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(41875, 4, '2019-10-09 14:00:05', '2019-10-09 18:00:05', '<h4>By SCOTT GRABER</h4>\r\nIt is Saturday, and Susan and I are back in Port Royal. It’s been more than a month since Hurricane Dorian came boiling up the Atlantic seaboard sending millions Americans into a plywood-buying panic over the (possible) loss of their homes and their savings and presenting them with the prospect of spending a week in a dank, smoke infused, ‘contractor’s rate’ motel.\r\n\r\nWe were in Massachusetts in the midst of our vacation when the Weather Channel began its coverage and deployed Jim Cantore to Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWe packed our bags but as we were passing through the petrochemical moonscape in Rahway, N.J., we heard our own Henry McMaster order an evacuation of Beaufort County. After a coffee and bagel-fueled discussion at the James R. Hoffa Service Area, we decided to return to Massachusetts.\r\n\r\n“We’re going to need sandbags,” I shouted into the glass and metal rectangle that is called an IPhone by my technologically savvy friends.\r\n\r\n“Yes, Scott, we’ve made arrangements at Taylor’s Landscaping and will buy a half yard of sand. I’ve already got the bags,” replied my friend Dean Moss.\r\n\r\n“I want you to make a wall of sandbags around the back deck. That’s where it always floods,” I yelled into the IPhone.\r\n\r\n“I’m looking at your deck as we speak and see what you mean,” David Taub replied.\r\n\r\n“Stack the bags three deep in front of each door,” I screamed thinking my voice was competing with the sound of tropical force winds.\r\n\r\n“Yes, Scott, we’ve already done that. You do know this isn’t my first rodeo — I helped you during Matthew and Irma,” David replied.\r\n\r\n“After the rain starts turn on the sump pump, the plug is to the left of the back door. And you have to open-up the metal lid that covers the outlet,” I said.\r\n\r\n“You may be surprised to know that I have outdoor electrical outlets of my own. And I have long experience opening the little metal covers,” David said.\r\n\r\nThe problem with Dorian was that it was mostly stationary, sometimes going as fast as one-mile-an hour. I also knew (from a recent hike) that one walks at a speed of 3 miles an hour. So I began to think about my walking the distance from West Palm Beach to Port Royal.\r\n\r\nI would want to follow he beach if I could; stopping for an hour or so at The Alligator Farm in St. Augustine. Then a few minutes, perhaps an hour, for an IPA at the White Horse Tavern just across the street from Castillo San Marcos.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThen I wondered if I could swim across the St. John’s River to Cumberland Island. I would probably have to borrow or steal a boat. In any case I began to believe I was looking an ETA in the first part of October. Meanwhile I was back on the phone with my neighbors,\r\n\r\n“Now, Kit, you’re going to find towels in the bathroom. But don’t use the monogrammed guest towels.”\r\n\r\n“Got it.”\r\n\r\n“Stuff them under the doors of Susan’s studio. And while you’re at it, could you clear the furniture from the upstairs porch?”\r\n\r\nI want to say — here and now — that we have a cohort of friends who are an essential component of our lives. It was David Taub, Dean Moss, Louis and Kit Bruce, Julie Peters and Joe Morrall (and his friends) who took on the “defense” of my small, fragile law office on Carteret Street and our home in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nPre-arrival hurricane anxiety is hard-wired to our imagination. We all have this large, internal jumbotron that plays a continuous loop showing the total destruction of the one thing that we have acquired with most of our life juice — I speak of our homes. So it’s OK to be anxious and slightly irrational while waiting for this creature — “This thing has got to be bigger than Rhode Island.” — to make its slow, meandering journey up the Atlantic coast.\r\n\r\nGod knows (S.C. Governor) Henry McMaster, (Beaufort Mayor) Billy Keyserling and the Town of Port Royal kept everyone informed. But the take home message for me centered on friends and friendship.\r\n\r\nIt’s when a storm arrives that we learn the depth of friendships.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThese aren’t boozy hugs exchanged after a long, wine-infused dinner party. This is asking 60 and 70 year old people to take a shovel and fill bags with sand.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIt’s asking these same Medicare-eligible, Motrin-gulping oldsters to stack those 50-pound bags around one’s office.\r\n\r\nI’ve got to believe there is something in Beaufort’s groundwater that makes people — people with their own anxiety — care about their neighbors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'When storms arise, we learn the depth of our friendships', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'when-storms-arise-we-learn-the-depth-of-our-friendships', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:00:05', '2019-10-09 18:00:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41875', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41877, 4, '2019-10-09 14:02:17', '2019-10-09 18:02:17', 'Whale Branch suffered its first loss of the season with a heartbreaking 37-36 overtime defeat Friday at Woodland.\r\n\r\nThe Wolverines tied it with a 19-yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter, and the Warriors missed a game-winning field goal try at the end of regulation.\r\n\r\nJadon Grant’s third touchdown run of the game gave the Warriors a 36-30 lead in overtime, but they failed to convert the PAT, and Woodland answered with a touchdown and extra point for the win.\r\n\r\nGrant rushed for 105 yards on 21 carries with three touchdowns, while De’Arius Hazel added 127 yards and a TD on 12 carries, and Jaylen Reeves contributed 116 yards and a TD on 17 attempts. JacQuez Frazier led the defense with 12 tackles.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors (4-1, 0-1 Region 5-2A) return home to face No. 2 Barnwell in a region matchup Friday.', 'Warriors drop region opener in OT', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'warriors-drop-region-opener-in-ot', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:02:17', '2019-10-09 18:02:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41877', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41879, 4, '2019-10-09 14:03:45', '2019-10-09 18:03:45', 'Oct. 10\r\n\r\nVolleyball\r\n\r\nBattery Creek at Lake Marion, 6:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy at Hilton Head Christian Academy, 5 p.m.\r\n\r\nHilton Head Island at Beaufort, 6:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch at Bamberg-Ehrhardt, 6:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nOct. 11\r\n\r\nFootball\r\n\r\nAndrew Jackson Academy at Beaufort Academy, 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nBarnwell at Whale Branch, 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nBluffton at Beaufort, 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nLake Marion at Battery Creek, 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nOct. 12\r\n\r\nCross Country\r\n\r\nBattery Creek, Beaufort at Bon Jenkins SCTCCCA Coaches Classic, Carolina Cup, Camden, 9 a.m.\r\n\r\nGirls Golf\r\n\r\nBeaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, May River at Spring Island, Noon<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nVolleyball\r\n\r\nBeaufort at West Ashley Tournament, TBA\r\n\r\nOct. 14\r\n\r\nGirls Golf\r\n\r\nBeaufort at Region 7-AAAA Meet, Legends at Parris Island, 11 a.m.\r\n\r\nSwimming\r\n\r\nBeaufort at University of South Carolina, Columbia\r\n\r\nOct. 15\r\n\r\nVolleyball\r\n\r\nBattery Creek at Beaufort, 6:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nOct. 17\r\n\r\nCross Country\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy at Championship, Jasper, 5 p.m.\r\n\r\nVolleyball\r\n\r\nAllendale-Fairfax at Battery Creek, 6:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nBeaufort at Colleton County, 6:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nThomas Heyward Academy at Beaufort Academy, 6 p.m.\r\n\r\nOct. 18\r\n\r\nFootball\r\n\r\nAllendale-Fairfax at Whale Branch, 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nBattery Creek at Ridgeland-Hardeeville, 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nCathedral Academy at Beaufort Academy, 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nMay River at Beaufort, 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nVolleyball\r\n\r\nCathedral Academy at Beaufort Academy, 6 p.m.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Sports Schedule', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sports-schedule', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:03:45', '2019-10-09 18:03:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41879', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41881, 4, '2019-10-09 14:04:40', '2019-10-09 18:04:40', 'Beaufort High’s Marlon Belden won the boys race, and May River led the local contingent in the team standings at the Wendy’s Invitational cross country race Saturday at Charlotte’s McAlpine Park.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles and Sharks competed in the Open Division along with Bluffton, and the local runners made a strong showing.\r\n\r\nBelden won the 5K boys race with a time of 15 minutes, 56 seconds, finishing 10 seconds ahead of York’s Brannon Burns, while Eagles teammates Nash Mills (21st, 17:08) and Maxwell Davis (23rd, 17:17) also placed in the top 25. May River’s boys had three runners in the top 13 overall to finish second as a team.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Shannon Smith (19:19) led all local runners in the girls race, finishing third, while teammate Charlize Antia (20:16) was ninth. The Eagles finished eighth among 25 teams, two spots behind May River.', 'BHS’ Belden wins at Wendy’s Invitational', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bhs-belden-wins-at-wendys-invitational', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:04:40', '2019-10-09 18:04:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41881', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41884, 4, '2019-10-09 14:05:17', '2019-10-09 18:05:17', 'Beaufort High came up short in a bid for its first win of the season Friday, falling 38-24 at Effingham County (Ga.).\r\n\r\nThe Eagles grabbed an early lead on Tyler Haley’s 3-yard touchdown run, but the Rebels responded with 17 straight points to take control.\r\n\r\nBrandon Sarathy’s 30-yard field goal made it 17-10 at halftime, and the teams traded touchdowns to start the second half, with Haley’s 4-yard TD run pulling the Eagles within 24-17.\r\n\r\nEffingham County essentially sealed the victory with two more touchdowns, making it 38-17 before Daniel Phares came on in relief of Haley and threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Goodwater.\r\n\r\nJames Dagin rushed for 112 yards on 12 carries, while Haley rushed for 96 yards on 15 attempts with two touchdowns and was 6-of-18 for 96 yards passing. Phares had four catches for 84 yards and was 2-for-2 passing for 57 yards and a score.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles (0-5) open region play at home against Bluffton on Friday.', 'Eagles denied first victory', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-denied-first-victory', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:06:07', '2019-10-09 18:06:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41884', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41888, 4, '2019-10-09 14:06:54', '2019-10-09 18:06:54', 'Beaufort Academy couldn’t carry over the momentum from its first win of the season, falling 30-14 to St. John’s Christian on Friday.\r\n\r\nKevin Rogers rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown, and Elijah Fess added 73 yards and a score on the ground for the Eagles.\r\n\r\nBraydon Dineen collected 10 tackles and had an interception to lead the Eagles on defense.\r\n\r\nBA (1-4) hosts Andrew Jackson Academy next Friday in a rematch of last year’s SCISA 8-man state championship game.', 'BA can’t get offense going vs. Cavs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-cant-get-offense-going-vs-cavs', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:06:54', '2019-10-09 18:06:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41888', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41890, 4, '2019-10-09 14:07:58', '2019-10-09 18:07:58', '<h4>TCL offering two open houses</h4>\r\nTechnical College of the Lowcountry is hosting two open houses this fall.\r\n\r\nHealth Sciences will offer a open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 at Building 4 on the Beaufort Campus. RSVP at <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/y4zxwonx\">https://tinyurl.com/y4zxwonx</a>.\r\n\r\nExplore TCL\'s health career programs in massage therapy, medical assisting, nursing, physical therapist assistant, radiologic technology, surgical technology, and central sterile processing. Meet faculty and staff and learn about the application process.\r\n\r\nBusiness &amp; Industrial Technologies and Public &amp; Human Services will offer an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 in Buidings 14, 15 and 16 on the Beaufort Campus. RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/y27rjahj.\r\n\r\nDiscover TCL\'s professional and technical career programs including building and industrial technologies; business administration; computers and electronics; early care and education; criminal justice; paralegal; and more. Meet faculty and learn how to apply\r\n\r\nCall 843-525-8207 or email <a href=\"mailto:admissions@tcl.edu\">admissions@tcl.edu</a> for more information.\r\n<h4>TCL receives $2.2 million grant to increase student success</h4>\r\nTCL has been awarded $2,202,111 over five years to increase student engagement and achievement. The Title III Strengthening Institutions grant is funded by the U. S. Department of Education.\r\n\r\nThe Pathways to the Future: Increasing Persistence and Retention to Graduation grant will focus on three key areas.\r\n\r\nThe first, enhanced curriculum and instruction, will include the development of guided program pathways that are infused with workplace learning options.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe second, expanded student support, will establish a one-stop Pathways Hub that will locate multiple functions in one place, offering services such as intake, coaching and advising, career assessment, and referrals to other campus resources.\r\n\r\nThe third component is a comprehensive technological system that integrates technology with services.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'School Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-briefs-52', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:07:58', '2019-10-09 18:07:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41890', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41893, 4, '2019-10-09 14:09:36', '2019-10-09 18:09:36', 'Beaufort County School District Superintendent Frank Rodriguez has scheduled public forums this month to brief parents and community members on the school district’s $344 million bond referendum set for Nov. 5.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“The upcoming election is an important event for the school district, and it’s vital for parents and community members to have accurate information on the ballot questions they’ll be voting on,” Rodriguez said in a release. “At these public forums, we’ll be briefing parents on the key points of the referendum and answering their questions.”\r\n\r\nAccording to the school district, a group of community volunteers worked more than 900 hours – visiting 26 schools in Beaufort and other districts and receiving presentations from outside experts – before producing a district-wide projects list with a total estimated value of $629 million. Once the volunteer Community Project Review Committee submitted that list, the Board of Education developed a smaller set of priorities and approved a $344 million referendum for Nov. 5.\r\n\r\nThe referendum is targeted to address a variety of issues related to school facilities:\r\n\r\n– School buildings need upgrades related to their safety and security.\r\n\r\n– Older schools are experiencing maintenance and structural problems due to advancing age.\r\n\r\n– Schools have technology infrastructure that needs to be updated.\r\n\r\n– Hundreds of new students enroll in district schools, particularly in the Bluffton community.\r\n\r\n– Career and Technology Education courses need additional classroom space and resources.\r\n\r\nVoters will consider two separate ballot questions.\r\n\r\nFirstly, if Question 1 is approved, there will be: safety and security upgrades at all schools; technology infrastructure upgrades at nearly all schools; classroom additions at River Ridge Academy and May River High; a replacement building for Robert Smalls International Academy; and renovations at three schools (Beaufort Elementary, Hilton Head Island Middle and Battery Creek High). Question 1 represents a total investment of $290 million.\r\n\r\nThe projects that voters will consider in Question 2 would be funded only if Question 1 is approved. Those projects are: improvements to athletic facilities at middle and high schools; playground improvements at early childhood centers, elementary and Pre K-8 schools; Career and Technology Education expansions at Battery Creek and May River high schools; and design work for renovations at Hilton Head Island High. Question 2 represents a total additional investment of $54 million.\r\n\r\nIf voters approve the referendum on Nov. 5, Rodriguez said the district will develop a broad-based committee of community members who will monitor all expenditures of referendum-related construction funds. This committee will submit regular public reports that will be archived on the school district’s website. In addition, all referendum funds will be part of the district’s independent external audits.\r\n<h4>Want to Go?</h4>\r\n<strong>What: Public forums on Beaufort County School District’s $344 million bond referendum</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Schedule</strong>\r\n\r\n(All forums are scheduled for 6 p.m.)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOct. 14: Beaufort High School\r\n\r\nOct. 16: Battery Creek High School\r\n\r\nOct. 21: Spanish-language town hall, Bluffton Middle School\r\n\r\nOct. 22: Bluffton High School\r\n\r\nOct. 23: Hilton Head Island High School\r\n\r\nOct. 28: Whale Branch Early College High School\r\n\r\nOct. 29: St. Helena Elementary School\r\n\r\n(Editor’s Note: There were eight forums, but the first occurred prior to press time.)', 'School bond referendum public forums scheduled', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-bond-referendum-public-forums-scheduled', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:10:12', '2019-10-09 18:10:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41893', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41897, 4, '2019-10-09 14:11:03', '2019-10-09 18:11:03', 'The Technical College of the Lowcountry and the Beaufort County School District recently kicked off a new collaboration to offer career and technical programs through high school dual enrollment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“A technical career can be for anyone who has an interest, aptitude, and desire to enter a highly skilled occupation,” Beaufort County School District Director of Career and Technical Education Karen Gilbert said in a release.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe new collaboration expands the district’s current career and technical offerings at the high schools, allowing more students to benefit. Dual enrollment students receive both college and high school credit. TCL’s general education courses are already popular with high school students wanting college credit for transfer to four-year universities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch Early College High School has enjoyed a special dual enrollment partnership with TCL for the past eight years. Now Whale Branch students are the first in the school district to pilot the new program.\r\n\r\n“This partnership was a natural fit for us to grow our technical offerings for all our students,” WBECHS Principal Mona-Lise Dickson said. “We want our students to be truly college and/or&nbsp;career ready, not only for our local economy but globally. It is truly a celebration to see the vision come to life.”\r\n\r\nBuilding construction is the first career pathway being offered, allowing high school students to take classes onsite at the college where they receive real-world training and hands-on experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Students in our building construction program will learn the skills and tools of the trade, making them more employable and work ready,” instructor Tim Newsome said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe new dual enrollment offerings will allow more opportunities for students wanting to go right into the workforce or to more advanced technical training right after high school<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Employers need these skilled workers and will be excited about the expanded pipeline this program is creating,” TCL President Dr. Richard Gough said.\r\n\r\nGilbert agrees, “Beaufort County School District dual enrollment students who graduate with a future technical or trades certificate in areas such as Construction, HVAC, Information Technologies, and Healthcare, help our local economy by meeting critical labor market needs.”\r\n\r\nAdditional career technology dual enrollment programs are in the works including: Heating and air (HVAC), electrician, medical office assistant, culinary arts, computer technology, criminal justice and early childhood development.\r\n\r\nInterested high school students and parents are encouraged to contact their high school counselors for more information.', 'TCL, BCSD launch career, technical dual enrollment', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tcl-bcsd-launch-career-technical-dual-enrollment', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:11:03', '2019-10-09 18:11:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41897', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41899, 4, '2019-10-09 14:13:33', '2019-10-09 18:13:33', '<h4>Beaufort County will hold public test of new voting system</h4>\r\nThe Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County will conduct a public test of the new Ballot Marking and Ballot Scanning devices at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11 for the following Nov. 5, 2019 elections:\r\n\r\n– Town of Bluffton general election\r\n\r\n– Town of Port Royal general election\r\n\r\n– School Bond Referendum special election\r\n\r\nThe test will be conducted at the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County office, located at 15 John Galt Road in Beaufort. For more information, visit <a href=\"https://www.b/\">https://www.b</a><a href=\"http://eaufortcountysc.gov/vote\">eaufortcountysc.gov/vote</a> or call 843-255-6900.\r\n\r\nIn-person absentee voting starts Oct. 14 in Beaufort County\r\n<h4>In-person absentee voting for the following elections held on Nov. 5, 2019 will start on Monday, Oct. 14:</h4>\r\n– Town of Bluffton general election (Town of Bluffton residents only)\r\n\r\n– Town of Port Royal general election (Town of Port Royal residents only)\r\n\r\n– School Bond Referendum special election (countywide)\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Office of the Board of Voter Registration and Elections, located at 15 John Galt Road, and the Bluffton Office, located at 61B Ulmer Road, Bluffton, will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.\r\n\r\nThe last day of in-person absentee voting is on Monday, Nov. 4. The Beaufort office and Bluffton office will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.\r\n<h4>Councilman Dawson hosting two district meetings in Oct.</h4>\r\nBeaufort County Council member <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkxMDA3LjExMTg2MTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MTAwNy4xMTE4NjE2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2Nzk4MDYxJmVtYWlsaWQ9dGhlaXNsYW5kbmV3c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;https://beaufortcountysc.gov/council/council-members/dawson-gerald.html?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Gerald Dawson (District 1)</a> will hold two public meetings in October.\r\n\r\nThe guest speaker at both meetings will be Marie Smalls, Director, Beaufort County Board of Elections and Voter Registration, who will discuss updates and the new voting machines purchased by the County.\r\n\r\nBig Estate/Jenkins Community: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, Booker T. Washington Center, 182 Booker T. Washington Circle, Yemassee.\r\n\r\nBurton Community: 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20, Burton Wells&nbsp;Recreation Center, 1 Middleton Recreation Drive, Beaufort.\r\nResidents do not need to register in advance for the meeting. For more information, please contact Dawson at <a href=\"mailto:gdawson@bcgov.net\">gdawson@bcgov.net</a>, 843-255-2192 or by mail care of Clerk to Council, Beaufort County, P.O. Box 1228, Beaufort, S.C. 29901.\r\n<h4>Councilman Glover hosting meeting about Bay Point Island</h4>\r\nBeaufort County Council member <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkxMDA0LjExMDkwOTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MTAwNC4xMTA5MDk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2Nzk2OTk3JmVtYWlsaWQ9dGhlaXNsYW5kbmV3c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;https://beaufortcountysc.gov/council/council-members/glover-york.html?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">York Glover (District 3)</a> will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 about Bay Point Island development. The meeting will be held at the St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road, St. Helena (<a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkxMDA0LjExMDkwOTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MTAwNC4xMTA5MDk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2Nzk2OTk3JmVtYWlsaWQ9dGhlaXNsYW5kbmV3c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;101&amp;&amp;&amp;https://www.google.com/maps/place/St.+Helena+Library,+Beaufort+County+Library+System,+6355+Jonathan+Francis+Senior+Rd,+St+Helena+Island,+SC+29920/@32.3879972,-80.5735482,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88fc1315e337d63b:0x47abf784b5e294c7!8m2!3d32.3879972!4d-80.5713595?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">map</a>). The guest speaker will be the developer of Bay Point Island.\r\n\r\nResidents do not need to register in advance for the meeting. For more information, please contact Glover at <a href=\"mailto:yglover@bcgov.net\">yglover@bcgov.net</a>, 843-986-7395 or by mail care of Beaufort County Clerk to Council, P.O. Box 1228, Beaufort, S.C. 29901.\r\n<h4>Lowcountry Food Bank gets $5,000 donation</h4>\r\nThe Lowcountry Food Bank has announced that TD Charitable Foundation has donated $5,000 to support LCFB\'s BackPack Buddies program, which helps fight childhood hunger in the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nThe funds will support enrollment of 1,200 food-insecure public school children in the BackPack Buddies program and distribute more than 40,000 packs of weekend food to children at risk of hunger. More than 150,000 pounds of food will be distributed through TD Charitable Foundation\'s donation during the 2019-2020 school year in Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry and Jasper counties.\r\n\r\nThe LCFB serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina and distributed more than 30.5 million pounds of food in 2018. For more information, go to <a href=\"http://www.lowcountryfoodbank.org/\">www.lowcountryfoodbank.org</a>.\r\n<h4>County continues assault on mosquitoes</h4>\r\nIn accordance with Federal/State regulations, be advised Beaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial and/or ground treatments through Oct. 11. Mosquito Control applies EPA-registered public health insecticide during ideal weather using low-flying aircraft throughout daylight hours and spray trucks from about 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. For additional information, please contact Mosquito Control at 843-255-5800.\r\n<h4>Peacock Subaru to host SubieStock to support Palmetto Animal League</h4>\r\nThe cool cats (and dogs) of Palmetto Animal League are ready to share the love at SubieStock 2019 on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at Peacock Subaru. This annual concert event, supporting PAL’s rescue programs, has become known for fantastic food, beverages, groovy door prizes and, of course, live music, which will be provided by rock band Cranford Hollow this year.\r\n\r\nAdoption fees are waived during Subiestock thanks to a generous grant from the ASPCA. Adoptable pets will mingle with concert goers throughout the evening in hopes of finding their forever home.\r\n\r\nThe first 100 people to arrive at SubieStock with a pet supply or monetary donation for PAL will receive a free tie-dyed T-shirt. The party is “BYOD” (Bring Your Own Dog) as Peacock Subaru is a dog-friendly dealership.\r\n\r\nAttendees may RSVP to for a free ticket at <a href=\"https://subiestock2019.eventbrite.com/\">https://subiestock2019.eventbrite.com</a>.\r\n\r\nFor those who can’t make the concert, PAL is also waiving adoption fees Oct. 17, starting at noon, during their annual SubieStock Pre-Party at the PAL Adoption Center located in Okatie’s River Walk Business Park.', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-127', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:13:33', '2019-10-09 18:13:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41899', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41901, 4, '2019-10-09 14:14:26', '2019-10-09 18:14:26', 'Penn Center has received a grant from the National Park Service in the amount of $50,000 to support an oral history project, which will collect the histories of 30 key Civil Rights Movement workers, who were with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Penn Center between 1963 and 1967.\r\n\r\nPenn Center played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. After 86-years serving the educational needs of the Gullah-Geechee people in the Sea Islands, Penn School transformed to become Penn Community Services, and took on the mantle of social justice, ushering in the Civil Rights Movement.\r\n\r\nDuring a time of mandated segregation, Penn served as one of only two sites in the South where multi-racial groups could hold meetings and have safe sanctuary.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPenn Center and the St. Helena Island community welcomed King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conferences (SCLC), along with other multi-racial groups, religious groups and organizations like the Peace Corps.\r\n\r\nMarion Burns, Penn Center’s Interim Executive Director said in a release: “Local and regional civil rights and social justice workers strategized and planned the Civil Rights Movement on a grassroots and national level, right here on the sacred grounds of Penn Center. These are the histories and stories that Penn’s oral history project desires to capture, preserve and share nationally and internationally. We are profoundly grateful to the National Park Service for their continued support.”\r\n\r\nThe National Park Service announced $12.259 million in African American Civil Rights grants to fund 44 projects across 17 states that will preserve and highlight stories related to the African American struggle for equality in the 20<sup>th</sup> century. Penn Center’s project is one of the 44 projects awarded.\r\n“Through the work and engagement of public and private partners, these grants will preserve a defining part of our nation’s diverse history,” National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel Smith said. “By working with underrepresented communities to preserve their historic places and stories, we will help tell a more complete narrative of the African American experience in the pursuit of civil rights.”', 'Penn Center receives grant to compile Civil Rights Movement oral history', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'penn-center-receives-grant-to-compile-civil-rights-movement-oral-history', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:14:26', '2019-10-09 18:14:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41901', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41903, 4, '2019-10-09 14:15:43', '2019-10-09 18:15:43', '<h4>By CELIA STRONG</h4>\r\nIf a person never learns anything else about wine, they must know there is always another wine to be tried.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNew region. New grape varieties. New vintages of old favorites at the very least.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIt’s all hard work but someone has to do it.\r\n\r\nThis week’s new, for many, includes a new region and/or a new variety.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPuglia, or Apulia in Italian, is one of Italy’s 20 DOC wine regions. It is located on the back and bottom of the Italian “boot.” It is the “high heel” of the boot and makes up the very southern east coast on the Adriatic.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis area has a Mediterranean climate with dry summers and mild winters. Puglia’s wine making history dates back to the ancient Greeks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHistorically, Apulia produces large quantities of rugged and deeply colored wines. They have 25 DOC regional designations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSome are not so wonderful, less expensive, locally favored wines. But, others are awesome. Discovered by searching out the new, tasting, and knowing the grape varieties that are used.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Salento area is located at the southern end of the region and is the source for many wines. Salice Salentino (sa-lee-chay sahl-len-tee-no) is one of the better known DOCs that has better wines.\r\n\r\nThe Salice Salentino DOC was established in 1976, but its wines have records dating back to the 6th century, B.C. Today, the whole Apulian wine industry is just starting to expand itself.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThese wines are mostly reds, with small productions of rosé and white. Negroamaro (literally translated\r\n\r\nas black or dark and bitter) and Malvasia Nero are the two main grapes allowed in the red wines.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe basic reds have no aging requirements, although reserve wines can require 24 months of aging.\r\n\r\nMost producers, today, are trying to make less traditional wines in favor of well-crafted, more fruity wines. Not limiting themselves to just local varieties.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThese wines are well-received. Locally and exported. Although, they may not have DOC status.\r\n\r\nCastello Monaci is located in the center of the Salice Salentino DOC. They have a 16th century castle that was once run by Basilican monks. It has been owned by the same family since the 19th century.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMonaci has an awesome record for wines made from Negroamaro and Malvasia Nero. Mostly from 350 acres of vineyards that they own.\r\n\r\nCoribante is a new red wine in the Monaci portfolio. It is a blend of Syrah and Malvasia Nero. New grape and old traditional grape.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThese grapes grow in mostly clay soil, in very warm vineyards. The vines are an average of five years old. After harvest and crushing, each variety is fermented separately. At controlled temperatures in stainless steel vats. The Syrah stays in its stainless steel tanks while the Malvasia Nero goes through a\r\n\r\nmalolactic fermentation and sits in barriques (wood barrels) for 12 months.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe finished, blended, wine is a concentrated deep red color with hints of purple. It has aromas and flavors that include cherries, raspberries, elderflowers and hints of black pepper.\r\n\r\nThis wine is fairly full bodied, intense, smooth, juicy and has enough tannins to pair well with red meat, pasta and meatballs, strong cheeses and more.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor $11.99 at Bill’s. Awesome. Enjoy.', 'In wine, new regions, grapes, vintages always awesome', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'in-wine-new-regions-grapes-vintages-always-awesome', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:15:43', '2019-10-09 18:15:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41903', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41905, 4, '2019-10-09 14:17:22', '2019-10-09 18:17:22', '<h4>I’m voting ‘yes’ for school referendum and you should too</h4>\r\nMy children have attended Beaufort County public schools for eight years. During that time, I have seen much to criticize about the school system, and I have not been afraid to be vocal about the things that are wrong.\r\n\r\nHowever, the school system is also doing plenty of things right. Every day, more than 22,000 children arrive at their respective schools. Regardless of the classroom conditions, more than 1,600 teachers welcome them in and teach.\r\n\r\nBCSD teachers instruct almost 13,000 students that are living in poverty, more than half the students in the district. They educate more than 3,500 students for whom English is a second language; that is about 1 out of every 6 children.\r\n\r\nIt is well documented that those factors are major obstacles toward normal measures of academic achievement, i.e. standardized testing. In addition, the schools across the district have buildings in need of major repairs or renovations, outdated safety and security measures, unsafe recreational facilities, and overcrowded classrooms.\r\n\r\nAs a community, we have a duty to promote the education of our youth in healthy, safe environments. I am willing to spend about $100 a year so that my children do not have to attend classes in trailers, under leaking roofs, or with unsafe air to breathe. What is it worth to you?\r\n\r\n– Barbara Mancini, Bluffton\r\n<h4>\r\nRuby Tuesday’s makes marine, service dog feel welcome</h4>\r\nAfter eight months and 29,000 miles on the road, I pulled the Roadrunner RV with my full medal service dog, Marine Girl, and myself into Beaufort, S.C. to visit my son, a member of the Beaufort Police Department.\r\n\r\n“Let’s go out to dinner,” I said. “Tell you what, I’ll pay.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Okay,” my boy said, “I know a good place to eat. Ruby Tuesday’s near Walmart.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWell, when we got there Sara, the manager on duty, and Courtney, the server, came over smiling and gave my service dog some fresh water and made my son, his wife and myself feel right at home. They even said to take our time while the gave the dog something to eat.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWe were given five-star treatment and, for a while, I even forgot my pain. We would all like to thank Ruby Tuesday’s for a welcome night of good food and good company. I didn’t even have to let Marine Girl clean my plate for me, … I did that all by myself.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nRuby Tuesday’s was a real gem to us, and I want to thank them again.\r\n\r\n– John McIntire, USMC, Ret.\r\n<h4>\r\nEckstrom is right: Canceling Republican primary is dumb</h4>\r\nI want to thank you for printing the op-ed by our S.C. Comptroller, Richard Eckstrom, a couple of weeks ago entitled “Canceling SC’s Republican Primary a Dumb Thing To Do.” I totally agree with all the reasons he gave for believing it was the wrong thing to do.\r\n\r\nI do NOT believe for one minute that our Republican State Executive Committee is authorized to determine whether an incumbent in ANY election has a “viable challenger.” That is the prerogative of the registered voters, and they express their opinion at the ballot box.\r\n\r\nAt the time this vote was taken to dispense with the Presidential Primary, there were two opponents who had legitimately filed as candidates and another one giving every indication that he intended to file. Had there been no opponents for the President and none indicating an interest, I might not be so incensed about this action.\r\n\r\nI’ve talked with many of my conservative activists in the Republican Party and haven’t found a single person who felt this was the thing to do, so on behalf of all the “Old Guard” and the new activists who’ve seen the light, I ask that the State Executive Committee of the Republican Party reconsider this issue and reverse their decision.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis is America and we don’t choose our leaders by canceling the right to vote.\r\n\r\n– Edie Rogers, Beaufort', 'Letters to the Editor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letters-to-the-editor-20', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:17:22', '2019-10-09 18:17:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41905', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41908, 4, '2019-10-09 14:18:58', '2019-10-09 18:18:58', 'Up to two dozen food trucks will grace the parking lot at Beaufort Town Center off Boundary Street on Saturday as the Beaufort Food Truck Festival returns.\r\n\r\nThe 3<sup>rd</sup> annual event, sponsored by the Lowcountry Jaycees, runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and raises money for Camp Hope – a camp for kids and adults with cognitive disabilities.\r\n\r\nThe festival will feature other attractions, as well, including numerous vendors, the bookmobile and live music.\r\n\r\nPets are welcome, as long as they are on a leash. Owners must clean up after them.\r\n\r\nThere is no beer tent this year, but several restaurants in the surrounding area serve alcohol.', 'Food Truck Festival returns to Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'food-truck-festival-returns-to-beaufort', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:18:58', '2019-10-09 18:18:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41908', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41911, 4, '2019-10-09 14:24:13', '2019-10-09 18:24:13', '<strong>VOLLEYBALL</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Eagles win crosstown clash</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High volleyball claimed bragging rights over crosstown rival Battery Creek with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-19) victory Oct. 1.\r\n\r\nHannah Merchant led the Eagles with 17 kills and was 15-for-15 serving, and Olive Renforth had a strong night with 11 kills and 14-for-14 serving. Megan Schoener had four kills and served 8-for-8, Peyton Polk and Sakura Simmons anchored the Eagles’ serve receive, and Zyaire Middleton dished out 27 assists and was 17-for-19 at the service line.\r\n\r\nDazzani Hinton helped keep the Dolphins in it with 18 kills, three blocks, and five digs, and Laiani McCullough added nine kills, two blocks, and 10 digs. Paige McArthur had a team-high 12 digs, and Halle Dejesus handed out 25 assists for Battery Creek.\r\n\r\n<strong>BHS makes tourney semis</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High volleyball advanced to the gold division semifinals in an eight-team tournament Oct. 5 at Oceanside Collegiate Academy.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles went 1-0-2 in pool play, sweeping Philip Simmons (25-21, 25-13) and splitting with Cathedral Academy (25-16, 23-25) and Hanahan (20-25, 25-17) to earn a spot in the gold bracket. They ran into a buzzsaw in the semifinals, though, falling 25-10, 25-18 to the host Landsharks, who went on to win the championship.\r\n\r\nHannah Merchant led the Eagles with 27 kills and 42 digs on the day, and she was 24-of-25 serving with four aces. Olive Renforth notched 12 kills and 38 digs and served 15-for-16 with two aces, setter Zyaire Middleton dished out 37 assists to go with 22 digs, and defensive specialists Sakura Simmons (29-of-30 serving, 3 aces, 36 digs) and Peyton Polk (44 digs) anchored the defense.\r\n\r\n<strong>Eagles top region rival Bobcats</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High volleyball claimed a key region win with a 3-1 victory over Bluffton on Oct. 3.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles withstood a rally from the Bobcats to claim a 25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 25-19 win and keep their region title hopes intact.\r\n\r\nZyaire Middleton had a season-high 32 assists to go with 21 digs and was 19-of-21 serving to lead the Eagles’ offense. Hannah Merchant had a big night with 17 kills, 24 digs, and three aces on 25-of-27 serving, and Olive Renforth added 12 kills, 20 digs, and 11-for-12 serving for Beaufort.\r\n\r\nDefensive specialist Sakura Simmons had a team-high 26 digs and served 13-for-13 for the Eagles, and libero Peyton Polk had 24 digs and a strong performance on serve receive.\r\n\r\n<strong>HHCA tops BA in SCISA showdown</strong>\r\n\r\nHilton Head Christian Academy won a clash of two SCISA volleyball powerhouses Oct. 3, handing Beaufort Academy its first loss in nearly six weeks.\r\n\r\nVisiting HHCA was in control throughout a 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-22) victory. Ady O’Grady led HHCA with a monster game, collecting 15 kills, 12 digs, and four blocks, and Lauryn Qualls added eight kills and 17 digs. Brielle McCarthy had 30 assists, Amelia Auld had 13 digs, and Kate Booth had five kills and five aces for HHCA.\r\n\r\nChase Vaigneur had 11 kills and eight assists, and McCayla Willingham racked up seven kills and 10 blocks for BA. Mary Hanna Hiers had a team-high 13 digs.\r\n\r\n<strong>BA takes down Holly Hill</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy volleyball kept its winning streak going with a sweep of Holly Hill Academy on Oct 2.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles rolled to a 3-0 (25-8, 25-16, 25-15) victory, as McCayla Willingham held down the front row with nine kills and three blocks, and Emily Ann Hiers and Chase Vaigneur put up balanced stat lines. Hiers had 15 assists, seven kills, and three aces, and Vaigneur added 13 assists, seven kills, and five digs.\r\n\r\nAmelia Huebel added six kills and two blocks, and Mary Hanna Hiers had 12 digs.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Beaufort High\'s Megan Schoener, center, sets up the volley the during the second set against Battery Creek Dolphins Tuesday at Battery Creek. The Lady Eagles went on to sweep the Lady Dolphins in straight sets 25-16, 25-20 and 25-19. At left is Heyley Traoer and right is Peyton Polk.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>TENNIS</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>BA falls to Sharks, Dolphins </strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy girls tennis lost 4-2 to May River on Oct. 1 and 6-0 to Hilton Head Prep on Oct. 3.\r\n\r\nThe Sharks swept the Eagles 6-0 in the first meeting, but Jayda Scheper and Tallie Pendarvis were able to break through and earn points for BA in the rematch. Scheper defeated Margaret Zendzian 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, and Pendarvis outlasted Harper Gray 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 at No. 5. Ellie Ford’s three-set win at No. 4 singles clinched the win for the Sharks, preventing a deciding No. 1 doubles match.\r\n\r\n<strong>BHS wraps up No. 2 seed</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High tennis locked up the No. 2 spot in Region 7-4A with a doubleheader sweep of Colleton County on Tuesday.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles earned two 6-0 victories over the Cougars and gave a number of players the opportunity to play, using entirely different lineups in each match.\r\n\r\nSophie McMullen, Madeline Confare, Lucy Aydlette, Sophia Exley, Lauren Bartlett, Caroline Louw, Elizabeth Holloway, Juliana Lane, Grace Trask, and Natalie Turbeville all earned singles victories for BHS, and the team of Claire Bowden and Gracie Cunningham and the pairing of Vishwa Patel and Alisha Arora each won doubles matches.\r\n\r\nBeaufort will host a first-round playoff match on Oct. 23.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>GOLF</strong>\r\n\r\nMay River girls golf claimed two more victories over its county rivals, winning nine-hole matches at The Legends at Parris Island on Oct. 1 and at Golden Bear Golf Club on Oct. 3.\r\n\r\nLed by medalist Sydney Bowes’ 2-over-par 38, the Sharks posted a team score of 171 at Parris Island to hold off runner-up Hilton Head High (193). Bluffton (207) was third, followed by Beaufort High (229). Izzy Stone led the Eagles with a 42, followed by Elissa Hooper (55), Molly Hooper (63), Joeanne Straub (69), and Rylee Hill (69).\r\n\r\nKylie Bowes led the Sharks at Golden Bear with a round of 3-over 39, helping the Sharks posted a team score of 170 to edge Hilton Head High by 11 shots. Beaufort shot 240, and Bluffton did not have enough players to post a team score. Stone (45) led the Eagles, followed by Elissa Hooper (58), Straub (66), Hill (71), and Angelina Guerrero (71).', 'Sports Roundup', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sports-roundup-6', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:24:13', '2019-10-09 18:24:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41911', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41914, 4, '2019-10-09 14:28:00', '2019-10-09 18:28:00', 'Battery Creek made its first win of the season an impressive one Friday, blowing out visiting Creekside Christian 31-6.\r\n\r\nJaeon Allen and Tre Booth had big games on the ground, and Kyseem Jabbar returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown to lead the Dolphins.\r\n\r\nBooth opened the scoring with a 61-yard touchdown run and added a 6-yard TD run in the second half, finishing with 153 yards on 17 carries. Allen rolled up 112 yards on 14 carries, including a 4-yard TD in the first half and a 2-yard TD in the fourth quarter.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins’ defense also had a great night, holding the Cougars scoreless until the fourth quarter and wreaking havoc in the backfield all night. Brandon Wilson had five tackles (one for loss) and two sacks, Shamar Hamilton had three tackles (one for loss) and a sack, and Elijah Dean recorded four tackles (one for loss) and an interception to lead the dominant defensive effort.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins (1-3) host Lake Marion to open region play on Friday.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Battery Creek’s Jaevon Allen, left, gets a big block Friday night from Devante Singleton (79) and breaks free to score during the first half against Creekside Christian Academy. Photo by Bob Sofaly</em>', 'Ground game, defense carry Creek to first win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ground-game-defense-carry-creek-to-first-win', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:28:00', '2019-10-09 18:28:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41914', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41917, 4, '2019-10-09 14:29:53', '2019-10-09 18:29:53', 'Nine Beaufort County schools – including Coosa Elementary, Riverview Charter and Lady’s Island Elementary – have earned Palmetto Gold or Silver awards for student academic achievement, the South Carolina Department of Education announced Oct. 7.\r\n\r\n“These are very noteworthy recognitions,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said in a release. “We’re very proud of the students who improved their performance and also proud of the hard-working educators who supported them.”\r\n\r\nThe state’s Education Oversight Committee establishes criteria for the awards, and the Department of Education applies those criteria to determine which schools are honored. The Education Department announced Palmetto Gold and Palmetto Silver winners for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years based on revised criteria approved earlier this year by the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County winners for 2017-18 were Coosa Elementary and Riverview Charter (Palmetto Gold) and Bluffton High, Hilton Head Island High, May River High, Red Cedar Elementary and River Ridge Academy (Palmetto Silver).\r\n\r\nBeaufort County winners for 2018-19 were Riverview Charter (Palmetto Gold) and Bluffton Elementary and Early Childhood Center, Bluffton High, Hilton Head Island High, Lady’s Island Elementary, May River High, Red Cedar Elementary and River Ridge Academy (Palmetto Silver).\r\n\r\nState Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman said the awards demonstrate a school\'s commitment to excellence and ensuring every student meets the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate.\r\n\r\n“This achievement is testament to the hard work of the students, teachers, and principals in each school community,\" Spearman said.', 'Nine Beaufort County schools earn state recognition', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'nine-beaufort-county-schools-earn-state-recognition', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:29:53', '2019-10-09 18:29:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41917', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41920, 4, '2019-10-09 14:32:26', '2019-10-09 18:32:26', '<h4>USCB Center for the Arts presents Masters of Soul</h4>\r\nUSCB Center for the Arts will host Masters of Soul at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct 11.\r\n\r\nMasters of Soul is a celebration of 1960s Motown and soul artists, their music and style. The show features stylishly costumed, fully choreographed tributes to both male and female groups backed by a live band.\r\n\r\nTickets are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors and military, and $15 for students and children. Tickets are available online at USCBcenterforthearts.com and at the box office located at 801 Carteret St. in Beaufort, or at the door the night of the show\r\n<h4>Thompson hosting book signing Oct. 11</h4>\r\nTina D. Thompson (above) will hold a book signing for her new book, “The Attack on Eve: God’s Vision vs. World’s Vision,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at the McIntosh Book Shoppe in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe book, called “a survival guide for the modern soul” is the debut of Thompson, born and raised in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.\r\n<h4>BASEcamp’s fall exhibit focuses on Emily Scott Pack</h4>\r\nBeaufort Digital Corridor is pleased to present two unique angles of one artist’s vision for the BASEcamp Gallery Fall installation.\r\n\r\nEmily Scott Pack’s dual exhibit will include her encaustic works of art and paintings comprised of coastal inspired abstracts, landscapes, and lowcountry life. The other side of that will be The RAW Project, a series of black and white photos of Real Authentic Women – encouraging and empowering women \"to see themselves as the vulnerable, beautiful, and authentic humans they are.”\r\n\r\nThe exhibit will display throughout October, November, and December. Plan to meet Emily and enjoy a glass of wine and some light snacks as part of Beaufort’s Fall Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at BASEcamp, 500 Carteret Street, halfway between USC Beaufort Center for the Arts/Sea Islands Center Gallery and the downtown galleries. Art is for sale direct through artist.\r\n<h4>Presentation on Civil War photographers set for Oct. 17</h4>\r\nThe Beaufort County Historical Society and the Beaufort District Collection are collaborating to present Stephen Wise’s presentation, Civil War Photographers in Beaufort, at noon, Thursday, Oct. 17 at the Beaufort County Library at 311 Scott Street.\r\n\r\nThe talk is free and open to the public. Seating limited and first come, first seated.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDoors open at 11:30 a.m..', 'Arts Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'arts-briefs-4', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:32:26', '2019-10-09 18:32:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41920', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41923, 4, '2019-10-09 14:35:11', '2019-10-09 18:35:11', 'Rain didn’t stop 16th century re-enactors from invading the grounds of the Santa Elena History Center along Bay Street on Saturday. Here Spanish military head gear, belts and other bits of military clothing hang on a tree branch as two re-enactors, Andy Broughton, center, and Dan Booney add life to the display.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo by Bob Sofaly</em>', 'Back in time', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'back-in-time', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:35:11', '2019-10-09 18:35:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41923', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41927, 4, '2019-10-09 14:38:40', '2019-10-09 18:38:40', '<h4>By BOB SOFALY</h4>\r\nA small but enthusiastic crowd attended the kick-off session of ENGAGE BEAUFORT, a free monthly series of forums on topics that affect daily lives, sponsored by the University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Center For the Arts.\r\n\r\nThe forums are free and open to the public and allow for one-on-one engagements before and after the presentations.\r\n\r\nThe first topic for Wednesday, Oct. 2 was Social Media and Us: A Guide to Internet Safety.\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding ENGAGE BEAUFORT go to uscbcenterforthearts.com or call 843-521-3145.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Lakinsha “Keke” Swinton, center, Beaufort County School District’s Director of Student Services, discusses cyberbullying and how it can be identified and combated with children, parents and teachers Wednesday during ENGAGE BEAUFORT at USCB’s Center for the Arts.&nbsp;At far left is Susan Lynch, Beaufort County School District’s Social Media and Web Content Manager. Not shown is local attorney Sam Scoville. <strong>Photos by Bob Sofaly</strong></em>', '\'Engage Beaufort\' kicks off at USCB', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'engage-beaufort-kicks-off-at-uscb', '', '', '2019-10-09 14:38:40', '2019-10-09 18:38:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41927', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41931, 4, '2019-10-09 15:02:48', '2019-10-09 19:02:48', 'By MARGARET EVANS\r\n\r\nIt was a cool, bright day in September as the Lunch Bunch settled on the porch at Brody’s Bar &amp; Grill, reveling in the fluky weather. The next week would bring summer back with a vengeance, but for now we were getting our autumn on, and loving it.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Brodys-Fried-Pickles.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-41938 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Brodys-Fried-Pickles-1024x757.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"320\"></a>I’ve always believed Brody’s serves up some of the finest bar food I’ve ever tasted. I’m a big fan of bar food, myself, but I wondered how owner Cris Morrison, a serious restaurateur, might feel about my use of that term to describe his fare. I asked him, and he embraced it.\r\n\r\n“Sure, you can call it bar food,” he said. “But the difference between us and other places that serve bar food is that we put our hands on everything here. Everything’s made from scratch. We spend as much time with our food preparation as any of the most upscale restaurants in Beaufort. Personally, I just think of our food as <em>good.</em> The best food in town.”\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Brodys-Chloes-Cob-Salad.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-41935\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Brodys-Chloes-Cob-Salad-1024x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"382\"></a>Who were we to disagree? I was already halfway through my delicious Chicken Caesar Wrap by the time the discussion rolled around. It occurred to me that I’d never actually <em>had</em> a Chicken Caesar Wrap at a bar, thus my “bar food” thesis was already losing steam. Meanwhile, Cris’s “best food in town” theory was still very much in play.\r\n\r\nWe’d already finished off our appetizers; the fried mushrooms were big and juicy and perfectly battered, which pretty well describes the fried pickles, too.\r\n\r\nDawn was going to town on her Chloe’s Cobb Salad.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“For some reason, it’s hard to find a good, big, healthy salad around here,” she said, delighting in the one before her. “This bacon is really crispy and the veggies are so fresh.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nGrilled chicken, mixed cheese, onion, tomatoes, cucumber and hard-boiled eggs rounded out the feast, half of which was clearly going home in a box.\r\n\r\nJeff went the less healthy, more hearty route with a Chili Dog, which he thoroughly relished. (Yeah, I went there.)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“The hot dog’s big, the chili’s good, the bun’s tasty.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWho could ask for anything more? Actually, Jeff could. He added jalapenos for some extra spice.\r\n\r\nBetty had nothing but positive things to say about her Oyster Basket – “the oysters are such a nice size!” – and the Chicken Parm Linguini earned kudos from Mike.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“The chicken is tasty and tender. Really good breading, too, and it’s not the same breading you get on the mushrooms and pickles.”\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Brodys-Oysters-Basket.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-41940 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Brodys-Oysters-Basket-1024x803.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"395\"></a>How could I forget to mention the superb Mac &amp; Cheese, which came with my Caesar Chicken Wrap? It reminded me of my mother’s – with hard, gooey cheese on top – and I was so overwhelmed by nostalgia I almost ordered seconds.\r\n\r\nBut just then, our server arrived with a “surprise” – a plate of vanilla ice cream and hot fudge over two soft, delectable chocolate chip cookies … and a handful of spoons. The conversation at the table came to an abrupt halt, unless you count “Mmmm” as conversation.\r\n\r\nThe challenge with any visit to Brody’s – along with pinning down what “kind” of food they serve – is deciding what to order. The selection is just so large and diverse.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAlas, there were only five of us there that day, so we left without trying the vast majority of enticing menu items. Nobody had the Hotti Totti Chicken Sandwich or the Asian Twish Burger or the Mama Mia Chicken Parm. The Mac Daddy Burger went untried, as did the Guac Guac Chicken Sandwich.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWe didn’t sample the Wing Bar (15 flavors!) or the Ultimate Nachos or the Buffalo Shrimp. In fact, we barely scratched the surface of that mind-boggling menu.\r\n\r\nClearly, this could not stand. We would have to return and further our research in order to make a full and proper assessment of Brody’s Bar &amp; Grill.\r\n\r\nLunch Bunching is a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it.', 'The Lunch Bunch goes to Brody’s', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-lunch-bunch-goes-to-brodys', '', '', '2019-10-09 15:03:38', '2019-10-09 19:03:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41931', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41943, 4, '2019-10-09 15:08:45', '2019-10-09 19:08:45', '<h4>By MINDY LUCAS</h4>\r\nA new restaurant opening soon in Port Royal will offer Caribbean and other island-inspired food as well as a fresh view of Port Royal Landing Marina.\r\n\r\nMarker 244, named for the Intracoastal Waterway marker nearby, will open in the building that was formerly occupied by Back Porch Grill, at 1 Port Royal Landing Drive.\r\n\r\nMarianna Taylor, who will serve as general manager for the restaurant, said the new venture will be a family-run business and will serve cuisine from a variety of island cultures such as Hawaiian and Caribbean.\r\n\r\n“And obviously the Lowcountry lifestyle as well, but it will be welcoming and have that island inspired vibe,” she said.\r\n\r\nThe menu will include fresh local-caught shrimp and fish, burgers, chicken salad sandwiches, kabobs, fried and jerked chicken and will also offer vegetarian options.<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/view-marker-244.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-41945\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/view-marker-244.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"237\"></a>\r\n\r\nLongtime Lowcountry chef Penn Ten Eyck, who formerly owned and operated Sweetgrass, will serve as Marker 244’s chef.\r\n\r\nThe Taylors took over the building’s lease in October of 2018 and have completely renovated the space. Improvements included doubling the size of the kitchen, expanding the seating area out toward the water and installing an outdoor patio and “garage door” to capture cross breezes, Taylor said.\r\n\r\n“Everyone will be able to interact with each other and have a great view of the water,” she said.\r\n\r\nThe restaurant will be about 2,000-square-feet in size and seat around 84 people. It is expected to open by Oct. 14, Taylor said.\r\n\r\n“We think we have the trifecta – an amazing location, a great attitude toward our guests and Penn in the back bringing a fine dining experience. It will check all three of those boxes.”', 'New Marker 244 restaurant to open soon in Port Royal', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'new-marker-244-restaurant-to-open-soon-in-port-royal', '', '', '2019-10-09 15:14:00', '2019-10-09 19:14:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41943', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41947, 4, '2019-10-09 15:21:06', '2019-10-09 19:21:06', '<h4>By MINDY LUCAS</h4>\r\nA trooper with the S.C. Highway Patrol has been placed on administrative duty after firing his weapon following a traffic stop and vehicle pursuit, officials say.\r\n\r\nThe incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 on U.S. Highway 21 near the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.\r\n\r\nTrooper J.W. Ward attempted to pull over a 2007 Pontiac two-door after the driver of the car disregarded a traffic signal, according to Capt. Kelley Hughes, with the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.\r\n\r\nThe driver, identified as Robert Lamont Wilson, 32, of St. Helena Island, failed to stop and Ward pursued him. The driver lost control of the car which came to a stop near the air base, Hughes said.\r\n\r\nWard approached the vehicle and during that time discharged his department-issued firearm, according to a news release from the department. The driver again fled, and Ward pursued him into Colleton County on Green Pond Highway.\r\n\r\nAfter entering Colleton County, another trooper joined the pursuit where they stopped the car by performing maneuvers designed to stop a fleeing vehicle.\r\n\r\nWilson was arrested and charged with disregarding a traffic control device, failure to stop for a blue light, driving with an expired license and operating a vehicle without insurance, according to the release.\r\n\r\nEMS was called to the scene to evaluate Wilson after the collision. There were no injuries, the release stated.\r\n\r\nThe highway was closed for a few hours Tuesday night while the incident was investigated.\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the discharge of the trooper’s firearm to see if it met department-protocols. Ward has been placed on administrative duty.\r\n\r\nThe Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the collision.', 'Trooper fires weapon following Beaufort traffic stop, pursuit', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'trooper-fires-weapon-following-beaufort-traffic-stop-pursuit', '', '', '2019-10-09 15:21:06', '2019-10-09 19:21:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41947', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41951, 4, '2019-10-09 15:31:25', '2019-10-09 19:31:25', 'The York W. Bailey Museum at the historic Penn Center will host a special event — A Day at Penn School — on Saturday, Oct. 12.\r\n\r\nA Day at Penn School will provide guests the opportunity to enjoy a guided walking tour of the Penn School National Historic Landmark District, an outdoor community vendor fair, the Penn Club fish fry fundraiser and the opportunity to hear from special guest speaker, Michael Boulware Moore, the great great grandson of Robert Smalls.\r\n\r\nMoore will share his thoughts on why history matters.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“History is far more than an academic pursuit. It has critical contemporary meaning in the way that it frames current national perceptions and individual realities,” Moore said in a release. “This connectivity creates incredible pressure to ensure that the stories that we, as a nation, are telling our children — all of our children — put them in the best position to be successful.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMoore leverages his personal connection — as the great great grandson of Civil War hero and Reconstruction Congressman Robert Smalls — to illustrate his story.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMoore will also talk about the power that museums like the York W. Bailey Museum at Penn Center and the forthcoming International African American Museum, can have on our collective future.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn addition, Moore will also share how the Penn Center, a cultural epicenter and national historic site, is vital to our nation’s collective heritage.\r\n\r\nMoore is the founding President and CEO of the International African American Museum in Charleston. Located on the spot where almost half of all enslaved Africans brought to America took their first steps, the museum is scheduled to open in 2021 and will be an innovative, informative, and emotionally powerful experience for all.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nA Day at Penn School will kick off at 9 a.m. with a self-guided tour of the York W. Bailey Museum’s Education for Freedom exhibition, a viewing of Penn’s documentary film, a special viewing of Penn Center’s Sam Doyle art collection, and a guided walking tour of the 50-acre Penn School National Historic Landmark District led by Victoria A. Smalls, Penn Center’s Director of History and Culture.\r\n\r\nThe day will also include an outdoor community vendor fair, with farmers, craft makers, and artists like<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Gullah wood-burning artist Rev. Johnnie Simmons and Gullah Sweetgrass sewer Jery Bennett-Taylor.\r\n\r\nBeginning at 11 a.m., the museum will host special guest speaker, Michael Boulware Moore, with lunch to follow at noon. The Penn Club is sponsoring their local favorite fish fry, as a fundraiser for Penn Center.\r\n\r\nFor more information on A Day at Penn School, museum admission, the guided walking tour fee and vendor fair, please call 843-838-8554 or email <a href=\"mailto:vsmalls@penncenter.com\">vsmalls@penncenter.com</a>.', 'Great great grandson of Robert Smalls highlights Day at Penn School', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'great-great-grandson-of-robert-smalls-highlights-day-at-penn-school', '', '', '2019-10-09 15:31:25', '2019-10-09 19:31:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41951', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42066, 4, '2019-10-17 13:07:12', '2019-10-17 17:07:12', 'Dataw Island welcomes the South Carolina Golf Association and the Women’s S.C. Golf Association this weekend, October 19-20, as it hosts the 21<sup>st</sup>annual SCGA-WSCGA Mixed Team Championship.\r\n\r\nThe full-field 65-team event will take place on the island’s two golf courses: Tom Fazio’s “Cotton Dike,” and Arthur Hills’ “Morgan River.” Attendees hail from throughout the state of South Carolina and will be vying for the titles of “Mixed Team Champions” and “Senior Mixed Team Champions.”\r\n\r\nDataw Island’s own John and Sue Zankowski will be competing in the Senior Division, and the brother/sister team of Tim and Michelle Britton, whose father, Dave Britton, is the Dataw Island Director of Golf, will compete in the Championship Division.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Billy and Tamara Paul will be competing, as well.\r\n\r\n“This is a great event that we are excited to be hosting,” Dave Britton said in a release. “We look forward to showcasing both of our courses to these teams, the majority of who are married couples.”&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnd, of course, we know who he will be cheering for in the Championship Division, Tim and Michelle, both graduates of Clemson.\r\n\r\n“They basically grew up here, so it’s really fun to have them come back and play in a tournament together,” Britton said.\r\n\r\nLast year’s champions, Jeremy Moore and Emily Rapp, as well as last year’s senior champions, Nick Avery and Julie Flynn, will return to defend their titles.\r\n\r\nThe players will enjoy practice rounds on Friday followed by a reception in the Carolina Ballroom. Saturday, they take the field at 10 a.m. on Morgan River, and at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, the final round will be played on Cotton Dike.&nbsp;&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Dataw Island hosts 21st Annual SCGA-WSCGA Mixed Team Championship this weekend', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dataw-island-hosts-21st-annual-scga-wscga-mixed-team-championship-this-weekend', '', '', '2019-10-17 13:07:12', '2019-10-17 17:07:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42066', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41955, 4, '2019-10-09 15:36:19', '2019-10-09 19:36:19', '<h4>By MINDY LUCAS</h4>\r\nPresidential candidate Kamala Harris brought her trademark “For the People” campaign to the Lowcountry, on Saturday, Oct. 5, where she spoke to several hundred people gathered at the University of South Carolina Beaufort – Bluffton campus.\r\n\r\nDespite a change in venue earlier in the week – from Beaufort to Bluffton – and a somewhat overcast, rainy day, it was an upbeat crowd, and those in attendance seemed ready to hear what the junior senator from California had to say.\r\n\r\n“I’m interested in her platform and what she can do to help the current state of our country,” said Kimberly Brown, of Beaufort, as she waited for the event, held at the university’s Campus Center to start.\r\n\r\nAs several hundred people packed the small room, another 75 to 100 stood out in the center’s lobby for a chance to hear Harris.\r\n\r\nAn educator and school counselor, Brown said she particularly likes Harris’ stance on education and raising the salary of public school teachers.\r\n\r\n“It’s very important considering this leader has hired someone who has no public education experience,” said Brown referring to President Trump and his controversial pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos.\r\n\r\nBut even though Harris checked several boxes for her, Brown had not chosen a candidate just yet.\r\n\r\n“It’s too early,” she said, adding that she was going to see who was leading closer to the primary and would make her decision then.\r\n\r\n“We have to have the numbers and we can’t be divided,” she added.\r\n\r\nElectability is something just about every candidate passing through Beaufort County has addressed in one way or another. Harris broached the topic toward the end of her 20-minute talk before opening the event to audience questions.\r\n\r\n“Is America ready, they say, for a woman of color to be President of the United States of America?” she asked Saturday’s audience. It was a question that received resounding applause and cheers.\r\n\r\n“This is a conversation I’ve heard take place in every campaign I have – and now here’s the operative word – won,” she said, to more cheers.\r\n\r\nHarris’ track record of winning elections includes serving two terms as District Attorney of San Francisco. When she was first elected in 2003, she defeated a two-term incumbent, and was re-elected to a second term in November 2007.\r\n\r\nShe went on to become a United States Senator in 2016, is the second African American woman in history to be elected to the Senate, and the first African American and first woman to serve as Attorney General of California.\r\n\r\nOn Saturday, Harris covered a range of issues from the economy to the border crisis to gun violence and healthcare.\r\n\r\nOn national security, she said, “The current Commander in Chief on the subject of the fact of Russian’s interference in the election of the President of the United States, prefers to take the word of the Russian President over the word of the American intelligence community.”\r\n\r\nOn healthcare, Harris detailed her ‘Medicare for All’ plan.\r\n\r\n“And, we’re not going to take away your choice,” she said, a difference, she noted, between her and others on the debate stage. “You want a private plan? You get that. You want a public plan? You get that. We won’t take away your choice.”\r\n\r\nBut it was her humor and directness that seemed to get the most response from the crowd, particularly when talking about the President and promises made to working Americans.\r\n\r\n“Dude gotta go,” she said, to a cheering crowd.\r\n\r\nFor Bluffton retirees, Ruth Lee and Ursula Mitrook, it seemed to be the right approach. The two stood next to each other and clapped throughout the speech, though neither had exactly landed on a candidate yet either.\r\n\r\n“Well, yes and no,” Lee said, adding that she thought the other candidates, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, were “too old.”\r\n\r\n“And Elizabeth Warren is too angry,” she said. “I’m tired of angry. I want someone who can speak clearly and precisely and appropriately.”\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Senator Kamala Harris of California held a town hall meeting at USC Beaufort’s Bluffton campus on Saturday, Oct. 5 as part of her campaign for the Democratic nomination for president. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'Presidential hopeful Harris brings town hall to county', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'presidential-hopeful-harris-brings-town-hall-to-county', '', '', '2019-10-09 15:36:19', '2019-10-09 19:36:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41955', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41968, 4, '2019-10-16 12:19:30', '2019-10-16 16:19:30', '<h4>Activities at Hunting Island State Park</h4>\r\nThere are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSundays: Sand/candy art, 11 a.m. (Oct. 20, 27); Hunting Island Bingo, 2:30 p.m. (Oct 20, 27).\r\n\r\nMondays: Reptiles of the Lowcountry, 11 a.m. (Oct. 28); Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 4 p.m. (Oct. 21).\r\n\r\nTuesdays: CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walk, 3 p.m.; Going Batty, 4 p.m. (Oct. 29).\r\n\r\nWednesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m.; Lowcountry Legends &amp; Lore, 4 p.m. (Oct. 30).\r\n\r\nThursdays: Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Oct. 17, 24, 31); CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.; Shark Tooth Excursion, 4 p.m. (Oct. 31); Spooky Lighthouse Lantern Tours, 6-8:30 p.m. (Oct. 31).\r\n\r\nFridays: Fish printing, 2 p.m. (Oct. 18, 25).\r\n\r\nSaturdays: Sunrise Lighthouse Climb, 6:30 a.m. (Oct. 19); Tie-Die, 11 a.m. (Oct. 19, 26); Trunk or Treat, 5-9 p.m. (Oct. 26).\r\n\r\nFor a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs &amp; Events.”\r\n\r\nAll are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.\r\n<h4>Beaufort County Historical Society “Historically Speaking” lectures</h4>\r\nAll talks, held at noon on Thursdays, are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. First-come, first-seated, doors open 30 minutes prior to event.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOct. 17: Dr. Stephen Wise, “Civil War Views of Beaufort,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNov. 21: Maxine Lutz, “Not Just Gossip: Who Dwelt in Beaufort’s Historic Houses,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJan. 23: Dr. Bernard Powers, “The New Face of African American Public History in Charleston: The Center for the Study of Slavery and the International African American Museum,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\nMarch 12: Dr. Lawrence Rowland, “Kate Gleason, Libby Rowland, and Beaufort in the 1920s,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd. St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nMay 7: 81st annual meeting, Dr. Dale Rosengarten, “Blue Collars to Blue Serge Suits: Beaufort’s Jewish Settlers,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd., St. Helena Island.\r\n<h4>Frisky, One Cool Cat anti-bullying program</h4>\r\n2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, St. Helena Branch Library. Grammy-nominated music mogul and gun-shot survivor Tobias Thomas will be at the library to kick off an anti-bullying campaign using his book Frisky, One Cool Cat. Bring you kids by the library for a story and to meet other cool anti-bullying guests on bikes.\r\n<h4>Oyster Ghost Roast &amp; 5k By The Bay</h4>\r\nSaturday, Oct. 19, Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort Campus, 921 Ribaut Road. The 5K starts at 5 p.m., spanning campus and Spanish Moss Trail. The oyster roast starts at 6 p.m. with all-you-can-eat oysters, chili, hot dogs, brownies, lemon bars and more catered by Jim\'N Nick’s. All-You-Can-Drink wristbands are $10. The event features a live DJ, karaoke, cornhole, a college football viewing area, and lots of children’s activities. Oyster roast is $30 for adults, $15 for ages 13-17 and is free for kids 12 and younger. The oyster roast and 5K, which includes oyster roast/afterparty ticket, medal, and T-shirt is $60 for adults, $30 for those 17 and younger. All proceeds benefit the Student Veterans of America TCL Chapter and TCL’s Student Government Association. Learn more at <a href=\"http://www.tcl.edu/oyster\">www.tcl.edu/oyster</a> or call 843-525-8264.\r\n<h4>Swing Bridge 5K &amp; Sunrise Prayer Walk</h4>\r\n8:15 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, downtown Beaufort. Holy Trinity Classical Christian School is offering a 5K race event in downtown Beaufort that features the Woods Memorial Bridge. In addition to the 5K, there will be a 1-mile family run and a prayer walk. The cost to register for the 5K is $35. The 1-mile run is $10 per person, and the prayer walk is free. The race will be preceded by a Community Prayer Gathering at 7:15 a.m. in the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. The prayer will be led by Bishop Mark J. Lawrence of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina. The gathering will conclude with a walk across the Woods Memorial Bridge led by the Rev. John Chol Daau, headmaster of Holy Trinity’s sister school in South Sudan. All are welcome at this free event. Online registration is available at <a href=\"https://htccs.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6ff1473646366420a01b37c40&amp;id=7ab938f674&amp;e=636d9f3b9d\">RunSignUp.com</a>, search S.C. events for Swing Bridge 5K. Race day registration will also be available from 7-7:45 a.m. The course is pet and stroller friendly.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<h4>Concert: Brass Roots Trio</h4>\r\n5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20, Fripp Island Community Centre, 205 Tarpon Blvd. The fabulous Brass Roots Trio (piano, trumpet, French horn, vocals) will perform an adventurous mix of Americana, jazz, light classical, tango, and spiritual music. You receive a free pass at the security gate. Tickets are available at the door — cash or check only. Cost is $30 for adults; students and children are free through a grant from the Peg Gorham Memorial Fund. Reserve tickets by calling Sheila Carlson at 843-812-2753. Become a member of Fripp Island Friends of Music and save $50 for the season’s five concerts. A \"Meet-the-Artists\" reception that follows the performance. The concert is sponsored by the Fripp Island Friends of Music, the S.C. Arts Commission and Hargray, and helps sustain the FIFOM’s Music-in-the Schools Program. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://frippfriendsofmusic.com/\">frippfriendsofmusic.com</a>.\r\n<h4>Workshop: The Rhythm is the Cure</h4>\r\n11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, Effervesce Yoga Spa in Port Royal. Workshop: The Rhythm is the Cure with Alessandra Belloni. Cost is $65. Lunch is included. Must bring ocean drum and/or tambourine. Register at <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a>.\r\n<h4>Concert: Healing Journeys with The Black Madonna</h4>\r\n6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, TCL Auditorium. Healing Journeys with The Black Madonna with Alessandra Belloni and a multi-artist art exhibit inspired by The Black Madonna. Doors open at 5 p.m. Light hors d’oeuvres at Art Council Mather Building 1 and in Lobby of Auditorium at TCL. Cost is $10 at the door or reserve tickets at <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a>.\r\n<h4>The Art of Elegance book signing</h4>\r\n11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25. A lunch, presentation and book signing for The Art Of Elegance with author Marshall Watson hosted by Historic Beaufort Foundation, 208 Scott Street. For tickets and information, call 843-379-3331 or historicbeaufort.org.\r\n<h4>The Rise of the Madonna: Creation Myths Across Cultures</h4>\r\n4-5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Lecture with Slide Show – The Rise of the Madonna: Creation Myths Across Cultures by Heather Ford, mythology scholar. Cost $10. Register at <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a> or at the door.\r\n<h4>Legal clinics at downtown library</h4>\r\nThe Beaufort County Library is offering free legal clinics at the downtown branch at 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\nEach clinic will feature a 30- to 40-minute lecture followed by an open question-and-answer session. All session run from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Get free answers concerning family law issues (Oct. 28). For more information, call the S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program at 803-799-6653, ext. 158 or 1-877-797-2227, ext. 158 or visit <a href=\"http://www.scbar.org/clinics\">www.scbar.org/clinics</a>. The clinics are not designed to provide guidance on a specific situation. If you need legal advice on a specific situation, you will need to contact an attorney.\r\n<h4>Workshop: Writing Through the Eyes of Your Ethnic Feminine Divinity</h4>\r\n3-5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Workshop: Writing Through the Eyes of Your Ethnic Feminine Divinity with Susan Madison. Cost $40. Register at <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a> or at the door.\r\n<h4>Barbershop groups looking for new members</h4>\r\n3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30, mission building behind St. John\'s Lutheran Church on Lady\'s Island Drive.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort HarborMasters and the Beaufort Belles Barbershop choruses are starting their 2019-2020 season in October and need men and women. You don\'t need to be able to read music, but you do need to enjoy having a good time. Please join us for camaraderie, song and snacks. Visit our website at <a href=\"http://www.beaufortharbormasters.org/\">www.beaufortharbormasters.org</a> or call Hal McCann at 843-838-9326 and leave a message.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<h4>Women’s Coastal Skills Clinic</h4>\r\nNov. 1-3, Hunting Island State Park. Cost is $250 per person. Limited to 30 participants, ages 16 and older. An exclusive outdoor experience designed just for women, the three-day workshop expands knowledge of the Lowcountry while teaching useful skills along the way. Learn about the history of the lighthouse, cast netting, salt-marsh kayaking, shell fishing and more. Register by calling 843-838-7437. Reservations are required. Sleeping accommodations are your responsibility. Make reservations to bring your tent/RV by calling 843-838-2011.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<h4>Female Divinity in Our Unique Ancient Cultures</h4>\r\n4-6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Open Mic Community Sharing: Female Divinity in Our Unique Ancient Cultures. Share in poetry or writing from your own cultural perspective. Cost $10. Snacks and beverages provided. Sign up to listen or participate at <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a> or at the door.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<h4>4th Touch A Truck Fundraiser</h4>\r\nThe <a href=\"http://www.jslbeaufort.com/\">Junior Service League of Beaufort</a> will host its 4th Touch A Truck fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 16 in downtown Port Royal from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Paris Avenue. Cost of admission is $5 per person.\r\n\r\nTouch A Truck is a family event that offers a unique and interactive experience for children of all ages. Children will have the opportunity to see, touch, and safely explore their favorite vehicles that serve our community.\r\n\r\nThe event will feature many different types of equipment to explore, including a fire truck, ambulance, a Humvee, construction vehicles, and even a helicopter. The entertainment area will include a variety of activities including face painting, bounce-houses for kids and much more. And to round out the experience, enjoy music and fabulous food, drinks, and libations available for purchase.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn the case of rain, the event will be postponed to Dec. 7. Pets are not allowed at the event.\r\n\r\nCall Brittany Rosson at 618-967-6815 or visit <a href=\"http://www.touchatruckbeaufort.com/\">www.touchatruckbeaufort.com</a> for more information.\r\n<h4>Art Gallery Artist Talk and Reception</h4>\r\n2-5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 10, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Artists will talk about their art. Free Admission. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.beaufortartscouncil.org/\">www.beaufortartscouncil.org</a> or <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a>.\r\n<h4>YMCA to offer CPR class</h4>\r\nThe Wardle Family YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal, offers CPR classes for community members on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost is $35 for this YMCA-certified course and those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Lou Bergen, Aquatics Director to register for this class. Call the Y at 843-522-9622 or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org.\r\n<h4>Get moving with Beaufort Track Club</h4>\r\nJoin the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.\r\n\r\nVisit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.\r\n<h4>May River Quilters Quild</h4>\r\nOn the first Saturday of every month, the May River Quilters Guild meets at Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville. Members meet at 9:30 a.m. for social exchange. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Please call 847-707-6034.\r\n<h4>Seaside Stitchers sewing club</h4>\r\n1 p.m., 3<sup>rd</sup> Monday of each month, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club. The Seaside Stitchers, neighborhood group of the American Sewing Guild, holds a monthly meetings for everyone who sews. It is for sewers of a variety skill levels and interests so anyone who is interested in sewing is encouraged to attend and find out what ASG is all about. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.asg.org/\">http://www.asg.org</a>. For more information about Seaside Stitchers, call Sheila Tindall at 843-838-9473.\r\n<h4>Parkinson’s support group</h4>\r\nA support group for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and carepartners meets the first Thursday of each month at the Beaufort Memorial Lifefit Wellness Center from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more information, visit our Facebook page or call Ric at 843-525-1229.\r\n<h4>Friends of Hunting Island lighthouse tours</h4>\r\nThe Friends of Hunting Island will present tours of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse at 10 a.m. every Thursday in October. Keeper Ted and his team will tell you all about the history of the Lighthouse, which was built in 1875 and is the only Lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIf you are at least 44 inches tall, you may also climb the 184 steps to the top of the Lighthouse. Reservations are recommended by calling 843-838-7437 and the fee is $2 per person.\r\n<h4>Puppy Plunge at the YMCA</h4>\r\nYMCA Puppy Plunge will be held on the third Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. (weather permitting) at the Y outdoor pool at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal. Pups can splash, swim and play in our safe, enclosed outdoor pool area.\r\n\r\nCost is $10 per pup, and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local children and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free. Dogs must be well behaved, current on all required vaccines and leashed until inside the pool area. Owners must be present at all times and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. Visit <a href=\"http://beaufort-jasperymca.org/\">beaufort-jasperymca.org</a> or call 843-522-9622 for more information.\r\n<h4>Register to be a Tiger Shark</h4>\r\nBYAC Tiger Sharks Swim Team registration is open for the 2019-2020 season. There are three levels of swim team for ages 5 and up who meet swim team group requirements: Shark Pups; Group 1; and Group 2. Evaluations on going on now for group placement. Learn more online at <a href=\"http://beaufort-jasperymca.org/\">beaufort-jasperymca.org</a> (click on Aquatics&gt;Swim Team), stop by the Y in Port Royal (1801 Richmond Ave.) or call the Y at 843-522-9622.', 'What To Do', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-to-do-195', '', '', '2019-10-16 12:19:30', '2019-10-16 16:19:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41968', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41971, 4, '2019-10-16 12:21:52', '2019-10-16 16:21:52', '<h4>By RICHARD ECKSTROM</h4>\r\nThey’re a staple of the incumbent politician’s toolkit: the countless recognitions, resolutions, proclamations, ribbon-cuttings and photo-ops which are more ceremonial than anything else, but which nonetheless pay dividends for elected officials.\r\n\r\nCertainly, these ceremonial activities can be a good way to recognize someone’s good deeds or bring attention to a worthy cause. But as politicians are well-aware, they’re also a way to win favor with influential constituents or score points with campaign donors. Getting a picture with them in the local paper never hurts, either.\r\n\r\nOf course, it could be argued that such recognitions consume time and energy that might better be spent on important public business.\r\n\r\nOne such practice in particular has proven to be a potential source of heartburn: the naming of roads, interchanges, and bridges after living people. I’d offer that it’s time to stop naming things after individuals who are still among us – including public officials.\r\n\r\nThe most obvious pitfall of naming things after current or former public officials who are still living is that they have yet to have their legacies fully cemented … which is to say, they still have the potential to bring controversy or disgrace upon themselves.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOff the top of my head, I can think of three instances in recent years of state landmarks being renamed after their namesakes ran afoul of the law – such as a major expressway in the Upstate that was named for a former state comptroller and renamed following his conviction on securities fraud charges.\r\nBut then, a public official’s crimes aren’t always enough to overturn a road-naming honor.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor example, in the Lowcountry a connector road leading to the Port of Charleston still bears the name of a former state Senator who in 2015 pleaded guilty to violating campaign ethics laws … which means many folks when heading to and from our state’s major port travel on an expressway named for an admitted lawbreaker.\r\nNames on landmarks aren’t just superficial; they can cut to a community’s identity. In that regard, it’s inconceivable that a roadway honoring a lawbreaker does any good for an area’s self-image.\r\n\r\nThere are other pitfalls as well. There’s the cost, both in terms of the time and energy spent on naming things, and in terms of the cost of signage. Speaking of which, it\'s hard to believe those little green signs are really the best way to honor someone anyway.\r\n\r\nWe should probably change altogether the way roads, bridges, and other landmarks are named. Currently, more than 1,000 state roadways bear the names of individuals. Most are named by the General Assembly, with some being named by the state Department of Transportation commission – which explains the heavy focus on government officials.\r\n\r\nThere has to be a better way.\r\n\r\nMaybe the answer is to take naming out of the hands of the Legislature and the DOT and leave it up to community-based citizen committees. That’s how schools are named, and it seems to work well.\r\n\r\nOr perhaps there ought to be a standardized criteria for naming things, with an emphasis on genuine heroes like fallen soldiers or peace officers. We’d run out of things to name long before we run out of people whose sacrifices are worthy of tribute.\r\n\r\nWhat’s clear is that it’s time to stop naming things after still-living public officials, or even anybody still living. Waiting until after someone passes would allow time for that person’s legacy to be properly assessed.\r\n\r\nBesides, no public official who is actually worthy of such a tribute would want a road, interchange, or bridge named after them anyway; the opportunity to serve the public would be enough of an honor in itself. If not, a nice plaque ought to do.\r\n\r\n<em>Richard Eckstrom is a Certified Public Accountant and the state’s Comptroller.</em>', 'Stop naming things after politicians', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'stop-naming-things-after-politicians', '', '', '2019-10-16 12:21:52', '2019-10-16 16:21:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41971', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41973, 4, '2019-10-16 12:26:44', '2019-10-16 16:26:44', '<h4>By SCOTT GRABER</h4>\r\nIt is Saturday, and I’m on my small, weathered, often repaired deck in Port Royal.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nI’ve got the Wall Street Journal, Weekend Edition, and a book called ‘The Years That Matter Most.’\r\n\r\nThe Journal gives us a lengthy review of ‘The Meritocracy Trap’ by Daniel Markovits (Penguin Press, 418 pages, $30). It’s lengthy because Professor Dan is taking on Yale, Harvard, Duke and other elite colleges, arguing that their golden ticket is a hollow victory for those who win the “brutal education tournament.”\r\n\r\nHe says that once a student is admitted to Princeton, Stanford or MIT they gravitate, lemming-like to big salaried lives in investment banking, financial consulting, specialized medicine or law—where starting salaries are now $200,000.\r\n\r\n“Meritocrats work hard in school, even harder on the job, and are richly rewarded for their efforts.” But there is a price to be paid. That price — seven-day work weeks and 17-hour work days — condemns “them to existential anxiety and deep alienation that neither income nor status can eliminate.”\r\n\r\nThe piece goes on to say these alienated, angst-ridden graduates have taken jobs once handled by middle management — and the “once ascendant middle class has meanwhile become mired in hopelessness and resentment and simmering anger.”\r\n\r\n“Once a country dominated by its middle class, America now has a middle class that is now in retreat and diminishing. The distance between the elite and the middle class stretches well beyond that separating the middle class and the poor.”\r\n\r\nThen, according to the review, these middle managers slide into “obesity, drug addiction and early death.”\r\n\r\nWhoa, Dan, who knew that Williams and Wharton were sending millions of middle managers to an early death? But wait, there’s more.\r\n\r\nMarkovits — or the reviewer, Epstein — wonder whether these elite schools are any better at teaching. Or are Princeton and Penn just the “educational equivalent of Ralph Lauren, Prada and Louis Vuitton?”\r\n\r\nAnd while at it, “do we really need the 100,000 new MBAs” that are produced every year?\r\n\r\nWhile the professor attacks the flank of America’s highly competitive colleges, Paul Tough (The Years That Matter Most) goes right at the Holy of Holies — the Scholastic Aptitude Test.\r\n\r\n“The SAT, a highly stressful rite of passage for American teenagers that has cost their parents, many millions of dollars in test preparation schemes, is largely a worthless product.”\r\n\r\nTough also says that the SAT does not predict college success and is a “friend of privilege.”\r\n\r\nAs I sit in the early morning coolness, “friend of privilege” bounces around my sleep-deprived brain making me uncomfortable, irritable.\r\n\r\nAnd while I’m not blind to the current cheating scandal — cheating by monied parents of those who seek admission to Stanford and Southern California — I think any system grounded in a fair, fairly administered test is as good an opportunity as we get in life.\r\n\r\nYes. I know that rich kids are exhaustively and expensively coached, prodded on by parents seeking a window decal saying Brown or Williams in a small, discrete font. And yes the tests themselves are imperfect, not relating to the rural reality of, say, Jasper County.\r\n\r\nBut what does a parent blessed with a smart, ambitious kid do these days? Does one tell their issue to avoid the SAT — the “friend of privilege?”\r\n\r\n“For God’s sake Sarah, I don’t want to see any Ivy League applications in this house because they will lead to a life of stress, anxiety and alienation.”\r\n\r\n(If one is fortunate enough to face this predicament perhaps one should look West — to China. Wealthy Chinese parents continue to send their sons and daughters to the United States for their higher education. Although the numbers Chinese students may have declined with the current, ongoing xenophobia, in 2017-2018 more than 360,000 Chinese students were enrolled in colleges throughout the United States. Some at Stanford, the University of Southern California and Duke.)\r\n\r\nMany of our bedrock beliefs — including the fairness of the SAT — have been in question for some time. And the notion that an Ivy League elite is running the economy and shutting out those who actually make things is not entirely new.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBut the notion that elite colleges are producing graduates that diminish and degrade the middle class in a new one for me. The idea that graduates from Cornell and Penn are sending people into opioid addition and early death is a stretch.\r\n\r\nBut this new charge fits the notion there is a chasm in this country — a divide, that badly needs a bridge.', 'There’s a chasm in this country that badly needs a bridge', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'theres-a-chasm-in-this-country-that-badly-needs-a-bridge', '', '', '2019-10-16 12:26:44', '2019-10-16 16:26:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41973', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41976, 4, '2019-10-16 12:27:37', '2019-10-16 16:27:37', '<h4>By LEE SCOTT</h4>\r\nNot too long ago, I was sitting with Jeff Evans, one of the two publishers of The Island News. As we sat there chatting one of the questions that came up was the usual one “How’d you get here?”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPlease notice the Southern contraction which has slid into my vernacular. After discussing our own stories, we realized how common this question has become because of all the newcomers.\r\n\r\nOccasionally, when I ask the question, I hear “I was born here.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBut for the most part, I can tell a “not-born-here” resident quickly.\r\n\r\nThe reasons people give, for the most part, are interesting and, many times, unique. Sometimes it is the person that came here to follow an old girlfriend only to watch the relationship fall apart but find their love of the Beaufort community remained.\r\n\r\nFor me, I fell in love with this area 15 years ago when we had traveled up and down the east coast looking for a place to retire. Beaufort’s history, small town atmosphere and military presence all seemed so familiar to me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWe didn’t move here until 2014 but knew we would when we both retired.\r\n\r\nThere are other great stories. The couple from San Diego, Calif., who wanted to live on the east coast and drew a line from their home across the United States. They went from latitude 32.7 to latitude 32.4. Interesting way to relocate. There are many retired military members who come here after being all over the world, and they decide to retire here.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSome people come because their parents are here, or their children and they want to be closer.\r\n\r\nI have heard multiple friends who have said the climate, the golfing, and the fishing all drew them here.\r\n\r\n“But other places have good climate, golfing, and fishing too. How did you decide to choose Beaufort?”\r\n\r\nTurns out a lot of people were unanimous in saying they loved the people. There is a good manner attitude here that those of us from the Northeast were happy to experience. It has rubbed off on us, and we are nicer people for it.\r\n\r\nThis reminded me of a recent grocery store trip when a woman with two teenage daughters stood there and chatted instead of helping the clerk bag all their groceries, which was a lot.\r\n\r\nWhen it was my turn, I shook my head and expressed my shock at the inconsiderateness of the mother and daughters for not helping. The clerk’s response was exactly what I was thinking, “They’re not from around here.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWe both laughed.\r\n\r\nAnd that is the real answer, Jeff, to “How’d you get here, Lee?”\r\n\r\nIt was the people.', 'Well, … how did you get here? For me, it was the people', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'well-how-did-you-get-here-for-me-it-was-the-people', '', '', '2019-10-16 12:59:47', '2019-10-16 16:59:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41976', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41978, 4, '2019-10-16 13:01:11', '2019-10-16 17:01:11', 'Battery Creek rolled to its second straight win with a 38-20 home victory over Region 8-3A rival Lake Marion on Friday.\r\n\r\nTre Booth rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns, and Jacove Anderson rushed for 145 yards and two TDs to lead the Dolphins’ resurgent rushing attack.\r\n\r\nAfter spotting the Gators a 6-0 lead, Battery Creek scored 38 consecutive points before Lake Marion added a pair of late touchdowns.\r\n\r\nAnderson tied it with a 45-yard TD run, and the Dolphins took the lead with a two-point conversion. Jaeon Allen added a 6-yard TD run and Obadahous Wilson threw a 12-yard TD pass to Kyseem Jabbar to make it 22-6 at halftime.\r\n\r\nBooth’s 47-yard touchdown run and Anderson’s 5-yard TD run in the third quarter made it 38-6 before the Gators closed the gap with two late scores.\r\n\r\nShamar Hamilton collected 10 tackles (two for loss) and forced and recovered a fumble, and Brandon Wilson added six tackles (three for loss) to lead Battery Creek’s defense, while Jabbar had two interceptions and Luke Sanders had one.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins (2-3, 1-1) travel to Ridgeland-Hardeeville for a region matchup Friday.', 'Creek runs over Gators for region win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'creek-runs-over-gators-for-region-win', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:01:11', '2019-10-16 17:01:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41978', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41980, 4, '2019-10-16 13:04:10', '2019-10-16 17:04:10', 'Hilton Head High captured the team title and Beaufort High’s Izzy Stone was the individual champion at the Region 7-4A girls golf meet Monday at The Legends at Parris Island.\r\n\r\nLed by Alexia Milbrandt (88), McKenzie Bradley (93), and Bridget McMahon (96), the Seahawks posted an 18-hole team score of 379 to win by 60 shots over runner-up Bluffton.\r\n\r\nStone fired a 6-over-par 78 to win individual medalist honors by 10 shots over Milbrandt, while Bradley was third, Bluffton’s Anna LaPour (94) was fourth, and McMahon was fifth. Hilton Head High’s Eliza Jane Coulter and Grace Weismantel tied for sixth to claim the final two spots on the all-region team.\r\n\r\nAll three teams will compete in the Lower State qualifier next Monday at Coastal Carolina University’s Hackler Course, with the top eight teams with team scores under 400 and the three lowest-scoring individuals from non-qualifying teams advancing to the state tournament.\r\n\r\n<em>HHIHS (379) — Alexia Milbrandt 88, McKenzie Bradley 93, Bridget McMahon 96, Eliza Jane Coulter 102, Grace Weismantel 102</em>\r\n\r\n<em>&nbsp;</em><em>Bluffton (439) — Anna LaPour 94, Lucia Serratelli 103, Sarah Lazier 117, Jennifer Richardson 125</em>\r\n\r\n<em>&nbsp;</em><em>Beaufort High (468) — Izzy Stone 78, Elissa Hooper 128, Molly Hooper 129, Joeanne Straub 133, Rylee Hill 133\r\n\r\n</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Above: All-Region 7-4A girls golf team: (L-to-R) Grace Weismantel, HHIHS; Bridget McMahon, HHIHS; Alexia Milbrandt, HHIHS; McKenzie Bradley, HHIHS; Eliza Jane Coulter, HHIHS; Izzy Stone, Beaufort High; Anna LaPour, Bluffton.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>&nbsp;</em>', 'Beaufort’s Stone claims region crown', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beauforts-stone-claims-region-crown', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:04:10', '2019-10-16 17:04:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41980', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41983, 4, '2019-10-16 13:05:32', '2019-10-16 17:05:32', '<h4>Beaufort’s Patel graduates from Kennesaw State <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></h4>\r\nDishang Patel of Beaufort graduated from Kennesaw State during the Summer 2019 commencement ceremonies in July. More than 1,300 students earned bachelor\'s, master\'s and doctoral degrees during KSU\'s summer commencement.\r\n<h4>TCL offering two open houses</h4>\r\nTechnical College of the Lowcountry is hosting two open houses this fall. Health Sciences will offer a open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 at Building 4 on the Beaufort Campus. RSVP at <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/y4zxwonx\">https://tinyurl.com/y4zxwonx</a>. Explore TCL\'s health career programs in massage therapy, medical assisting, nursing, physical therapist assistant, radiologic technology, surgical technology, and central sterile processing. Meet faculty and staff and learn about the application process.\r\n\r\nBusiness &amp; Industrial Technologies and Public &amp; Human Services will offer an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 in Buidings 14, 15 and 16 on the Beaufort Campus. RSVP at <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/y27rjahj\">https://tinyurl.com/y27rjahj</a>. Discover TCL\'s professional and technical career programs including building and industrial technologies; business administration; computers and electronics; early care and education; criminal justice; paralegal; and more. Meet faculty and learn how to apply\r\n\r\nCall 843-525-8207 or email <a href=\"mailto:admissions@tcl.edu\">admissions@tcl.edu</a> for more information.', 'School Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-briefs-53', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:05:32', '2019-10-16 17:05:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41983', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41985, 4, '2019-10-16 13:06:58', '2019-10-16 17:06:58', 'Doris Jean Russom Gray Taylor, 89, of Beaufort, died at 2:30 PM, Monday, October 14, 2019 at Morningside of Beaufort. She was born October 31, 1929 in Selmer, TN, the daughter of a railroad gandy dancer turned small town farmer and persevering and strong&nbsp;natured mother. Dot married JB Taylor on September 24, 1956 and widowed on November 17, 2018. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Gray, father, Ives Russom, mother, Lessie Howell, second mother, Aline Williams, brother, Billy Preslar,&nbsp;son, Douglas Taylor, and grandson, Travis Odom. In hospice care for three months prior to her death, Dot died peacefully with her children beside her.\r\n\r\nShe leaves her son, Tracy Jeffrey Taylor, with wife, Brenda Lee Taylor, two daughters, Linda Ann Barnard, with husband Charles Barnard, and Delores Jean Taylor, and her two sisters Violet Russom Joyner and Lela Joyner. She has 7 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren,&nbsp;and 8 great great grandchildren.\r\n\r\nDot was born into a farming family where she learned to survive on animals for subsistence and harvesting the crops for clothes and food. She picked cotton from a young age and would ride to the gin in a wagon with her daddy to get a nickel bag of popcorn.&nbsp;She came from a loving home where her parents openly displayed affection.\r\n\r\nMarried and widowed at a young age with a small child, Dot worked at a shoe factory when women were just starting to enter the workforce and even saved up enough to buy an genuine Model T car. After meeting JB, a young widowed serviceman&nbsp;with a young daughter, she became a mother of two, and moved to California and then to Charleston, where she bore and raised a son that had an untimely passing. Dot eventually called Beaufort home for over 60 years where she would bear a fourth child and she&nbsp;would diligently take care of there home and family while raising teenage daughters and a young active son.\r\n\r\nDot and JB would later purchase the lot they were renting and began a family rental business to begin a life with her husband getting out of the Navy and working alongside each other. She would work in the properties at night getting&nbsp;them ready for rent while still maintaining a razor sharp focus for all of her loved ones. She made her children know the love she grew up with and admirably loved her husband and family with a passion.\r\n\r\nDot enjoyed crochet, country music and cooking. Most of all, she enjoyed the happiness and laughter of her family and friends. Dot is the glue of the&nbsp;family and holds everyone together with support and encouragement. Long known for her gentle and kind spirit, ability to empathize with immense compassion, strong faith in God and inspirational conversations, Dot will be dearly missed by all that were blessed&nbsp;to have known her.\r\n\r\nIn lieu of flowers the family request that memorials be made to Agape Hospice Beaufort, 188 Paris Ave, Port Royal SC 29935.\r\n\r\nCopeland Funeral Home is handling all arrangements and a funeral service will be held at Grays Hill Baptist Church, 2749 Trask Pkwy, Beaufort, SC 29906 on Monday, October 21, 2019 with service at 10:30 am with an eulogy by Pastor Jim Baker and burial&nbsp;at Beaufort National Cemetary, 1601 Boundary St, Beaufort, SC 29902 at 12 pm.', 'Doris ‘Dot’ Taylor, 89', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'doris-dot-taylor-89', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:08:04', '2019-10-16 17:08:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41985', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(41988, 4, '2019-10-16 13:09:24', '2019-10-16 17:09:24', 'The <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkxMDEwLjExMzY0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MTAxMC4xMTM2NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2Nzk5NzgyJmVtYWlsaWQ9dGhlaXNsYW5kbmV3c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;https://www.beaufortcountysc.gov/veterans-affairs/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Beaufort County Department of Veterans Affairs</a> is hosting the 2019 Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 9.\r\n\r\nThe parade will begin at 10 a.m. and follow an abbreviated route through downtown Beaufort, beginning at Boundary Street, by the Beaufort National Cemetery and will end at Newcastle Street and Bay Street.\r\n\r\nThe ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. The keynote speakers will be the four student winners from the Beaufort County School District who wrote essays on what a veteran means to them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Parris Island Marine Band and the Robert Smalls International Academy Chorus will perform during the ceremony. Food and beverages will be available to purchase from students in the Battery Creek High School Culinary Program and the Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence Culinary Program.\r\n\r\nAny organization and school group interested in marching in the parade should contact Beaufort County Veterans Affairs at 843-255-6880. In the event of inclement weather, the parade and ceremony will be canceled. For more information, contact the Beaufort County Department of Veterans Affairs at 843-255-6880.', 'Veterans Day Parade set for Nov. 9 in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veterans-day-parade-set-for-nov-9-in-beaufort', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:09:24', '2019-10-16 17:09:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41988', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41992, 4, '2019-10-16 13:10:01', '2019-10-16 17:10:01', 'The National Park Service has announced expanded hours of operation and new programs for the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park in Beaufort.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe park visitor center, located at 706 Craven Street, will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. On October 18-19 and 26, the visitor center will remain open till 9 p.m. In addition to expanded visitor center hours, new programs will be offered at three different park sites on the following days:\r\n\r\n10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Thursdays – Bookends of Reconstruction Walk: Come hear stories of Reconstruction at two of the sites that serve as bookends to Reconstruction. Brick Church and Darrah Hall. Meet at Darrah Hall, located in the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District, 16 Penn Circle Drive.\r\n\r\n10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Fridays – Robert Smalls Walking Tour: Join a park ranger for a walk in the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District to hear stories about Robert Smalls. See the house he was born in and returned to after the Civil War and visit his grave site. Meet at the park visitor center.\r\n\r\n10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Saturdays – Union Forces in Beaufort: Join park staff for stories about the Union soldiers and Civil War medicine. Meet at the park visitor center.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Reconstruction Era National Historical Park is administered by the National Park Service and is dedicated to commemorating the period from 1861 through 1900 when nearly four million African Americans, newly freed from bondage, sought to integrate into a free society and into the educational, economic, and political life of the country. The park visitor center and headquarters is located in the Old Firehouse, located at 706 Craven Street in Beaufort.', 'Reconstruction Park getting expanded hours, programs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'reconstruction-park-getting-expanded-hours-programs', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:10:01', '2019-10-16 17:10:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41992', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(41994, 4, '2019-10-16 13:10:50', '2019-10-16 17:10:50', 'Penn Center has received a grant from the National Park Service in the amount of $50,000 to support an oral history project, which will collect the histories of 30 key Civil Rights Movement workers, who were with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Penn Center between 1963 and 1967.\r\n\r\nPenn Center played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. After 86-years serving the educational needs of the Gullah-Geechee people in the Sea Islands, Penn School transformed to become Penn Community Services, and took on the mantle of social justice, ushering in the Civil Rights Movement.\r\n\r\nDuring a time of mandated segregation, Penn served as one of only two sites in the South where multi-racial groups could hold meetings and have safe sanctuary.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPenn Center and the St. Helena Island community welcomed King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conferences (SCLC), along with other multi-racial groups, religious groups and organizations like the Peace Corps.\r\n\r\nMarion Burns, Penn Center’s Interim Executive Director said in a release: “Local and regional civil rights and social justice workers strategized and planned the Civil Rights Movement on a grassroots and national level, right here on the sacred grounds of Penn Center. These are the histories and stories that Penn’s oral history project desires to capture, preserve and share nationally and internationally. We are profoundly grateful to the National Park Service for their continued support.”\r\n\r\nThe National Park Service announced $12.259 million in African American Civil Rights grants to fund 44 projects across 17 states that will preserve and highlight stories related to the African American struggle for equality in the 20<sup>th</sup> century. Penn Center’s project is one of the 44 projects awarded.\r\n“Through the work and engagement of public and private partners, these grants will preserve a defining part of our nation’s diverse history,” National Park Service Deputy Director P. Daniel Smith said. “By working with underrepresented communities to preserve their historic places and stories, we will help tell a more complete narrative of the African American experience in the pursuit of civil rights.”', 'Penn Center receives grant to compile Civil Rights Movement oral history', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'penn-center-receives-grant-to-compile-civil-rights-movement-oral-history-2', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:10:50', '2019-10-16 17:10:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41994', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(41997, 4, '2019-10-16 13:12:12', '2019-10-16 17:12:12', '<h4>Council’s Howard hosting Shell Point stormwater meeting Oct. 29</h4>\r\nBeaufort County Council member <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkxMDA5LjExMjgxNzgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MTAwOS4xMTI4MTc4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2Nzk5MDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9dGhlaXNsYW5kbmV3c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;https://beaufortcountysc.gov/council/council-members/howard-alice.html?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">Alice Howard (District 4)</a> will host a community meeting for residents of Hamrick Drive and Broad River Drive in the Shell Point neighborhood at 6 p.m. October 29 to discuss existing stormwater and drainage issues.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nInvited guests Dan Ryback, interim Beaufort County Stormwater Manager and Matt Rausch, Beaufort County Infrastructure Superintendent, will be available for questions. Representatives from S.C. Department of Transportation and the Town of Port Royal will also be in attendance.\r\n\r\nThe meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m. at Port Royal Town Hall, 700 Paris Avenue, Port Royal <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkxMDA5LjExMjgxNzgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MTAwOS4xMTI4MTc4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2Nzk5MDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9dGhlaXNsYW5kbmV3c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;101&amp;&amp;&amp;https://www.google.com/maps/place/700+Paris+Ave,+Port+Royal,+SC+29935/@32.3740455,-80.6946066,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88fc0cccb5c7871d:0xdaecc5beb396daa1!8m2!3d32.3740455!4d-80.6924179?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\">(map)</a>. The meeting is open to the general public.\r\n\r\nResidents do not need to register in advance for the meeting. For more information, please contact Beaufort County Council Member Howard at <a href=\"mailto:ahoward@bcgov.net\">ahoward@bcgov.net</a>, by phone at 843-255-2202 (office), at 843-986-7403 (mobile) or, finally, by mail at care over Clerk to Council, Beaufort County, P.O. Drawer 1228, Beaufort, S.C. 29901.\r\n<h4>Marines conducting live-fire training</h4>\r\nMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island will be commencing live-fire training Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Oct. 21-22 and 24 from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. The marsh and waterways in the range impact area to include Archers Creek, Ribbon Creek, and Edding Creek will be closed to boater traffic.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor questions regarding firing times and waterway closures, please contact the Weapons and Field Training Battalion Range Control at 843-228-3170.\r\n<h4>County spraying for mosquitoes</h4>\r\nBeaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial and/or ground treatments from through Friday, October 18. Mosquito Control applies EPA-registered public health insecticide during ideal weather using low-flying aircraft throughout daylight hours and spray trucks from about 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. For additional information, please contact Mosquito Control at 843-255-5800.\r\n<h4>FWDG kicks off 29<sup>th</sup> annual winter coat drive</h4>\r\nFWDG’s 29th annual winter coat drive begins on Friday, Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 31. The event collects winter coats for children and adults throughout Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nArea residents are encouraged to donate gently-used winter coats, sweaters and warm clothes such as scarves, hats, or gloves/mittens. Over the course of the past 29 years, FWDG has collected more than 45,000 garments for those in need. The drive benefits two local nonprofit organizations: Help of Beaufort and The Deep Well Project of Hilton Head Island.\r\n“This is an event we’re very proud of, as it directly impacts our immediate community,” FWDG founder and president Larry Mark said. “We invite you to go through your closets and find a garment to give. It means a lot to a fellow neighbor in your town who is struggling to keep himself or family warm.”\r\nThere are two donation drop-off points this year:\r\nFWDG (Foyer): <a href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/search/745+Robert+Smalls+Parkway?entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">745 Robert Smalls Parkway</a>, Beaufort, S.C. 29906, 843-524-8695.\r\nWHHI-TV (Foyer): <a href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/search/32+Office+Park+Rd.,+Suite+103+%0D%0AHilton+Head,+SC+29928?entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">32 Office Park Rd., Suite 103</a>, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29928, 843-785-4545.\r\n<h4>SCPRT soliciting grant requests for Undiscovered SC Program</h4>\r\nThe S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism is inviting interested eligible entities to submit a Letter of Intent Form for grant funding assistance from the <a href=\"https://www.scprt.com/tourism/grants/undiscovered-sc-grant\">Undiscovered South Carolina Grant Program</a>. The program assists non-profit organizations and communities with the development of publicly owned tourism products and attractions that will encourage visitation to South Carolina. The grant can help cover the implementation of existing plans or the expansion or enhancement of an existing tourism product. It is a 50-50 match grant, and the minimum project amount must be $200,000.\r\n\r\nFor more details about the program, read the <a href=\"https://p.widencdn.net/auuixc/2019-Memo-to-potential-Undiscovered-SC-applicants\">Memo to Potential Applicants</a> and <a href=\"https://p.widencdn.net/zmafaj/2019-Undiscovered-SC-policies--procedures-C\">Eligibility and Procedures</a>. For more information, contact Dawn Dawson-House at <a href=\"mailto:ddawson@scprt.com\">ddawson@scprt.com</a> or 803-734-1779.', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-128', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:12:12', '2019-10-16 17:12:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=41997', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42001, 4, '2019-10-16 13:13:10', '2019-10-16 17:13:10', 'Gov. Henry McMaster has proclaimed Oct. 24-31 as Bat Week in South Carolina, officially recognizing bats as an important species to the state.\r\n\r\nAs outlined in the proclamation, South Carolina is home to 14 species of bats that provide a valuable boost to farmers and others by helping to control mosquitoes and other insect pests.\r\n\r\nThe proclamation also notes the importance of “continuing federal and state efforts, including developing new public-private partnerships and increasing citizen engagement to promote the health of bat populations; increase the quality and quantity of bat roosting and foraging habitat; and restore bat populations to healthy levels” in the Palmetto State.\r\n\r\nDid you know?\r\n\r\n– For the first time, <a href=\"http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkxMDE1LjExNTIxNDExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MTAxNS4xMTUyMTQxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODAxMzQyJmVtYWlsaWQ9dGhlaXNsYW5kbmV3c0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPXRoZWlzbGFuZG5ld3NAZ21haWwuY29tJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;103&amp;&amp;&amp;http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/2019/sept/sept24_bats.php?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=\">three pregnant Northern long-eared bats were captured and released</a> by SCDNR staff on the coast.\r\n\r\n– Bats provide an average annual pest suppression service of $115 million to South Carolina’s agricultural industry, or nearly $23 billion nationwide.\r\n\r\n– A single bat can consume 75 mosquito-sized insects in five minutes.', 'Governor\'s office recognizes Bat Week in SC', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'governors-office-recognizes-bat-week-in-sc', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:13:12', '2019-10-16 17:13:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42001', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42003, 4, '2019-10-16 13:14:20', '2019-10-16 17:14:20', '<h4>Grounded Running celebrates new store location</h4>\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the grand opening of Grounded Running\'s new store location in Beaufort Town Center on Thursday, Oct. 17. The celebration begins at 5 p.m., and the ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAt 6:30 p.m., following the celebration, the Grounded Running team will host a group run.\r\n\r\nThe public is invited to attend the celebration. From 5 to 6 p.m., guests can check out the new space, meet the staff, and enjoy light refreshments. Guests are also invited and encouraged to participate in the group run.\r\n\r\nGrounded Running Beaufort, which opened its doors in 2016, is also the host of the Beaufort Track Club, which is Beaufort\'s free community running and walking club. For more information visit Grounded Running at 2139 Boundary St, Suite 108 or at <a href=\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Maf_xGscRAUGbWCSX6G1NG3-5CRybvvbMD8LRQxe5sM8zL9SvB2l8MwnGSWwUs39yMpAWk4ZZgsksMdaEK1C9aJtsjPBKcV8h3v60ehO1OKOgGpzwKRuUsgf6RrIc0kFuXFR-96wOZxBnAoN4on9-4hoTvIMbYFkcGU8zJ6LcROVDvfXR60jbA==&amp;c=dtMGL-WMM3izknmNL6KjU-AJ349I4hcjYFMfA3g1mlYGzoc-s9b7mQ==&amp;ch=G-Z1a7Av5IgeR-7tOGpiOI8fdPFnhlEEHjrAx_hBcLO3UKTMt5TNIA==\">groundedrunning.com</a>.\r\n<h4>New insurance and financial planning services in Beaufort</h4>\r\nA new insurance and financial planning services company has opened in Beaufort. Licensed Insurance Producer, Michelle L. Kelly, has opened Sand Dollar Insurance &amp; Financial Planning, LLC. The company will provide consulting into annuities, final expense policies, life insurance and Medicare supplements. For more information contact <a href=\"mailto:Michelle@SandDollarInsurance.com\">Michelle@SandDollarInsurance.com</a>.\r\n<h4>Banks joins Chris Hervochon CPA firm</h4>\r\nHeather Banks recently joined Chris Hervochon, CPA, CVA accounting firm as a staff accountant. She will provide outsourced accounting and tax preparation for small businesses and individuals. Prior to joining the firm, Banks spent three years in the automotive accounting industry. She is finishing a degree in accounting from Brenau University and is a regular volunteer for the American Red Cross, Night of Champions and the Arts Council.\r\n<h4>Gaglia joins Collins Group Realty</h4>\r\nAmy Gaglia has joined Collins Group Realty as a team support specialist and will work in support of the group’s in-house closings department and marketing department. Gaglia is a graduate of UNC Wilmington with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She previously worked as an RN, and in administration for the School of Nursing and School of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga and Mercer University in Savannah.\r\n<h4>Wet Willie’s re-opens</h4>\r\nWet Willie\'s has re-opened its doors in Beaufort Town Center next to The Beaufort Bookstore. It is open from 11 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday and from noon to 11 p.m. Sundays.\r\n\r\nWet Willie\'s is a Daiquiri Bar dedicated to serving great-tasting frozen daiquiris with an honest portion of alcohol at fair prices and great food to go with them.\r\n\r\n<em>Have an employee or business announcement? The Island News routinely prints business briefs when space allows. Send announcements to: mindy@yourislandnews.com.</em>', '', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '42003-2', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:14:20', '2019-10-16 17:14:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42003', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42006, 4, '2019-10-16 13:15:13', '2019-10-16 17:15:13', '<h4>By ALAN SCHUSTER</h4>\r\nWhether it’s Jules Massenet’s Manon or Giacomo Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, both takes on the French novel by Abbe Prevost have achieved distinctive success in the opera world.\r\n\r\nMassenet’s premiered in 1884 and Puccini’s in 1893. Since then, the Met has staged Massenet’s work 270 times, and Puccini’s 230 times. This season, the Met will be adding even more to both lists.\r\n\r\nMassenet’s work was written in five acts, as described below, but will be effectively combined into three with two intermissions on Saturday.\r\n\r\nMilton Cross, the voice of the Met’s radio broadcasts for more than 40 years, portrayed Massenet’s Manon as “The story of a charming young French girl who is too anxious for a life of pleasure, too young to know the ways of the world and how to avoid its pitfalls – but still can’t find it in our hearts to condemn her, but feel only pity and sympathy as her career winds its course to a degrading and unhappy close.”\r\n\r\nColoratura soprano Lisette Oropesa is the enchanting heroine, with Michael Faviano is the young man after her heart. Maurizio Benini conducts.\r\n\r\nAct I\r\n\r\nManon, a beautiful young woman, arrives at an inn in Amiens to meet her cousin Lescaut, who will take her to a convent according to the wishes of her father, who wants to amend her worldly and extrovert character. Manon does not share her father\'s wishes, and after being courted by an older man, Guillot, she falls in love at first sight with Des Grieux, a young nobleman passing through town, and they elope and escape to Paris in Guillot’s coach.\r\n\r\nAct II\r\n\r\nThe young couple live in a modest home in Paris. Des Grieux writes to his father asking for his consent to marry Manon. But her cousin and his wealthy friend de Brétigny arrive, saying that Des Grieux’s father is going to have him arrested. Manon believes this and succumbs to the proposals of de Brétigny, who offers her a life of luxury in Paris.\r\n\r\nAct III\r\n\r\nManon is now de Brétigny’s lover and enjoying his wealth. But when she learns from Des Grieux’s father that his son has entered a seminary, she rushes off to find him. At first, he rejects her but can’t overcome her seductive ways. He yields to her and leaves the seminary to be with her.\r\n\r\nAct IV\r\n\r\nAt a gambling salon, Manon arrives with Des Grieux and convinces him to gamble. He defeats Guillot continuously but is accused of cheating. Guillot leaves, but returns with police, who arrest Des Grieux and Manon, on the grounds that she is a prostitute.\r\n\r\nAct V\r\n\r\nManon is condemned to be deported. Des Grieux and Lescaut plot to save her, but realize there is no hope against so many soldiers. The lovers reunite one last time before she dies in his arms.\r\n\r\nFrom the Met\r\n\r\n“Manon features one of the truly unforgettable, irresistible, and archetypal female characters in opera. While the story is firmly set in class and gender issues of the past, the character of Manon herself is timelessly familiar. Massenet’s score captures the drama of the heroine with deft craftsmanship, expressive vocal and orchestral writing, and an almost unparalleled level of sensuality. There is no shortage of passion, but much of the most dramatically (and erotically) charged passages rely on the simplest effects. The quivering of the violins, for example, when the lovers finally touch in the St. Sulpice scene is a brief musical detail, but it is as voluptuous as anything in opera. Likewise, many of the solos make an impact with sublety and delicate colors: The refinement of both Manon’s ‘Adieu, notre petite table’ and des Grieux’s ‘En ferment les yeux’ in Act II create a sense of breathless wonder and suspended time.”', 'Drama, passion highlight Massenet’s Manon', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'drama-passion-highlight-massenets-manon', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:15:15', '2019-10-16 17:15:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42006', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42009, 4, '2019-10-16 13:16:13', '2019-10-16 17:16:13', '<h4>The Last Romance opens Oct. 25 at AmVets</h4>\r\nCoastal Stage’s production of The Last Romance, directed by Christine Grefe, opens with a VIP event Friday, Oct. 25 at AmVets at 1831 Ribaut Road in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThe VIP opening night runs from 7 to 8 p.m., includes appetizers, beer and wine, catered by The Kitchen on Lady’s Island and costs $30. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the performance starts at 8 p.m.\r\n\r\nThere are 8 p.m. evening performances on Oct. 25, Oct. 26, Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 , while there are 2 p.m. matinees on Oct. 27 and Nov. 3.\r\n\r\nReserved seating is $25; group reserved seating (10+) is $22. Student reserved seating is $20 and tickets at the door are $27. Online tickets are available at <a href=\"https://thelastromanceportroyal.bpt.me/\">https://thelastromanceportroyal.bpt.me/</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-717-2175 or visit <a href=\"http://www.coastalstage.com/\">www.coastalstage.com</a>.\r\n<h4>Mystic Osprey Fine Art Gallery to open in Habersham</h4>\r\nMystic Osprey Gallery will host its opening exhibit and artist reception on Friday, Nov. 1 at 23B Market, No. 1 in the Habersham Marketplace. The reception is from 6 to 8 p.m.\r\n\r\nMystic Osprey Gallery will showcase original paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry, and ceramics.\r\n\r\n“Mystic Osprey celebrates nature. And we are a sanctuary for artists who do so,” said Robert Howell, who’s curating the artists. “We hope these artistic and symbolic representations of nature and habitat might help us become better stewards of our planet, its fauna, and flora. And the work is gorgeous for people’s homes.”\r\n\r\nThe gallery’s first group show will open with artists Michael Ross, painter (Ga.), David Molesky, painter (N.Y.), Dianne Munkittrick, painter (S.C.), Susan Colwell, painter (S.C.), Rebeckah Strickland, Ceramic Artist (Ga.), Eric Moore, sculptor (S.C.), Valerie Lamott, jeweler (SC), and Sharon Whitham, printmaker (Mass.).\r\n\r\nAt the opening reception, Ross, Molesky and Munkittrick will be on hand to discuss their work with guests, and refreshments will be served.', 'Arts Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'arts-briefs-5', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:16:13', '2019-10-16 17:16:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42009', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42011, 4, '2019-10-16 13:16:47', '2019-10-16 17:16:47', 'The 7th Annual Bourbon, Bubbles &amp; Brew fundraising event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. November 3 at Breakwater Restaurant at 203 Carteret Street in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThis annual fundraising event benefits the Beaufort Film Society and the 14th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival.\r\n\r\nTickets for this much anticipated event may be purchased online at beaufortfilmfestival.com.\r\n\r\nThe event includes tastings of the world\'s finest bourbons, champagnes, and craft beers. Live music will also be provided for your entertainment.\r\n\r\n\"This fundraising effort is a great opportunity to introduce the Beaufort Film Society to a lot of new folks, and we\'re especially thankful to Breakwater owners Donna and Gary Lang and Beth Shaw for this continued great community support,\" Beaufort Film Society President Ron Tucker said in a release.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Film Society (BFS) is a nonprofit, 501(c) 3, member-supported organization, dedicated to providing the highest levels of entertainment and education to the public from all areas of the film industry.', 'Bourbon, Bubbles & Brew fundraiser for Beaufort Film Society set for Nov. 3', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bourbon-bubbles-brew-fundraiser-for-beaufort-film-society-set-for-nov-3', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:16:47', '2019-10-16 17:16:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42011', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42015, 4, '2019-10-16 13:22:09', '2019-10-16 17:22:09', '<h2>Case involved right to counsel in municipal courts</h2>\r\n<h4>By MIKE McCOMBS</h4>\r\nThe American Civil Liberties Union, the City of Beaufort and the Town of Bluffton announced a settlement last week in an Oct. 2017 lawsuit accusing the municipalities of depriving lawyers to poor people facing incarceration if convicted in municipal court.\r\n\r\nThe ACLU of South Carolina and Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough LLP were involved in the settlement, as well.\r\n\r\nAccording to Beaufort City Manager Bill Prokop, the parties had been on the same page for close to a year, but it simply took this long to work out all of the details. Prokop said the city’s procedures won’t change from what it has been doing for the past year.\r\n\r\n“Public defenders will be handled by the county’s public defender office in a contract with Beaufort, Bluffton and Port Royal,” Prokop said.\r\n\r\nHilton Head Island did away with its municipal court.\r\n\r\nProkop said the parties had to be sure the details of the settlement were within state law and satisfied the state court administration, as well as the public defenders.\r\n\r\nThe settlement comes at little cost for the city, Prokop said. The change in cost is “within a couple percentage points,” Prokop said.\r\n\r\nThe municipalities were responsible for $250,000 in ACLU court costs, but that will come from the state insurance reserve fund.\r\n\r\nAccording to the ACLU, in addition to the settlement on public defenders, the municipalities will provide written notice and oral advisement of the right to counsel to every person charged with an offense that carries the possibility of a jail sentence. They will also refrain from conducting trials in absentia without counsel unless such defendants have willfully waived their rights.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Whether you are rich or poor, the right to a lawyer is a pillar of our criminal legal system,” director of the ACLU’s Criminal Law Reform Project Ezekiel Edwards said in a release. “For far too long, municipal courts in South Carolina have run wealth-based systems by treating this constitutional protection as a luxury reserved only for people who could afford it. (Last week’s) settlement protects the guarantee of the right to a public defender for everyone facing criminal charges in municipal courts in Beaufort and Bluffton. Every city in South Carolina must ensure the same protections.”\r\n\r\nEach of the lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed in Oct. 2017, was prosecuted, convicted, and jailed by municipal courts in the City of Beaufort or the Town of Bluffton without being appointed a public defender attorney or being advised of the right to counsel.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“We applaud Beaufort and Bluffton for coming to the table and reaching a settlement that will address the constitutional failures in their municipal courts that we documented in our complaint,” ACLU of SC Legal Director Susan Dunn said in a release. “It is our hope that other cities across the state will take this opportunity to follow their lead and provide public defenders in their courts so that no one is subjected to unfair court proceedings simply because they are poor.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis settlement could have an impact across the state. According to the ACLU, in a majority of South Carolina’s more than 200 municipal courts, public defenders are unavailable. Several fail to provide any representation for poor defendants.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“The law is clear — if a city in South Carolina chooses to have a municipal court, either it must provide zealous advocates to poor people prosecuted in those courts or shut down its court,” Stuart Andrews, a partner at the law firm Nelson Mullins, said in a release.', 'City of Beaufort settles suit brought by ACLU', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-of-beaufort-settles-suit-brought-by-aclu', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:22:09', '2019-10-16 17:22:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42015', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42017, 4, '2019-10-16 13:22:55', '2019-10-16 17:22:55', 'The League of Women Voters is sponsoring the Port Royal Candidates’ Forum at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1104 11th Street, Port Royal.\r\n\r\nInitially conceived as two separate forums, the format will now include the three candidates running for two town council seats and the two candidates running for mayor.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAn independent moderator – Asa Aarons, consumer reporter from “Just Ask Asa” – and timer will preside. Each candidate will have a set statement time; the moderator will then ask questions from the League and written questions from the audience.\r\n\r\nWriting materials will be available for attendees’ questions. You can also submit questions by Friday Oct. 18 to <a href=\"mailto:LWVBeaufort@gmail.com\">LWVBeaufort@gmail.com</a>.\r\n\r\nJerry Ashmore, Robert Landrum and Kevin Phillips are running for two town council seats. All three will be present Monday.\r\n\r\nMary Beth Gray-Heyward and Joe DeVito are running for mayor, as long-time mayor Sam Murray is not seeking re-election. Only DeVito will be present Monday.\r\n\r\nElection Day is Nov. 5.', 'League of Women Voters hosting Port Royal Candidates’ Forum', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'league-of-women-voters-hosting-port-royal-candidates-forum', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:22:55', '2019-10-16 17:22:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42017', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42020, 4, '2019-10-16 13:23:49', '2019-10-16 17:23:49', 'Habersham Marketplace presents the 11th annual Habersham Harvest Festival celebrating the bounty of the fall season Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.\r\n\r\nThis Lowcountry street festival features a vintage fair theme with family activities, celebrated local food purveyors and artisan crafts set against the backdrop of timeless southern architecture on Market Street.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nVisitrs can spend the day browsing artisan vendors, sampling and enjoying great local food, live music on the main stage, plus plenty of activities for kids of all ages including the ever-popular 47-ft Ferris wheel, vintage rides, contests, face painters, hayride, the Beaufort County Library bookmobile, a petting zoo and more.\r\n\r\nAdmission is free with food, drink, art and crafts available for purchase/ Select activities may include nominal entry fees.', 'Habersham hosts 11th annual Harvest Festival', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'habersham-hosts-11th-annual-harvest-festival', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:23:49', '2019-10-16 17:23:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42020', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42023, 4, '2019-10-16 13:24:44', '2019-10-16 17:24:44', 'School bond referendum important to special ed students\r\n\r\nI am a “SPED Mom,” and mother of three children in Beaufort County Schools. Before you make a decision on your support for the School Bond Referendum, I want you to know how the referendum can improve schools for special education students.\r\n\r\n– Relieving overcrowding: Part of the referendum package adds classroom space to our most crowded schools. Many people don’t realize that there are caps on the number of children who can be placed in a self-contained Special Education (SPED) class. Depending on the grade and the needs of the students, this can be between five and 12 students. Some classes and programs have had to be moved to other schools, because there weren’t enough classrooms to accommodate the programs. Adding classroom space will allow more kids to attend their neighborhood school.\r\n\r\n– Security upgrades: Every school in the district will receive security upgrades that will improve communications systems. In SPED classes, communication between the teachers, assistants and administration are vital. Teachers need to trust that their phones and radios will work reliably when they call for help.\r\n\r\n– ADA requirements: Some older schools in our district have not had major renovations in many years. As a result, they don’t meet the most current standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The referendum will fund upgrades to wheelchair accessible doors, larger more accessible restrooms, and accommodations for people with vision and hearing impairments to name a few.\r\n\r\nI will be voting yes on November 5 and I hope you will too.\r\n\r\nThank you.\r\n\r\n– Lindsay Weller', 'Letter to the Editor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-33', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:24:44', '2019-10-16 17:24:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42023', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42025, 4, '2019-10-16 13:25:24', '2019-10-16 17:25:24', 'If you’ve ever wanted to be in a movie, here’s your chance.\r\n\r\nA pool of 100 background extras are needed for scenes being shot between Nov. 10 and 23 in Beaufort and Bluffton for VW Scheich’s feature film “Stars Fell on Alabama.”\r\n\r\nMales and females of all ethnic groups are needed, ages 18 and older.\r\n\r\nIf interested, email Megan Wilson at <a href=\"mailto:sfoaextras@gmail.com\">sfoaextras@gmail.com</a>. Include a picture or<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>brief physical description with email address and telephone number.\r\n\r\n“Stars Fell on Alabama” is a romantic comedy.', '100 extras needed for movie shoot in Beaufort, Bluffton', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '100-extras-needed-for-movie-shoot-in-beaufort-bluffton', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:25:24', '2019-10-16 17:25:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42025', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42027, 4, '2019-10-16 13:29:36', '2019-10-16 17:29:36', 'From the time second-ranked Barnwell returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, Whale Branch was overmatched in a 49-6 home loss Friday.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors couldn’t slow down Barnwell’s powerful rushing attack, as the Warhorses rolled up 314 yards on the ground. Jamari Chisolm rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries, and Craig Pender added two touchdown passes to Ena Bynum.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch pulled within 14-6 on Jadon Grant’s 3-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter, but the Warhorses tacked on two more touchdowns before halftime to take a 28-6 lead to the break.\r\n\r\nBarnwell outscored the Warriors 21-0 in the second half, as Whale Branch struggled to move the ball. De’Arius Hazel rushed for 93 yards on eight carries, and Grant added 61 yards and a TD on 14 attempts, but the Warhorses bottled up speedy quarterback Jaylen Reeves.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors (4-2, 0-2) host Allendale-Fairfax on Friday.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Whale Branch’s Keith Bing, right, turns the corner and gains extra yards during the second quarter Friday night against Barnwell High School. Photo by Bob Sofaly</em>', 'Warriors can’t hang with Warhorses', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'warriors-cant-hang-with-warhorses', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:29:36', '2019-10-16 17:29:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42027', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42030, 4, '2019-10-16 13:33:48', '2019-10-16 17:33:48', '<strong>SWIMMING</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>BHS boys 9th, girls 17th at state meet</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High’s boys finished ninth, and the girls were 17th at the SCHSL State Swimming Championships on Oct. 12 at the USC Natatorium in Columbia.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Samuel Marrero was fourth in the 100 back and 13th in the 50 free, and he helped the Eagles finish fourth in the 400 free relay and seventh in the 200 medley relay.\r\n\r\nJames Stone was sixth in the 100 fly and 12th in the 50 free, Witt Compton was ninth in the 200 IM and 12th in the 100 breast, and Cameron Hussman was 10th in the 200 free and 13th in the 100 back.\r\n\r\nLily Bostwick was the only scorer for Beaufort’s girls, placing sixth in the 50 free, and ninth in the 100 free.\r\n\r\n<strong>VOLLEYBALL</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Seahawks sweep Eagles in key region match</strong>\r\n\r\nHilton Head High volleyball moved a step closer to locking up the Region 7-4A title with a sweep of Beaufort High on Oct. 10.\r\n\r\nThe Seahawks won 3-0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-23) to complete a sweep of the season series and solidify their spot atop the region standings. HHIHS already has clinched at least a share of the region title and will claim it outright with a win in one of its two remaining matches.\r\n\r\nHannah Merchant led the Eagles with eight kills and added two blocks and 24 digs, while Sakura Simmons had 25 digs, Peyton Polk added 19, and Olive Renforth had 18 and three kills. Zyaire Middleton handed out 11 assists and picked up 13 digs for the Eagles, who were 56-for-56 serving with four aces.\r\n\r\n<strong>Bobcats edge Eagles in 5-set thriller</strong>\r\n\r\nBluffton volleyball pulled out a thrilling five-set win over Beaufort High in a key Region 7-4A matchup Oct. 8.\r\n\r\nThe Bobcats rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win 3-2 (20-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-11, 15-10) to pull even with the Eagles in the region standings.\r\n\r\nHannah Merchant led Beaufort with 22 kills while adding 20 digs and serving 13-for-13, and Olive Renforth added 11 kills, 20 digs, and served 14-for-14. Megan Schoener led the Eagles with 26 digs and was 17-for-18 serving, and Peyton Polk added 16 digs.\r\n\r\n<strong>BHS makes silver semis at West Ashley</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High went 2-1 in pool play and fell in the silver bracket semifinals at a 12-team tournament at West Ashley on Oct. 12.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles started the day with a 25-14, 25-22 loss to eventual gold division champion Carolina Forest, but they bounced back to beat Fort Dorchester (25-13, 26-24) and Cane Bay (25-22, 25-11) to earn a spot in the silver bracket. BHS dropped a tough, three-set match to Summerville (20-25, 25-23, 15-10) in the semifinal round.\r\n\r\nHannah Merchant led the Eagles with 19 kills while serving 24-for-25 and adding 25 digs. Arry Brown collected 11 kills in her best performance of the season,&nbsp; Zyaire Middleton dished out 28 assists to go with 25 digs and served 28-for-30, and Sakura Simmons had a team-high 32 digs and served 32-for-33 with three aces.\r\n\r\n<strong>HHCA outlasts BA in 5-set thriller</strong>\r\n\r\nThe rematch between SCISA volleyball powers Hilton Head Christian Academy and Beaufort Academy went down to the wire Oct. 10, with HHCA escaping with a five-set victory.\r\n\r\nBA won two of the first three sets, but HHCA rallied to claim the final two sets for a 3-2 (19-25, 25-20, 12-25, 25-21, 15-9) victory and sweep the season series.\r\n\r\nMcKayla Willingham (15 kills, five blocks) and Emily Ann Hiers (10 kills, nine assists, seven digs, two aces) led BA’s attack, while Amelia Huebel had seven kills and two blocks, Chase Vaigneur added four kills and four aces to go with 16 assists, and Mary Hanna Hiers had a team-high 16 digs.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dolphins down Bobcats in 5</strong>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek volleyball claimed a hard-fought five-set win over visiting Bluffton on Senior Night on Oct. 9.\r\n\r\nThe teams alternated taking each of the first four sets before the Dolphins claimed a tight fifth set to win the non-region match 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 15-25, 15-12).\r\n\r\nDazanni Hinton had a big night for the Dolphins with 13 kills, three blocks, and four aces, while Laiani McCullough compiled nine kills and four blocks, and Trezure Sipley added eight kills and three blocks. Halle DeJesus dished out 21 assists, and Paige McArthur collected six kills, six digs, and seven aces.\r\n\r\nOn Oct. 8, the Dolphins lost to May River 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-17), clinching the Region 8-3A title for the Sharks.\r\n\r\n<strong>CROSS COUNTRY</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Holy Trinity outruns competition at Habersham</strong>\r\n\r\nHoly Trinity swept the team titles in a cross country meet featuring eight area private schools Wednesday in Beaufort’s Habersham community.\r\n\r\nThe Lions won the boys title by a wide margin over runner-up John Paul II, as Holy Trinity’s Collin Durham claimed the individual title with a 5K time of 17:57, with JPII’s Noah Brock in second.\r\n\r\nHoly Trinity edged Hilton Head Prep for the girls team title, while Hilton Head Christian Academy’s Devon Yarde won the girls race, ahead of runner-up Lauren Winegar of JPII.\r\n\r\n<strong>TENNIS</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>BA takes down JPII</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy girls tennis claimed a 6-3 victory over host John Paul II on Oct. 8 at Berkeley Hall.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles swept the six singles matches, while the Golden Warriors claimed all three doubles points.\r\n\r\nJayda Scheper, Ansleigh Pingree, Brycen Ambrose, Emma Dillinger, Tallie Pendarvis, and Kate Luckey each won singles matches\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Beaufort’s Hannah Marchant, right, powers the ball over the net during the first set against Hilton Head Island High School on Thursday at Beaufort High. Marchant’s efforts weren’t enough and the Eagles lost in straight sets to the Seahawks, 25-12, 25-18 and 25-23.&nbsp;Photo by Bob Sofaly</em>', 'Sports Roundup', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sports-roundup-7', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:33:49', '2019-10-16 17:33:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42030', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42033, 4, '2019-10-16 13:38:15', '2019-10-16 17:38:15', '<h4>By Justin Jarrett&nbsp;\r\nLowcoSports.com</h4>\r\nThe desperation became evident when Beaufort High School faced a fourth-and-2 at its own 28-yard line and elected to go for it. Oh, yeah, it was the second quarter of a five-point game. And they were stuffed.\r\n\r\nIt really felt like that could have been the point when the Eagles’ season started swirling the drain. But the defense delivered a big play on the next snap, forcing a fumble that allowed Beaufort to get into the locker room without further damage.\r\n\r\nWhen they emerged, they were a different team. Featuring an effective option attack and a stingy defense, Beaufort rallied for a 35-24 victory over visiting Bluffton on Friday, giving Bryce Lybrand his first victory as a head coach.\r\n\r\nThe night couldn’t have started much worse for the Eagles, who mishandled a pooch kick on the opening kickoff to set up Kylan Simmons’ 12-yard touchdown run, then muffed a punt and two more kickoff returns in the first half. The Bobcats weren’t able to cash in enough, though, settling for Evan Hayes field goals from 40 and 28 yards and a 12-7 halftime lead.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s offense came to life in the second half, as quarterback Daniel Phares — making his first start in place of Tyler Haley (shoulder) — spearheaded the Eagles’ option attack along with running backs James Dagin and Amariee Morris. Morris’ 3-yard run capped a 75-yard drive on Beaufort’s first series of the second half, and the Eagles never trailed again.\r\n\r\nPhares delivered several daggers in the fourth quarter to put the Bobcats away, hitting Eddie Warren over the top for a 30-yard touchdown pass, putting a late option pitch on Dagin’s hands for an 8-yard touchdown run, and setting up his second touchdown run of the night with a long option keeper to make it 35-18.\r\n\r\nPhares finished with a team-high 130 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries, and he was 6-of-8 passing for 61 yards and a TD. Morris added 96 yards and a TD on 14 carries, and Dagin had 81 yards and a TD on eight attempts.\r\n\r\nBluffton’s Rakim White took a Lee Kirkland pass and broke a tackle en route to a 63-yard touchdown reception to make it 35-24, and the Bobcats recovered another onside kick, but they ran out of time.\r\n\r\nWilliam Winburn racked up 12 tackles, Kaedin Grissom had nine tackles and a key pass break-up, and Theo Washington added five tackles and two sacks to lead Beaufort’s defense.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles (1-5, 1-0) step out of region play to host undefeated May River on Friday.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Beaufort High coach Bryce Lybrand (right) gives instruction to a player on the sideline during the Eagles’ 35-24 home win over Bluffton on Friday. It was Lybrand’s first win as a head coach.</em>', 'Eagles erupt in 2nd half, give Lybrand 1st win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-erupt-in-2nd-half-give-lybrand-1st-win', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:38:15', '2019-10-16 17:38:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42033', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42037, 4, '2019-10-16 13:40:38', '2019-10-16 17:40:38', '<h4>By BOB SOFALY</h4>\r\nMore than two dozen Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort brought their heavy equipment and assorted machinery to help remove tree stumps from the north end of Hunting Island State Park, commonly called the “boneyard.”\r\n\r\nThe “Sweat Hogs” even set up a bivouac area so they wouldn’t have to travel back and forth each day as the popular state park gets ready for a scheduled beach nourishment project.\r\n\r\nOne Marine said it’s been pretty nice the last couple of weeks after the weather has cooled off.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“What’s not to like?” she said, of camping on the beach. “But it got a little chilly when the wind kicked up and was coming in straight off the ocean.”\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort use front end loaders and other heavy machinery too remove tree stumps from the north end of Hunting Island, commonly called the “boneyard”. The “Sweat Hogs” are clearing the area in preparation for an upcoming beach nourishment project. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'Marines lend a hand on Hunting Island', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'marines-lend-a-hand-on-hunting-island', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:40:38', '2019-10-16 17:40:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42037', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42040, 4, '2019-10-16 13:43:43', '2019-10-16 17:43:43', 'On October 10, the Burton Fire District and Beaufort County School District received an award and spread the word to firefighters across the nation about their successful collaboration on the JACOB Kit program.\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District and Beaufort County School District, for their partnership on the JACOB Kit program, received the Firehouse Magazine Thomas Carr Community Service Award at the annual national Firehouse Expo conference in Nashville, which was attended by firefighters from across the nation.\r\n\r\nDuring the weeklong conference, fire district and school district personnel also presented a class and manned an informational booth teaching other firefighter how to partner with the schools and start their own JACOB Kit program.\r\n\r\n“I wanted those at the conference to realize that if their child is injured during a school shooting, that the teacher becomes the first responder, and we need the training and resources to act,” said Angela Byrne, a reading interventionist at Broad River Elementary. “Having this kit empowers teachers in knowing that they can protect their babies, and not have to possibly watch a child bleed to death in front of them. They can now do something.”\r\n\r\nBurton Fire Captain Daniel Byrne told conference attendees about the importance of fire departments having a voice in the national discussion on school violence.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Right now, the focus is on preventing and reacting to an event and planning for more resource officers and security,” Byrne said. “That’s an important part of the solution, but we also need solid plans for after the event, and treating the wounded. That’s where fire departments come in, that’s out area of expertise”\r\n\r\nFirehouse Magazine Editor-in-Chief Peter Matthews, who has followed the JACOB Kit program since its debut at Broad River Elementary, stated that the school district and fire district partnering together and combining their professional expertise to create a program to save lives are the reasons they were selected as one of four other programs to receive the award. Matthews also cited the spread of the JACOB Kit program to other communities and fire departments across the country as another reason for the selection.\r\n\r\nThe Thomas Carr Community Service Award is named after the former Charleston, South Carolina, Fire Chief, who assumed command of the department after the 2007 Super Sofa Store fire which killed nine Charleston firefighters. The award is presented to those who not only get involved in community service activities, but also to engage in activities that truly give back and elevate a community in a way that can change lives. Ann Carr, the wife of the late Chief Thomas Carr, was on hand to present the award.\r\n\r\nThe JACOB Kit program involves placing small trauma kits in every school classroom, along with providing annual teacher training on how to control critical bleeding. The program was named after Jacob Hall, a six-year-old Townville, S.C., student who was wounded in a 2016 shooting at his elementary school. Jacob died three days later as a result of massive blood loss.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn 2017, Broad River Elementary School piloted the program, which is funded by local grants and donations, and was well received by teachers and staff. Since its implementation, with help from other local fire departments, the Jacob Kit program has grown to include both public and private schools across the county. This year, led by County Councilman Michael Covert, Beaufort County has also placed kits in all county buildings.\r\n\r\nBurton Fire Chief Harry Rountree stated that while he is proud the fire district has been given the award, he stressed that this is truly a community award. “We started the program, but fire departments throughout Beaufort County took the program into their schools as well, and it’s been the citizens of this county that have made it all possible through donations,” he said. “This really has been a community supported and driven program, and we thank all our neighboring fire departments and citizens for their efforts.”\r\n\r\nCounty fire official state there are still classrooms in the school district without the kits, and they are still seeking donations and sponsorships to place a kit in every class. Anyone wishing to donate to the program, or to sponsor a class or school, can email <a href=\"mailto:safetyed@burtonfd.org\">safetyed@burtonfd.org</a> or visit <a href=\"https://www.stopthebleedbluffton.com/\">https://www.stopthebleedbluffton.com/</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Above: </span></em><em>Receiving the award, Burton Fire District Captain Daniel Byrne, Robert Daus Jr of Liberty Artworks, Firehouse Magazine Editor and Chief Peter Matthews, Beaufort County School District teacher Angela Byrne, and Ann Carr, wife of the late Thomas Carr.</em>', 'Burton Fire, Beaufort County School District receive award', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'burton-fire-beaufort-county-school-district-receive-award', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:43:43', '2019-10-16 17:43:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42040', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42044, 4, '2019-10-16 13:45:03', '2019-10-16 17:45:03', 'Three northern Beaufort County recruits were among the 22 graduates of the South Carolina Fire Academy in September.\r\n\r\nRonald L. Ball, Jr. (City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department), Tommy Buskirk (Lady\'s Island-St. Helena Fire District) and Jessica Tomasoski (City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department) graduated Friday, Sept. 27 from the eight-week firefighter candidate school in Columbia.\r\n\r\nThe graduation’s keynote speaker was Chief Bruce Kline of the Lady’s Island-St. Helena Fire District. The firefighters underwent a 320-hour training program of classroom and hands-on firefighting skills development.\r\n\r\n“This challenging eight-week program requires commitment, passion, and dedication,” Fire Academy Superintendent Dennis Ray said. “These recruits have successfully worked together as a team, performed extensive hands-on training with live fires, and passed intensive practical skills evaluations and written tests to meet the National Fire Protection Association standards.”\r\n\r\nThe comprehensive training, offered quarterly at the Fire Academy, includes emergency responder first aid training, hazardous materials operations training, auto extrication, flammable liquids and gas firefighting, rescue training, and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Firefighter I and Firefighter II levels.\r\n\r\nBall earned the Pride of the Battalion award, given to the recruit who has demonstrated “Leadership, Integrity, Determination and Good Value.” This award recipient is chosen by the instructor staff who worked with the recruits during the eight-week program.', 'Area firefighters graduate from SC Fire Academy', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'area-firefighters-graduate-from-sc-fire-academy', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:45:03', '2019-10-16 17:45:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42044', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42048, 4, '2019-10-16 13:48:54', '2019-10-16 17:48:54', '<h4>By MARIE McADEN</h4>\r\nBetween her full-time job at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) and babysitting her five grandkids, Willie Mae Powell had little time for much of anything else in her busy work week. Before she knew it, two years had passed since her last screening mammogram.\r\n\r\nBut the 55-year-old Beaufort resident wasn’t worried.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Breast cancer doesn’t run in my family,” she said.\r\n\r\nWhat she didn’t realize was that most women who develop breast cancer do not have a family history. In fact, according to the American Cancer Society, only 15 percent of women with breast cancer have a relative who had the disease.\r\n\r\nThen one evening this spring, she felt a lump in her right breast. The disconcerting discovery was all the motivation she needed to make an appointment for a mammogram at Beaufort Memorial’s Breast Health Center.\r\n\r\nThe X-ray revealed a suspicious lesion in her breast, which turned out to be a malignant tumor. Powell’s cancer was triple negative, a type of tumor that does not have any of the three receptors known to fuel most breast cancer growth.\r\n\r\nTriple negative occurs in about 10 to 20 percent of diagnosed breast cancers, often in younger women, African Americans, Hispanics and those with a BRCA1 gene mutation. It can be difficult to treat because hormone therapy and the drugs that target the three common cancer receptors – estrogen, progesterone and the HER-2 gene – are ineffective.\r\n\r\n“When they told me I had cancer, I couldn’t believe it,” said Powell, who has worked at BMH for 20 years and now serves as supervisor of Environmental Services. “I was very upset. And then a week later my husband found out he had multiple myeloma. I went into a little bit of a depression.”\r\n\r\nTo help her understand the complex treatment process involved in fighting the disease, Beaufort Memorial breast care navigator Chris Marino met with Powell as soon as she was diagnosed. She helped her set up appointments with the three board-certified BMH physicians who would be treating her cancer – medical oncologist Dr. Marcus Newberry, general surgeon Dr. Stephen Sisco and radiation oncologist Dr. Jonathan Briggs – and accompanied her on the office visits with the physicians.\r\n\r\n“Cancer is a scary word,” Marino said. “There are a lot of steps involved in the treatment of the disease. My job is to make those steps easier for the patient.”\r\n\r\nAfter meeting with Powell and evaluating her case, the cancer team developed an evidence-based treatment plan.\r\n\r\n“With triple negative breast cancer, you treat with chemotherapy pre-operatively to see the pathologic response it has on the tumor,” Newberry said. “More than 50 percent of cases will result in a pathologic complete response. If there’s residual disease, we can give the patient additional medication post-operatively to increase the chances of a long-term cure.”\r\n\r\nPowell’s treatment plan started with 16 rounds of chemo at the Beaufort Memorial Infusion Center. After the fourth round, she began to lose her hair. And it got worse from there.\r\n\r\n“I was very sick,” Powell recalled. “But I worked right through it. It helped me put my mind on something else.”\r\n\r\nAlong with Marino’s advice and encouragement, Powell has relied on the support of her hospital co-workers and family. Her husband, Ricky, and her daughter, Celless, have kept her spirits up, motivating her to push through the worst times.\r\n\r\n“She’s very strong,” Marino said. “You pass her in the hallway and you have no idea she has cancer. She’s always upbeat and smiling.”\r\n\r\nPowell finished her chemo treatments in September and the results have been encouraging.\r\n\r\n“We monitor for disease growth throughout the chemo process,” Newberry said. “The ultrasound midway through the treatments showed it had shrunk.”\r\n\r\nShe won’t know if she had a pathologic complete response until she undergoes surgery, which will involve removing breast tissue as well as some lymph nodes. Following her surgery this month, she’ll begin radiation therapy.\r\n\r\n“Radiation reduces the risk of recurrence in the chest and lymph nodes,” said Briggs, a board-certified radiation oncologist at the hospital’s Keyserling Cancer Center. “Typically, it’s a six-week course of treatment with 15 minutes of radiation five days a week.”\r\n\r\nNow months into her cancer journey, Powell is looking forward to getting back to doing the things she loves – fishing and crabbing with her husband and spending time with her grandkids.\r\n\r\n“I appreciate everything that’s been done for me,” Powell said. “The staff at the Breast Health Center, and the doctors – everyone has been wonderful.”\r\n\r\n<em>EDITOR’S NOTE:</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Beaufort Memorial Hospital promotes a story about a breast cancer survivor each year to help promote awareness.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>One in eight women will develop breast cancer, but early detection can save your life. Have you or your loved ones had your mammogram this year? Get screened today.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Beaufort Memorial has partnered with MDsave to provide $99 screening mammograms through October 31. Mammograms purchased in October can be scheduled any time in the next six months. Visit MDsave.com/beaufort for information or to purchase.\r\n\r\nPhoto by Paul Nurnberg&nbsp;</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Beaufort grandmother doesn’t let breast cancer slow her down', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-grandmother-doesnt-let-breast-cancer-slow-her-down', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:48:54', '2019-10-16 17:48:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42048', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42052, 4, '2019-10-16 13:51:08', '2019-10-16 17:51:08', 'The Beaufort/Jasper/Hampton Comprhensive Health Services honored some of its longest lasting employees recently. The are, from left, Roland Gardner, Chief Executive Officer; Elize Powell, Registered Nurse, 30 years; Julia C. Williams, 25 years; Georgella B. Allen, 47 years; Gertha Dansby, 25 years; and Marta Rodriquez, board member. Photo by Bob Sofaly.', 'Longtime healthcare employees honored', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'longtime-healthcare-employees-honored', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:51:08', '2019-10-16 17:51:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42052', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42056, 4, '2019-10-16 13:52:28', '2019-10-16 17:52:28', 'USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts proudly presents Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook.\r\n\r\nFans will feel the earth move under their feet on at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25.\r\n\r\nThis performance, starring Suzanne O Davis, is the premier musical tribute to the legendary Carole King.\r\n\r\nThis show recreates the sounds and vibes of a 1970’s Carole King concert experience following her legendary album, Tapestry.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTapestry not only presents the record-breaking, Grammy winning album of the same name, but is a retrospective of the iconic songwriting team of Goffin and King, and her hits that continued into the 70’s for artists such as Aretha Franklin, Bobby Vee, The Beatles, James Taylor, the Drifters, Donny Osmond, and the list goes on.\r\n\r\nThe cost of admission to travel back in time is $35 for adults, $30 for seniors and military and $15 for students.\r\n\r\nTickets are available online at USCBcenterforthearts.com, at the box office located at 801 Boundary St. in Beaufort, or at the door the evening of the show.', 'USCB Center for the Arts presents King’s Tapestry', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-center-for-the-arts-presents-kings-tapestry', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:52:28', '2019-10-16 17:52:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42056', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42059, 4, '2019-10-16 13:54:47', '2019-10-16 17:54:47', '<h4>By MINDY LUCAS</h4>\r\nFormer Fire Chief Wendell Wilburn remembers Linda Edgerley not only as someone who was extremely capable and hard working but for one quality in particular.\r\n\r\n“She was always looking out for her extended family,” he said, referring to the City of Beaufort-Town of Port Royal Fire Department. “She made sure they had what they needed, when they needed it, and if she didn’t have it immediately, she would certainly fulfill that need.”\r\n\r\nLovingly called “Mrs. E” or “mom” by firefighters and staff, Edgerley served as the department’s executive office manager for 27 years before retiring in 2009.\r\n\r\nEdgerley, 74, who had chronic lung disease, died at her home on Sept. 30.\r\n\r\nWilburn, who hired Edgerley in 1982, said she was instrumental not only with the day-to-day needs of the fire house – from the paperwork all new hires filled out to everyday budgetary needs – but in building relationships with the community and the city as well.\r\n\r\n“She had some great relationships at city hall because she had to be there almost everyday to take paperwork over,” he said. “She was a huge asset.”\r\n\r\nEdgerley was also present during a time of great change, Wilburn said. This included the building of the new station on Ribaut Road and the adding of new fire trucks and new equipment including radios and protective gear that followed.\r\n\r\n“She was given a lot to deal with, but she handled it smoothly and seamlessly,” Wilburn said. “It would have been difficult to do our jobs without her. No doubt it about it.”\r\n\r\nHer deep devotion to the men and women who came through the fire department may have come from her own experience with personal loss, many have said.\r\n\r\nThe Edgerleys’ young son, Bruce, died in 1990, after being struck in the chest by a baseball at batting practice.\r\n\r\nCurrent fire chief Reece Bertholf, who worked with Edgerley for about 10 years before she retired, remembers the level of commitment and devotion Edgerley had.\r\n\r\n“The dedication in her was as strong as it was in many of our firefighters,” he said.\r\n\r\nBertholf said the department had some 33 firefighters when she retired, and she took care of all of them and whatever the needs were at the firehouse.\r\n\r\n“If we needed shopping done or laundry soap, she would go and make those purchases,” he said.\r\n\r\nEdgerley would also show up at fires with coffee for the firefighters.\r\n\r\n“Then she would be back at the fire house when we got back to make sure the reports were getting done,” he said. “It wasn’t odd to see her at the station at the odd hours that firefighters had to work.”\r\n\r\nEdgerley was laid to rest at Beaufort Memorial Gardens, on Oct. 4. She is survived by her husband, Donald “Don” Edgerley, also of Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo courtesy of City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department.</em>', 'Community mourns beloved ‘Mrs. E’ of Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'community-mourns-beloved-mrs-e-of-beaufort-port-royal-fire-department', '', '', '2019-10-16 13:54:47', '2019-10-16 17:54:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42059', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42063, 4, '2019-10-16 14:00:29', '2019-10-16 18:00:29', 'Ghostly spirits are expected to take over downtown Beaufort while the Exchange Club hosts its 27th annual Ghost Tours. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSign up now to take a carriage ride or walking tour through Beaufort’s Historic District while listening to haunting tales of the area. Tours last about an hour and will run in the evenings of October 18-20, 25-27, and 30.\r\n\r\nAll proceeds benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) of Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nSome of Beaufort’s oldest residents have shared stories from their childhood and the Exchange Club of&nbsp;Beaufort brings these stories to life each October. Costumed storytellers spellbind tour participants with&nbsp;the ghostly happenings while traveling the moss-lined streets of downtown.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe oldest ghost in America is said to live in “the Castle,” a 19th century renovated estate located on the river in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\nWalking tour tickets are $12 for all ages. Carriage tours are $12 for children ages 3-11 and $22 for adults. All children must be accompanied by an adult.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nA pet- and stroller-friendly walking tour leaves each night at 7 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nReservations can be made online at www.capabeaufort.org or by calling 843-52-GHOST. Reservations&nbsp;are strongly recommended.\r\n\r\n<strong>Want to go?</strong>\r\n\r\nWhat: 27<sup>th</sup> annual Beaufort Ghost Tours\r\n\r\nWhen: October 18-20, 25-27, 30.\r\n\r\nWhere: The streets of downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\nCost: Walking tour – $12. Carriage tours – $12 for children ages 3-11, $22 for adults.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nReservations: www.capabeaufort.org or 843-52-GHOST.\r\n\r\nNotes: All children must be accompanied by an adult. … All proceeds benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) of Beaufort County.\r\n\r\n<em>\r\nAbove: Beth “Capt. Elizabeth Swann” Lewis harasses a carriage full of living souls as it rolls down East Street during the annual Exchange Club Ghost Tour fund raiser for the Child Abuse Prevention Association in October 2018.&nbsp;Photo by Bob Sofaly</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>\r\nOTHER LOCAL HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Trunk or Treat</strong>\r\n\r\nFriday, Oct. 26, Hunting Island Campground. Come dressed in your favorite costume and candy will be provided. If you’d like to set up your own trunk, contact the campground store at 843-838-7437. Campers that participate will be provided with a sign for their campsite.\r\n\r\n<strong>Spooky Lighthouse Tours</strong>\r\n\r\n6-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, Hunting Island Lighthouse. $5 per person. Must be 44 inches to climb.', 'Ghost Tours re-establish their ghoulish grip on downtown Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ghost-tours-re-establish-their-ghoulish-grip-on-downtown-beaufort', '', '', '2019-10-16 14:00:29', '2019-10-16 18:00:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42063', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42313, 4, '2019-11-13 15:48:48', '2019-11-13 20:48:48', '<h4>By LEE SCOTT</h4>\r\nAt a recent coffee gathering with several women, the topic of decorating our homes for Christmas came up. That is when two of the women started to talk about the house they were going to decorate for the “Beaufort Homes for the Holidays” event.\r\n\r\nNow I did not say anything, but my first thought was “Why, in heaven’s name, would you want to decorate someone else’s house?”\r\n\r\nNot that I am a Scrooge, but I have enough problems dragging out my own decorations.\r\n\r\nThen they started to explain all the things they were doing. These two women are very creative, and I was intrigued by the details they were going through to make this home a standout at the event.\r\n\r\nOf the seven homes on the tour, five of them are historic and the house they were assigned is one of the five.\r\n\r\nSo, their intention was to decorate the house, keeping in mind its historic significance coupled with Lowcountry ambiance.\r\n\r\nFirst, they described the oyster shell garlands they had made.\r\n\r\nMy northern brain could not equate oyster shells with Christmas decorations, but again, I was quiet.\r\n\r\nThey described the washing and bleaching process, and then, after drying, getting a friend to punch holes in the shells.\r\n\r\nNext came the twine. They placed the twine through the oyster shell holes and made garlands. Some of the shells they had spray painted a silvery glow to be used as accents.\r\n\r\nMy brain started to kick into gear as to what they were doing.\r\n\r\nThen they talked about the greenery they were collecting for decorating. It included magnolia tree leaves, pine cones, and palm fronds.\r\n\r\nThey did admit to having some small non-historic electric lights to help illuminate the home also.\r\n\r\nIt was while we were chatting that a local arborist, who overheard our discussion, suggested that they could use okra to decorate.\r\n\r\n“How in the world would you use okra?” I asked.\r\n\r\nShe said to take a large vase and fill it with Pink Muhly grass then place a large flowering okra plant in the center. The flower resembles a hibiscus.\r\n\r\nShe said it makes a beautiful Lowcountry centerpiece.\r\n\r\nAs I sat there listening, I realized that it was time I embrace some of this Lowcountry decorating.\r\n\r\nAfterward, I pulled up the website for the Beaufort Homes for the Holidays and saw pictures from previous years. Decorators used items like Peacock feathers, candles, and Poinsettias. There were also pictures of old train sets, wooden reindeer, and lanterns all mixed in with Lowcountry greenery.\r\n\r\nNow I must go see those seven houses on the tour.\r\n\r\nAfter all, if I cannot come up with ideas for my house, at least I can use some of theirs.\r\n\r\n<i>Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.</i>', 'I am embracing decorating in the Lowcountry', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'i-am-embracing-decorating-in-the-lowcountry', '', '', '2019-11-13 15:48:48', '2019-11-13 20:48:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42313', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42072, 4, '2019-10-23 08:21:06', '2019-10-23 12:21:06', '<h4>Activities at Hunting Island State Park</h4>\r\nThere are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSundays: Sand/candy art, 11 a.m. (Oct. 27); Hunting Island Bingo, 2:30 p.m. (Oct<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>27).\r\n\r\nMondays: Reptiles of the Lowcountry, 11 a.m. (Oct. 28).\r\n\r\nTuesdays: CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walk, 3 p.m.; Going Batty, 4 p.m. (Oct. 29).\r\n\r\nWednesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m.; Lowcountry Legends &amp; Lore, 4 p.m. (Oct. 30).\r\n\r\nThursdays: Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Oct. 24, 31); CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.; Shark Tooth Excursion, 4 p.m. (Oct. 31); Spooky Lighthouse Lantern Tours, 6-8:30 p.m. (Oct. 31).\r\n\r\nFridays: Fish printing, 2 p.m. (Oct. 25).\r\n\r\nSaturdays: Tie-Die, 11 a.m. (Oct. 26); Trunk or Treat, 5-9 p.m. (Oct. 26).\r\n\r\nFor a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs &amp; Events.”\r\n\r\nAll are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.\r\n<h4>Beaufort County Historical Society “Historically Speaking” lectures</h4>\r\nAll talks, held at noon on Thursdays, are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. First-come, first-seated, doors open 30 minutes prior to event.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNov. 21: Maxine Lutz, “Not Just Gossip: Who Dwelt in Beaufort’s Historic Houses,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJan. 23: Dr. Bernard Powers, “The New Face of African American Public History in Charleston: The Center for the Study of Slavery and the International African American Museum,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\nMarch 12: Dr. Lawrence Rowland, “Kate Gleason, Libby Rowland, and Beaufort in the 1920s,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd. St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nMay 7: 81st annual meeting, Dr. Dale Rosengarten, “Blue Collars to Blue Serge Suits: Beaufort’s Jewish Settlers,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd., St. Helena Island.\r\n<h4>Workshop: The Rhythm is the Cure</h4>\r\n11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, Effervesce Yoga Spa in Port Royal. Workshop: The Rhythm is the Cure with Alessandra Belloni. Cost is $65. Lunch is included. Must bring ocean drum and/or tambourine. Register at <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a>.\r\n\r\nConcert: Healing Journeys with The Black Madonna\r\n\r\n6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, TCL Auditorium. Healing Journeys with The Black Madonna with Alessandra Belloni and a multi-artist art exhibit inspired by The Black Madonna. Doors open at 5 p.m. Light hors d’oeuvres at Art Council Mather Building 1 and in Lobby of Auditorium at TCL. Cost is $10 at the door or reserve tickets at <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a>.\r\n<h4>The Art of Elegance book signing</h4>\r\n11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25. A lunch, presentation and book signing for The Art Of Elegance with author Marshall Watson hosted by Historic Beaufort Foundation, 208 Scott Street. For tickets and information, call 843-379-3331 or historicbeaufort.org.\r\n<h4>Dawn of the Light</h4>\r\n5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26, 178 Sam\'s Point Rd. Lady\'s Island. Baha\'is of Beaufort County will celebrate the Bicentenary of The Birth of The Bab with a feature movie, Dawn of the Light. This short film follows the personal search for truth and meaning undertaken by eight people from different parts of the world. Each one describes the journey to discovering that God has sent two Divine Manifestations for today, the Bab and Baha\'u\'llah. The program will include dinner followed by the film, Dawn of the Light. An RSVP (Text 803-467-2459) would be appreciated.\r\n<h4>The Rise of the Madonna: Creation Myths Across Cultures</h4>\r\n4-5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Lecture with Slide Show – The Rise of the Madonna: Creation Myths Across Cultures by Heather Ford, mythology scholar. Cost $10. Register at <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a> or at the door.\r\n<h4>Legal clinics at downtown library</h4>\r\nThe Beaufort County Library is offering free legal clinics at the downtown branch at 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\nEach clinic will feature a 30- to 40-minute lecture followed by an open question-and-answer session. All session run from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Get free answers concerning family law issues (Oct. 28). For more information, call the S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program at 803-799-6653, ext. 158 or 1-877-797-2227, ext. 158 or visit <a href=\"http://www.scbar.org/clinics\">www.scbar.org/clinics</a>. The clinics are not designed to provide guidance on a specific situation. If you need legal advice on a specific situation, you will need to contact an attorney.\r\n<h4>Workshop: Writing Through the Eyes of Your Ethnic Feminine Divinity</h4>\r\n3-5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Workshop: Writing Through the Eyes of Your Ethnic Feminine Divinity with Susan Madison. Cost $40. Register at <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a> or at the door.\r\n<h4>Barbershop groups looking for new members</h4>\r\n3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30, mission building behind St. John\'s Lutheran Church on Lady\'s Island Drive.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort HarborMasters and the Beaufort Belles Barbershop choruses are starting their 2019-2020 season in October and need men and women. You don\'t need to be able to read music, but you do need to enjoy having a good time. Please join us for camaraderie, song and snacks. Visit our website at <a href=\"http://www.beaufortharbormasters.org/\">www.beaufortharbormasters.org</a> or call Hal McCann at 843-838-9326 and leave a message.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<h4>Women’s Coastal Skills Clinic</h4>\r\nNov. 1-3, Hunting Island State Park. Cost is $250 per person. Limited to 30 participants, ages 16 and older. An exclusive outdoor experience designed just for women, the three-day workshop expands knowledge of the Lowcountry while teaching useful skills along the way. Learn about the history of the lighthouse, cast netting, salt-marsh kayaking, shell fishing and more. Register by calling 843-838-7437. Reservations are required. Sleeping accommodations are your responsibility. Make reservations to bring your tent/RV by calling 843-838-2011.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<h4>Female Divinity in Our Unique Ancient Cultures</h4>\r\n4-6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Open Mic Community Sharing: Female Divinity in Our Unique Ancient Cultures. Share in poetry or writing from your own cultural perspective. Cost $10. Snacks and beverages provided. Sign up to listen or participate at <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a> or at the door.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<h4>4th Touch A Truck Fundraiser</h4>\r\nThe <a href=\"http://www.jslbeaufort.com/\">Junior Service League of Beaufort</a> will host its 4th Touch A Truck fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 16 in downtown Port Royal from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Paris Avenue. Cost of admission is $5 per person.\r\n\r\nTouch A Truck is a family event that offers a unique and interactive experience for children of all ages. Children will have the opportunity to see, touch, and safely explore their favorite vehicles that serve our community.\r\n\r\nThe event will feature many different types of equipment to explore, including a fire truck, ambulance, a Humvee, construction vehicles, and even a helicopter. The entertainment area will include a variety of activities including face painting, bounce-houses for kids and much more. And to round out the experience, enjoy music and fabulous food, drinks, and libations available for purchase.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn the case of rain, the event will be postponed to Dec. 7. Pets are not allowed at the event.\r\n\r\nCall Brittany Rosson at 618-967-6815 or visit <a href=\"http://www.touchatruckbeaufort.com/\">www.touchatruckbeaufort.com</a> for more information.\r\n<h4>Art Gallery Artist Talk and Reception</h4>\r\n2-5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 10, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Artists will talk about their art. Free Admission. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.beaufortartscouncil.org/\">www.beaufortartscouncil.org</a> or <a href=\"http://www.bcfolkheritage.com/\">www.bcfolkheritage.com</a>.\r\n<h4>Oyster Ghost Roast &amp; 5k By The Bay</h4>\r\nSaturday, Nov. 16, Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort Campus, 921 Ribaut Road. The 5K starts at 5 p.m., spanning campus and Spanish Moss Trail. The oyster roast starts at 6 p.m. with all-you-can-eat oysters, chili, hot dogs, brownies, lemon bars and more catered by Jim\'N Nick’s. All-You-Can-Drink wristbands are $10. The event features a live DJ, karaoke, cornhole, a college football viewing area, and lots of children’s activities. Oyster roast is $30 for adults, $15 for ages 13-17 and is free for kids 12 and younger. The oyster roast and 5K, which includes oyster roast/afterparty ticket, medal, and T-shirt is $60 for adults, $30 for those 17 and younger. All proceeds benefit the Student Veterans of America TCL Chapter and TCL’s Student Government Association. Learn more at <a href=\"http://www.tcl.edu/oyster\">www.tcl.edu/oyster</a> or call 843-525-8264.\r\n<h4>YMCA to offer CPR class</h4>\r\nThe Wardle Family YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal, offers CPR classes for community members on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost is $35 for this YMCA-certified course and those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Lou Bergen, Aquatics Director to register for this class. Call the Y at 843-522-9622 or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org.\r\n<h4>Get moving with Beaufort Track Club</h4>\r\nJoin the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.\r\n\r\nVisit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.\r\n<h4>May River Quilters Quild</h4>\r\nOn the first Saturday of every month, the May River Quilters Guild meets at Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville. Members meet at 9:30 a.m. for social exchange. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Please call 847-707-6034.\r\n<h4>Seaside Stitchers sewing club</h4>\r\n1 p.m., 3<sup>rd</sup> Monday of each month, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club. The Seaside Stitchers, neighborhood group of the American Sewing Guild, holds a monthly meetings for everyone who sews. It is for sewers of a variety skill levels and interests so anyone who is interested in sewing is encouraged to attend and find out what ASG is all about. For more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.asg.org/\">http://www.asg.org</a>. For more information about Seaside Stitchers, call Sheila Tindall at 843-838-9473.\r\n<h4>Parkinson’s support group</h4>\r\nA support group for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and carepartners meets the first Thursday of each month at the Beaufort Memorial Lifefit Wellness Center from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more information, visit our Facebook page or call Ric at 843-525-1229.\r\n<h4>Friends of Hunting Island lighthouse tours</h4>\r\nThe Friends of Hunting Island will present tours of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse at 10 a.m. every Thursday in October. Keeper Ted and his team will tell you all about the history of the Lighthouse, which was built in 1875 and is the only Lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIf you are at least 44 inches tall, you may also climb the 184 steps to the top of the Lighthouse. Reservations are recommended by calling 843-838-7437 and the fee is $2 per person.\r\n<h4>Puppy Plunge at the YMCA</h4>\r\nYMCA Puppy Plunge will be held on the third Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. (weather permitting) at the Y outdoor pool at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal. Pups can splash, swim and play in our safe, enclosed outdoor pool area.\r\n\r\nCost is $10 per pup, and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local children and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free. Dogs must be well behaved, current on all required vaccines and leashed until inside the pool area. Owners must be present at all times and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. Visit <a href=\"http://beaufort-jasperymca.org/\">beaufort-jasperymca.org</a> or call 843-522-9622 for more information.\r\n<h4>Register to be a Tiger Shark</h4>\r\nBYAC Tiger Sharks Swim Team registration is open for the 2019-2020 season. There are three levels of swim team for ages 5 and up who meet swim team group requirements: Shark Pups; Group 1; and Group 2. Evaluations on going on now for group placement. Learn more online at <a href=\"http://beaufort-jasperymca.org/\">beaufort-jasperymca.org</a> (click on Aquatics&gt;Swim Team), stop by the Y in Port Royal (1801 Richmond Ave.) or call the Y at 843-522-9622.', '', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '42072-2', '', '', '2019-10-23 08:21:06', '2019-10-23 12:21:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42072', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42074, 4, '2019-10-23 08:22:21', '2019-10-23 12:22:21', '<h4>By LEE SCOTT</h4>\r\nOn a recent road trip with my spouse, we discovered the Johnny Carson channel on Sirius Radio.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeing an old Johnny fan, I was thrilled to listen to some of the old monologues again.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMy parents watched the show when I was young, and I even got to see him in California back in the 1980s. So, I was excited to hear him again.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAfter a few hours of driving, we commented on how easy the drive was just listening to him. Talk about entertainment. It wasn’t only his monologues, but it was the people he was interviewing too.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHe always interviewed major stars like Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, and Elizabeth Taylor. He also had on comedians like Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Rivers and George Carlin. Then there were the animal spots and talented children interviews. It was a real variety show.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWe noticed how fun it was to laugh at good old-fashioned humor. It was not mean-spirited. It was just plain entertainment.\r\n\r\nAfter the trip, I had lunch with three girlfriends who I had not spent much time with over the summer. I was telling them about the show and told them some of the jokes I heard.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWell, that is when we started. Mind you, there was no alcohol involved here, but we got to laughing and carrying on with other stories that before you knew it, two hours had passed.\r\n\r\nThat same evening, I started getting texts from my three sisters about something that happened to the youngest the day before. Well before you know it, I was on another laughing spree. I could not type on my phone, because I was crying so hard.\r\n\r\nLater, while brushing my teeth I started to laugh again, and my husband came into the bathroom wondering about the strange sounds I was making.\r\n\r\n“You scared me!” he said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhen I finally got control, I explained my laughter and he responded, “You had to be there.”\r\n\r\nIt’s true. There are some stories shared by siblings, people you have known all your life, that are hard to explain to other people.\r\n\r\nNeedless to say, I have laughter on my mind now. How wonderful to spend hours with people just laughing and enjoying life. When I looked up laughter on a search engine, I found articles like, “The natural high of laughter” from Psychology Today. Evidently, laughter releases a neurotransmitter –<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>dopamine – which serves as a reward for the brain.\r\n\r\nI am not sure if my hours with Johnny Carson started my all-day laughing spell.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBut I do know that I am reminded that laughter truly is the best medicine, and maybe we all need to get more of it in our lives.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThanks, Johnny!', 'Thanks Johnny! Laughter IS the best medicine', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'thanks-johnny-laughter-is-the-best-medicine', '', '', '2019-10-23 08:22:21', '2019-10-23 12:22:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42074', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42077, 4, '2019-10-23 08:23:12', '2019-10-23 12:23:12', '<h4>By SCOTT GRABER</h4>\r\nI have a friend, Dean Moss, who wants to do one thing before he dies. Well, maybe two things.\r\n\r\nMost long-time residents in Beaufort County know that Dean Moss was responsible, in large measure, for expanding the operations of the Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority.\r\n\r\nMoss took a small utility and made it larger, much larger. Bringing water (by canal from the Savannah River) was not Moss’ idea, that dream was first dreamed by Joab Dowling in 1963. But its fair to say that Moss took Dowling’s modest system and turned it into a vast empire of pumps, pipes and lift stations.\r\n\r\nBefore Dean Moss retired (2011) he made sure the Water Authority acquired the right of way once owned by the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railroad. Moss put Water Authority pipes in this right of way. However, he also dreamed of riding a Pinarello Dogma F8 atop the old rail-bed between Yemassee and Port Royal, SC. And after a great deal of work by Moss, and others, the Spanish Moss Trail came into being.\r\n\r\nBirthing was not without complications. The biggest was convincing adjacent landowners that the Trail would not attract thieves, hoodlums and dope dealers to the Mossy Oaks, Ribaut Island and Cottage Farm neighborhoods. Moss and Sissy Perryman worked through these objections and eventually most homeowners realized the Trail was an amenity that improved the value of their homes.\r\n\r\nBut in the end there was the fact that the Trail did not connect with downtown Beaufort. Nor did it connect with Port Royal’s soon to be developed port. This lack of connectivity means that few families will get on their bikes (in Mossy Oaks) and pedal to Saltus (or to Fish Camp) for the she crab soup or the stuffed flounder.\r\n\r\nBeyond connectivity there are other, ongoing problems the biggest being the perception that (in America) the right of way belongs to the automobile. Hundreds of thousands of balding engineers spend their lives making sure that large, sedentary men … driving large Tahoes or Tundra trucks ... can move efficiently and speedily from their suburban homes to Costco.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThere is little time or effort spent by these engineers to make room for bicycles. This is not the case in the Netherlands where 18 million people own a total of 22 million bicycles.\r\n\r\n“It’s not just that every busy street has a handsome bike lane, paved in dark-red brick. It’s that on Dutch streets, bikes rule the road. They take priority in design and traffic flow. Traffic circles are laid out so that cyclists need never stop for cars. Busy intersections often have overpasses or underpasses so that cyclists never have to slow down,” writes Dan Kois in the New Yorker.\r\n\r\nAnd in New York City there are Citi Bike rentals on almost every corner, and Mayor Bill de Blasio has just built 100 miles of new, dedicated bike paths. But annoyance to biker and their carbon fiber bikes remains baked into most Americans who believe that they are guaranteed an Escalade and 70 mph highways free from sweating, panting, helmet-wearing cyclists.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nEven in New York there are fights over new bike trails that remove parking spaces from the City’s inventory.\r\n\r\nOpposition to the Bay Street connector initially focused on the placement of a bike path along the bluff overlooking the Beaufort River. There were residents who believed that the loss of parking (along the bluff) was fatal. (Mayor Keyserling for his part favors a route along King or North Streets — away from the magnificent view that one acquires when one travels down Bay.)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOther residents were concerned that the bike path will make access to their Bay Street properties more difficult. Opposition in the social media has slowed-down the pathway placement, but Moss is indefatigable and will soon present options. But finding consensus will be difficult.\r\n\r\nPort Royal is a little different . Apparently the developers, Gray Ghost, have decided where to locate the spine road (and the Trail) running from Ribaut Road to the redeveloped port.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBut the lingering problem here may be the creation of a new intersection and getting SCDOT to sign off on that intersection.\r\n\r\nDean Moss has spent the biggest part of his retirement trying to bring safe bicycle transportation to Beaufort. He has found allies and money in unusual places.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAnd almost everyone believes that getting people out of their SUVs and onto bicycles is a good thing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBut his fight to find connectivity, and overcome notions about priority, continue.', 'Retirement hasn’t ended bicycle battle for Dean Moss', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'retirement-hasnt-ended-bicycle-battle-for-dean-moss', '', '', '2019-10-23 08:23:12', '2019-10-23 12:23:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42077', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42086, 4, '2019-10-23 10:01:48', '2019-10-23 14:01:48', 'By CELIA STRONG\r\n\r\nhoosing wines for the holiday season is an annual chore.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHow many bottles? What price? Red or white? Or rosé? Or bubbles?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPart of the difficulty is there is no one wine that is perfect. Of course something that will go well with each meal, but also something that will be liked and enjoyed.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOver the years, it seems categories of suitable wines are easier to discuss and study and, maybe taste, ahead of time. Specific wines are more of a personal choice. Considering holiday dinners are personal events.\r\n\r\nTorrontés (tore-ron-tez) wines are a more than suitable choice. They aren’t usual everyday choices so they stand out as special for the holidays. They are delicious on their own, but pair well with turkey, in particular. As well as multiple other foods. And, they are well-priced and deliver value for that price.\r\n\r\nTorrontés is white wine that is all but synonymous with Argentina.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOver the past several years, studies of this variety have found that what are made as Torrontés wines actually come from several different grape varieties connected to this name. The three most significant are Torrontés Sanjuaino, Torrontés Mendocino and Torrontés Ruiojano.\r\n\r\nThe third is the most widely planted. Probably because it produces better wines. Duh? Torrontés wines’ styles ranges from lighter and fresher to heady, heavier and very perfumy.\r\n\r\nThe origins of Torrontés are a bit unsure. Most experts, though, still believe it is indigenous to Argentina. And it might have been crossed, in Argentina, with Muscat of Alexandria. It grows best in high-altitude vineyards with dry conditions. It has large berries with thick skins; it is susceptible to mildew; its wines from cooler climates retain their acidity.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSince 2012, it is the second-most planted white variety in Argentina. More than 25,000 acres of vines. Very small amounts of Torrontés are also grown in the United States and Europe.\r\n\r\nTorrontés wines are aromatic. They are fruity, but dry, light to medium bodied, depending partly on where the grapes are grown, have good acidity, and moderate alcohol levels.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThey have aromas and flavors that include Meyer lemons, peaches, lemon zest, rose petals, geraniums, perfumes and spices like cinnamon, cardamom, white pepper. Their are great matches for curries, coconut flavored dishes, Thai spicey peanut dishes, and, of course, roasted and fried turkey.\r\n\r\nTerrazas de Los Andes Reserva is a good example of what a Torrontés wine can be. Terrazas is a winery located in the Luján de Cuyo area of the Mendoza region of Argentina, founded in 1996 as part of Moët-Hennessy. They refurbished an old winery, from 1898, planted vineyards, and did more soil analysis and electro-condutivity mapping than most of the vineyards in the country. Each grape variety, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Torrontés is grown at specific elevations that are best for them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTerrazas Torrontés comes from vineyards in Cafayate in the more northern Salta region. Which means it is the more dry, clean, fresh style of this wine. (Torrontés wines from Mendoza grapes are fuller bodied. A different style is all, so consider them both.) Its aromas and flavors are many and complex. Beyond the basic lemon and peach notes, it also has blood orange, kumquat, green tea, Chinese five spice blend, basil and more. It is crisp but smooth on the palette.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAnd perfect for the holidays. For $12.99. Enjoy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor &amp; Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.</i>', 'Torrontés are a great choice for the holidays', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'torrontes-are-a-great-choice-for-the-holidays', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:01:48', '2019-10-23 14:01:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42086', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42088, 4, '2019-10-23 10:03:35', '2019-10-23 14:03:35', '<b>Cassandra King Conroy holding book release</b>\r\n\r\nThe official release for author Cassandra King Conroy\'s new book, Tell Me A Story: My Life With Pat Conroy will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts at 801 Carteret Street.\r\n\r\nBooks will be available for purchase, and a ook signing will follow the event. The event is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<b>The Last<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Romance opens Oct. 25 at AmVets</b>\r\n\r\nCoastal Stage’s production of The Last Romance, directed by Christine Grefe, opens with a VIP event Friday, Oct. 25 at AmVets at 1831 Ribaut Road in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThe VIP opening night runs from 7 to 8 p.m., includes appetizers, beer and wine, catered by The Kitchen on Lady’s Island and costs $30. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the performance starts at 8 p.m.\r\n\r\nThere are 8 p.m. evening performances on Oct. 25, Oct. 26, Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 , while there are 2 p.m. matinees on Oct. 27 and Nov. 3.\r\n\r\nReserved seating is $25; group reserved seating (10+) is $22. Student reserved seating is $20 and tickets at the door are $27. Online tickets are available at https://thelastromanceportroyal.bpt.me/.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-717-2175 or visit www.coastalstage.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Mystic Osprey Fine Art<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Gallery to open<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>in Habersham</b>\r\n\r\nMystic Osprey Gallery will host its opening exhibit and artist reception on Friday, Nov. 1 at 23B Market, No. 1 in the Habersham Marketplace. The reception is from 6 to 8 p.m.\r\n\r\nMystic Osprey Gallery will showcase original paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry, and ceramics.\r\n\r\n“Mystic Osprey celebrates nature. And we are a sanctuary for artists who do so,” said Robert Howell, who’s curating the artists. “We hope these artistic and symbolic representations of nature and habitat might help us become better stewards of our planet, its fauna, and flora. And the work is gorgeous for people’s homes.”\r\n\r\nThe gallery’s first group show will open with artists Michael Ross, painter (Ga.), David Molesky, painter (N.Y.), Dianne Munkittrick, painter (S.C.), Susan Colwell, painter (S.C.), Rebeckah Strickland, Ceramic Artist (Ga.), Eric Moore, sculptor (S.C.), Valerie Lamott, jeweler (S.C.), and Sharon Whitham, printmaker (Mass.).\r\n\r\nAt the opening reception, Ross, Molesky and Munkittrick will be on hand to discuss their work with guests, and refreshments will be served.', 'Arts Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'arts-briefs-6', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:03:35', '2019-10-23 14:03:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42088', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42090, 4, '2019-10-23 10:04:57', '2019-10-23 14:04:57', 'The USC Beaufort Center for the Arts announces the fabulous addition of National Theatre Live and By Experience Live to their dynamic offerings to the Beaufort community.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNational Theatre Live and By Experience Live bring award winning live stage performances from all over the world to the big screen at Center for the Arts.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFrankenstein (encore performance) will be shown at USCB Center for the Arts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27. Frankenstein returns to international cinemas to mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s most famous novel.\r\n\r\nCaptured live in 2011 from the National Theatre stage in London, this thrilling, sold-out production became an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.\r\n\r\nDirected by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) the role of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.\r\n\r\nTickets are available online at USCBCenterForTheArts.com or at the Center for the Arts box office located at 801 Carteret St. in Beaufort. All seats are $18.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</span>\r\n<h2>Want to go?</h2>\r\n<b>What:</b> National Theatre Live – Frankenstein, (encore performance)\r\n\r\n<b>When:</b> 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27\r\n\r\n<b>Where:</b> USCB Center for the Arts\r\n\r\n<b>Tickets:</b> $18\r\n\r\n<b>For information:</b> Deon Furman at Defurman@uscb.edu, http://www.uscbcenterforthearts.com\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Frankenstein encore brings National Theatre Live to USCB', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'frankenstein-encore-brings-national-theatre-live-to-uscb', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:04:57', '2019-10-23 14:04:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42090', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42092, 4, '2019-10-23 10:06:33', '2019-10-23 14:06:33', 'The Fifth Annual Bra Project will conclude its tour of the Lowcountry with the Bras &amp; Bubbly evening event on Thursday, Oct. 24, when the winner of the competition for best-designed bra will be revealed.\r\n\r\nThe event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Thibault Gallery at 815 Bay St., Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe Bra Project competition includes 13 bras designed by students from Hilton Head Island High School, May River High School and Bluffton High School. The bras have been on a display tour collecting votes from the public throughout October.\r\n\r\nIn addition to recognizing the student whose bra design received the most votes, Bras &amp; Bubbly will hold a silent auction featuring pieces donated by local artists who have a breast cancer story to share. Guests will also enjoy light refreshments and music.\r\n\r\nThe student-designed bras will be displayed in the gallery during the week leading up to Bras &amp; Bubbly.\r\n\r\nAll proceeds from Bras &amp; Bubbly ticket sales and the silent auction will be donated to DragonBoat Beaufort’s support of local cancer patients and survivors in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nGuests can buy tickets at the door or online with eventbrite: https://bit.ly/2VnGBeJ\r\n\r\nTo learn more about The Bra Project, visit www.facebook.com/events/669092870274765/.\r\n<h2>Want to go?</h2>\r\n<b>What:</b> The Fifth Annual Bra Project Bras &amp; Bubbly Event\r\n\r\n<b>When: </b>6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24\r\n\r\n<b>Where:</b> Thibault Gallery at 815 Bay St., Beaufort\r\n\r\n<b>Tickets:</b> Buy at the door or online at https://bit.ly/2VnGBeJ', 'Annual Bra Project wraps up', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'annual-bra-project-wraps-up', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:06:33', '2019-10-23 14:06:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42092', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42094, 4, '2019-10-23 10:07:57', '2019-10-23 14:07:57', '<b>GOLF</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Stone earns trip<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\n<b>to state tourney</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High golfer Izzy Stone earned an individual berth in the Class 4A state meet with a strong performance at the Lower State qualifier Monday at Coastal Carolina University’s Hackler Course.\r\n\r\nStone carded a 12-over-par 84 to finish third overall, two shots behind medalist Gracie McCoy of AC Flora and one back of North Myrtle Beach’s Cara Hilburn. The top three individual finishers from non-qualifying teams earn individual invitations to the state tournament.\r\n\r\nHilton Head High qualified as a team, posting a team score of 392 to finish third. The Seahawks were 19 shots behind champion AC Flora and 11 back of runner-up Myrtle Beach. Bluffton (433) was seventh, and Beaufort (494) was 11th.\r\n\r\nHilton Head High will host the state championship on Oct. 28-29 at Shipyard Golf Club.\r\n\r\n<b>VOLLEYBALL</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Eagles fight<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\n<b>off Dolphins<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\n<b>on Senior Night</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High volleyball celebrated Senior Night with a hard-fought sweep of crosstown rival Battery Creek on Oct. 15.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles edged the Dolphins in three tight sets, winning 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-18).\r\n\r\nHannah Merchant led the Eagles with 11 kills and nine digs, while Olive Renforth added 17 digs and four kills and was 16-of-17 serving with three aces, and Zyaire Middleton dished out 21 assists and went 15-of-16 serving with two aces. Libero Peyton Polk added 12 digs and was 11-for-12 serving with two aces, and Sakura Simmons had 13 digs and served 9-for-10.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Eagles sweep Cougars, clinch No. 2 seed</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High volleyball wrapped up the regular season with a sweep of Colleton County on Thursday, clinching the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Class 4A playoffs.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles won 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-18) to ensure they will host a first-round playoff match on Thursday, Oct. 24.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHannah Merchant (12 kills, 11 digs, two blocks, 16-of-17 serving, four aces) and Olive Renforth (10 kills, six digs, 8-for-8 serving, three aces) led the attack for the Eagles, while Zyaire Middleton dished out 22 assists and picked up 24 digs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMiddle blockers Hayley Trader and Arry Brown continued their strong play at the net, as Trader notched three kills and two blocks, and Brown added four kills and a block, and Sakura Simmons added 17 digs and served 14-for-15 with one ace.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>BA sweeps THA twice</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy volleyball swept past Thomas Heyward on Thursday, and repeated the feat again Monday.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles rolled to a 3-0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-11) victory in the first meeting. Chase Vaigneur showed off her versatility for BA, passing out 11 assists to go with 14 kills and three digs, while McCayla Willingham added 11 kills and two blocks, and Emily Ann Hiers had 15 assists, four kills, seven digs, and three aces. Amelia Huebel added seven kills and three blocks for the Eagles, and Mary Hanna Hiers had 10 digs and three assists.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBA cruised to a 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-17) victory in the rematch, which was the Eagles’ final match before the SCISA 1A state tournament this weekend in Myrtle Beach.\r\n\r\nVaigneur posted another double-double with 10 kills, 12 assists, and two aces, while Willingham had 11 kills and four blocks, and Emily Ann Hiers contributed six kills, 11 assists, and nine digs for the Eagles. Mary Hanna Hiers added a team-high 20 digs, and Gracie Cope had five aces.\r\n\r\n<b>BA wins wild<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\n<b>5-setter vs. Cathedral</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy volleyball outlasted Cathedral Academy for a five-set win in a matchup of SCISA 1A title contenders Friday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Eagles won the first two sets, dropped the next two, then took a marathon fifth set to claim a 3-2 (25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 23-25, 19-17) victory.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nEmily Ann Hiers (11 kills, 12 assists, 12 digs) and Chase Vaigneur (14 kills, 11 assists, 13 digs) each recorded triple-doubles, and McCayla Willingham had a huge night at the net with 11 kills and 12 blocks to lead the Eagles. Amelia Huebel added nine kills and six blocks, Mary Hanna Hiers had a team-high 18 digs, and Gracie Cope contributed 10 digs and two aces.\r\n\r\n<b>SWIMMING</b>\r\n\r\n<b>BA teams finish<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\n<b>7th at state</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy finished seventh in both the boys and girls standings at the SCISA 2A/1A state swim meet Saturday in Augusta.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nEmma Grace Dinkins was the top scorer for BA’s girls, placing fifth in the 100 freestyle and 12th in the 200 IM, and Joseph Patterson led BA’s boys, finishing seventh in the 200 free and the 100 back.', 'Sports Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sports-briefs-23', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:07:57', '2019-10-23 14:07:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42094', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42096, 4, '2019-10-23 10:08:48', '2019-10-23 14:08:48', 'Four area football stars from four different schools were named to the South roster for the 2019 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl to be played Dec. 14 in Myrtle Beach.\r\n\r\nCommonly known as the North-South all-star game, the Touchstone Energy Bowl features some of the top high school seniors from throughout the state.\r\n\r\nAmong the all-stars on the 44-player South roster are Battery Creek defensive end Brandon Wilson, Beaufort High running back James Dagin, May River defensive back Terry Fields, and Bluffton wide receiver Rakim White.\r\n\r\nWilson has been a disruptive force for a Battery Creek defense that has dominated during the Dolphins’ current three-game winning streak. He is second on the team in tackles (33) and leads the team in sacks (7), tackles for loss (5), and fumble recoveries (2).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDagin leads the Eagles with 557 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 70 carries, an average of 7.96 yards per carry, and has added 16 receptions for 205 yards, which ranks third on the team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFields has recorded 31 tackles, six pass breakups, two interceptions, and a forced fumble during the Sharks’ 6-1 start. He also has a punt return for a touchdown and serves as the Sharks’ punter, averaging 37.1 yards per kick.\r\n\r\nWhite has caught 37 passes for 800 yards and eight touchdowns, and he is one of the state’s most dangerous kick returners, averaging 35.77 yards on 22 kickoff returns, including an incredible five touchdowns.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Dagin, Wilson picked for North-South game', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dagin-wilson-picked-for-north-south-game', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:08:48', '2019-10-23 14:08:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42096', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42098, 4, '2019-10-23 10:09:30', '2019-10-23 14:09:30', 'Whale Branch snapped its two-game losing streak and effectively locked up a playoff spot with a convincing 24-0 homecoming win over Allendale-Fairfax.\r\n\r\nKeith Bing scored on an 83-yard touchdown pass from Jaylen Reeves, and Jadon Grant added a 1-yard touchdown run, but it was the Warriors’ defense that dominated the night.\r\n\r\nJoseph Hicks and De’Arius Hazel had huge games in the shutout, as Hicks had three sacks and four tackles for loss, and Hazel had three tackles for loss, a 5-yard fumble return for a touchdown, and a blocked punt for one of the Warriors’ two safeties.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors (5-2, 1-2) travel to No. 5 Bamberg-Ehrhardt on Friday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Warriors blank Tigers for key region win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'warriors-blank-tigers-for-key-region-win', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:09:30', '2019-10-23 14:09:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42098', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42100, 4, '2019-10-23 10:10:05', '2019-10-23 14:10:05', 'Beaufort Academy kept its playoff hopes alive with a 61-6 rout of visiting Cathedral Academy on Friday.\r\n\r\nKevin Rogers, Kai’Shawn Jenkins, and William Tumlin each scored two touchdowns, Ja’Sean Lawson added a TD run, and Jaxen Porter rushed for 108 yards on eight carries to lead the Eagles’ offense.\r\n\r\nBraydon Dineen, Malakai Steiniger, and Manuel Valenti led a strong defensive effort for BA.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles (2-5, 2-3) travel to Palmetto Christian for a key region matchup on Friday.', 'BA blows by Cathedral for big region win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-blows-by-cathedral-for-big-region-win', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:10:05', '2019-10-23 14:10:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42100', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42102, 4, '2019-10-23 10:13:47', '2019-10-23 14:13:47', 'A week after picking up its first win of the season, Beaufort High handed May River its first loss of 2019, beating the visiting Sharks 27-21 on Friday to end a 16-game regular-season winning streak.\r\n\r\nMay River jumped out to an early 14-0 lead on Terry Fields’ punt return touchdown and the first of Ahmad Green’s two TD runs, but the Eagles answered with a 3-yard TD run from Amariee Morris and a 1-yard scoring run from quarterback Daniel Phares to pull even at halftime.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJames Dagin’s 4-yard touchdown run gave the Eagles the lead in the third quarter, and Kendrick Williams’ 36-yard interception return made it 27-14 going to the final period.\r\n\r\nGreen added a second touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give the Sharks a chance, but Beaufort held on for its second straight win.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles again were effective running the option offense with Phares playing in place of injured starter Tyler Haley. Phares rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, while Dagin added 149 yards and a TD on 16 carries, and Morris gained 107 yards and a TD on 16 attempts.\r\n\r\nWilliam Winburn led the Eagles with nine tackles, Alvin Wilson had six tackles (two for loss), 1.5 sacks, and two quarterback pressures, and Williams and defensive tackle Gabe Jenkins each had an interception.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles (2-5) travel to Hilton Head High on Friday with first place in Region 7-4A on\r\nthe line.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Beaufort High School’s Kacy Fields (14) can only watch as May River’s Ahmad Green (10) lays out as he tries to score during the first quarter Friday at Beaufort High. Despite Ahmad’s efforts, the Eagles defeated the Sharks 21-27.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;Photo by Bob Sofaly</span></i>', 'Eagles stun Sharks for 2nd straight win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-stun-sharks-for-2nd-straight-win', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:13:47', '2019-10-23 14:13:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42102', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42107, 4, '2019-10-23 10:15:45', '2019-10-23 14:15:45', 'They call soccer — known everywhere else in the world as football — the beautiful game. This was not that, but the result was beautiful for Battery Creek.\r\n\r\nAt the tail end of an ugly game marked by sluggish offenses and yellow flags, Battery Creek’s Jacove Anderson broke away for an 89-yard touchdown run to lift the Dolphins to a 6-0 win at Ridgeland Hardeeville — their third consecutive victory.\r\n\r\nAnderson finished with 151 yards on 17 carries on a night when offense was otherwise at a premium.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Jaguars blocked three punts but couldn’t convert any of them into points — including one that set them up with first-and-goal at the 3 — and the last one was the unlikely catalyst for Anderson’s game-winning run. It looked as if RHHS would be set up for a winning score of its own after blocking a Dolphins’ punt deep in Creek territory, but the Jags gained possession of the ball before fumbling, and the Dolphins recovered on their own 11 with 1:44 left.\r\n\r\nOn the next play, Anderson bounced around the right end and sprinted up the Jaguars’ sideline for the night’s only score that wasn’t nullified by a flag.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek had an interception return for a touchdown called back, and the Jags had quarterback Antonio Chaneyfield’s long touchdown run wiped out by a late flag.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins’ continued their strong play on defense with Shamarr Hamilton leading the way with eight tackles (one for loss), three sacks, and two QB pressures. Ellis Williams added four pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble for Battery Creek.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins (3-3, 2-1) wrapped up at least the No. 3 seed in the Class 3A playoffs and will host defending region champion May River on Friday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Battery Creek’s Elijah Dean (6) combines with a teammate to bring down the Ridgeland-Hardeeville ball carrier Friday in Ridgeland. The Dolphins won 6-0 for their third straight victory. Photo by Justin Jarrett / LowcoSports.com.</i>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Dolphins grind out third straight win', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dolphins-grind-out-third-straight-win', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:15:45', '2019-10-23 14:15:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42107', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42110, 4, '2019-10-23 10:16:52', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '<b>By Mindy Lucas</b>\n\nAround 150 to 200 people attended a public meeting held at the St. Helena Branch Library on Tuesday, Oct. 15 to hear the latest on a proposed resort for Bay Point.\n\nFor the first time since the project was proposed, residents heard from developers as well as owners of the 347-acre property at the south end of St. Helena Island.\n\nThe project, which has been in the works for several years, has come back into the public eye as planners now unveil additional details about the development while seeking approval from the county for a special use permit that would allow for ecotourism.\n\nIn order to receive that designation, certain criteria such as offering interpretive or other outdoor educational programs must be met, which representatives of Six Senses, the high-end global hotel resort and spa company that will operate the proposed resort, said at the Oct. 15 meeting they more than meet.\n\n“When Six Senses gets involved, the environment improves,” said Amber Beard, a sustainability advisor for the company.\n\nThe company, which specializes in ecotourism and sustainability, currently operates 17 resort properties around the world, some in such sensitive environments as the Seychelles. It practices such environmentally friendly measures as composting and organic gardening, plastic-free water stations and the preservation of local plant and wildlife.\n\nIn addition, each of the resorts maintains its own “sustainability fund,” which contributes money to its surrounding community. Money, Beard explained, that funds such projects as water conservation and other infrastructure projects, educational programs and habitat restoration.\n\nHowever, those in attendance remained skeptical of the project, even after the company detailed its commitment to the environment and low-impact philosophy.\n\n“Anytime that anybody infringes upon anything that has never been touched, you are leaving a carbon footprint,” said longtime area educator Cynthia Gregory-Smalls, among more than a dozen area residents who voiced concerns at the meeting.\n\nIf plans for the resort move forward, guests will be brought to the island by water ferry primarily from Port Royal, though Skull Creek and St. Helena are also being considered.\n\nGuest quarters would be small, single-story, but no taller than two-story, villas made of wooden “post and beam” construction designed to blend in with the tree line. The resort’s capacity will be limited to around 50 guests, planners said.\n\nOthers had concerns over how the resort expects to stave off beach erosion in an area that juts out into Port Royal Sound and is known for erosion and “boneyard beaches” made up of trees that have succumbed to rising tides and hurricanes.\n\nTim Pitcher, president of Luckett &amp; Farley Development, a Kentucky-based architectural and engineering firm, and also one of the owners, attempted to field questions about erosion and other concerns from those who attended the meeting.\n\n“We don’t know what’s going to happen on that beach front,” he said. “No one knows for a certainty anything, but we do know what the scientists tell us.”\n\nHowever, Rikki Parker with the Coastal Conservation League said that while the Six Senses brand is a “good ethos” to have, it is “the wrong place and the wrong time” for the resort citing the area’s erosion rates, rising sea levels and the increasing frequency of hurricanes.\n\nShe went on to say that a project like Bay Point sets a “dangerous precedent” in that it would open St. Helena Island up for “resort-style eco-tourism development.”\n\nOthers such as Okatie resident Carol Derolf voiced concerns over development in general.\n\n“You have to live here to understand how people are feeling,” she began. “We’re seeing what happened in the Charleston area. It’s hard to believe that a town like Mount Pleasant can be destroyed through bad development and planning in five years.”\n\nShe went on to take issue with Beaufort County leadership.\n\n“I see Beaufort County being blacktopped,” she said. “How are the people representing us allowing the developers to do it?”\n\nAfter the meeting, Pitcher said he wasn’t surprised by residents’ reactions to his group’s plans since people had promised “a lot of things” and had not delivered on them over time.\n\nIn 2016, developers of the project had discussed the possibility of annexation with the City of Hilton Head but withdrew their request after certain issues, such as providing power to the island, proved to be challenging, he said.\n\nSince that time, the group has worked to put together a “better plan,” he said. The cost of the project is estimated to run about $100 million and could take “a few years” before plans for construction begin, he said.\n\nIn the meantime, Pitcher said his group is looking at hosting another public meeting in Port Royal and follow-up meetings with the St. Helena community.\n\n“We want to keep people informed, not because there is some requirement to do this, but because we care about informing people about what’s going on with this,” he said. “This relationship is long-term and even though there is some skepticism currently, we believe the … proof is in the pudding. We will change those opinions over time and we will be accepted in the community. That’s our real hope.”', 'Developers of proposed Bay Point resort hear from a skeptical public', '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', '', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:16:52', '2019-10-23 14:16:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42110', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42112, 4, '2019-10-23 10:20:40', '2019-10-23 14:20:40', '<b>Girl Scouts holding Breast Cancer Walk</b>\r\n\r\nGirl Scout Troop 4105 will hold its third annual Breast Cancer Walk at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 in honor of its founder Juliette Gordon Low, who died of breast cancer.\r\n\r\nThe walk begins at Bricks on Boundary Street Restaurant and ends at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Registration runs from 8 to 8:45 a.m. in the Bricks parking lot.\r\n\r\nThere will be a motivational speech from a breast cancer survivor at walk’s end. For more information, call Barbara Jean Gardner-Hunter at 347-497-9326.\r\n\r\n<b>County receives reward for excellence in financial reporting</b>\r\n\r\nThe Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Beaufort County by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded to the individual(s) or department designated by the government as primarily responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR.\r\n\r\nThe CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive \"spirit of full disclosure\" to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis report provides important information to Beaufort County Council, Administration, all departments and Beaufort County taxpayers concerning how public funds are being spent and managed. To view the County’s financial reports, visit www.beaufortcountysc.gov/Finance. More details about the award can be found at www.gfoa.org/awards.\r\n\r\n<b>In-person<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>absentee voting<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>open on Saturday</b>\r\n\r\nIn addition to being open Monday through Friday for in-person absentee voting, the Beaufort and Bluffton Offices will be open on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Beaufort Office, is located at 15 John Galt Road.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort and Bluffton Absentee Precincts are open for the following elections:\r\n\r\nTown of Bluffton General (Town of Bluffton voters only);\r\n\r\nTown of Port Royal General (Town of Port Royal voters only);\r\n\r\nTown of Yemassee General (Beaufort County Town of Yemassee voters only);\r\n\r\nSchool Bond Referendum Special (All Beaufort County voters)\r\n\r\n<b>Public test of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>new voting system<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>set for Nov. 1</b>\r\n\r\nAt 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County will conduct a public test of the new Ballot Marking and Ballot Scanning devices for the following November 5, 2019 elections:\r\n\r\nTown of Bluffton General Election\r\n\r\nTown of Port Royal General Election\r\n\r\nSchool Bond Referendum Special Election\r\n\r\nThe test will be conducted at the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County office, located at 15 John Galt Road in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nFor more information, go to https://www.beaufortcountysc.gov/vote or call 843-255-6900.\r\n\r\n<b>AMIkids Beaufort earns three<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>national honors</b>\r\n\r\nAMIkids Beaufort, a residential educational and behavior management program that helps young men separate “a troubled past from a bright future,” earned three major awards during the national organization’s 50th annual Board of Trustees conference in Tampa earlier in October.\r\n\r\nFor AMIkids Beaufort’s successful work connecting board members, staff and students with the community, the local program earned the Community Development Award. Singled out were youth participating in the Adopt A Highway program in Sheldon, vocational training and job placement, and the Board of Trustees continuing efforts to link the program with the local community.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nChairman of the AMIkids Beaufort Board of Trustees John Harris and the Beaufort program earned the national Governance Award. Harris was cited for his effective and active leadership of the Board, his “unwavering leadership” for the past three years as chair, and his commitment to bring youth from AMIkids Beaufort into his pillow manufacturing plant to gain paid job experiences.\r\n\r\nThe full Board was recognized for its commitment to governance through raising money, reviewing operational benchmarks and setting goals, and meeting monthly to ensure the Beaufort program continues to succeed.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County spraying for mosquitoes</b>\r\n\r\nIn accordance with Federal/State regulations, Beaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial and/or ground treatments through Friday, Oct. 25. Mosquito Control applies EPA-registered public health insecticide during ideal weather using low-flying aircraft throughout daylight hours and spray trucks from about 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. For additional information, please contact Mosquito Control at 843-255-5800.', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-129', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:20:40', '2019-10-23 14:20:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42112', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42114, 4, '2019-10-23 10:21:29', '2019-10-23 14:21:29', '<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nAmong several actions taken at its regular meeting held on Monday, Oct. 14, Beaufort County Council members voted to purchase a 110-acre tract of land along Sam’s Point Road on Lady’s Island known as “Pineview.”\r\n\r\nFunds to purchase the land – near where Sam’s Point Road intersects with Thomas Sumter Street – will come from the taxpayer-funded Rural and Critical Lands Program, a conservation program which protects land from development.\r\n\r\nWhile few details about the purchase were available at Monday’s meeting, the land is expected to become part of the county’s passive parks program once the deal is finalized.', 'County Council moves to buy land along Sam’s Point Road', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-council-moves-to-buy-land-along-sams-point-road', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:21:29', '2019-10-23 14:21:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42114', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42116, 4, '2019-10-23 10:22:23', '2019-10-23 14:22:23', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Council approved the rezoning of a 10.69-acre parcel for a developer wanting to build additional apartments in an area west of the Parris Island Gateway.\r\n\r\nThe zoning change – from a C3-Neighborhood Mixed Use District to a C5-Regional Center Mixed-Use District – would allow the developer to build additional units on the parcel, at 126 Broad River Boulevard, that would be designated as affordable housing by the county.\r\n\r\nThe zoning previously allowed for a maximum of 80 units but the zoning change increased the developers ability to offer an additional 40 units for a total of 120 units.\r\n\r\nThe rezoning passed in a vote of 8 to 2.', 'Council approves zoning change to apartment project', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'council-approves-zoning-change-to-apartment-project', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:22:23', '2019-10-23 14:22:23', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42116', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42118, 4, '2019-10-23 10:25:49', '2019-10-23 14:25:49', '<b>By BOB SOFALY</b>\r\n\r\nOctober’s Island Girls Night Out was held Thursday, Oct. 17, outdoors on the back deck of Boondocks on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nThe weather was absolutely perfect; a great time to meet up with old friends and the chance to make some new ones and pick up one of the many door prizes offered by area businesses.\r\n\r\nBut if you missed it, IGNO will be back again on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Beaufort River Glass on Bay Street.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Enjoying October’s Island Girls Night Out while having a snack and their favorite libation on the back deck of Boondocks on St. Helena Island. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</i>', 'A fabulous night at Boondocks', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-fabulous-night-at-boondocks', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:25:49', '2019-10-23 14:25:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42118', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42121, 4, '2019-10-23 10:28:42', '2019-10-23 14:28:42', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\nAround 150 to 200 people attended a public meeting held at the St. Helena Branch Library on Tuesday, Oct. 15 to hear the latest on a proposed resort for Bay Point.\r\n\r\nFor the first time since the project was proposed, residents heard from developers as well as owners of the 347-acre property at the south end of St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nThe project, which has been in the works for several years, has come back into the public eye as planners now unveil additional details about the development while seeking approval from the county for a special use permit that would allow for ecotourism.\r\n\r\nIn order to receive that designation, certain criteria such as offering interpretive or other outdoor educational programs must be met, which representatives of Six Senses, the high-end global hotel resort and spa company that will operate the proposed resort, said at the Oct. 15 meeting they more than meet.\r\n\r\n“When Six Senses gets involved, the environment improves,” said Amber Beard, a sustainability advisor for the company.\r\n\r\nThe company, which specializes in ecotourism and sustainability, currently operates 17 resort properties around the world, some in such sensitive environments as the Seychelles. It practices such environmentally friendly measures as composting and organic gardening, plastic-free water stations and the preservation of local plant and wildlife.\r\n\r\nIn addition, each of the resorts maintains its own “sustainability fund,” which contributes money to its surrounding community. Money, Beard explained, that funds such projects as water conservation and other infrastructure projects, educational programs and habitat restoration.\r\n\r\nHowever, those in attendance remained skeptical of the project, even after the company detailed its commitment to the environment and low-impact philosophy.\r\n\r\n“Anytime that anybody infringes upon anything that has never been touched, you are leaving a carbon footprint,” said longtime area educator Cynthia Gregory-Smalls, among more than a dozen area residents who voiced concerns at the meeting.\r\n\r\nIf plans for the resort move forward, guests will be brought to the island by water ferry primarily from Port Royal, though Skull Creek and St. Helena are also being considered.\r\n\r\nGuest quarters would be small, single-story, but no taller than two-story, villas made of wooden “post and beam” construction designed to blend in with the tree line. The resort’s capacity will be limited to around 50 guests, planners said.\r\n\r\nOthers had concerns over how the resort expects to stave off beach erosion in an area that juts out into Port Royal Sound and is known for erosion and “boneyard beaches” made up of trees that have succumbed to rising tides and hurricanes.\r\n\r\nTim Pitcher, president of Luckett &amp; Farley Development, a Kentucky-based architectural and engineering firm, and also one of the owners, attempted to field questions about erosion and other concerns from those who attended the meeting.\r\n\r\n“We don’t know what’s going to happen on that beach front,” he said. “No one knows for a certainty anything, but we do know what the scientists tell us.”\r\n\r\nHowever, Rikki Parker with the Coastal Conservation League said that while the Six Senses brand is a “good ethos” to have, it is “the wrong place and the wrong time” for the resort citing the area’s erosion rates, rising sea levels and the increasing frequency of hurricanes.\r\n\r\nShe went on to say that a project like Bay Point sets a “dangerous precedent” in that it would open St. Helena Island up for “resort-style eco-tourism development.”\r\n\r\nOthers such as Okatie resident Carol Derolf voiced concerns over development in general.\r\n\r\n“You have to live here to understand how people are feeling,” she began. “We’re seeing what happened in the Charleston area. It’s hard to believe that a town like Mount Pleasant can be destroyed through bad development and planning in five years.”\r\n\r\nShe went on to take issue with Beaufort County leadership.\r\n\r\n“I see Beaufort County being blacktopped,” she said. “How are the people representing us allowing the developers to do it?”\r\n\r\nAfter the meeting, Pitcher said he wasn’t surprised by residents’ reactions to his group’s plans since people had promised “a lot of things” and had not delivered on them over time.\r\n\r\nIn 2016, developers of the project had discussed the possibility of annexation with the City of Hilton Head but withdrew their request after certain issues, such as providing power to the island, proved to be challenging, he said.\r\n\r\nSince that time, the group has worked to put together a “better plan,” he said. The cost of the project is estimated to run about $100 million and could take “a few years” before plans for construction begin, he said.\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, Pitcher said his group is looking at hosting another public meeting in Port Royal and follow-up meetings with the St. Helena community.\r\n\r\n“We want to keep people informed, not because there is some requirement to do this, but because we care about informing people about what’s going on with this,” he said. “This relationship is long-term and even though there is some skepticism currently, we believe the … proof is in the pudding. We will change those opinions over time and we will be accepted in the community. That’s our real hope.”\r\n\r\n<i>Most people at Tuesday night’s meeting seemed a bit skeptical of the proposed </i><i>“eco-friendly” resort being planned for Bay Point Island. 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(42126, 4, '2019-10-23 10:41:40', '2019-10-23 14:41:40', '<b>By MINDY LUCAS</b>\r\n\r\n<em>*Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled Diane Ivy\'s last name. It has been corrected.</em>\r\n\r\nThose who turned out for a recent protest and counter-protest in downtown Beaufort were as divided on the Trump impeachment inquiry as the street that ran between them.\r\n\r\nHeld in front of Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham’s Beaufort office on Boundary Street on Thursday, Oct. 17, the groups lined opposite sides of the road where they faced each other and waved signs at passing traffic.\r\n\r\nOrganized by the local chapter of Women for Trump and Engage the Right, the protest drew about 45 people who said they were there to show support of the President. The counter-protest drew about 30 individuals.\r\n\r\nThe event was held the same day as a national “March for Trump” event calling for an end to the House’s impeachment inquiry held at the nation’s capitol.\r\n\r\nDespite some obscenities yelled by passing motorists and loud shouting from a man walking a dog along the road, the event was relatively peaceful.\r\n\r\nDiane Ivy, a Beaufort resident and self-described active Republican said she wasn’t so much against impeachment inquiries in general, as the need for such hearings to be open and fair.\r\n\r\n“Impeachment hearings in the past have been fair. They’ve been open. Openness<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>is a big issue with me. They shouldn’t be behind closed doors,” she said, adding that if a witness has information they should come forward.\r\n\r\n“If a particular witness is talking about classified information, I don’t know why that would be, but at least make the transcript at the hearing available,” she said.\r\n\r\nAsked what she thought about Cunningham’s “wait and see” position, Ivy said she too would wait. Cunningham has, in recent weeks, told state and national media he wanted to wait “until hearing all the evidence and ideally, hearing directly from the whistleblowers,” he said, according to the (Charleston) Post and Courier.\r\n\r\n“I understand why he’s doing this,” said Ivy. “He wants to maintain his thoughtful and bipartisan image. But I think eventually there will have to be a vote, so I’m willing to wait for that.”\r\n\r\nConstance Thompson, also of Beaufort, was among those that think the inquiry should be halted.\r\n\r\n“They are really going down the wrong path with this,” she said. “They feel justified, but I don’t think the American people are going to let that stand.”\r\n\r\nWhen asked about an Oct. 9 Fox News poll that showed 51 percent of those polled were in favor of Trump being impeached and removed from office, Thompson said that was due in part to “the very biased media.”\r\n\r\n“The bias that people watch and the drip, drip, drip of selected commentary from (California Rep.) Adam Schiff and other people, and what they seize on, and when people hear that, they think that’s the truth,” she said.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RES2261.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-42128\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RES2261-999x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"639\"></a>Meanwhile, across the road at the counter-protest, Dennis and Debbie Lynch, of Beaufort, stood holding signs in opposition to the protesters.\r\n\r\n“What I can’t understand is why people are so blind to all the things that Trump is doing,” said Debbie Lynch. “He’s admitted he’s reached out to foreign countries for help to get dirt on his opponents. He doesn’t see any problem in that. It’s just, to me, totally un-American.”\r\n\r\nLisa Kadel, also of Beaufort, agreed with the Lynches.\r\n\r\n“He’s admitted on national TV that he committed a crime. It’s easy to see he needs to be impeached. I don’t even understand why there’s a discussion on it,” she said.\r\n\r\nAsked if the three support Cunningham’s “wait and see” approach, Kadel and the Lynches said they did.\r\n\r\n“I think in a way, that’s kind of prudent,” Kadel said. “Even though I think the President is insane and needs to be impeached, I think they have to do it according to due process. It’s only fair that way. It’s understandable that (Cunningham) doesn’t want to come out now and say one way or the other, but eventually it’s going to come to that.”\r\n\r\nAsked if she believes the country is divided, Kadel said yes.\r\n\r\n“I think Trump created an atmosphere where people are divided, and he continues to encourage that atmosphere instead of trying to bring people together,” she said. “Instead of ‘making America great again,’ he made America divided.”\r\n\r\n<i>Top: Supporters of Donald Trump lined Boundary Street and chanted “four more years” while their counterparts lined the other side denouncing President Trump. Some protesters were friends with those across the street and walked across to chat before returning to their own ranks. Photo by Bob Sofaly.\r\n</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Bottom: Members of Indivisible Beaufort hold up their familiar banner during a peaceful protest Thursday morning on one side of the Boundary Street. 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(42130, 4, '2019-10-23 10:44:02', '2019-10-23 14:44:02', '<b>By DAVIS FOLSOM</b>\r\n\r\nIf there’s one aspect of becoming a U.S. citizen that it seems everyone at least believes they are familiar with, it’s “the test.”\r\n\r\nAs one recently naturalized citizen described it, the Customs and Immigration Service officer “randomly drew 10 questions from the civics test bank and slowly read them to me.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Who was the first President of the United States? What oceans are on the east coast and west coast of the United States? What did President Lincoln do? Who is your Congressional Representative?”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“I knew I had to answer six out of the 10 questions correctly, and when I got the first six , that part of the citizenship exam was over.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>This questioning, along with answering questions about their application (N-400 form) confirms applicants’ ability to understand and communicate in English.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe test bank includes 100 questions about American history, geography, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and our principles and system of government.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhen someone with Permanent Immigrant Status (Green Card) applies for American citizenship, they are given a book with information about our country, much more than just the 100 test questions. As citizenship tutors, my wife and I often found ourselves explaining why the questions were important and adding background information for our students. Sometimes we overwhelmed our clients and occasionally we had to find answers to their questions.\r\n\r\nThe questions are available online at www.uscis.gov. Click on Citizenship and then Naturalization test.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAt www.civicsquestions.com, the site asks for your zip code and then adjusts some of the answers to the correspond to your state and Congressional District.\r\n\r\nImmigrants applying for U.S. citizenship are given only two chances to pass the test. If they fail the first time, they must return to the USCIS office and complete another interview 60-90 days later.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIf they fail the second time, they are required to re-apply and pay an additional $725 application fee.\r\n\r\nOne study found that 64 percent of American citizens would fail the test but the USCIS reported that 91 percent of applicants pass this part of the Citizenship exam.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFrom a New York Times article, what follows is a list of the 10 toughest questions. Of course, applicants must answer the questions orally, not in a multiple-choice format.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTake the test. If you want to take the quiz under the same conditions as Citizenship applicants, have someone read the questions to you without providing the choices.\r\n\r\n<b>10 Questions from the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\n<b>U.S. Citizenship Test</b>\r\n\r\n<b>Which of these is something Benjamin Franklin is known for?</b>\r\n\r\nHe was the first person to sign the Constitution\r\n\r\nHe discovered electricity\r\n\r\nHe was our nation’s first postmaster general\r\n\r\nHe was our nation’s second president\r\n\r\n<b>How many amendments does the Constitution have?</b>\r\n\r\n14\r\n\r\n21\r\n\r\n25\r\n\r\n27\r\n\r\n<b>Who was President during World War I?</b>\r\n\r\nWoodrow Wilson\r\n\r\nWarren Harding\r\n\r\nCalvin Coolidge\r\n\r\nFranklin D. Roosevelt\r\n\r\n<b>Which statement correctly describes the “rule of law”?</b>\r\n\r\nThe law is what the president says it is\r\n\r\nThe people who enforce the laws do not have to follow them\r\n\r\nNo one is above the law\r\n\r\nJudges can rewrite laws they disagree with\r\n\r\n<b>Under the Constitution, which of these powers does not belong to the federal government?</b>\r\n\r\nRatify amendments to the Constitution\r\n\r\nPrint money\r\n\r\nDeclare war\r\n\r\nMake treaties with foreign powers\r\n\r\n<b>We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?</b>\r\n\r\nFour years\r\n\r\nSix years\r\n\r\nEight years\r\n\r\nTwo years\r\n\r\n<b>Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?</b>\r\n\r\nJohn G. Roberts Jr.\r\n\r\nRuth Bader Ginsburg\r\n\r\nWilliam P. Barr\r\n\r\nBrett M. Kavanaugh\r\n\r\n<b>The House of Representatives has how many voting members?</b>\r\n\r\n100\r\n\r\n435\r\n\r\n535\r\n\r\n538\r\n\r\n<b>The Federalist Papers supported passage if the U.S. Constitution. Which of these men was not one of the authors?</b>\r\n\r\nJames Madison\r\n\r\nAlexander Hamilton\r\n\r\nJohn Jay\r\n\r\nJohn Adams\r\n\r\n<b>When was the Constitution written?</b>\r\n\r\n1492\r\n\r\n1776\r\n\r\n1787\r\n\r\n1865\r\n\r\n<b>Answers:</b> 1. C; 2. D; 3. A; 4. C; 5. A; 6. B; 7. A; 8. B; 9. D; 10.C.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Test provides potential U.S. citizens with unique challenge', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'test-provides-potential-u-s-citizens-with-unique-challenge', '', '', '2019-10-23 10:44:02', '2019-10-23 14:44:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42130', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42132, 4, '2019-10-23 10:47:33', '2019-10-23 14:47:33', '<b>By DAVIS FOLSOM\r\n\r\n</b>“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teaming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”\r\n\r\nAs the famous Statue of Liberty quote by Emma Lazarus suggests, the United States has long offered hope and opportunity to people from other nations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Yet, the latest Census data shows that, in the last decade, without legal immigrants, the U.S. population would have declined.\r\n\r\nEven with immigration, half the counties in our country had declining population. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWant to see what declining communities look like? <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nYou do not need to go far. We moved here 20 years ago from Aiken and have driven the backroads to and from there many times. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn the last 20 years, from Yemassee to New Ellington, there may have been 10 new buildings constructed. It’s impossible not to notice abandoned plants and boarded-up downtown stores. Even schools have closed.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOccasionally, we read stories of dying towns willing to sell themselves to anyone who will come. Often, immigrants move there finding opportunity and providing<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>new energy where others have left. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAs the late Nobel-Prize-winning economist, Milton Friedman described in his famous book, Free to Choose, his parents came to New York with just suitcases and a desire for freedom. They initially lived in tenement housing, worked demanding, low-pay jobs but built lives for themselves and their family.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>They were part of the American Dream.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort is fortunate to continue to grow, attracting people from other parts of our country and the world who choose to live here. It was not always that way.\r\n\r\nFrom 1900 to 1940, Beaufort’s population declined by more than 40 percent.\r\n\r\nIn the 1960s a so-called poverty commission documented third-world-like living conditions and wide spread malnourishment in children. Yes, here in Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nWhy Celebrate Citizenship in Beaufort? <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nConsider what our community would be like without their contributions. Beaufort’s naturalized Americans bring energy, investment, ideas, and skills. They, quietly, enrich our community adding new art, music, food, and their humanity. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nYou will find them working in every sector of our economy and engaged in our civic community. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>With this energy and diversity, Beaufort’s new Americans make us a better community.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIf, like us, you are part of the Baby Boomer generation, you have a vested interest in adding new members to our community. Social Security is an “intergenerational income transfer program.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFrom a purely personal benefit perspective, we need new workers so we can continue to receive our benefits.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nRecent Wall Street Journal articles describe a term, the dependency ratio – the ratio of workers to retirees. This ratio, which not long ago was about seven to one, is now only three to one in Europe and only slightly higher in the United States.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAnother article reported a labor problem in Maine where retirees have stayed in their homes but young people have left, creating a shortage of home care workers. Working-age family members face a choice of paying up to $50 an hour for home care assistance or cutting back on their work activities to care for aging parents. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCensus data estimates there are slightly more than 1,800 naturalized Americans in our county.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Consider how many times in a given week you interact with someone who was not born in the United States but has made Beaufort their home?\r\n\r\nThe reality is almost everyone living here is descended from immigrants.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Look at the six flags flying at the Santa Elena Museum. The earliest Beaufort immigrants were Spanish, English, Scottish, French and Africans. Some came from European aristocracy, others adventurers, indentured servants, slaves, and refugees.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhile the creation of our Republic did not provide citizenship to all, eventually, with amendments to our Constitution, our nation has tried to include all of our “huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMost Beaufortonians inherited citizenship as a birth right, but our naturalized citizens invested in American citizenship, first by acquiring the proper legal documentation, then traveling here, learning English, and finally by applying for, paying, and passing the citizenship exam and finally, swearing their oath of allegiance to our nation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nRead the vignettes of some of Beaufort’s naturalized citizens in the most recent edition of Lowcountry Weekly. They have amazing stories, often told with tears as they describe their deeply personal journeys.\r\n\r\nWithout exception, every naturalized Beaufortonian we interviewed was passionate and proud to be an American.\r\n\r\n<i>Davis Folsom, PhD, is a University of South Carolina Distinguished Professor of Economics, having taught more than 30 years combined at USC Beaufort and USC Aiken. He has published a wide variety of scholarly and not-so-scholarly books on topics ranging from business jargon to wine cruising. He is also a tour guide with Beaufort Tours and a volunteer citizenship tutor.</i>', 'Why celebrate citizenship in Beaufort?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'why-celebrate-citizenship-in-beaufort', '', '', '2019-10-29 10:46:41', '2019-10-29 14:46:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42132', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42135, 4, '2019-10-23 10:53:05', '2019-10-23 14:53:05', '<h2><b>Naturalized citizens recall emotionally powerful experience</b></h2>\r\nLabi Kryeziu remembers the first time he saw Beaufort.\r\n\r\nHe was on a trip visiting friends in the Lowcountry but wouldn’t return to what would eventually become his home for another couple of years.\r\n\r\n“It was beautiful,” Kryeziu said, recalling a walking tour of Beaufort’s downtown and historic neighborhoods. He also remembers seeing the Shrimp Festival and Waterfont Park, which left a big impression on the then 27-year-old.\r\n\r\n“That was really cool,” he said.\r\n\r\nKryeziu’s early youth, spent as a refugee from Kosovo, was very different from the life he would go on to lead as a young man in the United States.\r\n\r\nPlagued with war and ethnic cleansing in the 1990s-era conflict, much of Kosovo had been burned or destroyed, its residents devastated. Kryeziu’s teen years were filled with “suffering, civilian massacres, the sound of enemy jets, tanks and guns in distant villages,” he said.\r\n\r\nNow, nearly 10 years after the first time he stepped foot in the United States, Kryeziu will join hundreds of others celebrating their status as new Americans in a public celebration coming up this weekend in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nCelebrate Citizenship will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at Beaufort’s Waterfront Park Pavilion.\r\n\r\nSaturday’s event is important in raising awareness, Kryeziu and others said, not only of those who have immigrated and made significant contributions to their communities, but also as a reminder to those who take their freedom for granted.\r\n\r\n“Freedom isn’t free,” said Kryeziu, who now lives in Beaufort with his wife, Lycia.\r\n\r\nIf anyone knows that, it would be Kryeziu.\r\n<h4><b>War comes to Kosovo</b></h4>\r\nWhen Kryeziu was just 13, he and his family – including his mother, grandparents, sister and two younger brothers – were forced to flee their village in Kosovo.\r\n\r\nParamilitary forces from Serbia had begun pushing into the country in Southeastern Europe and had gone from village to village<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>burning houses and forcing people out. Over the next year, Kryeziu and his family moved to three different villages but were eventually found and forced out of Kosovo altogether.\r\n\r\nHis older brother, then 16, and his father were hiding in the mountains nearby when they were forced out since any adult male, if found, risked being taken away and never heard from again.\r\n\r\nFleeing to the neighboring country of Albania, they became refugees, and Kryeziu feared he’d never see his father and brother again.\r\n\r\nIn Albania, the family stayed in a refugee camp, then lived with a host family for four months.\r\n\r\nFinally, after months of not knowing if his father and brother were safe, Kryeziu and his family received word – the two were alive and well. Shortly thereafter, the family was reunited in Albania.\r\n\r\n“It was very emotional,” said Kryeziu.\r\n\r\nWhen the war ended, he and his family returned home to find their village had been burned. Still, it was a miracle to return at all, he said.\r\n\r\n“We cried tears of sorrow and tears of joy as we remembered the lost, saw our village burned down and reunited with brothers, fathers, cousins and uncles. Freedom is good, but freedom isn\'t free,” he said.\r\n<h4><b>A talented educator</b></h4>\r\nBabet Villena-Alvarez is another naturalized citizen who remembers the joy she felt at becoming an American.\r\n\r\nBorn in the mountainous city of Baguio, in the Philippines, Villena-Alvarez did not know her life’s path would traverse three continents before eventually settling in the United States.<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/VillenaAlvarez.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-42136\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/VillenaAlvarez.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"368\"></a>\r\n\r\nA distinguished linguist, Villena-Alvarez began college at the age of 16. She was then selected out of millions competing for a Rotary scholarship in her country to attend the prestigious Paris-Sorbonne University in France where she studied French literature.\r\n\r\nThe first time she recalls seeing the United States was on a trip with another Rotary ambassador who happened to be going home to Iowa.\r\n\r\n“It was so clean and the air was so crisp, she said. “And, it was so beautiful with all these wide open spaces as far as the eye could see.”\r\n\r\nAfter she completed her masters degree in Paris, she went on to complete another program in partnership with the University of Cincinnati that allowed her to convert her masters and go on to earn a PhD.\r\n\r\nAfter completing her PhD program, Villena-Alvarez interviewed with and was offered a number of academic positions around the country. She chose the University of South Carolina Beaufort, where she would become a professor of Romance Languages and French Literature in the university’s Department of Humanities.\r\n\r\n“Twenty-five years later, I’m still here,” she said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn fact, Villena-Alvarez is the longest serving full-time faculty member at USCB.\r\n\r\nToday, she serves as Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. She’s also served as the Chair of Humanities/Fine Arts from 2007-2016, been awarded the Carolina Trustee Professorship 2012 and was the South Carolina Governor’s 2010 Professor of the Year.\r\n\r\nBut it’s those early years of teaching that surprised her the most, particularly at how accepting Americans were of her.\r\n\r\n“I was an Asian teaching a European language to American students,” she said. “The students did not see anything wrong with that.”\r\n\r\nLike those who will attend the celebration on Saturday, Villena-Alvarez still remembers taking the oath in 1996 in Atlanta to become an American citizen.\r\n\r\n“They gave us all a little flag and I tell you, I held that flag to my heart and I thought, ‘I can vote now. How is this possible that I get to be part of this great nation and make a difference,’” she said.\r\n<h4><b>Proud to be Americans</b></h4>\r\nWhile Villena-Alvarez’ and Kryeziu’s paths to citizenship were different, both are proud to be Americans.\r\n\r\n“I think one of the greatest aspects of the American dream is that you can share past and futures with others and celebrate those who are new to our country,” she said. “Not only does this provide diversity to the experiences to the rest of the country, but it also opens Americans’ experiences with other countries.”\r\n\r\nThe experience of becoming a citizen has never left her, she said.\r\n\r\n“It’s stronger than ever,” she said. “I connect better with my students, my work, my community and my friends because of that sense of belonging.”\r\n\r\nKryeziu agrees. When he took the oath in 2018, he wasn’t prepared for how “emotionally powerful” the experience was, he said.\r\n\r\n“I felt like I\'d won my freedom all over again,” he said.\r\n\r\nAn entrepreneur, Kryeziu works in real estate and financial services and is proud of the life he has made in his new country.\r\n\r\nIf he could convey anything to his fellow countrymen, especially young people just starting out, it would be to recognize what a tremendous advantage it is to be an American.\r\n\r\n“What you have in your hand is very valuable,” he said. “… The U.S. is the only place on this earth that offers the opportunity to work hard, learn and establish yourself. Anyone can achieve their American Dream.”\r\n<h2>Want to go?</h2>\r\n<b>What:</b> Celebrate Citizenship\r\n\r\n<b>When: </b>2-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26\r\n\r\n<b>Where: </b>Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort\r\n\r\n<b>About:</b> A celebration to honor and welcome all of Beaufort’s naturalized citizens. 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(42144, 4, '2019-10-30 12:52:33', '2019-10-30 16:52:33', '<b>Society “Historically Speaking” lectures</b>\r\n\r\nAll talks, held at noon on Thursdays, are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. First-come, first-seated, doors open 30 minutes prior to event.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNov. 21: Maxine Lutz, “Not Just Gossip: Who Dwelt in Beaufort’s Historic Houses,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJan. 23: Dr. Bernard Powers, “The New Face of African American Public History in Charleston: The Center for the Study of Slavery and the International African American Museum,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.\r\n\r\nMarch 12: Dr. Lawrence Rowland, “Kate Gleason, Libby Rowland, and Beaufort in the 1920s,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd. St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nMay 7: 81st annual meeting, Dr. Dale Rosengarten, “Blue Collars to Blue Serge Suits: Beaufort’s Jewish Settlers,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd., St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\n<b>Women’s Coastal Skills Clinic</b>\r\n\r\nNov. 1-3, Hunting Island State Park. Cost is $250 per person. Limited to 30 participants, ages 16 and older. An exclusive outdoor experience designed just for women, the three-day workshop expands knowledge of the Lowcountry while teaching useful skills along the way. Learn about the history of the lighthouse, cast netting, salt-marsh kayaking, shell fishing and more. Register by calling 843-838-7437. Reservations are required. Sleeping accommodations are your responsibility. Make reservations to bring your tent/RV by calling 843-838-2011.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Female Divinity in Our Unique Ancient Cultures</b>\r\n\r\n4-6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Open Mic Community Sharing: Female Divinity in Our Unique Ancient Cultures. Share in poetry or writing from your own cultural perspective. Cost $10. Snacks and beverages provided. Sign up to listen or participate at www.bcfolkheritage.com or at the door.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>7th annual Bourbon,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Bubbles &amp; Brew</b>\r\n\r\n6-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, Breakwater Restaurant, 203 Carteret Street. Fundraising event benefits the Beaufort Film Society and the 14th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival. Tickets for this much anticipated event may be purchased online at beaufortfilmfestival.com. The event includes tastings of the world’s finest bourbons, champagnes, and craft beers. Live music will also be provided for your entertainment.\r\n\r\n<b>Wardle Family YMCA’s Enhance Fitness program</b>\r\n\r\n1:30-2:30 p.m., Monday and Wednesday; 1-2 p.m. Friday. Beginning Monday, Nov. 4, Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Open to Y members and non-members. Participants can jump into the 16-week class after this date if the program is not full. Geared toward older adults and those with chronic health conditions, like arthritis. Class meets 3x per week for 60 minutes. Free for Y members and $150 for non-members. Become a Y member as part of this program and we’ll waive your joining fee! For more info,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>contact Denice Fanning at 843-522-9622 or beaufort-jasperymca.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Art Gallery Artist<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\n<b>Talk and Reception</b>\r\n\r\n2-5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 10, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Artists will talk about their art. Free Admission. For more information, visit www.beaufortartscouncil.org or www.bcfolkheritage.com.\r\n\r\n<b>4th Touch A<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Truck Fundraiser</b>\r\n\r\nThe Junior Service League of Beaufort will host its 4th Touch A Truck fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 16 in downtown Port Royal from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Paris Avenue. Cost of admission is $5 per person.\r\n\r\nTouch A Truck is a family event that offers a unique and interactive experience for children of all ages. Children will have the opportunity to see, touch, and safely explore their favorite vehicles that serve our community.\r\n\r\nThe event will feature many different types of equipment to explore, including a fire truck, ambulance, a Humvee, construction vehicles, and even a helicopter. The entertainment area will include a variety of activities including face painting, bounce-houses for kids and much more. And to round out the experience, enjoy music and fabulous food, drinks, and libations available for purchase.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn the case of rain, the event will be postponed to Dec. 7. Pets are not allowed at the event.\r\n\r\nCall Brittany Rosson at 618-967-6815 or visit www.touchatruckbeaufort.com for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Oyster Ghost Roast<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\n<b>&amp; 5k By The Bay</b>\r\n\r\nSaturday, Nov. 16, Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort Campus, 921 Ribaut Road. The 5K starts at 5 p.m., spanning campus and Spanish Moss Trail. The oyster roast starts at 6 p.m. with all-you-can-eat oysters, chili, hot dogs, brownies, lemon bars and more catered by Jim\'N Nick’s. All-You-Can-Drink wristbands are $10. The event features a live DJ, karaoke, cornhole, a college football viewing area, and lots of children’s activities. Oyster roast is $30 for adults, $15 for ages 13-17 and is free for kids 12 and younger. The oyster roast and 5K, which includes oyster roast/afterparty ticket, medal, and T-shirt is $60 for adults, $30 for those 17 and younger. All proceeds benefit the Student Veterans of America TCL Chapter and TCL’s Student Government Association. Learn more at www.tcl.edu/oyster or call 843-525-8264.\r\n\r\n<b>Zonta Club to host<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>annual Oyster Roast</b>\r\n\r\nThe Zonta Club of Beaufort will be hosting it\'s annual Oyster Roast on Saturday, November 16th from 6-9 p.m. at the Live Oaks Park in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nLots of oysters, homemade chili, hot dogs, desserts, beer, wine and soft drinks, plus entertainment by Chris Jones, all for the inclusive price of $30 for advance tickets ($35 at the gate).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>This fund and FUN raiser enables the Club to help with all their local community projects and charities throughout the year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Tickets are available at The Chocolate Tree downtown, Port Royal Senior Center on Paris Avenue or Bygone Days on Parris Island Gateway.\r\n\r\nFor more information call 843-592-0100.\r\n\r\n<b>YMCA to offer CPR class</b>\r\n\r\nThe Wardle Family YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal, offers CPR classes for community members on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost is $35 for this YMCA-certified course and those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Lou Bergen, Aquatics Director to register for this class. Call the Y at 843-522-9622 or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Get moving with<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Beaufort Track Club</b>\r\n\r\nJoin the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.\r\n\r\nVisit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>May River Quilters Guild</b>\r\n\r\nOn the first Saturday of every month, the May River Quilters Guild meets at Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville. Members meet at 9:30 a.m. for social exchange. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Please call 847-707-6034.\r\n\r\n<b>Seaside Stitchers<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>sewing club</b>\r\n\r\n1 p.m., 3rd Monday of each month, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club. The Seaside Stitchers, neighborhood group of the American Sewing Guild, holds a monthly meetings for everyone who sews. It is for sewers of a variety skill levels and interests so anyone who is interested in sewing is encouraged to attend and find out what ASG is all about. For more information, visit http://www.asg.org. For more information about Seaside Stitchers, call Sheila Tindall at 843-838-9473.\r\n\r\n<b>Parkinson’s support group</b>\r\n\r\nA support group for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and carepartners meets the first Thursday of each month at the Beaufort Memorial Lifefit Wellness Center from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more information, visit our Facebook page or call Ric at 843-525-1229.\r\n\r\n<b>Friends of Hunting<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Island lighthouse tours</b>\r\n\r\nThe Friends of Hunting Island will present tours of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse at 10 a.m. every Thursday in October. Keeper Ted and his team will tell you all about the history of the Lighthouse, which was built in 1875 and is the only Lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIf you are at least 44 inches tall, you may also climb the 184 steps to the top of the Lighthouse. Reservations are recommended by calling 843-838-7437 and the fee is $2 per person.', 'What To Do', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-to-do-196', '', '', '2019-10-30 12:52:33', '2019-10-30 16:52:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42144', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42146, 4, '2019-10-30 12:55:09', '2019-10-30 16:55:09', '<h4>By DAVID TAUB</h4>\r\nBefore the mid-1960s, far too many of Beaufort’s finest historic properties, especially residential houses, were dying on the vine. Lost forever.\r\n\r\nMany were unoccupied, derelict from neglect and in disrepair, with weeds growing up through the floor and rotted wood exteriors all too common. Many of the residential areas that eventually comprised the Historic District, were, by all indications, depressed neighborhoods, insofar as “demolition by neglect” caused too many bulldozers to wipe them from our precious historic patrimony.\r\n\r\nThe year 1965 was a seminal time for Beaufort’s historic future.\r\n\r\nEnergized, a cadre of dedicated citizens, including such luminaries as Helen Harvey, Harriet Keyserling, Jean Aimar, and too many others to mention, decided that Beaufort must dedicate itself to preserving and conserving what was left of its historic and cultural heritages.\r\n\r\nFor many years since its charter in 1965, Historic Beaufort Foundation has been a dynamic historic organization, whose mission has been to support the preservation, protection and presentation of sites and artifacts of historic, architectural and cultural value throughout Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nHalf a century later, HBF has succeeded beyond the wildest dreams of its visionary creators.\r\n\r\nContrasting the early architectural character of Charleston, Savannah and Beaufort, architectural historians Carl Feiss and Russell Wright conducted Beaufort’s first inventory of historic properties and noted: “It is a remarkable fact that these neighboring three communities, developing simultaneously, should have each so successfully created their own high quality, individual architectural design.”\r\n\r\nUnderstanding the uniqueness of Beaufort’s historical character, HBF’s immediate goal was the creation of a federally recognized historic district for Beaufort. Working jointly with the City, HBF did the heavy lifting – organizing, writing, researching and submitting the application for such recognition to the U. S. Department of the Interior.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn 1972, Beaufort was awarded its coveted prize as a National Historic Landmark District.\r\n\r\nToday, there are four designated National Historic Landmark Districts located in South Carolina, two of which are in Beaufort County (the other being Penn Center). Recognizing the State’s historic value, the General Assembly passed enabling legislation establishing Historic Review Boards, with the authority and mission of protecting the State’s historic legacy.\r\n\r\nShortly thereafter, Beaufort’s City Council passed an ordinance establishing its historic review board, previously known as the Board of Architectural Review, and today more appropriately known as the Historic Review Board.\r\n\r\nAt that time, in their supreme wisdom, Council dedicated that one member, of the five members of what was then called the Board of Architectural Review (BOAR), always would be a member of HBF.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAn active and conservation-based historic review board is mandated to be strict in its application of the Secretary of the Interior’s standards for approving changes to any historic building located within the boundaries of the Historic District.\r\n\r\nHBF’s important work continues today. The guarantee that 20 percent of the Board would always be held by a member of HBF has steadfastly supported all the goals and mission of preserving Beaufort’s historic patrimony. It has been, and is essential that it continue to be, a guaranteed presence on what is today called the Historic District Review Board (section 2.7 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).\r\n\r\nNHLD designation in 1972 delineated the district’s boundaries, which encompassed the downtown central business district, and several surrounding residential neighborhoods such as The Point, The Northwest Quadrant, The Old Commons and The Bluff.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s NHLD encompasses more than 304 acres and contains more than 500 “contributing” structures, making Beaufort the largest federally recognized NHLD in South Carolina.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s NHLD is nationally recognized and acknowledged for its rich and varied history, reflected in a coastal environment defined as much by its stately mansions as it is by its modest cottages, revealing a history covering four centuries of habitation — 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st.\r\n\r\nThis lineage of diversity, long age and exceptional designs, reflects the rich history and the cultural and economic diversity of Beaufort’s lengthy antiquity.\r\n\r\nBuildings contained within Beaufort’s NHLD exhibit many of the principled historic styles of American architecture from the Colonial period to the modern. We are one of a kind; a kind to be proud of and to protect and preserve at all costs.\r\n\r\nWhy does City Hall now want to eliminate the guaranteed HBF seat on the Historic District Review Board?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIt is no stretch of the imagination to envision that without the Historic Beaufort Foundation, Beaufort would not have its Historic District designation today. At the very least, without the heroic efforts of the HBF, Beaufort would not have received it NHLD designation for many years later than 1972, with the consequent loss of many more historic properties that could never be replaced.\r\n\r\nHBF is a true treasure; the Goose that did lay the golden egg called the National Historic Landmark District. It behooves all of us to exercise great diligence to maintain this historic legacy, an inheritance that cannot be replaced.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThere are very few derelict homes remaining in Beaufort’s historic district, such as existed before the HBF launched its dedicated commitment to save its heritage. Its guaranteed presence on the review board must be retained.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWe can repay the contributions and give a heartfelt thanks to a long list of our citizens who have worked tirelessly that ensures the conservation and preservation of this heritage for ourselves and our progeny.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLong live the HBF and its permanent representation on the Historic District Review Board. Let the “powers that be” hear your voices loud and clear on their behalf.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999, and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate Judge from 2010 to 2015.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>He may be contacted at david.m.taub42@gmail.com.</i>', 'Historic Beaufort Foundation: The goose that laid the golden egg', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'historic-beaufort-foundation-the-goose-that-laid-the-golden-egg', '', '', '2019-10-30 12:55:09', '2019-10-30 16:55:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42146', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42148, 4, '2019-10-30 13:00:43', '2019-10-30 17:00:43', '<h4>By SCOTT GRABER</h4>\r\nIt’s Saturday night and I’m jammed into a room with 300 well-dressed, well-nourished diners who are listening to a tall, casually dressed Californian named Robert Ballard. We are not supposed to be in this room.\r\n\r\nWe are supposed to be in an elegant, wedding reception-sized tent with crystal chandeliers, fresh cut flowers and heavy, hotel-grade silverware. We’re supposed to be eating “surf and turf” or “vegetable barley risotto” and listening to this famous oceanographer tell us about his exploits.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBut Tropical Storm Nestor and its 35 mph winds changed those plans and moved us into Port Royal Sound Foundation’s bass and mackerel-filled exhibition room.\r\n\r\nAnd it’s a tight fit.\r\n\r\nRobert Ballard is 77 years old but moves through the audience with the athleticism of a man of 50. Though Nestor has deprived Ballard of a stage, and the guests are actually crammed into two rooms, the scientist has a wireless microphone and shuttles between the two rooms with agility and a sense of humor.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMeanwhile the young, attractive servers are getting risotto and the wine to relocated, disoriented patrons — the staff doing its best to salvage it’s “Night on the Sound.”\r\n\r\nBallard begins by telling us that back in 1982 he needed money to finance his search for the Titanic. He went to the Navy but the Navy wasn\'t interested. They were interested in two sunken nuclear submarines — the Thresher and the Scorpion — and the condition of their nuclear reactors. The Navy said it might help Ballard if he found the missing submarines first.\r\n\r\nThe oceanographer found that the submarines had imploded scattering thousands of pieces of debris all over the ocean floor. Following the trail of debris he found the hulls of both submarines. Ballard concluded that this same technique might help him find the Titanic.\r\n\r\nOn the morning of Sept. 1, 1985, he and his team noticed anomalies on the otherwise flat ocean floor. Eventually debris was sighted, then a boiler and after that the hull of the Titanic. A year later the Ballard returned with the submersible “Alvin,” along with “Jason Junior” for tight spaces, all the while taking photographs of the exterior and interior of the lost ship.\r\n\r\nAfter the Titanic, Ballard began to look for the Bismarck — it’s hull was believed to be in 15,000-foot deep water off the coast of France. This was 4,000 feet deeper than where the Titanic was found.\r\n\r\nAfter finding the Bismarck he began searching for the Lusitania off the Irish coast Then it was the Japanese warship Kirishima near Guadalcanal. In 1998 Ballard found the wreck of the U.S.S. Yorktown and then John Kennedy’s PT 109 in 2002.\r\n\r\nBallard then turned his curiosity and energy to the Black Sea and the theory that no fresh oxygen reached its deep waters. This lack of oxygen created an environment hostile to wood eating organisms and very good for preserving sunken vessels.\r\n\r\nIn 2000 Ballard and his team found ancient shorelines, freshwater sea snails and three ancient wrecks near a long-submerged town called Sinop. Later Ballard found a fourth wreck where the entire hull, cargo, deck structures and mast were intact. Carbon dating suggested this ship went down between 410 and 520 A.D.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the evening Ballard said he was just back from Nikumaroro Island in the South Pacific where he and his team have been searching for Earhart’s Lockheed Electra. Nikumaroro atoll is actually the tip of a 16,000 foot mountain surrounded by sheer underwater escarpments.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBallard showed us a diagram that illustrated how the Electra would have been dragged over the reef and then fallen down the escarpment. In spite of using submersibles “Hercules” and “Argus” he didn’t find the airplane. But said he was “not giving up on the project.”\r\n\r\nAs the evening ended, I realized that I had been watching, and hearing, the living, breathing, nonfiction personification of Indiana Jones.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn the telling of his story Ballard took us away from the rain, and the confusion, and turned the Foundation’s “Night on the Sound” into a “Night to Remember.”\r\n\r\n<i>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</i>', 'Ballard is a real-life version of Indiana Jones', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ballard-is-a-real-life-version-of-indiana-jones', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:00:43', '2019-10-30 17:00:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42148', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42150, 4, '2019-10-30 13:01:54', '2019-10-30 17:01:54', 'By LEE SCOTT\r\n\r\nThere was a book I placed on hold at the Saint Helena Island Library last week. It was the assigned book for my November Book Club meeting.\r\n\r\nI was pleased when just a few days later, I received a text saying the book had arrived. As I was waiting for the librarian to retrieve the book from the back, I noticed a display that said, “New arrivals.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOne of them caught my attention and the librarian checked out both the books.\r\n\r\nAs usual, she mentioned the date I was to return the books and printed out the name of the books with the due date. I do not normally look at those receipts because I am a fast reader and not worried about returning them on time.\r\n\r\nBut when I got home and placed the receipt on the counter, at the bottom of it was printed “You saved $54.95 today”. That caught my attention.\r\n\r\nHow could I have possibly saved money when I did not buy anything? Then I looked at the prices of the two hard back books. If I had bought those books, it would have cost me $54.95. I felt better right away knowing how much money the library had saved me.\r\n\r\nThen I thought of some of the other free products our Beaufort County library offers.\r\n\r\nWhen I was in the branch, I noticed the advertising flyer for Flipster and realized it was a way to read many of the latest magazines, free and online. There is also the app called Hoopla where you can download eBooks, audiobooks, movies, and music.\r\n\r\nOh, I still like to get certain magazines that I read or keep as references, like Smithsonian and Cooking magazines. And there are movies I purchase that I know I will watch again. But for the most part, the library is saving me lots of money. Those hardback new editions are expensive and, if you are a reader like me, the money can add it throughout the year.\r\n\r\nBut if you still want to buy your books, there is always the annual Friends of the Beaufort Library book sale. It is Nov. 1-3 this year, which is a later date than usual, but now held outside of the peak hurricane season.\r\n\r\nI have volunteered for this fundraising event just about every year I have lived here, and it is amazing the number of titles, authors, and genre to choose from for so little money.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSo, if you still have that need to hold a hard-back book, this is your opportunity.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nYou might not get the latest books on the National Bestseller list, but you will be saving money and supporting your local library.\r\n\r\n<i>Lee Scott, a writer and recent retiree, shares her everyday observations about life after career. A former commercial banker responsible for helping her clients to reach their business objectives, Scott now translates those analytical skills to her writings. She lives on St. Helena Island and enjoys boating, traveling and reading.</i>', 'The money I have saved thanks to the public library', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-money-i-have-saved-thanks-to-the-public-library', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:01:54', '2019-10-30 17:01:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42150', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42152, 4, '2019-10-30 13:04:05', '2019-10-30 17:04:05', 'By LAURA KAPONER\r\n\r\nThere’s a saying that “mental illness is a family disease.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFelicia Vairo can speak to this first-hand as her youngest daughter, Emily, was diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder in the summer of 2015. Emily was described as a model child consistently excelling at all things put before her including graduating college a whole year ahead of schedule with a double major in French and International Business.\r\n\r\nAt 22-years old, while living in N.Y. away from her family, Emily started to exhibit certain actions very out of character: posting strange photos on social media, boundless energy, conflicts with friends and family, and risky behaviors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nA visit for a family reunion in S.C. quickly escalated to an evaluation at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where she received her Bipolar I diagnosis. Felicia was shocked as concerns began to mount about whether Emily would ever have a normal life again, find happiness, and what the journey ahead would be like.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest challenges Felicia felt was trying to find the absolute best care for Emily. For those who don’t know, most insurances have stringent limitations on what they will cover for mental health care, especially when compared to physical illnesses.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn addition to finding the appropriate medical providers, treatments can prove to be a financial burden to many, but the Vairos were determined to do whatever it took to give Emily the best chance at recovery.\r\n\r\nWhat has helped the most in this process is that Felicia, along with the rest of the family, took the initiative to play an active role in Emily’s recovery.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIt’s important to figure out that balance of being there and allowing Emily the ability to stand on her own, trusting her ability to make her own choices.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOffering support could be anything from helping Emily get to and from her appointments to planning special activities to remind her that she is loved, valued, and important.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFelicia became an active member of NAMI Lowcountry, attending state conferences, joining the Recovery Council, and volunteering as a Family Support Group facilitator.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIt was essential to learn as much as she could about the illness, the treatments, and being an advocate for the mentally ill community at large.\r\n\r\nIt’s easy to focus on the hardships a family can experience when a loved one has a mental illness, but Felicia has a different approach altogether. She feels Emily’s diagnosis was a blessing in disguise because it brought the entire family much closer together.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAlthough at times stressful, the family as a whole had to re-evaluate its dynamics and habits to help everyone function in a healthier way as a team. Everyone is continuing to learn and grow throughout this process.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFelicia enjoys referring to two particular NAMI Principals of Support for guidance: “We expect a better future in a realistic way” and “We will never give up hope.”\r\n\r\nFor more information on the services and support groups offered locally please visit www.namilowcountry.org.\r\n\r\n<i>Laura Kaponer is a mental health advocate and blogger, as well as a volunteer with the local chapter of NAMI. You can find her on social media by searching #Laurakaponeris1in5.</i>', 'Family comes together to face mental illness', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'family-comes-together-to-face-mental-illness', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:04:05', '2019-10-30 17:04:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42152', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42154, 4, '2019-10-30 13:05:45', '2019-10-30 17:05:45', '<b>EDITOR’S NOTE</b>\r\n\r\n<i>This story was part off a package advancing the Celebrate Citizenship event held Saturday, Ooct. 26 at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. It did not run in the Oct. 24 edition of The Island News because of space restrictions.</i>\r\n\r\n<b>By Davis Folsom</b>\r\n\r\nRecently, I sat in a restaurant with three Naval officers at the next table.\r\n\r\nThey might have been comparing Top Gun strategies or counter-intelligence briefings. Whatever, it was a language foreign to me; full of acronyms and in-group words that only they understood.\r\n\r\nBecause they were in uniform, I guessed they were talking about military and our government. Similarly, readers of the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service web site (www.uscis.gov), the primary resource for anyone wanting to know about the citizenship process, will most likely need an interpreter.\r\n\r\nOne of the links at uscis.gov provides a guide to local resources. Searching by zip code produced no results in the entire state of\r\nSouth Carolina.\r\n\r\nFortunately, there are a number of wonderful local people, organizations, and resource centers available.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Eligibility and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>application resources</b>\r\n\r\nThe St. Helena Library has a large array of citizenship preparation/study materials available. Their head librarian, Maria Benac, was very helpful and eager to share the resources with us.\r\n\r\nFirst and foremost are the four Civics and Citizenship Toolkits: A Collection of Educational Resources for Immigrants.\r\n\r\nIn each toolkit you find (1) a box of flash cards – “Becoming a U.S. Citizen” – with the 100 questions (and answers) that are included on the citizenship test and/or interview (not too many American citizens would score high on this test, I fear.)\r\n\r\nAlso, the toolkit includes: (2) The USCIS Naturalization Interview and Test booklet (also DVD/CD); (3) The Citizens Almanac – Fundamental documents, symbols and anthems of the U.S.; (4) Welcome to the U.S. – A Guide for New Immigrants (in Spanish and English, 107 pages); (5) Learn About the U.S.: Quick Civics Lessons for the Naturalization Test; (6) The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.\r\n\r\nSouth of the Broad River, these resources are also available at the Bluffton Public Library.\r\n\r\nThe toolkits are produced/provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service and are available free upon request for eligible organizations which include:\r\n\r\nCommunity-based organizations or nongovernmental organizations that work with immigrants;\r\n\r\nK-12 schools, adult education centers, community colleges, universities, and other educational institutions;\r\n\r\nEthnic or home country organizations;\r\n\r\nLibraries: K-12, public, academic, etc.;\r\n\r\nFaith-based organizations;\r\n\r\nVolunteer groups;\r\n\r\nCivic and service clubs;\r\n\r\nOther organizations that provide educational resources to immigrants\r\n\r\nFor more: https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/organizations/civics-and-citizenship-toolkit/registration\r\n\r\n<b>English, civics and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>other resources</b>\r\n\r\nNorth of the Broad River, at least three organizations offer ESL (English as a Second Language) and/or civics exam assistance, or other support services:\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Adult Education, directed by Marie Lewis, has a well-established and friendly ESL program. They also provide civics exam tutors. Call 843-322-2739.\r\n\r\nFranciscan Center on St. Helena Island offers ESL resources and other support services. Call 843-838-3924.\r\n\r\nYMCA offers a variety of services including summer migrant education programs.\r\n\r\nLiteracy Volunteers of the Lowcountry offers ESL and Citizenship Classes south of the Broad River. Call 843-815-6616.\r\n\r\nThere may be other groups assisting people seeking English language and citizenship support in Northern Beaufort. If so, Celebrating Citizenship would appreciate knowing about their efforts.', 'Citizenship resources in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'citizenship-resources-in-beaufort', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:05:45', '2019-10-30 17:05:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42154', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42156, 4, '2019-10-30 13:06:19', '2019-10-30 17:06:19', 'S.C. Department of Natural Resources officials are warning anglers that if the invasive northern snakehead fish is caught in the Palmetto State, anglers should kill it immediately and by all means not release it back into the water.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn early October, a Georgia angler reported catching a Northern snakehead, an aquatic invasive species, in a pond located on private property in Gwinnett County, Ga. This is the first time the Northern snakehead has been confirmed in Georgia waters. In the Southeast, northern snakeheads have also been found in North Carolina and Florida.\r\n\r\n“Our first line of defense in the fight against aquatic invasive species, such as the northern snakehead, is our anglers,” said Ross Self, chief of freshwater fisheries with the SCDNR. “If South Carolina anglers catch a northern snakehead, they should kill it immediately and report it to SCDNR.”\r\n\r\nSnakeheads, native of Asia, have been reported in 14 states. The snakehead is a long, thin fish, similar in appearance to the native bowfin. They can get up to three feet in length. They have a long dorsal fin that runs along their whole back, and have a dark brown blotchy appearance. They can breathe air, and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>survive in low oxygenated systems.\r\n\r\nThe snakehead is a top-level predator fish, and its introduction poses a substantial threat to native fish populations.\r\n\r\nIf you believe you have caught a northern snakehead:\r\n\r\nDo not release it.\r\n\r\nKill it immediately (remember, it can survive on land) and freeze it.\r\n\r\nIf possible, take pictures of the fish, including closeups of its mouth, fins and tail.\r\n\r\nNote where it was caught (waterbody, landmarks or GPS coordinates).\r\n\r\nReport it to the SCDNR by calling 1-800-922-5431.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nInvasive species are often introduced through unauthorized release. Non-native invasive species such as the northern snakehead have the potential to impact native species by competing for food and habitat. In South Carolina, it is unlawful to import, transport, sell, transfer, or possess any species of snakehead fish without a valid wild animal license.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit dnr.sc.gov/water/envaff/aquatic/snakehead.html.', 'SCDNR: S.C. anglers should kill invasive snakehead if caught', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'scdnr-s-c-anglers-should-kill-invasive-snakehead-if-caught', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:06:19', '2019-10-30 17:06:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42156', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42159, 4, '2019-10-30 13:07:09', '2019-10-30 17:07:09', '<b>New section<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>of Spanish Moss<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Trail paved,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>open to public</b>\r\n\r\nThe Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail has announced that the Spanish Moss Trail – between Poppy Hill Road and the Clarendon Road Trailhead – is now fully paved in concrete allowing for an uninterrupted 20.4 mile round-trip experience.\r\n\r\nThis long-awaited section of the Trail remained unpaved for three years while the Marine Corps Air Station and Clarendon Plantation came to an agreement to allow the Trail to be completed in this area. Their agreement was finalized in late August and concrete was poured in mid-October.\r\n\r\n“The owners of Clarendon have been very generous to our community allowing the Spanish Moss Trail to run through their property for the enjoyment of the more than 40,000 people who are using the Trail each year,” Executive Director of the Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail Dean Moss said. “This newly paved section has been an important priority for the Friends as we know there has been strong public demand for its completion.”\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County spraying for mosquitoes</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial and/or ground treatments from through November 1. Mosquito Control applies EPA-registered public health insecticide during ideal weather using low-flying aircraft throughout daylight hours and spray trucks from about 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. For additional information, please contact Mosquito Control at (843) 255-5800.', 'News Briefs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-130', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:07:09', '2019-10-30 17:07:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42159', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42161, 4, '2019-10-30 13:08:05', '2019-10-30 17:08:05', '<b>By Davis and Kathy Folsom</b>\r\n\r\nAccompanying this story is the U.S. Custom and Immigration Service’s pathway to citizenship poster. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNote the second sentence begins with GENERAL in capital letters. The rules and “pathway” only apply to documented immigrants (those with a Green Card).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThere are many details and documentation requirements that can become challenging or roadblocks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>There are many different categories of visas and a variety of exceptions to the general rules.\r\n\r\nAt best the process is time consuming. For many it is prohibitively expensive.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWe know naturalized citizens in Beaufort who successfully applied and were approved on their own with only assistance from family members. Others have spent thousands of dollars, mostly in legal fees. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Most readers of The Island News are fluent in English and have dealt with difficult application forms.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>If advising a friend, colleague, or neighbor one of your first questions should probably be, “Do you know anyone who has recently applied and been approved?”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Those people usually can be of great assistance. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn general, lawfully admitted permanent residents (those with a Green Card) should carefully gather the information required on the N-400 application form, which includes information about their birth record, where they have lived, any changes in names, marriage status, and military service.\r\n\r\nNames need to be consistent. Several people we know have used two last names on some documents and only one on others. This will likely cause problems when applying for citizenship.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'The Pathway to U.S. Citizenship: How do I get there from here?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-pathway-to-u-s-citizenship-how-do-i-get-there-from-here', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:08:05', '2019-10-30 17:08:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42161', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42163, 4, '2019-10-30 13:10:54', '2019-10-30 17:10:54', '<b>Vote YES for the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>school bond referendum</b>\r\n\r\nAs a parent of a child that is currently in one of the trailers at a Beaufort County School, I<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>am disappointed that there are people in this community that are not willing to pay an extra $10 a month in taxes to ensure that our children have seats in brick and mortar buildings. Children in the mobiles lose valuable instructional time traveling between them and the main building, not to mention the safety concerns associated with those units.\r\n\r\nTrailers are a waste of taxpayer’s money and as effective as applying a band aid to a gaping wound. It’s time we support our schools by properly funding them to ensure that all of the students of Beaufort County have a seat within a brick and mortar building.\r\n\r\nIn addition to providing needed classroom space at overcrowded schools, that $10 a month will also go towards renovating and maintaining the existing school buildings throughout the county, as well as providing safety and technology upgrades at all district schools. Please put the students first and provide them with a safe and acceptable learning environment. Vote YES for the school bond referendum on November 5.\r\n\r\n<i>– Stephanie Rossi, Bluffton</i>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Fall back! Spring forward! Why is this still a thing?</b>\r\n\r\nThere is a national movement called #locktheclock. Currently 40 states are debating the time-change issue.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIt’s about a 50/50 split among the states favoring full-time Daylight Savings time or full-time Standard time. I have been working on this issue for a while now.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPolls show that a majority of people prefer to stop changing their clocks. That is why I introduced Senate bill 11. My bill will keep South Carolina on Daylight Savings Time. The Senate unanimously passed my bill in March. The House is set to debate it when they return in January.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhen the bill passes, we will still have to wait on Congress to act. Federal law will not allow a state to remain on Daylight Savings time year round. That is why it will literally take an act of Congress for South Carolina to make the switch.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nI hope we will join with Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Oregon, Delaware, Utah, Maine and Washington in passing legislation requesting the permanent time change to Daylight Savings time. #ditchtheswitch\r\n\r\n<i>– Harvey S. Peeler, Jr.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Peeler is president of the S.C. Senate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></i><i>He represents District 14 (Cherokee,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></i><i>Spartanburg, Union and York Counties).</i>', 'Letter to the Editor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-34', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:10:54', '2019-10-30 17:10:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42163', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42165, 4, '2019-10-30 13:11:39', '2019-10-30 17:11:39', 'U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) has announced he is accepting congressional internship applications for available positions in his Washington D.C., North Charleston, Columbia and Greenville offices for the spring of 2020.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe internship program offers undergraduate and graduate students practical experience in constituent services, the legislative process, government policy and press. The internship provides students with the ability to work with and learn from public service professionals. Students will learn invaluable work experience and skills throughout their internship that will help them gain a better understanding of how their government functions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nInternship hours are flexible to accommodate students\' course schedules, but can generally run 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Interested South Carolina students can apply through our website at https://www.scott.senate.gov/constituent-services/internships. For any additional questions, contact the internship coordinator at internships@scott.senate.gov or 202-224-6121.', 'U.S. Senator Tim Scott accepting  applications for Spring 2020 internships', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'u-s-senator-tim-scott-accepting-applications-for-spring-2020-internships', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:11:39', '2019-10-30 17:11:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42165', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42167, 4, '2019-10-30 13:12:14', '2019-10-30 17:12:14', 'The League of Women Voters of Beaufort will host a public meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Beth Israel Synagogue, 401 Scott Street, with a presentation by Michael Kroll, the S.C. Partnership Specialist of the U.S. Census Bureau,\r\n\r\nEvery 10 years, the federal government conducts a census of the entire population to count everyone in the United States and record basic information about them. Our nation’s founders believed this data was so important that they mandated the decennial census in the Constitution.\r\n\r\nAs population sizes, income and education levels change in communities, the 2020 Census gathers this information for businesses, researchers and policymakers to make important decisions, such as where to build schools, roads, and hospitals, where to open new stores and expand operations, what products and services to sell and what new policies and public programs will be most helpful in each community.\r\n\r\nFor the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau will accept responses online and by phone, as well as by mail. Mr. Kroll will talk about several important points about the 2020 Census, including census job opportunities and how to partner and become part of a powerful network of government, nonprofit, corporate and community organizations.\r\n\r\nThe League invites all members of the community to join this informative session. To learn more about becoming a 2020 Census partner, visit census.gov/partners and for the latest updates on the 2020 Census, visit 2020census.gov.\r\n\r\nThe League of Women Voters of Beaufort, S.C. Area, a non-profit, nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about the League of Women Voters Beaufort or to make a tax deductible contribution, contact lwvbeaufort@gmail.com.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'League of Women Voters to explore 2020 Census issues', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'league-of-women-voters-to-explore-2020-census-issues', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:12:15', '2019-10-30 17:12:15', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42167', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42169, 4, '2019-10-30 13:13:46', '2019-10-30 17:13:46', 'A Burton woman has been convicted of murder for her role in the killing of a disabled neighbor who was slayed shortly after filling her prescriptions for pain medication.\r\n\r\nCourtney Elizabeth Brock, 25, was found guilty Thursday, Oct. 24 for the murder of 56-year-old Teresa Seigler in December 2016. She was sentenced to 30 years in prison, following the verdict from a Beaufort County General Sessions Court jury of seven women and five men.\r\n\r\n“Teresa had chronic pain and a number of prescriptions,” said Hunter Swanson of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, who prosecuted the case. “Beyond these drugs, about the only other thing she had to her name was a generous heart. Even though she had her own troubles and was of modest means, she was known for helping out neighbors who were struggling to pay bills or buy groceries.\r\n\r\n“Brock was one of the people Seigler befriended, and she took ultimate advantage of the situation.”\r\n\r\nBrock is the second defendant to be convicted of Seigler’s murder. In a separate trial this past April, Brian David Walls, 38, also was found guilty by a Beaufort County jury. Brock and Walls were apprehended in Marlboro County two days after Seigler’s death. Among the items in their possession were Seigler’s bank card and bottles of her prescription medicine.\r\n\r\nSwanson called 18 witnesses during three days of testimony. Circuit Court Judge Kristi Curtis handed down Thursday’s sentence.\r\n\r\nA third defendant – 27-year-old John Dontue Priester – has been charged with murder and second-degree arson in connection with Seigler’s death. His trial, originally scheduled for September but postponed because of Hurricane Dorian, is expected to proceed in early 2020. All defendants are considered innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.', 'Burton woman convicted of murdering disabled neighbor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'burton-woman-convicted-of-murdering-disabled-neighbor', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:13:46', '2019-10-30 17:13:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42169', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42172, 4, '2019-10-30 13:15:36', '2019-10-30 17:15:36', 'Firefighter Jason Garber was given the Exchange Club of Beaufort Firefighter of the Year award Thursday, Oct. 24.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nGarber has been with the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department for more than six years.\r\n\r\n“Jason delivers when duty calls and is always up for the challenge,” Fire Chief Reece Bertholf said.\r\n\r\nRecently, Garber led his engine company on a water rescue in downtown Beaufort. Garber quickly recognized the only way they would get the patient out of the water was to enter the water and bring her to shore.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe actions and decision making from Garber played a pivotal role in this safe rescue.', 'Beaufort/Port Royal’s Garber Beaufort Firefighter of the Year', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-port-royals-garber-beaufort-firefighter-of-the-year', '', '', '2019-10-30 13:15:36', '2019-10-30 17:15:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42172', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42176, 4, '2019-10-30 15:24:59', '2019-10-30 19:24:59', '<h4><b>By Alan Schuster</b></h4>\r\nToday, Madama Butterfly is one of the most frequently performed works in the opera world. Not only did Giacomo Puccini create a title role of a young geisha that arouses true compassion, but he did it with the support of his highest level of opera orchestration.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSuch a combination prompted opera historian Denis Forman to label the work as “having listener-friendly music.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMaking that music at the USC Beaufort Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday afternoon will be soprano Hui He in the heart-breaking role of Butterfly (Cio-cio-san); tenor Andrea Care singing Pinkerton; Brazilian baritone Paulo Szot, performing as Sharpless, and American mezzo Elizabeth DeShong will sing the role of Butterfly’s maid Suzuki. Piero Giorgio Morandi conducts.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Act I:</b> The action takes place in the early 20th century in and around Butterfly’s house on a hill overlooking Nagasaki. Goro, a marriage broker, is showing Pinkerton, a US naval officer, a home which he will buy after his marriage to Butterfly (Cio-cio-san), a young geisha, later that day.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nU.S. consul Sharpless arrives. Learning of Pinkerton’s intention to leave his “poor wife” when his tour expires, he tries to convince him not to abandon her, but fails. Butterfly and friends enter. To the dismay of her relatives, she is renounced for having deserted the family religion when the wedding ceremony takes place.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThey all depart, leaving her in tears. Pinkerton comforts her, and then they enter their home.\r\n\r\n<b>The music: </b>Three extraordinary numbers define the act. Pinkerton’s arietta (All over the world the Yankee travels) is a boastful claim made to Sharpless, ending with their rousing toast to “America forever.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis leads to Butterfly’s entrance from a distance, her voice rising above a brilliant chorus. In a word, dreamy. Finally alone after taking their vows, the couple engage in a rapturous duet, ending the act.\r\n\r\n<b>Act II: </b>It’s three years later and Butterfly – now with a little boy – waits for Pinkerton’s return with her devoted servant Suzuki at her side. Sharpless arrives, telling Suzuki alone that Pinkerton has an American wife.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBut before Butterfly learns of this, Goro enters with a wealthy prince who is eager to marry her – which she curtly rejects. Soon after, a harbor cannon announces the arrival of Pinkerton’s ship. Butterly and Suzuki joyfully prepare for his return.\r\n\r\n<b>The music: </b>Butterfly’s aria (One fine day) is one of the composer’s most famous songs, as she convinces herself that he will come back to her. After dismissing the prince, the cannon sound leads to the wonderful harmonies of her “Flower duet” with Suzuki. As darkness nears, they take up a vigil, awaiting his return.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn the background, a melancholy humming chorus can be heard, ending the act on a highly emotional scene.\r\n\r\n<b>Act III:</b> In Butterfly’s absence, Sharpless arrives with Pinkerton and his wife Kate, informing Suzuki that they come to arrange for the care of the child. He tells Pinkerton to leave rather than witness Butterfly’s reaction to such tragic news.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhen she enters and sees Kate, she realizes her dreadful situation and asks Kate to have Pinkerton return later to receive the child. Alone, she blindfolds her son and then stabs herself with a dagger as Pinkerton arrives too late.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>The music: </b>The humming chorus continues from the ending of Act II, a clever linking of the two acts together between nightfall and dawn. Another prime moment follows as the trio grapples with the dilemma of comforting Butterfly.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPinkerton, now aware of the heartbreaking situation, sings a poignant farewell. (Farewell, home of love). In the final moments, Butterfly sings a sad farewell to her son, and then kills herself in a highly melodramatic finale.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCast: The heartbreaking role of Butterfly will be sung by soprano Hui He, with tenor Andrea Care as the American naval officer, Pinkerton. Baritone Paolo Szot performs as Sharpless, and mezzo Elizabeth DeShong as Suzuki. Pier Giorgio Morandi will conduct Anthony Minghella’s stunning production.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</span>\r\n<h4>WANT TO GO?</h4>\r\n<b>What:</b> Madama Butterfly\r\n\r\n<b>When: </b>12:55 p.m., Nov. 9\r\n\r\n<b>Where: </b>USC Beaufort Center for the Performing Arts, 801 Carteret St, Beaufort.\r\n\r\n<b>Tickets:</b> All seats are general admission. Adults cost $20, OLLI members $18, students $10. Tickets are available at the USCB Center for the Performing Arts box office, order on-line at www.centerforthearts.com or call 843-521-4145.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'A preview of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-preview-of-puccinis-madama-butterfly', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:24:59', '2019-10-30 19:24:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42176', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42178, 4, '2019-10-30 15:29:27', '2019-10-30 19:29:27', 'The fourth annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival is in full swing, with a robust schedule of events in Beaufort and the surrounding Lowcountry.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis year’s festival began with the launch event for Cassandra King Conroy’s new memoir <i>Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy </i>at USCB Center for the Arts. Other Conroy-centric events in Beaufort will include a November 1 discussion of <i>Pat Conroy: Our Lifelong Friendship </i>by Bernie Schein at Old Bay Marketplace.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn keeping with this year’s themes – conservation and memoir – the festival will include appearances by <i>New York Times</i> best-selling novelists and conservationists Delia Owens (<i>Where the Crawdads Sing</i>) and Mary Alice Monroe (<i>The Beach House, The Summer Guests</i>); eco-memoirists Janisse Ray (<i>Ecology of a Cracker Childhood</i>), John Lane (<i>Neighborhood Hawks</i>), and Sally R. Murphy (<i>Turning the Tide</i>); the Coastal Conservation League’s Virginia and Dana Beach (<i>A Wholly Admirable Thing: Defending Nature and Community on the South Carolina Coast</i>); and historical interpreter Caroline McIntyre as Rachel Carson, author of <i>Silent Spring</i>. Student writers from Camp Conroy will also be reading from their conservation-themed summer project <i>Re-World</i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAdditional festival sessions in Beaufort feature memoirs of family and self-discovery by Harrison Scott Key (<i>Congratulations, Who Are You Again?</i>), Kathryn Taylor (<i>Two Minus One</i>), and Judy Goldman (<i>Together: A Memoir of Marriage and a Medical Mishap</i>); and a poetry reading featuring Maureen Ryan Griffin, John Lane, Miho Kinnas, and Jon Pineda.\r\n\r\nDuring Beaufort’s First Friday on November 1, festival authors will participate in downtown book signings at the Conroy Center, McIntosh Book Shop, NeverMore Books, and Thibault Gallery, beginning at 6:00 p.m., and an open mic reading will be offered at Common Ground coffee house. Artist and children’s author Clay Rice will also be on hand at the Conroy Center on Saturday, November 2, offering silhouette portraits by appointment.\r\n\r\nMany of this year’s Conroy Festival events are FREE. For a complete schedule of and registration information, visit <a href=\"http://www.patconroyliteraryfestival.org\">www.patconroyliteraryfestival.org.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Festival presenter Delia Owens, New York Times best selling author of Where the Crawdads Sing.</em>', '4th Annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival Celebrates Conservation and Memoir', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4th-annual-pat-conroy-literary-festival-celebrates-conservation-and-memoir', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:29:27', '2019-10-30 19:29:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42178', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42182, 4, '2019-10-30 15:31:49', '2019-10-30 19:31:49', 'Beaufort Academy sophomores Brandon Trapp and Lily Melville have been named the recipients of the 2019 T. Reynolds Robinson Scholarship.\r\n\r\nThis scholarship has been awarded annually at Beaufort Academy since 1989 – the year Reynolds died tragically at the young age of 13. Reynolds was a student at Beaufort Academy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe scholarship is awarded by his family in celebration and remembrance of Reynolds.\r\n\r\nRecipients must possess many of the qualities that people loved about Reynolds, including strong leadership and athletic ability and the respect and friendship of classmates, in addition to maintaining a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 during the 7th, 8th and 9th grades.\r\n\r\nAwarded to a 10th grader, the scholarship offers $1,500 toward the student’s college education. The awards were presented by Reynolds’ brother, Clark Robinson (BA ‘87), and his father, Bill Robinson.\r\n\r\n<i>Pictured left to right: Lily\'s parents; Bruce Melville and Amy Melville, 2019 recipient; Lily Melville, Robinson\'s father and brother; Bill Robinson, and&nbsp;Clark Robinson (BA ’87), 2019 recipient; Brandon Trapp,&nbsp;Brandon\'s mother; Kimberly Trapp, and Beaufort Academy Head of School; Dr. Dan Durbin.</i>', 'Trapp, Melville win BA scholarship', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'trapp-melville-win-ba-scholarship', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:31:49', '2019-10-30 19:31:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42182', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42186, 4, '2019-10-30 15:32:31', '2019-10-30 19:32:31', 'Whale Branch suffered another tough loss to a top-10 opponent Friday, falling 14-7 at Bamberg-Ehrhardt.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors drove to the Red Raiders’ 40 in the final minute, but they were stopped on a fourth-down pass to seal the result.\r\n\r\nBamberg-Ehrhardt scored on the opening drive before the teams settled into a defensive struggle. Neither team scored again until the Red Raiders broke through with a 25-yard run with 10:45 left in regulation.\r\n\r\nAfter converting a fourth-and-7 to keep the drive alive, the Warriors finally broke through with less than six minutes left when Jaylen Reeves hit Keith Bing for a 35-yard touchdown pass.\r\n\r\nA quick defensive stop gave Whale Branch a shot, but Reeves couldn’t connect with Jaden Jenkins on fourth-and-8, and the Red Raiders held on.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors (5-3, 1-3) are locked into the No. 4 seed in the Class 2A playoffs and wrap up the regular season at home against Battery Creek next Friday.', 'Red Raiders hold off Whale Branch rally', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'red-raiders-hold-off-whale-branch-rally', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:32:31', '2019-10-30 19:32:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42186', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42188, 4, '2019-10-30 15:33:05', '2019-10-30 19:33:05', 'May River bounced back from its first regular-season loss since 2017 in a big way, rolling to a 52-13 win at Battery Creek on Friday.\r\n\r\nAhmad Green rushed for four touchdowns and threw a TD pass to Terry Fields to lead a dominant offensive showing for the Sharks. Donovan Ling and Rod Grant added rushing touchdowns, and Bryce Summers booted a 31-yard field goal for May River.\r\n\r\nIt was 28-0 before Obadiahous Wilson threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Kyseem Jabar to get the Dolphins on the board. Battery Creek’s Jaeon Allen added a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the third quarter.\r\n\r\nThe Sharks (7-1, 3-0) will host Wade Hampton for the Region 8-3A championship next Friday, while the Dolphins (3-4, 2-2) have secured the No. 3 seed in the playoffs and will travel to rival Whale Branch for a non-region matchup next week.', 'Dolphins’ win streak sunk by Sharks', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dolphins-win-streak-sunk-by-sharks', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:33:05', '2019-10-30 19:33:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42188', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42190, 4, '2019-10-30 15:33:36', '2019-10-30 19:33:36', 'The public is invited to review textbooks and instructional materials that have been proposed for use in South Carolina’s public schools.\r\n\r\nThe State Board of Education will receive public comments before a final decision is made on adopting the instructional materials. The materials will be recommended to the State Board for adoption on Dec. 10 by the Instructional Materials Review Panels appointed by the Board.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe instructional materials are on display at 20 locations throughout the state – including at University of South Carolina Beaufort – through Nov. 15. Instructions for submitting comments will be available at the USCB Bluffton Campus Library at 8 East Campus Drive.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the display sites, digital access and public comment is available online at https://bit.ly/2MvciQF.&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe materials are in the following subject areas: Mathematics, K–5 (includes Math Immersion for Spanish, French, German, Chinese, etc.); Mathematics, 6–8; Social Studies, Grade 7 (Geography); Automotive Collision Repair Technology 1, 2, 3, 4; Automotive Technology 1, 2, 3, 4; Barber/Master Hair Care 1, 2, 3, 4; Cosmetology 1, 2, 3, 4; Emergency Medical Services 2, 3; Emergency Medical Services, Introduction; Entrepreneurship; Health Science 1, 2, 3; Health Science Clinic Study; Medical Terminology; and Nail Technology 1, 2, 3, 4.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Public can review proposed school instructional materials', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'public-can-review-proposed-school-instructional-materials', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:33:36', '2019-10-30 19:33:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42190', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42192, 4, '2019-10-30 15:35:54', '2019-10-30 19:35:54', '<h4><b>By JUSTIN JARRETT</b></h4>\r\nFrom 0-5 to the cusp of a region championship, Beaufort High’s turnaround is nearly complete.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles powered their way to a third consecutive victory — and to the top of the Region 7-4A standings — with an impressive 38-21 win at Hilton Head High on Friday.\r\n\r\nJames Dagin rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns, and Daniel Phares added 136 yards and two TDs on the ground along with a touchdown pass to put Beaufort High in position to clinch the region title with a win at Colleton County next Friday.\r\n\r\n“We’ve got one more game to win a region championship,” first-year coach Bryce Lybrand said. “That’s all you could want, is to have a chance to play for it.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Seahawks started the night with the hopes of earning the right to do just that, and they went toe to toe with the Eagles for most of the first half.\r\n\r\nAfter Phares found Rhogue Wallace for a 5-yard TD pass on Beaufort’s initial drive, the Seahawks took advantage of favorable field position to even the score on Gaston Moore’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Thompson, who fought through a tackle to dive for the pylon.\r\n\r\nDagin scooped up his own fumble and sprinted in from 7 yards to cap another long touchdown drive for a 14-7 lead, but Dean Seelbach made an acrobatic 14-yard touchdown grab from Moore to again tie it.\r\n\r\nThe Seahawks nearly got into the locker room even, but the Eagles converted a fourth-and-7 with 34 seconds left, leading to Phares’ 10-yard touchdown run and a 21-14 halftime lead.\r\n\r\nBeaufort got the ball back to start the second half, and Phares capped a scoring drive with a 17-yard option keeper as Hilton Head High’s defense struggled to stop the Eagles’ option attack after losing linebacker Eli Hickey and cornerback Christian Miller to first-half injuries.\r\n\r\nStill, the Seahawks showed signs of life when Moore rolled to his right, absorbed a hit, and floating a perfect pass to Cole DeMarzo, who streaked 80 yards to the end zone. The depleted defense didn’t have an answer for Dagin and Phares, though, and the Eagles marched down again to set up Braden Sarathy’s 20-yard field goal.\r\n\r\nFreshman Kacy Fields picked off Moore on the next series to effectively seal it, and Dagin added an 8-yard TD run with 1:03 left.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s defense showed its teeth for a third straight game, allowing only one sustained scoring drive and the one big play to DeMarzo, but otherwise limiting Hilton Head High’s offensive stars.\r\n\r\n“The defense has been playing unbelievable the past three weeks,” Lybrand said. “They’re confident in what we’re doing … and now they’ve got a little bit of swagger to them.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDeMarzo gave a monster effort for the Seahawks with 23 tackles (two for loss), two sacks, and a forced fumble on defense along with four catches for 108 yards and a score.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles (3-5, 2-0) can win the region outright with a win at Colleton County on Friday. The Seahawks (4-4, 1-1) need a win over Bluffton and a Beaufort loss to force a three-way tiebreaker.\r\n\r\n<i>Justin Jarrett is the editor of LowcountrySports.com and the sports editor of The Island News. Contact him at LowcoSports@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Beaufort High running back James Dagin turns the corner and looks for running room Friday at Hilton Head High. Dagin rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Eagles to a 38-21 win. Photo by Mary Beth Lyons</i>\r\n\r\n<i>&nbsp;</i>', 'Surging Eagles take down Seahawks', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'surging-eagles-take-down-seahawks', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:35:54', '2019-10-30 19:35:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42192', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42195, 4, '2019-10-30 15:37:33', '2019-10-30 19:37:33', '<b>By Justin Jarrett</b>\r\n\r\nConventional wisdom says it’s tough to beat a good team three times in a season, or so the saying goes. Nobody told the Beaufort Academy volleyball team.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles had little trouble dispatching Cathedral Academy for a third time in 2019, sweeping to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-15) victory to claim the SCISA Class 1A title at Wilson Hall in Sumter.\r\n\r\nBA capped its dream season with a customarily balanced attack, as four players registered at least eight kills and two posted double-\r\ndigit assists.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nEmily Ann Hiers just missed a triple-double, finishing with nine kills, 14 assists, and 10 digs along with five aces. Chase Vaigneur added nine kills, 10 assists, and 17 digs, McCayla Willingham had eight kills, and Amelia Huebel had a big night at the net with 11 kills and eight blocks to go with two aces and four digs. Mary Hanna Hiers anchored the defense with a team-high 19 digs and dished out four assists.\r\n\r\nThe win completed a dominant run through the state tournament bracket for the Eagles, who did not drop a set in six postseason matches.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Eagles dedicated their season to teammate Anna Grace Dennis, who died suddenly on Aug. 2, just before the start of the season.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“They decided they were going to work for a common goal,” assistant coach Jessica Young said. “It was much more than volleyball for them. They constantly had each other’s back, not just on the court, but off the court.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Justin Jarrett is the editor of LowcountrySports.com and the sports editor of The Island News. Contact him at LowcoSports@gmail.com.</i>', 'STATE CHAMPS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'state-champs-2', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:37:33', '2019-10-30 19:37:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42195', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42198, 4, '2019-10-30 15:40:33', '2019-10-30 19:40:33', '<h2>Downtown Merchants Association thankful to be in Beaufort,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>will celebrate two great November events</h2>\r\nThe Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association invites the community to come downtown and enjoy an evening of live music, dining, and late-night shopping.\r\n\r\nNovember is the month for reflecting on all we are thankful for. Keeping that in mind, shops will feature specials and promotions, and many will have refreshments on hand for shoppers to enjoy while looking for that special something for someone special or treating friends and family to a wonderful dining experience.\r\n\r\nPortions of Bay Street and surrounding blocks downtown will be closed to traffic so everyone can safely and easily enjoy a stroll while exploring the eclectic blend of downtown shops, galleries and restaurants. The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, and like all First Friday events, is free, kid-friendly, and welcoming to all.\r\n\r\nSouls Harbor, (voted Beaufort’s favorite band), will provide live entertainment, and the Beaufort Classic Car and Truck Club, along with the Sun City Car Club, will have their restored and vintage vehicles on display. Members from each club will be on hand to talk about their cars and share information about their clubs.\r\n\r\nNovember is a time the community can show gratitude for small businesses by supporting them throughout the month and celebrating Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28.\r\n\r\nHoliday shopping kicks off and merchants and businesses throughout downtown will show their appreciation for customers in their shops, galleries, and restaurants as they enjoy the season. Many will offer specials and discounts, and feature entertainment and demonstrations to enhance and highlight the value of local shopping and dining.\r\n\r\nFrom Thanksgiving Day to New Year’s Day, parking downtown is free, making it especially convenient to support local businesses and enjoy all that downtown has to offer.\r\n\r\nFor information, contact the Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association at dbmerchantsassociation@gmail.com.', 'FIRST FRIDAY', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'first-friday-2', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:40:33', '2019-10-30 19:40:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42198', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42205, 4, '2019-10-30 15:43:36', '2019-10-30 19:43:36', '<i>State Senator Tom Davis (R-Beaufort/Jasper) of District 46 held the third of his “Talk To Tom” forums where the public can come and talk to him directly in a relaxed setting. The latest of his talks was Tuesday afternoon, October 22, at Bricks on Boundary. Davis discussed issues including repairing I-95, raising teacher’s salaries and how to clean up the toxic dump area in Okatie, which poses an ever-present health threat. Photo by Bob Sofaly. To submit a Lowcountry Life photo, you must be the photographer or have permission to submit the photo to be published in The Island News. Please submit high-resolution photos and include a description and/or names of the people in the picture and the name of the photographer. Email your photos to theislandnews@gmail.com.</i>', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-113', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:43:36', '2019-10-30 19:43:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42205', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42208, 4, '2019-10-30 15:46:22', '2019-10-30 19:46:22', 'It’s all about recycling and the love of libraries.\r\n\r\nThe annual fall Friends of the Beaufort County Library book sale is this weekend – Friday, Nov. 1 through Sunday, Nov. 3 – offering thousands of used books with sale proceeds going to support the Scott Street, St. Helena and Lobeco libraries.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe books come from donations given to the Friends throughout the year by individuals wishing to see their books passed on to others.\r\n\r\nThe sale takes place in the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park and runs from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday; 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday; and 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday. A special opening for Friends of the Library members only takes place from 9 until 11 a.m. Individuals can join the organization at the gate for $25.\r\n\r\n“Times may be challenging but individuals are still donating books to the Friends library sale so that we can pass the bargain of a good book along to others,” said Deb Chevas, co-chair of the organization’s book sale committee.\r\n\r\nThe sale will include not only books from a variety of topics but music, movies and children’s books as well. There is also a silent auction area as well as tables for “rare and collectibles.”\r\n\r\nThe city of Beaufort is a co-sponsor of the sale. For more information, go to FriendsoftheBeaufortLibrary.com.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4>WHAT TO GO?</h4>\r\n<b>What:</b> Friends of the Beaufort County Library book sale\r\n\r\n<b>When: </b>11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.\r\n\r\n<b>Where: </b>Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park\r\n\r\n<b>Cost:</b> Free\r\n\r\n<b>For more information:</b> FriendsoftheBeaufortLibrary.com\r\n\r\n<i>Left: Three-year-old Lillian Veronecherard seems to show an interest in John MacDonald’s mystery novel “A Tan and Sandy Silence” during 2018’s Friends of Beaufort Library book sale at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. Lillian thumbed through a few pages and returned the book, according to her mother Katie. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</i>', 'Friends of Beaufort County Library sale set for weekend', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'friends-of-beaufort-county-library-sale-set-for-weekend', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:46:22', '2019-10-30 19:46:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42208', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42211, 4, '2019-10-30 15:49:38', '2019-10-30 19:49:38', '<h4><b>By BOB SOFALY</b></h4>\r\nThousands of ghouls, goblins, monsters and their parents swooped into Port Royal on Sunday for the annual Trunk-or-Treat day in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThere was no system. People who wanted to help provide a safe Trick-R-Treat experience were urged to dress up for Halloween and park on Paris Ave. between 9th and 12th streets and bring lots of treats for children. Some gave away candy. Others gave away games and school supplies.\r\n\r\nAll seemed to enjoy and have a spooktacular good time.\r\n\r\n<i>Ghouls, goblins and more than a few super heroes took part in Sunday’s Trunk-Or-Treat on Paris Avenue in Port Royal.</i>', 'Trunk-or-Treat!', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'trunk-or-treat', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:49:38', '2019-10-30 19:49:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42211', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42214, 4, '2019-10-30 15:51:55', '2019-10-30 19:51:55', 'Beaufort Memorial will host its regular monthly tour of the Collins Birthing Center from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7.\r\n\r\nThe hospital recently completed a $6 million, three-year renovation of the facility offering expectant mothers a spacious, spa-like setting to give birth. The tour will showcase the newly refurbished facility, including the comfortable birthing and recovery suites, family-friendly waiting area, and the county’s only Level II Nursery for specialized newborn care.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nParticipants will also meet members of the Birthing Center staff and learn about available amenities and services which include breastfeeding support, a professional baby photographer and complimentary massages, as well as special security features.\r\n\r\n“We’ve done away with the institutional hospital look and replaced it with a relaxed, peaceful atmosphere to make mothers and their families feel truly special,” Beaufort Memorial Director of Birthing Services Patti Valentini said.\r\n\r\nThe free tours are scheduled for the first Thursday of each month and are limited to those who are 14 years or older. Reservations are not required but it is suggested that participants arrive in the Birthing Center lobby a few minutes prior to the 6:30 p.m. start.\r\n\r\nFollowing the tour, the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department will have a child car seat safety technician available to help parents properly install their car seat. For convenience, the car seat can be left in your vehicle.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOnce the tour is over, those requesting a safety check will be able to pull in front of the Birthing Center entrance for the technician to check or install the seat.\r\n\r\nCar seat checks are also available at any City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal fire station. Call 843-525-7055 for a free appointment and for information about getting a car seat if you are not able to afford one.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort EMS also provides free car seat checks on the first Friday of each month. Call 843-255-5368 for information and an appointment.\r\n\r\nVisit BeaufortMemorial.org/BirthingCenter for more information about the Collins Birthing Center or the monthly tours.', 'Beaufort Memorial to offer Birthing Center tours, car seat safety check', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-to-offer-birthing-center-tours-car-seat-safety-check', '', '', '2019-10-30 15:51:55', '2019-10-30 19:51:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42214', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42219, 4, '2019-10-30 15:55:31', '2019-10-30 19:55:31', '<h4>By MIKE McCOMBS</h4>\r\nWhen Beaufort County voters go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5 – I say when hopefully, rather than if – they will be presented with two questions, the second dependent on the approval of the first.\r\n\r\nThese are the Beaufort County School District’s bond referendum questions. The bond would give the school district the authority to borrow money for capitol projects, including but not limited to building, expanding and renovating schools.\r\n\r\nThe first question asks for the authority to borrow $290 million for district-wide safety and security upgrades, technology infrastructure upgrades district-wide, classroom additions at River Ridge Academy and May River High School, a replacement building at Robert Smalls International Academy,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>renovations at Beaufort Elementary and renovations and additions at Hilton Head Island Middle School and Battery Creek High School.\r\n\r\nThe second question,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>which can only be approved should the first pass, asks for the school district’s authority to borrow roughly $54 million in career and technology expansions at Battery Creek and May River, design work for renovations at Hilton Head Island High, athletic facility improvements across district high schools and middle schools and playground improvements at early childhood centers, elementary and elementary schools.\r\n\r\nGetting to the point, it is in the best interest of Beaufort County if voters choose to answer yes on Tuesday.\r\n\r\nWhether citizens have children in the Beaufort County School District or not, much like a strong infrastructure, they benefit from a strong school district.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOne of the variables that determines property values is the quality of the local school district.\r\n\r\nIt has been 11 years since the county passed a school bond referendum. In that time, the district has grown by 15 percent and continues to grow at a high rate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSchool overcrowding is an issue, and allowed to continue and worsen, could be detrimental to the ability of some of the county\'s children to learn. And security concerns simply must be addressed.\r\n\r\nAllowing technology to lapse puts all of our children behind in a world increasingly driven by technology.\r\n\r\nQuite frankly, a community whose children are happy, safe and well-educated is simply a better community that a community where they are not.\r\n\r\nDespite any perception to the contrary, the district has actually won awards for its financial reporting and has one of the highest credit bond ratings from Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s among S.C. school districts.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAnd if the leadership of the school district is an issue for voters, six of the 11 school board members and the superintendent have changed since the last referendum failed in 2018.\r\n\r\nThis referendum doesn’t address teacher salaries, but that’s simply because referendum funds are restricted to capitol projects. Fair wages for teachers is a fight that should continue separate of this vote.\r\n\r\nSome voters won’t vote for a bond referendum, ever. Any increase in taxes is considered toxic.\r\n\r\nBut if there are questions about the popularity of this particular bond referendum, both the county’s Republican and Democratic parties are in favor of a “Yes” vote, not to mention numerous non-partisan voter groups like the county’s League of Women Voters.\r\n\r\nIt’s been 11 years. It’s time to address the issues in front of us.\r\n\r\nThere are a few days before the vote. You don’t have to take my word for it. I’m simply asking you to educate yourself.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTalk to friends.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTalk to local teachers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBetter yet, go to the Beaufort County School District’s website. The district staff has done a wonderful job of breaking down what the bond referendum does, what projects are being funded and why they are needed.\r\n\r\nAnd the BCSD has a page dedicated to answering the most common questions relating to the referendum.\r\n\r\nRead it for yourself.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThen go vote. And do what’s best for the people of Beaufort County.\r\n\r\n<i>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News. Once upon a time, he went to college to be a teacher.</i>', 'Vote ‘Yes” for school bond referendum', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'vote-yes-for-school-bond-referendum', '', '', '2019-11-01 08:31:25', '2019-11-01 12:31:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42219', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42221, 4, '2019-10-30 16:07:24', '2019-10-30 20:07:24', '<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nCandidates vying for spots on Port Royal’s town council and for the mayor’s job fielded questions on everything from speeding on Ribaut Road to the future of the town’s shrimp docks at a forum held in Port Royal on Monday, Oct. 21.\r\n\r\nHosted by the Beaufort League of Women Voters, the forum drew about 60 people to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on 11th Street, where candidates answered questions that were emailed in advance.\r\n\r\nThree candidates – incumbents Jerry Ashmore and Robert Landrum, along with newcomer Kevin Phillips – are running for two open seats on town council, while Joe Devito is challenging Mayor Pro-Tem Mary Beth Gray-Heyward.\r\n\r\nGray-Heyward was unable to attend Monday night’s forum due to a conflict in her schedule, according to the league.\r\n\r\nCandidates were given five minutes to introduce themselves and say what, they believe, are the key issues facing Port Royal.\r\n\r\n<b>Jerry Ashmore</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ASHMORE-Jerry-.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-42225 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ASHMORE-Jerry--738x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"174\"></a>Ashmore, a 19-year employee of The Greenery, said he is running because he wants to give back to the community and set a good example for his kids. He serves on the Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan Implementation Committee and as vice chair of Port Royal’s emergency planning committee.\r\n\r\nThe shrimp docks are important to Port Royal and the need to promote smart growth is another important issue, he said.\r\n\r\n“The two key words for me are parking and traffic,” he said. “We have to keep our eye on that.”\r\n\r\nThe town’s budget is also something council members need to be judicious with, and the need to be “forward thinking” when it comes to the town’s comprehensive plan coming up in 2020.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Robert Landrum</b>\r\n\r\nA USC Beaufort history professor, Landrum said the four themes that describe his service are an environmental sensibility, an advocacy of smart growth, the effective use of his seat to serve the needs of citizens and a miserly steward of tax money.<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LANDRUM-Robert.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-42223 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LANDRUM-Robert-715x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"179\"></a>\r\n\r\n“I’ve been a parsimonious steward of your money,” he added.\r\n\r\nLandrum wants to preserve the area’s quality of life and the things that visitors come to the Lowcountry for since it is the basis of our economy, he said.\r\n\r\nThe council’s job is to pay careful attention to traffic, parking, sewer, trash, recycling, affordable housing and the preservation of the local environment, he said.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Kevin Phillips</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PHILLIPS-Kevin.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-42222 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PHILLIPS-Kevin-808x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"171\"></a>Phillips, an attorney, said he was drawn to the practice of law for the opportunity it provided in helping people every day.\r\n\r\nHe serves on the board of the YMCA and also works for the South Carolina victim’s assistance network, a nonprofit which provides free legal services to victims of violent crime.\r\n\r\n“I believe in service and have dedicated my career to it and dedicate my free time to it,” he said.\r\n\r\nIssues that are key to him include responsible growth, quality of life, traffic and sidewalks, or expanding the town’s walkable area.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Joe Devito</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DEVITO-Joe.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-42224 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DEVITO-Joe-794x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"181\"></a>A retired utility manager for BJWSA, Devito has 20 years of experience with Port Royal’s planning commission among other area planning and development boards.&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe also served on the Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan Implementation Committee and currently serves as president of Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail.\r\n\r\nKey issues for him include traffic and safety, sidewalks or making Port Royal more pedestrian friendly.\r\n\r\n“When it comes to smart growth, (or) planned growth, long-term planning of our assets and how we’re going to maintain them so more people want to come in and invest in this community because it is such a great place, is what I want to start looking at.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOver a nearly two-hour period, the candidates answered about a dozen questions on such subjects as assisting property owners with rises in sea levels to how to improve the area’s schools.\r\n\r\n<b>On how the shrimp docks should be managed:</b>\r\n\r\nAshmore supports the docks and said the shrimping industry should be preserved, but the boats at the dock need to be working.\r\n\r\n“I don’t think the town should be in the shrimp business,” he said. “I don’t think it’s good business for the town to be in private business.”\r\n\r\nLandrum agreed that the town does not need to be in the shrimp business. He also said the town needed to “get rid of the hulks” with specific penalties for derelict boats.\r\n\r\n“Port Royal is not a dumping ground for boats,” he said, and added that the town needs to negotiate a temporary lease for the processing facility and fix the\r\nshrimp docks.\r\n\r\nPhillips said anything that is a potential environmental hazard should be addressed first, then the town should launch an information campaign and consider a referendum on the issue.\r\n\r\n“If we get consensus from the public and they want to pay for the shrimp docks, then like I said, I want to be the representative for all of Port Royal,” he said.\r\n\r\nDevito also said it was time to get rid of the derelict boats. He said citizens need to weigh what the true cost is for having the shrimp docks and how they want to pay for it.\r\n\r\n“Do we need to be in the shrimp business, or do we need to be in the dock business that allows those shrimp boats to be here and someone else is owning the processing,” he said. “But we can’t bleed to make that happen.”\r\n\r\n<b>On increasing Port Royal’s non-residential taxpayers:</b>\r\n\r\nAshmore said the S.C. Highway 170 corridor is key to expanding commercial development but council will need to consider parking and traffic issues. The town could also look outside “the normal areas” while staying within its growth boundaries, he said.\r\n\r\nLandrum agreed saying it was important to concentrate on the business corridors such as Paris Avenue and Highway 170. The growth of new businesses, such as some of the restaurants coming online, should lead to increased A-tax revenue, more jobs and a “broader, more diversified and more vigorous” local economy, he said.\r\n\r\nPhillips agreed that it was important to diversify the tax base and look for opportunities around the Highway 170 area that can be developed more for commercial. Plus, once the port is developed more, that will bring in additional shops and businesses, he said. Business growth is vital to the future of Port Royal, he added.\r\n\r\nDevito agreed on the need to expand the commercial corridors as others had mentioned, and added that the town had the opportunity to improve its infrastructure. An improved infrastructure, such as sidewalks to connect to businesses, is what will bring business in, he said.\r\n\r\n<b>On the timeline for bringing the Spanish Moss Trail to downtown Port Royal:</b>\r\n\r\nDevito, who is on the board, said bringing the trail across Ribaut Road to Port Royal is top priority for the board, and residents could see construction to make that happen within 12 months.\r\n\r\nAshmore said the project was “near and dear” to his heart since he worked on the first phase. The trail is an amenity, he said. He too estimated the connection to Port Royal could happen within a year.\r\n\r\nLandrum also said the trail was an amenity and that it can help alleviate future traffic congestion. He said the town council needs to press developers for a more specific plan on where the trail would cross Ribaut Road. He donated one third of his council stipend to the trail and encouraged others to do the same.\r\n\r\nPhillips said the trail was vital to development and to connecting Port Royal to everything. He said he would work to personally advocate for it on the county level and use relationships he has cultivated to advocate for its completion.', 'Port Royal holds candidates forum  for town council and mayor’s races', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'port-royal-holds-candidates-forum-for-town-council-and-mayors-races', '', '', '2019-10-30 16:07:24', '2019-10-30 20:07:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42221', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42233, 4, '2019-11-06 12:37:14', '2019-11-06 17:37:14', '<h2>Billionaire is the 10<sup>th</sup> Democrat to visit county</h2>\r\n<h4>By MIKE McCOMBS</h4>\r\nTom Steyer will become the latest Democratic candidate for president to visit Beaufort County at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 when he takes part in a Meet and Greet with the Bluffton Democratic Club and the Sun City Democratic Club.\r\n\r\nThe free event will take place at Southern Barrel Brewing Company at 375 Buckwalter Place in Bluffton. Space is limited, and those wishing to attend should RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/scfortomsteyer/event/150072/.\r\n\r\nSteyer is visiting the Palmetto State to kick off his 5 Rights Tour. Steyer’s 5 Rights agenda includes ensuring voting rights, fighting poverty, providing clean drinking water, providing quality health care and providing quality education.\r\n\r\nDuring his visit to South Carolina, Steyer also plans to meet with elected officials to discuss his Partnership with Rural Communities policy he says would improve the quality of life of nearly 750,000 rural South Carolinians if he is elected president.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAccording to his campaign’s release, this plan aims to “build a foundation of connectivity, invest in rural Americans, grow a just economy with good jobs, and partner to address the climate crisis.”\r\n\r\nSteyer, 62, is a billionaire, hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist and Democratic fundraiser. He is the founder of Farallon Capital and the co-founder of what is now known as Beneficial State Bank.\r\n\r\nIn 2012, he sold his stake in his Farallon and began to focus on politics and the environment. He was a key fundraiser for Barack Obama in 2012 and was adamantly opposed to the Keystone pipeline.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSteyer has launched NextGen America, a nonprofit that focuses on climate change, immigration, health care, and education.\r\n\r\nSteyer is the 10th Democratic candidate to visit Beaufort County in this election.\r\n\r\nOthers to visit Beaufort County so far this year include Beta O’Rourke (twice), John Hickenlooper, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Julian Castro, Andrew Yang, Pete Buttigieg and Marianne Williamson.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nO’Rourke and Hickenlooper have since withdrawn from the race.', 'Presidential candidate Steyer to visit Beaufort County', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'presidential-candidate-steyer-to-visit-beaufort-county', '', '', '2019-11-06 12:37:14', '2019-11-06 17:37:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42233', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42236, 4, '2019-11-06 14:11:29', '2019-11-06 19:11:29', '<b>Activities at Hunting<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Island State Park</b>\r\n\r\nThere are fun, interesting and educational activities every day hosted by Park Ranger and Lowcountry Master Naturalist Megan Stegmeier.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Sundays:</b> Walk in the Woods, 10 a.m.; Hunting Island Bingo, 2 p.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Mondays:</b> Sand/candy art, 11 a.m. (Nov. 18, 25); Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 3 p.m..\r\n\r\n<b>Tuesdays: </b>Alligator Talk, 11 a.m., CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walk, 3 p.m.; Full Moon Lighthouse Climb, 5:30 p.m. (Nov. 12).\r\n\r\n<b>Wednesdays: </b>Reptiles of the Lowcounty, 11 a.m.; Fish Printing, 2 p.m. (Nov. 20); Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (Nov. 13, 27).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Thursdays: </b>Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Nov. 7, 14, 21); CCC Video, 1 p.m. (Nov. 7, 14); Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m. (Nov. 7, 14, 21).\r\n\r\n<b>Fridays:</b> Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (Nov 8, 22); Fish printing, 2 p.m. (Nov. 15, 29).\r\n\r\n<b>Saturdays: </b>Pinecones for Passerines, 11 a.m. (Nov. 23, 30); Story River Dolphin Cruise, noon (Nov. 9); Tie-Die, 2 p.m. (Nov. 9, 23, 30).\r\n\r\nFor a description of these programs and a complete calendar of activities, go to southcarolinaparks.com/hunting-island and click on “Programs &amp; Events.”\r\n\r\nAll are invited to attend these free events, though there is an entry fee to Hunting Island State Park and reservations are needed for lighthouse programs.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call 843-838-7437 or go to the Friends of Hunting Island website and the Facebook page: FOHI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.\r\n\r\n<b>Hunting Island<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Lighthouse Tours</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m., every Thursday in November (except Thanksgiving).The Friends of Hunting Island will present Lighthouse tours of the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse. Keeper Ted and his team will tell you all about the history of the Lighthouse, which was built in 1875 and is the only Lighthouse in South Carolina open to visitors. If you are at least 44 inches tall you may also climb the 184 steps to the top of the Lighthouse.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 there will be a special Full Moon Lighthouse Climb.\r\n\r\n6:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 there will be a unique Sunrise Climb.\r\n\r\nReservations are recommended by calling the Nature Center at 843-838-7437. Regular Thursday tours are $2 per person. The Full Moon Climb is $10 per person and the Sunrise Climb is $15 per person. Park entry fees apply.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort County Historical Society “Historically Speaking” lectures</b>\r\n\r\nAll talks, held at noon on Thursdays, are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome. First-come, first-seated, doors open 30 minutes prior to event.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNov. 21: Maxine Lutz, “Not Just Gossip: Who Dwelt in Beaufort’s Historic Houses,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJan. 23: Dr. Bernard Powers, “The New Face of African American Public History in Charleston: The Center for the Study of Slavery and the International African American Museum,” Beaufort County Library, 311\r\nScott St.\r\n\r\nMarch 12: Dr. Lawrence Rowland, “Kate Gleason, Libby Rowland, and Beaufort in the 1920s,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd. St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nMay 7: 81st annual meeting, Dr. Dale Rosengarten, “Blue Collars to Blue Serge Suits: Beaufort’s Jewish Settlers,” St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis, Sr. Blvd., St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\n<b>Wardle Family YMCA’s Enhance Fitness program</b>\r\n\r\n1:30-2:30 p.m., Monday and Wednesday; 1-2 p.m. Friday. Began Monday, Nov. 4, Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Open to Y members and non-members. Participants can jump into the 16-week class after this date if the program is not full. Geared toward older adults and those with chronic health conditions, like arthritis. Class meets 3x per week for 60 minutes. Free for Y members and $150 for non-members. Become a Y member as part of this program and we’ll waive your joining fee! For more info,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>contact Denice Fanning at 843-522-9622 or beaufort-jasperymca.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Music at St. Helena’s<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Concert Series</b>\r\n\r\nNoon, Friday, Nov. 8, Parish Church of St. Helena, 505 Church Street. All events are free and open to all. Dr. Julia Harlow &amp; Dr. Steve Rosenberg, Friday Recital Series, Early Music, recorder and harpsichord. Become a Friend of Music by contributing to retiring collections at an event or contact our offices at 843-522-1712 or visit vfisher@sthelenas1712.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Chapter of Therapy Dogs International clinic</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. Nov. 9, Disabilities and Special Needs building, 100 Clear Water Way. The test for Therapy Dogs International certification will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at the same location. Please contact Merle Hoagland (merle13@embarqmail.com) at 843-522-2073 for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Art Gallery Artist<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Talk and Reception</b>\r\n\r\n2-5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 10, TCL Building 1 (Arts Council Mather Building). Artists will talk about their art. Free Admission. For more information, visit www.beaufortartscouncil.org or www.bcfolkheritage.com.\r\n\r\n<b>November Beaufort<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>drum circle</b>\r\n\r\n5:30-7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 11, Contemplative Garden, Henry Chambers Waterfront Park. All are invited to share some good vibes with the Beaufort Drum Circle. Everyone is welcome to attend this family-friendly event. No experience is necessary. Rain or shine. Please bring a chair, a friend, and maybe an extra drum or hand percussion instrument if you have one to share. For questions or to join the mailing list, email beaufortscdrumcircle@gmail.com or contact us on our Facebook page \"Beaufort SC Drum Circle\".\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Sportfishing<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>and Diving Club’s<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>November meeting</b>\r\n\r\nThursday, Nov. 14, Beaufort Yacht Club, Meridian Road, Lady’s Island. Social begins at 6:30 p.m.; meeting begins at 7 p.m. Guests are welcomed and you do not need a reservation. For additional information, please contact Captain Frank Gibson at 843-522-2122 or email fgibson@islc.net.\r\n\r\n<b>4th Touch A<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Truck Fundraiser</b>\r\n\r\nThe Junior Service League of Beaufort will host its 4th Touch A Truck fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 16 in downtown Port Royal from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Paris Avenue. Cost of admission is $5 per person.\r\n\r\nTouch A Truck is a family event that offers a unique and interactive experience for children of all ages. Children will have the opportunity to see, touch, and safely explore their favorite vehicles that serve our community.\r\n\r\nThe event will feature many different types of equipment to explore, including a fire truck, ambulance, a Humvee, construction vehicles, and even a helicopter. The entertainment area will include a variety of activities including face painting, bounce-houses for kids and much more. And to round out the experience, enjoy music and fabulous food, drinks, and libations available for purchase.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn the case of rain, the event will be postponed to Dec. 7. Pets are not allowed at the event. Call Brittany Rosson at 618-967-6815 or visit www.touchatruckbeaufort.com for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Zonta’s Old Tyme Table Dumping Oyster Roast</b>\r\n\r\n6-9 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16, Live Oaks Park, Port Royal. The Zonta Club of Beaufort will be hosting it\'s annual Oyster Roast. Lots of oysters, homemade chili, hot dogs, desserts, beer, wine and soft drinks, plus entertainment by Chris Jones, all for the inclusive price of $30 for advance tickets ($35 at the gate). This fund and FUN raiser enables the Club to help with all their local community projects and charities throughout the year. Tickets are available at The Chocolate Tree downtown, Port Royal Senior Center on Paris Avenue or Bygone Days on Parris Island Gateway. Come celebrate Zonta International\'s Centennial with their Annual Raffle during this great event. For more information, call 843-592-0100.\r\n\r\n<b>Oyster Ghost Roast<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>&amp; 5k By The Bay</b>\r\n\r\nSaturday, Nov. 16, Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort Campus, 921 Ribaut Road. The 5K starts at 5 p.m., spanning campus and Spanish Moss Trail. The oyster roast starts at 6 p.m. with all-you-can-eat oysters, chili, hot dogs, brownies, lemon bars and more catered by Jim\'N Nick’s. All-You-Can-Drink wristbands are $10. The event features a live DJ, karaoke, cornhole, a college football viewing area, and lots of children’s activities. Oyster roast is $30 for adults, $15 for ages 13-17 and is free for kids 12 and younger. The oyster roast and 5K, which includes oyster roast/afterparty ticket, medal, and T-shirt is $60 for adults, $30 for those 17 and younger. All proceeds benefit the Student Veterans of America TCL Chapter and TCL’s Student Government Association. Learn more at www.tcl.edu/oyster or call 843-525-8264.\r\n\r\n<b>9 String Theory<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>to play Fripp Island</b>\r\n\r\n5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, Fripp Island Community Centre, 205 Tarpon Blvd. The duo 9 String Theory – domra virtuoso Angelina Galashenkova-Reed and award-winning classical guitarist John Huston – will perform an intriguing variety of music from around the world, ancient, classical and modern. You receive a free pass at the security gate. Tickets are available at the door — cash or check only, no credit cards. Call Margit Resch at 843-263-5916 to reserve seats; adults $30, students and children are free through a grant from the Peg Gorham Memorial Fund. You are invited to the catered \"Meet-the-Artists\" reception that follows the performance. Sponsored by the Fripp Island Friends of Music and the S.C. Arts Commission. Performance helps sustain the FIFOM’s Music-in-the Schools Program. See our website frippfriendsofmusic.com for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Seaside Stitchers<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>sewing club</b>\r\n\r\n1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club. The Seaside Stitchers, neighborhood group of the American Sewing Guild, holds a monthly meetings for everyone who sews. It is for sewers of a variety skill levels and interests so anyone who is interested in sewing is encouraged to attend and find out what ASG is all about. For more information, visit http://www.asg.org. For more information about Seaside Stitchers, call Sheila Tindall at 843-838-9473.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>YMCA to offer CPR class</b>\r\n\r\nThe Wardle Family YMCA, located at 1801 Richmond Ave in Port Royal, offers CPR classes for community members on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost is $35 for this YMCA-certified course and those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Questions? Contact Lou Bergen, Aquatics Director to register for this class. Call the Y at 843-522-9622 or visit beaufort-jasperymca.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Christian Women’s Connection luncheon</b>\r\n\r\n11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Dec. 5, Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Island Drive. Beaufort Christian Women’s Connection will host their luncheon catered by Cynthia Holmes. Cost is $18 payable at the door. Our feature will be Debbi Covington, chef, caterer and author. “Putting Together Life’s Puzzle Without the Boxlid” is the topic of our speaker Tempe Brown. There will be a Stonecroft Fundraiser. If you can, please bring an unwrapped gift for a child age birth through 12 years to support Toys for Tots. For reservations by by Nov. 29, please call, text or email Marti Myers at 843-321-0962 or puddlesportia@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Get moving with<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Beaufort Track Club</b>\r\n\r\nJoin the Beaufort Track Club at the Beaufort High School track from 6:30-7:30 p.m. each Tuesday night for an open community track workout. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced workouts are posted each week to ensure that you are getting the workout that you need.\r\n\r\nVisit the Facebook page “Beaufort Track Club” for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>May River Quilters Guild</b>\r\n\r\nOn the first Saturday of every month, the May River Quilters Guild meets at Palmetto Electric Cooperative, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville. Members meet at 9:30 a.m. for social exchange. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Please call 847-707-6034.\r\n\r\n<b>Parkinson’s support group</b>\r\n\r\nA support group for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and carepartners meets the first Thursday of each month at the Beaufort Memorial Lifefit Wellness Center from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more information, visit our Facebook page or call Ric at 843-525-1229.\r\n\r\n<b>Register to be a Tiger Shark</b>\r\n\r\nBYAC Tiger Sharks Swim Team registration is open for the 2019-2020 season. There are three levels of swim team for ages 5 and up who meet swim team group requirements: Shark Pups; Group 1; and Group 2. Evaluations on going on now for group placement. Learn more online at beaufort-jasperymca.org (click on Aquatics&gt;Swim Team), stop by the Y in Port Royal (1801 Richmond Ave.) or call the Y at 843-522-9622.\r\n\r\n<b>Puppy Plunge at the YMCA</b>\r\n\r\nYMCA Puppy Plunge will be held on the third Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. (weather permitting) at the Y outdoor pool at 1801 Richmond Ave. in Port Royal. Pups can splash, swim and play in our safe, enclosed outdoor pool area.\r\n\r\nCost is $10 per pup, and all proceeds benefit the Y’s Learn to Swim program, which teaches local children and adults to swim at a reduced cost or for free. Dogs must be well behaved, current on all required vaccines and leashed until inside the pool area. Owners must be present at all times and humans are not permitted to swim in the Puppy Plunge. Visit beaufort-jasperymca.org or call 843-522-9622 for more information.', '', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '42236-2', '', '', '2019-11-06 14:11:29', '2019-11-06 19:11:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42236', 0, 'post', '', 0);
