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(31411, 4, '2017-02-23 09:30:47', '2017-02-23 14:30:47', '<b>Prom boutique to be held;&nbsp;</b><b>dresses and more needed</b>\r\n\r\nThe Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB) is hosting its sixth annual Prom Boutique from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the YMCA of Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSince 2011, JSLB’s Prom Boutique has helped girls in Beaufort and Jasper counties experience the magic of finding the perfect prom dress.\r\n\r\nIn past years, over 75 girls have attended the event where they are able to choose from a wide variety of new and gently used formal dresses, accessories and jewelry at no cost.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJSLB members serve as personal stylists for the girls, helping each to pick the perfect gown and complete her look. And this year, JSLB is excited to expand the opportunity to Hampton Country students as well.\r\n\r\n“The most rewarding part of this experience, and why we continue to host this event year after year, is the reaction of the girls when they find the perfect dress,” said Missy Nelson, co-chairwoman of the Prom Boutique. “The girls leave the Prom Boutique with a sense of confidence that serves them far beyond the memorable occasion of prom.”\r\n\r\nSimilar to past years, the Prom Boutique offers attendees a red-carpet experience and includes a VIP hour from 11 a.m. to noon for those who pre-register for the event.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVIP attendees have the opportunity to have first pick of all dresses and accessories, while enjoying even more personalized attention from JSLB’s personal stylists.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVIP applications are available through school guidance counselors and on the website at www.jslbeaufort.com.\r\n\r\nAny student in Beaufort, Jasper or Hampton counties is invited to attend the boutique. Shoppers must show their student ID or have a letter on school letterhead from their guidance counselor, teacher or school administrator. All girls who attend the event are welcome to bring family members or friends to help them shop.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe YMCA of Beaufort is located at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nDresses and accessories are needed for the event. JSLB will accept new or gently used long and short dresses in all sizes and accessories, such as earrings, necklaces, bracelets, shawls and handbags. Dresses must be clean and have no visible tears or stains.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDonations can be dropped off through Monday, March 6, at the following locations:\r\n\r\n• SugarBelle, 905 Boundary St., Beaufort.\r\n\r\n• Amazing Event Rentals, 35 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort, or 352 Argent Blvd., Hardeeville.\r\n\r\n<b>Classroom teachers, staff&nbsp;</b><b>attend professional training</b>\r\n\r\nNearly 2,000 classroom teachers and school staff attended a full day of professional development training at multiple sites as the school district hosted its fourth annual Best Practices Day. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe mid-year event is an opportunity for local educators to expand their knowledge and enhance their skills.\r\n\r\nMore than 100 sessions were offered, with topics for teachers ranging from “Classroom Management Strategies” and “Using Case Studies to Increase Interest and Achievement in High School Earth Science” to “Progress Monitoring Made Simple” to “Paint, Glitter and Glue, Oh, My! Arts Integration in PreK.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSupport staff could sign up for special sessions geared to their responsibilities.\r\n\r\n“We have outstanding classroom professionals and school staff in our district, people who are experts at what they do,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “Our annual Best Practices Day lets us leverage that expertise and make our teachers and staff more effective, which ultimately benefits students.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Bluffton High School tapped for specialized&nbsp;</b><b>AP program</b>\r\n\r\nStudents throughout Beaufort County can apply to attend a new program at Bluffton High School, one of only a few South Carolina schools approved to implement this program that helps students to develop skills valued by colleges and employers.\r\n\r\nThe new AP Capstone program, scheduled to begin for the 2017-18 academic year, will become a new school choice in addition to Bluffton High’s current offerings of Project Lead the Way and Acceleration Academy. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAny student in Beaufort County can apply, and the deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28.\r\n\r\nAP Capstone is a special diploma program that allows students to develop their research, collaboration and communication skills by taking two Advanced Placement courses in sequence: AP Seminar and AP Research.&nbsp; AP Capstone is coordinated by the College Board, the nonprofit organization that manages SAT college entrance exams as well as Advanced Placement exams that allow students to earn college credits while still in high school.\r\n\r\nOnly 1,000 high schools worldwide offer the AP Capstone program, and only four South Carolina schools currently offer AP Capstone.\r\n\r\n<b>Middle school girls&nbsp;</b><b>attend STEM day</b>\r\n\r\nFifty middle school girls spent a recent Saturday immersed in learning activities related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nLocal professionals in those STEM fields led the workshop.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe daylong session, Launch Your Future with STEM, was supported by the Beaufort Chapter of the American Association of University Women and funded by a grant from the Society of Women Engineers through a donation from the ExxonMobil Foundation. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe workshop was co-sponsored by the University of South Carolina-Beaufort and the Beaufort County School District.\r\n\r\nThe participating girls were students at Robert Smalls International Academy as well as Beaufort, Lady’s Island and Whale Branch middle schools.\r\n\r\nWomen often are not familiar with STEM career possibilities although high-paying jobs in STEM-related fields are increasing quickly and companies are actively seeking out women to apply.\r\n\r\n<b>Horton scholarship&nbsp;</b><b>winner is named</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/horton.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31412\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31412\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/horton.jpg\" alt=\"horton\" width=\"2216\" height=\"1622\"></a>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy and the Thomas H. Horton Jr. Memorial Scholarship committee have selected junior Anna Miller as its 12th annual scholarship recipient. She is the daughter of Aaron and Karen Miller.\r\n\r\nTom Horton was a beloved teacher and coach at Beaufort Academy for 23 years.&nbsp; In 2003, he died, leaving a legacy behind at the school. His family established the Thomas H. Horton Jr. Memorial Scholarship in 2004 to memorialize his life and commemorate his contributions to the development of the minds and characters of students.\r\n\r\nDue to Horton’s love of travel, the scholarship is designated to give Beaufort Academy students a chance to participate in a summer study abroad program.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnna, the 2017 recipient, inspired by literature, and driven by her own love for creative writing, will travel to Ireland for 25 days this summer as a part of “The Irish Life Experience.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe will be studying past and present authors, local culture, drama, writing and song.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDuring the last 11 years, the scholarship has allowed recipients the chance to study abroad in a variety of locations including England, Italy, Scotland, Switzerland, Spain, France, Peru, Ecuador and the\r\nGalapagos Islands.\r\n\r\n<b>DATAW Visual Arts Club makes visit to&nbsp;</b><b>Lady’s Island Middle</b>\r\n\r\nEight members of the Dataw Island Visual Arts Club (VAC) toured the Lady’s Island Middle School (LIMS) art department recently. Art teacher Cadra Rooney conducted the tour. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis excursion was a follow-up to see the students at work in their art center after the VAC donated $1,400 recently to support the LIMS art program.\r\n\r\nThe tour began in the gallery that the students designed themselves in 2016.&nbsp; To ensure success, they conducted research and toured the Telfair Museum, Columbia Museum and SCAD to observe how effective galleries operate. They took measurements, priced out supplies, and then contributed to final decisions during the construction process.\r\n\r\nThe next stop was the drawing studio set up with a still life arrangement surrounded by easels, ready for students to begin drawing. The last stop was the main art room where the students drew a pattern for a slab box with a hinged top, rolled out the clay, cut the forms and began to create a treasure. Rooney explained that in the next step the pottery would be glazed using a variety of newly purchased glazes.\r\n\r\nDataw VAC members said they were very pleased to see their donation was making a positive contribution to the community, and they received many thank-you notes from appreciative students for donating to the school\'s art funds.\r\n\r\n<b>BA students take part&nbsp;</b><b>in SCISA spelling bee</b>\r\n\r\nTwelve Beaufort Academy students in grades 3-8 participated in the SCISA Spelling Bee on Jan. 25.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOverall, Beaufort Academy placed 5th out of eight schools.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEighth-grade student Emma Dillinger placed in the top two and will be heading to the SCISA state competition.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSeventh-grader Mary Hanna Hiers placed in the top four, also earning points for BA.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe other Beaufort Academy competitors were Sam Schools, Trip Nellen, Caroline Schools, Langdon Taylor, Andrew Gates, Brock Bettle, Ilse Von Heimburg, Ledare Pingree, Emma Grace Dinkins and Margot Packard.\r\n\r\n<b>Bridges Prep educator&nbsp;</b><b>named Favorite Teacher</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/L-R-Ann-Paige-Pamela-Reed-teacher-Katherine-Tapia-and-student-Caitlin-Conley.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31413\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31413 size-full\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/L-R-Ann-Paige-Pamela-Reed-teacher-Katherine-Tapia-and-student-Caitlin-Conley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2768\" height=\"1689\"></a>\r\n\r\nBridges Prep teacher Katherine Tapia was recently named Favorite Teacher by Winning Orthodontic Smiles of Beaufort and Bluffton.\r\n\r\nKatherine Tapia, a third-grade teacher, received a $100 gift card to Staples. It was the first time any Bridges Prep teacher had received the award since the school’s opening.\r\n\r\nOne of Tapia’s students, Caitlin Conley, nominated her teacher for the monthly award. She signed up her teacher when visiting the orthodontic office of Dr. Skeet Burris, Dr. Travis Fiegle and Dr. Katie Plunkett.\r\n\r\n“This was a nice surprise for Mrs. Tapia and her students,” Bridges Head of School Nick Ithomitis said. “The kids adore her and I think it’s wonderful that one of her students thought to nominate her at the orthodontist’s office as Favorite Teacher.’”\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Bridges Preparatory School, visit www.bridgesprep.org or call 843-982-7737.', 'School briefs for February 23rd-March 1st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-february-23rd-march-1st', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:42', '2018-07-12 14:58:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31411', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31416, 4, '2017-02-23 09:32:36', '2017-02-23 14:32:36', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;BMH nurses Samantha Coburn and Jennifer Hughes are shown here with nursing director Nancy Fu (center), who presented the nurses with the Daisy Award. Photo by Paul Nurnberg.</em>\r\n\r\nIt’s not in their job description, but Beaufort Memorial Hospital nurses Samantha Coburn and Jennifer Hughes took on the role of event planners to cheer up a hospitalized Marine disappointed he wouldn’t be able to take his wife to the Marine Corps Ball. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA hopeless romantic, Coburn conspired with her charge nurse, Hughes, to plan&nbsp; a special in-hospital affair for the couple to make up for the missed gala. The nurses-turned-party hostesses decorated the fifth floor waiting room and brought in food, flowers and bubbly non-alcoholic juice. They even set up a cell phone to provide music. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;For their tender gesture, each of the nurses was honored recently with a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a national tribute reserved for RNs who go the extra mile to care for patients and their families.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It was the best and biggest surprise ever,” said Marine Staff Sgt. Stanley Santos, who nominated the two nurses for the prestigious award. “I cannot explain how happy that made me. My frustration from being stuck in a hospital turned to gratitude for all of the effort that was put into making my stay, and especially that day, a pleasurable one. I could not have asked for a better experience.”\r\n\r\nHospital administrators and coworkers gathered in the unit to surprise the two nurses with the award.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey were given an engraved vase full of daisies and a hand-carved sculpture titled, “A Healer’s Touch”.\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 BMH nurse for the DAISY Award. Applications are available throughout the hospital.\r\n\r\nEarlier this year, Coburn and Hughes also were presented Vaux Humanitarian Awards. The prize is made possible through the Vaux Fund, set up to honor the memory of Ruthven Vaux, a longtime Bluffton resident and member of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital board.\r\n\r\n“Both of these nurses are passionate about their profession, and going the extra mile is the norm for them,” said Nancy Fu, the floor’s nursing director. “’I’m grateful to have them as part of a terrific team of caregivers who live our core values.”', 'Two Beaufort Memorial Hospital nurses honored with DAISY Award', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'two-beaufort-memorial-hospital-nurses-honored-with-daisy-award', '', '', '2017-02-23 09:32:36', '2017-02-23 14:32:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31416', 0, 'post', '', 1),
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(31419, 4, '2017-02-23 09:33:30', '2017-02-23 14:33:30', 'Income tax basis can be an important factor in deciding whether to make gifts during your lifetime or transfer property at your death.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis is because the income tax basis for the person receiving the property depends on whether the transfer is by gift or at death. This, in turn, affects the amount of taxable gain subject to income tax when the person sells the property.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere are some questions, answers and examples:\r\n\r\nQ: What is income tax basis?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA: Income tax basis is the base figure you use when determining whether you have recognized capital gain or loss on the sale of property for income tax purposes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen you purchase property, your basis is generally equal to the purchase price. However, there may be some adjustments made to basis.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you sell the property for more than your adjusted basis, you\'ll have a gain. Sell the property for less than your adjusted basis, and you\'ll have a loss.\r\n\r\nExample: You purchased stock for $25,000. Your basis in the stock is $25,000. If you sell the stock for more than $25,000, you would have gain. If you sell the stock for less than $25,000, you would have a loss.\r\n\r\nQ: What is the income tax basis for property you receive by gift?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA: When you receive a gift, you generally take the same basis in the property that the person who gave you the property (the donor) had. (This is often referred to as a \"carryover\" or \"transferred\" basis.)&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe carried-over basis is increased - but not above fair market value (FMV) - by any gift tax paid that is attributable to appreciation in value of the gift (appreciation is equal to the excess of FMV over the donor\'s basis in the gift immediately before the gift). However, for purpose of determining loss on a subsequent sale, the carried-over basis cannot exceed the FMV of the property at the time of the gift.\r\n\r\nExample: Say your father gives you stock worth $1,000. He purchased the stock for $500. Assume the gift incurs no gift tax. Your basis in the stock, for purpose of determining gain on the sale of the stock, is $500. If you sold the stock for $1,000, you would have gain of $500 ($1,000 received minus $500 basis).\r\n\r\nNow assume that the stock is worth only $200 at the time of the gift, and you sell it for $200. Your basis in the stock, for purpose of determining gain on the sale of the stock, is still $500; but your basis for purpose of determining loss is $200. You do not pay tax on the sale of the stock. You do not recognize a loss either. In this case, your father could have sold the stock (and recognized the loss of $300 - his basis of $500 minus $200 received) and then transferred the sales proceeds to you as a gift. (You are not permitted to transfer losses.)&nbsp;\r\n\r\nExample: Assume your father gives you real estate worth $1 million. He purchased the land for $200,000. Assume your father paid gift tax of $400,000 on the transfer. Your basis in the land, for purpose of determining gain (or loss) on the sale of the land, is $520,000 [$200,000 + $400,000 x (($1,000,000 - $200,000) / $1,000,000)].&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you sold the land for more than $520,000, you would have gain. If you sold the land for less than $520,000, you would have a loss.\r\n\r\nNow assume your father gives you real estate worth $1 million but he purchased the land for $1.2 million.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAssume your father paid gift tax of $400,000 on the transfer. Your basis in the land, for purpose of determining gain (or loss) on the sale of the land, is $1 million.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn this case, your father could have sold the land (and recognized the loss of $200,000 - his basis of $1,200,000 minus $1,000,000 received) and then transferred the sales proceeds to you as a gift.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nQ: What is the income tax basis for property you inherit?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA: When you inherit property, you generally receive an initial basis in property equal to the property\'s FMV. The FMV is established on the date of death or, sometimes, on an alternate valuation date six months after death. This is often referred to as a \"stepped-up basis,\" since basis is typically stepped up to FMV. However, basis can also be \"stepped down\" to FMV.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nExample: Say your mother leaves you stock worth $1,000 at her death. She purchased the stock for $500. Your basis in the stock is a stepped-up basis of $1,000. If you sold the stock for $1,000, you would have no gain ($1,000 received minus $1,000 basis).\r\n\r\nNow assume that the stock is worth only $200 at the time of your mother\'s death. Your basis in the stock is a stepped-down basis of $200. If you sold the stock for more than $200, you would have gain.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nQ: What about transfers within one year of death?\r\n\r\nA: If you transfer appreciated property to a person within one year of his or her death, and then you (or your spouse) receive the property back at that person\'s death, the basis in the property is not stepped up or down to FMV. Instead, the basis in the property is equal to that person\'s basis immediately before death. (And this basis is probably pretty close to the basis you originally had in the property before you transferred it.)\r\n\r\nThis rule is designed to prevent you from obtaining a stepped-up basis by transferring appreciated property to a dying person who then transfers it back to you (or your spouse) at death.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, the rule does not apply if the dying person lives for more than one year after you transfer the property to him or her. Also, the rule does not apply if the property passes from the decedent to someone other than you or your spouse (e.g., to one of your children). In those cases, a stepped-up basis would be available.\r\n\r\nQ: What about income in respect of a decedent (IRD)?\r\n\r\nA: There is no step up (or step down) in basis for IRD. IRD is certain income that was not properly includable in taxable income for the year of the decedent\'s death or a prior year. In other words, it is income that has not yet been taxed. Examples of IRD include installment payments and retirement accounts.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen you inherit IRD, you include the IRD in income as you receive payments, and take any related deductions. An income tax deduction may be available for any estate tax paid that\'s attributable to the IRD.\r\n\r\nQ: How does generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax affect basis?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA: As discussed above, when you make a gift, the carried-over basis is increased - but not above FMV - by any gift tax paid that is attributable to appreciation in value of the gift. If the gift is also subject to GST tax, the carried-over basis is then increased - but not above FMV - by any GST tax paid that is attributable to appreciation in value of the gift.\r\n\r\nSpecial rules can apply when property in a trust passes at the death of an individual.\r\n\r\nQ: Should you make a gift now or transfer at death?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA: As the following example shows, income tax basis can be important when deciding whether to make gifts now or transfer property at your death.\r\n\r\nExample: You purchased land for $25,000. It is now worth $250,000. You give the property to your child (assume the gift incurs no gift tax), who then has a tax basis of $25,000. If your child sells the land for $250,000, your child would have taxable gain of $225,000 ($250,000 sales proceeds minus $25,000 basis).\r\n\r\nIf, instead, you kept the land and transferred it to your child at your death when the land is worth $250,000, your child would have a tax basis of $250,000. If your child sells the land for $250,000, your child would have no taxable gain ($250,000 sales proceeds minus $250,000 basis).&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition to income tax basis, you might consider the following questions:\r\n\r\n• Will making gifts reduce your combined gift and estate taxes? For example, future appreciation on gifted property is removed from your gross estate for federal estate tax purposes. And gift tax paid on gifts made more than three years before your death is also removed from your gross estate.\r\n\r\n• Does the recipient need a gift now or can it wait? How long would a recipient have to wait until your death?\r\n\r\n• What are the marginal income tax rates of you and the recipient?\r\n\r\n• Do you have other property or cash that you could give?\r\n\r\n• Can you afford to make a gift now?\r\n\r\n<i>This article was written by Broadridge, an independent third party, and provided by Hall Sumner, vice president, Investments at&nbsp; TLS Wealth Management of Raymond James. Sumner is a financial advisor with Raymond James &amp; Associates Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC located at 2015 Boundary St., Suite 220, Beaufort. He can be contacted at 843-379-6100 or hall.sumner@raymondjames.com.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Visit www.tlswealthmanagement.com.</i>', 'Consider income tax basis when estate planning', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'consider-income-tax-basis-when-estate-planning', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:12:20', '2018-07-12 15:12:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31419', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31421, 4, '2017-02-23 09:36:46', '2017-02-23 14:36:46', 'The Palmetto Animal League (PAL) kicked off its \"1000 Lives Worth Saving\" campaign recently by inviting the community to stop by the adoption center in Okatie and have a photo taken with one of the pets currently up for adoption. Participants were then asked to post the photos on social media in order to spread the word. Dozens of people came by throughout the day in order to help the not-for-profit organization raise money and create awareness for adoption. Also on hand were local radio personalities Stacy Scott from Rewind 107.9 and Shark from G 100.1. For more information about PAL or the 1000 Lives Worth Saving campaign, visit PalmettoAnimalLeague.org.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" ids=\"31423,31424,31425\"]', 'Saving 1,000 lives', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'saving-1000-lives', '', '', '2017-02-23 09:36:46', '2017-02-23 14:36:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31421', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31427, 4, '2017-02-23 09:37:45', '2017-02-23 14:37:45', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nA friend of mine named Cindy recently sent out an e-mail to a group of neighbors. It read “Met a deer last night and the deer won. Any recommendations for quick car surgery?”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI had to laugh, although hitting a deer is not a laughing matter, because her e-mail struck a chord with me. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHow many deer have I almost hit, or have almost collided into me in the past three years? &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it is not just the deer pursuing me. My true nemeses are the squirrels. I call them the Kamikaze Squirrels of the Lowcountry.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese squirrels play “chicken” in the road with other squirrels. I slow down when they are crossing the road, only to see them turn around again in front of my car, leaping across to the opposite side of the road. “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?” I screamed yesterday as I swerved to avoid a squirrel while trying not to hit a tree.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey are just as bad when I am driving my golf cart. There I am, just enjoying a beautiful day, when one of them will run in front of me. This is followed by chortling as the squirrels do high fives on the curb watching me slam on my brakes. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nI told my spouse that I am going to start putting pictures of squirrels on the side of my golf cart with a large X through the picture, like the fighter pilots would do on their planes. Maybe the squirrels would get nervous if they thought I was running over their playmates. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy true intent is not to hurt them. I try my best to avoid them regardless of their games. I have looked for gadgets that emit electronic signals from both my car and golf cart to alert the little guys a motorized vehicle is close. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWould that help keep them out of my way? I do not think so. The gadgets would not work because the squirrels are having too much fun watching cars abruptly swerve to avoid hitting them. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd after a recent bicycle ride where one of them almost took me down, I think they are going to keep it up.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo, Cindy, sorry about the “deer meeting” you had the other day. But please watch out for the squirrels. They can be just as hazardous.', 'Deer, squirrels of Lowcountry are messing with us', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'deer-squirrels-of-lowcountry-are-messing-with-us', '', '', '2017-02-23 09:37:45', '2017-02-23 14:37:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31427', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31429, 4, '2017-02-23 09:40:09', '2017-02-23 14:40:09', '<b>Ambassadors named&nbsp;</b><b>by Beaufort chamber</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ambassadors.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31430\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31430\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ambassadors.jpg\" alt=\"ambassadors\" width=\"800\" height=\"515\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe following have been named this year’s Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce ambassadors: Mark Flasch, Sea Island Rotary Club; Jack Griffith,&nbsp; Kinghorn Insurance Agency of Beaufort; Dawn Harris, Pink Magazine; Lee McManus, Glasspro Inc.; Mary Ann McCracken Mikell, Bridges Preparatory School; Nicole Myers, Hospice Care of the Lowcountry; Wendi Russell, Printology Signs &amp; Graphics; Trysh Steeves, PruittHealth Hospice ; Tim Waz, Grounded Running; Kristen Webb Gissy, Turbeville Insurance Agency Inc.; and Kelly Weber, Weichert Realtors-Coastal Properties.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey provide an essential service to the chamber membership and team by serving as the chamber\'s primary liaisons to new members.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nConsidered the goodwill arm of the chamber, ambassadors actively promote membership in the chamber, facilitate networking among members and encourage meaningful participation and involvement in chamber programs in order to enhance the membership benefits received by each member, strengthen member commitment and increase long-term member relationships.\r\n\r\n<b>River Oaks celebrates new renovations</b>\r\n\r\nRiver Oaks Assisted Living, along with the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, celebrated the newly renovated community on Feb. 21 at 1251 Lady’s Island Drive in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nRiver Oaks Assisted Living recently completed a multi-million dollar renovation. The 62-bed, luxury assisted living community has also added a new memory care program led by two nationally certified dementia practitioners.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.riveroaksassistedliving.com.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Local chamber to hold&nbsp;</b><b>Friday networking</b>\r\n\r\nThe public is invited to the First Friday Networking of the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce from 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 3, at Best Western Sea Island Inn Dolphin Room at 1015 Bay St. in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKaratbars International and local partner Elliott Hagan will sponsor the event. Karatbars is headquartered in Stuttgart and specializes in the sale of small gold bars and gift items in golf bullion.\r\n\r\nCatering will be provided by Aunt Pearlie Sue and Singleton\'s Catering. RSVP to the chamber office 843-986-1102.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>First Friday to be&nbsp;</b><b>held March 3</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will present First Friday After Five&nbsp; from 5-6 p.m. Friday, March 3, in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\n“Join our downtown merchants the first Friday of each month. Many merchants stay open until 8 p.m.,” according to a release.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere also will be refreshments and live street music.', 'Chamber Corner for February 23rd-March 1st', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-february-23rd-march-1st', '', '', '2017-02-23 09:40:09', '2017-02-23 14:40:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31429', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31432, 4, '2017-02-23 09:41:44', '2017-02-23 14:41:44', 'Parke Minuich holds Sosie, a 10-year-old black and tan strain of the King Charles Cavalier breed during a mini, unofficial dog show at the home of David and Pam Taub on Feb. 19. In the background are other dog owners getting ready to walk their dogs. Photo by Bob Sofaly.', 'A royal welcome', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-royal-welcome', '', '', '2017-02-23 09:41:44', '2017-02-23 14:41:44', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31432', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31435, 4, '2017-02-23 09:46:30', '2017-02-23 14:46:30', '<b>Hopeful Horizons earns&nbsp;</b><b>national accreditation</b>\r\n\r\nHopeful Horizons has been awarded re-accreditation by the National Children’s Alliance following an extensive application and site review process.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHopeful Horizons is a Beaufort County children’s advocacy, domestic violence and rape crisis center. It creates safer communities by changing the culture of violence and offers a path to healing.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the accrediting agency for Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC) across the country, the National Children’s Alliance awards various levels of accreditation and membership to centers responding to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and efficient, and put the needs of child victims of abuse first.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccreditation is the highest level of membership with National Children’s Alliance and denotes excellence in service provision.\r\n\r\nVisit www.hopefulhorizons.org.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Website focuses on&nbsp;</b><b>Sea Island Parkway</b>\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Corridor Coalition has launched a new website to help residents of Lady’s Island and St. Helena monitor information on planning and development deliberations and decisions affecting the Sea Island Parkway.\r\n\r\nThe website, www.seaislandcoalition.com, is designed as a central community resource, featuring a calendar showing major city and county planning and zoning meetings; links to key county, city and state websites and web resources; and current news on matters affecting the community including growth and development, zoning and annexation, traffic, tree and marsh preservation and political accountability.\r\n\r\nThe site also hosts an “alert” function through which residents can notify the coalition of the first signs of re-zoning or development, or simply rumors that may signal new activity, and have their questions answered.\r\n\r\nChuck Newton, a convener of the Sea Island Coalition, said, “Seaislandcoalition.com is designed to keep the community up-to-date on local development matters, and help us gather new information, get people organized and advocate more effectively on behalf of Lady’s Island and St. Helena.\r\n\r\n“It’s the first time the community has had a tool like this to work with, and it opens up all kinds of interesting possibilities.\r\n\r\n“Without an aware public, and a mechanism such as this website to bring people together, city and county planning decisions will run right past us, with no opportunity for substantive input, as they did with Walmart, Oyster Bluff and with the explosion of traffic growth around the Sea Island Parkway/Sam’s Point Road intersection,” Newton said.\r\n\r\nThe coalition, formed in early 2016 after a community outcry on the clear-cutting of Oyster Bluff, now boasts more than 400 members and is a frequent contributor to city and county deliberations on development and planning issues.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn concert with the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, the coalition is sponsoring a community forum, Designing A Future For Lady’s Island, on Thursday, Feb. 23, at Lady’s Island Elementary School. More than 200 are expected to attend.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMore information is available at coastalconservationleague.org/events.\r\n\r\n<b>Family recognized for&nbsp;</b><b>helping bridge cultural gap</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Esquivel-DSC_0664-e1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31436\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31436\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Esquivel-DSC_0664-e1.jpg\" alt=\"Esquivel DSC_0664 e1\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe Esquivel family will receive the Peggy May Inspiration Award at the Foundation for Educational Excellence’s annual “Jewels and Jeans” event from 6-9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the Country Club of Hilton Head, 70 Skull Creek Drive.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Esquivel family will be recognized for their work as the unofficial voice of Lowcountry Latinos helping to bridge the cultural gap throughout the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nThe Peggy May Inspiration Award recognizes persons who demonstrate extraordinary dedication, passion and skills that influence and inspire local students.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe award is named for former recipient, the late Peggy May, who served as county and state director of Adult Literacy, and board chair of the Foundation for Educational Excellence. Other previous recipients include 2013 American Idol Winner Candice Glover and Food Network contestant Orchid Palmieri, and Dr. Narendra Sharma, of The Neighborhood Outreach Connection.\r\n\r\nSince coming to the area in 1983, the Esquivel family has dedicated their lives to improving the lives of Latinos in the community while helping to educate non-Latinos on their culture.\r\n\r\n“Hector and his wife, Barbara, along with their children – Hector Jr., Eric and Margaret – demonstrate the values of hard work, a strong sense of culture, and a desire to always give back to the community,” according to a release.\r\n\r\nHector Jr. is an immigration attorney who works to bridge legal gaps for local Hispanics. Eric is the publisher of La Isla Magazine, whose mission is to provide a Spanish-language magazine that connects the diverse Lowcountry Hispanic community. Margaret Esquivel helped Eric develop and grow La Isla Magazine into the publication it is today and continues to use her Spanish and cultural understanding of her Latino heritage on a daily basis.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Esquivels founded the Lowcountry Immigration Coalition, which has played a vital role in challenging immigration laws that discriminate against Hispanics and has helped to bridge the informational divide for immigrants.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets for the event are available now.&nbsp; For more information, visit FoundationEdExcellence.com or call 843-415-2331.\r\n\r\n<b>BJWSA says no action needed for overflow</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort-Jasper Water &amp; Sewer Authority (BJWSA) said that results from three bacteriological samples from the wastewater released into Battery Creek on Feb. 16 show that no further action is required.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a precautionary measure, the nearby shellfish bed will remain closed for 21 days.\r\n\r\nThe overflow occurred due to a power failure on the service line to the station. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“BJWSA crews responded to the overflow, and took appropriate cleanup/repair action, including reporting the incident to South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control,” the release states.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.bjwsa.org or call 843-987-9213.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County to offer&nbsp;</b><b>hazardous waste collection</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Public Works Department Solid Waste and Recycling Office, with the support of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, will hold a free household hazardous materials collection event for Beaufort County residents.\r\n\r\nIt will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at Beaufort County Public Works, 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\nResidents can dispose of cleaning materials, batteries, paint, thinners, antifreeze, automotive and boat products, fire extinguishers, fluorescent bulbs, gasoline, hobby chemicals, insecticides, oil, photography chemicals, poisons, propane tanks, stains, varnishes tires and turpentine.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese items are often commonly marked with the words “Warning,” “Danger” or “Caution.”\r\n\r\nAmmunition, fireworks, medical waste, smoke detectors and syringes will not be collected.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo help ensure safe transport and collection of items, residents should ensure lids and caps are tightened. Items should be left in their original containers and positioned in a box which should be placed in the vehicle’s trunk or back seat.\r\n\r\nAlso, this event will not include collection of expired or unused medicine. For information regarding proper disposal of these items, contact the non-emergency number at the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at 843-255-3200.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOnly residential materials will be accepted at this event. Commercial contractors or businesses with hazardous materials should contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Office at 843-255-2736.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information about Beaufort County’s recycling events, visit www.bcgov.net/recycle.\r\n\r\n<b>Two roads to get&nbsp;</b><b>asphalt paved</b>\r\n\r\nAsphalt paving will take place between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m .on the following dates and roads:\r\n\r\n• Joe Fraser Road (from Morrall to Laurel Bay) on Thursday, Feb. 23.\r\n\r\n• Chowan Creek Bluff and Distant Island (from Sea Island Parkway to to the end of state maintenance), Friday, Feb. 24, and Saturday, Feb. 25.\r\n\r\nThis work could be intermittent during these times due to weather conditions and unforeseen mechanical failures. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere will be lane closures, but traffic will be maintained through the use of traffic control devices. 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(31438, 4, '2017-02-23 09:47:12', '2017-02-23 14:47:12', '<h3>By Alan Schuster&nbsp;</h3>\r\nWhen Czechoslovakian composer Antonin Dvorak composed his opera “Rusalka” in 1901, he was at his creative peak, matching the same high quality of his finest orchestral works.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Czechs were quick to embrace it, benefited in part by the fairy tale – Hans Christian Andersen\'s “The Little Mermaid” ¬– upon which the opera is based. A \'rusalka\' is a water sprite, usually inhabiting a lake or river.\r\n\r\nThe opera will be presented Live in HD from the Met at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the USCB Center for the Arts.\r\n\r\nThe music in the score is extensive, ranging from folk-inspired to grandiose, as well as the impressionism that Dvorak expressed in several of the opera\'s nature scenes.\r\n\r\nNo doubt, Dvorak also found inspiration in the works of some of his contemporaries, among them Wagner, Bizet and Tchiakovsky. One resounding example is the comparison between Tchiakovsky\'s “Letter Scene” from Eugene Onegin that is captured in Rusalka\'s “Plea to the Moon.” Both are rich in melody, expressing similar sentiments with emotional outbursts. &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act I</b></p>\r\nA meadow by the edge of a lake. Wood-sprites tease the Water Goblin, ruler of the lake. His daughter, Rusalka, tells him that she is in love with a human prince who comes to hunt around the lake, and she wants to become human to embrace him.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe discourages her, then steers her to a witch, Jezibaba, for assistance. Rusalka sings her Song to the Moon, asking it to tell the prince of her love. Jezibaba tells her that if she becomes human, she will lose the power of speech and, that if betrayed by him, both will be eternally damned. Rusalka agrees and drinks a potion. While hunting, the prince finds Rusalka, embraces her and leads her away, even though she is unable to speak.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act II</b></p>\r\nThe prince\'s garden. A gamekeeper and his nephew learn that the prince is to marry a mute. They suspect witchcraft as the prince is already lavishing attentions on a foreign princess who is a wedding guest. The princess, jealous, curses the couple. The prince rejects Rusalka, and the princess, having won his affection, now scorns it.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act III</b></p>\r\nA meadow by the lake. Rusalka asks Jezibaba for a solution to her woes and is told she can save herself if she kills the prince with a dagger she gives her. But Rusalka throws the dagger into the lake, turning her into a spirit of death living in the lake. Later, the prince comes to the lake, and calls for Rusalka. He asks her to kiss him, knowing it means death and damnation. They kiss, he dies and Rusalka returns to the depths of the lake.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf the Moon Song wasn\'t so sublime, then Rusalka\'s beautiful aria in the final act (“I am torn from life”) would be a stunning alternative. In it, she touchingly expresses her separation from her sisters and the prince. But in the finale, the couple comes together in what one opera historian considered to be “12 of the most glorious minutes in opera.” At the least, it should rank as opera\'s greatest kiss of death.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKristine Opolais, one of the newer and most exciting sopranos in the world today, sings the title role, ones which she has become accustomed to, having sung both “Madam Butterfly” and “Manon Lescaut” during the Met\'s previous HD series.&nbsp; Joining her are mezzo Jamie Barton as Jezibaba; and tenor Brandon Jovanovich as the Prince.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNeed a little convincing? Google: Kristin Opolais, Rusalka, Song to the Moon. Czech it out!\r\n\r\nTickets for all operas are now available. All seats are general admission. Tickets are $20 for adults; $18 for OLLI members; and $10 for students.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOrder online at www.centerforthearts.com or by calling 843-521-4145. The box office opens at 11 a.m.&nbsp;', 'Dvorak\'s lyrical opera \'Rusalka\' coming to center for arts', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'dvoraks-lyrical-opera-rusalka-coming-to-center-for-arts', '', '', '2017-02-23 09:47:12', '2017-02-23 14:47:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31438', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(31440, 4, '2017-02-23 09:50:21', '2017-02-23 14:50:21', '<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nThe Beaufort History Museum will present the second edition of its popular living history encampment from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 4, in the Arsenal courtyard.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUnion forces that occupied Beaufort during the Civil War after the Battle of Port Royal Sound (Nov. 7, 1861) will be brought to life by more than 20 re-enactors arriving from several states. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey will stage an encampment in the walled courtyard space and provide a unique opportunity for visitors of all ages to interact with the soldiers, to participate as soldiers themselves and receive orders to join regiments, and to learn firsthand how life was lived in Beaufort during the Civil War.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe encampment will offer a fascinating look at everyday life in Beaufort during that period, with re-enactors actually setting up camp in the Arsenal courtyard, staging cooking demonstrations and drills, and portraying soldiers and sutlers (merchants) who traveled through the region selling everyday goods.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRe-enactors will interact with visitors at the event, talking about soldiers\' life, the Port Royal Expedition, the Emancipation of African Americans and operations between Charleston and Savannah.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisitors will also have an opportunity to have their photos taken by Chris Morgan, a wet-plate photographer who produces antique-looking images. (There will be a fee for his services.)\r\n\r\nThe museum is partnering with other Beaufort organizations, including the Beaufort County Library, to plan and conduct the weekend’s educational events. Admission is free and donations will be accepted.\r\n\r\nTwo of the weekend’s events will take place at the Beaufort Branch Library at 311 Scott St., adjacent to the Arsenal:\r\n\r\n• 2-4 p.m. Friday, March 3: Stephen Wise, director of the Parris Island Museum, will present a lecture, “Beaufort in the Civil War.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe will be joined by Larry Rowland, distinguished professor emeritus of history at the University of South Carolina at Beaufort, and co-author with Wise of “Rebellion, Reconstruction, and Redemption, 1861-1893, The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina, Volume 2,” for a book signing after the lecture.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdmission is free, however, space is limited and only those who have pre-registered on the museum’s website will be admitted. Reserve seats at www.beauforthistorymuseum.com.\r\n\r\n• 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4: Re-enactor David Smoot, portraying a Union Army physician, will conduct talks at the library about medical treatment during the Civil War.\r\n\r\n“The living history encampment was one of our most popular events last year, attracting approximately 800 visitors,” said Carol Lauvray, president of the BHM board of directors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It is educational and entertaining, providing a chance for people of all ages to get a real sense of everyday life in Beaufort during the Civil War years. We are very grateful to encampment organizer, Daniel Gidick of Charleston, to the other re-enactors, and to our partner, the Beaufort County Library, for all of their efforts to make this remarkable event available to the public.”\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort History Museum 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.&nbsp; Docent classes are conducted on an ongoing basis.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Arsenal address is 713 Craven St. Normal BHM hours of operation are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Docents are on duty to provide information and conduct tours. A donation of $7 per visitor ($6 for seniors) is required. Children and active military are admitted free of charge.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.beauforthistorymuseum.com or the BHM Facebook page for updates and news from the museum.\r\n\r\nFor information on becoming a docent or volunteer greeter, contact Lorrie Burleyknoles at lburleyknoles@beauforthistorymuseum.com or at 559-362-3237.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_7667.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31457\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31457\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_7667.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7667\" width=\"1000\" height=\"824\"></a> <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1st-SC-IMG_7654.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31456\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31456\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1st-SC-IMG_7654.jpg\" alt=\"1st SC-IMG_7654\" width=\"1000\" height=\"796\"></a> <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Reenactors-w-boy-D700-077.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31444\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31444\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Reenactors-w-boy-D700-077.jpg\" alt=\"Reenactors-w boy D700 077\" width=\"4256\" height=\"2832\"></a> <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Reenactors-1st-SC-IMG_7433.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31461\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31461\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Reenactors-1st-SC-IMG_7433.jpg\" alt=\"Reenactors-1st SC-IMG_7433\" width=\"1000\" height=\"972\"></a> <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/civil1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31462\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31462\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/civil1.jpg\" alt=\"civil1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"593\"></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Photos provided by Beaufort History Museum with photography by Richard Darby and Paul Keyserling.</em>', 'Re-enactors to bring Civil War to life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 're-enactors-to-bring-civil-war-to-life', '', '', '2017-02-23 09:57:51', '2017-02-23 14:57:51', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31440', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31443, 4, '2017-02-23 09:50:26', '2017-02-23 14:50:26', '<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nThe city of Beaufort is upping the ante in promoting and developing a cultural district.\r\n\r\nCarol Lauvray, president of the Beaufort History Museum, and Deborah Johnson have been added by the Beaufort City Council to round out its Cultural District Advisory Board. Johnson will be the city administration’s liaison.\r\n\r\nThe advisory board’s vision is that by 2020 Beaufort’s downtown will be a recognized and valued cultural district, actively sought out and utilized by artists, merchants, residents and tourists.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis concentrated area of diverse cultural venues, activities, and experiences will energize economic growth and improve the quality of life for Beaufort’s community and visitors. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWorking together the board will seek to foster more support for the arts, and celebrate and strengthen local culture and the newly established cultural district.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It’s great that the Beaufort City Council tackled this final appointment early in the year, and now we are at full strength to approach our work with passion and determination,” said Bonnie Hargrove, chairperson of the advisory board and director of the USCB arts center..&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“There’s a lot of work to be done. We have so many opportunities here in Beaufort to boost the arts’ role in the lives of area residents and make us an arts destination for visitors,” she said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMegan Meyer, of the Santa Elena History Center, said, “Our group brings together history and the arts in an amazing way, with a common goal of sharing all our wonderful resources with our local community and visitors. I think our job really is to teach and offer more exposure to what makes Beaufort such an incredible place.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe goals are to increase tourism; foster a supportive environment for arts and cultural development; and strengthen local culture.', 'Beaufort moves forward with cultural district plans', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-moves-forward-with-cultural-district-plans', '', '', '2017-02-23 09:50:26', '2017-02-23 14:50:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31443', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31447, 4, '2017-02-23 09:58:13', '2017-02-23 14:58:13', '<em>Photo above: First Street in Beaufort has been part of the Boundary Street corridor construction project. Here, work was being done recently to pave the street and adding on-street parking and sidewalks. That work is now done and First Street is open to traffic.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nFirst Street from Hogarth to Palmetto is now open for traffic after a major paving and sidewalk improvement project that is part of Beaufort’s Boundary Street corridor construction.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOpening this loop provides residents and shoppers with access to both the traffic signal at Hogarth Street and Boundary as well as the new signal at Polk Street and Boundary beside Walgreens. The improvements include on-street parking and sidewalks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn coming months, First Street will be extended behind Chick-Fil-A to the new traffic signal at S.C. 170 and&nbsp;Boundary Street.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirst Street will cross Boundary and become Robert Smalls Parkway, also known as S.C. 170.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCrews still have additional work to do on First Street, including a final paving course and re-striping of the roadway and parking, but opening it fully to residents and shoppers is an important part of the Boundary Street Improvement Project.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Boundary Street Improvement Project is just over 1 mile long and is a $32 million project jointly funded by the city, county, S.C. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. The work is on budget and on schedule for completion in early 2018.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe project includes:\r\n\r\n• Realigning the intersection of S.C. 170 and Boundary Street to make it safer and to help traffic flow more smoothly.\r\n\r\n• Retrofitting, re-investing and redeveloping neglected areas of the corridor.\r\n\r\n• Creating commercial/retail nodes.\r\n\r\n• Providing alternate ways for people to reach commercial/retail including bike and walking paths, improving efficiency.\r\n\r\n• Expanding the Spanish Moss Trail in partnership with Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nThroughout the Boundary Street construction zone, speed limits are reduced to 35 mph and are enforced.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDrivers are urged to use extra caution as construction crews have been working on both sides of the road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information about the Boundary Street work, visit www.boundarystreetupdate.com.&nbsp;', 'First Street open for business', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'first-street-open-for-business', '', '', '2017-02-23 09:58:29', '2017-02-23 14:58:29', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31447', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31451, 4, '2017-02-23 09:54:26', '2017-02-23 14:54:26', '<h3>By Lisa Allen</h3>\r\nIt shouldn’t have come as a surprise that Beaufort City annexed 67 parcels on Lady’s Island last week.\r\n\r\nThe City Council voted to absorb Secession Golf Club and its residential cottages. As allowed under state law, the city also took the opportunity to add parcels along Sea Island Parkway to smooth out city boundaries, including Butler Marine, the Fillin’ Station and Zippy Lube. They were in the county while Grayco, Walgreens and Publix were in the city.\r\n\r\nAnnexation is a central part of the Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan that dates back nearly 10 years.\r\n\r\nThe regional plan, in effect, is a long-term divvying up of areas of growth in Northern Beaufort County.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe county, the city and the towns of Port Royal and Yemassee decided the best course of action was to map out areas where growth would be encouraged in order to protect rural and environmentally sensitive areas where they didn’t want growth.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe growth areas would eventually become part of the municipalities while more rural uses would remain under county jurisdiction. The plan also had to work around the Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) surrounding Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.\r\n\r\nEver since the plan was adopted in August 2007, whenever a property owner or developer in a growth area wants to “upzone,” meaning change a zoning up the scale away from a rural designation, they are encouraged to consider annexation, said Libby Anderson, planning director for the city of Beaufort.\r\n\r\n“If you’re in the growth area and you want to upzone, the county says you should annex to Port Royal or Beaufort City. An urbanized use should be in a municipality because the county doesn’t provide urban services,” Anderson said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUrban services include trash collection and a denser police and fire department presence.\r\n\r\nUnder the regional plan, all of Lady’s Island to Chowan Creek and all of the islands out to Cat Island could eventually become part of the city of Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPort Royal’s limits could extend out to S.C. 170 to the Broad River Bridge.\r\n\r\nThe recession stalled much annexation, but since 2014, traffic and development has been on a tear in Northern Beaufort County, particularly on Lady’s Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere are approved plans for hundreds of more homes on the island, in addition to the 113 homes planned at Oyster Bluff and 55 homes in Tidewater Creek off of Little Capers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo serve those residents, commercial buildings are going up, including a Waffle House and car wash on Sams Point and the controversial Walmart near the Lady’s Island Airport.\r\n\r\nAlready the intersection of Lady’s Island Drive and Sea Island Parkway fails to meet the agreed-upon minimum traffic flow during rush hours, Anderson said. Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling said at a traffic study public meeting recently that the city required traffic studies from Publix, Harris Teeter and Walmart, but no one looked at them together.\r\n\r\nThe city commissioned a traffic study that proposes alternate routes and more turn lanes, but no firm plan has been approved, nor a source of funding identified.\r\n\r\nKeeping the regional plan on task for the past 10 years has been the job of the Regional Plan Implementation Committee, which meets bimonthly. For example, it had to adjust the plan after noise zones in the AICUZ were expanded by 4,000 acres in 2014 to accommodate the F-35s, thereby shrinking even further land that can be developed.\r\n\r\nThe implementation committee recognizes that Lady’s Island is growing too much. It discussed at its latest meeting in January that the regional plan’s growth boundaries might be too broad, particularly on Lady’s Island. After a lengthy discussion, they voted only to encourage the county, city and Port Royal to revisit them. They acknowledged that changing them would require the county, city and Port Royal to all agree.\r\n\r\nThe building boom has drawn concern from residents, particularly the watchdog group Sea Island Corridor Coalition. The coalition formed after 40 acres were clear-cut for Oyster Bluff.\r\n\r\nCoalition leader Chuck Newton of Dataw Island said the city and county have to make it easier for residents to learn of pending development before it proceeds too far through approvals.\r\n\r\n“People don’t understand how much power planning staff has. A lot of these developments don’t require approval from the public bodies,” Newton said. “I would love the city to scan and post online any development seeking city approval as soon as it’s filed. Right now, it’s up to citizens to go ask if anything has been filed.”\r\n\r\nNewton said the city and county don’t say \"no\" often enough. He also said Lady’s Island doesn’t have much political clout, with only two votes on the Beaufort County Council and none on the Beaufort City Council.\r\n\r\n“None of our representatives live on Lady’s Island. They don’t see what we see on a daily basis.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Upcoming meetings:</strong></p>\r\n• Designing Lady’s Island, 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, Lady’s Island Middle School\r\n\r\n• Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan Implementation Committee, 9:30 a.m., Friday, March 24, Executive Conference Room, Beaufort County Administration Building, 100 Ribaut Road', 'Lady’s Island annexation all part of the master plan', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ladys-island-annexation-all-part-of-the-master-plan', '', '', '2017-02-23 09:55:53', '2017-02-23 14:55:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31451', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31569, 4, '2017-03-09 17:54:53', '2017-03-09 22:54:53', '<b>Power of the Purse&nbsp;</b><b>coming to Dataw</b>\r\n\r\nPower of the Purse, hosted by the United Way of the Lowcountry Women United, will be held Thursday, March 9, at the Dataw Island Clubhouse.\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Woman of the Year will be announced at the event. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nProceeds from Power of the Purse will support education initiatives benefiting children and families throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties through the Women United’s Breaking Barriers to Education Fund.This fund seeks to help fulfill needs that would otherwise prevent a student from attending school or from reaching their full potential.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music and a silent auction.\r\n\r\nTickets are $65. RSVP to Jaime Dailey-Vergara at 843-982-3040 or jdaileyvergara@uwlowcountry.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Tribute to Broadway&nbsp;</b><b>coming to arts center</b>\r\n\r\nA Tribute to Broadway will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, and Saturday, March 11, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at the USCB Center for the Arts.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets for adults are $30, senior/military $25 and students $15.\r\n\r\nVisit www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Local nonprofit to help&nbsp;</b><b>girls with prom dresses</b>\r\n\r\nThe Junior Service League of Beaufort’s 6th annual Prom Boutique will be held from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the YMCA of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe JSLB Prom Boutique is the Junior Service League of Beaufort’s signature service project each year. Members collect dress donations, as well as accessories, and create a boutique for girls to shop for the dress of their dreams.\r\n\r\nJuniors and senior in schools around the area are invited to come and pick up a dress for free. They will also be able to shop for bracelets, necklaces, earrings, shawls and clutches to round out their look.\r\n\r\nAny student in Beaufort, Jasper or Hampton county is invited to attend the boutique. Shoppers must show their student ID or have a letter on school letterhead from their guidance counselor, teacher or school administrator.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe YMCA of Beaufort is at 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal.\r\n\r\nVisit www.jslbeaufort.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Books, letters to be appraised at library</b>\r\n\r\nIf you’re harboring some potentially rare and unique treasures amongst your books and papers, bring them to the Beaufort Branch Library from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 311 Scott St., on Saturday, March 11, for an assessment.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nRenowned book experts Kinsey Baker, David Anderson, and Wilson McIntosh will be on hand to tell whether you have something really special or just another book or scrap that has meaning to you.\r\n\r\nThe event is sponsored by the Friends of the Beaufort Library as a fundraising event.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach piece will be evaluated for a $5 donation to the organization.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVerbal appraisals will be offered on any books, prints, maps, manuscripts, autographs and other paper items, including documents, postcards, letters, advertising, magazines and posters. Anything printed or written on paper can be brought in.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Friends of the Beaufort Library at FriendsBeaufort@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Quilters Day to be&nbsp;</b><b>held on March 11</b>\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Quilters will hold Quilters Day Out from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at Carteret Street Methodist Church at 408 Carteret St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAll levels of quilting are invited. For details, contact Joey Patrucco at mjpatrucco@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Lowcountry PowWow&nbsp;</b><b>celebrates culture</b>\r\n\r\nThe 17th Annual Lowcountry Pow Wow and Cultural Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 11, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at 55 Millstone Landing Road in Hardeeville.\r\n\r\nNative-American traditions will be on display including 60 or more tribal dancers in full regalia, captivating story-telling, period encampment, authentic demonstrations, crafts, basket weaving, native foods, crafts and more.\r\n\r\nMillstone Landing Road is off of I-95 at Exit 5; signage will show the way.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors and children 6 and under are free. Two-day passes are available as well for $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.\r\n\r\n<b>Woman who changed </b><b>Beaufort topic of lecture</b>\r\n\r\nThe legacy of Beaufortonian Abbie Holmes Christensen will be in the spotlight at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, when the Beaufort History Museum presents a talk as part of its history lecture series. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will be held at the Beaufort Branch Library at 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\nThe lectures, created in partnership with the Beaufort County Library, have been filled to capacity and pre-registration is required for seating.\r\n\r\nThe lectures are free. Visit www.beauforthistorymuseum.com to secure a reservation.\r\n\r\n<b>Take a wine tour&nbsp;</b><b>at history center</b>\r\n\r\nUncork Your Palate World Wine Tour will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nSpend an entertaining (and educational) afternoon with wine aficionado Juan Carlos Jiménez as he takes guests on a tour of exotic wines from around the world. There will also be assorted tapas.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe cost is $20; tickets are available at santa-elena.org/calendar-of-events.\r\n\r\n<b>Architects’ Tour&nbsp;</b><b>coming March 18</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Architects’ Tour will be held Saturday, March 18. Guests will visit private homes in downtown Beaufort and the nearby sea islands of Distant and Dataw.\r\n\r\nTickets are $65 per person.\r\n\r\nReservations can be made by calling 843-379-3331 or at www.historicbeaufort.org/shop. 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(31476, 4, '2017-03-02 08:24:27', '2017-03-02 13:24:27', '<b>Two Island Girls Night Outs coming in March</b>\r\n\r\nIsland Girls Night Out, an opportunity to socialize, win prizes and meet new friends, will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at MoonDoggies Gifts and Cafe at 930 Ninth St. in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nA second IGNO will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at For The Birds and Gardens on 1002 Bay St.\r\n\r\nThese free events are sponsored by The Island News. Businesses that would like to book an IGNO can call Irene Goodnight at 615-243-4684.\r\n\r\n<b>Re-enactors to bring&nbsp;</b><b>Civil War to life</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort History Museum will present the second edition of its popular living history encampment from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 4, in the Arsenal courtyard.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUnion forces that occupied Beaufort during the Civil War after the Battle of Port Royal Sound (Nov. 7, 1861) will be brought to life by more than 20 re-enactors arriving from several states. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey will stage an encampment in the walled courtyard space and provide a unique opportunity for visitors of all ages to interact with the soldiers, to participate as soldiers themselves and receive orders to join regiments, and to learn firsthand how life was lived in Beaufort during the Civil War.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Arsenal address is 713 Craven St. Normal BHM hours of operation are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Docents are on duty to provide information and conduct tours. A donation of $7 per visitor ($6 for seniors) is required. Children and active military are admitted free of charge.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.beauforthistorymuseum.com or the BHM Facebook page for updates and news from the museum.\r\n\r\n<b>Oyster roast to benefit&nbsp;</b><b>scholarship fund</b>\r\n\r\nAn Oyster Roast &amp; Dinner will be held form 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday March 4, at David Smith Coosaw/Sams Point Community Center at 140 Sams Point Road.\r\n\r\nThis event will benefit the Coosaw Community Scholarship Fund.\r\n\r\nDinners are $10 for fried fish or fried chicken and can be eaten in or taken out.\r\n\r\nRoasted oysters are $7 for a small basket and $10 for a large basket.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-263-0469 or 843-524-0157.\r\n\r\n<b>Barbecue festival to be&nbsp;</b><b>held Friday, Saturday</b>\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina/Georgia Barbeque Festival will be held Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4, at 205 E. Main St. in Hardeeville.\r\n\r\nThere will be a Friday night wing competition and live music from 6-10 p.m. Admission is $10.\r\n\r\nFrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, there will be all-you-can-eat pulled pork samples, amusements, a car show and awards. Admission is $10.\r\n\r\n<b>Church to hold </b><b>annual homecoming</b>\r\n\r\nThe 17th Annual Homecoming Sunday will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 5, at Riverview Baptist Church of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe Rev. Leon Meadows will be the speaker for this celebration. A Fellowship Feast will follow the homecoming program.\r\n\r\nCurrent church members, former church members and the community are invited to this celebration.\r\n\r\nRiverview Baptist Church is at 2209 Boundary St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Various events coming&nbsp;</b><b>to St. Helena library</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing are some upcoming free events at the St. Helena Branch Library at 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road:&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Conversation Café: How Do We Create Community?: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7.\r\n\r\nTalk with neighbors about things that matter over a cup of coffee or tea. Sessions are hosted, drop-in conversations among people with diverse views and a shared passion for engaging others.&nbsp; March’s topic is “How do we create community?” This program is for adults and ages 12 and up.\r\n\r\n• End of Life Issues: Health care power of attorney, living, wills, DNR orders, power of attorney, funeral planning and cremation. 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 13.\r\n\r\nA local lawyer will give a 30-45 minute lecture with a question-and-answer period.\r\n\r\n• Friends of Fort Fremont Tour: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18.\r\n\r\nTake a tour of the historic Fort Fremont. Tours start at the St. Helena Branch Library.\r\n\r\n<b>18th century agriculture&nbsp;</b><b>explored at plantation</b>\r\n\r\nThe Impact of 18th Century Rice Plantations on 21st Century Conservation will be explored at Nemours Plantation on the Combahee River in the third field session sponsored by Historic Beaufort Foundation in conjunction with its exhibit, Remnants of the Rice Culture: Agricultural History as Art.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe session, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, will include a riding tour of the plantation’s ancient rice fields and long-leaf forest with lunch served at the DuPont family home prepared by long-time chef, Peachie Washington.\r\n\r\nNemours, at 10,000 acres, contains the largest extant rice fields in the Lowcountry. Comprised of five historic plantations, the fields were last planted in rice in the 1920s.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn 1995, the Nemours Wildlife Foundation was established and is dedicated to biological research and stewardship of the management area.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReservations, at $125 per member and $150 per nonmember, are required by calling HBF at 843-379-3331 or emailing info@historicbeaufort.org. Lunch is provided.\r\n\r\n<b>Power of the Purse&nbsp;</b><b>coming to Dataw</b>\r\n\r\nPower of the Purse, hosted by the United Way of the Lowcountry Women United, will be held Thursday, March 9, at the Dataw Island Clubhouse. The 2017 Woman of the Year will be announced at the event. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nProceeds from Power of the Purse will support education initiatives benefiting children and families throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties through the Women United’s Breaking Barriers to Education Fund.\r\n\r\nThis fund seeks to help fulfill needs that would otherwise prevent a student from attending school or from reaching their full potential.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music and a silent auction.\r\n\r\nTickets are $65. RSVP to Jaime Dailey-Vergara at 843-982-3040 or jdaileyvergara@uwlowcountry.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Local nonprofit to help&nbsp;</b><b>girls with prom dresses</b>\r\n\r\nThe Junior Service League of Beaufort’s 6th annual Prom Boutique will be held from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the YMCA of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe JSLB Prom Boutique is the Junior Service League of Beaufort’s signature service project each year. Members collect dress donations, as well as accessories, and create a boutique for girls to shop for the dress of their dreams.\r\n\r\nJuniors and seniors in schools around the area are invited to come and pick up a dress for free. They will also be able to shop for bracelets, necklaces, earrings, shawls and clutches to round out their look.\r\n\r\nAny student in Beaufort, Jasper or Hampton County is invited to attend the boutique. Shoppers must show their student ID or have a letter on school letterhead from their guidance counselor, teacher or school administrator.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe YMCA of Beaufort is at 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.jslbeaufort.com.', 'What To Do the week of March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:24:27', '2017-03-02 13:24:27', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31476', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31478, 4, '2017-03-02 08:25:26', '2017-03-02 13:25:26', '<h3>By Bill Rauch</h3>\r\nLady’s Island was back in the news last week with 67 parcels there annexed into Beaufort and a big planning charrette at the elementary school that was organized by The Sea Island Corridor Coalition.\r\n\r\nFirst, the big meeting.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe city is way behind on reaching out to the residents of Lady’s Island. The meeting was basically the residents taking matters into their own hands. And, yes, of course the Coastal Conservation League sees in the void an opportunity to make some new friends and get in some contributions. Thus the snacks and crayons.\r\n\r\nThere was no harm done there except having attracted hundreds to their meeting, the organizers have gotten cocky and now think they may be able to go it alone without the city or the county.&nbsp; That’s naive.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo get what they want and for it to stick they’ll need to work with both governments, but especially the city whose responsibility it is under the Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan to manage the growth on Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nBut the city has to be willing to do its part. And, in all candor, it appears to date it has not been.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhy? Because the city has a problem. It wants the tax revenues from Lady’s Island, but it doesn’t want to incur the cost of delivering the services.\r\n\r\nCity Council has so underfunded its police department, for example, that the Beaufort PD isn’t able to answer most of the calls from the in-city parcels on Lady’s Island. The Beaufort police count on the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office for that.\r\n\r\nSame with fire. Lady’s Island-St. Helena is carrying the load, although by intergovernmental agreement they are compensated by the city for doing so.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd, of course, then there’s planning.\r\n\r\nIt’s past time to get real on Harris Teeter. No reasonable person can actually believe most of the shoppers who will shop at a Harris Teeter in the old Publix location will be pedestrians. The city needs the revenues, the chain wants to be in the neighborhood, and the neighborhood wants the store. It is time to end the stand-off. It’s OK for the parking lot to be on the Sea Island Parkway side like it was with Publix.\r\n\r\nAs suggested, most of the shoppers on Lady’s Island use automobiles to transport the goods they buy. Consultants can suggest more people should ride bicycles. Good. Maybe they will. It’s clearly healthy, except when you have to cross one of those five-lane roads.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut more and more people want to live on Lady’s Island. That means there are more and more shoppers, and unless things change dramatically, there will thusly be more and more automobiles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGetting back to the meeting, so where’s the area traffic plan, including the intermodal part? Mayor Billy Keyserling said if he’d thought of it, he could have gotten for the city an integrated traffic plan for the big Publix intersection. But he didn’t. And the city doesn’t have one.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe city’s transportation plan for Lady’s Island is characteristically “What can we get the county and SCDOT to do?”\r\n\r\nNo wonder the mayor kept his head down and his hands in his pockets at the big meeting.\r\n\r\nIt’s kind of like the embarrassing boats that slipped their anchors in Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nThe mayor says he called a meeting of OCRM, DNR and DOT to try to get to the bottom of whose responsibility it is to get those boats off the Lady’s Island causeway to be either sold or scrapped. But, surprise, the state agencies each said cleaning up Beaufort’s waterfront is not their responsibility, nor is the project in any of their respective budgets.\r\n\r\nObviously the mayor thinks the city’s in the same boat: no responsibility, no money. So the junkyard continues.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo be fair and not unduly critical, I applaud the mayor and council for the 67 annexations. &nbsp; “Annexation” used to be a bad word with this group. Maybe with the added revenues from the new parcels the city will feel it has reached the critical mass on Lady’s Island such that it can begin delivering there the urban services that are implicit with the jurisdictional change.\r\n\r\nBudget season approaches. Take note Lady’s Islanders. Take note Sea Island Corridor Coalition. It is there — and only there — that the true tale will be told.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. Email Bill at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.</i>', 'Lady’s Island is Beaufort’s riddle', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ladys-island-is-beauforts-riddle', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:25:26', '2017-03-02 13:25:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31478', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31480, 4, '2017-03-02 08:26:54', '2017-03-02 13:26:54', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lj_5788.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31481\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31481\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lj_5788.jpg\" alt=\"lj_5788\" width=\"571\" height=\"381\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe birthday anniversary of Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was in late January, and a birthday banquet celebration was held recently in their honor by the 11th annual event for the&nbsp; General Richard H Anderson Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #47 of Beaufort. The Lee-Jackson banquet was also the setting for the change of command of camp #47. The new officers and staff are, from left, chaplain, Gerald Wynn; historian, Chris Clayton; military awards, John Simpson; commander, Mike Kelley; revenue programs, Col. Pat Garrett; and adjutant, Paul Griffin. Photo by Jody Henson.', 'New officers named', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-officers-named', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:26:54', '2017-03-02 13:26:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31480', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31483, 4, '2017-03-02 08:31:17', '2017-03-02 13:31:17', '<b>Local counselors&nbsp;</b><b>honored by district</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31485\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2933\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Counselor-of-the-Year-2017.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31485\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31485\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Counselor-of-the-Year-2017.jpg\" alt=\"From left are Kimberly Brown, Suzan Ballard and Jalissa Newton.\" width=\"2933\" height=\"1941\"></a> From left are Kimberly Brown, Suzan Ballard and Jalissa Newton.[/caption]\r\n\r\nJalissa Newton, of Lady’s Island Elementary, has been named the 2017 Beaufort County School District’s Elementary School Counselor, and Kimberly Brown, of Whale Branch Early College High, was named the High School Counselor of the Year.\r\n\r\nVeteran H.E. McCracken Middle School lead counselor Suzan Ballard was named the 2017 School Counselor of the Year.\r\n\r\nSuperintendent Jeff Moss made the announcements at a recent awards breakfast for the district’s counselors. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Top-notch schools have top-notch school counselors,” Moss said. “They keep students on track for success, both academically and emotionally. And they also have to be excellent communicators in order to keep parents informed about their children’s progress.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA three-person panel of district administrators evaluated this year’s candidates and selected the honorees.\r\n\r\nMore than 20 local businesses and community members sponsored the awards breakfast and donated gifts for the school district’s counselors.\r\n\r\n<b>Adult ed program&nbsp;</b><b>earns honors, funds</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County School District’s adult education program has received two statewide awards as well as $822,000 in performance-based funding tied to positive academic results.\r\n\r\nAlthough the district’s adult education program serves students of all ages, performance-based funding rewards those that help students ages 17-22 earn their South Carolina high school diplomas, WorkKeys certificates or high school equivalency diplomas (GEDs).&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Our adult education team continues to raise the bar,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “These recognitions represent a tremendous amount of time, effort and energy devoted to helping students be successful in school and in life.”\r\n\r\nAdult Education Director Juanita Murrell said this is the third year for performance-based funding, which allocates state and federal dollars to local programs based on indicators such as students’ academic improvements as well as the numbers of students earning high school diplomas, WorkKeys certificates or GEDs. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort County has received $822,000 in performance-based funds based on indicators from the 2015-16 school year.\r\n\r\n“Adult education has a tremendous positive impact, not only on the lives of students but also on the economy and business climate of the entire county,” Murrell said. “That’s because we have a singular focus, and that is creating pathways for students to get and keep good jobs. The more gains we make with our students and the more lives we improve, the more funding we’ll receive.”\r\n\r\n<b>Vets needed for&nbsp;</b><b>school project</b>\r\n\r\nA local teacher is seeking local veterans for a class project.\r\n\r\nThe Academic Arts class of Laura Richardson, of Beaufort Middle School, will be interviewing local veterans and videotaping or audiotaping the interviews.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We plan to submit the interviews to the Library of Congress’s Veterans History Project, in hopes that the interviews can be added to their collection,” said Richardson. “We did this last year and the Library of Congress accepted all eight videotaped interviews into their collection.”\r\n\r\nThe Veteran’s History Project incorporates videos, photographs, letters, diaries, journals, military documents, unpublished memoirs from veterans, who served in the United States military, in any capacity, from World War I through the present and are no longer serving.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCivilians who served in support of a United States war effort in a professional capacity also are welcome to participate.\r\n\r\nCall Richardson at 843-322-5679, or e-mail her at laura.richardson@beaufort.k12.sc.us.\r\n\r\n<b>Local student named&nbsp;</b><b>to Dean’s List</b>\r\n\r\nTucker Langehans, a sophomore English major at Grove City College, has been named to the Dean\'s List with Distinction for the Fall 2016 semester. Tucker is a 2015 graduate of Beaufort Academy and is the daughter of Dr. Michael and Sarah Langehans.\r\n\r\n<b>Local students named&nbsp;</b><b>to President\'s List</b>\r\n\r\nMichelle Marie Britton, Zachary A. Brown, Kelsey E. Butler, Robert W. Fanning, Michael A. Gulledge, Guy Maximilian Kemmann, Adam E. Lipsitz, Kody L. McHale, Frances Dunbar Myrick, Hannah Jean Raymond, Grace D. Rhodes, Elizabeth C. Rhodes, James M. Rider, Logan A. Riley, Lee A. Samuel, Alexandra A. Sebestyen, Andrew Graham Stoddard and Mary Austen Stoddard, all of Beaufort, have been named to the Clemson University President\'s List for the fall 2016 semester.\r\n\r\n<b>Holy Trinity student&nbsp;</b><b>wins dance competition</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/howard-e1488461557656.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31486\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31486\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/howard-e1488461557656.jpg\" alt=\"howard\" width=\"626\" height=\"1313\"></a>\r\n\r\nHoly Trinity student Payton Howard took first place in the 2017 South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) Dance Competition for her contemporary solo to \"Read All About It.\"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, Howard was named SCISA Middle School State Dance Best Overall Soloist.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHoward has been dancing since the age of 2 and has placed in numerous competitions, her most recent being recognized for first place and the judges\' choice award at Dance Makers Inc., where she was also selected by the faculty to receive a National Finals Scholarship.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, earning SCISA titles for Holy Trinity holds a special significance for the seventh grader.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"I love being able to tell a story through movement and dance,” she said. “It was exciting to watch and cheer on the other dancers at the competition, but what made the SCISA Dance Competition so special for me was the honor of being able to represent my school, Holy Trinity.\"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo learn more about the classical Christian education offered at Holy Trinity, visit www.htccs.org.&nbsp;', 'School briefs for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:42', '2018-07-12 14:58:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31483', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31490, 4, '2017-03-02 08:34:20', '2017-03-02 13:34:20', 'The Beaufort Art Association’s 56th Annual Spring Show will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, to Saturday, March 11, at Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic St. in downtown Beaufort. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nLocal artists will present their finest works for exhibit and for sale during the show.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOils, acrylics, watercolors, photography, mixed media, pottery, woodturning, jewelry and metal sculpture will be featured. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdmission is free.\r\n\r\nThis year, judging the entries will be Savannah artist William Armstrong. Founder of the Savannah Museum of Art, he is an accomplished artist, painter, sculptor and craftsman. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nStarting out at the age of 14 as a sign painter in Newark, N.J., he went on to become one of the world’s leading scenic artists, creating dozens of movie sets with Martin Scorsese, Steve Spielberg, Spike Lee and Woody Allen. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information on the Beaufort Art Association, visit www.beaufortartassociation.com.', 'Savannah artist to judge BAA annual spring show', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'savannah-artist-to-judge-baa-annual-spring-show', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:34:48', '2017-03-02 13:34:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31490', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31492, 4, '2017-03-02 08:35:27', '2017-03-02 13:35:27', 'If you’re harboring some potentially rare and unique treasures amongst your books and papers, bring them to the Beaufort Branch Library from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 11.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRenowned book experts Kinsey Baker, David Anderson and Wilson McIntosh will be on hand to tell whether you have something really special or just another book or scrap that has meaning to you.\r\n\r\nThe event is sponsored by the Friends of the Beaufort Library as a fundraising event.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach piece will be evaluated for a $5 donation to the Friends.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBaker is a volunteer director for the Friends and manages its Annual Fall Book Sale every September in Waterfront Park where thousands of books are sold.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMembers of the community donate books all year long at the library branches and Kinsey and his team of sorters cull through the piles and categorize and pull out the best for book lovers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKinsey and his wife Kelly, who assists in the Friends’ book “business,” operated a book store for 35 years in Lancaster, Pa.\r\n\r\nAnderson, along with his wife Lorrie, own and operate the new location on Craven Street for Nevermore Books, a collection of all the best oldies, rare treasures and some current fare. They are both book lovers and connoisseurs.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMcIntosh has been in Beaufort for decades, operating McIntosh Bookstore on Bay Street in downtown Beaufort, which is stocked with used and new books with a special focus on local authors.\r\n\r\nWilson has particular expertise with books on sporting, the Civil War and local subject matter.\r\n\r\nTogether, these three men bring over 75 years of bookselling experience to the table.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVerbal appraisals will be offered on any books, prints, maps, manuscripts, autographs and other paper items, including documents, postcards, letters, advertising, magazines and posters.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnything printed or written on paper can be brought in.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Friends of the Beaufort Library at FriendsBeaufort@gmail.com.', 'Have a treasured book? Bring it to library event', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'have-a-treasured-book-bring-it-to-library-event', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:35:27', '2017-03-02 13:35:27', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31492', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31494, 4, '2017-03-02 08:36:16', '2017-03-02 13:36:16', '<b>Beaufort Memorial offers&nbsp;</b><b>Freedom from Smoking&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nIf you’ve already broken your New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, now is the time to get back on track with the Freedom from Smoking program being offered by Beaufort Memorial LifeFit Wellness Services.\r\n\r\nDeveloped by the American Lung Association and considered the “gold standard” in smoking cessation programs, Freedom from Smoking”offers participants the best chance at kicking the habit for good.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nClasses will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Mondays beginning March 13 in the Beaufort Medical and Administrative Center at 990 Ribaut Road, Beaufort (directly across the street from the main hospital campus).&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Freedom from Smoking takes place in a group setting and the individuals who participate in the program get to work together on their journey to being smoke-free,” said LifeFit Community Health Educator Alexa DeFeo. “We as facilitators are there for support and guidance so that everyone can set a quit date together and stick to it.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDuring the course of the program, taught by a certified Freedom from Smoking instructor from the Beaufort County Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and LifeFit staff, participants will examine their own patterns of smoking, learn how to handle triggers and urges and receive training on stress management techniques that can help them get through the quitting process and life after cigarettes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAn extra support session will be offered shortly after “quit day” to help ensure class members don’t break down and light up.\r\n\r\nIn addition, participants will receive a “Freedom from Smoking” workbook, a relaxation CD and various helpful handouts.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe cost for the course is $30. Class size is limited, so reservations are required. To register, call 843-522-5570 or email adefeo@bmhsc.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Fire department to offer&nbsp;</b><b>stroke awareness program&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District is offering CPR training and stroke education classes to individuals, families and businesses.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGeneral training classes cost $10 per student, and official CPR certification classes cost $25 per student.&nbsp; All classes cover infant, child and adult CPR, to include the use of Automated External Defibrillators.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“When someone suffers a heart attack or a stroke, there is a chain of survival for them,” said Burton Fire Lt. John Ireland who oversees the medical training for the district. “The chain ends in the hospital but it starts in the community with friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers as that first link.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIreland said early recognition and intervention by the public are the keys.\r\n\r\nCall the Burton Fire District at 843-255-8011 or email safetyed@burtonfd.org.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>DNA paternity office&nbsp;</b><b>opens in Beaufort&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nA new Beaufort medical office, Coastal Paternity, at 30 Robert Smalls Parkway, was recently opened. The DNA specialists of Coastal Paternity offer court-admissible paternity DNA testing in a private office setting.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOffice hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday though Thursday. Call 855-521-1DNA (1362) or visit CoastalPaternity.com.', 'Health briefs for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'health-briefs-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:36:16', '2017-03-02 13:36:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31494', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31496, 4, '2017-03-02 08:36:48', '2017-03-02 13:36:48', 'Leaders representing statewide businesses and industries have announced their support for H.3516 – the House Road Funding Bill. Additionally, the South Carolina Roads Coalition announced that it was sending a letter to legislators commending the House for moving forward with a road plan and urging House members to vote yes on H.3516.\r\n\r\nRick Todd, president and CEO of the South Carolina Trucking Association, speaking on behalf of the South Carolina Roads Coalition, said, “We’ve come together today with hope, belief and optimism that 2017 might finally be the year that we secure significant, recurring and dedicated funds to fix and improve South Carolina’s\r\nhighway infrastructure.”\r\n\r\nTodd continued, “This is an issue that impacts the quality of life, safety and enhanced economic prosperity for all South Carolinians.”\r\n\r\nPete Selleck, president of Michelin North America, speaking on behalf of the SC Chamber of Commerce, said that 2017 is the year the General Assembly must finish the job on infrastructure.\r\n\r\n“We’ve seen the situation only get worse, and we really do believe at this point we’re at the end of the road,” said Selleck. “If we do not come up with a solid plan this year that is sufficient and sustainable over the long term, we believe that going forward it’s going to do significant damage to this state.”', 'Business leaders tell reps roads need to be fixed', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-leaders-tell-reps-roads-need-to-be-fixed', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:36:48', '2017-03-02 13:36:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31496', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31498, 4, '2017-03-02 08:40:35', '2017-03-02 13:40:35', '<b>Jasper County man&nbsp;</b><b>sentenced to 45 years</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31499\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"314\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Chisolm-Naijuwuan.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31499\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31499\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Chisolm-Naijuwuan.jpg\" alt=\"Naijuwaun Chisolm\" width=\"314\" height=\"476\"></a> Naijuwaun Chisolm[/caption]\r\n\r\nA Jasper County man who shot and killed another man outside a Hardeeville apartment complex has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA jury found Naijuwaun Chisolm, 22, guilty of murder in the June 9, 2015, shooting death of 23-year-old Sterling Dreyfus Jenkins.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe jury deliberated for one hour on Feb. 23 following a two-day trial at the Jasper County Courthouse. Chisolm was also convicted of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn June 9, 2015, officers arrived to the Walsh Drive apartments to find Jenkins lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It was a daytime execution. The defendant waited until the victim was outside by himself and shot him in the head,” said Jasper County career criminal prosecutor Assistant Solicitor Mary Jones. “It was a brazen act with no regard to the lives of anyone, including the multiple children who were in a nearby apartment.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCircuit Court Judge Perry Buckner handed down the consecutive sentences. Chisolm was sentenced to 40 years for murder and five years on the weapons charge.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Yard debris fire&nbsp;</b><b>spreads to structure</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yard-fire.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31502\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31502\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yard-fire.jpg\" alt=\"yard fire\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District was recently dispatched to a yard debris fire that had grown out of control and had spread to a nearby structure on Detour Road.\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters responded to the reported out-of-control yard debris fire just after 4:30 p.m. Feb. 25.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFire crews arrived to find a large pile, consisting of pieces from a whole tree, burning out of control with smoke coming from a nearby mobile home.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters found small amounts of fire in the walls of the mobile home, which was vacant and being used as storage. The fire was quickly extinguished.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo injuries were reported and damages are unavailable.\r\n\r\nBurton fire officials warn residents of how quickly fires can get out of control and how quickly heat from large fires can radiate to nearby structures or burning embers can fall on rooftops.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nResidents are strongly urged to check with their local fire department on the burning regulations affecting their property; however yard debris burn piles are generally limited to 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet high with a constant water source available and ready.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Police search for victims&nbsp;</b><b>in single-vehicle accident&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/josephine.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31500\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31500\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/josephine.jpg\" alt=\"josephine\" width=\"785\" height=\"589\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District responded to a single-vehicle accident on Josephine Drive, causing concern for arriving fire crews.\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters were dispatched to the accident just after 1130 a.m. Feb. 22.\r\n\r\nFire crews arrived on the scene to find a heavily damaged Honda Accord on its roof in a ditch with no occupants nearby.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nConcerned that occupants were trapped inside or underneath the vehicle, firefighters crawled into the vehicle and used rescue tools to lift the vehicle to check underneath. Firefighters also searched the immediate area and tree line; however, despite indications people were injured, no occupants were located.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe scene was turned over to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District has responded to over 46 motor vehicle accidents so far in 2017.\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff’s office asks for&nbsp;</b><b>help in solving crime</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31501\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"138\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/walsh.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31501\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31501\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/walsh.jpeg\" alt=\"Robert Walsh\" width=\"138\" height=\"240\"></a> Robert Walsh[/caption]\r\n\r\nOn Feb. 2, 2002, Sean Sandlin and Robert Walsh, both 30 years old, were found shot to death in a storage unit located at Taylor’s Warehouse in Bluffton. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough the investigation, it was apparent that an unknown suspect(s) surprised the two while they were working in their storage unit, shooting them with a high-powered long gun. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt was believed the overhead door to the storage unit was open when the suspects approached and then shut after the shooting. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nGunshots were heard by witnesses in the surrounding neighborhood, who reported seeing what appeared to be a Ford King Rancher pickup truck speeding out of the Taylor Warehouse parking lot around the time it is believed Walsh and Sandlin were murdered.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe information provided by the various witnesses did not lead to the identification of a suspect or suspects.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA search of the storage unit where they were found (which was rented by Walsh), revealed property stolen from construction sites from as far away as Charleston.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt was also discovered that Walsh rented another storage unit at Taylor’s Warehouse and when searched, revealed additional property stolen from construction sites. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt is believed that both Walsh and Sandlin were traveling outside Beaufort County and were stealing from home sites under construction, then selling the tools and other stolen items on the black market.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, Walsh had been arrested and charged with extortion several months prior to the murders. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese discoveries created a difficult task of narrowing a suspect list, as both were high-risk victims engaged in inherently dangerous criminal activities.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA reward of up to $2,500 is offered for information leading to an arrest in any Beaufort County cold case.\r\n\r\nDuring some criminal investigations, investigators might exhaust all credible leads in a case. When this happens, the case can become stagnant or what is typically known as “cold.”\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is making these cold case files accessible to the public in hopes that someone might come forward with information that may not have yet been uncovered.\r\n\r\nNo matter how insignificant it may seem, any information offered in reference to a cold case could prove to be the missing link needed to solve the case.\r\n\r\nAnyone with any information can contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255- 3402, 843-816-8013 or at robertb@bcgov.net.&nbsp; To remain anonymous and to collect a possible reward, call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC.', 'Police blotter for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-blotter-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:40:35', '2017-03-02 13:40:35', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31498', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31504, 4, '2017-03-02 08:42:22', '2017-03-02 13:42:22', 'Lucas Patrone, left, and Jimmy Poole, both of Johnston, R.I., get busy on chicken wings during Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ on Feb. 24 in Port Royal. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News or The Bluffton News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.&nbsp;', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-27', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:27:12', '2018-07-12 15:27:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31504', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31507, 4, '2017-03-02 08:46:38', '2017-03-02 13:46:38', 'A record number of attendees met recently for the annual South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference. Beaufort County residents Ashley and Ashby West were among the 300 young farmers and ranchers from across the state who traveled to Charleston to network, become better leaders in their communities and learn how to overcome challenges within the agriculture industry. Visit www.scfb.org.', 'Future farmers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'future-farmers', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:46:38', '2017-03-02 13:46:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31507', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31510, 4, '2017-03-02 08:45:49', '2017-03-02 13:45:49', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nAs I was hanging off my dock the other day a wild man came running towards me screaming, “STOP! Do not pick up that wood!”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI proceeded to lasso the end of the broken pole and secured it to the side of the dock. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe man yelling was my spouse.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI thought he had already gone to the hardware store, but he must have forgotten something because there he was flailing his arms at me to stop.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe have gotten this routine down pretty well. He leaves the house and I go out to the dock and see what piece of floating dock debris I can fish out of the water.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe has estimated that since Hurricane Matthew, I have pulled out enough wood to build an entire dock. “I cannot help it!” I say to him. “It is an obsession.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI hate to see this junk floating in the water. His argument back to me is that he is the one who has to haul it to the dump all the time. Which is not true, because a lot of times, I just do it myself so we do not have to have this same conversation.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI am on a personal crusade. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe debris is floating down from islands all over the Lowcountry. The tides snatch it from the shores and send it out to the surrounding waterways. It makes me nervous to see boats flying up and down the creek dodging the wreckage.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen a neighbor pointed out to me that it was the boat owner’s responsibility if he hit something. I responded, “That is not the point. If there are volunteers picking up litter along our highways, why can’t boaters and waterfront property owners help to pick up the debris in our waterways?”&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn this particular day, the piece I was pulling up was too big for me. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“What would you have done if I had not been here?” my spouse asked. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I would have had to wait for you,” I said, knowing, in the back of my mind, that he always helps me when I need him.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe shook his head as we both dragged the broken piling out of the water.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, I just wait for another opportunity when he is leaving the house and remember to say to him casually, “Honey, just leave the truck for me today.”', 'The pickle: Picking up after litterbug Hurricane Matthew', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-pickle-picking-up-after-litterbug-hurricane-matthew', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:45:49', '2017-03-02 13:45:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31510', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31513, 4, '2017-03-02 08:46:20', '2017-03-02 13:46:20', 'The Shamrock Shakedown is coming to downtown Beaufort this year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy will host the Shamrock Shakedown at Beaufort Inn\'s Tabby Place from 5:30-11 p.m. Friday, March 17,\r\n\r\nFood will be catered by Saltus River Grill. There will also be an open bar all night, a live band, dancing and silent and live auction items.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdditionally, one of the raffle prizes will be a golf cart. The event is open to all those 21 years old and older.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNew this year will be mobile bidding in the silent auction.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We have joined forces with BidPal, who will provide easy interactive bidding from your smartphone at the event, or from the comfort of your home. This allows everyone to ‘watch items’ and bid, while getting up-to-date bids, reminders and descriptions,” according to a release.\r\n\r\nThe Shamrock Shakedown is a fundraiser for Beaufort Academy and helps support BA operating budgets, tuition price breaks, faculty salary and other items.\r\n\r\nTickets are $20; buy five and get one free.\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortacademy.org and click on “Shamrock Shakedown.', 'Shamrock Shakedown to be held on St. Paddy’s Day', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'shamrock-shakedown-to-be-held-on-st-paddys-day', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:46:20', '2017-03-02 13:46:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31513', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31516, 4, '2017-03-02 08:56:10', '2017-03-02 13:56:10', '<em>Photo above: The Beaufort High School Eagles first-ever varsity boys lacrosse match was held recently against Ettowah High School. Beaufort High’s Jake Creiger, left,&nbsp; moves the ball upfield into scoring position against a more experienced Ettowah High School on Feb. 21 at Eagle Stadium. The Eagles lost their inaugural match 21-1. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL LACROSSE</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Waccamaw beats&nbsp;</b><b>Beaufort High, 13-2</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High fell behind early and couldn\'t recover from its slow start as host Waccamaw pulled away to win 13-2 in an early-season boys\' high school lacrosse game Feb. 24.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEthan McKenzie paced Beaufort High, scoring its first goal and providing an assist on the Eagles\' other goal.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWaccamaw forced Beaufort High to play from behind throughout the contest.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBobby Gecy scored Beaufort High\'s second goal.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCrosson Derrick delivered an assist on McKenzie\'s opening goal for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all, Beaufort High managed to take 14 shots.\r\n\r\nDefensively, Austin Payne, playing out of a reserve role, recorded seven saves for the Beaufort High lacrosse squad. Chase Guynup registered five saves for the Eagles in the setback.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Eagles split doubleheader&nbsp;</b><b>in softball tournament</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High Eagles split games in the Summerville-hosted Battle on the Bases tournament on Feb. 24.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAshley Ridge managed to edge Beaufort High 1-0 in the Eagles\' opening game of the tournament. Pulling away to win convincingly in a nightcap, Beaufort High blanked Bluffton 12-0.\r\n\r\nRidge scored the game\'s lone run in the bottom half of the seventh inning to edge Beaufort High.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High, however, turned in a solid all-around performance in the nightcap, shutting out longtime rival Bluffton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEmily Cook pitched a one-hit shutout as the Eagles won convincingly.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCook retired nine Bluffton batters in order before giving up a single to Bluffton\'s Chandler Nix. Recovering nicely, Cook retired the next three hitters to allow Beaufort High to prevail. Helping her pitching cause at the plate, Cook delivered two hits for the Eagles, one of which was a two-run double in the first inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a team, Beaufort High posted eight hits. The Eagles scored five runs in the first inning. Savannah Mullen connected for an RBI single and Kali Bledsoe delivered an RBI triple for the Beaufort High softball squad.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBledsoe eventually scored for the Eagles on a Bluffton throwing error.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy falls&nbsp;</b><b>to Charleston Collegiate&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Academy boys\' basketball team\'s postseason run ended as two-time defending champion Charleston Collegiate pulled away to win 95-71 in the SCISA Class 1A Boys\' Basketball Tournament Semifinals on Feb. 23.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Eagles finished in the final four after Izell Sutton filled in for head coach Chip Dinkins, who had been absent since undergoing heart surgery in January.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThriving offensively, Charleston Collegiate featured three scorers with 27 or more points. Beaufort Academy, however, started strong. The Eagles owned multiple double digit leads. Beaufort Academy carried a 25-15 lead out of the first quarter.\r\n\r\nBut Charleston Collegiate eventually got going. The Sun Devils battled back to lead 41-37 at halftime. Charleston Collegiate drained 12 three-pointers in the victory.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLuke Harper paced the Eagles with a team-best 25 points. Beaufort Academy also featured three scorers in double figures as Dawson Coleman scored 18 points and region player of the year Kevin Williams posted 15 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPrior to falling to Charleston Collegiate, Beaufort Academy beat Covenant Christian. More on the Beaufort Academy-Covenant Christian boys\' basketball matchup follows:&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEagles hold off Covenant Christian: No. 1 seed Beaufort Academy beat Covenant Christian 65-60 in the SCISA Class 1A Boys\' Basketball Tournament on Feb. 21.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy claimed its fourth straight win to remain alive in the postseason. The Eagles used a diverse scoring attack to claim the victory.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThree Beaufort Academy players reached double figures in the scoring column. Leading Beaufort Academy to the win, Kevin Williams scored a team-high 25 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLuke Harper posted 23 points and Dawson Coleman contributed 14 points for the Eagles in the triumph. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCovenant Christian featured the game\'s leading scorer. Javonte Cooke paced Covenant Christian with a game-high 29 points.\r\n\r\nWith the win, Beaufort Academy advanced to the state tournament\'s semifinals.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL SOCCER</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Muniz signs with&nbsp;</b><b>University of Mary Washington &nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31518\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"526\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/muniz.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31518\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31518\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/muniz.jpg\" alt=\"Beaufort Academy senior Ryan Muniz signed to play soccer for the University of Mary Washington last week. Photo courtesy of Beaufort Academy.\" width=\"526\" height=\"400\"></a> Beaufort Academy senior Ryan Muniz signed to play soccer for the University of Mary Washington last week. Photo courtesy of Beaufort Academy.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy senior Ryan Muniz officially signed an NCAA National Letter of Intent to play soccer at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. last week. Joining Muniz at the signing ceremony were his parents, Beaufort Academy soccer coach Bill Dalton, BA Athletic Director Neal McCarty and the school\'s headmaster, Stephen Schools. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA three-year starter for the Beaufort Academy boys\' soccer program, Muniz emerged as the team\'s leader and MVP last spring, earning All-Region honors the previous two years.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMuniz was named the 2016 Region Player of Year and selected to play in the SCISA North-South All-Star games the previous two years as well. The University of Mary Washington-bound Muniz led the Beaufort Academy boys\' soccer team to the past two state championships.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe University of Mary Washington men\'s soccer team competes in NCAA Division III. The squad ended the 2016 season 14-4 and made an appearance in the Capital Athletic Conference Championship.', 'Sports briefs for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:56:10', '2017-03-02 13:56:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31516', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31520, 4, '2017-03-02 08:57:08', '2017-03-02 13:57:08', '<b>First Friday to be&nbsp;</b><b>held on March 3</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold First Friday from 5-6 p.m. Friday, March 3.\r\n\r\n“Join our downtown merchants the first Friday of each month,” according to a release. “Many merchants stay open until 8 p.m. Refreshments will be offered and there will be live street music. Stay for dinner in one of our downtown restaurants.”\r\n\r\n<b>Business After Hours&nbsp;</b><b>to be held March 9</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours networking event from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 9.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will be hosted by Beaufort Memorial, Keyserling Cancer Center, and will be held at the center at 1680 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. The event is free for members; $5 for guests.', 'Chamber Corner for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:57:30', '2017-03-02 13:57:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31520', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31523, 4, '2017-03-02 08:58:21', '2017-03-02 13:58:21', '<h3>By&nbsp;Dr. Mark S. Siegel</h3>\r\nResearchers at Tenon Hospital in Paris have found that patients with mild Alzheimer\'s disease whose vision improved after cataract surgery also showed improvement in cognitive ability, mood, sleep patterns and other behaviors.\r\n\r\nThis is the first study to specifically assess whether cataract surgery could benefit Alzheimer\'s patients, although earlier research had shown that poor vision is related to impaired mood and thinking skills in older people and that cataract surgery could improve their quality of life.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThirty-eight patients, average age 85 and all exhibiting mild dementia due to Alzheimer\'s disease, completed the study.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll participants had debilitating cataract in at least one eye and were appropriately treated with standard cataract surgery and implantation of intraocular lenses, which replace the eyes\' natural lenses in order to provide vision correction.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter surgery, distance and near vision improved dramatically in all but one of the Alzheimer\'s patients.\r\n\r\nA neuropsychologist assessed the Alzheimer\'s patients for mood and depression, behavior, ability to function independently and cognitive abilities at one month before and three months after cataract surgery.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCognitive status, the ability to perceive, understand and respond appropriately to one\'s surroundings, improved in 25 percent of patients. Depression was relieved in many of them, and the level of improvement was similar to what commonly occurs after cataract surgery in elderly people who do not have dementia.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo changes were found in patients\' level of autonomy, that is, their ability to function independently.\r\n\r\nSleep patterns improved and nighttime behavior problems decreased in most study patients.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOther studies have shown that when cataracts are removed, levels of the sleep-regulating hormone melatonin become normalized. Dr. Girard notes that this may have been a key factor in the Alzheimer\'s patients\' improved sleep patterns.\r\n\r\nSince removing cataracts can improve the ability of patients with Alzheimer’s disease to function, improve their mood, cognition and sleep patterns, then this is another means to help those we love with this debilitating disease.\r\n\r\n<i>Dr. Mark S. Siegel is the medical director at Sea Island Ophthalmology on Ribaut Road in Beaufort.&nbsp;</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Visit www.seaislandophthalmology.com for more information.</i>', 'Study: Alzheimer’s patients benefit from eye surgery', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'study-alzheimers-patients-benefit-from-eye-surgery', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:58:52', '2017-03-02 13:58:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31523', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31526, 4, '2017-03-02 08:59:55', '2017-03-02 13:59:55', '<h3>By Mark Sanford, R-SC\r\nU.S. House of Representatives</h3>\r\nRepublicans in Washington have voted more than 60 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act, what many call Obamacare. It was popular to do so. It was also a safe vote.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut that has changed because, for just the fourth time in the history of our republic, voters gave Republicans the keys to the House, Senate and White House.\r\n\r\nRepeal is no longer a symbolic vote. It could bring with it change that some would like and others wouldn’t.\r\n\r\nAnd so what we have seen in Congress recently is backtracking. Maybe we will repeal Obamacare, but not in its entirety. Maybe we will repeal, but not replace.\r\n\r\nIt’s essential we do both. I’d humbly submit that Congress should not just be against something, it should be for something too —especially here. Health is vital and personal. It can mean life or death. It affects those you most love. All these things make it crucial that we are thoughtful in offering a remedy.\r\n\r\nIt’s for these reasons that Sen. Rand Paul and I are introducing the Obamacare Replacement Act. Our plan is built around free market principles vital to improving any product or service but, in this case, necessary to better care, access and pricing.\r\n\r\nThese things are missing in healthcare and were made worse with Obamacare. What we do is assemble the building blocks that would create a market and empower each of us in our healthcare decisions.\r\n\r\nOur plan legalizes less expensive health insurance.\r\n\r\nThink about it. Right now, you can’t buy inexpensive plans. With aging comes more ailments, and yet if you’re young you can’t purchase a simple plan that fits your shorter list of aches and pains.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nObamacare’s minimum coverage mandates mean that each of us has to buy a plan that has what government deems essential, even if we don’t need them. This drives up cost, and consequently many young people simply skip on health insurance.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGovernment dictating content and enrollment is hardly a monument to freedom, but it’s been catastrophic in escalating cost and limiting choice. In South Carolina, we are now down to one Obamacare insurance provider, and average premiums increased by 28 percent this year.\r\n\r\nOur plan affords the rest of us what employers already have.\r\n\r\nThis is big. If an employer offers health insurance to an employee, the cost is deducted. The rest of us don’t get the same.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHealth insurance was linked to employment as a way of getting around the wage and price controls of World War II, but it shouldn’t be this way today. You don’t get your home or car insurance through your work, and doing so would create problems.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSome people stay with jobs they don’t like just to hang onto health insurance; still others spend more thinking they are spending others’ money. Feeling like you are spending someone else’s money does not help when it comes to market pricing.\r\n\r\nTo further competitive forces, we allow you to buy health insurance across state lines, just as you do with other forms of insurance. We also allow you to create buying power that comes with scale. One Realtor isn’t much in the market, but 100,000 Realtors pooled together gives them the buying power of a large corporation.\r\n\r\nWe strengthen an individual’s health savings account (HSA) to help boost people spending their own money. Did you know that with services like Lasik or plastic surgery, the areas of medicine where people spend their own money, prices have come down? Our plan expands HSA access to everyone, removes the contribution limit and gives a non-refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 a year.\r\n\r\nWe even incorporate a few good ideas from Obamacare.\r\n\r\nThis plan lets children stay on their parent’s plan until the age of 26. It’s reasonable to let someone deal with the costs of life after they have gotten started in life and finished school. We allow for pre-existing conditions because some of us will be more fortunate than others here. I don’t want my sister to get cancer, but if she did, I would struggle with the idea of an insurance company knocking her off the rolls based on her misfortune.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo in our plan, as long as you buy insurance and stay on it, they can’t kick you off. Obamacare did the reverse. It incentivized people waiting until they were sick to get insurance. This proved to be one of its fatal flaws, and our bill fixes it. Think about it like this: Do you wait until your house is burning to buy fire insurance?\r\n\r\nObamacare was supposed to expand insurance options and lower premiums. We were promised that if we liked our plan, we could keep it. It didn’t work out that way. It’s time for a change.\r\n\r\n<strong>U.S. House Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, will hold a Beaufort County Town Hall meeting from 2-3 p.m. Friday, March 3, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry Student Center, Building 12, at 921 Ribaut Road.</strong>', 'Sanford: Obamacare replacement offered', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sanford-obamacare-replacement-offered', '', '', '2017-03-02 08:59:55', '2017-03-02 13:59:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31526', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(31528, 4, '2017-03-02 09:01:20', '2017-03-02 14:01:20', 'The University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts will be the first stop on the Tuskegee University Golden Voices choir spring tour. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nUnder the direction of Dr. Wayne Barr, the choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4.\r\n\r\nThe Tuskegee choir is an organization steeped in more than a century of pride and the richest of choral traditions.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFrom the beginning years of its history, students at Tuskegee Institute were encouraged to express themselves in communal singing.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFounder Booker T. Washington insisted on the singing of African-American spirituals by everyone in attendance at the weekly chapel worship services, a tradition which continues today.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets are available online at uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling the box office at 843-521-4145.', 'Golden Voices Choir coming to USCB', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'golden-voices-choir-coming-to-uscb', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:01:20', '2017-03-02 14:01:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31528', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31531, 4, '2017-03-02 09:04:31', '2017-03-02 14:04:31', '[caption id=\"attachment_31532\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/alvinords.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31532\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31532\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/alvinords.jpg\" alt=\"American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here  1st Vice Commander Bob Shields thanks Marie Lewis, owner of Alvin Ord\'s Sandwich Shop, for showing the flag.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"></a> American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here<br>1st Vice Commander Bob Shields thanks Marie Lewis, owner of Alvin Ord\'s Sandwich Shop, for showing the flag.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Leadership program&nbsp;</b><b>explores economy</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31533\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"5184\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/economy.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31533\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31533\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/economy.jpg\" alt=\"Marilyn Harcharik, Beaufort County Senior Leadership participant, listens to small business presenters as they discuss their experience running a business in Beaufort County. Photo by Steve Brown.\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\"></a> Marilyn Harcharik, Beaufort County Senior Leadership participant, listens to small business presenters as they discuss their experience running a business in Beaufort County. Photo by Steve Brown.[/caption]\r\n\r\nParticipants in the 2017 Beaufort County Senior Leadership program recently explored economic development in the county with local business owners, incubators and representatives of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and two local colleges.\r\n\r\nDavid Nelems, CEO of the Don Ryan Center for Innovation, and Blakely Williams, of the Beaufort Regional Chamber, outlined actions to foster business development and job growth, while Dr. Lynn McGee, of USCB, and Dr. Gina Mounfield, of TCL, touted educational initiatives targeting career development.\r\n\r\nBCSL class members heard firsthand about business opportunities and challenges from local business owners John Harris, of Harris Pillow Supply, Kirsten Hotchkiss, of My Life’s Message, Frank Lesesne, of Anchorage 1770, Mary Mack, of Red Piano Too, and Craig Reaves, of Sea Eagle Market. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Fridays @ the Corridor&nbsp;</b><b>to tap into technology</b>\r\n\r\nAn upcoming event, Fridays @ the Corridor, will explore the various technology available at local libraries.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Library Director Ray McBride will showcase the array of free technology tools and technical solutions that are available.\r\n\r\nThis one-hour interactive forum, meant to engage and inform Beaufort\'s knowledge-based community, will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 10.\r\n\r\nAttendance is limited to 25 guests, with priority seating for Digital Corridor members. The nonmember fee is $10 and can be paid by cash or check at the door.\r\n\r\nRSVP to fridays@beaufortdigital.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Job fair coming&nbsp;</b><b>to Beaufort County</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Lowcountry Job Fair will be held from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Beaufort National Guard Readiness Center (1 Cavalry Lane).&nbsp;The public is welcome.', 'Business briefs for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:04:31', '2017-03-02 14:04:31', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31531', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31532, 4, '2017-03-02 09:02:23', '2017-03-02 14:02:23', '', 'alvinords', 'American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here \n1st Vice Commander Bob Shields thanks Marie Lewis, owner of Alvin Ord\'s Sandwich Shop, for showing the flag.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'alvinords', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:02:30', '2017-03-02 14:02:30', '', 31531, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/alvinords.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(31533, 4, '2017-03-02 09:03:49', '2017-03-02 14:03:49', '', 'economy', 'Marilyn Harcharik, Beaufort County Senior Leadership participant, listens to small business presenters as they discuss their experience running a business in Beaufort County. Photo by Steve Brown.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'economy', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:04:14', '2017-03-02 14:04:14', '', 31531, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/economy.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(31535, 4, '2017-03-02 09:06:00', '2017-03-02 14:06:00', '[caption id=\"attachment_31537\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2920\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Girl-With-a-Shovel-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31537\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31537\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Girl-With-a-Shovel-2.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Girl with a Shovel&quot; is an oil painting by Mary Grayson Segars.\" width=\"2920\" height=\"3612\"></a> \"Girl with a Shovel\" is an oil painting by Mary Grayson Segars.[/caption]\r\n\r\nNow on display at the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts are works by three Beaufort artists who have been friends for over 20 years. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe show, on view at the center through Sunday, April 2, features a variety of styles, mediums and subject matter. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nPriscilla Merrick Coleman works mostly in plein air. She grew up on a farm near Bluffton, and this provided daily opportunities to explore fields, woods, rivers and marshes. These experiences remain a major influence and subject of her work.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“In working plein air, the intent of my work is to share with the viewer an intimate connection with the places I paint, capturing both a visual response and emotional reaction,” she said.\r\n\r\nMerrick Coleman will be represented by the Charles Street Gallery in Beaufort. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAudrey Montgomery’s artistic interests began at an early age, but it was not until 2009 after taking a drop-in watercolor class that she became passionate about painting. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe enjoys portraying her subjects as they are revealed by light. Her technical background has fostered an interest in how things are constructed, which is reflected in her paintings.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe is represented by Maye River Gallery in Bluffton. Visit www.amontgomeryart.com.\r\n\r\nMary Grayson Segars is a Beaufort painter who works in a representational, though not highly detailed, style. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHer works generally incorporate effects of light on objects or scenes, evidenced by cast shadows or late-day glow. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter years of working with pencil and pastels, she took up oil painting in 1998. She frequently teaches painting workshops throughout the Southeast. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHer artwork can be seen at the Maye River Gallery (Bluffton), Plum Goose (Charleston), Macdonald Marketplace (Frogmore), City Art Gallery (Greenville, N.C.), and in her working studio at Atelier on Bay (Beaufort). Visit www.marysegars.com.', 'Three artists provide variety of styles, subjects', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'three-artists-provide-variety-of-styles-subjects', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:07:10', '2017-03-02 14:07:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31535', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31539, 4, '2017-03-02 09:08:05', '2017-03-02 14:08:05', '<h3>By Michael Osteen</h3>\r\nAs the old saying by Benjamin Franklin goes, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the least, equity investors should be aware of some of the tax rules and how they pertain to your investments. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe concept is simple. When you trade stocks and have a gain you are vulnerable to capital gains tax. The key is to understand how those capital gains are treated in regards to the types of accounts that are available. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nGenerally speaking, you can break them down into two basic categories: those stock trades within a tax-deferred account and those in a regular brokerage account.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTax deferred accounts like Individual Retirement (IRAs), Simplified Employment Pension (SEPs) and Self-Directed Rollover IRAs, to name a few, allow you to defer paying the capital gains tax until you make withdrawals. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe advantage is when you start withdrawing you are taxed at the rate of your income tax bracket which typically is lower since you are retired and no longer working. This enables the total principle and the gains to compound and grow in the account over time. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe power of compounding has been best summed up by Albert Einstein, who said, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.&nbsp; He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlso, with these you don’t have to be concerned with the usual tax implications when making stock trades provided you keep the funds inside the account.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRegular brokerage accounts are offered by many firms today like Vanguard, Scottrade and many others allow you to trade various types of investment vehicles including common shares of stock. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese accounts are subject to short-term and long-term capital gains taxes when a capital gain is realized.\r\n\r\nBe sure you understand the impact on your trades in this situation. In general the difference between the short-term and long-term tax rate can be about 13 percent or more depending on specifies.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThus when you think of the long-term effects of compounding on reduced income taxes incurred today, you begin to see the advantage of holding your stock positions for over a year and longer.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor us at Port Wren Capital, as value investment researchers, we always look towards the long-term horizon.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt offers investors many advantages not only in taxes and compounding, but in creating value. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nEffectively, the strategy of value investments are buying a company that is selling below its intrinsic value today and waiting for Mr. Market to recognize its true value and knowing that value in created in the long-term and not in the short-term. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs described by Morgan Housel, a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal, “… value is ultimately created in the long run.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"That’s where scale takes off and compounding works its magic – over years and decades, not months and weeks. The key is recognizing that the long run is just a collection of short runs, and capturing long-term growth means managing the short run effectively enough to ensure you can stick around for the long time.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBased on my experience, typically, and naturally there are numerous variables involved, expect a minimum of about two years before Mr. Market starts to discover an undervalued company. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBe sure to speak with your tax advisor who is the experts on taxes, before this year’s filing deadline of April 18. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo find out more about setting up brokerage trading accounts and value investing research, just email me.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Michael Osteen, MBA, is chief investment strategist with Port Wren Capital LLC with a 252 percent 3-year total gain (36.04 percent annualized) performance using independent value investment research.&nbsp;</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Email him at michael@portwrencapital.com.</i>', 'What are the tax implications of stock trades?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-are-the-tax-implications-of-stock-trades', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:08:05', '2017-03-02 14:08:05', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31539', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31541, 4, '2017-03-02 09:10:00', '2017-03-02 14:10:00', '<b>Financial report&nbsp;</b><b>to be delayed</b>\r\n\r\nThe issuance of Beaufort County’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, has been delayed due to the financial impact to the county of costs associated with debris removal efforts stemming from the effects of Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nThe county’s external financial auditors have requested that the county determine and include information pertaining to these projected costs within the CAFR.\r\n\r\nOnce the CAFR is completed, a notice will be issued to the public and the report will be posted online at the county’s website.\r\n\r\n<b>New guidelines for&nbsp;</b><b>county waste centers</b>\r\n\r\nAccording to Beaufort County, waste delivered in trailers, regardless of size, is prohibited at the following convenience centers: Big Estate, Coffin Point, Cuffy, Gate (Castle Rock and Grober Hill Road), Lobeco, Pritchardville and Sheldon.\r\n\r\nTrailer use at these facilities will not be allowed due to the safety hazard they create on the small ramp space combined with the increased traffic at all of the centers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“These particular centers are older and smaller than the rest, so we want to be proactive in offering a safe experience to our residents by updating our guidelines for these centers,” said Beaufort County Solid Waste Director Jim Minor.\r\n\r\nTrailers with small loads will be allowed at the larger modern centers that can accommodate them, which are on Hilton Head, Simmonsville Road, Shanklin and St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nResidents are reminded that truck loads and a trailer load are not accepted at one time.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe centers do not have capacity for large loads.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLeaves and small limbs should be disposed of in the same way yard waste is normally disposed.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWaste types are classified in the following categories:\r\n\r\n• Class 1 waste: Small limbs, leaves and landscape trimmings.\r\n\r\n• Class 2 waste: Building materials, drywall, lumber, carpet, furniture, mattresses and plumbing.\r\n\r\nThe city of Beaufort collects Class 1 waste at the curb as part of its waste service for residents who live within Beaufort city limits.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Beaufort County advises residents to immediately stop placing storm-generated debrisat rights-of-way.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe county’s debris monitoring firm has inventoried all remaining debris for pickup by contractors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAny storm-generated debris that was not placed at the right-of-way prior to inventory must be properly removed and disposed of by the property owner.\r\n\r\nAll Beaufort County residents are encouraged to visit the Beaufort County Disaster Recovery website for more information related to the county\'s Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts.\r\n\r\n<b>County councilman wants&nbsp;</b><b>to hear from residents</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Councilman York Glover, District 3, will hold his first public meeting to hear concerns and comments from area residents.\r\n\r\nThe meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at the Jehovah Church of Jesus Christ, 18 John Fripp Circle, St.&nbsp;Helena Island.\r\n\r\nResidents will have the opportunity to discuss any topic or concern they have related to the community.\r\n\r\nThe agenda will also include a discussion on stormwater management led by Beaufort County Environmental Engineering and Land Management Director Eric Larson.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Glover at yglover@bcgov.net or by calling 843-838-3647.\r\n\r\n<b>Be on the lookout for&nbsp;</b><b>painted buntings&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31542\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1870\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bunting.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31542\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31542\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bunting.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Mark Eden.\" width=\"1870\" height=\"1704\"></a> Photo by Mark Eden.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBird watchers in South Carolina are being asked to help scientists learn where the eastern populations of painted buntings spend the winter.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSplashed with red, blue, green and yellow, the male painted bunting is one of the most colorful songbirds in North America.\r\n\r\nAnyone who sees these birds is asked to report their observations through the Cornell Lab of Ornithology\'s Project FeederWatch, a winter-long survey of bird species. The Cornell Lab and the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center have joined forces to gather much-needed wintering information.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Using observations of painted buntings that FeederWatch participants have submitted since 2011, we have been able to get a sense of where southeastern populations are likely to winter in the United States,\" says FeederWatch leader Emma Greig. \"We don\'t know the relative importance of these sites because of large gaps in information. FeederWatch participants can contribute significantly to the conservation of this beautiful bird.\"\r\n\r\nLoss of habitat from development, along with climate change, sea level rise and the illegal bird trade have combined to cause the eastern population of the birds to plummet.\r\n\r\n\"Recent results from the North American Breeding Bird Survey have shown that populations of eastern painted buntings that breed farther south have declined much faster than northern populations,\" said Cornell Lab researcher Viviana Ruiz who is co-leading the effort to collect information about the species. \"Knowing where painted buntings spend the winter is critical if we are to develop effective strategies to help conserve this iconic species year round.\"\r\n\r\nTo learn more about joining Project FeederWatch and to sign up online, visit FeederWatch.org. To register by phone, call the Cornell Lab at 866-989-2473. In return for the $18 fee ($15 for Cornell Lab members), participants receive the FeederWatch Handbook and instructions with tips on how to successfully attract birds to feeders, an identification poster of the most common feeder birds and a calendar.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Parris Island hosts&nbsp;</b><b>naturalization ceremony&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island hosted a naturalization ceremony recently during which 18 new Marines became naturalized U.S. citizens.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThose same 18 new Marines were among the 456 new Marines of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion.\r\n\r\nThese new Marines will enjoy 10 days of leave before reporting to the next step in entry-level training at the School of Infantry at Camp Geiger, N.C.\r\n\r\nThere, they will go to either Infantry Training Battalion (only infantry occupational fields) or Marine combat training followed by occupational training.\r\n\r\n<b>Gullah Geechee Commission welcomes new members&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission recently welcomed seven new commissioners from each of the four states that make up the region.\r\n\r\nExecutive Director J. Herman Blake said the new members were nominated by the State Historic Preservation Officers in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. They serve three-year terms.\r\n\r\nThe new South Carolina commissioners include Victoria Smalls of St. Helena Island, director of history, art and culture at Penn Center.\r\n\r\nShe also serves on the S.C. African American Heritage Commission and is an advisory board member of the Gullah Geechee Consortium of Beaufort County. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe is a former educator and a self-taught artist.\r\n\r\nAt its recent meeting in St. Augustine, Fla., the commission also elected new officers and welcomed returning officeholders. Emory Campbell, of Hilton Head Island, was elected chair for a one-year term.\r\n\r\nThe Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission was created by Congress in 2006 to recognize the important contributions made to American culture and history by African Americans known as the Gullah or Geechee who settled in the coastal counties of South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida.\r\n\r\n<b>Paving underway on&nbsp;</b><b>Broad River Road</b>\r\n\r\nAsphalt paving will take place through Saturday, March 4, on Broad River Road from Parris Island Gateway to Robert Smalls Road.\r\n\r\nThis work could be intermittent if there are unfavorable weather conditions and unforeseen mechanical failures. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere will be lane closures, but traffic will be maintained through the use of traffic control devices. Motorists are asked to use caution when driving through the work zone. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Volunteers needed&nbsp;</b><b>to record precipitation</b>\r\n\r\nThe Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) is in need of volunteers to take precipitation measurements throughout South Carolina.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoCoRaHS is a nonprofit organization made up of volunteers of all ages who work together to measure and map precipitation for natural resource, education and research applications. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nVolunteers use low-cost measurement tools and an interactive website to report data that will be used by the SCDNR State Climatology office, National Weather Service, USDA, emergency managers and multiple other entities and individuals.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.cocorahs.org.\r\n\r\n<b>County to survey&nbsp;</b><b>roads for repairs</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County will conduct a pavement condition survey to collect data related to county roadway maintenance and repair projects. The survey is expected to continue through the end of March.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County has contracted with F&amp;ME Consultants to assist with the survey. Data Transfer Solutions, a subcontractor of F&amp;ME, will drive all paved county-maintained roads in their Mobile Asset Collection van to collect video and GPS data of the roadways.\r\n\r\nWeather conditions could require that the van drive along a road several times in order to accurately collect the required data.\r\n\r\nAnyone with questions or concerns should contact the Beaufort County Engineering Department at 843-255-2700.&nbsp;', 'News briefs for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:10:00', '2017-03-02 14:10:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31541', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31544, 4, '2017-03-02 08:50:26', '2017-03-02 13:50:26', '<b>Port Royal councilman&nbsp;</b><b>Versnon DeLoach dies</b>\r\n\r\nVernon DeLoach, 88, of Port Royal, died Monday, Feb. 20, at the Millennium Post-Acute Rehabilitation in West Columbia.\r\n\r\nDeLoach was born in Varnville, and was a son of the late Robert and Lola Adams DeLoach. He was retired from civil service and was currently a Port Royal councilman.\r\n\r\nHe was preceded in death by his grandson, John Reed IV.\r\n\r\nDeLoach is survived by Daisy, his wife of 67 years; a daughter, Gwen Reed of Lexington; two sons, Lauren (Roberta) DeLoach of St. Helena Island and Keith DeLoach of Richmond, Va.; a half-brother, David Anthony DeLoach; a granddaughter, Kerri (Jonathon) Haselden; two grandsons, Ryan and Dylan DeLoach; one step-grandson, Matt (Shannon) Rodgers; one step-granddaughter, Anna (Geoffrey) Mikota; one great-granddaughter, Annabella DeLoach; and two step-great-grandchildren.\r\n\r\nMemorials may be made to Port Royal Baptist Church, P.O. Box 207, Port Royal, SC 29935.', 'Obituary', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'obituary-5', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:11:32', '2017-03-02 14:11:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31544', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31546, 4, '2017-03-02 08:50:56', '2017-03-02 13:50:56', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Hundreds of fresh chicken wings, hot off the grill, were served up at Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nThe seventh annual Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ fundraiser for Friends of Caroline Hospice was held Feb. 26-27 in Port Royal.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31548\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2056.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31548\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31548\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2056.jpg\" alt=\"Patrols at the annual Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ warm themselves by one of several fires in Port Royal. \" width=\"1400\" height=\"1025\"></a> Patrols at the annual Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ warm themselves by one of several fires in Port Royal.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31549\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2057.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31549\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31549\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2057.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Daubert &amp; Friends was the first band to perform during Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ. From left are Worth Liipfert, Eric Daubert and Jason Ward.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"924\"></a> Eric Daubert &amp; Friends was the first band to perform during Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ. From left are Worth Liipfert, Eric Daubert and Jason Ward.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2044.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31547\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31547\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2044.jpg\" alt=\"Allen Kincheloe off the Ashley River Fire Department’s “River Rats” BBA team, turns the chicken wings during the annual Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1051\"></a> Allen Kincheloe off the Ashley River Fire Department’s “River Rats” BBA team, turns the chicken wings during the annual Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ.[/caption]', 'Bands, brews, BBQ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bands-brews-bbq', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:16:22', '2017-03-02 14:16:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31546', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31550, 4, '2017-03-02 09:16:42', '2017-03-02 14:16:42', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Kristi Becker is the reigning Mrs. Beaufort County America. Photo provided.</em>\r\n<h3>By Aileen Goldstein</h3>\r\nAs with all military wives and mothers, Kristi Becker is busy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe, however, wears the hat — make that sash — of the reigning Mrs. Beaufort County America.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecker manages to balance life as a mother of two children and wife to a drill sergeant on Parris Island along with her duties as Mrs. Beaufort County. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn any given day, Becker can be found speaking at an event or participating in a community event such as Wreaths across America, helping to lay more than 8,000 wreaths at the National Cemetery to honor veterans. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat you can’t see when you look at Becker is her disease. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecker is one of an estimated 2.3 million people worldwide who live with multiple sclerosis.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMultiple sclerosis, also known as MS, is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. It is often unpredictable and possibly disabling.&nbsp; Becker was officially diagnosed with the disease in October 2014.\r\n\r\nHer diagnosis, like many, started with symptoms like tingling and numbness in her arm. Doctors thought she likely had a pinched nerve in her neck. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I was a veterinary assistant, so they thought I tweaked something in my neck or my upper back. Come to find out, I had a lesion on my neck,” she said.\r\n\r\nThe lesion, common in MS patients, is actually a scar that results when the patient’s overactive immune response damages the fatty protein layer, known as myelin,&nbsp; that insulates&nbsp; the spinal cord. Lesions are also found in the brains of patients, visible through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).\r\n\r\nAfter her diagnosis, Becker said she gave up on herself and allowed the MS to take over her life. She finally decided she needed to do something for herself to help her move past her devastating diagnosis.&nbsp; That was when she looked into pageants. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It was the first thing I was able to go out and say I was going to focus and conquer, and I did. It was amazing, the best feeling in the world,” she said as she flashes a beautiful smile. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe won the title and went on to compete in the Mrs. South Carolina, in which she came in as fourth runner-up.\r\n\r\nBecker has used her MS as a platform while competing in her pageants and often speaks on the subject.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“When people hear MS, they think of wheelchairs and death, so I like to talk about it and tell my story so people understand,” she said.\r\n\r\nAlong with speaking, Becker also fundraises to support research into cures for MS.&nbsp; Currently, there is no FDA-approved cure for the disease, and patients can only take medications to slow the progress of the disease and prevent flare-ups. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecker said her first fundraiser after being diagnosed was Walk MS, a fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecker also supports promising research in stem cell therapy as a treatment of MS.\r\n\r\nAbove all, she wants to inspire others. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I really want to empower those that have silent diseases or situations that make it hard at times. You can keep going forward and follow your dreams.&nbsp; Keep pushing forward,” she said.\r\n\r\nBecker said one of the hardest things about MS is the fact that it is a silent disease and those who have it suffer alone because a lot of symptoms are not visible. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“People don’t see that you’re tired or you have blurry vision or are having trouble swallowing,” she explains.\r\n\r\nThe other thing that keeps Becker going is her children.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHer daughter, Kaitlynn, especially finds it thrilling that her mom is Mrs. Beaufort County. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“She is ecstatic, which is an amazing feeling,” said Becker. “You don’t realize how much of a role model you are to your children.”\r\n\r\nBecker hopes to continue her reign as Mrs. Beaufort County and compete again in the fall for Mrs. South Carolina. Most important, though, she wants to inspire others. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“If I am able to encourage and empower somebody, then I can say the MS is worth it.”', 'Mrs. Beaufort County is model for those fighting disease', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'mrs-beaufort-county-is-model-for-those-fighting-disease', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:19:34', '2017-03-02 14:19:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31550', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31556, 4, '2017-03-02 09:18:18', '2017-03-02 14:18:18', '[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\" size=\"medium\" ids=\"31559,31558\"]\r\n\r\nThe weekend of Feb. 24 was a great one to spot some famous folks in the Beaufort area. Comedian Dave Chappelle and actor Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead”) roared into Beaufort on their motorcycles and were seen at Penn Center and other spots around town. Seems they were here filming “Ride with Norman Reedus.” on AMC.', 'SPOTTED…', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'spotted', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:19:54', '2017-03-02 14:19:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31556', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31562, 4, '2017-03-02 09:20:45', '2017-03-02 14:20:45', '<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nLocal officials say proposals in the state legislature could cost Beaufort an estimated $1.1 million in annual business license revenue if passed, and they would have no choice but to raise property taxes, business license rates or create other fees to make up for the lost revenue.\r\n\r\nThe proposals would provide statewide uniform filing dates, business license applications, a definition of adjusted gross income, a uniform appeals process and a standard class schedule consisting of seven classifications across the state so that a business will be in the same class regardless of where they do business.\r\n\r\n“As it stands now, business license laws and ordinances vary significantly across the state, and create considerable confusion and administrative costs for businesses,” wrote SC Rep. Shannon Erickson, R-Beaufort. “For example, there are different rate classes, different rates charged, different filing dates, different forms, different definitions of revenue and different applications across more than 250 municipalities. This does not send a ‘South Carolina is Business Friendly’ message.”\r\n\r\nHowever, Beaufort City Manager Bill Prokop stressed that while Beaufort favors standardization of business license requirements, the city already has taken steps to standardize the business license process and to make it more business-friendly, he said.\r\n\r\nFor instance:\r\n\r\n• Last fall, the city’s finance department rolled out an online payment system accessible to all business owners, allowing them to renew business licenses online and pay their bills.\r\n\r\n• Several years ago, the city accepted and began using the business license application developed by the Municipal Association of South Carolina.\r\n\r\n• The city adopted the North American Industry Classification System for classifying business categories for licensing.\r\n\r\n“We have worked hard, and we have worked for quite a while, to standardize our business license program based on recommendations from the Municipal Association of South Carolina,” Prokop said.\r\n\r\n“We have put forth a lot of effort to put business license renewals, hospitality and accommodations tax payments online to make it easier for businesses to do business with the city,” he said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“While we have been doing that, it seems the state has been looking for ways to restrict municipalities in terms of our revenue for daily operations.”\r\n\r\nHouse Bill 3650 would change the method and collection of business license fees. The bill would prohibit municipalities from charging a higher rate to businesses physically located outside the city limits. It also would exempt 25 percent of a business’s income that is collected outside of the municipality where the company maintains its principle business. The bill, however, doesn’t define “principle business,” Prokop noted.\r\n\r\nIn Beaufort, those changes would affect companies such as big box retailers and car dealerships, the city says. A big box retailer headquartered outside of Beaufort – or outside South Carolina – would pay a business license tax on only 75 percent of its Beaufort income compared to locally-owned stores, which would have to pay on 100 percent of their local income, according to the city.\r\n\r\nErickson, however, is in favor of changing the way business licenses are handled, saying that more uniformity is needed because municipalities across the state collect revenues from business licensing in a variety of ways.\r\n\r\n“I recognize that local governments may not trust the state handling local government funds. I share the concerns of our local governments to protect their ability to do their work and I do not wish to see the state divert local funds into state coffers to increase state spending,” she wrote. “However, I am confident the current legislation and safeguards will ensure that any business licensing taxes collected will properly be returned to the local governments.\r\n\r\n“Further, I believe the current proposals on business license reform will actually increase revenues for local governments. Implementing uniformity across the state (making it easier to comply) will increase business license applications by encouraging applications from those businesses who currently fail to properly file for a license out of the confusion caused by the current landscape of inconsistent laws and ordinances.&nbsp; A rise in business licenses would naturally result in more revenue to the cities.”\r\n\r\nHowever, Kathy Todd, finance director for the city of Beaufort, said the proposed House bills would create the following estimated annual losses in revenue for Beaufort:\r\n\r\n• $377,179 to $500,000 from the reduction of business license tax collected from business activity within the city from businesses whose primary location is located outside city limits;\r\n\r\n• $110,000 from the reduction of business license tax collected from business income where the business maintains a principal place of operation outside the city limits;\r\n\r\n• $251,245 from the reduction in insurance premium tax;\r\n\r\n• And $111,576 to $150,000 from other provisions such as the $100 filing fee rebated the following year, the effect on accuracy of reporting telecommunications tax, brokers tax, etc.\r\n\r\n“These proposed changes to the business license law, coupled with the state’s restrictions on local governments controlling their own property tax structure, handcuff us and other municipalities,” Prokop said.\r\n\r\n“While we are limited in our ability to create revenue, we are seeing increased needs for expenditures such as police and fire service, maintaining our parks and open spaces, and creating new opportunities for economic development.”\r\n\r\nA loss of this magnitude would leave city officials no choice but to raise property taxes, business license rates or to create other user fees such as a public safety fee or road maintenance fee; or to cut public safety and public works personnel or a combination of these measures, Todd said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Assertions by our legislators that revenues would increase by their amendments aren’t supported by any credible analysis,” she said. “The city is confident that the current level of services would not be able to be maintained without an impact on our residents or those services if these changes to the business license process are adopted.”', 'Beaufort: License changes would cost $1M annually', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-license-changes-would-cost-1m-annually', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:20:45', '2017-03-02 14:20:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31562', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31564, 4, '2017-03-02 09:21:36', '2017-03-02 14:21:36', '<h3>By Sally Mahan</h3>\r\nA popular nightspot that has been a fixture in downtown Beaufort for more than 25 years may go by the wayside if a local lawyer gets his way.\r\n\r\nJohn North, an attorney who owns the former Regions Bank building, filed a complaint in December with the Department of Revenue Alcohol Beverage Licensing against its neighbor, Hemingway’s Bistro on Bay Street.\r\n\r\nThe complaint claims that the bar is “detrimental to nearby residents” in the area, which is zoned for both residential and commercial. He also listed a variety of other complaints, including alleged open-container violations and&nbsp; other violations.\r\n\r\nThe complaint means that Hemingway’s has not been able to renew its liquor license and is operating with a temporary license until a hearing is held.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA date has not been set for a hearing.\r\n\r\nAccording to Foster, North’s motive is to create apartments in the Regions Bank building, “but he says he can’t do that because of the noise in adjacent businesses, so he’s doing his best to get businesses to close down.”\r\n\r\nOne of his complaints, according to Foster, is that the bar is not compatible with residential zones.\r\n\r\nHowever, “we would point out Bourbon Street in New Orleans. People live above bars there and these people expect that kind of environment when they move in.\r\n\r\n“(North) calls the police multiple times a week,” said Foster. “His objection to renewing our license has just escalated. He is just a thorn in our side.”\r\n\r\nWhen reached by telephone, North said he had “no comment beyond what we’ve said” in the complaint.\r\n\r\nFoster said that Hemingway’s is “under intense investigation by authorities, who haven’t found us doing anything wrong. We’re fairly confident we’ll win this battle, but we have to pay expensive lawyers to fight this.\r\n\r\n“Closing Hemingway’s would be devastating to the downtown area,” Foster said. “The heart of any downtown is the entertainment district, or what’s known as the ‘music district.’ We are a cornerstone of Beaufort.”\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, petitions are circulating in support of Hemingway’s. There is a petition in the bar that has garnered more than&nbsp;1,000 signatures.\r\n\r\nAccording to one supporter, “We must all rally and support the nightlife and businesses of Beaufort.”', 'Club fights for its life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'club-fights-for-its-life', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:21:36', '2017-03-02 14:21:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31564', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31566, 4, '2017-03-02 09:24:21', '2017-03-02 14:24:21', '<em>Photo above: Victor Dover, of Dover, Kohl &amp; Partners from Coral Cables, Fla., uses media headlines to make one of his many points during a heavily attended public forum Feb. 23 at Lady’s Island Elementary School. Photo by&nbsp;Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nMore than 300 people turned out at Lady’s Island Elementary School on Feb. 23 to discuss planning and development along the Sea Island Parkway.\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Corridor Coalition, in concert with the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, helped organize the meeting, which was called “Designing a Future for Lady’s Island.” More such meetings are planned for the future.\r\n\r\nThose attending the meeting expressed concerns about traffic, commercial development and annexation issues. They used crayons and maps to draft ideas for future development and make recommendations to local leadership.\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Corridor Coalition was formed in early 2016 after a community outcry on the clear-cutting of Oyster Bluff. The coalition now helps residents of Lady’s Island and St. Helena monitor the planning and development along the corridor.\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Corridor Coalition is primarily concerned with the “lands and waters” east of Beaufort including Lady’s Island, St. Helena Island, Harbor Island and Fripp Island.\r\n\r\nAccording to the group, “The city has already annexed or is in the process of annexing much of commercial property within their growth boundary, most of it along the spine of the Sea Island Corridor.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Annexation benefits the commercial property owner by expanding public services, and benefits the city by expanding revenues from fees and taxes. Local residents, however, often fail to share in benefits, and are confronted with higher traffic levels and increased commercial density, which detract from neighborhood livability.”', 'Neighbors weigh in on Sea Island corridor growth', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'neighbors-weigh-in-on-sea-island-corridor-growth', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:24:21', '2017-03-02 14:24:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31566', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31572, 4, '2017-03-09 17:58:41', '2017-03-09 22:58:41', '<h3>By Celia Strong</h3>\r\nIn Argentina, wine is a part of their everyday lives, just like in many European countries.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nArgentina country has a population of 42 million and is four times bigger than France. This population is a blend of Spanish, Italian and native Indians. And their culture is a blend as well. Music styles all mixed together. Language, in some parts of the country, is totally unique. European foods are mixed with local ones. We know it’s the land of beef, but fresh vegetables and fruits are always served, as are lots of pastas and fresh fish.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd, of course, the wines.\r\n\r\nOver five centuries, Argentina has developed a special and distinct viticulture. Partly it’s the altitude of most of their vineyards, partly it’s their climate, partly it’s the assorted soil types that are dry and fertile, partly it’s the pureness of melted snow for irrigation. And, not the least, it’s the sharing and enjoying of wine in their everyday lives.\r\n\r\nFor our wine, we are going to visit the Arizu family. Four generations of them have been dedicated to wine.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOriginally, the family came from the Basque area, between France and Spain, in the 18th century. In 1890, Leoncio Arizu went to Argentina. In 1901, he founded a winery in Mendoza. He met and partnered with the Bosca family who had come to Mendoza from the Piedmont area of Italy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nToday, 114 years later, their partnership, and the source of our wine for this week, is still called Bodega Luigi Bosca-Arizu Family. It’s still run by Leoncio’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren. And, it’s very definitely, a leader in the local wine business.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn 1989, Bodega Bosca was instrumental in the formation of Argentina’s first legal appellation: Lujan de Cuyo Controlled Denomination of Origin. CDO. (And, yes, we have the Bosca DCO Malbec.)&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe winery is in Lujan de Cuyo, built where an old mill used to be. And, the Don Bosca School of Viticulture is there too.\r\n\r\nOne goal of the Bosca company has always been to find and use the best terroirs for each of their wines. A terroir is a specific site where the chemical and physical condition of the soil and the climate come together to make unique grapes and wines.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe altitude, the angle the vines to the sun, the slope of the vineyard, the drainage of rain, number of hours of sunlight are many little things that together make a big difference.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, biodynamic farming is seen as the best way to optimize what nature has started.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOur wine is the result of one of these locations: Los Miradores.\r\n\r\nLos Miradores is the name of a specific vineyard in Lujan de Cuyo, at an elevation of 3,772 feet. In fact, it is the highest vineyard owned by the Arizu family and it is planted with 100 percent Malbec vines that are 10 years old.\r\n\r\nThe Los Miradores Malbec wine has an intense violet red color with black rims. Its aromas are ripe berries, dark fruits, dried figs and quince, all mingled with some cedar notes. The flavors are almost endless. Clove and nutmeg, plums, raspberries, berries and cherries. Violets. Chocolate.\r\n\r\nEucalyptus, cedar and mint.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn your mouth this is a powerful wine, with a roundness and sturdy structure. And it has slightly sweet tannins. As powerful and intense as it is, Los Miradores is also fresh and lively.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd there are only 1,000 cases made every year. So, it’s not a big vineyard. Really. And, get this. Los Miradores costs less in Beaufort than it does in Mendoza.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor $26.99. Enjoy.', 'Los Miradores is a great Malbec from Argentina', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'los-miradores-is-a-great-malbec-from-argentina', '', '', '2017-03-09 17:58:41', '2017-03-09 22:58:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31572', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31574, 4, '2017-03-09 18:01:04', '2017-03-09 23:01:04', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Tracy Anderson, Kathlyn Gray and Bill Hanlon of the 2017 Beaufort County Senior Leadership Program participate in a group activity. Photo by Steve Brown.</em>\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Beaufort County Senior Leadership Program continued to focus on building community appreciation with a recent session held Wednesday, March 1 about human services and volunteering.\r\n\r\nRepresentatives from Beaufort County’s key human services organizations that seek to assist children and adults with the basic needs of shelter, food and education spoke to the class with an emphasis on groups needing community volunteers.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFred Leyda, the director of the Beaufort County Alliance for Human Services, kicked off the meeting and tied the threads of the conversation together all day long.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nJames Glasson, USCB Human Services specialist, engaged the group in activities that demonstrated that service organizations have to work together to build a strong and caring community. &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe day was packed with speakers from Read Indeed, Beaufort County Disabilities and Special Needs, Habitat for Humanity, Second Helpings, St. Francis Center, Help of Beaufort, Hopeful Horizons, Family Promise, 100 Women Who Care and the United Way.&nbsp; &nbsp;', 'Leaders learn about local human services', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'leaders-learn-about-local-human-services', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:01:04', '2017-03-09 23:01:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31574', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31577, 4, '2017-03-09 18:01:52', '2017-03-09 23:01:52', '<h3>By the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association</h3>\r\nThe city of Beaufort recently announced its intention to annex a private golf course and 10 businesses along Sea Island Parkway.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHilton Head is considering annexing an undeveloped island. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith this in mind perhaps another look at South Carolina annexation laws is in order. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first thing that must be remembered in regard to annexation in South Carolina is that for a municipality to consider annexation of a piece of unincorporated property it must be contiguous to property already in the municipality. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe word “contiguous” is not defined as simple as it sounds. For example, if the two properties are linked by water and a line of sight can be established, that has been defined as contiguous properties. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn an effort to achieve contiguous status to property some extreme cases have occurred in recent years in Beaufort County. For example, a municipality, in an unsuccessful effort to bring a large piece of undeveloped property into the town, annexed a 20-foot strip of land in a property that served as an alleged connection between the undeveloped property and the municipality.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis contiguous requirement is also responsible for what is commonly referred to as “shoe string” annexations in which a series of smaller properties are annexed to allow achievement of a contiguous status to a larger and more desirable piece of property.\r\n\r\nThe second thing which should be noted is that South Carolina annexation law, as a general rule, requires the property owner to request the annexation and does not allow a municipality to annex property without concurrence of the property owner. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe restrictive nature of this requirement places a burden on South Carolina municipalities in regard to growth and planning for growth. North Carolina law allows annexation when growth reaches an established point of density in contiguous property and does not require property owner concurrence or approval.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the present time in South Carolina, the three ways a municipality can annex a piece of contiguous property are:\r\n\r\n1. The property owner(s) request to be annexed. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n2. When there are multiple property owners such as a subdivision or community and 75 percent of homeowners or businesses owning 75 percent of the assessed valuation of the property request to be annexed.\r\n\r\n3. When 25 percent of the property owners petition for a special election on the question of annexation and if the results of the election supports annexation such action can be accomplished by ordinance.\r\n\r\nThese restrictions on annexation do an excellent job of protecting the rights of individual property owners. However, it makes the planned and orderly growth of a municipality almost impossible. This is especially true in Beaufort County since a common annexation enticement for property owners outside of the municipal boundaries are water and sewer services. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSince Beaufort-Jasper Water &amp; Sewer Authority is an independent entity responsible for providing these services this is not an enticement for annexation available to our local municipalities. As a result, more liberal development standards are often utilized as an enticement to annexation.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the recent annexation of commercial property on Lady’s Island, the city of Beaufort used a combination of a “stick and carrot” approach by inviting annexation by request (No. 1 above) with an enticement of a single payment equivalent to three years of property taxes or reimbursement of a portion of the property taxes on a declining scale for a period of seven years.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe stick aspect was to advise the targeted property owner that the city (in this case) had the alternative to annex their property without their request under the 75 percent/25 percent rule (No. 2 above). Reportedly all of the property owners involved in the recent annexation chose the carrot over the stick method.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnother frustrating aspect of the present annexation laws is the increasing number of parcels of property (commonly called doughnut holes) which are surrounded by municipal property but remaining unincorporated. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nRecently there have been some efforts in the state legislature to allow municipalities to annex existing doughnut holes ranging up to a maximum size of 25 acres but to date the effort has not been able to gain support.\r\n\r\nThe annexation laws of South Carolina are outdated and need to be brought into modern times. However, it is not likely to happen in the near future because there is very little popular support for such changes. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a result, Lady’s Island can anticipate continuing to be a blended community with most of the commercial portion in the city of Beaufort and most of the residential portion remaining in the unincorporated portion of Beaufort County.&nbsp;', 'South Carolina annexation laws must be updated', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'south-carolina-annexation-laws-must-be-updated', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:01:52', '2017-03-09 23:01:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31577', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31579, 4, '2017-03-09 18:02:34', '2017-03-09 23:02:34', 'The Street Corner Symphony, an a cappella group from Nashville, Tenn., entertained a packed house recently at the USCB Center for the Arts. The all-male vocal group was founded in May 2010 to compete in NBC’s “The Sing-Off.” Above, two members of the Street Corner Symphony harmonize during their opening number. Photo by Bob Sofaly.', 'Making music together', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'making-music-together', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:02:34', '2017-03-09 23:02:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31579', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31582, 4, '2017-03-09 18:04:58', '2017-03-09 23:04:58', '[caption id=\"attachment_31583\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2083\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hernandez-e1489100670967.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31583\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31583\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hernandez-e1489100670967.jpg\" alt=\"Holy Trinity third-grader Michael Hernandez placed in the top 10 at the SCISA state spelling bee. His teacher, Paul Newman, attended the competition held in Kingstree.\" width=\"2083\" height=\"1879\"></a> Holy Trinity third-grader Michael Hernandez placed in the top 10 at the SCISA state spelling bee. His teacher, Paul Newman, attended the competition held in Kingstree.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Local student writers&nbsp;</b><b>finalists in contest</b>\r\n\r\nSeventy-two high school juniors and seniors from across the state have been named finalists in the fourth South Carolina High School Writing Contest.\r\n\r\nLocal finalists include Natoria Smalls, Sarah Suber, Morgan Mayne-Alexander, Alexandra Batista and Jessica Elkins, all of Beaufort High School; and Amanda Taylor, of Battery Creek High School.\r\n\r\nOne of the presenting partners was the Pat Conroy Literacy Center.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We started in 2013 with 23 finalists, so we have grown remarkably,” said Steven Lynn, dean of the South Carolina Honors College and founder of the contest. “We are impressed with the quality and quantity of writing we’ve received.”\r\n\r\nAs in years before, the topic is “How can we make South Carolina better?”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nStudents can respond in the genre of their choice — poetry, fiction, essay, drama, letter — in 750 words or less. The contest is open to juniors and seniors in public, private and home schools. Writings by the finalists will be included in an anthology published by the University of South Carolina Press.\r\n\r\nThe second round will be held March 17 at the University of South Carolina.\r\n\r\n<b>Bridges Prep hires first chief operational officer</b>\r\n\r\nBridges Preparatory School hired Caroline Lovell as its first chief operational officer to help lead the state charter school as it grows in size and academic offerings.\r\n\r\nSince 2004 Lovell has served as director of finance and human resources at United Way of the Lowcountry. She’s been involved at Bridges Prep since it started in 2013 and most recently served on the Board of Directors until resigning that position in February.\r\n\r\n“There were 25 applicants for the position, but none of them brought the depth and breadth of experience that Caroline brings to Bridges,” Head of School Dr. Nick Ithomitis said. “She understands the challenges we have faced, the obstacles still in our path, and she brings a skill set to help us achieve success.”\r\n\r\nBridges Preparatory School was chartered by South Carolina in mid-2012 and opened at near capacity in August 2013. For the 2017-2018 school year, Bridges Prep will expand to tenth grade and in two years will be a full-service K-12 state charter school.\r\n\r\n“I’m thrilled at the opportunity and humbled at being selected,” Lovell said. “Fortunately I am ready to start work on Day One because I’ve been involved in a lot of the work to get us where we are today.”\r\n\r\nWhen she starts in mid-April, Lovell’s duties will include human resources, development and fundraising, financial oversight, and ensuring the fast-growing school continues to operate efficiently and effectively.\r\n\r\nLovell has a bachelor’s degree in institutional administration with a minor in business administration from Georgia Southern University.\r\n\r\n<b>Superintendent holding&nbsp;</b><b>town hall meetings</b>\r\n\r\nSuperintendent Jeff Moss is holding several town halls throughout Beaufort County, and there are two coming up in Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nThe first will be at 6 p.m., April 19, at Beaufort High School; and the second will be at 6 p.m. at Battery Creek High School.\r\n\r\nHe has already held town hall meetings at Whale Branch Early College High School, Bluffton Middle, Bluffton High. There is also one scheduled at 6 p.m. March 30 at Hilton Head High.\r\n\r\nMoss holds informal town hall meetings twice year with parents and citizens in each of the district’s “clusters” of schools.\r\n\r\n“The discussions during our fall meetings were terrific, and the input from parents, community members and students was invaluable,” Moss said. “I’m really looking forward to reconnecting with parents and community members this spring.”\r\n\r\nFor Spanish-speaking parents, simultaneous translation devices will be available.', 'School briefs for March 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-march-9th-15th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:42', '2018-07-12 14:58:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31582', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31585, 4, '2017-03-09 18:06:33', '2017-03-09 23:06:33', '<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nTooth decay has been cited as one of the most chronic childhood diseases today in the United States and there’s a dental service rolling on wheels through Beaufort County to combat it.\r\n\r\nThanks to an annual contribution from Beaufort County Council for the past 15 years, nearly 20,000 Beaufort County children have had the opportunity to receive quality dental care, often for the first time in their life, by hopping aboard the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“If not treated early, dental decay becomes painful, irreversible and can lead to extensive and costly long-term effects,” said Dr. Barbara Washington, supervising dentist for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program and director of dental services for Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Untreated dental disease adversely affects a child’s ability to eat well, sleep well and function well at school and at home. Our main goal with this program is to ensure that children in our community are healthy. Helping them feel good about their smile is an added bonus.”\r\n\r\nAdditionally, “all of the partners are proud of the program and are committed to continued collaboration to positively impact the lives of local children who would not otherwise receive the oral care they need,” said Monica Spells, an assistant county administrator at Beaufort County and its liaison for the dental program. “The county’s partnership with RMHC and BJHCHS is a perfect example of the county’s commitment to community services. Now, we really need help from the local community to support a mobile unit replacement fund to keep this critical service available for children in our area.”\r\n\r\nResidents of Beaufort County who are needed to serve on a volunteer advisory committee for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program to help with fundraising efforts. The committee would work in tandem with the local RMHC board.\r\n\r\nThe program receives about 40 percent of its $200,000 operating budget from Beaufort County Council as a community service grant allocation. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nApproximately 45 percent of the budget comes from the RMHC operating budget and grants or donations and the remaining 15 percent is provided through Medicaid reimbursement. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nProceeds from pop tabs off aluminum cans also help with program funding. Depending on the volume collected and the price of aluminum, pop tabs turned into BJHCHS and RMHC can yield as much as $5,000 annually.&nbsp; Some funding also comes via the United Way of the Lowcountry in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nPop tabs from aluminum cans can be dropped off at the BJHCHS Administrative Office located at 721 N. Okatie Highway (S.C. 170) in Okatie\r\n\r\nThe group is also seeking donations including toothbrushes for children and travel-size toothpaste, which are included in home kits provided to the children who receive services. Stickers and pencils are also needed to help add some excitement to the kits.\r\n\r\nAnyone seeking information about volunteering on the Care Mobile Advisory Committee or making a donation to the replacement fund should contact Bill Sorochak at bill@RMHCcoastalempire.org or 912-350-7641 ext. 304.\r\n\r\nRonald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire Inc. donated the mobile unit in December of 2001 for operation in Beaufort County, making it the first in this area and the ninth in the nation. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nToday, there are 49 units operating in the United States and abroad focusing on providing access to healthcare where children need it most. Services range from treatment of pediatric cancer to immunizations.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dental.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31586\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31586\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dental.jpg\" alt=\"dental\" width=\"561\" height=\"316\"></a>', 'Dental program in Beaufort County in need of public’s help', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'dental-program-in-beaufort-county-in-need-of-publics-help', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:06:33', '2017-03-09 23:06:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31585', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31588, 4, '2017-03-09 18:08:40', '2017-03-09 23:08:40', '[caption id=\"attachment_31589\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1003\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/legion.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31589\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31589\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/legion.jpg\" alt=\"American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here Post 9 Commander Chuck Lurey presents the staff a certificate thanking Murr Printing for displaying the flag. From left are Sarah Evenden, Lurey, Victoria Orem and Mary Crosby.\" width=\"1003\" height=\"768\"></a> American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here Post 9 Commander Chuck Lurey presents the staff a certificate thanking Murr Printing for displaying the flag. From left are Sarah Evenden, Lurey, Victoria Orem and Mary Crosby.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Job fair coming&nbsp;</b><b>to Beaufort County</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Lowcountry Job Fair will be held form 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Beaufort National Guard Readiness Center (1 Cavalry Lane). The public is welcome.\r\n\r\n<b>Investment control focus&nbsp;</b><b>of upcoming program</b>\r\n\r\n“Take Control of Your Investments” will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Bluffton Branch Library at 120 Palmetto Way. Investors will learn about value investing and its advantages compared to mutual funds and other related topics. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe speaker will be Michael Osteen, MBA is Chief Investment Strategist at Port Wren Capital LLC. He is also a member of the Lady\'s Island Business &amp; Professional Association (LIBPA), as well as, the Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. Seating is limited to 23. To sign up in advance, visit www.portwrencapital.com/Bluffton_Library_Event_031117.htm.\r\n\r\n<b>Vehicle complaints take&nbsp;</b><b>top spot among consumers</b>\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) received 3,913 consumer complaints from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2016, resulting in a total of $1.24 million going back to consumers in the form of credits, refunds and adjustments.\r\n\r\nThe No. 1 category in 2016 was vehicle complaints, totaling 16 percent (697) of SCDCA’s complaints. It was the third year in a row that vehicle complaints took the top spot.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe most common vehicle complaints reported were in reference to used vehicles, repairs and credit sales of motor vehicles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRounding out the top five are utilities at 13 percent (515); debt collection at 8 percent (317); contractors at 7 percent (281); and finance at 6 percent (240).&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“While DCA stands ready and waiting to help consumers resolve issues encountered in the marketplace, we always encourage South Carolinians to be savvy consumers,” said SCDCA’s Administrator Carri Grube Lybarker. “Taking a few up front steps like researching a company before deciding to do business with them and carefully reading a contract before signing can save consumers from major headaches down the line.”\r\n\r\nSCDCA processes and mediates consumer complaints against businesses regulated by the DCA, refers complaints that fall within another agency’s jurisdiction, and mediates those complaints against businesses that are unregulated. To file a complaint, visit www.consumer.sc.gov and click FILE A COMPLAINT. To see if a business has complaints against it, consumers should take advantage of the Search Complaints tool on the Consumer Information page of SCDCA’s website.', 'Business briefs for March 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-march-9th-15th', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:08:40', '2017-03-09 23:08:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31588', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31591, 4, '2017-03-09 18:09:33', '2017-03-09 23:09:33', '<h3>By Tim Scott</h3>\r\nRestoring hope and opportunity is critical to lifting up our communities who feel like they have been left behind. We have people all across the country living paycheck to paycheck who are forced to make choices no family should, like whether they should pay for heat in the winter or purchase necessary medications.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOur country has witnessed underemployment rates soar, high school graduation rates drop and poverty numbers remain stagnant.\r\n\r\nWith more than 50 million individuals living in distressed communities, we must do more to help those who cannot help themselves. We can begin to lift these folks up by working together to create a system that leads to good paying jobs and brightens the path ahead for so many of our hardworking Americans.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn South Carolina alone, we have about one million people stuck in distressed communities. That means 30 percent of South Carolina’s population live in distressed ZIP codes; 46 percent of adults living in these locations are not working; and 15 percent of them who are 25 years and older haven’t earned a high school diploma.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese numbers are truly devastating.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy family struggled when I was growing up in North Charleston. I had a loving mother who worked 18-hour days to take care of our family. Despite her best efforts to keep us afloat, I still went to school with holes in my shoes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt is thanks to her guidance, and the mentorship of an inspiring leader I met while I was in high school, that I found a way to break through the constraints of poverty. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe that every American, regardless of their background, race or socioeconomic status, should have the same opportunity to succeed  —  because every single one of us has immense God-given potential.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat is why I teamed up with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, who also share this goal and passion, to reintroduce the Investing in Opportunity Act (IIOA).&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis legislation, originally cosponsored by Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, and Ron Kind, D-Wisc., will incentivize investment in economically distressed communities in every state, without creating a new government program.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBy encouraging the creation of geographically-targeted funds, the bill creates new channels for investment in small businesses, supporting entrepreneurs, developing blighted properties, investing in local infrastructure projects and other activities to create new opportunities for local residents.\r\n\r\nIf signed into law, IIOA would remove barriers to investment through a temporary capital gains deferral in exchange for reinvesting in distressed communities. It will provide a new way for investors across the nation to pool resources through newly-created Opportunity Funds, established specifically for making investments in distressed communities, which would be located in Opportunity Zones designated by state governors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe intent is to encourage investors to make long-term commitments to these communities by tying incentives to long-term change.\r\n\r\nOur most vulnerable communities across the country lack opportunities, investment potential and tangible growth. Businesses are closing and we are facing a shortage of entrepreneurs.&nbsp; We want to revolutionize how we help some of our most financially distressed neighborhoods.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy hope is the IIOA will reinvest private sector dollars back into helping everyday Americans improve their quality of life.\r\n\r\n<i>Tim Scott is a United States senator representing South Carolina.</i>', 'Bill would build bridge to brighter future', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bill-would-build-bridge-to-brighter-future', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:09:33', '2017-03-09 23:09:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31591', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31593, 4, '2017-03-09 18:12:37', '2017-03-09 23:12:37', '<b>Three people are&nbsp;</b><b>charged with murder</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31598\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/priester.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31598\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31598\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/priester.jpeg\" alt=\"John Priester\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> John Priester[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31599\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/walls.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31599\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31599\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/walls.jpeg\" alt=\"Brian Walls\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Brian Walls[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31594\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/brock.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31594\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31594\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/brock.jpeg\" alt=\"Courtney Brock\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Courtney Brock[/caption]\r\n\r\nOn Dec. 7, 2016, the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office and Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to a house fire at 126 Falls Road in Burton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nInside, they discovered the body of 56-year-old Teresa Seigler.\r\n\r\nFollowing a forensic autopsy performed at the Medical University of South Carolina, Seigler’s cause of death remained pending additional medical studies.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWithin days of the incident, sheriff’s office investigators identified John Priester, 25, as a suspect in the intentional setting of the house fire.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Dec. 9, Priester was arrested on arson charges and was taken to the Beaufort County Detention Center.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlso early in the investigation, two juveniles were implicated in setting the Falls Road house fire along with Priester. Their cases were sent to the Beaufort County Family Court on charges of arson.\r\n\r\nWhile awaiting Seigler’s cause and manner of death, forensic evidence collected at the scene of the fire was submitted to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Services Laboratory and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Forensic Laboratory for examination.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to a release, the laboratories were able to forensically link, Priester, Brian Walls, 35, and Courtney Brock, 22, with evidence from the scene.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn mid-February, forensic pathologists from MUSC reported Seigler died as a result of homicidal violence. Armed with the new information on Seigler’s cause and manner of death and links through forensic evidence, sheriff’s office investigators met with a Beaufort County magistrate and obtained warrants for Priester, Walls and Brock for murder.\r\n\r\nPriester remains in jail since the December arson charge, as had Walls on unrelated charges stemming from a Beaufort Police Department investigation. They were both served with the murder warrants at the Detention Center.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlso, sheriff’s office investigators arrested Courtney Brock at a Reeds Road home on Lady’s Island. She was served with the arrest warrant for murder and transported to the Detention Center without incident. The investigation remains active and additional criminal charges are possible.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information on this investigation is urged to contact Cpl. Jason Malphrus at 843-255-3426 or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Burton yard debris&nbsp;</b><b>fire threatens home</b>\r\n\r\nJust before 3 p.m. on Feb. 27, Burton firefighters were dispatched to a yard debris fire threatening a home on Bruce K Smalls in the Gray’s Hill area of Beaufort County.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters arrived to find a fire spreading within 15 feet of a residence. The fire involved a fallen tree, yard debris, brush and trash. No one was home at the time.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters quickly extinguished the fire and the home was not damaged.\r\n\r\nIt was the second yard debris fire in three days that got out of control and threatened nearby structures.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt about 4:30 p.m. Feb. 25, Burton firefighters responded to another yard debris fire on Detour Road that got out of control and began igniting a nearby vacant mobile home.\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters stress the importance of checking local burn ordnances before burning yard debris. It is unlawful to burn trash of any kind.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFailure to follow burn ordinances can result in fines or other legal action.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Guide helps warn&nbsp;</b><b>seniors about scams</b>\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is partnering with the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging to distribute SCDCA’s scam guide, “Ditch the Pitch,” to an estimated 9,000 consumers statewide who are served by the Office on Aging’s home delivered meal program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;This outreach is a collective effort to educate elderly consumers, a demographic often exploited by fraudsters.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Ditch the Pitch” addresses common scams, how to avoid them and what to do if a consumer does reveal sensitive information to a scammer. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Scammers are more active and more successful than ever, said Carri Grube Lybarker, SCDCA administrator. “We appreciate the assistance provided by the Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging in arming South Carolinians with the tools they need to beware of fraudsters’ schemes and warn their friends and family.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about avoiding identity theft and fraud, or to access a digital copy of “Ditch the Pitch,” visit www.consumer.sc.gov and click REPORT IDENTITY THEFT or REPORT A SCAM. To request a hard copy of the brochure, call 844-835-5322.\r\n\r\n<b>Daley, Bekemeyer&nbsp;</b><b>earn kudos from district</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31597\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"383\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/micheal-daley.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31597\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31597\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/micheal-daley.jpg\" alt=\"Micheal Daley\" width=\"383\" height=\"714\"></a> Micheal Daley[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Lady\'s Island-St. Helena Fire District recently hosted it annual awards banquet. It is at this banquet that the officer and firefighter of the year are announced.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVotes from the entire department are tallied and Lt. Jonathon Bekemeyer received the Officer of the Year award.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBekemeyer was promoted to the lieutenant position a little less than two years ago and “has gone above and beyond the call of duty. …. Not only is he a shift officer but he manages to assist with our reporting software and is our quarter master. He is extremely professional and serves our department and the community with honor,” according to a release.\r\n\r\nFirefighter Micheal Daley was named the Firefighter of the Year award.\r\n\r\n“Daley demonstrates an outstanding work ethic and an unwavering positive attitude towards both his fellow firefighters and the citizens of our community. He is well liked by his coworkers and is willing to lend a helping hand both on and off of the job,” according to the release. “It is a pleasure working with these men and we are honored to have them.”\r\n\r\n<b>Citizen\'s Police Academy&nbsp;</b><b>enrollment is open</b>\r\n\r\nHave you ever wanted to know what is it like being a law enforcement officer?\r\n\r\nHave you ever wondered if what you see on CSI is real?\r\n\r\nHave you ever wanted to know what your tax dollars were spent on in relation to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office?\r\n\r\nMaybe you just want to learn more strategies in protecting yourself, family and property.\r\n\r\nIf you answered yes to any of these questions you may want to attend the Citizen’s Police Academy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is inviting all citizens who live or work in Beaufort County and are at least 18 years old, to attend its Citizen’s Police Academy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSince 2002, the sheriff’s office has hosted 39 sessions of the CPA and have partnered with over 2,000 dedicated citizens.\r\n\r\nThe 10-week sessions in Beaufort will be held on Tuesdays starting on March 14, at the Law Enforcement Center at 2001 Duke St.\r\n\r\nClasses run from 6-9 p.m.\r\n\r\nThe sheriff’s office provides each member with an in-depth digital manual and refreshments. Some of the topics covered by CPA instructors include enforcement, criminal investigations, civil process, warrants, juvenile services, training, homeland security, drug enforcement, traffic enforcement, special teams, gangs, budget process and more.\r\n\r\nApplications for the Citizen’s Police Academy are available at the sheriff’s office or on its website at www.bsco.net.\r\n\r\nApplications can be emailed to mjennings@bcgov.net, faxed to 843-255-9457 or mailed to P.O. Box 1758, Beaufort, SC 29901.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSeating is limited, so apply as soon as possible.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor questions or comments, contact MSgt. Mike Jennings at 843)-255-3287 or mjennings@bcgov.net.', 'Police blotter for March 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-blotter-for-march-9th-15th', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:12:37', '2017-03-09 23:12:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31593', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31601, 4, '2017-03-09 18:14:17', '2017-03-09 23:14:17', '<h3>By&nbsp;Brittney Hiller&nbsp;</h3>\r\nI was having a wonderful conversation with my husband about meditation.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe had just finished a game of Funglish and the conversation turned to thought control. He was having an issue in controlling his thoughts and felt as if they were taking control of him, instead. I suggested creating a meditation practice to assist with this. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe explained his woes about meditation, which is one that I often hear others give: \"I can\'t clear my mind.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAllow me to expose a little secret: In meditation we don\'t have to clear our mind.\r\n\r\nI gently began to explain to my husband that if we clear our mind, what lessons would we learn in our practice of meditation? Instead, when we bring intention to our thoughts we begin to understand how to respond to them, instead of react.\r\n\r\nThink about it like this, you begin your meditation with a picturesque scene, such as a beach, and you picture the waves of the ocean. Joyfully, you see a bird, and then your mind suddenly flips to this very bird attacking a family on the beach who are choosing to feed it chips.\r\n\r\nWitness now as your mind moves to chips and the large list of grocery items you suddenly need to purchase. Next thing you know you see your extensive to-do list and *BING*! Your 5-minute alarm rings and your meditation is now over.\r\n\r\nYou may feel defeated and react. You judge yourself on how terrible at meditating you are and what a waste of time it was. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, does this seem like a successful or even delightful meditation?\r\n\r\nDoes it seem like something you may want to ever attempt again?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy guess is, probably not.\r\n\r\nAs we attempt this meditation again we utilize a different mindset, a more intentional process of meditation.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirst, the understanding of meditation - we are not attempting to clear our mind, but instead respond to our thoughts. We are learning how to practice intentional thought.\r\n\r\nHere\'s our outcome utilizing this mindset: We sit and picture the same ocean waves, the same bird comes in to play, the same thought of the bird attacking a family feeding it chips, and here is where it changes, we notice.\r\n\r\nWe notice as our thought begins to wander off to somewhere outside of our intention. What do we do to shift it? We begin again. We hone in on our breath, our steady and constant, breath. We think to ourselves, \"I inhale, I exhale.\" Once we feel our breath come in and out of our body we can concentrate on our awareness, which leads us back to our intention, and we may begin our meditation again. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe reconnect and picture the ocean again...\r\n\r\nThis exercise may take days, weeks, or months before we move past the ocean, but we understand we are learning a great deal of intentional thinking and how to respond to our thoughts instead of react to them. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith constant practice this intentional form of thinking may begin to seep into our daily life. Our decisions may begin to become more thought provoked and less reactive with every practice of the art of intentional thinking, meditations.\r\n\r\n<em>Brittney Hiller of Port Royal is the founder and CEO of Brittney Hiller Yoga. Her mission is to inspire people of all ages, to boost physical well-being, create inner awareness and exude self-love through a mind-body practice. With over 6 years’ experience, she joyfully teaches yoga in a fun, approachable, and therapeutic way. Get a free Beginner’s Guide to Meditation ebook at brittneyhilleryoga.com/love.</em>', 'Meditation takes practice, mindfulness', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'meditation-takes-practice-mindfulness', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:14:17', '2017-03-09 23:14:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31601', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(31603, 4, '2017-03-09 18:17:09', '2017-03-09 23:17:09', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH </b><b>SCHOOL&nbsp;TENNIS</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Tennis standout named 4A Player of the Year&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High School standout McKenzie Daniel has been named the 4A Tennis Player of the Year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDaniel, an eighth-grader, currently has a seventh-place USTA-South Carolina Ranking. Her USTA Southern Ranking is 93rd and she is ranked 308th nationally.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the state singles tournament, Daniel earned All-State honors by placing sixth in the state. She finished as the top 4A Player in South Carolina, earning 21 wins this season.\r\n\r\nDaniel was the number one player in 4-A, Region 8 - finishing as the individual region champion. She was named Beaufort High School\'s Most Valuable Player.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL&nbsp;TENNIS</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy wins first region match</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy hosted St. Andrews on Monday, March 6, for its first region match this spring. BA won 5-1, no doubles matches were played.\r\n\r\nNo 1 singles William Lindsay lost; No. 2 James Carden won 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 Daniel Richards won 6-3,6-1; No. 4 Lawrence Lindsay won 6-3, 6-1; No. 5 Jeffrey Hiestand won 7-5, 6-2; and No. 6 Kevin Williams won 6-2, 6-1.\r\n\r\nBA is 1-1 overall and 1-0 in region play after losing its first match at May River High School last week. The team plays against Battery Creek High today.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL&nbsp;BASEBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Varsity team beats Bluffton High</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High School varsity boys’ baseball team beat Bluffton, 7-4. Rome Wallace was the winning pitcher, who also had 3 RBIs and a triple.\r\n\r\nOther standout players include Kyle Torrey, Cooper Woods, and Drew Luckey.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort JV defeats Colleton by 10+ points</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High School JV Baseball Team beat Colleton 14-3 on Monday, March 6.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKaiden Grissom, Jacob Anderson, Brooks Brown, and Brendon Bowersox each had one hit. Brown had 2 RBI’s and Bowersox saw 4 RBI’s. Jayden Morrison pitched 2.1, 3 strikes, while Bowersox pitched 2.1 with 4 strikes.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Garay invited to play in All-Star game</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High School senior Matt Garay has been invited to play in the 2016-17 edition of the North/South All-Star&nbsp;basketball game.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGaray, a 6-foot-7 standout, received an invitation to play for the South team in all-Star game at Lexington High School on March 18 at 3 p.m.\r\n\r\nA longtime leader for the Beaufort High School varsity boys\' team, Garay averaged 15.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game during his senior season. He led the basketball squad to an 11-11 record and a third-place finish in Region 8-4A.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL&nbsp;</b><b>TRACK AND FIELD&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Eagles tie for third in Hornet Invitational</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High School boys\' track and field team finished tied for third at the Diamond Hornet Invitational in Columbia over the weekend.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA total of 41 teams from across the state competed in the early-season track and field meet. Beaufort High and Spartanburg shared third place with 43.5 points apiece. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nLower Richland posted 53 points to capture the meet title.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReggie Jones paced the Beaufort High boys\' track and field program, placing second in the pole vault, third in the 110 hurdles, sixth in the 400 hurdles, and helping the 4x400 relay team place third. The relay team also featured Kyliek Middleton, Phabian McDomick and Chase Cohee.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all, Beaufort High boasted three top-three finishes.\r\n\r\nDexter Ratliff finished third in the discus with a throw of 121 feet; Corey Witter turned in a 119 feet throw to finish fifth in the discus; while Demond Gaillard cleared 6 feet to place fourth in the high jump.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL SOCCER</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Eagles outlast Battery Creek, 3-1</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High girls\' soccer team beat visiting Battery Creek 3-1 in an early-season match on Friday, March 3.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High claimed its second consecutive win in the young 2017 season.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles used a balanced offensive attack to beat longtime rival Battery Creek. Heiley Hernandez, Olivia Crisologo and Maggie Crisologo scored one goal apiece.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDefensively, goalkeeper Anna Fossberry limited Battery Creek\'s offensive charge by delivering seven saves.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL LACROSSE</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort High drops match to Bluffton&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High girls\' lacrosse team struggled to keep up with the opposing Bluffton High School squad in an early-season match on Wednesday, March 1. Bluffton pulled away to beat Beaufort High 14-2.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlyssa Martinez and Sarah McMullen netted one goal apiece for Beaufort while defensively, Maile Paulmeier recorded 12 saves for Bluffton.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>COLLEGE FOOTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Delaney to transfer to University of Miami&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch High School graduate Dee Delaney is transferring to the University of Miami. Delaney is set to graduate from The Citadel in May and will attend the University of Miami as a graduate transfer.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDelaney was a first-team STATS All-American for the second straight season. He has also been voted a Walter Camp All-American, a first-team All-American by the Associated Press and College Sports Madness and a first-team All-Southern Conference performer by the conference\'s coaches and media for his performance this year. The junior from Beaufort recorded 35 tackles, six interceptions, eight pass breakups and one fumble recovery in 2016. His interceptions total tied for third on The Citadel\'s single-season list, and his 14 total passes defended tied for fourth in a season in program history. Delaney\'s six interceptions ranked first in the Southern Conference and tied for third in FCS in 2016, and his passes defended total ranked second in the SoCon.', 'Sports briefs for March 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-march-9th-15th', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:17:09', '2017-03-09 23:17:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31603', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31605, 4, '2017-03-09 18:18:01', '2017-03-09 23:18:01', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Quilt.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31606\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31606\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Quilt.jpg\" alt=\"Quilt\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe most recent product of the Santa Elena Foundation’s efforts to collaborate with the community featured the Sea Island Quilters making quilts with a “Santa Elena” theme. Now on display are dozens of handmade quilts at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nQuilters used their imaginations to create original wall hangings with portrayals of scenes from local, 16th century history. “What a neat way to have our local history interpreted,” said Megan Meyer, Santa Elena History Center director. “This project exemplifies the ripple effect that the increased awareness of the Santa Elena story is having on our great community.” The quilts are on display through Wednesday, March 15, at the Santa Elena History Center.\r\n\r\nVisit santa-elena.org.', 'Local quilters master the ‘Santa Elena Challenge’', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-quilters-master-the-santa-elena-challenge', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:18:01', '2017-03-09 23:18:01', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31605', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31608, 4, '2017-03-09 18:19:30', '2017-03-09 23:19:30', '<b>Solid waste manager&nbsp;</b><b>to be guest speaker</b>\r\n\r\nJim Minor, who has served as the Beaufort County Solid Waste Manager since 2002, will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, March 14, meeting of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association.\r\n\r\nThe group will meet at 8 a.m. at the Beaufort Realtors Association Headquarters located in the Palmetto Business Park on Lady’s Island Drive (behind BB&amp;T Bank). &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe meeting is open to the public.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing Hurricane Matthew, Minor was responsible for coordinating the clearing and disposal of debris for the county. His normal duties include the operation of 12 collection facilities in Beaufort County and planning for the handling of the county’s future waste stream.\r\n\r\n<b>Work to take place&nbsp;</b><b>on several streets</b>\r\n\r\nAsphalt paving will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. through Saturday, March 11, on Rodger Street (Boundary to Laundonniere); New Castle (Prince to Bay); Hamar Street (Boundary to Bay); Prince Street (Charles to Bladen; and Bay Street (Hamar to Ribaut).\r\n\r\nThis work could be intermitting during these times due to unfavorable weather conditions and unforeseen mechanical failures. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere will be lane closures, but traffic will be maintained through the use of traffic control devices per the SCDOT Standard Drawings.&nbsp; Motorists are asked to use caution when driving through the work zone.\r\n\r\n<b>YMCA celebrates 2016,&nbsp;</b><b>announces changes</b>\r\n\r\nThe YMCA of Beaufort County welcomed members and guests to its annual meeting on Feb. 16, which recognized volunteers, donors and staff who helped advance the Y’s cause to strengthen the foundation of our community.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Y celebrated the many programs, services and opportunities it provides and thanked its volunteers. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Y also welcomed five new board members: Chad Barr, pastor at The Link church; retired executive and avid swimmer Pete Palmer; Brian Rose, co-owner of Beacon Insurance in Bluffton; Caleb Wright, principal engineer at ISEC; and Russell Baxley, CEO of Beaufort Memorial Hospital.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOutgoing board members, Kelly Collins and Ernie Schlichtemeier, were thanked for their many years of service to the Y.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Kaylin Garst was announced as the newly appointed branch executive director of the Wardle Family YMCA.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPrevious to this promotion, Garst was operations director of the Y, overseeing all childcare areas including summer camp, after school program and Discovery Preschool.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDuring the meeting, two volunteers received special recognition for their service to the Y. George Utter received the 2016 Robert V. Wardle Service to Youth Award.&nbsp; This award is given in honor of Robert V. Wardle, whose donations were instrumental in the founding and continued operation of the YMCA of Beaufort County.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLongtime Y member Utter volunteers with the Y youth boating program logging several hundred hours as an instructor in this program over the past three years. He is also a member of the YMCA Beaufort River Swim committee, assisting with coordination of safety kayak team during this annual open water swim.\r\n\r\nJuan Marvilla was named the annual Youth Sports Volunteer Coach for 2016. Marvilla has been a volunteer coach and referee over the past two years, donating his time in various sports including sports youth indoor and outdoor soccer, basketball, flag football and adult volleyball.\r\n\r\n<b>Special election absentee&nbsp;</b><b>voting to start March 28</b>\r\n\r\nThe Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County has opened in-person absentee voting for the March 28 Beaufort County School Board District 3 Special Election.\r\n\r\nOnly voters who reside in School Board District 3 can vote in the special election. They include Beaufort 1, Beaufort 3 (part), Burton 2A (part), Lady’s Island 1A, Lady’s Island 1B, Lady’s Island 3B (part), St. Helena 1A, St. Helena 1B, St. Helena 2A (part) and St. Helena 2B (part).\r\n\r\nThe seat will be up for election again in 2018.\r\n\r\nThe in-person absentee polling location is at 15 John Galt Road and will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.\r\n\r\nThe last day of in-person absentee voting is on Monday, March 27, when the polling location will be open until 5 p.m.\r\n\r\nVoters are required to present one of the following forms of current and valid photo identification at the polls: S.C. driver’s license, S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles identification card, S.C. Voter Registration card with photo, U.S. passport or federal military identification with a photo.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Board of Education seat was left vacant when Michael Rivers was elected to the state House of Representatives.\r\n\r\nThere are four candidates running for the bipartisan seat: Cynthia Gregory-Smalls, William Smith, Buryl Sumpter and Fred Washington Jr.\r\n\r\nGregory-Smalls is a retired educator after more than 30 years in education.\r\n\r\nWilliam Smith, a native of the area, owns Smith Security LLC.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSumpter, a native of St. Helena Island, is a consultant and trade professional in the funeral industry. He has also been a substitute teacher in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nWashington is a former member of the school board and served as chairman from 2007-09.\r\n\r\n<b>WJCL, Hearst can’t&nbsp;</b><b>come to agreement</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing protracted negotiations, DISH and Hearst Television Inc., the parent company of WJCL ABC 22, have reached an impasse in negotiating a renewal agreement for the carriage of Hearst Television’s broadcast stations on DISH Network’s systems.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a result, WJCL ABC 22 is now no longer being carried by DISH Network.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;“While we had hoped to conclude our negotiations before the extended March 3 deadline, DISH has continued to insist on including material terms that are less favorable than our current agreement,” said WJCL President and General Manager Timothy J. Morrissey. “In addition, Hearst Television has made significant investments to deliver top quality programming to our viewers and DISH is seeking the right to carry our stations at below market rates, which is neither fair nor reasonable.\r\n\r\n“We regret the inconvenience DISH’s demands have imposed on its subscribers, and we will keep you fully informed of developments.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, the station has not been blacked out. Morrissey said viewers can determine the type of antenna needed to receive the signals of Hearst Stations at www.antennaweb.org.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort, arts center&nbsp;</b><b>earn Verner award&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe city of Beaufort and USCB’s Center for the Arts earned the state’s highest honor for contributions to the arts recently with the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We have worked very hard for quite some time to support and enhance the arts in Beaufort, because they are an essential element of what makes us special,” said Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling. “To receive this recognition along with our partner, the USCB Center for the Arts, is quite an honor.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Arts Commission’s Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts were established in 1972. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement and contributions to the arts in South Carolina.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe city of Beaufort and the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts won the Government award. The application cited their partnership and commitment to enhancing the vibrant arts scene and cultural diversity in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBonnie Hargrove, director of the USCB Center for the Arts, said the Verner Award is statewide validation that years of hard work in the Lowcountry are paying dividends across South Carolina.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“This is a prestigious award in the arts world,” she said. “This recognition affirms our work and our intentions to keep the arts and culture in the forefront of everything we do as a community. The arts make us a desirable place to live and to visit, but they also play a role in our economy.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Sea Island Animal Hospital announces later Wednesday hours</b>\r\n\r\nSea Island Animal Hospital recently announced their new late night ours. They are now open Monday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.\r\n\r\nSea Island Animal Hospital is located at 40 Professional Village Circle on Lady\'s Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo schedule an appointment, call 843-524-4551 or visit www.seaislandanimalhospital.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Sanford staff to welcome&nbsp;</b><b>public at St. Helena library</b>\r\n\r\nU.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, will hold satellite office hours at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at St. Helena Branch Library 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road.\r\n\r\nSatellite office hours are conducted around the district by the Representative’s staff in order to be as accessible as possible to constituents who require assistance with federal agencies, including Medicare, Veterans Affairs, Social Security, the Internal Revenue Service or even help processing a passport. Additionally, anyone wishing to express an opinion or ask a question is welcome to stop by. Sanford is not scheduled to be in attendance.\r\n\r\n<b>All county campuses&nbsp;</b><b>now smoke-free</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County’s new smoking ordinance went into effect on March1, prohibiting smoking at all county-owned or operated campuses and facilities.\r\n\r\n“By eliminating smoking from our campuses, we’re inviting more of the public to enjoy their campuses in the clean and healthy manner they deserve,” said Deputy County Administrator Josh Gruber.\r\n\r\nCounty Council voted this past November to approve the updated smoking ordinance.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It’s a combination of good practice, good leadership and public awareness,” said Beaufort County Administrator Gary Kubic. “We hope to send a message that Beaufort County cares about the well-being of its employees and residents.”\r\n\r\nThe smoking ordinance is accompanied by a program to assist employees and residents with quitting smoking.\r\n\r\nFreedom From Smoking is offered to Beaufort County employees at no cost and is available to all other Beaufort County residents for $30. All participants will have access to the LifeFit Wellness Center for two months at no cost.\r\n\r\nTo register for the Freedom From Smoking Program, call Alexa DeFeo at 843-522-2270 or email adefeo@bmhsc.org. The classes are open to anyone who is ready to quit smoking.\r\n\r\n<b>Port Royal seat up </b><b>for special election&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort City Council’s Port Royal councilman, Vernon DeLoach, died recently\r\n\r\nWith his death, South Carolina state law requires the town of Port Royal to hold a special election to fill the vacancy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe filing period opens Friday, March 10, and closed Monday, March 20.\r\n\r\nElection Day will be Tuesday, May 16.\r\n\r\n<b>Free legal clinic&nbsp;</b><b>coming to St. Helena</b>\r\n\r\nThe SC Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor a free legal clinics on end of life issues, including health care power of attorney, living wills, DNR orders, power of attorney, funeral planning and cremation in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held from5:30-7 p.m. Monday, March 13, at St. Helena Island Branch Library at 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Rd., St. Helena.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHarley D. Ruff is the featured presenter.\r\n\r\nThis seminar is free for anyone who would like to attend. The format typically consists of an overview followed by a question-and-answer session.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA schedule of other upcoming seminars throughout the state is available at www.scbar.org/clinics.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the SC Bar Pro Bono Program at 803-799-6653, ext. 158.', 'News briefs for March 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-march-9th-15th', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:19:30', '2017-03-09 23:19:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31608', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31610, 4, '2017-03-09 18:20:31', '2017-03-09 23:20:31', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Ashton Converse (right) is named Bridges Prep Teacher of the Year.</em>\r\n\r\nAshton Converse is the Bridges Prep Teacher of the Year following voting by staff at the state charter school. He teaches computer science, computer applications and digital multimedia.\r\n\r\nBoard Chair Dee Matthews surprised Converse in his classroom with balloons and a certificate recently.\r\n\r\n“I know he is a wonderful teacher and is very much a part of what makes Bridges Prep so special,” Matthews said. “We are very proud of the work he has done and will continue to do for our students.”\r\n\r\nConverse teaches all students from kindergarten through ninth grade at Bridges Prep. Previously, he taught in Henan, China, at Sias International University.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nConverse graduated from Bowling Green State University through a dual major program of business education and marketing education with the Bachelor of Science in Education degree.\r\n\r\n“We can teach students … through several means, but who we are to them is more important than how we teach them,” Converse wrote in his Teacher of the Year application. “Interactions with students will define the degree with which a student trusts a teacher.\r\n\r\n“Teaching is the way we prepare the next generation of dependable leaders, innovative inventors, diligent workers and productive citizens,” he said.\r\n\r\nAs Bridges Prep’s Teacher of the Year, his next step will be to submit paperwork for the S.C. Charter School District statewide Teacher of the Year.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Bridges Preparatory School, visit www.bridgesprep.org or call 843-982-7737.', 'Bridges Prep names teacher of the year', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bridges-prep-names-teacher-of-the-year', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:42', '2018-07-12 14:58:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31610', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31613, 4, '2017-03-09 18:21:09', '2017-03-09 23:21:09', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nMy daughter called to say her husband had finally completed the renovation to their kitchen: new cabinets, new tiles; the whole HGTV redo. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe said that after he was done, he spread out on the couch and announced he was going to relax and “do nothing.”\r\n\r\nShe left to go shopping and when she returned home, she found him in the kitchen marinating a roast and preparing fresh vegetables.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“What happened to your relaxing?” she asked. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I just could not keep still.” he replied.\r\n\r\nIt was after she told me about this occurrence that I shared my recent “do nothing” experience.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt had been a very hectic week and it was my time to relax. The hammock hanging between the two large pine trees in our backyard was calling me. I stretched out in it and started to get comfortable when I realized I was missing a stick to help me swing.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKnowing there were some sticks in the garage that would fit the bill, I went in and found a rake instead.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs I was heading back to the hammock, I noticed all the pine cones under it, and decided since I had a rake in my hand, I should just gather them up. That’s when I noticed the garden next to the pine trees was also full of pine cones. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nI went back to the garage, grabbed a large garbage pail and proceeded to rake up the pine cones and scoop them into the garbage can. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe garden looked so good, but did need a bit of weeding. Back to the garage for my gardening gloves and some garden tools.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI plucked the weeds and then picked up the camellia blossoms that had fallen from the nearby bush.\r\n\r\nThe garden looked so good, but needed some watering. Back to the garage for the hose. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs I stood there watering the garden, I realized the hammock was getting watered also. That is when it hit me!&nbsp; What happened to my “do nothing” time? How was I suddenly up again doing something and ruining my down time?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs I continued to water the flowers, I realized how relaxing it was to stand there and enjoy the sight of the garden.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I told my daughter, “As it turns out, sometimes ‘doing nothing’ means doing something you enjoy. Enjoy your dinner, Faith.”', 'Life is all about the art of  ‘doing nothing’', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'life-is-all-about-the-art-of-doing-nothing', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:21:09', '2017-03-09 23:21:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31613', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31615, 4, '2017-03-09 18:22:09', '2017-03-09 23:22:09', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Jess Fleury “clean and jerks” 115 pounds and managed to do it 17 times during the Strong Man &amp; Woman competition last Saturday afternoon at Crossfit Beaufort. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Strong Man &amp; Woman event raised $530 for the Children’s Organ Transplant Association on Saturday, March 4 at Crossfit Beaufort, according to Jeff Scott, event organizer and promoter. Participants lifted in various classes divided by age and weight, but they all lifted the same amount of weight. Those who lifted the most repetitions won the event, which requires both strength and stamina.', 'Show your strength', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'show-your-strength', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:22:09', '2017-03-09 23:22:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31615', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31618, 4, '2017-03-09 18:22:47', '2017-03-09 23:22:47', '<h3>By Alan Schuster</h3>\r\nNot only is Giuseppe Verdi\'s “La Traviata” (The fallen woman) considered the perfect romantic melodrama, it was also unique to early audiences in that it was the first serious opera ever written in a contemporary setting.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the words of the French novelist Marcel Proust: “In ‘La Traviata,’ Verdi has lifted Alexandre Dumas\'s play ‘La Dame aux Camelias’ into the realm of art.” It has even been referred to as a “four movement symphony for voices.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, the day after its premier in Venice in 1851, a greatly admired composer referred to it as “a complete fiasco.” Who said it? Verdi! He was very disappointed in the singers, the orchestra, the production and even the audience. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA few weeks later, the opera began to gather momentum and&nbsp; soon was acclaimed by opera fans and critics throughout Italy and beyond. Now, locals can enjoy the live Met performance in HD at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the USCB Center for the Arts.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act I</b></p>\r\nAt a party in the home of Parisian courtesan Violetta Valery, an admirer, Alfredo Germont,&nbsp; makes a toast to the pleasures of wine. Violetta responds, singing in praise of love. When the guests depart, Violetta collapses, coughing. Alfredo stays behind to declare his love for her. Violetta tells him that she will only live a few more months, but that he can come back when the camellia she has given him has faded.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act II, Scene 1</b></p>\r\nVioletta and Alfredo are living together at her country home. When Alfredo journeys to Paris to prevent Violetta\'s home from being sold, Alfredo\'s father, Germont, visits Violetta, imploring her to give up the relationship. She yields, asking only to tell Alfredo herself. Violetta leaves Alfredo with a note, announcing that they are finished. Scene 2: Alfredo finds Violetta at her friend Flora\'s party where she is with Baron Duphol, her former lover. Duphol gambles with Alfredo and loses. Alfredo confronts Violetta who tells him that she no longer loves him. He throws all his winnings at her. His father disowns him, and Duphol challenges Alfredo to a duel. &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act III</b></p>\r\nVioletta’s bedroom, a few months later. Annina, Violetta\'s maid learns that she is dying. Violetta reads a letter from Germont, telling her that Alfredo now knows of her sacrifice and is returning to be with her. As the lovers are reunited, Germont arrives, but it’s too late, and Violetta dies in Alfredo’s arms.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen the opera reached London in the 1850s, its huge success was such that The London Times wrote: “Once more, frantic crowds struggled in the lobbies of the theatre; once more dresses were torn and hats crushed; once more a mania possessed the public.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor Saturday\'s performance, casual attire is recommended.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSoprano Sonya Yoncheva is the doomed courtesan, joined by tenor Michael Fabiano as her lover, Alfredo, and&nbsp; baritoneThomas Hampson as the elder Germont.\r\n\r\nTickets are now available. All seats are general admission. Adults $20; OLLI members $18; students $10. Order online at www.centerforthearts.com or by calling 843-521-4145. The box office opens at noon', 'Verdi\'s magnificent \'La Traviata\' comes to the Center for the Arts', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'verdis-magnificent-la-traviata-comes-to-the-center-for-the-arts', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:22:47', '2017-03-09 23:22:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31618', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31620, 4, '2017-03-09 18:53:05', '2017-03-09 23:53:05', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Mary Hughes, left, receives an It’s Me Fashions door prize form Irene Goodnight. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nIsland Girls Night Out, an opportunity to socialize, win prizes and meet new friends, was held March 2, and another one is coming up.\r\n\r\nAbout 225 women turned out to MoonDoggies Gifts and Café in Port Royal, where they enjoyed music and a spread of treats and sauces that MoonDoggies carries in its gift shop.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere were fabulous door prizes and gift certificates from Outback Steakhouse, a kayak tour from Beaufort Lands End Tours, Guys and Dolls Salon, Halo Salon, Its Me Fashions, and Nuances of Port Royal.\r\n\r\nMoonDoggies is now offering a bed and breakfast, while the café offers lunch and will soon have tapas and cocktails available in the evenings.\r\n\r\nThe next Island Girls Night Out will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at For The Birds and Gardens on 1002 Bay St.\r\n\r\nBusinesses interested in hosting an Island Girls Night Out or donating a door prize can call Irene Goodnight at 615-243-4684.\r\n\r\nThese free events are sponsored by The Island News.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31628\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1476\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2183.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31628\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31628\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2183.jpg\" alt=\"Patricia Gadsden continued her lucky streak by winning another door prize from Outback. Gadsden said she has won a door prize each time she has attended Island Girls Night Out.\" width=\"1476\" height=\"1400\"></a> Patricia Gadsden continued her lucky streak by winning another door prize from Outback. 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(31632, 4, '2017-03-09 18:54:49', '2017-03-09 23:54:49', 'Soldiers throughout history have learned the ability to grab a “power nap” when and where ever possible. Here Greg Henderson of Florence,&nbsp; portraying Pvt. Ebenezer Buck of the 7th New Hampshire, does just that as Civil War re-enactors camped out at The Arsenal. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.&nbsp;', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-28', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:27:12', '2018-07-12 15:27:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31632', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31635, 4, '2017-03-09 18:58:11', '2017-03-09 23:58:11', '<em>Beaufort Country residents from both north and south of the Broad River make their way into TCL\'s McLean Hall for U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford’s town hall meeting on March 3. &nbsp;Photo by&nbsp;Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\nIt started with a problem.\r\n\r\nThe 300-seat auditorium at the Technical College of the Lowcountry on Ribaut Road in Beaufort wasn’t large enough to accommodate those who wanted to be part of U.S. Representative Mark Sanford’s town hall. By far.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the auditorium filled and an eager, well-prepared line of about 250 more people waiting, the problem suddenly became: well, now what?&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“This is like a snapshot of a day in Congress,” Representative Mark Sanford told the crowd. “Welcome to Democracy 101. It’s like herding eels.”\r\n\r\nThe consensus –that Sanford speak to both groups in turn – was not easily or happily reached. Amidst chats of “Let’s get started!” Sanford began a town hall that was unusual before it even began.\r\n\r\n“This might be the first instance ever in which the government and one of its largest opposition groups are walking in the door together,” said Alexis King of Lowcountry Indivisible. “Mr. Sanford reached out to us,” she said. “He wanted to set up a town hall that brought together Lowcountry Indivisible, the Lowcountry Immigration Coalition and Beaufort County Indivisible.” Groups with missions that, more or less do not agree with the Trump agenda. King says Sanford’s offer helps to change the “us versus them” dynamic. “It gives him the chance to look us in the eye and hear our voice.”\r\n\r\nArmed with signs that read AGREE and DISAGREE, attendees asked in both Town Hall meetings that covered a spectrum of concerns. The top issues follow:&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Immigration</b></p>\r\nEric Esquivel, publisher of La Isla Magazine, said that while he does not support illegal immigration, he does support smart borders. “This problem starting to agitate our communities and we need to fix it.” His question was like many on this issue: How do you think it can be fixed? &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSanford said his focus is on work permits for present and future immigrants and for protecting young people. “I want to leave the young dreamer alone.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, his stance on constructing a border wall drew loud opposition from the majority of the crowd. “Conceptually, I support a wall, and it needs to be paid for before I do,” he said.\r\n“That’s what I will be looking at with every bill that comes along. Is it paid for? That is the operative question.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31637\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1147\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC0051.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31637\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31637\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC0051.jpg\" alt=\"Many of those in attendance of Mark Sanford’s town hall meeting found themselves in agreement with him on a few issues. Many did not. \" width=\"1147\" height=\"1400\"></a> Many of those in attendance of Mark Sanford’s town hall meeting found themselves in agreement with him on a few issues. Many did not.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Planned Parenthood</b></p>\r\nWho pays for what is also how Sanford explained his rationale for voting to defund Planned Parenthood. “It won’t be about the elimination of the funding but who will be the provider. Who will pay for it,” he said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“With respect to other views, I don’t want my money going to an abortion. It is my view that what we will see is the same amount funding going to community health centers instead of Planned Parenthood.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31639\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2235.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31639\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31639\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2235.jpg\" alt=\"While many attending Sanford’s town hall disagreed with him, most were civil and, for the most part, gave him a chance to answer without being heckled.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1120\"></a> While many attending Sanford’s town hall disagreed with him, most were civil and, for the most part, gave him a chance to answer without being heckled.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Healthcare</b></p>\r\nThere were many questions and concerns regarding the Obamacare Replacement Act introduced by Sanford and Senator Rand Paul. Many in the audience had stories, and therefore held signs that read “I Have a Pre-existing Condition.” One physician, citing a recent study that concluded only 15% of primary care physicians wanted Obamacare replaced, asked, “Why would you vote to repeal something that 85% of the people in the field support?”\r\n\r\n“I admire you for being on the front line and you are the most important driver on the train, but you’re not the only one on the train,” replied Sanford, referring to the many different stakeholders in the healthcare debate.\r\n\r\nWhile Sanford said he doesn’t think our country is ready for a single-payer system, Carol Corbin of Beaufort said that the question she didn’t have time to ask was why. “Single payer healthcare is the only way to reduce the costs and cover everyone. I lived in Canada for 18 years, and 99% of Canadians, including myself, swear by their healthcare system,” she said. “Canadians see Americans as ‘barbaric’ for not having a system that covers everyone.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31638\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1170\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC0007-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31638\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31638\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC0007-2.jpg\" alt=\"Alejandra Jordan, 15, left, and Hannah Aytell, 15, both from Hilton Head High School’s Young Democrats Club, wait for Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, at a town hall meeting.\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1400\"></a> Alejandra Jordan, 15, left, and Hannah Aytell, 15, both from Hilton Head High School’s Young Democrats Club, wait for Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, at a town hall meeting.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>The Media</b></p>\r\n“For as long as I can remember, the media has held our government accountable. Is the president’s attack on the media a threat to our democracy?” Pamela Reeding Smith, of Bluffton, asked, bringing applause and a near-universal waving of AGREE signs.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSanford smiled and said in a welcomed moment of levity, “Let me state the obvious. If there’s anyone out there who has reason to dislike the media, I am the poster child.” He agreed that while the media indeed needs to remain a fundamental check on the power of authority for those who hold office, he also held both the people and the president accountable for making it work.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“With all due respect to President Trump, you cannot boil policy down to 140 characters,” he said. And for the public, Sanford warned of the danger of news versus propaganda and only listening to media that just refers to me.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith many constituents still waiting and questions still unanswered, Sanford promised to return in two weeks for another town hall in the Bluffton or Hilton Head area.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCorbin believes Sanford took the opposition in stride. “He seems to be willing to take some criticism and to recognize that we are debating deeply held beliefs.”\r\n\r\nIndeed, Sanford would agree that the town hall was a perfect example of democracy in action. “This is what’s really cool about our country. Some are more on the right more on the left, yet we can disagree to the core and still be civil.”&nbsp;', 'One thing we can all agree on: Sanford shows up', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'one-thing-we-can-all-agree-on-sanford-shows-up', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:58:45', '2017-03-09 23:58:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31635', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31641, 4, '2017-03-09 19:05:34', '2017-03-10 00:05:34', '<em>Photo above: Racers get ready to start the 2016 Annual Beaufort Twilight Run. Photo provided.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nThe 9th Annual Beaufort Twilight Run (BTR) is welcoming three top marathoners to this year’s race presented by Habersham Properties from 4-9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in Habersham Marketplace.\r\n\r\nAlong with the more than 2,600 participants and spectators across 20 states anticipated, the BTR will host running professionals from Zap Fitness-Reebok – including one of America\'s top 5 marathoners, Tyler Pennel. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nPennel will be accompanied by teammates Pardon Ndhlovu, who recently ran in the Rio Olympic Marathon for Zimbabwe, and Nicole Dimercurio, who is a University of Georgia graduate quickly building her professional running career running in the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials. All three runners will be in town to compete in the BTR’s 10-mile race.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“The BTR keeps growing and has now captured the attention of world-class athletes,” said BTR Race Director Lauren Kelly. “This race is scenic, fast and easy to follow and there is something for everyone – from families walking the 5K to local running clubs competing to athletes trying to break state records to world-class marathoners training at our race. It’s a true running festival.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe USATF-sanctioned running festival is Chronotrack timed by RMS Sports and offers more race options than any other event in the Lowcountry – drawing competitive runners and recreational participants.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe BTR offers events for runners and walkers at all levels including a signature 13.1 Mile Beaufort Challenge (10 mile plus 5K runs); 10-mile run; 8K-run; 5K run/walk; 1 mile youth run; and Kids’ Fun Run. The BTR is one of three events in South Carolina offering a 10 miler. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll race courses are spectator-friendly and flat, offering beautiful marsh views while racing beneath canopies of live oaks.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“There’s something for everyone at the Beaufort Twilight Run,” said BTR Event Director Jeff Althoff. “The race will be awesome and the post-race party will have great live entertainment and, back by popular demand, a wide variety of food trucks for everyone to enjoy.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis family-friendly event is a draw not only for participants in the six races, but for spectators who are looking for an evening with live music and great food.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis year the BTR welcomes back the band Broke Locals who are from Beaufort and specialize in “Southern Fried Funk.” Throughout the afternoon and evening, a variety of delicious food and beverage options will be available from gourmet food trucks and from the Habersham Marketplace restaurants.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe BTR’s total cash purse is more than $6,000 with payouts to be awarded in the 13.1 Mile Beaufort Challenge, 10-mile run, 8K run and 5K run.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCategories include the three overall male and female winners of each of those races, as well as for the top male and female Masters (40+), Active Duty Military and Hometown Hero (a Beaufort County resident). In addition to cash prizes, age group winners will receive a gift for their accomplishment.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor online details about race registration and more, visit www.BeaufortTwilightRun.com. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nEarly registration discounts are available for all participants, as well as additional discounts for students, groups of 10 or more and active duty military.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe BTR’s mission is to host a fun, competitive and memorable annual event for Beaufort. In the past seven years, the BTR has raised more than $400,000 to benefit Riverview Charter School – a free public school open to Beaufort County K-8th grade students. This year’s goal is to raise more than $80,000 to be used for the school’s technology, after-school and physical education programs.&nbsp;', 'Annual Beaufort Twilight Run welcomes world-class athletes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'annual-beaufort-twilight-run-welcomes-world-class-athletes', '', '', '2017-03-09 19:06:24', '2017-03-10 00:06:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31641', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31648, 4, '2017-03-16 10:17:41', '2017-03-16 14:17:41', '<b>Writing family history&nbsp;</b><b>focus of workshop</b>\r\n\r\nWriting Your Family Narrative using Microsoft Word will be the topic Thursday, March 16, at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. The event will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nHave you wanted to start writing your family’s story, but didn’t know where to start? Attendees will be shown different capabilities of Microsoft Word for writing, adding pictures, captions, etc. Basic computer skills are required for this class. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis is a “hands on” class. Participants should bring their laptop with some items saved and a basic paragraph of one or two of your ancestors to utilize some of the practices discussed.\r\n\r\nTickets are $15; $10 for Heritage Library members.\r\n\r\nVisit santa-elena.org/calendar-of-events.\r\n\r\n<b>Architects’ Tour&nbsp;</b><b>coming March 18</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Architects’ Tour will be held Saturday, March 18. Guests will visit private homes in downtown Beaufort and the nearby sea islands of Distant and Dataw.\r\n\r\nTickets are $65 per person. Reservations can be made by calling 843-379-3331 or at www.historicbeaufort.org/shop.\r\n\r\nFor additional information, email info@historicbeaufort.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Bird walk coming&nbsp;</b><b>to Harbor Island</b>\r\n\r\nThe Fripp Audubon Club is conducting a bird walk on Saturday, March 18, on Harbor Island.\r\n\r\nThese bird walks are designed for folks with a serious interest in birds, their behavior, habitat and identification.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nParticipants will observe and study birds in their natural habitat. The trip will begin with a brief orientation before departure. This walk will focus on identifying shore birds and sea birds.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeginners are welcome.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nParticipants will meet at 9 a.m. at the Beach &amp; Racquet Club parking lot on Harbor Island. The parking lot is around the bend and beside the tennis courts. Tell the person at the gate that you are with the Fripp Audubon group.&nbsp; Bring binoculars, bird guide, bug spray, sunscreen, water, etc. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.islc.net/audubon.\r\n\r\n<b>Symphony orchestra&nbsp;</b><b>to present program&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will hold “Hurray for Hollywood!” and “Bravo Broadway” at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23.\r\n\r\nThere will be music from “Les Miserables,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “West Side Story.”\r\n\r\nPerformances will be held at Sea Island Presbyterian Church at 81 Lady’s Island Drive. Tickets are $40; $15 for students. Tickets can be purchased at www.beaufortorchestra.org or by calling 800-595-4849.\r\n\r\n<b>Movie Night coming&nbsp;</b><b>to USCB arts center</b>\r\n\r\nMonday night is Movie Night at the USCB Center for the Arts at 801 Carteret St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe move on Monday, March 20, is “A Good American,” a 2015 Austrian documentary film that chronicles the work of whistleblower William Binney, a former official of the National Security Agency who resigned shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe film contends that Binney\'s work was thwarted by high officials of the agency, and that he might have been able to prevent the attacks. The film was produced, directed and written by Friedrich Moser. The movie starts at 7 p.m. and the cost is $6.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Arts council to&nbsp;</b><b>celebrate winners</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Arts Council and Adams Outdoor Advertising will host a public reception from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 23, to congratulate the 2016-2017 ArtPop Beaufort winners. The event will be held at the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s Maritime Center, located at 310 Okatie Highway in Okatie.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn partnership with Adams Outdoor Advertising and ArtPop, the Beaufort Arts Council held its second annual ArtPop Beaufort program, which promotes local artists\' work through available media space.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe 10 winners of the 2016-2017 ArtPop Beaufort Program selected by a jury of seven include: David Shipper, Nancy Adams, Mary Lester, Zach Grether, John K. Crum, Julie Jones, Michael B. Karas, Eve Miller, Sandy Dimke and Michael Reibel.&nbsp; Their winning artwork can be viewed on billboards throughout Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortartscouncil.org for additional information on the winners and images of their submissions. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Friends of Fort Fremont&nbsp;</b><b>to hold oyster roast</b>\r\n\r\nFriends of Fort Fremont is hosting its annual oyster roast from 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Port Royal’s Live Oak Park.\r\n\r\nThere will be a silent auction, oysters, appetizers, dessert and live music. Guests should bring beverages and chairs.\r\n\r\nTickets are $30 per person and must be purchased by Tuesday, March 21. Send check payable to Friends of Fort Fremont, P.O. Box 982, St. Helena Island, SC 29902; or purchase online at fortfremont.org.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Women\'s Conference&nbsp;</b><b>set for March 25</b>\r\n\r\nA women\'s conference entitled \"Blooming for Christ\" is planned for Saturday, March 25, at Red Dam Baptist Church in Hardeeville. The event, which is free and open to the public, is geared for women ages 13 and up, and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the program will wrap at 3 p.m.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDoor prizes and favors will be given throughout the day. A nursery will be provided for children 3 and under.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRDBC is located at 488 Red Dam Road. For more information, call 843- 784-6083, email info@reddambaptistchurch.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Tour Fort Fremont&nbsp;</b><b>on March 25</b>\r\n\r\nFriends of Fort Fremont is offering its free monthly docent-led tour on Saturday, March 25. The tour begins at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Helena Branch Library, where guests will see a scale model of the 1898 Fort Fremont and learn its history and then travel to Land’s End to see the remains of the fort today.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit fortfremont.org or call the library at 843-255-6486.\r\n\r\n<b>Musical program&nbsp;</b><b>coming to Fripp</b>\r\n\r\nThe Fripp Island Friends of Music will hold an upcoming program featuring singer-songwriter Kathy Tugman and her trio.\r\n\r\nTugman has amassed a buffet of music, including spirituals, lullabies, jazz, popular tunes, and, in her latest release, “Love Song Nineteen,” gritty, “bluebilly” music.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will be held at 5 p.m. March 26, at the Fripp Community Center, 205 Tarpon Blvd. Tickets at the door at $25 for adults; students are free.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.frippfriendsofmusic.com or call 843-838-1777.\r\n\r\n<b>Letters For Hope&nbsp;</b><b>to be held March 26</b>\r\n\r\nA letter writing campaign expressing concerns over the replacement for the Affordable Care Act will take place from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry, 110 Malphrus Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nLetters For Hope is a letter writing campaign with the primary goal to voice concerns to politicians in a constructive and compassionate manner through hand-written letters. Limited writing supplies, including paper, pens, envelopes and postage, will be available. This event is family friendly. Parents are encouraged to bring children.&nbsp; Worksheets with tips on how to write a letter, along with addresses for local politicians, also will be provided.\r\n\r\nRegister by calling 843-415-3490 or e-mailing info@lettersforhope.org. Visit www.lettersforhope.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Cigar making topic&nbsp;</b><b>of Santa Elena event</b>\r\n\r\nThe History &amp; Art of Cigar Making will be held from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe speaker will be Cuban-born Juan Carlos Jiménez, who from his own factory in the Dominican Republic has been producing handcrafted Cuban seed cigars for the past 20 years. Tickets are $10.\r\n\r\nVisit santa-elena.org/calendar-of-events.', 'What To Do the week of March 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-march-16th-22nd', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:17:41', '2017-03-16 14:17:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31648', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31650, 4, '2017-03-16 10:18:24', '2017-03-16 14:18:24', '<h3>By Paul Butare, Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association</h3>\r\nIn July 2016, the city of Beaufort, in conjunction with Beaufort County, commissioned Ward Edwards Engineering to evaluate the short, intermediate and long-term traffic needs for Lady’s Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nStantec was subcontracted to perform the actual study.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a basis for the study, traffic counts were taken during a summer weekend and during a weekday when school was in session. The study covered from Woods Bridge to Chowan Creek on Sea Island Parkway, and Rue De Bois on Lady’s Island Drive to Miller Road on Sams Point Road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey included projected traffic from all approved and anticipated developments in the area on Lady’s Island and added a small amount of background growth over a 20-year period.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe results are probably not surprising to many of us: Traffic is up and increasing noticeably.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith count data from SCDOT, supplemental counts and extensive study of existing and potential roads, the study predicts that with no action taken, traffic increases over the next 10-25 years will produce unacceptable levels of congestion and gridlock.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSeveral key “hot spots” were specifically reviewed to include the new Walmart, Lost Island and Little Creek intersections, Sams Point Road and Sea Island Parkway intersection, Sunset Boulevard, Lady’s Island Middle school and Beaufort High School exits onto Sea Island Parkway.\r\n\r\nRecently the consultants who conducted the study presented their findings to the community and solicited comments. Following are some of the suggestions made to reduce the negative impact of the projected increases in traffic.\r\n\r\n• Airport Circle/Lost Island Drive: Reconfigure Lost Island Drive and Little Creek Road by building a connector/frontage road from Little Creek Road to the new traffic signal at Airport Circle (Walmart).&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTraffic exiting the proposed Taco Bell, Little Creek and Lost Island would be allowed a right turn only.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIncoming traffic, and traffic which needs to take a left to go toward Beaufort, would be routed to this proposed new access road, running parallel to Sea Island Parkway, up to the new traffic signal at the Walmart and Airport Circle.\r\n\r\nIn addition, Sea Island Parkway widening would be extended beyond the Airport Circle traffic signal to reduce vehicle queues at the intersection. The land needed to accomplish this is privately owned.\r\n\r\n• Cougar Drive (Lady’s Island Middle School): At certain times during the day, the traffic in and out of Cougar Drive can be difficult and potentially dangerous.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo improve the Lady’s Island Middle School exit from Cougar Drive onto Sea Island Parkway, a road-alignment of Cougar Drive is being considered, leading to a new traffic signal which would be added at the intersection of Gay Drive and Sea Island Parkway as part of a connector road from Lady’s Island Drive. The land needed for an access road is privately owned.\r\n\r\n• Intersection of Sams Point Road and Sea Island Parkway: This intersection is already considered “failing” by industry standards and will become worse during peak hours when the new Walmart is opened.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe new developments on Sams Point Road, such as Oyster Bluff, as well as the new Harris Teeter will make the intersection even more difficult.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThough not part of this study, it has been reported that Harris Teeter will fund an additional right turn lane from Sea Island Parkway on to Sams Point Road.\r\n\r\nSome of the remedies proposed to reduce traffic at this key intersection include adding a right turn lane to Sams Point Road at the Walgreen’s corner, and improving conditions on Sunset Boulevard and Miller Road to allow traffic heading towards the Woods Memorial Bridge to bypass the Sams Point Road/Sea Island Parkway Intersection.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA traffic signal is proposed at Miller Road and Sams Point Road. Other improvements would include adding traffic calming elements such as sidewalks, trees and a small roundabout at the intersection of Miller and Sunset to help keep speeds low.\r\n\r\nThis recommendation includes moving of the traffic signal from the present high school exit to the Sunset Boulevard exit onto Sea Island Parkway and building a new connector road to allow the high school traffic to exit at the new signal location.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Lady’s Island Drive/Sea Island Parkway Connector Road: To reduce the amount of traffic at the intersection of Lady’s Island Drive and Sea Island Parkway, the development of a connector route from Lady’s Island Drive is proposed by routing traffic from S.C. 802, over a paved Hazel Farm road, connecting with Gay Road, and exiting to Sea Island Parkway where a traffic signal would be added at the intersection of Sea Island Parkway and Gay Road and across from the new Cougar Drive location. Traffic calming measures such as sidewalks, trees and a small roundabout at Inlet Road would also be added.\r\n\r\nThe study concludes that unless some of the proposals are undertaken, traffic congestion at peak travel times at key intersections will reach a point where delays and travel times from the outer parts of Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island Drive and the further Sea Islands of Distant, Lost Island, St. Helena, Dataw, Harbor, Hunting and Fripp to Beaufort and beyond could become unreasonable.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNone of these proposals are quick fixes and the state, county and city do not have funds presently dedicated to making any of them a reality. However, it is an important start to plan for our future, based upon the quantitative data that this study provides. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe will keep you posted as we receive additional information.', 'A first look at the Lady’s Island traffic study', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-first-look-at-the-ladys-island-traffic-study', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:18:24', '2017-03-16 14:18:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31650', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31652, 4, '2017-03-16 10:18:58', '2017-03-16 14:18:58', 'The Voice of the Verdier House: 1804-2017 will be the topic at Historic Beaufort Foundation’s 51st annual membership meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 23.\r\n\r\nMaxine Lutz, HBF’s executive director, will speak on behalf of the house, which has stood overlooking Bay Street for four centuries. It was the flagship project that newly-minted preservationists undertook in the 1940s and which remains an icon of Beaufort’s historic preservation movement to date.\r\n\r\nAs one of three residences remaining in the downtown core which date to the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it is the only one that remains in its original residential format today without exterior or interior changes.\r\n\r\nLutz, who has worked at the foundation for 19 years, four of those as executive director, will offer a view of the house through its photographic and recorded history, revealing its past, present and the vision for its future. Selected artifacts belonging to the Verdiers will also be displayed.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe work of Historic Beaufort Foundation in restoring it was \"an inspiration to the city and a gift to Bay Street,\" said Lutz.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt draws thousands of visitors annually and has become a venue for many of HBF’s educational events, including exhibits, summer camps, lectures and school tours.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the program, HBF will announce its 2016 Preservation Awards and elect officers and trustees. A reception will follow the program with wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $15/$25 per member/member couple; $20/$30 per nonmember/nonmember couple.\r\n\r\nCall 843-379-3331 for reservations.', 'Verdier House to be focus of meeting', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'verdier-house-to-be-focus-of-meeting', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:18:58', '2017-03-16 14:18:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31652', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31654, 4, '2017-03-16 10:21:38', '2017-03-16 14:21:38', '<em>Photo above: Beaufort Elementary School fifth-grader Henry Lovett, center, reacts to being announced as the 2017 Future Chef winner. Photo provided.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Fifth-grader wins&nbsp;</b><b>Future Chef contest</b>\r\n\r\nFifth-grader Henry Lovett likes to cook eggs for his family’s breakfasts, and that practice paid off when he took top honors at the 2017 Sodexo Future Chef competition.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Elementary School student’s “Spicy Egg Wrap” recipe included fresh avocados, tomatoes, cheese and sriracha wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla.\r\n\r\nLovett was one of 12 elementary school student finalists from across the district who prepared healthy comfort foods – this year’s competition category – for a panel of five judges at the new Advanced Technical Center at Battery Creek High School. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nJudges awarded points based on the recipes’ originality, taste, healthy attributes, plate presentation, ease of preparation and kid-friendliness.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It was so much fun to cook in front of a big crowd of people and present to the judges,” Lovett said. “Just awesome.”\r\n\r\nThe 12 finalists were chosen from more than 100 young cooks from district elementary schools who submitted recipes in this year’s challenge, sponsored by Sodexo.\r\n\r\nFor his first-place finish, Lovett was awarded a prize basket of cookware, kitchen utensils, a radio-controlled flying drone and a backpack.&nbsp; He has the chance to move on to the 2017 regional and national Future Chef competitions. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nLovett was assisted in the kitchen by Battery Creek High School culinary arts student Ayla Watts.\r\n\r\nTwo students tied for first runner-up.&nbsp; Mossy Oaks Elementary fourth-grader Aubrie Brown dished up baked “Zucchini Boats” filled with ground beef, tomato sauce and cheese, and M.C Riley Elementary third-grader Dylan Crosby drew the judges’ praise for her “Pineapple Salmon with Coconut Rice and Honey Carrots.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSecond runner-up, for her “Incognito Cauliflower Cheese Bites,” was fifth-grader Mia Campbell from Red Cedar Elementary.\r\n\r\nSecond and third runners-up won cooking utensils and herb garden kits. All participants won gift baskets.\r\n\r\n“The number of entries keeps growing, and this was by far the biggest number yet in the five years we’ve been sponsoring the Future Chef competition,” said Roberta Edwards, general manager of Sodexo operations in Beaufort County.&nbsp; “To watch these young students in the kitchen, to witness their creativity as well as their determination and concentration, is really something to see.”\r\n\r\n<b>TCL to hold&nbsp;</b><b>Latino Open House</b>\r\n\r\nThe Technical College of the Lowcountry will hold a Latino Open House at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, on its Bluffton campus.\r\n\r\nGuests will take a tour, learn about college admissions and financial aid, and hear from attorney Olesya Matyushevsky about challenges for immigrant students.\r\n\r\n<b>Seven district students&nbsp;</b><b>finalists in writing competition</b>\r\n\r\nSeven Beaufort County School District students are among 72 finalists in the fourth annual South Carolina High School Writing Contest.\r\n\r\nFour juniors were named as finalists: Sophie Bellomy, Natoria Smalls and Sarah Suber (all of Beaufort High) and Amanda Taylor (Battery Creek High). &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThree Beaufort High seniors were also named as finalists: Morgan Mayne-Alexander, Alexandra Batista and Jessica Elkins.\r\n\r\n“It’s really exciting to have one of every 10 South Carolina finalists be from Beaufort County,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “Expressing yourself well in written communications is important in virtually any career you can think of.”\r\n\r\nThe writing topic judged to determine the finalists was “How can we make South Carolina better?” Students responded in the genre of their choice – poetry, fiction, essay, drama or letter – using 750 words or less.\r\n\r\nRound 2 of the competition – set for Friday, March 17, on the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia – will include a second writing test in which finalists will respond to an impromptu topic. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first-place winner in the senior class will receive $1,000 and the Walter Edgar Award, funded by University of South Carolina Honors College alumnus Thad Westbrook and named for his professor, the South Carolina historian and writer. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first-place winner in the junior class will receive $1,000 and the Dorothy Skelton Williams Award, funded by an anonymous donor and named for the late upstate public school educator.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSecond- and third-place winners in the junior and senior classes will receive $500 and $250, respectively.\r\n\r\nThe USC Press is partnering with USC’s Honors College to present the competition. Other presenting partners are Beaufort’s Pat Conroy Literary Center, the South Carolina State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Sciences and Young Palmetto Books, an imprint of USC Press.&nbsp;', 'School briefs for March 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-march-16th-22nd', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:42', '2018-07-12 14:58:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31654', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31656, 4, '2017-03-16 10:21:29', '2017-03-16 14:21:29', '• Airports Board: 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 16, Council Chambers, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n• Beaufort County Natural Resources Committee: 2 p.m. Monday, March 20, Executive Conference Room, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n• Public Facilities Committee, 4 p.m. Monday, March 20, Executive Conference Room, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n• Beaufort County Board of Education: 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, Bluffton Branch Library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton.', 'Upcoming meetings the week of March 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'upcoming-meetings-the-week-of-march-16th-22nd', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:21:29', '2017-03-16 14:21:29', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31656', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31659, 4, '2017-03-16 10:23:23', '2017-03-16 14:23:23', 'Women Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Beaufort pose for a group photo to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8. The guest speaker at the club’s weekly meeting on Lady’s Island was Chelsea Roland (back row, third from left), a former Rotary-sponsored Youth Exchange student who continued her education at the College of Charleston, then graduate studies in Vancouver, B.C., through the Rotary Funded Studies Program. Photo by Suzi Oliver.', 'Women Rotarians celebrate International Women’s Day', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'women-rotarians-celebrate-international-womens-day', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:23:23', '2017-03-16 14:23:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31659', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31660, 4, '2017-03-16 10:23:08', '2017-03-16 14:23:08', 'As your target retirement date gets closer, what was once an abstract concept may now feel more like a reality.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis life event can provoke different feelings for different people. While some might feel excited about the possibilities the non-working years might bring, others may be anxious and fearful.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRegardless of your emotions, now is the time to stay focused on maximizing your retirement savings while also looking ahead to develop a retirement income plan that supports your vision of retirement. The following are some tips you may find helpful.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Catch up</b></p>\r\nIf you are age 50 or older, one way to help maximize your retirement savings is to take advantage of “catch up” contributions. The “catch up” contribution provision allows you to make additional contributions to your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan.&nbsp; If you’re unable to do this, try to contribute at least as much as the employer’s match – otherwise, you’re leaving money on the table.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Open an IRA</b></p>\r\nIf your employer doesn’t offer a retirement plan or you’re self-employed, consider opening an IRA. Even if you already participate in a 401(k) or other plan at work, an IRA can help supplement those savings and help you gain access to a potentially wider range of investment options. Keep in mind you are still eligible to contribute to an IRA whether you contribute to an employer-sponsored plan or not. You can also make catch up contributions to an IRA if you are age 50 or older. &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Convert to a Roth IRA?</b></p>\r\nAn often overlooked retirement planning strategy is the Roth IRA conversion. A Roth IRA conversion occurs when you take savings in a Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA, or employer-sponsored retirement plan, and move the assets into a Roth IRA. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou will owe federal and possibly state income tax on the before-tax amounts in your employer plan or IRA converted to a Roth&nbsp; in that tax year, but not the 10-percent IRS early distribution penalty.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOnce you settle that bill, though, you\'ll be able to withdraw all the money in your Roth IRA during retirement without owing any tax or penalty, provided: (1) the Roth IRA has been open for at least five years and you are age 59 ½ or older; or (2) the distribution is a result of your death, disability or using the first-time homebuyer exception.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe benefits of tax-free distributions in retirement may justify the conversion costs and allow for flexibility to manage taxable income in retirement. Converting to a Roth IRA is not appropriate for everyone. Some factors to consider include your tax bracket now and expected tax bracket in retirement, availability of funds to pay taxes due on the conversion and your time horizon. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nTalk to your financial advisor and tax advisor to discuss your specific situation before you convert.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Develop income plan</b></p>\r\nNow may also be a good time to develop a retirement income plan. A retirement income plan helps make the transition from accumulating assets in your portfolio to determining how you will use all of your various sources of income to cover your living expenses when you’re no longer working.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt’s critical to start the retirement income planning process before you retire. If your planning process determines there’s a gap between your desired expense projections and your required income, you still have time to make some adjustments.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese can include retiring at a later date, working part time in retirement, increasing your current savings or reducing expense projections. You may want to begin the process with the following:\r\n\r\n• Analyze your essential and discretionary expenses and create a realistic budget.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis process will help you identify all of your sources of income, including Social Security, retirement savings, pensions, investments, etc.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA financial advisor can help you determine when and how to take withdrawals and build an investment strategy that generates income in retirement while still giving your investments the opportunity to grow. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Consider Social Security.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor married couples or divorced individuals, there are numerous options regarding when and how you elect to take your Social Security. Your choices can have a significant impact on the total benefits you receive over time. Your financial advisor can help you analyze the Social Security benefit options available to you and help you evaluate which one best fits your personal circumstances.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Think about longevity. Americans are living longer and more active lives, which can translate into two or three decades of living in retirement. This affects not only how much you will need to save but also how much you’ll need to budget for healthcare expenses.\r\n\r\nYou are eligible for Medicare when you turn age 65. If you retire before age 65 and don’t have health care through your former employer, you will have to purchase your own coverage.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd, while Medicare will help cover hospitalization costs and doctor visits, you’ll probably want to secure supplemental coverage.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdditionally, you should consider long-term care insurance – the younger you are when you purchase long-term care insurance, the less expensive it is.\r\n\r\nNearing retirement can bring excitement – and also anxiety. But some careful planning now can help ease any anxieties you might experience down the road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Katie Cuppia Phifer, certified financial planner and financial advisor in Beaufort at 843-982-1506.</i>', 'Manage your finances as you near retirement', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'manage-your-finances-as-you-near-retirement', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:23:08', '2017-03-16 14:23:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31660', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31664, 4, '2017-03-16 10:24:57', '2017-03-16 14:24:57', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">GOLF</span>&nbsp;</b></p>\r\n<b>Golf outing will benefit&nbsp;</b><b>Wounded Warrior project</b>\r\n\r\nThe second annual Lowcountry Golf Outing Benefiting the Semper Fi Fund and Wounded Warrior Project will take place starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Arthur Hills Course in Palmetto Hall.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis will be a scramble format golf event. Each foursome will play with a Marine from Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island. There will also be a foursome of Wounded Warriors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe cost is $125 per golfer or $50 for lunch only. Proceeds will be sent to the Semper Fi Fund and the Wounded Warrior Project.\r\n\r\nTo register, call Bill Spetrino at 330-242-2917 or Ken Phillips at 513-257-6716.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">RUNNING</span>&nbsp;</b></p>\r\n<b>Twilight Run to be&nbsp;</b><b>held on March 18</b>\r\n\r\nThe 9th Annual Beaufort Twilight Run will be held from 3:30-9 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Habersham Village in Beaufort (11 Market, Beaufort). More than 2,600 participants/spectators from the Lowcountry and more than 20 states are expected to attend.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe BTR early race packet pick-up/late registration will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 17, in the Habersham Marketplace Fire House. On race day, late registration and packet pickup will be at 2 p.m.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event officially begins at 3:55 p.m. with the 1-mile youth run for ages 5-14; at 4:15 p.m. is the Kids’ Fun Run, a quarter-mile run for ages 8 and under; and staggered between 4:30-5:30 p.m. are the start times for the 5K run/walk, the 8K run, the 10-mile run and the 13.1 Mile Beaufort Challenge.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis family-friendly event is a draw not only for participants in the six races, but for spectators who are looking for an evening with live music and great food.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor online details about race registration and more, visit www.BeaufortTwilightRun.com. &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>YOUTH SWIMMING&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Tiger Shark Swimmers&nbsp;</b><b>qualify for regional meet</b>\r\n\r\nThirteen BYAC Tiger Sharks swimmers qualified at the SC Rays CYSL Winter Championships Meet held in Rock Hill Feb. 24-26.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFifteen teams represented by 700 athletes competed in the three-day event.\r\n\r\nThe Tiger Sharks placed sixth overall with 13 swimmers setting sights high, completing the required work and pushing past personal comfort levels to qualify for the 2017 Upper Southeastern YMCA Regional Championships.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe 2017 SC YSSC USRY Championships will be held March 23-26 at the Middle Tyger YMCA in Duncan.\r\n\r\nThe BYAC Tiger Sharks swim year round. Interested swimmers should contact the YMCA of Beaufort County, located at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal or call 843-522-9622. Scholarship assistance is available for qualified applicants.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL TENNIS&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy&nbsp;</b><b>beats BC, 6-2</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy pulled away to beat familiar opponent Battery Creek 6-2 in a boys\' high school tennis contest on March 9. The Eagles swept singles matches in the triumph.\r\n\r\nSingles winners for the Beaufort Academy boys\' tennis team were William Lindsey, James Carnen, Daniel Richards, Larry Lindsey, Jeffrey Heinstad and Kevin Williams. William Lindsey, Carnen, Larry Lindsey and Williams won in straight sets for the Eagles, who fared well throughout the evening.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA pair of Battery Creek doubles teams posted wins. The Garret Morgan-Clinton Taylor doubles team notched an 8-0 win for the Dolphins. Aiding the Battery Creek attack, the Julius Thompson-Dillon Morris duo won its doubles match 6-2.\r\n\r\nBoys\' high school tennis teams from throughout the area are competing in regular-season matches.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL&nbsp;</b><b>TRACK AND FIELD&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Eagles excel at&nbsp;</b><b>Sumter Optimist Relays&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High School track and field program thrived at the Sumter Optimist Relays recently. Numerous teams competed in the Sumter-hosted high school track and field event.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPacing Beaufort High in the win, Savionna Glover and Desmond Gaillard posted two victories apiece.\r\n\r\nReggie Jones cleared 13 feet, 1 inch to win the boys\' pole vault. Jones\' teammate, Kagel Coke, placed second with a clearance of 10-6.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High boys\' teams finished first in four of seven relays. A versatile performer, Josh Wilborn was a member of both the winning 4x800 relay and 4x1,600 units for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High also prevailed in the boys’ shuttle hurdles and 4x400 relay.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort girls\' program placed first in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays and the shuttle hurdles. Beaufort High standout Taylor Johnson won the high jump (5 feet).', 'Sports briefs for March 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-march-16th-22nd', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:24:57', '2017-03-16 14:24:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31664', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31667, 4, '2017-03-16 10:27:10', '2017-03-16 14:27:10', 'The National Park Service and local partners will host a community celebration in Beaufort County marking the recent establishment of Reconstruction Era National Monument. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe dedication event — organized by Beaufort County, Brick Baptist Church, the city of Beaufort, National Park Service, Penn Center, the town of Port Royal, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Navy — will take place from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at St. Helena Island’s Penn Center.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nThe Reconstruction Era National Monument was established as a unit of the National Park Service by Presidential Proclamation on Jan. 12 in recognition of the role Beaufort County played in shaping the historic period of Reconstruction.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe national monument protects and interprets historic buildings and landscapes in three areas within Beaufort County, including the city of Beaufort, St. Helena Island and the Camp Saxton Site in Port Royal. Visitors can find information about local Reconstruction sites at the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center at 713 Craven St., Beaufort, or at Penn Center at 16 Penn Center Circle, St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nStan Austin, National Park Service regional director, said, “We look forward to dedicating the new Reconstruction Era National Monument with our partners and the Beaufort County communities who were central to the park’s establishment. The park interprets a critical period in American history not fully understood and credited for its national significance.”\r\n\r\nThe Reconstruction Era National Monument is composed of historic buildings and landscapes located in three areas of Beaufort County:\r\n\r\n• Darrah Hall and Brick Baptist Church within Penn School National Historic Landmark District on St. Helena Island, the site of one of the country’s first schools for freed slaves and a church built by slaves in 1855 and then turned over to the former slaves in 1862;\r\n\r\n• The Camp Saxton Site, on U.S. Navy property in Port Royal, where some of the first African Americans joined the U.S. Army, and the site where elaborate ceremonies were held on New Year’s Day 1863 to announce and celebrate the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation;\r\n\r\n• The Old Beaufort Firehouse, an historic building located in the midst of historic downtown Beaufort within walking distance of dozens of other historic Reconstruction properties.\r\n\r\nThe Old Beaufort Firehouse, Darrah Hall and the Camp Saxton Site are not yet accessible to the public. Brick Baptist Church is privately owned and supports an active congregation.\r\n\r\nAs the National Park Service and community partners develop future opportunities to experience and learn about Reconstruction Era National Monument, information and updates will be posted on the park’s official website www.nps.gov/reer.', 'National monument celebration set for March 18', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'national-monument-celebration-set-for-march-18', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:27:10', '2017-03-16 14:27:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31667', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31668, 4, '2017-03-16 10:26:21', '2017-03-16 14:26:21', '<b>Visitor services&nbsp;</b><b>coordinator hired</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce had added Lynda Dyer to its staff as the visitor services coordinator. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDyer, a native of Covington, Ga., has called Beaufort her home for the past four years. Dyer earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Valdosta State University. She had a successful career working for Dow Jones &amp; Company and the Pacific Daily News.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA military spouse of 22 years, Dyer has enjoyed traveling the world and getting the opportunity to support her husband and children in the various locations the U.S. Navy has led them.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"We are pleased to welcome Lynda Dyer to our team,\" said Robb Wells, vice president of tourism of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. \"Lynda\'s background and experience make her a great fit for this role, and her enthusiasm and outgoing personality will make her an asset to Beaufort\'s many visitors.\"\r\n\r\nDyer can be reached directly at 843-525-8531 or Coordinator@BeaufortSC.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Coffee with Colleagues&nbsp;</b><b>being held March 17</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a Coffee with Colleagues from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, March 17, at Groucho\'s Deli at 81 Sea Island Parkway.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis is a free networking opportunity for members.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort chamber to host&nbsp;</b><b>Rustic Charm’s new store</b>\r\n\r\nRustic Charm will be celebrating its new furniture store from 11 a.m. to 7 pm. Wednesday, March 22, at 711 B Charles St. in Beaufort. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 4:30 p.m.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe grand opening and ribbon cutting will feature light refreshments, door prizes, gift bag giveaways and the unveiling of new product lines.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRustic Charm offers a variety of upcycled and repurposed items, unique finds for the home and handmade gifts from local artisans. To learn more about Rustic Charm, visit rusticcharmsc.com.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.beaufortchamber.org or call 843-525-8500.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Running business&nbsp;</b><b>focus of series</b>\r\n\r\nA three-part series on running a successful business will be held from 8:30-10 a.m. Wednesdays on March 22, March 29 and April 5.\r\n\r\nBreakfast Business for Breakfast: Simple Steps to a Well-Run Business is being hosted by Beaufort Chamber of Commerce &amp; Lowcountry SCORE.\r\n\r\nThe three parts will include:\r\n\r\n• Operate: Participants will learn strategies for business funding and operations;&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Navigate:&nbsp; Discover how to take the time for planning and strategic thinking, as well as learn more about the business life cycle;&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Communicate:&nbsp; Develop or refine your “core value” and learn ways to effectively communicate it to others. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese roundtable discussions will be led by small business expert SCORE volunteer instructors. The series will be held at the chamber offices at 701 Craven St. in Beaufort. Continental breakfast and coffee will be provided. The total cost of the three sessions will be $20 for chamber members and $40 for nonmembers. Attendees can pay at the date of event.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email carolyn@beaufortsc.org.', 'Chamber Corner for March 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-march-16th-22nd', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:26:21', '2017-03-16 14:26:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31668', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(31671, 4, '2017-03-16 10:30:23', '2017-03-16 14:30:23', '<b>Sheriff\'s office, SLED&nbsp;</b><b>investigating fatal fire&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Arson Team members and the Burton Fire District are investigating a fatal fire that occurred March 6 at the Bay Mobile Home Park at 327 Shanklin Road in Burton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAn adult woman was found inside the residence. She was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe cause of the death of Doreen Joy Varga, 53, has been determined to be suspicious.\r\n\r\nPathologists at the Medical University of South Carolina reported her cause and manner of death were not apparent at the preliminary autopsy and are still under investigation pending further medical and toxicology studies.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Staff Sgt. Adam Zsamar at 843-255-3408 or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for possible reward.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Arrest nets illegal&nbsp;</b><b>drugs and firearms</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31676\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cuenca.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31676\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31676\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cuenca.jpg\" alt=\"Jovani Cuenca\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Jovani Cuenca[/caption]\r\n\r\nFollowing an investigation into illegal drugs on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office investigators recently obtained a warrant to search a residence located at 19 Deep Fording Road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSWAT members and investigators served the warrant on the residence, and during the search, investigators say they discovered a distribution amount of cocaine and marijuana, along with pills believed to be controlled substances.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, three handguns and two long guns were located and seized from the residence.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJovani Cuenca, 30, was taken into custody without incident and charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. He is being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\n<b>Beware of scammers&nbsp;</b><b>impersonating cops</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous Beaufort County residents have reported that they have received telephone calls from a suspicious person impersonating a law enforcement officer.\r\n\r\nThe callers identify themselves as Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office deputies and request money from the resident in order for them to avoid arrest and further legal action.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“No member of the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office will ever ask a citizen for payment of a fine over the telephone in lieu of being arrested,” according to a sheriff’s office report.\r\n\r\n<b>Shoplifters steal&nbsp;</b><b>$500 in merchandise</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shoplift.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31678\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31678\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shoplift.jpeg\" alt=\"shoplift\" width=\"148\" height=\"240\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify the people&nbsp; who took $500 worth of merchandise from the Sun Glass Hut in Tanger I Outlet, 1270 Fording Island Road, Bluffton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe incident occurred on Feb 23. The younger female distracted an employee while the older female stole two pairs of sunglasses.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is encouraged to call Cpl. C. Gibson at 843-255-3310 or Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777.\r\n\r\n<b>Sprinkler system,&nbsp;</b><b>exit plans save lives&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fire-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31677\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31677\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fire-1.jpg\" alt=\"fire\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\"></a>\r\n\r\nPeople throughout the nation changed their clocks recently for daylight savings times and changed the batteries in their smoke detectors, but Burton firefighters stress that smoke detectors are only the first step.\r\n\r\nNext to residential sprinkler systems, Burton fire officials state smoke detectors are one of the most important things families can do for home safety; however, smoke detectors are only the first step and Burton officials urge citizens to then ask, “Now what?”\r\n\r\nWhen a smoke detector activates it provides early warning for a fire to allow a family to escape, and while many families took that first step in changing the batteries in their detector, they also need to consider and discuss what will happen next.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFamilies should ensure two ways out of every room and Burton firefighters stress windows are exits too. Burton firefighters advise citizens to make sure doors and windows are accessible and can open, and to remove obstacles such as dressers, beds and other furniture that would prevent a person from escaping or a rescuing firefighter from entering. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFamilies should also discuss how young children will be removed and by whom, and identify a family meeting place outside the home for the family to meet. Practicing this drill is also important.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBurton firefighter Daniel Byrne states that families rightfully demand that our schools have such a plan in place; however children are most at risk at home between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., yet families don’t hold themselves to similar accountability.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Waking up to a smoke detector at 2 a.m. is not the time to put a plan together because that is when panic sets in,” Byrne said. “This week, put a plan together with your family, discuss it and practice it.”\r\n\r\n<b>Murder investigation&nbsp;</b><b>has become cold case</b>\r\n\r\nOn March 8, 2003, 25-year-old Nathaniel Davis was shot multiple times by unknown suspects while in his vehicle engaged in the trafficking of crack cocaine on MacPhersonville Road in Yemassee.\r\n\r\nThe crime scene investigation led to the recovery of a large amount of crack cocaine in Davis’ vehicle. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAn eyewitness, Patricia Cooper, who accompanied Davis in his vehicle, was unable to provide the identities of the suspects. She described the suspects as three black males driving in a green Buick, but it is believed she was withholding information about their identities. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCooper was ultimately charged with the trafficking offense, as she was complicit in the proposed drug deal.\r\n\r\nIt was determined through the investigation that Davis was a high-level and well-known drug dealer and was believed targeted for this reason.\r\n\r\nA reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest in any Beaufort County cold case.\r\n\r\nDuring some criminal investigations, investigators might exhaust all credible leads in a case. When this happens, the case can become stagnant or what is typically known as “cold.”\r\n\r\nAnyone with any information can contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255-3402, 843-816-8013 or robertb@bcgov.net; or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Law enforcement still&nbsp;</b><b>needs clues on Calverts</b>\r\n\r\nOn March 4, 2008, David White, brother of Elizabeth Calvert, reported that she and John Calvert had not been heard from since March 3. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Calverts were scheduled to have a meeting with their accountant. Dennis Gerwing, the previous day in Sea Pines Center on Hilton Head Island. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWitnesses revealed Elizabeth Calvert suspected Gerwing had been embezzling money from the couple’s business interests and she and John Calvert were going to confront him.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGerwing was interviewed and confirmed the Calverts had met with him on March 3. He also said when the meeting was over the Calverts left to go to dinner. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nGerwing said there was no hostility during the meeting. A closer look at his story revealed major inconsistencies and substantiated suspicion of his involvement in the disappearance of the Calverts.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn the night the Calverts disappeared, Gerwing suffered a laceration to his right hand, bought bandages and latex gloves at CVS and purchased three commercial grade drop cloths.\r\n\r\nGerwing committed suicide on March 11 and admitted to the embezzlement in a note he left.&nbsp; There was no admission or denial of his involvement in the disappearance of the Calverts in his note.\r\n\r\nThe Calverts have never been located.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest in any Beaufort County cold case.\r\n\r\nDuring some criminal investigations, investigators might exhaust all credible leads in a case. When this happens, the case can become stagnant or what is typically known as “cold.”\r\n\r\nAnyone with any information can contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255-3402, 843-816-8013 or robertb@bcgov.net; or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.', 'Police briefs for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-briefs-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:31:55', '2017-03-16 14:31:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31671', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31672, 4, '2017-03-16 10:28:03', '2017-03-16 14:28:03', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nThere are three annual events in March that make the month fly by for me. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirst is the “spring forward” time change where we all lose an hour. This day is filled with unhappy people frustrated because some of their electronic clocks refuse to recognize the adjustment. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSecond is the tax return preparation time where we gather all the pertinent information like income statements, copies of tax bills and other important documents and begin the grueling process.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe third event is the annual spring cleaning. This archaic ritual was practiced by my mother and had been passed down to her by her own mother.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMom would designate a weekend in March and assign chores for all of us kids.&nbsp; The boys generally had the garage and basement to clean and the girls would clean out cabinets, dressers and closets. &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor me, spring cleaning is one of those practices that I both hate and love at the same time. It gives me the opportunity to go through clothes and shoes and follow the “if you haven’t touched it in two years then give it away” rule. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe piles of magazines we have accumulated are donated and the miscellaneous junk is sorted and discarded. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy spouse believes that I am morbid because I always say things like “Get rid of it now, so the kids won’t have to do it later.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe kitchen cabinets are always an interesting challenge in this process. Normally, there is an item like an open box of raisins sitting on a back shelf all dried up or a box of brown sugar that is hard as a rock. These discoveries remind me to put on some latex gloves. I worry about little critters having a feast in my cabinet. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne year I found an empty can of soda in the pantry. The can had been punctured and the contents had seeped out all over the back of a shelf.&nbsp; Everything had to get scrubbed down, including the shelves and the floor.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut soon, March will be ending and the March trifecta will be behind me. The clocks will all have the correct time, the tax returns will have been filed and once again, my house will be cleaned and organized. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt is then that I will find out how I did in my March Madness bracket, hoping to see if my favorite team has made the Final Four. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter all, March should include a little bit of fun.', 'March trifecta makes month fly by', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'march-trifecta-makes-month-fly-by', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:28:03', '2017-03-16 14:28:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31672', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31674, 4, '2017-03-16 10:35:25', '2017-03-16 14:35:25', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Best In Show winner, \"Ellen\" by Susan Graber.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Art Association recently held its 56th annual Spring Show &amp; Sale at Tabby Place in Beaufort. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSavannah artist William Armstrong judged over 150 works of art by some of the finest artists in Beaufort. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis year, Best In Show, the Bill Cochrane Memorial Award, went to Susan Graber for her portrait of “Ellen.”\r\n\r\nOther winners were:\r\n\r\n• First place, Polly Swenson Memorial Award: Kim Painter for “Wonderful\r\nTonight.”\r\n\r\n• Second place, Pat Conroy Memorial Award: Linda Sheppard for “Sunset Over Waterfront Park.”\r\n\r\n• Third place, Joseph Darling/Earl Morgan Memorial Award: Andrew Lyons for “Lime Aid.”\r\n\r\n• BAA Founders Award: Joan Templer for “After the Storm.”\r\n\r\n• Palmetto Special Award: Pam Hagan for “Felicity.”\r\n\r\n• Hampton Wildlife Fund Natural Resources Award: Margery Boyle for “Blue Heron”\r\n\r\n• A Memorial Award of Excellence/Haigh-McFee Family Memorial Award: Jennifer Kassing Bradley for “Flat\r\nOyster Shell.”\r\n\r\nMemorial Awards of Achievement:\r\n\r\n• Joy Keyserling Memorial Award: Phyllis Kaupp-Seas for “Heavenly Flashlight.”\r\n\r\n• Leith Paul Trask Memorial Award: Marian Sanders for “Ms. Swan.”\r\n\r\n• E. Carew Rice, III Memorial Award: Lynne Morgan for “McPherson Square.”\r\n\r\n• Julian Levin Memorial Award: Patricia Walsh for “The Tide Pool.”\r\n\r\nIn the high school competition, 97 students submitted artwork from Battery Creek and Whale Branch high schools. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nTrevaughn Nelson of Whale Branch High School was awarded Best In Show/Geneva Litchfield Memorial for “Hope.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nOther winners were:\r\n\r\n• First place, Jamie Polite from Battery Creek for “Singing in 3-D.”\r\n\r\n• Second place, Alexia Ortega from Battery Creek for “Loneliness.”\r\n\r\n• Third place, Nia Sutton from Whale Branch for her “Self-Portrait.”\r\n\r\nChartered in 1957, the Beaufort Art Association is a tax-exempt membership organization. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCurrently, there are around 175 local artists who are members, 65 of whom exhibit in the gallery.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCall 843-521-4444, or visit www.beaufortartassociation.com.', 'Beaufort Art Association announces spring show winners', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-art-association-announces-spring-show-winners', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:35:25', '2017-03-16 14:35:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31674', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31681, 4, '2017-03-16 10:35:17', '2017-03-16 14:35:17', '<h3><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-REAL-ESTATE-GRAPH.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31682\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31682\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-REAL-ESTATE-GRAPH.jpg\" alt=\"2016 REAL ESTATE GRAPH\" width=\"631\" height=\"498\"></a></h3>\r\n<h3>By Everett Ballenger</h3>\r\n2015 was a landmark good year for Ballenger Realty and I suspect also for many other Beaufort real estate companies. Last year we equaled the volume we did in 2005. So it has taken us 10 years to get back to where we were in 2005 in regard to sales volume.\r\n\r\nWith 2015 being a strong year for the local real estate market, the question in many Realtors\' mind was, “Would we see the progress continue into 2016?”\r\n\r\nLooking at the data above, I think we can say a resounding “yes.”\r\n\r\nWhen we look at the quarterly reports, we quite often see some minuses in either sales volume or in prices. As can be seen in the chart comparing the 2015/2016 sales for all types of property in Northern Beaufort County, the statistics show very healthy positive numbers across the board.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-16-at-10.34.56-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31683\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31683\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-16-at-10.34.56-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-16 at 10.34.56 AM\" width=\"1434\" height=\"1050\"></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Residential sales</b></p>\r\nSingle-family homes saw an 11.8-percent uptick in units sold in 2016 and an excellent surge of 16.8 percent in sales volume. It has been a considerable amount of time since we have seen anything like this strong growth across the board.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe market gives every appearance of being very steady, evenly spread and sustainable. We are not seeing the “crazy” market of the early 2000s. One only has to look at the “conservative” 5.6 percent rise in both median and average price to allay anyone’s fear that the local market might be overheating. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe total Northern Beaufort County real estate market was equally as spirited as was the “Residential” section.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne thing to consider in looking at the “Total” market is that it includes land and commercial sales, both of which have been on the weak side for many years. Considering that, the “Total” market is even more impressive.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo will we see 2017 evolve into a better year than 2016? &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the time of writing this article, we are only about a month and a half into 2017, but I will say that the January numbers for this year were again ahead of the year before.\r\n\r\nRealtors, by nature, are optimistic and by nature see the glass as being half full. So let’s hope this optimism is well placed and the local market continues its steady recovery. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlease remember that in times of change, both good and bad, you especially need a professional Realtor to assist in the selling of your home or purchasing a new one to insure you are basing your decisions on the latest&nbsp;information available. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Everett Ballenger is the owner of Ballenger Realty and is the past president of the Beaufort County Association of Realtors.</i>', '2016: A look back at the real estate market', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '2016-a-look-back-at-the-real-estate-market', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:35:17', '2017-03-16 14:35:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31681', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31686, 4, '2017-03-16 10:38:08', '2017-03-16 14:38:08', '[caption id=\"attachment_31688\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1134\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-16-at-10.37.14-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31688\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31688\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-16-at-10.37.14-AM.png\" alt=\"This map shows all the sidewalks presently on Lady’s Island. Most but not all of these are separated from the cars on the street by just a 10-inch curb. Photo courtesy of Beaufort County Planning Dept.\" width=\"1134\" height=\"1112\"></a> This map shows all the sidewalks presently on Lady’s Island. Most but not all of these are separated from the cars on the street by just a 10-inch curb. Photo courtesy of Beaufort County Planning Dept.[/caption]\r\n<h3>By Bill Rauch</h3>\r\nThese will be struggles, but they are struggles worth undertaking.\r\n\r\nThe residents of Lady’s Island want a path or paths, something along the lines of Beaufort’s Spanish Moss Trail. They have now said that loudly and plainly.\r\n\r\nYet no master plan for Lady’s Island has called for such an improvement. There is no obvious corridor, like for example an abandoned railway corridor. And there’s no money in anyone’s current or proposed budget for such a thing.\r\n\r\nThis is an effort that begins right at the beginning … right at zero. Thus it is not for the faint of heart.\r\n\r\nYet the potential benefits are enormous: increased property values, better public health, improved quality of life, increased tourism and a stronger and more cohesive community to name a few.\r\n\r\nHaving heard the call, Beaufort County’s planners have quietly begun working on a plan for pathways on Lady’s Island. Soon we will see a draft plan, parts of which will undoubtedly have merit. Meanwhile, the city of Beaufort, which under the Northern Area Plan will have the responsibility of enforcing the plan, either hasn’t yet heard the call, or has declined to acknowledge it.\r\n\r\nThat’s probably because the Beaufort City Council knows it will cost whoever steps up with both time and money.\r\n\r\nBut it is past time for the city to step up for Lady’s Island. That doesn’t mean the city should go it alone financially. It shouldn’t. But it is time for the city to begin providing some leadership.\r\n\r\nHere’s a scenario for the upcoming budget season.\r\n\r\nLet’s break out the revenues provided to the city’s treasury from Lady’s Island: property taxes, business license taxes, prepared food taxes. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdd the three figures up and subtract from that sum the city’s reimbursement to the Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire District. What’s left is roughly what the city is putting into its pocket from Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nThen let’s add a line to the city’s fiscal year 2018 budget: “Implementation of the Lady’s Island Pathway Plan,” and ascribe to it a portion (15 percent?) of what’s left in the pot after the fire district gets paid.\r\n\r\nNow the city’s actually got some skin in the game. People notice these things — especially government people. A modest commitment will bring with it modest credibility, which means people start paying attention. That’s when government gets beyond the talking stage and the real stuff starts happening.\r\n\r\nBut where to start?\r\n\r\nThe city should begin by staking out the position that the SCDOT should get off its current dark ages of the 20th century posture of replacing the Harbor Island Bridge with a bridge that has no hiker/biker walkway. Beaufort County Council Chairman Paul Sommerville will be right there with the city. State Sen. Tom Davis and the legislative delegation will surely come along too.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt’s common sense. Why should Beaufort County have to pay for the bridge’s walkway out to one of the state of South Carolina’s signature parks — a park that is by the way growing in size, not shrinking.\r\n\r\nThe county should not have to pay. The SCDOT should pay for their bridge, including the part people walk and ride bikes on. And they would without a struggle in just about any other county in the state.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut this is Beaufort County where Hilton Head Island is. So there’s going to be a struggle over who pays.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhy should the city be in the forefront of the struggle? It is in the city’s interests that there be a good and safe hiker-biker path from the Woods Bridge to Hunting Island State Park. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen the great path is finally built, and bike clubs from all over the Southeast come here to take that extraordinary (and no hills) ride through history, where will they sleep? In Beaufort’s hotels.\r\n\r\nThat’s just the beginning.\r\n\r\nNow, having put the team together, the city should turn the team’s attention to choosing which portion of the Lady’s Island Pathways plan is the most popular and most doable, and then get to soliciting the state, the county, the SCDOT’s intermodal offices, private foundations, individual donors, and, yes, even the federal government to join the city in supporting Lady’s Island’s Pathway plan.\r\n\r\nThat’s how projects like these get built: with steady leadership, over time, a portion at a time, with many hands working — and egos buried — and many funding sources contributing.\r\n\r\nLady’s Island’s pathways and the trail to Hunting Island are good projects. They are worthy of the governments’ interest and support.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. 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(31687, 4, '2017-03-16 10:41:18', '2017-03-16 14:41:18', 'Bruce Harmer took this picture recently at the Beaufort Yacht &amp; Sailing Club.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.&nbsp;', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-29', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:27:12', '2018-07-12 15:27:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31687', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31690, 4, '2017-03-16 10:41:00', '2017-03-16 14:41:00', '<b>Democrat club to meet&nbsp;</b><b>at Grand Army Hall</b>\r\n\r\nThe Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club will meet from 6:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Grand Army Hall at 706 Newcastle St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe program is entitled “Challenges” and will feature Chuck Newton, spokesperson for the Sea Island Corridor Coalition. He will speak on traffic, commerce, safety and other challenges in Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nParticipants will also write to legislators about challenges in South Carolina, including education, gun safety, redistricting and more. Names, bill numbers, argument points, stamps, envelopes and pens will be furnished. The public is invited.\r\n\r\n<b>‘Friend of Coast’&nbsp;</b><b>awarded to Sanford</b>\r\n\r\nU.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, was named 2017’s House representative Friend of the Coast by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, an organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and enhancing coastal resources.\r\n\r\n“I’m honored to receive this award from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association,” said Sanford. “I think it’s important that we recognize how important our environment is and to treat it like it’s an investment in our future - because that’s how I see it. Accordingly, I look forward to working to continue efforts to conserve our natural as well as our financial resources.\"\r\n\r\nThe Friend of the Coast award is given annually to two members of Congress, one in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. Sanford was nominated for this award by Mayor Tim Goodwin of Folly Beach, and was supported by South Carolina Beach Advocates for his work in support of South Carolina’s beaches and his help in advancing the WIIN Act in 2016.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Photo contest being&nbsp;</b><b>held in county</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County is accepting submissions for a social media photo contest.\r\n\r\nPhotos can be posted with the hashtag #lovebeaufortcounty to the county’s accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.\r\n\r\nA panel of county staff will judge the photos. The best ones will be featured on the county’s Instagram page and website, according to a county release.\r\n\r\nThe first theme of the ongoing contest will be Gardens, Gates and Blooms, and will be from Monday, March 20, to Monday, April 10.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County plants&nbsp;</b><b>trees to beautifies road</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County residents visiting the Depot area in Beaufort will soon enjoy the blooms of 26 Sioux Crape Myrtle trees that now line Depot Road near Bay Street.\r\n\r\nKeep Beaufort County Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, received a grant to complete a beautification project, allowing them to remove 20 overgrown trees and plant 26 new Sioux Crape Myrtle trees on Depot Road. The volunteer-based group is steered by the Solid Waste section of the Beaufort County Public Works Department.\r\n\r\nThe trees that lined the streets prior to this project grew into the power lines, causing a safety hazard. The new trees were planted to meet SCE&amp;G compliance and will only grow to a certain height, keeping the trees below the power lines.\r\n\r\nArea residents were educated on Sioux Crape Myrtle trees and the importance of purchasing and planting trees appropriate for the specific planting site.\r\n\r\nIt all began with one call to Beaufort County made by 89-year-old Beaufort County resident Betty Waskiewicz to inform officials that the trees that lined the street at the time were over-grown and unhealthy.\r\n\r\n“I sat up there on the corner at the street light and saw a tree that looked like a hay stack,” said Waskiewicz. “I knew something had to be done and made the call.”\r\n\r\nThat small phone call led to a huge collaborative project.\r\n\r\nThe grant was funded through Palmetto Pride, of which Keep Beaufort County Beautiful is affiliated. Several groups collaborated to complete the project including Beaufort County, the city of Beaufort, SCE&amp;G, South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), Bartlett Tree Experts, Horticultural Management Services, Preservation Tree, Southern Palmetto Landscaping and Southern Tree Services.\r\n\r\n<b>Public invited to comment&nbsp;</b><b>on plant management plan</b>\r\n\r\nThe public is invited to review and provide comments on the draft version of the 2017 South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Plan through the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR).&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe plan is available at bit.ly/2nsvEXg.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComments and suggestions must be submitted to the SCDNR in writing or e-mail and must be received by Thursday, March 30.\r\n\r\nThe SCDNR, in conjunction with the S.C. Aquatic Plant Management Council, is responsible for the management of nuisance aquatic plants in the state\'s public waters.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach year the SCDNR and the council prepare a plan that identifies aquatic weed problem areas, prescribes management strategies and determines funding requirements.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSince the inception of the program in 1981, more than 160,000 acres of invasive aquatic vegetation in public waters have been controlled to improve public access and use.\r\n\r\nPublic input is an important part of the planning process, and comments on the draft plan are welcome. All comments must be received in writing by regular mail or e-mail by the closing date to ensure that they are given proper consideration in the final plan.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSend comments to: Chris Page, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 2730 Fish Hatchery Road West Columbia, SC 29172; or by e-mail to: invasiveweeds@dnr.sc.gov.\r\n\r\n<b>Port Royal seat up&nbsp;</b><b>for special election&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort City Council’s Port Royal councilman, Vernon DeLoach, died recently.\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina state law requires the town of Port Royal to hold a special election to fill the vacancy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe filing period opened March 10 and closes Monday, March 20.\r\n\r\nElection Day will be Tuesday, May 16.\r\n\r\n<b>Church gets grant&nbsp;</b><b>from community group&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nFree Born Deliverance Temple in Beaufort has received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation the Lowcountry. These funds will support the Free Born Deliverance Temple Disaster Recovery &amp; Rebuilding Project.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdditionally, families visiting the church food bank will have access to meat products purchased by funds from the grant; and leaves, debris, and or mold/mildew caused by Hurricane Matthew and located on the outside of homes will be removed with grant funds.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe goal of the church is to assist families or persons who need help but did not receive assistance or were not aware of assistance provided by FEMA or the SBA.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo support the efforts, call 843-476-7036 or email kbpastor590@gmail.com.\r\n\r\nFree Born Deliverance Temple was established in 1981 and is now pastored by Apostle Kathy and Pastor Kenneth O. Brown.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Correction for&nbsp;</b><b>March 2 edition&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nIn a story in the March 2 edition of The Island News, the first name and title of Hemingway’s owner was not included. 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(31694, 4, '2017-03-16 10:44:40', '2017-03-16 14:44:40', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Coach Brian Rast gives Essence Champion a high five after she homered in the sixth inning against Bluffton. The Lady’s Eagles won 12-2. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Steve LeMaster</h3>\r\nBehind the pitching and hitting of Mary Claire Sumner, Beaufort High pulled away to defeat Bluffton 12-2 in a high school softball game on March 8.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles broke into the win column after suffering a loss in their season-opener.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSumner recorded 11 strikeouts over five innings for Beaufort High as the Eagles won convincingly.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the plate, Sumner provided two hits.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Eagles got going offensively early, thanks in part to Sumner. Also delivering at the plate, Sumner provided a leadoff single for the Eagles in a five-run first inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High, following its early outburst, pushed across six more runs in the fourth inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEssence Champion drilled a two-run homer for the Eagles in the fourth frame.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High made the most of a balanced offensive effort. Champion, Lillian Sumner and Emily Cook provided two hits apiece for the Eagles in the victory. Cook ranked as Beaufort High\'s leading base runner, scoring twice against familiar rival Bluffton in the early-season clash.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOffensively for Bluffton, Jordyn Parker led the way with two singles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn other action, Beaufort High defeated Stall 21-0 in the first game played as part of a high school softball doubleheader&nbsp;on March 10.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTwo Beaufort High pitchers combined to throw a shutout.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKrislynn Coolong led Beaufort High to the victory by driving in four runs. Coolong went 2-for-2 at the plate. She delivered both a double and a triple for the Eagles.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High took an early lead in the first inning. After pushing across one run in the game\'s opening frame, Beaufort High featured several different leaders throughout the matchup. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nErupting offensively, Beaufort High plated 13 runs in the fourth inning. Coolong legged out a triple and Sumner smacked a double for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPitcher Cook earned the win for the Eagles. Cook pitched three innings, giving up zero runs and three hits while registering six strikeouts and walking no one.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSumner also pitched for the Eagles in the triumph.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Eagles scored 21 runs via 16 hits. Coolong, Cook, Sumner, Madison Powell, Kidron Martin and Lillian Bearden each collected multiple hits for Beaufort High in the win. Powell and Sumner each had three hits to lead the Eagles at the plate.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDefensively, Beaufort High didn\'t commit an error in the field.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBricen Riley had a game-high seven chances in the field for the Eagles.\r\n\r\nIn a second game, Beaufort High blanked Stall 19-0.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoolong delivered another double and triple for the Eagles in the second game. Leading the Eagles at the plate, Savannah Mullen connected for three hits and a trio of RBIs.\r\n\r\nCook earned the pitching win, tossing a one-hitter over three innings for the Eagles.&nbsp;', 'Sumner leads Beaufort High past Bluffton', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sumner-leads-beaufort-high-past-bluffton', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:44:40', '2017-03-16 14:44:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31694', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31695, 4, '2017-03-16 10:44:33', '2017-03-16 14:44:33', '<em>Photo above: Antonio Cruz’s bedroom walls are covered with family photos, religious and collegiate items as well as stuffed “get well soon” bears. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Aileen Goldstein</h3>\r\nAntonio Cruz will graduate this May from Beaufort High School.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHis grade point average is higher than a 4.0 and he already has his cap and gown. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nLike many other graduating seniors, he has plans for the future. He is hoping to attend the Technical College of the Lowcountry and study history. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhile all of this sounds normal for a high school senior, what makes Cruz extraordinary is the mere fact that he has accomplished all of this.\r\n\r\nCruz has been wheelchair-bound since elementary school. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the young age of 5, Cruz was falling more and more. There was something wrong and he was soon diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nMuscular dystrophy, commonly known as MD, is a group of diseases caused by a genetic disorder that leads to progressive muscle weakness and loss. The disorder tends to affect males more than females and is usually detected in childhood. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere is no cure, and patients use medicine and therapies to slow the progress of the disease and relieve symptoms.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCruz, however, has never allowed his disease to interfere with his education.&nbsp; In fact, when Cruz’s health declined during his sophomore year, Beaufort High School Principal Corey Murphy remembered vividly the reaction from Cruz.&nbsp; “He never really asked for anything,” Murphy said, “even when his condition progressed and he was not able to do some of the things he did earlier, he was hesitant to ask. Of course we could have changed the standard of what is expected, but he wasn’t having any part of it.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDue to the increase in illness, the decision was made for Cruz to learn from home as his health was compromised from the germs and threats of the school environment.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSusan Mitchell, an English teacher at Beaufort High School, became his homebound teacher. She goes to his home about three days a week to bring assignments, give tests and collect work to take to school. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe is soft spoken and gentle and over the course of the last three years, the two have created a strong bond.\r\n\r\n“It has been so special to me to work one-on-one and see how he has grown intellectually and how he has stayed with education,” she said. “There is such a bond between the two of us. We have really gotten to be good friends. I have learned so much in teaching him.”\r\n\r\nRecently, Cruz was celebrated at Beaufort High School as student of the month, an award that recognizes positive character traits within students.&nbsp; During the ceremony, Cruz was also presented with a class ring donated by Herff Jones, the company that sells class rings to schools. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe ring has a stunning green stone representing Cruz’s birth month of August, the Beaufort High School name and a cross, signifying the importance of faith to Cruz. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCruz wants to be an inspiration and an influence to others. He hopes to guide others, giving people like himself the confidence to be strong and positive. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf the evidence of Cruz’s disease —his bright green electric wheelchair and weak body — was not the first thing one saw when they looked at Cruz, he wishes they could see something else.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nInstead, he wishes they could see “a person that is really positive and tries hard at everything he does.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat is the essence of Antonio Cruz.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCruz does not know specifically what he wants to do after high school as he has several areas of interest such as becoming a history teacher.&nbsp; He is also very interested in human rights. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the son of a Mexican immigrant, Cruz hopes to bring awareness to immigration issues. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“They send people back to where they are from, but they come here to have a better life and work,” he said.\r\n\r\nCruz also happens to be a talented artist, drawing things around him that he sees. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I like to draw and I’m actually pretty good at it,” he said. 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(31701, 4, '2017-03-16 10:46:39', '2017-03-16 14:46:39', '<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nThe new Walmart on Lady’s Island will be hiring about 200 people to fill positions at its new store.\r\n\r\nWhile new jobs are welcome, many community members have raised concerns about traffic in the area and the need for more and better infrastructure to handle the large store.\r\n\r\nA recent traffic study was presented to the community to address those concerns (see page B4&nbsp; for more information on the traffic study).\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, a temporary hiring center has opened at 3 Celadon Drive in Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nApplications are being accepted from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.\r\n\r\nInterested applicants can also apply online at careers.walmart.com. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe majority of new associates will begin work in April to help prepare the store for its grand opening.\r\n\r\nAccording to store manager Gene Wallace, the store will be hiring both full- and part-time associates.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We are excited to begin building a team to serve the Beaufort and Lady’s Island community,” said Wallace in a release.\r\n\r\nWalmart provides a benefits program to eligible full- and part-time associates. For example, it provides a variety of health and well-being benefits including healthcare coverage with no lifetime maximum.&nbsp; Walmart also offers eligible associates matching 401(k) contributions of up to 6 percent of pay, discounts on general merchandise, an Associate Stock Purchase Program and company-paid life insurance. Additionally, eligible associates receive a quarterly cash bonus based on store performance.\r\n\r\nIn addition, Walmart will offer a job to any eligible U.S. veteran honorably discharged from active duty since the Veterans Welcome Home Commitment began on Memorial Day 2013. Interested veterans can visit walmartcareerswithamission.com.', 'Walmart hiring about 200 new workers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'walmart-hiring-about-200-new-workers', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:46:39', '2017-03-16 14:46:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31701', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31702, 4, '2017-03-16 10:45:59', '2017-03-16 14:45:59', '<em>Photo above: Last year’s Shamrock Shakedown had plenty of fun auction items. Photo provided.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nAh, sure, there are St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around the Lowcountry!\r\n\r\nHere are a some ways to get your green on about town:\r\n\r\n• Beaufort: Beaufort Academy will host the Shamrock Shakedown at Beaufort Inn\'s Tabby Place from 5:30-11 p.m. Friday, March 17. Food will be catered by Saltus River Grill. There will also be an open bar all night, a live band, dancing and silent and live auction items. Additionally, one of the raffle prizes will be a golf cart. The event is open to all those 21 years old and older. Tickets are $20; buy five and get one free. Visit www.beaufortacademy.org and click on “Shamrock Shakedown.\r\n\r\n• Beaufort: St. Paddy’s Day Running Tour will be held Friday, March 17. Participants will explore Beaufort, get exercise and have a free Guinness at Hemingway\'s afterwards. Participants must be over 21 years old to participate. Visit www.beaufortsc.org.\r\n\r\n• St. Helena: St. Helena Branch Library at 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road will hold a St. Patrick’s Day Party for the wee ones at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 17. This event is for ages 4-10 and will feature making green crafts for luck, getting lucky playing a game and having green snacks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Savannah: The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah will take place starting at 10:15 a.m. Friday, March 17. For a map of the parade route, schedule of events and more, visit savannahsaintpatricksday.com.\r\n\r\n• The world-renowned Budweiser Clydesdales will parade through the town of Bluffton’s Historic District at about 1 p.m. Saturday, March 18.\r\n\r\nThe parade will start on Calhoun Street and continue through the Promenade, circling back to Calhoun Street.&nbsp; This is the third year in a row that the Clydesdales have made an appearance in Bluffton in conjunction with the St. Patrick’s Day.', 'A wee bit of the Irish coming to Lowcountry', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-wee-bit-of-the-irish-coming-to-lowcountry', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:50:51', '2017-03-16 14:50:51', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31702', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(31705, 4, '2017-03-16 10:48:58', '2017-03-16 14:48:58', '<em>Photo above: Beaufort County is finishing up cleanup from Hurricane Matthew, but there are still abandoned boats throughout the county. A recent ruling by the state Attorney General’s offices said the law puts the burden on the county to clean up marsh areas. The county is hopeful FEMA will reimburse the $5 million cost. Photo by&nbsp;Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Lisa Allen</h3>\r\nNearly five months later, there are still plenty of reminders to illustrate the mess that Hurricane Matthew made.\r\n\r\nGreen, blue or gray tarps are still strapped to houses awaiting repair on Hilton Head, Dataw and Fripp islands. Boats tossed ashore like toys still line Sea Island Parkway in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nMounds of mulch 20 feet high and 100 yards long were finally hauled from Dataw’s driving range and along Polowana Road.\r\n\r\n“We lost 300 trees from the golf courses alone,” said Dataw General Manager Ted Bartlett. “We decided it would be easier and faster to mulch the trees where they fell. That’s where all of the mulch came from. We mostly lost water and laurel oaks and pine trees. The pines blew over and since the oaks rot from the inside out, they snapped at their weakest points.”\r\n\r\nAt Dataw Island Marina, only the pilings that anchored the docks remain, an eerie reminder of the size of the marina field that is no more. At one point hundreds of plastic garbage bags were stacked in the marina parking lot filled with chunks of foam that once supported the floating docks.\r\n\r\nAlong the ocean, Hunting Island State Park hopes to reopen its campground and the north beach between Memorial Day and mid-June, according to park manager Daniel Gambrell.\r\n\r\nCountywide, crews have collected nearly 1.5 million cubic yards of debris stacked along roadsides, according to a recent report from Beaufort County officials. They’ve hauled 30,184 truck loads and they aren’t quite done.\r\n\r\nFires have been burning for five months straight at three of the four debris fields from Daufuskie Island, Henry Sod Farm on St. Helena, Ihly Farm north of the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and Pinckney Point near Okatie.\r\n\r\n“They piled the debris in wind rows and dug a trench alongside it,” said Colton Rucker, assistant manager of Henry Farms. “They pushed the debris into the trenches and burned it. They’ve been burning it since a couple weeks after the storm and I think they’ve got a month or more to go. It was 600,000 cubic yards of debris.”\r\n\r\nSome of the debris was chewed up into mulch, part of which will be used for a firing range in Yemassee. Meanwhile, logs from Hilton Head Island’s 100,000 downed trees were sold to a paper mill, a firewood supply company, a lumber yard, a sawmill and exported to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, according to a presentation Feb. 20 to the Beaufort County Council, subtitled Day 136. In all, Hilton Head removed 2.5 million cubic yards of debris.\r\n\r\nThe third and final pass to remove debris and mulch is winding down, from 122 trucks running non-stop in the weeks after the storm to 17 now.\r\n\r\nIn the next 40 days, county officials plan to close out the last damage reports, clear out the debris sites and release contractors.\r\n\r\nThe next task will be to haul out boats and other debris that are not in navigable waters. An SC Attorney General ruling stated that&nbsp; the law puts the burden on the county to clean up marsh areas. The county is hopeful FEMA will reimburse the $5 million cost.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31708\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2448\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hurricane1-e1489675712282.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31708\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31708\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hurricane1-e1489675712282.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Lee Scott.\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\"></a> Photo by Lee Scott.[/caption]', 'Hurricane cleanup reaches its final stages', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hurricane-cleanup-reaches-its-final-stages', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:48:58', '2017-03-16 14:48:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31705', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31713, 4, '2017-03-23 11:32:35', '2017-03-23 15:32:35', '<b>Island Girls Night Out&nbsp;</b><b>being held March 23</b>\r\n\r\nIsland Girls Night Out, an opportunity to socialize, win prizes and meet new friends, will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at For The Birds and Gardens on 1002 Bay St.\r\n\r\nThis free event is sponsored by The Island News. Businesses that would like to book an IGNO can call Irene Goodnight at 615-243-4684.\r\n\r\n<b>Gullah/Geechee offers&nbsp;</b><b>documentary showing</b>\r\n\r\nA new program called the Gullah/Geechee TV &amp; Movie Club at Penn Center will launch with the documentary \"Reconstruction: The Second Civil War\" at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23. A second part will be held on Thursday, April 27.\r\n\r\nThe Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition and Penn Center are partnering to host a series of movies at the St. Helena Branch Library. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese monthly gatherings will take place at 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach showing will involve dialogues and links to additional educational resources for each film or TV broadcast.\r\n\r\nThe public is welcome.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email GullGeeCo@aol.com or call the History, Art &amp; Cultural Programs Department at Penn Center at 843-838-2432.\r\n\r\nVisit www.gullahgeecheenation.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Symphony orchestra&nbsp;</b><b>to present program&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will hold “Hurray for Hollywood!” and “Bravo Broadway” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23.\r\n\r\nThere will be music from “Les Miserables,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “West Side Story.”\r\n\r\nPerformances will be held at Sea Island Presbyterian Church at 81 Lady’s Island Drive.\r\n\r\nTickets are $40; $15 for students. Tickets can be purchased at www.beaufortorchestra.org or by calling 800-595-4849.\r\n\r\n<b>Arts council to&nbsp;</b><b>celebrate winners</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Arts Council and Adams Outdoor Advertising will host a public reception from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 23, to congratulate the 2016-2017 ArtPop Beaufort winners.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held at the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s Maritime Center, located at 310 Okatie Highway in Okatie.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn partnership with Adams Outdoor Advertising and ArtPop, the Beaufort Arts Council held its second annual ArtPop Beaufort program, a program that promotes local artists\' work through available media space.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe 10 winners of the 2016-2017 ArtPop Beaufort Program selected by a jury of seven include: David Shipper, Nancy Adams, Mary Lester, Zach Grether, John K. Crum, Julie Jones, Michael B. Karas, Eve Miller, Sandy Dimke and Michael Reibel.&nbsp; Their winning artwork can be viewed on billboards throughout Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper Counties.\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortartscouncil.org for additional information on the winners and images of their submissions. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit email artpop@artsbft.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Friends of Fort Fremont&nbsp;</b><b>to hold oyster roast</b>\r\n\r\nFriends of Fort Fremont is hosting its annual oyster roast from 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Port Royal’s Live Oak Park.\r\n\r\nThere will be a silent auction, oysters, appetizers, dessert and live music. Guests should bring beverages and chairs.\r\n\r\nTickets are $30 per person.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit fortfremont.org for more information on tickets.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Women\'s Conference&nbsp;</b><b>set for March 25</b>\r\n\r\nA women\'s conference entitled \"Blooming for Christ\" is planned for Saturday, March 25, at Red Dam Baptist Church in Hardeeville.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event, which is free and open to the public, is geared for women ages 13 and up, and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the program will wrap at 3 p.m.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKeynote speakers will be Sandy Lore during the morning session beginning 9 a.m. on the topic \"In the Garden - Genesis 2.8,\" followed by Fayth Lore during the afternoon session with a message of \"Whatsover a \'Daughter\' Sows - Galations 6:7-10.\"\r\n\r\nDoor prizes and favors will be given throughout the day. A nursery will be provided for children 3 and under.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRDBC is located at 488 Red Dam Road. For more information, call 843- 784-6083, email info@reddambaptistchurch.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Tour Fort Fremont&nbsp;</b><b>on March 25</b>\r\n\r\nFriends of Fort Fremont is offering its free monthly docent-led tour on Saturday, March 25.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe tour begins at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Helena Branch Library, where guests will see a scale model of the 1898 Fort Fremont and learn its history and then travel to Land’s End to see the remains of the fort today.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit fortfremont.org or call the library at 843-255-6486.\r\n\r\n<b>Musical program&nbsp;</b><b>coming to Fripp</b>\r\n\r\nThe Fripp Island Friends of Music will hold an upcoming program featuring singer-songwriter Kathy Tugman and her trio.\r\n\r\nTugman has amassed a buffet of music, including spirituals, lullabies, jazz, popular tunes, and, in her latest release, “Love Song Nineteen,” gritty, “bluebilly” music.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will be held at 5 p.m. March 26, at the Fripp Community Center, 205 Tarpon Blvd.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets at the door at $25 for adults; students are free.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.frippfriendsofmusic.com or call 843-838-1777.\r\n\r\n<b>Letters For Hope&nbsp;</b><b>to be held March 26</b>\r\n\r\nA letter writing campaign expressing concerns over the replacement for the Affordable Care Act will take place from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry, 110 Malphrus Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nLetters For Hope is a letter writing campaign with the primary goal to voice concerns to politicians in a constructive and compassionate manner through hand-written letters.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLimited writing supplies, including paper, pens, envelopes and postage, will be available.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis event is family friendly. Parents are encouraged to bring children.&nbsp; Worksheets with tips on how to write a letter, along with addresses for local politicians, also will be provided.\r\n\r\nRegister by calling 843-415-3490 or e-mailing info@lettersforhope.org.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.lettersforhope.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Lectures focus on history&nbsp;</b><b>at upcoming events</b>\r\n\r\n“The History &amp; Art of Cigar Making” will be held from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe speaker will be Cuban-born Juan Carlos Jiménez, who from his own factory in the Dominican Republic has been producing handcrafted Cuban seed cigars for the past 20 years.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets are $10.\r\n\r\nAlso at the center:\r\n\r\n• “Fort Fremont: Homeland Security at the Dawn of the 20th Century” will be held from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nFort Fremont was a Spanish-American War era fortification on the shores of historic Port Royal Sound in Beaufort. Fort Fremont closed the book on a 350-year history of coastal fortifications in Beaufort, beginning with the establishment of French and Spanish forts on Parris Island in the&nbsp;16th Century.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis lecture will highlight the strategic significance of Port Royal Sound and discuss the history of Fort Fremont in the context United States security concerns at the dawn of the 20th Century.\r\n\r\nTickets are $10.\r\n\r\n• “Review of the Book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” will be held from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe book “Sapiens” by historian Yuval Harari explores the history of humankind. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDr. Andy Beall reviews the anthropology, science, social development, and economics Harari includes in his work.\r\n\r\nTickets are $10.\r\n\r\n• On Saturday, March 25, the center invies the public to meet Eliza Lucas Pinckney and discover how she developed indigo on her father’s plantation and created a profitable industry for South Carolina planters.\r\n\r\nFor tickets, visit santa-elena.org/calendar-of-events.\r\n\r\n<b>Fort Frederick topic&nbsp;</b><b>at March 27 event</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s oldest tabby ruin excavated to tell the story of British occupation “The Inevitable Evolution of Fort Frederick,” a Telly Award-winning documentary about the archaeological investigation of&nbsp; Fort Frederick on the grounds of the Naval Hospital will be the topic of Dinner &amp; a Lecture sponsored by Historic Beaufort Foundation.\r\n\r\nThe event will be hold on Monday, March 27, at the Verdier House, 801 Bay St. in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe story of the excavation of the oldest tabby structure in South Carolina will be presented by archaeologist/photographer Meg Gaillard of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Heritage Trust Program.\r\n\r\nA wine and hors d’oeuvre reception begins at 5:30 p.m.; the program will be from 6-7 p.m.\r\n\r\nAdmission for members is $15/$25 per member/couple. Nonmember admission is $20/$30 per person/couple.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCall 843-379-3331 to make reservations. Reservations for Saltus River Grill’s special for lecture ticket-holders may be made by calling Saltus at 843-379-3474.\r\n\r\n<b>Woman talk about books&nbsp;</b><b>at upcoming series</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing are some upcoming events related to “Women of Carolina: A Let’s Talk About It Series.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese events are sponsored by the Pat Conroy Literacy Center.\r\n\r\n• 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30\r\n\r\n&nbsp;Julia Eichelberger (College of Charleston) discusses Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Secret Life of Bees,” the national best-seller that became the subject of a major motion picture.\r\n\r\n• 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13\r\n\r\nValinda Littlefield (University of South Carolina, Columbia) discusses Dori Sanders’ “Clover,” the Lillian Smith Award-winning first novel from the upstate peach farmer\r\nturned author.\r\n\r\nAll discussions will be held at the main branch of the Beaufort County Library at 311 Scott St., Beaufort.&nbsp;', 'What To Do the week of March 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-march-23rd-29th', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:33:19', '2017-03-23 15:33:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31713', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31717, 4, '2017-03-23 11:34:11', '2017-03-23 15:34:11', '<h3>By Celia Strong</h3>\r\nSpring is here, so we all sort of shift gears and start thinking sunnier thoughts. And that includes our wine thoughts. And, of course, we\'ll need a new wine to keep our happy thoughts.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis is the very first time our wine for this week has ever been made. It\'s a new rosé from California.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMost of us have heard of Duckhorn Vineyards in Napa, and its \"second label,\" Decoy. (Second labels are used by wineries as sources for wines that may cost less than their main label, may use grape varieties and grape sources that are different from their main label, may let them sell grapes that are not as good in a any one year as they like to use for their main label. For Duckhorn, Decoy was established as a more affordable line of everyday wines.)&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first Decoy wine was released more than 25 years ago. Today, Decoy has six wines, all from Sonoma County.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe grapes for Decoy wines come from many vineyards that they own. Some from vineyards Duckhorn owns. And some are from special growers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach vineyard\'s grapes are fermented separately. In some vintages, they do up to 150 separate wines. It\'s only after the fermentation that they decide which batches to use.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDecoy has its own winery and its own winemakers. But everyone in the Duckhorn-Decoy family works together to make their wines the best they can be. Attention to detail in the vineyard as well as in the winery make Decoy wines as good as they are.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDecoy Rosé 2016 was inspired by the great rosé wines of Provence.&nbsp; Many rosé wines are made, in the beginning at least, by crushing red grapes and removing the juice before too much color is achieved. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDecoy purposely harvests their rosé grapes at a lower Brix (ratio of sugar to juice inside the grapes). This lets them preserve their wine\'s beautiful aromatics, pure fruit flavors and crisp, dry, refreshing mouth-feel.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe 2016 growing season had plenty of winter rains followed by spring and summer moderate temperatures with lots of sun. The harvest in 2016 was a bit early (Aug. 6 to Sept. 5) and had an average yield. The grapes were excellent quality with richness and complexity and superb acidity. Perfect for Decoy\'s new rosé.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDecoy Rosé 2016 is made from 58 percent Syrah (a new variety for them) and 42 percent Pinot Noir. The grapes were from three different vineyards. They were all fermented in stainless steel for 21 days at 54 degrees Fahrenheit.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe wine, our wine, is a lively pale pink color. It is packed with strawberry aromas mixed with watermelon, as well as hints of lemon zest and wildflowers. In your mouth it feels bright and exhilarating and elegant.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe flavors are these red fruits along with tart cherry and red currant, and a tiny hint of herbs. Its acidity is refreshing and helps define the wine\'s flavors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll of which sounds about perfect for a new pink for this spring. And happy thoughts.&nbsp; For&nbsp; $17.99. Enjoy.&nbsp;', 'Rose brings thoughts of warm, sunny days', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'rose-brings-thoughts-of-warm-sunny-days', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:34:11', '2017-03-23 15:34:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31717', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31719, 4, '2017-03-23 11:35:08', '2017-03-23 15:35:08', '<b>Lady’s Island column&nbsp;</b><b>omitted information</b>\r\n\r\nWhy did the Island News edition of March 16-23 cut short Bill Rauch\'s article: “Time to get out front of the pathways?” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWas it because of space constraints, or did the city of Beaufort edit and shorten his article?\r\n\r\nSeveral important topics on costs were omitted which require our attention:\r\n\r\n• The projected cost of building the pathways and bike ways due to the high cost of right-of-way acquisition (tell Walmart to give up their road frontage). Also the cost of a stoplight at the recycling center for safe vehicle access. Or the weight and size restrictions of vehicles on the new Harbor Island bridge.\r\n\r\n• The ongoing cost of additional county sheriff patrols as the traffic continues to increase and pedestrian and bike usage increases.\r\n\r\n• The additional cost and increased manpower of first responders for the distressed bike riders and pedestrians, as well as frantic Walmart shoppers.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;These and other additional costs will fall to the county, since the city of Beaufort can\'t even provide enforcement of the Woods Memorial Bridge restriction of “NO vehicles three axles or more,” or the speed on Carteret Street or the drivers who don\'t move to the right lane at Craven Street to go straight.\r\n\r\nI guess the meters at the only “Pay to Read Library” in the county, and the parking meters along Carteret Street must be generating enough revenue that other enforcement is no longer needed.\r\n\r\nI am sure Mr. Rauch would have also included discussion as to why, with a larger population than the city of Beaufort, Lady\'s Island has no medical facilities, no public library, no public parks, no adequate public schools, no post office, etc.\r\n\r\nHe also would point out that Lady\'s Island has inadequate and unreliable electrical power, no natural gas service, limited potable water supply, and yet someone on the other side of the river has approval authority of all new housing developments and permitting. (Think infrastructure first)!\r\n\r\nLast but not least, with all the traffic studies, surveys, proposed fixes, new roads, etc., to ease traffic problems, no one will man up and face the $50 million elephant (problem): the two-lane approach to a two-lane swing bridge that is failing and should be replaced with a four-lane road to a four-lane draw bridge with hourly openings only.\r\n\r\nMaybe in future issues you will publish Mr. Rauch\'s priority list of projects, their projected cost as well as estimated completion time frames so that he and Mayor Keyserling can safely ride their bicycles to Walmart and home again with all their purchases without incident.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>Walter Quackenbush\r\n</b><b>Lady\'s Island</b></p>', 'Letter to the Editor', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-21', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:35:08', '2017-03-23 15:35:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31719', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31721, 4, '2017-03-23 11:35:48', '2017-03-23 15:35:48', 'Lane Palmisano will present her oil paintings at Thibault Gallery, 815 Bay St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nShe was first introduced to the earthy scent of oil paint at age 9 and has been intoxicated with the medium since.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter graduating with an art degree from Monmouth University, she began exhibiting, competing and teaching at Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth, Va., and Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Va. From there she was juried into the acclaimed Torpedo Factory Art Center outside of Washington D.C., where she maintained a studio for 28 years and taught at the Art League School. In 2012 Lane migrated to Bluffton and decided to stay.\r\n\r\n“Being primarily a figurative and still life artist, the dazzling light and the soulfulness of the Lowcountry tidal marshes captivated me and seduced me to further explore landscape painting,” she said.\r\n\r\nLane has received numerous awards and has had many solo and juried exhibitions in New York City, Washington D.C., New Jersey and Virginia. Her colorful paintings are in public and private collections worldwide.\r\n\r\nColor is paramount to her. Lane’s contemporary landscapes, are more accurately “Spiritscapes”, drenched in lush, thick paint, rich textures and evocative veils off delicate glazes.\r\n\r\n“When working from one’s imagination, a painting can only be coaxed … eventually you must follow ITS own life force, be it playful, forceful or impulsive. Each painting deserves its own voice.”\r\n\r\nLane oil paintings are her personal tribute to all the Impressionists.\r\n\r\nJoin Palmisano at the Thibault Gallery for First Friday After Five on opening night from 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 7. Lane will be there to discuss her work and answer any questions.\r\n\r\nThere will be wine and hors d\'oeuvres and entertainment by guitarist David Laughlin.', 'Palmisano to exhibit at gallery', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'palmisano-to-exhibit-at-gallery', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:35:48', '2017-03-23 15:35:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31721', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31723, 4, '2017-03-23 11:37:50', '2017-03-23 15:37:50', 'Chelsea Roland, a former Rotary-sponsored youth exchange student, addressed the Rotary Club of Beaufort at its March 8 meeting. Roland spent her senior year of high school in Belgium, then attended the College of Charleston before being accepted as a Rotary Ambassador Global Scholar and attending graduate school in Vancouver, B.C.&nbsp;', 'Rotary address', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'rotary-address', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:41', '2018-07-12 14:58:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31723', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31726, 4, '2017-03-23 11:38:51', '2017-03-23 15:38:51', 'The Santa Elena Foundation and the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club will sponsor the Santa Elena Regatta for PHRF sailboats on Saturday, March 25, and Sunday, March 26.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis event is the major big boat sailing event in Beaufort each year and commemorates 451 years since the founding of Santa Elena on Parris Island in the spring of 1566.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe regatta is a combination of the Jean Ribault Cup which will be sailed on March 25, and the Perdo Menendez Cup on March 26. The Ribault and Menendez Cups are sailed as separate events and the results from them will be combined to determine the winner of the Santa Elena Regatta and the recipient of the Founder’s Cup.\r\n\r\nThe Founder’s Cup trophy is unique and quite an honor for the winner. Their name will be etched on the base of a bronze statue of Pedro Menendez, Santa Elena founder, which was donated by Count Alvaro Armada of Spain, the 20th generation descendent of Menendez.\r\n\r\nGeography not only plays a major role in the historical references but also in the race logistics. The plan is for the Ribault Cup to be sailed in Port Royal Sound and the Menendez Cup in the Beaufort River starting at the Waterfront Park.\r\n\r\n“What a great partnership. The regatta is a wonderful tradition for the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club and, now, the Santa Elena Foundation,” says Megan Meyer, Santa Elena History Center director. “Its significance is further realized as we think back 450 years ago … when earliest European settlers too sailed into Port Royal Sound to establish their settlements in the New World.”\r\n\r\nThe regatta is open to boats with a PHRF rating that are at least 22” LOA. Boats that are 18’ LOA and over will be considered on a case by case basis. Trophies will be awarded for both the Ribault and Menendez Cups as well as to the overall winner of the Santa Elena Regatta.\r\n\r\nThere will be several social events associated with the regatta including a kickoff Skippers Meeting and cocktail party on Friday night before the racing starts, an Awards Dinner on Saturday night and an Awards Presentation on Sunday after the racing is over. All social events will take place at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the historic, local significance of Pedro Melendez and Jean Ribault, and to learn more about the Santa Elena Foundation, visit www.Santa-Elena.org.', 'Tradition continues with the Santa Elena Regatta', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'tradition-continues-with-the-santa-elena-regatta', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:38:51', '2017-03-23 15:38:51', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31726', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31728, 4, '2017-03-23 11:40:59', '2017-03-23 15:40:59', '[caption id=\"attachment_31729\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"792\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TCL.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31729\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31729\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TCL.jpg\" alt=\"The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently honored five Patient Care Technician program graduates at a February pinning ceremony. The graduates are: Alvin Arcayan, Natoria Bloodsaw, Jean Miller, Delanda Smoaks and Lakezia Taylor, all of Beaufort. For more information about this or other continuing education programs, visit www.tcl.edu/ce or call 843-525-8205.\" width=\"792\" height=\"480\"></a> The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently honored five Patient Care Technician program graduates at a February pinning ceremony. The graduates are: Alvin Arcayan, Natoria Bloodsaw, Jean Miller, Delanda Smoaks and Lakezia Taylor, all of Beaufort. For more information about this or other continuing education programs, visit www.tcl.edu/ce or call 843-525-8205.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Dad honors son’s memory&nbsp;</b><b>with Masters ‘White Out’</b>\r\n\r\nWilliam Thompson IV, a vivacious, bright, golf-loving, 12-year-old, was suddenly taken from this world on Jan. 30. An illness struck him hard and turned out to be a lethal case of bacterial meningitis.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, six weeks later, his father, Bill Thompson, seeks to raise awareness of the illness, honor the memory of his son and celebrate the lives that were able to be continued through the gift of organ donation.\r\n\r\nTwo days after William passed, the students at his middle school rallied together to participate in a “White Out” to show their solidarity and pay respect to their classmate.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe movement was known as #WearWhiteforWilliam. Bill Thompson hopes to continue that movement at the Masters PGA golf tournament in Augusta, as William was an avid lover of golf. He shared a birthday with Tiger Woods and never hesitated to join his father and grandfather as they spent their time on the green.\r\n\r\n“He was my only child. His mother is heartbroken. And so am I,” Thompson said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut on April 5, a day that is also known as “family day” at the Masters, the Thompson family is asking Augusta, and more specifically the patrons of the tournament and golf professionals, to #WearWhiteforWilliam.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Bill Thompson at wearwhiteforwilliam@gmail.com. Information can also be found at www.wearwhiteforwilliam.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Advanced practice RN&nbsp;</b><b>joins OB-GYN specialists &nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nMaureen Chapman, an advanced practice registered nurse with more than 25 years experience, has joined the medical staff at Beaufort Memorial Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology Specialists.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe will be working with board-certified gynecologist Dr. Pat Thompson and nurse practitioner Suzanne Wolf in the practice’s Port Royal and Bluffton offices.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor the last three years, Chapman has served as a clinical instructor in women’s health at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She has also volunteered at Good Neighbor Clinic in Beaufort and Volunteers in Medicine on Hilton Head Island, providing gynecological and early prenatal care to women with limited access to medical services.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA certified nurse-midwife, Chapman worked for eight years in a busy Pennsylvania OB-GYN practice, offering prenatal, labor and birth, and routine gynecological care. She also served for one year as a faculty member in the master’s level midwifery program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn 2002, she established and operated a private midwifery practice in Meadowbrook, Pa. Earlier in her career, she was a clinical nurse specialist and childbirth educator at Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook. Chapman also spent 15 years as a flight nurse with the U.S. Air Force Reserve at McGuire Air Force Base in Trenton, N.J. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA maxima cum laude graduate of Philadelphia’s La Salle University with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, Chapman went on to complete her Master of Science degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania, earning a certification as a nurse midwife.\r\n\r\n“I personally selected Maureen to be an extension of my care,” said&nbsp; Thompson. “She has dedicated more than 25 years to women’s health and will now use her years of experience to provide our patients with routine gynecological care and in-office procedures, thus avoiding unnecessary delays in patient care and making me readily available when an issue develops that requires my attention.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“While many people think of a certified nurse midwife in terms of obstetrics, in fact her advanced training encompasses a full range of primary health care services for women - from adolescence through and beyond menopause.\"\r\n\r\nChapman, Wolf and Thompson see only gynecology patients in their Port Royal and Bluffton offices and do not deliver babies. However, Beaufort Memorial OB-GYN Specialists has several other board-certified providers, including Drs. Christopher Benson, Marlena Mattingly and Gregory Miller, nurse-midwives Janna Jones Kersh and Catherine Tambroni-Parker and nurse practitioner Maggie Bisceglia, who provide both obstetrics and gynecology care in Beaufort and Bluffton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo make an appointment with any of the providers, call 843-524-8151.\r\n\r\n<b>Healing arts program&nbsp;</b><b>set for March 25</b>\r\n\r\nA program on integrated health coaching, cranial sacral, reflexology, chiropractic, healing touch, acupressure self-care, counseling consultations and more will be presented from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25.\r\n\r\nThe program will be presented by licensed volunteer practitioners and Christian healing prayer team at 703 Bladen St. in Beaufort (Beaufort Chiropractic office).These events will be held on the fourth Saturday of each month. There is a $10 minimum donation for each 20-minute session. Appointment times are limited, but there is free entry to public for visitation and information on integrative health options. Call or text 843-770-9947 for an appointment time.\r\n\r\nThis program is sponsored by Ministries for Synergetic Wellness a 501(c)3 nonprofit giving affordable access to holistic mental health and integrative services. Free pastoral care/counseling, healing prayer, and scholarship applications are available on site.&nbsp;', 'Health briefs for March 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'health-briefs-for-march-23rd-29th', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:40:59', '2017-03-23 15:40:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31728', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31731, 4, '2017-03-23 11:42:23', '2017-03-23 15:42:23', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/graph-raymond.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31732\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31732\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/graph-raymond.png\" alt=\"graph raymond\" width=\"864\" height=\"355\"></a>\r\n\r\nBy now, you have likely heard something, either directly or indirectly, about “The Great Rotation” from bonds into stocks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust googling the term will pull up a whole host of articles written by practically every major financial news organization in existence, and it seems that every “bond king” and market strategist has weighed in with his or her own respective opinions on the matter.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn short, the line of thinking behind the rotation is that, after 30-plus years of interest rates in the United States generally falling and bond prices, resultantly, rising, an inflection point has been reached or is approaching where now interest rates will rise over time and bond prices will suffer.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMost people, at least, seem to agree on that point to some extent, though what exactly that will mean for bonds and stocks as investments remains widely contested.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSome have argued that this dynamic will prompt massive money flows to move from bonds into the stock market (producing the titular “great rotation”), while others contend it will not have as big of an effect on aggregate portfolio allocations as expected.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe financial media has tried quite hard to pitch this as a battle between Bill Gross, the well-known portfolio manager at Janus, and Jeff Gundlach, founder of DoubleLine Capital, who have shared a contentious past and don’t mind taking jabs at each other.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, to me, they seem to be saying the same thing except for a slight difference of opinion on the “key level” in the bond market. Gross has come out and said that 2.6 percent on the 10-Year U.S. Treasury is the line in the sand for the end of the bond bull market, while Gundlach argues that “second-tier managers” can focus on 2.6 percent, but 3 percent is the level to watch to “define the end of the bone bull market from a classic chart perspective.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn other words, both of these very smart bond guys, despite their minor differences, believe we are getting close to hitting that inflection point, with Gundlach going on to say that it is “almost for sure” that the 10-year is going to take out 3 percent this year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, we have already said that it is very likely that last July marked the bottom for rates, when the 10-Year U.S. Treasury made an undercut low below the 2012 nadir before quickly recovering to shoot up about 125 basis points (almost a 100 percent move in percentage terms) by the end of 2016.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe future trajectory for rates, therefore, does appear to be upward, but the exact path remains an unknown.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust as yields didn’t go straight down over the last three decades, they will not go straight up in the years ahead, as the last few weeks have reminded us with the 10-Year falling about 10 percent.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlso, while the long-term chart of the 10 Year going back to the early 1980s looks to have already broken its downtrend line when using a linear scale (see chart above), 2.6 percent, 3 percent and 3.5 percent may all act as fairly strong resistance, too. It would not surprise me to see interest rates remain range-bound for much of 2017 until expectations about economic growth and inflation pick up enough to power rates above this resistance block.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThree percent, especially, may be tough to overcome in the next few months until we see just what the new administration’s policies are going to be.\r\n\r\nSo, what does this all mean for the stock market? Well, market strategists are sort of torn on that point, as well.\r\n\r\nJeffrey Kleintop, chief global strategist at Charles Schwab, believes the fund flow shift from bonds to stocks that has taken place over the last two months, which has added $3 trillion to global equity values while bond values have dropped by $2 trillion per Bloomberg, “marks an important juncture” and has “years left to run.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nConversely, David Kostin of Goldman Sachs argued recently that, many institutional investors, the ones who really move markets, are restricted from moving money out of bonds and/or owning stocks, so the impact of the “great rotation” may already be approaching its upper limit since allocations to debt securities are already near the lowest levels of the last 30 years.\r\n\r\nThe truth may lie somewhere in the middle, then.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOverall, interest rates are still likely to be low and accommodative for the next couple of years when compared to their long-term averages, which should help keep interest in stocks high.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the same time, if we are correct and earnings growth picks up in the quarters ahead, that should bode well for stock prices, so we may still see a large amount of money flowing back from bonds into stocks, particularly among retail investors chasing returns, if stock prices go up while bonds are losing value and still yielding relatively low rates.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, David Kostin does make a fair point that we are certainly not going to see most fixed income investors suddenly switch to stocks – institutional investors are generally limited in what they can invest in by the terms of their portfolio agreements, and bonds will still play a large role for retail investors who need the diversification and income benefits that they can provide.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo, on a net basis, I’d say that “the great rotation” may help provide a tailwind for stocks, but it might not be as “great” as many believe. At the end of the day, earnings and economic growth are still the primary drivers behind the stock market and, without this growth, interest rates and stocks may both have trouble rising significantly from current levels.\r\n\r\n<i>This column was prepared by Raymond James and brought to you by Charles Tumlin, managing director at TLS Wealth Management of Raymond James. Tumlin is a financial advisor with Raymond James &amp; Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC located at 2015 Boundary St., Suite 220, Beaufort SC 29902.&nbsp; He can be contacted at 843-379-6100 or charles.tumlin@raymondjames.com or by visiting www.tlswealthmanagement.com.</i>', 'What does the future hold for bonds, interest rates?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-does-the-future-hold-for-bonds-interest-rates', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:12:20', '2018-07-12 15:12:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31731', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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