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(46648, 4, '2020-10-28 13:19:06', '2020-10-28 17:19:06', '<h2>Beaufort History Museum welcomes 79th New York Highlander Regiment</h2>\r\n<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort History Museum will welcome the 79th New York Highlander Regiment re-enactors to the Arsenal Courtyard for an encampment featuring live presentations of Civil War era camp life, educational discussions, drills, marching, a Bagpiper and interactive activities for the whole family to enjoy.\r\n\r\nThe event, with more than 30 Regiment members in full military regalia, is planned for Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nIncluded are discussions and live presentations on the importance of music and bugle calls during the war, the variety and use of weapons, how medical support was deployed in the field, the role of women, camp “dining” and cooking as well as other fascinating topics.\r\n\r\nAdmission to the Courtyard is free (donations welcome). The Museum is also offering reduced entry fee to the Exhibit Halls in the Arsenal with Adult admission at $5, Seniors at $4 and free admission for active military and children younger than 12. Social distancing according to CDC guidelines will be followed.\r\n\r\nThe 79th New York Volunteer Infantry, a Regiment of the New York State Militia, was originally organized as a social club in New York City in 1858. It was comprised primarily of emigrant Scots and Scottish-Americans. The militia was modeled after the famous Scottish regiment of the British Army, the 79thCameron Highlanders of Scotland, but other than their name and tartan they had no official connection.\r\n\r\nTheir original duty was to parade, train as heavy artillery and provide a guard for the Prince of Wales when he visited the United States. But the 79th, without intention, set themselves up to take part in nearly every major engagement of the civil war and became one of the most known and traveled regiments in the Union Army.\r\n\r\nAmong their forays into battle in South Carolina, in December of 1861 the Highlanders were sent to the city of Beaufort to help occupy the town. At one point they set up camp near what is now the National Cemetery.\r\n\r\n“There were six Highlanders who lost their lives in battles near Beaufort,” said Kathy Mixon, BHM Board Vice President and Chairmen of the Encampment event. “One of the highlights of the day will be a Memorial Ceremony with a Bagpiper honoring the fallen Highlanders. We are looking forward to presenting the encampment to showcase these dedicated volunteers and re-enactors who carry on the tradition and history of the 79th Regiment in such a meaningful and authentic manner.”\r\n\r\n“Our thanks go out especially to 79th Highlander Regiment leader Tom Vaselopulos. He has organized the volunteers who are traveling from many points in South Carolina and out of state,” she said. “He has created a dynamic and educational living history experience for people of all ages to enjoy.”\r\n\r\nA full schedule with times for each of the activities and discussions will be posted on the Museum website at www.beauforthistorymusum.com.', 'THE HIGHLANDERS ARE COMING!', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-highlanders-are-coming', '', '', '2020-10-28 13:19:06', '2020-10-28 17:19:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46648', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46651, 4, '2020-10-28 13:20:58', '2020-10-28 17:20:58', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nHoping to ensure the future of the iconic Woods Memorial Bridge, the City of Beaufort and the Historic Beaufort Foundation are working together to raise funds to achieve the bridge’s listing on the National Register of Historic Places.\r\n\r\nAccording to to a press release from the City of Beaufort, the City and HBF are about halfway toward their goal of raising $7,000 to hire a professional preservation consultant who would conduct the detailed research and prepare the architectural and engineering documentation needed to build the case for the bridge’s listing on the National Register of Historic Places.\r\n\r\nThe bridge, which opened in 1959, is one of only a handful of swing bridges left in South Carolina. It replaced a swing bridge built in 1927. Originally known as the Lady’s Island Bridge, it was renamed in 1971 in honor of Richard V. Woods, a local South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper killed in the line of duty. The bridge’s arm opens on a regular basis to allow boat traffic on the Intracoastal Waterway to pass through.\r\n\r\nThe bridge is a good candidate to be listed, HBF Executive Director Cynthia Cole Jenkins said in a release.\r\n\r\n“It has the setting over the Beaufort River, the sense of place as it connects to the Historic Downtown District,” she said. “It’s critical that we keep it viable.”\r\n\r\nThe scale of the bridge, she noted, matches the scale of the Historic District.\r\n\r\nThe National Register, she explained, looked for what is called seven aspects of “integrity” needed to achieve a listing: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The structure must be at least 50 years old, and possess some significance in American history and culture. The Woods Memorial Bridge was immortalized in the movie Forrest Gump, the 1994 Academy Award winner for Best Picture. In one of the most famous scenes, a bearded Tom Hanks as Forrest is shown running across a Mississippi River bridge. But in actuality, the scene was filmed on the Woods Memorial Bridge.\r\n\r\nMayor Billy Keyserling expressed his support of the project in his newsletter and at City Council’s Work Session on Oct. 20.\r\n\r\n“As mayor, with the support of City Council, in partnership with the Historic Beaufort Foundation, we are going to prepare the nomination and secure the recognition because it is a symbol of our history and our character.”\r\n\r\nNo taxpayer funds will be used for the consultant. The City and HBF are asking people to contribute to Beaufort Pride of Place, a City fund that raises money from private donations to support City improvement initiatives. You can make donations online at the City’s website or mail a check to Beaufort Pride of Place, Finance Department, 1911 Boundary St., Beaufort S.C. 29902.\r\n\r\nJenkins explained that a listing on the National Register gives the bridge “a higher level of protection.” She said a more stringent review process automatically is required in the federal funding and federal permitting process when a structure is listed on the National Register.\r\n\r\nOnce the application is submitted, it is reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office, Jenkins said, to ensure accuracy in all its documentation. From there it goes to the State Board of Review, comprised of preservation, history, and planning experts (Jenkins is a member). Once it passes muster with the state board, the application is submitted to the National Park Service, which oversees the National Register, for final vetting.\r\n\r\nJenkins said that once the process starts, she would expect the bridge to win the designation in the first half of 2021.', 'City, Historic Beaufort Foundation raising money for Woods Bridge designation', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-historic-beaufort-foundation-raising-money-for-woods-bridge-designation', '', '', '2020-10-28 13:20:58', '2020-10-28 17:20:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46651', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46653, 4, '2020-10-28 13:22:22', '2020-10-28 17:22:22', 'You may have a lot on your mind on Election Day, but before you leave the house you’ll want to make sure you have a photo ID with you.\r\n\r\nPhoto IDs that are accepted at the polls can include one of the following:\r\n\r\nA valid S.C. driver’s license\r\n\r\nS.C. Department of Motor Vehicles ID card (includes S.C. Concealed Weapons Permit)\r\n\r\nS.C. Voter Registration Card with photo\r\n\r\nU.S. passport\r\n\r\nFederal military ID (includes all Department of Defense photo IDs and the Department of Veterans Affairs benefits card)\r\n\r\n<strong>What happens if I have a Photo ID but forget to bring it to my polling place?</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you forget to bring your photo ID to your polling place, you may ask to vote with a provisional ballot.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHowever, for that provisional ballot to count, you will still need to show your photo ID to an official at the county elections office at some point before the election is certified, which is on Friday after the General Election.\r\n\r\nWhere can I report an issue or file a complaint about the election?\r\n\r\nIf you have an issue at your polling place, you should first report it to a poll manager so that election officials can work to resolve the issue on the spot.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIf not resolved at the polling place, or if the issue or complaint is regarding some other aspect of the election, voters should contact the county election’s office. In Beaufort, that number is (843) 255-6900 and in Bluffton that number is (843) 255-6940.\r\n\r\n<em>– Mindy Lucas</em>', 'Election 2020: What to take with you on Election Day, reporting problems', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'election-2020-what-to-take-with-you-on-election-day-reporting-problems', '', '', '2020-10-28 13:22:22', '2020-10-28 17:22:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46653', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46655, 4, '2020-10-28 13:26:11', '2020-10-28 17:26:11', '<b>President/Vice President</b>\r\n\r\nHowie Hawkins/ Angela Walker (Green)\r\n\r\nDonald J. Trump/ Michael R. Pence (R)\r\n\r\nRoque Rocky De La Fuente/ Darcy G. Richardson (Alliance)\r\n\r\nJo Jorgensen/ Jeremy Spike Cohen (Libertarian)\r\n\r\nJoseph R. Biden/ Kamala D. Harris (D)\r\n\r\n<b>U.S. Senate</b>\r\n\r\nBill Bledsoe (Constitution)\r\n\r\nLindsey Graham (R-incumbent)\r\n\r\nJaime Harrison (D)\r\n\r\n<b>U.S. House District 1</b>\r\n\r\nJoe Cunningham (D-incumbent)\r\n\r\nNancy Mace (R)\r\n\r\n<b>State Senate District 43</b>\r\n\r\nChip Campsen (R-incumbent)\r\n\r\nRichard Hricik (D)\r\n\r\n<b>State Senate District 45</b>\r\n\r\nMargie Bright Matthews (D-incumbent)\r\n\r\nRodney Buncum (R)\r\n\r\n<b>State Senate District 46</b>\r\n\r\nTom Davis (R-incumbent)\r\n\r\nNathan Campbell (D)\r\n\r\n<b>State House District 118</b>\r\n\r\nRep. William G. \"Bill\" Herbkersman (R)\r\n\r\n<b>State House District 120</b>\r\n\r\nRep. Wm. Weston J. Newton (R)\r\n\r\n<b>State House District 121</b>\r\n\r\nMichael F. Rivers (D-incumbent)\r\n\r\nEric Erickson (R)\r\n\r\n<b>State House District 122</b>\r\n\r\nRep. Shedron D. Williams (D)\r\n\r\n<b>State House District 123</b>\r\n\r\nRep. Jeffrey A. \"Jeff\" Bradley (R)\r\n\r\n<b>State House District 124</b>\r\n\r\nShannon S. Erickson (R-incumbent)\r\n\r\nBarb Nash (D)\r\n\r\n<b>Mayor – City of Beaufort</b>\r\n\r\nStephen Murray\r\n\r\nMike Sutton\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort City Council</b>\r\n\r\nTwo seats are open on city council with four-year terms and are non-partisan city-wide (no districts).\r\n\r\nScott Allen Gibbs\r\n\r\nMary Harvey\r\n\r\nNeil Lipsitz\r\n\r\nMike McFee\r\n\r\nMitch Mitchell\r\n\r\nBrantley Wilson\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County Council</b>\r\n\r\n<b>District 1</b>\r\n\r\n(Includes Sheldon, Dale, Lobeco, Burton)\r\n\r\nGerald Dawson (D)\r\n\r\n<b>District 3</b>\r\n\r\n(Includes Beaufort, Lady’s Island, St. Helena Island, Parris Island)\r\n\r\nYork Glover (D)\r\n\r\n<b>District 5</b>\r\n\r\n(Includes Okatie, Burton, Shell Point)\r\n\r\nBrian Flewelling (R)\r\n\r\n<b>District 7</b>\r\n\r\n(Includes Buckwalter area of Bluffton)\r\n\r\nLogan Cunningham (R)\r\n\r\nJodie Srutek (D)\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County School Board</b>\r\n\r\nFour seats are open on the Beaufort County Board of Education.\r\n\r\n<b>District 1</b>\r\n\r\nEarl Campbell (incumbent)\r\n\r\nJevona Armstrong\r\n\r\n<b>District 6</b>\r\n\r\nAngela D. Middleton\r\n\r\n<b>District 9</b>\r\n\r\nChristina Gwozdz (incumbent)\r\n\r\nJennifer Morrow\r\n\r\n<b>District 11</b>\r\n\r\nIngrid Boatright\r\n\r\n<b>Other Beaufort County Races</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County Coroner</b>\r\n\r\nDavid W. Ott (R)\r\n\r\n<b>Solicitor Circuit 14</b>\r\n\r\nDuffie Stone (R)\r\n\r\n<b>Clerk of Court</b>\r\n\r\nJerri Roseneau (R)\r\n\r\n<b>Soil and Water District Commission</b>\r\n\r\nDenise M. Parsick\r\n\r\n<b>MORE ON LOCAL CANDIDATES&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nFor more information on local candidates, visit <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/whos-on-the-ballot-a-special-local-candidates-issue\">www.yourislandnews.com/whos-on-the-ballot-a-special-local-candidates-issue</a>', 'WHO\'S ON THE BALLOT?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '46655-2', '', '', '2020-10-28 14:39:47', '2020-10-28 18:39:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46655', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46657, 4, '2020-10-28 13:26:59', '2020-10-28 17:26:59', 'Oct. 29 – Beaufort County Planning Department’s Community Meeting for Comprehensive Plan Update, 4-8 p.m., The Penn Center, St. Helena Island; Participants must wear a mask and social distance\r\n\r\nNov. 2 – Beaufort County Council’s Community Services Committee, 2 p.m., watch on the county’s Facebook page or on The County Channel\r\n\r\nNov. 2 – Beaufort County Council’s Natural Resources Committee, 3:30 p.m., watch on the county’s Facebook page or on The County Channel\r\n\r\nNov. 4 – Beaufort County Library Board, 4 p.m., watch on the county’s Facebook page or on The County Channel\r\n\r\nNov. 4 – City of Beaufort Affordable Housing Task Force, 3-4:30 p.m., watch via Zoom or on the city’s Facebook page\r\n\r\n*Meetings are updated as of press time and do not reflect any last minute cancellations.', 'PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR OCT. 29–NOV.4', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'public-meetings-for-oct-29-nov-4', '', '', '2020-10-28 13:26:59', '2020-10-28 17:26:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46657', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46659, 4, '2020-10-28 13:31:59', '2020-10-28 17:31:59', '<h4>Students should<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>consider online school<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>as a viable option</h4>\r\nIt might not be the most popular opinion among my friends, but I’ve always enjoyed school. That started to change during my first few weeks of high school when I didn’t feel as engaged with my teachers and wanted more personal attention. That’s why I decided to move to online school with South Carolina Virtual Charter School. After switching I realized the difference between online school and homeschool.\r\n\r\nOnline school still has structured lessons and an entire team of teachers and staff to support you. My teachers held virtual classroom sessions and students could access lessons around the clock. This allowed me to work at my own pace and take more time on material with which I needed more help.\r\n\r\nEveryone at my online school was dedicated to helping every student succeed and was readily available to provide support. Without the option of online school, I wouldn’t have graduated near the top of my class three years ago. Now, I’m a full-time online college student at Trident Technical College and hold multiple jobs.\r\n\r\nBecause of the similar online learning environment, I was prepared for my college classes as I pursue an Arts Management degree.\r\n\r\nThe option of online school to finish high school was a better learning environment for me and maintained my love of learning. As families consider alternative learning environments for the fall due to COVID-19, I hope students consider online school.\r\n\r\n<em>– Brittany Lord, Wadmalaw Island</em>\r\n<h4>Thank you Mike McCombs<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>for ‘Tantrum’ article</h4>\r\nI\'ve never responded to an editorial before, but I wanted to say thank you for expressing what I have expounded for the last year.\r\n\r\nI am a newly retired Beaufort County Employee. I have worked in the Planning Dept and the Assessor\'s Office. I saw first-hand, 12 years ago when I first came to work in the Planning Department, that yes indeed there truly is a good ole boys network. I had previously worked for Duke Energy for 23 years and was appalled at how government seemed to work – or not work.\r\n\r\nWhen Ashley Jacobs was hired, I felt she was cleaning house – something most new management does to get rid of employees that don\'t fit up to the new managements standards – and I honestly felt she cared about her employees.\r\n\r\nI\'m mad at County Council for their underhanded dealings and sad for the employees. Thank you for your article that perfectly summarized my feelings.\r\n\r\nP.S. Have you considered running for County Council?\r\n\r\n<em>– Lynne Hancock, Beaufort</em>\r\n<h4>Leave Port Royal<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>Rookery alone</h4>\r\nPort Royal Rookery is blocked off to walkers. Wonder why?\r\n\r\nSomeone (committee, no doubt) has the idea to drain and dig out the rookery. Sounds good at first. BUT. This rookery was created for nature, not man. Yes, it smells a little sometimes when there’s been no rain. And the tannic acid that results from decayed leaves and plants also gives off an odor. But that is nature and God created it to do so.\r\n\r\nDo you realize how many thousands of turtles and fish and lizards will be crushed by the digging by backhoes? Not to mention the gators will have to crawl out if they indeed can escape. Want them in your yard? They can in no way relocate these creatures.\r\n\r\nWill the beautiful birds come back after such devastation? I think not. Sure, there is litter in the rookery but it’s from people. And yes, new litter will come when it’s done.\r\n\r\nLooks to me like Port Royal leaders or someone wants a pretty pond instead of a natural rookery. Let your officials know if you agree with this before the dredging begins. It will never be the same. I have a degree in wildlife management and I do know what I’m talking about. Very concerned,\r\n\r\n<em>– Angela Nelson, Port Royal</em>\r\n<h4>Ready for a change</h4>\r\nWe have been through a very tough four years, and I expect that most of my fellow citizens are as tired of division, corruption, and chaos as I am. When President Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20, 2021, his excellent team of experts, public servants, and citizens will begin the work of reuniting America.\r\n\r\nWe can thank the Trump Administration for lifting all the rocks and revealing the extent of our immediate and our long-standing problems. I do not expect the Biden Administration’s “first 100 days” to result in great upheavals of legislation or action, beyond what is necessary to finally get a grip on the pandemic. I just look forward to a President who will deal with competing interests in a responsible manner, not through tweets, to come up with legislation that begins to undertake, finally, programs for national renewal.\r\n\r\nI welcome leadership from a President who wants to serve the interests of all Americans. I hope his country is ready to quiet down, think, and get to work, together.\r\n\r\n<em>– Carol Brown, Beaufort</em>\r\n<h4>About mask requirements</h4>\r\nI recently saw a letter criticizing the Beaufort County Council for voting not to extend the face mask requirement. This brings me to ask: If face masks will prevent Covid 19 infections, why are we required to social distance? And if social distancing will keep us from being infected why are we being asked to wear masks?\r\n\r\nThe population in general is ready to be done with all these life-controlling directives. We are ready to take the vaccine and get back to the American way of life.\r\n\r\n<em>– Paula Ferrara, Beaufort</em>\r\n<h4>\r\nRest In Peace</h4>\r\nLast week the Island News had to mourn the passing of their beloved writer Lee Scott. Lee was able to take any common day event and turn it in to a truly amazing article. I was honored when I was the article of the week when she wrote “My Favorite Teacher I Never Had.”\r\n\r\nLee and I met at the pool on Dataw Island. She introduced herself as the person with two last names, Lee and Scott. We immediately became good friends and enjoyed each other\'s company. She was always busy thinking of a new article to write. We would discuss things as we swam on our Noodles in the pool. When Lee would write something that would involve us, she was always the first to ask permission to use our name in an upcoming article.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLee loved adventure and was always willing to try new things. She encouraged me and our friend Cindy to take Bridge Lessons. We took turns driving to Bridge and would sometimes follow up with lunch. What a great time we had learning to play and her enthusiasm for the game was always present.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLee had a wonderful personality and a great sense of humor. She was kind, loving and passionate about many things. Her strong belief in God gave her much comfort and strength.\r\n\r\nLee loved birthdays and Cindy, Christine and I would always go out to lunch on our birthday. We would laugh and giggle, have girl talks and have fun. She would always remind us that November 14th was her birthday which she wrote an article that November 14th is National Pickle Day!\r\n\r\nCindy Christine and I made a promise to Lee that we would celebrate her birthday this year. Lee loved a nice glass of wine so rest assured that on November 14th we will raise our glasses and say “Happy Birthday Dear Friend. We miss you and rest in peace.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<em>– Nancy O’Connor, Saint Helena Island<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>&nbsp;</em>', 'LETTERS TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letters-to-the-editor-28', '', '', '2020-10-28 13:34:06', '2020-10-28 17:34:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46659', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46790, 4, '2020-11-05 15:54:31', '2020-11-05 20:54:31', 'From STAFF REPORTS\r\n\r\nDale McDorman has been named City of Beaufort’s new police chief, City Manager Bill Prokop announced today.\r\n\r\nMcDorman, who was appointed interim chief after the death of Chief Matthew Clancy in July, has been with the Beaufort Police Department since 1995, rising from patrolman to deputy chief in 2010.\r\n\r\n“After completing a very thorough search and interview process with over 25 applicants, from eight states and one very capable and professional internal candidate for the position of police chief, I am pleased to announce the selection of Interim Chief Dale A. McDorman­ to the position of police chief,” Prokop said. “He did an outstanding job during the interview process with community representatives and City staff. Dale was deputy chief under Chief Clancy and will be building on the programs and methods that were instilled in the Police Department by Chief Clancy.”\r\n\r\nMcDorman will lead a force of 52 officers and four civilian staffers.\r\n\r\n“I believe that the Beaufort Police Department is one of the best in our state and I want to continue that and make us better,” McDorman said. “I plan to focus on community involvement, transparency, and providing a well-trained department to serve the citizens.”\r\n\r\nAccording to a news release issued by the city on Thursday, McDorman plans to establish a Community Advisory Board that will meet to discuss possible community projects, community concerns and help get the police department’s message out to neighborhoods, it stated.\r\n\r\n“I believe if we ever grow comfortable with where we are in community service, we are missing something,” he said.\r\n\r\nMcDorman followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the U.S. Air Force after graduating from high school in Cortland, Ohio. He said he always wanted to be a police officer but since you cannot be a police officer until age 21, he joined the Air Force Security Police to gain some experience.\r\n\r\nHe served in the Air Force for eight years, then returned to Stark County, Ohio, where he became a sheriff’s deputy.\r\n\r\nHe came to Beaufort County in 1990, joining the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. In 1995, he moved over to the City of Beaufort Police Department, where he started a K-9 unit.\r\n\r\nMcDorman was promoted through the ranks, becoming&nbsp;sergeant/operations supervisor in October of 1999 and lieutenant/operations in April of 2005.\r\n\r\nIn 2010, he was promoted to deputy chief by Chief Clancy.\r\n\r\n“Chief Clancy was one of the best and most honorable men I have ever known or worked for,” McDorman said. “He taught me as we went along, and he helped me grow to a better-rounded officer and administrator. Chief Clancy taught me that decisions made in a bubble are likely not the best for all people involved and to always seek input.”\r\n\r\nMcDorman has a&nbsp;bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia College.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Interim Chief McDorman named City of Beaufort’s new police chief', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'interim-chief-mcdorman-named-city-of-beauforts-new-police-chief', '', '', '2020-11-05 16:00:26', '2020-11-05 21:00:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46790', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46663, 4, '2020-10-28 13:35:43', '2020-10-28 17:35:43', '<em>Phil Saracin caught a glimpse of this deer at dawn on St. Helena Island. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.</em>', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-134', '', '', '2020-10-28 13:35:43', '2020-10-28 17:35:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46663', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(46666, 4, '2020-10-28 13:43:12', '2020-10-28 17:43:12', '<b style=\"font-size: 16px;\">EDITOR’S NOTE:&nbsp;</b><b></b><em>On Friday, Oct. 23, The Island News columnist <strong>Lee Scott</strong> died peacefully in her sleep at home after a long battle with cancer. The Island News family wishes to express its condolences to Scott’s friends and family. Before her death, Scott penned her own obituary. At the request of Scott and her family, it will be her final submission to The Island News.</em>&nbsp;<em>– Mike McCombs</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLeslie Anne Saunders Smith Scott (Lee) left this earth on the morning of Friday, Oct. 23 to return home to her Maker. It was her dying wish that she should take her last breath in the house that she loved, along with her husband, James, by her side.\r\n\r\nLee was born on Nov. 14, 1953, a date etched in the memory of all her family and friends. She was the fourth child of David and Claire Kelly Smith, their third daughter. She always said she was the baby of four and the oldest of five, as four more siblings were born after her. Her maternal grandmother, Mary Bergin Kelly, called Lee her Miss Sunshine because of her sweet smile and sparkling eyes.\r\n\r\nLee was born at the Lying-In Hospital in Providence, R.I., and moved to Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, Florida, back to Maryland, back to Florida, back to Maryland again, Virginia, Maryland yet again, and finally to South Carolina. In her lifetime, Lee lived in 30 homes.\r\n\r\nLee was an adventuresome soul. At 15, she went up in a stunt plane with a professional stunt pilot.\r\n\r\nAt 30, she received her SCUBA certification after snorkeling in Hawaii and enjoying the underwater world.\r\n\r\nShe then learned to race sailboats before she turned 40. She owned two sailboats and won numerous racing trophies.\r\n\r\nShe owned her own gun and would go out to the shooting range to practice. Lee was a member of the Annapolis Toastmasters and won several speaking awards.\r\n\r\nLee was blessed with two children by her high school sweetheart and loved raising a boy and a girl. At 21, she completed her lifeguard training but decided it was not a profession to pursue. By the time her son was 11, Lee had managed to complete her associate’s degree. Seven years later she<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>completed her bachelor’s degree at Hood College, and then seven years later she completed her MBA at Hood College.\r\n\r\nShe worked several part-time jobs while pursuing her degrees and was proud to say she graduated with no school debt and no assistance from anyone, except for the encouragement from her children.\r\n\r\nLee enjoyed a long banking career, where she also continued her community involvement. She served on the board of the Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, the Anne Arundel and Annapolis Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Anne Arundel and was a member of the Annapolis Rotary Club. Throughout her adulthood, Lee was active in numerous organizations too long to mention here.\r\n\r\nAfter 32 years in banking, Lee and her husband sailed out of Annapolis and landed on Dataw Island in South Carolina. It is there she began her freelance writing for The Island News.\r\n\r\nHer husband called her the “Jerry Seinfeld of the Baby Boomer generation.”\r\n\r\nIn 2018, Lee was awarded first place in the Weekly Humor Column Writing category by the South Carolina Press Association.\r\n\r\nDuring her life, Lee traveled all over the world. She visited many islands in the Caribbean, went to Mexico, did several trans-Atlantic trips and drove all over England, France, and Italy. She flew to Tokyo to meet her first grandchild and then rode a camel in Tunisia.\r\n\r\nShe toured Europe during a cruise and visited all of the places she had seen in pictures – the Eiffel Tower, the London Bridge, the Vatican, the Coliseum, the French Alps and the Louvre, to name a few. She and Jim went cross-country in their RV to see the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert and numerous other places.\r\n\r\nIt was her dream to go up in a hot air balloon in New Mexico, but due to a surgery, she was not eligible.\r\n\r\nBesides her writing, Lee also traced her ancestry and was able to meet numerous third, fourth, and fifth cousins. Her older sister, Jacki, shared in her passion as they traipsed over graveyards in New England.\r\n\r\nLee had a strong belief in God and was not afraid of death. That belief sustained her throughout her life.\r\n\r\nShe is survived by her husband, James Scott, two children – Brian John Colaluca (Pamela) and Faith Elizabeth Smith Hubbard (Matthew McOsker) – and four grandchildren – Sloan Claire Kelly Hubbard, Finnegan Reese Hubbard, Marin Wilson Colaluca, and Virginia Anne Colaluca – her heart, her star, her angel, and her sunshine.\r\n\r\nShe also left behind three stepchildren, eight step-grandchildren, several siblings, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.\r\n\r\nShe will be interred at Saint Joseph’s Cemetery in Cumberland, R.I., near her Nana and Grandpa Kelly.\r\n\r\nShe requested that three songs play at her service.\r\n\r\n“Ashokan Farewell.” “On the Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter.\r\n\r\nAlso, “We’ll Meet Again.”\r\n\r\n<em>Lee Scott, award-winning humor writer, took her “Walter Mitty” like persona and spun tales around everyday life. She enjoyed boating, reading, and meeting people. Scott lived in Beaufort with her husband, JD, along with their dog Brandy.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>&nbsp;</em>\r\n<h2><b>&nbsp;</b></h2>', 'Nina finally gets to go home: Island News columnist pens her own farewell before losing battle to cancer', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'nina-finally-gets-to-go-home', '', '', '2020-10-28 14:36:32', '2020-10-28 18:36:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46666', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46671, 4, '2020-10-28 14:01:05', '2020-10-28 18:01:05', 'With just five days left until Election Day, the time to elect a president is here. Many have already voted. The Island News asked Lowcountry voters to comment on who they voted for and why, and what this election means to them, in their own words.\r\n<h4>Dylan Feeser</h4>\r\n<em>Dylan Feeser is a technician at Lowcountry Bicycles.</em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dylan_Feeser.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-46575 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dylan_Feeser.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"270\"></a>Feeser said he’s going to vote for the incumbent, President Trump.\r\n\r\n“This election is important to me because as a millennial voter, the next four years of my young adult life are going to be impacted greatly by some of the proposed plans that each candidate has presented.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMy generation is at the age where we are the working class of America. We have already endured an 18-year-long war, a recession followed by more economic hardships under the previous administrations. The past four years we have seen improvements to some things but we have to keep it going.\r\n\r\nOne thing we can all agree on though, is that voting is important, so get out and do it! Keep the American dream alive!\"\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4>Jamie Singleton, M.D.</h4>\r\n<em>Jamie Singleton is a pediatrician for Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services.</em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Jamie_Singleton.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-46574 alignright\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Jamie_Singleton.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"268\"></a>“It’s important because we need leadership that values everybody. … It’s been scary how divisive the country is now. So I think that alone is the main reason I’m here. Of course, I care about everything else, but there’s no way that we can heal and fix the problems of, ‘You’re on that side, and you’re on the other side’ and nobody’s coming together to even think of solutions.\r\n\r\nWe are meant to be together and commune and talk and we don’t have that anymore. The unfortunate thing with the pandemic is that the pandemic has really physically divided us because it’s not safe to be around anybody right now. But it’s political division, it’s racial division, it’s gender division … everybody is divided.”\r\n\r\nWhen asked who she voted for, she said ‘not Trump’ then added that she did vote for Biden and those on the Democratic ticket.\r\n<h4>Andy Banks</h4>\r\n<em>Andy Banks is a partner in a residential building and remodeling company in Beaufort.</em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Andy_Banks.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-46573 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Andy_Banks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"377\"></a>“I am a lifelong conservative. I believe in conservative values and principles and for that reason, I am voting for Donald J. Trump, again.\r\n\r\nI acknowledge that Trump can be a polarizing figure. I frequently want to lock down his Twitter account myself. However, I don’t obsess over every little thing that he says. I look at what he has done. His list of accomplishments is staggering by any standard. I’m not looking for a scoutmaster. I want a president who thinks outside the Beltway and finds solutions to problems. A president that embraces our founding principles and won’t allow us to slide further left toward socialism.\r\n\r\nI think far too many people become mesmerized by eloquent speech makers that talk about what they will do but never accomplish anything. A guy like Joe Biden. Joe talks a good game, but he’s had 47 years in Washington to make a difference, and he hasn’t made one yet. Making him president won’t change that. I am voting for Donald J. Trump!”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4>Eloise Richardson</h4>\r\n<em>Eloise Richardson is a retired teacher who lives in Beaufort.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Eloise_-Richardson.jpeg\"><img class=\"wp-image-46572 alignright\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Eloise_-Richardson-1024x913.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"257\"></a>Richardson waited about 45 minutes in line at Beaufort’s Election Office, on John Galt Road, to vote.\r\n\r\n“I just feel great that I’m able to exercise my right as a voter. I’m Democratic, so I went straight party ticket.”\r\n\r\nWhile being an educator didn’t really have anything to do with whom she voted for, she said, she was still very interested in “everything that goes on with the school district right now.”\r\n\r\n“I feel for the teachers right now who are having to do everything they do.”\r\n<h4>Nicole and Greg Mauriocourt</h4>\r\n<em>Husband and wife Nicole and Greg Mauriocourt voted together.</em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/The-Mauriocourts.jpeg\"><img class=\"wp-image-46571 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/The-Mauriocourts-1024x802.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"239\"></a>The Mauriocourts waited in line about an hour to vote at Beaufort’s Election Office.\r\n\r\n“It’s an important election,” said Greg Mauriocourt. “The choices as far as where they parties stand, they are always there, but the gap is wider than normal. I’m a Christian, and so as a person of faith this election stands out more so than the many others I’ve voted in.”\r\n\r\nThe Marioucourts said they have known who they were going to vote for, for sometime.\r\n\r\n“I voted for the President and I basically voted for the Republican party,” said Greg Mauriocourt. “We’re pretty solid as far as pro-life and pro-traditional values. It’s very important to vote your values.”\r\n<h4>Tim Dodds</h4>\r\n<em>Now retired, Tim Dodds is a former counselor at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio. He and his wife, Cheryl, live on Lady’s Island.</em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tim_Dodds.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-46570 alignright\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tim_Dodds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"254\"></a>“Last week Cheryl and I proudly stood in line to hand deliver our absentee ballots to the Beaufort County election board. We voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Jaime Harrison for Senate and the rest of the Democratic ticket.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n… In voting for the Biden ticket, this is a vote to clean our house of government of the slime Trump dragged from the swamp into one of the most corrupt administrations we have ever had, and one that is a direct threat to our democratic ideals and the possibility of a positive future for us all. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSuffice it to say, I know that Biden and his impending cabinet and the good people and scientists he will invite back into government will go at all issues aggressively.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nI know he will address the biggest threat we have, climate change, and that he will address good immigration/ refugee admission reform.\r\n\r\nFinally, a Republican-controlled Senate who cares little for the people is about to inject a final but strong dose of poison into our system of governance, by its appointment of (Amy Coney) Barrett to the Supreme Court. 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(46853, 4, '2020-11-11 13:26:50', '2020-11-11 18:26:50', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Board of Commissioners for the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor is looking to hire its next Executive Director – a non-profit executive with significant experience in community engagement and resource development for the 12,000-square-mile Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, a National Heritage Area.\r\n\r\nThe organization’s mission is to collaborate with Gullah Geechee communities and partners to preserve, interpret and share the history, traditional cultural practices, heritage sites, and natural resources associated with Gullah Geechee people in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.\r\n\r\nApplications can be found at https://form.jotform.com/202994611841155, and the deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. In addition to completing an application form, the process requires candidates to submit a 3- to 5-minute video demonstrating skills in leadership and knowledge of the Gullah Geechee culture.\r\n\r\nThe Executive Director has overall strategic and operational responsibility for implementing the Management Plan for the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor NHA and for managing staff, programs, and execution of the organization’s mission (http://www.gullahgeecheecorridor.org/index.php/about-us/resources/management-plan).\r\n\r\nThe position requires significant experience in operational and fiscal management, program planning, grant writing and fundraising, and external relations, including stakeholder partnerships and the strategic use of social media.', 'Gullah Geechee Commission seeking Executive Director', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'gullah-geechee-commission-seeking-executive-director', '', '', '2020-11-11 13:26:50', '2020-11-11 18:26:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46853', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(46732, 4, '2020-11-04 11:36:09', '2020-11-04 16:36:09', '<h2><b>Election Day in Beaufort brings out first-time voters to early risers and more\r\n\r\n</b></h2>\r\n<strong>By Mindy Lucas</strong>\r\n\r\nIn an election that broke records in early voting, Beaufort County voters started going to the polls on Oct. 5 and didn’t stop until Tuesday night.\r\n\r\nIn Beaufort, Election Day opened with a chilly start as temperatures hovered just below 40 degrees. At 6:30, Jackie Antley stood bundled up in her winter coat waiting for her polling place to open Tuesday morning.\r\n\r\nBut Antley and the other early risers who had arrived just minutes before her at the Charles L. Brown Activity Center had a game plan – get there early.\r\n\r\nAntley had already driven by the election office twice – once on Friday and again on Saturday – to check out the line.\r\n\r\n“It was just too long,” she said. This time though, her efforts had paid off. There were just 10<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>doors would be opening soon.\r\n\r\nFarther back in line, Beaufort City Councilman Mike McFee stood talking with Pigeon Point resident, Fran Calvert.\r\n\r\nCalvert had brought a tablet with a Netflix movie queued up – just in case.\r\n\r\n“We’re treating this like an airline flight,” she said. “Arrive two hours before departure.”\r\n\r\nMcFee, who was running for re-election, was one of six candidates vying for two seats on city council. However, it was unclear Tuesday night, if McFee would capture one of those seats. Mail-in ballots had yet to be counted.\r\n\r\nLater in the morning, mayoral candidate Stephen Murray was spotted campaigning with family in tow. Murray, who faced Mike Sutton in the race, won the seat, according to election results reported Tuesday.\r\n\r\nOver in Port Royal, Port Royal resident, Edward Sisselberger, was wearing his “lucky shirt” when he stepped out of his polling place around noon.\r\n\r\nSisselberger had worn the stars and bars themed shirt in several elections and, of course, the Fourth of July.\r\n\r\nWith no lines and no real waiting at the precinct, Sisselberger said it went fast with no problems.\r\n\r\n“And the people here are really nice,” he said.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_46716\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/11032020-Election-Day-5-8997.jpeg\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-46716\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/11032020-Election-Day-5-8997-1024x703.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"700\"></a> Bob Sofaly photo<br>Poll worker Dean Moss, left, checks to make sure voters in Port Royal have not issues.[/caption]\r\n\r\nShortly after Sisselberger finished voting, first-time voter Angel Holmes walked up, determined to cast her vote.\r\n\r\nAfter going to one precinct, she was sent to Port Royal Town Hall to try and get her paperwork straightened out. Without a photo ID she could only cast a provisional ballot, but it was enough to make her happy.\r\n\r\n“Regardless of who wins the election, you should vote because every vote does count. Your vote counts,” she said.\r\n\r\nShe was also proud to be young voter.\r\n\r\n“I don’t think you see a lot of 18-year-olds voting,” she said.\r\n\r\nAnother reason voting is important?\r\n\r\n\"Because 2020 hasn’t been easy for anyone,\" she said. “A lot of people have lost jobs because of COVID, kids are not in school or not getting an education. It’s just a lot of things.\"\r\n\r\nAfter chatting for a few minutes more, Holmes went in search for her ‘I Voted’ sticker and made sure she had one before she left.\r\n\r\nAcross town Beaufort mayoral candidate Mike Sutton and his wife, City Councilwoman Nan Sutton, were waving signs on the corner of Ribaut and Depot roads.\r\n\r\nAs cars drove by honking horns of encouragement, they said they had been at it since early that morning.\r\n\r\n\"But I think we\'re going to knock off soon,\" Nan Sutton said.\r\n\r\nMike Sutton served two terms on Beaufort\'s City Council and faced Stephen Murray for the city\'s top spot. Nan Sutton decided not to run for re-election.\r\n\r\nOut on St. Helena Island, poll workers were marking the last half hour of what had been a very long day.\r\n\r\nWith no lines and only one or two voters trickling, several commented on the lack of activity.\r\n\r\n“We were busy earlier in the day and thought we’d get a dinner rush but then nothing,” said poll worker Pamela Farris.\r\n\r\nThat was the case at many precincts North of the Broad poll workers reported – voters showed up in the first few hours of the day then the lines disappeared and voting activity died off.\r\n\r\nMartha Riley was one of the last to vote at her precinct on St. Helena Island Tuesday night.\r\n\r\nWith 10 minutes left before the polls were to close, she arrived to a nearly empty parking lot and thought she might be too late.\r\n\r\n“I thought, ‘Where is everybody,’” she said, laughing.\r\n\r\nA United States postal worker, Riley said she had been “rushing around” all day but kept thinking she had to find time to vote. 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(46741, 4, '2020-11-04 11:57:32', '2020-11-04 16:57:32', '<strong>U.S. Senate Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Lindsey Graham (R-inc.) 45,824 57.3\r\n\r\nJaime Harrison (D) 33,356 41.7\r\n\r\nBill Bledsoe (C) 758 1.0\r\n\r\n98% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n<strong>U.S. House District 1 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Nancy Mace (R) 43,224 57.5\r\n\r\nJoe Cunningham (D-inc.) 31,831 42.3\r\n\r\n98% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n<strong>State Senate District 43 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Chip Campsen (R-inc.) 36,884 56.9\r\n\r\nRichard Hricik (D) 27,912 43.0\r\n\r\nAll precincts reporting\r\n\r\n<strong>State Senate District 45 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Margie Bright Matthews (D-inc.) 27,789 59.3\r\n\r\nRodney Buncum (R) 19,019 40.6\r\n\r\n93% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n<strong>State Senate District 46 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Tom Davis (R-inc.) 40,321 67.5\r\n\r\nNathan Campbell (D) 19,377 32.4\r\n\r\n94% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n<strong>State House District 118 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Rep. William G. \"Bill\" Herbkersman (R) 13,950 63.3\r\n\r\nMitch Siegel (D) 8,061 36.6\r\n\r\n91% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n<strong>State House District 120 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Rep. Wm. Weston J. Newton (R) 16,135 97.5\r\n\r\n94% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n<strong>State House District 121 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Michael F. Rivers (D-inc.) 9,944 62.1\r\n\r\nEric Erickson (R) 6,063 37.9\r\n\r\n94% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n<strong>State House District 122 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Rep. Shedron D. Williams (D) 9,112 57.0\r\n\r\nAshley Lawton (R) 6,882 43.0\r\n\r\n94% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n<strong>State House District 123 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Rep. Jeffrey A. \"Jeff\" Bradley (R) 11,919 64.9\r\n\r\nChristine DeVries (D) 6,426 35.0\r\n\r\n94% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>State House District 124 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n• Shannon S. Erickson (R-incumbent) 10,782 65.8\r\n\r\nBarb Nash (D) 5,570 34.0\r\n\r\n94% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Beaufort County Council Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\nDistrict 1\r\n\r\n(Includes Sheldon, Dale, Lobeco, Burton)\r\n\r\n• Gerald Dawson (D) 4,148 96.2\r\n\r\nAll precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>District 3 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n(Includes Beaufort, Lady’s Island, St. Helena Island, Parris Island)\r\n\r\n• York Glover (D) 4,223 94.7\r\n\r\nAll precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>District 5 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n(Includes Okatie, Burton, Shell Point)\r\n\r\n• Brian Flewelling (R) 4,095 97.6\r\n\r\nAll precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>District 7 Votes Pct.</strong>\r\n\r\n(Includes Buckwalter area of Bluffton)\r\n\r\n• Logan Cunningham (R) 6,479 66.5\r\n\r\nJodie Srutek (D) 3,253 66.5\r\n\r\nAll precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Beaufort County School Board</strong>\r\n\r\nFour seats are open on the Beaufort County Board of Education.\r\n\r\nDistrict 1 Votes Pct.\r\n\r\n• Earl Campbell (inc.) 2,535 72.5\r\n\r\nJevona Armstrong 924 26.42\r\n\r\nAll precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDistrict 6 Votes Pct.\r\n\r\n• Angela D. Middleton 5,836 99.5\r\n\r\nAll precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDistrict 9 Votes Pct.\r\n\r\n• Christina Gwozdz (incumbent) 3,039 53.8\r\n\r\nJennifer Morrow 2,570 45.5\r\n\r\n92% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDistrict 11 Votes Pct.\r\n\r\n• Ingrid Boatright 5,053 99.5\r\n\r\nAll precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Other Beaufort County Races</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Coroner Votes Pct.\r\n\r\n• David W. Ott (R) 60,409 98.3\r\n\r\n98% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSolicitor Circuit 14 Votes Pct.\r\n\r\n• Duffie Stone (R) 59,614 97.7\r\n\r\n98% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nClerk of Court Votes Pct.\r\n\r\n• Jerri Roseneau (R) 59,648 98.0\r\n\r\n98% precincts reporting\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSoil and Water District Commission Votes Pct.\r\n\r\n• Denise M. Parsick 49,311 98.9\r\n\r\n98% precincts reporting', 'Beaufort/SC Election Results 2020', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-sc-election-results-2020', '', '', '2020-11-04 11:59:05', '2020-11-04 16:59:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46741', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46746, 4, '2020-11-04 12:02:05', '2020-11-04 17:02:05', '<strong>By Mindy Lucas</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort City Councilman Stephen Murray won the mayor’s seat by what appeared to be a wide margin as of press time Tuesday night.\r\n\r\nMurray, 39, his wife, Melissa, who served as his campaign manager, along with twin daughters, Genevieve and Josephine, celebrated with a campaign party for supporters Tuesday night at Panini’s on the Waterfront.\r\n\r\nWhile the percentage forecasted a win for Murray as high as 64 percent as of midnight on Tuesday, a large number of mail in ballots had not been counted as of Wednesday morning.\r\n\r\n“I think we ran a good campaign,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>good message and a good ground game,” Murray said late Tuesday night.\r\n\r\nGoing into the election, the Murrays knew early voting was going to be an important factor in a year that has seen many exceptions to the rule, due to COVID.\r\n\r\n“We knew it was going to be different and going into it, we knew it was going to be a marathon rather than a sprint. I’m just really proud that our team came through those challenges,” he said.\r\n\r\nIssues such as economic development, building a stronger more diverse economy, development and historic preservation have all been recent issues the candidates faced.\r\n\r\nMurray will be sworn in as mayor in December.', 'Beaufort voters elect Murray as their next mayor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-voters-elect-murray-as-their-next-mayor', '', '', '2020-11-04 12:02:05', '2020-11-04 17:02:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46746', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46748, 4, '2020-11-04 12:09:15', '2020-11-04 17:09:15', '<strong>By Lolita Huckaby and Mike McCombs</strong>\r\n\r\nIf the numbers from late Tuesday night hold, City of Beaufort voters selected two new faces for the City Council – retired Bay Street business owner Neil Lipsitz and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>Mitch Mitchell.\r\n\r\nLipsitz paced the six-way race, appearing on nearly a quarter of the ballots. With all but mail-in absentee ballots counted, Mitchell squeezed past incumbent Mike McFee by 55 votes.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_46372\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"340\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Neil.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-46372\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Neil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"454\"></a> Neil Lipsitz[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_46370\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"350\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Mitch-Mitchell-.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-46370\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Mitch-Mitchell--779x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"461\"></a> Mitch Mitchell[/caption]\r\n\r\nLipsitz said he had just gotten home from a small “thank you” party with his supporters downtown when he got the news.\r\n\r\n“I knew it was going to be a close race,” Lipsitz said. “I felt good about it but didn’t know where I stood. It was a pleasant surprise.”\r\n\r\nSix candidates were seeking two seats, and all but one – McFee -- were political newcomers. Coming in fourth, fifth and sixth place were Scott Gibbs, Brantley Wilson and Mary E. Harvey.\r\n\r\nMayor Billy Keyserling, who opted not to seek re-election after three terms in office, had endorsed McFee and Gibbs for council.\r\n\r\nBut even after seeing his candidates lose, he said it was “fabulous” to see the interest in local government that prompted six individuals to file for council.\r\n\r\n“I think we’ve seen an increase in citizen participation and with the good government team we have in place at City Hall, I think Beaufort is in a good place,” he said.\r\n\r\nThere will be a special election to replace Stephen Murray who will resign his council seat to become mayor.\r\n\r\nAs for Lipsitz, he said his first order of business would be to collect his campaign signs from around Beaufort.\r\n\r\n“It’s time to help make Beaufort beautiful, again,” he said.\r\n\r\n<em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and a former reporter/editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today and Beaufort Today. She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em>', 'City voters choose two new faces for Council', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-voters-choose-two-new-faces-for-council', '', '', '2020-11-04 12:09:15', '2020-11-04 17:09:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46748', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46750, 4, '2020-11-04 13:17:27', '2020-11-04 18:17:27', '<h4>Where are the old school politicians?</h4>\r\nPoliticians aren\'t what they used to be! I was born and raised in Iowa. I was a union-trained Maintenance Electrician.\r\n\r\nDemocrats used to favor and help the blue collar workers. Republicans used to favor and help the white collar workers. Now they all favor and help their fellow cronies and themselves! They don\'t care about the USA!\r\n\r\nBoth sides talk about Medicare and Social Security. Government employees, law enforcement, Military don\'t pay into or receive either. They have their own pension, retirement and medical. Too bad they can\'t think about our Country and help out the whole population!!\r\n\r\n<em>– Richard K. Adomat Sr., Beaufort</em>\r\n<h4>\r\nBriefly there, … and then gone</h4>\r\nMindy Lucas had a good piece (Oct. 29) regarding the election. The picture used reminded me of the corner of Bay and Ribaut last month.\r\n\r\nI was stopped at the light, the first car and saw Beaufort, S.C, and the USA at our very best. Every sign from every candidate seemed to be on that corner. Every voice was seen, standing together.\r\n\r\nI thought whoever planned this had the right idea – we are Beaufortonians! A variety of ideas makes us exciting, tolerant, allows for discourse instead of argument, sparking with ideas and at the end of the day we will still be here in our lovely neighborhoods.\r\n\r\nI drove by the next day and half the signs were gone. I felt as if I lost something grand.\r\n\r\n<em>– Deb Chevas, Beaufort\r\n\r\n</em>\r\n<h4>Council should do what’s right</h4>\r\nMr. McCombs, thank you for the very timely article about Ashley Jacobs and County Council\'s decision to \"resign\" her. It seems that the majority of Council is deliberately trying to be difficult.\r\n\r\nI applaud Councilmen York Glover and Mike Covert, who voted to retain her, and hope that the other Council members will follow their intelligent lead, do what\'s right and reverse their decision. I also hope that Council\'s constituents are reading and listening to the message they are sending to them!\r\n\r\nMs. Jacobs deserves a better fate!\r\n\r\n<em>– Miriam Mitchell</em>', 'LETTERS TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letters-to-the-editor-29', '', '', '2020-11-04 13:17:27', '2020-11-04 18:17:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46750', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46752, 4, '2020-11-04 13:18:12', '2020-11-04 18:18:12', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nAnd then there were three.\r\n\r\nThe City of Beaufort announced last week that it had narrowed its search for police chief to three top candidates. The city is looking for someone to succeed Chief Matthew J. Clancy, who died in July.\r\n\r\nThe finalists, in alphabetical order, are:\r\n\r\nPatrick Grossman, Hagerstown, Md.\r\n\r\nGrossman recently retired, effective Oct. 30, as acting police chief of the Frederick (Md.) Police Department, a position he had held since February.\r\n\r\nAccording to WDVM-TV, Grossman considered pursuing the permanent chief’s job there, but instead, opted to retire after 23 years of duty.\r\n\r\n“This is both a professional and a personal decision,” Grossman told the station. “I still have numerous other professional goals and I have numerous other personal goals that I would like to accomplish.”\r\n\r\nWDVM cited Grossman’s expansion of the department’s body-camera policy as one of his accomplishments in his short time in charge.\r\n\r\n“In order to lessen tensions to the greatest extent possible, sometimes having that body-worn camera makes citizens feel safer, more assured, but think the key point is not being afraid of transparency,” Grossman told the station.\r\n\r\nHe has a B.A. in Public Administration and a Master of Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.\r\n\r\nBen Herron, Pooler, Ga.\r\n\r\nHerron is currently a captain with the Savannah Police Department, where he has been for more than 32 years. Herron is the lone black finalist.\r\n\r\nHe has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Savannah State University, and a Master’s in Public Administration from Columbus State University.\r\n\r\nDale McDorman, Beaufort.\r\n\r\nMcDorman is currently interim police chief of the Beaufort Police Department.\r\n\r\nHe has 30 years of experience in civilian law enforcement, and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia College.\r\n\r\nMcDorman became Beaufort’s deputy chief of police in 2010. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a security police investigator.\r\n\r\nA fourth candidate, from Virginia, withdrew his candidacy.\r\n\r\nWhoever earns the job will lead a department of 44 officers and four civilian staffers.\r\n\r\nAccording to the City of Beaufort’s release, an initial review team, composed of City department heads and appointed by City Manager Bill Prokop, reviewed all applications. The top applicants were then interviewed via Zoom.\r\n\r\nThe best applicants from that group were then interviewed by approximately 15 people, including City Council members; Stephen Murray and Mike Sutton, both candidates for mayor this November; and diverse members of the community selected by the city manager to provide input. These community members represented various neighborhoods, Beaufort non-profits, law enforcement and the legal profession. Final interviews and background checks are the tasks of Prokop.', 'Search for Beaufort Police Chief down to 3', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'search-for-beaufort-police-chief-down-to-3', '', '', '2020-11-04 13:18:12', '2020-11-04 18:18:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46752', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46754, 4, '2020-11-04 13:48:26', '2020-11-04 18:48:26', '<h4><b>By LOLITA HUCKABY&nbsp;\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lolita.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-44839 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lolita-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"235\"></a>\r\nAnti-maskers drive County Council off Facebook\r\n</b></h4>\r\nBEAUFORT –&nbsp;The question of who’s zooming who took an interesting twist last week when the chairman of Beaufort County Council decided to cut down on some of the zooming.\r\n\r\nChairman Joe Passiment directed the County Council’s meeting video be removed from FaceBook because of “vile … hateful … and obnoxious” comments being made by viewers. The council, like a majority of local governmental bodies, has been meeting via Zoom since the county office buildings closed down in March due to COVID. The buildings are still closed to the public and the council’s discussion, via Zoom, of the ongoing mask ordinance has been lively, to say the least.\r\n\r\nDiscussion last month on whether to continue the ordinance or, as many demanded on the county Facebook, let the ordinance expire and the people decide for themselves, prompted hundreds of comments. The council did decide to delay second reading on the ordinance to extend the ordinance until they can have a work session but don’t count on watching it on Facebook.\r\n\r\nThe thing is, the county’s meetings are broadcast on the County Channel. If you can’t watch the meetings live, they are also archived so you can go back and hear what your elected representatives had to say.\r\n\r\nAnd as Passiment, who has been trying hard to steer this willy group of eleven through troubled waters, pointed out there is no requirement for the meetings to be posted on Facebook. Citizens can submit comments via email in advance of the meeting, which meets the requirement for “open meetings.”\r\n\r\nBy the time you read this, the County Council will have met, again on Zoom, and indeed, Election Day will be behind us, although it’s anyone’s guess if we’ll know who the BIG winner is. Let’s hope for the best.\r\n\r\nBesides, don’t “they” say after the election, this virus thing is going to go away?\r\n<h4>And speaking of wildlife</h4>\r\nBEAUFORT – Since its inception 20 years ago, the county’s Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program has been in the experienced hands of the Beaufort County Open Land Trust (OLT).\r\n\r\nBut like so many things, that may be about to change.\r\n\r\nThe council’s Natural Resources Committee, after talking about the issue behind closed doors this week, agreed to recommend negotiating a three-month contract with a Charleston consulting firm while re-advertising the management contract which resulted in three widely divergent proposals.\r\n\r\nRES Environmental Operating Company was the low-bidder for the annual consulting management contract while the Beaufort County Open Land Trust came in with a cost estimate almost double. The third company out of North Charleston didn’t include a specific number.\r\n\r\nThe OLT, which is the state’s oldest land trust entity, boasts of protecting from development more than 25,000 acres of land in seven counties.\r\n\r\nIt will be interesting to see if the County Council is, indeed, ready to part company.\r\n<h4>This one’s for the birds … and bird-watchers</h4>\r\nPORT ROYAL – For the nature lovers among us, fear not, the town’s Cypress Wetlands is just going through a renovation.\r\n\r\nStarting last month, the Wetlands, located in the middle of this growing municipality, is being drained in preparation for removal of excess vegetation that if left unchecked could choke the popular nesting habitat.\r\n\r\nThe pathway system has been blocked off although the Richmond Avenue overlook remains open.\r\n\r\nPort Royal officials hope to have the work completed by the end of the year.\r\n\r\nFor more information or to enjoy photographs from the popular park, visit the Facebook page of The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands.\r\n\r\n<em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and a former reporter/editorial assistant with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today and Beaufort Today. She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com.</em>\r\n<h4><b>&nbsp;</b></h4>', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-18', '', '', '2020-11-04 13:48:26', '2020-11-04 18:48:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46754', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46882, 4, '2020-11-13 09:23:39', '2020-11-13 14:23:39', '<strong>By Lolita Huckaby</strong>\r\n\r\nRoadside political signs may be down and stored, but City Councilman Mike McFee is getting his ready for another run.\r\n\r\nMcFee, a member of Council since 2008, announced at Tuesday night\'s Council meeting he will be running for the seat now held by Stephen Murray. Murray will give up his council seat to take the Mayor\'s office on Dec. 8, officially leaving one of the four council seats empty.\r\n\r\nAnd McFee, who finished third in the six-way race for two council seats on Nov. 3, is interested in it.\r\n\r\n\"I\'ve been encouraged by a number of friends and associates who think I should go for it,\" McFee said.\r\n\r\nState law says the special election will take place in late Febuary or early March, 13 weeks after Murray officially resigns.\r\n\r\nTop council vote-getters were retired Bay Street business owner Neil Lipsitz and retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Mitch Mitchell who will be sworn in on Dec. 8.\r\n\r\nWith two new faces on the council and a new mayor, many have conjectured that McFee, who served as Mayor pro-tem during Billy Keyserling\'s administration, will bring experience to the five member governing board. Nan Sutton, the only woman on the council, opted not to run again meaning the council will have no women but does get its first African American member in more than 20 years.\r\n\r\nFiling for the special election has not opened and as of yet, no other candidates have announced. The council seats are non-partisan and represent city-wide districts.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Mike McFee with new Council member Mitch Mitchell, at last month\'s debate at USCB.</em>', 'McFee says he’ll run for Murray’s Council seat', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mcfee-says-hell-run-for-murrays-council-seat', '', '', '2020-11-13 09:25:56', '2020-11-13 14:25:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46882', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46757, 4, '2020-11-04 13:56:04', '2020-11-04 18:56:04', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Friends of Hunting Island hosted a Memorial Dedication to Veronica Miller, a longtime St. Helena Island resident who was recognized for her incredible work by the S.C. House of Representatives through a House Resolution after 16 years of service.\r\n\r\nMiller, the first official Keep America Beautiful coordinator for Beaufort County worked through her retirement until health issues took her away in August 2019.\r\n\r\nHere are just a few of Miller’s accomplishments recognized by the S.C. House:\r\n\r\nMaintaining the “Keep America Beautiful” Good Standing Status as a result of implementing such initiatives as the county’s Annual Great American Cleanup program, Grinding of the Greens annual event and Adopt A Boat Landing program.\r\n\r\nShe helped grow the program to eighty five Adopt-A-Highway participating groups with 699 volunteers encouraged to make bimonthly cleanups, which resulted in better coverage throughout the county and the removal of 96,000 of litter along 310 miles of highway.\r\n\r\nAs part of Keep Beaufort County Beautiful educational efforts, she presented more than 100 educational programs at county schools and camps annually, introduced an award winning antilitter program in Beaufort County Schools, and regularly presented to Rotaries and Adopt-A- Highway groups.\r\n\r\nMiller partnered with many agencies including the S.C. Litter Control Association, by attending the association’s annual conferences to support litter reduction efforts and regularly working with litter officers in the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office to address litter and illegal dumping issues throughout the county.\r\n\r\nThe S.C. Department of Transportation honored her with a 10-year Adopt-A-Highway Service Award, and she received the Keep America Beautiful Presidents Circle Award for Excellence each year since the award was instituted in 2002 and the Keep South Carolina Beautiful Affiliate Award since it began in 2009.\r\n\r\nMiller was instrumental in helping the Friends of Hunting Island implement two annual beach-wide litter cleanups. The Friends continues these events as part of the KAB great American cleanup and regular litter removal from the beach areas.\r\n\r\nMiller was recognized by the Open Land Trust in June 2001 for significant contributions to improving the scenic beauty of Beaufort County by planting a tree at Tic Toc Park.\r\n\r\n\r\n<em>Steve Miller, left, and Michael Murphy hold up the dedication plaque for Miller’s wife Veronica, a long-time volunteer with Friends of Hunting Island, after a brief ceremony Wednesday in the visitor’s center the south end of Hunting Island State Park. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'Friends of Hunting Island honor late Miller', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'friends-of-hunting-island-honor-late-miller', '', '', '2020-11-04 13:56:04', '2020-11-04 18:56:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46757', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46759, 4, '2020-11-04 13:57:25', '2020-11-04 18:57:25', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThe National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) presented Beaufort-Jasper Water &amp; Sewer Authority (BJWSA) with one of this year’s NACWA Peak Performance Awards. This annual award is presented to honorees who have achieved excellence in operational performance and permit compliance.\r\n\r\nBJWSA was honored for the Laurel Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant’s first Platinum Peak Performance Award. Also, the following facilities earned Platinum status for more than five consecutive years: Palm Key Wastewater Treatment Plant – Platinum 5, Port Royal Water Reclamation Facility – Platinum 5, Point South Wastewater Treatment Plant – Platinum 6 and Hardeeville Wastewater Treatment Plant – Platinum 8. The Platinum Awards recognize 100% compliance with permits over a consecutive five-year period.\r\n\r\n“As an organization we are committed to providing high level water and wastewater services to our customers while protecting the beautiful Lowcountry environment,” BJWSA General manager Joe Mantua said. “An achievement like this demonstrates the hard work, professionalism and dedication of our talented workforce in meeting that commitment. Our team has continued to provide these top tier services throughout the ongoing pandemic and we appreciate this recognition from NACWA.”', 'BJWSA recognized for continued operational excellence', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bjwsa-recognized-for-continued-operational-excellence', '', '', '2020-11-04 13:57:26', '2020-11-04 18:57:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46759', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46761, 4, '2020-11-04 13:58:22', '2020-11-04 18:58:22', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nGirl Scout Troop 4105 held its 4th Annual Cancer Walk on Saturday, Oct. 31, starting at South Carolina Coastal Community Development Corporation (CDC) and making its way to St. Helena Elementary School and back.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the walk, the troop honored Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low with a memorial. She died of breast cancer in 1927 at her home in Savannah. Her 160th birthday was Saturday.\r\n\r\nThe walk featured a program with Inez Miller as speaker. At the end of the program, the troop released pink and white balloons.\r\n\r\nSeventy community members from Beaufort and Jasper counties took part in the walk.\r\n\r\nTroop 4105 wants to thank the community and its sponsors – South Carolina Community Development Corporation (CDC), Beaufort Jasper Comprehensive Health Services, Healthy Blue of South Carolina, AlphaGraphics, Budget Print, Staples, Regions Bank (Lady’s Island branch), Marie Gibbs and Bettye Pringle.', 'Girl Scout Troop 4105 holds 4th Annual Cancer Walk', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'girl-scout-troop-4105-holds-4th-annual-cancer-walk', '', '', '2020-11-04 13:58:41', '2020-11-04 18:58:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46761', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46763, 4, '2020-11-04 13:59:50', '2020-11-04 18:59:50', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThis month, Downtown Merchants will share their spirit of thankfulness by giving discounts on shopping dollars through their Downtown Bucks program.\r\n\r\nDuring the First Friday celebration, from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, shoppers will have the opportunity to purchase Downtown Bucks for 60 cents on the dollar then use them to make purchases from participating businesses. The Bucks will be on sale from a booth that will be set up near the clock tower at Bay and West streets.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Bucks, which will be sold in increments of $20, can be spent just like cash. No change will be made for the Bucks so when they are used for purchases, they must be spent in their entirety.\r\n\r\nA total of $5,000 in Downtown Bucks is available, and purchases of the Bucks is limited to a total of $100 per person and must be paid for in cash only.\r\n\r\nDowntown Bucks can be used at participating stores through Dec. 31. Some restrictions apply as individual shops and businesses have determined which merchandise and purchases the Bucks can be used for.\r\n\r\nFor more info on the Downtown Bucks promotion and a list of participating merchants, visit https://www.downtownbeaufortsc.org/.\r\n\r\nFirst Friday is always a fun way to start off the month. The blocks will be filled with music while stores stay open late to give everyone an opportunity to grab a bite to eat at a downtown restaurant and leisurely and conveniently get a jump start on holiday gift shopping. All are welcome.\r\n\r\nThis and all First Friday events are free and open to the public.', 'Downtown Merchants open month of gratitude with Downtown Bucks', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'downtown-merchants-open-month-of-gratitude-with-downtown-bucks', '', '', '2020-11-04 13:59:50', '2020-11-04 18:59:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46763', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46765, 4, '2020-11-04 14:01:14', '2020-11-04 19:01:14', 'The Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) announced Wednesday, Oct. 28, that the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, has donated $5,000 to support LCFB\'s BackPack Buddies program in the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nThe funds will support enrollment of 2,400 food-insecure public school children in the LCFB BackPack Buddies program, which distributes weekend food to children at risk of hunger. TD Charitable Foundation\'s donation will provide this weekend food during the 2020-2021 school year to schoolchildren in Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry and Jasper counties. According to Feeding America, an estimated 39,000 children in these counties are food insecure.\r\n\r\nThe LCFB\'s BackPack Buddies program alleviates weekend hunger among food-insecure public school children by distributing backpacks full of nutritious, kid-friendly food each Friday during the school year. Because free and reduced-price school breakfasts and lunches are not available over the weekend, low-income children are particularly vulnerable to hunger at this time.\r\n\r\nThe LCFB relies on its community partners, including local nonprofits, businesses and faith-based organizations to help pack and deliver the backpacks. At the school sites, guidance counselors and other staff members distribute the packs to the children enrolled in the program.\r\n\r\nThe LCFB works closely with partner schools to identify the most food-insecure children. Chronic food insecurity has many adverse consequences for children, including impaired cognitive function, compromised ability to resist illness and anxiety. BackPack Buddies is a significant first step in improving both short- and long-term outcomes among children experiencing hunger.\r\n\r\nThe Lowcountry Food Bank serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina and distributed more than 32 million pounds of food in 2019. For more information go to the Lowcountry Food Bank website and connect with us on www.lowcountryfoodbank.org.', 'TD Charitable Foundation gives $5,000 to Food Bank', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'td-charitable-foundation-gives-5000-to-food-bank', '', '', '2020-11-04 14:01:14', '2020-11-04 19:01:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46765', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(46767, 4, '2020-11-04 14:05:21', '2020-11-04 19:05:21', '<strong>By MINDY LUCAS&nbsp;</strong>\r\n\r\nBy the time this paper goes to press, the City of Beaufort will have elected a new mayor and Billy Keyserling, the city’s current mayor, is OK with that.\r\n\r\nIn July, Keyserling, 72, announced he would not seek re-election, a decision that was based on two reasons, he said.\r\n\r\nKnowing that there were capable people wanting to run, was one.\r\n\r\n“The city’s going to be in good hands, no matter who is elected with this next city council and with our city manager,” Keyserling said recently in an in-person interview.\r\n\r\nAnd the other reason?\r\n\r\nThat’s a little more complicated, he’ll tell you, but let’s just say it all started with a paper he wrote as a senior in high school.\r\n\r\nThat paper, on the subject of race in the years after the civil war, led to a lifetime spent looking for answers and digging around the edges of truth in hopes of someday getting to its core.\r\n\r\nThat search would eventually lead him to the work that has occupied a lot of his time in recent years with the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park. Keyserling spearheaded the creation of an advisory board that would eventually lead to the park’s creation.\r\n\r\nThe project has brought new awareness to the critical role Beaufort played in Reconstruction, or the period just after the Civil War when the country grappled with the devastating and lasting effects of the war and how to integrate millions of newly freed slaves into the country’s social, economic and political systems.\r\n\r\nAnd now, he has written a book on the subject. Called “Sharing Common Ground: Promises Unfulfilled but Not Forgotten” the book is autobiographical, he said.\r\n\r\n“In that it follows the development of my moral compass,” he added.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDevoting more time to his work with Reconstruction and social justice is not necessarily a new chapter in his life, but more of a continuation.\r\n\r\n“It’s a much more finite focus on some of my fundamental beliefs that are bigger than the issues or more complicated than the issues of being the mayor of a city,” he said. “I think it requires many of the same skills of engaging people, putting people together, collaboration.”\r\n\r\nTo understand where he first developed those skills, you’d have to go back a little further.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Challenge to Overcome</strong>\r\n\r\nBorn in Beaufort, in 1948, William David Keyserling was the middle child in a family of four children – his younger siblings were twins.\r\n\r\nHis father was a physician and his Manhattan-born mother, who held an economics and math degree from Barnard College, would go on to make a name for herself in local and state politics.\r\n\r\n“She was the first woman to ever win a seat on county council,” said Keyserling. (A member of the S.C. House of Representatives as well, Harriet Keyserling would become the first woman to represent Beaufort in the South Carolina Legislature.)\r\n\r\nIn 9th grade, Keyserling would bring home a low mark in World History that would soon change the course of his education.\r\n\r\n“Out of that came a recognition finally, that I couldn’t read,” he said, explaining that he had dyslexia. “It was just a shock to my parents.”\r\n\r\nThough not well known or even diagnosed then, dyslexia the Keyserlings would soon learn is a learning disorder originating in the brain and characterized by difficulty reading. With specialized education programs or tutoring, it can be treated.\r\n\r\nKeyserling’s parents sprang into action and found their son the help he needed at The Cambridge School of Weston, a boarding school in Massachusetts. There Keyserling received small classroom instruction and attended reading clinics several times a week.\r\n\r\nKeyserling would go on to attend the College of Charleston, then USC Beaufort for a year before working, but would eventually find his way to Brandeis University and finally Boston University for a masters degree in public relations. Not bad for a kid once thought to be a slow reader.\r\n\r\n“Being branded with a reading problem was not helpful,” he said, remembering those earlier years before receiving the individual attention he sorely needed at The Cambridge School.\r\n\r\nKeyserling also credits those first one-on-one relationships with is teachers and professors, many of which would go on to be lifelong connections, for also helping him overcome this obstacle to learning, ultimately setting him up to become a lifelong learner.\r\n\r\nWhile working toward his degree at Brandeis, Keyserling landed a job interning for U.S. Senator and S.C. Gov. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings.\r\n\r\nHe would go on to work for the Senator for many years, before moving into larger roles that would take him to Washington, but it was Keyserling’s uncle, Leon Keyserling, who really motivated him.\r\n\r\n“Spending time with him in Washington inspired me,” he said. “Because he wasn’t really a politician. He was more of a policy wonk and he sort of pushed me toward that instead of just getting people elected.”\r\n\r\nHis uncle took him to the infamous ‘68 Democratic Convention in Chicago, and the two would also attend the ‘72 convention together.\r\n\r\nBy the time Keyserling was in his 20s, he had begun working political campaigns from his then-home base of Columbia, having talked his way into directing George McGovern’s nonexistent South Carolina campaign for the Senator’s unsuccessful bid for President in 1972.\r\n\r\nWith little to no resources and no hope of winning the Palmetto State, the ill-fated S.C. arm of the campaign nonetheless became something of a playbook for future campaigns for Keyserling and went on to inspire area Democrats to become more engaged.\r\n\r\n“But you know, it was a great experience because you are 23-years-old, and you’re running a statewide campaign,” he said, laughing.\r\n\r\nKeyserling would go on to work for Hollings on and off from 1974 to 1984, running the Senator’s presidential campaign for his unsuccessful run at the presidency in 1984, and would spend nearly 16 years in Washington working first for Hollings, then in various capacities before eventually returning to Beaufort in 1989.\r\n\r\nHe would then win his mother’s House seat after she retired in 1992, serving two terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives.\r\n\r\nAfter deciding against a third term, Keyserling was elected to Beaufort City Council in 2000 and served one term before running for mayor. He became mayor in 2008 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2016.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Personal Side of Governing</strong>\r\n\r\nKnown for his gift for gab, riding around town on his Vespa saying hello to people, or sitting down with strangers at a local restaurant to ask if they’re “planning to eat that,” sometimes it’s just about making people smile or laugh, he said.\r\n\r\n“We have been taught that we have a shell around ourselves and that’s to protect us from others,” he said.\r\n\r\nReaching across this divide and finding some way to connect with others, or common ground, as he often calls it, is all part of the “personal side of governing.”\r\n\r\nAmong the things he is proudest of when talking about his tenure as mayor, is the council\'s voting record. For the most part, it has voted unanimously a large percentage of time – something he credits to work sessions designed to build consensus. Setting the right tone is also important, he said.\r\n\r\n“We’ve made sure that a) we remain civil, b) we’re never personal, and c) we recognize individually and collectively we have an obligation to make decisions so that as long as everyone is given an opportunity to be heard and heard respectfully for their different points of view and it doesn’t get personal, it all works out,” he said.\r\n\r\nThis philosophy became particularly important over the last 12 months, when at times things seemed to be heading toward the personal.\r\n\r\nIn November of 2019, Keyserling penned an editorial response for The Island News outlining his position on Historic Beaufort Foundation’s seat on the city’s Historic Review Board.\r\n\r\nIn his editorial he stated that no “special interest” should have appointment power of members of regulatory entities before whom they “lobby.” It is a matter of ethics and transparency, he maintained.\r\n\r\nHis position was met with a tremendous amount of pushback from the community and some on council.\r\n\r\nAt the Dec. 10 City Council meeting that followed, Keyserling stated that in light of all the “conversations, discussions, emails, telephone calls, ugly names, nice names” it was clear that he was on a different side of the issue than many of his friends.\r\n\r\nAsked if this had weighed heavily on him — standing apart from many of his friends and constituents — he said “sure” but went on to say he ultimately had to stand by what he believed.\r\n\r\n“I told them it was a matter of principle, and it still is a matter of principle,” he said.\r\n\r\nAnd as is Keyserling’s nature, he began to look for some way to build a consensus and move forward. The solution came in the form of a mayor’s appointed task force, comprised of city council members and HBF representatives.\r\n\r\nThe task force looked not only at the issue of HBF’s longstanding seat on the review board but other topics such as training and improved standards that would simplify the process for applicants going before the review board.\r\n\r\nThe issue of HBF’s seat on the board was eventually settled this spring, after South Carolina’s Attorney General weighed in on the issue and city council voted to keep a representative nominated by the HBF on the city’s review board.\r\n\r\nThe contentious couple of months isn’t the reason he is stepping down as Beaufort’s mayor, he said, but more for the reasons he stated earlier – it’s about moving on to what’s next and leaving the council in capable hands.\r\n\r\nWhile Keyserling said he liked and respected mayoral candidates Mike Sutton and Stephen Murray, he ultimately decided to endorse Murray because he is “more aligned” with Murray.\r\n\r\n“I think he sees a bigger picture,” Keyserling said.\r\n\r\nBut he’s quick to add that whoever wins the mayor’s and city council’s races will still have some challenges before them.\r\n\r\n“The city’s got some heavy duty work to do in terms of our growth,” he said, adding that he thought council did the “right thing” with the civic master plan and the Beaufort Code. “But I think there’s some serious work to be done with aligning our code for the built-in environment.”\r\n\r\nBut the city is in good hands, he re-iterated and when he leaves office in December, he will be ready to step back and focus full time on his life’s work.\r\n\r\nWhat’s more, having spent a combined total of 20 years in public office, things were becoming “a little more routine.”\r\n\r\n“I said, you know, maybe it’s time to get some fresh air,” he added.\r\n\r\n“And find someone who has the piss and vinegar, the excitement, the enthusiasm I had when I first ran,” he said smiling.\r\n\r\n\r\n<em>In July, Billy Keyserling, 72, announced he would not seek re-election for a fourth term as the City of Beaufort’s mayor. Photo by Mindy Lucas.</em>', 'Longtime Beaufort Mayor finds fulfillment in work outside mayor’s office', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'longtime-beaufort-mayor-finds-fulfillment-in-work-outside-mayors-office', '', '', '2020-11-04 14:05:21', '2020-11-04 19:05:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46767', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46770, 4, '2020-11-04 14:15:43', '2020-11-04 19:15:43', '<strong>By Marie McAden</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) opened its new 70,000-square foot Okatie Medical Pavilion earlier this week, providing additional health care services in the fast-growing communities of southern Beaufort and Jasper counties.\r\n\r\nThe brand-new three-story facility opened Nov. 2, featuring access to more than 30 practices offering primary and specialty care along with a walk-in clinic, outpatient and cardiac rehabilitation, laboratory and imaging services, a breast health center and Beaufort Memorial’s second-full-service cancer center.\r\n\r\nTo better serve the area’s growing aging population, the hospital included a new Memory Center for dementia patients and their caregivers. In addition to providing comprehensive neurological examinations, the center will serve as a research clearing house, directing patients to the care they need and providing resources for their loved ones.\r\n\r\n“The Okatie Medical Pavilion is part of Beaufort Memorial’s long-term plan to expand our bricks-and-mortar facilities throughout the county to provide high-quality care where it’s most needed,” BMH President and CEO Russell Baxley said. “We are very excited to bring in new board-certified providers to the area and offer access to specialists that patients would normally have to see in Beaufort or Charleston.”\r\n\r\nBMH broke ground on the new building in May 2019 on 19 acres at 122 Okatie Center Boulevard North. It will replace Bluffton Medical Services, a complex of multispecialty medical offices Beaufort Memorial first opened in 2006 in Westbury Park.\r\n\r\nAlong with a full-time primary care practice, the center offers OB-GYN and orthopaedic services as well as appointments with BMH specialists in cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, vascular surgery and neurology.\r\n\r\nSubspecialists from MUSC Health will also be seeing patients at the new facility, offering dermatology, foot and ankle orthopaedics, neurosurgery, transplant, gynecology oncology, orthopaedic oncology, and thoracic oncology services. MUSC Children’s Health specialists in cardiology, developmental pediatrics, ENT, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, orthopaedics, neurology and rheumatology will also be available.\r\n\r\nOne of the core offerings in the complex is the Beaufort Memorial New River Cancer Center, developed in affiliation with MUSC Health and Alliance Oncology. It will provide radiation and medical oncology, chemotherapy and infusion services, access to clinical trials, and consultations with subspecialists experienced in treating rare or complex cancers.\r\n\r\nLike the Keyserling Cancer Center on the main hospital campus, the New River center is equipped with the latest technology in the fight against cancer. It features the state-of-the-art Varian Halcyon™ Linear Accelerator radiotherapy system, which targets tumors with pinpoint precision while providing a treatment environment that’s quieter and more comfortable for the patient.\r\n\r\nOn-site medical staff includes board-certified radiation oncologist Dr. Paul Saconn, who has worked in cancer facilities in North Carolina, West Virginia and Hilton Head Island, and board-certified medical oncologist Dr. Stephen Tiley, previously with Meadows Regional Cancer Center in Vidalia, Georgia.\r\n\r\nThe joint venture expands the collaboration BMH has had with MUSC Health. Initiated in 2016, the affiliation with the National Cancer Institute-designated program at MUSC has allowed BMH patients to participate in groundbreaking clinical trials studying promising new cancer drugs and treatments.\r\n\r\n“This expansion of our existing relationship with BMH to extend specialty services in the Bluffton area aligns with MUSC Health’s commitment to making sure that patients throughout South Carolina receive the right care, in the right place, and at the right time,” MUSC Health CEO and Vice President For Academic Affairs Dr. Patrick J. Cawley. “By working together, we can provide more convenient, coordinated and high-quality care to all of those individuals who need both MUSC and BMH services.”\r\n\r\nFor more information on the Okatie Medical Pavilion or any of its services, visit BeaufortMemorial.org/OkatieMedicalPavilion.', 'Beaufort Memorial expands healthcare offerings in Okatie', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-expands-healthcare-offerings-in-okatie', '', '', '2020-11-04 14:15:43', '2020-11-04 19:15:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46770', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46772, 4, '2020-11-04 14:23:05', '2020-11-04 19:23:05', '<strong>By DAVE MURRAY</strong>\r\n\r\nIt seems that November has some of the most varied weather of the year. While the mild conditions so common in October typically continue into about the first half of the month, mid to late November can bring a few sudden cold fronts that actually get cold and remind us that winter, such as it is here in the south, is not really too far away. Each year this results in at least a little self-reproach because I again failed to lay up a small, that is a Beaufort sized, supply of well-seasoned firewood back in September when a good book in front of a warm hearth was impossible to even imagine.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFly fishing and light tackle opportunities are still excellent. We may just need to include a little heavier clothing layer. Foul weather gear is also a good idea, as it doesn’t take much breeze if it’s blowing against a strong tidal current to build up a short, steep chop. And what might be a refreshing spray in mid-summer can be a whole different matter on some days in November, especially near sundown.\r\n\r\nAs long as it remains warm and the fiddler crabs are still active (they burrow in for the colder months) the reds will still be tailing on the right high tides. But it won’t stay warm and it’s not always the “right” high tide. Fortunately, we have opportunities for a variety of species during the top half of just about any tide. As examples, spotted seatrout, red drum, black drum and flounder share a lot of the same dietary preferences and frequently the same location. At the beginning of the flood tide we may find reds and flounder over the shallow mud flats. As the tide covers the oyster beds and gains a couple of feet of depth along the grass edges the black drum often join in, and all three prowl around the oysters in close proximity. The trout are generally the last to arrive, apparently preferring just slightly deeper water. Oh, as a little aside, spotted seatrout, also locally called winter trout, seatrout or just trout, are not “trout.” I mean, not like the fresh water trout such as rainbows that we commonly think of in clear, cold mountain streams. Spotted seatrout are in the drum family. So what we’re talking about here are three drum fish and a flounder. Except we call one of the drum a trout. I know, go figure.\r\n\r\nWhen going for this variety, one approach is to start about two hours into the flood. This provides a good view of the layout of the oyster beds that will pretty soon be submerged, or at least nearly so. I prefer to work with the current, or “downstream.” A small mushroom anchor on a very short rode is used to hold the boat just outside the oyster beds. We work down the line of oysters by lifting the small anchor, quietly drifting a short distance, setting the anchor and fishing that location, and then lifting, drifting, setting, fishing and repeating. Of course a push-pole may be used instead of a small anchor to quietly slow and control the boat. When the water is deeper we may be able to do the same thing on the other side of the oyster beds, right against the grass edge. That’s the most likely time to find the trout. They really like the structure of oyster beds and marsh grass edges.\r\n\r\nExcept for possibly seeing the reds making a disturbance, this is not sight casting. It’s usually a blind casting approach, just methodically searching the water with multiple casts. But there is one set of conditions that create something of a sight fishing opportunity for seatrout in the Lowcountry. It isn’t common, but it’s exciting when you luck into it. It’s when a large school of trout pushes a bunch of baitfish against a grass edge. You’ll first hear rapid clicking or light clapping-like noises and then see a lot of little splashes all bunched up along the grass line. It’s the baitfish skittering about and the tips of the trout’s tails flicking the water as they turn on the little fish just beneath the surface. A red and white size 2 Lefty’s Deceiver or Clouser Minnow are good fly choices here, so you may not need to change as one of those, or something similar, could easily be what you were using for the flounder and reds up to this point.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHowever, I was recently talking about local seatrout with Captain Tuck Scott, head guide at Bay Street Outfitters and he mentioned that you might want to have a second outfit already rigged with a floating pattern like a small gurgler-type fly to turn this uncommon occasion into quite a memorable experience – spotted seatrout on a top water fly. And if you’ve really been living right the action is often better if it’s cloudy or other low light conditions.\r\n\r\nAnd toward the later part of the month keep an eye out for small flocks of red breasted mergansers, diving ducks that will share the same territory with these fish since they consume many of the same baitfish. If it’s cool enough they often start showing up around Thanksgiving, along with a more solitary loon or two, all contributing to the enjoyment of another day of Lowcountry inshore fishing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCatch a flounder, a spotted seatrout and either a red or a black drum and I consider it a Lowcountry Trifecta. Please let me know if you hit the jackpot.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTight lines,\r\n\r\n<em>Dave Murray</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Beginning in the 1980’s, Dave helped pioneer salt water fly fishing in the Lowcountry. He is a retired Orvis endorsed guide and currently teaches fly fishing schools with Orvis and Bay Street Outfitters. He lives in Beaufort with his wife, Terry. He can be reached at davemurray1033@gmail.c0m\r\n\r\nAbove from left: Red Fish, Spotted Seatrout, Flounder. Photos courtesy Capt. Shannon O\'Quinn of Bay Street Outfitters</em>', 'FAIR WEATHER FISHING: Lowcountry Trifecta', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fair-weather-fishing-lowcountry-trifecta', '', '', '2020-11-07 15:44:02', '2020-11-07 20:44:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46772', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46774, 4, '2020-11-04 14:30:24', '2020-11-04 19:30:24', '<strong>By SCOTT GRABER</strong>\r\n\r\nIt is Monday and I’m in Charlotte. This morning it\'s early, cooler, but I’m in the carpeted, comfortable, deserted lobby of the Kimpton Hotel on Church Street.\r\n\r\nThis morning I have no newspaper to tell me what happened while I slept; but this morning there is a certain excitement afoot — perhaps “tension” is a better descriptor. One can sense the slow, distanced, silent march on community centers, gymnasiums, fire stations and other bland, Lysol-scented buildings where one might vote.\r\n\r\nMany years ago Theodore White wrote his great work, “The Making of the President 1960.” He wrote that our country was largely Republican in the morning and in the early afternoon. Then, as shadows grew long, there was a countervailing surge of Democratic voters.\r\n\r\nIn 1960, it wasn’t until 5:30, 6 or 6:30 p.m. when the assembly line workers, the janitors, the lunch bucket Americans could weigh-in. And that counter-surge was when the United States made its decision — the determination whether or not the wage-earning Democrats were going to capture the Presidency from their well-nourished Republican kinsmen.\r\n\r\nIn 1960 I was 15 years old and just beginning to understand there were political parties, political philosophies, differing ideologies about the way to govern. My introduction to these competing concepts coincided with John Kennedy’s run for the Presidency.\r\n\r\nJohn Kennedy — his youth, his energy and, importantly, his rhetoric — gave me direction and purpose. We were a military family and that meant bumper stickers, buttons and political ephemera were forbidden. But that didn’t matter. I would have followed John Kennedy and his beautiful wife anywhere.\r\n\r\nKennedy was ostensibly running against Richard Nixon. But, in truth, he was running against the seasoned, serious and hopelessly boring Republican mandarins who had governed for eight years. Eisenhower had emerged saint-like from World War II, but we were tired of his smile, his equanimity and his golf game.\r\n\r\nThere is the persisting notion that the 1950s were a time of stability and steady growth. There is the corresponding notion that these post war elections were a straight-forward, largely legitimate counting of votes. But in the 1950s campaigning was different from that we know today.\r\n\r\nIn the 1950s, certain people controlled large numbers of votes. Richard Daley is an obvious example of a big city mayor who, through patronage, controlled the votes of thousands — maybe hundreds of thousands.\r\n\r\nThere were people like Walter Reuther who could direct his UAW members to vote for a particular candidate. These Democrats were offset by newspapers owners, wealthy bankers and, on the local level, clerks of court who also controlled huge numbers of Republican voters on election day.\r\n\r\nMoney was, of course, important, but less important than lining up ‘big men” who had to be dined, drafted into service, and sometimes given a ceremonial job like Ambassador to the Vatican.\r\n\r\nRichard Nixon lost that election to John Kennedy.\r\n\r\nNixon was not a handsome man, or particularly inspirational, or in any sense photogenic — not like Kennedy. And so in 1968 he hired some advertising men, veterans of the J Walter Thompson advertising agency, to give him a make-over for his second run for the cup.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThese men, including the infamous Roger Ailes, re-imagined, repackaged and successfully retailed Richard Nixon to the American consumer.\r\n\r\nIn 1968, television advertising that spoke directly to the voter was still relatively new. The first political commercials used jingles that were deemed essential for the sale of cigarettes, cereal and dessert toppings.\r\n\r\nBut it didn’t take long for our marketing brethren to discover that attacking the other candidate worked a lot better than a discussion of policy or proposed legislation. It definitely worked better than touting the character of one’s own candidate.\r\n\r\nSomewhere along the way the advertising people discovered — with a little help from our very own Lee Atwater — that what the voter really wanted was a public shaming of the other candidate. And the courts decided that injecting this poison into the public arena was somehow insulated from civil lawsuits.\r\n\r\nAnd so for the last year (or two years) we’ve had nothing but televised, 30 second eviscerations — shamings — that have pretty much obscured what little entertainment remains on television. The savage, serial destruction of character has become our entertainment.\r\n\r\nYet, in spite of the dumping of huge tubs of raw sewage on each other’s head, Americans have returned to the polls in record numbers. Despite the fear, feces and fecklessness that has become the norm, we still vote.\r\n\r\n<em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</em>', 'In divided America, voters go to polls in record numbers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'in-divided-america-voters-go-to-polls-in-record-numbers', '', '', '2020-11-04 14:30:24', '2020-11-04 19:30:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46774', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46776, 4, '2020-11-04 14:32:03', '2020-11-04 19:32:03', '<strong>By Justin Jarrett</strong>\r\n<strong>LowcoSports.com</strong>\r\n\r\nA sold-out crowd, a couple of speedy, hard-running quarterbacks trading punches, and a back-and-forth game in which both sides left it all on the field — Whale Branch’s 33-21 win over visiting Battery Creek on Friday was everything you want a local high school football rivalry to be, especially for the undefeated Warriors.\r\n\r\nJaylen Reeves rushed for three touchdowns, recovered a fumble that set up a score, and picked off a pass to seal the win for the Warriors, who will try to finish off an undefeated regular season at home against Estill on Friday, Nov. 6.\r\n\r\nIt took a while for Reeves and the Warriors to get rolling, as Battery Creek’s defense showed up ready for the challenge. The Dolphins stymied the Warriors early and forced a fumble to end a promising drive before Reeves stripped the ball to set up the first of two Henry Tome 36-yard field goals that gave Whale Branch a 6-0 lead.\r\n\r\nBattery Creek’s Jacove Anderson capped off an impressive drive with a 1-yard sneak to put Battery Creek ahead 7-6, but Reeves responded with a 60-yard TD run on the next offensive play to make it 13-7 at halftime.\r\n\r\nAnderson landed another haymaker for the Dolphins with a 55-yard TD run to open the second half, but that was the last time Battery Creek led, as Reeves and Co. found their footing behind a strong offensive line.\r\n\r\n“We started off kinda shaky, but the fellas woke up and we got it going,” Reeves said. “The ground game is us, and we kept it pushing in the second half.”\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins were focused on slowing down Reeves, so the Warriors adjusted and brought in Tome at quarterback for their first series of the second half. He completed a couple of key passes to set up a powerful run from Jadon Grant that put the Warriors ahead for good.\r\n\r\nAfter Reeves’ second TD run of the night, Jaeon Allen gave the Dolphins life with a kickoff return for a touchdown, but Battery Creek couldn’t stop the Warriors down the stretch. Reeves found the end zone again to restore the two-score margin, then intercepted Anderson and returned it inside the 10 to put Whale Branch in victory formation.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors will try to match the longest win streak in program history and cap off their first perfect regular season at home against Estill next week.\r\n\r\n“They’ve got a lot of things to play for next week,” Hatcher said. “We’ve been in some tight games. That was the third tight game we’ve found a way to win.”\r\n\r\n<em>Whale Branch senior running back Jadon Grant (21) scored a touchdown against rival Battery Creek on Friday in the Warriors 33-1 win over the Dolphins. Photo by Justin Jarrett/LowcoSports.com.</em>', '', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '46776-2', '', '', '2020-11-04 14:32:03', '2020-11-04 19:32:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46776', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46778, 4, '2020-11-04 14:33:19', '2020-11-04 19:33:19', 'Beaufort High’s boys and Hilton Head High’s girls won their races, and three other boys teams and two additional girls teams from the Lowco also qualified for the SCHSL Class 4A Cross Country Championships at the state qualifying races Friday in Chapin.\r\n\r\nThe teams were seeded into two boys races and two girls races, with the top six teams in each field advancing to the state championships.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s boys won the Boys Odd race, as defending state runner-up Marlon Belden continued his return to form, placing fourth in 16:26. Teammate Gavin Moore (16:49) was close behind in ninth for the Eagles. HHIHS placed third in the odd race, with Max Struna (16:49) leading the way in eighth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn the Boys Even race, May River finished second behind seventh- and eighth-place finishers Colin Keck (16:25) and Jaxon Beebe (16:34), while Bluffton was fourth with Armando Macias Jimenez (16:21) placing sixth.\r\n\r\nThe Seahawks won the Girls Odd race thanks to three top-five finishers. Cynthia Gudaitis finished third in 18:59, followed by teammates Laney Duncan (19:21) and Sarah Neville (19:26) to round out the top five, and Reagan Gilman (19:57) was 12th.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn the Girls Even race, Bluffton placed second, led by Ava Gerschutz (20:04) in eighth and Kaitlyn McDonagh (20:18) in 10th. May River’s Anya Arroyo won the race in 18:28, and Victoria Sosa (20:19) was 11th, leading the Sharks to a fourth-place showing.\r\n\r\nThe state championship races are Thursday at Sandhill Research &amp;&nbsp;Educational Center in Columbia.', 'BHS boys, HHIHS girls lead local state qualifiers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bhs-boys-hhihs-girls-lead-local-state-qualifiers', '', '', '2020-11-04 14:33:19', '2020-11-04 19:33:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46778', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46780, 4, '2020-11-04 14:34:42', '2020-11-04 19:34:42', '<strong>LowcoSports.com</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High wanted to put its undefeated record on the line to find a tough test before the Class 4A playoffs, and the Eagles met their match.\r\n\r\nCarolina Forest, the No. 10 team in Class 5A, raced out to a big lead and rolled to a 40-20 win over the visiting Eagles on Friday.\r\n\r\n“We just got beat by a better team,” Beaufort coach Bryce Lybrand said. “They were stronger and more physical. It will be good for us in the long run.”\r\n\r\nThe Eagles’ normally dominant defensive line couldn’t slow down the Panthers’ ground game, as Luke Janack rushed for three touchdowns and Kyle Watkins added two rushing scores.\r\n\r\nThe Panthers raced out to a 27-0 lead before Tyler Haley and Marcus Goodwater hooked up for a TD pass to get the Eagles on the board before halftime.\r\n\r\nJaylin Houseal and Amariee Morris added rushing scores for Beaufort in the second half, but the Eagles couldn’t close the gap.\r\n\r\nBeaufort (4-1) will have another tough test Friday, traveling to Savannah to face Benedictine.', 'Panthers power past previously perfect Beaufort High Eagles', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'panthers-power-past-previously-perfect-beaufort-high-eagles', '', '', '2020-11-04 14:34:42', '2020-11-04 19:34:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46780', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(46784, 4, '2020-11-04 14:37:26', '2020-11-04 19:37:26', '<strong>LowcoSports.com</strong>\r\n\r\nThe John Paul II Golden Warriors had a decision to make — kick the extra point for the win, or take a knee and try to get in. They went out with the W.\r\n\r\nJPII won’t go to the SCISA 2A playoffs, losing out on a spot in a three-team tiebreaker for two spots, but the Golden Warriors sent their seniors out with a win, escaping with a thrilling 33-32 victory over visiting Beaufort Academy on Friday.\r\n\r\nJeremiah Young rushed 17 times for 171 yards and two TDs and passed for 95 yards with two more scores, including the tying TD to Jackson Ogden with 14 seconds left.\r\n\r\nNeeding to win by eight points or more to get into the playoffs, the Golden Warriors contemplated taking a knee on the PAT to take their chances in overtime, but Evan Slusne booted the go-ahead kick, and JPII stopped a successful Hail Mary from Braydon Dineen to Jaxen Porter short of the goal line as time expired to seal the season-ending win.\r\n\r\nOgden rushed nine times for 84 yards and a TD and hauled in three passes for 66 yards and a score, and Malone Kinard-Huisinger caught a TD pass to lift JPII in a wild back-and-forth game.\r\n\r\nJPII had a tough time stopping BA’s powerful ground game, as Ja’Sean Lawson rolled up 213 yards on 17 carries and Elijah Fess added 106 yards on 11 attempts. Dineen rushed for 44 yards and two TDs and threw a 75-yard TD pass to Fess for the Eagles, who will travel to Pee Dee Academy to open the SCISA 2A playoffs next week.\r\n\r\nThe teams traded the lead all night long, as BA took a 16-6 lead after the first of Dineen’s two TD runs, but Young and Ogden led the Golden Warriors back to take a 20-16 advantage.\r\n\r\nLawson broke a 20-yard TD to regain the lead for BA, but Young hit Malone Kinard-Huisinger over the middle to but JPII ahead 26-24. Dineen answered with a quarterback draw for a TD to put the Eagles back on top with less than a minute left.\r\n\r\nThen Young struck again. He connected with Mark Knight, who lateraled to Ogden streaking up the left sideline to take the ball to midfield, then Young and Ogden hooked up for the tying touchdown, setting up Slusne’s game-winning kick.\r\n\r\nYoung wrapped up his senior campaign by going over 1,000 yards rushing and fell just 80 yards short of passing for 1,000 yards on the season, as the Golden Warriors went 3-6 a year after going winless and finished in a three-way tie for the No. 3 spot in the region despite losing out on the point-differential tiebreaker with BA and Hilton Head Prep.\r\n\r\nBA (5-5) has dropped three straight but will get a shot at redemption Friday at Pee Dee Academy. With a win, the Eagles likely would get a rematch with undefeated Hilton Head Christian Academy in the semifinals.\r\n\r\n<em>Beaufort Academy quarterback Braydon Dineen, left, passes the ball to Elijah Fess during the second quarter on the road against John Paul II on Friday night in Hardeville. The BA Eagles lost to the Golden Warriors 32-33. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'JPII wins shootout but BA earns postseason berth', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'jpii-wins-shootout-but-ba-earns-postseason-berth', '', '', '2020-11-04 14:37:26', '2020-11-04 19:37:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46784', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(46819, 4, '2020-11-11 11:45:38', '2020-11-11 16:45:38', '<strong>By TERRY MANNING</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-28-at-11.56.43-AM.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-46593 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-28-at-11.56.43-AM.png\" alt=\"Terry Manning\" width=\"111\" height=\"133\"></a>When I started in journalism, I was told I needed to write at a 5th-grade level. Not too many big words, and wherever big words were unavoidable, be sure to explain what they meant as soon as possible.\r\n\r\nI’m starting to think that advice is outdated. I mean, in our pockets and purses, we all have access to more information than humans have ever had at any point in human history. The meaning of any word, even in other languages, can be found instantly.\r\n\r\nOur smartphones can literally bring the world to our breakfast tables.\r\n\r\nWriting at a 5th-grade level? It might be time to aim lower.\r\n\r\nWhat else is there to think watching the tumult in the wake of the recent presidential election? All over social media people were protesting against all votes being counted, that all votes might not be counted, that the whole vote-counting process was taking too long, that this was an unprecedented delay in finding out the results of the election. (Has a word ever shot up in usage as much as “unprecedented” the past four years? But I digress.)\r\n\r\nPresident Donald Trump led the charge, alleging the delay was an indicator the election was being “stolen.” Foul play had to be the only answer, he claimed, and I think he was right.\r\n\r\nExcept he and his accomplices in the Republican Party are the bad actors. They caused the delay, and then pointed to the delay as “proof” their claims were justified.\r\n\r\nMonths ago, even as Trump was downplaying the threat of the coronavirus, Democrats were telling their supporters to take advantage of early voting and absentee ballots. In theory, early and absentee voters would be able to vote more safely than standing in long lines and sharing breathing room with people who might be carrying the virus. There also were rumblings that there would be mob violence on Election Day to mirror the disruptions seen nationwide through late spring and summer.\r\n\r\nWith the expected increase in early votes, you might expect someone in charge would have ordered preparations be made to handle it, right?\r\n\r\nWrong.\r\n\r\nIn May, the U.S. Postal Services’ Board of Governors nominated GOP fundraiser Louis DeJoy to the position of Postmaster General. Who appointed the board? Trump.\r\n\r\nThen DeJoy launched a massive “improvement” effort that saw mail sorting machines across the country being taken offline and disassembled, leading to delays that still haven’t been completely resolved. That’s paid off with hundreds of thousands of mailed ballots – typically in Democrat-leaning urban area – failing to be received before deadlines.\r\n\r\nSome states with Republican legislatures tried to set rules for mail-in ballots that would have led to higher rejection rates. In some cases, as in South Carolina, that meant trying to change the rules after ballots had already been mailed. Democrats pushed to counter these efforts, but federal judges allowed some to stand. (We’ll have to talk another day about how conservatives have “stacked” the judicial system in their favor.)\r\n\r\nGOP-controlled legislatures in some states fought procedural changes that would have let local election boards process mail-in votes before Election Day. Among those states? Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, the same ones we all sat and waited while they slowly produced results; the same ones Trump and his lawyers targeted to save his presidency.\r\n\r\nOn Election Day, states that counted mail-in votes early reported big leads for Joe Biden that shrank as same-day votes were added into the mix. Which makes sense: as we’ve established, Democrats voted early, Republicans voted later. In states that counted same-day votes first, Trump led early and Biden’s numbers grew as mail-in ballots were counted.\r\n\r\nWould a 5th-grader understand all that? A lot of adults sure don’t seem to. Where’s Jeff Foxworthy when you need him?\r\n\r\n<em>\r\nTerry E. Manning lives and works in Savannah, Ga. He is a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in English and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He also has a Master’s in Business and Technology from the University of Georgia. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com.</em>', 'Are you smarter than a 5th-grader?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'are-you-smarter-than-a-5th-grader', '', '', '2021-03-30 14:58:37', '2021-03-30 18:58:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46819', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46821, 4, '2020-11-11 11:47:26', '2020-11-11 16:47:26', '<strong>By SCOTT GRABER</strong>\r\n\r\nIt is Wednesday, the day after our long-anticipated Election Day, and I’m sitting in my small library looking at a solid wall of law books. This afternoon a shaft of sunlight illuminates the gold banded spines of those case-heavy law books. But that visual effect does not give me the usual sense of continuity and constancy.\r\n\r\nI must say this outcome — the lack of a clear winner (early on) in the Presidential race — was unexpected (for me). I had come to believe in Nate Silver’s national polling; not to mention the long lines of early-voting Beaufortonians waiting to cast their ballot. I had come to believe that we were on the edge of a new day — courtesy of Joe Biden.\r\n\r\nBut even though it appears we will be getting a Biden Administration (shackled to a Republican Senate) there is a clear divide in this country pitting the Democratic cities against a largely Republican countryside. This divide means the next iteration of governance will be restrained, contained and in conflict.\r\n\r\nBut for a week (or so before the election) I could dream about what Biden would do once in he got the Oval Office. What, I wondered, would he do right out of the gate?\r\n\r\nWould he tackle income inequality, systemic racism or climate change? Each of these long-haul problems comes with a host of “stake-holders” who would, of course, resist. Each would involve new legislation, a host of executive orders, and demand campaign-style Presidential focus.\r\n\r\nSo where would Biden spend his so-called “political capital” first?\r\n\r\nMany of my friends thought Obamacare and the refresh of that long, uneven, up and down program to insure “free” health care across all age groups would be first in line.\r\n\r\nIt is no secret that there are huge, well-funded industry groups who love the existing for-profit system. It is no secret that “Big Pharma” and the health insurance cosmos would link arms to fight “socialized medicine.”\r\n\r\nIn spite of massive resistance, I thought that this might be the moment in time when everything would be in alignment. This would be the moment when the Democrats had the Senate; and the House; and the chance to craft something that wouldn’t be invalidated by the Supreme Court.\r\n\r\nAnd so I sat in this very room (several days ago) and pondered the unintended consequences of such a system. I looked at the law books in much the same way I’m looking at them now and wondered what would happen to lawyers — especially those who have a personal injury practice.\r\n\r\nYou know these fellows because you see their grim faces on every billboard between Beaufort and Savannah. You know them because they buy tons of television advertising where they claim to be a re-incarnated Rottweiler who can get you “the money that you deserve.”\r\n\r\nYears ago there was some ethical question about this kind of advertising. But the courts said this speech is more or less protected by the First Amendment. Like campaign speech, there seem to be no guardrails when it comes to self-promotion and self-righteousness.\r\n\r\nAt any rate what happens when every medical bill is paid for by the government? What happens to the personal injury lawyers; and those that defend these claims when it is no longer possible for a lawyer tell a jury that the injured person must be completely re-paid for his or her medical expenses.\r\n\r\nMany of you know that medical bills are not the only thing a litigant can recover at trial. He or she can also recover for the pain that they suffered as a consequence of the negligence of the defendant. But, for years, that has been a multiple of the amount of the actual medical bills. In other words, if a person has $25,000 in medical expenses, the attorney usually multiplies that by 3 (or 4) when making his “demand” for a complete settlement.\r\n\r\nThe measurement of pain and suffering is not based on any device or MRI that gives a scientific read-out. It is based entirely on the lawyer’s rhetoric and what the plaintiff says that she felt as she went through the windshield. Likewise, making the “pain award” a multiple of the actual medical bills is equally inexact. But it is this ominous, unknown multiplier that compels insurance companies settle up to 90 percent of lawsuits filed.\r\n\r\nIf one’s medical bills are paid by the government; and trials left with singular duty of awarding money for “pain,” “loss of enjoyment of life” and other impossible-to-measure imponderables, the whole legal process will change.\r\n\r\nI’m not naive enough to say that jury trials will go away. But losing the measurable, and giving way to the subjective, would not be a good thing.\r\n\r\nBut it seems like my pondering was premature. The Biden Administration may have to deal with a Republican Senate. Big issues like racism, climate change and health care are likely to remain on the shelf.\r\n\r\nOne day there may be serious, across the board change. But it won’t be today.\r\n\r\n<em>\r\nScott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</em>', 'Change is coming, just not right now', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'change-is-coming-just-not-right-now', '', '', '2020-11-11 11:47:26', '2020-11-11 16:47:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46821', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46823, 4, '2020-11-11 11:51:26', '2020-11-11 16:51:26', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy sophomore Joseph \"Hampton\" Lane has been named the recipient of the 2020-2021 T. Reynolds Robinson Scholarship.\r\n\r\nThe scholarship has been awarded annually at Beaufort Academy since 1989 – the year BA student Reynolds Robinson died tragically at the young age of 13. The scholarship is awarded by his family, in celebration and remembrance of Reynolds.\r\n\r\nRecipients must possess many of the qualities that people loved about Reynolds, such as strong leadership, athletic ability and the respect and friendship of classmates, in addition to maintaining a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 during the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades.\r\n\r\nAwarded to a 10th grader, the scholarship offers $1,500 toward the student\'s college education and is presented by Reynolds\' brother, Clark Robinson (BA \'87).\r\n\r\nHampton has been at Beaufort Academy for four years. Since his arrival at BA, he has consistently been on honor roll with a GPA of 4.89.\r\n\r\nIn 2018, Hampton was a member of the SCISA 8-man State Championship varsity football team and a member of the varsity soccer team.\r\n\r\nAccording to the school’s release, his teachers describe him as an honest and dedicated student, who is always respectful to those around him and have “a high moral character.” Hampton\'s coaches describe him as a quiet, determined individual who is very tough and never fails to put his best effort.\r\n\r\n\r\n<em>Joseph \"Hampton\" Lane is the 2020-2021 winner of the T. Reynolds Robinson Scholarship at Beaufort Academy. Pictured (left to right) are Beaufort Academy Head of School Daniel Durbin, Lane’s mother Stephanie Lane, Joseph \"Hampton\" Lane, Lane’s father Jimmy Lane, Lane’s sister Julianna Lane and Clark Robinson (BA ’87).</em>', 'BA’s Lane awarded Robinson scholarship', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bas-lane-awarded-robinson-scholarship', '', '', '2020-11-11 11:51:26', '2020-11-11 16:51:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46823', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46825, 4, '2020-11-11 11:52:19', '2020-11-11 16:52:19', '<strong>JPII hosting virtual open house</strong>\r\n\r\nJohn Paul II Catholic School is hosting a virtual open house at noon on Sunday, Nov 15, at www.johnpaul2school.org.\r\n\r\nThere will be a campus tour with a Facebook question-and-answer session immediately following. Applications for the 2021-2022 school year will be available online immediately following the open house.\r\n\r\nJohn Paul II is currently full for many grade levels for the 2020-2021 school year. If interested in applying, please call 843-645-3838 or complete an online inquiry and the school will get back to you. If a desired grade level is full, prospective students would be placed on a wait list.\r\n\r\nJPII is now open for in-person learning with a virtual alternative for some students.\r\n\r\n<strong>5 with area<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>ties get The Citadel ring</strong>\r\n\r\nThe seniors of The Citadel Class of 2021 were celebrated with a traditional Ring Presentation Ceremony on Sept. 25, in McAlister Field House on The Citadel campus in Charleston, attended by the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, Veteran and Active Duty students.\r\n\r\nMembers of the Class of 2021 with area ties include Briona Gray (Beaufort), Matthew Hurtt (Beaufort), Christian Najjar (Beaufort), Lyndsay Pires (Goose Creek) and Kenneth Spurlock (Beaufort).\r\n\r\nAttendance at the ceremony was restricted to only ring-eligible seniors due to the need for social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19.', 'EDUCATION BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'education-briefs-18', '', '', '2020-11-11 11:52:19', '2020-11-11 16:52:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46825', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46827, 4, '2020-11-11 11:53:19', '2020-11-11 16:53:19', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nOnce again this year, the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) awards multiple scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of higher education in diverse areas of study including history, economics, law, political science, medicine, nursing, occupational and physical therapy, elementary and secondary education, chemistry, math, science and English.\r\n\r\nDAR’s scholarships are awarded and judged without regard to gender, race, color, religion, national origin, or disability. There are, however, requirements:\r\n\r\nApplicants must be citizens of the United States.\r\n\r\nApplicants must attend or plan to attend an accredited college or university in the United States.\r\n\r\nAll multiyear scholarships, typically renewable up to four years, must be for consecutive years of attendance.\r\n\r\nAwards are based on academic excellence, commitment to the field of study, and/or financial need, or other restrictions on specific scholarships.\r\n\r\nAwards are placed on deposit with the recipient’s college or university and any unused portion shall be returned to the DAR.\r\n\r\nApplicants are only eligible to receive one scholarship from the DAR.\r\n\r\nAll students applying for scholarships will now submit their applications using the online application portal. Emailed or mailed applications will no longer be accepted, unless applying for the Margaret Howard Hamilton Scholarship.\r\n\r\nHome-schooled students must include transcripts for Grade 9 nine through their current year.\r\n\r\nThe website to apply For DAR Scholarships is https://dar.academicworks.com/.\r\n\r\nOnline applications are accepted through 11:59 p.m on Jan. 31, 2021. All information must be submitted using the online portal by the deadline, no exceptions.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact scholarships@nsdar.org.', 'Applications open for DAR scholarships', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'applications-open-for-dar-scholarships', '', '', '2020-11-11 11:53:19', '2020-11-11 16:53:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46827', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46829, 4, '2020-11-11 11:54:45', '2020-11-11 16:54:45', '<strong>LowcoSports.com</strong>\r\n\r\nUnless Battery Creek can line up a game this week, Terrance Ashe’s first season as the Dolphins’ head coach came to a close Friday night, and while Ashe didn’t get the result he wanted, he saw the growth that has occurred in his first season at the helm.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins were derailed by a couple early turnovers that ended promising drives and couldn’t dig out of the hole, falling 26-14 to Class 1A playoff-bound Allendale-Fairfax.\r\n\r\n“I thought the guys flew around with effort,” Ashe said. “I don’t question our effort. I thought guys gave good effort on both sides of the ball.”\r\n\r\nThe Tigers took a 14-0 halftime lead and increased the advantage to 20-0 in the final minute of the third quarter. Jeremiah Dilbert gave the Dolphins life with a 50-yard TD run, one play after Quatrell Livingston came up with a sack on fourth down, but the good vibes didn’t last.\r\n\r\nAllendale-Fairfax quarterback Shawn Jones broke away for a long touchdown on the ensuing drive, and Battery Creek ran out of time to complete the comeback despite a TD pass from Jacove Singleton to Jaeon Allen in the fourth quarter.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins (2-5) will try to find a matchup with another team that missed the condensed playoffs next week, but if this is where his first season ends, Ashe is pleased with the program’s progress.\r\n\r\n“Even though the wins and losses are not going to show it, I thought our team got better throughout the year,” Ashe said. “Our players grew up this year. We made progress. Early in the year, when we turned on film, we questioned our effort. Now we don’t do that.”\r\n\r\n<em>Battery Creek’s Jaeon Allen, left, tries to break free from Allendale-Fairfax’s Cameron O’Neal during their non-conference game Friday night at Dolphin Stadium. The Tigers went on to defeat the Dolphins, 26-14. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'BC comes up short vs. Allendale-Fairfax', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bc-comes-up-short-vs-allendale-fairfax', '', '', '2020-11-11 11:54:45', '2020-11-11 16:54:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46829', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46831, 4, '2020-11-11 11:55:46', '2020-11-11 16:55:46', '<strong>LowcoSports.com</strong>\r\n\r\nUSCB’s Tewodros Eckstein became the first conference champion in the history of the Sand Sharks men’s cross country program when he claimed the men’s title at the Sun Conference Cross Country Championship on Saturday in Ave Maria, Fla.\r\n\r\nEckstein blazed to an 8K time of 26:32 — a new personal-best time — to edge John Perez-Dunn of Southeastern by 12 seconds and become the first USCB runner to claim the men’s conference crown.\r\n\r\nSenior Justin Dolata had the second-best finish for the Sand Sharks, finishing in 23rd in 29:02, while Sam Williams (29:15) and Jay King (29:18) finished 25th and 26th among 72 runners.\r\n\r\nUSCB finished fourth among eight teams but was just 11 points out of second place in a tightly-packed leaderboard.\r\n\r\nThe Sand Shark women collected a pair of top-10 individual finishes, with Alexa Lashley (20:24) pacing USCB in ninth place and teammate Jenitza Trinidad (20:35) right behind in 10th in the 5K race.\r\n\r\nMadison Mury Riley (21:08) and Riley Edwards (21:19) finished 17th and 18th to help the Sand Sharks place third, just four points behind the runner-up squad.\r\n\r\nThe NAIA postponed its fall national championships until spring, so Eckstein will compete at the 2020 NAIA Cross Country Championships on April 9, 2021, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.', 'USCB’s Tewodros Eckstein captures Sun Conference crown', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscbs-tewodros-eckstein-captures-sun-conference-crown', '', '', '2020-11-11 11:55:46', '2020-11-11 16:55:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46831', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46833, 4, '2020-11-11 11:56:23', '2020-11-11 16:56:23', '<strong>LowcoSports.com</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy’s first season in 11-man football came to an end in the first round of the SCISA 2A playoffs Friday, as the Eagles couldn’t slow down a powerful Pee Dee Academy offense in a 49-28 road loss.\r\n\r\nElijah Fess ran for one TD and caught a TD pass from Braydon Dineen, and Dineen and Ja’Sean Lawson added touchdown runs for the Eagles, but they had no answer for Hudson Spivey and the Pee Dee passing attack.\r\n\r\nSpivey went 21-of-33 for 291 yards and four TDs, Caleb Oakley caught 12 passes for 154 yards and three TDs, and Colby Sinclair rushed for 215 yards and two scores on 16 carries for Pee Dee.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles took a 16-15 lead when Dineen scored on a 4-yard run with 4:03 left in the first half and Lawson added the two-point conversion run. But Pee Dee answered to take a 22-16 halftime lead and reeled off three more TDs in the third quarter to put it away.\r\n\r\nIt was Sinclair who took over in the third quarter, making it 28-16 with a 55-yard touchdown run and capping the scoring spree with a 91-yard burst.\r\n\r\nBA (5-6) dropped its final four games, including a pair of one-point losses and defeats to two of the final four teams standing in SCISA Class 2A. Pee Dee (8-1) will travel to Hilton Head Christian Academy (10-0) for a semifinal matchup Friday.', 'BA can’t stop powerful Pee Dee', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-cant-stop-powerful-pee-dee', '', '', '2020-11-11 11:56:23', '2020-11-11 16:56:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46833', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46836, 4, '2020-11-11 11:56:56', '2020-11-11 16:56:56', 'Whale Branch left no doubt on its way to completing the first undefeated regular season in program history Friday, pounding visiting Estill 50-0 to improve to 7-0.\r\n\r\nJaylen Reeves rushed for two touchdowns and threw a TD pass, and Amar Jenkins had a touchdown reception and returned an interception for a score to power the Warriors to the lopsided win.\r\n\r\nJoseph Hicks, Jadon Grant, and Clifton Major all added rushing touchdowns for the Warriors, whose powerful ground game kept rolling. Henry Tome was 6-for-6 on PATs, and Austin Stephens added a two-point conversion run.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors will host Johnsonville on Friday to open the Class 1A playoffs.', 'Warriors make history with perfect regular season', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'warriors-make-history-with-perfect-regular-season', '', '', '2020-11-11 11:56:56', '2020-11-11 16:56:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46836', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46838, 4, '2020-11-11 11:57:59', '2020-11-11 16:57:59', '<em>Red Snapper catcher Austin Stephens can’t make the tag during the top of the second inning as the Black Panthers’ Dylan Marlin dives for the plate Tuesday night, Nov. 3. The Panthers managed to outscore the Snappers, 8-7. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'OUT AT HOME', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'out-at-home', '', '', '2020-11-11 11:57:59', '2020-11-11 16:57:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46838', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46841, 4, '2020-11-11 11:59:04', '2020-11-11 16:59:04', 'Holy Trinity Classical Christian School continued its dominance over SCISA Class 1A cross country, winning both the boys and girls team titles at the SCISA State Championship at Heathwood Hall in Columbia.\r\n\r\nThe Lions bolted to the boys title in impressive fashion, totaling 38 points to easily outpace runner-up South Aiken Christian (72). Sophomore Daniel Reedy (18:16) finished third to lead a trio of Holy Trinity runners in the top eight, as senior Luke Greene (18:44) was fifth, and junior Ethan Marquardt (19:02) was eighth. Sam Moore (19:28) was 12th, and Caleb Stone (19:53) rounded out the scoring in 15th, though teammate Brennan Horn (19:54) was right behind in 16th.\r\n\r\nHoly Trinity’s girls had a more difficult time, but they were able to tally 32 points and edge Charleston Collegiate by six. Senior Hannah Reedy (23:05) led the way in fourth place as all five of the Lions’ scoring runners placed in the top 11. Ellie Schaub (23:44) was fifth, followed by sixth-grader AnnaCate Gray (24:03) in eighth, eighth-grader CeCe McAlhaney (24:04) in ninth, and eighth-grader Elise Marquardt (24:08) in 11th.\r\n\r\nThe husband and wife duo of Josiah and Hillary Tobin have now coached Holy Trinity to eight SCISA state titles over the past five years with the boys and girls each winning four championships.', 'Lions sweep SCISA 1A XC titles again', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lions-sweep-scisa-1a-xc-titles-again', '', '', '2020-11-11 11:59:04', '2020-11-11 16:59:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46841', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46843, 4, '2020-11-11 12:00:37', '2020-11-11 17:00:37', 'Many things, such as dust and pollen, can trigger allergic reactions. But pet owners may find the culprit is a little closer to home—especially during this lengthy indoor time of COVID-19 caution.\r\n\r\nThe Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America says approximately 40 million Americans have indoor/outdoor allergies as their primary allergies. Twenty-five percent of people with allergies can credit their conditions to pet allergies, such as a reaction to cat dander, which is the most common pet allergy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMany allergy suffers have more than one allergic reaction, and just because a person isn’t experiencing an allergy at one point in time that does not mean he or she can’t develop an allergy later in life.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“You can develop an allergy at any time,” said Derek K. Johnson, MD, director of allergy and immunology at Temple University Children’s Medical Center. That makes it crucial to figure out just what triggers pet allergies so men and women can avoid the uncomfortable side effects that come with allergic reactions sparked by pets.\r\n\r\nContrary to popular belief, pet fur is not the culprit behind allergic reactions in people; it is pet dander and saliva that triggers such reactions. Dander is the flakes of skin that fall off of an animal in the natural skin-shedding process. Some people actually need to come in contact with an animal to induce a reaction, while others merely need to be in a home where the pet is present. Dander-related triggers also can be a problem in offices or hotels. Dander may stay behind even after the offending animal has long since moved on, as dander typically gets trapped in upholstery and bedding and may even become lodged in air ducts.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the sebaceous glands in the skin that secrete proteins that contribute to allergens, deposits in the saliva and urine also may be allergenic, says the Asthma Center. Urine that has soaked into carpeting can trigger reactions for years, and it may take a thorough cleaning or removal of carpeting and furniture to rid a space of residual pet allergens entirely.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, there is no cure for pet allergies, only methods to mitigate the symptoms. Minor symptoms may be relieved with antihistamines and other allergy medication. An allergist-immunologist can make further recommendations on medication based on the type of allergy and symptoms. Using an HEPA system that collects pet dander and prevents it from spreading throughout a home also can mitigate pet allergy symptoms.\r\n\r\nAnother way to avoid pet allergies is to choose a pet that is unlikely to cause allergic reactions. Such pets may include reptiles or tropical fish. There’s no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog or cat, nor is choosing a short-haired or hairless breed the solution. Since skin cells, and not fur, are the problem, simply choosing a pet based on the type of coat it has will not help. Some dogs, including terriers, schnauzers and poodles, are believed to produce less dander.\r\n\r\nThose who are allergic and still choose to have a pet, such as parents with pet allergies who still want their kids to enjoy the experience of pet ownership, may need to limit the time they spend with the animal and restrict where that animal is allowed to go in their homes. This can minimize exposure to dander, saliva and urine proteins. Closing off house-wide ducts may also reduce the spread of dander.\r\n\r\n<b>PETS AND ALLERGIES</b>\r\n\r\nWhile pets may not be allergic to one another, they, too, can suffer from allergies. Food allergies and environmental allergies are the two categories of pet allergies. Should itchiness, lethargy or sneezing plague pets during particular times of the year, outdoor allergens may be the culprit. However, if the pet seems to have continuous symptoms, there may be a problem with the pet’s internal organs or its diet.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nExclusive content from CARE Magazine.', 'How to cope with pet-induced allergies', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'how-to-cope-with-pet-induced-allergies', '', '', '2020-11-11 12:00:37', '2020-11-11 17:00:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46843', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46846, 4, '2020-11-11 12:04:06', '2020-11-11 17:04:06', 'There’s no magic formula for parenting a newborn. Parents do their best to prepare for the moment they bring their new son or daughter home for the first time, but it’s only through trial and error that most parents learn which childcare techniques work on their children.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOne condition new parents often face is infant colic. Spells of crying mixed with discomfort and inability to get settled can make for worn-out babies and equally frazzled mothers and fathers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Colic” is a term used to describe uncontrollable crying in an otherwise healthy infant. Babies who are younger than five months old and who cry for three or more hours per day during a period of three or more days a week, with such episodes lasting for at least three weeks, are classified as having colic. “Colic” is a term, not a specific disease, and there are no long-term health effects.\r\n\r\nParents often find that colic arrives when a baby is two or three weeks old, according to Baby Center. The American Academy of Pediatrics says it is quite common for episodes of colic to occur between 6 p.m. and midnight, right when parents are looking to wind down themselves. Roughly one-fifth of all babies will develop colic.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nColic may be blamed on gas or sensitivity to milk protein in formula or breastmilk. But colic often occurs because the child’s nervous system is immature and the baby is unusually sensitive to outside stimulation. The infant cannot self-console, and it could take several weeks or months for him or her to grow accustomed to outside stimuli.\r\n\r\nDistraught parents may think there’s no end in sight when facing an infant with colic. But many cases of colic resolve by the time the child is three or four months old. In extreme conditions, colic may last until the child is six months old.\r\n\r\nParents who suspect their child has colic should first rule out any other medical conditions, such as acid reflux, hernia or another illness. If the child is otherwise healthy, one or more of these methods may help soothe a colicky baby.\r\n\r\nIf you suspect gas, gas-relief medications can be administered under the advisement of a pediatrician. Probiotics also may help maintain a natural balance of good bacteria in a baby’s digestive tract. Again, consult with your child’s pediatrician.\r\n\r\nHold the baby as upright as possible during feedings and burp him or her often.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMom, avoid potential allergy-inducing foods if you are breastfeeding. If feeding with formula, consider switching formulas to one with broken down proteins which are easier to digest.\r\n\r\nUse white noise, such as a fan, running clothes dryer or another steady, rhythmic sound, to help the baby fall asleep.\r\n\r\nSome children like to be held closely and comforted. When you cannot hold your baby, try swaddling.\r\n\r\nRocking motions or riding in the car can soothe some children.\r\n\r\nA warm bath may help calm a crying baby.\r\n\r\nInfants may sense if their parents are tense. So if you are feeling anxious, leave the room or get out of the house and ask a friend or family member to sit with the baby for a little while until you can calm down.\r\n\r\nColic is a mystery to parents and doctors alike. It can be a trying experience, but one that resolves itself in time.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em>', 'Soothing a colicky baby', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'soothing-a-colicky-baby', '', '', '2020-11-11 12:04:06', '2020-11-11 17:04:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46846', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46848, 4, '2020-11-11 12:05:07', '2020-11-11 17:05:07', 'Broken heart syndrome is a condition in which extreme stress can lead to heart muscle failure. The failure is severe, but often short-term.\r\n\r\nMost people who experience broken heart syndrome think they may be having a heart attack, a more common medical emergency caused by a blocked coronary (heart) artery. The two conditions have similar symptoms, including chest pain and shortness of breath. However, there’s no evidence of blocked coronary arteries in broken heart syndrome, and most people have a full and quick recovery.\r\n\r\nBroken heart syndrome is a recently recognized heart problem. It was originally reported in the Asian population in 1990. In this condition, the heart is so weak that it assumes a bulging shape (“tako tsubo” is the term for an octopus trap, whose shape resembles the bulging appearance of the heart during this condition). Cases have since been reported worldwide, and the first reports of broken heart syndrome in the United States appeared in 1998. The condition also is commonly called stress-induced cardiomyopathy.\r\n\r\nThe cause of broken heart syndrome is not fully known. In most cases, symptoms are triggered by extreme emotional or physical stress, such as intense grief, anger, or surprise. Researchers think that the stress releases hormones that “stun” the heart and affect its ability to pump blood to the body. (The term “stunned” is often used to indicate that the injury to the heart muscle is only temporary.)\r\n\r\nPeople who have broken heart syndrome often have sudden intense chest pain and shortness of breath. These symptoms begin just a few minutes to hours after exposure to the unexpected stress. Many seek emergency care, concerned they are having a heart attack. Often, patients who have broken heart syndrome have previously been healthy.\r\n\r\nWomen are more likely than men to have broken heart syndrome. Researchers are just starting to explore what causes this disorder and how to diagnose and treat it.\r\n\r\nBroken Heart Syndrome Versus Heart Attack\r\n\r\nSymptoms of broken heart syndrome can look like those of a heart attack.\r\n\r\nMost heart attacks are caused by blockages and blood clots forming in the coronary arteries, which supply the heart with blood. If these clots cut off the blood supply to the heart for a long enough period of time, heart muscle cells can die, leaving the heart with permanent damage. Heart attacks most often occur as a result of coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease.\r\n\r\nBroken heart syndrome is quite different. Most people who experience broken heart syndrome have fairly normal coronary arteries, without severe blockages or clots. The heart cells are “stunned” by stress hormones but not killed. The “stunning” effects reverse quickly, often within just a few days or weeks. In most cases, there is no lasting damage to the heart.\r\n\r\nBecause symptoms are similar to a heart attack, it is important to seek help right away. You, and sometimes emergency care providers, may not be able to tell that you have broken heart syndrome until you have some tests.\r\n\r\nAll chest pain should be checked by a doctor. If you think you or someone else may be having heart attack symptoms or a heart attack, don\'t ignore it or feel embarrassed to call for help. Call 9–1–1 for emergency medical care. In the case of a heart attack, acting fast at the first sign of symptoms can save your life and limit damage to your heart.\r\n\r\nThe symptoms of broken heart syndrome are treatable, and most people who experience it have a full recovery, usually within days or weeks. The heart muscle is not permanently damaged, and the risk of broken heart syndrome happening again is low.\r\n\r\nSource: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/broken-heart-syndrome/', 'What is Broken Heart Syndrome?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-is-broken-heart-syndrome', '', '', '2020-11-17 10:03:17', '2020-11-17 15:03:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46848', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46851, 4, '2020-11-11 12:06:15', '2020-11-11 17:06:15', '<strong>Habersham Southern Living Showcase Home tours</strong>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Wednesday to Sunday, through Dec. 27 (excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays), 10 North Loudon Street, Habersham. Tickets are $10 each and are on sale at SouthernLivingShowcase.com. A portion of all ticket sales goes to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice (www.focHospice.org). Allen Patterson Builders, Habersham Land Company and K. Lo Designs announce the completion and opening of “The Loudon,” built with innovative quality, functionality, and an elevated interior design featuring the iconic colors and textures of the Lowcountry. For more information about the partners and tours, visit SouthernLivingShowcase.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Bluffton Artisan Market</strong>\r\n\r\n1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, Southern Barrel parking lot, Buckwalter Plaza, Bluffton. There will also be a two-day Christmas market from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 27-28. An open-air shopping event with live music that features local makers. Vendor registration for booths is $45 per market for early registration before Aug. 31, $55 for late registration; and $30 per market for Lowcountry Made members. To register, visit lcmade.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Apprenticeship 101 webinar</strong>\r\n\r\nNoon, Wednesday, Nov. 18 via Zoom teleconference. Free to members of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. Learn how Apprenticeship Carolina is on a mission to help employers increase skill sets, decrease turn over and build their workforce pipeline and learn how to access specific resources available to companies in Beaufort County through the Technical College of the Lowcountry. Register at https://beaufortchamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/12738.\r\n\r\n<strong>Culinary Institute of the South at TCL Chefs\' Table Benefit &amp; Auction</strong>\r\n\r\n6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, virtually. Event registration is free online at www.tcl.edu/table. Event will be broadcast live online from the culinary training kitchen at the college\'s New River Campus. Hosted by Jesse Blanco of Eat it and Like It, the evening will feature culinary conversations with students, chefs, and industry leaders. All proceeds benefit the students and programs of the Culinary Institute of the South, now under construction in Bluffton. Purchase the series now at www.tcl.edu/cooking.', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-29', '', '', '2020-11-11 12:06:15', '2020-11-11 17:06:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46851', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46855, 4, '2020-11-11 13:29:08', '2020-11-11 18:29:08', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nHundreds of people showed up or shelled out in support of Dataw Island’s Head Golf Pro Chris Fearn, in his one-man golf marathon, completed at dusk Monday. Fearn teed off at 3:30 am and played until dark in order to raise money for wounded and disabled veterans through Tee It Up for the Troops (TIUFTT).\r\n\r\nLast year, Fearn played 251 holes of golf before sundown, raising more than $35,000. This year was his last “solo” year and he hoped to top his fundraising results. Based on pledges received, Fearn will raise more than $40,000 once all money is collected, bringing his seven-year total to $200,000.\r\n\r\nIn a surprise, event coordinator Col. Glenn Blackburn presented Fearn with a Governor’s proclamation naming Monday “Tee It Up for the Troops Day” across the state of South Carolina. Blackburn credited the golf pro with single-handedly bringing recognition to our wounded and disabled veterans from the office of Gov. Henry McMaster.\r\n\r\n“It is really humbling – like it hasn’t even sunk in yet,” Hearn said in a release. “I can’t believe they did this. It is truly so special”\r\n\r\n\"During this Veterans Week, I want to recognize the hard work, imagination, and dedication of all the folks in the Dataw community and local supporters for our veterans and country,” President and Executive Director of TIUFTT Tim Wegscheid said in a release. “Each year, your wonderful community puts on an amazing display of patriotism and fun golf events. Thank you for your loyal support of our military veterans and their families.!\"\r\n\r\nFearn was able to complete an astounding number of holes – 253 – to once again break his record. He made 55 birdies and two eagles.\r\n\r\n“I have to admit, waking up at 2:45 a.m. and knowing that I\'m about to play golf for 14 hours straight, with the first three-plus hours in the dark, is a little daunting,” Fearn said. But it\'s still a lot of fun since I know it’s for a great cause. Having members and veterans there cheering me on is really what keeps me going. Although it takes me a few days to recover afterwards, it’s a small sacrifice that I’m happy to make in the make of Tee It Up for the Troops.”\r\n\r\nSupporters, primarily Dataw Island community members, pledged their choice of a per-hole amount or a flat amount, with the per-hole promises serving to encourage Fearn even more to complete as many holes as his body and daylight would allow. Each birdie and eagle he made also increased the take, so playing fast and accurately were both goals.\r\n\r\nThis year’s take pushed Fearn to more that $200,000 raised over the seven years of the event.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Dataw Island Head Golf Pro Chris Fearn sizes up a shot Monday during the one-man golf marathon to raise money for wounded and disabled veterans. Submitted photo.</em>', 'Dataw Island pro plays one-man golf marathon for veterans', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dataw-island-pro-plays-one-man-golf-marathon-for-veterans', '', '', '2020-11-11 13:29:08', '2020-11-11 18:29:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46855', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46857, 4, '2020-11-11 13:29:41', '2020-11-11 18:29:41', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nFor the third year in a row, Beaufort has been named the most patriotic community in South Carolina by Insurify, an insurance company.\r\n\r\nTo honor the most patriotic community in each state, Insurify’s data science and research team identified the communities with the highest share of military personnel. They referred to Insurify’s database of more than 2 million car insurance applications.\r\n\r\nWhen applying for coverage, drivers indicate whether they or any other driver on their policy are an active service member or a veteran, as well as their city and state of legal residence. From this, Insurify’s data scientists found the community in each state with the greatest proportion of citizens with military service.\r\n\r\n“Every day, military personnel put their lives and safety at risk for the protection of our country” Insurify CEO Snejina Zacharia said in a release. “This award is about recognizing the love and sacrifice of the once and current service members who bring pride to these communities.”\r\n\r\nFor a full list of 2020 Award winners, visit https://insurify.com/insights/2020-most-patriotic-cities-award/.', 'Beaufort again named most patriotic community in SC', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-again-named-most-patriotic-community-in-sc', '', '', '2020-11-11 13:30:39', '2020-11-11 18:30:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46857', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46978, 4, '2020-11-19 14:22:24', '2020-11-19 19:22:24', 'A fatal crash involving a dirt bike and minivan has claimed the life of a 28-year-old Sheldon man, officials say.\r\n\r\nArnold DeQuan Kelly died in the crash, said Beaufort County Administrative Deputy Coroner Janet Horton.\r\n\r\nThe incident occurred just before 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, on U.S. Highway 17 near Gardens Corner, according to Lance Cpl. Tyler Tidwell with the S.C. Highway Patrol.\r\n\r\nA 2006 Dodge Caravan stopped at a stop sign on Baileys Road was struck by the Kawasaki KX450 Kelly was riding after the Caravan proceeded to cross the highway, Tidwell said. Kelly was travelling south on the highway when he hit the driver’s side of the Caravan.\r\n\r\nHe died at the scene, Horton said.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<em>–Mindy Lucas</em>', 'Fatal crash on U.S. 17 claims life of Sheldon man', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '46978-2', '', '', '2020-11-19 14:32:13', '2020-11-19 19:32:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46978', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46860, 4, '2020-11-11 13:31:20', '2020-11-11 18:31:20', '<strong>Coastline talks trash</strong>\r\n\r\nCoastline host Scott Grooms welcomes Beaufort County Solid Waste &amp; Recycling own business manager, Angelica Marcinkoski, and Recycling Coordinator, Ashley Jenkins to talk about changes coming to your local convenience center.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County currently provides 11 Convenience Centers located throughout the county where residents can drop off their household solid waste and yard waste. In this episode, Talking Trash, citizens can learn how the soon to be implemented decal system will work for households and how recycling efforts are working in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nCoastline airs on The County Channel Sundays at 9:30 a.m., Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m., Thursdays at 8 p.m., and Fridays at 9 a.m. Coastline is a monthly news show filmed in-studio and produced by The County Channel.\r\n\r\nWatch all programming for The County Channel on Comcast Ch. 2, Hargray Chs. 9 and 113, and Spectrum Ch. 1304. Viewers can also watch programming live and on-demand at The County Channel’s website at www.beaufortcountysc.gov.\r\n\r\n<strong>Church Mice are here for 2020</strong>\r\n\r\nAlthough the Fall Bazaar was canceled this year at the Parish Church of St. Helena, the Church Mice are here. For 2020, there are two mice: the St. Nicholas mouse with his bagful of toys and (of course) the Covid mouse with his mask.\r\n\r\nSome mice and Nativity animals from past years are still available, as well. Mice will be sold from 2 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 and 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, Nov. 13 in the lobby of St. Helena\'s Parish House at 207 Newcastle St.\r\n\r\nMice are $10, or buy four and get a fifth one free. For more information, contact Terese at troundr@yahoo.com or 843-575-2455.\r\n\r\n<strong>County spraying for mosquitoes</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial and/or ground treatments from through Friday, Nov. 13. Mosquito Control applies EPA-registered public health insecticide during ideal weather using low-flying aircraft throughout daylight hours and spray trucks from about 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nFor additional information, please contact Mosquito Control at (843) 255-5800.', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-170', '', '', '2020-11-11 13:31:20', '2020-11-11 18:31:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46860', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(46862, 4, '2020-11-11 13:34:03', '2020-11-11 18:34:03', '<h4>By LOLITA HUCKABY\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lolita.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-44839 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lolita-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"188\"></a>\r\nWhat\'s in a name?</h4>\r\nLADY\'S ISLAND –&nbsp;Stop calling it FROGMORE INTERNATIONAL.\r\n\r\nIt\'s official. The county-owned airport, which has graced the headwaters of Cowen Creek since 1955, has a new name – Beaufort Executive Airport, reflective of its up and coming status.\r\n\r\nThe county has been working to get the official name changed for several years, after a public sentiment — not saying a MAJOR sentiment — was voiced that “Frogmore International” wasn’t classy enough. In fact, some of those voices wanted to see “Frogmore” banished forever and the crossroads four miles east on U.S. 21 referred to as “the Corners” community.\r\n\r\nThe airport’s new executive designation became official last week when the FAA deemed it so, opening the way for increased marketing of the facility.\r\n\r\nFirst Lady’s Island gets its own Walmart, and now an EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. We can only wonder what’s next.\r\n<h4>Bay Point development to be appealed</h4>\r\nBEAUFORT – Last week certainly had its share of news and political surprises, so what’s one more.\r\n\r\nBut actually, it comes as no surprise that attorneys for the proposed Bay Point ecotourism development have appealed the county\'s Zoning Board of Appeals\' rejection of their plans.\r\n\r\nThe board unanimously rejected the plans for a luxury resort in September contending the plans were non-compatible and did not do enough to environmentally protect the barrier island.\r\n\r\nNot only did the board and a number of citizens oppose the plans, the S.C. Coastal Conservation League, the Beaufort County Open Land Trust, Gov. Henry McMaster and U.S. Congressman Joe Cunningham did too.\r\n\r\nAttorneys for the developers, Six Senses, have said they hope to sit down, again, with county officials to work out a compromise to keep everyone out of court.\r\n<h4>There\'s more than one way to stop them from coming</h4>\r\nBLUFFTON – A group of Bluffton homeowners in the Island West neighborhood on U.S. 278 has decided since they don\'t want more development, they\'ll just buy the land.\r\n\r\nThe Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette reported last week the Island West Homeowners Association, weary of fighting the development company\'s plans for their backyards, agreed to buy the former 18-hole golf course. Efforts to rezone the closed golf course to allow commercial and hotel development prompted the move.\r\n\r\nOf course there\'s a cost, reportedly $1.45 million to be split between 258 homeowners. But doesn\'t everything have a price?\r\n\r\n<em>\r\nLolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and a former reporter/editorial assistant with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today and Beaufort Today. She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com</em>', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-19', '', '', '2020-11-11 14:11:19', '2020-11-11 19:11:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46862', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46864, 4, '2020-11-11 13:34:56', '2020-11-11 18:34:56', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nUnit commanders and their cadre from Beaufort’s three military installations nominated service members for recognition by the Rotary Club of Beaufort as their Service Members of the Year.\r\n\r\nThe recipients were honored at a military recognition ceremony hosted by the Rotary Club of Beaufort at its Nov. 4 luncheon meeting.\r\n\r\nThe criteria for selection emphasized both outstanding military service and significant activities benefiting the local community.\r\n\r\nThis year’s honorees were Master At Arms 1st Class William J. Ferguson, USN, (Naval Hospital Beaufort), Staff Sergeant Caitlin M. Mercure, USMC (MCRD Parris Island) and Lance Corporal Aidan K. Parker, USMC (MCAS Beaufort).\r\n\r\nParker was on leave on the day of the ceremony. Each received a plaque and a check for $200.', 'Rotary Club of Beaufort honors local service members', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'rotary-club-of-beaufort-honors-local-service-members-2', '', '', '2020-11-11 13:34:56', '2020-11-11 18:34:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46864', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46866, 4, '2020-11-11 13:36:03', '2020-11-11 18:36:03', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Airport’s name change to Beaufort Executive Airport was made official Friday, Nov. 6 in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Facility Directory and associated aviation publications.\r\n\r\nThe name change arose from the need to adequately reflect the level of service provided at the airport while boosting the image of the airfield to attract additional business.\r\n\r\n“The airport is an important part of the Beaufort community. It is the aerial gateway to the many great destinations available to explore,” Airports Director, Jon Rembold said in a release. “We feel strongly the new name will help business and will highlight our focus on delivering an excellent experience for our local friends and for our visitors.”\r\n\r\nThe new name comes on the heels of a tremendously successful open house held in mid-August. That event featured a “Run the Runway” 5K Race, an aircraft static display, an aerial parade, and a very special visit from the Walterboro Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.\r\n\r\n“This is just the start of some very exciting improvements we have planned for the airport,” Beaufort Executive Airport Supervisor Paul Dolin said. “Over the next couple of years, you can expect to see more improvements and some great events hosted at the airport.”', 'Beaufort County Airport now Beaufort Executive', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-airport-now-beaufort-executive', '', '', '2020-11-11 13:36:03', '2020-11-11 18:36:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46866', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46868, 4, '2020-11-11 13:36:56', '2020-11-11 18:36:56', 'Phil Saracin shot this photo of a tree frog on St. Helena Island. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-136', '', '', '2020-11-11 13:36:56', '2020-11-11 18:36:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46868', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46870, 4, '2020-11-11 13:41:01', '2020-11-11 18:41:01', '<h2>Therapy dogs have been sidelined by the pandemic too – and they miss their jobs!</h2>\r\n<strong>By Mindy Lucas</strong>\r\n\r\nTosh misses her work. So does Jasper and Maggie.\r\n\r\nIn fact, some days they lie about moping, either in their favorite chair or curled up with a warm blanket. Perhaps they’re thinking about the good old days when they had an office to go to and someone friendly to lick.\r\n\r\nYes you read that right, and we’re talking about therapy dogs. What did you think we were talking about?\r\n\r\nAs it turns out humans aren’t the only ones that have been sidelined by the pandemic.\r\n\r\nAs Russ and Sandy Dimke with the Beaufort Chapter of Therapy Dogs International (TDI) said recently, these amazing animals have been effected too, and they miss their work.\r\n\r\n“We miss it too,” said Russ Dimke, who serves as the organization’s director.\r\n\r\nWith more than 30 members in their chapter, TDI handlers and their dogs are used to visiting assisted living centers, rehab facilities, hospitals and other healthcare facilities around the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nThey also offer such programs as Tail Waggin’ Tutor, an innovative reading program in elementary schools, and provide stress relief to students at USC Beaufort and Technical College of the Lowcountry during midterms and final exams.\r\n\r\nBut since March, those visits and programs have dried up.\r\n\r\n“Within a week it all changed,” he said, recounting what it was like when Covid-19 began to spread across the country, shutting down hospitals and other healthcare facilities to visitors.\r\n\r\nAnd it isn’t just the dogs who miss those visits. The residents in these living facilities miss them as well.\r\n\r\n“Many had dogs earlier in their lives,” said Russ Dimke. “And so if they had a Golden Retriever at one time, they want to pet the Golden Retriever in the group because it reminds them of their dog.”\r\n\r\nTDI also works with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients.\r\n\r\nFor these patients, sometimes all it takes is the feel of dog fur to elicit a good feeling or memory. It’s a tactile experience, but a powerful one, explain the Dimkes.\r\n\r\nWhile the dogs love the attention as well, like any working dog they can be very serious about their work and know how to work a room.\r\n\r\nOn one such visit where residents were sitting in a large circle, the Dimke’s previous dog, Dixie, went from person to person as if giving each personalized attention.\r\n\r\n“She would go to the first person and then in a counterclockwise fashion would go to each person to be petted,” said Sandy Dimke, laughing.\r\n\r\nThe Dimke’s lost their beloved Dixie to cancer over a year ago, but have since introduced a new dog to the household. An English Setter/ Border Collie mix, Tosh gets excited the minute she dons her bandana, which signals it’s time to go to work.\r\n\r\n“A lot of the members will tell you, the dogs are geared in on doing this and excited to go out,” Russ Dimke said.\r\n\r\n“They know they’re going to get lots of petting,” added Sandy.\r\n\r\nRebecca Bass, a tester/observer with Alliance of Therapy Dogs, another area organization that works with therapy dogs, agreed.\r\n\r\n“Just like their human counterparts, dogs appreciate positive attention and recognition when they are performing their job,” she said.\r\n\r\nHaving trained and worked with therapy dogs for nearly 40 years, Bass says all dogs really need a job, even if it’s something designed to keep them busy or to provide physical activity.\r\n\r\n“A tired dog is a good dog,” she said.\r\n\r\nFor therapy dogs, getting lots of love and attention – and maybe even a treat or two – just happens to come with the job. And who wouldn’t miss that?\r\n\r\nBass and her three Doberman Pinschers, Elke, Mousse and Ocho, along with other members of Alliance of Therapy Dogs also visit assisted living facilities in the area, participate in reading programs in schools and special events.\r\n\r\nWith many hospitals and healthcare facilities still closed to visitors, the challenge has been to keep the dogs active and social and their skills sharp.\r\n\r\nIn addition to increasing their exercise, Bass takes her dogs to retail stores where “well behaved dogs are welcomed” and creates other simulated social experiences where they can meet and interact with people.\r\n\r\n“They don’t forget how to do it and they get that charge when they do,” she said.\r\n\r\nThe Dimkes said members also miss interacting with other members.\r\n\r\n“It’s a social outlet for us too,” said Sandy, adding that members would often meet up for lunch outdoors where their dogs could also gather. The lunch dates would wind up being a sort of advertisement for the work TDI does.\r\n\r\n“When people would see us out they would say, ‘What a bunch of well trained, good dogs,’” Russ said, laughing.\r\n\r\nBoth organizations have hosted social-distancing events such as drive-by parades with dogs in vehicles or other events where residents can wave at and see the dogs from a distance, but it’s not the same handlers say.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_46802\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Greta-and-Elke-Parris-Island.jpeg\"><img class=\"wp-image-46802 size-large\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Greta-and-Elke-Parris-Island-1024x490.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"488\"></a> Therapy dogs Greta, a German shepherd, and Elke, a Doberman pinscher, visit Parris Island. Photo courtesy of Alliance of Therapy Dogs.[/caption]\r\n\r\n“There’s not much we can do until this thing subsides,” Russ said. “It’s up to the facilities or their corporate policy for when they feel it’s safe (to return). And we want them to be safe.”\r\n\r\nOver the summer, the Dimkes mailed a postcard to area healthcare facilities featuring a collage of TDI’s dogs. It was way to let residents and patients know they miss them and have not forgotten about them.\r\n\r\n“When you do a lot of work with these retirement homes, you really feel how isolated some of the people are,” said Russ. “They get to know us and we get to know them, these wonderful people who some of them are sharp as a tack at 90 years old. So they get something out of and we get something out of it too.”\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, both Bass and the Dimkes say they are looking forward to a time when hospitals, schools and facilities can accept visitors again.\r\n\r\n“As soon as they green light us we’ll be back,” Bass said.\r\n\r\nUndoubtedly it will be with tails wagging.\r\n\r\n<em>Mindy Lucas is the Beaufort reporter for The Island News and is a staff writer for Lowcountry Weekly. She can be reached at mindy.islandnews@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n</em>\r\n\r\n<b>THINK YOUR DOG COULD BE A THERAPY DOG?</b>\r\n\r\nIf your dog has a good temperament, loves people, tolerates petting and is obedience trained, you may have a good candidate for a therapy dog.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Chapter of TDI offers a free clinic so that dog owners can get a feel for what is involved with testing and certification.\r\n\r\nFor more information on Therapy Dogs International – Beaufort Chapter, email Russ Dimke at dimke@hargray.com. For more information on Alliance of Therapy Dogs, email Rebecca Bass at muttleycrew2008@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Humans aren’t the only ones who miss ‘business as usual’', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'humans-arent-the-only-ones-who-miss-business-as-usual', '', '', '2020-11-11 13:41:01', '2020-11-11 18:41:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46870', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46872, 4, '2020-11-11 13:43:07', '2020-11-11 18:43:07', '<strong>Photo by Bob Sofaly</strong>\r\nRe-enactors from the 79th New York Highlanders occupy The Arsenal once again to demonstrate what life was like for Union soldiers occupying Beaufort during the Civil War. Saturday was the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Port Royal, which surrendered Beaufort and Hilton Head Island to Union forces in 1861. <strong>\r\n\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Marien and Pike Mink, left, watch as their son Colt plays during Saturday’s Union Encampment by the 79th New York Highlanders at The Arsenal. Saturday also was the anniversary of the surrender of Beaufort County to Union forces in 1861.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>&nbsp;</strong>', 'Bringing history to life', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bringing-history-to-life', '', '', '2020-11-11 13:43:07', '2020-11-11 18:43:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46872', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46874, 4, '2020-11-11 13:55:41', '2020-11-11 18:55:41', '<h2>Many say council still needs to get its act together, improve communications and transparency</h2>\r\n<strong>By Mindy Lucas</strong>\r\n\r\nNow that Beaufort County’s top administrative official has resigned after some on county council tried to force her out, many are wondering what’s next with both the position and council itself.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Council Chairman Joe Passiment said the county will begin working to fill the position recently occupied by Beaufort County Administrator Ashley Jacobs, after the first of the year.\r\n\r\n“How long that will take we don’t know at this point in time,” Passiment said.\r\n\r\nThe council will wait to install new member, Logan Cunningham, and other members who were re-elected before trying to fill the administrator’s job, he said. It will then work to find a search firm to help with the process. All told, it could take several months, he said.\r\n\r\n“That’s the most appropriate way we should be doing this,” he said.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, many residents are left wondering how the council plans to re-build trust and confidence in the months to come with an already controversy- and election-weary community.\r\n\r\nJacobs, who resigned in October after only 18 months on the job, came in during a period of strife in the county’s government. From infighting on council, to lawsuits and low morale, it was not an easy time to be a new administrator.\r\n\r\nThe last straw seemed to come in October, after county council met privately to discuss her firing. Jacobs tendered her resignation a week later.\r\n\r\nAsked about how the council was doing in terms of its communications now, Passiment said the council was “doing fine.” However, the news of Jacob’s resignation disappointed and angered many who saw her initial hiring as way of righting the ship.\r\n\r\n“I think a lot of people felt like she was going to be the captain of this ship that was going to get them out of the storm,” said Heather Bragg, owner and founder of Bluffton-based marketing and communications firm Bragg Media.\r\n\r\nBragg, who led the recent “Let Her Work SC” effort to petition council members to keep Jacobs in her job, said she had heard from many – from county employees to elected officials and those “on and off the record” – who were either angered or upset by council’s actions to force Jacobs out and continues to hear from people. More than 265 people signed the petition at www.letherworksc.com.\r\n\r\nShe pointed to the former administrator’s many accomplishments for why the move to terminate Jacobs made no sense. Among those mentioned on the site include the creation of the first comprehensive budget plan and discovery of $1 million that was<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>purpose and accountability.\r\n\r\nFor county employees, Jacobs instituted the first paid sick leave and was working on a paternity leave policy. She also completed a compensation study to ensure that people are being paid what they’re supposed to be, so that employees are paid equitably and fairly without compensation being attached to such things as sex, race, political affiliations and patronage.\r\n\r\n“She was paying attention to the money, building in efficiencies and saving us over a million dollars,” Bragg said. “It feels like the county has taken a large step back now.”\r\n\r\n<strong>What happened?</strong>\r\n\r\nTo figure out what happened or when the move to force Jacobs out began, many point to Stu Rodman’s tenure as chairman of the council.\r\n\r\nAfter it was discovered that Rodman, who often clashed with Jacobs, had used his personal email in an attempt to steer a roads project on Hilton Head, thereby sidestepping Jacobs and others on council, many in the community and some on council began questioning Rodman’s credibility to continue as chair.\r\n\r\nRodman denied the existence of those emails, but a later request using the Freedom of Information Act uncovered their existence, local news reports showed.\r\n\r\nThe episode eventually led to Rodman’s ousting as chair in a contentious council meeting held in March.\r\n\r\nAt that meeting, council members also voiced concerns over Rodman’s treatment of Jacobs and other county employees and took issue with the way in which he had attempted to limit public comment and disregarded parliamentary procedure to control council agendas.\r\n\r\nDespite these and other controversies Jacobs inherited, she continued to move forward with her effort to improve communications and transparency and had already started that effort by creating a public information officer position for the county.\r\n\r\nThat position, held by former Island Packet columnist/senior editor Liz Farrell, was designed to handle both internal and external communications, improve communications with constituents and even work to improve employee morale through planned events and other positive initiatives.\r\n\r\nFarrell left the position in September for a job at the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. It has not been filled yet.\r\n\r\nWhile Jacobs had her detractors on county council, other members have since come forward and said they were never in favor of Jacobs’ removal.\r\n\r\n“I absolutely was one that did not approve of that,” said County Councilman Mike Covert. “And I still don’t, now more than ever.”\r\n\r\nCovert, who was also one of the most vocal council members in favor of Rodman’s stepping down as chairman, said he “wrestled with the decision” to speak publicly about what happened in the three-hour executive session, in which members voted 6-5 to terminate Jacobs.\r\n\r\n“It was, in my opinion, dishonest,” he said. “I (still) consider it to be crooked, morally wrong and reprehensible.”\r\n\r\nSince then, Covert said he’s “taken a beating” since there is a code not to talk about what happens in executive sessions.\r\n\r\nHowever, he said if he had to do over, he would do it again.\r\n\r\n“I don’t work for the government,” he said. “I work for the citizens … and they have a right to know if things are dishonest and morally corrupt, more than I deserve to hide in executive session held behind closed doors.”\r\n\r\n<strong>Greenway steps in</strong>\r\n\r\nAt its most recent meeting, held on Nov. 9, county council approved an employment agreement to pay the county\'s Community Development Department Director Eric Greenway $190,000 to continue in his role as interim county administrator through June 30, 2021, despite his handling of a development project earlier in the year.\r\n\r\nGreenway was criticized by many in the community who thought he should not have relied on the “work and confirmation” provided by an individual from an outside entity when giving the greenlight to Bay Point developers to proceed to the zoning board phase with their application for an “ecotourism resort” on the barrier island.\r\n\r\nIn July, it was found that the organization in concern – The International Ecotourism Society and its Executive Director Jon Bruno – had a history of troubling allegations and is not a nonprofit as it had purported to be.\r\n\r\nIn a letter dated Aug. 19, Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Isle of Palms, and Rep. Shannon Erickson, R-Beaufort, even went so far as to say that the use and delegation of authority to an unelected third party was “highly unusual” and “constitutionally suspect.”\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, Greenway has been hired to serve as the county’s interim administrator. It remains to be seen whether he will step in permanently.\r\n\r\nPassiment said Greenway has not said whether he’s interested in doing the job in a permanent capacity, but that it will be his choice to apply when the process begins next year.\r\n\r\n“Everyone who wants to apply will be allowed to apply,” he said.\r\n\r\n<strong>Improving communication, transparency</strong>\r\n\r\nAdding to the confusion over communication and transparency, in October some county council members proposed hiring their own public information officer, or public relations specialist.\r\n\r\nIn fact, county council had intended to discuss at its Oct. 5 meeting whether to transfer County Communications Manager Laura Fanelli to a newly created position promoting county council. The role was to be a separate position from the county’s public information officer.\r\n\r\nHowever, after local news media found a social media account operated by Fanelli was filled with divisive and inflammatory language on such topics as race and politics, county council dropped the idea.\r\n\r\nIt is now planning only to fill the county\'s public information officer position, Passiment said, the position formerly held by Liz Farrell. Fanelli is still employed with the county, he said on Tuesday.\r\n\r\nHowever, Councilman Covert, who is coming to the end of his four-year term on council, said the issue of the council’s image and wanting to hire their own public relations practitioner may not be over yet.\r\n\r\n“Watch what comes up on the agenda,” he said, adding that the idea of council having its own PR employee was “absolutely insane” and a waste of taxpayer’s money.\r\n\r\n“I don’t need to have, nor want someone to speak for me,” he said.\r\n\r\nCovert, who also chairs the council’s communications and transparency committee, went on to say that county council’s main problems lay not just with improving communications or transparency, but with a group of members who were “fighting for ultimate control of the council and their individual little fiefdoms.”\r\n\r\n“They need to get their act together,” he said. “There’s got to be paradigm shift and our leadership needs to change again. This council has got to make some changes.”\r\n\r\nBragg, a former journalist who has handled public relations for various Lowcountry businesses, said county council should be focusing more on what they are doing and less on their image.\r\n\r\n“It’s pretty easy to get good PR,” she said. “You do good things plus transparency and that equals good press. If you do bad things, plus trying to hide it, that equals bad press. It’s a pretty simple formula.”\r\n\r\nBragg who likened the council to a “poorly run POA,” or property owner’s association, said council often seemed in disarray.\r\n\r\n“They seem generally confused during meetings, they have broken their own ordinances, violated state laws and FOIAs,” she said, adding that she’s questioned why there haven’t been more ethics complaints made. “The theme here is accountability in our local leadership.”\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Beaufort County Council Chairman Joe Passiment<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></em>', 'What’s next with Beaufort County Council?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-next-with-beaufort-county-council', '', '', '2020-11-15 13:44:04', '2020-11-15 18:44:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46874', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46877, 4, '2020-11-11 13:57:51', '2020-11-11 18:57:51', '<h2>Interim chief beats two other finalists for job</h2>\r\n<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nDale McDorman was sworn in as police chief of the City of Beaufort on Monday morning.\r\n\r\nCity Manager Bill Prokop initially announced Thursday, Nov. 5 that McDoman had been chosen from three finalists.\r\n\r\n“This is a new challenge in my life,” McDorman said after his swearing-in. “I think it’s made easier by the quality of officers we have here.”\r\n\r\nMcDorman, who was appointed interim chief after the death of Matthew Clancy in July, has been with the Beaufort Police Department since 1995, rising from patrolman to deputy chief in 2010.\r\n\r\n“After completing a very thorough search and interview process with over 25 applicants, from eight states and one very capable and professional internal candidate for the position of police chief, I am pleased to announce the selection of Interim Chief Dale A. McDorman to the position of police chief,” Prokop said. “He did an outstanding job during the interview process with community representatives and City staff. Dale was deputy chief under Chief Clancy and will be building on the programs and methods that were instilled in the Police Department by Chief Clancy.”\r\n\r\nMcDorman will lead a force of 52 officers and four civilian staffers.\r\n\r\nMcDorman said, “I believe that the Beaufort Police Department is one <a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Police-Chief-Dale-McDorman.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-46799 alignright\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Police-Chief-Dale-McDorman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\"></a>of the best in our state and I want to continue that and make us better. I plan to focus on community involvement, transparency, and providing a well-trained department to serve the citizens.\r\n\r\n“I will be contacting community members to establish a Community Advisory Board that will meet to discuss possible community projects, community concerns and also help us get our message out to neighborhoods,” McDorman added. “I believe if we ever grow comfortable with where we are in community service, we are missing something.”\r\n\r\nMcDorman said he always wanted to be a police officer. He followed in his father’s footsteps, and joined the U.S. Air Force after graduating from high school in Cortland, Ohio.\r\n\r\n“Since you cannot be a police officer until you are 21 years old, I joined the Air Force Security Police to gain some experience,” he said.\r\n\r\nMcDorman served in the Air Force for eight years, then returned to Stark County, Ohio, where he became a sheriff’s deputy. He came to Beaufort County in 1990, joining the Sheriff’s Office. In 1995, he moved over to the City of Beaufort Police Department, where he started a K-9 unit.\r\n\r\nMcDorman was promoted through the ranks, becoming sergeant/operations supervisor in October 1999 and lieutenant/operations in April 2005. In 2010, he was promoted to deputy chief by Chief Clancy.\r\n\r\n“Chief Clancy was one of the best and most honorable men I have ever known or worked for,” McDorman said. “He taught me as we went along, and he helped me grow to a better-rounded officer and administrator. Chief Clancy taught me that decisions made in a bubble are likely not the best for all people involved and to always seek input.”\r\n\r\nMcDorman has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia College.', 'McDorman sworn in as Beaufort police chief', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mcdorman-sworn-in-as-beaufort-police-chief', '', '', '2020-11-11 13:59:37', '2020-11-11 18:59:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46877', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46885, 4, '2020-11-13 11:28:21', '2020-11-13 16:28:21', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County School District will resume face-to-face educational instruction five days a week beginning Jan. 4.\r\n\r\nThe announcement came at Friday’s Board of Education meeting.\r\n\r\n“It’s always been our goal to resume five days a week of face-to-face instruction,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said.\r\n\r\nRodriguez noted the challenges of hybrid instruction. “It’s hard for&nbsp;some&nbsp;students academically and socio-emotionally,” he said.&nbsp; “It’s hard for teachers who are&nbsp;delivering&nbsp;both virtual and in-person instruction, and it’s hard for parents to try and juggle it all.”\r\n\r\nThe district decided to return to face-to-face instruction after reviewing COVID-19 infection rates in other South Carolina school districts that have resumed face-to-face instruction.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“What we and other districts are finding,” Rodriguez said, “is that most COVID-19 cases among students and staff&nbsp;are from&nbsp;engagement in&nbsp;outside events and activities.”\r\n\r\n“While we have&nbsp;many&nbsp;safety precautions in place at schools, I urge our citizens to continue taking the necessary precautions against the COVID-19 virus so we can open our buildings and keep children and educators safe.”\r\n\r\nRodriguez acknowledged the physical distancing challenges of returning to a traditional schedule in some of the district’s more crowded schools. “District and school-based administrators are working to mitigate these challenges.”\r\n\r\nSixty-two percent of Beaufort County School District students currently participate in hybrid instruction, with the remaining 38 percent receiving virtual instruction.\r\n\r\nIf a family wishes to change their student’s preference from virtual to face-to-face instruction, they will be able to do so for the second semester, which commences Feb. 2.&nbsp;All requests for changes will be handled by schools directly during the window of Nov.&nbsp;16-24, allowing administrators and educators sufficient time to plan accordingly.', 'School district to resume face-to-face instruction 5 days a week Jan. 4', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-district-to-resume-face-to-face-instruction-5-days-a-week-jan-4', '', '', '2020-11-13 11:28:21', '2020-11-13 16:28:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46885', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(46913, 4, '2020-11-18 10:42:59', '2020-11-18 15:42:59', '<strong>By LARRY DANDRIDGE<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Larry-Dandridge.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-46908 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Larry-Dandridge-780x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"177\"></a>Every wound, injury, illness, and Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) contamination that a US military man or women has may very well cause some kind of serious service-connected disability. As time goes by these injuries, illnesses and HAZMAT encounters may prevent the veteran and his or her family from working and enjoying life. These harmful events may also cause employment problems, disease, and deformity in offspring, domestic problems, and divorces.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIf a veteran or active duty member cannot show the military service or the VA strong proof that these injuries, illnesses, and HAZMAT encounters happened while on active duty and cannot show that their disabilities are military service-connected, the military medical and the VA compensation and pension folks will likely not award service-connected disability compensation and other benefits. To ensure a veteran and his or her family receives the benefits they earned, every active duty Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Airman, and Coast Guardsman needs to:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n1. Make certain he or she prepares for and takes maximum advantage of the Separation Health Assessment, which is a single exam that supports the VA disability compensation program and Department of Defense (DoD) mandatory separation, history, and physical exam. The VA conducts the exam when the service member is applying for disability compensation and has at least 90 days remaining on active duty. DoD conducts the exam for service members who aren’t filing a disability compensation claim or have less than 90 days remaining on active duty. The assessment provides a complete medical evaluation at separation, which documents any medical concerns identified during the service member’s military career For more information see the following web site file:///C:/Users/Owner/Documents/Free%20Lance%20Writing/SeparationHealthAssessment%20(1).pdf\r\n\r\n2. Report in detail all injuries (including hearing damage, significant emotional events, and mental trauma), illnesses, wounds, and HAZMAT contamination to his or her chain of command and to their medical team.\r\n\r\n3. Make sure these injuries (including sprains, cuts, blunt trauma, etc.), wounds, illnesses, and HAZMAT contaminations are documented in as much detail as possible in the service member’s medical and personnel records. HAZMAT includes such things as Agent Orange and other rainbow chemicals, radiation, asbestos, lead and smoke; chemicals like solvents, asbestos, fuel, lubricants, and cleaning materials; contact with pathogens (like exposure to body fluids from needle pricks, administering first aid and CPR, etc.), and many others. If proper protective equipment (PPE) is used, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is followed, and no contamination takes place then the service member need not document.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n4. Obtain copies of all medical records, personnel records, and line-of-duty reports, accident reports, operational hazard reports (OHRs), serious incident reports, OSHA Injury &amp; Illness Incident Reports, efficiency reports (performance evaluations), news articles, unit history reports, and other reports for any service-connected injury.\r\n\r\n5. Take pictures of any injuries and exposures that are service connected and record all witness names, addresses, and phone numbers and the dates, times, places, and circumstances of the event. It is also wise to get a copy of the HAZMAT label, tag, markings, and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) if HAZMAT is involved.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n6. As soon as possible after any wounds, injuries, illnesses, or HAZMAT contamination, obtain detailed lay witness (eye witness) signed and dated statements from witnesses to the event, injuries, illness, and contamination. The service member should then keep these pictures and lay witness statements in a safe place for the rest of his or her life. The service member should also ensure his or her spouse knows where the lay witness statements and other evidence are stored.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n7. Obtain a paper or digitized copy of his or her Department of Defense (DD) Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, military personnel records, military medical records, and other military records when he or she is separated or retired from the military. Veterans can request a copy of their DD214, personnel records, and medical records by online, by fax, by phone, or letter by following the instructions at the National Archives web site at https://www.archives.gov/veterans.\r\n\r\nMilitary men and women have historically not done a good job of keeping proof of their injuries, wounds, illnesses, exposure to loud noise, and HAZMAT contaminations. They frequently live to regret this terribly as they get older. These injuries and exposures frequently cause worsening health related conditions. They also cause secondary health problems, may cause health problems in their children, and result in many premature deaths. Without firm evidence of injuries and contaminations, the application of VA and State Veterans benefits could be delayed and have a much higher probability of being denied.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMilitary men and women have historically also not done a good job of taking advantage of his or her Separation Health Assessment and, especially filing for VA health benefits and disability. Adding to the problem of missed benefits, the joint VA and DOD Separation Health Assessment was not available until half way through the war in Iraq. Some military members are so anxious to get out of the military, as fast as they can, they forgo applying for VA benefits and the VA Separation Health Assessment ----- and applying for VA Disability benefits is not mandatory.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDon’t miss out on your hard-earned Veterans state and federal benefits and military benefits, like Service-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) because you do not have PROOF of in-service wounds, injuries, illnesses, and contaminations. The Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force have separate addresses to submit CRSC claims to. The Navy and US Marine Corps CRSC web site is at https://www.secnav.navy.mil/mra/CORB/Pages/CRSCB/default.aspx.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nRead all about applying for CRSC at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) website https://www.dfas.mil/retiredmilitary/disability/applyforcrsc/. The Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force have separate addresses to submit CRSC claims to. The Navy and US Marine Corps web site is at https://www.secnav.navy.mil/mra/CORB/Pages/CRSCB/default.aspx..<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDon’t miss out on the best and free medical care in the world, the best family assistance available, employment assistance and advantages, and dozens of other VA benefits. Do not miss out on potentially tens of thousands of dollars of VA service-connected disability pay (100% disabled veterans are eligible for over $36,000.00 per year in disability compensation and free medical care), because you cannot prove you were injured, ill, wounded, or contaminated with HAZMAT and disabled while serving your country.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe old saying of “If it is not written down officially somewhere, it did not happen!” is especially true with filing a successful claim for service-connected disability and other related benefits with the VA and with filing a successful claim for Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<em>Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam era wounded warrior, a combat 100% disabled veteran, an ex-Enlisted Infantryman, an Ex-Warrant Officer Attack Helicopter Pilot and Test-pilot, and a retired Lt. Colonel. He is a Veterans Service Officer, volunteer Patient Adviser and CEO Advisory Council Member at the RHJ VA Medical Center; the Fisher House Charleston volunteer Good Will Ambassador; the VP for Veteran and Retiree Affairs for the Coastal Carolina Army Association Chapter; the Author of the award winning BLADES OF THUNDER (Book One), and contributing writer with the Island News. You can email him at: LDandridge@earthlink.net\r\n\r\n</em>\r\n\r\n<em><b>EDITOR’S NOTE:&nbsp;</b>This is the first article of a series of 12 helpful articles on State of SC and Federal Veterans Benefits to be published in the Island News over the next three months.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>&nbsp;</em>', 'Why military members should keep good records of injuries and illnesses', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'why-military-members-should-keep-good-records-of-injuries-and-illnesses', '', '', '2020-11-18 10:42:59', '2020-11-18 15:42:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46913', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46915, 4, '2020-11-18 10:45:55', '2020-11-18 15:45:55', '<h2>Two sets of sisters<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>graduate recruit training<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>at Parris Island</h2>\r\n<strong>By Sgt. Dana Beasley, USMC</strong>\r\n\r\nThree days before her grandfather passed away, Ashley Valentine, 19, made a promise to carry on his legacy in the United States armed services. After she decided to join the Marine Corps, her sister Amber, 22, made the decision to enlist as well.\r\n\r\n“After talking with the recruiter about how it would impact my life, I was committed,” Amber said. “I was ready to go no matter what.”\r\n\r\nAmber waited for her sister to be approved medically before she went to recruit training. The Manassas, Va. natives both agreed that having each other to rely on through recruit training helped during some of their highest highs and lowest lows.\r\n\r\n“I went through a moment during first phase where I received some bad news in a letter, and she was there to be a shoulder for me to lean on,” Amber said.\r\n\r\nThe two will not be attending Marine Combat Training together however – Ashley suffered a hip fracture prior to graduation and will be remaining on the island while she heals.\r\n\r\nThe sisters both have faith and confidence in each other on the next step of their lives, despite being physically distant. After they complete Combat Training, Amber will continue on in the Communications field and Ashley will be certified as a Motor Transportation Operator.\r\n\r\n“I know she’s going to be ok,” Ashley said of her sister. “She’s always been independent and I know she’s going to succeed in her career.”\r\n\r\nAn unbreakable bond\r\n\r\nWhen Maria, Vanessa and Melissa Placido Jaramillo were young children, they made a pact to join the military together, and it was their unbreakable bond that got them through the trials of recruit training.\r\n\r\nThe three sisters were born in Panama and moved to Las Vegas at a young age. Maria, 21, said she loved war movies growing up; When she saw “Tears of the Sun” for the first time, she said she was truly inspired the join the military. After learning about the ROTC program, she found her true motivation to become a Marine – to honor her family and give back the country who gave her so much.\r\n\r\nHer other two sisters, identical twins Melissa and Vanessa, 22, were also in the ROTC program exploring their options with different branches, but it was their younger sister who first spoke with a Marine Corps recruiter.\r\n\r\nDuring recruit training, it was friendly competition and daily positive affirmation that keep their relationship with each other strong, Melissa said.\r\n\r\n“When one of us is lacking and the other is strong in that area, we always push each other to become to best we can be,” Melissa said.\r\n\r\n“We have an unbreakable bond,” Maria said. “We are always together, but we know how to live separately. I know that my sisters will always be there for me, even when they are not physically with me.”\r\n\r\nThe three sisters have yet to find out what Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) they will be assigned, but are looking forward to what the Marine Corps has in store for them. Maria says she is excited to expand her knowledge of a new occupation while completing her education.\r\n\r\nMelissa and Vanessa also both intend to complete their education, Melissa as a double major in Political Science and Medical Science, and Vanessa in Political Science and Legal Science. They all three will become nationalized as American citizens.\r\n\r\nThese two sets of sisters, with stories of resilience, may have come to Parris Island with different mindsets and from different background, but they will forever share the bond of becoming Marines side-by-side.', 'Sisters by blood, sisters in arms', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sisters-by-blood-sisters-in-arms', '', '', '2020-11-18 10:45:55', '2020-11-18 15:45:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46915', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46918, 4, '2020-11-18 10:47:22', '2020-11-18 15:47:22', '<strong>By DAVID TAUB</strong>\r\n\r\nA good novelist keeps his/her readers turning pages until the last chapter, perhaps even the last page by kidnapping the reader to live in the novel’s imaginary world.\r\n\r\nAnd a good journalist hooks his/her readers quickly; perhaps even the first sentence or paragraph.\r\n\r\nI am neither, so I am going to give you the bottom line about “race” straightaway.\r\n\r\nWhy? Because I want this TRUTH to etch a permanent place in your cerebral cortex. And for it to remain there. Now and forever.\r\n\r\nThere are NO biological or genetic-based human races; nor have there been for hundreds of thousands of years, since the evolution of Homo sapiens (modern humans, although the sapiens part – Latin for “smart” or “intelligent” -- may be problematic). Period.\r\n\r\nAll so-called human “races” are subjective creations of other humans. These human races are a socio-cultural or political chimera (an illusion or fabrication), often masquerading as pseudo-scientific conclusions or facts.\r\n\r\nThe Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment, beginning in the 16th century, gave us the rapid development of science. Primarily driven by dedicated endeavors of European men, geology, zoology, physics, medicine, chemistry, astronomy and other disciplines stormed onto our intellectual horizons.\r\n\r\nWhen the European explorers brought back strange animals (and people), zoology dominated the description and categorization (typology) of the novel creatures from a world previously unknown to the dominant white civilization of Western Europe.\r\n\r\nIn the early years of the biological sciences, biologists/zoologists/paleontologists used the term “race” as a typological category to classify different groups of plants and animals, including humans. It was typically used to identify geographic populations belonging to a single species, and thus became a vernacular or generic synonym for “subspecies.”\r\n\r\nUnlocking the secrets of our genetic code in the middle of the 20th century produced major advances in our knowledge of evolutionary biology. Today, there is scientific certainty that species are real biological phenomena. Species are factual reproductively organized evolutionary units; for example, even though dogs evolved from wolves, all the various varieties (breeds) of dogs belong to only one species, lupus.\r\n\r\nAs bio-genetic insights increased our understanding of human variation, use of “race” as a categorical concept lost its validity and thus, its scientific utility. Why? Because it lacked a clear definition as a biological/taxonomic rank, having been arbitrarily and subjectively defined and then applied.\r\n\r\nGenetic variation in a species, what geneticists call the genotype, underwrites the differences we observe in critters, what is referred to as the phenotype. While environmental factors may have some minor influences on the phenotype, fundamentally the genome determines what we look like. It is an evolutionary biology maxim, which still allows for the substantial variation that is exhibited in all plant and animal species, a product of inherent genetic variation.\r\n\r\nHomo sapiens rank in the lower end of species variation, but variable nonetheless. All species possess differing degrees of genetic variability, as reflected in their physical appearance and such differences as hair tint and type, eye and skin color, facial features, etc.\r\n\r\nThese physical differences among humans are the most commonly used criteria for constructing “races,” which are really just social compositions.\r\n\r\nHighlighting the subjectivity and imprecise definition of races, the artificially created list of human races have been fashioned based on physical, linguistic, ecological, geographical, climatic, physiological and even seasonal criteria. There have been classes of sub-races, local races, race populations and micro-geographic and macro-geographic races; even ethnic or religious “races.”\r\n\r\nBut races are NOT real biological phenomena. Species represent genuine “breaks” in nature, whereas so-called races are part of a continuum and can only ever have arbitrary and subjective boundaries.\r\n\r\nAs a biological phenomenon or typological category, “race” is on precarious ground; it is not based on good science and its usage in the biological sciences, by and large, has been abandoned. Its lack of credibility derives from a desire to remove subjectivity and fuzzy thinking from the science of understanding the nature of Nature.\r\n\r\nNonetheless, human “races” as socio-cultural classifications have been and remain common place in many cultures around the world. The notion of human races has a long, profound and, too often, an ugly, ignominious and bloody history.\r\n\r\nHerculean advances in the biological sciences of the 20th century provides us with the following axioms or rules as they regard man-made human racial categories:\r\n\r\nNo. 1: Human Races do not exist as biologically definable classes. Human races are a bio-genetic fiction, even if they are a social fact (see No. 2).\r\n\r\nNo. 2: A socially constituted definition (and identification) of a human race is an arbitrary and capricious grouping, usually based on differences in physical appearances, with no value in the scientific universe.\r\n\r\n<em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.</em>', 'Race and its Evil Twin, Racism: Chapter 1, The Falsehood of Biological Race', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'race-and-its-evil-twin-racism-chapter-1-the-falsehood-of-biological-race', '', '', '2020-11-18 10:47:22', '2020-11-18 15:47:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46918', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46920, 4, '2020-11-18 10:48:34', '2020-11-18 15:48:34', '<strong>By SCOTT GRABER</strong>\r\n\r\nIt is Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, and it is early, still dark, but we have a winner — Joe Biden.\r\n\r\nIt was not the easy, elegant early-morning decision we have known in the past. The television networks — reeling from imprecise, misleading polling during the campaign — held back. So we got our results piecemeal – almost precinct by precinct, the counting becoming a teachable moment. The teachers being Steve Kornacki at MSNBC and John King at CNN.\r\n\r\nWhen my wife and I arrived in Beaufort (1971), we were interested in elections and election results. In those days we lived on Port Republic Street and we could walk to the Arsenal where the ballots were counted. In fact, we would usually be drafted into the counting process which involved pencils, legal pads and paper ballots.\r\n\r\nThe ballot boxes were, in fact, locked wooden boxes that were carried to the Arsenal in pick-up trucks. Although we always waited for the boxes from Hilton Head Island, and the single box from Daufuskie, they contained few votes and never changed the outcome. But Arthur Horne, then Chairman of the Democratic Party, couldn’t “call” the election until they arrived and those 16 or 17 votes were counted.\r\n\r\nIn 1971, local and statewide governance was entirely within the ownership of the Democratic Party — in those faded, sepia tinted days you could count the Republicans in Beaufort on one hand. The electoral arithmetic acknowledged that the African-American vote was sometimes 35 or 40 percent of the popular vote.\r\n\r\nIn 1971 The City of Beaufort had its conservative precincts; but they were overwhelmed by the liberal precincts on St. Helena Island, Seabrook, Burton and Sheldon. Other parts of South Carolina, Greenville in particular, were drifting into the Republican orbit sending a few of these strange folk (Carroll Campbell) to the General Assembly. But our representatives — Jimmy Waddell, Jim Moss, Harriet Keyserling — were Democrats.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBy the late 1980s the South Carolina General Assembly was beginning to change. At first it was long-tenured Democrats who said they were tired; that things had changed and now they were ready to go home and fish off their docks. Younger members simply changed their party affiliation, often saying, “I didn’t leave the Party. It left me.”\r\n\r\nAnd something else was happening.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County, along with Horry and Charleston counties, was seeing an influx of northern retirees. These folks were lured to Beaufort by lower taxes; golf courses where one could get a 10 o’clock tee time; and winters that rarely involved the shoveling of snow. In the 1970s and 80s, this southern migration was a trickle; but in the 1990s it was an unrelenting wave.\r\n\r\nThese retirees arrived in Beaufort County with a pension, a desire to spend more time with their grandchildren, and a desire to make the last quarter of their lives meaningful.\r\n\r\nAnd they arrived with their Country Club Republican conservatism intact. By the turn of the century they had completely erased the “African-American advantage” and had built a Republican majority.\r\n\r\nMr. Trump is blaming his defeat on bad ballots, cheating and corrupt vote-counting officials. But if one watched Kornacki or King, one got a granular tutorial on the mathematics of this particular election. It wasn’t hard to understand.\r\n\r\nThe essential divide — the battleground this time around — was between the large Democratic cities (Philadelphia, Atlanta and Las Vegas) and the Republican-held counties in between. The cities were blue blobs; the rural countryside was colored red; and a first glance it was hard to understand how this red mass could represent a Democratic victory.\r\n\r\nBut Kornacki and King explained that vote-rich cities were not yet counted. These voters, mostly Democrats, voted early (or by mail) and that the election-day votes were being counted first.\r\n\r\nThis tutorial went from city to city explaining the total votes cast; the probable breakdown between the Democratic and Republican voting; and why that number would likely overtake the votes cast on election day.\r\n\r\nIt might have been confusing had they done this arithmetic once, or twice, but they did it over and over again as “tranches” of votes were released by the vote counters in Philadelphia and Atlanta.\r\n\r\nDonald Trump is not going down graciously in the manner of Al Gore or George H.W. Bush. He will preach his homily of vote-counting treachery until the day he dies.\r\n\r\nBut the math learned between Nov. 4 and Nov. 6 is indelibly etched into the brains of the serious, sentient Americans who believe our system worked this time around.\r\n\r\nScott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.', 'We have a winner and our system worked this time', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'we-have-a-winner-and-our-system-worked-this-time', '', '', '2020-11-18 10:48:34', '2020-11-18 15:48:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46920', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46923, 4, '2020-11-18 10:49:14', '2020-11-18 15:49:14', 'The last time the USCB women’s soccer team went to overtime, the Sand Sharks let an opportunity to knock off undefeated Southeastern slip away. This time, the Sand Sharks found the golden goal that earned them a rematch with the Fire.\r\n\r\nMari Kalvatn netted the game-winner in double overtime to lift USCB to a 3-2 win over St. Thomas on Sunday in the Sun Conference quarterfinals, sending the Sand Sharks through to a semifinal showdown with Southeastern on Tuesday.\r\n\r\nDown 2-0 at halftime, the Sand Sharks recorded three unanswered goals, including Kalvatn’s game-winner to extend the home team’s season.\r\n\r\nThe first half favored STU, as the Bobcats connected with a pair of early goals from Andrea Manzur and Kayla Jackson. Just 10 minutes into the second session, Aurya Downey cut the deficit in half when Madeline Matusik ripped a shot from close distance, and after deflecting off the STU keeper, Downey flicked the ball into the net to make the game 2-1.\r\n\r\nJust five minutes later, Matusik found the equalizer with her third goal of 2020. Dina Stalnacke took a corner from the left side and put a cross towards the back post. Matusik found the ball and ripped a shot that was blocked. After corralling the rebound, Matusik again connected and booted it past the keeper and into the back of the net to tie the game at 2.\r\n\r\nUSCB continued to maintain pressure in regulation, including a solid chance in the 78th minute when Marcela Shartouny hit the left post. The freshman curled a shot from the 18-yard line, but the attempt hit the post to keep the game tied, 2-2. The first 10-minute, golden-goal session didn’t have a lot of chances at goal for either team. Both teams combined for three shots with two being on frame.\r\n\r\nSTU connected with a pair of shots within the first four minutes of the second extra session, but both attempts were blocked. Countering after the second blocked shot, Matusik worked to the left corner and fed a cross into the middle of the 18-yard box. Splitting two defenders, Kalvatn controlled the ball and struck the ball past the STU goalkeeper to lift USCB to its 3-2 quarterfinal win.\r\n\r\nThe Sand Sharks (5-5) now get another shot at the Fire (11-0), who escaped Fin Land Field with a 3-2 overtime win Oct. 28. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Lakeland, Florida.', 'USCB Sand Sharks rally past STU, earn 2nd shot at Fire', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-sand-sharks-rally-past-stu-earn-2nd-shot-at-fire', '', '', '2020-11-18 10:49:15', '2020-11-18 15:49:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46923', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46925, 4, '2020-11-18 10:50:58', '2020-11-18 15:50:58', '<strong>By Gabriel Jenkins\r\nLowcoSports.com\r\nPhoto by Bob Sofaly\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High coach Bryce Lybrand said his team needed to be locked in for its first-round SCHSL Class 4A playoff matchup against West Florence on Friday. The Eagles were locked and loaded.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles dominated on both sides of the ball like they have all season at home, rolling to a 45-14 victory to move on to the Lower State semifinals.\r\n\r\nAmariee Morris rushed for 100 yards and four touchdowns, Tyler Haley passed for 217 yards and added 89 rushing yards and a TD, and Beaufort’s defense shut out the Knights in the first half in its most impressive performance of the season.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles were determined and maintained their focus throughout all four quarters, but they set the tone early.\r\n\r\nOn the first offensive drive for West Florence, the Eagles’ defense forced a three-and-out — a theme that was repeated throughout the night — while Beaufort’s offense moved the ball down the field quickly and finished the drive off with a gashing run up the middle from Kacy Fields.\r\n\r\nThe quick score ignited a spark for the rest of the night. The defense came up with another stop and gave the ball back to the Eagles’ offense, which needed just two plays to add to the lead on Haley’s 33-yard TD run to make it 14-0 midway through the first quarter.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles continued to control the line of scrimmage and forced the Knights to punt deep in their own territory, and a botched snap resulted in a safety, setting up another impressive offensive series. Beaufort started to ramp up the run game and pounded the ball down the field, culminating with the first of Morris’ four TDs and a 23-0 lead.\r\n\r\nThe Knights finally came up with a stop early in the second quarter and drove to the Beaufort 4-yard line with a chance to cut into the deficit before halftime. But the Eagles’ defense came in clutch with a crucial stop when linebacker Daniel Phares picked off a pass to preserve the first-half shutout.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles came back with the same energy in the second half with another breakout rushing TD from Morris, who broke out of several tackles for a 49-yard TD to make it 30-0. The Knights responded with a quick drive down the field that ended with a 10-yard TD reception by Stephen Smalls, but Terence Wilson blocked the PAT attempt, and it was 30-6 midway through the third quarter.\r\n\r\nWest Florence recovered an onside kick and drove to the 20-yard line before turning over the ball, and the Eagles rolled down the field and handed the ball to Morris and he rumbled in for a 27-yard TD to put it out of reach.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s defense kept up its dominance and forced another punt from deep in Knights territory that resulted in a second safety thanks to a high snap. The Eagles took advantage of the ensuing possession, as Haley hooked up with McLeod Reichel for a 50-yard pass, setting up Morris’ fourth TD run of the night. Reichel and Fields combined for more than 200 receiving yards.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles will host the Myrtle Beach Seahawks in the second round of the playoffs Friday. The teams haven’t met since the Seahawks’ 48-7 home win over the Eagles in the 2017 playoffs. This time, having the home-field advantage might come in handy for the Eagles, who are 5-0 on their home turf in 2020.\r\n\r\n<em>Above:&nbsp;Beaufort High’s Wyatt Ready, left, and Colten Phares, right, get ready to put the hurt on West Florence quarterback George Floyd during first round of the Class 4A playoffs Friday night at BHS. The Eagles defeated the Knights 45-14 and will host Myrtle Beach at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></em>', 'Eagles clobber Knights, lock in date with Myrtle Beach', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-clobber-knights-lock-in-date-with-myrtle-beach', '', '', '2020-11-20 14:09:38', '2020-11-20 19:09:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46925', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46927, 4, '2020-11-18 10:52:29', '2020-11-18 15:52:29', '<strong>By Justin Jarrett\r\nPhoto by Bob Sofaly</strong>\r\n\r\nDuring the game Friday night, Whale Branch coach Jerry Hatcher was his ordinary self — animated and agitated with every minor mistake, even with his Warriors in control from the outset.\r\n\r\nBut after the Warriors wrapped up a thoroughly impressive 52-12 win over seventh-ranked Johnsonville in the first round of the SCHSL Class 1A playoffs, Hatcher relaxed and stated the obvious. The Warriors are as good as they want to be.\r\n\r\nAnd on Friday night, it looked like they wanted to win it all.\r\n\r\nJoseph Hicks and Jadon Grant each scored twice as Whale Branch ran the ball at will, and the Warriors locked down a dangerous Johnsonville offense, quickly turning a matchup of the sixth- and seventh-ranked teams in the state into a rout.\r\n\r\nA blocked punt set up the first of two touchdown runs from Hicks, and Ray Pryor’s scoop-and-score on the Flashes’ next possession gave the Warriors a quick 14-0 lead.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch’s powerful ground game took over from there, with quarterback Jaylen Reeves and running backs Grant and Hicks surging down the field behind a strong offensive line. Grant capped off one touchdown drive, Reeves another, and it was 28-0 just three minutes into the second quarter.\r\n\r\n“It really brought our confidence up, coming out strong and actually executing what we wanted to do,” Hicks said. “The blocked punt, that was amazing. It really got our energy level up.”\r\n\r\nJohnsonville showed flashes — both from speedy senior Quez Lewis — but they were few and far between thanks to a swarming Whale Branch defense. Lewis got loose on a slant and bolted to the end zone to get the Flashes on the board, and he followed Hicks’ second TD run with a 98-yard kickoff return for a score to give Johnsonville a glimmer of hope late in the first half, but the Flashes didn’t sniff the end zone in the second half.\r\n\r\nJaylen Roberts and Xavier Chaplin were consistently in the backfield making life difficult for Flashes quarterback Malik Shippy, and Hicks and the linebacking corps contained DaQuan Burroughs. Austin Stephens put the finishing touches on a dominant defensive performance with an interception that he returned to the end zone before it was called back for an unnecessary block in the back away from the play.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nClifton Major capped the scoring with a touchdown run, clinching the Warriors eighth straight win — the longest streak in program history — and setting up a showdown at Bamberg-Ehrhardt next Friday.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors and Red Raiders were region rivals in Class 2A before both moved to different Class 1A regions this season, and Whale Branch has a sour taste from its last trip to Bamberg for a 14-7 defeat last October.\r\n\r\n“Last year we took a hard ‘L,’” Hicks said. “We shouldn’t have lost that game. We’re ready to play this team. We’re gonna come out next week and try to do the same thing.”\r\n\r\n<em>Above:&nbsp;Whale Branch’s Joseph Hicks gets tackled just shy of his first touchdown against the Johnsonville Flashes on Friday during the first-round 1A playoff game. The Warriors went on to win 52-12 and will travel to Bamberg-Ehrhardt on Friday for Round 2.</em>', 'Undefeated Warriors roar into second round', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'undefeated-warriors-roar-into-second-round', '', '', '2020-11-20 14:08:16', '2020-11-20 19:08:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46927', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46930, 4, '2020-11-18 10:53:39', '2020-11-18 15:53:39', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nA forensic audit of Beaufort County School District debt service accounts found no improper transactions, an auditing firm hired by the Board of Education reported Tuesday, Nov. 10.\r\n\r\nThe Board voted in June to conduct the special forensic audit after Beaufort County Auditor Jim Beckert expressed concerns about “unscheduled overpayment of debt,” “unaccounted for” changes in fund balances and other issues related to cash flow.\r\n\r\nThe New Mexico-based Jaramillo Accounting Group said it had reviewed “all debt service revenue and expense accounts for the district and accounting for all tax revenue and all state reimbursements for fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020, FY 2018-2019, and FY 2017-2018.”\r\n\r\n“As a result of our detailed procedures performed over debt service funds, we did not identify any instances of fraudulent behavior or transactions,” the accounting firm’s report to the Board of Education said. The firm made several recommendations for improving communication between the county and district.\r\n\r\nThe forensic audit was the third special review conducted in addition to the regular independent audits that are conducted each year by outside firms. The other two were:\r\n\r\n– Savannah-based Mauldin &amp; Jenkins reported in May that all purchases made using school district credit cards between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 were properly authorized and documented. The district makes most of its purchases of goods and services electronically – everything from classroom supplies to school furniture to monthly utility bills – using “purchase cards” provided by Bank of America.\r\n\r\n– Virginia-based Reed &amp; Associates reported in 2018 that it had sampled purchase card transactions from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 and found no unauthorized purchases or improper documentation.\r\n\r\nThe total cost of the three special audits was $103,000.', 'Forensic audit of Beaufort County School District comes up clean', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'forensic-audit-of-beaufort-county-school-district-comes-up-clean', '', '', '2020-11-18 10:53:39', '2020-11-18 15:53:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46930', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46932, 4, '2020-11-18 10:57:27', '2020-11-18 15:57:27', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nTwice a year, members of the Photography Club of Beaufort submit their best photos in competition among their peers. This year, the club – meeting monthly via Zoom – found the process of judging needed to be more creative.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2020-11-18-at-10.18.59-AM.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46912\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2020-11-18-at-10.18.59-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"334\"></a>\r\n\r\nNormally the club chooses judges who are in the geographic proximity of Beaufort. In October, since the club was meeting virtually, competition chair, Sandy Dimke realized that they could uses judges from anywhere in the country, or in this case, North America.\r\n\r\nThe club selected the best three judges available on the night of the competition. The 2020 judges were Jeff Amberg, a commercial photographer from Columbia; Donald Brown, a landscape photographer from Charlotte; and Viki Gaul, a nature photographer from Halifax, Nova Scotia.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2020-11-18-at-10.19.15-AM.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46911\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2020-11-18-at-10.19.15-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"322\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe group of international judges had the opportunity to review the images a few days prior to the judging and came prepared to cast their votes.\r\n\r\nWinners this year were:\r\n\r\nNovice – 1st place: Dave Gottschall for “Heron Through the Looking Grass”\r\n\r\nIntermediate – 1st Place: Karen Norwood for “It’s Cold.” Also receiving awards in this division were: Peter Ferrier for “Doll at Old Car City”, Jim Bright for “Fire on the Lake” and Jack Beaucaire for “Dragonfly.”\r\n\r\nAdvanced – 1st Place: Bob Norwood for “Monks at Play.” Also receiving awards in this division were: Rich Matheny for “Let Go My Shrimp”, Karen Gottschall for “Painted Bunting” and Gregg Hunt for “Rice Field Trunk.”<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2020-11-18-at-10.19.32-AM.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46910\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2020-11-18-at-10.19.32-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"286\"></a>\r\n\r\nExpert – 1st Place: Joan Eckhardt for “Golden Hour.” Also receiving awards in this division were: Lynn Long for “Off to Dinner;” Paul Nurnberg for “Daniella” and Randy Thompson for “Laotian Rice Paddy.”\r\n\r\nThe club will meet virtually the second Monday of every month at 7 p.m. through Spring 2021 when hopefully life will begin to return to normalcy. For more information, visit www.beaufortphotoclub.com.\r\n\r\n<em>Top of page: \"It\'s Cold\" by Karen Norwood</em>', 'Photography Club overcomes Covid setbacks', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'photography-club-overcomes-covid-setbacks', '', '', '2020-11-18 10:57:27', '2020-11-18 15:57:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46932', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46934, 4, '2020-11-18 10:58:56', '2020-11-18 15:58:56', '<strong>By Cynthia Weiss, newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org</strong>\r\n\r\nColorectal cancer, cancer that arises from the skin that lines the inner surface of the colon and rectum, is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. But it is also one of the only cancers that can be prevented with screening.\r\n\r\nThe number of people diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer has dropped over the past several decades, but data indicate that the number of deaths and the number of new cases in patients under 50 are increasing, and it\'s not known why, says Dr. John Kisiel, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist.\r\n\r\nIn response, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated its recommendations for screening to start at 45 — five years earlier than the previous recommendation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe recommendations acknowledge the importance for earlier screening in certain populations, including African Americans, who are more likely to die from colon cancer. \"African Americans are often diagnosed with either more advanced disease or may have more aggressive disease when they are diagnosed,\" says Dr. Kisiel.\r\n\r\nIt is also important that those with a family history and certain inherited syndromes should consider testing at an earlier age.\r\n\r\nFor most people, a colonoscopy is the best test to exam the colon to detect changes or abnormalities in the large intestine and rectum. Stool DNA tests and blood tests are available, as well.\r\n\r\n\"Colorectal cancer screening is one of the most effective types of screening for a cancer because not only can we detect an early-stage cancer, but we can actually prevent a cancer from developing,\" says Dr. David Etzioni, a Mayo Clinic colorectal surgeon. \"If a polyp is found, which is a precursor to cancer, it can be removed before it becomes malignant.\"\r\n\r\nFor additional information visit these links:\r\n\r\n\"Mayo Clinic Minute: Who should be screened for colorectal cancer?\"\r\n\r\n\"Mayo Clinic Minute: Symptoms of colorectal cancer\"\r\n\r\n\"Mayo Clinic Minute: How colonoscopies save lives\r\n\r\n<em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em>', 'Updated screening guidelines for Colorectal cancer', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'updated-screening-guidelines-for-colorectal-cancer', '', '', '2020-11-18 10:58:56', '2020-11-18 15:58:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46934', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46936, 4, '2020-11-18 11:00:51', '2020-11-18 16:00:51', 'Amid a season of sweets and special foods, it sometimes can be challenging for diabetics to maintain their dietary discipline. But eating certain foods in moderation can help people with diabetes enjoy the flavors of the holidays without compromising their health.\r\n\r\nThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says more than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes, while another 86 million adults have pre-diabetes. One in four people with diabetes do not know they have the disease.\r\n\r\nManaging diabetes is more than just avoiding candy and cookies. Foods with a lot of fat or those that are high in carbohydrates also can be problematic. Such foods may not be so easy to avoid come the holiday season, but the following are a few tips to help men and women with diabetes maintain their health through the holidays.\r\n\r\n• Anticipate foods. Certain foods are staples of the holiday season. If you anticipate potentially problematic foods, then you can develop a plan to avoid them or eat them in moderation in advance of a holiday dinner.\r\n\r\n• Eat a healthy snack. Prior to partaking of a holiday meal, eat something that will satisfy your hunger to avoid overeating once you are there.\r\n\r\n• Ask about foods. Don’t be shy to ask the host or hostess about what will be served. This will help you develop a strategy that will fit with your meal plan.\r\n\r\n• Limit or avoid alcohol consumption. Only drink in moderation and eat something beforehand to prevent low blood glucose levels later. Avoid any beverage with high calorie mixers or ones packed with extra sugar.\r\n\r\n• Make a special dish. Make something that is diabetic-friendly to serve at the feast. Chances are someone else attending the meal is diabetic and will appreciate having a healthy choice as well.\r\n\r\n• Opt for diet-approved fruit. Choose fruit over sweets at the dessert table. If you bring a baked good, consider recipes with reduced sugar or ones that use a sugar substitute.\r\n\r\n• Control your portions. Fill up your dish with healthy foods, leaving only a small spot for something indulgent.\r\n\r\n• Test diligently. Now is the time to monitor your blood-sugar levels like a hawk. Monitor your levels more closely so you can see how holiday foods are affecting your levels and so you know if you need to make any adjustments.\r\n\r\n• Rebound quickly. Experts advise that if you go overboard on a particular day, get back on your feet the next. Exercise, revisit meal plans and cut portion sizes.\r\n\r\nDiabetics cannot stop monitoring their diets just because the holidays have arrived. With planning and diligence, it’s possible to enjoy the foods and flavors of the holidays without compromising your health.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;\r\n</span>\r\n<em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em>', 'Navigating the holidays with diabetes', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'navigating-the-holidays-with-diabetes', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:00:51', '2020-11-18 16:00:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46936', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46938, 4, '2020-11-18 11:03:23', '2020-11-18 16:03:23', 'Health food afficionados are no doubt aware of the benefits of eating a diet rich in antioxidants. While some antioxidants are produced naturally by the body, others known as exogenous antioxidants can be obtained through the foods we eat. That’s important to know, as the National Cancer Institute notes that research has shown exogenous antioxidants can help prevent the type of cell damage linked to the development of cancer.\r\n\r\nPerhaps the best thing about antioxidants and diet is that foods rich in antioxidants are often healthy and delicious. Such is the case with the following antioxidant-rich recipe for “Curried Pumpkin Soup With Cauliflower” from David Ricketts’ “Eat to Beat Prostate Cancer Cookbook” (Stewart, Tabori &amp; Chang).\r\n<h4><b>Curried Pumpkin Soup With Cauliflower</b></h4>\r\nMakes 6 servings\r\n\r\nIngredients:\r\n\r\n2 tablespoons olive oil\r\n\r\n2 cups coarsely chopped, trimmed cauliflower\r\n\r\n1 sweet onion, such as Vidalia, coarsely chopped\r\n\r\n1 tablespoon curry powder\r\n\r\n4 cups vegetable broth\r\n\r\n1 16-ounce can solid-pack pumpkin purée (not pie filling)\r\n\r\n• teaspoon salt\r\n\r\n1. In a large, nonstick saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add cauliflower and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Remove cauliflower to a bowl.\r\n\r\n2. Add onion and curry powder to the saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Add 2 cups of the broth and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Let cool slightly.\r\n\r\n3. Working in batches, purée the onion mixture in a blender or small food processor until smooth. Return the mixture to the saucepan.\r\n\r\n4. Stir in the remaining 2 cups broth, pumpkin, salt, and cauliflower. Bring to a boil. Then lower heat, cover, and simmer until cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes.\r\n\r\nMake-ahead tip: Soup can be refrigerated for up to three days.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;\r\n</span>', 'SEASONAL RECIPE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'seasonal-recipe', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:10:52', '2020-11-18 16:10:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46938', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(46940, 4, '2020-11-18 11:12:35', '2020-11-18 16:12:35', 'Thanksgiving is not often associated with healthy eating. From candied sweet potatoes to sausage-filled stuffing, Thanksgiving dinner is full of flavor, but also full of calories and fat. The Calorie Control Council claims the average American will consume more than 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nEven if you won’t come close to consuming 4,500 calories this Thanksgiving, you may want to take the following steps to make your Thanksgiving feast healthier. Shop early for supplies so that you have healthier alternatives on hand when the preparation and cooking begins.\r\n\r\n• Create a calorie deficit. A key to maintaining a healthy weight or losing a few pounds is to exercise more and eat less, a strategy that can be employed during the holiday season. Such a regimen will improve your metabolism, and your body will be better at handling the extra caloric load of Thanksgiving without packing on the pounds. Once Thanksgiving dinner is over, go for a walk around the neighborhood. This can facilitate digestion and burn even more calories.\r\n\r\n• Practice portion control. It’s not necessarily what you eat on Thanksgiving, but how much you eat that makes the meal so unhealthy. The American Heart Association advises holiday celebrants to practice portion control. In addition, eat fewer high-calorie foods and fill up on lighter fare, such as vegetables and lean turkey. This way you get to enjoy a taste of everything without overdoing it.\r\n\r\n• Cut down on bread. Bread can be both delicious and filling. But bread is often full of empty calories, particularly if you’re eating refined, white breads. Opt for less bread in stuffing recipes and incorporate more celery, raisins, cranberries, and apples to give bulk to the stuffing. Choose whole-grain rolls and crackers to complement the main course.\r\n\r\n• Choose healthier ingredients. Substitute low-fat milk or stocks for cream and whole milk in recipes. Include steamed cauliflower in mashed potatoes recipes to make them more filling and healthier. Sweet potatoes tend to be sweet enough without the need for butter, sugar and marshmallows. Skim the fat and oils out of gravies and sauces before serving. Olive oil is a healthier fat that can be used in place of butter or margarine.\r\n\r\n• Focus on fruit for dessert. Thanksgiving dinner is usually followed with a decadent spread of desserts. These pies and cakes can be delicious but laden with calories. In lieu of traditional fare, serve poached fruits sprinkled with a little brown sugar and oatmeal for a tasty and healthy dessert. Low-fat sherbet, fresh fruit salad and rice pudding also make for healthier desserts.\r\n\r\n• Choose healthy beverages. It’s easy to overlook the calorie content of beverages. Whenever possible, choose water or a low-calorie drink. Children can sip on diluted apple juice. Be mindful of how many alcoholic beverages you consume. Spirits can be 100 calories per serving and are high in sugar.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThanksgiving dinner tends to be high in calories. But there are ways to cut calories from your holiday meal without sacrificing flavor.\r\n\r\nExclusive content from CARE Magazine', 'How to make Thanksgiving dinner healthier', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'how-to-make-thanksgiving-dinner-healthier', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:12:35', '2020-11-18 16:12:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46940', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46943, 4, '2020-11-18 11:15:04', '2020-11-18 16:15:04', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThe&nbsp;<u>Junior Service League of Beaufort </u>(JSLB) will host a BINGO fundraiser at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 on Facebook Live.\r\n\r\nCards are&nbsp;only&nbsp;$2 or $25 for 15. There will be a total of five games and there will be prizes. Tickets can be purchased online at <u>www.jslbeaufort.com</u>and payments are accepted through PayPal.\r\n\r\nPort Royal Town Councilman Kevin Phillips will be announcing the game results during the event.&nbsp;Interested players can log in&nbsp;and join the Facebook Live event on JSLB’s page or at&nbsp;<u>https://www.facebook.com/events/1009712146119615</u>&nbsp;to participate.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll money raised will go&nbsp;toward the JSLB’s commitment to serving&nbsp;the women, children, and families of Beaufort. Event proceeds will be distributed&nbsp;in the Beaufort community through a formal request-for-funds process, in which JSLB&nbsp;selects nonprofit agencies that complement the organization’s mission.\r\n\r\nFor information about sponsoring the event, contact Communications Director&nbsp;Hannah Nichols at&nbsp;<u>communication.jslb@gmail.com</u>or visit <u>www.jslbeaufort.com</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJSLB is a nonprofit organization founded in 2005. Since its founding, the league has&nbsp;donated more than $125,000 and provides regular volunteers to organizations such as the Child&nbsp;Abuse Prevention Association and Hopeful Horizons. For more information, please visit&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<u>www.jslbeaufort.com</u>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Junior Service League to host virtual BINGO', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'junior-service-league-to-host-virtual-bingo', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:15:04', '2020-11-18 16:15:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46943', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46945, 4, '2020-11-18 11:16:19', '2020-11-18 16:16:19', 'By Wells Fargo Advisors\r\n\r\nIn recent times, the combination of a pandemic, economic difficulties, political unrest, and natural disasters have all presented their respective challenges. Besides grappling with the near-term effects of these situations, investors may be wondering what effect these events could have on their investments. Which is why it’s helpful for investors to focus on three fundamental actions that could help them work toward meeting their investment goals—know yourself, build a plan, and keep an eye on the long term.\r\n\r\nKnow Yourself<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhen stocks drop by 20% or more, some investors might ignore the drop, others might feel the urge to sell, while still others might see it as a good time to buy. This range of reactions illustrates different levels of risk tolerance, or how sensitive investors are to market volatility. Risk tolerance varies from one investor to another, and no level of tolerance is considered the “right” level—there’s only the right risk tolerance for each investor. Talking with financial advisors or completing online questionnaires can help investors determine their risk tolerance.\r\n\r\nWhile understanding your risk tolerance is essential, it should not be considered in isolation. Risk tolerance, goals, and time horizon all play a role in setting an investment plan.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nInvesting more aggressively may yield more rewards but the length of time available for investing also plays a part. A longer time horizon could give investors the potential for compound growth. And setting specific goals can help to determine how much an investor should accumulate to support their goals.\r\n\r\nBuild a plan<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDwight D. Eisenhower may have said it best—“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” Even though a plan may need to be modified to adapt to changes, the very process of setting a plan will help investors to discover and focus on their most important investment goals.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor a plan to be useful, it’s important for investors to clearly detail which goals they are trying to achieve. Some of an investor’s goals will be shorter term, such as building a rainy day fund. Intermediate-term goals might include buying a house or paying for a child’s education. Longer-term goals might include planning for retirement and potentially leaving a legacy for charities or family. Investor assets can then be matched to those various goals. For example, investors might own short-term bonds to meet a near-term expense, and a mixture of stocks and longer-term bonds to meet needs that are further in the future. The investor’s risk tolerance will help determine the mix of more volatile assets—such as stocks—to less volatile assets such as bonds.\r\n\r\nKeep an eye on<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nthe long term<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOnce a plan is in place, it’s important to maintain it over the long term. This process includes regularly rebalancing the portfolio if allocations move too far away from targets, a task that in many cases can be automated. Maintenance also includes revisiting plans as investor goals or situations change. A plan is meant to be a living document.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhile market drops can be troublesome, unpredictable economic events have presented challenges in the past. With resilience and creativity, America’s businesses and households have managed to overcome them. While there are no guarantees that past performance will repeat itself, history has shown us that investors who reach their goals are often those who stick to their investment plans and take a long-term view of the markets.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<em>This article was written by Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Katie C. Phifer, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and Associate Vice President-Investments in Beaufort, SC at 843-982-1506.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>© 2019 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. All rights reserved. CAR-1120-01508</em>', 'Managing your investments during difficult times', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'managing-your-investments-during-difficult-times', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:16:19', '2020-11-18 16:16:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46945', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46947, 4, '2020-11-18 11:18:55', '2020-11-18 16:18:55', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Sheriff\'s Office Corporal Todd Ferguson was arrested Sunday, Nov. 15 and charged with Driving Under the Influence.\r\n\r\nAt approximately 11 a.m. Sunday, following calls to Sheriff\'s Office Dispatch of a Toyota pickup truck being driven recklessly, deputies located and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle near the intersection Broad River Road and Parris Island Gateway in Burton, according to a BCSO release.\r\n\r\nWhen they approached the vehicle, deputies identified the driver as Ferguson, an off-duty Sheriff\'s Office Corporal. Deputies then requested that South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers respond and assume the investigation, as they suspected Ferguson may have been driving under the influence of alcohol.\r\n\r\nWhen troopers arrived at the traffic stop, they administered a field sobriety test to Ferguson. Following the field sobriety test, troopers arrested Ferguson for Driving Under the Influence and transported him to the Beaufort County Detention Center, where he was incarcerated.\r\n\r\nFerguson was released from the Detention Center following a bond hearing Monday morning. Disciplinary action regarding his employment at the Sheriff\'s Office is pending.', 'Beaufort County Sheriff’s deputy arrested, charged with DUI', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-sheriffs-deputy-arrested-charged-with-dui', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:18:55', '2020-11-18 16:18:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46947', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46949, 4, '2020-11-18 11:20:28', '2020-11-18 16:20:28', '<strong>Habersham Southern Living Showcase Home tours</strong>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Wednesday to Sunday, through Dec. 27 (excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays), 10 North Loudon Street, Habersham. Tickets are $10 each and are on sale at SouthernLivingShowcase.com. A portion of all ticket sales goes to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice (www.focHospice.org). Allen Patterson Builders, Habersham Land Company and K. Lo Designs announce the completion and opening of “The Loudon,” built with innovative quality, functionality, and an elevated interior design featuring the iconic colors and textures of the Lowcountry. For more information about the partners and tours, visit SouthernLivingShowcase.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>4th annual Holiday Market</strong>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, Beaufort Academy Outdoor Courtyard, 240 Sams Point Road Lady’s Island. There will be 40 unique local vendors. The event will take place under two large event tents on the Beaufort Academy courtyard, rain or shine. There will be plenty of free parking on campus. Family friendly event, no dogs please. All guests are asked to follow proper social distancing guidelines and are asked to wear a mask during the event. Admission is free but reserve an Eventbrite admission ticket online to be entered into multiple prize drawings. One ticket per person, per entry. Drawings will be held during the event and include prizes and gift certificates from participating vendors. Reserve your tickets before 11/19 here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-market-of-beaufort-sc-tickets-124457426513.\r\n\r\n<strong>Little Women</strong>\r\n\r\n2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21 at USC Beaufort’s Center For The Arts or streaming. The Beaufort Children’s Theater presents Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Limited live tickets are available or the production can be streamed at home. Limited live tickets can be purchased for both shows at https://bit.ly/38Upbzg for $14, $18 or $20 apiece. Live streaming tickets for the 7 p.m. show can be purchased at https://bit.ly/32VVMRf for $35 apiece.\r\n\r\n<strong>Junior Service League of Beaufort virtual BINGO fundraiser</strong>\r\n\r\n7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 on Facebook Live. Cards are $2 or $25 for 15. There will be a total of five games and there will be prizes. Tickets can be purchased online at www.jslbeaufort.com and payments are accepted through PayPal. Port Royal Town Councilman Kevin Phillips will be announcing the game results during the event. Interested players can log in and join the Facebook Live event on JSLB’s page or at https://www.facebook.com/events/1009712146119615 to participate. All money raised will go toward the JSLB’s commitment to serving the women, children, and families of Beaufort. For information about sponsoring the event, contact Communications Director Hannah Nichols at communication.jslb@gmail.com or visit www.jslbeaufort.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Turkey Trot 5K</strong>\r\n\r\n8 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 26, Downtown Beaufort. Registration – limited to 250 in-person runners – available at runsignup,com. Pet and stroller friendly event.\r\n\r\n<strong>Bluffton Artisan Christmas Market</strong>\r\n\r\n11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 27-28, Southern Barrel parking lot, Buckwalter Plaza, Bluffton. An open-air shopping event with live music that features local makers. Vendor registration for booths is $55; and $30 per market for Lowcountry Made members. To register, visit lcmade.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Historic Beaufort Foundation’s Lafayette Soiree Auction</strong>\r\n\r\nThursday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 6 at https://www.historicbeaufort.org/lafayette-soiree-2020. HBF has transformed the 2020 auction into an exciting online event, with nearly 60 items and experiences to enjoy now or plan for 2021. Check the HBF website for unique auction items highlighted each day until it’s time to open bids on Dec. 3.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Christmas Carol</strong>\r\n\r\n7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5. A live streaming event sponsored by the Beaufort Theater Company. Tickets are $100 for Christmas Morning Ebenezers – it includes a tax-dedctable donation to the USCB CFA – or $35 for normal streaming. Visit https://bit.ly/2UPy7hb to purchase tickets.\r\n\r\n<strong>Maye River Quilters Guild</strong>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, via ZOOM. Membership forms are available on the website for those interested in joining. For meeting dates and times, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com or call 843-530-1244.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Nutcracker</strong>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, USCB Center for the Arts via live stream. The Bolshoi Ballet is on the big screen in HD. Tickets are $10.\r\n\r\n<strong>MCAS Beaufort Airshow</strong>\r\n\r\nSaturday-Sunday, April 24-25, 2021, MCAS Beaufort. Visit BeaufortAirShow.com.', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-30', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:20:28', '2020-11-18 16:20:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46949', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46951, 4, '2020-11-18 11:21:29', '2020-11-18 16:21:29', '<strong>Heritage gives to 2 food charities that service Beaufort</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Heritage Classic Foundation recently distributed $20,000 of Plaid Pledge donations to food banks throughout South Carolina. The Plaid Pledge was a campaign that encouraged donors to make a contribution to those impacted by COVID-19. A total of $40,000 was divided between the South Carolina Hospital Association Foundation and Heritage Classic Foundation registered charities impacted by the pandemic.\r\n\r\nTwo groups that service Beaufort were among the nine that each received $2,000 thanks to the generosity of RBC Heritage fans and the Plaid Pledge campaign – HELP of Beaufort and Lowcountry Food Bank of Charleston.\r\n\r\nThe groups all used the funding to help stop food insecurity in this unprecedented time.\r\n\r\n<strong>County may spray for mosquitoes</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial and/or ground treatments through Friday, Nov. 20. Mosquito Control applies EPA-registered public health insecticide during ideal weather using low-flying aircraft throughout daylight hours and spray trucks from about 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nFor additional information, please contact Mosquito Control at 843-255-5800.\r\n\r\n<strong>Riverview Baptist is the drop-off for Operation Christmas Child</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Riverview Baptist Church at 2209 Boundary Street is the area drop-off center for Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child through Nov. 23.\r\n\r\nEvery year, Samaritan’s Purse collects shoe box gifts filled with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items for children around the world. Since 1993, more than 178 million children in more than 150 countries have received an Operation Christmas Child shoe box. The project delivers not only the joy of what, for many kids, is their first gift ever, but also gives them a tangible expression of God’s love.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit samaritanspurse.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wreaths still available for Wreaths Across America</strong>\r\n\r\nAmerican Legion, Beaufort Post 9 is once again a sponsoring group for “Wreaths Across America.” The objective is to get as many wreaths as possible to the graves of veterans buried at the Beaufort National Cemetery.\r\n\r\nPost 9 will not receive any funds for this effort but will receive one extra wreath for every two donated. Last year there were 12,500 wreaths donated for 26,000 graves in the Beaufort National Cemetery. As of Nov. 16, a total of 7,022 wreaths have been ordered through all sponsoring groups.\r\n\r\nWreaths cost $15 each and may be ordered online at https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/SC0174 or by mailed check to American Legion Beaufort Post 9, P.O. Box 2540, Beaufort, S.C. 29901-2540. The deadline to order is Nov. 30.', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-171', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:21:29', '2020-11-18 16:21:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46951', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46953, 4, '2020-11-18 11:22:22', '2020-11-18 16:22:22', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nHistoric Beaufort Foundation has announced that the popular Lafayette Soiree Auction will go virtual this year due to the ongoing challenges with COVID-19.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe fundraiser will take place from Thursday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 6, allowing supporters to get ahead of the holiday rush with unique gifts. HBF has transformed the 2020 auction into an exciting online event, with nearly 60 items and experiences to enjoy now or plan for 2021.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLiving up to the Soiree auction’s stellar reputation, this year’s auction lots include such unique experiences as a sumptuous “Mixta Paella” dinner party for 20 at a private residence on the bluff overlooking Factory Creek and the Beaufort River and a week for two in the charming wine country village of Duras, France near Bordeaux.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThose wishing for experiences closer to home will love the many outdoor and eco-friendly options presented this year including fishing charters, fly casting classes, and golf and kayak outings. The auction offers something for every taste and pocketbook from the spectacular vacations and staycations to spa days, Lowcountry art and photography, silk florals, Lowcountry cooking and spice collections, and much, much more.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHBF encourages patrons to host “at home soirees” this year from the comfort of their front porches, family rooms and parlors, and to bid on items, or make monetary donations, to support HBF’s mission of preserving, protecting, and presenting sites and artifacts of historic, architectural, and cultural interest throughout Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nThe Lafayette Soiree is one of two major fundraising events HBF hosts annually to generate revenue vital to meeting its preservation mission. The Soiree, which originated as a garden party more than three decades ago, is named in honor of the 1825 visit to Beaufort by General Lafayette. Funds generated at the event have been used to save significant Beaufort buildings from demolition and ensure the preservation of many others.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“We were all disappointed not be able to host the 2020 Lafayette Soiree in the garden at Tidewater as originally planned. As we adjust to life with COVID-19, HBF is truly excited to announce that the always anticipated auction will be held virtually in December. The revenue HBF generates from the Soiree auction is essential to supporting our preservation mission,” Historic Beaufort Foundation Executive Director Cynthia Cole Jenkins said in a release. “We are grateful to the many members, friends and businesses who annually support HBF by graciously donating auction items each year. This will be our first virtual event, and we encourage everyone to join in bidding on the many special auction items that are available this year. Plans are already under way for the 2021 Lafayette Soiree which will be announced in the New Year.”\r\n\r\nThe Historic Beaufort Foundation has 28 sponsors for this year’s Lafayette Soiree online auction event. Silver and Gold sponsors this year include Farm Bureau Insurance; John and Danielle Troutman, The Clark-Troutman Group – Merrill Lynch; Lynn &amp; Wheeler; O’Quinn Marine Construction; Phifer Construction; Powell Brothers Construction; Southern Tree Service; First Federal Bank; J. H. Hiers Construction; Mercedes Benz of Hilton Head; Modern Jewelers; Lesley Francis PR; and Amazing Rental.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBe sure to check the HBF website for unique auction items highlighted each day until it’s time to open bids on Dec. 3. For information on the Historic Beaufort Foundation and the Lafayette Soiree Online Auction, visit https://www.historicbeaufort.org/lafayette-soiree-2020.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'HBF’s Lafayette Soiree Auction going virtual this year', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hbfs-lafayette-soiree-auction-going-virtual-this-year', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:22:22', '2020-11-18 16:22:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46953', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46955, 4, '2020-11-18 11:24:26', '2020-11-18 16:24:26', '<strong>By Mindy Lucas</strong>\r\n\r\nIn a dramatic twist of fate, a building owned and used by those involved with a high-end resort project proposed on Bay Point Island, appears to have succumbed to high tides over the weekend.\r\n\r\nIt is unclear exactly when the building fell on the island south of St. Helena Island, but the remains of the small, cottage-like structure could be seen as recently as Sunday, Nov. 15 by boaters passing by.\r\n\r\nIt is also unclear where the building once stood in relation to where it ended up after tides retreated, but photos taken on Sunday by Beaufort resident John Trask showed the building had fallen almost entirely on its front and was lying in sand.\r\n\r\nWhat is known is that the area saw higher than usual tides over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston.\r\n\r\nIn fact, Saturday, Nov. 14 was marked not only by a New Moon but a perigee, meaning the moon was at its closest point to the Earth in its monthly orbit, the weather service noted.\r\n\r\nThe phenomenon, known as a supermoon, can produce King Tides and result in not only higher tides but stronger tides as the moon’s gravitational pull on the Earth is at its strongest.\r\n\r\nThe National Weather Service tracks area tides using two gauges – one in Charleston Harbor and the other at Fort Pulaski National Monument near Savannah. Friday’s high tide came crested at 7.7 feet while Saturday’s measured 7.86 feet, according to measurements taken from the gauge in Charleston Harbor.\r\n\r\n“Any tide above 7.5 is considerate moderate flood level in Charleston,” said Courtney Maskell with the weather service.\r\n\r\nThe weather service, which also keeps records on any structural damage caused by flooding events, uses three categories to describe flooding – minor, moderate and major levels, Maskell said.\r\n\r\n“Eight feet is the threshold for major coastal flooding,” she said. Sunday’s high tide came in at 8.13 feet.\r\n\r\nThe high tides and structural damage on the property is significant in that erosion, rising sea levels, increased storm activity in the Atlantic and the changing face of the island were at the core of arguments made by area conservation groups and others opposing plans for a luxury “ecotourism” resort.\r\n\r\nThe project, which was to feature 50 cottages among other buildings that developers said would blend in with the tree line and have little impact on the surrounding environment, was denied in September by Beaufort County’s Zoning Board of Appeals.\r\n\r\nBay Point Island LLC has since filed an appeal in Beaufort County Court.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the county has tentatively agreed to enter into a mediation process with developers though no meetings have happened on that yet, interim Beaufort County Administrator Eric Greenway confirmed on Tuesday.\r\n\r\n“No time frame has been set or scheduled set for that mediation to occur,” he said.\r\n\r\nCalls to owners involved in the project were not returned before press time on Tuesday, though landscape architect Josh Tiller who worked on the project confirmed that the owners were aware of the building’s collapse over the weekend.\r\n\r\nHe did not know how the building’s fall might affect things going forward with the project.\r\n\r\n“All of that is in the hands of the attorneys,” he said.\r\n\r\nThe Island News has also submitted questions about the structure’s collapse to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. A spokesperson for the department said they would not have answers back by press time on Tuesday but were looking into them.', 'Cottage on Bay Point falls after King Tide rolls in', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'cottage-on-bay-point-falls-after-king-tide-rolls-in', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:24:26', '2020-11-18 16:24:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46955', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46957, 4, '2020-11-18 11:26:04', '2020-11-18 16:26:04', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced in an email Tuesday afternoon that he had been in contact with someone who has since tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Wilson announced he will quarantine himself and work from home for the next 14 days.\r\n\r\nWilson says he feels fine and has no symptoms but is taking this precaution to comply with CDC guidelines on COVID-19, and he wants to encourage everyone to do the same.\r\n\r\nWilson’s announcement comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in new cases of coronavirus, as well as deaths as a result.\r\n\r\nAccording to the New York Times, there has been an average of 155,442 cases per day over the past week, an increase of 82 percent from the average two weeks earlier.\r\n\r\nFor the first time since August, the U.S. is averaging more than 1,000 deaths per day from the virus.\r\n\r\nA little less than two weeks ago, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster\'s office said it has no plans to enact any new statewide restrictions.\r\n\r\nState health officials have warned that South Carolina, which does not have a statewide mask mandate, could be in the midst of a fall surge.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County – as well as the municipalities of Beaufort, Port Royal, Bluffton and Hilton Head – still have mask ordinances in place.', 'SC AG Wilson quarantining for COVID-19', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sc-ag-wilson-quarantining-for-covid-19', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:26:04', '2020-11-18 16:26:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46957', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46959, 4, '2020-11-18 11:29:32', '2020-11-18 16:29:32', '<strong>by Bob Sofaly\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAround 75 people attended the first annual Old Fashioned Oyster Roast on Saturday at the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 1855 on Broad River Road.\r\n\r\nThe oyster roast was called old fashioned because the oysters were roasted under a burlap covered sheet of metal over an open fire. Now, oysters are typically steamed in deep cookers, which is a lot faster, but the oysters don’t have that outdoor, smoky taste.\r\n\r\nTommy O’Brien, Junior Governor of Lodge No. 1855, said the event was a fundraiser to help offset the cost of a new roof for their Lodge building.\r\n\r\n“It was a huge success in that we’d never done an oyster roast before,” O’Brien said. “In fact, many stuck around late and came inside the Lodge for ‘Karaoke Night.”\r\n\r\n<em>Above: John Fletcher, left, serves up a few freshly roasted oysters for Anne Mobley and Roland Moore during the first annual Old Fashioned Oyster Roast on Saturday at the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 1855 on Broad River Road. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>&nbsp;</strong>', 'Old Fashioned Oysters', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'old-fashioned-oysters', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:29:32', '2020-11-18 16:29:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46959', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46961, 4, '2020-11-18 11:31:31', '2020-11-18 16:31:31', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nLt. Dan is coming back to Beaufort. Sort of.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Film Society announced Thursday Nov. 12 that actor, musician and veteran\'s advocate Gary Sinise has agreed to serve on the nonprofit organization\'s Advisory Board.\r\n\r\nSinise’s four-decade film and television career is highlighted by his role as Lt. Dan Taylor in the 1994 Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump, much of which was filmed in and around Beaufort. Sinise received nominations for a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards, and earned the Best Supporting Actor Award from the National Board of Review and the Commander\'s Award from the Disabled American Veterans.\r\n\r\nAccording to the release, for nearly 40 years, Sinise has stood as an advocate on behalf of America\'s service members, from supporting Chicago-area Vietnam veterans groups in the early \'80s to his portrayal of Lt. Dan in the \'90s, when he formed an enduring connection with service members throughout the military community and as he worked on behalf of the Disabled American Veterans organization, which he actively supports today.\r\n\r\nFollowing the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the release said, Sinise\'s dedication to our nation\'s active duty defenders, veterans, first responders and their families has become a tireless crusade of support, service and gratitude for all those who protect our freedom and serve our country.\r\n\r\n\"With the recent addition of a Duty &amp; Honor Category to our Beaufort International Film Festival, we believe that Gary Sinise\'s association with our organization will be the spark needed for filmmakers to make films that tell the proud stories or our military, law enforcement and first responders,” Beaufort Film Society President Ron Tucker said in the release. “We need for those stories to be told.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to Forrest Gump, Sinise’s film credits include Apollo 13, Ransom, Snake Eyes, Impostor, The Green Mile, Mission to Mars and The Human Stain.\r\n\r\nSinise is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and two-time SAG Award winner for his roles in Truman and George Wallace. He also received a SAG Award nomination for his role in The Stand.\r\n\r\nSinise has most recently starred as Jack Garrett on the series Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, and for nine seasons as Detective \"Mac\" Taylor on the hit series CSI: NY, both of which aired on CBS.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSinise serves as the Founder, President and Chairman of the Gary Sinise Foundation.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Film Society is a nonprofit, 501 (c) 3, member-supported organization dedicated to providing the highest levels of entertainment and education to the public from all areas of the film industry.', 'Beaufort Film Festival taps Sinise for role on Advisory Board', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-film-festival-taps-sinise-for-role-on-advisory-board', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:31:31', '2020-11-18 16:31:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46961', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46963, 4, '2020-11-18 11:42:42', '2020-11-18 16:42:42', '<h4><b>By LOLITA HUCKABY\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lolita.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-44839 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lolita-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"148\"></a>\r\nEast or West of Beaufort River?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Mirror developments represent change</b></h4>\r\nBEAUFORT –&nbsp;It\'s been in the Boundary Street Redevelopment plan from the start, but city officials are closing in on removal of Wendy\'s, one of the two remaining structures on what was the former Civil War defense post Battery Saxton.\r\n\r\nCity Manager Bill Prokop outlined a $3 million-plus-financing plan last week to purchase the fast-food restaurant property, a plan which includes money from the city, the Beaufort County Open Land Trust and the county\'s Rural and Critical Lands program.\r\n\r\nThe goal has been to create a passive park, basically an open space for motorists navigating Boundary Street to get a glimpse of the scenic Battery Creek headwaters. But Prokop noted there has been some discussion about using the building as something of a welcome center – bathrooms, maybe a historic kiosk about the location, etc.\r\n\r\nNo decision has been made on the future use of the Wendy\'s building or what the county plans to do with the other structure in the redevelopment area, the former home of United Way which is being used for the county engineering department.\r\n\r\nBut for those worrried \"where can I get my Wendy\'s Frosty\" on the western side of the Beaufort River, fear not. The city is also in the process of annexing and rezoning property one-half mile down Boundary Street toward the MCAS.\r\n\r\nPlans are for a new Wendy\'s at the corner of Boundary and Neil Road, with different owners than the new Wendy\'s under construction on Lady\'s Island.\r\n\r\nSo not only with residents west of the River have a new Publix in 2021, just like their comrades east of the river, they\'ll have a Wendy\'s too. The city of Beaufort, thanks to selective annexation, already has two Walmarts, two Taco Bells, two McDonald\'s.\r\n\r\nOf course, West of the River is getting a new Harris Teeter … wouldn\'t the Boundary Street Bi-Lo, rumored to be closing by the end of the year, be a lovely location?\r\n<h4>Marina Village looking at changes</h4>\r\nLADY’S ISLAND – The Lady\'s Island Marina Village, like every place else, is looking to grow.\r\n\r\nOwners of the 5.6 acre tract, whose center is the 80-slip marina and Dockside restaurant, are petitioning the Beaufort City Council for some flexibility in their 2006 development plans.\r\n\r\nChanges to planned unit development (PUD) opens the potential for a second restaurant and an \"events center\" on the site\r\n\r\nThomas Daniels said last week, during a public hearing, the owners have purchased vacant lots within the area to provide additional parking.\r\n\r\nCouncil will take action on the request later this month.\r\n<h4>Seawall around Parris Island?</h4>\r\nPORT ROAL – The future of Parris Island is a subject near and dear to this community’s heart, as was seen last month during the First Congressional District campaign when Republican challenger Nancy Mace accused the incumbent Joe Cunningham of putting the training depot \"on the chopping block.\"\r\n\r\nPolitics aside, concerns about the impact of rising sea levels on the federally owned island are ongoing, as the former commanding general of Parris Island contended in a recent article with Military.com.\r\n\r\nRetired Brig. Gen. Stephen Cheney said during a meeting of national policy analysts he was well aware of the impact of global warming on coastal bases such as Parris Island.\r\n\r\n\"They are going to have to put a sea wall around parts of Parris Island, otherwise it\'s going to go under water,\" Cheney said.\r\n\r\nThe former Beaufort resident pointed out Parris Island already floods in places during normal rainfall.\r\n\r\nCheney currently works with a nonprofit research organization that studies climate change, the American Security Project.\r\n\r\nOfficials at Parris Island, which is still closed to the public because of COVID, also has relocated recruits from the depot when hurricanes threaten the area because of concerns about flooding.\r\n\r\n<em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and a former reporter/editorial assistant with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today and Beaufort Today. She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com.</em>', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-20', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:42:42', '2020-11-18 16:42:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46963', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46965, 4, '2020-11-18 11:43:51', '2020-11-18 16:43:51', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Gullah Geechee Initiative Foundation (GGIF) will be hosting \"A Day of Thanks &amp; Giving\" on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce at 711 Bladen Street.\r\n\r\nGGIF’s goal for the event is to provide a turkey – along with food items that are typically used when preparing a Thanksgiving meal – to 100 individuals/households.\r\n\r\nFood distribution starts at 11 a.m. and will continue until supplies last. There will also be free on-site COVID testing and flu shots.\r\n\r\nGGIF is a nonprofit organization that provides programs to promote cultural enrichment, character development, academic excellence, athletics, and community outreach programs to residents living in the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nIn a release, GGIF founder Kamal Mandela Wigfall said the organization was sponsoring the event to support additional communities “after such great support and participation for our Food Distribution to individuals and families on St. Helena Island needing assistance during this pandemic crisis.”\r\n\r\nPrior to the event, the GGIF is accepting monetary and or in-kind donations of collard greens, sweet potatoes, cornbread mix, elbow noodles, stuffing and cranberry sauce.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email Love@GullahGeecheeIF.org or call 843-962-0242.', 'GGIF will provide turkey meals to 100 families', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ggif-will-provide-turkey-meals-to-100-families', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:43:51', '2020-11-18 16:43:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46965', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46967, 4, '2020-11-18 11:44:35', '2020-11-18 16:44:35', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nDistribution of Convenience Center decals – physical and electronic – began this week.\r\n\r\nOne decal will be issued per Beaufort County property owner. In addition to the physical copy, residents will receive an electronic copy that will allow them to have it on their phone and for other members of their household if they are using a different vehicle.\r\n\r\nEach household will be allowed two visits per week to a Convenience Center.\r\n\r\nIncluded with each decal will be directions on where to place the decal. Decals will need to go in the top passenger corner.\r\n\r\nBeginning Jan. 1, 2021, decals will be required for all Beaufort County property owners in order to use county Convenience Centers. The decal system is being introduced to prevent contractor and out-of-county abuse of our waste collection locations. Increased enforcement presence will be promoted to deter illegal dumping.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County property owners can apply for a decal using the online form at www.beaufortcountysc.gov/SWRDecal. Applications will also be available at all county convenience centers for Beaufort County residents to fill out.\r\n\r\nProperty owners might also consider making arrangements for individual curbside collection from a permitted waste hauler of their choice and at their own expense. A list of these haulers can be found at https://bit.ly/3nl7Ymp.\r\n\r\nThese changes come after months of evaluation, public comment, County Council input and resident feedback with the goal of keeping all Convenience Centers safe, environmentally compliant, and easily accessible, while saving taxpayers money.\r\n\r\nFor questions, call the Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling Department at 843-255-2930 or email the Department at swrdecal@bcgov.net', 'Convenience Center decal distribution begins', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'convenience-center-decal-distribution-begins', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:44:35', '2020-11-18 16:44:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46967', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46970, 4, '2020-11-18 11:48:35', '2020-11-18 16:48:35', '<em>Ron Callari snapped this photo of the Tabernacle Baptist Church on 901 Craven Street. The iconic church is the resting place of Beaufort’s favorite son, Robert Smalls, and a setting for the Oscar-winning film “Forrest Gump.\" To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.</em>', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '46970-2', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:56:23', '2020-11-18 16:56:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46970', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46972, 4, '2020-11-18 11:52:03', '2020-11-18 16:52:03', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThe public is invited to pay tribute to the lives of four military veterans whose remains have gone unclaimed and who will be laid to rest with full military honors at noon Friday, Nov. 20, in the Beaufort National Cemetery.\r\n\r\nTwo of the veterans are from Beaufort County and two are from Dorchester County.\r\n\r\nThe memorial was arranged by Beaufort County Coroner Edward Allen and Dorchester County Coroner Paul Brouthers.\r\n\r\nVeterans, VFW members and American Legion members are invited to attend the tribute with their covers.\r\n\r\nIf you plan on attending the memorial service, for your own safety and for the safety of others, please wear face coverings and observe social distancing recommendations per the Centers for Disease Control.\r\n\r\n<em>Joe Pilon, right, salutes during the playing of Taps by Spec. 4 Travis Daughtry of Hunter Army Airfield, during the funeral for Vietnam veteran Glenn R. Goff III of Hardeville in 2019 at Beaufort National Cemetery</em>', 'Paying our respects', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'paying-our-respects', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:52:03', '2020-11-18 16:52:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46972', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46974, 4, '2020-11-18 11:53:48', '2020-11-18 16:53:48', '<strong>By Mindy Lucas</strong>\r\n\r\nPlans to build a Harris Teeter grocery and convenience store on the corner of Sea Island Parkway and Sams Point Road took another step forward last week.\r\n\r\nThe City of Beaufort’s Design Review Board (DRB) gave preliminary approval at their regular meeting on Nov. 12 to a revised site and landscape plan for the project.\r\n\r\nA building on the site has sat empty after Publix moved across the road in 2014. Plans for a Harris Teeter on the corner lot have been in the works since 2016.\r\n\r\nPrevious plans showed a 56,000 square-foot grocery store which sits back from the intersection with parking in front. In addition, a six-pump gas station/convenience store will be built on the corner of Sams Point Way, across from a Wendy’s currently under construction.\r\n\r\nDesign plans submitted on Thursday remained mostly the same with only slight changes to a loading dock in the rear of the store and slight changes to landscaping and lighting throughout the site.\r\n\r\nProject planners with Andrews Engineering said they reconfigured the loading dock to make it easier for semi-trucks backing into the docks off Sams Point Way, a two-lane road between the site and neighboring Food Lion. The new configuration will also save more trees, they noted.\r\n\r\nIn August, a spokesperson for the North Carolina-based grocery said it did not have an opening date or any additional details to share yet, though did confirm the company still holds the lease for the property.\r\n\r\nFinal plans including architectural renderings will be submitted to the DRB in December, project representatives said.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: An overlay of a planned Harris Teeter on the corner of Sea Island Parkway and Sams Point Road show where the store would be located in relation to a building currently on the property. A convenience store/ gas station is also planned for the site. Image from plans submitted to City of Beaufort.</em>', 'Plan for Lady’s Island Harris Teeter continues to move forward', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'plan-for-ladys-island-harris-teeter-continues-to-move-forward', '', '', '2020-11-18 11:53:48', '2020-11-18 16:53:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46974', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(46988, 4, '2020-11-19 14:38:50', '2020-11-19 19:38:50', 'By Mindy Lucas\r\n\r\nThe body of a missing man whose boat was discovered capsized earlier in the week near Harbor Island has been found.\r\n\r\nDon McCullock, 50, from the greater Charleston area, died in the incident, according to a news release from the Coast Guard.\r\n\r\n“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the deceased,” said Lt. Cmdr. Christie Connell, search and rescue mission coordinator with Coast Guard Sector Charleston.\r\n\r\nThe search for the missing man and another, found alive, started on Tuesday after the boat they were fishing from capsized near the south end of St. Helena Sound.\r\n\r\nThe two, who are unrelated, had been out fishing earlier on Tuesday and were reported missing by a family member who said they were overdue.\r\n\r\nThe 27-foot vessel was found just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a Coast Guard spokesman Mack Marcenelle. A rescue swimmer deployed from a Coast Guard helicopter found no signs of the missing men on board.\r\n\r\nOn Wednesday, a good Samaritan found one of the men about 18 nautical miles southeast of where the boat had sunk, Marcenelle said. The man was lifted to a Coast Guard helicopter and flown to Memorial Health in Savannah.\r\n\r\nMcCullock was found Thursday evening.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Body of second missing boater found, identified as Charleston man', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'search-for-missing-boater-near-st-helena-sound-continues', '', '', '2020-11-20 11:11:23', '2020-11-20 16:11:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=46988', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(47020, 4, '2020-11-24 11:50:58', '2020-11-24 16:50:58', '<strong>By LARRY DANDRIDGE<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Larry-Dandridge.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-46908 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Larry-Dandridge-780x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"138\"></a>\r\nLast week we talked about how important it is for veterans to keep records of their injuries, wounds, and contaminations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis week’s article provides information on the organizations who can help veterans to determine what their veterans’ benefits are and help file a claim for those benefits.\r\n\r\nYou can read about the Federal benefits for veterans online at www.va.gov and in the latest edition of the US Department of Veteran Affairs Handbook, Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors. VA benefits include health, financial assistance, housing, employment, education, and memorialization.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDownloading and reading the free VA Welcome Kit at file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/_files_2020-11_va-welcome-kit-bw.pdf is great way to learn about how the VA can support Veterans and their loved ones.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSC offers many benefits for its military service members, veterans, and eligible family members. Eligibility for some benefits may depend on residency, military component, and veteran disability status. Those benefits include: tax exemptions, employment, education, parking fee exemptions, license privileges, nursing homes, and state flag.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nYou can read all about SC State Veterans’ benefits at: https://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Benefit-Library/State/Territory-Benefits/South-Carolina<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe filing of a claim with the state, VA, or military service for benefits earned through military service can be complex and confusing. Therefore, it is wise to use an expert to help you with your claim. You should work with an accredited attorney, claims agent, or Veterans Service Officer (VSO). The Department of VA trust these accredited professionals because they’re trained in the VA claims and appeals processes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nA good source for free help is a Veteran Service Officer (VSO). VSOs in SC are trained by the state of SC, the VA, and organizations like the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. (VFW). County and state VSO services are FREE.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn most cases, there is no need to use experts who charge fees. In general, no individual may charge you a fee to help you file your initial application for benefits. Make sure you ask up front what, if any, fees you’ll be charged.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nYou may think that VSOs are only found in organizations like the American Legion, Marine Corps League, and other such organizations. However, all states have VSOs as well. The Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs publishes a Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) Directory at https://www.va.gov/vso/.\r\n\r\nSome VSOs are chartered and approved by the VA Secretary and some are non-chartered. Individuals seeking representation can rely on information found in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) Search for Accredited Attorneys, Claims Agents, or Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) Representatives website at https://www.va.gov/ogc/apps/accreditation/index.asp to find a VSO.\r\n\r\nIt is best to use a VSO because they need to pass an exam, pass a background check, and take continuing-education courses to make sure they are providing the most up-to-date information. Also, recognized organizations and individuals can legally represent a Veteran, service member, dependent, or survivor before the VA. Non-recognized organizations and individuals can provide information, but cannot be representatives. Accredited representatives and VSOs can help file a claim or appeal on your behalf.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThere is a State of SC Veterans Service Office in every SC county. See a list of SC County Veterans Service Offices at https://scdva.sc.gov/county-veterans-affairs-offices.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHere is the contact information for some of the Lowcountry SC County Veteran Service Offices (VSOs):\r\n\r\nBeaufort County VSO, 1905 Duke Street, Beaufort, SC 29902, Phone 843-255-6880, Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. Carl Wedler is the Director and the office email is Beaufort@scdva.sc.gov.\r\n\r\nJasper County VSO, P.O. Box 1536, Ridgeland S.C. 29936, 651 Grays Hwy. Ridgeland SC 29936, Phone: 843 726-7727, Fax: 843 726-7617, Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00 PM. Jermaine Ballenger is the Director and the office email is Jasper@scdva.sc.gov.\r\n\r\nColleton County VSO, 219 S. Lemacks Street, Suite 124, Bernard Warshaw Complex (Health Department), P.O. Box 637, Walterboro, SC 29488, Phone: 843-549-1412, Fax: 843- 549-0132, Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00 PM. Janet D. Smith is the Director and the office email is cvao@colletoncounty.org and Colleton@scdva.sc.gov.\r\n\r\nCharleston County VSO, Lonnie Hamilton III, Public Services Building, Suite B-154 (First Floor), 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston, SC 29405, Phone: (843)974-6360, Fax: 843-745-2354, Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM, Website: https://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/veterans-affairs/. David J. LeBlanc, Sr is the Director and the office email is listed as Charleston@scdva.sc.gov and vaoffice@charlestoncounty.org.\r\n\r\nOne last thing. It is a good idea to call the Veterans Service Office you decide to use and make an appointment before going to the office. That way, the VSO can schedule your visit, tell you what you need to bring with you, provide other important advance information, and prepare to help you.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLarry Dandridge is a Vietnam era wounded warrior, a combat 100% disabled veteran, an ex-Enlisted Infantryman, an Ex-Warrant Officer Attack Helicopter Pilot and Test-pilot, and a retired Lt. Colonel. He is a Veterans Service Officer, volunteer Patient Adviser and CEO Advisory Council Member at the RHJ VA Medical Center; the Fisher House Charleston volunteer Good Will Ambassador; the VP for Veteran and Retiree Affairs for the Coastal Carolina Army Association Chapter; the Author of the award winning BLADES OF THUNDER (Book One), and contributing writer with the Island News. You can email him at: LDandridge@earthlink.net\r\n\r\n<em>Larry Dandridge is a Vietnam era wounded warrior, a combat 100% disabled veteran, an ex-Enlisted Infantryman, an Ex-Warrant Officer Attack Helicopter Pilot and Test-pilot, and a retired Lt. Colonel. He is a Veterans Service Officer, volunteer Patient Adviser and CEO Advisory Council Member at the RHJ VA Medical Center; the Fisher House Charleston volunteer Good Will Ambassador; the VP for Veteran and Retiree Affairs for the Coastal Carolina Army Association Chapter; the Author of the award winning BLADES OF THUNDER (Book One), and contributing writer with the Island News. You can email him at: LDandridge@earthlink.net</em>', 'Who can help me file a claim for State and Federal Veteran benefits?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'who-can-help-me-file-a-claim-for-state-and-federal-veteran-benefits', '', '', '2020-11-24 11:50:58', '2020-11-24 16:50:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47020', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47022, 4, '2020-11-24 11:58:31', '2020-11-24 16:58:31', '<strong>By Terry Manning</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-28-at-11.56.43-AM.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-46593 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-28-at-11.56.43-AM.png\" alt=\"Terry Manning\" width=\"111\" height=\"133\"></a>I\'m going to apologize upfront if your ears are damaged from the noise. It\'s very likely that at some point in the next couple of minutes a curmudgeon alert is going to sound off.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nYou\'ve been warned. Proceed at your own risk.\r\n\r\nSo …\r\n\r\nA friend and I were recently discussing the current state of affairs of our country. We took turns blaming a variety of bad actors and unseemly influences before settling on one neither of us could reason our way past blaming: participation trophies.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nParticipation trophies have prevented our young people and our culture at large from learning how to take an “L.” It seems no one can accept defeat anymore without accusing the competition or the powers that be of cheating, rigging the outcomes or demanding some kind of conciliatory gesture.\r\n\r\nIn MY day… BRAAAAP! BRAAAAAP! BRAAAAAPPP! (Sorry that was louder than I had expected.)\r\n\r\nBut as I was saying, there was a time when the flip side of learning how to be a magnanimous winner was learning not to be a sore loser. We were taught that defeat actually could be edifying to character, more so than victory. Persistence. Resilience. Grace. These can be the fruits of failure.\r\n\r\nThomas Edison. Albert Einstein. Harlan Sanders. Sam Walton. Steve Jobs. Elon Musk. They all failed at different points in their lives. And yet all are rightfully praised as some of our culture’s greatest success stories.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMary Kay Ash retired after being passed over for a promotion by a male coworker, a man she had do train. She began writing what was intended to be a guidebook for women in business but soon turned into a plan for her own cosmetics empire.\r\n\r\nThey turned their setbacks into setups for future success.\r\n\r\nThese kids today … BRAAAAP! BRAAAAAP! BRAAAAAPPP! (Can we turn that thing down just a little bit? I was about to say something complimentary!)\r\n\r\nAhem, as I was saying, kids today are a lot more resilient than we give them credit for being. If there has been a silver cloud to this pandemic, it has been the flexibility our youngest people have shown in trying to deal with what for them has to feel like the most disruptive thing that has happened in their young lives. This is their 9/11, their AIDS epidemic, their World War, all in one. And they\'ve done OK.\r\n\r\nThey have adapted to online learning. They understand social distancing. They wash their hands. They wear their masks. And this has led to K-12 schools ranking relatively low on the list of places where the coronavirus is thriving. The spread has been lower than many expected.\r\n\r\nOn occasions where young people have bucked the restrictions that have been placed on them — such as those at colleges and universities — it\'s easy to blame immaturity and inability to appreciate just how profound a threat the coronavirus is. Plus, they are battling a biological imperative to, and I believe it was Shakespeare who said it best, “Don\'t stop! Get it, get it!” They have a lot on their plates, but generally speaking, it’s the adults who aren\'t being the best role models.\r\n\r\nWe are the disgruntled. We are the whiners. We are the ones who refuse to accept that we can’t get everything we want. That sometimes we can be our best and give our best and still come out on the losing end. We don’t know how to be good losers anymore.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAnd as frustrating as it is being an adult watching what’s happening, the kids also are watching what we do and how we do it. And if we’re not careful, we’re teaching them how to make sure things get worse before they get better.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Terry E. Manning lives and works in Savannah, Ga. He is a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in English and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He also has a Master’s in Business and Technology from the University of Georgia. He can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:teemanning@gmail.com\">teemanning@gmail.com</a>.</em>', 'Americans aren’t good losers anymore', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'americans-arent-good-losers-anymore', '', '', '2021-03-30 14:58:36', '2021-03-30 18:58:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47022', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47024, 4, '2020-11-24 12:02:32', '2020-11-24 17:02:32', '<strong>By Scott Graber</strong>\r\n\r\nIt is Friday and I’m in the quiet lobby of the Marshall House Hotel in Savannah.\r\n\r\nThe lobby features a non-working fireplace flanked by bookcases with actual books. But selections like “Conjugations of Russian Verbs” and “One Currency for Bosnia” are unlikely to be read by anyone I know.\r\n\r\nThere are two leather sofas, four antique tables with inlaid checker boards and an adjacent bar where one might order a martini or — in earlier, less complicated times — smoke a TeAmo cigar.\r\n\r\nMany years ago Savannah became a destination because it happened to have a Chinese restaurant. Beaufort had three restaurants but none of them had Moo Goo Gai Pan on its menu. Then there was the Crystal Beer Parlor where one might take on a basket of pulled pork chased with a Pabst Blue Ribbon. On occasion my wife and I would make the Wonton- or barbecue-seeking trip with Pat Conroy and his then-wife, Barbara.\r\n\r\nBeyond the Peking Duck, there wasn’t much happening in Savannah. Yes, Jim Williams sold exquisite antiques just off Monterrey Square and River Street was accessible by almost vertical, hip and shoulder shattering steps. But there wasn’t much reason to linger downtown.\r\n\r\nNow, even in the midst of Covid-19, that has changed.\r\n\r\nThese days, thousands of tourists surge along River Street, Broughton Street and then this flood tide pours into the Historic District. Last night my wife and I did a reconnaissance of what is called the Plant Riverside District.\r\n\r\nSome of you remember the power plant that operated just to the East of the Talmadge Bridge. This 4.5-acre parcel has been transformed into a cornucopia of hotels, rooftop restaurants, child-friendly water fountains and a Pantheon-scaled lobby that resembles the British Museum.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFlying through its atrium is a stainless steel velociraptor flanked by a squadron of pterodactyls. Eventually we ended up in bar just off the lobby — Baobab.\r\n\r\nBaobab comes with animal heads, masks and an aggregation of animals — the most fearsome being a freestyle-swimming crocodile looking exactly like the killing machine we read about as children. There is also series of portraits that stare down from the brick walls.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nI’m not talking about the typical hotel/motel art that adorns every Safari Lounge between Savannah and Seattle. I’m talking provocative, penetrating, close-up portraits of African men and women.\r\n\r\nAs I sat at the bar I watched young families step into the room, stop in apparent confusion, then wander into this exciting space looking first at the enormous crocodile doing his laps. Then moving to the antelopes, zebras and warthogs. Finally, everyone finding their way to the portraits.\r\n\r\nAs I sat in Baobab last night I was transported back to Senegal where I did some traveling in the early 1990s. I spent little time in Dakar where I was unable to make contact with the President, soon traveling north to the port city of St Louis — yes, I understand St Louis doesn’t sound all that African. But it was in St Louis where I found the Hotel de la Poste.\r\n\r\nHotel de la Poste was so named because the mail planes from Paris once landed on the nearby river. From here they crossed the Atlantic Ocean eventually ending up in Brazil. So Hotel de la Poste was where Air France refueled and where the crew and passengers rested.\r\n\r\nHotel de la Poste came with a bar and the bar came with a wall of dusty, desiccated antelope and warthog heads. There were yellowing elephant tusks, fading masks and, importantly, cold beer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe bar also came with a self-appointed king — a white man who proclaimed himself the King of Bifeche.\r\n\r\nThe King came with a Mercedes — small flags on the fenders — and a cohort of female advisors. All these advisors were young and attractive and anxious to prove their King’s legitimacy — in the bar they would show me letters from heads of state; and well-worn photographs of large crowds gathered to hear their King.\r\n\r\nThe Baobab is the creation of Richard C Kessler who owns several other hotels in town including the nearby Bohemian and the Mansion at Forsyth Park. Kessler has invested his money, his collection of African Art and his remarkable, push-it-to-the-limits imagination in Plant Riverside. And there has been push-back.\r\n\r\nSome think Kessler’s rendition of Jurassic Park is too extreme for those seeking diversion in Savannah. Others talk of “cultural appropriation.”\r\n\r\nBut, for me, it was a one-way ticket to the Hotel de la Poste.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nScott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:cscottgraber@gmail.com\">cscottgraber@gmail.com</a>.', 'A one-way ticket to the Hotel de la Poste', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-one-way-ticket-to-the-hotel-de-la-poste', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:02:53', '2020-11-24 17:02:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47024', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47026, 4, '2020-11-24 12:03:49', '2020-11-24 17:03:49', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nUnder the authority of the Solar Habitat Act, which was signed into law by Governor Henry McMaster in 2018, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) – with support from stakeholders including other state agencies, nonprofit conservation organizations, utilities and solar developers – has established Technical Guidance for the Development of Wildlife and Pollinator Habitat at Solar Farms.\r\n\r\nAlthough renewable energy development is positive progress towards environmentally-friendly energy production, the increase in solar generation means a new land use on South Carolina’s landscape competing with the needs of natural resources.\r\n\r\nSolar farms can adversely affect valuable natural resources if they are not properly planned and constructed. However, solar developers have an opportunity to provide increased benefits to the state’s natural resources by siting and developing their solar sites wisely and managing them to create habitat suitable for a wide variety of wildlife.\r\n\r\nThe guidance developed provides for the planning, establishment and management of pollinator-friendly habitat at solar sites in South Carolina.\r\n\r\nWorking with Clemson Cooperative Extension, Clemson’s Department of Fertilizer Regulation and Certification Services and Audubon South Carolina, the SCDNR has developed the S.C. Certified Solar Habitat Program.\r\n\r\nSpurred from an initiative by Audubon South Carolina with the support of SCDNR, the South Carolina Solar Habitat Act (S.C. Code of Laws §50-4-10) provides a voluntary framework to encourage owners of ground-mounted commercial solar energy generation sites to follow voluntary site management practices that:\r\n\r\nProvide native perennial vegetation and foraging habitats beneficial to gamebirds, songbirds and pollinators; and\r\n\r\nReduce stormwater runoff and erosion at the solar generation site.\r\n\r\nA self-paced online training is now available for landowners, solar developers, utilities, county planners, zoning administrators and others who are interested in solar habitat development. To explore the online training, visit www.dnr.sc.gov/solar.\r\n\r\nDeadline for applications for enrolling a solar site in the program is Jan. 15, 2021.\r\n\r\nThe Application Fee is $200, and there is a per acre fee as well. For additional information regarding the fees, visit https://www.clemson.edu/public/regulatory/fert-seed/solar/index.html or contact Assistant Director of the Department of Fertilizer Regulatory and Certification Services Sarah Wilbanks at 864-646-2147.\r\n\r\nAll the information regarding the S.C. Solar Habitat Program may be found online at www.dnr.sc.gov/solar.', 'SCDNR, Clemson, Audubon SC team up to encourage wildlife habitat at solar farms', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'scdnr-clemson-audubon-sc-team-up-to-encourage-wildlife-habitat-at-solar-farms', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:03:49', '2020-11-24 17:03:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47026', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47028, 4, '2020-11-24 12:05:40', '2020-11-24 17:05:40', '<strong>LowcoSports.com</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Whale Branch football team’s perfect season came to a crushing end Friday, as the Warriors’ second-half comeback fell just short in an 18-15 loss at Bamberg-Ehrhardt in a matchup of unbeaten teams in the SCHSL Class 1A Lower State semifinals.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors shut out the Red Raiders in the second half but were unable to dig out from an 18-7 halftime lead, as Bamberg-Ehrhardt held on to advance to the state’s final four.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch took a 7-6 lead on a trick play, as Joseph Hicks tossed a touchdown pass to Amar Jenkins on a fake field goal, but a punt return score helped the Red Raiders take control before halftime.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors’ defense dug in after the break, and Jaylen Reeves’ 1-yard touchdown pulled Whale Branch within a field goal, but the Warriors were unable to move into position for a tying field goal at the end of regulation.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch (8-1) put together the first undefeated regular season and the longest winning streak in program history.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Warriors’ rally falls short vs. Red Raiders', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'warriors-rally-falls-short-vs-red-raiders', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:05:40', '2020-11-24 17:05:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47028', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47030, 4, '2020-11-24 12:34:30', '2020-11-24 17:34:30', '<strong>Photo by Bob Sofaly</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Royals’ Weldon Smith, left, tosses the ball to second baseman Matt Gornichec as Hartley Smith of the Avengers makes his way safely to second base in Beaufort Adult Men’s Baseball League action Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Burton Wells. The Royals defeated the Avengers, 4-0.&nbsp;', 'SAFE AT SECOND', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'safe-at-second', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:34:30', '2020-11-24 17:34:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47030', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47032, 4, '2020-11-24 12:37:02', '2020-11-24 17:37:02', '<strong>By Justin Jarrett</strong>\r\n<strong>LowcoSports.com</strong>\r\n\r\nBryce Lybrand was likely to cry after Friday night’s game against Myrtle Beach either way, but he sure would have preferred tears of joy. Beaufort High’s second-year head coach instead shed tears borne of pride, defeat, and maybe just a dash of excitement for what’s to come.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles came up short in the Class 4A Lower State semifinals, losing a 49-37 shootout with the perennial-power Seahawks, but they fought to the last play and showed Lybrand how strong his program’s foundation has become and how much potential it has yet to tap.\r\n\r\n“I’m so proud of them, they played so hard,” Lybrand said. “There were several times tonight when they very easily could have quit and just said it’s out of reach, we’re done, and they just never did that. They kept fighting. To me, that’s a step in the right direction for our program.”\r\n\r\nThe Eagles landed the first blows, as Daniel Phares picked off Burger on the first series, setting up the first of Beaufort quarterback Tyler Haley’s two touchdown runs, but Andrew Doss took over after that. The power-packed back sliced through every hole the Seahawks’ offensive line was able to open against a stout Beaufort defensive front and capped off back-to-back drives with short touchdown runs to give Myrtle Beach a 14-7 lead.\r\n\r\nIt looked like the Seahawks might be in a bind when Doss limped off holding his lower back late in the second quarter, but he came back two players later to line up in the wildcat and punch in a 2-yard touchdown and added a punctuating score late in the fourth quarter.\r\n\r\n“It’s the playoffs,” Doss said. “I got banged up, definitely, I had a bunch of carries, but even if I had a broken bone, I’m going out there for my team. It’s a team sport, and I had to play my part for us to win.”\r\n\r\nThe turning point came near the end of the first half, when Beaufort was driving and looking to cut into a 21-10 deficit before getting the ball to start the second half. Myrtle Beach’s TJ Auston changed those plans, picking off Haley near the goal line and returning it to the Beaufort 8-yard line. On the next play, Burger found Jones for the first of their three touchdown hookups and a 28-10 halftime lead.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles kept swinging, though, and Jaylin Houseal broke a long run to set up Amariee Morris for a 4-yard touchdown to get Beaufort back within two scores with 5:56 left in the third quarter. But the Seahawks never let up, putting together another impressive drive that ended with Jones hauling in a ridiculous one-handed catch in the corner of the end zone.\r\n\r\nHaley broke a 75-yard run on the next play to set up his own touchdown run, but Myrtle Beach held serve again, in an unorthodox manner. Facing fourth-and-long, the Seahawks lined up for a field goal before shifting into an offensive formation, and Burger looked deep for Jones. Flags came out for defensive pass interference, but the pass deflected off the defender’s helmet and Jones snagged it for a touchdown.\r\n\r\nThe teams traded touchdowns the rest of the way, but Beaufort couldn’t close the gap thanks to the Seahawks’ unstoppable offense. Still slowed by an ankle injury, Burger was able to scramble for big gains when he couldn’t find an open receiver, and Doss and Jones were simply too much for the Eagles.\r\n\r\n“All credit goes to Myrtle Beach,” Lybrand said. “They earned it, man. They won.\r\n\r\n“We’ve just gotta keep taking the steps. I’m so proud of these guys, and our seniors were phenomenal. It stings, but we’re headed in the right direction.”', 'Eagles go down swinging in shootout with Seahawks', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-go-down-swinging-in-shootout-with-seahawks', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:37:02', '2020-11-24 17:37:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47032', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47034, 4, '2020-11-24 12:40:25', '2020-11-24 17:40:25', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nHoly Trinity Classical Christian School will begin its pre-enrollment period for new students on Dec. 1 for the 2021-2022 school year.\r\n\r\nThe school offers a classical Christian education to students in Grades Preschool through 12.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHoly Trinity\'s pre-enrollment period enables families to get scheduled for a COVID-19 appropriate tour prior to completing the admissions process. The open enrollment period will begin Feb. 1.\r\n\r\nInterested families should contact the school at 843-522-0660 or visit the website at www.HTCCS.org/admissions/ for inquiries or to schedule a visit. The main campus is located at 302 Burroughs Avenue in the City of Beaufort.', 'Holy Trinity pre-enrollment period begins Dec. 1', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'holy-trinity-pre-enrollment-period-begins-dec-1', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:40:25', '2020-11-24 17:40:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47034', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47036, 4, '2020-11-24 12:43:49', '2020-11-24 17:43:49', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Kenneth Spurlock and his team are preparing to compete in the final round of this year\'s Baker Business Bowl, after having cleared the semifinal.\r\n\r\nThe Baker Business Bowl is a program at The Citadel aimed at budding entrepreneurs who have an idea for a new product or service, and the desire to turn that idea into a business. It\'s open to cadets, evening undergraduate students, and graduate students.\r\n\r\nContestants participate in teams and compete in three rounds. The final five teams are given the opportunity to attend a series of educational workshops on how to develop their full business plan.\r\n\r\nThe final round of the Baker Business Bowl VI will be in April 2021.\r\n\r\nThe winning team will be awarded $10,000 to help them start their business, while the second-place team will receive $5,000. The prize money is made possible by The Citadel Class of 1989.\r\n\r\nThe second round featured nine teams of would-be entrepreneurs, but now there are only five teams left standing.\r\n\r\nIn November, each of the nine teams were given five minutes to present their business ideas to a panel of business experts. After the teams pitched their ideas, the judges were given 10 minutes to ask questions.\r\n\r\nThough the judges, competitors and a select few others were physically present – most of the audience watched the competition via Zoom.\r\n\r\nThe final business ideas include: designing and building an off-road BAJA vehicle (Spurlock’s team), a 3D printing filament recycler that can also convert used bottles into filament, a one-handed Xbox controller, a solar-powered dehumidifier, and an app that allows you to schedule hair stylists to visit you at home much like Uber Eats.', 'Spurlock, team prepare to compete for $10,000', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'spurlock-team-prepare-to-compete-for-10000', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:43:49', '2020-11-24 17:43:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47036', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47038, 4, '2020-11-24 12:44:30', '2020-11-24 17:44:30', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nGullah Kinfolk Christmas Wish … Freedom Comin’ is a unique and memorable musical produced by Aunt Pearlie Sue and the Gullah Kinfolk Traveling Theatre that has entertained the South Carolina Sea Islands for many years. This year, it will be performed in a unique and memorable way.\r\n\r\nDue to health and safety concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual production of Gullah Kinfolk Christmas Wish … Freedom Comin’ will be presented in a movie format to premiere Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the Highway 21 Drive-In in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nA family-friendly production, it is the story of Christmas as seen through the eyes of the Gullahs. It will allow the viewer to step back in time and experience of the history of an era, and a culture deeply embedded in the unique Gullah Geechee heritage of the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nThe performance is narrated by Anita Singleton-Prather – Aunt Pearlie Sue. Prather and the Gullah Kinfolk have performed at many festivals, including the Spoleto USA International Arts Festival in Charleston, Festival of the Sea in San Francisco, the Connection Project in Barbados and most recently in Sierra Leone, West Africa.', 'Gullah Christmas film coming to Highway 21 Drive-In', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'gullah-christmas-film-coming-to-highway-21-drive-in', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:44:30', '2020-11-24 17:44:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47038', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47040, 4, '2020-11-24 12:45:38', '2020-11-24 17:45:38', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nAs many look for new ways to celebrate the season while gathering safely with friends and family, First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort’s 10th Annual Nativity Celebration “Through the Glass” may hit all the right notes.\r\n\r\nThe downtown Beaufort church will open its historic sanctuary grounds to the community from Dec. 4 to Jan. 6 for day or evening self-guided tours of 12 beautiful nativity displays in 12 sanctuary windows.\r\n\r\nIn the past, First Presbyterian’s Nativity Celebration was a three-day event welcoming more than 600 people to view more than 100 nativities from around the world. But this year needed to be different.\r\n\r\n“This has been a true team effort by countless women in our church,” Nativity Event Coordinator Donna Sheetz said in a release. “But none of this would be possible without Mary Ragsdale, a creative member of our church, who not only had the idea of window nativities, but helped make it all come to life.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to the 12 window nativities displayed, church member and artist Betty Holt has created a magnificent hand painted life-sized crèche for the front steps of the sanctuary. Evening is an especially great time to come experience the Nativity Celebration as the windows, crèche and Sanctuary grounds are lit.\r\n\r\n“This year’s event is truly going to be one-of-a-kind and it has helped us realize a real blessing in the midst of so many disappointments,” Sheetz said. “Like so many other churches, our sanctuary has been closed since March because of the social distancing necessary during the pandemic. But it has created an opportunity to take over the inside of the church for all the necessary behind-the-scenes infrastructure to create these window displays.”\r\n\r\nFirst Presbyterian is located at 410 Church Street in downtown Beaufort. For more information, visit FirstPresBeaufort.org.', 'First Presbyterian gets creative with annual Nativity Celebration', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'first-presbyterian-gets-creative-with-annual-nativity-celebration', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:45:38', '2020-11-24 17:45:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47040', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47042, 4, '2020-11-24 12:46:52', '2020-11-24 17:46:52', 'Thanksgiving and upcoming holidays are occasions when heartburn, the most common symptom of GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease), can easily arise and put a damper on festivities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nGERD is a chronic disease that can occur when stomach contents repeatedly flow backwards into the esophagus (food pipe). Though generally a treatable disease, serious complications can result if GERD is not treated properly. See your doctor if you have symptoms of GERD, like frequent or longstanding heartburn, difficulty swallowing, or a sour taste in the mouth among others.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not uncommon for people to get heartburn now and then, but individuals with GERD more regularly experience heartburn. Heartburn that happens more than once a week, worsens, or continues over time may signal a more serious condition like GERD. It\'s important that those with GERD work with their doctors to develop a personalized treatment plan, but there are also general strategies that can help minimize symptoms.\r\n\r\nThe International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD, offers up 15 suggestions for curbing your gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms this holiday season.\r\n\r\nHere are 15 tips to help reduce GERD symptoms this holiday season:\r\n\r\n• Schedule an earlier meal. It\'s best not to eat late at night if you suffer from GERD.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Serve light appetizers. Fatty foods like chips, dips, and cheeses are slow to empty from the stomach and more likely to aggravate symptoms.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Stay active. Stick with your exercise routine during the holidays, as weight loss can help alleviate GERD symptoms.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Don\'t smoke. Nicotine weakens the muscles within your food pipe that prevent back flow (reflux) of stomach contents.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Nix the juice. Citrus fruits and juices, like grapefruit, orange and tomato, are acidic and can worsen GERD symptoms.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Season lightly. Spicy foods, as well as things like onions and garlic, often bother people with GERD and make heartburn worse.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Limit your drinks. Whether wine at dinner or beer during the game, alcohol can worsen reflux.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Pass on deep-frying your turkey. Fried foods are known to exacerbate GERD symptoms.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Use smaller plates. Eating large meals can trigger symptoms, so try smaller meals spread throughout the day.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Substitute water for soda. Caffeinated and carbonated beverages are both notorious heartburn aggravators.\r\n\r\n• Watch the desserts. Chocolate might be a favorite, but it often bothers people with GERD.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Skip the after-dinner mint. Peppermint is another heartburn irritant.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Slow down. Physical exertion after a meal can lead to reflux.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Stay awake! While the turkey might make you sleepy, fight the urge take a nap. Lying down within 3 hours after eating can cause GERD symptoms to flare up.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• Talk to your doctor. An accurate diagnosis is the first step to receiving the most effective treatment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor more information about the condition, visit IFFGD\'s dedicated website, www.aboutgerd.org.\r\n\r\n<em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em>', 'Keep reflux at bay during the holidays', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'keep-reflux-at-bay-during-the-holidays', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:46:52', '2020-11-24 17:46:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47042', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47044, 4, '2020-11-24 12:47:52', '2020-11-24 17:47:52', 'A disposable aluminum roasting pan seems like a great way to reduce holiday home chef stress. But beware—burn specialists say aluminum roasting pans might seem great for a no fuss clean-up but those pans aren’t built to handle the big birds on your holiday menu. They bend or tip easily and can be dangerous to the cook. One reason why this type of burn is so dangerous is that grease sticks to the skin and burns longer than something like water, which is more likely to roll off the skin.\r\n\r\nThere are annual alarming spikes in grease-related burns around the holidays. What makes things worse, is that often the people who are doing the cooking–-older women—are least likely to heal well. If you\'re a grandma with a frail skin, and maybe diabetes, a grease burn like this isn\'t just painful, it could require amputation.\r\n\r\nThere\'s a simple solution: Use a sturdy pan (check the weight it\'s designed to hold to make sure the bird matches the pan). And put a rimmed cookie sheet beneath it in the oven to make lifting easier and help catch leaks and splashes.\r\n\r\nExclusive content from CARE Magazine', 'Preventing holiday cooking burn injuries', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'preventing-holiday-cooking-burn-injuries', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:47:52', '2020-11-24 17:47:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47044', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(47046, 4, '2020-11-24 12:49:15', '2020-11-24 17:49:15', 'Check your kitchen pantry and you will probably find a bottle of vinegar. While this substance can add much-needed tang to favorite recipes and even improve the leavening function of some baking ingredients, its power extends far beyond the kitchen.\r\n\r\nMany are surprised upon learning how much vinegar can do. This sour-tasting liquid that contains acetic acid, vinegar can be used as a cleaning product and an influential ingredient in many recipes. Vinegar also is relatively inexpensive, making it a cost-effective home staple.\r\n\r\nIf you are ready to get more from that versatile vinegar in your kitchen pantry, explore the following ways to put it to use.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cleaning</strong>\r\n\r\nVinegar is an effective cleaning fluid, perhaps best known for producing streak-free windows. Vinegar also can dissolve dirt from painted walls and remove grime from woodwork.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBy boiling 1⁄4 cup of white distilled vinegar in the microwave with a cup of water, you can loosen splattered-on food and deodorize the appliance. Vinegar also can be used to deodorize garbage disposals, coffee makers and kitchen drains. It’s an effective means to removing pet odors from carpeting as well.\r\n\r\nAround the bathroom, use vinegar to remove soap scum film from shower doors and tile surfaces. Remove stubborn toilet bowl stains as well. Corrosion and hard water can clog showerheads, and by soaking the shower nozzle in vinegar overnight, you can dislodge any material.\r\n\r\nYou can rely on vinegar when cleaning up around your home office as well. Vinegar can help clean sticky scissor blades or remove ballpoint-pen marks from surfaces. A vinegar-and-water solution can be used to clean keyboards and other electronic equipment. Apply with a damp cloth rather than spraying the solution directly onto the electronics.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lawn and garden</strong>\r\n\r\nVinegar makes an effective weed deterrent and can kill grass that grows between the cracks on sidewalks and driveways.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAcid-loving plants, such as rhododendrons or azaleas, can benefit from a little vinegar mixed in when watering.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIf you want to keep ants at bay, use vinegar when cleaning outdoor patio furniture or spray it around areas that are susceptible to ant infestations. You may find the ants steer clear of the smell.\r\n\r\n<strong>Health and beauty</strong>\r\n\r\nSome people say that vinegar can be used as an appetite suppressant. Using it on prepared foods may help you to eat less.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nVinegar is handy for relieving the pains associated with sunburns and jellyfish stings. Dot irritated areas with vinegar to relieve pain and itching.\r\n\r\nBecause vinegar can act as an antibacterial, gargling it can alleviate some throat ailments. Even if it can’t prevent illness, a vinegar gargle can soothe throat soreness. Apple cider vinegar also may help soothe an upset stomach. Use two teaspoons of the vinegar to one cup of water.\r\n\r\nSome people have used vinegar to soften skin and remove corns from feet. It also may dissolve warts. Be sure to check with a doctor before using vinegar to verify its safety with regard to your particular situation.\r\n\r\nIn addition to each of these uses, vinegar is handy in the laundry room, helping to remove stains and rinse detergents from fabrics more easily.\r\n\r\n<em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em>', 'The Many Uses for Vinegar', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-many-uses-for-vinegar', '', '', '2020-11-24 12:57:53', '2020-11-24 17:57:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47046', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47048, 4, '2020-11-24 13:00:30', '2020-11-24 18:00:30', '<strong>By Donald Mack, MD<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></strong>\r\n\r\nThe COVID-19 pandemic is forcing families to rethink their holiday celebration plans. Large family gatherings around the dinner table during Thanksgiving and Christmas are being replaced with video chats and phone calls.\r\n\r\nThe holiday season has traditionally been a time to check in on senior family members and friends to see how they are doing. And while you can’t be there in person, there are still ways to assess your loved one’s well-being.\r\n\r\n1. Mental Health and Sharpness\r\n\r\nMost seniors take the COVID-19 precautions and recommendations more seriously than my younger patients and have limited their participation in exercise and group activities that slow cognitive decline.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTo measure the impact of spending more time alone, ask them to share the month, day and year. Discuss current events and family updates, then bring those topics up later in the video call to see if they remember what was shared. It’s OK to be direct about whether they are feeling down or have been depressed.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n2. Balance and Movement\r\n\r\nLack of exercise can result in the loss of muscle tone, flexibility, balance and endurance. Ask your loved one to model what they are wearing or to show you something in their home, like a treasured photo or family memento. Look at how they walk. Are they short of breath? Did they stumble? Are they using their walker or cane? Have they lost weight? These can provide clues to how well they are holding up physically.\r\n\r\n3. Household Cleanliness\r\n\r\nIs their home cluttered? Are there trip hazards on the floor? Are dishes piling up in the sink? You can gauge this by asking them to show you parts of the home where you would usually gather. Did they cook one of the family’s favorite dishes or desserts? Making a trip to the kitchen will allow you to see its condition.\r\n\r\nSeeking Help\r\n\r\nSeniors often want to maintain their independence and can become defensive if they feel it’s being threatened. Position yourself as an ally to help them in this pursuit, with the understanding that you both have a shared goal to keep them healthy and safe. If you identify a potential issue, try the following:\r\n\r\nHelp connect the senior to resources and services to support activities for daily living, such as grocery and prescription delivery services, home health aides and housekeeping services.\r\n\r\nWith expressed permission, adult children can have access to their parent’s electronic medical record. This will allow the adult child to monitor medication adherence, diagnoses and treatment plans.\r\n\r\nReach out to your loved one’s doctor if you identify a health concern.\r\n\r\nDonald Mack is a family medicine physician at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center who specializes in geriatric, palliative and hospice medicine. He’s also an associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.\r\n\r\nSource: https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/blog/virtual-senior-wellness-check\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nExclusive Content from CARE Magazine', 'Three warning signs to look for during virtual holiday celebrations with seniors', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'three-warning-signs-to-look-for-during-virtual-holiday-celebrations-with-seniors', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:00:30', '2020-11-24 18:00:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47048', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47051, 4, '2020-11-24 13:20:18', '2020-11-24 18:20:18', '<strong>Presented by Fred Gaskin</strong>\r\n\r\nFor investors, 2020 has been a roller coaster ride. For much of the year, investors have been anxious, and felt vulnerable because of all the factors beyond their control. As 2020 draws to a close, the end of year is also a good time for investors to think about their portfolios and overall savings and investing approach. Whether you’re a self-directed investor, or you rely on a financial adviser, you should consider a few steps that could help minimize your tax liability for the current tax year, and improve your portfolio positioning for 2021:\r\n\r\n1. Rebalance your portfolio: According to Schwab’s 2019 Modern Wealth Survey, less than 50 percent of investors have rebalanced their portfolio in the last year. Amid the increased market volatility recently, it’s possible investment portfolios have strayed from their original target asset allocation.\r\n\r\nOver time, assets that have gained in value will account for more of your portfolio, while those that have declined will account for less. This can leave you exposed to unintended risk if the market environment should suddenly change, turning former “winners” into underperformers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nRebalancing means selling positions that have become overweight in relation to your target allocation and moving the proceeds to positions that have become underweight. The end of the year is a good time to take a look at your portfolio allocation and make sure it’s aligned to your goals and risk tolerance. This can be especially important for people nearing or in retirement, who might not be able to withstand sudden volatility.\r\n\r\n2. Consider tax loss harvesting: Tax loss harvesting is an underappreciated investing strategy that investors should consider while rebalancing their portfolios. Investors generally don’t want to sell anything at a loss, but there can be a significant advantage if you have gains to offset. Tax loss harvesting can also serve as a motivation to sell underperforming investments or re-diversify overly-concentrated stock positions. Consult a tax professional to determine what strategy works best for your situation.\r\n\r\n3. Max out retirement savings (if you can): End of year is a good time to evaluate your overall savings and determine if you can bump up what you’re putting away for retirement. For 2020, the maximum 401(k) contribution is 19,500. It’s a good idea to take full advantage of your employee retirement plan, at least to the point of any employer match. You can also use lump sums, like an annual bonus, to give your savings a boost.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n4. Consider a Health Savings Account (HSA): It’s open enrollment season, and if your employer offers a HSA—and you qualify to contribute to one— it can serve as a stealth retirement savings account in addition to a 401(k) or an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). If you’re able to contribute to a HSA and leave it alone, it can be used to cover healthcare expenses in retirement without tapping into other savings, and after age 65, money in an HSA can be used for any expense without penalty.\r\n\r\n5. Charitable giving: End of year is a time when many people think about charitable giving. As with other aspects of your finances, it’s important for charitable giving to be part of a broader financial plan. If you’re retired, consider donating a portion of your retirement income that you don’t need for living expenses, as you can potentially deduct contributions to qualified organizations if you itemize.\r\n\r\nIf you’re 70• or older, you could also consider donating directly to a charity from your IRA, using a qualified charitable distribution (QCD). A QCD allows you to meet the required minimum distribution (RMD) and has the added benefit of not being included in your taxable income. (Remember that RMDs have been waived for 2020.) The sooner you start working on a QCD the better because, depending on where your IRA is and how long it takes to process, you may need two to three weeks to get it done and December 31 is the deadline. You’ll want to check with your IRA custodian on the proper process since it will be different than a typical distribution.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nI’ve said before, managing your investments, and making smart financial decisions doesn’t have to be complicated. Between now and year end would be a good time to take some straightforward steps to improve your overall financial position, and increasing your odds of investment success in 2021.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<em>Fred Gaskin is the independent branch leader at the Charles Schwab Branch in Bluffton. He has over 35 years of experience helping clients achieve their financial goals. Some content provided here has been compiled from previously published articles authored by various parties at Schwab.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Charles Schwab &amp; Co., Inc., Member SIPC.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></em>\r\n\r\n(1120-0VDE)', '5 smart moves to consider prior to yearend for your investment portfolio and personal finances', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5-smart-moves-to-consider-prior-to-yearend-for-your-investment-portfolio-and-personal-finances', '', '', '2021-03-30 15:01:47', '2021-03-30 19:01:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47051', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47054, 4, '2020-11-24 13:22:33', '2020-11-24 18:22:33', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nHistoric Beaufort Foundation’s annual fundraiser may look a little different this year, but the popular Lafayette Soiree Auction will still offer fans lots to bid on.\r\n\r\nOriginally set to take place at the William Fripp House in Beaufort, the event has been transformed into an exciting online “virtual” auction with nearly 60 tempting items and experiences participants can enjoy now or in 2021.\r\n\r\n“We were all disappointed not be able to host the 2020 Lafayette Soiree in the garden at Tidewater as originally planned,” HBF Executive Director Cynthia Cole Jenkins said. “As we adjust to life with COVID-19, HBF is truly excited to announce that the always anticipated auction will be held virtually in December.”\r\n\r\nThe annual event, which originated as a garden party more than three decades ago, is named in honor of the 1825 visit to Beaufort by General Lafayette.\r\n\r\nMarie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier – better known as Marquis de La Fayette or simply General Lafayette in the United States – was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanding American troops in several battles, including Yorktown.\r\n\r\nThe event is one of two major fundraising events HBF hosts annually to generate revenue vital to meeting its preservation mission. Funds generated by the event have been used to save significant Beaufort buildings from demolition and ensure the preservation of many others.\r\n\r\nThis year’s auction will take place from Thursday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 6 and will feature such unique experiences as a sumptuous “Mixta Paella” dinner party for 20 at a private residence overlooking Factory Creek and the Beaufort River and a week for two in the charming wine country village of Duras, France.\r\n\r\nAlso up for bid this year: many outdoor and eco-friendly options including fishing charters, fly casting classes, golf and kayak outings.\r\n\r\nThe auction offers something for every taste and pocketbook, planners say, from the spectacular vacations and “staycations” to spa days, Lowcountry art and photography, silk florals, Lowcountry cooking and spice collections.\r\n\r\nSilver and Gold sponsors include Farm Bureau Insurance; John and Danielle Troutman, The Clark-Troutman Group – Merrill Lynch; Lynn &amp; Wheeler; O’Quinn Marine Construction; Phifer Construction; Powell Brothers Construction; Southern Tree Service; First Federal Bank; J. H. Hiers Construction; Mercedes Benz of Hilton Head; Modern Jewelers; Lesley Francis PR and Amazing Rental.\r\n\r\nTo really enjoy the fun, HBF encourages patrons to host their own “at home soirees” from the comfort of front porches, family rooms and parlors, where participants can bid on items or make monetary donations to support HBF’s mission.\r\n\r\nFor more information visit https://www.historicbeaufort.org/lafayette-soiree-2020. Unique auction items will be highlighted each day until the bidding opens on Dec. 3.', 'Historic Beaufort Foundation’s fundraiser goes virtual', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'historic-beaufort-foundations-fundraiser-goes-virtual', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:22:33', '2020-11-24 18:22:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47054', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47056, 4, '2020-11-24 13:23:36', '2020-11-24 18:23:36', '<h2>Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association challenges developer’s latest efforts to build a luxury resort</h2>\r\n<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association filed a motion Tuesday, Nov. 17 to intervene in Bay Point Island, LLC’s (BPI) appeal of the Beaufort County Zoning Board of Appeals decision that blocked the developer’s plans to build a luxury resort on Bay Point Island.\r\n\r\nThe Association seeks intervention in the appeal because the livelihoods of its members will be directly and adversely impacted if BPI is allowed to move forward with its proposed development, according to the motion to intervene filed on Tuesday in Beaufort County Circuit Court.\r\n\r\nAccording to a release, members of the Association for generations have relied on the marshes, beaches and pristine waters surrounding Bay Point to harvest fish and shellfish which supports their businesses and their families. Members also provide educational demonstrations concerning Gullah/Geechee fishing traditions.\r\n\r\nBPI’s proposed development would destroy this valuable cultural resource and wildlife habitat by constructing 50 cottages, a spa, wellness center, fitness center, restaurants and bars, along with 10 septic systems on the highly dynamic barrier island which is accessible only by water.\r\n\r\nAccording to Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation and officer of the Association: “Gullah/Geechee culture is inextricably tied to the land and waterways of the Sea Islands. The cumulative effects of the negative environmental impacts that this resort that is being greenwashed as ecotourism would bring will not only disturb and irreversibly impact an environmentally sensitive area near historic St. Helena Island, it will have numerous destructive negative impacts to the quality of life and continuation of Gullah/Geechee culture.\r\n\r\n“The Gullah/Geechee Nation is recognized internationally and federally, and this project is not aligned with insuring the continuation of this culture which is vital to Beaufort County and South Carolina as is shown by the (more than) 31,000 signatures of those who continue to oppose the Bay Point project. Disya da destructionment!”\r\n\r\nThe motion to intervene was filed on behalf of the Association by the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP), a nonprofit public interest law firm that has long opposed any development efforts on Bay Point Island.\r\n\r\nBPI is challenging the Zoning Board’s denial of a special use permit for “ecotourism” for the proposed resort and requested mediation before the appeal goes to court. In the motion for intervention, the Association also seeks involvement with the pre-litigation mediation.\r\n\r\n“We are filing this motion on the heels of the developer’s appeal because we recognize the urgency of the Association’s early involvement, particularly with a pre-litigation mediation that could re-open the door for this harmful project on the horizon,” said Amy Armstrong, the executive director of SCELP.', 'Native group opposes development on Bay Point Island', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'native-group-opposes-development-on-bay-point-island', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:23:36', '2020-11-24 18:23:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47056', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47058, 4, '2020-11-24 13:26:02', '2020-11-24 18:26:02', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nAs South Carolina enters into its deadliest months, the Burton Fire District responded to two fires in two days last week, resulting in one resident receiving minor burns.\r\n\r\nJust past 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 16, Burton and MCAS Fire Departments, along with Beaufort County EMS, responded to a reported house fire on Shanklin Rd. The 911 caller stated her stove was on fire and they were evacuating the home.\r\n\r\nFirefighters arrived on scene and found smoke in the home. The homeowner had removed the burning pan from the stove and placed it in the sink, causing the fire to spread to the widow curtains and cabinets.\r\n\r\nThe fire was extinguished with a garden hose prior to firefighters arriving on scene. A resident suffered minor burns in the fire as she moved the burning pan to the sink.\r\n\r\nThe home had no working smoke alarms. Fire crews installed three smoke alarms and assisted in removing smoke from the home.\r\n\r\nThe second fire was reported just past 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17, on Colonial Ave. The 911 caller stated his garage, which is detached from the home, was on fire.\r\n\r\nFirefighters from Burton and MCAS Fire Department, along with Beaufort County EMS, responded to the scene of the two-vehicle garage. The resident was able to confine the fire using a home fire extinguisher and was uninjured.\r\n\r\nFirefighters completed the fire extinguishment. Two motorcycles sustained minor damages, but the home was saved. The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical.\r\n\r\n<em>This detached garage at a home on Colonial Ave., caught fire on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 17. Submitted photo.</em>', 'Burton Fire responds to 2 house fires in 2 days', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'burton-fire-responds-to-2-house-fires-in-2-days', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:26:03', '2020-11-24 18:26:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47058', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47060, 4, '2020-11-24 13:29:38', '2020-11-24 18:29:38', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nFour special Beaufort veterans – two who served during World War II and two who served during the Korean War – were honored by the Rotary Club of Beaufort at its luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 18.\r\n\r\nRay Stocks and Robert Cummings, whose military service was during World War II, and Carl White and Guy McSweeney, who served during the Korean War, received special treatment on a day dedicated to veterans.\r\n\r\nRotary President Robert Bussa opened the luncheon by presenting a $1,000 check to Honor Flight Savannah, represented by two of the organization’s board members who are also Rotarians, Owen Hand and Jim Weiskopf.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/HonorFlightCheck.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-47013\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/HonorFlightCheck-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"709\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe $1,000 grant recognizes the large number of Beaufort veterans who participate in the twice a year visits to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Honor Flight Savannah. Veterans do not pay for their trip to see the nation’s war memorials. Donations like the one from the Beaufort Rotary underwrite the expenses.\r\n\r\nThen, Mrs. Margie Macready, a Beaufort resident, quilter, and the President of the local chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation – a group whose mission is to cover veterans touched by war with comforting and healing quilts of valor – presented quilts to Stocks, Cummings, White and McSweeney.\r\n\r\nStocks served 21 years in the Army Air Corps and later in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. During his career, he served in a unit that was inspected by Colonel Charles Lindberg, and he flew twice in aircraft piloted by Jimmy Stewart.\r\n\r\nCummings is a Marine. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1945 at age 17 and completed his recruit training at Parris Island. His service was in post-war Japan. He returned to Parris Island in 1949 for discharge, and Beaufort has remained his home.\r\n\r\nMcSweeney was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force upon his graduation from The Citadel in 1950. He trained on the military’s first jet performance combat aircraft, the F-80, and flew 100 missions in Korea without a mishap. He left the service after seven years in the rank of Captain.\r\n\r\nWhite served in the Army as a Specialist 5th Class and was stationed in Korea. His service was from 1955 through 1958.\r\n\r\nFollowing the quilt presentations, Beaufort County Director of Veterans Affairs Carl Wedler spoke and answered questions concerning veterans programs and benefits.\r\n\r\nThe Rotary Club of Beaufort hosts “hybrid” meetings, with its members either attending in person or virtually using Zoom.\r\n\r\n\r\n<em>Top: World War II and Korean War veteran Ray Stocks poses with his Quilt of Valor and his wife Jerry.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Middle: Board members Owen Hand (left) and Jim Weiskopf (middle), representing Honor Flight Savannah, received a Rotary Club of Beaufort grant for $1,000 from Rotary President Robert Bussa (right) on Thursday, Nov. 18. Photos by Jeff Johnson, Rotary Club of Beaufort.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Rotary Club of Beaufort honors 4 veterans', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'rotary-club-of-beaufort-honors-4-veterans', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:29:38', '2020-11-24 18:29:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47060', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47062, 4, '2020-11-24 13:32:19', '2020-11-24 18:32:19', '<strong>Private Personal Visits With Santa</strong>\r\n\r\nThrough Dec. 22, Every Second Counts Escape Rooms, Lady’s Island. There will be 15-minute private reservation times on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Cost is $20 for first child, $7 for additional children/siblings. Activities include writing a personal letter to Santa, mailing those letters, hot cocoa, meeting Santa in the Christmas Holiday Room, a small gift from Santa and one free high definition photo with Santa. (Additional photos are $3 each.) Mask required upon arrival unless medical condition prohibits it. Masks not required for children younger than 4. Babies welcome and Santa will hold your baby. Santa will wear a special Christmas mask. During the free photo with Santa, parents can elect to have children wear masks or remove them. Visits with Santa himself are private. For more information, visit https://www.everysecondcountsesc.com/visit-with-santa.\r\n\r\n<strong>Habersham Southern Living Showcase Home tours</strong>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Wednesday to Sunday, through Dec. 27 (excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays), 10 North Loudon Street, Habersham. Tickets are $10 each and are on sale at SouthernLivingShowcase.com. A portion of all ticket sales goes to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice (www.focHospice.org). Allen Patterson Builders, Habersham Land Company and K. Lo Designs announce the completion and opening of “The Loudon,” built with innovative quality, functionality, and an elevated interior design featuring the iconic colors and textures of the Lowcountry. For more information about the partners and tours, visit SouthernLivingShowcase.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Turkey Trot 5K</strong>\r\n\r\n8 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 26, Downtown Beaufort. Registration – limited to 250 in-person runners – available at runsignup,com. Pet and stroller friendly event.\r\n\r\n<strong>Bluffton Artisan Christmas Market</strong>\r\n\r\n11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 27-28, Southern Barrel parking lot, Buckwalter Plaza, Bluffton. An open-air shopping event with live music that features local makers. Vendor registration for booths is $55; and $30 per market for Lowcountry Made members. To register, visit lcmade.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Historic Beaufort Foundation’s Lafayette Soiree Auction</strong>\r\n\r\nThursday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 6 at https://www.historicbeaufort.org/lafayette-soiree-2020. HBF has transformed the 2020 auction into an exciting online event, with nearly 60 items and experiences to enjoy now or plan for 2021. Check the HBF website for unique auction items highlighted each day until it’s time to open bids on Dec. 3.\r\n\r\n<strong>Through the Glass: 10th Annual Nativity Celebration</strong>\r\n\r\nDec. 4 through Jan. 6, First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort sanctuary, 410 Church Street in downtown Beaufort. Sanctuary will be open for day or evening self-guided tours of 12 beautiful nativity displays in 12 sanctuary windows.For more information, visit FirstPresBeaufort.org.\r\n\r\n<strong>A Christmas Carol</strong>\r\n\r\n7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5. A live streaming event sponsored by the Beaufort Theater Company. Tickets are $100 for Christmas Morning Ebenezers – it includes a tax-dedctable donation to the USCB CFA – or $35 for normal streaming. Visit https://bit.ly/2UPy7hb to purchase tickets.\r\n\r\n<strong>Maye River Quilters Guild</strong>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, via ZOOM. Membership forms are available on the website for those interested in joining. For meeting dates and times, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com or call 843-530-1244.\r\n\r\n<strong>Artisan<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>Pop-Up Market</strong>\r\n\r\n12-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, Lot 9 Brewing Co., 258 Red Cedar St. No. 14, Bluffton. Will feature more than a dozen local artists, artisans and makers. Lowcountry Lobster’s food truck will be available, along with holiday music to inspire some Christmas shoppers. Social distancing best practices will be in place with attendees and vendors required to wear masks. The Dec. 12 event will include the following vendors: Handmade Beaufort, Meg\'s Sweet Treats, BB Boutique &amp; Co, Woodsman\'s Wife, True South RH, Fabula Collective, Declan\'s Delights, Mystic Mates, Cottonwood Soap Co., Bluffton Candles, Eagle Creations, BP Carbon, 7th &amp; Palm and Little Fish Boteak.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Nutcracker</strong>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, USCB Center for the Arts via live stream. The Bolshoi Ballet is on the big screen in HD. Tickets are $10.\r\n\r\n<strong>15th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival</strong>\r\n\r\nMonday-Friday, Feb. 15-19, 2021 at Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street.\r\n\r\n<strong>MCAS Beaufort Airshow</strong>\r\n\r\nSaturday-Sunday, April 24-25, 2021, MCAS Beaufort. Visit BeaufortAirShow.com.', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-172', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:32:19', '2020-11-24 18:32:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47062', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47064, 4, '2020-11-24 13:33:45', '2020-11-24 18:33:45', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nFWDG’s 30th annual winter coat drive will run through Dec. 31. The event collects winter coats for children and adults throughout Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nArea residents are encouraged to donate gently-worn winter coats, sweaters, and warm clothes such as scarves, hats, or gloves/mittens. Over the course of the past 29 years, FWDG has collected more than 45,000 garments for those in need.\r\n\r\nThe coat drive benefits two local non-profit organizations: Help of Beaufort and The Deep Well Project of Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\nFWDG organizes all aspects of this event: promotion, collection, temporary storage, and transportation of the new coats. FWDG staff across the company rally to raise awareness of the project.\r\n\r\n“We had no idea when we first brainstormed the Coat Drive idea 30 years ago that it would eventually benefit thousands of children and adults in Beaufort County,” FDWG founder and President Larry Mark said in a release. “So not only warming but heartwarming, too. We invite you to go through your closets and find a garment to give. It means a lot to a fellow neighbor in your town who is struggling to keep himself or family warm.”\r\n\r\nThe drop off point is the foyer of FDWG at 745 Robert Smalls Parkway in Beaufort. For more information, call 843-524-8695.', 'FWDG’s winter coat drive continues', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fwdgs-winter-coat-drive-continues', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:33:45', '2020-11-24 18:33:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47064', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47066, 4, '2020-11-24 13:35:00', '2020-11-24 18:35:00', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThe five members of the S.C. State Election Commission on Wednesday, Nov. 18, approved a resolution of thanks and appreciation to the state’s voters for their patience and enthusiasm and to county and state election officials and volunteers for their unwavering commitment to creating and enacting plans to provide safe and accessible registration and voting opportunities for every citizen.\r\n\r\n“Faced with extraordinary challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, state and county election officials worked tirelessly to adapt to new voting laws and set up safe voting processes,” John Wells, Chairman of the State Election Commission said. “As a result, the 2020 General Election was conducted safely and securely, all while seeing the largest number of voters in South Carolina election history. We thank the voters across South Carolina for their patience and enthusiasm under unprecedented circumstances.”\r\n\r\nThe complete resolution can be found at https://www.scvotes.gov/sec-resolution-thanks-and-appreciation.\r\n\r\n<b>2020 GENERAL ELECTION BY THE NUMBERS</b>\r\n\r\nA record number of South Carolinians exercised their right to vote in the 2020 General Election: Absentee Votes – 1,334,000. New record (previously 503,000 in 2016 GE).\r\n\r\n<b>Absentee Votes: In Person </b>– 893,000. New record (previously 370,000 in 2016 GE).\r\n\r\n<b>Absentee Votes: By Mail </b>– 441,000. New record (previously 147,000 in 2016 GE).\r\n\r\n<b>Election Day Votes </b>– 1,199,000.\r\n\r\n<b>Total Voter Turnout </b>– 2,533,000. New record (2,124,000 in 2016 GE).\r\n\r\n53 percent voted absentee. Record high (24 percent in 2016 GE).\r\n\r\n47 percent voted on election day. Record low (76 percent in 2016 GE).\r\n\r\n<b>Voter Turnout Percentage </b>– 72 percent.\r\n\r\nHighest turnout percentage since 2008 GE (76 percent).\r\n\r\nSecond highest turnout percentage in the last 25 years.', 'SC Election Commission thanks voters, election officials after record-setting general election', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sc-election-commission-thanks-voters-election-officials-after-record-setting-general-election', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:35:00', '2020-11-24 18:35:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47066', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47068, 4, '2020-11-24 13:36:18', '2020-11-24 18:36:18', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Department of Defense has awarded a grant to the Lowcountry Council of Governments – in partnership with Beaufort County, the City of Beaufort and the Town of Port Royal – to prepare a Military Installation Resilience Review for Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, and the surrounding communities.\r\n\r\nIt is a new Department of Defense planning grant program, and it is one of the first awarded. This project will be a cooperative, strategic process among MCAS Beaufort, MCRD Parris Island and the surrounding communities.\r\n\r\nAccording to a news release, the goal is to develop strategies and an implementation plan to protect resources necessary to maintain military installations in relation to natural hazards. Although it may not be possible to contain natural disasters and long-terms conditions such as sea level rise, it is possible to plan and make changes in physical structures and procedures to safely accommodate and prevent damage, and even potential loss of mission.\r\n\r\nThis project is a natural next step after the Sea-Level Rise study, which was a product of the same team five years ago.\r\n\r\nUnlike many military facilities, the surrounding communities and organizations provide much of the infrastructure for both MCRD Parris Island and MCAS Beaufort. Infrastructure provided locally includes sewer and water treatment and distribution facilities, electrical power and the roads and bridges that provide access to the bases.\r\n\r\nThe surrounding communities also supply a large share of the medical care, residential, social, economic, educational (from pre-school to post-secondary), retail and other services for the military population.\r\n\r\nThe 18-month project will determine what changes and improvements to the area\'s infrastructure are needed and then how to feasibly and realistically implement those recommendations in order to ensure that MCAS Beaufort and MCRD Parris Island are able to continue their operations successfully.', 'Lowcountry Council of Governments to prepare review for Parris Island, MCAS Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-council-of-governments-to-prepare-review-for-parris-island-mcas-beaufort', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:36:18', '2020-11-24 18:36:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47068', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47070, 4, '2020-11-24 13:39:47', '2020-11-24 18:39:47', '[caption id=\"attachment_47006\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ReginaCBoldenInCenter_bw.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-47006 size-large\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ReginaCBoldenInCenter_bw-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\"></a> Regina C. Bolden (center)[/caption]\r\n\r\nThree natives of Beaufort — all first cousins and grandchildren of Beaufort’s Ed and Mazie Atkins — celebrated Veterans Day while serving their country. Regina C. Bolden of Lady’s Island, a Beaufort High and USC Aiken graduate, is enlisted in the U.S. Navy.\r\n\r\nHer parents are Bernie and Regina Jefferson and Curtis Bolden. Edlynn Atkins of Eustis Community is a major in the U.S. Army stationed at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Her mother is Earnestine Atkins of Beaufort. 2nd Lt. Kevin Atkins is a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. His parents are Curtis and Rachel Atkins of the Eustis Community. Submitted photos.\r\n\r\n<em>Top:&nbsp;Edlynn Atkins (left) and 2nd Lt. Kevin Atkins (right)</em>', 'ALL IN THE FAMILY', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'all-in-the-family', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:39:47', '2020-11-24 18:39:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47070', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47072, 4, '2020-11-24 13:41:36', '2020-11-24 18:41:36', '<strong>Photo by Bob Sofaly</strong>\r\nThe north and south ends of the new 3,353-foot, single-span bridge over Harbor River have been connected giving motorists a good look at its 65-foot high span. The current turn bridge nearly is 80 years old and will stay in use until the new structure is officially open in the Fall of 2021 with demolition of the old bridge to follow soon after.&nbsp;', 'NORTH MEETS SOUTH', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'north-meets-south', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:41:36', '2020-11-24 18:41:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47072', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47074, 4, '2020-11-24 13:42:42', '2020-11-24 18:42:42', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nIn spite of the recent wet weather in the Beaufort area, the Mossy Oaks Stormwater Project is making good progress.\r\n\r\n“Last week, the project experienced a great deal of rain, and thankfully we did not experience flooding,” Mossy Oaks Multi-jurisdictional Drainage Task Force Chairman Col. Neal Pugliese, USMC (Ret.), said in a weekly release. “The project did lose several work days, but this week’s construction has been especially productive.”\r\n\r\nIn Basin I, work in the Jane Way/Duck Pond area has increased. Water and sewer lines are being relocated to accommodate two large 54-inch storm drain pipes across First Blvd. at the Duck Pond.\r\n\r\nWork on the Spanish Moss Trail continued with two 20,000 pound head walls being installed along with 54-inch drain pipes with tidal flap gates being properly located and attached to the drainage system.\r\n\r\nAccording to Pugilese, crews were to work a full three days ahead of Thanksgiving in order to fully install the drainage system across First Blvd. to the Duck Pond., and cleanup work along Jane Way will continue as the drainage system on that road nears completion.\r\n\r\nWork will continue on the Spanish Moss Trail to replace a 1,000-foot sewage line with a new one to improve quality and function, about a two-week process. This would conclude drainage work on the Spanish Moss Trail, leaving only clean-up and repaving on the trail.\r\n\r\nPugilese says to expect the Spanish Moss Trail to reopen in early to mid-January, and the hope is to have First Blvd. open temporarily over the Thanksgiving break, barring unforeseen circumstances.\r\n\r\n“The project is especially grateful to the residents of Jane Way and the Duck Pond for their exceptional patience and understanding,” Pugilese said in the release. “While the work is especially disruptive, the end result will be a drainage system that is capable of handling an enormous amount of stormwater and tidal surge. We are on track for an on-time, on-budget delivery of this project.”\r\n\r\nAs for Basin II, Pugilese said work is about 95 percent complete with all the improvements in the Southside Park and Broad Street areas.\r\n\r\nThe last of the storm drain boxes are being installed. To date, 2,400 feet of drainage pipe has been installed in the Broad Street area.\r\n\r\nWork on the Spanish Moss Trail in this basin includes about 1,400 feet of Steel Sheet Pile being driven into the Spanish Moss Trail between Riverside Drive and Brotherhood Road. To date, 400 feet of steel wall has been installed.\r\n\r\nThis steel wall, as well as tidal flap gates, will prevent water from seeping under the Spanish Moss Trail and inundating the neighborhood with tidal water.\r\n\r\n“We’ve got about another five weeks of really difficult work,” Pugilese said, “but we are making great progress.”\r\n\r\n<b>STAY INFORMED</b>\r\n\r\nAll those affected by or interested in the Mossy Oaks Project should register with the “Notify Me” application found on the City of Beaufort website (https://www.cityofbeaufort.org/list.aspx) and subscribe to the Mossy Oaks Stormwater Project updates. This will be the mechanism to receive near real-time updates on the project to include urgent issues like unscheduled road closures or utility interruptions.', 'Despite rain, Mossy Oaks stormwater work productive', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'despite-rain-mossy-oaks-stormwater-work-productive', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:42:42', '2020-11-24 18:42:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47074', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47076, 4, '2020-11-24 13:44:43', '2020-11-24 18:44:43', 'From staff reports\r\n\r\nAdmission will be free at state parks in South Carolina – including Beaufort County’s own Hunting Island State Park – on Friday, Nov. 27, as the Park Service joins the national #OptOutside initiative.\r\n\r\nThe promotion, sponsored by REI, encourages people to spend some time in the great outdoors the day after Thanksgiving.\r\n\r\n“State parks are some of the most beautiful outdoor settings in South Carolina and are ideal places for family outings,” State Park Service director Paul McCormack said in a release. “We open the gates to nearly 90,000 acres of natural beauty and cultural wonder, from the deep forests of the Blue Ridge to the state’s settlement site at Charles Towne Landing.”\r\n\r\nNormally, admission would range from between $3 to $8<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>per person at most state parks.', 'SC State Parks to offer free admission Friday, Nov. 27', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sc-state-parks-to-offer-free-admission-friday-nov-27', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:44:43', '2020-11-24 18:44:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47076', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47079, 4, '2020-11-24 13:46:00', '2020-11-24 18:46:00', '<strong>From staff reports</strong>\r\n\r\nDespite the COVID-19 pandemic, Burton Fire District firefighters have again volunteered to assist Santa Claus with his mail from area children by placing Santa’s mailboxes up at each of their fire stations.\r\n\r\nEach year Burton firefighters have coordinated with Santa Claus and his elves to help Santa get his Christmas mail on time by placing mailboxes at all five district fire stations for children to mail their letters.\r\n\r\nWhile firefighters will be taking extra precautions in handling the mail this year due to COVID-19, they refuse to be deterred in carrying out what firefighters feel is their sacred duty to area children, and to help families have the best holiday season possible, especially this year.\r\n\r\nSanta mailboxes will remain up through the morning of Thursday, Dec. 17. The mailboxes are white, adorned with his Santa’s face, and will be plainly visible at the front of each fire station. Santa promises that all letters with a legible name and address will receive his personal reply by Christmas.\r\n\r\n<b>SANTA MAILBOX LOCATIONS</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Station 81 </b>– 36 Burton Hill Rd, Beaufort\r\n\r\n<b>Station 82 </b>– 14 Bruce K Smalls Rd, Grays Hill\r\n\r\n<b>Station 83 </b>– 602 Parris Island Gateway, Shell Point\r\n\r\n<b>Station 84 </b>– 158 Bay Pines Rd, Pinewood\r\n\r\n<b>Station 85 </b>– 2 Market Street, Habersham', 'Firefighters to help with Santa’s mail again', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'firefighters-to-help-with-santas-mail-again', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:46:00', '2020-11-24 18:46:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47079', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47081, 4, '2020-11-24 13:47:17', '2020-11-24 18:47:17', '<strong>Kimberly Dawn Polk</strong>\r\n\r\nKimberly Dawn Polk, daughter of Carol Drumm and the late James E Polk left her earthly home on Sunday, November 15, 2020. She was a member of Miles Road Baptist Church, Summerville, SC<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nKim was born on May 25, 1964 in Beaufort SC where she worked for several veterinarian clinics before moving to Summerville to be near her mother. Kim loved animals and rescued, raised and trained many unique and special pets. She leaves behind her three dogs and a newly rescued kitten. Kim was a breast cancer survivor and wore her pink cancer awareness accessories proudly. She also had a green thumb and was able to grow vegetables and flowers in the most unlikely places.\r\n\r\nKimberly is survived by her mother Carol Drumm and step-father Curtis Drumm, sisters Carol Polk Johnson and Lynn Polk Davidson (Larry) and many nieces and nephews. Kim was preceded in death by her beloved sister Julie Polk Connelly.\r\n\r\nMemorials can be made to your local animal shelter.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'OBITUARY', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'obituary-8', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:47:17', '2020-11-24 18:47:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47081', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47083, 4, '2020-11-24 13:48:52', '2020-11-24 18:48:52', 'Andrea Ogiony snapped this picture of her son, Alex Ogiony, throwing a cast net recently at Habersham. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-137', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:48:52', '2020-11-24 18:48:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47083', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(47085, 4, '2020-11-24 13:51:21', '2020-11-24 18:51:21', '<strong>By Mindy Lucas</strong>\r\n\r\nThe body of a missing man, whose boat was discovered capsized this past week near Harbor Island, was found Thursday, Nov. 19.\r\n\r\nDon McCullock, 50, from the greater Charleston area, died in the incident, according to a news release from the Coast Guard.\r\n\r\n“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the deceased,” said Lt. Cmdr. Christie Connell, search and rescue mission coordinator with Coast Guard Sector Charleston.\r\n\r\nThe search for the missing man and another, found alive, started on Tuesday, Nov. 17 after the boat they were fishing from capsized near the south end of St. Helena Sound.\r\n\r\nThe two, who are unrelated, had been out fishing earlier on Tuesday and were reported missing by a family member who said they were overdue.\r\n\r\nThe 27-foot vessel was found just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a Coast Guard spokesman Mack Marcenelle. A rescue swimmer deployed from a Coast Guard helicopter found no signs of the missing men on board.\r\n\r\nOn Wednesday, a good Samaritan found one of the men about 18 nautical miles southeast of where the boat had sunk, Marcenelle said. The man was lifted to a Coast Guard helicopter and flown to Memorial Health in Savannah.', 'Body of second missing boater found, identified as Charleston man', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'body-of-second-missing-boater-found-identified-as-charleston-man', '', '', '2020-11-24 13:51:21', '2020-11-24 18:51:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=47085', 0, 'post', '', 0);
