won Best Presentation. Team members include Chris Richardson, Deven Singleton, and Casey Allen. Under time and cost constraints, the team designed, built, and tested a device to contain a product load released with a remote dump feature on the end of a support arm; all cantilevered off the edge of a table top.\r\n\r\nThe Introduction to Engineering Design Team took home the 2015 championship trophy as they captured first place by narrowly beating out a strong Dutch Fork team. Team members include Anna Kate D’Angelo, Jackie Kim, and Lucas Cato. The team reverse engineered a series of toys for a company whose engineering records had been destroyed by fire.\r\n\r\nBHS has participated in the state competition the last five years, winning two State Championships and one State Runners-up titles.', 'Beaufort High School 2015 Engineering State Champions', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-high-school-2015-engineering-state-champions', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:21', '2018-07-12 15:00:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21647', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21650, 4, '2015-03-12 21:08:09', '2015-03-13 01:08:09', 'Lady’s Island Middle School’s Sewing &amp; Quilting Club has been adopted by the Sea Island Quilters, a local quilting guild. The quilting guild’s donations have included fabric, notions and sewing machines. In addition guild members have been donating their own time working with the students and sharing their own knowledge and expertise in the area of quilting and sewing.\r\n\r\nThanks to the guild’s generosity, students are learning how to sew and have been working on projects for themselves and others. Some completed projects include pillows, pin cushions, and clutch bags. Currently students are making lap quilts for themselves and quilts for children which will be donated to a local community organization.  The generosity of Sea Island Quilters is providing LIMS students with the opportunity to learn new skills, and pay it forward by donating quilts as a community service project.\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"21651,21652\"]', 'Quilters get community support', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '21650', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:21', '2018-07-12 15:00:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21650', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21655, 4, '2015-03-12 21:09:44', '2015-03-13 01:09:44', 'Two teams from Beaufort High School took the top two positions in Beaufort County’s fourth annual Academic WorldQuest Competition.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High’s Green Team finished No. 1, while the school’s White Team finished second. A team from Hilton Head Island High finished third.\r\n\r\nFirst-place Beaufort High Green Team members were Noah Kimbrell, Max Crisologo, Alex Mazzeo and John Manos. Second-place White Team members were Reagan Kilpatrick, Hays McDaniel, Isaac Norton and Rasikh Hamid. Teacher Debi Kidd coached both teams.\r\n\r\nThe World Affairs Council of Hilton Head hosted the annual Academic WorldQuest Competition in partnership with the Beaufort County School District. During Saturday’s competition at Hilton Head Island High, eight high school teams faced a screen where multiple-choice questions were projected. Using electronic “clickers,” they had 30 seconds to answer each question posed. Audience members sat behind the competing teams and were able to see the questions as they were projected on the screen.\r\n\r\nThis year’s categories for questions focused on key national security issues as determined by the World Affairs Council leaders across the country. Those issues included current events; Russia/Eurasia; Asia and the New Global Economy; Africa Rising; the Future of Energy; Great Decisions; Youth, Jobs and Social Unrest; Food and Water, Human Trafficking; and Millennium Development Goals: 2015 and Beyond.\r\n\r\nThis year’s winning team from Beaufort County will travel to Washington for the national competition, said Carlton Dallas, a Hilton Head businessman who serves as the project director for WorldQuest in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\n“In a world that’s increasingly connected – and interconnected – young people who understand how that world works will be more successful in it,” Dallas said. “Tomorrow’s leaders must be knowledgeable about other countries and cultures.”\r\n\r\nThe second-place Beaufort High Green Team members each received a $100 Best Buy gift certificate, and the third-place Hilton Head Island High team members each received a $50 gift certificate.\r\n\r\nThe competition’s moderator was James Edward Alexander, a former broadcaster and attorney and a WACHHI member.\r\n\r\nAcademic WorldQuest is the flagship educational program of the national network of World Affairs Councils and is held annually in more than 40 U.S. cities.', 'Beaufort High takes top two spots in academic competition', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-high-takes-top-two-spots-in-academic-competition', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:21', '2018-07-12 15:00:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21655', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21658, 4, '2015-03-12 21:13:34', '2015-03-13 01:13:34', 'Island Girls Night Out was hosted by Thibault Gallery, the Craftseller, Greenfish Gallery &amp; Monkey’s Uncle!  Held in conjunction with First Friday, there were yet again wonderful door prizes and fabulous libations along with yummy treats!!!!  Thank you to all who came out share in the event once again.\r\n\r\nEver hear “I never win door prizes or raffles” from your friend? Well, 15 lucky ladies shattered that myth during the Island Girls Night Out. Here are the winners and the wonderful stores that provided truly wonderful gifts:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It’s Me</em>, Beautiful Fashion Scarf to Debbie Slazyk\r\n<em>Monkeys Uncle</em> T-Shirt and <em>Monkey’s Uncle</em> Gift Certificate to Jane Webb\r\n<em>Thibault Gallery</em>, 4 wine glasses to Gina Allen\r\n<em>Land’s End Kayak Tours and Bike Rentals</em>, Gift Certificate to Christine Devine\r\n<em>The Kitchen</em>, Gift Certificate to Charlotte Nelson\r\n<em>Guys and Dolls</em>, Hair Cut Gift Certificate to Megan Love\r\n<em>Fabulous Girl Boutique</em>, Gift Certificate to Linda Self\r\n<em>Salt</em>, Johnathan Green Calendar to Theresa Kanlyn\r\n<em>Coastal Carolina Rei-ta</em>, Gift Certificate session to Nancy Steeve\r\n<em>Surrey Up</em>, 1 hr. Pedal Gift Certificate session to Jeamie Blomquist\r\n<em>Low Country Store</em>, Gift Certificate session to Glenda Stecki\r\n<em>Yoga with Glenda</em>, Gift Certificate session to Nancy McHale\r\n<em>Greenfish</em>, Gift Certificate session to Susan Rushton\r\n<em>The Craftseller</em>, Gift Certificate session to Caroline Carmody\r\n<em>Pinnacle Plastic Surgery</em>, Gift Certificate session to Judy Klawe</p>\r\n[gallery ids=\"21659,21660,21661,21662,21663,21664\"]', 'Refreshments, fun company & wonderful local shops', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'refreshments-fun-company-wonderful-local-shops', '', '', '2015-03-12 21:15:56', '2015-03-13 01:15:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21658', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(21667, 4, '2015-03-12 21:19:25', '2015-03-13 01:19:25', 'It’s not many 11-year olds who spend their summer raising money for a favorite charity, but that’s exactly what Beaufort native and Wofford College sophomore Laura Roddey did when she was 11. In the summer of 2006, Laura began selling t-shirts to support Little Red Dog Foundation, which her neighbor, Anne Guthrie, started in 2005. Handling promotion, sales, collections and delivery herself, Laura raised about $700 for Little Red Dog, which provides specially equipped three-wheeled cycles for people who are mobility challenged.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21668\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"200\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PROFILE-LAURA-AND-THOMAS-RODDEY.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21668\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PROFILE-LAURA-AND-THOMAS-RODDEY-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Roddey and her brother, Thomas\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /></a> Laura Roddey and her brother, Thomas[/caption]\r\n\r\nFast forward to Christmas 2011. Laura and her brother Thomas, 17, who’s now a junior at Beaufort Academy, made a meat rub to give to family and friends as holiday gifts. The rub proved very popular and Laura and Thomas hatched a plan to sell the rub through a new company – Sea Island Seasonings – and donate 100 percent of net profits to charity. With help from parents Tim and Emma, Sea Island Seasonings was soon up and running.\r\n\r\n“With Sea Island Seasonings, Thomas and I have provided financial assistance for some of our favorite charities that have helped so many people near and far,” Laura says. “We’ve come to realize that nothing makes our efforts more worthwhile than seeing the smiles of people we get to help. Whether we’re under the same roof or 200 miles away, Thomas and I stick together to help change the lives of those we’ve never met.”\r\n\r\nLaura is chief executive officer of Sea Island Seasonings and Thomas is production manager. While she’s at college, Laura handles web design and public relations while Thomas is in charge of production. Both work on sales because, as Laura says, “Sales is a constant job!”\r\n\r\nSea Island Seasonings annually donates to the Little Red Dog Foundation and HELP of Beaufort, and recently donated to the Hope Center for Children in Spartanburg, Prevent Child Abuse America and the Military Heroes Campaign.\r\n\r\n“Sea Island Seasonings has given me a wonderful opportunity to meet some incredible people from all around this country and Canada,” says Laura. “The reactions of pleased costumers are incredible and surprising.”\r\n\r\nSea Island Seasonings was recently chosen as one of ten student-run companies to go to the finals of Wolford College’s Impact &amp; Launch Competition. Laura and the other finalists will compete in a head-to-head competition at the end of March for a share of $10,000 in cash and $10,000 worth of professional services.\r\n\r\nAsked about the future, the not-yet-20-year old says, “As far as what the future holds, that is a loaded question! I plan on graduating from Wofford College in 2017, and from there I just can’t tell you where I will be. I love Sea Island Seasonings and hope that it will continue to grow. But five years ago I would not have been able to tell you I would be a sophomore in college competing for $10,000 in cash and prizes for a business that, five years ago, didn’t even exist! So for now I’m enjoying the ride.”  Interested?  Check out their website at:  http://seaislandseasonings.wix.com/seaislandseasonings.', 'Laura Roddey started down the philanthropy path very early', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'laura-roddey-started-down-the-philanthropy-path-very-early', '', '', '2015-03-12 21:19:25', '2015-03-13 01:19:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21667', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21670, 4, '2015-03-12 21:22:02', '2015-03-13 01:22:02', 'By Chris Suddeth\r\n\r\nCan we consider college football the third rail of polite conversation? The short answer is “yes”, but let’s takes a closer look.\r\n\r\nPeople who know me are aware that I find the subjects of politics and religion extremely personal and extremely subjective and therefore extremely distasteful. It stresses me spending the precious NOW locked in pointless debate which is why I avoid such conversations and don’t even like to hear others going at it. I would like to think that even the most zealous among us can agree that too many wars, both large scale and personal, have been fought over all that is holy for as long as humans dare to recall. Creedence Clearwater Revival summed up politics with their hit, Fortunate Son. The line, “And when the band plays ‘Hail to the Chief,’ Ooo, they point the cannon at you, Lord,” stands out.\r\n\r\nI submit to you that college football, and most any other sport in general, can be mentioned in the same breath. Now, don’t think I am proposing anything as radical as having a Lifetime movie marathon on a Saturday afternoon in late October, so bear with me. I only began to realize the stressor that sports can be after a friend conducted a session on me in which college football became the focus. Keep in mind I’ve never been a rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth fan either. Spirituality demands following feelings, especially the yucky ones, to their core, so I had to look within.\r\n\r\nI am comfortable being painted as delusional as Clemson fans thinking that Darth Visor, a.k.a. one of the most successful coaches in SEC conference history, is done after losing only once out of the last six years. I know what I know. See, besides doing what I do, I have a unique point of view, because I call both Clemson and Carolina my home. Never thought you’d hear a native South Carolinian utter such heresy? On the few occasions growing up that we missed a Clemson home game, I could hear Tiger Rag whispering over the cow patties in the distance. In truth, Tiger Rag still gives me chills. When it was time to matriculate, the University of South Carolina became the home that would see many rites of passage of this young man. Columbia still has the feel of going home. All this being said, I literally felt the tear that sports can render upon one.\r\n\r\nCould this article be as pointless as Manziel and Clowney in the NFL? I won’t take the bait to that debate, but some won’t be prepared to examine dogma from their earliest memories. I’ll grant you that America doesn’t typically have riots the way South America and Europe roll, but are you going to tell me you have never seen grown adults treating others, even kids, in ways they would never dream of in everyday life simply for wearing the wrong colors at a game? Worse is the stress that sports cause in general. I know people who won’t come out of their house after a loss. And don’t dare call them unless you’re ready to rumble.\r\n\r\nI mean, really?! Granted, some of the rude behavior is a hand-full of people that can’t handle their liquor, but just check in on what you feel the next time your team wins or loses.\r\n\r\nIn case you have further doubts, tune into the Paul Finebaum show to hear fanatics raving about SEC vs. Big 10 like they are talking about Roe vs. Wade. There honestly isn’t any right or wrong, but there can be respect and learning from a diverse point of view. Take your meditation medicine and make sure to place sports in a healthy perspective in your life. College football will always hold a special place in my heart, but if I dare to brave the crowds, it’ll be at my personal Super bowl in Augusta where the spirit of Bobby Jones demands decorum from the patrons. Even the leaders kneel at the altar of Amen Corner on Sunday’s drama-filled back nine.\r\n\r\nWhen Chris Suddeth (Sutty) isn’t being Mr. Mom to 5 year old, Emma Belle, he balances his time between writing, real estate and supporting other’s healing through his personal blend of Reiki, Theta Healing®, Intuitive Healing, as well as teaching all three levels of Reiki attunement classes. You can contact him at 843/263-2397 or chrissuddethccr@gmail.com.', 'Politics, religion, & college football?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'politics-religion-college-football', '', '', '2015-03-12 21:23:25', '2015-03-13 01:23:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21670', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21673, 4, '2015-03-12 21:26:26', '2015-03-13 01:26:26', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prescribing change</strong></p>\r\nBluffton Med-I-Assist is celebrating its tenth anniversary of providing affordable prescription drugs and eye care to low-income individuals in Beaufort and Jasper Counties. At the helm of the organization is their long-time program administrator and dedicated volunteer, Hamilton Boykin.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21674\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PHILANTHROPY-Hamilton-Boykin-photo.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21674\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PHILANTHROPY-Hamilton-Boykin-photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hamilton Boykin\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Hamilton Boykin[/caption]\r\n\r\nStarted as a program of the S.C. Department of Health &amp; Environmental Control, Bluffton Med-I-Assist\'s original set-up was to help people fill out prescription assistance paperwork. However, Hamilton and other volunteers at Bluffton Med-I-Assist wanted to provide more immediate help, so they partnered with outside pharmacies to provide low-cost options for basic prescriptions. Volunteers then focused on raising money to cover drugs that pharmacies couldn\'t subsidize.\r\n\r\nIn the last year and a half, Bluffton Med-I-Assist has also provided free eye exams and glasses through a voucher system with Wal-Mart. This program alone has increased program expenditures by 350%. Hamilton sees \"big built-up demand\" for eye exams and glasses, as these services often get overlooked when rent is due and the cupboards are bare.\r\n\r\nLooking forward, Hamilton wants to make sure Bluffton Med-I-Assist can keep up with increasing demand for its eye care and prescription services. Part of that will come from the group\'s participation in Lowcountry Giving Day, an online fundraiser happening May 5<sup>th</sup>, when an anonymous donor will match up to $10,000 in gifts made to Bluffton Med-I-Assist at <a href=\"http://www.lowcountrygivingday.org\">www.lowcountrygivingday.org</a>.\r\n\r\n“We see a scene repeated frequently at Bluffton Med-I-Assist,\" explained Hamilton. \"People come in who have not had their medicines in several months. They are starting to physically suffer, and they\'re scared. To be able to respond and meet their needs is truly rewarding.”\r\n\r\n<em>Each week, Coastal Community Foundation highlights organizations, donors and other charitable news in The Philanthropy Corner. If you’re interested in learning more about philanthropy in the Lowcountry, reach out to our regional Stewardship Officer, Gloria Duryea, at Gloria@CoastalCommunityFoundation.org or (843) 379-3400.</em>', 'The Philanthropy Corner for March 12th-18th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-philanthropy-corner-for-for-march-12th-18th', '', '', '2015-04-16 16:30:50', '2015-04-16 20:30:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21673', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21676, 4, '2015-03-12 21:29:24', '2015-03-13 01:29:24', 'Beaufort County Council voted unanimously to lease its historic federal courthouse building to the Santa Elena Foundation, whose mission is the discovery, preservation, and promotion of Santa Elena, the 16th century settlement established on present-day Parris Island.Located on Bay Street in downtown Beaufort, the historic building will serve as the setting for a unique cultural interpretive center destined to become an important attraction for local, national, and international visitors. In addition, the building will include a planned archeological laboratory and serve as the first headquarters for the foundation.\r\n\r\n“The strategic purpose of the Santa Elena Foundation is to accurately position Santa Elena in the historical record by promoting the role of the early Port Royal Sound colonial communities in the settling of America,” said Dr. Andy Beall, Santa Elena Foundation Executive Director. “We are most grateful to Beaufort County Council for allowing us the use of this historical building and providing the foundation with an excellent location to share with the public this important story.”Foundation and County leaders hope that some of the interest, energy, and capital directed to the early settlements of Jamestown, Virginia and Saint Augustine, Florida will now be shared with Beaufort County.\r\n\r\n“We are very pleased to lease the federal courthouse to the Santa Elena Foundation,” said Beaufort County Council Chairman Paul Sommerville. “The proposed cultural interpretive center will serve as a major attraction for Beaufort County and as an introduction to this very important, little known American story.”\r\n\r\nThe foundation plans to move into the building July 1, 2015. An initial opening of the cultural interpretative center is planned for early 2016, followed by a grand opening later that year, 450 years after the founding of Santa Elena.  For more information about the Santa Elena Foundation, visit www.santa-elena.org.', 'Beaufort County leases historic courthouse ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-county-leases-historic-courthouse', '', '', '2015-03-12 21:29:24', '2015-03-13 01:29:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21676', 0, 'post', '', 1),
(21678, 4, '2015-03-12 21:32:37', '2015-03-13 01:32:37', 'On March 8th, The Outside Foundation hosted a Clean Up of the Broad Creek. Seventy-four volunteers participated in the event and collected over 400 pounds of trash, 98 percent of which was recycled. Most volunteers went out in kayaks, others chose to pick up trash by land or by power boat.\r\n\r\nThe event was made possible by a grant from Beaufort County Public Works’ “Keep America Beautiful” initiative. Atlantic Community Bank sponsored the event by providing clean up supplies and door prizes for volunteers. Publix Grocery Store provided snacks for volunteers. Local watersports company Outside Hilton Head provided free kayak rentals for volunteers.\r\n\r\nAmong the volunteers were 9 Marines, several members of the Whole Foods Market, Atlantic Community Bank and Outside Hilton Head teams, as well as volunteers from local non-profit Watercookies. The trash pulled out of the Broad Creek included a downed telephone pole, abandoned dingy, a pogo stick, assorted plastic tubing, part of a wheelbarrow and lots of fishing line.\r\n\r\nThe clean-up was the first of 2 planned for 2015 by The Outside Foundation. In 2014 the events collected over 500 pounds of trash and engaged over 200 volunteers.\r\n\r\n“Thanks to all who volunteered at the Broad Creek clean-up. Each person has contributed to improving the health of our Creek. We look forward to hauling more trash out of the Creek this Fall “ said Jean Fruh, The Outside Foundation Executive Director.\r\n\r\nThe Outside Foundation is a local non-profit with a mission to get kids outside and to protect and preserve our local environment. The Foundation is dedicated to creating awareness, expanding knowledge, and developing a responsible understanding of nature and the environment. Ongoing projects of the Foundation include trash clean-ups by kayak, donation programs and the Kids in Kayaks program, which aims to get every 7th grader in Beaufort County out kayaking.', 'Volunteers clean up Port Royal', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'volunteers-clean-up-port-royal', '', '', '2015-03-12 21:32:37', '2015-03-13 01:32:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21678', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21680, 4, '2015-03-12 21:33:38', '2015-03-13 01:33:38', 'U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) recently announced the nominations of 48 South Carolina students to the United States Military Service Academies for the class of 2019. Senator Scott’s nominations, for the class of 2019 from the Beaufort area are:\r\n\r\n• Zachary Taylor Scott, Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics, United States Naval Academy\r\n\r\n•   Lee Philip Levesque II, South Carolina Connections Academy, United States Air Force Academy\r\n\r\nTo be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by a Member of Congress or other authorized nominating source.  However, final admission is determined by the respective academy.', 'Local students nominated by Sen. Scott for Service Academies', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-students-nominated-by-sen-scott-for-service-academies', '', '', '2015-03-12 21:33:38', '2015-03-13 01:33:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21680', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21682, 4, '2015-03-12 21:35:47', '2015-03-13 01:35:47', 'The Wardle Family YMCA of Beaufort County is accepting applications for summer 2015 camp staff positions including day camp counselors, assistant day camp counselors, certified teachers, lifeguards and swim lesson instructors.\r\n\r\nApplications are due April 1, 2015. Applicants will be contacted by phone prior to Interview Day on April 4, 2015.\r\n\r\nDetailed job requirements including an explanation of qualifications can be found on the YMCA website at www.ymcabeaufortcounty.com/employment-opportunities. The application is also available on the website for you to download, or visit the YMCA in person, located at 1801 Richmond Avenue in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThe YMCA of Beaufort County is part of a 256 year old worldwide organization that enables the citizens of Beaufort County to develop values and behaviors that are consistent with our mission: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The Wardle Family YMCA of Beaufort County opened its doors in 1996. It is a locally autonomous organization made up of voluntary membership that is open to individuals of all ages, race, religion, incomes and abilities. Programs and services incorporate the values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility and the YMCA encourages and challenges its staff, members, volunteers and program participants to accept and demonstrate these values. The YMCA of Beaufort County currently serves approximately 8,000 individuals through the programs and services provided.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COVER-YMCA.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21683 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COVER-YMCA-e1426210599391-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"COVER - YMCA\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" /></a>', 'YMCA of Beaufort County hiring summer camp staff', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ymca-of-beaufort-county-hiring-summer-camp-staff', '', '', '2015-03-12 21:36:48', '2015-03-13 01:36:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21682', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21686, 4, '2015-03-12 21:40:01', '2015-03-13 01:40:01', 'The 45th Annual Lafayette Soiree will be held in the spectacular riverside garden of Scott Sonoc and Marsha Williams gracious home, The George Moss Stoney House (circa 1823) at 500 Port Republic St. which is located on The Old Point in downtown Beaufort. They have also donated a fireworks display to mark the 190th anniversary of Lafayette’s visit to Beaufort in 1825 as a bonus to this wonderful evening.  Sip champagne in the beautiful French garden, eat delicious hors d’ oeuvres from seven of our area’s best restaurants, and bid on wonderful Silent Auction items. Then dance under a full moon with Atlanta’s best dance band, The CEO Band, back again by popular demand from last year!  <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rack-card-image-front-1.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21688\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rack-card-image-front-1-133x300.png\" alt=\"rack-card-image-front-1\" width=\"133\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMoney raised from this event will go to not only save endangered historic buildings in Beaufort, but also help rehabilitate the historic Verdier House Museum, on whose porch, the Major General Marquis de Lafayette spoke during his visit in 1825.\r\n\r\nThis year’s Chairs are the dynamic Melanie McCaffree and her husband, Brian. Joining them are Co-Chairs Laura Dukes, Lanier Laney, Terry Sweeney, and Paula Verity rounding out the event team. Irvine Gaskin of Spring Island is coordinating the food from seven of the area’s top restaurants and the talented Melea Everidge of Grayco is the Design Director for the event. They all agree you should come dance under the stars at what’s been called “One of the South’s greatest parties.”\r\n\r\nHistoric Beaufort Foundation celebrates its 50th anniversary this year of supporting the preservation, protection and presentation of sites and artifacts of historic, architectural and cultural interest throughout Beaufort County. In other words, during the past 50 years HBF has been instrumental in not only restoring, hands-on and financially, scores of historic buildings, but in the late 1960s and early 1970s they were behind the National Park Service designation of 300 acres of Beaufort’s downtown and 500 sites as a National Historic Landmark District. Thus, today Beaufort retains three centuries of historic architecture.\r\n\r\nPlease join the fun by ordering your tax deductible tickets today of $125 (group tickets with sponsorship opportunities also available) at www.historicbeaufort.org or call HBF at 843.379.3331. Ticket sales are limited to just 350 attendees this year so please reserve yours early as they will sell out.', 'Anchors away', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'anchors-away', '', '', '2015-03-12 21:40:01', '2015-03-13 01:40:01', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21686', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21700, 4, '2015-03-26 19:38:20', '2015-03-26 23:38:20', '<strong>Make it a night to remember in Beaufort</strong>\r\n\r\nThe production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream presented by Shakespeare Rep will be this Thursday - Sunday March 19-22 at USCB. Shakespeare Rep continues its Season of Wonders with a lovely, modernized interpretation of Shakespeare’s most popular comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Set in 1967, the Summer of Love, A Midsummer Night’s Dream brings a lot of happy vibes and great music to help fuel the comic masterpiece. You can get tickets to the play by visiting http://www.uscbcenterforthearts.com or calling 843-521-4145. The tickets to the show are $20.  Plus, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights you can make it an evening to remember by starting with dinner hosted by Southern Graces at the Beaufort Inn. It will be four courses that promise to make your mouth water. And all this for only $25 per person. Reservations are required (843-379-0555).\r\n\r\n<strong>First in free organ concert series to begin</strong>\r\n\r\nDr. Sarah Mahler Kraaz will present the first in the free spring organ concert series on Friday, March 20th at noon at the Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church St. in downtown Beaufort. Dr. Kraaz is Professor of Music and Chair of the Department and Organist of the College at Ripon College in Wisconsin, where she teaches piano, organ, harpsichord, music history, counterpoint, Women in Music, Topics in 20th-century American Popular Music, and Music and War. Her Scottish folk songs and sea chanteys have been published, and her anthem, “The Bitter Winter,” was premiered by the Ripon College Choral Union in 2008.\r\nConcerts are free and open to the public. For further information contact Patricia Gould, 843.522.1712, ext. 214 or email her at pgould@sthelenas1712.org; or visit www.sthelenas1712.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>March event at the St. Helena Branch Library</strong>\r\n\r\nThis event is a “Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre” on Friday, March 20th at 4 p.m. This is a fundraiser for teen services through the Friends of the Beaufort Library. Join Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson along with a host of book characters to solve the mystery of who killed King Henry, VIII. The cost is $10 per person (payable at the door) for dinner which gives you a choice of either Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo or Plain Pasta with marinara sauce and steamed broccoli. Dinners are served with beverage, salad, garlic bread, and dessert. All proceeds are tax deductible. The event will take place at St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Rd; St Helena Island. For additional information or to RSVP, please call 843-255-6487.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lookin’ for just the right thing?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe annual Beaufort Academy Junior Class Community Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, March 21st – in the BA gym.\r\n\r\n<strong>Spring cleanup planned for Port Royal</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Public Works Department, Solid Waste and Recycling Section, and Keep Beaufort County Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., are jointly hosting a Great American Cleanup event in the Town of Port Royal.  The event will take place on March 21st. Keep Beaufort County Beautiful will lead a land cleanup beginning at 7:30 a.m. Beaufort Kayak Tours will lead a water cleanup beginning at 10:00 a.m. from the Sands Beach to the Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve. Great American Cleanup events offer volunteer opportunities for individuals, schools, communities, businesses, and other groups to take action and get involved with their environment.  Volunteers are needed to help make this event a success. Those interested in volunteering for the land cleanup should contact Kathryn Madden at kmadden@bcgov.net and plan to meet at the Port Royal Town Hall located at 700 Paris Avenue. Individuals interested in the water cleanup should contact Beaufort Kayak Tours to reserve a kayak free of charge at info@beaufortkayaktours.com or 843-525-0810. Event organizers will provide trash bags and safety vests.  Volunteers are strongly encouraged to bring gloves and a bottle of water.\r\n\r\n<strong>Players invited to adaptive golf clinic</strong>\r\n\r\nAdaptive golf instructors will be out at The Legends at Parris Island this Saturday teaching players with disabilities how to enjoy the game of golf. The free monthly clinic, sponsored by Beaufort Memorial and Legends, is being held this Saturday, March 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. on the driving range. Civilians, veterans and active military personnel are invited to join the free two-hour session and learn how to use adaptive techniques and tools to tee off and putt better than ever. Whether you’re recovering from a stroke, spine or joint injury, amputation or traumatic brain injury, you can have fun playing golf and improve your balance and coordination in the process. Adaptive Golf clinics are held the third Saturday of each month and are open to everyone. Other events and tournaments also are scheduled regularly. For more information or to register, contact either Beaufort Memorial physical therapist Steve Giammona at (843) 522-5850 or Sgiammona@bmhsc.org, or PGA professional Andy Hinson at (843) 228-2240 or hinsonca@usmc-mccs.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>Marines’ charity dinner helps military families</strong>\r\n\r\nDo two things at once. Enjoy a delicious spaghetti &amp; meatball dinner with all the fixins’ on Saturday, Mar. 21st between, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. and at the same time, raise money to help military families. If you close your eyes you’ll think you’re dining in Italy…OK, Port Royal. This fine feast is provided by the nonprofit Marine Corps League Yellow Footprints Detachment chefs! Where will this feast be? At AMVET’s located at 1831 Ribaut Rd., The cost is only $10 for adults and kids eat for $5; Dine in or takeout plus a cash bar. Dinner, silent auction &amp; chances to win a home defense shotgun will benefit Youth Scholarships &amp; Marine Family Outreach programs. You can buy tickets from League members or at door. You can also get them at Spectrum Graphics, 196 Sam’s Point. Rd., Lady’s Is. &amp; Computer Dynamics, 399-B Parris Island Gateway. For additional information contact Bernie Eveler at (843) 525-1059 or email him at eveler1154@yahoo.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Are you ready to run? Ready to eat?</strong>\r\n\r\nJoin in the 7th Annual Beaufort Twilight Run 8K/5K in Habersham, on the weekend of March 20-21st beginning with a pasta dinner on Friday night and followed by a fun day of racing starting at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. There will be 1/4 mile Fun Run for kids and a Lowcountry Oyster Roast with live music from Tell Scarlet on Saturday night. The Beaufort Twilight Run supports Riverview Charter School opened in 2009. The school’s mission is to create a small, diverse learning community that actively engages students in meaningful and innovative learning experiences. Emphasizing “learning by doing,” family and community involvement, and engaged citizenship. For more information visit www.beauforttwilightrun.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Ken Meyer gives lecture on Swallow-tailed Kites</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you love birds, and support the protection of our birds, don’t miss this important lecture on March 21st by Dr. Ken Meyer who founded and now directs the nonprofit Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI), located in Gainesville FL where they study and supports management and conservation of rare birds. Prior to the 1900s, Swallow-tailed Kites nested in 21 states, but a decline from 1880 to 1940 resulted in the present scattered population mainly in six southeastern states. The Swallow-tailed Kite is of critical conservation concern to all state agencies, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners in Flight, Audubon, and the U.S. Geological Survey. Since 1988, the staff of Avian Research and Conservation Institute (ARCI) has studied the yearround ecology and behavior of Swallow-tailed Kites to inform management and conservation planning. Ken will share with us critical strategies in place for conservation and the support of a rigorous population monitoring program. The Meet and Greet will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Fripp Community Center followed by the lecture at 7:00 p.m. If attending, please bring a small plate of nibbles. For additional information, please contact: patrick.r.cotter@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Welcome spring with Bridges Prep art auction</strong>\r\n\r\nHelp us raise funds for public restrooms to be added at the Washington St. Park. Join us on Monday, March 23, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. at our Main Campus located at 1100 Boundary St. in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<strong>Program honoring five local women  </strong>\r\n\r\nThe Hestelle Woodbury Women’s Missionary Society of Grace Chapel A.M.E Church presents it’s Annual Women’s History Month Program Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. The national theme for 2015 is “Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives.” Five women in the areas of education, social services, cultural arts, administration, and community services will be honored at the program. Please join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of these amazing five local women. For more information call 843-525-0708 or 843-524-6091.\r\n\r\n<strong>AAUW to host dinner and yoga info session</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will meet on Tuesday, March 24, at 6:00 p.m., at The First Presbyterian Church at 1201 North Street. Our dinner will be catered by Debbi Covington. Glenda Stecki, Yoga Instructor, will speak about “The Benefits of Yoga.” We hope all members will attend and bring a friend. We also invite new members to join our group, which works to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. For details, contact Dr. Diana Steele at 522-2796 or steele.diana@comcast.net.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tween event at the Lobeco Branch Library</strong>\r\n\r\nNail Art for Tweens is being offered FREE at the Lobeco Library. Come design your own nails, a perfect afternoon for 9-13 year olds, but registration is required so call early to reserve your spot. It will be on Thursday, March 26 at 4:00 p.m. at the Lobeco Library, 1862 Trask Parkway. For additional information contact the library at 843-255-6481. Website:  beaufortcountylibrary.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>Join the second annual VOLKSMARCH</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Friends of Hunting Island announce the second annual VOLKSMARCH or People’s Walk on Saturday, March 28th. Walks along the lagoon and through the maritime forest will feature major segments of the Hunting Island Trail System. Walkers can start from the Nature Center (next to the fishing pier) anytime from 9 a.m. to 3pm. Following signs along the path, the walk can be completed in 1.5 hours. Contributions ($10 for a participation pendant) will benefit the Discover Carolina Program for local schools.So, get your friends and neighbors together and join us! For more information, visit www.friendsofhuntingisland.org.', 'What To Do the week of March 19th-25th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-march-19th-25th', '', '', '2015-03-26 19:53:39', '2015-03-26 23:53:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21700', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21709, 4, '2015-03-26 19:56:18', '2015-03-26 23:56:18', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PETS-CAT-OF-THE-WEEK-Rita.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21710\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PETS-CAT-OF-THE-WEEK-Rita-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"PETS - CAT OF THE WEEK Rita\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rita is a gorgeous cat who needs some time to get to know you. She is very playful, and her personality will light up when you bring out a laser. Come make friends with Rita at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center Monday-Saturday from 12-7 p.m. She is spayed, microchipped and up to date on her vaccinations. Email us at info@palmettoanimalleague.org or call 843-645-1725 for more information.</p>', 'Pet of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pet-of-the-week-77', '', '', '2015-03-26 19:56:18', '2015-03-26 23:56:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21709', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21712, 4, '2015-03-26 19:57:39', '2015-03-26 23:57:39', 'Some people place a great deal of importance on the breed of pet they get. I don’t know why, but they do. Both Prof. Percy and I are Heinz 57 varieties and we seem to be doing just fine, thank you very much. Sorry, got side-tracked… Anyway, people can be drawn to a specific breed for many reasons including trivial things that a certain celebrity owns one. But many new pet owners don’t really understand breed differences so here are some very personal definitions which gain clarity as they all answer one question, “How many dogs/cats does it take to change a lightbulb?”\r\n\r\nI asked that question at the dog park I go to and this is what I heard:\r\n\r\nGolden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, and we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us. Why rush?\r\n\r\nBorder Collie: OK. And then I’ll replace any wiring that’s not up to code.\r\n\r\nDachshund: You know I can’t reach that silly lamp!\r\n\r\nDoberman: Make me.\r\n\r\nLab: Oh, me, me!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I? Pleeeeeeeeeze, please, please, please!\r\n\r\nAustralian Shepherd: First, I’ll put all the light bulbs in a little circle...\r\n\r\nSo how would a cat answer that question? “Silly. Cats don’t change light bulbs. My humans do. So when is dinner?”\r\n\r\nNeed we say more? Dr. Parker T. Barker signing off.', 'How many pets does it take to change a lightbulb?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-many-pets-does-it-take-to-change-a-lightbulb', '', '', '2015-03-26 19:59:52', '2015-03-26 23:59:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21712', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21715, 4, '2015-03-26 20:00:56', '2015-03-27 00:00:56', 'By Dr. Parker T. Barker and Prof. Percy Pussycat\r\n\r\nThis week friends we are going to take a look at what makes a good cat toy and how can you tell a good cat toy from a great one. Professor Percy, (as we like to call him,) has shared with me his thoughts on the subject. So, what makes a great cat toy? The first criteria he looks for is high quality construction. Without that, you are wasting your money. Secondly, does it provide more than one activity for your cat to do? Can he chase it, bat it around, etc.? Multi-dimensional toys are infinitely better than ones that are just one trick ponies (a little joke). And lastly, will it appeal to many different kinds of cats – from kittens to seniors and Siamese to Alley Cats.\r\n\r\nOne of Professor Percy’s personal favorites is called a turbo scratcher. The concept is a round toy with a scratch area on the inside that spins and a ball in a track on the outside. Hours of fun here.\r\n\r\nNext up is called a crinkle cave. This ingenious toy serves as a good place to hide, or ambush unsuspecting prey, and definitely has the feel of being inside a box. But a colorful box. I will concede that the material on some of them isn’t the best (it can definitely rip) but repair is as simple as clear packing tape. And the price is more than reasonable for a multi-use cat item.\r\n\r\nAnd two of the simplest and most fun toys to play with are a regular old cork your cat  can bat around and a box or bag to hide in. You used to be able to find corks in the top of all wine bottles. You can still find them – and no, we are not advocating that you consume lots of wine just to find a cork  –  but they are around. And paper grocery bags (not plastic) or paper shopping bags are always a hit.\r\n\r\nSo, you can spend lots of money on cat toys, some money on cat toys, or simply do some recycling of packaging from liquids you have already consumed. Check for online reviews before you invest. Your cat is going to be happy with whatever you bought her so enjoy it together and remember to smile at the end of the day.\r\n\r\n<em>Dr. Parker T. Barker received his doctorate in Squirrel Chasing and Hoovering from the University of Hartford, CT Rescue Center. He lives on Lady’s Island with his sister, Peanut and their great Mom. Prof. Percy Pussycat is a trained animal behaviourist and received his degree from the Canine and Cat Institute in London. He lives in Shell Point with his brother, Harley and devoted human family.</em>', 'Here are a few suggestions for cat toys', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'here-are-a-few-suggestions-for-cat-toys', '', '', '2015-04-05 21:04:41', '2015-04-06 01:04:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21715', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21717, 4, '2015-03-26 20:03:16', '2015-03-27 00:03:16', 'By Celia Strong\r\n\r\nNow, I know I’ve heard that name somewhere. Way back, some time. But, as usual, we have things to do and things to learn and things to taste, all before we talk a bit more about Nora. So, let’s move it on. Busy us. As usual.\r\n\r\nWe’re doing California this week. Napa Valley. A Pinot Grigio. I’m thinking, so that we can learn more about our grape and our winery, and who the heck Nora Desmond is, we should just say Napa and move on. OK? (Yeh, sure. Anything to get to the wine tasting quicker.) As we should remember, Pinot Grigio is the same grape as Pinot Gris. In the United States, which name is used on the label is more a marketing choice than anything else. Most Oregon wineries call theirs “Pinot Gris” because their soil and climate make wines that are more similar to French Pinot Gris from the Alsace region. So they use the French name. From California, Pinot Grigio sells better so, there we are. Ours is a Pinot Grigio.\r\n\r\nPinot Gris has been known in the Burgundy region of France since the middle Ages. It is probably a clone of Pinot Noir, the great red variety that has made Burgundy wines since the Romans and before. Pinot Noir was also one of the few varieties grown in Champagne, where they originally tried to duplicate the better wines from Burgundy. (Of course, that was before the winemakers of that region accepted their bubbles and moved on.)  Until the AC for Burgundy was passed, in the 1930’s, Pinot Gris was allowed as a blending variety in even their most expensive red wines. It seems the more modern style, meaning back then, was for darker colored wines with deeper flavors.\r\n\r\nPinot Gris was first introduced into the United States in 1965 by David Lett, at his Oregon winery, Eyrie. Pinot Gris/Grigio came to California in the 1980’s. Now, there are more than sixteen hundred acres of it planted, with more coming as the variety increases in popularity.\r\n\r\nThe flavors and textures of Pinot Gris/Grigio wines vary with where the grapes are grown and the winemakers’ style. The basics are this - Pinot Grigio often yields soft, low acidity wines. They can be slightly aromatic. They have stone fruit and citrus flavors. Less ripe grapes lean toward lime and green apple flavors. More ripe and we get Meyer lemons and white nectarines and peaches. Beyond the fruit flavors, there are possible almond, honeysuckle, clove, ginger and saline flavors. In California, because that’s where ours is from, the wines are more light bodied with crisp, refreshing flavors. And a sharp, nervy finish. All of which makes these wines very food friendly. Seafood, sushi, Asian meals, goat cheeses, dishes with green herb seasonings, vegetables and much more.\r\n\r\nOur winery for this week is Swanson Vineyards. Carl A. Swanson was a Swedish immigrant who settled in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1896. He opened a grocery store that eventually grew into an agricultural empire with poultry farms and creameries. His sons, Gilbert C. and W. Clarke became part of the family business and moved the company into prepared foods. The Swanson family became known for their frozen dinner brand, launched in 1953. A totally ground breaking idea in its day. Carl’s grandson, Clarke, Jr., had a career in business (newspapers, television and banking), but in 1985 decided to return to his agricultural roots. Napa Valley grape growing. In the mid-1980’s, they were one of the first producers of a Napa Valley Merlot. At a time before the valley was established as one of the great wine regions in the world. Since then, more family members have joined the team, and the winery has been able to hire top quality people. And, Swanson was the first vineyard to plant Sangiovese and Pinot Grigio in Napa. (A quick story. My first ever purchase of a California wine for myself, years ago, was Swanson Sangiovese. I had grown up with French wines, so that was a big deal!)\r\n\r\nSwanson Pinot Grigio, our wine for this week, is a treat. The grapes come partly from the Swanson estate vineyards in Oakville and partly from a cooler vineyard located in Napa’s Oak Knoll district and, sometimes, a bit from a Santa Barbara super premium vineyard. Whole clusters of the grapes are crushed and, then, cold fermented to total dryness in stainless steel tanks. The lees are stirred every week, adding flavors and complexities. No oak is used. The aromas of the finished wine include pears, lychee nuts, Meyer lemons with peach and melon flavors. And a touch of guava. It has some minerality, and some weight and body. More like an Alsatian Pinot Gris than an Italian Pinot Grigio. With food, this wine does really well with light pasta dishes, seafood, and - well you’ve seen the list. But the winemaker that the Swanson’s hired was Chris Phelps, after he studied oenology at the University of Bordeaux, and made wines with the Moueix family (from Chateau Pétrus) and then made wine at Caymus in Napa. I know that’s a bit of name-dropping, but the resume here has to be noted. And what does he eat with his Swanson Pinot Grigio. Oysters. For $18.99.\r\n\r\nWell, almost done. Phew. All we still have to cover this week is Nora Desmond. So, Nora Desmond was a character played by Gloria Swanson in the 1950 film “Sunset Boulevard.” Gloria Swanson, had a Swedish father, like our vineyard, but sadly not related. The actress, though, was one of the first to believe in the benefits of organically grown foods. In “Sunset Boulevard,” she drank Champagne. But she would have drunk our Swanson Pinot Grigio. Why? Because its grapes are sustainably grown. The circle is complete. Enjoy.', 'What would Nora Desmond drink?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-would-nora-desmond-drink', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:03:16', '2015-03-27 00:03:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21717', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21719, 4, '2015-03-26 20:04:37', '2015-03-27 00:04:37', 'By Lee Scott\r\n\r\nA Weather Vane is an instrument for showing the direction of the wind. A “Weather Vain” is an obnoxious person bragging about their great weather. You know that person who has the uncontrollable urge to send texts and emails about the wonderful weather they are having while others are suffering. They send pictures of themselves wearing shorts and t-shirts out fishing while their brothers and sisters are shoveling snow. They brag about how many “inches” of sunshine they had that day. Clearly these “Weather Vains” have not read Dale Carnegie’s book, “How to win friends and Influence people”.\r\n\r\nThe residents of Boston who have endured over one hundred inches of snow this year are not prepared to see the “Weather Vain’s” Facebook post showing him drinking a martini on his back deck. On the other hand, they don’t mind seeing a Boston couple’s Caribbean vacation pictures posted because everyone knows they will be back in the cold by the end of the week.\r\n\r\nWe here in South Carolina have had a pretty chilly winter, but we must refrain from complaining about our forty degree days. There are people in the North who would have loved to just get out of the single digit temperatures. They are posting pictures on Facebook now of their thermostats above freezing – a warming trend. A friend of mine told me the story of her son who lives in Staten Island and takes the ferry to Manhattan. She said what used to be a short trip for him was turning into an hour long ordeal.\r\n\r\nThe last thing he wanted to hear was her complaining about our two nights of freezing temperatures. Their lives have been disrupted this winter. School delays and cancellations; bus, train and airplane  delays. Government offices shut down. Let’s face it, these people are just not in a good mood right now! Do not rub it in that you were playing golf all weekend! They do not want to know about your sunburn. That is just down right cruel.\r\n\r\nSo the next time you are chatting with a relative up north. Be sensitive. Understand that they have had a particularly bad winter. Of course, when they send you pictures next August enjoying their comfortable seventy degree weather while we are sweltering here,  you might want to provide them with the definition of a “Weather Vain”.', 'A “Weather Vain” ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-weather-vain', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:05:14', '2015-03-27 00:05:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21719', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(21722, 4, '2015-03-26 20:06:23', '2015-03-27 00:06:23', 'By Cherimie Crane Weatherford\r\n\r\nBeing in the new community arena of real estate, I often get the ‘why Beaufort’ question. Obviously, my instinctual reaction is one of disdain and contempt as if everyone with a freckle or a pulse should know the countless reasons to live by the sea. Withholding my unrequited flare for the sarcastic, I do my very best to answer without prejudice. Keeping it as simple and poignant as possible, I share some of the most basic of why’s. Having lived in the biggest of cities to the smallest of towns, I speak confidently in comparative terms.\r\n\r\nFirst, there is the water. A calming ebb and flow no matter the day, no matter the situation and no matter the company, the water delicately dances to and fro with no discrimination. It flows just as gently for the monetarily challenged as it does for the more economically comfortable. It cares not your political disposition, your background or your address. It nourishes our town, rinses clean the sediment and welcomes solitary debate. Never underestimate a population that draws strength from a natural ebb and flow.\r\n\r\nMention is often made of our seemingly limited egress. It is true many of our roads have two lanes. While the rest of the world highways and freeways, we find ways to slow down. Traffic jam consists of glimpses of sailboats, tug boats, shrimp boats and your neighbor’s boat doing that which we all secretly crave. Political conversations at length, won’t change the simple scenario that possibly our roads suit the lay of our land quite well. Part of our marsh side mystique is the ability to travel without four wheels. When surrounded by Mother Nature’s intricate interstate, travel is both subjective and liberating.\r\n\r\nI have found that home seekers from all over search Beaufort for that certain something.  Often I watch them scale down their mental checklist deciding if our small town measures up. Shopping, entertainment, health and the menu of modern “must haves” is as predictable as sand gnats in the summer. Their cars, purses and pockets are filled with printed accolades touting our area as one of America’s greatest small towns. Will they be happy? Can they see themselves living in beautiful Beaufort by the Sea? Travel magazines, retirement pamphlets and tourism treasures, although polished and precise, won’t come close. Unless they choose to call our quirky little town home, they may never know that we are connected by more than just a few bridges.\r\n\r\nCountless clichés arise depicting the life of our small town. Yes, everyone knows everyone even if by accident. We live in a fishbowl, a glass house. Not much can be done, said or thought without traveling faster and with more power than the common cold. Cheering for the wrong football team can cause long term rifts just as cheering for the right football team can cause long term hangovers. Friendships span the test of time, the test of proximity and the test of Water Festival. When one of our own, has their world shaken more knees are bent and prayers raised than any month of Sundays combined. The ties that bind, bind strongly and without fail.\r\n\r\nOver the next few months my office will house many conversations, comparisons and collective compromises. Our town will greet travelers, visitors and future residents with our infamous southern charm and grace. Many will dine in our waterside restaurants, tour our historic streets and shop in our small businesses; however, a few will hear the unspoken, feel the unpublished and love the untainted just enough to call Beaufort home. Just as many of us have already done. Happy Springtime beautiful Beaufort by the Sea.\r\n\r\n<em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford, owner of SugarBelle boutique, Celadon Real Estate Broker and observer of all things momentous and mundane lives on Lady’s Island with her golfing husband, dancing toddler and lounging dogs.</em>', 'Why choose Beaufort – a heartfelt answer', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'why-choose-beaufort-a-heartfelt-answer', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:06:23', '2015-03-27 00:06:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21722', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21724, 4, '2015-03-26 20:08:32', '2015-03-27 00:08:32', 'The fifth year of the award winning gardening series, “Lunch and Learn” begins Saturday, April 18th. The Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association sponsors these free Saturday noon programs at the Gazebo at the Port Royal Farmers’ Market at Heritage Park. Lectures, workshops and classes are led by local professionals and Master Gardeners.\r\n\r\n“No where else can you find the kind of climate specific gardening help you get at ‘Lunch and Learn’. These classes are valuable sources of information from gardeners who have experience in gardening in this unique climate,” says the program’s producer, Sandra Educate.\r\n\r\nNo registration is necessary and the classes are free—just bring a folding chair to the Gazebo at noon. Every class has exciting door prizes and plants to give away. The series runs from April 18th through August 29th.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2015 “Lunch and Learn” Schedule</strong></p>\r\n•  April 18 - Program title: Making Good Bones with speaker J. Weidner. It all starts with “The right plant, in the right place, in the first place”.\r\n\r\n•  April 25 - Program title: Gardening for the Physically Challenged and Just Plain Lazy Gardener with speaker Alice Massey. Shortcuts, tips and tools to help you get up, down and around the garden with the least effort.\r\n\r\n•  May 2 - Program title: Hypertufa Containers with speakers Marti Webster and Sandra Educate. Learn how to make these concrete look-alike, but lightweight containers. We’ll give away what we make!\r\n\r\n•  May 9 - Program title: Air Layering with speaker Will Balk. A 2 foot clone of your favorite plant in the same time it takes to make a 2” inch cutting!\r\n\r\n•  May 16 - Program title: Drip Irrigation with speaker Hugh Jamison. Hands down, the best class for saving money in your garden. And yes, you can do it.\r\n\r\n•  May 23 - Program title: Going Bananas with speaker Pat Lauzon. Edible and ornamental. They can fruit here in the Lowcountry… If you treat ‘em right.\r\n\r\n•  May 30 - Program title: Camellias with speaker George Cannon. The mainstay of Lowcountry fall and winter gardens.\r\n\r\n•  June 6 - Program title: Trees and Shrubs with speakers Robbie Robertson and Sandra Educate. We’ll show you the correct way to plant by planting one right here at the Gazebo.\r\n\r\n•  June 13 - Program title: Orchids, Epiphytes and Succulents with speaker Martha Jamison. What other perennial plants do you know of that bloom for months and months?\r\n\r\n•  June 20 - Program title: Daylilies and Ground Covers with speakers Natalie Bowie and Susan Simmons. The Dynamic Duo will give you the straight skinny on both.\r\n\r\n•  June 27 - Program title: Carefree Plants with speaker Jenny Staton. Plant ‘em and forget ‘em. Almost. Just get them off to a good start.\r\n\r\n•  July 4 - Program title: Put Up Jobs with speaker Sandra Educate. Our grannies called it “putting up.” Preserve nature’s bounty by canning, freezing, drying and pickling.\r\n\r\n•  July 11 - Program title: Wreaths from Back Yards, Ditches, and Thrift Shops with speakers Peggy Allard and Sandra Educate. Spend pennies to make these look like designer florist creations.\r\n\r\n•  July 18 - Program title: Ornamental Grasses and Sedges with speaker Gary Baker. There is a grass for every place in your garden. Old favorites and new introductions.\r\n\r\n•  July 25 - Program title: Fall Vegetable Gardens with speaker Laura Lee Rose. Start now and you can harvest ‘till spring. As always, there will be seeds to share.\r\n\r\n•  August 1 - Program title: Rain Gardens Look Down My Rain Barrel Slide Down My Cellar Door with speaker Joe Allard. The beautiful answer for a place that floods or has poor drainage. And a Rain Barrel for a door prize!\r\n\r\n•  August 8 - Program title: Hummingbirds with speaker Sue Roderus. Invite these enchanting creatures into your garden.\r\n\r\n•  August 16 - Program title: Fall Color with speaker Carol Guedalia. Brighten your landscape and garden right into winter.\r\n\r\n•  August 22 - Program title: Gardening is for the Birds with speakers Jenny Station and Alice Massey. Or it should be! And a surprise visit from a feathered friend or two!\r\n\r\n•  August 28 - Program title: Keeping it Growing with speaker Amanda McNulty. Our signature end of season class. Put on your funny hats and come!', 'Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association kicks off their “Lunch and Learn” series ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-master-gardeners-association-kicks-off-their-lunch-and-learn-series', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:08:32', '2015-03-27 00:08:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21724', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21726, 4, '2015-03-26 20:17:40', '2015-03-27 00:17:40', 'The LowCountry Institute’s Master Naturalist class is a 12-session course given in partnership with Clemson University. The class introduces you to the habitats, inhabitants, and environmental issues of the Lowcountry through field-based, experiential learning. It is both fun and informative, and according to many of the 700+ former participants, a “must-do”.\r\n\r\nRegistration for the fall 2015 course will open March 15. The class will meet Sept. 21-Dec. 7 on Mondays. The class is always full, and has been filling very quickly! So if you are interested in participating, please plan to sign up in a timely manner. Visit the LowCountry Institute’s Master Naturalist page and click on the dragonfly icon on the left side of the page. If you have any questions, contact Kristen Mattson at kmattson@lowcountryinstitute.org or 843-987-2732.', 'Register today for Master Naturalist class', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'register-today-for-master-naturalist-class', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:17:40', '2015-03-27 00:17:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21726', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21728, 4, '2015-03-26 20:19:16', '2015-03-27 00:19:16', 'The Lowcountry Master Gardeners Association is proud to present Walter Reeves, the most respected garden guru in the south on Thursday, March 26th, at 1:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the Technical College of the Lowcountry located at 921 Ribaut Road, for a fascinating look at how to understand plant damage when you see it.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21729\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/OUTDOORS-Walter-Reeves.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21729\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/OUTDOORS-Walter-Reeves-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Walter Reeves\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Walter Reeves[/caption]\r\n\r\nEver puzzled over a diseased flower or a shrub with holes in the leaves?  How can you figure out what is afflicting your plants without being a plant pathologist or an entomologist?  Atlanta’s garden expert, Walter Reeves, will teach you how to look for patterns in the plant damage you see. This will help you know whether a bug, a disease or something else has caused the problem. General Admission is $10.00.  Walter will conduct a plant clinic after the lecture, so bring your weeds, insects or plant damage for Walter to inspect and lend his expertise.\r\n\r\nWalter is the author of 9 books about gardening and hosts the TV show “Your Southern Garden” aired on public television. Learn more about Walter at his website at www.walterreeves.com.', 'Why do my plants have holes in the leaves?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'why-do-my-plants-have-holes-in-the-leaves', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:19:32', '2015-03-27 00:19:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21728', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21732, 4, '2015-03-26 20:20:57', '2015-03-27 00:20:57', 'In girls’ high school soccer, Beaufort Academy managed to edge St. Andrew’s 1-0 on Tuesday (March 10). Beaufort Academy won on a goal from Allison Alvarez. With the win, Beaufort Academy improved to 2-1 overall. Battery Creek dropped to 1-2 following a loss to Bishop England. Goalkeeper Tower Jones registered 18 saves as Bishop England blanked Battery Creek 9-0.', 'BA edges St. Andrew’s, BC loses', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ba-edges-st-andrews-bc-loses', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:20:57', '2015-03-27 00:20:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21732', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21734, 4, '2015-03-26 20:21:31', '2015-03-27 00:21:31', 'In boys’ high school tennis, Beaufort High beat Hilton Head Christian 5-2 on Tuesday (March 10). Beaufort High took to the court for the first time since finishing 3-1 in the Florence Tennis Tournament. With the win, Beaufort High improved to 4-1.', 'BHS handles HHC, 5-2', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bhs-handles-hhc-5-2', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:21:31', '2015-03-27 00:21:31', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21734', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21736, 4, '2015-03-26 20:22:29', '2015-03-27 00:22:29', 'After becoming an outstanding football player at Beaufort High and being a second team All- American at Newberry College, Ron Parker recently completed his first year in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs where he played at both cornerback and safety positions. Parker started 15 of the 16 games and had 94 tackles and one interception.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21737\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"100\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-NEWS-Ron-Parker.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-21737\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SPORTS-NEWS-Ron-Parker.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Parker\" width=\"100\" height=\"135\" /></a> Ron Parker[/caption]\r\n\r\nParker is headed back to Kansas City having just signed a new five-year contract with the Chiefs for $30 million which includes a base salary plus incentives for interceptions and post season play.\r\n\r\nMany sports writers feel Parker’s play was critical to the success of one of the league’s best defenses last year and feel he will be a key element in how they do this coming season. We all wish Parker a successful and safe next couple of years and plan on watching a lot of him on Sunday’s. Go Chiefs!', 'Beaufort High’s Ron Parker resigns with Kansas City Chiefs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-highs-ron-parker-resigns-with-kansas-city-chiefs', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:22:29', '2015-03-27 00:22:29', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21736', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21739, 4, '2015-03-26 20:23:17', '2015-03-27 00:23:17', 'The Hilton Head Island boys’ golf team won its season-opener at the expense of Beaufort High defeating the Eagles 141-167 at Dataw Island Club’s Cotton Dike Course on Wednesday March 11th. Keaton Butler and Matthew Campbell paced Beaufort High with a 39 apiece followed by Alex Porter 42, Tim Feltner 47, R.J. Heape 49.', 'Beaufort High drops match to Hilton Head Island ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-high-drops-match-to-hilton-head-island', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:23:17', '2015-03-27 00:23:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21739', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21741, 4, '2015-03-26 20:23:48', '2015-03-27 00:23:48', 'Beaufort High rolled past Berkeley in a boys’ high school soccer game on Tuesday March 10th, winning 6-0. With the win, BHS improved to 6-1-1 overall. Jack Gambla paced Beaufort High in the victory with a hat trick and one assist. Joining Gambla in the Beaufort High scoring column, Noe Caballero and Tyler Videtto netted one goal apiece. Defensively, Beaufort High limited Berkeley throughout the match.', 'Beaufort High blanks Berkeley, 6-0', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-high-blanks-berkeley-6-0', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:23:48', '2015-03-27 00:23:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21741', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21743, 4, '2015-03-26 20:24:34', '2015-03-27 00:24:34', 'Four different BA players netted a goal in a 6-2 win over St. Andrew’s on Tuesday March 10th. Reyn Robinson and Ryan Muniz paced Beaufort Academy with two points and one assist apiece. Jack Olsson and Joe Bhoi scored one goal each for BA in the win. The victory allowed Beaufort Academy to even its overall record to 1-1.', 'Beaufort Academy boys’ soccer team Posts Win over St. Andrew’s', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-academy-boys-soccer-team-posts-win-over-st-andrews', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:24:34', '2015-03-27 00:24:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21743', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21745, 4, '2015-03-26 20:25:01', '2015-03-27 00:25:01', 'Battery Creek’s Eric Freeman has been selected to play in the North-South All-Star Basketball Game. Freeman will suit up for the South who will face the North squad at 3 p.m. on Saturday (March 21). The athletic Freeman averaged 15.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while battling a knee injury. He was instrumental in Battery Creek reaching the Class 2-A Lower State Semifinals.', 'Freeman selected for North-South All-Star Game', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'freeman-selected-for-north-south-all-star-game', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:25:01', '2015-03-27 00:25:01', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21745', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21747, 4, '2015-03-26 20:25:37', '2015-03-27 00:25:37', 'Freshman Franzi Knoetsch carded a 1-under-par 71 to earn medalist honors and lead the University of South Carolina Beaufort women’s golf team to a 37-shot victory in the Old South Intercollegiate on Monday.\r\n\r\nKnoetsch edged teammate Samantha O’Donnell by two shots for the individual title as the Sand Sharks posted a team score of 311 and easily defeated NCAA Division III schools Denison (348) and Wooster (354) and NAIA foe Columbia College (376). USCB’s B-team finished fourth at 367.\r\n\r\nLina Sekerkova, playing on the B-team for USCB, posted a 79 to finish third, while Emily Turner (82) was fifth, Moa Kristenson (85) tied for seventh and Tori DeGroodt (86) was ninth to round out the Sand Sharks’ top lineup.\r\n\r\nLindsey Mapes and Alexa Wilson posted 94s and Maggie Black shot 100 for the B-team.', 'USCB Women’s Golf wins Old South Intercollegiate Tournament', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'uscb-womens-golf-wins-old-south-intercollegiate-tournament', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:25:37', '2015-03-27 00:25:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21747', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21749, 4, '2015-03-26 20:26:20', '2015-03-27 00:26:20', 'The Beaufort High baseball team managed to pull away from familiar foe Hilton Head Prep when the two teams hooked up for the first time in the young 2015 season last week. Beaufort High first baseman Mattison Pike belted a grand slam in the top half of the seventh inning to push visiting Beaufort High past Hilton Head Coach 12-6 on Wednesday (March 11). The productive Pike drove in six of the Eagles’ 12 runs. He narrowly missed smacking a pair of home runs. Pike clubbed a double that nearly cleared the bases in the fourth inning. Brady Cormier accompanied Pike as another heavy hitter for the Beaufort baseball team. Cormier provided additional RBIs for the Eagles in the victory. After high school is over, Pike is headed to Winthrop University. Hilton Head Prep had its opportunities in the early-season South Carolina high school baseball matchup. The Dolphins, however, couldn’t make the most of their offensive opportunities. Prior to the start of the game, former Major League Baseball pitcher Steve Trout threw out the first pitch.', 'Eagles double up Hilton Head Prep, 12-6', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eagles-double-up-hilton-head-prep-12-6', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:32:02', '2015-03-27 00:32:02', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21749', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21751, 4, '2015-03-26 20:27:11', '2015-03-27 00:27:11', 'In an early-season South Carolina high school baseball game, Kyle Lanning pitched Battery Creek past Wade Hampton as the Dolphins prevailed 9-4 on Wednesday (March 11). Following the victory, Battery Creek evened its record to 1-1. Lanning earned the win.  The Battery Creek pitcher thrived throughout the regular-season matchup. Closing the game out in strong fashion, Battery Creek pitcher Tyler Hoffman picked up the save. Offensively for Battery Creek, Deanthony Moore went 1-for-2 with three walks and three runs.', 'Dolphins down Wade Hampton, 9-4', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'dolphins-down-wade-hampton-9-4', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:30:54', '2015-03-27 00:30:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21751', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21754, 4, '2015-03-26 20:28:40', '2015-03-27 00:28:40', 'Behind a strong pitching performance by Michaux Gee, Battery Creek beat Whale Branch 14-2 in its season-opener on Tuesday March 10. Gee, strong from start to finish, allowed only one hit and didn’t walk anyone in the contest. Battery Creek used a balanced hitting attack to win convincingly against Whale Branch. Pacing Battery Creek at the plate, Victoria Hill went 3-for-4 with two singles, a triple and two RBIs. Hill provided the Dolphins with a boost at the plate in more than one inning. Also enjoying a multi-hit game for Battery Creek, Kyleigh Peeples went 2-for-3 with a double. Aiding the Battery Creek offensive attack, Julianna Greer delivered a triple and two RBIs.', 'Battery Creek wins season-opener over Whale Branch', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'battery-creek-wins-season-opener-over-whale-branch', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:28:40', '2015-03-27 00:28:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21754', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21756, 4, '2015-03-26 20:29:21', '2015-03-27 00:29:21', 'Playing at home, the Beaufort High softball team committed five errors and couldn’t make up for the defensive miscues, eventually falling to Colleton County on Friday. Visiting Colleton County pulled away to defeat the Eagles 11-3 in the early-season high school softball matchup. Following the loss, Beaufort High dropped to 1-2. Offensively for Beaufort High, Mari Cook and Rebecca Heate each went 1-for-2. Cook also had two walks in the game versus Colleton County. Beaufort High is scheduled to host Berkeley on Wednesday. The Eagles have additional upcoming games scheduled versus Hilton Head, Bluffton, Battery Creek, Berkeley and Thomas Heyward Academy.', 'Eagles commit five errors, fall to Colleton County', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eagles-commit-five-errors-fall-to-colleton-county', '', '', '2015-03-26 20:29:21', '2015-03-27 00:29:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21756', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21760, 4, '2015-03-26 20:34:07', '2015-03-27 00:34:07', '<strong>BEAUFORT ACADEMY</strong>\r\n\r\n•  Friday, March 20: BA’s Shadow Day!  Students in grades 1-11 are invited to spend the day shadowing a BA student, learning more about the school, and getting to know the teachers.  Lunch is included, so please RSVP soon to MJ Simmons at 843-524-3393 or mjsimmons@beaufortacademy.org.\r\n\r\n• Saturday, March 21: The annual BA Junior Class Community Yard Sale will be held in the BA gym.\r\n\r\n• Tuesday-Thursday, March 26th-28th: The Annual BA Science Expo.  The community is invited to attend on Thursday, the 26th, from 5 to 6 p.m.', 'School Notes for the week of March 19th-25th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-notes-for-the-week-of-march-19th-25th', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:21', '2018-07-12 15:00:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21760', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21763, 4, '2015-03-26 20:36:42', '2015-03-27 00:36:42', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-Choir-e1427416655540.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21764 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-Choir-e1427416655540-254x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCongratulations to Megan Alvarez, a 4th Grade student of AMES Academy, for being selected into the South Carolina Elementary Honors Choir. This group recently performed at the Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia. The Elementary Honors Choir provides a unique opportunity for SC students to perform high quality literature with other exceptionally talented young musicians and singers. It discovers and encourages vocal talent in SC Elementary Students by holding high standards of vocal performance.\r\n\r\nPictured above: Music teacher, Mrs. Peggy Copley, and Megan Alvarez at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.', 'Megan Alvarez selected for SC Elementary Honors Choir', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'megan-alvarez-selected-for-sc-elementary-honors-choir', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:21', '2018-07-12 15:00:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21763', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21768, 4, '2015-03-26 20:39:06', '2015-03-27 00:39:06', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-NEWS-LIMS-Leadership.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21769\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-NEWS-LIMS-Leadership-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOL NEWS - LIMS Leadership\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOn March 7th the students of the Lady’s Island Junior Leadership class visited the Beaufort History Museum now located in the old Arsenal building in downtown. Students listened to President Anna Schaffer and Dan Regan discuss Beaufort’s past. Our afternoon session was devoted to the Beaufort National Cemetery under the direction of Ms. Pat Simmons. As we toured the grounds Ms. Simmons explained to us the significance of this historical landmark.', 'Lady’s Island Junior Leadership class', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ladys-island-junior-leadership-class', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:20', '2018-07-12 15:00:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21768', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21771, 4, '2015-03-26 20:39:47', '2015-03-27 00:39:47', '“The dining-in is a formal dinner function for members of a military organization or unit. It provides an occasion for cadets, officers, noncommissioned officers, and their guests to gather together in an atmosphere of camaraderie, good fellowship, fun, and social rapport. It is important to emphasize that a dining-in celebrates the unique bond or cohesion that has held military units together in battle, rather than become just another mandatory function.”\r\n\r\nThe 2015 Dining-in, hosted by the Beaufort County School District, included the top 25 cadets from each high school’s JROTC program and offered a few elements of a real Dining-in event such as it was a formal affair with dinner, toasts, awards, and a guest speaker. The “exhibition drill” event is unique to our dining-in and that’s because we wanted to have an event that would continue the competition for the Superintendent’s Cup Trophy.\r\n\r\nLeadership Award Recipients:\r\n•  Battery Creek High School - Cadet Lt. Col. Bianca Zaragoza\r\n•  Beaufort High School - Cadet Lt. Col. Tucker Pettigrew\r\n•  Bluffton High School - Cadet Lt. Col. Cameron Etheridge\r\n•  Hilton Head Island High School - Cadet Lt. Andrew Fletcher\r\n•  Whale Branch Early College High School - Cadet Lt. Col. David Mitchell', 'Local students win JROTC Leadership Awards at dining-in event', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-students-win-jrotc-leadership-awards-at-dining-in-event', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:20', '2018-07-12 15:00:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21771', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21773, 4, '2015-03-26 20:45:18', '2015-03-27 00:45:18', 'Mrs. Portia Johnson’s 6th grade World History classes recently held their annual “Black History Expo” at Lady’s Island Middle School. The Expo highlighted African Americans who have made “significant contributions” to our society.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21775\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-NEWS-LIMS-BLACK-HISTORY-MONTH-Kaylee-Cayo-pictured-RIGHT.jpeg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21775\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-NEWS-LIMS-BLACK-HISTORY-MONTH-Kaylee-Cayo-pictured-RIGHT-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"Taylor Cornish presenting George Washington Carver.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a> Taylor Cornish presenting on George Washington Carver.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21774\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-NEWS-LIMS-Mr.jpeg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21774\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-NEWS-LIMS-Mr-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"Garrett Smith, Ariana Watson, and Claire Davis presenting on Mr. John Burr.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a> Garrett Smith, Ariana Watson, and Claire Davis presenting on Mr. John Burr.[/caption]\r\n\r\nKaylee Cayo and her team members chose to present L.C. Bailey, the inventor of the first “folding bed”. Miss Cayo said that she “…really enjoyed working as a group and really enjoyed making the life size pictures of her subject while presenting to different people.”\r\n\r\nShe was not the only student to present, Taylor Cornish, for example, presented George Washington Carver. Miss Cornish said “What I enjoyed most about the project was doing the hard work and then being able to show it off.” George Washington Carver, as the readers may remember, helped the agriculture industry with his work in cotton, sweet potato, soy bean and peanut production.\r\n\r\nFinally, Garrett Smith said what he enjoyed most was using technology to do the research and learn new things about interesting people. Mr. Garrett worked with his team to complete research on Mr. John Burr, who is credited with inventing the modern rotary lawn mower.', '6th grade at Lady’s Island Middle explores Black History', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '6th-grade-at-ladys-island-middle-explores-black-history', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:20', '2018-07-12 15:00:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21773', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21777, 4, '2015-03-26 20:46:34', '2015-03-27 00:46:34', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-NEWS-BHS-READ-ACROSS-AMERICA.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21778\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-NEWS-BHS-READ-ACROSS-AMERICA-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOL NEWS - BHS READ ACROSS AMERICA\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHead Football coach Mark Clifford arranged for Beaufort High football players, cheerleaders and Driver’s Ed students to share their love of reading during the annual Read Across America celebration. This year, they visited classes at Port Royal and Lady’s Island Elementary Schools, where the “big kids” read favorite books to younger students. This is the 4th year that Coach Clifford has officially been part of RAA, and has also supported Beaufort High’s Reindeer Readers program that has included all of our feeder elementary schools. We appreciate the efforts of Coach Clifford and his students to highlight the importance of reading for all!', 'Beaufort High supports Reading Across America', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-high-supports-reading-across-america', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:20', '2018-07-12 15:00:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21777', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21780, 4, '2015-03-26 20:47:51', '2015-03-27 00:47:51', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-Riverview-Jr.-Scholars-2015.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21781\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOLS-Riverview-Jr.-Scholars-2015-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOLS -Riverview Jr. Scholars 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" /></a>\r\n\r\nRiverview Charter School congratulates our 8th grade students who qualified as South Carolina Junior Scholars for their outstanding performance on the PSAT. Pictured from left to right: Front Row: Gabriella Morales, Annalee Chiaviello; Back Row: Connor Brown, Luke Miller and Sam Stewart.', 'Riverview Scholars', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'riverview-scholars', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:20', '2018-07-12 15:00:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21780', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21783, 4, '2015-03-26 20:48:58', '2015-03-27 00:48:58', 'Park University announces the availability of the Military Family Scholarship for the 2015-2016 academic year. The scholarship consists of a 15-hour award for the academic year commencing August 17, 2015 and ending July 31, 2016. The scholarship may be used at either the home campus in Parkville, MO or in the classroom at the Beaufort Campus Center.\r\n\r\nEligible applicants for the scholarship are individuals who have not been a Park University student for more than one year at the time of application and who are non-military family members of active duty military personnel residing in the Beaufort area. The only other requirement is a 3.0 grade point average for all college courses taken or a 3.0 high school grade point average for individuals who have not attended college. The application period is March 1 through March 31, 2015. Application forms may be obtained at the Park University  MCAS Beaufort office (Bldg. 596, Room 212) or the Parris Island office (Bldg. 923, Room 35). Additional information may be obtained by calling 843-228-7052.', 'Park University Military Family Scholarship available', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'park-university-military-family-scholarship-available', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:20', '2018-07-12 15:00:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21783', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21785, 4, '2015-03-26 20:50:30', '2015-03-27 00:50:30', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-NEWS-BRIDGES.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21787\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SCHOOL-NEWS-BRIDGES-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"SCHOOL NEWS - BRIDGES\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMs. Newton’s kindergarten class at Bridges Preparatory School is counting down to Spring! First, they learned about worms and how they are beneficial to plants by building their very own worm dome, conducting different experiments to learn about worms and learning that they could grow up to be zoologist, biologist, or oligochaetologist (a worm scientist). The worms were then moved to a composting bin that will help plants in the school garden grow big and strong!', 'Youngsters learn worms are good', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'youngsters-learn-worms-are-good', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:00:20', '2018-07-12 15:00:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21785', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21790, 4, '2015-03-26 21:03:32', '2015-03-27 01:03:32', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy these photos from the recent HELP of Beaufort called Happy Days For HELP Prom Night 2015. HELP offers clothing assistance, family assistance, mobile meals, financial assistance, and more to more than 8,000 local residents. Since photos don’t lie, lots of fun was had at their annual fundraiser. There are many ways for you to Help HELP. From volunteering, to donating household items they need, to running a fundraising drive.\r\nIt all helps. Thank you to everyone who came out and made Prom Night 2015 such a success.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Photos by Captured Moments Photography</strong></p>\r\n[gallery columns=\"5\" ids=\"21791,21792,21793,21794,21795,21796,21797,21798,21799,21800\"]', 'Prom Night 2015 benefits HELP of Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'prom-night-2015-benefits-help-of-beaufort', '', '', '2015-03-26 21:03:32', '2015-03-27 01:03:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21790', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21802, 4, '2015-03-26 21:07:50', '2015-03-27 01:07:50', 'In high school and college, Lime Lite Salon owner Dawn Faivre was frequently asked by friends to style their hair for special events. “I would often forget to allow time for myself because I enjoyed helping them get ready,” Dawn says. “This is when I knew cosmetology was my passion and decided to pursue it as a career.”<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PROFILE-DAWN-LEFEVRE-2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-21803\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PROFILE-DAWN-LEFEVRE-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"PROFILE - DAWN LEFEVRE 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn 2001, the Greensboro, North Carolina native attended Trident Community College and received her cosmetology license. Since then, she’s been on a path to improve each client’s day.\r\n\r\nAccording to Dawn, running a salon is about “having a not so happy-go-lucky client transform into laughter and smiles or supporting someone through a hard time by just being there to listen.  It’s not just creating great hair, it’s also about the bonds and trust that are built.”\r\n\r\nOf course, as owner of Lime Lite Salon, Dawn is also responsible for banking, payroll, orders, day-to-day management, coordinating in-salon education and overseeing all operations in addition to her favorite part of the job – being a full time “behind the chair” stylist.\r\n\r\nAlthough Dawn recently celebrated Lime Lite Salon’s sixth anniversary, she opened the salon with David Watson in 2009.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21804\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"213\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PROFILE-DAWN-LEFEVRE-3.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21804\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PROFILE-DAWN-LEFEVRE-3-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dawn, John, Caroline and Thomas Faivre\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" /></a> Dawn, John, Caroline and Thomas Faivre[/caption]\r\n\r\n“The process was scary, but so exciting. We started with four stylists. This past July, I went from co-owner to sole owner of Lime Lite Salon. Over the years we’ve been so grateful to receive the Readers Choice Salon award four times. Lime Lite was also recently featured in a full-page write up in American Salon magazine.  I plan to continue strong community involvement and providing the best service possible. I don’t believe things like this happen without the best stylists and customers a business could have. I am more than grateful and proud of the salon’s success.”\r\n\r\nDawn says that she learns something new every day, from what she calls “hair prickles” - confessions of what someone used as a styling product in a pinch – to details about wonderful trips around the world and a wealth of information people are willing to share.\r\nLime Lite Salon has supported many local charities and organizations including The Festival of Trees and Dragon Boat Race Day. They also offer free haircuts to anyone who is donating her or his hair.\r\n\r\nDawn’s family includes her husband John, daughter Caroline, who’s in fifth grade at Coosa Elementary School, and Thomas, a first grader at Riverview Charter School.\r\n\r\n“We recently added seven members to our family,” Dawn says slyly. “Our seven hens are very happy in their hen house that John built.  At first we didn’t know what we would do with the eggs, but now that’s not a problem at all.”\r\n\r\nA snow skier since she was 10, Dawn looks forward to an annual ski trip with her sister. Since snow is in short supply in the Lowcountry, Dawn says her second love is paddle boarding. But it’s obvious that Lime Lite Salon is very close to her heart.\r\n\r\n“Lime Lite’s staff is my second family,” she says. “Without this talented group the salon would not be what it is today. Looking back, I had no idea how rewarding being a hairstylist could be.”', 'Dawn Faivre: Lime Lite Salon owner believes in working hard and love what you do', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'dawn-faivre-lime-lite-salon-owner-believes-in-working-hard-and-love-what-you-do', '', '', '2015-03-26 21:07:50', '2015-03-27 01:07:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21802', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21806, 4, '2015-03-26 21:11:14', '2015-03-27 01:11:14', 'Will I have enough money in retirement? It’s a question more and more Americans are asking. Baby boomers in particular wonder if they’ll be able to live comfortably and securely when they leave the workaday world. The good news is that you may be able to retire with confidence and enough assets — if you get organized. That means thinking about what you want retirement to be, reviewing your current investments and benefits, and taking maximum advantage of some investment vehicles designed to provide retirement income. As with so many things, the key is to set clear goals and then pursue them.\r\n\r\n“People who are getting ready for retirement are more financially responsible than their counterparts who are not planning for retirement,” says David Karr, a CPA with the accounting firm of David E. Karr and Associates, LLC, in Rockville, Md. “People who spend less than they make and take maximum advantage of the opportunities presented them to save for retirement, these people understand that life is not all about today. If you want a nice retirement life, you need to start planning as early as possible.”\r\n\r\nSetting retirement goals is not just about dollars and sense. It’s also about drawing on your values and hopes to create a satisfying life. For some, that may mean continuing to work past age 65, or even starting a new career. Others, of course, may be ready to stop laboring and start relaxing, volunteering, traveling or pursuing a pastime.\r\n\r\nBecause each individual’s idea of the perfect retirement is different, everybody will have different financial needs. Try to determine what yours will be based on your vision of being retired. Don’t accept the conventional wisdom that says all of us will require 60 to 80% of our income when we stop working. Instead, try to estimate a budget for your specific vision of retirement.\r\n\r\nStart by noting what you spend on the basics — food, shelter, clothing, health care and transportation. Include expenses for raising children and the mortgage, if it still needs to be paid off. Also, if you keep working, account for any income you anticipate. Add costs for travel, hobbies, entertaining, donations and a second home, if that’s something you’ve worked toward attaining. Think about what might happen to your taxes and apply that information accordingly. While admittedly imprecise, this estimate should be a fair starting place for creating a retirement budget.\r\n\r\nAs you look ahead, be sure to consider that, realistically, you may be retired for a long time, and your finances need to reflect that fact.\r\n\r\n“If you retire at 65, you have a life expectancy of another 20 to 25 years. That’s a long, long time not to have a regular check coming in,” Karr says.\r\n\r\nOnce you have a sense of your financial needs, look at the benefits you’re confident you’ll receive. Make sure you know what you’ll get from your employer. This typically will take only a quick visit to the human resources department.\r\n\r\n“Make sure you talk to well-informed people. Make sure they know what they’re talking about. Get all the facts. Sometimes there are gross misunderstandings about what you’ll get. You want to focus too on when you get benefits,” Karr says.\r\n\r\nAlso, review your savings and investments. Then check on your Social Security benefits. Once a year, Social Security sends a statement of these. If you don’t have one, then use the benefit calculators at the Social Security Web site — www.ssa.gov.\r\n\r\nWhen you know your goals and estimated expenses and income, you can create a written retirement plan that covers investments held in retirement and nonretirement accounts. As you do, it’s a good idea to look at several sources of income that you can use to save and invest.\r\n\r\nBegin by considering using an Individual Retirement Account. Two types particularly deserve attention — traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs. Traditional IRAs tend to work best for people who believe they’ll be in a lower tax bracket during retirement and meet the criteria for making tax-deductible contributions. Earnings and contributions are taxable as ordinary income when withdrawn, and withdrawals prior to age 59½ may trigger a federal 10% penalty. Payments from the account must begin when the investor reaches age 70½.\r\n\r\nThe Roth IRA generally appeals to people who want tax-deferred earnings, are OK with the idea of making aftertax contributions now in exchange for tax-free distributions in retirement and who expect to be in the same or a higher tax bracket when they retire.1 Holders of Roth IRAs often use them because they also may need access to their savings. The Roth IRA requires no minimum distribution during the investor’s lifetime. With both IRAs, investors make periodic contributions and direct how the money will be invested.\r\n\r\nBesides IRAs, annuities2 also may have a place in your portfolio. An annuity is a contract between you and an insurance company in which the insurer agrees to make periodic payments to you, beginning either immediately or at some future date. Annuities are designed to be long-term investments used for retirement. They have contract limitations, fees and charges that include, but are not limited to, mortality and expense risk charges, sales and surrender charges, administrative fees, and charges for optional benefits. There are limitations on the amount of funds that may be withdrawn without a charge, and withdrawals reduce annuity contract benefits and values. Additionally, withdrawals of earnings are subject to ordinary income tax, and a federal 10% penalty may apply to withdrawals taken prior to age 59½.\r\n\r\nAnnuities have two basic forms — fixed and variable. Fixed annuities appeal to conservative investors because they deliver a fixed payment at a regular interval. On the other hand, variable annuities generally offer a range of investment options, and the value of your investment will vary depending on the performance of the investment options you choose, which may directly impact the payments you are able to receive.\r\n\r\nUltimately, proper planning may help you get the retirement you desire, if you know what you want and what your options are — and pursue both with resolve and clarity.\r\n\r\nTogether, we can discuss:\r\n• Your vision and goals for retirement\r\n• How an annuity might help strengthen your retirement plan\r\n• Whether a traditional IRA or Roth IRA makes sense for you\r\n\r\n<em>This article was written by Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Katie Cuppia Phifer, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and Financial Advisor in Beaufort, SC at 843-982-1506.</em>', 'Income strategies for retirement', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'income-strategies-for-retirement', '', '', '2015-03-26 21:11:14', '2015-03-27 01:11:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21806', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(21808, 4, '2015-03-26 21:13:18', '2015-03-27 01:13:18', 'By Susan Stone\r\n\r\nLife is extraordinary! There is nothing ordinary about it…nor has there ever been as far as I can remember. Ordinary people have extraordinary experiences every day! But many of us pretend that we don’t. The Edgar Cayce’s and the Sylvia Browns of this world are not as unique as you may think. Everyone has psychic gifts…everyone. It is our nature.\r\n\r\nHave you ever had an experience that you could not explain? Have you ever “felt” like something was wrong, only to find out later that something in fact had happened? Have you ever felt like you were protected, when you should have been injured? Have you ever thought of someone, only to have the phone ring and it was them? You are not alone. You have experienced something extraordinary. It is not as rare as you may think. In fact it’s quite common, if you pay attention. Some people have the unique gift of communicating with animals. Some report seeing and hearing angels. We have seen evidence in scientific experiments that prove people can communicate telepathically.\r\n\r\nMore and more, children are remembering who they were in another life. Their stories are fascinating. There is no way these children could know the details of a time long before they were born. People like Kim Russo and Theresa Caputo are famous for helping others with readings from their loved ones who have crossed over. The only real difference between us and them is that we have yet to discover our own gifts. If special gifts run in your family, you would have grown up knowing that it’s very real. But if you grew up in a family that had other beliefs, then you may have been told that isn’t possible, or worse.\r\n\r\nIf you think of mankind as an orchestra, some people are more gifted with wind instruments while others are better at strings or percussion. All are vital parts of the orchestra, but each has its own specialty, so to speak. Maybe your gift is knowing when the phone is about to ring. Perhaps you have prophetic dreams. Do animals come to you? What about Nature Spirits? Do you have the gift of healing? Insight?\r\n\r\nWe have a magical nature about us. There is more to us “ordinary” people than meets the eye. We know things we’ve never been taught. We know things that other people have never told us about themselves. We are capable of assisting in miraculous healings…how? How can we do these things? My Master Teacher, who you may know as the humble carpenter from Nazareth once said; “What I have done, you will do and more”. I don’t think he was joking. I also don’t think we do any of this by ourselves. In my experience as a healer, I am very clear that the energy which heals does not come from me, but through me. Over the years I have been witness to many miracles…spontaneous healings that cannot be explained by anyone, including their doctors.\r\n\r\nSkepticism is healthy. I can’t remember who said this; if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything…or something to that effect. Every day I exercise my right to disbelieve in anything that doesn’t feel right. I also do not believe everything I think…as I have proved myself wrong many times. Your personal experiences are what change your heart. And once you know, you cannot not-know.\r\n\r\nI believe we are here to help each other. And I think these Gifts of the Spirit are meant to assist us in that endeavor. What is your gift? What did you bring to the party to share? How can you help?\r\n\r\nAn Extraordinary life is awaiting you…will you join us?\r\n\r\n<em>You can find Susan Stone at Beaufort Chiropractic. She is an Intuitive healer, Reiki Master, minister and counselor. Author of “We Heard You,” available on Amazon.com You may contact Susan at theriverangel.ss@gmail.com.</em>', 'Life is extraordinary', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'life-is-extraordinary', '', '', '2015-03-26 21:13:18', '2015-03-27 01:13:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21808', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21810, 4, '2015-03-26 21:17:46', '2015-03-27 01:17:46', 'By The Habitat for Humanity ReStore\r\n\r\nLast month we upcycled headboards and footboards as examples of unique projects for our do-it-yourselfers. Upcycling is the process of converting an item and giving it new life as something useful and often beautiful as well as creative. You can find all kinds of goodies to re-invent at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore or at consignment or thrift stores in the area. When you are poking around a thrift store your eye is often drawn to something that speaks to you, but in its present state it is not something you would want to use. So here are some great ideas you can do with picture frames.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DIY-SECTION-PICTURE-FRAME.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-21813\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DIY-SECTION-PICTURE-FRAME-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DIY SECTION - PICTURE FRAME\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Key Holder:</strong> Refurbish your frame, put a few hooks inside the top and hang!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DIY-CHALK-BOARDS.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-21811\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DIY-CHALK-BOARDS-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DIY - CHALK BOARDS\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Chalkboard:</strong> Try making a chalkboard frame to hang on your wall or sit on the kitchen counter! It’s SUPER easy. You just need a picture frame, and a can of chalkboard spray paint you can find at the hardware store. You take out the glass, lay it on newspaper and spray the whole glass plate with chalkboard spray paint. You may need two coats. Once it’s totally dry, put it back in the frame, and you’re done. The frames provide you with the unique look. You can distress them, paint vivid colors, or match them and make a set.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DIY-TRAY.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-21812\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/DIY-TRAY-150x149.jpg\" alt=\"DIY - TRAY\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Tray: </strong> It is simple DIY to create a chic tray to display items or to serve on at parties. Select a picture frame with raised edges to look more like a tray. Finish it as desired. Cut a piece of wallpaper or decorative paper to insert into the frame. You can add handles on your tray as well. Purchase drawer pulls, which can be purchased at the ReStore, and screw them into the top of the frame. Or you can put little “feet” under the tray with wooden balls glued on.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jewelry Holder: </strong> Paint your frame or distress it. Fashion racks out of dowels or even twigs and hang necklaces from them. Or mount hooks (as in key holder) and hang necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc.\r\n\r\nAs you can see, an exciting find can be turned into all kinds of useful and eye-catching things. We always encourage you to UPCYCLE when you can. It’s a great way to be an example to everyone of recycling in a different way.\r\n\r\n<em>The ReStore is a great place to pick up such items and all proceeds go to a good cause. The LowCountry Habitat for Humanity ReStore is located at 616 Parris Island Gateway in Beaufort and is open Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Donations welcome. Call 843-525-0055 to schedule your FREE pick up.</em>', 'Up with upcycling: the many uses of picture frames', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'up-with-upcycling-the-many-uses-of-picture-frames', '', '', '2015-03-26 21:17:46', '2015-03-27 01:17:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21810', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21815, 4, '2015-03-26 21:19:42', '2015-03-27 01:19:42', 'Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) of the Lowcountry will continue to offer its free tax preparation program until April 15. The program, which is intended to aid low-to-moderate income individuals and families, has completed more than 1,000 tax returns at its various sites around the Lowcountry, since commencing annual operations earlier this year.  VITA has multiple locations throughout the area and is operating an extensive weekly schedule which, while subject to change, is currently as follows:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mondays</strong></p>\r\n•  Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.\r\n•  Saint Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, Saint Helena, 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursdays</strong></p>\r\n•  Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.\r\nFridays\r\n•  YMCA, 1801 Richmond Avenue, Port Royal, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturdays</strong></p>\r\n•  Lobeco Branch Library, 1862 Trask Parkway, Lobeco, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.\r\n•  USC-Beaufort, Gateway Campus, 1 University Boulevard, Bluffton, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nMark Schneider, VITA Program Coordinator said, “Our VITA program sites are open on a rotating schedule, which should provide a convenient time and place for qualifying taxpayers to access our services. The lines and waiting times are shorter than earlier in the tax season, so now is a great time to use our services.”\r\n\r\nVisit www.vitalowcountry.org for more information about the program.', 'Free tax preparation program available', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'free-tax-preparation-program-available', '', '', '2015-03-26 21:19:42', '2015-03-27 01:19:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21815', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21817, 4, '2015-03-26 21:22:08', '2015-03-27 01:22:08', 'During the South Carolina Press Association’s annual meeting on Saturday, March 14, the 2014 News Contest Award winners were announced, recognizing journalism excellence for newspapers across the state. The Island News received six awards for photography, writing and page design.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21818\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COMMUNITY-NEWS-AWARDS-The-children-at-Kid-Fest-by-Bob-Sofaly-won-third-place-in-the-Feature-Photo-category.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21818\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COMMUNITY-NEWS-AWARDS-The-children-at-Kid-Fest-by-Bob-Sofaly-won-third-place-in-the-Feature-Photo-category-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"The children at Kid Fest by Bob Sofaly won third place in the Feature Photo category.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" /></a> The children at Kid Fest by Bob Sofaly won third place in the Feature Photo category.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAmong all 20 weekly newspapers with a circulation more than 4,500, photographer <strong>Eric Smith</strong> took second place in the Sports Action Photo category. In the same division, photographer <strong>Bob Sofaly</strong> won third place in the Feature Photo category.\r\n\r\n<strong>Pamela Brownstein</strong>, former editor of The Island News, received four awards. For weekly papers with a circulation more than 4,500, she took second place in the categories of Column Writing, Photo Page Design, and Page One Design Portfolio. She also won second place in the Feature Headline Writing category among all weekly newspapers in South Carolina.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21819\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COMMUNITY-NEWS-AWARDS-This-photo-of-the-Beaufort-River-by-Eric-Smith-won-second-place-for-Sports-Action-Photo.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21819\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COMMUNITY-NEWS-AWARDS-This-photo-of-the-Beaufort-River-by-Eric-Smith-won-second-place-for-Sports-Action-Photo-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"The photo of the Beaufort River by Eric Smith won second place for Sports Action Photo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" /></a> The photo of the Beaufort River by Eric Smith won second place for Sports Action Photo.[/caption]\r\n\r\n“We are proud of the hard work our staff puts into The Island News week-in and week-out and are delighted that they have received this much deserved recognition for their contribution to the paper’s success. Our readership continues to increase which is a reflection of our community’s appreciation of The Island News,” said publishers Kim Harding and Elizabeth Newberry.\r\n\r\nThis is the fourth year in a row The Island News has been recognized by the South Carolina Press Association, with 17 awards total.', 'The Island News wins six South Carolina Press Awards ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-island-news-wins-six-south-carolina-press-awards', '', '', '2015-03-26 21:22:54', '2015-03-27 01:22:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21817', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21822, 4, '2015-03-26 21:25:27', '2015-03-27 01:25:27', 'The South Carolina Senate recently passed a ban on powdered alcohol, agreeing that the substance is just too dangerous even after the federal government approved selling it.  A brand of powdered alcohol called Palcohol was approved for sale by the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau last week.  On its website, Palcohol said it hopes to start selling its product in the summer. About half the states in the U.S. are currently considering similar bans.<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/NEWS-POWERED-ALCOHOL.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-21823\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/NEWS-POWERED-ALCOHOL-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"NEWS - POWERED ALCOHOL\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe bill faces one more procedural vote before it is sent to the House.\r\n\r\nOpponents of the bill said it made no sense for South Carolina to sell alcohol in liquid form, but not in powdered form.\r\n\r\nBill sponsor Larry Martin said the powdered alcohol is more dangerous because it has no taste or odor, can be put in anything from other drinks to food and would be easier to hide than a bottle or flask of booze. He warned people could even snort it if they wanted to.\r\n\r\nIf the ban had failed, powered alcohol would be “the hottest stuff on high school campuses,” said Martin, R-Pickens. “I predict it would be the hottest stuff on a middle school campus.”\r\n\r\nSenators seemed to be swayed by Martin’s argument that if powdered alcohol doesn’t cause problems in states where it was legal, then lawmakers can always change\r\ntheir minds.', 'Powdered alcohol + schools = big problems', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'powdered-alcohol-schools-big-problems', '', '', '2015-03-26 21:26:44', '2015-03-27 01:26:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21822', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21828, 4, '2015-03-26 21:28:52', '2015-03-27 01:28:52', '<em>Stanford University Talisman to perform at Penn Center to support Gantt Cottage and Civil Rights Museum.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Penn Center National Historic Landmark District welcomes the Stanford Talisman an a cappella group from Stanford University who will perform in concert on Thursday, March 26th at 6:30 p.m. as a fundraiser for the historic site.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21829\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COVER-Talisman-Group-from-Stanford-Univ..jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-21829\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COVER-Talisman-Group-from-Stanford-Univ.-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"Stanford University Talisman \" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" /></a> Stanford University Talisman[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Talisman, founded over 25 years ago, is an exploration of substantive, cultural music. Composed solely of college students, this Stanford group brings together human stories of struggle, triumph, and solidarity through rich and vibrant song. The group has toured across California, the East Coast, and South Africa cultivating lasting relationships and sharing meaningful experiences with their audiences and collaborators. In addition to having the privilege of working with prominent South African gospel groups, such as the Soweto Gospel Choir and the Imilonji Kantu Choral Society, Talisman has also had the honor of performing at the White House, the Olympics, and Carnegie Hall.\r\n\r\nThe concert will serve as a fund/friend- raiser event to support the renovation of Gantt Cottage which will serve as a Civil Rights Museum on Penn Center’s 50-acre historic campus. The original Gantt Cottage was named after formerly enslaved Hastings Gantt, who donated the original tract of land for the Penn School. Hastings Gantt was a business man and politician, who served in the South Carolina Legislature as a representative from Beaufort during the Reconstruction era. Hastings Gantt was an inspiration to landowners and land toiler alike. The original cottage was destroyed by fire around 1940. The current cottage, built by Penn School students, is a replacement.\r\n\r\nTwo decades later, the Gantt Cottage was utilized as a residence and respite for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, during his numerous visits to Penn Center in the 1960’s with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Penn Center was one of only two sites in the South where multi-racial groups could meet at a time of de facto and de jure segregation. Dr. King found the Penn Center’s campus a pleasant, suitable location to visit, rest, and work.\r\n\r\nRecently, volunteers from the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Beaufort (UUFB) have committed to providing service to Penn Center and are assisting with much needed restorations to the exterior of Gantt Cottage. Penn Center is grateful for the support from the UUFB and to the Stanford University Talisman for providing this wonderful fund/friend raising opportunity.\r\n\r\nThe public is cordially invited to attend the Stanford University Talisman concert on Thursday, March 26th at 6:30 p.m. in Frissell Community House at the historic Penn Center located at 16 Penn Center Circle West, St. Helena Island. Admission for the concert is: $5/Adult, $3/Youth (Ages 17-13) and Free/ Ages 12 &amp; Under. Donations are greatly appreciated, and can be made payable to Penn Center, Inc. and earmarked for the Gantt Cottage as Penn Center attempts to reach its goal of $25,000. Penn Center, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization with a mission to promote and preserve the history and culture of the Sea Islands.\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding the Talisman concert and ways to support the Gantt Cottage and the Civil Rights Museum at Penn Center, please contact Victoria Smalls, Director of History, Art &amp; Culture (843) 838-2432 or email:\r\nvsmalls@penncenter.com.', 'A performance to preserve history ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-performance-to-preserve-history', '', '', '2015-03-26 21:28:52', '2015-03-27 01:28:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21828', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21831, 4, '2015-03-26 21:41:01', '2015-03-27 01:41:01', '[gallery columns=\"5\" ids=\"21836,21835,21834,21833,21832\"]\r\n\r\nMeet the Honor Flight Network. This amazing nationwide group provides three day trips to US war veterans so that they can see the war memorials in Washington and Arlington that honor their service to our country. This trip is provided at no cost to the veteran and is funded entirely by private and corporate donations.\r\n\r\nBesides the veteran, Honor Flight sends trained, volunteer “guardians” on each trip to help with logistics and other needs of the veterans. But perhaps more valuable to the veteran is not the trip, but the companionship of other veterans, new friends with similar experiences and men and women who have a true understanding and appreciation for the missions these soldiers accomplished.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_21837\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COVER-HONOR-FLIGHT-e1427420513950.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-21837 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/COVER-HONOR-FLIGHT-e1427420513950-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" /></a> Left to right: Jay Lloyd, Paul Coffman, Coleman White. Jay and Coleman are owners of the Johnson Creek Tavern and all three are Honor Flight Guardians[/caption]\r\n\r\nSo when Owen Hand, an Honor Flight board member, was approached by Johnson Creek Tavern co-owner Coleman White one day at the gym where they both work out, Hand listened to White’s amazing offer. White suggested that all of the dollar bills that have been tacked onto the restaurants walls and ceiling in two rooms since 1999 would be donated to the Honor Flight Network. The only catch was that somebody had to take them all down. And in stepped 20 or so marines from the Marine Corp. Air Station to do the tedious work of pulling out lots and lots of small nails from the walls. In the end, almost $13.000 was given to the Honor Flight Network.\r\n\r\nThis very generous donation will make it possible for approximately 26 veterans to make this trip in May. Besides World War II vets, those who fought in Korea and Vietnam are also eligible to go.\r\n\r\nHand recounted his experience of being with veterans at the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. “It was probably the most powerful and moving moment I have ever experienced. No way can we adequately thank these men and women for the sacrifices they all made on my behalf - and on your behalf. The Honor Flight Network has taken 1000’s of veterans to Washington and I hope we will be able to take 1000’s more. The Johnson Creek Tavern has certainly shown what it means to be supportive of our war veterans and personally, I cannot thank them enough.”\r\n\r\nNeither can we. For more information on the Honor Flight Network go to  www.honorflightsavannah.org.', 'How do you show appreciation to our war veterans?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-do-you-show-appreciation-to-our-war-veterans', '', '', '2015-03-26 21:42:09', '2015-03-27 01:42:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21831', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(21849, 4, '2015-04-05 20:58:10', '2015-04-06 00:58:10', '<strong>Tween event at the Lobeco Branch Library</strong>\r\n\r\nNail Art for Tweens is being offered FREE at the Lobeco Library. Come design your own nails, a perfect afternoon for 9-13 year olds, but registration is required so call early to reserve your spot. It will be on Thursday, March 26 at 4:00 p.m. at the Lobeco Library, 1862 Trask Parkway. For additional information contact the library at 843-255-6481. Website:  beaufortcountylibrary.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>Circus to the max comes to Beaufort</strong>\r\n\r\nFeatured acts include: Judit and Juergen Nerger’s Tigers—the largest and most spectacular tiger act ever! High Wire Feats—high tension thrills performed in most unusual fashion: rather than using typical balance poles, our funambulists traverse the wire aided by umbrellas! Elephants: Yes, we have them! We love our elephants! And Clowns- lots and lots of clowns. The Circus will be held at 201 Cherokee Farms Rd., adjacent to Habersham Marketplace and performances begin at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on March 26th.\r\n\r\n<strong>Fish fry to support scholarship students</strong>\r\n\r\nPlease join the St. Helena/Lady’s Island Chapter of NAACP, support scholarships for the ACT SO High School Students scholarship competition, by purchasing a ticket for or attending the upcoming Fish Fry Fundraiser.  The fish fry will be held Saturday, March 28, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. near the Lady’s Island Shell Station at the corner of Chowan Creek Rd and Old Distant Island Rd.  To purchase tickets, gain more information, or make a donation please contact: Barbara Jean at 347-497-9326 or Tonya Johnson Phillips at 843-441-4985.\r\n\r\n<strong>Free merchandise at yard sale</strong>\r\n\r\nTheraVista, The Lending Room and Roxanne Cheney Organizes team up again for Spring Clean for Joy on March 28th 7:30 to 10 a.m. at TheraVista, 263 Brickyard Point Road South on Lady’s Island. This ‘yard sale’ where everything is FREE is held twice a year to get folks feeling joyful about clearing out those unused items that just sit in closets, drawers and garages then allow others to feel joyful in receiving items that they could use now. We are currently accepting donations of items in all categories from furniture, household goods, tools, clothes, etc. For more info on dropping off donations, email theravista@gmail.com or call 843.812-1328. Together let’s spread great JOY!\r\n\r\n<strong>YMCA to host pancake breakfast fundraiser</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Childcare Staff of the Wardle Family YMCA of Beaufort County will host a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Saturday, March 28th at the YMCA located at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal. Pancakes, sausage, bacon and beverages will be served from 8 to 10 a.m. There will be a special appearance by Tux the Clown and the Easter Bunny with photo opportunities as well as musical entertainment. All proceeds will benefit the YMCA Annual Scholarship Fund which directly aids our community members through financial assistance for YMCA childcare, membership, summer camp, sports and aquatic programs. The cost is $10 per adult, $5 per child and children aged 2 and under are free. Contact Hannah Manning, Early Childhood Director, hannahmymca@gmail.com, call her at 832.522.9622  or go to their website at  www.ymcabeaufortcounty.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Need a car wash?</strong>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek High School Band is raising money by washing cars on March 28th, April 11th, and May 2nd. They will be having this event at Bojangles located at 109 Robert Smalls Parkway from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Please come out and get your car washed and support the BCHS Band.\r\n\r\n<strong>Join the second annual VOLKSMARCH</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Friends of Hunting Island announce the second annual VOLKSMARCH or People’s Walk on Saturday, March 28th. Walks along the lagoon and through the maritime forest will feature major segments of the Hunting Island Trail System. Walkers can start from the Nature Center (next to the fishing pier) anytime from 9 a.m. to 3pm. Following signs along the path, the walk can be completed in 1.5 hours. Contributions ($10 for a participation pendant) will benefit the Discover Carolina Program for local schools.So, get your friends and neighbors together and join us! For more information, visit www.friendsofhuntingisland.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>20th Annual KidFest - free to the public!</strong>\r\n\r\nThe 20th Annual KidFest, a fun day of FREE activities, games, and entertainment for families is set for Saturday, March 28th from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Cross Creek Shopping Center (near Belk and Best Buy).  The event is presented by Marine Corps Community Services-South Carolina in partnership with the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA), The Exchange Club of Beaufort and the Department of Social Services (DSS).  Over 50 local agencies will be present to educate and entertain our community in celebration of Child Abuse Prevention Month. The DoD/OSD theme for 2015 is “Children deserve to be protected.  Know the warning signs. Help Stop Child Abuse… before it happens.” This event is free to the public.  We invite all families to join us for snow cones, crafts, fire truck tour, face painting, animals, prizes, a talent show, and much more!\r\n\r\n<strong>Learn “Brainy &amp; Bendy” yoga backbends</strong>\r\n\r\nOne Yoga Sanctuary, located at 73 Sea Island Pkwy. in Beaufort, is offering “Brainy and Bendy,” a workshop dedicated to the art of backbends, on Saturday, March 28, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Instructors Carol Morrissey and Stacy Hannah from One Yoga will lead participants through an exploration of the movement necessary to achieve safe, satisfying backbends. The cost of the workshop is $25 and advanced registration is required as space is limited. Register online at oneyogasanctuary.com or call (843) 476-1388.\r\n\r\n<strong>Friends of Garden’s Corner to hold meeting</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Friends of Garden’s Corner will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. under the oaks at Garden’s Corner. If it is raining, the meeting will be held in the vacant building (former furniture store) on the southwest quadrant of the site. The program will include Brad Hill of BPG: Beaufort Planning Group speaking on the beautification project plan. There will be a short business meeting, update on progress and projects, election of new officers and light refreshments will be serviced. For additional information, please contact Woody Collins at 843-846-2322.\r\n\r\n<strong>LowCountry Fly Fishing Expo this weekend</strong>\r\n\r\nThe third annual LowCountry Fly Fishing Expo to be held Saturday, March 28th is just days away and there are limited tickets left. This is a great way to start learning or advancing your knowledge of the sport of saltwater fly casting. Go to our website to see all of the events and who will be offering sessions on topics like Techniques of Fly Fishing Casting, How to Tie Flies and much more. If you still need information call us at 843-524-5250 or go to our website at www.baystreetoutfitters.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Next Level Living hosts discussion event </strong>\r\n\r\nMany of us have had shameful things happen in our past and we have allowed it to take ownership in our present. Bitterness, hurt, anger, or hopelessness does have the right to vent but it does not have the right to stay. So if you want to be free from this kind of stuff, join us Saturday, April 4th at 9:00 a.m. at The Quality Inn Town Center 2001 Boundary Street, Beaufort. This event is FREE to the public. Invite your friends, family, and co-workers to this event.\r\n\r\n<strong>Family Easter carnival to benefit the YMCA</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Link Church and Decibel Church of Beaufort is hosting a free family Easter carnival Saturday, April 4th, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Naval Heritage Park (near the skate park in Port Royal). This annual event benefits the Beaufort County YMCA Preschool. Please consider donations of Kleenex, Clorox wipes, Lysol spray, Styrofoam bowls, plastic forks and spoons, learning puzzles, dress up clothes and pretend kitchen items in exchange for free entry and event participation. Vendors and activities include The Blood Alliance blood drive, inflatable bouncers, games, Sno Cones, popcorn, music by The Brewer Band and much more. For information, visit www.thelinkbeaufort.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cobia on the fly</strong>\r\n\r\nThe April 8th meeting of the Sea Island Fly Fishing Club will be at 6 p.m. at Bay St. Outfitters, 825 Bay St. in downtown Beaufort. The speaker will be veteran Beaufort guide Capt. Doug Gertis. Doug will speak on cobia, the species that he helped make popular in our area. A pioneer cobia expert, Doug can remember when he had the Broad River to himself during cobia season. Today we see a fleet of boats chasing cobia during the season. His talk will include refusals and how to change tactics and be successful in spite of temperamental fish. Capt. Gertis’ boat until recently held the SC cobia record at 86 lbs., and he once had two over 70 lbs. in one day on the fly. The public is welcome to attend this free event and refreshments are available. Join us for fishing talk and cobia wisdom. Anyone interested in fly fishing should attend, or check out the club at www.seaislandflyfishers.com. Call Jack Baggette at 843-441-4023 with questions.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cobia on a spinning rod</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Sportfishing &amp; Diving Club’s next meeting will be held Thursday April 9th at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located off of Meridian Road. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. As the saying goes, “When the jasmine bloom the Cobia will arrive offshore and in Port Royal Sound and St Helena Sound’. Well known Fishin’ Coach Capt. Dan Utley will deliver a Cobia presentation. He will discuss locations, tides, baits of choice, rods, reels, and particularly rigging for this well-known local species. You do not need a reservation and guests are welcomed. For additional information call Captain Frank Gibson 843-522-2122 or fgibson@islc.net.\r\n\r\n<strong>Celebrate Earth Day at the Port Royal Farmers Market</strong>\r\n\r\nSupport Earth Day 2015! Enjoy the many environmental displays, live critters, activities, giveaways, and have some just plain fun on April 18th at the Port Royal Farmers Market –Heritage Naval Park. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn how to make it easy to go green in Beaufort. Have breakfast or lunch and enjoy live music while you shop for locally grown foods. Call Beaufort Conservation District for details at 843-522-8100 or email shelby.berry@sc.nacdnet.net or visit www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com.', 'What To Do the week of March 26th-April 1st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-march-26th-april-1st', '', '', '2015-04-05 20:59:16', '2015-04-06 00:59:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21849', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21852, 4, '2015-04-05 21:01:19', '2015-04-06 01:01:19', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Cali.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21853\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PETS-Cali-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"PETS - Cali\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Calli is an enthusiastic girl who will greet you with a wiggly body, wagging tail and will roll over for belly rubs. She adores people and loves to play with her toys. Adopt this sweet girl and you will have a wonderful and loyal companion for life. So come meet with Calli at the Palmetto Animal League Adoption Center Monday-Saturday from 12 to 7 p.m. She is spayed, microchipped and up to date on her vaccinations. Email us at info@palmettoanimalleague.org or call 843-645-1725 for more information.</p>', 'Pet of the Week', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pet-of-the-week-78', '', '', '2015-04-05 21:01:19', '2015-04-06 01:01:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21852', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21855, 4, '2015-04-05 21:03:03', '2015-04-06 01:03:03', 'By Dr. Parker T. Barker and Prof. Percy Pussycat\r\n\r\nMy mom is always watching what I eat. I don’t know why but she does. I got my degree in Hoovering and I was an A+ student. I will just about eat anything unless it is green. Hate green stuff! What I’ve witnessed is that in general good dog owners do pay close attention to what goes in the mouth of their beloved pets. What we eat is very important to our overall health and well-being.\r\n\r\nIn case you didn’t know, dogs are naturally and biologically built to be carnivores. We are direct descendants of wolves, who are internally wired eat raw meat and perhaps some vegetables. Although sled dogs and racing greyhounds have been fed raw food for a very long time, the idea to introduce the same kind of diet for household dogs like me was proposed only in the past two decades.\r\n\r\nI’ve been told that in 1993, Ian Billinghurst, an Australian veterinarian suggested that it may be best for domesticated dogs to be reintroduced to their ancestral ways - the raw food diet. Basically, this dog diet consists of mainly raw meat, bones, and pieces of vegetables His idea is called the BARF diet which stands for either “Bones and Raw Food” or “Biologically Appropriate Raw Food”. Personally, for me, BARF says it all… (Remember I’m a guy and consequently love bathroom humor.)\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Benefits of a Raw Food Diet</strong></p>\r\nAlthough I love what my Mom feeds me, I have read that although it is a convenient way to feed me, the evidence clearly indicates there is a nutritional deficit in kibble as compared to raw food.\r\n\r\nHere is what the guys in the know tell me:  In a nutritional comparison, commercial dog foods contain an unnecessarily high amount of carbohydrates that typically range between 46-74% or around four times the amount of carbohydrates present in raw foods (14%). On the other hand, a raw food diet contains a high protein and fat value of 56%, while commercial dog foods offered only an average of around 18-32%.\r\n\r\nWith the higher percentage of essential nutrients, the alternative diet has shown a number of substantiated benefits such as:\r\n•  Healthier and shinier coats and skin\r\n•  Smaller, firmer stools\r\n•  Better digestion\r\n•  Improved weight management\r\n•  Cleaner and healthier teeth\r\n•  Better sleep and energy\r\n•  Reduced allergic reactions\r\n\r\nMy Mom is hearing lots of dogs are getting more specialized diets recommended by vets to remove them from grains or other ingredients that may be causing problems with them, like skin allergies or watery stools.\r\n\r\nWhile these facts are accepted by the FDA and many mainstream veterinarians, the BARF (love saying that) for dogs does not come without some negatives.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Negative Effects of Raw Food</strong></p>\r\nThe BARF diet is expensive, time consuming to prepare and hard to sustain. Even if you are willing to put in the time and money, there are other issues you need to be aware of before switching from what you are currently feeding your pet to a raw diet.\r\n\r\nFirst, while rich in protein and fat, the raw food diet does not offer a lot when it comes to other vitamins and minerals. This is because dogs are known to digest raw vegetables poorly. Although this problem can be solved by lightly cooking the vegetables to aid in digestion, it adds additional time to the food preparation.\r\n\r\nSecondly, raw meats are highly susceptible to contamination by certain pathogens and other bacteria. Since a dog’s digestive system is shorter in length and highly acidic, they are resistant to such contaminations. However, it poses a threat for our owners. The bacteria from these foods will be coming out someplace and can easily be transferred to carpets and other household furniture as well. Yuck! Should this happen, use the necessary products to prevent the transition of these harmful bacteria.\r\n\r\nBut don’t just take our word for this. You should check with your vet before changing your pet’s diet. And you should become a good label reader. If meat is the first item listed in ingredients that food will be more nutritious than one that starts with byproducts or grains like flaxseed or seaweed meal. I am not eating seaweed no matter what it looks like. My Mom feels there is probably a good balance here between nutrition and the cost/timing issues. That is why we sometimes get some boiled chicken added to our meal to make sure we are getting enough protein. Somehow she doesn’t believe that ice cream should be handled the same way. Wonder why? Anyway, happy eating friends!\r\n\r\n<em>Dr. Parker T. Barker received his doctorate in Squirrel Chasing and Hoovering from the University of Hartford, CT Rescue Center. He lives on Lady’s Island with his sister, Peanut and their great Mom. Prof. Percy Pussycat is a trained animal behaviourist and received his degree from the Canine and Cat Institute in London. He lives in Shell Point with his brother, Harley and devoted human family.</em>', 'A look at pros and cons of raw dog food diets', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-look-at-pros-and-cons-of-raw-dog-food-diets', '', '', '2015-04-05 21:03:40', '2015-04-06 01:03:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21855', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(21857, 4, '2015-04-05 21:06:07', '2015-04-06 01:06:07', 'By Celia Strong\r\n\r\nSpring is official now. And with it come the Spring holidays and Spring clothes in all their lovely pastel colors. So, seems to me, it’s time for pastel wines too. True, we don’t, and can’t, get assorted pastel colors. Like lavender and baby blue and mint green and soft yellow. But we can get pink. Lots and lots of lovely pinks.  Of course, in the world of wines, we call them rosés. But lovely shades they are. And lovely flavors and great with foods and holidays and Spring.\r\n\r\nAs a reminder, we should probably review a few facts about rosé wines. First, we make a distinction between blush wines and rosé wines. Blush wines are sweeter style wines. They are made by fermenting grape juice into wine, but the fermentation is stopped before all the grape sugar is converted into alcohol. That means the wine is a bit sweeter. And, these wines are made into pink wines by adding a small amount of grape juice before bottling. Rosé wines are made exactly like red wines. The juice is fermented with the skins and these red grape skins give the wines their rosé color. These skins are only left to sit with the juice or the fermented wine for short periods of time. From several hours to several days. (Red wines sit with their skins for up to three weeks, give or take, so they have more color and flavors and textures.) These rosé wines vary in their flavors, as well, depending on which grape varieties are used to make them. As we said, the shades of color also vary - from light pink to rose petal to coral to cotton candy to cherry red to ruby to raspberry. Yes, lovely colors!  If they are aged in barrels, for rosés it is usually a very short time. Which gives us one more reason to think of rosé with the arrival of Spring. They both come at the same time every year.\r\n\r\nOur rosé this week is from Oregon, specifically the Willamette Valley. This AVA is probably the best known of all the AVAs in Oregon. It consists of the drainage basin of the Willamette River and covers over five thousand acres. That means it holds most of the state’s wineries. The Willamette AVA was established in 1984, and now has six newer AVAs within it. The climate in Willamette is fairly mild all year long. Cool and wet winters and dry and warm summers. The temperature only goes over ninety degrees for five to fifteen days every year. And, it only goes below zero degrees every twenty-five years. Not all of the Willamette Valley is suitable for vineyards, but what is suitable does a great job. Around the world, it is known for producing some of the very best Pinot Noir wines in the world. So, guess what? Our rosé is a Pinot Noir.\r\n\r\nElk Cove Vineyards is our winery. Founded in 1974, by Pat and Joe Campbell, Elk Cove is still family owned and operated. Son, Adam, joined his parents in 1995 as winemaker. The couple met when they were both teenagers picking strawberries for spending money. Pat’s family was already growing grapes, before Prohibition. Joe went to Harvard and Stanford Medical School. Pat and Joe chose their property for its shallow soils, steep, hilly terrain and fabulous panoramas. The property had been a farm and they converted the original barn into their winery. In the beginning, friends helped them in the vineyards - free labor and instant customers. In addition, Joe worked in a hospital emergency room. They chose their winery name, Elk Cove, because in 1974, when the family was still living in a trailer behind their barn, a herd of elk bedded down in a clearing around the trailer. From the beginning, and still now, the Campbell family has always had hand crafted wines as their goal. And, no, they did not realize that they were pioneers in the Oregon wine industry.\r\nA side note - besides specializing in hand crafted wines, Elk Cove operates as a certified “Salmon Safe” winery. This is an official organization that promotes farming practices that keep the land and the water safe for salmon. More than sixty thousand farms and wineries are members. And, some rosés are, in fact, salmon-colored. Good segue?\r\n\r\nAnd we arrive at our 2014 Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosé. The 2014 vintage in Oregon is considered to be the vintage of a lifetime. A vintage with both high quality and high quantities. The growing season, in 2014, was warmer and drier than normal, yielding lots of small bunches of grapes. According to Adam Campbell, “the amazing summer weather led to the lowest disease pressure I have ever seen, creating a harvest that was the stuff dreams are made of - little rain, gorgeous fruit, and an easy tempo making for a relaxed and delightful crush.”  Makes even me want to go work out there.\r\n\r\nAll the Elk Cove grapes are hand-harvested. And all of them are estate grown. For the Rosé, they used both young vine and old vine fruit. This combination gives them full flavor development and aromatics. The juice comes partly from gently pressed whole clusters of grapes and partly from the Saignée method (free run juice that is bled off before fermentation begins). The pressed juice and the Saignée are fermented at cold temperatures in stainless steel tanks. Then, specifically selected lots of Pinot Noir fermented red juice are blended back in for color and texture. (Yes, this is another way to make a rosé wine.) The finished wine is completely dry. It is a dusky rose color with aromas of guavas, mandarins and floral notes like camellias. Its flavors include some spicy crystallized ginger, ripe Rainier cherries and caramelized orange. And, this is a fairly full bodied rosé.\r\n\r\nAll of which gets us to food pairings. Of course, we remember pink meat with pink wine. (The colors of Spring!) Keeping in mind Easter dinner hams. But pink meats include roasted pork and pink fish. Salmon, obviously, and tuna. But all the other foods we’ve listed over time for rosés work too. Asian flavors - ginger, basil, lemongrass, barbecue sauces, vegetable dishes, smoked seafood and meat, mild cheeses. Yum!  So Happy Spring!  Color-wise and wine-wise. For $15.99. Enjoy.', 'Time for pastels again  ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'time-for-pastels-again', '', '', '2015-04-05 21:06:07', '2015-04-06 01:06:07', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=21857', 0, 'post', '', 0);
