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(29255, 4, '2016-07-21 08:15:20', '2016-07-21 12:15:20', '<h3>By David Striebinger</h3>\r\nTax is a word that hits a nerve with almost everyone, like the sound of a fire alarm going off, and taxes to support the school district are a hot topic of discussion right now.\r\n\r\nAs I have answered many questions from folks about the proposed sales tax, it has become clear to me that many of us are not familiar with the different tax “pools” used to support our district needs.\r\n\r\nFollowing is a high-level overview of a couple of terms you will need to understand as you attempt to determine the merits of the 1 percent School Capital Projects Sales Tax, which will be on the November ballot.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>School Operations </b><b>(General Fund)</b></p>\r\nOperations, which includes salaries, utility bills, maintenance, bus service, etc., are funded from the school operations tax which appears on your tax bill.\r\n\r\nIf you are a full-time resident (a 4 percenter), you do not pay this amount.\r\n\r\nThis tax is borne by the 6 percent (not full-time residents) group and businesses by state statute. If you want to increase teacher salaries, this is where the money comes from.\r\n\r\nAs illogical as this may sound, it is a result of the famous Act 388, which passed as a statewide referendum and we, in Beaufort County, continue to struggle with its implementation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Capital Expenses (Capital Fund)</b></p>\r\nThis portion of the budget focuses on fixed asset needs. This includes land, buildings, machinery and equipment (e.g. HVAC systems) furniture and fixtures and vehicles.\r\n\r\nTraditionally these needs are met through the issuance of debt (bonds) authorized by a voter-approved referendum.\r\n\r\nThere is also a facility to issue debt under the 8 percent debt authority. This allows the district to issue debt, up to 8 percent of asset value, without external approval.\r\n\r\nThis shows on your property tax bill as School Debt and residents and non-residents alike pay this tax. Current data from the county shows that full-time residents pay about one-third of this burden.\r\n\r\nThe current proposed sales tax replaces the referendum vehicle. Sales tax is not based on your property values but on your spending.  It is also not tax deductible in our state, so your tax bracket is important to estimate the true out-of-pocket cost.\r\n\r\nThe thing to always keep in mind is the money comes from someone’s pocket. It doesn’t magically materialize by spinning straw or chasing the rainbow to the pot of gold.\r\n\r\nDue diligence requires us to understand whose pocket we’re talking about and exactly how much money we really need.\r\n\r\n<i>David Striebinger is a District 2 Representative on the Beaufort County School Board.</i>', 'Taxes, taxes and more taxes', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'taxes-taxes-and-more-taxes', '', '', '2016-07-21 08:16:09', '2016-07-21 12:16:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29255', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29258, 4, '2016-07-21 08:17:08', '2016-07-21 12:17:08', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nThere was an advertisement on social media recently about National Dog Day. Evidently, it’s observed on Aug. 26. (This is not to be confused with National Hot Dog Day which is July 23).\r\n\r\nI had never heard of National Dog Day before, but having two spaniels in the house, I was interested in learning more about it.\r\n\r\nIt turns out that the reason for having a National Dog Day is to celebrate the important roles dogs play in American life. Not only are they great companions, they also serve as drug-sniffers, therapy dogs and military service dogs. It really is amazing to think about all the things dogs do for us.\r\n\r\nThere is another very important reason to recognize dogs on this day. It’s a time to remember all the dogs that are available to be rescued and encourage adoption of those dogs.\r\n\r\nI have two dogs: Bailey is our 13-year old cocker spaniel and Brandy is our clumber spaniel. We actually don’t know how old Brandy is because she was a rescue. She came to us six years ago, the Friday before Memorial Day weekend.\r\n\r\nI saw her picture on the local dog rescue webpage and my spouse went over to check her out. He called to say he liked her and we adopted her that day. We brought her home and she has been part of our family ever since.\r\n\r\nMost people that have a rescue dog will tell you that they are the best dogs they ever had in their homes. I think the reason is because rescues are so grateful to be adopted.\r\n\r\nI know that Brandy has been one of the best dogs I have ever brought home.  She is lovable and obedient and moved into our lives easily, although our older spoiled cocker spaniel would not share his toys initially. But it didn’t take long before even he accepted her in the family.\r\n\r\nAlthough both are dogs are considered “senior dogs” now and sometimes it feels like having a couple of toddlers running around with toys lying all over the house, we are still very happy to have our two pups.\r\n\r\nAnd we will celebrate National Dog Day and be thankful that we were able to rescue such a wonderful dog.', 'Dog day is time to celebrate our furry friends', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'dog-day-is-time-to-celebrate-our-furry-friends', '', '', '2016-07-21 08:17:08', '2016-07-21 12:17:08', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29258', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29260, 4, '2016-07-21 08:19:52', '2016-07-21 12:19:52', '&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Rotary of Lowcountry elects officers for 2016-17</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Rotary Club of the Lowcountry recently installed new officers.\r\n\r\nThey are: President Alan Beach; President-elect Scott Klumb; Secretary Peach Morrison; Executive Secretary Alice Howard; and Treasurer Doug Crowley.\r\n\r\nThe Rotary Club of the Lowcountry is known as the little club that could. Although a small club, it is very active in the community, giving its time and funds that it raises to local nonprofit organizations.\r\n\r\nThe Rotary’s motto is service above self. The club always welcomes anyone interested in becoming a member.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.rotaryclubofthelowcountry.org\">www.rotaryclubofthelowcountry.org</a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Rotary of Beaufort elects officers for 2016-17</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Rotary Club of Beaufort installed new officers for the 2016-17 year at a June 30 ceremony at the Cat Island Pub and Grill on Cat Island.\r\n\r\nThey are Chick Dykeman, co-sergeant-at-arms; Lisa Harrington, president-nominee; Richard T. Bowen, Low Country assistant governor; Chris Steele, administration chair; Suzi Oliver, president-elect; Willie Mack Stansell, III, president; John Harvey, treasurer; Wayne Heath, immediate past president; Jim Weiskopf, public relations chair; Howard Heckrotte, co-sergeant-at-arms; and Whitney McDaniel, secretary; Linda Bailey, weekly bulletin; Thomas Fugard, community service chair; Gina Mounfield, webmaster; Richard Kruger, Rotary Foundation chair; Jay Taylor, fundraising chair; and George Crist, social media.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Rotary is very active in supporting each of the Rotary Avenues of Service. Its members participate in numerous <a href=\"http://www.beaufortrotary.org/whatwedo.htm#Community_Service_\">community service</a> and <a href=\"http://www.beaufortrotary.org/whatwedo.htm#Vocational_Service_\">vocational service</a> projects. The club members are generous with their time and money in supporting both i<a href=\"http://www.beaufortrotary.org/whatwedo.htm#International_Service\">nternational service</a> as well as the <a href=\"http://www.beaufortrotary.org/whatwedo.htm#Rotary_Foundation\">Rotary Foundation</a>. <a href=\"http://www.beaufortrotary.org/whatwedo.htm#Youth%20Service\">Youth service</a> is achieved through the Youth Exchange Program.\r\n\r\n<strong>Habersham named top neighborhood</strong>\r\n\r\nHabersham has been awarded the \"Best Neighborhood Design in America\" by the National Association of Home Builders.\r\n\r\nFor more information call, Habersham Land Company at 843-846-1000 or drop into see the team at 22 Market.\r\n\r\n<strong>Weichert welcomes sales team member</strong>\r\n\r\nSabeth Biangone has joined the sales team at Weichert, Realtors - Coastal Properties.\r\n\r\nAfter 30 years in the service industry, Sabeth put her client service experience to work in real estate. She is a native of Pittsburgh and enjoys the beach, cooking and spending time with her husband and two sons. She and her family are active members of St. Francis by the Sea Catholic Church and School.\r\n\r\nSabeth is a member of the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors. She is based in the Bluffton office and can be reached at 843-707-2668.\r\n\r\n<strong>Royster back on Desk at WJCL 22</strong>\r\n\r\nShannon Royster has returned to Savannah/Hilton Head to join WJCL 22 News as an evening newscast anchor. She lived and worked in Savannah/Hilton Head for several years as a reporter and anchor.\r\n\r\nA multi-award winner, Royster has a regional Emmy, five Associated Press awards and several community service honors to her credit. “Shannon is an experienced and talented journalist. She knows Southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry,” said WJCL President and General Manager Timothy J. Morrissey. “She’s a great addition to our news team and will help with the continued growth of WJCL 22 News.” Royster returns to ther region after most recently anchoring the weekend evening newscasts and reporting for WTVF-TV, the CBS affiliate in Nashville.', 'Business briefs for July 21st-27th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-july-21st-27th', '', '', '2016-07-21 08:19:52', '2016-07-21 12:19:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29260', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29262, 4, '2016-07-21 08:42:49', '2016-07-21 12:42:49', '<b>Man grazed by shot during argument</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at 16 Wildcat Lane in Burton.\r\n\r\nAccording to a sheriff’s report, at about 1 p.m. on July 16 a 25-year-old man was grazed by a bullet.\r\n\r\nThe victim told deputies that he was visiting a friend when another man showed up and they got into an argument. The suspect pulled a gun, shot the victim and then ran away.\r\n\r\nThe suspect was described as a black man in his early 20s, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and 160 pounds.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is encouraged to contact Beaufort County Communications 843-524-2777; or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC if they want to remain anonymous and to collect a possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Skeletal remains ID’d through dental records</b>\r\n\r\nSkeletal remains that were found on Russ Point Boat Landing have been identified as Conner Pace, 27.\r\n\r\nDental records, which were used during an autopsy performed at the Medical University of South Carolina on July 15, confirmed the man’s identity.\r\n\r\nAccording to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office report, a cause of death has not been determined, but there appeared to be no foul play involved.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office had been asked for help locating Pace, of Gainesville, Fla.\r\n\r\nThe Savannah Chatham Metro Police Department (SCMPD) told the sheriff’s office that it found Pace’s vehicle abandoned in a parking garage. Pace\'s family became concerned and filed a missing person report.\r\n\r\nSCMPD investigators looked into his credit card activity and found that Pace had checked into the Beach House hotel on Hilton Head Island on June 21.\r\n\r\nOn the morning of June 22, Pace\'s wallet and a few of his personal belongings were found by sheriff\'s office investigators in the hotel room. They also located some other belongings he had left behind.\r\n\r\nAccording to his family, Pace suffered from an undisclosed condition and may have been in need of medical attention.\r\n\r\n<b>Men steal more than $10,000 in merchandise</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office is attempting to identify two men who they say stole $10,930 worth of merchandise from True Religion, 1252 Fording Island Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nOn June 30, the suspects entered the store with trash bags. One suspect went to the back of the store while the other suspect stayed in the front, filling a bag with merchandise.\r\n\r\nThey both walked out of the store, going in different directions.\r\n\r\nThey were seen entering a bronze Chevy Cobalt with an orange paper tag that said \"BERK,\" and left in the direction of Fording Island Road.\r\n\r\nCall 843-255-3308 with information.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29268\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"742\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-21-at-8.40.49-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29268\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29268\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-21-at-8.40.49-AM.png\" alt=\"Police are looking for these two men.\" width=\"742\" height=\"526\" /></a> Police are looking for these two men.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Police: Man bashed vending machines</b>\r\n\r\nOver the past month and a half, the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office has responded to nearly two dozen reports of vending machine break-ins in Bluffton and on Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\nThe similarities in the incidents led investigators to believe the same person or persons were responsible for most of the break-ins.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29265\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"101\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chisholm.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29265\"><img class=\"wp-image-29265 \" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chisholm.jpeg\" alt=\"Paul Chisolm\" width=\"101\" height=\"100\" /></a> Paul Chisolm[/caption]\r\n\r\nInvestigators reviewed all of the incidents and decided to conduct surveillance on the most affected location, Tanger 2 Outlet in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nWhile on surveillance a few hours after the shops at Tanger 2 closed on July 8, investigators saw a man walking through the parking lot carrying a sledgehammer.\r\n\r\nThey followed the man as he walked toward the vending machines.\r\n\r\nAccording to a sheriff’s office report, the man broke into a Coca Cola vending machine with a sledgehammer in the area of the bill acceptor. Sheriff’s office investigators arrested the suspect, Paul Chisolm, 50, of Hilton Head.\r\n\r\nThe report states that in addition to the sledgehammer, Chisolm had a pry bar. Investigators also found a moped belonging to Chisolm in hidden in a wooded area bordering Tanger 2.\r\n\r\nHe was charged with possession of burglary tools and vandalism.\r\n\r\nChisolm posted a $7,000 bond and was released.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, DNA evidence collected during the investigation of the other vending machine incidents is being examined at the sheriff\'s office Forensic Services Laboratory.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is encouraged to contact CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC if they want to remain anonymous and collect a possible reward; or sheriff\'s office investigators Doug Seifert and Seth Reynells at 843-255-3300.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29269\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"742\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-21-at-8.41.36-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29269\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29269\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-21-at-8.41.36-AM.png\" alt=\"Police suspect these two men of stealing a Jeep.\" width=\"742\" height=\"520\" /></a> Police suspect these two men of stealing a Jeep.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff’s office seeks help in ID’ing suspects</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify the men they say stole a white 2015 Jeep Wrangler, displaying a temporary tag, from Stokes Toyota at 100 Fording Island Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nAccording to a sheriff’s report, the men came into the business on July 7 and were acting suspicious. The vehicle had already been purchased and as the paperwork was being processed it was discovered the key was missing.\r\n\r\nThe suspects were seen on video surveillance sneaking onto the property and leaving a few minutes later in the Jeep, the report states.\r\n\r\nThe same men went for a test drive at Hilton Head BMW and the key was discovered missing a short time later, so the dealership secured the vehicle inside the business.\r\n\r\nThe suspects are also believed to be involved in the theft of a key from the Mercedes dealership at 155 Fording Island Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nContact Cpl. W. Murphy at 843-255-3314 or call Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777 to provide information.\r\n\r\n<b>Police: Heroin, false IDs found at traffic stop</b>\r\n\r\nA traffic stop on July 7 led to the seizure of heroin, drug paraphernalia, false identifications and three arrests, according to Bluffton police.\r\n\r\nWarren Weeks and Ellen Weeks, both 49, and 27-year-old Jesse Weeks were arrested and are being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\nAs a result of the arrests made from the traffic stop, Bluffton Police Special Investigations Unit detectives got a search warrant for the home of those arrested.\r\n\r\nThere, a police report states that they found more heroin and multiple identity documents belonging to various people who did not live at the residence.\r\n\r\n<b>CERT classes being offered at TCL</b>\r\n\r\nA Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is being offered to Beaufort County residents to increase self-sufficiency in a disaster.\r\n\r\nParticipants learn skills that will enable them to provide emergency assistance to their families and neighbors.\r\n\r\nCERT classes are free and are held at the Technical College of the Lowcountry at 921 Ribaut Road in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe course is taught in four class sessions that are held from 6-9 p.m. and a Saturday exercise class from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The classes are as follows:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Tuesday, Aug. 2:</b> Personal Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Thursday, Aug. 4:</b> Disaster Medical I</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Tuesday, Aug. 9:</strong> Disaster Psychology/Terrorism Response</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Thursday, Aug. 11: </b>Disaster Medical II/CERT Organization</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><b>Saturday, Aug. 13: </b>Fire Suppression/Disaster Search Techniques &amp; Exercise</p>\r\nFor more information or to register, contact Major David Zeoli at 843-812-8035 or email cert@bcgov.net or call Kris Legg at 843-263-2783.', 'Police blotter for July 21st-27th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-blotter-for-july-21st-27th', '', '', '2016-07-21 08:42:49', '2016-07-21 12:42:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29262', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29271, 4, '2016-07-21 08:45:51', '2016-07-21 12:45:51', '<b>Civic Master Plan recognized for excellence</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Civic Master Plan, a guide to the city’s next century, earned honors at the Congress for the New Urbanism’s Charter Awards, which recognizes outstanding achievements in architecture, planning, development and urban design.\r\n\r\n“A lot of outstanding work went into the Civic Master Plan, not only by the planning experts, but most importantly by the local residents who shared their thoughts, concerns and beliefs about what makes Beaufort so special and what has to happen to keep us from becoming Anyplace USA,” said Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling.\r\n\r\nRepresentatives from the city of Beaufort, the project’s lead honoree, accepted the award at the reception in June.\r\n\r\n“The Beaufort Civic Master plan has a no-nonsense Southern sensibility befitting of its historic hometown,” said Rob Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism senior communications adviser.\r\n\r\n“From crosswalks to complete streets, from historic renovation to new buildings, parks and neighborhoods, the goals of the Beaufort master plan are being realized all over the city.”\r\n\r\nAmong the 11 winners and six runners-up were a jazz cultural center in New Orleans; a military barracks turned urban neighborhood in Calgary, Canada; a new village in Nanhu, China; and a South Florida comprehensive plan that engaged more than one million residents.\r\n\r\n<b>Oscar J. Frazier inducted </b><b>into town’s Wall of Honor </b>\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton Town Council posthumously inducted former Mayor Pro Tempore Oscar Frazier into Bluffton’s Wall of Honor on July 12.\r\n\r\nFrazier, who died in 2005, was the poet laureate of Bluffton, a mayor pro tempore and a beloved town councilman.\r\n\r\n“Oscar Frazier used his limitless energy, his love of people and his positions in the community to better his hometown,” according to a town release.\r\n\r\nFrazier published two volumes of poetry and a children\'s book. He was also appointed Bluffton’s poet laureate. In this role, he composed poetry for town-sponsored events.\r\n\r\nHe was born on Jan. 21, 1956, and graduated from H.E. McCracken High School. After serving in the U. S. Army for three years, he returned to Bluffton, where he continued to serve his community for the rest of his life.\r\n\r\nFrazier worked as an entrepreneur and managed numerous types of businesses, which included construction, roofing, landscaping as well as operating Bluffton’s first food truck, or red caboose, known as “Oscar’s Barbeque.”\r\n\r\nHe was first elected to Bluffton Town Council in 1998. During his tenure, he helped negotiate with developers, which began the town’s exponential growth from 1-square mile to today’s 54-sqaure miles. Frazier was also a strong advocate for the town to annex Buck Island and Simmonsville roads so residents could benefit from town services. Frazier was re-elected in January 2005.\r\n\r\n<b>Bluffton adds parking </b><b>in historic district</b>\r\n\r\nFifty-five additional public parking places are available in Bluffton’s historic district thanks to an agreement between the town of Bluffton and Cornerstone Church.\r\n\r\nPublic parking is now available in the church’s parking lot adjacent to Calhoun Street, except for Sundays between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., the Bluffton Village Festival in May (the Saturday prior to Mother’s Day) and the Christmas at Cornerstone Festival, which is held in December.\r\n\r\nSigns have been installed designating the public parking area, which is accessible from Calhoun Street.\r\n\r\n<b>Mosquito spraying </b><b>may take place</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial training, surveillance, and/or spray missions that may include the application of EPA-registered public health insecticides during daylight hours Thursday, July 21, and Friday, July 22.\r\n\r\nMosquito control uses low-flying aircraft and its aerial spraying is dependent upon ideal weather. It does not treat the salt marsh habitats for adult mosquitoes during these aerial operations.\r\n\r\nFor additional information, contact Mosquito Control at 843-255-5800.\r\n\r\n<b>Public meeting set for stormwater project</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Stormwater Department invites residents to participate in a public meeting regarding the Okatie West Water Quality Project, which is funded by an EPA 319 Grant.\r\n\r\nThe meeting will explain the need for the project, details about the project, what the goals for improving water quality include and how the project will affect county residents.\r\n\r\nThe meeting will take place from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the Bluffton Branch Library, 120 Palmetto Way.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call the Beaufort County Stormwater Department at 843-255-2805.\r\n\r\n<b>Compost bins being </b><b>offered for $50</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling section of the Public Works Department is offering a limited supply of 96-gallon (12.8 cubic feet) compost bins for $50 each.\r\n\r\nThese bins, which typically cost $109 each, come with a 10-year warranty and were made from recycled materials.\r\n\r\nThe county received the bins as part of a grant program funded by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control aimed at promoting the many benefits of composting, including waste reduction and soil enrichment.\r\n\r\nThe compost bins can be ordered by sending an email to ccarter@bcgov.net.\r\n\r\n<b>Construction taking </b><b>place on several roads</b>\r\n\r\nConstruction on Bee’s Creek Road, Pike Road and U.S. 321 (Cotton Hill Road) in Jasper County will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday, July 23.\r\n\r\nThere will be lane closures, but traffic will be maintained through the use of traffic control devices. 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(29278, 4, '2016-07-21 08:54:05', '2016-07-21 12:54:05', 'The Beaufort Water Festival, which runs through Sunday, July 24, got off to a great start. Here are some highlights from the last several days of events. For more information on the Water Fest, visit www.bftwaterfestival.com.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: The Parris Island Marine Band was once again on hand to give a free concert during the annual Beaufort Water Festival opening ceremony July 15 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. 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The pair finally made the bucket, got a prize and moved on to another game. \" width=\"629\" height=\"1024\" /></a> These girls had a difficult time getting a ping pong ball to land in a bucket to get as prize at Children’s Day at the Water Fest. The pair finally made the bucket, got a prize and moved on to another game.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29294\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RES2617.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29294\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-29294\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RES2617-1024x784.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan Wooten had his face painted to match his Stars-and-Stripes bandana July 16 at the Water Festival. Wooten is a non-commissioned officer stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.\" width=\"1020\" height=\"781\" /></a> Nathan Wooten had his face painted to match his Stars-and-Stripes bandana July 16 at the Water Festival. Wooten is a non-commissioned officer stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29293\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RES2614.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29293\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-29293\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RES2614-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"Burton Sauls, left, listens as Greg Mauriocourt pleads his case during the annual Water Festival Bocce Ball Tournament on July 16 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Mauriocourt and teammate Nick Hunt, won the contest, making them the winningest bocce ball team in festival history by nabbing their fifth tournament championship. “We play about once a week at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park,” Hunt said. “We either team up together to play against each other with others who show up to play.” This year’s tournament hosted 17 teams in a double elimination tournament. Hunt and Mauriocourt won all five of their games.\" width=\"1020\" height=\"745\" /></a> Burton Sauls, left, listens as Greg Mauriocourt pleads his case during the annual Water Festival Bocce Ball Tournament on July 16 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Mauriocourt and teammate Nick Hunt, won the contest, making them the winningest bocce ball team in festival history by nabbing their fifth tournament championship. “We play about once a week at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park,” Hunt said. “We either team up together to play against each other with others who show up to play.” This year’s tournament hosted 17 teams in a double elimination tournament. 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(29300, 4, '2016-07-21 08:56:22', '2016-07-21 12:56:22', '<h3>By Bill Rauch</h3>\r\nThe sea turtle nesting season is fully upon us now and hundreds of our friends and neighbors are up each morning before dawn going down to the beaches checking on known turtle nests and looking for new ones that might have been created the previous night.\r\n\r\nThe most common species of sea turtle, the loggerheads, have been endangered since the 1970s, so the stakes are high and every nest counts.\r\n\r\nAlthough they are more widespread now, turtle watch projects have been going on since the 1980s on Hilton Head, Pritchard’s, Hunting, Capers, Fripp and Edisto islands, to name a few.\r\n\r\nBut there is a new excitement recently among the volunteers since a pair of University of Georgia researchers discovered they can track via their captured DNA turtle families. Now, instead of just trying to protect sea turtle nests from perils and predators (like high tides, dogs and raccoons), the volunteers are asked also to select one egg from each nest and send it – accompanied by a map that shows the location of the nest from which that egg was removed – to a UGA lab where analysts extract from the inner membrane of each shell a sample of the mother’s DNA.\r\n\r\nThe research,  now in its eighth year, is beginning to show surprising results.\r\n\r\nIt shows, for example, that many mature female sea turtles return to familiar beaches to lay their eggs. Because the genetic testing can also link mothers to daughters, the study is also showing that in some cases daughters nest faithfully on the same beaches their mothers prefer while other daughters hit the road looking for a better life elsewhere.\r\n\r\nEgocentrics that we are, we cannot of course resist comparing the turtles’ behaviors to our own. Some mothers’ daughters stay close; others roam a little and then come home to have their babies; and then there are those who never come home. Some of us go to the same beach community all our lives. Others wouldn’t go back to that place on a bet.\r\n\r\nDo any of us really know why?\r\n\r\nAs one might imagine, life moves at a slower pace in the turtlesphere, and the DNA testing confirms this. It takes for example, about 30 years for a female loggerhead to reach reproductive maturity. Then, for the next 70 years, the typical mother will nest every three or four years.\r\n\r\nIn a year when a mother is nesting she will lay four to seven nests which may be right next to one another on one beach, or on several nearby beaches.\r\n\r\nOnce in the nest it takes about eight weeks for the turtle eggs to hatch, after which time the defenseless little hatchlings make their perilous way down the beach, out into the Gulf Stream and east to the Sargasso Sea where tagging studies have shown the youngsters grow safely to maturity under the cover of the seaweed there.\r\n\r\nWhat seems so unemotional as DNA testing has actually brought with it for the turtle-watch volunteers a personal and loving result. Now, after they have become familiar with the study’s results for their specific area, volunteers can begin to get to know the turtles whose nests they are watching.\r\n\r\nSamantha Campbell is the DNR Marine Turtle Permit-holder for Land’s End and Coffin Point on St. Helena Island. Last week there were seven nests on the Land’s End beach and 15 at Coffin Point. Campbell and her volunteers know their beat. They patrol it every morning.\r\n\r\nBecause of the DNA test results, the Land’s End volunteers now know that one of the nesters there is a loggerhead they call “Agatha.”\r\n\r\nEarly in the study, tests in 2011 and 2013 showed that Agatha had returned to Land’s End those summers to nest. She was a regular, they knew, because she had laid six and four nests there respectively those two summers.\r\n\r\nBut when 2015 went by with no sign of Agatha, the Land’s End volunteers were despondent.\r\n\r\n“We thought maybe she had died,” volunteer Nina deCordova says. “So when we got the test results back in June of this year that she had nested here again we turned handsprings.”\r\n\r\nWith a hand up from the turtle exclusion devices shrimpers now use, and while still endangered, the loggerheads seem to be making it.\r\n\r\nThe DNR’s website, for example, indicates volunteers on Hilton Head Island have identified 363 nests this year, more than double Hilton Head’s annual average of 150 … and the ladies are still coming ashore.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29301\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"480\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rauch.column.photo_.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29301\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29301\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/rauch.column.photo_.jpg\" alt=\"Permit-holder Samantha Campbell, shown here holding a typical mothball-sized loggerhead turtle egg, says, “I started because I wanted to help save an endangered species. But now it’s more than that. I’m pulling data. And you don’t know what that data is going to tell you.” Photo by Nina deCordova.\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" /></a> Permit-holder Samantha Campbell, shown here holding a typical mothball-sized loggerhead turtle egg, says, “I started because I wanted to help save an endangered species. But now it’s more than that. I’m pulling data. And you don’t know what that data is going to tell you.” Photo by Nina deCordova.[/caption]', 'Genetic testing shows loggerhead families stick together', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'genetic-testing-shows-loggerhead-families-stick-together', '', '', '2016-07-21 08:56:22', '2016-07-21 12:56:22', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29300', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29303, 4, '2016-07-21 08:57:55', '2016-07-21 12:57:55', 'Elizabeth, Gracie, AK, Lucy and Sydney enjoy the beach at Fripp Island. Photo by Betsy Holloway.\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 or The Bluffton 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.', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-3', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:28:14', '2018-07-12 15:28:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29303', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29306, 4, '2016-07-21 08:59:17', '2016-07-21 12:59:17', '<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\nDoes the magic of Water Festival simply attract committed volunteers? Or do the volunteers make up a good part of what gives the Water Festival its magic?\r\n\r\nTalk with any volunteer, or just watch them working happily in teams in the brutal Southern heat of summer, and it soon becomes apparent that it’s the latter.\r\n\r\nTwo long-term volunteers, Tony Serrato, the fest\'s director for parks, and Todd Stowe, administration coordinator, took a few moments from their 15-hour day recently to share some of their thoughts on what it’s like on the inside of Water Festival.\r\n\r\nGrowing up in Beaufort, Serrato also grew up with Water Festival, and said he always wanted to be part of it. In 2004, when then-Commodore Marvin Morrison asked Serrato if he ever thought of being part of Water Fest, he signed on and has been a volunteer ever since.\r\n\r\nTodd Stowe – who describes his Water Festival role as “toter of heavy object and builder of things” – was asked to volunteer during his first year in Beaufort, in 1996. “I started on the fence crew and did a little bit more each year.”\r\n\r\nBefore earning their positions this year, both spent years as “staff volunteers” – committing at least a week’s worth of time – and now work during the entire festival.\r\n\r\n“My commitment is about 14 days total,” said Serrato. And long days they are. “For example, today we started at 6 a.m. and we’ll probably leave at midnight. I’m back to work the 25th or 26th.”\r\n\r\nThat’s a significant time commitment – easily a year’s worth of vacation time, if you’re lucky.\r\n\r\nStowe, a teacher at Beaufort High, and Serrato, who owns Lowcountry Electronics, both realize they are fortunate to be able to commit to the Water Festival without sacrificing vacation hours.\r\n\r\n“My hats are off to the people who use their vacation time,” said Stowe.\r\n\r\nWhether it uses up vacation days or just takes days out of summer vacation, working at the Water Festival 15 or more hours a day also takes a supportive and patient family back at home.\r\n\r\n“The biggest help of all was my wife staying home with the kids – especially when they were young,” said Stowe. “My daughter was 1-month-old for her first festival, back in the days when the volunteers were walking around listening to huge radios. She was wearing a Water Festival onesie, and we watched the fireworks from the Bluff and she threw up on me.”\r\n\r\nOn the topic of family, both agree that the Water Festival is a family. “A hugely dysfunctional family,” added Stowe. “But together we get the work done.”\r\n\r\n“I’ve lived on Hilton Head for 15 years, and this gives me an opportunity to come back and see where I’m from,” said Serrato. “And at the end of the day, you get to see the fruit of your labors and enjoy the activities.”\r\n\r\n“If you can stay awake for them,” said Stowe. “By show time, I’ve been on my feet for 12 hours already, and like a shark, I just sink.”\r\n\r\nThe Bed Races, an early afternoon family-oriented event, are Serrato’s favorite.\r\n\r\n“It gives the volunteers an opportunity to remind our commodore how much we do for him,” he said.\r\n\r\nTraditionally, the commodore competes in a hospital bed escorted by the Pirettes.\r\n\r\n“At the finish line, we soak him, buckets of ice water, baby powder,” Serrato said. “This year it is unknown what our contribution will be, but it will be something very special.”\r\n\r\nSpeaking of soaking, what about rain at the Water Festival?\r\n\r\n“That’s the infamous word around here,” said Serrato. “The \'R\' word.”\r\n\r\n“It does not rain at the Water Festival,” Stowe said. “We might have intense periods of humidity, but we do not say the ‘R\' word for the next 10 days.”\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: Todd Stowe, left, and Tony Serrato put in long hours as volunteers at the Beaufort Water Festival. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'Volunteers come together to make festival special', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'volunteers-come-together-to-make-festival-special', '', '', '2016-07-21 08:59:17', '2016-07-21 12:59:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29306', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29309, 4, '2016-07-21 09:03:14', '2016-07-21 13:03:14', '<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\nAnd just like that, the 61st Annual Water Festival will be coming to a close.\r\n\r\nApparently, time does fly when you  – and several thousand others – are having fun. After a successful opening ceremonies, and a small serving of rain (on a positive note, it cooled things off), Water Festival enjoyed a week of well-attended events and well-behaved attendees.\r\n\r\nAnd we’ve learned a few things that will help you get the most out of the last days of the festival. First, parking. The early bird gets the best parking spot, so go early if possible. Several churches, banks and other businesses allow parking in their lots for a fee (the closer to the park, the higher the fee).\r\n\r\nAlso, remember to bring sunscreen and drink plenty of water. There are few places to get out of the sun and dehydration can quickly become an issue. EMS paramedics will be more than happy to assist if you need help.\r\n\r\nThe remaining Water Festival lineup includes:\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Thursday, July 21</b></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Lowcountry Supper</b></p>\r\n<strong>What:</strong> A traditional Lowcountry dinner, beautiful Waterfront Park and amazing entertainment: Eric Daubert, Too Much Sylvia and the Whistlers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Location:</strong> Waterfront Park\r\n\r\n<strong>Event details:</strong> Tickets $15. Gates open at 6 p.m.  Supper served from 6-7:30 p.m. No refunds, outside food, beverages or coolers. Children age 5 and under are free.\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Friday, July 22</b></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Bed Race</b></p>\r\n<strong>What:</strong> Adults running through the streets of downtown Beaufort, pushing beds on wheels. What’s not to love? Don’t miss the commodore crossing the finish line with his team – the welcoming he receives is all part of this family-friendly event.\r\n\r\n<strong>Location:</strong> Corner of Bay and Harrington\r\n\r\n<strong>Event details:</strong> $25 entry per team. Same-day registration based on space availability. 4:30 p.m. check-in, 5 p.m. start time. Street closings in effect from 5-6 p.m.\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Saturday, July 23</b></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Water Festival Grand Parade</b></p>\r\n<strong>Location:</strong> Downtown Beaufort\r\n\r\n<strong>Event details:</strong> 10 a.m. –noon.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Air Show</b></p>\r\n<strong>What:</strong> This year’s airshow includes stunt planes, parachutists and a U.S. Coast Guard Search &amp; Rescue demonstration.\r\n\r\n<strong>Location:</strong> Waterfront Park\r\n\r\n<strong>Event details:</strong> 1-4 p.m. To make sure you see the show and don’t squint your way through it, remember to pack sunglasses.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Commodore’s Ball</b></p>\r\n<strong>Entertainment:</strong> The Band Punch\r\n\r\n<strong>Location:</strong> Waterfront Park\r\n\r\n<strong>Event details:</strong> $10 per person. Gates open at 7 p.m.,show at 8 p.m. No refunds, outside food or beverages or coolers. Children age 5 and under free.\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Sunday, July 24</b></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Blessing of the Fleet and Parade of Boats</b></p>\r\n<strong>What:</strong> A grand and sentimental ceremony, this tradition is the ideal closing to Water Festival.\r\n\r\n<strong>Location:</strong> Beaufort River in front of Waterfront Park Seawall\r\n\r\n<strong>Event details:</strong> Noon-2 p.m. Boat registration (free) is required to be eligible for prizes. The Beaufort River will be partially closed.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: Team Irritable Bow from Lowcountry Medical raise their paddles in victory while being towed back to the seawall during the Water Festival Raft Race on July 16 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Irritable Bow made the run in 42.47 seconds. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29312\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/secondary2-water-fest-1A.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29312\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-29312\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/secondary2-water-fest-1A-1024x930.jpg\" alt=\"Cub Scouts and Webelos from Pack 1 at Carteret United Methodist Church were on hand to lead in reciting the Pledge of Alligence during the annual Beaufort Water Festival\'s opening ceremony on July 15. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\" width=\"1020\" height=\"926\" /></a> Cub Scouts and Webelos from Pack 1 at Carteret United Methodist Church were on hand to lead in reciting the Pledge of Alligence during the annual Beaufort Water Festival\'s opening ceremony on July 15. 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(29315, 4, '2016-07-21 09:05:53', '2016-07-21 13:05:53', '[caption id=\"attachment_29311\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"819\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Russell-Baxley-Headshot-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29311\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-29311\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Russell-Baxley-Headshot-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Baxley\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" /></a> Russell Baxley[/caption]\r\n\r\nEdmond Russell Baxley, III, has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Beaufort Memorial Hospital.\r\n\r\nHe will replace outgoing president and CEO, Rick Toomey, beginning Sept. 12. Toomey has agreed to stay on in a consulting role through the transition, as needed.\r\n\r\n\"Russell is a bright, energetic leader with an impressive track record of smart, strategic management and growth,\" said BMH board Chair Terry Murray. \"His experience and vision will help guide our hospital through the increasingly complex world of healthcare and position us to better serve our community for years to come.\"\r\n\r\nBaxley most recently was CEO for Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa. The 213-bed hospital includes an inpatient psychiatric hospital; cancer, heart and orthopaedic programs; multiple surgical specialties; a physician group with more than 100 providers; and a telemedicine program, among other services.\r\n\r\nUnder his leadership the hospital developed and expanded critical services, including neurosurgery and oncology; constructed a 30,000-square-foot facility with urgent care and a multitude of outpatient services, including physical and occupational therapy, sports medicine, imaging and an internal medicine clinic; developed telemedicine and population health management programs; recruited 20 primary care and specialty providers to meet the needs of the community; and improved patient satisfaction scores across 10 key areas.\r\n\r\nA Johnsonville, S.C., native, Baxley received his Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Clemson University and his Masters of Healthcare Administration from the University of South Carolina. He has held roles as chief operating officer, assistant chief financial officer and director of development in small- and mid-size hospitals in both South Carolina and Texas, including Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, and Paris Regional Medical Center in Paris, Texas. He also served as director of operations and finance for a large family medicine practice and medical spa in Columbia.\r\n\r\n“I am very excited to join the team at Beaufort Memorial Hospital and look forward to working with its talented and dedicated employees, medical staff, administrators and board of trustees,” said Baxley. “Everyone I’ve encountered has shown a commitment to community and a passion for patient care, both of which are building blocks for improving the health of the people we serve. I see a bright future for the hospital and am eager to build upon the excellent work of Rick Toomey and his team.”\r\n\r\nFollowing the resignation of Rick Toomey last January, the BMH board of trustees appointed a nine-member search committee to find a new leader. The committee was chaired by Jerry Schulze, immediate past BMH board chair.Schulze and the team worked with executive search firm Witt/Kieffer to identify potential candidates.\r\n\r\n\"We are extremely excited to welcome Russell to the leadership team at Beaufort Memorial,\" said Schulze. \"In his past positions he has demonstrated great abilities to lead teams to develop and improve services, while working to maintain financial stability and growth. He will be an excellent addition to the team.\"\r\n\r\nBaxley is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has been actively involved in community and professional organizations and activities throughout his career. He and his wife, Stephanie, are looking forward to relocating to the Lowcountry early this fall.', 'Beaufort Memorial names new CEO', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-memorial-names-new-ceo', '', '', '2016-07-21 09:12:31', '2016-07-21 13:12:31', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29315', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29317, 4, '2016-07-21 08:25:57', '2016-07-21 12:25:57', '<h3>ByAileen Goldstein</h3>\r\nLocal residents and visitors will soon have many more options for their shopping pleasure.\r\n\r\nHorne Properties, based in Knoxville, Tenn., is developing a shopping center at the northwest corner of U.S. 278 and S.C. 170 (which is one-third in Beaufort County and two-thirds in Jasper County).\r\n\r\nThe center, known as Okatie Crossing, is expected to be home to a proposed Costco, among other large stores and small retail spaces.\r\n\r\nDoug Horne, president of Horne Properties, said the company is working hard to develop the 180-acre site and the center will be open as soon as possible, although he would not give a time frame for the completion. The company’s website says the center will open later this year or in early 2017. The center is described as a lifestyle, shopping, dining and business destination.\r\n\r\nHorne would also not confirm any stores that are proposed for the center, although Kohl’s, Target, Academy Sports and Lowe’s, along with Costco, are among the stores on the site plan on Horne Properties’ website.\r\n\r\nNikki Chellew, corporate communications coordinator for Costco, would not confirm that the store is coming to Okatie Crossing, citing company policy to not comment on future locations.\r\n\r\nThe shopping center will include already existing stores in the area, including Ethan Allen and more.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial Hospital owns 20 acres in the center of the new shopping center. According to the hospital’s website, the land will be used for expansion and Bluffton Medical Services will eventually move to that site.\r\n\r\n“We are working with Jasper County and Hardeeville on a tax incentive program,” Horne said.\r\n\r\nThe developer is still securing prospective retailers and hopes the incentive program will help.\r\n\r\n“We have the last big commercial track in Beaufort and Jasper counties,” he continued, which is attractive to potential retailers.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: Construction is on-going at Okatie Crossing at U.S. 278 and S.C. 170. Photo by Aileen Goldstein.</em>', 'More shopping options — Costco, Kohl’s, more expected at new center', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'more-shopping-options-costco-kohls-more-expected-at-new-center', '', '', '2016-07-21 09:08:59', '2016-07-21 13:08:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29317', 0, 'post', '', 1),
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(29322, 4, '2016-07-21 08:20:07', '2016-07-21 12:20:07', '<h3>By Aileen Goldstein</h3>\r\nLt. Joe Babkiewicz is many things.\r\n\r\nHe is a law enforcement officer, a former Marine, first baseman on his softball team and a coach for his son’s traveling basketball team.\r\n\r\nRecently, he was also named a recipient of the International Association of Police Chiefs’ 40 Under 40 awards.\r\n\r\nThe award recognizes law enforcement professionals under the age of 40 from around the world that demonstrate leadership and exemplify a commitment to their profession.\r\n\r\n“I can’t express how proud I am of Lt. Babkiewicz for achieving this honor. To be selected of only 40 in the world tells you how lucky we are to have him here in Bluffton,” said Bluffton Police Chief Joey Reynolds.\r\n\r\nAn application and letter of recommendation were submitted to the awards committee. Winners were then selected based on complying with the age and employment requirements (must be between 18 and 39 years of age and must be employed by a federal, state, local or tribal law enforcement agency), demonstrates values and commitment to law enforcement and has a capacity for leadership.\r\n\r\nAfter serving as a Marine for five years, Babkiewicz knew what his next step was.\r\n\r\n“I wanted to be a part of an organization where people were close knit, still helping people.  I knew I could find that in law enforcement,” he said.\r\n\r\nHe began as a police officer in Connecticut with the K-9 unit, and after helping several friends move to the Lowcountry, he realized it was where he wanted to be, too. Babkiewicz joined the Bluffton Police Department in 2008.\r\n\r\nHe said his favorite part of the job is working with his fellow officers.\r\n\r\n“I have a special group of officers and sergeants I get to work with every day,” he said. “I’m surrounded by good people. This award is for me, but it truly is because of the work they do.”\r\n\r\nOutside of work, Babkiewicz spends his time coaching a traveling basketball team, the Bluffton Bulls.\r\n\r\n“I love reaching out to the kids,” he said. “I started coaching because I wanted these kids to see police officers in a different light then what they see on television. It also lets them see there is a lighter side to law enforcement.”\r\n\r\nIn October, Babkiewicz will travel to San Diego for the International Association of Police Chiefs annual conference to receive his award. He’s looking forward to meeting the other recipients.\r\n\r\nAs far as his future, Babkiewicz wants to remain part of the Bluffton community family.  “I really like it here and I want to be a part of Bluffton for a long time,” he said.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: Bluffton Lt. Joe Babkiewicz has been named a top law enforcement officer by a international organization.</em>', 'Lieutenant nabs international award', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lieutenant-nabs-international-award', '', '', '2016-07-21 09:11:31', '2016-07-21 13:11:31', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29322', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29324, 4, '2016-07-21 08:15:30', '2016-07-21 12:15:30', 'Beaufort County recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Bluffton Parkway 5A Flyover, a mile-long elevated roadway designed to link Bluffton Parkway at Buckingham Plantation Drive to U.S. 278 and the bridges to Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\nThe flyover opening marks years of public engagement, planning, coordination, dedication and collaboration, as well as design and construction.\r\n\r\nThe $46 million project began in May 2013. Project funding came from a 1-percent sales tax approved by county voters in 2006 and a Federal Highway Administration grant of $15 million via the South Carolina Department of Transportation.\r\n\r\nMore than 53,000 vehicles travel on that stretch of U.S. 278 daily. Based on estimates by the SCDOT, traffic is expected to decrease on U.S. 278 by 25 percent with about 13,000 vehicles being diverted to the flyover.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Council member Tabor Vaux thanked the project partners and said the opening of the flyover marked a significant move forward in Beaufort County’s transportation system.\r\n\r\n“The flyover will add to public safety by giving motorists an alternate evacuation route that will serve our county well for years to come,” he said. “It is a perfect example of what transportation is all about. It supports jobs and businesses. It links jurisdictions. It joins communities and families.”\r\n\r\nVaux added that the flyover also gives motorists spectacular views of the marsh between The Gatherings and Buckingham Landing, while demonstrating a defining community success for Beaufort County, the region and South Carolina.\r\n\r\nIn related news, Beaufort County has installed a new traffic signal on Bluffton Parkway at Buckingham Plantation Drive.\r\n\r\nThe new signal began operating on July 15 after the flyover opened to traffic.\r\n\r\nMotorists are asked to use caution when approaching this intersection.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Beaufort County Traffic and Transportation Engineering Department at 843-255-2940.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/flyover.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29320\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29320 size-full\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/flyover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"315\" /></a>', 'Flyover officially opens to public', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'flyover-officially-opens-to-public', '', '', '2016-07-21 09:13:18', '2016-07-21 13:13:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29324', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29327, 4, '2016-07-14 22:32:03', '2016-07-15 02:32:03', '<h3>By Dr. Stephen Durham</h3>\r\nWhen you need dentures, you don’t have to compromise to find a solution you can afford. Quality, custom dentures are within reach for most anyone.\r\n\r\nHowever, jumping to a same-day solution can mean regret, discomfort, and a fit that reminds you all the time that you’re not using your own teeth.\r\n\r\nAvoiding this disappointment just takes a little planning.\r\n\r\n<b>Your options are greater than you might think.</b>\r\n\r\nThe variety of dentures available today is unprecedented, so an excellent fit can also fit the patient’s budget. And the results from across the cost spectrum can still be a breakthrough in the patient’s appearance.\r\n\r\nNot only are the teeth brilliant, even and straight, but the patient’s whole face is brighter from a new sense of well-being.\r\n\r\n<b>A great fit can mean more than good eating.</b>\r\n\r\nA properly fit pair of dentures can open up a new, pain-free life for many patients, too.\r\n\r\nIt starts with finding your jaw’s ideal alignment, and a properly equipped dental practice can do that now with digital efficiency.\r\n\r\nResearch suggests that 30 percent of adults suffer from TMD – temporomandibular disorder.\r\n\r\nThat’s a strain on the jaw and neck muscles caused by poor alignment of the jaw.\r\n\r\nTwice that many people may have TMD and not know where the pain is coming from. It can show up as neck pain, poor posture and sleeps disorders, so TMD is sometimes called “the great pretender.”\r\n\r\nWith dental care that’s based on finding your own ideal bite, your new dentures can relieve TMD by aligning the jaw to relax all the muscles around it.\r\n\r\n<b>A little care can make a lot of difference.</b>\r\n\r\nBefore seizing a same-day solution for dentures, consider better options. You can be rewarded with a lifetime of greater comfort, confidence and joy of living.\r\n\r\nIt starts with a thoughtful consultation at an up-to-date dental practice.\r\n\r\nA call today can lead to a happier smile, sooner than you might have thought possible.\r\n\r\n<em>Dr. Stephen Durham, DMD, MAGD, practices at Durham Dental at Town Center in Beaufort. For more information, 843-379-5400.</em>', 'Dentures don’t have to be cheap to be affordable', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'dentures-dont-have-to-be-cheap-to-be-affordable', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:30:06', '2018-07-12 15:30:06', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29327', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29329, 4, '2016-07-28 14:25:58', '2016-07-28 18:25:58', '<b>Free showing of </b><b>‘The Incredibles’</b>\r\n\r\nIn honor of its second anniversary, Freedom Life Church in Bluffton will host a community movie night on Saturday, July 30. The movie night, which is open to families, will take place at the Mill Creek/Cypress Ridge Development Clubhouse on the lawn. The evening will start at 7 p.m. with games and snacks, followed by the feature film, “The Incredibles.” Attendees should bring lawn chairs or blankets and bug spray. The event is free. Freedom Life Church was founded in 2014 by Ken and Patreice Cox.\r\n\r\n<b>Event to focus on </b><b>keeping Broad clean</b>\r\n\r\nThe Outside Foundation will hold the first Keep the Broad Creek Clean Festival at Shelter Cove Harbour on Thursday, Aug. 11. The purpose of the event is to educate the community, especially local youth, about the importance of keeping local waterways clean through hands-on activities, exhibits and entertainment. The festival will kick off with a kayak-based cleanup of Broad Creek from 2-5 p.m., followed by a variety of dockside attractions at the harbor from 4-7 p.m., and topped off with a live performance by Shannon Tanner at 7 p.m. Free kayak rentals from Outside Hilton Head are available for the cleanup with reservations, which can be made by calling 843-686-6996.\r\n\r\nThe dockside attractions will include a “How to Sort Recyclables” event directed by i2 Recycle, which will sort all of the trash retrieved from the creek.\r\n\r\nThe foundation also invites all local residents and visitors to drop off hard-to-recycle items, such as long florescent bulbs and CFLs, batteries (all except rechargeable), laptops and cell phones.\r\n\r\nThe Port Royal Sound Foundation, Coastal Conservation League, Beaufort Conservation District, Coastal Discovery Museum and Waddell Mariculture Center will also have fun and interactive exhibits. The Outside Foundation will be providing eco-focused crafts activities for children. All events are free and open to all ages.\r\n\r\n<b>Hardeeville to host </b><b>catfish tournament</b>\r\n\r\nThe 42nd Hardeeville Catfish Festival is sponsoring its second annual Catfish Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Millstone Landing in Hardeeville.\r\n\r\n\"The tournament made a big splash last year and we are looking forward to an even bigger turn-out this year,” said Deanne Spikes, festival chair.\r\n\r\nLocal fishing enthusiasts consider the river waters near Millstone Landing among the best catfishing spots in this region. Channel catfish and blue catfish are typically the most prevalent types of catfish found locally.\r\n\r\nCraig Scott, one of the tournament coordinators, said prize money will be awarded to the boat with the five largest catfish (by total weight). There will be first-, second- and third-place prizes, with first prize receiving $500.\r\n\r\nThe tournament gets underway at 7 a.m. with the weigh-in taking place at 3 p.m. General registration with a cost of $100 per boat is available through Aug. 5. Late registration will be held by 6:30 a.m. on the morning of the event with a $25 late fee.\r\n\r\nBoats will be launched in order of each application date and when payment is received. All boats will have the opportunity to participate in the Big Fish division for an additional $10 fee. Entry forms can be downloaded at www.hardeevillecatfishfestival.com. Mail the completed form and entry fee to Hardeeville Catfish Festival, P.O. Box 653, Hardeeville, SC 29927. For additional information, contact Scott at 843-505-0950. The Hardeeville Catfish Festival will be held Sept. 16-17.\r\n\r\n<b>Learn about reptiles </b><b>at Morris Center</b>\r\n\r\nDiscover the hidden lives of reptiles and learn why they are so important to the environment at 2 p.m. Friday, July 29, at the Morris Center in Ridgeland.\r\n\r\nParticipants will also be invited to hold the reptiles at the end of the show, which will be presented by Jeff Culbertson.\r\n\r\nThe Morris Center is at 10782 S. Jacob Smart Blvd. Pre-registration is recommended to guarantee a seat, but walk-ins are welcome. For a complete schedule of events, lectures and exhibits, visit www.morrisheritagecenter.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Church will hold </b><b>Family/Friends Day</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Church of Christ will hold its third Family &amp; Friends Day on Sunday, July 31.\r\n\r\nThe theme is “Fighting for your Family,” and the speaker will be minister Dr. Jonas Gadson. There will be a morning Bible study at 10 a.m.; a worship service at 11:15 a.m.; and a special afternoon worship at 3:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nServices are held at Beaufort Church of Christ, 170 Robert Smalls Parkway in Beaufort. Call 843-524-4281 of visit www.BeaufortCoC.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Learn how to make </b><b>traditional crab net</b>\r\n\r\nThe Morris Center will host a program at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, where participants will learn how to make a traditional Gullah crab net by expert Isaac Martin Jr. of the Pin Pointe Heritage Center.\r\n\r\nCrab netting is deeply rooted in South Carolina\'s history, and the art of making nets has been passed down through generations. For more information and a complete calendar of events, visit www.morrisheritagecenter.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Tribute to Vietnam vets to be held</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Tribute to Vietnam Veterans will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.\r\n\r\nThis free event, which is being sponsored by the Healing Heroes of the Lowcountry and the city of Beaufort, will feature the Parris Island Marine Band. For more information, call 843-263-6023.\r\n\r\n<b>‘The Miracle Worker’being </b><b>presented in Bluffton</b>\r\n\r\n“The Miracle Worker” will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday evenings and 3 p.m. Sundays from, Aug. 13-28 at the May River Theater in Bluffton Town Hall at 20 Bridge St. in Bluffton.\r\n\r\n“The Miracle Worker” is William Gibson’s 1959 play based on Helen Keller’s autobiography “The Story of My Life.”\r\n\r\nThe show is produced by the May River Theatre Company and presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc. Ticket sales will open July 31 at www.mayrivertheatre.com and at the box office, 843-815-5581. Tickets are $25.\r\n\r\n<b>Exercise-a-thon </b><b>coming to YMCA</b>\r\n\r\nThe sixth annual YMCA Exercise-a-thon will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 27, at the YMCA of Beaufort County at 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Classes will include spinning, kickboxing, yoga, Tabata, H.I.T.S. and more. Participants can take one class join as many as they want. All money raised will benefit the annual 2016 Scholarship Campaign, which funds financial assistance for local individuals and families in need. Non-YMCA members are encouraged to participate and will receive a complimentary Y day pass. The cost is $10 per person with additional donations welcome. Visit ymcabeaufortcounty.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Penn Center to show The Water’s Edge exhibit</b>\r\n\r\nThe Water\'s Edge, by Diane Britton Dunham, will be on display through Saturday, Oct. 29, at the York Bailey Museum at the Penn Center. Call 843-838-2432.', 'What To Do the week of July 28th-August 3rd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-july-28th-august-3rd', '', '', '2016-07-28 14:25:58', '2016-07-28 18:25:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29329', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(29331, 4, '2016-07-28 14:37:42', '2016-07-28 18:37:42', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GOLF</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Curren earns spot in </b><b>US amateur tourney </b>\r\n\r\nFormer USCB men’s golf standout Brad Curren claimed one of three spots up for grabs in the United States Amateur Championship recently at Oldfield Golf Club, finishing third in the 36-hole qualifying event with a two-day score of 3-under par.\r\n\r\nTaking advantage of his local knowledge of the Sand Sharks’ home course, the four-year starter for USCB carded a 3-under-par 69 in the first round and followed it up with a steady even-par 72 to earn a berth in the U.S. Amateur, which will be played Aug. 15-21 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.\r\n\r\nIncoming freshman Joshua Grenville-Wood (76-77) tied for 22nd, while USCB sophomore Riley Schank (77-77) was 26th. Former Sand Shark golfer Chandler Vilcheck (73-74) tied for 12th.\r\n\r\nCurren, who graduated from USCB in April, joins a field of 312 golfers who will compete in 36 holes of stroke play on Aug. 15-16, with the top 64 advancing to match play. The first three days of match play will be televised on Fox Sports 1 before coverage shifts to Fox for the semifinals and championship match.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">AUTO RACING</span>  </b></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29332\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"720\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Gus-Dean-Racing.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29332\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29332\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Gus-Dean-Racing.jpg\" alt=\"Gus Dean \" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" /></a> Gus Dean[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Dean added to ARCA Racing Series schedule</b>\r\n\r\nOn July 15, Mason Mitchell Motorsports (MMM) announced that Dean, with sponsor GREE, the world\'s largest manufacturer of specialized cooling and heating products, would compete in the July 22 Sioux Chief PowerPEX presented by Jive in the No. 78 GREE Cooling Products/Karl Chevrolet at Lucas Oil Raceway.\r\n\r\nThe event was Dean’s fourth career ARCA Racing Series start, with the Bluffton native looking for his second win of the season and third top-10 finish overall. In addition to Dean’s spectacular win at Talladega, the 21-year-old scored a seventh place finish in the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway in May.\r\n\r\n“I’m really enjoying the ARCA Racing Series this season,” said Dean. “And it’s not just because of the win, it’s just the overall atmosphere. Everyone’s been great to work with and we’ve brought GREE into a racing series where they are seeing a return on their investment. As a team we just need to keep doing what we’ve been doing and everything else will (hopefully) fall into place.”\r\n\r\nGREE was joined by its master distributor for the U.S. market, Tradewinds Climate Systems, as well as a number of their regional wholesalers, salespeople, and most importantly, fellow race fans. The company, which ranked 385th in Forbes\' Global 2000 possesses 18,000 active patents for products sold in 160 countries.\r\n\r\n“GREE and Tradewinds is very excited to again be supporting Gus Dean, Mason Mitchell Motorsports and be a part of the ARCA Racing Series in our Lucas Oil Raceway debut,” commented Tradewinds Climate Systems president Dave Pearson. “Our experience at Talladega was unbelievable and we’re happy to be back for the first of two back-to-back races..”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>SWIMMING</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Faciszewski competes </b><b>at U.S. Olympic Trials </b>\r\n\r\nThe Air Force’s Andrew Faciszewski was the final Falcon to compete at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials on July 2 at the CenturyLink Arena in Omaha, Neb. The rising senior from Bluffton placed 87th in the 1500 meter freestyle with a time of 16:07.37.\r\n\r\nFaciszewski starred for the Bluffton High School swimming program throughout his prep career.\r\n\r\nAir Force sent three swimmers to the Trials, who combined to compete in five events between June 27 and July 2.\r\n\r\nFaciszewski will enter his senior year at the Air Force Academy later in the summer.\r\n\r\nHe ranks as one of the top returning swimmers for the Air Force Academy program.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BASEBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Pitching restriction policies set in motion</b>\r\n\r\nHigh school baseball rules now will require a pitching restriction policy based on the number of pitches thrown in a game.\r\n\r\nThe revised pitching policy in Rule 6-2-6 was one of six rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules Committee at its June meeting in Indianapolis. The rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.\r\n\r\nEach NFHS member state association will be required to develop its own pitching restriction policy based on the number of pitches thrown during a game to afford pitchers a required rest period between pitching appearances.\r\n\r\n“We’re pleased that the rules committee worked in conjunction with the NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee to find an acceptable and reasonable modification to this rule in order to emphasis the risk that occurs when pitchers overuse their throwing arm,” said Elliot Hopkins, NFHS director of sports and student services and staff liaison for baseball.\r\n\r\nThe Baseball Rules Committee also revised Rule 2-32-2 regarding sliding into home plate. The revised language states: “At home plate, it is permissible for the slider’s momentum to carry him through the plate in the baseline extended.” The committee altered this rule since the physical design of home plate makes it difficult for a runner to break momentum on a slide – as opposed to the other three elevated bases which are elevated.\r\n\r\nThe committee also revised Rule 3-3-1, which states the umpire has the ability to give three warnings to a coach or player before he or she is removed from the game.\r\n\r\n“Officials now have the opportunity to provide a tiered warning system for coaches or players,” Hopkins said. “It provides the coaches or players with a teachable moment to change their unsportsmanlike behavior in order to stay in the game.”\r\n\r\nA new article 6 was added to Rule 8-3 to provide a rules reference for an existing ruling in the Baseball Case Book. The new article reads: “When a plate umpire hinders, impedes or prevents a catcher’s throw attempting to prevent a stolen base or retire a runner on a pickoff play, if an out is not made at the end of the catcher’s initial throw, the ball shall be dead and all runners shall return to the bases occupied at the time of the interference.”\r\n\r\nThe rules committee also approved an addition to Rule 8-4-2, which states that any runner is out when he is physically assisted by a coach. This rule change supports a revision in Rule 3-2-2 Penalty, which states that the runner shall be called out immediately when he is physically assisted by a coach.\r\n\r\nAccording to the 2015-16 NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey, there are 486,567 boys participating in baseball at 15,899 schools across the country, and 1,203 girls playing the sport in 260 schools.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>SOFTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Softball rules changes </b><b>focus on uniforms, equipment, etc.</b>\r\n\r\nThe National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Softball Rules Committee approved four additions to Rule 3 regarding uniforms, equipment and substitutions at its June 13-15 meeting in Indianapolis.\r\n\r\nThese changes approved by the committee, along with one in Rule 1, were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.\r\n\r\nRule 3-2-15 states that all equipment shall be inspected by the umpire, and is to be placed outside the dugout/bench prior to the start of the game. The rules committee agreed that placing all equipment in one location at one time is a more efficient method to conduct this inspection.\r\n\r\n“The committee believes that expediting the inspection of all equipment will make the process more efficient and done in a timely fashion,” said Sandy Searcy, NFHS director of sports and staff liaison for softball.\r\n\r\nIn Rule 3-2-1, the committee added inclement weather as an exception to the uniform rule for state associations.\r\n\r\nThe Softball Rules Committee also approved new language to Rule 3-2-7 to reinforce the solid color undergarments requirements.\r\n\r\n“We felt it was important to standardize the colors of the undergarments not only to reinforce the solid color requirements similar to other NFHS sport rules, but also because it can be a distraction and create a possible safety concern,” Searcy said.\r\n\r\nIn Rule 3-6-7, which states that players and substitutes shall not enter the contest unreported, the penalty was revised to state that the head coach is restricted to the dugout/bench for the remainder of the game only for a second violation.\r\n\r\nThe committee also revised Rule 1-5-2c by eliminating the description of the taper’s surface. This change brings the NFHS in line with other rules codes concerning the surface of the taper.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b></b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>WOMEN\'S COLLEGE SOCCER </b></span></p>\r\n<b>Clemson announces 2016 schedule</b>\r\n\r\nThe Clemson University women’s soccer team’s 2016 schedule features 18 matches (10 at home and eight on the road) against nine 2015 NCAA Tournament participants.\r\n\r\nSix of those nine teams won at least one match in the national tournament, two reached the quarterfinals and Duke was the national runner-up.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy graduate Miranda Weslake is a redshirt sophomore for the Clemson University women\'s soccer team.\r\n\r\n“This is a schedule that is going to challenge our team, and which has a couple of really good tests in non-conference play,\" said Clemson Coach Eddie Radwanski. \"We will see a few teams that haven’t been on our schedule before, and it will be great preparation for the conference season.”\r\n\r\nThe Tigers, who finished tied for second in the ACC last season, open the regular season on the road against Auburn on Friday, Aug. 19, before returning to Clemson for their first match at Historic Riggs Field on Sunday, Aug. 21, against Georgia.\r\n\r\nWeslake played in 19 games for the Tigers during the 2015 season, making five starts. She scored her first career goal in a 5-1 win over Wofford.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL </b></span></p>\r\n<b>Bobcats getting ready </b><b>for upcoming season </b>\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton High School football program is busy preparing for the 2016 season.\r\n\r\nThe Bobcats will open the season versus Screven County (Ga.) in the Erk Russell Classic at Georgia Southern University (GSU) on Friday. Aug. 20. Kickoff for the Bluffton-Screven County football game is set for 4 p.m.\r\n\r\nSeveral familiar foes fill the Bluffton High School football program\'s 2016 schedule.\r\n\r\nFollowing its season-opener against the out-of-state opponent from neighboring Georgia, Bluffton will host May River for its first home game in the 2016 season.\r\n\r\nThe Bobcats will take the field for games at home in four consecutive outings after the season-opener at Georgia Southern University. Bluffton\'s 2016 schedule includes additional home games versus longtime in-state rivals Beaufort High, New Hampstead, Hilton Head, Battery Creek and Ridgeland.\r\n\r\nThe Bobcats have additional away games scheduled versus Whale Branch, May River and Wade Hampton.\r\n\r\nThe Bobcats are under the direction of veteran head coach Ken Cribb.', 'Sports briefs for July 28th-August 3rd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '29331-2', '', '', '2016-07-28 14:40:55', '2016-07-28 18:40:55', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29331', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29335, 4, '2016-07-28 14:39:04', '2016-07-28 18:39:04', 'Anatomy? 101? Sure sounds like a class to me! And not a wine class at that!\r\n\r\nBut, we are here for wine, so wine our class will be. Anatomy will just be an easy way for us to remember the name of this week’s wine.\r\n\r\nWe’re traveling to Napa Valley this week, home of some of the best cabernet wines in the world. Some of the most expensive, too, but relax. We’re in good shape.\r\n\r\nJust knowing our wine is from Napa seems to make us ready to like it. What is it that makes Napa cabernets so good? The easy answer is the soil and climate, or “terroir,” as it’s known in France.\r\n\r\nHere are some specifics:\r\n\r\nNapa is extremely friendly to cabernet. Three factors are credited with making this happen.\r\n\r\nFirst are the microclimates, which are specific sites that have just the right sunshine, day and night temperatures, exposure, wind, rainfall and even drainage.\r\n\r\nSecond are the types of soils. We have learned different varieties grow best in different soil types. In Napa, sandy loam is one of the more dominant soil types. The sand keeps the soil lower in nutrients so the grapes and vines have to work harder as they grow. Harder makes for better flavors and textures in the wines.\r\n\r\nAnd third are winemaking techniques and details. Obviously, each Napa Valley cabernet has its own specifics, which means we have to look at each and every new wine.\r\n\r\nCabernet sauvignon flavors are important. Let’s face it: We like a wine because we like how it tastes. Cabernet wines are full-bodied with dark fruit flavors and savory notes. From Napa, and some other New World vineyards, cabernet has black cherry, licorice and black pepper as primary flavors. These are followed by vanilla.\r\n\r\nNew World cabs have a bit less tannin and acidity than their Old World-style cousins, and more alcohol. But, more alcohol is needed to support more flavors in a wine so everything is in proportion.\r\n\r\nCabernet wines, with their complexities and tannins, go with meats with more fat.\r\n\r\nOur wine this week is the 2012 Anatomy Cabernet Sauvignon. It is 89 percent cabernet, 11 percent merlot and 4 percent Syrah.\r\n\r\nForty-four percent of the grapes come from Rutherford AVA; 21 percent from Coombsville AVA; 11 percent Atlas Peak AVA; 8.6 percent Sonoma County AVA; 7.1 percent Yountville AVA; 4.1 percent Sonoma Mountain AVA; and 4.2 percent Saint Helena AVA. A total of 87.3 percent from Napa, but it’s very definitely a blended wine.\r\n\r\nOur Anatomy Cabernet is rich and dark. Full of blackberry, cranberry, black cherry, sweet oak, licorice, black truffle and coffee flavors. But, mixed in with all of its complexities are some subtleties, nuances that you have to pay attention to or you’ll miss them. Hints of cocoa powder, a green herb twinge, a kiss of tobacco, a whisper of dust. Subtleties like in a good French Bordeaux, and still boldness like in a Napa cabernet. The best of all worlds.\r\n\r\nThe winemaker, Phillippe Langner gets credit for this wine. His experience in the wine industry is also a blend. He grew up in Africa, graduated from the University of California at Davis with undergraduate and double master’s degrees.\r\n\r\nAfter school he went to France to see his family, and worked at Chateau Clarke, a Rothschild property in Bordeaux, with his brother-in- law. This was the beginning of his love for winemaking.\r\n\r\nIn 2000, Langner returned to South Africa and worked at wineries. Since 2008, he’s been back in California. Napa specifically.\r\n\r\nLastly, one final detail. Cabernet Day is the Thursday before Labor Day. It’s closer than we think. But at least now, we have a new cabernet we can try. Anatomy class or not. For $20.97.\r\n\r\nEnjoy.', 'Time for anatomy 101', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'time-for-anatomy-101', '', '', '2016-07-28 14:39:04', '2016-07-28 18:39:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29335', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29382, 4, '2016-08-04 17:03:05', '2016-08-04 21:03:05', '<b>Event to focus on </b><b>keeping Broad clean</b>\r\n\r\nThe Outside Foundation will hold the first Keep the Broad Creek Clean Festival at Shelter Cove Harbour on Thursday, Aug. 11. The purpose of the event is to educate the community, especially local youth, about the importance of keeping local waterways clean through hands-on activities, exhibits and entertainment. The festival will kick off with a kayak-based cleanup of Broad Creek from 2-5 p.m., followed by a variety of dockside attractions at the harbor from 4-7 p.m., and topped off with a live performance by Shannon Tanner at 7 p.m. Free kayak rentals from Outside Hilton Head are available for the cleanup with reservations, which can be made by calling 843-686-6996. The dockside attractions will include a “How to Sort Recyclables” event directed by i2 Recycle, which will sort all of the trash retrieved from the creek. The foundation also invites all local residents and visitors to drop off hard-to-recycle items, such as long florescent bulbs and CFLs, batteries (all except rechargeable), laptops and cell phones. The Port Royal Sound Foundation, Coastal Conservation League, Beaufort Conservation District, Coastal Discovery Museum and Waddell Mariculture Center will also have fun and interactive exhibits. The Outside Foundation will be providing eco-focused crafts activities for children. All events are free and open to all ages.\r\n\r\n<b>Concert coming to St. Helena library</b>\r\n\r\nSterling Silver Songs, a free concert featuring Gary Sterling, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, at St. Helena Branch Library. Sterling is a recording artist, entertainer, world traveler and graduate of St. Helena High School. The purpose of the concert is to celebrate and inspire local youth with the message, \"This Mountain I Must Climb!\" Admission is free and all ages are invited. The St. Helena Branch Library is at 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road. The event is being sponsored by the St. Helena Branch Library.\r\n\r\n<b>Variety of classed </b><b>offered at BAC</b>\r\n\r\nThe BAC/Mather Academy is offering a variety of upcoming programs. They include:\r\n\r\n• Friday, Aug. 5: Wine and Paint - Beginner\r\n\r\nCome and explore your palette with beautiful acrylics and wine as the BAC continues its popular \"Wet Your Palette\" wine and paint classes. Bring a group of friends and relax for a couple of hours as you paint together, listen to some music and enjoy the spirit of good company. Each class offers a new design.\r\n\r\n• Saturday, Aug. 6: Decorative Bookmaking - Beginner\r\n\r\nTake an ordinary cardboard children\'s book and turn it into a work of art. This class is suited for adults or older students. Participants use a cardboard book, decorative papers, stamps, fiber and found objects to create a transformed piece of artwork that revolves around a chosen theme.\r\n\r\n• Monday, Aug. 8: Sweet Grass Basket Making - Beginner\r\n\r\nThis is a Lowcountry favorite. While learning basic techniques and developing your own basketry skills, your instructor will guide you while also sharing the history and stories of the Lowcountry and Gullah heritage. During this two-day workshop, several basketry techniques will be identified while students create their own basket using grasses and other natural found objects native to the Lowcountry. Class size is limited and all supplies are included.\r\n\r\n• Saturday, Aug. 13: Glass Fusing/Sea Glass Bowls - Beginner\r\n\r\nStudents will learn how to cut glass and assemble it into an artistic pattern that will be fused into an 8-inch square dish that you can take home and use. Participants will learn about different types of glass, safety, the science of glass fusing and the amazing potential of fused glass. All students must wear closed-toe shoes. Safety equipment and glass cutting tools will be supplied.\r\n\r\nFor additional information about the BAC/Mather Academy classes, call 843-379-ARTS (2787) or visit www.beaufortartscouncil.org. The BAC/Mather Academy is at 916 Port Republic St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Event to pay tribute </b><b>to Vietnam vets</b>\r\n\r\nThe Healing Heroes of the Lowcountry Fund will host the annual Vietnam Veterans Celebration on Friday, Aug. 12, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort in honor of the 51st anniversary of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. This event seeks to honor our nation’s Vietnam War veterans of all branches of the military for their service and sacrifices to our country during a difficult era in our history. The event will take place from 7-9 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The Parris Island Marine Band and Beaufort’s Katie McAllister will be featured. For more information, visit www.hhlcf.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Gallery event to raise awareness of sea turtles</b>\r\n\r\nThe Endangered Arts Gallery will host a special art event to support and raise awareness for the Sea Turtle Protection Project. Artist Rodel Gonzalez will be painting live at the gallery both days, and project manager Amber Keuhn will be available to answer questions on Saturday, Aug. 6. The Endangered Arts Gallery is at 41 William Hilton Parkway, South Island Square Shopping Center on Hilton Head. For more information, call 843-785-5075 or visit www.endangeredarts.com.\r\n\r\n<b>SOBA to hold reception for wildlife artist</b>\r\n\r\nAn opening reception for “Wildlife Art and More” art show will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the SOBA Gallery at 6 Church St. in Bluffton. Sandy Rhodes is the featured artist in August with her “Wildlife Art and More” show. This collection features several still lifes, figurative paintings, Lowcountry scenes and more. The SOBA gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit www.sobagallery.com or call 843-757-6586.\r\n\r\n<b>Sunset party to be held Aug. 19</b>\r\n\r\nDog Days of Summer Sunset Party will take place at sundown, Friday, Aug. 19, at Bluffton Oyster Factory Park. Dog Days of Summer is a celebration on the May River. The party will feature a food court, craft beer garden, wine bar, kids play area and other fun activities for the entire family. Performing at Dog Days of Summer will be Chris Jones and The Will Snyder Trio. Bluffton Sunset Parties are family-friendly fun. Everyone is welcome. Come by boat, bike or golf cart.  Lawn chairs and leashed pets are permitted, but no outside food or drinks will be allowed. A percentage of proceeds from the Bluffton Sunset Parties go to benefit local area charities. Tickets are $5 at the door, with children 12 and younger admitted free. For more information, visit www.blufftonsunsetparty.com or call Bear Foot Sports at 843-757-8520.\r\n\r\n<b>Exercise-a-thon </b><b>coming to YMCA</b>\r\n\r\nThe sixth annual YMCA Exercise-a-thon will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 27, at the YMCA of Beaufort County at 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Classes will include spinning, kickboxing, yoga, Tabata, H.I.T.S. and more. Participants can take one class join as many as they want. All money raised will benefit the annual 2016 Scholarship Campaign, which funds financial assistance for local individuals and families in need. Non-YMCA members are encouraged to participate and will receive a complimentary Y day pass. The cost is $10 per person with additional donations welcome. Visit ymcabeaufortcounty.com.', 'What To Do the week of August 4th-10th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-august-4th-10th', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:07:00', '2016-08-05 21:07:00', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29382', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29339, 4, '2016-07-28 14:43:11', '2016-07-28 18:43:11', '<b>TCL will host Aviation Showcase July 28</b>\r\n\r\nThe Technical College of the Lowcountry is hosting an Aviation Showcase at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at the TCL Beaufort Campus.\r\n\r\nVisitors will get up-close access to TCL’s aviation lab and equipment, including a Cessna 150. In addition, current students will invite visitors to participate in hands-on demonstrations of VHF radio communications, a turbine engine borescope, aluminum rivet station and more.\r\n\r\nRefreshments will be provided.\r\n\r\n“This is a great opportunity for people of all ages to see what a career in aviation might look like,” said Sean Henrickson, TCL’s director for Military Education. “Plus, it will also allow students in the Airframes and Powerplants program to showcase the variety of skills they’ve learned and mastered.”\r\n\r\nTCL’s current Aviation Professional Programs include aviation maintenance and a commercial radio licensing prep course. Future offerings will include structures and composite courses.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-525-9369.\r\n\r\n<b>Back-to-School Expo to be held in Bluffton</b>\r\n\r\nThe second Back-to-School Expo will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Bluffton High School.\r\n\r\nThe school district teams up with government agencies and private-sector business partners for the expo events, which are designed to give students and their families a day of fun and useful information about the upcoming 2016-17 school year.\r\n\r\nAn expo was recently held at Whale Branch Early College High School.\r\n\r\nParticipating business partners include Hargray, Walgreen’s, Walmart and Sodexo. The Bluffton High expo will feature:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Booths operated by district schools that can supply information about school activities.</li>\r\n	<li>Free school supplies for students, courtesy of Walmart, Walgreen’s and the district’s “Pack the Bus” campaign.</li>\r\n	<li>Free dental and health screenings for adults and children, including free HIV testing, by Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services and Beaufort Memorial Hospital.</li>\r\n	<li>Help with school registration and school lunch applications.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Local students named </b><b>to Dean’s List</b>\r\n\r\nThe following students were recently named to the University of South Carolina Upstate Dean\'s List: Aqeela Aiken, Jaquille Mosley and Terryann Tracey, all of Bluffton; and Janell Berks, Monique Bing, Jordan Fields, Kyrrah Singleton, Sarah Wilson and Chelsea Witter, all of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nTo be eligible for the Dean\'s List, freshmen students must earn a 3.25 or higher and be enrolled in at least 12 course hours and upperclassmen must earn a 3.5 or higher and be enrolled in at least 12 course hours.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tcl-massage.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29340\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29340\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tcl-massage.jpg\" alt=\"tcl massage\" width=\"453\" height=\"660\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<b>TCL re-accredited for massage program</b>\r\n\r\nThe Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) recently renewed its accreditation of the Technical College of the Lowcountry Massage Therapy certificate program through the year 2023. TCL has the only COMTA-accredited Massage Therapy program in the state of South Carolina and was awarded the maximum seven years renewal.\r\n\r\nIn addition, Program Director Denise Van Nostran has been appointed to a four-year term as COMTA commissioner, a member of the panel responsible for evaluating accreditation applications from massage therapy programs across the nation.\r\n\r\n“Because of COMTA accreditation and the success rates of our graduates, students have relocated to our area to participate in the TCL Massage Therapy program,” Van Nostran said.\r\n\r\nOver the past 10 years, the TCL Massage Therapy program has graduated 90 students. In the last five years, 100 percent of the program graduates have passed the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam and obtained licensure.\r\n\r\nThe three-semester certificate program includes 31 credits (750 hours) of in-class instruction and hands-on clinical practice in TCL’s lab and in partner sites across the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.tcl.edu/massage.\r\n\r\n<b>Jack Kiessling </b><b>graduates from RIT</b>\r\n\r\nRochester Institute of Technology celebrated its 131st Academic Convocation in May. Diplomas were distributed to graduates following the event at separate ceremonies held by each of RIT\'s nine colleges and two academic centers.\r\n\r\nJack Kiessling of Beaufort received a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering technology from RIT\'s College of Applied Science and Technology.\r\n\r\n<b>County students </b><b>can enroll online</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County School District’s online student registration system for the 2016-17 academic year is open for business.\r\n\r\n“The thing we continue to hear from parents is that they appreciate being able to register from home and not having to come to their children’s schools to fill out paper forms,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “Our schools like it because they reduce the paperwork associated with back-to-school registration.”\r\n\r\nUsing PowerSchool Registration (previously known as InfoSnap), parents can access customized online forms for each student to update student information, provide emergency contact and vital medical information, read and agree to important notifications and sign up for special school services.\r\n\r\nAs an added bonus, parents with more than one child in district schools can copy many basic registration materials rather than filling out separate forms for each child.\r\n\r\nParents receive a unique “Snapcode” for each child enrolled in a district school. Snapcodes are being sent by e-mail to the families of nearly 17,500 students with registered e-mail accounts.\r\n\r\nParents log into the PowerSchool Registration site using the link provided in the e-mail or letter and create an account similar to what they currently do in the district’s “Parent Portal” system.  Parents must complete all of the information required before submitting the form, but uncompleted work can be saved and accessed later by logging back into their account. Once the form is submitted, parents will be asked if there is another student to register. Information that is applicable can be copied from the first child’s form to the second child’s.\r\n\r\nParents who don’t have e-mail accounts, who face language barriers or need assistance can register at their children’s current or future schools.  District schools have multiple computers dedicated to PowerSchool Registration, and parents can sit down with school personnel to complete their children’s registrations.\r\n\r\nParents will still be required to provide proof of residence, either in person at their children’s schools or by submitting the necessary forms by mail.  There’s also a third option for parents because proof of residency forms may now be uploaded using PowerSchool Registration.\r\n\r\nIf a student is new to the school district, the parents will also need to visit the school first to obtain their “Snapcode.”\r\n\r\nParents are encouraged to complete registrations before the beginning of the school year.', 'School briefs for July 28th-August 3rd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-july-28th-august-3rd', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:49', '2018-07-12 14:58:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29339', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29342, 4, '2016-07-28 14:49:32', '2016-07-28 18:49:32', 'Coastal Art Maps, a company that captures the beauty of the East Coast shoreline through hand-drawn maps, has just released its “Sea Islands of South Carolina” map series, the latest additions to its collection.\r\n\r\nThese three new maps depict the beaches, towns and historic landmarks that span much of the 130 miles of the South Carolina coastline.\r\n\r\nJoseph S. Tarella, a mapmaker at Coastal Art Maps, was able to spotlight the iconic historic towns, coastal attractions, islands and waterways along the South Carolina shore.\r\n\r\nThe first of the hand-drawn maps in the new collection, Daufuskie Island to Fripp Island, depicts the areas from the Georgia border, including Hilton Head, Port Royal, St. Helena, Fripp and Hunting islands and the city of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe map includes Hilton Head, Port Royal’s harbor and military bases.\r\n\r\nA second map, Edisto Island to Isle of Palms, highlights areas including Charleston as well as Kiawah, Johns, James and Seabrook islands.\r\n\r\nFinally, the third map, Capers Island to Cat Island, highlights Bulls, Murphy and Cape islands. This map portrays the settings steeped in history along the shore: classic plantations, white sandy beaches, rolling dunes, parks such as Francis Marion National Forest and marinas.\r\n\r\n“It’s been a true pleasure capturing the beauty of the South Carolina shoreline, rich with history and resplendent against the backdrop of the extensive Lowcountry landscape.  My ‘Sea Islands of South Carolina’\' collection showcases more than 100 miles of breathtaking South Carolina coastline, from historic cities like Charleston and Beaufort, to the wild, untamed islands of uninhabited beauty,” said artist Joseph S. Tarella, owner of Coastal Art Maps.\r\n\r\n“South Carolina’s shoreline is picturesque and wonderfully diverse, and my new maps celebrate its beautiful beaches, idyllic harbor towns, sparkling marinas, as well as selective and sensitive development throughout these East Coast islands.\"\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.coastalartmaps.com.', 'Maps show beauty of Lowcountry coast', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'maps-show-beauty-of-lowcountry-coast', '', '', '2016-07-28 14:49:32', '2016-07-28 18:49:32', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29342', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29345, 4, '2016-07-28 14:51:04', '2016-07-28 18:51:04', '<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\nBlame it on Bonnie.\r\n\r\nTropical Storm Bonnie, which struck Beaufort over Memorial Day weekend, cancelled many picnics and cookouts in the area. It also washed out the 30th anniversary of the Gullah Festival, one of the Lowcountry’s longest-running annual cultural festivals.\r\n\r\nNow organizers are looking for help to prevent this year’s washout from wiping out the festival entirely.\r\n\r\nIn order to schedule the festival again for next year, Thomas Hicks, festival chairman, said his committee needs to raise $40,000 to cover financial obligations to the city of Beaufort and honor contracts with numerous vendors and performers.\r\n\r\n“It is important that we carry on this 30-year tradition,” said Hicks. “The festival plays a significant role in celebrating our Gullah heritage and teaching visitors about our unique place in history.”\r\n\r\nThe 2016 Gullah Festival was set to be a four-day event with the majority of attractions held outdoors at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.\r\n\r\nWhen the storm swept through the area, organizers scrambled to move events under cover, but attendance dropped dramatically, hurting ticket sales and overnight packages for out-of-towners.\r\n\r\nThe Gullah Festival began in 1986 after founder Rozalie Pazant and others requested seed money from the city of Beaufort. Mayor Henry Chambers convinced a majority of city council that the festival would benefit Beaufort both culturally and economically.\r\n\r\nSince then, the festival has grown into a major tourist attraction and draws thousands of people from all over the world.\r\n\r\n“What we have here, in Beaufort County and the Sea Islands of South Carolina, is special and beautiful,” said Hicks. “We want to make sure our vibrant Gullah history and its food, language, dancing, music, story-telling and spirituality are preserved for future generations and the world.”\r\n\r\nDonations are being accepted at the festival’s Go Fund Me page www.gofundme.com/gullahfestival and by mail or in person at WKWQ 100.7 FM Gullah Radio, located in the Regions Bank Building on Robert Smalls Parkway.\r\n\r\nThe festival is an official nonprofit organization and donations are tax deductible.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.theoriginalgullahfestival.org.', 'Gullah Festival in danger', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gullah-festival-in-danger', '', '', '2016-07-28 14:51:04', '2016-07-28 18:51:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29345', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29347, 4, '2016-07-28 14:51:43', '2016-07-28 18:51:43', '<h3>By Jim Hicks</h3>\r\nWhile doing research for an article, I reviewed the Lady’s Island Business and Professionals Association newsletters for the year 2006.\r\n\r\nAs many of you will remember, in 2006 Lady’s Island was experiencing a population growth boom. A new family was moving to the island almost every other day and the average selling price of a house on the island was over $300,000.\r\n\r\nYes, it was also the period just before the bottom dropped out of both the housing market and the national economy.. We, as a community, were struggling to cope with the pressures of growth that was assumed by many would continue without end.\r\n\r\nIn that year, 10 years in the past, the following occurred on Lady’s Island:\r\n\r\n• Permits for construction of 159 new homes were issued (a drop of 53 from the previous year and perhaps a hint of what was to come).\r\n\r\n• Twenty-eight new businesses came to the island.\r\n\r\n• Coosa Elementary School was overcrowded with a student population of 640.\r\n\r\n• An investor announced his intention to purchase and develop the Whitehall property.\r\n\r\n• Winn Dixie Grocery store closed and Richard Gray purchased the shopping center and announced his intention to open a hardware store at that location.\r\n\r\n• The president of Pathways Connect announced a sidewalk would be installed along Sunset Boulevard.\r\n\r\n• A new St. Peter’s Catholic Church opened.\r\n\r\n• Seventy-two percent of Lady’s Island voters supported a successful referendum to allow the Rural and Critical Lands Program to borrow $50 million.\r\n\r\n• Sixty-two percent of Lady’s Island voters supported a successful referendum to impose a 1-percent sales tax to raise $152 million for construction of road projects to include a new span for the McTeer Bridge, a widened Lady’s Island Drive and a study of a northern bypass.\r\n\r\n• A Lady’s Island Tax Increment Financing District established in 2001 for the purpose of providing funding for infrastructure (streetlights, signs, landscaping) in the Village Center expired after having raised only $350,000.  A request was made by the LIBPA to use a portion of these funds to conduct a joint Beaufort County/City of Beaufort study of the Village Center in regard to roadway connectivity and access management of Sea Island Parkway. The study did not get accomplished.\r\n\r\n• An “origin and destination” study of the two Lady’s Island bridges was conducted with the result being that (at that time) 70 percent of all the vehicles leaving Lady’s Island remained in Beaufort and the Port Royal area.\r\n\r\n• Beaufort County Council approved the route for construction of a Lady’s Island Drive/Sea Island Parkway connector road and authorized a contract for the design of the road, which was scheduled to be funded by transportation impact fees. The state legislature passed a 1-percent sales tax, which allowed the funds ($500 million) to be gathered at the state level and distributed to school districts for operations.\r\n\r\n• Beaufort County voters approved a $43.6 million school referendum to fund the construction of two new schools (one in Bluffton and Whale Branch High School).\r\n\r\nAs can be seen from the above review of 2006, some things on Lady’s Island have changed (Walmart, Harris Teeter, new Publix) and some things appear to remain the same (need for funding to support new infrastructure, concern regarding overwhelming our bridges, roads and schools).\r\n\r\nThe effects of population growth on Lady’s Island have been studied and restudied with the result being the roads have been widened, an additional bridge span built, electrical capacity increased, property for another elementary school purchased and water and sewer capability improved.\r\n\r\nWhat was not anticipated was the commercial portion of the island (Village Center) becoming a magnet for national retailers and the traffic resulting from off island” customers.\r\n\r\nThat is a significant change from 2006 when the basic concept for the Village Center was that it would serve as a center for professional services plus churches and public schools.\r\n\r\nA hard look at what the Village Center can be - and what it should be - is going to be necessary and is going to require some answers other that building wider roads.\r\n\r\nWe can continue to allow national retailers to establish stores along Sea Island Parkway until customers will no longer visit the island due to the traffic, and then we will be left with empty buildings.\r\n\r\nOr, we can take a comprehensive look at the situation and together (Beaufort County and the city of Beaufort).\r\n\r\nHopefully, the joint transportation study scheduled to be conducted in the near future can be the first step.', 'What a difference a decade makes (or not)', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-a-difference-a-decade-makes-or-not', '', '', '2016-07-28 14:51:43', '2016-07-28 18:51:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29347', 0, 'post', '', 1),
(29349, 4, '2016-07-28 14:52:48', '2016-07-28 18:52:48', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nHow many of you can recall that long-standing instant coffee commercial that has aired for years on television?\r\n\r\nYou know, the one that depicts a young man returning home from college for Christmas break. He’s in the kitchen making coffee when his little sister comes downstairs and greets him just as the water is boiling. Really, how special is this guy to his parents if he has to actually boil water to make instant coffee?\r\n\r\nCome on mom and dad, no coffeemaker?\r\n\r\nRecently, I was reminded of that commercial when my old faithful coffeesmaker broke. I woke up, hit the button and … nothing. There was no bubbling sound as the water heated up; no dripping sound as the hot water seeped onto the freshly ground coffee; no aromas drifting throughout the kitchen with virtually no effort on my part.\r\n\r\nSo out of desperation, I opened the cabinet and found an old jar of instant coffee which I had bought last summer for making iced coffee.\r\n\r\nThen I realized that rather than just pushing the start button on my coffeemaker, there was more to do. I had to pull out the tea kettle, boil the water and then put in the coffee.\r\n\r\nOh, the inhumanity of it all!\r\n\r\nTruthfully, as I sat there sipping the coffee, it was not as bad as I had expected. It actually reminded me of years ago when I used instant coffee all the time.\r\n\r\nBut then came my Mr. Coffeemaker, then the Keurig-one cup maker and then the Krups bean grinder/coffeemaker.  The coffee really has gotten better and better through the years.\r\n\r\nAnd as I was sitting drinking the instant coffee that morning, I started to think about that college kid and his parents. Maybe mom and dad were not so dumb after all.\r\n\r\nHere is the follow-up commercial scene that I imagine now: The college student walks into his college dorm and goes immediately to his coffeemaker and says to his college roommate, “Can you believe it? Mom and dad actually gave me instant coffee to drink over the Christmas break.”\r\n\r\nMeanwhile at home, mom and dad have already taken out their DeLonghi Magnifica Espresso Maker and are enjoying their cappuccinos as dad says, “Too bad he couldn’t stay longer” as they sit there chuckling.', 'The instant coffee moment: Now what?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-instant-coffee-moment-now-what', '', '', '2016-07-28 14:52:48', '2016-07-28 18:52:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29349', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(29351, 4, '2016-07-28 14:53:38', '2016-07-28 18:53:38', 'Investing in the market as it really is, not how we want it to be, is the key to keeping one\'s sanity in this business.\r\n\r\nJust how baffling can the stock market be to investors? So often the market just does not behave the way investors think it should. Morgan Housel of The Motley Fool provides some data points that can make investors\' heads explode:\r\n\r\n• Coca-Cola is fighting 12 consecutive years of soda consumption decline. Its stock is at an all-time high.\r\n\r\n• Tesla is changing the world, and orders for its new car are off the charts. Its stock is lower than it was 18 months ago.\r\n\r\n• Cigarette consumption has dropped 44 percent since 1981. Altria is up 71,000 percent since 1981.\r\n\r\n• Walmart net income has tripled since 2000. Its stock has lost -1.5 percent since 2000.\r\n\r\n• Apple has earned almost a quarter trillion dollars of profit since 2012. Its stock has barely budged.\r\n\r\n• Amazon\'s profits round to zero since 2012. Its stock has tripled.\r\n\r\n• 2009 was one of the worst years for the economy in a century. The market rose 27 percent.\r\n\r\n• 2015 was a good year for the economy. The market rose 1 percent.\r\n\r\n• Brazil\'s economy is a disaster. Its stock market is flat over the last two years.\r\n\r\n• America is enjoying the longest streak of low unemployment claims in four decades. Its stock market is also flat over the last two years.\r\n\r\nAnd so on.\r\n\r\nHousel sums up the problem:\r\n\r\nOutcomes are determined by performance within the context of expectations, with importance heavily weighted toward the latter. And if predicting future performance is hard, calibrating them against expectations is close to sorcery...\r\n\r\n... In a world where analysts focus most of their time analyzing performance – what earnings will do, or what the economy will do – and it\'s no wonder we struggle to predict outcomes.\r\n\r\nThis is where many investors simply throw up their hands and give up on finding a logical, organized way to analyze the market.\r\n\r\nIt is also where investors who are introduced to the Point &amp; Figure method of technical analysis \"see the light\" in the sense that the market gets boiled down to understanding that price is the intersection between supply and demand.\r\n\r\nThe motivation for buying and selling activity may remain elusive, but the imbalance between supply and demand can be seen on the chart.\r\n\r\nMomentum of the trend of the security can be identified and derived by looking at the relative strength of the security compared to all other securities in the investment universe.\r\n\r\nWith that information, investors can invest in the market as it really is and not as they wish it to be.\r\n\r\n<i>This article was written by Dorsey Wright and Associates Inc., and provided to you by Arthur Levin, managing director, TLS Wealth Management of Raymond James. Arthur Levin is a financial advisor with Raymond James &amp; Associates, Inc., Member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC located at 2015 Boundary St., Suite 220, Beaufort SC 29902. He can be contacted at 843-379-6100 or arthur.levin@raymondjames.com or visit www.tlswealthmanagement.com</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Opinions expressed in the attached article are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Raymond James. Raymond James is not affiliated with nor endorses the author or his firm. All opinions are as of this date and are subject to change without notice.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>The information contained herein has been prepared without regard to any particular investor\'s investment objectives, financial situation, and needs. Accordingly, investors should not act on any recommendation (express or implied) or information in this material without obtaining specific advice from their financial advisors and should not rely on information herein as the primary basis for their investment decisions. Information contained herein is based on data obtained from recognized statistical services, issuer reports or communications, or other sources believed to be reliable (“information providers”). However, such information has not been verified by Dorsey, Wright &amp; Associates, LLC (collectively with its affiliates and parent company \"DWA\") or the information provider and DWA and the information providers make no representations or warranties or take any responsibility as to the accuracy or completeness of any information contained herein. Nothing contained herein should be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security. </i>', 'Price is intersection between supply and demand', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'price-is-intersection-between-supply-and-demand', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:12:21', '2018-07-12 15:12:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29351', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29353, 4, '2016-07-28 14:56:13', '2016-07-28 18:56:13', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-28-at-2.55.22-PM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29354\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29354\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Screen-Shot-2016-07-28-at-2.55.22-PM-732x1024.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-28 at 2.55.22 PM\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDr. Skeet Burris and his wife, Gail, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married June 18, 1966 in Knoxville, Tenn.\r\n\r\nDr. Burris is an orthodontist at Winning Orthodontic Smiles on Hilton Head and in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nIn 1967, he reported to Parris Island for duty as a Navy dental officer.\r\n\r\nHe started his orthodontic practices in Beaufort and Hilton Head in 1972.\r\n\r\nGail Burris has been serving several Lowcountry nursing homes for the past 25 years, leading Bible studies.\r\n\r\n<em>Send your engagement, wedding and anniversary announcements to theislandnews@gmail.com.</em>', 'Burrises celebrate 50 years', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'burrises-celebrate-50-years', '', '', '2016-07-28 14:56:54', '2016-07-28 18:56:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29353', 0, 'post', '', 1),
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(29357, 4, '2016-07-28 14:58:43', '2016-07-28 18:58:43', '<b>Mosquito spraying may take place through Friday</b>\r\n\r\nIn accordance with FAA regulations, Beaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial training, surveillance, and/or spray missions that may include the application of EPA-registered public health insecticides during daylight hours through Friday, July 29.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Mosquito Control uses low-flying aircraft, and its aerial spraying is dependent upon ideal weather. It does not treat the salt marsh habitats for adult mosquitoes during these aerial operations.\r\n\r\nFor additional information, contact Mosquito Control at 843-255-5800.\r\n\r\n<b>Unpaid property tax </b><b>notices to be posted</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office will begin levying delinquent properties on Monday, Aug. 8.\r\n\r\nThis is the process in which a “Notice of Levy” sign will be affixed to the property to notify the owner that the property taxes have not been paid.\r\n\r\nDelinquent property owners have until Wednesday, Aug. 31, to pay the taxes in full before an additional delinquent fee of $50 is added.\r\n\r\nPersonal checks will not be accepted after Aug. 31.\r\n\r\nThe taxes must be paid by 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, to prevent the property from being auctioned at the Delinquent Tax Sale.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Delinquent Tax Sale will take place on Monday, Oct. 3, at the Charles Lind Brown Gymnasium, 1001 Hamar St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nNo payments will be accepted for the delinquent property on the day of the auction.\r\n\r\n<b>Citizens invited to </b><b>water quality meeting</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County will be actively improving and protecting water quality through several projects.\r\n\r\nFollowing priorities and recommendations of the Battery Creek Watershed Management Plan, the Beaufort County Stormwater Department and the city of Beaufort Public Works Department will collaborate to minimize bacteria discharging into local waterways by expanding stormwater treatment practices and improving infrastructure.\r\n\r\nThis project is important for the region because it helps protect recreational waters and keeps shellfish beds open and safe.\r\n\r\nTo learn how this project will affect Beaufort County and how to be an active steward in further protecting water quality and the quality of life in the Lowcountry, residents are invited to attend a public meeting from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at the city of Beaufort Council Chambers at 1911 Boundary St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call the Beaufort County Stormwater Department at 843-255-2805.\r\n\r\n<b>AmeriCorps funding </b><b>to help state services</b>\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina has received $3.97 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).\r\n\r\nThe governor-appointed South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service will award grants to nonprofit organizations and public agencies across the state.\r\n\r\nThe law creating AmeriCorps gave a key role to states in determining how national service resources are used and promoting service and volunteering to meet community needs.\r\n\r\nIn South Carolina, these funds will support 16 AmeriCorps programs meeting community needs in the areas of economic opportunity, education, veterans and military families, environmental stewardship and disaster services.\r\n\r\nIn order to achieve the goals of the awarded grants, up to 501 individuals will commit to a year of service as AmeriCorps members. Various levels of service commitments are available throughout the state.\r\n\r\nThose interested in learning more about becoming an AmeriCorps Member or programs in South Carolina can visit www.uwasc.org/AmeriCorpsPrograms.\r\n\r\n<b>Dock on St. Helena closed for repairs</b>\r\n\r\nThe floating dock at the Buddy and Zoo Boat Landing on Saint Helena Island is closed temporarily for repairs. An estimated time of completion for the repair work has not yet been established.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact David Wilhelm, Beaufort County Public Works Director, at 843-255-2800.\r\n\r\n<b>Tourism committee </b><b>seeking members</b>\r\n\r\nThe city of Beaufort\'s Tourism Development Advisory Committee (TDAC) is seeking to fill vacancies, specifically in the lodging and hospitality industry.\r\n\r\nThis city committee is tasked with consolidating and recommending to the Beaufort City Council the expenditures of state accommodations funds and generally meets twice a year.\r\n\r\nTo apply, call 843-525-7018 or visit www.cityofbeaufort.org/application.aspx.\r\n\r\n<b>CODA to hold volunteer training in August</b>\r\n\r\nCitizens Opposed to Domestic Violence will be holding volunteer training beginning Saturday, Aug. 20.\r\n\r\nTraining hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 20 and will continue from 5:30-8:30 p.m. from Aug. 21-23.\r\n\r\nAll four sessions must be completed prior to beginning volunteer activities.\r\n\r\nCODA volunteers will be trained in working with victims of domestic violence, answering the 24-hour crisis line, and a variety of activities working either on site in CODA’s offices and/or the shelter, or at various community events as representatives of CODA.\r\n\r\nApplicants must pre-register and an interview is necessary prior to the start of training.\r\n\r\nInterested individuals should contact Theresa Lacey at 843-770-1074, ext. 225, or visit www.codalowcountry.org and click on the volunteer tab.\r\n\r\n<b>Dr. Al M. Panu named </b><b>to NAIA council </b>\r\n\r\nUniversity of South Carolina Beaufort Chancellor Dr. Al M. Panu has been named as the Sun Conference representative to the NAIA Council of Presidents.\r\n\r\nThe Council of Presidents (COP) is the NAIA’s chief governing body and takes responsibility for all budgetary and fiscal matters, employment and supervision of the president/chief executive officer, and continuing review, evaluation and strengthening of academic standards.\r\n\r\n“I am excited about the opportunity to represent the Sun Conference on the Council of Presidents,” Panu said, “and I look forward to working to enhance and broaden the successes of our scholar-athletes, not only at USCB but throughout the Sun Conference and the NAIA.\"\r\n\r\nPanu was selected by his peers to serve the remaining 2 1/2 years of the term vacated by former Keiser University President Tom Duncan. When Panu’s term expires Dec. 31, 2018, he will be eligible for reelection and the conference may appoint him to a full three-year term.\r\n\r\n“I applaud the presidents’ decision to elect the first representative from the northern tier of our conference to lead us for the next two years,” Sun Conference Commissioner Mark Pope said. “I look forward to working with Dr. Panu to find new opportunities to develop The Sun into the premier conference in the NAIA.”\r\n\r\n<b>420 new Marines graduate at Parris Island</b>\r\n\r\nThe Marines held graduation ceremonies recently on Parris Island.\r\n\r\nDelta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, graduated 292 new Marines.\r\n\r\nNovember Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, had 128 new graduates, for a total of 420 new Marines who graduated on July 22.\r\n\r\n<b>Veterans offered </b><b>honor flight to capitol</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort veterans interested in a free trip to Washington D.C. to see the war memorials and other monuments can do so through the Honor Flight program.\r\n\r\nBeaufort veterans participate through the Savannah Honor Flight hub, and the next trip will be the weekend of October 14-16.\r\n\r\nThe priority is for World War II veterans.\r\n\r\nIf any World War II veteran, or the relatives of any World War II veteran, would like to know more about the Honor Flight program and its requirements, Honor Flight Savannah has two Beaufort residents who can assist or answer questions.\r\n\r\nContact Owen Hand at owenhand@gmail.com or 843-812-6097 or Jim Weiskopf at JWeiskopf@aol.com or 202-607-1067.', 'News briefs for July 28th-August 3rd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-july-28th-august-3rd', '', '', '2016-07-28 14:58:43', '2016-07-28 18:58:43', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29357', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29359, 4, '2016-07-28 15:04:17', '2016-07-28 19:04:17', '[caption id=\"attachment_29360\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/burton-crash.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29360\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-29360\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/burton-crash-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"A car accident in Burton resulted in a woman driver trapped inside her car. Photo courtesy of Burton Fire Department.\" width=\"1020\" height=\"701\" /></a> A car accident in Burton resulted in a woman driver trapped inside her car. Photo courtesy of Burton Fire Department.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Woman rescued from </b><b>three-vehicle wreck</b>\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters responded to a three-vehicle accident just after 10:30 a.m. July 20, which involved a female driver being rescued and a bystander collapsing.\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters were called to the scene on Robert Smalls Parkway in front of Stokes Honda, where a female driver was trapped inside her car. They were able to rescue the driver, who was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital with potentially serious injuries.\r\n\r\nAn occupant of another vehicle, who appeared to have non-life threatening injuries, was also transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Two lanes of Robert Smalls Parkway were closed for approximately 45 minutes while emergency crews rescued the driver, assisted the injured and removed roadway hazards.\r\n\r\nWhile attending to the accident, Burton firefighters also provided medical attention to a bystander who collapsed on the sidewalk. The bystander was also transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital.\r\n\r\nAlso, on July 21, Burton firefighters responded to a crash on Robert Smalls Parkway at the foot of the Broad River Bridge.\r\n\r\nThe two-vehicle accident resulted in both vehicles being heavily damaged and one driver being transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.\r\n\r\n<b>Man sentenced to 20 years for robbery    </b>\r\n\r\nA Ridgeland man who robbed a woman at knifepoint outside a Jasper County bank in January has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29364\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"68\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Whitfield-Archie-Glenn.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29364\"><img class=\" wp-image-29364\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Whitfield-Archie-Glenn-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"Archie Glenn Whitfield\" width=\"68\" height=\"93\" /></a> Archie Glenn Whitfield[/caption]\r\n\r\nA Jasper County jury took just 13 minutes to convict Archie Glenn Whitfield, 60, of armed robbery and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a violent crime.\r\n\r\nOn Jan. 5, a woman reported that while standing at the South State Bank ATM on Jacob Smart Boulevard in Ridgeland, a man holding a butcher knife and wearing a gray sweatshirt and jeans robbed her of $120.\r\n\r\nRidgeland Police arrived quickly and found the defendant hiding behind a nearby tree. He took off running, but was caught by officers.\r\n\r\nThe stolen cash was found in the man’s pants pocket and the woman positively identified Whitfield as the man who robbed her.\r\n\r\n“Mr. Whitfield has a lengthy criminal record from both South Carolina and Georgia,” said Assistant Solicitor Patrick Hall. “Mr. Whitfield is going back to where he belongs.”\r\n\r\nWhitfield has convictions dating back to 1978.\r\n\r\nCircuit Court Judge Michael Nettles handed down the sentence.\r\n\r\n<b>Beware of scammers </b><b>impersonating police</b>\r\n\r\nLady\'s Island residents have recently reported telephone calls from a man impersonating a law enforcement officer, similar to those reported by residents in June on Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\nThe caller has been identifying himself as \"Officer Howard Jones\" or \"Lt. Howard Jones\" from the \"Citations Section\" of the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office.\r\n\r\nThe caller directs the citizen to a retail store to purchase a Green Dot card and then to provide him the card number to avoid incarceration.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office does not employ an Officer Howard Jones or a Lt. Howard Jones.\r\n\r\nNo member of the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office will ever ask a citizen for payment of a fine over the telephone or otherwise in lieu of being arrested.\r\n\r\n<b>Man shot on Dulamo Road, St. Helena Island</b>\r\n\r\nA man was shot in the early afternoon hours of July 18 on Dulamo Road on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office responded to report of a gunshot victim outside of a home on Dulamo Road, where a man had been wounded by an unknown subject with a shotgun while sitting outside on his porch.\r\n\r\nThe victim was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital for treatment of multiple wounds to his upper body and extremities caused by shotgun pellets.\r\n\r\nInvestigators were able to locate and collect evidence consistent with a shotgun blast at the scene, although no subject has been identified.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information on the identity of the subject is urged to contact Sgt. Adam Draisen at 843-255-3409 or CrimeStoppers 1-888-CrimeSC if they want to remain anonymous and to collect a possible reward.\r\n\r\n<b>Police: Don’t take your eyes off the road </b>\r\n\r\nIn light of the rapidly increasing use of gaming apps such as Pokemon Go on handheld devices, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office strongly advises residents and visitors against using them while driving.\r\n\r\n“The use of a gaming app on a handheld device creates an unnecessary distraction that puts you and other motorists at increased risk of an accident,” states a sheriff’s office release. “We urge you to be attentive while operating a motor vehicle on our roadways and only to use gaming apps in appropriate settings. The safety of our residents and visitors remains the top priority of the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office.”\r\n\r\n<b>Man arrested, charged </b><b>with sexual exploitation</b>\r\n\r\nA lead from the South Carolina Attorney General\'s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) led the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office to arrest a man on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor.\r\n\r\nAccording to a sheriff’s report, ICAC told the sheriff’s office that child pornography was being downloaded from the Internet on computers or electronic devices at a Port Royal residence.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29362\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"91\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/roger-elliott.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29362\"><img class=\" wp-image-29362\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/roger-elliott-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Elliot\" width=\"91\" height=\"109\" /></a> Roger Elliot[/caption]\r\n\r\nFurther investigation substantiated the lead and identified the Port Royal residence where the child pornography had been downloaded. Subsequently, a warrant was obtained by investigators for 21 Mariners Court in Port Royal to search for computers and other electronic devices inside of the residence.\r\n\r\nInvestigators, armed with a search warrant, say they found two iPads, four iPhones, a laptop computer, a Nook and an iPod.\r\n\r\nThe suspect, Roger K. Elliott, 51, was at the home during the search, but was not charged at the time.\r\n\r\nPreliminary examinations on the computer and electronic devices seized from the home revealed a history of files related to child pornography, according to the sheriff’s office.\r\n\r\nElliott was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor-second degree.\r\n\r\nHe is being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center.\r\n\r\nAdditional charges may be considered pending the results of more extensive forensic examinations on the seized computer and electronic items.\r\n\r\n<b>Man wanted in </b><b>Burton shooting</b>\r\n\r\nJerome Priester, 26, is wanted in a shooting that took place recently on Wildcat Lane in Burton.\r\n\r\nDuring an argument with the male victim, Priester pulled a handgun and fired at least twice, grazing the victim\'s head, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.\r\n\r\nPriester ran from the scene into a nearby wooded area, but he wasn’t found by sheriff\'s office personnel, who searched the area.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29361\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"76\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/jerome-priester.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29361\"><img class=\" wp-image-29361\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/jerome-priester.jpeg\" alt=\"Jerome Priester\" width=\"76\" height=\"96\" /></a> Jerome Priester[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe victim was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital for treatment of the gunshot wound. A number of eyewitnesses identified Priester as the shooter.\r\n\r\nWarrants were issued for Priester\'s arrest on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon in the commission of a violent crime.\r\n\r\nPriester is still at large with a last known address in Varnville.  He is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached, the sheriff’s office said.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is asked to contact sheriff\'s office investigator Brandon Disbrow at 843-255-3407 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CrimeSC if they want to remain anonymous and possibly collect a reward.', 'Police blotter for July 28th-August 3rd', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-blotter-for-july-28th-august-3rd', '', '', '2016-07-28 15:04:17', '2016-07-28 19:04:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29359', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29363, 4, '2016-07-28 15:02:34', '2016-07-28 19:02:34', '[caption id=\"attachment_29365\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"288\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/etta-mann.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29365\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29365\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/etta-mann.jpg\" alt=\"Etta N. Mann\" width=\"288\" height=\"250\" /></a> Etta N. Mann[/caption]\r\n\r\nEtta N. Mann, who was integrally involved in establishing the first state-supported school for black students, has died at the age of 88.\r\n\r\nEtta Nickpeay Mann was born in Eastover on May 6, 1928. She was a devoted wife to the late Master Sgt. Earl T. Mann, and their union produced two sons, Earl and Eric, who were at her side during her final moments. She was a graduate of St. Augustine’s College, with a master’s degree from Indiana University.\r\n\r\nMann came to Beaufort in 1949 to teach at Penn School, one of the first schools in the United States for freed slaves. Her continued involvement and passion for all that Penn represented culminated in her induction into the 1862 Circle.\r\n\r\nShe was very involved with establishing the first state-supported school for black students on St. Helena Island and was a part of the Beaufort County School system for almost four decades.\r\n\r\nAs a classroom teacher and guidance counselor, she mentored hundreds of students and formed deep and lasting friendships that were a source of great happiness and pride for her.\r\n\r\nMann’s passion was serving her community, her church, and her beloved Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She was also an active member of Lowcountry Ladies of South Carolina, the American Association of University Women and the Pan Hellenic Council.\r\n\r\nHer spiritual home was St. Helena’s Episcopal Church, where she served as lector.\r\n\r\nServices were held at St. Helena Episcopal Church in Beaufort, with burial following in Beaufort National Cemetery.\r\n\r\nShe is survived by her two devoted sons, Earl Mann Jr. and Eric Nickpeay Mann, her daughter-in-law Robynne, and her granddaughters Jasmine and Sydney.\r\n\r\nThe family asks that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to Historic Penn Center, PO Box 126, St. Helena Island, SC 29920.', 'Etta Mann dies; lived life of service', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'etta-mann-dies-lived-life-of-service', '', '', '2016-07-28 15:02:34', '2016-07-28 19:02:34', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29363', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29368, 4, '2016-07-28 15:07:20', '2016-07-28 19:07:20', '<b>Animal hospital moves to Lady’s Island</b>\r\n\r\nBroad Marsh Animal Hospital-Island Side has relocated its veterinary practice to 391 Sea Island Parkway on Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nThe Island Side hospital will be open six days a week for medical, surgical and wellness care.\r\n\r\nIt offers a drop-off service for no additional charge. Your pet can be left with the hospital staff on the way to work and picked up on the way home in the evening. It also offers pet daycare.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County can present many problems for pets. Quite often culprits are called “bugs” or “worms.”\r\n\r\n“We are almost the allergy and parasite capital of the nation,” according to the hospital.\r\n\r\nAll of the Boundary Street computer medical records will be at Island Side office, and the phone number remains 843-524-2224.\r\n\r\nA free bath will be available to its regular current patients, but pet parents are advised to call to make an appointment.\r\n\r\n<b>MLS celebrates </b><b>40 years of service</b>\r\n\r\nMultiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island (HHIMLS) is celebrating 40 years of serving the real estate industry on Hilton Head Island and surrounding areas.\r\n\r\nAlways at the forefront of changing technologies designed to help its members be more effective, the HHIMLS was chartered in May 1976. HHIMLS now facilitates $3 billion in real estate transactions annually.\r\n\r\nHHIMLS is primarily a data resource that provides its members with real-time statistics, inventory information and trends.\r\n\r\nAn independent MLS, it is not affiliated with any association and thus has a larger responsibility than 80 percent of the MLSs around the U.S. that are organized under a Realtors association.\r\n\r\nHHIMLS conducts member recruiting, provides training for members, and oversees a fully web-based core database, as well as a variety of other services that agents need to be successful.\r\n\r\n\"Throughout the decades, HHIMLS has utilized the latest technologies to help its members be competitive, and that forward-looking approach continues through today,\" said Yvette Acuff, chief executive officer. \"We first went online in 1979 when computers in the workplace were relatively new. MLS installed an IBM Series I with phone lines to connect to TI 745 terminals in brokerage offices to search the MLS database. From that date on, we\'ve worked to provide our members with the latest technologies.\"\r\n\r\nThe very latest technology for consumers includes a new app that allows a potential buyer to take a picture of his surroundings. The app will respond with what is for sale, rent, or where there is an open house nearby.\r\n\r\nMore information about HHIMLS is available at hiltonheadmls.com and 843-785-9696.\r\n\r\n<b>New members join </b><b>Weichert Realtors</b>\r\n\r\nBob Colonna, Bill Jones and Sherry Laing have joined the sales team at Weichert Realtors-Coastal Properties.\r\n\r\nPrior to pursuing a career in real estate, Colonna had a rewarding career in the financial service sector in New York/New Jersey and then Charlotte, working with products and services such as life insurance, annuities, brokerage, managed accounts in addition to retirement plans such as 401k, 403B, and IRA’s. He and his wife Georgia have been residents of Sun City for over six years.\r\n\r\nColonna is a member of the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors. He is based in the Okatie/Sun City office and can be reached at 843-707-6414.\r\n\r\nJones spent over 30 years in the project management industry for various disciplines, including information technology, industrial education and nuclear power generation.\r\n\r\nDuring his career, he traveled extensively, both domestically and internationally, and has worked for large corporations such as IBM and Duke Energy as well as small companies with only a few employees.\r\n\r\nHe is a veteran of the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Submarine service and enjoys participation in reunions with his former shipmates and their families. He currently resides in Bluffton with his wife and their two dogs, Jake and Bailey.\r\n\r\nJones is a member of the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors. He is based in the Okatie/Sun City office and can be reached at 877-764-3650.\r\n\r\nLaing was born in St. Mary, Jamaica. While on a visit here in the late 1990s, she fell in love with the Lowcountry. She is an active member of Lowcountry Community Church and enjoys helping in the local community.\r\n\r\nShe is a member of the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors as well as the National Board of Realtors. She is based in the Bluffton office and can be reached at 843-290-3499.\r\n\r\n<b>Subaru of Hilton Head </b><b>donates blankets, money </b>\r\n\r\nSubaru of Hilton Head made a donation of blankets to a local cancer treatment centers recently, in partnership with the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society.\r\n\r\n“With the collaboration with Subaru, we’re able to treat and help our families as well as provide comfort with these blankets,” said Crystal Feiler, campaign director with LLS.\r\n\r\nThe blankets also included cards with handwritten messages of hope and encouragement from customers and employees of Subaru of Hilton Head.\r\n\r\nRepresentatives from the dealership and LLS delivered 60 blankets to St. Joseph’s/Candler S.C. Cancer Specialists’ Hilton Head Medical Oncology &amp; Infusion Services, a division of Lewis Cancer &amp; Research Pavilion.\r\n\r\n“We were thrilled to be able to contribute in some small way to brightening the day of a cancer patient,” said Kevin Madeo, general sales manager of Subaru of Hilton Head.\r\n\r\n“We were so glad to share the love with these patients, giving them the warmth of a blanket during their treatments, and providing messages of hope written by our customers and employees.”\r\n\r\nBeing involved and making a difference in the community is a core principle of Subaru of Hilton Head. “The delivery of these blankets is just another way for us to reach out and help people who live here in our community,” said Madeo.\r\n\r\nWith that tenet in mind, the dealership also made a donation recently to The Outside Foundation, headquartered on Hilton Head Island. The $1,000 gift will help fund “Kids In Kayaks,” which is an educational program for students in Beaufort County schools.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society, visit www.lls.org/south-carolina. For more information about The Outside Foundation, visit www.outsidefoundation.org. 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(29373, 4, '2016-07-28 15:10:51', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'The Beaufort Water Festival wound up July 24, and it was a huge success. Here are some photos from the final few days of the festival.\n\n<em>Top photo: Bed racers from H&amp;S Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, get the full force attack by a bucket of water straight to the face. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>', '2016 Beaufort Water Festival (continued)', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', '', '', '', '2016-07-28 15:10:51', '2016-07-28 19:10:51', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29373', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29377, 4, '2016-07-28 15:15:24', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'Erinn McGuire, Renee’ Simmons, Cheryl Tanner, Jean Tanner, Teri Cleland and Joan Wilson frolic on the beach on Hilton Head. Jean Tanner of Bluffton submitted this photo taken by a passer-by on her camera.\n\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 or The Bluffton 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.', '', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', '', '', '', '2016-07-28 15:15:24', '2016-07-28 19:15:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29377', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29386, 4, '2016-08-04 17:07:13', '2016-08-04 21:07:13', 'How often do you think of rattlesnakes and wines in the same context? Probably not too often, if ever.\r\n\r\nBut, this week we get to do exactly that. Not to worry, though. We may talk about them in the same lesson; we’ll only be tasting one of them.\r\n\r\nRattlesnake Hills AVA was established in 2006, although the first vines were planted there in 1968. It is in the Yakima Valley in the state of Washington. Officially, that makes it a sub-AVA, located in the northern part of Yakima.\r\n\r\nThe Yakima Ridge is on the north side of Rattlesnake Hills. The peaks of this ridge are 4,000 feet high so they can more than adequately protect the low-lying Rattlesnake Hills AVA and its vineyards.\r\n\r\nBlasts of freezing Arctic air are not good for grapes or grapevines. During really cold seasons, Rattlesnake Hills stands out because of this protection. It means their harvests are safer and larger than some of the areas around them, like Walla Walla and Red Mountain.\r\n\r\nWe’ve crossed paths with both AVAs before. The soils in our AVA are predominantly loam with assorted layers of others underneath. Good air flow and good drainage both do their part for better grape growing, as well.\r\n\r\nOur winery, Hyatt, is located in the center of the small Rattlesnake Hills AVA. Because of its very select micro-climate – an arid continental climate with an average of 6 to 12 inches of rain per year – they have better heat units than the rest of Yakima Valley. Vineyards in Rattlesnake Hills are planted at 700 to 1,200 feet. There are 20 wineries in the AVA currently, and they all show promise because of the excellent grapes with balance and developed flavors that grow there. There are over 40 varieties grown in Rattlesnake Hills.\r\n\r\nHyatt Vineyards was established in 1983 by Leland and Lynda Hyatt. Their first vintage of wine produced was in 1987. They started as a small, estate winery and now they own 180 acres. These are spread over four sites, all within 3 miles of their original estate. The four are Cherry Hill, Three Rocks, Roza Ridge and the Estate Vineyard in Rattlesnake Hills. Each of these has a distinct soil, elevation and exposure.\r\n\r\nThe Hyatts were part of the reason Rattlesnake Hills became an AVA. Today, besides their Hyatt label, they also produce wines for their Roza Ridge brand. They grow and make wines from merlot, cabernet sauvignon, syrah, chardonnay, riesling, black muscat, petit verdot, malbec and zinfandel.\r\n\r\nOur wine this week is the Hyatt Roadside Market Red, 2012. This vintage was very good in Rattlesnake Hills. There were good temperatures for the whole growing season. The fall was long, with cool nights and there was no danger of any frost during the harvest.\r\n\r\nThis wine is a blend of mostly two Bordeaux varieties, with interesting flavor and texture tweaks from several others. It is 48 percent cabernet sauvignon, 25 percent merlot, 22 percent syrah, 3 percent tempranillo and 2 percent petit sirah. Thirty percent of the wine was aged in new oak barrels.\r\n\r\nIt has raspberry and plum flavors in a dark black-red colored wine. There is vanilla smoke on the nose, red cherry, plum and blueberry notes. The dark fruit flavors are balanced with moderately soft tannins, good acidity and a luxurious mouth-feel. At Hyatt it is known as the “crowd pleaser!” and as a food pleaser.\r\n\r\nRoadside Red goes well with meats, pasta dishes, cheeses, even baked and broiled seafoods.\r\n\r\nMaybe we shouldn’t think of rattlesnakes with this wine, despite where it comes from. Instead, it’s just a really good wine at a really good price. For $10.99, it may be the new crowd pleaser ever.\r\n\r\nEnjoy.', 'Rattlesnake Hills AVA produces an excellent red', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'rattlesnake-hills-ava-produces-an-excellent-red', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:07:37', '2016-08-05 21:07:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29386', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29388, 4, '2016-08-04 17:07:47', '2016-08-04 21:07:47', 'The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has announced its board of director officers for the 2017 fiscal year.\r\n\r\nThey are: John Weymouth, chair; Jeri Farren, vice chair; Beth Mayo, treasurer; and Denise Spencer, president/secretary (non-voting staff liaison).\r\n\r\nAdditionally, three new directors have joined Community Foundation’s board of directors:\r\n\r\n• Toni Bailey, of Bluffton, is a retired corporate vice president of community and education relations at The Boeing Company, where she worked for 25 years. Prior to Boeing she was employed at McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Company as a division director of human resources.\r\n\r\nEarlier in her career she was employed as both an equal opportunity investigator and a counselor for the hearing impaired.\r\n\r\nBailey has also served as an adjunct professor of nonprofit management at Washington University (St. Louis) and Webster University (Webster Grove, Mo.) She has served on numerous boards in Chicago, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. She currently serves as chair of the Hampton Hall Charitable Fund.\r\n\r\n• Cheryl Comes, of Beaufort, is retired from Philip Morris USA, where she held positions in research and development, operations and corporate affairs. There, she built partnerships with national and local nonprofits and managed a $6 million corporate grants program. She also directed the development and implementation of the Philip Morris Employee Community Fund, which raised more than $2 million annually to support nonprofits.\r\n\r\nComes’ board service includes the YMCA of Greater Richmond, CAPA of Beaufort County and Friends of Carolina Hospice.\r\n\r\n• Sandra Benson is the owner of Custom Audio Visual in Bluffton. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Northern Ohio University and holds active pharmacy licenses in Pennsylvania and South Carolina. She worked as a pharmacist until 1996, when she moved to the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nHer community service includes current board appointments to the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra and Hilton Head Wine &amp; Food Festival and past board service to Volunteers in Medicine.\r\n\r\nBenson has also been involved with the Gullah Celebration, Mitchelville Project, Hilton Head Choral Society and the Hilton Head International Piano Competition.\r\n\r\nSince 1994, the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has been connecting people, resources and needs by helping build stronger communities and assisting donors in making a difference through charitable giving.\r\n\r\nWith over 380 charitable funds, combined assets totaling $63 million and grantmaking and scholarships reaching $58 million, the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is the largest source of unrestricted philanthropic resources dedicated to Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.cf-lowcountry.org.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: New members of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry’s board of directors are, from left, Toni Bailey, Cheryl Comes and Sandra Benson.</em>', 'Community Foundation has new officers, directors', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'community-foundation-has-new-officers-directors', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:10:03', '2016-08-05 21:10:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29388', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29392, 4, '2016-08-04 17:10:28', '2016-08-04 21:10:28', 'Peter Post, a longtime volunteer and community leader, was recently inducted into the National YMCA Hall of Fame at the YMCA of the USA General Assembly Meeting in Kansas City, Mo.\r\n\r\nThe National YMCA Hall of Fame provides a forum to recognize YMCA professionals and volunteers who exemplify a lifetime of commitment to the mission and cause of the YMCA. It honors individuals who have devoted their lives to strengthening community through their devotion and dedication of serving people and making a positive impact on individuals and to the movement.\r\n\r\nNational Hall of Fame inductees have been recognized for their leadership, encouragement and nurturing of others around them to develop their true potential in spirit, mind and body.\r\n\r\nPost began his 40-year career with the YMCA when he was 18, joining the staff of the Camp Hazen YMCA in Chester, Conn., where he worked while attending Bates College.\r\n\r\nHe joined the Y full time as a youth director at the YMCA in Westfield, Mass., before joining the Bridgeport, Conn., YMCA as a branch director. He became the general director of the Woburn, Mass., Y before merging it with the Boston Association.\r\n\r\nPost then began a 23-year career in Boston, where he became the president/CEO for 11 years. His tenure in Boston included the largest capital campaign in the history of the Boston Y at the time.\r\n\r\nHe also created a homeless shelter in the Central Branch of the Boston YMCA for more than 20 families.\r\n\r\nHe was instrumental as chairman of the World Urban Network Steering Committee.\r\n\r\nPost served as the associate national executive/chief operating officer of the YMCA of the USA, where he was instrumental in creating the Metro 30 organization to strengthen and expand YMCA work in urban areas. He also re-established YMCA World Service awareness and giving from local YMCAs to increase international understanding and financial support of global Y initiatives.\r\n\r\nAfter a long career with the YMCA, Post retired in 1997 and moved to Beaufort, where he has made countless contributions through volunteering with numerous organizations, including the YMCA of Beaufort County, the Penn Center and the United Way of the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nPost served nine years on the board of the YMCA of Beaufort County and three years as the chairman. He also served three years as the board chairman of Penn Center and 12 years on the board.\r\n\r\nPost has been a long-time volunteer with the United Way of the Lowcountry, serving three years as the regional cabinet chairman, North of the Broad chairman and eight years on the board of directors.\r\n\r\nHe is now the chairman of the UWLC\'s Alexis de Tocqueville Society for this year\'s campaign and currently serves on the board of directors as well as the North of the Broad cabinet for the campaign.\r\n\r\nLearn more about the National YMCA Hall of Fame at springfield.edu/ymca/ymca-hall-of-fame.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo by YMCA Hall of Fame.</em>', 'Post named to the YMCA Hall of Fame', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'post-named-to-the-ymca-hall-of-fame', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:11:21', '2016-08-05 21:11:21', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29392', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29394, 4, '2016-08-04 17:11:43', '2016-08-04 21:11:43', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nA good friend of mine and I decided to have lunch together recently and I offered to pick her up.\r\n\r\nAbout half an hour before I was going to leave the house my spouse asked, “Do you want to take my car?”\r\n\r\n“Why in the world would I need to take your car?” I replied.\r\n\r\nHe looked out the window, pointed to my car and said, “Have you looked at your car lately?”\r\n\r\nOh man, he was right. It was a mess.\r\n\r\nI grabbed the little vacuum cleaner, a garbage bag, some paper towels and Fantastic and headed out to the car. As I started to work I discovered an old ballpoint pen caught between the seats and had to actually break it apart to remove it.  Of course there was a stream of black ink that had leaked down under the seat in this 90-degree plus heat.\r\n\r\nI also retrieved a half tube of lipstick I had dropped one hot day. Other women might appreciate that discovery. I can recall the moment.  I went to apply lipstick that had been sitting in my purse on a hot day. I adjusted the rearview mirror, opened up the lipstick and half the tube dropped right in my lap and rolled down onto the floor mat.\r\n\r\nThen there was the melted package of M&amp;Ms, which I realized had reformed into a glob of colored chocolate. Not pretty.\r\n\r\nSo in the need for expediency I took out the floor mats and the seat covers and threw them into the trunk of the car to be dealt with at a later date. Then I vacuumed the carpet and wiped down the inside of the doors.\r\n\r\nThe car looked so much better, but I still needed to do something about covering those leather seats again. One thing I have learned here in Beaufort is that one does not climb into a car with leather seats while wearing a skirt or shorts. Nothing will get you back out of the car faster.\r\n\r\nI returned to the house with all my cleaning supplies and found two cute beach towels to cover the seats and drove to pick up my friend.\r\n\r\nAs she climbed into my car she said, “Wow, when did you get a new car?”\r\n\r\nI just smiled as we drove off.', 'Cleaning a messy car in 90-degree weather', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'cleaning-a-messy-car-in-90-degree-weather', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:12:11', '2016-08-05 21:12:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29394', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29396, 4, '2016-08-04 17:12:18', '2016-08-04 21:12:18', 'What would our late State Sen. Clementa Pinckney think?\r\n\r\nYes, the city of Beaufort and the town of Bluffton received this year all the body-worn camera money they requested. But the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received about 15 percent of its request, and the sheriff’s experience is typical across the state.\r\n\r\nTo meet the $40 million needed for body cameras, the legislature has so far offered up $5.8 million, with a suggestion that they will add another $2.4 million next year.\r\n\r\nWhat does Sen. Pinckney have to do with it?\r\n\r\nIn the wake of the fatal shooting of Walter Scott by a North Charleston police officer last year, Sen. Pinckney pushed the nation’s first statewide police body-worn camera law through the South Carolina state legislature. The new law provided that “all state and local law enforcement officers must be equipped with body-worn cameras.”\r\n\r\nA remarkably clear video of the April 4, 2015, shooting happened to have been made by a bystander, and once that video surfaced there was little doubt that Scott had been shot multiple times in the back as he sought to flee from the officer who had stopped him for a broken tail-light. North Charleston police officer Michael Slager is currently awaiting trial in connection with the shooting.\r\n\r\nThe bystander’s video shocked Sen. Pinckney and the nation. At the senator’s urging, South Carolina enacted the Body-worn Camera Bill on June 10, 2015.\r\n\r\nA week later, on June 17, Sen. Pinckney was assassinated as he presided over a Bible study class at the Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, where he was senior pastor.\r\n\r\nIn the days and weeks following the Mother Emanuel tragedy, South Carolina’s Body-worn Camera Bill emerged as a central tenet of Sen. Pinckney’s legislative legacy.\r\n\r\nBut now, a year later, passions have cooled and the program is faltering.  The recent shootings of police officers in Baton Rouge, La., Dallas and now San Diego suggest the program should not be scuttled.\r\n\r\nThe problem is a familiar one: the money. Body cameras cost $400 to $600 apiece, and there is substantial additional expense related to storing and managing the data they supply.\r\n\r\nThe new law provides that the South Carolina Public Safety Coordinating Council will provide “full funding,” and that local law enforcement agencies are not required to “implement the use of body-worn cameras” until full funding is provided.  But what happens when the state comes up short?\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, for example, applied for $473,000 to implement the program, and it has received word that it will receive $75,000 this year, or about 15 percent of its request. The situation in Jasper County is similar, where the sheriff’s office there received $22,178 of the $70,000-plus it requested.\r\n\r\nThe unfunded mandate pattern is familiar. The state passes a law and promises to pay the cost of its implementation, and it doesn’t appropriate sufficient monies to keep its promise.\r\n\r\nSeveral years ago amidst a fury about drunken driving, the state passed a law requiring all South Carolina law enforcement agencies to use dashboard cameras.  In the first year the state went out and bought a bunch of cameras and sent them around. Then it folded the program but didn’t rescind the law, leaving the local law enforcement agencies to maintain the program at their own expense.\r\n\r\nSome did. Some didn’t.\r\n\r\nConsidered an effective program that helped to establish fairly both guilt and innocence in the courtroom, the dashboard camera program was retained by Beaufort County, which funded it from the county treasury.\r\n\r\nTwice shy, this time around local law enforcement officials are skeptical. “We’ve been down this road before,” Beaufort Sheriff  P.J. Tanner said last week. “If I had known they were going to do this, I’d have put $400,000 on the penny sales tax. We’re going to uphold the law, but it’s starting to look like it’s going to be Beaufort County’s taxpayers who are going to be paying for us to do so.”\r\n\r\nRep. Dennis Moss, R-Gaffney, agrees. He sits on the Public Safety Coordinating Council that determines how the money the legislature appropriates for body cameras will be spent. A few small local law enforcement agencies were the only ones to receive full funding, Moss explained last week. “And if the economy stays good,” he added, “we’ll put more money into that program next year.”\r\n\r\nWould Sen. Pinckney be surprised how his program is turning out?\r\n\r\nProbably not.\r\n\r\nWould he be disappointed?\r\n\r\nYes.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29397\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"960\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Pinckney-Clementa.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29397\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29397\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Pinckney-Clementa.jpg\" alt=\"A week before his tragic death last year, Sen. Clementa Pinckney\'s police Body-worn Camera Bill was signed into law. But without the state funding to back it up, the implementation of this new unfunded mandate will be uneven and a burden to some law enforcement agencies.\" width=\"960\" height=\"1115\" /></a> A week before his tragic death last year, Sen. Clementa Pinckney\'s police Body-worn Camera Bill was signed into law. But without the state funding to back it up, the implementation of this new unfunded mandate will be uneven and a burden to some law enforcement agencies.[/caption]', 'State body camera fund comes up short', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'state-body-camera-fund-comes-up-short', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:13:30', '2016-08-05 21:13:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29396', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29399, 4, '2016-08-04 17:13:52', '2016-08-04 21:13:52', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>TRAINING</b></span></p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29401\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"644\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dataw.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29401\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29401\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dataw.jpg\" alt=\"From right are Craig Clark, president of the South Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Assocation, Kevin Ennis and Fred W. Hoover.\" width=\"644\" height=\"466\" /></a> From right are Craig Clark, president of the South Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Assocation, Kevin Ennis and Fred W. Hoover.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Dataw trainer wins </b><b>award for excellence</b>\r\n\r\nKevin Ennis, Dataw Island Community Center director and partner at Carolina Sportscare, was awarded the South Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (SCATA) highest honor, the Fred W. Hoover Award for Excellence.\r\n\r\nHe will be placed in the SCATA Hall of Fame as one of only 10 trainers to ever receive this award, which honors members who have a long track record of giving unselfishly to the association and its membership.\r\n\r\n“Never in my wildest dreams did I ever expect to be counted among people like Fred Hoover,” Ennis said. “I can’t even express what this feels like.\r\n\r\n“My dream was to be the head athletic trainer at a high school in South Carolina. I’ve always loved South Carolina,” Ennis said. “My first job after getting my master’s degree was as the head athletic trainer at the 16th largest high school in the state of South Carolina.”\r\n\r\nAfter five or six years, Ennis received an offer from Beaufort Memorial Hospital to begin an outreach sports medicine program. He had children by this time and moving to the Beaufort area meant more time to spend with his family.\r\n\r\nIn 2001, Mike Konoza founded Carolina Sportscare with Ennis, Jim Denton and Kevin Green. They wanted to put the focus on people instead of billing like so many corporate companies do.\r\n\r\nOne year later, the Dataw Island Club was in the process of getting ready to build the community center and potentially outsource the management. It chose Carolina Sportscare and Ennis was tasked with the management of the new facility.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>MEN\'S COLLEGE GOLF </b></span></p>\r\n<b>Nimmer qualifies for U.S. Amateur</b>\r\n\r\nClemson University golfer Bryson Nimmer has qualified for the 2016 United States Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield, Mich.\r\n\r\nThe tournament will be held Aug. 15-21.\r\n\r\nNimmer, a Bluffton native, completed 36 holes of qualification on July 26. It will be the first appearance for Nimmer.\r\n\r\nNimmer was the medalist at the tournament at Amelia National Country Club in Fernandina Beach, Fla. after shooting rounds of 66-66 for a 132 total. He won the qualifier by five shots over Calum Masters of Headland, Ala. Nimmer had 16 birdies over the two days to finish at 12-under-par for the two rounds.\r\n\r\nEarlier in the year, Nimmer completed a decorated freshman year at Clemson. He was named the ACC Freshman of the Year and was a first-team All-ACC selection on the course and also was named first-team Academic All-ACC.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>COLLEGE FOOTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>The Citadel picked second  in SoCon Preseason Poll</b>\r\n\r\nThe Citadel football team was picked second in the 2016 Southern Conference Preseason Poll balloting by the conference\'s coaches, it was announced last week.\r\n\r\nThe defending Southern Conference co-champions garnered 52 points and one first-place vote in the coaches poll and 208 points with two first-place votes in the media poll for their highest position in the preseason polls since being picked second in 1982.\r\n\r\nLast season, with head coach Brent Thompson as the Bulldogs\' offensive coordinator, The Citadel finished 9-4 overall with a 6-1 mark in conference play to earn the program\'s first conference title since 1992. The Bulldogs ended the regular season with a 23-22 win at South Carolina and won a road playoff game for the first time in school history with a 41-38 triumph at Coastal Carolina.\r\n\r\nSeven Bulldogs were selected to the preseason All-Southern Conference teams, including Dee Delaney, a Beaufort native and graduate of Whale Branch High School.\r\n\r\nDelaney started all 13 games at cornerback in 2015 and registered 46 tackles, including 1.0 for loss, five interceptions, eight pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick. The junior was named a Walter Camp All-American, first-team STATS All-American and a second-team All-American by the Associated Press and College Sports Madness. He also earned the College Football Performance Awards Elite Defensive Back Award and was a first-team All-Southern Conference selection.\r\n\r\nThe Citadel\'s 2016 season opens with two straight SoCon games, beginning at Mercer on Sept. 1 before the home opener Sept. 10 against Furman, which also is the Bulldogs\' Military Appreciation game. To purchase tickets, visit CitadelSports.com/tickets or call 843-953-DOGS (3647).\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GOLF</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Golf tournament </b><b>boosts scholarships</b>\r\n\r\nMore than 30 four-player teams competed recently in the Beaufort County School District’s third annual “Swinging with the Superintendent” golf tournament, with all proceeds going to a scholarship program that pays two years of college tuition to qualified students.\r\n\r\nThe Building a Better Beaufort Scholarship – dubbed “B3” – covers up to two years of tuition costs at the Technical College of the Lowcountry for Beaufort County high school graduates who have at least a 2.75 GPA.\r\n\r\nThe tournament was held at the Callawassie Island Golf Club, and prizes were awarded for low team scores, longest drives and closest-to-the-pin. A hole-in-one contest offered a grand prize of a new Lexus.\r\n\r\n“Our first three tournaments have raised more than $240,000, and every dime of that money goes directly to college scholarships,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss. “Based on the number of teams and the contributions of our corporate and private sponsors, we had another terrific event this year.”\r\n\r\nThe title sponsor was Thompson Construction Group and sponsors included iStation, McMillan Pazdan Smith, BrightView Landscape, Hite Associates, Dinosaur Restaurants, HG Reynolds Management, Compass Municipal Advisers, GCA Services, PCG, Sodexo, McNair Law Firm, First Tee of the Lowcountry, Dell Computers, UniSource Mortgage Services, YMCA-Beaufort, Paul Roth and Bill Evans.\r\n\r\nRounds of golf were offered as tournament prizes by Callawassie Island Golf Club, Belfair, Long Cove Golf Club, Oldfield Golf Club, Wexford Plantation, Dataw Island Golf Club, Moss Creek, Hilton Head Lakes, Old South, The Club at Indigo Run and The Club at Savannah Harbour.\r\n\r\nRevenues from the golf tournament are accumulating in an endowment fund that supports the scholarship program.\r\n\r\nInterested students from the Class of 2017 should apply to TCL, fill out the FAFSA form and apply for the B3 scholarship. For more information, visit www.tcl.edu/b3.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>SHOOTING</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Willis to enter junior year </b><b>with Citadel rifle team</b>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek High School graduate Raven Willis is set to enter her junior season with The Citadel women\'s rifle team. A Beaufort native, Willis has excelled at The Citadel throughout each of the last two school years.\r\n\r\nAs a sophomore at The Citadel in the 2015-16 season, Willis was a Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association Scholastic All-American. She scored 527 in air rifle at SEARC 3 in her only appearance.\r\n\r\nAs a freshman in the 2014-15 season at The Citadel, Willis was named a Scholastic All-American by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association. She shot a 541 in air rifle at the SEARC Championship on March 7, 2015.\r\n\r\nWillis and other members of The Citadel rifle program will make their 2016-17 season debut in early fall. The Citadel men\'s and women\'s rifle program\'s 2016 schedule has not yet been finalized and released.', 'Sports briefs for August 4th-10th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-august-4th-10th', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:19:23', '2016-08-05 21:19:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29399', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29404, 4, '2016-08-04 17:19:43', '2016-08-04 21:19:43', '<b>St. Helena Elementary </b><b>has new principal</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29405\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2507\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Tara-Mack-news-release.JPG.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29405\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29405\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Tara-Mack-news-release.JPG.png\" alt=\"Tara Mack\" width=\"2507\" height=\"1661\" /></a> Tara Mack[/caption]\r\n\r\nA veteran assistant principal has been named as principal at St. Helena Elementary School.\r\n\r\nSuperintendent Jeff Moss said that Tara Mack, an assistant principal at St. Helena Elementary from 2010-2013 and at Mossy Oaks Elementary from 2013-2016, will assume her new role immediately. She replaces Senfronia Smith, who was named earlier this month as principal of Cross High School in Berkeley County.\r\n\r\n“Dr. Mack is a strong leader, and I’m confident that she will do a tremendous job at St. Helena Elementary,” Moss said.  “She already has work experience there, and she lives on St. Helena Island and knows the local community well.”\r\n\r\nMack has worked in the Beaufort County School District for the past 20 years. Prior to her six years as an assistant principal, she was a literacy coach at Broad River Elementary and also taught first grade at Broad River and St. Helena.\r\n\r\nShe was honored as Broad River Elementary’s 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year and also as a 2016 Emerging Leader by the South Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.  She is a National Board-certified teacher.\r\n\r\n“I’m excited to be going to St. Helena Elementary for a lot of reasons,” Mack said.  “It’s where I started my teaching career right out of college, and because I live on the island, I know what a wonderful group of children and parents we serve there.  It’s also exciting because we already have a terrific team in place and ready to go.”\r\n\r\nMack has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from The University of South Carolina in Columbia, a master’s degree in Elementary Education from Cambridge College in Boston, a doctorate in Child and Youth Studies from Nova Southeastern University in Miami and an education specialist’s degree in Education Leadership from Liberty University.\r\n\r\n<b>Kinghorn Insurance Agency supports BA</b>\r\n\r\nKinghorn Insurance Agency of Beaufort and The Selective Insurance Group Foundation joined forces to support the positive efforts of Beaufort Academy through a $500 grant.\r\n\r\nThe Selective Insurance Group Foundation is a philanthropic affiliate of Selective Insurance Group, Inc.\r\n\r\nThe grant represents a $500 donation from Kinghorn Insurance Agency of Beaufort, matched by a $500 grant from The Selective Insurance Group Foundation. The grant will help Beaufort Academy’s Annual Fund.\r\n\r\n“At Selective, Response is everything®… and this includes responding to the communities where we live and work to give back and help those in need. Together with Kinghorn Insurance Agency of Beaufort, we are proud to support Beaufort Academy and its efforts to make a difference in the community,” said Chuck Musilli, senior vice president, Distribution Strategies, Selective.\r\n\r\nKinghorn Insurance of Beaufort has insured families and businesses in Beaufort and the surrounding area since 1898. As the oldest and one of the largest insurance agencies in the South Carolina Lowcountry, it takes great pride in its professionalism and personal service.\r\n\r\nSelective Insurance Group, Inc. is a holding company for 10 property and casualty insurance companies rated “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best. Through independent agents, the insurance companies offer standard and specialty insurance for commercial and personal risks, and flood insurance underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program. Selective maintains a website at www.Selective.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Bluffton recruits nominees </b><b>for youth service award</b>\r\n\r\nMayor Lisa Sulka and the town of Bluffton are recruiting students to participate in the Mayor’s Youth Community Service Award Program for the coming school year.\r\n\r\nSulka created and implemented the town’s Youth Community Service Award Program last year as a way to encourage and acknowledge the contributions of Bluffton’s younger residents. This program is a venue for younger residents to invest their time and talent in community programs and to be acknowledged for their service at the end of the school year.\r\n\r\n“Part of the Bluffton culture is to contribute to our neighbors in time, talent or treasures,” Sulka said. “This program is important because it gives high school students a venue to make a difference in other people’s lives. Our local nonprofits can also tap into the talents of these energetic students, while at the same time the students have an opportunity to enhance their college and employment applications while experiencing the rewards of volunteerism.”\r\n\r\nThis award program will provide high school sophomores and juniors recognition for their volunteerism in the greater Bluffton community.\r\n\r\nSulka will formally recognize the students who volunteer at least 50 hours during the school year.\r\n\r\nAt May’s Bluffton Town Council meeting, Sulka recognized three students who received the Mayor’s Exceptional Service Award for registering more than 100 hours of community service and an additional 11 students received the Gold Award for performing more than 50 community service hours.\r\n\r\nFor program requirements and more information, visit www.townofbluffton.sc.gov/mayor.\r\n\r\n<b>Back-to-School Expo to be held in Bluffton</b>\r\n\r\nThe second Back-to-School Expo will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Bluffton High School.\r\n\r\nThe school district teams up with government agencies and private-sector business partners for the expo events, which are designed to give students and their families a day of fun and useful information about the upcoming 2016-17 school year.\r\n\r\nAn expo was recently held at Whale Branch Early College High School.\r\n\r\nParticipating business partners include Hargray, Walgreen’s, Walmart and Sodexo. The Bluffton High expo will feature:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Booths operated by district schools that can supply information about school activities.</li>\r\n	<li>Free school supplies for students, courtesy of Walmart, Walgreen’s and the district’s “Pack the Bus” campaign.</li>\r\n	<li>Free dental and health screenings for adults and children, including free HIV testing, by Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services and Beaufort Memorial Hospital.</li>\r\n	<li>Help with school registration and school lunch applications.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em>Top photo: Jay Taylor, a Beaufort Academy alumni and parent representing Kinghorn Insurance, is shown here with and the headmaster of Beaufort Academy, Stephen Schools.</em>', 'School briefs for August 4th-10th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-august-4th-10th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:49', '2018-07-12 14:58:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29404', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29409, 4, '2016-08-04 17:24:10', '2016-08-04 21:24:10', '<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Catherine-Tambroni-Parker-CNM__FINAL.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29411\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29411\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Catherine-Tambroni-Parker-CNM__FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"Catherine Tambroni-Parker\" width=\"2784\" height=\"3000\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCatherine Tambroni-Parker\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology Specialists has added a highly experienced certified nurse-midwife to its OB-GYN team, offering expectant mothers more birthing options.\r\n\r\nCatherine Tambroni-Parker has delivered more than 3,000 babies during her 18-year career as a nurse midwife, most recently at Park Ridge Health in Hendersonville, N.C.\r\n\r\nShe is now seeing patients at the group’s office, located at 989 Ribaut Road, Suite 201. As a nurse-midwife, she will be delivering babies at Beaufort Memorial’s Birthing Center alongside OB-GYN specialists Drs. Christopher Benson, Marlena Mattingly, Gregory Miller and Claude Tolbert.\r\n\r\nThe practice’s medical staff also includes certified nurse-midwife Janna Jones Kersh and certified nurse practitioner Maggie Bisceglia.\r\n\r\nA graduate of State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Tambroni-Parker served as a primary care, triage, labor and delivery nurse and a maternal-child health nurse/educator in New York for 19 years. After earning her master’s degree in Midwifery at SUNY Stony Brook, she worked for 15 years at Oswego OB-GYN in a rural underserved area on the shore of Lake Ontario. A mother of three, Tambroni-Parker comes from a long line of health care professionals. Her grandmother and aunt were both midwives in Europe.\r\n\r\nTo make an appointment with Tambroni-Parker or any of the other practitioners at Beaufort Memorial Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology Specialists, call 843-522-7820.', 'Beaufort Memorial adds second certified midwife ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'beaufort-memorial-adds-second-certified-midwife', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:30:11', '2016-08-05 21:30:11', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29409', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29410, 4, '2016-08-04 17:25:15', '2016-08-04 21:25:15', '<h3>By Dr. Mark S. Siegel</h3>\r\nTraditional or manual cataract surgery is one of the most common, safe and effective surgeries performed today.\r\n\r\nThe result of the surgery depends heavily on the surgeon’s skill and experience.\r\n\r\nIn manual cataract surgery, the surgeon uses a hand-held blade made of metal or diamond to create an incision in the cornea. A needle is then used to open up the cataract in a step called the capsulotomy. The surgeon can then break up the cataract using ultrasound and remove it, before inserting an intraocular lens (IOL).\r\n\r\nLaser-assisted cataract surgery uses a femtosecond laser to remove cataracts accurately and precisely, replacing the use of handmade incisions.\r\n\r\nThe surgeon customizes a specific surgical plan with a 3-D image of the eye called OCT (optical coherence tomography). This innovative procedure used for cataract removal has been successfully performed for the past few years. With the specifications for location, depth and length in all planes, the femtosecond laser can perform the cataract removal with micro-level precision.\r\n\r\n<b>Benefits of laser-assisted surgery</b>\r\n\r\nThere are many benefits to using femtosecond laser instead of conventional, manual cataract surgery. Laser-assisted cataract surgery is:\r\n\r\n• Accurate: With the delicacy of eye surgery, even the smallest variation can create sharper vision. Laser-assisted cataract surgery introduces a new level of sophistication for preparing the eye for surgery and for performing the surgery itself. Computerized mapping and 3-D measurements give exact specifications for the procedure to achieve precise results. During the surgery, real-time visualization helps guide your surgeon for accurate incision placement.\r\n\r\n• Bladeless: You may be hesitant about having eye surgery, and you are not alone. Laser-assisted cataract surgery is a minimally invasive procedure and offers computer-guided control when making the incisions and breaking up the cataract. This innovative technology provides efficient and effective treatment for cataracts without using a traditional blade. Lasers offer a new level of accuracy to restore ideal vision quickly.\r\n\r\n• Customizable: Your eye is unique to you, and laser-assisted cataract surgery designs a plan specific to your own eye map. Computerized planning removes any guesswork from the procedure, and this delivers meticulous results. Your eye is thoroughly scanned for measurements, and the data is translated into a restorative, personalized plan that is custom-built for you. Laser-assisted cataract surgery also has individualized capabilities for treating astigmatism.\r\n\r\n• Gentle: When the femtosecond laser is used to break up the cataract into small pieces, during a process called fragmentation, the subsequent amount of ultrasound energy required is significantly reduced. In my experience using the LenSx system, I’ve found a 50 percent reduction in my cumulative deposited energy levels. This reduced energy leads to clearer corneas, less stress on the eye, which translates into better vision sooner after your surgery.\r\n\r\n<b>What to expect before surgery</b>\r\n\r\nLaser-assisted cataract surgery requires detailed planning. Your surgeon will consider the anatomy of your eye and assess the pupil diameter, anterior chamber depth and the thickness of the lens and the cornea. Then, the type of lens fragmentation must be chosen. Parameters for the location, structure and depth of the corneal incisions are entered. When all data is stored, you are ready for surgery.\r\n\r\nYour surgeon will also review your current medications and advise you of any changes that should be made either before or after surgery.\r\n\r\n<b>What happens during surgery?</b>\r\n\r\nYour eye must be docked into the laser platform to stabilize it. Next is a process called visualization, which involves 3-D, high resolution, wide-field imaging. Now, the laser procedure is ready to begin. Your surgeon will initiate the laser to perform the incisions with pre-set specifications. The laser then softens the cataract and breaks the lens into small pieces.\r\n\r\nThe surgeon then removes the deteriorated lens and implants the IOL, which will restore clear vision again.\r\n\r\n<b>What happens after surgery?</b>\r\n\r\nRecovery after cataract surgery is usually very quick, and most patients notice clearer vision within 24 hours of the procedure. Here are a few symptoms that are common after laser-assisted cataract surgery: itching, mild discomfort, tearing and sensitivity to light and touch.\r\n\r\nYour doctor will prescribe anti-inflammatory eye drops to reduce inflammation and antibiotic eye drops to reduce the risk of infection, and you will have to wear an eye shield or eyeglasses to protect your eye. It is important to avoid rubbing or pressing on your eye while it heals.\r\n\r\nAfter one or two days, all discomfort should be gone and you should be able to resume most normal activities. Recovery times may vary, so talk to your surgeon if you have any concerns. If you have cataracts in both eyes, you will most likely have the second surgery in a week or two.\r\n\r\nTalk to you ophthalmologist about which surgical method would be best to remove your cataracts, and ask for more information on laser-assisted cataract surgery.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit yoursightmatters.com/cataracts/cataract-surgery or  www.seaislandophthalmology.com.', 'Laser-assisted cataract surgery safe, effective', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'laser-assisted-cataract-surgery-safe-effective', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:26:04', '2016-08-05 21:26:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29410', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29416, 4, '2016-08-04 17:30:20', '2016-08-04 21:30:20', '<h3>By Everett Ballenger</h3>\r\nThis month we will take a snapshot of the May 2016 real estate market. We would not normally just look at one month for a year-on-year review, but May is normally a good indicator of how the market will perform   through the busy spring selling season.\r\n\r\nOne should take into account that for homes to close in May, the contracts were very likely written in March and April. So again decent real estate sales in May really indicates how the first 40 percent of the year has performed.\r\n\r\nOver the last two years the housing market has been up on the year before (other than October 2015), which was down a little on 2014. Here we are only looking at the five areas we normally cover, Beaufort, Mossy Oaks, Port Royal, Burton and Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29417\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1816\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.13.26-PM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29417\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29417\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-01-at-10.13.26-PM.png\" alt=\"Three Year Review of the Month of May\" width=\"1816\" height=\"392\" /></a> Three Year Review of the Month of May[/caption]\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/real.estate.trends.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29418\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29418\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/real.estate.trends.jpg\" alt=\"real.estate.trends\" width=\"636\" height=\"503\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCertainly May 2016 showed some healthy gains across the board. Actual units’ sales were up close to an impressive 14 percent.\r\n\r\nPrices did show some increase over 2015. This is encouraging to see. Some “hot” metropolitan areas have seen some significant rises in home values, and Northern Beaufort has lagged behind this appreciation trend.\r\n\r\nLand values are still down, especially in some gated communities, but if the single-family home market remains strong, it can only be a matter of time before buildable lots start to attract attention once more.\r\n\r\nAs of May 15, there were 397 active single-family homes for sale in our five main areas, and 192 pending sales with a listing volume of $51,087,473.\r\n\r\nOne would have to say that May 2016 was a pretty good month overall, and bodes well that the real estate market remain strong throughout the rest of the year.\r\n\r\n<i>Everett Ballenger is the owner of B.I.C. Ballenger Realty and former president of the Beaufort County Associations of Realtors.</i>', 'Real estate numbers bode well for 2016', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'real-estate-numbers-bode-well-for-2016', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:32:04', '2016-08-05 21:32:04', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29416', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29420, 4, '2016-08-04 17:32:27', '2016-08-04 21:32:27', '<h3>Provided by State Farm</h3>\r\nNo matter your mode of transportation, traveling with a toddler can make you frazzled. Use these ideas to travel safely and stress-free.\r\n\r\nHere are some tips:\r\n\r\n<b>Flying with a toddler</b>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Reduce ear pressure. Help toddlers relieve ear pain or pressure. Encourage them to drink liquids through a sippy cup or straw.</li>\r\n	<li>Understand safety procedures. Even if you\'ve flown before, tune in to the pre-flight safety speech and clear up any lingering questions you might have with a flight attendant.</li>\r\n	<li>Prepare safe seating. Children who weigh more than 40 pounds can safely use the airplane\'s seat belt. If your child weighs less than that, bring the proper child safety seat for your child\'s size.</li>\r\n	<li>Pack entertainment. Carry on a variety of toys and snacks to accommodate short attention spans. Some parents recommend giving toys out on a schedule. Try wrapping them up as gifts to make the experience even more exciting.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Traveling with a toddler by train</b>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Stick together. It\'s easy to lose your balance on a train, especially for unsteady walkers. Stay with toddlers if they need to move around the train car.</li>\r\n	<li>Sanitize surfaces. Encourage children to wash their hands whenever possible, and use sanitizer often.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Driving with a toddler</b>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Ensure a suitable safety seat. Exact height and weight measurements determine the correct size of safety seat for your toddler. Infants should be in rear-facing car seats, but children age 2 and older can typically use front-facing seats.</li>\r\n	<li>Come prepared. Especially on long drives, young children may become bored easily.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nIf both adults are in the front, have the front passenger distribute soft toys and snacks to keep toddlers calm and content.\r\n\r\nWhether you\'re at home or traveling, it\'s always important to keep your kids safe in the car.', 'Traveling with a toddler can be challenging', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'traveling-with-a-toddler-can-be-challenging', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:16:58', '2018-07-12 15:16:58', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29420', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(29422, 4, '2016-08-04 17:33:35', '2016-08-04 21:33:35', '<b>Nighttime paving to </b><b>take place through Aug. 5</b>\r\n\r\nDrivers at the northern tip of Robert Smalls Parkway will encounter a temporary one-lane closure to allow the paving of the new intersection of S.C. 170 and Boundary Street. Drivers will still be able to travel in both directions during the paving.\r\n\r\nThe paving – and nighttime partial-lane closure – is expected to continue until sunrise on Friday, Aug. 5. Once the paving is completed, additional work will be done to prepare the new intersection for full use, including new traffic signals on larger masts.\r\n\r\nNo detour is planned during the paving, but motorists may encounter short delays between sunset and sunrise through Friday morning. The Boundary Street-Robert Smalls Parkway intersection beside McDonald’s restaurant is expected to open in mid-August.\r\n\r\n“We have been hard at work with this project since January, but a lot of the work has been behind the scenes, getting the underground duct bank ready for the overhead power and communications lines,” Beaufort City Manager Bill Prokop said. “Getting this redesigned intersection open is a major piece of the project.”\r\n\r\nThe new intersection features a more traditional perpendicular alignment of the roads with left-turn lanes and signals. Like all the new traffic signals being erected on Boundary Street, the new intersection’s signals will be part of a “smart” system designed to help traffic flow smoothly in all conditions.\r\n\r\n“This will be a safer and more efficient intersection of our two main roadways in northern Beaufort County, Boundary Street/U.S. 21 and Robert Smalls Parkway/S.C. 170,” said Sammy Negron, project manager consultant.\r\n\r\nSince late winter, crews have been working on the new intersection, placing storm drain pipes and conduit for underground cabling, installing curbing and sidewalks and arranging for new traffic signal mast arms.\r\n\r\nTo prepare motorists for the new traffic intersection, signs and stoplights will flash to alert drivers of the pending change.\r\n\r\nOnce the new intersection is open, the current roadway along Beaufort Plaza will be removed.\r\n\r\nWhen completed, Boundary Street will remain a four-lane roadway but will feature improved intersections with traffic signals; left-turn lanes; a landscaped middle median; and sidewalks and pathways for pedestrians.\r\n\r\nThe project is scheduled for completion in 2018.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.boundarystreetupdate.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Mosquito spraying may </b><b>take place through Aug. 5</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial training, surveillance, and/or spray missions that may include the application of EPA-registered public health insecticides during daylight hours through Friday, Aug. 5.\r\n\r\nIt uses low-flying aircraft and its aerial spraying is dependent upon ideal weather.\r\n\r\nIt does not treat the salt marsh habitats for adult mosquitoes during these aerial operations.\r\n\r\nFor additional information, call 843-255-5800.\r\n\r\n<b>State heritage board </b><b>to discuss Fort Frederick</b>\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Heritage Trust Advisory Board will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Corbett Kitchen at the S.C. Farmer’s Market, 3483 Charleston Highway in West Columbia.\r\n\r\nOne item on the agenda is an update on the condition of the Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve, a 3-acre property located in Port Royal along the Beaufort River. The tabby fort was built by the British between 1730 and 1734 to defend against a possible attack from the Spanish at St. Augustine, Fla.\r\n\r\nThe Heritage Trust Advisory Board meeting is open to the public.\r\n\r\nThe policy-making Heritage Trust Advisory Board serves as a liaison between the public, the Heritage Trust Program and the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Board. Formed by state law in 1976, Heritage Trust has protected thousands acres on state heritage preserves found throughout South Carolina.\r\n\r\n<b>Parris Island removes </b><b>decal requirement</b>\r\n\r\nParris Island will no longer issue Department of Defense (DOD) vehicle decals due to recently published Marine Corps policy.\r\n\r\nThose living in the local area who are not assigned to the depot but who have decals on their vehicles, such as the retiree community, are encouraged to remove them no later than Sept. 1.\r\n\r\nPersonnel permanently assigned to Parris Island who have already registered vehicle(s) aboard Parris Island are required to complete appropriate documentation for each vehicle they have registered.\r\n\r\nThis new policy does not affect any current access control measures, and all other vehicle documentation requirements, such as possessing a valid driver\'s license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance, remain the same.\r\n\r\nThe change in the decal requirement came about with the release of updated DOD access control policies eliminating the use of decals on all DOD installations. The removal of DOD decals from vehicles is universal throughout the DOD and will not affect access to other military installations for those with the required identification credentials.\r\n\r\n<b>New poll worker training offered through Sept. 10</b>\r\n\r\nThe Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County will be conducting new poll manager training.\r\n\r\nAnyone interested in working the polls for the first time can enroll in one of these sessions.\r\n\r\nThe dates and locations are from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the Hilton Head Branch Library at 11 Beach City Road; from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Bluffton Branch Library at 120 Palmetto Way; and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Beaufort Voter Registration Office at 15 John Galt Road.\r\n\r\nThe sessions will last approximately five hours. It is recommended that participants bring a snack to eat/drink during short breaks.\r\n\r\nTo register for the training, call 843-255-6900 or send an email to include the preferred date of the training you wish to attend and a phone number where you can be reached during the day to: voter@bcgov.net.', 'News briefs for August 4th-10th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-august-4th-10th', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:34:28', '2016-08-05 21:34:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29422', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29424, 4, '2016-08-04 17:34:46', '2016-08-04 21:34:46', 'The renovation of a space for the Beaufort Digital Corridor’s BASEcamp, is underway.\r\n\r\nThe approximately 5,000-thousand-square foot facility at 500 Carteret St. is located in downtown Beaufort a few blocks from Bay Street.\r\n\r\nThe renovation project is beginning just over 30 days since the unveiling of the Beaufort Digital Corridor by the city of Beaufort and is expected to be ready for occupancy in November.\r\n\r\n“BASEcamp will soon become Beaufort’s premier business incubator and co-working office designed to meet the transitional professional office space needs of tech and tech-related entrepreneurs seeking adaptable, affordable office and conference facilities of the highest quality, while gaining access to the network of entrepreneurs and professionals in both Beaufort and Charleston,” according to a press release.\r\n\r\nBASEcamp will also support Beaufort’s local creative arts community through the \"BASEcamp Gallery.”\r\n\r\n“The development of BASEcamp represents a tangible and primary step forward as part of the Beaufort Digital Corridor’s comprehensive long-term economic strategy in support of tech-focused entrepreneurs,” said Stephen Murray, Beaufort Redevelopment Commission member and city councilman.\r\n\r\n“Our goal with the development of BASEcamp is to create a modern, highly flexible, welcoming (and oh, by the way, dog-friendly) workplace that allows entrepreneurs to focus on achieving their business goals while also being conducive to collaboration,” said Ernest Andrade, project manager and Charleston Digital Corridor director.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Digital Corridor is a community-sourced business initiative to attract, nurture and promote the city’s knowledge economy through an array of programs, products and events while leveraging the city’s renowned livability.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.beaufortdigital.com.', 'Space being renovated for digital corridor’s BASEcamp', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'space-being-renovated-for-digital-corridors-basecamp', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:35:09', '2016-08-05 21:35:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29424', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29426, 4, '2016-08-04 17:35:18', '2016-08-04 21:35:18', '<b>Sheriff seeks help ID’ing burglary suspect</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/church-burglary1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29429\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-29429\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/church-burglary1.png\" alt=\"church burglary1\" width=\"104\" height=\"111\" /></a>The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to identify a man who it says has ties to burglaries that took place at the Family Worship Center and Huspah Baptist Church on July 11.\r\n\r\nThe suspect allegedly broke into two storage sheds and stole various items from one location and removed a 2015 Lark 8-foot enclosed box trailer from the other.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is asked to call 843-255-3421 or Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777.\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff: Man wanted for credit card fraud</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29431\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"89\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/raymond-collins.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29431\"><img class=\" wp-image-29431\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/raymond-collins.jpeg\" alt=\"Raymond Collins III\" width=\"89\" height=\"112\" /></a> Raymond Collins III[/caption]\r\n\r\nRaymond Francis Collins III is wanted by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office for financial transaction card theft, financial transaction card fraud and two family court bench warrants.\r\n\r\nCollins has experience working in the construction industry and may still be working at a construction site, according to the sheriff’s office.\r\n\r\nHe is believed to be driving a 2004 gold Jeep Grand Cherokee with SC tag JYL177.\r\n\r\nCollins made arrangements to turn himself in but failed to show up, according to the sheriff’s office. He is known to frequent the Bluffton and Hilton Head areas.\r\n\r\nCall Cpl. W. Bates at 843-255-3722 or Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777. To remain anonymous and receive a potential reward, call CrimeStoppers at 888-274-6372.\r\n\r\n<b>Sea Pines man charged </b><b>with viewing child porn</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29432\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"87\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/roger-wise.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29432\"><img class=\" wp-image-29432\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/roger-wise.jpeg\" alt=\"Roger Wise\" width=\"87\" height=\"113\" /></a> Roger Wise[/caption]\r\n\r\nRoger Wise, 69, of Hilton Head Island, was arrested July 28 and charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor-second degree.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Sheriff\'s Office investigators received a lead from the South Carolina Attorney General\'s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) of child pornography being downloaded from the Internet on computers and/or electronic devices at a residence in Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\nFurther investigation substantiated the lead and revealed the child pornography had been downloaded at 21 Twin Pines Road. Based on the information, investigators obtained a warrant to search the Twin Pines Road home.\r\n\r\nAccording to the sheriff’s office, during the search they seized two desktop computers, one external hard drive, one iPhone, one tablet and numerous DVDs with pornographic labels. Preliminary examinations of the seized items were performed at the residence and uncovered evidence of downloaded child pornography, the report states.\r\n\r\nWise was interviewed by sheriff’s office investigators and told them that he was responsible for downloading the child pornography, the sheriff’s office report states.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, forensic examinations of the seized computers and electronic items will be performed by the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office Computer Crimes Unit and the South Carolina Attorney General\'s Office and could lead to additional criminal charges for Wise.\r\n\r\nThe South Carolina Attorney General\'s Office will prosecute Wise and any other people charged in connection with this\r\nICAC investigation.\r\n\r\n<b>Guns, ammo stolen in Bluffton burglary</b>\r\n\r\nA cache of semi-automatic rifles, handguns and ammunition was stolen in a burglary recently in University Park in Bluffton.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29430\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"81\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kiyan-johnson.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29430\"><img class=\" wp-image-29430\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kiyan-johnson.jpeg\" alt=\"Kiyan Johnson\" width=\"81\" height=\"71\" /></a> Kiyan Johnson[/caption]\r\n\r\nAccording to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office report, deputies responded to a burglary in progress at the residence on July 26.  They found that someone had forcibly entered the house through a back door and the suspects had already fled the area.\r\n\r\nA video surveillance system was reviewed and three people were seen breaking into the residence, one of whom was identified as the burglary victim\'s daughter, Ryelee Teona Marie Hall, 17.\r\n\r\nDuring the robbery, several semi-automatic rifles, several handguns and a large amount of ammunition was stolen from a safe.\r\n\r\nKiyan Johnson, 19, was arrested July 29 in connection with the burglary, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office report.\r\n\r\nJohnson turned himself in to sheriff\'s office investigators in Beaufort. He was charged with second-degree burglary and grand larceny.\r\n\r\nSheriff\'s office investigators said the third and final subject involved in the burglary is Jahkheme Scott, 19, of Bluffton.\r\n\r\nScott was at large, as was Ryelee Hall, at press time.\r\n\r\nBoth are known to frequent Bluffton, Beaufort and some areas of Jasper County.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is asked to call Sgt. Doug Seifert at 843-255-3414\r\n\r\nTo remain anonymous and receive a potential reward, call CrimeStoppers at 888-274-6372.\r\n\r\n<b>Help sought in solving </b><b>1989 murder of woman</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with a cold case.\r\n\r\nOn July 30, 1989, Jennifer Olson, 19, was discovered in the surf on the beach by a jogger near the Westin Resort on Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\nOlson had died of injuries inflicted by unknown suspects sometime in the early morning hours. Specific details of her injuries and cause of death have not been revealed by law enforcement, but they suspect she was sexually assaulted just prior to her death.\r\n\r\nOlsen was with her family at an insurance convention at the Westin. One of the people she was last seen speaking with near the pool area of the Westin around 3 a.m. was convicted of savagely murdering his girlfriend a few years later in another state. He remains a person of interest in this investigation and has been interviewed multiple times, but has denied any involvement.\r\n\r\nHe is currently serving a life sentence and no physical evidence has linked him to Olson’s murder.\r\n\r\nIf you have any information regarding this unsolved cold case, contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255- 3402, 843-816-8013 or orrobertb@bcgov.net. To remain anonymous and receive a potential reward, call CrimeStoppers at 888-274-6372.\r\n\r\n<b>One injured in Burton </b><b>car crash</b>\r\n\r\nA driver suffered serious injuries after hitting a power pole in the 300 block of Savannah Highway on July 30.\r\n\r\nBurton firefighters received a call for a motor vehicle accident on Savannah Highway at approximately 8:30 p.m. Initial reports were that the driver had been ejected, but he had crawled from the wreck on his own and was lying on the side of the roadway.\r\n\r\nGas was leaking from the vehicle and firefighters had to use rescue tools to get inside the vehicle to secure power to prevent a fire. 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(29436, 4, '2016-08-04 17:40:11', '2016-08-04 21:40:11', '<h3>By Sally Mahan</h3>\r\nTwo men were shot multiple times and killed in separate incidents over the course of a week.\r\n\r\nThe first victim was Javon Winston, 23, of Bluffton, who was shot a dozen times. The second was Marquise Singleton, 21, of St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29438\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"93\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/javon.winston.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29438\"><img class=\" wp-image-29438\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/javon.winston.jpg\" alt=\"Javon Winston\" width=\"93\" height=\"129\" /></a> Javon Winston[/caption]\r\n\r\nWinston was found in a ditch on Cooks Landing Road in Hardeeville on July 26.\r\n\r\nAccording to a Bluffton Police Department report, Winston was reported missing at about noon on July 26 by his mother, Gwendolyn Miller.\r\n\r\nMiller told police she had not seen her son since July 24, when they went to church. She also said they had a conversation about him going to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.\r\n\r\nHowever, later in the day “Winston became irritable and on edge … and told Miller he was going to Savannah Memorial Hospital to see a friend,” according to the report.\r\n\r\nMiller said she told Winston that she was concerned because he was not feeling well and he was “acting unusual.” He reassured his mother that he would get examined at Savannah Memorial.\r\n\r\nAccording to the report, Miller was on the phone with another person who was in the hospital waiting room with Winston, and Miller that could hear him arguing and yelling.\r\n\r\nWinston then walked outside and was seen sitting underneath a tree in the hospital parking lot at about 3 p.m. The person Miller was talking with said she was talking to a nurse and looked back outside for Winston, but he was gone.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29437\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"94\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/marquise.singleton.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29437\"><img class=\" wp-image-29437\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/marquise.singleton.jpg\" alt=\"Marquise Singleton\" width=\"94\" height=\"124\" /></a> Marquise Singleton[/caption]\r\n\r\nMiller told police that she “knew Winston was possibly angry or upset with unknown individuals due to the drugs he had bought and taken the night before.”\r\n\r\nMiller said she was unsure what type of drug it was, but “knew it was something like Ecstasy.”\r\n\r\nShe tried to get in touch with her son several times over the next couple of days, but his phone went to voicemail. Additionally, Winston’s girlfriend had not seen or heard from him.\r\n\r\nOn July 26, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding a black man’s body in a ditch on Cooks Landing Road at the end of the pavement. There, investigators from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office began processing the crime scene until the South Carolina Law Enforcement (SLED) Crime Scene Division arrived.\r\n\r\nWinston had been in the ditch for at least two days, and it is likely that he was shot elsewhere and the body was dumped in the ditch.\r\n\r\nThe Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division, along with SLED, began to reach out to surrounding agencies to see if anyone had filed a missing persons report. Bluffton Police Department investigators went to the scene and identified the body as Javon Vincent Winston.\r\n\r\nMartin Sauls, Jasper County coroner, said Winston was shot 12 times and the shots that likely killed him were ones “right to the heart and one to the head.”\r\n\r\nFuneral arrangements were being made at press time. Davis Professional Funeral Services in Griffin, Ga., was in charge of arrangements.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is asked to call the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 843-726-7779 or the Silent Witness Tip Hotline at 1-800-446-1006.\r\n\r\nIn the St. Helena incident, at about 10:45 p.m. on July 31, Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office deputies responded to reports from passing motorists of an unresponsive person in the driver’s seat of a car.\r\n\r\nWhen they arrived on the scene on Sam Doyle Road on St. Helena Island they found Singleton in the driver’s seat with multiple gunshot wounds. 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(29440, 4, '2016-08-04 17:41:00', '2016-08-04 21:41:00', '<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\nDuffie Stone was elected to his third full term as Fourteenth Judicial Circuit solicitor on June 14.\r\n\r\nBut what exactly is a solicitor?\r\n\r\n“No one knows what a solicitor is,” said Stone. “It’s not unusual for me to step up in front of a group of people to speak, and no one knows what I do.”\r\n\r\nA solicitor – also known as a district attorney – is the county’s chief prosecuting agency. For Stone and the Fourteenth Circuit, which covers Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties, that means prosecuting about 5,000 cases every year.\r\n\r\nStone, who grew up in Myrtle Beach, said, “I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know who the solicitor was or what he did. Our solicitor, Jim Dunn, famously wore three-piece black suits and his lapel always matched his tie.\r\n\r\n“My mother would go over to the Orry County courthouse to watch the criminal trials. Inside, there was theater seating. That’s where people went to see what was really going on. It was a combination of civic knowledge and entertainment.”\r\n\r\nStone knew he wanted to be a lawyer and to do trial work.\r\n\r\n“I went to law school to be a prosecutor. After the first year of law school I worked as a summer clerk at the Solicitor’s Office in Columbia for $4.25 an hour,” he said. “That was the greatest job ever. … It helped me afford to pay for my apartment over Revco.”\r\n\r\nBut before law school was Wofford College, where, in the School of Liberal Arts, Stone was required to study broadly. What seemed interesting but irrelevant to an English major – chemistry, philosophy, psychology – is what Stone says he now uses in his work.\r\n\r\n“My exposure to all the disciplines, you put it all together, and it is what I do on a daily basis – listening to witnesses, analyzing what they say, explaining DNA results to a jury, even just preparing the case for trial.”\r\n\r\nAnd all those disciplines in college also seem to have taught Stone discipline in life, personally as a runner and professionally as a leader.\r\n\r\nFor most people, running means getting in a few miles a few times a week. But for Stone, running reflects responsibility. As his professional obligations increased, so did his weekly mileage.\r\n\r\n“I started running when I became a prosecutor,” he said. “On my runs, I spent time thinking about my case, about my opening and closing. As my cases got bigger and the things I needed to think about got longer and longer, so did my runs. I went from 5Ks to 10Ks to the marathon.”\r\n\r\nStone has now successfully completed three marathons, including the Boston Marathon, and says the benefits are as much mental as they are physical.\r\n\r\n“You train your body for the first 20 miles, you train your brain for the last six.”\r\n\r\nAs the head of the solicitor’s office, Stone believes the integrity and credibility of his role is crucial.\r\n\r\n“Half the time I make a decision, I make half the room happy and half the room angry,” he said. “So you may not agree with every decision, but I want you to understand that I make those decisions for the right reason.”\r\n\r\nStone’s passion for his job is clear – he says he can’t imagine doing anything else – and he wants those who work for him to feel the same.\r\n\r\n“I tell my new hires, ‘I want you finding your passion,’ ” he said. “If you enjoy what you’re doing, you will do very well and, on your own, get better.”\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: Duffie Stone became solicitor of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit in January 2006, succeeding Randolph Murdaugh, whose family had run the office for 86 years. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'Running office or running marathons, Stone stays focused', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'running-office-or-running-marathons-stone-stays-focused', '', '', '2016-08-05 17:43:19', '2016-08-05 21:43:19', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29440', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29448, 4, '2016-08-04 17:46:09', '2016-08-04 21:46:09', '<b>By Kat Walsh</b>\r\n\r\nTwenty people sit side-by-side in a dragon-headed 42 foot-long vessel, paddling furiously to the beat of an insistent drummer – the “heartbeat” of the dragon-racing against a score of other like vessels and colorfully dressed teams.\r\n\r\nIt’s an unlikely image that harkens back to the Viking age, or previews an upcoming Hollywood release. But in reality, and in Beaufort, it is the sport of dragon boat racing.\r\n\r\nA team-oriented support program for cancer patients, survivors and their families, dragon boat racing provides physical and psychological strength, lighthearted fun, camaraderie and competition – all perfect offsets to the seriousness of cancer and treatment.\r\n\r\nSince 2012, the dragon boat races have been the main fundraiser for the Beaufort DragonBoat organization.\r\n\r\nThe teams are made up of both cancer survivors and supporters and the power of those paddlers – and the money they raise – goes far in fulfilling the organization’s mission to help cancer patients with needs they are unable to afford or for which they lack coverage.\r\n\r\nSometimes it’s a major expense, like rent. A recent case: A husband and wife were both diagnosed with cancer within months of each other.\r\n\r\n“This couple, who ran their own business, had never needed assistance before in their whole lives, and suddenly, they don’t know how to meet rent,” said Connie Wegman, outreach coordinator.\r\n\r\nMany times, the expense is minor but its impact is massive.\r\n\r\nWegman remembers the time she was asked to bring a patient a $25 BiLo card.\r\n\r\n“You know, you probably saved that patient’s life,” the nurse said when Wegman showed up with the card. Turns out, the patient didn’t have the $25 co-pay to fill the prescription required to treat her infection. The infection went untreated and was spreading until salvation showed up in the form of a gift card.\r\n\r\nAnd there’s times when there’s no expense involved.\r\n\r\n“One of my first cases was a woman a with stomach cancer,” said Wegman. “Her toilet didn’t work and her septic needed to be pumped. We got a plumber out there to take care of it for free. Sometimes, it’s just putting people together.”\r\n\r\nIt is easy to forget that things can change so quickly for people once a cancer diagnosis is introduced.\r\n\r\n“We’re there to help with the things that come in daily life and you think all is OK and then cancer hits and you think, ‘How am I going to meet my basic needs?’ ” said Wegman.\r\n\r\nSince January, the organization has already helped 32 patients and their families.\r\n\r\nThe organization’s volunteers help in a number of ways: changing lightbulbs or air filters, providing gift cards for gas and groceries or transportation to chemotherapy treatments, or even just walking the dog.\r\n\r\n“We try to be a good neighbor,” said Wegman.\r\n\r\n“One thing we believe is that everyone is touched by cancer – either directly or through someone you know or love,” said Greg Rawls, past president and current marketing manager for Race Day.\r\n\r\nThe fourth annual DragonBoat Race Day will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.\r\n\r\n“Last year we raised $68,000 after expenses,” said Rawls. “This year, because we are no longer under the Water Festival, our expenses are higher, so we hope to clear $50,000.”\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.dragonboatbeaufort.org.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: The Beaufort DragonBoat races are a fun way to raise money to benefit cancer patients. File photo.</em>', 'The power of the paddle helps beat cancer', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-power-of-the-paddle-helps-beat-cancer', '', '', '2016-08-05 18:13:50', '2016-08-05 22:13:50', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29448', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29449, 4, '2016-08-04 17:46:10', '2016-08-04 21:46:10', 'Five classroom teachers have been named as finalists for Beaufort County’s 2016-17 District Teacher of the Year.\r\n\r\nThe finalists are Lawrence Anderson, a fourth-grade math teacher at Mossy Oaks Elementary; Bebe Cifaldi, a fourth-grade math and science teacher at Hilton Head Elementary School for the Creative Arts; Kelly Goudy, a second-grade teacher at Robert Smalls International Academy; Elizabeth MacMurray, a ninth-grade English language arts teacher at Hilton Head Island High; and Jennifer McKenzie, a media arts and social studies teacher at Beaufort Middle School.\r\n\r\nSuperintendent Jeff Moss announced the five selections before an audience of more than 1,000 educators at the opening session of Summer Institute 2016, the district’s annual summer professional development conference.\r\n\r\nThis year’s conference sessions are being held at Bluffton High School and H.E. McCracken Middle School.\r\n\r\n“These are five outstanding classroom professionals, and any one of them would be an excellent representative for the Beaufort County School District’s teachers,” Moss said.\r\n\r\nThe District Teacher of the Year will be announced Sept. 16 at an awards breakfast.\r\n\r\nBecoming District Teacher of the Year is a three-step process that began when school-level teachers of the year were selected in April. Those wishing to compete for District Teacher of the Year submitted detailed applications in June.\r\n\r\nIn the second step, a selection committee consisting of parents, former educators and community leaders from across Beaufort County reviewed the applications and rated them using a numerical scoring system. The five highest-scoring applicants were named as finalists.\r\n\r\nIn the next step, the five finalists will be interviewed by a separate review committee, again composed of judges from across the county. The judges will begin by reviewing a video of each teacher doing a classroom lesson. They will then score candidates based on how well they respond to questions about their teaching methods as shown in the video, as well as how they respond to questions about current education issues. After those interviews, the panel will select a District Teacher of the Year to represent Beaufort County’s classroom professionals.\r\n\r\nThe current Teacher of the Year is Beaufort Elementary School teacher Arecely Johnson.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo from left: Jennifer McKenzie, Kelly Goudy, Lawrence Anderson, Elizabeth MacMurray and Bebe Cifaldi.</em>', 'Five educators are finalists for Teacher of the Year', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'five-educators-are-finalists-for-teacher-of-the-year', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:49', '2018-07-12 14:58:49', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29449', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29452, 4, '2016-08-04 18:14:18', '2016-08-04 22:14:18', '<b>By Kat Walsh</b>\r\n\r\nParris Island. It’s not only where Marines are made, it’s also where major historical discoveries are made.\r\n\r\nAfter years of searching, researchers recently uncovered the remains of the fort of San Marcos. Their discovery unlocks a lost piece of early North American history – and was made without moving a scoopful of soil.\r\n\r\nThe fort of San Marcos is one of five forts that had been built in the 1500s in the Spanish colonial town of Santa Elena, the remains of which were first uncovered almost 40 years ago.\r\n\r\nThe town of St. Elena had flourished, nearing 400 residents, since its establishment in 1566 by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, who had founded Spanish La Florida and St. Augustine, Fla., the year before.\r\n\r\nIn 1571, St. Elena became the capital of Spanish Florida, and it remained the capital until 1576 when a Native-American attack forced the abandonment of the town.\r\n\r\nIn October 1577, Pedro Menéndez Márquez, the governor of Spanish La Florida, arrived at the abandoned town of Santa Elena with two ships carrying pre-fabricated posts and heavy planking.\r\n\r\nHe erected Fort San Marcos in six days in defense against another possible Native-American attack.\r\n\r\nFort San Marcos was a wooden fort with a central building containing storerooms and barracks with a large triangular gun platform on one end. It had 11 mounted cannons, the largest weighing more than 5,400 pounds.\r\n\r\nAfter five years, the wooden posts surrounding the fort rotted, and a new fort, also called San Marcos, was built on the nearby shoreline and remained until its final abandonment in 1587 when the Spanish government decided to consolidate its resources in St. Augustine.\r\n\r\nFor decades, attempts to find the fort have failed, and it stayed hidden until new technology brought it to light.\r\n\r\n“I’ve been looking for San Marcos since 1993, and new techniques and technologies allowed for a fresh search,” said Chester DePratter of the University of South Carolina, one of the two lead researchers. “Pedro Menéndez didn’t leave us with a map of Santa Elena, so remote sensing is allowing us to create a town plan that will be important to interpreting what happened here 450 years ago and for planning future research.”\r\n\r\nAfter two years of research, DePratter and Victor Thompson, of the University of Georgia, were able to uncover the missing fort by employing a suite of remote-sensing technologies to look below the surface of the ground without actually digging.\r\n\r\nUsing ground penetrating radar, magnetometers and other technology, they sent radar pulses and electric currents into the ground and measured differences in local magnetic fields in search of the missing fort and to map the lost 15-acre landscape of Santa Elena and the buildings – a church, courts, shops, taverns and farms – that brought life to the early settlement.\r\n\r\nTheir discovery sheds new light on the oldest, most northern Spanish settlement in the Americas built to thwart French exploration into the New World.\r\n\r\n“Santa Elena is providing once again an unprecedented view of the landscape. This is one of the best sites for remote sensing that I’ve ever had the privilege to work on,” said Thompson, who directs UGA’s Center for Archaeological Sciences.\r\n\r\nDePratter believes Santa Elena is the best-preserved 16th century town in the country, in part because of its location, which is underneath a former military golf course that has no standing structures on it.\r\n\r\n“The Santa Elena site’s remarkable state of preservation is a tribute to the stewardship of the U.S. Marine Corps, which has owned Parris Island since 1915,” he said.\r\n\r\n“This work will allow us to tell the story of the land that would eventually become the United States. Santa Elena is an important part of this history that lends insight into how colonial powers in Europe vied for control over this corner of the New World,” Thompson said.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: Brandon Aitchison, left, and Mike Stenland, who are working on the St. Elena site on Parris Island with lead researches Chester DePratter and Victor Thompson, discuss where to search for the remains of the town of St. Elena on Parris Island. Tens of thousands of artifacts have been unearthed from the site over the past four decades. All photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29443\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1953\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fort2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29443\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29443\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fort2.jpg\" alt=\"Chester DePratter, of the University of South Carolina, discusses the search for the old Fort San Marcos site, which they found without having to dig anything up. \" width=\"1953\" height=\"1400\" /></a> Chester DePratter, of the University of South Carolina, discusses the search for the old Fort San Marcos site, which they found without having to dig anything up.[/caption]', 'Archaeologists find historic Spanish fort on Parris Island', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'archaeologists-find-historic-spanish-fort-on-parris-island', '', '', '2016-08-05 18:15:45', '2016-08-05 22:15:45', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29452', 0, 'post', '', 1),
(29455, 4, '2016-08-11 10:39:41', '2016-08-11 14:39:41', '<b>Red Piano Too </b><b>holding annual show</b>\r\n\r\nThe Red Piano Too Art Gallery will hold its 24th annual Summer Show on Saturday, Aug. 13. This year’s featured artists include Jackie Haliburton, Sonja Evans, Leonard Jones, Sayid Majid and others. The gallery is at 870 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island. For more information, visit www.redpianotoo.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Benefit for Duff </b><b>to be held Aug. 11</b>\r\n\r\nA benefit for J. Howard Duff will be held Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Roasting Room Lounge &amp; Listening Room at 1297 May River Road in Bluffton. Duff is known throughout the community for his gift for teaching and mentoring guitar students, who range in age from 9 to 65. He is also the lead singer/lead guitarist in one of the South’s premier blues and swing groups, Red, White &amp; Blues. He also handles the dual lead roles in the 1960s retro rock ’n’ roll band, Flashback. He began playing with the Praise Band at the Church of the Cross in Bluffton and later became a worship leader there. He recently suffered two 90 percent blockages in his heart, which resulted in a surgical procedure with subsequent complications. Doors open at 5 p.m., and several bands will be featured throughout the evening. Tickets to the event are $25.\r\n\r\n<b>Concert for youth scheduled at </b><b>St. Helena library</b>\r\n\r\nSterling Silver Songs, a free concert featuring Gary Sterling, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, at St. Helena Branch Library. Sterling is a recording artist, entertainer, world traveler and graduate of St. Helena High School. The purpose of the concert is to celebrate and inspire local youth with the message, \"This Mountain I Must Climb!\" Admission is free and all ages are invited.The St. Helena Branch Library is at 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road. The event is being sponsored by the St. Helena Branch Library.\r\n\r\n<b>Event to pay tribute </b><b>to Vietnam vets</b>\r\n\r\nThe Healing Heroes of the Lowcountry Fund will host the annual Vietnam Veterans Celebration on Friday, Aug. 12, at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort in honor of the 51st anniversary of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. This event seeks to honor our nation’s Vietnam War veterans of all branches of the military for their service and sacrifices to our country during a difficult era in our history. The event will take place from 7-9 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The Parris Island Marine Band and Beaufort’s Katie McAllister will be featured. For more information, visit www.hhlcf.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Sunset party to be held Aug. 19</b>\r\n\r\nDog Days of Summer Sunset Party will take place at sundown, Friday, Aug. 19, at Bluffton Oyster Factory Park. Dog Days of Summer is a celebration on the May River. The party will feature a food court, craft beer garden, wine bar, kids play area and other fun activities for the entire family. Performing at Dog Days of Summer will be Chris Jones and The Will Snyder Trio. Bluffton Sunset Parties are family-friendly fun. Everyone is welcome. Come by boat, bike or golf cart. Lawn chairs and leashed pets are permitted, but no outside food or drinks will be allowed. A percentage of proceeds from the Bluffton Sunset Parties go to benefit local area charities. Tickets are $5 at the door, with children 12 and younger admitted free. For more information, visit www.blufftonsunsetparty.com or call Bear Foot Sports at 843-757-8520.\r\n\r\n<b>Yamasee Indians focus of Santa Elena program</b>\r\n\r\nA program called “The History of the Yamasee Indians: Origin, Migration, Conflict and Pottery,” will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Santa Elena History Center at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort. This presentation will focus on the origins and migrations of the Yamasee Indians. It will incorporate some of the most recent research, and includes a brief overview of the Yamasee War and a short discussion of the evolution of Yamasee pottery. For more information, visit www.santa-elena.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Yoga program </b><b>offered in Port Royal</b>\r\n\r\nRIY (Reiki Infused Yoga) is offering a free event call “The Laughing Yogini” at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. This program, led by Brittney Hiller and Reiki master Chris \"Sutty\" Suddeth, will be held at the Port Royal Wetlands Amphitheater. The family-friendly event will combine gentle yoga stretching and Reiki. All ages are welcome. Participants should bring a yoga mat or towel and a water bottle. Text or call Hiller at 843-263-0320 or Suddeth at 843-263-2397 with any questions.\r\n\r\n<b>International artist’s work on display in St. Helena</b>\r\n\r\nWorld-renowned artist Alex Palkovich has chosen the St. Helena Branch Library at 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road to display his award-winning bronze sculpture “On the Way to Market.” The sculpture illustrates the heritage of African descendants in South Carolina’s Lowcountry and has won the 80th Annual National Sculpture Society Exhibition People’s Choice Award.', 'What To Do the week of August 11th-17th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-august-11th-17th', '', '', '2016-08-18 10:41:17', '2016-08-18 14:41:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29455', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(29457, 4, '2016-08-11 10:57:21', '2016-08-11 14:57:21', '<h3>By Paul Butare</h3>\r\nPlanning and discussion of traffic and building new bridges for Lady’s Island has been discussed for more than 20 years.\r\n\r\nHere are some of the key points on the subject:\r\n\r\n• The nearly 60-year-old Woods bridge is now at capacity.\r\n\r\n• In an article in a local newspaper in May 2015, the bridge opened 4,000 times over a two year period, with 660 of those for commercial traffic.\r\n\r\n• Each time there is an opening there is delay which causes traffic to back up on Boundary Street, often to Bellamy curve. On Lady’s Island, it backs up past the boat landing.\r\n\r\n• Improved opening schedules instituted over the last 18 months have improved the situation somewhat and made the openings more predictable and less frequent.\r\n\r\n• Calls for the replacement of the bridge have created much discussion ranging from the difficulty in building a typical span bridge without disrupting main street and the historical district, and there is talk of attempting to make it a national landmark.\r\n\r\n• Discussions of a faster, vertically opening bridge have continued. However, substantial criticism has been due to cost, and most loudly about the removal of one of our city “icons.” Additionally, the solution does not allow for substantial additional bridge capacity and does not impact the “pinch points” at Boundary Street and on Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\n• The Boundary Street project will have the effect of reducing the volume of traffic on Boundary Street while routing more traffic to Ribaut Road and the McTeer Bridges.\r\n\r\n• A span connecting Lady’s Island to Bellamy Curve was often discussed and rejected for neighborhood and aesthetic reasons. The Boundary Street project reduces the usefulness of that solution even further.\r\n\r\nOver the years, state, county and city officials have discussed a “Northern Bypass” which circumnavigated the runways at the end of MCAS, and connected to Lady’s Island.\r\n\r\nThrough a 2006 referendum, the taxpayers made $6 million available for a study of the feasibility of a Northern Bypass.\r\n\r\nThe results of the study were summarized in a 2009 article by LIBPA as follows:\r\n\r\n“Once the voters approved the 1 percent sales tax referendum, the Beaufort County Engineering Department wisely directed the study be conducted in phases and the first phase was to (1) identify realistic alternative routes to relieve the traffic problems projected by the Northern Regional Plan and (2) determine if these solutions (to include the “Northern Bypass”) could be justified by the benefits they would provide. This phase of the study, conducted at a cost of $488,591, answered the question regarding a northern bypass as follows “In summary, none of the alternate Northern Bypass routes were deemed feasible by the cost-benefit analysis.”\r\n\r\nFurther, the study pointed out that the bridge proposal had “insufficient positive economic impact” which prevented even consideration for federal funding. The cost to build such a bridge was estimated to be $116 million in 2009 dollars.  It has been estimated by some that the current costs would be $150 million to $200 million.\r\n\r\nSo where does that leave us? Replacement of the Woods Bridge, short of it simply ceasing to function, seems unlikely due to aesthetic and community concerns. A crossing at Bellamy curve is unlikely due to similar aesthetic and community concerns. A Northern Bypass is unlikely in the next decade due to its cost and the cost/ benefit.\r\n\r\nTraffic is increasing and in fact worsening with new construction of commercial and residential developments.\r\n\r\nThe Woods Memorial Bridge is at capacity and efforts to reduce backups have been implemented. The McTeer Bridges are not at capacity, but the intersection of Sea Island Parkway and Sam’s Point Road are where the combined traffic from the Woods Bridge and McTeer intersect. That intersection is expected to fail as soon as the Walmart opens. As new businesses are approved along the Sea Island Parkway, they will serve to worsen the already known and existing traffic problems.\r\n\r\nIn an effort to find solutions to the transportation challenges faced by Lady’s Island representatives of the city, county and state have agreed to meet and seek solutions for the problems including a study by outside experts. The results of this study are expected to be concluded by December 2016.\r\n\r\nPerhaps a plan to link future approval of new high-volume businesses to the ability of existing or planned roads to handle the additional traffic will evolve from the study. That is, to have road capacity or plans to increase road capacity in place before major traffic producing developments are approved.\r\n\r\nAnd how will this increase in road capacity be funded? That is a question for city, county and state officials to answer.\r\n\r\n<em>Paul Butare is the LIBPA Transportation Representative.</em>', 'Tough solutions needed for Lady’s Island traffic problems', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'tough-solutions-needed-for-ladys-island-traffic-problems', '', '', '2016-08-18 10:58:10', '2016-08-18 14:58:10', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29457', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29460, 4, '2016-08-11 10:59:56', '2016-08-11 14:59:56', '<b>A poem for our times: </b><b>The Recalcitrant Mascot           </b>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In mid-July, I visited my favorite cousin Lou\r\nWho happens to live in the Cleveland Zoo.\r\nAfter leaving the zoo, I strolled through the town,\r\nAnd for a short time, my world was upside-down.</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I bumped into a dandy dude who wore a silken ascot.\r\nWith no intro, he asked if I would be his personal mascot.\r\n(My granny was a mascot. Maybe I should give it a shot.)\r\nI shrugged and asked myself out loud, \"Why not?\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Then I guess I put that dandy dude on the spot\r\nBy asking him, \"What\'s a personal mascot?\"\r\nSaid he, \"You\'ll be my . . . uh . . . my lucky charm,\"\r\n\"A bite of your breakfast cereal?!\"  I joked with mock alarm</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\"No,\" he exploded, \"you pachydermal Dumbo!\r\nYou fat dumpy Bimbo!  You infernal Jumbo!\"\r\nThen--abruptly-- he cooed, \"I\'ll make you the richest cow in your herd,\r\nYou can hop on my HUGE band wagon (but you mustn\'t speak a word).”</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">To restore my self esteem, I spoke: \"My name is Ella Fant.\r\nI always speak my mind – you can\'t tell me that I can\'t.\r\nMark my words: You are childish, unstable, and rude,\r\nAnd I will never, NEVER be your mascot, dude.”</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Said he, \"When I asked you to be my mascot (an honor many have desired),\r\nYou accepted with \'Why not?\' I nodded; thus you were hired,\r\nBut, you chump, you failed to perform your duty as required.\r\nMy name is Donald Trump, and Ella Fant, you\'re fired!”</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>Peggy Perry</b></p>\r\n<b>Thank you to all who helped </b><b>with free backpacks</b>\r\n\r\nThe Back to School Fun Day organization would not be able to provide families with free backpacks filled with school supplies without the support and partnership of our local Bluffton businesses, churches, individuals and volunteers each year.\r\n\r\nA warm and sincere thank you to all who supported our event in the Bluffton community for the 6th Annual Back to School Fun Day held July 30 at Bluffton High School.\r\n\r\nWith your charitable donations, we were able to provide over 400 youths with backpacks filled with the necessary supplies to start school off in a positive way.\r\n\r\nWe also would like to thank the following who provided free services and or information: Blooms Senior Living owners for donating 150 backpacks; Beaufort Jasper Comprehensive dental mobile unit; Walmart Vision Center; Coastal Carolina and Hilton Head Hospital Wellness; Bluffton Family Chiropractic; A+ Mathnasium; Zoe’s Kitchen; the Beaufort Black Chamber of Commerce; and the town of Bluffton’s Fire and Police departments.\r\n\r\nA special thank you goes to Theresa Lacey with CODA and Chloe Gordon with the Beaufort County School District for accepting the invitation to be presenters for the two educational workshops parents/ guardians had to attend before they could receive a backpack for their child(ren).\r\n\r\nTogether we are making a difference in the lives of others in our community.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b>Sharon Brown\r\n</b><b>Event Coordinator</b></p>', 'Letters to the Editor', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'letters-to-the-editor-11', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:01:29', '2016-08-18 15:01:29', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29460', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29462, 4, '2016-08-11 11:02:02', '2016-08-11 15:02:02', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nAn e-mail popped up in my inbox early this summer and a friend wanted to know if I was interested in becoming her pen pal.\r\n\r\n“Wow!” I told her. “I have not had a pen pal for years.”\r\n\r\nMy first real pen pal experience was back in the 1960s with a girl named Lesley Nash who lived on a farm in South Africa. We were connected through our local newspapers, which had set up a program to connect kids from all over the world as pen pals.\r\n\r\nLesley and I wrote for several years and then suddenly stopped. I am not sure what happened, but it’s too bad that we didn’t stay connected when you consider how much has happened over the past 50 years in both of our countries.\r\n\r\nNowadays, it seems like the art of letter writing has vanished as communications have improved. Between texting and e-mails, we are connected all the time.\r\n\r\nToday’s electronic communications demand immediate response; then get lost in myriad other electronic messages. And how many introspective thoughts are really found in an e-mail?\r\n\r\nWriting a letter, on the other hand, provides an entirely different form of conversation. There is more time for reflection when you have time to collect your thoughts.\r\n\r\nSome of the most famous letter writers that I recall are Abigail and John Adams, who wrote over 1,000 letters to one another. What a rare insight to life in the last part of the 18th century and the birth of a new nation.\r\n\r\nSo I received my first letter and read it slowly. She wrote that the last time we had been together I had inspired her to write new stories and offered her some writing tips too. I was anxious to sit down and tell her how much getting the letter meant. Then I started describing all the things that I had been up to this summer.\r\n\r\nAfter she received my letter she called to say that she loved it and was working on another one. Then she added, “Getting a letter in the mail is knowing that someone loves you.”\r\n\r\nShe was right, because I know how I felt when I opened my mailbox. Now I hope in the future when she is my age, that through my letters, she will have received a greater understanding of me, her grandmother.', 'Pen pals remind us of the art of letter writing', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pen-pals-remind-us-of-the-art-of-letter-writing', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:02:37', '2016-08-18 15:02:37', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29462', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29464, 4, '2016-08-11 11:02:55', '2016-08-11 15:02:55', 'The Technical College of the Lowcountry honored 47 health sciences graduates at its Aug. 4 pinning ceremonies.\r\n\r\n“We are so proud of these graduates for their perseverance and commitment to excellence,” Health Sciences Dean Dr. Glenn Levicki said. “TCL’s health sciences programs are rigorous but produce extremely qualified and successful graduates, giving them the confidence they need to walk proudly into the field.”\r\n\r\nStudents 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. Many students go right to work in the Lowcountry. Visit www.tcl.edu/health for more information.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29465\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"481\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Associate-Degree-Nursing-Practical-Nursing.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29465\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29465\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Associate-Degree-Nursing-Practical-Nursing.jpg\" alt=\"The TCL Associate Degree Nursing graduates are Tracy E. Biel, Scott J. Brassard, Hunter Clark, Jillian Delucia, Charlene Dziamniski and Christol L. Gillespie, all of Beaufort; Haley Kanehl, of Effingham, Ga.; Christopher A. Lee, of Beaufort; LaDawn Mack, of Jasper; Christina M. O\'Quinn, of Colleton; Katherine E. Pfeifer and Connie V. Pratt, both of Beaufort; Michelle A. Reiser, of Effingham; Jessica Tysinger, of Jasper; and Samara L. Ugalde-Ramirez and Carly C. Ware, both of Beaufort. The Practical Nursing graduates are Halle Boni, of Jasper; Stephanie Nease, of Chatham, Ga.; and Tuesday Stein and Gail Totherow, both of Beaufort.\" width=\"481\" height=\"319\" /></a> The TCL Associate Degree Nursing graduates are Tracy E. Biel, Scott J. Brassard, Hunter Clark, Jillian Delucia, Charlene Dziamniski and Christol L. Gillespie, all of Beaufort; Haley Kanehl, of Effingham, Ga.; Christopher A. Lee, of Beaufort; LaDawn Mack, of Jasper; Christina M. O\'Quinn, of Colleton; Katherine E. Pfeifer and Connie V. Pratt, both of Beaufort; Michelle A. Reiser, of Effingham; Jessica Tysinger, of Jasper; and Samara L. Ugalde-Ramirez and Carly C. Ware, both of Beaufort. The Practical Nursing graduates are Halle Boni, of Jasper; Stephanie Nease, of Chatham, Ga.; and Tuesday Stein and Gail Totherow, both of Beaufort.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29467\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"481\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/massage.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29467\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29467\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/massage.jpg\" alt=\"The TCL Massage Therapy graduates are Virginia Campbell, Caroline F. Coleman and Ashley N. Frasier, all of Beaufort; Joshua Gardner, of Hampton; Ashana Jones-Bell, of Charleston; and Jacob Morris and Brian J. Welty, both of Beaufort.\" width=\"481\" height=\"319\" /></a> The TCL Massage Therapy graduates are Virginia Campbell, Caroline F. Coleman and Ashley N. Frasier, all of Beaufort; Joshua Gardner, of Hampton; Ashana Jones-Bell, of Charleston; and Jacob Morris and Brian J. Welty, both of Beaufort.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29468\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"481\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/radiology.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29468\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29468\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/radiology.jpg\" alt=\"The TCL Radiologic Technology graduates are Kelsey Adams and Anne Bower, both of Beaufort; Hannah Braxton, of Hampton; Megan Burns, Christopher Bullister, Kelly Davis, Staci DeBoer and Eduardo Diaz, all of Beaufort; Kelley Ferguson, of Charleston; Meagan Reynolds, of Colleton; and Iuliia Shvahcko, Emily Smith and Ashley Zimmerman, all of Beaufort.\" width=\"481\" height=\"319\" /></a> The TCL Radiologic Technology graduates are Kelsey Adams and Anne Bower, both of Beaufort; Hannah Braxton, of Hampton; Megan Burns, Christopher Bullister, Kelly Davis, Staci DeBoer and Eduardo Diaz, all of Beaufort; Kelley Ferguson, of Charleston; Meagan Reynolds, of Colleton; and Iuliia Shvahcko, Emily Smith and Ashley Zimmerman, all of Beaufort.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29469\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"481\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/surgical.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29469\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29469\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/surgical.jpg\" alt=\"The TCL Surgical Technology graduates are Shanquitta Addison, Nicole Beattie, Holly Beldock and Samantha Garcia, all of Beaufort; Paige Floyd, of Jasper; Jodi Harp and Amber Maddy, both of Beaufort; Kristina Pye, of Colleton; Tamika Roby and Jesamen Singleton, both of Beaufort; and Leonard Thomas, of Jasper.\" width=\"481\" height=\"319\" /></a> The TCL Surgical Technology graduates are Shanquitta Addison, Nicole Beattie, Holly Beldock and Samantha Garcia, all of Beaufort; Paige Floyd, of Jasper; Jodi Harp and Amber Maddy, both of Beaufort; Kristina Pye, of Colleton; Tamika Roby and Jesamen Singleton, both of Beaufort; and Leonard Thomas, of Jasper.[/caption]', 'TCL honors 47 health sciences graduates', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'tcl-honors-47-health-sciences-graduates', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:48', '2018-07-12 14:58:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29464', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29474, 4, '2016-08-11 11:06:15', '2016-08-11 15:06:15', '<b>USCB, TCL named to list of top military-friendly schools</b>\r\n\r\nThe University of South Carolina Beaufort and Technical College of the Lowcountry have earned spots on BestColleges.com\'s recently-released list of \"America\'s Top Military-Friendly Colleges,\" specifically the sub-list \"Best Colleges for Veterans.”\r\n\r\nThe site says the featured schools \"go above and beyond in their approach to veterans and military families by offering additional services which include financial-aid opportunities beyond the norm, special counseling services, veteran-oriented career consulting and much more.\"\r\n\r\n<b>2016 Summer Institute welcomes </b><b>1,000-plus educators for workshops</b>\r\n\r\nMore than 1,000 Beaufort County School District teachers and staff attended three days of intensive professional development training as they prepared for the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 15.\r\n\r\nThe district’s ninth annual Summer Institute, which was held at Bluffton High School and H.E. McCracken Middle School, featured more than 250 sessions.\r\n\r\nWorkshops covered a broad range of topics, including using technology to engage more students in reading; improving classroom management; employing Twitter as an instructional and a communications tool; using physical objects to teach abstract mathematical concepts; creating effective classroom tests; employing Rosetta Stone to learn foreign languages online; and training coaches in CPR and basic first aid.\r\n\r\n“Student achievement in Beaufort County has improved dramatically in recent years, and a critical component in maintaining that improvement will be effective professional development for teachers and staff,” said Superintendent Jeff Moss.\r\n\r\nN’Kia Campbell, who coordinates professional development for the district, said that the Summer Institute’s goal is to take research-based instructional concepts and make them work in school classrooms.\r\n\r\n“It’s about exploring ideas and strategies that can be a bit abstract, then translating those ideas and strategies into real-world practices that connect with students and help them learn,” Campbell said.\r\n\r\n<b>Solicitor helps students </b><b>prepare for law school</b>\r\n\r\nCharlotte Loper hasn’t even started law school, but she already has courtroom experience.\r\n\r\nLoper, who graduated from Bluffton High in 2012, and attended the University of South Carolina where she earned undergraduate degrees in political science and criminal justice, was one of four students to complete this summer’s Externship and Career Prosecutor Program through the Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office.\r\n\r\nAfter eight weeks of working in a busy prosecutor’s office. Loper will now head to North Carolina, where she begins her first year at Wake Forest University School of Law.\r\n\r\n“This experience just solidified the career path that I wanted to follow,” Loper said. “We were able to trial board the cases and it was a real team effort.”\r\n\r\nThis marks the fourth year the Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office has opened its doors to undergraduate students and law students for a hands-on experience. Selected students work cases from arrest to disposition.\r\n\r\nPhillips plans to graduate this winter and take the state’s bar exam in February 2017.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about the Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office Externship and Career Prosecutor Program, visit www.scsolicitor14.org.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29466\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"640\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/loper.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29466\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29466\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/loper.jpg\" alt=\"From left, Shane S. Scibelli and Kevin M. Phillips, both of the Charleston School of Law; Charlotte Loper of Wake Forest University School of Law; and Patrick Sancomb of the Savannah Law School recently completed an intensive eight-week externship with the Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office.\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" /></a> From left, Shane S. Scibelli and Kevin M. Phillips, both of the Charleston School of Law; Charlotte Loper of Wake Forest University School of Law; and Patrick Sancomb of the Savannah Law School recently completed an intensive eight-week externship with the Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office.[/caption]', 'School briefs for August 11th-17th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-august-11th-17th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:48', '2018-07-12 14:58:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29474', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29476, 4, '2016-08-11 11:08:51', '2016-08-11 15:08:51', 'Following an exciting port of call in Port Royal by El Galeon, the replica 16th century Spanish ship, and thanks to a grant from Beaufort 300, the Santa Elena History Center is opening a new exhibit titled “A Spanish Galleon’s Voyage.”\r\n\r\nVisitors can learn about the preparation and packing of ships that carried hundreds of hopeful settlers and their supplies to the New World during the time of Santa Elena’s founding in 1566. The exhibit includes interpretive panels, video and a model ship donated by a local family.\r\n\r\n“This is another exciting, new feature at the Santa Elena History Center,” said Executive Director Megan Meyer. “All ages will enjoy learning about the ships and life at sea as a significant aspect of the 16th century history that occurred around Beaufort.”\r\n\r\nThe center is at 1501 Bay St. in Beaufort. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; and 1-4 p.m. Sunday.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: Members of Beaufort 300 and Santa Elena board of directors celebrate the launch of the new exhibit “A Spanish Galleons Voyage.”</em>', '16th century navigation exhibit opens at Santa Elena History Center', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '16th-century-navigation-exhibit-opens-at-santa-elena-history-center', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:10:33', '2016-08-18 15:10:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29476', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29479, 4, '2016-08-18 11:10:14', '2016-08-18 15:10:14', '', 'spartina', '“Spartina” is a mixed-media on exhibit through Wednesday, Aug. 31.', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'spartina', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:11:17', '2016-08-18 15:11:17', '', 29476, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/spartina.jpeg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
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(29482, 4, '2016-08-11 11:10:41', '2016-08-11 15:10:41', '[caption id=\"attachment_29479\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"480\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/spartina.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29479\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29479\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/spartina.jpeg\" alt=\"“Spartina” is a mixed-media on exhibit through Wednesday, Aug. 31.\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a> “Spartina” is a mixed-media on exhibit through Wednesday, Aug. 31.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Port Royal Sound Foundation hosted a reception on Aug. 1 in honor of the current exhibition on view in the Rotating Exhibit Room at the Maritime Center at 310 Okatie Highway in Okatie.\r\n\r\n“Spartina” is a mixed-media body of work by Beaufort artist and writer Dory Ingram.\r\n\r\nIt represents a dialogue between two voices, side by side on the gallery walls. \"The written narratives speak to the natural cycles that we cannot see at work in the marsh itself, to the secrets that it harbors and the life that it nurtures and protects. The tissue and polymer assemblages speak to the human impact upon the delicate ecosystem of the salt marsh, and to the protection that the marsh requires of us,\" according to a release.\r\n\r\n“Spartina” will be on view through Wednesday, Aug. 31. Admission is free.\r\n\r\nThe Maritime Center is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. For more information, visit portroyalsoundfoundation.org/the-maritime-center.', '‘Spartina’ on exhibit at Maritime Center', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'spartina-on-exhibit-at-maritime-center', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:11:23', '2016-08-18 15:11:23', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29482', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29484, 4, '2016-08-11 11:11:39', '2016-08-11 15:11:39', '[caption id=\"attachment_29477\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2885\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gravemarker2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29477\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29477\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gravemarker2.jpg\" alt=\"This marker commemorates Maj. John LaBoularderie de Treville. \" width=\"2885\" height=\"3847\" /></a> This marker commemorates Maj. John LaBoularderie de Treville.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Gov. Paul Hamilton Chapter of the South Carolina Society SAR placed a bronze SAR Patriot Marker recently on the grave of Frenchman and Beaufort resident Maj. John LaBoularderie de Treville, known in French as Jean Le Poupet de La Boularderie de Treville.\r\n\r\nMaj. de Treville was with the 4th Continental Regiment of Artillery and 2nd Commander of the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery and Militia at Fort Lyttleton, located in what is now the Spanish Point area of Beaufort.\r\n\r\nOn March 1, 1779, after spiking the cannons at Fort Lyttleton prior to a reported pending British attack from Savannah, he and his men convinced Gen. William Moultrie and Gen. Stephen Bull to bring some of their 200 militia and light artillery across the Whale Branch River to Beaufort in advance of the British forces.\r\n\r\nThe result was the Battle of Port Royal Island, aka, the Battle of Grays Hill, fought on Feb 3, 1779. A historical marker just off U.S. 21 near the Air Station notes that battle.\r\n\r\nSurviving the war, de Treville later died in 1791 and was buried on the family plantation in the de Treville-Lawrence Cemetery located on MCAS Beaufort property.\r\n\r\nThe grave marking service followed a meeting of the SAR Chapter on the Air Station Officers Club, which was attended by members of the Sons of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames XVII Century, Colonial Dames of America and 15 descendants of de Treville who traveled from various states including California, Texas, Maryland and North and South Carolina to honor their patriot ancestor.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: Pictured from left, Frank Farmer, Lisa de Treville Farmer, Ralph de Treville, Polly and Gerry de Treville, Robert Ellis and Karen de Treville, John LaBoularderie de Treville, Brenda and Rick de Treville, Trev Sherrod, John Richard de Treville, and Brock Sherrod attend the grave marking ceremony. Photos by Don Starkey.</em>', 'Special marker placed on Revolutionary War hero’s grave', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'special-marker-placed-on-revolutionary-war-heros-grave', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:13:17', '2016-08-18 15:13:17', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29484', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29486, 4, '2016-08-11 11:13:35', '2016-08-11 15:13:35', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>YMCA</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Y needs coaches in variety of sports</b>\r\n\r\nThe YMCA is looking for volunteer coaches in gymnastics, flag football, soccer and more. Volunteers must have knowledge of the sport they\'re coaching and enjoy working with youth. Coaches will receive a Y membership for the duration of the sports season that they are coaching.\r\n\r\nContact James Penley, sports coordinator 843-522-9622 or email sports.ymcabeaufort@gmail.com.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>COLLEGE TRACK &amp; FIELD</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Gaither named head coach </b><b>of USCB track &amp; field</b>\r\n\r\nThe University of South Carolina Beaufort took another step in the development of its growing track &amp; field program, announcing the addition of Bernard Gaither as the Sand Sharks’ head track &amp; field coach.\r\n\r\nGaither is no stranger to the program, having served as a part-time assistant for the past four seasons while also working as a teacher and coach at area high schools.\r\n\r\nMoving him into a full-time role will allow longtime coach Larry Kimball to focus on cross country and distance runners while aiding the program’s continued development.\r\n\r\nAssistant coaches Sarah Turrubiate and Bill Mahoney will remain on the staff along with volunteer pole vault coach Kenneth McDaniel.\r\n\r\n“I’m thankful to Coach Kimball, Dr. Al Panu, and Quin Monahan for the opportunity to be the head coach for Sand Shark track &amp; field,” Gaither said. “I am extremely appreciative for this blessing. It is a very exciting time for the program, and I feel with our staff and athletes we have the potential to win championships.”\r\n\r\nEven while working part time at USCB, Gaither took a leading role in recruiting 28 incoming freshmen who are slated to enroll later this month – the largest recruiting class in Sand Shark track &amp; field history. His work on the track helped develop Brandon Gourdine into an All-American in the 110-meter hurdles this past season, and in just one season working with Gaither, newcomer Taylor Superior was able to qualify for the NAIA Outdoor Track &amp; Field National Championships in the 400-meter hurdles.\r\n\r\n“This is a great day for the USCB track &amp; field program,” Kimball said. “Coach Gaither’s passion and commitment for our program is unparalleled. His knowledge of the sprints, hurdles and jumps and his ability to recruit top-flight student athletes has already shown great results, including having national qualifiers and All-Americans under his tutelage here at USCB. I look forward to continuing to work with him as we continue to grow the program.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>FISHING/SHRIMPING</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Sport Fishing and Diving Club to meet Aug. 11</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Sport Fishing and Diving Club’s August meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club on Lady’s Island off of Meridian Road.\r\n\r\nThe social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m..\r\n\r\nA panel discussion will be held on the subject of shrimping and shrimp boating.\r\n\r\nAl Stokes, a DNR biologist and manager of the Waddell Center, will give an update on this important natural resource.\r\n\r\nA representative from Beaufort Boat &amp; Dock Supply will discuss the latest shrimp poles and baits; Scott Lettich from Beaufort Marine Supply will display and discuss various shrimp nets. Local shrimp baiter Cary Durant will provide information about the baiting process. A local DNR officer will conclude with the laws and regulations regarding shrimping and shrimp baiting.\r\n\r\nThe monthly $50 drawing for weighing in one of the Year Round Tournament Species last month was won by Jason Burns. During the August meeting there will be another $50 drawing sponsored by Butler Marine. Those attending will also receive the New DNR Artificial Reef Guide.\r\n\r\nGuests are welcome and do not need a reservation. For additional information, contact Capt. Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.', 'Sports briefs for August 11th-17th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-august-11th-17th', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:14:53', '2016-08-18 15:14:53', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29486', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29488, 4, '2016-08-11 11:15:08', '2016-08-11 15:15:08', '<h3>By Steve LeMaster</h3>\r\nPlenty of excitement surrounds the 2016 edition of the Beaufort High School football team. Several starters are returning to the football program on offense, defense and special teams.\r\n\r\nReturning starters along the Beaufort High offensive line include seniors Brice Adkins (offensive guard), Kodie Strube (offensive guard) and Dylan Williams (center) as well as juniors Dylan Williams (offensive tackle), Woods Langehans (offensive tackle) and Isaiah Parker (offensive guard).\r\n\r\nSeniors Wyatt Sherpensky and Omar Cummings and junior Kyleik Middleton return in the Beaufort High backfield. Sherpensky led the Eagles offensively in 2015, rushing for 1,188 yards and 12 touchdowns.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High featured a pair of rushers over 1,000 yards. Cummings rushed for 1,066 yards and 16 touchdowns for the Eagles last fall.\r\n\r\nMiddleton rushed for 475 yards and five touchdowns during the 2015 season.\r\n\r\nSenior receiver Rome Wallace is back to catch passes for the Beaufort High football team. Wallace hauled in 23 receptions for 365 yards and two touchdowns in 2015.\r\n\r\nAlong the line, senior defensive tackle JaQuan Simmons (48 tackles) is back for the Eagles\' defensive unit.\r\n\r\nInside linebacker Tim Clark (80 tackles), cornerbacks Reggie Jones and Kamren Spann, free safety Michael Smyth and strong safety Jeffrey Smyth are additional defensive starters back for the Beaufort High football team.\r\n\r\nPulling double-duty, Cummings will start at outside linebacker for the Eagles.\r\n\r\nOn special teams, kicker/punter Will Durbin is back to pace Beaufort High. Durbin booted 36 PATs and five field goals during the 2015 season.\r\n\r\n\"We have established the battle cry of ‘Go to Work’ and I believe we have done just that and will continue to do so,\" said Mark Clifford, Beaufort High School head coach. \"Weight training this summer and speed work went well and the first week of fall has been productive. Returning varsity players, last year’s JV squad and newcomers are all competing for starting positions - filling the slots and pushing the returning starters. We are an experienced team. We aren’t very big but we have good speed, and as usual, Beaufort will be very physical.\"\r\n\r\nClifford was born in Miami, Fla., the youngest of six boys, all of whom played college football. After attending and playing football at Coral Gables High School in Miami and then Clemson University under Danny Ford, and following a short professional career, Clifford began teaching and coaching at Seneca High and later Hillcrest Dalzell. He then earned his masters and coached at East Carolina University.\r\n\r\nClifford taught and was the offensive coordinator for Sumter High School for 12 years. He coached in five state championship games at Sumter High School, winning two.\r\n\r\nAfter the successful stint at Sumter, Clifford coached at Hanahan High School before landing in Beaufort in 2002. Since being named head coach of the Beaufort High School football team in 2004, Clifford has amassed a 75-37 overall record.\r\n\r\nBeaufort is scheduled to kick off the 2016 season in Mt. Pleasant versus Wando on Aug. 19. The Eagles are slated to host longtime rival Whale Branch for a home opener on Sept. 9.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: The Eagles take the field in 2015. For the 2106 season, “Returning varsity players, last year’s JV squad and newcomers are all competing for starting positions - filling the slots and pushing the returning starters,” said Mark Clifford, head coach. Photo courtesy of Todd Stowe, Beaufort High School.</em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-11.16.04-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29492\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29492\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-11.16.04-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-08-18 at 11.16.04 AM\" width=\"1164\" height=\"1124\" /></a>', 'Eagles \'Go to Work\' for 2016 season', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'eagles-go-to-work-for-2016-season', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:17:28', '2016-08-18 15:17:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29488', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29494, 4, '2016-08-11 11:17:36', '2016-08-11 15:17:36', '<h3>By Steve LeMaster</h3>\r\nHead coach Ken Cribb is set to guide the Bluffton Bobcats into a highly-anticipated 2016 football season. Bluffton is preparing to kick off its latest campaign in neighboring Georgia against an out-of-state opponent.\r\n\r\nThe Bobcats will open the season versus Screven County (Ga.) in the Erk Russell Classic at Georgia Southern University (GSU) in Statesboro, Ga,. on Friday. Aug. 20. Kickoff for the Bluffton-Screven County football game is set for 5 p.m.\r\n\r\nSeveral familiar foes fill the Bluffton High School football program\'s 2016 schedule.\r\n\r\nFollowing its season-opener against the out-of-state opponent from neighboring Georgia, Bluffton will host May River for its first home game in the 2016 season.\r\n\r\nThe Bobcats will take the field for games at home in four consecutive outings after the season-opener at Georgia Southern University. Bluffton\'s 2016 schedule includes additional home games versus longtime in-state rivals Beaufort High, New Hampstead, Hilton Head, Battery Creek and Ridgeland.\r\n\r\nThe Bobcats have additional away games scheduled versus Whale Branch, May River and Wade Hampton.\r\n\r\nBluffton\'s open date is set for Oct. 21.\r\n\r\nBluffton thrived throughout the off-season, winning multiple passing tournaments. Multiple Bluffton players also thrived individually.\r\n\r\nSenior Cam Bent is poised to help lead the Bobcats. Bent holds a scholarship offer from the University of South Carolina.\r\n\r\nBent rushed 67 times for 611 yards in 2015. He also proved to be a reliable pass-catcher last fall, ranking second in receiving for the Bobcats during the 2015 season.\r\n\r\nLeading receiver Tyrese Sandgren is another key returnee for Bluffton. Sandgren, a senior, reeled in 45 receptions for 786 yards and eight touchdowns.\r\n\r\nJunior Hunter Eldridge has emerged as a talented passer for the Bobcats. Fellow junior Jermaine Patterson and freshman Lee Kirkland are additional quarterbacks for the Bluffton football program.\r\n\r\nThe Bobcats\' starting quarterback in 2015, Terrance Heyward, completed 67-of-124 passes for 1,189 yards and 15 touchdowns. Howard, however, moved on via graduation.\r\n\r\nEldridge connected on 65-of-89 passes for 689 yards and six touchdowns in 2015.\r\n\r\nDefensively, top tackler Richard Jenkins, a junior linebacker, makes his way back for the Bobcats. In 2015, Jenkins recorded 82 total tackles, 59 of which were solo stops.\r\n\r\nBluffton has the first preseason scrimmage of the 2016 season behind it. Cribb confided that he was \"pleased\" with his team\'s performance in a scrimmage that it hosted.\r\n\r\nDuring the 2010-11 school year, which was his first season as Bluffton head coach, Cribb earned the Class 3-A Lower State Coach of the Year and Region VII AAA Coach of the Year awards.\r\n\r\nA Coastal Carolina University graduate, Cribb has spent 28 years coaching.\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: A host of Bluffton Bobcats bring down a Patriots player in the 2015 season. Photo by Scott Schroeder Photography.</em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-11.16.14-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29491\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29491\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-11.16.14-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-08-18 at 11.16.14 AM\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1124\" /></a>', 'Bobcats to kick off campaign in Erk Russell Classic', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'bobcats-to-kick-off-campaign-in-erk-russell-classic', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:19:03', '2016-08-18 15:19:03', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29494', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(29497, 4, '2016-08-11 11:19:15', '2016-08-11 15:19:15', '<h3>By Susan Stone</h3>\r\nEver since I began writing this column, I have quoted my master teacher,  Rev. Marian Starnes, numerous times for her wisdom and humor.\r\n\r\nOn the Summer Solstice, she flew away HOME. Marian didn’t like to use the word “death.” She found it harsh and final and totally inaccurate. She had a lot of experience with what we call “death.”\r\n\r\nIn 1973, Marian died on the operating table during open heart surgery. The last thing she heard was; “We’re losing her!” She rose above the operating theater and observed the panic in the room as they readied the crash cart.\r\n\r\nCompletely at ease and uninterested in what the doctors were doing, she left. The feeling she described being out of the body was pure delight. She found herself in a green valley surrounded by mountains. It was familiar to her as the landscape she knew as a child growing up in Idaho.\r\n\r\nIn front of her appeared a bridge and on the other side of the bridge were her father and a little boy who had drowned when they were children, along with various animals she had loved through her life.\r\n\r\nShe was overjoyed to see them all, and when she attempted to cross the bridge, two men suddenly stood in her way. Neither of them spoke to her or even really looked at her.\r\n\r\nMarian described both of them as looking like Jesus (she never understood why there were two). They were discussing whether they should send her back. They said that she was a powerful teacher and had already been doing good work, but they knew she would begin a ministry and would reach people around the world with her message of love.\r\n\r\nJust as they turned to her to ask if she would go back, she whooooshed back into her body.\r\n\r\nMarian always told this story with a huge smile on her face. She said that death is an illusion and that we never lose consciousness.\r\n\r\nShe said, “One minute I was Marian and the next minute, I was still Marian.”  She would draw an imaginary line on the floor and hop over it. “Don’t ever be afraid to drop your body and go HOME. You’ll be glad to be free of it … I promise.”\r\n\r\nIn her last hours she fell in to a deep coma, Hospice had been called in and they were keeping her comfortable. Just before she took her last breath, she opened her eyes and smiled wide saying; “I’m doing good, aren’t I?”\r\n\r\nThere was no fear, only joy.\r\n\r\nAs I recall, during a memorial for a dear friend of hers, she said (and I’m paraphrasing), “Do not pity the dead, pity the living! This living thing is hard stuff! We’re here to help one another and to have as much fun as we can (she would always insert, legally). Don’t worry about tomorrow, because there are no tomorrows. In my 89 years on this planet, I’ve never seen a tomorrow! I’ve only seen todays! Lots and lots of todays! So make today a great day.\r\n\r\n“Do what you can and then a little bit more. Eat cake. Don’t wait until someday to do what you love … love everything you do. If what you’re doing makes you miserable … stop it! It’s not worth it. Life is simple, people are complicated.”\r\n\r\nOver the years, Marian and her messages have traveled around the world. I will be forever changed for having known her.\r\n\r\nOne last quote: “We are the immortals; we have always been and ever will be. You have always been you and you will always be. And when life gets tough … eat more cake!', 'The word ‘death’ is harsh, final … and totally inaccurate', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-word-death-is-harsh-final-and-totally-inaccurate', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:19:54', '2016-08-18 15:19:54', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29497', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29499, 4, '2016-08-11 11:20:01', '2016-08-11 15:20:01', '[caption id=\"attachment_29500\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1220\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ferguson.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29500\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29500\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ferguson.jpg\" alt=\"Kristen Ferguson\" width=\"1220\" height=\"2177\" /></a> Kristen Ferguson[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>BMH physical therapist </b><b>certified as specialist</b>\r\n\r\nKristen Ferguson, a physical therapist at Beaufort Memorial HealthLink for Children, has earned certification as a clinical specialist in pediatrics from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists and the American Physical Therapy Association.\r\n\r\nShe is one of only 15 physical therapists in South Carolina currently holding the credential of clinical specialist in pediatrics. Across the country, there are 1,330 physical therapists that have earned the prestigious certification.\r\n\r\nA physical therapist with eight years experience, Ferguson spent six months studying for the rigorous four-hour exam.\r\n\r\n“Although I am licensed to treat anyone of any age, I wanted to specialize in pediatrics,” she said. “This certification ensures that I have all the knowledge and skills to best serve my patients.”\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial’s HealthLink for Children offers outpatient rehabilitation for patients from birth to age 21 in Beaufort and Bluffton. For more information on available services, call 843-522-5900.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29502\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1325\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Kondor.VIM_.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29502\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29502\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Kondor.VIM_.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. James Kondor, a Hilton Head-based optometrist, helped secure funding for equipment and also is volunteering his time to treat patients. \" width=\"1325\" height=\"2000\" /></a> Dr. James Kondor, a Hilton Head-based optometrist, helped secure funding for equipment and also is volunteering his time to treat patients.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Ribbon-cutting planned </b><b>for new BJVIM eye clinic</b>\r\n\r\nPatients from Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine (BJVIM) will soon have access to free vision screenings.\r\n\r\nThanks to generous donations from local Lions Clubs, individuals and grants, a room in the Ridgeland clinic has been outfitted with state-of-the art ophthalmic equipment.\r\n\r\n“We will be one of only a handful of free clinics in South Carolina to have an ophthalmic exam on site,” said Pam Toney, BJVIM executive director.\r\n\r\nA ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at the Ridgeland Clinic, located at 11332 N. Jacob Smart Blvd. The public also is invited to free vision screenings courtesy of the Sun City Lions Club from 1-3 p.m.\r\n\r\nDr. James Kondor, an optometrist on Hilton Head, is leading the charge in soliciting local Lions Clubs for donations and also in donating his time to the clinic.\r\n\r\n“I told each club’s board of directors, ‘If certain vision problems were left undetected, it may cause patients to lose their sight.’ That hit home with them,” Kondor said. “The goal of the Lions Club is to eradicate treatable eye diseases in the world.”\r\n\r\nToney said many of BJVIM patients suffer from diabetes and are in desperate need of quality eye care. Many of the conditions that they expect to come across include diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, low vision and cataracts.\r\n\r\nThe clinic’s first day for appointments will be from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Ridgeland Clinic.\r\n\r\nOptometrists and other eye specialists who are interested in volunteering their time are encouraged to call Pam Toney at 843-706-7090 ex 104.\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine provides services free of charge to individuals who are without health insurance, live or work in Greater Bluffton or Jasper County and qualify based on income.\r\n\r\n<b>Coastal Carolina Hospital </b><b>earns screening designation</b>\r\n\r\nCoastal Carolina Hospital has been designated a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology (ACR).\r\n\r\nThe ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation is a voluntary program that recognizes facilities that have committed to practice safe, effective diagnostic care for individuals at the highest risk for lung cancer.\r\n\r\nIn order to receive this distinction, facilities must be accredited by the ACR in computed tomography in the chest module, as well as undergo a rigorous assessment of its lung cancer screening protocol and infrastructure. Also required are procedures in place for follow-up patient care, such as counseling and smoking cessation programs.\r\n\r\nLung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography scans, and appropriate follow-up care, significantly reduces lung cancer deaths.\r\n\r\nPatients at Coastal Carolina Hospital will need a physician referral to have a lung cancer screening procedure.\r\n\r\nPatients may schedule lung cancer screening by calling 843-784-8230.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29501\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1714\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Heather-A.-Riessland.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29501\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29501\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Heather-A.-Riessland.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Riessland\" width=\"1714\" height=\"2285\" /></a> Heather Riessland[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>New physician assistant </b><b>joins Dermatology Associates</b>\r\n\r\nHeather Riessland has joined Dermatology Associates of the Lowcounty.\r\n\r\nShe is a certified physician assistant with over a decade of experience in dermatology.\r\n\r\nRiessland completed a Master’s Degree in Medical Sciences in Physician Assistant Studies, with a clinical focus in family practice and dermatology from Midwestern University in Glendale, Ariz., in 2005.\r\n\r\nShe practiced in general medicine for the Department of Defense for five years followed by over five years of experience practicing dermatology with Kaiser Permanente in Denver.\r\n\r\nRiessland has professional affiliations with the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants and the Colorado Society of Dermatology Professionals.\r\n\r\nShe is currently accepting appointments in all three of the following Dermatology Associates of the Lowcountry’s locations: Hilton Head Island at 3901 Main St., Suite D, 843-689-5259; Bluffton/Okatie at 40 Okatie Center Blvd. South, Suite 201, 843-705-0840; and Beaufort at 242 Lady’s Island Drive, 843-525-9277. 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(29505, 4, '2016-08-11 11:23:09', '2016-08-11 15:23:09', '<b>Chamber offers members </b><b>free networking event</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce is offering its members a Coffee with Colleagues networking event from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at the SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department at 747 Robert Smalls Parkway in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nAttendees of this free event are encouraged to bring their business cards.\r\n\r\nContact Carolyn Rennis at Carolyn@beaufortsc.org for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Chamber to help </b><b>poor with housing</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce has been approved as a qualified participant in the South Carolina Housing Trust Funds Programs for 2017 and 2018 funding years.\r\n\r\nThis partnership with South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority allows the BCBCC to offer assistance to very low-income households within Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.\r\n\r\nThe purpose of the program is to correct life, health and safety issues; provide accessibility for disabled persons; repair or replace major housing systems; and address structural problems.\r\n\r\nCall the BCBCC at 843-986-1102 to see if you qualify. This program is designed on a first-come, first-serve basis until the funds run out.\r\n\r\nThe chamber is located at 801 Bladen St. in Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Business After Hours </b><b>to be held Aug. 11</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly Business After Hours event from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at John Paul II Catholic School at 4211 N. Okatie Highway in Ridgeland.\r\n\r\nJohn Paul II Catholic School is the official sponsor for the networking event and admission is free for members.\r\n\r\nTo RSVP, contact the chamber at 843-525-8500.\r\n\r\nBusiness After Hours is one of many local events hosted by the chamber that allow area businesses the opportunity to meet fellow businesses and seek out partnerships to grow their own.\r\n\r\nFor a complete list of all chamber benefits and events, visit www.beaufortchamber.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Under-40 professionals </b><b>invited to networking event</b>\r\n\r\nThe Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce is inviting under-40 professionals in Southern Beaufort County to a networking event at Red Fish at 32 Bruin Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31.\r\n\r\nAttendees are asked to bring a donation of school supplies to be entered to win special prizes from local businesses.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email Hannah Horne at hhorne@hiltonheadisland.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Beach Bash to celebrate </b><b>Hilton Head Island award</b>\r\n\r\nTravel + Leisure readers named Hilton Head Island the No. 1 island in the continental U.S. and No. 8 in the world in the 2016 World\'s Best Awards.\r\n\r\nThe Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce will celebrate this recognition with a special Conversation &amp; Cocktails Beach Bash from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Sonesta Resort Ocean Pavillion at 130 Shipyard Drive on Hilton Head.\r\n\r\nThere will be live entertainment, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beer and wine.\r\n\r\nThe cost is $10 for chamber members and $20 for future members.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, there will be a photo contest.\r\n\r\nTell the chamber why Hilton Head Island is your No. 1 island, and use #HHILoveMyIsland to post pictures of your favorite Hilton Head Island local spots by Monday, Aug. 22.\r\n\r\nVoting for the top photos will take place during the Beach Bash. The winner will receive a $75 gift card to SERG Restaurants and will be announced during the Beach Bash.', 'Chamber Corner for August 11th-17th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'chamber-corner-for-august-11th-17th', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:23:52', '2016-08-18 15:23:52', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29505', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29507, 4, '2016-08-11 11:24:01', '2016-08-11 15:24:01', '[caption id=\"attachment_29512\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"320\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rotary.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29512\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29512\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rotary.jpeg\" alt=\"The Rotary Club of the Lowcountry President Alan Beach (far right) and Past President Charlotte Gonzalez (second from right) present brother and sister business owners Melissa and Charles Jones, of Jones Boxing Academy, with a check of support. Charles Jones said the money will help offset travel and food expenses when his boxers compete around the state and throughout the Southeast region. Jones Boxing Academy is located on Eastern Road in Beaufort and trains boxers from all over Beaufort County.\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" /></a> The Rotary Club of the Lowcountry President Alan Beach (far right) and Past President Charlotte Gonzalez (second from right) present brother and sister business owners Melissa and Charles Jones, of Jones Boxing Academy, with a check of support. Charles Jones said the money will help offset travel and food expenses when his boxers compete around the state and throughout the Southeast region. Jones Boxing Academy is located on Eastern Road in Beaufort and trains boxers from all over Beaufort County.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29510\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jheirs.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29510\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29510\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jheirs.png\" alt=\"J. H. Hiers Construction held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate 10 years in business  The business is at 509 Carteret St. in Beaufort. Photo provided.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" /></a> J. H. Hiers Construction held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate 10 years in business<br />The business is at 509 Carteret St. in Beaufort. Photo provided.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29511\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kalon.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29511\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29511\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kalon.jpg\" alt=\"Kalon &amp; Company, which offers intimate apparel, held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting recently. It is located at 803 A-3 Parris Island Gateway (Bi-Lo Shopping Center).\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" /></a> Kalon &amp; Company, which offers intimate apparel, held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting recently. It is located at 803 A-3 Parris Island Gateway (Bi-Lo Shopping Center).[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Town Center </b><b>welcomes new businesses</b>\r\n\r\nThe following businesses have moved into Beaufort Town Center in Beaufort:\r\n\r\n• Apex Broadcasting which serves the Lowcountry, including Hilton Head, Bluffton, Beaufort, Sun City and Parris Island.\r\n\r\n• Dr. Barbara A. Clarke, a licensed psychologist offering psychotherapy to adults and adolescents for depression, grief and loss, anxiety, life transition and spiritual emptiness.\r\n\r\n• Roberts Consulting Group, which offers businesses professionally written grant proposals, customized plans and strategy, notary public, small business solutions, 501(c)3 assistance, and fundraising and sponsorship support\r\n\r\n<b>Chris Fortune joins Weichert Realtors </b>\r\n\r\nChris Fortune has joined Weichert Realtors’ sales team.\r\n\r\nFortune was born and raised in the mountains of Virginia. In 2002, he moved to Nashville and began a career in the music industry working at Richards and Southern Inc. as a merchandise manager.\r\n\r\nHe worked with such artists as Joe Nichols, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift and Justin Moore. In 2015, Fortune retired from life on the road, moved to the Lowcountry and changed his career path and became a Realtor.\r\n\r\nHe is a member of Woodland Baptist Church and is a member of the Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors. He is based in the Hilton Head office and can be reached at 843-422-7128.\r\n\r\n<b>Pharmacy holds ribbon-cutting, cookout</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Pharmacy &amp; Compounding held a ribbon-cutting and cookout on Aug. 9.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Pharmacy &amp; Compounding is a locally owned and operated independent pharmacy. It is located at 968 Ribaut Road, Suite 1, in Beaufort.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29508\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2069\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/auntlauries.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29508\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29508\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/auntlauries.jpg\" alt=\"Hand-painted coasters have been added to Aunt Laurie’s line of products.\" width=\"2069\" height=\"1861\" /></a> Hand-painted coasters have been added to Aunt Laurie’s line of products.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>New products added to baskets made by disabled</b>\r\n\r\nAunt Laurie’s, a Bluffton-based national e-retailer committed to helping people with special needs by offering a unique collection of products and gift baskets made, assembled and/or packaged by individuals with disabilities, has added some new items.\r\n\r\nThe products include hand-painted trivets and coasters, Aunt Laurie’s Feel Good Lotion in a variety of scents, Waggies all natural dog biscuits, Aunt Laurie’s Buzz Off Spray, organic bar soaps in several scents and more.\r\n\r\nAunt Laurie’s gift baskets and products come in many different varieties such as dogs, spa, snacks and Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nEvery order is hand-assembled by individuals with disabilities at the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Center in Beaufort, giving workers the opportunity to learn job skills and gain a sense of purpose.\r\n\r\nThe baskets themselves are handmade at the center as well, and are sturdy and re-usable for display or storage. For more information, visit www.auntlauries.com.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29513\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tuffy.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29513\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29513\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tuffy.jpg\" alt=\"Tuffy Auto Service has been named “Tuffy of the Year.”\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" /></a> Tuffy Auto Service has been named “Tuffy of the Year.”[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Tuffy celebrates </b><b>10-year anniversary</b>\r\n\r\nTuffy Auto Service of Beaufort recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary.\r\n\r\nThe business, which is owned and managed by the Stastny family, recently won the \"Tuffy of the Year\" award out of 250 locations nationwide. It\'s the second time within five years that it has received this award.\r\n\r\nFor more information about Tuffy Auto Service, visit www.tuffybeaufort.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Military appreciation </b><b>day set for Aug. 27</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual military appreciation day on Saturday, Aug. 27. This family event will feature children\'s games and activities, water fun, entertainment, volleyball and an abundance of food and drink.\r\n\r\nSponsorships opportunities are available by contacting LaNelle Fabian at 843-525-8537 or LaNelle@BeaufortSC.org.', 'Business briefs for August 11th-17th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'business-briefs-for-august-11th-17th', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:26:18', '2016-08-18 15:26:18', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29507', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29515, 4, '2016-08-11 11:26:43', '2016-08-11 15:26:43', '[caption id=\"attachment_29516\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2878\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cosy.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29516\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29516\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cosy.jpg\" alt=\"The Collaborative Organization of Services for Youth Trust (COSY) has named its 2016 board members and officers. COSY serves at-risk youth in Beaufort County, and the COSY Trust is the fundraising arm for the children being served. From left are Judy Almand, COSY Trust director; Shawn Hill; Celeste Hunt, vice president; Robert Merten, president; Sally Bishop; Fred Leyda, COSY director; and Leah Kidwell. Not pictured are Marcel Collins, Jan O\'Rourke and Angela Shervin. For more information about COSY or the COSY Trust, visit www.helpalowcountryfamily.org\" width=\"2878\" height=\"1246\" /></a> The Collaborative Organization of Services for Youth Trust (COSY) has named its 2016 board members and officers. COSY serves at-risk youth in Beaufort County, and the COSY Trust is the fundraising arm for the children being served. From left are Judy Almand, COSY Trust director; Shawn Hill; Celeste Hunt, vice president; Robert Merten, president; Sally Bishop; Fred Leyda, COSY director; and Leah Kidwell. Not pictured are Marcel Collins, Jan O\'Rourke and Angela Shervin. For more information about COSY or the COSY Trust, visit www.helpalowcountryfamily.org[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Handle fish with care in hot summer months</b>\r\n\r\nHumans and pets aren’t the only ones who need to be wary of heat exposure in the summer months — higher temperatures also put higher stress on wildlife such as fish, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.\r\n\r\nThis summer, DNR staff is urging anglers to use best practices when catching and handling fish they plan to release, particularly large game fish such as red drum and tarpon. Summertime fishing places greater pressures on fish than in cooler months, making the animals more susceptible to injury and death.\r\n\r\nWarmer waters contain less dissolved oxygen, which fish need to “breathe.” When combined with the stress of a rod-and-reel fight, hook wounds and being removed from the water, fish may not survive their catch-and-release encounters with anglers.\r\n\r\nThe largest game fish are often the most valuable in terms of their ability to produce offspring. The contribution of one large female fish to the future of a population can exceed the contribution made by many smaller female fish. Because many of these fish are hooked multiple times throughout their lives, surviving catch-and-release encounters is critical for healthy fish populations.\r\n\r\n“When practicing catch-and-release, anglers should put the same amount of effort into ensuring the healthy release of the fish as they put into catching it,” said Robert Wiggers, DNR’s game fish tagging program coordinator.\r\n\r\nFollow these best practices to give large game fish the best shot at survival in the summer months:\r\n\r\n• In order to reduce the fight time, use tackle that is appropriately sized for the fish you’re targeting (that is, heavier tackle for large fish).\r\n\r\n• Keep fish in the water whenever possible. Handling fish out of water can damage their protective slime coating and distress the animal, making it less likely to survive.\r\n\r\n• If you do need to remove a fish from the water, keep the fish in a horizontal position and support its body weight. Never hold a fish in a vertical position.\r\n\r\n• Take time to revive a fish by holding it gently in the water, allowing the current to move across its gills, before releasing.\r\n\r\n• Rather than hauling a large fish out of the water for a photograph, take pictures of the fish being revived in the water.\r\n\r\n<b>Main MCAS Beaufort </b><b>has been reopened</b>\r\n\r\nFollowing scheduled maintenance to the runway surface, the MCAS Beaufort Runway 05/23 (northeast to southwest) reopened Aug. 2.\r\n\r\nThe runway maintenance, which began in March, was conducted to repair wear and tear on the landing surface caused by aircraft departures and arrivals, similar to the stress placed on roads from traffic over the years.\r\n\r\nThis maintenance increases the integrity of the runway surfaces and ensures aircraft will operate on the most stable and structurally efficient runway.\r\n\r\nRunway 14/32 (northwest to southeast) was used as the primary runway during the maintenance period and will return to normal flight operations.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County libraries </b><b>launch new website</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Library system has launched a new website, www.beaufortcountylibrary.org. The new site is dynamic, user-friendly and optimized for mobile devices. It is packed full of information about the library system, its services and events.\r\n\r\nUsers can search or browse through the library’s many events, access their online library accounts, search the catalog, browse the online resources and more.\r\n\r\n<b>New Boundary Street </b><b>intersection opens early</b>\r\n\r\nDrivers are asked to use extra care in Beaufort with the opening of a new intersection at Boundary Street and Robert Smalls Parkway.\r\n\r\nMotorists are advised to pay attention to the new traffic signals and turn lanes and to be alert to a new traffic signal at Boundary and Polk streets nearby.\r\n\r\n<b>County offers free </b><b>shredding event</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Public Works Department Solid Waste and Recycling Division is offering secure document shredding for Beaufort County residents.\r\n\r\nThe next shredding event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (or until truck containers are full) on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Public Works South site located at 9 Benton Field Road in Bluffton.\r\n\r\nAny types or colors of paper, file folders or envelopes are acceptable. Staples or paper clips do not need to be removed. Materials can be brought in any container or bag and will be emptied into roll carts for immediate shredding. Only residential quantities will be accepted. No materials from commercial businesses will be accepted. No electronics will be collected at this event.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Division at 843-255-2736 or visitwww.bcgov.net/recycle.\r\n\r\n<b>Help needed in ID’ing </b><b>mosquito-borne disease</b>\r\n\r\nThe S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is seeking the public\'s help in tracking the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.\r\n\r\nDHEC monitors mosquito-borne disease activity in mosquitoes, humans, birds, horses and other related animals to provide early detection and determine the need for local mosquito-control response and public education.\r\n\r\nAs part of this ongoing effort, DHEC tracks West Nile virus in birds, West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in horses and other related animals like donkeys, and a wide variety of viruses in mosquitoes and humans, including West Nile virus, EEE virus, La Crosse encephalitis virus, Saint Louis encephalitis, Zika virus, bunyaviruses and others.\r\n\r\n\"Our Mosquito-Borne Disease Surveillance Program plays a key role in helping alert us to potential mosquito-borne illness activity across the state,\" said Chris Evans, a Ph.D. entomologist with the DHEC Bureau of Laboratories. \"Anyone can help us identify and track West Nile virus by submitting dead blue jays, crows, house sparrows and house finches for testing.\"\r\n\r\nTo determine if a virus is present, a test is used to detect genetic material of the virus in the brains of dead birds. In 2015, DHEC tested 31 dead birds from 16 counties, and detected West Nile virus in two birds.\r\n\r\n\"Mosquitoes feed on the blood of birds carrying West Nile virus and can subsequently spread the disease to people,\" said Evans. \"The public\'s involvement with dead bird surveillance covers a wide area and helps us to identify West Nile virus before it shows up in people.\"\r\n\r\nBirds that test positive for West Nile virus are reported to local mosquito control agencies so they can take appropriate action to help safeguard the health of local residents.\r\n\r\nDHEC is currently accepting submission of birds through Nov. 30. Instructions on how to safely pick up and transport a bird to the closest DHEC local county health department or Environmental Quality Control office is available online at scdhec.gov/birdtesting.', 'News briefs for August 11th-17th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'news-briefs-for-august-11th-17th', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:28:59', '2016-08-18 15:28:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29515', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29518, 4, '2016-08-11 11:29:26', '2016-08-11 15:29:26', '<b>Man wanted in alleged theft </b><b>of elderly woman’s purse</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29523\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"77\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/franqua-youmans.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29523\"><img class=\" wp-image-29523\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/franqua-youmans.jpeg\" alt=\"Franqua Youmans \" width=\"77\" height=\"60\" /></a> Franqua Youmans[/caption]\r\n\r\nFranqua Nathaniel Youmans is wanted by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office for petit larceny and financial transaction card theft.\r\n\r\nYoumans is believed to have stolen an elderly woman’s purse as he was helping her bring groceries into her home.\r\n\r\nHe is from Fairfax County, but may be working in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is encouraged to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC (1-888-274-6372).\r\n\r\n<b>Public’s help needed </b><b>to solve cold case</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in solving a cold case.\r\n\r\nOn Aug. 3, 1994, former Marine David Speigel, 38, who worked as a clerk at the Buckingham Pantry store in Bluffton, was found shot to death behind the counter at approximately 2 a.m.\r\n\r\nAn investigation into the murder revealed Speigel had been cashing personal checks for local illegal narcotics users.\r\n\r\nThe security monitor behind the counter was never activated and the incident was not captured on video.\r\n\r\nPhysical evidence was difficult to identify due to the high volume of customers in and out of the store.\r\n\r\nIt is believed robbery was a likely motive for the crime, but it amounted to an attempt because nothing was believed to have been taken. Other possible motives were explored during the investigation, with rumors ranging from gang initiations to a personal vendetta, but were not confirmed or eliminated as possibilities.\r\n\r\nSeveral persons of interest were identified through the personal checks cashed at the store during Speigel’s shift, although there was no physical evidence linking them to the murder.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is encouraged to contact Capt. Bob Bromage at 843-255- 3402.\r\n\r\nTo remain anonymous and to possibly collect a reward, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC (1-888-274-6372).\r\n\r\n<b>Two men wanted in </b><b>Sun City truck theft</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/suncity.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29524\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-29524\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/suncity.jpeg\" alt=\"suncity\" width=\"119\" height=\"111\" /></a>Two men are wanted in the theft of a truck in Sun City Hilton Head.\r\n\r\nAt about 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 1, the victim found his 2001 burgundy Toyota Tacoma (South Carolina tag LPA 369), missing from his driveway.\r\n\r\nThe truck was not locked and the victim had all of the keys to the truck.\r\n\r\nA white bicycle was located in the grass near the residence.\r\n\r\nVideo surveillance showed two males entering Sun City on bicycles at about 4:15 a.m. and the victim’s vehicle leaving Sun City at about 5 a.m.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is asked to call 843-255-3310 or 843-524-2777.\r\n\r\nTo remain anonymous and to possibly collect a reward, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC (1-888-274-6372).\r\n\r\n<b>Man wanted for alleged </b><b>shooting into car, home</b>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29521\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"59\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/erik-holmes.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29521\"><img class=\" wp-image-29521\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/erik-holmes.jpeg\" alt=\"Erick Holmes\" width=\"59\" height=\"74\" /></a> Erick Holmes[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating Erick Antonio Holmes, who is wanted for allegedly discharging a firearm into a vehicle and discharging a firearm into a dwelling.\r\n\r\nThe incident occurred on July 2 on Levant Byas Road on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nHolmes is known to frequent and live in the St. Helena community. He is black, 5 feet, 11 inches tall, and weighs about 250 pounds.\r\n\r\nTo remain anonymous and to possibly collect a reward, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC (1-888-274-6372).\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fire-engine.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29522\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29522\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fire-engine.jpg\" alt=\"fire engine\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<b>Burton fire truck </b><b>struck during call</b>\r\n\r\nA Burton Fire District truck was struck at the intersection of Bruce K Smalls Drive and Trask Parkway recently while responding to a possible house fire.\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District was dispatched to a report of a possible house fire on Stanley Road just after 5:30 p.m. Aug. 3.\r\n\r\nThe fire engine, which is based at the Gray’s Hill fire station, was responding to the emergency when it was struck by a passenger vehicle at the intersection.\r\n\r\nThe Burton firefighters in the fire engine were not injured and immediately began rendering aid to the male driver of the car that struck their fire engine.\r\n\r\nThe driver of the car appeared to have non-life threatening injuries and was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital.\r\n\r\nThe intersection of Bruce K Smalls and Trask Parkway northbound was blocked for over an hour while waiting for South Carolina Highway Patrol to arrive and investigate the accident.\r\n\r\nThe fire call on Stanley Road was a small electrical fire believed to have been caused by power issues related to the passing storm, and resulted in minimal damages.\r\n\r\nThe damaged fire truck is being inspected to determine if it is able to return to service, and Burton’s newest fire engine, which was purchased to replace the aging Gray’s Hill fire engine that is now 14 years old, was put into service without any service or response delays.\r\n\r\n<b>Sheriff’s office provides Lady’s Island crime stats</b>\r\n\r\nAccording to the Lady’s Island Business and Professional Association, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office has released the following crime statistics for the island.\r\n\r\nFollowing is a comparison of criminal offenses occurring on the island in the first six months of 2016 compared to the same period the previous:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-11.30.42-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29519\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29519\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-11.30.42-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-08-18 at 11.30.42 AM\" width=\"670\" height=\"852\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29520\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2172\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Night-Out-Helicopter.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29520\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29520\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Night-Out-Helicopter.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Guzman, 3, sits in the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office helicopter under the watchful eye of his father. Photo by Aileen Goldstein.\" width=\"2172\" height=\"1448\" /></a> Luke Guzman, 3, sits in the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office helicopter under the watchful eye of his father. Photo by Aileen Goldstein.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>Bluffton Police hold </b><b>National Night Out</b>\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton Police Department hosted the annual National Night Out recently.\r\n\r\nNational Night Out is a program to encourage community building and partnerships between police and neighborhoods.  The annual event occurs the first Tuesday of every August nationwide.\r\n\r\nThe public was invited to learn more about the police department, along with other first responders, including Beaufort County EMS, the Beaufort County Sheriff\'s Office, Bluffton Township Fire Department and more.\r\n\r\nVisitors enjoyed hotdogs provided by Lowcounty Community Church and slushies from Carrie’s Fun World.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office displayed the department’s bomb squad equipment, allowed children to look inside an allterrain vehicle and sit inside the department’s helicopter. The Life Net medical helicopter even made a drop-in visit.\r\n\r\nThe Bluffton Police Department proved to be the winner in the annual cops verses firefighters tug-a-war competition.\r\n\r\nThe event also featured demonstrations, including firefighters enacting a rescue in a mock car accident using life-saving equipment. Hundreds of residents attended the event despite the sweltering heat.', 'Police blotter for August 11th-17th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'police-blotter-for-august-11th-17th', '', '', '2016-08-18 12:05:24', '2016-08-18 16:05:24', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29518', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29526, 4, '2016-08-11 11:35:18', '2016-08-11 15:35:18', 'Karl Radzins, of Bluffton, took this shot of his wife, Denise Radzins, and his daughter, Emily Eastman, on a paddle board on the May River.\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 or The Bluffton 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.', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lowcountry-life-5', '', '', '2018-07-12 11:28:14', '2018-07-12 15:28:14', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29526', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29529, 4, '2016-08-11 11:36:54', '2016-08-11 15:36:54', 'Are you in favor of a parking structure in downtown Beaufort? Are you for Trump or Clinton (or neither)? Did your neighbor do something nice for you?\r\n\r\nWhatever’s on your mind, we want to hear about it and share it with our readers in a new weekly column called “Lowcountry Boil.”\r\n\r\nAll you have to do is call at 843-970-BOIL (2645) or email us at theislandnews@gmail.com with your thoughts on whatever issue is on your mind.\r\n\r\nHowever, like most things in life, there are a few rules:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Names of callers, their phone numbers or email addresses will not be published and The Island News will not use phone numbers or email addresses for any other purpose.</li>\r\n	<li>Please keep your comments to about 50-75 words (that means a minute or two on the phone). We do reserve the right to edit comments for space, grammar or spelling.</li>\r\n	<li>We won’t publish any comments that include obscenities.</li>\r\n	<li>We won’t publish anything that is potentially libelous. For instance, if you got bad service at a restaurant, we won’t publish that restaurant’s name because we have no way of knowing if the comments are true. We won’t hurt the reputation of a business if we can’t verify the comment.</li>\r\n	<li>Attacks on private citizens will not be published.</li>\r\n	<li>We’ll do our best to publish as many of the comments as possible, but that doesn’t mean all of them will make the paper.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nIn the meantime, get your thinking caps on and give us a call at 843-970-BOIL (2645). We look forward to hearing from you!', 'Readers, here’s your chance to sound off', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'readers-heres-your-chance-to-sound-off', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:38:30', '2016-08-18 15:38:30', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29529', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29531, 4, '2016-08-11 11:38:39', '2016-08-11 15:38:39', '<h3><a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-11.39.30-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29533\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29533\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-11.39.30-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-08-18 at 11.39.30 AM\" width=\"1250\" height=\"142\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h3>By Aileen Goldstein</h3>\r\nMore than 12,000 Beaufort County students will be catching their buses – which travel over 11,000 miles every school day – on Monday morning as they head back to school.\r\n\r\nThis year, however, some things have changed in the district’s transportation plans.\r\n\r\nFirst, students who misbehave on school buses will face stricter punishments.\r\n\r\nNew rules state that students who commit Level II violations such as fighting or using profanity, will be kicked off the bus for the remainder of the school year.\r\n\r\nAnother change is the move away from a private company providing transportation in the district.\r\n\r\nIn April, the Beaufort County Board of Education voted to end the relationship with Durham School Services, a private sector transportation provider that served the county for the last six years.\r\n\r\nAccording to Kerry Mayo, director of transportation, the decision for the district to take over control of transportation will save money.\r\n\r\nThe state allocates buses to school districts according to attendance numbers.   Beaufort County uses 155 state buses. The previous transportation provider used 40 of its own buses in addition to the state buses.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County School District ordered 40 buses to replace those buses.  The new buses have arrived and are currently being outfitted with radios and cameras and will be ready on the first day of school.\r\n\r\nIn addition, Mayo said many of Durham’s drivers were hired by the district to continue driving buses for the county.\r\n\r\nAlong with a new school opening this year, May River High in Bluffton, there are also new bell schedules for elementary students.\r\n\r\nElementary schools will be the first wave of the school day and will be beginning their day earlier than last year.\r\n\r\nMayo warns parents this will present different issues to be aware of as school starts and when the time changes in the fall.\r\n\r\n“Elementary school children may be in the dark at bus stops,” Mayo said, “and parents should be aware of this as the time changes.”\r\n\r\nThe bell schedule changes may also affect after-school care for elementary students.\r\n\r\n“Sometimes parents would have their middle school or high school student wait on the elementary student, and that is not going to happen now because the older students will still be in school while the elementary students are getting off the bus,” warns Mayo.\r\n\r\nMayo also stressed the importance of drivers being more aware as school buses are back on the roads transporting children to and from school.\r\n\r\n“Buses are the safest mode of travel there is, but the loading and unloading is the most dangerous time for our students,” she said. “Make sure to stop well in advance when you see a bus about to stop with the flashing lights and stop signs out.”\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-11.40.03-AM.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29534\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29534\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-18-at-11.40.03-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-08-18 at 11.40.03 AM\" width=\"726\" height=\"712\" /></a>', 'Behavior rules, other changes are coming for school bus riders', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'behavior-rules-other-changes-are-coming-for-school-bus-riders', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:48', '2018-07-12 14:58:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29531', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29536, 4, '2016-08-11 11:40:50', '2016-08-11 15:40:50', '<h3>By Kat Walsh</h3>\r\nWhether you’re a driver on Bay Street or a downtown developer, whether you’ve been in Beaufort for 30 minutes or 30 years, you know this to be true: Parking is an “issue.”\r\n\r\nThat fact was addressed in a recent meeting in which developer Dick Stewart shared plans with the public for a private parking garage with almost 500 spaces in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe proposed 918 Craven Street Parking Garage, bordered by Port Republic, Charles and Craven streets, is an adjunct to the other projects Stewart’s 303 Associates has in development, namely a 75-room hotel on Port Republic and Scott streets and a 12-room addition to the Beaufort Inn.\r\n\r\nWhile the proposed structure is not for pubic parking, Stewart made it clear that the need for public parking informed his plans.\r\n\r\n“We are going to be flexible in doing things that makes sense for the general parking environment in the city,” he said, adding that it’s clear the city needs more parking places.\r\n\r\nIn fact, the city is asking for about $16 million as part of a penny sales tax referendum on November’s ballot to build a public parking garage.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, the crowd at the meeting on the private garage was mostly concerned about aesthetics.\r\n\r\nA rendering that was displayed showed a three-story garage with alternating stucco and brickwork and long windows.\r\n\r\n“It’s not the old gray ghost we all associate with a parking structure,” said Greg Darden of Structured Parking Solutions (SPS), the builder of the proposed garage.\r\n\r\nBut while the garage wouldn’t be as tall as other structures in town, the building is still, after all, a parking garage.\r\n\r\nMany people in the audience qualified their comments with appreciation for Stewart’s concessions to make the structure as attractive as possible, but concern remained about the size of the structure.\r\n\r\nState Rep. Kenneth Hodges, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church on Craven, expressed his concern about the height and mass of the structure. “This is huge and it covers our entire front.”\r\n\r\n“Unfortunately, garages are an incredibly ugly thing to develop from a sight perspective,” said Darden.\r\n\r\n“He is correct in telling you it isn’t pretty,” agreed Stewart. “But if anyone thinks a surface parking lot is attractive, let me take you for a walk.”\r\n\r\nMike Sutton, a merchant on Bay Street, pointed out that by providing parking spaces for Stewart’s current and future guests, the garage will “increase the other spots for the rest of us. This is a private garage, but, fortunately, it won’t be using your taxes to pay for it,” he said. “We need investments in projects like this. Please look at this as a win-win for everyone.”\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, plans for the garage have been submitted to the city’s Historic Review Panel for conceptual approval. That panel has already offered some suggestions to Stewart to make the garage more palatable.\r\n\r\n“There are a lot of details to be looked at. Right now, my view is that let’s take a wait-and-see approach,” said Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling.  “It really changes the character of Beaufort. Solving a parking need isn’t going to work for something that’s not going to fit downtown Beaufort. There’s a form and mass that has to be respected.”', 'Will downtown Beaufort get private parking garage?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'will-downtown-beaufort-get-private-parking-garage', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:41:46', '2016-08-18 15:41:46', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29536', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29538, 4, '2016-08-18 11:49:31', '2016-08-18 15:49:31', '<b>Exercise-A-Thon coming to Port Royal YMCA</b>\r\n\r\nThe YMCA of Beaufort County will hold a Back to the ‘80s Exercise-A-Thon from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Port Royal Y. This event is open to the public and will include four hours of group exercise classes including kick boxing, spinning and more. The fee is a $10 minimum to participate. All proceeds will benefit the Y Scholarship Program. Cyclers can reserve a bike by calling the YMCA at 843-522-9622. The Port Royal Y is at 1801 Richmond Ave.\r\n\r\n<b>Drugs, news, ethics are topics of coming programs</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Branch Library will host an author book talk about “Operation Jackpot” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14.\r\n\r\n“Jackpot: High Times, High Seas, and the Sting that Launched the War on Drugs,” by Jason Ryan, is a book about a period in the late 1970s when some Beaufort County residents engaged in large-scale drug smuggling activities and were caught by the sting code-named “Operation Jackpot.”\r\n\r\nAt the Hilton Head Branch Library, former newsman Tom Crawford will discuss his book, “Resurrections of an Obituary Writer,” from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 6. The book’s essays and obituaries cover influential and memorable people whom Crawford knew during his travels at home and abroad.\r\n\r\nAlso at the Hilton Head branch will be a program called “Ethical Choices.” Attendees will be empowered to make thoughtful, responsible lifestyle decisions in order to improve their health, protect the environment and decrease animal suffering. It will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20.\r\n\r\n<b>Wine tasting to be </b><b>held at Rose Hill</b>\r\n\r\nRose Hill Mansion in Bluffton will present An Evening Wine Tasting with Juan Carlos Jiménez, wine connoisseur, from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26. There will be wine tastings, assorted artisan cheeses, desserts and a silent auction. Guests will receive a Rose Hill wine glass keepsake. The cost is $35 per person. Reservations can be made at 843-757-6046.\r\n\r\n<b>DragonBoat races </b><b>set for Sept. 2-3</b>\r\n\r\nThe 4th Annual DragonBoat Beaufort Race Day will be held Sept. 2-3 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. There will be a free concert at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, with The Cluster Shucks and The Sweetgrass Angels. Guests should bring blankets or chairs. On Saturday, Sept. 3, the dragonboat races will be held. Anyone can form a dragonboat team to compete at DragonBoat Race Day 2016. A team consists of 20 paddlers, two alternates (recommended) and one drummer. All teams will be trained how to safely and successfully paddle a dragonboat prior to DragonBoat Race Day with experienced coaches and boat steerers. On race day, teams will paddle in three races competing for medals. In the past, teams have included civic clubs, community neighborhoods, local businesses, cancer-survivors, schools and hospitals. Last year, teams raised over $65,000, which is used to support those impacted by cancer in Beaufort County. DragonBoat Beaufort awards outreach grants to local cancer patients to assist with specific needs they are unable to afford or for which they lack coverage. For more information or to register a team, visit www.DragonboatRaceDay.com or email info@DragonBoatRaceDay.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Military appreciation </b><b>day set for Aug. 27</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual military appreciation day on Saturday, Aug. 27. This event allows the Beaufort community to show its appreciation for the local military and all they do for our country and community. This family event will feature children\'s games and activities, water fun, entertainment, volleyball and an abundance of food and drink. Sponsorships opportunities are available by contacting LaNelle Fabian at 843-525-8537 or LaNelle@BeaufortSC.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Singers needed for </b><b>Lowcountry Chorale</b>\r\n\r\nSingers are needed for the Lowcountry Chorale, a mixed-voice community of singers. The chorale has been singing as a group since the spring of 1997, with continuous performances twice a year, and it is preparing for its upcoming season.No auditions are necessary; anyone who loves to sing is welcome to join. Rehearsals begin at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 157 Lady’s Island Drive in Beaufort. Registration for the rehearsal will start at 6:15 p.m. Thirteen weeks of rehearsals will culminate in performances on Nov. 18-19. Call Shari at 843-252-3990 for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Catfish Fest to host 5K walk/run</b>\r\n\r\nThe 42nd Annual Hardeeville Catfish Festival is sponsoring its first Annual 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, Sept. 10, at the 4,700-acre Hilton Head Lakes residential community in Hardeeville.Start time is at 8 a.m. The registration fee is $35 until Sept. 9 and $35 plus a $5 sign-up fee on Race Day, from 7-7:45 a.m. Visit runsignup.com/Race/SC/HardeevilleCatfishFestival or pick up an application at the Hardeeville Chamber of Commerce.', 'What To Do the week of August 18th-24th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'what-to-do-the-week-of-august-18th-24th', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:49:31', '2016-08-18 15:49:31', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29538', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29540, 4, '2016-08-18 11:51:33', '2016-08-18 15:51:33', 'One of Beaufort’s oldest churches will start the new church year with new leaders.\r\n\r\nThe Rev. Samuel Porcher Gaillard IV, known as Shay, will become the rector at the Parish Church of St. Helena (Anglican) this month. The Rev. Todd Simonis will arrive in September to serve alongside Gaillard as senior associate.\r\n\r\n\"Coming to a Gospel-centered historic church with such a lively witness is an incredible opportunity,\" Gaillard said. \"I am excited to see where God will lead St. Helena\'s to expand our kingdom ministry.\"\r\n\r\nGaillard and Simonis replace the Rev. Jeffrey Miller and the Rev. Andrew O’Dell, who left to become rector and senior associate respectively at St. Philip’s Church in downtown Charleston.\r\n\r\nA Charleston native, Gaillard worked in youth ministry in several parishes of the Diocese of South Carolina and at Camp St. Christopher near Seabrook, where he was the summer camp director. He was an acolyte at the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul and graduated from Bishop England High School and Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.\r\n\r\nAfter ordination, Gaillard attended Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pa., from 2001 to 2003, where he received his Master of Divinity.\r\n\r\nHe returned to the diocese and served as assistant rector at St. Paul’s in Conway for two-and-a-half years before going to the Church of the Good Shepherd in Charleston, where he served as rector for 10 years until receiving the call to St. Helena’s. Gaillard and his wife, Tara, have four children. He enjoys hiking, fishing, hunting, football and water sports.\r\n\r\n\"Our family is so excited to move to Beaufort to begin this new ministry at St. Helena\'s,\" he said. \"We are convinced that God has called us, so we await with excitement the unfolding of His plan.\"\r\n\r\nThe new senior associate, the Rev. Todd Simonis, and his family have lived in Mount Pleasant for the past 13 years. He has served on the staff at St. Andrew’s Church, where his most recent role was to start a new church (St. Andrew’s City Church) in downtown Charleston, focusing on the college and young adult population.\r\n\r\nSimonis graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh with a business administration degree and received his Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte. He and his wife, Elizabeth, who recently completed a Master’s in Speech and Language Pathology, have two children.\r\n\r\nThe new rector will deliver his first sermon on Sunday, Aug. 28, which is Rally Sunday at St. Helena\'s, when the new church year with all of its classes and activities begins.\r\n\r\n\"Because of St. Helena\'s rich history, including the Beaufort Revival of 1831, I believe that God has great things in store for this community,\" Gaillard said.\r\n\r\nClergy serving at St. Helena’s include the Rt. Rev. Alden Hathaway, retired bishop of Pittsburgh; the Rev. Chuck Pollak; the Rev. Chad Lawrence; the Rev. Matt Rusch; and Deacons Mark Warter and Jim Cato.\r\n\r\nFor more information about St. Helena\'s, visit www.sthelenas1712.org.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29541\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"856\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/StH-Shay-Gaillard.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29541\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29541\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/StH-Shay-Gaillard.jpg\" alt=\"Rev. Shay Gaillard IV\" width=\"856\" height=\"1198\" /></a> Rev. Shay Gaillard IV[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29542\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1038\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/StH-Todd-Simonis.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29542\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29542\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/StH-Todd-Simonis.jpg\" alt=\"Rev. Todd Simonis\" width=\"1038\" height=\"1438\" /></a> Rev. Todd Simonis[/caption]', 'New leadership at the Parish Church of St. Helena', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'new-leadership-at-the-parish-church-of-st-helena', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:51:33', '2016-08-18 15:51:33', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29540', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29544, 4, '2016-08-18 11:52:28', '2016-08-18 15:52:28', '<h3>By Celia Strong</h3>\r\nIt’s interesting to look at some of the cycles we\'ve been through with wines and wine styles over the years. Several times we have learned about and tasted what are called \"unoaked\" wines, particularly chardonnays, and, more particularly, New World chardonnays.\r\n\r\nOver the last 20 years or so, the California \"oaked\" style of chardonnay has been very popular. And profitable.\r\n\r\nBut it has also been heavier: heavier flavors, heavier textures, heavier in our mouths.\r\n\r\nIn case you haven\'t noticed, sometimes with our weather it is easier to enjoy a lighter-style wine. Some of us turn to other varieties, like pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc, albariño, and some of us just change our style of chardonnay to \"unoaked.\"\r\n\r\nThe Chablis subregion in northern Burgundy, France, is most likely where chardonnay wines without any barrel fermenting.\r\n\r\nAbout two decades ago, Australia made some unoaked chardonnay wines. Their style was usually with oak, following the commercial success of California-oaked chardonnays. Once Australia tried unoaked, California pretty quickly had to try them as well. Clearly, \"unoaked\" is not a quality of wine, just a style, like filtered or unfiltered, like with malolactic fermentation or not.\r\n\r\nOur personal likes and dislikes just need enough information for us to be able to choose which style we like and when we might like it.\r\n\r\nIn the world of chardonnay, since that is predominantly where \"unoaked\" is used, the wines become lighter and crisper. With unoaked chards, we usually lose the creamy, buttery, vanilla components that come from time in wood barrels.\r\n\r\nSince many chardonnay lovers like those particular aspects of these wines, winemakers tried making unoaked chardonnay with malolactic fermentation done. Malolactic may not be able to add in vanilla and buttery, but its whole purpose is to soften the acidity in a wine. This does give it a creamy texture.\r\n\r\nSo, less crisp, tart and acidic unoaked chards are available.\r\n\r\nAging in stainless steel or cement tanks is still an option for unoaked winemakers. By letting their wines sit on their lees in tanks, additional flavors and textures can be augmented. Unoaked chardonnays may not have the flavors and textures of wood, but there is no reason to expect unoaked to be plain or dull or boring. Just different.\r\n\r\nUnoaked Chardonnay wines have green and yellow apple flavors, citrus notes, especially lemon and Meyer lemon, honeydew melon and lots of tropical fruit flavors like pineapple, mango, passion fruit and star fruit.\r\n\r\nOur winery this week is Four Vines. Located in Paso Robles, Four Vines was one of the original, successful unoaked chardonnays from California. This winery was established by a younger generation, with three goals: Get spectacular fruit, make incredible wine, enjoy much-deserved rock-star status.\r\n\r\nHere\'s your chance to go naked for just $8.99! Enjoy!', 'Once you go naked, you never go back', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'once-you-go-naked-you-never-go-back', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:52:28', '2016-08-18 15:52:28', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29544', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29546, 4, '2016-08-18 11:52:59', '2016-08-18 15:52:59', '<h3>By Lee Scott</h3>\r\nThere is a problem sometimes with living in a place that is so beautiful. People want to come here all the time, especially during the summer months.\r\n\r\nI was reminded of this while chatting with Richard, a successful local business owner. We were discussing the traffic and he mentioned that he and his wife had invited some Fripp Island friends over for dinner. They were supposed to get to Beaufort at 6 p.m., but had gotten caught in “rental turnover” traffic.\r\n\r\nWe both acknowledged that a normal 20-minute drive in the winter can turn into a much longer commute when driving on a summer weekend.\r\n\r\nIt is very apparent early on Sunday mornings at the grocery stores when the renters are filling up their baskets for the week. I normally stop after church on Sunday morning to get the newspapers. Thank goodness for express lines as most of the checkout lines are backed up with people filling up on hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, sodas and the other vacation food.\r\n\r\nIt seems like there are always marshmallows and Hershey candy bars along with boxes of graham crackers in the grocery carts too.  And of course, the inflatable rings, noodles and other beach toys are also included along with the suntan lotion, bug spray and the aloe cream.\r\n\r\nTurns out that people come here from all over in their campers and RVs too.  It is not just about renting a house for a week. Hunting Island State Park has an enviable campground for people who want to be at the beach.\r\n\r\nNow don’t think I am complaining. There is a huge economic boost to our region because of all the people who visit. Our hotels, restaurants and other businesses all benefit from these tourists.\r\n\r\nBut the joy at this time of the year as Labor Day approaches is that tourists start to return to their own homes to prepare for the school year. I start seeing the school buses out on the road and noticing more South Carolina license plates on cars rather than other states.\r\n\r\nAnd those of us lucky enough to live here year-round get to enjoy the beach and parks without all the tourists.\r\n\r\nBut don’t worry Richard, turns out we newcomers keep getting out-of-town visitors all year-round who will help to keep the economic engine roaring.', 'Is it wrong to be glad when the tourists leave?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'is-it-wrong-to-be-glad-when-the-tourists-leave', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:52:59', '2016-08-18 15:52:59', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29546', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(29548, 4, '2016-08-18 11:54:35', '2016-08-18 15:54:35', '<h3>By Bill Rauch</h3>\r\nThe campaign of Pete Muldoon who is running for mayor of Jackson, Wyo., the county seat of Teton County that is home to the spectacularly beautiful Teton Valley/Jackson Hole area, is using “Fighting for the SOUL of the HOLE” for his campaign slogan this year.\r\n\r\nFighting for your town’s soul certainly sounds like a good thing for a mayor to do, but what exactly would a mayor do to do that?\r\n\r\nTeton County is the county in the United States that has the highest per capita income in the country. The county’s population of 22.930 enjoyed a 2014 per capita income of $194,485, well ahead of No. 2 Manhattan’s (New York County) at $148,002, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ most recent numbers.\r\n\r\nBy way of comparison, Beaufort County’s per capita income is about 20 percent of Jackson’s. But when considering the differential it is important to remember that Wyoming is a no-state income tax haven, and because of that Jackson has attracted a top 1 percent that is way wealthier than Beaufort County’s top 1 percent.\r\n\r\nIn fact, Jackson’s soul – and Jackson’s challenges – are not so different from Beaufort’s.\r\n\r\nThere are lessons to be learned in Beaufort County from Teton County. There are glimpses there of Beaufort County’s future.\r\n\r\nIt appears the money has brought problems there and it appears there may not be the money to solve those problems.\r\n\r\nBut let’s start with drilling down on Jackson’s soul.\r\n\r\nRay Elsner, 14 years as the chairman of the town’s Planning Commission, defined it like this last week: “Ranching, dude ranching, and a small town where everybody helps each other out.”\r\n\r\nThat doesn’t sound so different from a shrimping, farming small town where folks help one another out.\r\n\r\nHow’s the money changing it?\r\n\r\n“Well, you have these homeowners from all over the world who ski in the winter and who hike and bike and go to yoga in the summer,” Elsner explains. “They maybe sleep here six to eight weeks a year.  And they expect the ambulance or the fire engine to be there when they call 9-1-1, or a chopper to pick them up when they wrench their knee up on the trail … which gets expensive. Fire and EMS used to be volunteer. Now those are paid positions. First responders have to live somewhere. But there isn’t anywhere. You can’t buy a detatched house in Jackson for less than a million dollars. The skiers and the hiker/bikers already bought them all.”\r\n\r\nSo what can a mayor do to help preserve his town’s soul?\r\n\r\nAfter all the rhetoric, what the governments have so far considered doing are three things: build workforce housing, provide public transit to and from areas outside the county where workers can still afford to live, and facilitate museums and cultural organizations that recall and explain what the area was before it became what it is today.\r\n\r\nThe town and county have taken steps in each of these directions.\r\n\r\nBetween the town, the county, the school district, the federal government and the hospital, 1,450 workforce units have been built in Jackson over the past 20 years. And, if the rhetoric of town and county candidates’ running in the current election cycle can be believed, the governments will build more.\r\n\r\nMoreover, the town may require via its zoning ordinances that new “luxury homes” in Jackson also build a “caretaker residence” on the premises. And the governments may begin soon to encourage private developers to put workforce housing on the second floor of office buildings, including government buildings.\r\n\r\nBut the government cannot build housing for everyone who cannot buy a million dollar house.\r\n\r\nIt will need public transit to and from at least two nearby counties where housing is still affordable to those working in Jackson’s food service, lodging and government sectors.\r\n\r\nThere is currently public transit in Teton County, primarily in the form of buses to transport skiers and hiker/bikers to and from the slopes. Southern Teton Rapid Transit (START) runs the buses. Candidates running this year say they’ll work to improve the limited commuter service START currently offers to the outlying counties.\r\n\r\nAnd finally the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum, located on Jackson’s main street and with a Conestoga wagon on its roof, and the town’s two-nights-a-week rodeos seek actively to display to residents and visitors alike glimpses of the town’s past.\r\n\r\nWill these efforts preserve the town’s soul? And will the governments’ leadership have the enduring will to try more?\r\n\r\n<em>Top photo: Eleven of these two-story, free standing units were built recently by the Teton County School District to house teachers and administrators working for the district. The town\'s Housing Authority administers the program.</em>', 'Too many dudes threaten a town\'s cowboy soul', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'too-many-dudes-threaten-a-towns-cowboy-soul', '', '', '2016-08-18 11:54:35', '2016-08-18 15:54:35', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29548', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29551, 4, '2016-08-18 11:57:20', '2016-08-18 15:57:20', '[caption id=\"attachment_29552\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2130\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/backtoschool.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29552\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29552\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/backtoschool.jpg\" alt=\"Corey Hollis, left, and Ty Page, 7, great each other for the first time during Port Royal Elementary School’s meet-and-greet Aug. 12. With Ty is his mother, Jessica Lawson. Aug. 15 marked the first day of public school throughout Beaufort County. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\" width=\"2130\" height=\"2023\" /></a> Corey Hollis, left, and Ty Page, 7, great each other for the first time during Port Royal Elementary School’s meet-and-greet Aug. 12. With Ty is his mother, Jessica Lawson. Aug. 15 marked the first day of public school throughout Beaufort County. Photo by Bob Sofaly.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29554\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2439\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rotary-e1471535787861.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29554\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29554\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rotary-e1471535787861.jpg\" alt=\"As one of it major programs, the Rotary Club of Beaufort supports exchange students attending Beaufort schools. The first of two exchange students for school year 2016-17 are Karolina Struharova, right, from the Czech Republic. Here, she exchanges the banner from her home Rotary, Klatovy, Czech Republic, with Rotary Club of Beaufort President Willie Mack Stansell. Struharova will be a junior at Beaufort Academy. Photo by Lisa Harrington.\" width=\"2439\" height=\"2207\" /></a> As one of it major programs, the Rotary Club of Beaufort supports exchange students attending Beaufort schools. The first of two exchange students for school year 2016-17 are Karolina Struharova, right, from the Czech Republic. Here, she exchanges the banner from her home Rotary, Klatovy, Czech Republic, with Rotary Club of Beaufort President Willie Mack Stansell. Struharova will be a junior at Beaufort Academy. Photo by Lisa Harrington.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_29553\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"665\"]<a href=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/child.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29553\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-29553\" src=\"http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/child.jpg\" alt=\"An early care and education student reads aloud to children at a local elementary school.\" width=\"665\" height=\"480\" /></a> An early care and education student reads aloud to children at a local elementary school.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<b>TCL is re-accredited </b><b>by the NEAYC</b>\r\n\r\nThe Technical College of the Lowcountry early care and education program recently received re-accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.\r\n\r\n“NAEYC accreditation affirms that we are offering the highest level of educational experience for our students,” said Kelli Boniecki, early care and education program director.\r\n\r\nNAEYC is the most respected national early childhood association and seeks to foster high-quality programs through its accreditation. This extensive process includes the submission of hundreds of pages of documents and a three-day examination of the instructors, courses and facilities by a committee selected by NAEYC.\r\n\r\n“Employers recognize and value NAEYC accreditation. They know that when they hire our graduates, they are getting a highly-qualified early childhood professional,” Boniecki said.\r\n\r\nTCL’s early care and education associate degree program can be completed in six semesters. Coursework ranges from guidance and classroom management to science and math concepts.\r\n\r\nOther courses offer hands-on laboratory field experiences providing students the opportunity to observe children in early childhood settings. General education courses such as English, algebra and public speaking round out the curriculum.\r\n\r\nThe program culminates with a semester-long supervised field experience course that provides students with real-world, hands-on experience in child care settings across the Lowcountry. Four specialty certificate and diploma programs are also offered.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.tcl.edu/earlycare.\r\n\r\n<b>Bluffton students graduate from CCU</b>\r\n\r\nCoastal Carolina University held commencement ceremonies for an estimated 360 candidates on Aug. 5 at the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center on campus.\r\n\r\nSpeaker Robert Young congratulated the class for being the “first CCU students ever to graduate from the No.1 university in the nation,” referencing the national College World Series baseball title CCU won on June 30. Young is professor of marine science and director of undergraduate research at CCU.\r\n\r\nGraduation candidates are William Ball, Patrick Briody and Clark Sinclair, all of Bluffton.\r\n\r\n<b>River Ridge Academy holds service day</b>\r\n\r\nRiver Ridge Academy recently held a Community Service Day where about 75 teachers hit the Bluffton community with random acts of service and kindness at over 50 businesses.\r\n\r\nThey went to various businesses and other organizations and were tasked with completing a list of  \"acts of service” that included things like picking up 20 pieces of trash, holding the door (with a smile) for 25 customers, helping to unload groceries and donating books to doctor’s offices.\r\n\r\n“Our school prides itself on the character development of our students,” said Principal Gary McCulloch. “We afford our students many learning opportunities through huddle and morning meeting to identify character practices and practice them in our school. The soft skills developed will help our students become a productive and impactful citizen.\r\n\r\n“We are giving back to our generous school community in ways of kindness that will let people know that we appreciate them.”', 'School briefs for August 18th-24th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'school-briefs-for-august-18th-24th', '', '', '2018-07-12 10:58:48', '2018-07-12 14:58:48', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29551', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(29556, 4, '2016-08-18 12:00:09', '2016-08-18 16:00:09', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Local football games </b><b>to be televised</b>\r\n\r\nWHHI-TV has released its 2016 high school football lineup.\r\n\r\nThe Covert Aire High School Football Bowl Series will kick off Friday, Aug. 26, when first-year program May River visits crosstown rival Bluffton.\r\n\r\nWHHI is available on Hargray Channel 8 and Channel 418 HD, Time Warner Cable Channel 3 and Channel 1230 HD as well as online at WHHITV.com.\r\n\r\nThe schedule is:\r\n\r\nAug. 26: May River at Bluffton\r\nSept. 2: Beaufort at Bluffton\r\nSept. 9: John Paul II at Hilton Head Prep\r\nSept. 16: Hilton Head at Bluffton\r\nSept. 23: Bluffton at Whale Branch\r\nSept. 30: Thomas Heyward at Hilton Head Christian\r\nOct. 7: Battery Creek at Bluffton\r\nOct. 14: Ridgeland-Hardeeville at Battery Creek\r\nOct. 21: Battery Creek at May River Or Stall at Hilton Head\r\nOct. 28: Hilton Head at Beaufort Or Hilton Head Christian at Hilton Head Prep\r\n<em>(Schedule subject to change)</em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>GOLF</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Nimmer finishes third in South Carolina Amateur</b>\r\n\r\nClemson University senior golfer Carson Young fired a final round 70 to win the South Carolina Amateur for the second time.\r\n\r\nClemson sophomore Bryson Nimmer finished at 287, one-under-par, to finish in third place. Nimmer is a Bluffton native.\r\n\r\n“The key for me was putting the ball in the fairway and making a couple of 15-20 foot putts each round,” said Young, who was a first-team All-ACC selection on the course and in the classroom this past year for the ACC Champion Tigers.\r\n\r\nNimmer was only the third Clemson freshman to be named ACC Freshman of the Year. He joined D.J. Trahan and Kyle Stanley, two current PGA Tour players.\r\n\r\nThe talented Nimmer is a second generation Clemson golfer. His dad, Tony Nimmer, started for the Tigers from 1980-83.\r\n\r\nTony Nimmer was the first Clemson golfer to record three top 10s in the ACC Tournament. He finished sixth in 1981, 1982 and 1983.\r\n\r\nBryson Nimmer was ranked No. 134 by Golfweek and No. 149 by Golfstat entering the NCAA National Tournament. He was a Dean’s List student for the spring semester with a 3.60 GPA.\r\n\r\nThe younger Nimmer led Hilton Head Christian Academy to the state 3A Championship by 30 shots in 2013. He was named to the all-state team, won the 2013 Jimmy Self Invitational and captured the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour\'s Charleston Junior Open.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>COLLEGE CHEERLEADING </b></span></p>\r\n<b>Sophomore season awaits Beaufort High graduate</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High School graduate Victoria Settlemire excelled throughout her freshman year at Coastal Carolina University. Settlemire is a member of the Coastal Carolina University cheerleading squad. She is headed into her sophomore season at CCU.\r\n\r\nAt Beaufort High School, Settlemire was a competition team captain. She was a South Carolina Lower State Champion as a senior.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>COLLEGE SOFTBALL </b></span></p>\r\n<b>Cook concludes her freshman season at CCU </b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High School graduate Mari Cook concluded her freshman season at Coastal Carolina University as a member of the Chanticleers\' softball team in late-spring.\r\n\r\nCook appeared in 14 games for the Coastal Carolina University softball program during the 2016 season, making five starts.\r\n\r\nA standout both on the field and in the classroom, Cook was named to the Coastal Carolina University Dean\'s List in Fall 2015.\r\n\r\nAt Beaufort High School, Cook was named 4A All-State at the conclusion of her junior season after batting .345 with 32 hits, eight doubles, seven homeruns and 22 RBIs.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>COLLEGE FOOTBALL</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Bluffton High School graduate battling back with Gamecocks</b>\r\n\r\nBluffton High School graduate Shameik Blackshear is battling back from an injury with the University of South Carolina football program.\r\n\r\nA second-year defensive end, Blackshear was limited to two games in 2015 while battling back from a knee injury he suffered during his senior year of high school.\r\n\r\nHe did not participate in the South Carolina football team\'s spring drills while recovering from injuries sustained in an off-season incident.\r\n\r\nIn 2015, Blackshear played in two games, seeing action against Central Florida and Missouri. Blackshear was credited with one solo tackle and one assisted tackle in the game against Southeastern Conference (SEC) rival Missouri. The former Bluffton Bobcat petitioned and received a medical redshirt.\r\n\r\nBlackshear was a talented defensive end who graduated from Bluffton High School in 2015. He played for Coach Ken Cribb and the Bobcats. Blackshear missed half of his senior season at Bluffton High School with a knee injury. He was selected to play in the Under Armour All-America game in St. Petersburg, Fla.\r\n\r\n<b>Delaney named to STATS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List </b>\r\n\r\nThe Citadel junior defensive back Dee Delaney is included on the STATS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List.\r\n\r\nDelaney is a Whale Branch Early College High School graduate. He has excelled throughout his career with The Citadel football program.\r\n\r\nThe watch list includes 22 athletes from across the country, only four defensive backs and just two from the Southern Conference. Delaney has already been selected as a Preseason All-American by STATS and Athlon Sports and is a first-team Preseason All-Southern Conference selection by the conference\'s coaches.\r\n\r\nIn 2015, Delaney was named a Walter Camp All-American, first-team STATS All-American and a second-team All-American by the Associated Press and College Sports Madness. The Beaufort native also earned the College Football Performance Awards Elite Defensive Back Award and was a first-team All-Southern Conference selection.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>COLLEGE SOCCER</b></span></p>\r\n<b>Hilton Head trio set </b><b>to start season for CSU</b>\r\n\r\nThree Hilton Head Island High graduates are set to take the field in their final seasons for the Charleston Southern University women\'s soccer program..\r\n\r\nA captain in 2015, Nikki Schoning was a Nike Challenge 1 All-Tournament Team selection. Jordan Haughton-James played in 13 matches at defender during the 2015 season. Kelsey Fitzhugh was a Nike Challenge 2 All-Tournament Team selection.', 'Sports briefs for August 18th-24th', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'sports-briefs-for-august-18th-24th', '', '', '2016-08-18 12:00:09', '2016-08-18 16:00:09', '', 0, 'http://www.yourislandnews.com/?p=29556', 0, 'post', '', 0);
