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(52716, 4, '2021-10-06 13:10:57', '2021-10-06 17:10:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Justin Jarrett</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nash Mills’ two favorite places to be are on the water or pounding the trails, so he found a place he could do both at the next level.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A standout track and cross country star at Beaufort High School, Mills has committed to compete in the same sports at UNC Wilmington next school year. Mills took an unofficial visit in June and fell in love with the campus and coaching staff, and he committed during an official visit last week in which he met and worked out with his future teammates.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As an avid surfer who loves to spend time at the beach, UNCW’s proximity to the water – and its marine biology program — were appealing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I felt like I could really fit in there,” Mills said. “I’m really excited to compete at the Division I level against all those bigger college guys.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The biggest transition for Mills will be moving from running 5K races in high school cross country to the 8K distance in college, but his immediate concern is getting back out with his Beaufort teammates. Mills and his father, Eagles cross country coach Howard Mills, were in a serious car accident on July 1, leaving Nash with numerous injuries, including a broken leg.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He had surgery to insert a steel rod in his femur to aid the healing process, and it has been a long road to recovery. Mills was limited in his mobility for several weeks but has been regaining his fitness through physical therapy, swimming, and biking as he works his way back up to running. He has been his teammates’ biggest cheerleader — essentially an assistant coach — and attended meets and practices, but he hopes to rejoin the Eagles for the region and state meets, even if he isn’t in shape to successfully defend his Region 7-4A individual title.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mills hopes to be back to full strength for his final high school track season and continue his growth in the 400 and 800.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regardless of his results the rest of his senior year, though, Mills won’t take the opportunity to run for granted. Not anymore.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was definitely pretty difficult those first few weeks when I was just sitting on a bed inside,” Mills said. “One thing I’ve learned is I don’t want to not run. Before the injury, I had days and weeks where I just didn’t want to run, and I don’t feel like that’s going to happen again. Once I’m running again, I don’t want to stop.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '‘I don’t want to stop’: Eagles’ Mills commits to UNCW', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-dont-want-to-stop-eagles-mills-commits-to-uncw', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:10:57', '2021-10-06 17:10:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52716', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52718, 4, '2021-10-06 13:12:05', '2021-10-06 17:12:05', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CROSS COUNTRY</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Moore, Antia lead Eagles at Military Magnet Invitational</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gavin Moore and Charlize Antia notched a pair of fourth-place finishes Saturday to lead Beaufort High at the Military Magnet Invitational in North Charleston.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moore, an 8th-grader, dazzled to pace the Eagles, running a 17:09 for fourth place. Senior Charlie Bennett delivered a strong showing, finishing 13th with a 17:54, while Connor Eby crossed the line just 10 seconds later in 14th.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Antia matched Moore’s finish in the girls’ race, earning fourth place with a time of 20:16. Seventh-grader Yzeult Antia cracked the top-30 with a mark of 22:18.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High will compete in the Bob Jenkins SCTCCCA Coaches Classic on Saturday at Newberry College.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>JPII girls, HHP boys make it back-to-back wins</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>John Paul II’s girls and Hilton Head Prep’s boys got it done for the second straight week on the cross country trails, taking the top spots at Cross Schools in Bluffton on Tuesday, Sept. 28.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Golden Warriors dominated the girls’ meet, as seventh-grader Ayla Reynolds (24:13.05) crossed the line first to earn the individual and team title. John Paul II (34 pts) cruised to a 19-point victory, earning top-10 finishes from Brady Mahoney (25:53.56), Abby Brock (27:04.20), and Lauren Weniger (28:59.05) in fourth, sixth, and 10th. Hilton Head Christian Academy (53 pts) took runner-up honors, as Anna Taylor (27:55.20), Brinkley Smith (28:49.69), and Lily Chase (28:50.54) went 7-8-9.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jimmy Kuehler led the Dolphins (36 pts) to victory with a time of 20:39.88, finishing in second place just behind CBCCA’s Jesse Richardson (19:52.40). Hilton Head Prep placed three more runners inside the top 10, as Ernest Friday (21:27.95), Beckett Jones (21:41.97), and Luke Aragon (21:43.38) took sixth, eighth, and ninth while seventh-grader Matthew Moe (22:05.85) rounded out the scoring runners in 11th.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>John Paul II (47 pts) put together another strong performance for second overall, paced by Blake Hubick (20:58.05) in fourth and Kelon Reynolds (21:33.25) in seventh. Noah Kaufman (20:45.66) excelled for Hilton Head Christian Academy with a third-place mark, and eighth-grader Burgin Topper (23:29.20) led Beaufort Academy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GIRLS TENNIS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Golden Warriors breeze by BA for region win</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>John Paul II girls tennis put together a dominant effort in an 8-1 road win over region rival Beaufort Academy on Tuesday, Sept. 28.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>JPII swept all six singles courts and took two of the three doubles matches. Bela Crespo, Samantha Reilly, and Paige Weniger were double winners for the Golden Warriors, taking their singles and doubles matches.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>John Paul II 8,&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Academy 1</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Singles</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Trice McClure (JPII) def. Brycen Ambrose 6-0, 6-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Bela Crespo (JPII) def. Gigi Pingree 6-0, 6-1</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. Samantha Reilly (JPII) def. Addy Norris 6-2, 6-1</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4. Paige Weniger (JPII) def. Alivia Ogden 6-1, 6-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5. Alexa Eaddy (JPII) def. Kate Brosnan 6-1, 6-2</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6. Brenna Frank (JPII) def. Sarah Green 6-0, 6-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Doubles</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Reilly/Weniger (JPII) def. Ambrose/Pingree 8-1</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Norris/Ogden (BA) def. KC Moton/Bri Suiter 8-4</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. Anne Elise Harrell/Crespo (JPII) def. Hailey Heckert/Elsa Billig 8-0</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'PREP ROUNDUP', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'prep-roundup-2', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:12:05', '2021-10-06 17:12:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52718', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52720, 4, '2021-10-06 13:13:15', '2021-10-06 17:13:15', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first win of the season was worth the wait for Battery Creek, as the Dolphins opened Region 8-3A play with a critical 30-20 win at Academic Magnet on Thursday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jeremiah Dilbert had another monster game with 162 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries, and Dreshaun Brown added 62 yards and a touchdown on six carries and scooped up a blocked punt for a touchdown to lead the Dolphins to a huge win that boosts their playoff hopes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek was without four linemen, but the Dolphins still won the battle in the trenches, opening holes for Dilbert and Brown and giving quarterback Hunter Smith time to operate in his first start under center. Smith was 2-for-4 for 66 yards, including a 62-yard scoring strike to Kendall McMillon, who also had an interception on defense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Quatrell Livingston had another big game on defense for the Dolphins with 12 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery, and Xzorion Berry added nine tackles in Creek’s best defensive showing yet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ivan Huerta helped seal the win with a 39-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, clinching a much-needed region win.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins (1-3, 1-0) face a tough region test at home next week against Hanahan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Dilbert, Dolphins run over Raptors for region win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dilbert-dolphins-run-over-raptors-for-region-win', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:13:16', '2021-10-06 17:13:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52720', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52722, 4, '2021-10-06 13:14:59', '2021-10-06 17:14:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After being shut out a week ago at Thomas Heyward, Beaufort Academy’s offense roared back to life in Sea Pines on Friday. The Eagles rode a second-half surge to victory, outscoring Hilton Head Prep 28-0 to close out a massive 42-10 region win over the Dolphins.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After getting an initial stop on defense, BA’s ground game went to work, orchestrating a quick five-play scoring drive capped off by a 37-yard Jaxen Porter dash to put the visitors up 7-0. The Eagles were looking to replicate that success on the next possession, but a fumble right out of the gate set up Hilton Head Prep, who cashed in with a Loncelle Daley 1-yard burst across the goal line to tie the game.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The turnover and score shifted the momentum toward the Dolphins, as Nick Rose stuffed Porter on fourth-and-2 to get the ball right back in Eagles territory. But a three-and-out forced a quick punt, and Dineen got Beaufort Academy’s offense back in business, firing a dart on the run to Walker Day for a clutch 34-yard, third-down conversion.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagle quarterback delivered again on fourth-and-goal at the 3, as Porter freed himself in the left corner of the end zone to haul in the go-ahead touchdown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Prep had a chance to tie it late in the first half after a beautiful grab by Christian Bueso, but the drive stalled inside the 10 to force a Trevor Weldon field goal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles went back to the run game in the second half, and wore down Hilton Head Prep’s defense the rest of the way. The explosive tandem of backs found chunks of yards thanks to a terrific offensive line, and Beaufort Academy rattled off 28 straight points to pull away on the road.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Porter rushed for 215 yards and three scores on 25 carries, and Cody Dalrymple added 150 yards on the ground for the Eagles, while Dineen was 5-for-5 for 89 yards.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA’s defense was in command after halftime and even got in on the scoring, as Alex Pinto recovered a fumble for a touchdown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was a rough day for Hilton Head Prep’s offense, but Jake Rodney-Brown was remarkable on the defensive side, racking up 15 tackles while Sean Graham added 10 stops.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy (3-1, 2-0) plays its third straight road game at Thomas Sumter on Friday, while Hilton Head Prep (4-2, 0-1) travels to Orangeburg Prep for a pivotal region contest.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BA blanks HHP in second half of region rout', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-blanks-hhp-in-second-half-of-region-rout', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:15:00', '2021-10-06 17:15:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52722', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52724, 4, '2021-10-06 13:18:41', '2021-10-06 17:18:41', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Beaufort’s Kacy Fields rolls into the end zone for the Eagles’ second touchdown of the night against Hilton Head Island during their first region game on Friday at Beaufort High. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Notre Dame commit Jaylen Sneed put on a show early in his newfound offensive role, but back-to-back Region 7-4A champion Beaufort High flexed its muscle in the second half Friday, shutting out the visiting Seahawks after the first quarter to roll to a 38-14 win to open region play.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Amariee Morris rushed for 87 yards and three touchdowns, and Tyler Haley tossed a TD pass to Kacy Fields to lead the Eagles’ high-powered offense, and Carter Bowersox came up with several big plays on defense, including a pick deep in Seahawks territory to set up a touchdown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sneed silenced the home crowd early, breaking away for a 74-yard touchdown run on the opening series and tacking on a two-point pass for an early 8-0 lead, but Zyrin Odom provided a prompt response, taking the ensuing kickoff to the house.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52660,\"width\":840,\"height\":1024,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10012021-HHHS-@-BHS-football-4-1009.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10012021-HHHS-@-BHS-football-4-1009-840x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52660\" width=\"840\" height=\"1024\"/></a><figcaption><em>Beaufort’s Jake Alvarez, left, breaks up the pass intended for Hilton Head Island’s Evan Elliot during the first half of their Region 7-4A game Friday night, Oct. 1, at Beaufort High. The Eagles went on to win the game 38-14 to improve their record to 5-1 and 1-0 in region play. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a quick three-and-out, Haley led the Eagles down the field in two plays, hitting tight end Michael Dennison for a big gain before connecting with Fields for a touchdown to give Beaufort a 14-8 lead. Sneed and the Seahawks responded with an impressive drive capped by the future Notre Dame linebacker’s powerful 18-yard scoring run on which he plowed over several Eagles on his way to the end zone to tie it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the Eagles locked in from there, stifling the Seahawks on defense while the offense went to work. Haley and Fields again hooked up for a long pass to set up Morris’ 15-yard touchdown run, and Beaufort didn’t surrender the lead again. An acrobatic Bowersox interception set up a short field and led to Morris’ 7-yard scoring run for a 28-14 lead, and the dynamic senior back added a 5-yard touchdown after McLeod Reichel opened the second half with a long kickoff return.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Joe Caprarola added a 39-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, and the Eagles shut down the Seahawks the rest of the way to seal it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sneed had a monster game at quarterback, rushing for 200 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries, and added six tackles on defense, but the Eagles held everyone else to a quiet night. Chris Marable led the Hilton Head Island defense with 12 tackles and a pass breakup.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (5-1, 1-0) travels to James Island to continue region play next Friday. The Seahawks (1-4, 0-1) will open their renovated home stadium Friday, hosting Colleton County on their new artificial turf.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles shut down Sneed, Seahawks after early shootout', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-shut-down-sneed-seahawks-after-early-shootout', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:19:01', '2021-10-06 17:19:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52724', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52726, 4, '2021-10-06 13:20:13', '2021-10-06 17:20:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shorts at High Noon, the collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL), runs through November 17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at TCL’s Beaufort campus and are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. Masks are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All films were featured at the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next week’s screenings include Dirty Little Secrets (a 14-minute short feature), For Your Consideration (a 14-minute short feature) and Monarch Butterfly (a 17-minute short feature).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'TCL hosting Shorts at High Noon', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tcl-hosting-shorts-at-high-noon-3', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:20:13', '2021-10-06 17:20:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52726', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52728, 4, '2021-10-06 13:25:49', '2021-10-06 17:25:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center has added two new student interns from Pat Conroy’s alma mater, Beaufort High School, Alisha Arora and Millie Bennett.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Conroy Center’s internship program was created by Holland Perryman, now Beaufort High student body president and also the first student intern of the statewide Friends of South Carolina Libraries. Conroy Center interns are mentored by executive director Jonathan Haupt and assist in both in-person and virtual public educational programming for writers, readers, students, and teachers, while learning about writing, literature, marketing, and arts leadership.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Arora (above) is a senior, captain of the girls varsity tennis team and vice president of the National Honor Society. Raised in the Lowcountry, Arora is also a member of the Spanish National Honor Society and the Interact Club.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An accomplished AP and Honors student in numerous STEM courses, with an emphasis on the biological sciences, she is the recipient of Academic Excellent Awards. Arora has been a dancer since 2006, and has been dancing competitively since 2013. She volunteers as an assistant teacher for younger peers at her dance studio.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A voracious reader, Arora also volunteers her time at the main branch of the Beaufort County Library System. In addition, she coaches younger players at a summer tennis clinic and assists in her family’s local business.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52691,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Millie-Bennet.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Millie-Bennet-945x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52691\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort native Emily “Millie” Bennett (above) is a junior, a dedicated student in the AP Capstone Program and a member of the Interact Club (where she enjoys assisting with the CAPA Ghost Tours and community cleanup projects). Bennett is also a founding member of the BHS chapter of Letters for Rose, an organization dedicated to reducing loneliness in nursing homes and assisted living residents during the COVID-19 pandemic through letters and artwork.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the eighth grade, Bennett was designated a South Carolina Junior Scholar by the S.C. Department of Education. In 2020, she was selected for the S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts &amp; Humanities Summer Program for Visual Arts, and in 2021, she participated in the Savannah College of Art and Design Summer Sessions for Visual Art, Animation, and Character Development. Her many talents include drawing, painting, and digital art, which complement her passion for storytelling rooted in a thoughtful historical perspective.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bennett is also an accomplished actress and singer, having performed in multiple Beaufort Middle School plays (including the role of Snoopy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Pat Conroy Literary Center welcomes new interns from Beaufort High School', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'pat-conroy-literary-center-welcomes-new-interns-from-beaufort-high-school', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:25:50', '2021-10-06 17:25:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52728', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52730, 4, '2021-10-06 13:29:30', '2021-10-06 17:29:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek High School biology teacher Aimee Whitesell was named Beaufort County’s 2021-2022 District Teacher of the Year on Friday, Oct. 1 at a breakfast honoring teachers of the year from all of the district’s schools.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whitesell was aware winning was a possibility. That’s why she went through the process – she was nominated by coworkers, wrote numerous essays and filled out an extensive application form and submitted it. And she hoped.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Still, she was surprised.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I really was shocked when they announced,” Whitesell said. “Very humbled, too. It was pretty spectacular.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek High School Principal Denise Lessard said in a district release that Whitesell’s students are authentically engaged during her classes and are empowered to direct their own learning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Building relationships and serving as a role model are her two strengths which enable her to make a profound impact on the daily lives of students and enhance our school culture,” Lessard said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The four other finalists were Hilton Head Island High School’s Oana Bejan, Hilton Head Island Middle School’s Ann Buckley, Mossy Oaks Elementary School’s Christopher Crabb and H.E. McCracken Middle School’s Lynne Sunday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite the win, Whitesell said Friday was pretty much a normal day for her.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I had students that knew what was happening,” she said. “Thye knew where I was going in the morning and that this was a possibility. They all came to me and congratulated me. But I still had a normal day. I taught a lesson.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Along with the honor of being selected the best of the best in the district, Whitesell received flowers and a certificate. But Whitesell said the biggest prize is that the award opens up lines of communication with her peers that she did not have before.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a top five finisher for District Teacher of the Year, Whitesell is now a part of the Advisory Council. The top five for the past two years make up the counsel, which Whitesell calls a kind of teacher forum. The Council’s big focus this year is teacher morale and retention.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Now, I get to help teachers around the district,” Whitesell said. “Normally, you don’t get a lot of outside input. They amount of people I get to talk to now has improved.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whitesell is excited about the exchange of ideas and the possibility of learning from, or helping, her peers at other schools in the district whom she might not otherwise engage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This changes the perspective, this changes the conversation,” she said. “Say for instance this school is doing X, Y, Z and excelling … I can improve on what we’re doing just by talking to someone at a school that’s just two miles down the road, or five miles down the road. I’m super excited to be able to talk to other teachers.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whitesell said that before the award, as a regular teacher, she didn’t even know this existed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“(We had a previous) teacher who was in the top five,” she said. “I was so busy figuring out COVID that I honestly didn’t pay enough attention. Any teacher can have input just by going through their school’s teacher of the year, I just missed it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":52731,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-06-at-1.27.52-PM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-06-at-1.27.52-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52731\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A part of her four years at Battery Creek that Whitesell loves is being a part of the Leader in Me program. Whitesell serves as the Student Lighthouse Coordinator for Battery Creek, a Leader in Me Lighthouse School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the district’s release, Whitesell said the program “is not about the status or being the person speaking to everyone, it is about giving the students (even the ones too afraid to speak) and myself, the ability to speak the same language and understand how we can use the language and skills taught to make us successful.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The program starts small in the classroom, allowing students to step up, answer more questions and become leaders, putting the all of the students on equal footing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What ideas do you have? How do you want to implement this?” she said. “I … have 16 students under me. Those students give other teachers breaks on Leader in Me lessons. They actually help lead the school.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whitesell has been teaching for nine years, five at a high school outside New Orleans before coming to the Lowcountry. She holds a master’s degree in in Educational Leadership from the American College of Education and a bachelor’s degree in Natural Science and Biology Education from Missouri Western State University.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She holds a Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education and is certified in Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), helping to make content material more comprehensible to English Language Learners.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whitesell said in the release that it’s an honor to be named with other outstanding teachers, but she sees herself as an ordinary teacher who loves her students like family, working hard to show them how much she cares about them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She wrote in her Teacher of the Year application, “Being an outstanding teacher is someone who builds the whole student and looks for that spark to make the students better inside and out.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Battery Creek teacher named District Teacher of the Year', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'battery-creek-teacher-named-district-teacher-of-the-year', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:29:30', '2021-10-06 17:29:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52730', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52733, 4, '2021-10-06 13:33:24', '2021-10-06 17:33:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Beaufort Symphony Orchestra cellists Lukes Bukoffsky, right, and Samuel Alston draw their bows during rehearsal Monday at Beaufort High School. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em><br><br><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In its 34th season, the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday with an evening of his music beginning at 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, at Sea Island Presbyterian Church at 81 Lady’s Island Drive.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52679,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10042021-Symphony-rehearsal7-1390.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10042021-Symphony-rehearsal7-1390-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52679\"/></a><figcaption><em>Frederick Devyatkin, Beaufort Symphony Orchestra conductor since 1992, coaxes the maximum energy from his musicians during rehearsal Monday night at Beaufort High School.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Led by Maestro Frederick Devyatkin, the orchestra will perform three pieces – Emperor Concerto No. 5 featuring pianist Susan Merdinger, Symphony No. 6 in F and the Corialan Overture.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are $40, $15 for students. They can be purchased at www.beaufortorchestra.org or by calling 800-595-4TIX. If there are tickets remaining, they will be available at the door.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BSO getting its Beethoven on', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bso-getting-its-beethoven-on', '', '', '2021-10-06 15:51:57', '2021-10-06 19:51:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52733', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52735, 4, '2021-10-06 13:50:55', '2021-10-06 17:50:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Homeowners take on projects to improve their homes for a variety of reasons. Some may do so to make a home more functional, while others may do so to improve their home\'s resale value. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some homeowners take on a home improvement project to make their homes more eco-friendly. Such projects are often mistakenly assumed to be costly undertakings, but there are several cost-effective ways to make a home more eco-friendly.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Upgrade your appliances. </strong>A home improvement project does not have to require the use of a hammer and nails or the hiring of a contractor. A simple home improvement project like upgrading older appliances, including the washer and dryer, to newer, more efficient models can give a home a fresh look while reducing energy consumption. That reduction in energy consumption is a byproduct of the stricter standards placed on manufacturers who must adhere to guidelines to produce products that are more energy-efficient. For example, the Natural Resources Defense Council notes that today\'s energy-efficient refrigerators will use less than half the energy of models made as recently as 15 years ago.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Add more insulation. </strong>Adding more insulation or replacing older insulation used to be an especially laborious process. However, in many instances insulation can now be added or upgraded to a home without any major reconstruction or demolition, reducing the cost of the project considerably. Adding more insulation to a home can reduce energy consumption in the winter, and allow you to keep the thermostat at a more reasonable number.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Install high-efficiency water fixtures. </strong>Few people think about how much water they consume over the course of a typical day, but the figures might be eye-opening to those who hope to adopt a more eco-friendly lifestyle. According to the United States Geological Survey\'s Water Science School, it\'s generally accepted that the average person uses between 80 and 100 gallons of water each day. Showers seem to be especially wasteful, as older shower heads might be using as much as 5 gallons per minute, or 50 gallons of water during a 10-minute shower.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Older fixtures that consume such massive amounts of water can be easily and affordably replaced with newer, more efficient fixtures. Today\'s high-efficiency low-flow showerheads can provide a strong shower stream while reducing water consumption. Such showerheads are also less taxing on your water heater, reducing your energy consumption as a result. Homeowners can also install high-efficiency toilets that use as little as 1.3 gallons of water per flush (compared to older models that consumed as many as 5 gallons per flush). The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that installing water-efficient fixtures and appliances would save more than 3 trillion gallons of water and more than $18 billion annually.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Install a programmable thermostat. </strong>Programmable thermostats present another affordable way to improve a home and benefit the environment. Many of today\'s programmable thermostats can record personal preferences and usage and determine the best course of action for heating and cooling your home. Temperatures can be adjusted room-by-room, and the programmable thermostat allows homeowners to control their heating and cooling while they\'re out of the house, ensuring they\'re not paying to heat or cool an empty house and wasting energy in doing so.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Home improvement projects don\'t have to be a grand undertaking, particularly when a homeowner\'s goal is to make a home more eco-friendly. A few minor and affordable changes may be all it takes to improve a home and benefit the environment at the same time. <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Cost-effective and eco-friendly home improvements', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'cost-effective-and-eco-friendly-home-improvements', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:50:56', '2021-10-06 17:50:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52735', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52737, 4, '2021-10-06 13:52:54', '2021-10-06 17:52:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Greenwood Genetic Center, MUSC further expanding relationship to improve access to genetic services&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) and The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health) have signed a letter of intent to expand their longtime collaboration to improve access to high-quality, coordinated and cost-effective genetic services and their recent affiliation to drive innovation in the genetics field. A definitive agreement and approval by both organizations’ boards is still required and anticipated by the end of the year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The two entities have worked together on clinical consultations, provider education, and research for more than a decade. According to MUSC, adding to the depth and breadth of the almost two-year old formal affiliation with the state’s most advanced and innovative genetic center was an easy choice.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With recent and rapid growth in the understanding of how genetics impacts health throughout the lifespan, access to genetic information is increasingly important for individuals to make informed healthcare and lifestyle decisions. With a primary goal of improving access for patients and their families, this expanded relationship between GGC and MUSC aims to leverage both organizations’ strengths and expertise. Together they will provide high-quality care and access to the latest technological advances in diagnostics, research, and treatment. In the interest of better serving these needs, the expanded goals of the relationship include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Co-developing a strategic plan for genetic services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Continuing to increase access to clinical genetic services for MUSC patients and all South Carolinians.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Building on collaborative telehealth platforms to improve wait times for appointments and consultations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sharing critical resources and expertise where possible to lower costs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pursuing additional workforce development, research, clinical trials and treatment collaborations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Advancing precision health and jointly serving as leaders in this innovative, dynamic area of health care.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nearly every child in South Carolina who has been diagnosed with a genetic birth defect, developmental delay or other hereditary disorder has already benefited from GGC expertise, due to the center’s depth of care for children with rare conditions and commitment to new technologies and diagnostics. GGC, a nonprofit institute centered on research, clinical genetic services, diagnostic laboratory testing and educational programs and resources, is focused on compassionate patient care and innovative scientific advancement. This deepened relationship with MUSC will mean GGC can expand their purview to include additional adult genetics services to help serve patients with cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other conditions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To learn more about clinical patient services, visit muschealth.org. For more information about GGC please visit <a href=\"http://www.ggc.org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.ggc.org\">www.ggc.org</a>.<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'In the News . . .', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'in-the-news', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:52:55', '2021-10-06 17:52:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52737', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52739, 4, '2021-10-06 13:54:50', '2021-10-06 17:54:50', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Eyeglasses for students boost academic performance, raise test scores</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In what may be the largest clinical study ever conducted in the United States of the impact of glasses on classroom performance, Johns Hopkins researchers report that students who received eyeglasses through a school-based program scored higher on reading and math tests. The findings, they say, could lead to improved learning for millions of children who suffer from vision impairment and lack access to pediatric eye care.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The study was published Sept. 9, 2021, in JAMA Ophthalmology.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We rigorously demonstrated that giving kids the glasses they need helps them succeed in school,” says study senior author Megan Collins, M.D., M.P.H., a pediatric ophthalmologist at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, associate faculty at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Consortium for School-Based Health Solutions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Conducted from 2016 to 2019, the three-year clinical study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers linked access to eyeglasses with higher test scores, especially for students having the most trouble in school. The trial analyzed the performance of 2,304 students in third through seventh grades who received screenings, eye examinations and eyeglasses through a vision program. The research team studied the students’ scores on standardized reading and math tests, measuring both one-year and two-year impacts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reading scores increased significantly after one year for students who received glasses, compared with students who got them later. There also was significant improvement in math for elementary school students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The researchers found particularly striking improvements for girls, special education students and students who had previously been among the lowest performing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The glasses offered the biggest benefit to the very kids who needed it the most—the ones who were really struggling in school,” Collins says.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The academic improvements seen after one year were not sustained over two years. The researchers suspect this could be a result of students wearing their glasses less over time, possibly due to losing or breaking them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To maintain the academic achievement seen after the first year, the researchers say that—in addition to providing the initial exams and glasses—school-based vision programs should develop stronger efforts to make sure children are wearing the glasses received and replace them if needed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/eyeglasses-for-students-boost-academic-performance-raise-test-scores\">https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/eyeglasses-for-students-boost-academic-performance-raise-test-scores</a><br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'parentPULSE©', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'parentpulse-2', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:54:51', '2021-10-06 17:54:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52739', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52741, 4, '2021-10-06 13:57:24', '2021-10-06 17:57:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some skin cancers aside, it is also the third most common cancer in both men and women. Colorectal cancer encompasses colon cancer and rectal cancer. The colon and rectum are both parts of the large intestine.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Previous research has established that eating spinach can reduce the risk of colon cancer by as much as half.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A new study from the TAMU (Texas A&amp;M University) Health Science Center in College Station, reaffirms the anticancer properties of spinach and investigates how the vegetable interacts with gut bacteria and genetics to achieve its beneficial effects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Spinach inhibits the growth of colon polyps. Of all colorectal cancer cases, the hereditary familial type accounts for only 10–15%. Furthermore, only 5–10% of polyps develop into colorectal cancer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The TAMU researchers had previously confirmed the ability of spinach to repress the development of polyps in rats that had an induced form of cancer similar to humans’ nongenetic, or “sporadic,” colorectal cancer. About 85–90% of colorectal cancer cases are sporadic.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new study looks at the value of spinach for people with a hereditary form of colorectal cancer called familial adenomatous polyposis. The study appears in the journal Gut Microbes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Familial adenomatous polyposis leads to the growth of multiple, sometimes hundreds, of noncancerous colon polyps. Most people with the condition eventually require surgery to remove the colon, after which they will use potentially toxic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to keep polyps from growing in the duodenum.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To understand why spinach was so effective in slowing polyp growth, the researchers utilized a data-driven methodology called multi-omics, which is growing in popularity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Multi-omics analyzes data from different systems in the body, looking for associations that can suggest potential areas of research.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The “omics” part of multi-omics refers to the ending “ome” in the names of such systems.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the current study, the researchers analyzed samples from three systems:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>the <strong>microbiome </strong>— beneficial and harmful gut microbes</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>the <strong>transcriptome </strong>— the collection of RNA and mRNA that cells or tissue express</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>the <strong>metabolome </strong>— metabolites that cells produce during metabolic activity</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Senior investigator Dr. Roderick Dashwood describes the surprising result of the team’s analysis:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“My bias was to focus on the chlorophyll story because of my long history examining anticancer effects of chlorophyll. But it turned out the multi-omics approach prompted other ideas.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regarding whether people should start consuming spinach as a preventive measure against the development of colon cancer, Dr. Dashwood advises: “The sooner, the better.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Says Dr. Dashwood, “You shouldn’t wait until polyps arise in order to start to do these sorts of preventive things.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Spinach offers plenty of health benefits in any event, as cardiology dietitian Michelle Routhenstein, who is the owner of Entirely Nourished and was not involved in this study.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Spinach contains several nutrients that help protect your heart health. Spinach is a rich source of vitamin K1, which has been shown to help reduce the risk of cardiomegaly. Spinach is also naturally rich in glutathione, which helps boost the master antioxidant pathway in the body, [helping] address oxidative stress and support immune function.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Routhenstein continued: “Spinach also contains folate, which is one of the vitamins needed to lower homocysteine levels in the body—high homocysteine levels lead to promotion of plaque in the arteries. Folate-rich foods have also been shown to lower uric acid levels by inhibiting purine formation.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bottom line, said Dr. Dorrestein, is that “Current science is suggesting sugary food and drinks promote cancer, while more fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with negative risks.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For additional study information, visit <a href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/spinach-reduces-colon-cancer-risk-study-explores-how? \">https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/spinach-reduces-colon-cancer-risk-study-explores-how? </a><br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Spinach reduces colon cancer risk: Study explores how', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'spinach-reduces-colon-cancer-risk-study-explores-how', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:57:25', '2021-10-06 17:57:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52741', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52743, 4, '2021-10-06 13:58:41', '2021-10-06 17:58:41', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The League of Women Voters Beaufort Area is hosting guest speaker Veronica R. Lynch at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, to share her story of perseverance against all odds as she navigated her way in a vast new culture despite the many challenges in pursuit of her personal and educational freedom.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join the League of Women Voters Beaufort S.C. Area online to hear Lynch’s story, which has led to her recent book, Undocumented: One Woman’s Traumas and Triumphs in Becoming a Documented United States Citizen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Zoom meeting is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. Either access the registration at the League of Women Voters Beaufort Area Facebook page or visit https://tinyurl.com/lwvbeaufort-oct.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting, which league members expect to be dynamic, timely and enlightening. Email any questions or comments to lwvbeaufort@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The League of Women Voters supports federal immigration laws that provide efficient, expeditious systems for immigrants to enter the United States and stands in solidarity with immigrants and our partners in the immigrant rights community. To join the LWVB in their mission, visit their website, LWVBeaufort.org, or like and share their Facebook page “League of Women Voters of Beaufort S.C. Area.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'League of Women Voters hosts immigrant to share her story', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'league-of-women-voters-hosts-immigrant-to-share-her-story', '', '', '2021-10-06 13:58:42', '2021-10-06 17:58:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52743', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52745, 4, '2021-10-06 14:00:11', '2021-10-06 18:00:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Shorts at High Noon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Noon to 1 p.m., Wednesdays through Nov. 17, Technical College of the Lowcountry’s Beaufort campus. A collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and TCL, screenings are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. All films are from the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival. Schedule and trailers for all featured shorts are available at https://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com/official-selections-2021. Masks are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Historic Port Royal Museum</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org, email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Farmers Market</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, year round, 1615 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Rain or shine. For more information, visit http://www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com/, visit @portroyalfarmersmarket on Facebook or call 843-295-0058.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Run the Runway 5K</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 9, Beaufort Executive Airport, 39 Airport Circle, Lady’s Island. To sign up, visit https://bit.ly/3oynwHf. For more information, contact Beaufort Executive Airport Supervisor Paul Dolin at Paul.Dolin@bcgov.net or 843-962-2142.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort County Airport open house</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m, Saturday, Oct. 9, Beaufort Executive Airport, 39 Airport Circle, Lady’s Island. In recognition of South Carolina Aviation Week. The open house will feature a welcome tent with exhibitors, aircraft displays on the tarmac, and a World War II vintage aircraft on display. For more information, contact Beaufort Executive Airport Supervisor Paul Dolin at Paul.Dolin@bcgov.net or 843-962-2142.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beethoven’s 250th birthday celebration by Beaufort Symphony Orchestra</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Island Drive. Led by Maestro Frederick Devyatkin, the orchestra will perform three pieces – Emperor Concerto No. 5 featuring pianist Susan Merdinger, Symphony No. 6 in F and the Corialan Overture. Tickets are $40, $15 for students. They can be purchased at www.beaufortorchestra.org or by calling 800-595-4TIX. If there are tickets remaining, they will be available at the door.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort SC Drum Circle</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 11, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavilion. All are invited to share some good vibes with the Beaufort SC Drum Circle. Everyone is welcome to attend this family-friendly event. No experience is necessary. Rain or Shine. Please bring a chair, a friend, and maybe an extra drum or hand percussion instrument if you have one to share. For questions or to join our mailing list, email us at beaufortscdrumcircle@gmail.com or contact us on our Facebook page \"Beaufort SC Drum Circle.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lady’s Island Business Professional Association meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, Beaufort Realtors’ Association Headquarters, 22 Kemmerlin Lane, Lady’s Island. City of Beaufort Director for Community &amp; Economic Development David S. Prichard, AICP, will be the featured speaker. The public is welcome to stop by for coffee and conversation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lowcountry Christian Women’s Connection luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13, Hampton Hall Club House. Greet heroes Captain Daniel Byrne of the Burton Fire District, and Ken Huddelson and his service buddy Guideon, who will show us how Companions 4 Heroes will change the lives of our veterans. Prepaid reservations are $28 payable to CWC Bluffton care of Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton S.C. 29909. For more details, contact Julie at 602-750-5465 or email Julie.ott.az@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club June meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located on Lady’s Island off of Meridian Road. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. Z-Man Fishing Products Inc., representative, Rick Linerry, will present the latest and greatest inshore and near shore lures. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply, Butler Marine, and Adams Marine Seminars again are drawing sponsors. Weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. Patrice Talmage won the monthly $50 drawing for August. Winners must be present at the next month’s meeting to receive the cash award. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LIVE After 5</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., every third Thursday each month, downtown Beaufort. Recurring monthly party with live music, local artists, late night shopping and drink and food specials. Rain or shine. Free entertainment, sponsored by Activate Beaufort. Entertainment schedule: Thursday, Oct. 21 – Alan Price; Thursday, Nov. 18 – Nick Poulin.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>City of Hardeeville 2nd annual Festival on Main</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15 and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16, Richard Gray Recreation Complex Park, behind the Hardeeville City Hall, 205 Main St. Hardeeville, S.C. 29927. The free two-day festival will feature amusement rides, food vendors, and live entertainment from the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show on both days. Friday Night is Latin Night and Pachanga will play a free concert at 7 p.m. On Saturday, there will be car displays, cornhole tournaments and a vendor fair. Lowcountry favorite Deas-Guyz will play a free concert at 6 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call Hardeeville Parks, Recreation &amp; Tourism Department at 843-227-4089.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR training</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $35 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Heritage Harvest Day Tour</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16, Penn Center Historical National Landmark District, 16 Penn Center Circle, St. Helena Island. “Celebrating Home, Our People, Our Culture.” Enjoy vendors, live music, food and drink and live performers. Attendees are asked to wear masks. For more information, call 843-838-2474.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Coffee with Colleagues – C.T. Lowndes &amp; Company Insurance Agency</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 22, Balance Barre &amp; Fitness, 2015 Boundary Street in Beaufort Town Center. Register at https://bit.ly/3kwOHOY.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands guided tours</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m., Friday, Oct. 22; Saturday, Nov. 6; Saturday, Dec. 4. The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands (501c3) offers free tours to the public.Tours will be conducted by Master Naturalist Jill Moore from Moore To Life. Tours begin at the amphitheater (Paris Avenue), and you will be guided through the rookery, viewing the many varieties of birds and wildlife and learning the benefits of this stormwater system &amp; working organic laboratory. Those interested in attending, reserve a spot by email at katkatbray@gmail.com. For more information visit www.friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org, Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ameris Bank 50th Anniversary Celebration</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 22, Ameris Bank, 2348 Boundary Street. During the annual Customer Appreciation Cook-Out. Register at https://bit.ly/2YljRBu.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YMCA Puppy Plunge</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 to 11 a.m., Saturdays, Oct. 23, Nov. 20, Dec. 18, Jan. 29, Feb. 26, and March 26. Wardle Family YMCA, Outdoor pool, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Well-behaved canines of all breeds and sizes are welcome. Cost is $10 per pup. All proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program. Owners will be required to sign a waiver before entering the enclosed, exterior pool area (use the side entrance gate), must be present with their pups at all times, and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. The YMCA asks that pets be up-to-date on all vaccinations. Event is weather dependent so check the YMCA social media or call the Y front desk at 843-522-9622 the morning of the Puppy Plunge to check any status update.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6th annual Touch-a-Truck fundraiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30, Beaufort Town Center. Benefits the Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB). Cost is $5 per person, free for children younger than 18 months old. Designated Quiet Hour from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for those sensitive to noise. Touch-a-Truck is a family event that offers a unique and interactive experience for children of all ages. Children will have the opportunity to see, touch, and safely explore their favorite vehicles that serve our community. Event will feature many different types of equipment to explore, including a fire truck, a patrol car, a SWAT car, stormwater vehicles, a monster truck, construction vehicles, and even a helicopter. The entertainment area, and the event at large will reflect COVID protocols. There will be music and food, drinks, and libations available for purchase. In the case of rain, the event will be postponed to Nov. 6. Pets are not allowed at the event. For additional information about Touch-a-Truck or Junior Service League of Beaufort please contact Communication Director Meredith Birch at communication.jslb@gmail.com, or visit www.jslbeaufort.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Spooky Halloween Party</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort. Event is free. Event will feature crafts, a costume party, a D.J., inflatable games, trick-or-treating and entertainment. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Auldbrass Opening Cocktail Party</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, Old Bay Marketplace Rooftop, 917 Bay Street, Beaufort. Cost is $100 per person. The Open Land Trust is kicking off the Auldbrass tour weekend with a cocktail party with Frank Lloyd Wright experts. Nelson Brackin, Greg Gamel and Jim Klippel will mix and mingle and talk all things FLW. There will be cocktails, hors d\'oeuvres and live entertainment. Tickets are availavble at https://bit.ly/3A5sPQI.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Auldbrass Tours</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4, Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6, 7 River Road, Yemassee. Tickets are $175, and there are no refunds. Tickets are available at are available at https://bit.ly/3A5sPQI, and proceeds from the tour benefit the Beaufort County Open Land Trust. Auldbrass was built in 1939 for C. Leigh Stevens, a Michigan industrialist, by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright famously designed the residential structure without any right angles. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation describes the property as a “4,000-acre tract of land on the banks of the Combahee River, the plantation is one of the largest and most complex residential projects Wright ever undertook.” Auldbrass Plantation was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and is one of only two buildings Wright designed in South Carolina. Tickets are sold on a first come- first served basis;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The tour is mostly self-guided. The Main House tour is guided with groups of 12. Rain or shine event. No children under the age of 12. No strollers. No coolers. No pets. No smoking. No interior photos. Walking tour – Absolutely no third-party sales.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Help of Beaufort Oyster Roast</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Saturday Nov. 6, Port Royal Community Beer Garden. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door. Includes all-you-can-eat oysters, a craft beer, live entertainment and dessert. Proceeds support Help of Beaufort. To order tickets, visit www.helpofbeaufort.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bourbon, Bubbles and Brew</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 7, Breakwater Restaurant and Bar, 203 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at BeaufortFilmFestival.com. A fun-filled evening of tasting fine “bourbons, bubbles and brews” with music by the ClusterShucks will benefit the Beaufort Film Society.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chef’s Table Benefit &amp; Auction</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 11, Harbour Town Clubhouse, 11 Lighthouse Lane, Hilton Head Island. Tickets are $150 per person, $1,200 for table of eight. Event is limited to 250 guests. Featuring Rob Mondavi, Jr., and more than 15 Lowcounty chefs. Hosted by Jesse Blanco of Eat It &amp; Like It. Chef’s Appetizer Showcase &amp; Cocktails, 6 p.m. Chef’s Five-Course Dinner, 7:15 p.m. Live auction, 8:30 p.m. Event and auctiojn registration at www.tcl.edu/table. All proceeds benefit the Culinary Institute of the South at Technical College of the Lowcountry and its students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR re-certification</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $25 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net.. 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(52747, 4, '2021-10-06 14:04:06', '2021-10-06 18:04:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Saturday, Oct. 16, Holy Trinity Classical Christian School invites the public to participate in the annual Swing Bridge Run and Sunrise Prayer Gathering.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In cooperation with the City of Beaufort and event sponsors, the events will feature a USATF certified 5K Run and all-ages Bridge Walk through historic downtown Beaufort and across the Woods bridge. For those who cannot be present in person, there is also a Virtual 5K Run/Walk option.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cost to register for the 5K is $40 and includes a T-shirt if registered by Friday, Oct. 8. Registration costs for the all-ages Bridge Walk and Virtual 5K are $25.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Preceding the Swing Bridge Run, Holy Trinity will hold a community-wide Sunrise Prayer Gathering at 7:15 a.m. under the pavilion at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. All are invited to join Holy Trinity in praying for all students and families of our Beaufort community and for students at Holy Trinity\'s sister school, Good Shepherd Academy in South Sudan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit our race website at <a href=\"http://www.SwingBridgeRun.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.SwingBridgeRun.com\">www.SwingBridgeRun.com </a>to register. Race day registration will also be available from 7 to 7:45 a.m., the morning of the race.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Runners and walkers will follow a designated course through historic downtown Beaufort and across the Woods Memorial Bridge. Grounded Running\'s certified 5K course has the start/finish line at Freedom Mall on Bay Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The runners and walkers will have separate starts and lanes. The course is pet and stroller friendly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Virtual Race participants will be able to complete their 5K Run/Walk at any point between 8th-17th of October. Please enter your times online. For additional information, contact us at info@swingbridge5k.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following are the start times for race day:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>7:15 a.m.</strong>: Sunrise Prayer gathering.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>7-7:45 a.m.</strong>: Day of Race packet pickup &amp; Race Day registration.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>8:15 a.m.</strong>: 5K start.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>8:20 a.m.</strong>: All-ages Bridge Walk starts, walkers fall in behind runners.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>8:45 a.m.</strong>: Awards Ceremony – Freedom Mall on Bay Street<br><br><em>Above: Photo from Swing Bridge Run 2019, submitted. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Holy Trinity brings Swing Bridge Run back to downtown', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'holy-trinity-brings-swing-bridge-run-back-to-downtown', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:04:06', '2021-10-06 18:04:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52747', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52749, 4, '2021-10-06 14:07:54', '2021-10-06 18:07:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was as perfect a day as one could ask for as this woman throws a chew toy into the surf for her dogs to chase Sunday afternoon at Hunting Island State Park’s South Beach. Despite being a “red flag” day, several people waded into the surf to play. Photos by Bob Sofaly.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52671,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10032021-Day-at-the-Beach-2-3537.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10032021-Day-at-the-Beach-2-3537-830x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52671\"/></a><figcaption>This seagull had the best perch Sunday afternoon at Hunting Island State Park. Though seemingly content to just sit there, he didn’t like this photographer getting so close and calmly took off.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52673,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10032021-Day-at-the-Beach-4-3477.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10032021-Day-at-the-Beach-4-3477-1024x756.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52673\"/></a><figcaption>Weston Filip, 4, was intent on searching the beach sand for whatever he could find while spending Sunday afternoon at Hunting Island Park. Weston was at the beach with his mother, Catherine, and his grandparents who came to visit from Kentucky.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52672,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10032021-Day-at-the-Beach-3-3549.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10032021-Day-at-the-Beach-3-3549-853x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52672\"/></a><figcaption>Whether walking one’s dog, playing in the surf or just watching people go by, nobody seemed unhappy spending the day at the beach Sunday at Hunting Island State Park</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'A Day at the Beach', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '52749-2', '', '', '2021-10-06 15:47:17', '2021-10-06 19:47:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52749', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52751, 4, '2021-10-06 14:09:23', '2021-10-06 18:09:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Open Land Trust hosting 50th annual meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For its 50th annual meeting, the Open Land Trust is hosting an Oyster Roast and Chili at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21, at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club at 30 Yacht Club Drive in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cost are $15 and it is payable by phone or by mail at P.O. Box 75, Beaufort, S.C., 29901. RSVP on or before Thursday, Oct. 7 to Haley Romeo at Haley@openlandtrust.com or 843-521-2175.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Area COVID-19 vaccine clinics</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are two COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the area this week:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From 8:45 a.m. to 4:05 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Beaufort County Health Department, 601 Wilmington Street, Beaufort (Pfizer 12+, Moderna, Janssen 18+); and</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Beaufort Memorial Express Care, 1680 Ribaut Road, Port Royal (Janssen 18+, Pfizer 12+).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>October LIBPA meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lady’s Island Business Professional Association will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Beaufort Realtors’ Association Headquarters at 22 Kemmerlin Lane, Lady’s Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>City of Beaufort Director for Community &amp; Economic Development David S. Prichard, AICP, will be the featured speaker. The meeting is free and open to the public. Stop by for coffee and conversation concerning the community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Public input needed on transportation plan</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG) is working to update the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and Rural Area LRTP.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These plans will identify transportation needs for the urbanized and rural areas over the next 20 years and provide a set of multimodal strategies to address these needs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In put on the region\'s transportation needs with a short survey at http://metroquestsurvey.com/tz0i0l.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The survey closes Friday, October 8. For more information, visit www.lowcountrycog.org, contact Stephanie Rossi, Planning Director for the Planning Department at Lowcountry Country Council of Governments, at 843-473-3958 or email srossi@lowcountrycog.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County accepting applications for</strong> <strong>2 percent tax grants</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Accommodations Tax Board is now accepting applications from organizations in Beaufort County wishing to receive grants from the 2 percent state accommodations tax fund.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Carolina law allows for a 2 percent tax levy on the rental of all transient accommodations to help provide financial support to promote tourism and fund tourism-related activities in municipalities and counties within the state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a result, individuals staying overnight in hotels, motels, inns, and vacation rentals pay 2 percent in addition to the statewide sales tax and any local sales and use tax applied to their lodging cost.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The current year application (2021/2022) is available online at https://bit.ly/3tioIPo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applications will not be accepted or reviewed if received incomplete or after 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Questions regarding the application process should be directed to Shannon Milroy at atax@bcgov.net or 843-255-2302.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-197', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:09:24', '2021-10-06 18:09:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52751', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52753, 4, '2021-10-06 14:10:29', '2021-10-06 18:10:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority (BJWSA) has released its annual Wastewater Report, conveying that it treated 3.8 billion gallons of wastewater from more than 95,000 people and 3,200 businesses in Beaufort and Jasper counties in 2020.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Each of BJWSA’s eight treatment facilities met every discharge limit set by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) in perfect compliance. The limits are calculated based on water quality to ensure the protection of public health and the environment. More than 13,000 samples were analyzed and met SCDHEC and Environmental Protection Agency standards. Wastewater Operations Manager Earl Sheppard directs a staff of 12 operators and ensures that the plants meet or exceed all regulations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, BJWSA received National Association of Clean Water Agencies Peak Performance Awards for each plant in 2020 and 2021. The Peak Performance Awards recognize facilities for excellence in permit compliance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BJWSA recycled eight percent of its treated wastewater to irrigate golf courses, subdivision common areas and residential yards. Treated wastewater was also used to maintain 1,000 acres of the Great Swamp wetlands. Operators safely hauled 650 loads of sludge weighing as much as 35,000 pound each to a landfill without incident in FY21. That equals approximately 28,000 miles to and from the landfill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Solar photovoltaic arrays at Port Royal and St. Helena, part of a Power Purchase Agreement with SCE&amp;G, generated more than 1,200 Mwh of energy in 2020. It reduced BJWSA’s carbon footprint by more than 500 tons of greenhouse gas, the equivalent of 23,000 trees.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three sanitary sewer overflows were reported to SCDHEC in 2020, and in each case, BJWSA crews immediately responded and took the appropriate cleanup, repair and treatment action to stop the overflows. Sanitary sewer overflows happen for a variety of reasons, including pipe or pumping failures, grease accumulation and construction activities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To view the full BJWSA 2020 Wastewater Report, visit <a href=\"http://www.bjwsa.org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.bjwsa.org\">www.bjwsa.org</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BJWSA releases 2020 wastewater report', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bjwsa-releases-2020-wastewater-report', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:10:30', '2021-10-06 18:10:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52753', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52755, 4, '2021-10-06 14:13:01', '2021-10-06 18:13:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Burton Fire District, MCAS Fire Department, Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services, and Beaufort County Sherriff’s Office responded to a house fire Thursday afternoon, Sept. 30, which resulted in damages but no injuries thanks to a smoke alarm.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At approximately 3 p.m., emergency crews responded to a report of a house fire in the 100 block of Broad River Blvd. The resident stated that smoke and flames were coming from her stove and that she had safely evacuated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Firefighters arrived on scene to find a single-story home with smoke coming from a side door. While Burton fire crews stretched a fire hose to the door, they had arrived quick enough to use a fire extinguisher from the fire truck to extinguish the fire, limiting damages.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The fire was confined to the stove area causing moderate damages. Power to the kitchen had to be turned off, and the home was full of smoke and carbon monoxide. The resident, an adult female, was displaced. The Red Cross was notified.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The resident said she had just come home from the hospital, had taken her medicine, and fell asleep unaware the stove was still on. A smoke alarm woke her, and she saw fire consuming her stove and cabinets. She tried to use her home fire extinguisher but it did not operate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burton fire officials stress the importance of having working smoke alarms, less than 10 years old, properly placed; as well as, a home ABC fire extinguisher that is less than five years old mounted by the kitchen and an exit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fire officials caution relying on the extinguisher’s gauge to determine its operability.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If the arrow on the gage is pointing to green and ‘Good,’ that only means that the extinguisher is pressurized, not that it will operate,” said Burton Fire Engineer Chase Davidson, who responded to today’s fire. “The powder begins to clump over time, and when you go to use the fire extinguisher, all you will do is release the pressure, but no powder will come out. “</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Woman escapes, displaced by kitchen fire in Burton', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'woman-escapes-displaced-by-kitchen-fire-in-burton', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:13:02', '2021-10-06 18:13:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52755', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52758, 4, '2021-10-06 14:16:44', '2021-10-06 18:16:44', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Above: Beaufort County Director of the Board of Voter Registration and Elections Marie Smalls, right, describes how the testing procedure of voting machines will be done Friday morning at the Beaufort County Voting and Registration Office on John Galt Road in Beaufort. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52654,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1001201-Voting-Machines-2-0936.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1001201-Voting-Machines-2-0936-1024x717.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52654\"/></a><figcaption>Election Information Systems Specialist Vernon Kemp tapes sample ballots on the wall during the test of voting machines Friday morning at the Beaufort County Voter Registration Office. About half a dozen people from various communities in Beaufort County showed up for the test, which covered actual testing of software and a detailed explanation of how difficult voter fraud is in Beaufort County.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'PUTTING THEM TO THE TEST', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'putting-them-to-the-test', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:16:44', '2021-10-06 18:16:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52758', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52760, 4, '2021-10-06 14:18:22', '2021-10-06 18:18:22', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A little more than 50 years ago, mass integration took place in Beaufort County as the three local high schools – Beaufort High, Robert Smalls High and St. Helena High – were merged. Taking the name of Beaufort High, the mascot of St. Helena and the school colors of Robert Smalls, a new school was created at the Mossy Oaks Road location.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to creating the new school, a new school song was written for the Beaufort High Eagles, which is still sung today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Class of 1971 was the first graduating class of the integrated Beaufort High School with 552 seniors marching across the football field on June 1, 1971. To celebrate the Golden Anniversary of the school as well as the class, the weekend of Oct. 15-16, former students from various parts of the country will converge at their alma mater to celebrate that history-making year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To celebrate this Golden Anniversary, several events have been planned.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Meet and Greet (free to all Class of 1971 Beaufort High graduates) will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, in the Beaufort High School cafeteria at 84 Sea Island Pkwy, Beaufort. Parking is available in the rear of the building near the cafeteria entrance from 5 to 5:30 p.m., and food trucks will be in that parking area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following the Meet and Greet, the Beaufort High School Eagles vs May River High School football game will take place at 7:30 p.m. where the history making Class of 1971 will take to the field to be honored during the halftime festivities. Game tickets are $7 and can be purchased in advance online or at the gate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Golden Anniversary celebration will conclude Saturday evening, Oct. 16, with a buffet Reunion Banquet at Traditions on Parris Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact D. Jeanelle Drake, Reunion Communications Team, Beaufort High School Class of 1971 at 313-303-2449 or BHS1971Reunion45@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort High Class of \'71 to celebrate 50 years', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-high-class-of-71-to-celebrate-50-years', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:18:22', '2021-10-06 18:18:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52760', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52764, 4, '2021-10-06 14:21:12', '2021-10-06 18:21:12', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Grab your iPad, laptop, or smart phone – Night on the Sound 2021 is going virtual.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In light of increased cases and concern of COVID-19 and the Delta variant in our area, the Port Royal Sound Foundation has re-imagined its biggest event of the year.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now in its seventh year, this signature fundraising event is a fan favorite. Historically, the Foundation has hosted its friends and benefactors at the Maritime Center for an evening full of fun and entertainment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To support the Maritime Center and its educational programs, the Foundation is asking supporters to purchase “no show” tickets to this year’s Night on the Sound. One hundred percent of each ticket purchase is a tax-deductible donation that will help keep the Maritime Center free for the community.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Supporters who want to explore and enjoy all that this beautiful area has to offer can place their bids in the three-day virtual auction filled with local adventures and experiences in, on and around the Port Royal Sound. Supporters will have the opportunity to browse and bid on items right from the comfort of their own home. Day trips, fishing experiences, family activities and more will be featured – all proceeds will support the Foundation’s important mission.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And for the big event, the Foundation will launch the virtual auction with a video release party on Thursday, Oct. 14. Featuring several of the Foundation’s community partners and friends, this presentation will give supporters an in-depth look at the important mission and work of the Port Royal Sound Foundation and what it means to them and the future of the Sound.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Important dates:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The virtual auction will be online only. The auction will open for bidding at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, and close at 9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 17. Visit one.bidpal.net/nightonthesound to browse.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The video release party will coincide with the start of the auction at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about the 7th annual Night on the Sound, please contact Director of Development Julia Haddick at jhaddick@portroyalsoundfoundation.org or 843-645-7774.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Night on the Sound going virtual', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'night-on-the-sound-going-virtual', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:21:13', '2021-10-06 18:21:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52764', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52767, 4, '2021-10-06 14:24:07', '2021-10-06 18:24:07', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Wednesday, Sept. 29, in Columbia, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster presented Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/ Geechee Nation, with the Order of the Palmetto, the State of South Carolina’s highest civilian honor presented in recognition of a lifetime of extraordinary achievement, service and contributions on a national or statewide scale.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Queen Quet, a native of St. Helena Island, has received approximately 300 awards and honors over the years and sees this one as not only for her, but for the entire Gullah/Geechee Nation especially for her ancestors that built South Carolina through their knowledge and skills.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Disya award sweet as a Gullah/Geechee Palmetto rose,” Queen Quet said in a release.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gov. McMaster recognized the work that Queen Quet has done globally to insure the continuation of the Gullah/Geechee culture and the Gullah language and Geechee dialect.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gov. McMaster made it clear that Queen Quet will continue to do this work, and that without roots, there is no nation. Queen Quet originated a statement that is the slogan of her organization which guides the work that she does consistently – \"Hunnuh mus tek cyare de root fa heal de tree!\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Believing it is divinely ordered that she now holds such a high honor bearing the South Carolina state tree, she said she will hang it on the wall next to the Gullah/Geechee Nation\'s flag, which also is embossed with a tree, so that the trees can stay rooted together, holding the land and culture of the Gullah/Geechee in place in her home state.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To learn more about the work Queen Quet does on a daily basis via the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, visit www.GullahGeecheeLand.com and www.GullahGeechee.net. <br><br><em>Above: South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster presents Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, with the Order of the Palmetto on Wednesday, Sept. 29, in Columbia. Submitted photo. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Queen Quet awarded Order of the Palmetto', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'queen-quet-awarded-order-of-the-palmetto', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:24:08', '2021-10-06 18:24:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52767', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52769, 4, '2021-10-06 14:25:00', '2021-10-06 18:25:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The United Way of the Lowcountry’s (UWLC) 2021 Annual Fundraising Campaign is now under way in Beaufort and Jasper counties.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Funds raised during the annual campaign support local United Way partner agencies in Beaufort and Jasper counties, which provide a number of critically needed services including financial assistance to those who can’t pay their rent or utilities, access to nutritious meals, helping victims of abuse and giving students the chance to develop skills that will help them become healthy, productive adults.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Donations also support United Way programs like its local HELPLINE, which is a phone number community members may call to receive information on available health and human services in the area; the Read Indeed! Early Grade Reading initiative; and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance free tax preparation and filing program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This has been a difficult year for so many of our neighbors, but we’re entering this campaign with great enthusiasm,” UWLC President and CEO Dale Douthat said in a release. “Last year, our community was committed to helping those who were struggling and showed us that there’s nothing we can’t make it through when we come together. While the problems our neighbors face are both old and new, the pandemic has only amplified them – which is why community support for United Way is needed now more than ever.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>United Way supports 38 health and human services programs at 23 vetted partner agencies in Beaufort and Jasper counties. Through this support, more than 149,000 Lowcountry residents were assisted in the past year, many who had never needed or requested help before.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just as funds are raised locally, United Way funds stay local; supporting services focused on basic needs, education, economic mobility and health.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The opportunity to participate in this year’s campaign will continue through the end of the year. For more information about United Way of the Lowcountry, its mission and to make a campaign donation, visit www.uwlowcountry.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those interested in holding a workplace campaign or asking neighbors to support UWLC should contact Wendy Jones at 843-379-3065 or wjones@uwlowcountry.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'United Way kicks off annual fundraising campaign', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'united-way-kicks-off-annual-fundraising-campaign', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:25:01', '2021-10-06 18:25:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52769', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52771, 4, '2021-10-06 14:26:19', '2021-10-06 18:26:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognition of South Carolina Aviation Week, Beaufort County Airport will be hosting a 5K run and an open house from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m, Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Beaufort Executive Airport, 39 Airport Circle, Lady’s Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The open house is from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will feature a welcome tent with exhibitors, aircraft displays on the tarmac, and a World War II vintage aircraft on display during the open house and in Hilton Head during the Concours de Elegance in November.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prior to the event, runners and walkers will take part in the Run the Runway 5K, starting at 7:30 a.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To sign up for the Run the Runway 5K, visit https://bit.ly/3oynwHf.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact Beaufort Executive Airport Supervisor Paul Dolin at Paul.Dolin@bcgov.net or 843-962-2142.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Executive Airport hosting 5K, open house', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-executive-airport-hosting-5k-open-house', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:26:20', '2021-10-06 18:26:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52771', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52774, 4, '2021-10-06 14:28:20', '2021-10-06 18:28:20', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>An open letter to Campsen, Erickson</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dear S.C. Senator Chip Campsen and S.C. House member Shannon Erickson, I have heard rumblings that some S.C. legislators have talked about seeking a \"forensic\" audit of the 2020 election – where their Republican candidate WON the state!?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I want you both to know that if such insanity in support of \"the lie\" went forth, I would strongly support legal action to thwart such insanity. Spending a cent on such an endeavor would not be acceptable and would slander the good efforts of our election officials who conducted an election with integrity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Likewise any talk of adopting election rules that could be interpreted as suppressive is just not acceptable. Yes, I am a Democrat, but this is not a partisan issue. I hope you folks will steer your colleagues toward the real business of governing. Thank you.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Tim Dodds, Beaufort</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LETTER TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-56', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:28:20', '2021-10-06 18:28:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52774', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52776, 4, '2021-10-06 14:29:43', '2021-10-06 18:29:43', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Debbie Barrett of Beaufort caught this sunset Saturday, Sept. 24, from The Sands in Port Royal. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-179', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:29:44', '2021-10-06 18:29:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52776', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52778, 4, '2021-10-06 14:32:48', '2021-10-06 18:32:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Jaycees are hosting the 4th annual Beaufort Food Truck Festival from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9 on Paris Avenue in Port Royal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’m excited for it, looking forward to the best festival we’ve had yet,” Lowcountry Jaycees President Nicklas Mayrand said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The festival is free and open to the public. A dozen food trucks will be on site providing a variety of delicious dining options. There will be live music from local musicians, a kid zone, a petting zoo and an area to participate in a variety of games for the whole family.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the first time, there will also be a beer tent.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The biggest changes for this year’s festival, however, are location and extended hours.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mayrand said the change in location just made sense. Now that Beaufort Town Center is loaded with new businesses, it didn’t make sense to tie up all of their parking for a Saturday. And he said Port Royal’s Parris Avenue, between 10th and 6th streets, is perfect for this type of event.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And the extended hours means the festival could book more entertainment into the evening – Campfire Tyler and Steel Rail Express are among the acts scheduled – and that vendors are selling food and beverages for both lunch and dinner, making it possible to raise more money.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of the proceeds of this event, the signature event of the Lowcountry Jaycees, will benefit Jaycee Camp Hope, a statewide residential camp for individuals with intellectual disabilities aged 7 and older. Camp Hope, established in 1969, strives to give campers healthy experiences outdoors through four summer sessions. Benefits include exercise, outdoor activities, personal growth, and social development with peers and caring adults.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Jaycees will use the remaining proceeds for local community causes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’m excited for the things we can do in the community afterward,” Mayrand said. “With us making more money, looking to do more in the community, it’s our biggest festival, yet, even having to get it up and running in less time (than usual). I’m super excited.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Jaycees, also known as the Junior Chamber of Commerce, are the premiere leadership training and community service organization for men and women between the ages of 21–40. They promote leadership training and self-improvement by providing service and support for our community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact Ashley Doucette or Nicklas Mayrand at beaufortfoodtruckfestival@gmail.com or call 843-940-8645.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Food Truck Festival returns Saturday in Port Royal', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'food-truck-festival-returns-saturday-in-port-royal', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:32:48', '2021-10-06 18:32:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52778', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52780, 4, '2021-10-06 14:40:38', '2021-10-06 18:40:38', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Dawn Tielens, center, holds her anti-mask mandate sign during the Beaufort County Board of Education’s special meeting Thursday. Tielens and husband Jason were two of a dozen or so people who attended the meeting which dealt with a proposed mask requirement for the Beaufort County School District. Photos by Bob Sofaly.&nbsp;</em><br><br><strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just two days after a U.S. District Judge placed a temporary restraining order, preventing the enforcement of a South Carolina law preventing individual school districts from requiring masks, the Beaufort County Board of Education voted 4-5-1 at an emergency meeting Thursday night, Sept. 30, against requiring Beaufort County School District students to wear masks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The “no” votes came from Christina Gwozdz, Tricia Fidrych, Rachel Wisnefski, Richard Geier and Angela Middleton.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52658,\"width\":774,\"height\":537,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/09302021-Special-School-Board-Meeting-2-3284.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/09302021-Special-School-Board-Meeting-2-3284-1024x711.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52658\" width=\"774\" height=\"537\"/></a><figcaption><em>Beaufort County Board of Education Chairperson Christina Gawozdz, center, discusses the legality of some of the proposals being made during the board’s special meeting Thursday night. Some board members, including Patricia Fidrych, were of the opinion that 90 to 95 percent of students and staff member of schools visited were already masking up and saw no need for a mandate. Board member William Smith disagreed saying, “We are the bank. Why go to the bank and not make deposit?” </em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>Ingrid Boatright abstained from the vote, saying she still wasn’t sure where the district stood legally. Several board members seemed unclear on what the federal court’s ruling actually meant.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Others were concerned about exceptions for students who could not wear masks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A dozen or so members of the pubic were in attendance, but there was no public comment potion of Thursday’s meeting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Board of Education in August entertained a motion to require masks, despite the budget proviso prohibiting mask mandates, but that motion was tabled until the S.C. Supreme Court ruled on Richland County’s challenge to the law after a contentious follow-up meeting Aug. 23 that saw more than 60 public comments on both sides of the mask issue.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday, Sept. 28, U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis ruled that South Carolina’s budget provision prohibiting schools from imposing mask mandates for students and teachers discriminates against students with disabilities in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52656,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/09302021-FIDRYCH.-Patricia-3268.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/09302021-FIDRYCH.-Patricia-3268-837x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52656\"/></a><figcaption><em>Patricia Fidrych, Beaufort County School Board member.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lewis affirmed in her decision that “No one can reasonably argue that it is an undue burden to wear a mask to accommodate a child with disabilities.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Years ago, ramps were added to schools to accommodate those with mobility-related disabilities so they could access a free public education,” she added. “Today, a mask mandate works as a sort of ramp to allow children with disabilities access to their schools. Thus, the same legal authority requiring schools to have ramps requires that school districts have the option to compel people to wear masks at school.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lewis’ ruling supercedes that of the S.C. Supreme Court, which ruled Thursday in the Richland County case that the state law is constitutional.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected, for now, Gov. 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(52783, 4, '2021-10-06 14:44:11', '2021-10-06 18:44:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Jennifer Tuckwiller</strong><br><br>Succulent shrimp, ice cold beer, rocking music, perfect weather and lots of smiling faces – all the essential ingredients for a great Lowcountry weekend were in abundance at the 2021 Beaufort Shrimp Festival. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Community festivals are beloved by locals and visitors alike. They foster the hospitable hometown feeling we all love about living here, and they leave guests with warm memories and a thirst to visit again soon.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone who visited Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park last Friday or Saturday saw evidence of a hugely successful event. But they might not appreciate the hard work and teamwork that made it possible.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The biggest round of applause goes to Linda Roper, Andrea Hackenberger, Bill Prokop, Reece Bertholf and every member of the City of Beaufort team who organized and executed this successful event. The hard work done on site is only a fraction of the effort these lead organizers put into producing the Shrimp Festival.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thanks also go to the 21 sponsors and business partners – like Lee Distributors, Sea Island Rotary, and Capital Waste Service – whose financial resources, labor, and equipment make events of this scale possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The dozens of volunteers – Marines, Council Members, Chamber Ambassadors, and Water Festival stalwarts – who took time away from family and work to haul ice, pitch tents, sell tickets and stock coolers all deserve our appreciation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Finally, thanks to fellow organizing partners – Beaufort Area Hospitality Association, Beaufort Digital Corridor and Visit Beaufort – who, along with the Beaufort Regional Chamber, contributed their skills and efforts to ensure a successful festival. Like Mayor Stephen Murray said in his comments last Friday evening, “It takes a village to produce a festival.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A great community event like the Beaufort Shrimp Festival is only the start of the success that comes when community leaders and organizations share alignment, vision and purpose.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Jennifer Tuckwiller is the Board Chair of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Applauding success that comes with shared purpose', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'applauding-success-that-comes-with-shared-purpose', '', '', '2021-10-06 14:44:12', '2021-10-06 18:44:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52783', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52785, 4, '2021-10-06 14:54:37', '2021-10-06 18:54:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A Shrimp Fest smash: Event draws record crowds after a Covid cancellation</strong><br><br><em>Above: Three thousand, nine hundred and forty-four plastic shrimp were released into the Beaufort River from the shrimp trawler Palmetto Pride during the annual Sea Island Rotary Club Shrimp Race with nothing more than the tide to carry toward the finish line. Photos by Bob Sofaly. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you could only judge by the number of people downtown and the lack of open parking spaces, the 27th annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival this past weekend at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park was all the rage.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I haven’t heard any sales numbers or counts or ticket sales, yet, but I think it was a big success,” Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray said Monday. “We had good crowds, and the weather was beautiful, and the restaurant lines were busy. I think it went about as nicely as I think it could.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Apparently, it did. According to posts on the event’s Facebook page, this year’s festival set records with more than 5,000 people in attendance and more than 500 in Friday’s 5K ad walk.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Records or not, though, given that last year’s event was one of the many casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be hard to argue that this year’s event wasn’t a smash.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It felt great to get back out there,” Murray said. “It felt normal.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Murray gave credit to the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association, the S.C. Shrimpers Association and the Sea Island Rotary Club, as well as an army of volunteers. He also complimented the City of Beaufort’s team of “pros.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“(Director of Downtown Operations) Linda Roper and the downtown operations crew, they know what they’re doing,” Murray said. “They are seasoned events professionals. It helps when you’ve got pros on your team.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong> </strong><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52668,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10022021-Shrimp-Festival-6-1299.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10022021-Shrimp-Festival-6-1299-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52668\"/></a><figcaption>Thousands of hungry patrons make their way to food tents where they feasted on fresh shrimp prepared in myriad different ways during the 27th annual Shrimp Festival on Saturday at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Here, many crowd the sea wall to watch the much anticipated Sea Island Rotary Club Shrimp Race.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52667,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10022021-Shrimp-Festival-5-1237.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10022021-Shrimp-Festival-5-1237-702x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52667\"/></a><figcaption>Chris Carge, executive chef with SERG Restaurant Group, keeps the shrimp dishes hot and ready during the 27th annual Shrimp Festival on Saturday at Henry C. 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(52824, 4, '2021-10-13 12:18:50', '2021-10-13 16:18:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to a post on MCRD Parris Island’s Facebook page, Lt. Gen. Kevin Iiams, the commanding general of Training and Education Command, has made the decision to reinstate the 10 days of leave for all Marines following their graduation of recruit training.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 10 days of leave had been a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic since March of 2020.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beginning Oct. 29, all graduating Marines from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will be able to execute a 10-day leave period before checking into the School of Infantry-East.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For those who graduated before Oct. 29, they will have 10 days of leave they can take at some point in the future.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here are some key takeaways for the boot leave process:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All graduating Marines will have travel arrangements made before leaving MCRD Parris Island for getting to the School of Infantry-East in Jacksonville, N.C.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All Marines will be traveling with orders and will have a designated date on their orders for reporting in to the School of Infantry-East.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Graduating Marines will be able to coordinate their travel leaving MCRD Parris Island to align with the travel arrangements of their families. Example being if a Marine’s family was going to be driving to graduation, the Marine would be able to align his travel plans to ride home with his family. Additionally if a Marine’s family was flying home from graduation, the Marine would be able to try and arrange for travel on the same flight.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Post-graduation leave reinstated for new Marines', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'post-graduation-leave-reinstated-for-new-marines', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:18:52', '2021-10-13 16:18:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52824', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52826, 4, '2021-10-13 12:23:13', '2021-10-13 16:23:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC) Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez speaks with staff Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Drill Instructor School aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Photos by Sgt. Dana Beesley, USMC.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC) Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez visited MCRD Parris Island last week to meet with leadership and observe recruit training operations on the depot. <br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52803,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/211005-M-XU431-0011.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/211005-M-XU431-0011-686x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52803\"/></a><figcaption>Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff\n(SEAC) Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez observes a Marine demonstrate\nthe use of the MANTIS-X dry fire training system Tuesday,\nOct. 5, aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52801,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/211004-M-XU431-0032-copy.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/211004-M-XU431-0032-copy-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52801\"/></a><figcaption>Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff\n(SEAC) Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez and 19th Sergeant Major of\nthe Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black speak with command staff\nduring a depot brief Monday, Oct. 4, aboard Marine Corps Recruit\nDepot Parris Island.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52804,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/211005-M-XU431-0023.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/211005-M-XU431-0023-1024x790.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52804\"/></a><figcaption>Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of\nStaff (SEAC) Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez walks through \"Battle\nPosition\" virtual reality experience Tuesday, Oct. 5, with recruiters\nfrom 6th Marine Corps District aboard Marine Corps Recruit\nDepot Parris Island.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'Parris Island hosts distinguished visitors', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'parris-island-hosts-distinguished-visitors', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:23:14', '2021-10-13 16:23:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52826', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52828, 4, '2021-10-13 12:24:29', '2021-10-13 16:24:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Saturday, and I’m in Massachusetts. It is early, 50 degrees, and I’ve got a cup of Malabar coffee grown in Ethiopia. The plain brown bag says it was grown at an elevation of between 4,000 and 6,500 feet, “handmade in small batches,” and brings the taste of “dark chocolate and blueberries.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Does one really want blueberries and chocolate at 6:30 a.m.?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yesterday, my wife and I found a restaurant near Williams College that came with a mountain stream. Hot Tomatoes features outdoor dining with tables and chairs paired with complimentary rocks, rushing white water and, yes, even a small waterfall. One can eat one’s handcrafted pesto, chicken and goat cheese pizza while watching the late afternoon light play across the cold, clear water of the Green River.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My wife and I had arrived early in the afternoon. We were now drinking our three o’clock Chardonnay and discussing the current chaos and social discontent — topics ranging from the Delta variant to Afghanistan.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My role in these discussions has always been to say, “It’s not that bad.” That role means finding a time in history — The Great Depression or the Influenza Epidemic in 1918 — and saying something like, “You know it wasn’t all that great in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889.” Lately it has been, “Well compared to the Bubonic Plague this thing is nothing.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so I was making those historical comparisons when other folks began arriving — the first being a family consisting of a young man and woman who appeared to be in their late 30s. She was toting a baby daughter and was also tending two other daughters, ages 4 and maybe 6. They had taken a table near us but mother and daughters were immediately drawn to the river.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then two more families arrived. Now we had a pregnant woman and third woman holding an infant. These two women and the child also went to the stream, their husbands staying on the restaurant’s elevated deck, drinking beer and talking shop.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I imagined the women at the river were the wives of three male professors at nearby Williams College. The sound of the rushing water made it impossible for me to hear the words being spoken by the men; but I thought I heard “eight o’clock classes” and “coeds” and so I surmised the men were talking about their teaching or the internal politics of their departments.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The three men seemed to be enjoying each other’s company. However, even in the bucolic groves of academia there is competition, a need to excel and to pull away from one’s peers. This usually translates into publication of one’s research; publication of one’s writing whether fiction or nonfiction; filing a patent; or getting a grant to supplement one’s salary. There is a requirement to do something more than lecture.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then I realized I was being sexist, misogynist in these assumptions. I realized that the wives down at the river could be the professors at Williams. The men, drinking their beer on the deck, might not be the spouse worried about publication, patent applications, or path to tenure.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fifty years ago, 58 percent of U.S. college students were men. Now, those numbers have almost been reversed with 56 percent of college students being women. And this year, for the first time, the share of college-educated women in the work force passed that of college-educated men. And this trend is going to continue.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Iceland, for example, there are two women in college for every man. And it seems that young women, in the United States, have decided that college is worth the time, the debt and the fact that having babies will complicate their professional lives. And so it is logical that the women down by the river, tending the kids, are likely to be the professors at Williams College.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Notwithstanding the changes under way in terms of bread-winning, women are still seen as better parents. They are believed to be more authoritative, more emotionally responsive, and spend twice as much time with their children as do their husbands. Men tend to be “playful” or to be “too tough” and are more concerned about the family as a whole as opposed to the welfare of any particular child.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The rise of women in the workforce does not necessarily portend less effective parenting. But the fathers — those talking and drinking together at the table just behind me — are going to have to up their parenting game and, eventually, get themselves down to the river with the kids.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. 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(52830, 4, '2021-10-13 12:25:29', '2021-10-13 16:25:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A couple weeks ago the editorial board of the New York Times published an online project titled, “Redesigning America’s Flag: Six New Takes on Old Glory.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Noting the flag’s design was updated somewhat regularly prior to the early 1900s, the paper asked graphic designers to submit redesigns.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The board stated, “The flags they came up with reflect a mix of approaches. Some are functional designs, others artistic renderings; some represent America as it could be, others how the artist sees the country now.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I’ll be kind and say some of the designs were … aesthetically challenged. After showing the project to a group of students in a design class, I would summarize their sentiments with the phrase “doing too much.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The worst offenders were those whose designers got so focused on making statements they forgot the flag has to exist in the real world and meet real-world obligations. The best example was a digital “flag” whose colorful animations “suggest the country’s growth or decline within [the] parameters” of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, according to the artist.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Never one to pass up a chance to be aggrieved, Fox News weighed in.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Their headline, “New York Times publishes redesigns of the American flag, Twitter mockery ensues,” is bad enough, but then the subhead: “Some designs emphasized American decline, loss of values.” And some designs were optimistic about America, so why emphasize the negative slant? But that’s a subject for another column.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My point is, the Fox News article was barely a story, just a short note that the Times published an editorial and comments from folks on Twitter who disdained it. And it included a link to a July Times story about the mixed feelings some people have when they see the American flag displayed in an in-your-face manner.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fox’s take? How dare anyone think the American flag represents anything less than American exceptionalism! Who ever could see it as “alienating,” as the story suggested?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Well, more people than we should be comfortable with, both abroad and here at home.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, especially Southerners who wail over the Confederate battle flag’s adoption by white supremacist groups. They insist the flag represents family sacrifice for the “lost cause” against Northern aggression, not the ugly racism it symbolizes to others.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I sympathize with them (OK, not really), but maybe their forefathers should have said something when those good ol’ boys around the corner waved the battle flag while they were doing the dirtiest of their dirty deeds against minorities. Maybe they should have told the Ku Klux Klan to rip up a couple uniforms and make their own flag.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But they didn’t, so the association was made and it has lasted. And the same thing is happening to America’s flag and lexicon.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When someone calls himself a “patriot,” what does that even mean? Is the image in your mind that of a Revolutionary War soldier or a crackpot justifying bigoted behavior? When people start ranting about “freedoms,” do you think of someone fighting to affirm their rights or someone whining they can’t be a jerk like they could “in the good ol’ days” when America was “great?”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remember when the former president was photographed hugging and even kissing the flag before he spoke at a conservative gathering in 2019? He mimed slow-dancing with it while Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless The U.S.A.” played in the background. This is the kind of image some of us see in the flag.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yes, we see Iwo Jima and the moon landing and hear John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever.” We hear the echoing words of the Pledge of Allegiance. We see it adorn the uniforms of brave men and women who defend us around the globe.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But we also see the flag on a pole being used during the Boston busing protests to attack Black people. We see the American flag carried by insurrectionists spilling into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. We see people waving it while they jeer and threaten their fellow Americans. We see people hiding behind it when they are called to answer for their lawless behaviors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We don\'t need a new flag, we just need to honor the one we have.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some of us forget that while the flag represents us, we also represent the flag. Our actions enrich or taint what should be held as a respectable symbol, regardless of political party.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Terry E. Manning lives and works in Savannah, Ga. He is a Clemson graduate and worked for 20 years as a journalist. He can be reached at teemanning@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Flag represents the good, the bad, the ugly', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'flag-represents-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:25:30', '2021-10-13 16:25:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52830', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52832, 4, '2021-10-13 12:27:29', '2021-10-13 16:27:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Charles Dickens may have been correct about his era: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our “season of darkness,” stormy waves of deaths from the highly-contagious Delta variant rank the Covid-19 pandemic atop the list of America’s pandemics. More than 710,000 deaths have already been registered. The 1918-19 Spanish influenza pandemic killed about 675,000 Americans; it no longer holds the winner’s silver cup.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Faith is a “belief” in something, or someone, absent evidence to support said belief; in fact, empirical evidence frequently contradicts Faith. It is the nature of “Faith” that believers don’t examine their “belief” too closely; dogma remains unchangeable.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alternatively, Fact is a conclusion based on empirical evidence. Accepted facts change when new evidence is discovered. Anthropologists did not think Neanderthals interbred with Homo sapiens, but when advanced genetic technologies were developed, new facts told a different story; we all have Neanderthal DNA in our genome.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An overwhelming majority of Americans that died recently were not vaccinated. Highly infectious COVID 19-Delta slashed through the unvaccinated, with deaths concentrated in the South, a region seriously trailing in “getting the shot.” Every age group younger than 55 (including children) has reached its highest death tolls. Unvaccinated people are 10 times more likely to die than vaccinated folks. Vaccines are proven to be highly effective, safe and readily available. Yet, barely half, only 56 percent of eligible Americans are fully vaccinated. A wretched and totally unnecessary “Greek tragedy.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The avalanche of COVID-19 infections has caused most hospitals to become stretched, most beyond their capacity. Overwhelmed hospitals treating mostly unvaccinated infections prevent others from receiving lifesaving medical treatments. Heart disease, strokes, life-threatening accidents, serious gunshot wounds and many other medical emergencies go unattended. There is no room left at the “Inn of Medicine.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A reasonable argument could be made that very ill folks unable to get into hospitals for treatments actually die from COVID. How? Because unvaccinated folks receiving treatments in overwhelmed hospitals prevent otherwise deserving-of-care seriously sick folks from getting lifesaving care.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is unacceptable. Worse than just shameful and immoral, it is unpatriotic to fail to do one’s duty in a time of war. And war this is! Casualties from the COVID War have surpassed all our “other” wars. We have the necessary “weapons” to win this war, to conquer the enemy, and to prevent unnecessary deaths, but only if we choose the right battlefield plan.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beware boys and girls, the “other” enemy – the Industry of Deception — also has effective weapons. Theirs are lies, which have created wholesale failures of common-sense rationality among too many of our countrymen/women. We now are drowning in a flood of fantasy conspiracies such as: COVID-19 vaccines contain microchips or can change our DNA, along with other deliberate fictions about the toxicity of vaccines and the fabricated dangers of wearing masks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Excuse me, doesn’t the ninth of God’s 10 Commandments say “Do not bear false witness;” that is, do not lie. What about believing lies?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Commerce of Lies has become a booming business, aided and abetted by social media that doesn’t prohibit the world-wide transmission of outright lies. In the long run, falsified beliefs, based on disproven creations, are unsustainable. The “house of cards” built with untruths, targeted to corrode medical facts, is doomed to fail. But what grave harm will befall us before that fake edifice implodes ignominiously upon itself?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are captains of our own destiny. We have free-will to make choices, some of them difficult. Such choices are within our own capacity to decide either to trot the trail of truth or to limp along the road paved with rotten deceptions leading to perdition.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you choose not to be vaccinated, that is your right as a denizen of a free country. But, good citizenship and patriotism are duties that must ride shotgun on the stagecoach of righteousness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What is your best choice for how to control the tiller of your own ship of fate? There are life-changing choices to make in our “winter of despair,” and they all have consequences: good, bad and the very ugly.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is a proven fact, beyond all rational and reasonable doubt, that COVID-19 vaccines save lives. The Department of Health and Human Services has verified that in the first five months of 2021, vaccinations likely prevented about 265,000 coronavirus infections, 107,000 hospitalizations and 39,000 deaths of Medicare receivers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Truth will always prevail. There is still time to board the Train of Truth. Have you bought your ticket yet?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers.</em> </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.</em> </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The best or the worst of times?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-best-or-the-worst-of-times', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:27:31', '2021-10-13 16:27:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52832', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52834, 4, '2021-10-13 12:28:53', '2021-10-13 16:28:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Filing for more than 50 seats on nine South Carolina college and university’s Boards of Trustees opened this past week.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is required by law that any person who wishes to offer as a candidate for a board position must notify the Screening Commission in writing of his/her intent to offer for the specific seat.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The deadline for receiving Letters of Intent is noon on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Letters of Intent must be hand delivered to: Senator Harvey S. Peeler, Jr., Chairman, College and University Trustee Screening Commission, 213 Gressette Building, Columbia, S.C. 29201.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Letter of Intent must contain full legal name, home address, telephone number, email address and the candidate’s signature. Incomplete letters will not be accepted.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Questions should be addressed to either Martha Casto or Julie Price at 803-212- 6430.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Upon receipt of the accepted letter of intent, the Application Packet will be given to the prospective candidate to be completed. Application packets must be hand delivered no later than noon on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The following is a list of seats open to residents of northern Beaufort County.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Citadel&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One (1) at-large seat – term expires June 30, 2028 – must be a graduate of The Citadel&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Clemson University&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three (3) at-large seats – terms expire June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>College of Charleston&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1st Congressional District – Seat 1 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 15 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 17 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Francis Marion University&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1st Congressional District – Seat 1 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 8 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 10 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 12 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 13 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 14 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lander University&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 8 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 9 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 10 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 11 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 12 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 13 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 14 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 15 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Medical University of South Carolina&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1st Congressional District – Medical Seat* – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>*medical members are defined in Section 59-123-50 as a medical doctor, dentist, registered nurse or licensed pharmacist&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>South Carolina State University&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1st Congressional District – Seat 1 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 9 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At-Large – Seat 11 – term expires June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two (2) At-Large seats – terms expire June 30, 2026&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Filing for college, university Boards of Trustees open', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'filing-for-college-university-boards-of-trustees-open', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:28:54', '2021-10-13 16:28:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52834', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52836, 4, '2021-10-13 12:30:17', '2021-10-13 16:30:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those interested in learning more about any of the Technical College of the Lowcountry’s more than 60 program areas or career pathways, or TCL’s transfer degree program, will have an opportunity to do so this month.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The college will host two open houses, beginning with one of its largest areas of interest – health sciences – in October. All other program areas will be featured at its November open house.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees will have the opportunity to meet TCL faculty and staff and network with local employers. Information on financial aid and scholarships also will be available at the events.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Details are as follows:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Health Sciences Open House </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5-7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28, Beaufort Mather Campus, Building 4. Information available on Associate Degree in Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Practical Nursing, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting and Surgical Technology.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>All Program Area (Except Health Sciences) Open House </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, Beaufort Mather Campus, Building 4. Information available on the Arts, Building &amp; Industrial, Business Management &amp; Accounting, Computers &amp; Electronics, Human Services, Law &amp; Criminal Justice and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering &amp; Math).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a complete list of degree, certificate or diploma programs, visit www.tcl.edu/ academics/pathways.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To RSVP for either open house, go to www.tcl.edu/ openhouse. The events are free and open to the public. The Beaufort Mather Campus is at 921 Ribaut Road, in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'TCL to host open houses this fall', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tcl-to-host-open-houses-this-fall', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:30:18', '2021-10-13 16:30:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52836', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52838, 4, '2021-10-13 12:31:23', '2021-10-13 16:31:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mike and Maggie Seymour “Pay It Forward” Scholarship in Nursing: </strong>Stephanie Singleton&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chief Matthew Clancy Criminal Justice Leadership Scholarship: </strong>Brooke Cushman, Aspen Eller&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dan Houston Thompson and Helen McCann Thompson Educational Scholarship: </strong>Alex Ponce&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>D.L. Scurry Foundation Scholarship: </strong>Jennifer Kane, Megan Carson&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ed and Mary Leary Scholarship: </strong>Stephen Kadas, Aaron Atkins, Joshua Pacheco, Jason Schiller&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Frieda R. Mitchell Early Childhood Development Student Award: </strong>Angela Jackson&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Heritage Classic Foundation Angus Cotton Scholarship: </strong>Isabelle Bennett&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Heritage Classic Foundation Norman Harberger Scholarship: </strong>Ana Maria Bennett, Max Yale&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hilton Head Island Rotary Club Scholarship: </strong>Shelby Keating&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hilton Head Island Rotary Club Norman Reeves Scholarship: </strong>Chavone Simmons&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hilton Head Island Rotary Club Nursing Scholarship: </strong>Sarah Antalek&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Jean Wilson Memorial Scholarship: </strong>Dallas Miley, Lana Rowe, Jennifer Claxton&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>John Duffy Memorial Scholarship: </strong>Kayleigh Weston&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Joseph Raiti Memorial Scholarship in Practical Nursing: </strong>Sydney Cantwell, Kelcie Anderson, Cassandra Banks, Tiphanie Griffin, Josefa Heidacher, Shalayae McKelvey, Sarah Sepulveda, Martika Jackson&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ladies Unlimited Investment Club Educational Scholarship: </strong>Hanah Zarick, Laurie Stuhr&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lions Club of Sun City-Okatie Jay D’Meza Memorial Scholarship: </strong>Teri Derouen, Glaychia Reber, Brittany Cushman, Tiphanie Griffin&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lou Gast Endowed Educational Scholarship: </strong>Kathleen Almeida&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Macgregor Kilpatrick Memorial Nursing Scholarship: </strong>Jessica Hein&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mather Alumni Lowcountry Scholarship: </strong>Annastacia Crenshaw&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Palmetto State Bank Hampton County Scholarship: </strong>Shawana Erwin, Tania Figueroa&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Pat McBrayer Memorial Scholarship of the Ladies Auxiliary to AMVETS Post 70: </strong>Joanna Olivares&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Peggy Wymond Verity Memorial Scholarship: </strong>Brittany McDaniel, Timothy Freeman&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Richard D. and Virginia E. Lundy Scholarship of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry: </strong>Shirley Torres, Malinda Williams, Jared Starks, Tyshon Mouzon&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Bargain Box Scholarship: </strong>Samantha Beever, Brian Gatch, Joshua Goodpaster, Kamelia Hadipour, Deidra Haynes&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Beverly Witzel Scholarship: </strong>Tamika Edwards, Madison McDermott, Abigail Kizer&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Dorothy Carter Memorial Nursing Scholarship: </strong>Krystal Deitsch&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The G. 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(52840, 4, '2021-10-13 12:34:52', '2021-10-13 16:34:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Beaufort Academy freshman Grace Simmons seems to say, “I don’t think so,” as she clears the net and blocks a shot from Colleton Prep during the first game of their volleyball match Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Beaufort Academy. The Eagles went on to win 3-0. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em><br><br><strong>Eagles’ Stone claims All-State honors</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High’s James Stone claimed All-State honors with a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at the Class 4A Boys Swimming Championships at the North Charleston Aquatic Center.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stone finished in 52.80 seconds, less than two seconds off the pace set by Aiken’s Jared Allison.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stone was also part of the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay teams that finished 10th, along with Caden Eby, Davis Martin, and Cameron Hussmann.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>VOLLEYBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA comes out swinging with key sweep of CPA</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy volleyball was on a roll Tuesday night, securing an impressive 3-0 home victory against Colleton Prep.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA was able to shake off a slow start to earn a 25-14 win in the first set, then cruised to a 25-11 victory in the second set before closing it out with a hard-fought 25-22 win.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA’s Claire Tumlin ended the night with five kills, 12 assists, and 11 digs, and Margaret Hiers aksi stuffed the stat sheet with four kills, 14 assists, and 17 digs. Olivia Dinkins provided three kills and 15 digs, and Maddie Nelson and Grace Simmons both contributed eight kills, while Nelson had five blocks and Simmons added two. Mary Hanna Hiers led the defense with 25 digs to go along with two aces.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emily Wilson had 18 assists and six digs for CPA, with Taylor Tomedolskey and Caroline Kinard each contributing five kills and Jessica Hughes adding four. Linley Jones picked up a team-high 15 digs, and Kinard added five to match her kill total.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>HHCA holds off BA in fight for region’s top spot</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Christian Academy retained the top spot in SCISA Region 4 — and its perfect region record — with a hard-fought 3-1 win at Beaufort Academy on Thursday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA was hoping to salvage a season-split and pull even with HHCA atop the region standings, but the visiting Eagles were resilient on the road. HHCA took the first set 25-18, then fought off a set point at 24-23 to rally for a 26-24 victory and a 2-0 lead.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The home team fought back to dominate the third set, winning 25-12 to stay alive, but HHCA recovered and claimed a 25-18 win in the final frame.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Amelia Auld dished out 31 assists for HHCA, as Marissa Majorkiewicz and Abby Peduzzi put down 11 kills each, and Kenzie Buchter served up three aces.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Margaret Hiers collected seven kills, seven assists, and 21 digs in a strong all-around performance for BA, while Claire Tumlin continued her well-rounded play with five kills, eight assists, 17 digs, and three aces. Maddie Nelson (9 kills, 3 blocks) and Grace Simmons (3 kills, 5 blocks) played well in the middle for BA, and Mary Hanna Hiers anchored the defense with 30 digs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>HHCA still perfect in region with sweep of Lions</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Christian Academy volleyball stayed perfect in region play with a 3-0 road win at Holy Trinity on Monday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Mighty Lions put up a challenge, but the Eagles were able to maintain control for a 25-15, 25-17, 25-19 victory.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HHCA’s offense was in top form, as Amelia Auld dished out 37 assists with Marissa Majorkiewicz leading the attack with 11 kills. Abby Peduzzi served up five aces for the Eagles, and Ella Klepchick had 13 digs to anchor the defense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lilly Cooler had a big all-around night for Holy Trinity with three kills, two blocks, four assists, five digs, and two aces. Emily Ruth Wilson added four kills and three blocks for the Mighty Lions, and. Eliza Gaillard had three kills and three blocks. Rachel Cain had a team-high 10 digs for HTCCS, and Grace Brubeck added seven digs and five assists.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mighty Lions take down THA for first time</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holy Trinity volleyball knocked off Thomas Heyward for the first time Wednesday, as the Mighty Lions earned their first region win with a 3-1 home triumph.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lions jumped on the Rebels early, winning the first two sets 25-18 and 25-16, before THA found its footing and dug in for a tough 26-24 win to extend the match. Holy Trinity recovered, though, and closed it out with a 25-18 win.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emily Ruth Wilson was outstanding for the Lions with 12 kills and 11 digs to go with a block and an ace, and libero Rachel Cain racked up 26 digs along with three assists and an ace. Eliza Gaillard had a strong night at the net with seven kills and three blocks, and Lilly Cooler dished out 16 assists and collected 14 digs, four kills, and two aces for Holy Trinity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The short-handed Rebels started the night with seven players but lost another to injury after the first set, forcing everyone to play full rotations. Senior captain and middle blocker Natalie King did so for the first time this season and compiled 15 digs and seven kills while going 10-for-10 from the service line. Fellow senior Keleigh Bowers also had a great night with 26 digs, eight kills and three aces, while Brooke Smith added five kills and a team-high 21 digs, and Kaylee Standard dished out 10 assists to go with eight digs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GIRLS TENNIS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles earn region win over Cougars</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High girls tennis picked up a region win with a 4-2 victory over Colleton County on Monday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52811,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10112021-Colleton-@-BHS-tennis-4403.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10112021-Colleton-@-BHS-tennis-4403-798x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52811\"/></a><figcaption><em>Beaufort’s No. 3 singles tennis player Natalie Turbeville returns a ball to Colleton County’s Brianna Banks during the first set of their match Monday afternoon at Beaufort High School. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Natalie Turbeville set the tone for the Eagles with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles, and Julia Pollitzer and Laila Cunningham followed suit with straight sets wins at No.3 and No. 5. Beaufort’s Kathryn Fries lost a thrilling three-set match at No. 4, falling 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Cougars forfeited the No. 2 doubles match, giving the Eagles the win.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'PREP ROUNDUP', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'prep-roundup-3', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:34:52', '2021-10-13 16:34:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52840', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52842, 4, '2021-10-13 12:36:31', '2021-10-13 16:36:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Eric Ellison</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy was unable to ride the momentum from last week’s big region win at Hilton Head Prep, falling 47-13 at Thomas Sumter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles defense, which has been playing well of late, could not stop the Generals’ passing or rushing attack. TSA jumped out to a 21-0 lead with the help of Eagles turnovers, penalties, and a successful onside kick.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA looked to be getting back in the game after Braydon Dineen connected with Walker Day for a 29-yard touchdown, then intercepted a pass on the ensuing drive giving his team the ball back with 30 seconds left in the half. Dineen almost put the Eagles on the board again before the break, but his pass fell incomplete.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA missed the presence of Devonte Green and Cody Dalrymple on both sides of the ball. With that duo out, Dineen and Jaxen Porter had to carry the load in the backfield.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles were able to move the ball down the field throughout the game, but they could not stay on the field. The Generals offense held the ball for most of the game, wearing down an Eagles defense full of players playing both ways, including Dineen and Porter, and keeping the ball out of the hands of BA’s offense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When they got touches, they were dangerous. Porter picked up 161 yards on 15 carries, including a 49-yard touchdown. Dineen went 2-for-7 in the air, connecting with Day and Jaxen Porter for 36 yards and a score.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even though the BA defense had a rough night, there were some bright spots. Dineen led the team with seven tackles and added an interception. Jaxen Porter, Colten Collins, and Jackson Davis each followed up with six tackles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This one wasn’t on the kids, it’s on me” Eagles coach Mark Clifford said. “I didn’t have my guys prepared, mentally or physically, this loss is on me as their coach.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA is still in prime position to host a playoff game, even with this loss. The Eagles just need to get healthy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy (3-2, 2-0) has a region matchup Friday against Orangeburg Prep back home at Merritt Field.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Academy digs early hole in road loss to Generals', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-academy-digs-early-hole-in-road-loss-to-generals', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:36:31', '2021-10-13 16:36:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52842', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52844, 4, '2021-10-13 12:37:45', '2021-10-13 16:37:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High’s offense had a tough time finishing drives Friday night against a stingy James Island defense, but the Eagles’ defense was up to the task, pitching a 16-0 shutout on the road to keep Beaufort unbeaten in Region 7-4A.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles were without star running back Amariee Morris due to an ankle injury, but Caleb Ulmer stepped in to rush for 101 yards on 21 carries, and Tyler Haley added a touchdown run. Beaufort moved the ball effectively — Haley was 13-for-20 for 176 yards — but had to settle for a trio of Joe Caprarola field goals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Caprarola was good from 43 and 35 yards in the first half as Beaufort took a 6-0 lead to the break. After Haley’s 2-yard TD run made it 13-0, Caprarola added a 21-yard chip shot to cap the scoring.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>McLeod Reichel had four catches for 49 yards, Zyrin Odom caught four passes for 45 yards, and Michael Dennison snagged two passes for 55 yards for the Eagles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>James Dennison and Jalin Porter both had interceptions to help Beaufort preserve the shutout.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (6-1, 2-0) hosts May River next week in a matchup on the only undefeated teams in Region 7-4A.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles grind out win in defensive struggle with Trojans', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-grind-out-win-in-defensive-struggle-with-trojans', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:37:45', '2021-10-13 16:37:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52844', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52846, 4, '2021-10-13 12:40:24', '2021-10-13 16:40:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Battery Creek quarterback William White gets hauled down by Hanahan’s Kayden Gaddist during the first half of their Region 8-3A game Friday night at Battery Creek High School. The visiting Hawks outscored the Dolphins, 42-14.</em> <em>Photo by Bob Sofaly</em><br><br><strong>By Brackin Lambert</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek scored twice late, but that was not enough to overcome a strong offensive attack from Hanahan as the Hawks defeated the Dolphins 42-14 at Dolphins Stadium on Friday night.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jeremiah Dilbert had himself a night rushing for 190 yards on 25 carries, picking up two scores and Creek racked up 253 of total offense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52807,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10082021-Hanahan-@-BCHS-football-2-3916.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10082021-Hanahan-@-BCHS-football-2-3916-1024x645.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52807\"/></a><figcaption><em>Battery Creek running back Jeremiah Dilbert, center; splits the Hanahan defense during the first quarter of their Region 8-3A game Friday night at Battery Creek High School. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kendall McMillon led the Dolphins defense, picking up six tackles and solo tackle for a loss, while Quatrell Livingston had six tackles and Damian Freeman had five tackles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek\'s scheduled contest against Bishop England on Friday has been canceled. There is no make up date currently scheduled.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Battery Creek falls short against Hanahan', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'battery-creek-falls-short-against-hanahan', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:40:24', '2021-10-13 16:40:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52846', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52848, 4, '2021-10-13 12:42:15', '2021-10-13 16:42:15', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Study finds breast cancer survival increases with early diagnosis and treatment&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to a recent Cleveland Clinic study, breast cancer survival increases when treatment involving surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are completed within 38 weeks of the initial diagnosis.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Most of the original time to treatment studies were looking at individual aspects of care. So what was the time frame, time from diagnosis to treatment, what was the time between the different treatments, but we hadn’t found any studies that looked at what was the time from diagnosis to completion of all treatment,” said Debra Pratt, MD, breast specialist for Cleveland Clinic and lead author on the study.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She said they looked at more than 28,000 breast cancer patients who had surgery, chemotherapy and radiation as part of their treatment. They discovered that if all three were completed in less than 38 weeks, there was a higher five-year survival rate.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, if treatment took longer than that, it did affect their survival.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Pratt said this information builds on previous research noting poorer outcomes when there was a delay in starting treatment. It also emphasized the need to identify why treatment in some cases is delayed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Another interesting aspect of that cut off was, that cut off was good for no matter what type of breast cancer you had, so if you had different receptor patterns of your breast cancer, it didn’t make any difference,” she said. “So we should not triage patients based on their different types of cancers because every patient can have an effect on their outcome if we’re taking too long.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Pratt said when it comes to detection, women should be regularly doing self breast exams at home. Mammograms are also recommended for women over the age of 40, regardless of if they have a family history of breast cancer.<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'careTALK©', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'caretalk-8', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:42:16', '2021-10-13 16:42:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52848', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52850, 4, '2021-10-13 12:47:34', '2021-10-13 16:47:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>You want to take good care of your family. You try to eat healthy foods. You take your children to the doctor for regular checkups. You try your best to protect your family&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>from accidents and illness. But did you know your home might have hidden dangers to your family’s health?&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mold and moisture are a special concern in the Lowcountry.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of us have seen mold or moisture around the home. But did you know that mold is alive? It grows on wet or damp surfaces. It is often gray or black but can also be white, orange, or green. It can grow out in the open, on places like walls, clothes, and appliances. But you may also find it in more hidden places—under carpets or in walls and attics. Mold often smells musty. Mildew is a common name for mold. If you live near the ocean or in a damp climate, there may be more mold in your home than in homes in other places.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mold produces “spores,” tiny specks you can’t see and that float through the air. When you breathe in mold spores, they get into your lungs. This can cause health problems. People with allergies to mold may have reactions. They include watery eyes, runny or stuffed up noses, sneezing, itching, wheezing, trouble breathing, headaches, and tiredness. Mold can even trigger asthma attacks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some molds can cause severe health problems in some people, but scientists disagree about what the problems are. Mold is almost everywhere, but it is not healthy to live where mold is growing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because mold needs moisture to grow, try to keep your home and everything in it dry. Here are some places you might find mold:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In bathrooms, especially around the shower or tub, and on the walls, ceiling, or floor&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In wet or damp basements and crawl spaces&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Around leaky bathroom and kitchen sinks&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In attics under leaking roofs&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On wet clothes that are not dried quickly&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On windows and walls where condensation collects&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In closets&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Under wallpaper or carpet&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In your air conditioner&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s important to fix any moisture problem in your home right away. Mold can grow fast, so it’s best not to wait. To stop mold from growing, quickly dry or throw away anything that has gotten wet.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Action steps to prevent mold&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Use downspouts to direct rainwater away from the house. Make sure your gutters are working.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Slope the dirt away from your house’s foundation. Make sure the dirt is lower six feet away from the house than it is next to it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Repair leaking roofs, walls, doors, or windows.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep surfaces clean and dry—wipe up spills and overflows right away.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Store clothes and towels clean and dry—do not let them stay wet in the laundry basket or washing machine.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Don’t leave water in drip pans, basements, and air conditioners.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Check the relative humidity in your home. You can buy a kit to do this at a home electronics or hardware store. Stop using your humidifier if the relative humidity is more than 50%.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the humidity is high, don’t keep a lot of houseplants.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wipe down shower walls with a squeegee or towel&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>after bathing or showering&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cut down on steam in the bathroom while showering. Run a fan that is vented to the outside or open a window.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Run a fan vented to the outside when cooking.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have a dryer, make sure it is vented to the outside.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Use a dehumidifier or air conditioner to dry out damp areas.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you use a humidifier, rinse it out with water every day. Every few days, follow the manufacturer’s directions for cleaning it or rinse it out with a mix of 1/2 cup chlorine bleach (Sometimes called sodium hypochlorite. “Clorox” is one brand.) and one gallon&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>of water.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you use your air conditioner, use the “auto fan” setting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Throw away wet carpeting, cardboard boxes, insulation, or other things that have been very wet for more than two days.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Increase airflow in problem areas— open closet doors and move furniture away from outside walls where mold is growing. Move your furniture around occasionally.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prevent moisture from collecting on win- dows by using storm windows. If you live in an apartment, talk to your landlord about putting on storm windows.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep people with asthma or allergies away from damp areas of your home.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cover window wells if they leak.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>After cleaning up mold, </strong>using a high efficiency (HEPA) vacuum or air cleaner may help to get rid of mold spores in the air. You may be able to borrow a HEPA vacuum. Call your local or state health department to ask.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you find an area of mold greater than 15 square feet, it’s best to hire a professional to get rid of it. (You can find them listed in the telephone book or online under “Fire and Water Damage Restoration.”)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Clean up mold with a mix of laundry detergent or dishwashing soap and water OR chlorine bleach with soap and water. <strong>Do not mix chlorine bleach with any product that contains ammonia.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you think mold may be causing you or your family health problems, see a doctor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How to clean up mold:&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Protect yourself when cleaning up mold. Wear long sleeves and pants, shoes and socks, rubber gloves, goggles to protect your eyes, and a N-95 respirator. Open a window to let in fresh air while you’re working.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Throw away things like carpet or mattresses, wallboard (drywall), ceiling tile,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>insulation, or cardboard boxes that have been wet for more than two days. Wrap anything you’re going to throw away in plastic to stop mold from spreading. Cleaning up mold puts the spores in the air so it’s a good idea to wear a respirator. Keep small children, elderly and sick people, and anyone with allergies or asthma away during cleanup.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Clean hard surfaces with a mix of laundry detergent or dishwashing soap and water. You may have to scrub with a brush. Rinse the area with clean water and dry quickly by wiping away the water and using a fan. Chlorine bleach will kill mold growing on surfaces. It does not kill mold spores in the air and dead mold can still cause allergic reactions. <strong>If you use bleach, follow these steps:&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Scrub the surface first with water and detergent.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Water down the chlorine bleach—use about one cup bleach to ten cups of water.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Spray or sponge the bleach on the moldy area. Leave it on about 15 minutes, then rinse the area and dry quickly.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Never mix chlorine bleach with products that contain ammonia or acids because you will make a deadly gas.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep chlorine bleach out of the reach of pets and children.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remember, chlorine bleach takes the color out of most fabrics and rugs. Be careful not to spill or splash.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are many online resources that can provide more information on mold. Renters should talk to their landlords. Some home insurance policies will pay to fix mold damage. Fire and water damage restoration professionals can help you fix the damage. Cleaning up a big mold problem may cost several thousand dol lars or more.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>If you have more questions about the health and safety of your home contact:&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>US Department of Housing and Urban Development: <a href=\"http://www.hud.gov/healthyhomes\">www.hud.gov/healthyhomes </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>US Environmental Protection Agency: <a href=\"http://www. epa.gov/children/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www. epa.gov/children/\">www. epa.gov/children/ </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Children’s Environmental Health Network: <a href=\"http://www. cehn.org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www. cehn.org\">www. cehn.org </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>National Safety Council: <a href=\"http://www.nsc.org/ehc/ chldhlth.htm\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.nsc.org/ehc/ chldhlth.htm\">www.nsc.org/ehc/ chldhlth.htm </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: <a href=\"http://www. cdc.gov/od/oc/ child\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www. cdc.gov/od/oc/ child\">www. cdc.gov/od/oc/ child </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Help yourself to a healthy home', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'help-yourself-to-a-healthy-home', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:47:35', '2021-10-13 16:47:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52850', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52852, 4, '2021-10-13 12:49:17', '2021-10-13 16:49:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A new study looks at links between age of hypertension diagnosis and dementia risk.</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 1.28 billion people aged 30–79 worldwide have HBP, or hypertension.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HBP is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease and premature death worldwide. It is also a risk factor for diabetes, depression, and dementia.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Previous research has found that HBP before the age of 35 has associations with cognitive impairment in mid-life. Some studies also suggest hypertension in mid-life is a risk factor for dementia. However, the link between later-life hypertension and dementia is inconsistent.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the link between hypertension, brain volume, and dementia is well-established, researchers are still not sure how the age of hypertension onset affects dementia risk.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a recent study, researchers used public health data to investigate how the age of hypertension onset affects brain health and the risk of developing dementia.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Previous studies have demonstrated that midlife hypertension is associated with an increased risk of dementia, but whether the association of hypertension with brain volume and dementia is affected by age at diagnosis of hypertension is unclear.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The researchers found hypertension diagnosed in young adulthood or mid-life, but not late life, was associated with smaller brain volumes and an increased risk of dementia. </strong>The younger age at diagnosis of hypertension, the larger brain volume reduction was observed,” explained Dr. Shang, a lead research fellow.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our findings indicate both early- and mid-life are critical periods for the prevention of dementia or brain damage via prevention and treatment of hypertension,” he added.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The authors published their study in the journal.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source:<a href=\" https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/hypertension-at-age-35-44-linked-to-higher-dementia-risk\"> https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/hypertension-at-age-35-44-linked-to-higher-dementia-risk</a><br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Hypertension at age 35–44 linked to higher dementia risk', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hypertension-at-age-35-44-linked-to-higher-dementia-risk', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:49:18', '2021-10-13 16:49:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52852', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52854, 4, '2021-10-13 12:50:45', '2021-10-13 16:50:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kids are back in the classroom, and a common back-to-school sickness is viral gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. It\'s an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If your child is showing symptoms of a stomach bug, such as vomiting or diarrhea, it\'s most likely viral gastroenteritis.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"We really want to make sure we\'re paying attention to their hydration,\" says Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician. \"Even with a couple hours of vomiting or diarrhea, you can get dehydrated pretty quickly.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Ardon explains how parents can tell if their child is dehydrated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Ardon says that you can determine dehydration by \"monitoring someone\'s urine output, so less wet diapers in a baby or maybe less trips to the restroom for an older child,\" says Dr. Ardon.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To help improve hydration, without making the stomach more upset, Dr. Ardon suggests taking a sip or two of fluid every five to 10 minutes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"When someone is having a lot of vomiting and diarrhea, you\'re not just losing fluids, you\'re losing electrolytes, as well. So, actually, oral rehydration solutions or therapies, which are available over-the-counter — there are a number of brand names available that patients can ask their physicians or their pharmacists about — … those are the best options that we can offer to our patients,\" says Dr. Ardon.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another option would be a diluted juice or sports drink. However, Dr. Ardon says <strong>be cautious with the excess sugar content, which can worsen diarrhea.</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-what-to-do-if-your-child-has-a-bellyache/\">https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-what-to-do-if-your-child-has-a-bellyache/</a><br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'parentPULSE© – What to do if your child has a tummy ache', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'parentpulse-what-to-do-if-your-child-has-a-tummy-ache', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:50:46', '2021-10-13 16:50:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52854', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52856, 4, '2021-10-13 12:55:14', '2021-10-13 16:55:14', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Tips on how seniors can avoid back and neck pain</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An aging body means the spine is aging, too. But while certain spine conditions are more common among older adults, there are more ways than ever to avoid back and neck pain and protect your aging spine, says Kaliq Chang, MD.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>About 54.1 million American—16% of the population—were 65 or older in 2019, the latest year for which statistics are available, according to the US Administration on Aging. And this age group will only increase, with seniors expected to comprise almost 22% of Americans by 2040.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s true that the odds of back and neck pain increases as we get older merely because bones, joints and muscles experience a gradual breakdown. But seniors aren’t powerless against these effects and can proactively fight back by building strength and practicing thoughtful habits.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Arming yourself with accurate information about your body and your lifestyle choices can go a long way toward evading the negative effects of aging, including on your spine,” explains Dr. Chang, an interventional pain management specialist.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Common age-related spine problems&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Which spine conditions surge in older adults?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Arthritis: </strong>So-called “wear and tear” arthritis—known medically as osteoarthritis—can happen in the joints of the spine, too. With three joints between every pair of bony vertebrae, it makes sense that some will wear down over time with use.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Osteoporosis-related vertebrae fractures: </strong>The bone-weakening condition osteoporosis becomes far more prevalent after age 65 as bone density drops. This can translate into fragile vertebrae that break more easily, threatening your spine health.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Herniated discs: </strong>The gel-like discs lodged between each pair of vertebrae can flatten as we age as they lose water content. This process can make the discs protrude, or herniate, and painfully press on spinal nerves.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Spondylolisthesis: </strong>The entire spinal column can become dangerously unstable, increasing the odds of back injury when a single vertebra slips out of place, known as spondylolisthesis. Older adults are more prone to the condition since ligaments and other connective tissue weakens and loses elasticity over time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Spinal stenosis: </strong>Placing pressure on nerves around the spinal cord, this condition is characterized by a narrowing of the spinal column and often results from injuries or arthritis.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tips to protect your neck and back</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Aging isn’t a process we can stop, of course, but there’s much you can do to strengthen your back and neck to help prevent age-related spine conditions from taking hold.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>To build strength and avoid pain in your back and neck:</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Move your body: </strong>Consistent physical activity—whether it’s a formal exercise regimen or daily movement such as brisk walking—can bolster back and neck muscles while also easing muscle tension and inflammation. “Injuries aren’t as likely if you maintain a strong core,” Dr. Chang notes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lift with care: </strong>This age-old advice is still tops. Lift heavy objects by bending at the knees, not the waist. This small tweak in lifting technique places much less stress on back and neck muscles. Also, don’t twist while lifting, and if possible, push heavy objects rather than pulling them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Watch your weight:</strong> There are many solid reasons to avoid excess pounds, but gaining—especially around the middle—strains back and neck muscles by shifting your center of gravity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Practice smart posture: </strong>While seated, position your knees slightly higher than your hips, and choose chairs with a straight back or lower back support. When you’re walking, keep your head up, shoulders back, and abdominal muscles pulled in.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Skip the smokes: </strong>Back and neck health—like your overall health—never benefit from smoking. “This noxious habit also reduces the flow of key nutrients to spinal discs, making smokers particularly vulnerable to back and neck problems,” Dr. Chang says.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bag problematic bags: </strong>Look for purses, totes and briefcases with wide, adjustable straps that can be worn diagonally on the body. These messenger-style bags help distribute the bag’s weight more evenly, cutting pressure and strain on neck and shoulder muscles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If, despite diligent prevention efforts, you develop back or neck pain as you get older, Dr. Chang recommends seeing a spine specialist to learn your diagnostic and treatment options.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Treatment is usually home-based and/or minimally invasive, including medications, steroid injections or physical therapy,” he says. “Only rarely is surgery necessary.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Kaliq Chang, MD, an interventional pain management specialist board-certified in anesthesiology at Atlantic Spine Center, <a href=\"http://www.atlanticspinecenter.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.atlanticspinecenter.com\">www.atlanticspinecenter.com</a><br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Protecting your aging spine', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'protecting-your-aging-spine', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:55:15', '2021-10-13 16:55:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52856', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52858, 4, '2021-10-13 12:57:48', '2021-10-13 16:57:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The annual All Member Exhibit at Beaufort Art Association (BAA) Gallery is going on right now and will run through year’s end.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Each year, the Gallery invites all the BAA general members to submit two pieces of their art, to be exhibited. This year the public will be able to see the work of a dozen or more members who support BAA but chose only to exhibit through our satellite galleries and our Spring Show. The show will run through the end of the year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There will also be six new exhibiting members who will be showing their work for the first time during the fall show. Art lovers – or those just curious – are invited to stop in the Gallery and join us to celebrate all that is art in Beaufort.<br><br><em>Above: \'Crossing the Whale Branch\' by Nora Kresch</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Art Association’s All Member Show open now', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-art-associations-all-member-show-open-now', '', '', '2021-10-13 12:57:49', '2021-10-13 16:57:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52858', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52860, 4, '2021-10-13 13:02:06', '2021-10-13 17:02:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Like most events over the past year, Beaufort’s Fall ArtWalk took a hiatus last year because of COVID-19.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But after being canceled last year, Beaufort’s Fall ArtWalk will return in full swing from 4:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 22.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Art Celebration, which is Beaufort’s 17th Art Walk, will feature 13 galleries and shops downtown, including The Charles Street Gallery (914 Charles Street), Basecamp Gallery (500 Carteret Street) and USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts (801 Carteret Street). All participating galleries will be displaying an ArtWalk flag so they will be easy to find.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Art Celebration is held the same weekend as the Historic Beaufort Foundation’s Fall Festival of Houses and Gardens. These two events will showcase the art and architecture that make Beaufort famous and a distinctive Southern city.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Collectively representing more than 400 artists, Art Walk will showcase Lowcounty talent in a variety of media: oil, acrylic, watercolor, multimedia, fiber, glass, jewelry, pottery, and more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A new addition this year will be demonstrations at four locations. These will be scheduled on the hour and will last for about 20 minutes. They will be an opportunity to talk with artists and find out how they do what they do. If you have ever had questions about techniques or processes, this is the time to observe and ask.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lineup of demonstrations has something for everyone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At 5 p.m. at the Charles Street Gallery, Georgia Phillips will share her wealth of knowledge about how to select the perfect frame and mat for original artwork. This is excellent information for artists and collectors, as well as those who would like to improve the look of their art.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just in time for Halloween, there will be pumpkin decorating for children at 6 p.m. at Coastal Art Supply with owner Lindsey Eavenson. Children will be guided in the design techniques to create their own orange masterpiece to take home. They will have 40 pumpkins ready for the creative young artists.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At 7 p.m., Thibault Gallery will present a glass demonstration by artist Greg Rawls who will pull glass through a kiln to form glass rods to create glass bowls and plates. This unique technique is interesting and fun to watch.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The final demonstration will be held at 8 p.m. at the Beaufort Art Association. It will be a watercolor painting demonstration by a local artist, James Powley.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also, there will be two fabulous door prizes this year. One winner will receive a night at the Cuthbert House Inn Bed and Breakfast and dinner for two at Saltus River Grill. Another lucky winner will receive dinner for two at Breakwater. There will be entry forms at every gallery to increase the chances of winning these desirable prizes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on the Lowcountry Art Celebration, Beaufort’s 17th Art Walk, contact Brenda Litchfield at bcl6163@gmail.com or 251-622-1930.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Fall ArtWalk returns to Beaufort Oct. 22', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fall-artwalk-returns-to-beaufort-oct-22', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:02:07', '2021-10-13 17:02:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52860', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52862, 4, '2021-10-13 13:03:49', '2021-10-13 17:03:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shorts at High Noon, the collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL), runs through November 17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at TCL’s Beaufort campus and are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. Masks are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All films were featured at the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next week’s screenings (Wednesday, Oct. 20) include Mend (a 22-minute short feature), Javelina Run (a 19-minute short feature) and In Our Nature (a 5-minute animated feature).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'TCL hosting Shorts at High Noon', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tcl-hosting-shorts-at-high-noon-4', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:03:49', '2021-10-13 17:03:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52862', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52864, 4, '2021-10-13 13:06:03', '2021-10-13 17:06:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jim Witter and his band will perform their tribute to the Beatles – The Long and Winding Road – on Saturday, Oct. 16 at USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They will faithfully re-create some of the Beatles\' greatest hits including \"Hard Day\'s Night,\" Nowhere Man,” \"Help,” \"Hey Jude,” \"Let it Be\" and countless others.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No wigs. No costumes. Just the classic songs that took four young lads from Liverpool and placed them in the history books as the greatest pop/rock band of all time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During this multi-media magical mystery tour, the audience will learn some interesting facts about how some of these songs came to be, and what inspired John Lennon and Paul McCartney to write arguably the most memorable music of our time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Showtimes are 2p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for adults, $35 for seniors and $25 for students and can be purchased at USCBCenterForTheArts.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are also available through the box office 1 to 5 p.m., Monday through-Thursday, by calling 843-521-4145 and will be available at the door one hour prior to showtime.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>Jim Witter presents The Long and Winding Road – Tribute to the Beatles</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tickets: </strong>Tickets are $40 for adults, $35 for seniors and $25 for students at USCBCenterForTheArts.com</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beatles tribute set for Saturday at USCB', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beatles-tribute-set-for-saturday-at-uscb', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:06:04', '2021-10-13 17:06:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52864', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52866, 4, '2021-10-13 13:08:34', '2021-10-13 17:08:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Becky Sprecher</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The second opera in this year’s Hi-Def Series from the Met, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” will air at at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23 at USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts. Produced in partnership with the Chicago Lyric and Los Angeles Opera, it is based on a memoir by New York Times columnist Charles Blow. The production also gives us three historic firsts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is the first opera by a Black composer to be presented, not only by the Met, but by any New York institution. Composer Terence Blanchard, however, is not unknown to music lovers, particularly jazz fans. He got his start when he replaced Wynton Marsalis in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, playing with the band from 1982-86.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since then, Blanchard’s been nominated for 13 Grammys, written the scores for more than 60 films (including Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” and “BlacKkKlansman”), and even wrote an opera about a prize fighter called “Champion.” He also served as artistic director for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at the University of California in Los Angeles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The libretto was written by a Black woman, Kasi Lemmons, who directed the 2019 Harriet Tubman biopic, “Harriet.” Although new to the genre, she liked the fact that in opera different things can be happening at different places onstage yet work together musically.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And thirdly, we have a Black director, Camille Brown, who choreographed last year’s sensational production of “Porgy and Bess.” She will both choreograph and co-direct along with James Robinson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In an interview with Opera News magazine, Brown commented on the differences between the two operas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s beautiful to have music by a Black artist in the opera world, and for people to hear the authenticity of it,” Brown said. “It’s different from ‘Porgy and Bess,’ which is a show about Black people but wasn’t written by Black people. This is a show about a Black person composed by a Black artist.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And to top it off, the Met chose “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” to be the season opener for the 2021-2022 season after an 18-month COVID-19 shutdown. Although the Met has employed singers and conductors from a wide array of ethnic backgrounds in past years, this premiere sends a clear signal that talented writers, composers, and directors of color have now arrived in the opera world. This is big, y’all.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The story opens as a 20-year-old Charles is driving down a Louisiana backroad to his childhood home. In a series of flashbacks, we learn the painful story of his childhood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Charles the teenager is presented in Act II, where we find him growing increasingly isolated because of his secrets. But when he meets a beautiful girl, he begins to develop some independence and applies to go to college.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a young adult on campus in Act III, he is now old enough to realize that his anger from his childhood trauma is influencing not only his present life but his destiny, and he must address it. Whether or not he decides to do so in a constructive way, we shall find out.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It will be interesting to see how Blanchard leads us through this difficult story about the cycle of sexual assault and violence in a musical way. He says he found writing for classical singers a challenge because every voice “blooms” in different registers, regardless of their classification as a soprano, baritone, etc.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As she immersed herself in the project, librettist Kasi Lemmons told Opera News that, “the text in opera is often felt as unimportant. I’m aware that some librettos are really not great, but I wanted this to be beautiful. I wanted it to stand alone.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also note that she personifies Charles’ Loneliness and his Destiny, having the same performer sing both roles because in life, sometimes they can be one and the same.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The production showcases a group of great singers. Baritone Will Liverman, one of opera’s most exciting young stars, sings the role of Charles. He was described as “a voice for this historic moment,” by the Washington Post. The ravishing crossover soprano Angel Blue, who wowed Met audiences in “Porgy” last season, will sing the dual roles of Destiny and Loneliness. Houston-born Latonia Moore sings the part of Charles’ mother, Billie.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’re curious about what an opera composed for classical singers written by a contemporary jazz musician will sound like, Google the Met’s trailers. Viewers are we going to be in for an incredible experience. After just a few seconds, it’s clear this groundbreaking production will show the world that opera that can handle all kinds of musical genres and stories going forward and cast aside the misconception that operatic productions are all about events written 200 years ago by white men — although they are wonderful, too. Opera is vibrant and alive, and we need to see and hear how today’s artists from across the spectrum use this art form to tell their stories.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is surely a wonderful moment for opera, but these folks are not the first ones to be qualified. One can only wonder what would have happened if Duke Ellington had finished an opera or if James Baldwin had written one; or if William Grant Still, who did compose operas, with Langston Hughes as librettist had made it to the Met stage — had only they had been invited. Hopefully this will get you off the sofa and over to your computer to buy a ticket. Mask up and see you there!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Content advisory: </strong>Adult themes and language. Depending on Vaccine Protocols, some young children’s roles may be sung by older singers. For a full synopsis and production details, visit metopera.org. Run length: 2 hrs. 30 min, plus a 30-min. intermission between Acts I &amp; II. Book tickets online at uscbcenterforthearts.com, then click Met, Movies and More. Tickets: $22. OLLI members: $20<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>Fire Shut Up in My Bones, the second opera in the Hi-Def Series from the Met</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tickets: </strong>Book tickets online at uscbcenterforthearts.com. Tickets are $22, $20 for OLLI members.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>To watch the trailer: </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVMvvFDbFFk\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVMvvFDbFFk\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVMvvFDbFFk</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fire-shut-up-in-my-bones', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:08:35', '2021-10-13 17:08:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52866', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52868, 4, '2021-10-13 12:08:00', '2021-10-13 16:08:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Shorts at High Noon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Noon to 1 p.m., Wednesdays through Nov. 17, Technical College of the Lowcountry’s Beaufort campus. A collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and TCL, screenings are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. All films are from the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival. Schedule and trailers for all featured shorts are available at https://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com/official-selections-2021. Masks are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Historic Port Royal Museum</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org, email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Farmers Market</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, year round, 1615 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Rain or shine. For more information, visit http://www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com/, visit @portroyalfarmersmarket on Facebook or call 843-295-0058.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Art Association’s All Member Show</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, through 2022, Beaufort Art Association Gallery, 913 Nay Street, Beaufort. Each year, the Gallery invites all the BAA general members to submit two pieces of their art, to be exhibited. This year the public will be able to see the work of a dozen or more members who support BAA but chose only to exhibit through our satellite galleries and our Spring Show.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club June meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club located on Lady’s Island off of Meridian Road. Social begins at 6:30 p.m. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. Z-Man Fishing Products Inc., representative, Rick Linerry, will present the latest and greatest inshore and near shore lures. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply, Butler Marine, and Adams Marine Seminars again are drawing sponsors. Weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. Patrice Talmage won the monthly $50 drawing for August. Winners must be present at the next month’s meeting to receive the cash award. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LIVE After 5</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., every third Thursday each month, downtown Beaufort. Recurring monthly party with live music, local artists, late night shopping and drink and food specials. Rain or shine. Free entertainment, sponsored by Activate Beaufort. Entertainment schedule: Thursday, Oct. 21 – Alan Price; Thursday, Nov. 18 – Nick Poulin.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>City of Hardeeville 2nd annual Festival on Main</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15 and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16, Richard Gray Recreation Complex Park, behind the Hardeeville City Hall, 205 Main St. Hardeeville, S.C. 29927. The free two-day festival will feature amusement rides, food vendors, and live entertainment from the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show on both days. Friday Night is Latin Night and Pachanga will play a free concert at 7 p.m. On Saturday, there will be car displays, cornhole tournaments and a vendor fair. Lowcountry favorite Deas-Guyz will play a free concert at 6 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call Hardeeville Parks, Recreation &amp; Tourism Department at 843-227-4089.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR training</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $35 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Heritage Harvest Day Tour</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16, Penn Center Historical National Landmark District, 16 Penn Center Circle, St. Helena Island. “Celebrating Home, Our People, Our Culture.” Enjoy vendors, live music, food and drink and live performers. Attendees are asked to wear masks. For more information, call 843-838-2474.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Carteret Street United Methodist Church Fall Bazaar</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16, Carteret Street United Methodist Church, 408 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Pumpkin patch, good junque, toys, books, tools, garden shop, silent auction, drafts and more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Coffee with Colleagues – C.T. Lowndes &amp; Company Insurance Agency</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 22, Balance Barre &amp; Fitness, 2015 Boundary Street in Beaufort Town Center. Register at https://bit.ly/3kwOHOY.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands guided tours</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m., Friday, Oct. 22; Saturday, Nov. 6; Saturday, Dec. 4. The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands (501c3) offers free tours to the public.Tours will be conducted by Master Naturalist Jill Moore from Moore To Life. Tours begin at the amphitheater (Paris Avenue), and you will be guided through the rookery, viewing the many varieties of birds and wildlife and learning the benefits of this stormwater system &amp; working organic laboratory. Those interested in attending, reserve a spot by email at katkatbray@gmail.com. For more information visit www.friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org, Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ameris Bank 50th Anniversary Celebration</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 22, Ameris Bank, 2348 Boundary Street. During the annual Customer Appreciation Cook-Out. Register at https://bit.ly/2YljRBu.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Malpass Brothers</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 22, USC Beaufort Center For The Arts, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Brothers Christopher and Taylor Malpass promote the work and music of classic country artists while creating new music and making their own mark in the lineage of a rich American cultural heritage. The brothers toured with the late Don Helms, former steel guitarist for Hank Williams, have opened for Merle Haggard and have shared billing with artists including Ray Price, Willie Nelson, Doyle Lawson, Rhonda Vincent, Marty Stuart, Doc Watson and more. Tickets are available at https://www.uscbcenterforthearts.com/.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YMCA Puppy Plunge</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 to 11 a.m., Saturdays, Oct. 23, Nov. 20, Dec. 18, Jan. 29, Feb. 26, and March 26. Wardle Family YMCA, Outdoor pool, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Well-behaved canines of all breeds and sizes are welcome. Cost is $10 per pup. All proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program. Owners will be required to sign a waiver before entering the enclosed, exterior pool area (use the side entrance gate), must be present with their pups at all times, and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. The YMCA asks that pets be up-to-date on all vaccinations. Event is weather dependent so check the YMCA social media or call the Y front desk at 843-522-9622 the morning of the Puppy Plunge to check any status update.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Technical College of the Lowcountry Health Sciences Open House</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5-7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28, Beaufort Mather Campus, Building 4. Information available on Associate Degree in Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Practical Nursing, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting and Surgical Technology. For a complete list of degree, certificate or diploma programs, visit www.tcl.edu/academics/pathways. To RSVP, go to www.tcl.edu/openhouse. The events are free and open to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Karate Halloween Party</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:15 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28, McElroys Martial Arts Academy, Island Recreation Center, Hilton Head Island. Kids ages 5 to 12 welcome. Cost is free. Kids wear Halloween costumes or karate uniform. Demonstrations, candy, cupcakes, cookies, etc. Free. Contact McElroys Martial Arts Academy at 843-816-0153 or mcelroy@hargray.com, so they know how many are coming.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Spooktacular Halloween Party</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 11 p.m., Friday, Oct. 29, Amvets Post 70, 1831 Ribault Road, Port Royal. Costume party with costume contest, Scaryoke with Luscious Locks Eric.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6th annual Touch-a-Truck fundraiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30, Beaufort Town Center. Benefits the Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB). Cost is $5 per person, free for children younger than 18 months old. Designated Quiet Hour from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for those sensitive to noise. Touch-a-Truck is a family event that offers a unique and interactive experience for children of all ages. Children will have the opportunity to see, touch, and safely explore their favorite vehicles that serve our community. Event will feature many different types of equipment to explore, including a fire truck, a patrol car, a SWAT car, stormwater vehicles, a monster truck, construction vehicles, and even a helicopter. The entertainment area, and the event at large will reflect COVID protocols. There will be music and food, drinks, and libations available for purchase. In the case of rain, the event will be postponed to Nov. 6. Pets are not allowed at the event. For additional information about Touch-a-Truck or Junior Service League of Beaufort please contact Communication Director Meredith Birch at communication.jslb@gmail.com, or visit www.jslbeaufort.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Spooky Halloween Party</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30, Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort. Event is free. Event will feature crafts, a costume party, a D.J., inflatable games, trick-or-treating and entertainment. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Auldbrass Opening Cocktail Party</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, Old Bay Marketplace Rooftop, 917 Bay Street, Beaufort. Cost is $100 per person. The Open Land Trust is kicking off the Auldbrass tour weekend with a cocktail party with Frank Lloyd Wright experts. Nelson Brackin, Greg Gamel and Jim Klippel will mix and mingle and talk all things FLW. There will be cocktails, hors d\'oeuvres and live entertainment. Tickets are availavble at https://bit.ly/3A5sPQI.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Auldbrass Tours</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4, Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6, 7 River Road, Yemassee. Tickets are $175, and there are no refunds. Tickets are available at are available at https://bit.ly/3A5sPQI, and proceeds from the tour benefit the Beaufort County Open Land Trust. Auldbrass was built in 1939 for C. Leigh Stevens, a Michigan industrialist, by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright famously designed the residential structure without any right angles. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation describes the property as a “4,000-acre tract of land on the banks of the Combahee River, the plantation is one of the largest and most complex residential projects Wright ever undertook.” Auldbrass Plantation was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and is one of only two buildings Wright designed in South Carolina. Tickets are sold on a first come- first served basis.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The tour is mostly self-guided. The Main House tour is guided with groups of 12. Rain or shine event. No children under the age of 12. No strollers. No coolers. No pets. No smoking. No interior photos. Walking tour – Absolutely no third-party sales.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Technical College of the Lowcountry All Program Area (Except Health Sciences) Open House</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, Beaufort Mather Campus, Building 4. Information available on the Arts, Building &amp; Industrial, Business Management &amp; Accounting, Computers &amp; Electronics, Human Services, Law &amp; Criminal Justice and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering &amp; Math). For a complete list of degree, certificate or diploma programs, visit www.tcl.edu/academics/pathways.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To RSVP, go to www.tcl.edu/openhouse. The events are free and open to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Maye River Quilters Guild meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 6 via Zoom. To get a link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For more information, call 843-530-1244.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Help of Beaufort Oyster Roast</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Saturday Nov. 6, Port Royal Community Beer Garden. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door. Includes all-you-can-eat oysters, a craft beer, live entertainment and dessert. Proceeds support Help of Beaufort. To order tickets, visit www.helpofbeaufort.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Rotary of the Lowcountry Family Oyster Roast</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 6, Live Oaks Park, Port Royal. Tickets are $35 and include oysters, beer, wine, sodas, hot dogs, chili and dessert. Tickets can be purchased at Port Royal Police Department, Bay Street Jewelers and Lowcountry Insurance Services. Live music by Mike Kavanaugh. Door prizes, live and silent auction. Oyster knives available for purchase. For more information, contact Dick Deuel at 843-441-1587 or dick.deuel@yahoo.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bourbon, Bubbles and Brew</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 7, Breakwater Restaurant and Bar, 203 Carteret Street, Beaufort. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at BeaufortFilmFestival.com. A fun-filled evening of tasting fine “bourbons, bubbles and brews” with music by the ClusterShucks will benefit the Beaufort Film Society.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chef’s Table Benefit &amp; Auction</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 11, Harbour Town Clubhouse, 11 Lighthouse Lane, Hilton Head Island. Tickets are $150 per person, $1,200 for table of eight. Event is limited to 250 guests. Featuring Rob Mondavi, Jr., and more than 15 Lowcounty chefs. Hosted by Jesse Blanco of Eat It &amp; Like It. Chef’s Appetizer Showcase &amp; Cocktails, 6 p.m. Chef’s Five-Course Dinner, 7:15 p.m. Live auction, 8:30 p.m. Event and auctiojn registration at www.tcl.edu/table. All proceeds benefit the Culinary Institute of the South at Technical College of the Lowcountry and its students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort-Jasper ACE Friends &amp; Family Day</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 13, Beaufort-Jasper ACE, 80 Lowcountry Drive, Ridgeland. Flea market, tours of the school, student presentations, services from school programs, ACE food truck and more. Flea market runs from 8 a.m. to noon, set-up begins at 7 a.m. Flea market spots (8-foot by 18-foot) are $20. Food truck spots are $40. No chairs, tables or electricity provided. Contact Ms. Dixon at 987-8107 for reservations or more information. Rental agreement forms are available at bjace.org and must be submitted, along with payment, prior to Nov. 5.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR re-certification</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal, offers CPR. Cost is $25 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net.. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Music from the Manger</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10; 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 11; and noon, Sunday, Dec. 12, the end of Parris Avenue, Port Royal Village. A music-filled festival featuring a unique Christmas Village and a performance by the talented local recording artist Liz Jane. Concert proceeds will benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) of Beaufort. There will be food and drink available. For additional information, visit MusicfromtheManger.com to view the schedule of events, purchase tickets, as well as to inquire about sponsorship and vendor opportunities. 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(52872, 4, '2021-10-13 13:20:53', '2021-10-13 17:20:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After two years away because of COVID-19, organizers have announced that the Beaufort Twilight Run (BTR) is back and scheduled for March 19, 2022 in Habersham.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The BTR is Riverview Charter School’s biggest fundraiser, and revenues support numerous programs integral to student success such as technology, field experiences, after-school opportunities and more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry’s Running Festival BTR courses wind through charming neighborhood streets canopied with Spanish moss and among waterfront parks highlighted by hundred-year-old oak trees and the Beaufort River during sunset. The race has drawn participants from at least 14 states and several countries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to $6,000 in cash prizes, kids activities, live entertainment and plenty of Lowcountry food, the BTR offers four USATF sanctioned competitive courses (10-mile Run, 8K Run, 5K Run, 1-mile Youth Run), a 5K Fun Walk and a 1/4 mile Kid’s Fun Run. Participants can compete for the Beaufort Challenge title by running in both the 10-mile and 5K events. Participants and spectators are invited to enjoy the after-party with gourmet food trucks and live music.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Organizers made a few changes this year. Fist of all, pricing has been lowered, registration has been tweaked and prices at the beginning of registration will be the same as it is on the last day of registration.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additionally, the 5K Run, 8K Run, and 10 Mile Run are all the same price.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And finally, this year, T-Shirts are only guaranteed through March 1. After that, they will be available on race day on a first-come, first-served basis as an incentive to register early.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To register, visit <a href=\"https://runsignup.com/Race/SC/Beaufort/BeaufortTwilightRun.\">https://runsignup.com/Race/SC/Beaufort/BeaufortTwilightRun.</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Photo by Bob Sofaly</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Twilight Run to return for 2022 in Habersham', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-twilight-run-to-return-for-2022-in-habersham', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:20:54', '2021-10-13 17:20:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52872', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52874, 4, '2021-10-13 13:23:08', '2021-10-13 17:23:08', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eggs Up Grill, a breakfast, brunch, and lunch brand with 50 restaurants in Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas, and Virginia, plans to expand in Beaufort and Hilton Head and is seeking multi-unit franchisees, according to a media release from the company.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eggs Up Grill, which recently ranked as the No. 1 breakfast franchise by Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500, identified the markets for expansion as some of the last territories available in the region.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Eggs Up Grill reached milestones in 2021 — not only opening our 50th restaurant but also achieving sales records proving out this successful business model for our franchise partners,” Eggs Up Grill CEO Ricky Richardson said in the release. “We look forward to expanding in these growing communities, and serving neighbors from sunup through lunch.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eggs Up Grill traces its roots to Pawleys Island, where it was founded in 1997 with a menu featuring classic, All-American dishes, along with twists on traditional favorites. The restaurant takes pride in perfectly cooking fresh, hand-cracked eggs 14 different ways. Menu categories include made-to-order omelets and benedicts, pancakes, waffles and breakfast sandwiches, as well as famous home fries, the Founder’s recipe corned beef hash and buttery, grilled blueberry muffins. Lunch choices include burgers, sandwiches, wraps and salads.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The company refers to itself as “neighbors serving neighbors” daily from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., and has plans to reach the 100-restaurant mark by 2023.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on Eggs Up Grill franchise opportunities, visit <a href=\"https://eggsupgrillfranchise.com/.\">https://eggsupgrillfranchise.com/.</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Breakfast chain plans to expand to Beaufort County', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'breakfast-chain-plans-to-expand-to-beaufort-county', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:23:09', '2021-10-13 17:23:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52874', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(52877, 4, '2021-10-13 13:25:17', '2021-10-13 17:25:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Breast cancer is a big deal. A mammogram is not.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Beaufort Memorial is offering the opportunity to purchase 2D or 3D screening mammograms for $99 now through Oct. 31.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mammograms are available in both Beaufort and Okatie and can be purchased through MDsave online at BeaufortMemorial.org/SaveOnMammos. Patients who purchase the $99 mammogram by the end of this month will be able to schedule their screening appointments any time within six months of purchase.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>MDsave is an online healthcare marketplace designed for patients who have no health insurance or high-deductible health plans. Through MDsave patients can receive discounts on a wide range of medical services, including lab work, imaging tests, physical therapy, primary care visits and a variety of same-day surgeries – and avoid complicated hospital billing. Rather than receive separate invoices from the hospital and physicians, the services are bundled into one bill and paid directly to MDsave.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Patients who wish to take advantage of the $99 offer should:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit BeaufortMemorial.org/SaveOnMammos and select a service and preferred location now through Oct. 31.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pay online with a major credit card, debit card, FSA or HAS card and receive a service voucher.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Call 843-522-5015 or visit BeaufortMemorial.org/MammoAppointment to schedule a screening any time in the next six months.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Present the voucher at the time of the appointment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Memorial offering $99 mammograms in October', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-offering-99-mammograms-in-october-2', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:25:18', '2021-10-13 17:25:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52877', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52879, 4, '2021-10-13 13:28:09', '2021-10-13 17:28:09', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Duels in Beaufort District,” an all-virtual lecture, opens the long-delayed Season 5 of the Beaufort History Museum-Beaufort County Library’s local history program series. The video will be available for viewing on the Beaufort County Library’s YouTube Channel (https://bit.ly/3AFw9Ce) beginning October 19.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Settling matters of honor according to accepted practice was an important part of being a gentleman in the 18th and 19th centuries. Viewers will learn about some of the little known duels held in Beaufort District, South Carolina from law enforcement professional and historian Neil Baxley.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A native of North Carolina, Baxley spent four years in the Marine Corps before joining the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department more than 35 years ago. In 2013, Col. Baxley was put in charge of Beaufort County’s Emergency Management Division.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In his spare time, Baxley studies and writes Civil War era history. He’s authored two Confederate regimental history books: No Prouder Fate: The Story of the 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (2005) and Walk in the Light: The Journey of the 10th and 19th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (2013). He’s presented popular lectures at the South Carolina Archives and area museums and libraries, including several over the past decade for the Beaufort County Library and Beaufort History Museum.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Virtual lecture ‘Duels in Beaufort District\' coming', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'virtual-lecture-duels-in-beaufort-district-coming', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:28:10', '2021-10-13 17:28:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52879', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52881, 4, '2021-10-13 13:34:58', '2021-10-13 17:34:58', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Special to the Island News</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Uninsured or underinsured hospitality workers in Beaufort will now have access to high-quality, affordable primary care services thanks to a new health care practice developed by Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) in partnership with the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association (BAHA).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Memorial Direct Primary Care provides participants with an array of basic medical and preventive care services, including annual physicals or women’s health exams, up to 30 in-person or telemedicine visits a year, routine laboratory studies, electrocardiograms and annual flu vaccinations, for a low membership fee of $50 a month. There is no additional charge or copay for sick care visits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Direct Primary Care is designed for individuals who haven’t had access to primary care services and empowers them to take control of their health,” Beaufort Memorial Hospital President and CEO Russell Baxley said. “The goal is to keep them out of the ER, manage acute chronic conditions proactively, and focus on good lifestyle choices and wellness.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Located in the Port Royal Medical Pavilion at 1680 Ribaut Road, the Direct Primary Care clinic will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is staffed by board-certified BMH family nurse practitioner Miranda Moss, FNP-C, along with a support team. A Beaufort native and experienced health care provider, Moss began her medical career as a staff nurse at Beaufort Memorial, and most recently was part of the team of providers at the Beaufort Memorial Express Care clinic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“My primary focus is to help patients stay as healthy as possible, emphasizing the importance of preventative care and screenings,” said Moss, who indicated that she plans to serve as a navigator for patients to ensure they have affordable options for prescriptions, diagnostics and specialty care. “That is really what direct primary care is about – providing access for patients that is also affordable, so that they are able to live their best and healthiest lives.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Appointments for annual physicals and sick visits can be scheduled in advance using Beaufort Memorial’s patient portal. If a patient needs to see a specialist or requires additional services, the practice staff will help coordinate the care using low-cost alternatives like MD Save, a health care marketplace where you can purchase visits and services at low rates.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Health care for small business owners and employees is crucial,” said Jonathan Sullivan, BAHA Board chairman and president of Spartina Hospitality which manages the Beaufort Inn and the Quality Inn. “Sometimes employees will avoid taking care of medical issues in fear of a large medical expense or simply because they don’t have a primary care provider. Their condition may worsen and then they end up out of work longer than they can afford. This is a great way for us to invest in our team members by making sure they have access to affordable primary care.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Direct Primary Care has other benefits, too. While most primary care practices have an average of 1,500 patients, Direct Primary Care is limited to 500 members, allowing the health care provider to spend more time with patients.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Instead of the standard 15- to 30-minute visit, this health care model is designed to provide face-to-face interaction with a dedicated provider for 30 minutes to an hour per visit,” Baxley said. “After the visit, a nurse navigator will follow up to make sure the patient is doing what he or she needs to do to stay healthy and out of the hospital.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The innovative health care program is currently open to BAHA partner businesses and their employees who are either uninsured or have high-deductible, catastrophic health care insurance. Those who enroll cannot be eligible for Medicare, Medicaid or Tricare to participate in the program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Living in an area that is so dependent on hospitality and tourism to drive the economy, we need to focus on supporting those that make up the workforce,” Hospitality Association President &amp; CEO Ashlee Houck said. “This program is a giant step in the right direction.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Employers may elect to cover the program costs for their employees, or employees can enroll individually and pay their member fees directly. The annual membership, which renews each year on October 1, may be canceled by the employer or employee with 24 hours’ notice.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Beaufort Memorial Direct Primary Care program is a phenomenal resource for providing healthcare to an underserved industry,” said Houck. “The program will strengthen our industry, increase wellness within the workforce and aid in recruiting and retaining hospitality employees within the area.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hospitality business owners and BAHA members interested in taking advantage of this affordable preventive care option should visit BeaufortMemorial.org/DirectPrimaryCare for information about enrollment.<br><br><em>Board-certified nurse practitioner Miranda Moss, right, will be seeing patients at the new Direct Primary Care practice. 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The total cost of the project was $2,411.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Open Land Trust hosting 50th annual meeting </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For its 50th annual meeting, the Open Land Trust is hosting an Oyster Roast and Chili at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21, at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club at 30 Yacht Club Drive in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cost are $15 and it is payable by phone or by mail at P.O. Box 75, Beaufort, S.C., 29901. RSVP on or before Thursday, Oct. 7 to Haley Romeo at Haley@openlandtrust. com or 843-521-2175.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>New episode of Southern Sense Talk&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A new episode of Southern Sense Talk, an online local conservative talk hosted by Annie \"The Radio Chick\" Ubelis and \"CS\" Bennett, will be available live from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday at https://www.Southern-Sense.com or https://www.blogtalkradio.com/ southernsense/. Ubelis if the Chair of the Beaufort County TEA Party.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This week’s guests include:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gretchen WollertL Author of Fight: Lincoln and Trump, small business owner, educator and past chairman and current member of her school board.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Matt Rosenberg: Author of What Next, Chicago?: Notes of a Pissed- Off Native Son.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dean Reuter: Author of The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America\'s Deal with the Devil, General Counsel of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy and a fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University\'s Antonin Scalia Law School.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Larry Klayman: Author of It Takes a Revolution: Forget the Scandal Industry!, founder and former chair of Judicial Watch, and current chairman of Freedom Watch.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>David Ditch, Policy Analyst for the Grover M. 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(52887, 4, '2021-10-13 13:40:48', '2021-10-13 17:40:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three preservation grants have been awarded to the Friends of Fort Fremont. The grants will fund a structural engineering study of Batteries Jesup and Fornance located in Beaufort County’s Fort Fremont Preserve.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The batteries were built between 1898 and 1899 on St. Helena Island during the Spanish-American War and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The survey will document the condition of the structures and identify structure, safety, and preservation issues to guide Beaufort County in future work to enhance public safety, preserve the structure, and make improvements for possible enhancements to the visitor experience.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The work is funded by grants from the Coast Defense Study Group, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, administered by the S.C. Department of Archives and History (SCDAH).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Fort Fremont Preserve is a snapshot in time with historic batteries, a maritime forest, and high bluff coastal views of Port Royal Sound. In 2004, Fort Fremont was purchased by Beaufort County through the Rural and Critical Lands Preservation Program for a 15-acre passive park and preserve. An adjacent three-acre site was also purchased by Beaufort County in 2010.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2018, Beaufort County began construction of the Fort Fremont History Center in Memory of Pete Richards, which will be open in Fall 2021.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Friends of Fort Fremont work with Beaufort County to preserve and promote Fort Fremont’s educational, historical, natural, and cultural resources and to interpret Fort Fremont’s history for visitors. For more information, visit www.fortfremont.org.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Friends of Fort Fremont land 3 preservation grants', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'friends-of-fort-fremont-land-3-preservation-grants', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:40:49', '2021-10-13 17:40:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52887', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52889, 4, '2021-10-13 13:42:36', '2021-10-13 17:42:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The SC Stay Plus pandemic-related rent relief program has paid $864,579.10 so far to landlords in Beaufort County to keep residents in their homes. Since August, the program has had representatives in Beaufort County to assist residents struggling with back rent and utility payments due to pandemic-related financial instability.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The outreach has been very successful, with more than 600 residents seeking help at local libraries; more than 150 households have been approved and received rental assistance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the last month, SC Stay Plus has received 1,000 more applications since the federal eviction moratorium ended. SC Stay Plus provides payments directly to landlords and utility companies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SC Stay Plus representatives have extended and will be available at the Beaufort Branch Library Fridays and Saturdays during October to continue providing one-to-one assistance to residents submitting the application for financial support for past due rent and utilities to renters financially impacted COVID-19.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>County residents who would like to apply can meet with program assistants from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fridays (Oct. 15, 22, 29) and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturdays (Oct. 16, 23 and 30) at the Beaufort Branch Library at 311 Scott Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SC Stay Plus applications are collected online and can be accessed from schousing.com/home/sc-stay-plus. For questions and more information, contact the SC Stay Plus call center at 803-336-3420 or toll-free at 1-800-476-0412.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Co. rent relief nears $1 million paid to keep residents in homes', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-co-rent-relief-nears-1-million-paid-to-keep-residents-in-homes', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:42:36', '2021-10-13 17:42:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52889', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52891, 4, '2021-10-13 13:45:11', '2021-10-13 17:45:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>‘Praise and adoration’</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nice to see [Cherimie] again in the Island News. My intent with this email is to provide you a sufficient amount of “Praise and Adoration” for you to provide us more of your insightful, well written and socially relevant musings via The Island News. I have always enjoyed your writing and am looking forward to many more. I find it infinitely more enjoyable writing to you than any Representative, national, state or local as I am TOTALLY fed up with them all.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You have a wonderful gift. Great article, and I hope to see many more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Bob North, St. Helena Island</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>More ‘praise and adoration’</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This note is way overdue, but felt the need to send a quick note of appreciation and thanks to Cherimie\'s article titled “United We Stood.” Her piece moved me to tears. Emotions of pride and grief of what used to be.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you for writing such a beautiful piece.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I hope members of this community took a minute to let those words resonate within and feel all the feels, remember what was lost, those that have been affected on all levels and hopefully instill a desire to do our parts to help build back up what was once and still is broken.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Jen Dudley, Lady’s Island</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LETTERS TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letters-to-the-editor-40', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:45:12', '2021-10-13 17:45:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52891', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52893, 4, '2021-10-13 13:46:40', '2021-10-13 17:46:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Bill Warren, 82, joined the United States Marine Corps’ PLC program in St. Louis, Mo., in 1958. After graduating from Southern Illinois University, he attended basic and infantry training at Quantico. He joined the Recon Battalion at Camp Pendleton and deployed to Cuba and Haiti before a tour in Okinawa. He then spent two years aboard USS George Clymer deploying to WESTPAC.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A quick tour at Pendleton preceded his first tour in Vietnam, where he received his first Purple Heart during the Tet Offensive. Back in the States, he served Inspector/Instructor duty in Waukegan, Ill., before returning to Vietnam as an advisor with the Vietnamese Marines in Quang Tri where he received two additional Purple Hearts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52814,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Bill-Warren-Young.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Bill-Warren-Young-735x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52814\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After Command and Staff College, he served three years aboard USS Mt. Whitney including deployments to Europe. Next was duty at Headquarters Marine Corps, then at Ft. Bragg as the Marine rep to Special Forces, then with the Joint Special OPS Command. He later served at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., and finally as CO of Headquarters &amp; Service Battalion at Parris Island. He retired as a Colonel in 1988 and then served on the boards of the local Red Cross and Salvation Army and as terminal manager at the Port of Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9. For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'VETERAN OF THE WEEK – BILL WARREN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-bill-warren', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:46:40', '2021-10-13 17:46:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52893', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52895, 4, '2021-10-13 13:47:56', '2021-10-13 17:47:56', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jennifer Picklesimer caught this alligator with its mouth open last month at the Port Royal Cypress Wetlands. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-180', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:47:57', '2021-10-13 17:47:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52895', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52897, 4, '2021-10-13 13:51:53', '2021-10-13 17:51:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If there were any doubts going in, the 4th annual Beaufort Food Truck Festival, held Saturday in Port Royal, was a rousing success.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The festival, held for the first time in two years because of COVID-19 and after undergoing a few changed was packed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Things went phenomenally, honestly,” Lowcountry Jaycees President Nick Mayrand said. “The only thing we were really worried about was the weather and the weather came and went. I’m extremely proud, proud of my committee and our chairperson Ashley Doucette.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I had tears in my eyes when the festival opened and I looked out and every truck had a line of people waiting for food.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mayrand said he’s not certain just how big the crowd was, possibly as big as 5,000 people.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There’s no way to tell,” he said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We made plans for 2,500, but we were definitely over that number. It was definitely very well received.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Among the changes this year were the addition of a petting zoo for the kids, a beer tent for the adults, a move to Port Royal from Beaufort Town Center, and, most notably, extended hours until the evening, meaning organizers could schedule more entertainment and sell more beverages, while festival-goers could attend for lunch and for dinner, if they so desired.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Food Truck Festival is the signature event of the Lowcountry Jaycees. Most of the proceeds will benefit Jaycee Camp Hope, a statewide residential camp for individuals with intellectual disabilities aged 7 and older. Camp Hope, established in 1969, strives to give campers healthy experiences outdoors through four summer sessions. Benefits include exercise, outdoor activities, personal growth, and social development with peers and caring adults.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Jaycees will use the remaining proceeds for local community causes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mayrand said organizers still have to have their wrap-up meeting, so he couldn’t really discuss plans for next year, yet. But he definitely wants more trucks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We were really excited,” Mayrand said, “because we think can expand next year.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.</em><br><br><em>Photo by Bob Sofaly</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>EDITOR’S NOTE</strong>: Lowcountry Jaycees President Nick Mayrand’s published a statement to the Beaufort Food Truck Festival’s Facebook page where he thanks far too many people to fit into this story. His statement can be found at <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/GRUB4HOPE4.\">https://www.facebook.com/GRUB4HOPE4.</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Food Truck Festival a rousing success', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'food-truck-festival-a-rousing-success', '', '', '2021-10-13 13:51:54', '2021-10-13 17:51:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52897', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52899, 4, '2021-10-13 14:00:35', '2021-10-13 18:00:35', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> <strong>It’s almost time to go to the polls again </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> BEAUFORT<em> </em>– In less than three weeks, Beaufort County voters will have the opportunity to go to the polls. It’s always interesting to see how many do. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s not likely all 142,700 registered voters will be flocking to the polls in this off-year election; in fact, there’s an opinion that so few WILL take the opportunity, supporters of the Local Option Sales Tax, which is on the ballot, think their changes of approval are improved.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the other hand, some supporters – like city of Beaufort and Port Royal officials who really want this tax alternative for needed projects – are concerned the off-year timing may hurt changes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We’ll see.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The county has a detailed explanation of the 1 percent sales tax proposal and what it will mean to the individual property owner: <a href=\"https:// www.beaufortcountysc.gov/topics/ local-option-sales-tax/index.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:// www.beaufortcountysc.gov/topics/ local-option-sales-tax/index.html\">https:// www.beaufortcountysc.gov/topics/ local-option-sales-tax/index.html </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also on the county-wide ballot is a measure to change a small segment of the county government structure – making the treasure and auditor’s offices hired positions rather than elected.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County Council put this on the ballot after the day-time drama created last year by current Auditor Jim Beckert and Treasurer Maria Wall which resulted in at least four lawsuits against Beckert for intimidation and failure to do his official job.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The county Republican Party has come out against the change, outlining their position in an on-line message, <a href=\"https://saynoinnovember.\">https://saynoinnovember.</a> com/form-of-government. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And Port Royal voters have an important election to decide – two of the four Town Council seats are up for grabs. Incumbents Mary Beth Heyward and Darryl Owens are seeking re-election and facing challenges from Eddie Gugino, a cyber security engineer, and John Hazel, owner of Devil Dog Headquarters retail shop.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Area has a rich history with Orders of the Palmetto&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Last week, in this space, instead of seeing this columnist’s smiling face, you got to read about Gullah/ Geechee Nation Chieftess Queen Quet’s most recent honor with South Carolina’s highest civilian award, the Order of the Palmetto. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Queen Quet, who grew up on St. Helena Island, has accomplished a number of things in her years of promoting the Gullah/Geechee culture around the world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her efforts are to be applauded, BUT also not to be overlooked is retired Jasper County Coroner Martin Sauls who also received the Palmetto award from Gov. Henry McMaster that same day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sauls who served as Jasper coroner for more than 40 years, also served as an elected county councilman and then state legislator in the late-1970s.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many Beaufortonians came in contact with Sauls in another capacity, as owner of the Sauls Funeral Home in Ridgeland that handled services for a number of families, especially south of the Broad River.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the past 40 years the Order of the Palmetto has been awarded to more than 3,000 people including author Pat Conroy, former Beaufort city manager Ed Duryea, former Lt. Gov. Brantley Harvey, former S.C. Rep. Harriet Keyserling, retired Beaufort County Councilmember Skeet Von Harten and former Solicitor Randy Murdaugh III.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Speaking of Palmettos</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>FOLLY BEACH – Latest reports from the files of “environmental accidents” show Dominion Energy’s tree killers are scheduled to begin work on Folly Beach soon, with 500-plus Palmettos on their hit list.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Like they so brutally did in Beaufort this spring and summer, the contract cutters are slated to continue the utility company’s “safety” program to completely remove Palmettos that might cause damage to their power lines.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For those who cried “foul” over the most recent atrocities and implored the S.C. Public Commission to consider the utility’s pruning practices as part of Dominion’s request for a 7.68 percent rate increase earlier this year, that didn’t happen either.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The utility got approval for a lesser 1.46 percent increase which showed up on September bills and there was apparently no consideration of the demolition practices.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>High speed chase prompts ponderings about life in a ‘news desert’</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LADY’S ISLAND – With the current debate about the impact of Facebook and other social media streaming platforms, it was interesting to see, online, the other day a complaint that this community exists in a “news desert.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you consider all the media reports from our neighbors to the west, i.e., Hampton County and the Murdaugh family, one might question that “desert” description.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This particular complaint was generated in response to a high-speed traffic situation that occurred more than a week ago. Online comments indicated at least one driver had to hit the shoulder of Sams Point Road to avoid being run over by speeding vehicles, primarily, more than a half-dozen blue lights giving chase to one white work van.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After considerable inquiry, it was revealed that this was a Jasper County case, instigated by the Jasper County Sheriff’s department but joined by Beaufort County sheriff’s deputies and possibly some municipal officers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It started in the wee-morning hours (that’s 2:30 to 3 a.m.) on Argent Boulevard, near Tailgators Grill, when the chase began following reports of a van driving erratically. It continued down S.C. 170, into Port Royal, across the McTeer Bridge, down Sams Point Road until the driver finally stopped near his home not far from Brickyard Point boat landing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, it was a distance of about 30 miles total and luckily, no one was hurt. The young man spent the night in the Beaufort County Detention Center and faces charges of failure to stop for a blue light … a bunch of times.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now you know the “rest of the story,” as Paul Harvey used to say.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The point is, how often do we see incidents happen around us and wonder, “Huh, what’s THAT all about?”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once again, we have to accept there are some things we’ll never know.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Lolita Huckaby Watson is a community volunteer and former reporter/editorial assistant/columnist with The Beaufort Gazette, The Savannah Morning News, Bluffton Today, Beaufort Today and The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.). She can be reached at bftbay@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LOWDOWN', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-lowdown-52', '', '', '2021-10-13 14:00:36', '2021-10-13 18:00:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52899', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52901, 4, '2021-10-13 14:08:13', '2021-10-13 18:08:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort TEA Party of S.C., is unhappy with Sen. Lindsey Graham. And it is letting Graham, and everyone else, know. Following in the footsteps of the Republican Party of Aiken and York counties, the Beaufort TEA Party is censuring Graham.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In an email dated Oct. 7, Beaufort TEA Party Chair Ann Ubelis wrote:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was after careful consideration and at the behest of members of the Beaufort TEA Party, SC, that we issued the attached Censure of our South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since assuming the office of Senator for the State of South Carolina, we, the people of South Carolina have endured his waffling between Republican and Conservative values and that of a Republican In Name Only (RINO). Time and again, we voiced our displeasure.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is with deep regret, that we find the need to take this measure. We can, no longer, remain silent. We join The Aiken County Republican Party and the Pickens County Republican Party in the Official Censure of Senator Lindsey Graham.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attached to the email was the actual resolution censuring Sen. Graham. (The resolution, unlike Ubelis’ letter, mentions a York County GOP censure of Graham. Any recent action of this sort by the Pickens County GOP could not be found.)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52902,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-13-at-1.14.34-PM.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-13-at-1.14.34-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52902\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A censure is a formal admonishment or statement of displeasure. Since they carry no formal penalties, censures are often no more than political statements. But they can carry a lot of weight.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ubelis, who lives on Lady’s Island, said the process of censuring Sen. Graham began back in August.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Members of the Beaufort TEA Party of S.C., an informal group with as many as 500 to 600 members approached Ubelis at the August meeting about censuring Graham.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“They asked for it,” Ubelis said. “I looked into it, and we decided to go forward. This is an independent thing that we are doing.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The group has not censured anyone other than elected officials. Ubelis said the tipping point was Sen. Graham’s vote in favor of the infrastructure bill known as The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The size, the breadth and the items in the infrastructure bill, … when they throw all this pork stuff in there,” Ubelis said, “He allowed this to come out of committee and go out on the floor. He had the ability to clean this up and send it back and say, ‘Bring us a clean bill.’ He had the ability to do that and he didn’t. As a Senator, he’s not doing the will of the people of this state.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The official resolution censuring Sen. Graham was signed and dated Sept. 11. Early this month, according to Ubelis, it was both emailed and mailed to Sen. Graham, sent to several newspapers, as well as the state and Beaufort County Republican Parties.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The South Carolina Republican Party has not (as of press time Tuesday night) responded to a message asking for a response or comment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sen. Graham responded in a letter to Ubelis on Tuesday, Oct. 12. Though Ubelis said Sen. Graham still doesn’t account for the “pork” in the bill, the Senator explains his position and vote on the bill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Part of Sen. Graham’s letter reads as follows:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R.3684, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Repairing our nation’s infrastructure has long been an area of bipartisanship within Congress.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I joined my Senate colleagues in drafting a bipartisan infrastructure package focused on our nation’s traditional infrastructure needs, such as roads, highways, bridges, waterways, ports, and airports. A facelift for American infrastructure would benefit the American people as well as businesses across South Carolina and the country.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On August 10, 2021, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed the United States Senate. 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(52959, 4, '2021-10-20 11:38:33', '2021-10-20 15:38:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Sunday morning, and I’m sitting at a conference-sized table with an almost-done Ravensburger 1,000-piece puzzle centered on its wooden surface. As I sit here guests — sleepy and waiting for breakfast at 8 — stop and spend a minute or two trying to find a piece (of the puzzle) that fits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The table is just beyond a sofa that faces a stone hearth large enough to completely embrace a Honda Fit. And within that huge space is an actual, well-tended, early-morning fire.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The stone fireplace was built by Cherokee stonemasons in 1922. The Chestnut paneling giving this large room its warm, secure feeling was installed by Amos and Lillian Frye in 1923. And for many years thereafter Amos and Lillian tended to small town bankers, Southern business people and the occasional celebrity (Bill Tilden) who somehow made their way to the Fryemont Inn located above Bryson City, N.C.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I’m sitting in this pleasant room with 15 other early-risers who have come for their complimentary coffee. They are here because there are no coffee machines in the rooms. Nor are there televisions, refrigerators or air conditioners in the rooms. The guest rooms are free of electronics or connection with the Internet. The fireplace, conversation and coffee are all here in the lobby — and it is the lobby where one gravitates, and then lingers, while staying at the Fryemont.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My wife, my son and I found the Fryemont Inn 35 years ago. We came seeking serious hiking trails and some respite from Beaufort’s relentless heat. We found nearby (almost vertical) trails; and Mt. Leconte; and the mysterious Alum Caves on the way to the top of Leconte.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And then we found Deep Creek.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My son, Zach, was 8 or 9, and I wanted something beyond Jungle Golf at Myrtle Beach; or a fiberglass “log flume” at Carowinds; or an inverted roller coaster at Busch Gardens. In those long gone days I was looking for excitement; a way to bond with my son; and wanted an organic alternative to Space Mountain at Disneyland.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wanted speed — and, yes, a little bit of danger — and found these things plunging down a frigid, boulder-strewn mountain stream (Deep Creek) in an inner tube.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But there was something else.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the Fryemont, dinner and breakfast are included in the price of the room. Dinner is usually some variation on trout; breakfast is not your rushed, abbreviated afterthought involving cold cereal, yogurt and make-your-own-waffles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because the meals are paid-for, one finds their way to the dining room (it also comes with a Honda-sized fireplace) and re-lives the day’s outdoor experience. This is the moment to relax, have that second Merlot, and embellish the boulder-bouncing ride down Deep Creek. Or expand and lend detail to the hand-over-hand, cable-assisted climb up to the Alum Caves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In order to enhance these story-sharing opportunities there are several large, 12- to 14-place tables that can seat an entire family.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One often sees the arthritic, slightly annoyed patriarch at the head of the table — he has paid the tab for his extended family — listening to his son-in-law frame that day’s hike in a way that underscores the boy’s exaggerated self-importance. He will never understand why his daughter married this boring, self-centered boy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Fryemont is not for everyone. And there are small problems like missing soap and the abrupt failure of the hot water mid-shower. But this place is a rare opportunity to linger over an actual, often used checkerboard; to engage a complete stranger in conversation; to revisit an era when hotels did not come with minibars, big screen monitors and internet connection that isolate people in their guest rooms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As I sit here this morning my eyes wander over to a Skittle box (“Skittles is a noisy game. Please play only between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Thank You!”) and remember my son spinning the wooden top trying to knock-down the wooden pins as the top spun from compartment to compartment. I wonder whether this is the same box that he used 35 years ago?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I see him standing there in my mind’s eye, and I wonder whether he remembers this darkly paneled room? If he remembers the evenings we spent talking and laughing over pecan-crusted trout? I wonder if he still carries those memories with him as he wanders the world?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'I wonder if he still carries those memories', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-wonder-if-he-still-carries-those-memories', '', '', '2021-10-20 11:38:35', '2021-10-20 15:38:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52959', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52961, 4, '2021-10-20 11:39:52', '2021-10-20 15:39:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even if the grass isn\'t greener, it will always appear so in the right light. The spectral composition has us all viewing life differently depending on the light source. Underneath the warm sun, blue skies seem clear, while we see gray from the inside of a dusty window. The kaleidoscope of perspective holds the power to illuminate or darken dismally.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>October brings golden hues lingering with summer\'s weakening grasp as Mother Nature dances between warmth and the chillier side of seasons. The temperatures vary from smoldering to crisp, leaving us begging for one or the other; consistency is comfortable and predictability plush.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Few events bring such a temperamental month to account more than planning a child\'s birthday party. Born in a month that brings threats of hurricanes, promises of pumpkins, and the most extraordinary wardrobe woes, my little one had but one request, a pool party. The one choice that assures battling ambiguity was the only choice for her, how familiar.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every parent knows the difference between a whim and a soulful plea one is a harmonic mention while the other leans against the wall of childhood dreams. To her, summer birthdays are the greener grass. Hesitantly, I looked into her fall-colored eyes and vowed sunshine even on a cloudy day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The week teetered from simmering to a steady boil, fully prepping the stage for a lovely swim. Then it happened, Mother Nature woke up on the wrong side of summer, sending an uninvited chill ensuring a less than refreshing dip. Convinced all attendees would be disappointed in Summer\'s defeat, I sat down to prepare the miniature version of me.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her freckled nose scrunched in confusion as I explained the turn of events. Bracing for impact from the rubble of shattered dreams, she taught me more about perspective than I thought possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Momma, it\'s OK, it\'s just cold water. If we all jump in together, we will be fine. We just have to stay close and keep moving.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Absolutely sure she would be the only one to see the sunny side of things, I did my very best to proceed with her special request.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One by one, fellow freckled faces arrived with impenetrable enthusiasm, towels in hand marching into battle with fierce resolve. Just as my little one said, they joined hands, leapt into the reality of failed plans, and rose victorious. A squeal heard around the world, or at least the community, brought its own type of warmth, huddled in happiness. The cold was no match. I saw a shaded pool. She saw an adventure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The light source from which we view makes all the difference. Children remind us that the light from within can color our world, maybe not heat it, but artfully color it. At the end of the day, October was October, children were children, and the cake was cake. Perspective is the most powerful thing shaping our experiences and coloring our world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Cherimie Crane Weatherford is the owner/founder of SugarBelle, a long-time real estate broker and a lover of the obscurities of southern culture. To contact her with praise and adoration, email CCWIslandNews@gmail.com. To complain, call your local representative.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Perspective shapes our experiences, colors our world', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'perspective-shapes-our-experiences-colors-our-world', '', '', '2021-10-20 11:39:53', '2021-10-20 15:39:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52961', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52963, 4, '2021-10-20 11:41:05', '2021-10-20 15:41:05', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Viruses are hardy little devils. They have been around for more than 30 million years on Spaceship Earth.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many of humankind’s diseases derive from viruses; if transferred from animals, they are called zoonotic infections. Regardless of the source, viruses have been, and remain, the greatest killers of humankind in our short three million-year history as the genus Homo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Get the picture?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The primary health information about COVID-19 has focused on the safety and efficacy of the COVID vaccines. It is an incontrovertible fact that these vaccines save lives.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But this reality hasn’t had sufficient impact on folks’ mindsets to convince our unvaccinated friends and neighbors to get “the shot.” In the arena of educating Americans about COVID, we don’t hear much about the virus itself other than this-or-that variant has this-or-that impact on humans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maybe it’s time to reflect on the nature of viruses themselves, because they ain’t goin’ away; they’re here for the long haul, kinda like cockroaches. You can’t just wait ‘em out.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Viruses were here eons before our progenitors came to occupy this planet. A very short and superficial science lesson in virology might be helpful in understanding how and why COVID is such a nasty killer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All true viruses contain nucleic acid, the road map for all cellular replication, either DNA or RNA and protein. Nucleic acid encodes the genetic information unique to each type of virus, which is called the genome. The DNA/RNA of each virus is surrounded by multiple copies of one or a few proteins, which form a capsule around the nucleic acid. The entire infectious virus particle, called a virion, consists of the nucleic acid and its protein outer shell.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The simplest viruses contain only enough DNA/RNA to encode four proteins; the most complex viruses can encode 100-200 proteins. This protein covering is infective, while the virion contains at least one unique protein synthesized by specific genes in the nucleic acid of that particular virus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Viruses are intra-cellular parasites; they replicate only after invading specific host cells. Viruses can only exist and replicate inside cells of bacteria, plants and animals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Viral infection begins when proteins on the virion’s surface bind to specific protein receptor sites (attachment areas) on the surface of the host organism’s cells. Then the magic of virus reproduction begins.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After the virion attaches to the specific host receptor sites, it kidnaps and invades the cells of the host. Once there, the virus plants its own DNA/RNA road map into the host’s cells. Once implanted there, the host cell itself becomes a manufacturing plant replicating the virus by the zillions, thus the host becomes a giant “clone” of the virus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When the virus has reached a certain level of virus concentration, the host begins to shed the virus, a condition characterizing the infected host as “viremic,” which means the host is shedding zillions upon zillions of virus replicates. This action makes the host itself an infectious agent. The massive replications of the virus and the host’s shedding of them creates an infectious Frankenstein clone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The unvaccinated INFECTED human then directly shares the virus by way of its sneezes, coughs, urinations, defecations, snotty nose, etc. Said infected, unvaccinated human becomes a mobile dispersion bomb of infectious killer viruses on two legs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Viruses are exceptionally well adapted at making new forms of themselves, with simple mutations (modifications) in their DNA/RNA. This incredible adaptability is why viruses have been with us for more than 30 million years, and also why COVID-19 has created many variations of itself, such as the highly infectious Delta variant that has caused so many deaths in 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, boys and girls, as with the flu virus, COVID is likely to become a common-place virus that will be among us for a long time to come. Along with our yearly flu vaccinations, which are adjusted annually to immunize the yearly changes in the flu viruses, it won’t be long until we have a yearly COVID vaccine available to go along with the flu.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once again, I leave you with this clarion call to action: At present, only about 68 percent of adult Americans have received at least one “jab” of vaccine; hardly sufficient to reach the exotic and mythical realm of so-called “herd immunity.” Just a reminder that unvaccinated folks are 10-times more likely to get infected, hospitalized and die than those of us who are vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Like many of its virus relatives, COVID-19 will be with humankind for a long time to come. Accept that reality and adjust accordingly. Vaccines for COVID-19 are safe and effective. They save lives.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I beg those of you who remain unvaccinated to reconsider the contribution you can make to the health and safety of your kinsmen/women. Please get vaccinated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Well, all I know is what I read in the newspapers.” – Will Rogers. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999 and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate from 2010 to 2015. You can reach him at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The Life and Times of Viruses: In for the Long Haul', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-life-and-times-of-viruses-in-for-the-long-haul', '', '', '2021-10-20 11:41:06', '2021-10-20 15:41:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52963', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52965, 4, '2021-10-20 11:45:50', '2021-10-20 15:45:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Stephen Murray</strong><br><br>On Nov. 2, Beaufort County voters will be asked to consider the implementation of an additional one-cent sales tax.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wanted to take a minute to share with you why I think passage of this referendum is so important – for residents of our beautiful city, and for the city itself.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Unlike other sales tax programs, this proposed initiative requires municipalities to apply the bulk of the funding toward directly reducing YOUR property taxes. If passed, Beaufort County and the City of Beaufort will EACH apply 71% percent of all taxes collected under this initiative toward a direct reduction in county and municipal real and personal property taxes paid by our residents. Homes, vehicles, boats, and other taxable properties will all receive reductions under this program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, the vast majority of this will go toward reducing our residents’ tax liability.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the balance, 29 percent, will help our residents as well. We will help “boost” our City as we leverage local investments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City of Beaufort has committed to using the remainder of the funds as follows:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stormwater projects</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Improvements to streets and sidewalks</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Improvements to our parks and tree canopy</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These are crucial projects to our future.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As these projects are funded and come online, future tax collections will be included as part of the capital improvement and operations budgeting process for the City of Beaufort. As a resident of our City, you ALWAYS have the right to comment on any part of our budget during our public hearings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also keep in mind that Beaufort County, and the City of Beaufort, has a significant tourism industry. While specific figures are hard to pin down, we know that a significant portion of the sales tax revenue that is collected is generated by visitors to the region. These are people who use our resources but don’t pay a proportionate share to maintain our cities and towns.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By leveraging the local option sales tax program, our communities can use dollars spent by visitors to reduce property taxes and increase local government investment in infrastructure, programs, and services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Local governments in Beaufort County are currently working to complete the infrastructure investments that were provided for under the transportation tax program. That tax is projected to end before the end of this year. As a result, if the local option sales tax initiative is approved by voters, there will effectively be no change to the current sales tax rate. If the penny tax passes there will be:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No increase in the current sales tax rate;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A guaranteed reduction in real and personal property taxes, and;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additional revenues for capital improvements in the City of Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I know that there are likely to be questions regarding the sales tax program. Answers to many of these questions can be found at boostourcommunities.com. I would also encourage you to contact Kathleen Williams, the City’s communications manager, with questions, concerns, or for more information on this program. She can be reached at kwilliams@cityofbeaufort.org and by phone at 843-470-3508.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The sales tax initiative will be on the Nov. 2 ballot. For more information on how and where to vote, go to the website of the Beaufort County Board of Voter Registration &amp; Elections, https://www.beaufortcountysc.gov/vote/index.html, or call the board at its Beaufort office, 843-255-6900.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As always, we urge you vote on Nov. 2, and to consider all the reasons it makes sense to support what we’re calling the penny boost – a boost for ALL the communities in Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Stephen Murray, a Beaufort native, was elected mayor of Beaufort in November 2020 and is serving a four-year term. Previously, he was a member of City Council.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sales tax ballot initiative will reduce property taxes, spur local investment', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sales-tax-ballot-initiative-will-reduce-property-taxes-spur-local-investment', '', '', '2021-10-20 11:45:50', '2021-10-20 15:45:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52965', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52967, 4, '2021-10-20 11:47:00', '2021-10-20 15:47:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We learned in the Oct. 7 Veterans Benefits article that the best way to file for Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&amp;E) services is to apply online at va.gov/careers-employment at https://www.va.gov/careers-employment/.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article (Part 1 of 2) and next weeks’ article (Part 2 of 2) will cover 13 things that should help veterans in their job search. Article 1 covers six important topics and Article 2 will cover seven more important items of interest and tips concerning landing federal government jobs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a Veterans Employment Assistance Volunteer with the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and with the Charleston, S.C. Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Chapter, I am asked many times, “How can I get a good job with the Federal Government?” Here are some things I tell them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1. The hardest job is “finding the job you want.” </strong>I tell veterans that the hardest job in the world is to find and land a good job --- the job you want and matches your skills. It takes lots of research, preparation, and hard work. Job seekers need to master:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Researching the companies and fields in which you are interested,</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Writing a good cover letter,</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Writing a top-quality resume,</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learning to network,</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learning to use social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Rally Point, etc.),</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dressing properly for interviews,</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Planning for and practicing answering and asking questions at interviews,</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Writing a good thank you note immediately after (the same day) the interview, and</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learning to, and, the job seeker trying to land a federal job must do much more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most people looking for a job know that they (normally) should not leave their current job until they have the new job they want. Veterans should consider taking a non-federal government job, until his or her application can go through the slow government job processes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2. Read everything at FEDS HIRE VETS site – https://fedshirevets.gov/job/index.aspx – and the linked websites. </strong>Veterans, transitioning service members, and their families will find this site to be full of resources and information that can assist in finding a federal career. Veterans using the site are told that thousands of Federal job opportunities are available. The site will help veterans and their family members to understand:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans\' preference and Family Member Preference (Derived Preference),</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The basics of how Federal jobs are filled and the Veterans Employment Center on eBenefits,</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How to be competitive.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Training and education opportunities designed to help you find a job and much more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The site also provides direct links to the Veteran Affairs Career Exploration site at https://www.vets.gov/employment/; the Department of Defense Veterans site at DODVETS.COM; the Military to Federal Jobs site at www.mil2fedjobs.com; and the USAJOBS website at https://www.usajobs.gov/.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3. Know where to look for federal job openings. </strong>There are two ways to get a federal job – one is by appointment when administrations (presidents) change and the other is by competing for federal jobs. Most of us fall into the competitive category. USAJOBS is a United States Office of Personnel Management website and most but not all federal jobs are announced through this web site. USAJOBS is just a portal and each application you submit goes to the agency that announces the job through that portal. Once the veteran or veteran’s spouse has read everything at the FEDS HIRE VETS site and the associated links and they should go to USAJOBS to create a federal formatted resume.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4. Build your Federal Formatted Resume at http://usa.jobs/. </strong>I recommend that the veteran or family member go to USA.jobs and read everything there, establish an account, and prepare a federal formatted resume using the resume builder at this site. Write your best accomplishments in your federal formatted resume in the Challenge, Context, Action, and Results (CCAR) story format. The CCAR Model stands for:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Challenge </strong>– Describe a specific problem or goal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Context </strong>– Describe the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge (e.g., clients, co-workers, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Action </strong>– Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Results </strong>– Give specific examples of measures/outcomes that had some impact on the organization.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>5. Use action verbs, key words, and create an error-free resume. </strong>The resume builder should include all key words for that job position and career field (those key words in the job announcement and job description), which are applicable to the job and the applicant. If your federal resume is not at least five pages long it will most likely not get you a (government) job interview. Needless to say, resumes must be grammatically correct with no spelling errors. Job applications must be filed within the first day or two for an opening announcement, if you want to be considered, as many announcements are closed after the first couple of days. Veterans should apply for only those jobs they are qualified for and are truly interested in. If Vets are not getting inquiries from the jobs they are applying for, most likely their resume is not up to the high standards needed to get a job interview. Tailor your resume to every job you apply for.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6. DOD 180 Day Rule and family Member Preference Programs. </strong>A retired member of the Armed Forces may not be appointed to a civilian position in DOD (including a non-appropriated fund position) within 180 days after retirement unless: The Secretary concerned authorizes the appointment; or the position is authorized special pay under 5 U.S.C. 5305; or a state of national emergency exists. There are some Military Spouse non-competitive appointments available and there is a DOD Military Spouse Preference Program. Family members of 100% disabled veterans and widows/widowers of deceased veterans can also get preference in hiring.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next week’s edition of The Island News (Oct. 28) will cover eight more tips on how to get a good job with the government.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a retired Lt. Col. In the U.S. Army. He is a Vietnam War era wounded warrior, a combat and 100 percent disabled veteran, a former Infantryman, former Warrant Officer and pilot. Dandridge is also a past Veterans Service Officer, and a current volunteer Patient Adviser, CEO Advisory Council Member, and Patient and Family Advisory Committee Member at the RHJ VA Medical Center, as well as a published author and free-lance writer. He can be reached at LDandridge@earthlink.net.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What veterans, spouses need to know about federal jobs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-veterans-spouses-need-to-know-about-federal-jobs', '', '', '2021-10-20 11:47:00', '2021-10-20 15:47:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52967', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52969, 4, '2021-10-20 11:50:27', '2021-10-20 15:50:27', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: The first official graduates of Naval Station Port Royal, circa 1909.</em><br><br><strong>By Sgt. Dana Beesley, USMC</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For 130 years, Marines have been on Parris Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On June 26, 1891, a Marine guard consisting of one sergeant, two corporals, and 10 privates were assigned to Port Royal, thus establishing the first Marine posting. The base itself overlooks Port Royal Sound, one of the biggest deep-water harbors along the eastern seaboard. The post eventually became known as Marine Barracks, U.S. Naval Station Port Royal, S.C.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It would be another two years before these Marines had barracks lodging, and any access to the base itself had to be by boat. At the turn of the 20th century and beyond, fresh water had to be shipped in to the Marines and eventual recruits because of the high salt content that harmed the well system on base.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52953,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/211015-M-XU431-0334.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/211015-M-XU431-0334-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52953\"/></a><figcaption><em>Women Marines give the oath of enlistment on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. circa 1949.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>In 1909, Naval Station Port Royal became the location of Marine Corps Officer Candidates School. By 1911, a recruit depot became officially operational as a secondary function of OCS – which eventually transitioned to Norfolk, Va., after the Department of the Navy indoctrinated Port Royal as a disciplinary installation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1915, the Marine Corps bought the land and entitlements from the United States Navy for one dollar, thus making Parris Island the Second Oldest Post in the Marine Corps. It was here where a massive expansion of the depot began to take place. During this construction is when the local government eventually dubbed the installation Marine Barracks Parris Island on May 3, 1919.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During World War I, recruit training was eight weeks long, as opposed to the current 13 weeks. The recruits who came to Parris Island after 1923 were lucky to witness the construction of the causeway that now divides Parris Island from the towns of Beaufort and Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Between the years of 1918 and 1941, Parris Island was home to multiple units such as an Advanced Training Seagoing Depot, Field Music School and various aviation elements. In the first months of World War II, the intake of recruits to the depot was simply too much for the base to hold, and the only solution was to shorten training programs and ship new Marines off Parris Island quicker than before. This process eventually waned to better prepare Marines for combat, establish a full-fledged Drill Instructor School, and welcome women reservists to train aboard the depot.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52952,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/211015-M-XU431-0676.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/211015-M-XU431-0676-1024x807.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52952\"/></a><figcaption><em>One of the first images of Marine Barracks, U.S. Naval Station Port Royal, S.C., circa 1920\'s.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>After the Integration Act of 1948 came into effect, women began training in full-sized platoons. By the next year, both African American and female recruits were fully integrated into recruit training aboard Parris Island. During World War II, approximately 138,000 Marines were made on Parris Island; this number grew to nearly 200,000 as the Vietnam War began. The depot was instrumental in providing Marines in every major conflict since 1915, including 138,000 troops during the Korean War.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parris Island became re-designated as “Marine Corps Recruit Depot/Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris Island, S.C.” on April 1, 1976. With the introduction of the Crucible in 1996, values-based training and inclusion became the norm. Today, Parris Island graduates 18,000 Marines each year. During its illustrious history, the depot has continued to make Marines and carry on the traditions that began at the depot’s founding.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Parris Island celebrates 130 years', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'parris-island-celebrates-130-years', '', '', '2021-10-20 11:51:01', '2021-10-20 15:51:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52969', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52971, 4, '2021-10-20 12:53:08', '2021-10-20 16:53:08', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek’s football team hopes to be back in action Friday after having last week’s game at Bishop England canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Dolphins’ program.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The game was canceled Monday after a Dolphins player tested positive for the virus. The game will not be made up, but the Dolphins will not suffer a forfeit, leaving them in position to clinch a playoff spot with a win in one of their last two games.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek is scheduled to host Oceanside Collegiate at 7:30 p.m., Friday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Battery Creek football dealing with COVID-19', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'battery-creek-football-dealing-with-covid-19', '', '', '2021-10-20 12:53:09', '2021-10-20 16:53:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52971', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52973, 4, '2021-10-20 12:54:56', '2021-10-20 16:54:56', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: The Beaufort Academy defense was on fire against Orangeburg Prep on Friday night, as seen here, giving up just six points all night. The Eagles won the contest 43-6 and improved their overall record to 3-3 and 2-0 in SCISA Region 1-2A. Photo by Bob Sofaly. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy has been eyeing a matchup with Hilton Head Christian Academy all season, and the Eagles made sure it will be a big one, remaining unbeaten in region play with a 43-6 home rout of Orangeburg Prep on Friday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cody Dalrymple rolled up 131 rushing yards and three touchdowns on just nine carries and added nine tackles, and Jaxen Porter scored on offense and defense to power the Eagles to a big region win a week after they were humbled at Thomas Sumter Academy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Porter rushed eight times for 59 yards and caught a 65-yard TD pass from Braydon Dineen, and he also took an interception back 35 yards for a score. Dineen also starred on both sides of the ball, going 5-for-5 passing for 105 yards and a TD and racking up eight tackles to go with a 53-yard pick-6.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Devonte Green also found the end zone and finished with 36 yards on three carries as he works his way back from injury, but the Eagles didn’t need much from their starters after rolling up a 27-6 halftime lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Colton Collins added eight tackles and Jackson Davis had seven in an excellent defensive outing as BA prepares for a tough test next week.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA (4-2, 3-0) travels to HHCA with a region title on the line Friday. <br><br> </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BA rolls past OP, sets up showdown with HHCA', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-rolls-past-op-sets-up-showdown-with-hhca', '', '', '2021-10-20 12:54:57', '2021-10-20 16:54:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52973', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52975, 4, '2021-10-20 13:00:50', '2021-10-20 17:00:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Beaufort quarterback Tyler Haley, center, has to scramble during the first quarter of the Eagles’ Region 7-4A home game Friday night against May River. The Eagles (6-2, 2-1) lost 24-21 to the visiting Sharks (6-2, 3-0). Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The underdogs absorbed a couple of early punches and fought back with a flurry of big plays as May River went into the Eagles’ Nest on Friday and unseated two-time defending region champion Beaufort High with a 24-21 victory that puts the Sharks in the driver’s seat in Region 7-4A.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Garvin Douglas rushed for 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns and threw a touchdown pass, and the Sharks’ defense stopped the Eagles on downs in the final two minutes to end a two-game skid against Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The home team came out hot, as star running back Amariee Morris announced his presence after sitting out last week with an ankle injury. Morris picked up 44 yards on four carries on the opening series, breaking away for a 26-yard TD run to give the Eagles a quick lead. He did it again on the next possession, sweeping around the left side for a 29-yard score and a 14-0 advantage.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Douglas and the Sharks have shown their mettle all season, and they answered right back. The star senior quarterback broke a 54-yard run to put the Sharks in scoring position, then floated a pass over the middle for tight end Max Kimmel, who hauled it in for a 23-yard TD to get May River on the board.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An acrobatic James Dennison interception in the red zone preserved the lead for a moment, but May River’s Darrion Perry slipped through and blocked a punt to set the Sharks up at the 5 with less than a minute left in the half, and Douglas gambled on third-and-goal, tucking it and running when he couldn’t find an open receiver and powering over the goal line to tie it before halftime.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Sharks got the ball first in the second half, and they cashed in on a big gamble. Douglas broke out of the pack on fourth-and-2 for a 47-yard TD run that gave the Sharks their first lead of the game — and one they didn’t surrender.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An Eagles fumble on their own 39 led to Jonah Comfort’s 39-yard field goal to make it a 10-point game, but Beaufort rekindled its dormant offense on the next series, as Tyler Haley hit McLeod Reichel for 26 yards, then punched it in from 1 to make it a three-point margin with 5:23 left.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort came up with a quick stop to give the offense a chance at some late heroics, but the Sharks closed in on a scrambling Haley on fourth-and-9 from near midfield and ran out the clock on a hard-fought road win that puts them in position to claim the region crown and the top seed in the Class 4A playoffs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Douglas picked up 200 of the Sharks’ 250 rushing yards on 26 carries and scored twice, and he was 4-for-11 for 49 yards with a TD and an interception. The Sharks’ defense frustrated Beaufort for most of the night, as Jaeon Allen and Perry provided excellent downfield coverage, limiting Haley to 51 yards on 6-for-10 passing and slowing Morris after the quick start, as he finished with 139 yards on 19 carries.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River (6-2, 3-0) returns home to face Colleton County on Friday, while Beaufort (6-2, 2-1) travels to Bluffton.&nbsp;<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Week 9 Schedule&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Prep at John Paul II, 7 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy at Hilton Head Christian, 7 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Oceanside Collegiate at Battery Creek, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High at Bluffton, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head High at James Island, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Colleton County at May River, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lake Marion at Ridgeland- Hardeeville, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch at Allendale- Fairfax, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thomas Heyward at Bethesda Academy, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenwood Christian at Colleton Prep, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Defense lead Sharks to upset of Eagles in battle of region heavyweights', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'defense-lead-sharks-to-upset-of-eagles-in-battle-of-region-heavyweights', '', '', '2021-10-21 13:14:29', '2021-10-21 17:14:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52975', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(52977, 4, '2021-10-20 13:02:05', '2021-10-20 17:02:05', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA stays hot with road volleyball win over THA</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A day after outlasting Hilton Head Prep in five sets on the road, Beaufort Academy volleyball picked up another region road win Thursday, holding off a scrappy Thomas Heyward team for a 3-1 victory.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles kept it rolling Thursday in Ridgeland, but the Rebels put up a fight in their final home game of the season.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA took the first set 25-21, but THA clawed back to win a 26-24 battle to even the match. The Eagles returned the favor with a 25-23 win in the third set and finished off the Rebels with a 25-20 win in the fourth.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Margaret Hiers put up an incredible stat line with 17 kills, 15 assists, 19 digs and three aces, and Tumlin’s was just as impressive with 13 kills, 22 assists, 21 digs, and five aces. Simmons was strong in the middle again with six kills and five blocks, while Mary Hanna Hiers had 16 digs, and Dinkins had five kills and nine digs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Natalie King racked up 13 kills, Brooke Smith had 10 kills and 20 digs, and Keleigh Bowers collected eight assists, 16 digs, and six kills for THA. Kaylee Standard had 11 assists, and Emily Hansen added 10 for the Rebels.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Wednesday, the Eagles took down HHP in a thrilling 3-2 victory after dropping the first two sets on the road. Maddie Nelson had 10 kills and seven blocks and Grace Simmons added five kills and six blocks in an outstanding performance in the middle, and Margaret Hiers (10 kills, 14 assists, 20 digs) and Claire Tumlin (8 kills, 17 assists, 19 digs) continued their strong all-around play for BA. Mary Hanna Hiers racked up 32 digs, and Olivia Dinkins added three aces for the Eagles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Mighty Lions sweep Sundevils on senior night</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After playing in a flex region with SCISA 2A and 3A teams all season, Holy Trinity volleyball got to pick on someone its own size Tuesday, sweeping visiting Charleston Collegiate 3-0 in a matchup of SCISA 1A programs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was senior night for the Mighty Lions, but a freshman took center stage, as Izzy Harter racked up 49 digs in her debut at libero to anchor a strong defensive showing from Holy Trinity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emily Ruth Wilson led the way on offense with 11 kills, while Eliza Gaillard added six kills and a block, and Lilly Cooler collected 15 assists and five kills to go with three aces. Grace Brubeck also had a strong game with 12 assists and 10 digs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CROSS COUNTRY</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Seahawk boys, Shark girls sweep county crowns</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head’s boys and May River’s girls bested their county rivals on the trails Thursday, claiming both the team and individual titles at the 2021 Beaufort County Cross Country Championship in Bluffton.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Seahawks (33 pts) impressed on the boys’ side, placing all five scoring runners in the top 10 led by overall champion Caden Thune (16:43.92). William Lemire (17:26.92), Max Struna (17:48.05), and Miles Brown (17:49.64) took fifth, eighth, and ninth, while freshman Coen Smith (17:57.68) rounded out the stellar Seahawk showing in 10th.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sparked by individual runner-up Earlon Baker (16:49.67), the Bluffton Bobcats (40 pts) took second place in the team standings. Tyler McMahan (17:33.81) and Carson Colmer (17:46.39) nabbed a pair of top-10 finishes in sixth and seventh. May River (70 pts) earned the bronze thanks to Cohen MacDonald (17:15.98) and Noah Wasserman (17:20.23) placing third and fourth.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anya Arroyo (19:06.09) notched another individual victory for the May River girls as the Sharks (28 pts) won the team title. Victoria Sosa (19:38.73) was third, while Ashlyn Babkiewicz (20:48.52) and Caroline Stickler (20:51.18) finished sixth and seventh. Charlize Antia (19:07.01) turned in a terrific runner-up finish to lead Beaufort High.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bluffton’s girls (48 pts) impressed in second place, as all five scoring runners crossed the line inside the top 13. Eighth-grader Aubrey Sampson (20:21.54) shined with a fifth-place finish, while Ava Gerschutz (21:17.52) and Kaitlyn McDonagh (21:37.02) placed eighth and 10th. Hilton Head High (84 pts) took third, as Cynthia Gudaitis (20:17.72) and Chloe Fair (21:22.54) paced the Seahawks in fourth and ninth place.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Region 7-4A Cross Country Championship will take place on October 30 in Bluffton</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'PREP ROUNDUP', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'prep-roundup-4', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:02:06', '2021-10-20 17:02:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52977', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52979, 4, '2021-10-20 13:02:54', '2021-10-20 17:02:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch took care of business in the first of two non-region tune-ups before the Class 1A playoffs, routing Estill 56-6 on the road Friday night.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Warriors unleashed Jakhi Pusha, who started at quarterback in place of Kai’Shawn Jenkins (arm) and gashed the Gators for three rushing touchdowns and threw touchdown passes to Keith Chisholm and Ja’darius Garrett.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Joseph Hicks added a touchdown run for the Warriors, while Kamron Holman returned an interception for a score, and Travon Sumpter returned a kickoff for a score in the fourth quarter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch (5-1, 3-1) wraps up the regular season at Allendale-Fairfax on Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Pusha powers Warriors past Estill in playoff tuneup', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'pusha-powers-warriors-past-estill-in-playoff-tuneup', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:02:55', '2021-10-20 17:02:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52979', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52981, 4, '2021-10-20 13:03:46', '2021-10-20 17:03:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a head-to-head win on the field, May River swiped Beaufort High’s spot in the Class 4A top 10, and Whale Branch held steady at No. 5 in Class 1A in this week’s S.C. Prep Football Media Poll.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Sharks jumped into the rankings at No. 10 after a 24-21 win at Beaufort on Friday, knocking the Eagles out of the top 10, though they still received votes. May River (6-2, 3-0) can clinch a share of the region crown at home against Colleton County on Friday. Beaufort (6-2, 2-1) travels to Bluffton in Week 9.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch (5-1, 3-1) held its ground in Class 1A with a 56-6 win at Estill on Friday. The Warriors will travel to Allendale-Fairfax for a non-region tune-up to end the regular season Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This week’s rankings for S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 19. First-place votes are in parentheses.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Class 5A</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Dutch Fork (17)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Fort Dorchester</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. Gaffney</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4. T.L. Hanna</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5. Northwestern</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6. Sumter</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7. Lexington</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8. Spring Valley</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9. Hillcrest</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10. Byrnes</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Others receiving votes: </strong>Spartanburg, Chapin, Goose Creek, Summerville</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Class 4A</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Greenville (6)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Myrtle Beach (8)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. South Pointe</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4. A.C. Flora (3)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5. Greenwood</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6. South Florence</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7. York</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8. Irmo</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9. West Florence</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10. May River</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Others receiving votes: Beaufort</strong>, South Aiken</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Class 3A</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Daniel (17)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Dillon</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. Chapman&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4. Camden&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5. Clinton&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6. Powdersville&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7. Lower Richland&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8. Brookland-Cayce&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9. Aynor&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10. Gilbert&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Others receiving votes: </strong>Chester, Oceanside Collegiate</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Class 2A</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Abbeville (16)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Gray Collegiate (1)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. Silver Bluff</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4. Marion</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5. Timberland</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6. Christ Church</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7. Phillip Simmons</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8. Barnwell</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9. Saluda</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10. Wade Hampton</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Others receiving votes: </strong>Andrew Jackson, Chesterfield, St. Joseph’s</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Class 1A</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Southside Christian (17)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Bamberg-Ehrhardt</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. Lamar</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4. Baptist Hill</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>5. Whale Branch</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6. Ridge Spring-Monetta</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7. Lake View</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8. Dixie</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9. Hannah-Pamplico</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10. Green Sea-Floyds</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Others receiving votes: </strong>Calhoun County, C.E. Murray, Branchville, Blackville-Hilda, Lewisville, Williston-Elko, Great Falls, Denmark-Olar</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>This Week’s Voters: </strong>Lou Bezjak, The State Newspaper; James Benedetto, Greenwood Index Journal; Jed Blackwell, Prep Redzone SC; Travis Boland, Times and Democrat; Scott Chancey, Florence Morning News; Joe Dandron, Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Chris Dearing, Prep Redzone SC; Thomas Grant, Lexington Chronicle; Ian Guerin, Prep Redzone SC &amp; My Horry News; Travis Jenkins, News &amp; Reporter; Wes Kerr, Lowcosports.com; Justin Mathis, Upstate PrepCast and Boiling Springs Journal; James McBee, Boiling Springs Journal; David Shelton Post &amp; Courier and High School Sports Report; Brandon Stockdale, Prep RedZone SC; Pete Yanity, WSPA, Alex Zietlow, Rock Hill Herald</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sharks join Warriors in S.C. 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(52983, 4, '2021-10-20 13:05:17', '2021-10-20 17:05:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>23rd annual SCGA-WSCGA Mixed Team Championship set for this weekend</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 23rd annual SCGA-WSCGA Mixed Team Championship, held by the South Carolina Golf Association and the Women’s South Carolina Golf Association, will be played Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24, at Dataw Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees hail from throughout the state of South Carolina and will be vying for the titles of “Mixed Team Champions” and “Senior Mixed Team Champions.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Mixed Team Championship, otherwise known as the “Divorce Open,” will test the skills of all parties involved with teams playing a Four Ball format the first day and a Select Drive Alternate Shot format on the final day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the SCGA, the Mixed Team Championship is one of the most popular events in the state. Play will take place on Dataw Island’s two golf courses – Tom Fazio’s “Cotton Dike,” and Arthur Hills’ “Morgan River.” A tournament reception at the Dataw Island Club on Friday evening will start the event.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Spectators are welcome. Please contact the Golf Pro Shop for COVID-19 restrictions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '\'Divorce Open’ returns to Dataw', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'divorce-open-returns-to-dataw', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:05:17', '2021-10-20 17:05:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52983', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52985, 4, '2021-10-20 13:08:20', '2021-10-20 17:08:20', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Hilton Head Island quarterback Jaylen Sneed gets overpowered by Beaufort’s Alvin Wilson on Friday, Sept. 1, at Beaufort High. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em><br><br><strong>By Wes Kerr</strong><br><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High defensive end Alvin Wilson and Whale Branch defensive tackle Xavier Chaplin will represent northern Beaufort County on the South roster in South Carolina’s biggest all-star football game this December. The area standouts were selected Monday to play in the 2021 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl, joining a list of 88 high school seniors across the state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wilson has anchored a stellar Beaufort High defensive line that has allowed just 13.75 points per game this season. The Eagle veteran has dominated in the trenches and has become a terrific leader of an impressive front seven.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chaplin has shined at defensive tackle for Whale Branch as a reliable run stuffer in the heart of a potent Warrior line. His 33 tackles rank second on the team alongside five tackles for loss and two sacks. Chaplin’s outstanding effort has made him a valuable component of a Whale Branch unit primed for a deep postseason run.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":52950,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/08202021-Whale-Branch-football-2-1170.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/08202021-Whale-Branch-football-2-1170-1024x758.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52950\"/></a><figcaption><em>Whale Branch defensive tackle Xavier Chaplin drags down a Calhoun County ball carrier during the first half. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also from Beaufort County, May River’s Garvin Douglas and Jaeon Allen were named to the South roster alongside Hilton Head High two-way star Jaylen Sneed,</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 2021 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl will be held on December 11 at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach. The all-star game was first played in 1948 and will return this season after last year’s edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas called off for the second straight season, the event will be the only fully sanctioned all-star game for the state’s high school seniors in 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles’ Wilson, Warrior’s Chaplin are all-stars', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-wilson-warriors-chaplin-are-all-stars', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:08:21', '2021-10-20 17:08:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52985', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52987, 4, '2021-10-20 13:09:42', '2021-10-20 17:09:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Hospital Auxiliary recently presented $53,000 in scholarships for area nursing and health care students. These scholarships are important in attracting new students and helping to address the shortage of nurses in the low country. Over the past 30 years, the Auxiliary has donated approximately $850,000 in scholarships through proceeds from its Annual Hospital Auxiliary Invitational Golf Tournament held at Harbour Town and Wexford.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Nursing and Allied Health Program at the Technical College of the Lowcountry was presented a check for $15,000; the Nursing Program at USC Beaufort was presented a check for $12,000; and the Nurse Extern Scholarship Program at Hilton Head Regional Healthcare received $10,000. An additional $16,000 ($2,000 to each of eight recipients) was presented to qualified children of hospital employees who are pursuing degrees in the medical field.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Hospital Auxiliary gives special thanks to Chris Corkern, President of The Corkern Group and Financial Advisor with Prudential, for being the Title Sponsor of our golf tournament for over 10 years. Thanks, also, to our wonderful corporate sponsors, hole sponsors, donors, and golfers for making these scholarships possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The Hilton Head Regional Healthcare Hospital Auxiliary donates $53,000 in scholarships to support area nursing students', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-hilton-head-regional-healthcare-hospital-auxiliary-donates-53000-in-scholarships-to-support-area-nursing-students', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:09:43', '2021-10-20 17:09:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52987', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52989, 4, '2021-10-20 13:11:29', '2021-10-20 17:11:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How often do you hug? Do you like to sit close and hold each other’s hands? Research shows it’s good for your health. Between loving partners, between parents and children, or even between close friends, physical affection can help the brain, the heart and other body systems you might never have imagined.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For centuries, artists have examined love through poetry, painting, music and countless other arts. There is definitely a chemistry and biology of love.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the center of how our bodies respond to love and affection is a <strong>hormone </strong>called <strong>oxytocin</strong>. Most of our oxytocin is made in the area of the brain called the hypothalamus. Some is released into our bloodstream, but much of its effect is thought to reside in the brain.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Oxytocin makes us feel good when we’re close to family and other loved ones, including pets. It does this by acting through what scientists call the <strong>dopamine </strong>reward system. Dopamine is a brain chemical that plays a crucial part in how we perceive pleasure. Many drugs of abuse act through this system. Problems with the system can lead to serious depression and other mental illness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Oxytocin does more than make us feel good. It lowers the levels of stress hormones in the body, reducing blood pressure, improving mood, increasing tolerance for pain, and perhaps even speeding how fast wounds heal. It also seems to play an important role in our relationships. It’s been linked, for example, to how much we trust others.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One thing researchers can say with certainty is that physical contact affects oxytocin levels. People who get lots of hugs and other warm contact at home tend to have the highest levels of oxytocin in the laboratory. It is believed that frequent warm contact may somehow prime the oxytocin system and make it quicker to turn on whenever there’s warm contact, even in a laboratory.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The same holds true for mothers and infants: they both produce higher levels of oxytocin when they have lots of warm contact with each other. Women who hold their babies more at home have higher responses when they hold their baby in the lab.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Much of what we know about oxytocin has come from research in animals. Other mother mammals, for instance, can stimulate oxytocin in their young by licking and grooming them. This loving care has long-term effects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of us are genetically programmed to form social bonds. But, the ability to form close bonds is shaped by early experiences. In the end, a complex interaction of genes and experience makes some people form social bonds more easily than others.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We may not yet fully understand how love and affection develop between people—or how love affects our health—but research is giving us some guidance. Give those you love all the affection you can. It can’t hurt, and it may bring a bounty of health benefits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http://www.newsinhealth.nih.gov\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.newsinhealth.nih.gov\">www.newsinhealth.nih.gov</a><br><br>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The power of love — Hugs and cuddles have long-term effects', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-power-of-love-hugs-and-cuddles-have-long-term-effects', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:11:30', '2021-10-20 17:11:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52989', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52991, 4, '2021-10-20 13:13:57', '2021-10-20 17:13:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our recent rains and the changing season have allowed Dragonflies—a most beautiful insect—to prosper in the Lowcountry. Dragonflies are insects that people notice. As adults they are large, diurnal, often colorful, and are swift, acrobatic fliers. They are sufficiently noticeable that they have received numerous folk names. They have become embedded in folklore and mythology in many cultures and are the subjects of beautiful art.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dragonflies are an important environmental indicator. </strong>They rely on healthy aquatic ecosystems and healthy food chains. Threats to their wellbeing include habitat loss and water pollution.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dragonflies play ecological roles not only as predators but also as prey for birds, frogs and other creatures.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dragonflies eat mosquitos. </strong>This is certainly true and is undoubtedly beneficial since mosquitos are at best annoying and at worst dangerous vectors of serious and widespread diseases. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dragonflies are important to their environments both as predators (particularly of mosquitos) and as prey to birds and fish. Because these insects require stable oxygen levels and clean water, scientists consider them reliable bioindicators of the health of an ecosystem</strong>. https://www.nationalgeographic.com</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the most useful dragonfly facts is that they reside low in the food chain, so scientific study of their numbers and their health can reveal changes in water ecosystems more quickly than studying other animals or plants. Some national parks are beginning to use this species to survey and document the health of the park\'s water ecosystems.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While adult dragonflies hunt for the adult insects, the dragonfly larvae also feed on harmful underwater larvae, like mosquitoes. They spend most of their lives underwater as nymphs, where their contributions to prevent mosquito outbreak is important to human beings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dragonfly eggs are laid and hatched in or near water, so their lives impact both water and land ecosystems. Once hatched, dragonfly nymphs are able to breathe underwater, and they use a motion similar to jet propulsion to move through their environment. This enables them to eat harmful aquatic organisms such as mosquito larvae. The nymph will continue contributing to this ecosystem for one to five years before becoming a mature adult.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A dragonfly may consume as much as a fifth of its body weight in prey per day. Dragonflies are also some of the insect world\'s most efficient hunters, catching up to 95% of the prey they pursue.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adult dragonflies hunt on the wing using their exceptionally acute eyesight and strong, agile flight. Dragonflies possess remarkable flying skills. They can fly forward at approximately 35 miles per hour. They can even hover in mid-flight for almost one minute and rotate 360 degrees in place. Moreover, they can fly backwards with similar alacrity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dragonfly vision is thought to be like slow motion for humans. Dragonflies see faster than we do; they see around 200 images per second. A dragonfly can see in 360 degrees, and nearly 80 percent of the insect\'s brain is dedicated to its sight.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Unlike many other insects, they do not damage crops or spread diseases, says Christine Lewis, director of education at the Virginia Living Museum in southeastern Virginia. Despite their intimidating size, dragonflies are harmless to humans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other sources:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.biophiliafoundation.org\",\"type\":\"wp-embed\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"biophilia-foundation\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-biophilia-foundation wp-block-embed-biophilia-foundation\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.biophiliafoundation.org\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org\">https://en.wikipedia.org</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://sciencing.com\">https://sciencing.com</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Dragonflies are darling', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dragonflies-are-darling', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:13:59', '2021-10-20 17:13:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52991', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52993, 4, '2021-10-20 13:17:21', '2021-10-20 17:17:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A commentary by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers published in the <em>Journal of Clinical Oncology Practice </em>suggests that advances in breast cancer prevention research have resulted in new and innovative opportunities to modify breast cancer risk and potentially reduce breast cancer incidence and mortality.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"It is prudent for health care providers to be knowledgeable about the benefits of assessing individual breast cancer risk, and counsel and implement risk-reducing strategies with their patients, says Sandhya Pruthi, M.D., a Mayo Clinic internist and author of the commentary.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Pruthi encourages evidence-based, risk-reducing strategies include lifestyle modification, preventive anti-estrogen medications, surveillance breast imaging and genetic testing. Women at high risk of harboring a hereditary breast cancer mutation should consider prophylactic surgery to reduce risk.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Physicians should be recommending individualized risk assessments for their patients and counseling them on interventions that range from lifestyle modifications to the use of preventive (anti-estrogen) medications or conjugated equine estrogen,\" says Dr. Pruthi.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She says these strategies may be beneficial in reducing hormone-sensitive breast cancer tumors that have a good prognosis, and they also may be beneficial in preventing tumors that are not hormone-sensitive and have a poor prognosis.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"For many years, breast cancer prevention research has primarily focused on the use of anti-estrogen medications to reduce the incidence of favorable, hormone-sensitive breast cancers, but it is critical that we reexamine and implement other risk-reducing strategies to prevent unfavorable breast cancers, known as triple-negative tumors,\" says Dr. Pruthi.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She encourages women and their health care providers to consider a comprehensive approach to breast cancer prevention that includes risk assessment; awareness of modifiable lifestyle factors, including low-fat dietary interventions; and use of medications that reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Pruthi says her commentary was based on research conducted in two large randomized clinical trials: the Women\'s Health Initiative Dietary Modification trial and the Women\'s Health Initiative randomized trial with conjugated equine estrogen in women with prior hysterectomy. She says both clinical trials demonstrated a reduction in death from breast cancer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Joe Dangor. Source:<a href=\"https:// newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/ discussion/mayo-clinic-researchers-advocate-new-approach-to-breast-cancer-prevention/\"> https:// newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/ discussion/mayo-clinic-researchers-advocate-new-approach-to-breast-cancer-prevention/ </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exclusive content from CARE magazine</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Mayo Clinic researchers advocate new approach to breast cancer prevention', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mayo-clinic-researchers-advocate-new-approach-to-breast-cancer-prevention', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:17:23', '2021-10-20 17:17:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52993', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52995, 4, '2021-10-20 13:20:46', '2021-10-20 17:20:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Warmer temperatures lead to more pollen production, so 2021 may be the most intense allergy season yet.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The science proves it: Allergies will be worse this year. According to recent research and forecasting, 2021 is shaping up to be a brutal allergy year. Just like 2020, 2019, and 2018 were before it. The length and intensity of pollen seasons are growing, in large part due to climate change. If the planet continues to warm, experts anticipate that miserable allergies will be the norm. A recent study found that pollen season increased by 20 days annually between 1990 and 2018. At the same time, pollen concentrations— at least in North America— have increased by 21% during the same time period. In other words, pollen season lasts a lot longer than it did before, and because there\'s more pollen in the air, more people are being affected.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Plants breathe in carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide levels are increasing on Earth as a side effect of climate change,” allergist and immunologist Purvi Parikh, MD, told <em>Well+Good</em>. “It’s like the plants are on steroids, with mega-pollinator plants producing more pollen and for longer periods of time.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/05/10479537/why-are-allergies-so-bad-right-now\">https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/05/10479537/why-are-allergies-so-bad-right-now</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Seasonal allergies, like other types of allergies, develop when the body’s immune system overreacts to something in the environment, usually during spring, summer or fall when certain plants pollinate.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The most common culprit for fall allergies is ragweed, a plant that grows wild almost everywhere, but especially on the East Coast and in the Midwest. Ragweed blooms and releases pollen from August to November. In many areas of the country, ragweed pollen levels are highest in early to mid-September.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The following climate factors also can influence how bad your symptoms might be:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tree, grass and ragweed pollens thrive during cool nights and warm days.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Molds grow quickly in heat and high humidity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pollen levels tend to peak in the morning hours.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rain washes pollen away, but pollen counts can soar after rainfall.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On a day with no wind, airborne allergens are grounded.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When the day is windy and warm, pollen counts surge.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>“Allergy shots, or immunotherapy, allergen immunotherapy, is a useful thing to do. It’s useful not only because it helps with your symptoms, but it’s truly disease-modifying. It actually makes you less allergic.”&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>–Allergist Richard&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Weber, Md&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than two-thirds of spring allergy sufferers have year-round symptoms. Your best resource for finding what’s causing your suffering and stopping it, not just treating the symptoms, is an allergist.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Work together with your allergist to devise strategies to avoid your triggers:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Monitor pollen and mold counts. Weather reports in newspapers and on radio and television often include this information during allergy seasons.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep windows and doors shut at home and in your car during allergy season.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To avoid pollen, know which pollens you are sensitive to and then check pollen counts. In spring and summer, during tree and grass pollen season, levels are highest in the evening. In late summer and early fall, during ragweed pollen season, levels are highest in the morning.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Take a shower, wash your hair and change your clothes after you’ve been working or playing outdoors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wear a NIOSH-rated 95 filter mask when mowing the lawn or doing other chores outdoors and take appropriate medication beforehand.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Your allergist may also recommend one or more medications to control symptoms. Some of the most widely recommended drugs are available without a prescription (over the counter); others, including some nose drops, require a prescription.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have a history of prior seasonal problems, allergists recommend starting medications to alleviate symptoms two weeks before they are expected to begin. <br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SEASONALLY RELATED TRIGGERS&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the term “seasonal allergies” generally refers to grass, pollen and mold, there is a different group of triggers that are closely tied to particular seasons. Among them:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smoke (campfires in summer, fireplaces in winter)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Insect bites and stings (usually in spring and summer)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chlorine in indoor and outdoor swimming pools&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Candy ingredients (Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pine trees and wreaths (Thanksgiving to Christmas)<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SOURCE: <a href=\"https://acaai.org/ allergies/allergic-conditions/seasonal-allergies\">https://acaai.org/ allergies/allergic-conditions/seasonal-allergies </a><br><br>Exclusive content from CARE magazine </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Fall allergies: 2021 will be a bad year', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fall-allergies-2021-will-be-a-bad-year', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:20:48', '2021-10-20 17:20:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52995', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52997, 4, '2021-10-20 13:22:17', '2021-10-20 17:22:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6 from Beaufort get Citadel ring&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than 550 cadets, active duty and veteran students, including six from Beaufort, now proudly wear The Citadel class ring.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Class of 2022 marched across Summerall Field, directly into Summerall Chapel, where the rings were presented on Friday, Oct. 1.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort cadets who received their rings include <strong>Joshua Carroll, Ryan Henrickson, Kyle Davis, Joshua Desmore, Louis Walker </strong>and <strong>Cody Spencer.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"The presentation of the rings represents our commitment to The Citadel and our accomplishments as a class,\" said Cadet Kathryn Christmas, Regimental Commander of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. \"The Class of 2022 has been waiting patiently for this day. We will wear them proudly.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the very first acts the cadets performed after receiving their rings was to salute The Citadel War Memorial – marching by in rows of four – as they left the Chapel.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After, the cadets sprinted back to their barracks before beginning their first weekend with a Band of Gold on their hands.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'EDUCATION BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'education-briefs-38', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:22:18', '2021-10-20 17:22:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52997', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(52999, 4, '2021-10-20 13:23:09', '2021-10-20 17:23:09', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shorts at High Noon, the collaboration between the Beaufort Film Society and the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL), runs through November 17.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at TCL’s Beaufort campus and are free and open to the public. Check-in is at 11:30 a.m. Masks are required.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All films were featured at the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next week’s screenings (Wednesday, Oct. 27) include Oasis (a 10-minute student film), Out of Stock (an 18-minute student film) and Hallways and Doors (an 18-minute short film). Hallways and Doors won it’s category at the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trailers for these and all featured shorts are available for viewing at https://www. beaufortfilmfestival.com/official-selections-2021.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'TCL hosting Shorts at High Noon', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tcl-hosting-shorts-at-high-noon-5', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:23:10', '2021-10-20 17:23:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=52999', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(53001, 4, '2021-10-20 13:24:24', '2021-10-20 17:24:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parents and guardians are invited to register for free, virtual Parent Connections evening workshops aimed at helping them support their students on a range of academic, school, and family-related topics.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The goals of Parent Connections are to increase collaboration and engagement between schools, families, and community; to educate, empower, and connect families with resources that build parent and student confidence, and promote life skills to increase the likelihood of family success in academic endeavors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“These workshops are designed to be helpful to everyone,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said in a release. “Parent Connections will cover topics ranging from the college application process to tips on raising resilient children and opportunities for parental involvement in schools.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parent Connections will hold two sessions with new topics quarterly. Parents will be provided login information once registered. Parents/guardians interested in participating in this month’s sessions should register by Monday, Oct. 25.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first virtual session for families with elementary students is at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26. The second virtual session is for families with middle and/or high school students, taking place at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27. Both sessions include topic options of math supports, good study habits, and&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To register for the Oct. 26 elementary session, visit <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/bcsdpcelementary. \">https://tinyurl.com/bcsdpcelementary. </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To register for the Oct. 27 middle/high session, visit <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/bcsdpcmiddlehigh.\">https://tinyurl.com/bcsdpcmiddlehigh.</a> </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'School district launches Parent Connections student support initiative', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-district-launches-parent-connections-student-support-initiative', '', '', '2021-10-20 13:24:25', '2021-10-20 17:24:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=53001', 0, 'post', '', 0);
