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(34179, 4, '2017-11-30 15:07:36', '2017-11-30 20:07:36', '<b>One arrested, one sought&nbsp;</b><b>in Tiger Express shooting</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34182\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"240\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gadson.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34182\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34182\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gadson.jpeg\" alt=\"Jermaine S. Gadson\" width=\"240\" height=\"234\"></a> Jermaine S. Gadson[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34187\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"240\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/williams.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34187\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34187\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/williams.png\" alt=\"James J. Williams\" width=\"240\" height=\"225\"></a> James J. Williams[/caption]\r\n\r\nJermaine Sharodd Gadson, 41, has turned himself in to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office in relation to a Nov. 6 shooting at the Tiger Express on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nGadson was served with two arrest warrants for misprision of a felony and unlawful carrying of a handgun.\r\n\r\nThe sheriff\'s office is asking for the public\'s assistance in locating James Jabbar Williams, 43, who is wanted regarding the same incident. There are warrants for him on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime. Williams may be in the St. Helena Island area.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to the sheriff’s office, a rifle was fired multiple times at a vehicle at the Tiger Express. A man in the car sustained a gunshot wound to his right arm and was further injured when shrapnel struck him in his left leg.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnyone with information on Williams’ whereabouts is encouraged to contact Sgt. Adam Draisen at 843-255-3409 or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Man shot to death,&nbsp;</b><b>second man missing</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34181\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"180\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blanding.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34181\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34181\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/blanding.jpeg\" alt=\"Robert Blanding\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\"></a> Robert Blanding[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe body of a man who was shot to death was found on the side of F &amp; B Road on Lady’s Island on the afternoon of Nov. 22 has been identified as Robert Blanding, 25, of St. Helena Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, Blanding was with his nephew, Chaz Blanding, 19, on Nov. 21, when the two were seen leaving Chaz Blanding’s Beaufort residence. Chaz Blanding has been missing since that time.\r\n\r\nThe investigation into Robert Blanding’s death and the whereabouts of his nephew, Chaz Blanding, is ongoing. Anyone with information or anyone who may have heard or seen anything suspicious near F &amp; B Road on Lady’s Island on Nov. 21 is urged to contact Sgt. Brandon Disbrow at 843-255-3407 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Firefighters respond to&nbsp;</b><b>9 accidents in 1 week</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/moped-e1512331806398.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34185\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34185\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/moped-e1512331806398.jpeg\" alt=\"moped\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District responded to nine motor vehicle accidents from Nov. 17-24.\r\n\r\nAt approximately 3 p.m. on Nov. 24, firefighters responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on Trask Parkway by Seabrook Center Road. Firefighters arrived to find a two-vehicle accident in which both vehicles collided on the roadway and ended up off the road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo injuries were reported and traffic on Trask Parkway was delayed for approximately 30 minutes while emergency crews assisted the occupants.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust before 10 p.m. Nov. 20, firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident on Trask Parkway by John Johnson Quality Homes. Firefighters arrived to find an accident between a passenger vehicle and a moped.\r\n\r\nThe moped operator, who was wearing a helmet and reflective clothing, appeared to have serious injuries and was transported to the hospital.\r\n\r\nWhile emergency crews were assisting the moped operator, a second motor vehicle accident occurred at the same location when a passenger vehicle struck a BCSO vehicle that was assisting at the first accident.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe female driver of the passenger vehicle appeared to have serious injuries but insisted a family member take her to the hospital. There was no deputy in the BCSO vehicle at the time of the collision.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTrask Parkway was delayed for approximately two hours while emergency crews assisted the injured and removed roadway hazards from both collisions.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District has responded to over 315 accidents in 2017. In 2016, the Burton Fire District responded to less than 300 accidents.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Gas leak at Food Lion </b><b>results in evacuation</b>\r\n\r\nJust before 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 18, the Burton Fire District was dispatched to a strong odor of gas inside and outside the Food Lion on Shanklin Road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters searched the interior and exterior of the building. Food Lion personnel had already evacuated patrons from the store.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe firefighters located a portable propane tank outside the main doors that was leaking propane. The bottle was secured and the leak stopped. Because the leak was outside, the building employees and patrons were allowed to go back inside. The store was evacuated for approximately 15 minutes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo injuries were reported and the store is back in normal operation.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Shoplifting suspect&nbsp;</b><b>is being sought</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/shoplift.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34186\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34186\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/shoplift.jpg\" alt=\"shoplift\" width=\"211\" height=\"240\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify a suspect who came into Food Lion at 350 Shanklin Road on Nov. 20 and filled a shopping cart with $268 worth of groceries and walked past the checkout counter into the parking lot.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe suspect was confronted by an employee in the parking lot and the suspect left the buggy of groceries and jumped into a passenger seat of a late model Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is possibly green in color.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe suspect is described as a white man in his late 20s to early 30s, 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing between 150 and 180 pounds.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnyone with information about the suspect can contact Lt. Cpl. Dario Sosa at 843-986-4731; BCSO Dispatch at 843-524-2777; or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Woman wanted on&nbsp;</b><b>stolen goods charges</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34183\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/harter.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34183\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34183\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/harter.jpg\" alt=\"Lacy P. Harter \" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Lacy P. Harter[/caption]\r\n\r\nLacy Perryman Harter is wanted by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office on charges of receiving stolen goods.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHarter is a 20-year-old white female, about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 130 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHarter may possibly be in the area of Riverchase Boulevard in Burton.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information on the whereabouts of Harter can contact Sgt. Disbrow at 843-255-3407 or Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>CERT training is&nbsp;</b><b>being offered</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County residents interested in learning more about self-sufficiency during a disaster are invited to participate in the Community Response Team Program.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe CERT program provides training for individuals to increase self-sufficiency in a disaster.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nParticipants will learn to provide emergency assistance to their families and neighbors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCERT classes are free of charge.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next series will start Tuesday, Dec. 5. Classes will be held at the Technical College of the Lowcountry campus in Bluffton at 100 Community College Drive in room 125.\r\n\r\nThe course is taught in four class sessios from 6-9 p.m. and one Saturday exercise class from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The classes include:\r\n\r\n• Tuesday, Dec. 5: Personal Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation\r\n\r\n• Thursday, Dec. 7: Disaster Medical I\r\n\r\n• Tuesday, Dec. 12: Disaster Psychology/Terrorism Response\r\n\r\n• Thursday, Dec. 14: Disaster Medical II/CERT Organization\r\n\r\n• Saturday, Dec. 16: Fire Suppression/Disaster Search Techniques &amp; Exercise\r\n\r\nFor more information or to register, send an email to cert@bcgov.net or contact Major David Zeoli, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, at 843-812-8035 or Kris Legge at 843-263-2783.', 'Public safety briefs for November 30th-December 6th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'public-safety-briefs-for-november-30th-december-6th', '', '', '2017-12-03 15:10:48', '2017-12-03 20:10:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34179', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34188, 4, '2017-11-30 15:08:40', '2017-11-30 20:08:40', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nWhen I was a child, my mother had a collection of broaches in her jewelry box.\r\n\r\nOne of distinction was the broach I made for her for Mother’s Day when I was in Brownies. It was made of wood and had “Mother’s Day” spelled out in macaroni, and had been shellacked. I\'m sure she loved wearing it to church, before the macaroni started to start to fall off and the meaning was lost. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was reminded of all my mother’s broaches recently when I was traveling and noticed a young woman sitting next to me wearing a beautiful broach on her jacket. It was round with emeralds surrounded by diamonds. I commented to her how beautiful it was, and she said it was her late grandmother’s broach.\r\n\r\nIt wasn\'t long before I started to notice other young women wearing decorative pins and broaches, maybe because it can be a very expressive form of body art without using a tattoo needle.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSurprisingly, there are numerous broaches that women can wear that make a statement. There are dog and cat broaches for people who want to show love for their pet. I have also seen colorful butterfly broaches. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to one of the saleswoman at a local women’s clothing store, it has become quite popular to wear and use vintage jewelry nowadays. Her shop sells magnets designed by a local artist using vintage broaches. The shop also sells beautiful long necklaces made from an assortment of old jewelry.\r\n\r\nThat’s when I remembered I still had some of the old jewelry from my mother and mother-in-law, who had both died in early 2008.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI was amazed at the number of broaches I found in their collections.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first batch I went through included a cameo broach with two doves kissing over a basket of flowers. It’s beautiful, but like many of the others, needs some tender loving care.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSome of the broaches have matching clip-on earrings too. (Are there women who still wear clip-on earrings?)&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe other various broaches reflected different holidays throughout the year, like hearts and cupids for Valentine’s Day and Christmas trees and angels for Christmas. I recall my mother wearing some of the broaches on her winter coat over the holidays. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nI’m not sure why my four sisters and I never picked up on wearing broaches. I guess we thought they were too old fashioned, looking more like our grandmother’s era.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut it is nice to see some of this jewelry becoming popular again, or at least recycled. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd maybe it’s time for me to start wearing some of the vintage jewelry that my daughter was wearing that day.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_3661-e1512331988643.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34190\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34190\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_3661-e1512331988643.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3661\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\"></a>', 'What’s sitting in your mother’s jewelry box?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'whats-sitting-in-your-mothers-jewelry-box', '', '', '2017-12-03 15:13:39', '2017-12-03 20:13:39', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34188', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34191, 4, '2017-11-30 15:12:14', '2017-11-30 20:12:14', '<b>Business for Breakfast&nbsp;</b><b>offers various programs</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and SC LowCountry SCORE Chapter will hold a Business for Breakfast Series for Small Businesses on Wednesdays at the chamber offices at 701 Craven St.\r\n\r\nUpcoming programs include:\r\n\r\n• Dec. 13: Year End Tax Strategies\r\n\r\n• Jan. 10: Click Click Click: Using Social Media\r\n\r\n• Feb. 14: I Did What? — Hiring Without Tears\r\n\r\n• March 14: Building a Successful Brand\r\n\r\n• April 11: Retailing Strategies in an Amazon World\r\n\r\n• May 9: Riddle Me This, Money Man — Financial Statements Made Simpler\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortchamber.org to register.\r\n\r\n<b>Chamber offering&nbsp;</b><b>business plan classes</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will be offering one final class this year with SCORE. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe focus of the class is structuring of a business plan along with other business indicators that one must know to determine if the business is profitable or not. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis three-day class will be held on Monday, Dec. 4, Wednesday, Dec. 6, and Monday, Dec. 11.\r\n\r\nThe cost is $25 and is required on the first day of class, which will be returned if you complete all three sessions. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCall 843-986-1102, ext. 3.\r\n\r\n<b>Personal finance focus&nbsp;</b><b>of upcoming program</b>\r\n\r\nPersonal finance classes are being offered by the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Dec. 5 and Dec. 19, at the chamber office at 801 Bladen St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nBudgeting, getting out of debt, credit recovery and more will be covered.\r\n\r\nThese classes are free and open to the public. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-986-1102, ext. 2.\r\n\r\n<b>Bay Street Realty to&nbsp;</b><b>celebrate grand opening</b>\r\n\r\nBay Street Realty Group will celebrate its grand opening from 5:30-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in downtown Beaufort at 701 Bay St.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will take place at 5:45 p.m. and kick off the Night on the Town and First Friday celebration in downtown Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBay Street Realty Group said it is investing heavily in technology.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"We plan to offer our buyers, sellers and our agents cutting-edge technology and personalized support,\" partner Will Thurman said. \"We believe the best investment we can make is in our agents and the marketing tools we provide.\"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe realty company plans to implement a \"well-designed, highly visible website, aerial photography and video, in-house community tours and 360-degree virtual tours on homes,\" according to a release.\r\n\r\nBay Street Realty Group has merged with Island Realty of the Lowcountry, which will allow the combined firms to cover the communities of Beaufort and the Sea Islands with three offices.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.beaufortchamber.org or call 843-525-8500.', 'Chamber Corner for November 30th-December 6th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-november-30th-december-6th', '', '', '2017-12-03 15:13:00', '2017-12-03 20:13:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34191', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34193, 4, '2017-11-30 15:13:36', '2017-11-30 20:13:36', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Interim Pastor Darren Jones, left, plays with 2-year-old Connor Harmon while his mother, Jamie Smith, looks on during the annual Harvest Days/Thankful Nights at Shell Point Baptist Church. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nAbout a hundred people from The Link church and Shell Point Baptist got together for the annual Harvest Days/Thankful Nights on Nov. 4 at Shell Point Baptist Church.\r\n\r\n“We all get together this time of year to give thanks for blessings throughout the year,” said Interim Pastor Darren Jones. “We meet on the front lawn and eat, play games and listen to live music during the afternoon. When the sun goes down we sit around a bonfire in the back yard and tell what we are thankful for.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34196\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2136\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES1293.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34196\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34196\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES1293.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Kling plays a little cornhole with his friend Thomas Romey, not shown.\" width=\"2136\" height=\"3216\"></a> Jim Kling plays a little cornhole with his friend Thomas Romey, not shown.[/caption]', 'Church celebrates blessings', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'church-celebrates-blessings', '', '', '2017-12-03 15:16:53', '2017-12-03 20:16:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34193', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34195, 4, '2017-11-30 15:14:42', '2017-11-30 20:14:42', '<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Photo above:&nbsp;The Beaufort High School wrestling team captured the Sandlapper Invitational title at West Ashley High School on Nov. 18. Photo provided.</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL&nbsp;</b><b>WRESTLING</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort High wins&nbsp;</b><b>Sandlapper Invitational</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High School wrestling team won the Sandlapper Invitational title at West Ashley High School on Nov. 18.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUnder the direction of head coach Travis Wynn, the Eagles excelled throughout the West Ashley-hosted tournament.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Sandlapper Invitational featured some of the state\'s top high school wrestlers. Multiple grapplers from the Beaufort wrestling program thrived during the tournament.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA breakdown of individual results for the Beaufort High School wrestling team from the Sandlapper Invitational follows.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJacob Workman - 2nd place at 113 pounds; Kaywon Johnson - 4th place at 113 pounds; Luis Pantoja - 1st place at 120 pounds; Jacob Denton - 1st place at 126 pounds; Malik Garvin - 2nd place at 132 pounds; Daquan Ayise - 4th place at 132 pounds; Isaiah Mcelveen - 3rd place at 138 pounds; Justin Campbell - 1st place at 145 pounds;&nbsp; James Dagin - 1st place at 152 pounds; Michael Cenci - 2nd place at 160 pounds; Jeremiah Simmons - 3rd place at 160 pounds; Jerry Robinson - 1st place at 182 pounds; Theodore Washington - 2nd place at 182 pounds; Aaron Wiess - 1st place at 220 pounds.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>YOUTH BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>YMCA offers youth&nbsp;</b><b>league basketball</b>\r\n\r\nThe Wardle Family Y in Port Royal is offering youth league basketball for kids age 3-12.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRegistration is open now and play begins Jan. 13.\r\n\r\nThe cost per child is $55 for Y members and $70 for nonmembers. Register online at ymcabeaufortcounty.com or stop by the Y front desk.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nQuestions? Contact Mike Woods, sports coordinator, at ymcasports843@gmail.com or 843-522-9622.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Battery Creek tops&nbsp;</b><b>Colleton County</b>\r\n\r\nThe Battery Creek Lady Dolphins are off to a stellar start in the 2017-18 girls\' high school basketball season. Host Battery Creek beat Colleton County 37-26 to win the Clash At The Creek tournament title on Nov. 25.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the win, Battery Creek moved to 2-0.\r\n\r\nTa\'Quasia Lampkin led Battery Creek to the win, scoring a game-high 14 points for the Lady Dolphins.\r\n\r\nContributing for Battery Creek in the tournament title-clinching victory, Jayden Thompson and Coresha Rutledge tossed in five points apiece.\r\n\r\nBattery Creek is scheduled to host Savannah High on Saturday, Dec. 2.\r\n\r\nPrior to defeating Colleton County in the championship contest, Battery Creek beat Beaufort High 51-30 in the first round of the Clash At the Creek Tournament.\r\n\r\nMore on the Battery Creek-Beaufort High girls\' basketball game follows.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBattery Creek 51, Beaufort High 30: Ta\'Quasia Lampkin netted 14 points and Kevea Sanders scored 13 points to lead host Battery Creek past Beaufort High 51-30 in the opening round of the Clash at the Creek Basketball Tournament.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFinishing one field goal short of reaching double figures in the scoring column, Coresha Rutledge netted eight points for the Lady Dolphins in the victory over Beaufort High.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>SWIMMING</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Swim lessons&nbsp;</b><b>available at Y</b>\r\n\r\nThe Wardle Family YMCA, at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal, is offering group and private swim lessons. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nGroup swim lessons are by age, starting at age 3 and are twice per week for four weeks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWinter 2018 group lesson registration is open now.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Y also offers private lessons for children and adults; Baby and Me classes; and for those wanting to increase endurance and perfect their technique, a stroke development class. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll lessons are taught by certified instructors in the Y’s heated, indoor pool.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGroup lessons are $60 per person for Y members and $80 for nonmembers. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nContact the Y at 843-522-9622, ymcabeaufortcounty.com or stop by the Y front desk.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>BHS Eagles lose&nbsp;</b><b>in heartbreaker</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High boys\' basketball team fell short in a bid to capture a tournament title over the weekend as Bacon County (Ga.) held on to win 53-51 in the Clash At The Creek at Battery Creek High School on Nov. 25.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShevin Peterson led Bacon County to the win, scoring 14 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the loss, Beaufort High lipped to 1-1 early in the 2017-18 season.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA pair of Beaufort High players reached double figures in the scoring column as Daijon Galloway netted 14 points and Brandon Smalls added 13 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High had advanced to the Clash At The Creek championship game after pulling away to beat Stratford 67-54 in an opening round matchup on Nov. 24.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMore on the Beaufort High boys\' basketball game follows.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort High 67, Stratford 54:</b> Ethan Leana scored 16 points and Desmond Gaillard contributed 15 points to lead Beaufort High past Stratford 67-57 in the opening round of the Clash At the Creek Tournament at Battery Creek High School.\r\n\r\nWith the win, Beaufort opened its 2017-18 season 1-0 and advanced to the Clash At The Creek championship game.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Raymond headed into&nbsp;</b><b>third season at WBECH</b>\r\n\r\nJim Raymond is headed into his third season as the head coach of the Whale Branch Early College High School boys\' basketball team.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThrough two seasons, Raymond has compiled a 29-22 overall record with the Warriors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUnder Raymond\'s direction, Whale Branch compiled a 19-7 record during the 2016-17 season. Whale Branch showed much improvement on the hardwood throughout the 2016-17 season.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMuch excitement surrounds the 2017-18 edition of the Whale Branch High School boys\' basketball team.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA total of five letter winners are back for the Warriors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTop returnees for Whale Branch are senior center Robert Alston, senior guards Xavier Bryan and DeShawn Fields and senior forwards Richard Campbell and Roshard Campbell.\r\n\r\nHowever, Whale Branch wasn\'t without its losses from the 2016-17 season.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch lost guards Cam Miller, Kenny Brown and Xyion Youmans and forward George Delaney to graduation.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Warriors were scheduled to host Hilton Head Island on Nov. 28. 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(34200, 4, '2017-11-30 15:17:02', '2017-11-30 20:17:02', '<em>Photo above: American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here, Post 9 Vice Commander Dick Jennings presents Leigha Greene of the Cracked Egg with a Certificate of Appreciation for displaying the U.S. flag. Photo provided.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Zen Den to hold&nbsp;</b><b>grand reopening</b>\r\n\r\nZen Den, a Port Royal healing arts studio, will hold a grand reopening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at 709 Paris Ave.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe public is invited to meet the new practitioners who are now calling Zen Den home. In addition to Reiki, Intuitive &amp; Crystal healing therapies and products, Zen Den now offers acupuncture, pulsed electro-magnetic field therapies, astrological consultations, massage and much more.\r\n\r\nZen Den is a community-centered healing arts studio, providing space to learn about and experience various techniques for personal healing, self-discovery and soul growth.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, new retail items are available just in time for the holidays.\r\n\r\nAs a special treat, Jen Ross is offering 15-minute intuitive readings for $20.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Inn&nbsp;</b><b>opens new cottage</b>\r\n\r\nThere is a new 12-room cottage at The Beaufort Inn that is now open for reservations.\r\n\r\nIn addition to being located on Craven Street, which was recently voted one of the most charming streets in the South by Southern Living Magazine, Craven is a historic name for Beaufort, according to a release.\r\n\r\nAll rooms and buildings at The Beaufort Inn are named after people, places, or organizations that have historic significance to the Beaufort area.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCall 843-379-4667 or visit www.beaufortinn.com/about/craven-cottage.htm.', 'Business briefs for November 30th-December 6th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-november-30th-december-6th', '', '', '2017-12-03 15:18:41', '2017-12-03 20:18:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34200', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34205, 4, '2017-11-30 15:19:25', '2017-11-30 20:19:25', 'Amber Hewitt took this breathtaking picture from St. Helena Island of a Lowcountry sunset.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.&nbsp;', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-59', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:27:09', '2018-07-12 15:27:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34205', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34211, 4, '2017-11-30 15:20:44', '2017-11-30 20:20:44', '[caption id=\"attachment_34212\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2961\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/photo-correction.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34212\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34212\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/photo-correction.jpg\" alt=\"CORRECTION: This photo ran in The Island News in the Nov. 16-23 edition and the caption was incorrect. It should have said that members of American Legion Post 207 wave to the crowd at the Veterans Day parade. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\" width=\"2961\" height=\"1834\"></a> CORRECTION: This photo ran in The Island News in the Nov. 16-23 edition and the caption was incorrect. It should have said that members of American Legion Post 207 wave to the crowd at the Veterans Day parade. Photo by Bob Sofaly.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>BJWSA rolls out new&nbsp;</b><b>online payment system</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort-Jasper Water &amp; Sewer Authority (BJWSA) is implementing a more convenient and user-friendly online payment system for customers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe new and improved interface provides myriad benefits to customers, enabling them to pay their bills faster, easier and more conveniently and securely, according to a press release.\r\n\r\nThe new features include an improved user experience; a “pay now” feature that allows for quick payment registration; and registered account enhancements including the ability to view and pay multiple accounts at once, view payment history and consumption information and view past statements.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCustomers can also securely save payment information; sign up for paperless billing with email reminders; and schedule automatic payments from a checking account or credit card.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, BJWSA has implemented a new automated phone payment system with features such as quick account balance review and payment with a credit card, debit card or eCheck and an easy-to-use call flow.\r\n\r\n“We are excited about these changes and they reflect our continual commitment to providing a superior customer service experience,” said BJWSA General Manager Ed Saxon. “We recognize that customers want flexibility, accessibility, convenience and a user-friendly experience without sacrificing security. We are confident that this new online payment system will meet these needs.”\r\n\r\nVisit www.bjwsa.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Republican men’s club&nbsp;</b><b>to host holiday brunch</b>\r\n\r\nThe Annual Holiday Brunch hosted by the Beaufort Federation of Republican Men will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Dataw Island’s Carolina Room.\r\n\r\nGuest speakers include Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant and Drew McKissick, state chairman of the SC Republican Party. Also in attendance will be U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford and SC Sen. Tom Davis.\r\n\r\nTickets are $32.50 per plate and must be purchased by Friday, Dec. 1.\r\n\r\nPay by check to Beaufort Federation of Republican Men, Frank Wainwright, 153 Locust Fence Road, St. Helena Island. The tickets will be available at the door.\r\n\r\n<b>Republican Club to </b><b>welcome Martin Sullivan</b>\r\n\r\nThe Greater Bluffton Republican Club will meet on Monday, Dec. 4, at Local Pie Bluffton at 15 State Of Mind St., Bluffton.\r\n\r\nMartin Sullivan, chief of staff to Savannah Mayor Eddie DeLoach, will provide an update on current events in Savannah, including crime and the new Savannah police department as well as the state of the GOP in Georgia and the Lowcountry.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe social hour begins at 5 p.m. and the meeting starts at 5:45 p.m. in the upstairs room of the venue.\r\n\r\nThe public is welcome.\r\n\r\n<b>Preliminary flood maps </b><b>ready for public viewing</b>\r\n\r\nNewly revised preliminary digital flood insurance rate maps for coastal areas of Beaufort County will be available for residents to review from&nbsp; 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, in the main lobby of the Hargray Building at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, One University Boulevard, Bluffton.\r\n\r\nFlood maps show the extent to which areas are at risk for flooding and help determine flood insurance and building requirements.\r\n\r\nResidents and property owners will have the opportunity to view preliminary coastal maps, learn more about the risk of flooding, and ask questions about the new maps. Residents will also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with specialists to discuss flood insurance, engineering, building permits and more. Home and business owners, renters, real estate agents, mortgage lenders, surveyors and insurance agents are encouraged to attend.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the county’s Building Codes Department at 843-255-2065.\r\n\r\n<b>Satellite elections office to&nbsp;</b><b>temporarily change hours</b>\r\n\r\nThe Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County has temporarily changed its office hours at its Bluffton satellite office.\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton office will be open on Wednesdays only through Dec. 20. Then, it will be closed from Dec. 27 though Jan. 9.\r\n\r\nThe office will reopen for normal business hours on Wednesdays only from Jan. 10-31.\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton office will be closed on Feb. 7, for staff training and will reopen Feb. 14 for normal business hours on Wednesdays only. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFull service is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the main office at 15 John Galt Road in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-255-6900 or visit www.bcgov.net/vote.\r\n\r\n<b>Indivisible Beaufort SC&nbsp;</b><b>to meet on Dec. 9</b>\r\n\r\nIndivisible Beaufort SC will hold its December meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, in the meeting room of the Beaufort Branch Library on Scott Street in downtown Beaufort. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIts program will be “Justice – Before, During, and After Trial.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe program will include a presentation on the best-selling book on evidence suppression, incarceration and re-trial chances entitled “Just Mercy,” by lawyer Bryan Stevenson. The group will then discuss the issue of right to counsel, as exemplified by the recent suit brought against the city of Beaufort by the American Civil Liberties Union charging failure to provide counsel to those standing trial in municipal court. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAttendees will also be surveyed for the top issues to follow in the upcoming 2018 South Carolina legislative session in January. The public is welcome.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Toys for Tots needs&nbsp;</b><b>community’s help</b>\r\n\r\nUnited Way of the Lowcountry is partnering with Toys for Tots, The Salvation Army, Love House Ministries, Bluffton Self Help and the Deep Well Project this year to provide Christmas assistance to those in need through Operation Holiday Heroes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOperation Holiday Heroes is a countywide collaboration to ensure that every child and family in need throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties has toys and food for Christmas.\r\n\r\nLast year, Operation Holiday Heroes provided Christmas gifts and meals to 1,816 families throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties, including 3,936 children. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDonate toys by dropping them off at any of the United Way of the Lowcountry offices (Beaufort, Bluffton, Ridgeland) or at one of the many Toys for Tots boxes throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor a full list of toy donation drop-off locations, visit www.toysfortots.org.\r\n\r\nTo make a monetary donation to Operation Holiday Heroes, visit www.uwlowcountry.org&nbsp; or send a check payable to “Operation Holiday Heroes” to United Way of the Lowcountry, P.O. Box 202, Beaufort, SC 29901; or drop off at United Way of the Lowcountry (Beaufort office), located at 1277 Ribaut Road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOther ways to help include hosting a holiday or dinner party and collecting gifts for Operation Holiday Heroes; making a donation in memory of a loved one or in honor of them; or for businesses to become a Toys for Tots drop-off location by requesting a box on the Toys for Tots website at www.toysfortots.org.\r\n\r\nThose needing Christmas assistance this holiday season should register by calling the Salvation Army at 843-524-3727; or calling or visiting Love House Ministries at 843-525-1043, 423C Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort. Love House Ministries will be conducting its registration process from 12:30-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday through Dec. 22. Children are not allowed at sign-up or toy distribution.\r\n\r\n<b>Free parking offered&nbsp;</b><b>at downtown marina</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort City Council has approved the Parking Advisory Committee’s recommendation that there be free parking at the Downtown Marina in Beaufort this holiday season.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, it will be offered in a different way than it has been in years past to allow shoppers more time to explore what all of the merchants have to offer as well as to provide time to enjoy lunch or dinner without having to worry about a parking time limit.\r\n\r\nFree parking will be offered now through New Year’s Day at the Downtown Marina parking lot on the waterfront and accessed from Bay Street at the intersection of Charles or Newcastle streets.\r\n\r\nThere are 167 parking spaces available and there will be no time limit on parking.\r\n\r\nAll other metered parking spaces/areas in the downtown will be paid parking including Bay Street and their respective time limits will be enforced. Paid parking is enforced from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County offers </b><b>free electronics recycling&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Public Works Department Solid Waste and Recycling Office will host two free electronics recycling events for county residents.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next events will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations on Saturday, Dec. 9: Beaufort County Public Works, 9 Benton Field Road; and Bluffton Beaufort County Public Works, 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAny personal computers, laptops, CRT monitors, LCD monitors, CRT televisions, non-CRT televisions, printers, hard drives and miscellaneous electronics (microwaves, cell phones, radios, fax machines, and typewriters) will be accepted.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCall 843-255-2736 for more information or visit www.bcgov.net/recycle.', 'New briefs for November 30th-December 6th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-briefs-for-november-30th-december-6th', '', '', '2017-12-03 15:22:41', '2017-12-03 20:22:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34211', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34214, 4, '2017-11-30 15:22:45', '2017-11-30 20:22:45', '<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">PROVIDED BY STATE FARM</h4>\r\nIt\'s simple: Fill in the blank on the account application and you\'ve named a beneficiary. But don\'t write off the task as unimportant.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNaming the right person to receive the proceeds of an account is an important decision that could have long-ranging effects on your loved ones.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Why it\'s important</b></p>\r\nCertain accounts ask you to name a beneficiary, such as life insurance policies, pension plans and retirement accounts. Upon your death, proceeds from these accounts will typically go directly to the beneficiaries and bypass probate, which helps your beneficiaries avoid some red tape.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>What to consider</b></p>\r\n• Age: Most insurance companies, pensions and retirement accounts will not pay benefits to someone under age 18. A better option is to create a trust for the minor and name a trustee to manage the account until the child reaches the age you specify in the trust.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Ability to manage money: If your beneficiary is not able to manage money, name a trustee to invest and disburse funds on his or her behalf.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Contingency: Name a secondary beneficiary so that if your first beneficiary dies before you, the account proceeds pass directly to the secondary beneficiary without probate.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Options: Your beneficiary can be a spouse, child or other individual(s); a trust; a charity or an organization. If you don\'t specify a beneficiary, your assets will go into your estate and be distributed according to your will.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Don\'t \'set it and forget it\'&nbsp;</b></p>\r\nRegardless of what you\'ve specified in your will, assets that have beneficiary designations will pass as provided in those designations, and not how they\'re set out in your will. It\'s rarely recommended to name your estate as a beneficiary, since doing so means those assets will pass via probate.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecause so many things change throughout life, review your beneficiary designations every few years — and always after a life event such as a marriage, the birth of a child, adoption, divorce, remarriage or death — to make sure they\'re current. Otherwise, you risk leaving the proceeds to an ex-spouse or someone who has died before you.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGet specific information about beneficiaries from a legal or tax advisor and your State Farm agent. Visit www.statefarm.com.\r\n\r\n<i>The information in this article was obtained from various sources not associated with State Farm. These suggestions are not a complete list of every loss control measure. The information is not intended to replace manuals or instructions provided by the manufacturer or the advice of a qualified professional. Nor is it intended to effect coverage under our policy. State Farm makes no guarantees of results from use of this information.</i>', 'Several things to consider when naming beneficiary', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'several-things-to-consider-when-naming-beneficiary', '', '', '2018-07-26 10:15:52', '2018-07-26 14:15:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34214', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(34216, 4, '2017-11-30 15:23:21', '2017-11-30 20:23:21', '<b>Polaris Tech developer&nbsp;</b><b>finalizes land purchase</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34217\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2400\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/PolarisTech-Rendering-front.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34217\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34217\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/PolarisTech-Rendering-front.jpg\" alt=\"This is an architect’s rendering of the entry to Polaris Tech Charter School. \" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\"></a> This is an architect’s rendering of the entry to Polaris Tech Charter School.[/caption]\r\n\r\nPolaris Tech Charter School’s facility developer, True North Companies LLC, has finalized the purchase of a 5.5-acre property where the new state charter school will be built.\r\n\r\nWith the purchase complete, permits are being secured to begin demolition of the former building on the site. Once demolition is done and the site is prepped, construction of the approximate 28,000-square-foot building will begin. Completion is expected next summer in time for Polaris Tech’s mid-August opening.\r\n\r\nStudent applications will be available online in mid-December. Polaris Tech will enroll up to 250 students in grades 6-10 for the coming school year. It will then add 11th grade in 2019 and 12th grade in 2020.\r\n\r\n“We are happy that the property purchase is done and Polaris Tech is one step closer to rising up to help the young people of Jasper County and the Lowcountry,” said retired Air Force Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton, a Jasper native and one of the founders of Polaris Tech.\r\n\r\nTrue North Companies, based in Roswell, Ga., is familiar with South Carolina’s regulations and permitting requirements for K-12 schools as they are building charter schools across South Carolina.\r\n\r\nWalt Gill, president of True North, said the property closing opens the door for more visible improvements to the property. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Step by step, we are going to help Polaris Tech build a charter school that is shaped by what will happen inside the walls to boost student achievement,” he said.\r\n\r\nEven as the developer closed on the property, Polaris Tech organizers are seeking an executive director to lead the school and prepare for the August opening. Applications for the job are being accepted and details are available at www.polaristech.org.\r\n\r\nThe executive director will work closely with the board on matters such as hiring staff, finalizing curriculum, reviewing documents such as student and employee handbooks, and adding input to the school facility construction.\r\n\r\nWilliam Singleton, former superintendent of Jasper County Schools and a founding member of Polaris Tech, said “I am amazed each week at how much progress this school is making. The community and especially the young people of Jasper County are going to find an exciting new place to learn and prepare for their future.”\r\n\r\nThe Polaris Tech academic emphasis will be on six career areas: aerospace, health science, information technology, logistics, advanced manufacturing and business management. Applications start in mid-December and will close March 31, 2018.\r\n\r\nVisit www.polaristech.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Board member to&nbsp;</b><b>hold town hall</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Board of Education member John Dowling has scheduled a town hall meeting to hear from constituents.\r\n\r\nDowling, who represents portions of Okatie as well as Sun City Hilton Head, will meet with interested constituents at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Mill Creek Club House, located at 140 Colvin Drive in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nAny issue relating to Beaufort County’s public schools will be open for discussion, including the district’s plans to accommodate growing student enrollment in the Bluffton area.\r\n\r\n<b>New faces to join&nbsp;</b><b>Bridges Prep board&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nNewcomers Tom Angelo, David Gault and Kelly McCombs joined incumbents James Corbin and Peggy Feuerbeacher in winning election to the Bridges Preparatory School board of directors after a public vote count Nov. 16.\r\n\r\nAngelo works with GCA and is the maintenance grounds manager for the Beaufort County School District.\r\n\r\nGault, a newcomer to the Beaufort area, is an attorney specializing in compliance. He is also a trained and certified mediator.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMcCombs is an instructor and student adviser in the Department of Hospitality Management at the University of South Carolina Beaufort.\r\n\r\nCorbin works with the information technology department at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and previously provided IT support at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFeuerbacher is a retired school teacher with a master’s degree in education and is national board certified.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We had an amazing slate of highly-qualified candidates,” board Chair Dee Matthews said. “It was great that no matter who was elected, we knew we’d have strong leadership, but it also means some well-qualified people didn’t get elected. Thank you to all the candidates for stepping forward and offering to make Bridges Prep even better.”\r\n\r\nThe newly-elected and re-elected board members join incumbents Dee Matthews, Marty Miley and Brooke Pacheco. They’ll be sworn in Dec. 14.\r\n\r\nBridges Preparatory School was chartered by South Carolina in mid-2012 and opened at near capacity in August 2013. Since then, enrollment has grown steadily with almost 700 students enrolled in K-10 this year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSchool leaders are preparing to build a new school campus in Port Royal off Robert Smalls Parkway.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Bridges Preparatory School, visit www.bridgesprep.org or call 843-982-7737.\r\n\r\n<b>Students asked to name&nbsp;</b><b>sheriff’s bloodhound</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Sheriff’s Office Community Resource Officers and K-9 handlers have been escorting their newest edition to the Bloodhound Tracking Team through all of Beaufort County’s elementary schools —public and private — to engage the students and enlist their help in naming her.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe is a 6-month-old bloodhound acquired from the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office and her duties will be to track missing persons and fugitives.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe students have been provided with six names to choose from: Sandy, May, Tabby, Starr, Nosie and Josie. The children will be able to individually cast a vote for their favorite name for the new bloodhound. School administrators have agreed to submit the votes from their respective elementary schools to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, where the votes will be tallied. Results are expected to be complete by Dec. 8.', 'School briefs for November 30th-December 6th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-november-30th-december-6th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:37', '2018-07-12 14:58:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34216', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34218, 4, '2017-11-30 15:24:50', '2017-11-30 20:24:50', '<em>Photo above: Shylah Robinson, left, and her mother, Jackie Robinson, look on as their meals are readied by an army of volunteers at Old Point Baptist Church in Port Royal. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nMembers and volunteers at Old Shell Baptist and St. Helena Episcopal churches held their annual Thanksgiving Community Meals for those who just don’t want to cook or may not have anywhere else to go.\r\n\r\nThe entire community was invited and hundreds took advantage.\r\n\r\n“We have enough food here to feed 300 people” said Michael Deentzler, pastor of Old Shell Baptist in Port Royal.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It’s all purchased and prepared by our members,” he said. “They buy the food, cups, plates, knives and forks and offer it all to the community, free of charge.”\r\n\r\nEverything from traditional turkey and dressing were on hand as well as ham, yams, and just about anything you could think of for Thanksgiving, including fried chicken.\r\n\r\nSt. Helena Episcopal Church in Beaufort is also a mainstay of traditional Thanksgiving meals, though it’s operated more like a traditional restaurant.\r\n\r\nGuests are seated at tables while traditional Thanksgiving meals were prepared by a small army of volunteer cooks and servers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34226\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"3138\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES2260.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34226\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34226\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES2260.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Hynson, left, and Jack Klimpman work as Thomas Milam moves down an assembly line of Thanksgiving food at St. Helena Episcopal Church.\" width=\"3138\" height=\"2092\"></a> Larry Hynson, left, and Jack Klimpman work as Thomas Milam moves down an assembly line of Thanksgiving food at St. Helena Episcopal Church.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34221\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1772\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES2201.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34221\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34221\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES2201.jpg\" alt=\"Renee’ Wallace pours gravy over ham and turkey for a takeout meal at Old Shell Baptist Church in Port Royal on Thanksgiving. \" width=\"1772\" height=\"1979\"></a> Renee’ Wallace pours gravy over ham and turkey for a takeout meal at Old Shell Baptist Church in Port Royal on Thanksgiving.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34224\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2827\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES2238.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34224\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34224\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES2238.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Reilly, right, gathers traditional Thanksgiving meals and brings them to the table at St. Helena Episcopal Church.\" width=\"2827\" height=\"2052\"></a> Sharon Reilly, right, gathers traditional Thanksgiving meals and brings them to the table at St. Helena Episcopal Church.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34227\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2748\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES2266.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34227\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34227\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES2266.jpg\" alt=\"Patrons are seated at tables after which volunteers come and take their “order” and deliver Thanksgiving meals at St. Helena Episcopal Church.\" width=\"2748\" height=\"1977\"></a> Patrons are seated at tables after which volunteers come and take their “order” and deliver Thanksgiving meals at St. Helena Episcopal Church.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34236\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2970\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RES2273.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34236\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34236\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RES2273.jpg\" alt=\"Tables of desserts of every description are pre-cut and ready to be consumed for those who still have room left after eating at the annual Thanksgiving Community Meal at St. Helena Episcopal Church.\" width=\"2970\" height=\"1866\"></a> Tables of desserts of every description are pre-cut and ready to be consumed for those who still have room left after eating at the annual Thanksgiving Community Meal at St. Helena Episcopal Church.[/caption]', 'Thanksgiving Day brings out the best', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'thanksgiving-day-brings-out-the-best', '', '', '2017-12-03 15:32:46', '2017-12-03 20:32:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34218', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34220, 4, '2017-11-30 15:29:05', '2017-11-30 20:29:05', '<em>Photo above: The first donation of Quinnie\'s Covers was delivered to Beaufort Memorial earlier in November. Pictured here are Quinn\'s grandmother Carol O\'Quinn, Quinn\'s mom Nila Barrett, BMH ER nurse Michelle Davis (with Quinn\'s 3-year old sister Margaret), and family friends Tobi Scott and Michelle Felzer. Photo provided.</em>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Group tries to ease pain of losing child</h2>\r\n<h3>By Marie McAden</h3>\r\nLosing her 13-month-old daughter in a tragic accident earlier this fall left Nila Barrett numb with pain. But when she learned about a project to help comfort other distraught parents, Barrett set aside her grief and jumped into action.\r\n\r\nThe Lady’s Island mother of three became the driving force behind an initiative to donate blankets to hospitals for children who have passed away or need to be transferred to a tertiary medical facility.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe dubbed the campaign “Quinnie’s Covers” in tribute to her late daughter, Quinn.\r\n\r\n“It was something positive I could do,” Barrett said. “I wanted to offer some light in another family’s darkest moment.”\r\n\r\nThe project was conceived by Beaufort Memorial emergency room nurse Michelle Davis, who cared for Quinn the day she was brought to the hospital with fatal injuries. After cleaning her up, she swaddled the baby in a hospital blanket for her parents to hold.\r\n\r\n“I felt so bad, wrapping her in this huge, scratchy hospital blanket,” she said. “There was nothing special about it.”\r\n\r\nA mother of two young girls herself, Davis felt compelled to do something to comfort parents like the Barretts who suffer such a grievous loss.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;“I came up with the idea of blanket donations in Quinn’s honor,” she said. “Families always want to hold their babies. I thought a nice blanket would feel more like home.”\r\n\r\nDavis mentioned her plan to Barrett a few days later when she called to thank the nurse. Touched by the idea of honoring her child, she started a Facebook campaign to solicit blanket donations.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It just took off,” she said. “I’ve had people donating blankets from all over the country.”\r\n\r\nShe set up an Amazon wish list registry and held a T-shirt fundraiser to make additional purchases. To date, she has amassed more than 150 blankets.\r\n\r\nEach blanket features a square patch with a drawing of an elephant and the words “Quinnie’s Covers,” along with a reference to Psalm 127.3 (“Children are a gift from the Lord”).\r\n\r\nBarrett, joined by her mother Carol and friends Tobi Scott and Michelle Felzer, delivered their first donation to Beaufort Memorial Hospital this month. In upcoming weeks, they plan to donate blankets to other area hospitals.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“The reason we’re doing this is sad for me,” she said. “But it’s an opportunity to honor Quinnie and tell people what a wonderful little girl she was.”\r\n\r\nTo make a donation, visit the Quinnie’s Covers Facebook page.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34228\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2147\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/quinn-e1512332904389.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34228\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34228\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/quinn-e1512332904389.jpeg\" alt=\"Quinn Barrett died from her injuries after a tragic accident. Photo provided.\" width=\"2147\" height=\"2892\"></a> Quinn Barrett died from her injuries after a tragic accident. Photo provided.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Beaufort Memorial Parents’ Bereavement Support Group</b></p>\r\nMeetings are held at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month in classroom 350-C of Beaufort Medical&nbsp;Plaza, 989 Ribaut Road. For more information, call Heath at 843-522-5176 or 843-522-PRAY (7729).&nbsp;', 'Getting through the grief', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'getting-through-the-grief', '', '', '2017-12-03 15:29:17', '2017-12-03 20:29:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34220', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34230, 4, '2017-11-30 15:28:26', '2017-11-30 20:28:26', '[caption id=\"attachment_34231\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1089\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/zahir.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34231\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34231\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/zahir.jpg\" alt=\"Zahir Doctor died at just 9-months-old. Photo provided.\" width=\"1089\" height=\"1936\"></a> Zahir Doctor died at just 9-months-old. Photo provided.[/caption]\r\n<h3>By Marie McAden</h3>\r\nAs much as she loves the holiday season, Tonya Doctor isn’t looking forward to all the usual festivities this year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe dreads the big family gatherings, seeing Santa at the mall and hearing her friends talk about the toys they are buying their children for Christmas.\r\n\r\nSix months after she lost her only child, Doctor is still struggling with her grief. This time of year is especially difficult with so much of the holidays focused on children.\r\n\r\n“I don’t do well being around kids,” the Yemassee resident said.\r\n\r\nTo help her cope with the loss of her son, Doctor has been attending Beaufort Memorial’s Parents’ Bereavement Support Group held the first Tuesday of every month.\r\n\r\n“When you’re grieving, you feel like you’re all alone,” she said. “I come from a large family, but no one understands what I’m feeling. Losing a child is a whole different kind of grief. Talking to people who have gone through the same thing has helped.”\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial started the Parents’ Bereavement Support Group earlier this year at the urging of hospital chaplain Ed Morgan and labor and delivery nurse Tiffany Heath.\r\n\r\n“It’s heartbreaking to watch parents lose a baby and not be able to do anything but cry with them,” Heath said. “Now we can offer them a resource for support after they leave the hospital.”\r\n\r\nFor Doctor, it was a lifeline during one of the darkest times of her life.\r\n\r\nManager of two Beaufort County Department of Disabilities and Special Needs homes, Doctor had always wanted children, but had trouble getting pregnant. At age 41, she finally conceived.\r\n\r\nBut months into the pregnancy, she developed an infection in her uterus, causing her to go into premature labor at 23 weeks.\r\n\r\n“I didn’t even know I was in labor,” she recalled. “I was just having some spotting.”\r\n\r\nHer physician sent her to the Medical University of South Carolina where she had an emergency C-section. Zahir was born May 28, 2016, weighing just 1 pound, 6 ounces.\r\n\r\n“He was so tiny, he could literally fit in the palms of my hands,” Doctor said. “They didn’t think he was going to live.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith his lungs too immature to function on their own, he had to be put on a ventilator. At five months, a tracheostomy tube was inserted in his windpipe to keep him alive. He also needed a gastrostomy tube to feed him.\r\n\r\nBut her “Fat Man,” as she affectionately called him, continued to improve and gain weight. When he was 10 pounds, Doctor finally got to take him home – nearly nine months after he was born.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I took time off of work to stay with him,” Doctor said. “I played with him, took him to church and took pictures and videos of him. We had fun.”\r\n\r\nBut on Mother’s Day weekend, Zahir took a turn for the worse. He died a week later.\r\n\r\n“I was heartbroken,” Doctor said. “We were planning his birthday party. Instead, I had to plan his funeral.”\r\n\r\nBefore she left the hospital, a nurse gave her a card with information about the Beaufort Memorial Parents’ Bereavement Group.\r\n\r\nOvercome with grief, she began attending the meetings.\r\n\r\n“It doesn’t matter at what age or how you lose a child, it’s a tragedy that is hard to overcome,” said Morgan, who lost his own premature son. “The support group allows parents to share their experience and grieve with others who have been through it.”\r\n\r\nTalking about Zahir and learning how others cope with their grief has helped Doctor accept her loss.\r\n\r\n“They told me it’s OK to cry if I go into a store and see a baby,” she said. “It’s comforting to know I’m going to make it through this.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Beaufort Memorial Parents’ Bereavement Support Group</b></p>\r\nMeetings are held at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month in classroom 350-C of Beaufort Medical&nbsp;Plaza, 989 Ribaut Road. For more information, call Heath at 843-522-5176 or 843-522-PRAY (7729).&nbsp;', 'Parents learn to deal with sorrow', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'parents-learn-to-deal-with-sorrow', '', '', '2017-12-03 15:30:36', '2017-12-03 20:30:36', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34230', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34234, 4, '2017-11-30 15:30:59', '2017-11-30 20:30:59', '<em>Photo above: This beachfront home on Harbor Island was one of several that were severely damaged during Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Amy Rigard</h3>\r\nThe state of South Carolina is in the process of redrawing lines that restrict how close homes can be built to vulnerable beachfront shorelines and dune systems.\r\n\r\nThat process has caused some concern among beachfront homeowners, particularly those hit hard by recent hurricanes. They worry that the new lines could prevent them from rebuilding their homes.\r\n\r\nHowever, in an effort to get more feedback, the state has extended the public comment period. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe final lines were originally scheduled to be announced Dec. 8. South Carolina residents now have until April 6, 2018, to submit public comments on the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s (DHEC) newly proposed beachfront jurisdictional lines.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDHEC will adopt final beachfront jurisdictional lines in May 2018 and will publish all final revised lines by Dec. 31, 2018.\r\n\r\nIn October, U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, echoed the concerns of many residents in a letter he sent to DHEC Director Myra Reece asking the department to delay the implementation of the new lines.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe noted that many Lowcountry residents were still dealing with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irma and Hurricane Matthew and had a shortened comment period.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe statement read, “For regulations to be fair and meaningful, they must judiciously balance public and private interests. I don’t believe that the current roll-out of beachfront jurisdictional lines passes this test.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“In that regard, I join with many of my constituents in asking for a one-year delay in the implementation of these proposed lines.”\r\n\r\nAccording to DHEC Director of Media Relations Tim Kelly, “Based on the feedback received during the original 30-day comment period, DHEC feels it is appropriate to give property owners and other interested parties more time to meet with department staff, understand the methodology used to set the jurisdictional lines and bring the department any additional information for consideration.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe redrawing of beach jurisdictional lines restricts how close someone can build to vulnerable beachfront shorelines and the dune system and is required by the Beachfront Management Act of 1988.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDHEC establishes two lines – the baseline, or the more seaward line, and the setback line, the more landward line – to guide shoreline development.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe lines, which must be re-surveyed every seven to 10 years, are based on long-term erosion patterns along the&nbsp; shore.\r\n\r\nDon Woelke, general manager at Harbor Island, hopes DHEC delays the implementation of those lines by one or two years.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe worries that the new lines could negatively impact property values, new construction and the repair of storm-damaged homes within the 1,400-acre gated community about 15 miles east of Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe current proposed lines were surveyed before miles of beach were eroded by Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storm Irma.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe public can view the proposed jurisdictional lines and reports that describe how they were established at each beach. Legislation passed unanimously in June 2016 locks in the baseline and prohibits it from ever moving seaward after Dec. 31, 2017.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to DHEC, “The lines do not create a ‘no-build’ area.” Rather, repairs, reconstruction and new construction must meet specific conditions for exemption and must be authorized by the department. If exemptions or authorization aren’t granted, residents can take their case to a state court.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nComments can be submitted at gis.dhec.sc.gov/shoreline.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact OCRM-comments@dhec.sc.gov.&nbsp;\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Loans still available for Irma damages</b></h2>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nThe U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations that the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by Tropical Storm Irma is Monday, Dec. 4.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLow-interest disaster loans are available in Beaufort and Jasper counties and the adjacent counties of Colleton and Hampton in South Carolina; and Chatham and Effingham in Georgia.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBusinesses of any size and nonprofit organizations can borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and private,&nbsp; nonprofit organizations, the SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. EIDL assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical property damage.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLoans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible for loans up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nInterest rates are as low as 3.305 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for nonprofit organizations, and 1.75 percent for homeowners and renters with terms up to 30 years. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nLoan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nApplicants may be eligible for a loan amount increase up to 20 percent of their physical damages, as verified by the SBA for mitigation purposes. Eligible mitigation improvements may include a safe room or storm shelter to help protect property and occupants from future damage caused by a similar disaster.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nApplicants can apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBusinesses and individuals can also get information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 or by emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLoan applications can also be downloaded at www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be returned to the centers or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.', 'State is drawing a line in the sand', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'state-is-drawing-a-line-in-the-sand', '', '', '2017-12-03 15:33:14', '2017-12-03 20:33:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34234', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34239, 4, '2017-11-30 15:33:18', '2017-11-30 20:33:18', '<em>Photo above: After finding a simulated gunshot wound, Lt. Daniel Byrne of the Burton Fire District applies a Jacob Kit peel-and-stick patch over a wound to control bleeding during a demonstration at Port Royal Elementary School. Byrne, of the Burton Fire District, used his 10-year-old son Nathan as a victim to show other fifth-graders at Port Royal Elementary School how to stop another person’s bleeding. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34243\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"908\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-03-at-3.35.41-PM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34243\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34243\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-03-at-3.35.41-PM.png\" alt=\"Children at Broad River Elementary School learn to tie a tourniquet. Photo provided.\" width=\"908\" height=\"1216\"></a> Children at Broad River Elementary School learn to tie a tourniquet. Photo provided.[/caption]\r\n<h3>By Amy Rigard</h3>\r\nEvery second counts.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat is especially true when tragedies such as the recent shootings in Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs, Texas, happen.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn those seconds and minutes between when tragedy strikes and when first responders arrive on the scene, bystanders can play a critical role in saving someone’s life by stopping the bleeding.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNumerous media outlets reported on good Samaritans who helped others after the Las Vegas shooting by applying pressure to their wounds and creating makeshift tourniquets. Those bystanders saved lives.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd it’s the hope of Lt. Daniel Byrne, of the Burton Fire District, that trauma kits and training to “stop the bleed” could help save the lives should an emergency, such as a school shooting occur.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe idea for the trauma kits and training was borne out of another tragic event: the shooting and death of 6-year-old Townville, S.C., elementary school student, Jacob Hall in 2016.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nByrne’s wife, Angela, a school teacher for 26 years, asked her husband what she could have done to help Jacob if he had been one of her students.\r\n\r\nWhile Beaufort County schools have emergency preparedness plans in place and have conducted active shooter drills, those seconds and minutes between a trauma and the arrival of first responders is critical.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“No matter how quickly we receive the call or how fast and efficient our response and arrival is, there will be a delay between the time a child is injured and when a paramedic arrives to treat them,” said Byrne.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe question became: How could they help close that gap and help stop the loss of blood among victims?\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District approached Broad River Elementary School, where Angela Byrne teaches, with the idea for a pilot program of Jacob’s Kit. The goal is to train teachers, but students are also learning how to use the kit to “stop the bleed.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe kits contain a tourniquet, which studies have found to be the best and easiest to use to control bleeding, chest seals – adhesives for chest wounds, bandages, medical gloves and trauma sheers to cut clothing.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to the Department of Homeland Security, a person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes. For a small child, that amount of time is shorter due to a lower blood volume.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShortly following the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a Joint Committee to Create a National Policy to Enhance Survivability from Intentional Mass Casualty and Active Shooter Events was formed by the American College of Surgeons.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe consensus was to encourage civilian training programs based on data compiled from military and civilian experiences, placing emphasis on early bleeding control. The study “strongly endorses” civilian bystanders’ involvement, and in 2015 the Department of Homeland Security launched a national initiative called “Stop the Bleed” to encourage civilian training programs.\r\n\r\nThe Jacob Kit program was launched by the Burton Fire District in August with all 50 classrooms and other major common areas at Broad River Elementary School being equipped with kits. This program initiative at Broad River was made possible through donations from Washington National Insurance, the Kiwanis Club of Beaufort and the Stuart Hardy family. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFifty kits were provided to Whale Branch Elementary School in late November thanks to a grant provided by the Hilton Head Firefighters Association.\r\n\r\nJoseph S. Shanklin Elementary School and James J. Davis Elementary School are slated to receive 30 kits each.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTeachers will receive annual training, and the kits will be inspected every year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District hopes to have a Jacob Kit in all the elementary school classrooms in their district by the start of the next school year, and plans to continue the program into the middle and high schools once the elementary schools are complete.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nByrne hopes to extend the program to churches and businesses.\r\n\r\n“It’s sad that this is what the world is coming to, but it’s a reality that we’ll have to live with at least for the foreseeable future,” said Byrne. “I would encourage everyone to get the training. You can save a life.”\r\n\r\nFunding for the training and installation of the kits, which cost $65 each, comes from grants and donations.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo donate or request the free training, contact safetyed@burtonfd.org.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34242\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2241\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES1362-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34242\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34242\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES1362-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah Boyd applies a tourniquet and locks it down with Velcro as Lt. Daniel Byrne of the Burton Fire District looks on. The demonstration at Port Royal Elementary School was intended to show the simplicity of using Jacob Kits. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\" width=\"2241\" height=\"1723\"></a> Hannah Boyd applies a tourniquet and locks it down with Velcro as Lt. Daniel Byrne of the Burton Fire District looks on. 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(34246, 4, '2017-12-07 07:25:48', '2017-12-07 12:25:48', '<b>Girls night out coming&nbsp;</b><b>to Modern Jewelers</b>\r\n\r\nIsland Girls Night Out, an opportunity to socialize, meet new friends and win prizes will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at Modern Jewelers at 807 Bay St. in downtown Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGuests are asked to bring an unwrapped toy for a child ages 5-13 to this free event.\r\n\r\nThe toys will be distributed by Neighborhood Outreach Connection at its annual Christmas party for children.\r\n\r\n<b>Books, authors, Santa&nbsp;</b><b>to be on hand at event</b>\r\n\r\nYBR Publishing and the South Carolina Lowcountry Tourism Commission will host an Authors Under the Live Oaks/Toys For Tots event at Frampton Plantation, 1 Lowcountry Lane in Yemassee (I-95 Exit 33).\r\n\r\nThe event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9.\r\n\r\nNearly 50 authors, artisans and vendors from across the Lowcountry and beyond will be on hand for a book signing under the centuries-old live oaks on the plantation. Multiple genres of books will be available for all readers’ tastes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Authors event is paired with Frampton’s annual Marine Corps Toys For Tots event to raise toys for needy and deserving children.\r\n\r\nSanta Claus will be on hand from noon to 1 p.m. to visit with all visitors to Frampton Plantation. The event is free.\r\n\r\nLowcountry authors, artisans and other vendors interested in participating should contact YBR Publishing at contact@ybr.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Smiles for Santa&nbsp;</b><b>at farmers market</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Garden Club will hold its second annual Smiles for Santa event from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays on Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, at the Port Royal Farmer’s Market. Bring your children and/or pets to the Gazebo area at the market and have your picture taken with Santa. Your photo will then be emailed to you. A $5 donation is suggested. All proceeds will go to local charities.\r\n\r\n<b>Golf cart parade&nbsp;</b><b>coming to Port Royal</b>\r\n\r\nThe annual Port Royal Christmas Golf Cart Parade will be held starting at 5:15 Saturday, Dec. 9.\r\n\r\nThere will be awards, an after-party, a chili cookoff, entertainment, food, a kid’s zone and more.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held at Live Oaks Park.\r\n\r\n<b>USCB presents&nbsp;</b><b>chamber music</b>\r\n\r\nA chamber music concert will be held at the USCB Center for the Arts at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10.\r\n\r\nThe program will feature Andrew Armstrong on piano, Aaron Boyd on violin, Danielle Farina on viola and Edward Arron on cello.\r\n\r\nThere will be an opportunity for a brief conversation with Michael Johns from 4-4:30 p.m. prior to the concert.\r\n\r\nTickets start at $42 and can be purchased online at uscb.edu/chambermusic, or by calling 843-208-8246.\r\n\r\n<b>Drum circle to </b><b>play at park</b>\r\n\r\nA group of local percussion lovers who enjoy the impromptu experience that a drum circle brings are inviting others to join in.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort SC Drum Circle will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Contemplative Garden at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Beaufort. The next event will be held on Monday, Dec. 11.\r\n\r\nParticipants should bring some water and any non-electronic drum or other percussion instrument.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit the \"Beaufort SC Drum Circle\" Facebook page, email beaufortscdrumcircle@gmail.com or contact Jane at 732-259-1935 or Lanny at 843-441-0169.\r\n\r\n<b>Conroy center presents&nbsp;</b><b>Evening of song, stories</b>\r\n\r\nAn Evening of Stories &amp; Songs with Lee Smith, Jill McCorkle and Marshall Chapman will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the USCB Center for the Arts.\r\n\r\nThe program is being presented by the Pat Conroy Literary Center.\r\n\r\nGeneral admission is $45 and reserved seating (including a private reception with the performers) is $75. Tickets are on sale through the USCB Center for the Arts box office by calling 843-521-4145 or visiting&nbsp; www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event is being sponsored by the Hootie &amp; the Blowfish Foundation and the Anchorage 1770 Inn.', 'What To Do the week of December 7th-13th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-december-7th-13th', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:26:47', '2017-12-14 12:26:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34246', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34248, 4, '2017-12-07 07:26:55', '2017-12-07 12:26:55', '<i>Editor’s note: The wrong Celia Strong column ran in the Dec. 1 edition. This is the correct version.</i>\r\n<h3>By Celia Strong</h3>\r\nWow! What are we getting into this week? Nothing to be overly anxious about, just another new wine. It is pink and perky and perfect for the holidays and it is an interesting new version of an ever popular grape variety.\r\n\r\nBy now, we should all know Pinot Grigio wines are white. Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio are the same grape. Just two versions of the name (one French, one Italian).&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe differences in these wines are caused mostly by where the grapes are grown and partly by what the winemaker does with his particular grapes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe need to review the differences in the members of the Pinot grape family. Pinot Noir is one of its red skinned members. It is probably the best quality grape in the family, difficult to grow, but capable of making very expensive and very long living wines.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPinot Meunier is also a red skinned member. It is known mostly for its use in Champagnes, although, on occasion, you can find a good still red wine made from it. Pinot Blanc is the white (truly green skinned) member. It makes fairly full-bodied, dry white wines. Unfortunately, it is usually left behind by the more popular Pinot Nour and Pinot Gris/Grigio.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLooking at the color of the Pinot Grigio’s skin, it might be a bit confusing. “Gris” and “Grigio” both mean gray. But, the grape skin is really a grayish-purple- ish- rose-ish- blue-ish- brown-ish- pink-ish color. Kind of blotchy. Kind of between true red and true green skin.\r\n\r\nSo, are Pinot Grigio wines not supposed to be white? No. Of course they should be white.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first Italian Pinot Grigio wines were produced in the 1950s before some of the updated technology available today. Some Pinot Grigio grapes would grow and ripen with a more rosy tinted skin. And, the winemakers would use this to enhance the color and flavors of their wines.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe resulting wines were copper colored. They were called “ramato,” Italian for copper. Sort of rosé, sort of not. For better or worse, the trend for clear, light wines and the technology to fine or filter out the copper color meant most of the ramato wines disappeared.\r\n\r\nSince our wine is labeled as a “Pinot Grigio,” let’s look at its styles and flavors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe primary fruit flavors in Pinot Grigio are lime, lemon, pear, white nectarine and apple. There can be faint hints of honey, saline, clove, ginger and spice and bits of floral tones. And, always, the crisp fresh acidity these wines are known and loved for.\r\n\r\nOur pink Pinot Grigio is Mirabello, from Adria Vini. This company is a winemaking venture established in 2003. It is owned by both Boutinot and Araldica Castelvero and is from the Monferrato hills in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first reaction to this wine comes just from seeing its name. Pink Pinot Grigio? Really? Yes! We just have to get beyond all of our learning and realize new and different can be good.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis wine is made from 87 percent Pinot Grigio and 13 percent Pinot Nero (Italian for Pinot Noir). The grapes are hand harvested, sorted in the vineyard and then destalked and crushed.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBefore pressing, they go through 12 hours of cold maceration with the skins for the wine’s color, then a gentle bladder pressing and a first fermentation in stainless steel. The Charmat process is used for a second fermentation that lasts two weeks, followed by eight weeks of aging on its lees. The lovely rosy pink shade of this wine comes from both varieties. (Sorry, though, no copper/ramato color.)&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt is creamy and fizzy in your mouth with flavors and aromas of red raspberries, strawberries and red currants. It has a lush texture and yeasty complexities.\r\n\r\nAs we go through the next weeks, full of holiday meals and parties and visits with families and friends and extra work and everything else that’s coming, a nice to perky wine is really going to be perfect. Sparkling Pink Pinot Grigio. For $8.99. Truly perfect! Enjoy.\r\n\r\n<i>Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor &amp; Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.</i>', 'Pink. Perky. Pinot Grigio.', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pink-perky-pinot-grigio', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:27:38', '2017-12-14 12:27:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34248', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(34250, 4, '2017-12-07 07:28:01', '2017-12-07 12:28:01', 'Ho, ho, ho! Three Redneck Tenors Christmas “spec-tac-yule-ar\" is a can\'t miss for the holiday season.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 9 at the USCB Center for the Arts&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Singing cousins Billy Joe, Billy Bob and Billy Billy are packing their festive mullets and will be dashing through the snow just in time for some down-home Christmas cheer,” according to a press release.\r\n\r\n“The familiar Christmas tunes in the show include classics like: ‘Sleigh Ride,’ ‘White Christmas,’ ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas,’ ‘Santa Baby,’ ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town,’ ‘Blue Christmas,’ ‘O Holy Night,’ ‘Winter Wonderland,’ ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Silent Night.’ \"\r\n\r\nThe 3 Redneck Tenors is a musical comedy featuring classically trained veteran artists Matthew Lord, Blake Davidson and Jonathan Fruge.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe 3 Redneck Tenors were top finalists on “America’s Got Talent” and have performing since 2006.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets prices are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors and military, and $15 for students.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTickets are available online at uscbcenterforthearts.com, at the box office at 843-521-4145 or at the door.', 'Arts center presents the Redneck Tenors', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'arts-center-presents-the-redneck-tenors', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:28:24', '2017-12-14 12:28:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34250', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34252, 4, '2017-12-07 07:32:01', '2017-12-07 12:32:01', 'Girl Scout Rainbow Troop 4105 made 20 Thanksgiving Dinner Bags for families at Lady’s Island Elementary School and St. Helena Elementary School.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe foods were donated by Girl Scout Troop 4105, parents, leaders, adult volunteers and Shell Point BI-LO.\r\n\r\nThe girls selected the menu for Dinner Bags, including turkey, Cornish hen, chicken, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, cornbread/rolls, desserts and soda. All bags were decorated by Scouts.\r\n\r\nThe families were selected by the social workers at each school to receive the Thanksgiving Dinner Bags.\r\n\r\nThe Girl Scouts will receive Community Service Badges for completing their projects and will wear them on their uniforms.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34253\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"468\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_3659-e1513254707314.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34253\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34253\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_3659-e1513254707314.jpg\" alt=\"Girl Scout Rainbow Troop 4105 put together Thanksgiving dinners for those in need. Photo provided.\" width=\"468\" height=\"486\"></a> Girl Scout Rainbow Troop 4105 put together Thanksgiving dinners for those in need. Photo provided.[/caption]', 'Girl Scouts help families', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'girl-scouts-help-families', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:32:34', '2017-12-14 12:32:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34252', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34254, 4, '2017-12-07 07:29:05', '2017-12-07 12:29:05', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy&nbsp;</b><b>boys win all-star game</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34255\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"648\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spratling-Emerson-e1513254625956.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34255\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34255\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Spratling-Emerson-e1513254625956.jpg\" alt=\"Beaufort Academy\'s Jaxon Spratling and Max Emerson helped to lead the South team to an 8-0 win in the SCISA North-South All-Star 8-Man Football Game on Dec. 2. Photo courtesy of Beaufort Academy.\" width=\"648\" height=\"784\"></a> Beaufort Academy\'s Jaxon Spratling and Max Emerson helped to lead the South team to an 8-0 win in the SCISA North-South All-Star 8-Man Football Game on Dec. 2. Photo courtesy of Beaufort Academy.[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>YOUTH BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>YMCA offers youth&nbsp;</b><b>league basketball</b>\r\n\r\nThe Wardle Family Y in Port Royal is offering youth league basketball for kids age 3-12.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRegistration is open now and play begins Jan. 13.\r\n\r\nThe cost per child is $55 for Y members and $70 for nonmembers. Register online at ymcabeaufortcounty.com or stop by the Y front desk. Questions? Contact Mike Woods, sports coordinator, at ymcasports843@gmail.com or 843-522-9622.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>SWIMMING</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Swim lessons&nbsp;</b><b>available at Y</b>\r\n\r\nThe Wardle Family YMCA, at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal, is offering group and private swim lessons. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nGroup swim lessons are by age, starting at age 3 and are twice per week for four weeks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWinter 2018 group lesson registration is open now.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Y also offers private lessons for children and adults; Baby and Me classes; and for those wanting to increase endurance and perfect their technique, a stroke development class. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll lessons are taught by certified instructors in the Y’s heated, indoor pool.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGroup lessons are $60 per person for Y members and $80 for nonmembers. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nContact the Y at 843-522-9622, ymcabeaufortcounty.com or stop by the Y front desk.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GIRLS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Watkins\' 3-pointers lead BHS past Whale Branch</b>\r\n\r\nBehind the hot shooting of Darien Watkins, Beaufort rolled past Whale Branch 59-17 in a girls\' high school basketball game on Dec. 1.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWatkins drained seven 3-pointers for the Lady Eagles. The productive Watkins led Beaufort with a game-high 23 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort featured two scorers in double figures as Essence Champion scored 10 points.\r\n\r\nJaniya Lynch scored six points while Brittany Linton and Layla Warren added five points apiece for the Lady Eagles in the victory.\r\n\r\nBeaufort moved ahead early and never faltered in the early-season girls\' high school basketball matchup. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn other area girls\' high school basketball games it was Laurence Manning 57, Beaufort Academy 41; Hilton Head Christian Academy 31, Frederica Academy 27; Bluffton 57, Hilton Head Island 30; and Thomas Heyward 59, Habersham 30. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort remained in the win column on Dec. 2, outlasting May River in overtime. More on the Beaufort-May River girls\' basketball game follows.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort 44, May River 39 (OT):</b> The Beaufort girls\' basketball team remained in the win column over the weekend. A pair of freshmen led Beaufort past May River 44-39 in overtime in a girls\' high school basketball game on Dec. 2.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFreshman Layla Warren led Beaufort with 16 points. Another freshman, Brittany Linton, netted 13 points for the Eagles in the hard-fought win.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJaniya Lynch chipped in six points and Darien Watkins netted five points as Eagles prevailed.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy drops&nbsp;</b><b>back-to-back games&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Academy girls\' basketball team dropped back-to-back games in The King\'s Academy Tournament, falling to Laurence Manning and Trinity-Byrnes on Dec. 1-2.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Laurence Manning 57, Beaufort Academy 41: </b>Laurence Manning pulled away to beat Beaufort Academy 57-41 in The King\'s Academy Tournament on Dec. 1.\r\n\r\nKarolina Struhorova led Beaufort Academy with 13 points.\r\n\r\nKendall Duncan and Amelia Hueble accompanied Struhorova in double figures, posting 12 points apiece for Beaufort Academy in the victory.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Trinity-Byrnes 61, Beaufort Academy 35: </b>Trinity-Byrnes rolled past Beaufort Academy 61-35 in The Kings\' Academy Tournament on Dec. 2.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn a dominant performance, Trinity-Byrnes was able to control the contest versus Beaufort Academy.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKarolina Struhorova paced Beaufort Academy with 15 points. Struhorova was the only Beaufort Academy player to reach double figures in the scoring column.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNarrowly missing double figures in the Beaufort Academy scoring column, Kendall Duncan netted nine points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn the additional individual scoring for Beaufort Academy, Amelia Hueble tossed in six points, Becca Frelin netted three points and Mary Hanna Hiers posted two points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy finished 0-2 in The King\'s Academy Tournament.\r\n\r\n<b>BA girls win&nbsp;</b><b>season opener</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Academy girls\' basketball team won its season opener on Nov. 27, rolling past Charleston Collegiate 60-37.\r\n\r\nKarolina Struhorova led Beaufort Academy to the win, scoring a game-high 17 points for the Eagles.\r\n\r\nStruhorova led a duo of Beaufort Academy scorers in double figures. Following directly behind Struhorova in the Beaufort Academy scoring column, Amelia Huebel provided 16 points for the Eagles.\r\n\r\nKendall Duncan narrowly missed reaching double figures for Beaufort Academy, scoring nine points.\r\n\r\nEmily Ann Hiers posted eight points and Mary Hanna Hiers added four points for the Eagles.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBecca Frelin, Maeve Kalady and Riley Gates rounded out the Beaufort Academy girls\' basketball team\'s individual scoring with two points apiece in the convincing victory.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BOYS\' HIGH&nbsp;</b><b>SCHOOL BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Warriors outlast&nbsp;</b><b>Eagles, 41-39</b>\r\n\r\nRobert Alston scored 11 points to lead a balanced offensive effort as Whale Branch edged Beaufort High 41-39 in a boys\' high school basketball game on Dec. 1.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLongtime boys\' high school basketball rivals, Whale Branch and Beaufort met for the first time in the 2017-18 season.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlston was the only Warrior to reach double figures in the scoring column but Whale Branch benefited from a balanced offensive effort.\r\n\r\nNarrowly missing double figures, Roshard Campbell and Nigel Fields netted nine points apiece for the Warriors in the victory.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOther scorers for Whale Branch in the win were Xavier Bryan (four points), Jaylen Reeves (four points), Richard Campbell (three points) and JaQuan Watson (two points).&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA pair of Eagles reached double figures in the scoring column. Trae Heyward and Ethan Leana led Beaufort with 10 points apiece.\r\n\r\n<b>Whale Branch falls&nbsp;</b><b>to Hilton Head Island</b>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch suffered a heartbreaking loss on Nov. 28 as Hilton Head Island\'s Trevor Wright connected on a 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining to send the Seahawks to a 46-43 win in an early-season boys\' high school basketball game.\r\n\r\nWright paced Whale Branch with a game-high 11 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChris Washington joined Wright in double figures for Hilton Head Island, adding 11 points.\r\n\r\nFinishing one field goal short of reaching double figures, Will Danzell netted eight points for the Seahawks in the victory.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJaQuan Watson paced the Warriors with 11 points. Watson was the only Whale Branch player to reach double figures in the scoring column.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRoshard Campbell narrowly missed reaching double figures, netting nine points for the Warriors in the setback.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHilton Head Island swept a girls-boys basketball doubleheader from the Whale Branch.\r\n\r\nA look at the Hilton Head Island-Whale Branch girls\' basketball game follows.\r\n\r\n<b>Girls - Hilton Head Island 48, Whale Branch 22:</b> Kristen Fielding scored 14 points to lead Hilton Head Island past Whale Branch 48-33 in an early-season girls\' high school basketball game.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMiley Ray accompanied Fielding in double figures for the Warriors, scoring 11 points.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL&nbsp;</b><b>WRESTLING&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Beaufort places fourth&nbsp;</b><b>in Palmetto State Classic&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High School wrestling team finished fourth in the Palmetto State Classic over the weekend.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Eagles finished with 267 points in the Palmetto State Classic. Chapin, a familiar rival, won the early-season high school wrestling tournament.\r\n\r\nBeaufort featured four first place finishers in the Palmetto State Classic. First-place finishers for the Eagles were Benjamin Kahler (106), Jerry Robinson (170), Justin Campbell (145) and Michael Cenci (160).\r\n\r\nHigh school wresting teams from throughout the state have been busy competing in early-season tournaments.', 'Sports briefs for December 7th-13th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-december-7th-13th', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:31:35', '2017-12-14 12:31:35', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34254', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34258, 4, '2017-12-07 07:32:17', '2017-12-07 12:32:17', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Vanessa (Pringle) Givens received the Senior Civilian of the Year Award serving at Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE). Givens is a Beaufort High School graduate and Beaufort native, who works an equal employment opportunity specialist for CNRSE. Photo provided.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Coalition offers to&nbsp;</b><b>work with developer</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34261\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"542\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/whitehall.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34261\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34261\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/whitehall.png\" alt=\"This is an artist’s rendering of the Whitehall development. Rendering provided by the Sea Island Coalition.\" width=\"542\" height=\"311\"></a> This is an artist’s rendering of the Whitehall development. Rendering provided by the Sea Island Coalition.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Sea Island Coalition has offered to work with MidCity Partners \"to define a future for Whitehall that works for you as well as the greater Beaufort community,” according to a coalition newsletter.\r\n\r\nThe 19-acre parcel property is at the foot of the Richard V. Woods Memorial Bridge.\r\n\r\nMidCity Real Estate Partners, in Atlanta, had proposed a cluster of seven apartment towers, an independent living facility and nearly 20,000 square feet of retail/commercial space for the property.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe proposal was dealt a setback Nov. 13 when the Metro Planning Commission denied its application in a 6-0 vote.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe development did not meet the requirements of the new Beaufort Code, nor was it consistent with the City\'s Civic Master Plan, according to the Sea Island Coaltion’s newsletter.\r\n\r\nSea Island Coalition chairman Chuck Newton said the group expected to see Whitehall developed at some point, \"and if the plan is smart, and inspired, and character-enhancing, the coalition could be fully supportive.\"\r\n\r\nHe said, however, that the challenge is getting to a proposal that meets a strict reading of the code, complies with the spirit of the Civic Master Plan and gets the support of community advocates such as the coalition, the Coastal Conservation League and the Lady\'s Island Business &amp; Professional Association (LIBPA).\r\n\r\n\"We can\'t always just say no,\" said Newton in the newsletter. \"But until we see a proposal that fits the property and gets the support of the community, we\'ll never get to yes. We have asked the developer to work with us to define a plan for Whitehall that meets our objectives and theirs, and I do hope they will take us up on the offer,\" he said.\r\n\r\n\"If Whitehall is to be developed,\" said the newsletter, \"our goal is to see development that goes beyond lowest-common-denominator thinking, and is inspired given the nature of the parcel and the challenges the site presents. It has to fit the Beaufort character, and ideally, it will be development that puts and keeps Beaufort on the map. If we share these goals, I’m certain a level of collaboration in seeking a solution can be put to good work.\"\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County schedules&nbsp;</b><b>burning of storm debris</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County established two debris management sites this past September allowing residents to dispose of storm-related debris resulting from Tropical Storm Irma.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe sites are located at Ihly Farms and Pinckney Point. The sites were closed Oct. 8.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll of the construction debris has been removed from each site and disposed at the landfill. The white goods have been collected and placed in the stockpile at the county’s Public Works site on Shanklin Road to be recycled.\r\n\r\nThe yard waste/woody debris will be consolidated at the Pinckney Point site to be burned. Burning of this waste was scheduled to begin Dec. 4. Hours for burning will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. There will be no burning after 5 p.m. or on weekends.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe burning operation is expected to take two weeks, weather permitting.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdditional information can be obtained by calling the Solid Waste and Recycling Office of the Beaufort County Public Works Department for more information at 843-255-2736.\r\n\r\n<b>Indivisible Beaufort&nbsp;</b><b>to meet on Dec. 9</b>\r\n\r\nIndivisible Beaufort SC will hold its December meeting at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, in the meeting room of the Beaufort Branch Library on Scott Street in downtown Beaufort. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIts program will be “Justice – Before, During, and After Trial.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe program will include a presentation on the best-selling book on evidence suppression, incarceration and re-trial chances entitled “Just Mercy,” by lawyer Bryan Stevenson.&nbsp; The group will then discuss the issue of right to counsel, as exemplified by the recent suit brought against the City of Beaufort by the American Civil Liberties Union charging failure to provide counsel to those standing trial in municipal court. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAttendees will also be surveyed for the top issues to follow in the upcoming 2018 South Carolina legislative session in January. The public is welcome.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Councilman York Glover&nbsp;</b><b>to hold public meeting&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Council Member York Glover, District 3, will hold his quarterly public meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe meeting will be held at the Grand Army of the Republic Hall, 706 Newcastle St. in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCoastal Conservation League Executive Director Dana Beach and Beaufort County Treasurer Maria Walls will be the guest speakers.\r\n\r\nResidents do not need to register in advance for the meeting. For more information, contact Glover at yglover@bcgov.net, 843-838-3647, or by mail at: c/o Clerk to Council, Beaufort County, PO Drawer 1228, Beaufort, SC 29901\r\n\r\n<b>Toys for Tots needs&nbsp;</b><b>community’s help</b>\r\n\r\nUnited Way of the Lowcountry is partnering with Toys for Tots, The Salvation Army, Love House Ministries, Bluffton Self Help and the Deep Well Project this year to provide Christmas assistance to those in need through Operation Holiday Heroes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOperation Holiday Heroes is a countywide collaboration to ensure that every child and family in need throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties has toys and food for Christmas.\r\n\r\nLast year, Operation Holiday Heroes provided Christmas gifts and meals to 1,816 families throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties, including 3,936 children. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDonate toys by dropping them off at any of the United Way of the Lowcountry offices (Beaufort, Bluffton, Ridgeland) or at one of the many Toys for Tots boxes throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor a full list of toy donation drop-off locations, visit www.toysfortots.org.\r\n\r\nTo make a monetary donation to Operation Holiday Heroes, visit www.uwlowcountry.org&nbsp; or send a check payable to “Operation Holiday Heroes” to United Way of the Lowcountry, P.O. Box 202, Beaufort, SC 29901; or drop off at United Way of the Lowcountry (Beaufort office), located at 1277 Ribaut Road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOther ways to help include hosting a holiday or dinner party and collecting gifts for Operation Holiday Heroes; making a donation in memory of a loved one or in honor of them; or for businesses to become a Toys for Tots drop-off location by requesting a box on the Toys for Tots website at www.toysfortots.org.\r\n\r\nThose needing Christmas assistance this holiday season, should register by calling the Salvation Army at 843-524-3727; or calling or visiting Love House Ministries at 843-525-1043, 423C Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLove House Ministries will be conducting its registration process from 12:30-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday through Dec. 22. Children are not allowed at sign-up or toy distribution.\r\n\r\n<b>Free parking offered&nbsp;</b><b>at Downtown Marina</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort City Council has approved the Parking Advisory Committee’s recommendation that there be free parking in downtown Beaufort this holiday season.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, it will be offered in a different way than it has been in years past to allow shoppers more time to explore what all of the merchants have to offer as well as to provide time to enjoy lunch or dinner without having to worry about a parking time limit.\r\n\r\nFree parking will be offered now through New Year’s Day at the Downtown Marina parking lot on the waterfront and accessed from Bay Street at the intersection of Charles or Newcastle streets\r\n\r\nThere are 167 parking spaces available and there will be no time limit on parking.\r\n\r\nAll other metered parking spaces/areas in the downtown will be paid parking, including Bay Street, and their respective time limits will be enforced. Paid parking is enforced from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County offers&nbsp;</b><b>free electronics recycling&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Public Works Department Solid Waste and Recycling Office will host two free electronics recycling events for county residents.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe next events will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations on Saturday, Dec. 9: Beaufort County Public Works, 9 Benton Field Road; and 40 Shanklin Road in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAny personal computers, laptops, CRT monitors, LCD monitors, CRT televisions, non-CRT televisions, printers, hard drives and miscellaneous electronics (microwaves, cell phones, radios, fax machines, and typewriters) will be accepted.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCall the Solid Waste and Recycling Office at 843-255-2736 for more information or visit www.bcgov.net/recycle.\r\n\r\n<b>Audubon bird count&nbsp;</b><b>coming to Fripp Island</b>\r\n\r\nThe Audubon Christmas Bird Count began over a century ago and its success is the result of the dedication and commitment of volunteers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis year tens of thousands of volunteers across America will take part in the 2017 count.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nData collected in this long-running wildlife census is used to assess the health of bird populations, and to help guide conservation action.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo participate (no experience necessary) Fripp Island Audubon volunteers will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Community Center.\r\n\r\n“We will divide into groups and count birds,” a press release states. “It’s pretty much as simple as that. Guides will be on hand to help everyone get started. In appreciation of your efforts, Fripp Audubon will be offering food and drink at the Community Center following completion of the count.\"\r\n\r\nVolunteers are also needed to count birds from home on back yard feeders.\r\n\r\nThe data collected by observers over the past century has allowed Audubon researchers, conservation biologists, wildlife agencies and other interested individuals to study the long-term health and status of bird populations across North America.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt provides a picture of how the continent’s bird populations have changed in time and space over the past hundred years.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe long-term perspective is vital for conservationists.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt helps form strategies to protect birds and their habitat, and helps identify environmental issues with implications for people as well.\r\n\r\nTo sign up, contact Sally Jessee at skjessee365@gmail.com or call 843-838-3655; or Sandra Rice at sandra.rice@me.com or call 864-979-4531.\r\n\r\n<b>CORRECTION</b>\r\n\r\nA story in the Nov. 30 edition misidentified the host of a Thanksgiving community meal. It should have said it was Union Baptist Church at 1708 Old Shell Road, Port Royal.', 'News briefs for December 7th-13th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-december-7th-13th', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:34:56', '2017-12-14 12:34:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34258', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34260, 4, '2017-12-07 07:33:10', '2017-12-07 12:33:10', '<b>Taco Bell celebrates&nbsp;</b><b>2-year anniversary</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and Carolina Taco Inc. owners and managers will celebrate the restaurant’s second anniversary of the newly built Taco Bell at 209 Robert Smalls Parkway in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony taking place at noon.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOwners Billy Baker and Gary Feathers were happy to bring a new Taco Bell to the Beaufort community in November 2015, as their older location \"had seen its better days,\" according to a press release.\r\n\r\nThis new building is the only location in the country to have this exact exterior look, and is led by General Managing Partner Kalchuet Williams and District Manager Julie Smith. With their seven locations in South Carolina and Tennessee, Carolina Taco employs an average of 35-40 team members.\r\n\r\nWithin the next three months, Carolina Taco hopes to break ground on its Lady\'s Island location.\r\n\r\nTo attend the event, mail Carolyn@BeaufortSC.org to RSVP.\r\n\r\n<b>Coffee with Colleagues&nbsp;</b><b>coming to Lady\'s Island</b>\r\n\r\nThe Retreat at Lady’s Island will hold a free networking opportunity for Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce members.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will be held from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, at the Retreat on Lady’s Island at 9 Sunset Blvd.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGuests are encouraged to bring their business cards.\r\n\r\n<b>Live Oak to hold&nbsp;</b><b>networking event</b>\r\n\r\nLive Oak Builders will hold a networking event from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Beaufort Holiday Inn &amp; Suites at 2225 Boundary St.\r\n\r\nGuests will enjoy food, cold drinks and lots of networking. Be sure to wear your tacky Christmas sweater, and don\'t forget to bring cash for a chance to win a small shrimp hut sculpture by Ray Lynwood Polin.\r\n\r\nMultiple vendors of Live Oak Builders will be showcasing their products and there will be drawing for prizes. Guests are encouraged to bring extra business cards for extra drawings. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis event is free for Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce members and $5 for nonmembers\r\n\r\n<b>Business for Breakfast&nbsp;</b><b>offers various programs</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and SC LowCountry SCORE Chapter will hold a Business for Breakfast Series for Small Businesses on Wednesdays at the chamber offices at 701 Craven St.\r\n\r\nUpcoming programs include:\r\n\r\n• Dec. 13: Year End Tax Strategies\r\n\r\n• Jan. 10: Click Click Click: Using Social Media\r\n\r\n• Feb. 14: I Did What? -- Hiring Without Tears\r\n\r\n• March 14: Building a Successful Brand\r\n\r\n• April 11: Retailing Strategies in an Amazon World\r\n\r\n• May 9: Riddle Me This, Money Man -- Financial Statements Made Simpler\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortchamber.org to register.', 'Chamber Corner for December 7th-13th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-december-7th-13th', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:35:31', '2017-12-14 12:35:31', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34260', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34265, 4, '2017-12-07 07:35:38', '2017-12-07 12:35:38', '<em>Photo above: American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here, Hall Sumner and Charles Tumlin are presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for displaying the U.S. flag at their office, Tumlin Levin Sumner. Photo provided.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Built to Honor helps&nbsp;</b><b>vets with owning home</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34267\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"750\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/led.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34267\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34267\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/led.png\" alt=\"Joel Rudicil, president of LED Lowcountry, stands in front of the 50th home provided by PulteGroup, Built to Honor program, which provides mortgage-free homes to deserving wounded veterans across the country. LED Lowcountry was one of several trade partners that helped make the home possible. Photo provided.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1334\"></a> Joel Rudicil, president of LED Lowcountry, stands in front of the 50th home provided by PulteGroup, Built to Honor program, which provides mortgage-free homes to deserving wounded veterans across the country. LED Lowcountry was one of several trade partners that helped make the home possible. Photo provided.[/caption]\r\n\r\nLED Lowcountry was one of many trade partners and organizations that recently helped make Built to Honor’s 50th home possible for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clark “Jey” Johnson and his family at Sea Grass Station in Bluffton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSponsored by&nbsp;PulteGroup, the Built to Honor program&nbsp;provides mortgage-free homes to deserving wounded veterans across the country.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLaunched in 2013, PulteGroup operations across the nation have banded together to support this effort, having built 30 new homes worth upwards of $9 million for deserving wounded veterans.\r\n\r\n“It was an honor to be part of this project,” said Joel Rudicil, president of LED Lowcountry. “We appreciate, respect and thank all of our veterans for their service to our country.”', 'Business briefs for December 7th-13th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-december-7th-13th', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:36:45', '2017-12-14 12:36:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34265', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34266, 4, '2017-12-07 07:35:40', '2017-12-07 12:35:40', '<em>Photo above: The Beaufort Memorial Diabetes Care Center team includes Jenny Craft, Kassie Nicknadarvich, Kim Edwards and Kathy Phillips. Photo provided.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>BMH Diabetes Education earns recognition certificate</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial Hospital has received the American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for offering high-quality diabetes self-management education, a critical component to effectively treating the disease.\r\n\r\nTo qualify for the certificate, diabetes education programs must meet national standards developed and tested under the auspices of the National Diabetes Advisory Board. Among the requirements, programs must have a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who can provide participants with comprehensive information about diabetes management.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial submitted to the evaluation process voluntarily.\r\n\r\n“Applying for ADA certification provides us with a national standard by which to measure the quality of services we provide our patients,” said Beaufort Memorial Associate Vice President Laurie Martin. “As an ADA-recognized program, we can assure patients they will receive the high-quality education services essential to effective diabetes treatment.”\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial’s diabetes education team includes inpatient dieticians Roxanne Davis-Cote, Jessica Hausfeld, Lydia Wickenhoefer and Stephanie Baxley, as well as the hospital’s Diabetes Care Center certified diabetes educators Jenny Craft, Kassie Nicknadarvich, Kim Edwards and Kathy Phillips.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30 million Americans have diabetes, but an estimated seven million of them have not been diagnosed.\r\n\r\nMany people with diabetes first learn they have the disease when they are treated for one of its life-threatening complications, including heart disease, stroke and kidney disease. Diabetes continues to be the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, claiming some 250,000 lives a year.\r\n\r\nFor more information on Beaufort Memorial’s Diabetes Care Center, visit www.beaufortmemorial.org or call 843-522-5635.', 'Health briefs for December 7th-13th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'health-briefs-for-december-7th-13th', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:37:46', '2017-12-14 12:37:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34266', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34272, 4, '2017-12-07 07:37:50', '2017-12-07 12:37:50', '<h3>By Dr. Mark Siegel</h3>\r\nWhile artificial tears or ointments are a common treatment for dry eye, studies suggest consuming omega-3 fatty acid supplements may also provide relief.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOmega-3 oils appear to improve function in the eye’s meibomian glands, which produce the oily part of tears. Improved function of those glands can ease dry eye symptoms.\r\n\r\nDry eye becomes more common as a person ages. The problem develops when the eye cannot maintain a healthy coating of tears.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDry eye can be caused by hormonal changes brought on by menopause. There are also a number of other causes. These include a dry environment or workplace (such as wind or air conditioning); sun exposure; smoking or secondhand smoke exposure; or cold or allergy medicines.\r\n\r\nThe National Eye Institute notes that in some patients with dry eye, supplements or dietary sources of omega-3 fatty acids (such as tuna fish or salmon) may decrease symptoms of irritation.\r\n\r\nOmega-3s in fish oil are believed to reduce inflammation. If inflammation of the eyelids or surfaces of the eye worsens dry eye, it makes sense that a supplement could help the problem.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDry eye is pretty complex, and there is no cure. However, treating the inflammation can improve some of the symptoms and there are many studies that support this.\r\n\r\nA study of more than 32,000 women from the Women’s Health Study published in 2005 found those who consumed the most omega-3 fats from fish had a 17 percent lower risk of dry eye, compared with women who ate little or no seafood. More recently, a study in the International Journal of Ophthalmology concluded omega-3 fatty acids “have a definite role for dry eye syndrome.”\r\n\r\nOmega-3 oils may also help in the treatment of other eye diseases. The oils may reduce growth of abnormal blood vessels that occur in age-related macular degeneration and other retinal vascularization diseases.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTalk to your doctor to find out whether omega-3 supplements are right for you.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd as 2017 comes to a close, Sea Island Ophthalmology wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday, good health and vision in the New Year!\r\n\r\n<i>Dr. Mark Siegel is the medical director at Sea Island Ophthalmology at 111 High Tide Drive (off Midtown Drive near Low Country Medical Group). Visit www.seaislandophthalmology.com.</i>', 'Can fish oil help dry eye?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'can-fish-oil-help-dry-eye-2', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:38:19', '2017-12-14 12:38:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34272', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34273, 4, '2017-12-07 07:37:56', '2017-12-07 12:37:56', '<h3>By Richard Eckstrom&nbsp;</h3>\r\nTravel spending is one of those areas of government that can be difficult to size up. Obviously, public officials often need to travel to discharge their duties, such as attending important meetings or recruiting economic development prospects.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEven then, however, the return on travel costs sometimes can be hard to determine.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd travel that is lavish, excessive or of marginal value is an age-old problem for government and a burden for taxpayers. The wise public official will be mindful of creeping travel costs, and government entities should exercise sufficient oversight – including a public accounting of expenses.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEach year I produce the S.C. Travel Report, which shows how much state agencies – including public colleges and universities – spend on travel and related accommodations, meals and event registrations. The report also ranks agencies by spending and lists the individual highest spenders in each.\r\n\r\nI released the 2017 report in early November. It showed that state-supported institutions spent $85.7 million on travel during last fiscal year – an increase of $4.6 million from the previous year. The top-spenders were:\r\n\r\n1. Clemson University: $14,808,002&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2. University of South Carolina: $12,602,282&nbsp;\r\n\r\n3. Medical University of South Carolina: $7,381,725&nbsp;\r\n\r\n4. College of Charleston: $7,264,283&nbsp;\r\n\r\n5. DHEC: $3,494,316&nbsp;\r\n\r\n6. Department of Education: $1,992,877&nbsp;\r\n\r\n7. Coastal Carolina University: $1,952,181&nbsp;\r\n\r\n8. Department of Transportation: $1,749,125&nbsp;\r\n\r\n9. Judicial Department:&nbsp; $1,683,341&nbsp;\r\n\r\n10. S.C. State University: $1,407,028\r\n\r\nThe report shows that about $57 million – or two-thirds of the nearly $86 million total – was spent on travel by state-funded colleges and universities. As these institutions are quick to point out, much of their spending is done with money from sources other than the state’s general fund – for example, from foundation grants, student tuition payments and sports ticket sales. Nonetheless, they still ask for and receive tens of millions of dollars a year from the taxpayers.\r\n\r\nAnd in a state with the nation’s eighth highest public college tuition and ever-increasing student fees, they certainly owe it to parents, students and the general public to demonstrate good stewardship of the billions of public and other dollars they take in annually.\r\n\r\nThe travel report is one component of a broader campaign by the Comptroller’s Office to give taxpayers as much information as possible about how public funds are used – an initiative that includes the S.C. Fiscal Transparency website. Its purpose isn’t to render judgment about the spending but simply to let people see the details – and if they have questions, contact the agency for answers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPublic entities are at their best when they allow the sun to shine on their financial dealings. That’s the spirit of transparency. Transparency promotes accountability, which promotes good government.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe 2017 S.C. Travel Report and previous travel reports going back to 2004 are available on the Comptroller’s Office website. Visit cg.sc.gov, select “Publications and Reports” on the left side of the home page, then click “Travel Reports” from the drop-down menu.\r\n\r\n<i>Richard Eckstrom is a CPA and the state’s comptroller.</i>', 'Transparency promotes accountability, good government', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'transparency-promotes-accountability-good-government', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:38:56', '2017-12-14 12:38:56', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34273', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(34276, 4, '2017-12-07 07:39:01', '2017-12-07 12:39:01', '<h3>By Bill Rauch</h3>\r\nAmong executive sessions, the Beaufort County Council’s Oct. 4 work session was a doozey.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat was the closed door meeting where the full council interviewed Daniel J. Alfonzo, W. Anthony McDonald and Josh Gruber in advance of their attempting to choose one of the three to fill the vacancy left by County Administrator Gary Kubic, who had the previous month cleaned out his desk and returned to Ohio to attend to pressing family business.\r\n\r\nHilton Head Island Town Manager Steve Riley had been on the headhunter’s list, but he had recently withdrawn his name. Alfonzo was then and still is the city manager of Miami. McDonald had recently left a three-year stint as Richland County’s administrator. And Gruber was Beaufort County’s deputy administrator, having been hand-picked by Gary Kubic several years before.\r\n\r\nThe county had paid Slavin Management Consultants of Norcross, Ga., about $25,000 for their professional services plus expenses to develop the list of four.\r\n\r\nAccording to several council members who attended the session, on his way out the door Kubic had spoken to the council members one-by-one, saying that Gruber, a lawyer who had by then prepared three complete county budgets, hired six county department heads and was conducting searches for three more, and dealt with a host of other politically ticklish issues, was, at age 36, ready for the top job.\r\n\r\nSome agreed with him, others weren’t so sure.\r\n\r\nUnlike Alfonso and McDonald who were unknowns, the council members had a history with Gruber. He had prosecuted, for example, on behalf of a majority of council, a couple of dangerous dog cases where the dogs’ owners were required to obtain $50,000 in liability insurance on the dogs or face charges, opinions that drew passionate objections from dog-loving council members.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt had also been Gruber who on behalf of the county took on the county’s 13 part-time magistrates over the issue of their receiving full county-paid health insurance coverage when the county’s other 150 part-time workers were denied the benefit. That issue too split council.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd, perhaps most divisive, Gruber represented the county in the court of public opinion as the County Council first voted unanimously to deny health insurance to some of its retirees.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut then, caving to criticism, some council members then changed their votes, leaving Gruber once again to carry the ball for a thin majority.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere were other controversies as well, mostly ones related to appointments to boards and commissions where candidates that council members favored for one reason or another didn’t get the nod.\r\n\r\nSome of those wounds were still raw on Oct. 4.\r\n\r\nAfter the interviews, Chairman Paul Sommerville dismissed everyone but the other 10 council members from the room. Then the 11 elected officials had it out over the single issue that is of the utmost personal and political importance to them: Who among the three could they trust to fairly implement the directives they would promulgate in the upcoming years? What if they didn’t yet have the full support of council behind their issue? What would he do? How tall would he stand? Who among the three could they count on to work with them, to stand by them, maybe even to carry some water for them as they sought to advance their own agendas?\r\n\r\nAfter a tough discussion of pros and cons, Sommerville went around the table asking each council member to express his or her preference so that the leadership could gain “a sense of council.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen each had spoken it was clear there was no consensus, there was no agreement among the group. Seeing that Gruber was close to gaining what could be considered a thin majority, Sommerville asked if anyone who hadn’t jumped before wanted now to jump onto the Gruber train. None spoke up.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe jury was hung and $25,000 of the taxpayers’ dollars were out the door.\r\n\r\nA couple of days later council members Rick Caporale and Steve Fobes shared a cup of coffee at the Indigo Run Barnes &amp; Noble latte parlor that has become the successor 21st century version of the “smoked filled back room” for Hilton Head Island pols since the Atlanta Bread Company (“ABC”) closed.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe two decided there, Councilman Caporale explained last week, that “the process needed to be rebooted. We agreed,” he recounted, “that Slavin had done a poor job.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt the next county council meeting, again in executive session, the two made their case that Slavin should be ditched and a majority of council concurred.\r\n\r\nCouncilman Steve Fobes did not return calls, but other council members confirmed Caporale’s version of the events.\r\n\r\nBut how then to proceed?\r\n\r\nA few weeks of internal discussions then ensued during which council considered that since Gruber was now acting administrator and as such the one who instructs the county’s attorneys, how could the county’s attorneys be asked to write an unbiased request for proposals (RFP) for a new search firm?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFinally another one of the group, Councilman Brian Flewelling, who represents County Council on the Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG) board suggested the COG be brought in to write the RFP and to circulate it.\r\n\r\nIn one-on-one phone calls, a majority of council was able to agree on that approach and on Nov. 20 County Council entered into a contract with the COG the provisions of which state that for $12,500 the COG will write up and circulate an RFP that solicits proposals from search firms, and bring all the candidates back to County Council for their evaluation in February 2018.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe contract with the COG contains a “tentative schedule” that suggests a new search firm will be in place on March 1.\r\n\r\nLowcountry Council of Governments Executive Director Sabrena P. Graham didn’t return calls requesting clarification of the details of the COG’s efforts, specifically whether the COG had issued the RFP, as the contract’s tentative schedule suggests they should have by last week, or whether their efforts are already behind schedule.\r\n\r\nOthers say the COG’s schedule is optimistic. Council Finance Committee Chairman Jerry Stewart, for example, who favors tapping Gruber for the top job now, predicts that at this rate it will be the end of the summer and at least another $60,000 after the COG is paid before a new administrator is in place. That is just to pay for the newly-initiated search process.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“This process is costly and a waste of time,” he observed last week. “ Josh is there. He wants the job. He’s doing the job. Gary did a hell of a job hiring good people, and he supports Josh. What’s the problem here?”\r\n\r\nIronically it appears the biggest thing keeping Gruber from being formally tapped for the top job is exactly that: that he’s already doing the job. Councilman York Glover, for example, took pains to reassure me last week “that Josh is serving as interim.”\r\n\r\nCouncilman Caporale who could with a phone call get Gruber the job told me last week: “There’s no urgency. Josh is there. He’s handling everything. He’s a smart guy.”\r\n\r\nA third who could provide the swing vote, Councilman Flewelling, agreed, using almost the same words. “There’s no real urgency,” he explained to me last week.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Any of the day-to-day operations can be handled by Josh. What we’re not sure of is his ability to bring us the long-term planning expertise we’re looking for.”\r\n\r\nThat too is ironic, of course, because it was Kubic’s decision to elevate Gruber to deputy county administrator in 2014 that allowed Kubic to get out of the weeds and start thinking big picture.\r\n\r\nBesides the new $75,000 to pay the COG and the new search firm, what might be other costs of keeping Gruber in his present interim status for the next nine months to a year, I asked.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFrom the council members I got two answers. (1) Gruber might take another job elsewhere where he is assured more job security. He has, after all, requested twice to be considered for the top job in other counties, and (2) while he is in interim status he has no deputy and thus cannot get out of the day-to-day weeds and focus on the county’s long-term needs any more that Kubic could before he elevated Gruber.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe county’s leadership thus must face the real possibility of their being seen as “just treading water” for most of 2018, which for some is an election year.\r\n\r\nSommerville, a longtime Gruber supporter, characteristically tries to find the common ground. “When the disarray manifests itself I ask, \'Where can we find consensus?\' \" he said last week.\r\n\r\nHe was answered concisely by council member Alice Howard, nearing the end of her first four-year term and also a Gruber supporter.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“After 3 1/2 years of working with and watching Josh,” she told me last week, “I don’t know any reason why he couldn’t ultimately be the consensus candidate.”\r\n\r\n<i>Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. Email Bill at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.</i>', 'County leaders struggle to achieve consensus', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'county-leaders-struggle-to-achieve-consensus', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:39:38', '2017-12-14 12:39:38', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34276', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34278, 4, '2017-12-07 07:39:44', '2017-12-07 12:39:44', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nRecently I discovered that my house is very unfriendly. This came to light when my husband and I heard that our youngest grandchild was coming to visit.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMost of the grandchildren are between the ages of 4½ and 10 years old, so we had forgotten about the whole “unfriendly” house issue.\r\n\r\nMy husband walked into the living room and spotted me on my hands and knees crawling around the floor.\r\n\r\n“What are you doing?” he asked.\r\n\r\n“I’m getting ready for Little ‘T,’ \" I said, “but I also found a couple of the dog’s toys stuffed under the couch.”\r\n\r\nI reminded him that our house was a hazard to little kids. There are lamp cords hanging down to electric plugs, not to mention the electric outlets themselves.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThen there are the pointed edges on the coffee table and the silk flowers in the beautiful vase that might be a temptation.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEverywhere I looked there were potential problems, including all the cabinets in the dining room, kitchen, family room and the bathrooms with tempting doors. Our cleaning products had all migrated to the cabinet beneath the kitchen sink. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHaving been out of the child protection mode for a long time, I had forgotten about little ones.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs I wandered around the house putting those plastic plugs into the electric outlets, my spouse suggested we put the kids up in a nearby motel. Although that might have been easier, I said no. My real objective was so the parents could sit around with us for hours and talk without having to jump up every two seconds to rescue their son.\r\n\r\nWhen they arrived, sure enough, Little “T” headed for the fireplace (which was unlit) but still had some ashes from the last fire. Then there was the liquor cabinet which I had totally forgotten about and the adjacent wine cooler.&nbsp; Little “T” discovered how much fun it was to open and close the door.\r\n\r\nIt was then his grandfather said in his very authoritative voice “No! Do not touch that door again.”\r\n\r\nAnd that was that. My unfriendly house became very safe. It did not take long before grandfather and grandson were communicating on their own level. Little “T” would look over to touch something and he got a nod or a shake of the head. It worked out beautifully until the morning, when I looked up at the railing outside of his bedroom and saw him ready to throw a toy below. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat is when he learned, that even grandmothers can say “No!”\r\n\r\nHe left our home unharmed and my unfriendly house returned to normal, until the next time a little one shows up.', 'Child-proofing a house is challenging', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'child-proofing-a-house-is-challenging', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:40:16', '2017-12-14 12:40:16', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34278', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34280, 4, '2017-12-07 07:40:25', '2017-12-07 12:40:25', '<b>James Jabbar Williams&nbsp;</b><b>apprehended in Savannah&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34285\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"215\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/williams-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34285\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34285\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/williams-1.png\" alt=\"James J. Williams\" width=\"215\" height=\"240\"></a> James J. Williams[/caption]\r\n\r\nInformation provided by a citizen on the whereabouts of a man wanted in a Nov. 6 Tiger Express shooting on St. Helena Island has led to his arrest.\r\n\r\nJames Jabbar Williams, 43, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service to Savannah.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nU.S. marshals located and arrested Williams at an apartment complex off of East Victory Drive on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime.\r\n\r\nWilliams was transported to the Chatham County Detention Center, where he was incarcerated. Williams was expected to be brought to Beaufort County following his extradition hearing.\r\n\r\nAnother subject allegedly involved in the Tiger Express incident, Jermaine Sharodd Gadson, 41, had turned himself in to the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office on Nov. 21.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGadson was charged with misprision of a felony and unlawful carrying of a handgun. Gadson was incarcerated in the Beaufort County Detention Center and released when he posted his $15,000 bond.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Roadside services&nbsp;</b><b>available though app</b>\r\n\r\nContacting South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) roadside assistance crews has become a little easier, just in time for holiday travel.\r\n\r\nThe SCDOT has added a new feature on its 511 App to allow motorists to contact SHEP for roadside assistance. Selecting the “SCDOT SHEP Roadside Assistance” tab connects users with the closest dispatch phone number.\r\n\r\nSCDOT’s State Highway Emergency Program, known as SHEP, has helped about 800,000 motorists across the state since its inception in 1996.\r\n\r\n“The motorists in our state know that when they see the blue trucks coming, help is on the way,” said Secretary of Transportation Christy A. Hall. “Their impacts to the state’s economy, the public and the flow of traffic is countless and without measure.”\r\n\r\nVehicles broken down on the side of the interstate can quickly cause traffic to back up for miles; the sooner they’re helped and on their way, the sooner traffic gets back to normal. SHEP responders are able to quickly change tires, perform basic repairs and carry small amounts of gasoline for those who’ve run out.\r\n\r\nSHEP responders are also trained in clearing wrecked vehicles from travel lanes.\r\n\r\nSCDOT’s 511 app, which is free and available with iOS and Android devices, has current travel information including live streaming traffic cameras.\r\n\r\nThe SCDOT 511 website is www.511sc.org. SHEP can also be reached by dialing *HP.\r\n\r\nFor more information on SCDOT SHEP, visit www.scdot.org/getting/shep.aspx.\r\n\r\n<b>Man gets life sentences&nbsp;</b><b>for brutal murder&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34283\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"469\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Maurice-Mitchell.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34283\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34283\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Maurice-Mitchell.jpg\" alt=\"Maurice Demon Mitchell\" width=\"469\" height=\"600\"></a> Maurice Demon Mitchell[/caption]\r\n\r\nA Fairfax man who shot and pistol-whipped his burglary victim so severely that he later died of his injuries has been convicted of murder.\r\n\r\nMaurice Demon Mitchell, 31, was also found guilty of first-degree burglary, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime and possession of crack cocaine.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMitchell assaulted 56-year-old Eddie James Mole at his Holly Street East apartment on Oct. 28, 2015. Mole died of his injuries in a Savannah hospital seven months later.\r\n\r\n“To me, it is unconscionable how someone can shoot someone and then beat someone as bad as he did,” said 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone, who prosecuted the case. “Mr. Mole suffered injuries from which he never recovered at the hand of a man with a history of violence.”\r\n\r\nA jury of six men and six women convicted Mitchell after two days of testimony from 17 state witnesses in Hampton County General Sessions. Circuit Court Judge Roger M. Young Sr. sentenced Mitchell to life without parole for both the murder and burglary charges. Mitchell also received five years for the gun charge and three for crack possession.\r\n\r\nStone led the case for his office’s Career Criminal Unit, which prosecutes the circuit’s (which includes Beaufort County) most serious and habitual offenders. It has earned convictions against 42 of the 45 defendants it has tried in 2017.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMitchell’s previous convictions include attempted robbery, discharging a firearm into a vehicle and failure to stop for a blue light. During the attempted robbery, which took place in Fairfax, Mitchell pistol-whipped a convenience-store employee who tried to thwart the theft.\r\n\r\nOfficers from the Hampton and Varnville police departments answered the disturbance call at Mole’s home after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor. The incident began in the parking lot as Mole arrived home from work and continued in Mole’s apartment, after Mitchell forced his way inside.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMitchell beat Mole so severely that several of his teeth were found on the floor of his entryway and living room, and he was so disfigured that doctors who initially treated him believed he had been shot in the face. Mitchell did shoot Mole in his abdomen. Doctors determined that complications from that gunshot caused Mole’s death.\r\n\r\nMitchell, who was an acquaintance of Mole’s, fled on foot after the attack but was captured a short time later. Police found Mole’s cell phone and keys on Mitchell, who described the incident to investigators in an interview recorded on video.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe also told authorities where he stashed the gun he used to shoot and beat Mole, and law enforcement officers found it in the woods near Mole’s home the day of the assault. Mitchell had blood on his hand, arms, shirt, jeans and shoes when he was arrested.\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff’s office seeks </b><b>help on cold case</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34282\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"107\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/almazan-e1513255349153.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34282\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34282\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/almazan-e1513255349153.jpg\" alt=\"Margarita Gonzalez-Almazan\" width=\"107\" height=\"188\"></a> Margarita Gonzalez-Almazan[/caption]\r\n\r\nOn Dec. 1, Margarita Gonzalez-Almazan, 47, was reported missing from her Bluffton residence by family members following a dispute she had with her boyfriend, Osman Galicia-Escobedo, 40. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSigns of a struggle were observed in the residence and her mobile telephone was found on the side of the road off of S.C. 170 in the vicinity of the Lemon Island Bridge.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, Escobedo and Almazan’s vehicles were also missing. It quickly became apparent that Almazan met with some sort of foul play at the hands of her boyfriend. &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHis last known whereabouts were on the south side of Savannah, where witnesses confirmed they saw him several hours after Almazan disappeared.\r\n\r\nThe same witnesses observed what appeared to be fingernail scratches on the side of Escobedo’s face.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWitnesses told investigators that Escobedo was trying to flee the country, as he purchased a ticket at the Savannah Airport to Guatemala.&nbsp; Oddly, Escobedo never showed up for the flight. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nSeveral days later, Almazan’s vehicle was located abandoned outside of the Keller Flea Market in Savannah. The location of her vehicle was within a few miles of where witnesses last saw Escobedo. It was processed for forensic evidence, but did not reveal any clues to the whereabouts of Almazan or Escobedo.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFederal authorities were contacted to attempt to locate Escobedo in Guatemala without success.\r\n\r\nA reward of up to $2,500 is offered for information leading to an arrest in any Beaufort County cold case.\r\n\r\nDuring some criminal investigations, investigators might exhaust all credible leads in a case. When this happens, the case can become stagnant or what is typically known as “cold.” However, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is making these cold case files accessible to the public in hopes that someone might come forward with information that may not have yet been uncovered.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information can contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255- 3402, 843-816-8013 or robertb@bcgov.net.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Woman rescued from&nbsp;</b><b>Smalls Parkway wreck</b>\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District responded to a vehicle accident on Dec. 2 in Beaufort in which a female driver was trapped and rescued by firefighters.\r\n\r\nJust before noon, Burton firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle accident by the Kangaroo Express on Robert Smalls Parkway.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters arrived to find a two-vehicle accident between a passenger vehicle and a pickup truck, with the female driver of the passenger vehicle trapped inside.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters were able to free the driver, who suffered possibly serious injuries, according to Burton Fire Lt. Ethan Webb, who commanded the scene.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTraffic on Robert Smalls was delayed for approximately an hour while emergency crews assisted the occupants and removed roadway hazards.\r\n\r\nThis accident occurred within the city of Beaufort but is protected by the Burton Fire District via an emergency services contract between the city and the district.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District has responded to 326 motor vehicle accidents so far in 2017. In 2016 Burton firefighters responded to less than 300 vehicle accidents.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>3 wrecks in 24 hours&nbsp;</b><b>cause injuries, delays</b>\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District responded to three motor vehicle accidents in less than 24 hours that resulted in minor injuries, traffic delays, and increasing record number of accident response for fire crews this year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first motor vehicle accident occurred just after 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 16 in front of 3428 Trask Parkway. The two-vehicle accident resulted in minor damages and injuries; however, Trask Parkway traffic was delayed for approximately 20 minutes while emergency crews removed roadway hazards and assisted the occupants.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe second motor vehicle accident by the Dollar General on Parris Island Gateway was reported just before 6 p.m. Nov. 16. Burton fire crews arrived on the scene to find a single-vehicle accident with the vehicle having flipped over and landing approximately 10 yards into the tree line. The female driver got out of the vehicle before the arrival of firefighters and refused medical attention.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTraffic on Parris Island Gateway was delayed for approximately 30 minutes while emergency crews assisted the driver and secured vehicle hazards.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe third motor vehicle accident occurred just after 3:30 a.m. Nov. 17. Firefighters arrived to a single-vehicle accident on Broad River Boulevard involving the vehicle striking a deer. The occupants of the vehicle were uninjured. Broad River Boulevard traffic was delayed for approximately 20 minutes while emergency crews assisted the injured are checked for hazards.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Watch out for police&nbsp;</b><b>impersonators scam</b>\r\n\r\nOver the past several days numerous Beaufort County residents reported they had received telephone calls from suspicious persons impersonating a law enforcement officer, similar to those reported in the past.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne of the telephone numbers currently being used by the impersonators is 843-309-3058.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe callers identify themselves as Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office deputies and request money from the resident in order for them to avoid arrest and further legal action.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis is a scam and no member of the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office will ever ask you for payment of a fine over the telephone in lieu of being arrested.&nbsp;', 'Public safety briefs for December 7th-13th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'public-safety-briefs-for-december-7th-13th', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:42:43', '2017-12-14 12:42:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34280', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34281, 4, '2017-12-07 07:40:27', '2017-12-07 12:40:27', 'Geoff Back took this stunning shot on the waterfront in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.&nbsp;', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-60', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:27:09', '2018-07-12 15:27:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34281', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34287, 4, '2017-12-07 07:43:08', '2017-12-07 12:43:08', 'Beaufort welcomed in the holidays over a fabulous weekend. The weather was gorgeous and good cheer abounded.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe annual event started on Dec. 1 with choirs, dance groups, the Christmas tree lighting and a visit from St. Nick.\r\n\r\nOn Dec. 2, the annual Light Up the Night Boat Parade, put on by the Beaufort Sail and Power Squadron and Main Street Beaufort, USA, was a magical display of decorated boats ambling up the Beaufort River in the Light Up the Night Boat Parade at the Waterfront Park.\r\n\r\nIn the 24-foot category, the winner was Fish Hippie with a Winter Wonderland theme and captained by Terrence Geitner. In the boats over 24 feet, the winner was Career Opportunities with a Mickey’s Winter Wonderland theme captained by Chris Collins.\r\n\r\nThen on Dec. 3, the traditional Beaufort Christmas Parade was held&nbsp; through the streets of downtown Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Photos by SK Designs &amp; Signs.</i>\r\n\r\n[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"4\" ids=\"34289,34290,34291,34292,34293,34294,34295,34296,34297,34298,34300,34301,34302,34303,34304,34305,34307,34308,34309,34310,34312,34314,34316,34317,34318,34319,34320,34321,34323,34325,34327,34328,34331,34333,34335,34336,34337,34338,34339,34340,34341,34342,34343,34344,34345,34347,34348,34349,34351,34352,34353,34354,34355,34356,34357,34359,34360,34361,34363,34364,34365,34368,34370,34371,34372,34373,34375,34376,34377,34379,34380,34383,34387,34388\" orderby=\"rand\"]', 'A very merry Christmas celebration', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-very-merry-christmas-celebration', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:59:08', '2017-12-14 12:59:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34287', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34306, 4, '2017-12-07 07:45:20', '2017-12-07 12:45:20', '<em>Photo above: SCDNR biologist Bryan Frazier affixes a satellite tag to Harry-Etta\'s dorsal fin. Photo by Taylor Main, SCDNR.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nThe distinctly striped tiger shark is one of the largest predators in coastal South Carolina waters – and now you can follow the movements of one through her pregnancy.\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologists working in November on St. Helena Sound caught and satellite tagged \"Harry-Etta,\" a female tiger shark clocking in at 12 feet, 2 inches long and 820 pounds. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBy providing real-time data as she cruises Southeastern waters, Harry-Etta could help researchers answer important questions about how long sharks of this little-studied species live, how often they reproduce, and where and when they migrate, according to a SCDNR press release.\r\n\r\nTwo years ago, the same SCDNR team affixed a satellite to Harry-Etta\'s predecessor, another female tiger shark, dubbed \"Harry-Ette,\" whose satellite tag was also sponsored by the Harry Hampton Wildlife Fund.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn South Carolina, adult tiger sharks typically range between 10 to 13 feet in length, with females reaching larger sizes than males.\r\n\r\nFor several years, SCDNR biologists have worked to better understand these large predators through collaborative work with the shark-tagging nonprofit OCEARCH, charter Capt. Chip Michalove, and College of Charleston researchers. The work has shed light on the importance of South Carolina\'s southern sounds (particularly St. Helena and Port Royal sounds) as foraging and potentially nursing grounds for tiger sharks.\r\n\r\n\"This is actually the third time we\'ve encountered Harry-Etta,\" said SCDNR biologist Bryan Frazier, who leads the agency\'s shark-tagging efforts. \"She was tagged with a conventional tag in 2013 by charter captain Chip Michalove and again by SCDNR in 2015 in Port Royal Sound. This time, we were able to apply a SPOT tag, allowing us to follow her movements over the next year.\"\r\n\r\nSPOT (Smart Position or Temperature) tags are small devices secured to a shark\'s dorsal fin that track movement by sending signals to a satellite, or \"pings,\" each time they\'re above water for more than 90 seconds. Like humans, each shark is unique in their habits of movement – so some animals ping frequently, while others surface only rarely.\r\n\r\nThere was something else noteworthy about Harry-Etta this time around, Frazier said: \"We also confirmed she was pregnant by ultrasound, so we can gain insight into what habitats she uses during gestation.\"\r\n\r\nHarry-Etta is the 15th tiger shark Frazier\'s team has fitted with a satellite transmitter in South Carolina – but the first one known to be pregnant. In recent years, fresh mating wounds found on other tagged tiger sharks have led the team to believe that South Carolina\'s southern sounds and nearshore waters could be important locations for tiger shark reproduction.\r\n\r\n\"I\'m happy our board, led by Chair Deidre Menefee, unanimously voted to fund a second tag,\" said Hampton Wildlife Fund executive director Jim Goller. \"We\'re proud to support SCDNR in their efforts to study these magnificent creatures that frequent South Carolina waters. I fish St. Helena Sound where Harry-Etta was tagged, making this tiger very special to me.\"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Hampton Wildlife Fund was established in 1981 and named for South Carolina conservationist Harry R.E. Hampton. Dedicated to the conservation and protection of the state\'s natural resources, the fund has now sponsored two satellite tags for tracking tiger sharks, both of which have been named in Harry Hampton\'s honor.\r\n\r\nYou can follow Harry-Etta\'s travels in real time on the OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker, available online and for download on Apple and Android platforms. Visit www.ocearch.org.', 'Folks can follow pregnant shark’s journey', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'folks-can-follow-pregnant-sharks-journey', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:46:52', '2017-12-14 12:46:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34306', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34315, 4, '2017-12-07 07:46:59', '2017-12-07 12:46:59', '<em>Photo above: A woman walks down Harrington Street in Beaufort on Sept. 12. She can’t get too far as a large tree, seen in the background, has blown down and covers the street. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Sally Mahan</h3>\r\nHurricane Matthew hit hard in October 2016 and many people didn’t think it could happen again. After all, most hurricanes on the East Coast slide by Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nBut Irma showed us who the boss was in the 2017 hurricane season, which (thankfully) ended on Nov. 30.\r\n\r\nAt the height of Irma in Beaufort County — which by then had been downgraded to a tropical storm — on Sept. 11, more than 40,000 homes and businesses were without power.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlmost 100 roads in Northern Beaufort County were closed due to flooding, downed power lines and fallen trees, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.\r\n\r\nThousands of people on Fripp, Hunting, Harbor, Daufuskie and Hilton Head islands had been ordered to evacuate.\r\n\r\nHunting Island, which was devastated by Hurricane Matthew, took an especially hard hit, resulting in closing the island to visitors. It is now back up and running, with the Nature Center, lighthouse and north beach area open.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOn Thanksgiving Day, 4 miles of trails were reopened, said Park Manager J.W. Weatherford.\r\n\r\nHe also said the marsh boardwalk will be open by Christmas and they expect the campground to reopen in early 2018.\r\n\r\nOne sticking point with the campground is the beachfront sites, which were deluged with saltwater that intruded into the electrical and water systems.\r\n\r\n“Those sites may not be reopened as they once were, but hopefully they will open soon but they would be more rustic,” said Weatherford.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Looking back</b></p>\r\nOn Sept. 7, forecasts were showing Beaufort County getting a direct hit by a catastrophic hurricane.\r\n\r\nIrma started off on Aug. 28 as a tropical wave near the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa, according to the National Weather Service.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHurricane Irma made its first landfall in the northeast Caribbean. Two weeks later, Irma became the strongest Atlantic Ocean hurricane on record. Winds peaked at 185 mph, and Irma remained a hurricane for 11 days. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nMore than 90 percent of the structures on the northeastern Caribbean island of Barbuda were demolished by Irma. She hit Antigua, Puerto Rico, Cuba and other islands.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThen Irma took aim at Florida. As people scrambled to evacuate, I-96 and I-75 became parking lots. Originally forecast to hit hardest on the east side of the state, Irma, by now a Category 4 hurricane, hit hardest on the west side. But she was as big as the state itself, so everyone felt the effects.\r\n\r\nIn the Florida Keys, more than a quarter of all of the homes were destroyed, according to Florida officials.\r\n\r\nThere were two deaths in South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster said in a press conference on Sept. 12. Neither was from Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nAs of Nov. 27, more than 10,000 cubic yards of waste/woody debris, 156 cubic yards of metal appliances and 890 cubic yards of construction debris were collected in Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nIn total, Irma had caused an estimated $30 billion in damages and 49 deaths.\r\n\r\nIn addition to Irma, three other major hurricanes, Harvey, Maria and Nate, made landfall, affecting more than 25 million people.\r\n\r\nHurricanes Harvey and Irma marked the first time two Atlantic Category 4 hurricanes made landfall in the Continental United States in the same season. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHurricane Harvey set a new record for the most rainfall from a U.S. tropical cyclone, with more than 50 inches of rain in some areas. The storm resulted in catastrophic flooding in Texas and western Louisiana. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHurricane Maria devastated the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico soon after Hurricane Irma struck their shores. Hurricane Maria was the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall on the main island of Puerto Rico in 85 years, and the resulting response became the longest sustained air mission of food and water in FEMA history.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSince Harvey made landfall in Texas on Aug. 25, the president has granted 16 Major Disaster declarations and 14 Emergency Declarations, while FEMA has authorized 25 Fire Management Assistance Grant declarations.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo far, more than 4.7 million disaster survivors registered for federal assistance with FEMA – more than all who registered for hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma and Sandy combined. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“This historic hurricane season should serve as a gut check and an opportunity for citizens, businesses, state, local, tribal and federal officials to re-evaluate how we prepare for and respond to any disaster,” said FEMA Administrator Brock Long. “Response and recovery is dependent upon the whole community to be successful. 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(34326, 4, '2017-12-07 07:48:17', '2017-12-07 12:48:17', '<h3>By Sally Mahan</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34329\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"180\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chazblanding.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34329\"><img class=\"wp-image-34329 size-full\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/chazblanding.jpeg\" alt=\"Chaz Blanding\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\"></a> Chaz Blanding[/caption]\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Chaz Blanding’s body was found on Dec. 2 on St. Helena Island. His uncle, Robert Blanding, was found on Nov. 22 on Lady’s Island.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThree teenagers from Northern Beaufort County have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of a nephew and his uncle.\r\n\r\nThe body of Robert Blanding, 25, of St. Helena Island, was found on the side of F &amp; B Road on Lady’s Island on the afternoon of Nov. 22.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe body of Chaz Blanding, 19, of Beaufort, was found on Dec. 2 in a wooded area off of Simmons Road on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nChaz Blanding was reported missing and endangered by his family after last being seen on Nov. 21 when he and his uncle were seen leaving Chaz Blanding’s Beaufort residence.\r\n\r\nA forensic autopsy performed recently at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston revealed that Chaz Blanding died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Beaufort County Coroner\'s Office.\r\n\r\nA motive for the murders has not been released by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office because the case is still under investigation, according to Capt. Bob Bromage of the sheriff’s office.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRaheem Bennett, 16, has been arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators located and arrested Bennett outside of a convenience store on Lady\'s Island without incident.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChannon Preston Jr., 18, of Lady’s Island, was arrested by the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office on charges of accessory after the fact of murder after the investigation revealed that Preston Jr. allegedly had knowledge of and took action to conceal Robert Blanding’s murder, according to the sheriff\'s office.\r\n\r\nNashon Pringle, 18, of St. Helena Island, turned himself in to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe investigation is ongoing.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnyone with information regarding the murders is encouraged to contact Sgt. Brandon Disbrow at 843-255-3407.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo remain anonymous and collect a possible reward, call CrimeStoppers&nbsp; at 888-CrimeSC.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34330\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/preston.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34330\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34330\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/preston.jpeg\" alt=\"Channon Preston Jr.\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Channon Preston Jr.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34332\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pringle.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34332\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34332\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pringle.jpeg\" alt=\"Nashon Pringle\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Nashon Pringle[/caption]\r\n\r\n<em><b>Channon Preston Jr., Nashon Pringle and Raheem Bennett (not pictured) have been arrested in relation to the</b><b> deaths of Chaz Blanding and Robert Blanding.</b></em>', '3 teens charged in double homicide', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '3-teens-charged-in-double-homicide', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:51:26', '2017-12-14 12:51:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34326', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34350, 4, '2017-12-14 07:53:48', '2017-12-14 12:53:48', '<b>2or3 Treasure House&nbsp;</b><b>collecting winter coats</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2or3 Treasure House at 203 Carteret St. in Beaufort is collecting children\'s winter coats in all sizes for both boys and girls in response to a request for help from local schools.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you have some older or outgrown children\'s coats taking up space in the closet, bring them to the Treasure House, which is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.\r\n\r\n<b>Symphony orchestra&nbsp;</b><b>to play holiday favorites</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will present the Nutcracker Suite and Holiday Pops at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17.\r\n\r\nConcerts will be held at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady\'s Island Drive, Beaufort.\r\n\r\nTickets range from $15 to $40 and can be purchased online at TIX.com, or by calling 800-595-4849.\r\n\r\n<b>Smiles for Santa&nbsp;</b><b>at farmers market</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Garden Club will hold its second annual Smiles for Santa event from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Port Royal Farmer’s Market. Bring your children and/or pets to the Gazebo area at the market and have your picture taken with Santa. Your photo will then be emailed to you. A $5 donation is suggested. All proceeds will go to local charities.\r\n\r\n<b>Conroy center presents&nbsp;</b><b>evening of song, stories</b>\r\n\r\nAn Evening of Stories &amp; Songs with Lee Smith, Jill McCorkle and Marshall Chapman will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the USCB Center for the Arts.\r\n\r\nThe program is being presented by the Pat Conroy Literary Center.\r\n\r\nThe three women have performed many times together and share an on-stage feel-good collaboration that has been deemed a meeting of “Dixie divas.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGeneral admission is $45 and reserved seating (including a private reception with the performers) is $75. Tickets are on sale through the USCB Center for the Arts box office by calling 843-521-4145 or visiting&nbsp; www.uscbcenterforthearts.com.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event is being sponsored by the Hootie &amp; the Blowfish Foundation and the Anchorage 1770 Inn.\r\n\r\n<b>Book clubs invited&nbsp;</b><b>to convention</b>\r\n\r\nThe Conroy Center will host a first-ever Lowcountry Book Club Convention from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nSponsored by South Carolina Humanities, this free event is open to book club members and anyone interested in joining a book club.\r\n\r\nThe program will be keynoted by a conversation between best-selling authors Will Schwalbe (“Books for Living” and “The End of Your Life Book Club”) and Cassandra King Conroy (“Moonrise”).\r\n\r\nPanels will feature discussions among professional book reviewers, the leaders of representative Lowcounty book clubs and writers recommended by local book clubs.\r\n\r\nRegister at lowcountrybookclubconvention2017.brownpapertickets.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Riverview Baptist holding</b><b> Christmas celebrations</b>\r\n\r\nRiverview Baptist Church at 2209 Boundary St. will hold its Christmas Cantata during worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 17. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe children of the church will present “Little Stars of Bethlehem” at 6 p.m., followed by the adult Christmas play, “Starbrite.”\r\n\r\nFollowing the presentations, all are invited to join for Christmas refreshments in the Fellowship Hall.\r\n\r\n<b>Wardle Family YMCA&nbsp;</b><b>offers Holiday Day Camp</b>\r\n\r\nThe Wardle Family YMCA of Beaufort County, located at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal, will offer a full day camp for children age 3 to 13.\r\n\r\nThis day camp will include crafts, field and gym games, nature walks (weather permitting), swimming and optional field trips for kids age 5 and up.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe day camp is open to Y members and nonmembers but space is limited so register soon at the Y in Port Royal.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nScholarship assistance is available but allow at least one week to process requests.\r\n\r\nThe day camp will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Thursday, Dec. 21, to Friday, Jan. 5.\r\n\r\nVisit ymcabeaufortcounty.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Holiday market is&nbsp;</b><b>open on Wednesdays</b>\r\n\r\nThe Santa Elena Foundation’s Holiday Market, in partnership with Hank\'s Lowcountry She Crab Soup, will be open from 2-6 p.m. every Wednesday until after the new year, and will feature live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, local food artisans, giveaways and a kid\'s craft table. The event is open to the public and the entertainment, parking and kid\'s craft table are free. The market will be at the corner of Bladen and North streets in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>BAA gallery holds&nbsp;</b><b>holiday boutique</b>\r\n\r\nA portion of Beaufort Art Academy’s Gallery will be transformed into a winter wonderland full of fine art and crafts especially created for the holiday boutique, which will be held through Sunday, Dec. 31, at 913 Bay St. in Beaufort. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; and from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Visit www.BeaufortArtAssociation.com. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Advent celebrated&nbsp;</b><b>at Morning Glory</b>\r\n\r\nAll Nations Community Church and Morning Glory Homestead invite you to celebrate the season of Advent on the farm. This four-week gathering, will take place every Sunday evening in December until Christmas.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCopies of the Advent devotional, “The Expected One,” will be on hand for each household in attendance, and a wintery soup buffet will be served each week.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMorning Glory Homestead is at 42 Robert and Clara Trail, St. Helena Island. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCall Tony Jones at 843-812-0344 to RSVP or for more information.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Photo club to present&nbsp;</b><b>annual exhibition</b>\r\n\r\nThe Photography Club of Beaufort will present The Power of Color: Annual Photography Exhibit from Jan. 5-16, 2018, at the USCB Center for the Arts in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAn opening reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5.\r\n\r\nThis exhibit will be judged by Marge Agin, a noted Bluffton area fine art photographer and author.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, viewers will be able to cast their ballot for their favorite image for a People\'s Choice award.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit&nbsp; www.photoclubbeaufort.com/\r\n\r\n<b>Habitat for Humanity&nbsp;</b><b>in need of volunteers</b>\r\n\r\nWondering how you might be able to help LowCountry Habitat for Humanity?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAttend their Volunteer Orientation held at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at 616 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Lee McSavaney, volunteer coordinator at 843-522-3500 or email info@lowcountryhabitat.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Weekly historic tours&nbsp;</b><b>available at Fort Mitchel</b>\r\n\r\nJoin The Heritage Library for weekly tours at 10 a.m. Thursdays of the Civil War battery on Skull Creek built to protect Port Royal Sound and the Seabrook Coaling Station.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe cost is $12 for adults and $7 for children.\r\n\r\nFor more information and to purchase tickets, visit bit.ly/FtMitchelTours.\r\n\r\n<b>Christian theater&nbsp;</b><b>performances offered</b>\r\n\r\nMusic of Forever, a Christian theater production, is being held at 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Grace AME Chapel on Charles Street in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAccording to Hillary Lathan, who puts on the show with her husband, Alan, the show puts Jesus on a personal level that everyone can relate to. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“People that may never walk into a church will come to the drama and experience the gospel in a way that is real and fresh to them,” she said. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe free show includes seven characters and seven pieces of music. The irony of the number is intentional, as seven is a biblically significant number, according to Hillary. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.musicofforever.org.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Pan-African group&nbsp;</b><b>seeks volunteers</b>\r\n\r\nThe nonprofit Pan-African Family Empowerment &amp; Land Preservation Network Inc. is seeking volunteers for multiple positions.\r\n\r\nAmong other things, the Beaufort-based public charity provides financial and technical assistance to help Gullah-Geechee, and other African-descent families save their ancestral homes and land for current and future generations.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey have an immediate need for an experienced webmaster, grant writers and administrative assistants.\r\n\r\nTraining for all volunteers will be held at the Pan-African Family Empowerment Network’s office in the Landmark (Regions Bank) Building, 69 Robert Smalls Parkway, Suite 3B, Beaufort.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-592-6076, or email volunteers@panafricanfamilyempowermentnetwork.org.', 'What To Do the week of December 14th-20th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-december-14th-20th', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:53:48', '2017-12-14 12:53:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34350', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34362, 4, '2017-12-14 07:54:29', '2017-12-14 12:54:29', '<h3>By Jay Bender&nbsp;</h3>\r\nSomething remarkable happened in South Carolina legal and political circles on Dec. 5. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nA sitting circuit judge running unopposed for reelection withdrew her candidacy before the Judicial Screening Commission.\r\n\r\nNews reports have focused on the unfavorable comments made by lawyers regarding Judge Kristi Harrington in an anonymous survey. The surveys revealed that many lawyers who had appeared before this judge thought she was unqualified by temperament to serve.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThose survey results were not the only speed bump in Judge Harrington’s path.\r\n\r\nPersonal interviews of lawyers in the Charleston area by the South Carolina Bar revealed dissatisfaction consistent with the anonymous surveys.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUltimately, it appears that Judge Harrington withdrew when it became clear that she had violated state law by contacting members of the General Assembly prior to the completion of the judicial screening process.\r\n\r\nOne news report noted that the screening commission members are all male.&nbsp; We have many strong and talented women judges in South Carolina, and, in my view, the composition of the commission had nothing to do with the assessment of Judge Harrington’s qualifications.\r\n\r\nI have been trying cases all over South Carolina since 1975. No judge, male or female, ever treated me as rudely and unprofessionally as Judge Harrington did when I appeared before her in Charleston earlier this year.\r\n\r\nI was in court to represent The Post and Courier in a suit against the City of Charleston. I arrived at the courtroom well before the scheduled start of the hearing. I did not know Judge Harrington, and wanted to introduce myself to her. The court was not in session when I arrived. Judge Harrington was on the bench and a small group of recent law school graduates was in the jury box to observe court proceedings as part of the process by which they become eligible to appear in court.\r\n\r\nIn the Charleston courthouse the spectator area is separated from the well of the court by a knee-high wall with small swinging doors for passage. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen I entered the well of the court, the swinging door swung back and forth with a clunking sound.&nbsp; Judge Harrington said, “You must not come here very often.” I chose not to reply.\r\n\r\nAs I moved toward the bench Judge Harrington said, “You need to ask to approach the bench. Had you been next door in General Sessions (criminal) you would have been locked up.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo judge I have appeared before has ever insisted that a lawyer ask permission to approach the bench whether during trial, a hearing or a recess.&nbsp; Maybe they do it that way on television, but that has not been the way we do it in South Carolina.\r\n\r\nI continued toward the judge’s bench and set my briefcase on an unoccupied desk placed perpendicular to the judge’s bench. Judge Harrington said, “Mr. Bender, you need to ask permission before you set anything on someone’s desk.” I bit my tongue.\r\n\r\nAs I was trying to introduce myself Judge Harrington and I were speaking at the same time. Judge Harrington said, “I just told these students to never interrupt a judge.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJudge Harrington then said, “Mr. Bender, you are creating a bad example for these law students in many areas today.” &nbsp;\r\n\r\nI thought to myself that these law students were going to leave that courtroom with a skewed view of how judges in South Carolina conduct themselves. I picked up my briefcase and went back to the spectator area until my case was called for hearing.\r\n\r\nYou might ask why I didn’t testify against Judge Harrington at the screening hearing. I was prepared to do so, and had completed an affidavit recounting the events outlined above. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThen, I thought about the situation. Here is a sitting judge running unopposed for reelection. When I retire and ride into the sunset, I won’t worry about Judge Harrington, but the odds were that she was going to be reelected and might seek revenge against my clients and partners. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt would be nice to pretend that this doesn’t happen, but it has happened in South Carolina with judges who are no longer sitting.\r\n\r\nHad I been subpoenaed to testify, I would have done so, but unfortunately, the screening commission had no way of knowing what I would say. Should I have had more courage and spoken up? Probably.\r\n\r\nJudges in South Carolina are elected by the General Assembly. The process always involves politics, but over the past several years steps have been taken to incorporate merit based evaluations of judicial candidates, hence the Screening Commission. 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(34367, 4, '2017-12-14 07:55:41', '2017-12-14 12:55:41', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Gullahholidayprogrampics3-e1513256129988.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34369\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34369\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Gullahholidayprogrampics3-e1513256129988.jpg\" alt=\"Gullahholidayprogrampics3\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\"></a>\r\n\r\nHMV Management in Beaufort provided an educational opportunity to local third graders and staff from Beaufort, Mossy Oaks and Port Royal elementary schools to attend the Gullah Christmas Fo\' Da\' Chillun at the USCB Beaufort Performing Arts Center. Students and educators engaged in an interactive musical program that provided information about the last Christmas before the Civil War and other Gullah customs and lifestyles of the Sea Island servants during that historical time period. Photo provided.', 'A Gullah Christmas', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-gullah-christmas-2', '', '', '2017-12-14 07:55:41', '2017-12-14 12:55:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34367', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34378, 4, '2017-12-14 07:58:22', '2017-12-14 12:58:22', '<b>Firefighters respond to&nbsp;</b><b>2 crashes on Laurel Bay &nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District responded to two motor vehicle accidents on Laurel Bay Road, including one in which a driver was briefly trapped.\r\n\r\nThe first accident was reported just after 8 p.m. Dec. 8 at the intersection of Laurel Bay and Bay Pines Road. Burton firefighters arrived on the scene to a single vehicle accident involving an SUV that had rolled over. The passenger of the vehicle was already outside but the driver was trapped. Emergency crews were able to assist the driver out of the vehicle.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo injuries were reported and traffic on Laurel Bay Road was delayed for approximately 30 minutes while emergency crews assisted the occupants and removed roadway hazards.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe second accident was reported at the intersection of Laurel Bay Road and Trask Parkway just after 4 a.m. Burton fire crews arrived on the scene to a two vehicle accident. No injuries were reported.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District has responded to 13 motor vehicle accidents on Laurel Bay Road in 2017, including a fatal accident the morning of Oct. 7 that took the life of a 19-year-old man.\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District has responded to 56 motor vehicle accidents on Trask Parkway in 2017, seven of which have occurred at the intersection of Laurel Bay and Trask Parkway.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>3-vehicle wreck causes&nbsp;</b><b>injuries, traffic delays</b>\r\n\r\nFor the sixth time since Dec. 1, Burton firefighters assisted at a motor vehicle accident, this time at the intersection of Robert Smalls Parkway and Parris Island Gateway.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJust before 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, Burton firefighters assisted at a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Robert Smalls Parkway and Parris Island Gateway.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne person suffered what appeared to be minor injuries, and traffic was delayed for over 30 minutes while emergency crews assisted the occupants and removed roadway hazards.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSince Dec. 1, Burton firefighters have responded to six motor vehicle accidents, five of which resulted in injuries. This brings the total motor vehicle accidents for Burton fire crews in 2017 to 329.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff’s office&nbsp;</b><b>seeks public’s help</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34385\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/porco.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34385\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34385\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/porco.jpg\" alt=\"Kristina Porco\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Kristina Porco[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving a cold case.\r\n\r\nOn Nov. 29, 1986, Kristina Porco, 16, was reported as a runaway juvenile by her mother following a domestic dispute at their Woodlake Villas apartment on Hilton Head Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHer mother said she stormed out of the apartment after an argument and was not seen again.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA friend reported getting a telephone call from Porco after the argument asking her to meet her at the pool area of the&nbsp;apartment complex. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen the friend arrived, she was unable to locate Porco, but did find her red sweater draped over a lawn chair in the pool area.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPorco left on foot with no money or extra clothing. Her savings account containing a few hundred dollars was never accessed after the date of her disappearance.\r\n\r\nThe follow-up investigation revealed numerous witnesses to strained relationships between Porco and her parents. It was learned shortly after Porco stormed out of the apartment that her father allegedly went driving around for a few hours in an effort to look for her.&nbsp; His actual whereabouts during that timeframe have never established.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information can contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255-3402, 843-816-8013 or robertb@bcgov.net; or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Woman wanted by&nbsp;</b><b>sheriff’s office</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34386\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"196\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/smith.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34386\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34386\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/smith.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Smith\" width=\"196\" height=\"240\"></a> Melissa Smith[/caption]\r\n\r\nMelissa Smith is wanted by Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office on charges of financial identity fraud.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSmith is 50 years old, 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 125 pounds.\r\n\r\nShe may be in the Sheldon/Yemassee area.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnyone with information can contact Investigator Calore at 843-255-3411 or call Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo remain anonymous and collect a possible reward, call CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC (1-888-274-6372).\r\n\r\n<b>Missing man believed&nbsp;</b><b>to be endangered</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34384\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"180\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hatfield.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34384\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34384\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hatfield.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Hatfield\" width=\"180\" height=\"167\"></a> Michael Hatfield[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office is asking the public’s help in locating Michael Hatfield, 67, who was reported missing and endangered by family members on Nov. 18.\r\n\r\nFamily members reported that Hatfield was last seen at his Creek House Lane on St. Helena Island home on Nov. 16. Family and friends remain concerned about Hatfield\'s well-being as he is reported to have medical conditions and he may have left his residence on foot.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is urged to contact Master Sgt. George Moreno at 843-255-3505.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff’s office: Man&nbsp;</b><b>stole credit card</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/atm.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34381\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34381\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/atm.jpg\" alt=\"atm\" width=\"223\" height=\"238\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in identifying the pictured individual who allegedly fraudulently used a credit card to withdraw $900 in two separate transactions from a South State Bank ATM located at 189 Sea Island Parkway in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe transactions were made at about 11 a.m. on Oct. 8.\r\n\r\nThe card was also used numerous times in different locations in Savannah.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information can contact Sgt. Chris Capps at&nbsp; 843-592-5859 or call&nbsp; Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo remain anonymous and collect a possible reward, call CrimeStoppers at 888-CRIME-SC (1-888-274-6372).\r\n\r\n<b>Drunken driver&nbsp;</b><b>sentenced to prison&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34382\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1140\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christopher-Lenning.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34382\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34382\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Christopher-Lenning.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Lenning \" width=\"1140\" height=\"712\"></a> Christopher Lenning[/caption]\r\n\r\nA 28-year-old Ridgeland man charged with felony DUI following a head-on collision that killed a Bluffton college student has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChristopher Lenning pleaded guilty at the Jasper County Courthouse to felony hit and run with death, and felony DUI resulting in death.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt about 8 p.m. on Jan. 6, Lenning was traveling eastbound on S.C. 462 near Dawson Landing Road when he steered his pickup across the centerline and struck a car driven by Caleb Whiteleather, 18, of Bluffton.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe impact caused Whiteleather’s car to spin around, eventually coming to rest in a ditch on the side of the road. 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(34391, 4, '2017-12-14 08:00:54', '2017-12-14 13:00:54', '<em>Photo above: American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here, Tim and Diane Keith of Keith’s House of Plumbing are presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for displaying the U.S. flag. Photo provided.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Coffee with Colleagues </b><b>coming to Lady\'s Island</b>\r\n\r\nThe Retreat at Lady’s Island will hold a free networking opportunity for Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce members.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will be held from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, at the Retreat on Lady’s Island at 9 Sunset Blvd. Guests are encouraged to bring business cards.\r\n\r\n<b>Live Oak to hold&nbsp;</b><b>networking event</b>\r\n\r\nLive Oak Builders will hold a networking event from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Beaufort Holiday Inn &amp; Suites at 2225 Boundary St.\r\n\r\nGuests will enjoy food, cold drinks and lots of networking. Be sure to wear your tacky Christmas sweater, and don\'t forget to bring cash for a chance to win a small shrimp hut sculpture by Ray Lynwood Polin.\r\n\r\nMultiple vendors of Live Oak Builders will be showcasing their products and there will be drawing for prizes. Guests are encouraged to bring extra business cards for the drawings.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis event is free for Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce members and $5 for nonmembers.\r\n\r\n<b>Business for Breakfast&nbsp;</b><b>offers various programs</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and SC LowCountry SCORE Chapter will hold a Business for Breakfast Series for Small Businesses on Wednesdays at the chamber offices at 701 Craven St.\r\n\r\nUpcoming programs include:\r\n\r\n• Jan. 10: Click Click Click: Using Social Media\r\n\r\n• Feb. 14: I Did What? — Hiring Without Tears\r\n\r\n• March 14: Building a Successful Brand\r\n\r\n• April 11: Retailing Strategies in an Amazon World\r\n\r\n• May 9: Riddle Me This, Money Man —Financial Statements Made Simpler\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortchamber.org to register.', 'Chamber Corner for December 14th-20th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-december-7th-14th', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:01:06', '2017-12-14 13:01:06', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34391', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34393, 4, '2017-12-14 08:02:57', '2017-12-14 13:02:57', 'Bill Riski took this picture at sunrise from his backyard on Dataw Island looking southeast across Jenkins Creek.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.&nbsp;', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-61', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:27:09', '2018-07-12 15:27:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34393', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(34396, 4, '2017-12-14 08:02:47', '2017-12-14 13:02:47', '<b>Republican Women\'s Club elects board officers</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34398\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"489\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/brwc.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34398\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34398\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/brwc.jpg\" alt=\"The Beaufort Republican Women\'s Club recently installed officers for 2018-2020. From left are Marie Colucci, treasurer; Kim Handy, vice president; Laura Fanelli, president; and Helene Williams, recording secretary. The BRWC is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Visit www.beaufortrepublicanwomensc.com.\" width=\"489\" height=\"367\"></a> The Beaufort Republican Women\'s Club recently installed officers for 2018-2020. From left are Marie Colucci, treasurer; Kim Handy, vice president; Laura Fanelli, president; and Helene Williams, recording secretary. The BRWC is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Visit www.beaufortrepublicanwomensc.com.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Toys for Tots needs&nbsp;</b><b>community’s help</b>\r\n\r\nUnited Way of the Lowcountry is partnering with Toys for Tots, The Salvation Army, Love House Ministries, Bluffton Self Help and the Deep Well Project this year to provide Christmas assistance to those in need through Operation Holiday Heroes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOperation Holiday Heroes is a countywide collaboration to ensure that every child and family in need throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties has toys and food for Christmas.\r\n\r\nLast year, Operation Holiday Heroes provided Christmas gifts and meals to 1,816 families throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties, including 3,936 children. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDonate toys by dropping them off at any of the United Way of the Lowcountry offices (Beaufort, Bluffton, Ridgeland) or at one of the many Toys for Tots boxes throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor a full list of toy donation drop-off locations, visit www.toysfortots.org.\r\n\r\nTo make a monetary donation to Operation Holiday Heroes, visit www.uwlowcountry.org&nbsp; or send a check payable to “Operation Holiday Heroes” to United Way of the Lowcountry, P.O. Box 202, Beaufort, SC 29901; or drop off at United Way of the Lowcountry (Beaufort office), located at 1277 Ribaut Road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOther ways to help include hosting a holiday or dinner party and collecting gifts for Operation Holiday Heroes; making a donation in memory of a loved one or in honor of them; or for businesses to become a Toys for Tots drop-off location by requesting a box on the Toys for Tots website at www.toysfortots.org.\r\n\r\nThose needing Christmas assistance this holiday season should register by calling the Salvation Army at 843-524-3727; or calling or visiting Love House Ministries at 843-525-1043, 423C Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort. Love House Ministries will be conducting their registration process from 12:30-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday through Dec. 22. Children are not allowed at sign-up or toy distribution.\r\n\r\n<b>Community foundation&nbsp;</b><b>adds board members</b>\r\n\r\nYvonne Curl and Sheila Mahony were recently elected to the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry board of directors.\r\n\r\nCurl formerly served as vice president and chief marketing officer for Avaya Inc. Prior to joining Avaya, Curl was employed by Xerox for 24 years.\r\n\r\nCurl has extensive board experience. She has served on the board of directors for Nationwide since 1998. She also currently serves on the boards of HealthSouth Corp. and previously served on the boards of Welch Allyn Inc., Charming Shoppes Inc. and the Boys Choir of Harlem.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMahony, an attorney, worked as a consultant for Cablevision Systems Corp. (now Altice) of Bethpage, N.Y. Prior to that she was executive vice president of government, media and community relations for the company for 27 years.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMahony’s past board experience includes Cablevision Systems Corporation, C-Span, Cable Television and Telecommunications Association of New York, Legal Aid Society of New York, Deep Well Project and Memory Matters.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.cf-lowcountry.org.\r\n\r\n<b>County owed $2.1M&nbsp;</b><b>is delinquent taxes</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office is using a third-party collection agency, American Financial Credit Services (AFCS), to assist in the collection of delinquent business personal property taxes.\r\n\r\nIt will be mailing 1,388 notification letters in order to pursue $2,145,629 in delinquent taxes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you believe any business or personal property debt to be in error or if your business has been permanently closed, contact the South Carolina Department of Revenue at bpproperty@dor.sc.gov or 803-898-5222, Option 2, to resolve the account.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition to pursuing the taxes owed, AFCS’s collection services will assist delinquent taxpayers who are found to have been taxed incorrectly by educating them on the proper documentation to file so the tax does not continue to be assessed each year.\r\n\r\nAdditional information about delinquent property tax collection and the Treasurer’s Office can be found at www.BeaufortCountyTreasurer.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Sanford staff to hold&nbsp;</b><b>satellite office hours&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe district staff of U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-SC, will be conducting July satellite office hours starting at noon Thursday, Dec. 14, at the St. Helena Branch Library at 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road.\r\n\r\nSatellite office hours are conducted around the district by the representative’s staff in order to be as accessible as possible to constituents who require assistance with federal agencies, including Medicare, Veterans Affairs, Social Security, the Internal Revenue Service, or even help processing a passport.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdditionally, anyone wishing to express an opinion or ask a question is welcome to stop by.\r\n\r\n<b>Free parking offered&nbsp;</b><b>at downtown marina</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort City Council has approved the Parking Advisory Committee’s recommendation that there be free parking in downtown Beaufort this holiday season.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, it will be offered in a different way than it has been in years past to allow shoppers more time to explore what the merchants have to offer as well as to provide time to enjoy lunch or dinner without having to worry about a parking time limit.\r\n\r\nFree parking will be offered now through New Year’s Day at the Downtown Marina parking lot on the waterfront and accessed from Bay Street at the intersection of Charles or Newcastle streets\r\n\r\nThere are 167 parking spaces available and there will be no time limit on parking.\r\n\r\nAll other metered parking spaces/areas in the downtown will be paid parking including Bay Street, and their respective time limits will be enforced. Paid parking is enforced from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday.\r\n\r\n<b>Audubon bird count&nbsp;</b><b>coming to Fripp Island</b>\r\n\r\nThe Audubon Christmas Bird Count began over a century ago and its success is the result of the commitment of volunteers.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis year tens of thousands of volunteers across America will take part in the 2017 count. Data collected in this long-running wildlife census is used to assess the health of bird populations, and to help guide conservation action.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo participate (no experience necessary) Fripp Island Audubon volunteers will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Community Center.\r\n\r\n“We will divide into groups and count birds,” a press release states. “It’s pretty much as simple as that. Guides will be on hand to help everyone get started. In appreciation of your efforts, Fripp Audubon will be offering food and drink at the Community Center following completion of the count.\"\r\n\r\nVolunteers are also needed to count birds from home on backyard feeders.\r\n\r\nTo sign up, contact Sally Jessee at skjessee365@gmail.com or call 843-838-3655; or Sandra Rice at sandra.rice@me.com or call 864-979-4531.', 'News briefs for December 14th-20th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-december-14th-20th', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:02:47', '2017-12-14 13:02:47', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34396', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34401, 4, '2017-12-14 08:03:25', '2017-12-14 13:03:25', '<h3>By Judith Treadway</h3>\r\nA middle-aged person presents at the mental health center. They have been referred by the emergency room where they have been seen several times over the last month.\r\n\r\nThey have had numerous tests for complaints varying from dizziness to chest pain.\r\n\r\nThe person complains that the problem began a year or so ago when things were going well in their life. Their adult child had just had a baby and the whole family was excited. On a visit to the store, they were rushing and suddenly felt hot and like the lights were too bright and felt dizzy and faint and had to sit down and then leave.\r\n\r\nAttributing it to the weather and rushing, they thought little of it until a week later at the same store the same thing happened. This time they became short of breath and felt they were smothering and going to black out and the store called an ambulance.\r\n\r\nThere are no findings and the situation is similar a few weeks later.\r\n\r\nThe patient now has a dread of the store and has started to wonder if it is all the perfume at the store bothering them.\r\n\r\nThe emergency doctor believes the person has panic disorder.\r\n\r\nThe mental health center evaluates them and diagnoses panic disorder with agoraphobia.\r\n\r\nPanic attacks often start out of the blue and seldom linger more than about 30 minutes and typically have a start, a peak and an end. The sufferer has physical symptoms and may not know that they are anxious and they do not have to be under stress at the time of the attack.\r\n\r\nSymptoms can include rapid heart dizziness, smothering sensations and other unpleasant feelings.\r\n\r\nAfter several attacks the patient may start to avoid places where they have them, which sets up a negative cycle of attack and avoiding.\r\n\r\nEvaluation includes ruling out medical causes such as thyroid problems and/or substance use such as stimulants and overuse of caffeine, which can trigger the attacks.\r\n\r\nTreatment may include therapy, which may be supportive or cognitive (looking at and helping correct irrational thoughts), relaxation therapy and or medication treatments such as certain antidepressant medications which also can help panic attacks.\r\n\r\nPlease note that this case is a composite for illustration and not bases on a particular individual patient.\r\n\r\n<i>Dr. Judith Treadway is chief of Psychiatric Services at the Coastal Empire Mental Health Center at 1050 Ribaut Road in Beaufort. She can be reached at 843-473-6350.</i>', 'Panic attacks can be treated', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'panic-attacks-can-be-treated', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:03:25', '2017-12-14 13:03:25', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34401', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34403, 4, '2017-12-14 08:05:09', '2017-12-14 13:05:09', 'Santa has been riding along with the Lady’s Island St. Helena Fire District on fire trucks visiting the community and will continue to do so until Christmas. Photo provided.', 'Spreading cheer', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'spreading-cheer', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:05:09', '2017-12-14 13:05:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34403', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34404, 4, '2017-12-14 08:05:03', '2017-12-14 13:05:03', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL&nbsp;</b><b>WRESTLING&nbsp;</b></span></p>\r\n<b>BHS opens season&nbsp;</b><b>with three dual wins</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort High School wrestling team won its first three dual matches of the 2017-18 season on Dec. 6.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles defeated Hanahan, Stratford and Battery Creek.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High handled Hanahan 54-21.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles faced a tough early-season test from Stratford before pulling out a hard-fought 42-39 win.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High rolled past Battery Creek 78-3.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHead coach Travis Wynn guides the Beaufort High wrestling team.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL&nbsp;</b><b>BASKETBALL&nbsp;</b></p>\r\n<b>Huebel leads BA over&nbsp;</b><b>Charleston Collegiate&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nAmelia Huebel and Karolina Struhorova combined to score 28 points as Beaufort Academy beat Charleston Collegiate 56-25 in an early-season girls\' high school basketball game on Dec. 6.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the win, Beaufort Academy evened its record to 2-2.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHuebel led Beaufort Academy with 15 points. Finishing directly behind Huebel in the Beaufort Academy scoring column, Struhorova added 13 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn all, three different Beaufort Academy players reached double figures in the scoring column. Accompanying Huebel and Struhorova in double figures for the Eagles, Maeve Kalady added 10 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Battery Creek sweeps&nbsp;</b><b>doubleheader from BHS</b>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek swept a boys-girls basketball doubleheader from rival Beaufort High on Dec. 8.\r\n\r\nMore on each Battery Creek-Beaufort contest follows.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Girls - Battery Creek 40, Beaufort 22: </b>Battery Creek pulled away to Beaufort High convincingly in a girls\' high school basketball game, winning 40-22.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKevea Sanders led Battery Creek to the win, scoring a game-high 17 points for the Dolphins.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSanders was the only Battery Creek player to reach double figures in the scoring column.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the win, Battery Creek moved to 5-0.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Boys - Battery Creek 54, Beaufort 41: </b>Trey Chancey scored a game-high 17 points to lead Battery Creek past Beaufort in a boys\' high school basketball game.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the win, Battery Creek completed a basketball sweep of Beaufort High.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Warriors defeat&nbsp;</b><b>Phillip Simmons&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nThe Whale Branch boys\' basketball team used a balanced offensive effort to defeat Phillip Simmons 51-33 for its third straight win on Dec. 8.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the victory, Whale Branch improved to 3-1.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhale Branch and Phillip Simmons met for an early-season boys\' high school basketball game\r\n\r\nRoshard Campbell paced Whale Branch with a team-high 10 points. Campbell was the only Whale Branch player to reach double figures in the scoring column. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing Campbell in the Whale Branch scoring column, Nick Pringle netted eight points for the Warriors.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlso chipping in offensively for Whale Branch, Xzavier Bryan, Robert Alston and Raquan Brisbane added seven points apiece as the Warriors won. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Dolphins level&nbsp;</b><b>Whale Branch, 68-17</b>\r\n\r\nThree Battery Creek players reached double figures in the scoring column as the Dolphins defeated rival Whale Branch 68-17 in a girls\' high school basketball game on Dec. 9.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nKevea Sanders led Battery Creek with 15 points and four steals.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccompanying Sanders in double figures for the Dolphins, Jayden Thompson netted 13 points and Trinity Coney contributed 11 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition to her 11 points, Coney contributed five steals for the Dolphins.\r\n\r\nWith the win, Battery Creek improved to 6-0.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBattery Creek was visiting Savannah High for a girls-boys doubleheader on Dec. 12. Results from the Battery Creek-Savannah High basketball games were unavailable at press time and will appear in next week\'s edition.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Boys - Battery Creek 43, Whale Branch 28: </b>In boys\' high school basketball, Battery Creek pulled away to beat Whale Branch 43-28 for its third straight win on Dec. 9.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDeNarol Brown led Battery Creek with a game-high 17 points and eight rebounds.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBattery Creek improved to 3-4 while Whale Branch slipped to 3-2.&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>RUNNING</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Gingerbread 5K coming&nbsp;</b><b>to Port Royal park</b>\r\n\r\nThe Gingerbread 5K will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 16, at Live Oaks Park.\r\n\r\nThe Friends of Caroline are presenting this family-friendly race as part of its Annual Festival of Trees.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe race starts and finishes at the Live Oaks Park, and takes runners through the streets of Port Royal. Costumes are encouraged.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOnline registration ended Dec. 13, but race day registration will be available from 7:30-8:30 am. Packet pickup can be done on race day beginning at 7:30 a.m., or on Friday, Dec. 15, at Grounded Running.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMedals will be given to top three overall male and female finishers, as well as top three male and female finishers from each age group. Medals will also be given to top three costume winners.', 'Sports briefs for December 14th-20th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-december-14th-20th', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:05:03', '2017-12-14 13:05:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34404', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34408, 4, '2017-12-14 08:05:50', '2017-12-14 13:05:50', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nThere was a woman ahead of me in the hallway at our local community center the other morning. She was walking slowly and then stopping. It was then I realized she was looking at the display of Christmas quilts made by the local quilting club.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI walked up next to her and we both started to comment on the beauty of each of the quilts. There were wreaths and placemats, large bed quilts and throws.\r\n\r\nThey were extraordinary, each with a colorful Christmas theme designed by the quilter.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs we stood there, “ooohhhing” and “aahhing” the assortment of quilt hangings, I said to her, “I love to look at these, but I really do not have the desire to learn to do it myself.”\r\n\r\n“Oh well,” she responded. “The world needs admirers. And we are admirers.”\r\n\r\nI was struck by her comment because it is so true. The world is full of various artists: photographers, painters and designers, talented individuals who entertain us with their work. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere are so many things I marvel at, but have no earthly interest to do, like playing a musical instrument. My spouse performed in an orchestra when he was in high school. He loved to play an instrument and enjoyed learning the music. I, on the other hand, just wanted to sit in the audience and listen. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nI find so much joy in closing my eyes and hearing piano and violin duets in concert. And yet, I never took lessons as a child even though both my parents played the piano and loved to sing along.\r\n\r\nThis admiration theme also reminds me of an event I attended recently.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe garden club I belong to set up a festive luminary night in our community. The small buildings were decorated with greenery and wrapped with white lights. The tables were beautifully covered with pine cones, holly and candles.\r\n\r\nA local choir from Bethesda Christian Church sang. It was spectacular. I sat there that night listening to the music, admiring the decorations put together by my friends, Nancy and Cindy (along with a bunch of their elves) and eating homemade biscuits and brownies, and I recalled how much I had admired everything the volunteers had contributed. Although there were numerous kudos to the organizers after the event ended, I think they were pleased just to see people like me enjoying themselves that night.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow I understand what my friend Roberta was saying in the community center that morning. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere is nothing wrong with being one of those people who sits back and admires. We cannot all be singers, bakers, creative designers or quilters. And as she reminded me, “The world needs admirers.”', 'Sometimes the world needs admirers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sometimes-the-world-needs-admirers', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:05:50', '2017-12-14 13:05:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34408', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34409, 4, '2017-12-14 08:06:41', '2017-12-14 13:06:41', '[caption id=\"attachment_34411\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1371\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Notes-ThomChambers.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34411\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34411\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Notes-ThomChambers.jpg\" alt=\"Thom Chambers. Photo provided.\" width=\"1371\" height=\"1800\"></a> Thom Chambers. Photo provided.[/caption]\r\n\r\nJazz saxophonist Thom Chambers will headline the second “Notes: An Evening of Musical Storytelling &amp; Casual Conversation” to benefit the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Northern Beaufort County.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis event will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first Notes event in 2016 set a very high bar – showcasing Frank Almond and his Lipinski Stradivarius – and the organizers said they “are delighted to follow that success with a musical guest of equal caliber who might just be Beaufort’s best-kept secret,” according to a press relese.\r\n\r\n“You may have seen him jamming with neighbors at Maggie’s Pub in Habersham, or entertaining a late dinner crowd at Panini’s or Wined It Up downtown,” the release states. “You knew Beaufort was lucky to have a local who could blow a horn like that. But what you might not know is that Thom Chambers is a much sought after world-class jazz musician who plays all the big venues – from Hilton Head’s own celebrated Jazz Corner to the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.”\r\n\r\nAccording to his website, Chambers is equal parts musician and entertainer: “He combines the two capabilities so seamlessly that – like the chicken or the egg – you wonder which came first, the entertainer or the musician.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMedia reviews echo similar sentiments, commenting on Chambers’ \"captivating, entertaining showmanship,\" and using phrases like \"great musicianship” and “crowd-pleasing\" to describe his on-stage persona.\r\n\r\n“Chambers\' class and clarity, elegance and intelligence, make a definitive mark on listeners before blending like spice into a Latin beat, a jazz standard, or one of his signature tunes – like Chet Baker\'s ‘My Funny Valentine,’ which Chambers made his own before renaming it ‘My Funky Valentine,’” the release states. “Whether he\'s performing original material, traditional jazz or jazz standards, Thom\'s understanding, enjoyment and appreciation of music energizes every show.”\r\n\r\nHe has performed with Miami Sound Machine, and opened for Earth, Wind and Fire, Chris Botti, Gregg Karukus and NBA star-turned musician Wayman Tisdale. He was well known as co-founder, and on-stage leader of the former jazz group Indigo City.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“In keeping with the original event, this year’s Notes won’t be a stuffy concert in a hushed auditorium; it will be a fun, casual party with great music and conversation,” according to the release.\r\n\r\nEvent coordinator Jodie Miller of Plum Productions says Tabby Place will have a “jazz clubby feel.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSaltus River Grill will serve up food and the cocktails will flow. There’s an art auction in the works, featuring donated pieces by several of Beaufort’s finest artists offering their interpretations of “jazz” in a variety of media, and Amiri Farris will be on the scene creating one of his “live action paintings.” Student art will be on display as well.\r\n\r\nHonorary Chairs for Notes 2018 are Joe and Lin Mix. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Joe was instrumental in founding the Boys Club of Greater Beaufort (now the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry) in Beaufort in 1985 and has been our most ardent supporter since then,” said board member Michael Gonzalez. “A past national trustee for the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of America and a member of Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of America Jeremiah Milbank Society, his generosity and passion for our cause have been unsurpassed in this community. The thousands of kids whose lives have been touched by the services of our clubs have Joe to thank. Without him, we would simply not exist.”\r\n\r\nSponsorships and group packages are available, and seating is limited. Tickets are $75.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor sponsorship information or to purchase tickets, call the Boys &amp; Girls Club office at 843-379-5430 or email alittlejohn@bgclowcountry.org.', 'Chambers to headline musical storytelling', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chambers-to-headline-musical-storytelling', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:06:41', '2017-12-14 13:06:41', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34409', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34413, 4, '2017-12-14 08:07:52', '2017-12-14 13:07:52', '<b>Chiropractic office to hold Christmas event</b>\r\n\r\nSeaside Family Chiropractic will hold an event called Feeding Rudolph from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21.\r\n\r\nThis will be an opportunity for children to create their own reindeer treat bag, Christmas ornament and enjoy Christmas treats.\r\n\r\nSeaside Family Chiropractic is located at 1211 Newcastle St. in Beaufort. Visit seasidefamilychiropractic.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Acupuncturist hopes&nbsp;</b><b>to open local clinic</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34414\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"228\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/triponey.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34414\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34414\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/triponey.jpg\" alt=\"Sande Triponey\" width=\"228\" height=\"360\"></a> Sande Triponey[/caption]\r\n\r\nSande Triponey, a licensed acupuncturist, who currently offers her services in-home and on Tuesdays at Zen Den in Port Royal, is expecting to open a community acupuncture clinic in January 2018.\r\n\r\nAccording to a release, “Acupuncture is recognized by the World Health organization and the National Institutes of Health to treat over 100 conditions. Its effectiveness continues to be proven by ongoing research.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“In 2016, the American Council of Physicians recommended acupuncture as a first-line alternative to opioids for pain management.\r\n\r\n“A sample of conditions acupuncture treats successfully are acute and chronic pain, stress, anxiety, insomnia, depression, fear, allergies, hormonal imbalances for both men and women, chronic migraine, drug, alcohol and dietary detox, reflux and PTSD. As part of the world’s oldest continuous medical system, acupuncture treats the whole person through all stages and experiences of life.”\r\n\r\nTriponey has been practicing alternative healing for more than 25 years.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information about acupuncture or to make an appointment, call 843-694-0050 or emailbeaufortacupuncture@gmail.com. Visit www.BeaufortAcupunture.com.', 'Health briefs for December 14th-20th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'health-briefs-for-december-14th-20th', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:07:52', '2017-12-14 13:07:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34413', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34416, 4, '2017-12-14 08:10:07', '2017-12-14 13:10:07', '<em>Photo above: DragonBoat organizers received a $5,000 donation recently. Photo provided.</em>\r\n\r\nDragonBoat Beaufort, the local cancer survivor/supporter racing team, received a $5,000 donation from the first Low Country Tiny House Show held Nov. 4-5 at Shelter Cove Community Park on Hilton Head Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe show was sponsored by New South Living LLC. The show organizers were introduced to DragonBoat Beaufort by the Lowcountry Radio Group (104.9 the Surf), a longtime media sponsor of Dragonboat Race Day.\r\n\r\nNew South Living LLC, Driftwood Homes USA, along with several other builders, showcased their unique tiny homes as a part of the Tiny House Movement - one of the hottest trends in the housing market today. The tiny homes include all necessary features of a home to live a sustainable life including full bathrooms, appliances, queen size beds, living rooms and many other custom features.\r\n\r\n“DragonBoat Beaufort is very thankful to Ben Kennedy (Brighton Builders) and to New South Living LLC for the donation,” according to a release.\r\n\r\nDragonboat Beaufort is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide cancer survivors the opportunity to heal and regain physical and psychological strength and wellness through the camaraderie and competition of dragon boat paddling and racing.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, through DragonBoat Beaufort’s Outreach Program, those impacted by cancer receive grants to assist with needs they are unable to afford or for which they lack coverage. Cancer patients who live, work or receive treatment in Beaufort County are eligible to apply for grants. Contact outreach@dragonboatbeaufort.org for more information.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe DragonBoat Beaufort Fund is housed at the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, a 501(c)3 organization.', 'Tiny House Show donates funds to DragonBoat Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'tiny-house-show-donates-funds-to-dragonboat-beaufort', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:10:07', '2017-12-14 13:10:07', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34416', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34418, 4, '2017-12-14 08:11:40', '2017-12-14 13:11:40', '<b>Tech education being&nbsp;</b><b>offered at CODEcamp</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34420\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1600\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CODEcamp-photo.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34420\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34420\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CODEcamp-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Students study web development at USCB. Photo provided.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\"></a> Students study web development at USCB. Photo provided.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Digital Corridor has announced the launch of CODEcamp, a project-based, introductory code education program designed for busy adults of all backgrounds and experience levels in a convenient, affordable after-hours class format. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCODEcamp is being offered as a pilot program in partnership with the University of South Carolina Beaufort with the course taught by Dr. Brian Canada, a professor in Computational Science who regularly teaches USCB’s own courses in front-end and back-end web development. &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe in-classroom, eight-week Introduction to Web Development course will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Beaufort Digital Corridor’s BASEcamp business incubator at 500 Carteret St.\r\n\r\nThe cost of the program is $295 with attendance limited to 10 seats.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOne of the four tenets of the Beaufort Digital Corridor is talent.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Our goal in launching CODEcamp is to position Beaufort for high-wage tech and knowledge-based companies by improving the technical education skills of our citizens,” said Beaufort City Councilman Stephen Murray. &nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We are pleased to extend our CODEcamp program to Beaufort,” said Charleston Digital Corridor Director Ernest Andrade. “With over 2,000 attendees to the program in Charleston since launch in 2012, many of our graduates are finding employment in the tech industry while other working professionals are able to extend their knowledge by broadening their technical skill set.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe initial eight-week Introduction to Web Development course is scheduled to begin Saturday, Feb.17, 2018. Registration is now open.\r\n\r\nVisit beaufortdigital.com.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Students choose name&nbsp;</b><b>for sheriff’s bloodhound</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34419\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"535\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bloodhound.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34419\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34419\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bloodhound.jpg\" alt=\"Beaufort County elementary students voted on a name for the sheriff’s office new bloodhound. Photo provided.\" width=\"535\" height=\"325\"></a> Beaufort County elementary students voted on a name for the sheriff’s office new bloodhound. Photo provided.[/caption]\r\n\r\nOver the past three weeks, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Community Resource Officers and K-9 handlers have visited Beaufort County’s public and private elementary schools with its new 6-month-old female bloodhound, asking students to vote on a name for her.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe elementary school students were presented with six names to choose from: Sandy, May, Tabby, Starr, Josie and Nosie.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe name that received the most votes was Starr.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe new bloodhound’s duties will be to track and help locate missing persons and fleeing fugitives. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Foundation to present&nbsp;</b><b>first annual awards</b>\r\n\r\nThe first annual Lowcountry Lifetime Achievement Awards will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, 2018,&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Foundation for Leadership Education will present 12 awards to leaders who have made a profound impact throughout the history of the Lowcountry.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event will be black tie with a sit-down dinner, libations and music at the Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Foundation for Leadership Education’s (FLE) primary objectives are to support leadership education, promote leadership awareness and to maintain the Lowcountry Lifetime Achievement Awards program.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe FLE was founded by local leaders of Beaufort County that represented business, community development, education, management and the military. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nArmed with a vision to help “Prepare Tomorrow’s Leaders,” the group committed itself to supporting programs with a commitment to developing well-rounded, open-minded critical thinkers preparing to be the problem-solvers of the future.&nbsp; &nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, the founders were dedicated to honoring the history of leadership in the Lowcountry by recognizing individuals and organizations that have contributed to the general welfare and development of the community.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs a result, the foundation is committed to partnering and funding the following project types:\r\n\r\n• Scholarships for students at schools or organizations fully committed to providing a full program of curriculum and activities dedicated to developing leadership skills in youth. Such programs must include credit-bearing courses that lead to a complete course of study.\r\n\r\n• Academic scholarships for students entering college and have demonstrated strong leadership skills in high school.&nbsp; Honorees must be enrolled at an accredited educational institution.\r\n\r\n• Community Leadership Conferences and/or workshops for youth and adults.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.LowcountryLeaders.com.\r\n\r\n<b>High school students&nbsp;</b><b>take top honors at event</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County high school students earned numerous top honors and won key elections at the recent state 2017 Model Legislature and Court conference in Columbia.\r\n\r\nMore than 2,000 high school students attended the three-day event at the Columbia Convention Center, participating in simulations of South Carolina\'s democratic process.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nActing as state legislators, the students wrote, debated and voted on legislation. Students also acted as candidates, lobbyists, news media, lawyers and judges. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort High and Bluffton High students were honored as “premier delegations” to the annual event. In addition, Beaufort, Bluffton and May River high school students earned a variety of individual honors.\r\n\r\nThe Senator Clemente Pinckney Award was awarded to Ta’Leah Morgan&nbsp; of Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Local student inducted&nbsp;</b><b>into honor society</b>\r\n\r\nAndrew Stoddard of Beaufort was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Stoddard is pursuing a degree in Biological Science at Clemson University.\r\n\r\nStoddard is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.\r\n\r\n<b>HTCCS teacher named&nbsp;</b><b>outstanding educator</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34422\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"768\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mixson.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34422\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34422\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/mixson.jpg\" alt=\"Christy Mixson\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\"></a> Christy Mixson[/caption]\r\n\r\nChristy Mixson, a sixth-grade teacher at Holy Trinity Classical Christian School, has been named the Outstanding Teacher of American History by the Thomas Heyward Jr. Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe will now compete for a state award presented by the DAR.\r\n\r\n“American history, in particular, has a special place in my heart because I realize the value of our American freedom,” said Mixson. “I want the students at the sixth-grade level to learn the basic facts of American history. But more than that, I want them to see the good that America has accomplished in the world.”\r\n\r\nMixson teaches a curriculum that encompasses Christian Studies, Famous Men of Greece, American History, Latin, Math, Language Arts (composition, spelling and grammar), Literature and Science.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“A lot of what I do is seek to inspire,” she said. “I allow my love for America to infuse our readings, discussions and memorizations so as to nourish their appetite to understand at their level the complexity of the times that America has come through.”\r\n\r\nMixson’s 17 students memorize more than 200 facts about American History and the names of the presidents in order. They study American History from colonial times through the modern period.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMixson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Religion summa cum laude at Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. She is studying for a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nShe and her husband, Chris, live in Port Royal. They have two grown children.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>New Charter School application opened</b>\r\n\r\nFamilies of Lowcountry students who will be in grades 6-10 next school year are encouraged to apply online for enrollment at Polaris Tech Charter School, a new public charter school opening in Ridgeland for the upcoming school year.\r\n\r\nTo apply, visit www.polaristech.org and click on the “Ápply” tab. The entire application process is online and can be done on a computer, tablet or smartphone.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPolaris Tech is a state-approved charter school to serve middle and high school students from Jasper County and the Lowcountry. It is a free school (no tuition), that will focus on preparing young people for successful work and college.\r\n\r\nTo help parents and guardians use the online student application tool for Polaris Tech, a series of community student sign-up meetings are set for:\r\n\r\n• 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, The Morris Center\r\n\r\n• 3-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, Hardeeville Library\r\n\r\n• 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, St. Anthony\'s Catholic Church, 696 S. Jacob Smart Blvd. in Ridgeland\r\n\r\nParents/guardians should bring their smartphones or tablets. All locations have Wi-Fi and parents will complete the online application process on-site.\r\n\r\nVisit www.polaristech.org.', 'School briefs for December 14th-20th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-december-14th-20th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:37', '2018-07-12 14:58:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34418', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34423, 4, '2017-12-14 08:10:54', '2017-12-14 13:10:54', '[caption id=\"attachment_34425\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ba.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34425\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34425\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ba.jpg\" alt=\"Beaufort Academy Athletic Director Neal McCarty was presented the President\'s Cup Award at the 2017 SCISA Board of Directors meeting (also pictured is Mike Fanning, SCISA athletic director). The meeting was held at the SCISA headquarters in Orangeburg. Photo provided.\" width=\"350\" height=\"466\"></a> Beaufort Academy Athletic Director Neal McCarty was presented the President\'s Cup Award at the 2017 SCISA Board of Directors meeting (also pictured is Mike Fanning, SCISA athletic director). The meeting was held at the SCISA headquarters in Orangeburg. Photo provided.[/caption]\r\n\r\nFor the first time in school history, Beaufort Academy is the recipient of the South Carolina Independent School Association President\'s Cup for the 2016-2017 school year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe James C. Williams, Jr. President\'s Cup is an annual award presented to the most outstanding athletic program in the state. There are approximately 34 SCISA Classification A schools that participate in athletics. Beaufort Academy won two state championships during the 2016-17 academic year: girls\' and boys\' soccer, while three other teams (girls\' tennis, boys\' tennis and sailing) finished as state runners-up.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\"We are very honored to receive SCISA\'s President\'s Cup Award, which is the highest distinction for an athletic program,\" said Beaufort Academy Athletic Director Neal McCarty. \"Our athletic program continues to make progress across the board each year with 100 percent of our varsity teams qualifying for the state playoffs or competed in a state tournament, meet and match in 2016-17. This distinction for BA was made possible by the support and commitment our athletic program receives from the coaching staff, student-athletes, faculty, administration, families and community.\"\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Academy athletic program is off to a great start this school year as well.This fall, the Beaufort Academy volleyball and girls\' tennis teams both won state championships for the first time in school history. The BA football team won a play-off game for first time.&nbsp;', 'Beaufort Academy earns President\'s Cup Award', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-academy-earns-presidents-cup-award', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:10:54', '2017-12-14 13:10:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34423', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34429, 4, '2017-12-14 08:13:15', '2017-12-14 13:13:15', '<em>Photo above: Beaufort Memorial Collins Birthing Center Director Patti Valentini, right, shows Daisy Award recipient Tiffany Heath the banner created in her honor. Photo by Paul Nurnberg.</em>\r\n\r\nTiffany Heath was just two days into her new job as a labor and delivery nurse in Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s birthing center when a patient went into premature labor and lost her baby.\r\n\r\n“All I could do was stand at the bedside and comfort her,” Heath recalled. “It was heartbreaking. It really touched me. That day, I committed myself to taking care of parents who lose a child.”\r\n\r\nThat was 12 years ago. She has been doing so ever since.\r\n\r\nEarlier this year, Heath teamed up with BMH chaplain Ed Morgan to start a Parents’ Bereavement Support Group for mothers and fathers struggling to overcome the grief of losing a child.\r\n\r\nHer efforts earned her a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a national tribute reserved for RNs who go the extra mile to care for patients and their families.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHospital administrators and coworkers gathered in the Birthing Center recently to surprise Heath with the award. She was given an engraved vase full of daisies and a hand-carved sculpture titled “A Healer’s Touch.”\r\n\r\n“Tiffany is a role model for compassionate nursing,” said Beaufort Memorial Director of Birthing Services Patti Valentini, who nominated Heath for the award. “She has always been involved in the care of mothers who have lost their babies, but this past year, she has worked passionately with Chaplain Morgan to bring a parents’ bereavement support group to Beaufort County.”\r\n\r\nOne of the first parents to join the group was Tonya Doctor, who lost her only child this spring. Born four months early, Zahir, passed away just days before he would have celebrated his first birthday.\r\n\r\n“It’s been very helpful to talk with people who have gone through the same thing and hear how they cope,” said Doctor, of Yemassee. “It was comforting to know I was going to make it through this.”\r\n\r\nThe support group meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month in classroom 350-C of Beaufort Medical Plaza, 989 Ribaut Road.\r\n\r\nBefore launching the program, Heath went through two days of special training to learn how to support patients who have lost a child. She worked alongside Morgan, who served as the hospital staff chaplain for three years and a pastor for 35.\r\n\r\n“Losing a child is an experience you never get over,” Morgan said. “But life goes on, as hard as that sounds. We try to provide a means to get past the grief and begin healing.”\r\n\r\nThe DAISY Award was created in 1999 by a Seattle couple as a way to honor the nurses who took care of their son before he died. It has since been adopted by healthcare facilities all over the world. Anyone can nominate a BMH nurse for the DAISY Award. Applications are available throughout the hospital.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the Beaufort Memorial Parents’ Bereavement Support Group, call Heath at 843-522-5176.', 'BMH nurse honored with DAISY Award', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bmh-nurse-honored-with-daisy-award', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:13:15', '2017-12-14 13:13:15', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34429', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34434, 4, '2017-12-14 08:20:02', '2017-12-14 13:20:02', 'Island Girls Night Out, an opportunity to socialize, meet new friends and win prizes was held Dec. 7 at Modern Jewelers at 807 Bay St. in downtown Beaufort. Modern Jewelers is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMore than 75 women turned out for the event, which featured music, door prizes, food and more.\r\n\r\nThe door prize winners and the organization that donated the prizes were:\r\n\r\nPatricia Gadsen, Modern Jewelers\r\n\r\nMary Hughes, Beaufort Lands End Tours Kayak and Bike Tours\r\n\r\nDawn Freeman, Hair Play\r\n\r\nCindy Boone, Rodan Fields\r\n\r\nLana Bates, The Kitchen\r\n\r\nCarol Evans, Plaza Theater\r\n\r\nPat Green, Modern Jewelers\r\n\r\nDeborah Marshall, Grace and Glory\r\n\r\nMaria Young, River Glass\r\n\r\nTrena Ellis, Cigar Place\r\n\r\nJanet Emily, Every Second Counts\r\n\r\nMarti Webster, Modern Jewelers\r\n\r\nDelores Mann, Modern Jewelers\r\n\r\nTo host an Island Girls Night Out, email ireneicu@gmail.com. 2018 is booked, but you will be put on the waiting list.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Photos by SK Signs &amp; Designs.</i>\r\n\r\n[gallery columns=\"4\" link=\"file\" ids=\"34473,34472,34471,34470,34469,34468,34467,34462,34463,34464,34465,34466,34461,34460,34459,34458,34457,34455,34456,34454\"]', 'Celebrating Modern Jewelers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'celebrating-modern-jewelers', '', '', '2017-12-14 09:19:43', '2017-12-14 14:19:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34434', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34435, 4, '2017-12-14 08:15:30', '2017-12-14 13:15:30', '<em>Photo above: Farrell Wright, of Beaufort, is a student at Winthrop University. He does extensive volunteer work while attending school. Photo provided.</em>\r\n\r\n<i>Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of occasional stories on young people who are making a difference in the community. Send your nominations to theislandnews@gmail.com.</i>\r\n<h3>By Michael D. Crump</h3>\r\nTime is the most valuable asset known to man. Every individual uses the time they have on what they find worthwhile. Some pour themselves into a job, their children, a hobby or helping others.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor Beaufort High School graduate Farrell Wright, the latter is how he has chosen to spend his time.\r\n\r\nWright moved to Beaufort with his family when he was in the third grade. He and his family moved to the area in order to be closer to relatives.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEven after those family members moved away, Wright and his immediate family chose to stay and call Beaufort home.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow 20 and a junior at Winthrop University, he is a social work major with a passion for making the lives of others better.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I honestly do not have any type of motivation as to why I do the volunteer work,” Wrightl said. “I guess you can say I always wanted to give back to the world that has given so much to me.”\r\n\r\nThe volunteer work he refers to is far beyond what would be expected from a full-time college student.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWright does extensive work with three Rock Hill organizations: Keystone Substance Abuse, the Adult Enrichment Center and most recently lending a hand with All American Athletes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll American Athletes is a program put on by First ARP Church in Rock Hill for children with disabilities.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe program allows these children to participate in athletic activities. Their mission statement explains their goal is to “provide a healthy environment for developing both physical and social skills.”\r\n\r\nWright works one-on-one with different children as they go through the various positions and activities involved in the sport they are playing.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe builds personal relationships with these children and helps them come out of the shell that so often accompanies the disabilities they face.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJamey Dagenhart is the co-director for All American Athletes. He works extensively with the children and their families, as well as those who volunteer with the program.\r\n\r\n“The unique thing about All American Athletes is that it gives children … the opportunity to learn and understand the importance of team work and playing together,” Dagenhart said.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Without folks like Farrell and others from Winthrop University we would be unable to facilitate All American Athletes.”\r\n\r\nWright loves working with the children at All American Athletes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe does not see the disabilities as a hardship or a barrier, instead as a way to connect with someone who others might be uncomfortable with approaching.\r\n\r\n“If I can make one person smile that day I volunteer somewhere, then I am satisfied,” he said.\r\n\r\nWright also spends time at the Adult Enrichment center, which many seniors frequent. This presents a completely different dynamic between Wright and those he is serving.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSome may be satisfied with simply volunteering their time, but not so for Wright. He was determined to get others involved in what he feels so passionately about. In order to meet this end, he decided to pursue a leadership role in his fraternity.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the Community Service chair for the Winthrop University chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, he organizes the philanthropy for the fraternity.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe also brings along fellow brothers on weekly trips to the Adult Enrichment Center and All American Athletes.\r\n\r\n“Farrell demonstrates what it means to put service before self,” said Pi Kappa Phi member Justin McWatters. “He is always willing to lend a hand and help better the community around him.\"', 'Beaufort student is making difference', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-student-is-making-difference', '', '', '2017-12-14 08:15:30', '2017-12-14 13:15:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34435', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34440, 4, '2017-12-14 08:17:08', '2017-12-14 13:17:08', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Singers from Shanklin Elementary School entertain with Christmas songs at Habersham in 2016. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nCommunity members are invited to join thousands of parents for holiday-themed student musical performances that begin this week and continue through Tuesday, Dec. 19, at schools across the Beaufort County School District.\r\n\r\nStudent choruses, bands and orchestras will perform concerts, and some schools also will feature exhibits of student artwork.&nbsp; Most performances are free, although some schools do request donations.\r\n\r\n“These holiday performances are terrific in so many ways,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “Our students get the opportunity to demonstrate their talents in front of their families, and educators get to see the fruits of their efforts on stage. From the audience’s perspective, families get to see some truly wonderful holiday shows.”\r\n\r\nLocal private schools are also holding Christmas events.\r\n\r\nHoly Trinity Classical Christian School students in grades K-10 will be performing carols as part of the school\'s 6th Annual Christmas Concert, Gloria in Excelsis Deo- A Festival of Lessons in Carols.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Community Bible Church located at 636 Parris Island Gateway in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn what has become a Holy Trinity tradition, \"Adeste Fideles\" (\"O Come All Ye Faithful\") will be sung in Latin.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe public is invited to attend free of charge. For more information, visit www.htccs.org or call 843-522-0660.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Schedule</h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Thursday, Dec. 14</b></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6 p.m.: River Ridge Academy</b></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6 p.m.: Whale Branch Elementary</b></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6 p.m. Beaufort Middle School</b></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6:30 p.m.: Broad River Elementary</b></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6:30 p.m.: Robert Smalls International Academy</b></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6:30 p.m.: Battery Creek High</b></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>7 p.m.: Beaufort High School</b></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Monday, Dec. 18</b></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6 p.m.: Lady’s Island Elementary</b></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6:30 p.m.: Lady’s Island Middle School</b></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Tuesday, Dec. 19</b></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6:30 p.m.: Port Royal Elementary</b></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6:30 p.m.: St. Helena Elementary</b></p>', 'You’re invited to school performances', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'youre-invited-to-school-performances', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:37', '2018-07-12 14:58:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34440', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34446, 4, '2017-12-14 08:21:16', '2017-12-14 13:21:16', '<em>Photo above: Boundary Street traffic at Hogarth Street seems just as heavy at noon on a Wednesday as it does at rush hour on a Friday afternoon. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>By Amy Rigard</h3>\r\nThe headaches for drivers and businesses along Boundary Street may be coming to an end in March 2018 when the construction project is slated to be completed.\r\n\r\n“The fact that we are on time and on budget for a small municipality with a project of this size shows the enormous effort on the part of all the stakeholders to realize the success of this project,” said Neal Pugliese, director of Public Projects &amp; Facilities for the city of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAs part of the project, all the utilities along Boundary Street have been moved underground. The entire storm drainage system along the corridor has been upgraded to combat the effects of any flooding.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBoundary Street will continue to provide two lanes of traffic in each direction, and the lanes will be separated by a landscaped median to improve both the aesthetics and safety of the road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nConnecting housing to employment and shopping centers along Boundary Street and creating a direct connection to the Spanish Moss Trail are also important components of this project.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe nearly 2-mile project has included almost 3 miles of cabling, close to 3 miles of duct bank work, 6 miles of curbing and 21,000 tons of asphalt.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“This has been a 100-percent team effort,” said Pugliese. “I think the success we’ve seen to date with this project can be attributed to the people who had the vision and to our political leadership who have done a fantastic job helping people understand the cost benefit and that the short-term pain will be worth the long-term gain for the city of Beaufort.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs the project winds down, Pugliese acknowledged that the last 20 percent of any project is often the most difficult because it requires more of the fine detail work, but he remains optimistic everything will remain on track. As the project nears completion, the city will refine its plans for marking the successful completion of the project. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe vision for the Boundary Street Redevelopment District was born in 2006 when the city of Beaufort and Beaufort County collaborated on a comprehensive strategy to address the corridor’s physical state, redevelopment potential, and ability to accommodate vehicle traffic, bicycles and pedestrians.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnother goal was to create a more inviting and attractive entrance to the city and the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District along Boundary Street.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe $33 million multi-jurisdictional project, funded by a Federal Highway Administration TIGER grant, 1-cent Beaufort County sales tax and city of Beaufort TIF II, is currently ahead of schedule and under budget. Construction on the approximately 1.5-mile project began in January 2016.\r\n\r\nAccording to the city of Beaufort’s website, “The city of Beaufort and Beaufort County seek to transform Boundary Street from a crowded, inefficient and unattractive strip commercial corridor into a complete, compact and connected mixed-use district that supports a more walkable, livable and attractive community.”', 'Whew! Boundary Street closer to completion', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'whew-boundary-street-closer-to-completion', '', '', '2017-12-14 09:18:59', '2017-12-14 14:18:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34446', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34479, 4, '2017-12-21 11:45:01', '2017-12-21 16:45:01', '<b>2or3 Treasure House&nbsp;</b><b>collecting winter coats</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2or3 Treasure House at 203 Carteret St. in Beaufort is collecting children\'s winter coats in all sizes for both boys and girls in response to a request for help from local schools.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you have some older or outgrown children\'s coats taking up space in the closet, bring them to the Treasure House, which is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.\r\n\r\n<b>Wardle Family YMCA&nbsp;</b><b>offers Holiday Day Camp</b>\r\n\r\nThe Wardle Family YMCA of Beaufort County, located at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal, will offer a full day camp for children age 3 to 13.\r\n\r\nThis day camp will include crafts, field and gym games, nature walks (weather permitting), swimming and optional field trips for kids age 5 and up.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe day camp is open to Y members and nonmembers but space is limited. Register at the Y in Port Royal.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe day camp will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Thursday, Dec. 21, to Friday, Jan. 5.\r\n\r\nVisit ymcabeaufortcounty.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Holiday market is&nbsp;</b><b>open on Wednesdays</b>\r\n\r\nThe Santa Elena Foundation’s Holiday Market, in partnership with Hank\'s Lowcountry She Crab Soup, will be open from 2-6 p.m. every Wednesday until after the new year, and will feature live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, local food artisans, giveaways and a kid\'s craft table.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event is open to the public and the entertainment, parking and kid\'s craft table are free. The market will be at the corner of Bladen and North streets in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>BAA gallery holds&nbsp;</b><b>holiday boutique</b>\r\n\r\nA portion of Beaufort Art Academy’s Gallery will be transformed into a winter wonderland full of fine art and crafts especially created for the holiday boutique, which will be held through Sunday, Dec. 31, at 913 Bay St. in Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; and from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit www.BeaufortArtAssociation.com. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Advent celebrated&nbsp;</b><b>at Morning Glory</b>\r\n\r\nAll Nations Community Church and Morning Glory Homestead invite you to celebrate the season of Advent on the farm.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis four-week gathering, will take place every Sunday evening in December until Christmas.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCopies of the Advent devotional, “The Expected One,” will be on hand for each household in attendance, and a wintery soup buffet will be served each week.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMorning Glory Homestead is at 42 Robert and Clara Trail, St. Helena Island. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nCall Tony Jones at 843-812-0344 to RSVP or for more information.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Photo club to present&nbsp;</b><b>annual exhibition</b>\r\n\r\nThe Photography Club of Beaufort will present The Power of Color: Annual Photography Exhibit from Jan. 5-16 at the USCB Center for the Arts in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAn opening reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5.\r\n\r\nThis exhibit will be judged by Marge Agin, a noted Bluffton area fine art photographer and author.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, viewers will be able to cast their ballot for their favorite image for a People\'s Choice award.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit&nbsp; www.photoclubbeaufort.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Chambers to headline&nbsp;</b><b>musical storytelling</b>\r\n\r\nJazz saxophonist Thom Chambers will headline the second “Notes: An Evening of Musical Storytelling &amp; Casual Conversation” to benefit the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Northern Beaufort County.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis event will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChambers has performed with Miami Sound Machine, and opened for Earth, Wind and Fire, Chris Botti, Gregg Karukus and NBA star-turned musician Wayman Tisdale. He was well known as co-founder, and on-stage leader of the former jazz group Indigo City.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSaltus River Grill will serve up food and the cocktails will flow. There’s an art auction in the works, featuring donated pieces by several of Beaufort’s finest artists offering their interpretations of “jazz” in a variety of media, and Amiri Farris will be on the scene creating one of his “live action paintings.” Student art will be on display as well.\r\n\r\nSponsorships and group packages are available, and seating is limited. Tickets are $75.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor sponsorship information or to purchase tickets, call the Boys &amp; Girls Club office at 843-379-5430 or email alittlejohn@bgclowcountry.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Habitat for Humanity&nbsp;</b><b>in need of volunteers</b>\r\n\r\nWondering how you might be able to help LowCountry Habitat for Humanity?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAttend their Volunteer Orientation held at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at 616 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVolunteer opportunities exist in every area of operations at LowCountry Habitat; there is a need for all types of abilities and skill levels, from construction to volunteering at the ReStore to serving on various committees and more.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Lee McSavaney, volunteer coordinator at 843-522-3500 or email info@lowcountryhabitat.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Weekly historic tours&nbsp;</b><b>available at Fort Mitchel</b>\r\n\r\nJoin The Heritage Library for weekly tours at 10 a.m. Thursdays of the Civil War battery on Skull Creek built to protect Port Royal Sound and the Seabrook Coaling Station.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe cost is $12 for adults and $7 for children.\r\n\r\nFor more information and to purchase tickets, visit bit.ly/FtMitchelTours.\r\n\r\n<b>Christian theater&nbsp;</b><b>performances offered</b>\r\n\r\nMusic of Forever, a Christian theater production, is being held at 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Grace AME Chapel on Charles Street in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAccording to Hillary Lathan, who puts on the show with her husband Alan, the show puts Jesus on a personal level that everyone can relate to. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“People that may never walk into a church will come to the drama and experience the gospel in a way that is real and fresh to them,” she said. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe show includes seven characters and seven pieces of music. The irony of the number is intentional, as seven is a biblically significant number, according to Hillary. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.musicofforever.org. The performances are free, but donations are accepted.\r\n\r\n<b>Pan-African group&nbsp;</b><b>seeks volunteers</b>\r\n\r\nThe nonprofit Pan-African Family Empowerment &amp; Land Preservation Network Inc. is seeking volunteers for multiple positions.\r\n\r\nAmong other things, the Beaufort-based public charity provides financial and technical assistance to help Gullah-Geechee, and other African-descent families save their ancestral homes and land for current and future generations.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey have an immediate need for an experienced webmaster, grant writers and administrative assistants.\r\n\r\nTraining for all volunteers will be held at the Pan-African Family Empowerment Network’s office in the Landmark (Regions Bank) Building, 69 Robert Smalls Parkway, Suite 3B, Beaufort.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-592-6076, or email volunteers@panafricanfamilyempowermentnetwork.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Second Helpings&nbsp;</b><b>volunteers needed</b>\r\n\r\nSecond Helpings, a nonprofit that rescues food from area restaurants and grocery stores and delivers the food to local agencies to stop hunger, is in need of volunteers.\r\n\r\nShifts are available on Hilton Head, and in Bluffton and Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVolunteers can sign up for one day a week or month.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Lili Coleman at execdirector@secondhelpingslc.org or call 843-689-3689. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit secondhelpingslc.org.&nbsp;', 'What To Do the week of December 21st-27th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-december-21st-27th', '', '', '2017-12-21 11:45:01', '2017-12-21 16:45:01', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34479', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34482, 4, '2017-12-21 11:46:07', '2017-12-21 16:46:07', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>YOUTH BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>YMCA offers youth&nbsp;</b><b>league basketball</b>\r\n\r\nThe Wardle Family Y in Port Royal is offering youth league basketball for kids age 3-12.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nRegistration is open now and play begins Jan. 13.\r\n\r\nThe cost per child is $55 for Y members and $70 for nonmembers. Register online at ymcabeaufortcounty.com or stop by the Y front desk. Questions? Contact Mike Woods, sports coordinator, at ymcasports843@gmail.com or 843-522-9622.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>COLLEGE FOOTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Delaney invited to play in East-West Shrine Game&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch Early College High School graduate Dee Delaney has been invited to play in the 93rd East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 20 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.\r\n\r\nDelaney is a senior for the University of Miami football team. He has seen action in nine games with five starts for the Hurricanes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDelaney missed three games due to injury. He started and made his Miami debut in the Hurricanes\' season opener against Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 2) and posted seven tackles (six solo). The Whale Branch product made his second straight start in the secondary and recorded five tackles (four solo) in a win over Toledo (Sept. 23).\r\n\r\nDelaney started and registered three tackles (two solos) and one PBU in a win at Duke (Sept. 29). He recorded the first interception of his Miami career and totaled six tackles (four solo) in a start on the road at rival Florida State (Oct. 7).\r\n\r\nDelaney missed games against Georgia Tech (Oct. 14), Syracuse (Oct. 21) and at North Carolina (Oct. 28) due to an injury. He returned to the field versus Virginia Tech (Nov. 4). Delaney delivered three tackles and one tackle for a loss in a win over Notre Dame (Nov. 11).\r\n\r\nThe Whale Branch Early College High School graduate finished with six tackles and one-half tackle for a loss in a win over Virginia (Nov. 18). He saw action at Pittsburgh (Nov. 24) and started the ACC Championship Game against Clemson (Dec. 2), finishing with four total tackles (three solo).\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>SWIMMING</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Swim lessons&nbsp;</b><b>available at Y</b>\r\n\r\nThe Wardle Family YMCA, at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal, is offering group and private swim lessons. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nGroup swim lessons are by age, starting at age 3 and are twice per week for four weeks.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWinter 2018 group lesson registration is open now.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Y also offers private lessons for children and adults; Baby and Me classes; and for those wanting to increase endurance and perfect their technique, a stroke development class. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nAll lessons are taught by certified instructors in the Y’s heated, indoor pool.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nGroup lessons are $60 per person for Y members and $80 for nonmembers. &nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL&nbsp;</b><b>BASKETBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Battery Creek cruises past Whale Branch</b>\r\n\r\nKevea Sanders scored a game-high 24 points to lead No. 1 ranked Battery Creek past rival Whale Branch 64-34 in a girls\' high school basketball game on Dec. 16.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe victory allowed the Dolphins to remain undefeated.\r\n\r\nWith the win, unbeaten Battery Creek moved to 9-0.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSanders was the only Battery Creek player to reach double figures in the scoring column. But multiple Battery Creek players delivered offensively.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nJayden Thompson and Coresha Rutledge scored seven points apiece while Ta\'Quasia Lampkin and Trezure Siplin netted six points each for the Dolphins in the convincing victory.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAfter opening the season 7-0, Battery Creek was ranked No. 1 in the South Carolina Coaches\' Class 3A rankings. The Dolphins started the current campaign ranked 10th.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn a boys\' high school basketball, Whale Branch beat Battery Creek 37-32. More on the Whale Branch-Battery Creek boys\' basketball game follows.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Boys\' Basketball - Whale Branch 37, Battery Creek 32: </b>Whale Branch held on to beat rival Battery Creek 37-32 in a boys\' high school basketball game on Dec. 16.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Warriors used a balanced offensive attack to earn the win. Xzavier Bryan led Whale Branch with a team-high nine points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing Bryan in the Whale Branch scoring column, Rob Alston added seven points for the Warriors.\r\n\r\nTrey Chancey paced Battery Creek with a game-high 11 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort High teams&nbsp;</b><b>split with MRHS squads</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High split a pair of basketball games with host May River on Dec. 12.\r\n\r\nIn a girls\' high school basketball matchup, Beaufort High held on to beat May River 44-37. May River defeated Beaufort High 77-49 in a boys\' basketball game.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Girls - Beaufort High 44, May River 37:</b> Beaufort High held on to beat homestanding May River 44-37 in a girls\' high school basketball game on Dec. 12.\r\n\r\nThe victory allowed the Eagles to halt a two-game losing skid.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDarien Watkins led Beaufort High with a game-high 16 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChynna Sneed led May River with a team-high 13 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Boys - May River 77, Beaufort High 49: </b>Five players reached double figures in the May River scoring column as the Sharks defeated visiting Beaufort High 77-49 on Dec. 12.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIsaiah Byam led the Sharks with a team-high 17 points.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDaijon Galloway led Beaufort High with a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 12 rebound, both of which were game-highs.&nbsp;', 'Sports briefs for December 21st-27th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-december-21st-27th', '', '', '2017-12-21 11:46:07', '2017-12-21 16:46:07', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34482', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34483, 4, '2017-12-21 11:51:00', '2017-12-21 16:51:00', '<b>Legislative luncheon&nbsp;</b><b>to be held Jan. 4</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Legislative Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at the Callawassie Island Club at 22 Callawassie Club Drive.\r\n\r\nAttendees will get an opportunity to meet with local and state elected officials including Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, Sen. Chip Campsen, Sen. Tom Davis, Rep. Bill Bowers, Rep. Jeff Bradley, Rep. Shannon Erickson, Rep. Weston Newton and Rep. Michael Rivers. They will share their thoughts on the upcoming session of the General Assembly.\r\n\r\n“This is an exceptional occasion to network,” according to a release.\r\n\r\nThe program is being sponsored by Andrews Engineering, Beaufort County Association of Realtors, Bridges Preparatory School, Callawassie Island Club, Cintas Corporation, Hilton Head Home Builders Association, The Lollipop Shop, Lowcountry Resort Islands Tourism Commission, Lowcountry Montessori School, May River Dermatology, S.C. Lowcountry Golf Course Owners Association, SK &amp; Associates, Southern Carolina Alliance, Southern Sweets Ice Cream Parlor &amp; Sandwich Shop, Sprenger Health Care of Port Royal, State Farm-Amy Bowman Agency and Corriveau Insurance Agency Inc.\r\n\r\nThe cost is $40 for chamber members; $55 for nonmembers; and $400 for a table of 10.\r\n\r\nCall 843-525-8525.\r\n\r\n<b>Business for Breakfast&nbsp;</b><b>offers various programs</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and SC LowCountry SCORE Chapter will hold a Business for Breakfast Series for Small Businesses on Wednesdays at the chamber offices at 701 Craven St.\r\n\r\nUpcoming programs include:\r\n\r\n• Jan. 10: Click Click Click: Using Social Media\r\n\r\n• Feb. 14: I Did What? -- Hiring Without Tears\r\n\r\n• March 14: Building a Successful Brand\r\n\r\n• April 11: Retailing Strategies in an Amazon World\r\n\r\n• May 9: Riddle Me This, Money Man -- Financial Statements Made Simpler\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortchamber.org to register.', 'Chamber Corner for December 21st-27th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-december-21st-27th', '', '', '2017-12-21 11:51:00', '2017-12-21 16:51:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34483', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(34485, 4, '2017-12-21 11:48:48', '2017-12-21 16:48:48', '<b>Man who smothered </b><b>woman convicted of murder &nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34486\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"480\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/evangelista.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34486\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34486\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/evangelista.jpeg\" alt=\"Nick Russell Evangelista\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\"></a> Nick Russell Evangelista[/caption]\r\n\r\nA former physician’s assistant who smothered his live-in girlfriend with bubble wrap in their Palmetto Dunes condominium has been found guilty of murder.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNick Russell Evangelista, 56, of Hilton Head Island, was convicted of murder following three days of testimony at the Beaufort County Courthouse. Circuit Court Judge Deadra Jefferson sentenced Evangelista to 45 years in prison.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It takes 3 minutes to 5 minutes to make someone stop breathing with bubble wrap,” said 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office prosecutor Hunter Swanson. “The sheer violence of the act and the vulnerability of the victim in her naked and unarmed state made it a horrible act and a nightmare scenario.”\r\n\r\nRebecca Sue Melton’s nude body was discovered Sept. 4, 2014, on a bedroom floor by Palmetto Dunes security and Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputies called to the home for a welfare check because co-workers had not heard from Evangelista for several days. Melton\'s body was surrounded by green bubble wrap and blood. She had been dead for at least a week.\r\n\r\nEvangelista was on the run until Oct. 1, 2014, when he was pulled over by deputies in Escambia County, Fla., who spotted him driving Melton’s white Jeep Wrangler. Among the items found inside was a journal.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSwanson shared excerpts from the journal with the jury: It said “I took the life of a good and beautiful person.” Evangelista also wrote that his pattern of abuse to this point had always been “verbal only, never physical,” but that he “became something in the end\" that he “couldn’t control.”\r\n\r\nWhile on the run, Evangelista took “selfies” on a prepaid phone and sent them to an escort. He invited one to his “upscale hotel” on the Florida beach.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Additional charges, arrests&nbsp;</b><b>made in Blandings murders</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34492\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/preston.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34492\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34492\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/preston.jpg\" alt=\"Channon Preston Jr.\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Channon Preston Jr.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34489\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"192\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/jones.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34489\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34489\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/jones.jpg\" alt=\"Symone Jones\" width=\"192\" height=\"240\"></a> Symone Jones[/caption]\r\n\r\nChannon Preston Jr., 18, and Symone Jones, 20, both of Lady\'s Island, have been charged with murder in relation to the Nov. 21 deaths of Robert and Chaz Blanding.\r\n\r\nThe body of Robert Blanding, 25, of St. Helena Island, was found on the side of F &amp; B Road on Lady’s Island on the afternoon of Nov. 22. The body of Chaz Blanding, 19, of Beaufort, was found on Dec. 2 in a wooded area off of Simmons Road on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nSymone Jones turned herself in to investigators in Beaufort, where she was arrested and served with the two warrants. Jones was transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\nChannon Preston Jr. was served with the two arrest warrants for murder at the Beaufort County Detention Center, where he has remained incarcerated since Dec. 1 on two counts of accessory after the fact of murder in connection with the investigation.\r\n\r\nJones is the fourth person arrested in the murders of the Blandings. On Nov. 28, Raheem Bennett, 18, was arrested, and on Dec. 1, Nashon Pringle, 18, was arrested, both on two counts each for murder and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime, according to a press release.\r\n\r\nThe investigation into the murders of Robert and Chaz Blanding is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Sgt. Brandon Disbrow at 843-255-3407 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Credit cards stolen&nbsp;</b><b>at local health clubs</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fraud.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34487\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34487\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fraud.jpg\" alt=\"fraud\" width=\"210\" height=\"240\"></a>\r\n\r\nFollowing several fraudulent credit card transactions at retailers in Bluffton and Walterboro, it was discovered that the credit cards were stolen from members at two different health clubs between Dec. 7-8, one in the Port Royal area and the other on Hilton Head Island.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe health club members reported that they had left their clothing containing wallets with cash and credit cards unsecured in the locker rooms.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office obtained video footage of a white man when he used the health club members\' credit cards in the fraudulent transactions.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnyone who recognizes the man in the photograph or has information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Sgt. Doug Seifert at 843-255-3414 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Man is wanted on&nbsp;</b><b>financial fraud charges</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34488\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"194\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/howard.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34488\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34488\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/howard.jpg\" alt=\"Jonnie Lee Howard \" width=\"194\" height=\"240\"></a> Jonnie Lee Howard[/caption]\r\n\r\nJonnie Lee Howard is wanted by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office on charges of financial transaction card fraud.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHoward is known to be in the St. Helena Island area. He is approximately 52 years old, 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds.\r\n\r\nHe has black/gray hair with a gray goatee.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnyone with information can call Investigator Moreno at 843-255-3505 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous and for a possible reward.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Man wanted on charge&nbsp;</b><b>of attempted murder&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34490\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"181\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/major.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34490\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34490\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/major.jpg\" alt=\"Devante Trevon Major \" width=\"181\" height=\"240\"></a> Devante Trevon Major[/caption]\r\n\r\nDevante Trevon Major is wanted by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe is known to be in the Delaney Circle area of Seabrook.\r\n\r\nMajor is 23 years old, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weighs approximatley 280 pounds.\r\n\r\nHe should be considered armed and dangerous.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnyone with information can call Sgt. 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(34494, 4, '2017-12-21 11:50:22', '2017-12-21 16:50:22', '<h3>By Celia Strong</h3>\r\nSo. Our last lesson for this year. And so many wines still to learn. That bodes well for next year, but puts the pressure on to tie up 2017 with a few that just shouldn’t wait.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThese are wines that we haven’t had time to get to, but wines we cannot miss. That being said, we’re going to take quickie looks at multiple wines today (and not in any order!). The more the merrier.\r\n\r\nFirst, a new rosé: Délas Côtes du Rhône Rosé. This rosé is a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault, all common ingredients in Rhône rosé wines.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe first amazing thing about this wine is its color. If you just hold up a bottle in some light, it is a spectacular salmon pink, so pretty it almost doesn’t matter what it tastes like. But, it’s delicious too! It has pears, raspberry and pomegranate aromas and flavors with a fresh and delicate texture. It’s a real find for $11.99.\r\n\r\nSecond. Atmospheres. This is a bubbly from the Loire Valley. And one of the most fun to drink sparkling wines. Ever! It is made from Folle Blanche (80 percent) and Pinot Noir.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis wine comes from the same area, the mouth of the Loire at the Atlantic Ocean, as Muscadet wines. All the grapes are grown bio-dynamically and hand harvested. It is medium bodied with peach, nectarine and vanilla notes. It is made with no dosage so it is bone dry. It’s also less imposing than Champagne, making this is one to drink and eat with. And drink all day and all weekend. For $19.99\r\n\r\nThird. Domaine de la Fruitiere Muscadet. Always the perfect wine for oysters because the grapes grow in vineyards that are based on centuries old, decayed oyster beds.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe wine is one of the crispest and driest with melon and peach notes, and a hint of brininess. It’s just perfect with the saltiness of oysters and other shellfish and seafood, and a change of pace from Picpoul and Albariño. For $13.99.\r\n\r\nFourth. Luigi Bosca de Sangre. A red blend from Argentina, the name “Sangre” tells you immediately this is a deeply colored red as well as big and bold vigorous and strong.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt’s made from 70 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 15 percent Syrah and 15 percent Merlot.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt’s not necessarily what we usually think of or drink from the land of Malbec, but this country does make other superb wines. And we tend to forget that. Sangre will go with any and every meat all year long. It is a steal for $24.99.\r\n\r\nFifth. Pol Roger 2004 Brut. A real Champagne. And a special one at that.\r\n\r\nAs a vintage wine, the ‘04 is leaps and bounds over the non-vintage brut, which is always a great Champagne. Pol Roger is still a family-owned company. (Pol Roger non-vintage brut is the Champagne that is poured at British royal weddings.) This vintage wine is more complex. It is multilayered with apple and pear flavors, brioche and mild nuts, all woven together seamlessly. It’s exactly what is needed to mark the end of one year and the beginning of the next. For $99.97. And limited availability.\r\n\r\nWell, hopefully everyone sees an opportunity on our list? Or several? There are lots of chances left to try some new wines this year. And to start the new year with as well. Happy holidays!\r\n\r\n<i>Celia Strong works at Bi</i><i>ll’s Liquor &amp; Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.</i>', 'These wines are last, but not least', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'these-wines-are-last-but-not-least', '', '', '2017-12-21 11:50:22', '2017-12-21 16:50:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34494', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34497, 4, '2017-12-21 11:52:05', '2017-12-21 16:52:05', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/marine.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34499\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34499\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/marine.png\" alt=\"marine\" width=\"467\" height=\"349\"></a>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Christian Women’s Connection of Stonecroft Ministries held their December Christmas pot luck recently.&nbsp; SSgt. Tyree McNealy, of the United States Marine Corps Reserve of Savannah, spoke to the group about the Toys for Tots program and thanked them for their overflowing boxes of donated toys. The group enjoyed a festive time of singing and hearing the featured speaker, Faith Jennings. The next luncheon will be held at Sea Island Presbyterian Church on Thursday Feb 22. Newcomers are welcome. Watch for future notices on making your reservation or call Daphne Brown at 843-838-0203 for additional information about BCWC. Photo provided.', 'Toys for Tots', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'toys-for-tots', '', '', '2017-12-21 11:52:05', '2017-12-21 16:52:05', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34497', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34498, 4, '2017-12-21 11:54:33', '2017-12-21 16:54:33', '<em>Photo above: Holy Trinity sixth-graders had an opportunity to meet George and Martha Washington as part of their study of American History. The portrayers, Bill and Cara Elder, traveled to Beaufort from DeLand, Fla., and enjoy providing lessons in living history as first-person interpreters of the Washingtons. Photo provided.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>TCL honors associate degree nursing graduates</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34501\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"873\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tcl.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34501\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34501\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tcl.jpg\" alt=\"The TCL nursing graduates are Brittany Cava, Joseph Dimaria, Antoinette Elliott, Richard Free II, Daniel Henry, Tonja Kraft, Erin Rodnicki and Jessica Rooney.\" width=\"873\" height=\"581\"></a> The TCL nursing graduates are Brittany Cava, Joseph Dimaria, Antoinette Elliott, Richard Free II, Daniel Henry, Tonja Kraft, Erin Rodnicki and Jessica Rooney.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Technical College of the Lowcountry recognized eight associate degree nursing (ADN) graduates during its Dec. 14 pinning ceremony at the Beaufort Campus.\r\n\r\n“The TCL nursing program in particular is rigorous but&nbsp;produces extremely qualified and successful graduates, giving them the confidence they need to excel in the nursing field,” nursing program director Mary Ann Jarmulowicz said. “We are so proud of this new class of nurses.”\r\n\r\nDuring the ceremony, graduates receive their pins and light lamps, a nod to Florence Nightingale who carried a lamp to light her path as she cared for the sick and dying soldiers during the Crimean War.\r\n\r\nIn the last five years, nearly 200 students have completed TCL’s associate degree in nursing program. TCL’s two-year ADN program prepares graduates to practice as registered nurses. Students experience on-campus learning using high-tech simulation equipment and receive intense additional hands-on practice at clinical sites located throughout Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties.\r\n\r\nVisit&nbsp;www.tcl.edu/nursing&nbsp;to learn more about the program.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County School District earns kudos</b>\r\n\r\nFor the 18th consecutive year, the Beaufort County School District has earned an exemplary financial review from outside auditors.\r\n\r\nThe Greenville-based auditing firm of Elliott Davis told the board of education that it had found no weaknesses or deficiencies in the school district’s internal financial controls during the 2016-17 fiscal year and no findings of noncompliance with state or federal laws.\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina state law requires all school districts to have their finances reviewed and analyzed each year by independent outside auditors.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFrom May through October, a seven-person team of Elliott Davis auditors reviewed the school district’s FY 2016-17 finances.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“Eighteen straight years of clean audits is strong evidence of a consistently efficient and effective financial operation,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss.&nbsp;“Our county’s taxpayers can be confident that the district’s financial house is in order.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to the audit, the district contracts with Elliott Davis to more intensively examine its system of purchasing goods and services. The Beaufort County Board of Education also recently authorized a third independent audit to focus on expenditures made with purchase cards used by school and district office staff.\r\n\r\n<b>Applications open&nbsp;</b><b>for Bridges Prep</b>\r\n\r\nOnline applications for Bridges Preparatory School are being accepted through Wednesday, Jan. 21, for newly-enrolling students in grades K-11.\r\n\r\nBridges Prep is a fast-growing state charter school with an emphasis on active learning focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics – plus a component of international study. It’s a tuition-free state charter school located in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nApplications are taken online. Each new student applying for enrollment will be placed into a lottery for spots at Bridges Prep in 2018-2019. To help and encourage families to apply, computer kiosks are available at all three Bridges Prep campuses – the main office at 1100 Boundary St., K-12 at Celadon on Lady’s Island and the upper grades at Green Street.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn January, families already attending Bridges Prep will be asked to submit their letters of intent to return for the upcoming school year, and those students are guaranteed a spot. Newly-enrolling students will be chosen by lottery for available spots in each grade.\r\n\r\nWhen needed, wait lists are set for each grade; openings occur throughout the school year for students on the wait list. Applications received after&nbsp;Jan. 31&nbsp;won’t be included in the&nbsp;Feb. 15&nbsp;lottery and will be wait-listed.\r\n\r\nTo apply, visit www.bridgesprep.org&nbsp;and go to&nbsp;Apply!&nbsp;on the left-side navigation. Online applications are available in English and Spanish.\r\n\r\n“We have seen continued strong growth in Bridges Prep and we are excited as we move into the high school grades,” board Chair Dee Matthews said. “In May of 2017 our academic growth and achievement earned us recognition as a State Charter School of Distinction. We are getting ready to start Phase 1 of our new school campus in Port Royal. It’s an exciting time to be at Bridges.”\r\n\r\nBridges Preparatory School was chartered by South Carolina in mid-2012 and opened at near capacity in August 2013. Since then, enrollment has grown steadily to almost 700 students this year. For the 2018-2019 school year, Bridges Prep will expand to 11th&nbsp;grade and by 2019 will be a full-service K-12 public charter school.\r\n\r\nThe current school is spread across three buildings in Beaufort and Lady’s Island. For the upcoming school year, grades K-2 will be at the Celadon Campus on Lady’s Island and grades 3-7 will be on the main campus at 1100 Boundary St. Upper School grades 8-11 will be housed in modular classrooms at the Port Royal property just south of Walmart at Cross Creek on Robert Smalls Boulevard.\r\n\r\nAs a state charter school, Bridges Prep is open to all students in the Lowcountry without tuition.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo learn more about Bridges Preparatory School, visit www.bridgesprep.org&nbsp;or call 843-982-7737.\r\n\r\n<b>New scholarship will benefit local students&nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nInspired by the movie “Hidden Figures,” a Beaufort County couple has established a new endowment that will provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) college scholarships for Beaufort County students.\r\n\r\nThe movie, released earlier this year, is about a group of African-American women math experts who worked in the early 1960s for what later became NASA. The women’s math skills and determination to overcome high hurdles made them irreplaceable to the nation’s nascent space program.\r\n\r\n“When we saw the movie ‘Hidden Figures,’ we were very touched by its lessons and positive images,” said David Stewart.&nbsp;“So many children today would benefit from direction and something to believe in – the most important tools in the path to success.”\r\n\r\nStewart and his wife Catherine have set up an endowment to fund two STEM scholarships for graduating seniors each year through the Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina.\r\n\r\n“The Hidden Figures STEM Scholarship fund is a welcome addition to our roster of community charitable giving, and we look forward to shepherding its growth,” said Gloria Duryea, the foundation’s stewardship officer.\r\n\r\nStewart said that he and his wife are encouraged by the positive response to date from the endowment’s fund-raising drive, and they expect to offer the first scholarships in 2018.\r\n\r\nInterested persons should send their checks to: Coastal Community Foundation,&nbsp; 2015 Boundary St., Suite 215, Beaufort, SC 29902.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDonors are asked to include on their checks’ memo lines the words “Hidden Figures STEM Scholarships.”&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Catherine Stewart at&nbsp; stewart.cat@gmail.com.\r\n\r\nThe Stewarts also purchased two DVD copies of the “Hidden Figures” movie for every school media center in the district.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;“STEM education is a key part of the Beaufort County School District’s mission, and it’s impossible for students to watch this movie and not be inspired to learn as much as they can and work as hard as they can to achieve their personal goals,” said N’Kia Campbell, the district’s director of Academic Initiatives.\r\n\r\n<b>Exchange Club names&nbsp;</b><b>Student of the Month</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34503\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/warren.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34503\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34503\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/warren.jpg\" alt=\"Will Warren\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"></a> Will Warren[/caption]\r\n\r\nWill Warren, a senior at Beaufort Academy, won Student of the Month for the Beaufort Exchange Club. He will now advance to the Student of the Year competition. The program advances through the state and national levels.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Exchange Club of Beaufort is America\'s Service Club, which works to better the community through programs of service in Americanism, community service, youth activities and its national project, The Prevention of Child Abuse.&nbsp;The Exchange Club of Beaufort was chartered in 1987 and is dedicated to the elimination of child abuse. Through their Annual Charity Auctions, Ghost Tours and various contributions, &nbsp;the Exchange Club has raised more than $850,000 &nbsp;from its service activities for the Child Abuse Prevention Association of Beaufort County in addition to over $25,000 &nbsp;worth of youth scholarships to worthy high school seniors.', 'School briefs for December 21st-27th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-december-21st-27th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:37', '2018-07-12 14:58:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34498', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34506, 4, '2017-12-21 11:55:54', '2017-12-21 16:55:54', '<em>Photo above: Port Royal will move the Porter\'s Chapel A.M.E. Church from its present location at Old Shell Road and 16th Street to the town\'s Naval Heritage Park on Ribaut Road, where it will be restored. The historic building, saved from demolition six months ago, will, in its new location, serve as Port Royal\'s hub for the new U.S. Parks Service Reconstruction Monument Heritage Trail. Photo courtesy of the Town of Port Royal.</em>\r\n<h3>By Bill Rauch</h3>\r\nAfter 13 years of waiting, Port Royal finally has a port deal, and 2018 is when the town expects to see the long-awaited benefits start to show themselves. The Dockside Restaurant will re-open in June and the town is working with the developers on sidewalk, promenade and Spanish Moss Trail access plans, Town Manager Van Willis says.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere will be more announcements of plans soon, the town says, improvements that will transform Port Royal’s waterfront into a regional attraction. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThat’s big, but it’s not all.\r\n\r\nBeginning Jan. 1, the town’s fire department — which is operated jointly with Beaufort — will expand into a new, temporary firehouse on Robert Smalls Parkway in the old Barrier Island Boat dealership. A new permanent firehouse, a couple of hundred yards down S.C. 170 towards Beaufort from the temporary one, is on the way. The builders poured the concrete for the slab last week. The expected move-in date there is Aug. 1.\r\n\r\nStaking its claim to being the primary fire service provider for the newly annexed and developed neighborhoods in the Shell Point to Habersham area, the new station is located almost exactly in the center of the triangle formed by the Burton Fire District’s Shell Point, Habersham and Burton&nbsp;Hill stations.\r\n\r\nThere’s more.\r\n\r\nIn the upcoming year the town will also relocate the old Porter’s Chapel A.M.E. Church to the Naval Heritage Park, restore the building and open it as a tribute to the life and legacy of Sen. Clemente Pinckney, who pastored there from 1996-1998.\r\n\r\nSen. Pinckney, who represented portions of Beaufort County in the South Carolina State Senate, was the pastor of Charleston’s Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church when he was gunned down with eight of his parishioners in June 2015 by a white supremacist during an evening Bible study session in the sanctuary of the beloved Charleston church.\r\n\r\nThe restored Porter’s Chapel will also serve as the Port Royal hub of the Beaufort County Reconstruction Monument, the place where Port Royal’s rich Reconstruction history will be told.\r\n\r\nThat’s big too, but there’s still more.\r\n\r\nSince there’s more and more sizzle each year in the town, the once-sleepy burg now needs public parking. So the town’s FY’18 budget indicates next year Port Royal will spend upwards of a million dollars providing for public parking.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith the town’s growing Soft Shell Crab, Oktoberfest, Street Music, Farmer’s Market and Christmas events, that will be barely enough to accommodate the growing crowds.\r\n\r\nYes, the town is on the traffic control job too. Their engineers are working with the county to smooth out the right turn lane from Ribaut Road onto the McTeer Bridge.\r\n\r\nBut the big picture issue — the third crossing of the Beaufort River — remains unaddressed by Beaufort County, the City of Beaufort and the Town of Port Royal. Until it is, through traffic on Ribaut Road in Port Royal, and on Boundary Street, Carteret Street and Ribaut Road in Beaufort will become only more burdensome.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt this writing the three governments don’t even have an agreed-upon plan for addressing their relentlessly growing traffic needs. That’s not Port Royal’s fault. It’s Beaufort that’s been equivocating while Beaufort and Port Royal’s transportation money gets spent in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nWhy? One of the more influential ole boys on City Council, it is said, has friends who live along the proposed Brickyard corridor, and they wish not to see it improved.\r\n\r\nWorkforce housing’s on the town’s plate too.\r\n\r\nPort Royal has recently participated in several tax credit apartment building projects in Shell Point and along Ribaut Road, pretty much maxing out their ability to use that funding mechanism again for several years.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen the 25 units in the Marsh Pointe Apartments that are now under construction across Ribaut Road from the Naval Heritage Park are completed, the town will have in the last few years participated in the completion of about 250 units of workforce housing.\r\n\r\nAnd that’s just the beginning of the residential building in what has become one of the South’s most dynamic small towns … a small town that’s not so small any more.\r\n\r\nNext year will probably see yet another milestone for the town. Although it may take until 2020 for the numbers to be formalized by the U.S. Census Bureau, 2018 will probably be the year when little Port Royal’s population exceeds that of the City of Beaufort, the town’s longtime big next door neighbor.\r\n\r\nThe two municipalities plan together and fight fires together now. In 2018 they should take another look at the benefits to their taxpayers of consolidating other services, especially, for starters, solid waste collection, recycling and parks maintenance.\r\n\r\nThe obvious benefit of the two municipalities now being about the same size is that no longer is one the other’s big brother. If the two can find ways to contain their egos, climb out of the weeds, think ahead, quit worrying about whether their friends are benefiting enough or not, and work together as equals, there could be big benefits in the years ahead for both municipalities’ taxpayers.\r\n\r\n<i>Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. 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(34510, 4, '2017-12-21 11:58:55', '2017-12-21 16:58:55', '<em>Photo above: American Legion Beaufort Post 9 is striving to promote both patriotism and businesses in the Beaufort area by calling attention to those that proudly display the U.S. flag at their location. Post 9 presents those enterprises with a framed certificate thanking them. Here, Post 9&nbsp;Vice Commander Dick Jennings presents Miss Tess of Tess’ Alterations with a Certificate of Appreciation for displaying the U.S. flag.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Attorney general warns&nbsp;</b><b>investors about scams</b>\r\n\r\nThe Office of the South Carolina Attorney General recently released its annual list of top investor threats and reminded South Carolinians to use caution when approached with any unsolicited investment opportunities.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“All investments involve a degree of risk. Investors can help protect themselves by taking time to research both the investment product and the person selling it. It’s best to learn before you get burned,” Attorney General Alan Wilson said.\r\n\r\nThe top threats were determined by surveying members of the North American Securities Administrators Association, of which the Attorney General’s Office is a member, to identify the most frequently identified source of current investor complaints or investigations. The following were cited most often:\r\n\r\n• Promissory notes: A promissory note is a written promise to pay (or repay) a specified sum of money at a stated time in the future or upon demand. Companies may sell promissory notes to raise capital, and usually offer them only to sophisticated or institutional investors. But not all promissory notes are sold in this way. Promissory notes from legitimate issuers can provide reasonable investment returns at an acceptable level of risk, although state securities regulators have identified an unfortunately high number of promissory note frauds.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Real estate investments: The promise of earning quick money through investments related to real estate continues to lure investors. Investors should be cautious about real estate investment seminars, especially those marketed aggressively as an alternative to more traditional retirement planning strategies involving stocks, bonds and mutual funds.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Ponzi/pyramid schemes: A Ponzi scheme (named after 1920s swindler Charles Ponzi) is a ploy wherein earlier investors are repaid through the funds deposited by subsequent investors. In a Ponzi scheme, the underlying investment claims are usually entirely fictional; very few, if any, actual physical assets or investments generally exist. As the number of total investors grows and the supply of potential new investors dwindles, there is not enough money to pay off promised returns and cover investors who try to cash out.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere are several other scams investors should watch out for. Visit www.scag.gov/scsecurities.', 'Business briefs for December 21st-27th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-december-21st-27th', '', '', '2017-12-21 11:58:55', '2017-12-21 16:58:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34510', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34511, 4, '2017-12-21 12:00:42', '2017-12-21 17:00:42', '<em>Photo above: Participants take the plunge into the Atlantic Ocean on a past New Year’s Day. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nThe Pelican Plunge is returning to Hunting Island State Park at noon, Monday, Jan. 1.\r\n\r\nThis annual event features folks plunging into the refreshing waters of the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlungers will warm up by a fire on the beach and everyone will be able to enjoy hot beverages, snacks and the costume parade, which is more outrageous every year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;Tax deductible proceeds benefit Hunting Island State Park’s Discover Carolina program, a hands-on, curriculum-based instruction program for Beaufort County school children in grades three, five and seven.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nParticipating students visit Hunting Island to learn about the ecology of a semi-tropical barrier island. More than 3,000 students have participated in this unique educational program.\r\n\r\nVisit www.fohuntingisland.org/events/the-pelican-plunge.', 'It’s time to take the plunge!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'its-time-to-take-the-plunge', '', '', '2017-12-21 12:00:42', '2017-12-21 17:00:42', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34511', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34514, 4, '2017-12-21 12:00:35', '2017-12-21 17:00:35', '<b>Gullah property redemption is ‘unexpected blessing’</b>\r\n\r\nA Gullah descendent, Tracy Mitchell, \"never thought it could happen to us\" before her&nbsp; family lost a .77-acre tract of land that had belonged to her great-grandfather Elijah Jones.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nStill, when the Jones/Mitchell family failed to come up with $8,159.61 needed to redeem the property, which had been sold at the 2016 Beaufort County Delinquent Tax Sale, ownership of the piece of land on Hilton Head Island assessed at $85,000 passed out of her family\'s hands forever.\r\n\r\nBut the story of another piece of property owned by the Jones/Mitchell family will have a happier ending. That 1.18-acre property assessed at $118,000, which was recently sold at the 2017 Beaufort County Delinquent Tax Sale, will be redeemed and kept in their family thanks to $11,200 in donations to the Beaufort-based Pan-African Family Empowerment &amp; Land Preservation Network from members of the 100+ Women Who Care Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\nThe collective $11,200 donation to PAFEN from the 100+WWCHHI is the largest single donation ever received by the PAFEN, according to Theresa White, founder &amp; CEO of the nonprofit group that runs an ongoing Help Save Gullah-Geechee Land campaign. PAFEN has helped to save $3 million worth of Gullah-Geechee-owned property in Beaufort, Colleton, Georgetown and Horry counties since 2015.\r\n\r\n\"This is an unexpected blessing for us,\" said Mitchell.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHer mother Annette Mitchell\'s mobile home and the family land it sits on will be saved when PAFEN was expected to redeem the property on Dec. 19. Also being redeemed, will be a .81-acre tract of land and a house assessed at $179,900 that\'s owned by the Rosalee Driessen Trust. Driessen, 91, is a nursing home patient. Her daughter, Marilyn Blake, will attend the family\'s property redemption.\r\n\r\nPAFEN will spent a combined total of $11,001.92 to redeem the Jones/Mitchell and Driessen properties; pay their 2017 tax bills; and qualify them to apply to participate in Beaufort County\'s Installment Program for property tax payments, which allows property owners to pay their bills in six affordable payments spread over a 12-month period.\r\n\r\nVisit panafricanfamilyempowermentnetwork.org. Donations can be mailed to PAFEN,&nbsp; P.O. Box 706, St. Helena Island, SC 29920.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>History Museum&nbsp;</b><b>to hold annual meeting</b>\r\n\r\nMuseum members and the public are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Beaufort History Museum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, in the museum’s main hall on the second floor of The Arsenal, located at 713 Craven St.\r\n\r\nAt the meeting, milestones of the past year will be celebrated and plans for 2018 will be revealed, including a preview of the renovation of the museum’s main exhibit hall, which is scheduled to open to the public in spring 2018.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nCurrent museum members also will vote on a slate of board of directors nominees (all of whom are existing board members). The slate will be presented to BHM members in advance of the annual meeting via email.\r\n\r\nNominees for a second three-year term on the board are:\r\n\r\n• Lorrie Burleyknoles, a member of the museum’s board of directors since January 2015, has been instrumental in the development of BHM’s Docent Program and chairs BHM’s Volunteers Committee.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Carol Lauvray joined the museum as a docent in 2013 and was elected to BHM’s board of directors in January 2015. She has served as president of the board since December 2015 and is also a member of the museum’s Marketing and Communications Committee.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n• Carla Marsh, a member of the museum’s board of directors since January 2015 and co-chair of BHM’s Marketing and Communications Committee, recently retired from a career in public relations and marketing with an office in Boca Raton, Fla.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFollowing the annual meeting, a reception featuring hors d’ oeuvres and wines will be held at 7 p.m. at the museum.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThose who wish to renew their museum memberships or to become new members can do so at the meeting or at the museum’s website at www.beauforthistorymuseum.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Toys for Tots needs&nbsp;</b><b>community’s help</b>\r\n\r\nUnited Way of the Lowcountry is partnering with Toys for Tots, The Salvation Army, Love House Ministries, Bluffton Self Help and the Deep Well Project this year to provide Christmas assistance to those in need through Operation Holiday Heroes.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOperation Holiday Heroes is a countywide collaboration to ensure that every child and family in need throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties has toys and food for Christmas.\r\n\r\nLast year, Operation Holiday Heroes provided Christmas gifts and meals to 1,816 families throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties, including 3,936 children. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nDonate toys by dropping them off at any of the United Way of the Lowcountry offices (Beaufort, Bluffton, Ridgeland) or at one of the many Toys for Tots boxes throughout Beaufort and Jasper counties.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor a full list of toy donation drop-off locations, visit www.toysfortots.org.\r\n\r\nTo make a monetary donation to Operation Holiday Heroes, visit www.uwlowcountry.org&nbsp; or send a check payable to “Operation Holiday Heroes” to United Way of the Lowcountry, P.O. Box 202, Beaufort, SC 29901; or drop off at United Way of the Lowcountry (Beaufort office), located at 1277 Ribaut Road.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOther ways to help include hosting a holiday or dinner party and collecting gifts for Operation Holiday Heroes; making a donation in memory of a loved one or in honor of them; or for businesses to become a Toys for Tots drop-off location by requesting a box on the Toys for Tots website at www.toysfortots.org.\r\n\r\nThose needing Christmas assistance this holiday season, should register by calling the Salvation Army at 843-524-3727; or calling or visiting Love House Ministries at 843-525-1043, 423C Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort. Love House Ministries will be conducting itd registration process from 12:30-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday through Dec. 22. Children are not allowed at sign-up or toy distribution.\r\n\r\n<b>Free parking offered&nbsp;</b><b>at downtown marina</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort City Council has approved the Parking Advisory Committee’s recommendation that there be free parking in downtown Beaufort this holiday season.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, it will be offered in a different way than it has been in years past to allow shoppers more time to explore what all of the merchants have to offer as well as to provide time to enjoy lunch or dinner without having to worry about a parking time limit.\r\n\r\nFree parking will be offered now through New Year’s Day at the Downtown Marina parking lot on the waterfront and accessed from Bay Street at the intersection of Charles or Newcastle streets\r\n\r\nThere are 167 parking spaces available and there will be no time limit on parking.\r\n\r\nAll other metered parking spaces/areas downtown will be paid parking, including Bay Street, and their respective time limits will be enforced. Paid parking is enforced from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday.\r\n\r\n<b>CORRECTION</b>\r\n\r\nA list of businesses that donated door prizes to the recent Island Girls Night Out at Modern Jewelers inadvertently omitted Mama’s Furniture from the list of donors.', 'News briefs for December 21st-27th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-december-21st-27th', '', '', '2017-12-21 12:00:35', '2017-12-21 17:00:35', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34514', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34518, 4, '2017-12-21 12:01:09', '2017-12-21 17:01:09', 'Wells Fargo is committed to helping you succeed across all areas of your financial life. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHere are five considerations to think about when it comes to tax planning.\r\n\r\n1. Analyze your investment portfolio.\r\n\r\n• Review your portfolio to help ensure your allocation still aligns with your goals.\r\n\r\n• Assess tax consequences if you have sold assets earlier in the year.\r\n\r\n• Review tax-loss selling strategies if you have capital gains but wish to keep exposure to a depreciated sector or security.\r\n\r\n2. Manage your taxes.\r\n\r\n• Evaluate the pros and cons of deferring taxable income if you expect to be in the same or a lower tax bracket next year.\r\n\r\n• Talk to your CPA about increasing your tax deductions.\r\n\r\n3. Maximize your tax-saving opportunities.\r\n\r\n• Consider increasing your retirement savings for the year.\r\n\r\n• Find the right type of IRA for you.\r\n\r\n• If suitable for your circumstances, consider consolidating your assets.\r\n\r\n• Take advantage of an FSA or HSA for healthcare expenses.\r\n\r\n4. Protect what matters.\r\n\r\n• Review your insurance coverage to help make sure it is adequate for your needs.\r\n\r\n• Review your beneficiary designations and make any necessary adjustments due to life changes (i.e., marriage, divorce, birth of child/grandchild, death, etc.).\r\n\r\n5. Leave a legacy.\r\n\r\n• Review your estate plan to help ensure it is aligned with your wishes.\r\n\r\n• Think about creating or adding to a tax-advantaged college savings plan.\r\n\r\n• Consider developing a plan to complete charitable and family member gifts by year-end.\r\n\r\nTaking the time to create, review or update your investment plan can help you reach your short-term and long-term financial goals. Contact Wells Fargo to schedule a review of your financial situation.\r\n\r\n<i>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Katie C. Phifer, certified financial planner and financial advisor in Beaufort. She can be reached at 843-982-1506.&nbsp;</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Investments in securities and insurance products are not FDIC insured, not bank guaranteed and may lose value.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.</i>', 'Now is time to focus on year-end tax planning', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'now-is-time-to-focus-on-year-end-tax-planning', '', '', '2017-12-21 12:01:09', '2017-12-21 17:01:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34518', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(34520, 4, '2017-12-21 12:03:48', '2017-12-21 17:03:48', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;A soldier with S.C. State Guard carries a wreath to be placed a fallen comrade’s grave during Wreathes Across America at the Beaufort National Cemetery. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nHundreds of people gathered on Dec. 16 at Beaufort National Cemetery for the 26th annual Wreathes Across America.&nbsp;Wreathes were laid at the headstones of thousands of U.S. servicemen and women at 1,300 locations across the country.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn Beaufort, about 1,200 wreathes were laid by veterans and civic groups, survivors and people who just wanted to be part of something special.&nbsp;Janet Mulcahy of Beaufort put wreathes on the graves of her parents, both U.S. Marine Corps veterans, who died a month apart this fall. Mulcahy said they were both 94.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES1908-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34522\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34522 size-full\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES1908-1.jpg\" alt=\"Janet Mulcahy adjust the wreathes at her parents’ headstones and displays an old black and white photo of her parents during Wreathes Across America at the Beaufort National Cemetery. Both her parents were U.S. Marine Corps veterans. \" width=\"3216\" height=\"2136\"></a>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34525\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1889\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES2304.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34525\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34525\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES2304.jpg\" alt=\"Janet Mulcahy adjust the wreathes at her parents’ headstones and displays an old black and white photo of her parents during Wreathes Across America at the Beaufort National Cemetery. Both her parents were U.S. Marine Corps veterans.\" width=\"1889\" height=\"2914\"></a> Janet Mulcahy adjust the wreathes at her parents’ headstones and displays an old black and white photo of her parents during Wreathes Across America at the Beaufort National Cemetery. Both her parents were U.S. Marine Corps veterans.[/caption]', 'Remembering those who served', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'remembering-those-who-served', '', '', '2017-12-21 12:06:20', '2017-12-21 17:06:20', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34520', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34521, 4, '2017-12-21 12:02:40', '2017-12-21 17:02:40', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nWhen I was a child, the Hallmark Card company would sponsor a two-hour movie each Christmas. This was a big deal in our household and as I recall, the commercials only promoted Hallmark cards, many of which were tearjerkers. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere were always soldiers coming home for Christmas, new puppies arriving and grandparents holding new grandchildren.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlthough the original Hall of Fame debuted on television on Dec. 24, 1951, it was the movies from the 1960s that I remember. My parents would announce when one of the shows was scheduled and we would all be huddled in the family room, poised for the announcer’s voice. I have even bought some of the DVDs of those older movies.\r\n\r\nTimes have changed though. Now Hallmark has its own channel and has recently introduced another one. The Hallmark Drama channel was launched on Oct. 1. This troubled my spouse somewhat since he thought the original channel had enough drama.\r\n\r\nNow, instead of watching an occasional Christmas movie, you can watch tearjerkers 24 hours a day.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAs I sat there the other night watching “A Royal Christmas” where the Prince of Cordinia wants to marry the seamstress, Emily, my spouse asked, “How many of these little kingdoms are tucked in the mountains of Europe? And how many princes does Genovia have anyway?”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI had to remind him that the Kingdom of Genovia was in “The Princess Diaries” movie, and it was not a Hallmark movie. He must not be paying attention to the movies as much as I am, otherwise he would have known that fact.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI did suggest he might want to contact Prince Harry of England who recently found his future wife, Meghan Markle, in America.&nbsp; Maybe Harry knows how many kingdoms are in Europe. Also, can we assume a movie production will be coming out based on that relationship? Is it possible Hallmark is already working on one?\r\n\r\nMy spouse is correct, though. There are a lot of royalty finding their American soul mates on the Hallmark channel. There is “A Prince for Christmas,” “Christmas Princess,” “My Summer Prince,” “A Royal Christmas” … you get the idea.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBut the “Christmas Princess” is really not about a royal princess after all, but rather a young girl who dreamed about becoming a Rose Bowl princess.\r\n\r\nBefore long the Christmas season will end, and the new movies will fade into rerun heaven. There will be no more mistletoe, falling snow and endless Christmas decorations. But fret not, Hallmark is already planning for the 2018 Christmas presentations.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor now, enjoy the shows, and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.', 'Hallmark movies pull at heartstrings', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hallmark-movies-pull-at-heartstrings', '', '', '2017-12-21 12:02:40', '2017-12-21 17:02:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34521', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34524, 4, '2017-12-21 12:05:37', '2017-12-21 17:05:37', '<em>Photo above: The stockings were stuffed in the nursery with care, with hopes that St. Nicolas soon would be there! Babies born at the Beaufort Memorial Collins Birthing Center during December are sent home as a special \"stocking stuffer\" for mom and dad. This year BMH Labor and Delivery nurse Amy Geier enlisted her mother, Susan Johns, to hand-sew the stockings, rekindling a tradition started at the hospital almost 25 years ago for a new generation of holiday babies. Photo by Charlotte Berkeley Photography.</em>\r\n\r\n<b>Chiropractic office to hold&nbsp;</b><b>Christmas event for kids</b>\r\n\r\nSeaside Family Chiropractic will hold an event called Feeding Rudolph from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21.\r\n\r\nThis will be an opportunity for children to create their own reindeer treat bag, Christmas ornament and enjoy Christmas treats.\r\n\r\nSeaside Family Chiropractic is located at 1211 Newcastle St. in Beaufort. Visit seasidefamilychiropractic.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Upcoming health expo&nbsp;</b><b>will be held at Tabby Inn</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2018 Health &amp; Wellness Expo will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at The Beaufort Inn\'s Tabby Place at 913 Port Republic St., Beaufort.This expo will feature just over 35 vendors whose products and services promote a healthy lifestyle. To reserve booth space, email janessa@beaufortsc.org.', 'Health briefs for December 21st-27th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'health-briefs-for-december-21st-27th', '', '', '2017-12-21 12:05:37', '2017-12-21 17:05:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34524', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34533, 4, '2017-12-21 12:09:11', '2017-12-21 17:09:11', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Members of the Funeral Honors team from Fort Stewart, Ga., stretch the flag over the casket carrying the remains of Nathaniel Rufus Bennett who died recently. Bennett was a veteran of the military. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34540\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"240\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NathanielBennett1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34540\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34540\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NathanielBennett1.jpg\" alt=\"Nathaniel Rufus Bennett\" width=\"240\" height=\"293\"></a> Nathaniel Rufus Bennett[/caption]\r\n<h3>By Sally Mahan</h3>\r\nA Beaufort icon has passed away at the age of 64.\r\n\r\nNathaniel Rufus Bennett, a well-known presence for many years in downtown Beaufort, died of natural causes on Dec. 11 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.\r\n\r\nBennett, a military veteran, is survived by his children Sirica Bennett, LaToy Bennett Field and Jermaine Mike. He was buried on Dec. 19 at the Beaufort National Cemetery with military honors.\r\n\r\nBennett could be charming, but he could also be a rascal. He was known by practically every business owner in the downtown area as he pan-handled. But even when he was kicked out of local businesses or restaurants, they would send him on his way with a hot meal or some change.\r\n\r\nIn fact, restaurants like Luther’s and Plums fed him regularly and Bricks on Boundary gave him food practically every other day. His drink of choice was always Sprite with no ice or ginger ale.\r\n\r\nBennett, who was a graduate of Beaufort High School, lived in a group residential care home on Duke Street, but he was almost always walking around asking for money or food and asking after people’s families. He never called anyone by their given name, but rather would call them things like “boss” or “mama” or “chief.”\r\n\r\nHe would also remember all sorts of facts about people, like the dates of their children’s birthdays.\r\n\r\nBut he could also get himself into trouble.\r\n\r\nHe spent a fair amount of time in jail for a variety of misdemeanors, and that’s how he met Tim Newman, his friend of many years.\r\n\r\nNewman, a retired Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputy, said he met Bennett when he arrested him about 25 years ago.\r\n\r\n“My first encounter with him was putting him in jail. Back then I wasn’t a fan,” said Newman. “He was a problem once in while and he had some demons and could be abrasive. When he was having a bad day he would steal a waitress’ tip, yet even then people still loved him the next day.”\r\n\r\nNewman said Bennett was much calmer as he aged. “He definitely mellowed as got older,” he said.\r\n\r\nIn fact, Newman and Bennett ultimately became pals, with Newman often driving Bennett to various places around town or buying him food.\r\n\r\nBennett truly was dependent on the kindness of strangers.\r\n\r\n“Grace is a tough thing. But Beaufort has a lot of grace when it comes to people like him,” said Newman.\r\n\r\nAnd many people loved Bennett.\r\n\r\n“I knew there would be an outpouring when I heard that he died,” said Newman, “but I had 5,000 shares about his death on my Facebook page and I only have about 500 friends on Facebook! I never knew his outreach was that amazing.”\r\n\r\nBennett also had a Facebook page where his personality was on full display (he defined his business as a “self-employed hustler”). Posts on his page went like so:\r\n\r\n• “got in a fight with gizmo last night, it was pretty even til he swung at me with his half crutch”\r\n\r\n• “coming out swinging like tiger woods wife”\r\n\r\n• “air conditioning at the group home broke just in time for the heat. ive been put in charge of beggin for money for the repairs”\r\n\r\nBennett had hundreds of friends on Facebook and those folks came through for the funeral.\r\n\r\nWhen Newman started a Go Fund Me page to collect the $8,000 needed for the services, he raised $3,500 in less than a day.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, his daughter, LaToy, was able to pay for the funeral with disability funds.\r\n\r\n“Even after I closed the page the next day so many people still wanted to pay for the funeral. I even had friends in Montana who wanted to help,” said Newman.\r\n\r\nHe was so beloved in Beaufort that one of the bartenders downtown started a makeshift memorial that now has balloons, flowers, pictures, candles and hundreds of sympathy messages.\r\n\r\nNewman said he attributes the outpouring to southern traditions.\r\n\r\n“Even though you might be labeled as crazy or a jerk, people still care. And it doesn’t matter if you have the means to take care of yourself, Beaufort still gives.\r\n\r\n“I never saw him drunk or anything,” said Newman. “He was a bit touched, but the South is famous for loving the ones who are touched.\r\n\r\n“A lot of people loved him. It’s really a story about him and Beaufort. 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(34534, 4, '2017-12-21 12:08:20', '2017-12-21 17:08:20', 'Ron Callari shot this photo of the Three Wise Men at Beaufort’s annual Christmas Parade in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.&nbsp;', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-62', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:27:08', '2018-07-12 15:27:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34534', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34539, 4, '2017-12-21 12:09:35', '2017-12-21 17:09:35', '<h3>By Amy Rigard</h3>\r\nThe Beaufort County School District’s board of education voted Dec. 12 to hold a countywide bond referendum on April 21 to raise not more than $76 million.\r\n\r\nThe money would be used to to address the overcrowding caused by the booming student population, as well as aging facilities, mostly in the southern part of Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nIf county voters approve the referendum, general obligation bonds not to exceed $76 million would be used to build additional classrooms at River Ridge Academy and May River High School; to construct a new school in Bluffton; and new Career and Technical Education (CATE) buildings at Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island high schools. Battery Creek and May River high schools already have CATE facilities.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe decision to hold the special election split the board 6-5. The majority favors immediate action to begin construction, and the minority raised concerns over the higher cost and the fairness of scheduling a vote outside the general November election cycle. Traditionally, there is very low voter turnout on a Saturday.\r\n\r\nBoard members Mary Cordray, Earl Campbell, Geri Kinton, Cynthia Gregory, Bill Payne and Evva Anderson voted for the referendum proposed by Superintendent Jeff Moss.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe minority bloc of John Dowling, David Striebinger, Joseph Dunkle, Christina Gwozdz and JoAnn Orischak wanted more time to further develop the referendum and favor buying portable classrooms to help alleviate the overcrowding problem while the plans on exactly how the taxpayers’ money would be spent are finalized.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThose who voted against the referendum noted that this new motion was made quickly, and the accompanying projects list wasn’t introduced before the Dec. 12 meeting.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDunkle, who voted against the referendum, noted that of the five projects proposed to receive funding, only two were previously discussed, and no specific and concrete plans for the other three currently exist.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe said the projects have unknown locations, an unknown timeframe for completion and no identified funding source since no millage exists to fund the projects.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“It’s unfortunate this happened the way it did because I think if more time and thought had been given, there could have been buy-in from many of the board members,” said Dunkle. “It was very game, set, match, and they just wanted to push it through.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThose who voted in favor of holding the referendum in April argued that the county needs to address overcrowding issues immediately.', 'Board asks voters to OK millions for schools', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'board-asks-voters-to-ok-millions-for-schools', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:37', '2018-07-12 14:58:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34539', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34543, 4, '2017-12-21 12:13:04', '2017-12-21 17:13:04', '<em>Photo above: Santa visited the Port Royal Farmers Market where he took time out for a family photo with the Bacon girls, Bentley, 4, Spencer, 2, and 5-day-old Sullivan. Santa’s visit was sponsored by the Beaufort Garden Club. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<h3>Staff reports</h3>\r\nBefore he hits the skies on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus visited various sites around Northern Beaufort County to find out who has been naughty and who has been nice.\r\n\r\nOn Dataw Island, Santa Claus and hundreds of “elves” hosted a Lunch with Santa and a Toy Extravaganza in the Carolina Room at Dataw Island. The children and accompanying adults were treated to a kid-friendly complimentary lunch, then the kids got to choose from a sea of toys and sit with Santa for a family photo to complete the afternoon. The event was filled with smiles and giggles but one thing was notably missing: a deployed parent. VMFA-312 and 251 are serving in the Far East and aboard a boat in an undisclosed location. For some, this is their second year in a row without their parent/spouse home for the holidays.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, the Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire District held its first-ever Kids Christmas on Dec.14 at its headquarters on Lady’s Island. There were hotdogs and hamburgers grilled on the district’s brand new cooker and a visit from Santa Claus to cap off the evening. About 40 children, mostly family and friends of the firefighters attended. Chief Bruce Kline said his firefighters planned on taking Santa on a guided tour of the district so he can visit with all the neighborhoods prior to Christmas.\r\n\r\nThe jolly old elf also visited with children at the Port Royal Farmers Market.\r\n\r\n<i>On another holiday note, the staff of The Island News wishes each and everyone a very Merry Christmas!</i>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34548\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"4272\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dataw2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34548\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34548\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dataw2.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Claus made an early visit to Dataw Island to visit with children of deployed military personnel from the VMFA-312 &amp; VMFA-251 squadrons from the Marine Corps Air Station. Photo provided.\" width=\"4272\" height=\"2848\"></a> Santa Claus made an early visit to Dataw Island to visit with children of deployed military personnel from the VMFA-312 &amp; VMFA-251 squadrons from the Marine Corps Air Station. Photo provided.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_34547\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2997\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES1884.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34547\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-34547\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/RES1884.jpg\" alt=\"Lt. Branden Beaton, right, of the Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire District, prepares a hotdog for his son, Branden Jr., 8, at the district’s headquarters on Lady’s Island. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\" width=\"2997\" height=\"2016\"></a> Lt. Branden Beaton, right, of the Lady’s Island/St. Helena Fire District, prepares a hotdog for his son, Branden Jr., 8, at the district’s headquarters on Lady’s Island. 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(34552, 4, '2017-12-28 11:36:08', '2017-12-28 16:36:08', '<b>It’s time to take&nbsp;</b><b>the annual plunge</b>\r\n\r\nThe Pelican Plunge is returning to Hunting Island State Park at noon, Monday, Jan. 1.\r\n\r\nThis annual event features folks plunging into the refreshing waters of the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPlungers will warm up by a fire on the beach and everyone will be able to enjoy hot beverages, snacks, beach music and the costume parade, which is more outrageous every year.\r\n\r\nTax deductible proceeds benefit Hunting Island State Park’s Discover Carolina program, a hands-on, curriculum-based instruction program for Beaufort County school children in grades three, five and seven.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nParticipating students visit Hunting Island to learn about the ecology of a semi-tropical barrier island. More than 3,000 students have participated in this unique educational program.\r\n\r\nRegister at www.fohuntingisland.org. A printed ticket will allow you entrance into the park. Up to six people in one vehicle will cost $30, and up to 10 people is $50.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>2or3 Treasure House&nbsp;</b><b>collecting winter coats</b>\r\n\r\nThe 2or3 Treasure House at 203 Carteret St. in Beaufort is collecting children\'s winter coats in all sizes for both boys and girls in response to a request for help from local schools.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you have some older or outgrown children\'s coats taking up space in the closet, bring them to the Treasure House, which is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.\r\n\r\n<b>Holiday market is&nbsp;</b><b>open on Wednesdays</b>\r\n\r\nThe Santa Elena Foundation’s Holiday Market, in partnership with Hank\'s Lowcountry She Crab Soup, will be open from 2-6 p.m. every Wednesday until after the new year, and will feature live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, local food artisans, giveaways and a kid\'s craft table.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe event is open to the public and the entertainment, parking and kid\'s craft table are free. The market will be at the corner of Bladen and North streets in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>BAA gallery holds&nbsp;</b><b>holiday boutique</b>\r\n\r\nA portion of Beaufort Art Academy’s Gallery will be transformed into a winter wonderland full of fine art and crafts especially created for the holiday boutique, which will be held through Sunday, Dec. 31, at 913 Bay St. in Beaufort. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; and from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Visit www.BeaufortArtAssociation.com. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Photo club to present&nbsp;</b><b>annual exhibition</b>\r\n\r\nThe Photography Club of Beaufort will present The Power of Color: Annual Photography Exhibit from Jan. 5-16, at the USCB Center for the Arts in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAn opening reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5.\r\n\r\nThis exhibit will be judged by Marge Agin, a noted Bluffton-area fine art photographer and author.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn addition, viewers will be able to cast their ballot for their favorite image for a People\'s Choice award.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information visit&nbsp; www.photoclubbeaufort.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Chambers to headline&nbsp;</b><b>musical storytelling</b>\r\n\r\nJazz saxophonist Thom Chambers will headline the second “Notes: An Evening of Musical Storytelling &amp; Casual Conversation” to benefit the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Northern Beaufort County.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis event will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nChambers has performed with Miami Sound Machine, and opened for Earth, Wind and Fire, Chris Botti, Gregg Karukus and NBA star-turned musician Wayman Tisdale. He was well known as co-founder, and on-stage leader, of the former jazz group Indigo City.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSaltus River Grill will serve up food and the cocktails will flow. There’s an art auction in the works, featuring donated pieces by several of Beaufort’s finest artists offering their interpretations of “jazz” in a variety of media, and Amiri Farris will be on the scene creating one of his “live action paintings.” Student art will be on display as well.\r\n\r\nSponsorships and group packages are available, and seating is limited. Tickets are $75.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor sponsorship information or to purchase tickets, call the Boys &amp; Girls Club office at 843-379-5430 or email alittlejohn@bgclowcountry.org.\r\n\r\n<b>USCB to host author&nbsp;</b><b>Melanie Benjamin</b>\r\n\r\nThe University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts will host author Melanie Benjamin as part of its Lunch with the Author Series at noon Wednesday, Jan. 24.\r\n\r\nBenjamin was born in Indianapolis. Her most recent novel, “The Swans of Fifth Avenue,” is a New York Times, USA Today and IndieBound best seller, as was her novel about Anne Morrow Lindbergh, “The Aviator’s Wife.” Her first novel, “Alice I have Been” was a national bestseller. Her next novel, “The Girls in the Picture,” about early Hollywood and the creative friendship between Mary Pickford and Frances Marion, will be out in January.\r\n\r\n​Tickets are $42 and include lunch. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Visit www.uscbcenterforthearts.com/lunch-with-author.\r\n\r\n<b>Exchange Club to hold&nbsp;</b><b>Paint the Town Green</b>\r\n\r\nThe Exchange Club of Beaufort is presenting Paint the Town Green, a tea and fashion and art show, from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Pinckney Hall in Sun City.\r\n\r\nArtist Jonathan Green will be recognized for his contributions and public service to the community.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nProceeds from this event will be donated to The Original Gullah Festival.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit exchange-club-of-beaufort.portalbuzz.com.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Habitat for Humanity&nbsp;</b><b>in need of volunteers</b>\r\n\r\nWondering how you might be able to help LowCountry Habitat for Humanity?&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAttend its Volunteer Orientation held at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at 616 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVolunteer opportunities exist in every area of operations at LowCountry Habitat; there is a need for all types of abilities and skill levels, from construction to volunteering at the ReStore to serving on various committees and more.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Lee McSavaney, volunteer coordinator, at 843-522-3500 or email info@lowcountryhabitat.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Weekly historic tours </b><b>available at Fort Mitchel</b>\r\n\r\nJoin The Heritage Library for weekly tours at 10 a.m. Thursdays of the Civil War battery on Skull Creek built to protect Port Royal Sound and the Seabrook Coaling Station.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe cost is $12 for adults and $7 for children. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit bit.ly/FtMitchelTours.\r\n\r\n<b>Christian theater&nbsp;</b><b>performances offered</b>\r\n\r\nMusic of Forever, a Christian theater production, is being held at 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Grace AME Chapel on Charles Street in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAccording to Hillary Lathan, who puts on the show with her husband, Alan, the show puts Jesus on a personal level that everyone can relate to. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“People that may never walk into a church will come to the drama and experience the gospel in a way that is real and fresh to them,” she said. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe show includes seven characters and seven pieces of music. The irony of the number is intentional, as seven is a biblically significant number, according to Hillary. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.musicofforever.org. The performances are free, but donations are accepted.\r\n\r\n<b>Pan-African group&nbsp;</b><b>seeks volunteers</b>\r\n\r\nThe nonprofit Pan-African Family Empowerment &amp; Land Preservation Network Inc. is seeking volunteers for multiple positions.\r\n\r\nAmong other things, the Beaufort-based public charity provides financial and technical assistance to help Gullah-Geechee, and other African-descent families save their ancestral homes and land for current and future generations.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey have an immediate need for an experienced webmaster, grant writers and administrative assistants.\r\n\r\nAlso needed are committed fundraising volunteers; community outreach presenters; and office clerks willing to assist landowners with homestead exemptions; tax rate reductions; installment property tax payment qualification; and referrals to various heirs’ property and/or land use programs that generate income to pay property taxes and create generational wealth.\r\n\r\nTraining for all volunteers will be held at the Pan-African Family Empowerment Network’s office in the Landmark (Regions Bank) Building, 69 Robert Smalls Parkway, Suite 3B, Beaufort.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-592-6076, or email volunteers@panafricanfamilyempowermentnetwork.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Second Helpings&nbsp;</b><b>volunteers needed</b>\r\n\r\nSecond Helpings, a nonprofit that rescues food from area restaurants and grocery stores and delivers the food to local agencies to stop hunger, is in need of volunteers.\r\n\r\nShifts are available on Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nVolunteers can sign up for one day a week or month.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Lili Coleman at execdirector@secondhelpingslc.org or call 843-689-3689. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nVisit secondhelpingslc.org.', 'What To Do the week of December 28th-January 3rd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-december-28th-january-3rd', '', '', '2017-12-28 11:36:08', '2017-12-28 16:36:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34552', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(34554, 4, '2017-12-28 11:37:18', '2017-12-28 16:37:18', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rotary-e1514479027530.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34555\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34555 size-full\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rotary-e1514479157111.jpeg\" alt=\"rotary\" width=\"478\" height=\"581\"></a>The Rotary Club of the Lowcountry recently presented a check for $10,000 to Rotary Organization’s CART (Coins For Alzheimers Research Trust) Fund. The contribution is the result of the club’s work from fundraising over the past year. A portion of the money raised came from the Port Royal Crab Race, the Annual Memory Links Alzheimers Golf Tournament and most recently the club’s annual family oyster roast. Here, club president Scott Klumb and foundation chair Kerry Bunton present the donation to past district governor Sandee Brooks. Photo provided.', 'Rotary Club donates to Alzheimer’s research', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'rotary-club-donates-to-alzheimers-research', '', '', '2017-12-28 11:39:26', '2017-12-28 16:39:26', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34554', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34557, 4, '2017-12-28 11:40:40', '2017-12-28 16:40:40', '<b>Cigarette believed to be&nbsp;</b><b>cause of Fat Patties fire&nbsp; &nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters responded to a possible fire at about 8:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Fat Patties restaurant on Parris Island Gateway in Port Royal.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters were told by the manager that a smell similar to burning leaves was detected in the restaurant, and a small fire in the mulch by the front door was discovered and extinguished by the staff.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to inspect the wall and discovered elevated heat levels inside the wall by the front door where the fire had been burning. Wall fires can be dangerous as fire smolders and travels undetected before breaking out.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters asked patrons to exit the building while they made a small opening by the baseboard and sprayed water into the wall until temperatures returned to normal. Patrons then returned to the building and operations returned to normal.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe city of Beaufort Fire Department also responded to the call. Fat Patties is located in the town of Port Royal but is protected by the Burton Fire District as part of an emergency services contract.\r\n\r\nBurton fire officials strongly encourage citizens to properly discard smoking material in appropriate dispensers. Ashes can smolder for up to eight hours before igniting.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Sprinkler saves holiday&nbsp;</b><b>for apartment residents &nbsp;</b>\r\n\r\nA sprinkler system saved Christmas for 16 families on Dec. 22 at the Magnolia Park Apartments on Laurel Bay Road after a single sprinkler head extinguished a kitchen fire before firefighters arrived on the scene.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters arrived on the scene at about 6 p.m. to find residents evacuating the building and smoke coming from a second-floor apartment.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nUpon investigation, firefighters learned the second-floor resident was cooking and fell asleep. The unattended food on the stove ignited and spread to the cabinets above, activating the fire alarm system along with a single fire system sprinkler head.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe fire was extinguished before the first fire trucks arrived.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNo injuries were reported and fire damage was confined to the second-floor apartment’s stove and cabinets. The residents from this apartment, a mother and daughter, and a resident in the apartment below, have been temporarily relocated due to minor water damage from the sprinkler system.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMCAS Beaufort Fire Department also responded.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHaving responded to over 50 building fires this year involving four fire fatalities, including two children, Burton firefighters said this was the best Christmas present they could receive.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhile there was minor water damage from the sprinkler system, had the fire grown unchecked the water damages from fire hoses along with the subsequent fire damages could have made this a real holiday tragedy for 16 families.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSprinkler systems are a minimum requirement for all new construction in the national building code; however, South Carolina lawmakers have refused to adopt that minimum provision. With South Carolina being a leader in fire deaths nationally, this decision has been contentious with state fire officials, causing many firefighters to shake their head in frustration. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n“We can dry your house out, but we can’t unburn it,” said Burton Fire Chief Harry Rountree.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff’s office offers&nbsp;</b><b>advice on staying safe</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is offering tips regarding safety and the security of homes, vehicles and valuables during this holiday season.\r\n\r\n“Shopping centers don\'t just attract shoppers; they attract opportunistic criminals as well,” a release states. “If you are going to use an ATM, please do so in a well-lit area or preferably inside a store. Record your credit card information and keep it in a secure place. Therefore, if your credit cards are stolen, it will be easier to report to your financial institution and may help thwart any resulting attempts at credit card fraud.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf you are traveling over the holidays, let trusted family members or neighbors know of your plans. Ask them to stop by your home and check on it regularly. Leave some exterior and interior lights on and, if possible, leave a spare vehicle in your driveway. Making it look like someone is home is an effective burglary deterrent.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAlways lock your vehicle and activate your security system. The vast majority of vehicle break-ins reported to law enforcement do not involve forced entry, but occur to unlocked vehicles. Opportunistic thieves commonly pull on the door handles of multiple vehicles and only enter those vehicles that they find unlocked. &nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff’s office seeks&nbsp;</b><b>help in cold case</b>\r\n\r\nJoseph Holmes, 68, was shot and killed at about 8 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2006, by two unidentified gunmen at the Sheldon Convenience Store in Northern Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nAn eyewitness to the incident told investigators that two suspects with their faces masked entered the store and indicated it was a hold up. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe witness said he got up and ran to the rear of the store from the table where he and Holmes were sitting. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe witness said there were several shots fired and the suspects fled the store. When the witness checked on Holmes, he found that Holmes had been shot. &nbsp;\r\n\r\nHolmes was transported via ambulance to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where he died of a single gunshot wound.\r\n\r\nDuring some criminal investigations, investigators might exhaust all credible leads in a case. When this happens, the case can become stagnant or what is typically known as “cold.”\r\n\r\nNo matter how insignificant it may seem, any information offered in reference to a cold case could prove to be the missing link needed to solve the case.\r\n\r\nA reward of up to $2,500 is offered for information leading to an arrest in any Beaufort County cold case.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information can contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255-3402, 843-816-8013 or robertb@bcgov.net; or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC to remain anonymous.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Driver rescued after&nbsp;</b><b>vehicle rollover</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/roll-over.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34558\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34558\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/roll-over.jpg\" alt=\"roll over\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\"></a>\r\n\r\nJust before 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 18, Burton firefighters responded to a reported motor vehicle accident behind Little Caesars Pizza at the Cross Creek shopping plaza located on Robert Smalls Parkway.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters arrived to a single-vehicle accident with the vehicle having rolled over, lying on its roof, and the male driver trapped inside.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFirefighters were able to free the driver, who was wearing a seatbelt, in less than 5 minutes. The male driver did not want to go to the hospital.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Cross Creek shopping plaza is located in the city of Beaufort, but is protected by the Burton Fire District as part of an emergency services agreement between the city and the district.', 'Public safety briefs for December 28th-January 3rd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'public-safety-briefs-for-december-28th-january-3rd', '', '', '2017-12-28 11:40:40', '2017-12-28 16:40:40', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34557', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(34561, 4, '2017-12-28 11:41:58', '2017-12-28 16:41:58', 'Geoff Back shot this photo of sunset at the Christmas boat parade in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nTo submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.&nbsp;', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-63', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:27:08', '2018-07-12 15:27:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=34561', 0, 'post', '', 0);
