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(42668, 4, '2019-12-04 11:30:58', '2019-12-04 16:30:58', '<h2><b>MCAS Marine earns medal for saving Beaufort boy’s life</b></h2>\r\nSgt. Samantha Alexander was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time seven months ago. As a result, she saved a teenaged boy’s life.\r\n\r\nNow, she’s being rewarded for her actions.\r\n\r\nAlexander, the Distribution Management Office freight non-commissioned officer in charge at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal (NCM) on Nov. 13 for saving the life of a local teenager April 25, 2019.\r\n\r\nThe NCM is a decoration presented by the U.S. Department of the Navy to service members of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps who have performed an exceedingly heroic act, exceptional achievement, or commendable service that has not been recognized by a higher award<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nShe was driving home with her daughter and as she turned into her neighborhood the car ahead of her slammed on the breaks and swerved, hitting two boys on their bicycles.\r\n\r\nAlexander pulled safely off the road, and began to approach the scene. As she was getting closer, she noticed that the woman who had hit the two boys was standing over them screaming franticly, “I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry!”\r\n\r\nAnother gentleman ran to attend to one of the boys, so Alexander helped the other.\r\n\r\n“While I started talking to the (boy), I asked him his name, how old he was and I told him who I was. He said he had just got released from high school, and they were riding their bikes home.”\r\n\r\nAs she talked to the boy, she examined his body for trauma.\r\n\r\n“I noticed that he had blood on his pants and they were torn. I (moved) the sweatpants, and could see bone and fatty tissue. I pulled off my belt and I tied it as far above the laceration as possible.”\r\n\r\nAlexander kept telling the boy to brace for the pain, but due to the traumatic leg injury he couldn’t feel his leg.\r\n\r\n“Once I got it tightened down as much as I could, I locked it in place and sat there talking to him.”\r\n\r\nDespite seeing tunnel vision, and having spiked adrenaline, Alexander remained calm for the boy until emergency services arrived.\r\n\r\nShortly after EMS arrived, the boys were taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital where the 15-year-old was immediately transported to Savannah. The doctors confirmed that it was an arterial bleed, and Alexander’s quick reaction to stop the bleeding saved his life.\r\n\r\n“If I wasn’t a Marine, I would not have known what to do at all,” Alexander said. “It was instinct and I hope that any one of us would have done the same thing.”', 'Getting her just rewards', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'getting-her-just-rewards', '', '', '2019-12-04 11:30:58', '2019-12-04 16:30:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42668', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42672, 4, '2019-12-04 11:32:41', '2019-12-04 16:32:41', '<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nInvestigators with the Beaufort Police Department are looking into the shooting death of a man who was sitting in a car in a residential area east of Ribaut Road at the time of the incident,\r\nofficials say.\r\n\r\nEthan Bosworth, 20, of Beaufort, was shot around 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22 while in a car on Waddell Road, said Beaufort County Deputy Coroner David Ott.\r\n\r\nAfter he was shot, Bosworth drove a short distance before crashing into a tree. He was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Ott said. The shooting has been ruled a homicide.\r\n\r\nBosworth was the only person in the car at the time of incident, said Sgt. Patrick Schmucker with the Beaufort Police Department. No arrests have been made and no other details on the shooting were available as of Monday, Dec. 2.\r\n\r\nThe investigation is on-going, Schmucker said.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information about the incident is asked to call Sgt. Josh Dowling at 843-322-7950 or the tip line at 843-322-7938.', 'Beaufort Police investigating shooting death', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-police-investigating-shooting-death', '', '', '2019-12-04 11:32:41', '2019-12-04 16:32:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42672', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42674, 4, '2019-12-04 11:34:16', '2019-12-04 16:34:16', '<h2><b><i>As Historic Beaufort Foundation’s seat on city review<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></i></b><b><i>board hangs in balance, many say character of city is at stake</i></b></h2>\r\n<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nMany of Beaufort’s community leaders, both past and present, were on hand at the city’s regular council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 26 – a meeting that pitted impassioned preservationists who believe the character of the city is at stake against developers who accused a local historic preservation organization of overreaching.\r\n\r\nThose leaders, along with residents and developers, rose during the more than four-hour meeting to give their thoughts on a controversial amendment that would remove Historic Beaufort Foundation’s (HBF) longstanding seat on the city’s Historic District Review Board.\r\n\r\nWhile ultimately council members voted 3 to 2 on first reading to remove the seat, their action was not without significant pushback from the community Tuesday night.\r\n\r\n“We don’t want to destroy this town, but it can be destroyed,” said longtime Beaufort resident and attorney George Trask, who pleaded with those on city council not to take the seat away.\r\n\r\n“Please don’t allow this and don’t allow the excuse of some legal notion to be the rationale for getting rid of this representative,” he said.\r\n\r\nTrask’s comments, which were met with loud applause by those in attendance, were echoed by many of Beaufort’s longtime residents as well as some newcomers who fear the removal of a historic preservation expert from the review board would lead to the city’s downfall as a place of historic and special significance.\r\n\r\nWithout oversight, looser requirements could usher in an era of substandard housing and more and bigger development with buildings that don’t fit in with the city’s historic character, many said.\r\n\r\nHowever, Mayor Billy Keyserling reiterated his position, that 20 percent of the vote of any regulatory agency should not be in the hands of one special interest group, a position he had outlined a week earlier in a column for The Island News.\r\n\r\n“So why, when we are liable and could be at fault, would we give this authority away …” he added Tuesday night.\r\n\r\nHe reminded those gathered that the removal of the seat from the review board would not prevent the HBF from recommending applicants – whether their own members or other supporters – for the committee’s five-member board.\r\n\r\nKeyserling also brought up earlier comments made by Dick Stewart.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort developer has, at times, butted heads with the Historic Beaufort Foundation (HBF) over projects he has wanted to build in and around the city’s historic district.\r\n\r\n“Mr. Stewart talked about (how) he could have sued, but he didn’t because he didn’t want a war,” Keyserling said.\r\n\r\nStewart brought up his company’s latest project earlier in the meeting, a student housing development built for USC Beaufort along Boundary Street. Completed last summer, the project was initially to be one apartment building that spanned the block. However, the city’s review board ruled otherwise, Stewart said, citing the building’s size.\r\n\r\n“I could have sued and won that, but that would have taken a long time, and USCB’s students would not have had a place to live, and USCB wouldn’t have offered courses here, so we ate the cost …,” he said.\r\n\r\nThe comments came during a separate discussion on a number of changes to the Beaufort Development Code city council is considering. Among those changes is the removal of a 160-foot restriction on the size of apartment buildings.\r\n\r\nStewart maintained it is more expensive to build separate buildings and having to build two, in order to meet that restriction, added about $250,000 more to the project.\r\n\r\nThe discussion seemed to only add to the contention between those who attended the meeting.\r\n\r\nStewart and other developers at the meeting, called the number “arbitrary” and cited other buildings in town that were wider than 160 feet including Saltus and Beaufort Baptist Church.\r\n\r\nBut preservationists and others took issue with that characterization saying those buildings were there before the code was passed, were historic and saved as a result.\r\n\r\nRikki Parker with the Coastal Conservation League said the code, based on a typical 300 by 300 foot Beaufort city block, was meant to ensure that developers didn’t build “monolithic building types” that then dominated a block.\r\n\r\n“Can you imagine what a large-scale dormitory at that location would do, and how it would change the look of the Bellamy Curve,” she said. The new USCB dormitories are a perfect example of the wisdom of the planning decision, she added.\r\n\r\n“What we’re seeing is the impacts of a good and strong regulation within the code,” she said.\r\n\r\nStill, Stewart argued that the process for working with the city’s historic review board has changed over the years, and that HBF as an organization is “not what it used to be.”\r\n\r\nStewart has not shied away from voicing his frustrations with the HBF at review meetings in the past and has taken particular issue with what he says is a lack of consensus on suggested changes to projects he’s proposed.\r\n\r\n“HBF should be a serious partner and should work with those of us who are willing to invest in making the historic district better,” he said at Tuesday’s meeting. “… HBF should be your partner and our partner, and not the personal platform for one or two individuals to put forth their preferences.”\r\n\r\nCity Council members Billy Keyserling, Nan Sutton and Mike McFee voted to remove the seat, while Stephen Murray and Phil Cromer voted against the amendment. City council is expected to take up the issue again at its Dec. 10 meeting.', 'Beaufort passion play', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-passion-play', '', '', '2019-12-04 11:34:16', '2019-12-04 16:34:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42674', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42676, 4, '2019-12-04 11:37:31', '2019-12-04 16:37:31', 'Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence spent their Thanksgiving holiday in Beaufort, touring the 501st Marine Fighter Attack Squadron on Wednesday and then serving Thanksgiving dinner to Marines and sailors on Thursday at Afterburners, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort’s recreation center, according to a media release.\r\n\r\nAfter serving dinner, the Pences mingled with the servicemen and women and some civilians, taking time to pose for pictures.\r\n\r\n“@SecondLady and I were humbled and honored to be at @MCASBeaufortSC today to serve a thanksgiving meal to our amazing men and women in uniform stationed there,” Pence tweeted from his account (@VP) Thursday. “We are so thankful to everyone serving in our Armed Forces!”\r\n\r\nThe Marines (@USMC) thanked the Pences for their visit via Twitter, as well.\r\n\r\n“.@VP and @SecondLady, thank you for spending your Thanksgiving with our Marines at @MCASBeaufortSC. #HappyThanksgiving2019!”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence visit Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort on Nov. 27. After arriving, Pence and his wife toured Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 and served Thanksgiving dinner. Marines were given the opportunity to speak with Pence and take a photo.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>Photos by Sgt. Brittney Vella/USMC</em>', 'VP Pence visits Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'vp-pence-visits-beaufort', '', '', '2019-12-04 11:37:31', '2019-12-04 16:37:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42676', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42680, 4, '2019-12-06 12:35:31', '2019-12-06 17:35:31', '<h2>Beaufort Merchants Association encourages you to shop small this holiday season</h2>\r\nThis First Friday, Dec. 6, is also the annual Night on the Town celebration which will be held along Bay and surrounding streets downtown from 6 to 9 p.m.\r\n\r\nThe downtown business community will join in the celebration. Downtown shops, restaurants, and galleries will be open late on this First Friday of December, so everyone will have the opportunity to support local businesses and shop for unique gifts to round out their holiday shopping.\r\n\r\nSome downtown merchants and businesses will offer promotions, specials, and activities throughout the evening. And Beaufort High School’s “Voices” will perform.\r\n\r\nIn addition, to offer the community shopping convenience and personalized service, many downtown businesses will be open until 7p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays up until Christmas Eve.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThrough New Year’s Day, parking in the Downtown Marina parking lot (only) is free.\r\n\r\nAll are welcome to take a break from crowded malls and tedious online browsing and enjoy downtown dining and shopping in support of local Beaufort businesses.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association at <a href=\"mailto:dbmerchantsassociation@gmail.com\">dbmerchantsassociation@gmail.com</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'First Friday/Night On The Town', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'first-friday-night-on-the-town', '', '', '2019-12-06 12:35:31', '2019-12-06 17:35:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42680', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42686, 4, '2019-12-13 09:18:26', '2019-12-13 14:18:26', 'By LEE SCOTT\r\n\r\nMy friend Donna was telling me about a guest she had visiting at her house recently.\r\n\r\nThe British woman had expressed her fascination with American behaviors. She kept saying “You Americans” and then shaking her head.\r\n\r\nMy girlfriend started to get a little offended and finally asked the woman to be more specific as to why she referred to us as “You Americans.”\r\n\r\nThe woman responded, “You Americans are so passionate about your Sunday football. Everywhere you go “You Americans” have it on the television, or are catching up on the latest scores, or having your tailgate parties.”\r\n\r\nThen she added, “You Americans are obsessed with chocolate too. You have chocolate Santas, chocolate hearts at Valentine’s day and even chocolate Easter bunnies.”\r\n\r\nAs she spoke, my girlfriend realized that this woman was looking at Americans as a whole and not mentioning any race, political party or religions. She just lumped us all together as “You Americans.”\r\n\r\nAs Donna finished telling me the story, I told her that it reminded me in a way of my large family. People outside the family were always telling my mother how she had such well-behaved children. “They are always so respectful and pleasant.” Mom said she would have to force herself to smile graciously and say, “Thank you,” all the while thinking, “These people cannot be talking about the Smith children.”\r\n\r\nYes, to outsiders, we looked like a very cohesive group, but we all knew the in-house fighting that was going on. I remember a time when I chased a younger brother around the house for eating my already designated last bowl of Cocoa Krispies, and yet, I was there to help him when the tire on his bike needed to be refilled.\r\n\r\nIf someone from outside the family was picking on a younger sibling, there was always an older sibling who would come to the rescue. Even now, with our varying political beliefs and Christian doctrines, we still rally around each other when something bad comes up. “You Smiths” are still linked by a common bond.\r\n\r\nAnd Donna’s houseguest was right. We Americans have so many things we do together, despite our apparent infighting. Locally, we have the annual boat parades and the Christmas concerts. There are so many of those “You Americans” things that we do that unite us.\r\n\r\nMaybe that is why, when another country needs our help either from a hurricane or tsunami, we are there to pitch in. We, too, are linked by a common bond.\r\n\r\nLater that week, I was with a group of people cheering passionately for opposite football teams. But despite the competitive atmosphere, everyone agreed on the pizza and the beer. It was a real “You Americans” afternoon.\r\n\r\n<i>Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.</i>', '‘You Americans’ addresses us as one big family', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'you-americans-addresses-us-as-one-big-family', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:18:26', '2019-12-13 14:18:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42686', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42688, 4, '2019-12-13 09:19:17', '2019-12-13 14:19:17', '<strong>By CELIA STRONG</strong>\r\n\r\nThe road less traveled… meaning, the wine less known.\r\n\r\nAnd although the wine may be less known, its producer is definitely well known. So, once again, a family business, making wines from various sources, gives us a pedigree dependable for high quality, even if it’s less known.\r\n\r\nCakebread Cellars is a well known, high quality Napa Valley wine producer. Dennis Cakebread, established that winery in 1973 and is a 40-year veteran there.\r\n\r\nA family “planning session,” in 1992 included discussions about new wines that they could make, just not from Napa. In 2010, Dennis made his first trip to Washington State. He already had some contacts there, and made some new ones.\r\n\r\nAnd soon, Mullan Road Cellars was born – named for the winery location on historic Mullan Road, the first highways across the Rocky Mountains, built by the U.S. Army in the mid-19th century. Lt. John Mullan was in charge of the building.)\r\n\r\nOriginating in the Columbia Valley in Washington, Mullan Road’s Red Blend is a Bordeaux style wine, made from grapes grown on three sites.\r\n\r\nSeven Hills Vineyard has excellent soil and drainage. And it is more technologically advanced than most other sites. Its grapes, grown at 850 to 1,050 feet elevation, tend to have uniform ripeness.\r\n\r\nLawrence Vineyard is about 300 to 500 feet higher. The soil here has very good drainage which allows the growers to better control how much moisture gets to the grapes. And grapes that work harder to grow well have better flavors and textures.\r\n\r\nAnd Stillwater Vineyard has fractured rock soils and an extreme southern exposure. Excellent for Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah. A blend of 51 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 29 percent Merlot and 20 percent Cabernet Franc, from these three vineyards, makes the 2016 Mullan Road Red.\r\n\r\nIts appellation is Columbia Valley and Walla Walla Valley. Mullan Road’s winemaker is Aryn Morell, who has previously made wines at Joseph Phelps, Quintessa, Chimney Rock, Chappellet and Silver Oak.\r\n\r\nThe 2016 growing season in Washington started warm. There were heat spikes as early as April. Through the whole spring and into the summer, warm and even hot weather continued.\r\n\r\nThe grapes ripened very well. Fall that year was mild, with a cooler October. Great color and tannins in the grapes. The wine has vibrant black fruit notes, blackberries, black currants, dark cherries, baking spices and dark plums. Plus notes of dried herbs, tea leaves, potpourri, licorice, raspberries, hints of smoke and more.\r\n\r\nAll the aromas and flavors are intense and complex. And the textures are too. Smooth, elegant, rich, polished and concentrated with balanced tannins and a lingering finish.\r\n\r\nThis wine can be aged but is excellent now as well. With red meats, pork, strong cheeses and Christmas trees. The Cakebread reputation has expanded, from Napa to Washington State.\r\n\r\nMullan Road will be a well traveled road. For $39.98 at Bill’s Liquors. Enjoy.\r\n\r\n<i>Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor &amp; Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.</i>', 'Mullan Road will become a well traveled path', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mullan-road-will-become-a-well-traveled-path', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:19:17', '2019-12-13 14:19:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42688', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42690, 4, '2019-12-13 09:20:02', '2019-12-13 14:20:02', 'Early-season results in high school wrestling don’t always translate into postseason success, but several area wrestlers showed they plan to be a factor come state tournament time with impressive showings at the May River Invitational on Friday and Saturday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFive Lowco area wrestlers captured individual titles and two more were runners-up in the 17-team tournament.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCane Bay squeaked out the team title with 181 points, edging runner-up Dreher (168.5).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High (140) finished fourth and was the only team with three champions —&nbsp;James Dagin (160), Michael Cenci (170), and Jeremiah Simmons (195).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHost May River was without six projected starters who are transitioning from the Sharks’ run to the Lower State final in football, but the Sharks still finished seventh and had six placers, including 113-pound champion Isham Peace. Peace was one of the biggest stories of the weekend after pinning Hilton Head High’s James Levy —&nbsp;last year’s 106-pound state runner-up — in the finals. The Sharks also had a runner-up in Chad Hadden at 126.\r\n\r\nHilton Head High was eighth and had four placers, Battery Creek was 10th and had two fourth-place finishers, and Bluffton finished in 13th thanks to 285-pound champion Cam’ron Darby.\r\n\r\n<b>Championship Finals</b>\r\n\r\n<b>106: </b>Asher Honea (Cane Bay) dec. Bryson Harper (Dreher)\r\n\r\n<b>113: </b>Isham Peace (May River) pinned James Levy (Hilton Head)\r\n\r\n<b>120: </b>Logan Kira (Cane Bay) tech. fall Delshaun P. Robinson (Cane Bay)\r\n\r\n<b>126:</b> Yannis Charles (Clover) dec. Chad Hadden (May River)\r\n\r\n<b>132: </b>Leon Wang (Dreher) dec. Cooper Rhue (Wando)\r\n\r\n<b>138: </b>Ron German (James Island) dec. Nick Kotiw (Wando)\r\n\r\n<b>145: </b>Walker Rhue (Wando) pinned Jalyn Mckeen (Cane Bay)\r\n\r\n<b>152: </b>Kole Barron (Wando) pinned Wilton Grice (Clover)\r\n\r\n<b>160:</b> <b>James Dagin (Beaufort) </b>pinned Nathan Newman (Philip Simmons)\r\n\r\n<b>170: Michael Cenci (Beaufort) </b>dec. TJ Stacey (Clover)\r\n\r\n<b>182: </b>Hunter Tindall (South Effingham) pinned Jace Walling (Dreher)\r\n\r\n<b>195: Jeremiah Simmons (Beaufort) </b>dec. Malkolm Stephens (South Effingham)\r\n\r\n<b>220: </b>Graysen Latham (Clover) pinned Taylor Rivera (Cane Bay)\r\n\r\n<b>285: </b>Cam\'ron Darby (Bluffton) pinned M Settles (Dreher)\r\n\r\n<b>Consolation Finals</b>\r\n\r\n<b>106:</b> Carson Enix (Clover) pinned <b>Sam Degroat (Battery Creek)</b>\r\n\r\n<b>113: </b>Jacob Simmons (Cane Bay) won by forfeit over Raleigh D\'antico (Cane Bay)\r\n\r\n<b>120: </b>Anton Blanchard (South Effingham) pinned Terrence Calloway (Colleton County)\r\n\r\n<b>126: </b>C j Baker (Cane Bay) pinned C j Ciccarelli (May River)\r\n\r\n<b>132:</b> Claas Prikker (Clover) dec. Thomas Lee (Cane Bay)\r\n\r\n<b>138: </b>Dorian Brown (Clover) pinned <b>Johan Linares (Battery Creek)</b>\r\n\r\n<b>145:</b> Adam Napier (South Effingham) dec. <b>Matthew Durrance (Beaufort)</b>\r\n\r\n<b>152: Colton Phares (Beaufort) </b>pinned Gabriel Juarez (May River)\r\n\r\n<b>160: </b>Nate Calalang (James Island) major dec. Wyatt Banfield (May River)\r\n\r\n<b>170:</b> Anthon Funderburk (May River) dec. Josh Smith (Dreher)\r\n\r\n<b>182: </b>Ean Gardner (Hilton Head) dec. Tristan Rivera (Cane Bay)\r\n\r\n<b>195:</b> Isreal Salmeron (Hilton Head) pinned Zhane Chinn (Wando)\r\n\r\n<b>220:</b> Chris Davis (Dreher) pinned Jessie Salinas (Hilton Head)\r\n\r\n<b>285:</b> Mac Hilton (Dreher) pinned George Cabrera (Cane Bay)', '5 area wrestlers win titles at May River Invitational', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5-area-wrestlers-win-titles-at-may-river-invitational', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:20:02', '2019-12-13 14:20:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42690', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42692, 4, '2019-12-13 09:21:08', '2019-12-13 14:21:08', 'Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades — the most complete picture of patient safety in the U.S. — awarded Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) another “A” in its fall 2019 report card. The independent national watchdog organization recognized the nonprofit hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.\r\n\r\nDeveloped under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades of A, B, C, D and F to more than 2,600 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.\r\n\r\nOnly 17 of the 46 South Carolina hospitals participating in the survey received the top grade in the most recent ranking.\r\n\r\nBMH has received an “A” in six of the eight report cards posted since 2016. In this latest report, it scored the highest rating in the four categories of Safety Problems.\r\n\r\n“Earning an ‘A’ year after year is a testament to the effort our staff makes to ensure we meet the highest safety standards and protect patients from avoidable errors, accidents and infections,” BMH President and CEO Russell Baxley said. “It requires constant vigilance from the time a patient enters our doors to keep their safety a top priority.”\r\n\r\nTo view the results of the fall 2019 report card, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org. The website also offers tips to help patients stay safe in the hospital.', 'BMH earns “A” for patient safety', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bmh-earns-a-for-patient-safety', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:21:08', '2019-12-13 14:21:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42692', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42694, 4, '2019-12-13 09:21:44', '2019-12-13 14:21:44', 'Retired and ready for a big adventure, Arlene and Bob McNeil set off from their North Carolina home this past fall in a brand-new 23-foot camper van bound for the warm shores of Florida.\r\n\r\nBut their vacation plans took a dramatic turn when Bob became seriously ill on the first day of their trip.\r\n\r\nCamped at Hunting Island State Park, the couple called 911 and took an ambulance to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, leaving their van at the park.\r\n\r\n“He was vomiting and experiencing severe abdominal pain,” Arlene McNeil said of her husband. “He has a stomach of iron so I knew it was serious.”\r\n\r\nWhat they initially thought was food poisoning turned out to be a bowel obstruction that required an emergency operation. With their van a 30-minute drive away and Bob laid up in a hospital room recovering from major surgery, the couple found themselves in a pickle with no one to call for help.\r\n\r\nFeeling their pain, two Beaufort Memorial nurses – Andy Scott and Kathleen Stovall – came to their rescue. With the help of two more BMH employees, arrangements were made to bring the camper to the hospital and park it in a space with an electric hook up.\r\n\r\n“It was divine intervention that we ended up at Beaufort Memorial Hospital,” Arlene McNeil said. “Without the help of these two angels, I don’t know what we would have done.”\r\n\r\nThe McNeils were so grateful for the compassion Scott and Stovall showed them, they nominated them for the DAISY Award for Exceptional Nurses. The prestigious national honor, reserved for RNs who go the extra mile to care for patients and their families, was awarded to the two nurses last week in a surprise ceremony at the hospital.\r\n\r\n“We are very honored and feel it’s all part of connecting with our patients,” Stovall said after receiving the trophy. “They were super nice people and I enjoyed helping them.”\r\n\r\n“It’s better for both patient and nurse when a connection is made,” Scott added.\r\n\r\nThe nurses each received a vase full of daisies and a hand-carved sculpture titled “A Healer’s Touch.”\r\n\r\nScott, the nurse assigned to care for the 73-year-old McNeil, initiated the relief efforts upon learning of the couple’s predicament. He called Stovall, who works with him in the fourth-floor unit but had the day off. Stovall took it from there.\r\n\r\nShe picked up McNeil from the hospital and drove her to the park. Because McNeil’s campsite reservation was for just one night and the campground was fully booked, she found herself with no place to leave the van.\r\n\r\nDetermined to find a solution, Stovall spoke with Beaufort Memorial Safety/Emergency Management supervisor Chris Haley to see if there was a big enough parking space at the hospital where McNeil could park the camper. Haley found a spot and then recruited maintenance associate Stanley Ganshow to go with him to the park and drive the van to the hospital.\r\n\r\nAlthough McNeil stayed at her husband’s bedside during his 11-day recovery, having the camper at the hospital allowed her to use it as a basecamp where she could eat and change clothes.\r\n\r\n“Everyone at Beaufort Memorial was so wonderful,” McNeil said. “It’s not just a job to them. They truly care about their patients.”\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. Anyone can nominate a Beaufort Memorial nurse for the DAISY Award. Applications are available throughout the hospital.', 'Beaufort Memorial nurses honored with DAISY Award', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-nurses-honored-with-daisy-award', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:21:44', '2019-12-13 14:21:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42694', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42696, 4, '2019-12-13 09:22:52', '2019-12-13 14:22:52', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\nBluffton Police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old in a tragic accident that occurred at the town’s annual Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 7.\r\n\r\nAmeer Frazier, a kindergartner at Michael C. Riley Elementary School, died in an accident involving a parade float at a debarking area.\r\n\r\nPolice did not have any other details on the incident as of Monday, Dec. 9, but are speaking with witnesses to find out exactly how the accident occurred, a news release issued by the department stated.\r\n\r\nNo charges are expected to be filed, the release also stated.\r\n\r\nMany in the Bluffton community have reached out to take meals to the family, and to ask how they can be of help, according to various posts on social media.\r\n\r\nAmeer’s aunt, Carletha Frazier Singleton, also posted a statement on behalf of the Ford and Frazier families:\r\n\r\n“… Yesterday our family endured a great loss and (an) unimaginable loss. Our sweet angel Ameer Frazier took flight to be in heaven. We as a combined family both the Ford and Frazier Families want to thank everyone for the calls, texts and messages of concern and heartfelt condolences. We ask that you continue to pray for us during this extremely difficult time.”\r\n\r\nBluffton Police Chief Chris Chapmond also said, “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Ameer and to those who witnessed the accident. This is an accident that can only be described as tragic and unimaginable.”\r\n\r\nSchool counselors were on hand at Bluffton area schools to assist students and staff on Monday.', 'Bluffton 5-year-old dies after accident at Christmas parade', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bluffton-5-year-old-dies-after-accident-at-christmas-parade', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:22:52', '2019-12-13 14:22:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42696', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42699, 4, '2019-12-13 09:24:23', '2019-12-13 14:24:23', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) are investigating a fatal house fire on Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nFirefighters with the Lady’s Island-St. Helena Fire District and deputies with the sheriff’s office responded to the blaze at a home on Pleasant Point Drive in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Dec. 3, according to an alert issued by the sheriff’s office.\r\n\r\nArriving on the scene, first responders learned a man was still inside the fully engulfed residence. Another man had escaped the fire.\r\n\r\nJeffrey Hile, 58, died in the incident, according to the alert.\r\n\r\nA forensic autopsy was performed at the Medical University of South Carolina. However, results from that autopsy could take six to eight weeks, according to the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office.\r\n\r\nThe cause of the fire has yet to be determined and remains under investigation.', 'Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and SLED investigating fatal fire on Lady’s Island', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-sheriffs-office-and-sled-investigating-fatal-fire-on-ladys-island', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:24:23', '2019-12-13 14:24:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42699', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42782, 4, '2019-12-26 08:12:49', '2019-12-26 13:12:49', 'It is Thursday, Dec. 19, and it’s bright and brisk. Some might say it’s actually cold.\r\n\r\nBut I’ve built a fire in our hearth and at the moment, it seems to be thriving on several unsplit logs that came to me courtesy of Hurricane Irma.\r\n\r\nThis morning I’ve been contemplating the upcoming Democratic primary, wondering if Elizabeth Warren or Mayor Pete Buttigieg will dislodge Joe Biden from his front-running status in South Carolina. I have always believed I had good instincts about elections, and voters, although my instincts were wrong on Donald Trump’s candidacy.\r\n\r\nYears ago when WJWJ did local reporting, I was sometimes asked to provide on-the-air commentary while everyone waited for the ballots to be counted. I remember sitting in the studio with Theresa Bruce and answering her questions about voting trends, momentum and what people were looking for in a candidate. I was young and thought I knew the how the world worked.\r\n\r\nIn those days I was working for Black Land Services on St Helena. Our program, funded by the John Hay Whitney Foundation, was interested in black farmers and keeping those farmers on the their land. Our offices were in the Butler Building at Penn Center.\r\n\r\nIn the 70s, Penn was a destination for the young, motivated foot soldiers engaged in the Civil Rights movement. There were meetings, retreats and workshops almost every weekend and it was not unusual to see Andrew Young or Julian Bond arguing strategy while sitting on one of the huge oak limbs that descend to within a few feet of the ground.\r\n\r\nOne afternoon I was working on a case when my partner, Joe McDomick, stuck his head in my office and said there was some wine-drinking under way down by the river. In those days Penn had a guest cottage — built by Leroy Browne — that overlooked the marsh.\r\n\r\nIf Penn was entertaining a ‘celebrity’ this is where he or she would spend the night. Usually there was a informal reception connected with that guest.\r\n\r\nWhen I arrived I poured myself a glass of wine — I don’t remember the vintage, but in those days I didn’t really care about the grape or the soil that grape grew in — and retreated to the porch with its pleasant view of the water. I had been there several minutes when I noticed another man, alone, on the porch.\r\n\r\n“Do you live on St Helena?” I asked.\r\n\r\n“I’m just passing through,” he said. “I’m originally from Tennessee.”\r\n\r\nThese were political times and we quickly moved into a conversation about Richard Nixon. Then, tiring of that topic I said, “What do you do for a living?”\r\n\r\n“I write,” was his response.\r\n\r\n“Anything I might have read?”\r\n\r\n“Not really,” he replied. “I’m trying to finish a book and its not going all that well. Actually, I’m here trying to get myself inspired.”\r\n\r\n“And your topic?”\r\n\r\n“Its about a black family … and it deals with the history of that family.”\r\n\r\n“Non-fiction?”\r\n\r\n“Let’s say I’m making it as factual as possible.”\r\n\r\nHe then told me about the research he was doing, and the frustration he was having because there weren’t a lot of records. He had come to Penn to look at some documents that he thought might help him. Then he said, “I sometimes wonder if anyone is really interested? What do you think?”\r\n\r\n“I’ve only been at Penn for a year,” I replied. “But my clients don’t seem all that invested in their past. My mother, on the other hand, worships her ancestors. I haven’t seen that here.”\r\n\r\n“You may be right,” he said.\r\n\r\n“I just don’t think there’s that much interest in African-American genealogy,” I continued. “Maybe you ought to reconsider the premise of your book.”\r\n\r\n“Perhaps I should.”\r\n\r\nSeveral years later I found myself in Scribner’s — in New York City — working may way through a pyramid of newly published books.\r\n\r\nAs picked up one of these novels my eyes were drawn to a photograph of the author on the fly leaf. The man looked familiar but it took me another 30 seconds to realize this was the guy I had spoken to at Penn.\r\n\r\nIt seemed that Alex Haley’s book was selling pretty well at that particular moment in that particular store.\r\n\r\nI remember walking out of the store, turning north on 5th Avenue, and thinking, “You know, my instincts may have been wrong on “Roots.”\r\n\r\n<i>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</i>', 'I may have tried to steer Alex Haley wrong', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-may-have-tried-to-steer-alex-haley-wrong', '', '', '2019-12-26 08:12:49', '2019-12-26 13:12:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42782', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42701, 4, '2019-12-13 09:25:37', '2019-12-13 14:25:37', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Police have arrested an 18-year-old Lady’s Island man in connection with the Nov. 22 shooting death of Ethan Bosworth.\r\n\r\nCameron Chan’ou Kim has been arrested and charged with murder, according to a post on the Beaufort Police Department’s Facebook page.\r\n\r\nKim was identified after “a thorough investigation that included canvasses of the area around the crime scene and extensive interviews with witnesses … friends and associates of Bosworth and Kim,” the post stated.\r\n\r\nKim was arrested without incident and taken to the Beaufort County Detention Center to await an initial appearance.\r\n\r\nBosworth, 20, of Beaufort, was shot around 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22 while sitting in a car on Waddell Road, Beaufort County Deputy Coroner David Ott said in November.\r\n\r\nBosworth drove a short distance before crashing into a tree. He was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Ott said.\r\n\r\nWhile Kim’s arrest is a key milestone in the investigation, the investigation remains active and ongoing, the post stated. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Sgt. Josh Dowling at 843-322-7950 or the tip line at 843-322-7938.', 'Lady’s Island man arrested in connection with November shooting death', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ladys-island-man-arrested-in-connection-with-november-shooting-death', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:25:52', '2019-12-13 14:25:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42701', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42704, 4, '2019-12-13 09:27:02', '2019-12-13 14:27:02', '<b>Beaufort’s DeLoach graduates from firefighter school</b>\r\n\r\nTucker DeLoach of the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department was one of 21 recruits who graduated from the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation’s South Carolina Fire Academy’s eight-week firefighter candidate school on Friday, Dec. 6 in Columbia.\r\n\r\nThe firefighters underwent a 320-hour training program of classroom and hands-on firefighting skills development.\r\n\r\n“This challenging eight-week program requires commitment, passion, and dedication,” Fire Academy Superintendent Dennis Ray said. “These recruits have successfully worked together as a team, performed extensive hands-on training with live fires, and passed intensive practical skills evaluations and written tests to meet the National Fire Protection Association standards,” he said.\r\n\r\nThe comprehensive training, offered quarterly at the Fire Academy, includes emergency responder first aid training, hazardous materials operations training, auto extrication, flammable liquids and gas firefighting, rescue training, and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Firefighter I and Firefighter II levels.\r\n\r\n<b>Parris Island conducting live-fire training this weekend</b>\r\n\r\nMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will be conducting extended live-fire training from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Dec. 16-17.\r\n\r\nThe marsh and waterways in the range impact area to include Archers Creek, Ribbon Creek, and Edding Creek will be closed to boater traffic. For questions regarding firing times and waterway closures, please contact the Weapons and Field Training Battalion Range Control at 843-228-3170.\r\n\r\n<b>Parris Island conducting live-fire training Dec. 21-22</b>\r\n\r\nMarine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island will be commencing live fire training from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Dec. 21-22.\r\n\r\nThe marsh and waterways in the range impact area to include Archers Creek, Ribbon Creek, and Edding Creek will be closed to boater traffic. For questions regarding firing times and waterway closures, please contact the Weapons and Field Training Battalion Range Control at 843-228-3170.\r\n\r\n<b>Friends of Port\r\nRoyal Cypress\r\nWetlands formed</b>\r\n\r\nMembers of the Port Royal community, in partnership with the Town of Port Royal, are pleased to announce the establishment of a new group, Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands.\r\n\r\nThis newly created Friends organization is now a 501c3 which will allow for the Friends to raise funds. The Friends are committed to the Town of Port Royal and will be a source for public outreach and fundraising to support the continued development of this unique and special Wetlands and Rookery.\r\n\r\nThe Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands and the Town will be working on major upgrades to continue support of the development of the Cypress Wetlands. The Town will begin a multi-year program of plant restoration, removal of invasive plants, debris removal and sediment removal in the Wetlands. This major commitment will ensure the long-term support for these wonderful and critically important wetlands.\r\n\r\n<b>Hemingway’s\r\nhosting benefit</b>\r\n\r\nHemngway’s Bistro, at 920 Bay Street, is hosting Christmas 4 Fur Kids from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. The event is a fundraiser for Rogue Rescue and Sanctuary, a public, nonprofit animal shelter and clinic in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nPets are welcome, encouraged even. There will be a silent auction, a cookout, a selfie station, live music with Campfire Tyler and pet pictures with Santa Claus.', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-135', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:27:02', '2019-12-13 14:27:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42704', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42706, 4, '2019-12-13 09:28:15', '2019-12-13 14:28:15', '<h2><b>Beaufort teen’s body was found Nov. 1; Remembrance planned for Dec. 20</b></h2>\r\n<b>\r\n</b>It’s been more than a month since the body of Beaufort teenager Marcus Graves was found at the Grays Hill Boat Landing, and answers seem just as elusive as they did that day.\r\n\r\nAs a result, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and Graves’ mother, Shantay Odom, are asking for help from the public.\r\n\r\n“Every time I think about how scared my son might have been, it makes me cry,” Odom told WSAV-TV, adding, “I don’t care if you didn’t like my son or whatever. He didn’t deserve what happened to him. And if you know something come forward.”\r\n\r\nFor the immediate future, in an effort to make something positive out of tragedy, Graves’ family is hosting a remembrance for the 16-year-old at 5 p.m. Dec. 20 at the same landing where his body was found.\r\n\r\nGraves’ family invites the community to come out and keep his name in the light at the event, “Light Up.”\r\n\r\nAccording to event fliers, in memory of Marcus, his family will be collecting donations for Christmas to help support Hopeful Horizons, a children’s advocacy, domestic violence and rape crisis center.\r\n\r\nThe family is asking for donations of new, unwrapped toys for both girls and boys, infant and toddler items, baby blankets, snacks, juices, etc. Donations can be dropped of at 12 Thoroughbred Circle, Beaufort, S.C. 29906. There will also be a drop box for donations at the vigil.\r\n\r\n“Justice for Marcus” T-shirts will be available for purchase.\r\n\r\nGraves was found at Grays Hill Landing, at 8:50 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department. He had last been seen around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, and had been reported by his family as a runaway.\r\n\r\nThe Battery Creek junior was pronounced dead by EMS personnel at the scene.\r\n\r\nDespite a forensic autopsy, no clear cause and manner of death were determined.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is encouraged to call Sergeant Ryan Garst at 843-255-3426 or Crimestoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the remembrance, please contact Shantay Odom at 843-263-0104.\r\n<h2><b>&nbsp;</b></h2>', 'Graves’ family, authorities still looking for answers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'graves-family-authorities-still-looking-for-answers', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:52:09', '2019-12-13 14:52:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42706', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42708, 4, '2019-12-13 09:29:02', '2019-12-13 14:29:02', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\nAt the first meeting of Beaufort’s newly formed Affordable Housing Task Force, City Manager Bill Prokop urged members to avoid the pitfall of forever studying the issue.\r\n\r\n“We have, today, an affordable housing problem in Beaufort,” he said.\r\n\r\nTo underscore the urgency of the situation, Prokop told members at the Dec. 4 meeting he recently had to pass on the hiring of four police officers because the potential recruits couldn’t find affordable housing in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe task force’s nine member group will now take up the issue of how the city can provide more affordable housing in an area where demand is quickly outstripping supply.\r\n\r\nThe group has four to six months to address the issue and come up with specific recommendations for city council, but discussing the issue could take longer, said task force chair Phil Cromer.\r\n\r\n“The issue is pretty complex and wide spread, so we’re going to look at a wide range of needs,” he said.\r\n\r\nAccording to those who took a community survey earlier in the year, affordable housing is the most pressing issue that the city faces now and in the future, he told the group.\r\n\r\nAmong the many issues the task force hopes to address will be how to balance the rising cost of building and construction in the area with historic preservation issues, regulatory issues, and even the public’s perception of exactly what “affordable housing” is.\r\n\r\nThe term, along with “workforce housing,” is often used interchangeably or in the place of “low-income housing,” even though the terms can mean something very different by the federal government’s or area municipalities’ definitions, explained the task force’s facilitator, Deborah Johnson.\r\n\r\nAffordable housing, as defined by various municipalities, is a household that requires occupants to spend no more than 30 percent of their gross income on housing. The term “low-income” is commonly defined as earning 80 percent or less of the median income based on household size, for a metropolitan area.\r\n\r\n“That’s an important distinction,” said Johnson, adding that many first-year, starting teachers, if they’re single, make far less than the area’s median income, and by that definition are considered low-income.\r\n\r\nThe task force will meet the first Wednesday of every month in City Hall’s first floor planning room.', 'Beaufort’s new affordable housing task force meets', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beauforts-new-affordable-housing-task-force-meets', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:29:02', '2019-12-13 14:29:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42708', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42710, 4, '2019-12-13 09:32:15', '2019-12-13 14:32:15', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\nDemocratic Presidential candidate and Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg made a campaign stop in the Lowcountry on Tuesday, Dec. 3, for a Latino Community Roundtable.\r\n\r\nThe invitation-only event was held at Las Palmas Bar &amp; Grill in Okatie and attended by various members of the Latino community including business owners, lawyers, publishers, healthcare workers, former members of the military and recipients of DACA, or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.\r\n\r\nThe visit was one of a number of campaign stops on a scheduled tour of the South, following criticism that the South Bend, Ind.mayor needs to do more to win over minorities if he expects to win the presidency.\r\n\r\nThe campaign also just spent $2 million on ads in the Palmetto State, according to The (Columbia) State newspaper, ostensibly as part of the effort to reach these voters.\r\n\r\nOver the course of about 30 minutes, the group raised such issues as immigration reform, easing the pathway to citizenship and defeating President Trump in 2020.\r\n\r\nEric Esquivel publisher of La Isla Magazine, pointed out that South Carolina does not currently offer state licensure to DACA recipients for many occupations including nurses, dental hygienists or social workers among others, even though most other states do. (A bill that would change this is currently moving through the S.C. legislature.)\r\n\r\nBlocking DACA recipients from receiving state licensing is impacting the local economy, Esquivel said, adding that bilingual nurses and other healthcare workers are in high demand in the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\n“We’re graduating nurses with DACA, and they cannot get a nursing license in the state of South Carolina,” he said, then added that the state of Florida, which does issue licensure, is “happy to take them.”\r\n\r\nButtigieg fielded these and other questions by talking about his own track record as the mayor of South Bend, where he is now in his second term. The city, for example, worked with a local nonprofit Latino advocacy group to create an ID card that would help undocumented immigrants conduct basic transactions such as picking up children from daycare or paperwork at the city, he said.\r\n\r\nHe went on to say that by not solving the DACA and immigration issue, it is weakening America.\r\n\r\n“Not only is it harming everyone who is in the shadows in the system, but it’s also, in my view, become a national security vulnerability for the entire country,” he said. “In other words, as long as it’s easy to divide Americans over this issue, then we’re a weaker nation as a whole.”\r\n\r\nWhen asked about combating racism in America and President Trump’s attitudes toward immigrants, women or minorities, Buttigieg said that policy changes and having a president who set the tone was the way to address it.\r\n\r\n“Part of the function of the presidency is to set a tone, a moral tone,” he said. “… It’s how do we have a president who establishes a tone of that sense of belonging that I’m talking about, who in symbolic as well as concrete ways, sends out that message that racism is unacceptable in the United States.”\r\n\r\nButtigieg also fielded questions from local and national media on such topics as healthcare, immigration reform and what he’s learned about South Carolina on his recent stops.\r\n\r\nWhen people talk about rural America as part of the national political conversation, he said, they don’t usually think of that population as being diverse.\r\n\r\n“But here in South Carolina you see how rural issues are also issues that are disproportionately affecting African Americans,” he said, citing a recent stop in Allendale County, South Carolina’s least populated county where about 70% of its residents are black. No presidential candidate has visited the county in more than a decade, Buttigieg pointed out.\r\n\r\n“I think that shows the work that needs to be done to really demonstrate that they will not be forgotten, and that there is a way to make sure that government is more responsive to their needs,” he said.\r\n\r\nAsked what he thought of Buttigieg after the roundtable discussion, Charleston journalist Fernando Soto, said he felt the mayor’s visit, while brief, was “a great first step.”\r\n\r\n“No other candidate has really paid much attention to the Latino population in South Carolina, or really in the deep South, he said.\r\n\r\nSoto was also pleased that Buttigieg, when asked, had a multi-phase plan for working to ensure greater protections for DACA recipients and easing the pathway to citizenship for immigrants.\r\n\r\n“It was comforting to hear that, OK, he has thought about this, and it’s not just a promise based on nothing,” he said.', 'Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg meets with leaders of Latino community', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'presidential-candidate-pete-buttigieg-meets-with-leaders-of-latino-community', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:32:15', '2019-12-13 14:32:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42710', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42718, 4, '2019-12-13 09:36:48', '2019-12-13 14:36:48', '<b>By BOB SOFALY</b>\r\n\r\nThousands of people lined Boundary and Carteret streets as the annual Christmas Parade wound its way through Beaufort on a clear, cool Sunday.\r\n\r\nThere were floats with scouts on them, church and civic groups, at least one monster truck and a special visit by Santa Claus himself bringing up the rear on a Port Royal fire truck.', 'Christmas On Parade', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'christmas-on-parade', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:36:48', '2019-12-13 14:36:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42718', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42724, 4, '2019-12-13 09:40:06', '2019-12-13 14:40:06', 'It\'s been a longstanding tradition at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Collins Birthing Center to send December newborns home as little \"stocking stuffers.\" In order to assure this year\'s holiday babies and their parents receive their own special keepsake, members of the Sea Island Quilters created and donated more than 100 stockings to the hospital late last month.\r\n\r\nPhotographed with Beaufort Memorial RN and lactation consultant Geneva Baxley (2nd from right) are the Sea Island Quilters members who delivered the stockings: Cathy Persson, Barbara Rader, Anita Bryde, Bobbie Elder, and Jane Pfarner. Several additional members, including Margie Macready, Ellen Roberts, Brenda Lucas and Donna McCoy missed the photo but contributed their talents to the project, too.', 'Special Delivery', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'special-delivery-3', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:40:06', '2019-12-13 14:40:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42724', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42731, 4, '2019-12-18 12:54:56', '2019-12-18 17:54:56', 'It’s Sunday morning and I’m in our “Gray Room.” We call it that because the walls are painted gray and it comes with 8-foot-tall bookshelves — also painted gray.\r\n\r\nThe room has a working fireplace and, today, a small fire.\r\n\r\nThe wall behind the hearth has several portraits; and my wife found a black and red oriental rug that covers most of the hardwood floor. The resulting effect, especially when there is a fire, is intimacy.\r\n\r\nDuring our tenancy, the “Gray Room” has hosted dinner parties, birthdays, wedding receptions and aspiring politicians seeking campaign contributions.\r\n\r\nBut this morning, my mind goes back 136 years to John and Pamelia Mardenborough — the African-American couple who built this room and this house in 1883.\r\n\r\nI want to believe that they sat in this very room, in front of the same hearth where I am writing this column, talking about the issues then in play in Port Royal. But while these two people sat and talked in this room, times were troubled and turbulent for African Americans living in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nIn 1876, a former confederate general, Wade Hampton, had been elected Governor of South Carolina defeating Daniel Chamberlain and the Republican/Reconstruction government that had ruled the state since the end of the Civil War. This was, in a real sense, the return of white rule in South Carolina.\r\n\r\nWade Hampton was a moderate — the old general favored equal access to education and opportunity for both races — and he had won with the help of 17,000 black votes.\r\n\r\nI don’t know how John Mardenborough voted in 1876, or in 1878 when Wade Hampton was re-elected, but I’m willing to bet that he voted for Hampton and against the Republican Party that was then the Party of Abraham Lincoln — the Great Emancipator.\r\n\r\nI’m not certain about Mardenborough’s votes — a vote for Hampton seems counterintuitive — but I do have the Congressional Record which quotes John Mardenborough as saying, “The reason for colored men joining (Wade Hampton’s) Democratic Party is that taxes are low, and less than they were during the Republican Administration in this State; another reason is that they get good treatment in Beaufort County in particular, and the juries are composed equally of white and colored men ...”\r\n\r\nThe notion that African Americans got “good treatment in Beaufort County” is shocking to me — and surely John Mardenborough had no way of knowing what was coming in the person of Ben Tillman — but then Mardenborough’s sworn testimony takes exception to Robert Smalls and his strong-arm campaign tactics.\r\n\r\n“Smalls in his speech spoke of the existence of colored Democrats in Port Royal; could not see how one who had been a slave could vote for a Democrat; spoke of the barbarity of slavery; spoke of slaves being badly whipped; told them about workhouses and stocks; tried to picture to the young men the horrors of slavery ...”\r\n\r\nMardenborough is critical of Robert Smalls’ efforts to influence young black men, but is even more critical of his effort to influence unmarried black women, quoting Smalls as saying, “‘If the man courting you votes for a Democrat do not marry him; get rid of him right off; he is not fit to be a husband.’ He told them if he (Smalls) was not elected they would lose many of their rights; told the women all depended upon them; and to see that the men voted for him.”\r\n\r\nMardenborough goes on to claim that Smalls was indicted for taking a bribe and was considered by his colleagues to be unfit to be in Congress.\r\n\r\nIt’s clear that Robert Smalls and John Mardenborough were rivals; and surely that unhappy enmity was one of the topics discussed in front of this fire. When Ben Tillman became governor and Mardenborough (probably) lost his right to vote, or when he lost his right to sit on a jury, there must have been bitter conversations whether to stay in Port Royal — perhaps they even reconsidered their earlier plans of emigrating to Liberia.\r\n\r\nMy wife and I have had our own discussions in front of this fire — discussions about our son’s future; our finances, the development of the Port of Port Royal.\r\n\r\nBut somehow I don’t think that our talks were as difficult, or as existential as those of John and Pamelia Mardenbororough in 1883.\r\n\r\n<i>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</i>', 'The ‘Gray Room’ has seen its share of serious conversation', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-gray-room-has-seen-its-share-of-serious-conversation', '', '', '2019-12-18 12:54:56', '2019-12-18 17:54:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42731', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42733, 4, '2019-12-18 12:56:22', '2019-12-18 17:56:22', '<h2><b><i>Independent group will monitor, report on<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></i></b><b><i>how $344 million in school bond money is handled</i></b></h2>\r\nSuperintendent Frank Rodriguez has announced the formation of a citizen-led committee that will monitor all building projects, schedules, budgets and expenditures from the $344 million school bond referendum approved by Beaufort County voters last month.\r\n\r\n“Our community gave the school district an overwhelming demonstration of support, and now we have to keep taxpayers’ confidence by completing the projects they approved on time and on budget,” Rodriguez said in a release. “The new Citizen-Led Oversight Committee will serve as an independent watchdog by monitoring projects and spending and then reporting directly to the public and the Board of Education.”\r\n\r\nRodriguez said CLOC members will bring a wide variety of professional experiences to their tasks. Members include CPAs, urban planners, civil engineers and project managers.\r\n\r\n“The committee’s independence will be an important asset,” the superintendent said. “Taxpayers need to be able to trust them as watchful and effective monitors.”\r\n\r\nThe CLOC’s first meeting will be in January, and it will meet thereafter on a schedule it develops. It will make public quarterly reports that will be presented to the Board of Education and posted on a dedicated section of the school district’s website.\r\n\r\n<b>The committee</b>\r\n\r\n<b>David Ames</b> – City and regional planning expert who has consulted on public- and private-sector projects throughout the Southeast, Mexico and the Caribbean. Projects ranged from single use to major resort developments and town, county and regional plans. Chaired a $4.5 million capital campaign for The Children’s Center and co-chaired a $6 million capital campaign for the Boys and Girls Club.\r\n\r\n<b>Ted Barber</b> – Retired Director of Operations for the Coca-Cola Co. with experience in multiple divisions, including project management, audit and internal controls, supply chain operations and enterprise risk management. Certifications in Quality Engineering, Quality Auditing, Quality Management and Project Management.\r\n\r\n<b>Derrick Coaxum</b> – Public Works Manager for the Town of Bluffton, where he is in charge of maintaining the town’s roads and facilities, including all buildings and parks and recreation areas. Prior to taking his current position, Coaxum was Assistant Facilities Manager and Maintenance Administrator for the Town of Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\n<b>Carlton Dallas</b> – Owner of Dallas International Trading and Solutions LLC, which advises public and private organizations in strategic operations and financial growth. International business experience as a former executive with Chevron Corp. with assignments in Cape Town, South Africa and Bridgetown, Barbados.\r\n\r\n<b>Kim Fleming </b>– Government and External Relations Director and Community Plans and Liaison Officer for Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Previous work as a civilian contractor supporting the military and the Office of the Secretary of Defense as a project manager or subject matter expert on sustainment, encroachment and environmental compliance issues.\r\n\r\n<b>Ron Groteluschen</b> – Chief Financial Officer for Hilton Head Regional Healthcare and former Chief Financial Officer for Coastal Carolina Hospital. Licensed as a CPA, he has more than 30 years of financial management experience.\r\n\r\n<b>Michael McNally</b> – Retired civil engineer, land surveyor and urban planner licensed in seven states, including South Carolina. Owned McNally Engineering, a consulting firm specializing in land-use planning and construction management.\r\n\r\n<b>Richard Tritschler</b> – Responsible for maintenance, equipment replacement and special projects for 303 Associates, LLC, a Beaufort-based property development and management firm. Retired U.S. Navy hospital corpsman and former residential and commercial Realtor.\r\n\r\n<b>Ray Warco </b>– Retired CPA with nearly 50 years of professional experience in local, regional and international accounting firms. He has worked with trusts, estates, resorts and nonprofit organizations, and his experience includes both tax compliance and financial reporting.', 'School district forms watchdog committee', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-district-forms-watchdog-committee', '', '', '2019-12-18 12:56:22', '2019-12-18 17:56:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42733', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42735, 4, '2019-12-18 12:57:16', '2019-12-18 17:57:16', 'For the 19th consecutive year, the Beaufort County School District has earned an exemplary financial review from outside auditors.\r\n\r\nThe Greenville-based auditing firm of Elliott Davis told the Board of Education on Dec. 10 that it had found no weaknesses or deficiencies in the school district’s internal financial controls during the 2018-19 fiscal year and no findings of noncompliance with state or federal laws.\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina state law requires all school districts to have their finances reviewed and analyzed each year by independent outside auditors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>From May through October, a team of Elliott Davis auditors reviewed the school district’s FY 2018-19 finances.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Tonight, Elliott Davis presented the results of its audit to the Board of Education.', 'BCSD earns 19th consecutive audit with no financial findings', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bcsd-earns-19th-consecutive-audit-with-no-financial-findings', '', '', '2019-12-18 12:57:16', '2019-12-18 17:57:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42735', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42737, 4, '2019-12-18 12:58:54', '2019-12-18 17:58:54', '<b>Activities at Hunting<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Island State Park</b>\r\n\r\nThere are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier. The Nature Center will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve.\r\n\r\n<b>Sundays: </b>Do You Want To Build a Snow Globe, 2 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Mondays: </b>Sand/Candy Art, 11 a.m.; No Bones About It, 3 p.m. (Dec. 23, 30).\r\n\r\n<b>Tuesdays:</b> Alligator Talk, 11 a.m., CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walk, 3 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Wednesdays:</b> Reptiles of the Lowcounty, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Fridays: </b>Feeding Frenzy, 1 p.m. (Dec. 20, 27); Pinecones for Passerines, 3 p.m. (Dec. 20); Hunting Island Bingo, 3 p.m. (Dec. 27).\r\n\r\n<b>Saturdays:</b> Sunrise Lighthouse Climb, 6:45 a.m. (Dec. 28); A Walk In The Woods, 11 a.m.; Tie-Die, 2 p.m.\r\n\r\nFor a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs &amp; Events.”\r\n\r\nAll are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs. For more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.\r\n\r\n<b>Hunting Island<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Lighthouse Tours</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m., every Thursday in December (Dec. 19, 26). The Friends of Hunting Island will present Lighthouse tours of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse. Keeper Ted and his team will tell you all about the history of the Lighthouse, which was built in 1875 and is the only Lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors. If you are at least 44 inches tall you may also climb the 184 steps to the top of the Lighthouse. Reservations are recommended by calling the Nature Center at 843-838-7437. Regular Thursday tours are $2 per person. Park entry fees apply.\r\n\r\n<b>Black &amp; Blues –<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>The Artist and the artist</b>\r\n\r\nThrough Dec. 20, USC Beaufort Center For The Arts, 801 Carteret Street. An exhibition of unpublished photographs, comtemporary paintings, textiles and poetry created by Monique de LaTour and inspired by her years living in Harlem, N.Y. with the self-described bluesologist, Gil Scott Heron.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Beach Ball Fundraiser &amp; Auction</b>\r\n\r\n6-11 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, Tabby Place, downtown Beaufort. Event presented by Bank of America, Merrill to benefit the Wardle Family YMCA. Music and dancing with Men of Distinction! Tickets on sale in December. $65/per person or $120/couple. $75 each at the door. All proceeds benefit the YMCA capital campaign. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Sunrise Lighthouse Climb</b>\r\n\r\n6:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, Hunting Island State Park. Come join a naturalist in climbing the lighthouse to experience the morning beauty of Hunting Island from above while learning about the history of the lighthouse. Don’t forget to bring your camera to capture some amazing shots. A small breakfast of doughnuts and coffee is provided. Must be 44 inches tall to climb. $10 per person. Pre-registration required. Contact the Nature Center at 843-838-7437.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County Historical Society “Historically Speaking” lectures</b>\r\n\r\nAll talks, held at noon on Thursdays, are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. First-come, first-seated, doors open 30 minutes prior to event.\r\n\r\nJan. 23: Dr. Bernard Powers, “The New Face of African American Public History in Charleston: The Center for the Study of Slavery and the International African American Museum,” Beaufort County Library, 311\r\nScott St.\r\n\r\nMarch 12: Dr. Lawrence Rowland, “Kate Gleason, Libby Rowland, and Beaufort in the 1920s,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd. St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nMay 7: 81st annual meeting, Dr. Dale Rosengarten, “Blue Collars to Blue Serge Suits: Beaufort’s Jewish Settlers,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd., St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\n<b>The Historic<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Port Royal Museum</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the merchantile. Informative short lectures are given every Saturday at 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. by historian Woody Collins. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333. You can also find us on Facebook!\r\n\r\n<b>Get moving with<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Beaufort Track Club</b>\r\n\r\nJoin the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.\r\n\r\nVisit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>May River Quilters Guild</b>\r\n\r\nOn the first Saturday of every month, the May River Quilters Guild meets at Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville. Members meet at 9:30 a.m. for social exchange. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Please call 847-707-6034 or visit www.mayeriverquiltguild.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Parkinson’s support group</b>\r\n\r\nA support group for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and carepartners meets the first Thursday of each month at the Beaufort Memorial Lifefit Wellness Center from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more information, visit our Facebook page or call Ric at 843-525-1229.\r\n\r\n<b>Puppy Plunge at the YMCA</b>\r\n\r\nYMCA Puppy Plunge will be held on the third Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. (weather permitting) at the Y outdoor pool at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal. Pups can splash, swim and play in our safe, enclosed outdoor pool area.\r\n\r\nCost is $10 per pup, and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local children and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free. Dogs must be well behaved, current on all required vaccines and leashed until inside the pool area. Owners must be present at all times and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org or call 843-522-9622 for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Register to be a Tiger Shark</b>\r\n\r\nBYAC Tiger Sharks Swim Team registration is open for the 2019-2020 season. There are three levels of swim team for ages 5 and up who meet swim team group requirements: Shark Pups; Group 1; and Group 2. Evaluations on going on now for group placement. Learn more online at beaufort-jasperymca.org (click on Aquatics&gt;Swim Team), stop by the Y in Port Royal (1801 Richmond Ave.) or call the Y at 843-522-9622.', 'What’s Happening', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-3', '', '', '2019-12-18 12:58:54', '2019-12-18 17:58:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42737', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42739, 4, '2019-12-18 12:59:49', '2019-12-18 17:59:49', 'From listening to music to ordering groceries, almost all aspects of our daily lives are connected to the Internet in some way. Nearly a third of Americans say they’re “almost constantly” online, with 81% using the Internet at least once a day.<sup>1</sup>\r\n\r\nBut our always-connected nature can come with risks: The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center<sup>2</sup> averages more than 900 complaints a day; the center recorded $2.71 billion in victim losses in 2019.<sup>3</sup><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Here are some ways you can help protect your family online.\r\n\r\n<b>1</b><b>. Learn to spot imposter scams.</b>\r\n\r\nHave you ever received a call, text, or email purporting to be from your credit card provider regarding suspicious activity detected on your account? It could be a scammer trying to convince you to share sensitive information that would enable them to access your accounts.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIncreasingly, these criminals may be able to spoof caller ID or an email address so it appears they are legitimate. When in doubt, do not respond. Instead, alert your provider about the suspicious communication. Learn more about how to spot common scams at www.wellsfargo.com/scams.\r\n\r\n<b>2</b><b>. Manage and monitor your credit.</b>\r\n\r\nIf your data has been compromised through a security breach, consider placing a fraud alert on your credit file with the three major credit bureaus. Visit https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0014-identity-theft for more information on identity theft prevention tips and resources you can share with your family.\r\n\r\nMake a habit of reviewing credit reports for you and your child at least once a year. Look for unauthorized accounts that may have been opened in your names.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMore than 1 million children were victims of identity fraud in 2017, according to one study from banking industry research firm Javelin Strategy &amp; Research.<sup>4</sup>\r\n\r\n<b>3</b><b>. Limit what you share on social media.</b>\r\n\r\nThieves scour social media profiles for clues to security questions, passwords, and other information that could help them impersonate potential victims online.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFirst, set your profiles to <i>private</i>—and encourage your family members to do the same. Also, restrict your social media contacts to people you know personally. Finally, watch what information you disclose. Revealing too much personal information in your social profiles can put you at greater risk of identity theft, especially if your bank or other companies use that information to verify your identity.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>4</b><b>. Protect your home network.</b>\r\n\r\nCreate a strong password for your wireless network in your home. Consider using a unique phrase with a mix of letters and numbers. Avoid using any part of your email address or information shared on social media, like the name of your pet, favorite movie, or anything else someone could easily guess. When you are configuring your router, the Department of Homeland Security recommends choosing the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) setting, which is the strongest encryption option.<sup>5</sup>\r\n\r\n<b>5. Stay up to date.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nCybercriminals change their tactics frequently, so families should stay on top of the latest threats. Be sure to work with Wells Fargo Advisors and other financial providers to understand ways to protect yourself as you conduct financial business online.\r\n\r\n<sup>1</sup>https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/25/americans-going-online-almost-constantly/\r\n\r\n<sup>2</sup>https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx\r\n\r\n<sup>3</sup>https://pdf.ic3.gov/2018_IC3Report.pdf\r\n\r\n<sup>4</sup>https://www.javelinstrategy.com/coverage-area/2018-child-identity-fraud-study\r\n\r\n<sup>5</sup>https://www.ready.gov/cybersecurity\r\n\r\n<i>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Katie C. Phifer, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Associate Vice President-Investments in Beaufort, SC at 843-524-1114.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Any third party posts, reviews or comments associated with this listing are not endorsed by Wells Fargo Advisors and do not necessarily represent the views of Katie Phifer or Wells Fargo Advisors and have not been reviewed by the Firm for completeness or accuracy.</i>\r\n\r\n<i><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>© 2019 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. 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(42741, 4, '2019-12-18 13:01:52', '2019-12-18 18:01:52', 'Like so many avid knitters, Jo Panayotoff has put her needle skills to work for a variety of charitable endeavors, from blankets for Radiance Women’s Center in Beaufort to baby gowns for preemies.\r\n\r\nLooking for a new and different project, she came across the website for Knitted Knockers, a nonprofit group that creates knit prosthetics for breast cancer patients. Panayotoff knew all too well the need for an alternative to the standard silicone breast forms, having listened to her daughter, a breast cancer survivor, gripe about her cumbersome artificial boob.\r\n\r\n“I remember my daughter complaining that her prosthetic was heavy and hot,” Panayotoff recalled. “She found it so uncomfortable she started stuffing her bra with a rolled-up sock.”\r\n\r\nTo create a Knitted Knocker, Panayotoff had to learn how to knit in the round with double pointed needles, an advanced knitting technique that uses four needles with points at each end.\r\n\r\n“The first couple of knockers I knitted were wonky, but I got the hang of it,” the retired Lady’s Island resident said. \"I knitted a pink one for my daughter and sent it to her to try out.”\r\n\r\nMade with 100 percent cotton yarn approved by Knitted Knockers and proven to be washable, breathable and durable, the wonderfully soft, contoured tata was a big hit.\r\n\r\nHaving proven their worth, Panayotoff set off to find local recipients for her Knitted Knockers. Her first stop was Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Breast Health Center.\r\n\r\n“I was sold the moment I saw them,” said Beaufort Memorial Breast Care Coordinator Chris Marino. “They’re light and soft and look surprisingly natural.”\r\n\r\nThe knockers come in sizes from A to double D and are stuffed with high-quality fiber fill that can be adjusted through a small drawstring opening on the back. Marbles or small stones bought at craft stores can be inserted into the prosthesis to get the weight in balance with a women’s natural breast. Knitted Knockers also come in an acrylic blend that can be used for swimming.\r\n\r\nRecognizing she wouldn’t be able to keep up with the demand for the free prostheses, Panayotoff recruited Judy Algar, owner of Coastal Knitting in Beaufort, to help with the project.\r\n\r\n“I sent a shout out to my clients and got an immediate response from eight accomplished knitters,” Algar said. “Beaufort Memorial needed C cups and they jumped right in.”\r\n\r\nKnitters pay for the yarn themselves. A $5.75 to $10 roll of yarn generates eight average-sized knockers. It takes about four hours to create one knitted prosthesis. Since October, the volunteer knitters have completed some 35 knockers.\r\n\r\nThe artificial breast forms are especially popular with women who have just undergone a mastectomy and need to wait for the surgical site to heal before wearing a standard prosthesis.\r\n\r\n“Every time I’ve shown it to a patient, her face lights up,” Marino said. “I had a woman who used one right away, even before her bandages came off.”\r\n\r\nAlthough the industrious knitters have kept Marino supplied in knockers of every size and color, Panayotoff created an order form for any special requests.\r\n\r\n“Women love them because they feel real,” Panayotoff said. “They have a little squish to them.”\r\n\r\nFor more information on Knitted Knockers, email handyhooters.jp@gmail.com.', 'Knitted Knockers a hit with breast cancer survivors', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'knitted-knockers-a-hit-with-breast-cancer-survivors', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:01:52', '2019-12-18 18:01:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42741', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42744, 4, '2019-12-18 13:03:10', '2019-12-18 18:03:10', '<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nThe City of Beaufort has installed new audio/ video equipment in its council chambers, planning conference room and municipal court.\r\n\r\nThe new equipment includes cameras, microphones and recording equipment, which will allow city staff to post audio minutes of its public meetings on its website, according to a news release issued by the city.\r\n\r\nThe city began to plan for the new equipment over the summer, when its 9-year-old system in its municipal court began to fail, the release stated.\r\n\r\nThe audio minutes will be available one to two days after meetings, and can be found in the agendas section of the website at www.cityofbeaufort.org/agendacenter. The audio minutes will be accompanied by brief written minutes that state the motions made during a particular session or meeting.\r\n\r\nCity Council work sessions and regular sessions can also be viewed live on Facebook or after meetings. The city plans to add the meetings to its YouTube page as well.', 'City installs new audio/video equipment, to post audio minutes of public meetings', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-installs-new-audio-video-equipment-to-post-audio-minutes-of-public-meetings', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:03:10', '2019-12-18 18:03:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42744', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42746, 4, '2019-12-18 13:04:06', '2019-12-18 18:04:06', 'Blakely T. Williams, the President of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce since 2011, will leave her job Jan. 31, 2020.\r\n\r\nWilliams made the announcement in a release Wednesday, Dec. 11.\r\n\r\n“It has been my great privilege to work with an exceptionally dedicated and skilled team of professionals on staff and on the Board of Directors,” Williams said in the release. “Thank you for the opportunity to serve your organization. Know that I will continue to invest my time and energy in to making this the preferred community to invest, prosper and enjoy.”\r\n\r\nThe Chamber Board of Directors has appointed a search committee to find a new Chamber President.', 'Head of Beaufort Chamber stepping down', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'head-of-beaufort-chamber-stepping-down', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:04:06', '2019-12-18 18:04:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42746', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42748, 4, '2019-12-18 13:04:54', '2019-12-18 18:04:54', 'Since last August, divers from Cape Romain Contractors have descended from a barge anchored at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park to shore up 33 pilings under the park that were in a state of disrepair.\r\n\r\nThe project, under the director of Matt St. Clair, Director of Public Projects &amp; Facilities for the City of Beaufort, is expected to conclude this week.\r\n\r\nThe divers first power-washed each 12-inch pre-stressed concrete pile. Fiberglass jackets were used to encase each piling. An epoxy, which was mixed on the barge, was pumped through a hose that the divers then used to create a seal between the jacket and the piling.\r\n\r\nThe waterfront park is supported by more than 500 pilings. The last repair project was in 2018, when 14 were repaired, St. Clair said.\r\n\r\nThe waterfront project cost $590,000, and was funded primarily through a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant.\r\n\r\nOther current Public Works projects in the City of Beaufort:\r\n\r\nRenovation of The Arsenal. The upper and lower roofs are being replaced on this historic building, which dates from 1798 and now houses the Beaufort History Museum. The work also includes restoring windows and renovating restrooms. Work on the roofs is expected to be completed this week.\r\n\r\nGreenlawn Drive streetscape. The street has been widened; an underground duct bank now houses all utilities. Sidewalks, lighting, and street parking have been added. The project is expected to be completed in late winter.', 'City completes piling repairs at Waterfront Park', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-completes-piling-repairs-at-waterfront-park', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:04:54', '2019-12-18 18:04:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42748', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42750, 4, '2019-12-18 13:05:47', '2019-12-18 18:05:47', 'State Senator Chip Campsen, a Republican who represents the coastal areas of Beaufort County, pre-filed a bill Dec. 11 that prohibits the issuance of state and local permits for infrastructure and other activities related to offshore drilling.\r\n\r\nTwenty-eight of 46 senators joined Senator Campsen as co-sponsors of his bill.\r\n\r\nEarlier this year, Campsen successfully authored and passed the only state or federal law protecting South Carolina’s coast from offshore drilling as a proviso in the 2019-2020 state budget. His pre-filed bill would make the ban permanent.\r\n\r\nA maritime industry executive, Campsen said in a release, \"Offshore drilling would inevitably result in massive industrialization of our coastline. It would damage our coast’s rich natural, historic, cultural and economic resources. I am pleased twenty-eight Senate colleagues joined me in a bipartisan effort to protect South Carolina’s coast from offshore drilling.“\r\n\r\nCampsen introduced his anti-drilling budget proviso on April 17, 2019. It passed the Senate by a resounding vote of 40 to 4. The House concurred, and Governor McMaster signed it into law. The bill Senator Campsen and 28 of his colleagues pre-filed for the 2020 legislative year would make the drilling ban permanent law.\r\n\r\nCampsen represents approximately one-half of South Carolina’s coast. His district includes coastal areas in Charleston, Colleton, and Beaufort Counties. In addition to serving as the chairman of the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, he serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources, Judiciary, Legislative Oversight, Rules, and Transportation Committees.', 'Campsen prefiles legislation to prohibit offshore drilling', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'campsen-prefiles-legislation-to-prohibit-offshore-drilling', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:05:47', '2019-12-18 18:05:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42750', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42752, 4, '2019-12-18 13:06:58', '2019-12-18 18:06:58', '<b>Holiday closings<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>for Beaufort<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>County offices</b>\r\n\r\nAll Beaufort County offices, to include Library branches and Parks and Recreation facilities, will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, Tuesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. The offices will also be closed Wednesday, Jan. 1.\r\n\r\nConvenience Centers will close Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 1 p.m. and remain closed through Wednesday, Dec. 25. Centers will resume regular hours Thursday, Dec. 26. Residents are encouraged to check their local center for official operating hours and are asked to plan accordingly.\r\n\r\nParks and Recreation facilities will be closed Monday, Dec. 23 through Wednesday, Dec. 25. Pool facilities will be closed Monday, Dec. 23 through Wednesday, Dec. 25.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County libraries will be closed Monday, Dec. 23 through Wednesday, Dec. 25. All branches will resume regular hours on Thursday, Dec. 26.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Airport on Lady’s Island will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25, with full service resuming Thursday, Dec. 26.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Legislative Delegation Office will be closed beginning Wednesday, Dec. 18 and will resume regular hours Thursday, Dec. 26.\r\n\r\nEmergency and public safety services will be available as normal.\r\n\r\n<b>Box truck overturns, occupant injured</b>\r\n\r\nOn Tuesday, Dec. 10, the Burton Fire District and Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a box truck that turned over on Parris Island Gateway resulting in injuries and traffic delays.\r\n\r\nJust before 1pm, Burton firefighters and Beaufort County EMS personnel responded to a report of an overturned box truck on Parris Island Gateway at the Mink Point intersection. Initial reports stated occupants were lying in the roadway possibly injured.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFirefighters and EMS personnel from the Shell Point fire station arrived in minutes and assisted two injured occupants who appeared to have only minor injuries. Burton fire crews remained on scene for over an hour while the truck was turned upright and towed away, ensuring any leaking fluids were contained, and provided safety for those working to lift the truck.', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-136', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:06:58', '2019-12-18 18:06:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42752', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42754, 4, '2019-12-18 13:08:27', '2019-12-18 18:08:27', 'USCB soccer standout Anna Gignilliat received Honorable Mention on the NAIA All-America Women’s Soccer Team released Wednesday, Dec. 11.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe NAIA All-America Committee, which consists of the NAIA-Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Association officers and seven additional women’s soccer coaches, selected the three 11-member teams and the honorable mention teams.\r\n\r\nGignilliant, a senior forward, joins 25 other forwards on the NAIA All-American Honorable Mention list, and she was one of six Sun Conference players on the list. Overall, there were 13 total players from the league that earned All-America status.\r\n\r\nGignilliat had a record-breaking senior season for USCB, as she totaled 15 goals during the 2019 season. Gignilliat shattered three single-season USCB records — goals (15), points (32) and game-winning goals (4). In the career record book, the Mount Pleasant native moved up in several offensive categories and finished her career ranked second in goals (23), second in points (53), second in total shots (124), tied for second in game-winning goals (5) and tied for fifth in assists (7).', 'USCB soccer star Gignilliat receives NAIA All-America honorable mention', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-soccer-star-gignilliat-receives-naia-all-america-honorable-mention', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:08:27', '2019-12-18 18:08:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42754', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42756, 4, '2019-12-18 13:10:14', '2019-12-18 18:10:14', '<b>Sharks earn statement win over Eagles</b>\r\n\r\nMay River made a convincing statement as the area’s best wrestling team with an impressive 54-18 win over visiting Beaufort High on Wednesday, Dec. 11.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJeremiah Simmons (170) and John Legree (195) earned pins to stake the Eagles to a 12-3 lead, but Beaufort forfeited to Rod Grant at 220 to begin a streak of eight consecutive wins for the Sharks. The Eagles had a chance to tie it at 15 when the 106-pound match went to overtime, but May River’s Noah Creque scored a takedown in the extra period to claim a 9-7 decision over Gary Bayne in the best match of the night.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nKailin “Big Man” Prescott-Ferguson (285), Travis Tran (113), Isham Peace (120), CJ Ciccarelli (132), and Patrick Treacy (138) all scored pins during the pivotal stretch, as May River extended its lead to 45-12.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMatthew Durrance (145) stopped the bleeding with a pin, but that was the Eagles’ last win of the night.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nGabriel Juarez (152) also won by pin for the Sharks, and Anthon Funderburk (182), Chad Hadden (126) and Wyatt Banfield earned decisions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Dolphins dominate Bobcats</b>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek picked up a 54-18 win over Bluffton on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Trevin Singleton and Reilly Doray opened their season with pins to help lead the Dolphins.\r\n\r\n“We had numerous guys step up tonight, which was what we needed in order to get the job done,” BCHS coach Deandre’ Johnson said. “We’re proud of them.”', 'Wrestling Round Up', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'wrestling-round-up', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:10:14', '2019-12-18 18:10:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42756', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42759, 4, '2019-12-18 13:11:19', '2019-12-18 18:11:19', 'The Lowcountry made its presence known Saturday at the Touchstone Energy Bowl North-South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBluffton receiver Rakim White caught a touchdown pass, teammate Evan Hayes was 5-for-5 on PATs, and May River’s Terry Fields returned an interception for a touchdown to cap off a 35-13 win for the South team over the North all-stars.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe South offense did most of its damage through the air and spread the wealth, with nine different players catching at least one pass. White had two receptions, including a 6-yard TD, and Beaufort High running back James Dagin added a catch to go along with a team-high six carries for three yards. Team South managed only 28 rushing yards on 16 attempts against a tough defensive front for Team North.\r\n\r\nFields had two tackles and a pass breakup in addition to his pick-6 in the final minute of the game. Battery Creek’s Brandon Wilson also contributed to the strong defensive showing for the South squad, making two tackles — one for loss — and adding half a sack.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe South has won back-to-back meetings for the first time since winning three straight from 2012-14.', 'Lowco stars help lead South team to win at All-Star Game', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowco-stars-help-lead-south-team-to-win-at-all-star-game', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:11:19', '2019-12-18 18:11:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42759', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42761, 4, '2019-12-18 13:12:50', '2019-12-18 18:12:50', '<b>Whale Branch bigs beat up on Beaufort</b>\r\n\r\nThe Whale Branch boys knew they had an advantage inside Friday at Beaufort High, and they made sure to exploit it.\r\n\r\nShawn Chisolm poured in 26 points, and Nick Pringle added 17 and electrified the crowd with some highlight-reel dunks as the Warriors rolled to a 72-49 road win.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJaylin Parrales added eight points, and Devonte Barnard had seven for Whale Branch.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe game was tied at 13 after one quarter, but the Warriors outscored the Eagles 22-4 in the second quarter to take control and maintained the cushion throughout the second half.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOllie Holmes and Zyrin Odom each scored 12 points for the Eagles, who couldn’t overcome the second-quarter scoring drought. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Warriors earn big road win over rival Eagles</b>\r\n\r\nThe Whale Branch girls continued their strong start to the season with a hard-fought 40-35 road win at Beaufort High on Friday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nZhani Thompson scored 13 points, and Kynew Barnwell added 10 to lead the Warriors in a defensive struggle. TreNasia Watson, Jazmin Diaz, and Erin Rivers each added five points for Whale Branch.\r\n\r\nLayla Warren poured in 24 points, and Sequoia Smalls added eight for Beaufort, but the Eagles missed too many free throws down the stretch to close the gap.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Warriors Sweep', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'warriors-sweep', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:12:50', '2019-12-18 18:12:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42761', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42763, 4, '2019-12-18 13:14:34', '2019-12-18 18:14:34', '<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nBefore Chris Inglese came to work for Beaufort County in 2017, he worked as an attorney in private practice in Charleston. He also served as a planner for the City of Charleston for nine years.\r\n\r\nWhile working as a planner, he discovered a real passion for the nuts and bolts of local government – not something you’ll hear most people say, but for Inglese (pronounced In-GLAY-see) it was a real “aha” moment, he said.\r\n\r\n“I came to the conclusion that local government was where it’s at, because it’s a microcosm of our constitutional democracy. This is where the rubber meets the road, where the elected officials interact with their constituents in the grocery store, in the coffee shop, at church or walking down the street,” he said. “To me is just such a meaningful place to be.”\r\n\r\nThe Island News sat down with Inglese, who was recently promoted to Deputy County Administrator, to learn more about this role.\r\n\r\n<b>The Island News</b>: Can you give readers an idea of what the Deputy County Administrator does and perhaps take us through a typical day, if there is such a thing as a typical day?\r\n\r\n<b>Inglese:</b> There’s no “typical” day, except that Mondays are typically long and intense with either committee or council meetings.\r\n\r\nThe remainder of the week involves meetings, phones calls, and instructing staff in continuous and ongoing communications. Occasionally I get to prepare documents, letters or responses to inquiries as my schedule allows.\r\n\r\nThe range of issues is extraordinary even within the same day – everything from a personnel issue in the morning, to a meeting with planners reviewing the next big project, or discussing economic development proposals, to responding to a dead possum in a magistrate judge’s office and other facilities issues. The range of issues is what keeps every day dynamic and exciting.\r\n\r\n<b>TIN:</b> Can you explain how the county’s administrator and deputy administrator work with members of Beaufort County Council?\r\n\r\n<b>Inglese: </b>The deputy administrator’s primary role is focused on operations. Therefore, I work closely with the assistant administrators and department heads to respond to their needs.\r\n\r\nThe administrator’s primary role is to implement the goals and policies adopted by county council and to engage in public relations. The deputy and the administrator have to work closely together to ensure the “operations” part of the equation has the capacity and resources in place to achieve the goals and policies adopted by county council. We have to balance the wishes of our elected officials and their constituents with the realities of the resources we have in place and available to us.\r\n\r\n<b>TIN: </b>What are the biggest challenges facing Beaufort County right now, as it relates to your role and the county administrator’s office?\r\n\r\n<b>Inglese:</b> The biggest challenges is our failing facilities. We are in the process of doing a facilities master plan to help plan for the facilities needed for our operations. That process will likely take another year and there will be many years following to plan for and pay for the implementation of the facilities master plan.\r\n\r\nThe next biggest challenge is making sure our employees have the resources they need to be successful. I see my role as an advocate for staff, but at the same time, as we improve compensation, benefits and training resources, the expectations on performance will increase.\r\n\r\nI am not shy to challenge staff in an effort to get their best performance, but I can only do that if they know I have their back and will advocate in their best interest. To that end, we have successfully implemented a sick leave policy and added three holidays to employee benefits. We’ll be bringing council a paid parental leave policy in January.\r\n\r\nWe have begun planning a program called “Employee Empowerment through Information Technology” to ensure employees are proficient in the technologies they are working with every day. And next year, I hope to implement a much-talked-about wellness program to promote healthy habits for a healthy lifestyle.\r\n\r\nAnd finally, I would like to approach council during the budget process to invest in customer service training to elevate the quality level of service we provide both to our citizens and each other within the county organization.\r\n\r\n<b>TIN: </b>What are your goals as deputy administrator and how has your background or your education and experience prepared you for these?\r\n\r\n<b>Inglese: </b>A couple of my top goals include promoting and creating a healthy, supportive and cooperative working environment. It is my desire that we have a culture of public service that recognizes the gratification of selfless service to the community.\r\n\r\nAncient philosophers, sages and spiritual leaders as well as contemporary philosophers such as David Brooks in his 2018 publication “Second Mountain” recognize that the secret to living a joyful life is when we get out of our own ego and are willing to give selflessly to others.\r\n\r\nIt is a proven method for true happiness and has been known for millennia. What I love about public service, is that I have a chosen a vocation where I can gain the gratification of serving this community, day in and day out.\r\n\r\nInstilling a sense of appreciation and love for public service into the culture of Beaufort County government would be the greatest goal I can work toward while in this position.\r\n\r\nSpecific goals to achieve this include implementing a wellness program, providing customer service training, and continue to identify and pursue improving upon operational procedures such as work order systems, agenda review and internal communications.\r\n\r\n<b>TIN: </b>The county’s administrator, Ashley Jacobs, recently told a member of the media, “It’s a new day in Beaufort County,” regarding transparency and paying for requested documents using the Freedom of Information Act, documents which can get expensive. With that and county council’s formation of the Communications and Transparency Committee earlier this year, is it a new day in Beaufort County? What goals or other specific steps has your department taken toward striving for greater transparency or building trust with the public?\r\n\r\n<b>Inglese: </b>It absolutely is a new day in Beaufort and we are lucky to have Ms. Jacobs leadership and vision.\r\n\r\nI view the media as a partner in this thing we call “government.” I am happy to share with the media the things I can because there is so much good news and hard work happening it would be good to communicate all of those many good things to the community more often.\r\n\r\n<b>TIN:</b> A bonus question. When you are not handling the day-to-day business of county administration, what do you enjoy doing when you’re not at work?\r\n\r\n<b>Inglese:</b> Spending time with family, especially my amazing wife. Anything outdoors in nature, hiking in the woods, going to the beach or mountains, kayaking. I enjoy practicing yoga and traveling whenever I can, especially to Italy.', '5 Questions with Chris Inglese – Beaufort County’s New Deputy Administrator', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5-questions-with-chris-inglese-beaufort-countys-new-deputy-administrator', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:14:34', '2019-12-18 18:14:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42763', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42765, 4, '2019-12-18 13:16:13', '2019-12-18 18:16:13', '<h2><b>Conflict arises after debate on HBF seat tabled</b></h2>\r\n<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nIn a dramatic and unexpected move at its most recent meeting, Beaufort’s City Council voted to table the issue of removing a local historic preservation group’s seat from the city’s review board causing one city councilman to walk out.\r\n\r\nThe vote to table the issue was held at the council’s Tuesday, Dec. 10 meeting, and comes just two weeks after members voted 3 to 2, on first reading, to pass a measure which would remove Historic Beaufort Foundation’s (HBF) seat on the city’s five-member Historic District Review Board.\r\n\r\nHBF has held a designated seat on the board for nearly 50 years.\r\n\r\nCouncilman Mike McFee, who introduced the motion, told those in attendance that he and other council members had heard their concerns.\r\n\r\n“We don’t disagree with a lot of the comments that you’re saying. We understand a lot where you’re coming from,” he said, before making the motion.\r\n\r\nHowever, Councilman Stephen Murray, who voted against the removal of the seat at the last meeting, took issue with the tabling, saying the move was improper since many in the public had turned out for the meeting expecting to be heard.\r\n\r\nDespite Murray’s objections, the motion to table passed 3 to 2, with Murray and Councilman Phil Cromer voting against it.\r\n\r\nMurray continued to raise concerns throughout the meeting saying it was improper to continue any discussion once the vote to table had passed and asked the prevailing side to reconsider.\r\n\r\nWhen it became clear that no one was moving toward that end, Murray said, “It’s a sad day for transparency in the City of Beaufort” and abruptly left the meeting.\r\n\r\nAs Murray was leaving, HBF’s former executive director Maxine Lutz stood and said, “It’s a sad day in this community that you are quieting these people who came here tonight to speak.”\r\n\r\nFollowing the vote, Mayor Billy Keyserling alluded to comments made by community members who took him to task over his position to remove the seat, a position which he outlined in a Nov. 20 column in The Island News.\r\n\r\n“In light of the conversations, the discussions, the emails, the telephone calls, the ugly names, the nice names, and the community broad conversation, it’s been clear to me that I’m on the different side of this issue from many of my friends, many of my allies, and an organization that I have supported since I came back to Beaufort 30 or so years ago,” he said.\r\n\r\nKeyserling went on to say that he and McFee had met with HBF’s Executive Director Cynthia Jenkins and Board of Trustees Chairman John Troutman the previous week to discuss “the bigger picture.”\r\n\r\nHe then announced the appointment of a panel to take up the issue of the seat, along with other topics such as training and improved standards that would simplify the process for applicants going before the review board.\r\n\r\nThe panel will consist of three members from HBF along with council members McFee and Cromer, and Beaufort’s City Manager Bill Prokop. The group is to issue a report within 60-days that would serve as a “talking piece” for a public work session, the mayor said.\r\n\r\nThough it was made somewhat moot by the decision to table, Jenkins urged the council to approve HBF’s nominee for a seat on the review board. The board is supposed to have five members and has not had five members in the past five months, she said.\r\n\r\n“That is much too long and not in the best interest, short or long-term, for the city,” she said.\r\n\r\nAt the conclusion of the meeting, the mayor said he felt he should apologize to the public for Murray’s departure.\r\n\r\n“It disappoints me greatly to see a member walk out of a meeting when the public has come to a meeting,” Keyserling said. “We can all have our differences or we can live with our differences, but I find that kind of behavior not very becoming of council. And in 11 years it’s the first time anything like that has happened.”\r\n\r\n<b>Other Business</b>\r\n\r\nIn other business, council also moved to strike language from the Beaufort Development Code which would prevent building widths from exceeding 160 feet along street frontage or any portion of a building from exceeding 160 feet in any direction.\r\n\r\nThe ordinance passed 3 to 1, with Councilman Cromer voting against.\r\n\r\nCity Council is on holiday break and will not meet again until Jan. 14.', 'City Council meeting erupts in discord', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-council-meeting-erupts-in-discord', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:16:13', '2019-12-18 18:16:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42765', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42767, 4, '2019-12-18 13:18:12', '2019-12-18 18:18:12', 'A Beaufort man has been convicted of murder in connection with the 2017 strangulation death of his wife.\r\n\r\nDale Eugene King, 55, was found guilty Wednesday, Dec. 11 of murdering Veronica King, who was 51 when she was killed May 15, 2017.\r\n\r\nAfter the General Sessions Court jury of seven women and five men delivered their verdict, Dale King was sentenced to 35 years in prison.\r\n\r\n“Veronica King’s death is both tragic and cautionary,” said Hunter Swanson, who prosecuted the case and leads the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office Special Victims Unit. “There was a history of alcohol and physical abuse in this relationship, and it turned deadly.\r\n\r\n“Dale King killed his wife with his bare hands, and Veronica died nude and afraid, in her most vulnerable state.”\r\n\r\nBeaufort Police were first called to the motel on Boundary Street where the Kings lived and worked in March 2017, after receiving a report of a domestic disturbance from a relative. Dale King denied any dispute between he and his wife, however, authorities noticed marks on Veronica King’s face. A family member who was visiting the couple reported that the Kings had been drinking alcohol and arguing much of the day. The family member also said that, while she was in the bathroom of the Kings’ room, she heard a physical altercation between them.\r\n\r\nOfficers photographed Veronica King’s injuries and charged Dale King with third-degree domestic violence.\r\n\r\nHe was out on bond when authorities were again called to their motel room May 15, 2017. That morning, Dale King claimed he awoke to find his wife dead on their couch. He initially denied harming his wife, but later admitted he struck her. A medical examiner at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston determined Veronica King suffered blunt-force trauma on her head, an abrasion near her tailbone and was strangled to death.\r\n\r\nSwanson called 11 witnesses during the two-day trial, including the medical examiner and Beaufort Police Department officers.\r\n\r\nCircuit Court Judge Edgar Dickson handed down the sentence.', 'Beaufort man convicted of murder in wife’s death', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-man-convicted-of-murder-in-wifes-death', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:18:12', '2019-12-18 18:18:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42767', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42770, 4, '2019-12-18 13:24:23', '2019-12-18 18:24:23', '<h4><b>By BOB SOFALY</b></h4>\r\nMore than 300 motorcycles and a few classic hot rods made their way Sunday to the Salvation Army headquarters during the 39th annual Southern Scooters Toy Run.\r\n\r\nThe bikers – some belonging to clubs and others just individual riders – collected thousands of dollars and hundreds of new, unwrapped toys. The toys will be distributed to those children who need it most this Christmas.\r\n\r\n<i>Santa and Mrs. Claus ride a gleaming blue sleigh as they turn into the Salvation Army headquarters Sunday afternoon on North Street.</i>', 'Southern Scooters Toy Run brings in big Christmas haul', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'southern-scooters-toy-run-brings-in-big-christmas-haul', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:24:23', '2019-12-18 18:24:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42770', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42774, 4, '2019-12-18 13:28:52', '2019-12-18 18:28:52', '<h4><b>By BOB SOFALY</b></h4>\r\nLike any good idea, the annual Port Royal Golf Cart Parade keeps getting bigger and bigger. This year there were 30 entries. Everything from simple strands of lights to the full-blown Polar Express and the heavily decorated entry from the Austin family of Port Royal with the Grinch sneaking up from behind, getting ready to steal Christmas.', 'A tradition grows in Port Royal', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-tradition-grows-in-port-royal', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:28:52', '2019-12-18 18:28:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42774', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42778, 4, '2019-12-18 13:33:19', '2019-12-18 18:33:19', '<h2><b><i>Community comes together to honor the fallen</i></b></h2>\r\nPeople of all ages and all walks of life crammed into the Beaufort National Cemetery on Saturday for the annual Wreaths Across America event, placing 21,305 wreaths on headstones.\r\n\r\nSome cried at the graves of loved ones. Others saluted their fallen brothers-in-arms.\r\n\r\nStill others were there because, according to Medal of Honor recipient and retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James Livingston, it was the right thing to do.\r\n\r\n“We are a special country because we are a special people”, Livingston said. “We have people willing to go to war in other countries for other people. People willing to sacrifice and give it all for someone else. We truly are a special country.”\r\n\r\nLivingston added that the late President Ronald Reagan said freedom is only one generation from being lost. “If we fail to remember this duty to others, it’s a very short path to being lost.”\r\n\r\nLivingston was formerly the Chief of Staff during the early 1980s at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.', 'Wreaths Across America', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'wreaths-across-america-2', '', '', '2019-12-18 13:33:19', '2019-12-18 18:33:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42778', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42784, 4, '2019-12-26 08:15:33', '2019-12-26 13:15:33', 'By LEE SCOTT\r\n\r\nMany people have a New Year’s Eve that is memorable for them. Maybe it was the day they got engaged or met that certain someone.\r\n\r\nMaybe it was just lying in bed with a new spouse or new baby watching the ball drop in New York’s Time Square.\r\n\r\nI too have some wonderful New Year’s Eve memories, but there is one New Year’s Eve, I will never forget. It was the night I almost killed my younger sister.\r\n\r\nHere is what happened. It was New Year’s Eve 1966, getting ready for 1967. I had just turned 13 and was babysitting for my four younger brothers and sisters. My three older siblings were out, and my parents were at a party at our next-door neighbors.\r\n\r\nI had the ultimate privilege of spending the entire evening in front of our color television set without having nine other people in the room with me. I was in heaven sitting there eating my graham crackers and milk and having total control of which show, from one of our four stations, to choose.\r\n\r\nThe house we lived in was an old Victorian with a den/TV room off the living room. Like many old houses, it creaked and groaned. On top of that, we had old steam radiators for heat that would kick in occasionally.\r\n\r\nAs I sat there enjoying my solitude, I suddenly heard a strange noise. I got up and turned the sound of the television down. Nothing. And then came another sound from the adjoining living room.\r\n\r\nMy imagination kicked in as I pictured my four siblings being abducted. I knew I had to get up and check on them.\r\n\r\nI grabbed my handy dandy “babysitting” knife which my parents did not know I kept with me while babysitting. It was one of those large sharp knives Dad used for carving.\r\n\r\nVery quietly, I left the den and proceeded around the large stone fireplace in the living room. Suddenly, I heard someone quietly say “Boo.”\r\n\r\nI screamed at the top of my lungs and dropped the knife. It was my 10-year-old sister, Allison. I grabbed her tightly and screamed “I could have killed you!”\r\n\r\nShe did not hear me because she was laughing so hard. We both stood there shaking, me from fright and her from laughter. Surprisingly the three siblings left upstairs never woke up and my parents, next door, had missed my screams of terror.\r\n\r\nAnd so, despite her near-death experience, my sister Allison climbed into the chair with me and together we shared my graham crackers and milk as we watched the ball drop in Times Square.\r\n\r\nTo this day, that is my most memorable New Year’s Eve. What’s yours?\r\n\r\n<i>Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.</i>', 'My New Year’s Eve to remember was almost tragic', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'my-new-years-eve-to-remember-was-almost-tragic', '', '', '2019-12-26 08:15:33', '2019-12-26 13:15:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42784', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42786, 4, '2019-12-26 08:16:25', '2019-12-26 13:16:25', 'The Beaufort History Museum, in partnership with the Beaufort Branch Library, will present a lecture by Ron and Rebecca Tucker, featuring the Beaufort International Film Festival.\r\n\r\nTitled “Beaufort Hugs and Southern Hospitality,” the talk is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 at the Presbyterian Fellowship Hall located on North Street in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\nA donation of $5 is suggested and reservations are required. To sign up, visit www.beauforthistorymuseum.com. Please print out the ticket and bring to the event. Those with tickets will be admitted first.\r\n\r\nFunds collected will be used to support ongoing Beaufort History Museum programs and the renovation of the Exhibit Hall, which is currently under way.\r\n\r\nRon and Rebecca Tucker are the founders of the Beaufort Film Society (BFS) and the Beaufort International Film Festival. Prior to the launching BFS, they were producing partners with Sandbar Productions and Good-to-Go Video. Specializing in documentaries about the Marine Corps, they produced and distributed these programs around the world.\r\n\r\nThe 14th annual Beaufort International Film Festival will be held Feb. 18-23, 2020. The purpose of the festival is to recognize aspiring filmmakers of almost every genre to include independent film, music, animation, short and long features, documentaries, and screenwriting.\r\n\r\nIt is also an opportunity to showcase the beautiful \"film-friendly\" region of Beaufort and the Carolina Sea Islands. Beaufort has served as the backdrop for more than 20 major motion pictures, including Forrest Gump, The Big Chill, The Prince of Tides and many more.\r\n\r\nBeaufort History Museum, located in the historic Arsenal on Craven Street, has evolved to focus specifically on the history of the Beaufort District. It strives to manage and display artifacts and documents held by the City of Beaufort, telling the compelling stories of this area from the early 16th Century until modern times. The museum’s hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.', 'Beaufort History Museum lecture to feature Tuckers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-history-museum-lecture-to-feature-tuckers', '', '', '2019-12-26 08:16:25', '2019-12-26 13:16:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42786', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42788, 4, '2019-12-26 08:18:37', '2019-12-26 13:18:37', 'More that 100 members of the group Indivisible Beaufort rallied outside of Congressman Joe Cunningham’s Beaufort office Tuesday, Dec. 17 in support of impeaching President Donald Trump.\r\n\r\n“We’re not here fighting to destroy the country,” rally organizer Mitch Siegel of Indivisible told WTGS-TV. “We are here protesting to save the soul of our country.”\r\n\r\nThe group gathered on the sidewalk in front of Cunningham’s office holding signs and chanting “Impeach!”\r\n\r\nEngage the Right, a group opposed to Trump’s impeachment was present, as well.\r\n\r\n“I don’t think that the president did anything wrong, and I think we’re holding the president accountable,\" Engage the Right founder Laurie Zapp told WTGS.\r\n\r\nUltimately, Cunningham, on Wednesday, voted with the majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach President Trump.\r\n\r\nOn Monday, prior to the rallies in Beaufort, Cunningham released a statement regarding his stance on the articles of impeachment.\r\n\r\n“We are a nation of laws and no single person is above the rule of law in America. Even the President needs to be held accountable if he violates the Constitution. I did not come to Congress to impeach the President. But after careful consideration of the evidence and testimony delivered to Congress by dedicated public servants, many of whom the President himself appointed, it is clear to me he committed an impeachable abuse of power. The President used the power of his office to coerce a foreign government into investigating his political rival for personal gain. By refusing to cooperate with Congress and lawfully-issued subpoenas, the President clearly obstructed Congress. For these reasons, I support the Articles of Impeachment.”\r\n\r\nIn response to Cunningham’s vote, S.C. Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick released the following statement:\r\n\r\n“Tonight, Joe Cunningham voted to overrule the will of the people of the 1st Congressional District by siding with House Democrats in a partisan attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election. From day one, this was a witch hunt that was meant to ensure that Democrats don’t lose to President Trump again in 2020 – and Cunningham fully supported it. His ‘Lowcountry over politics’ slogan is now shown to be a load of garbage, and voters will let him know it next November.\"', 'Beaufort groups rally for, against impeachment', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-groups-rally-for-against-impeachment', '', '', '2019-12-26 08:18:37', '2019-12-26 13:18:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42788', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42874, 4, '2020-01-06 05:19:13', '2020-01-06 10:19:13', 'The <a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDIuMTQ5NzI4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5iZWF1Zm9ydGNvdW50eXNjLmdvdi9lbmdpbmVlcmluZy8_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.opS_XjSINqjUP2J_kvkoF1cFr7mlW0dSQ3nPyZhakXg/br/73630062250-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beaufort County Engineering Division</a> and Johnson, Mirmiran &amp; Thompson Engineering are co-hosting a public information meeting about the Beaufort High School Realignment Project.\r\n\r\nThe meeting will run from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the Beaufort High School cafeteria at 84 Sea Island Parkway, Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThis project is one of three traffic improvement projects included in the Beaufort Penny Referendum. The <a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDIuMTQ5NzI4MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5iZWF1Zm9ydGNvdW50eXNjLmdvdi9lbmdpbmVlcmluZy9vbmUtY2VudC1yZWZlcmVuZHVtL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.j5zCXUj64cUk6jyjcPw-fCbkUgOc2XrVQ51kl814jXI/br/73630062250-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beaufort Penny Referendum</a> was passed on Nov. 6, 2018, resulting in a 1 percent sales tax increase to fund three projects across Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nFor more information, please contact the Beaufort County Engineering Division at 843-255-2700.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Beaufort County hosting Beaufort High School Realignment Project meeting Wednesday night', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-hosting-beaufort-high-school-realignment-project-meeting-wednesday-night', '', '', '2020-01-06 05:19:13', '2020-01-06 10:19:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42874', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42792, 4, '2019-12-26 08:25:27', '2019-12-26 13:25:27', '<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nWhile Glenn Raymond Goff III had no known family when he died, you wouldn’t have known it by the turn out at his funeral last week.\r\n\r\nSome 200 to 250 people attended the Vietnam veteran’s burial on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Beaufort National Cemetery, after word spread that the 70-year-old, who died in an area nursing facility, had no family members to speak of.\r\n\r\nFrom veterans and members of the military, to residents who just wanted to pay their respects, they poured in by the dozens to stand beneath the stately oaks and give the Hardeeville native a funeral befitting a soldier come home to rest.\r\n\r\n“We’re paying back,” said Chris Swan, head of the Beaufort Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans, a national organization that supports veterans and their families.\r\n\r\nThe group was notified after the Beaufort County Coroner’s office determined that Goff had served as a U.S. Army specialist in Vietnam.\r\n\r\nDressed in blue, members were on hand Tuesday and left blue crafted “Forget-Me-Not” flowers at the grave site. It’s a tradition that dates back to World War I when wildflowers were placed on the graves of fallen soldiers, Swan said.\r\n\r\n“It’s a remembrance of that. We’re here for them even when they have families,” he said.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Coroner Ed Allen and several of his staff were also on hand for the funeral.\r\n\r\nThey made phone calls and tried to locate Goff’s family but after coming up short they decided to get the word out to the community.\r\n\r\nWhile it isn’t unusual for people to die without family, it does seem to be happening more and more, Allen said.\r\n\r\n“And if we find out someone is a veteran, we work with the (Beaufort) National Cemetery and the VA to see about having them interred here,” he said.\r\n\r\nHaving people stand in for Goff’s family was important to Megan Hyatt who also attended Goff’s funeral.\r\n\r\n“My heart led me here,” said the Beaufort resident. After spreading the news about Goff’s death, Hyatt was able to get a group of about 15 to 20 friends together, including several Marine Corps pilots.\r\n\r\nShe was impressed by the turnout from the community.\r\n\r\n“I thought it was amazing. Very heartfelt,” she said.\r\n\r\nAir Force veteran Justin Poole was also on hand for the funeral.\r\n\r\nA member of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Lowcountry Chapter 34-4, Poole rode from Charleston on Tuesday morning to join others from the group who turned out to pay their respects.\r\n\r\nLike Hyatt, he too was glad to see so many turned out to honor Goff.\r\n\r\n“Definitely got to give him a proper send off,” he said. “It’s important to make sure that a guy who served his country, who doesn’t have family, at least has people gathering to honor his memory, to honor his service. We may not know him, but he was still our brother.”', 'Lowcountry residents turn out for Vietnam veteran who died without family', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-residents-turn-out-for-vietnam-veteran-who-died-without-family', '', '', '2019-12-26 08:25:27', '2019-12-26 13:25:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42792', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42797, 4, '2019-12-26 08:30:41', '2019-12-26 13:30:41', '<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nJudith Emily Wilson was not only loved and admired by many of her friends and classmates at Beaufort Academy, she was loved and admired by the adults in her life as well.\r\n\r\n“She had great things planned for her life and wonderful things she wanted to accomplish,” Dan Durbin, head of the private school, said.\r\n\r\nBetween assemblies and activities designed to help students mourn the loss of their classmate this past week, Durbin recounted how “Emmy,” as she was known to many, was among the first students he taught when he first arrived at the school just a few years ago.\r\n\r\n“I saw her everyday, so I got to know Emmy as a person,” he said, recounting how impressed he was with her determination. “She would just put her mind to something and get it done.”\r\n\r\nThe 16-year-old Lady’s Island resident died in a car accident on Tuesday, Dec. 17, after her 2005 Honda Civic ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree, according Lance Cpl. Tyler Tidwell with the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The car was the only vehicle involved in the crash, Tidwell said.\r\n\r\nAfter an autopsy was performed later in the week, the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office determined the cause of death was the crash, said Coroner Ed Allen.\r\n\r\nHer funeral was held on Saturday, Dec. 21 at Sea Island Presbyterian Church.\r\n\r\nStudents were facing midterm exams when news of the fatal accident spread on Wednesday. The school decided to “change its mission from academics to support for its students and families,” Durbin said.\r\n\r\nThe school canceled exams and brought in grief counselors who were on hand throughout the week. It also closed early for several days before the Christmas break, so students could be with their families.\r\n\r\nWilson’s death has hit many at the school and in the tight-knit community surrounding it particularly hard, Durbin said. Her mother Christina, is the director of Child Abuse Prevention Association in Port Royal, and her father, Jason, is a deputy with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.\r\n\r\nWilson’s sudden death also follows the passing of classmate, Anna Grace Dennis, who died just four months ago following an epileptic seizure. Both girls played on the softball and volleyball teams together and were “good friends,” said many at the school.\r\n\r\nKatie Huebel, president of the school’s board of directors, said students had been experiencing the various stages of grief.\r\n\r\n“They’ve been sad, and I can tell today they are a little bit angry and upset about what’s happening,” Huebel said, when reached by phone on Thursday, Dec. 19.\r\n\r\nThe school’s faculty were also taking it hard but were “holding each other in their arms,” she said.\r\n\r\n“They are of course also mourning but we are together, and we are talking, and our focus has to be the kids right now,” she said.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, Wilson is remembered for her humor, her wit and her intelligence. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Junior Class President and member of the Interact Club.\r\n\r\nShe loved “Clemson Tigers, singing, Broadway musicals, stupid videos and going to the beach, if it wasn’t too hot,” according to her online obituary. She was also a loving child and lived to make others laugh, it said.\r\n\r\nNick Field, the athletic director at Beaufort Academy, remembers Wilson for her sense of humor and her athleticism. Wilson played multiple sports over the years and was named most improved player in both softball and volleyball at last year’s awards banquet, he said.\r\n\r\n“She also volunteered at school events, setting up and breaking down for those,” he said.\r\n\r\nAbove all else Wilson will be remembered for her spirit, many at the school said.\r\n\r\n“She was just a delightful human being,” Durbin said. “She would joke and laugh and enjoyed her life. She will be greatly missed.”', 'Community mourns loss of student killed in car accident', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'community-mourns-loss-of-student-killed-in-car-accident', '', '', '2019-12-26 08:30:41', '2019-12-26 13:30:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42797', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42801, 4, '2019-12-26 08:33:25', '2019-12-26 13:33:25', 'By LAURA KAPONER\r\n\r\nThey say to never judge a book by its cover, and this couldn’t be truer for Regina Davis, a Certified Peer Support Specialist with S.C. Share, based out of Columbia.\r\n\r\nTo look at her one could easily label her an articulate, confident, and determined professional with a heart of gold. All these things are true, however the journey she took to become this version of herself was paved in years of self-destruction.\r\n\r\nRegina’s upbringing was considerately more conservative than her peers, which she attributes to the generational gap between the grandparents who raised her verses the other much younger parents. The restrictions meant to act as a deterrent only further fueled her curiosity.\r\n\r\nHer experimentation began at 11 years old, when she smoked her first marijuana joint. Only a couple years later she became inebriated on alcohol.\r\n\r\nWhen Regina was 20, she started freebasing, ultimately leading to a life of addiction.\r\n\r\nAssociations with drug dealers and hustlers, as well as her involvement in prostitution, led to a cycle of jails, institutions, and near death. In the midst of it all, Regina felt she was “living the high life” because of the abundance of money allowing her to continue to maintain this lifestyle in the fast lane.\r\n\r\nThis was her world for 28 years.\r\n\r\nAt the time, Regina didn’t really understand the full consequences of her actions, living in desolate conditions without electricity or water and estranged from the people who loved her. Her addiction had taken complete control of her life, and for a very long time, she didn’t want things to change.\r\n\r\nIn recovery, a person rarely gets it completely right the first time around; Regina was no exception to this, experiencing five unsuccessful attempts at sobriety until it truly stuck the sixth time around.\r\n\r\nKey ingredients to really making things work were a geographical change and holding herself accountable to be the biggest participant in her own recovery. There are many who believe relapse is inevitable, but that hasn’t been the case since Regina made her most genuine attempt at turning her life around.\r\n\r\nWhen Regina reached a certain point in her recovery journey, she decided to pay it forward by helping others in their recovery. She is not ashamed of what she has gone through because it was necessary for her to get to where she is today.\r\n\r\nIt is her hope that others can learn from what she has experienced so that they may not have as difficult a road to travel. Her advice to those struggling with addiction would be to “quit while you’re ahead because it will only get worse. Nothing good really comes out of getting high…its ends really are always the same. Jails, institutions, and death.”\r\n\r\nRegina must be vigilant to her daily maintenance plan allowing her to continue to live her best life.\r\n\r\n<i>Laura Kaponer is a mental health advocate and blogger, as well as a volunteer with the local chapter of NAMI. You can find her on social media by searching #Laurakaponeris1in5.</i>', 'I am not my addiction: The Regina Davis story', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-am-not-my-addiction-the-regina-davis-story', '', '', '2019-12-26 08:33:25', '2019-12-26 13:33:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42801', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42803, 4, '2019-12-26 08:35:16', '2019-12-26 13:35:16', 'Lockheed Martin has named Nick Mesenburg its new Site Manager at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. In his new role, he will oversee all F-35 contractor support operations at MCAS Beaufort and serve as liaison to the U.S. Marine Corps at the air station.\r\n\r\nA Lockheed Martin employee for 15 years, Mesenburg has held several different roles with increasing responsibility. Most recently, he served as the East Coast Regional Manager, overseeing the F-35 Field Support Engineering teams at MCAS Beaufort, MCAS Cherry Point (N.C.), Eglin Air Force Base (Fla.), Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Md.) and Burlington Air National Guard Base (Vt.).\r\n\r\nMesenburg previously supported the F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Md.) where he was mission critical to the F-35 completing System Design and Development (SDD) testing. He also supported testing aboard U.S. Navy vessels including the USS Wasp and USS Abraham Lincoln.\r\n\r\nBefore focusing fully on the F-35, Mesenburg supported U.S. and foreign customers with other aircraft including the C-5 and F-16, as well as the Persistent Threat Detection System, a large helium-filled lighter than air system designed by Lockheed Martin to provide soldiers long range intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and communication assistance.\r\n\r\nMesenburg holds a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins and a Bachelor of Science degree from Embry-Riddle. A South Carolina resident for more than five years, Mesenburg and his family relocated from Maryland in 2014.\r\n\r\nBeaufort is home to one of the first bases for the F-35 Lightning II and the F-35B Pilot Training Center. Serving as the hub for F-35B pilot training, MCAS Beaufort hosts American pilots as well as international pilots flying the F-35B.', 'Lockheed Martin names new site manager in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lockheed-martin-names-new-site-manager-in-beaufort', '', '', '2019-12-26 08:35:16', '2019-12-26 13:35:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42803', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42805, 4, '2019-12-26 08:37:54', '2019-12-26 13:37:54', '<h4><b>By MIKE MCCOMBS</b></h4>\r\nBeaufort’s Jane Frederick, FAIA, was inaugurated as the President of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) on Dec. 13 in Washington, D.C.\r\n\r\nFrederick is the 96th President of the 162-year-old organization, which “works to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities,” according to its website. She is, however, just the fifth woman to hold the office.\r\n\r\n“It’s a pretty big deal,” Frederick said. “It’s an international organization, and I’m in the position to set the tone for what we do. I’m pretty excited.”\r\n\r\nWith more than 200 international, state and local chapters, the AIA advocates for public policies that “promote economic vitality and public well-being.”\r\n\r\nCalling her election an “honor and a privilege,” Frederick said in a release. “As I step into this role, I’m asking what will happen for us in this next year. At this moment in the world’s history, the answer couldn’t be more clear, that 2020 must be the year architects assert our leadership and have a meaningful impact in climate action.”\r\n\r\nFrederick has lived in Beaufort for 31 years.\r\n\r\n“My children were born and raised here,” she said. “I consider myself a Beaufortonian.”\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Frederick + Frederick Architects – where she is a principal – specializes in custom residences and has earned 18 state and local design awards. It was honored with AIA South Carolina’s 2017 Firm Award as well as Southern Living Magazine’s Best Renovation of 2009.\r\n\r\nFrederick has held several positions at the AIA – 2019 first vice president; South Atlantic Regional representative on the Strategic Council; at-large director on the National Board; and president of AIA South Carolina. She has served on the AIA Small Firm Round Table Executive Committee and NAAB Accreditation teams, as well.\r\n\r\nShe earned her Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University. Licensed in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, Frederick is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and holds LEED AP certification.\r\n\r\nThe AIA, with 95,000 members, elects presidents on an annual basis. Frederick was elected in July 2018 in New York, and will serve as the Institute’s president until Dec. 4, 2020.\r\n\r\n“To create a future with better buildings, better communities and a better world, we have to be flexible, nimble and seize opportunities to turn dilemmas into advantages,” Frederick said when elected. “As architects, when we are at our best, we don’t talk about the future – we create it.”', 'Beaufort’s Frederick inaugurated as President of American Institute of Architects', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beauforts-frederick-inaugurated-as-president-of-american-institute-of-architects', '', '', '2019-12-26 08:37:54', '2019-12-26 13:37:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42805', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42809, 4, '2019-12-26 08:45:07', '2019-12-26 13:45:07', 'It’s time, once again, for the plunge.\r\n\r\nThe Friends of Hunting Island will host the 11th annual Pelican Plunge on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at Lighthouse Beach at Hunting Island State Park.\r\n\r\nThe nonprofit group will look to better last year’s number of 479 ticket-buying participants. Including spectators, nearly 1,000 people flocked to the beach on Hunting Island for the event.\r\n\r\nRegistration is at noon at the Lighthouse Shelter – you can also register on the Friends of Hunting Island Facebook page – and the plunge goes off at 1 p.m.\r\n\r\nAdult tickets are $10, and kids are $5. Proceeds benefit Hunting Island State Park-s beach and trail maintenance and the conservation and support of its wildlife.\r\n\r\nLast year, the temperature in Northern Beaufort County reached an unseasonable 79 degrees. Water temperature in the surf at the popular state park was a tepid 58 degrees, drawing the biggest crowd in recent memory.\r\n\r\nPlungers won’t be quite as lucky this year – as of Monday, Dec. 23, the forecast for New Year’s Day calls for sunny skies and a high of 60 degrees.\r\n\r\nPlungers and spectators can enjoy hot beverages, snacks, and a costume parade. Each registrant receives an “I Took the Plunge” sticker and two coupons worth $1 each to purchase refreshments. Souvenir Pelican Plunge T-shirts will be on sale at the gift shop, as well.\r\n\r\nPark entry fee is not included in the registration fee. Jan. 1 is the last day to use the 2019 Friends of Hunting Island decal for park entry. Memberships for 2020 can be purchased on site.\r\n\r\nFor more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://tinyurl.com/rugwn5h.\r\n<h2>Want to Plunge?</h2>\r\n<b>What:</b> 11th annual Pelican Plunge\r\n\r\n<b>When: </b>Noon, Wednesday, Jan. 1\r\n\r\n<b>Where:</b> Lighthouse Beach, Hunting Island State Park.\r\n\r\n<b>Cost:</b> Adults $10, kids $5. Park entry is not included.\r\n\r\n<b>How to register:</b> Visit https://tinyurl.com/rugwn5h, the Friends of Hunting Island Facebook page or register at noon on the day of the event at the Lighthouse Shelter.', '11th annual Pelican Plunge set for New Year’s Day', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '11th-annual-pelican-plunge-set-for-new-years-day', '', '', '2019-12-26 08:45:07', '2019-12-26 13:45:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42809', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42813, 4, '2020-01-01 10:08:59', '2020-01-01 15:08:59', 'By LEE SCOTT\r\n\r\nAs I sat writing out some of my resolutions for the New Year, I stopped to ask my spouse if he had any he would like to add.\r\n\r\n“No!” he responded. “Resolutions are promises that always get broken.”\r\n\r\nInteresting response, but I persevered.\r\n\r\n“Well, let’s call them something else.”\r\n\r\nI came up with some suggestions like goals, future plans, vows, pledges. I was stretching it. Declarations, determinations. What else could I call them?\r\n\r\nThat is when he said, “A rose by any other name.”\r\n\r\nHe was right. My list of “to do” for 2020 was still a resolution list regardless.\r\n\r\nIt seems like people have many of the same kinds of New Year’s resolutions every year. “Lose weight,” “save money,” “eat a healthier diet” and “get in shape” all seem to be a constant year after year.\r\n\r\nBut by the end of the first quarter, while sitting eating a McDonald’s cheeseburger after having passed up the gym one more time, people forget about their lists.\r\n\r\nMany people include “start a new hobby” on their annual list, but we decided we both have enough hobbies now.\r\n\r\n“Okay,” I responded. “How about a different approach? Rather than a list of New Year resolutions, how about something like ‘What can we do in 2020 that will have a positive impact on our life and the lives around us?’”\r\n\r\nFor that, he was game.\r\n\r\nTo start, we decided that the smartest, and most likely resolution to be followed, was to treat ourselves like guests. After all, don’t the guests always get the newest bath towels and bed linens.\r\n\r\nThey also get to use the beautiful place mats and cloth napkins. We pull out our good china, silverware, and tablecloths for them.\r\n\r\nMaybe it was time we needed to use all these items ourselves rather than just save them for company.\r\n\r\nThen I suggested that we treat our children and grandchildren like guests to make sure they know how important and special they are in our lives. We tend to take them all for granted, when they are really a great group of people.\r\n\r\nAs we sat and talked about 2020, we both became more animated as to how we wanted to spend it. Our Rose list wasn’t filled with unachievable goals, but more with how to enjoy 2020.\r\n\r\nMore comedy shows, more upbeat books, and more walks on the beach.\r\n\r\nInstead of a list of ways to improve ourselves, we thought that our list should include enjoying 2020 and not beating ourselves up over diets and getting into shape.\r\n\r\nWhen all was said and done, we were happy with our plans for 2020.\r\n\r\nIn the end, regardless of the name of the list, it still smelled just as sweet.\r\n\r\n<i>Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.</i>', 'A rose by any other name', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-rose-by-any-other-name', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:08:59', '2020-01-01 15:08:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42813', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42816, 4, '2020-01-01 10:09:45', '2020-01-01 15:09:45', '<h4>By SCOTT GRABER</h4>\r\nIt’s Sunday morning and it’s cold — cold enough for a fire in our small hearth. Once removed from our still wet lawn, today’s Beaufort Gazette plunges into the murky waters of local government revealing a series of recent e-mails. Then it allows these succinct, succulent sentences to speak for themselves.\r\n\r\nNot so long ago, one could avoid leaving a record if one used a telephone. Or one might meet a colleague (at Blackstone\'s) trusting one’s colleague wasn’t taking notes.\r\n\r\nBut email’s arrival changed the communication landscape, dramatically displacing the telephone and making letter writing as ancient as the pre-Columbian carvings at Uxmal in the Yucatan. Part of the attraction is the easy, almost instantaneous transmission of one’s thoughts.\r\n\r\nOne can sit down — and in a matter of seconds — conceive and solidify one’s thinking without having to ponder too hard about spelling, punctuation or the internal logic of what one is trying to say. Importantly, one can push one’s thoughts into the ether without hearing the immediate, verbal response,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>“My God, have you completely lost your mind?”\r\n\r\nMost people prefer sending their thoughts, often illogical and sometimes irrational, without the fear of rejection — now that “caller ID” is available, the fear of rejection lurks behind every telephone call.\r\n\r\nI also think many are willing to make their case, but not willing to argue that case with another sentient human being. This seems to be the case with lawyers today.\r\n\r\nI happen to be a lawyer and have noticed that the Friday afternoon telephone call which starts with “Scott, I know its Friday, and you’re looking forward to the weekend, but I’ve got to tell you that I’m going to file pleadings on Monday” is as rare as the call of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker.\r\n\r\nBut what is equally rare is a return call from the lawyer who filed those Monday morning pleadings. If there is a response it’s always by way of an email, not a telephone call, and that email rarely invites further debate of the facts or a discussion of the applicable law.\r\n\r\nOne might argue that this is acceptable, even desirable behavior — one doesn’t want one’s lawyer getting timid, reluctant or squishy when laying out his allegations of negligence or breach of contract.\r\n\r\nBut the loss of civil discussion — I’m talking verbal discussion here — is not a good thing for lawyers or their clients. Lawyers who can argue with each other on the telephone and then continue that debate over lunch later that same week better serve the interests of their clients.\r\n\r\nBut those candid, hard-hitting, face-to-face discussions have often been displaced by a faceless, discussion-ending email.\r\n\r\nWe’ve all seen words (in an email) that would never, ever be spoken if these folks were face to face in the same room. We’ve all seen emails that spew a loathsome, passive-aggressive cocktail of indignation and self-righteousness.\r\n\r\nAnd so lawyers descend into an angry silence — and, yes, there is something to be said for the motivational aspects of anger — waiting for the court-ordered mediation which will occur months later.\r\n\r\nI know that emails are easy, instantaneous and don’t require a stamp.\r\n\r\nI know that sending a text has revolutionized the way my friends communicate with their out-of-town children. One constantly hears that although they lack telephone communication with their son or daughter; those same kids immediately respond to a text.\r\n\r\nBut I do miss the telephone and the back and forth that once characterized the legal profession.\r\n\r\nI’m 74 and intimidated by computers, cell phones and software in general. I don’t carry my computer to depositions like the younger lawyers — I rely on a Pentel brand ballpoint and a yellow pad.\r\n\r\nAnd it’s not surprising that the response, “OK Boomer” is now part of the vocabulary of every person under 40.\r\n\r\n“OK Boomer” is the quick, dismissive Millennial response when a baby boomer says that cell phones cause encephalitis and ear buds sometimes explode. It is the cryptic reply when a boomer questions the utility of Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and TikToc.\r\n\r\nBut I do miss letter writing with an actual pen and Monday morning telephone debates with an actual colleague.\r\n\r\nIt’s not just the loss of adjectives, adverbs and descriptive sentences that light up one’s imagination and emotions. It is throwing away a part of communication that helps us understand each other.\r\n\r\n<i>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</i>', 'I miss letter writing and actually having verbal debates', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-miss-letter-writing-and-actually-having-verbal-debates', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:09:45', '2020-01-01 15:09:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42816', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42818, 4, '2020-01-01 10:10:20', '2020-01-01 15:10:20', 'The Whale Branch girls split a pair of games Saturday to finish third at the Blackville-Hilda Hawk Invitational.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Warriors erased most of a 17-point halftime deficit before coming up short in a 63-61 loss to Estill in the semifinals, but they bounced back with a dominant defensive effort in a 45-27 win over Ridge Spring-Monetta in the third-place game.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nKynew Barnwell scored 22 of her 28 points in the second half of the semifinal loss to the Gators, nearly leading Whale Branch all the way back after trailing 37-20 at halftime. Jazmin Diaz added 13 points, and Zhani Thompson had 12.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors locked down on defense in the third-place game, holding RS-M to single digits in every quarter. Barnwell scored 19 points, Thompson added 13, and Diaz had nine to lead Whale Branch.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors advanced to the semifinals with wins over Midland Valley (62-19) on Thursday and Allendale-Fairfax (43-32) on Friday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBarnwell poured in 23 points, and Diaz and Thompson added 16 apiece for the Warriors in the opening win over Midland Valley.\r\n\r\nBarnwell scored 17 of her game-high 20 points in the second half of the win over Allendale-Fairfax. Jazmin Diaz added eight points for the Warriors, who pulled away after a sluggish first half.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Tigers led 15-12 after a defensive struggle in the first half, but the Warriors locked down on defense in the second half and Barnwell got hot to lead the comeback.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBarnwell single-handedly outscored Allendale-Fairfax 12-9 in the third quarter to help Whale Branch open up a four-point lead, then knocked down three of four free throws down the stretch to held seal the win.', 'Whale Branch Warriors finish third at holiday tourney Saturday', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whale-branch-warriors-finish-third-at-holiday-tourney-saturday', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:10:20', '2020-01-01 15:10:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42818', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42820, 4, '2020-01-01 10:13:00', '2020-01-01 15:13:00', 'Just before Christmas, the list of finalists was released for the 2020 Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF) to be held Feb. 18 to 23.\r\n\r\nBIFF 2020 will again be a six-day festival with awards being presented in the categories of features, documentaries (feature and short), short films, student films, screenplays, animation, comedy and audience choice. Also, winners will be named for best actor, best actress, and best director.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the category and individual awards, South Carolina-based cinematographer/gaffer John Reynolds will be presented the “Behind-The-Scenes” Award for his accomplishments over the past 20 years in the film and television industries.\r\n\r\nOscar, BAFTA, and Emmy winning Sound Designer/Editor Eugene Gearty will be presented the Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award.\r\n\r\n\"Eugene\'s body of work in the film and television industries over nearly four decades is extraordinary. He was one of the first digital sound designers/editors in the industry,” Beaufort Film Society President Ron Tucker said in a release. “He has worked with some of the best directors in the business – Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee, Spike Lee, the Coen Brothers to name a few. Eugene is legendary in the movie world of “sound.” We are very honored to present the Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award to Eugene Gearty for his unparalleled contributions to the art of filmmaking.\"<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAlso, BIFF 2020 will present the Susan A.K. Shaffer Humanitarian Award to the filmmaker whose work best exemplifies the need for positive social, cultural and/or environmental change in our time. This award transcends category and genre.\r\n\r\nConsidered one of the fastest growing film festivals in the southeast and a top 100 best reviewed film festival in the world according to FilmFreeway, festival organizers are expecting their biggest crowds yet. BIFF 2019 established new attendance records with more than 16,000 people taking part in some or all of the festival.\r\n\r\nAttendees came from 33 states and six countries, and more than 90 filmmakers from around the world were in attendance.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Film Society is a nonprofit, 501 (c) 3, member-supported organization, dedicated to providing the highest levels of entertainment and education to the public from all areas of the film industry.\r\n\r\n<b>2020 Beaufort International Film Festival Finalists\r\n</b>\r\n\r\n<b>ANIMATION</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Misguided</b> – Directed by Sean Kim, Sarasota, Fla. (Ringling College of Art &amp; Design)\r\n\r\n<b>Mocking Bird</b> – Directed by Katherine Crossan, Clemson, S.C. (Clemson University)\r\n\r\n<b>Selfish</b> – Directed by Po-Chien Chen, Oakville, Ontario, Canada (Sheridan College)\r\n\r\n<b>The Hidden River of My Life</b> – Directed by Kate Woodward, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Emily Carr University)\r\n\r\n<b>Tiffany</b> – Directed by Christina Christie, Orlando, Fla. (Central Florida University)\r\n\r\n<b>DOCUMENTARY</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Feature</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Band Geeks</b> – Directed by Morgan Elliott, Ontario Canada\r\n\r\n<b>Flint: The Poisoning of an American City</b> – Directed by David Barnhart, Atlanta, Ga.\r\n\r\n<b>I Am Patrick Swayze</b> – Directed by Adrian Buitenhuis, Canada\r\n\r\n<b>My Father\'s Brothers</b> – Directed by Shawn Kelley, Charlotte, N.C.\r\n\r\n<b>Wind Riders</b> – Directed by Emi Katayama, New York, N.Y.\r\n\r\n<b>Short</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Born In America</b> – Directed by Zhan Luo, Orange, Calif. (Chapman University)\r\n\r\n<b>Divided</b> – Directed by Brynne Mckee, Jackie Palacios, Benjamin Allen, Jack Mullinkosson Orange, Calif. (Chapman University)\r\n\r\n<b>St. Simons: Surviving Success</b> – Directed by Lance Lipman, St. Simons Island, Ga.\r\n\r\n<b>Waterproof</b> – Directed by Ross Kaufmann, South Hampton, N.Y.\r\n\r\n<b>FEATURE</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Effigy</b> – Poison and the City – Directed by Udo Flohr, Berlin, Germany\r\n\r\n<b>From the Vine</b> – Directed by Sean Cisterna, Ontario, Canada\r\n\r\n<b>Immortal</b> – Directed by Jon Dabach, Tom Colley, Danny Isaacs, Rob Margolies, West Hills, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Last Call</b> – Directed by Gavin Michael Booth, North Hollywood, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Star Light</b> – Directed by Michael Altieri, Lee Cummings, Los Angeles, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Yes</b> – Directed by Rob Margolies, New York, N.Y.\r\n\r\n<b>SHORT FILMS</b>\r\n\r\n<b>40 Minutes Over Maui</b> – Directed by Michael Feld, Josh Covett, Los Angeles, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Age of Bryce</b> – Directed by David Feagan, Brian Elliott, Waco, Texas\r\n\r\n<b>A</b><b>s One</b> – Directed by David Spaltro, New York, N.Y.\r\n\r\n<b>Auditioning With Mom</b> – Directed by Steve Coulter, Marietta, Ga.\r\n\r\n<b>Carry My Heart to the Yellow River</b> – Directed by Alexis Van Hurkman, St. Paul, Minn.\r\n\r\n<b>Darling, Darling Wendy</b> – Directed by Elise Robertson, Los Angeles, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Dictators Don\'t Die</b> – Directed by Serkan Ozturk, Essen Germany\r\n\r\n<b>Entwined</b> – Directed by Dale Griffiths Stamos, Santa Barbara, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Fifty </b>– Directed by Javier Dampierre, Los Angeles, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Hindsight</b> – Directed by Ian Kent, Charleston, S.C.\r\n\r\n<b>Hollowed</b> – Directed by Cedric Thomas Smith, Los Angeles, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Kneeling Sheep</b> – Directed by Hai Rihan, Los Angeles, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Method</b> – Directed by Robert Grabow, Livingston, Mont.\r\n\r\n<b>Miner\'s Mountain</b> – Directed by Bennett Pellington, Wilmington, N.C.\r\n\r\n<b>Ms Rossi</b> – Directed by Pat Battistini, Santa Clarita, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Notice</b> – Directed by Phyllis Jackson, Atlanta, Ga.\r\n\r\n<b>Pipe Dream</b> – Directed by Chris King, Roseville, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Poor Baby</b> – Directed by KC Allen, Findlay, Ohio\r\n\r\n<b>Refuge</b> – Directed by Sara Logan Hofstein, Atlanta, Ga.\r\n\r\n<b>Safe and Happy</b> – Directed by Richard Ulrich, St. Louis, Mo.\r\n\r\n<b>Silencer</b> – Directed by Ahmed Lucan, Atlanta, Ga.\r\n\r\n<b>Stop</b> – Directed by James Brown-Orleans, Los Angeles, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>The 11th Order</b> – Directed by Joshua Defour, Atlanta, Ga.\r\n\r\n<b>The Keeper</b> – Directed by Bob Celli, New York, N.Y.\r\n\r\n<b>The Long Commute</b> – Directed by Miguel Garzon Martinez, New York, N.Y.\r\n\r\n<b>Trapped</b> – Directed by Billy Chizmar, Bel Air, Md.\r\n\r\n<b>Truce</b> – Directed by John Niespodzianski, Boiling Springs, S.C.\r\n\r\n<b>STUDENT FILMS</b>\r\n\r\n<b>A Lonely Death</b> – Directed by Matthew Suppes, Orange, Calif. (Chapman University)\r\n\r\n<b>Ghazaal</b> – Directed by Ragini Bhasin, Orange, Calif. (Chapman University)\r\n\r\n<b>Logged On</b> – Directed by Cameron McCormick, Winston-Salem, N.C. (UNCSA)\r\n\r\n<b>Off With Your Head</b> – Directed by Kaitlin Moore, Orange, Calif. (Chapman University)\r\n\r\n<b>Painted Love</b> – Directed by Michelle DeGrace, Winston-Salem, N.C. (UNCSA)\r\n\r\n<b>The Chef</b> – Directed by Hao Zheng, Los Angeles, Calif. (AFI)\r\n\r\n<b>COMEDY</b>\r\n\r\n40 Minutes Over Maui (short film)\r\n\r\nAge of Bryce (short film)\r\n\r\nAuditioning With Mom (short film)\r\n\r\nFrom the Vine (feature film)\r\n\r\nMisguided (animation film)\r\n\r\nMs Rossi (short film)\r\n\r\nNotice (short film)\r\n\r\nPoor Baby (short film)\r\n\r\n<b>SCREENPLAY</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Away With My Heart</b> – Written by Lawrence Nelson II and Hoyt Richards, Los Angeles, Calif.\r\n\r\n<b>Conundrum</b> – Written by Mark S. Bourbeau, Boston, Mass.\r\n\r\n<b>Half Plus Seven</b> – Written by Wally Marzano-Lesnevich and Lindsay Adkins, Tenafly, N.J.\r\n\r\n<b>Mestengo</b> – Written by Theresa Anne Carey, Viroqua, Wis.\r\n\r\n<b>Pride &amp; President</b> – Written by John Pisano-Thomsen, Ontario, Canada\r\n\r\n<b>The Politics of Love and Dance</b> – Written by John Pisano-Thomsen, Ontario, Canada\r\n\r\n<b>The Well</b> – Written by Tom Bhramayana and Michelle Barfield, Maurepas, La.\r\n\r\n<b>BEST ACTOR</b>\r\n\r\nDylan Baker (Immortal – feature film)\r\n\r\nSasha Golberg (Fifty – short film)\r\n\r\nRobert Grabow (Method – short film)\r\n\r\nAnthony Robert Grasso (The Long Commute – short film)\r\n\r\nJoe Pantoliano (From the Vine – feature film)\r\n\r\nTim Realbuto (Yes – feature film)\r\n\r\n<b>BEST ACTRESS</b>\r\n\r\nSuzan Anbeh (Effigy: Poison and the City – feature film)\r\n\r\nAna Roshelle Diaz (Trapped – short film)\r\n\r\nLisa Ferris (Pipe Dream – short film)\r\n\r\nHong Mei (Kneeling Sheep – short film)\r\n\r\nMaria Souza (Method – short film)\r\n\r\nDey Young (Fifty – short film)\r\n\r\n<b>BEST DIRECTOR</b>\r\n\r\nUdo Flohr (Effigy: Poison and the City – feature film)\r\n\r\nRobert Grabow (Method – short film)\r\n\r\nChris King (Pipe Dream – short film)\r\n\r\nRob Margolies (Yes – feature film)\r\n\r\nBennett Pellington (Miner\'s Mountain – short film)\r\n\r\nHai Rihan (Kneeling Sheep – short film)\r\n\r\nSean Cisterna (From the Vine – feature film)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Finalists set for the 14th Beaufort International Film Festival', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'finalists-set-for-the-14th-beaufort-international-film-festival', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:13:00', '2020-01-01 15:13:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42820', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42823, 4, '2020-01-01 10:14:15', '2020-01-01 15:14:15', '<h4><b>By MIKE MCCOMBS</b></h4>\r\nFlu activity has increased sharply over the Christmas holidays, already forcing Beaufort Memorial to impose visitor restrictions for the immediate future. The increase in activity came early compared to last year.\r\n\r\nThe Centers For Disease Control has reported elevated flu activity this season, as well, with widespread activity in South Carolina.\r\n\r\n“There was not a sharp increase in positive flu activity until February last flu season, but this flu season we saw a sharp increase at the end of last week,” Beaufort Memorial Hospital Infection Preventionist Sherri Rabon, RN, said Monday morning. “There have been more Type B cases this season compared to activity in the past. About half of the positive cases we have had this year have been children.”\r\n\r\nAccording to Rabon, the hospital saw 75 positive flu cases last week. BMH’s threshold before setting visitation restrictions is 50 positive flu cases in a week and that happened over the weekend, alone.\r\n\r\nWhile visitation restrictions will help protect vulnerable patients already at Beaufort Memorial, the flu shot is still an option for everyone else, if they haven’t already gotten one this season.\r\n\r\n“Flu season lasts through March so it is not too late to receive the flu vaccination,” Rabon said. “The CDC recommends vaccination as the best preventative method to prevent the flu and potentially serious complications from the flu. The vaccine is recommended for those 6 months of age and older each flu season.”\r\n\r\nThose with possible flu could experience difficulty breathing, chest pressure or abdominal pain, seizures, confusion or dizziness, unrelieved cough or fever and are recommended to seek medical attention.', 'Increase in flu activity comes early compared to last season', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'increase-in-flu-activity-comes-early-compared-to-last-season', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:14:15', '2020-01-01 15:14:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42823', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42825, 4, '2020-01-01 10:15:02', '2020-01-01 15:15:02', 'Latisse is an FDA-approved drug (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution, 0.03%) prescribed to lengthen, thicken and darken eyelashes. It has the same main ingredient as a glaucoma drug called Lumigan.\r\n\r\nSome people using Lumigan for glaucoma were surprised to find that they developed fuller, darker eyelashes. This desirable side effect inspired the drug\'s use for cosmetic purposes. However, Latisse can cause some undesirable effects. Some people develop eye redness and irritation, or dark eyelid skin. These effects disappear after discontinuing the drug. Darkening of the iris (the colored portion of the eye) has also been reported, and this side effect cannot be reversed.\r\n\r\nBeauty aisles are filled with over-the-counter serums promising to mimic Latisse\'s effects. But there are important differences. Bimatoprost, the prostaglandin analog found in Latisse, is FDA approved. But isopropyl cloprostenate, the prostaglandin analog often found in over-the-counter products, is not. Because these over-the-counter serums have not been FDA tested, their safety and effects are not known. Lastisse is the only eyelash growth serum currently approved by the FDA.\r\n\r\nA medical prescription is required to use Latisse. If you have an eye condition such as glaucoma, macular edema or eye inflammation, or if you have questions about Latisse\'s effects on your eye health, ask your ophthalmologist. Follow the drug\'s instructions carefully to avoid side effects.\r\n\r\n<b>Tips for using Latisse:</b>\r\n\r\nLatisse is not approved for people under the age of 18. Also, it is not recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women.\r\n\r\nSince this is a prescription drug, Latisse should not be used by anyone other than the person to whom it was prescribed.\r\n\r\nIf you wear contact lenses, take them out before using Latisse. Wait 15 minutes after using the drug before putting your contact lenses back in your eyes.\r\n\r\nDo not reuse the single-use applicator for this drug or contaminate the bottle by allowing the bottle tip to come into contact with any other surface, as this may lead to serious eye infection.\r\n\r\nIf you develop a new eye condition, have a sudden decrease in your vision, have eye surgery or develop any eye reactions, immediately call your ophthalmologist. An ophthalmologist has the medical training in eye care to assess your particular reactions and conditions.\r\n\r\nHappy New Year! Here’s to seeing you in 2020!\r\n\r\n<i>Dr. Mark S. Siegel is the Medical Director at Sea Island Ophthalmology, LLC. Visit www.seaislandophthalmology.com for more.</i>', 'What you should know about eyelash growth products', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-you-should-know-about-eyelash-growth-products', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:15:02', '2020-01-01 15:15:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42825', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42827, 4, '2020-01-01 10:16:00', '2020-01-01 15:16:00', 'Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists is moving its Port Royal office to a new, permanent location on the hospital campus in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nEffective Monday, Jan. 6, the practice will be located on the third floor of the Beaufort Memorial Medical Plaza at 989 Ribaut Road. The practice’s Bluffton location will not be affected by the move.\r\n\r\nPatients who have appointments scheduled in Port Royal with any of the providers on or after Monday should go to the new office.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists is the practice of general surgeons Drs. Perry Burrus, Deanna Mansker, Tim Pearce, Stephen Sisco, vascular surgeon Dr. Chad Tober, physician assistants Annsley Troxell and Laura Kaiser, and nurse practitioner Andrea Hall.\r\n\r\nFor more information call their office at 843-524-8171.', 'Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists moving', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-surgical-specialists-moving', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:16:00', '2020-01-01 15:16:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42827', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42829, 4, '2020-01-01 10:16:47', '2020-01-01 15:16:47', '<h4>By LAURA KAPONER</h4>\r\nWhat most know about Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is what they have learned from the media. The problem is these portrayals are grossly inaccurate further feeding into a dangerous stigma.\r\n\r\nIn 2016 the award winning thriller “Split” was released and the villain had DID. It’s easy to cast a villain with a mental illness as the media has done countless times and in all likelihood will continue to do.\r\n\r\nThe mentally ill as villains are easy scapegoats, as well as entertaining. The problem is this widely spread misinformation will be held by many as fact.\r\n\r\nIn response to this film, mental health advocate Scarlet Novak aka Amelia Joubert created a petition receiving more than 16,000 signatures and catching the attention of several news outlets. The petition was requesting that M. Night Shamalyan, the film’s creator, include a Public Service Announcement about DID with the film to off put some of the stigma the film had produced.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately no PSA was created as Shamalyan ignored Novak/Joubert’s efforts.\r\n\r\nThose with DID are not who you think they are. One way to receive an official diagnosis is with an extensive interview called a SDID-D administered by a mental health professional. This interview can take around 6 hours. Novak/Joubert remember theirs being quite exhausting.\r\n\r\nThis is a disorder stemmed from childhood trauma where the presence of two or more distinct personalities, commonly referred to as alters, recurrently take control of the body. Many may know this condition by its former name Multiple Personality Disorder. Alters often have their own names, ages, genders, etc. It is highly likely those with DID also have PTSD as a concurrent diagnosis.\r\n\r\nIt’s easy early on in the diagnosis to feel shame from the internal stigma. There is a need to stay quiet about what they are experiencing because the outside world’s beliefs can be that those with DID are violent. Once again a misconception continually portrayed by the media. The reality is that those with DID are more likely to become victims of violence rather than perpetrate it.\r\n\r\nAn essential part of successfully managing this condition is communication between alters as amnesia far beyond typical forgetfulness can occur. Novak/Joubert recommends alters leave one another notes such as in a designated journal to help keep track of what each alter is experiencing. This is called system communication.\r\n\r\nScarlet wants people with DID to understand, “Your alters are not your enemies, they exist to help you and although they be misguided at times, learning to work as a team can be very helpful.”\r\n\r\nWhat people need to know when interacting with someone with DID is to validate their experiences and treat is alter as an individual. As more people in the DID community open up about their stories the public can become more educated. The world becomes less intimidating.\r\n\r\n<b>Note: </b>Novak/Joubert currently resides in Rock Hill, S.C. and was the 2017 recipient of NAMI’s SC Stigma Buster of the Year award. They can be found at The Labyrinth System on YouTube.\r\n\r\n<i>Laura Kaponer is a mental health advocate and blogger, as well as a volunteer with the local chapter of NAMI. You can find her on social media by searching #Laurakaponeris1in5.</i>', 'Fighting against stigma of Dissociative Identity Disorder', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fighting-against-stigma-of-dissociative-identity-disorder', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:16:47', '2020-01-01 15:16:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42829', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42831, 4, '2020-01-01 10:17:46', '2020-01-01 15:17:46', '<h4><b>By ALAN SCHUSTER</b></h4>\r\nIf you’re looking for something unique in the opera world, try composer Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck.” It’s based on a drama by German playwright Georg Buchner, which was left incomplete at his death.\r\n\r\nWhen Berg attended its first production in Vienna in 1914, he knew at once that he wanted to base an opera on it.\r\n\r\nHere’s what he did. He reduced the play’s 27 short scenes into 15, and then he divided them into three acts with five scenes for each.\r\n\r\nThe music is continuous – about six minutes per scene – and often includes no more than a few seconds of interlude after a scene change is made. In its final form, the opera runs for one hour and 40 minutes – and all without any intermissions.\r\n\r\n<b>Synopsis</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Act I:</b> The soldier Wozzeck is shaving his captain, who taunts him for living an immoral life. Wozzeck and Marie have a child but are not married.\r\n\r\nWozzeck replies that he is poor and has no choice. Marie, who is cheating on him with the drum major, sings a lullaby to their son. Humiliated by the captain, Wozzeck serves as a guinea pig for the doctor’s experiments. Having terrible visions, this causes his relationship with Marie to gradually deteriorate.\r\n\r\n<b>Act II: </b>When a soldier tells him that he “smells of blood,” Wozzeck has difficulty sleeping. When the drum major brags about his affair with Marie, Wozzeck fights with him but is beaten.\r\n\r\n<b>Act III:</b> Marie has not seen Wozzeck in several days. She reads from the Bible, murmuring the words about an adulteress. Her voice rises higher as she prays to Jesus and begs forgiveness.\r\n\r\nMarie and Wozzeck are walking together near a pond. She wants to return, but he makes her sit down. When he makes ironic remarks about her infidelity, she tries to escape, leading him to kill her with a knife.\r\n\r\nLater at a tavern, Wozzeck is dancing with Margret and shouting wildly. When she notices blood on his arm, he rushes out and returns to the pond. Once there, he finds the knife and throws it into the water.\r\n\r\nSuddenly, haunted by his visions, he wades into the pond, deeper until he drowns. At a distance, the captain and the doctor hear him moaning but do not rescue him.\r\n\r\nWhen their son learns that his mother is dead, he continues to play on his hobby horse, shouting “giddy up,” as the curtain falls.\r\n\r\n<b>The Music:</b> Conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin says “Wozzeck uses a huge orchestration … to create an intimacy that helps us feel as if we are inside the heads of the characters. The lines are often ‘sung-spoken,’ but there is also a lot of lyricism in the piece. Above all, I think it is one of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century.”\r\n\r\n<b>Sir Dennis Forman: </b>“When all is said and done, Berg’s score can sweep you away in the mad, mad world of Wozzeck so that you come to share his hallucinations and are purged with pity and terror.”\r\n\r\n<b>The Production: </b>Opera News wrote “After wowing audiences with his astounding production of Lulu in 2015, South African artist William Kentridge now focuses his extraordinary visual imagination on Berg’s other operatic masterpiece, Wozzeck, set in an apocalyptic pre-World War I environment.\r\n\r\n“This version, however, is more art installation than traditional opera. Animated images, rendered in smoky black charcoal, are projected on to the stage. The live singers seem at one with them, stepping out of the sketches, only to sink back in, sometimes disappearing entirely.”\r\n\r\n<b>The Cast:</b> Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium, with baritone Peter Mattei singing the title role and Elza van den Heever as Marie. Others include tenor Christopher Ventris as the drum major; bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the doctor; and tenor Gerhard Siegel as the captain.', 'Visual drama enhances Berg’s unique Met opera Wozzeck', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'visual-drama-enhances-bergs-unique-met-opera-wozzeck', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:17:46', '2020-01-01 15:17:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42831', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42833, 4, '2020-01-01 10:19:48', '2020-01-01 15:19:48', 'The Pat Conroy Literary Center Book Club has been reading and discussing all 12 of Conroy\'s memoirs and novels in order of publication. Led by a guest discussion leader, these monthly gatherings are free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nThe 11th of these Conroy Center Book Club meetings will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry’s MacLean Hall Auditorium at 104 Reynolds St., Building 12.\r\n\r\nThis event will feature a screening of the video recording of the Conroy Family Panel Discussion from the Pat Conroy at 70 Festival in October 2015 featuring Pat Conroy, Pat’s siblings Mike, Kathy, Jim, and Tim, Pat’s daughter Melissa Conroy, Pat’s wife Cassandra King Conroy, and moderator Walter Edgar.\r\n\r\nFollowing the video presentation, our book club discussion of The Death of Santini will be facilitated by Stephanie Austin Edwards, a Beaufort High School classmate of Pat’s, now an award-winning novelist and a frequent workshop instructor for the Conroy Center.\r\n\r\nThis event is free and open to the public with no registration required.\r\n\r\nPat Conroy’s great success as a writer has always been intimately linked with his family life. While the publication of The Great Santini brought Pat much attention, the public rift it caused with his father generated more attention still.\r\n\r\nTheir long-simmering conflict burst into the open, fracturing an already battered family even further. But as Pat tenderly chronicles here, even the oldest of wounds can heal.\r\n\r\nIn the final years of his life, Don Conroy and his son reached a rapprochement of sorts. Quite unexpectedly, the Santini who had freely doled out backhanded slaps targeted his ire on those who had turned on Pat over the years. He defended his son’s honor.\r\n\r\nThe Death of Santini is a heart-wrenching account of personal and family struggle, and a poignant lesson in how ties of blood can both strangle and offer succor. It is an act of reckoning, an exorcism of demons, but one whose ultimate conclusion is that love can soften even the meanest of men, giving meaning to one of the most often quoted lines from his bestselling novel. The Prince of Tides: “In families there are no crimes that cannot be forgiven.”\r\n\r\nEdwards returned to the Lowcountry and writing after a 22-year career in New York theater, film, and television with such talents as Liza Minnelli, Michael Jackson, Lauren Bacall, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Hal Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Bill Cosby, and Michael Bennett.\r\n\r\nHer debut novel, What We Set in Motion, won a Best Submission Award at the Atlanta Writer’s Club Conference. She is also a contributing writer to Our Prince of Scribes, an award-winning anthology about her high school friend and classmate, Pat Conroy, and a contributing writer to Short Story America VI. She lives and writes in nearby Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center preserves and continues the literary legacy of Pat Conroy (1945–2016) as a teacher, mentor, advocate, and friend to readers and writers alike. The Conroy Center is open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. To learn more, please visit www.patconroyliterarycenter.org.', 'Conroy Center to discuss of The Death of Santini', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'conroy-center-to-discuss-of-the-death-of-santini', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:19:48', '2020-01-01 15:19:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42833', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42837, 4, '2020-01-01 10:20:37', '2020-01-01 15:20:37', 'Because recycling live Christmas trees saves valuable landfill space, Beaufort County is encouraging residents to bring live Christmas trees to any County Convenience Center during normal Center hours. Trees should be placed in the yard waste bins.\r\n\r\nPlease make sure all ornaments, lights, and other decorations are removed from the trees prior to recycling them. Residents should not take trees to the old locations in Lady’s Island or Bluffton, as doing so will be considered illegal dumping.\r\n\r\nIn anticipation of increased amounts of post-holiday waste and as a courtesy to other residents, please remember to flatten all cardboard boxes before placing them in the appropriate dumpsters.\r\n\r\nBubble wrap and air pillows can be recycled in the Plastic Bag and Film Collection bins at the Bluffton, Hilton Head, Shanklin and St. Helena Convenience Centers.\r\n\r\nRemember too, after the feast, recycle the grease.\r\n\r\nFor more information on locations and hours of Beaufort County Convenience Centers, please visit www.beaufortcountysc.gov/recycle or call 843-255-2736.', 'County encourages residents to recycle after holidays', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-encourages-residents-to-recycle-after-holidays', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:20:37', '2020-01-01 15:20:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42837', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42839, 4, '2020-01-01 10:21:05', '2020-01-01 15:21:05', 'The Lowcountry Human Trafficking Task Force will address human trafficking in the lowcountry through its upcoming Community Address at 10 a.m. Jan. 22 in the Bluffton Library’s large conference room at 120 Palmetto Way.\r\n\r\nThe Task Force serves the five-county area of the 14th Judicial Circuit.\r\n\r\nThrough this address the public will have the opportunity to hear from Chairman Sheila Roemeling, Co-Chair Shane Roberts, Solicitor Duffy Stone and the South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson on what human trafficking is and how the collaboration of teams in the task force and state are combating this crime in the lowcountry as well as South Carolina.\r\n\r\n“The safety and beauty of the lowcountry depends on the community as a whole fighting against crime, especially human trafficking in all its forms,” Roemeling said in a release.\r\n\r\nThe United Nations defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, abduction, fraud, or coercion) for an improper purpose including forced labor or sexual exploitation.\r\n\r\nIn South Carolina, human trafficking includes anyone younger than 18 soliciting commercial sex acts of any kind. South Carolina had 127 reported cases of human trafficking in 2018 of combined labor and commercial sex.\r\n\r\n“There are far more which are not reported due to victims not self identifying and seeking help. Even one should be too much for a free country to excuse,” Roemeling said. “We must fight slavery in all forms, not just abroad but here in our own backyards daily. The purchases we make are a vote for slavery or against slavery every day.”\r\n\r\nJanuary is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. To learn more and begin to take part in this fight, attend the Community Address. Get questions answered while picking up information on how to become involved and informed.', 'Lowcountry Human Trafficking Task Force to hold community address on human trafficking', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-human-trafficking-task-force-to-hold-community-address-on-human-trafficking', '', '', '2020-01-03 11:31:09', '2020-01-03 16:31:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42839', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42842, 4, '2020-01-01 10:21:36', '2020-01-01 15:21:36', 'Beaufort’s Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop had a soft opening Nov. 14. Now the store, located at 2139 Boundary Street, Suite 106, will hold a grand opening celebration Jan. 18 and 19.\r\n\r\nSisters-in-law Pat and Ruthie Creek are the proprietors of the establishment\r\n\r\n“Stop by and invite all your friends and family to see the new store. We’ve brought nature indoors and created a very calming, relaxing environment,” the Creeks said in a release.\r\n\r\nMore details about the celebration will be released later.\r\n\r\nWild Birds Unlimited carries a variety of seeds and seed blends that have been specially formulated to attract birds in this region. Seed blends are mixtures of seeds and nuts that numerous birds will eat. Seed will be delivered every week or two so customers get only the freshest bird food possible.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the retailer will carry bird feeders, bird houses and specialty garden and gift items not found elsewhere.\r\n\r\n“We are very excited to share the hobby of backyard bird feeding with the residents of Beaufort and surrounding areas,” Pat Creek said. “This hobby is second only in popularity to gardening and is enjoyed by over 53 million Americans.”\r\n\r\nEvery seed purchase and most feeders come with a guarantee. The store also carries many items that are eco-friendly, in that they are made from recycled milk jugs and water bottles.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Wild Birds Unlimited is part of the original and largest franchise system of backyard bird feeding and nature specialty stores with more than 275 locations throughout the United States and Canada.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Wild Birds Unlimited open, schedules grand opening celebration', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'wild-birds-unlimited-open-schedules-grand-opening-celebration', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:21:36', '2020-01-01 15:21:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42842', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42844, 4, '2020-01-01 10:22:10', '2020-01-01 15:22:10', 'A Seabrook man was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting in the early morning hours of Monday, Dec. 30 in Burton.\r\n\r\nAt approximately 1:50 a.m., Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office deputies and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to a report of gunshot victims at a residence on Roberts Lane.\r\n\r\nAt the scene, three gunshot victims were identified: one man was deceased and two men were wounded. The scene was secured by deputies, while EMS transported the two wounded men. One man remains hospitalized, as of press time, while the other was treated and released.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Coroner\'s Office identified the deceased man as 26-year-old Medicus Watson of Seabrook. A forensic autopsy will be conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina on Friday, Jan. 3. As of press time, the scene is still active, as investigators continue to process for forensic evidence and interview witnesses.\r\n\r\nThe Sheriff’s Office said there does not appear to be a threat to the general public.', 'One killed, two wounded in shooting', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'one-killed-two-wounded-in-shooting', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:22:10', '2020-01-01 15:22:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42844', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42846, 4, '2020-01-01 10:25:00', '2020-01-01 15:25:00', 'According to South Carolina State Fire Marshal statistics, November through March is the most dangerous time of year for South Carolina residents, and the Burton Fire District has wrapped up its Santa programs with what officials say was a tremendous success.\r\n\r\nThis holiday season, starting Nov. 27, the Burton Fire District began its annual Santa programs by putting up Santa mailboxes at all five of its fire stations. Burton firefighters participate in the mailbox program to help local children communicate directly with Santa Claus, and in just three weeks, firefighters processed just fewer than 100 letters from local children.\r\n\r\nFollowing the mailbox program, on Dec. 1, the Burton Fire District started its annual Santa Ride program where firefighters drive Santa through all Beaufort County communities within the Burton district.\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters have been driving Santa around for more than 25 years, bringing candy and fire safety messages to local families. This year, the Burton Fire District was able to reach more than 2,500 citizens within the Burton Fire District, bringing not only holiday cheer, but some holiday safety as well.\r\n\r\n“Many people have told us that seeing Santa on our fire trucks is what officially starts their family holiday,” Burton Fire District Chief Harry Rountree said in a release.\r\n\r\nWhile all the fun and holiday cheer that these programs bring is important, the underlying safety messages that they bring are equally important, said Chief Rountree.\r\n\r\n“This year, from Nov. 27 to Dec. 26, we only had one house fire, and a smoke alarm and a fire extinguisher used by the family saved the home from serious damages,” Rountree said. “So whether it’s our messages or that just by seeing us it serves as a reminder to be safe, it seems to be working.”\r\n\r\nDuring this same holiday time period, Burton firefighters also completed more than 18 building inspections, and conducted 12 education events in two elementary schools, reaching more than 200 children in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes.', 'Burton Fire District  holiday programs a success', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'burton-fire-district-holiday-programs-a-success', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:25:00', '2020-01-01 15:25:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42846', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42850, 4, '2020-01-01 10:26:49', '2020-01-01 15:26:49', '<b>From LowcoSports.com</b>\r\n\r\nCamden turned in a dominating performance Friday and Saturday at Hilton Head High’s Coastal Clash, running away with the team title and winning the individual titles in 10 of the 14 weight classes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCamden racked up 423 points to easily outpace runner-up South Pointe (299.5), and Camden’s B-team finished third (251.5), narrowly edging May River (244.5). Beaufort High (164.5) finished fifth, followed by South Effingham (138) in sixth and host Hilton Head High (122.5) in seventh. Bluffton (74) finished 10th.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMay River’s Rod Grant was the only local wrestler to win an individual championship, pinning Bluffton’s Xavier Dykstra in the first period to capture the 220-pound title. May River’s Isham Peace (113), and Beaufort’s James Dagin (160) and Michael Cenci (170) joined Dykstra in claiming runner-up finishes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Sharks also had three third-place finishers in EJ Seman (106), Anthon Funderburk (170), and Kailin Prescott-Ferguson (285). Hilton Head’s Santiago Rueda (132) and Ean Gardner (182), and Beaufort’s Kaywan Johnson (152) also placed third.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Gary Bayne (106), Matthew Durrance (138), Adam Burnevich (152), and Devon Langfeldt (182) placed fifth, while teammate Colton Phares (145) was sixth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Eagles are back in action Saturday, Jan. 4, at the North Myrtle Beach Chief Classic dual tournament.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Championship Finals</b>\r\n\r\n106: Riley Dahlgren (Camden) dec. Matt Morton (Camden B), 6-0\r\n\r\n113: Nathan Orum (Camden) dec. Isham Peace (May River), 9-3\r\n\r\n120: Caleb Picard (Camden) dec. Spencer Cox (South Pointe), 5-4\r\n\r\n126: Anthony Doyle (Camden) pinned Julius Orendi (Camden B), 1:53\r\n\r\n132: Kaleb Clark (Camden) maj.dec. AJ Powell (South Pointe), 10-0\r\n\r\n138: Robert Henderson (Camden) pinned Matt Holton (Effingham), 4:51\r\n\r\n145: Charles Morton Jr (Camden) pinned Porter Bryant (Camden B), 3:57\r\n\r\n152: Nathan Santos (Camden) pinned Shy\'quan Ferguson (South Pointe), 2:37\r\n\r\n160: Eric Mitchell (South Pointe) dec. <b>James Dagin (Beaufort)</b>, 6-5\r\n\r\n170: Omega Clark (Camden) pinned <b>Michael Cenci (Beaufort)</b>, 0:56\r\n\r\n182: Hunter Tindall (South Effingham) pinned Nygel Moore (South Pointe), 2:34\r\n\r\n195: Josh Hill (Easley) dec. Isaac Ekanem (South Pointe), 13-9\r\n\r\n220: Roderick Grant (May River) pinned Xavier Dykstra (Bluffton), 1:57\r\n\r\n285: Garrett Gaston (Camden) dec. Austin Blaske (South Effingham), 5-2\r\n\r\n<i>For daily coverage of local sports, visit LowcoSports.com.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></i>', 'Eagles 5th at Coastal Clash in Hilton Head', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-5th-at-coastal-clash-in-hilton-head', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:26:49', '2020-01-01 15:26:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42850', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42852, 4, '2020-01-01 10:30:41', '2020-01-01 15:30:41', 'Start the New Year off right by spending the evening of Friday, Jan. 3 in downtown Beaufort. The Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association invites everyone to come ring in all that’s new and kick off the first First Friday event of the New Year.\r\n\r\nShops and restaurants will be open late for the event which runs from 5-8 p.m.\r\n\r\nEvery month, the Merchants Association hosts family-friendly First Friday events that are free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to visit downtown to have a great meal at one of the area restaurants and explore unique shops, galleries, and specialty stores that will feature promotions, demonstrations, music, refreshments and fun throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nThis month, DJ Mike Partain will play lots of favorite tunes throughout the evening on the West St. Plaza to set the atmosphere.\r\n\r\nTo highlight the celebration, participating Merchants Association member businesses will be hosting a New Year’s Scavenger Hunt.\r\n\r\nThe challenge is to spy and spot the New Year’s bell hidden in each shop. Participants can pick up a scavenger hunt shopper’s card available at the clock plaza on Bay and West St. and in participating shops.\r\n\r\nShoppers then visit at least 10 participating businesses, and after spotting the bell and having their cards marked, they can turn them in to be entered in a drawing to win a cash prize.\r\n\r\nThe drawing will be held at 8 p.m. at the clock plaza on West St.\r\n\r\nSupporting small and independent local businesses is important to the vitality, character, and economic strength of Beaufort. The unique products, services, and customer care that local businesses offer is what helps make our community thrive.\r\n\r\nMake it your New Year’s resolution to shop and dine locally.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association at dbmerchantsassociation@gmail.com.', 'Resolve in the New Year to shop and dine locally', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'resolve-in-the-new-year-to-shop-and-dine-locally', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:30:41', '2020-01-01 15:30:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42852', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42859, 4, '2020-01-01 10:34:06', '2020-01-01 15:34:06', '<strong>By MIKE MCCOMBS</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen I heard a while back that Clint Eastwood was making a movie about Richard Jewell, I’ll admit I was pretty excited.\r\n\r\nJewell, the security guard who first reported the bomb in Centennial Park during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, is a tragic figure. And quite frankly, a man whose story deserved to be told.\r\n\r\nAnd hearing that Eastwood would make the movie, I was positive I’d be ecstatic with the results.\r\n\r\nI was wrong.\r\n\r\nHaving grown up in Atlanta, the 1996 Olympics were a big deal. My father a civil engineer, worked on transportation plans for the games.\r\n\r\nIn the early morning hours of July 27, 1996, I was with my girlfriend Mari Linn and friends at Tiger Town Tavern in downtown Clemson when special reports took over the televisions after a pipe bomb exploded in Centennial Park, resulting in two deaths and more than 100 injuries.\r\n\r\nIt was a kick to the gut.\r\n\r\nThis was pre-9/11. Mass shootings weren’t as common as they are now. But only a little more than a year before, Timothy McVeigh had bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. What was happening?\r\n\r\nMy girlfriend and I had a tough decision. We had Olympic baseball tickets for the next week, which we<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>were supposed to spend in Atlanta. We ultimately decided to go, despite any threat, real or perceived.\r\n\r\nAs the days and weeks passed, Jewell, the man who had called the bomb in, was identified by the FBI as the primary suspect. The fact that the hero who had saved countless lives with his tip was suspected of planting the bomb was leaked by the FBI to the media.\r\n\r\nThis is where Eastwood’s recounting of Jewell’s story takes some wrong turns.\r\n\r\nEastwood’s movie implies that Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs, a key character in the film, has sex with an FBI agent in exchange for information on the FBI’s suspect.\r\n\r\nNeedless to say, Scruggs’ fellow colleagues, fellow journalists and many women expressed everything from disappointment to outrage at Eastwood’s creative license.\r\n\r\nTwo factors made it worse. First, Scruggs isn’t around to defend her character – she died in 2001. Secondly, the FBI agent that Scruggs had a relationship with in the movie is a composite character. No man had to endure the same scrutiny as Scruggs.\r\n\r\nIt’s possible this affected the movie’s performance at the box office. It’s hard to know. But what is undeniable is Richard Jewell was a flop. It pulled in a dismal $5 million on it’s opening weekend, It’s Eastwood’s worst nationwide opening since Bronco Billy brought in just $3.7 million in 1980.\r\n\r\nStory over, right? Unfortunately, no.\r\n\r\nAs bad as it is that Eastwood took a cheap shot at Scruggs, it’s not the big thing wrong with the movie.\r\n\r\nThe underlying theme, really, is that the press, in its quest for a story, ran with the FBI’s information, facts be damned, and smeared a good man. I’m more than willing to concede that the media isn’t blameless.\r\n\r\nBut in his hit piece on the media and the FBI, Eastwood went too far. In his effort to prove “fake news,” he, himself, put out some fake news.\r\n\r\nBy October, Jewell, his life already in shambles, was officially cleared by the FBI, even receiving a rare letter from the Bureau stating this in writing. If you believe the movie, that’s because of some crack investigative work by Jewell’s defense attorney, Watson Bryant.\r\n\r\nWrong.\r\n\r\nYou can chalk Jewell’s exoneration up to one man – AJC reporter Bill Rankin.\r\n\r\nIn August, Rankin took a walk. A 4-minute, 45-second walk … from a pay phone in downtown Atlanta where the threat was called in to Centennial Park where the bomb exploded, killing Alice Hawthorne and causing a cameraman’s heart attack.\r\n\r\nWhat Rankin found out, and the world soon found out, was that Jewell could not have made the bomb-threat phone call AND planted the bomb. The sites were too far apart. Jewell could not have been in both places, and he was obviously at the Park.\r\n\r\n“Timing indicates Jewell didn’t make bomb threat” was the headline on Rankin’s story, which was Jewell’s big break.\r\n\r\nHow do we know this was the big break? Jewell’s own defense attorney says so.\r\n\r\nJack Martin, Jewell’s criminal defense attorney who is cut out of Eastwood’s movie, used Rankin’s story to perfection, inviting the press to join him on the five-block walk and making it clear the timing of the FBI’s hypothesis simply didn’t work.\r\n\r\nRankin’s story “was the first big break for us,” Martin told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last month. “That was the first definitive fact that would have reflected the investigators were onto the wrong man.”\r\n\r\nOnly then did the FBI reach the conclusion Jewell wasn’t their man.\r\n\r\nThe movie makes no mention of Eric Rudolph, the man who eventually admitted to the bombing, along with the bombing of two abortion clinics and a lesbian club. You draw your own conclusions as to why.\r\n\r\nAnd it doesn’t hold the FBI accountable at all for the leaks that put Jewell in the spotlight to begin with.\r\n\r\nIronically, the same thing would happen to Steven Hatfill and Bruce Edwards Ivins, two men identified as suspects but cleared in anthrax attacks in 2001. FBI leaks were once again the culprit.\r\n\r\nThe Olympics went on successfully. The bombing didn’t keep patrons away.\r\n\r\nMari Linn and I attended two baseball games, the second being the second semifinal game between the United States and Japan on August 1. The U.S. lost the game, but from the last row, Row 27, of the upper deck at the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Mari Linn and I were able to look down into the new Olympic Stadium and watch Michael Johnson break the record in the 100 meters and become the fastest man in the world. A once-in-a-lifetime event. And it happened in my home city.\r\n\r\nJewell wasn’t as lucky. He was briefly a hero in his home city, saving countless lives on July 27, 1996. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBut his life was ruined shortly thereafter, and he was never really redeemed. He died in 2007 from complications of diabetes at just 44 years old.\r\n\r\nClint Eastwood had a chance to tell Jewell’s story as a man wronged and vindicate him.\r\n\r\nInstead, in his effort to crucify the media, he told a forgettable tale.\r\n\r\n<i>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News.</i>', 'In effort to crucify media, Eastwood’s movie spins its own fake news', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'in-effort-to-crucify-media-eastwoods-movie-spins-its-own-fake-news', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:34:06', '2020-01-01 15:34:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42859', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42861, 4, '2020-01-01 10:37:58', '2020-01-01 15:37:58', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\nIt’s a Friday morning at the Beaufort County administration building on Ribaut Road. Inside, on the first floor, the staff of the County Channel is gearing up for the next segment of Coastline, a public affairs show featuring county officials and local or community representatives.\r\n\r\nWhile county administrator Ashley Jacobs works out what she wants to talk about with the show’s substitute host, Scott Grooms, Rob Lewis is busy next door in “Master Control” manning a large, colorfully lit panel just below a computer monitor.\r\n\r\nA 10-year County Channel veteran, Lewis helps produce and direct the channel’s original content and, along with other staff, helps record its many meetings.\r\n\r\n“This is basically live editing,” he says, as he explains what the “Control Surface,” as it is called, does.\r\n\r\nAfter a few minutes more, everyone is ready and Lewis gives the signal.\r\n\r\n“Stand by. We are recording,” he says, as he begins counting them down. “4 – 3 – 2 – 1.”\r\n\r\n<b>Built from the ground up</b>\r\n\r\nA locally produced, public-access styled broadcast, the County Channel began airing on Jan. 2, 2007.\r\n\r\n“I came in at 9 o’clock, threw the switch and we were on the air,” Grooms said after the taping of Coastline.\r\n\r\nA longtime broadcast engineer, Grooms left SCETV in 2006 to help the county launch what would essentially be a new, albeit one-man, department.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to promote greater transparency, the county’s administration wanted a way of broadcasting meetings for residents who were spread out over 923 square miles of land and water and segmented by the Broad River. They also wanted a vehicle for getting important information out to residents in the event of a hurricane.\r\n\r\nSo Grooms not only helped launch the channel, he also built its control room and master control from the ground up over the tail end of 2006. He and his wife even spent that Christmas Eve in the building so Grooms could finish everything, have it tested and ready to go before the New Year rolled in.\r\n\r\n“We were very happy about it,” he said, remembering the big day.\r\n\r\nIn 2009, the county took over what was then the military channel, or Channel 9, essentially making it a full-time television station.\r\n\r\nAnd since the county already had the equipment for recording meetings, it only made sense that the staff tape and air other things as well. After all, what they didn’t want to be, Grooms said, was a CSPAN-like channel with meeting after meeting after meeting.\r\n\r\n“That’s boring television,” said Grooms, who today manages the county’s five-person Broadcast Services department. “And so we said, ‘We’ve got to have something to liven it up a little bit.’”\r\n\r\n<b>A livelier mix</b>\r\n\r\nIn addition to broadcasting all county council and committee meetings, the County Channel also airs select board and commission meetings and produces original and educational content. Coastline, County Lens, Night Skies and Coastal Kingdom are all programs the county channel’s staff has envisioned or produced from scratch.\r\n\r\nWhat’s more, the department has two fully equipped broadcast trucks which allow staff to travel around the county shooting parades, USC Beaufort sports, area college graduations and other types of programming which also airs on the County Channel.\r\n\r\n“Anything we want to do, we can do with these trucks,” Grooms said.\r\n\r\nWith the exception of a couple of days at the end of 2019, in which the channel was down for some updates, the channel is on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Viewers can watch via their local cable network or online and can also listen to the County Channel radio, which broadcasts oldies and music from the “’60s, ’70s and more.”\r\n\r\nAnd shows like Coastal Kingdom or County Lens aren’t just there for entertainment, they serve a useful purpose as well, Grooms said.\r\n\r\nBecause staff cannot predict how long a council or other meeting will run, this “interstitial” programming allows them to adjust the channel’s schedule. So if a meeting runs long, a program block can simply be removed to allow more time for that meeting, he said.\r\n\r\n“But it also gives people something to watch,” he said. “They’re flipping channels and they see something on Fort Fremont or something from St. Helena and they’re going to stop and watch it.”\r\n\r\nIt’s certainly been a popular concept not only with Beaufort County residents, but with those outside the area as well. From Charlotte to Atlanta, viewers are “tuning in” to get a glimpse of the good life or scenes from around the Lowcountry, as real time analytics show.\r\n\r\nCoastal Kingdom, for example, which recently won an Emmy for best on air talent, gives viewers a first-hand look at the region’s diverse ecology. The popular show, hosted by naturalist Tony Mills, also airs on SCETV.\r\n\r\n<b>Doing a lot with a little</b>\r\n\r\nRob Lewis, who is the main producer and editor of Coastal Kingdom, said the ability of the County Channel to offer what it does is no small undertaking – especially given the size of their department.\r\n\r\n“It’s a testament to the talent of the people who work here,” he said.\r\n\r\nIn addition to Lewis and Grooms, the team includes audio-visual technician, Alec Bishop, and production assistant, Jan Beaudrie. Another AV position is currently vacant.\r\n\r\nLewis says this “doing a lot with a little” really hits home when you see the credits roll at the end of a comparable program, say a PBS show, and there are hundreds of names associated with its production.\r\n\r\n“If you look at a county channel show, you’ll see three names,” he said, laughing. “And we’re trying to keep pace with professional productions … but it’s with a lot less budget and lot smaller staff.”\r\n\r\nGrooms said he’s proud of what the team has been able to accomplish over the last 13 years, and is often surprised by what viewers wind up enjoying – like the morning traffic cameras which show traffic at various points along the county’s highways and major intersections.\r\n\r\n“When we first started those things, I was like there is no way people are going to watch them,” he said. “It’s like the old adage of being in a small town and watching the traffic light blink.”\r\n\r\nBut like them they did. So much so, that after turning them off after a trial run, viewers started called in asking what happened.\r\n\r\n“You’d thought I’d done taken someone out in the middle of the street and beat them,” he said, laughing.\r\n\r\nAnother time county channel staff realized they were on to something was during the broadcast of the Dixie Baseball World Series at Oscar Frazier Park in Bluffton a few years ago. Through an email to the county, the staff realized some family members who were deployed overseas were watching their kids play along with other troops in Afghanistan.\r\n\r\n“So that was cool,” Grooms said. “That was very fulfilling.”\r\n\r\n<em>Above: The County Channel\'s Scott Grooms</em>', 'Award-winning County Channel keeps residents informed and entertained', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'award-winning-county-channel-keeps-residents-informed-and-entertained', '', '', '2020-01-01 10:39:44', '2020-01-01 15:39:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42861', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42877, 4, '2020-01-08 13:17:27', '2020-01-08 18:17:27', '<b>Activities at Hunting<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Island State Park</b>\r\n\r\nThere are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier.\r\n\r\n<b>Sundays: </b>Sand/Candy Art, 11 a.m.; Do You Want To Build a Snow Globe, 2 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Mondays: </b>Reptiles of the Lowcountry, 11 a.m.; No Bones About It, 3 p.m. (Jan. 20); Walk In The Woods, 3 p.m. (Jan. 13, 27).\r\n\r\n<b>Tuesdays: </b>Beach Walk, 3 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Wednesdays:</b> Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Thursdays: </b>Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Fridays: </b>Fish Printing, 2 p.m.; Full-moon Lighthouse Climb, 5 p.m. (Jan. 10).\r\n\r\n<b>Saturdays: </b>Sunrise Lighthouse Climb, 7 a.m. (Jan. 25); Tie-Die, 11 a.m.; No Bones About It, 2 p.m. (Jan. 18); Pinecones for Passerines, 2 p.m. (Jan. 11, 25).\r\n\r\nFor a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs &amp; Events.”\r\n\r\nAll are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs. For more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.\r\n\r\n<b>Hunting Island<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Lighthouse Tours</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m., every Thursday in January (Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30). The Friends of Hunting Island will present Lighthouse tours of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse. Keeper Ted and his team will tell you all about the history of the Lighthouse, which was built in 1875 and is the only Lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors. If you are at least 44 inches tall you may also climb the 184 steps to the top of the Lighthouse. Reservations are recommended by calling the Nature Center at 843-838-7437. Regular Thursday tours are $2 per person. Park entry fees apply.\r\n\r\n<b>Full Moon Lighthouse Climb</b>\r\n\r\n5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 10, Hunting Island Lighthouse Complex. Cost $10. Unique tour to explore the stars and full moon all from the quiet view of the island’s lighthouse. Must be 44-inches tall to climb. 15-person limit. Pre-registration required. Contact the Nature Center at 843-838-7437.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Drum Circle</b>\r\n\r\n6:30-7:60 p.m., Monday, Jan. 13, Sprenger Health Care, 1810 Richmond Ave, Port Royal. All are invited to kick off the New Year drumming some good vibes with the Beaufort Drum Circle. Everyone is welcome to attend this family friendly event. No experience is necessary. If you don\'t have a drum, we have extra percussion to share. For questions or to join our mailing list, please email us at beaufortscdrumcircle@gmail.com or contact us on our Facebook page \"Beaufort SC Drum Circle.\"\r\n\r\n<b>Books Sandwiched In</b>\r\n\r\nNoon-1 p.m. each Monday,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>USCB Center for the Arts, 805 Carteret Street, Beaufort\r\n\r\nThe Friends of the Beaufort Library host the popular 8-week series, featuring book talks by local personalities to provoke interest in books; both fiction and non-fiction. After each talk presenters will welcome questions. The series is free and open to the public. For program details, email Vicki Mix at scvgamix7@gmail.com. For more information, visit friendsoftheBeaufortlibrary.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Schedule: Jan. 13</b> – Educated by Tara Westover, presented by Dr. Andrea Allen; <b>Jan. 27</b> – Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, presented by Dawn Freeman; <b>Feb. 3</b> – The Tubman Command by Elizabeth Cobbs, presented by Roland Gardner and Herman Gaither; <b>Feb. 10</b> – State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love, a panel discussion with Aida Rogers (Editor), Patti Callahan Henry, David Lauderdale, Stephen G. Hofflus and Sallie Ann Robinson, presented in cooperation with the Pat Conroy Literary Center; <b>Feb. 17</b> – Minnow authored and presented by James McTeer; <b>Feb. 24</b> – Being Mortal by Atul Awande, presented by Dr. Steve Kessell; <b>March 2</b> – Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway, presented by Liz Farrell.\r\n\r\n<b>Beyond the Bricks: eBooks, Audiobooks, and More!</b>\r\n\r\n9:30-11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14; 2:30-4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, Beaufort Library, 311 Scott St. Bring your tablet, cell phone, or laptop and learn how to use the free digital services offered by the library. Event is free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe.\r\n\r\n<b>Just the Facts: Election<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>&amp; Voting Basics 101</b>\r\n\r\n5:30-6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15, Beaufort Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort County Board of Elections Deputy Director, Wendell Roberson, will discuss the South Carolina election process, dispel common myths and answer important questions. Event is free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe.\r\n\r\n<b>20th Annual Low Country Home &amp; Garden Show</b>\r\n\r\nFriday, Jan. 17-Sunday, Jan. 19, Savannah Convention Center, 1 International Drive, Hutchinson Island. The Low Country Home &amp; Garden Show gives homeowners a look into the latest in home and garden trends, while also offering fun for the whole family. Tickets are $7 for adults (17+) and $6 for seniors (65+) and retired military with ID. The show is free for youth 16 and younger, active duty military, first responders, and school district employees with ID. Tickets are available at https://showtechnology.ticketbud.com/20th-anniversary-low-country-home-garden-show and are also available for purchase at the door. The expo is open from 2-6 p.m. on Jan. 17, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Jan. 18 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Jan. 19. For more information visit SavannahHomeAndGardenShow.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort District<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Collection Author Talks</b>\r\n\r\n2-3 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17, Beaufort Library. Author Ron Roth will present his new book The Civil War in the South Carolina Lowcountry: How a Confederate Artillery Battery and a Black Union Regiment Defined the War. View the war through the experiences of two radically different military units — the Confederate Beaufort Volunteer Artillery, and the United States 1st South Carolina Regiment – the first Union Black regiment to fight in the war — both, ironically, organized and outfitted in the heart of the Lowcountry in Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Beach Ball Fundraiser &amp; Auction</b>\r\n\r\n6-11 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, Tabby Place, downtown Beaufort. Event presented by Bank of America, Merrill to benefit the Wardle Family YMCA. Music and dancing with Men of Distinction! Tickets on sale in December. $65/per person or $120/couple. $75 each at the door. All proceeds benefit the YMCA capital campaign. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Fripp Audubon Club welcomes Kelley Luikey</b>\r\n\r\n7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, Fripp Island Community Center; Meet &amp; Greet at 6 p.m. Kelley Luikey of Nature Muse Imagery is a South Carolina-based professional landscape and wildlife photographer whose primary focus is our resident and migratory birds. She studied at Appalachian State University. Luikey won a billboard spot with ArtPop in 2016, was juried into Art Fields with her image \"Dressed in Green\" in 2018 and has won many other awards for her work. She has appeared in numerous publications and has been commissioned for advertising and large-scale commercial projects, including images for hospitals and advertising billboards. Her artistic birds are displayed in three galleries in Beaufort County and she resides in Port Royal with her husband and two children. Please join us for the Meet &amp; Greet and bring some snacks to share. For more information, visit&nbsp;www.naturemuseimagery.com. For more information about Kelley Luikey, visit www.facebook.com/naturemuseimagery of www.instagram.com/naturemuseimagery.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County Historical Society “Historically Speaking” lectures</b>\r\n\r\nAll talks, held at noon on Thursdays, are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. First-come, first-seated, doors open 30 minutes prior to event.\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 23: </b>Dr. Bernard Powers, “The New Face of African American Public History in Charleston: The Center for the Study of Slavery and the International African American Museum,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\n<b>March 12: </b>Dr. Lawrence Rowland, “Kate Gleason, Libby Rowland, and Beaufort in the 1920s,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd. St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\n<b>May 7: </b>81st annual meeting, Dr. Dale Rosengarten, “Blue Collars to Blue Serge Suits: Beaufort’s Jewish Settlers,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd., St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\n<b>Bringing History to Life,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Fort Fremont Dioramas</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m., Jan. 24, St. Helena Library. Though Fort Fremont is closed during the construction of an interpretive center by Beaufort County, the Friends of Fort Fremont is presenting historical lectures at on the fourth Saturday of each month. The first lecture will be “Bringing History to Life, Fort Fremont Dioramas,” by Dennis Cannady, Master Modeler. For more information, call at the library at 843-255-6187\r\n\r\n<b>Sunrise Lighthouse Climb</b>\r\n\r\n7 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 25, Hunting Island Lighthouse Complex. Cost $15. Come and join a naturalist in climbing the lighthouse to experience the morning beauty of Hunting Island from above, while learning about the history of the lighthouse. Don’t forget to bring your camera to capture some amazing shots. A small breakfast of doughnuts and coffee is provided. Must be 44-inches tall to climb. Pre-registration is required. For more information, contact the Nature Center at 843-838-7437.\r\n\r\n<b>The Historic Port<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Royal Museum</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Informative short lectures are given every Saturday at 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. by historian Woody Collins. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333. You can also find us on Facebook!\r\n\r\n<b>Get moving with<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Beaufort Track Club</b>\r\n\r\nJoin the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.\r\n\r\nVisit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>May River Quilters Guild</b>\r\n\r\nOn the first Saturday of every month, the May River Quilters Guild meets at Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville. Members meet at 9:30 a.m. for social exchange. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Please call 847-707-6034 or visit www.mayeriverquiltguild.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Parkinson’s support group</b>\r\n\r\nA support group for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and carepartners meets the first Thursday of each month at the Beaufort Memorial Lifefit Wellness Center from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more information, visit our Facebook page or call Ric at 843-525-1229.\r\n\r\n<b>Puppy Plunge at the YMCA</b>\r\n\r\nYMCA Puppy Plunge will be held on the third Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. (weather permitting) at the Y outdoor pool at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal. Pups can splash, swim and play in our safe, enclosed outdoor pool area.\r\n\r\nCost is $10 per pup, and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local children and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free. Dogs must be well behaved, current on all required vaccines and leashed until inside the pool area. Owners must be present at all times and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org or call 843-522-9622 for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Register to be a Tiger Shark</b>\r\n\r\nBYAC Tiger Sharks Swim Team registration is open for the 2019-2020 season. There are three levels of swim team for ages 5 and up who meet swim team group requirements: Shark Pups; Group 1; and Group 2. Evaluations on going on now for group placement. Learn more online at beaufort-jasperymca.org (click on Aquatics&gt;Swim Team), stop by the Y in Port Royal (1801 Richmond Ave.) or call the Y at 843-522-9622.', 'What’s Happening', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-4', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:17:27', '2020-01-08 18:17:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42877', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42879, 4, '2020-01-08 13:18:43', '2020-01-08 18:18:43', 'The Beaufort Arts Council announces its annual Harlem Renaissance Rent Party event which will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb 9 at the TCL Auditorium. The event is the organization’s premier annual fundraiser and supports a range of educational programming and community activities for artists and schools in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\n“The Harlem Renaissance era has had a strong influence on the musical, artistic and literary arts around the world,” Beaufort Arts Council Chairman Jeff Shawd said. “Celebrating this period is an excellent opportunity to highlight the mission of the organization, and to showcase the talents of visual artists, jazz musicians, singers, dancers, and literary artists around the county.”\r\n\r\nThis year’s event will feature live music from some of the region’s top jazz musicians and singers performing popular jazz standards through the decades, as well as dance performances, literary readings, a silent auction and a surprise that is sure to have everyone talking.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The opening reception begins at 2 and the concert starts at 4 p.m. To order tickets, go to: www.beaufortartscouncil.org, or call 843-379-ARTS(2787). Ticket prices are $40.\r\n<h2>Want to go?</h2>\r\n<b>What:</b> Harlem Renaissance Rent Party\r\n\r\n<b>When: </b>2-6 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9\r\n\r\n<b>Where:</b> TCL Auditorium\r\n\r\n<b>Cost:</b> $40\r\n\r\n<b>Tickets: </b>Go to www.beaufortartscouncil.org or call 843-379-ARTS(2787).', 'Beaufort Arts Council presents  a Harlem Renaissance Rent Party', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-arts-council-presents-a-harlem-renaissance-rent-party', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:18:43', '2020-01-08 18:18:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42879', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42881, 4, '2020-01-08 13:19:12', '2020-01-08 18:19:12', 'Artist Mary Walker’s “A Dance Series” exhibit will be on display through Feb. 1 at the USC Beaufort Center for the Arts at 801 Carteret Street.\r\n\r\nThe exhibit is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday on the weekends during scheduled performances.\r\n\r\nAlso, there will be an Artist Reception from 5:30-7 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 16. It, too, is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nWalker is a painter and printmaker who began her career as a math teacher in New York City. There she studied with Isaac Soyer at the Art Students League and devoted her life to painting.\r\n\r\nBorn in NY, raised in Tryon, N.C., Walker has lived and worked on Johns Island near Charleston since 1981. Having taken dance regularly for years, Walker recently began to incorporate dance into her art exhibitions.\r\n\r\nWalker has worked independently print studios around the world, including New York’s Robert Blackburn Printmaking Shop, Venice, Italy’s Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Florence Italy’s Santa Reparta, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Mass., PAAM Print Studio in Provincetown, Mass., Limerick, Ireland’s Limerick Printmakers and Studio Due on Johns Island, S.C.\r\n\r\nThe winner of numerous regional grants and residencies, Walker is represented by the Julie Heller Gallery in Provincetown, Mass., and the Corrigan Gallery on Johns Island.', 'USCB Center for the Arts welcomes A Dance Series', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-center-for-the-arts-welcomes-a-dance-series', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:19:12', '2020-01-08 18:19:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42881', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42883, 4, '2020-01-08 13:19:40', '2020-01-08 18:19:40', 'The Friends of the Beaufort Library have announced the 2020 schedule for the popular 8-week annual Books Sandwiched In series, featuring book talks by local personalities to provoke interest in books; both fiction and non-fiction.\r\n\r\nAfter each talk presenters will welcome questions.\r\n\r\nThe programs are held on Mondays (except Jan. 20) from noon to 1 p.m. through March 2. The public is invited to this free series at USCB Center for the Arts, 805 Carteret Street, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n“Each week we get to enjoy a wide-ranging, lively discussion with home-made refreshments and terrific raffle prizes donated by civic-minded local businesses — a wonderful way to celebrate a new year with other book lovers in Beaufort!\" Friends President Carol Brown said.\r\n\r\n“I look forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new book lovers and library friends. Mark your calendars! I will see you there!” BSI co-chair Vicki Mix said.\r\n\r\nFor program details, email Vicki Mix at scvgamix7@gmail.com.\r\n\r\nThe Friends of the Beaufort Library is an all-volunteer organization that supports the Beaufort, Lobeco and St. Helena libraries. For more information, visit friendsoftheBeaufortlibrary.com.\r\n<h4>2020 Books Sandwiched In Schedule</h4>\r\n<b>Jan. 13</b> – Educated by Tara Westover, presented by Dr. Andrea Allen ••• <b>Jan. 27</b> – Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, presented by Dawn Freeman ••• <b>Feb. 3</b> – The Tubman Command by Elizabeth Cobbs, presented by Roland Gardner and Herman Gaither ••• <b>Feb. 10</b> – State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love, a panel discussion with Aida Rogers (Editor), Patti Callahan Henry, David Lauderdale, Stephen G. Hofflus and Sallie Ann Robinson, presented in cooperation with the Pat Conroy Literary Center ••• <b>Feb. 17</b> – Minnow authored and presented by James McTeer ••• <b>Feb. 24</b> – Being Mortal by Atul Awande, presented by Dr. Steve Kessell ••• <b>March 2</b> – Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway, presented by Liz Farrell', 'Books Sandwiched In returns', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'books-sandwiched-in-returns', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:20:19', '2020-01-08 18:20:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42883', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42886, 4, '2020-01-08 13:23:10', '2020-01-08 18:23:10', 'The Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA), along with the Exchange Club of Beaufort and USCB Center for the Arts, announces the 4th Dancing with Our Stars to be held at 7:30 p.m. on March 14 at 805 Carteret Street, Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThis year’s presenting sponsor is Hilton Head Buick GMC Cadillac.\r\n\r\nTickets go on sale at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com. Tickets for the Friday night Preview Show will also be available. Final judging and the announcement of the winners will be on March 14.\r\n\r\nHeroes of the community, our “stars,” are paired with dance instructors to choreograph their performances. Twelve teams will compete for trophies: Judges’ Choice awarded to the team with the best performance, People’s Choice awarded to the team who raises the most money, Alumni Choice awarded by past participants, and Best Costume. To vote for your favorite team, visit https://capabeaufort.org/dwos/.\r\n\r\n<b>Team Name &nbsp; Our Star &nbsp; &nbsp; Instructor</b>\r\n\r\nTeam 1 Zesty Fringe Ginger Wareham Ashtin Bellamy\r\n\r\nTeam 2 Disco Inferno Jessica Tomasoski Chris Crabb\r\n\r\nTeam 3 FUNKtional Fitness Korey Bromery Erin Hancock\r\n\r\nTeam 4 The High Spirits Doug Massalon Megan Howe\r\n\r\nTeam 5 Shy2Chill Chilton Simmons Shykeem Gardner\r\n\r\nTeam 6 Influence Sonya Reiselt Michael Ulloa\r\n\r\nTeam 7 The Accountables Jatin Patel Marielle Richardson\r\n\r\nTeam 8 Fierce &amp; Fire Mona Lise Dickson Kimani Brown-Carpenter\r\n\r\nTeam 9 Electric Boogie Jason Davis Lisa Ten Eyck\r\n\r\nTeam 10 Can’t Hold Us Down Stephanie Karafa Megan Love Grabowski\r\n\r\nTeam 11 Dance Therapy Kevin Green Kathy Ingram\r\n\r\nTeam 12 Cowboy Cool Jay Lovell Erin Demers', 'Dancing with Our Stars set for March 14; tickets on sale Jan. 15', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dancing-with-our-stars-set-for-march-14-tickets-on-sale-jan-15', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:23:10', '2020-01-08 18:23:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42886', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42888, 4, '2020-01-08 13:24:28', '2020-01-08 18:24:28', '<b>USC Beaufort’s Lanni-Kreisel wins scholarship</b>\r\n\r\nUniversity of South Carolina Beaufort nursing student Linda Lanni-Kreisel is the winner of the Fripp Island Women’s Club’s annual The Water Is Wide/Pat Conroy scholarship.\r\n\r\nCreated by the FIWC in honor of Pat Conroy, the scholarship is open to any USC Beaufort or Technical College of the Lowcountry student, 21-years-old or older and a Beaufort County resident, whose education may have been interrupted or who desires to continue their higher education.\r\n\r\nA resident of Ladys Island, Ms. Lanni-Kreisel is the recipient of the third scholarship to be sponsored by the FIWC. The scholarship is presented in partnership with the Conroy Center and was awarded at a ceremony held at the Fripp Island Beach Club in December, also featuring a performance by historical novelist Kim Poovey.\r\n\r\n<b>Local students graduate from Clemson University</b>\r\n\r\nTen local students graduated from Clemson University at the 2019 fall semester ceremony held Dec. 29 at Littlejohn Coliseum\r\nin Clemson.\r\n\r\nThey are:\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Leah Michelle Buckingham graduated with an MBA in Business Administration.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Heyward Fletcher Derrick graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Emily S. Eggers graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Brynna Carson Ferry graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Sarah E. Fosberry graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Animal and Veterinary Sciences.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Katherine Nicole Gay graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Ashton D. Guest graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biosystems Engineering.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Alyssa Mae Preziosi graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Caroline Samira Strever graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Communications.\r\n\r\nOkatie’s Mccall M. Faciszewski graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort-Jasper Higher Ed meeting set for Jan. 14</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort-Jasper Higher Education Commission meeting with be held at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14 in Room 238, the Palmetto Electric Trust Conference Room, on the second floor of the Hargray Building on USC Beaufort’s Bluffton campus.\r\n\r\nThe draft agenda is posted on USC Beaufort’s website, https://www.uscb.edu/about_uscb/beaufort-jasper-higher-education-commission/agendas-and-minutes.html. The final agenda will be posted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.', 'School Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-briefs-55', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:24:28', '2020-01-08 18:24:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42888', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42890, 4, '2020-01-08 13:25:09', '2020-01-08 18:25:09', 'American Legion Post 9 invites local high school students to compete for scholarships by demonstrating their knowledge and appreciation of the United States Constitution.\r\n\r\nThis month, all across America high school students will be competing in the American Legion’s High School Oratorical Scholarship Program. And Beaufort is no exception.\r\n\r\nParticipating students will gather at Beaufort Academy at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 to present an 8- to 10-minute oration on some phase on the U.S. Constitution, emphasizing the duties and obligations of a citizen to the U.S. government. Students will demonstrate their development of leadership, the ability to think and speak clearly and intelligently, and how they are prepared to accept the duties, responsibilities, rights and privileges of American citizenship.\r\n\r\nThe public is welcome to attend but is asked to be in place before 11 a.m.\r\n\r\nPost 9 will pay $100 to the winner to cover expenses as they move on to the next level in the competition engaging students from 10 counties in the southern part of the state.\r\n\r\nOn Feb. 22, the South Carolina finals will be held in Columbia where $4,000 in scholarships will be awarded. The state winner will move on to the national finals where all state participants will receive at least an additional $2,000 and the three top winners receive $20,000, $17,000 and $15,000, respectively.\r\n\r\nTo date, the American Legion has awarded more than $3 million to contestants in the High School Oratorical Scholarship Program. For more information, contact John Chubb, Post 9 Publicity, at 757-414-1491 or jechubb1@gmail.com.', 'American Legion gives students chance to earn scholarship money', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'american-legion-gives-students-chance-to-earn-scholarship-money', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:25:09', '2020-01-08 18:25:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42890', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42892, 4, '2020-01-08 13:25:46', '2020-01-08 18:25:46', 'Riverview Charter School is now accepting applications for Grades Kindergarten through 6th for the 2019-2020 school year.\r\n\r\nRiverview no longer enrolls new students for 7th and 8th grade, so new student applications for these grades are not available.\r\n\r\nOpen enrollment will run through Jan. 31. Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 to be considered part of open enrollment and included in any ensuing lottery. Applications received after this day and time will only be considered on a space-available basis and in the order upon which they are received, with those students’ names being added to the end of the wait-list.\r\n\r\nApplications may be submitted online at www.RiverviewCharterSchool.org.\r\n\r\nAnyone interested in learning more about Beaufort County’s first charter school can attend a Community Open House from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at Riverview Charter School, located at 81 Savannah Highway.\r\n\r\nThis is a family friendly evening to come and learn all about the school and its programs. The evening will begin with a brief presentation followed by self-guided tours of the building and classrooms.\r\n\r\nStudent work will be on display and teachers, students, parents and administrators will be available to answer your questions. The event is free of charge and open to the public.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, parents may drop in at the school every Wednesday during the month of January (beginning Jan. 8) at 9 a.m. for a brief tour along with a question and answer session. No appointment is necessary.\r\n\r\nFamilies seeking a tour on other days or at other times may contact the school at 843-379-0123.\r\n\r\nAs a public school in the Beaufort County School District, Riverview is open to Beaufort County residents. There is no tuition and no selection process. Before and after care for students from 7:15 a.m. to 6 p.m. is available daily (scholarships available).\r\n\r\nThe school participates in the USDA Federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program. Riverview does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin or ethnicity in admission. The school administers all required state tests in compliance with the South Carolina educational system.', 'Riverview Charter School accepting applications through Jan. 31', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'riverview-charter-school-accepting-applications-through-jan-31', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:25:46', '2020-01-08 18:25:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42892', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42894, 4, '2020-01-08 13:26:43', '2020-01-08 18:26:43', 'The Burton Fire District and State Farm Insurance have teamed up to help local schools encourage reading and improve reading skills with Investigator Sam’s Reading Program.\r\n\r\nOne Friday each month, for up to one hour at each of the four elementary schools in the Burton Fire District, Investigator Sam will be an attentive listener for students to read to in order to encourage reading and improve reading skills.\r\n\r\nOver the past two years the Burton Fire District and the Beaufort County School District have partnered to provide safety programs for their students; from fire and seat belt safety to the JACOB Kit program, Burton firefighters and teachers have been working together to improve the quality of life for students and their families. Burton fire officials state that Sam’s Reading Program is just another way to accomplish that.\r\n\r\n“In working with our teachers, one of the main things they kept telling us is the challenge of getting children to read, and the obvious importance of students having strong reading skills in order succeed and achieve in all aspects of school,” Captain Daniel Byrne, Burton’s Community Support Officer, said. “So, with this program we want to support our schools and teachers in their job as educators, just as they support us with safety.”\r\n\r\nByrne says that after talking with teachers who stated that students will often be more motivate to read to an animal because they feel more comfortable and less self-conscious, he approached State Farm Insurance, who sponsors Sam and his training, and asked if they would also support a reading program with Sam in the schools. State Farm readily agreed.\r\n\r\n“Everything grows from a solid education,” Byrne said. “Injuries, illness, fires and accidents also parallel economic and educational statistics. The lower economic and education levels are, the more elevated that community is to risk, so not only do we hope to support teachers in educating our children, but this program also fits into our comprehensive risk reduction programs by attacking a root cause.”\r\n\r\nThe program started Dec. 20. The remaining dates are Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 20, April 24, May 22.', 'Four-legged fire investigator Sam to encourage young readers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'four-legged-fire-investigator-sam-to-encourage-young-readers', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:26:43', '2020-01-08 18:26:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42894', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42896, 4, '2020-01-08 13:28:06', '2020-01-08 18:28:06', '<strong>By SCOTT GRABER</strong>\r\n\r\nIt is Saturday, and I’m on the 11th floor of the Avista Resort in North Myrtle Beach. North Myrtle Beach was once called Ocean Drive Beach and was a destination for tobacco farmers and small town bankers who had made enough money to rent a cottage for two weeks in June.\r\n\r\nThese were World War II veterans from Rockingham, Kinston and Rocky Mount, N.C., who had made enough money to the sit on the beach with their wives and watch their children swim in the surf.\r\n\r\nBut, in time, these newly prosperous folks would tire of the beach; of playing bingo at the beach-side pavilion; of making sure their daughters got back from the Pad (a dancing joint) with their virtue intact. These folks wanted more than a day in the sun followed by the Captain’s Platter in Calabash.\r\n\r\nIn the late 1960s, local entrepreneurs — sensing a shift away from nighttime Bingo and bumper cars — decided there was money in miniature golf. At first these courses were little more than indoor/outdoor carpet bordered by two by fours. Then these young men discovered Fiberglas.\r\n\r\nIn May of 1975, I was living in Beaufort County but writing for a magazine called Osceola. In an effort to better understand what was called Putt-Putt, I pitched a story to the editor of this irreverent, statewide publication.\r\n\r\n“No. 7 (at Jungle Golf) is an interesting hole that includes a waterfall, a giraffe and three baby elephants, but does not, in my opinion, present the challenge offered by No. 10. No. 10 presents several routes to the cup. What appears to be the most direct (through a cluster of rocks) is probably the most difficult. The less direct routes are more predictable (sensible), but one loses the opportunity for a hole-in-one. Does one play the percentages or attack, hell-for-leather, the thing in a frontal assault?”\r\n\r\nIn those days, Osceola was in the business of attacking the General Assembly with probing, largely critical coverage of the ‘legislation’ undertaken in Columbia.\r\n\r\nEarlier (in 1974) a young reformer had tried to take over the Democratic Party but the South Carolina Supreme Court decided that Charles “Pug” Ravenel was a non-resident.\r\n\r\n“Wacky Golf (several locations along the Grand Strand) can be easily identified by the large fiberglass volcano that appears to be a standard feature of the chain. These courses are somewhat beyond the writer’s ability at description. However I will comment on two holes that deserve comment.\r\n\r\nOne hole involves a small church through which one must play. Don’t be distracted by the quotation above the door – “I am happy to enter the house of the Lord” – or the 6-foot rabbit nearby. Concentration is the point here. A second hole involves a ramp that leads to the belly of a kangaroo. If you are fortunate your shot will enter the plastic pouch, and then emerge from the animal’s tail. Not anatomically correct, but an automatic hole-in-one.”\r\n\r\nThe Supreme Court appeal that questioned Ravenel’s residency was brought by a retired restaurant owner and a radio personality — and Democrats claimed the suit was funded by Republicans. However, there was always the suspicion that appeal originated with Democratic, old boy establishment, who were threatened by Ravenel’s determination to reform and reshape their party.\r\n\r\n“Pirate Golf (Ocean Drive Beach) and Gator Golf (Myrtle Beach) are not in the same league as Jungle or Wacky Golf, but each provide an hour of pleasant, if unremarkable play.\r\n\r\nLikewise Circus Golf, on Ocean Drive,, is a distinct notch below the aforementioned Jungle and Wacky golf.\r\n\r\nHowever, there is one course near Pirateland that features a sort of free-form concrete sculpture. These elongated concrete forms are only props (not actually incorporated into the course) but do provide a bizarre, Alice in Wonderland-like environment for the enthusiast.\r\n\r\nPug Ravenel’s removal took young voters — their energy and enthusiasm — out of the race and gave a Republican, James Edwards, a shot at the office. In that election our own Brantley Harvey beat Carroll Campbell for Lt. Governor, but the excitement that was essential for a Democratic gubernatorial victory vanished.\r\n\r\nMany believe this was the beginning of the end for Democrats in South Carolina. And in a few years Democrats would be swept from every statewide office.\r\n\r\nWhile I was happily writing about kangaroos, rabbits and baby elephants, the Democratic Party was ceding reform and renewal to the Republicans.\r\n\r\nOne wonders if the Democrats will ever return.\r\n\r\n<i>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</i>', 'It seems miniature golf came to SC and the Democrats left', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'it-seems-miniature-golf-came-to-sc-and-the-democrats-left', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:28:06', '2020-01-08 18:28:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42896', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42898, 4, '2020-01-08 13:29:13', '2020-01-08 18:29:13', 'My spouse was standing at the airport car rental desk when I heard him say, “NO!!”\r\n\r\nI knew right away what had happened. The agent had just upgraded him to a brand-new, never-driven-before 2020 SUV.\r\n\r\nThe upgrade was only provided because there were seriously, no other cars left on the lot.\r\n\r\nI understood my spouse’s reaction immediately. The average age of our vehicles is 7 years. When you start our 10-year-old truck, it does not require a computer science degree. It has a key to turn in the ignition. The radio has a tuning button so when we travel, we can find local stations.\r\n\r\nNow, allow me to digress here for a moment and explain to you the look on the rental agent’s face when dealing with my spouse’s reaction. You see, we are members of the Baby Boomer generation. And we have been told that when a Baby Boomer is not responding well to the wonders of the 21st century, then the younger generation says “OK, Boomer!”\r\n\r\nIt is recognition that we were born and raised in the last millennium. All I could see on that rental car agent’s face was “OK, Boomer!”\r\n\r\nNaturally, we took the car and went out with the key fob. As we stood there looking at the 2020 vehicle, we realized there was no obvious way to open the tail gate to load our bags. So, we got in the car and I looked for the manual. No manual.\r\n\r\nWe have found this in many of these rental cars because, I guess, they are afraid the people are going to steal the manual. I got my iPad out and started to look for things, like turning on the navigational system, windshield wiper operation, defroster and, finally, how big was the gas tank.\r\n\r\nYes, it had one of those empty-full gauges, but we wanted to know the actual size.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, my spouse discovered the flat instrument panel on the dashboard, but there was nothing intuitive about how to work it.\r\n\r\nThen as we were getting settled in, my spouse said, “I do not know how to put this car in reverse.”\r\n\r\nI thought he was kidding, but he was not. We looked at the “P” for Park and “D” for drive, but no “R.”\r\n\r\nAfter a few minutes, he realized that at the top of the gear knob there was an arrow and an “R.”\r\n\r\nThe reverse worked like my old stick shift car. Press down, slide to the left, and bump forward, and you are in reverse. Eureka!\r\n\r\nAs we drove off, my husband asked, “Did you find the 8-track player yet?”\r\n\r\n“OK, Boomer,” I replied.\r\n\r\n<i>Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.</i>', 'All I saw on the rental agent’s face was ‘OK, Boomer!’', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'all-i-saw-on-the-rental-agents-face-was-ok-boomer', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:29:13', '2020-01-08 18:29:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42898', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42900, 4, '2020-01-08 13:30:03', '2020-01-08 18:30:03', '<b>Eagles finish third<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>at Chief Classic</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High wrestling went 3-1 to finish third among eight teams at the North Myrtle Beach Chief Classic on Saturday.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles went 2-1 in pool play, beating Stratford (54-21) and Fairfield Central (70-6) and losing to eventual champion Carolina Forest (44-33). They then trounced Loris 70-12 in the third-place match.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMichael Cenci, John Legree, Degin Lowery, Gary Bayne, Jaidon Fu, Ryley King, Adam Burvenich, and James Dagin each picked up wins against Stratford, while Jeremiah Simmons, Legree, Lowery, Colton Phares, Dagin, and Cenci all recorded wins against Carolina Forest.\r\n\r\nBayne, Tayriq Legree, Fu, Matthew Durrance, Phares, Burvenich, and Dagin were winners in the Fairfield Central rout, and Bayne, Fu, King, Durrance, Phares, Dagin, Simmons, and John Legree won their matches against Loris.\r\n\r\n<b>Three Dolphins place<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>at Rumble on the River</b>\r\n\r\nThree Battery Creek wrestlers placed in the top five in their weight classes at the CSRA Rumble on the River this weekend in North Augusta.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins finished 15th out of 22 teams from South Carolina and Georgia. Freshman Sam Degroat led the way with a second-place finish at 106 pounds, earning a first-round bye, a pin, and a decision before falling to Greenwood’s Carter Anderson in the finals.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSophomore Bradley Smith also had a strong showing, going 2-2 to finish fourth at 126 pounds. Smith pinned his first two opponents before dropping his next two matches.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSenior Johan Linares rounded out the Dolphins’ placers with a fifth-place finish at 132. After splitting his first two matches, Linares won three straight in the consolation bracket to finish 4-1 on the weekend and place fifth.\r\n\r\nDerek Ray (120) went 2-2, and Larson McManigle (145) and Riley Doray (113) each picked up one victory for the Dolphins.', 'Wrestling Round Up', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'wrestling-round-up-2', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:30:03', '2020-01-08 18:30:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42900', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42902, 4, '2020-01-08 13:34:41', '2020-01-08 18:34:41', '<b>By Justin Jarrett</b>\r\n\r\n<b>LowcoSports.com</b>\r\n\r\nThe Ghost is hanging up his cleats.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Ron Parker announced his retirement from professional football via social media Monday morning, bringing an official end to an unlikely NFL career.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Who would (have) ever thought little old me coming from Newberry College would play that long in the NFL?,” Parker said in his message posted across social media. “I don’t know (anybody) who left D2 early as a junior in college and went on to play at the next level and do it for that long.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIndeed, Parker’s journey was unconventional.\r\n\r\nMostly overlooked coming out of Beaufort High School, Parker landed at Independence Community College in Kansas looking to get his academic credentials in order in hopes of scoring a big-time college scholarship before winding up at Newberry.\r\n\r\nHe was a standout for the Wolves, but NFL scouts don’t pay a lot of mind to middling NCAA Division II programs, so The Ghost continued to go mostly undetected. The Seattle Seahawks took a chance on Parker as an undrafted free agent in 2011, but he spent two years bouncing between franchises and fighting to earn a promotion from the practice squad to the active roster. He appeared in just five games in 2011 — three with the Oakland Raiders and two with the Seahawks — and five more in 2012, split between the Seahawks and Carolina Panthers.\r\n\r\nThen came the call from Kansas City, and his first big break.\r\n\r\nParker joined the Chiefs in 2013 and played in all 16 games, starting one. He was a solid contributor who picked off two passes and recovered three fumbles in limited action, and his efforts resulted in a starting role in 2014 for legendary coach Andy Reid’s team.\r\n\r\nAfter starting 15 games and playing 96 percent of the Chiefs’ defensive snaps in 2014, Parker was rewarded with a five-year, $25 million contract with Kansas City, which ended up taking him through the end of his career when the team waived him following the 2018 season.\r\n\r\n“Coach Reid will go down in my book for one of the greatest to do it,” Parker said in his social media post. “This man believed in me when no one else did. Can’t thank (him) enough for what an unbelievable career I had.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn all, Parker played in 105 NFL games over eight seasons, starting 78. He finished with 394 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, eight sacks, 11 interceptions (one touchdown), five forced fumbles, and five fumble recoveries.\r\n\r\nAnd one heck of a story to tell.\r\n\r\n“Nobody could walk a mile in my shoes on the route I had to take for success,” Parker said. “I’ll walk that same path and change nothing if I could do it again. Thank you, God, for a healthy and blessed career.”', 'Beaufort’s Ron Parker announces retirement from NFL', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beauforts-ron-parker-announces-retirement-from-nfl', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:34:41', '2020-01-08 18:34:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42902', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42908, 4, '2020-01-08 13:37:08', '2020-01-08 18:37:08', '<b>GIRLS</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Huebel hits<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>another milestone<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>as BA beats HHP</b>\r\n\r\n<b>By Wes Kerr</b>\r\n\r\n<b>LowcoSports.com</b>\r\n\r\nAmelia Huebel (above) had already scored over 1,000 points for Beaufort Academy, but on Friday night she locked down yet another remarkable milestone.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHuebel passed the 1,000 career rebound mark as the Beaufort Academy girls opened region play with a 43-34 win at Hilton Head Prep.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“She’s been the heart of the program,” BA coach Lillian Aldred said. “This is her fifth year with us. She works hard and shows amazing leadership. You can’t ask more of her on or off the court.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe senior led the way with 19 points and 17 rebounds against the Dolphins, while Tahleea Heyward impressed with 12 points, and Emily Ann Hiers added eight.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins did an excellent job on Mike’Ala Washington, holding her to just three on the night.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe home team certainly battled, starting off the game on a 7-1 run and responding well to several second-half surges from BA. Ella Clark put up 15 points and Haylee Hopman added five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHuebel was proud of the journey it took to reach the 1,000-board mark.\r\n\r\n“It’s unreal,” she said. “I don’t think many people have gotten here before. The fact that each rebound counts as just one compared to scoring two or three points at a time is very cool.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nA ceremony celebrating the achievement will be held on Friday, Jan. 10, at 9:30 a.m. in the BA gym.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>BA girls win<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>big, move to 8-0</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy’s girls cruised to a 67-33 win at Andrew Jackson Academy on Saturday to remain undefeated.\r\n\r\nMike’Ala Washington poured in 26 points, Tahleea Heyward added 17, and Amelia Huebel had 11 to lead a balanced attack for the Eagles. Mary Hanna Hiers contributed eight points.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Boys&nbsp;</b><b>BA boys fall on the road</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy’s boys got off to a slow start and were unable to recover in a 59-44 loss at Andrew Jackson Academy on Saturday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDawson Coleman scored 18 points to go with seven rebounds, but the rest of the Eagles had a tough time finding their shot as BA finished 3-for-21 from 3-point range. Thomas Holliday pulled down 11 rebounds, and Elijah Fess had six points and eight boards for BA.\r\n\r\n<b>Cyclones too much for Warriors</b>\r\n\r\nThe Whale Branch boys couldn’t keep pace with a powerhouse Porter-Gaud team on Saturday, losing 55-44 to the host Cyclones in the inaugural Phenom Hoops Lowcountry Showcase.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMason Grant scored 21 points, and Jett Kirshtein added 11 to lead the Cyclones, who led just 17-14 after one quarter but extended the margin to 11 by halftime.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNick Pringle and Shawn Chisolm each scored 14 points, and Shemar Williams added eight to lead the Warriors.\r\n\r\n<b>Calloway carries Dolphins past BA</b>\r\n\r\nWith second-leading scorer Stone McDonald limited in action, the Hilton Head Prep boys dug deep and followed Tyrone Calloway to a statement 49-32 home win over Beaufort Academy to begin region play Friday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“We knew it was going to be a defensive battle,” Calloway said. “We wanted to limit Dawson Coleman, and that’s what won us this game.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nColeman was limited to just seven points, while Elijah Fess led the Eagles with nine, sinking three triples.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins led by 13 at halftime and kept rolling through the second half. Calloway, the star of the night, put up 28 points to lead all scorers. Luke Foley was Prep’s key rebounder, and the duo of Max Marko and Kane Eanes was productive off the bench. McDonald scored seven in limited action.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Warriors outlast Chapin in 2OT</b>\r\n\r\nThe Whale Branch boys picked up an impressive victory on a neutral court Friday, outlasting Class 5A Chapin 63-62 in double overtime in the Goose Creek Showcase.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNick Pringle scored 23 points, including a pair of free throws with three seconds left to help seal the victory. Shawn Chisolm added 17 and Shemar Williams had nine for the Warriors.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles missed two free throws that would have tied it with four seconds remaining, then Pringle knocked down two foul shots to extend the margin to 63-59 before Chapin hit a buzzer beater from beyond halfcourt for the final margin.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPringle was able to stretch the floor with three 3-pointers and open up the paint for Chisolm, but the Eagles kept pace thanks to 23 points from Maddux Harrell.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Basketball Round Up', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'basketball-round-up-2', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:37:08', '2020-01-08 18:37:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42908', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42911, 4, '2020-01-08 13:38:23', '2020-01-08 18:38:23', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\nA New Year’s Day camper fire has claimed the life of a Burton man, officials say.\r\n\r\nDonald Lawson, 61, of Burton, died after a fire broke out in his camper, Beaufort County Coroner Ed Allen said.\r\n\r\nFirefighters with the Burton Fire District responded to the blaze at the site on Savannah Highway near Barnyard Road just before 9 a.m. on Jan. 1, according to Captain Dan Byrne with the fire district.\r\n\r\nFirefighters arriving on the scene found Lawson’s camper fully engulfed but were able to quickly extinguish the fire, Byrne said. Lawson’s body was found in the debris after the fire was extinguished.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and SLED are investigating.\r\n\r\nThe fire follows another critical incident on New Year’s Eve in which a Seabrook man was badly injured.\r\n\r\nThat fire broke out just before 5:30 p.m. at a home on Seabrook Bluff Road, Byrne said.\r\n\r\nFire crews from Burton, Sheldon and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort fought to bring the fire under control.\r\n\r\nThe man suffered critical injuries and had to be taken to an area hospital and was later flown to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta.\r\n\r\nThe fire was confined to the kitchen area and is believed to have been caused by cooking, Byrne said.', 'Fires claim life of Burton man, critically injure another', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fires-claim-life-of-burton-man-critically-injure-another', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:38:23', '2020-01-08 18:38:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42911', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42913, 4, '2020-01-08 13:40:51', '2020-01-08 18:40:51', 'The next session of Body Makeover, Beaufort Memorial LifeFit Wellness Services’ comprehensive weight-management program begins Jan. 20. Designed to create lifelong healthy habits, participants meet to exercise three times weekly in small groups over the course of 12 weeks, with each group led by one of LifeFit’s wellness coaches.<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\n“Losing weight isn’t easy, but the payoff for your health can be huge,” said Ricca Callis, a Beaufort Memorial Life Fit Wellness coach. “In order to help folks start the process, we created our Body Makeover program to provide the tools they need to take off the pounds — and keep them off.”\r\n\r\nThe program’s strong focus on nutrition education also means participants receive personalized nutrition plans and counseling, and take part in special events, including cooking demonstrations at Breakwater and a shopping trip to Publix to learn how to choose foods wisely.\r\n\r\nMaybe most importantly, participants also have the opportunity to build relationships with their coaches and other participants, creating a community of health-minded individuals within LifeFit.\r\n\r\n“To keep participants motivated, the program is set up as a friendly competition where teams earn points for attending classes and events, reducing inches, improving their fitness performance and keeping a food log,” said Callis, who designed and helps administer the Body Makeover program at Beaufort Memorial. “It culminates with a final fitness challenge and awards banquet.”\r\n\r\nThe results are in from the most recent session, which ended in November, and they’re impressive. Thanks to the structure, motivation, accountability and personal attention the program provided, participants were able to decrease blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides and blood glucose levels. What’s more (or less, depending on how you look at it), they also lost up to 21 pounds, 18 total inches and 9.2 percent body fat.\r\n\r\nThe group ranged in age from 33 to 80, and included 11 community members and seven Beaufort Memorial employees. Most were participating for the first time, but two were “veterans,” back for another round of the program. All fitness levels were represented, from brand-new exercisers to recreational athletes, as the program is designed for everyone to be able to participate.\r\n\r\nIf you want help meeting your weight-loss and fitness goals, call Beaufort Memorial LifeFit at 843-522-5635 or email Ricca Callis at RCallis@bmhsc.org or David Purser at CPurser@bmhsc.org for more information and to register. Jan. 15 is the deadline to register.', 'Ready for a Body Makeover?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ready-for-a-body-makeover-2', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:40:51', '2020-01-08 18:40:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42913', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42916, 4, '2020-01-08 13:42:20', '2020-01-08 18:42:20', '<b>Senate candidate Harrison appearing<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>in Bluffton</b>\r\n\r\nJaime Harrison, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, will make an appearance at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 110 Malphrus Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nHarrison, running against Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham, will address a joint meeting of Beaufort Indivisible and Lowcountry Indivisible.\r\n\r\nAt this meeting, the groups will also address county voting statistics and how to improve them.\r\n\r\n<b>New episode of Coastline features Rodman, Jacobs</b>\r\n\r\nA new episode of The County Channel’s series Coastline features items on the horizon in 2020 with Beaufort County Council.\r\n\r\nJoining host Scott Grooms, is Beaufort County Council Chairman Stu Rodman, District 11, and Beaufort County Administrator Ashley Jacobs. This 65th episode of Coastline, focuses on the new year’s priorities, the increased transparency in County budget process and major projects scheduled to begin in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nCoastline, which airs on The County Channel Sundays at 9:30 a.m., Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m., Thursdays at 8 p.m., and Fridays at 9 a.m., is a monthly news show filmed in-studio and produced by The County Channel.\r\n\r\nWatch all programming for The County Channel on Comcast Ch. 2, Hargray Chs. 9 and 113, and Spectrum Ch. 1304. Viewers can also watch programming live and on-demand at The County Channel’s website at www.beaufortcountysc.gov.\r\n\r\n<b>Design Review<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Board set to meet</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Design Review Board will meet at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan.9 at the Grace Coastal Church at 15 Williams Drive in Okatie. For more information or questions, please contact the Beaufort County Community Development Department at 843-255-2140.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>offers shredding<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>event in Bluffton</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Public Works Department Solid Waste and Recycling Section has organized a secure document shredding event for County residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Public Works South site located at 9 Benton Field Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nIndividuals will be limited to disposing of no more than four boxes or bags. Any types or colors of paper, file folders or envelopes are acceptable. Staples or paper clips do not need to be removed.\r\n\r\nMaterials can be brought in any container or bag and will be emptied into roll carts for immediate shredding. Only residential quantities will be accepted. No materials from commercial businesses will be accepted. No electronics will be collected at this event.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.beaufortcountysc.gov/recycle or contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Section at 843-255-2736.\r\n\r\n<b>County offices closed for MLK holiday</b>\r\n\r\nAll Beaufort County offices, to include Convenience Centers, Library branches and Parks and Recreation facilities, will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. All County offices will resume their regular hours Tuesday, Jan. 21.\r\n\r\nOperations at the Hilton Head Island Airport and the Beaufort County Airport on Lady’s Island will be available. Travelers should contact their airline carrier for questions about flights schedules.\r\n\r\nEmergency and public safety services will be available as normal.\r\n\r\n<b>Watchdog files<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>ethics complaint against Graham</b>\r\n\r\nThe American Democracy Legal Fund, a non-partisan ethics watchdog group, filed an official ethics complaint Monday, Jan. 6 against Sen. Lindsey Graham stating he has violated his constitutionally required oath of impartiality in connection with the upcoming impeachment trail of President Donald Trump in order to protect the leader of his political party. The complaint asks the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics to launch a preliminary investigation into Graham and his comments that appear to contradict his oath of impartiality.\r\n\r\n“Sen. Lindsey Graham has repeatedly and disgracefully violated his constitutional duty to remain impartial during the upcoming impeachment trial of President Trump,\" spokesperson Guy King said.\r\n\r\n<b>Buttigieg<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>campaign opens&nbsp;</b><b>office in Beaufort</b>\r\n\r\nPete Buttigieg’s South Carolina campaign, S.C. Pete for America, opened an office Sunday, Jan. 5 in Beaufort. The office is at 1408 Palmetto Drive in Beaufort behind the Walgreens on Boundary Street.\r\n\r\nAbout two dozen supporters stopped in for the festivities.', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-137', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:42:20', '2020-01-08 18:42:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42916', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42918, 4, '2020-01-08 13:43:04', '2020-01-08 18:43:04', '<b>Staff reports</b>\r\n\r\nTerrance Morgan was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 31 and charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in connection with the Dec. 30 shooting in Burton that resulted in the death of 26-year-old Medicus Watson.\r\n\r\nAround 1:50 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 30, Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office deputies and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel responded to a report of gunshot victims at a residence on Roberts Lane in Burton.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Sheriff’s Office, there were three gunshot victims at the scene – one deceased and two<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>wounded. The scene was secured by deputies, while EMS transported the two wounded men.\r\n\r\nThe deceased man was identified by the Beaufort County Coroner\'s Office as Watson. One of the men that was transported by EMS remained hospitalized, while the other man was treated and released Monday.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Sheriff’s Office, investigators interviewed witnesses and processed the crime scene for forensic evidence. From the scene, multiple cartridge casings were collected, as were a variety of illegal drugs.\r\n\r\nInvestigators learned there was a dispute over a card game between the deceased man, Watson, and the 30-year-old Morgan of Grays Hill, who was the man wounded, treated and released from the hospital.\r\n\r\nDuring the dispute, according to the Sheriff’s Office, Morgan presented a firearm and, a short time later, there was an exchange of gunfire outside of the shed where the card game was being held.\r\n\r\nThe exchange of gunfire resulted in the death of Watson, as well as the wounding of the unnamed man and Morgan.\r\n\r\nMonday afternoon, Sheriff\'s Office investigators met with a Beaufort County magistrate, who issued warrants for the arrest of Morgan.\r\n\r\nWith the arrest warrants in hand, investigators drove to Morgan\'s Peaceful Way, Grays Hill, residence. According to investigators, as the lead vehicle approached, they observed Morgan in the yard. When Morgan saw them approaching, he pointed a handgun at their vehicle.\r\n\r\nAfter pointing the handgun, Morgan began to flee on foot. The three investigators in the lead car got out of their vehicle and gave chase, at which time Morgan turned around and again pointed the handgun at them. Morgan then threw the handgun and, after a short foot chase, the investigators were able to apprehend him.\r\n\r\nNo one was injured during the arrest and no shots were fired. Morgan was transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center and incarcerated without further incident, according to the\r\nSheriff’s Office.\r\n\r\nOn Tuesday, investigators obtained arrest warrants to charge Morgan with three counts of pointing and presenting a firearm. Morgan was served with the arrest warrants at the Detention Center, where he was incarcerated.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Sheriff’s Office, the handgun Morgan pointed at investigators was recovered and, after a National Crime Information Center records check was conducted, was listed as stolen out in Port Royal. Investigators are following up on that report.', 'Arrest made quickly in Dec. 30 Burton shooting', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'arrest-made-quickly-in-dec-30-burton-shooting', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:43:04', '2020-01-08 18:43:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42918', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42920, 4, '2020-01-08 13:44:18', '2020-01-08 18:44:18', 'Museum members and the public are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Beaufort History Museum (BHM) at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 in the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of North and Church Streets.\r\n\r\nDoors open at 5:30 p.m. for a Membership Reception to meet noted historian Dr. Lawrence Rowland, the speaker at the event who will present a talk on The Yamassee Wars.\r\n\r\nNon-members will be charged a $10 admission fee, which can be waived by purchasing a Museum membership, available at www.beauforthistorymuseum.com. All members and guests must register on the website with registration opening on Jan. 9.\r\n\r\nAt the meeting, milestones of the past year will be celebrated and plans for 2020 will be revealed, including a preview of Phase II of the renovation of the Museum’s main exhibit hall. Current Museum members also will vote on Board of Directors nominees. The slate will be presented to BHM members in advance of the annual meeting via email.\r\n\r\nUpcoming events to be announced at the meeting include:\r\n\r\n<b>March 13-15, 2020</b>: The Fifth Annual Living History Encampment in the Arsenal Courtyard featuring Civil War era re-enactors in period dress.\r\n\r\n<b>Tuesday, May 19, 2020</b>: The 6th annual Beaufort History Museum Tea, a fundraiser, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, which will honor the history of Negro Spirituals on Beaufort’s Sea Islands during the Civil War era, to be held at the Dataw Island Club.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort History Museum, founded in 1939, has evolved to focus specifically on the deep and rich history of the Beaufort District. It strives to manage and display artifacts and documents held by the City of Beaufort, telling the compelling stories of this area from the early 16th Century until modern times.\r\n\r\nFor information on all events, visit www.beauforthistorymuseum.com or follow the Museum’s Facebook page.', 'Public invited to Beaufort History Museum annual meeting', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'public-invited-to-beaufort-history-museum-annual-meeting', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:44:18', '2020-01-08 18:44:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42920', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42922, 4, '2020-01-08 13:45:08', '2020-01-08 18:45:08', '<b>Staff reports</b>\r\n\r\nThere will be a Republican Candidate Forum at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Quality Inn in Beaufort at 2001 Boundary Street. Voters can hear from the candidates running for the 1st Congressional District seat in the November 2020 election in the event sponsored by The Beaufort Federation of Republican Men.\r\n\r\nCandidates attending include Mike Covert (https://mikecovertforcongress.com), Chris Cox (https://www.chriscox2020.com), Kathy Landing (https://www.kathylanding.com), Nancy Mace (https://nancymace.org) and Brad Mole (https://secure.anedot.com/brad-mole-for-congress/donate).\r\n\r\nThe Republican candidates are looking to unseat Democrat Joe Cunningham, who holds the seat.', 'Beaufort to host Republican Candidate Forum', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-to-host-republican-candidate-forum', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:45:08', '2020-01-08 18:45:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42922', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42924, 4, '2020-01-08 13:45:39', '2020-01-08 18:45:39', '<b>Jan. 9</b> – Beaufort County’s Design Review Board, 2:30 p.m., Grace Coastal Church, 15 Williams Drive, Okatie.\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 9</b> – County’s Parks and Recreation Board*, 2:30 p.m., Beaufort County Administration Building, Room 170, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 9</b> – Rural and Critical Land Preservation Board, 3 p.m., Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority, 6 Snake Road, Okatie.\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 14</b> – Beaufort City Council Regular Meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 15</b> – City’s Affordable Housing Task Force, 3 p.m., City Hall, Planning Conference Room, 1st Floor, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 15</b> – County Transportation Committee, 4 p.m., County Council Chambers, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<i>*Will be televised on The County Channel.</i>', 'Public Meetings – Jan. 9-15', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'public-meetings-jan-9-15', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:45:39', '2020-01-08 18:45:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42924', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42926, 4, '2020-01-08 13:46:59', '2020-01-08 18:46:59', 'The Beaufort County Community Development Department is hosting a grand opening celebration for Crystal Lake Park at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23.\r\n\r\nThe park is located at 124 Lady’s Island Drive in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nA cupcake social will kick off the celebration, with welcoming remarks by Beaufort County Council members, followed by a ribbon cutting of the new nature trail. A guided walk of the new trail will be available to attendees.\r\n\r\nAs part of Beaufort County’s Passive Parks Program, Crystal Lake Park is 25 acres of forested habitats, salt marsh, and a man-made pond. The pond has a population primarily of redfish and mullet. Fishing in the pond is restricted to catch-and-release only due to the potential for unacceptably high cancer and non-cancer health risks.\r\n\r\nA pollinator garden created and maintained by volunteers is adjacent to the park office building.\r\n\r\nThe Butler Marine building at the park is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and houses the Beaufort County Open Land Trust and the Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District offices.', 'Crystal Lake Park hosting grand opening celebration', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'crystal-lake-park-hosting-grand-opening-celebration', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:46:59', '2020-01-08 18:46:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42926', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42928, 4, '2020-01-08 13:48:25', '2020-01-08 18:48:25', '<b>Staff reports</b>\r\n\r\nRestaurant Week starts Thursday, Jan. 9, kicking off 10 days of restaurants in Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands offering special menu items and prices.\r\n\r\nRestaurants participating in the event will offer specially priced menus during lunch and/or dinner. Tickets are not required to participate but reservations are recommended.\r\n\r\nA new twist to Beaufort Restaurant Week will be the celebration of our Lowcountry Oystering Culture, where certain menus will feature oyster dishes, specials, or appetizers. In partnership with the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association, Tides to Tables will be the kick-off for the planning of our inaugural Beaufort Oyster Festival – Queen of the Carolina Sea Islands, slated for 2021.\r\n\r\nSome of the participating Beaufort-Port Royal area restaurants include Q on Bay, Plums, Breakwater, Old Bull Tavern, The Ribault Social Club at Anchorage 1770, Albergotti Grill, Hearth Wood Fired Pizza, Fishcamp on 11th and Mezes.\r\n\r\nRestaurant week gives local, regional and national food lovers the opportunity to enjoy amazing food at a value price at restaurants ranging from casual to high-end, with a goal to position South Carolina as a top culinary destination.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Restaurant Week runs in conjunction with the South Carolina Restaurant Week. To view all statewide participants, visit restaurantweeksouthcarolina.com/. You can follow on Twitter at @restaurantweeksc and @visit_beaufort.', 'Restaurant Week returns to Beaufort, Port Royal', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'restaurant-week-returns-to-beaufort-port-royal', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:48:25', '2020-01-08 18:48:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42928', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42931, 4, '2020-01-08 13:50:22', '2020-01-08 18:50:22', '<h4><b>Sheriff’s Office investigating lawn mower thefts at county facilities\r\n\r\n</b><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string of thefts involving professional-grade lawn mowers stolen from the county over the course of a five-month period in 2019, officials say.\r\n\r\nSix lawn mowers with a total value of approximately $50,000 were stolen in incidents beginning in March, said Beaufort County’s Risk Management and Safety Director Kyle Jackson.\r\n\r\nIn the first two incidents in March and April, mowers were stolen off county trailers while county workers were weed-eating or performing other landscaping work on the Spanish Moss Trail and at Basil Green Park. The mowers were stolen once the workers were out of range of the trailers, Jackson said.\r\n\r\nOn April 19 and Aug. 4, thieves made off again with lawn mowers – this time from two county public works facilities, one on Benton Field Road and the other on Shanklin Road. In each of those incidents, two mowers were taken bringing the total value of all the stolen equipment to $49,644, according to Jackson.\r\n\r\nIn the April 19 incident, the suspects cut the fence to get into the facility. However, in the Aug. 4 incident, the suspects were able to get inside the Shanklin Road facility with a key and appeared to have keys to the mowers, Beaufort County Administrator Ashley Jacobs said.\r\n\r\nJacobs said the county has a surveillance video of that break-in which shows the suspects wearing some type of clothing similar to hazmat or painters coveralls with hoods to disguise their identities. They also seemed to know their way around the facility, she said.\r\n\r\n“They walked right up to (the mowers). They knew where they were and where the cameras were,” she said.\r\n\r\nMajor Bob Bromage, spokesman for the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, said no arrests have been made in any of the incidents yet. The sheriff’s office is investigating three of the four incidents while the April 4 incident falls under the jurisdiction of the City of Beaufort police, he said.\r\n\r\nAsked if investigators were looking at the Aug. 4 incident, or any of the other incidents, as being an inside job, Bromage said it was too early to tell.\r\n\r\n“Until we’re able to identify suspects, it is premature to say,” he said.\r\n\r\nA connection among the incidents is being considered since there is a pattern of lawn mowers stolen, he said.\r\n\r\nSince the thefts occurred, the county has undergone a security risk assessment with the assistance of the sheriff’s office and has taken measures to tighten security, Jacobs said.\r\n\r\nThis included replacing padlocks with combination locks, installing security lighting, and installing “proprietary” key switches for all mowing equipment, meaning each piece of equipment has its own key. The county has also installed new cantilever security gates, new security cameras and card readers.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the county is reviewing employee records of all employees who worked at the facilities.\r\n\r\nJacobs said she feels the stepped-up security measures are working since it has been six months since an incident has occurred.\r\n\r\n“We aren’t going to have a work environment and a culture where we don’t have adequate security measures and we don’t take theft seriously,” said Jacobs, who started working for the county in April.\r\n\r\n“We’re entrusted with public funds to purchase equipment, and it’s critical that we protect and secure these assets,” she said.\r\n\r\nThe string of thefts are the only incidents involving lawn mowers going back five years.\r\n\r\nInsurance claims have been filed and the equipment has since been replaced.\r\n<h4><b>&nbsp;</b></h4>', 'Thieves target mowers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'thieves-target-mowers', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:50:22', '2020-01-08 18:50:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42931', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42933, 4, '2020-01-08 13:52:21', '2020-01-08 18:52:21', '<b>Ron Voegeli – staunch advocate for veterans, children – dies at 77\r\n\r\n</b>\r\n\r\n<b>By Mike McCombs</b>\r\n\r\nSometimes, the word hero is thrown around carelessly.\r\n\r\nWhen it is used in connection with Ron Voegeli, however, you would have a hard time finding anyone in Beaufort who found it misappropriated.\r\n\r\nRonald “Ron” Lee Voegeli, 77, was laid to rest Tuesday, Jan. 7 in Beaufort National Cemetery with full military honors. He died New Year’s Day in Beaufort Memorial Hospital. He had been dealing with numerous health issues.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s veterans and those who work and advocate for the prevention of the abuse of children will feel the loss. They were the causes to which he dedicated his life.\r\n\r\nWe “lost a bedrock of our community in Ron Voegeli who served his country courageously and paid a personal price for the defense of democracy, cared for veterans from all services in need and was a champion for providing love and care for abused or about to be abused children,” Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling said in his newsletter.\r\n\r\n“A national hero, after his military service Ron became a local hero and will be remembered as a legend for helping those who needed what they otherwise may not have received. This is a hard act to follow, but hopefully Ron touched so many lives. The many of us he gently touched will follow in his footsteps helping others in our community and beyond. Thanks to his wife Sandy and his many friends for sharing this brave, huge hearted gentleman who made an everlasting mark in our community.”\r\n\r\nEven those who didn’t know Voegeli likely encountered him around town. He could be found having his weekly Thursday morning support meeting with veterans at the Hardees on Ribault Road.\r\n\r\nOr in small businesses or public spaces around town encouraging veterans to fill out their Veterans Administration paperwork so that they might rightly receive the benefits they had earned in the service of their country.\r\n\r\n“He has been a good friend and a buddy,” Disabled American Veterans Chapter 12 Commander Chris Swan said. “He was always looking out for us. Every organization wanted to have him. But his biggest focus was the veteran.”\r\n\r\nVoegeli served Beaufort’s DAV chapter in every official capacity up through Commander. At the time of his death, he was serving as the chapter’s Adjutant/Treasurer. He held several positions at the state level and progressed as far as 1st Junior Vice Commander nationally.\r\n\r\nAccording to Swan, Voegeli was likely in line to ascend to the role of National Commander before serious health issues slowed him down. Still, he served as a member of the National Committee.\r\n\r\nBut Voegeli’s focus was local. He tried to help as many veterans as he could in his own backyard.\r\n\r\nHe was personally responsible for enlisting the vast majority of DAV Chapter 12’s 1,700 members.\r\n\r\nHe was responsible for the chapter’s Volunteer Transportation Network and he organized and started the Christmas Food Box.\r\n\r\nWreathes Across America, Beaufort Charities, the Adaptive Golf Program, the American Legion – all were causes by sister organizations he took pride in supporting. And placing flags on the markers of fallen veterans on Veterans Day was an honor.\r\n\r\nBut his two big habits were standing up for others who had no one to stand for them – veterans who died with no immediate family were guaranteed to receive a proper burial ceremony – and making sure veterans had all the help they needed when filling out paperwork and applying for VA benefits.\r\n\r\nVoegeli spent hours counseling veterans and hours on the road when veterans couldn’t come to him … or didn’t know they wanted or needed to.\r\n\r\nThere may have been no cause closer to Voegeli’s heart than veterans, but if there was a close second, it was children, particularly the ones for which Beaufort’s Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) cared.\r\n\r\nVoegeli, according the organization’s Facebook post, was a “devout CAPA volunteer, donor, advocate, auction chairperson, and long-serving board member.”\r\n\r\n“He was extremely involved. He never turned away a child. He always wanted to rock the babies in the shelter. And he ran our auction for 30 years,” CAPA Director of Development Jessica Chapman said.\r\n\r\n“He was a huge supporter of CAPA. He coordinated our flag events and our ceremonial disposals. He never told us, ‘no.’ He personally gave us support for anything we needed. In return we tried to do the same for him.”\r\n\r\nVoegeli enlisted in the U.S. Marines in August of 1960, serving in the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division in Vietnam from 1969 to 1971, according to a DAV statement.\r\n\r\nHe later served as a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island before an assignment to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort as an administrative chief with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing until his retirement as a gunnery sergeant in 1980.\r\n\r\nHis awards and decorations included the Navy Achievement Medal with a combat “V.”\r\n\r\n“He never did anything small and his heart loved large. This community is a little dimmer today without him in it,” CAPA posted on Facebook. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Sandy, his children, and the rest of his family and friends.”\r\n\r\n<b>&nbsp;</b>', 'Beaufort loses a ‘bedrock’', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-loses-a-bedrock', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:52:21', '2020-01-08 18:52:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42933', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42938, 4, '2020-01-08 13:55:28', '2020-01-08 18:55:28', '<b>Staff reports</b>\r\n\r\nEelie Rae Shimer was the first baby born in Beaufort in 2020.\r\n\r\nEelie arrived at the Beaufort Memorial Collins Birthing Center at 2:29 a.m. on Jan. 1, weighing in at 7 lbs., 8 oz. and delivered by Dr. Marlena Masavage.\r\n\r\nParents Andy and Crystal Shimer of St. Helena island recently moved to the Beaufort area after spending several years on the road as traveling therapists.\r\n\r\nCrystal, an occupational therapist, and Andy, a speech therapist, met through their work in the Virgin Islands and eventually ended up in Alaska. Once they knew Eelie was on her way, the couple decided to find a more permanent residence and chose the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/All-3-babies-Eelie-Waylon-Marquise.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-42939\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/All-3-babies-Eelie-Waylon-Marquise-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"259\"></a>\"We looked all over the East Coast for the right place to settle down and raise our family,\" Andy said. \"Beaufort had everything we were looking for.\"\r\n\r\nNew Year\'s Day was actually quite busy at the Collins Birthing Center with two additional Jan. 1 birth days. Pictured here with Eelie (left to right) are Waylon Gombas, who arrived at 3:51 a.m. and Marquise De\'Von Bush Jr., who made his entrance at 12:54 p.m.\r\n\r\nAs proud dad Andy Shimer said, \"the Roaring \'20s are back!”\r\n\r\n<i>Right: Meet Eelie Rae Shimer, the first baby born in Beaufort in 2020. Eelie was born at 2:29 a.m., Jan. 1 at Beaufort<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></i><i>Memorial Hospital to St. Helena Island residents Andy and Crystal Shimer. Photos submitted by Beaufort Memorial Hospital.</i>', '1st baby born in Beaufort in 2020 a girl', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1st-baby-born-in-beaufort-in-2020-a-girl', '', '', '2020-01-08 13:55:28', '2020-01-08 18:55:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42938', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42944, 4, '2020-01-15 08:51:56', '2020-01-15 13:51:56', '<strong>By LEE SCOTT</strong>\r\n\r\nDuring the Christmas season, there are numerous advertisements for engagement rings. This is a time when many couples get engaged, either on Christmas Day or on New Year’s Eve, so the jewelry stores are full of beautiful rings for couples to choose.\r\n\r\nAfter Christmas, the newspaper and magazine ads go from engagement to marriage. There are also endless articles like “How to pick the right wedding dress,” “The best venues for wedding receptions,” or “The right flowers for your special day.”\r\n\r\nMy favorite articles are the ones that ask, “The ring is on your finger, but is HE the right one for you?”\r\n\r\nLet’s face it, in a society where many marriages end in divorce, it is a good question to ask. And the women are normally the ones buying these magazines and taking all the quizzes.\r\n\r\nHere are some of the questions I read in a couple of bridal magazines recently. (No, I did not buy them. They were at my hairdresser’s salon.)\r\n\r\n“Do you feel cherished?”\r\n\r\n“Does he respect your privacy?”\r\n\r\n“Does he encourage you?”\r\n\r\nNow these are wonderful questions to ponder, but let’s get down to the important questions.\r\n\r\n“Does your family like him?”\r\n\r\nThis to me is a loaded question, because maybe your family does like him, but you don’t like your family.\r\n\r\n“Does he cook?”\r\n\r\nI am not talking about throwing a slab of beef on the grill and smothering it with barbecue sauce. (Although personally I love that my spouse can do that.)\r\n\r\nI am talking about coming home to a cooked meal. For a woman who has absolutely no desire to cook, getting a guy who owns his own cookbooks is essential.\r\n\r\n“Does he pick up after himself?”\r\n\r\nFor a woman who is also a slob, this trait may be part of your compatibility. If you are making enough money, you can always hire a housekeeper. Or maybe you do not care about the mess.\r\n\r\n“Is he a sports fanatic?”\r\n\r\nIf he likes all the same teams you like, he may be a lifetime partner.\r\n\r\nOh, there are other practical questions like:\r\n\r\n“Is he financially responsible?”\r\n\r\n“Does he want children or not?”\r\n\r\nAnd “What are his religious beliefs?”\r\n\r\nBut one of my favorites is, “Does he think you are beautiful?”\r\n\r\nThis is a big one because the problem with dating is that for the most part, everyone is on their best behavior. But when your boyfriend stops at your house when you have the flu, hands you some chicken noodle soup, and tells you how beautiful you are in your old bathrobe and that clip in your hair. That is a man who understands beauty and compassion.\r\n\r\nThis is a guy who will not care about the dress, only that you are in it.\r\n\r\n<i>Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.</i>', 'The wedding questionnaire – getting down to the important questions', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-wedding-questionnaire-getting-down-to-the-important-questions', '', '', '2020-01-15 08:51:56', '2020-01-15 13:51:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42944', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42946, 4, '2020-01-15 08:53:02', '2020-01-15 13:53:02', '<strong>By SCOTT GRABER</strong>\r\n\r\nIt’s Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, and Susan and I are at the Graduate Hotel in Richmond, Va. Tomorrow morning we will rise, breakfast on bagels, then drive 50 miles to King George, Va., where Gail Wertz and Andy Ball own and operate two farms.\r\n\r\nThey raise Black Angus cattle on these two farms and live in a historic house that overlooks the Rappahannock River. We’ve been to their place once before.\r\n\r\nMany years ago, I was employed at Baylor Medical School in Houston. My father was trying to get me interested in medicine and arranged for me to work in a lab where I removed spleens from living mice. I would irradiate one-half of the spleen, and that half would soon die — the object was to see how much spleen I could kill before the spleen lost its regenerative ability.\r\n\r\nThere were other undergraduates working at Baylor in the summer of 1965, and one of those people was Gail. She was a Biology major at William and Mary and she had some actual understanding of RNA and DNA and what we might learn from this experiment. She often helped me with my “surgery,” usually we ate our lunch together and I was astounded that this young coed found me interesting on any level.\r\n\r\nAs we worked, blood-speckled in our lab coats, the Baylor medical students would show up pretending they wanted to help — but the only thing they wanted was Gail’s telephone number. This onslaught of male medical students started at 10 in the morning and continued until 5 in the evening.\r\n\r\nIn between these unannounced arrivals, we would talk about which of these men was interesting, who deserved a date and who did not deserve a second look. When she “accepted” an invitation, I was often part of the deal. Not an ideal situation for the medical student, but Gail would usually insist.\r\n\r\nIt was a spectacular summer that involved road trips to the Gulf, Houston’s Alley Theatre and drinking Lone Star Beer in a variety cowboy-themed venues. I cannot deny that I was smitten, but I knew that she looked upon me as a friend — a good friend — and if those were the terms of our relationship, well, I was willing to accept those terms.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the summer she returned to William and Mary and I went back to The Citadel. Notwithstanding a distance of 500 miles, our friendship continued, and in a rash moment I put her photograph on my desk. Thirty seconds later a cadet walked into my room, stopped in his tracks, and said, “She cannot be your girlfriend.”\r\n\r\n“No,” I replied. “I mean yes. Yes, we’re friends …”\r\n\r\n“You must be kidding, Graber, nobody is just ‘friends’ with a face like that.”\r\n\r\nAt that moment I was a junior, and cadet in question was a senior holding rank and sway in India Company.\r\n\r\n“I think we should bring her down for the Miss Citadel contest,” he said.\r\n\r\n“I’m not sure she will be interested,” I countered.\r\n\r\n“Let’s give her a reason to be interested.”\r\n\r\nAs I have repeatedly written (in these pages), I was not much of a cadet; nor an athlete; nor did I have (for most of my time) any rank. But when Gail decided to be I Company’s representative in the pageant my stock rose like an Atlas missile.\r\n\r\nAlthough Gail did not win the title, every cadet in India fell in love with her. And I’m sure that this connection with Gail was a big factor in the rebuilding of my self-esteem; and the acquisition of some much-needed status.\r\n\r\nEventually I lost touch with Gail. I knew she got her doctorate in molecular biology but didn’t know she enjoyed 36 years of continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health, winning the prestigious MERIT award. Nor did I know that her laboratory developed the methodology for genetically engineering RNA-based viruses — work that was the basis for the successful Ebola vaccine.\r\n\r\nSeveral years ago I got an e-mail which read, “Once, long ago, I knew a boy at Baylor, in Houston, Texas. He answered to the name of Scott Graber. Would that be you?”\r\n\r\n“I am an old man, and regrettably my memory has faded these last few years,” I said in reply, “I’m sorry to say that I don’t remember a ‘Dr. Gail Wertz.’ … I do, however, remember a dark-eyed, dark-haired goddess who once taught me everything about small animal splenectomy. Would that be you?”\r\n\r\n<i>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</i>', 'I don’t remember the doctor; I remember a goddess', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-dont-remember-the-doctor-i-remember-a-goddess', '', '', '2020-01-15 08:53:02', '2020-01-15 13:53:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42946', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42948, 4, '2020-01-15 08:53:46', '2020-01-15 13:53:46', 'The Beaufort County Board of Education, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, approved contract negotiations with architects for referendum projects scheduled for next summer.\r\n\r\nThe Board’s vote authorized contract negotiations with four architectural firms: McMillan, Pazdan Smith of Greenville, LS3P Associates Ltd. of Charleston, Jumper Carter Sease of West Columbia and Rosenblum Coe Architects, Inc. of Charleston.\r\n\r\nOnce contract negotiations are complete, the four architectural firms will be assigned specific referendum-funded projects related to safety/security, technology upgrades, playground improvements at one school and athletic facilities improvements at another.\r\n\r\nRobert Oetting, the school district’s Chief Operations Officer, said summer referendum projects would be spread over the next four to five years, starting with 11 schools in summer 2020: Beaufort Elementary, Bluffton Elementary, Hilton Head Island Elementary, Whale Branch Elementary, H.E. McCracken Middle, Lady’s Island Middle, Whale Branch Middle, Right Choices and Beaufort High.\r\n\r\nAthletic facilities at Whale Branch Early College High School also will get an upgrade over the summer, while playground facilities will be improved at St. Helena Early Childhood Center.\r\n\r\nOetting said most summer referendum projects will occur at schools already scheduled to be closed for other large projects such as schoolwide painting or heating and air-conditioning upgrades. The summer projects and accompanying school closures will be spread across the district, and across grade levels, to allow summer school programs to be operated in all areas of the county.\r\n\r\nArchitectural firms competed for the Summer 2020 referendum work by submitting proposals. Five finalists were interviewed on Nov. 26, and their proposals were independently evaluated and scored by a panel of five reviewers: two school principals, one community member with expertise in facilities design and construction, one district staff member from the Division of Instructional Services and one district staff member from the Office of Facilities, Planning and Construction.\r\n\r\nFollowing the interviews, the five-member review panel independently scored the finalists as part of a process that led to the final selections.\r\n\r\nThe competing firms were scored based on numerous criteria that included such areas as past performance, personnel qualifications, demonstrated ability to complete projects on time and on budget, and related experience on similar projects.', 'Board of Education approves architects for referendum-funded projects', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'board-of-education-approves-architects-for-referendum-funded-projects', '', '', '2020-01-15 08:53:46', '2020-01-15 13:53:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42948', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42950, 4, '2020-01-15 08:54:50', '2020-01-15 13:54:50', '<b>Riverview Charter welcomes new<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>board members</b>\r\n\r\nRiverview Charter School has elected new Board members who will serve from January 2020 to December 2021. The new board members are Reece Bertholf, Katherine Ferguson, Mary Jordan Lempesis, Arthur O\'Kelley and Julia Wittschen-Price.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort’s Corneliussen<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>named to the Dean\'s List at Bob Jones</b>\r\n\r\nSavannah Corneliussen, a freshman Educational Studies major from Beaufort, was among more than 900 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2019 Dean\'s List.\r\n\r\nThe Dean\'s List recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester.\r\n\r\nLocated in Greenville, Bob Jones University provides an outstanding regionally accredited Christian liberal arts education.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort students named to Tallahassee CC Fall Dean\'s List</b>\r\n\r\nMore than 1,400 students were named to the Fall 2019 Dean\'s List at Tallahassee Community College<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>including Donovan Dwight and Joshua Alexander, both of Beaufort\r\n\r\nTo qualify, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Tallahassee Community College is consistently ranked as one of the top community colleges in the nation.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort’s Nix graduates from Troy</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Taylor Nix graduated from Troy University during the Fall Semester/Term 2 of the 2019/2020 academic year. Nix graduated with the Associate of Science in General Education degree.\r\n\r\nTroy University is a public, historic, international university located in Troy, Ala., with 22,500 students and 154,000 alumni.', 'School  Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-briefs-56', '', '', '2020-01-15 08:54:50', '2020-01-15 13:54:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42950', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42952, 4, '2020-01-15 08:57:16', '2020-01-15 13:57:16', 'Bill Hennigh was the top overall angler in the Beaufort Sportfishing &amp; Diving Club\'s Annual Year Round Fishing Tournament.\r\n\r\nThe Tournament started Jan. 1, 2019 and concluded Dec. 31.\r\n\r\nCaptain Frank Gibson of the Beaufort Sportfishing &amp; Diving Club and Rion Salley, manager of the Port Royal Landing Marina, have cleared the board for the 2020 tournament, which runs through Dec. 31.\r\n\r\nSome 31 species are available to be posted to the leader board at the Port Royal Landing Marina. The different categories are as follows: Youth-16 and under, 10 and under, Female, and Overall Angler.\r\n\r\nAt the beginning of the next season, the awards banquet will be held to present certificates for those who fish posted species during the tournament and plaques given to the overall winners, including best recreational boat and the best commercial boat.\r\n\r\nThe anglers must fish from a boat and be present for weigh in at Port Royal Landing Marina during operating hours. The species can be delivered to the Marina by vehicle.\r\n\r\nBrochures with complete rules and listing of species are available at the Port Royal Landing Marina and other local tackle shops.\r\n\r\nThe Year Round Fishing Tournament is sponsored by Beaufort Sportfishing &amp; Diving Club and the Port Royal Landing Marina.\r\n\r\nThe rest of the award winners for the 2019 tournament are: Katherine Pringle (female angler), Chase Bates (youth angler), Fisher Mattson (youth angler 16 and under), 3 CAPS owned by Captain Swinton Anderson (best recreational boat) and MATTSON CHARTERS owned by Captain Chris Mattson (best charter).', 'Hennigh takes top honors in fishing tournament', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hennigh-takes-top-honors-in-fishing-tournament', '', '', '2020-01-15 08:57:16', '2020-01-15 13:57:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42952', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42955, 4, '2020-01-15 09:01:08', '2020-01-15 14:01:08', '<b>By LowcoSports.com</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High had a strong weekend on the mat, going 6-1 to claim the silver division title at the Coach Trap Memorial Duals on Friday and Saturday at Battery Creek.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles’ only loss was a 66-10 defeat to Class 4A dynasty and eventual champion Eastside in pool play, which knocked Beaufort into the silver division.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Eagles defeated St. James (48-31), Goose Creek (60-24), Hartsville (45-33), and Timberland (57-22), as well as avenging an loss earlier this season with a 57-21 win over Bamberg-Ehrhardt. Beaufort finished the weekend with a 48-32 victory over St. James to win the silver division.\r\n\r\nJames Dagin (160), Michael Cenci (170), and Jeremiah Simmons (182) each went undefeated for Beaufort, while Gary Bayne (106) was 5-1 on the\r\nweekend.\r\n\r\nHost Battery Creek went 3-4 on the weekend. Sam DeGroat, Johan Linares, Darius Martin, and Larson McManigle were the leaders for the Dolphins.\r\n\r\n<em>Battery Creek’s Sam Degroat maintains control over Cross High School’s Jacob March during their 113-pound wrestling match during the Coach Trap Duals on Friday night at BCHS. Degroat went on to pin March. Photo by Bob Sofaly</em>', 'Eagles win silver title', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-win-silver-title', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:01:08', '2020-01-15 14:01:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42955', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42958, 4, '2020-01-15 09:14:23', '2020-01-15 14:14:23', '<b>GIRLS</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Eagles\' effort impresses in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>tough road loss</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High’s girls turned in one of their best efforts of the season but came up just short on the road, falling 61-54 to Wade Hampton on Saturday.\r\n\r\nLayla Warren scored 22 points to lead the Eagles.\r\n\r\n“It was a loss, but it was the best game of the year for us,” Beaufort coach Reggie Jones said. “Great energy going into region play.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Cougars\' defense frustrates Warriors</b>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch’s girls had a tough time solving Colleton County’s defense in a 32-25 home loss Saturday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nKynew Barnwell scored eight points and Zhani Thompson added seven to lead the Warriors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOmari Kirkland scored 11 points to lead the Cougars.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Seahawks hold<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>off Dolphins for<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>5th straight win</b>\r\n\r\nHilton Head High’s girls ran their winning streak to five games with a 39-34 road win over Battery Creek on Wednesday, avenging a home loss to the Dolphins last month.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMiley Ray led the Seahawks with 18 points, including three 3-pointers in the third quarter. Janiya Ferebee chipped in seven points and Kenzie Ryan added six for HHIHS.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nStarr Reed led the Dolphins with eight points.\r\n\r\n<b>Bobcats beat Dolphins for 9th straight win</b>\r\n\r\nBluffton’s girls ran their winning streak to nine games with a convincing 58-22 win over visiting Battery Creek on Tuesday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Bobcats had three players in double figures, as Tatyana Aiken led the way with 15 points, Samari Mitchell added 14, and Tacoya Heyward had 13.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>HHCA blows<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>by previously<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>unbeaten BA</b>\r\n\r\nHilton Head Christian Academy jumped out to a 16-point first quarter lead and never looked back, cruising to a 65-35 win at Beaufort Academy to open region play with an impressive win.\r\n\r\nDior Shelton notched a team-high 26 points for HHCA, whose defense shut down BA star Amelia Huebel, holding her to just three points.\r\n\r\nJasmine Campbell contributed 15 points, Brielle McCarthy added 10, and Skylar Smith had nine for HHCA.\r\n\r\nMike’Ala Washington scored 16 points to lead BA.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Boys</b><b>Warriors rally<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>but can\'t hang<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>on vs. Cougars</b>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch’s boys rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to regain the lead but couldn’t hang on in a 54-50 defeat at Colleton County on Saturday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nShemar Williams scored 15 points, Nick Pringle added 12, and Shawn Chisolm had 11 for the Warriors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAlex Sherrill scored 21 points and Stephan Gadson added 15 to lead the Cougars.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“They shot the ball very well and attacked the basket,” Warriors coach Jim Raymond said. “We were not ready for that, and their defense created problems. They played with a lot of energy.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Red-hot Wade Hampton too<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>much for Eagles</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High’s boys were no match for the No. 3 team in Class 3A, falling 95-57 to a red-hot Wade Hampton squad on the road Saturday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOliver Holmes scored 14 points, Jamaad Rivers added 12, and Ben VanHise and Daniel Phares each had 10 to lead the Eagles, but the Red Devils buried nine 3-pointers and rolled to the convincing win.\r\n\r\n<b>Creek can\'t keep<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>up with Red Devils</b>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek’s boys dropped their region opener on the road Friday, falling 63-36 to third-ranked Wade Hampton.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAmoni Waring scored 10 points to lead the Dolpins.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Summa leads Seahawks past Dolphins</b>\r\n\r\nHilton Head High’s boys took control in the second half to claim a 52-41 win at Battery Creek on Wednesday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSam Summa scored 17 points and Gaston Moore added 11 to lead the Seahawks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAmoni Waring had 14 and Jordan Rivers added 13 for the Dolphins.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Hargrove, HHCA<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>hang on vs. BA</b>\r\n\r\nHilton Head Christian Academy’s boys held on for a hard-fought 44-38 win at Beaufort Academy to open region play Tuesday night.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFloyd Hargrove scored 11 of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter, as both teams matched their point total from the first three quarters combined. Andrew Helms added eight points for HHCA.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHHCA maintained a four-point lead at halftime and through three quarters as both teams struggled to find an offensive rhythm. Both caught fire in a high-scoring fourth quarter, but Hargrove was able to lift HHCA to the victory.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDawson Coleman scored 16 points, and Elijah Fess added 12 — on four 3-pointers — to lead BA.\r\n\r\n<b>Bobcats shut down Dolphins for home win</b>\r\n\r\nBluffton’s boys used a red-hot start and a strong defensive effort to roll to a 52-29 home win over Battery Creek on Tuesday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTyler Rice poured in 18 points, Lee Kirkland added nine, and Jatelvayn Mosley and Eric Eastham contributed seven apiece to lead the Bobcats.\r\n\r\nBluffton led 20-7 after one quarter and 27-9 at halftime, and the Bobcats’ solid defense kept the Dolphins from closing the gap.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJaeon Allen led Battery Creek with eight points.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Warriors avenge earlier loss to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Wade Hampton</b>\r\n\r\nThe Whale Branch boys picked up their first home victory of 2020, defeating visiting Wade Hampton 62-51 on Tuesday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Warriors suffered a 48-43 loss at Wade Hampton on Dec. 10, but they were in command of the rematch.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNick Pringle recorded a team-high 21 points to lead the Warriors, while Diontre McVay (14) and Javon Hogue (12) also were in double figures.', 'Basketball Round Up', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'basketball-round-up-3', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:14:23', '2020-01-15 14:14:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42958', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42960, 4, '2020-01-15 09:15:14', '2020-01-15 14:15:14', '<b>By Justin Jarrett</b>\r\n\r\n<b>LowcoSports.com</b>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek has parted ways with football coach Walt Wilson after three seasons, the school confirmed Thursday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAthletics director Sarah Hayes said offensive coordinator Cameron Bolton has been named the Dolphins’ interim head coach, and a search for Wilson’s permanent replacement will begin immediately.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“We would like to thank Coach Wilson for his dedication to our student-athletes not only on the football field, but also for his tireless efforts to ensure our student-athletes had opportunities to play at the next level,” Hayes said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWilson was named the LowcoSports Coach of the Year after leading the Dolphins to a 4-6 season and a No. 3 playoff seed in his first year at the helm in 2017, but his young team struggled to a 2-9 mark a year later and finished 3-6 this season. Battery Creek has lost in the first round of the playoffs each of the past three seasons.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWilson met with his team Wednesday to share the news that he would not return. Hayes said the school will consider both internal and external candidates and hopes to make a hire by the end of February.\r\n\r\n<i>Visit LowcoSports.com for daily local sports news.</i>', 'Dolphins, Wilson part ways', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dolphins-wilson-part-ways', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:15:14', '2020-01-15 14:15:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42960', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42962, 4, '2020-01-15 09:17:54', '2020-01-15 14:17:54', '<b>By Justin Jarrett</b>\r\n\r\n<b>LowcoSports.com</b>\r\n\r\nEven with a comfortable lead in the waning minutes of a game his Whale Branch boys had mostly controlled from the tip, Warriors coach Jim Raymond called a timeout early in the fourth quarter and lit into his team.\r\n\r\nNo, the defensive lapses weren’t going to cost the Warriors this game — they cruised to an 86-63 win to sweep the season series from crosstown rival Beaufort High — but if they don’t clean them up, Raymond knows it will come back to haunt them in the playoffs.\r\n\r\n“I want to keep challenging them,” said Raymond, whose team is ranked fourth in Class 2A. “I don’t want to be complacent.”\r\n\r\nThe Warriors were anything but complacent early on.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWofford signee Nick Pringle juiced up the gym with an early dunk and piled up 27 points, many of them coming because Beaufort couldn’t keep the 6-8 star off the boards.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Eagles also had trouble with Shawn Chisolm, who put up 16 points and sparked the Warriors with 10 points in the second quarter alone to help Whale Branch extend a two-point advantage after the first quarter to a 38-23 halftime lead.\r\n\r\nOliver Holmes poured in 21 points to keep the Eagles within arm’s length for much of the game, but Pringle scored 18 of his 27 in the third quarter to help the Warriors put it out of reach.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJamaad Rivers added 11 points, and Rush Riley had 10 for Beaufort, while Shemar Williams added 10 for Whale Branch.\r\n\r\nWith the win, the Warriors completed a sweep of both of their major crosstown rivals — Battery Creek and Beaufort High.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“To be able to win the mythical Beaufort city championship is always great, especially when you’re just little old Whale Branch,” Raymond said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Warriors’ Mack beats her alma mater again</b>\r\n\r\nThe Whale Branch girls finished off a season sweep of crosstown rival Beaufort High with a 45-22 home win Friday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nKynew Barnwell poured in 19 points and Zhani Thompson added 10 to lead the Warriors, who locked down the Eagles on defense.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLayla Warren scored 12 points to lead Beaufort, which did not reach double digits in any quarter and was limited to one point in the fourth quarter.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe season sweep for the Warriors evens second-year Whale Branch coach LaToya Mack’s record against the school where she starred at 2-2.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Last year, after losing to them, I promised myself it wasn’t going to happen again,” Mack said. “I love Beaufort High, that’s my alma mater, but right now it’s about business.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Visit LowcoSports.com for daily local sports news.</i>', 'Whale Branch finishes sweep of crosstown rivals', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whale-branch-finishes-sweep-of-crosstown-rivals', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:17:54', '2020-01-15 14:17:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42962', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42967, 4, '2020-01-15 09:20:21', '2020-01-15 14:20:21', '<b>Activities at Hunting<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Island State Park</b>\r\n\r\nThere are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier.\r\n\r\n<b>Sundays: </b>Sand/Candy Art, 11 a.m.; Do You Want To Build a Snow Globe, 2 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Mondays: </b>Reptiles of the Lowcountry, 11 a.m.; No Bones About It, 3 p.m. (Jan. 20); Walk In The Woods, 3 p.m. (Jan. 27).\r\n\r\n<b>Tuesdays: </b>Beach Walk, 3 p.m.\r\n\r\nWednesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Thursdays: </b>Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Fridays: </b>Fish Printing, 2 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Saturdays:</b> Sunrise Lighthouse Climb, 7 a.m. (Jan. 25); Tie-Die, 11 a.m.; No Bones About It, 2 p.m. (Jan. 18); Pinecones for Passerines, 2 p.m. (Jan. 25).\r\n\r\nFor a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs &amp; Events.”\r\n\r\nAll are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs. For more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.\r\n\r\n<b>Hunting Island<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Lighthouse Tours</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m., every Thursday in January (Jan. 16, 23, 30). The Friends of Hunting Island will present Lighthouse tours of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse. Keeper Ted and his team will tell you all about the history of the Lighthouse, which was built in 1875 and is the only Lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors. If you are at least 44 inches tall you may also climb the 184 steps to the top of the Lighthouse. Reservations are recommended by calling the Nature Center at 843-838-7437. Regular Thursday tours are $2 per person. Park entry fees apply.\r\n\r\n<b>20th Annual Low Country Home &amp; Garden Show</b>\r\n\r\nFriday, Jan. 17-Sunday, Jan. 19, Savannah Convention Center, 1 International Drive, Hutchinson Island. The Low Country Home &amp; Garden Show gives homeowners a look into the latest in home and garden trends, while also offering fun for the whole family. Tickets are $7 for adults (17+) and $6 for seniors (65+) and retired military with ID. The show is free for youth 16 and younger, active duty military, first responders, and school district employees with ID. Tickets are available at https://showtechnology.ticketbud.com/20th-anniversary-low-country-home-garden-show and are also available for purchase at the door. The expo is open from 2-6 p.m. on Jan. 17, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Jan. 18 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Jan. 19. For more information visit SavannahHomeAndGardenShow.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort District<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Collection Author Talks</b>\r\n\r\n2-3 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17, Beaufort Library. Author Ron Roth will present his new book The Civil War in the South Carolina Lowcountry: How a Confederate Artillery Battery and a Black Union Regiment Defined the War. View the war through the experiences of two radically different military units — the Confederate Beaufort Volunteer Artillery, and the United States 1st South Carolina Regiment – the first Union Black regiment to fight in the war — both, ironically, organized and outfitted in the heart of the Lowcountry in Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Beach Ball Fundraiser &amp; Auction</b>\r\n\r\n6-11 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, Tabby Place, downtown Beaufort. Event presented by Bank of America, Merrill to benefit the Wardle Family YMCA. Music and dancing with Men of Distinction! Tickets on sale in December. $65/per person or $120/couple. $75 each at the door. All proceeds benefit the YMCA capital campaign. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Fripp Audubon Club welcomes Kelley Luikey</b>\r\n\r\n7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, Fripp Island Community Center; Meet &amp; Greet at 6 p.m. Kelley Luikey of Nature Muse Imagery is a South Carolina-based professional landscape and wildlife photographer whose primary focus is our resident and migratory birds. She studied at Appalachian State University. Luikey won a billboard spot with ArtPop in 2016, was juried into Art Fields with her image \"Dressed in Green\" in 2018 and has won many other awards for her work. She has appeared in numerous publications and has been commissioned for advertising and large-scale commercial projects, including images for hospitals and advertising billboards. Her artistic birds are displayed in three galleries in Beaufort County and she resides in Port Royal with her husband and two children. Please join us for the Meet &amp; Greet and bring some snacks to share. For more information, visit\r\n\r\nwww.naturemuseimagery.com. For more information about Kelley Luikey, visit www.facebook.com/naturemuseimagery of www.instagram.com/naturemuseimagery.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County Historical Society “Historically Speaking” lectures</b>\r\n\r\nAll talks, held at noon on Thursdays, are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. First-come, first-seated, doors open 30 minutes prior to event.\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 23: </b>Dr. Bernard Powers, “The New Face of African American Public History in Charleston: The Center for the Study of Slavery and the International African American Museum,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\n<b>March 12:</b> Dr. Lawrence Rowland, “Kate Gleason, Libby Rowland, and Beaufort in the 1920s,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd. St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\n<b>May 7:</b> 81st annual meeting, Dr. Dale Rosengarten, “Blue Collars to Blue Serge Suits: Beaufort’s Jewish Settlers,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd., St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\n<b>Bringing History to Life,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Fort Fremont Dioramas</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 24 and Saturday, Jan. 25, St. Helena Library. Though Fort Fremont is closed during the construction of an interpretive center by Beaufort County, the Friends of Fort Fremont is presenting historical lectures at on the fourth Saturday of each month. The first lecture will be “Bringing History to Life, Fort Fremont Dioramas,” by Dennis Cannady, Master Modeler. For more information, call at the library at 843-255-6187\r\n\r\n<b>Sunrise Lighthouse Climb</b>\r\n\r\n7 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 25, Hunting Island Lighthouse Complex. Cost $15. Come and join a naturalist in climbing the lighthouse to experience the morning beauty of Hunting Island from above, while learning about the history of the lighthouse. Don’t forget to bring your camera to capture some amazing shots. A small breakfast of doughnuts and coffee is provided. Must be 44-inches tall to climb. Pre-registration is required. For more information, contact the Nature Center at 843-838-7437.\r\n\r\n<b>Sarah Best at Fripp Island</b>\r\n\r\n5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26, Fripp Island Community Centre, 205 Tarpon Blvd. The mezzo-soprano, dancer and storyteller Sarah Best, accompanied by pianist Michelle Papenfuss, will perform. You receive a free pass at the security gate. Admission at the door — cash or check only, no credit cards — for adults is $30; students and children are free through a grant from the Peg Gorham Memorial Fund. You are invited to the catered \"Meet-the-Artists\" reception that follows the performance. This concert is sponsored by the Fripp Island Friends of Music and the S.C. Arts Commission, and it helps sustain the FIFOM’s Music-in-the Schools Program. See our website frippfriendsofmusic.com for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Books Sandwiched In</b>\r\n\r\nNoon-1 p.m. each Monday,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>USCB Center for the Arts, 805 Carteret Street, Beaufort\r\n\r\nThe Friends of the Beaufort Library host the popular 8-week series, featuring book talks by local personalities to provoke interest in books; both fiction and non-fiction. After each talk presenters will welcome questions. The series is free and open to the public. For program details, email Vicki Mix at scvgamix7@gmail.com. For more information, visit friendsoftheBeaufortlibrary.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Schedule: Jan. 27</b> – Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, presented by Dawn Freeman; <b>Feb. 3</b> – The Tubman Command by Elizabeth Cobbs, presented by Roland Gardner and Herman Gaither; <b>Feb. 10</b> – State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love, a panel discussion with Aida Rogers (Editor), Patti Callahan Henry, David Lauderdale, Stephen G. Hofflus and Sallie Ann Robinson, presented in cooperation with the Pat Conroy Literary Center; <b>Feb. 17 </b>– Minnow authored and presented by James McTeer; <b>Feb. 24</b> – Being Mortal by Atul Awande, presented by Dr. Steve Kessell; <b>March 2 </b>– Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway, presented by Liz Farrell.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Christian<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Women’s Connection lunch</b>\r\n\r\n11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Feb. 20, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, Lady’s Island. Lunch by Holmes Catering is $18. Sheree Darian is the guest speaker. Tours of Beaufort is the focus of Bill Reynolds’ feature talk. Call Marti Myers at 843-321-0962 by Feb. 14.\r\n\r\n<b>The Historic Port<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Royal Museum</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Informative short lectures are given every Saturday at 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. by historian Woody Collins. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333. You can also find us on Facebook!\r\n\r\n<b>Get moving with<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Beaufort Track Club</b>\r\n\r\nJoin the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.\r\n\r\nVisit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>May River Quilters Guild</b>\r\n\r\nOn the first Saturday of every month, the May River Quilters Guild meets at Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville. Members meet at 9:30 a.m. for social exchange. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Please call 847-707-6034 or visit www.mayeriverquiltguild.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Parkinson’s support group</b>\r\n\r\nA support group for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and carepartners meets the first Thursday of each month at the Beaufort Memorial Lifefit Wellness Center from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more information, visit our Facebook page or call Ric at 843-525-1229.\r\n\r\n<b>Puppy Plunge at the YMCA</b>\r\n\r\nYMCA Puppy Plunge will be held on the third Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. (weather permitting) at the Y outdoor pool at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal. Pups can splash, swim and play in our safe, enclosed outdoor pool area.\r\n\r\nCost is $10 per pup, and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local children and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free. Dogs must be well behaved, current on all required vaccines and leashed until inside the pool area. Owners must be present at all times and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org or call 843-522-9622 for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Register to be a Tiger Shark</b>\r\n\r\nBYAC Tiger Sharks Swim Team registration is open for the 2019-2020 season. There are three levels of swim team for ages 5 and up who meet swim team group requirements: Shark Pups; Group 1; and Group 2. Evaluations on going on now for group placement. Learn more online at beaufort-jasperymca.org (click on Aquatics&gt;Swim Team), stop by the Y in Port Royal (1801 Richmond Ave.) or call the Y at 843-522-9622.', 'What’s Happening', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-5', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:20:21', '2020-01-15 14:20:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42967', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42969, 4, '2020-01-15 09:21:06', '2020-01-15 14:21:06', '<b>Volunteers needed for Beaufort International Film Festival</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Film Society is seeking volunteers for the upcoming Beaufort International Film Festival taking place February 18-23.\r\n\r\nVolunteers are needed to serve as ushers, ticket takers, food servers, bartenders, stage hands and many more. For a complete list of volunteer job assignment,s visit the SignUp Genius link on the festival website at beaufortfilmfestival.com.\r\n\r\nAs this festival has grown to be one of the top film festivals in the country, so has the need for more volunteers to help make it happen. For more information, contact Rebecca Tucker at filmbeaufort@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Mystic Osprey hosting gallery reception for artist</b>\r\n\r\nMystic Osprey Fine Art Gallery, located in the Habersham Marketplace, will host a gallery reception for artist Kathy Crowther from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCrowther\'s detailed studies of nature painted in watercolor and outlined in ink uniquely render flora and fauna in their natural habitat. Brilliant color combinations bring joy and excitement to her works which are filled with the echoes and inter-relationships of pattern, shape and color.\r\n\r\nBorders and painting onto the mat have become a trademark that adds to the instant recognition of her extraordinary style.\r\n\r\nHer work has been featured in one-person shows at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, The Cleveland Play House, Holden Arboretum and The University of South Carolina, and private collections across the United States.\r\n\r\nHer galleries include Squash Blossom, Old Colorado City, Colo.; Fare Bella Gallery, Manitou Springs, Colo.; Western Star Gallery, Lyons, Colo.; and Mystic Osprey Gallery, Habersham Marketplace, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Sarah Best to perform<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>at Fripp Island</b>\r\n\r\nThe fabulous mezzo-soprano, dancer and storyteller Sarah Best, accompanied by pianist Michelle Papenfuss, will perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 in the Fripp Island Community Centre at 205 Tarpon Blvd.\r\n\r\nAfter receiving a free pass at the security gate, admission at the door — cash or check only, no credit cards — for adults is $30; students and children are free through a grant from the Peg Gorham Memorial Fund.\r\n\r\nConcert-goers are invited to the catered \"Meet-the-Artists\" reception that follows the performance. This concert is sponsored by the Fripp Island Friends of Music and the S.C. Arts Commission, and it helps sustain the FIFOM’s Music-in-the Schools Program. See the website frippfriendsofmusic.com for more information.', 'Art Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'art-briefs', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:21:06', '2020-01-15 14:21:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42969', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42971, 4, '2020-01-15 09:22:28', '2020-01-15 14:22:28', '<b>By Marie McAden</b>\r\n\r\nWhen Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) dedicated its newly renovated pediatrics waiting room last week, standing front and center was former patient Meredith Inglis, the force of nature who spearheaded a fundraising campaign to pay for the improvements.\r\n\r\nNow a sophomore at Emory University, the 20-year-old Bluffton native was 17 when she took it upon herself to transform the third-floor space into a fun, kid-friendly room.\r\n\r\n“It’s wild,” Inglis said. “I had no idea it would come to fruition.”\r\n\r\nA Type 1 diabetic suffering from a rare liver disease, Inglis has been in and out of hospitals most of her teenage years. Her first hospital admission was at Beaufort Memorial where she underwent gallbladder surgery at age 15.\r\n\r\n“I remember feeling scared,” she said. “And everything was white.”\r\n\r\nThe Mayo Clinic facilities were much the same. She eventually ended up at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, where she was diagnosed with the chronic degenerative disease that causes severe intestinal pain, fatigue and bone density issues.\r\n\r\n“Cincinnati is a huge hospital with a lot of cool, interactive features oriented to kids,” Inglis said. “It’s colorful and welcoming. Beaufort Memorial is so much smaller, but I thought we could do a lot for pediatric patients here.”\r\n\r\nTo kick off her fundraising venture, she made a public appeal to the congregation at Bluffton United Methodist Church and created “Miracle Jars” where her fellow church members could drop donations.\r\n\r\nOver the course of a year, she collected $1,200 to purchase Pillow Pets for hospitalized children. She also enlisted art students at her school, Hilton Head Christian Academy, to paint ceiling tiles with a sea life motif to replace the standard white ones over pediatric hospital room beds.\r\n\r\nEven as she was battling her own health issues, Inglis set her sights on the renovation of the pediatric waiting room. With $1,500 in hand from her church congregation, she approached Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation Associate Vice President and Chief Development Officer Deborah Schuchmann with her plan.\r\n\r\n“Meredith is a very sweet and bright young lady,” Schuchmann said. “She deals with a considerable amount of pain but meeting her you would never know it.”\r\n\r\nInglis returned from college last spring with an additional $1,500 to put toward the project. Impressed by her unwavering determination, Schuchmann put her in touch with a couple of hospital vendors she could tap for funding. Interior design firm McWaters donated new flooring and labor valued at $23,500; furniture manufacturer Steelcase gave her eight times the $3,000 she had collected for a total of $24,000.\r\n\r\n“It is so gratifying to see philanthropy at work,” Schuchmann said. “When our community and business partners come together to support our hospital, important and positive things happen.”\r\n\r\nAfter meeting Inglis in person, the representative from Steelcase decided to increase his initial donation. He was so taken with her spunk, he offered to provide the same match if the hospital Foundation would provide an additional $3,000.\r\n\r\n“He was excited to see a young person wanting to help other young people,” Inglis said.\r\n\r\nWith donations from McWaters, Steelcase, Meredith’s church and the Foundation, there was sufficient funding to renovate not only the pediatric waiting room but a first-floor reception area and two waiting rooms in the Keyserling Cancer Center.\r\n\r\n“We appreciate Meredith’s vision and how it inspired others to make these projects possible,” Schuchmann said. “It’s just amazing what she accomplished!”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation visit www.BeaufortMemorial.org or call 843-522-5774.', 'Former patient makes new pediatric waiting room a reality', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'former-patient-makes-new-pediatric-waiting-room-a-reality', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:22:28', '2020-01-15 14:22:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42971', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42974, 4, '2020-01-15 09:24:18', '2020-01-15 14:24:18', '<b>Special to The Island News</b>\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina Educational Television (SCETV) is shining the spotlight on Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s newest venture into telemedicine.\r\n\r\nThe public television network recently videotaped a segment about a pilot program that offers patients with heart issues in rural Hampton County virtual visits with their cardiologist in Beaufort, saving them the hour drive to the coast.\r\n\r\nThe telemedicine service is available at Beaufort Memorial’s Harrison Peeples Health Care Center in Varnville. With the help of an on-site medical assistant and a cart equipped with an adjustable video camera and oversized computer screen, Beaufort Memorial cardiologist Dr. Stuart Smalheiser can talk with a patient face-to-face. Peripheral tools on the cart, including a blood pressure cuff and internet-connected stethoscope, allow him to examine the patient remotely.\r\n\r\nSmalheiser visits the clinic in person several times a month. But when he’s not in Varnville, he offers follow-up appointments via the telemedicine technology.\r\n\r\n“It’s a great way to manage urgent needs and expedite care as a bridge to the next office visit,” said Smalheiser, who practices with Beaufort Memorial Heart Specialists and is board certified in general, nuclear and interventional cardiology. “Eventually, we want to provide telemedicine access every day of the week.”\r\n\r\nPart of the South Carolina Telehealth Alliance, SCETV has created more than 90 videos featuring elements of telehealth being used in the Palmetto State.\r\n\r\n“The videos tell the stories of patients who have experienced telehealth,” SCETV digital media manager and producer Tabitha Safdi said. “Many of them live in underserved or rural areas of the state that have limited access to health care.”\r\n\r\nTaking top billing in the Varnville video is Andrea Robinson, one of the first patients to use Harrison Peeples’ telemedicine service. The crew taped a visit with his primary care provider, board-certified family medicine specialist Dr. Brad Kelly, as well as a telemedicine consult with Dr. Smalheiser.\r\n\r\n“It’s convenient for our patients to be able to see specialists without having to go all the way to Beaufort,” Kelly said. “And it’s nice for our specialists to see our patients in Varnville without having to come all the way out here and disrupt their schedule. I would love to see more of it.”\r\n\r\nFor Robinson and his wife, the telemedicine option has been a godsend.\r\n\r\nA resident of Hampton for 30-plus years, Robinson became concerned about his health when he began experiencing shortness of breath two years ago. Suspecting it was heart-related, Kelly referred him to Smalheiser in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAfter undergoing several tests, Robinson was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, a problem related to the heart muscle weakening, causing it to pump inefficiently. Symptoms can include shortness of breath and edema.\r\n\r\nUntil his condition was stabilized, Robinson had to make trips to Beaufort several weeks running.\r\n\r\n“They didn’t want me driving, so my wife would have to take off from work every time I had an appointment with the cardiologist,” Robinson said. “It was very inconvenient.”\r\n\r\nToday, he sees Smalheiser every few months, often via video.\r\n\r\n“I don’t mind the telehealth appointments at all,” Robinson said. “I can see Dr. Smalheiser’s face and he can see mine. The cart has a stethoscope so he can hear my lungs and heart. It’s been a big help not having to ask my wife to take me to Beaufort.”\r\n\r\nJust shorter than four minutes, the video can be seen on SCETV’s website or at BeaufortMemorial.org/TelehealthSCETV.', 'SCETV focuses on Beaufort Memorial telehealth program', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'scetv-focuses-on-beaufort-memorial-telehealth-program', '', '', '2020-01-27 14:48:31', '2020-01-27 19:48:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42974', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42980, 4, '2020-01-15 09:25:43', '2020-01-15 14:25:43', '<b>By Marie McAden</b>\r\n\r\nThe Duke Endowment has awarded Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) a grant to help pay for supportive care for patients living with life-threatening illness.\r\n\r\nThe hospital will receive $375,000 over three years for its Palliative Care Program, designed to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from incurable or chronic medical conditions like cancer, congestive heart failure, multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.\r\n\r\n“Receiving the grant from the Duke Endowment was a game-changer,” BMH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kurt Gambla said. “It allowed us to implement the program, helping fill a big gaping hole in the array of services we provide.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBased in Charlotte and established in 1924 by industrialist and philanthropist James B. Duke, The Duke Endowment is a private foundation whose mission is to strengthen communities in North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits. Since its founding, it has distributed more than $3.7 billion in grants, and while the Endowment shares a name with Duke University and Duke Energy, all are separate organizations.\r\n\r\nBMH launched the Palliative Care Program in August in partnership with SC House Calls, a network of South Carolina medical professionals that brings home-based care directly to the patient. The physician service is providing BMH with a nurse practitioner and medical director to work with Beaufort Memorial’s Jennifer Massey, a licensed social worker and manager of the program.\r\n\r\nIn its first five months, the program provided services to nearly 250 patients, far exceeding expectations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“It’s not just about symptom management,” Massey said. “We look at the whole person and the patient’s specific needs. We work with the patient, their caregivers and family to help patient’s match their treatment options with their own personal goals for care.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to improving the quality of life of the patient, palliative care has been shown to offer cost-saving benefits by reducing readmissions to the hospital.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPatients can be referred to the program by the doctor treating them at BMH, their primary care physician, nurse, care coordinator or through a screening process that helps identify candidates when they are admitted to the hospital. Approval of the patient’s attending physician must be obtained before palliative care can be initiated.\r\n\r\nAlthough palliative care can be provided to patients of any age, Beaufort Memorial is focusing on its adult population. The supportive care services are available at any stage of a serious illness, from diagnosis through illness progression.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe care typically begins while the patient is in the hospital for treatment. Massey and the nurse practitioner meet with the patient to discuss physical, psychological and spiritual concerns, advance-care planning and decision-maker preferences. Supportive care team members, including the hospital chaplain, dietitian and pharmacist, can be called in as needed.\r\n\r\n“Palliative care provides an added layer of support to our patients and their families,” Massey said. “We work as part of the BMH medical team to ensure patients have a good understanding of their illness, provide them with emotional and spiritual support and connect them with out-patient community resources to help them maintain the best quality of life possible.”\r\n\r\nFor more information on Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s Palliative Care Program, visit BeaufortMemorial.org or call 843-522-7320.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo by Paul Nurnberg</em>', 'Duke Endowment grant  helps fund Beaufort Memorial’s new Palliative Care Program', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'duke-endowment-grant-helps-fund-beaufort-memorials-new-palliative-care-program', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:25:43', '2020-01-15 14:25:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42980', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42983, 4, '2020-01-15 09:26:29', '2020-01-15 14:26:29', 'The Beaufort Digital Corridor has been awarded a $65,000 Relentless Challenge grant from the South Carolina Department of Commerce Office of Innovation.\r\n\r\nThe grant funds projects that focus on fostering the relentless pursuit of transformational ideas, specifically in the areas of entrepreneurship, talent development, and access to capital. The grant requires a dollar-for-dollar match from non-state entities.\r\n\r\nThe Digital Corridor’s project, Technology Product Development Training, is for entrepreneurs with a product idea that has scalable potential. Through immersive experience, they will be able to understand exactly how they will develop their product, what they need to do that and be in a much better position to complete their product in a timely manner.\r\n\r\nTraining will be provided largely by USC Beaufort Computer Science faculty and students, as well as the BDC’s mentor and professional network.\r\n\r\n“Empowering localized efforts for the innovation community is crucial as South Carolina’s knowledge economy continues to grow,” Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt said in a release. “Access to capital, talent development, and high-scaling entrepreneurship are key elements for a thriving innovation ecosystem. We look forward to collaborating with each Relentless Challenge project over the\r\ncoming year.”\r\n\r\nInterested parties are encouraged to attend an informational seminar open to residents, BDC members, and the public at BASEcamp from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 7 to determine product concepts that have the best commercial potential.\r\n\r\n“This project creates the environment for accelerated technology development, which speaks to the reason the Beaufort Digital Corridor exists: to help technology entrepreneurs become growing, hiring companies,” BDC Board Chairman Kevin Klingler said in a release.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Digital Corridor (BDC) is a community-sourced 501(c)(6) business initiative to attract, nurture, and promote the technology economy through an array of impactful programs, products and events while leveraging the city’s renowned livability. For more information, visit beaufortdigital.com.', 'Beaufort County Stormwater hosting public meetings', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-stormwater-hosting-public-meetings', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:26:29', '2020-01-15 14:26:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42983', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42985, 4, '2020-01-15 09:27:04', '2020-01-15 14:27:04', 'The Beaufort Beach Ball Fundraiser &amp; Auction, which supports the Wardle Family YMCA capital campaign, will be held from 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe event, presented by Bank of America, Merrill, will feature music and dancing with Men of Distinction.\r\n\r\nTickets are on sale now for $65 per person or $120 per couple. The price goes up to $75 each at the door. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org.\r\n\r\nEvent ticket includes heavy hors d\'oeuvres and desserts by Chef Greg Lightener and his Battery Creek High School CATE Program students plus craft brews by Salt Marsh Brewing and a full bar. Note that each ticket includes two drink tickets. A cash bar is available.\r\n\r\nThere is a silent online auction full of awesome items and experiences, which has already opened. There is also an entertainment package raffle — buy raffle tickets now at the Y or at the event.', 'Beach Ball Fundraiser & Auction set for Saturday', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beach-ball-fundraiser-auction-set-for-saturday', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:27:04', '2020-01-15 14:27:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42985', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42987, 4, '2020-01-15 09:29:11', '2020-01-15 14:29:11', 'The Beaufort County Historical Society, in partnership with the Beaufort District Collection of the Beaufort Library, will host a special presentation on Thursday, Jan. 23, on the International African American Museum (IAAM), now being built in Charleston.\r\n\r\nThe speaker will be Bernard Powers, PhD., Professor Emeritus at the College of Charleston, currently serving as the interim CEO and President of the IAAM and the College’s Center for the Study of Slavery. The lecture will be given at the downtown library, beginning at noon. Seating is limited, and doors will open at 11:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nThe International African American Museum has been in the planning and fundraising stages for nearly 20 years. A $92 million dollar project, it will be located at Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston, where nearly half the enslaved Africans arrived in America. Support for the project has come from individuals, organizations, and governments from across South Carolina, the United States, and worldwide according to Dr. Elijah Heyward, the Chief Operating Officer for the Museum and a native of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe Museum will include exhibits tracing African American history from Africa to North America and the Caribbean, from slavery to the present day.\r\n\r\nTracing their contributions to South Carolina and American history, it will tell the story of African Americans’ life and culture, including that of the Gullah and Geechee people.\r\n\r\nThe Museum will be a center for genealogical research and recording space for oral histories, connecting individuals to their own history and linking with others. There will also be changing exhibits looking at contemporary issues affecting the African American experience.\r\n\r\nIn his talk, Dr. Powers will discuss the background and goals of the museum and explain how the Museum and the Center for the Study of Slavery are eager to work with other museums and historic sites across the state, such as those in Beaufort, to expand our understanding of the black experience in our state, our nation, and the larger Atlantic world.\r\n\r\n<strong>WANT TO GO?</strong>\r\n\r\n<b>What:</b> Lecture on the International African American Museum by Bernard Powers, Professor Emeritus, College of Charleston\r\n\r\n<b>When: </b>Noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 23\r\n\r\n<b>Where:</b> Beaufort County Public Library, Beaufort Branch\r\n\r\n<b>Cost:</b> Free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and doors will open at 11:30 a.m.', 'Historical Society hosting presentation on International African American Museum', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'historical-society-hosting-presentation-on-international-african-american-museum', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:29:11', '2020-01-15 14:29:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42987', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42989, 4, '2020-01-15 09:30:49', '2020-01-15 14:30:49', 'The Beaufort Digital Corridor has been awarded a $65,000 Relentless Challenge grant from the South Carolina Department of Commerce Office of Innovation.\r\n\r\nThe grant funds projects that focus on fostering the relentless pursuit of transformational ideas, specifically in the areas of entrepreneurship, talent development, and access to capital. The grant requires a dollar-for-dollar match from non-state entities.\r\n\r\nThe Digital Corridor’s project, Technology Product Development Training, is for entrepreneurs with a product idea that has scalable potential. Through immersive experience, they will be able to understand exactly how they will develop their product, what they need to do that and be in a much better position to complete their product in a timely manner.\r\n\r\nTraining will be provided largely by USC Beaufort Computer Science faculty and students, as well as the BDC’s mentor and professional network.\r\n\r\n“Empowering localized efforts for the innovation community is crucial as South Carolina’s knowledge economy continues to grow,” Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt said in a release. “Access to capital, talent development, and high-scaling entrepreneurship are key elements for a thriving innovation ecosystem. We look forward to collaborating with each Relentless Challenge project over the\r\ncoming year.”\r\n\r\nInterested parties are encouraged to attend an informational seminar open to residents, BDC members, and the public at BASEcamp from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 7 to determine product concepts that have the best commercial potential.\r\n\r\n“This project creates the environment for accelerated technology development, which speaks to the reason the Beaufort Digital Corridor exists: to help technology entrepreneurs become growing, hiring companies,” BDC Board Chairman Kevin Klingler said in a release.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Digital Corridor (BDC) is a community-sourced 501(c)(6) business initiative to attract, nurture, and promote the technology economy through an array of impactful programs, products and events while leveraging the city’s renowned livability. For more information, visit beaufortdigital.com.', 'Beaufort Digital Corridor nabs $65K grant', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-digital-corridor-nabs-65k-grant', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:30:49', '2020-01-15 14:30:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42989', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42991, 4, '2020-01-15 09:32:03', '2020-01-15 14:32:03', '<b>Staff reports</b>\r\n\r\nU.S. Congressman Joe Cunningham will be the keynote speaker at the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commmerce’s Legislative Luncheon.\r\n\r\nThe luncheon, which provides the chance to connect with elected representatives from across the Beaufort region, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 27 at the Beaufort Holiday Inn &amp; Suites.\r\n\r\nThis year will feature a new format and venue, including the keynote and dialogue with our state delegation to provide insight into the 2020 General Assembly session.\r\n\r\nAlso attending will be S.C. Senator Tom Davis, S.C. Senator Chip Campsen, S.C. Representative Jeff Bradley, S.C. Rep. Shannon Erickson, S.C. Rep. Bill Herbkersman and S.C. Rep. Michael\r\nRivers, Sr.\r\n\r\nFinal headcounts are due this week. Tickets are available for $40 for members and $55 for guests. Tables for 8-10 are available.\r\n\r\nCunningham, serving his first term in Congress, represents South Carolina’s First Congressional District, which encompasses the Lowcountry, including Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, Kiawah, and Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nHe serves on the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Veterans\' Affairs Committee. The Committee on Natural Resources oversees federal conservation programs, establishes renewable energy sources, and critically to the Lowcountry, monitors offshore oil and gas development.\r\n\r\nPrior to his election to Congress, Joe was an attorney and an ocean engineer. He attended the College of Charleston, obtained his B.S. in Ocean Engineering from Florida Atlantic University in 2005, and his J.D. from Northern Kentucky University in 2014. He currently lives in West Ashley with his wife, Amanda, their son, Boone, and their dog, Teddy.\r\n\r\n<strong>WANT TO GO?</strong>\r\n\r\n<b>What:</b> Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Luncheon\r\n\r\n<b>When:</b> 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 27\r\n\r\n<b>Where:</b> Beaufort Holiday Inn &amp; Suites\r\n\r\n<b>Cost: </b>$40 for members, $55 for guests.', 'Cunningham to headline Chamber’s Legislative Luncheon', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'cunningham-to-headline-chambers-legislative-luncheon', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:32:03', '2020-01-15 14:32:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42991', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42993, 4, '2020-01-15 09:33:39', '2020-01-15 14:33:39', 'The Burton Fire District promoated four firefighters to their current ranks at a Thursday, Jan. 9 ceremony held at the district’s Pinewood fire station and attended by family, friends and fellow firefighters.\r\n\r\nDanielle Van Dam, Jason Wingler, and Daniel Mikel, after a year of training, are now promoted to the rank of Engineer and are fully qualified to operate fire apparatus. They are responsible for safely and efficiently driving fire apparatus to emergency scenes, and ensuring a continuous flow of water which can be challenging in rural areas of Burton that do not have water readily available.\r\n\r\nScott Oneal was promoted to Firefighter II based upon the National Fire Protection Association firefighter standards. Accordingly, Firefighter Oneal now possesses advanced firefighter knowledge and skills, allowing him to lead others on emergency scenes.\r\n\r\nAll Burton Fire District firefighters are required to be Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technicians, and National Fire Protection Association qualified Firefighter II with additional training to Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic encouraged.', 'Burton Fire District promotes four', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'burton-fire-district-promotes-four', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:33:40', '2020-01-15 14:33:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42993', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42996, 4, '2020-01-15 09:34:20', '2020-01-15 14:34:20', 'Arrests have been made in Beaufort in connection to the Dec. 23 murder of 18-year-old Trey Blackshear in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Bluffton Police Department, arrest warrants were obtained Wednesday, Jan. 8 for 20-year-old Jaesean Redd and 19-year-old Kionna Ferguson for Accessory After the Fact to Murder. The arrest warrant for Redd was served on Jan. 8 at the Beaufort County Detention Center where he was being held on other charges. Redd is being held on a $150,000 cash bond.\r\n\r\nFerguson was located on January 8 with the assistance of Beaufort County Sheriff Deputies. Her warrant was served by Bluffton Police and she is being held on a $100,000 cash bond.\r\n\r\nIn late December, a 16-year-old was identified as a subject involved in connection with the murder of Blackshear, as well. The juvenile was charged with Murder and is currently being held at the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia.\r\n\r\nBlackshear was found shot to death inside a vehicle in the parking lot of the Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Bluffton on Dec. 23, 2019. Video surveillance footage captured two males running from Blackshear’s vehicle toward Buckwalter Place, where they got into a light-colored sedan and drove off. The two subjects were not immediately located.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Bluffton Police, in the following days, the investigation revealed the light-colored sedan was registered to a residence on Mink Point Boulevard in Beaufort. The Beaufort County Violent Crimes Task Force conducted surveillance on the vehicle and obtained warrants to search the vehicle and the Mink Point Boulevard residence.\r\n\r\nDuring the search, members of the Bluffton Police Department, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office Career Criminal Unit and the Beaufort County Violent Crimes Task Force found more than 20 people inside the residence along with 10 handguns, several rifles and narcotics.\r\n\r\nBlackshear’s murder is an ongoing investigation by the Bluffton Police Department. Anyone having information regarding the crime is encouraged to call the Bluffton Police Department Tip Line at 843-706-4560 or Crimestoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111.', 'Investigation into Bluffton murder results in arrests in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'investigation-into-bluffton-murder-results-in-arrests-in-beaufort', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:34:20', '2020-01-15 14:34:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42996', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42998, 4, '2020-01-15 09:35:40', '2020-01-15 14:35:40', '<b>By MIKE McCOMBS</b>\r\n\r\nWorking Families Party National Director Maurice Mitchell made a trip to Beaufort County last week to campaign for Elizabeth Warren for president, making stops on Hilton Head Island, in Bluffton and Beaufort.\r\n\r\nMitchell spoke to Beaufort County residents about Warren’s plans to fight climate change, guarantee a great public school education for every student and provide universal child care.\r\n\r\n“She has experience as an everyday person. She was an educator, a mom, an actual person, not a politician, who has experienced all of the ups and downs,” Mitchell said of Warren. “All her programs are created, not just to solve problems, but to help everyday Americans take back this country.”\r\n\r\nHe also said Warren’s biggest asset may be her “ability to listen, to learn about people’s struggles.”\r\n\r\nMitchell said he was “excited” to be on the road supporting Warren, where he was building relationships and spending time with a lot of different groups of people.\r\n\r\nOf all of the issues on the table for the 2020 election, Mitchell said universal child care may be the one he hears the most about on the campaign trail.\r\n\r\n“So many people deal with how expensive child care is,” Mitchell said. “It’s such a significant expense, it’s so hard to start a family, to build a family to expand a family. (Universal child care) would have such a significant impact on so many families. It’s pretty remarkable what it would mean to people’s everyday lives.”\r\n\r\nIn April 2018, Mitchell became the first African American to hold the position of National Director of the Working Families Party. He has two decades of experience in political and community organizing including the Movement for Black Lives, the global network behind the Black Lives Matter movement.\r\n\r\nMost recently, Maurice co-founded Blackbird, a movement-building organization that offers communications services and has worked closely with Black Lives Matter Global Network.\r\n\r\n\"I\'m grateful to have the support of grassroots leaders like Maurice and the Working Families Party,\" Elizabeth Warren said in an email. \"Maurice has been fighting for a long time for the same issues that we have worked to elevate throughout our campaign. Together, we will continue to fight for big, structural change in South Carolina and across our country.\"', 'Mitchell campaigns for Warren in Lowcountry', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mitchell-campaigns-for-warren-in-lowcountry', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:35:40', '2020-01-15 14:35:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42998', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43001, 4, '2020-01-15 09:36:24', '2020-01-15 14:36:24', '<b>Jan. 16</b> – Beaufort County’s Airports Board*, 1:30 p.m., One Town Center Court, Hilton Head\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 16</b> – Southern Beaufort County Corridor Beautification Board, 2 p.m., Bluffton Branch Library, small conference room, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 16</b> – Beaufort’s Cultural District Advisory Board Meeting,\r\n2–4 p.m., City Hall, Planning Conference Room, 1st Floor, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 21</b> – Beaufort City Council Worksession, 5–6 p.m., City Hall, Planning Conference Room, 1st Floor, 1911 Boundary Street, Beaufort\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 21</b> – County Finance Committee*, 2 p.m., County Council Chambers, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 21</b> – County Public Facilities Committee*, 3:30 p.m., County Council Chambers, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 22</b> – County’s Staff Review Team, 9:30 a.m., Executive Conference Room, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 22</b> – Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority, 2 p.m., Palmetto Breeze 25 Benton Field Road, Bluffton\r\n\r\n<b>Jan. 22</b> – Alcohol and Drug Abuse Board, 4 p.m., Room 280, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort\r\n\r\n<i>*Will be televised on The County Channel</i>', 'Public Meetings – Jan. 16-22', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'public-meetings-jan-16-22', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:36:24', '2020-01-15 14:36:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43001', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(43003, 4, '2020-01-15 09:37:48', '2020-01-15 14:37:48', '<b>By Fred Gaskin</b>\r\n\r\nEveryday life can often be overwhelming, but budgeting, borrowing, saving, and investing don’t have to be. With a handful of resolutions and straightforward rules, and a little bit of time, you can begin planning for 2020.\r\n\r\nHere are three resolutions that can help increase your financial fitness today and in the New Year.\r\n\r\n<b>Resolution 1: Create a budget for life</b>\r\n\r\nLike our local tides, when it comes to finances, life can be viewed as cash flowing in — and out. Saving and investing during your working years and spending and investing intelligently in your retirement years can potentially enable you to achieve many of your most important goals.\r\n\r\n<b>Resolution 2: Manage your debt</b>\r\n\r\nDebt is neither inherently good nor bad — it’s simply a tool, if used smartly. For most people, some level of debt is a practical necessity, especially to purchase an expensive long-term asset, such as a home. However, problems arise when debt becomes the master, not the other way around.\r\n\r\n<b>Resolution 3: Optimize your portfolio</b>\r\n\r\nWe all share the goal of getting better investment results. So create a plan that will help you stay disciplined in all kinds of markets. Follow your plan and adjust it as needed.\r\n\r\nFollowing simple and straightforward rules around budgeting, debt management, saving and investing can make an incredible difference in someone’s life. The New Year provides a great opportunity to set new goals, adopt new ideas, and get on the right track to financial health and balance.\r\n\r\n<i>Fred Gaskin is an Independent Branch Leader for Charles Schwab with over 30 years of experience helping clients achieve their financial goals. Some content provided here has been compiled from previously published articles authored by various parties at Schwab.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Where specific advice is necessary or appropriate, Schwab recommends consultation with a qualified tax advisor, CPA, financial planner or investment manager. Schwab does not provide legal or tax advice. Charles Schwab &amp; Co., Inc. (Member SIPC) (1219-9G33</i><i>)</i>', 'Three resolutions for financial fitness in the New Year', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'three-resolutions-for-financial-fitness-in-the-new-year', '', '', '2021-03-30 15:01:47', '2021-03-30 19:01:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43003', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43005, 4, '2020-01-15 09:39:54', '2020-01-15 14:39:54', 'Need some help keeping those New Year’s resolutions in check?\r\n\r\nTo celebrate their 4th anniversary, the team at Balance Boutique Fitness are opening up their fitness studio from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 for a morning of free 30-minute classes, shopping, mimosas, a pop-up coffee bar, giveaways and more.\r\n\r\nIt\'s a fun morning and a great introduction for those looking to try barre/yoga.\r\n\r\nAll classes are free to attend, but space is limited so students are asked to please reserve their spot in advance online at www.balanceboutiquefitness.com.\r\n\r\nBalance Boutique Fitness is located on the second floor of the Pat Conroy Literary Center in downtown Beaufort. Specializing in barre, Pilates and Power Vinyasa Yoga, Balance caters to all ages and fitness levels and aims to elevate the community by keeping fitness fun.\r\n\r\nThe studio offers several amenities like complimentary childcare, monthly events, ongoing challenges and an in-studio boutique.\r\n\r\n<strong>CLASS SCHEDULE</strong>\r\n\r\n<b>9 a.m.</b> – Barre\r\n\r\n<b>9:30 a.m. </b>– Endurance Barre\r\n\r\n<b>10 a.m. </b>– Barre\r\n\r\n<b>10:30 a.m. </b>– Pilates-Barre\r\n\r\n<b>11 a.m.</b> – Yoga-Barre\r\n\r\n<b>11:30 a.m.</b> – HIIT<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n(High-intensity interval training)\r\n\r\n<b>Noon</b> – Power Flow Yoga', 'Balance Boutique Fitness celebrates anniversary with open house', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'balance-boutique-fitness-celebrates-anniversary-with-open-house', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:39:54', '2020-01-15 14:39:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43005', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43011, 4, '2020-01-15 09:42:39', '2020-01-15 14:42:39', 'Six local citizens and their lifetime contributions to the Lowcountry were honored Saturday, Jan. 11<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort when the Foundation for Leadership Education hosted the 2020 Lowcountry Lifetime Achievement Awards dinner.\r\n\r\nThe annual black tie affair honors citizens selected by a committee of previous award winners based on their community service, leadership roles, community advocacy, pioneering and innovative efforts and mentoring.\r\n\r\nReceiving the 2020 Lowcountry Lifetime Achievement Awards were Colden R. Battey Jr., Dr. Charles A. Bush, Roland J. Gardner, Lila N. Meeks, Terry R. Murray and Robert Smalls.\r\n\r\nMichael Moore accepted in honor of Robert Smalls.\r\n\r\nThe evening also included the recognition of three local schools for receiving the Foundation for Leadership Education’s Leadership Development Grants. The grants were awarded based on the schools’ commitment to programming that support the development and practice of leadership skills.\r\n\r\nThe grant recipients included Beaufort Academy, Hilton Head Christian Academy, and Whale Branch Early College High School.\r\n\r\nThis year’s award ceremony was hosted by W. Charles Tumlin, President of the Foundation for Leadership Education, and the event’s Master of Ceremony was local educator David Nagel. The crowd of 340 attendees was treated to an elegant dinner and a program designed to highlight the lives of six of the Lowcountry’s cherished servant leaders.\r\n\r\n“The evening was an excellent opportunity to not only honor these deserving awardees, but to also remind our community of their selfless contributions to the Lowcountry,” Tumlin said.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy received a grant for its Leadership Curriculum. The school was represented by Project Chair Tom Miller and Director Amy Melville.\r\n\r\nHilton Head Christian Academy was also provided support for the development of their new internship program and their “Flight School” – a three-week business skills course. The school was represented by Head of School Doug Langhals and his wife, Neely.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch Early College High School received a grant for their “Ladies First” Mentorship Program. Representing the school at the ceremony was Program Director Shelia Cato-Alston.\r\n\r\nIn addition to FLE’s annual Lowcountry Lifetime Achievement Awards and recognition of the Leadership Grants, the foundation introduced two new awards for the 2020 ceremony – a Lighthouse Scholarship and a Servant Leader Award.\r\n\r\nThe 2020 Lighthouse Scholarship recipient was Logan Bedenbaugh of Hilton Head Island High School. She will be receiving a $1,000 scholarship each year, for four consecutive years, that will be applied toward her secondary degree.\r\n\r\nThe 2020 Servant Leader Award recipient was Steven N. Brown. This award was created to honor someone that has demonstrated a consistent willingness to promote the philosophy and practice of enriching the lives of individuals, build better organizations, and ultimately help create a more just and caring world.\r\n\r\nThe Foundation for Leadership Education’s (FLE) primary objectives are to support leadership education, promote leadership awareness, and to maintain the Lowcountry Lifetime Achievement Awards program. The FLE was founded by local leaders of Beaufort County that represented business, community development, education, management, and the military.\r\n\r\nArmed with a vision to help “Prepare Tomorrow’s Leaders”, the group devoted itself to supporting programs with an unwavering commitment to developing well-rounded, open-minded critical thinkers preparing to be the problem-solvers of the future.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the founders were dedicated to honoring the history of leadership in the Lowcountry by recognizing individuals and organizations that have contributed to the general welfare and development of the community.\r\n\r\n“The Foundation for Leadership Education is attempting to put faces and roles into bright lights,” FLE Board Member Beth Grace said in a release. “The time we spend showing our fellow man (and children) what leadership actually involves will be a gift to Beaufort County and to the wider world.”\r\n\r\nTo learn more about The Foundation for Leadership Education, visit www.LowcountryLeaders.com or email contact@lowcountryleaders.com.\r\n\r\n<i>Above: Recipient of the 2020 Lighthouse Scholarship, Logan Bedenbaugh, with her parents.</i>', 'Lowcountry Lifetime Achievement Awards honor brightest of Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lifetime-achievement-awards-honor-brightest-of-beaufort', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:42:39', '2020-01-15 14:42:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43011', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43014, 4, '2020-01-15 09:47:07', '2020-01-15 14:47:07', '<h4><b>Democrat looking to unseat Lindsey Graham had record-breaking fundraising quarter\r\n\r\nBy MINDY LUCAS\r\n\r\n</b></h4>\r\n<b>By Mindy Lucas</b>\r\n\r\nDespite an early morning downpour, about 250 to 300 people turned out to hear Democrat and U.S. Senate hopeful Jaime Harrison speak in Bluffton on Saturday, Jan. 11.\r\n\r\nHarrison addressed those gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry for about 30 minutes in a speech that touched on such issues as healthcare and education, but was also interspersed with stories of growing up poor, the son of a single, teenage mother, raised by his grandparents in his native Orangeburg.\r\n\r\nWhile many who attended Saturday’s event said they were impressed with Harrison’s hardscrabble upbringing, they were also keenly interested in learning how he plans to unseat three-term Senator Lindsey Graham in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in more than two decades.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“They say you can’t beat the President’s best friend,” Harrison said to laughter and applause. “Well my friends, we’re going to give him a one-way ticket to Mar-a-Lago.”\r\n\r\nA Yale University and Georgetown Law graduate, Harrison is the former chairman of the S.C. Democratic Party, and is currently an associate chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He launched his senate campaign earlier in 2019 and held a kickoff rally in Orangeburg at the end of September.\r\n\r\nFred Compton, a retired educator and self-described “registered Republican,” attended both the Orangeburg rally and Saturday’s event. Compton said he was impressed with Harrison and had even bought a T-shirt at the kickoff.\r\n\r\n“And I don’t buy T-shirts,” he said.\r\n\r\nChief among the issues that are important to him, Compton said, are term limits – he thinks Graham has been in office for too long.\r\n\r\n“I believe we need a change,” he said.\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton resident apparently isn’t alone in his belief.\r\n\r\nHarrison’s campaign raised more than $3.5 million in the last quarter of 2019, more than any candidate for a single quarter in South Carolina history, his campaign recently announced.\r\n\r\nThe average contribution was $27. Donations came from 67,000 individual donors, and 112,000 different contributions, including contributions from every county in the state, the campaign said.\r\n\r\nHarrison also has some serious backers. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., who Harrison worked for as a senior aide when Clyburn was the U.S. House Majority Whip, has endorsed him as well as former S.C. Democratic Governor Jim Hodges.\r\n\r\nAmong the issues Harrison talked about on Saturday were healthcare, education and student loan debt.\r\n\r\nOn healthcare, Harrison talked about South Carolina communities that have lost their area’s only hospital, the lack of OB-GYNs in rural areas and the lack of access to service by many more.\r\n\r\n“Almost 300,000 people should have healthcare right now in South Carolina if the Republicans would pass the Medicaid expansion, and they won’t.”\r\n\r\nOn education, he said South Carolina’s teachers were underpaid, weren’t respected and that mounting college debt was going to have a “dramatic drag” on the economy.\r\n\r\nHe also talked about rebuilding the public’s trust in the political process.\r\n\r\n“This election is not about Donald Trump. It’s not about Lindsey Graham. It’s about the thousands of people across this state and the millions of people across this nation who have given up all hope,” he said.\r\n\r\nHe called for South Carolinians to unite and referenced South Carolina’s motto, “While I breathe, I hope.”\r\n\r\n“The only way we win is if we all work together,” he said. “And if we all do every single thing within our power to bring hope back to South Carolina.”\r\n<h2><b>Q &amp; A with Jaime Harrison</b></h2>\r\n<b>By Mindy Lucas</b>\r\n\r\nU.S. Senate candidate and Democrat Jaime Harrison made a recent appearance in Bluffton following a campaign stop in Lancaster County.\r\n\r\nThe stops are part of a 46-county campaign tour in an effort to unseat longtime Senator Lindsey Graham.\r\n\r\nHarrison talked to The Island News in an exclusive one-on-one after that appearance.\r\n\r\n<b>What do you think your chances are of beating Lindsey Graham?</b>\r\n\r\n<b>H</b><b>arrison: </b>If I didn’t think I could, I wouldn’t be in this. I am a very pragmatic guy. There is a path. Now is it tough? Yes. It’s going to be tough beating an entrenched incumbent. But right now, I think people are hungry for something different.\r\n\r\nThey are ready for someone who has a vision for where we’re going to take South Carolina into the 21st century instead of the status quo or versus someone who is focused on being important in Washington, D.C.\r\n\r\nAnd that’s what Lindsey’s done. On all of the Washington, D.C. issues, he wants to be in front of a camera, and he wants to be quoted in the newspaper. For me, I don’t care about that stuff. If I know I am improving the life of somebody in South Carolina, that’s relevant enough for me.\r\n\r\n<b>As you’ve been traveling around the state, what are South Carolinians telling you is important to them?</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Harrison:</b> Health care is the No. 1 issue I hear about. People are very concerned with the quality of health care in the state. They are very concerned with the fact that these rural hospitals are closing, the cost of prescription drugs.\r\n\r\nAll of those things are things that keep people up at night because it has real repercussions. And right now, it’s something that is impacting Democrats and Republicans. It doesn’t know one party or the other, doesn’t know one race or the other. Everybody is having issues or, at least, if they’re not having them, then they know a family member or close friend who is having issues in the health care space.\r\n\r\nRight now, health in South Carolina is expensive. Republicans, including Lindsey Graham, have stood in the way and fought against Medicaid expansion, and, as a result, that has driven up the cost of healthcare in this state and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.\r\n\r\nInfrastructure is a huge issue in this state. Many of our poor rural counties have aging infrastructure and are falling apart, but they don’t have the resources to replace it.\r\n\r\nMany of these communities are drying up and dying because there aren’t any opportunities for the young people that live in those communities, so they grow up in the community, they leave and they never come back.\r\n\r\nSo we need a Senator right now who has a vision for making sure that our rural communities remain vibrant, making sure they have the infrastructure that they need, that their hospitals don’t go away, that they can connect to the Internet, all of the things – the fundamentals that you have to have to be a vibrant community – those are things that I want to fight for, and Lindsey Graham doesn’t have the time for.\r\n\r\n<b>You seemed genuinely surprised by the turnout and crowd’s reaction when you walked in today. (Harrison’s arrival in the midst of the Unitarian Universalist’s meeting, was marked with applause and cheers). What did you think about that?</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Harrison:</b> When I drove up, I was like, “Gosh is this all for us?” And then I walk in here, and I did not expect that. I had no idea that was going to happen, and it was similar to Lancaster. As I said, something is going on here in South Carolina right now. And the winds of change are blowing and I think across the country, and I think they’re going to blow through South Carolina on Election Day.\r\n<h4><b>&nbsp;</b></h4>', 'Harrison feeling the love', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'harrison-feeling-the-love', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:47:07', '2020-01-15 14:47:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43014', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43020, 4, '2020-01-15 09:49:27', '2020-01-15 14:49:27', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\nResidents and business owners concerned about how an upcoming road project on Lady’s Island might impact them weighed in on design plans at a public information meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Beaufort High School.\r\n\r\nThe project, known as the Beaufort High School access realignment, aims to alleviate traffic congestion around the high school’s main points of entrance while also improving its access roads.\r\n\r\nThe improvements are part of a larger set of projects planned for Beaufort County after a 1 percent sales tax increase was passed by voters in 2018.\r\n\r\nThose who attended the drop-in-styled meeting, hosted by Beaufort County Engineering Division and Johnson, Mirmiran &amp; Thompson engineering firm, were shown three options or alternatives. Participants could then “vote” or place a blue dot on the option they preferred and give feedback to engineers on hand for the meeting.\r\n\r\nWhile all three options called for the removal of a traffic signal at Geechie Road and converting the road’s access from Sea Island Parkway to a right turn in and right turn out only, each of the alternatives had different plans for handling traffic flow.\r\n\r\nAlternative 1, called the “Youmans Drive” alternative, would include improvements made to Geechie Road to Youmans Drive. It would add a traffic signal and right turn lane at Youmans Drive where it meets Sea Island Parkway and a left turn would be added at Meridian Road for traffic turning onto Youmans Drive. Beaufort Memorial’s thru access would also be addressed in this plan.\r\n\r\nThe estimated cost of Alternative 1 is $3.5 million.\r\n\r\nAlternative 2, called the “Meridian Road” alternative, would add a traffic signal and right turn lane at Meridian Road and Sea Island Parkway. A new road accessing school property would be cut from Meridian Road to the school and a left turn lane added for traffic entering here. A traffic signal would be added at Sunset Boulevard for traffic traveling across Sea island Parkway.\r\n\r\nThe estimated cost of alternative two is $2.7 million.\r\n\r\nAlternative 3, called the “Sunset Boulevard” alternative, calls for the construction of a road to be built through the Lady’s Island Shopping Center. The road would connect Geechie Road to an intersection at Sunset Boulevard, where a traffic signal would be added.\r\n\r\nThe estimated cost of Alternative 3 is $2.8 million but could run upward of $3.8 million depending on the design of the road and if any specific parcels of land need to be acquired.\r\n\r\nAlthough it was the most popular option, according to the number of blue dots placed at Wednesday night’s meeting, Alternative 3 didn’t sit well with at least one local business owner.\r\n\r\nRichard Wynn, who owns and operates the Lady’s Island Laundromat in the Lady’s Island shopping center, was concerned the road project would take parking away from his customers.\r\n\r\nEngineers on hand Wednesday night said the new road could impact the shopping center and may require taking some parking spaces, although they could not say how many that might be.\r\n\r\nIf that happens, Wynn said it would negatively affect his business.\r\n\r\n“It definitely will,” he said. “If people don’t have a place to park, they’re not going to come here.”\r\n\r\nAccording to Beaufort County’s Director of Engineering Rob McFee, the county has had a number of discussions with the shopping plaza’s owner, local developer Merritt Patterson, should Alternative 3 be selected.\r\n\r\nMcFee said Alternative 3 could become “very expensive” if it requires the county to buy the entire shopping center.\r\n\r\n“That’s one of the biggest issues with Alternative No. 3 – is the impact to this commercial entity so how do we balance that?”\r\n\r\nThe county presented a chart detailing the number of residential properties versus commercial properties each option could impact. It also gave each option a score in terms of traffic operations. Alternative 3 had the best score from the standpoint of traffic.\r\n\r\nA similar information meeting was held in November to detail the Sams Point Road turn lane project. The county plans to hold such meetings for each of the proposed road projects so that residents can provide feedback, McFee said at that meeting, and there will be at least one additional meeting on the Beaufort High School project.\r\n\r\nLaura Vernon who attended Wednesday’s meeting said initially, she was concerned about the impact the roads project and its proposed alternatives might have on traffic in her Burkmeyer Beach neighborhood, off Meridian Road.\r\n\r\n“But I don’t think any of them will affect my area as bad as I was fearing to begin with,” she said.\r\n\r\nThe mother of four elementary school-age children said her family had often used the facilities and the pool at the high school and had voted for Alternative 3.\r\n\r\nAs longtime area residents, she and husband, Darby, have watched as traffic has become more congested and the area has continued to grow over the years, they said.\r\n\r\n“The (road) improvements are definitely wanted,” she said. “But of course you can’t make everyone happy.”\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Ryan Lyle, center, an engineer with Thompson Engineering, and Claude Dinkins, far right, discuss traffic flow from Beaufort High School during the Realignment Project Public Information meeting Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the school.</em>', 'Residents weigh in on options for Beaufort High road improvement project', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'residents-weigh-in-on-options-for-beaufort-high-road-improvement-project', '', '', '2020-01-15 09:57:19', '2020-01-15 14:57:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43020', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43140, 4, '2020-01-23 14:03:40', '2020-01-23 19:03:40', 'Joe Coleman, formerly of The Platters, gave an uplifting talk to the student body at St. Helena Elementary School\r\nlast Friday. Coleman was there with Laundau Murphy, Jr., (below) who won the America’s Got Talent competition in Sept. 2011. Later that night, the duo performed for a happy crowd at Tabby Place, for the &nbsp;annual Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry benefit, Notes.&nbsp;\r\n<h4>Photos by Bob Sofaly</h4>\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RES1163.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-43142\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RES1163-1024x698.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"695\"></a>', 'For the boys & girls', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '43140-2', '', '', '2020-01-23 14:06:37', '2020-01-23 19:06:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43140', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43027, 4, '2020-01-15 09:59:55', '2020-01-15 14:59:55', '<b>By MIKE McCOMBS</b>\r\n\r\nIf you caught a glimpse of a pink flamingo back in October on Fripp Island, it was likely a part of a record-setting flock.\r\n\r\nRecord-setting as in Guinness Book of World Records.\r\n\r\nFripp Island Resort and Pledge the Pink found out earlier this month that they had broken the Guinness World Record for the Longest Line of Garden Flamingos back on October 12 with a total number of 3,753 flamingos. The record was attempted in conjunction with Pledge the Pink – a three-day, three-island, 30-mile breast cancer walk.\r\n\r\nFripp and Pledge the Pink shattered the previous record, set in June 2018 by the Buffalo (N.Y.) Olmsted Parks Conservancy, by more than 2,000 plastic flamingos.\r\n\r\nJessie Baker, a marketing assistant with Fripp Island Resort, said it was “a pretty big process” to set up the display and then get it verified.\r\n\r\nIt took four hours for 50 to 60 people, mostly Fripp Island residents and volunteers, to set up the birds. Then they had to gather photo and video evidence and witness, as well as gain verification from the Guinness survey team.\r\n\r\nThe line of flamingos was 1472.87 meters long, or 4832.21 feet – just shy of a mile.\r\n\r\nThe display was the idea of Laura Morgan, the founder of Pledge the Pink. And the flamingos did hold a meaning.\r\n\r\nEach flamingo in the attempt represented funds raised for one mammogram and there were 3,753 of them. The 2019 Pledge for Pink walk raised more than $400,000 to fight breast cancer.\r\n\r\n“Every aspect of the record attempt took the hard work and dedication of so many people,” Fripp Island Resort and Pledge the Pink said in a release. “Guests of the island along with residents and staff took time out of their days to volunteer. Surveyors, witnesses, photographers, and videographers were required to be present at the event for record verification. The Resort and Pledge the Pink deeply appreciate every single person’s contributions to this event and we are excited for Pledge the Pink 2020!”', 'Fripp Island, Pledge the Pink boast flock of flamingos like never seen before', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fripp-island-pledge-the-pink-boast-flock-of-flamingos-like-never-seen-before', '', '', '2020-01-15 10:00:13', '2020-01-15 15:00:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43027', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(43036, 4, '2020-01-22 12:46:26', '2020-01-22 17:46:26', '<strong>By LEE SCOTT</strong>\r\n\r\nThis past week I was in one of those stores that has “dollar” in the name. There are so many of them that I really do not have a grip on which one I was in that day.\r\n\r\nAs I was walking around, I saw a little boy running up and down one aisle. His mother told him to knock it off, and that is when I noticed some very cool sneakers. They were the kind that had lights shine when he walked.\r\n\r\nHe was obviously trying out the speed that these new sneakers could take him.\r\n\r\nI smiled at the mother and said to the little boy, “Are those new sneakers?”\r\n\r\n“Yup!” he responded.\r\n\r\nI asked if he thought he could run better with those new sneakers on and he said, “Yup” again.\r\n\r\nI told the mother that when I was a child, we used to get Keds sneakers and everyone said you could run faster in them and jump farther. Naturally, we would practice our running and jumping whenever we got new sneakers. Keds sneakers were the sneakers of Champions!\r\n\r\nShe said that the she grew up in the era when the girls’ Adidas sneakers were popular. Her brother had Air Jordan’s.\r\n\r\nShe had to save her allowance to get the sneakers she wanted because her parents would not spend much on shoes. Sounded fair to me. If I recall they were running around $125.00 at that time and as a mother, I would not either.\r\n\r\nThen I showed the little boy my brand-new sneakers.\r\n\r\n“They are Under Armour sneakers and I can run much faster too.”\r\n\r\nI refrained from accepting his challenge of seeing who could run faster.\r\n\r\nThen I said to the mother “I only paid $32 for them at TJ Maxx.”\r\n\r\nTo which the little boy responded, “I didn’t pay anything for mine.”\r\n\r\n“Wow, that’s great,” I said. “Where did you get them?”\r\n\r\n“I asked Santa Claus for them.”\r\n\r\nI shook my head and said, “I should have asked Santa Claus for some too. Maybe then I might have gotten lights in my shoes too.”\r\n\r\nIt wasn’t til afterwards that it dawned on me that this kid’s mother told her son if he wanted the sneakers, he had to ask Santa Claus. Instead of a Nintendo Switch or new electronic game, this kid had asked Santa Claus for sneakers.\r\n\r\nWhat a genius approach to parenting. I wish I had thought of it when my kids were little. If you are going to have to pay for something, anyway, why not cover it under the “Santa Claus gifts.”\r\n\r\nAfterward, when I got into my car I thought, “I totally could have beat that kid down the aisle with my new ‘unlit’ sneakers.”\r\n\r\n<i>Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.</i>', 'I totally could’ve beaten that kid in my new sneakers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-totally-couldve-beaten-that-kid-in-my-new-sneakers', '', '', '2020-01-22 12:46:26', '2020-01-22 17:46:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43036', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43038, 4, '2020-01-22 12:48:10', '2020-01-22 17:48:10', '<strong>By SCOTT GRABER</strong>\r\n\r\nIt’s Saturday, Jan. 3, and its raining. This morning I’ve reconciled myself to the fact that I won’t be doing yard work this morning.\r\n\r\nThis morning will be an opportunity to write and remember. And my memory — often uneven and indistinct — immediately transports me to July of 1976 when Walter Mondale came to Beaufort.\r\n\r\nIt was reliably, characteristically hot on the evening of July 24, 1976, when Jimmy Carter (the Democratic Party’s Presidential nominee) sent his Vice Presidential running mate to Freedom Mall on Beaufort’s waterfront.\r\n\r\nCarter needed Mondale to balance his ticket but wondered whether the Minnesota Senator was too liberal for his South Carolina kinsmen.\r\n\r\nThe local folk streamed into the still hot parking lot mingling with Senator Ernest Hollings, former Gov. John West, Lt. Gov. Brantley Harvey and Congressman John Jenrette.\r\n\r\nLending glamour to the event were news crews from the three major networks along with Hamilton Jordan, Jerry Rafshoon and Mary King — Carter’s young, hotshot advisors. Our very own Billy Keyserling was in charge of transportation for this event.\r\n\r\nAfter a welcome from Brantley Harvey, Fritz Hollings stepped on the stage and began his effort to persuade a Beaufort crowd which, in my opinion, was skeptical. Hollings went straight at the 800-pound pachyderm then in the room.\r\n\r\n“Some people call Walter Mondale a flaming liberal. But you know… I see my friend John Trask is with us this evening and I know Big John is a farmer. And a farmer knows what it means to work and sweat and get a crop in. And John, I don’t know anyone who has done more for the American Farmer than Fritz Mondale.”\r\n\r\nAfter a pause that let a modest cheer play across the steaming parking lot, Hollings said, “And I see Mr. Barnwell, Tom, is with us tonight. When Tom went to Washington in 1968 (to testify before the Select Committee on Hunger and Nutrition) Fritz Mondale was one who listened. And he was one that acted. No, this man doesn’t come to you with only promises.”\r\n\r\nThen, squinting in the low-angled, late-afternoon sun Hollings said, “This is the kind of decent man (pause for emphasis) who could win a local race in Beaufort County.”\r\n\r\nAfter Mondale’s response — which reminded me of his convention acceptance speech — everyone made a dash for the boiled shrimp, corn on the cob and sweet tea. Mondale (posing for a photo op) popped an unpeeled shrimp in his mouth to the complete astonishment of those present. And Mondale’s confused, contorted face was the defining, enduring image of the evening. His bug-eyed face is what we all remember.\r\n\r\nAs the evening wore down Billy Keyserling came to me and asked if I would drive the CBS crew to the Savannah Airport. He said the assigned driver was drunk and there was some Secret Service Protocol about inebriated drivers in presidential motorcades.\r\n\r\nAnd so my night ended up with a 75-80 mph, bumper-to-bumper race through Jasper County. At one point I got scared and backed away from the car immediately in front of my car. This allowed a ‘foreign car’ into the 10-car cavalcade.\r\n\r\n“Now you’re done it,” said the correspondents.\r\n\r\n“What? What have I done?” I responded.\r\n\r\n“The Secret Service can’t allow any vehicle, not connected with the campaign, into this convoy.”\r\n\r\nSure enough an unmarked car fell out of the column and then got itself in front of the intruder. Then it slowed, forcing the intruding car to slow, and then it somehow forced the intruder onto the shoulder and out of the caravan.\r\n\r\nAs we passed the stopped cars the CBS correspondents were screaming with laughter saying, “Graber we haven’t seen that maneuver in years!”\r\n\r\nIn a subsequent article I wrote for Osceola Magazine I said, “His (Mondale’s) liberal record will be a problem for the ticket in these parts. But his record won’t overcome or overwhelm our regional pride. It has been a long, long time since a Southerner — a legitimate, deep south Southerner — has had a shot at the crown. For too long we have had to suffer the likes of George Wallace and Theodore Bilbo and others who have stereotyped this region and the people who live here. No sir, we’ll vote for Jimmy Carter and we’ll swallow Fritz Mondale and maybe … perhaps we’ll be better for it.”\r\n\r\n<i>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</i>', 'I remember when Walter Mondale came to Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-remember-when-walter-mondale-came-to-beaufort', '', '', '2020-01-22 12:48:10', '2020-01-22 17:48:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43038', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43040, 4, '2020-01-22 12:49:17', '2020-01-22 17:49:17', '<strong>By ALICE HOLLAND</strong>\r\n\r\nIn celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the World Health Organization (WHO), backed by the American Nurses Association (ANA), has declared 2020 The Year of the Nurse, a designation to recognize the essential role nurses have in bringing health care to everyone.\r\n\r\nHealth care is in great demand and nurses are there to practice in all settings and to fill new roles and responsibilities in order to meet this ever-growing need. As a result, nurses comprise the largest group of healthcare professionals in the United States. All families have been touched by their holistic care.\r\n\r\nIn an impressive 18-year streak, Americans have consistently rated nurses as the No. 1 most ethical and honest profession, according to Gallup. Being named the most honest and ethical profession is a testament to the public’s trust in, and respect of, nurses.\r\n\r\nAs an essential link between people, communities, and complex health care systems, nurses play a vital health care role. They provide an enormous contribution to rapid, cost-effective and high quality health care.\r\n\r\nFor sure, a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals is critical to all patient care. However, nurses rarely miss a beat as the heart of health teams. Nurses are with patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the entire life cycle.\r\n\r\nBy 2030, to meet the demand in the United States, another 1.2 million nurses will be needed. Raising the profile of nursing and highlighting the importance of well-educated nurses, investing in recruitment and retention plans, and removing the barriers to the development of advanced nursing roles, are effective strategies for expanded health care coverage. Enhancing and promoting the role of the nurse will improve health outcomes for all people, regardless of their socioeconomic status.\r\n\r\nThis year provides a wonderful opportunity to highlight the enormous sacrifices and contributions of nurses everywhere. The ANA invites nurses to share their stories with the hashtag #YON2020 and #YearoftheNurse.\r\n\r\nNightingale’s nickname, “The Lady with the Lamp,” was inspired by serving as a trainer of nurses during the Crimean War. While medical officers slept, Nightingale used her lamp to make nightly rounds and care for wounded soldiers.\r\n\r\nIn using her lamp to illuminate the role of nurses, Nightingale was able to spotlight the difference they make in the lives of people. The designation of 2020 as the Year of the Nurse will hopefully provide everyone with a new appreciation, and 20/20 vision of nursing.\r\n\r\nThe future is bright. Shine on, nurses.\r\n\r\n<i>Alice Holland, PhD, NP-C, AASECT certified, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of South Carolina Beaufort.</i>', 'The Year of the Nurse: Celebrating their essential role in health care', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-year-of-the-nurse-celebrating-their-essential-role-in-health-care', '', '', '2020-01-22 12:49:17', '2020-01-22 17:49:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43040', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43042, 4, '2020-01-22 12:50:30', '2020-01-22 17:50:30', '<b>The Good<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Liar at USC<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Beaufort Center for the Arts</b>\r\n\r\nThe Good Liar, starring Hellen Mirren and Ian McKellen, is showing at 4 and 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3 at USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts at 801 Carteret Street.\r\n\r\nConsummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.\r\n\r\nAll seats are $7 and can be purchased at https://www.uscbcenterforthearts.com/.\r\n\r\n<b>Sarah Best to perform at<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Fripp Island</b>\r\n\r\nThe fabulous mezzo-soprano, dancer and storyteller Sarah Best, accompanied by pianist Michelle Papenfuss, will perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 in the Fripp Island Community Centre at 205 Tarpon Blvd.\r\n\r\nAfter receiving a free pass at the security gate, admission at the door — cash or check only, no credit cards — for adults is $30; students and children are free through a grant from the Peg Gorham Memorial Fund.\r\n\r\nConcert-goers are invited to the catered \"Meet-the-Artists\" reception that follows the performance. This concert is sponsored by the Fripp Island Friends of Music and the S.C. Arts Commission, and it helps sustain the FIFOM’s Music-in-the Schools Program. See the website frippfriendsofmusic.com for more information.', 'ART BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'art-briefs-2', '', '', '2020-01-22 12:50:30', '2020-01-22 17:50:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43042', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43044, 4, '2020-01-22 12:52:00', '2020-01-22 17:52:00', '<b>By ALAN SCHUSTER</b>\r\n\r\nAfter several successful jazz-influenced musicals, among them “An American in Paris” and “Rhapsody in Blue,” composer George Gershwin decided that it was time to move on from concert halls to opera houses. And what likely helped spark his enthusiasm was a novel written by Charleston native DuBose Heyward. It’s title – “Porgy.”\r\n\r\nHe met Heyward in 1926 and they soon teamed up, with Heyward and his playwright wife, Dorothy, writing the libretto, and George and his brother Ira, composing the music. Adding another important person came soon afterward – “Bess.”\r\n\r\nWith the location being a Gullah community on the Carolina Lowcountry coast, Gershwin spent a couple of months there, exploring the community’s life, speech and music, all of which became reflected in each of the three acts once its premiere as “Porgy and Bess” took place in Boston in 1935.\r\n\r\nGershwin’s masterpiece is currently having its first performances at the Met in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row, a setting vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion and heartbreaks of its inhabitants.\r\n\r\n<b>Act I</b>\r\n\r\nCitizens of the Catfish Row neighborhood are relaxing in the Charleston heat. Clara comforts her baby with a lullaby while a group of men roll dice. Crown, a drug addict, joins the game, and in a drunken fit, kills another gambler, then flees the scene, leaving his lover Bess behind. As the crowd waits for the police, only Porgy, a disabled beggar, is kind to her.\r\n\r\n<b>Act II</b>\r\n\r\nA month later, Porgy and Bess have found happiness together. Bess refuses dope from Sportin’Life, a drug dealer, who invites her to go to New York with him, but Porgy chases him away. Later on, Bess attends a picnic on nearby Kittiwah Island (yes, it is!) while Porgy stays behind. When it’s time to return home, Bess in cornered by Crown, who has been hiding on the island since the murder. He wants Bess to come away with him, but she explains that she’s with Porgy now. Crown won’t take no for an answer.\r\n\r\n<b>Act III</b>\r\n\r\nA week has passed and a storm is approaching. Bess, feverish since her return from Kittiwah, tells Porgy that she can’t refuse Crown if he comes for her; he tells Bess that he’ll protect her.\r\n\r\nThe next day, Catfish residents gather to pray for safety from an oncoming hurricane. Crown has come to claim Bess, but when the group sees a boat capsize, Crown rushes to save a drowning man.\r\n\r\nThe following evening, the women mourn those lost in the storm. They assume Crown is among them, but that night he sneaks back to steal Bess away. Porgy kills Crown and is taken to jail.\r\n\r\nSportin’Life takes advantage of Porgy’s absence and tempts Bess into taking dope. A week later, Porgy returns from jail and learns that Bess has gone to New York with Sportin’Life. Undaunted, he gets in his wheelchair, vowing to find Bess, no matter how long the journey might take.\r\n\r\n<b>The reviews</b>\r\n\r\nHere’s what a few reviewers had to say about earlier Met performances.\r\n\r\n<b>From Anthony Tommasini, N.Y. Times:</b> “As Porgy, the magnificent bass-baritone Eric Owens gives one of the finest performances of his distinguished career. His powerful voice, with its earthy textures and resonant sound, is ideal for the role. His sensitivity into the layered feelings and conflicts that drive his character made even the most familiar moments of the music seem startlingly fresh. And, as Bess, the sumptuously-voiced soprano Angel Blue is radiant, capturing both the pride and fragility of the character.”\r\n\r\n<b>From Opera News:</b> Remove “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So” and “I got plenty o’ Nuttin” from the opera, and you’re still left with some spectacular music.”\r\n\r\n<b>From Opera Wire’s David Salazar:</b> “This production features a rotating set that presents the Catfish Row tenement as a series of two story buildings with a central hub around which the people gather, allowing for an environment to be constantly populated and feel alive with people. It’s probably everything a Met audience could ask for.”\r\n<h2>Want to go?</h2>\r\n<b>What:</b> Met Opera’s Live HD broadcast of Porgy and Bess.\r\n\r\n<b>When:</b> 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Feb 1.\r\n\r\n<b>Where: </b>USC Beaufort Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Tickets:</b> All seats are general admission. Adults $20, OLLI members $18; Students free. Tickets are available at the box office; order on-line at www.centerforthearts.com; or call 843-521-4145.', 'Lowcountry plays role in Met’s HD classic “Porgy and Bess”', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-plays-role-in-mets-hd-classic-porgy-and-bess', '', '', '2020-01-22 12:52:00', '2020-01-22 17:52:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43044', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(43046, 4, '2020-01-22 12:53:26', '2020-01-22 17:53:26', 'Marine Corps veteran combat videographer and writer/producer/director Joshua DeFour will be presented the prestigious Santini Patriot Spirit Award at the 14th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival being held Feb. 18-23 in Beaufort. The award will be presented for his film \"The 11th Order,\" during the festival awards ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 23.\r\n\r\nThe \"Santini\" is awarded to that filmmaker whose portrayal of the American active duty military, veterans, or their families in a feature film, documentary, or short reflects the highest standards of service and sacrifice for the good of others. The award is named after Marine Corps Colonel Donald \"The Great Santini\" Conroy, father of Academy Award nominated screenwriter and best-selling author Pat Conroy.\r\n\r\n“When we saw Joshua\'s film The 11th Order for the first time, we knew instantly that this short film had all of the elements we were looking for in this rare award,\" Beaufort Film Society President Ron Tucker said\r\nin a release.\r\n\r\n\"The Santini\" was originally created in 2011. After the inaugural award went to Jonathan Flora for his documentary \"Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good,” it would be another five years before another \"Santini\" worthy film came along.\r\n\r\nThe second award went to Justin Roberts for his documentary film, \"No Greater Love.\"', '', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '43046-2', '', '', '2020-01-22 12:53:26', '2020-01-22 17:53:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=43046', 0, 'post', '', 0);
