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(49957, 4, '2021-05-12 14:20:52', '2021-05-12 18:20:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the elected officers of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), we are writing to express our concerns for children as the pandemic continues.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Representing more than 750 pediatricians statewide, we stand united with our AAP colleagues (more than 67,000) nationally to speak out on behalf of the health, safety and well-being of the children and families under our care and advocacy umbrella. We take our oath of service seriously and will always “educate, advocate and agitate” for children.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our current concerns are threefold.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– 1. There seems to be a complacency developing that children are safe from the ill effects of the COVID-19 virus. Let’s be clear — they tend to suffer less ill effects than adults, but recent data shows that children are making up a growing share of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S., accounting for nearly 21 percent.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since the start of the pandemic, more than 3.63 million children have tested positive, making up about 13.6 percent of all cases. Children can still suffer severe consequences and even death, and we all worry about the long-term unforeseen consequences for childhood infections and long-term health.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They deserve our protection now. Since children are not currently eligible for the vaccine, they will continue to spread the virus (and its more infectious variants) unless the adult population establishes herd immunity with overwhelming immunization.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To get all children safely back in school, back in athletics, back in summer camps, and back in all of their vital social activities that they need, it is now up to the adults to get vaccinated and stop the spread. We should do no less. The vaccine is safe.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– 2. Vaccine hesitancy is a serious concern to us and our colleagues. The vaccine was developed with apparent lightning speed, but in point of fact, its development was based on decades of science.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, its rapid speed to market and into arms in no way reflects a disregard for safety. Its safety is really undeniable, and appropriate precautions are being taken even given some recent concerns.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As noted above, if we want to take care of the medical and social needs of our children, vaccine hesitancy needs to be replaced with vaccine urgency.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– 3. A movement is afoot to discourage the wearing of masks while we are still in the midst of the pandemic, have not yet achieved sufficient immunization levels, and in spite of clear evidence that masks decrease the spread of the virus. We fear that this movement puts the health and well-being of children at increased jeopardy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We still need to stop the respiratory spread until vaccine hesitancy is replaced by vaccine urgency and we have enough of the population protected. As health care professionals who wear masks all day at work and then again when we are out in public, we can attest to ease of mask-wearing and sense of pride that comes with protecting others.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We think the health and safety of our children far outweighs the alleged affront to the civil liberties of others. Mask-wearing will be unnecessary in the not-too-distant future if we all just wear the masks until the public health officials give us the go-ahead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our children are our most precious resource and our most vulnerable citizens going forward. We must do everything we can to protect their health now to give them the best chance at a healthy tomorrow. It is the responsibility of all of us.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Robert Saul, MD –&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>President, SCAAP&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Elizabeth Mack, MD –&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vice President, SCAAP&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Martha Edwards, MD –&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Secretary-Treasurer, SCAAP&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kerry Sease, MD –&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Immediate Past President, SCAAP&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Robert A. Saul, MD, born and raised in the Chicago area, graduated from Colorado College (Colorado Springs, C0lo.) and from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He completed a residency in pediatrics at the Duke University Medical Center and a fellowship in genetics at the Greenwood Genetic Center. He is Professor of Pediatrics (Emeritius) at the Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Upstate and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Greenville. He currently serves as the President of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Our children are the responsibility of all of us', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'our-children-are-the-responsibility-of-all-of-us', '', '', '2021-05-12 14:20:55', '2021-05-12 18:20:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49957', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(49960, 4, '2021-05-12 14:27:41', '2021-05-12 18:27:41', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Wednesday, 6:30 a.m., and I’m on a wooden deck, with complimentary coffee, waiting for the sun- rise above the blue-tinted mountains of western North Carolina.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I’m at the Pisgah Inn, elevation 5,000 feet, but the sun has not crested a dark ridge just to my left. There are two other people on the semi-dark deck, one who asks, “Are you writing poetry?”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“No,” I respond. “I’m doing a column for my newspaper back home.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“And where is home,” she asks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Beaufort County,” I reply.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Pisgah Inn is four buildings clinging to a 1,000-foot-high ledge at Mile Marker 408 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The two-storied buildings are not impressive — we’re not talking about hand-hewn logs or huge stone fireplaces one might find in Montana.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But those who know Pisgah forgive the 50’s-era architecture because of the magnificent, ever-changing, topographical map-like view that extends 30 miles to the East. A view that infuses a sense of serenity and wonder.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Below, especially in Minnesota, there is confrontation and convulsion. There has been another killing, another night of anger, tears and calls for justice. All of which reminds me of a book, by my friend Tom Wilson, titled “The Ashley Cooper Plan.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is a book about the founding of South Carolina and the concept of governance envisioned by Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper — a layered society that had the Lord’s Proprietors at the top; followed by a hereditary nobility; then by landowners, then tradesmen and, finally, laborers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Cooper Plan gave governance of Carolina to those at the top, but it came with a concept called reciprocity. Reciprocity meant each class had a duty to the other classes. In the case of the nobility a duty to govern fairly and with generosity — with noblesse oblige.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, in 1690, a surge of “immigrants” arrived in Charleston from Barbados.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Barbados had an economy based on sugar cane, sugar plantations and slavery. Initially the slaves were Irish; but they tended to die. So when African slaves arrived in Barbados they replaced the Irish and would eventually make up 70 percent of the island’s population.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The South Carolina Colony — a colony that was raising indigo for British textile makers — had no trouble shifting from wage-paid labor to slave labor and putting them on the bottom rung of it’s “Great Chain of Being.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This “Great Chain of Being” was at odds with other American colonists, especially those in New England, that came ashore with compacts that fooled around with the notion that all people were created equal. And slavery worked well with a culture built upon difficult work in flooded fields; then labor on huge cotton plantations requiring the application of marsh mud in winter and weed-chopping in the summer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The South Carolina concept of “Being,” its large-tract agriculture and the absolute authority of the plantation elite did not remain solely in South Carolina. As the cultivation of cotton went westerly — to Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi — these same concepts went with it, creating enormous wealth and elaborate moral justifications for the expansion of an economy based on slave labor. And that expansion began to collide with New England’s wage-based labor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many southerners pointed to New England’s mill workers, especially the children in those mills, saying they were no different from slaves. But there was no question that these over-worked, short-lived children were not chattel. They were not bought, sold and mortgaged.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We all know the history of the compromises that were made to reconcile the difference of opinion. We know about Thomas Jefferson’s belief that slavery had to end; about the Missouri Compromise; about the Dred Scott decision; about the internecine blood-fest that decided the issue in 1865.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Well, we thought it decided the issue — but iterations of this same debate linger on today.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As I sit on this elevated deck, looking past Funnel Top Mountain and down upon the fertile plain that is South Carolina, I wonder what might have happened in the slave-owning Barbadians had not left Barbados? If hurricanes and worry about insurrection had not forced them to relocate?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the prospect of getting South Carolina’s cotton into the great Triangular Trade Route, an obsession with the accumulation of property, a contempt of centralized government (brought to us by the Scots-Irish), and a belief in firearms to protect that property conspired to end Ashley Cooper’s and John Locke’s vision for South Carolina’ s enlightened development.&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. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Vision for SC’s enlightened development almost doomed from start', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'vision-for-scs-enlightened-development-almost-doomed-from-start', '', '', '2021-05-12 14:27:44', '2021-05-12 18:27:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49960', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49962, 4, '2021-05-12 14:31:48', '2021-05-12 18:31:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I sat down last year and started combing the Internet looking for all the columns I wrote during my journalism career, mostly from college, but also from my tenure as a technology columnist for the Montgomery Advertiser newspaper.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The tech columns were pretty generic. I wrote about the newspaper’s website, its reader forums, reader complaints, the usual. My college work was more problematic.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As editor-in-chief, I wrote a column at least every other week. I covered a lot of issues from a pro-student perspective, but on one occasion I wrote a terrible column about Black identity and how I felt I was misperceived by other Black students. I used racially insensitive imagery in describing some of my perceived detractors. I was angry and used the power of my position to try to inflict hurt and embarrassment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Classmates with cooler heads patiently discussed with me the ramifications of what I had done, and all these years later I’m still embarrassed by the column – but I kept it in my collection. Why? Because I wrote it. Because it represented my thoughts at that moment in time, with my bad judgment and bitterness displayed in all their ignominy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Should I be canceled now for what I wrote 30 years ago? Should that column be removed from the university’s online archives? Why not every other thing I wrote?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some, myself included, would argue history demands the record be preserved intact for the sake of completeness. Should I be fired from my current job? Would justice be served? What individual could file claim to being most offended?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So no, I am not comfortable with the idea everything bad from the past must be excised from existence, and not just because of my own example.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let me clear, though: I am completely opposed to conservative intransigence on an issue they have mischaracterized and weaponized. By definition, conservatives want things to stay as they are or were, but that is not a defensible position when tradition and “owning the libs” are the only justifications.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For example, how does one make an argument for Confederate monuments when most were installed by power structures invested in promoting the false Lost Cause narrative surrounding the Civil War or later as a thumbing of the nose to the Civil Rights Movement? With everything we know about the war and the rights movement, why are people still defending these relics, which number in the hundreds and exist in states that were never even part of the Confederacy?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These are fair questions, I think, but Republicans have weaponized the notion of reappraising historical and social matters using the catch-all label of “wokeness,”a term they use pejoratively as a knee-jerk reaction to any inquiry of which they don’t approve.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I admit there are progressives who have pushed hard in seeking correctives to a culture that for too long deemed one perspective – white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant – as the only one worth honoring, but that’s how negotiations work: Ask for a lot upfront, but accept a lesser amount. It’s called compromise. Deeming any efforts at offering broader context to historical events (The 1619 Project), being more inclusive (LGBTQ), addressing racial disparities (take your pick) or addressing police brutality as “wokeness” and therefore bad is disingenuous at best and simple-minded at the very least.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some of the loudest voices don’t even seem to know what “woke” means. NBC News surveyed Congressional Republicans, and their definitions were all over the place. Some admitted they couldn’t define it. A Republican Senate aide said, “It\'s … about a particular worldview of racial, social hierarchies and social leveling and things like that.” Equality. Who would want that?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But as the aide added later, calling something “woke” stirs the base. Like calling someone a “social justice warrior” (as opposed to being a warrior for injustice?), saying someone is “virtue signaling” (is it better to identify as a vice character?), or calling BLM “Burn Loot Murder” because it’s unthinkable to utter the phrase “Black Lives Matter.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Cancel culture” seems to apply only when conservatives want to defend things. Not because those things deserve to be defended, but because a liberal might have raised the initial question. When conservatives target people or institutions, they call it “freedom of speech” or “the market at work.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Republican Party has sent its base on a cultural snipe hunt, but party leaders don’t seem to be in on the joke.&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 -->', '‘Cancel culture’ shuts down necessary dialogue', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'cancel-culture-shuts-down-necessary-dialogue', '', '', '2021-05-12 14:31:51', '2021-05-12 18:31:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49962', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49964, 4, '2021-05-12 14:41:26', '2021-05-12 18:41:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ajané Jones, a senior at Battery Creek High School, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jones, recommended by P.E.O. Chapter W of Beaufort, is Treasurer of Student Government, Editor of the yearbook, clarinet section leader and band chaplain, and was the inaugural member of the Leader in Me school improvement model.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, Jones serves her church as a leader in the Christian education program CrossKids. She will attend Winthrop University in the fall to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education. Her ultimate goal is to become an elementary school teacher.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I want to empower young students and show them that they can do anything they put their minds to,” Jones said in a news release.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship was established in 2009 to provide scholarships for exceptional high school senior women to attend an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the U.S. or Canada in the next academic year. The competitive STAR Scholarship is for women who exhibit excellence in leadership, academics, extracurricular activities, community service and potential for future success.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chapter W has been a part of the Beaufort community since it was organized in 1996.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) has been celebrating women helping women reach for the stars for more than 150 years. Since its inception in 1869, the nonprofit organization has helped more than 116,000 women pursue educational goals by providing over $383 million in grants, scholarships, awards and loans.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To learn more about P.E.O., its powerful educational philanthropies and see stories of women who have benefited from the programs, visit peointernational.org.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BC’s Jones receives PEO STAR Scholarship', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bcs-jones-receives-peo-star-scholarship', '', '', '2021-05-12 14:41:27', '2021-05-12 18:41:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49964', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49969, 4, '2021-05-12 14:43:30', '2021-05-12 18:43:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fourth grade students from Beaufort’s St. Peter’s Catholic School proudly display the mock check representing the $1,000 donation to their school from the Rotary Club of Beaufort. The Rotary Club of Beaufort annually supports nonprofit organizations in the Beaufort area. The donation is designated for the purchase of books for the Catholic elementary school’s library. With the students are (back row, left to right) school librarian Melanie Coombes, school principal Ann Feltzer and Rotary Club of Beaufort President Robert Bussa. Photo submitted by Rotary Club of Beaufort. <br><br><em>Fourth grade students from Beaufort’s St. Peter’s Catholic School proudly display the mock check representing the $1,000 donation to their school from the Rotary Club of Beaufort. The Rotary Club of Beaufort annually supports nonprofit organizations in the Beaufort area. The donation is designated for the purchase of books for the Catholic elementary school’s library. With the students are (back row, left to right) school librarian Melanie Coombes, school principal Ann Feltzer and Rotary Club of Beaufort President Robert Bussa. Photo submitted by Rotary Club of Beaufort. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'More books for their buck', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'more-books-for-their-buck', '', '', '2021-05-12 14:43:34', '2021-05-12 18:43:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49969', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49971, 4, '2021-05-12 14:44:29', '2021-05-12 18:44:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High’s boys and James Island’s girls claimed the team titles, and Bluffton’s Tacoya Heyward put together a dominant individual performance to highlight the Region 7-4A track and field championships Wednesday at Beaufort High.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The host Eagles racked up 159 points to edge Lucy Beckham (145) and May River (133) for the boys title and finished second in the girls standings with 155.5 points, trailing only the champion Trojans (183).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s boys had four individual champions — Zyrin Odom won the 400 meters and the triple jump, Nash Mills took the 800, Karlos Holman claimed the 110 hurdles, and Alvin Wilson won the discus — and racked up points with top-three finishes. Mills was second in the 1600 and 3200, Wilson was second in the shot put, Charlie Bennett placed second in the 800 and third in the 1600, and Darryl DePass was third in the 200 and fourth in the 100.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Layla Warren picked up wins in the 100 hurdles and the javelin and placed second in the 400 hurdles to lead the Eagles to a runner up finish. Jayla Daise won the shot put and was third in the discus, and Reyonce Black claimed silver in the 100 and bronze in the 200. Anaiya Houseal (high jump) and Acionna Lowe (discus) also had runner-up finishes for the Eagles, who placed third in the 4×100 and 4×400 relays and got third-place showings from Anna Brown (400), Charlize Antia (1600), and Keasia Walker (triple jump).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bluffton’s girls finished fourth, largely on the powerful legs of Tacoya Heyward, who won the 100, 200, and long jump and anchored the Bobcats’ winning 4×100 relay in an incredible individual performance. Kayleigh Washington was second in the long jump and Madison Washington was third in the shot put for the Bobcats.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The top four finishers in each event qualify for the Class 4A Lower State Championships on May 15.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort’s boys, Bluffton’s Heyward highlight Region 7-4A track meet', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beauforts-boys-blufftons-heyward-highlight-region-7-4a-track-meet', '', '', '2021-05-12 14:44:33', '2021-05-12 18:44:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49971', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49973, 4, '2021-05-12 14:46:19', '2021-05-12 18:46:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High’s dream boys tennis season will end with the Eagles playing for a state championship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coach David Riedmayer’s squad put together another outstanding effort Tuesday, beating visiting South Aiken 4-1 in the Class 4A Lower State final to advance to the state championship match. The Eagles will face A.C. Flora at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Florence Tennis Center.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With a crowd of football, baseball, and basketball players and coaches cheering them on, the Eagles claimed four of the five singles courts, clinching the victory without contesting the doubles matches. Graeme Angus, Tucker Martin, Bodie Daniel, and Griffin Stone all claimed straight-sets victories to secure the victory.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (15-2) will play for its first-ever state title against an A.C. Flora program that has been a perennial contender. The Falcons won their last state crown in Class 3A in 2015 and finished runner-up in Class 4A in 2017 and 2019.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Singles</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1. Graeme Angus (BHS) def. Serastian Rogerson 6-2 6-2&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2. Tucker Martin (BHS) def. Pate Rowan 6-2 7-6 ( 8-6)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3. Jasper Gazzo (SA) def. Diego Alvarez 6-0 6-1&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4. Bodie Daniel (BHS) def. Ben Porcha Konjinuic 6-1 6-2&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5. Griffin Stone (BHS) def. Haze Matthews 6-0 6-1 <br><br><em>Above: Beaufort High School’s No. 1 singles player Graeme Angus returns the ball to North Aiken’s Sebastian Rogerson during the first set of their Lower State Championship match Tuesday at Beaufort High School. Angus won the match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. The Eagles won the overall match 4-1 and will advance to the State Championship match Saturday in Florence. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles soar into Class 4A title match after beating South Aiken', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-soar-into-class-4a-title-match-after-beating-south-aiken', '', '', '2021-05-12 14:46:22', '2021-05-12 18:46:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49973', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49975, 4, '2021-05-12 14:48:53', '2021-05-12 18:48:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sophomore Levi Dyer scored the only goal of the night in the first overtime period, and Holy Trinity’s boys soccer team made it stand up for a 1-0 victory over Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach and the program’s first SCISA 1A state title Friday in Columbia.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Riding the momentum of the Mighty Lions’ win in the girls title game earlier in the evening, the Holy Trinity boys turned in a masterful defensive performance, playing the Saints to a scoreless draw for 80 minutes of regulation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holy Trinity had numerous scoring chances throughout the match but couldn’t get one past a standout Saints goalie until Dyer broke through in the 89th minute. The Mighty Lions’ outstanding back line and the combination of sophomore Andrew Jennings and senior Addison Wilson in goal made sure the lone goal was enough, as Jennings made six first-half saves and Wilson stopped six shots in the second half and overtime to preserve a 100-minute shutout.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The win capped off a remarkable undefeated season for the Mighty Lions, who had never won a playoff game before putting together a perfect 11-0 campaign culminating with their first state title. <br><br><em>Above: Holy Trinity Boys Soccer State Champs 2021</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Dominant defense, Dyer’s OT goal lift Mighty Lions to first state title', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dominant-defense-dyers-ot-goal-lift-mighty-lions-to-first-state-title', '', '', '2021-05-12 14:48:56', '2021-05-12 18:48:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49975', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49977, 4, '2021-05-12 14:50:38', '2021-05-12 18:50:38', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holy Trinity claimed its second consecutive SCISA 1A girls soccer title on Friday in Columbia, rallying from a one-goal deficit at halftime for a thrilling 3-2 victory over Cambridge Academy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trailing 2-1 at halftime, the Mighty Lions locked in on defense after the break and punched in two goals to add the 2021 title to their 2019 crown after being denied the opportunity to defend their crown a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best of all for the Mighty Lions, all three goal scorers from the championship game will be back to make a run at a three-peat, as eighth-graders Callah Dando and Ava Shearon found the back of the net along with sophomore Ella Cooler.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Junior goalkeeper Mary Clanton Bozard also returns after a stellar performance all season long, including eight saves to preserve the narrow margin in the title game for the Mighty Lions, who finished the season with an 8-2 record. <br><br><em>Holy Trinity Girls Soccer State Champs 2021</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Mighty Lions rally in second half for second straight SCISA 1A title', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mighty-lions-rally-in-second-half-for-second-straight-scisa-1a-title', '', '', '2021-05-12 14:50:41', '2021-05-12 18:50:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49977', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49979, 4, '2021-05-12 14:54:36', '2021-05-12 18:54:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek claimed 12 individual titles — including two each from Michael Martello, Myra Smith, and Keona Sanders — at the Region 8-3A track and field meet on Wednesday on the Dolphins’ home track.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The host Dolphins swept the podium in the boys 110 hurdles, as Trevin Singleton (15.64) took gold with teammates Noah Player and Kendall McMillan right behind him. McMillan added gold in the high jump (5-6), and Player won the triple jump (40-9), edging runner-up Singleton (40-3).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek’s boys also cleaned up in the throws, as Michael Martello won the discus (156-1) by a wide margin with teammate Tanner McCracken (115-5) in second, while McCracken won the javelin (132-2) with Player in third, and Martello claimed the shot put (47-10). David Tobin placed third in the pole vault (10-0).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":49948,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05042021-Region-83A-track-2-5519.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05042021-Region-83A-track-2-5519-1024x610.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49948\"/></a><figcaption>Bob Sofaly photo: Battery Creek’s Michael Martello took top honors in both the discus and shot put during the Region 8, AAA track meet Wednesday, May 4 at Battery Creek HIgh Shool. Martello threw the discus 156’1” and pushed the 12-pound shot put 47’10”.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the girls side, Myra Smith (12.62) edged teammate Erica Tobin (13.21) in the 100 meters, as the Dolphins finished 1-2 in the sprint. Smith also claimed the 200 (26.81), while Tobin won the 100-meter hurdles (17.67) and Keona Sanders claimed gold in the 400 hurdles (1:13.11) and the high jump (5-0), edging runner-up Tobin (4-10).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Madison Berbigler also claimed goal for the Dolphins, winning the shot put (25-4.5). Smith also finished second in the long jump (15-6.5) and the triple jump (32-5.5), while Kiara Wilson took silver in the discus (78-6) and Tobin was second in the javelin (107-6).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins will compete in the Class 3A Lower State qualifier May 15.<br><br><em>Top photo: Battery Creek’s Erica Tobin, center, shows her championship form as she clears a hurdle in the girls 100 meter hurdles during the Region 8-AAA track meet at Battery Creek. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Trio of multi-event winners lead Dolphins at region meet', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'trio-of-multi-event-winners-lead-dolphins-at-region-meet', '', '', '2021-05-12 17:46:58', '2021-05-12 21:46:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49979', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49981, 4, '2021-05-12 14:56:55', '2021-05-12 18:56:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released guidelines to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection at youth summer camp. But what do those guidelines mean for families and children who look forward to the ritual of attending overnight or day summer camp?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"There not one strategy that\'s going to completely eliminate risk. But using multiple strategies can reduce the risk for everyone who\'s attending,\" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some of the strategies include trying to limit the size of the camp as much as possible so that it\'s a smaller group of children—maybe with one camp counselor or supervisor rather than having large groups of children mixing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Testing prior to attending camp one to three days before camp starts is another strategy that can help reduce the risk of someone coming to the camp who\'s infected and going on to transmit to others,\" says Dr. Rajapakse. \"And, certainly, if anyone is feeling ill or having symptoms in any way, they should not be attending.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Masking&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"The great thing about summer camps is that most of the activities have been outdoors. And we know that outdoors presents much lower risk of transmission. For indoor settings, masking is encouraged, as well as adhering to the physical distancing recommendations to further reduce the risk of transmission,\" Dr. Rajapakse says.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>High-risk activities&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Certain activities in camps can pose more high-risks. Those include eating meals together. These are especially times where people really need to adhere to the physical distancing recommendations since you can\'t be masked, obviously, while you\'re eating. Additional kind of supervision and education for kids around those times is going to be important. And keeping most activities to the outdoors as much as possible is also one of the other recommended strategies.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Considerations&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Rajapakse says each situation for a family and child will be unique. Taking stock of who is in your family and who is at high risk for illness is an important consideration.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"If you have a healthy child who doesn\'t have any known risk factors for more severe illness, then, certainly, that might be a lower-risk situation to send your child to camp. Whereas if you have a child who has underlying health conditions, who may be at a higher risk for illness, if they were to get infected, it might not be the best situation to send them into a camp type or group-type setting.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gather information about the camp\'s safety protocols and how they plan to ensure a safe experience for your child.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"It\'s also important to understand what the camp is doing, what precautions they are putting in place, what guidance your local public health organizations have given them and how closely they\'re (the camp) planning to follow those instructions. This information can help you feel a bit more comfortable, as well, in making a decision,” explains Dr. Rajapakse.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"We know that some kids have really struggled this past year with mental health issues, feelings of isolation, anxiety, depression and, certainly, for them, being able to return to an activity like going to a summer camp—if that\'s something that they really enjoyed in the past—may make a big difference to their well-being over the summer,\" says Dr. Rajapakse.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Information in this post was accurate at the time of its posting. Due to the fluid nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific understanding, along with guidelines and recommendations, may have changed since the original publication date.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information and all your COVID-19 coverage, visit the Mayo Clinic News Network and mayoclinic. org.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: By Deb Balzer; https:// newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-to-know-about-youth-summer-camps-during-covid-19/ </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What to know about youth summer camps during COVID-19', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-to-know-about-youth-summer-camps-during-covid-19', '', '', '2021-05-12 14:57:01', '2021-05-12 18:57:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49981', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49983, 4, '2021-05-12 15:04:04', '2021-05-12 19:04:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What started out as a small, personal ceremony to honor lost loved ones, turned into a community-wide remembrance of all loved ones with a release of a thousand butterflies called Release and Remember, sponsored by the Friends of Caroline Hospice, on Saturday, May 8, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>LaNelle Fabian, Director of Community Engagement for Friends of Caroline Hospice said, “Every year we do a memorial service for the families of our patients who have passed. It was so well received we decided to share this with the community and let them get involved.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":49941,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05082021-Butterfly-release-2-5828.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05082021-Butterfly-release-2-5828-1024x730.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49941\"/></a><figcaption> Kris Legge, right, gets photographed with his new friend perched on his shoulder. Legge’s new pal was one of 1,000 “painted lady” butterflies released en masse during Saturday’s inaugural Friends of Caroline Hospice Release and Remember fundraiser at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Photo by Bob Sofaly</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fabian said they released 1,000 Painted Lady butterflies during the inaugural event and a small donation was made to Friends of Caroline Hospice for each butterfly released.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some of the butterflies hadn’t warmed up sufficiently to take flight and remained stationary for a while, giving observers an ample opportunity to take pictures. Many fluttered to the ground for a few minutes and then took off. It didn’t take long for the popular waterfront park to be full of the small, orange butterflies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fabian said the Release and Remember ceremony will be an annual event and, although Saturday, May 8, had no actual significance, it might be the date in perpetuity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was just the date we picked,” she said. “But weather is perfect and not a cloud in the sky. This may be the date we use moving forward.”<br><br><em>Top picture: Elaine Lake, left, sings a moving rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow as “painted lady” butterflies are released.</em> <em>Photo by Bob Sofaly</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Butterfly ceremony becomes popular event', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'butterfly-ceremony-becomes-popular-event', '', '', '2021-05-12 15:04:09', '2021-05-12 19:04:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49983', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(49986, 4, '2021-05-12 15:05:58', '2021-05-12 19:05:58', '<!-- 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>Jazz With Debbie McDaniel</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 to 9 p.m., Thursday, May 13, The Foolish Frog, 846 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s May meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Thursday, May 13, Beaufort Yacht Club\'s new deck on Lady’s Island off Meridian Road. The social will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dues and renewals will continue on the same monthly system prior to the pandemic. The porch bar will be utilized and Club restrooms will be available. The BS&amp;D Club\'s Best Charter Captain, (two years in a row), Christopher Mattson, will discuss Cobia: how, when, where, and why not; top water and deep water techniques, and rods and reels, and appropriate nets. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. 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>Meet the Mayors</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 19, Rotary Community Center, 11 Recreation Court, Bluffton. Free and open to the public. The Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals From the Lowcountry present a panel discussion with the mayors of Beaufort, Port Royal, Bluffton, Hardeeville, Hilton Head Island and Ridgeland. Questions must be pre-submitted. Register at https://www.facebook.com/events/289577446076394/.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2021 John Paul II Golf Classic</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m., Thursday, May 20, Hilton Head Lakes. Foursomes and hole sponsorships available. Contact Brian Quinty at 843-645-3838 or register online at JohnPaul2School.org under Support JPII.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ancestor of the Land – Rufus Daniel Mitchell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 20, Beaufort Arts Council, Mather Campus, Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribault Road, Building 1. A Tribute by Bernice Mitchel Tate, Andy Tate and Dr. Derek Mitchell Tate to the Beaufort County Rural Black Farmer. An authentic Beaufort County, S.C. Gullah Cultural Heritage photographic, visual art, digital art, material culture exhibition and instillation experience celebrating the life and times of Rufus Daniel Mitchell (1913-1987), his family and the historic Sheldon farming community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club meetings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursdays, May 20, June 17, July 15, Washington Street Park. After a year of masks, social distancing, hygiene measures and vaccinations (you have yours, right?), we can finally meet in person. Meetings at the beautiful, newly refurbished Washington Street Park at the corner of Washington Street and Newcastle Street in Beaufort. Speaker for May 20 will be Rev. Kenneth Hodges, Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church and champion of the Harriet Tubman Monument.</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., Thursdays, May 20, June 17, July 15, downtown Beaufort. Every third Thursday of the month is downtown Beaufort’s newest 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, featuring Wayne Grabenbauer and Southbound 17.</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., Saturdays, May 29, June 12, July 10, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, 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 William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. 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>Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street. Cost for Chamber Members is $45. Cost for nonmembers is 65. The Chamber\'s Legislative Reception is the business community’s opportunity to connect with Beaufort County’s state legislative delegation, federal officials, and local elected leaders. This two-hour, evening event will feature passed hors d\'oeuvres and complimentary beer and wine. Seating will be limited to encourage attendees to circulate. Attendees can choose to be indoors with A/C or on the patio with fresh air.</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, June 5 via Zoom. To get the link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For additional meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-530-1244.</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., Saturdays, June 5, Aug. 14, Sept. 25, 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 William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. 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 -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-52', '', '', '2021-05-12 15:06:03', '2021-05-12 19:06:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49986', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49988, 4, '2021-05-11 15:07:06', '2021-05-11 19:07:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After more than a year of remote meetings, the City of Beaufort have started begin to conduct meetings in person at City Hall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>City Council will conduct its work sessions and regular meetings – the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month – at 5 p.m. in the Planning Conference Room (work session), and 7 p.m. in Chambers (regular meeting). This started May 11.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These boards and commissions will also conduct their meetings at City Hall: Design Review Board, Historic District Review Board, Metropolitan Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals and Neighborhood Association.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The agenda of each meeting will have information on remote public participation. The meetings will continue to be live-streamed on the City’s Facebook page.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Members of the public who attend in person are asked to maintain social distancing and wear masks during the meetings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City begins to hold in-person Council, board meetings', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-begins-to-hold-in-person-council-board-meetings', '', '', '2021-05-12 15:07:34', '2021-05-12 19:07:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49988', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49990, 4, '2021-05-11 15:07:00', '2021-05-11 19:07:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gullah Kinfolk Traveling Theater will present “Decoration Day, an Old Fashion Memorial Day Celebration” on Saturday, May 15, with two shows – at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. – at the USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both shows will be taped for the upcoming release of the “Decoration Day: The Movie.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The play, led by character Aunt Pearlie Sue, brought to life by Anita Singleton-Prather, tells the patriotic story through musical numbers by the Gullah Kinfolk troupe. The performances will transport the audience back in time to experience Memorial Day “like it ustah\' be,” equipped with the parade, dances at Sam\'s Stokes Greasy Garage, Silas Green from New Orleans Carnival, story of the Grand Army Hall and Beaufort National Cemetery, as well as Tootie, and Gullah-licious nibbles. All known as events to commemorate the historic Decoration Day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Decoration Day, also known as Memorial Day, was first celebrated by African Americans in 1865, right after the end of the Civil War. Decoration Day honored the newly liberated enslaved people and those Blacks who served and perished in the Civil War.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at https://bit.ly/3tyfi0L.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Gullah Kinfolk Traveling Theater, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit multi-disciplinary organization based on the Sea Islands of Beaufort. It was founded in August 2013 by Beaufort County Sea Island native, Anita Singleton Prather, integrating art, education, social justice, cultural tourism, economic development and equity.<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>Decoration Day, an Old Fashion Memorial Day Celebration</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>3 p.m. or 6 p.m., Saturday, May 15</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>$40 at https://bit.ly/3tyfi0L</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '‘Decoration Day’ coming to USC Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'decoration-day-coming-to-usc-beaufort', '', '', '2021-05-12 15:08:56', '2021-05-12 19:08:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49990', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49994, 4, '2021-05-12 15:10:47', '2021-05-12 19:10:47', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hurricane Preparedness Week runs through Saturday, May 15.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the next few days, Beaufort County residents are encouraged to set aside some time to review their emergency plans for the upcoming hurricane season, which lasts from June 1 to November 30.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Disasters can strike without warning and leave whole neighborhoods flooded and without power and water. Some emergencies can confine residents to their homes for days or even force them to evacuate the area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As such, it is important to be ready. A few basics for planning include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have at least three days of water and nonperishable foods on hand;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Create an emergency supplies kit for both family members and any household pets. Visit ready.gov for emergency items to be included;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gather copies of important documents, including health records, easily accessible. For documents to keep handy, visit https://bit.ly/3yfcbyq;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learn about hurricane evacuation zones and their vulnerability to storm surge on South Carolina’s coast with an interactive map at https://bit.ly/3bfxOon;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Download S.C. Emergency Manager (the official app of SCEMD). Using this app, coastal residents can determine their evacuation zone based on their phone\'s location or by entering a physical address. Get the free app via the Apple App Store or Google Play;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sign up for updates from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at https://bit.ly/2RFHX6N or text your ZIP code to 888777;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sign up for updates from Beaufort County government at https://bit.ly/3eDDDOs;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And follow Beaufort County government’s Facebook page at https://bit.ly/3tJfI4q.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'its-hurricane-preparedness-week', '', '', '2021-05-12 15:10:51', '2021-05-12 19:10:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49994', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49996, 4, '2021-05-12 15:13:22', '2021-05-12 19:13:22', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Jim Handrinos, who turns 86 this month, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in Connecticut in 1954. After boot camp at Parris Island and follow-on training, he began a career in logistics serving stateside, in Okinawa, at sea for the Cuban Blockade and for the UN visiting Capetown, the Congo, South America, Canary Islands, and Spain before becoming a DI at Parris Island. He served at Hill 34 southwest of DaNang while stationed in Vietnam. He closed his 20-year Marine career at MCAS Beaufort where he retired in 1974 as a Master Sergeant. He then worked at Beaufort Memorial Hospital for 18 years and is known for his years of cooking for the Lowcountry Supper at the Beaufort Water Festival.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":49938,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Jim-Handrinos-as-Young-Marine-1.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Jim-Handrinos-as-Young-Marine-1-1008x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49938\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\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 – JIM HANDRINOS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-jim-handrinos', '', '', '2021-05-12 15:13:25', '2021-05-12 19:13:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49996', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(49999, 4, '2021-05-12 15:14:55', '2021-05-12 19:14:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ron Callari snapped a photo of this Oak located on La Chene Circle in Habersham. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-158', '', '', '2021-05-12 15:14:59', '2021-05-12 19:14:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=49999', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50001, 4, '2021-05-12 15:20:29', '2021-05-12 19:20:29', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>&nbsp;<strong>New exhibit also pays tribute to artist’s father and family farm&nbsp;</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mindy Lucas&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The year was 1976 and Bernice and Andy Tate, who lived in New York City at the time, were visiting Bernice’s father on the family farm in Sheldon.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wanting to try out his new automatic camera, artist and illustrator Andy Tate took some impromptu photos of his father-in-law, Rufus Daniel Mitchell, working in his fields.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But an interesting thing happened. The film from that day somehow was never processed and wound up in storage, all but forgotten, until 30 years later when the old roll was re-discovered.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The husband-wife artist team had moved back to the Lowcountry after retiring in 2006, and after finding the roll in some old boxes, decided to have the film developed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What they found when the photos came back was simply astonishing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There in black and white was a perfectly preserved time capsule of Bernice’s father-in-law going about his work on the family farm as if no time had passed at all.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the more than 30 photos, Mitchell can be seen steering a wooden plow being pulled by a white horse down neatly tilled rows or staring intently into the camera as if preoccupied by thoughts of the day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Bernice Tate saw the photos she experienced something of a flashback she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":49933,\"width\":640,\"height\":480,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image4.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49933\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"/></a><figcaption>Bernice and Andy Tate</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It took me back so many years,” she said. “But it was definitely a ‘wow moment’ and almost brought me to tears.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The re-discovered photos of life on the family farm eventually inspired the couple to begin thinking about a larger art project that would tell the story not just of Rufus Daniel Mitchell, who died in 1987, but of the black farmer in general.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That led to “Ancestor of the Land” a new exhibit and installation which can soon be viewed at the Mather School Museum, on the campus of the Technical College of the Lowcountry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The exhibit combines photography and digital art with farming implements to capture and celebrate the life and times of Mitchell and his family and the historic Sheldon farming community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the exhibit is meant to be a tribute to Bernice’s father, it also explores various aspects of the Lowcountry and Gullah farming experience.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He is a metaphor for almost all of the rural Black families in Beaufort County who had children and sent them away and so forth,” said Andy Tate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Bernice Mitchell goes on to explain, she was one of nine children who grew up on the small, self-contained farm her father worked to essentially support the family.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“My father was just a hard working man that believed in family and family values and taught us to go out in the world and do what you have to do to make things work,” she said, adding that ironically her mother and father never had any intention of their children becoming farmers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Their goal was to educate us and move us on,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And true to their wishes, all eight of Mitchell’s siblings either earned college degrees or degrees and certifications that took them away from the farm in Sheldon and “out into the greater world,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“But I grew up on a farm literally, and that I’m proud of,” she said. “I’m just the daughter of a farmer I always tell folks.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today, the Tates enjoy supporting the local arts community and working with the Beaufort Arts Council and are known for their own thoughtful, multi-faceted exhibits that do more than provide a mere two-dimensional look at a series of paintings or photographs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Their exhibits and installations take viewers into an aesthetically rich, fully developed cultural experience that serves to both enlighten or educate as well as entertain on an artistic level.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They were contributors in the fascinating 2019 interactive exhibit “Black Medicine/White Bodies: An Investigation of Yellow Fever Epidemics in Charleston 1854-1871” held at the McKissick Museum in Columbia, and their 2015 exhibit “Doctuh’ Buzzard’s Hoodoo Awakening” at the Beaufort History Museum was colorful, inviting, thought-provoking and unsettling all at the same time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other projects include the publishing of several children’s books and educational works under their imprint “Storybooks-4-kids” which features Andy Tate’s fun and inventive illustrations and Bernice Tate’s storytelling skills. The goal of the books is to promote how the power of art and literacy can “engage, educate and empower the next generation of children to be competitive in their global futures,” they say.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":49932,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image2.png\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49932\"/></a><figcaption>A series of impromptu photos taken by artist Andy Tate led to a new exhibit \"Ancestor of the Land.\" Photo provided. </figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Ancestor of the Land” is timely in that a renewed effort or consciousness has been under way in the last few years in the United States to include small farmers that have been left out of the aid or support process in favor of more large-scale or corporate farming operations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Right now, there is a huge, huge effort going on at the national and the state level in terms of rural farming particularly targeting black rural farmers,” Andy Tate said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, with no end in sight to the demand for organic farming and the growing popularity of locally grown, locally produced agricultural products, small farmers are finally getting the attention and recognition they deserve on those fronts, the Tates said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The timing is perfect,” said Bernice Tate. “There is a big thing going on for rural farmers be they Black or White. It’s just the small farmers that we’re looking at.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What’s more, the Tate’s son, Derek Mitchell Tate, a physician based in Bronxville, N.Y., also got into the family project by providing a grant making it a true family endeavor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For Bernice Tate, it’s been interesting revisiting her childhood and what was for her, just part of growing up. While the exhibit does have bigger themes and messages, for her it’s still personal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s a funny thing. When Andy came home some fifty-something years ago to meet my parents, he appreciated what we had more than we appreciated what we had because we wanted to get away from it,” she said laughing, adding that you don’t always appreciate what you have until it’s gone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“But that was my dad and we’re just trying to honor him,” she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '“Ancestor of the Land” spotlights life and times of black farmers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ancestor-of-the-land-spotlights-life-and-times-of-black-farmers', '', '', '2021-05-12 15:20:33', '2021-05-12 19:20:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50001', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50003, 4, '2021-05-12 15:32:56', '2021-05-12 19:32:56', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2> An abortion ban, looser gun laws, firing-squad executions </h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>A few of the things our state Legislators did for us this year&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT<em> </em>– By the time you read this, the closing gavel probably will have banged on the 2021 state legislative session. But in case you missed it or just chose to block it out, let’s look a few of the highlights our elected state officials enacted by May 13. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Early in the session, they passed a “fetal heartbeat” ban on abortions, legislation that is expected to be tied up in the courts for some time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– They passed a bill improving in-state tuition assistance to military retirees and their dependents. The bill removes the time limit for retirees to file for the program whereas previous legislation required them to apply within three years of leaving the service. Supporters contend the assistance will increase the number of military folks moving to the state although it’s not a requirement that they live in South Carolina.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– They appear to have added firing squads to the acceptable methods of state-sanctioned executions since the option of lethal injection has vanished because of drug shortages. As of this writing, specifics of the bill are going back and forth between the House and Senate, but Gov. McMaster has said he’s ready to sign a bill to get the proverbial ball rolling on executions. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Also as of this writing, the Legislature appears to be on a fast-track with a bill to make it easier for gun owners with permits to carry those guns in the open. McMaster says he’s ready to sign this one as well.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– We didn’t get the right to use medical marijuana for debilitating illnesses. Our Sen. Tom Davis’ proposal to legalize medical marijuana made it through Senate committee, but yet again, the law enforcement protest the medical advancement as a pathway to hell.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Davis plans to push the state’s effort, called the Compassionate Care Act, to join 36 states which allow the use of when the Legislature reconvenes in January 2022 to tackle “unfinished business.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– And McMaster, who is running for a second term in 2022 in case you missed it, announced as of June 30, the state will no longer participate in the federal COVID-19 unemployment assistance – those $300 per month checks. He apparently has authority to do without action by the Legislature.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Palmetto State joined Montana as the second state in the nation to take this action to drive folks back into the workforce.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– The Legislature didn’t make a decision on what to do with the state-owned Santee Cooper utility company nor did they establish much groundwork – publicly – for the process of redistricting which they say will take place this fall, in time for the 2022 elections. Legislation was introduced to make the redistricting, aka gerrymandering, easier for the public to watch … a process not unlike making sausage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Garbage fee update</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Closer to home, good news on the garbage collection scene.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County Council has backed off the idea of adding a flat $169 fee for using the drop-off sites and opted for adding a special millage fee to cover the costs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But if this business of garbage collection is of interest to you, stay tuned. The consultants have recommended an eventual cost per visit to the sites down the proverbial road.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also on the subject of garbage collection, county officials have been reporting little impact, in terms of littering, since two collection sites were closed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the other hand, Port Royal town officials say their restaurants and businesses are reporting a major increase in the amount of household debris being dropped illegally into their dumpsters. One Port Royal restaurant, according to reports, had to increase their weekly pickups from three days a week to five days.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Following up on the bridge</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HARBOR ISLAND – Last week’s ceremonial opening of the new and improved Harbor River Bridge got some folks wondering why at least part of the bridge approach ramps couldn’t be developed as a recreational fishing pier.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When the Broad River Bridge was replaced in 2004, the northern span was left standing and is now one of the county’s most popular fishing pier. Same with the new Ravenel Bridge over the Cooper River where the old bridge span was developed into not just a fishing pier, but a lovely park area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Well, it turns out S.C. Department of Transportation engineers considered a fishing pier at the Harbor River bridge site in the early planning stages but ruled against the idea because of the lack of adequate parking.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Following up on the pole</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Mindy Lucas’ story last week, “Old Bessie vs. one old pole” brought up a problem that city officials have encountered before but apparently haven’t addressed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The story of an abandoned utility pole crushing a family car in the North Street neighborhood and none of the utility companies taking ownership was a situation the city also experienced during the Boundary Street renovation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>S.C. Electric and Gas, which preceded Dominion Electric, agreed to put active power lines underground. 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(50008, 4, '2021-05-12 15:47:57', '2021-05-12 19:47:57', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Is an outdoor advertising company using a recently amended ordinance to skirt Beaufort County’s billboard ban? Are they now gearing up to sue? </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong> By Mindy Lucas </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Is a national billboard company using a recently amended local ordinance to skate around a ban on new billboards in Beaufort County?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An upcoming hearing to decide the fate of two billboards along Trask Parkway (U.S. Highway 21) may take up that question after Beaufort County issued a stop work order on the signs recently.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The billboards are owned by Adams Outdoor Advertising, a privately held company which has been called the fourth largest out-of-home advertising company in the United States.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County issued the stop work order on April 12, the county’s administrator Eric Greenway said by phone on Monday, and has taken a “citations code enforcement action” for violation of the ordinance.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A hearing will be held in Beaufort County Circuit Court on June 9 and the county is also preparing for “a more protracted and longer legal battle,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adams Outdoor Advertising has a history of suing municipalities that impose certain restrictions on billboards.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The company sued the town of Mount Pleasant in 2020 after the town rejected the company’s requests to erect new digital billboards and convert traditional billboards to digital signs. It has also sued municipalities in other states.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County does not currently allow new billboards and does not allow internally illuminated signs. Companies can paint or refinish the surfaces of the signs or structures in order to maintain them but does not permit “substantive maintenance.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But a recent change to the text of the ordinance may be complicating matters.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In October, Beaufort County Council voted in favor of amending the Community Development Code to allow for “minor modifications to billboards to improve safety standards during hurricanes and high wind events,” after the company petitioned the county for the change.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The hurricane safe signs were to be made of a material that, if ripped off by strong winds, would not cause any harm to people or property. However, rebuilding or replacing the foundation of billboards is still not allowed under the current ordinance, officials say.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The company was in the process of replacing the poles that held up the sign when the stop work order was issued, Greenway said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adams Outdoor, however, said it is going by regulations governed by the state’s Department of Transportation (SCDOT).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When reached for comment earlier in the week, the company’s General Manager Liz Mitchum said, while she could not respond to questions asked by reporters by phone due to the company’s corporate policy, she could send a bulleted statement addressing the issue.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the emailed statement, the company applied to repair and rebuild the billboards under an SCDOT regulation which allows for the “repair/ rebuild of nonconforming billboard in the event the same is partially damaged by wind or other natural forces.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The statement went on to say that Adams Outdoor received approval from SCDOT for the work and that “no local government permit or permission is necessary.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Nevertheless, prior to performing the work, Adams informed Beaufort County that it would be performing the work approved by SCDOT and supplied Beaufort County with a copy of the approved applications,” the statement said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>State legislators and those watching changes to the state’s billboard laws over the years have said the highway act was meant to get rid of billboards in disrepair, not securely tied down, falling down, or not properly permitted, or those considered “non-conforming.” The act wasn’t meant or shouldn’t override county regulations, some have also noted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Under Beaufort County’s current ordinance the county’s Code Enforcement Department has the ability to issue a notice to the permitted party if a sign becomes dilapidated or structurally unsound so that the sign can be removed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two county council members took issue with the recent motion to amend the ordinance to allow for the safety modifications when it passed 9 to 2 in October. Both Alice Howard and Paul Sommerville voted against the measure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“As I think everyone knows, the billboards are all grandfathered,” Sommerville said. “The idea is to get rid of them and all this does is prolong the life of them.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Digital billboards coming to Beaufort?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adams Outdoor also recently applied for permits to convert 10 existing signs at locations throughout the county to digital, Greenway confirmed on Monday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The company had marked the box on the applications, dated April 27, that states the signs would be illuminated. The application also states internally illuminated signs are prohibited in Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The applications list at least two locations on Sea Island Parkway and Trask Parkway and three along Parris Island Gateway.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The value of the 10 signs, according to the applications, totals $1.7 million dollars. They do not specify how much revenue the signs would generate for the company.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Questions sent in a separate email to the company about the permits and what exactly they include went unanswered at press time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the company can apply for the permits, it doesn’t mean they will be approved, Greenway said. The process for reviewing the applications has just started, he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adams Outdoor has fought for digital billboards in Beaufort County in the past.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The strategy of applying for permits to convert current billboards to digital is the latest in a long line of aggressive tactics, including legal action, the company has employed to fight state and local ordinances that do not favor them, some say.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This is not just a new billboard here and there,” said Chuck Newton chair of the Sea Island Coalition, an area group which is concerned about the effects the revised ordinance might have on signs throughout the area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Beaufort County prohibited billboards several years ago, and overturning a carefully-considered and even-handed policy establishes a horrible new precedent …,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After Adams Outdoor filed suit against the town of Mount Pleasant in 2020, they then offered to drop the lawsuit if the town would approve four new digital billboards and the conversion of one existing billboard to a digital format, effectively dropping planned digital billboard conversions at the base of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and at a shopping plaza in the town, according to a Dec. 26 article in The (Charleston) Post and Courier.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lawsuit claims Mount Pleasant’s sign ordinance violates its civil rights and refers to the U.S. and S.C. constitutions. The company has asked that their permits be approved and damages and legal fees be paid, according to the newspaper.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The company is also challenging billboard regulations in Virginia Beach, Va., and has challenged regulations in Madison, Wis. However, a federal judge there dismissed the company’s lawsuits, local newspaper reports stated.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Still, many residents are left wondering how will laws meant to clean up South Carolina’s roadways now be used to open the door to other types of advertising and if state laws will be used to trump local county ordinances.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some states, particularly those where tourism and natural resources are driving forces in the economy, have banned billboards altogether. Hawaii, Alaska, Vermont and Maine all do not currently allow billboards, or “off-premise” signs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"To the extent Adams is successful here and in Mt. Pleasant and other jurisdictions where digital boards are an issue, we change the face of South Carolina forever,” Newton said. “Billboards only go up, and are seldom if ever taken down.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mindy Lucas is the Beaufort reporter for The Island News and is a staff writer for Lowcountry Weekly. She can be reached at mindy.islandnews@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '2 Billboards in Beaufort County', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2-billboards-in-beaufort-county', '', '', '2021-05-12 15:48:01', '2021-05-12 19:48:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50008', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50048, 4, '2021-05-19 10:22:41', '2021-05-19 14:22:41', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is the final article of a series of 12 articles on what citizens should know about policing, use-of-force, risks, and challenges citizens and police officers face today.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the author of this series, I hope you have found the past 11 columns to be informative and provocative. More importantly, I pray that these articles have helped to promote understanding, cooperation, trust, and respect between citizens and law enforcement.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This final article is a notional list of things that I believe most COPs wish that citizens knew and would do to help promote safety, cooperation, crime prevention, and trust between our police and the public. Police Officers wish:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>First</strong>, Citizens knew that when a police officer first meets you, except in a very few cases, the officer does not know you. COPs also do not know if you: are armed, mentally ill, under the influence, happy, angry, under great stress, going through a divorce, grieving, just loss your job, have a police record, are a member of a gang, just committed a crime, or are on parole. 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Is there some reason you are driving so fast today?” Remember, police officers are taught to understand that if you are rushing someone to a hospital that you may be driving fast. If you are not driving under the influence and confirm you are rushing your wife to the hospital, because she is in labor or he or she is seriously injured or ill, the officer will assist you as much as he or she can (first aid, call for emergency medical care, etc.) and will not give you a ticket and allow you to continue quickly with just a warning to slow down and arrive alive.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Fourth</strong>, Citizens knew that if a COP makes a felony traffic stop of you and your vehicle, the officer suspects (and in many cases has probable cause) that you or your passengers or both or your vehicle has been involved in a felony (serious) crime and that you or your passengers may dangerous. You will be required to obey all officer commands, probably be handcuffed and searched, and detained until the officer can determine if you are a suspected criminal and if your vehicle is not stolen or has been used in a crime. You can also expect for your vehicle to be searched for weapons and illegal drugs, explosives, or other illegal items.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Fifth</strong>, Citizens would be patient until the officer can figure out what is going on. Officers are taught to be polite and use words like please, thank you, you are welcome, and yes sir. If citizens are patient, compliant, and non-threatening, they have the best chance for the situation to be settled peacefully, quickly, and with no force used. Most officers know that a verbal warning or warning ticket will do what the officer wants done, that is raise your level of awareness of driving safely. Officers are sympathetic to the fact that even a small fine or requirement for you to go to court could be disastrous for you financially. Officers know that if you do not have the money to pay a $200.00 traffic violation, cannot get off work to go to court, and miss court, a warrant will be issued for your arrest ------ and the officer does not want that to happen to you.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sixth</strong>, Citizens understood that officers are human too and make far less money than most other professions, get ill, have a higher-than-average divorce rate and suicide rate, get scared, and suffer from higher-than-average heart disease and PTSD rates. Officers are under stress almost constantly and get in vehicle accidents because they drive over 50,000 miles per year in all kinds of weather --- sometimes in hot pursuits, and get injured or killed while working near highways far more than others. Officers are constantly frustrated and saddened with being the mental illness first responders and frequently the only help mentally ill people get. Officers are continuously witness to our poorest, most victimized, least educated, most unhealthy, and most disadvantaged members of society. They are witness to more human tragedy than almost any other profession.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Seventh</strong>, Citizens knew that officers are constantly aware that they are in a profession that is unforgiving of the smallest mistake and that if they make a serious error with force or applying the law, they will be required to be retrained or severally punished or demoted or fired or sued in civil court or criminally charged, or all of these remedies will be used on the officer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eighth</strong>, Citizens understand that police officers do not create poverty, unequal education and housing, slow and unjust courts, an inadequate mental health system, but COPs do promote and support remedying these problems.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ninth</strong>, Citizens would attend a citizen’s police academy and promote the enrollment of minority and other youth to join a Police Explorer Program and seek a career in public safety.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tenth</strong>, Citizens would not drink and drive, not use or abuse legal or illegal drugs, wear seat belts, wear motorcycle and bike helmets, and join a neighborhood watch program.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eleven</strong>, Citizens would contact their congressmen and ask them to support a reasonable police and criminal justice system reform bill that:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Provides robust inpatient and outpatient treatment of the mentally ill.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Expands rehabilitation and training for those convicted of crimes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Requires a completed background check of all commercial weapon sales.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bans assault rifle sales and large capacity (more than 10 rounds) magazines, except to the military and police.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ensures bad actor COPs are identified, weeded out quickly, and debarred from law enforcement service.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Creates a national police registry to compile data on complaints and records of police misconduct.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Establish new reporting requirements, including use of force, officer misconduct, and routine practices.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Creates uniform accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Requires officers to complete training on racial profiling, implicit bias, and the duty to intervene when another officer uses excessive force.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Creates uniform accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies and requires law enforcement officers to complete training on racial profiling, implicit bias, and the duty to intervene when another officer uses excessive force.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Grants administrative subpoena power to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in pattern-or-practice investigations.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is an honors graduate of three police academies and a DoD Counter Terrorism course graduate. He served as a police officer and deputy sheriff in AL and MO. He has also worked as a consultant with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in GA and SC, and the Military Police and Customs operations in TX. An accomplished writer and motivational speaker, the owner of TVV Publishing, a retired Army Test Pilot, the author of the award-winning BLADES OF THUNDER (book One), a retired Aerospace Industry Region Manager, a past University Business, Writing, and Aeronautics Instructor, and volunteer Patient Adviser at the RHJ VA Medical Center, he writes two columns, as a free-lance writer, for the ISLAND NEWS, the Veterans Benefits Column and the What Citizens Should Know About Policing Column. You can contact Larry at his email, LDandridge@earthlink.net. </em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>EDITOR’S NOTE&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is column 12 of a 12-column series on what citizens should know about police officers, use of force, and challenges the police and citizens face. Columns 1 through 11 introduced the series by answering the questions:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>What are the risks involved in police work?&nbsp;</li><li>How does a COP (Constable on Patrol) decide on what level of force to use?&nbsp;</li><li>When can a police officer use deadly force?&nbsp;</li><li>When can deadly force be used on a fleeing felon?&nbsp;</li><li>Do life and death decisions made by police really have to be made so quickly?&nbsp;</li><li>What does the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office do for Beaufort County?&nbsp;</li><li>Do police officers take care to avoid hurting innocent bystanders?&nbsp;</li><li>Do police officers have to retreat when facing a dangerous person?&nbsp;</li><li>Can a police officer be unfit to serve, even if they do not break the law?&nbsp;</li><li>Do police officers have to retreat when facing a dangerous person?&nbsp;</li><li>Can a police officer be unfit to serve, even if they do not break the law or violate department written policies?&nbsp;</li><li>Why do police officers not hot pursue and chase down every person who runs from them in a vehicle?&nbsp;</li><li>Why do police officers sometimes use choke holds on people?&nbsp;</li><li>Why do the police not shoot guns and other weapons out of people’s hands?&nbsp;</li><li>Why do police sometimes use deadly force on people brandishing a Fake Gun?&nbsp;</li><li>Why do the police not read everyone their Miranda rights?&nbsp;</li><li>How does a police officer deal with a person with a knife or other edged weapon?&nbsp;</li><li>Why do many police officers have second jobs?&nbsp;</li><li>How much training does a police officer get?&nbsp;</li><li>How many police departments are there and how many COPS are on the job per 1,000 citizens?&nbsp;</li><li>Are all police departments certified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)?&nbsp;</li><li>How thorough are the background checking, screening, testing, and interviewing, of police recruits and officers transferring from one department to another?&nbsp;</li><li>Why do police departments need armored cars and other military types of equipment?&nbsp;</li><li>Are Driving While Impaired (DWI) and Driving Under the Influence (DUI) really all that serious crimes?&nbsp;</li><li>What is qualified immunity?&nbsp;</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These columns are not meant to replace carefully reading local, county, state, and federal law or the need for a lawyer when seeking legal advice.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Larry Dandridge is not an employee of THE ISLAND NEWS and his opinions are his alone. Readers should rely on their local police and sheriff’s departments, federal law enforcement agencies, and their attorneys for all law enforcement information and legal advice. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of these articles, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed by the author or THE ISLAND NEWS for damages resulting from the use of information contained herein.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eleven Wishes of a Police Officer', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eleven-wishes-of-a-police-officer', '', '', '2021-05-19 10:22:44', '2021-05-19 14:22:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50048', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50051, 4, '2021-05-19 13:44:52', '2021-05-19 17:44:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Bill Rauch</strong><br><br>There’s a surprise in the Southside Park Task Force’s recommendations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Task Force found, after considering the views of the 1,100 respondents to its survey, that while Southside Park is not the place for it, that somewhere in northern Beaufort County there should be a splash pad.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I agree!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the uninitiated a splash pad is the new (and better) descriptor for what used to be called an “interactive fountain.” These are those public places where children love to play on hot days where they can be sprayed with water, but where also they cannot drown because there’s no pool or standing water that is a part of the facility. Accordingly there’s no need for lifeguards, and parents can keep an eye on things while they rest easy nearby but safely out of range of the fun.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In their characteristically gritty way, big cities like New York and Chicago addressed this need long ago with the introduction of “spray caps” that on hot days, firemen screw onto the hose fittings of fire hydrants so that a cool shower of water can, to the delight of the neighborhood’s youngsters, spray out onto the sidewalk before it runs into the gutter and down the storm drain.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Charleston has a very popular — and attractive — version of the splash pad in its Ravenel Waterfront Park which, incidentally, former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, who built the park, was always careful to say he had modeled on Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But when Beaufort had its chance to build its splash pad, its city council balked.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was there. Here’s the story.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50038,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Beaufort-park.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Beaufort-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50038\"/></a><figcaption>The site of a proposed splash pad in Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Submitted photo.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the year 2000, Beaufort’s Waterfront Park was washing storm-by-storm into the Beaufort River. Man-sized sinkholes were appearing regularly under the seawall walkway and elsewhere throughout the park, and the City’s Public Works staff, led by Public Works Director Isiah Smalls and City Engineer Lamar Taylor, were regularly fencing off parts of the park until the necessary stop-gap repairs could be made.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort City Council didn’t really want to take on the project — and especially to have to find the money to pay for its implementation — but they (we) finally tasked City Manager John McDonough with coming up with a plan to really fix the park.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>About half the park is built on fill, and surprisingly the riverside half is built on a concrete shelf that rests on concrete pilings that are sunk into the river bottom. Understanding that, City Manager McDonough knew that fixing the park would call for some major engineering work.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So that’s where McDonough’s efforts began — with the engineers who told him that to actually fix the park, it would have to be closed for more than a year, that it would have to be dug up right down to the shelf and pilings so that the pilings that had cracked or shifted and the parts of the shelf that were giving way to erosion could be made secure for the next generation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once the extent of the structural work was truly perceived, it was clear to McDonough that this was the time for a full-fledged park redesign to correct whatever design shortcomings had been revealed by the park’s 25 years of use.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A national search brought to Beaufort from Watertown, Mass., Sasaki Associates, a 75-year-old engineering and design firm that is one of the handful of foremost park designers in the U.S. Sasaki’s planners went all over town speaking to everyone they could find about what was right and wrong with the park. Then they came up with their Master Plan, all of which (all of Phase 1 of which) except one feature is in bricks, mortar and concrete today along the river in downtown Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What’s the one missing feature?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You guessed it: the splash pad.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yes, the 2002 Sasaki Waterfront Park Final Master Plan called for “an active recreation amenity fountain” at the foot of Scott Street where the Beaufort Tricentennial bronze history plaque display sits today just outside the playground’s front gate. The interactive fountain there was to be the capstone of what Sasaki’s planners envisioned as “the children’s end” of the park.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What happened?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Well, there was a group of well-heeled mothers in town in those days who saw it as threatening that their children might play in the fountain with children whose parents were of racial backgrounds that differed from that of the mothers. At the last minute the mothers made the rounds of the five council members.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A vote was taken, the decision was made, and in the end, three of the five members nixed the fountain.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The discussion that preceded the vote was brief, but there was one memorable line uttered by a then-council member (who recently stepped down as mayor). As he cast the swing vote that evening to kill the splash pad, the councilman opined that “Beaufort isn’t a fountain city,” as if it was his objection to the fountain as a objet d’art that caused him to vote as he did.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Southside Park Task Force, it seems, holds a contrary view. They want a fountain. So too should the present now more kid-friendly City Council if they believe what they say about wanting to attract to Beaufort young professionals, some of whom will undoubtedly be wishing to bring up children here.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new splash pad should go where it was originally proposed by Sasaki to go, where the Tricentennial historical plaque garden was subsequently placed. And the Tricentennial plaques should be moved down to the marina (for grown-ups) end of the park near the other historical plaques. There is a leafy and contemplative circle of benches there where the historical plaques will fit nicely.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The children of the well-heeled mothers for whom the three council members were so concerned are all grown now.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is time to right the wrong.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Finally, it warrants noting here that John McDonough who shepherded the Sasaki Master Plan through all the necessary hoops in 2001-2 actually believed in it. Moreover, he saw the future and knew this day would one day come. That is why he ordered that while the park was dug up in 2004-5 that all the underground infrastructure for the splash pad be installed. And so all the necessary pipes are in place already — capped off — waiting patiently for a City Council kid-friendly enough to bring a new summertime joy to the city’s children.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Bill Rauch was the Mayor of Beaufort from 1999 to 2008 and has twice won awards from the S.C. Press Association for his Island News columns. He can be reached at The RauchReport@gmail.com.<br></em><br><br><em>Top picture: A Charleston fountain similar to a proposed splash fountain at Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Public domain photo.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Waterfront Park splash fountain’s time has come', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'waterfront-park-splash-fountains-time-has-come', '', '', '2021-05-19 13:47:59', '2021-05-19 17:47:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50051', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50054, 4, '2021-05-19 13:50:09', '2021-05-19 17:50:09', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Laura Kaponer</strong><br><br>An in-patient mental health stay placed the first stone on the path that would forever change Maria Beth Smith’s recovery journey. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith first became familiar with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) during that stay. She learned the presence of NAMI within a community created opportunities for advocacy, support and education through the programs they offered. This eventually led to her role as NAMI SC Regional Program Coordinator for Ending the Silence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>NAMI Ending the Silence originated in Illinois to create real-life perspectives on mental illnesses to high school students. The once-local program was then offered to NAMI National.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The demand led Ending the Silence to spread to NAMI affiliates throughout the country. At this time there are three presentation versions available: Ending the Silence for Students, Ending the Silence for Families and Ending the Silence for School Staff.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith describes Ending the Silence as an interactive and innovative program that starts with the community requesting it. The program is available to any group such as churches, schools, work places, or local organizations. The more people know, the more they can better help support those around them with mental illnesses.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The presentation is led by a two-person team. The youth presenter, an individual under the age of 31, shares their own mental-health challenges in an effort to open a discussion among the audience. This is a safe atmosphere to ask questions someone may have not even known they could ask. The lead presenter facilitates a PowerPoint presentation with facts and embedded videos.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For those questioning why such a program is even necessary, please consider these statistics provided by NIMH (The National Institute of Mental Health):&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– 20 percent of all youth, ages 13-18, experience mental illness each year;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– ½ of these people never receive treatment;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– and ½ of all lifelong mental health conditions begin by age 14, and ¾ begin by age 24.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In many communities, (mental health) has been a taboo subject because the origins of these conditions have been misunderstood,” Smith explains. “Ending the Silence emphasizes that mental health conditions are medical conditions just like other physical medical conditions.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This program educates the audience on how to recognize the signs and the symptoms of mental health disorders, statisics on mental health disorders in youth, ways to reduce stigma, recovery and coping strategies, suicide awareness and prevention, and how to get help for yourself or a friend.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Resources are provided to all participants. Additionally, at the end of the program, anonymous evaluations are given out to improve the program, as well as provide important data to the University of South Carolina.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The most important resource to any NAMI program are the volunteers. Smith strongly encourages people to reach out to NAMI SC to help improve the impact Ending the Silence can have within the community.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Laura Kaponer is a mental health advocate and blogger, as well as a volunteer with the local chapter of NAMI. You can find her on social media by searching #Laurakaponeris1in5. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Ending the Silence key to addressing mental illness in youth', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ending-the-silence-key-to-addressing-mental-illness-in-youth', '', '', '2021-05-19 13:50:13', '2021-05-19 17:50:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50054', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50056, 4, '2021-05-19 13:53:23', '2021-05-19 17:53:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Sunday and it is brisk. This morning I have my coffee — Honduras Honey — and a newspaper entirely focused on a forthcoming golf tournament. There is also national news about the proposed stimulus bill that seems to have money for just about everyone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But, for me, the real news is a couple of paragraphs saying that Donald Trump has delayed any planning on a Presidential Library.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Apparently, Mr. Trump is not interested in a memorial to his presidency because, well, it’s not over. As far as he’s concerned we’ve only had Part One of the Trump Presidency.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To be honest, Trump generated few letters and fewer documents than any other President save James A Garfield who served from March to September, 1881 — a period of 7 months.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have been to Roosevelt’s Library at Hyde Park; and Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Center in Atlanta. I wasn’t looking for any specific document, but was interested in the way each man framed his time in office. And, of course, the ship models in the basement at Hyde Park are fascinating.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All of this brings me to the recent PBS biopic on Ernest Hemingway — Ken Burns’ latest effort to help us better understand our history-makers, his effort to make sense of the complicated men and women who led larger than life-sized lives.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is not enough these days to look at the written word, or paragraph, and say, “Damn, that’s a marvelous sentence. I wish to God I could put words like that in the mouths of the characters I create.” No, these days you’ve got to dig past the prose; past the stunning insights on fly fishing and how to insert a banderilla. In the case of Hemingway you go straight, like a Sidewinder heat-seeking missile, to the writer’s masculinity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hemingway’s masculinity — his love of shotguns, tequila and the killing of large African animals — is a target that is just too easy to shoot at. And so we get the suggestion that there was some “sexual ambiguity,” some androgyny, some confusion in his mind about gender.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then we move to the allegation that he was a liar inflating his wartime experience in Italy and Spain. Then we move to the women he married and how he screwed-up each of those marriages. It is really hard to focus on his words with all of this ripe, rotting, low-hanging fruit.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But most mornings of his life he sat down, early, and thought very hard about composing a sentence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know.”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yes, he described where to insert the sword in the neck of an exhausted, dying, dull-eyed bull, but he was better at explaining abstractions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Courage is grace under pressure.”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them, to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The vehicle for his truth-telling was not a TED-Talk; or a podcast featuring a sociologist who has learned how to synthesize her master’s thesis into a dozen bullet points. Hemingway had to put these insights into people’s mouths. Or in the narrator’s mouth.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His characters were usually white, often rich and did a lot of drinking in Pamplona and Paris. Some were women, mostly beautiful women who were penalized for their beauty. And likewise, the men of means were routinely pilloried for their diffidence or their idleness. In this context we got,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hemingway had a duty to keep readers interested; so he built stories about bullfights; long bouts of rum drinking; unhealed, unspeakable war wounds; adultery; and, of course, death.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But that obligation — to entertain — doesn’t diminish the fact that he sat down every morning in a search some truth. He struggled to distill his life experience into <em>“One true sentence, …”&nbsp;</em></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 -->', 'Despite his flaws, Hemingway continued quest for truth', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'despite-his-flaws-hemingway-continued-quest-for-truth', '', '', '2021-05-19 13:53:26', '2021-05-19 17:53:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50056', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50058, 4, '2021-05-19 14:18:52', '2021-05-19 18:18:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I think we sometimes forget politics is about people. Literally. It originates in the Greek politika, affairs of the cities. It’s supposed to be about how we find ways to relate to each other, hopefully peacefully.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So why do Republicans seem intent on using their political influence to attack?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There’s no desire to “relate to each other.” There’s only the quest to gain, maintain and expand power, to elevate one constituency and to beat down – sometimes literally – all others. Look at the agendas GOP lawmakers across the country are pursuing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First and foremost is their assault on voting rights. The Big Lie that the past presidential election was stolen is the driving factor behind a broad series of moves by red-state legislatures to “secure the vote” or “to make voting easier and cheating harder.” Never mind election fraud is virtually nonexistent, but making voting “easier?”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If that’s the case, why is the Heritage Foundation bragging about writing the bills being used in these GOP-led states to advance their cause of voter suppression? The measures limit hours at polling places, reduce the number of days for early voting, eliminate no-excuse absentee voting, require surrendering personal information to request absentee ballots … you get the idea.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even Republicans who accept the election was free and fair are voting for these measures. You can ask Liz Cheney what happens to anyone who doesn’t toe the party line.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The transgender population is another target.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Human Rights Campaign calls 2021 a record-shattering year for legislative attacks on transgender rights. Proposals include bans on participating in school sports or getting gender-confirming medical treatments, affirming rights to refuse providing care to transgenders on religious grounds, and preventing discussing LGBTQ issues in the classroom. No talking in class! Especially about (whispering) those people.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to CNN, those most affected would be children. Most of us were able to make it through puberty without worrying we might break the law by joining the high school track team. 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Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) proposed ending federal unemployment compensation related to the pandemic. Republicans like to say these enhanced benefits are making it harder for small businesses to find employees to help them recover lost business. Study after study has shown this not to be the case, but again, once you’ve adopted a talking point you gotta support it, right?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) introduced a measure preventing executive agencies from offering race or gender diversity training in adherence to an executive order by the previous administration. Owens somehow overlooked an injunction had already been declared against the order and that President Biden revoked it earlier this year.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Owens introduced another measure against “Critical Race Theory” being part of public school curricula. (Sigh) “Critical race theory” is another label conservatives rally around without knowing what it means, but in a nutshell, they say being truthful about the discrimination and racial violence in the nation’s history is racist against white people and makes schoolchildren think America is slightly less than the greatest country on earth.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Owens is Black and should know better, but he also is a former Democrat anxious to establish his conservative credentials by advancing Fox News talking points and writing books like his “Liberalism or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps.” There’s a guy you can trust to be impartial.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People like to say about politics, “Both sides are the same.” I dismiss that as lazy thinking or, worse, delusion. 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(50060, 4, '2021-05-19 14:25:09', '2021-05-19 18:25:09', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Public forum gives residents input on BofE budget</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A virtual public forum presentation is being offered for community members to learn more about the school district budget being developed by the Beaufort County Board of Education for the 2021-22 school year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The district hopes the new virtual format will provide more people an opportunity to participate in the forum process. The virtual public forum video presentation can be viewed on the district’s YouTube page at any time through June 30, 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDXEM7HLkIU&amp;t=6s.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Viewers of the presentation have the opportunity to make comments and ask questions by submitting them to budget@beaufort.k12.sc.us or calling 843-322-5928. Responses to questions will be answered on the phone or followed-up shortly thereafter via email.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The district will receive community input over the next several weeks. Beaufort County Council’s current timeline calls for a third and final reading of the district’s budget on June 28.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Two from Beaufort earn Academic Awards at USC Beaufort</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the academic year draws to a close, USC Beaufort recognized Beaufort’s Laura Cenci (29907) and Brice Adkins (29907) for academic excellence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USCB reaffirmed its commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, learning, and service, recognizing the members of the academic community who have achieved excellence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USCB is the fastest growing four-year institution within the University of South Carolina System. It offers 20 baccalaureate degrees on three campuses – Bluffton, Beaufort and Hilton Head Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'EDUCATION BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'education-briefs-29', '', '', '2021-05-19 14:25:13', '2021-05-19 18:25:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50060', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50093, 4, '2021-05-19 15:00:19', '2021-05-19 19:00:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy star basketball player Shanese Bostick, center, signed her letter of intent to attend and play basketball at Bob Jones University in Greenville. Photo by Justin Jarrett.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SIGNING DAY', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'signing-day', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:00:22', '2021-05-19 19:00:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50093', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50095, 4, '2021-05-19 15:02:19', '2021-05-19 19:02:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High held its ground in the final round of the SCHSL Class 4A Boys Golf State Championships on Tuesday, as the Eagles finished the day where they started to notch a program-best third-place showing, and sophomore Jerry Bruns was the individual runner-up.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles carded a team score of 311 for a two-day total of 618, finishing just one shot behind North Augusta, which was a distant second to AC Flora’s 36-hole total of 603. Host Hilton Head High improved upon its day one score and standing, posting a 329 to move up one spot and finish seventh at 662.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Scoring proved more difficult overall than in Monday’s first round, but Indian Land’s Mason Kucia was dialed in, making five birdies — including the 17th and 18th — in a round of 3-under 69 to finish at 3-under for the tournament and claim the individual title.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50079,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Simon-McAlister.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Simon-McAlister.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50079\"/></a><figcaption>Top: Beaufort’s Jerry Bruns finished second overall in the Class 4A state championship at Dolphin Head Golf Club, shooting 1-over-par 145 over 36 holes. Here, Beaufort’s Simon McAlister earned All-State honors with a top-10 finish in the Class 4A Boys Golf State Championship. Photo by Justin Jarretts.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bruns took a one-shot lead into the final round after firing a 69 on Monday, but it was a bumpy ride Tuesday beginning with a bogey at the par-5 opening hole. The sophomore standout was able to grind out a 4-over 76 and finish the event at 1-over, good for a runner-up finish and All-State honors. Beaufort’s Simon McAlister also earned All-State honors, following his opening 77 with a 75 to finish ninth, while Jack Lubkin tied for 25th at 16-over and Jack Sumner was one shot back and tied for 27th with Bluffton’s Jones Saylor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River’s Andrew Swanson had a wild ride in his final-round, opening with an eagle and closing with a triple-bogey to shoot 77 and finish tied for 18th at 13-over. Hilton Head’s Michael Gavin finished a shot behind in a tie for 20th after a 76 on Tuesday. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50080,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BHS-GOLF-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BHS-GOLF-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50080\"/></a><figcaption>The Beaufort High boys golf team recorded its best finish ever with a third-place showing in the Class 4A state championship Tuesday at Dolphin Head Golf Club. Photo courtesy of Beaufort High School. Photo by Justin Jarrett</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'Bruns finishes 2nd, Eagles 3rd at state meet', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bruns-finishes-2nd-eagles-3rd-at-state-meet', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:06:15', '2021-05-19 19:06:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50095', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50102, 4, '2021-05-19 15:09:24', '2021-05-19 19:09:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch will send 10 individuals and three relay teams to the SCHSL Class 1A Track &amp; Field Championships after top-four finishes at the Lower State qualifier meet Saturday in Seabrook.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Warrior girls had a big day with five individuals and two relays qualifying for state. Kaylyn Caldwell led the way with gold in the triple jump (32-9), and silver in both the 100-meter hurdles (17.91) and the 400 hurdles (1:17.38), while Talaijah Bartley won the 100 hurdles (17.21) and placed fourth in 800 (2:55.38).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kynew Barnwell also won gold in the 800 (2:44.49), and Diamond Wright qualified in two events, placing third in the high jump (4-4) and fourth in the 100 hurdles (18.07). Gabby McMillan was second in the triple jump (31-11.5), and the Warriors qualified second in the 4×100 (50.71) and third in the 4×400 (4:36.85). </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Richard Parker led the Whale Branch boys with a pair of golds in the 110 hurdles (16.23) and 400 hurdles (1:03.97), and he helped the Warriors capture the 4×100 relay (43.38).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Xavier Chaplin also won double gold in the discus (121-3) and shot put (46-8), and Trenoyne Greene qualified third in the 100 (11.65) and fourth in the 200 (23.58). Mason Griffin placed second in the 400 (52.84), and Jaylen Roberts was third in the discus (111-4) to earn their spots in the state meet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Class 1A state championships are set for Saturday at Lower Richland High School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Warriors send strong contingent to Class 1A state meet', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'warriors-send-strong-contingent-to-class-1a-state-meet', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:09:27', '2021-05-19 19:09:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50102', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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Anaiya Houseal finished second in the high jump (5-2) and Reyonce Black was runner-up in the long jump (17-7), and Jayla Daise (shot put, 36-1) and Acionna Lowe (discus, 88-3) qualified with third-place finishes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bluffton and May River each had three individual qualifiers and a top-four relay showing on the girls side. Madison Washington led the Bobcats, wining the shot put (36-3.25) and finishing second in the discus (92.8), while Tacoya Heyward was second in the 200 (12.46) and third in the long jump (17-5.75). Kayleigh Washington finished fourth in the long jump (16-11.25), and the Bobcats placed fourth in the 4×100 (51.29) with Heyward running the anchor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River’s Anya Arroyo finished second in both the 1600 (5:11.41) and 3200 (11:10.07) and helped the Sharks finish second in the 4×800 (10:02.51), while McKenna Swinton was second in the shot put (36-3) and Grace Kline finished fourth in the discus (83-1.5).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50082,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05152021-BHS-regional-track-meet-4-7753.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05152021-BHS-regional-track-meet-4-7753-821x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50082\"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort High School’s Aya Neese,\nleft, keeps up her pace during the girls\n4x800 relay in Saturday’s Lower\nState Qualifier track meet at Eagle\nStadium. 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May River also had three qualifiers on the field with Kyle Rivers (high jump, 6-2) and Jashawn Bacon (long jump, 21-4) notching runner-up finishes and Jason Epke-Bueso placing fourth in the high jump (5-10).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High had four individual qualifiers and won the 4×400 relay (3:30.11) with stars Nash Mills and Charlie Bennett leading the charge. Mills also qualified second in the 800 (2:01.33), third in the 1600 (4:29.36), and fourth in the 3200 (10:32.65), and Bennett was second in the 800 (2:02.48). Alvin Wilson also captured gold for the Eagles, winning the discus with a throw of 135 feet, 1.5 inches, and Gabriel Jenkins (130-5.5) was close behind in the third.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50083,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05152021-BHS-regional-track-meet-3-7730.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05152021-BHS-regional-track-meet-3-7730-895x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50083\"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort High School’s Mathew\nDurrance easily clears 7 feet on his\nfirst pole vault during the Lower State\nQualifier track meet Saturday at\nEagles Stadium. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Camauri Simmons led Bluffton’s three individual qualifiers, winning the 100 (11.10) and placing third in the 200 (22.66) while helping the Bobcats place third in the 4×100 (43.75). Relay-mate Phillip McCants was fourth in the long jump (20-3) and Adarion Ransburg won gold in the triple jump (41-10).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head High’s Jaylen Sneed won the shot put with a heave of 49-7.75 inches, while Nathaniel Rohr was second in the javelin (146-2) and the Seahawks finished second in the 4×800 relay. Franklin Holland snagged the Seahawks’ final qualifying spot with third place in the pole vault (11-0).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Colleton County’s Ian Shark will represent the Cougars in the state meet, finishing fourth in the shot put (44-8.25).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Class 4A State Championships are set for Friday at Spring Valley High School. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Going for gold', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'going-for-gold', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:16:09', '2021-05-19 19:16:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50106', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50108, 4, '2021-05-19 15:18:34', '2021-05-19 19:18:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Arthritis is the nation\'s most common disability, affecting 50 million adults in America. Between 2007- 2009 50% of adults 65 years or older reported an arthritis diagnosis. For seniors who suffer from arthritis, new research recommends the benefit of water aerobics to ease their pain. Seniors, or others who feel stymied by arthritis pain, all too often the prospect of increasing movement is the last thing they want to do because they fear injuring themselves further. But exercise in the water adds buoyancy and protects inflamed joints, and it can be fun.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Disease&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Arthritis is an inflammation of a joint, usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and stiffness, and it may occur as a result of infection, trauma or degenerative change. A research study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the more interesting findings of this study is that perseverance counts. For seniors who begin a recommended exercise, such as water aerobics, sticking to it is associated with better outcomes. The results from the study indicate that water exercise patients report less pain, improved joint function, increased muscle strength and better perceived quality of life and well being. Researchers caution however that complying with an exercise does not mean exercising intensely. In fact, moderate exercise is just fine.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Checklist for Seniors Starting a Water Aerobics Regimen&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Check in with a physician before beginning a water aerobics routine. Those with arthritis often fear creating more pain or injury to their body. Clearance for physical activity is good common sense and a smart practice for those with arthritis.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If taking a class, find a certified instructor. There are several associations that certify instructors including the Aquatic Exercise Association and the Arthritis Foundation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Begin exercise in moderation to avoid injury.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Individuals may also exercise safely on their own. The Arthritis Foundation has a 45-minute water exercise DVD.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Water exercise may also be conducted in a bathtub at home focusing on the small muscle groups rather than the large muscle groups that require a pool or spa.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seniors who use the support of wheelchair or walker may still enjoy benefits of water exercise with help of flotation belts.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Water aerobic sessions in Beaufort County SC: </strong><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.beaufort-jasperymca.org/aquatics/water-aerobics/\",\"type\":\"wp-embed\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"beaufort-jasper-ymca-of-the-lowcountry\",\"className\":\"\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-beaufort-jasper-ymca-of-the-lowcountry wp-block-embed-beaufort-jasper-ymca-of-the-lowcountry\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.beaufort-jasperymca.org/aquatics/water-aerobics/\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>https://www.bcscrec.com/ aquatics </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Research Recommends Water Aerobics to Ease the Pain of Arthritis', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'research-recommends-water-aerobics-to-ease-the-pain-of-arthritis', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:18:38', '2021-05-19 19:18:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50108', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50110, 4, '2021-05-19 15:20:40', '2021-05-19 19:20:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Family reunions are on again! These get togethers are an opportunity to reconnect families, honor relatives, have fun, and share memories. Reunions are also an opportunity to plan safe and healthy activities. If you are planning or participating in a family reunion, take steps to make healthy living a part of family activities for a lifetime.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Plan Healthy Meals, Snacks, and Drinks</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eating and exchanging recipes is a big part of family reunions. Use this opportunity to adapt recipes, snacks, and beverages to incorporate healthier options low in saturated fat, salt, and calories. Also, consider relatives that may have high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, or other conditions where special attention to foods and healthier options are needed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Recipe Re-Mix </strong>helps you enjoy your favorite comfort foods in a whole new way. Find helpful hints to reduce the total fat, saturated fat, calories, and sodium in your recipes. Discover how fruits and vegetables can give your all-time favorites a healthy new twist. Think about one of your favorite recipes and follow the steps to change it for the better.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Rethink Your Drink </strong>helps you understand that another way to cut calories may be to think about what you drink. Many people don’t realize just how many calories beverages can contribute to their daily intake. But there is good news: there are plenty of options for reducing the number of calories in what you drink and in making smart beverage choices.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Other important sources:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nutrition Topics</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diabetes and Me: Eat Right</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Buffet Table Tips for People with Diabetes (NIH)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Prepare Food Safely</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Make the most of the fun by making sure your food remains safe. Foodborne illness is caused by consuming contaminated foods or beverages. The following steps are easy, and they’ll help protect you and those around you from harmful foodborne bacteria.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cook: </strong>Cook meat, poultry and eggs thoroughly. Using a thermometer to measure the internal temperature of meat is a good way to be sure that it is cooked sufficiently to kill bacteria. For example, ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160° F. Eggs should be cooked until the yolk is firm.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Separate: </strong>Don\'t cross-contaminate one food with another. Avoid cross-contaminating foods by washing hands, utensils, and cutting boards after they have been in contact with raw meat or poultry and before they touch another food. Put cooked meat on a clean platter, rather than back on one that held the raw meat.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chill: </strong>Refrigerate leftovers promptly. Bacteria can grow quickly at room temperature, so refrigerate leftover foods if they are not going to be eaten within 4 hours. Large volumes of food will cool more quickly if they are divided into several shallow containers for refrigeration.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Clean: </strong>Wash produce. Rinse fresh fruits and vegetables in running tap water to remove visible dirt and grime. Remove and discard the outermost leaves of a head of lettuce or cabbage. Because bacteria can grow well on the cut surface of fruit or vegetable, be careful not to contaminate these foods while slicing them up on the cutting board, and avoid leaving cut produce at room temperature for many hours. Wash your hands with soap and water before preparing food. Avoid preparing food for others if you yourself have a diarrheal illness. Changing a baby\'s diaper while preparing food is a bad idea that can easily spread illness.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Report: </strong>Report suspected foodborne illnesses to your local public health department, an important part of the food safety system. Calls from concerned citizens are often how outbreaks are first detected.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Know and Share your Family Health History</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Family history refers to health information about you and your close relatives. Family history is one of the most important things that may increase your chance for health problems like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Use the family reunion as a time to talk about family health. Let members know about health issues that are common in the family. Family members share not only their genes, but also their environment, lifestyles, and habits. You can’t change your genes, but you can change behaviors that affect your health, such as smoking, inactivity, and poor eating habits. People with a family history of chronic disease may have the most to gain from making lifestyle changes. Take a health quiz with family members to determine risk for disease or injury.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Other important sources:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Health and Safety Quizzes and Tools</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Family Health History: Resources and Tools&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Travel Safely</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are traveling down the street, across the country, or internationally, be prepared. Don’t drink and drive, and don’t let someone else drink and drive. Wear a seat belt every time you drive or ride in a motor vehicle. Always buckle your child in the car using a child safety seat, booster seat, or seat belt according to his/her height, weight, and age. If you’re taking a cruise, know your ship’s recent inspection scores. If traveling internationally, make sure you have all the vaccinations required for that area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Other important sources:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Child Passenger Safety&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Travel&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Be Safe</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have lots of fun, but take precautions to make sure that family and friends are safe, especially outdoors and while traveling.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Other important sources:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Healthy Swimming / Recreational Water</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Injury, Violence, and Safety</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Skin Cancer Prevention</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Spring and Summer Outdoor Safety</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Be Active</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some reunion plans may involve walking, hiking, dancing, tennis, bowling, or other fun activities. All of these activities can contribute to our daily need for physical activity to stay fit. There is no need to think of strenuous exercise or boring workouts. Instead, imagine doing fun physical activities you enjoy, and watch the health benefits follow!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adults should be active for at least 2½ hours a week. Include activities that raise breathing and heart rates and that strengthen muscles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kids and teens should be active for at least 1 hour a day. Include activities that raise breathing and heart rates and that strengthen muscles and bones.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regular physical activity may help reduce your risk for many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, colon and breast cancers, and osteoporosis. It also helps to control weight; contributes to healthy bones, muscles, and joints; and reduces falls among older adults.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Go Green</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Help reduce or prevent waste to lower greenhouse gases. Use less and throw away less. Reuse products instead of throwing them away. Recycle items, such as glass, plastic, or paper.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Family Reunion Health and Safety Tips', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'family-reunion-health-and-safety-tips', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:20:43', '2021-05-19 19:20:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50110', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(50112, 4, '2021-05-19 15:24:50', '2021-05-19 19:24:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>produce more melanin, the pigment that gives color to skin and hair and protects the skin against damage from ultraviolet radiation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most skin cancer warnings are directed towards fair skinned individuals with blue eyes and blond or red hair who sunburn easily, as these individuals are at greatest risk. Given this fact, one may mistakenly assume that people with darker skin types such as Hispanics, Asians and African-Americans do not need to worry about melanoma.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is not true. Increased pigmentation does protect individuals from UV-induced melanomas, but there is a type of melanoma called acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) that occurs even without UV exposure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This type of melanoma, which also occurs, though less frequently, in the Caucasian population, is sometimes ignored or mistaken for an injury or a nail fungus. Because this particular form of melanoma is often misdiagnosed or ignored, it is often more deeply invasive when it is finally discovered.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Common Locations&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the soles of the feet</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The palms of the hands&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Between toes and fingers</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Under toenails and fingernails (especially the large toenail and thumbnail).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Late Diagnosis&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By the time many African-Americans are diagnosed, melanoma has often spread to other parts of the body. A recent Washington Cancer Institute research study of 649 people with melanoma showed that 32% of African- American patients were diagnosed with Stage III or Stage IV melanoma, while only 13% of Caucasian patients were similarly diagnosed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One factor that may prevent African-Americans from seeking early treatment is that they usually develop melanoma in areas that are different from Caucasians. A recent study showed that, while 90% of Caucasian patients develop melanoma on skin that is regularly sun-exposed, only 33% of African-American patients developed it in sun-exposed areas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Survival&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Studies have shown that once African-Americans are diagnosed with melanoma, their long-term survival is significantly lower than that of Caucasians.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Survival rate:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>58.8% African-Americans</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>84.8% Caucasians</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For comprehensive additional information about melanoma, please visit AIM at Melanoma Foundation. https://www.aimatmelanoma.org (source).<br><br><strong>IMPORTANT!</strong><br><br>Like people of other heritages, African-Americans should develop an awareness of the moles on their bodies and be alert for new or changing moles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>• African-Americans should examine their fingernails and toenails for suspicious changes, which may include brown or black colored stripes under the nail or a spot that extends beyond the edge of the nail.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>• Anyone who notices such changes should see a doctor promptly because they may be signs of melanoma.<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Melanoma in People of Color', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'melanoma-in-people-of-color', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:24:53', '2021-05-19 19:24:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50112', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50115, 4, '2021-05-19 15:36:57', '2021-05-19 19:36:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort History Museum hosted 66 Nigerian Air Force International Military Students on Sunday, May 15, along with their U.S. Air Force supervisors and families, for a one-day visit to Beaufort to learn about the area’s rich history.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The point of these ‘field trips’ is to immerse the students in American culture while they are in the states for this training,” Master Sgt. Justin M. Baldivia, USAF, said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Baldivia is the International Military Student Officer with the 81st Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, Ga.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We decided to do Beaufort ... because I had heard good things about the area,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The group’s one-day visit included tours of some of Beaufort’s historic attractions – all within two blocks of each other. In addition to the Beaufort History Museum, the group also toured The Arsenal, The Reconstruction National Historic Park (all on Craven St. at Scott St.), as well as the newly-renovated John Mark Verdier House on Bay St.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort History Museum, founded in 1939, has evolved to focus specifically on the deep and rich history of the Beaufort District. For more information, visit www.BeaufortHistoryMuseum.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort History Museum hosts Nigerian Air Force students', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-history-museum-hosts-nigerian-air-force-students', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:37:00', '2021-05-19 19:37:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50115', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50117, 4, '2021-05-19 15:38:19', '2021-05-19 19:38:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keith Walker of Saugatuck, Mich., was the winner of the quilt raffled off by the Maye River Quilt Guild. Pictured are, from left, Linda Forry, Maye River Quilt Guild President Jaiden Overland, First Responder Walker from Lady’s Island/St. Helena, who drew the winning ticket, and Raffle Quilt Committee Co-Chair Nancy Vandenberg, who sold the winning ticket. Bobbi Giddings sold the most tickets. Submitted photo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The winning number is ...', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-winning-number-is', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:38:23', '2021-05-19 19:38:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50117', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50119, 4, '2021-05-18 15:38:00', '2021-05-18 19:38:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wells Fargo Advisors</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the COVID-19 pandemic’s far-reaching impacts have you looking to enhance your charitable giving, be sure to remember these tax-related considerations for 2021:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cash gifts. </strong>A special rule for this year allows taxpayers who do not itemize deductions to claim up to $300 ($600 for joint filers) for gifts to qualifying charities.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you do itemize, cash contributions to qualified charities in 2021 might be used to offset up to 100% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) (60% of AGI for cash gifts to a donor advised fund or 30% for cash gifts to a private foundation).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This means that if you’re in a position to make generous gifts, you may potentially offset all of your taxable income. In addition, cash gifts could be used to offset Roth IRA conversion income or capital gains realized upon the sale of real estate or a large position in a single investment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’re unable to itemize but would like to, evaluate the possible impact of bunching several years’ worth of charitable contributions into one year. This may increase your itemized deductions above the standard deduction threshold so you can potentially receive a tax benefit for those gifts. Review your income and deductions for the current year and the next few years with your tax advisor to determine what is the best timing for those bunched contributions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Qualified Chartitable Distribution (QCD). </strong>For taxpayers age 70½ or older, a QCD allows you to gift up to $100,000 per year directly from your IRA to qualifying charities.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>QCDs are tax-free distributions and count toward satisfying your required minimum distribution (RMD). Remember that, while RMDs were waived for 2020, they must be taken for 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No deduction is allowed for a QCD since the distribution is not taxable. This strategy is beneficial if you will not itemize deductions this year. It could also help you control your AGI, which is used to determine many tax-related limitations.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Note that the amount of the QCD you are able to exclude from your income is reduced by any deductible IRA contributions you make in the year you reach age 70½ or after.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Stock gifts. </strong>Gifting stock directly to charity rather than selling it and contributing the proceeds provides a current tax benefit if you itemize deductions. In addition, it lets you avoid capital gains taxation on the stock’s appreciation if it increased in value while you owned it. Deductions for stock gifts are limited to 30% of AGI when contributing to public charities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before employing any of these strategies, please contact your tax and financial advisors to help provide the best outcome.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wells Fargo Advisors does not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult with your tax and/or legal advisors before taking any action that may have tax and/or legal consequences.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy Katie C. Phifer, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and Vice President-Investments in Beaufort, SC at&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>843-982-1506.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>©2020-2021 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. All rights reserved.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Charitable giving considerations for 2021', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'charitable-giving-considerations-for-2021', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:39:25', '2021-05-19 19:39:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50119', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50121, 4, '2021-05-19 15:40:52', '2021-05-19 19:40:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort County seniors can get free fruits, vegetables</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County senior citizens may qualify to receive $25 worth of coupons to buy fresh fruits and vegetables from authorized farmers this summer through the South Carolina Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To qualify, applicants must be a low-income senior aged 60 or older, have a valid driver’s license of state-issued ID, and live in a participating county (Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton ad Colleton counties are all participating).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To apply, visit dss.sc.gov to complete an online application through June 1. Contact Willie Nixon at 803-898-1760 with questions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Vaccinated? You don’t have to wear a mask in City buildings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To conform with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), members of the public who are fully vaccinated do not have to wear masks when they enter City of Beaufort buildings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City is asking those who are not fully vaccinated to continue to wear masks as a courtesy to others.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Municipal Court continues to require masks for anyone who enters the courtroom, per the order of the State Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Beatty.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>McKissick re-elected SC GOP chairman</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After conducting the largest party reorganization in state history, the South Carolina republican Party (SCGOP) hosted its 2021 state convention where delegates re-elected Chariman Drew McKissick and First Vice Chairman Cindy Risher, as well as elected Second Vice Chairman Kizzie Smalls, and Third Vice Chairman Leighton Gray Smith – the first time all three Vice Chairman positions will be held by women.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the candidates McKissick defeated for chairman was Beaufort County resident Lin Wood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Per state law and party rules, the SCGOP reorganizes every two years. Participation from 2019 to 2021 doubled, according to the SCGOP, with officially organized county parties in all 46 counties for the first time in a decade.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County hosting open house for Okatie River Park</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County is hosting an outdoor open house event for Okatie River Park from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 20. Since the property is not yet accessible to the public, the Open House will take place under the grand live oak tree at nearby Pinckney Colony Preserve, 7 Pinckney Colony Road, Bluffton.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stefanie Nagid, Beaufort County Passive Parks Manager, and the planning consultant from Witmer Jones Keefer will be on site to discuss the draft conceptual plan and answer any questions from the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The draft conceptual plan was created based on 279 responses from the March 2021 public input survey. The public is encouraged to attend and share feedback about the draft conceptual plan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about the Passive Parks Program please call 843-255-2152.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County hosting electronics recycling events</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County’s Department of Solid Waste and Recycling will host two free electronics recycling events for County residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 22, at Beaufort County Public Works, 9 Benton Field Road, Bluffton and Beaufort County Public Works, 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Residents are asked to stay in their cars during the event. Staff will unload electronics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Any personal computers, laptops, CRT monitors, LCD monitors, CRT televisions, non-CRT televisions, printers, hard drives and miscellaneous electronics (microwaves, cell phones, radios, fax machines, and typewriters) will be accepted.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Call the Solid Waste and Recycling Office at 843-255-2736 for more information or visit their website at www.beaufortcountysc.gov/recycle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County business license renewals due June 1</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Businesses that operate within the unincorporated boundaries of Beaufort County must renew their County business license by Tuesday, June 1. Those who pay after the deadline will be subject to a penalty of 5 percent of the unpaid fee for each month or portion of the month past the due date.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County mailed renewal forms to license holders in January.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additional forms are available at https://bit.ly/3bhtYLq.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you own or operate a business within the unincorporated boundaries of the County without a valid business license, you are subject to additional penalties.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, call the Beaufort County Business License Department at 843-255-2270.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chamber’s Legislative Luncheon set for June 3</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Luncheon is set to be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 3 at Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Chamber\'s Legislative Reception is the business community’s opportunity to connect with Beaufort County’s state legislative delegation, federal officials, and local elected leaders. During the event, organizers will recap progress on the Chamber’s Public Policy Priorities from the 2021 Legislative session and invite brief remarks from elected leaders.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This two-hour, evening event will feature passed hors d\'oeuvres and complimentary beer and wine. Seating will be limited to encourage attendees to circulate. Attendees can choose to be indoors with A/C or on the patio with fresh air.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cost for Chamber Members is $45. Cost for nonmembers is 65.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Garden Club holding Show &amp; Tell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In honor of National Garden Week, the Beaufort Garden Club will hold a Plants and Flowers Show and Tell, free to the public, around the gazebo at the Port Royal Farmers’ market from 9 a.m to noon, Saturday, June 5.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The club’s dedicated plant whisperers will be on hand with a collection of plants and flowers and will share their secrets for successful growing. Members are expected to bring their favorite but not widely known plants or flowers. Visitors will receive information to take with them on how each item is grown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Since Covid is still with us, it’s difficult to hold our annual Garden A Day event during National Garden Week, so instead we will share our knowledge with the public,” Club Vice President Lora Quincy said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prior to the pandemic, the Beaufort Garden Club had held Garden A Day during the first week of June every year since 1984.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Serve on a board</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Legislative Delegation encourages qualified citizens who are willing to serve on a board or commission to submit an application. All applicants must be a registered voter in Beaufort County to be considered for an appointment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The following boards and commissions have legislative delegation-appointed vacancies:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Foster Care Review Board;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Veterans Affairs Officer;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Board of Voter Registration &amp; Elections of Beaufort County;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Jasper Water &amp; Sewer Authority;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coastal Empire Community Mental Health Center;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Jasper Higher Education Commission;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lowcountry Resort Islands Tourism Commission;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Broad Creek Public Service District;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Island Public Service District;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Technical College of the Lowcountry Area Commission;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Advisory Committee.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All applications must be received by the close of business, Monday, June 7, to be considered.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For questions or to obtain an application, please contact the Beaufort County Delegation Office at cmaxey@bcgov.net or 843-255-2260.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2020 Adopt-A-Highway numbers released</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PalmettoPride has announced the results of the Adopt-A-Highway volunteer litter pickup program for the year 2020. In spite of Covid-19 interruptions, more than 13,000 volunteers pulled together and removed nearly 800,000 pounds of trash from state highways.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The full results are as follows:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>790,120.5 pounds of trash picked up;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3,359.7 of miles covered;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1,233 groups;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>13,709 volunteers;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>110 new groups.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The results indicated a drop of about 25 percent in pounds picked up and 20 percent fewer volunteers. 2020 presented many challenges in regards to litter prevention and pickup with many large-scale volunteer events and routine maintenance collection services suspended for health and safety reasons.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“By end of summer when we were more informed about Covid-19 health and safety protocols, we encouraged folks to get out and pick up litter as a way to enjoy the outdoors,” Executive Director for PalmettoPride Sarah Lyles said. “These volunteers provide a tremendous service to the state, and we want to make sure they know how appreciated they are.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Adopt-A-Highway is a volunteer litter pickup program coordinated by PalmettoPride and the S.C. Department of Transportation. Adopt-A-Highway participants agree to clean up a section of state highway four times a year. Each cleanup results in a value of approximately $1,047,500 in service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-187', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:40:55', '2021-05-19 19:40:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50121', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50123, 4, '2021-05-19 15:43:18', '2021-05-19 19:43:18', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Port Royal is returning to its church building on Sunday, May 23, 14 months after suspending in-person worship and following a major remodeling and expansion.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the church was closed, the sanctuary was totally renovated and enlarged, while new rooms were added to the rear of the building.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50029,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Frederick-Church-2021-final-6.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Frederick-Church-2021-final-6-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50029\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Union Church, as the building is known to many, was constructed in 1878 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. Following its purchase in 2018 by St. Mark’s and a successful capital campaign, Frederick &amp; Frederick Architects were engaged as design architects and Beaufort Construction as contractor. Emphasis was placed on designing the renovation to complement the existing structure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>St. Mark’s formed in 2003 as a “house church” with a small group meeting in the living room of The Reverend Roger Smith and his wife, Headley and now has more than 350 members. It is a member of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina and the only Episcopal Church north of the Broad River.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sunday services will be at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. More information is available at www.stmarksc.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'St. Mark’s returns to renovated, expanded church', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'st-marks-returns-to-renovated-expanded-church', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:43:22', '2021-05-19 19:43:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50123', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50125, 4, '2021-05-19 15:44:37', '2021-05-19 19:44:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) has added a board-certified nurse practitioner to its gastroenterology practice at Lowcountry Medical Group in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kimberly Stockstill, APRN, FNP-BC, brings broad clinical experience to the practice, where she will work with a team of GI specialists and other advanced practice providers to prevent, diagnose and treat acute and chronic disorders of the digestive system, thus p r o m o t i n g gastrointestinal health for her patients.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Mississippi Gulf Coast native, Stockstill earned both a Master of Nursing in the family nurse practitioner specialty track and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University in Downers Grove, Ill.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No stranger to Beaufort Memorial, Stockstill served as a charge nurse in the hospital’s emergency department from 2003 to 2011. Afterward she was a nursing supervisor at a regional hospital while obtaining her advanced degrees and most recently was employed as a primary care nurse practitioner at a family practice, helping patients of all ages manage widely ranging diseases and conditions, including those related to the GI system.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Memorial adds nurse practitioner to gastroenterology practice', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-adds-nurse-practitioner-to-gastroenterology-practice', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:44:40', '2021-05-19 19:44:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50125', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50129, 4, '2021-05-19 15:49:53', '2021-05-19 19:49:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Members of the local Palmetto Garden Club spent the spring sprucing up the city-owned Succession Park, located at the corner of Bay and Boundary Streets. Club family members Joe Pizzo and Scott Dudley do some heavy lifting. The new landscaping was supported by a grant from the National Garden Club Association. Submitted photos <br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50026,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_7448.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_7448.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50026\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'Prettying Up The Park', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'prettying-up-the-park', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:49:57', '2021-05-19 19:49:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50129', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50131, 4, '2021-05-19 15:51:24', '2021-05-19 19:51:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Cypress Wetlands</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Open to the public everyday during daylight hours, located on Paris Ave. Free. Experience the wonders of the wetlands as you stroll the boardwalk and visit the rookery. This is a working organic laboratory and stormwater system for the benefit of all. A photographer’s paradise with nesting birds, alligators, turtles, etc. 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>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>Ancestor of the Land – Rufus Daniel Mitchell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 20, Beaufort Arts Council, Mather Campus, Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribault Road, Building 1. A Tribute by Bernice Mitchel Tate, Andy Tate and Dr. Derek Mitchell Tate to the Beaufort County Rural Black Farmer. An authentic Beaufort County, S.C. Gullah Cultural Heritage photographic, visual art, digital art, material culture exhibition and instillation experience celebrating the life and times of Rufus Daniel Mitchell (1913-1987), his family and the historic Sheldon farming community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club meetings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursdays, May 20, June 17, July 15, Washington Street Park. After a year of masks, social distancing, hygiene measures and vaccinations (you have yours, right?), we can finally meet in person. Meetings at the beautiful, newly refurbished Washington Street Park at the corner of Washington Street and Newcastle Street in Beaufort. Speaker for May 20 will be Rev. Kenneth Hodges, Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church and champion of the Harriet Tubman Monument.</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., Thursdays, May 20, June 17, July 15, downtown Beaufort. Every third Thursday of the month is downtown Beaufort’s newest 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, featuring Wayne Grabenbauer and Southbound 17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bookfest 2021</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 29, Zen Den, 707 and 709, Paris Avenue, Port Royal. Hosted in partnership with the Pat Conroy Literary Center. The best of the best local authors are gathered in one place to present new projects and sign books. For more information, email zendenpr@gmail.com or call 843-929-9449.</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., Saturdays, May 29, June 12, July 10, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, 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 William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. 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>Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street. Cost for Chamber Members is $45. Cost for nonmembers is 65. The Chamber\'s Legislative Reception is the business community’s opportunity to connect with Beaufort County’s state legislative delegation, federal officials, and local elected leaders. This two-hour, evening event will feature passed hors d\'oeuvres and complimentary beer and wine. Seating will be limited to encourage attendees to circulate. Attendees can choose to be indoors with A/C or on the patio with fresh air.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BIFF Bites Fun-Raiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Lowcountry Produce, 302 Carteret Street. $35 ticket includes two drink tickets for beer/wine. Proceeds benefit the Beaufort Film Society. Tickets to the 2022 Beaufort International Film Festival, a value of $650, will be given away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Garden Club Plants and Flowers Show and Tell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m to noon, Saturday, June 5, at the gazebo, Port Royal Farmers’ Market. Free to the public. The club’s dedicated plant whisperers will be on hand with a collection of plants and flowers and will share their secrets for successful growing. Members are expected to bring their favorite but not widely known plants or flowers. Visitors will receive information to take with them on how each item is grown.</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, June 5 via Zoom. To get the link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For additional meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-530-1244.</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., Saturdays, June 5, Aug. 14, Sept. 25, 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 William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. 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>The Girl Who Wore Freedom screening</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 to 10 p.m., Sunday, June 6, Tabby Garden, 307 West Street. Free and open to the public. Donations are encouraged and benefit the Beaufort Film Society. Cash bar available. Venue is outdoors, dress accordingly. The Girl Who Wore Freedom was the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival Duty and Honor category winner, as well as Audience Choice. Director Christian Taylor will be available for questions immediately following the screening.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s May meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Thursday, June 10, Beaufort Yacht Club\'s new deck on Lady’s Island off Meridian Road. The social will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dues and renewals will continue on the same monthly system prior to the pandemic. The porch bar will be utilized and Club restrooms will be available. Captain Tim Carver, local guide, for Tight Lines Unlimited will discuss Spot Tail Bass (Red Fish). He will present rods and reels, and baits/lures of choice. This information will also include how to select best fishing spots, dealing with water clarity, tides, and currents. Captain John Mathews will also give a brief presentation on his new program – Marsh Sense – learning to wade and fish in tidal marsh on foot. Remember to weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. The Club will draw names for those who weighed in during May. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply is sponsoring the monthly $50 weigh-in drawing. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. For additional information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-53', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:51:27', '2021-05-19 19:51:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50131', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50133, 4, '2021-05-19 15:56:33', '2021-05-19 19:56:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Marie McAden</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the early days of the pandemic when health officials were struggling to understand the deadly novel coronavirus, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) put aside their fears to care for a ward full of critically ill patients isolated from their loved ones.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What was already a high-pressure environment took on epic intensity as protocols and treatment plans changed daily with the rising number of COVID-19 deaths. Even as they coped with a heavy workload and the anxiety of infecting their own families, the nurses demonstrated extraordinary compassion for patients and their families, taking time to use FaceTime to make them feel connected.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To add to their burden, the RNs had to don full personal protective equipment (PPE) to care for the COVID patients.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Until you have worn an N95 mask and shield, a plastic gown and other safety gear for 12 hours, you will never understand the physical exhaustion involved in the process,” BMH Director of Critical Care Diane Razo said. “The masks left indentations and raised red areas on their faces. Sores formed on their ears from the elastic bands.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But it was the emotional toll that left the most scars.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The burden of death was upon their shoulders as they became the family of the patient so they would not die alone,” Razo said. “You can’t imagine what it is like to place patients into body bags – sometimes two or three times a day.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For their dedication and teamwork throughout the extended crisis, last week the ICU nurses were awarded the DAISY Award for Exceptional Nurses, a prestigious national honor reserved for RNs who go the extra mile to care for patients and their families.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Across the nation, many ICU nurses and units fell apart,” said Razo, who nominated her nursing staff for the award. “Yet today, if you look into our unit, you will see the same nurses that were here at the beginning, still advocating and caring for our patients. It speaks volumes about their resilience.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This week, 25 ICU nurses were presented with the award at a surprise ceremony held at the hospital. A plaque was placed in the unit and each nurse received a DAISY lapel pin.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50023,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shannon-Adams-Johnice-Hawkins-Karen-Carroll-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shannon-Adams-Johnice-Hawkins-Karen-Carroll-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50023\"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort Memorial 3T Medical Department Director Shannon Adams and Chief Nursing Officer Karen Carroll present 3T Charge Nurse Johnice Hawkins (center) with the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Hawkins was nominated by several members of her staff for the prestigious recognition. Submitted photo.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also honored with a DAISY Award last week was 3T charge nurse Johnice Hawkins, who was nominated by four members of her nursing staff.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“From my very first shift on 3T, it was clear to me that Johnice is a different kind of nurse,” Mary Margaret Achurch wrote in her nomination. “She is exactly what you’d hope a nurse would be – and then multiply it by a thousand.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to serving as an example for the nurses in her charge, Hawkins is happy to assist her staff even while caring for her own patients, the nurses said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This is a charge nurse that goes above and beyond for everyone,” RN Hanna Mont said. “She never backs down from a challenge and is always willing to lend a hand.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the surprise ceremony, Hawkins received a hand-carved sculpture titled “A Healer’s Touch” along with a bouquet of daisies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Created in 1999 by a Seattle couple as a way to honor the nurses who took care of their dying son, the DAISY Award has since been adopted by healthcare facilities all over the world. Anyone can nominate a Beaufort Memorial nurse for the honor. Applications are available throughout the hospital.<br><br><em>Top photo: Members of the Beaufort Memorial ICU nursing team celebrate their Daisy Award, a prestigious national honor reserved for RNs who go the extra mile to care for patients and their families. Submitted photo.</em><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Memorial Hospital honors ICU team, charge nurse with DAISY Awards', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-hospital-honors-icu-team-charge-nurse-with-daisy-awards', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:56:35', '2021-05-19 19:56:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50133', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50135, 4, '2021-05-19 15:57:39', '2021-05-19 19:57:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City of Beaufort will celebrate the legacy of Mayor Henry C. Chambers, whose vision led to the creation of what is known informally as Waterfront Park, with the unveiling and dedication of new signage in Mayor Chambers’ honor on Friday, May 21. The dedication will be held at 3:30 p.m. near the flagpole at the park.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When the 7-acre opened in 1979, it was dedicated to Mayor Chambers and named after him, with a simple plaque that is easy to miss.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chambers, who was elected mayor in 1969 and served for 20 years, fought hard for the park, and many times was opposed by members of City Council. But his vision “saved the town of Beaufort,” Duncan Fordham, longtime downtown business owner, said in a video tribute to Chambers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Chambers was elected, the fishing industry that had sustained Beaufort was in decline, and the waterfront was an unsightly mishmash of old buildings and dilapidated docks. The marsh was little more than a dumping ground.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chambers, a Beaufort native, saw the potential for a beautiful park along the Beaufort River, and the economic boost it would deliver to his city. He went to work, looking for money from federal sources, meeting on a regular basis with Sen. Strom Thurmond, and enlisting allies throughout the state and federal governments. Ultimately, the park cost $5.3 million; bridge loans from local banks kept the project alive as it waited for funding sources to come through.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Today the park is the City’s crown jewel – a place for residents and visitors to dine, play, gather, and immerse themselves in the beauty of the riverfront.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Former Mayor Billy Keyserling and former City Councilmember Edie Rogers led the drive to memorialize Mayor Chambers, who died in 2018 at the age of 89. “Henry C. Chambers had the vision and tenacity to ‘bring back’ a dying downtown Beaufort by creating an environmental and commercial destination to draw people from the greater Beaufort area and from across the region to enjoy our natural resources in what was then the center of commerce for the region,” Keyserling said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chamber’s son, Bill, an architect, designed the bronze lettering that is affixed to the wall. The cost of the memorial is approximately $10,000, and was funded through the City’s Beaufort Pride of Place program. Pride of Place is funded through donations, not tax money.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City to honor Henry C. Chambers with new signage at park', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-to-honor-henry-c-chambers-with-new-signage-at-park', '', '', '2021-05-19 15:57:42', '2021-05-19 19:57:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50135', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(50138, 4, '2021-05-19 16:02:55', '2021-05-19 20:02:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort High boys tennis team departed Beaufort in style on Friday on its way to Saturday’s 4-A state championship match against A.C. Flora in Florence.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With a police escort, the Eagles made their way across the Woods Memorial Bridge and into downtown Beaufort. Fans, friends and family lined both sides of Bay Street as the team passed by.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In one of their best seasons ever, Coach David Riedmayer’s Eagles finished with a perfect region record (12-0) on their way to the state championship. Unfortunately, Beaufort (15-2) fell one match short, dropping a close state title match, 4-2.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Coach Stone and I are very proud of the boys for their never-give-up attitude and making history with the best run Beaufort High has ever had,” Riedmayer said. “We will be back in the state championship next season.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50021,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05142021-BHS-tennis-team-send-off-1-5998.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05142021-BHS-tennis-team-send-off-1-5998-1024x620.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50021\"/></a><figcaption>The Beaufort High School tennis team gets an official Beaufort sendoff on Friday, May 14, including a police escort by both the Beaufort Police Department and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office as it heads to Florence to compete against A.C. Flora for the State 4-A tennis championship held Saturday, May 15. Here, the convoy makes its way over the Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge with sirens screaming and well-wishers applauding. Top picture: Family and friends lined up on both sides of Bay Street to wish the team luck. Photos by Bob Sofaly.<br></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'A championship send-off', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-championship-send-off', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:02:58', '2021-05-19 20:02:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50138', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50140, 4, '2021-05-18 16:04:00', '2021-05-18 20:04:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>W</strong><strong>illiam </strong><strong>G</strong><strong>lover&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>William Glover, 72, of the John Fripp community of St. Helena Island, SC and husband of O\'Kasamar Izzard Glover entered into eternal rest at his residence Wednesday, April 21, 2021. William was the son of the late Lewis Fred Glover and Evelena Mungin Glover. Memorial services, 10 A.M. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in the Front Courtyard of Bethesda Christian Fellowship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>J</strong><strong>ordan </strong>A<strong>mari </strong><strong>J</strong><strong>ohnson</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jordan Amari Johnson, 21, of Ridgeland, SC, beloved daughter of Adriane M. and Ben Johnson III entered into eternal rest Saturday, May 1, 2021 as a result of a car accident. Viewing was May 9 in Helen Galloway\'s Memorial Chapel, Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals. Funeral services Monday, May 10 on the grounds of Faith Memorial Baptist Church. Burial, Eddings Point Cemetery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>D<strong>eacon </strong>L<strong>e</strong>w<strong>is </strong><strong>F</strong><strong>red </strong><strong>G</strong><strong>lover</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Deacon Lewis Fred Glover, Jr., 76, of Lady\'s Island, SC and husband of Floretta Heyward Glover entered into eternal rest at his home, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Viewing was May 5, Helen Galloway\'s Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals, Edith Galloway, Director. Graveside services, May 6, Faith Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery. Burial with Military Honors, Beaufort National Cemetery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>K</strong><strong>aroy </strong>L<strong>orenza </strong><strong>B</strong><strong>ro</strong>w<strong>n</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Karoy Lorenza Brown, 55, of Lady\'s Island, SC entered into eternal rest from his home Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Visitation was Friday, May 14, 2021 in Helen Galloway\'s Memorial Chapel with Edith Galloway and staff of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funeral, 808 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>B</strong><strong>renda </strong><strong>G</strong><strong>ale </strong>R<strong>hodan</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brenda Gale Rhodan, 63, of the Capers community of St. Helena Island, SC and daughter of the late Jeff Rhodan, Sr. and Dorthy Wilson Rhodan, entered into eternal rest at her home Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Viewing was Thursday, April 29, in Helen Galloway\'s Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals. Graveside services, Friday, April 30 at Riverside Cemetery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Diana Simmons</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diana Simmons, 71, of the John Fripp Community of St. Helena Island, SC entered into eternal rest from the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Tuesday, May 13, 2021. Visitation, Sunday, May 16, in Helen Galloway\'s Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals. Graveside services Monday, May 17, burial in Tom Fripp Cemetery with Pastor Henry Chisholm presiding.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'DEATH NOTICES', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'death-notices-15', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:05:17', '2021-05-19 20:05:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50140', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50143, 4, '2021-05-19 16:07:36', '2021-05-19 20:07:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s George Miller, 83, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in Indianapolis in 1956. After Boot camp in San Diego he was posted as a Heavy Equipment Operator at a variety of stations in California, Okinawa, and the Philippines before serving in Vietnam, where he received a Purple Heart during the Tet offensive at DaNang in 1968. Later duty took him to Korea, back to Okinawa and three tours at Parris Island. He retired in 1979 with 24 years of service as a 1st Sergeant. Thereafter he worked for 20 years in the Maintenance Department at both PI and MCAS Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50017,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/George-Miller-as-Young-Marine-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/George-Miller-as-Young-Marine-822x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50017\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\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: GEORGE MILLER', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-george-miller', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:07:39', '2021-05-19 20:07:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50143', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50145, 4, '2021-05-19 16:09:08', '2021-05-19 20:09:08', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maggie Iverson captured this horse relaxing in the shade in the Marina parking lot after the last tour of the day on Sunday, May 16. 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-159', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:09:12', '2021-05-19 20:09:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50145', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50147, 4, '2021-05-19 16:15:42', '2021-05-19 20:15:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> <strong>By Mindy Lucas </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From an enchanted bookshop to concerts on the lawn, USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts has several events coming up that are sure to entertain.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First up is the video premiere of The Enchanted Bookshop Musical presented by Beaufort Children’s Theatre.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After COVID-19 put a halt to the theater’s production of “Seussical Jr.” last year and in-person rehearsals, the production team decided to switch to The Enchanted Bookshop Musical, about a magical book shop that comes to life at night.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Viewers will have several innovative ways to watch the musical. In-person screenings will be held with a limited number of audience members at 7 p.m. on May 21 and 22, at USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street. Tickets are $12 and student tickets are $8. Masks are required.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those who would rather watch from home can watch on demand, with the entire family through an emailed link for $25. For schools or donors who wish to hold a screening in their, a classroom rate of $100 for 30 students is also available for viewing on demand.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information or to purchase tickets call 843-521-4145 or visit www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Listen on the Lawn&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’ve been missing live music, you’ll want to check out the center’s “Listen on the Lawn Concert Series” coming up the second and fourth Sundays of the month this summer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Katie Lynn Godowns of Beaufort will take the stage on the center’s lawn on Sunday, May 23.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Godowns released her debut album “Movin’ Mountains” at the center in 2019 and describes her premiere work as “modern country.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lawn will open at 5:30 p.m., with the show starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10. Children younger than 12 are admitted for free.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next up in the concert series is the Beaufort Mass Choir on June 13. Comprised of singers from more than a dozen area churches, the Beaufort Mass Choir will feature Gospel and Gullah music. Tickets are $10.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Participants are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket, and a picnic dinner or snacks and beverages.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets must be purchased in advance at www.uscbcenterforthearts. com or by calling 843-521-4145. In case of rain, performances will be moved inside the center.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'USCB Center for the Arts brings entertainment this summer', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-center-for-the-arts-brings-entertainment-this-summer', '', '', '2021-05-19 16:15:44', '2021-05-19 20:15:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50147', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50151, 4, '2021-05-19 16:20:52', '2021-05-19 20:20:52', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>&nbsp;<strong>100+ townhome development&nbsp;planned for Broad&nbsp;River Boulevard&nbsp;</strong><br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mindy Lucas&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A 100-plus townhome development could be coming to an area off Broad River Boulevard in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cannon Gate would feature 69 two-unit duplexes, for a total of 138 individual townhomes on roughly 16 acres on FC Carter Drive, west of Parris Island Gateway.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Preliminary plans for the subdivision were approved at the Monday, May 17 meeting of the Beaufort – Port Royal Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), though with several stipulations attached.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Preliminary, or “sketch plans” are meant only to provide the MPC with an idea of the general layout of a project for the sole purpose of subdividing the land.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The intent, as the planning commission has stated, is to “provide the applicant confirmation that the simple line drawing is consistent with the development code in terms of lot dimensions, street connectivity, street dimensions, and the allocation of required open space. … It is not a building development plan.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The property was recently annexed into the City of Beaufort and rezoned to a T4-N, or neighborhood, at the request of Robert Sample, the applicant and property’s owner.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A corner of the development would front Broad River Boulevard. 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The MPC gave conditional approval to a conceptual sketch plat for the shopping center on the 28-&nbsp;acre site in April.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A traffic impact analysis requested by the MPC for the Broad River Boulevard project was conducted to study the impact of traffic on area streets and intersections. 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(50154, 4, '2021-05-19 16:32:20', '2021-05-19 20:32:20', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Beaufort County civil rights and social justice activist Frieda Mitchell honored at Mather School </strong><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong> By Mindy Lucas</strong><br><br>Tenacious. Driven. Kind-hearted. Loving.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those were just a fews of the words used to describe Frieda Mitchell at a small, intimate gathering held in her honor at the Mather School Museum recently. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The longtime civil rights and social justice activist from Sheldon died in October at the age of 95, but her work and contributions have had a lasting impact on the lives of so many and continue to do so, said those who were on hand for the event held at Mitchell’s alma mater on Friday, May 14.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She touched so many lives in this community, in this world and internationally,” said Rufus Pinckney, who recounted growing up near the Mitchells in Sheldon.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mitchell didn’t take no for an answer, said Pinckney and many others on hand for the gathering, especially when it came to something that would ultimately benefit that person.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Case in point: When Mitchell discovered Pinckney had graduated from high school but wasn’t planning to go to college for a year, she called to tell him he would be going to school and he would be going to Mather.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She said …I’ve got a scholarship for you to go to Mather School, and you will be going to school,” he said laughing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Humble beginnings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Born in 1925, in Sheldon, Frieda R. 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The only option was to go to Mather.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Originally created in 1868 to educate the daughters of freed slaves, the Mather School was one of the oldest boarding schools in the country for African American women.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The school would become co-ed in the mid 1950s and eventually become part of the South Carolina Technical College System.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At Mather, Mitchell excelled in business education earning a perfect 4.0.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She also earned a four-year scholarship to Spelman College, in Atlanta, but her parents wanted her to attend Allen University, an African Methodist Episcopal school supported by her church.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At her parents wishes, Mitchell attended Allen but had to withdraw before graduating after money became short. But that wouldn’t stop Mitchell who went on to teach and eventually accepted a position with a Beaufort County school.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Helping others</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once she had earned an education and secured a career, Mitchell turned her attention to helping others, becoming a champion for children and the working poor in the Lowcountry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When she wasn’t driving young people to Mather to enroll, she was making sure they got to the polls to vote, many said at Friday’s gathering.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In fact, back in Sheldon, Mitchell organized a massive voter registration campaign which led to the election of the first African American to Beaufort County Council and the unseating of a local magistrate who had held the position for 50 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1965, Mitchell founded the Beaufort County Education Community (BCEC), an organization that became the central force for school desegregation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The committee’s efforts led to a landmark election in 1968 in which Mitchell and another member were the first Black council members elected to a school board in South Carolina. She stayed on the school board for 16 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mitchell also worked for the Penn Center in the late ’60’s and early ’70’s, and met Martin Luther King Jr. during one of his visits to the center.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She became the co-director of a community development project for Penn Community Services Center and worked to address daycare needs for poor working families, according to Mitchell’s biography on the South Carolina African American History Calendar website.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Mitchell’s work in the realm of child care reform didn’t end with Beaufort County or South Carolina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She also organized a coalition that included the Children’s Defense Fund, the National Black Child Development Institute and a number of other state agencies that came together to create United Communities for Child Development (UCCD). UCCD is a private, non-profit federation established to assist and promote community-controlled child care centers in South Carolina. Mitchell left the Penn Center to become UCCD’s first executive director.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50014,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1396.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1396-1024x742.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50014\"/></a><figcaption>Karen Ulmer (left) and Muriel A. Hawkins stand in front of a new\nexhibit honoring the life and contributions of their mother, longtime\ncivil rights and social justice activist, Frieda Mitchell. The photos and\nproclamations are now on display at the Mather School Museum on the\nTechnical College of the Lowcountry. Photo by Mindy Lucas</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Within two years, the UCCD model was replicated in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi, according to her biography. The program received national attention and Mitchell became a central figure in major daycare policy discussions.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1992, her work would take her out of the country when she was recruited by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to conduct an international tour of five southern states in the U.S. and three townships in South Africa – Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg. The tour led to the establishment of child care programs in other African countries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Among the recognition Mitchell received for her work was the Marian Wright Edelman Award for Service to Children and the prestigious John D. 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Now a retired military officer and commercial airline pilot, Mitchell was then on his way to an assignment in California.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Though she was proud of his accomplishments, Frieda Mitchell reminded him there was still “plenty of work” left to do there in Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Forty-one years later I came back by choice,” Mitchell said. “I left because I was pursuing my dream, and I came back by choice. … I contribute a lot of that to Frieda Mitchell.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For others, Mitchell was an ever-present force with a watchful eye on children.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She had children and people at heart and she fought for us,” said Geraldine Dawson.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dawson recounted how, in the summer of 1965, when South Carolina’s public schools began to integrate, Mitchell was on the front lines working to make sure Beaufort County children were included in the process.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mitchell even drove behind the buses that fall making sure everything went smoothly – something Dawson and her brother, now Beaufort County Councilman Gerald Dawson, were glad of.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When the bus failed to stop for her and her brother, Mitchell stopped, picked them up and took them on to school, she said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That’s the kind of person Frieda was, and I just loved her for it,” Dawson said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For some though, Mitchell’s presence was greatest felt at a time when they didn’t know what they were capable of yet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“She saw something in some of us that we didn’t see in ourselves,” Rufus Pinckney said, telling the crowd gathered that he was glad she pushed him.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Her presence was everywhere in those days and even now, she is still influencing people,” he said.<br><br><strong>A PERMANENT TRIBUTE</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Frieda R. 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In some cases there are no eyewitnesses to the event other than the perpetrator and the victim.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ms. Loftus is in demand these days. She is an expert, usually paid thousands of dollars to explain the memory process to the jury. And Loftus usually says that memory is not indelible, or chiseled-into fixed-forever stone. And that testimony has stirred-up controversy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am drawn to this piece because I usually write non-fiction and try to stay in the general vicinity of the truth as I remember it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For 30 years I’ve written some kind of column; and can go back and “refresh my recollection” with the descriptive words and phrases that I used in 1990. But there’s not much written before 1980 and so I have to rely on hazy, indistinct memories — memories that have been eroded or enlarged or enhanced by the passage of time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But for three months in 1964 — February through May — I kept a running journal in the margins of my French textbook. I wrote these thoughts during lectures at The Citadel. The entries beginning on February 6, 1964,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Barth has me worried. Apparently the old boy is on the warpath. Has the whole squad upset by his trying to impress Wallace.”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These sentences remind me that “Barth” was my squad leader, and relentless oppressor, determined I would never wear a Citadel Ring.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On February 11, I wrote,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Situation normal. Barth back in the groove, however caught hell from Morgan after breakfast. New hope in Chemistry; and French seems almost classic; Come Easter. Do Come.”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On February 18,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“All hell has broken loose in India.” (Here I’m referring to my Company, not the SubContinent.)&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On February 29,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“The bottom has fallen out. Saw English professor and he gave me the impression that I might be the worst writer in the world. Sometimes my mood plunges into utter despair. Every front looks imminently bleak. Sometimes I entertain pretty sordid thoughts. Come Easter. Do Come.”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then on March 15,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Tonight it finally happened. The revolt against the sophomores finally materialized complete with fist fight. It was incredible from the beginning until it’s somewhat abrupt end. I tackled someone but I’ll be damned if I know who. Strickland jumped me, and we fought until the fight began to break up …”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I did not record that those of us involved in this “insurrection” ended up in front of a retired general who said something like this,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Graber you can either resign or return to the barracks. But if you choose the latter I have instructed your Company Commander to impart whatever punishment, mental or physical, he deems necessary—in whatever fashion or degree he deems necessary.’’&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As I think back on those days I again feel the desperation, pain and the shame I felt 56 years ago. At this point in my life I was also failing Chemistry, sleeping maybe two or three hours every night, and now I was being officially informed it would get worse.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For reasons not memorialized in the margins of my French textbook I did not leave the school.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On April 28, I wrote,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“Stayed up with that SOB Pryor until 2 last night, received an 84 in chemistry, 32 days to go — 32 days of knobdom.”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And on May 19,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>“My God I cannot believe it but have survived this hell and, incredible as it may seem, I’m proud.”&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is a good thing I retained possession of this inelegant narrative. I believe it is healthy to occasionally revisit this darkened, desperate confessional where I believed I had no future, and was living life minute by desperate minute.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I learned — with the passage of time — that time things usually get better.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this case much better.&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. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Things usually get better with the passage of time', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'things-usually-get-better-with-the-passage-of-time', '', '', '2021-05-26 11:51:17', '2021-05-26 15:51:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50211', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50213, 4, '2021-05-26 11:53:01', '2021-05-26 15:53:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The season may have come to an end Tuesday night in Winter Haven, Florida, but the future couldn’t be brighter for the USCB baseball program.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After trailing by eight runs, Ted Falkner’s squad never stopped battling, cutting the deficit to just three before falling 11-6 to Bryan (Tenn.) to conclude its run in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round Lakeland Bracket.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lions quickly surged to a commanding 9-1 lead after two innings, with the lone Sand Shark tally in the first pair of frames coming on an Alexander Humphrey sacrifice fly. USCB never quit, scoring one in the third before adding three more in the fourth to cut the lead in half at 9-5. Nick Milhan drove in Kyran Russ to kickstart the comeback effort, and Tavaris Terrell, Marino Sorbara, and Leandy Castro all scored off a trio of Bryan errors to make it a four-run game.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Sand Sharks got even closer in the sixth inning, as Clint Sellers poked an RBI single up the middle to get within three. But the Lions gave themselves some insurance in the top of the ninth, adding a pair of runs in the ninth on a Parker Cosby two-out single before closing it out in the bottom half.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Payton MacPherson was outstanding in relief for USCB, throwing 7 2-3 innings of stellar ball and scattering just five hits and two runs alongside five strikeouts to give his team a chance late. Castro finished off an incredible season with another strong performance, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored while Sellers went 2-for-3 and drove in a run.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USCB finishes the season with an impressive record of 32-23 in Falkner’s first season at the helm and returned to the national tournament for the first time since 2016.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sand Sharks’ postseason run ends with loss to Bryan', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sand-sharks-postseason-run-ends-with-loss-to-bryan', '', '', '2021-05-26 11:53:03', '2021-05-26 15:53:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50213', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50219, 4, '2021-05-26 11:57:53', '2021-05-26 15:57:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Whale Branch girls finished second, the boys were fourth, and the Warriors brought home four gold medals from the SCHSL Class 1A Track &amp; Field Championships on Saturday at Lower Richland High School.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Led by state champions Kynew Barnwell and Talaijah Bartley, as well as double silver winner Kaylyn Caldwell, the Warrior girls amassed 71 points to finish runner-up to Southside Christian (83).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Barnwell won the 800 with a time of 2:35.75, and Bartley blazed to gold in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.94 and added a seventh-place finish in the 800. Caldwell won silver in the 100 hurdles (17.77) behind her teammate and took second in the 400 hurdles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Warriors finished third in the 4×100 and 4×400 relays, and Diamond Wright placed fifth in the 100 hurdles and sixth in the high jump.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch also had two champions on the boys side, as Xavier Chaplin and Richard Parker claimed state titles. Chaplin won the shot put with a mark of 46 feet, 1.5 inches, and placed third in the discus with a 125-foot toss, just three feet off the winning mark from Blackville-Hilda’s Ahmad Smith. Parker won the 110-meter hurdles in 15.72 seconds and placed sixth in the 400 hurdles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Warriors finished second in an incredibly close 4×100 race with a time of 43.47 seconds, just three one-hundreths of a second behind C.A. Johnson. Trenoyne Greene finished fourth in the 100 and seventh in the 200, Mason Griffin was fifth in the 400, and Jaylen Roberts placed fifth in the discus.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WB girls 2nd, boys 4th as Warriors haul in gold at state meet', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'wb-girls-2nd-boys-4th-as-warriors-haul-in-gold-at-state-meet', '', '', '2021-05-26 11:57:55', '2021-05-26 15:57:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50219', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50221, 4, '2021-05-26 11:59:31', '2021-05-26 15:59:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River’s boys finished sixth and the Sharks placed eighth in the girls standings to lead the local contingent at the SCHSL Class 4A Track &amp; Field Championships on Friday at Spring Valley High School.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head High (13th) and Beaufort High (14th) also cracked the top 15 in the boys standings, and Bluffton was 25th. The Bobcat girls placed 11th, one spot ahead of Beaufort, and the Seahawks finished 21st.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Sharks also claimed the only gold of the day for the Lowco contingent, edging Greenville by less than a second to win the boys 4×800 relay in 8:12.57.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Alvin Wilson nearly struck gold in the discus with a throw of 155 feet, good for silver behind Eastside’s Blake Presley (160-4), while Nash Mills won bronze in the 800, two spots ahead of teammate Charlie Bennett.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the girls side, Beaufort’s Anaiya Houseal also won silver with a mark of 5 feet in the high jump, just two inches shy of James Island’s Tia Lucas’ winning mark. Jayla Daise was third in the shot put for the Eagles, and Layla Warren placed fourth in the 100 hurdles and sixth in the 400 hurdles. Anna Brown was seventh in the 800, and the Eagles placed eight in the 4×400.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Wilson, Houseal lead Beaufort High with silver at 4A state meet', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'wilson-houseal-lead-beaufort-high-with-silver-at-4a-state-meet', '', '', '2021-05-26 11:59:34', '2021-05-26 15:59:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50221', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50223, 4, '2021-05-26 12:01:04', '2021-05-26 16:01:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com </strong><br><strong>Photo by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek’s girls finished seventh and state discus champion Michael Martello led the Dolphin boys to a ninth-place finish in the SCHSL Class 3A Track &amp; Field Championships on Friday at Lower Richland High School.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Erica Tobin led Creek’s girls with a tremendous day, taking silver in the javelin, bronze in the 100-meter hurdles, and placing fourth in the high jump, and Keona Sanders claimed silver in the high jump.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Myra Smith also made a huge contribution, winning bronze in the 100 meters and placing sixth in the long jump and seventh in the triple jump. Kiara Wilson was eighth in the javelin.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Martello had a monster evening, winning the discus by nearly four feet with a mark of 157 feet, 2.5 inches, and taking silver in the shot put with a toss of 48-4.5 to finish behind Pendleton’s Ethan Jackson (49-11.5). Trevin Singleton placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles for the Dolphins.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Martello wins discus gold, Dolphin boys and girls crack top 10 in 3A', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'martello-wins-discus-gold-dolphin-boys-and-girls-crack-top-10-in-3a', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:01:07', '2021-05-26 16:01:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50223', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50225, 4, '2021-05-26 12:01:56', '2021-05-26 16:01:56', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jacob Thomas put it all together to cap off a tremendous season at USCB, scoring a 13th-place finish to lead the Sand Sharks at the 2021 NAIA Men’s Golf Championship from Tuesday through Friday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The junior played solid golf to start the tournament, posting a respectable 3-over 74 on the opening round before shooting a 75 to earn a tie for 25th place and qualify as an individual for the final two rounds. Thomas saved his best golf for last, firing a 1-over 72 in the third round followed by an even-par 71 to finish in a tie for 13th place.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a spectacular eagle on the par-5 17th put the finishing touches on a strong third round, Thomas added three birdies on his best outing of the tournament Friday to lock down the top-15 finish.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USCB fell short of making the cut as a team, finishing 25th out of 30 squads in the national tournament. After an 80 got things started in round one, Dawson Peters rebounded with a solid 75 to close out his stellar senior campaign. Jonas Demant finished just a stroke behind Peters with a 156 (80-76), Christoph Hagenauer recorded a 158 (81-77), and Skyler Sicoli rounded out the lineup with a 161 (84-77).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dalton State took home the national title in a dramatic one-stroke victory over Texas Wesleyan with a 72- hole score of 1171, and Corey Matthey of Morningside College captured the individual championship with an outstanding 4-under 280.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite the tough outing in the final event of the season, Peters earned another honor Saturday with a spot on the NAIA PING All-America First Team from the Golf Coaches Association of America. The Sun Conference Golfer of the Year finishes the season with three individual tournament wins, a team-low 72.86 scoring average, and an incredible 19 finishes inside the top-15 over his last 20 tournaments.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sand Sharks miss cut, but Thomas surges to T-13 at NAIA nationals', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sand-sharks-miss-cut-but-thomas-surges-to-t-13-at-naia-nationals', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:01:59', '2021-05-26 16:01:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50225', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50227, 4, '2021-05-26 12:02:45', '2021-05-26 16:02:45', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High’s valiant comeback effort came up just short in Game 1 of the SCHSL 4A Lower State championship series, as the Eagles dropped a 5-4 road contest Monday at James Island. After the Eagles erased a 4-1 deficit, Hogan Garner scored the go-ahead run in the sixth to give the Trojans the win and a 1-0 series lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After James Island starter Stephen West worked a 1-2-3 first inning, the home team quickly got the offense rolling, scoring two runs on a pair of hits and errors to grab a 2-0 advantage. Beaufort answered with a run in the top half of the third, as Rush Riley swiped second base and scored on a wild pitch to cut the deficit in half, but the Trojans struck right back in the bottom half, tacking on two runs and extending the lead to 4-1.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles needed a rally to get back in the game, and they found their opportunity in the top half of the fifth. After two hit-by-pitches and a walk loaded the bases with one out, Oliver Holmes ripped the first pitch he saw to left field, scoring Matt Bornscheuer and William Winburn before Rhogue Wallace crossed the plate on a passed ball to even it up at 4.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holmes then worked out of a two-baserunner jam to keep it tied, but Beaufort stranded James Davenport after a one-out single in the ensuing half-inning, sending the stalemate to the bottom of the sixth. Garner got the James Island crowd on its feet in an instant, smoking a leadoff double to left field and putting the Trojans in business. Holmes bounced back with a huge strikeout before a wild pitch and a balk was enough to score Garner and give the home team the late 5-4 lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles put together a strong start to the top of the seventh, as a hit-by-pitch and sacrifice bunt advanced the speedy Riley to second base with one out. Keillor Osbon then struck out Wallace on three pitches, putting the game on the bat of Holmes. The senior skied a popup to shallow center field with two Trojans racing towards each other to haul it in. It was a few seconds of nervousness for the hometown fans, but Julius Reynolds held onto the baseball as the two collided to seal the Game 1 victory.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite a tough ending, Holmes delivered a spectacular effort, going 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of RBIs while throwing six strong innings on the mound. The Eagles were held to just four hits in the contest, as West and Osbon dazzled with a combined 14 strikeouts.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The series now shifts to Beaufort High on Wednesday, as the Eagles (16-10) look to stave off elimination on their home field and force a decisive third game Friday at a neutral site.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles drop heartbreaker to open Lower State championship series', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-drop-heartbreaker-to-open-lower-state-championship-series', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:02:49', '2021-05-26 16:02:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50227', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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But the Eagles did it, and they punched their ticket to the state’s final four.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wes Graves and Colin Peterson threw a pair of phenomenal complete-game shutouts, and Beaufort High stymied May River 2-0 and 10-0 on the road Friday to win the SCHSL Class 4A District 4 tournament and advance to the Lower State championship series against region rival James Island.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After both Horn and Graves threw a pair of 1-2-3 innings to start the opening game, the Eagles got on the board for the first time in the second, scoring via an RBI groundout to grab a 1-0 lead. Graves then continued his stellar performance on the mound, allowing just one hit through the first three innings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50201,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_0096-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_0096-644x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50201\"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort High pitcher Wes Graves tossed a shutout Friday to outduel May River ace Darin Horn in game 1 of the District 4 championship game. Photo by Justin Jarrett.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High gave its pitcher another big run in the fourth, as Colin Peterson came up with the clutch two-out single on a sharp grounder up the middle to double his team’s lead. May River had a massive opportunity in the home half of the fourth after a Luke Holland double put runners on second and third, but Graves came back with a huge strikeout to keep the two-run margin intact.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Sharks threatened again in the bottom of the seventh with an infield error and a Bennett Roemer single, putting the tying run on and the district championship-winning run at the plate with one out and the top of the order coming up. James Layman popped out on an infield fly, bringing the visitors an out away from forcing a deciding game.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The script couldn’t have been any better as Horn stepped in with the contest in the balance. On a 1-2 offering to the plate, the senior chopped a grounder to James Davenport who flipped the ball to second base for the final out, sending the district championship to a final deciding game.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was shaped up to be a back-and-forth battle royale in the nightcap, but it quickly turned into a Beaufort High coronation. The Eagles cranked up the offense in the second inning to score four runs and take control of the ballgame. Wallace started it all off with a booming double to right field, Oliver Holmes was hit by a pitch to put a second runner on, and Zach Talbert laid down a gorgeous bunt-single to load up the bases with nobody out. Peterson then continued his hot day at the plate and helped out his own cause on the mound, sending a sacrifice fly into right field before a costly error continued the inning and plated another to make it 2-0. The Eagles doubled the advantage with a bases-loaded walk and a Rush Riley sacrifice fly, completing a full trip around the order and finishing the frame with a 4-0 lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Peterson struck again an inning later, smashing a line-drive double to left field and scoring a pair of runs before Davenport notched his own two-bagger to take a commanding 7-0 advantage. With an electric student section in full force behind them, the visiting Eagles kept the good times rolling in the fourth, adding RBI singles from Willam Winburn and Holmes plus a Peterson run-scoring groundout to push it to 10-0.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50199,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_0334.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_0334.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50199\"/></a><figcaption>The Beaufort High baseball team mobs Colin Peterson (center) after the right-hander shut out May River to clinch the district title Friday. Photo by Justin Jarrett. </figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River got the leadoff man on in the fourth and fifth innings, but Peterson shut down the rest of the Shark lineup both times to complete a memorable run-rule victory and punch Beaufort High’s ticket to the final four.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles only needed two pitchers to get it done in the twin billing, and both were spectacular. Graves started it off with a masterful seven innings, giving up just three hits while holding the Sharks off the board the entire way. Then Peterson put together a complete-game shutout of his own, surrendering just three hits and a walk while striking out six batters.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But that wasn’t all for the Eagle standout. Peterson came through on offense as well, going 2-for-5 with a team-leading four RBIs in the doubleheader. Holmes also delivered all evening long at the plate, finishing 3-for-5 with a run driven in.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Horn spun together a fantastic effort for the Sharks on the hill, going all seven innings of the opening game allowing just one earned run and racking up nine strikeouts. Zack Morillo led the way for May River (16-8) at the dish, going 2-for-2 with a double in the finale. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><br><em>Top photo:</em> <em>Beaufort High School catcher Rhogue Wallace tags South Florence’s Mason Lynch during the top of the third inning of Game 2 of the SCHSL Class 4A District 4 baseball tournament Wednesday evening at Beaufort High School. The Eagles narrowly defeated the Bruins 2-1 to advance to Game 3, which they won to advance to the Lower State finals. Photo by Bob Sofaly. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles shut out Sharks twice to claim district title', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-shut-out-sharks-twice-to-claim-district-title', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:15:39', '2021-05-26 16:15:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50229', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50231, 4, '2021-05-26 12:52:27', '2021-05-26 16:52:27', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You might be older — or younger — than you think. A new study found that differences between a person\'s age in years and his or her biological age, as predicted by an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled EKG, can provide measurable insights into health and longevity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The AI model accurately predicted the age of most subjects, with a mean age gap of 0.88 years between EKG age and actual age. However, a number of subjects had a gap that was much larger, either seemingly much older or much younger by EKG age.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The likelihood to die during follow-up was much higher among those seemingly older by EKG age, compared to those whose EKG age was the same as their chronologic or actual age. The association was even stronger when predicting death caused by heart disease. Conversely, those who had a lesser age gap — considered younger by EKG — had decreased risk.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\". . .We know that mortality rate is one of the best ways to measure biological age, and our model proved that,\" says Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., chair of the Division of Preventive Cardiology at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Lopez-Jimenez is senior author of the study.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The subjects had a mean age around 54 and were followed for approximately 12.5 years. The study excluded those with a baseline history of heart attacks, bypass surgery or stents, stroke or atrial fibrillation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When researchers adjusted these data to consider multiple standard risk factors, the association between the age gap and cardiovascular mortality was even more pronounced. Subjects who were found to be oldest by EKG compared to their actual age had the greatest risk, even after accounting for medical conditions that would predict their survival, while those found the youngest compared to their actual age had lower cardiovascular risks. The findings are published in European Heart Journal — Digital Health.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Our findings open up a number of opportunities to help identify those who may benefit from preventive strategies the most. Now that the concept has been proven that EKG age relates to survival, it is time to think how we can incorporate this in clinical practice. More research will be needed to find the best ways to do it,\" says Dr. Lopez-Jimenez.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Lopez-Jimenez and co-authors Paul Friedman, M.D.; Zachi Attia, Ph.D.; and Suraj Kapa, M.D. — all of Mayo Clinic — have filed intellectual property related to the AI algorithm used in this research.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Terri Malloy, at https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ ai-enabled-ekgs-find-difference-between-numerical-age-and-biological-age-significantly-affects-health-longevity/ <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'AI enabled EKGs find difference between numerical and biological age significantly affects health, longevity', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ai-enabled-ekgs-find-difference-between-numerical-and-biological-age-significantly-affects-health-longevity', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:52:31', '2021-05-26 16:52:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50231', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50233, 4, '2021-05-26 12:54:04', '2021-05-26 16:54:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Approximately 30% of adults between the ages of 65 and 74 are affected by hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). However, since hearing loss is painless and slow to occur, many don’t realize they need a hearing aid. In fact, only one out of five people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one. May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and is a great time to remind readers of the signs they should be on the lookout for when it comes to hearing loss and whether a hearing aid could be beneficial.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hearing Loss Signs:&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lack of hearing starts to interfere with your normal way of life&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having trouble understanding people on the phone&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have a hard time following a conversation when two people are speaking at the same time&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You misunderstand others when they are talking to you&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Family and friends complain that you keep the TV and radio too loud&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You are constantly told you’re talking too loud in normal conversation situations&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>If you are experiencing any of these symptoms the NIDCD recommends making an appointment with an audiologist. It’s important to remember only a licensed professional can diagnose hearing loss.&nbsp;</strong><br><br><strong>DID YOU KNOW?</strong><br>Earbuds enable music lovers to enjoy their favorite tunes uninterrupted and without distracting others around them. People often use earbuds while commuting to work, at the gym and even at home. But according to hearing aid manufacturer Beltone, noise-induced hearing loss can occur by using earbuds at a high volume for extended periods of time. Earbuds can put audio signals close to the inner ear, which is the equivalent of boosting it by nine decibels. Even moderately high volume can cause hearing loss. It’s important to keep the volume low and to take frequent breaks when using earbuds. Keep earbud volume below 60 percent and wear them for no more than 60 minutes per day.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SIX SIGNS OF HEARING LOSS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'six-signs-of-hearing-loss', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:58:07', '2021-05-26 16:58:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50233', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50236, 4, '2021-05-26 12:59:32', '2021-05-26 16:59:32', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in children aged 1 – 4 years, and the majority of the children that drown in swimming pools most commonly gain access to the pool area when there is no fence or through a faulty fence or gate. One important step to a solution to this issue is as simple as physically checking and maintaining your pool gate regularly, to ensure it self-closes and self-latches at all times. You should not be able to open a gate at all without activating the release mechanism which should be out of the reach of toddlers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) collaborated a Check Your Pool Gate Month campaign kicking-off Memorial Day weekend, continuing through the month of June. The aim of the initiative is to educate pool owners about pool safety and to encourage them to check their pool surroundings—not once a year, but regularly—reminding pool owners of the vital need to ensure pool fences, gates, latches and hinges are secure and in top working order. Every pool owner should be confident they have a safe swimming zone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A few minutes is all it takes for pool owners to check that their pool fences and gates, including latches and hinges, are in good working order. This simple routine done regularly could save the life of a child.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Safety checklist for pool gates&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Should open outwards, away from the pool&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Height of latch release mechanism is least 54\" from the bottom of the gate <em>(check local codes)&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Must be self-closing and self-latching&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hinges should be rust-free and bind-free&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hinges should be reliable and tension-adjustable for closing speed&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latch must be adjustable horizontally and vertically to accommodate gate movement&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gate will latch when latch is in the locked or unlocked position&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latch cannot be disengaged using implements (e.g. garden or pool tools)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latch cannot be shaken or jolted open&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gate will shut and latch securely from any open angle or force&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Complies with all applicable standards, codes and legislation for pool safety&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on pool safety and compliance visit: www.ndpa.org&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Help prevent toddler drowning', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'help-prevent-toddler-drowning', '', '', '2021-05-26 12:59:35', '2021-05-26 16:59:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50236', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50239, 4, '2021-05-26 13:02:34', '2021-05-26 17:02:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dietitian\'s tip: </strong>Store-bought salsa can have as much as 600 milligrams (mg) sodium in 1/2 cup. This version has only 79 mg in 1/2 cup. If you prefer hotter salsa, add 1/2 to 1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeno peppers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Number of servings: </strong>Serves 16&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 cup diced zucchini&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 cup chopped red onion&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 red bell peppers, seeded and diced (about 2 cups)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 green bell peppers, seeded and diced (about 2 cups)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>4 tomatoes, diced (about 2 cups)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 garlic cloves, minced&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1 teaspoon ground black pepper&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>2 teaspoons sugar&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1/4 cup lime juice&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>1/2 teaspoon salt&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wash vegetables and prepare as directed. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients. Toss gently to mix. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend. <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Mayo Clinic Staff at https://www.mayoclinic.org/ healthy-lifestyle/recipes/vegetable-salsa/rcp-20049846 </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Vegetable salsa', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'vegetable-salsa', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:02:36', '2021-05-26 17:02:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50239', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50242, 4, '2021-05-26 13:04:42', '2021-05-26 17:04:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If something\'s bad for you—drug and alcohol abuse, smoking, excess weight— why can\'t you just stop?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded scientists have found clues to why bad habits are so difficult to kick. And they\'re developing strategies to help us change.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Habits play an important role in our health. Understanding the biology of harmful routines, and how to break them and embrace new ones, could help us adopt healthier behaviors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Habits can arise through repetition. They are normal and often helpful. We shower, comb our hair, or brush our teeth without being aware of it. This frees our brains to focus on different things.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Habits can also develop by triggering the brain\'s \"reward\" centers, setting up potentially harmful routines, such as overeating, smoking, drug or alcohol abuse, gambling and even compulsive use of computers and social media.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Neurobiologists often point out that enjoyable behaviors can release a brain chemical called dopamine. Dopamine strengthens the habit even more. This explains why some people crave drugs, even if they no longer feel particularly good once they take them.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The good news is that humans are not simply creatures of habit.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>“Humans are much better than any other animal at changing and orienting behavior toward long-term goals or benefits</strong>,\" say psychologists. They’ve found that you can improve your self-control by doing appropriate exercises over time, although they note there\'s no single effective way to break bad habits.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One important approach is to become more aware of unhealthy habits, then develop strategies to counteract them: avoid walking halls where there\'s a candy machine; avoid places where you\'ve usually smoked; stay away from friends and situations linked to problem drinking or drug use.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another helpful technique is to mentally practice the good behavior over the bad. It\'s not guaranteed to work, but it certainly can help.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some people find they can replace a bad habit, even drug addiction, with another behavior, like exercising. It doesn\'t work for everyone. But certain patients can engage in behaviors that are ritualistic and in a way compulsive—such as marathon running or organized sports, for example.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Replacing a first-learned habit doesn\'t erase the original behavior. But you can strengthen the new one and suppress the original.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Scientists are using brain imaging to study the differences between first- and later-learned behaviors to find a way to train people to improve their ability to maintain these behavioral changes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some NIH-funded research is exploring whether certain medications can help to disrupt hard-wired behaviors and make it easier to form new ones. Scientists also are seeking genes that might allow people to easily form or readily suppress habits. Bad habits may be hard to change, but it can be done. Enlist the help of friends, co-workers and family.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>— excerpted with permission, from NIH News in Health (http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Break Bad Habits&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Avoid temptations. If you always stop for a donut on your way to work, try a different route. Keep fatty foods, cigarettes, alcohol and other tempting items out of your home.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Replace unhealthy with health behaviors. Exercise, practice a favorite hobby or spend time with family.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prepare mentally. If you can\'t avoid tempting situations, prepare in advance. Plan how to handle temptations and mentally practice what you plan.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Enlist support. Ask friends, family and co-workers to support your efforts to change.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reward yourself for small steps. Give yourself a healthy treat when you\'ve reached a small goal or milestone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ medlineplus<br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Breaking bad habits: Why it\'s so hard to change', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'breaking-bad-habits-why-its-so-hard-to-change', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:04:46', '2021-05-26 17:04:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50242', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50244, 4, '2021-05-26 13:12:26', '2021-05-26 17:12:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Some home remedies are supported by science, while others are tall tales. A doctor tells us what works—according to scientific research.&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of us have tried a home remedy at some point—some work and some don’t.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Elizabeth Kightlinger, MD, an internal medicine physician with Cleveland Clinic, one home remedy backed by science is using duct tape to remove a wart.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You want to put it on the wart and you want to leave it on for about six days,” she said. “You want to give it substantial time to have an occlusive property over that wart. Take it off, scrub it. Then you want to reapply the tape again and leave it on for another six days and repeat this process.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And it looks like grandma was right. Research suggests chicken soup can be good for a cold.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The chicken noodle soup actually increased the velocity of movement of the mucus in your nose better compared to hot water and better compared to cold water,” said Dr. Kightlinger. “So, there actually is science that it may relieve some of that congestion and mucus and make you feel better.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have a cough, research shows honey may help.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There are a lot of studies that found that giving a couple of teaspoons of honey at night can actually reduce symptoms, reduce coughing, and improve sleep,” Dr. Kightlinger said. “The last point I want to make about the honey, is you always want to make sure you’re not giving it to anyone younger than one year of age because honey does have a risk of infant botulism, which is a very serious disease.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For those dealing with tummy troubles, products containing ginger can provide relief.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There’s a lot of data showing that it actually can be quite effective for nausea,” said Dr. Kightlinger. “There are studies that have used it in pregnant women and chemotherapy patients and the overall trend was that these are helpful medications.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you’re reaching for an herbal medicine, be sure to talk with your healthcare provider first. Some can interact with certain medical conditions and medications.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s best to forgo home remedies if you’re in severe pain, having trouble breathing, or if you’re not able to eat, drink or keep fluids down.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Kightlinger recommends contacting your doctor if the home remedy you’re using isn’t working, if it’s making your ailment worse or if you develop new symptoms. <br><br>SOURCE: https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2021/05/ <br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Home remedies backed by science', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'home-remedies-backed-by-science', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:12:28', '2021-05-26 17:12:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50244', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50246, 4, '2021-05-26 13:33:13', '2021-05-26 17:33:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seventy-six Beaufort County eighth-graders were honored Wednesday, May 19 for being named Junior Scholars by the South Carolina Department of Education.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The students were recognized during a pre-recorded Facebook Live ceremony that can be seen on the district’s Facebook page or the district’s YouTube channel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a message to the scholars, Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said, “You have a bright future ahead of you and I can’t wait to see all that you will do and accomplish.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Junior Scholars Program was developed by the South Carolina Department of Education to identify eighth-graders with exceptional academic talent and to develop strategies for inclusion into special programs. The program includes a process for screening, identifying and recognizing students with high scholastic achievement and intellectual ability.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eligible students include those who score 550 or higher on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing portion of the PSAT/NMSQT or those who scored 530 or higher on the Mathematics portion of the PSAT/NMSQT.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students who qualify as Junior Scholars receive an award of merit from the South Carolina Department of Education as well as information regarding summer academic experiences sponsored by South Carolina colleges and universities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Junior Scholar honorees are (listed by school):</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Middle School </strong>– Emma Hamilton, Niam Perkins, Mary Ruff, and Ava Walker.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bluffton Middle School </strong>– Keagan Claffy, Mackenzie Cofall, James Holloman, Jakub Hosso, Mia Lopez Huerta, Elisabeth Mullen, Juan Ramirez, and Brandon Solorza.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>H.E. McCracken Middle School </strong>– Reagan Allinder, Tyrell Calloway, Isabella Campigotto, Joshua Carachure, Oscar Conley, Jayden Dimsey, Cassandra Griswold, Patrick Hays, Grant Hughes, Braeden Mancini, Alan Marshall, Jonah Nieves, Reyli Onate, Michael Riggs, Jacob Riley, Hailey Shupard, Alexandria Smith, Israel Smith, Brianne Stubbs, Benjamin Vaught, Nathan Vu, and Vivian Zurakowski.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hilton Head Island Middle School </strong>– Bryce Broome, Calvin Clayton, John Coley, Jack Fielding, Lilly Friday, Carmine Genovese, Josiah Gilman, Nathaniel Greenberg, Jacob Hadley, Kevin Hernandez, Warren Hollingsworth, Leah Jackson, Andrew Jeffrey, Nicholas Korneluk, Jack Linkimer, Alexia Milbrandt, Wyatt Norman, Taylan Olcer, Matthew Perdue, Caleb Spangler, and Jessica Staigar.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lady\'s Island Middle School </strong>– Matthew Bertagna, Maylen Brandt, Kayden Capone, Erik James, Kate Lamb, Gavin Ramirez, Camryn Thompson, and Sydney Turner.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>River Ridge Academy </strong>– Carson Colmer, Amelie Marie Davis, James Hensel, Abigail Hirsch, John Lassiter, Emma Peeples, Savannah Smith, Sean Walling, and Mia Wang.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>R<strong>iverview Charter School </strong>– Sidney Levitt</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Robert Smalls International Academy </strong>– Joanna Lin</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Whale Branch Middle School </strong>– Maiya Carter and Nadija Peterson</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '76 BCSD students are recognized as SC Junior Scholars', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '76-bcsd-students-are-recognized-as-sc-junior-scholars', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:33:16', '2021-05-26 17:33:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50246', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50248, 4, '2021-05-26 13:34:04', '2021-05-26 17:34:04', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Wind Symphony is accepting applications from local high school musicians for college scholarship consideration for 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The LWS Music Scholarship Program was established in 2020 for students in instrumental, voice, or related music disciplines, who have chosen music as their college major and have been accepted into an accredited music program at the collegiate level.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students must be enrolled and in good standing at the senior class level (Grade 12) in a Beaufort or Jasper County public or private school. Home-schooled youth and those who attend the Governors Schools, (whose parents reside in Beaufort or Jasper Counties), may be considered.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additional application requirements, forms and application deadline are available at the LWS website: lowcountrywindsymphony.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Wind Symphony, directed by Donald F. Jemella, is a concert band made up of some fifty amateur and professional brass, percussion, and wind players from the greater Beaufort area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those wishing to donate to the LWS Scholarship Fund may do so by check, payable to Lowcountry Wind Symphony, denoting LWS scholarship on the memo line. Send donations to Lowcountry Wind Symphony, P.O. Box 1526, Bluffton, S.C. 29910.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Lowcountry Wind Symphony to offer music scholarship', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-wind-symphony-to-offer-music-scholarship', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:34:07', '2021-05-26 17:34:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50248', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50251, 4, '2021-05-26 13:38:26', '2021-05-26 17:38:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High School’s Colin Peterson has been named a South Carolina State Fair Ride of Your Life Scholarship recipient for 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The fair annually awards 50 scholarships to South Carolina high school students planning to pursue their studies at any public or private college, university, or technical college in the state. The $6,000 scholarships are awarded at an annual rate of $1,500 and are based on academic and extracurricular achievement, communication skills, need, and completeness of the application.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are overjoyed to honor and reward these outstanding students,” State Fair general manager Nancy Smith said in a release. “Educating the state’s youth remains a priority of the fair, and we are thrilled to continue that mission, even after our past year challenged by a world-wide pandemic that greatly affected the S.C. State Fair and our industry.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The scholarships may cover tuition or other educational expenses like on-campus housing, a computer, or textbooks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recipients must retain a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and enroll in no less than 30 credit hours each academic year to receive funding for that year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The fair has awarded nearly $4 million in scholarships since beginning the Ride of Your Life Scholarship program in 1997.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a complete listing of this year’s scholarship recipients, visit https://www.scstatefair.org/scholarships/2021-scholarship-recipients</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort student wins State Fair scholarship', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-student-wins-state-fair-scholarship', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:38:29', '2021-05-26 17:38:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50251', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50253, 4, '2021-05-26 13:39:30', '2021-05-26 17:39:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Thomas Owens received the Award for Outstanding Graduate Pianist from the University of Mississippi Department of Music at its 2021 Honors Convocation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Outstanding Pianist Award is given in recognition of excellence in piano performance, devotion to study, and commitment to continued growth and improvement.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Department of Music awards celebrate outstanding student achievement in performance, academics, ensemble musicianship and other areas of the UM Music student experience,\" professor of music and chair of the department Nancy Maria Balach said. \"We\'re proud of the accomplishments of this year\'s award-winners, and we\'re grateful for their contributions to our vibrant department.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The University of Mississippi Department of Music trains future performers, music educators, and academics, and prepares them for careers in many different areas of the music profession.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Owens receives music honor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'owens-receives-music-honor', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:39:32', '2021-05-26 17:39:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50253', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50255, 4, '2021-05-26 13:40:59', '2021-05-26 17:40:59', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eric W. Montie, PhD., a member of the Department of Natural Sciences at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, received a 2021 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Scientific Research at a Predominately Undergraduate Institution.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This statewide award recognizes Montie’s strong research program in soundscape ecology, which focuses on estuaries. He helps to develop the next generation of scientists by involving undergraduate students in his research.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since 2013, Montie’s lab has been recording the underwater soundscape of the May River in Bluffton. From 2017 to 2019, his team expanded soundscape monitoring to Charleston Harbor, Chechessee Creek, Colleton River, and the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2020, NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing Systems (IOOS) and the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) invested in his lab, and he founded the “Estuarine Soundscape Observatory Network in the Southeast” (ESONS). The Spring Island Trust also supports his research.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Montie and his students use acoustic recorders to capture the underwater soundscape. Their recordings provide information on the behavior of snapping shrimp, spawning patterns of fish, foraging patterns and communication of bottlenose dolphins, and noise levels associated with human activity. The long-term goal is to ‘eavesdrop’ on key behaviors of marine animals that can change rapidly or gradually in response to environmental changes and human impacts, thus providing a measure of resilience or shifting baselines in a globally changing environment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Montie’s doctorate is from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Biological Oceanography. He has taught at USC Beaufort since 2011.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'USCB’s Montie wins Governor’s Award for his researchers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscbs-montie-wins-governors-award-for-his-researchers', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:41:02', '2021-05-26 17:41:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50255', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50257, 4, '2021-05-26 13:42:15', '2021-05-26 17:42:15', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Campaign will fund new Center for the Arts, Athletics, and Fellowship</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a recent communication to parents, grandparents, and key stakeholders, Celeste Pruit, Director of Advancement for Holy Trinity Classical Christian School, shared details of the school’s Campus Vision Campaign</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than $5.4 million has already been pledged toward the campaign’s $7 million goal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A building for Arts, Athletics, and Fellowship will be the centerpiece of Phase I of Holy Trinity’s long-term campus vision plan. This structure will include performing arts classrooms, a full-size stage, a weight room and competition gymnasium, multi-purpose spaces, and, perhaps, most importantly, space large enough for the entire Holy Trinity community — students and their families — to gather for chapel, celebrations, and other events.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Holy Trinity’ first nine years, the school has invested heavily in establishing top notch academic, arts and athletic programs, and that investment is paying dividends.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In August of 2020, Holy Trinity purchased its permanent home at 302 Burroughs Avenue in the heart of the city of Beaufort. This enables the school to be accessible to both neighborhood children and to those families who drive in from neighboring counties.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Campus Vision Campaign is led by a team of volunteers and is co-chaired by Barbara and Bishop Alden Hathaway, Sharon and Mac Sanders, and Gloria and Chuck Dalvini.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The target of this campaign is to enhance our ability to nurture the bodies, minds and souls of every Holy Trinity student as well as to foster a welcoming atmosphere for those coming to our campus for sporting events, student activities, and fine arts performances,” Pruit said in a release. “We desire to make our neighborhood more beautiful and to contribute to the life of the city of Beaufort.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pruit added, “We are so close to a critical $6 million milestone, which is needed to get shovels in the ground. Our goal is to secure a construction loan this summer and begin the project in the next school year so that we can occupy the space the following academic year.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Founded in 2012, Holy Trinity Classical Christian School is an independent, non-parochial school which serves more than 375 students in the Beaufort community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Holy Trinity launches $7 million Campus Vision campaign', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'holy-trinity-launches-7-million-campus-vision-campaign', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:42:18', '2021-05-26 17:42:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50257', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50259, 4, '2021-05-26 13:44:06', '2021-05-26 17:44:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emilie Claire Nason, the 2021 Valedictorian of Beaufort Academy’s 53rd graduating class, will attend Vanderbilt University this fall, one of the nation’s top ranked colleges and universities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This year’s admitted students were selected from an incredibly talented applicant pool, which will result in one of the strongest academic profiles ever,” quoted from Vanderbilt’s Admissions website. (admissions.vanderbilt.edu) “With a slim 6.7% acceptance rate, Vanderbilt’s admissions process is highly selective, focusing on the applicant’s academic achievement, extracurricular engagement, personal essays, rigor of coursework and letters of recommendation.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nason will join her fellow Commodores in Nashville to study sociology and public policy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy Head of School, Dan Durbin said, “Emily Claire’s hard work and commitment to academic excellence laid the foundation for her acceptance to Vanderbilt. That same drive will lead to even greater opportunities through college and beyond.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In her four years at Beaufort Academy, Nason availed herself of the most rigorous classes available as her transcript and resume demonstrates. With a GPA of 4.99, she earned many academic achievements including AP Scholar, Headmaster’s List, and departmental awards in Spanish, History and English.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nason is a member of The National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society and has been an active member of the Speech and Debate Team since its inception where she placed second in the Mauldin Tournament for poetry. She was a member of the yearbook staff and became the editor of 2019-2020 Aquila in her Junior year. She also was recognized as the local winner of the American Legion Oratorical Contest and third-place winner regionally.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To feed her passion for writing, Nason attended Georgetown University’s Creative Writing Summer Program and was selected to attend South Carolina Governor’s School Creative Writing Summer Immersion program, a program notoriously difficult to gain admission to.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beyond the realm of academics, she also excelled in sports and extracurriculars. Nason was a member of two varsity SCISA state championship teams; volleyball and tennis.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nason interacted with peers across the world at numerous academic, leadership and athletic programs. She participated in the Vanderbilt National Student Leadership Conference and Wake Forest Debate Camp.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“After attending Vanderbilt’s Leadership Intensive program, I knew Vanderbilt was my dream school,\'\' Nason said. “I am grateful to several of my teachers who gave extra time and attention to help me gain admission to my dream school.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vanderbilt University is highly regarded for its small class sizes and small student-to-faculty ratio, an academic environment that Nason has been accustomed to at Beaufort Academy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nason’s parents, Allen and Emily Nason, credit Emilie Claire’s work ethic and the opportunities Beaufort Academy afforded her – such as Speech and Debate, mock trial, independent study classes to advance her passions, nominations for coveted summer programs, and teachers who gave of themselves when they didn’t have to – for her success.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They also said top 10 statewide rankings on Niche made Beaufort Academy instantly credible to the top schools Nason applied to, which provided a definite competitive advantage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Academy valedictorian headed to Vanderbilt', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-academy-valedictorian-headed-to-vanderbilt', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:44:09', '2021-05-26 17:44:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50259', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50261, 4, '2021-05-26 13:46:57', '2021-05-26 17:46:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a virtual conversation from 6 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 1 with Bill Thompson, author of Why Travel? A Way of Being, A Way of Seeing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thompson will be joined in conversation with Lynn and Cele Seldon, travel writers based in Beaufort and the authors of guidebooks to Charleston and Savannah.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The free program will be live-streamed on the Conroy Center’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/patconroyliterarycenter. Attendees can also join the authors on Zoom for a more interactive experience by registering in advance through the Conroy Center’s Facebook page or at www.patconroyliterarycenter.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50190,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bill-Thompson.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bill-Thompson-1024x842.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50190\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>About the book</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Why Travel? A Way of Being, A Way of Seeing, Thompson writes about one subject as a way of exploring a multitude of others. With 40 years\' experience as an insatiable world wanderer and travel writer, he guides readers in discovering new ways of seeing themselves, as travelers, individuals, and world citizens, buttressing his approach with personal experience, practical advice, arresting anecdotes and real-world stories.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>About the authors</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A former writer and editor for the Charleston Post and Courier, Thompson has written widely on every aspect of travel, from urban adventures to wilderness basics. His explorations span 40 years on six continents, including 48 of the 50 U.S. States, and have produced more than 70 published articles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also a free-lance arts and book critic, he is the author of Art and Craft: 30 Years on the Literary Beat and is currently at work on a book on motion picture history.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on Thompson, visit www.sojournerartoftravel.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lynn and Cele Seldon have spent more than 30 years covering all aspects of travel. Along with a half-dozen books, their work has appeared in Southern Living, Taste of the South, Local Palate, Cruise Travel, South Carolina Living, TrailBlazer, FoodNetwork.com, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Charlotte Observer, various in-flight publications, and many AAA magazines. They are the authors of 100 Things to Do in Charleston Before You Die and 100 Things to Do in Savannah Before You Die.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, visit www.seldonink.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Pat Conroy Literary Center is located at 601 Bladen Street in Beaufort and open to the public for tours from noon to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, or other times by appointment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Pat Conroy Center to host conversation with travel writers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'pat-conroy-center-to-host-conversation-with-travel-writers', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:46:59', '2021-05-26 17:46:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50261', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50265, 4, '2021-05-26 13:50:25', '2021-05-26 17:50:25', '<!-- 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>Ancestor of the Land – Rufus Daniel Mitchell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, Beaufort Arts Council Exhibition Hall, Mather School Museum, Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribault Road, Building 1. A Tribute by Bernice Mitchel Tate, Andy Tate and Dr. Derek Mitchell Tate to the Beaufort County Rural Black Farmer. An authentic Beaufort County, S.C. Gullah Cultural Heritage photographic, visual art, digital art, material culture exhibition and instillation experience celebrating the life and times of Rufus Daniel Mitchell (1913-1987), his family and the historic Sheldon farming community.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>De Islands Flea Market</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saturdays beginning May 29, St. Helena Island, 588 Sea Island Parkway. Calling all artists, come show your work – paintings, pottery, baskets, jewelry and more. Herbalists – bring your soaps, lotions, oils and more. Gardeners – bring your produce and plants. Call 678-937-3965 or 803-609-0962 for Vendor Information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bookfest 2021</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 29, Zen Den, 707 and 709, Paris Avenue, Port Royal. Hosted in partnership with the Pat Conroy Literary Center. The best of the best local authors are gathered in one place to present new projects and sign books. For more information, email zendenpr@gmail.com or call 843-929-9449.</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., Saturdays, May 29, June 12, July 10, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, 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 William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. 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>Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street. Cost for Chamber Members is $45. Cost for nonmembers is 65. The Chamber\'s Legislative Reception is the business community’s opportunity to connect with Beaufort County’s state legislative delegation, federal officials, and local elected leaders. This two-hour, evening event will feature passed hors d\'oeuvres and complimentary beer and wine. Seating will be limited to encourage attendees to circulate. Attendees can choose to be indoors with A/C or on the patio with fresh air.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BIFF Bites Fun-Raiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 3, Lowcountry Produce, 302 Carteret Street. $35 ticket includes two drink tickets for beer/wine. Proceeds benefit the Beaufort Film Society. Tickets to the 2022 Beaufort International Film Festival, a value of $650, will be given away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Summer Sizzle Pickleball Tournament</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saturday, June 5, Beaufort Yacht &amp; Sailing Club. The Beaufort Pickleball Club will hold its first “Summer Sizzle” tournament. The format will be Men’s/Women’s Mixed for skill levels 2.5/3.0/3.5/4.0 and 4.5+. The cost is $40 per person and an additional $5 for participating in a second-level event. Players will receive a tournament T-shirt and a lunch of barbecue chicken, beans, coleslaw, rolls, and a drink. Non-participants may also purchase lunch for $10. Winners and finalists will receive medals and a towel. Register at https:www.beaufortpickleballclub.com. Deadline is June 4.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Garden Club Plants and Flowers Show and Tell</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m to noon, Saturday, June 5, at the gazebo, Port Royal Farmers’ Market. Free to the public. The club’s dedicated plant whisperers will be on hand with a collection of plants and flowers and will share their secrets for successful growing. Members are expected to bring their favorite but not widely known plants or flowers. Visitors will receive information to take with them on how each item is grown.</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, June 5 via Zoom. To get the link for the meeting, visit mayeriverquiltguild.com. For additional meeting dates and times, and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-530-1244.</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., Saturdays, June 5, Aug. 14, Sept. 25, 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 William Howell, Aquatics Director, 843-522-9622. 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>The Girl Who Wore Freedom screening</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7 to 10 p.m., Sunday, June 6, Tabby Garden, 307 West Street. Free and open to the public. Donations are encouraged and benefit the Beaufort Film Society. Cash bar available. Venue is outdoors, dress accordingly. The Girl Who Wore Freedom was the 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival Duty and Honor category winner, as well as Audience Choice. Director Christian Taylor will be available for questions immediately following the screening.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s May meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 p.m., Thursday, June 10, Beaufort Yacht Club\'s new deck on Lady’s Island off Meridian Road. The social will be from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dues and renewals will continue on the same monthly system prior to the pandemic. The porch bar will be utilized and Club restrooms will be available. Captain Tim Carver, local guide, for Tight Lines Unlimited will discuss Spot Tail Bass (Red Fish). He will present rods and reels, and baits/lures of choice. This information will also include how to select best fishing spots, dealing with water clarity, tides, and currents. Captain John Mathews will also give a brief presentation on his new program – Marsh Sense – learning to wade and fish in tidal marsh on foot. Remember to weigh in your favorite catch at the Port Royal Landing Marina – Safe Harbor – during regular hours. The Club will draw names for those who weighed in during May. Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply is sponsoring the monthly $50 weigh-in drawing. Guests are welcome. Reservations are not needed. 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>Northern Beaufort County Democratic Club meetings</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursdays, June 17, July 15, Washington Street Park. After a year of masks, social distancing, hygiene measures and vaccinations (you have yours, right?), we can finally meet in person. Meetings at the beautiful, newly refurbished Washington Street Park at the corner of Washington Street and Newcastle Street in Beaufort. Speaker for May 20 will be Rev. Kenneth Hodges, Pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church and champion of the Harriet Tubman Monument.</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., Thursdays, June 17, July 15, downtown Beaufort. Every third Thursday of the month is downtown Beaufort’s newest 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, featuring Wayne Grabenbauer and Southbound 17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Cypress Wetlands</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Open to the public everyday during daylight hours, located on Paris Ave. Free. Experience the wonders of the wetlands as you stroll the boardwalk and visit the rookery. This is a working organic laboratory and stormwater system for the benefit of all. A photographer’s paradise with nesting birds, alligators, turtles, etc. For more information visit www.friendsofportroyalcypresswetlands.org, Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-54', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:50:27', '2021-05-26 17:50:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50265', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50268, 4, '2021-05-26 13:53:49', '2021-05-26 17:53:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Left: Andy Tate, left, chats with Beaufort Mayor Stephen Murray after the grand opening of the Ancestor of the Land exhibit Thursday in the Beaufort Arts Council’s Exhibition Hall in the Mather School Museum at the Technical College of the Lowcountry. The Exhibit will is free and open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. Photos by Bob Sofaly.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50187,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05202021-Ancestors-of-Land-1-6217.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05202021-Ancestors-of-Land-1-6217-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50187\"/></a><figcaption>Four-year-old Aston Robinson checks out his surroundings with Juanityb Dantzler while attending the grand opening of the Ancestor of the Land exhibit Thursday afternoon. Photo by Bob Sofaly</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'ANCESTOR OF THE LAND', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ancestor-of-the-land', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:53:52', '2021-05-26 17:53:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50268', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50270, 4, '2021-05-25 13:54:00', '2021-05-25 17:54:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Early Saturday morning, the Burton Fire District, MCAS Fire Department, Beaufort County EMS and Sheriff’s Office, responded to house fire in the Independent Mobile Home Park on Shanklin Rd., which displaced a family of three.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just after 4 a.m., emergency crews responded to a reported house fire in the Independent Mobile Home Park. The caller stated a bedroom was on fire and everyone had evacuated the home.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sheriff’s deputies arrived first and advised flames were coming from the home, and that they we evacuating the neighboring residence as well.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Firefighters arrived on scene and found flames coming from a window. Fire crews quickly made entry into the home and extinguished the fire which was located in a bedroom.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The family had closed the bedroom door as they fled the home which helped confine the fire to that room; however, there was smoke damage throughout the rest of the home.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The family had smoke alarms in the home, but they appeared to not have been working.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No injuries were reported. The fire is believed to have been caused by a candle in the bedroom. The Red Cross is assisting the family of three – two adults and a child – that was displaced.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The adult male in the home woke up to the sounds of fire and was able to alert the rest of the family. “Not only do smoke alarms alert you to get out of your home, but they also will give you early notification of the fire which can significantly help limit damages,” Burton Battalion Chief Matt Maichel, who was in charge of the scene, said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burton officials advise all citizens to check their smoke alarms, ensure they are less than 10 years old, have a battery, and that they are working and placed properly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Burton Fire District provides free smoke alarms to Burton residents upon request, or will come and inspect the ones you have. Residents wishing to get a smoke alarm, or need assistance, can call the Burton Fire District at 843-255-8011 or email safetyed@burtonfd.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Fire displaces Burton family', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fire-displaces-burton-family', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:55:08', '2021-05-26 17:55:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50270', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50272, 4, '2021-05-25 13:56:00', '2021-05-25 17:56:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The City of Beaufort filed a response May 24 to a lawsuit brought against it by West Street Farms LLC and Mix Farms LLC regarding hotel, parking, and apartment projects in downtown Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The projects include a hotel project by the Beaufort Inn LLC at the corner of Scott and Port Republic Streets, a parking structure on Craven Street, and an apartment project on Charles Street. All three projects have been developed by 303 Associates LLC.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lawsuit asks that work be stopped on all the projects and that they first obtain a “Special Exception” zoning approval by the City’s Zoning Board of Appeals for so-called large footprint buildings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Development Code, which was adopted on June 27, 2017, defines large footprint buildings as exceeding 100 linear feet in width. The code requires a Special Exception approval for large footprint buildings in the Historic District.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since the Charles Street apartment project was not submitted to the City until recently, Beaufort City Council believes that this project must receive Special Exception zoning approval by the ZBOA – if the plans for the apartment building meet the definition of a large footprint building.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, the applications for both the hotel and parking projects were submitted to the City of Beaufort and the Historic District Review Board in 2016 and 2017, when the City operated under the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The UDO did not require that the Zoning Board of Appeals issue a Special Exception zoning approval for large footprint buildings in the Historic District.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Under the UDO, when the proposed use is allowed by existing zoning, the only approval required for projects in the Historic District is by the City’s Historic Development Review Board (HDRB).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The HDRB gave various approvals for the hotel and parking structure projects under the UDO. Demolition permits were issued by the City in connection with these projects as well. 303 Associates relied on these approvals and permits as it spent funds to proceed with the demolitions and relocation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In filing its response, the City made note of rulings from South Carolina appellate courts, including a recent one that said: “A landowner will be held to have acquired a vested right to continue and complete construction of a building or structure and to initiate and continue a use, despite a restriction contained in an ordinance or an amendment thereof where, prior to the effective date of the legislation and in reliance upon a permit validly issued, he has, in good faith, (1) made a substantial change of position in relation to the land, (2) made substantial expenditures, or (3) incurred substantial obligations.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Taking into consideration the timeline of the applications, approvals, and agreements, City Council believes that Beaufort Inn LLC and 303 Associates LLC have acquired “vested rights” to continue and complete the hotel project and the parking structure project under the guidelines and restrictions of the Unified Development Ordinance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>City Attorney William Harvey, who filed the response, said, “This recognizes the rights of a developer to continue and complete these projects under the guidelines and restrictions in place when these rights were acquired.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'City of Beaufort files a response to lawsuit', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-of-beaufort-files-a-response-to-lawsuit', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:56:51', '2021-05-26 17:56:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50272', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50274, 4, '2021-05-25 13:57:00', '2021-05-25 17:57:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>HELP of Beaufort selling Boston Butts</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s not too late to order your Boston Butt for Memorial Day Weekend from HELP of Beaufort. Or if you don\'t eat meat, perhaps you could buy one to donate to a family in need.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For its fundraiser, HELP of Beaufort is selling Boston Butts, smoked by Sea Eagle Market, for $40 each.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Order and pay online at www.helpofbeaufort.com, stop in at HELP of Beaufort or call 843-524-1223.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pick up is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at HELP of Beaufort, 1810 Ribaut Road in Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>HELP is the largest volunteer organization and food pantry in Beaufort County and relies primarily on donations from the public to stock the shelves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SC’s shellfish harvest season closed</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Carolina’s 2020-2021 season for harvest of oysters, mussels, clams and all other bivalves from State Shellfish Grounds and Public Shellfish Grounds closed on Tuesday, May 25, at one half hour after official sunset, according to South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) officials.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because higher bacterial levels occur when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit, shellfish harvesting during the summer months is limited to commercial harvesters who can meet rigorous handling requirements.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coastal waters will remain closed to recreational shellfish harvesting until the fall, when water temperatures begin to cool and ensure that shellfish are once again safe for harvesting and consumption. Shellfish harvesting is expected to reopen Oct. 1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>New episode of Coastline available</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new episode of The County Channel\'s series Coastline takes a trolley with The Breeze, a Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority service. Host Rick Forschner and guest, Executive Director of The Breeze Trolley, Mary Lou Franzoni enjoy a free transportation experience on the mid-Hilton Head Island trolley route. Coastline airs on The County Channel at 9:30 a.m. Sundays; 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays; 8 p.m.; and 9 a.m. Fridays. Coastline is a monthly news show captured and produced by The County Channel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch all programming for The County Channel on Comcast Ch. 2, Hargray Chs. 9 and 113, and Spectrum Ch. 1304. Viewers can also watch programming live and on-demand at The County Channel\'s website at www.beaufortcountysc.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>FWDG helps 4 area charities buy diapers</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>FWDG announced it had made donations of $250 to four area charities in honor of Mother’s Day to be used for the purchase of diapers. The United Way of the Lowcountry, Radiance Women’s Center, CAPA Beaufort (Child Abuse Prevention Association), and Hopeful Horizons each received a check to support the mothers who receive their support services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The pandemic left many local families balancing work, childcare, and in-person schooling. Those new burdens landed squarely on the shoulders of mothers,” Founder and President of FWDG Larry Mark said in a release. “We were eager to celebrate Moms this Mother’s Day, since they have served as caregivers, teachers, and earners. Our donations are intended to alleviate one of the more expensive costs for Moms: diapers.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diapers are as vital to a child\'s well-being and health just as much as food, shelter, and affection. Lack of access to diapers forces families to leave a child in a soiled diaper longer than appropriate, which can lead to diaper rash and may cause staph and urinary tract infections. FWDG’s donation will help purchase several cases of diapers for vulnerable local families.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-188', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:58:20', '2021-05-26 17:58:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50274', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50276, 4, '2021-05-26 13:59:44', '2021-05-26 17:59:44', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If it feels like you’ve heard this before, it’s because you have.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Country star Rodney Atkins will headline this year’s Beaufort Water Festival concert Saturday, July 17, at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Opening for the evening will be Scott Stevens, followed by Lainey Wilson as the second act.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s the same lineup announced for last year’s Water Festival before it was canceled because of COVID-19.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Atkins, the 2006 Academy of Country Music’s Top New Male Vocalist, has sold more than 13 million albums and produced six No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Country 100 charts (If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows, 2006; Watching You, 2007; These Are My People, 2007; Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy), 2008; It’s America, 2009; and Take a Back Road, 2011).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His single Watching You was the No. 1 Song of the Decade according to Country Aircheck.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Though he began recording in 1997, he didn’t release his first album until 2003’s Honesty. His other albums include 2006’s If You’re Going Through Hell, 2009’s It’s America and 2011’s Take a Back Road.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His latest studio album, 2019’s Caught Up in the Country, was his first release in seven years.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Atkins believes it’s the most daring collection of his career, touching on emotions and sounds which will continue to expand his range — from the twangy title track to the slow-burn cover of Jason Isbell’s Cover Me Up.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’ve never taken it lightly,” he said in a release last year, “but with some of the other albums, I got to take my time for part of the album. But then when you get that first single finished, you gotta go, and you start working at a faster pace for the second half of the album. This time, I got to take that time with every song.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Rodney Atkins to headline 2021 Water Festival concert', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'rodney-atkins-to-headline-2021-water-festival-concert', '', '', '2021-05-26 13:59:46', '2021-05-26 17:59:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50276', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50278, 4, '2021-05-26 14:03:33', '2021-05-26 18:03:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kathy Carter and David Wilhelm were among more than a dozen volunteers that turned out Saturday morning to help pick up trash that might have otherwise ended up in the headwaters of Battery Creek. The clean-up was sponsored by the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and the Port Royal Sound Maritime Center. The effort produced old tires, building debris and a plethora of disposable fast-food trash. Photos by Lolita Huckaby.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50184,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image2-2-rotated.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image2-2-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50184\"/></a><figcaption>Juliana Smith and Jessie White pick up trash Saturday morning.<br><br></figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":50185,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image1-3-rotated.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image1-3-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50185\"/></a><figcaption>Kathy Carter picks up trash Saturday morning.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'BATTERY CREEK CLEAN UP', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'battery-creek-clean-up', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:03:35', '2021-05-26 18:03:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50278', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50280, 4, '2021-05-26 14:07:23', '2021-05-26 18:07:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Story and photos by Bob Sofaly</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a warm but shady parking lot on North Street last week, a few staff members of the Salvation Army of the Lowcountry teamed up to give away more than 16,000 pounds of fresh local produce and dry goods to local families with no strings attached.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The food was there for anyone who needed it and free of charge.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Social Service Director Jennifer Bustamante of the Salvation Army said they had eight pallets of fresh food and 200 boxes of assorted dry goods to give away to anyone who needed it, regardless of social status or how big their family was.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We served about 175 families so far,” she said, mid-day Tuesday. “I suspect we’ll be out of food by the end of the day.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50182,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05182021-Salvation-Army-food-1-6064.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/05182021-Salvation-Army-food-1-6064-1024x727.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50182\"/></a><figcaption>Jennifer Bustamante, right, and Cynthia Jenkins of the Salvation Army load fresh groceries into the trunk of a car Tuesday, May 18, at the Salvation Army facility on North Street. Bustamante said by mid-day, 175 families had been served. “We’ll stop giving away food when we run out,” she said.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>There were no stipulations, no list or restrictions. Just show up with a picture I.D.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“All walks of life came through today,” Bustamante said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some were regular clients. Others were neighbors living on North Street. Still others were simply people who had heard of the giveaway and were curious.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bustamante said, “We’re trying to do the most good by delivering hope, serving one (person) at a time.”<br><br><br><em>Top photo: The Beaufort Salvation Army staff members gave away more than 16,000 pounds of fresh vegetables and dry goods recently at its North Street facility. Pictured here from left are Dianne Schaffer, Capt. Wendy Long, Jennifer Bustamante and Cynthia Jenkins. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Salvation Army food giveaway turns no one away', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'salvation-army-food-giveaway-turns-no-one-away', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:07:25', '2021-05-26 18:07:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50280', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(50283, 4, '2021-05-26 14:11:51', '2021-05-26 18:11:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Whoa-ho! Budget Talks!</strong><br><br><em>BEAUFORT </em>– It’s budget time for local governments. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And while the prospects of studying spread sheets and data reports may strike some as interesting as watching grass grow, this is where the proverbial rubber hits the road in terms of setting taxes which will cover desired services while keeping taxes down so more folks will flock down here for our “cheap taxes.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(According to a website called Wallethub.com, South Carolina has the sixth lowest property taxes in the country, based on median home prices. But on the other hand, Tax-Rates.org reports Beaufort County collected the highest annual property taxes in the state. Chesterfield has lowest property taxes if you’re considering a move for that one reason.)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All these numbers aside, watching local elected officials set a spending plan for the coming year is not an easy process, although every year the individual finance officers try new presentations to make understanding easier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County School District, for example, this year decided to host a YouTube budget forum – https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=WDXEM7HLkIU&amp;t=6s – so citizens can see where the proposed $274.2 million will be spent.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Taxpayers, spectators to the process, can take a look at budget documents on the county and municipalities websites. You can watch the process on the County Channel or Facebook.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You only have until the end of June because the spending plans have to be finished by July 1, the start of a new fiscal year.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bottom line?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We want to know what the bill is going to be in the fall … and will city residents still get garbage pickup? Will we have enough police officers and fire personnel to protect the growing number of homes being built?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Former County Administrator heads north </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – In case you wondering who’s calling the shots over the Beaufort County budget…and operations … it’s not Ashley Jacobs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jacobs “resigned” last October over friction with the County Council, but she’s still on the county payroll, due to her separation agreement. That all changes as of mid- June when she goes to work for the Wake County, N.C., government as information and innovation officer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County is now being directed by no-longer-interim Administrator Eric Greenway, who was previously planning director. <br><br><br><strong>Update on downtown lawsuits </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Responses to a lawsuit challenging plans for a Craven Street parking garage, Scott Street hotel and Charles Street apartment building have been filed moving legal action on the developments a step further.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Columbia attorneys Benjamin Nicholson and Wade Leach, representing Dick Stewart’s 303 Associates and the Beaufort Inn, in a response to the suit filed by Graham Trask, argue the projects are grandfathered under the city’s development code and, among other things, the plaintiff lacks legal standing in the issue.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trask owns several properties in the downtown area, including lots adjacent to the proposed four-story hotel. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The city’s response from attorney Bill Harvey contends the plaintiff, Trask, knew about the plans and did not object to them earlier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The National Park Service has also entered into the debate with the announcement that it plans to look into whether the city’s designation on the National Register of Historic Places is being threatened by the proposed building. <br></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-36', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:11:54', '2021-05-26 18:11:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50283', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50285, 4, '2021-05-26 14:12:53', '2021-05-26 18:12:53', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To help prepare for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Law Enforcement Division will be holding a courtesy boat inspection from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 30 at Battery Creek Landing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SCDNR officers will perform a quick, but thorough, inspection of boats to make sure oerators have the required safety equipment and proper boat and motor registration for their watercraft before launch. These inspections are completely voluntary and are not required before launching.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Boaters who take advantage of the inspection and are found to not be in compliance with safety regulations or registration requirements will not be ticketed during the complimentary inspections. Instead, boaters will be given an opportunity to correct the problem before they launch their boat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SCDNR officers will also be available to answer questions and give boaters tips on how to stay safe on the water.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SCDNR to hold boat inspections during holiday weekend', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'scdnr-to-hold-boat-inspections-during-holiday-weekend', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:12:56', '2021-05-26 18:12:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50285', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50287, 4, '2021-05-26 14:14:54', '2021-05-26 18:14:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Donal</strong>d <strong>Richa</strong>rd <strong>Polk, S</strong>r<strong>. </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Donald Richard Polk, Sr., 72, of Beaufort, SC, passed away peacefully at home on May 20, 2021. Donald, born November 14, 1948, was the 4th born son of N.M. and Sarah Polk. A giant personality with a kind and generous heart, Donald never met a stranger and made a huge impact on everyone he met. He was always ready with a joke or a story to lighten even the stormiest of days. Above all, he was a loving and dedicated family man and the best friend that anyone could hope for. Donald will be so greatly missed by his family and friends.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Donald is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Velma Polk, sons Donnie and Ben, daughters in law, Anna and Catherine, grandchildren Conner, Colin, Ellie and Sadie, brothers Butch, Johnny and Robert and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents N.M. and Sarah and his oldest brother James.<br><br><em>Photo by Eric R. Smith</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'OBITUARY', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'obituary-11', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:14:57', '2021-05-26 18:14:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50287', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50289, 4, '2021-05-26 14:17:51', '2021-05-26 18:17:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Dan Gilmour, 90, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in Detroit in 1948. His early years after boot camp were in Special Services. Later he transitioned to Air Field Operations. He served at a number of posts from Norfolk to Hawaii before duty at DaNang, Vietnam, where he earned a commission. Returning to MCAS Beaufort, he retired in 1969 as a Captain, USMC. Thereafter, he worked in various activities and devoted 19 years as a volunteer at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":50177,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dan-Gilmour-early-picture.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dan-Gilmour-early-picture-804x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50177\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'VETERAN OF THE WEEK – DAN GILMOUR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-dan-gilmour', '', '', '2021-05-26 15:18:40', '2021-05-26 19:18:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50289', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50291, 4, '2021-05-26 14:20:39', '2021-05-26 18:20:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mark Pritchard’s photo of a recently fledged downy woodpecker was taken recently in his backyard on Dataw Island near Jenkins Creek. If you look closely you can see the barbed end of its tongue. 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-160', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:20:42', '2021-05-26 18:20:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50291', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(50293, 4, '2021-05-26 14:22:48', '2021-05-26 18:22:48', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2> <strong>Decision to make him Administrator unanimous </strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Council unanimously named Eric Greenway Beaufort County Administrator at Monday evening\'s County Council meeting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway had been serving as Interim County Administrator since November 2020.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Mr. Greenway has brought stability, increased morale and has demonstrated a depth and breadth of knowledge and experience needed for this position,\" County Council Chairman Joseph Passiment said. \"During this time, we have been able to assess his performance and potential, which takes the guesswork out of the hiring process at this time.\"&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The decision came after a two-hour executive session.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway has more than 26 years of experience managing, directing, and administering programs related to finance, land use, infrastructure, real estate development planning, entitlement, disaster recovery, and permitting.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Interim Administrator, Greenway worked with staff and County Council through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am humbled by the opportunity to serve this Council and the citizens as the County Administrator,\" Greenway said. \"It is an honor to serve in such an amazingly beautiful place among amazingly beautiful people. I want to express my appreciation to the Council and my co-workers for their support and assistance as I’ve transitioned into this role-you all have been remarkable.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway became interim after Council forced former Beaufort County Administrator Ashley Jacobs to resign in October 2020.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In November, County Council approved an employment agreement to pay Greenway $190,000 to continue in his role as interim county administrator through June 30, 2021, despite his handling of the Bay Point development project earlier in the year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway was criticized by many in the community who thought he should not have relied on the “work and confirmation” provided by an individual from an outside entity when giving the green light to Bay Point developers to proceed to the zoning board phase with their application for an “ecotourism resort” on the barrier island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In July, it was found that the organization in concern – The International Ecotourism Society and its Executive Director Jon Bruno – had a history of troubling allegations and is not a nonprofit as it had purported to be.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greenway is a graduate of Winthrop University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science as well as a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education with emphasis in the Social Sciences. His professional experience includes Congressman John Spratt’s Office; Planning Director at York County Planning and Development Services; Planning and Zoning Director for Berkeley County; Planning Director for Bryan County and most recently, Community Development Director for Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Island News reporter Mindy Lucas contributed to this report.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Council removes Greenway’s interim title', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'council-removes-greenways-interim-title', '', '', '2021-05-26 14:22:50', '2021-05-26 18:22:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=50293', 0, 'post', '', 0);
