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(31528, 4, '2017-03-02 09:01:20', '2017-03-02 14:01:20', 'The University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts will be the first stop on the Tuskegee University Golden Voices choir spring tour. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nUnder the direction of Dr. Wayne Barr, the choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4.\r\n\r\nThe Tuskegee choir is an organization steeped in more than a century of pride and the richest of choral traditions.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFrom the beginning years of its history, students at Tuskegee Institute were encouraged to express themselves in communal singing.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFounder Booker T. Washington insisted on the singing of African-American spirituals by everyone in attendance at the weekly chapel worship services, a tradition which continues today.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets are available online at uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling the box office at 843-521-4145.', 'Golden Voices Choir coming to USCB', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'golden-voices-choir-coming-to-uscb', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:01:20', '2017-03-02 14:01:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31528', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31529, 4, '2017-03-02 09:00:59', '2017-03-02 14:00:59', '', '2016-2017 Tuskegee Choir Official Photo', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', '2016-2017-tuskegee-choir-official-photo', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:00:59', '2017-03-02 14:00:59', '', 31528, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-2017-Tuskegee-Choir-Official-Photo.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(31531, 4, '2017-03-02 09:04:31', '2017-03-02 14:04:31', '[caption id=\"attachment_31532\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/alvinords.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31532\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31532\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/alvinords.jpg\" alt=\"American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here  1st Vice Commander Bob Shields thanks Marie Lewis, owner of Alvin Ord\'s Sandwich Shop, for showing the flag.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"></a> American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here<br>1st Vice Commander Bob Shields thanks Marie Lewis, owner of Alvin Ord\'s Sandwich Shop, for showing the flag.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Leadership program&nbsp;</b><b>explores economy</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31533\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"5184\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/economy.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31533\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31533\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/economy.jpg\" alt=\"Marilyn Harcharik, Beaufort County Senior Leadership participant, listens to small business presenters as they discuss their experience running a business in Beaufort County. Photo by Steve Brown.\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\"></a> Marilyn Harcharik, Beaufort County Senior Leadership participant, listens to small business presenters as they discuss their experience running a business in Beaufort County. Photo by Steve Brown.[/caption]\r\n\r\nParticipants in the 2017 Beaufort County Senior Leadership program recently explored economic development in the county with local business owners, incubators and representatives of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and two local colleges.\r\n\r\nDavid Nelems, CEO of the Don Ryan Center for Innovation, and Blakely Williams, of the Beaufort Regional Chamber, outlined actions to foster business development and job growth, while Dr. Lynn McGee, of USCB, and Dr. Gina Mounfield, of TCL, touted educational initiatives targeting career development.\r\n\r\nBCSL class members heard firsthand about business opportunities and challenges from local business owners John Harris, of Harris Pillow Supply, Kirsten Hotchkiss, of My Life’s Message, Frank Lesesne, of Anchorage 1770, Mary Mack, of Red Piano Too, and Craig Reaves, of Sea Eagle Market. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Fridays @ the Corridor&nbsp;</b><b>to tap into technology</b>\r\n\r\nAn upcoming event, Fridays @ the Corridor, will explore the various technology available at local libraries.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Library Director Ray McBride will showcase the array of free technology tools and technical solutions that are available.\r\n\r\nThis one-hour interactive forum, meant to engage and inform Beaufort\'s knowledge-based community, will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 10.\r\n\r\nAttendance is limited to 25 guests, with priority seating for Digital Corridor members. The nonmember fee is $10 and can be paid by cash or check at the door.\r\n\r\nRSVP to fridays@beaufortdigital.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Job fair coming&nbsp;</b><b>to Beaufort County</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Lowcountry Job Fair will be held from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Beaufort National Guard Readiness Center (1 Cavalry Lane).&nbsp;The public is welcome.', 'Business briefs for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:04:31', '2017-03-02 14:04:31', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31531', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31532, 4, '2017-03-02 09:02:23', '2017-03-02 14:02:23', '', 'alvinords', 'American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here \n1st Vice Commander Bob Shields thanks Marie Lewis, owner of Alvin Ord\'s Sandwich Shop, for showing the flag.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'alvinords', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:02:30', '2017-03-02 14:02:30', '', 31531, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/alvinords.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(31533, 4, '2017-03-02 09:03:49', '2017-03-02 14:03:49', '', 'economy', 'Marilyn Harcharik, Beaufort County Senior Leadership participant, listens to small business presenters as they discuss their experience running a business in Beaufort County. Photo by Steve Brown.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'economy', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:04:14', '2017-03-02 14:04:14', '', 31531, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/economy.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(31535, 4, '2017-03-02 09:06:00', '2017-03-02 14:06:00', '[caption id=\"attachment_31537\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2920\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Girl-With-a-Shovel-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31537\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31537\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Girl-With-a-Shovel-2.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Girl with a Shovel&quot; is an oil painting by Mary Grayson Segars.\" width=\"2920\" height=\"3612\"></a> \"Girl with a Shovel\" is an oil painting by Mary Grayson Segars.[/caption]\r\n\r\nNow on display at the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts are works by three Beaufort artists who have been friends for over 20 years. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe show, on view at the center through Sunday, April 2, features a variety of styles, mediums and subject matter. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nPriscilla Merrick Coleman works mostly in plein air. She grew up on a farm near Bluffton, and this provided daily opportunities to explore fields, woods, rivers and marshes. These experiences remain a major influence and subject of her work.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“In working plein air, the intent of my work is to share with the viewer an intimate connection with the places I paint, capturing both a visual response and emotional reaction,” she said.\r\n\r\nMerrick Coleman will be represented by the Charles Street Gallery in Beaufort. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAudrey Montgomery’s artistic interests began at an early age, but it was not until 2009 after taking a drop-in watercolor class that she became passionate about painting. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe enjoys portraying her subjects as they are revealed by light. Her technical background has fostered an interest in how things are constructed, which is reflected in her paintings.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe is represented by Maye River Gallery in Bluffton. Visit www.amontgomeryart.com.\r\n\r\nMary Grayson Segars is a Beaufort painter who works in a representational, though not highly detailed, style. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHer works generally incorporate effects of light on objects or scenes, evidenced by cast shadows or late-day glow. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter years of working with pencil and pastels, she took up oil painting in 1998. She frequently teaches painting workshops throughout the Southeast. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHer artwork can be seen at the Maye River Gallery (Bluffton), Plum Goose (Charleston), Macdonald Marketplace (Frogmore), City Art Gallery (Greenville, N.C.), and in her working studio at Atelier on Bay (Beaufort). Visit www.marysegars.com.', 'Three artists provide variety of styles, subjects', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'three-artists-provide-variety-of-styles-subjects', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:07:10', '2017-03-02 14:07:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31535', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31539, 4, '2017-03-02 09:08:05', '2017-03-02 14:08:05', '<h3>By Michael Osteen</h3>\r\nAs the old saying by Benjamin Franklin goes, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the least, equity investors should be aware of some of the tax rules and how they pertain to your investments. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe concept is simple. When you trade stocks and have a gain you are vulnerable to capital gains tax. The key is to understand how those capital gains are treated in regards to the types of accounts that are available. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nGenerally speaking, you can break them down into two basic categories: those stock trades within a tax-deferred account and those in a regular brokerage account.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTax deferred accounts like Individual Retirement (IRAs), Simplified Employment Pension (SEPs) and Self-Directed Rollover IRAs, to name a few, allow you to defer paying the capital gains tax until you make withdrawals. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe advantage is when you start withdrawing you are taxed at the rate of your income tax bracket which typically is lower since you are retired and no longer working. This enables the total principle and the gains to compound and grow in the account over time. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe power of compounding has been best summed up by Albert Einstein, who said, “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.&nbsp; He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlso, with these you don’t have to be concerned with the usual tax implications when making stock trades provided you keep the funds inside the account.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRegular brokerage accounts are offered by many firms today like Vanguard, Scottrade and many others allow you to trade various types of investment vehicles including common shares of stock. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese accounts are subject to short-term and long-term capital gains taxes when a capital gain is realized.\r\n\r\nBe sure you understand the impact on your trades in this situation. In general the difference between the short-term and long-term tax rate can be about 13 percent or more depending on specifies.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThus when you think of the long-term effects of compounding on reduced income taxes incurred today, you begin to see the advantage of holding your stock positions for over a year and longer.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor us at Port Wren Capital, as value investment researchers, we always look towards the long-term horizon.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt offers investors many advantages not only in taxes and compounding, but in creating value. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nEffectively, the strategy of value investments are buying a company that is selling below its intrinsic value today and waiting for Mr. Market to recognize its true value and knowing that value in created in the long-term and not in the short-term. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs described by Morgan Housel, a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal, “… value is ultimately created in the long run.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"That’s where scale takes off and compounding works its magic – over years and decades, not months and weeks. The key is recognizing that the long run is just a collection of short runs, and capturing long-term growth means managing the short run effectively enough to ensure you can stick around for the long time.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBased on my experience, typically, and naturally there are numerous variables involved, expect a minimum of about two years before Mr. Market starts to discover an undervalued company. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBe sure to speak with your tax advisor who is the experts on taxes, before this year’s filing deadline of April 18. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo find out more about setting up brokerage trading accounts and value investing research, just email me.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Michael Osteen, MBA, is chief investment strategist with Port Wren Capital LLC with a 252 percent 3-year total gain (36.04 percent annualized) performance using independent value investment research.&nbsp;</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Email him at michael@portwrencapital.com.</i>', 'What are the tax implications of stock trades?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-are-the-tax-implications-of-stock-trades', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:08:05', '2017-03-02 14:08:05', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31539', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31541, 4, '2017-03-02 09:10:00', '2017-03-02 14:10:00', '<b>Financial report&nbsp;</b><b>to be delayed</b>\r\n\r\nThe issuance of Beaufort County’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, has been delayed due to the financial impact to the county of costs associated with debris removal efforts stemming from the effects of Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nThe county’s external financial auditors have requested that the county determine and include information pertaining to these projected costs within the CAFR.\r\n\r\nOnce the CAFR is completed, a notice will be issued to the public and the report will be posted online at the county’s website.\r\n\r\n<b>New guidelines for&nbsp;</b><b>county waste centers</b>\r\n\r\nAccording to Beaufort County, waste delivered in trailers, regardless of size, is prohibited at the following convenience centers: Big Estate, Coffin Point, Cuffy, Gate (Castle Rock and Grober Hill Road), Lobeco, Pritchardville and Sheldon.\r\n\r\nTrailer use at these facilities will not be allowed due to the safety hazard they create on the small ramp space combined with the increased traffic at all of the centers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“These particular centers are older and smaller than the rest, so we want to be proactive in offering a safe experience to our residents by updating our guidelines for these centers,” said Beaufort County Solid Waste Director Jim Minor.\r\n\r\nTrailers with small loads will be allowed at the larger modern centers that can accommodate them, which are on Hilton Head, Simmonsville Road, Shanklin and St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nResidents are reminded that truck loads and a trailer load are not accepted at one time.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe centers do not have capacity for large loads.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLeaves and small limbs should be disposed of in the same way yard waste is normally disposed.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWaste types are classified in the following categories:\r\n\r\n• Class 1 waste: Small limbs, leaves and landscape trimmings.\r\n\r\n• Class 2 waste: Building materials, drywall, lumber, carpet, furniture, mattresses and plumbing.\r\n\r\nThe city of Beaufort collects Class 1 waste at the curb as part of its waste service for residents who live within Beaufort city limits.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Beaufort County advises residents to immediately stop placing storm-generated debrisat rights-of-way.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe county’s debris monitoring firm has inventoried all remaining debris for pickup by contractors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAny storm-generated debris that was not placed at the right-of-way prior to inventory must be properly removed and disposed of by the property owner.\r\n\r\nAll Beaufort County residents are encouraged to visit the Beaufort County Disaster Recovery website for more information related to the county\'s Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts.\r\n\r\n<b>County councilman wants&nbsp;</b><b>to hear from residents</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Councilman York Glover, District 3, will hold his first public meeting to hear concerns and comments from area residents.\r\n\r\nThe meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at the Jehovah Church of Jesus Christ, 18 John Fripp Circle, St.&nbsp;Helena Island.\r\n\r\nResidents will have the opportunity to discuss any topic or concern they have related to the community.\r\n\r\nThe agenda will also include a discussion on stormwater management led by Beaufort County Environmental Engineering and Land Management Director Eric Larson.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Glover at yglover@bcgov.net or by calling 843-838-3647.\r\n\r\n<b>Be on the lookout for&nbsp;</b><b>painted buntings&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31542\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1870\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bunting.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31542\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31542\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bunting.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Mark Eden.\" width=\"1870\" height=\"1704\"></a> Photo by Mark Eden.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBird watchers in South Carolina are being asked to help scientists learn where the eastern populations of painted buntings spend the winter.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSplashed with red, blue, green and yellow, the male painted bunting is one of the most colorful songbirds in North America.\r\n\r\nAnyone who sees these birds is asked to report their observations through the Cornell Lab of Ornithology\'s Project FeederWatch, a winter-long survey of bird species. The Cornell Lab and the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center have joined forces to gather much-needed wintering information.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Using observations of painted buntings that FeederWatch participants have submitted since 2011, we have been able to get a sense of where southeastern populations are likely to winter in the United States,\" says FeederWatch leader Emma Greig. \"We don\'t know the relative importance of these sites because of large gaps in information. FeederWatch participants can contribute significantly to the conservation of this beautiful bird.\"\r\n\r\nLoss of habitat from development, along with climate change, sea level rise and the illegal bird trade have combined to cause the eastern population of the birds to plummet.\r\n\r\n\"Recent results from the North American Breeding Bird Survey have shown that populations of eastern painted buntings that breed farther south have declined much faster than northern populations,\" said Cornell Lab researcher Viviana Ruiz who is co-leading the effort to collect information about the species. \"Knowing where painted buntings spend the winter is critical if we are to develop effective strategies to help conserve this iconic species year round.\"\r\n\r\nTo learn more about joining Project FeederWatch and to sign up online, visit FeederWatch.org. To register by phone, call the Cornell Lab at 866-989-2473. In return for the $18 fee ($15 for Cornell Lab members), participants receive the FeederWatch Handbook and instructions with tips on how to successfully attract birds to feeders, an identification poster of the most common feeder birds and a calendar.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Parris Island hosts&nbsp;</b><b>naturalization ceremony&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island hosted a naturalization ceremony recently during which 18 new Marines became naturalized U.S. citizens.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThose same 18 new Marines were among the 456 new Marines of Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion.\r\n\r\nThese new Marines will enjoy 10 days of leave before reporting to the next step in entry-level training at the School of Infantry at Camp Geiger, N.C.\r\n\r\nThere, they will go to either Infantry Training Battalion (only infantry occupational fields) or Marine combat training followed by occupational training.\r\n\r\n<b>Gullah Geechee Commission welcomes new members&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission recently welcomed seven new commissioners from each of the four states that make up the region.\r\n\r\nExecutive Director J. Herman Blake said the new members were nominated by the State Historic Preservation Officers in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. They serve three-year terms.\r\n\r\nThe new South Carolina commissioners include Victoria Smalls of St. Helena Island, director of history, art and culture at Penn Center.\r\n\r\nShe also serves on the S.C. African American Heritage Commission and is an advisory board member of the Gullah Geechee Consortium of Beaufort County. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe is a former educator and a self-taught artist.\r\n\r\nAt its recent meeting in St. Augustine, Fla., the commission also elected new officers and welcomed returning officeholders. Emory Campbell, of Hilton Head Island, was elected chair for a one-year term.\r\n\r\nThe Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission was created by Congress in 2006 to recognize the important contributions made to American culture and history by African Americans known as the Gullah or Geechee who settled in the coastal counties of South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida.\r\n\r\n<b>Paving underway on&nbsp;</b><b>Broad River Road</b>\r\n\r\nAsphalt paving will take place through Saturday, March 4, on Broad River Road from Parris Island Gateway to Robert Smalls Road.\r\n\r\nThis work could be intermittent if there are unfavorable weather conditions and unforeseen mechanical failures. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere will be lane closures, but traffic will be maintained through the use of traffic control devices. Motorists are asked to use caution when driving through the work zone. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Volunteers needed&nbsp;</b><b>to record precipitation</b>\r\n\r\nThe Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) is in need of volunteers to take precipitation measurements throughout South Carolina.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoCoRaHS is a nonprofit organization made up of volunteers of all ages who work together to measure and map precipitation for natural resource, education and research applications. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nVolunteers use low-cost measurement tools and an interactive website to report data that will be used by the SCDNR State Climatology office, National Weather Service, USDA, emergency managers and multiple other entities and individuals.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.cocorahs.org.\r\n\r\n<b>County to survey&nbsp;</b><b>roads for repairs</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County will conduct a pavement condition survey to collect data related to county roadway maintenance and repair projects. The survey is expected to continue through the end of March.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County has contracted with F&amp;ME Consultants to assist with the survey. Data Transfer Solutions, a subcontractor of F&amp;ME, will drive all paved county-maintained roads in their Mobile Asset Collection van to collect video and GPS data of the roadways.\r\n\r\nWeather conditions could require that the van drive along a road several times in order to accurately collect the required data.\r\n\r\nAnyone with questions or concerns should contact the Beaufort County Engineering Department at 843-255-2700.&nbsp;', 'News briefs for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:10:00', '2017-03-02 14:10:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31541', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31544, 4, '2017-03-02 08:50:26', '2017-03-02 13:50:26', '<b>Port Royal councilman&nbsp;</b><b>Versnon DeLoach dies</b>\r\n\r\nVernon DeLoach, 88, of Port Royal, died Monday, Feb. 20, at the Millennium Post-Acute Rehabilitation in West Columbia.\r\n\r\nDeLoach was born in Varnville, and was a son of the late Robert and Lola Adams DeLoach. He was retired from civil service and was currently a Port Royal councilman.\r\n\r\nHe was preceded in death by his grandson, John Reed IV.\r\n\r\nDeLoach is survived by Daisy, his wife of 67 years; a daughter, Gwen Reed of Lexington; two sons, Lauren (Roberta) DeLoach of St. Helena Island and Keith DeLoach of Richmond, Va.; a half-brother, David Anthony DeLoach; a granddaughter, Kerri (Jonathon) Haselden; two grandsons, Ryan and Dylan DeLoach; one step-grandson, Matt (Shannon) Rodgers; one step-granddaughter, Anna (Geoffrey) Mikota; one great-granddaughter, Annabella DeLoach; and two step-great-grandchildren.\r\n\r\nMemorials may be made to Port Royal Baptist Church, P.O. Box 207, Port Royal, SC 29935.', 'Obituary', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'obituary-5', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:11:32', '2017-03-02 14:11:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31544', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31546, 4, '2017-03-02 08:50:56', '2017-03-02 13:50:56', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Hundreds of fresh chicken wings, hot off the grill, were served up at Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nThe seventh annual Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ fundraiser for Friends of Caroline Hospice was held Feb. 26-27 in Port Royal.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31548\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2056.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31548\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31548\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2056.jpg\" alt=\"Patrols at the annual Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ warm themselves by one of several fires in Port Royal. \" width=\"1400\" height=\"1025\"></a> Patrols at the annual Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ warm themselves by one of several fires in Port Royal.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31549\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2057.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31549\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31549\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2057.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Daubert &amp; Friends was the first band to perform during Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ. From left are Worth Liipfert, Eric Daubert and Jason Ward.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"924\"></a> Eric Daubert &amp; Friends was the first band to perform during Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ. From left are Worth Liipfert, Eric Daubert and Jason Ward.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2044.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31547\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31547\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2044.jpg\" alt=\"Allen Kincheloe off the Ashley River Fire Department’s “River Rats” BBA team, turns the chicken wings during the annual Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1051\"></a> Allen Kincheloe off the Ashley River Fire Department’s “River Rats” BBA team, turns the chicken wings during the annual Bands, Brews &amp; BBQ.[/caption]', 'Bands, brews, BBQ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bands-brews-bbq', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:16:22', '2017-03-02 14:16:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31546', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31550, 4, '2017-03-02 09:16:42', '2017-03-02 14:16:42', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Kristi Becker is the reigning Mrs. Beaufort County America. Photo provided.</em>\r\n<h3>By Aileen Goldstein</h3>\r\nAs with all military wives and mothers, Kristi Becker is busy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe, however, wears the hat — make that sash — of the reigning Mrs. Beaufort County America.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecker manages to balance life as a mother of two children and wife to a drill sergeant on Parris Island along with her duties as Mrs. Beaufort County. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn any given day, Becker can be found speaking at an event or participating in a community event such as Wreaths across America, helping to lay more than 8,000 wreaths at the National Cemetery to honor veterans. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat you can’t see when you look at Becker is her disease. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecker is one of an estimated 2.3 million people worldwide who live with multiple sclerosis.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMultiple sclerosis, also known as MS, is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. It is often unpredictable and possibly disabling.&nbsp; Becker was officially diagnosed with the disease in October 2014.\r\n\r\nHer diagnosis, like many, started with symptoms like tingling and numbness in her arm. Doctors thought she likely had a pinched nerve in her neck. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I was a veterinary assistant, so they thought I tweaked something in my neck or my upper back. Come to find out, I had a lesion on my neck,” she said.\r\n\r\nThe lesion, common in MS patients, is actually a scar that results when the patient’s overactive immune response damages the fatty protein layer, known as myelin,&nbsp; that insulates&nbsp; the spinal cord. Lesions are also found in the brains of patients, visible through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).\r\n\r\nAfter her diagnosis, Becker said she gave up on herself and allowed the MS to take over her life. She finally decided she needed to do something for herself to help her move past her devastating diagnosis.&nbsp; That was when she looked into pageants. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It was the first thing I was able to go out and say I was going to focus and conquer, and I did. It was amazing, the best feeling in the world,” she said as she flashes a beautiful smile. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe won the title and went on to compete in the Mrs. South Carolina, in which she came in as fourth runner-up.\r\n\r\nBecker has used her MS as a platform while competing in her pageants and often speaks on the subject.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“When people hear MS, they think of wheelchairs and death, so I like to talk about it and tell my story so people understand,” she said.\r\n\r\nAlong with speaking, Becker also fundraises to support research into cures for MS.&nbsp; Currently, there is no FDA-approved cure for the disease, and patients can only take medications to slow the progress of the disease and prevent flare-ups. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecker said her first fundraiser after being diagnosed was Walk MS, a fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecker also supports promising research in stem cell therapy as a treatment of MS.\r\n\r\nAbove all, she wants to inspire others. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I really want to empower those that have silent diseases or situations that make it hard at times. You can keep going forward and follow your dreams.&nbsp; Keep pushing forward,” she said.\r\n\r\nBecker said one of the hardest things about MS is the fact that it is a silent disease and those who have it suffer alone because a lot of symptoms are not visible. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“People don’t see that you’re tired or you have blurry vision or are having trouble swallowing,” she explains.\r\n\r\nThe other thing that keeps Becker going is her children.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHer daughter, Kaitlynn, especially finds it thrilling that her mom is Mrs. Beaufort County. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“She is ecstatic, which is an amazing feeling,” said Becker. “You don’t realize how much of a role model you are to your children.”\r\n\r\nBecker hopes to continue her reign as Mrs. Beaufort County and compete again in the fall for Mrs. South Carolina. Most important, though, she wants to inspire others. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“If I am able to encourage and empower somebody, then I can say the MS is worth it.”', 'Mrs. Beaufort County is model for those fighting disease', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'mrs-beaufort-county-is-model-for-those-fighting-disease', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:19:34', '2017-03-02 14:19:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31550', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31562, 4, '2017-03-02 09:20:45', '2017-03-02 14:20:45', '<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nLocal officials say proposals in the state legislature could cost Beaufort an estimated $1.1 million in annual business license revenue if passed, and they would have no choice but to raise property taxes, business license rates or create other fees to make up for the lost revenue.\r\n\r\nThe proposals would provide statewide uniform filing dates, business license applications, a definition of adjusted gross income, a uniform appeals process and a standard class schedule consisting of seven classifications across the state so that a business will be in the same class regardless of where they do business.\r\n\r\n“As it stands now, business license laws and ordinances vary significantly across the state, and create considerable confusion and administrative costs for businesses,” wrote SC Rep. Shannon Erickson, R-Beaufort. “For example, there are different rate classes, different rates charged, different filing dates, different forms, different definitions of revenue and different applications across more than 250 municipalities. This does not send a ‘South Carolina is Business Friendly’ message.”\r\n\r\nHowever, Beaufort City Manager Bill Prokop stressed that while Beaufort favors standardization of business license requirements, the city already has taken steps to standardize the business license process and to make it more business-friendly, he said.\r\n\r\nFor instance:\r\n\r\n• Last fall, the city’s finance department rolled out an online payment system accessible to all business owners, allowing them to renew business licenses online and pay their bills.\r\n\r\n• Several years ago, the city accepted and began using the business license application developed by the Municipal Association of South Carolina.\r\n\r\n• The city adopted the North American Industry Classification System for classifying business categories for licensing.\r\n\r\n“We have worked hard, and we have worked for quite a while, to standardize our business license program based on recommendations from the Municipal Association of South Carolina,” Prokop said.\r\n\r\n“We have put forth a lot of effort to put business license renewals, hospitality and accommodations tax payments online to make it easier for businesses to do business with the city,” he said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“While we have been doing that, it seems the state has been looking for ways to restrict municipalities in terms of our revenue for daily operations.”\r\n\r\nHouse Bill 3650 would change the method and collection of business license fees. The bill would prohibit municipalities from charging a higher rate to businesses physically located outside the city limits. It also would exempt 25 percent of a business’s income that is collected outside of the municipality where the company maintains its principle business. The bill, however, doesn’t define “principle business,” Prokop noted.\r\n\r\nIn Beaufort, those changes would affect companies such as big box retailers and car dealerships, the city says. A big box retailer headquartered outside of Beaufort – or outside South Carolina – would pay a business license tax on only 75 percent of its Beaufort income compared to locally-owned stores, which would have to pay on 100 percent of their local income, according to the city.\r\n\r\nErickson, however, is in favor of changing the way business licenses are handled, saying that more uniformity is needed because municipalities across the state collect revenues from business licensing in a variety of ways.\r\n\r\n“I recognize that local governments may not trust the state handling local government funds. I share the concerns of our local governments to protect their ability to do their work and I do not wish to see the state divert local funds into state coffers to increase state spending,” she wrote. “However, I am confident the current legislation and safeguards will ensure that any business licensing taxes collected will properly be returned to the local governments.\r\n\r\n“Further, I believe the current proposals on business license reform will actually increase revenues for local governments. Implementing uniformity across the state (making it easier to comply) will increase business license applications by encouraging applications from those businesses who currently fail to properly file for a license out of the confusion caused by the current landscape of inconsistent laws and ordinances.&nbsp; A rise in business licenses would naturally result in more revenue to the cities.”\r\n\r\nHowever, Kathy Todd, finance director for the city of Beaufort, said the proposed House bills would create the following estimated annual losses in revenue for Beaufort:\r\n\r\n• $377,179 to $500,000 from the reduction of business license tax collected from business activity within the city from businesses whose primary location is located outside city limits;\r\n\r\n• $110,000 from the reduction of business license tax collected from business income where the business maintains a principal place of operation outside the city limits;\r\n\r\n• $251,245 from the reduction in insurance premium tax;\r\n\r\n• And $111,576 to $150,000 from other provisions such as the $100 filing fee rebated the following year, the effect on accuracy of reporting telecommunications tax, brokers tax, etc.\r\n\r\n“These proposed changes to the business license law, coupled with the state’s restrictions on local governments controlling their own property tax structure, handcuff us and other municipalities,” Prokop said.\r\n\r\n“While we are limited in our ability to create revenue, we are seeing increased needs for expenditures such as police and fire service, maintaining our parks and open spaces, and creating new opportunities for economic development.”\r\n\r\nA loss of this magnitude would leave city officials no choice but to raise property taxes, business license rates or to create other user fees such as a public safety fee or road maintenance fee; or to cut public safety and public works personnel or a combination of these measures, Todd said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Assertions by our legislators that revenues would increase by their amendments aren’t supported by any credible analysis,” she said. “The city is confident that the current level of services would not be able to be maintained without an impact on our residents or those services if these changes to the business license process are adopted.”', 'Beaufort: License changes would cost $1M annually', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-license-changes-would-cost-1m-annually', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:20:45', '2017-03-02 14:20:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31562', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31564, 4, '2017-03-02 09:21:36', '2017-03-02 14:21:36', '<h3>By Sally Mahan</h3>\r\nA popular nightspot that has been a fixture in downtown Beaufort for more than 25 years may go by the wayside if a local lawyer gets his way.\r\n\r\nJohn North, an attorney who owns the former Regions Bank building, filed a complaint in December with the Department of Revenue Alcohol Beverage Licensing against its neighbor, Hemingway’s Bistro on Bay Street.\r\n\r\nThe complaint claims that the bar is “detrimental to nearby residents” in the area, which is zoned for both residential and commercial. He also listed a variety of other complaints, including alleged open-container violations and&nbsp; other violations.\r\n\r\nThe complaint means that Hemingway’s has not been able to renew its liquor license and is operating with a temporary license until a hearing is held.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA date has not been set for a hearing.\r\n\r\nAccording to Foster, North’s motive is to create apartments in the Regions Bank building, “but he says he can’t do that because of the noise in adjacent businesses, so he’s doing his best to get businesses to close down.”\r\n\r\nOne of his complaints, according to Foster, is that the bar is not compatible with residential zones.\r\n\r\nHowever, “we would point out Bourbon Street in New Orleans. People live above bars there and these people expect that kind of environment when they move in.\r\n\r\n“(North) calls the police multiple times a week,” said Foster. “His objection to renewing our license has just escalated. He is just a thorn in our side.”\r\n\r\nWhen reached by telephone, North said he had “no comment beyond what we’ve said” in the complaint.\r\n\r\nFoster said that Hemingway’s is “under intense investigation by authorities, who haven’t found us doing anything wrong. We’re fairly confident we’ll win this battle, but we have to pay expensive lawyers to fight this.\r\n\r\n“Closing Hemingway’s would be devastating to the downtown area,” Foster said. “The heart of any downtown is the entertainment district, or what’s known as the ‘music district.’ We are a cornerstone of Beaufort.”\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, petitions are circulating in support of Hemingway’s. There is a petition in the bar that has garnered more than&nbsp;1,000 signatures.\r\n\r\nAccording to one supporter, “We must all rally and support the nightlife and businesses of Beaufort.”', 'Club fights for its life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'club-fights-for-its-life', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:21:36', '2017-03-02 14:21:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31564', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31566, 4, '2017-03-02 09:24:21', '2017-03-02 14:24:21', '<em>Photo above: Victor Dover, of Dover, Kohl &amp; Partners from Coral Cables, Fla., uses media headlines to make one of his many points during a heavily attended public forum Feb. 23 at Lady’s Island Elementary School. Photo by&nbsp;Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nMore than 300 people turned out at Lady’s Island Elementary School on Feb. 23 to discuss planning and development along the Sea Island Parkway.\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Corridor Coalition, in concert with the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, helped organize the meeting, which was called “Designing a Future for Lady’s Island.” More such meetings are planned for the future.\r\n\r\nThose attending the meeting expressed concerns about traffic, commercial development and annexation issues. They used crayons and maps to draft ideas for future development and make recommendations to local leadership.\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Corridor Coalition was formed in early 2016 after a community outcry on the clear-cutting of Oyster Bluff. The coalition now helps residents of Lady’s Island and St. Helena monitor the planning and development along the corridor.\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Corridor Coalition is primarily concerned with the “lands and waters” east of Beaufort including Lady’s Island, St. Helena Island, Harbor Island and Fripp Island.\r\n\r\nAccording to the group, “The city has already annexed or is in the process of annexing much of commercial property within their growth boundary, most of it along the spine of the Sea Island Corridor.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Annexation benefits the commercial property owner by expanding public services, and benefits the city by expanding revenues from fees and taxes. Local residents, however, often fail to share in benefits, and are confronted with higher traffic levels and increased commercial density, which detract from neighborhood livability.”', 'Neighbors weigh in on Sea Island corridor growth', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'neighbors-weigh-in-on-sea-island-corridor-growth', '', '', '2017-03-02 09:24:21', '2017-03-02 14:24:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31566', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31572, 4, '2017-03-09 17:58:41', '2017-03-09 22:58:41', '<h3>By Celia Strong</h3>\r\nIn Argentina, wine is a part of their everyday lives, just like in many European countries.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nArgentina country has a population of 42 million and is four times bigger than France. This population is a blend of Spanish, Italian and native Indians. And their culture is a blend as well. Music styles all mixed together. Language, in some parts of the country, is totally unique. European foods are mixed with local ones. We know it’s the land of beef, but fresh vegetables and fruits are always served, as are lots of pastas and fresh fish.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd, of course, the wines.\r\n\r\nOver five centuries, Argentina has developed a special and distinct viticulture. Partly it’s the altitude of most of their vineyards, partly it’s their climate, partly it’s the assorted soil types that are dry and fertile, partly it’s the pureness of melted snow for irrigation. And, not the least, it’s the sharing and enjoying of wine in their everyday lives.\r\n\r\nFor our wine, we are going to visit the Arizu family. Four generations of them have been dedicated to wine.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOriginally, the family came from the Basque area, between France and Spain, in the 18th century. In 1890, Leoncio Arizu went to Argentina. In 1901, he founded a winery in Mendoza. He met and partnered with the Bosca family who had come to Mendoza from the Piedmont area of Italy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nToday, 114 years later, their partnership, and the source of our wine for this week, is still called Bodega Luigi Bosca-Arizu Family. It’s still run by Leoncio’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren. And, it’s very definitely, a leader in the local wine business.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn 1989, Bodega Bosca was instrumental in the formation of Argentina’s first legal appellation: Lujan de Cuyo Controlled Denomination of Origin. CDO. (And, yes, we have the Bosca DCO Malbec.)&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe winery is in Lujan de Cuyo, built where an old mill used to be. And, the Don Bosca School of Viticulture is there too.\r\n\r\nOne goal of the Bosca company has always been to find and use the best terroirs for each of their wines. A terroir is a specific site where the chemical and physical condition of the soil and the climate come together to make unique grapes and wines.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe altitude, the angle the vines to the sun, the slope of the vineyard, the drainage of rain, number of hours of sunlight are many little things that together make a big difference.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, biodynamic farming is seen as the best way to optimize what nature has started.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOur wine is the result of one of these locations: Los Miradores.\r\n\r\nLos Miradores is the name of a specific vineyard in Lujan de Cuyo, at an elevation of 3,772 feet. In fact, it is the highest vineyard owned by the Arizu family and it is planted with 100 percent Malbec vines that are 10 years old.\r\n\r\nThe Los Miradores Malbec wine has an intense violet red color with black rims. Its aromas are ripe berries, dark fruits, dried figs and quince, all mingled with some cedar notes. The flavors are almost endless. Clove and nutmeg, plums, raspberries, berries and cherries. Violets. Chocolate.\r\n\r\nEucalyptus, cedar and mint.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn your mouth this is a powerful wine, with a roundness and sturdy structure. And it has slightly sweet tannins. As powerful and intense as it is, Los Miradores is also fresh and lively.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd there are only 1,000 cases made every year. So, it’s not a big vineyard. Really. And, get this. Los Miradores costs less in Beaufort than it does in Mendoza.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor $26.99. Enjoy.', 'Los Miradores is a great Malbec from Argentina', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'los-miradores-is-a-great-malbec-from-argentina', '', '', '2017-03-09 17:58:41', '2017-03-09 22:58:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31572', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31574, 4, '2017-03-09 18:01:04', '2017-03-09 23:01:04', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Tracy Anderson, Kathlyn Gray and Bill Hanlon of the 2017 Beaufort County Senior Leadership Program participate in a group activity. Photo by Steve Brown.</em>\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Beaufort County Senior Leadership Program continued to focus on building community appreciation with a recent session held Wednesday, March 1 about human services and volunteering.\r\n\r\nRepresentatives from Beaufort County’s key human services organizations that seek to assist children and adults with the basic needs of shelter, food and education spoke to the class with an emphasis on groups needing community volunteers.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFred Leyda, the director of the Beaufort County Alliance for Human Services, kicked off the meeting and tied the threads of the conversation together all day long.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nJames Glasson, USCB Human Services specialist, engaged the group in activities that demonstrated that service organizations have to work together to build a strong and caring community. &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe day was packed with speakers from Read Indeed, Beaufort County Disabilities and Special Needs, Habitat for Humanity, Second Helpings, St. Francis Center, Help of Beaufort, Hopeful Horizons, Family Promise, 100 Women Who Care and the United Way.&nbsp; &nbsp;', 'Leaders learn about local human services', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'leaders-learn-about-local-human-services', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:01:04', '2017-03-09 23:01:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31574', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31577, 4, '2017-03-09 18:01:52', '2017-03-09 23:01:52', '<h3>By the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association</h3>\r\nThe city of Beaufort recently announced its intention to annex a private golf course and 10 businesses along Sea Island Parkway.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHilton Head is considering annexing an undeveloped island. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith this in mind perhaps another look at South Carolina annexation laws is in order. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first thing that must be remembered in regard to annexation in South Carolina is that for a municipality to consider annexation of a piece of unincorporated property it must be contiguous to property already in the municipality. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe word “contiguous” is not defined as simple as it sounds. For example, if the two properties are linked by water and a line of sight can be established, that has been defined as contiguous properties. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn an effort to achieve contiguous status to property some extreme cases have occurred in recent years in Beaufort County. For example, a municipality, in an unsuccessful effort to bring a large piece of undeveloped property into the town, annexed a 20-foot strip of land in a property that served as an alleged connection between the undeveloped property and the municipality.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis contiguous requirement is also responsible for what is commonly referred to as “shoe string” annexations in which a series of smaller properties are annexed to allow achievement of a contiguous status to a larger and more desirable piece of property.\r\n\r\nThe second thing which should be noted is that South Carolina annexation law, as a general rule, requires the property owner to request the annexation and does not allow a municipality to annex property without concurrence of the property owner. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe restrictive nature of this requirement places a burden on South Carolina municipalities in regard to growth and planning for growth. North Carolina law allows annexation when growth reaches an established point of density in contiguous property and does not require property owner concurrence or approval.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the present time in South Carolina, the three ways a municipality can annex a piece of contiguous property are:\r\n\r\n1. The property owner(s) request to be annexed. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n2. When there are multiple property owners such as a subdivision or community and 75 percent of homeowners or businesses owning 75 percent of the assessed valuation of the property request to be annexed.\r\n\r\n3. When 25 percent of the property owners petition for a special election on the question of annexation and if the results of the election supports annexation such action can be accomplished by ordinance.\r\n\r\nThese restrictions on annexation do an excellent job of protecting the rights of individual property owners. However, it makes the planned and orderly growth of a municipality almost impossible. This is especially true in Beaufort County since a common annexation enticement for property owners outside of the municipal boundaries are water and sewer services. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSince Beaufort-Jasper Water &amp; Sewer Authority is an independent entity responsible for providing these services this is not an enticement for annexation available to our local municipalities. As a result, more liberal development standards are often utilized as an enticement to annexation.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the recent annexation of commercial property on Lady’s Island, the city of Beaufort used a combination of a “stick and carrot” approach by inviting annexation by request (No. 1 above) with an enticement of a single payment equivalent to three years of property taxes or reimbursement of a portion of the property taxes on a declining scale for a period of seven years.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe stick aspect was to advise the targeted property owner that the city (in this case) had the alternative to annex their property without their request under the 75 percent/25 percent rule (No. 2 above). Reportedly all of the property owners involved in the recent annexation chose the carrot over the stick method.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnother frustrating aspect of the present annexation laws is the increasing number of parcels of property (commonly called doughnut holes) which are surrounded by municipal property but remaining unincorporated. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nRecently there have been some efforts in the state legislature to allow municipalities to annex existing doughnut holes ranging up to a maximum size of 25 acres but to date the effort has not been able to gain support.\r\n\r\nThe annexation laws of South Carolina are outdated and need to be brought into modern times. However, it is not likely to happen in the near future because there is very little popular support for such changes. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a result, Lady’s Island can anticipate continuing to be a blended community with most of the commercial portion in the city of Beaufort and most of the residential portion remaining in the unincorporated portion of Beaufort County.&nbsp;', 'South Carolina annexation laws must be updated', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'south-carolina-annexation-laws-must-be-updated', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:01:52', '2017-03-09 23:01:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31577', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31579, 4, '2017-03-09 18:02:34', '2017-03-09 23:02:34', 'The Street Corner Symphony, an a cappella group from Nashville, Tenn., entertained a packed house recently at the USCB Center for the Arts. The all-male vocal group was founded in May 2010 to compete in NBC’s “The Sing-Off.” Above, two members of the Street Corner Symphony harmonize during their opening number. Photo by Bob Sofaly.', 'Making music together', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'making-music-together', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:02:34', '2017-03-09 23:02:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31579', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31582, 4, '2017-03-09 18:04:58', '2017-03-09 23:04:58', '[caption id=\"attachment_31583\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2083\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hernandez-e1489100670967.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31583\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31583\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hernandez-e1489100670967.jpg\" alt=\"Holy Trinity third-grader Michael Hernandez placed in the top 10 at the SCISA state spelling bee. His teacher, Paul Newman, attended the competition held in Kingstree.\" width=\"2083\" height=\"1879\"></a> Holy Trinity third-grader Michael Hernandez placed in the top 10 at the SCISA state spelling bee. His teacher, Paul Newman, attended the competition held in Kingstree.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Local student writers&nbsp;</b><b>finalists in contest</b>\r\n\r\nSeventy-two high school juniors and seniors from across the state have been named finalists in the fourth South Carolina High School Writing Contest.\r\n\r\nLocal finalists include Natoria Smalls, Sarah Suber, Morgan Mayne-Alexander, Alexandra Batista and Jessica Elkins, all of Beaufort High School; and Amanda Taylor, of Battery Creek High School.\r\n\r\nOne of the presenting partners was the Pat Conroy Literacy Center.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We started in 2013 with 23 finalists, so we have grown remarkably,” said Steven Lynn, dean of the South Carolina Honors College and founder of the contest. “We are impressed with the quality and quantity of writing we’ve received.”\r\n\r\nAs in years before, the topic is “How can we make South Carolina better?”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nStudents can respond in the genre of their choice — poetry, fiction, essay, drama, letter — in 750 words or less. The contest is open to juniors and seniors in public, private and home schools. Writings by the finalists will be included in an anthology published by the University of South Carolina Press.\r\n\r\nThe second round will be held March 17 at the University of South Carolina.\r\n\r\n<b>Bridges Prep hires first chief operational officer</b>\r\n\r\nBridges Preparatory School hired Caroline Lovell as its first chief operational officer to help lead the state charter school as it grows in size and academic offerings.\r\n\r\nSince 2004 Lovell has served as director of finance and human resources at United Way of the Lowcountry. She’s been involved at Bridges Prep since it started in 2013 and most recently served on the Board of Directors until resigning that position in February.\r\n\r\n“There were 25 applicants for the position, but none of them brought the depth and breadth of experience that Caroline brings to Bridges,” Head of School Dr. Nick Ithomitis said. “She understands the challenges we have faced, the obstacles still in our path, and she brings a skill set to help us achieve success.”\r\n\r\nBridges Preparatory School was chartered by South Carolina in mid-2012 and opened at near capacity in August 2013. For the 2017-2018 school year, Bridges Prep will expand to tenth grade and in two years will be a full-service K-12 state charter school.\r\n\r\n“I’m thrilled at the opportunity and humbled at being selected,” Lovell said. “Fortunately I am ready to start work on Day One because I’ve been involved in a lot of the work to get us where we are today.”\r\n\r\nWhen she starts in mid-April, Lovell’s duties will include human resources, development and fundraising, financial oversight, and ensuring the fast-growing school continues to operate efficiently and effectively.\r\n\r\nLovell has a bachelor’s degree in institutional administration with a minor in business administration from Georgia Southern University.\r\n\r\n<b>Superintendent holding&nbsp;</b><b>town hall meetings</b>\r\n\r\nSuperintendent Jeff Moss is holding several town halls throughout Beaufort County, and there are two coming up in Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nThe first will be at 6 p.m., April 19, at Beaufort High School; and the second will be at 6 p.m. at Battery Creek High School.\r\n\r\nHe has already held town hall meetings at Whale Branch Early College High School, Bluffton Middle, Bluffton High. There is also one scheduled at 6 p.m. March 30 at Hilton Head High.\r\n\r\nMoss holds informal town hall meetings twice year with parents and citizens in each of the district’s “clusters” of schools.\r\n\r\n“The discussions during our fall meetings were terrific, and the input from parents, community members and students was invaluable,” Moss said. “I’m really looking forward to reconnecting with parents and community members this spring.”\r\n\r\nFor Spanish-speaking parents, simultaneous translation devices will be available.', 'School briefs for March 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-march-9th-15th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:42', '2018-07-12 14:58:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31582', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31585, 4, '2017-03-09 18:06:33', '2017-03-09 23:06:33', '<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nTooth decay has been cited as one of the most chronic childhood diseases today in the United States and there’s a dental service rolling on wheels through Beaufort County to combat it.\r\n\r\nThanks to an annual contribution from Beaufort County Council for the past 15 years, nearly 20,000 Beaufort County children have had the opportunity to receive quality dental care, often for the first time in their life, by hopping aboard the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“If not treated early, dental decay becomes painful, irreversible and can lead to extensive and costly long-term effects,” said Dr. Barbara Washington, supervising dentist for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program and director of dental services for Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Untreated dental disease adversely affects a child’s ability to eat well, sleep well and function well at school and at home. Our main goal with this program is to ensure that children in our community are healthy. Helping them feel good about their smile is an added bonus.”\r\n\r\nAdditionally, “all of the partners are proud of the program and are committed to continued collaboration to positively impact the lives of local children who would not otherwise receive the oral care they need,” said Monica Spells, an assistant county administrator at Beaufort County and its liaison for the dental program. “The county’s partnership with RMHC and BJHCHS is a perfect example of the county’s commitment to community services. Now, we really need help from the local community to support a mobile unit replacement fund to keep this critical service available for children in our area.”\r\n\r\nResidents of Beaufort County who are needed to serve on a volunteer advisory committee for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program to help with fundraising efforts. The committee would work in tandem with the local RMHC board.\r\n\r\nThe program receives about 40 percent of its $200,000 operating budget from Beaufort County Council as a community service grant allocation. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nApproximately 45 percent of the budget comes from the RMHC operating budget and grants or donations and the remaining 15 percent is provided through Medicaid reimbursement. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nProceeds from pop tabs off aluminum cans also help with program funding. Depending on the volume collected and the price of aluminum, pop tabs turned into BJHCHS and RMHC can yield as much as $5,000 annually.&nbsp; Some funding also comes via the United Way of the Lowcountry in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nPop tabs from aluminum cans can be dropped off at the BJHCHS Administrative Office located at 721 N. Okatie Highway (S.C. 170) in Okatie\r\n\r\nThe group is also seeking donations including toothbrushes for children and travel-size toothpaste, which are included in home kits provided to the children who receive services. Stickers and pencils are also needed to help add some excitement to the kits.\r\n\r\nAnyone seeking information about volunteering on the Care Mobile Advisory Committee or making a donation to the replacement fund should contact Bill Sorochak at bill@RMHCcoastalempire.org or 912-350-7641 ext. 304.\r\n\r\nRonald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire Inc. donated the mobile unit in December of 2001 for operation in Beaufort County, making it the first in this area and the ninth in the nation. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nToday, there are 49 units operating in the United States and abroad focusing on providing access to healthcare where children need it most. Services range from treatment of pediatric cancer to immunizations.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dental.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31586\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31586\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dental.jpg\" alt=\"dental\" width=\"561\" height=\"316\"></a>', 'Dental program in Beaufort County in need of public’s help', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'dental-program-in-beaufort-county-in-need-of-publics-help', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:06:33', '2017-03-09 23:06:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31585', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31588, 4, '2017-03-09 18:08:40', '2017-03-09 23:08:40', '[caption id=\"attachment_31589\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1003\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/legion.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31589\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31589\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/legion.jpg\" alt=\"American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here Post 9 Commander Chuck Lurey presents the staff a certificate thanking Murr Printing for displaying the flag. From left are Sarah Evenden, Lurey, Victoria Orem and Mary Crosby.\" width=\"1003\" height=\"768\"></a> American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here Post 9 Commander Chuck Lurey presents the staff a certificate thanking Murr Printing for displaying the flag. From left are Sarah Evenden, Lurey, Victoria Orem and Mary Crosby.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Job fair coming&nbsp;</b><b>to Beaufort County</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Lowcountry Job Fair will be held form 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Beaufort National Guard Readiness Center (1 Cavalry Lane). The public is welcome.\r\n\r\n<b>Investment control focus&nbsp;</b><b>of upcoming program</b>\r\n\r\n“Take Control of Your Investments” will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Bluffton Branch Library at 120 Palmetto Way. Investors will learn about value investing and its advantages compared to mutual funds and other related topics. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe speaker will be Michael Osteen, MBA is Chief Investment Strategist at Port Wren Capital LLC. He is also a member of the Lady\'s Island Business &amp; Professional Association (LIBPA), as well as, the Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. Seating is limited to 23. To sign up in advance, visit www.portwrencapital.com/Bluffton_Library_Event_031117.htm.\r\n\r\n<b>Vehicle complaints take&nbsp;</b><b>top spot among consumers</b>\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) received 3,913 consumer complaints from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2016, resulting in a total of $1.24 million going back to consumers in the form of credits, refunds and adjustments.\r\n\r\nThe No. 1 category in 2016 was vehicle complaints, totaling 16 percent (697) of SCDCA’s complaints. It was the third year in a row that vehicle complaints took the top spot.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe most common vehicle complaints reported were in reference to used vehicles, repairs and credit sales of motor vehicles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRounding out the top five are utilities at 13 percent (515); debt collection at 8 percent (317); contractors at 7 percent (281); and finance at 6 percent (240).&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“While DCA stands ready and waiting to help consumers resolve issues encountered in the marketplace, we always encourage South Carolinians to be savvy consumers,” said SCDCA’s Administrator Carri Grube Lybarker. “Taking a few up front steps like researching a company before deciding to do business with them and carefully reading a contract before signing can save consumers from major headaches down the line.”\r\n\r\nSCDCA processes and mediates consumer complaints against businesses regulated by the DCA, refers complaints that fall within another agency’s jurisdiction, and mediates those complaints against businesses that are unregulated. To file a complaint, visit www.consumer.sc.gov and click FILE A COMPLAINT. To see if a business has complaints against it, consumers should take advantage of the Search Complaints tool on the Consumer Information page of SCDCA’s website.', 'Business briefs for March 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-march-9th-15th', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:08:40', '2017-03-09 23:08:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31588', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31591, 4, '2017-03-09 18:09:33', '2017-03-09 23:09:33', '<h3>By Tim Scott</h3>\r\nRestoring hope and opportunity is critical to lifting up our communities who feel like they have been left behind. We have people all across the country living paycheck to paycheck who are forced to make choices no family should, like whether they should pay for heat in the winter or purchase necessary medications.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOur country has witnessed underemployment rates soar, high school graduation rates drop and poverty numbers remain stagnant.\r\n\r\nWith more than 50 million individuals living in distressed communities, we must do more to help those who cannot help themselves. We can begin to lift these folks up by working together to create a system that leads to good paying jobs and brightens the path ahead for so many of our hardworking Americans.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn South Carolina alone, we have about one million people stuck in distressed communities. That means 30 percent of South Carolina’s population live in distressed ZIP codes; 46 percent of adults living in these locations are not working; and 15 percent of them who are 25 years and older haven’t earned a high school diploma.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese numbers are truly devastating.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy family struggled when I was growing up in North Charleston. I had a loving mother who worked 18-hour days to take care of our family. Despite her best efforts to keep us afloat, I still went to school with holes in my shoes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt is thanks to her guidance, and the mentorship of an inspiring leader I met while I was in high school, that I found a way to break through the constraints of poverty. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nI believe that every American, regardless of their background, race or socioeconomic status, should have the same opportunity to succeed  —  because every single one of us has immense God-given potential.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat is why I teamed up with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, who also share this goal and passion, to reintroduce the Investing in Opportunity Act (IIOA).&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis legislation, originally cosponsored by Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, and Ron Kind, D-Wisc., will incentivize investment in economically distressed communities in every state, without creating a new government program.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBy encouraging the creation of geographically-targeted funds, the bill creates new channels for investment in small businesses, supporting entrepreneurs, developing blighted properties, investing in local infrastructure projects and other activities to create new opportunities for local residents.\r\n\r\nIf signed into law, IIOA would remove barriers to investment through a temporary capital gains deferral in exchange for reinvesting in distressed communities. It will provide a new way for investors across the nation to pool resources through newly-created Opportunity Funds, established specifically for making investments in distressed communities, which would be located in Opportunity Zones designated by state governors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe intent is to encourage investors to make long-term commitments to these communities by tying incentives to long-term change.\r\n\r\nOur most vulnerable communities across the country lack opportunities, investment potential and tangible growth. Businesses are closing and we are facing a shortage of entrepreneurs.&nbsp; We want to revolutionize how we help some of our most financially distressed neighborhoods.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy hope is the IIOA will reinvest private sector dollars back into helping everyday Americans improve their quality of life.\r\n\r\n<i>Tim Scott is a United States senator representing South Carolina.</i>', 'Bill would build bridge to brighter future', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bill-would-build-bridge-to-brighter-future', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:09:33', '2017-03-09 23:09:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31591', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31593, 4, '2017-03-09 18:12:37', '2017-03-09 23:12:37', '<b>Three people are&nbsp;</b><b>charged with murder</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31598\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/priester.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31598\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31598\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/priester.jpeg\" alt=\"John Priester\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> John Priester[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31599\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/walls.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31599\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31599\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/walls.jpeg\" alt=\"Brian Walls\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Brian Walls[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31594\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/brock.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31594\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31594\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/brock.jpeg\" alt=\"Courtney Brock\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Courtney Brock[/caption]\r\n\r\nOn Dec. 7, 2016, the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office and Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to a house fire at 126 Falls Road in Burton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nInside, they discovered the body of 56-year-old Teresa Seigler.\r\n\r\nFollowing a forensic autopsy performed at the Medical University of South Carolina, Seigler’s cause of death remained pending additional medical studies.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWithin days of the incident, sheriff’s office investigators identified John Priester, 25, as a suspect in the intentional setting of the house fire.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Dec. 9, Priester was arrested on arson charges and was taken to the Beaufort County Detention Center.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlso early in the investigation, two juveniles were implicated in setting the Falls Road house fire along with Priester. Their cases were sent to the Beaufort County Family Court on charges of arson.\r\n\r\nWhile awaiting Seigler’s cause and manner of death, forensic evidence collected at the scene of the fire was submitted to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Services Laboratory and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Forensic Laboratory for examination.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to a release, the laboratories were able to forensically link, Priester, Brian Walls, 35, and Courtney Brock, 22, with evidence from the scene.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn mid-February, forensic pathologists from MUSC reported Seigler died as a result of homicidal violence. Armed with the new information on Seigler’s cause and manner of death and links through forensic evidence, sheriff’s office investigators met with a Beaufort County magistrate and obtained warrants for Priester, Walls and Brock for murder.\r\n\r\nPriester remains in jail since the December arson charge, as had Walls on unrelated charges stemming from a Beaufort Police Department investigation. They were both served with the murder warrants at the Detention Center.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlso, sheriff’s office investigators arrested Courtney Brock at a Reeds Road home on Lady’s Island. She was served with the arrest warrant for murder and transported to the Detention Center without incident. The investigation remains active and additional criminal charges are possible.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information on this investigation is urged to contact Cpl. Jason Malphrus at 843-255-3426 or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Burton yard debris&nbsp;</b><b>fire threatens home</b>\r\n\r\nJust before 3 p.m. on Feb. 27, Burton firefighters were dispatched to a yard debris fire threatening a home on Bruce K Smalls in the Gray’s Hill area of Beaufort County.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters arrived to find a fire spreading within 15 feet of a residence. The fire involved a fallen tree, yard debris, brush and trash. No one was home at the time.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters quickly extinguished the fire and the home was not damaged.\r\n\r\nIt was the second yard debris fire in three days that got out of control and threatened nearby structures.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt about 4:30 p.m. Feb. 25, Burton firefighters responded to another yard debris fire on Detour Road that got out of control and began igniting a nearby vacant mobile home.\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters stress the importance of checking local burn ordnances before burning yard debris. It is unlawful to burn trash of any kind.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFailure to follow burn ordinances can result in fines or other legal action.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Guide helps warn&nbsp;</b><b>seniors about scams</b>\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is partnering with the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging to distribute SCDCA’s scam guide, “Ditch the Pitch,” to an estimated 9,000 consumers statewide who are served by the Office on Aging’s home delivered meal program.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;This outreach is a collective effort to educate elderly consumers, a demographic often exploited by fraudsters.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Ditch the Pitch” addresses common scams, how to avoid them and what to do if a consumer does reveal sensitive information to a scammer. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Scammers are more active and more successful than ever, said Carri Grube Lybarker, SCDCA administrator. “We appreciate the assistance provided by the Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging in arming South Carolinians with the tools they need to beware of fraudsters’ schemes and warn their friends and family.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about avoiding identity theft and fraud, or to access a digital copy of “Ditch the Pitch,” visit www.consumer.sc.gov and click REPORT IDENTITY THEFT or REPORT A SCAM. To request a hard copy of the brochure, call 844-835-5322.\r\n\r\n<b>Daley, Bekemeyer&nbsp;</b><b>earn kudos from district</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31597\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"383\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/micheal-daley.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31597\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31597\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/micheal-daley.jpg\" alt=\"Micheal Daley\" width=\"383\" height=\"714\"></a> Micheal Daley[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Lady\'s Island-St. Helena Fire District recently hosted it annual awards banquet. It is at this banquet that the officer and firefighter of the year are announced.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVotes from the entire department are tallied and Lt. Jonathon Bekemeyer received the Officer of the Year award.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBekemeyer was promoted to the lieutenant position a little less than two years ago and “has gone above and beyond the call of duty. …. Not only is he a shift officer but he manages to assist with our reporting software and is our quarter master. He is extremely professional and serves our department and the community with honor,” according to a release.\r\n\r\nFirefighter Micheal Daley was named the Firefighter of the Year award.\r\n\r\n“Daley demonstrates an outstanding work ethic and an unwavering positive attitude towards both his fellow firefighters and the citizens of our community. He is well liked by his coworkers and is willing to lend a helping hand both on and off of the job,” according to the release. “It is a pleasure working with these men and we are honored to have them.”\r\n\r\n<b>Citizen\'s Police Academy&nbsp;</b><b>enrollment is open</b>\r\n\r\nHave you ever wanted to know what is it like being a law enforcement officer?\r\n\r\nHave you ever wondered if what you see on CSI is real?\r\n\r\nHave you ever wanted to know what your tax dollars were spent on in relation to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office?\r\n\r\nMaybe you just want to learn more strategies in protecting yourself, family and property.\r\n\r\nIf you answered yes to any of these questions you may want to attend the Citizen’s Police Academy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is inviting all citizens who live or work in Beaufort County and are at least 18 years old, to attend its Citizen’s Police Academy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSince 2002, the sheriff’s office has hosted 39 sessions of the CPA and have partnered with over 2,000 dedicated citizens.\r\n\r\nThe 10-week sessions in Beaufort will be held on Tuesdays starting on March 14, at the Law Enforcement Center at 2001 Duke St.\r\n\r\nClasses run from 6-9 p.m.\r\n\r\nThe sheriff’s office provides each member with an in-depth digital manual and refreshments. Some of the topics covered by CPA instructors include enforcement, criminal investigations, civil process, warrants, juvenile services, training, homeland security, drug enforcement, traffic enforcement, special teams, gangs, budget process and more.\r\n\r\nApplications for the Citizen’s Police Academy are available at the sheriff’s office or on its website at www.bsco.net.\r\n\r\nApplications can be emailed to mjennings@bcgov.net, faxed to 843-255-9457 or mailed to P.O. Box 1758, Beaufort, SC 29901.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSeating is limited, so apply as soon as possible.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor questions or comments, contact MSgt. Mike Jennings at 843)-255-3287 or mjennings@bcgov.net.', 'Police blotter for March 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-blotter-for-march-9th-15th', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:12:37', '2017-03-09 23:12:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31593', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31601, 4, '2017-03-09 18:14:17', '2017-03-09 23:14:17', '<h3>By&nbsp;Brittney Hiller&nbsp;</h3>\r\nI was having a wonderful conversation with my husband about meditation.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe had just finished a game of Funglish and the conversation turned to thought control. He was having an issue in controlling his thoughts and felt as if they were taking control of him, instead. I suggested creating a meditation practice to assist with this. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe explained his woes about meditation, which is one that I often hear others give: \"I can\'t clear my mind.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAllow me to expose a little secret: In meditation we don\'t have to clear our mind.\r\n\r\nI gently began to explain to my husband that if we clear our mind, what lessons would we learn in our practice of meditation? Instead, when we bring intention to our thoughts we begin to understand how to respond to them, instead of react.\r\n\r\nThink about it like this, you begin your meditation with a picturesque scene, such as a beach, and you picture the waves of the ocean. Joyfully, you see a bird, and then your mind suddenly flips to this very bird attacking a family on the beach who are choosing to feed it chips.\r\n\r\nWitness now as your mind moves to chips and the large list of grocery items you suddenly need to purchase. Next thing you know you see your extensive to-do list and *BING*! Your 5-minute alarm rings and your meditation is now over.\r\n\r\nYou may feel defeated and react. You judge yourself on how terrible at meditating you are and what a waste of time it was. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, does this seem like a successful or even delightful meditation?\r\n\r\nDoes it seem like something you may want to ever attempt again?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy guess is, probably not.\r\n\r\nAs we attempt this meditation again we utilize a different mindset, a more intentional process of meditation.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirst, the understanding of meditation - we are not attempting to clear our mind, but instead respond to our thoughts. We are learning how to practice intentional thought.\r\n\r\nHere\'s our outcome utilizing this mindset: We sit and picture the same ocean waves, the same bird comes in to play, the same thought of the bird attacking a family feeding it chips, and here is where it changes, we notice.\r\n\r\nWe notice as our thought begins to wander off to somewhere outside of our intention. What do we do to shift it? We begin again. We hone in on our breath, our steady and constant, breath. We think to ourselves, \"I inhale, I exhale.\" Once we feel our breath come in and out of our body we can concentrate on our awareness, which leads us back to our intention, and we may begin our meditation again. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe reconnect and picture the ocean again...\r\n\r\nThis exercise may take days, weeks, or months before we move past the ocean, but we understand we are learning a great deal of intentional thinking and how to respond to our thoughts instead of react to them. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith constant practice this intentional form of thinking may begin to seep into our daily life. Our decisions may begin to become more thought provoked and less reactive with every practice of the art of intentional thinking, meditations.\r\n\r\n<em>Brittney Hiller of Port Royal is the founder and CEO of Brittney Hiller Yoga. Her mission is to inspire people of all ages, to boost physical well-being, create inner awareness and exude self-love through a mind-body practice. With over 6 years’ experience, she joyfully teaches yoga in a fun, approachable, and therapeutic way. Get a free Beginner’s Guide to Meditation ebook at brittneyhilleryoga.com/love.</em>', 'Meditation takes practice, mindfulness', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'meditation-takes-practice-mindfulness', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:14:17', '2017-03-09 23:14:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31601', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(31603, 4, '2017-03-09 18:17:09', '2017-03-09 23:17:09', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH </b><b>SCHOOL&nbsp;TENNIS</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Tennis standout named 4A Player of the Year&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High School standout McKenzie Daniel has been named the 4A Tennis Player of the Year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDaniel, an eighth-grader, currently has a seventh-place USTA-South Carolina Ranking. Her USTA Southern Ranking is 93rd and she is ranked 308th nationally.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the state singles tournament, Daniel earned All-State honors by placing sixth in the state. She finished as the top 4A Player in South Carolina, earning 21 wins this season.\r\n\r\nDaniel was the number one player in 4-A, Region 8 - finishing as the individual region champion. She was named Beaufort High School\'s Most Valuable Player.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL&nbsp;TENNIS</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy wins first region match</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy hosted St. Andrews on Monday, March 6, for its first region match this spring. BA won 5-1, no doubles matches were played.\r\n\r\nNo 1 singles William Lindsay lost; No. 2 James Carden won 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 Daniel Richards won 6-3,6-1; No. 4 Lawrence Lindsay won 6-3, 6-1; No. 5 Jeffrey Hiestand won 7-5, 6-2; and No. 6 Kevin Williams won 6-2, 6-1.\r\n\r\nBA is 1-1 overall and 1-0 in region play after losing its first match at May River High School last week. The team plays against Battery Creek High today.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL&nbsp;BASEBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Varsity team beats Bluffton High</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High School varsity boys’ baseball team beat Bluffton, 7-4. Rome Wallace was the winning pitcher, who also had 3 RBIs and a triple.\r\n\r\nOther standout players include Kyle Torrey, Cooper Woods, and Drew Luckey.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort JV defeats Colleton by 10+ points</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High School JV Baseball Team beat Colleton 14-3 on Monday, March 6.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKaiden Grissom, Jacob Anderson, Brooks Brown, and Brendon Bowersox each had one hit. Brown had 2 RBI’s and Bowersox saw 4 RBI’s. Jayden Morrison pitched 2.1, 3 strikes, while Bowersox pitched 2.1 with 4 strikes.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Garay invited to play in All-Star game</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High School senior Matt Garay has been invited to play in the 2016-17 edition of the North/South All-Star&nbsp;basketball game.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGaray, a 6-foot-7 standout, received an invitation to play for the South team in all-Star game at Lexington High School on March 18 at 3 p.m.\r\n\r\nA longtime leader for the Beaufort High School varsity boys\' team, Garay averaged 15.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game during his senior season. He led the basketball squad to an 11-11 record and a third-place finish in Region 8-4A.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL&nbsp;</b><b>TRACK AND FIELD&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Eagles tie for third in Hornet Invitational</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High School boys\' track and field team finished tied for third at the Diamond Hornet Invitational in Columbia over the weekend.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA total of 41 teams from across the state competed in the early-season track and field meet. Beaufort High and Spartanburg shared third place with 43.5 points apiece. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nLower Richland posted 53 points to capture the meet title.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReggie Jones paced the Beaufort High boys\' track and field program, placing second in the pole vault, third in the 110 hurdles, sixth in the 400 hurdles, and helping the 4x400 relay team place third. The relay team also featured Kyliek Middleton, Phabian McDomick and Chase Cohee.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all, Beaufort High boasted three top-three finishes.\r\n\r\nDexter Ratliff finished third in the discus with a throw of 121 feet; Corey Witter turned in a 119 feet throw to finish fifth in the discus; while Demond Gaillard cleared 6 feet to place fourth in the high jump.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL SOCCER</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Eagles outlast Battery Creek, 3-1</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High girls\' soccer team beat visiting Battery Creek 3-1 in an early-season match on Friday, March 3.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High claimed its second consecutive win in the young 2017 season.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles used a balanced offensive attack to beat longtime rival Battery Creek. Heiley Hernandez, Olivia Crisologo and Maggie Crisologo scored one goal apiece.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDefensively, goalkeeper Anna Fossberry limited Battery Creek\'s offensive charge by delivering seven saves.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL LACROSSE</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort High drops match to Bluffton&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High girls\' lacrosse team struggled to keep up with the opposing Bluffton High School squad in an early-season match on Wednesday, March 1. Bluffton pulled away to beat Beaufort High 14-2.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlyssa Martinez and Sarah McMullen netted one goal apiece for Beaufort while defensively, Maile Paulmeier recorded 12 saves for Bluffton.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>COLLEGE FOOTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Delaney to transfer to University of Miami&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch High School graduate Dee Delaney is transferring to the University of Miami. Delaney is set to graduate from The Citadel in May and will attend the University of Miami as a graduate transfer.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDelaney was a first-team STATS All-American for the second straight season. He has also been voted a Walter Camp All-American, a first-team All-American by the Associated Press and College Sports Madness and a first-team All-Southern Conference performer by the conference\'s coaches and media for his performance this year. The junior from Beaufort recorded 35 tackles, six interceptions, eight pass breakups and one fumble recovery in 2016. His interceptions total tied for third on The Citadel\'s single-season list, and his 14 total passes defended tied for fourth in a season in program history. Delaney\'s six interceptions ranked first in the Southern Conference and tied for third in FCS in 2016, and his passes defended total ranked second in the SoCon.', 'Sports briefs for March 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-march-9th-15th', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:17:09', '2017-03-09 23:17:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31603', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31605, 4, '2017-03-09 18:18:01', '2017-03-09 23:18:01', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Quilt.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31606\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31606\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Quilt.jpg\" alt=\"Quilt\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe most recent product of the Santa Elena Foundation’s efforts to collaborate with the community featured the Sea Island Quilters making quilts with a “Santa Elena” theme. Now on display are dozens of handmade quilts at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nQuilters used their imaginations to create original wall hangings with portrayals of scenes from local, 16th century history. “What a neat way to have our local history interpreted,” said Megan Meyer, Santa Elena History Center director. “This project exemplifies the ripple effect that the increased awareness of the Santa Elena story is having on our great community.” The quilts are on display through Wednesday, March 15, at the Santa Elena History Center.\r\n\r\nVisit santa-elena.org.', 'Local quilters master the ‘Santa Elena Challenge’', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'local-quilters-master-the-santa-elena-challenge', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:18:01', '2017-03-09 23:18:01', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31605', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31608, 4, '2017-03-09 18:19:30', '2017-03-09 23:19:30', '<b>Solid waste manager&nbsp;</b><b>to be guest speaker</b>\r\n\r\nJim Minor, who has served as the Beaufort County Solid Waste Manager since 2002, will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, March 14, meeting of the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association.\r\n\r\nThe group will meet at 8 a.m. at the Beaufort Realtors Association Headquarters located in the Palmetto Business Park on Lady’s Island Drive (behind BB&amp;T Bank). &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe meeting is open to the public.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing Hurricane Matthew, Minor was responsible for coordinating the clearing and disposal of debris for the county. His normal duties include the operation of 12 collection facilities in Beaufort County and planning for the handling of the county’s future waste stream.\r\n\r\n<b>Work to take place&nbsp;</b><b>on several streets</b>\r\n\r\nAsphalt paving will take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. through Saturday, March 11, on Rodger Street (Boundary to Laundonniere); New Castle (Prince to Bay); Hamar Street (Boundary to Bay); Prince Street (Charles to Bladen; and Bay Street (Hamar to Ribaut).\r\n\r\nThis work could be intermitting during these times due to unfavorable weather conditions and unforeseen mechanical failures. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere will be lane closures, but traffic will be maintained through the use of traffic control devices per the SCDOT Standard Drawings.&nbsp; Motorists are asked to use caution when driving through the work zone.\r\n\r\n<b>YMCA celebrates 2016,&nbsp;</b><b>announces changes</b>\r\n\r\nThe YMCA of Beaufort County welcomed members and guests to its annual meeting on Feb. 16, which recognized volunteers, donors and staff who helped advance the Y’s cause to strengthen the foundation of our community.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Y celebrated the many programs, services and opportunities it provides and thanked its volunteers. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Y also welcomed five new board members: Chad Barr, pastor at The Link church; retired executive and avid swimmer Pete Palmer; Brian Rose, co-owner of Beacon Insurance in Bluffton; Caleb Wright, principal engineer at ISEC; and Russell Baxley, CEO of Beaufort Memorial Hospital.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOutgoing board members, Kelly Collins and Ernie Schlichtemeier, were thanked for their many years of service to the Y.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Kaylin Garst was announced as the newly appointed branch executive director of the Wardle Family YMCA.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPrevious to this promotion, Garst was operations director of the Y, overseeing all childcare areas including summer camp, after school program and Discovery Preschool.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDuring the meeting, two volunteers received special recognition for their service to the Y. George Utter received the 2016 Robert V. Wardle Service to Youth Award.&nbsp; This award is given in honor of Robert V. Wardle, whose donations were instrumental in the founding and continued operation of the YMCA of Beaufort County.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLongtime Y member Utter volunteers with the Y youth boating program logging several hundred hours as an instructor in this program over the past three years. He is also a member of the YMCA Beaufort River Swim committee, assisting with coordination of safety kayak team during this annual open water swim.\r\n\r\nJuan Marvilla was named the annual Youth Sports Volunteer Coach for 2016. Marvilla has been a volunteer coach and referee over the past two years, donating his time in various sports including sports youth indoor and outdoor soccer, basketball, flag football and adult volleyball.\r\n\r\n<b>Special election absentee&nbsp;</b><b>voting to start March 28</b>\r\n\r\nThe Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County has opened in-person absentee voting for the March 28 Beaufort County School Board District 3 Special Election.\r\n\r\nOnly voters who reside in School Board District 3 can vote in the special election. They include Beaufort 1, Beaufort 3 (part), Burton 2A (part), Lady’s Island 1A, Lady’s Island 1B, Lady’s Island 3B (part), St. Helena 1A, St. Helena 1B, St. Helena 2A (part) and St. Helena 2B (part).\r\n\r\nThe seat will be up for election again in 2018.\r\n\r\nThe in-person absentee polling location is at 15 John Galt Road and will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.\r\n\r\nThe last day of in-person absentee voting is on Monday, March 27, when the polling location will be open until 5 p.m.\r\n\r\nVoters are required to present one of the following forms of current and valid photo identification at the polls: S.C. driver’s license, S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles identification card, S.C. Voter Registration card with photo, U.S. passport or federal military identification with a photo.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Board of Education seat was left vacant when Michael Rivers was elected to the state House of Representatives.\r\n\r\nThere are four candidates running for the bipartisan seat: Cynthia Gregory-Smalls, William Smith, Buryl Sumpter and Fred Washington Jr.\r\n\r\nGregory-Smalls is a retired educator after more than 30 years in education.\r\n\r\nWilliam Smith, a native of the area, owns Smith Security LLC.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSumpter, a native of St. Helena Island, is a consultant and trade professional in the funeral industry. He has also been a substitute teacher in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nWashington is a former member of the school board and served as chairman from 2007-09.\r\n\r\n<b>WJCL, Hearst can’t&nbsp;</b><b>come to agreement</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing protracted negotiations, DISH and Hearst Television Inc., the parent company of WJCL ABC 22, have reached an impasse in negotiating a renewal agreement for the carriage of Hearst Television’s broadcast stations on DISH Network’s systems.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a result, WJCL ABC 22 is now no longer being carried by DISH Network.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;“While we had hoped to conclude our negotiations before the extended March 3 deadline, DISH has continued to insist on including material terms that are less favorable than our current agreement,” said WJCL President and General Manager Timothy J. Morrissey. “In addition, Hearst Television has made significant investments to deliver top quality programming to our viewers and DISH is seeking the right to carry our stations at below market rates, which is neither fair nor reasonable.\r\n\r\n“We regret the inconvenience DISH’s demands have imposed on its subscribers, and we will keep you fully informed of developments.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, the station has not been blacked out. Morrissey said viewers can determine the type of antenna needed to receive the signals of Hearst Stations at www.antennaweb.org.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort, arts center&nbsp;</b><b>earn Verner award&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe city of Beaufort and USCB’s Center for the Arts earned the state’s highest honor for contributions to the arts recently with the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We have worked very hard for quite some time to support and enhance the arts in Beaufort, because they are an essential element of what makes us special,” said Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling. “To receive this recognition along with our partner, the USCB Center for the Arts, is quite an honor.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Arts Commission’s Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts were established in 1972. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement and contributions to the arts in South Carolina.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe city of Beaufort and the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts won the Government award. The application cited their partnership and commitment to enhancing the vibrant arts scene and cultural diversity in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBonnie Hargrove, director of the USCB Center for the Arts, said the Verner Award is statewide validation that years of hard work in the Lowcountry are paying dividends across South Carolina.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“This is a prestigious award in the arts world,” she said. “This recognition affirms our work and our intentions to keep the arts and culture in the forefront of everything we do as a community. The arts make us a desirable place to live and to visit, but they also play a role in our economy.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Sea Island Animal Hospital announces later Wednesday hours</b>\r\n\r\nSea Island Animal Hospital recently announced their new late night ours. They are now open Monday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.\r\n\r\nSea Island Animal Hospital is located at 40 Professional Village Circle on Lady\'s Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo schedule an appointment, call 843-524-4551 or visit www.seaislandanimalhospital.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Sanford staff to welcome&nbsp;</b><b>public at St. Helena library</b>\r\n\r\nU.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, will hold satellite office hours at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at St. Helena Branch Library 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road.\r\n\r\nSatellite office hours are conducted around the district by the Representative’s staff in order to be as accessible as possible to constituents who require assistance with federal agencies, including Medicare, Veterans Affairs, Social Security, the Internal Revenue Service or even help processing a passport. Additionally, anyone wishing to express an opinion or ask a question is welcome to stop by. Sanford is not scheduled to be in attendance.\r\n\r\n<b>All county campuses&nbsp;</b><b>now smoke-free</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County’s new smoking ordinance went into effect on March1, prohibiting smoking at all county-owned or operated campuses and facilities.\r\n\r\n“By eliminating smoking from our campuses, we’re inviting more of the public to enjoy their campuses in the clean and healthy manner they deserve,” said Deputy County Administrator Josh Gruber.\r\n\r\nCounty Council voted this past November to approve the updated smoking ordinance.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It’s a combination of good practice, good leadership and public awareness,” said Beaufort County Administrator Gary Kubic. “We hope to send a message that Beaufort County cares about the well-being of its employees and residents.”\r\n\r\nThe smoking ordinance is accompanied by a program to assist employees and residents with quitting smoking.\r\n\r\nFreedom From Smoking is offered to Beaufort County employees at no cost and is available to all other Beaufort County residents for $30. All participants will have access to the LifeFit Wellness Center for two months at no cost.\r\n\r\nTo register for the Freedom From Smoking Program, call Alexa DeFeo at 843-522-2270 or email adefeo@bmhsc.org. The classes are open to anyone who is ready to quit smoking.\r\n\r\n<b>Port Royal seat up </b><b>for special election&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort City Council’s Port Royal councilman, Vernon DeLoach, died recently\r\n\r\nWith his death, South Carolina state law requires the town of Port Royal to hold a special election to fill the vacancy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe filing period opens Friday, March 10, and closed Monday, March 20.\r\n\r\nElection Day will be Tuesday, May 16.\r\n\r\n<b>Free legal clinic&nbsp;</b><b>coming to St. Helena</b>\r\n\r\nThe SC Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor a free legal clinics on end of life issues, including health care power of attorney, living wills, DNR orders, power of attorney, funeral planning and cremation in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held from5:30-7 p.m. Monday, March 13, at St. Helena Island Branch Library at 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Rd., St. Helena.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHarley D. Ruff is the featured presenter.\r\n\r\nThis seminar is free for anyone who would like to attend. The format typically consists of an overview followed by a question-and-answer session.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA schedule of other upcoming seminars throughout the state is available at www.scbar.org/clinics.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the SC Bar Pro Bono Program at 803-799-6653, ext. 158.', 'News briefs for March 9th-15th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-march-9th-15th', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:19:30', '2017-03-09 23:19:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31608', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31610, 4, '2017-03-09 18:20:31', '2017-03-09 23:20:31', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Ashton Converse (right) is named Bridges Prep Teacher of the Year.</em>\r\n\r\nAshton Converse is the Bridges Prep Teacher of the Year following voting by staff at the state charter school. He teaches computer science, computer applications and digital multimedia.\r\n\r\nBoard Chair Dee Matthews surprised Converse in his classroom with balloons and a certificate recently.\r\n\r\n“I know he is a wonderful teacher and is very much a part of what makes Bridges Prep so special,” Matthews said. “We are very proud of the work he has done and will continue to do for our students.”\r\n\r\nConverse teaches all students from kindergarten through ninth grade at Bridges Prep. Previously, he taught in Henan, China, at Sias International University.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nConverse graduated from Bowling Green State University through a dual major program of business education and marketing education with the Bachelor of Science in Education degree.\r\n\r\n“We can teach students … through several means, but who we are to them is more important than how we teach them,” Converse wrote in his Teacher of the Year application. “Interactions with students will define the degree with which a student trusts a teacher.\r\n\r\n“Teaching is the way we prepare the next generation of dependable leaders, innovative inventors, diligent workers and productive citizens,” he said.\r\n\r\nAs Bridges Prep’s Teacher of the Year, his next step will be to submit paperwork for the S.C. Charter School District statewide Teacher of the Year.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Bridges Preparatory School, visit www.bridgesprep.org or call 843-982-7737.', 'Bridges Prep names teacher of the year', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bridges-prep-names-teacher-of-the-year', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:42', '2018-07-12 14:58:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31610', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31613, 4, '2017-03-09 18:21:09', '2017-03-09 23:21:09', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nMy daughter called to say her husband had finally completed the renovation to their kitchen: new cabinets, new tiles; the whole HGTV redo. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe said that after he was done, he spread out on the couch and announced he was going to relax and “do nothing.”\r\n\r\nShe left to go shopping and when she returned home, she found him in the kitchen marinating a roast and preparing fresh vegetables.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“What happened to your relaxing?” she asked. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I just could not keep still.” he replied.\r\n\r\nIt was after she told me about this occurrence that I shared my recent “do nothing” experience.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt had been a very hectic week and it was my time to relax. The hammock hanging between the two large pine trees in our backyard was calling me. I stretched out in it and started to get comfortable when I realized I was missing a stick to help me swing.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKnowing there were some sticks in the garage that would fit the bill, I went in and found a rake instead.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs I was heading back to the hammock, I noticed all the pine cones under it, and decided since I had a rake in my hand, I should just gather them up. That’s when I noticed the garden next to the pine trees was also full of pine cones. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nI went back to the garage, grabbed a large garbage pail and proceeded to rake up the pine cones and scoop them into the garbage can. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe garden looked so good, but did need a bit of weeding. Back to the garage for my gardening gloves and some garden tools.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI plucked the weeds and then picked up the camellia blossoms that had fallen from the nearby bush.\r\n\r\nThe garden looked so good, but needed some watering. Back to the garage for the hose. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs I stood there watering the garden, I realized the hammock was getting watered also. That is when it hit me!&nbsp; What happened to my “do nothing” time? How was I suddenly up again doing something and ruining my down time?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs I continued to water the flowers, I realized how relaxing it was to stand there and enjoy the sight of the garden.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo I told my daughter, “As it turns out, sometimes ‘doing nothing’ means doing something you enjoy. Enjoy your dinner, Faith.”', 'Life is all about the art of  ‘doing nothing’', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'life-is-all-about-the-art-of-doing-nothing', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:21:09', '2017-03-09 23:21:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31613', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31615, 4, '2017-03-09 18:22:09', '2017-03-09 23:22:09', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Jess Fleury “clean and jerks” 115 pounds and managed to do it 17 times during the Strong Man &amp; Woman competition last Saturday afternoon at Crossfit Beaufort. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Strong Man &amp; Woman event raised $530 for the Children’s Organ Transplant Association on Saturday, March 4 at Crossfit Beaufort, according to Jeff Scott, event organizer and promoter. Participants lifted in various classes divided by age and weight, but they all lifted the same amount of weight. Those who lifted the most repetitions won the event, which requires both strength and stamina.', 'Show your strength', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'show-your-strength', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:22:09', '2017-03-09 23:22:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31615', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31618, 4, '2017-03-09 18:22:47', '2017-03-09 23:22:47', '<h3>By Alan Schuster</h3>\r\nNot only is Giuseppe Verdi\'s “La Traviata” (The fallen woman) considered the perfect romantic melodrama, it was also unique to early audiences in that it was the first serious opera ever written in a contemporary setting.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the words of the French novelist Marcel Proust: “In ‘La Traviata,’ Verdi has lifted Alexandre Dumas\'s play ‘La Dame aux Camelias’ into the realm of art.” It has even been referred to as a “four movement symphony for voices.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, the day after its premier in Venice in 1851, a greatly admired composer referred to it as “a complete fiasco.” Who said it? Verdi! He was very disappointed in the singers, the orchestra, the production and even the audience. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA few weeks later, the opera began to gather momentum and&nbsp; soon was acclaimed by opera fans and critics throughout Italy and beyond. Now, locals can enjoy the live Met performance in HD at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the USCB Center for the Arts.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act I</b></p>\r\nAt a party in the home of Parisian courtesan Violetta Valery, an admirer, Alfredo Germont,&nbsp; makes a toast to the pleasures of wine. Violetta responds, singing in praise of love. When the guests depart, Violetta collapses, coughing. Alfredo stays behind to declare his love for her. Violetta tells him that she will only live a few more months, but that he can come back when the camellia she has given him has faded.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act II, Scene 1</b></p>\r\nVioletta and Alfredo are living together at her country home. When Alfredo journeys to Paris to prevent Violetta\'s home from being sold, Alfredo\'s father, Germont, visits Violetta, imploring her to give up the relationship. She yields, asking only to tell Alfredo herself. Violetta leaves Alfredo with a note, announcing that they are finished. Scene 2: Alfredo finds Violetta at her friend Flora\'s party where she is with Baron Duphol, her former lover. Duphol gambles with Alfredo and loses. Alfredo confronts Violetta who tells him that she no longer loves him. He throws all his winnings at her. His father disowns him, and Duphol challenges Alfredo to a duel. &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act III</b></p>\r\nVioletta’s bedroom, a few months later. Annina, Violetta\'s maid learns that she is dying. Violetta reads a letter from Germont, telling her that Alfredo now knows of her sacrifice and is returning to be with her. As the lovers are reunited, Germont arrives, but it’s too late, and Violetta dies in Alfredo’s arms.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen the opera reached London in the 1850s, its huge success was such that The London Times wrote: “Once more, frantic crowds struggled in the lobbies of the theatre; once more dresses were torn and hats crushed; once more a mania possessed the public.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor Saturday\'s performance, casual attire is recommended.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSoprano Sonya Yoncheva is the doomed courtesan, joined by tenor Michael Fabiano as her lover, Alfredo, and&nbsp; baritoneThomas Hampson as the elder Germont.\r\n\r\nTickets are now available. All seats are general admission. Adults $20; OLLI members $18; students $10. Order online at www.centerforthearts.com or by calling 843-521-4145. The box office opens at noon', 'Verdi\'s magnificent \'La Traviata\' comes to the Center for the Arts', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'verdis-magnificent-la-traviata-comes-to-the-center-for-the-arts', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:22:47', '2017-03-09 23:22:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31618', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31620, 4, '2017-03-09 18:53:05', '2017-03-09 23:53:05', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Mary Hughes, left, receives an It’s Me Fashions door prize form Irene Goodnight. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nIsland Girls Night Out, an opportunity to socialize, win prizes and meet new friends, was held March 2, and another one is coming up.\r\n\r\nAbout 225 women turned out to MoonDoggies Gifts and Café in Port Royal, where they enjoyed music and a spread of treats and sauces that MoonDoggies carries in its gift shop.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere were fabulous door prizes and gift certificates from Outback Steakhouse, a kayak tour from Beaufort Lands End Tours, Guys and Dolls Salon, Halo Salon, Its Me Fashions, and Nuances of Port Royal.\r\n\r\nMoonDoggies is now offering a bed and breakfast, while the café offers lunch and will soon have tapas and cocktails available in the evenings.\r\n\r\nThe next Island Girls Night Out will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at For The Birds and Gardens on 1002 Bay St.\r\n\r\nBusinesses interested in hosting an Island Girls Night Out or donating a door prize can call Irene Goodnight at 615-243-4684.\r\n\r\nThese free events are sponsored by The Island News.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31628\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1476\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2183.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31628\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31628\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2183.jpg\" alt=\"Patricia Gadsden continued her lucky streak by winning another door prize from Outback. Gadsden said she has won a door prize each time she has attended Island Girls Night Out.\" width=\"1476\" height=\"1400\"></a> Patricia Gadsden continued her lucky streak by winning another door prize from Outback. 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(31632, 4, '2017-03-09 18:54:49', '2017-03-09 23:54:49', 'Soldiers throughout history have learned the ability to grab a “power nap” when and where ever possible. Here Greg Henderson of Florence,&nbsp; portraying Pvt. Ebenezer Buck of the 7th New Hampshire, does just that as Civil War re-enactors camped out at The Arsenal. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.&nbsp;', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-28', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:27:12', '2018-07-12 15:27:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31632', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31635, 4, '2017-03-09 18:58:11', '2017-03-09 23:58:11', '<em>Beaufort Country residents from both north and south of the Broad River make their way into TCL\'s McLean Hall for U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford’s town hall meeting on March 3. &nbsp;Photo by&nbsp;Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\nIt started with a problem.\r\n\r\nThe 300-seat auditorium at the Technical College of the Lowcountry on Ribaut Road in Beaufort wasn’t large enough to accommodate those who wanted to be part of U.S. Representative Mark Sanford’s town hall. By far.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the auditorium filled and an eager, well-prepared line of about 250 more people waiting, the problem suddenly became: well, now what?&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“This is like a snapshot of a day in Congress,” Representative Mark Sanford told the crowd. “Welcome to Democracy 101. It’s like herding eels.”\r\n\r\nThe consensus –that Sanford speak to both groups in turn – was not easily or happily reached. Amidst chats of “Let’s get started!” Sanford began a town hall that was unusual before it even began.\r\n\r\n“This might be the first instance ever in which the government and one of its largest opposition groups are walking in the door together,” said Alexis King of Lowcountry Indivisible. “Mr. Sanford reached out to us,” she said. “He wanted to set up a town hall that brought together Lowcountry Indivisible, the Lowcountry Immigration Coalition and Beaufort County Indivisible.” Groups with missions that, more or less do not agree with the Trump agenda. King says Sanford’s offer helps to change the “us versus them” dynamic. “It gives him the chance to look us in the eye and hear our voice.”\r\n\r\nArmed with signs that read AGREE and DISAGREE, attendees asked in both Town Hall meetings that covered a spectrum of concerns. The top issues follow:&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Immigration</b></p>\r\nEric Esquivel, publisher of La Isla Magazine, said that while he does not support illegal immigration, he does support smart borders. “This problem starting to agitate our communities and we need to fix it.” His question was like many on this issue: How do you think it can be fixed? &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSanford said his focus is on work permits for present and future immigrants and for protecting young people. “I want to leave the young dreamer alone.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, his stance on constructing a border wall drew loud opposition from the majority of the crowd. “Conceptually, I support a wall, and it needs to be paid for before I do,” he said.\r\n“That’s what I will be looking at with every bill that comes along. Is it paid for? That is the operative question.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31637\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1147\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC0051.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31637\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31637\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC0051.jpg\" alt=\"Many of those in attendance of Mark Sanford’s town hall meeting found themselves in agreement with him on a few issues. Many did not. \" width=\"1147\" height=\"1400\"></a> Many of those in attendance of Mark Sanford’s town hall meeting found themselves in agreement with him on a few issues. Many did not.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Planned Parenthood</b></p>\r\nWho pays for what is also how Sanford explained his rationale for voting to defund Planned Parenthood. “It won’t be about the elimination of the funding but who will be the provider. Who will pay for it,” he said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“With respect to other views, I don’t want my money going to an abortion. It is my view that what we will see is the same amount funding going to community health centers instead of Planned Parenthood.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31639\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2235.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31639\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31639\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES2235.jpg\" alt=\"While many attending Sanford’s town hall disagreed with him, most were civil and, for the most part, gave him a chance to answer without being heckled.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1120\"></a> While many attending Sanford’s town hall disagreed with him, most were civil and, for the most part, gave him a chance to answer without being heckled.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Healthcare</b></p>\r\nThere were many questions and concerns regarding the Obamacare Replacement Act introduced by Sanford and Senator Rand Paul. Many in the audience had stories, and therefore held signs that read “I Have a Pre-existing Condition.” One physician, citing a recent study that concluded only 15% of primary care physicians wanted Obamacare replaced, asked, “Why would you vote to repeal something that 85% of the people in the field support?”\r\n\r\n“I admire you for being on the front line and you are the most important driver on the train, but you’re not the only one on the train,” replied Sanford, referring to the many different stakeholders in the healthcare debate.\r\n\r\nWhile Sanford said he doesn’t think our country is ready for a single-payer system, Carol Corbin of Beaufort said that the question she didn’t have time to ask was why. “Single payer healthcare is the only way to reduce the costs and cover everyone. I lived in Canada for 18 years, and 99% of Canadians, including myself, swear by their healthcare system,” she said. “Canadians see Americans as ‘barbaric’ for not having a system that covers everyone.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31638\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1170\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC0007-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31638\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31638\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC0007-2.jpg\" alt=\"Alejandra Jordan, 15, left, and Hannah Aytell, 15, both from Hilton Head High School’s Young Democrats Club, wait for Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, at a town hall meeting.\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1400\"></a> Alejandra Jordan, 15, left, and Hannah Aytell, 15, both from Hilton Head High School’s Young Democrats Club, wait for Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, at a town hall meeting.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>The Media</b></p>\r\n“For as long as I can remember, the media has held our government accountable. Is the president’s attack on the media a threat to our democracy?” Pamela Reeding Smith, of Bluffton, asked, bringing applause and a near-universal waving of AGREE signs.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSanford smiled and said in a welcomed moment of levity, “Let me state the obvious. If there’s anyone out there who has reason to dislike the media, I am the poster child.” He agreed that while the media indeed needs to remain a fundamental check on the power of authority for those who hold office, he also held both the people and the president accountable for making it work.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“With all due respect to President Trump, you cannot boil policy down to 140 characters,” he said. And for the public, Sanford warned of the danger of news versus propaganda and only listening to media that just refers to me.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith many constituents still waiting and questions still unanswered, Sanford promised to return in two weeks for another town hall in the Bluffton or Hilton Head area.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCorbin believes Sanford took the opposition in stride. “He seems to be willing to take some criticism and to recognize that we are debating deeply held beliefs.”\r\n\r\nIndeed, Sanford would agree that the town hall was a perfect example of democracy in action. “This is what’s really cool about our country. Some are more on the right more on the left, yet we can disagree to the core and still be civil.”&nbsp;', 'One thing we can all agree on: Sanford shows up', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'one-thing-we-can-all-agree-on-sanford-shows-up', '', '', '2017-03-09 18:58:45', '2017-03-09 23:58:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31635', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31641, 4, '2017-03-09 19:05:34', '2017-03-10 00:05:34', '<em>Photo above: Racers get ready to start the 2016 Annual Beaufort Twilight Run. Photo provided.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nThe 9th Annual Beaufort Twilight Run (BTR) is welcoming three top marathoners to this year’s race presented by Habersham Properties from 4-9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in Habersham Marketplace.\r\n\r\nAlong with the more than 2,600 participants and spectators across 20 states anticipated, the BTR will host running professionals from Zap Fitness-Reebok – including one of America\'s top 5 marathoners, Tyler Pennel. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nPennel will be accompanied by teammates Pardon Ndhlovu, who recently ran in the Rio Olympic Marathon for Zimbabwe, and Nicole Dimercurio, who is a University of Georgia graduate quickly building her professional running career running in the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials. All three runners will be in town to compete in the BTR’s 10-mile race.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“The BTR keeps growing and has now captured the attention of world-class athletes,” said BTR Race Director Lauren Kelly. “This race is scenic, fast and easy to follow and there is something for everyone – from families walking the 5K to local running clubs competing to athletes trying to break state records to world-class marathoners training at our race. It’s a true running festival.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe USATF-sanctioned running festival is Chronotrack timed by RMS Sports and offers more race options than any other event in the Lowcountry – drawing competitive runners and recreational participants.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe BTR offers events for runners and walkers at all levels including a signature 13.1 Mile Beaufort Challenge (10 mile plus 5K runs); 10-mile run; 8K-run; 5K run/walk; 1 mile youth run; and Kids’ Fun Run. The BTR is one of three events in South Carolina offering a 10 miler. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll race courses are spectator-friendly and flat, offering beautiful marsh views while racing beneath canopies of live oaks.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“There’s something for everyone at the Beaufort Twilight Run,” said BTR Event Director Jeff Althoff. “The race will be awesome and the post-race party will have great live entertainment and, back by popular demand, a wide variety of food trucks for everyone to enjoy.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis family-friendly event is a draw not only for participants in the six races, but for spectators who are looking for an evening with live music and great food.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis year the BTR welcomes back the band Broke Locals who are from Beaufort and specialize in “Southern Fried Funk.” Throughout the afternoon and evening, a variety of delicious food and beverage options will be available from gourmet food trucks and from the Habersham Marketplace restaurants.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe BTR’s total cash purse is more than $6,000 with payouts to be awarded in the 13.1 Mile Beaufort Challenge, 10-mile run, 8K run and 5K run.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCategories include the three overall male and female winners of each of those races, as well as for the top male and female Masters (40+), Active Duty Military and Hometown Hero (a Beaufort County resident). In addition to cash prizes, age group winners will receive a gift for their accomplishment.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor online details about race registration and more, visit www.BeaufortTwilightRun.com. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nEarly registration discounts are available for all participants, as well as additional discounts for students, groups of 10 or more and active duty military.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe BTR’s mission is to host a fun, competitive and memorable annual event for Beaufort. In the past seven years, the BTR has raised more than $400,000 to benefit Riverview Charter School – a free public school open to Beaufort County K-8th grade students. This year’s goal is to raise more than $80,000 to be used for the school’s technology, after-school and physical education programs.&nbsp;', 'Annual Beaufort Twilight Run welcomes world-class athletes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'annual-beaufort-twilight-run-welcomes-world-class-athletes', '', '', '2017-03-09 19:06:24', '2017-03-10 00:06:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31641', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31648, 4, '2017-03-16 10:17:41', '2017-03-16 14:17:41', '<b>Writing family history&nbsp;</b><b>focus of workshop</b>\r\n\r\nWriting Your Family Narrative using Microsoft Word will be the topic Thursday, March 16, at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. The event will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nHave you wanted to start writing your family’s story, but didn’t know where to start? Attendees will be shown different capabilities of Microsoft Word for writing, adding pictures, captions, etc. Basic computer skills are required for this class. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis is a “hands on” class. Participants should bring their laptop with some items saved and a basic paragraph of one or two of your ancestors to utilize some of the practices discussed.\r\n\r\nTickets are $15; $10 for Heritage Library members.\r\n\r\nVisit santa-elena.org/calendar-of-events.\r\n\r\n<b>Architects’ Tour&nbsp;</b><b>coming March 18</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2017 Architects’ Tour will be held Saturday, March 18. Guests will visit private homes in downtown Beaufort and the nearby sea islands of Distant and Dataw.\r\n\r\nTickets are $65 per person. Reservations can be made by calling 843-379-3331 or at www.historicbeaufort.org/shop.\r\n\r\nFor additional information, email info@historicbeaufort.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Bird walk coming&nbsp;</b><b>to Harbor Island</b>\r\n\r\nThe Fripp Audubon Club is conducting a bird walk on Saturday, March 18, on Harbor Island.\r\n\r\nThese bird walks are designed for folks with a serious interest in birds, their behavior, habitat and identification.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nParticipants will observe and study birds in their natural habitat. The trip will begin with a brief orientation before departure. This walk will focus on identifying shore birds and sea birds.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeginners are welcome.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nParticipants will meet at 9 a.m. at the Beach &amp; Racquet Club parking lot on Harbor Island. The parking lot is around the bend and beside the tennis courts. Tell the person at the gate that you are with the Fripp Audubon group.&nbsp; Bring binoculars, bird guide, bug spray, sunscreen, water, etc. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.islc.net/audubon.\r\n\r\n<b>Symphony orchestra&nbsp;</b><b>to present program&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will hold “Hurray for Hollywood!” and “Bravo Broadway” at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19, and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23.\r\n\r\nThere will be music from “Les Miserables,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “West Side Story.”\r\n\r\nPerformances will be held at Sea Island Presbyterian Church at 81 Lady’s Island Drive. Tickets are $40; $15 for students. Tickets can be purchased at www.beaufortorchestra.org or by calling 800-595-4849.\r\n\r\n<b>Movie Night coming&nbsp;</b><b>to USCB arts center</b>\r\n\r\nMonday night is Movie Night at the USCB Center for the Arts at 801 Carteret St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe move on Monday, March 20, is “A Good American,” a 2015 Austrian documentary film that chronicles the work of whistleblower William Binney, a former official of the National Security Agency who resigned shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe film contends that Binney\'s work was thwarted by high officials of the agency, and that he might have been able to prevent the attacks. The film was produced, directed and written by Friedrich Moser. The movie starts at 7 p.m. and the cost is $6.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Arts council to&nbsp;</b><b>celebrate winners</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Arts Council and Adams Outdoor Advertising will host a public reception from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 23, to congratulate the 2016-2017 ArtPop Beaufort winners. The event will be held at the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s Maritime Center, located at 310 Okatie Highway in Okatie.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn partnership with Adams Outdoor Advertising and ArtPop, the Beaufort Arts Council held its second annual ArtPop Beaufort program, which promotes local artists\' work through available media space.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe 10 winners of the 2016-2017 ArtPop Beaufort Program selected by a jury of seven include: David Shipper, Nancy Adams, Mary Lester, Zach Grether, John K. Crum, Julie Jones, Michael B. Karas, Eve Miller, Sandy Dimke and Michael Reibel.&nbsp; Their winning artwork can be viewed on billboards throughout Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortartscouncil.org for additional information on the winners and images of their submissions. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Friends of Fort Fremont&nbsp;</b><b>to hold oyster roast</b>\r\n\r\nFriends of Fort Fremont is hosting its annual oyster roast from 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Port Royal’s Live Oak Park.\r\n\r\nThere will be a silent auction, oysters, appetizers, dessert and live music. Guests should bring beverages and chairs.\r\n\r\nTickets are $30 per person and must be purchased by Tuesday, March 21. Send check payable to Friends of Fort Fremont, P.O. Box 982, St. Helena Island, SC 29902; or purchase online at fortfremont.org.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Women\'s Conference&nbsp;</b><b>set for March 25</b>\r\n\r\nA women\'s conference entitled \"Blooming for Christ\" is planned for Saturday, March 25, at Red Dam Baptist Church in Hardeeville. The event, which is free and open to the public, is geared for women ages 13 and up, and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the program will wrap at 3 p.m.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDoor prizes and favors will be given throughout the day. A nursery will be provided for children 3 and under.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRDBC is located at 488 Red Dam Road. For more information, call 843- 784-6083, email info@reddambaptistchurch.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Tour Fort Fremont&nbsp;</b><b>on March 25</b>\r\n\r\nFriends of Fort Fremont is offering its free monthly docent-led tour on Saturday, March 25. The tour begins at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Helena Branch Library, where guests will see a scale model of the 1898 Fort Fremont and learn its history and then travel to Land’s End to see the remains of the fort today.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit fortfremont.org or call the library at 843-255-6486.\r\n\r\n<b>Musical program&nbsp;</b><b>coming to Fripp</b>\r\n\r\nThe Fripp Island Friends of Music will hold an upcoming program featuring singer-songwriter Kathy Tugman and her trio.\r\n\r\nTugman has amassed a buffet of music, including spirituals, lullabies, jazz, popular tunes, and, in her latest release, “Love Song Nineteen,” gritty, “bluebilly” music.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will be held at 5 p.m. March 26, at the Fripp Community Center, 205 Tarpon Blvd. Tickets at the door at $25 for adults; students are free.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.frippfriendsofmusic.com or call 843-838-1777.\r\n\r\n<b>Letters For Hope&nbsp;</b><b>to be held March 26</b>\r\n\r\nA letter writing campaign expressing concerns over the replacement for the Affordable Care Act will take place from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry, 110 Malphrus Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nLetters For Hope is a letter writing campaign with the primary goal to voice concerns to politicians in a constructive and compassionate manner through hand-written letters. Limited writing supplies, including paper, pens, envelopes and postage, will be available. This event is family friendly. Parents are encouraged to bring children.&nbsp; Worksheets with tips on how to write a letter, along with addresses for local politicians, also will be provided.\r\n\r\nRegister by calling 843-415-3490 or e-mailing info@lettersforhope.org. Visit www.lettersforhope.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Cigar making topic&nbsp;</b><b>of Santa Elena event</b>\r\n\r\nThe History &amp; Art of Cigar Making will be held from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe speaker will be Cuban-born Juan Carlos Jiménez, who from his own factory in the Dominican Republic has been producing handcrafted Cuban seed cigars for the past 20 years. Tickets are $10.\r\n\r\nVisit santa-elena.org/calendar-of-events.', 'What To Do the week of March 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-march-16th-22nd', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:17:41', '2017-03-16 14:17:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31648', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31650, 4, '2017-03-16 10:18:24', '2017-03-16 14:18:24', '<h3>By Paul Butare, Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association</h3>\r\nIn July 2016, the city of Beaufort, in conjunction with Beaufort County, commissioned Ward Edwards Engineering to evaluate the short, intermediate and long-term traffic needs for Lady’s Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nStantec was subcontracted to perform the actual study.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a basis for the study, traffic counts were taken during a summer weekend and during a weekday when school was in session. The study covered from Woods Bridge to Chowan Creek on Sea Island Parkway, and Rue De Bois on Lady’s Island Drive to Miller Road on Sams Point Road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey included projected traffic from all approved and anticipated developments in the area on Lady’s Island and added a small amount of background growth over a 20-year period.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe results are probably not surprising to many of us: Traffic is up and increasing noticeably.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith count data from SCDOT, supplemental counts and extensive study of existing and potential roads, the study predicts that with no action taken, traffic increases over the next 10-25 years will produce unacceptable levels of congestion and gridlock.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSeveral key “hot spots” were specifically reviewed to include the new Walmart, Lost Island and Little Creek intersections, Sams Point Road and Sea Island Parkway intersection, Sunset Boulevard, Lady’s Island Middle school and Beaufort High School exits onto Sea Island Parkway.\r\n\r\nRecently the consultants who conducted the study presented their findings to the community and solicited comments. Following are some of the suggestions made to reduce the negative impact of the projected increases in traffic.\r\n\r\n• Airport Circle/Lost Island Drive: Reconfigure Lost Island Drive and Little Creek Road by building a connector/frontage road from Little Creek Road to the new traffic signal at Airport Circle (Walmart).&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTraffic exiting the proposed Taco Bell, Little Creek and Lost Island would be allowed a right turn only.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIncoming traffic, and traffic which needs to take a left to go toward Beaufort, would be routed to this proposed new access road, running parallel to Sea Island Parkway, up to the new traffic signal at the Walmart and Airport Circle.\r\n\r\nIn addition, Sea Island Parkway widening would be extended beyond the Airport Circle traffic signal to reduce vehicle queues at the intersection. The land needed to accomplish this is privately owned.\r\n\r\n• Cougar Drive (Lady’s Island Middle School): At certain times during the day, the traffic in and out of Cougar Drive can be difficult and potentially dangerous.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo improve the Lady’s Island Middle School exit from Cougar Drive onto Sea Island Parkway, a road-alignment of Cougar Drive is being considered, leading to a new traffic signal which would be added at the intersection of Gay Drive and Sea Island Parkway as part of a connector road from Lady’s Island Drive. The land needed for an access road is privately owned.\r\n\r\n• Intersection of Sams Point Road and Sea Island Parkway: This intersection is already considered “failing” by industry standards and will become worse during peak hours when the new Walmart is opened.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe new developments on Sams Point Road, such as Oyster Bluff, as well as the new Harris Teeter will make the intersection even more difficult.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThough not part of this study, it has been reported that Harris Teeter will fund an additional right turn lane from Sea Island Parkway on to Sams Point Road.\r\n\r\nSome of the remedies proposed to reduce traffic at this key intersection include adding a right turn lane to Sams Point Road at the Walgreen’s corner, and improving conditions on Sunset Boulevard and Miller Road to allow traffic heading towards the Woods Memorial Bridge to bypass the Sams Point Road/Sea Island Parkway Intersection.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA traffic signal is proposed at Miller Road and Sams Point Road. Other improvements would include adding traffic calming elements such as sidewalks, trees and a small roundabout at the intersection of Miller and Sunset to help keep speeds low.\r\n\r\nThis recommendation includes moving of the traffic signal from the present high school exit to the Sunset Boulevard exit onto Sea Island Parkway and building a new connector road to allow the high school traffic to exit at the new signal location.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Lady’s Island Drive/Sea Island Parkway Connector Road: To reduce the amount of traffic at the intersection of Lady’s Island Drive and Sea Island Parkway, the development of a connector route from Lady’s Island Drive is proposed by routing traffic from S.C. 802, over a paved Hazel Farm road, connecting with Gay Road, and exiting to Sea Island Parkway where a traffic signal would be added at the intersection of Sea Island Parkway and Gay Road and across from the new Cougar Drive location. Traffic calming measures such as sidewalks, trees and a small roundabout at Inlet Road would also be added.\r\n\r\nThe study concludes that unless some of the proposals are undertaken, traffic congestion at peak travel times at key intersections will reach a point where delays and travel times from the outer parts of Sea Island Parkway, Lady’s Island Drive and the further Sea Islands of Distant, Lost Island, St. Helena, Dataw, Harbor, Hunting and Fripp to Beaufort and beyond could become unreasonable.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNone of these proposals are quick fixes and the state, county and city do not have funds presently dedicated to making any of them a reality. However, it is an important start to plan for our future, based upon the quantitative data that this study provides. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe will keep you posted as we receive additional information.', 'A first look at the Lady’s Island traffic study', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-first-look-at-the-ladys-island-traffic-study', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:18:24', '2017-03-16 14:18:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31650', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31652, 4, '2017-03-16 10:18:58', '2017-03-16 14:18:58', 'The Voice of the Verdier House: 1804-2017 will be the topic at Historic Beaufort Foundation’s 51st annual membership meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 23.\r\n\r\nMaxine Lutz, HBF’s executive director, will speak on behalf of the house, which has stood overlooking Bay Street for four centuries. It was the flagship project that newly-minted preservationists undertook in the 1940s and which remains an icon of Beaufort’s historic preservation movement to date.\r\n\r\nAs one of three residences remaining in the downtown core which date to the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it is the only one that remains in its original residential format today without exterior or interior changes.\r\n\r\nLutz, who has worked at the foundation for 19 years, four of those as executive director, will offer a view of the house through its photographic and recorded history, revealing its past, present and the vision for its future. Selected artifacts belonging to the Verdiers will also be displayed.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe work of Historic Beaufort Foundation in restoring it was \"an inspiration to the city and a gift to Bay Street,\" said Lutz.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt draws thousands of visitors annually and has become a venue for many of HBF’s educational events, including exhibits, summer camps, lectures and school tours.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the program, HBF will announce its 2016 Preservation Awards and elect officers and trustees. A reception will follow the program with wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $15/$25 per member/member couple; $20/$30 per nonmember/nonmember couple.\r\n\r\nCall 843-379-3331 for reservations.', 'Verdier House to be focus of meeting', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'verdier-house-to-be-focus-of-meeting', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:18:58', '2017-03-16 14:18:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31652', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31654, 4, '2017-03-16 10:21:38', '2017-03-16 14:21:38', '<em>Photo above: Beaufort Elementary School fifth-grader Henry Lovett, center, reacts to being announced as the 2017 Future Chef winner. Photo provided.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Fifth-grader wins&nbsp;</b><b>Future Chef contest</b>\r\n\r\nFifth-grader Henry Lovett likes to cook eggs for his family’s breakfasts, and that practice paid off when he took top honors at the 2017 Sodexo Future Chef competition.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Elementary School student’s “Spicy Egg Wrap” recipe included fresh avocados, tomatoes, cheese and sriracha wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla.\r\n\r\nLovett was one of 12 elementary school student finalists from across the district who prepared healthy comfort foods – this year’s competition category – for a panel of five judges at the new Advanced Technical Center at Battery Creek High School. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nJudges awarded points based on the recipes’ originality, taste, healthy attributes, plate presentation, ease of preparation and kid-friendliness.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It was so much fun to cook in front of a big crowd of people and present to the judges,” Lovett said. “Just awesome.”\r\n\r\nThe 12 finalists were chosen from more than 100 young cooks from district elementary schools who submitted recipes in this year’s challenge, sponsored by Sodexo.\r\n\r\nFor his first-place finish, Lovett was awarded a prize basket of cookware, kitchen utensils, a radio-controlled flying drone and a backpack.&nbsp; He has the chance to move on to the 2017 regional and national Future Chef competitions. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nLovett was assisted in the kitchen by Battery Creek High School culinary arts student Ayla Watts.\r\n\r\nTwo students tied for first runner-up.&nbsp; Mossy Oaks Elementary fourth-grader Aubrie Brown dished up baked “Zucchini Boats” filled with ground beef, tomato sauce and cheese, and M.C Riley Elementary third-grader Dylan Crosby drew the judges’ praise for her “Pineapple Salmon with Coconut Rice and Honey Carrots.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSecond runner-up, for her “Incognito Cauliflower Cheese Bites,” was fifth-grader Mia Campbell from Red Cedar Elementary.\r\n\r\nSecond and third runners-up won cooking utensils and herb garden kits. All participants won gift baskets.\r\n\r\n“The number of entries keeps growing, and this was by far the biggest number yet in the five years we’ve been sponsoring the Future Chef competition,” said Roberta Edwards, general manager of Sodexo operations in Beaufort County.&nbsp; “To watch these young students in the kitchen, to witness their creativity as well as their determination and concentration, is really something to see.”\r\n\r\n<b>TCL to hold&nbsp;</b><b>Latino Open House</b>\r\n\r\nThe Technical College of the Lowcountry will hold a Latino Open House at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, on its Bluffton campus.\r\n\r\nGuests will take a tour, learn about college admissions and financial aid, and hear from attorney Olesya Matyushevsky about challenges for immigrant students.\r\n\r\n<b>Seven district students&nbsp;</b><b>finalists in writing competition</b>\r\n\r\nSeven Beaufort County School District students are among 72 finalists in the fourth annual South Carolina High School Writing Contest.\r\n\r\nFour juniors were named as finalists: Sophie Bellomy, Natoria Smalls and Sarah Suber (all of Beaufort High) and Amanda Taylor (Battery Creek High). &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThree Beaufort High seniors were also named as finalists: Morgan Mayne-Alexander, Alexandra Batista and Jessica Elkins.\r\n\r\n“It’s really exciting to have one of every 10 South Carolina finalists be from Beaufort County,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “Expressing yourself well in written communications is important in virtually any career you can think of.”\r\n\r\nThe writing topic judged to determine the finalists was “How can we make South Carolina better?” Students responded in the genre of their choice – poetry, fiction, essay, drama or letter – using 750 words or less.\r\n\r\nRound 2 of the competition – set for Friday, March 17, on the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia – will include a second writing test in which finalists will respond to an impromptu topic. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first-place winner in the senior class will receive $1,000 and the Walter Edgar Award, funded by University of South Carolina Honors College alumnus Thad Westbrook and named for his professor, the South Carolina historian and writer. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first-place winner in the junior class will receive $1,000 and the Dorothy Skelton Williams Award, funded by an anonymous donor and named for the late upstate public school educator.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSecond- and third-place winners in the junior and senior classes will receive $500 and $250, respectively.\r\n\r\nThe USC Press is partnering with USC’s Honors College to present the competition. Other presenting partners are Beaufort’s Pat Conroy Literary Center, the South Carolina State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Sciences and Young Palmetto Books, an imprint of USC Press.&nbsp;', 'School briefs for March 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-march-16th-22nd', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:42', '2018-07-12 14:58:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31654', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31656, 4, '2017-03-16 10:21:29', '2017-03-16 14:21:29', '• Airports Board: 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 16, Council Chambers, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n• Beaufort County Natural Resources Committee: 2 p.m. Monday, March 20, Executive Conference Room, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n• Public Facilities Committee, 4 p.m. Monday, March 20, Executive Conference Room, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n• Beaufort County Board of Education: 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, Bluffton Branch Library, 120 Palmetto Way, Bluffton.', 'Upcoming meetings the week of March 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'upcoming-meetings-the-week-of-march-16th-22nd', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:21:29', '2017-03-16 14:21:29', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31656', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31659, 4, '2017-03-16 10:23:23', '2017-03-16 14:23:23', 'Women Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Beaufort pose for a group photo to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8. The guest speaker at the club’s weekly meeting on Lady’s Island was Chelsea Roland (back row, third from left), a former Rotary-sponsored Youth Exchange student who continued her education at the College of Charleston, then graduate studies in Vancouver, B.C., through the Rotary Funded Studies Program. Photo by Suzi Oliver.', 'Women Rotarians celebrate International Women’s Day', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'women-rotarians-celebrate-international-womens-day', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:23:23', '2017-03-16 14:23:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31659', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31660, 4, '2017-03-16 10:23:08', '2017-03-16 14:23:08', 'As your target retirement date gets closer, what was once an abstract concept may now feel more like a reality.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis life event can provoke different feelings for different people. While some might feel excited about the possibilities the non-working years might bring, others may be anxious and fearful.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRegardless of your emotions, now is the time to stay focused on maximizing your retirement savings while also looking ahead to develop a retirement income plan that supports your vision of retirement. The following are some tips you may find helpful.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Catch up</b></p>\r\nIf you are age 50 or older, one way to help maximize your retirement savings is to take advantage of “catch up” contributions. The “catch up” contribution provision allows you to make additional contributions to your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan.&nbsp; If you’re unable to do this, try to contribute at least as much as the employer’s match – otherwise, you’re leaving money on the table.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Open an IRA</b></p>\r\nIf your employer doesn’t offer a retirement plan or you’re self-employed, consider opening an IRA. Even if you already participate in a 401(k) or other plan at work, an IRA can help supplement those savings and help you gain access to a potentially wider range of investment options. Keep in mind you are still eligible to contribute to an IRA whether you contribute to an employer-sponsored plan or not. You can also make catch up contributions to an IRA if you are age 50 or older. &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Convert to a Roth IRA?</b></p>\r\nAn often overlooked retirement planning strategy is the Roth IRA conversion. A Roth IRA conversion occurs when you take savings in a Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA, or employer-sponsored retirement plan, and move the assets into a Roth IRA. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou will owe federal and possibly state income tax on the before-tax amounts in your employer plan or IRA converted to a Roth&nbsp; in that tax year, but not the 10-percent IRS early distribution penalty.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOnce you settle that bill, though, you\'ll be able to withdraw all the money in your Roth IRA during retirement without owing any tax or penalty, provided: (1) the Roth IRA has been open for at least five years and you are age 59 ½ or older; or (2) the distribution is a result of your death, disability or using the first-time homebuyer exception.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe benefits of tax-free distributions in retirement may justify the conversion costs and allow for flexibility to manage taxable income in retirement. Converting to a Roth IRA is not appropriate for everyone. Some factors to consider include your tax bracket now and expected tax bracket in retirement, availability of funds to pay taxes due on the conversion and your time horizon. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nTalk to your financial advisor and tax advisor to discuss your specific situation before you convert.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Develop income plan</b></p>\r\nNow may also be a good time to develop a retirement income plan. A retirement income plan helps make the transition from accumulating assets in your portfolio to determining how you will use all of your various sources of income to cover your living expenses when you’re no longer working.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt’s critical to start the retirement income planning process before you retire. If your planning process determines there’s a gap between your desired expense projections and your required income, you still have time to make some adjustments.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese can include retiring at a later date, working part time in retirement, increasing your current savings or reducing expense projections. You may want to begin the process with the following:\r\n\r\n• Analyze your essential and discretionary expenses and create a realistic budget.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis process will help you identify all of your sources of income, including Social Security, retirement savings, pensions, investments, etc.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA financial advisor can help you determine when and how to take withdrawals and build an investment strategy that generates income in retirement while still giving your investments the opportunity to grow. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Consider Social Security.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor married couples or divorced individuals, there are numerous options regarding when and how you elect to take your Social Security. Your choices can have a significant impact on the total benefits you receive over time. Your financial advisor can help you analyze the Social Security benefit options available to you and help you evaluate which one best fits your personal circumstances.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Think about longevity. Americans are living longer and more active lives, which can translate into two or three decades of living in retirement. This affects not only how much you will need to save but also how much you’ll need to budget for healthcare expenses.\r\n\r\nYou are eligible for Medicare when you turn age 65. If you retire before age 65 and don’t have health care through your former employer, you will have to purchase your own coverage.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd, while Medicare will help cover hospitalization costs and doctor visits, you’ll probably want to secure supplemental coverage.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdditionally, you should consider long-term care insurance – the younger you are when you purchase long-term care insurance, the less expensive it is.\r\n\r\nNearing retirement can bring excitement – and also anxiety. But some careful planning now can help ease any anxieties you might experience down the road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Katie Cuppia Phifer, certified financial planner and financial advisor in Beaufort at 843-982-1506.</i>', 'Manage your finances as you near retirement', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'manage-your-finances-as-you-near-retirement', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:23:08', '2017-03-16 14:23:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31660', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31661, 4, '2017-03-16 10:22:50', '2017-03-16 14:22:50', '', 'Women\'s Day Group Photo', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'womens-day-group-photo', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:22:50', '2017-03-16 14:22:50', '', 31659, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Womens-Day-Group-Photo.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(31664, 4, '2017-03-16 10:24:57', '2017-03-16 14:24:57', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">GOLF</span>&nbsp;</b></p>\r\n<b>Golf outing will benefit&nbsp;</b><b>Wounded Warrior project</b>\r\n\r\nThe second annual Lowcountry Golf Outing Benefiting the Semper Fi Fund and Wounded Warrior Project will take place starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Arthur Hills Course in Palmetto Hall.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis will be a scramble format golf event. Each foursome will play with a Marine from Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island. There will also be a foursome of Wounded Warriors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe cost is $125 per golfer or $50 for lunch only. Proceeds will be sent to the Semper Fi Fund and the Wounded Warrior Project.\r\n\r\nTo register, call Bill Spetrino at 330-242-2917 or Ken Phillips at 513-257-6716.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">RUNNING</span>&nbsp;</b></p>\r\n<b>Twilight Run to be&nbsp;</b><b>held on March 18</b>\r\n\r\nThe 9th Annual Beaufort Twilight Run will be held from 3:30-9 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Habersham Village in Beaufort (11 Market, Beaufort). More than 2,600 participants/spectators from the Lowcountry and more than 20 states are expected to attend.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe BTR early race packet pick-up/late registration will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 17, in the Habersham Marketplace Fire House. On race day, late registration and packet pickup will be at 2 p.m.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event officially begins at 3:55 p.m. with the 1-mile youth run for ages 5-14; at 4:15 p.m. is the Kids’ Fun Run, a quarter-mile run for ages 8 and under; and staggered between 4:30-5:30 p.m. are the start times for the 5K run/walk, the 8K run, the 10-mile run and the 13.1 Mile Beaufort Challenge.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis family-friendly event is a draw not only for participants in the six races, but for spectators who are looking for an evening with live music and great food.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor online details about race registration and more, visit www.BeaufortTwilightRun.com. &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>YOUTH SWIMMING&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Tiger Shark Swimmers&nbsp;</b><b>qualify for regional meet</b>\r\n\r\nThirteen BYAC Tiger Sharks swimmers qualified at the SC Rays CYSL Winter Championships Meet held in Rock Hill Feb. 24-26.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFifteen teams represented by 700 athletes competed in the three-day event.\r\n\r\nThe Tiger Sharks placed sixth overall with 13 swimmers setting sights high, completing the required work and pushing past personal comfort levels to qualify for the 2017 Upper Southeastern YMCA Regional Championships.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe 2017 SC YSSC USRY Championships will be held March 23-26 at the Middle Tyger YMCA in Duncan.\r\n\r\nThe BYAC Tiger Sharks swim year round. Interested swimmers should contact the YMCA of Beaufort County, located at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal or call 843-522-9622. Scholarship assistance is available for qualified applicants.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL TENNIS&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy&nbsp;</b><b>beats BC, 6-2</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy pulled away to beat familiar opponent Battery Creek 6-2 in a boys\' high school tennis contest on March 9. The Eagles swept singles matches in the triumph.\r\n\r\nSingles winners for the Beaufort Academy boys\' tennis team were William Lindsey, James Carnen, Daniel Richards, Larry Lindsey, Jeffrey Heinstad and Kevin Williams. William Lindsey, Carnen, Larry Lindsey and Williams won in straight sets for the Eagles, who fared well throughout the evening.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA pair of Battery Creek doubles teams posted wins. The Garret Morgan-Clinton Taylor doubles team notched an 8-0 win for the Dolphins. Aiding the Battery Creek attack, the Julius Thompson-Dillon Morris duo won its doubles match 6-2.\r\n\r\nBoys\' high school tennis teams from throughout the area are competing in regular-season matches.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL&nbsp;</b><b>TRACK AND FIELD&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Eagles excel at&nbsp;</b><b>Sumter Optimist Relays&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High School track and field program thrived at the Sumter Optimist Relays recently. Numerous teams competed in the Sumter-hosted high school track and field event.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPacing Beaufort High in the win, Savionna Glover and Desmond Gaillard posted two victories apiece.\r\n\r\nReggie Jones cleared 13 feet, 1 inch to win the boys\' pole vault. Jones\' teammate, Kagel Coke, placed second with a clearance of 10-6.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High boys\' teams finished first in four of seven relays. A versatile performer, Josh Wilborn was a member of both the winning 4x800 relay and 4x1,600 units for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High also prevailed in the boys’ shuttle hurdles and 4x400 relay.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort girls\' program placed first in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays and the shuttle hurdles. Beaufort High standout Taylor Johnson won the high jump (5 feet).', 'Sports briefs for March 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-march-16th-22nd', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:24:57', '2017-03-16 14:24:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31664', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31667, 4, '2017-03-16 10:27:10', '2017-03-16 14:27:10', 'The National Park Service and local partners will host a community celebration in Beaufort County marking the recent establishment of Reconstruction Era National Monument. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe dedication event — organized by Beaufort County, Brick Baptist Church, the city of Beaufort, National Park Service, Penn Center, the town of Port Royal, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Navy — will take place from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at St. Helena Island’s Penn Center.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nThe Reconstruction Era National Monument was established as a unit of the National Park Service by Presidential Proclamation on Jan. 12 in recognition of the role Beaufort County played in shaping the historic period of Reconstruction.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe national monument protects and interprets historic buildings and landscapes in three areas within Beaufort County, including the city of Beaufort, St. Helena Island and the Camp Saxton Site in Port Royal. Visitors can find information about local Reconstruction sites at the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center at 713 Craven St., Beaufort, or at Penn Center at 16 Penn Center Circle, St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nStan Austin, National Park Service regional director, said, “We look forward to dedicating the new Reconstruction Era National Monument with our partners and the Beaufort County communities who were central to the park’s establishment. The park interprets a critical period in American history not fully understood and credited for its national significance.”\r\n\r\nThe Reconstruction Era National Monument is composed of historic buildings and landscapes located in three areas of Beaufort County:\r\n\r\n• Darrah Hall and Brick Baptist Church within Penn School National Historic Landmark District on St. Helena Island, the site of one of the country’s first schools for freed slaves and a church built by slaves in 1855 and then turned over to the former slaves in 1862;\r\n\r\n• The Camp Saxton Site, on U.S. Navy property in Port Royal, where some of the first African Americans joined the U.S. Army, and the site where elaborate ceremonies were held on New Year’s Day 1863 to announce and celebrate the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation;\r\n\r\n• The Old Beaufort Firehouse, an historic building located in the midst of historic downtown Beaufort within walking distance of dozens of other historic Reconstruction properties.\r\n\r\nThe Old Beaufort Firehouse, Darrah Hall and the Camp Saxton Site are not yet accessible to the public. Brick Baptist Church is privately owned and supports an active congregation.\r\n\r\nAs the National Park Service and community partners develop future opportunities to experience and learn about Reconstruction Era National Monument, information and updates will be posted on the park’s official website www.nps.gov/reer.', 'National monument celebration set for March 18', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'national-monument-celebration-set-for-march-18', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:27:10', '2017-03-16 14:27:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31667', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31668, 4, '2017-03-16 10:26:21', '2017-03-16 14:26:21', '<b>Visitor services&nbsp;</b><b>coordinator hired</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce had added Lynda Dyer to its staff as the visitor services coordinator. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDyer, a native of Covington, Ga., has called Beaufort her home for the past four years. Dyer earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Valdosta State University. She had a successful career working for Dow Jones &amp; Company and the Pacific Daily News.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA military spouse of 22 years, Dyer has enjoyed traveling the world and getting the opportunity to support her husband and children in the various locations the U.S. Navy has led them.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"We are pleased to welcome Lynda Dyer to our team,\" said Robb Wells, vice president of tourism of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. \"Lynda\'s background and experience make her a great fit for this role, and her enthusiasm and outgoing personality will make her an asset to Beaufort\'s many visitors.\"\r\n\r\nDyer can be reached directly at 843-525-8531 or Coordinator@BeaufortSC.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Coffee with Colleagues&nbsp;</b><b>being held March 17</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a Coffee with Colleagues from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, March 17, at Groucho\'s Deli at 81 Sea Island Parkway.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis is a free networking opportunity for members.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort chamber to host&nbsp;</b><b>Rustic Charm’s new store</b>\r\n\r\nRustic Charm will be celebrating its new furniture store from 11 a.m. to 7 pm. Wednesday, March 22, at 711 B Charles St. in Beaufort. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 4:30 p.m.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe grand opening and ribbon cutting will feature light refreshments, door prizes, gift bag giveaways and the unveiling of new product lines.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRustic Charm offers a variety of upcycled and repurposed items, unique finds for the home and handmade gifts from local artisans. To learn more about Rustic Charm, visit rusticcharmsc.com.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.beaufortchamber.org or call 843-525-8500.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Running business&nbsp;</b><b>focus of series</b>\r\n\r\nA three-part series on running a successful business will be held from 8:30-10 a.m. Wednesdays on March 22, March 29 and April 5.\r\n\r\nBreakfast Business for Breakfast: Simple Steps to a Well-Run Business is being hosted by Beaufort Chamber of Commerce &amp; Lowcountry SCORE.\r\n\r\nThe three parts will include:\r\n\r\n• Operate: Participants will learn strategies for business funding and operations;&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Navigate:&nbsp; Discover how to take the time for planning and strategic thinking, as well as learn more about the business life cycle;&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Communicate:&nbsp; Develop or refine your “core value” and learn ways to effectively communicate it to others. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese roundtable discussions will be led by small business expert SCORE volunteer instructors. The series will be held at the chamber offices at 701 Craven St. in Beaufort. Continental breakfast and coffee will be provided. The total cost of the three sessions will be $20 for chamber members and $40 for nonmembers. Attendees can pay at the date of event.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email carolyn@beaufortsc.org.', 'Chamber Corner for March 16th-22nd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-march-16th-22nd', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:26:21', '2017-03-16 14:26:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31668', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(31671, 4, '2017-03-16 10:30:23', '2017-03-16 14:30:23', '<b>Sheriff\'s office, SLED&nbsp;</b><b>investigating fatal fire&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Arson Team members and the Burton Fire District are investigating a fatal fire that occurred March 6 at the Bay Mobile Home Park at 327 Shanklin Road in Burton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAn adult woman was found inside the residence. She was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe cause of the death of Doreen Joy Varga, 53, has been determined to be suspicious.\r\n\r\nPathologists at the Medical University of South Carolina reported her cause and manner of death were not apparent at the preliminary autopsy and are still under investigation pending further medical and toxicology studies.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Staff Sgt. Adam Zsamar at 843-255-3408 or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for possible reward.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Arrest nets illegal&nbsp;</b><b>drugs and firearms</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31676\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cuenca.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31676\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31676\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cuenca.jpg\" alt=\"Jovani Cuenca\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Jovani Cuenca[/caption]\r\n\r\nFollowing an investigation into illegal drugs on Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office investigators recently obtained a warrant to search a residence located at 19 Deep Fording Road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSWAT members and investigators served the warrant on the residence, and during the search, investigators say they discovered a distribution amount of cocaine and marijuana, along with pills believed to be controlled substances.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, three handguns and two long guns were located and seized from the residence.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJovani Cuenca, 30, was taken into custody without incident and charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. He is being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\n<b>Beware of scammers&nbsp;</b><b>impersonating cops</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous Beaufort County residents have reported that they have received telephone calls from a suspicious person impersonating a law enforcement officer.\r\n\r\nThe callers identify themselves as Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office deputies and request money from the resident in order for them to avoid arrest and further legal action.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“No member of the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office will ever ask a citizen for payment of a fine over the telephone in lieu of being arrested,” according to a sheriff’s office report.\r\n\r\n<b>Shoplifters steal&nbsp;</b><b>$500 in merchandise</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shoplift.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31678\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31678\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shoplift.jpeg\" alt=\"shoplift\" width=\"148\" height=\"240\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify the people&nbsp; who took $500 worth of merchandise from the Sun Glass Hut in Tanger I Outlet, 1270 Fording Island Road, Bluffton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe incident occurred on Feb 23. The younger female distracted an employee while the older female stole two pairs of sunglasses.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is encouraged to call Cpl. C. Gibson at 843-255-3310 or Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777.\r\n\r\n<b>Sprinkler system,&nbsp;</b><b>exit plans save lives&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fire-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31677\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31677\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fire-1.jpg\" alt=\"fire\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\"></a>\r\n\r\nPeople throughout the nation changed their clocks recently for daylight savings times and changed the batteries in their smoke detectors, but Burton firefighters stress that smoke detectors are only the first step.\r\n\r\nNext to residential sprinkler systems, Burton fire officials state smoke detectors are one of the most important things families can do for home safety; however, smoke detectors are only the first step and Burton officials urge citizens to then ask, “Now what?”\r\n\r\nWhen a smoke detector activates it provides early warning for a fire to allow a family to escape, and while many families took that first step in changing the batteries in their detector, they also need to consider and discuss what will happen next.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFamilies should ensure two ways out of every room and Burton firefighters stress windows are exits too. Burton firefighters advise citizens to make sure doors and windows are accessible and can open, and to remove obstacles such as dressers, beds and other furniture that would prevent a person from escaping or a rescuing firefighter from entering. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFamilies should also discuss how young children will be removed and by whom, and identify a family meeting place outside the home for the family to meet. Practicing this drill is also important.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBurton firefighter Daniel Byrne states that families rightfully demand that our schools have such a plan in place; however children are most at risk at home between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., yet families don’t hold themselves to similar accountability.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Waking up to a smoke detector at 2 a.m. is not the time to put a plan together because that is when panic sets in,” Byrne said. “This week, put a plan together with your family, discuss it and practice it.”\r\n\r\n<b>Murder investigation&nbsp;</b><b>has become cold case</b>\r\n\r\nOn March 8, 2003, 25-year-old Nathaniel Davis was shot multiple times by unknown suspects while in his vehicle engaged in the trafficking of crack cocaine on MacPhersonville Road in Yemassee.\r\n\r\nThe crime scene investigation led to the recovery of a large amount of crack cocaine in Davis’ vehicle. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAn eyewitness, Patricia Cooper, who accompanied Davis in his vehicle, was unable to provide the identities of the suspects. She described the suspects as three black males driving in a green Buick, but it is believed she was withholding information about their identities. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCooper was ultimately charged with the trafficking offense, as she was complicit in the proposed drug deal.\r\n\r\nIt was determined through the investigation that Davis was a high-level and well-known drug dealer and was believed targeted for this reason.\r\n\r\nA reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest in any Beaufort County cold case.\r\n\r\nDuring some criminal investigations, investigators might exhaust all credible leads in a case. When this happens, the case can become stagnant or what is typically known as “cold.”\r\n\r\nAnyone with any information can contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255-3402, 843-816-8013 or robertb@bcgov.net; or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Law enforcement still&nbsp;</b><b>needs clues on Calverts</b>\r\n\r\nOn March 4, 2008, David White, brother of Elizabeth Calvert, reported that she and John Calvert had not been heard from since March 3. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Calverts were scheduled to have a meeting with their accountant. Dennis Gerwing, the previous day in Sea Pines Center on Hilton Head Island. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWitnesses revealed Elizabeth Calvert suspected Gerwing had been embezzling money from the couple’s business interests and she and John Calvert were going to confront him.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGerwing was interviewed and confirmed the Calverts had met with him on March 3. He also said when the meeting was over the Calverts left to go to dinner. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nGerwing said there was no hostility during the meeting. A closer look at his story revealed major inconsistencies and substantiated suspicion of his involvement in the disappearance of the Calverts.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn the night the Calverts disappeared, Gerwing suffered a laceration to his right hand, bought bandages and latex gloves at CVS and purchased three commercial grade drop cloths.\r\n\r\nGerwing committed suicide on March 11 and admitted to the embezzlement in a note he left.&nbsp; There was no admission or denial of his involvement in the disappearance of the Calverts in his note.\r\n\r\nThe Calverts have never been located.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest in any Beaufort County cold case.\r\n\r\nDuring some criminal investigations, investigators might exhaust all credible leads in a case. When this happens, the case can become stagnant or what is typically known as “cold.”\r\n\r\nAnyone with any information can contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255-3402, 843-816-8013 or robertb@bcgov.net; or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.', 'Police briefs for March 2nd-8th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-briefs-for-march-2nd-8th', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:31:55', '2017-03-16 14:31:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31671', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31672, 4, '2017-03-16 10:28:03', '2017-03-16 14:28:03', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nThere are three annual events in March that make the month fly by for me. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirst is the “spring forward” time change where we all lose an hour. This day is filled with unhappy people frustrated because some of their electronic clocks refuse to recognize the adjustment. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSecond is the tax return preparation time where we gather all the pertinent information like income statements, copies of tax bills and other important documents and begin the grueling process.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe third event is the annual spring cleaning. This archaic ritual was practiced by my mother and had been passed down to her by her own mother.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMom would designate a weekend in March and assign chores for all of us kids.&nbsp; The boys generally had the garage and basement to clean and the girls would clean out cabinets, dressers and closets. &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor me, spring cleaning is one of those practices that I both hate and love at the same time. It gives me the opportunity to go through clothes and shoes and follow the “if you haven’t touched it in two years then give it away” rule. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe piles of magazines we have accumulated are donated and the miscellaneous junk is sorted and discarded. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy spouse believes that I am morbid because I always say things like “Get rid of it now, so the kids won’t have to do it later.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe kitchen cabinets are always an interesting challenge in this process. Normally, there is an item like an open box of raisins sitting on a back shelf all dried up or a box of brown sugar that is hard as a rock. These discoveries remind me to put on some latex gloves. I worry about little critters having a feast in my cabinet. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne year I found an empty can of soda in the pantry. The can had been punctured and the contents had seeped out all over the back of a shelf.&nbsp; Everything had to get scrubbed down, including the shelves and the floor.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut soon, March will be ending and the March trifecta will be behind me. The clocks will all have the correct time, the tax returns will have been filed and once again, my house will be cleaned and organized. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt is then that I will find out how I did in my March Madness bracket, hoping to see if my favorite team has made the Final Four. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter all, March should include a little bit of fun.', 'March trifecta makes month fly by', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'march-trifecta-makes-month-fly-by', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:28:03', '2017-03-16 14:28:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31672', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31674, 4, '2017-03-16 10:35:25', '2017-03-16 14:35:25', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Best In Show winner, \"Ellen\" by Susan Graber.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Art Association recently held its 56th annual Spring Show &amp; Sale at Tabby Place in Beaufort. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSavannah artist William Armstrong judged over 150 works of art by some of the finest artists in Beaufort. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis year, Best In Show, the Bill Cochrane Memorial Award, went to Susan Graber for her portrait of “Ellen.”\r\n\r\nOther winners were:\r\n\r\n• First place, Polly Swenson Memorial Award: Kim Painter for “Wonderful\r\nTonight.”\r\n\r\n• Second place, Pat Conroy Memorial Award: Linda Sheppard for “Sunset Over Waterfront Park.”\r\n\r\n• Third place, Joseph Darling/Earl Morgan Memorial Award: Andrew Lyons for “Lime Aid.”\r\n\r\n• BAA Founders Award: Joan Templer for “After the Storm.”\r\n\r\n• Palmetto Special Award: Pam Hagan for “Felicity.”\r\n\r\n• Hampton Wildlife Fund Natural Resources Award: Margery Boyle for “Blue Heron”\r\n\r\n• A Memorial Award of Excellence/Haigh-McFee Family Memorial Award: Jennifer Kassing Bradley for “Flat\r\nOyster Shell.”\r\n\r\nMemorial Awards of Achievement:\r\n\r\n• Joy Keyserling Memorial Award: Phyllis Kaupp-Seas for “Heavenly Flashlight.”\r\n\r\n• Leith Paul Trask Memorial Award: Marian Sanders for “Ms. Swan.”\r\n\r\n• E. Carew Rice, III Memorial Award: Lynne Morgan for “McPherson Square.”\r\n\r\n• Julian Levin Memorial Award: Patricia Walsh for “The Tide Pool.”\r\n\r\nIn the high school competition, 97 students submitted artwork from Battery Creek and Whale Branch high schools. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nTrevaughn Nelson of Whale Branch High School was awarded Best In Show/Geneva Litchfield Memorial for “Hope.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nOther winners were:\r\n\r\n• First place, Jamie Polite from Battery Creek for “Singing in 3-D.”\r\n\r\n• Second place, Alexia Ortega from Battery Creek for “Loneliness.”\r\n\r\n• Third place, Nia Sutton from Whale Branch for her “Self-Portrait.”\r\n\r\nChartered in 1957, the Beaufort Art Association is a tax-exempt membership organization. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCurrently, there are around 175 local artists who are members, 65 of whom exhibit in the gallery.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCall 843-521-4444, or visit www.beaufortartassociation.com.', 'Beaufort Art Association announces spring show winners', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-art-association-announces-spring-show-winners', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:35:25', '2017-03-16 14:35:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31674', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31681, 4, '2017-03-16 10:35:17', '2017-03-16 14:35:17', '<h3><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-REAL-ESTATE-GRAPH.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31682\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31682\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2016-REAL-ESTATE-GRAPH.jpg\" alt=\"2016 REAL ESTATE GRAPH\" width=\"631\" height=\"498\"></a></h3>\r\n<h3>By Everett Ballenger</h3>\r\n2015 was a landmark good year for Ballenger Realty and I suspect also for many other Beaufort real estate companies. Last year we equaled the volume we did in 2005. So it has taken us 10 years to get back to where we were in 2005 in regard to sales volume.\r\n\r\nWith 2015 being a strong year for the local real estate market, the question in many Realtors\' mind was, “Would we see the progress continue into 2016?”\r\n\r\nLooking at the data above, I think we can say a resounding “yes.”\r\n\r\nWhen we look at the quarterly reports, we quite often see some minuses in either sales volume or in prices. As can be seen in the chart comparing the 2015/2016 sales for all types of property in Northern Beaufort County, the statistics show very healthy positive numbers across the board.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-16-at-10.34.56-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31683\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31683\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-16-at-10.34.56-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-16 at 10.34.56 AM\" width=\"1434\" height=\"1050\"></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Residential sales</b></p>\r\nSingle-family homes saw an 11.8-percent uptick in units sold in 2016 and an excellent surge of 16.8 percent in sales volume. It has been a considerable amount of time since we have seen anything like this strong growth across the board.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe market gives every appearance of being very steady, evenly spread and sustainable. We are not seeing the “crazy” market of the early 2000s. One only has to look at the “conservative” 5.6 percent rise in both median and average price to allay anyone’s fear that the local market might be overheating. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe total Northern Beaufort County real estate market was equally as spirited as was the “Residential” section.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne thing to consider in looking at the “Total” market is that it includes land and commercial sales, both of which have been on the weak side for many years. Considering that, the “Total” market is even more impressive.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo will we see 2017 evolve into a better year than 2016? &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the time of writing this article, we are only about a month and a half into 2017, but I will say that the January numbers for this year were again ahead of the year before.\r\n\r\nRealtors, by nature, are optimistic and by nature see the glass as being half full. So let’s hope this optimism is well placed and the local market continues its steady recovery. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlease remember that in times of change, both good and bad, you especially need a professional Realtor to assist in the selling of your home or purchasing a new one to insure you are basing your decisions on the latest&nbsp;information available. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Everett Ballenger is the owner of Ballenger Realty and is the past president of the Beaufort County Association of Realtors.</i>', '2016: A look back at the real estate market', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '2016-a-look-back-at-the-real-estate-market', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:35:17', '2017-03-16 14:35:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31681', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31686, 4, '2017-03-16 10:38:08', '2017-03-16 14:38:08', '[caption id=\"attachment_31688\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1134\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-16-at-10.37.14-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31688\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31688\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-16-at-10.37.14-AM.png\" alt=\"This map shows all the sidewalks presently on Lady’s Island. Most but not all of these are separated from the cars on the street by just a 10-inch curb. Photo courtesy of Beaufort County Planning Dept.\" width=\"1134\" height=\"1112\"></a> This map shows all the sidewalks presently on Lady’s Island. Most but not all of these are separated from the cars on the street by just a 10-inch curb. Photo courtesy of Beaufort County Planning Dept.[/caption]\r\n<h3>By Bill Rauch</h3>\r\nThese will be struggles, but they are struggles worth undertaking.\r\n\r\nThe residents of Lady’s Island want a path or paths, something along the lines of Beaufort’s Spanish Moss Trail. They have now said that loudly and plainly.\r\n\r\nYet no master plan for Lady’s Island has called for such an improvement. There is no obvious corridor, like for example an abandoned railway corridor. And there’s no money in anyone’s current or proposed budget for such a thing.\r\n\r\nThis is an effort that begins right at the beginning … right at zero. Thus it is not for the faint of heart.\r\n\r\nYet the potential benefits are enormous: increased property values, better public health, improved quality of life, increased tourism and a stronger and more cohesive community to name a few.\r\n\r\nHaving heard the call, Beaufort County’s planners have quietly begun working on a plan for pathways on Lady’s Island. Soon we will see a draft plan, parts of which will undoubtedly have merit. Meanwhile, the city of Beaufort, which under the Northern Area Plan will have the responsibility of enforcing the plan, either hasn’t yet heard the call, or has declined to acknowledge it.\r\n\r\nThat’s probably because the Beaufort City Council knows it will cost whoever steps up with both time and money.\r\n\r\nBut it is past time for the city to step up for Lady’s Island. That doesn’t mean the city should go it alone financially. It shouldn’t. But it is time for the city to begin providing some leadership.\r\n\r\nHere’s a scenario for the upcoming budget season.\r\n\r\nLet’s break out the revenues provided to the city’s treasury from Lady’s Island: property taxes, business license taxes, prepared food taxes. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdd the three figures up and subtract from that sum the city’s reimbursement to the Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire District. What’s left is roughly what the city is putting into its pocket from Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nThen let’s add a line to the city’s fiscal year 2018 budget: “Implementation of the Lady’s Island Pathway Plan,” and ascribe to it a portion (15 percent?) of what’s left in the pot after the fire district gets paid.\r\n\r\nNow the city’s actually got some skin in the game. People notice these things — especially government people. A modest commitment will bring with it modest credibility, which means people start paying attention. That’s when government gets beyond the talking stage and the real stuff starts happening.\r\n\r\nBut where to start?\r\n\r\nThe city should begin by staking out the position that the SCDOT should get off its current dark ages of the 20th century posture of replacing the Harbor Island Bridge with a bridge that has no hiker/biker walkway. Beaufort County Council Chairman Paul Sommerville will be right there with the city. State Sen. Tom Davis and the legislative delegation will surely come along too.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt’s common sense. Why should Beaufort County have to pay for the bridge’s walkway out to one of the state of South Carolina’s signature parks — a park that is by the way growing in size, not shrinking.\r\n\r\nThe county should not have to pay. The SCDOT should pay for their bridge, including the part people walk and ride bikes on. And they would without a struggle in just about any other county in the state.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut this is Beaufort County where Hilton Head Island is. So there’s going to be a struggle over who pays.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhy should the city be in the forefront of the struggle? It is in the city’s interests that there be a good and safe hiker-biker path from the Woods Bridge to Hunting Island State Park. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen the great path is finally built, and bike clubs from all over the Southeast come here to take that extraordinary (and no hills) ride through history, where will they sleep? In Beaufort’s hotels.\r\n\r\nThat’s just the beginning.\r\n\r\nNow, having put the team together, the city should turn the team’s attention to choosing which portion of the Lady’s Island Pathways plan is the most popular and most doable, and then get to soliciting the state, the county, the SCDOT’s intermodal offices, private foundations, individual donors, and, yes, even the federal government to join the city in supporting Lady’s Island’s Pathway plan.\r\n\r\nThat’s how projects like these get built: with steady leadership, over time, a portion at a time, with many hands working — and egos buried — and many funding sources contributing.\r\n\r\nLady’s Island’s pathways and the trail to Hunting Island are good projects. They are worthy of the governments’ interest and support.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. 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(31690, 4, '2017-03-16 10:41:00', '2017-03-16 14:41:00', '<b>Democrat club to meet&nbsp;</b><b>at Grand Army Hall</b>\r\n\r\nThe Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club will meet from 6:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Grand Army Hall at 706 Newcastle St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe program is entitled “Challenges” and will feature Chuck Newton, spokesperson for the Sea Island Corridor Coalition. He will speak on traffic, commerce, safety and other challenges in Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nParticipants will also write to legislators about challenges in South Carolina, including education, gun safety, redistricting and more. Names, bill numbers, argument points, stamps, envelopes and pens will be furnished. The public is invited.\r\n\r\n<b>‘Friend of Coast’&nbsp;</b><b>awarded to Sanford</b>\r\n\r\nU.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, was named 2017’s House representative Friend of the Coast by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, an organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and enhancing coastal resources.\r\n\r\n“I’m honored to receive this award from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association,” said Sanford. “I think it’s important that we recognize how important our environment is and to treat it like it’s an investment in our future - because that’s how I see it. Accordingly, I look forward to working to continue efforts to conserve our natural as well as our financial resources.\"\r\n\r\nThe Friend of the Coast award is given annually to two members of Congress, one in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. Sanford was nominated for this award by Mayor Tim Goodwin of Folly Beach, and was supported by South Carolina Beach Advocates for his work in support of South Carolina’s beaches and his help in advancing the WIIN Act in 2016.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Photo contest being&nbsp;</b><b>held in county</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County is accepting submissions for a social media photo contest.\r\n\r\nPhotos can be posted with the hashtag #lovebeaufortcounty to the county’s accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.\r\n\r\nA panel of county staff will judge the photos. The best ones will be featured on the county’s Instagram page and website, according to a county release.\r\n\r\nThe first theme of the ongoing contest will be Gardens, Gates and Blooms, and will be from Monday, March 20, to Monday, April 10.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County plants&nbsp;</b><b>trees to beautifies road</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County residents visiting the Depot area in Beaufort will soon enjoy the blooms of 26 Sioux Crape Myrtle trees that now line Depot Road near Bay Street.\r\n\r\nKeep Beaufort County Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, received a grant to complete a beautification project, allowing them to remove 20 overgrown trees and plant 26 new Sioux Crape Myrtle trees on Depot Road. The volunteer-based group is steered by the Solid Waste section of the Beaufort County Public Works Department.\r\n\r\nThe trees that lined the streets prior to this project grew into the power lines, causing a safety hazard. The new trees were planted to meet SCE&amp;G compliance and will only grow to a certain height, keeping the trees below the power lines.\r\n\r\nArea residents were educated on Sioux Crape Myrtle trees and the importance of purchasing and planting trees appropriate for the specific planting site.\r\n\r\nIt all began with one call to Beaufort County made by 89-year-old Beaufort County resident Betty Waskiewicz to inform officials that the trees that lined the street at the time were over-grown and unhealthy.\r\n\r\n“I sat up there on the corner at the street light and saw a tree that looked like a hay stack,” said Waskiewicz. “I knew something had to be done and made the call.”\r\n\r\nThat small phone call led to a huge collaborative project.\r\n\r\nThe grant was funded through Palmetto Pride, of which Keep Beaufort County Beautiful is affiliated. Several groups collaborated to complete the project including Beaufort County, the city of Beaufort, SCE&amp;G, South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), Bartlett Tree Experts, Horticultural Management Services, Preservation Tree, Southern Palmetto Landscaping and Southern Tree Services.\r\n\r\n<b>Public invited to comment&nbsp;</b><b>on plant management plan</b>\r\n\r\nThe public is invited to review and provide comments on the draft version of the 2017 South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Plan through the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR).&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe plan is available at bit.ly/2nsvEXg.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComments and suggestions must be submitted to the SCDNR in writing or e-mail and must be received by Thursday, March 30.\r\n\r\nThe SCDNR, in conjunction with the S.C. Aquatic Plant Management Council, is responsible for the management of nuisance aquatic plants in the state\'s public waters.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach year the SCDNR and the council prepare a plan that identifies aquatic weed problem areas, prescribes management strategies and determines funding requirements.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSince the inception of the program in 1981, more than 160,000 acres of invasive aquatic vegetation in public waters have been controlled to improve public access and use.\r\n\r\nPublic input is an important part of the planning process, and comments on the draft plan are welcome. All comments must be received in writing by regular mail or e-mail by the closing date to ensure that they are given proper consideration in the final plan.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSend comments to: Chris Page, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 2730 Fish Hatchery Road West Columbia, SC 29172; or by e-mail to: invasiveweeds@dnr.sc.gov.\r\n\r\n<b>Port Royal seat up&nbsp;</b><b>for special election&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort City Council’s Port Royal councilman, Vernon DeLoach, died recently.\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina state law requires the town of Port Royal to hold a special election to fill the vacancy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe filing period opened March 10 and closes Monday, March 20.\r\n\r\nElection Day will be Tuesday, May 16.\r\n\r\n<b>Church gets grant&nbsp;</b><b>from community group&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nFree Born Deliverance Temple in Beaufort has received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation the Lowcountry. These funds will support the Free Born Deliverance Temple Disaster Recovery &amp; Rebuilding Project.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdditionally, families visiting the church food bank will have access to meat products purchased by funds from the grant; and leaves, debris, and or mold/mildew caused by Hurricane Matthew and located on the outside of homes will be removed with grant funds.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe goal of the church is to assist families or persons who need help but did not receive assistance or were not aware of assistance provided by FEMA or the SBA.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo support the efforts, call 843-476-7036 or email kbpastor590@gmail.com.\r\n\r\nFree Born Deliverance Temple was established in 1981 and is now pastored by Apostle Kathy and Pastor Kenneth O. Brown.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Correction for&nbsp;</b><b>March 2 edition&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nIn a story in the March 2 edition of The Island News, the first name and title of Hemingway’s owner was not included. 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(31694, 4, '2017-03-16 10:44:40', '2017-03-16 14:44:40', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Coach Brian Rast gives Essence Champion a high five after she homered in the sixth inning against Bluffton. The Lady’s Eagles won 12-2. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Steve LeMaster</h3>\r\nBehind the pitching and hitting of Mary Claire Sumner, Beaufort High pulled away to defeat Bluffton 12-2 in a high school softball game on March 8.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles broke into the win column after suffering a loss in their season-opener.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSumner recorded 11 strikeouts over five innings for Beaufort High as the Eagles won convincingly.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the plate, Sumner provided two hits.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Eagles got going offensively early, thanks in part to Sumner. Also delivering at the plate, Sumner provided a leadoff single for the Eagles in a five-run first inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High, following its early outburst, pushed across six more runs in the fourth inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEssence Champion drilled a two-run homer for the Eagles in the fourth frame.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High made the most of a balanced offensive effort. Champion, Lillian Sumner and Emily Cook provided two hits apiece for the Eagles in the victory. Cook ranked as Beaufort High\'s leading base runner, scoring twice against familiar rival Bluffton in the early-season clash.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOffensively for Bluffton, Jordyn Parker led the way with two singles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn other action, Beaufort High defeated Stall 21-0 in the first game played as part of a high school softball doubleheader&nbsp;on March 10.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTwo Beaufort High pitchers combined to throw a shutout.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKrislynn Coolong led Beaufort High to the victory by driving in four runs. Coolong went 2-for-2 at the plate. She delivered both a double and a triple for the Eagles.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High took an early lead in the first inning. After pushing across one run in the game\'s opening frame, Beaufort High featured several different leaders throughout the matchup. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nErupting offensively, Beaufort High plated 13 runs in the fourth inning. Coolong legged out a triple and Sumner smacked a double for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPitcher Cook earned the win for the Eagles. Cook pitched three innings, giving up zero runs and three hits while registering six strikeouts and walking no one.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSumner also pitched for the Eagles in the triumph.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Eagles scored 21 runs via 16 hits. Coolong, Cook, Sumner, Madison Powell, Kidron Martin and Lillian Bearden each collected multiple hits for Beaufort High in the win. Powell and Sumner each had three hits to lead the Eagles at the plate.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDefensively, Beaufort High didn\'t commit an error in the field.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBricen Riley had a game-high seven chances in the field for the Eagles.\r\n\r\nIn a second game, Beaufort High blanked Stall 19-0.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoolong delivered another double and triple for the Eagles in the second game. Leading the Eagles at the plate, Savannah Mullen connected for three hits and a trio of RBIs.\r\n\r\nCook earned the pitching win, tossing a one-hitter over three innings for the Eagles.&nbsp;', 'Sumner leads Beaufort High past Bluffton', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sumner-leads-beaufort-high-past-bluffton', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:44:40', '2017-03-16 14:44:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31694', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31695, 4, '2017-03-16 10:44:33', '2017-03-16 14:44:33', '<em>Photo above: Antonio Cruz’s bedroom walls are covered with family photos, religious and collegiate items as well as stuffed “get well soon” bears. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Aileen Goldstein</h3>\r\nAntonio Cruz will graduate this May from Beaufort High School.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHis grade point average is higher than a 4.0 and he already has his cap and gown. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nLike many other graduating seniors, he has plans for the future. He is hoping to attend the Technical College of the Lowcountry and study history. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhile all of this sounds normal for a high school senior, what makes Cruz extraordinary is the mere fact that he has accomplished all of this.\r\n\r\nCruz has been wheelchair-bound since elementary school. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the young age of 5, Cruz was falling more and more. There was something wrong and he was soon diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nMuscular dystrophy, commonly known as MD, is a group of diseases caused by a genetic disorder that leads to progressive muscle weakness and loss. The disorder tends to affect males more than females and is usually detected in childhood. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere is no cure, and patients use medicine and therapies to slow the progress of the disease and relieve symptoms.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCruz, however, has never allowed his disease to interfere with his education.&nbsp; In fact, when Cruz’s health declined during his sophomore year, Beaufort High School Principal Corey Murphy remembered vividly the reaction from Cruz.&nbsp; “He never really asked for anything,” Murphy said, “even when his condition progressed and he was not able to do some of the things he did earlier, he was hesitant to ask. Of course we could have changed the standard of what is expected, but he wasn’t having any part of it.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDue to the increase in illness, the decision was made for Cruz to learn from home as his health was compromised from the germs and threats of the school environment.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSusan Mitchell, an English teacher at Beaufort High School, became his homebound teacher. She goes to his home about three days a week to bring assignments, give tests and collect work to take to school. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe is soft spoken and gentle and over the course of the last three years, the two have created a strong bond.\r\n\r\n“It has been so special to me to work one-on-one and see how he has grown intellectually and how he has stayed with education,” she said. “There is such a bond between the two of us. We have really gotten to be good friends. I have learned so much in teaching him.”\r\n\r\nRecently, Cruz was celebrated at Beaufort High School as student of the month, an award that recognizes positive character traits within students.&nbsp; During the ceremony, Cruz was also presented with a class ring donated by Herff Jones, the company that sells class rings to schools. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe ring has a stunning green stone representing Cruz’s birth month of August, the Beaufort High School name and a cross, signifying the importance of faith to Cruz. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCruz wants to be an inspiration and an influence to others. He hopes to guide others, giving people like himself the confidence to be strong and positive. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf the evidence of Cruz’s disease —his bright green electric wheelchair and weak body — was not the first thing one saw when they looked at Cruz, he wishes they could see something else.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nInstead, he wishes they could see “a person that is really positive and tries hard at everything he does.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat is the essence of Antonio Cruz.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCruz does not know specifically what he wants to do after high school as he has several areas of interest such as becoming a history teacher.&nbsp; He is also very interested in human rights. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the son of a Mexican immigrant, Cruz hopes to bring awareness to immigration issues. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“They send people back to where they are from, but they come here to have a better life and work,” he said.\r\n\r\nCruz also happens to be a talented artist, drawing things around him that he sees. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I like to draw and I’m actually pretty good at it,” he said. There is a binder in his room where he keeps the pictures he sketches.\r\n\r\nCruz is excited about graduating. A recent doctor’s visit revealed his health is the best it has been. Cruz has a lot to look forward to and his positive attitude will help him go where he wants to go. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen asked for advice he would give to someone recently diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, Cruz said, “Everything will be OK and to keep trying.”\r\n\r\nAccording to Murphy, Cruz is profile of courage and an inspiration.&nbsp; “Antonio never quits.”', 'Student shows extraordinary courage, strength', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'student-shows-extraordinary-courage-strength', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:44:33', '2017-03-16 14:44:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31695', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31701, 4, '2017-03-16 10:46:39', '2017-03-16 14:46:39', '<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nThe new Walmart on Lady’s Island will be hiring about 200 people to fill positions at its new store.\r\n\r\nWhile new jobs are welcome, many community members have raised concerns about traffic in the area and the need for more and better infrastructure to handle the large store.\r\n\r\nA recent traffic study was presented to the community to address those concerns (see page B4&nbsp; for more information on the traffic study).\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, a temporary hiring center has opened at 3 Celadon Drive in Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nApplications are being accepted from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.\r\n\r\nInterested applicants can also apply online at careers.walmart.com. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe majority of new associates will begin work in April to help prepare the store for its grand opening.\r\n\r\nAccording to store manager Gene Wallace, the store will be hiring both full- and part-time associates.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We are excited to begin building a team to serve the Beaufort and Lady’s Island community,” said Wallace in a release.\r\n\r\nWalmart provides a benefits program to eligible full- and part-time associates. For example, it provides a variety of health and well-being benefits including healthcare coverage with no lifetime maximum.&nbsp; Walmart also offers eligible associates matching 401(k) contributions of up to 6 percent of pay, discounts on general merchandise, an Associate Stock Purchase Program and company-paid life insurance. Additionally, eligible associates receive a quarterly cash bonus based on store performance.\r\n\r\nIn addition, Walmart will offer a job to any eligible U.S. veteran honorably discharged from active duty since the Veterans Welcome Home Commitment began on Memorial Day 2013. Interested veterans can visit walmartcareerswithamission.com.', 'Walmart hiring about 200 new workers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'walmart-hiring-about-200-new-workers', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:46:39', '2017-03-16 14:46:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31701', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31702, 4, '2017-03-16 10:45:59', '2017-03-16 14:45:59', '<em>Photo above: Last year’s Shamrock Shakedown had plenty of fun auction items. Photo provided.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nAh, sure, there are St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around the Lowcountry!\r\n\r\nHere are a some ways to get your green on about town:\r\n\r\n• Beaufort: Beaufort Academy will host the Shamrock Shakedown at Beaufort Inn\'s Tabby Place from 5:30-11 p.m. Friday, March 17. Food will be catered by Saltus River Grill. There will also be an open bar all night, a live band, dancing and silent and live auction items. Additionally, one of the raffle prizes will be a golf cart. The event is open to all those 21 years old and older. Tickets are $20; buy five and get one free. Visit www.beaufortacademy.org and click on “Shamrock Shakedown.\r\n\r\n• Beaufort: St. Paddy’s Day Running Tour will be held Friday, March 17. Participants will explore Beaufort, get exercise and have a free Guinness at Hemingway\'s afterwards. Participants must be over 21 years old to participate. Visit www.beaufortsc.org.\r\n\r\n• St. Helena: St. Helena Branch Library at 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road will hold a St. Patrick’s Day Party for the wee ones at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 17. This event is for ages 4-10 and will feature making green crafts for luck, getting lucky playing a game and having green snacks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Savannah: The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah will take place starting at 10:15 a.m. Friday, March 17. For a map of the parade route, schedule of events and more, visit savannahsaintpatricksday.com.\r\n\r\n• The world-renowned Budweiser Clydesdales will parade through the town of Bluffton’s Historic District at about 1 p.m. Saturday, March 18.\r\n\r\nThe parade will start on Calhoun Street and continue through the Promenade, circling back to Calhoun Street.&nbsp; This is the third year in a row that the Clydesdales have made an appearance in Bluffton in conjunction with the St. Patrick’s Day.', 'A wee bit of the Irish coming to Lowcountry', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-wee-bit-of-the-irish-coming-to-lowcountry', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:50:51', '2017-03-16 14:50:51', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31702', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(31705, 4, '2017-03-16 10:48:58', '2017-03-16 14:48:58', '<em>Photo above: Beaufort County is finishing up cleanup from Hurricane Matthew, but there are still abandoned boats throughout the county. A recent ruling by the state Attorney General’s offices said the law puts the burden on the county to clean up marsh areas. The county is hopeful FEMA will reimburse the $5 million cost. Photo by&nbsp;Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Lisa Allen</h3>\r\nNearly five months later, there are still plenty of reminders to illustrate the mess that Hurricane Matthew made.\r\n\r\nGreen, blue or gray tarps are still strapped to houses awaiting repair on Hilton Head, Dataw and Fripp islands. Boats tossed ashore like toys still line Sea Island Parkway in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nMounds of mulch 20 feet high and 100 yards long were finally hauled from Dataw’s driving range and along Polowana Road.\r\n\r\n“We lost 300 trees from the golf courses alone,” said Dataw General Manager Ted Bartlett. “We decided it would be easier and faster to mulch the trees where they fell. That’s where all of the mulch came from. We mostly lost water and laurel oaks and pine trees. The pines blew over and since the oaks rot from the inside out, they snapped at their weakest points.”\r\n\r\nAt Dataw Island Marina, only the pilings that anchored the docks remain, an eerie reminder of the size of the marina field that is no more. At one point hundreds of plastic garbage bags were stacked in the marina parking lot filled with chunks of foam that once supported the floating docks.\r\n\r\nAlong the ocean, Hunting Island State Park hopes to reopen its campground and the north beach between Memorial Day and mid-June, according to park manager Daniel Gambrell.\r\n\r\nCountywide, crews have collected nearly 1.5 million cubic yards of debris stacked along roadsides, according to a recent report from Beaufort County officials. They’ve hauled 30,184 truck loads and they aren’t quite done.\r\n\r\nFires have been burning for five months straight at three of the four debris fields from Daufuskie Island, Henry Sod Farm on St. Helena, Ihly Farm north of the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and Pinckney Point near Okatie.\r\n\r\n“They piled the debris in wind rows and dug a trench alongside it,” said Colton Rucker, assistant manager of Henry Farms. “They pushed the debris into the trenches and burned it. They’ve been burning it since a couple weeks after the storm and I think they’ve got a month or more to go. It was 600,000 cubic yards of debris.”\r\n\r\nSome of the debris was chewed up into mulch, part of which will be used for a firing range in Yemassee. Meanwhile, logs from Hilton Head Island’s 100,000 downed trees were sold to a paper mill, a firewood supply company, a lumber yard, a sawmill and exported to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, according to a presentation Feb. 20 to the Beaufort County Council, subtitled Day 136. In all, Hilton Head removed 2.5 million cubic yards of debris.\r\n\r\nThe third and final pass to remove debris and mulch is winding down, from 122 trucks running non-stop in the weeks after the storm to 17 now.\r\n\r\nIn the next 40 days, county officials plan to close out the last damage reports, clear out the debris sites and release contractors.\r\n\r\nThe next task will be to haul out boats and other debris that are not in navigable waters. An SC Attorney General ruling stated that&nbsp; the law puts the burden on the county to clean up marsh areas. The county is hopeful FEMA will reimburse the $5 million cost.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31708\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2448\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hurricane1-e1489675712282.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31708\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31708\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hurricane1-e1489675712282.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Lee Scott.\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\"></a> Photo by Lee Scott.[/caption]', 'Hurricane cleanup reaches its final stages', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hurricane-cleanup-reaches-its-final-stages', '', '', '2017-03-16 10:48:58', '2017-03-16 14:48:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31705', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31713, 4, '2017-03-23 11:32:35', '2017-03-23 15:32:35', '<b>Island Girls Night Out&nbsp;</b><b>being held March 23</b>\r\n\r\nIsland Girls Night Out, an opportunity to socialize, win prizes and meet new friends, will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at For The Birds and Gardens on 1002 Bay St.\r\n\r\nThis free event is sponsored by The Island News. Businesses that would like to book an IGNO can call Irene Goodnight at 615-243-4684.\r\n\r\n<b>Gullah/Geechee offers&nbsp;</b><b>documentary showing</b>\r\n\r\nA new program called the Gullah/Geechee TV &amp; Movie Club at Penn Center will launch with the documentary \"Reconstruction: The Second Civil War\" at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23. A second part will be held on Thursday, April 27.\r\n\r\nThe Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition and Penn Center are partnering to host a series of movies at the St. Helena Branch Library. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese monthly gatherings will take place at 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach showing will involve dialogues and links to additional educational resources for each film or TV broadcast.\r\n\r\nThe public is welcome.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email GullGeeCo@aol.com or call the History, Art &amp; Cultural Programs Department at Penn Center at 843-838-2432.\r\n\r\nVisit www.gullahgeecheenation.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Symphony orchestra&nbsp;</b><b>to present program&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will hold “Hurray for Hollywood!” and “Bravo Broadway” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23.\r\n\r\nThere will be music from “Les Miserables,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “West Side Story.”\r\n\r\nPerformances will be held at Sea Island Presbyterian Church at 81 Lady’s Island Drive.\r\n\r\nTickets are $40; $15 for students. Tickets can be purchased at www.beaufortorchestra.org or by calling 800-595-4849.\r\n\r\n<b>Arts council to&nbsp;</b><b>celebrate winners</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Arts Council and Adams Outdoor Advertising will host a public reception from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 23, to congratulate the 2016-2017 ArtPop Beaufort winners.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held at the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s Maritime Center, located at 310 Okatie Highway in Okatie.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn partnership with Adams Outdoor Advertising and ArtPop, the Beaufort Arts Council held its second annual ArtPop Beaufort program, a program that promotes local artists\' work through available media space.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe 10 winners of the 2016-2017 ArtPop Beaufort Program selected by a jury of seven include: David Shipper, Nancy Adams, Mary Lester, Zach Grether, John K. Crum, Julie Jones, Michael B. Karas, Eve Miller, Sandy Dimke and Michael Reibel.&nbsp; Their winning artwork can be viewed on billboards throughout Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper Counties.\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortartscouncil.org for additional information on the winners and images of their submissions. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit email artpop@artsbft.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Friends of Fort Fremont&nbsp;</b><b>to hold oyster roast</b>\r\n\r\nFriends of Fort Fremont is hosting its annual oyster roast from 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at Port Royal’s Live Oak Park.\r\n\r\nThere will be a silent auction, oysters, appetizers, dessert and live music. Guests should bring beverages and chairs.\r\n\r\nTickets are $30 per person.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit fortfremont.org for more information on tickets.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Women\'s Conference&nbsp;</b><b>set for March 25</b>\r\n\r\nA women\'s conference entitled \"Blooming for Christ\" is planned for Saturday, March 25, at Red Dam Baptist Church in Hardeeville.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event, which is free and open to the public, is geared for women ages 13 and up, and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the program will wrap at 3 p.m.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKeynote speakers will be Sandy Lore during the morning session beginning 9 a.m. on the topic \"In the Garden - Genesis 2.8,\" followed by Fayth Lore during the afternoon session with a message of \"Whatsover a \'Daughter\' Sows - Galations 6:7-10.\"\r\n\r\nDoor prizes and favors will be given throughout the day. A nursery will be provided for children 3 and under.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRDBC is located at 488 Red Dam Road. For more information, call 843- 784-6083, email info@reddambaptistchurch.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Tour Fort Fremont&nbsp;</b><b>on March 25</b>\r\n\r\nFriends of Fort Fremont is offering its free monthly docent-led tour on Saturday, March 25.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe tour begins at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Helena Branch Library, where guests will see a scale model of the 1898 Fort Fremont and learn its history and then travel to Land’s End to see the remains of the fort today.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit fortfremont.org or call the library at 843-255-6486.\r\n\r\n<b>Musical program&nbsp;</b><b>coming to Fripp</b>\r\n\r\nThe Fripp Island Friends of Music will hold an upcoming program featuring singer-songwriter Kathy Tugman and her trio.\r\n\r\nTugman has amassed a buffet of music, including spirituals, lullabies, jazz, popular tunes, and, in her latest release, “Love Song Nineteen,” gritty, “bluebilly” music.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will be held at 5 p.m. March 26, at the Fripp Community Center, 205 Tarpon Blvd.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets at the door at $25 for adults; students are free.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.frippfriendsofmusic.com or call 843-838-1777.\r\n\r\n<b>Letters For Hope&nbsp;</b><b>to be held March 26</b>\r\n\r\nA letter writing campaign expressing concerns over the replacement for the Affordable Care Act will take place from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry, 110 Malphrus Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nLetters For Hope is a letter writing campaign with the primary goal to voice concerns to politicians in a constructive and compassionate manner through hand-written letters.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLimited writing supplies, including paper, pens, envelopes and postage, will be available.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis event is family friendly. Parents are encouraged to bring children.&nbsp; Worksheets with tips on how to write a letter, along with addresses for local politicians, also will be provided.\r\n\r\nRegister by calling 843-415-3490 or e-mailing info@lettersforhope.org.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.lettersforhope.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Lectures focus on history&nbsp;</b><b>at upcoming events</b>\r\n\r\n“The History &amp; Art of Cigar Making” will be held from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe speaker will be Cuban-born Juan Carlos Jiménez, who from his own factory in the Dominican Republic has been producing handcrafted Cuban seed cigars for the past 20 years.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets are $10.\r\n\r\nAlso at the center:\r\n\r\n• “Fort Fremont: Homeland Security at the Dawn of the 20th Century” will be held from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nFort Fremont was a Spanish-American War era fortification on the shores of historic Port Royal Sound in Beaufort. Fort Fremont closed the book on a 350-year history of coastal fortifications in Beaufort, beginning with the establishment of French and Spanish forts on Parris Island in the&nbsp;16th Century.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis lecture will highlight the strategic significance of Port Royal Sound and discuss the history of Fort Fremont in the context United States security concerns at the dawn of the 20th Century.\r\n\r\nTickets are $10.\r\n\r\n• “Review of the Book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” will be held from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe book “Sapiens” by historian Yuval Harari explores the history of humankind. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDr. Andy Beall reviews the anthropology, science, social development, and economics Harari includes in his work.\r\n\r\nTickets are $10.\r\n\r\n• On Saturday, March 25, the center invies the public to meet Eliza Lucas Pinckney and discover how she developed indigo on her father’s plantation and created a profitable industry for South Carolina planters.\r\n\r\nFor tickets, visit santa-elena.org/calendar-of-events.\r\n\r\n<b>Fort Frederick topic&nbsp;</b><b>at March 27 event</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s oldest tabby ruin excavated to tell the story of British occupation “The Inevitable Evolution of Fort Frederick,” a Telly Award-winning documentary about the archaeological investigation of&nbsp; Fort Frederick on the grounds of the Naval Hospital will be the topic of Dinner &amp; a Lecture sponsored by Historic Beaufort Foundation.\r\n\r\nThe event will be hold on Monday, March 27, at the Verdier House, 801 Bay St. in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe story of the excavation of the oldest tabby structure in South Carolina will be presented by archaeologist/photographer Meg Gaillard of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Heritage Trust Program.\r\n\r\nA wine and hors d’oeuvre reception begins at 5:30 p.m.; the program will be from 6-7 p.m.\r\n\r\nAdmission for members is $15/$25 per member/couple. Nonmember admission is $20/$30 per person/couple.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCall 843-379-3331 to make reservations. Reservations for Saltus River Grill’s special for lecture ticket-holders may be made by calling Saltus at 843-379-3474.\r\n\r\n<b>Woman talk about books&nbsp;</b><b>at upcoming series</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing are some upcoming events related to “Women of Carolina: A Let’s Talk About It Series.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese events are sponsored by the Pat Conroy Literacy Center.\r\n\r\n• 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30\r\n\r\n&nbsp;Julia Eichelberger (College of Charleston) discusses Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Secret Life of Bees,” the national best-seller that became the subject of a major motion picture.\r\n\r\n• 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13\r\n\r\nValinda Littlefield (University of South Carolina, Columbia) discusses Dori Sanders’ “Clover,” the Lillian Smith Award-winning first novel from the upstate peach farmer\r\nturned author.\r\n\r\nAll discussions will be held at the main branch of the Beaufort County Library at 311 Scott St., Beaufort.&nbsp;', 'What To Do the week of March 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-march-23rd-29th', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:33:19', '2017-03-23 15:33:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31713', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31717, 4, '2017-03-23 11:34:11', '2017-03-23 15:34:11', '<h3>By Celia Strong</h3>\r\nSpring is here, so we all sort of shift gears and start thinking sunnier thoughts. And that includes our wine thoughts. And, of course, we\'ll need a new wine to keep our happy thoughts.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis is the very first time our wine for this week has ever been made. It\'s a new rosé from California.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMost of us have heard of Duckhorn Vineyards in Napa, and its \"second label,\" Decoy. (Second labels are used by wineries as sources for wines that may cost less than their main label, may use grape varieties and grape sources that are different from their main label, may let them sell grapes that are not as good in a any one year as they like to use for their main label. For Duckhorn, Decoy was established as a more affordable line of everyday wines.)&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first Decoy wine was released more than 25 years ago. Today, Decoy has six wines, all from Sonoma County.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe grapes for Decoy wines come from many vineyards that they own. Some from vineyards Duckhorn owns. And some are from special growers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach vineyard\'s grapes are fermented separately. In some vintages, they do up to 150 separate wines. It\'s only after the fermentation that they decide which batches to use.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDecoy has its own winery and its own winemakers. But everyone in the Duckhorn-Decoy family works together to make their wines the best they can be. Attention to detail in the vineyard as well as in the winery make Decoy wines as good as they are.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDecoy Rosé 2016 was inspired by the great rosé wines of Provence.&nbsp; Many rosé wines are made, in the beginning at least, by crushing red grapes and removing the juice before too much color is achieved. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDecoy purposely harvests their rosé grapes at a lower Brix (ratio of sugar to juice inside the grapes). This lets them preserve their wine\'s beautiful aromatics, pure fruit flavors and crisp, dry, refreshing mouth-feel.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe 2016 growing season had plenty of winter rains followed by spring and summer moderate temperatures with lots of sun. The harvest in 2016 was a bit early (Aug. 6 to Sept. 5) and had an average yield. The grapes were excellent quality with richness and complexity and superb acidity. Perfect for Decoy\'s new rosé.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDecoy Rosé 2016 is made from 58 percent Syrah (a new variety for them) and 42 percent Pinot Noir. The grapes were from three different vineyards. They were all fermented in stainless steel for 21 days at 54 degrees Fahrenheit.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe wine, our wine, is a lively pale pink color. It is packed with strawberry aromas mixed with watermelon, as well as hints of lemon zest and wildflowers. In your mouth it feels bright and exhilarating and elegant.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe flavors are these red fruits along with tart cherry and red currant, and a tiny hint of herbs. Its acidity is refreshing and helps define the wine\'s flavors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll of which sounds about perfect for a new pink for this spring. And happy thoughts.&nbsp; For&nbsp; $17.99. Enjoy.&nbsp;', 'Rose brings thoughts of warm, sunny days', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'rose-brings-thoughts-of-warm-sunny-days', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:34:11', '2017-03-23 15:34:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31717', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31719, 4, '2017-03-23 11:35:08', '2017-03-23 15:35:08', '<b>Lady’s Island column&nbsp;</b><b>omitted information</b>\r\n\r\nWhy did the Island News edition of March 16-23 cut short Bill Rauch\'s article: “Time to get out front of the pathways?” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWas it because of space constraints, or did the city of Beaufort edit and shorten his article?\r\n\r\nSeveral important topics on costs were omitted which require our attention:\r\n\r\n• The projected cost of building the pathways and bike ways due to the high cost of right-of-way acquisition (tell Walmart to give up their road frontage). Also the cost of a stoplight at the recycling center for safe vehicle access. Or the weight and size restrictions of vehicles on the new Harbor Island bridge.\r\n\r\n• The ongoing cost of additional county sheriff patrols as the traffic continues to increase and pedestrian and bike usage increases.\r\n\r\n• The additional cost and increased manpower of first responders for the distressed bike riders and pedestrians, as well as frantic Walmart shoppers.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;These and other additional costs will fall to the county, since the city of Beaufort can\'t even provide enforcement of the Woods Memorial Bridge restriction of “NO vehicles three axles or more,” or the speed on Carteret Street or the drivers who don\'t move to the right lane at Craven Street to go straight.\r\n\r\nI guess the meters at the only “Pay to Read Library” in the county, and the parking meters along Carteret Street must be generating enough revenue that other enforcement is no longer needed.\r\n\r\nI am sure Mr. Rauch would have also included discussion as to why, with a larger population than the city of Beaufort, Lady\'s Island has no medical facilities, no public library, no public parks, no adequate public schools, no post office, etc.\r\n\r\nHe also would point out that Lady\'s Island has inadequate and unreliable electrical power, no natural gas service, limited potable water supply, and yet someone on the other side of the river has approval authority of all new housing developments and permitting. (Think infrastructure first)!\r\n\r\nLast but not least, with all the traffic studies, surveys, proposed fixes, new roads, etc., to ease traffic problems, no one will man up and face the $50 million elephant (problem): the two-lane approach to a two-lane swing bridge that is failing and should be replaced with a four-lane road to a four-lane draw bridge with hourly openings only.\r\n\r\nMaybe in future issues you will publish Mr. Rauch\'s priority list of projects, their projected cost as well as estimated completion time frames so that he and Mayor Keyserling can safely ride their bicycles to Walmart and home again with all their purchases without incident.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>Walter Quackenbush\r\n</b><b>Lady\'s Island</b></p>', 'Letter to the Editor', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-21', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:35:08', '2017-03-23 15:35:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31719', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31721, 4, '2017-03-23 11:35:48', '2017-03-23 15:35:48', 'Lane Palmisano will present her oil paintings at Thibault Gallery, 815 Bay St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nShe was first introduced to the earthy scent of oil paint at age 9 and has been intoxicated with the medium since.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter graduating with an art degree from Monmouth University, she began exhibiting, competing and teaching at Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth, Va., and Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Va. From there she was juried into the acclaimed Torpedo Factory Art Center outside of Washington D.C., where she maintained a studio for 28 years and taught at the Art League School. In 2012 Lane migrated to Bluffton and decided to stay.\r\n\r\n“Being primarily a figurative and still life artist, the dazzling light and the soulfulness of the Lowcountry tidal marshes captivated me and seduced me to further explore landscape painting,” she said.\r\n\r\nLane has received numerous awards and has had many solo and juried exhibitions in New York City, Washington D.C., New Jersey and Virginia. Her colorful paintings are in public and private collections worldwide.\r\n\r\nColor is paramount to her. Lane’s contemporary landscapes, are more accurately “Spiritscapes”, drenched in lush, thick paint, rich textures and evocative veils off delicate glazes.\r\n\r\n“When working from one’s imagination, a painting can only be coaxed … eventually you must follow ITS own life force, be it playful, forceful or impulsive. Each painting deserves its own voice.”\r\n\r\nLane oil paintings are her personal tribute to all the Impressionists.\r\n\r\nJoin Palmisano at the Thibault Gallery for First Friday After Five on opening night from 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 7. Lane will be there to discuss her work and answer any questions.\r\n\r\nThere will be wine and hors d\'oeuvres and entertainment by guitarist David Laughlin.', 'Palmisano to exhibit at gallery', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'palmisano-to-exhibit-at-gallery', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:35:48', '2017-03-23 15:35:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31721', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31723, 4, '2017-03-23 11:37:50', '2017-03-23 15:37:50', 'Chelsea Roland, a former Rotary-sponsored youth exchange student, addressed the Rotary Club of Beaufort at its March 8 meeting. Roland spent her senior year of high school in Belgium, then attended the College of Charleston before being accepted as a Rotary Ambassador Global Scholar and attending graduate school in Vancouver, B.C.&nbsp;', 'Rotary address', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'rotary-address', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:41', '2018-07-12 14:58:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31723', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31726, 4, '2017-03-23 11:38:51', '2017-03-23 15:38:51', 'The Santa Elena Foundation and the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club will sponsor the Santa Elena Regatta for PHRF sailboats on Saturday, March 25, and Sunday, March 26.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis event is the major big boat sailing event in Beaufort each year and commemorates 451 years since the founding of Santa Elena on Parris Island in the spring of 1566.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe regatta is a combination of the Jean Ribault Cup which will be sailed on March 25, and the Perdo Menendez Cup on March 26. The Ribault and Menendez Cups are sailed as separate events and the results from them will be combined to determine the winner of the Santa Elena Regatta and the recipient of the Founder’s Cup.\r\n\r\nThe Founder’s Cup trophy is unique and quite an honor for the winner. Their name will be etched on the base of a bronze statue of Pedro Menendez, Santa Elena founder, which was donated by Count Alvaro Armada of Spain, the 20th generation descendent of Menendez.\r\n\r\nGeography not only plays a major role in the historical references but also in the race logistics. The plan is for the Ribault Cup to be sailed in Port Royal Sound and the Menendez Cup in the Beaufort River starting at the Waterfront Park.\r\n\r\n“What a great partnership. The regatta is a wonderful tradition for the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club and, now, the Santa Elena Foundation,” says Megan Meyer, Santa Elena History Center director. “Its significance is further realized as we think back 450 years ago … when earliest European settlers too sailed into Port Royal Sound to establish their settlements in the New World.”\r\n\r\nThe regatta is open to boats with a PHRF rating that are at least 22” LOA. Boats that are 18’ LOA and over will be considered on a case by case basis. Trophies will be awarded for both the Ribault and Menendez Cups as well as to the overall winner of the Santa Elena Regatta.\r\n\r\nThere will be several social events associated with the regatta including a kickoff Skippers Meeting and cocktail party on Friday night before the racing starts, an Awards Dinner on Saturday night and an Awards Presentation on Sunday after the racing is over. All social events will take place at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the historic, local significance of Pedro Melendez and Jean Ribault, and to learn more about the Santa Elena Foundation, visit www.Santa-Elena.org.', 'Tradition continues with the Santa Elena Regatta', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'tradition-continues-with-the-santa-elena-regatta', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:38:51', '2017-03-23 15:38:51', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31726', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31728, 4, '2017-03-23 11:40:59', '2017-03-23 15:40:59', '[caption id=\"attachment_31729\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"792\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TCL.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31729\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31729\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TCL.jpg\" alt=\"The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently honored five Patient Care Technician program graduates at a February pinning ceremony. The graduates are: Alvin Arcayan, Natoria Bloodsaw, Jean Miller, Delanda Smoaks and Lakezia Taylor, all of Beaufort. For more information about this or other continuing education programs, visit www.tcl.edu/ce or call 843-525-8205.\" width=\"792\" height=\"480\"></a> The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently honored five Patient Care Technician program graduates at a February pinning ceremony. The graduates are: Alvin Arcayan, Natoria Bloodsaw, Jean Miller, Delanda Smoaks and Lakezia Taylor, all of Beaufort. For more information about this or other continuing education programs, visit www.tcl.edu/ce or call 843-525-8205.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Dad honors son’s memory&nbsp;</b><b>with Masters ‘White Out’</b>\r\n\r\nWilliam Thompson IV, a vivacious, bright, golf-loving, 12-year-old, was suddenly taken from this world on Jan. 30. An illness struck him hard and turned out to be a lethal case of bacterial meningitis.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow, six weeks later, his father, Bill Thompson, seeks to raise awareness of the illness, honor the memory of his son and celebrate the lives that were able to be continued through the gift of organ donation.\r\n\r\nTwo days after William passed, the students at his middle school rallied together to participate in a “White Out” to show their solidarity and pay respect to their classmate.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe movement was known as #WearWhiteforWilliam. Bill Thompson hopes to continue that movement at the Masters PGA golf tournament in Augusta, as William was an avid lover of golf. He shared a birthday with Tiger Woods and never hesitated to join his father and grandfather as they spent their time on the green.\r\n\r\n“He was my only child. His mother is heartbroken. And so am I,” Thompson said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut on April 5, a day that is also known as “family day” at the Masters, the Thompson family is asking Augusta, and more specifically the patrons of the tournament and golf professionals, to #WearWhiteforWilliam.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Bill Thompson at wearwhiteforwilliam@gmail.com. Information can also be found at www.wearwhiteforwilliam.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Advanced practice RN&nbsp;</b><b>joins OB-GYN specialists &nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nMaureen Chapman, an advanced practice registered nurse with more than 25 years experience, has joined the medical staff at Beaufort Memorial Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology Specialists.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe will be working with board-certified gynecologist Dr. Pat Thompson and nurse practitioner Suzanne Wolf in the practice’s Port Royal and Bluffton offices.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor the last three years, Chapman has served as a clinical instructor in women’s health at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She has also volunteered at Good Neighbor Clinic in Beaufort and Volunteers in Medicine on Hilton Head Island, providing gynecological and early prenatal care to women with limited access to medical services.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA certified nurse-midwife, Chapman worked for eight years in a busy Pennsylvania OB-GYN practice, offering prenatal, labor and birth, and routine gynecological care. She also served for one year as a faculty member in the master’s level midwifery program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn 2002, she established and operated a private midwifery practice in Meadowbrook, Pa. Earlier in her career, she was a clinical nurse specialist and childbirth educator at Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook. Chapman also spent 15 years as a flight nurse with the U.S. Air Force Reserve at McGuire Air Force Base in Trenton, N.J. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA maxima cum laude graduate of Philadelphia’s La Salle University with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, Chapman went on to complete her Master of Science degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania, earning a certification as a nurse midwife.\r\n\r\n“I personally selected Maureen to be an extension of my care,” said&nbsp; Thompson. “She has dedicated more than 25 years to women’s health and will now use her years of experience to provide our patients with routine gynecological care and in-office procedures, thus avoiding unnecessary delays in patient care and making me readily available when an issue develops that requires my attention.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“While many people think of a certified nurse midwife in terms of obstetrics, in fact her advanced training encompasses a full range of primary health care services for women - from adolescence through and beyond menopause.\"\r\n\r\nChapman, Wolf and Thompson see only gynecology patients in their Port Royal and Bluffton offices and do not deliver babies. However, Beaufort Memorial OB-GYN Specialists has several other board-certified providers, including Drs. Christopher Benson, Marlena Mattingly and Gregory Miller, nurse-midwives Janna Jones Kersh and Catherine Tambroni-Parker and nurse practitioner Maggie Bisceglia, who provide both obstetrics and gynecology care in Beaufort and Bluffton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo make an appointment with any of the providers, call 843-524-8151.\r\n\r\n<b>Healing arts program&nbsp;</b><b>set for March 25</b>\r\n\r\nA program on integrated health coaching, cranial sacral, reflexology, chiropractic, healing touch, acupressure self-care, counseling consultations and more will be presented from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25.\r\n\r\nThe program will be presented by licensed volunteer practitioners and Christian healing prayer team at 703 Bladen St. in Beaufort (Beaufort Chiropractic office).These events will be held on the fourth Saturday of each month. There is a $10 minimum donation for each 20-minute session. Appointment times are limited, but there is free entry to public for visitation and information on integrative health options. Call or text 843-770-9947 for an appointment time.\r\n\r\nThis program is sponsored by Ministries for Synergetic Wellness a 501(c)3 nonprofit giving affordable access to holistic mental health and integrative services. Free pastoral care/counseling, healing prayer, and scholarship applications are available on site.&nbsp;', 'Health briefs for March 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'health-briefs-for-march-23rd-29th', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:40:59', '2017-03-23 15:40:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31728', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31731, 4, '2017-03-23 11:42:23', '2017-03-23 15:42:23', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/graph-raymond.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31732\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31732\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/graph-raymond.png\" alt=\"graph raymond\" width=\"864\" height=\"355\"></a>\r\n\r\nBy now, you have likely heard something, either directly or indirectly, about “The Great Rotation” from bonds into stocks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust googling the term will pull up a whole host of articles written by practically every major financial news organization in existence, and it seems that every “bond king” and market strategist has weighed in with his or her own respective opinions on the matter.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn short, the line of thinking behind the rotation is that, after 30-plus years of interest rates in the United States generally falling and bond prices, resultantly, rising, an inflection point has been reached or is approaching where now interest rates will rise over time and bond prices will suffer.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMost people, at least, seem to agree on that point to some extent, though what exactly that will mean for bonds and stocks as investments remains widely contested.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSome have argued that this dynamic will prompt massive money flows to move from bonds into the stock market (producing the titular “great rotation”), while others contend it will not have as big of an effect on aggregate portfolio allocations as expected.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe financial media has tried quite hard to pitch this as a battle between Bill Gross, the well-known portfolio manager at Janus, and Jeff Gundlach, founder of DoubleLine Capital, who have shared a contentious past and don’t mind taking jabs at each other.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, to me, they seem to be saying the same thing except for a slight difference of opinion on the “key level” in the bond market. Gross has come out and said that 2.6 percent on the 10-Year U.S. Treasury is the line in the sand for the end of the bond bull market, while Gundlach argues that “second-tier managers” can focus on 2.6 percent, but 3 percent is the level to watch to “define the end of the bone bull market from a classic chart perspective.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn other words, both of these very smart bond guys, despite their minor differences, believe we are getting close to hitting that inflection point, with Gundlach going on to say that it is “almost for sure” that the 10-year is going to take out 3 percent this year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, we have already said that it is very likely that last July marked the bottom for rates, when the 10-Year U.S. Treasury made an undercut low below the 2012 nadir before quickly recovering to shoot up about 125 basis points (almost a 100 percent move in percentage terms) by the end of 2016.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe future trajectory for rates, therefore, does appear to be upward, but the exact path remains an unknown.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust as yields didn’t go straight down over the last three decades, they will not go straight up in the years ahead, as the last few weeks have reminded us with the 10-Year falling about 10 percent.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlso, while the long-term chart of the 10 Year going back to the early 1980s looks to have already broken its downtrend line when using a linear scale (see chart above), 2.6 percent, 3 percent and 3.5 percent may all act as fairly strong resistance, too. It would not surprise me to see interest rates remain range-bound for much of 2017 until expectations about economic growth and inflation pick up enough to power rates above this resistance block.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThree percent, especially, may be tough to overcome in the next few months until we see just what the new administration’s policies are going to be.\r\n\r\nSo, what does this all mean for the stock market? Well, market strategists are sort of torn on that point, as well.\r\n\r\nJeffrey Kleintop, chief global strategist at Charles Schwab, believes the fund flow shift from bonds to stocks that has taken place over the last two months, which has added $3 trillion to global equity values while bond values have dropped by $2 trillion per Bloomberg, “marks an important juncture” and has “years left to run.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nConversely, David Kostin of Goldman Sachs argued recently that, many institutional investors, the ones who really move markets, are restricted from moving money out of bonds and/or owning stocks, so the impact of the “great rotation” may already be approaching its upper limit since allocations to debt securities are already near the lowest levels of the last 30 years.\r\n\r\nThe truth may lie somewhere in the middle, then.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOverall, interest rates are still likely to be low and accommodative for the next couple of years when compared to their long-term averages, which should help keep interest in stocks high.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the same time, if we are correct and earnings growth picks up in the quarters ahead, that should bode well for stock prices, so we may still see a large amount of money flowing back from bonds into stocks, particularly among retail investors chasing returns, if stock prices go up while bonds are losing value and still yielding relatively low rates.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, David Kostin does make a fair point that we are certainly not going to see most fixed income investors suddenly switch to stocks – institutional investors are generally limited in what they can invest in by the terms of their portfolio agreements, and bonds will still play a large role for retail investors who need the diversification and income benefits that they can provide.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo, on a net basis, I’d say that “the great rotation” may help provide a tailwind for stocks, but it might not be as “great” as many believe. At the end of the day, earnings and economic growth are still the primary drivers behind the stock market and, without this growth, interest rates and stocks may both have trouble rising significantly from current levels.\r\n\r\n<i>This column was prepared by Raymond James and brought to you by Charles Tumlin, managing director at TLS Wealth Management of Raymond James. Tumlin is a financial advisor with Raymond James &amp; Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC located at 2015 Boundary St., Suite 220, Beaufort SC 29902.&nbsp; He can be contacted at 843-379-6100 or charles.tumlin@raymondjames.com or by visiting www.tlswealthmanagement.com.</i>', 'What does the future hold for bonds, interest rates?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-does-the-future-hold-for-bonds-interest-rates', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:12:20', '2018-07-12 15:12:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31731', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31734, 4, '2017-03-23 11:46:49', '2017-03-23 15:46:49', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Members of the Beaufort County Senior Leadership Program greet one of the members of the K9 unit from the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Department during the program’s Law Enforcement Day. The Beaufort County Senior Leadership Program, established in 1993, is offered by Clemson University with the co-sponsorship of Beaufort County Regional Chamber of Commerce. This 13-week program focuses on building community through volunteerism and civic engagement. Photo by Steve Brown.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Firefighters respond&nbsp;</b><b>to homes on fire &nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31740\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"720\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/paulkie.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31740\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31740\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/paulkie.jpg\" alt=\"This home on Paulkie Island was completely destroyed.\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\"></a> This home on Paulkie Island was completely destroyed.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31738\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"720\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/morrall.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31738\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31738\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/morrall.jpg\" alt=\"This home on Morrall Drive caused the resident of the home to be displaced.\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\"></a> This home on Morrall Drive caused the resident of the home to be displaced.[/caption]\r\n\r\nA Burton resident was displaced after a fire in her Morrall Drive home caused by a fire in her breaker box.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters were dispatched to a report of a house fire on Morrall Drive just before 11:30 a.m. March 15 after a resident reported that her breaker box was hot and smoking.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe resident told Beaufort County dispatchers that she could see fire coming from the wall outside of the home opposite the breaker box location.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBurton fire crews brought the fire, which was spreading through the walls of the home, under control in less than 15 minutes and fully extinguished in less than 30 minutes. Firefighters from MCAS Beaufort also responded and assisted Burton firefighters in extinguishing the fire.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBurton fire officials said the home did not have a working smoke detector and had this fire occurred during sleeping hours, the result may have been much worse.\r\n\r\nNo injuries were reported. Damages are not available but the resident was displaced and Red Cross was notified to assist.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn another incident less than 24 hours later, a fire destroyed a home on Harveys Bend on Paulkie Island.\r\n\r\nFirefighters arrived to find a mobile home located on the waterfront fully engulfed in fire and endangering several nearby homes.\r\n\r\nBurton fire crews were able to quickly contain the fire, however a nearby home under construction suffered fire damages. It took fire crews over an hour to fully extinguish the flames due to the mobile home’s elevated structure and wind coming off the water.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters from MCAS Beaufort, Sheldon and the city of Beaufort also responded to the scene to assist with the fire.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe residents were not home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported. The home was totally destroyed in the fire. Costs are not available at this time. The fire is still under investigation\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters have responded to 12 building fires so far in 2017, including a fatal fire on March 6 in a Shanklin Road mobile home park and a fire which heavily damaged a two-story home March 11 on Bostick Circle in Beaufort that resulted in the loss of a family dog .&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Walterboro man gets&nbsp;</b><b>51 years in murder &nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31736\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"320\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Holmes-Sidney.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31736\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31736\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Holmes-Sidney.jpg\" alt=\"Sidney Antoine Holmes\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\"></a> Sidney Antoine Holmes[/caption]\r\n\r\nA Walterboro man has been convicted of the 2015 shooting and killing of a Hampton apartment complex building manager. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSidney Antoine Holmes, 26, of Walterboro, was sentenced March 15 to 51 years in prison in the shooting death of 51-year-old Steven Douglas Cochran. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing a two-day trial at the Hampton County Courthouse, a jury found Holmes guilty of four crimes: murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, discharging a firearm into a dwelling and unlawful possession of a weapon.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe received 40 years for murder; five years for possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime; five years for shooting into a dwelling and one year for unlawful possession of a weapon. The sentences are to run consecutively. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“This was a brazen murder committed in front of a group of people,” said Randolph Murdaugh, III, special assistant solicitor assigned to the Career Criminal Prosecution Team. “Not only did people witness the defendant shoot Mr. Cochran multiple times, a Hampton police officer heard the incident while on the phone with the victim. The defendant in this case has a total and utter disregard for anything or anyone.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Aug. 1, 2015, Cochran, who was the building manager for the Hampton Garden Apartments on Holly Street West, called Hampton police after telling a group of men who were loitering at the apartment complex to leave the property. During the call, Cochran began to scream for help. A bystander picked up the phone and told the officer that a man ran up to Cochran and shot him.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>County agencies&nbsp;</b><b>team up for rescue</b>\r\n\r\nThree Beaufort County emergency agencies combined to rescue a family of five stuck on a mudflat in the cold on March 18.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort County emergency agencies were notified of an occupied boat stuck on a mudflat off the Broad River boat landing.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters arrived and located a small boat with a family of five; three adults and two children, stuck on a mudflat in dropping temperatures and approaching nightfall.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort Marine Rescue and the Parris Island Fire Department also responded with water rescue equipment, helping to rescue the family and remove the boat from the flat. No injuries were reported.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Rash of vandalism&nbsp;</b><b>hits Lady’s Island</b>\r\n\r\nSeveral cars where vandalized by having golf balls thrown through their windows on March 18 in the Telfair/Pleasant Point area.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office is currently investigating and is asking that anyone who has information or may have seen something suspicious to call 843-524-2777.\r\n\r\n<b>Man wanted on&nbsp;</b><b>variety of warrants</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31735\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"219\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/faltus.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31735\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31735\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/faltus.jpg\" alt=\"Desten Faltus\" width=\"219\" height=\"240\"></a> Desten Faltus[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate Desten Faltus for questioning in several cases. Faltus has active warrants with the Beaufort and Bluffton police departments.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is asked to call Investigator Disbrow at 843-255 3407 or Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777.\r\n\r\nFor a possible reward and to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers at 888-274-6372.', 'Police blotter for March 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-blotter-for-march-23rd-29th', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:46:49', '2017-03-23 15:46:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31734', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31740, 4, '2017-03-23 11:44:36', '2017-03-23 15:44:36', '', 'paulkie', 'This home on Paulkie Island was completely destroyed.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'paulkie', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:45:30', '2017-03-23 15:45:30', '', 31734, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/paulkie.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(31742, 4, '2017-03-23 11:48:21', '2017-03-23 15:48:21', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2mayors-e1490284092107.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31743\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31743\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2mayors-e1490284092107.jpg\" alt=\"2mayors\" width=\"310\" height=\"264\"></a>\r\n\r\nAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the oldest Black Greek lettered organization for women, has now existed for 109 years. Nu Delta Omega Chapter in Beaufort observed the birthday with a program/luncheon on Feb. 11. It is during such observances that the chapter recognizes members of the chapter and the community for their services.&nbsp; Among those receiving such honors this year was Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling and Port Royal Mayor Samuel Murray.&nbsp; Each has supported the chapter in many community endeavors throughout the years.&nbsp;', 'Mayors honored by sorority', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'mayors-honored-by-sorority', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:48:21', '2017-03-23 15:48:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31742', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31745, 4, '2017-03-23 11:49:55', '2017-03-23 15:49:55', 'The Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB) hosted its sixth annual Prom Boutique March 11 at the YMCA of Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMembers hosted 30 VIP attendees for a specialty hour where they were given first choice on racks of dresses. Each young lady left with her very own special dress, jewelry and accessories, as well as makeup, nail polish, and a choice of either a free hair styling session for the night of prom or a bra from Kalon and Company. The hair styling sessions were donated by Bangs Salon, Cirque 1838 Salon, and HairPlay Salon &amp; Color Bar. The bra was courtesy of Kalon and Company.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event then opened up to any junior or senior in Beaufort, Jasper or Hampton counties. Another 45 girls attended and nearly all left with dresses.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We are so excited to continually grow this every year,” said Missy Nelson, JSLB Prom Boutique co-chairwoman. “This year we had more deserving young ladies during our VIP hour and we’ve given away more dresses than ever. Due to the gracious donations of the ladies of Beaufort County, our dress collection has grown so we could extend this opportunity to young ladies in Hampton County and reach further than ever.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.jslbeaufort.com. &nbsp;', 'Girls get free prom dresses at service league event', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'girls-get-free-prom-dresses-at-service-league-event', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:49:55', '2017-03-23 15:49:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31745', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31748, 4, '2017-03-23 11:50:36', '2017-03-23 15:50:36', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nOne rainy and chilly Sunday evening recently, I was enjoying a hot chicken and broccoli casserole dinner with my spouse. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter he was finished, he announced that my casserole was much better than “Ring Tum Ditty.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“What in blazes is ‘Ring Tum Ditty?’ ” I asked, thinking he had just made it up. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Check the Internet.” he suggested. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nI did a search and sure enough, there were multiple recipes for Ring Tum Ditty. How had I never heard of it before? Let me educate those of you who have never heard of Ring Tum Ditty.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe recipe follows:&nbsp; Open a can of Campbell’s tomato soup and pour into sauce pan with a half can of milk (you never use a measuring cup when cooking with Campbell’s soup). Heat it up. Then chop up some of your favorite cheese (my mother-in-law would add Velveeta cheese) and melt it in the hot soup. Once the cheese melts, pour the soup over toast and serve. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nTalk about an easy meal to prepare.\r\n\r\nWe then started to reveal other “favorites” our mothers would put together. My mother’s easy family dinner was called “Glop.”\r\n\r\nThis was made by browning a pound of ground beef in a frying pan and then adding a can of Campbell’s Onion Soup. It was then served over white bread.&nbsp; “Mmmmm, mmmm, good!” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnother dish his mother made was called “Momma’s Muck.” This delicious (sic) sounding dish consisted of pouring a can of Tomato Soup over browned meat and cooked noodles, topping it with cheese, and heating it for 15 minutes. I’m thinking 25 minutes from walking in the door to sitting down to dinner.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMy personal “easy mom” dinners were different. I would come home from work and announce it was time for breakfast. Nobody ever complained about pancakes and sausages at the dinner table. Oh, there was the occasional can of Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli too. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nLet’s face it, we all need a break sometimes. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt seems like young families today do not have dinners like Ring Tum Ditty, Momma’s Muck or Glop anymore.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt is just as easy for them to stop at a fast food restaurant or order a pizza for dinner. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, as it turns out I still find myself pulling out that old familiar red and white can. You see, the sauce in my chicken and broccoli casserole that night had been made using Campbell\'s soups. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nOur moms would have loved it.', 'Ring Tum Ditty: Ah, the food of our youth', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'ring-tum-ditty-ah-the-food-of-our-youth', '', '', '2017-03-23 11:50:36', '2017-03-23 15:50:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31748', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31750, 4, '2017-03-23 12:03:10', '2017-03-23 16:03:10', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/James-Daniels-Kylie-Jones-e1490284958902.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31751\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31751\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/James-Daniels-Kylie-Jones-e1490284958902.jpg\" alt=\"James Daniels + Kylie Jones\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1689\"></a>\r\n\r\nFamily Math Night, a community-based effort to grow an interest in mathematics among youth, was held recently. Tutors use fun and engaging online lessons featuring Khan Academy. The event was hosted by McDonald\'s of Beaufort, located at 2424 Boundary St., on March 14, which was also National Pi Day. It was planned by Technical College of the Lowcountry employees and students Aby Bandoh, Jordan Long and Phillip Taylor. Pictured are tutor and TCL math instructor James Daniels and student Kylie Jones. For information about future Math Nights, contact Aby Bandoh at aby.bandoh@gmail.com.', 'Things add up at math night', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'things-add-up-at-math-night', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:41', '2018-07-12 14:58:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31750', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31753, 4, '2017-03-23 12:05:07', '2017-03-23 16:05:07', 'You can drive from Chicago to Los Angeles in about 31 hours – if you stick to the interstates. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, for the road warrior who isn’t in a hurry, a cruise along old Route 66 can be an unforgettable journey – one with surprises beyond every curve.\r\n\r\nNow, a musical comedy comes to town – \"Route 66\" by Roger Bean – that celebrates the golden era of the quirky old highway.\r\n\r\nOften called “America’s Main Street,” U.S. Route 66 is a retro-fantasyland of art deco motels, roadside attractions, Indian trading posts, novelty drive-ins and old-fashioned spit-and-polish service stations. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn its heyday, the highway boasted such landmarks as the Spooklight in Quapaw, Okla., the giant Jackalope in Fort Worth, Texas, Meteor Crater in Leeup, Ariz., the Wigwam Village in Holbrook, Ariz., El Sombrero Restaurant in Albuquerque, N.M., the Regal Reptile Ranch in Alanreed, Texas, the Chain of the Rocks Bridge near St. Louis, the giant Rocketman in Wilmington, Ill., and the Iceberg Café in Albuquerque.\r\n\r\nIn the 1940s and ‘50s, hundreds of fancifully-designed motels, motor lodges and motor courts sprung up along the great highway, many of which are still in operation today.\r\n\r\nOne prominent feature of Route 66 was also the popular Burma Shave signs that dotted the landscape with their humorous poems from 1927 to 1963. Each phrase of a poem was on a different sign, sometimes miles apart. One example: &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Don’t stick\r\nYour elbow\r\nOut too far\r\nIt might&nbsp;\r\nGo home\r\nIn another car\r\nBurma Shave</p>\r\nA rambunctious musical comedy, “Route 66,” leads the audience along the great “Mother Road” in a nostalgic celebration of music and whimsical highway fun.\r\n\r\nThe show arrives in Beaufort on Friday, March 31,for one performance at the USCB Center for the Arts .\r\n\r\nThe high-octane musical is performed and produced by Springer Theatricals, which is on a 10-week tour of 27 states.\r\n\r\nIn \"Route 66,\" a gang of rowdy Chicago service station attendants strip off their snappy Texaco uniforms and head off on a westward-bound road trip filled with music, dance and highway mischief.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe talented quartet of singing grease monkeys leave Chicago and follows the Mother Road down through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and conclude their travels at the beach in Santa Monica, Calif.\r\n\r\nThe show features rock and pop music from the 1950s and ‘60s including hit tunes like “King of the Road,” “Dead Man’s Curve,” “Six Days on the Road,” “Hot Rod Queen,” “I Get Around,” “Little Old Lady from Pasadena,” “GTO,” “Fun-Fun-Fun” and, of course, “Route 66.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecause of its comic antics and tight-harmony vocals, the show has been called a hybrid of&nbsp; “Grease,” “Forever Plaid” and “Pump Boys and Dinettes.”\r\n\r\nThe show’s author, Roger Bean, first created “Route 66” for the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and then developed it further at the famous Oregon Cabaret Theatre. Bean has now turned the production over to the 145-year-old Springer Theatre, which is Georgia’s official state theater.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Route 66\" will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday, March 31, at the USCB Center for the Arts. Tickets for the show are adults $30; senior/military $25; and student $20.\r\n\r\nVisit www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.', '‘Route 66’ musical comedy coming to arts center', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'route-66-musical-comedy-coming-to-arts-center', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:05:07', '2017-03-23 16:05:07', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31753', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31756, 4, '2017-03-23 12:07:43', '2017-03-23 16:07:43', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort High suffers&nbsp;</b><b>shutout loss to Berkeley</b>\r\n\r\nBerkeley made the most of its opportunities at the plate in a high school softball game versus Beaufort High. The Stags pulled away to beat the Eagles 9-0 on March 17.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort and Berkeley softball squads are familiar rivals. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High was limited throughout the game versus Berkeley High. The Eagles collected only three hits in the contest against Berkeley.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nProductive Berkeley scored in four consecutive innings on its way to notching the convincing victory.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBerkeley pitcher Raylee Brabham earned the win, holding Beaufort High batters in check at the plate throughout the early-season contest.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOffensively for Beaufort High, Savannah Mullen accounted for two of the Eagles\' three hits. Mullen drilled a leadoff double for the Eagles in the fourth inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High was on the verge of scoring in the fourth inning as Lillian Sumner reached base after being hit by a pitch.\r\n\r\nBut Berkeley\'s Bradham got out of the pitching jam by forcing a Beaufort High batter to pop out. Bradham helps to lead the Berkeley pitching staff.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Eagles beat Berkeley, 5-1</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High baseball team remained undefeated late last week. Beaufort High pulled away to beat Berkeley 5-1 in an early-season high school baseball game on March 17. With the win, Beaufort High improved to 6-0.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High pitcher Rome Wallace earned the win. Wallace, a veteran player, held longtime rival Berkeley to one hit over five innings as the Eagles prevailed to notch the victory. The Beaufort High hurler allowed Berkeley to collect a single in the first inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWallace was strong throughout his appearance on the mound, striking out four Berkeley batters in five innings.\r\n\r\nOffensively, Connor Clancy delivered a two-run single in the fifth inning to help catapult the Beaufort High baseball team to the win. Beaufort High fared well both offensively and defensively. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Eagles plated five runs on as many hits. Clancy accounted for two of the Beaufort High baseball club\'s five hits in the winning effort. The productive Clancy supplied Beaufort High with a grounder to left that brought home two runs as part of a three-run inning.\r\n\r\nBerkeley scored its lone run in the fifth inning on a walk and a throwing error on a bunt play.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort High doubles up&nbsp;</b><b>Colleton County, 8-4</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High doubled up familiar foe Colleton County 8-4 in an early-season high school baseball game on March 14.\r\n\r\nOn the mound, Beaufort High pitcher Wade Olivarri recorded the win after pitching three innings out of a relief role. Olivarri was able to limit Colleton County batters in multiple innings.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Eagles were able to separate themselves from Colleton County in the early-season high school baseball game.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReliable hitter Rome Wallace delivered a two-run triple to cap a three-run sixth inning for the Eagles.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High and Colleton County swapped leads during the high school baseball game.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High moved ahead 5-4 in the bottom half of the fifth inning, thanks to a three-run outburst.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nColleton County, however, answered with two runs of its own in the bottom half of the fifth inning to move back out in front.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut Beaufort High wouldn\'t be denied the win.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDrew Luckey tied the game with a one-out RBI double in the sixth inning.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL&nbsp;GOLF</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Henson fires 76 for&nbsp;</b><b>BHS in Panther Invitational</b>\r\n\r\nCaleb Henson fired a 76 for the Beaufort High boys\' golf team in the Panther Invitational at Coastal Carolina over the weekend. Travis Mancill, however, shot a 3-under par 69 to lead the Hilton Head Island boys\' team to the championship of the Panther Invitational.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAiding Hilton Head Island in the victory, Brooks Dyess turned in a 72.\r\n\r\nStrong throughout the boys\' high school tournament, Mancill thrived at Hackler Course.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHilton Head Island posted a 292 as John DiGenova shot a 74 and Charlie Farrell added a 77.\r\n\r\nThe boys\' high school golf tournament featured 24 different teams. Myrtle Beach finished second with a 301. Rounding out the top-three, Waccamaw placed third with a 308.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High finished with a 338. Anthony Sutton, following Henson\'s leading performance for the Eagles, turned in an 84.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHigh school golf teams from throughout the area and around the state continue to compete in tournaments as part of their regular-seasons.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL TENNIS</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy defeats&nbsp;</b><b>Whale Branch, 7-1</b>\r\n\r\nDaniel Richards dominated his Whale Branch opponent to lead Beaufort Academy to a 7-1 win in a boys\' high school tennis match on March 14.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy improved to 3-1 with the win.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRichards never allowed his counterpart from Whale Branch to capture a game as he pulled away to win convincingly.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, Richards wasn\'t alone when it came to landing in the win column.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy swept all five singles victories in its outing versus Whale Branch. The Eagles earned all five singles wins in straight sets.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWilliam Lindsay, James Carden, Lawrence Lindsay and Jeffrey Hiestand also notched singles wins for the Beaufort Academy boys\' tennis team.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Glover excels at Mellow Mushroom Relays</b>\r\n\r\nLongtime high school track and field standout Savionna Glover claimed wins in the girls\' long jump and triple jump to lead the Beaufort High School girls\' track and field team in the Mellow Mushroom Relays on March 18.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGlover is a two-time state champion in both the girls\' long jump and triple jump. She won the long jump with a leap of 17 feet, 6 inches. Her Beaufort High teammate, Ariaughn Bobian, placed third in the long jump. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the girls\' triple jump at the Mellow Mushroom Relays, Glover and Carson placed first and second, respectively.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High also won in the girls\' 4x100 hurdles shuttle relay. The Eagles\' unit of Keyasha Brown, Nigeria Davila, Makayla Johnson and McCayla Willingham won in the relay event. Dominating the Beaufort High 4x100 squad finished eight seconds ahead of second-place Cane Bay.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High\'s Isaiah Parker won the boys\' shot put with a toss of 48-7.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Eagles finished runner-up in both the boys’ 4x110 hurdles and 4x400 relays.\r\n\r\nThe Mellow Mushroom Relays rank as one of the state\'s top high school track and events.&nbsp;', 'Sports briefs for March 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-march-23rd-29th', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:08:38', '2017-03-23 16:08:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31756', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31759, 4, '2017-03-23 12:15:31', '2017-03-23 16:15:31', 'Beaufort Academy hosted its annual Shamrock Shakedown at Beaufort Inn\'s Tabby Place on March 17.&nbsp;The Shamrock Shakedown helps support BA operating budgets, tuition price breaks, faculty salary and other important items that take to run a private independent school. Photos by Ashley Rodgers Photography.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-6.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31765\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31765\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-6.jpg\" alt=\"2017 Shamrock Shakedown-6\" width=\"3200\" height=\"2133\"></a> <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-35-e1490285683707.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31764\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31764\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-35-e1490285683707.jpg\" alt=\"2017 Shamrock Shakedown-35\" width=\"2744\" height=\"2456\"></a><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31763\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31763\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-3.jpg\" alt=\"2017 Shamrock Shakedown-3\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\"></a> <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-148.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31761\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31761\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-148.jpg\" alt=\"2017 Shamrock Shakedown-148\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\"></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-108.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31760\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31760\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-108.jpg\" alt=\"2017 Shamrock Shakedown-108\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\"></a> <a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-65.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31766\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31766\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-Shamrock-Shakedown-65.jpg\" alt=\"2017 Shamrock Shakedown-65\" width=\"2400\" height=\"3281\"></a>', 'Shamrock Shakedown rocks', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'shamrock-shakedown-rocks', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:41', '2018-07-12 14:58:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31759', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31771, 4, '2017-03-23 12:20:32', '2017-03-23 16:20:32', '<h3>By Katherine Tandy Brown</h3>\r\nBack in the 1960s, Volkswagen vans sported bumper stickers promoting peace. Graffiti scrawled on subway cars and construction project barriers always included a peace symbol. People greeted strangers with a smile, their index and middle fingers raised in a “V” – the peace sign – and at least a mumbled yet heartfelt, “Peace, brother” or \"Peace, sister.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDuring that era of undeclared war, peace was a popular concept.\r\n\r\nAs our nation’s edgy political atmosphere goes viral, worry and fear creep into conversations in many languages in many countries. Dueling pundits declare the radical shift in universal perspective to be either a new American order or the beginning of the end.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSocial media has provided a gathering ground for the like-minded, be they liberal, conservative, religious, atheistic and/or disenfranchised.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs in the aforementioned era of free love, people are taking to the streets to protest in record numbers, contacting congressmen, scribbling heated diatribes and banding together in newly-formed interest groups.\r\n\r\nThe times, they are unsettling, to say the least.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor those folks outside the immediate political arena, the big question arises, “What can I as an individual do to make a difference?” And I believe there’s a simple answer to that seemingly complex question: “Do what you’re on the earth to do.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhile I admire activists who fight for their causes, I’m not inclined to pick up my ‘60s protest sign. As a writer, I realize that my time is better spent penning my own stories, teaching memoir writing so folks can leave behind a legacy, and coaching students to reach their goals.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYour focus may be saving lives as a medical professional, calculating others’ income taxes, cooking meals in a busy restaurant, fixing flats in an auto repair shop or serving customers in a retail clothing store.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMaybe your income-producing job isn’t your heart, but does provide three squares so you can spend time handcrafting beautiful furniture, volunteering for missions in developing countries, casting a shrimp net for a hand-caught Lowcountry supper, visiting nursing homes with your golden retriever, ogling marsh birds while walking the Spanish Moss Trail, or even smacking a golf ball into a tiny hole.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAny activity that makes your heart sing adds beauty and positive energy to the world, thus raising the vibration of the earth. And best of all, it makes you feel good.\r\n\r\nHowever, what if you’re not clear about what you’re on the earth to do? What if you favor more than one direction? What if you’re so freaked by the world scene that you can’t concentrate on your own life? What if your calendar is so full you can’t grasp the concept of “free time” to pursue a passion or watch the sun set over the springtime marsh?\r\n\r\nAah, grasshopper. Might I recommend meditation to clarify your direction? Indian scriptures, or “tantras,” mentioned this ancient practice some 5,000 years ago. Newfangled, it ain’t. And as Yoda might say, “Work, it does.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust so you know I’m walking my talk, I’ve been practicing near-daily meditation since a friend sent me a link to one of Deepak Chopra’s free 21-Day Meditation Challenges three years ago. And, back to the parlance of my pointy-eared pal, change my life, it has.\r\n\r\nAmong the proven benefits of the practice of meditation are: aiding physical, emotional and mental balance; easing anxiety, stress and depression; creating clearer thinking for better choices; increasing levels of self-esteem; lowering heart rate and blood pressure; increasing alertness, creativity, intelligence, learning ability and memory; boosting the immune system; controlling chronic pain …need I go on?\r\n\r\nMeditation has been touted as a “reset button” for the body. A personal plus I’ve found is that, whenever I encounter a stressful situation – and no matter how meditative you are, you’re human and those will appear – I’ve noticed that I more often tend to get present quickly, rise above the circumstance and gain perspective on what’s really going on.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI then tend to respond to the stressor, instead of simply reacting to it. Truly a gift.\r\n\r\nWith the approach of one of those milestone birthdays, I can testify that it’s never too late to start a meditation practice. Learn how at a local yoga studio, online via all-knowing Google, or even from an inexpensive Amazon, or free library, book. You’ll be glad you did.\r\n\r\n<em>Katherine Tandy Brown has traveled the world as a freelance writer for 25 years. She teaches memoir, travel writing and writing practice in USCB’s OLLI Continuing Ed program and in her downtown cottage. A certified writing coach, she is penning her first novel, “One to Go: An Equine Thriller.”</em>', 'There is a time-tested Rx for peace', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'there-is-a-time-tested-rx-for-peace', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:20:32', '2017-03-23 16:20:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31771', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31773, 4, '2017-03-23 12:21:47', '2017-03-23 16:21:47', '• Beaufort City Council, 7 p.m. 1911 Boundary St.\r\n\r\n• Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority, 8 a.m. Thursday, March 23, Room 109B, BJWSA, 6 Snake Road, Okatie.\r\n\r\n• Solid Waste and Recycling Board, 2 p.m. Thursday, March 23, Executive Conference Room, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n• The March 23 meeting of the Beaufort County Zoning Board of Appeals has been cancelled.\r\n\r\n• Lowcountry Council of Governments, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, LCOG Office Point South, 634 Campground Road, Yemassee.\r\n\r\n• Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan Implementation Committee, 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 24, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe agenda includes the Sea Island Parkway Corridor Transportation Study, a summary of the Lady’s Island Community Planning Forum; status of the Lady’s Island Area Plan and other items.&nbsp;', 'Upcoming meetings the week of March 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'upcoming-meetings-the-week-of-march-23rd-29th', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:21:47', '2017-03-23 16:21:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31773', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31775, 4, '2017-03-23 12:23:10', '2017-03-23 16:23:10', '<b>New TV show focuses&nbsp;</b><b>on Beaufort County</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County has introduced a new television show “Beaufort County Compass.”\r\n\r\n“We’re proud to introduce this new show to our residents,” said Monica Spells, an assistant county administrator for Beaufort County. “It provides them with access to parts of the county they don’t get to see every day. It also gives us a digital platform to showcase our unique community.”\r\n\r\nThe show includes three segments:\r\n\r\n• “County Capsule,” which takes a look at legislative happenings from Beaufort County government, hosted by Stephanie French of the County Channel;\r\n\r\n• “County Spotlight,” which takes viewers behind the scenes of a Beaufort County department in each episode, hosted by Carizma Brown, Beaufort County communications coordinator;\r\n\r\n• “County Culture,” which features a unique aspect of life in Beaufort County, voiced by Rob Lewis of the County Channel.\r\n\r\n“Beaufort County Compass” will air five times weekly: at 9 p.m. Tuesdays; 11:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8:30 p.m. Fridays;&nbsp; and 11:30 a.m. Saturdays.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe broadcast will air on local cable networks: Comcast’s Channel 2, Hargray’s channels 9 and 113, and Time-Warner Hilton Head’s Channel 63. The show also will air at those times on the County Channel’s website.\r\n\r\nThe first episode featured a summary of the recent Beaufort County Council Leadership and Strategic Planning Session; a guest appearance by Bill Love, executive director of Beaufort County’s Department of Disabilities and Special Needs; and a look at the live oak tree.\r\n\r\n<b>Civil Air Patrol takes&nbsp;</b><b>part in certifications</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous Civil Air Patrol cadets and senior members participated in a weekend SAREX (Search and Rescue Exercise) at the Ridgeland Airport March 4-5.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDuring this two-day event, cadets and adults received 31 total certifications in seven different search and rescue areas: Ground Team Member, Urban Direction Finding, Mission Staff Assistant, Mission Radio Operator, Mission Scanner, Mission Observer and Mission Pilot. Civil Air Patrol trains cadets through its cadet programs in many areas, but emergency services training is one of the three main missions of Civil Air Patrol.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThirty-five cadets and senior members from the Low Country Composite Squadron and the Beaufort Squadron were able to participate in the SAREX and receive training in multiple disciplines. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact squadron Commander Crystall J. Eudy at 843-368-4302. Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force, which consists of regular Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, along with Air Force retired military and civilian employees.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Public Library Foundation&nbsp;</b><b>launches campaign</b>\r\n\r\nThe Public Library Foundation of Beaufort County has launched its major fundraising campaign to raise $250,000. The funds will expand the foundation’s impact on the future of the library and its goal of maintaining its position as a first-class library, meeting the needs of the citizens of Beaufort County. The campaign will focus on donors designating gifts to the foundation through their wills, charitable trusts and gifts of cash.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Public Library Foundation Board also announced the creation of the Pat Conroy Legacy Society.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, the Public Library Foundation of Beaufort County will hold a reception from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, to give community members the opportunity to meet Beaufort County Public Library Director Ray McBride and hear his vision for the future of the library system.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRSVP to plfbc@outlook.com.\r\n\r\nPeople interested in discussing a gift to the foundation in confidence can contact Roth by e-mail at atplfbc@outlook.com or through the foundation website at beaufortlibraryfoundation.org.\r\n\r\n<b>State conducts open&nbsp;</b><b>burning on St. Helena</b>\r\n\r\nResidents may notice smoke in the air across some areas of Beaufort County over the next two or three weeks due to the state conducting open burning. Southern Disaster Recovery is operating a small burn site on St. Helena Island to burn storm-generated logs brought in from Hunting Island.\r\n\r\nAccording to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, the contractor is in compliance with the Debris Management Sites permit requirements. SCDHEC will ensure that best management practices are used throughout the open burning project, a release states.\r\n\r\nThe contractor expects to complete the open burning project by Saturday, April 1.\r\n\r\nResidents should refer any questions or comments directly to Shawn Iams, Environmental Health manager at SCDHEC, by calling 843-846-1030.&nbsp;', 'News briefs for March 23rd-29th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-march-23rd-29th', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:23:10', '2017-03-23 16:23:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31775', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(31777, 4, '2017-03-23 12:24:54', '2017-03-23 16:24:54', '<h3>By Tom Davis&nbsp;</h3>\r\nAnother year, another push by politicians in Columbia for higher taxes to “fix our roads.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis time it’s a 75-percent gas-tax hike and a host of other new fees, e.g., higher motor-fuel registration fees, a new infrastructure-maintenance fee, a new user fee on hybrid vehicles, etc. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all, they want to take an additional $800 million a year from your pockets and dump it into a system they know is broken but don’t have the courage to fix. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSpending on South Carolina’s roads has skyrocketed during my time in the Senate. When I first took office in 2009, we spent $1 billion a year; now, after steady increases, road spending is $2.2 billion.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYet despite this 120-percent increase, many of our state’s roads remain in bad condition. Which begs an obvious question: “Why aren’t we getting the results the people deserve given the amount of their money we are spending?”\r\n\r\nOrganizations across the political spectrum – ranging from the Coastal Conservation League on the left, the Chamber of Commerce in the center, and the Policy Council on the right – agree on the answer: the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and the State Transportation Infrastructure Bank (STIB), the agencies that decide how to spend the money we appropriate for roads, do a horrible job of addressing actual needs. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere’s why: &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBy design, appointments to the governing boards of the SCDOT and the STIB are effectively controlled by the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate; no other state in the nation gives two legislators such influence over its road expenditures, and the public-policy outcome is&nbsp;predictably skewed.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first few years I served in the Senate, both the House speaker and the Senate president were from Charleston County; during that time, hundreds of millions of road dollars, more than anywhere else in the state, poured into that county.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow those two legislative leaders are from the adjacent Pee Dee counties of Florence and Darlington, and the road-spending firehose has moved counterclockwise about 90 degrees.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"Before I became chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, all monies went to Greenville, Columbia and Charleston,” Sen. Hugh Leatherman of Florence County said, shortly after becoming the Senate president. “No more. We are going to get our fair share and no longer be ignored.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGet it? Your money isn’t spent based on a rational assessment of statewide needs, but on raw political power.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA tale of two highways illustrates the point. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAbout two years ago, the STIB put $100 million toward converting the two-lane Pamplico Highway in Florence County to five lanes, even though The State newspaper reported traffic was so light you “could lie down in the middle of the highway during rush hour for about a minute before a vehicle appeared.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAround that same time, the late Sen. Clementa Pinckney was petitioning state officials for $54 million to widen a four-mile stretch of U.S. 17 in Jasper County from two lanes to four.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis heavily traveled route to Savannah is dangerous, with narrow lanes and hardly any shoulders because of abutting marshes. Pinckney’s pleas, despite the obvious merits of the project, fell on deaf ears.\r\n\r\nThis Third-World political-spoils system of road spending is the norm. And it is why, despite substantial increases in funding, our roads remain in poor and substandard condition, and why simply focusing on the revenue side of the equation will never be the answer. Unless and until true accountability is brought to the expenditures, our roads will never be in the condition you have the right to expect. &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf a business in the private sector doesn’t spend wisely, it will be undone by its competitors; that’s the disciplining effect of markets.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith a state agency, however, such discipline can only be attained by establishing a clear line of accountability for spending decisions to the governor – the chief executive elected by and representing all the people – so the people can then hold the governor accountable. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat means abolishing the SCDOT and the STIB and vesting their powers in a cabinet-level Secretary of Transportation, appointed by and directly accountable to the governor.&nbsp; This reform is supported by organizations on the right, center and left, and all points in between; moreover, in private at least, most legislators acknowledge it’s the right thing to do, even as fear of political retribution leads them in public to support the status quo.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis is the reform I will fight for in the Senate, this week, next week and for however long it takes to give the people of South Carolina that transportation system they deserve.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Sen. Tom Davis represents South Carolina Senate District 46, which includes portions of Beaufort and Jasper counties.&nbsp;</i>', 'The fight to fix funding for road fixes is on', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-fight-to-fix-funding-for-road-fixes-is-on', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:24:54', '2017-03-23 16:24:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31777', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31779, 4, '2017-03-23 12:26:02', '2017-03-23 16:26:02', '<h3>By Alan Schuster</h3>\r\nThe day after Mozart\'s premiere of “Idomeneo” in Munich in January 1781, he wrote to his father that “to write operas now is my one burning ambition.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the next 10 years before he died at the age of 35, he composed, among others, “The Marriage of Figaro,” “Don Giovanni,” “Cosi Fan Tutte” and “The Magic Flute,” all classics which rank high - very high! -&nbsp; in the opera repertoire.\r\n\r\nJohn Stone, BBC music critic, considers “Idomeneo” “his first great opera, a creative explosion, befitting its classical Greek theme of human sacrifice and assaults on the senses.”\r\n\r\nThe opera will be performed live at the Metropolitan Opera and broadcast live in HD at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the USCB Center for the Arts.\r\n\r\nTwo prominent biographers of Mozart\'s life have offered thoughtful comments as well.\r\n\r\nSir Denis Forman: “To seria he brought nobility and drama. ‘Idomeneo’ was no longer a stop-start procession of arias. Its mighty choruses and dramatic music push the story along and its deeply-felt solos give the characters a chance to become almost human.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCharles Osborne: “From the Italians he has learned the importance of melody, from Gluck how to involve the chorus in the drama, and from the Germans the value of expressive recitative. But he is no longer a pupil. Now he has become a master.” &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act I</b></p>\r\nKing Idomeneo has sent prisoners from Troy back to Crete, including Ilia, King Priam\'s daughter. Unknown to Idomeneo, Ilia and Idamante, Idomeneo\'s son, are in love, and Idamante is also loved by Elektra. Idomeneo is set to return to Crete, at which point the prisoners will be granted amnesty, but a storm forces him to offer to Neptune a sacrifice of the first living thing he meets as he steps ashore. This turns out to be his son.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act II</b></p>\r\nIdomeneo tries to avoid his obligation to Neptune by sending Idamante to Argos as an escort for Elektra. But Neptune raises a terrible storm out of which appears a monster which then begins to tear the island apart. The people realize that someone has offended the gods, and Idomeneo confesses.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act III</b></p>\r\nIdamante prepares to battle with the monster. Before doing so he tells Ilia that he loves her.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe jealous Elektra bursts in with Idomeneo, who then tells of his vow to Neptune. Idamante kills the monster, then offers himself in fulfilment of his father\'s promise to Neptune. The voice of Neptune intervenes, sparing Idamante\'s life, but demanding that Idomeneo abdicate. Idamante duly takes the throne, with Ilia at his side. &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>The Music\r\n</b><b>Act I</b></p>\r\nFrom the opening moments, Mozart created a continuity of action, often linking one number to another in order to discourage applause. This is particularly true in the first act where “the plot moves with breathless immediacy, plunging the characters into extreme emotional states, taking the audience with them at incredible velocity.” [Source: DVD booklet]&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act II</b></p>\r\nThe finale,”Pria di partir, o Dio!” (Before leaving ... ), in which a fine trio becomes an even finer quartet, as they pray for a safe ending to the storm.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Act III</b></p>\r\n“Andro ramingo e solo” (I go my wandering ways alone), in which this quartet takes us from the old world of opera seria into a new age where the theatre, not the salon, becomes its home.\r\n\r\nJames Levine conducts the orchestra with Matthew Polenzani in the title role; Elza van den Heever as Elektra; Nadine Sierra as Ilia; Alice Coote as Idamante (pants role); and Alan Opie as Arbace.\r\n\r\nAll seats are general admission. Tickets are $20 for adults; $18 for OLLI members; and $10 for students. Order online at www.centerforthearts.com, or by calling 843-521-4145. The box office opens noon.', '‘Idomeneo,’ Mozart\'s first great opera, coming March 25', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'idomeneo-mozarts-first-great-opera-coming-march-25', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:26:02', '2017-03-23 16:26:02', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31779', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31781, 4, '2017-03-23 12:27:08', '2017-03-23 16:27:08', 'The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry continues to award disaster recovery and rebuilding grants to organizations, located in Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties, which are working directly with individuals affected by Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nGrants totaling $46,280 were recently awarded to four organizations, bringing total Hurricane Matthew-related grants to $174,000 since Oct. 11, 2016.\r\n\r\nThe most recent grants were awarded to:\r\n\r\n• Free Born Deliverance Temple in Beaufort to support services such as transportation, food and exterior home cleanup assistance to families who continue to experience hardship due to Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\n• Coastal District Council of the St. Vincent De Paul Society to offer financial assistance and food to families experiencing hardships due to Hurricane Matthew. The Society continues to provide critical support to low-income residents of Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\n• Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) to purchase materials and supplies for rebuilding homes in the Native Islander community on Hilton Head Island, in partnership with Hilton Head Presbyterian Church.\r\n\r\n• Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Achievement School to provide scholarships to cover tuition for children whose parents experienced financial hardship following Hurricane Matthew.\r\n\r\nThis is the fourth series of Hurricane Matthew-related grants the Community Foundation has awarded from its Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding Fund.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOther organizations which have received grants include American Red Cross-Lowcountry, Bluffton Self Help, Deep Well Project, Lowcountry Legal Volunteers, Neighborhood Outreach Connection, Sandalwood Community Food Pantry, The Children’s Center, Volunteers in Medicine-Hilton Head Island, St. Stephen’s Outreach Food Bank, Lowcountry Food Bank and Hilton Head Island Recreation Association.\r\n\r\nThe Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is still accepting Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding Fund grant applications up to $20,000 for recovery and rebuilding efforts related to the aftermath of&nbsp;Hurricane Matthew.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOrganizations located in Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties are encouraged to apply.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGrant specifics, along with the application, can be found on the Community Foundation’s website at www.cf-lowcountry.org.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, donations to the Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding Fund are still being accepted. Online donations can be made at the Community Foundation’s website.\r\n\r\nSince 1994, the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has been connecting people, resources and needs by helping build stronger communities and assisting donors in making a difference through charitable giving.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith over 328 charitable funds, combined assets totaling $65 million and grantmaking and scholarships reaching $64 million, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is the largest source of unrestricted philanthropic resources dedicated to Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.\r\n\r\nThe Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding Fund was established to collect monetary contributions to support disaster response, recovery, and rebuilding grantmaking to eligible regional, community-based 501(c)3 nonprofits, faith-based organizations or equivalents responding to community needs in the aftermath of an officially-declared disaster.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-681-9100 or visit www.cf-lowcountry.org.', 'Community foundation awards disaster recovery funds', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'community-foundation-awards-disaster-recovery-funds', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:27:08', '2017-03-23 16:27:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31781', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31783, 4, '2017-03-23 12:00:45', '2017-03-23 16:00:45', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Taking a more serious approach, these adults start their 5K run during the Beaufort Twilight Run at Habersham. Photo by Bob Sofaly</em>', 'Get ready, get set…', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'get-ready-get-set', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:36:26', '2017-03-23 16:36:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31783', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31785, 4, '2017-03-23 12:34:32', '2017-03-23 16:34:32', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Lauren Curry and Brodie Brant won the Team Policy Debate.</em>\r\n\r\nThe National Christian Forensics and Communications Association provides home-schooled high school students the opportunity to compete in speech and debate tournaments at a regional and national level. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nNCFCA allows students to develop their critical thinking and speaking skills through Team Policy and Lincoln Douglas Debate as well as various speech formats.\r\n\r\nChristos Apologia, a local NCFCA club, recently competed in the NCFCA Region VIII Qualifying Tournament held at Columbia International University in Columbia. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nRegion VIII includes Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.\r\n\r\nSeveral local club members made it to the finals in various events.\r\n\r\nBrodie Brant and Lauren Curry, home-school students from CBCCA Christian Academy, won the Team Policy Debate, competing against 24 other teams.&nbsp; The TP Debate resolution for this year was “The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its policies towards the People’s Republic of China.”\r\n\r\nElaina Mansell won the Biographical Narrative category with a speech based on the life of Virginia Prodan, a Romanian attorney persecuted for her Christianity. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBud Mansell placed second in Biblical Presentation with a selection of scripture from the Book of John, highlighting the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHaddie Mansell placed second in Original Interpretation detailing the story of a little girl injured in the workhouses of Wales in the early 1800s.\r\n\r\nThese students along with several others from the club have qualified to compete in the Regional Championship in April for a slot at the National Championship in June held in Minnesota at University of Northwestern St. Paul.\r\n\r\nThe NCFCA is always looking for members of the community to judge at the various events. Visit www.ncfca.org.', 'Home-schooled teens shine at forensics event', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'home-schooled-teens-shine-at-forensics-event', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:41', '2018-07-12 14:58:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31785', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31792, 4, '2017-03-23 12:40:30', '2017-03-23 16:40:30', '<em>Photo above: Duke Symphony Orchestra Conductor Harry Davidson will conduct the symphony on Saturday, April 1. Photo provided.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nDuke Symphony Orchestra Conductor Harry Davidson will once again be leading some 60 students through the works of well-known and emerging classical composers on Saturday, April 1, at the USCB Performing Arts Center.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFrom the first thrilling drum roll of Rossini’s Overture “La Gazza Ladra” to the beautiful cadences of Walton’s \"Passacaglia - Death of Falstaff” and familiar toe-tapping energy of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 “Italian,” this concert promises something for everyone.\r\n\r\nThe students volunteer their time and tremendous talents for this event, which is one of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation’s major fundraisers - and results are always amazing.\r\n\r\n“Our musicians look forward to the concert each year,” said Davidson. “As our only performance away from Duke, the Beaufort concert is really a highlight of our schedule.” &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnother feature of the evening is the collaboration of the orchestra with the USCB University Chorus directed by Victor Varner.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs one of the foundation’s most popular and successful fundraisers, the annual event has raised nearly $285,000 to support BMH’s Healing Arts Program in the Keyserling Cancer Center and other facilities.\r\n\r\nThe foundation is especially pleased that Bill and Josie Paddock will serve as the honorary chairs for this 14th annual event.&nbsp; As longtime supporters of Beaufort Memorial and avid music lovers, the Paddocks have always enjoyed the concerts. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“The conductor does an amazing job of drawing the audience in as he sets the stage for each new piece” explains Josie. “It’s fun and interactive, and we always come away with a much deeper appreciation of the music.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31794\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1752\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/josie-and-bill-paddock-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31794\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31794\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/josie-and-bill-paddock-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bill and Josie Paddock are serving as the honorary chairs for the fundraiser.\" width=\"1752\" height=\"1656\"></a> Bill and Josie Paddock are serving as the honorary chairs for the fundraiser.[/caption]\r\n\r\nBill Paddock was a member of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital board for 12 years, half of them as chairman, during which time he saw the hospital grow and expand its services at an impressive pace.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe also knows how much the hospital depends on community support, noting that “this concert is a wonderful opportunity for us all to come together for a really good cause.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter the concert, patrons have the opportunity to join Davidson and the musicians for a special Conductor’s Reception at the historic Louis Reeve Sams House on Bay Street, the home of Scott Myers and Dr. Gwen Myers.\r\n\r\nThe concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the USCB Center for the Arts.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGeneral admission tickets are $35. Patron tickets start at $75 and include premium seating plus an invitation to the post-concert Conductor’s Reception.\r\n\r\nTo purchase tickets, visit bmhfoundationsc.org or call 843-522-5774. Ticket prices are $5 higher at the door.', 'Symphony is music to hospital foundation’s ears', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'symphony-is-music-to-hospital-foundations-ears', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:40:30', '2017-03-23 16:40:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31792', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31796, 4, '2017-03-23 12:43:10', '2017-03-23 16:43:10', 'Rent Hanckel drives his 37-inch modified Jeep during the first round of the fast track on March 19 during theYemassee Mud Run. For a video of the mud run, visit www.facebook/theislandnews.com. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.&nbsp;', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-30', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:27:12', '2018-07-12 15:27:12', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31796', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31799, 4, '2017-03-23 12:44:37', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '<h3>By Sally Mahan</h3>\nWhen Michael Rivers was elected in November to the South Carolina House of Representatives, his seat on the Beaufort County School District board of education was left open.\n\nNow, a special election will be held on Tuesday, March 28, to fill the District 3 seat, which covers portions of Beaufort, Lady’s Island and St. Helena Island.&nbsp;\n\nOnly voters in that district can vote in this election. Check your voter registration card to see ifit\'s your district, or call the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County at 843-255-6900.\n\nThe Beaufort elections office, at 15 John Galt Road in Beaufort, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday through Monday, March 27, for in-person absentee voting.\n\nPolls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.\n\nVoters are required to present one of the following forms of current and valid photo identification at the polls: an SC driver’s license, SC Department of Motor Vehicles identification card, SC voter registration card with photo, U.S. passport or federal military identification with a photo.\n\nThere are four candidates running for the seat: Cynthia Smalls, William Smith, Buryl Garnett Sumpter and Fred Washington (see page A7 for their platforms).\n\nAn interesting note to this election is that CARE (Citizens Advocating Responsible Education) has decided not to endorse any of the candidates.\n\nAccording to CARE co-founders Richard Bisi and Rebecca Bass, “Each of the candidates has unique experience to bring to the board, but we continue to seek candidates who will truly represent change and not the status quo. For that reason, we have chosen not to endorse any of these candidates.”\n\nAll school board members are non-partisan. The 11 members serve for four years and meet twice a month. They earn $7,500 a year, with the board chair earning an additional $1,000.\n\nFor more information, visit bcgov.net and click on Board of Voter Registration and Elections on the right.', 'Board seat is up for grabs', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', '', '', '', '2017-03-23 12:44:37', '2017-03-23 16:44:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31799', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31800, 4, '2017-03-23 13:03:57', '2017-03-23 17:03:57', '<h3>By Sally Mahan</h3>\r\nWhen Michael Rivers was elected in November to the South Carolina House of Representatives, his seat on the Beaufort County School District board of education was left open.\r\n\r\nNow, a special election will be held on Tuesday, March 28, to fill the District 3 seat, which covers portions of Beaufort, Lady’s Island and St. Helena Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOnly voters in that district can vote in this election. Check your voter registration card to see ifit\'s your district, or call the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County at 843-255-6900.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort elections office, at 15 John Galt Road in Beaufort, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday through Monday, March 27, for in-person&nbsp;absentee voting.\r\n\r\nPolls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.\r\n\r\nVoters are required to present one of the following forms of current and valid photo identification at the polls: an SC driver’s license, SC Department of Motor Vehicles identification card, SC voter registration card with photo, U.S. passport or federal military identification with a photo.\r\n\r\nThere are four candidates running for the seat: Cynthia Smalls, William Smith, Buryl Garnett Sumpter and Fred Washington (see page A7 for their platforms).\r\n\r\nAn interesting note to this election is that CARE (Citizens Advocating Responsible Education) has decided not to endorse any of the candidates.\r\n\r\nAccording to CARE co-founders Richard Bisi and Rebecca Bass, “Each of the candidates has unique experience to bring to the board, but we continue to seek candidates who will truly represent change and not the status quo. For that reason, we have chosen not to endorse any of&nbsp;these candidates.”\r\n\r\nAll school board members are non-partisan. The 11 members serve for four years and meet twice a month. They earn $7,500 a year, with the board chair earning an additional $1,000.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit bcgov.net and click on Board of Voter Registration and Elections on the right.', 'Board seat is up for grabs', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'board-seat-is-up-for-grabs', '', '', '2017-03-23 13:03:57', '2017-03-23 17:03:57', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31800', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31809, 4, '2017-03-23 13:09:34', '2017-03-23 17:09:34', '<em>Photo above: Taking a walk through Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park&nbsp; has charm all its own. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>By Sally Mahan</b>\r\n\r\nAs anyone who lives here can tell you, Beaufort is the epitome of a wonderful small town.\r\n\r\nNow, the secret is out.\r\n\r\nSouthern Living magazine has named Beaufort as Best Small Town in the South in it latest edition.\r\n\r\nAccording to the magazine, “No matter where you’re from, where you’ve been or where you’re going, Beaufort feels like home.\r\n\r\n“Even the name is pretty: Beaufort. Contrary to the spelling, it\'s pronounced \"BEW-fert,\" with the lips pursed as though blowing a kiss. Just hearing it, you can picture the quaint little town that’s been racking up accolades in recent years. It just sounds nice. Beww-fert, beckoning you to come hither, and see what all the fuss is about.”\r\n\r\nThe story goes on to say, “It could be said that Beaufort has it all. Beauty, check; scenery, check; heritage/history, check; charm, check and double-check.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“All well and good, but the question is, what makes Beaufort so special? … One visit to Beaufort and zap — you’re in love. It’s such a great place that you want everyone to know about it. You want to spread the love.”\r\n\r\nBlakely Williams, president and CEO of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, said they were thrilled to read the Southern Living story.\r\n\r\n“Our Southern charm mixed with our history and values make Beaufort a place that we’re happy to call home,” said Williams. “We are honored to be a part of Southern Living’s list of best small towns in the South and we are excited to share everything we love about Beaufort with its readers.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the Southern Living story says, “More than anything else, Beaufort is a way of life. Ask anyone who lives here about the Beaufort state of mind. It messes with your psyche; it spoils you for anyplace else.”\r\n\r\nFor the full story, visit www.southernliving.com/souths-best/beaufort-south-carolina.', 'Beaufort named top small town in the South', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-named-top-small-town-in-the-south', '', '', '2017-03-23 13:09:34', '2017-03-23 17:09:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31809', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(31813, 4, '2017-03-27 17:44:18', '2017-03-27 21:44:18', '<em><i>Editor’s note:&nbsp;</i>Questions and answers to the candidates were provided by Citizens Advocating Responsible Education.</em>\r\n\r\nFollowing are the unedited answers to questions posed to the four Beaufort County School District board of education candidates. This special election for the District 3 seat will be held on Tuesday, March 28.<strong>&nbsp;</strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">CYNTHIA GREGORY-SMALLS</span> </strong></p>\r\nQ1: Nepotism has been a controversial topic ever since it was revealed that Superintendent Jeff Moss unilaterally changed the nepotism administrative rule enabling his wife to be hired for a $90,000 a year job as Director of Innovation. Subsequently, the school board adopted a new policy on nepotism that is weaker than what was on the books before. In fact, as it now stands, the Superintendent’s wife could be hired again for a front-office position. What do you think would make for a fair and equitable policy on nepotism?\r\n\r\n<strong>I think the school board should look at policy, procedure and experience before allowing husband/wife to step into a position he/she is not qualified. I think this sort of manipulation compromises, diminish and weakens education at the highest level. This cripples our educational system and take away what our students and teachers are striving for, excellence. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ2: In 2015, more than 200 teachers left the Beaufort County School District. What should the school district do to attract and retain qualified teachers?\r\n\r\n<strong>The Beaufort County School District should strive for excellence. They should make sure our teachers are equip with strategies and continuous learning that promote success. In addition, make sure our teachers are keeping up with the cost of living, particularly in this area. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ3: There has been a huge achievement gap between white and black students for the last 15 years. What remedies would you advocate to close the gap that have not been tried before?\r\n\r\n<strong>I would like to see the following:1. Increase the Graduation Rate by closing the Achievement Gap through early (educational) intervention and engagement in programs that supports education; and 2. Assist youth in navigating their future using technology to improve career pathways for better employment outcomes. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ4: Should the performing arts center at Whale Branch Early College High School be funded by \"8% money\" or be included in a referendum to taxpayers?\r\n\r\n<strong>The Whale Branch Early College High School should have been build using the bond referendum that was passed in 2000. Why should students at the Whale Branch Early College be deprive when all other High Schools in Beaufort County are afforded a wide array of opportunities to explore their gifts. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ5: If elected to the school board, what would be your top three priorities?\r\n\r\n<strong>Priority 1 Closing the Achievement Gap through early intervention Priority 2 I would like to assist our youth in navigating their future using technology to improve career pathways for better employment outcomes. Priority 3 I would like to see a skills center built so that student have a place to go after school to improve their educational skills, explore their gifts and obtain job training. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ6: The modification of the nepotism policy by the superintendent to facilitate the hiring of his wife was initially responsible for the lack of public trust in the Beaufort County School District. The subsequent actions of the majority of school board members, including their positive performance appraisals of the superintendent, have continued to fuel mistrust in the school board. How would you propose to “win back” the public’s trust?\r\n\r\n<strong>To win back the public\'s trust you must be honest, truthful and forthcoming with the facts. Without honesty, truthfulness and factual information, there is no \"Public\'s Trust\" </strong>\r\n\r\nQ7: Would you support the school board hiring its own attorney since attorney Drew Davis is supposed to represent the school district yet he reports directly to Superintendent Jeff Moss? If not, why not?\r\n\r\n<strong>Yes, I will support the school board hiring its own attorney so that there will be no bias when interpreting the facts. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ8: Two months ago, the Board imposed an illegal, public Censure on a Board member for having publicly disagreed with Board decisions and other board matters. Do you think it\'s appropriate for members to speak their mind to the public?\r\n\r\n<strong>The School Board Members must be reminded that they represent the community in which they serve. If this censure was illegal than this board has some work to do. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ9: Every candidate offers unique experience. How would your experience benefit the school district by serving on the board?\r\n\r\n<strong>Having worked in the Beaufort County School System for over 28 years and served as a teacher and administrator gives me a voice for students, teachers and community. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ10: It appears that a majority of the board members are committed to “business as usual.” If you are a “change” candidate, how would you go about effecting change?\r\n\r\n<strong>Let\'s put the focus back on the community we serve </strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>WILLIAM SMITH </strong></span></p>\r\nQ1: Nepotism has been a controversial topic ever since it was revealed that Superintendent Jeff Moss unilaterally changed the nepotism administrative rule enabling his wife to be hired for a $90,000 a year job as Director of Innovation. Subsequently, the school board adopted a new policy on nepotism that is weaker than what was on the books before. In fact, as it now stands, the Superintendent’s wife could be hired again for a front-office position. What do you think would make for a fair and equitable policy on nepotism?<strong>&nbsp;</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>I believe that it needs to be rewritten, even if it goes back to the previous nepotism policy; prior to Superintendent Moss changing it. The policy should be transparent and needs to provide for checks and balances; and avoid an appearance of favoritism based on family relationships.</strong>\r\n\r\nQ2: In 2015, more than 200 teachers left the Beaufort County School District. What should the school district do to attract and retain qualified teachers?\r\n\r\n<strong>Treat them as professionals.</strong>\r\n\r\nQ3: There has been a huge achievement gap between white and black students for the last 15 years. What remedies would you advocate to close the gap that have not been tried before?\r\n\r\n<strong>Diversify the certified staff in the district so that it mirrors the student population, it is vital for children to have the opportunity to see someone that resembles him or her. Provide professional development on diversity for all certified staff so that they are better prepared to work with all students and ensure that all students learn the basics before moving into more advanced studies. Provide all schools and students with equal opportunities and materials. The district needs to sponsor graduate courses to help certified teachers to achieve the Read to Succeed teacher endorsement as soon as possible. Have district staff research school districts that have been successful in closing the achievement gap and correspond with and develop working relationships so that we can benefit from their expertise. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ4: Should the performing arts center at Whale Branch Early College High School be funded by \"8% money\" or be included in a referendum to taxpayers?\r\n\r\n<strong>The Whale Branch Early College High School was a part of the original bon referendum. It was cut due to delays at the school board and district level. If an entire high school can be built out of 8% money, is it too much to ask for this addition using 8% money? The taxpayers spoke in 2000 when they approved the original referendum. Since Whale Branch is the only high school without a performing arts center. Research shows that schools that have performing arts programs help increase test scores and achievement levels. All of the other high schools in Beaufort county have performing arts centers. All the other high school students have access to a performing arts center on their campus. Why not, Whale Branch? </strong>\r\n\r\nQ5: If elected to the school board, what would be your top three priorities?\r\n\r\n<strong>Priority 1 Students; Priority 2 Bridging the achievement gap; Priority 3 Transparency.</strong>\r\n\r\nQ6: The modification of the nepotism policy by the superintendent to facilitate the hiring of his wife was initially responsible for the lack of public trust in the Beaufort County School District. The subsequent actions of the majority of school board members, including their positive performance appraisals of the superintendent, have continued to fuel mistrust in the school board. How would you propose to “win back” the public’s trust?\r\n\r\n<strong>Transparency.</strong>\r\n\r\nQ7: Would you support the school board hiring its own attorney since attorney Drew Davis is supposed to represent the school district yet he reports directly to Superintendent Jeff Moss? If not, why not?\r\n\r\n<strong>No, I do not support hiring an additional attorney at an additional public expense. If there is a problem with who he reports to, have him report to the chairman of the board and the superintendent.</strong>\r\n\r\nQ8: Two months ago, the Board imposed an illegal, public Censure on a Board member for having publicly disagreed with Board decisions and other board matters. Do you think it\'s appropriate for members to speak their mind to the public?\r\n\r\n<strong>It depends. Transparency is important. The board has an obligation to its employees of confidentiality. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ9: Every candidate offers unique experience. How would your experience benefit the school district by serving on the board?\r\n\r\n<strong>I am a servant, of the people, by the people, for the people. My concern is for every child.</strong>\r\n\r\nQ10: It appears that a majority of the board members are committed to “business as usual.” If you are a “change” candidate, how would you go about effecting change?\r\n\r\n<strong>Being willing to take a stand and being willing to disagree with business as usual. </strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BURYL GARNETT SUMTER </strong></span></p>\r\nQ1: Nepotism has been a controversial topic ever since it was revealed that Superintendent Jeff Moss unilaterally changed the nepotism administrative rule enabling his wife to be hired for a $90,000 a year job as Director of Innovation. Subsequently, the school board adopted a new policy on nepotism that is weaker than what was on the books before. In fact, as it now stands, the Superintendent’s wife could be hired again for a front-office position. What do you think would make for a fair and equitable policy on nepotism?\r\n\r\n<strong>To avoid \'a conflict of interest\' the Superintendent or any other district office administrator should not be allowed to have his/her spouse be hired for a district office supervisory position or as a school administrator (i.e. principal/assistant principal). </strong>\r\n\r\nQ2: In 2015, more than 200 teachers left the Beaufort County School District. What should the school district do to attract and retain qualified teachers?\r\n\r\n<strong>First the school district should work much closer with school administrators to better understand the specific staffing needs of each school to ensure that the District hires and retains \'qualified\' teachers, who are not only effective, but who also relate well to our culturally diverse students. Second, recruitment for qualified teachers should start within the County and/or within the State before \'heading North\' to hire teachers who understand and appreciate cultural diversity, know parents, and are involved in community life. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ3: There has been a huge achievement gap between white and black students for the last 15 years. What remedies would you advocate to close the gap that have not been tried before?\r\n\r\n<strong>For the district to hire and retain school administrators and teachers who can effectively teach our black students. Schools need very strong leadership to deal with student behavior in order to create a learning environment where all children can be successful. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ4: Should the performing arts center at Whale Branch Early College High School be funded by \"8% money\" or be included in a referendum to taxpayers?\r\n\r\n<strong>The Whale Branch Performing Arts Center is needed especially since there are performing art centers at the other high schools in the district. However, it should not be funded by a referendum to taxpayers. Instead find existing monies to fund the center </strong>\r\n\r\nQ5: If elected to the school board, what would be your top three priorities?\r\n\r\n<strong>Priority 1 To be highly visible and accessible to my constituents. Priority 2 To regularly attend school board meetings and to cast my vote based on the needs and concerns of my constituents. Priority 3 To regularly host town hall meetings, at the various schools I serve, to bring together faculty/staff, parents, students, community leaders, the BCEA, and other organizations to work together to achieve success for every student. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ6: The modification of the nepotism policy by the superintendent to facilitate the hiring of his wife was initially responsible for the lack of public trust in the Beaufort County School District. The subsequent actions of the majority of school board members, including their positive performance appraisals of the superintendent, have continued to fuel mistrust in the school board. How would you propose to “win back” the public’s trust?\r\n\r\n<strong>To be transparent and accountable to my constituents by being highly accessible in the schools and in the District 3 community and to host town hall meetings where the voices of my constituents are heard and carried back to the school board. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ7: Would you support the school board hiring its own attorney since attorney Drew Davis is supposed to represent the school district yet he reports directly to Superintendent Jeff Moss? If not, why not?\r\n\r\n<strong>No, the school board should hire its own attorney, who is an expert in advising the board about policies and laws. Consequently, the attorney works for the board, not the Superintendent who should also work for the board. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ8: Two months ago, the Board imposed an illegal, public Censure on a Board member for having publicly disagreed with Board decisions and other board matters. Do you think it\'s appropriate for members to speak their mind to the public?\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s important for board members to always speak the truth. In order to gain the trust of your constituents, it is necessary to publicly speak out what is the \'voice\' of your constituents. That\'s what being a servant of the people means, the reason for being a board member. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ9: Every candidate offers unique experience. How would your experience benefit the school district by serving on the board?\r\n\r\n<strong>Before being a candidate for the school board, I was actively involved in the community as a volunteer and a substitute teacher throughout the Beaufort County School District. This \'in the trenches\' experience has given me invaluable insight to better serve on the board. Consequently, I have a wonderful opportunity to speak directly with school board members, faculty/staff, students, and parents sharing with me what works and what needs to change. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ10: It appears that a majority of the board members are committed to “business as usual.” If you are a “change” candidate, how would you go about effecting change?\r\n\r\n<strong>First to be accountable, transparent, and highly accessible by providing opportunities for my constituents to voice their concerns, which I am obligated, on their behalf, to take to the board. It is also very important to keep constituents well informed about upcoming issues/matters and then to communicate board decisions by hosting town meetings, attending PTO and other school meetings, community events, and to frequently visit schools (not at election time) but throughout the school year.</strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>FRED WASHINGTON, JR. </strong></span></p>\r\nQ1: Nepotism has been a controversial topic ever since it was revealed that Superintendent Jeff Moss unilaterally changed the nepotism administrative rule enabling his wife to be hired for a $90,000 a year job as Director of Innovation. Subsequently, the school board adopted a new policy on nepotism that is weaker than what was on the books before. In fact, as it now stands, the Superintendent’s wife could be hired again for a front-office position. What do you think would make for a fair and equitable policy on nepotism?\r\n\r\n<strong>Relative to Beaufort County School District - the current situation should not have been allowed to occur. In my opinion, the Board should have advised the superintendent that the proposed hire would not be appropriate. We must now focus on doing all we can to ensure all our students are learning to their potential.</strong>\r\n\r\nQ2: In 2015, more than 200 teachers left the Beaufort County School District. What should the school district do to attract and retain qualified teachers?\r\n\r\n<strong>The District has to be more focused in its recruitment. Recruit teachers who are more likely to be Effective in working with our diverse population of students; provide more appropriate support to help them be Effective in their classroom and community, including cultural based training; increased salary based primarily on Effectiveness in improving student performance/growth. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ3: There has been a huge achievement gap between white and black students for the last 15 years. What remedies would you advocate to close the gap that have not been tried before?\r\n\r\n<strong>The District must first commit to continue past/existing remedies that do work (sustainability) - such as expansion and coordination of early childhood education and Extended Summer Learning for targeted students. A part of what we need now is a more concerted and collaborative effort working with local, state and federal governmental, private and non-profit entities. Beaufort County has a plethora of organizations that serve at-risk children and their families. Working in concert, we must encourage them to, in some cases, reform their messages and encounters to include researched based proven good parenting practices that enhance early brain and behavioral development. Systemic change is required for us to close the gap in any sustainable way. A lot of this does not require new money, but a new way of\' doing business\'. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ4: Should the performing arts center at Whale Branch Early College High School be funded by \"8% money\" or be included in a referendum to taxpayers?\r\n\r\n<strong>The commitment (and I believe there was one by previous Boards) to provide a Performing Arts Center (PAC) should be kept. A careful examination of the District\'s finances should be conducted and when funds are identified within our existing capacity that will not adversely impact our bond rating, then an appropriate sized PAC should be built. Once this is done the Board needs to establish a Policy/guidance on what facilities will be provided at each level of schools (Pre-k to Elem; Middle and High) in the District. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ5: If elected to the school board, what would be your top three priorities?\r\n\r\n<strong>Priority 1 Working together to ensure we are meeting the needs of every student to realize their learning/development potential. Priority 2 Work with the community to help us become a Sustainable Effective District when it comes to all students realizing their learning potential. Priority 3 Working with the Board to become a unified progressive body in exercising its role and responsibilities. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ6: The modification of the nepotism policy by the superintendent to facilitate the hiring of his wife was initially responsible for the lack of public trust in the Beaufort County School District. The subsequent actions of the majority of school board members, including their positive performance appraisals of the superintendent, have continued to fuel mistrust in the school board. How would you propose to “win back” the public’s trust?\r\n\r\n<strong>Work to make sure the role and authority of the Board is clearly understood and functioning appropriately. This would be reflected in future interaction with the superintendent and public. We must demonstrate that the development/progress of all our students is priority one. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ7: Would you support the school board hiring its own attorney since attorney Drew Davis is supposed to represent the school district yet he reports directly to Superintendent Jeff Moss? If not, why not?\r\n\r\n<strong>Comparing my last tenure on the Board to what exist now, I would like to have the opportunity to examine how much and the distribution of funds spent on legal services. As a former Board Chair I was accustomed to having some say (on behalf of the full Board) on how some legal dollars were spent. Before adding another attorney to the District\'s payroll, I believe we should review what we have now; how well it is working; and determine if it is adequate/appropriate. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ8: Two months ago, the Board imposed an illegal, public Censure on a Board member for having publicly disagreed with Board decisions and other board matters. Do you think it\'s appropriate for members to speak their mind to the public?\r\n\r\n<strong>I am a believer in the First Amendment. I also believe that when you are a member of a group/body you must be cognizant of the impact your words have on the common purpose(s) the body wants to achieve. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ9: Every candidate offers unique experience. How would your experience benefit the school district by serving on the board?\r\n\r\n<strong>Most people look at my prior service on the Board as being beneficial, and it is. But I feel my experience as the former director of the Department of Social Services for Beaufort County and the many boards and commissions I have served on provides me with the unique insights to address problems confronting many of the students and their families that we serve. </strong>\r\n\r\nQ10: It appears that a majority of the board members are committed to “business as usual.” If you are a “change” candidate, how would you go about effecting change?<strong>&nbsp;</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Help make sure we play our role and perform our authorized, legal responsibilities - appropriately educating all our students to reach their potential AND maintaining the Public Trust. There are community systemic changes that the Board and Administration must be willing to Influence. </strong>', 'BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS 2017: THE CANDIDATES', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-county-school-board-elections-2017-the-candidates', '', '', '2017-03-27 17:44:18', '2017-03-27 21:44:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31813', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31815, 4, '2017-03-30 11:41:07', '2017-03-30 15:41:07', '<b>Woman talk about books&nbsp;</b><b>at upcoming series</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing are some upcoming events related to “Women of Carolina: A Let’s Talk About It Series” sponsored by the Pat Conroy Literacy Center.\r\n\r\n• 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30: Julia Eichelberger (College of Charleston) discusses Sue Monk Kidd’s “The Secret Life of Bees,” the national best-seller that became the subject of a major motion picture.\r\n\r\n• 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13: Valinda Littlefield (University of South Carolina, Columbia) discusses Dori Sanders’ “Clover,” the Lillian Smith Award-winning first novel from the Upstate peach farmer-turned-author.\r\n\r\nAll discussions will be held at the main branch at 311 Scott St., Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Volunteers needed&nbsp;</b><b>for cleanup effort&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nPort Royal is taking part in the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, April 1. Volunteers are needed around the town to help pick up litter. For more information, email katkatbray@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Taylor Festival Choir&nbsp;</b><b>coming to St. Helena</b>\r\n\r\nThe Parish Church of St. Helena invites the Beaufort community to an evening concert presented by the Taylor Festival Choir at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 1.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe concert will be held in the historic church at 505 Church St., downtown Beaufort (other entrances to the historic churchyard are located on Newcastle, King and North streets). Free parking is available in the church\'s parking lot located across the street at the corner of Church and King streets.\r\n\r\nThe Taylor Festival Choir is a professional chamber choir based in Charleston. It was one of only two American adult chamber choirs featured at the prestigious 2009 American Choral Directors Association National Convention and 50th anniversary celebration.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email jstender@sthelenas1712.org.\r\n\r\n<b>World War II vets&nbsp;</b><b>to be honored</b>\r\n\r\nHomegrown Hero: The Lowcountry in World War II, will be held from noon-3 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Morris Center at 10782 Jacob Smart Blvd. in Ridgeland.\r\n\r\nThere will be music by the Parris Island Marine Band at noon, guest speakers, kids activities, light refreshments and a special ceremony to honor World War II vets.\r\n\r\nVisit morrisheritagecenter.org.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Tunis Campbell Day&nbsp;</b><b>coming to market</b>\r\n\r\nThe St. Helena Island Community Market will open its second month of activities with Tunis Campbell Day and a seed swap from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Park on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nThe Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition is collaborating with the market for this celebration of Gullah/Geechee sustainability and self-sufficiency in honor of Freedman\'s Bureau Commissioner Tunis Campbell, who assisted with land redistribution on the Sea Islands. There will also be crafts, music and more.\r\n\r\nVisit www.StHelenaIslandCommunityMarket.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Children invited to&nbsp;</b><b>honk, explore and learn</b>\r\n\r\nChildren and their families will have the opportunity to touch, climb on and explore trucks and vehicles from Beaufort County’s Stormwater Department, EMS and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, as well as vehicles from a variety of industries, at the second annual Touch-A-Truck event.\r\n\r\nIt will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Tanger 1 center in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nAt this year’s event, the Beaufort County Stormwater Department will team up with Lowcountry Stormwater Partners to present Enviroscape, an engaging educational demonstration on water quality.\r\n\r\nThe event is open to children of all ages and their families. This year’s event will feature a variety of trucks and vehicles from Beaufort County, Bluffton Township Fire Department, the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Palmetto Electric and many more.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Church to hold&nbsp;</b><b>several events</b>\r\n\r\nRiverview Baptist Church at 2209 Boundary St. in Beaufort, is offering several events on Sundays in April.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey include:\r\n• April 2: Collection of the 2017 Consolidated Missions Offering\r\n• April 9: Easter Cantata (11:30 a.m.)', 'What To Do the week of March 30th-April 5th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-march-30th-april-5th', '', '', '2017-03-30 11:41:51', '2017-03-30 15:41:51', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31815', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31817, 4, '2017-03-30 11:43:14', '2017-03-30 15:43:14', '<b>Lack of representation&nbsp;</b><b>is unfair to residents</b>\r\n\r\nI have attended several of the last few Sea Island Coalition meetings concerning the future of Lady’s Island. While I applaud their efforts, I wonder if it is an exercise in futility.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLady’s Island is about twice the size of Manhattan. Let’s think about that a minute. So, putting maps in front of individuals, giving them crayons and markers, and telling them to give locations and selections for multiple categories such as parks, police stations, mixed use, roadways, etc., is a bit daunting at best. It is like trying to eat an elephant all in one bite. Even though there are multiple meetings, the format is the same.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI hear rumors that the city of Beaufort had a plan for a center city at the intersection of Sams Point and Sea Island Parkway, but it has never been presented.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort city officials show up for the meetings, get face time, then step aside as the groups discuss each area and issue. If there really is a plan, why are they not facilitating each group and informing them? Are we just being appeased to think that we have input?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLet’s face it, we have no voting rights to determine the city of Beaufort elected officials who are making these decisions. So far, it appears that we are an easy “stepchild”tax base.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI agree with Bill Rauch (former mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008) when he says, “It is past time for the city to step up for Lady’s Island … it is time for the city to begin providing some leadership.”\r\n\r\nRauch had it correct when he said that property taxes, business license taxes and prepared food taxes should be figured out and then subtracted from that sum the city’s reimbursement to Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire District. What is left is roughly what the city is putting into its pocket from Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nNow, add to the above what the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association said,&nbsp; \"Lady’s Island can anticipate continuing to be a blended community with most of the commercial portion in the city of Beaufort and most of the residential portion remaining in the unincorporated portion of Beaufort County.”\r\n\r\nI expect that the unincorporated portion (residential) will continue to be lost in the shadow of Hilton Head and Bluffton. That said, it appears that the city of Beaufort will continue to “cherry pick” the better tax portions of Lady’s Island and leave the rest.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTalking with one member of the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office, he expressed how frustrating it is to deal with calls and who has jurisdiction in this “checkerboard” annexation approach. I expect it is the same for all first responders. Do delays occur because of this mess? Who knows?\r\n\r\nSo, the city of Beaufort will take most of the commercial businesses, determine business license taxes, property taxes and prepared food taxes, all of which will be passed on to the consumers on Lady’s Island in one way or another.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBusinesses on Lady’s Island have no voting rights for the city officials who are making the decisions for them ( unless the owners live in the city of Beaufort), and, of course, neither do the unincorporated residents.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe bottom line is pretty clear. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe have “Annexation and Taxation without Representation” on Lady’s Island. I believe there was a tea party in Boston for the same reason.\r\n\r\nYes, Bill Rauch, “it is time for the city to step up for Lady’s Island,” or do we need a Lady’s Island Tea Party?\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>John Stevenson\r\n</b><b>Newpoint</b></p>', 'Letter to the Editor', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-22', '', '', '2017-03-30 11:43:46', '2017-03-30 15:43:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31817', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(31820, 4, '2017-03-30 11:48:55', '2017-03-30 15:48:55', '<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Photo above:&nbsp;Robert Basha, center, hauls out his kayak while his wife Eyren carries his paddle at&nbsp;the&nbsp;2017 SIRC race. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_31823\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES3141.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31823\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-31823\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RES3141.jpg\" alt=\"Hurricane Matthew couldn’t hold the Sea Island Rotary Club down from bringing runners and paddlers a spectacular event at a different, but great, new location. The 2017 SIRC race location was held March 11 in and around Port Royal. It is usually held on Hunting Island, but was moved due to damages from the hurricane.&nbsp;In the&nbsp;photo above: Jack Cunningham, left, and Melissa Burch run along the boar walk during the second leg of the Adventure Biathlon. Photo by&nbsp;Bob Sofaly.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1145\"></a> Hurricane Matthew couldn’t hold the Sea Island Rotary Club down from bringing runners and paddlers a spectacular event at a different, but great, new location. The 2017 SIRC race location was held March 11 in and around Port Royal. It is usually held on Hunting Island, but was moved due to damages from the hurricane.&nbsp;In the&nbsp;photo above: Jack Cunningham, left, and Melissa Burch run along the boar walk during the second leg of the Adventure Biathlon. Photo by&nbsp;Bob Sofaly.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL TENNIS&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>BHS shuts out&nbsp;</b><b>May River, 6-0</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High shut out May River 6-0 in a boys\' high school tennis match on March 20.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMitchell Russell rebounded from a first-set loss to win in the No. 1 singles match for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRussell won 4-6, 6-4, 10-4 over May River\'s Caldwell Tarleton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High controlled the entire contest. Adding singles wins for Beaufort High were Griffin Stone, Jaco Neimond, Merritt Patterson and Chris Hoogenboom.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High\'s doubles team of Paul Winland and Ben Straut also won its match.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>In other news, Beaufort High 5, Berkeley 1: </b>Chris Hoogenboom turned in a dominant performance to lead Beaufort High past Berkeley 5-1 in a a boys\' high school tennis match on March 21.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High doubles team of Paul Winland and Ben Straut also won convincingly.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo. 1 singles player Mitchell Russell also won for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRounding out the Beaufort High attack, Griffin Stone and Merritt Patterson posted wins of their own.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort High blanks&nbsp;</b><b>Hilton Head Island</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High softball team won easily over a familiar opponent late last week. Beaufort High blanked Hilton Head Island 17-0 in four innings in a high school softball game on March 24.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Eagles controlled the contest from the first at-bat until the final out was recorded.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLeading Beaufort High at the plate, Lillian Sumner delivered four RBIs.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High pitcher Emily Cook tossed a one-hitter to help the Eagles prevail convincingly.\r\n\r\nMultiple Beaufort High players contributed offensively.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSumner drilled a two-run single for Beaufort High as part of a seven-run first inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High sent 12 batters to the plate during its first at-bat.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe productive Sumner added an RBI double for the Eagles in the third inning.\r\n\r\nSumner delivered an RBI single for Beaufort High in the fourth frame.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCarolina O\'Hara, Essence Champion and Savannah Mullen provided two hits apiece for the Eagles in the victory.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHilton Head Island was limited at the plate throughout the matchup.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSandy Phillips accounted for Hilton Head Island\'s only hit in the fourth inning when she connected for a single.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort High outlasts&nbsp;</b><b>Cane Bay in slugfest</b>\r\n\r\nKrislynn Coolong smacked three homers and drove in seven runs to lead Beaufort High past Cane Bay 19-15 in a high school softball game on March 21. Both Coolong and Caroline O\'Hara homered for Beaufort High in the hard-fought win.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High pitcher Mary Claire Sumner earned the win. Sumner won despite allowing 16 hits.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHelping her pitching cause at the plate, Sumner delivered three hits and scored four runs.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLilian Sumner added two doubles for the Eagles in the win.\r\n\r\n<b>May River beats&nbsp;</b><b>Battery Creek, 10-7</b>\r\n\r\nMay River used a balanced offensive attack to beat Battery Creek 10-7 in a high school softball game on March 20.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPacing May River at the plate, Kylee Gleason, Olivia Turpin and Maddie Armistead recorded three hits apiece.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Sharks scored first and never trailed.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMichaela Manley delivered a three-run homer for the Sharks in the third inning,&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHaley Welsch added a two-run double for May River in the fifth frame.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJourneigh Doray and McKenzie Young led Battery Creek with two hits apiece.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Whale Branch levels&nbsp;</b><b>North Charleston, 16-2</b>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch pulled away to defeat North Charleston 16-2 in a high school baseball game on March 23.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors claimed their second straight victory, remaining in the win column after downing Garrett Academy Tech 20-1 two days earlier.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLongtime high school baseball rivals, Whale Branch and North Charleston are familiar foes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRyan Murray-Green and Clarence Stephens teamed up to pitch a five-inning no-hitter for Whale Branch as the Warriors leveled North Charleston.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBoth Murray-Green and Stephens excelled on the mound.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMurray-Green worked two innings and registered six strikeouts.\r\n\r\nAiding the Whale Branch attack, Stephens worked the final three innings for the Warriors, recording six strikeouts.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMultiple Whale Branch players contributed at the plate. The Warriors moved ahead early in the contest, plating six runs in the first inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJaylin Parrales connected for a two-run double in the Warriors\' six-run first frame.\r\n\r\nHelping his pitching cause at the plate, Murray-Green delivered two hits.\r\n\r\nAnother Whale Branch player, Irvin Mulligan, also contributed two hits in the Warriors\' triumph.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Whale Branch 20, Garrett Academy Tech 1: </b>Whale Branch plated 13 runs in the first inning en route to a 20-1 win in four innings over Garrett Academy Tech on March 21.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRyan Murray-Green and Irvin Mulligan provided two RBIs apiece for Whale Branch in the initial inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBoth Murray-Green and Mulligan had two hits apiece.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJudah Wood led Whale Branch offensively with three hits and RBIs.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn the mound, together, Whale Branch pitchers Steven Colon and Tyler Smith limited Garrett Tech to only one hit in four innings.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort High beats&nbsp;</b><b>Cane </b><b>Bay, allows one run</b>\r\n\r\nThanks to a leadoff homer from Kyle Torrey in the fifth inning, Beaufort High pulled away to beat Cane Bay 5-1 in a high school baseball game on March 21.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTorrey\'s long ball started a four-run inning for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJeffery Smith added a two-run double for Beaufort High in the fifth inning.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnother Beaufort High player, Rome Wallace, provided a solo home run in the fourth inning and an RBI single in the fifth frame for the Beaufort High Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn the mound, Beaufort High pitcher Drew Luckey earned the win, Luckey pitched a two-hitter over 6 and 2/3 innings for the Beaufort High baseball club.\r\n\r\nWade Olivarri pitched out of a relief role and recorded the final out for Beaufort High in the matchup.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Patterson paces&nbsp;</b><b>May River in victory</b>\r\n\r\nBehind the bat of John Patterson, May River pulled away to beat Battery Creek 11-2 in a high school baseball game on March 24.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPatterson led May River to the convincing victory, delivering a double, a triple and four RBIs as the Sharks prevailed over&nbsp;Battery Creek.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe productive Patterson delivered a two-run triple for May River in the sixth inning. Patterson scored two runs himself in May River\'s winning effort. Patterson provided a total of three hits for the May River baseball squad.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJoining Patterson in the May River hits column,Vance Summers, Cooper George, Chase Murray and Kamryn Gleason added two hits apiece for the Sharks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBattery Creek was limited to six hits in the lopsided loss.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThree different May River pitchers worked from the mound. May River hurler Josh Roddy pitched four innings and earned the win.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>May River 11, Battery Creek 1:</b> Andrew Perez provided the offensive lift at the plate as May River beat Battery Creek 11-1 in a high school baseball game on March 30.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPerez smacked a double, drilled a grand slam and drove in six runs for May River in the victory.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing Perez in May River\'s offensive attack, Cooper George contributed three hits and two runs.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAiding May River at the plate, Josh Reddy and Chase Murray contributed two hits apiece.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMay River scored 12 runs via 11 hits.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL GOLF&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Hilton Head Island&nbsp;</b><b>wins county squad</b>\r\n\r\nThe Hilton Head Island boys\' golf team won a four-team county meet at Eagle\'s Pointe on March 21.\r\n\r\nBrooks Dyess fired an even-par 36 to lead Hilton Head Island to the win. Hilton Head Island notched an 11-shot victory over three other Beaufort County foes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a team, Hilton Head Island posted a 152.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing Dyess for the Hilton Head Island boys\' team, Caden Edwards recorded a 37 and Charlie Farrell added a 39 .\r\n\r\nJohn DiGenova (40) and Travis Mancill (41) also competed for the Hilton Head Island boys\' golf team in the county quad meet.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High placed second with a 163. Matthew Campbell and Tommy Holloway shot 37s for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMay River finished eight shots behind Beaufort High. Brandon McBride shot a 36 and Drew Weary added a 37 for the Sharks in the quad meet.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL SOCCER</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Gamble leads BHS&nbsp;</b><b>over Cane Bay, 3-1</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High managed to fend off nemesis Cane Bay 3-1 in a boys\' high school soccer game on March 24.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCane Bay was forced to play from behind throughout the boys\' high school soccer match.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJack Gamble led the Eagles to the win, netting two goals.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAiding the Beaufort High offensive attack, Ray Ramos, Ben Trask and Reese Bowles registered one assist apiece.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDefensively for Beaufort High, goalkeeper Brandon Cassidy recorded three saves.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCane Bay, which was limited offensively in each half of the boys\' high school soccer match versus Beaufort High, netted its lone goal on a penalty kick.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy edges&nbsp;</b><b>Palmetto Christian, 1-0</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy edged Palmetto Christian 1-0 in a boys\' high school soccer game on March 24.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach team battled back and forth throughout the regular-season boys\' high school soccer affair.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNathaniel Kennan accounted for the game\'s only goal, scoring to lift Beaufort Academy to the victory over Palmetto Christian.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBoth Beaufort Academy and Palmetto Christian fared well defensively.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL SOCCER</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Murphy scores two goals, </b><b>helps BHS beat Cane Bay</b>\r\n\r\nBrigid Murphy scored two goals to lead Beaufort High past Cane Bay 3-1 in a girls\' high school soccer game on March 24.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccompanying Murphy in the Beaufort High scoring column, Heily Hernandez netted one goal.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High won for the third time in four games.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSierra Schweizer, Bella Kimbrell and Julia Smith provided assists for Beaufort High in the win.\r\n\r\nDefensively for Beaufort High, Maddie Brace recorded five saves.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy&nbsp;</b><b>shuts out John Paul II</b>\r\n\r\nTwo players accounted for a trio of goals as Beaufort Academy blanked John Paul II High 3-0 in a girls\' high school soccer game on March 20.\r\n\r\nFamiliar foes, Beaufort Academy and John Paul II are SCISA rivals.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMary Keane netted two of Beaufort Academy\'s three goals.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccompanying Keane in the Beaufort Academy scoring column, Abby Dalton added one goal for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL LACROSSE &nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Eagles lose to&nbsp;</b><b>Richmond Hill</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High was forced to play from behind throughout its game versus Richmond Hill early last week. Richmond Hill pulled away to beat Beaufort High 5-2 in a boys\' high school lacrosse match.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High lost despite outshooting Richmond Hill 37-24.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJeffrey Berry scored both of Beaufort High\'s goals in the loss.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBerry scored his first goal off an assist from teammate John Cherry in the second quarter. He netted his second goal in the final quarter.\r\n\r\nDefensively for Beaufort High, Bryce Hage recorded six saves in goal.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">GOLF</span>&nbsp;</b></p>\r\n<b>Bill Verity tourney&nbsp;</b><b>to be held May 8</b>\r\n\r\nThe 9th annual Bill Verity Cup, a charity golf tournament to be contested on Monday, May 8, will be held at the Sanctuary Golf Club on Cat Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll proceeds will benefit Boys &amp; Girls Club programs in the Beaufort area.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSupporters and golfers are invited to participate in this year’s competition.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe charity golf tournament begins at 11:30 a.m. with registration, practice and&nbsp; lunch followed by a shot gun start at 1 p.m.\r\n\r\nAn awards reception will be held at 5 p.m.\r\n\r\nParticipant donations are $150 per golfer or $600 per team of four.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nParticipant donations include access to the practice range, lunch&nbsp; provided by Boys &amp; Girls Club sponsor Chick-fil-A, complimentary beverages, greens fee, golf cart, gifts, reception and awards.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information or to register, contact Anne Littlejohn at 843-379-5430 or Alittlejohn@bgclowcountry.org.', 'Sports briefs for March 30th-April 5th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-march-30th-april-5th', '', '', '2017-03-30 11:48:55', '2017-03-30 15:48:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=31820', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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