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(39390, 4, '2019-03-21 09:50:29', '2019-03-21 13:50:29', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BASEBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles remain undefeated</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High made a resounding statement in the opener of its three-game Region 7-4A series with county rival Hilton Head High, winning 13-2 on the road Monday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ethan Graham struck out six over six strong innings to earn the win and went 3-for-4 with an RBI at the plate for the Eagles. Paul Winland was 3-for-5 with a double, Luke Londono was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, Jeffrey Smyth was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, and Reed Reichel was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last week, Beaufort beat Thomas Heyward 11-1 in five innings. Oliver Holmes struck out 10 and limited the Rebels to one run and three hits in an abbreviated complete game and went 1-for-3 with three RBIs at the plate. Jacob Anderson and Winland each had two hits and an RBI, Londono added two hits, and Reichel drove in four runs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (9-0, 1-0) were set to host the Seahawks (7-3, 0-1) for game 2 of the series at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and travel to Hilton Head High for the finale at 6:30 p.m. Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SOFTBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dolphins get first win, go 0-3 in tourney</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a tough start to the season against a challenging schedule, Battery Creek got on track with a 9-3 home win over Colleton County on Tuesday, March 12.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alexis Ortiz went 2-for-3 with two homers and three RBIs and struck out 11 over five shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk. Emily Crosby was 2-for-3 with a double, a homer, and three RBIs, and McKenzie Young had two hits and scored a run.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two days later, Colleton Prep scored four runs with two outs in the seventh to send the visiting Dolphins to a 7-6 defeat. Young was 2-for-2 with two runs, Ortiz had a hit and an RBI, and Kelsey Hill and Jamiah Johnson each drove in a run for the Dolphins.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek went 0-3 against tough competition at the Byrnes Invitational on Saturday. The Dolphins lost to Hillcrest (7-1), Broome (6-5), and Dorman (7-0).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek (1-7) was set to travel to May River for a key Region 8-3A matchup Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BHS falls to Sharks</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River erupted for 10 runs in the sixth inning to turn a close game into an 18-6 rout over host Beaufort High on Monday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lillian Bearden and Carleigh Coolong each had a hit and two RBIs, and Madison Sanchez was 2-for-3 and scored a run for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (1-5) travels to Woodland on Friday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>THA spoils BA’s debut</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thomas Heyward Academy spoiled the debut of Beaufort Academy’s softball rebirth with an 18-4 home win Thursday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emily Wilson was 2-for-3 and scored a run, and Anna Grace Dennis was 1-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs for the Eagles, who played their first varsity softball game since 2008.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA (0-1) was slated to travel to John Paul II on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SOCCER</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA boys top JPII, HHP</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy’s boys scored the game’s first four goals en route to a 5-2 home win over John Paul II on Wednesday, March 13. Ben Trask had three goals and an assist, and Edward McCormick scored a goal for the Eagles, who led 4-0 at halftime.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A day earlier, BA put on a strong defensive performance in a 2-0 victory at Hilton Head Prep. Trask and Thomas Holladay each scored a goal for the Eagles, and David Mathai had three saves to record the shutout in goal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA (3-1) was scheduled to host Holy Trinity on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA girls fall twice&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>John Paul II’s girls put on a dominant performance in a 7-0 win at Beaufort Academy on Wednesday, March 13. The Eagles also lost 9-1 to Hilton Head Prep on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Arianna Gonzalez scored the lone goal for the Eagles against HHP, and Amelia Huebel made 12 saves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GOLF</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles tie for 2nd in first region meet</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head High claimed a 24-shot win in the first Region 7-4A match of the season Thursday at Dogwood Hills Country Club.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Seahawks posted a team score of 152 for a comfortable win over Bluffton (176), Beaufort High (176), and Colleton County (218).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jack Lubkin led the Eagles with a 41, followed by Riley Kase (42), George Cooler (46), Max Kase (47), and Mason Westerfield (47).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TENNIS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles come up just short vs. Seahawks</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head High won two third-set tiebreakers and another close match to edge Region 7-4A rival Beaufort High 4-3 on Thursday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alex Ruckno and Brent Geist each won marathon third-set tiebreakers, and Conrad Alford won two tight sets, including a second-set tiebreaker to help the Seahawks pull off the close win. Alford and Ruckno sealed the victory with a win at No. 1 doubles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Merritt Patterson and Mitchell Russell earned singles wins, and Bodie Daniel and Casey Hoogenboom teamed up for a doubles victory for BHS.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BHS opened region play with a 6-0 win over Bluffton two days earlier, winning all six matches in straight sets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (2-1, 1-1) were slated to face Colleton County in a region match Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA loses close match to HHP</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy came up just short against SCISA 2A power Hilton Head Prep on Thursday, losing 5-4.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Daniel Richards, Jack McDougall, and Connor Aivaz each won singles matches, and Richards and Larry Lindsay teamed up for a doubles win for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>EQUESTRIAN</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Gray qualifies for Zone 5 competition</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cheyanne Gray of Beaufort, a member of USC Aiken\'s Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Hunt Seat Team, earned enough points during a regional competition to advance to the IHSA Zone 5 show at Auburn University on March 30. The achievement sets a record for USC Aiken.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The show at Auburn will include riders from seven states. Gray moves on in the novice fences category.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sports Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sports-briefs-14', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:16:39', '2019-03-22 14:16:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39390', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39393, 4, '2019-03-22 09:54:10', '2019-03-22 13:54:10', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry is once again shining on the world weightlifting stage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Dade Stanley swept silver in the 81-kilogram weight class at the IWF Youth World Championships last week in Las Vegas.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 16-year-old successfully executed lifts of 133kg in the snatch and 155kg in the clean and jerk, good for a 288kg total. He finished second to Kazakhstan’s Yessenkeldi Sapi.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’m just happy to be able to bring this achievement to the U.S. because we don’t medal too often, so I’m glad I was able to represent my country in a positive way,” Stanley told TeamUSA.org. “This wasn’t like anything that I’ve ever experienced before. Everything else has been quite competitive but competing on the world stage here and representing my country against other countries, it’s just something you can’t compare to any other meet.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort’s Stanley sweeps silver at Youth Worlds', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beauforts-stanley-sweeps-silver-at-youth-worlds', '', '', '2019-03-22 09:54:13', '2019-03-22 13:54:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39393', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39396, 4, '2019-03-22 09:56:33', '2019-03-22 13:56:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High’s boys played to a 2-2 tie and the girls lost a tough 3-2 match to visiting Porter-Gaud on Tuesday, March 12.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nolan Schwerin scored both goals and Nick Moser made three saves in goal — including a clutch stop on a potential game-winning penalty — for the Eagles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jayne Trumps scored on a penalty kick and Josephine Rohrer pounced on a rebound for a goal for Beaufort’s girls.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Moser also had a strong showing in a 3-1 road loss at May River on Thursday. May River led 2-1 before Schwerin converted an assist from Daniel Phares to pull the Eagles within 2-1, but Conner Golden put it away for the Sharks a few minutes later. Moser made nine saves in goal to keep Beaufort in the game.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (3-2-1) were set to host Wade Hampton on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s girls also lost 4-1 at Richmond Hill (Ga.) on Friday. The Eagles (2-5) were schedule to travel to Pinewood Prep on Tuesday before hosting Bishop England on Thursday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BHS girls come up short, boys tie vs. Cyclones', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bhs-girls-come-up-short-boys-tie-vs-cyclones', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:01:04', '2019-03-22 14:01:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39396', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39406, 4, '2019-03-21 10:06:31', '2019-03-21 14:06:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Twilight Run (BTR), presented by Habersham Properties, will host husband and wife national champion runners Stephanie and Ben Bruce at its 11th annual event on Saturday, March 23, at Beaufort’s Habersham Marketplace.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Stephanie is one of the fastest and most popular female distance runners in the country,” said BTR Race Director Lauren Kelly. “She has developed a huge following for her transparency on the challenges of life and motherhood. Stephanie and Ben are family-oriented and have a heart for giving back to their community, making them the perfect fit for BTR.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bruces plan to attend the BTR on race day with their two sons. In addition, the community is invited to meet and hear from them at a family‐friendly pasta dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 22, at Riverview Charter School. Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased at www.BeaufortTwilightRun.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BTR expects 2,600 participants and spectators from across 20 states at the main event on Saturday, March 23. Races and festivities take place from 3:30‐9:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Known as “The Lowcountry’s Running Festival,” the BTR is a USA Track and Field (USATF) sanctioned event that is Chronotrack timed by RMS Sports and offers more race options than any other event in the Lowcountry – drawing both competitive runners and recreational participants.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The BTR offers six options for runners and walkers at all levels including the signature 13.1 Mile Beaufort Challenge (10 Mile + 5K Runs), 10 Mile Run, 8K Run, 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Youth Run, and Kids’ Fun Run. The BTR is one of two events in South Carolina offering a 10 miler. All courses are flat and spectator‐friendly, offering beautiful marsh views under shaded live‐oak canopies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This family‐friendly event is perfect for participants at all fitness levels as well as spectators and friends who want to enjoy an evening of live music and great food,” BTR Event Director Jeff Althoff said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Throughout the afternoon and evening, everyone can enjoy a variety of delicious food and drinks from oysters to gourmet food trucks to the Habersham Marketplace restaurants. The after‐race party officially kicks off at 6 p.m. and features the crowd favorite band “Broke Locals,” who specialize in “Southern-fried funk.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The BTR’s total cash purse is more than $6,100 with payouts to be awarded in the 13.1 Mile Beaufort Challenge, 10 Mile Run, 8K Run and 5K Run. Categories include the three overall male and female winners of each of those races, as well as for the top male and female Masters (40+), Active Duty Military and Hometown Hero (a Beaufort County resident). In addition to cash prizes, age group winners will receive a gift for their accomplishment. In addition, a $1,000 bonus prize will go to any male or female runner who sets a new 10‐mile all comers state record.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information and to register, please visit www.BeaufortTwilightRun.com. Early registration discounts are available for all participants, as well as additional discounts for students, groups of 10 or more, and active‐duty military.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The BTR’s mission is to host a fun, competitive and memorable annual event for Beaufort to benefit Riverview Charter School – a free public school open to Beaufort County kindergarten through eighth‐grade students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Twilight Run Race Day Schedule (tentative)</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3:30 pm – Youth 1 Mile run – ages 5‐14 (registration for 1 Mile closes at 3:00 pm)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4:00 pm – Kids 1/4 Mile Fun Run – ages 8 and under (registration for Fun Run closes at 3:30 pm)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4:30 pm – Beaufort Challenge Leg 1, 5K Run &amp; Fun Walk</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:00 pm – Late Registration closes (pre‐registered pick‐up available until start of event)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5:30 pm – 10 mile Run, Beaufort Challenge Leg 2, 8K Run</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:00 pm – Awards Ceremony for Youth Mile Run and 5K run. After Party begins.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7:45 pm – Awards Ceremony for 8K, 10‐Mile, and Beaufort Challenge. After Party continues following awards.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Twilight Run to host husband and wife national champion runners', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-twilight-run-to-host-husband-and-wife-national-champion-runners', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:15:06', '2019-03-22 14:15:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39406', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39409, 4, '2019-03-21 10:17:50', '2019-03-21 14:17:50', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Ron Callari</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort might be a small town, but it’s definitely put itself on the map with some very prominent and sizable events. This year alone, the Beaufort Film Festival honored Paul Sorvino and the Water Festival welcomed back American Idol winner Candace Glover. There’s the Fall Festival of Houses and Gardens, the Harvest Festival in Habersham, the Gullah Festival, The Shrimp Festival, The Taste of Beaufort and Light Up The Night &amp; Christmas Parade.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the sports side of the equation, there’s the Twilight Run in Habersham. The annual Dragonboat Beaufort race attracts volunteer teams that successfully combine fundraising with sportsmanship. The Water Festival is jam-packed filled with competition as well, offering a raft race, a water-ski show and a bocce tournament. Heck, there’s even a Bed Race, now in its 64<sup>th</sup>year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) assists in the planning of the Bi-Annual Air Show that will return to the Marine Air Corp Station&nbsp;&nbsp;(MCAS) April 27- 28.&nbsp;&nbsp;This event is one of the largest Beaufort has to offer, attracting over 100,000 visitors from all over the country.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, MCCS is also instrumental in the Parris Island Sprint Triathlon that took place Saturday, March 9.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Did you attend? Most likely not. That event is designed mainly for the registrants, which this year numbered 413 able-bodied “triathletes,” from novice to seasoned professionals. While the venue is Parris Island, less than 40 Marines signed up for the competition.  The only spectators who were allowed onto the Marine Corp Depot were those who accompanied the athletes in the same car. Media were stopped at the gate to show their media credentials to enter the base.  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In fact, this race might be the least attended event in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, that didn’t deter the enthusiasm and camaraderie from both the participants and their closest friends and family members. MCCS Sports &amp; Athletics Director Bill Brown said in the 21 years of this triathlon, the 2019 event was the fastest in its history. The top finisher, 23-year-old John Kremar of Mooresville, N.C., completed the three tracks in 55 minutes, 55.9 seconds.  As a sanctioned United States of America Triathlon (USAT), the race included a 500-meter swim, a 10-mile bike race and a 5K run.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parris Island is one of several in the South Carolina Triathlon Series season.&nbsp;&nbsp;The next is the Tri The Midlands Sprint Triathlon in Columbia.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Beaufort, triathletes from all over the nation were invited, and Brown noted a Minnesotan made the longest journey to Beaufort. While the race was broken down into more than a dozen categories, according to age and weight, the top male awards in the open division went to Alex Hutton (Charleston, SC), Brad Sanders (Mount Pleasant, SC), and Jason McCormack (Charleston, SC) in first, second and third place.&nbsp;&nbsp;The top open female awards were given to Kayla Edwards (Charleston, SC), Angela Shiver (Savannah, GA) and Katie Malone (Landrum, SC).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From a human-interest perspective, triathlete Patty D’Anna’s trek to this event was one of merit and fortitude, which tugged at the heartstrings. After racing in major events for 15 years, she was sidelined by a car accident in 2018. She incurred a severe leg injury that might have ended her career.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, with the USAT season fast approaching, D’Anna was determined to overcome her physical determent to register and participate in this year’s triathlon. Her eight-month recuperation period incorporated an intense athletic training schedule. With her eye on the prize, and the empathetic support from her husband, children and grandchild, D’Anna was primed to swim, bike and race her heart out. With a slogan labeled on her family’s tee shirts: “Patty Pedal On,“ D’Anna received a boisterous accolade arriving at that finish line.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kudos to her and all the winners and participants in this year’s Parris Island Sprint Triathlon. It’s time you received some public acknowledgment … and yes, some well-deserved publicity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Parris Island Triathlon: The Most Exhilarating, Underpublicized Event In Town', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'parris-island-triathlon-the-most-exhilarating-underpublicized-event-in-town', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:27:12', '2019-03-22 14:27:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39409', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39412, 4, '2019-03-22 10:31:54', '2019-03-22 14:31:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling is on the mend after being hospitalized last week when he had a “heart event” during a meeting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling was attending a meeting Wednesday, March, 13, at Penn Center to discuss the new designation of Beaufort County’s Reconstruction Era National Monument as a National Historical Park when he had trouble breaking and began coughing. Port Royal Mayor Sam Murray called 911, and Beaufort County EMS took Keyserling, 70, to Beaufort Memorial Hospital for treatment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling, who last year shed about 160 pounds, said the illness was unrelated to his rapid weight loss. He said testing showed he did not suffer a heart attack because no serious arterial blockage was found, but his oxygen level and heart rate dropped, likely as a result of stress.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling was released from the hospital Friday, March 15, and said he spent the weekend at home resting and “rethinking my to-do list, ensuring my full attention to mayoral duties is not compromised while perhaps slowing down on some of the outside activities I am passionate about.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Assuming I take prescribed meds and follow doctors’ orders to reduce and manage stress, the expectation is that there is no permanent damage and I will fully return to normal in a matter of 30 days,” Keyserling said in an email. “The best news is that I actually feel normal now, but that is with the aid of the temporary battery of meds that enhance recovery.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling praised the quick response of everyone from Murray, for calling 911, to the paramedic team, and the staff in the BMH emergency room and intensive care unit for helping nurse him back to health quickly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am a very fortunate man to have had such responsive and productive treatment,” he said, “and will forever feel grateful.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Mayor on the mend', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mayor-on-the-mend', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:31:56', '2019-03-22 14:31:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39412', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39415, 4, '2019-03-22 10:35:37', '2019-03-22 14:35:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High School’s drama teacher and theater students are the recipients of national honors for their efforts to curb bullying through original dramatic performances.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Teacher LaRaine Fess and her drama students have been selected as the 2019 national recipients of the “National High School Heart of the Arts Award” from the National Federation of State High School Associations. The award was created by NFHS to recognize individuals who “exemplify the ideals of the positive heart of the arts.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fess and her students were selected for the award over seven other finalists from California, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas and Virginia.&nbsp;&nbsp;It will be officially presented in June at the NFHS national conference in Indianapolis.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fess, who has taught drama at Beaufort High for 14 years, wrote a series of dramatic performance sketches that teach students about bullying and how to curtail it. “If You See Something, Say Something,\" is a collection of dramatic sketches aimed at getting students to intervene or contact responsible adults when they witness their fellow students being bullied.&nbsp;&nbsp;The show is seen each year by the district’s sixth-graders and has also been performed before audiences outside South Carolina as far away as Maryland.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After Fess’s third-grade son was bullied, she asked her students how big an issue bullying was for them at school. Many students shared their personal experiences, and Fess and her students made a pact never to be a bully, a victim or a bystander.&nbsp;&nbsp;Since then, more than 300 Beaufort High drama students have participated in performances seen by more than 7,000 students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If we stay quiet, then the bullies win,” Fess said. “We are the only school in the state with an in-house performance on such an important topic. Most districts bring in speakers to talk about this issue. Beaufort County allows its students to teach their peers about bullying.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2017, they presented some of the show for the National High School League Convention on Hilton Head Island, and the principal of a Columbia-area high school asked them to perform there in front of 1,300 students. They have presented for the past three years to high school athletes and athletic directors at the South Carolina High School League’s Leadership Convention and also have previously been honored by the Beaufort County Board of Education, Beaufort County Council and the Rotary of the Lowcountry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BHS teacher, drama students honored for anti-bullying shows', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bhs-teacher-drama-students-honored-for-anti-bullying-shows', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:35:40', '2019-03-22 14:35:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39415', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39418, 4, '2019-03-21 10:36:09', '2019-03-21 14:36:09', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A local resident, 58-year-old Vera Green, is sharing her recent tragic experience to warn others of her mistake and to seek help in getting her home and life back together.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the evening of Feb. 8, Greene was in her residence on Providence Road preparing to make dinner when she was distracted by the phone. After finishing the conversation in a back bedroom, she opened the door and was met with a “wall of fire.” She immediately fled her home and was forced to leave behind her two dogs.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just four minutes after the 911 call, Burton and Beaufort/Port Royal firefighters arrived on scene. Burton Fire Engineer Nick D’Angelo described the intense smoke covering Providence Road and the black smoke rolling from the front door as the fire truck pulled up in front of the home. Firefighters extinguished the fire and rescued both of Greene’s dogs, who were uninjured.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The fire damage was confined to the kitchen, but there was smoke and heat damage throughout the home. Greene has no insurance, and after a month her home, which she still lives in, remains damaged from fire as she tries to make repairs on her own.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the recent time change due to daylight saving time, firefighters remind citizens to change the batteries in their smoke alarms. As part of this program, Burton firefighters were assisting Greene by installing four new smoke alarms in her home when she said she wanted to tell others about her avoidable tragedy, and to possibly seek help with repairs to her home.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Greene told firefighters her two biggest regrets she wants people to know are not having working smoke alarms at the time, which would have warned her early about the fire and allowed her to react before the fire grew, and not having insurance, leaving some of her possessions lost forever and her home still damaged from the fire.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone who would like to offer help for Greene or needs help with their smoke alarms can email safetyed@burtonfd.org or call Capt. Daniel Byrne at 843-986-4852.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Fire Victim Shares Story to Warn Others, Seeks Help', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fire-victim-shares-story-to-warn-others-seeks-help', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:39:20', '2019-03-22 14:39:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39418', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39421, 4, '2019-03-21 10:39:35', '2019-03-21 14:39:35', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County Council member Glover to hold public meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Council member York Glover (District 3) will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, about local stormwater matters. The meeting will be held at the St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road, St. Helena. Guest speakers will be Eric Larson, Beaufort County’s Director of Environmental Engineering and Land Management, and Elizabeth Penn Sanders, Resident Maintenance Engineer for the SC Department of Transportation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Residents do not need to register in advance for the meeting. For more information, please contact Beaufort County Council Member Glover at yglover@bcgov.net or 843-986-7395.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Local entrepreneur to launch reality show</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Local entrepreneur and Lowcountry transplant Brittney Hiller, founder of Effervescence YogaSpa in Port Royal, has partnered with WSCG-TV to create FlowCounty, a locally-filmed, 30-minute reality TV style show that will highlight yoga, wellness, and alternative health insight.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Currently, creators of Flowcountry are offering sponsorship opportunities for local businesses.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sponsorships will include appreciation announcement to sponsors in the beginning and ending of the show, logo placement on show preview commercials, as well as the opportunity for on-location filming and product placement. FlowCountry is estimated to reach over 800,000 viewers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For sponsorship inquiries, contact Brittney Hiller at hello@effervescenceyogaspa.com or 843-940-8470.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-103', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:40:46', '2019-03-22 14:40:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39421', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39423, 4, '2019-03-21 10:41:37', '2019-03-21 14:41:37', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County Treasurer serves as the county’s chief banker and investment officer, charged with the responsibility of investing funds that are not needed for immediate expenditures. By developing and implementing a new investment strategy, Beaufort County Treasurer Maria Walls earned a record $2,976,382 in fiscal year 2018, increasing investment revenue 699 percent since fiscal year 2016, the treasurer’s office announced.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beginning in fiscal year 2017, Walls transformed the office’s investment strategy by establishing a formal investment policy and a liquidity management plan, working closely with the county’s bank, investment professionals, and three+one advisors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our goal was to make sure every dollar was working, but we are so limited in what we can invest in, we really had to look at it from a different angle,” Walls said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Deviating from historical practices, rather than using a traditional investment advisor to hand select investments, Walls looked to develop a cash flow management plan that was more focused on liquidity needs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It had been challenging to obtain a cash flow projection that was reliable enough to use for investment decisions,” Walls said. “This greatly limited investment earnings by being consistently underinvested and relying on an investment advisor’s recommendations. By redirecting our strategic focus to cash flow management, we have become extremely agile and able to identify available funds quickly and invest them. What we used to earn per year; we are now earning per month.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Treasurer’s Office utilizes two primary investment options. The first is the Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP), an investment pool managed by South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, that functions similar to a highly liquid money market fund.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We attribute much of our earnings success to the performance of the LGIP,” Walls said. “We are earning a healthy yield but can obtain funds by the next day, if needed.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The other investment options used are Treasury and Agency bonds.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Because we are monitoring cash flows so closely, we have been able to select bonds offered through a broker, which eliminated investment advisory fees,” explained Walls.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Typically, only long-term funds are invested in bonds, and the Treasurer’s Office limits bond purchases to those maturing within 24 months.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'County Treasurer announces investment update', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-treasurer-announces-investment-update', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:42:19', '2019-03-22 14:42:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39423', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39425, 4, '2019-03-22 10:46:58', '2019-03-22 14:46:58', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Opening of strawberry patch marks arrival of spring</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Bob Sofaly</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Much like the coating of pollen covering ever surface, the pesky weeds popping up in the lawn, or the ubiquitous buzzing of no-see-ums, the opening of annual Dempsey Farms’ U-pick strawberry patch serves as an annual reminder that spring has sprung.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Strawberry picking season officially began Wednesday, March 13, with the opening of Dempsey Farms’ three-acre patch where visitors can select plump, delicious berries. Davey Dempsey said picking times will vary depending on the availability of ripe berries, adding it would be best to call ahead before driving out to St.Helena Island. For information concerning picking times, please call 843-838-3656.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><em>Davey Dempsey of Dempsey Farms on St. Helena Island said his U-pick strawberry patch is open for business. Patrons are advised to call ahead at 843-838-3656 to get current picking times.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Strawberry Fields Forever', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'strawberry-fields-forever', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:47:00', '2019-03-22 14:47:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39425', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39429, 4, '2019-03-21 10:47:12', '2019-03-21 14:47:12', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A 27-year-old Yemassee resident who shot and killed a man without warning at a popular community gathering spot has been sent to prison.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dontarious Wright was found guilty of murder last week. The Beaufort County General Sessions Court jury also convicted Wright of possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime. He is to spend 40 years in prison.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wright shot and killed Adrian Lamont “Mont” Manigo, 40, during a neighborhood gathering Aug. 22, 2018, in Lobeco.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Mont tried to be the bigger person on the day he was killed,” said Mary Jones of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, who prosecuted the case. “He tried to walk away. Sadly, being the bigger person on that day cost him his life.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jones called 20 witnesses during the two-day trial. Some testified that Wright had a history of animosity toward Manigo, once remarking that “if he keeps running his mouth, the next time I see him, I’m going to shoot him.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Neighbors were gathering beneath a large oak in a yard on Leaping Frog Lane, a familiar hangout for nearby residents. When Manigo arrived, Wright was seen briefly stepping to the side of the gathering and muttering to himself. About 20 minutes later, Wright produced a 9mm handgun and sat it in his lap. Manigo, who was nearby, asked what the gun was for; Wright replied, “it’s for you.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Manigo turned to walk away, but Wright rose and fired three times, striking Manigo once in the arm and once in the right shoulder. One of the bullets pierced his lung, esophagus and two major blood vessels. Wright fled as onlookers called 911. Wright bled to death before emergency medical personnel and law enforcement could arrive.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wright was apprehended by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office later that evening near his home, hiding in a neighbor’s shed. Wright told investigators he thought Manigo had come to the gathering to kill him. However, witnesses testified that Manigo was related to the property owner and a frequent visitor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jones argued during the trial that the incident met none of the legal requirements for self-defense. No argument preceded the shooting. Manigo made no threat and was unarmed when he was gunned down.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The jury of nine men and three women deliberated for 42 minutes. Circuit Court Judge Perry Buckner sentenced Wright to 40 years for the murder and five for the gun charge. The sentences are to be served concurrently.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wright has previous convictions for strong armed robbery, assault with intent to kill, and petit larceny.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Yemassee man convicted of unprovoked shooting during neighborhood gathering', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'yemassee-man-convicted-of-unprovoked-shooting-during-neighborhood-gathering', '', '', '2019-03-22 10:53:05', '2019-03-22 14:53:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39429', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39432, 4, '2019-03-22 10:52:01', '2019-03-22 14:52:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s beauty knows no bounds, even after dark. Englishman Brian Clarke snapped these nighttime photos while visiting in December.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Night Light', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-97', '', '', '2019-03-22 11:02:20', '2019-03-22 15:02:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39432', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(39438, 4, '2019-03-27 10:01:01', '2019-03-27 14:01:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Next Beaufort Drum Circle March 28</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All are invited to share some good vibes with the Beaufort Drum Circle. The Drum Circle gathers every second Monday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m. and every fourth Thursday of the month from 7-8:30 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next event will be from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, in the Contemplative Garden at Henry Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Everyone is welcome to attend this family-friendly event. No experience is necessary. Please bring a chair, a friend, and maybe an extra drum or hand percussion if you have one to share.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For questions or to join the mailing list, please email beaufortscdrumcircle@gmail.com or contact us on our Facebook page \"Beaufort SC Drum Circle.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Coastal Stage Productions presents ’The Hallelujah Girls’</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Celebrating their fifth year of producing quality, local live theatre, Coastal Stage Productions is proud to announce their CSP Theatre Season 2019 opener, “The Hallelujah Girls.” Created by Jones, Hope, Wooten — the talented writers behind The Dixie Swim Club — the action in this rollicking Southern comedy takes place in SPA-DEE-DAH, an abandoned church-turned-day-spa. The hilarity abounds when five feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to throw off their blues and shake up their lives. Set to be the first production in the new Coastal Stage @ AMVETS black-box playhouse, The Hallelujah Girls offers some of the most delightful and hilariously portrayed characters to ever hit the Lowcountry stage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Location: COASTAL STAGE @ AMVETS, 1831 Ribaut Rd., Port Royal, SC.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dates: March 29, 30 and April 5, 6 at 8 p.m.; March 31 and April 7 at 2 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pricing: Reserved Seating - $25, Group (10 or more) Reserved Seating - $22, At the Door - $27</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets: www.coastalstageproductions.com or 843-717-2175</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Get in tune with conscious healing</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Are you in tune with conscious healing — or do you wish to be? Come join with other women to explore and prepare dishes with nature\'s gifts of seasonal herbs and food. Women In Tune with Conscious Healing is offering two days of choice to connect with nourishing, healing plants in a fun and conscious way.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>• Spice Up Your Life, March 30, 2-6 p.m.: Sample and learn the healing properties of selected herbs and spices, and create different spins on common dishes using different flavor profiles.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>• Intuitive and Creative Cooking with Spring Foods, March 31, 2-6 p.m.: Let\'s build a sacred community and employ meditation and intuitive practices to create culinary masterpieces with local produce. Of course, we will dine on our collective creations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These classes are facilitated by guest Chef Tonya Parker from Maryland and hosted by Ifetayo White of Neesa\'s hOMe.&nbsp;&nbsp;Both classes are being held at Neesa\'s hOMe, 29 W. Cedar Road, St. Helena Island. Tuition for each class is $60 or $110 for both sessions. For more information or to register, contact Tonya Parker, 703-201-9743, tonya@mbsfood.com, or Ifetayo White, 843-271-1923, neesamoon@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>April activities at Hunting Island State Park</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mondays: Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 4 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tuesdays: CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walk, 3 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wednesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (April 17, 24)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thursdays: Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (April 4, 11, 25); CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fridays: Fish Printing, 2 p.m. (April 5, 12, 19); Full Moon Lighthouse Climb, 8 p.m. (April 19)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saturdays: Tie Dye, 11 a.m. (April 6); Creatures of the Night, 2:30 p.m. (April 6); Easter Egg Hunt, 9 a.m. (April 20)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sundays: Reptiles of the Lowcountry, 11 a.m. (April 7, 14)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs &amp; Events.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Cooking Matters at the Store: Grocery Tour @ the Library</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This free grocery store tour at 5:30 p.m. on April 3 at the Beaufort Branch Library will help you learn how to shop smarter on a budget.&nbsp;After the tour you’ll receive $10 in free groceries, free reusable grocery bag, and a book full of healthy recipes and shopping tips.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Registration required by April 1. Please call 843-255-6458.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tour the Hunting Island Lighthouse</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Friends of Hunting Island will present tours of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse at 10 a.m. on Thursdays, April 4, April 11, and April 25. Reservations are recommended by calling 843-838-7437.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is a $2 fee and visitors must be 44 inches tall to climb the lighthouse. Keeper Ted and guides will discuss the history of the only lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of special interest this month is the Friday, April 19, Full Moon Lighthouse Climb at 8 p.m. Fee is $10 per person. For pre-registration, call the Nature Center at 843-838-7437.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BAC, BASEcamp Gallery to celebrate Gullah artists</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Celebrating Gullah Art, the Beaufort Arts Council will showcase artists Diane Dunham Griffin, Claudette Humphrey, Renee Smith, Andy Tate, and Bernice Mitchell Tate at the Beaufort Digital Corridor\'s BASEcamp Gallery from April through June.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join us for the Artists Reception on Friday, April 5 as part of historic downtown Beaufort\'s Spring Art Walk from 5-8 p.m. BASEcamp Gallery is at 500 Carteret St., midway between USCB Center for the Arts/Sea Islands Center Gallery and the downtown galleries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also, one of the gallery’s current artists, Omar \"Omally\" Patterson, will be one of the “artists in the street” downtown during Art Walk. Omally\'s art is on display at BASEcamp through March.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Catch the Wellness Wave at USCB</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The excitement is building as a new and unique festival is being rolled out in Beaufort. The Wellness Wave and Scavenger Hunt is a collaboration of USCB partnering with its neighbors, Beaufort Chiropractic, Free Spirit Yoga, Sanctuary Acupuncture, and Alchemical Healing.&nbsp;Motivated to bring more fun, wellness, and sense of community to our college students and to the Beaufort community, the collaborators will turn the USCB campus into a hub of festivities, games and treats.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come out and meet up with USCB students, community members and families for the day. Join the scavenger hunt, sample yoga and fitness moves, play games, win prizes, enjoy popsicles and other treats, network, and groove to the tunes spun by a local DJ. Best of all, admission is free!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The festivities are happening from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, on the USCB Beaufort Campus lawn.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YMCA to offer CPR classes</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Wardle Family YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal, offers CPR classes for community members on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on the following dates in 2019: April 6, May 11, June 8, June 22, July 20, August 17, September 7, September 19, and November 23.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cost is $35 for this YMCA-certified course and those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Lou Bergen, Aquatics Director to register for this class. Call the Y at&nbsp;&nbsp;843-522-9622 or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Noted photographer to present to local clubs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Photography Club of Beaufort, with the support of the Callawassie Island Photo Club, the Camera Club of Hilton Head Island, and the Photography Club of Sun City are excited to announce that world renown photographer Bryan Peterson is returning to the Lowcountry for a one-night only program. Mr. Peterson will present “Expanding Your Vision” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 8, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry Auditorium, 921 Ribaut Road.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This one night event and presentation will address how to become more aware of your surroundings and the often unseen potential for photography. In addition, he will emphasize compositional principles, exposure fundamentals, flash techniques and the importance of understanding the impact of color. This free program is open to the public and is an amazing opportunity for local photographers to hear Peterson explain his incredible insights on these topics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Peterson is an internationally renowned photographer, educator, and commercial photographer with over 35 years of experience. He has authored over 12 books, including the seminal reference, “Understanding Exposure,” and is the founder of the world’s top online photography school (PPSOP.com). Copies of Mr. Peterson’s books will be available for purchase at this program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Photography Club of Beaufort meets on the second Monday of each month at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribaut Road, Beaufort. Attendance at club meetings is open to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YA Everlasting Book Club</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;an&nbsp;adult&nbsp;but&nbsp;still&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;reading&nbsp;Young Adult literature,&nbsp;this&nbsp;book&nbsp;club&nbsp;is&nbsp;for&nbsp;you. All meetings are free and begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>• Wednesday, April 10: “The Astonishing Color of After” by Emily X.R. Pan</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, call 843-255-6458.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sea Island Fly Fishers to meet April 10</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The speaker for the Sea Island Fly Fishers’ April 10 meeting is Capt. Gary Dubiel, a light tackle/ fly fishing charter captain out of Oriental and New Bern, N.C. Capt. Dubiel targets Redfish, stripers, speckled seatrout and a variety of other salt and fresh water game fish. He is a veteran guide, TV personality, rod designer, and writer.&nbsp;&nbsp;The local fly fishing club is especially interested in hearing about his Pop N Fly, a fly he created for trophy redfish. The public is welcome to attend this free event, at 6 p.m. on April 10, at 815 Bay St. Refreshments will be served and anyone interested in fly fishing should consider attending. The club is also sponsoring a fly-only-redfish tourney April 15-21, which is open to non-members.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sign up at 815 Bay St. Contact Jack Baggette at 843-441-4023 for information.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YMCA Puppy Plunge&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>YMCA’s Puppy Plunge will be held from 9-11 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month (weather permitting) at the Y outdoor pool (1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal). Pups can splash, swim and play in our safe, enclosed outdoor pool area.&nbsp;&nbsp;The cost is $10 per pup and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local children and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free. Dogs must be well-behaved, current on all required vaccines and leashed until inside the pool area. Owners must be present at all times and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org or call 843-522-9622 for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Get moving with Beaufort Track Club</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LCWC to hold April luncheon in Bluffton</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Christian Women\'s Connection will be having their April luncheon meeting at Hampton Hall clubhouse at 11:30 a.m. on April 17. The feature will be floral designer Kerry Cross, and the featured speaker will be Debby Morris from Savannah, who will be speaking on, \"So What\'s Normal, Anyway?\" Cost for the luncheon is $25 and must be prepaid by April 10. Make checks payable to \"CWC Bluffton\" and mail to: Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton, SC, 29909. For details, call Carol at 843-705-7604.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Christian Women’s lunch supporting Radiance Women</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Christian Women’s Connection will hold their monthly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at Bermuda Bluff Club House, 10 Club House Drive,&nbsp;St. Helena Island, SC 29920. This is a change of venue for this month. The cost is $18 for the catered lunch and program. Guest speaker Debby Morris will speak on “So What’s Normal Anyway?” Radiance Women, a faith-based medical clinic providing pregnancy support is our feature. Guests are invited to bring unwrapped baby gifts or WalMart gift cards ( $10, $15, $20) for a baby shower for Radiance. Some of the needed items include onesies, newborn diapers, clothing sizes newborn to 18 mo, baby books, receiving blankets, Playtex “Dropins” bottles, teething toys, butt paste and pacifiers. Reservations can be made with Marti Myers at 843-321-0962 or email her at puddlesportia@gmail.com. More information is on Facebook at Beaufort Christian Women’s Connection. BCWC is part of Stonecroft Ministries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Soft Shell Crab Festival returns to Port Royal in April</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All are invited to the 16th annual Soft Shell Crab Festival on Paris Avenue in Port Royal on Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Local chefs will be serving favorite soft shell crab dishes as well as a variety of other festival foods.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to a Classic Car Show from 11 a.m.–3 p.m., attendees can enjoy a Kids Zone featuring affordable rides for a variety of ages, face painting and balloon animals by local favorite Tux the Clown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A variety of craft vendors will line Paris Avenue. Bikers Against Bullies will also be in attendance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Live music will include Frogmore Stu playing from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., The Blues Boys performing from 1-2:30 p.m., and Bootless from 3-5 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rotary Club of Beaufort will hold its annual crab race on Battery Creek, with a top prize of $40,000 to one possible winner and 10 chances to win $5,000. More information about the 2019 crab race is available at www.portroyalcrabrace.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more details or inquiries about the Soft Shell Crab Festival, please visit www.oldvillageportroyal.com or call (843) 986-2211.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lowcountry Ladies Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next Lowcountry Ladies Luncheon will be back in Bluffton on May 3 at the Oak Terrace at Rose Hill. The Luncheon event is intended to help support local women owned businesses and to help women network in effort to grow personally and professionally.Registration is now open, and seating is limited. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased online at Register lowcountry-ladies-luncheon. Interested vendors are to contact Laurie Brown at laurie@auntlauries.com for pre-approval. Vendor display tickets are $45 and include lunch. Ve</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What To Do', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-to-do-172', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:01:05', '2019-03-27 14:01:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39438', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39440, 4, '2019-03-27 10:03:07', '2019-03-27 14:03:07', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>Leigh Moss</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1905, my grandmother came to the United States when she 5 years old from Finland and grew up in Michigan. This Cardamom-flavored bread is a common Nordic bread and is also called Pulla. In my family we called it Nisu, which I understand is an old Finnish word meaning \"wheat.” This was her hand-written recipe, which she made many times for our family. We usually had it around Easter time when I visited my grandparents’ house.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prep time: 4 hours&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bake time: 30 minutes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yields: Makes 3 loaves&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>INGREDIENTS</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2 cup milk</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1 yeast (cake or dry)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 to 15 cardamon pods</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>¾ cup of butter (melted)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1 cup of sugar</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3 eggs</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1 tsp of salt</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6 ½ to 7 cups of flour</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1/8 lb. of sliced almonds</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>NISU INSTRUCTIONS:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Heat milk to scalding but not boiling</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Add sugar and cool to lukewarm</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Add yeast that has been dissolved in ¼ cup of warm water and 2 cups of flour &amp; salt – beat using mixer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let stand while crushing cardamon seeds</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Add cardamom seeds, butter, eggs, and again beat with a mixer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Add the rest of the flour using mixer as long as possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then knead by hand</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Put dough into 3 parts</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Put into greased bowl and then turn dough in bowl to grease top.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cover with towel and let raise for about 3 ½ to 4 hours in a warm place</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Divide the dough into 3 parts</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Put into greased pans, cover with towel and let raise about an hour.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brush with sugar water and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Remove from oven and place on rack to cool</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brush immediately with sugar water twice and sprinkle with sugar</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After dividing dough into 3 parts if you wish you can braid into loaves; otherwise, just shape into loaves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>SUGAR WATER INSTRUCTIONS:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;¼ to 1/3 cup of sugar and scant ¼ cup water</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stir until sugar is dissolved</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ICING INGREDIENTS:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2 tbsp of butter</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 cup of confectionary sugar</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;½ tsp of vanilla extract</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2 tsp of milk</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1/4 cup toasted almond slivers</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ICING INSTRUCTIONS:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In a small bowl, mix together butter, sugar, stir in vanilla, milk and mix&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Spread frosting over cooled NISU</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sprinkle the Almonds for Decoration and taste to the Bread surface.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Finnish Nisu (Pulla) Bread Roll', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'finnish-nisu-pulla-bread-roll', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:03:10', '2019-03-27 14:03:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39440', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39443, 4, '2019-03-27 10:04:28', '2019-03-27 14:04:28', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>Celia Strong</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are all products of our environments. City or country. Big family or small. Healthy, stressed, happy, lonely, whatever. Same thing is true for wines. One grape variety can produce different styles of wines depending on the environment where they are grown. Soil type. Climate. Winemaker’s input. Grapes from any one environment tend to make similar style wines, and certain environments become known for being better for certain wines. Like Napa Valley Cabernets. Or, in our case this week, Pinot Noirs from Oregon’s Willamette Valley.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pinot Noir is a noble variety. It produces all the great red wines of France’s Burgundy region. Pinot Noir grapes, though, can be difficult to grow. They are susceptible to vineyard diseases and like to ripen in cooler climates where they can hang on their vines longer and develop more flavors. Oregon has soils and climates that are very close to those in Burgundy, so it is a perfect source for good Pinot Noir wines.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Willamette River and its waterways, besides being essential to Oregon’s economy, continuously deposit highly fertile, alluvial soils on the river’s broad plain. In the Willamette Valley there are three basic soil types. The Jory area has volcanic basalt that is rich, moist and fertile. This makes Pinot Noirs with flavors like cherry pie — fruity, sweet and spicy. In the Willakenzie area, sedimentary soils that are dry and brittle are more common. This soil forces vine roots to “dig” deeper for nutrients and moisture. These Pinot wines show “Dr. Pepper” flavors with black fruits, cola and chocolate. Third, the loess soils in the Laurelwood area are powdery, volcanic, shallow and ashy. These soils drain easily, erode easily and require more careful vineyard management. The Pinots from here show bright red fruit flavors with earth and white pepper notes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The climate in the Willamette Valley is Mediterranean with oceanic features. Summers are very dry and mostly cloudless and range from warm to extremely hot. Winters are cool, rainy and cloudy. During the grape growing season, there is little to no rain. Most of the precipitation comes between November and February, when no grapes are growing. Daytimes temperatures run in the 80s all summer and mid-40s in the winter.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Firesteed Winery was established in 1992. Their goal was to produce premium varietal wines that represented their origins and were affordable. Hard work and attention to all the details helped them succeed. In Oregon’s cooler climate, along with the inconsistencies of temperature and rainfall, it was not always easy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Their 2017 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is a perfect example. Normal spring weather was followed by a hot, dry summer. Pinot Noir harvesting began Oct. 2 — by hand — and continued until Oct. 29. They were able to make their fruit driven style wine with specific cellar techniques (gentle crush) and imagination in the vineyards (blending from different sites). The grapes were fermented in stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts they import from Burgundy. Pressing was done during the last days of fermentation. After malolactic fermentation, the wines were racked — rolled from one French oak barrel to another.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This finished wine has a bright acidity with aromas and flavors of red cherries, maple syrup, currants, strawberries, rhubarb, raspberries, cedar, baking spices, cocoa powder and more. It is well balanced with a round mouth feel. Dark chocolate, crème brulée, cream and caramel come on the long finish. Succulent and delicious, with ripe tannins. This winery, with this wine, is the third most awarded winery in the United States. Truly, a wine that represents its environment. Flavors, textures, quality. All from the soil, the climate and the winemaker. Perfect. For $11.99. Enjoy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'I Am Where I Come From', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-am-where-i-come-from', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:07:06', '2019-03-27 14:07:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39443', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39448, 4, '2019-03-27 10:12:18', '2019-03-27 14:12:18', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>David Taub</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most folks try to avoid appearing in a courtroom. Those who fail this test and consequently have experienced a day in court often find themselves in a Magistrate’s Court. On the totem pole of South Carolina’s unified judicial system, Magistrates’ Courts sit at the base; more than 90 percent of all cases are heard there.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>State Sen. Tom Davis, a long-time friend, was sitting and chatting with me in my living room one afternoon in 2009. Out of the blue, Tom asked, “Mayor, how would you like to be a judge?”&nbsp;&nbsp;Startled, I replied, “Let me cogitate on that.”&nbsp;&nbsp;I gave it a quick thought, then said, “Let me see, ‘Judge Taub.’&nbsp;&nbsp;Hell, that sounds good.&nbsp;&nbsp;Let’s do it.”&nbsp;Tom replied, “Consider it done.”&nbsp;Thus, began a challenging and exciting five-year sojourn as a Beaufort County Magistrate.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before hearing cases, newly minted magistrates must attend “Judge’s School,” held at South Carolina’s Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia, with one week each studying Criminal/Traffic and Civil law.&nbsp;Three years of law school were crammed into our brains in two long intense weeks of terror — I knew how a goose must feel being prepared for&nbsp;<em>foie gras</em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Magistrates get three chances to pass two examinations required for final certification; lawyers are exempt. Why?&nbsp;&nbsp;It is legend that an unnamed Chief Justice did not wish to know that attorneys boarded in South Carolina could not pass judge’s exams.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Magistrates generally focus on one area; I picked civil casework.&nbsp;&nbsp;Municipal courts don’t have civil jurisdiction so all civil cases where the monetary restitution level is under $7,500 are heard in Magistrate’s Court.&nbsp;I knew this would be challenging work, but fickle Lady Luck favored me in this mysterious enterprise — a very smart lawyer colleague, former Judge Beth Ann Prince, kindly guided me through the trials of climbing the Mount Everest of competent judgeship; her assistance is a debt of gratitude hard to repay.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Soon came my first day in court; I was excited and energized. Starting easy, my first cases would be “defaults.”&nbsp;&nbsp;All I had to do was get facts “on the record” and say simply, “Court finds for the Plaintiff.” That shouldn’t be too hard.&nbsp;Dressed in my iconic black judge’s robe, I strode authoritatively into a packed courtroom.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Hear ye, Hear ye, all rise. Magistrate’s Court in session, Judge Taub presiding.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Everyone stood in unison as one.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the Bailiff barked those words, I froze, my excitement suddenly melted by the blast-furnace of high-anxiety. I was scared and intimidated. Standing immobile, suddenly I realized I was soaking wet from an avalanche of sweat seemingly exploding from every pore in my overheated body.&nbsp;&nbsp;Holy moly, I was never so glad to be wearing a full-length robe, which successfully hid my anxiety-induced diaphoresis (fancy medical term for plain old sweat — doctors charge extra for using fancy medical expressions we pretend to understand but don’t).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bailiff caught my eye, and motioned for me to sit down.&nbsp;I did.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I took deep breaths and absently moved some files around, never looking up.&nbsp;&nbsp;I saw the Bailiff motion to me again, to indicate attendees should be told to sit; they had remained standing respectfully throughout my humbling ordeal.&nbsp;I waved my hand; they sat as one.&nbsp;Not a propitious beginning to my new judicial adventure.&nbsp;&nbsp;That morning, the court served me a large piece of humble pie for lunch; I would have preferred a cold beer to aid its digestion.&nbsp;&nbsp;No one sat with me that day; I didn’t smell like “Irish Spring.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the course of my five years as a Judge, I heard many cases, such as Small Claims, Breach of Contract, Torts (personal injuries), and Landlord-Tenant matters. “Small Claims” is a misnomer.&nbsp;The $7,500 limit on damages may seem small in the grand scheme of our judicial system, but to litigants, it is no small matter.&nbsp;&nbsp;Indeed, it might be the most important thing in their lives at that time.&nbsp;Fortunately, it did not take long to understand the gravity to folks who were standing before me, seeking fairness and justice.&nbsp;&nbsp;If I gained any wisdom while serving as a Magistrate, it was this: Each day as I entered the courtroom I reminded myself that what I was about to do was the most important thing to citizens appearing before me at “The Bench.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA), South Carolina laws were heavily weighted in landlords’ favor, because they were immunized against tort liability.&nbsp;&nbsp;In 1986, the South Carolina Legislature wished to eliminate existing laws favoring landlords.&nbsp;&nbsp;Passage of the RLTA leveled the playing field; it created tort liability as a tenant remedy, previously unavailable, to punish landlords who violated provisions of RLTA.&nbsp;&nbsp;Landlords could no longer do naughty things with impunity, such as turning off water, electricity or withholding “essential services.” If landlords act maliciously, they are subject to financial penalties. And tenants must maintain their premises or be subject to financial damages.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is to Magistrate’s Court that landlords go to seek permission to evict tenants. Grounds for eviction include failure to pay rent, end of term of tenancy, and violation of lease contract.&nbsp;&nbsp;Paying rent on time is obligatory; the law grants tenants a five-day grace period, beyond which, if unpaid, landlords may request a “writ of ejectment.”&nbsp;&nbsp;If the judge finds for the landlord, the court must grant the writ within five days, and after service by a sheriff’s deputy, the tenant must vacate the premises, voluntarily or otherwise.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Magistrate’s Court was purposely constructed so that parties could represent themselves without hiring a lawyer. This is called&nbsp;<em>pro se</em>representation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Magistrates expect&nbsp;<em>pro se</em>litigants to be fully prepared to present their cases. I was amazed at how unprepared&nbsp;<em>pro se</em>litigants often were; and especially how&nbsp;<em>laissez faire</em>folks were about their appearance in court.&nbsp;Dress like an adult; it shows respect for the court.&nbsp;&nbsp;In court, females’ attire should not share secrets of their anatomy; it offends Magistrates and such unveiled ladies may be compelled to adorn a court-provided very ugly sweater from the Dollar Store to keep those secrets unrevealed. Some judges have been known to expel an overly exposed lady from their courtrooms.&nbsp;I did so myself.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“All rise. Court adjourned.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>David Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990-1999.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'A Short \'Tour de Force\' of Beaufort County’s Magistrate’s Court', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-short-tour-de-force-of-beaufort-countys-magistrates-court', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:12:48', '2019-03-27 14:12:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39448', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39451, 4, '2019-03-27 10:18:56', '2019-03-27 14:18:56', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>Bill Rauch</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regular readers of this column will recall a study that appeared here in September 2016 that showed that of the three-quarters of a billion dollars that had been raised over the previous 20 years in Beaufort County using the mechanisms of the transportation bond referendum, the school bond referendum and the penny sales tax for roads referendum, 60 percent of the dollars raised have been spent in the Bluffton area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That the County Council “missed it” on the 1994 Del Webb development agreement that created Sun City Hilton Head is putting it kindly. We have been paying for the Bluffton explosion ever since.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now comes another heretofore unappreciated cost of their 1994 short-sightedness, and it should be noted here that none of the present County Council members were on council in 1994.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Interim administrators, especially if they are forthright and seasoned veterans, can in the typically short time they serve perform a valuable service. Beaufort’s County’s present interim administrator, John Weaver, who will turn the top job over to Ashley Jacobs on April 15, is a classic example.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seasoned, forthright, now with five months in the job and unencumbered by political considerations, Weaver has been telling it straight about what he has concluded is the present snapshot situation at the Beaufort County government.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here’s what he found.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are today 85-90 staff vacancies in the county’s nearly 1,300 mostly full-time workforce. The number of vacancies is double what it was five years ago, according to the Employee Services Division Director Suzanne Gregory, who says getting the county’s work done is “becoming unmanageable” because of the vacancies. Gregory and Assistant County Administrator for Public Safety Phil Foot cite corrections officers being required to work back-to-back eight-hour shifts at the jail, and shortages of certified EMS paramedics to care for patients being transported in ambulances as particularly critical areas. But there are others too, they say.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Why is the county workforce so thin?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because, says Gregory, after the county’s 2015 wage study the County Council determined they would set salaries at the 50th percentile of what comparable workers make. It wasn’t enough, and as a result in recent years the county has been losing workers to other jurisdictions that pay better.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Let’s say we hire an assistant planner for $43,000 a year,” Weaver says. “Sounds like a good salary right? But after he or she pays 20-30 percent in taxes, and they have a baby with the hospitalization costs, or day care, they’re down to $2,700 a month to live on, and you can’t do that in Beaufort County. The rents are too steep.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To address the housing situation for government employees, Weaver has encouraged the county’s development agreement negotiators to insist new developments include affordable housing in their plans.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We had two developers in here this week and we talked to each of them about including an affordable component in their project, and they both pushed back hard,” Weaver recalled last week. “It comes right out of their profit.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In fact, he says Beaufort County has never imposed an inclusionary housing stipulation on any developer. Inclusionary housing stipulations might be things like expedited permits, cash subsidies or zoning bonuses provided to developers who include affordable units in their projects. Inclusionary housing stipulations, reached on a deal-by-deal basis, are typically a far gentler requirement than inclusionary zoning, prevalent now in some communities, that simply mandates county-wide that a proportion of every new development include affordable housing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the cost of housing so high now, Gregory says returning to competitiveness would require the County Council to increase the county’s standard compensation formulae to the 75th percentile at a cost of about a $7.3 million increase in the county’s current operating budget of about $125 million.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“And they will have to do it in the upcoming budget season,” Weaver adds, “because next year’s an election year and it will never happen then.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Did I mention that in the 1994 development agreement that passed unanimously Del Webb magnanimously agreed to lease the Sheriff’s Office two new cruisers? I’ve been reading over the old minutes. Development Agreement Subcommittee Chairman Leonard Tinnan and Council Chairman Tom Taylor, both of whom have since moved out of the county, cheered themselves and the two cruisers as a great victory for the county’s taxpayers then.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hold on. There’s more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the county were actually to hire the people for whom it currently has budget lines, Weaver says, there’d be no place for many of them to sit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The county already has plans to demolish the existing Arthur Horne Building on Ribaut Road and replace it with an estimated $7 million, 23,000 sq. ft., three-story office building. The bulldozers will arrive soon and the new building’s about to go out to bid.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Weaver says the county should also take back the 12,000 sq. ft. Federal Courthouse at 1501 Bay Street in Beaufort from the Santa Elena Foundation to whom they have been renting the building for $1 a month. The Foundation’s lease runs out next year, and the county has discovered that the Foundation has violated the terms of that lease by subletting some of the space.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sublets or no sublets, the county needs the space, he says.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Old-timers still remember when County Council Chairman Bill Bowen was nearly run out of town in 1991 for building “the Taj Mahal on Ribaut Road,” now known as the Beaufort County Government Center. Twenty-five years later, still grappling with the Bluffton explosion, the county government has now not only outgrown the Taj, it has outgrown five buildings in the Industrial Village too, not to mention various substations and mini-government centers elsewhere in the county.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, apparently still unwilling to impose a single inclusionary housing measure upon any of the many developers who followed Sun City here, the County Council faces a tough choice: raise taxes, cut services, or kick the can down the road again until the staff shortages finally cause some now-unimaginable crisis that will finally prompt action.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. 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(39455, 4, '2019-03-27 10:29:27', '2019-03-27 14:29:27', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>Lee Scott</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>aqWhen we moved here five years ago, there was a sad little stick tree in the front yard. I kept asking my husband to chop it down. It seriously looked like some limb had snapped off a larger tree and was embedded into our lawn. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He continued to say, “No,” each time I suggested it. He was steadfast in his conviction that we should leave the little stick tree alone, and so I started to call it the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. You may recall the old Charlie Brown Christmas show that addressed the true meaning of Christmas and featured the poor little sad tree that Charlie Brown brought to his friends for the Christmas Pageant. The little sapling was the only real tree on the lot and was losing its pine needles, but Charlie Brown wanted it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, my Charlie Brown — as I started calling my spouse — carefully mowed around it, though I felt that one good push with the lawn mower might have been better. Even Hurricane Matthew, which took out a bunch of our trees, did not hurt our Charlie Brown Christmas tree. It not only survived, it thrived.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One day one of our local arborists was walking by so I asked her what kind of tree it was. To my surprise she said, “Oh, that is a beautiful Dogwood tree.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Good Lord, Charlie Brown!,” I said as my spouse laughed and gave me that, “I told you so,” smirk, even though he had no idea it was a Dogwood tree, either.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'charlie-browns-christmas-tree', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:29:29', '2019-03-27 14:29:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39455', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39457, 4, '2019-03-27 10:33:31', '2019-03-27 14:33:31', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>Scott Graber</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Friday morning and I have The Post and Courier — Charleston’s revitalized, chock-full-of-content newspaper. This morning we learn that Penn Center is looking to the future now that parts of its campus will be designated a National Historical Park. As I sit, coffee cup and scone in hand, I read about Penn’s current financial problems — and their hopes of a better future. But I must confess that my mind wanders — it wanders back 40 years when I was employed at Penn Center.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1974 — newly hired as Penn’s attorney — I was working with Joe McDomick in a program called Black Land Services. In that capacity we dealt with small farmers, throughout South Carolina, that were in some kind of trouble. Usually that trouble had to do with cash flow, or the marketing of tomatoes, or title to their land. Sometimes we could help. Sometimes not.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In those days the Peace Corps (and Vista) used the Penn’s buildings to train its volunteers before sending them off to work in Ghana (or to Louisiana). There was also a clinic, a small business incubator, a day care center and a demonstration farm. The campus hummed with idealism that was concentrated—every day at noon—in the cafeteria then operated by Penn.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We would all go to the cafeteria because there was no Taco Bell, Johnson Creek Tavern, Foolish Frog or any food purveyor within 10 miles of the Penn campus. And so the smell of fried chicken, collard greens and red rice was the olfactory back drop to talk about digging wells in Senegal; or partition sales in Jasper County; or the recent resignation of Richard Nixon. There was a palpable sense of expectation hanging over the table — and we were sure we would change the world.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Penn Center had started its life — during the Civil War — as a school to educate the newly-freed slaves. It operated as a school until the early 1950s when its board decided that Penn should be a place for planning — planning the forthcoming struggle to find fairness in voting, education, housing and health care. And in that role great people — people like Martin Luther King, Leroy Browne, Frieda Mitchell, Edith Dabbs and Courtney Siceloff — walked and talked beneath the live oaks that still survive and still bring a sense of drama to the campus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the beginning Penn had been funded by wealthy Pennsylvania Quakers. But by the time I arrived Black Land Services got its funds from the John Hay Whitney Foundation, and Penn got some of its operating money from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. Getting these monies required an annual trip to New York City where we would give talks in carpeted, teak-paneled board rooms about the loss of black-owned farms, and the prevalence and problem with heirs property. Telling these stories was easier than solving the underlying reality that small farms, black and white, were failing all over the country.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Small farms were giving way to huge, corporate-owned enterprises in Florida, Texas and California. These irrigated, fertilized, fully mechanized factories could manufacture softball-sized tomatoes and more soybeans per acre than the smaller farms on South Carolina’s Sea Islands. More importantly the retailers of fruit and produce, the&nbsp;grocery chains, liked to deal with these produce factories.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While Penn could secure initial, individual grants from New York-based foundations, it had trouble finding a steady, reliable source of income. And — as the Post and Courier makes clear — funding has remained a difficult, uneven road for Penn. During the past 50 years Penn has often struggled to meet its payroll and the Charleston newspaper says that Penn lost money in 2016, broke even in 2017, and lost money again in 2018. The current concept seems to involve providing accommodations — clean, attractive amenities to tourists who want to use Penn as home base for their exploration of the Reconstruction Era relics in the area. And this may be a viable concept if the complicated Reconstruction story can be told with interactive displays and informed personnel who can persuade visitors to put their cell phones in ‘airport mode.’ And if this is accomplished it may be possible for this story to compete with the grandeur of the Great Smoky Mountains — or with the now silent cannons at Ft. Pulaski and Ft. Sumter. In the meantime, Penn’s campus can certainly provide a dramatic landscape and a platform for our ongoing national experiment to bring understanding (and harmony) to the races.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></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. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Pondering Penn’s past, present and future', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'pondering-penns-past-present-and-future', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:35:41', '2019-03-27 14:35:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39457', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39460, 4, '2019-03-27 10:39:30', '2019-03-27 14:39:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thibault Gallery will break new ground when it features its first teen artist with an installation by Anthony Johnson during the Art Walk and First Friday events from 5-8 p.m. on April 5.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During his preschool years, Johnson’s mother became aware of his natural talent when a teacher showed her a picture of a smiling face he had drawn.&nbsp;&nbsp;Since then, Johnson has attended art classes at Akrona Gallery and studied visual arts at Miller South School Of Performing Arts, both in Akron, Ohio. In August 2015, Johnson and his family moved to Beaufort, where he graduated from Beaufort Middle School and is currently attending Whale Branch Early College High School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During his sophomore year in high school he began exploring different art forms.&nbsp;&nbsp;His art teacher showed him a new form of art using pen, Sharpie, and words from his heart. For Johnson, this became a powerful way to express his feelings onto paper. He quickly adopted this style, implemented his own little twists, and created what he calls “Journal Art.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Johnson excels with expressing detailed visual representations of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Redd Fox, and, his most recent portrait, Pat Conroy. Each portrait is in Johnson’s own “Journal Art” style and masterfully filled with words produced through journaling. His caliber of work extends way beyond his age of 16.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Thibault Gallery featuring teen artist Anthony Johnson', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'thibault-gallery-featuring-teen-artist-anthony-johnson', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:39:32', '2019-03-27 14:39:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39460', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39463, 4, '2019-03-27 10:44:39', '2019-03-27 14:44:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>St. Helena Island</strong>is an important place for <strong>LowCountry Habitat for Humanity.</strong> The first house constructed by LowCountry Habitat in 1991 was on <strong>St. Helena Island </strong>and is currently part of a working farm. Homeowner <strong>Sara Reynolds\'</strong>vision is to encourage local youth to understand and appreciate the agricultural richness of St. Helena Island. It is her ongoing mission to teach principles of sustainability and self-sufficiency.  She currently serves on LowCountry Habitat’s Board of Directors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Historic Penn Center</strong>was instrumental in helping LowCountry Habitat obtain land for four houses built on <strong>Paulik Place.</strong>These homes were sponsored by volunteers from <strong>Dataw Island, Fripp Island/Harbor Island, Spring Island </strong>and the <strong>Women Build </strong>project. In the near future, we will begin building another home on St. Helena Island for a hard-working family in our community.  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another link between the residents and businesses on St. Helena Island is the upcoming <strong>UpCycled Art Auction</strong> at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at the <strong>Frissell House at Penn Center. Partners and sponsors will gather </strong>to enjoy a Lowcountry Boil provided by <strong>Boondocks Restaurant </strong>while bidding on many works of art recycled and reimagined from selections at the Habitat <strong>ReStore.</strong>  Live auctioneer <strong>Deanna Bowdish </strong>will present some remarkable items while others will be available for silent auction bids.  An UpCycled Art Auction is a celebration of local and regional artists who have repurposed, recycled, reclaimed or reimagined materials to create art.   </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tickets are limited and can be purchased on line at </strong> HYPERLINK \"http://www.lowcountryhabitat.org/\"<strong>www.lowcountryhabitat.org.  </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Featured here: a dog bed made from a crib.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Willing Partners Build Great Houses', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'willing-partners-build-great-houses', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:44:42', '2019-03-27 14:44:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39463', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39467, 4, '2019-03-27 10:45:39', '2019-03-27 14:45:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The recently-established Foundation for Leadership Education will host The Duke Symphony Orchestra’s 16th year of entertaining the Beaufort community with a concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at USCB’s Center for the Arts.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort is the only community that partners with Duke for off-campus performances. The 60-piece orchestra is made up of Duke University students who travel to Beaufort by bus and are hosted by Beaufort families for the weekend.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Academy Blue Notes, directed by Vic Varner, will perform two pieces accompanied by the orchestra. Following the concert, there will be an optional “Conductor’s Reception” at a private home in downtown Beaufort, wherein guests enjoy refreshments and meet the Duke students and their leader, conductor Harry Davidson.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event has a serendipitous origin, as Davidson and his wife were visiting their good friends D. C. and Nancy Gilley in Beaufort for a birthday celebration, where Davidson met Alice Moss, then director of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation. Out of those friendships, the idea was born. BMH partnered with Duke University to create a special fundraiser, and over the next 14 years the Duke orchestra raised over $200,000 for BMH programs. Now the hospital continues its support as a key sponsor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Beaufort Memorial has enjoyed a strong relationship with the Duke Symphony and fully endorses the continuation of bringing such a wonderful event to the residents of Beaufort,\" said Debbie Schuchmann, Associate VP and Chief Development Officer for the BMH Foundation. \"Being a small community, it is important we all recognize the need to support each other’s efforts and missions to make this the healthiest and culturally sound community in the Lowcountry. I like to think of this change as a passing of the torch from one strong community leader to another, and personally look forward to attending this time-honored tradition.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Proceeds of this year’s Duke concert will help provide scholarships through the new foundation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“April 6th will be a special night for Beaufort and will make a positive impact in our community, as our new foundation strengthens leadership education for children in schools throughout Beaufort County,” said Charles Tumlin, chairman of the Foundation for Leadership Education.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>General admission tickets are $40 before April 5 and $50 at the door. Patron admission &amp; Conductor’s Reception tickets are $80 presale or $90 at the door. This event has sold out in the past, so tickets are not guaranteed to be available at the door.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Duke concert to benefit Foundation for Leadership Education', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'duke-concert-to-benefit-foundation-for-leadership-education', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:45:41', '2019-03-27 14:45:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39467', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39469, 4, '2019-03-27 10:49:38', '2019-03-27 14:49:38', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than 120 Beaufort County eighth-graders were honored last week for being named Junior Scholars by the South Carolina Department of Education.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The students and their parents were recognized at a Junior Scholars Banquet sponsored by the Beaufort County School District.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“These students have incredible potential, as their selection as Junior Scholars demonstrates,” said Interim Superintendent Herb Berg. “Their challenge is to work hard on achieving that potential, and our challenge as educators is to support them on their journey.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The banquet’s featured speaker was Devonta’ “Dee” Delaney, a Whale Branch Early College High School graduate who excelled in academics and sports. After graduating in the Top 10 of his class at Whale Branch, Delaney accepted a full scholarship at The Citadel, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business in 2017. He later attended the University of Miami to pursue a master’s degree in Business.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Delaney was a star cornerback for The Citadel’s football team, and he also started at cornerback for Miami. He later played for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars and currently plays for the Miami Dolphins.&nbsp;&nbsp;After football, he plans to go into the real estate business.</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 50 or higher on the PSAT (preliminary SAT) in verbal, math, or writing, or those who participated in Duke University\'s Talent Identification Program (TIP) during their seventh-grade years.</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.&nbsp;&nbsp;They can use that special recognition to bolster their applications to colleges and universities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Junior Scholars from the Beaufort area included:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Middle School (pictured above): Lauren Myers, Suzie Nelson, Andrew Landis, Susan Livesay, Megan Alvarez, Emily Bennett, Gaea Adams</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lady\'s Island Middle School: Ariana Bax, Paige Bowers, Alexandra Compton, Michael Dennison, Abigail Henry, Riley Kelley, Talan Machan, Jakyree Seabrook-Fripp, McKenzie Thompson, Logan Turner</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Riverview Charter School: Benjamin Christian, Madelyn Confare, Emma Dykeman, Casey Hoogenboom, Tyler McGuire, Chase McKelvey, Walker Smith, Henry Trask, Samuel Trask, Davis Woods</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Robert Smalls International Academy: Ashton Morgan, Logan Morgan, Alexander Crosson, Sophia Marin, Mehki Smalls&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Local students honored as S.C. Junior Scholars', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'local-students-honored-as-s-c-junior-scholars', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:49:41', '2019-03-27 14:49:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39469', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39473, 4, '2019-03-26 10:52:16', '2019-03-26 14:52:16', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A local convenience store company last week donated $27,000 to Beaufort County schools as part of an ongoing promotion at its outlets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parker’s, which operates 56 convenience stores in Georgia and South Carolina, said the proceeds came from its “Fueling the Community” program. That promotion gives one cent of every gallon of gas sold on the first Wednesday of each month to local schools.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some of the Parker’s donation goes to support the school district’s annual “Support Person of the Year” recognition program, which honors school nurses, social workers, bookkeepers, office managers, teacher assistants, school secretaries, and technology and data specialists. Other funds go to specific schools designated by Parker’s “Pump Pal” customers when they purchase their gasoline on the first Wednesday of each month.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"At Parker\'s, we\'re committed to giving back to the Beaufort County community and supporting local schools through our Fueling the Community program,\" said Parker\'s founder and CEO Greg Parker. \"We know education has the power to transform lives, reduce crime and expand opportunities. We\'re grateful to all the Beaufort County School District teachers, administrators and staff who work hard every day to support student success in the classroom.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parker’s launched its charitable initiative in 2011 and has donated money to public and private schools in every community where Parker’s does business.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Interim Superintendent Herb Berg accepted the donation on behalf of the school district.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This generosity we see from Parker’s every year is really impressive,” Berg said. “Over the past five years, they have donated nearly $100,000 to district schools, and that’s a solid investment in our kids.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Parker’s founder and CEO Greg Parker, right, presented a check for $27,000 to Beaufort County Schools at a school board meeting on March 19, 2019. Beaufort County School Board Chair Dr. Christina Gwozoz, left, accepted the donation on behalf of the school district.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Parker’s gives $27K to Beaufort County School District', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'parkers-gives-27k-to-beaufort-county-school-district', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:59:05', '2019-03-27 14:59:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39473', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39596, 4, '2019-04-03 13:23:13', '2019-04-03 17:23:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TRACK &amp; FIELD</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles Sweep Team Titles At Shark Invitational</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High had another great weekend on the track, as the Eagles topped 30 teams from throughout the region and beyond to sweep the team titles at the Shark Invitational on Saturday at May River High School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s boys amassed 112 points to edge runner-up May River (98) for the title. Joshua Wilborn (800), Nash Mills (3,200), Desmond Gaillard (triple jump), and Dexter Ratliff (discus) all won individual titles for the Eagles, and the 4×800 relay team of Wilborn, Charlie Bennett, Max Davis, and Marlon Belden also took gold.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek finished 14th with a gold from Jordan Wilson-Smalls in the high jump.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s girls tied for the team crown with Bradwell Institute, as each totaled 94 points. The Eagles amassed that total without winning an event. Layla Warren was their top scorer, placing third in the 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles and helping the 4×100 and 4×400 relays finish second.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek tied for eighth.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SOFTBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dolphins Avenge Lower State Loss, Remain Perfect In Region</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Journeigh Doray’s two-run, walk-off triple in the bottom of the ninth lifted Battery Creek to a 5-4 win over visiting Hanahan in a rematch of last year’s Class 3A Lower State championship series Thursday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Hawks took a 4-2 lead in the top of the ninth, but Emily Crosby’s RBI double cut the deficit in half and Doray followed with a game-ending two-run triple to center to give the Dolphins the thrilling win.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alexis Ortiz went the distance in the circle for the Dolphins, racking up 18 strikeouts while allowing three runs, seven hits, and three walks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ortiz also was 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins also stayed perfect in region play with 15-0 and 16-3 win over Ridgeland-Hardeeville.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ortiz struck out six in two perfect innings, and Doray struck out the side and walked one to finish off the abbreviated no-hitter for the Dolphins in the 15-0 win in the series opener. Doray was 2-for-3 with three runs, and Crosby and Keyonna Green each had a hit and two RBIs for Battery Creek.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Jaguars grabbed a 3-1 lead after one inning in the finale, but Crosby went 3-for-4 with two homers, a double, and seven RBIs to lead the offensive outburst as the Dolphins surged to the big win. McKenzie Young was 3-for-4 with three runs, and Margaret Schubert and Bailey Emmert each had a hit and two RBIs for BCHS. Doray tossed a complete game, striking out 11 and allowing three runs and three hits over five innings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BCHS (6-7, 4-0) was slated to travel to Wade Hampton for a region matchup at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bobcats Outslug Eagles To Claim Series</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An eight-run fifth inning proved to be the difference as Bluffton outslugged host Beaufort High 15-13 in the rubber match of their three-game Region 7-4A series Friday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Essence Champion was 2-for-3 with two homers, three RBIs, and four runs, Madison Sanchez was 4-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs, and Kylie Rast was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Eagles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reagan Kelly’s three-run triple broke a tie in the sixth inning and propelled Bluffton to a 9-8 home win in the second game of the series. Bearden drove in four runs, and Champion was 2-for-3 with two runs for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles got back on track with a 13-1 win at Hilton Head High in the opener of another Region 7-4A series Monday. Maliyah Hagan went the distance on the mound and Sanchez was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and three runs to lead Beaufort. Carleigh Coolong added two hits and an RBI.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (3-8, 2-2) was scheduled to host the Seahawks for the second game of the series Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BOYS SOCCER</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA Boys Earn Two Shootout Wins</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy’s boys beat county rivals in penalty shootouts in two consecutive games last week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>David Mathai made two saves in a shootout to help the Eagles claim a hard-fought win over visiting Hilton Head Christian Academy. Ashton Bell scored in the 33rd minute for BA, but HHCA’s Carson Webster answered with the equalizer just a few minutes later.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ben Trask, William Tumlin, Thomas Holladay,&nbsp;&nbsp;and Dawson Coleman all converted their penalty kicks in the shootout for BA, and Mathai made two big saves to go with his six in regulation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mathai again stopped two penalty kicks to give the Eagles a 4-2 shootout win over Hilton Head Prep after the game was tied at 1 at the end of regulation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The goal from BA in regulation came from Trask, who also scored the winning penalty kick. Charlie Weeden, Holladay, and Coleman were the other scorers in the shootout for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA (7-1) was scheduled to travel to Charleston Collegiate on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort High Drops First Two Region Games</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High lost its first two Region 7-4A matches last week, falling 3-1 at Bluffton and 2-0 to visiting Hilton Head High.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (4-6, 0-2) was to host Colleton County for a region matchup Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GIRLS SOCCER</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA Falls to HHP, HHCA</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy’s girls dropped two games to tough competition last week, falling 6-1 to Hilton Head Prep and 2-0 to Hilton Head Christian Academy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maeve Kalady scored the Eagles’ lone goal against HHP off an assist from Kate Luckey.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles bounced back with a shootout win over Legacy Charter on Saturday, as Emma Hincher, Luckey, and Leith Gray all scored penalties and Amelia Huebel stopped two efforts in goal for BA.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles were to travel to Charleston Collegiate on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles Can’t Find Goal In First Two Region Games</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High’s girls gave strong defensive efforts but couldn’t find the back of the net in their first two Region 7-4A games, losing 1-0 to both Bluffton and Hilton Head High.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ellie Muniz, Brigid Murphy and Maggie Crisologo were instrumental in holding off attacks for the bulk of the game against the perennial state power Seahawks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (3-10, 0-2) was to travel to Colleton County on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GOLF</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bruns, Eagles Edge Seahawks In Region Meet</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High edged Hilton Head High by two shots to win a Region 7-4A match Thursday at Dataw Island Club.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jerry Bruns fired an even-par 36 to claim medalist honors and lead the Eagles to a team score of 155 and a narrow victory over the Seahawks (157). Beaufort’s Max Kase and Hilton Head’s Jack Lashinger and Ben Batson shot 38 to tie for second. Jack Lubkin (40), Riley Kase (41) and George Cooler (47) rounded out the lineup for the Eagles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TENNIS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA Falls To May River</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River tennis cruised to a 5-1 victory over visiting Beaufort Academy on Thursday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brandon Trapp and Preston Aivaz gaves the Eagles their lone victory at No. 2 doubles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA (3-2) was scheduled to travel to Hilton Head Prep on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sports Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sports-briefs-16', '', '', '2019-04-04 13:24:23', '2019-04-04 17:24:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39596', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39477, 4, '2019-03-27 10:54:16', '2019-03-27 14:54:16', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rotary Club of Beaufort President Dr. Robert F. Allen, far left, stands with representatives of three local organizations that were presented grants at the Club’s March 20 luncheon meeting. From left to right are Owen Hand and Jim Weiskopf, receiving a $500 donation for Honor Flight Savannah; Dr. John Gray and Dr. Toni Bush receiving a $500 grant for Beaufort’s Free Medical Clinic; and Dean Moss receiving a $1,000 grant for the Spanish Moss Trail. All three organizations had previously made presentations at one of the club’s weekly meetings.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Photo by Jeff Johnson</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Rotary Club of Beaufort donates to local organizations', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'rotary-club-of-beaufort-donates-to-local-organizations', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:54:19', '2019-03-27 14:54:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39477', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39480, 4, '2019-03-27 10:58:14', '2019-03-27 14:58:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beginning in April, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will launch a new monthly book club aimed at reading and discussing all 12 of Conroy\'s published memoirs and novels in order of publication, from&nbsp;<em>The Boo&nbsp;</em>(1969) to&nbsp;<em>A Lowcountry Heart&nbsp;</em>(2016). Each monthly session will be led by a guest discussion leader familiar with the work, and all meetings will be held at the Conroy Center at 905 Port Republic Street in downtown Beaufort. These events are free, but advance registration is required as seating is limited. Participants are asked to read the selected books before the meetings and to come prepared for the discussion.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Interested readers can sign up for the monthly book club meetings at patconroyliterarycenter.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<br>Held on Tuesday, April 2, the inaugural meeting will be led by novelist John Warley, a Citadel classmate of Conroy\'s, as the club discusses,&nbsp;<em>The Boo,</em>self-published in 1969, honoring Pat’s Citadel mentor&nbsp;Lt. Colonel Nugent Courvoisie.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Conroy Center Book Club will continue on Thursday, May 16, at 5:30 p.m. with a discussion of&nbsp;<em>The Water Is Wide&nbsp;</em>(1972)<em>,&nbsp;</em>Pat’s memoir of his storied year of teaching eighteen students in a two-room schoolhouse on Daufuskie Island, twice adapted for film. The discussion of&nbsp;<em>The Water Is Wide&nbsp;</em>will be led by USC Beaufort assistant professor of English Mollie Barnes, who was a coordinator for USCB’s First-Year Reading Experience programs for&nbsp;<em>The Water Is Wide</em>in 2016–17.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Thursday, June 13, also at 5:30 p.m., Pat’s brother Tim Conroy, a retired educator and published poet, will lead a discussion of <em>The Great Santini</em>, Pat’s autobiographical novel of a larger-than-life USMC fighter pilot and his family, published in 1976 and also adapted for film. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Conroy Center Book Club’s July 16, 5:30 p.m., discussion will focus on&nbsp;<em>The Lords of Discipline,&nbsp;</em>Conroy’s second novel, published in 1980, critiquing his military college experience. That discussion will be led by Sean Heuston, professor of English at the Citadel who has taught&nbsp;<em>The Lords of Discipline</em>to cadets for more than a decade.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With dates to be announced later in the year, the book club’s August discussion of&nbsp;<em>The Prince of Tides&nbsp;</em>will be helmed by USC Beaufort English professor and writer-in-residence Ellen Malphrus and the club’s September discussion of&nbsp;<em>Beach Music&nbsp;</em>will be led by&nbsp;<em>Lowcountry Weekly&nbsp;</em>publisher and editor Margaret Evans, who was Conroy’s assistant during the writing of that novel. The book club’s discussions of Conroy’s dozen books will continue through March 2020. Thereafter, club participants will help the Conroy Center set the course for a second year of book selections and discussions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Conroy Center launches new book club', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'conroy-center-launches-new-book-club', '', '', '2019-03-27 10:58:16', '2019-03-27 14:58:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39480', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39483, 4, '2019-03-27 11:00:31', '2019-03-27 15:00:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort History Museum, in partnership with the Beaufort Branch of Beaufort County Library, will present a lecture titled “History and Tales of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department and Coroner’s Office” at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9,&nbsp;at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall located at the corner of North and Church streets in Beaufort. Speakers will be Beaufort County Coroner Ed Allen and Lt. Col. Neil Baxley, Emergency Management Director of the Beaufort County Sherriff’s Office.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Admission to the lecture is free, but a $5 donation is suggested and reservations are required on the BHM website at beauforthistorymuseum.com. Please print the ticket and bring to the event. Lectures sell out;&nbsp;&nbsp;those with tickets will be admitted first. Funds collected will be used to support ongoing museum programs and the renovation of the Exhibit Hall currently underway.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sheriff\'s Department and Coroner\'s Office tales to highlight history lecture', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sheriffs-department-and-coroners-office-tales-to-highlight-history-lecture', '', '', '2019-03-27 11:00:33', '2019-03-27 15:00:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39483', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39485, 4, '2019-03-27 11:02:22', '2019-03-27 15:02:22', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before Jamestown, before Plymouth Rock, before America’s early settlers carved out the colonies, there was Santa Elena. Settled by the Spanish in 1566, Santa Elena is acknowledged to be North America’s first European capital. It was founded by Pedro Menendez de Aviles, a former privateer for the Spanish who went on to become a renowned explorer and then South Carolina’s first governor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bolstered by funds from King Philip II, who sought to secure the land called La Florida for the Spanish and to protect Spain’s lucrative treasure routes, Menendez and a brave band of 400 settlers established Santa Elena somewhere along the coast of South Carolina. At its height, the settlement housed hundreds of men, women and children who battled disease, hunger and storms to eke out a perilous living. But just two decades after it was founded, Santa Elena came to a sad ending. When Sir Francis Drake attacked St. Augustine in 1586, Santa Elena’s settlers went to the rescue. They never returned. The following year, Santa Elena was consolidated with St. Augustine, Havana and other Spanish settlements.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some 400 years later, the 16th century site of Santa Elena was discovered through archeology conducted by the South Carolina Institute of Archeology. From 1979 through the present, active projects have uncovered evidence of the story researched in historical record. The scientific proof of this history tells much about “America’s First Century” as archeologists continue to find artifacts that provide a window into how the early settlers lived.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The story of Santa Elena, and its place in history, is being shared today with visitors at the Santa Elena History Center in Beaufort, an event made possible by sponsorship from the South Carolina Humanities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now, in the newest chapter of the saga of Santa Elena, South Carolina underwater archeologist James Spirek will be joined by nearly a dozen eminent maritime historians and nautical archeologists at a symposium entitled, “Shipwrecks of America’s Lost Century,” April 5 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the USCB Center for the Arts, 805 Carteret St.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Presented by the South Carolina Institute of Archeology and Anthropology, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, and the Santa Elena Foundation, the symposium will explore Spain’s colonization attempt along the South Carolina-Georgia coast in 1526, the wrecked 1565 Ribaut fleet, and the 1576 French corsair Le Prince now resting at the bottom of Port Royal Sound.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The symposium is the highlight of a series of historical events that begins with a visit to the Beaufort Waterfront by the NAO Santa Maria, a reproduction of the flagship of Christopher Columbus’s three-ship fleet, from March 29 to April 7.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sixteenth-century sailing ships fell victim to shipwrecks for a variety of reasons: sometimes just pure carelessness or accidents. Other times, they were overcome by storms, by enemy warships, by scuttling and more. In fact, barely two months after discovering an island in the New World, Columbus lost his ship, the Santa Maria, on the north coast of Hispaniola, the island shared today by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Presenters at the shipwreck symposium will include a virtual who’s who of revered subject authorities representing numerous universities, museums, and organizations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '‘Shipwrecks of American’s First Century’ come alive at symposium', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'shipwrecks-of-americans-first-century-come-alive-at-symposium', '', '', '2019-03-27 11:02:25', '2019-03-27 15:02:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39485', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39487, 4, '2019-03-26 11:03:32', '2019-03-26 15:03:32', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hunting Island spring clean-up April 13</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The annual spring clean-up of Hunting Island State Park will be on Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are needed, and lunch will be provided. Volunteers should register at friendsofhuntingisland.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort County offers free secure shredding event</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Public Works Department Solid Waste and Recycling Section has established a secure document shredding for county residents on Saturday, April 6. The event will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. (or until truck containers are full) at the Shanklin Convenience Center site located at 80 Shanklin Road in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Individuals will be limited to disposing of no more than four boxes or bags. Any types or colors of paper, file folders, or envelopes are acceptable. Staples or paper clips do not need to be removed. Materials can be brought in any container or bag and will be emptied into roll carts for immediate shredding. Only residential quantities will be accepted. No materials from commercial businesses will be accepted. No electronics will be collected at this event.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Section at 843‐255‐2736 or visit www.bcgov.net/recycle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Free tax preparation for qualifying taxpayers</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Area VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program, along with the IRS, United Way of the Lowcountry Inc., Beaufort County Human Services Alliance, and other partner organizations, are again providing free income tax return preparation and electronic filing to qualified taxpayers with the assistance of IRS-certified volunteers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VITA program offers free tax prep help to persons generally earning $64,000 or less, differently-abled persons, persons 60 and older, and those who speak limited English. Services are offered through April 15 at multiple locations across Beaufort County, with many sites continuing to operate beyond the deadline to assist with late filing and prior year returns.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VITA program is always seeking volunteers. The primary roles are tax preparer and</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>greeter. The IRS provides thorough training for all volunteers. The commitment is as few as three hours or as many as 20 hours or more per week. One-on-one mentoring is also available. To volunteer or obtain more information, visit www.vitalowcountry.org or call 843-321-9071.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Free online tax preparation is also available at www.myfreetaxes.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County Council retreat video available on The County Channel</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Council recently held its annual Leadership and Strategic Planning Session. All related information is available on the county’s website at www.bcgov.net. The County Channel recorded the sessions, which can be viewed on the county website along with the agenda and presentation materials.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch all programming for The County Channel on Comcast channel 2, Hargray channels 9 and 113, and Spectrum channel 1304. Viewers can also watch programming live and on-demand at The County Channel’s website at www.bcgov.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-104', '', '', '2019-03-27 14:43:25', '2019-03-27 18:43:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39487', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39490, 4, '2019-03-27 11:06:08', '2019-03-27 15:06:08', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burton fire officials are issuing a stern warning to area residents about the dangers and legalities of burning yard debris in the unincorporated areas of Beaufort County.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From March 22-24, the Burton Fire District, assisted by the MCAS Fire Department, extinguished five brush fires in close proximity to residential homes, with one fire destroying a large shed and another damaging a home. All five fires are believed to have been caused by unattended yard debris fires or illegal trash fires that spread out of control.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On March 22, three brush fires in the rear of residential homes, caused by unattended burning or illegal burning of trash, occurred back to back from 5:15 p.m. to 5:41 p.m. in the Gray’s Hill and Seabrook area of Beaufort County. None of the homes were damaged.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On March 23, Burton and MCAS Beaufort firefighters extinguished a brush fire that spread to a large shed and endangered a nearby home on Simmons Family Road. The fire started when the resident was burning leaves and went inside believing he had extinguished the fire. It took four fire trucks more than 90 minutes and 3,500 gallons of water to fully extinguish the shed fire, trash fire, and ensuing brush fire. The nearby residence was not damaged.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On March 24, firefighters were dispatched to a house fire on Capehart Circle just after 4:30 p.m. The initial report was that the family was evacuating the residence. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a brush fire that had extended to a mobile home but were able to extinguish it before flames got inside. Damages were limited to the skirting of the mobile home.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burton fire officials warn residents living in unincorporated areas of Beaufort County about the dangers of not directly monitoring or fully extinguishing their yard debris fires and not having a water source nearby as mandated by county ordinance. This ordinance also prohibits the burning of trash. Residents wishing to burn on their property in unincorporated areas of Beaufort County are also required by state law to call the South Carolina Forestry Commission at 1-800-895-7062.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fire officials warn that embers can smolder beneath wet leaves and debris for days, and all it takes is a gust of wind to reignite the fire. Fire officials state that when extinguishing a burn pile to soak and continuously rake the pile to ensure complete extinguishment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information residents can visit the South Carolina Forestry Commission’s website at www.state.sc.us/forest/fire.htm and the Beaufort County Code of Ordinances at bcgov.net. Residents living in incorporated towns or the City of Beaufort should check with their respective fire departments for local burning regulations.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Series of brush fires concern fire officials', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'series-of-brush-fires-concern-fire-officials', '', '', '2019-03-27 11:06:10', '2019-03-27 15:06:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39490', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39493, 4, '2019-03-26 11:07:42', '2019-03-26 15:07:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Burton Fire District, MCAS Fire Department, and Beaufort County EMS responded the morning of March 19 to a house fire on Oak Bluff Court in Burton in which a firefighter was injured and nine animals perished.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At approximately 8:45 a.m., Burton and MCAS Firefighters, along with Beaufort County EMS, responded to a report of a house fire. Initial reports were of smoke coming from the home and possible dogs inside. Firefighters arrived to find 50 percent of the mobile home engulfed in flames.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Firefighters entered the home to fight the blaze and rescue the animals. The fire was quickly brought under control. Firefighters rescued two dogs and attempted to revive them but were unsuccessful. In all, five dogs, two cats, and two hedgehogs perished in the fire.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One firefighter suffered minor injuries when he fell through the floor of the mobile home while fighting the blaze and was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The fire was caused by a heating lamp being placed too close to combustibles. Fire officials remind citizens of the safety rule, “If it has heat, then three feet,” meaning any device that generates heat, to include lamps and candles, should be a minimum of three feet from any combustibles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burton fire officials are using this incident to illustrate the dangers of fires and mobile homes. According to officials, the fire went from just smoke to engulfing 50 percent of the home within the four minutes from receiving the 911 call to arriving on scene.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Residents living in mobile homes need to have working smoke alarms that have a battery and are less than 10 years old and close all doors before leaving your home or going to bed,” said Burton Fire Chief Harry Rountree. “A closed door will keep you protected from the fast-growing fire or keep the fire contained, which will allow you time to escape and for us to arrive and save some belongings.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Residents needing a smoke alarm can email safetyed@burtonfd.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Firefighter injured, 9 pets killed in fire', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'firefighter-injured-9-pets-killed-in-fire', '', '', '2019-03-27 11:09:19', '2019-03-27 15:09:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39493', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39498, 4, '2019-03-26 13:54:35', '2019-03-26 17:54:35', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BASEBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles off to good start in region</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High has started Region 7-4A play strong, taking two of three from Hilton Head High and shutting out Bluffton 10-0 in the opener of a three-game region series.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a 13-2 win over the Seahawks in the opener, the Eagles won the second game 7-6 when the winning run scored in the bottom of the seventh. Hilton Head rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth to claim a 7-5 win in the series finale, sending the Eagles to their first loss of the season.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BHS bounced back with a dominant win over Bluffton Monday. Ethan Graham struck out eight and limited the Bobcats to one hit in the five-inning shutout.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (11-1, 3-1) was scheduled to travel to May River for a non-region game Tuesday before traveling to Bluffton for the second game of the series on Wednesday and hosting the series finale Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BOYS SOCCER&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA keeps winning</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy’s boys picked up two region wins last week, using a pair of late goals for a 3-1 win over Holy Trinity and blanking Palmetto Christian 4-0.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thomas Holladay scored two goals and Edward McCormick added one for the Eagles against Holy Trinity. Ellison Hapner scored for the Lions, and Addison Wilson made 10 saves to keep Holy Trinity in the match until the final minutes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Against PCA, Ashton Bell scored two goals, and Edward McCormick and Elijah Fess added one apiece for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA (5-1, 3-0) was slated to host Hilton Head Christian Academy on Tuesday, while Holy Trinity (2-2, 2-1) was scheduled to host Bridges Prep on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GIRLS SOCCER</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Holy Trinity takes down BA</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holy Trinity stayed undefeated with a 3-1 region win over crosstown rival Beaufort Academy last week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mills Langehans scored two goals and Lydia Mahan added one to lead the Lions. Mary Clanton Bozard made two saves to preserve the lead.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maeve Kalady scored the lone goal for the Eagles, and Amelia Huebel made seven saves in goal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holy Trinity (3-0-1, 3-0) is off until April 5, when the Lions travel to Charleston Collegiate. BA was scheduled to host Hilton Head Christian Academy on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BHS falls to Bishops</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High dropped a 2-1 decision to visiting Bishop England on Thursday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ellie Muniz scored a beautiful goal for the Eagles, but the Bishops converted two corner kicks to claim the road win.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (1-7) was to open region play at Hilton Head High on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SOFTBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Shipley, Bridges shut down BA</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bridges Prep topped Beaufort Academy 5-2 in a pitchers’ duel Thursday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jenna Shipley struck out 13 for the Buccaneers and outdueled BA’s Anna Grace Dennis, who fanned 12.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA also lost a 16-9 slugfest to John Paul II earlier in the week. Anna Grace Dennis struck out four for the Eagles but was hurt by several errors leading to 11 unearned runs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA (0-3) was slated to host Thomas Heyward on Tuesday. Bridges traveled to John Paul II for a doubleheader Monday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TENNIS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA breezes past PCA</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy defeated Palmetto Christian Academy 6-1 on the road Wednesday, dropping only one set.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (3-1) travel to May River on Thursday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BHS sweeps two region matches</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High swept to 6-0 region wins over Colleton County and Bluffton last week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles also dropped a 5-1 decision to visiting St. Charles (Ill.) on Monday. Thomas Gnann delivered the only victory of the day for the Eagles at No. 1 singles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (4-2, 3-1) were to travel to Hilton Head High on Tuesday for a key region match.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BOYS LACROSSE</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort High surges to win over Bluffton</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High’s boys lacrosse team rallied for a thrilling 12-11 home win over Bluffton on Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ethan McKenzie racked up five goals and two assists and Connor Sackman added three goals and four assists to lead the Eagles. Sean Moran also had four goals and helped anchor Beaufort’s defense along with Logan Statler and Ben Straut.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bobcats led by 10-5 late in the third quarter, but Beaufort goalie Collin Durham allowed just one goal the rest of the way and notched seven saves in the fourth quarter to aid the comeback.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (3-5, 2-0) hosted Hilton Head High for a region match Monday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GOLF&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles 2nd in county quad meet</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head High edged Beaufort High by nine shots to win a quad match between Beaufort County rivals last week at Eagles Pointe Golf Club.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Seahawks shot 157, while the Eagles (166) edged May River (168) for second place. 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(39500, 4, '2019-03-26 13:56:15', '2019-03-26 17:56:15', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High will have its third head football coach in three years next fall, but he will bring a degree of continuity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles announced former offensive coordinator Bryce Lybrand as their new head coach on Friday, replacing Devonte Holloman, who left last month to take the same position at South Pointe.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The opening drew more than 70 applicants, BHS athletics director Linc Lyles said, and although the committee consisting of school administrators, district human resources officials, and community members ultimately opted for an internal hire, Lyles said it was far from pre-determined.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Coach Lybrand crushed it,” Lyles said. “He’s had to earn it. This wasn’t just an inside decision.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lybrand did have the endorsement of Holloman, who brought him in as offensive coordinator last season after spending two years in the same position at Providence High School in Charlotte.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While many facets of the program will carry over, Lybrand intends to put his own stamp on things.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I’m not going to try to be Coach Holloman,” Lybrand said. “We approach things differently, which is probably part of why we worked so well together. But we got some traction with the kids and built some excitement around the program last year, so we’re going to try to build off that.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lybrand was a standout at Greenwood High School, where he graduated in 2004, and an undergraduate student assistant at Clemson in 2006 and 2007. During his first year on the Tigers’ staff he was paired with an assistant coach — Dabo Swinney, who a year later became the head coach.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After graduating from Clemson in 2008, Lybrand spent two years as a graduate assistant at NCAA Division II Carson-Newman, four years as an assistant coach at Fort Dorchester High School, and one year as an assistant at Wando High School before taking the offensive coordinator position at Providence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His desire to return to the Lowcountry lured him to Beaufort, and put him in the unexpected position to land his first head coaching position a year later.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I was just settling in and getting ready to be the offensive coordinator for another year,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now he’s working on job postings to fill out his staff, setting up meetings with middle school coaches, and planning his spring practice schedule. He hopes the fact that he’s already in the building will help lend some stability during the transition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The kids are excited,” Lybrand said. “They know me, and they know my style and the way I coach. I think more than anything it’s a relief to know they’ve got a head coach. These kids have been through a lot. … I think having some stability is something they’re excited about.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort High promotes Lybrand to head football coach', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-high-promotes-lybrand-to-head-football-coach', '', '', '2019-03-27 13:57:48', '2019-03-27 17:57:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39500', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39502, 4, '2019-03-26 13:59:00', '2019-03-26 17:59:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High’s track and field teams swept the team titles Saturday at the Marwin Kline Invitational at Whale Branch Early College High School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s boys racked up 163.5 points to top the 11-team field, while May River (134) was second. Whale Branch (27.5) was seventh.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Desmond Gaillard was named the top field athlete after winning the high jump, triple jump, and long jump and placing second in the 200 meters.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dexter Ratliff broke the school record in the discus with a throw of 178-5 — the top throw in the state this season — while Marlon Belden won the 1600 and teamed with Josh Wilborn, Jonathan Pozas, and Max Davis to claim the 4×800 crown. Alex Macias won the pole vault.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles and Sharks also topped the 13-team girls standings, with Beaufort (187) running away with the title and May River (117) placing second. Battery Creek (94) was third, Whale Branch (24) tied for seventh.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Layla Warren won the 100 hurdles and teamed with Chasemere Washington, Isis Henderson, and Reyonce Black to win the 4×100 relay. Charlize Antia won the 3200 and was third in the 1600, while Nigeria Davila was the high jump and placed second in the 400 hurdles, Trelayah Wright won the triple jump, and Jasmine Torrance won the discus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek’s Daje Bartley won the 400 and helped the Dolphins win the 4×400 relay, and Myra Smith won the long jump.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles Sweep Team Titles At Marwin Kline Invitational', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-sweep-team-titles-at-marwin-kline-invitational', '', '', '2019-03-27 14:10:48', '2019-03-27 18:10:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39502', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39504, 4, '2019-03-27 13:59:14', '2019-03-27 17:59:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The challenging early-season schedule is paying off for Battery Creek’s softball team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins took the inside track toward another Region 8-3A softball title by sweeping a pair of games from rival May River last week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek returned to its dominant form with a strong all-around performance in a 6-0 win at May River on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alexis Ortiz struck out 14 in a one-hitter, walking one and mowing down the Sharks, and Emily Crosby hit a pair of home runs — including a three-run blast to open the scoring in the third. Journeigh Doray was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, and Ortiz and McKenzie Young each added a pair of hits for the Dolphins.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Crosby’s game-ending RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Dolphins to a 3-2 win over visiting May River on Friday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Crosby singled home Kylee Taff with the winning run for her third RBI of the game. She started the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first and added an RBI double in the third for a 2-0 lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Giovana Rodriguez’s two-run single in the fifth tied the game, and that’s where it stayed until Crosby’s heroics in the eighth.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ortiz struck out 12 and allowed two runs, five hits, and one walk to outduel Rodriguez, who gave up three runs (two earned) and three hits with two strikeouts and four walks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins (3-7, 2-0) were scheduled to host Ridgeland-Hardeeville on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Battery Creek’s Kylee Taff, left, runs toward second base as May River shortstop Kylee Gleason fields the throw. Gleason was unable to turn the double play, and the Dolphins went on to win 3-2. <strong>Photo by Bob Sofaly</strong></em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Dolphins back in control of region race', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dolphins-back-in-control-of-region-race', '', '', '2019-03-27 14:06:17', '2019-03-27 18:06:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39504', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39511, 4, '2019-03-27 14:09:51', '2019-03-27 18:09:51', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a rough non-region season, Beaufort High’s softball team got a fresh start with the beginning of Region 7-4A play and made the most of it with a 14-0 rout of visiting Bluffton on Monday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Essence Champion was 3-for-3 with a double, two homers, and five RBIs to lead the offensive barrage for the Eagles, who broke it open with an 11-run second inning.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kristin Burke wsa 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs, Lillian Bearden was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Kidron Martin drove in three runs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maliyah Hagan struck out two and limited Bluffton to three hits in the five-inning shutout.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The win ended a three-game losing streak for the Eagles, who lost 18-6 at home to May River and let an early lead slip away in a 6-3 loss at Woodland last week.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>May River erupted for 10 runs in the sixth inning to turn a close game into an 18-6 rout over Beaufort. Bearden and Carleigh Coolong each had a hit and two RBIs, and Madison Sanchez was 2-for-3 and scored a run for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Against Woodland, Bearden went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs for the Eagles, who led 3-0 after three innings before the Wolverines rallied for two runs each in the fourth, fifth, and sixth.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Madison Sanchez also had a hit for Beaufort. Bearden allowed six runs (two earned) and five hits in a complete game to take the loss.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (2-6, 1-0) was slated to travel to Bluffton for the second game of the series Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A<em>bove: Beaufort High School’s Essence Champion, right, reaches for a ball thrown from the outfield as May River High School’s Emma Carmany safety stumbles into second base during the top of the third inning Monday at BHS. The Eagles lost 18-6. <strong>Photo by Bob Sofaly</strong></em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles take advantage of fresh start', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-take-advantage-of-fresh-start', '', '', '2019-03-27 14:09:53', '2019-03-27 18:09:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39511', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39514, 4, '2019-03-27 14:12:18', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A longtime Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) physician and a highly experienced healthcare executive were appointed this month to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees by Beaufort County Council.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Board-certified interventional radiologist Dr. Eric Billig, a member of the hospital medical staff since 2006, and Dr. Kathryn McDonagh, formerly president and CEO of hospital systems in Texas and New Jersey, joined the nine-member governing board in March.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Billig replaces Dr. Stacey Johnston, who served as a hospitalist at BMH for 10 years before leaving the hospital last fall. A graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School, Billig completed both his internship and residency at the Norfolk medical school. Following a fellowship in abdominal imaging at Emory University Hospital, he joined Beaufort Medical Imaging, the radiology group that provides all of Beaufort Memorial’s imaging services.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>McDonagh replaces longtime board member and former board chairman Terry Murray, who rotated off the board in February. She brings more than 45 years of experience in the healthcare field to her new post.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A certified executive coach for the last four years, McDonagh had previously served as vice president of executive relations for Hospira Inc., the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>McDonagh began her career in 1973 as a staff nurse in a Detroit hospital and earned a master’s degree with honors in Nursing and Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan. She joined Saint Joseph’s Health System in Atlanta, where she moved up the ranks from vice president and nursing administrator to president.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1996, she relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, to take the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer for Saint Thomas Health Services. She went on to serve as president and CEO of Saint Clare’s Heath Services in Denville, New Jersey, and CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 2005, she completed her Ph.D. in Health Sciences.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the years, she has served on more than two dozen boards and conducted her dissertation research on the effectiveness of hospital governing boards.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other members of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees include chair David House, vice chair David Tedder, secretary Andrea Allen, finance chair William “Bill” Himmelsbach, chief of staff Dr. Norman Bettle, Kathleen “Kathy” Cooper and Drs. Steve Larson and Faith Polkey.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BMH adds two to Board of Trustees', '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', '', '', '', '2019-03-27 14:12:18', '2019-03-27 18:12:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39514', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39515, 4, '2019-03-27 14:19:49', '2019-03-27 18:19:49', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A longtime Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) physician and a highly experienced healthcare executive were appointed this month to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees by Beaufort County Council.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Board-certified interventional radiologist Dr. Eric Billig, a member of the hospital medical staff since 2006, and Dr. Kathryn McDonagh, formerly president and CEO of hospital systems in Texas and New Jersey, joined the nine-member governing board in March.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39517,\"align\":\"right\",\"width\":329,\"height\":493} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Eric-Billig-MD-2-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39517\" width=\"329\" height=\"493\"/></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Billig replaces Dr. Stacey Johnston, who served as a hospitalist at BMH for 10 years before leaving the hospital last fall. A graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School, Billig completed both his internship and residency at the Norfolk medical school. Following a fellowship in abdominal imaging at Emory University Hospital, he joined Beaufort Medical Imaging, the radiology group that provides all of Beaufort Memorial’s imaging services.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>McDonagh replaces longtime board member and former board chairman Terry Murray, who rotated off the board in February. She brings more than 45 years of experience in the healthcare field to her new post.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39518,\"align\":\"left\",\"width\":379,\"height\":561} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Kathryn-McDonagh-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39518\" width=\"379\" height=\"561\"/></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A certified executive coach for the last four years, McDonagh had previously served as vice president of executive relations for Hospira Inc., the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>McDonagh began her career in 1973 as a staff nurse in a Detroit hospital and earned a master’s degree with honors in Nursing and Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan. She joined Saint Joseph’s Health System in Atlanta, where she moved up the ranks from vice president and nursing administrator to president.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 1996, she relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, to take the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer for Saint Thomas Health Services. She went on to serve as president and CEO of Saint Clare’s Heath Services in Denville, New Jersey, and CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 2005, she completed her Ph.D. in Health Sciences.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the years, she has served on more than two dozen boards and conducted her dissertation research on the effectiveness of hospital governing boards.&nbsp;Other members of the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees include chair David House, vice chair David Tedder, secretary Andrea Allen, finance chair William “Bill” Himmelsbach, chief of staff Dr. Norman Bettle, Kathleen “Kathy” Cooper and Drs. Steve Larson and Faith Polkey</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BMH adds two to Board of Trustees', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bmh-adds-two-to-board-of-trustees', '', '', '2019-03-27 14:19:52', '2019-03-27 18:19:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39515', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39520, 4, '2019-03-27 14:27:45', '2019-03-27 18:27:45', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Bob Sofaly</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39521} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RES6462-1024x781.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39521\"/></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>About 50 children took part in the 11th annual Beaufort Twilight Run one-mile youth run on Saturday through the streets of Habersham. Here, the fastest runners lead the pack. The BTR is a benefit for Riverview Charter School and in the past has raised about $475,000.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39522,\"align\":\"center\",\"width\":583,\"height\":507} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RES6467-1024x896.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39522\" width=\"583\" height=\"507\"/></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With so many children all taking off at once through a small starting gate, someone is bound to fall. Here, three boys manage to run over each other near the starting line as they and about 50 other runners all start the 11th annual Beaufort Twilight Run one-mile youth run.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39523} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RES6493-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39523\"/></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It wouldn’t be a 5K run in Beaufort without four-legged runners, as well. Here, a boy and his dog are among the more than 600 runners at the start of the 11th annual Beaufort Twilight Run 5K on Saturday in Habersham.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39524} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RES6520-718x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39524\"/></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Benjamin Bruce of Arizona was the overall first place winner of the 5K race at the 11th annual Beaufort Twilight Run on Saturday through Habersham. Bruce blistered the course with a time of 14:54.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39525} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RES7671-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39525\"/></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Children in the 5- to 6-year-old group sprint toward the finish line in the quarter-mile fun run during the 11th annual Beaufort Twilight Run on Saturday in Habersham.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Off and running', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'off-and-running', '', '', '2019-03-27 14:27:47', '2019-03-27 18:27:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39520', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39527, 4, '2019-03-27 14:42:11', '2019-03-27 18:42:11', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Carolina State Sen. Tom Davis and the Charleston woman whose personal story inspired him to take up the fight for medical cannabis in the Palmetto State headlined an event Monday in Bluffton to support the launch of a new trade association aimed at pushing the Compassionate Care Act through the state legislature.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Davis spoke to a crowd at Bluffton BBQ for a launch party and fundraiser for Healthy Carolina Now, a non-profit trade association formed in conjunction with South Carolina Business Leaders for Medical Cannabis and aimed at supporting Davis’ senate bill that would legalize medical marijuana while “drawing a bright line against recreational use.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bill has failed to reach the floor for a vote the past two years, but Davis is optimistic he can change that during the current two-year session, if not before this year’s session ends in May, despite objections from the state’s law enforcement and medical communities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I know that South Carolina is a conservative state. I get that. We’re not Colorado. We’re not California,” Davis said. “And I want a medical cannabis bill that is reflective of what South Carolinians want, and I think this is what they want.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Davis says four different polls have shown that 70-80 percent of state residents support a medical cannabis bill that will empower doctors to prescribe the drug if they believe it will be beneficial.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I can’t think of any other issue upon which that many South Carolinians would agree,” he said. “What it boils down to for me is this — if a doctor sitting down with a patient makes a diagnosis for which that doctor believes that cannabis will provide relief, why in the world do we have a law that says that they can’t do that?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It is possible to have a very tightly regulated, socially conservative, narrowly drawn medical cannabis bill that empowers doctors and at the same time draw a bright line against recreational use,” Davis added. “Anybody who tells you that you can’t have a medical cannabis policy and draw a bright line against recreational use is not telling you the truth. It can be done.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39529} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DSC_0013-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39529\"/><figcaption><em>Jill Swing, the Charleston woman whose personal story inspired State Sen. Tom Davis to take up the fight for medical cannabis in South Carolina, speaks to a crowd at Healthy Carolina Now’s kickoff event at Bluffton BBQ on Monday as event organizer Catherine Harrison, Jonathan Metcalf, and Davis look on.</em><br><br></figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Davis took up the issue after meeting Jill Swing, a Charleston woman whose young daughter was suffering up to 2,000 seizures per day as a result of cerebral palsy and epilepsy. The duo successfully pushed a bill that allowed possession of CBD oils for medical use, but Swing learned through personal experience that the bill didn’t go far enough to protect patients in need.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It didn’t provide us with any safe access to CBD oil,” Swing said. “It just said we could possess it but it didn’t tell us where we were supposed to get it. … We would find these sources to get the oils, but we had no idea if they were even fit for human consumption, let alone if they had any therapeutic benefit. We were paying top dollar — thousands and thousands of dollars — for these oils, and we found out later that some of them only had trace amounts of CBD in them.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Swing says an online community of families in need of the medication would alert one another to new sources, but sometimes a child would start a new oil and lose seizure control. The oils would be sent for testing that often revealed little to no actual CBD or higher than allowed levels of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“At some point I realized that every state is really an island on this issue,” Swing said. “We need in-state cultivation, and we need processing, and we need distribution, and we need testing. Patients are sick and suffering, and we don’t need to be worrying about where our medication is going to come from.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The home-grown element is where Healthy Carolina Now is focusing its efforts, pointing to the potential economic benefit.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There’s a $14 billion medical marijuana industry knocking at our door,” Healthy Carolina Now chair Rosie Craig said. “We’re talking about jobs, we’re talking about stimulating the economy, we’re talking about construction. … We have a bill now that is for the patients, but we have also created a good, strong environment for investment.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While the potential economic boon to the Lowcountry would be a positive, Davis says that would simply be a bonus to doing the right thing for patients in need.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“All the statistics, all the rhetoric, whatever, all of that pales in comparison to meeting somebody who has been impacted by this and hearing somebody’s story of what they were going through before and what they are like now,” Davis said. “When I was introduced to Jill in 2014, I saw a girl go from 100 seizures an hour to trace amounts. 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(39556, 4, '2019-04-03 09:50:52', '2019-04-03 13:50:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>W</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Coastal Stage Productions presents ’The Hallelujah Girls’</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Celebrating their fifth year of producing quality, local live theatre, Coastal Stage Productions is proud to announce their CSP Theatre Season 2019 opener, “The Hallelujah Girls.” Created by Jones, Hope, Wooten — the talented writers behind The Dixie Swim Club — the action in this rollicking Southern comedy takes place in SPA-DEE-DAH, an abandoned church-turned-day-spa. The hilarity abounds when five feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to throw off their blues and shake up their lives. Set to be the first production in the new Coastal Stage @ AMVETS black-box playhouse, The Hallelujah Girls offers some of the most delightful and hilariously portrayed characters to ever hit the Lowcountry stage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Location: COASTAL STAGE @ AMVETS, 1831 Ribaut Rd., Port Royal, SC. &nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dates: April 5, 6 at 8 p.m.; April 7 at 2 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pricing: Reserved Seating - $25, Group (10 or more) Reserved Seating - $22, At the Door - $27</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets: www.coastalstageproductions.com or 843-717-2175</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>April activities at Hunting Island State Park</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mondays: Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 4 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tuesdays: CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walk, 3 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wednesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (April 17, 24)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thursdays: Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (April 4, 11, 25); CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fridays: Fish Printing, 2 p.m. (April 5, 12, 19); Full Moon Lighthouse Climb, 8 p.m. (April 19)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saturdays: Tie Dye, 11 a.m. (April 6); Creatures of the Night, 2:30 p.m. (April 6); Easter Egg Hunt, 9 a.m. (April 20)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sundays: Reptiles of the Lowcountry, 11 a.m. (April 7, 14)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs &amp; Events.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tour the Hunting Island Lighthouse</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Friends of Hunting Island will present tours of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse at 10 a.m. on Thursdays, April 4, April 11, and April 25. Reservations are recommended by calling 843-838-7437.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is a $2 fee and visitors must be 44 inches tall to climb the lighthouse. Keeper Ted and guides will discuss the history of the only lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of special interest this month is the Friday, April 19, Full Moon Lighthouse Climb at 8 p.m. Fee is $10 per person. For pre-registration, call the Nature Center at 843-838-7437.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BAC, BASEcamp Gallery to celebrate Gullah artists</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Celebrating Gullah Art, the Beaufort Arts Council will showcase artists Diane Dunham Griffin, Claudette Humphrey, Renee Smith, Andy Tate, and Bernice Mitchell Tate at the Beaufort Digital Corridor\'s BASEcamp Gallery from April through June.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join us for the Artists Reception on Friday, April 5 as part of historic downtown Beaufort\'s Spring Art Walk from 5-8 p.m. BASEcamp Gallery is at 500 Carteret St., midway between USCB Center for the Arts/Sea Islands Center Gallery and the downtown galleries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also, one of the gallery’s current artists, Omar \"Omally\" Patterson, will be one of the “artists in the street” downtown during Art Walk.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Catch the Wellness Wave at USCB</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The excitement is building as a new and unique festival is being rolled out in Beaufort. The Wellness Wave and Scavenger Hunt is a collaboration of USCB partnering with its neighbors, Beaufort Chiropractic, Free Spirit Yoga, Sanctuary Acupuncture, and Alchemical Healing.&nbsp; Motivated to bring more fun, wellness, and sense of community to our college students and to the Beaufort community, the collaborators will turn the USCB campus into a hub of festivities, games and treats.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Come out and meet up with USCB students, community members and families for the day. Join the scavenger hunt, sample yoga and fitness moves, play games, win prizes, enjoy popsicles and other treats, network, and groove to the tunes spun by a local DJ. Best of all, admission is free!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The festivities are happening from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, on the USCB Beaufort Campus lawn.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YMCA to offer CPR classes</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Wardle Family YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal, offers CPR classes for community members on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on the following dates in 2019: April 6, May 11, June 8, June 22, July 20, August 17, September 7, September 19, and November 23.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cost is $35 for this YMCA-certified course and those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Lou Bergen, Aquatics Director to register for this class. Call the Y at&nbsp; 843-522-9622 or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Noted photographer to present to local clubs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Photography Club of Beaufort, with the support of the Callawassie Island Photo Club, the Camera Club of Hilton Head Island, and the Photography Club of Sun City are excited to announce that world renown photographer Bryan Peterson is returning to the Lowcountry for a one-night only program. Mr. Peterson will present “Expanding Your Vision” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 8, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry Auditorium, 921 Ribaut Road.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This one night event and presentation will address how to become more aware of your surroundings and the often unseen potential for photography. In addition, he will emphasize compositional principles, exposure fundamentals, flash techniques and the importance of understanding the impact of color. This free program is open to the public and is an amazing opportunity for local photographers to hear Peterson explain his incredible insights on these topics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Peterson is an internationally renowned photographer, educator, and commercial photographer with over 35 years of experience. He has authored over 12 books, including the seminal reference, “Understanding Exposure,” and is the founder of the world’s top online photography school (PPSOP.com). Copies of Mr. Peterson’s books will be available for purchase at this program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Photography Club of Beaufort meets on the second Monday of each month at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, 921 Ribaut Road, Beaufort. Attendance at club meetings is open to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YA Everlasting Book Club</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;an&nbsp;adult&nbsp;but&nbsp;still&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;reading&nbsp;Young Adult literature,&nbsp;this&nbsp;book&nbsp;club&nbsp;is&nbsp;for&nbsp;you. All meetings are free and begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>• Wednesday, April 10: “The Astonishing Color of After” by Emily X.R. Pan</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, call 843-255-6458.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Conroy Center to host poetry reading</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In partnership with the Beaufort Arts Council, the Conroy Center will host award-winning poet Tjawangwa Dema for a free public reading at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10. Books will be available for sale and signing following the reading.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tjawangwa Dema is a Motswana poet, educator, and arts administrator. Her collection The Careless Seamstress won the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry. Her chapbook Mandible was selected for the African Poetry Book Fund’s New-Generation African Poets series.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sea Island Fly Fishers to meet April 10</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The speaker for the Sea Island Fly Fishers’ April 10 meeting is Capt. Gary Dubiel, a light tackle/ fly fishing charter captain out of Oriental and New Bern, N.C. Capt. Dubiel targets Redfish, stripers, speckled seatrout and a variety of other salt and fresh water game fish. He is a veteran guide, TV personality, rod designer, and writer.&nbsp; The local fly fishing club is especially interested in hearing about his Pop N Fly, a fly he created for trophy redfish. The public is welcome to attend this free event, at 6 p.m. on April 10, at 815 Bay St. Refreshments will be served and anyone interested in fly fishing should consider attending. The club is also sponsoring a fly-only-redfish tourney April 15-21, which is open to non-members.&nbsp; Sign up at 815 Bay St. Contact Jack Baggette at 843-441-4023 for information.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club to meet April 11</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Sportfishing and Diving Club’s April meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11 at the Beaufort Yacht Club on Lady’s Island off Meridian Road.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The social begins at 6:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This month’s guest speaker will be local angler, Jim Golier a former S.C. Department of Natural Resources representative and current executive director of the Hampton Wildlife Fund. He will discuss the latest in electronic and maintenance issues. This will include various plotters, sounders, and utilization.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A representative from West Marine will also be available for various product pricing for makes and models.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Guests are welcomed and you do not need a reservation. For more information, contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email <a href=\"mailto:fgibson@islc.net\">fgibson@islc.net</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YMCA Puppy Plunge&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>YMCA’s Puppy Plunge will be held from 9-11 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month (weather permitting) at the Y outdoor pool (1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal). Pups can splash, swim and play in our safe, enclosed outdoor pool area. The cost is $10 per pup and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local children and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free. Dogs must be well-behaved, current on all required vaccines and leashed until inside the pool area. Owners must be present at all times and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org or call 843-522-9622 for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Get moving with Beaufort Track Club</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LCWC to hold April luncheon in Bluffton</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lowcountry Christian Women\'s Connection will be having their April luncheon meeting at Hampton Hall clubhouse at 11:30 a.m. on April 17. The feature will be floral designer Kerry Cross, and the featured speaker will be Debby Morris from Savannah, who will be speaking on, \"So What\'s Normal, Anyway?\" Cost for the luncheon is $25 and must be prepaid by April 10. Make checks payable to \"CWC Bluffton\" and mail to: Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton, SC, 29909. For details, call Carol at 843-705-7604.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Christian Women’s lunch supporting Radiance Women</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Christian Women’s Connection will hold their monthly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at Bermuda Bluff Club House, 10 Club House Drive,&nbsp;St. Helena Island, SC 29920. This is a change of venue for this month. The cost is $18 for the catered lunch and program. Guest speaker Debby Morris will speak on “So What’s Normal Anyway?” Radiance Women, a faith-based medical clinic providing pregnancy support is our feature. Guests are invited to bring unwrapped baby gifts or WalMart gift cards ( $10, $15, $20) for a baby shower for Radiance. Some of the needed items include onesies, newborn diapers, clothing sizes newborn to 18 mo, baby books, receiving blankets, Playtex “Dropins” bottles, teething toys, butt paste and pacifiers. Reservations can be made with Marti Myers at 843-321-0962 or email her at puddlesportia@gmail.com. More information is on Facebook at Beaufort Christian Women’s Connection. BCWC is part of Stonecroft Ministries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Soft Shell Crab Festival returns to Port Royal in April</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All are invited to the 16th annual Soft Shell Crab Festival on Paris Avenue in Port Royal on Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Local chefs will be serving favorite soft shell crab dishes as well as a variety of other festival foods.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to a Classic Car Show from 11 a.m.–3 p.m., attendees can enjoy a Kids Zone featuring affordable rides for a variety of ages, face painting and balloon animals by local favorite Tux the Clown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A variety of craft vendors will line Paris Avenue. Bikers Against Bullies will also be in attendance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Live music will include Frogmore Stu playing from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., The Blues Boys performing from 1-2:30 p.m., and Bootless from 3-5 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rotary Club of Beaufort will hold its annual crab race on Battery Creek, with a top prize of $40,000 to one possible winner and 10 chances to win $5,000. More information about the 2019 crab race is available at www.portroyalcrabrace.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more details or inquiries about the Soft Shell Crab Festival, please visit www.oldvillageportroyal.com or call (843) 986-2211.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lowcountry Ladies Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next Lowcountry Ladies Luncheon will be back in Bluffton on May 3 at the Oak Terrace at Rose Hill. The Luncheon event is intended to help support local women owned businesses and to help women network in effort to grow personally and professionally.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Registration is now open, and seating is limited. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased online at Register lowcountry-ladies-luncheon. Interested vendors are to contact Laurie Brown at laurie@auntlauries.com for pre-approval. Vendor display tickets are $45 and include lunch. Vendor spots typically sell out, so register early.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What To Do', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-to-do-173', '', '', '2019-04-03 09:50:54', '2019-04-03 13:50:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39556', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39558, 4, '2019-04-03 09:53:35', '2019-04-03 13:53:35', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bridges Prep 1<sup>st</sup> grade teacher Tiffany Woodard is one of five finalists for the State Charter District Teacher of the Year, an honor to be announced in late April.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are ecstatic that Mrs. Woodard is a finalist for State Teacher of the Year,” Interim Head of School Sherri Herbst said in a release. “To be one of the five finalists from the 34 state charter schools is a huge accomplishment, and we are so proud of what she has done to help our young learners succeed at Bridges Prep.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Woodard earned her National Board Certification in 2011. She has worked at Bridges Prep since 2017, when she and her family moved to Beaufort after her husband was assigned Navy duty. She began her teaching career in 2001.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A team of current sSate Public Charter Board of Directors members, previous state teachers of the year and charter staff will interview the finalists in April. The winner will be announced at that teacher’s school in late April.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Woodard is a graduate of Welch College in Nashville, Tenn. She is experienced teaching elementary grades and limited-English students. At a previous school, she co-chaired a professional development team tasked with training in Common Core state standards. She also worked with K-2 teachers to provide research-based assistance to academically-struggling students.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bridges Preparatory School was chartered by South Carolina in mid-2012 and opened at near capacity in August 2013.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Joining Woodard as a finalist for the award are Ashley Cannon of the Whitmore School, Jason Williams of Lowcountry Leadership Charter School, Terri Willingham of High Point Academy Spartanburg and Erin Hynum of South Carolina Connections.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Bridges Prep’s Woodard Teacher of the Year Finalist', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bridges-preps-woodard-teacher-of-the-year-finalist', '', '', '2019-04-03 09:53:38', '2019-04-03 13:53:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39558', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39561, 4, '2019-04-03 09:55:19', '2019-04-03 13:55:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A recent study from England has found that people who have had cataract surgery have had better mental function in later life. The report joins a growing body of research that suggests that taking care of vision has benefits for older adults beyond just improving sight.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Researchers compared the rates of cognitive decline before and after patients had cataract surgery. The researchers found the rate of cognitive decline was slowed by 50 percent following cataract surgery over 13 years of follow-up.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The rate of decline among people who had cataract surgery was slower after the surgery compared with beforehand and became similar to the decline among those with no cataracts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other studies have associated visual impairment with lower cognitive ability in older adults. But until now, about it wasn\'t known whether improving vision through cataract surgery would help slow changes in mental function.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new study included 2,068 adults who underwent cataract surgery and 3,636 adults with no cataracts. Researchers tested participants\' memory by asking them to recall 10 words, both immediately after the words were read aloud and then again after participants had been distracted by other tasks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The researchers note that scientists still don\'t know why vision problems affect cognitive decline. But they think that the isolation, embarrassment and lack of physical activity from vision problems may contribute to the problem.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is little doubt that cataract surgery is very likely to improve a person\'s vision, which can allow people to stay active and independent.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you can’t do things for yourself because you can\'t see well, it\'s easy to fall into a slump and withdraw from daily activities. This could affect a person\'s cognitive abilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Studies suggests that improving vision isn\'t the only benefit of cataract surgery, it also improves quality of life and delays or lessens cognitive decline in adults. The results also suggest that patients who had cataract surgery — and their caregivers — have less emotional distress compared with patients who did not have the surgery and their caregivers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Other Benefits of Cataract Surgery</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One study found that when older people have cataract surgery to improve their vision, they also lower the risk of falling and breaking a hip.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another study of 55- to 85-year-olds with and without cataracts found that those with cataracts were four times more likely to report difficulties with a challenging driving situations. Drivers with cataracts were also 2.5 times more likely to have a history of at-fault crash involvement in the prior five years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Correcting Vision Improves Quality of Life</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I’ve seen in my practice that correcting vision problems, including cataracts, can make a big difference in a person\'s quality of life.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes family members say, “My mother doesn\'t do much anymore – she doesn\'t read, or drive, and she\'s a little confused, so why bother doing surgery?”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here’s with I say to that. I\'ve seen some pretty amazing changes in older patients who have their eye conditions treated. Cataract surgery is a safe outpatient procedure. It can enhance people\'s lives and make them more engaged with the world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes something as simple as getting new eyeglasses can make a difference in an older person\'s vision. It helps maintain your driving vision, allows you to see your pills and the food on your plate. It helps them to read, watch TV and interact with their loved-ones.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Better Vision May Improve Long-Term Brain Health', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'better-vision-may-improve-long-term-brain-health', '', '', '2019-04-03 09:55:22', '2019-04-03 13:55:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39561', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39563, 4, '2019-04-03 10:00:49', '2019-04-03 14:00:49', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Scott Graber </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s Saturday morning, brisk and bright, and I’m sitting in my dining room with a cup of Eight O’Clock Colombian Peaks Coffee — “rich, winey, full-bodied.” </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This morning I’ve got my Wall Street Journal which gives us a story titled “The Right Way to Choose a College.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The piece, written by Stanford’s Denise Pope, says “Today\'s admissions scandal should serve as a wake-up call. As a society we need to re-examine the issues that lead families to be obsessed with college status.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I find this point of view interesting because the Wall Street Journal also ranks, each and every year, the top 500 colleges in the United States. Not only are the universities ranked in order of merit, but the WSJ spends a lot of time promoting the rankings and urging parents to pay attention to its list.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While they sometimes sidebar an obscure college like Berea College in Kentucky as having good student-teacher relationships, their over-arching focus is endowment, research grants and percentage of professors with doctorates — and why Stanford, Yale, Harvard and Duke deserve single-digit rankings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is also a factor which might be called “extra money to be earned after getting a Harvard degree.” The Journal says that at an elite school like Yale, a graduate might expect an $800,000 bump over twenty years. This compares with “one-third of this amount at the University of South Carolina.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last year, my own alma mater — The Citadel — was not to be found in the WSJ listings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At first I thought I had missed the school as my eyes scrolled down the list. But after re-reading the rankings I realized that Citadel had not made the cut.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This sent me into a persisting funk thinking that the Journal editors did not appreciate the beauty of close-order drill or the mathematics connected to the operation of an 81 mm mortar.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As I again re-examined the rankings, my mind wandered back to 1963.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When I walked through the Lesesne Gates in August of 1963, I was a middling, mediocre scholar and suspected I was in for a tough slog. My father had said, “Let’s face facts Scott, you’re a mediocre student. When you layer the military part on top your class work, … well, you’re not going to make it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And for the first two years, I almost fulfilled my father’s prediction of failure.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But, unknown to me, there was a maturation process under way, and slowly I was learning how to learn — how to study — all the while putting a mirror-like spit-shine on my just-for-inspection shoes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And in the early part of my third year, I wandered into Constitutional Law as taught by professor Lawrence Moreland.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Larry Moreland was short, slight and had a dry wit. But he made the American Constitution — and those people who interpret that document — fascinating.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In fact he made the American way of governing fascinating.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And I was not immune to his extraordinary way of teaching — his ability to ignite one’s curiosity and, parenthetically, to pull the lever on one’s desire to get good grades.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As I sit and sip my coffee this morning, I know that Larry Moreland is singularly responsible for my interest in law and that he got me into the law school at George Washington University. I want to think that the potential to succeed was always there, but that Larry Moreland flipped the switch at the moment in time when I was ready to learn — and for me that came a little later than most.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lately the WSJ has been reporting another trend — the closing down of small colleges across the United States.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Apparently there has been a demographic drop in high school graduates that means a corresponding increase in empty desks, vacant dorm rooms and fewer tuition checks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is unfortunate because small colleges like The Citadel are salted with teachers who know how to motivate students who may be slow off the block. They are salted with professors who can teach Shakespeare, calculus and chemistry to young men and women who do not do well on their SAT or do not have parents who can hire $10,000 tutors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2017 I went back to Charleston for the 50th reunion of the Class of 1967.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I had not regularly attended my reunions and was pleasantly surprised to discover my class had produced eight general officers, a host of colonels and captains who had once led rifle platoons in Vietnam and a dozen lawyers who were inspired by Larry Moreland and his take on the American constitution.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The right way to choose a college', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-right-way-to-choose-a-college', '', '', '2019-04-03 10:00:51', '2019-04-03 14:00:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39563', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39566, 4, '2019-04-03 10:04:14', '2019-04-03 14:04:14', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Lee Scott</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New Beaufort residents must learn the customary practices of the community when they first move here. One of my first learning experiences concerned the trash.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Having grown up in cities and towns that supplied trash service, I was surprised when I learned we would have to pay for garbage service in our neighborhood.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, after the first week, I noticed there were no trash cans lined up in front of the houses on my street. When I asked my neighbor, she explained that everyone just dropped off trash at the convenience center.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so began my trips to the dump.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Initially my spouse would go, but after a while, the bagged trash fell on me with him taking on the trips with bigger loads that required our pickup truck.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now I have gotten into the habit of grabbing a few bags of trash when I am going into town and stopping off at the convenience center on my way.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although I find myself needing a Post-It note on the dashboard to remind myself not to pass the entrance while heading to the grocery store. Nothing is worse than opening the trunk of the car, only to discover I forgot to stop.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the years have gone by, I have become to appreciate the community camaraderie, a spirit of friendship, at the convenience center.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is always a willingness to help one another. On those days when I do need to use the truck to drop things off, I never have to worry about unloading it, because I know, invariably, some man will come up and help me. Who says chivalry is dead?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have also seen people help others unload the remnants of a garage sale from a car or truck and then ask if they can have some of the items.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One day while throwing out an old broken lamp, a fellow came up and said, “I’ll take that if you don’t want it.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Turned out he could use the lamp parts to fix another lamp. From then on, I made it a habit to ask one of the employees if something might have value to someone else.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The recycling area amazes me too. People get in line patiently waiting to throw away newspapers, plastic and glass.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When you think about it, this is one place in town where everyone comes together. You see neighbors along with strangers. People in Mercedes, old pickup trucks and minivans, all having the same goal – getting rid of trash.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And in the end, as I have finished unloading my trash and headed back to my car, I always hear the familiar, “Have a blessed day!”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You too!” I yell back.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We do that here in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The best meeting place in town', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-best-meeting-place-in-town', '', '', '2019-04-03 10:04:16', '2019-04-03 14:04:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39566', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39568, 4, '2019-04-03 10:07:54', '2019-04-03 14:07:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort 5th grader knows her words</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Angela Estrada, a fifth-grader at Beaufort’s Broad River Elementary, is one of five Beaufort County School Distict students and 68 students nationally to earn a perfect scores in the winter edition of a national vocabulary competition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The WordMasters Challenge, the nation’s longest-running language arts competition for elementary and middle school students, holds three meets for nearly 150,000 students during each school year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Having command of an extensive vocabulary is a key component of being an effective communicator, and these students are obviously off to a strong start,” interim Beaufort County Schools Superintendent Herb Berg said in a release. “We’re proud of them and their teachers, too.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The WordMasters Challenge is an exercise in critical thinking that encourages students to become familiar with new words that are considerably harder than grade level, then challenges them to use those words to complete analogies that express various kinds of logical relationships.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Working to solve the analogies helps students learn to think both analytically and metaphorically.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Free health screenings offered</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mt. Carmel Baptist Church’s Med-I-Assist program, along with S.C Department of Health and Environmental Control, AccessHealth Lowcountry and Beaufort Memorial Hospital will be providing free health screenings from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at the Beaufort Health Department at 1407 King Street for those citizens in need and wanting to get one or more screenings done.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Available screenings include: prostate, glucose (sugar), hypertension and/or cholesterol. Also Welvista Prescription Assistance, eye exam and eye glass vouchers will be available.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Historic beaufort foundation holding annual luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The trustees and staff of the Historic Beaufort Foundation will hold their annual meeting and luncheon at noon Tuesday, April 9 at the Sea Island Inn.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event will be highlighted by Cynthia Cole Jenkins’ presentation “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” an overview of preservation in South Carolina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reservations for the event, catered by Debbie Covington, are $20 per person and can be made by calling 843-379-3331.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort history museum to tell tales about sheriffs, coroners</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort History Museum, in partnership with the Beaufort branch of the Beaufort County Library, will present a lecture titled “History and Tales of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department and Coroner’s Office” at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at the First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Speakers will include Beaufort County coroner Ed Allen and Lieutenant Colonel Neil Baxley, emergency management director of the Beaufort County Sherriff’s Office.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lecture is free to the public although a $5 donation is requested.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Advance registration is required. If you have pre-registered, you will be admitted first – before those who may walk in -- as long as you are present 5 minutes before the announced starting time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Register at http://beauforthistorymuseum.wildapricot.org/event-3325659.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>100 women who care beaufort to meet</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The second meeting of the quarter for 100 Women Who Care Beaufort will be held at 5:30 p.m. April 9 in the First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort’s fellowship hall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The organization brings together women four times a year to choose and donate $100 each to a worthy, non-profit organization in northern Beaufort County. Since 2015, the organization has raised $240,705.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, call 703-472-1780.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort league of women voters to talk climate</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The League of Women Voters of Beaufort will host a presentation and discussion at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11 by the non-profit group, the Citizen’s Climate Lobby at Beth Israel Synagogue regarding the Energy Innovation Act (H.R. 763).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More information on the topic may be found at <a href=\"http://www.energyinformationact.org/\">www.energyinformationact.org</a> or at <a href=\"http://www.citizensclimatelobby.org/\">www.citizensclimatelobby.org</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>League meetings are open to the public and held the second Thursday of each month.The League of Women Voters of Beaufort, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact the League of Womens Voters pf Beaufort at <a href=\"mailto:lwvbeaufort@gmail.com\">lwvbeaufort@gmail.com</a> or 704-641-7357.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lady’s island middle school robotics featured</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lady’s Island Middle School 8th Grade Robotics Team will be featured at April’s Fridays @ the Corridor event. The hour-long event will take place at 8 a.m. April 12 at the Beaufort Digital Corridor’s BASEcamp at 500 Carteret Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Doors will open at 7:30 a.m., and free parking will be available until 11 a.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The team, which won the Excellence Award at the VEX state championship, will be one of three S.C. teams representing S.C. at the VEX World Championships to be held April 24-27 in Louisville, Ky.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seat’s can be reserved by emailing <a href=\"mailto:info@BeaufortDigitalCorridor.com\">info@BeaufortDigitalCorridor.com</a>. Any donations from this event will go toward the team’s trip to the worlds. 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(39570, 4, '2019-04-03 10:11:03', '2019-04-03 14:11:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Zonta Club of Beaufort, member of Zonta International which is celebrating its centennial this year, is raising money to sponsor a service dog for a female Marine veteran through K9s for Warriors, an organization which specializes in working with veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and military sexual trauma.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39571,\"align\":\"left\",\"width\":276,\"height\":495} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/K9s1_n-571x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39571\" width=\"276\" height=\"495\"/><figcaption>K9s For Warriors provides veterans with a highly skilled service canine, a rescued dog with six months specialized training.</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With Zonta being a women\'s service organization, this was the deciding factor in selecting this group over others.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The normal waiting time for a dog is 18 months. There are two female Marines on the list are scheduled to attend the training and receive their dogs in the fall.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The K9s For Warriors training program is an intensive, full-immersion, three-week training course. Each veteran receives a highly skilled service canine (a rescued dog with six months specialized training), individual and group instruction, certification, equipment, educational seminars, veterinary care, meals, transportation and housing. The sponsorship cost is $20,000.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zontians feel that with the wonderful relationship between Beaufort and our military this project is perfect and very doable. They are asking for the community\'s endorsement and support.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Donations will filter through Zonta Club of Beaufort so that it can benchmark its progress, but checks should be made out to K9s For Warriors, as it is a 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax deductible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please mail donations to Zonta Club of Beaufort, P.O. Box 2234, Beaufort, SC 29901.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Zonta to fund dogs for female veterans', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'zonta-to-fund-dogs-for-female-veterans', '', '', '2019-04-03 10:11:05', '2019-04-03 14:11:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39570', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39573, 4, '2019-04-04 10:11:10', '2019-04-04 14:11:10', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are delighted to introduce our new editor, Mike McCombs.&nbsp;A 1997 graduate of Clemson University, McCombs worked as sports editor and later news editor of The Tiger, South Carolina\'s oldest student newspaper, before landing his first \"real job\"  at the Beaufort Gazette, where he worked for long-time editor Jeff Kidd. After nearly 15 years on the sports desk of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, he returned to the Lowcountry in 2012 as sports editor of the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette, where he worked until 2016.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I came back to the Lowcountry in 2012 because this is where I wanted to be,\" says McCombs. \"This is the community in which I wanted to make my home, and I am grateful for the opportunity to play a meaningful role in the community.”<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>McCombs is a 2009 graduate of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education’s Summer Editing Program At the University of Nevada. He has been involved in multiple projects that earned Associated Press Sports Editors accolades, and has been awarded numerous South Carolina Press Association awards for everything ranging from column writing to page design.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'McCombs, new editor of The Island News', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mccombs-new-editor-of-the-island-news', '', '', '2019-04-04 13:45:42', '2019-04-04 17:45:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39573', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(39576, 4, '2019-04-03 10:20:00', '2019-04-03 14:20:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Publisher Jeff Evans and The Island News are recipients of the 2019 S.C. State Firefighters Association Media Award.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The award is presented to a public media – television, radio, newspaper, magazine or website – for outstanding coverage of the fire service.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The coverage should have a positive effect on both the fire service and the public. The coverage should also have a measurable impact, such as a change in public opinion, reduction in fires or improved services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The newspaper was nominated by the Burton Fire District.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In a day of ‘click bait’ driven news, which often detracts readers to dramatic and questionably factual stories based more upon sensational information than beneficial or educational, the Island News has remained focused on its local readers and local issues that directly enhance our community and the quality of life of our citizens,” the nomination reads. “It is within that focus that The Island News has been a tremendous resource for our fire department in keeping our citizens informed of not only local emergencies, but also departmental safety and community programs, and personnel achievements.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The award will be presented at the association’s yearly conference held June 24-29.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Evans, Island News win SC Firefighters Media Award', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'evans-island-news-win-sc-firefighters-media-award', '', '', '2019-04-03 10:20:02', '2019-04-03 14:20:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39576', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39579, 4, '2019-04-03 10:24:14', '2019-04-03 14:24:14', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Council and their partners with the Hilton Head Humane Association celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new Beaufort County Animal Campus on Saturday, March 30 in Okatie.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new campus includes animal intake areas, a spay and neuter clinic and an adoption center under one roof. The operation will help reduce overpopulation, as well as the euthanasia rates of homeless and unwanted animals in Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Animal Services seeks to promote responsible animal ownership, prevent the spread of diseases to other domestic animals and protect the public by seizing animals roaming throughout the county. It also provides shelter for stray, unwanted or homeless domestic animals and maintains a vigorous relocation program, including health screenings, vaccinations and mandatory spay or neutering.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event was recorded by the The County Channel, which can be found on the county’s web site, bcgov.net, or on Comcast Channel 2 and Hargray Channels 9 and 113.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The campus, located at 10 Pritcher Point Road, is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Beaufort County Council members, left to right, Chris Hervochon, Larry McElynn, Mike Covert, York Glover, Mark Lawson, Paul Sommerville, Stu Rodman, Alice Howard and Joe Passiment attend the grand opening and ribbon cutting Saturday, March 30 of the county’s new animal campus in Okatie.</em><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'County celebrates opening of new Animal Campus', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-celebrates-opening-of-new-animal-campus', '', '', '2019-04-03 10:24:16', '2019-04-03 14:24:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39579', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39583, 4, '2019-04-03 10:26:55', '2019-04-03 14:26:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mu Pi Zeta, Beaufort’s graduate chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., held a Finer Womanhood Celebration on March 16 to recognize new inductees and women for their contributions to the community and the organization. The sorority recognized the following individuals:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New Members: Mrs. Gail Burnes and Mrs. Tera Williams</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zeta Amicae Auxiliary of Beaufort Amica of the Year: Theresa Pringle&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tau Upsilon, USC Beaufort Undergraduate of the Year: Amarah Nicholson</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zeta Principles:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Scholarship: Ingrid Knight&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Service: Dr. Grace Bulls&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sisterhood: Geraldine Dawson&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Finer Womanhood: Cherie Mack</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the program, Pastor Kenneth Hodges of Tabernacle Baptist Church spoke about the significance of Harriet Tubman to Beaufort County and South Carolina. Tubman lived a life that exemplified the principles of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. At the conclusion of his presentation, a donation of $1,000 toward the Harriet Tubman Monument was presented by the local chapter, Mu Pi Zeta.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. will celebrate 100 years of service to the community beginning Jan. 16, 2020. The Harriet Tubman Monument is scheduled to be unveiled during the year of the sorority’s centennial.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Harriet Tubman honored during Finer Womanhood Celebration', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'harriet-tubman-honored-during-finer-womanhood-celebration', '', '', '2019-04-03 10:26:57', '2019-04-03 14:26:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39583', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39586, 4, '2019-04-03 10:29:03', '2019-04-03 14:29:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thibault Gallery will break new ground when it features its first teen artist with an installation by Anthony Johnson during the Art Walk and First Friday events from 5-8 p.m. on April 5.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During his preschool years, Johnson’s mother became aware of his natural talent when a teacher showed her a picture of a smiling face he had drawn.&nbsp;&nbsp;Since then, Johnson has attended art classes at Akrona Gallery and studied visual arts at Miller South School Of Performing Arts, both in Akron, Ohio. In August 2015, Johnson and his family moved to Beaufort, where he graduated from Beaufort Middle School and is currently attending Whale Branch Early College High School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During his sophomore year in high school he began exploring different art forms.&nbsp;&nbsp;His art teacher showed him a new form of art using pen, Sharpie, and words from his heart. For Johnson, this became a powerful way to express his feelings onto paper. He quickly adopted this style, implemented his own little twists, and created what he calls “Journal Art.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Johnson excels with expressing detailed visual representations of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Redd Fox, and, his most recent portrait, Pat Conroy. Each portrait is in Johnson’s own “Journal Art” style and masterfully filled with words produced through journaling. His caliber of work extends way beyond his age of 16.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Thibault Gallery featuring teen artist Anthony Johnson', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'thibault-gallery-featuring-teen-artist-anthony-johnson-2', '', '', '2019-04-03 10:29:05', '2019-04-03 14:29:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39586', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39608, 4, '2019-04-03 13:34:01', '2019-04-03 17:34:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Along with oysters, legendary author Pat Conroy and the smell of pluff mud, one of the things Beaufort is known for is “The Sound of Freedom,” the familiar sound of fighters from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort streaking overhead.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Expect to hear more of that sound in the coming months.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last week, MCAS Beaufort told local residents to expect an increase in air operations. The increase is expected to last from 10 months to a year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are three key factors are attributing to the increase.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First, all five F/8-18 squadrons are home on the base and operating normally. This is the legacy fighter jet platform the Marine Corps has operated since the early 1980s.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Second, there is a general increase in the training of and production of F-35B pilots, who are trained at MCAS Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And third, the main runway that most people see while passing MCAS on Highway 21 will be closing for repairs. This will shift jet traffic to the secondary runway, which runs perpendicular to the main runway. Jets departing and approaching that runway fly over the Pigeon Point neighborhood in the City of Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No date has been set yet for the runway switch.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Expect more of the Sound of Freedom', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'expect-more-of-the-sound-of-freedom', '', '', '2019-04-04 13:36:06', '2019-04-04 17:36:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39608', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39610, 4, '2019-04-04 13:39:15', '2019-04-04 17:39:15', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High baseball kept its hold on the top spot in Region 7-4A with a three-game sweep of rival Bluffton last week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles finished off the sweep with a 9-2 victory Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Oliver Holmes earned the win, allowing one unearned run and four hits over five innings with three strikeouts and there walks. Luke Londono was 1-for-2 with a double and three RBIs, and Paul Winland had a hit and two RBIs for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles blanked the Bobcats 10-0 at Bluffton on Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wes Graves struck out six over five scoreless innings for the win, allowing four hits, and Jeffrey Smyth gave up one hit in a scoreless sixth to finish the shutout.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Winland was 3-for-4 with two triples, four RBIs, and two runs to lead the Eagles at the plate. Brendan Bowersox was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, Ethan Graham was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and three runs, and Reed Reichel was 2-for-4.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort also picked up a solid non-region win by rallying for three runs in the top of the seventh inning to claim a 7-5 road win over May River on Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Graham’s two-out homer tied it at 5 and started the rally for the Eagles, who took the lead on Winland’s RBI double and tacked on an insurance run when Winland scored on James Davenport’s single. Graham finished 3-for-4 with a double and a homer, Jeffrey Smyth was 2-for-3, and Davenport was 2-for-2 with a double.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (14-2, 5-1) had their winning streak snapped with a 5-1 loss at Wade Hampton on Monday and will be back in action against Point Pleasant on Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em><strong>Photo by Bob Sofaly:</strong></em><em>Beaufort’s Reed Reichel tires to take out Bluffton’s shortstop Noah Simonsen during an explosive fourth inning Friday night, March 30, at BHS field. The Eagles scored seven runs during the fourth inning and went on to beat their Region 7-4A rivals, 9-2. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles sweep Bobcats, maintain Region 7-4A lead', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-sweep-bobcats-maintain-region-7-4a-lead', '', '', '2019-04-04 13:39:17', '2019-04-04 17:39:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39610', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39613, 4, '2019-04-03 13:40:33', '2019-04-03 17:40:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you made plans to get a good look at the Santa Maria this week in Beaufort, you can thank Mother Nature for dashing your plans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rough weather off the Atlantic coast has delayed the ship’s arrival by a week out of concerns for the safety of the crew and ship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a result, the replica of Christopher Columbus’ ship will now be docked in downtown Beaufort from Saturday until Monday, April 14, giving interested patrons two weekends to board the floating museum.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Spanish Foundation agreed to alter its schedule to ensure a port of call in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The challenges for the ship and its crew are not unlike what early explorers faced in their efforts to navigate and sail the coast of La Florida in the 16th century.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a diversion to Cape Canaveral this week due to serious storms off the coast after leaving Key West, the Santa María’s attempt to reach Beaufort was met with volatile winds. After an attempt to sail the replica of the 500-year-old vessel against these conditions, the ship sustained damage and the safety of the crew was at stake. Therefore, the Captain returned to Cape Canaveral for safe docking and ship repair.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The original Santa María, the flagship of Columbus, was shipwrecked in 1492 in the Caribbean.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ship will sail through the St. Helena Sound, pass through the historic Woods Memorial swing bridge and dock at the downtown Beaufort sea wall.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you purchased a ticket online, you can use that ticket any day to take a tour.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Follow the Santa Elena Foundation for any updates at <a href=\"https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.santa-elena.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0V4yyhjTDPWaDmOBU5iOymqN7cO-bSF-zeQklx9T9sn_nMdBGiz_3a_jo&amp;h=AT3knXUuYIeRWzXs6WjalinS0gYBHyJ0IYHRM9ReYl3iTiIAjFD4s17317ulmc6UZ4XAkplNI6NM23auIG0HhGka00S-HfN-P5g9OToa2d0h9NWxzihyhdRec8mD3AJkbQTw9xArRYXohN0J1cH0W7ExcsVPiJQS1L38dtEBhBaid8PpawUgbbdGdJ6naF6umY21RZ73Ey0q49pJtISq69ALWCnEyBH6WJsGdpv_lnrOGvID1_JBX8yAAAYNd6YhdvdlEj2t6yJuIAEnDADCTgYUJXPZxd80lDJa0MV1dYQNKliknTPkx0EFw-fhsHKATo9oVkGFiaDouQkCAAGtioA_4otbeexeqJOzK3vHaaXxyNdy4Qj8c1rKXgwsUhEUzA8ZA8835rpJOpsOYWCCs7SnauE9qGeHZrO71NjnlL3umtWGRXC29CB_QZ4FSBCr7VBvWIFVzuRcYJB_u8Bh7UCfapyXWEqUDe_jXVpJx7Qcgg5tEzUnDp3EvhvjjZq8i9A2u8DpnhzUy7vXHMA6GMbKder9wU7dzWHakwI3yoIX-S-ECBzskEnDjuiAzL3Ci9qhJ0RqCrApn3KBZzjJT_mHBL55kqlTTakuPpOVir7Wj3J6hDi7PPLMQcg0WW_Kb1SCVUy09mVu0HkSqFHQLyfBkM66NoQMtSEEQCm7mTtWWux5R-p9OacL8xZotUjhv9_u23f3M6znBVAtGrAxB9veZ58QKjBO4JlwPiKag-IXtBDl3BePBnzwCtv5waRif4enUHCXlmoqpKTe7anOFkOn7FMLRSoia60PuPucj6hRhq_tl5NN-cFDSsxwz8nd2A\">www.santa-elena.org</a>.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Weather Delays Santa Maria', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'weather-delays-santa-maria', '', '', '2019-04-04 13:41:57', '2019-04-04 17:41:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39613', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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Reservations are recommended by calling 843-838-7437.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is a $2 fee and visitors must be 44 inches tall to climb the lighthouse. Keeper Ted and guides will discuss the history of the only lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of special interest this month is the Friday, April 19, Full Moon Lighthouse Climb at 8 p.m. Fee is $10 per person. For pre-registration, call the Nature Center at 843-838-7437.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tour historic Fort Fremont</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Travel back in time to the 1890s and the Spanish American War at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27,  at the St. Helena Branch of the Beaufort County Public Library at 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island. Learn the history, see a scale model of Fort Fremont as it stood in 1898 and take a guided tour of the remains of the fortifications. The tour lasts approximately two hours. No reservations are necessary and it’s free and open to the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, call the St. Helena Library at 843-255-6487 or visit fortfremont.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>\n<strong>YMCA to offer CPR classes</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Wardle Family YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal, offers CPR classes for community members on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on the following dates in 2019: May 11, June 8, June 22, July 20, August 17, September 7, September 19, and November 23.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cost is $35 for this YMCA-certified course and those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Lou Bergen, Aquatics Director to register for this class. Call the Y at 843-522-9622 or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YMCA Puppy Plunge&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>YMCA’s Puppy Plunge will be held from 9-11 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month (weather permitting) at the Y outdoor pool (1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal). Pups can splash, swim and play in our safe, enclosed outdoor pool area. The cost is $10 per pup and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local children and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free. Dogs must be well-behaved, current on all required vaccines and leashed until inside the pool area. Owners must be present at all times and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org or call 843-522-9622 for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Get moving with Beaufort Track Club</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Christian Women’s lunch supporting Radiance Women</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Christian Women’s Connection will hold their monthly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at Bermuda Bluff Club House, 10 Club House Drive,&nbsp;St. Helena Island, SC 29920. This is a change of venue for this month. The cost is $18 for the catered lunch and program. Guest speaker Debby Morris will speak on “So What’s Normal Anyway?” Radiance Women, a faith-based medical clinic providing pregnancy support is our feature. Guests are invited to bring unwrapped baby gifts or WalMart gift cards ( $10, $15, $20) for a baby shower for Radiance. Some of the needed items include onesies, newborn diapers, clothing sizes newborn to 18 mo, baby books, receiving blankets, Playtex “Dropins” bottles, teething toys, butt paste and pacifiers. Reservations can be made with Marti Myers at 843-321-0962 or email her at puddlesportia@gmail.com. More information is on Facebook at Beaufort Christian Women’s Connection. BCWC is part of Stonecroft Ministries.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Soft Shell Crab Festival returns to Port Royal in April</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All are invited to the 16th annual Soft Shell Crab Festival on Paris Avenue in Port Royal on Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Local chefs will be serving favorite soft shell crab dishes as well as a variety of other festival foods.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to a Classic Car Show from 11 a.m.–3 p.m., attendees can enjoy a Kids Zone featuring affordable rides for a variety of ages, face painting and balloon animals by local favorite Tux the Clown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A variety of craft vendors will line Paris Avenue. Bikers Against Bullies will also be in attendance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Live music will include Frogmore Stu playing from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., The Blues Boys performing from 1-2:30 p.m., and Bootless from 3-5 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rotary Club of Beaufort will hold its annual crab race on Battery Creek, with a top prize of $40,000 to one possible winner and 10 chances to win $5,000. More information about the 2019 crab race is available at www.portroyalcrabrace.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more details or inquiries about the Soft Shell Crab Festival, please visit www.oldvillageportroyal.com or call (843) 986-2211.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal hosting Air Show After Dark</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Beaufort County, the Town of Port Royal, and the Chamber\'s Military Enhancement Committee, is proud to host Air Show After Dark from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 27.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This free event following Saturday\'s MCAS Beaufort Air Show will feature meet-and-greet time with the Blue Angels and other air show performers, musical selections by the Parris Island Marine Corps Brass Band and a fireworks display to end the evening. The festivities will be hosted at the Port of Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Food will be available for purchase at an eclectic mix of food trucks on site. Port Royal neighborhood restaurants will also be open as normal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Alligator talk at the Port Royal Sound Foundation</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join the Port Royal Sound Foundation for its Tuesday Talk series and learn all about local alligators from 5:30-7 p.m. April 30 at the Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center in Okatie.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tom Murphy, a wildlife biologist with more than 40 years of experience working with alligators, will present information on the research he has conducted while working for S.C. Department of Natural Resources. He’ll talk about how alligators function in their environment and relay information on his recent work with alligators inhabiting golf course ponds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>RSVP is required for this event. Tickets a $5 per person, free for those under 16. Call 843-645-7774 for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lowcountry Ladies Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next Lowcountry Ladies Luncheon will be back in Bluffton on May 3 at the Oak Terrace at Rose Hill. The Luncheon event is intended to help support local women owned businesses and to help women network in effort to grow personally and professionally.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Registration is now open, and seating is limited. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased online at Register lowcountry-ladies-luncheon. Interested vendors are to contact Laurie Brown at laurie@auntlauries.com for pre-approval. Vendor display tickets are $45 and include lunch. Vendor spots typically sell out, so register early.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Birthday for the Birds coming to Port Royal</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Town of Port Royal will celebrate the 7th Birthday for the Birds from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. May 4.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This one-of-a-kind event showcases Beaufort County’s wonderful natural resources, the Port Royal Rookery and Wetlands, along with the incredible wildlife within.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Representatives from the Fripp Island Wildlife Department will be onsite as they showcase many inhabitants of the wetlands including alligators and other species. Master Naturalists will be there to escort you educationally through a tour of the boardwalk through the wetlands, answering any questions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There will be a Scavenger Hunt, wildlife tattoo stickers, local school children’s artwork, a Birthday Cake and did we mention Kazoos to play in the background as you tip your bird hats?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information or to volunteer, call Kate Hamilton Pardee at 508-221-7355 or email <a href=\"mailto:garyh2otreatment@gmail.com\">garyh2otreatment@gmail.com</a> or <a href=\"mailto:capecodh2o@comcast.net\">capecodh2o@comcast.net</a>.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What To Do﻿', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-to-do%ef%bb%bf', '', '', '2019-04-10 14:34:31', '2019-04-10 18:34:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39622', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39624, 4, '2019-04-10 14:35:54', '2019-04-10 18:35:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort High concert band rated excellent</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort High School Sea Island Symphonic Band earned an “Excellent Rating” at the senior high school portion of the S.C. Concert Band Performance Assessment at West Ashley High School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The S.C. Concert Band Performance Assessment was held over two weeks in Charleston.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s wonderful that we have so many talented young musicians in our schools,” interim superintendent Herb Berg said in a release. “And it goes without saying that when our student musicians are honored, we are also honoring the outstanding educators who teach them.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Concert Performance Assessment consists of a stage performance and sight reading. Bands perform on stage for three judges who independently score each performance using rubrics based on state and national standards for music education.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following the stage performance, bands sight-read a piece of music they have never seen. The band is given six minutes to study the piece, then must play for and be rated by two different judges. The scores of all five judges are combined to determine overall ratings.&nbsp;<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'School Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-briefs-38', '', '', '2019-04-10 14:35:55', '2019-04-10 18:35:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39624', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(39626, 4, '2019-04-10 14:43:53', '2019-04-10 18:43:53', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Lee Scott</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My friend Cindy called me one day and asked if I wanted to go on a field trip.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even before she finished speaking, my mind started to think about the dreaded field trips of my youth. I recalled the old school buses with no air-conditioning, the nuns in sneakers (a foreign look for us students) and endless straight lines.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then there were those places where the only way to get a drink of water was a public water fountain, usually one with little water pressure. Each child would suck on the water spigot to get a drink. A practice that reduced me to either not getting a drink of water or wiping off the faucet with my shirt.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There were also the bathroom breaks which required us standing in straight lines alphabetically. Those of us with names at the end of the alphabet always suffered.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then I recalled the last field trip with my thirteen-year-old daughter’s class.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the way to the school bus, she spent the entire time telling me what not to do.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Mom, please do not embarrass me,” was the theme. “Keep your voice down.” “Do not single me out.” “Act like you don’t know me.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I took it all like a trooper since I would not allow my own mother to attend any of my field trips.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite this, as Cindy finished telling me about the field trip, I decided it was worth the attempt.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After all it had been years and I like to challenge myself and put bad memories behind me.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There would be 17 of us attending the Savannah Historic House and Garden Tour (a fundraiser) and we would be going in five cars. It would be an all-day event since we would be driving to Savannah, touring the homes, and then going out to a late lunch.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite my fears, it turned out to be a perfect field trip.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cindy had worked in the public-school system for years and had the organizational skills needed to get the group where we needed to be. She had addresses, the map, and the tickets.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I’m not sure if she ordered the weather too, but it was a perfect day to walk around Savannah.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 17 women all chatted with one another, and there was no sense of favoritism with the leader.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At no time did she tell us to be silent and line up alphabetically. She also incorporated bathroom breaks into the day, one of which included walking through a beautiful park that had clean bathrooms and clean water fountains.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And finally, although Cindy did have on sneakers, she was not wearing a nun’s habit.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Good job, Cindy!&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Time for another field trip!<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'The Field Trip: My fears unfounded', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-field-trip-my-fears-unfounded', '', '', '2019-04-10 14:43:56', '2019-04-10 18:43:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39626', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39629, 4, '2019-04-10 14:52:46', '2019-04-10 18:52:46', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Scott Graber</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When I was 17, it was decided that I would leave my family — then living in Germany — and move to Florence, SC.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My grandmother lived in Florence, and it was thought that living with her for my last year in high school would reduce the tension that had developed between me and my father.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When I arrived in Florence, I was not, like my friend Pat Conroy, an athlete. (I had previously been a competitive swimmer, but Florence had, some years earlier, closed its swimming pool in order to avoid integrating that facility.)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nor was I a scholar. Nor did I have the requisite ‘57 Ford (or Chevrolet) or any interest in “Fireball” Roberts, Cale Yarborough or NASCAR. McClenaghan High School would be the third and final chapter of an uneven, unremarkable high school experience.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Though not distinguished, I was different — different in one respect. I had traveled in Spain, France, Italy and Austria. I had seen the Costa Brava before the arrival of condominiums. I had driven on the Nurburgring the day before the Grand Prix.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I had been to East Germany when it was a cold, hostile, communist place. And I could describe where I had been and what I had seen.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so I learned to tell stories about where I had been. It was an obvious effort to fit in, to be a part of a small town where I was late to the dance, very late to the dance.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so, in time, I also learned that it helped if the story one told was funny. It helped especially when one was talking to girls.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Storytelling became part of my way of communication — my talking. In those days I had a finite number of stories — I was only 17 for God’s sake — and learned that one could fail if one was not careful.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, this morning, I was stunned to see a piece in the Wall Street Journal titled, “Please Stop Telling That Same Story.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The WSJ begins by telling us about pitfalls and tarpits to be avoided.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“… the bonding benefits of storytelling only work if you’re good at it. Many of us, even those who tell stories for a living, are not. We repeat stories we’ve told before. We tell tales that don’t have a point. We fail to pay attention to our audience, choosing stories that are inappropriate or ignoring clues that our listeners are bored.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And we’ve all been at dinner parties when a story — a story with no connection to the conversation under way — comes forth unbidden. If this story is one we’ve heard before then we move from borderline annoyance to full-throttle anger. But usually we sit and listen. We say to ourselves, ‘This friendship is important, too important to get up and walk out of the room’. And so we stay, usually we smolder and go silent, wondering \"is this friendship is truly worth this worn out, self- aggrandizing tale?”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The WSJ goes on to say that a good story will energize the room. But there have to be fleshed-out characters, tension, and most importantly, a reason one is telling this particular story at this particular moment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I myself have learned that a story works best if it is funny, self-disclosing and self-deprecating. And the Journal tells us if we check these boxes, the listener’s brain secretes dopamine, which focuses our attention, and oxytocin, which helps us connect.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This produces a state called immersion, in which the listener is both absorbed in a story and willing to be persuaded,” says Paul Zak, a professor at Claremont Graduate University in California.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But then there is that moment when one looks around the table and spots that vacant-eyed, pursed-lipped look that screams, “You’ve told this one before, Scott. Many, many times before.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is confirmed when you see your best friend’s wife looking out the window and silently mouthing the same words you are speaking. And yes, this is the dilemma that some of us, in our old age, face on a regular basis. We’ve just run out of material, out of content. Our portfolio is empty.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Wall Street Journal deals with the lack-of-new-content conundrum head-on: “If you’re telling a story you’ve told before own up to it. New research shows that people who repeat stories are viewed as less genuine or authentic—unless they acknowledge their repetition.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so we say words like, “I know you’ve heard this ‘chestnut’ before. But its essential—for my evaporating, increasingly fragile self-esteem — that we go round this track on more time ...”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></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. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</em><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Storytelling not as simple as it seems', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'storytelling-not-as-simple-as-it-seems', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:00:58', '2019-04-10 19:00:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39629', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39631, 4, '2019-04-10 14:53:44', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Bill Rauch</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first step of what is sure to be a long and controversial series of showdowns that will finally lead to the replacement of Beaufort’s Woods Memorial Bridge will be taken next week when Rep. Shannon Erickson introduces into the South Carolina House of Representatives a resolution commemorating the iconic bridge’s 60th Anniversary.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Why is that significant?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation’s (SCDOT’s) spokesman Pete Poore, “Sixty is when we begin to consider bridges obsolete.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rep. Erickson’s Resolution will have the effect of drawing attention to the bridge’s coming obsolescence and that, as County Council vice chairman Paul Sommerville says, “The Woods Bridge is a problem that’s awaiting a solution.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What exactly is the problem?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The landmark bridge’s replacement is controversial already — and has been for years — because the SCDOT’s policy is to do away with swing bridges and drawbridges in favor of fixed span bridges. But in the case of the Beaufort River crossing of US 21 Business a fixed span bridge would begin its elevation on the Port Royal Island side at about The Carteret Street United Methodist Church and by the time it reaches Bay Street three blocks down it would be about 50 feet in the air, according to a late 1990’s Army Corps of Engineers Study of the problem.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It gets worse.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, right about Bay Street, according to the study, the approach to the bridge turns to the right and, as it continues to climb, passes over the present Waterfront Park playground and in front of a significant portion of the Waterfront Park before turning left to cross the Intracoastal Waterway at 65’ of elevation before making its descent onto Lady’s island, finally reaching grade again around the Lady’s island boat landing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Imagining this man-made mountain downtown, the many defenders of Beaufort’s historic district — which is effectively the whole town’s power structure — have and will continue to argue to the death that the shadow a new fixed span bridge would cast across the heart of Beaufort’s lifeblood historic district would be deleterious, perhaps even fatal, to the district’s future.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thus the stalemate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So what is the solution?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since no one at the SCDOT will speak on the record, here’s my interpretation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Florida’s experience is that drawbridges have been found to be more reliable than swing span bridges, and there are many drawbridges in Florida that motorists use at all times of the day and night to cross the Intracoastal Waterway.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our action plan should in my view be to muster the political power in Columbia to pass local legislation that would have the effect of compelling SCDOT in this special circumstance to make an exception to their no drawbridge policy, and to build a new drawbridge on roughly the alignment of the old 1927 swing span bridge. Furthermore, as to design, we should honor the Woods Bridge by reproducing as closely as possible it’s gentle, classic lines and elevations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My friend Frank Glover, with whom I served for a dozen or so years on the Beaufort City Council and who was the SCDOT’s (then Highway Department’s) District Engineer for Beaufort for many years before that, estimates it will take 10-plus years to fund, permit and build a new bridge once its plans are agreed upon. So there’s not a lot of time to spare here.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new turn lanes and traffic management improvements on Lady’s island that will begin to be constructed next week are helpful, but they are like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic if the Woods Bridge goes down before an appropriate successor is in place.&nbsp;<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Controversy coming over downtown bridge', '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', '', '', '', '2019-04-10 14:53:44', '2019-04-10 18:53:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39631', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39632, 4, '2019-04-10 14:59:42', '2019-04-10 18:59:42', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Bill Rauch</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first step of what is sure to be a long and controversial series of showdowns that will finally lead to the replacement of Beaufort’s Woods Memorial Bridge will be taken next week when Rep. Shannon Erickson introduces into the South Carolina House of Representatives a resolution commemorating the iconic bridge’s 60th Anniversary.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Why is that significant?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation’s (SCDOT’s) spokesman Pete Poore, “Sixty is when we begin to consider bridges obsolete.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rep. Erickson’s Resolution will have the effect of drawing attention to the bridge’s coming obsolescence and that, as County Council vice chairman Paul Sommerville says, “The Woods Bridge is a problem that’s awaiting a solution.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What exactly is the problem?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The landmark bridge’s replacement is controversial already — and has been for years — because the SCDOT’s policy is to do away with swing bridges and drawbridges in favor of fixed span bridges. But in the case of the Beaufort River crossing of US 21 Business a fixed span bridge would begin its elevation on the Port Royal Island side at about The Carteret Street United Methodist Church and by the time it reaches Bay Street three blocks down it would be about 50 feet in the air, according to a late 1990’s Army Corps of Engineers Study of the problem.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It gets worse.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, right about Bay Street, according to the study, the approach to the bridge turns to the right and, as it continues to climb, passes over the present Waterfront Park playground and in front of a significant portion of the Waterfront Park before turning left to cross the Intracoastal Waterway at 65’ of elevation before making its descent onto Lady’s island, finally reaching grade again around the Lady’s island boat landing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Imagining this man-made mountain downtown, the many defenders of Beaufort’s historic district — which is effectively the whole town’s power structure — have and will continue to argue to the death that the shadow a new fixed span bridge would cast across the heart of Beaufort’s lifeblood historic district would be deleterious, perhaps even fatal, to the district’s future.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thus the stalemate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So what is the solution?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since no one at the SCDOT will speak on the record, here’s my interpretation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Florida’s experience is that drawbridges have been found to be more reliable than swing span bridges, and there are many drawbridges in Florida that motorists use at all times of the day and night to cross the Intracoastal Waterway.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our action plan should in my view be to muster the political power in Columbia to pass local legislation that would have the effect of compelling SCDOT in this special circumstance to make an exception to their no drawbridge policy, and to build a new drawbridge on roughly the alignment of the old 1927 swing span bridge. Furthermore, as to design, we should honor the Woods Bridge by reproducing as closely as possible it’s gentle, classic lines and elevations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My friend Frank Glover, with whom I served for a dozen or so years on the Beaufort City Council and who was the SCDOT’s (then Highway Department’s) District Engineer for Beaufort for many years before that, estimates it will take 10-plus years to fund, permit and build a new bridge once its plans are agreed upon. So there’s not a lot of time to spare here.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new turn lanes and traffic management improvements on Lady’s island that will begin to be constructed next week are helpful, but they are like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic if the Woods Bridge goes down before an appropriate successor is in place. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. Email Bill at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.</em><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Controversy coming over downtown bridge', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'controversy-coming-over-downtown-bridge', '', '', '2019-04-10 14:59:45', '2019-04-10 18:59:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39632', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39635, 4, '2019-04-10 15:03:52', '2019-04-10 19:03:52', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Jennifer Massey, LMSW, ACHP-SW</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Recognizing the importance of advance care planning</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Aging. We feel it with every ache and pain. We see it in the mirror with every laugh line and wrinkle.&nbsp;We notice it when our friends are swapping doctor referrals for arthritis and knee replacements.&nbsp;&nbsp;We start planning for it when we are young with retirement accounts, life insurance and maybe even a will.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While we talk about the physical changes, we often ignore their meaning. We avoid it because it’s morbid, scary or perhaps will even jinx us. Then a crisis occurs and no one knows what to do.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day – an appropriate time to take the steps necessary to assure that your healthcare wishes are known and fulfilled as you age.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Getting Started</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Start by asking yourself:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>What is quality of life and what healthcare decisions support that?</li><li>What goals are important if your condition worsens?&nbsp;</li><li>What fears and worries do you have about your future?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>What abilities are critical and how much are you willing to go through to maintain them?</li><li>How much does your family know about these answers?</li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If, because of injury or illness, you can’t make important healthcare decisions, your family will need to speak on your behalf. Who will the doctor ask? It’s time to have a conversation, telling your family the decisions you’ve made. If you are unsure how to start, ask your doctor or social worker to help arrange a family meeting or go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.begintheconversation.org/\">www.begintheconversation.org</a>for ideas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Put in in writing</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Complete an advance directive, a written document outlining your healthcare decisions if you become terminally ill or have a serious illness and can’t speak for yourself. Completing one is simple. Download the document or ask your healthcare provider for a copy. Fill in the blanks and sign it. You will need a couple of witnesses and maybe a notary, but an attorney is not necessary. You can be specific, or simply name someone to make decisions for you.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In South Carolina, advance directives include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>South Carolina Health Care Power of Attorney</li><li>Five Wishes</li><li>Declaration of a Desire for a Natural Death</li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can find more information and comparisons at www.mylifemychoices.org and download the forms from there. Forms are also available at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.beaufortmemorial.org/\">www.BeaufortMemorial.org</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Spread the word</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After you have completed the appropriate form, give copies to your doctors, healthcare facility, and the person you have designated as your healthcare power of attorney.&nbsp;&nbsp;Keep the original in a safe but easily accessible place.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Review your wishes periodically. Our goals, and therefore healthcare decisions, may change as we age.&nbsp;Review your decisions as often as once a year, but it is imperative you review them in case of divorce, diagnosis, decline or death of your chosen agent. Whoever has copies will need to be updated if you make changes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When we receive a diagnosis of a serious illness or have an accident, it feels like our healthcare is out of our control.&nbsp;&nbsp;Take back some control.&nbsp;&nbsp;Don’t put the burden on your family to guess what you want.&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepare in advance, educate your family, document your wishes and empower your family to act confidently on your behalf if they should ever need to.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Jennifer Massey is Outpatient Care Coordinator at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A social worker for over 15 years, she is certified in hospice and palliative care.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'National Health Care Decisions Day is April 16', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'national-health-care-decisions-day-is-april-16', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:03:56', '2019-04-10 19:03:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39635', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39637, 4, '2019-04-10 15:06:01', '2019-04-10 19:06:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators and SWAT team members, assisted by Beaufort police officers and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, executed a search warrant on Friday, April 5 at 1906 Baggett Street in Beaufort, arresting five people on drug-related charges.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Tyreesh White, 41, was charged with two counts of sale and distribution of heroin, two counts of sale and distribution of heroin with ½ mile of a park/school, two counts of possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine within ½ mile of a park/school, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine within ½ mile of a park/school and possession with the intent to distribute a schedule IV controlled substance.&nbsp;</li><li>Travis Ondeck, 31, was charged with sale and distribution of heroin, sale and distribution of heroin with ½ mile of a park/school, possession of a stolen handgun, possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine within ½ mile of a park/school, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine within ½ mile of a park/school.&nbsp;</li><li>Kameron Gentile, 19, was charged with possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine within ½ mile of a park/school, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine within ½ mile of a park/school.&nbsp;</li><li>In addition, Gentile was wanted by the Mount Pleasant Police Department on a drug charges.&nbsp;</li><li>James Brown, 43, was charged with possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine within ½ mile of a park/school, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine within ½ mile of a park/school&nbsp;</li><li>Heather Simmons, 30, was charged with possession of crack cocaine.&nbsp;</li></ul>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The five subjects were transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center and incarcerated without incident.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During Friday’s search, investigators recovered a handgun that had been reported stolen in Jasper County, a pickup truck that had been reported stolen out of North Augusta, crack cocaine, powdered cocaine, methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine (MDMA) pills, xanax pills, suspected heroin and marijuana, as well as pills and powdered substances that have yet to be identified.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The drugs seized during the search warrant will be subjected to chemical analysis at the Sheriff’s Office Forensic Services Laboratory. Additional criminal charges may result from those analyses.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '5 arrested on drug charges in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '5-arrested-on-drug-charges-in-beaufort', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:06:03', '2019-04-10 19:06:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39637', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39639, 4, '2019-04-10 15:11:36', '2019-04-10 19:11:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort League of Women voters to talk climate</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The League of Women Voters of Beaufort will host a presentation and discussion at 6 p.m. today by the non-profit group, the Citizen’s Climate Lobby at Beth Israel Synagogue regarding the Energy Innovation Act (H.R. 763).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More information on the topic may be found at <a href=\"http://www.energyinformationact.org/\">www.energyinformationact.org</a> or at <a href=\"http://www.citizensclimatelobby.org/\">www.citizensclimatelobby.org</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>League meetings are open to the public and held the second Thursday of each month.The League of Women Voters of Beaufort, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact the League of Womens Voters pf Beaufort at <a href=\"mailto:lwvbeaufort@gmail.com\">lwvbeaufort@gmail.com</a> or 704-641-7357.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lady’s Island Middle School robotics featured</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lady’s Island Middle School 8th Grade Robotics Team will be featured at April’s Fridays @ the Corridor event. The hour-long event will take place at 8 a.m. Friday at the Beaufort Digital Corridor’s BASEcamp at 500 Carteret Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Doors will open at 7:30 a.m., and free parking will be available until 11 a.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The team, which won the Excellence Award at the VEX state championship, will be one of three S.C. teams representing S.C. at the VEX World Championships to be held April 24-27 in Louisville, Ky.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Seat’s can be reserved by emailing <a href=\"mailto:info@BeaufortDigitalCorridor.com\">info@BeaufortDigitalCorridor.com</a>. Any donations from this event will go toward the team’s trip to the worlds. Cash or credit cards will be accepted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Digital Corridor is a community-sourced initiative to attract, nurture and promote Beaufort\'s technology entrepreneurs and the region\'s tech economy through an array of programs, products and events.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Young Life trivia night a success</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than 250 people attended the fourth annual William Trask and Holly Konoza Trivia Night fundraiser on Saturday, April 6 in support of Beaufort Young Life, a non-profit organization that serves hundreds of area teens. Honoring Beaufortonians Holly Konoza and William Trask, who founded Beaufort Young Life in 2006, this year’s event grossed more than $30,000 through ticket sales, sponsorships and a silent auction. It is the most successful Young Life event of the year, according to area director, Andrew Lancaster. If you are interested in becoming involved with Beaufort Young Life, please contact Lancaster at 919-921-2338 or visit <a href=\"http://www.beaufort.younglife.org/\">www.beaufort.younglife.org</a>. <br>\n</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort lawyer Twombley honored again</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>J. Ashley Twombley – a founding partner of Beaufort’s Twenge &amp; Twombley Law Firm – has been recognized as one of the South Carolina Super Lawyers for 2019 in the practice area of serious personal injury.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It is gratifying to again receive this recognition for our hard work in helping South Carolinians who have had their lives disrupted by personal injuries,” Twombley said in a release. “It would not be possible without the help of my dedicated staff.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is Twombley’s fifth year being recognized as a Super Lawyer, starting in 2015. Before that, he was named as a Rising Star in 2013. He is a 2003 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Clarendon, Bay Pines roads being repaired this week</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Blythe Construction will perform repairs on Clarendon and Bay Pines Road between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. this week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The work on Clarendon Road will be between mile marker 0.20 and 1.06. On Bay Pines Road, it will be from mile marker 0 to 1.64.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This work could be intermittent during these times due to unfavorable weather and unforeseen mechanical failures. For more information, please call 843-846-8116.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><br> TCL Hosting Open Houses</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Technical College of the Lowcountry is hosting a series of open houses this spring.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All events are free and open to the public, and prospective students and families, business representatives, and community members are invited.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The open houses include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Health Open House, 4-7 p.m. today, Building 4, Beaufort Campus</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>– Latino Open House, 4-7 p.m., Thursday, April 25, New River Campus, Bluffton</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http://www.tcl.edu/openhouse\">www.tcl.edu/openhouse</a> to RSVP and for more details.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SCDNR outdoor writing contest deadline April 30</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The deadline to enter the 2019 South Carolina Wildlife magazine outdoor writing contest is 5 p.m. on April 30.&nbsp; South Carolina Wildlife’s essay contest aims to feature the best college and high school nature writing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Essays should be nonfiction, with a focus on the outdoors, and between 800 and 1,500 words. The winner will receive a $250 prize, made possible by the Harry Hampton Wildlife Fund, and publication on the <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDA0LjQyNDc4MTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDA0LjQyNDc4MTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1Njc2NyZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;http://southcarolinawild.org/?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=\">SouthCarolinaWild.org</a> website and in South Carolina Wildlife magazine during 2019. The top five submissions will be featured on <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDA0LjQyNDc4MTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDA0LjQyNDc4MTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1Njc2NyZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;101&amp;&amp;&amp;http://southcarolinawild.org/?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=\">SouthCarolinaWild.org</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The contest is open to currently enrolled college and high school students. SCW only accepts original, unpublished work.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All submissions should be double-spaced in twelve point Times New Roman font. Finally, please include a cover page with your name, address, email, phone number and high school or university. Submissions or questions should be sent by email to SCW magazine managing editor Cindy Thompson at thompsonc@dnr.sc.gov. For more information, call Thompson at 803-734-3859.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Leadership Beaufort accepting applications</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Leadership Beaufort is accepting applications for its 35th class, which will graduate in 2020. Those interested in being a part of the next class, download an application at <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/yyt93rqz\">http://tinyurl.com/yyt93rqz</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applications are due by 2 p.m. Friday, May 24. They can be mailed to P.O. Box 910, Beaufort, SC 29901 or can be hand delivered to 701 Craven Street, Beaufort, SC 29902.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact <a href=\"mailto:conedsc@embarqmail.com\">Connie Hipp</a> at conedsc@embarqmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Garden clubs hosting horticulture show</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Council of Garden Clubs will hold a horticulture specialty show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 at Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic Street in Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event is free to the public. In addition to the horticultural exhibits, the show also will include a variety of botanical arts, educational exhibits and photography.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Council of Garden Clubs includes seven local garden clubs: The Beaufort Garden Victoria Bergesen Club, Camelia Garden Club, Dataw Garden Club, Lady\'s Island Garden Club, Palmetto Garden Club, Royal Pines Garden Club and Sea Islands Garden Club.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Interested parties are encouraged to submit entries either through their garden clubs or by reaching out to Victoria Bergensen at <a href=\"mailto:victoriabergesen@gmail.com\">victoriabergesen@gmail.com</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: J. 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(39642, 4, '2019-04-10 15:13:02', '2019-04-10 19:13:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SOFTBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dolphins top War Hawks to even record</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek broke open a close game with a five-run sixth inning to claim a 9-2 win over visiting Colleton Prep on Wednesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alexis Ortiz racked up 13 strikeouts and limited the War Hawks to two unearned runs and two hits in a complete game.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Emily Crosby was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs, and three RBIs, McKenzie Young was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs, and Journeigh Doray added an RBI double for the Dolphins.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BCHS (7-7) was scheduled to host Lake Marion for a region game Tuesday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph 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(39644, 4, '2019-04-10 15:15:09', '2019-04-10 19:15:09', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High picked the right time to get its bats ringing again.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After totaling only one run in consecutive losses and needing a late comeback to beat May River last week, the Eagles clinched the Region 7-4A title with a 9-5 home win over Colleton County on Monday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles jumped out to an early lead with a four-run second inning and added to the lead in each of the next three frames.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jeffrey Smyth was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, Brendan Bowersox was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, and Jacob Anderson was 2-for-3 with a double to lead Beaufort’s offense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ethan Graham allowed three runs and five hits over five innings with five strikeouts and five walks to earn the win.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort couldn’t get the offense going in a 10-0 loss to Point Pleasant (W.Va.) on Wednesday in the Spring Break Invitational at Hilton Head High. Smyth, Paul Winland, and Rhogue Wallace each had a single for the Eagles, and Wes Graves took the loss, allowing four runs and 10 hits over five innings with five strikeouts.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles manufactured two runs in the sixth inning to break open a tied game and claim a 4-2 win over visiting May River on Thursday. Smyth and Wallace both scored on a double steal combined with a wild pitch with two outs in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The rally made a winner of James Davenport, who pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Oliver Holmes, who allowed two runs and five hits over five frames. Smyth had an RBI double and Christian Londono had an RBI triple for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (17-3, 6-1) was to travel to West Ashley for a non-region game at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday before going to Colleton County for the second game of the series at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Follow daily local sports updates at LowcoSports.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort High clinches Region 7-4A baseball crown', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-high-clinches-region-7-4a-baseball-crown', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:15:12', '2019-04-10 19:15:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39644', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39646, 4, '2019-04-10 15:17:23', '2019-04-10 19:17:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you answered plastic and dropped from a helicopter, you’re going to want to be at Beaufort Academy on Saturday for the second annual Great Helicopter Easter Egg Drop.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event, hosted by Beaufort Academy and ServPro of Beaufort, is open to the first 1,500 pre-registered children, ages 2-10, and will feature four age-specific egg hunts consisting of more than 15,000 plastic eggs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Golden eggs will be mixed among the eggs dropped and will feature prizes such as free tuition to Beaufort Academy, a Nintendo Switch video game, tickets to Walt Disney World and assorted gift certificates.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the kids are too old for the egg hunts, the fun doesn’t stop there. There will also be a bounce house area, balloon artists, face painters, KONA Ice, Motor City Pops, Crave Cupcakes food trucks, music and pictures with the Easter Bunny.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A change from the inaugural Egg Drop – this year there will be a $10 charge for each child participating in the hunts. There is free admission for adults and children older than 10, though a $10 activity wristband is required for children who want to participate in the other activities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parents will not be allowed on the field with children this year and are are encouraged not to register children if they cannot go on the field on their own. Student volunteers will help the children get eggs in their bag and will ensure the children stay safe.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do not bring an Easter basket. Egg drop bags will be given to all egg drop registrants when they arrive.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Registration is limited to 1,500 children and will close as soon as capacity is reached.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kids will be separated into one of four age groups. Each age group will be separated from the other age groups so younger children will have a fair shot.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Registration is open on Eventbrite (http://tinyurl.com/yyonmfza), and patrons will receive an email after registration. There will be no on-site registration unless space permits. On the morning of the event, parents should check in to receive an age specific color bracelet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Parking is available in the Beaufort Academy parking lot and designated grass areas. There will also be two church locations for overflow parking. The event staff will provide a shuttle service to and from the event in the case of overflow.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the event of inclement weather, check the Beaufort Academy website for details.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></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>What: Great Helicopter Easter Egg Drop</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Where: Beaufort Academy football field</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Egg Drop Times</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11:30 a.m.: Ages 2-5 – Yellow<br>\n12:30 p.m.: Ages 6-10 – Green<br>\n1:30 p.m.: Ages 2-5 – Blue</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2:30 p.m.: Ages 6-10 – Red</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cost: $10 for children ages 2-10 participating in egg hunts; Free for adults and children older than 10, though children over 10 must buy an activity bracelet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To Register: Visit http://tinyurl.com/yyonmfza.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'How do you like your eggs?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'how-do-you-like-your-eggs', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:17:25', '2019-04-10 19:17:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39646', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39648, 4, '2019-04-10 15:19:28', '2019-04-10 19:19:28', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Croquet players from across the Lowcountry will converge at Brays Island on May 4 to help AMIkids Beaufort raise money to support its residential education and treatment program for boys who made bad choices.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>AMIkids Beaufort is a residential facility in Dale that provides education and numerous hands-on educational opportunities, treatment and behavior modification for troubled boys. Though a part of a national organization, AMIkids Beaufort is locally governed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For 27 years, the Croquet Picnic has been the primary means of raising local money to help the program succeed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That success pays off: Young men who complete AMIkids typically don’t run afoul of the law, and many leave the program with job training such as nationally-recognized certificates in welding and food service.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“These young men are with AMIkids because they want a second chance at life,” AMIkids Beaufort chairman John Harris said in a release. “Our croquet picnic at Brays Island is our main way to provide what’s needed for our local program. The people are very generous to help us, and Brays Island has been such a gracious host to share their property with us year after year.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every year, Brays Island and its owners donate the golf course practice range tee in which eight 30-by-40-foot croquet courts are groomed to the finest playing conditions for the event, Harris said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We really consider Brays Island and its residents to be our partners. We couldn’t do this without them, and it’s such a spectacular setting for croquet,” Harris said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Croquet Picnic will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brays Island off U.S. Highway 17 in Sheldon. A Captain’s Party for all participants will be held the evening of May 3 at a waterfront home in Beaufort’s Spanish Point.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Teams of four to eight people compete in the friendly croquet tournament. While some experienced teams participate, most teams are there just for fun.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information or to sign up a croquet team, call Dr. Mike Harris at 843-524-3770 or Mike Ingram at 843-846-3149. To learn more about AMIkids Beaufort, visit www.amikidsbeaufort.org.&nbsp;<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Brays Island hosting AMIkids croquet fundraiser', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'brays-island-hosting-amikids-croquet-fundraiser', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:19:29', '2019-04-10 19:19:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39648', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39651, 4, '2019-04-10 15:21:17', '2019-04-10 19:21:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dataw Island hosted more than 90 first responders on Wednesday, April 5 for an appreciation cookout and golf outing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, Lady’s Island-St. Helena Fire District and Beaufort County EMS enjoyed a luncheon at the Dataw Island Clubhouse and a round of golf in appreciation of their hard work and dedication.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This has been the best turnout we’ve ever had,” Dataw Island director of security Arthur Aldridge said in a release. “Everyone is so appreciative of the acknowledgement of their hard work and dedication to the community.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Attendees were treated to cookout style buffet followed by a round of golf on the Morgan River Course for anyone who was able to stay and play.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our employees are so appreciative of this day,” Chief Bruce Kline of the Lady’s Island-St. Helena Fire District said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The first responders have difficult and dangerous jobs, and this annual event is a great way to tell all of them ‘thank you,’” Aldridge said.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Dataw Island thanks first responders', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dataw-island-thanks-first-responders', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:21:19', '2019-04-10 19:21:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39651', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39654, 4, '2019-04-10 15:22:30', '2019-04-10 19:22:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On March 18, the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism awarded $75,000 to the Port Royal Sound Foundation to enhance and expand its water quality programming.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>S.C. State Representatives Bill Herbkersman and Weston Newton awarded the check to the foundation surrounded by an audience of supporters, board members and students and teachers from River Ridge Academy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Port Royal Sound Foundation is so honored to receive this grant from the State of South Carolina,” Port Royal Sound Foundation executive director Jody Heyward said in a release. “This funding helps our young organization to continue its important work in educating residents and visitors about the Port Royal Sound. The Sound plays such a vital role in defining the health of our community, our businesses and our No. 1 economic driver – tourism.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This partnership will help us to expand our offerings to better serve the people and waters of Beaufort County.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Port Royal Sound Foundation opened the Maritime Center in November 2014 on the shores of the Chechessee River and has welcomed more than 70,000 visitors through its doors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Maritime Center educates visitors and builds their appreciation for this unique body of water. Tours, field trips, special events, forums, presentations, art shows, summer camps and more are available to the public, and admission to the Maritime Center is free.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact Sarah Walbert at 843-645-7774 or swalbert@portroyalsoundfoundation.org.&nbsp;<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Port Royal Sound Foundation nabs grant', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'port-royal-sound-foundation-nabs-grant', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:22:33', '2019-04-10 19:22:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39654', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39660, 4, '2019-04-10 15:38:13', '2019-04-10 19:38:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The two finalists for the Beaufort County School District superintendent position will take part in a public forum on Saturday, April 13 where parents, students, district employees and community members can will be able to meet the candidates.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Board of Education announced the finalists – Terry Dade and Frank Rodriguez – on Saturday, April 6.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39661,\"align\":\"left\",\"width\":244,\"height\":335} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Dade.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39661\" width=\"244\" height=\"335\"/><figcaption>Terry Dade</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The candidates will appear at the 10 a.m. public forum on Saturday at the school district’s main office at 2900 Mink Point Boulevard in Beaufort. During separate sessions, each finalist will introduce himself and respond to an identical set of questions submitted by members of the public.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dade is a regional assistant superintendent in the 187,000-student Fairfax (Va.) County Public Schools. Rodriguez is a regional superintendent in the 193,000-student School District of Palm Beach County (Fla).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Feedback sheets can be completed by forum attendees.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39662,\"align\":\"right\",\"width\":243,\"height\":334} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Rodriguez.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39662\" width=\"243\" height=\"334\"/><figcaption>Frank Roderiguez</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Board chair Christina Gwozdz encourages the community to meet the two finalists in person.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Feedback from parents, students, educators and community members is an important part of the process,” Gwozdz said in a release. “We encourage everyone to attend the April 13 public forum, and we also encourage anyone who can’t attend in person to watch on TV.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Each finalist’s session will be broadcast live by the Beaufort County Channel on Hargray (Ch. 113 for digital TVs; Ch. 9 for analog TVs), Spectrum Cable (Ch. 1304) and Comcast (Ch. 2). The public forum also will be live-streamed on the County Channel’s website (<a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/y4h4ec6o\">https://tinyurl.com/y4h4ec6o</a>).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Submit questions for the finalists by e-mail (<a href=\"mailto:askthecandidatesbcsd@gmail.com\">askthecandidatesbcsd@gmail.com</a>). Questions will be categorized, vetted and finalized by Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates, the Illinois-based educational executive search firm hired by the Board to coordinate the search.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Questions must be submitted by 10 p.m. Friday, April 12.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The finalists will undergo in-depth background reviews by independent third-party investigators. Those reviews will include academic credentials, personal credit reports, criminal and civil histories, and a news media and social media review.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The board’s goal is to announce its selection on April 16 and have the new superintendent begin work on July 1 to replace interim superintendent Herb Berg.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Finalists for top schools post to take part in public forum', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'finalists-for-top-schools-post-to-take-part-in-public-forum', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:38:16', '2019-04-10 19:38:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39660', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39667, 4, '2019-04-10 15:43:07', '2019-04-10 19:43:07', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another weekend, another sweep of the team titles for the Beaufort High track and field team.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The host Eagles ran away with the girls title and edged county rival May River for the boys crown at the 19-team Beaufort Track Classic on Saturday.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s girls racked up 176.5 points, doubling up runner-up May River (88). Battery Creek (81) was third, while Whale Branch (40) was seventh, and Holy Trinity (3) was 12th.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Layla Warren (100 hurdles) and Shannon Smith (1,600) won individual titles for the Eagles, and Beaufort won the 4×100 and 4×400 relays.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Battery Creek’s Daje Bartley (400) and Whale Branch’s Theresa Anderson (long jump) also won individual titles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s boys compiled 141 points to edge the Sharks by nine points. Whale Branch (22) was seventh, Battery Creek (8) was 11th, and Holy Trinity (5) was 12th.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Marlon Belden won the 1,600 and 3,200 to lead the way for the Eagles, and Dexter Ratliff broke the 40-year-old meet record in the discus (171-4) and placed second in the shot put to earn Most Valuable Field Athlete honors. Joshua Wilborn (800) and Desmond Gaillard (high jump) also won events, and the Eagles won the 4×400 (Wilborn, Jonathan Pozas, Max Davis, Nash Mills) and 4×800 (Pozas, Shylik Smalls, Edward Warren, Aydreyan Laurie) relays.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Beaufort High School’s Desmond Gaillard easily clears the bar at an even 6 feet during the 43rd annual Beaufort Track Classic on Saturday, April 6 at Beaufort High School.</em><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Host Eagles sweep Beaufort Track Classic', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'host-eagles-sweep-beaufort-track-classic', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:43:09', '2019-04-10 19:43:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39667', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39670, 4, '2019-04-10 15:45:36', '2019-04-10 19:45:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High has kept alive its hopes of a Region 7-4A title with four consecutive wins, but the Eagles still need two more victories to claim the region crown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (6-8, 5-2 Region 7-4A) swept a three-game series from Hilton Head High last week, following up a 13-1 win in the opener with consecutive 16-4 victories. The Eagles kept the hot streak rolling with a 4-3 home win over Colleton County on Monday, but they must sweep the three-game series from the Cougars (9-3, 6-1) to win the region title.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An 11-run second inning propelled Beaufort to a 16-4 win over Hilton Head High in the second game of the series. Lillian Bearden went 2-for-3 with two homers, three runs, and four RBIs to lead the offensive outburst for the Eagles, while Madison Sanchez had a double and three RBIs, and Natalie Morrow drove in two runs. Maliyah Hagan picked up the win, striking out two and allowing four unearned runs and three hits over five innings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles finished the sweep of the Seahawks on Friday, as Bearden went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, Kristin Burke was 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs, and Madison Sanchez was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs. Hagan limited the Seahawks to four runs (three earned) over 6 2/3 innings with six strikeouts to earn the win.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In Monday’s opener against Colleton County, the Eagles built a 4-0 lead through three innings and held off the Cougars’ late rally. Essence Champion went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs, Sanchez was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs, and Kylie Rast was 1-for-3 with an RBI for the Eagles. Bearden earned the win, allowing three runs (one earned) with eight strikeouts and six walks in a complete game.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (6-8, 5-2) were scheduled to travel to Colleton County (9-3, 6-1) for the second game of the series at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Follow daily local sports updates at LowcoSports.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Beaufort pitcher Maliyah Hagan unleashes the ball during the third inning of the Lady Eagles’ game against Hilton Head Island High School on Wednesday, April 3, at Beaufort High School. The Eagles won 16-4 in five innings. <strong>Photo by Bob Sofaly </strong></em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Eagles keep region title hopes alive', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-keep-region-title-hopes-alive', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:45:39', '2019-04-10 19:45:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39670', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39676, 4, '2019-04-10 15:51:42', '2019-04-10 19:51:42', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Mike McCombs</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>About 50 Beaufort County citizens on Thursday, April 4, gathered in front of U.S. Congressman Joe Cunningham’s office on Boundary Street to protest the failure of the Trump Administration to release the details of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chanting things like “we want it and we want it now,” “release the report,” “no one’s above the law” and “Mueller time is now,” protesters from several different local activist groups held up homemade signs and made their voices heard as motorists acknowledged the rally with honking horns and words of encouragement.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event was put together by Lowcountry Indivisible and Indivisible Beaufort, two non-partisan political action groups.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What we know is that this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Lowcountry Indivisible chairman Mitch Siegel said. “We have thousands of concerned citizens across the state writing letters to S.C. members of Congress, urging them to release the report. We’re happy the folks here took the time to come out on such short notice and late in the day to draw attention to this important issue.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“They represent the very best of democracy in action.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Though the protest took place in front of Cunningham’s office, he is hardly an adversary in this case.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cunningham has already issued a statement in support of releasing the Mueller Report.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I have the utmost respect and confidence in Robert Mueller and accept the conclusion of his team’s investigation,” Cunningham’s statement reads. “However, after almost two years and nearly $30 million in taxpayer money spent on this investigation, the American people deserve to know what is in the report for themselves and not just a four-page summary.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Quoting polls that say that nearly three-fourths of Americans support making the report public and the fact the House of Representatives voted 420-0 to release it, Siegel wants to know what the delay is.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It breeds suspicion of a cover-up,” he said. “The only way to know what’s true is for Attorney General Barr to release the unredacted report now to Congress. And for Congress to make the report public.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For Carolyn Brooks of Seabrook, the rally was bigger than just the Mueller report, and the reason is simple.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s Trump,” Brooks said. “The lies. The deceit. Taking programs away from the people that need them. We need people that care about our country. If something doesn’t work, you fix it. That’s how I was brought up. You don’t throw something away because it doesn’t work. You fix it.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Around 50 protesters from several different local activist groups held up homemade signs and made their voices heard Thursday, April 4, in Beaufort in favor of the Trump Administration releasing the Mueller report. <strong>Photo by Mike McCombs.</strong></em><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Protesters push for release of Mueller report', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'protesters-push-for-release-of-mueller-report', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:51:44', '2019-04-10 19:51:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39676', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39681, 4, '2019-04-10 15:59:12', '2019-04-10 19:59:12', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Mike McCombs</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When former U.S. senator and South Carolina governor Ernest “Fritz” Hollings died at the age of 97 on Saturday, April 6, people around the state remembered the giant of Palmetto State politics and his achievements.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But for one Beaufort politician, Hollings’ influence was much more personal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From the summer of 1970 through 1984, Beaufort mayor Billy Keyserling said Hollings was his “home base.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39682,\"align\":\"left\",\"width\":303,\"height\":424} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BillyKeyserlingMug-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39682\" width=\"303\" height=\"424\"/><figcaption>Mayor Billy Keyserling</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling started off as a summer intern, and Hollings immediately took a liking to him.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He probably thought I was a little different because I’d been to school in the north and I was a little different than everyone around him,” Keyserling said. “He liked diversity.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the next 14 years, Keyserling wore many hats for Hollings.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“College intern, legislative assistant, committee staff, special projects assistant in Washington and S.C., one-time sailing instructor, campaign manager and friend,” Keyserling said in a release. “Over a period of 14 years, my life was all about Fritz Hollings. My reward was a mentor for life.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling’s first summer with Hollings was a big summer in relation to the Vietnam war. His first job was to read all Hollings’ Vietnam mail and tell the Senator what it said at the end of the day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eventually, Keyserling found himself as Hollings’ campaign manager early in the 1984 presidential race.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I was the reason he lost and he was the reason I didn’t run a winning campaign,” Keyserling joked. “Neither of us were prepared for that kind of campaign.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling said Hollings was a lot more strategic and thoughtful and intellectual than most people thought he was. He was extremely pragmatic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He really looked like such a senator. The way he dressed, the way he carried himself,” Keyserling said. “The way he talked with the thick Charleston accent, if you could understand him, a lot of people never knew how deep he was. He was a deep thinker.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hollings became frustrated late in his career in the U.S. Senate as the “gentleman’s club” began to crumble, Keyserling said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There was a loss of civility, bipartisanship, even listening. The quality of the conversation had dwindled.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling said he suggested Hollings entertain the notion of a seat on the Supreme Court, a position he had once discussed with President Richard Nixon.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hollings did not think he would reach the court. But really, he preferred the Senate, anyway.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“He liked the adversarial proceedings. He liked to take ideas and wrestle them and debate them and argue them and try to win people to his side,” Keyserling said. “(There was) no higher level of adversarial relationship (than the Senate) and no higher honor than to have the people of S.C. as his clients.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keyserling said the one thing he took the most from his relationship with Hollings was to have integrity and honesty with yourself.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You fight for what’s right,” Keyserling said. “Whether you think you can win or lose, you fight the best fight. He took on many fights where he stood no chance to win.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After his career was over, Hollings showed some of that integrity when he did something quite uncommon in Washington, D.C.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>While most politicians relish the opportunity to have a building named after them, he was fighting to have his name taken off of one.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was the single most important event to me and the most proud that I ever was that I worked for him,” Keyserling said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new courthouse in Charleston was named for Hollings as he helped get the money appropriated to build it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2015, Hollings called Senator Lindsay Graham and S.C. Congressman James Clyburn and asked them to do him a favor – help him get the building renamed for J. Waties Waring, the judge who orchestrated the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling that desegregated public schools.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I paid for it but Judge Waring earned it,” Hollings said. “His name ought to be on the building, not mine.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Keyserling, Graham actually thought Hollings was drunk. Nonetheless, Hollings got what he wanted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“That probably was one of the most telling moments about the integrity he had,” Keyserling said. “He gave up a trophy to someone that he really believed deserved that trophy more than he did.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Hollings removed himself from public life, Keyserling wrote him a letter around Thanksgiving of 2018 to thank him for all he had done for him.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is how Keyserling closed the letter:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“My mantra in public service has been to speak from the heart, tell the truth and own mistakes. And I attribute my many successes and my strong moral compass to lessons learned from you.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Your legacy will always be part of me and the decisions I make as a public servant and afterward. And I know this to be the case for many of the Hollings Alumni from your years of service.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I want to thank you for your friendship and support over the almost half century.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the utmost respect, appreciation and love for Fritz Hollings, the man and his legacy, I am</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sincerely.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Billy K\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Above: Former U.S. senator and South Carolina governor Ernest “Fritz” Hollings</em><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Hollings was mentor to Beaufort mayor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hollings-was-mentor-to-beaufort-mayor', '', '', '2019-04-10 15:59:15', '2019-04-10 19:59:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39681', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39685, 4, '2019-04-10 16:05:03', '2019-04-10 20:05:03', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>Photo by Bob Sofaly</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a week of unexpected delays, mostly because of bad weather, hundreds of people gathered at the seawall of the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort to watch the 200-ton Nao Santa Maria arrive.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ship, a replica of one of Christopher Columbus’ famous vessels, is part of the 525th anniversary celebration of the famous voyage in 1492 when Columbus claimed North America for Spain.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ship is open to the public. Visitors can take a self-guided tour of the ship’s four decks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are $10 for ages 11 and older, $5 for ages 5 to 10 and $25 for a family of two adults and up to three children. Admission can be paid on site or tickets can be purchased at <a href=\"http://www.naosantamaria.org/\">www.naosantamaria.org</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visitors are welcome from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. through Sunday, April 14.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Better late than never – NAO Santa Maria makes landfall in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'better-late-than-never-nao-santa-maria-makes-landfall-in-beaufort', '', '', '2019-04-10 16:05:06', '2019-04-10 20:05:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39685', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(39691, 4, '2019-04-17 12:20:43', '2019-04-17 16:20:43', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Soft Shell Crab Festival returns to Port Royal in April</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All are invited to the 16th annual Soft Shell Crab Festival on Paris Avenue in Port Royal on Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Local chefs will be serving favorite soft shell crab dishes as well as a variety of other festival foods.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to a Classic Car Show from 11 a.m.–3 p.m., attendees can enjoy a Kids Zone featuring affordable rides for a variety of ages, face painting and balloon animals by local favorite Tux the Clown.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A variety of craft vendors will line Paris Avenue. Bikers Against Bullies will also be in attendance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Live music will include Frogmore Stu playing from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., The Blues Boys performing from 1-2:30 p.m., and Bootless from 3-5 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Rotary Club of Beaufort will hold its annual crab race on Battery Creek, with a top prize of $40,000 to one possible winner and 10 chances to win $5,000. More information about the 2019 crab race is available at www.portroyalcrabrace.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more details or inquiries about the Soft Shell Crab Festival, please visit <strong>www.oldvillageportroyal.com</strong> or call (843) 986-2211.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Spring activities at Hunting Island State Park</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mondays: Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 4 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tuesdays: CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walk, 3 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wednesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (April 24)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thursdays: Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (April 25); CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fridays: Fish Printing, 2 p.m. (April 19); Full Moon Lighthouse Climb, 8 p.m. (April 19)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saturdays: Creatures of the Night (owls, raptors, bats), 2:30 p.m. (May 11, 25); Easter Egg Hunt, 9 a.m. (April 20)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs &amp; Events.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tour the Hunting Island Lighthouse</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Friends of Hunting Island will present a tour of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 25. Reservations are recommended by calling 843-838-7437.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is a $2 fee and visitors must be 44 inches tall to climb the lighthouse. Keeper Ted and guides will discuss the history of the only lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of special interest this month is the Friday, April 19, Full Moon Lighthouse Climb at 8 p.m. Fee is $10 per person. For pre-registration, call the Nature Center at 843-838-7437.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal hosting Air Show After Dark</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Beaufort County, the Town of Port Royal, and the Chamber\'s Military Enhancement Committee, is proud to host Air Show After Dark from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 27.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This free event following Saturday\'s MCAS Beaufort Air Show will feature meet-and-greet time with the Blue Angels and other air show performers, musical selections by the Parris Island Marine Corps Brass Band and a fireworks display to end the evening. The festivities will be hosted at the Port of Port Royal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Food will be available for purchase at an eclectic mix of food trucks on site. Port Royal neighborhood restaurants will also be open as normal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tour historic Fort Fremont</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Travel back in time to the 1890s and the Spanish American War at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, &nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>at the St. Helena Branch of the Beaufort County Public Library at 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island. Learn the history, see a scale model of Fort Fremont as it stood in 1898 and take a guided tour of the remains of the fortifications. The tour lasts approximately two hours.&nbsp;No reservations are necessary and it’s free and open to the public..</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, call the St. Helena Library at 843-255-6487 or visit fortfremont.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Women’s Coastal Skills Clinic at Hunting Island</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An exclusive outdoor experience designed just for women, this three-day workshop, to be held April 26 to April 28, will expand knowledge of the Lowcountry while teaching useful skills. Learn about the lighthouse, cast netting, salt marsh kayaking, shell fishing and more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The clinic costs $250 and is limited to 30 women, ages 16 and up.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Register early by calling 843-838-7437. Reservations are required.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sleeping accomodations are your responsibility. Make reservations to bring your tent/RV by calling 843-838-2011.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sea Island Center hosting Spirit Jam Monday, April 22</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Saint Helena Island’s Sea Island Center, a multi-purpose venue for concerts, plays, storytelling and other events, will host a Spirit Jam Monday this month. Local musicians, singers and friends are invited to come out, have fun and share their music at this free event.<br>\nThe event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 22 at 876 Sea Island Parkway, the green building next to Red Piano Too.<br>\nSpirit Jam is a family-friendly, alcohol-free gathering for the local community to enjoy sharing their artistry and talents in a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere. No registration necessary. For more information, call Jane Caffrey at 732-259-1935 or Evelene Stevenson at 843-271-2478.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Next Beaufort Drum Circle is Thursday, April 25</strong><br> All are invited to share some good vibes with the Beaufort SC Drum Circle. The Drum Circle gathers every second Monday of the month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and every fourth Thursday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Thursday, April 25 drum circle will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Contemplative Garden in the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Everyone is welcome to attend this family friendly event. No experience is necessary. Please bring a chair, a friend, and maybe an extra drum or hand percussion instrument if you have one to share.<br>\nFor questions or to join the mailing list, email <a href=\"mailto:beaufortscdrumcircle@gmail.com\">beaufortscdrumcircle@gmail.com</a> or contact the&nbsp; Facebook page \"Beaufort SC Drum Circle.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Royal Pines holding community sale</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Royal Pines will be holding a community yard and garden club sale on Saturday, April 27 from 8 to 11 a.m. The rain date will be Saturday, May 4.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>\n<strong>YMCA to offer CPR classes</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Wardle Family YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal, offers CPR classes for community members on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on the following dates in 2019: May 11, June 8, June 22, July 20, August 17, September 7, September 19, and November 23.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cost is $35 for this YMCA-certified course and those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Lou Bergen, Aquatics Director to register for this class. Call the Y at 843-522-9622 or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>YMCA Puppy Plunge&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>YMCA’s Puppy Plunge will be held from 9-11 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month (weather permitting) at the Y outdoor pool (1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal). Pups can splash, swim and play in our safe, enclosed outdoor pool area. The cost is $10 per pup and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local children and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free. Dogs must be well-behaved, current on all required vaccines and leashed until inside the pool area. Owners must be present at all times and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org or call 843-522-9622 for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Get moving with Beaufort Track Club</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Visit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Alligator talk at the Port Royal Sound Foundation</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Join the Port Royal Sound Foundation for its Tuesday Talk series and learn all about local alligators from 5:30-7 p.m. April 30 at the Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center in Okatie.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tom Murphy, a wildlife biologist with more than 40 years of experience working with alligators, will present information on the research he has conducted while working for S.C. Department of Natural Resources. He’ll talk about how alligators function in their environment and relay information on his recent work with alligators inhabiting golf course ponds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>RSVP is required for this event. Tickets a $5 per person, free for those under 16. Call 843-645-7774 for more information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Lowcountry Ladies Luncheon</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next Lowcountry Ladies Luncheon will be back in Bluffton on May 3 at the Oak Terrace at Rose Hill. The Luncheon event is intended to help support local women owned businesses and to help women network in effort to grow personally and professionally.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Registration is now open, and seating is limited. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased online at Register lowcountry-ladies-luncheon. Interested vendors are to contact Laurie Brown at laurie@auntlauries.com for pre-approval. Vendor display tickets are $45 and include lunch. Vendor spots typically sell out, so register early.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Birthday for the Birds coming to Port Royal</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Town of Port Royal will celebrate the 7th Birthday for the Birds from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. May 4.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This one-of-a-kind event showcases Beaufort County’s wonderful natural resources, the Port Royal Rookery and Wetlands, along with the incredible wildlife within.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Representatives from the Fripp Island Wildlife Department will be onsite as they showcase many inhabitants of the wetlands including alligators and other species. Master Naturalists will be there to escort you educationally through a tour of the boardwalk through the wetlands, answering any questions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There will be a Scavenger Hunt, wildlife tattoo stickers, local school children’s artwork, a Birthday Cake and did we mention Kazoos to play in the background as you tip your bird hats?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information or to volunteer, call Kate Hamilton Pardee at 508-221-7355 or email <a href=\"mailto:garyh2otreatment@gmail.com\">garyh2otreatment@gmail.com</a> or <a href=\"mailto:capecodh2o@comcast.net\">capecodh2o@comcast.net</a>.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What To Do', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-to-do-174', '', '', '2019-04-17 12:20:47', '2019-04-17 16:20:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39691', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39693, 4, '2019-04-17 12:26:41', '2019-04-17 16:26:41', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Lee Scott</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My husband called me from the grocery store the other day. He said, “I’m here in the flower department and I can pick up an Easter Lily for the centerpiece on Sunday.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I told him not to bother, I already had something for the centerpiece.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When he got home and looked in the dining room, he saw a beautiful butterfly embossed tablecloth, our good china and silver, and there in the middle of the table was the Yellow Poinsettia he had bought for Christmas.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I had put it in an Easter Basket. He laughed and agreed with me. “Why waste a perfectly good plant.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now this Poinsettia has been with us since early last December. He had called me from the store, two weeks before Christmas, and asked me what color Poinsettias I wanted and how many. I told him to only buy one since we were going to be out of town with relatives and I did not want to have too many dead Poinsettias lying around the house when we got back.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He came home with a beautiful yellow Poinsettia, my favorite, although the tag says it is white.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before we left for our trip, I watered it and put it in the kitchen sink so none of the leaves would be on the living room rug. To our surprise, when we got back home, it was still alive. So, I gave it more water and placed it on a plate in the living room, knowing it would probably be dead in a few weeks. But no, it lived. Valentines Day went by, and then Saint Patrick’s Day and still she thrived.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since she looked healthy, I kept watering her, knowing that it would not be long before I saw the leaves lying on the plate. She seemed to do very well siting on the end table in the living room with its full sunlight. Although I did not want her to die, I was really surprised she was still alive.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I decided to do some research. According to the garden experts, I was doing everything wrong. First, my husband should have bought a red Poinsettia in the first place since they live longer. (I can almost hear my yellow plant laughing) Then, I should have been watering from the bottom up. Finally, on April 1, I should have placed her in hibernation. But despite my incompetence, she and I have had a longer relationship than any Poinsettia I have ever owned.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And so, the Easter Poinsettia is the centerpiece on our table.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But as it turns out, we are not the only ones. In Chili and Peru, they call them the Flor de Pascua, the Easter Poinsettia.&nbsp;<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'My Easter Poinsettia', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'my-easter-poinsettia', '', '', '2019-04-17 12:26:44', '2019-04-17 16:26:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39693', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39695, 4, '2019-04-17 12:28:00', '2019-04-17 16:28:00', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Scott Graber</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday, Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings was buried.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many remember Hollings as the tall, photogenic, gravel-voiced senator who went up to Washington in the 1960s. Some remember he was South Carolina’s governor. And those folks who routinely read the Island News know that our own Billy Keyserling ran his presidential campaign in 1983.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Hollings was more complicated, and more interesting than his resume.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the summer of 1967 I was living in Charleston and played recreational tennis using the HarTru courts at The Citadel — the college where I had just graduated. And from time to time, I would play (doubles) with Fritz Hollings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In those days, the newly minted Senator also was well known, and sometimes vilified, for playing tennis with Bobby Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, at their home at Hickory Hill. Those games sometimes included Paul Newman, Teddy Kennedy and other left-leaning folks who were in the gravitational pull of the Kennedy clan.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His ‘collaboration’ with the enemy was routinely brought forward when Fritz ran for re-election. Furthermore, his occasional left-leaning votes in the Senate were also highlighted and “flip-flopper” was the term used in opposition advertising.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>About this time Bobby Kennedy, now a senator from New York, became interested in hunger and malnutrition and decided he was going on tour.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kennedy decided that our own Jasper County would be a great place to start. When Fritz Hollings heard this he thought this was a bad idea.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Writing, in his autobiography “Making Government Work,” he said:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“At this point, I had had enough. ‘Now look here,’ I shouted ‘You go down there, and I’m going to get on a plane and go straight up to Harlem. I’m going to call every TV station, and I’m going to walk through Harlem for four or five days, everywhere I can, and find every rat eating every child’s eye out. And everywhere I go I’m going to say why isn’t Kennedy here?’ ”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After this call Bobby, apparently upon reflection, decided to forego Jasper County in favor of Kentucky. And Fritz, having avoided embarrassment, might have gone back to tennis.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But Hollings was also obsessed with hunger and malnutrition and believed that food stamps (legislation slowly working its way through Congress) would be a good place to start.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It still stuns me to think that there I was in 1969, in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, in Beaufort County, standing in another shack that housed fifteen black people. It had no heat, no running water, no bath, no toilet, inside or out. The cracks in the wall were covered by old copies of the Savannah Morning News. The total store of food in the shack consisted of a slab of fatback, a half-filled jar of locally harvested oysters, and a stick of margarine.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And in this cause, Fritz was on his own.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Mendel Rivers, the popular and powerful Congressman who represented the First Congressional District, including Beaufort and Charleston, described me as ‘Hookworm Hollings.’ And added, ‘I have no intention of immortalizing poverty or dishing out food stamps.’ ”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fritz also worried about health care. In his autobiography, he also said:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The poor were not only hungry, but without a hospital. Even the ones nearby would turn them away. Working with Dr. Tom Bryan and Sarge (Shriver), the OEO instituted the Beaufort-Jasper Comprehensive Health Center, the first such facility in the nation. It could take care of the hungry poor for about a third of the established hospitals.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It would be mistaken to say that Fritz was not concerned with the polls — he loved the Senate and wanted to stay there.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So, as re-election approached, he would modify his positions in order to placate South Carolina’s conservative Upstate. Perhaps he would cut-back on his tennis matches with Teddy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Notwithstanding these shifts, I think most voters knew that Fritz was better informed than they were. And so they let Fritz have his votes—votes that they would not have cast—believing that maybe, just maybe Hollings knew more about the issues than they did.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But here’s the thing — there are no more Fritz Hollings out there. These days our senators first look to their in-house house pollster — then vote accordingly.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday, we buried a good, fine man who gave South Carolina governance way beyond his weight class.&nbsp;<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'No more Fritz Hollings out there for SC, nation', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'no-more-fritz-hollings-out-there-for-sc-nation', '', '', '2019-04-17 12:28:02', '2019-04-17 16:28:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39695', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39697, 4, '2019-04-17 12:31:10', '2019-04-17 16:31:10', '<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4>By Joe Cunningham </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It has been an honor to serve as your Congressman over the last 100 days, and I am grateful for the opportunity I have been given. When I ran for Congress, I promised to fight for the Lowcountry and break through the political tribalism and gridlock that defines Washington. I committed to working with both parties and our President to get things done. Over the last 100 days, I have found ample room to work across the aisle. Almost 70 percent of the bills I’ve cosponsored or introduced have been bipartisan.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since I was sworn in on Jan. 3, I have introduced bills to ban offshore drilling, close the Charleston loophole, ensure carbon monoxide detectors in public housing units and improve veterans’ access to pediatric care. I’m proud to be a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers’ caucus, a group of Democrats and Republicans who meet weekly to discuss common-sense policies and issues on which we can work together. Recently, the publication Congressional Quarterly ranked me as the most independent member of Congress. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the 2018 campaign, I promised to do everything I could to protect our coastline from offshore oil exploration. So, on my fourth day in office, I introduced bipartisan legislation to bring back the ban on offshore drilling. I am thankful for the continued support of the Lowcountry’s coastal mayors and legislators in this pursuit.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In an era of divided government and dysfunction, the House has managed to pass meaningful legislation that solve problems on which I campaigned. One of the bills of which I am most proud is H.R. 1, the For the People Act – once in a lifetime reform legislation that combats the culture of corruption in D.C. and ensures Washington serves the people. H.R. 1 promotes clean and fair elections, ends partisan gerrymandering, reins-in the influence of special interests, and takes dark money out of our political system. We also passed the bipartisan Paycheck Fairness Act to ensure equal pay for equal work.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the last 100 days we also passed the first pieces of commonsense gun safety legislation in over 25 years. Alongside Majority Whip Clyburn and Republican Rep. Peter King, I introduced a bill that would close the Charleston loophole and give law enforcement adequate time to conduct a background check. Passing this bipartisan legislation as Jennifer Pinckney — the widow of Mother Emanuel Pastor Clementa Pinckney — and her young daughters looked on from the House gallery was one of the most humbling moments of my life. We also passed a historic and bipartisan public lands package, which included the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and created the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park in Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is still so much to do.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We need to address the rising costs of health care and prescription drugs, and continue to protect coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. I stand ready to work with both parties, including President Trump, to make a serious investment in the Lowcountry’s ailing infrastructure. We need to finally get serious about tackling our national debt, which both Democrats and Republicans have allowed to spiral out of control. The national debt just hit a record $22 trillion, equaling about $67,000 for every man, woman and child in the Lowcountry. One of my very first votes in Congress was to reinstate pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules to offset any new spending. I also support a Balanced Budget Amendment to prohibit the government from spending more than it receives, and recently voted against a Democratic spending plan that I believe was fiscally irresponsible.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over the remainder of my term, I will continue to work with members of both parties and our President to make sure Washington works for you.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I will continue to proudly serve the Lowcountry and will never forget that it was you who sent me here.&nbsp;<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '100 Days of Serving the Lowcountry', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '100-days-of-serving-the-lowcountry', '', '', '2019-04-17 12:31:13', '2019-04-17 16:31:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39697', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39699, 4, '2019-04-17 12:33:52', '2019-04-17 16:33:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BASEBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles take two of three vs. Colleton County</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High rallied for a 7-3 road win Thursday to clinch its three-game Region 7-4A series against Colleton County, but the Cougars took the series finale 4-0 on Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles erased a 3-0 deficit with four runs in the fifth, then tacked on three in the sixth to claim the second game of the three-game series.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Paul Winland went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, Jeffrey Smyth was 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI, and Rhogue Wallace had a two-run double for the Eagles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wes Graves allowed three runs and eight hits over five innings to earn the win, and Jeffrey Smyth closed it out with two scoreless innings of relief.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort managed only three hits while being shut out in the finale. Jacob Anderson had a triple, and Luke Londono and Oliver Holmes each added a single for the Eagles.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holmes took the loss, allowing four runs over three innings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (18-4, 7-2) are playing in the Hanahan Invitational Tournament in Charleston this week.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SOFTBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BHS falters in final two games vs. Cougars</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After keeping its region title hopes alive with a win in the opener of its series with Colleton County, Beaufort High dropped the final two games of the series and slipped to the No. 3 seed from Region 7-4A.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles lost the second game 14-4 on Thursday, as they were unable to overcome 10 errors that led to 12 unearned runs. Essence Champion provided a bright spot for Beaufort, going 2-for-2 with two homers and four RBIs, and Madison Sanchez was 2-for-3 and scored twice.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Cougars won the finale 11-8 on Friday. Carleigh Coolong was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, Sanchez was 2-for-5 with an RBI, and Kidron Martin was 2-for-4 for the Eagles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort (7-13, 5-4) travels to May River on Tuesday before opening the Class 4A playoffs April 25.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BOYS SOCCER</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BA Boys Blow Out PCA</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy rolled to another region win April 9, hammering Palmetto Christian Academy 8-1.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Joe Stowe, Charlie Weeden, Dawson Coleman, Edward McCormick, Zach Lee, Ben Trask, Evan Rankin, and Jared Huebel each scored a goal for BA.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles (10-1, 5-0) travel to Cathedral Academy for a 4:30 p.m. kickoff on April 22.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GOLF</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles 2nd at Oyster Reef</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Prep posted a team score of 154 over nine holes to win a five-team match among Beaufort County rivals Thursday at Oyster Reef Golf Club.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three Hilton Head Prep teammates — JT Herman, Jump Winwon, and Thomas Ford — shot 38 to share medalist honors on a wet, windy day. Mackenzie Gallagher (40) rounded out the scoring for the Dolphins, who edged Beaufort High by nine shots.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jerry Bruns (39) and Max Kase (40) led the Eagles to a second-place finish, seven shots ahead of Hilton Head High (170). Ben Batson led the Seahawks with a 40.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bluffton High (175) was fourth with Wayne Toon (41) leading the Bobcats, and May River (182) was fifth, led by Andrew Swanson’s 44.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Sports Roundup', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sports-roundup-2', '', '', '2019-04-17 12:33:55', '2019-04-17 16:33:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39699', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39701, 4, '2019-04-17 12:43:02', '2019-04-17 16:43:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Home games” are rare in professional golf, even when your hometown is a golf-crazed place like Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Mark Anderson hopes to make the most of the home-course advantage this week when he tees it up in the 51st annual RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anderson is playing the Heritage for the seventh time — the sixth as a professional —&nbsp;and he has enjoyed success at Harbour Town in the past, making the cut four times. His best finish was a tie for 13th in 2012, when he carded rounds of 69 and 68 on the weekend to charge up the leaderboard.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anderson is playing full-time on the Web.com Tour this season, where he sits third in the season-long rankings thanks to a win at the Country Club de Bogota Championship in Colombia in February. The 33-year-old Beaufort Academy alumnus hasn’t played a PGA Tour event since the 2017 Wyndham Championship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort’s Anderson right at home at Harbour Town', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beauforts-anderson-right-at-home-at-harbour-town', '', '', '2019-04-17 12:43:03', '2019-04-17 16:43:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39701', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39703, 4, '2019-04-17 12:44:16', '2019-04-17 16:44:16', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort High hosting Parent Awareness Night</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort High School School Improvement Council is hosting a Parent Awareness Night at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, because sometimes bad things happen to good people.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Topics of discussion will include “What YOU can be held liable for,” “Vaping/Juuling/Opiods: They are everywhere,” “Where are they hiding it?” and “Prom is coming up; Are you ready?”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There will be guest speakers from the Beaufort Drug/Alcohol Agency, the Solicitor’s Office and local attorney’s offices.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All adults are welcome to attend the meeting at Beaufort High School’s small Auditorium. For more information, call 843-322-2000.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort High concert band rated excellent</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort High School Sea Island Symphonic Band earned an “Excellent Rating” at the senior high school portion of the S.C. Concert Band Performance Assessment at West Ashley High School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The S.C. Concert Band Performance Assessment was held over two weeks in Charleston.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It’s wonderful that we have so many talented young musicians in our schools,” interim superintendent Herb Berg said in a release. “And it goes without saying that when our student musicians are honored, we are also honoring the outstanding educators who teach them.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Concert Performance Assessment consists of a stage performance and sight reading. Bands perform on stage for three judges who independently score each performance using rubrics based on state and national standards for music education.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following the stage performance, bands sight-read a piece of music they have never seen. The band is given six minutes to study the piece, then must play for and be rated by two different judges. The scores of all five judges are combined to determine overall ratings.&nbsp;<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'School Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-briefs-39', '', '', '2019-04-17 12:44:19', '2019-04-17 16:44:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39703', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(39705, 4, '2019-04-17 12:46:23', '2019-04-17 16:46:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Stewart named 2019 SC Paramedic of the Year</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County paramedic Angie Stewart was named the 2019 S.C. Paramedic of the Year recently during the South Carolina EMS Symposium in Myrtle Beach.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stewart, a veteran paramedic for more than 26 years, also volunteers with the Colleton County Fire Rescue and was instrumental in implementing the First Responder Assistance and Support</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Team in Beaufort County. FAST provides mental health education and support for first responders.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Citizen input sought for Hwy. 170 study</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDEyLjQ2NjI2MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDEyLjQ2NjI2MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1OTg4MyZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;101&amp;&amp;&amp;http://www.lowcountrycog.org/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Lowcountry Council of Governments</a> has announced that citizens are encouraged to get involved in a newly initiated S.C. 170 Corridor Access Management Study as part of the <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDEyLjQ2NjI2MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDEyLjQ2NjI2MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1OTg4MyZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;102&amp;&amp;&amp;http://www.lowcountrycog.org/planning_and_transportation/transportation/lats_mpo/index.php?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Lowcountry Area Transportation Study (LATS)</a>.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The SC 170 corridor currently carries an average of 33,000 vehicles per day. This area has experienced significant growth, which has led to increased congestion and safety concerns along the corridor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The study will develop management strategies to minimize traffic congestion and improve safety and traffic flow. The portion of highway being studied begins at the intersection of SC 170 at Okatie Center South and includes 4.5 miles of SC 170 to the intersection of SC 462. The project is estimated to conclude by the fall of 2019.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County residents interested in reviewing the project and making a comment can click <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDEyLjQ2NjI2MjEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDEyLjQ2NjI2MjEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1OTg4MyZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;104&amp;&amp;&amp;https://wikimapping.com/Corridor170.html?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">here</a>, sign in, then click on “Add a Comment” box, move the icon to the section of the highway, click to select it, go to the dialogue box that appears and write in comments.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, contact planning director Ginnie Kozak at <a href=\"mailto:gkozak@lowcountrycog.org\">gkozak@lowcountrycog.org</a> or 843-473-3990 and Ryan Eckenrode at <a href=\"mailto:ryan.eckenrode@aecom.com\">ryan.eckenrode@aecom.com</a> or 864-234-8931.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort County convenience centers closed Easter</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDA0LjQyNjMyNTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDA0LjQyNjMyNTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1Njg3OCZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;101&amp;&amp;&amp;https://www.bcgov.net/departments/Engineering-and-Infrastructure/solid-waste-and-recycle/index.php?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Beaufort County convenience centers</a> will be closed Sunday, April 21, in observance of the Easter holiday, but will resume their normal schedule Monday, April 22. Residents are encouraged to check their local center for official operating hours and are asked to plan accordingly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information, please contact the County’s Solid Waste and Recycling Section at 843-255-2736 or visit <a href=\"http://www.bcgov.net/recycle\">www.bcgov.net/recycle</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort County to help residents properly dispose of prescription drugs April 27</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MzgwMTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MzgwMTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1ODkyOCZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;101&amp;&amp;&amp;https://www.bcgov.net/departments/Community-Services/alcohol-and-drug-abuse/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Department</a>, in partnership with the <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MzgwMTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MzgwMTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1ODkyOCZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;102&amp;&amp;&amp;https://www.bcso.net/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office</a> and the <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MzgwMTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MzgwMTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1ODkyOCZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;103&amp;&amp;&amp;http://www.lcahealthyyouth.com/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Lowcountry Alliance for Healthy Youth</a>, is participating in the DEA National Rx Take Back program that allows people to properly dispose of unused prescription drugs.<br>\nThe event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27, and from 9 a.m. to noon, at Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Center on Duke Street.<br>\nThe following items will not be accepted: inventory from medical practices, liquid medicines, syringes or needles or medical waste. <br>\nFor more information, call the Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Department at 843-255-6013.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>County Treasurer’s offices closed April 24 for training </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Treasurer’s Offices will be closed on Wednesday, April 24, in order to conduct a Professional Development Day Training with staff. Offices will reopen under normal business hours on Thursday, April 25 at 8 a.m. Visit www.beaufortcountytreasurer.com for information or to make a payment.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Parris Island holding live fire training</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will be commencing live fire training from 6:30 a.m. until 2 a.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, April 22-23 and 25.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The marsh and waterways in the range impact area, including Archers Creek, Ribbon Creek, and Edding Creek, will be closed to boater traffic.<br>\nFor questions regarding firing times and waterway closures, please contact the Weapons and Field Training Battalion Range Control at 843-228-3170.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>New Coastline episode discusses F-35 training, Air Show</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A new episode of The County Channel’s series <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MTk1MTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MTk1MTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1ODc5MCZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;101&amp;&amp;&amp;https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;v=zCDvvgcv_-s\">Coastline</a> discusses F-35 training and the upcoming <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MTk1MTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MTk1MTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1ODc5MCZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;102&amp;&amp;&amp;http://www.beaufortairshow.com/index.shtml?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">2019 MCAS Beaufort Air Show</a>. Joining host Rick Forschner is Second Lieutenant Kevin L. Buss and Captain Frank \"Chomps\" Zastoupil of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.<br>\nThe Air Show is scheduled for April 27-28 and will showcase Naval aviation at its best with a demonstration by the United States Naval Flight Demonstration Team, the Blue Angels.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>General admission is free.<br>\nCoastline, a monthly news show filmed in-studio and produced by The County Channel, airs on The County Channel at 9:30 a.m. Sundays, 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and 9 a.m. Fridays.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Watch 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 <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MTk1MTEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwNDEwLjQ1MTk1MTEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzQ1ODc5MCZlbWFpbGlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnVzZXJpZD10aGVpc2xhbmRuZXdzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;103&amp;&amp;&amp;https://www.bcgov.net/departments/Community-Services/county-channel/index.php?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">The County Channel’s website</a> at <a href=\"http://www.bcgov.net/\">www.bcgov.net</a>.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-107', '', '', '2019-04-17 12:46:25', '2019-04-17 16:46:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=39705', 0, 'post', '', 0);
