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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. 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(42287, 4, '2019-11-06 14:53:32', '2019-11-06 19:53:32', '<h4><b>By Mindy Lucas</b></h4>\r\nInvestigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department are looking for answers in the suspicious death of a Beaufort teenager whose body was found at a nearby boat landing.\r\n\r\nMarcus Graves, 16, of Beaufort was found at Grays Hill Landing, at 8:50 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, according to Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Maj. Bob Bromage.\r\n\r\nGraves was last seen around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, according to Bromage, and had been reported by his family as a runaway.\r\n\r\nThe sheriff’s office and Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene, at the end of Clarendon Road, west of S.C. Highway 21, after area fishermen discovered what they described as an unresponsive body in the marsh.\r\n\r\nGraves was pronounced dead by EMS personnel at the scene.\r\n\r\nA junior at Battery Creek High School, Graves was described as “a free spirit who had a passion for music and an infectious smile,” in a letter sent home to parents from the school’s principal Chad Cox Friday afternoon.\r\n\r\nA forensic autopsy was performed at the Medical University of South Carolina on Sunday.\r\n\r\nHowever, no clear cause and manner of death were determined, stated an advisory issued by the sheriff’s department on Monday. Forensic pathologists will perform additional studies, which should aid in those determinations, the statement said.\r\n\r\nAnyone with information is encouraged to call Sergeant Ryan Garst at 843-255-3426 or Crimestoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554-1111.', 'Sheriff’s Office investigating death of Beaufort teen found at boat landing', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sheriffs-office-investigating-death-of-beaufort-teen-found-at-boat-landing', '', '', '2019-11-06 14:53:32', '2019-11-06 19:53:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42287', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42289, 4, '2019-11-06 14:56:33', '2019-11-06 19:56:33', '<h2><b>County Council approves funding for Penn Center renovation project</b></h2>\r\n<b>By Mindy Lucas</b>\r\n\r\nDespite the concerns of at least one council member, Beaufort County Council has given preliminary approval to an ordinance that would increase and fund a major restoration and renovation project for Penn Center, on St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nCouncil members voted to pass the ordinance, which would appropriate up to $822,000 for the project, on first reading at its Monday, Oct. 28 meeting.\r\n\r\nThe funds would come from local accommodations taxes and would go toward Phase I of the construction project, which will include building repairs, improvements and upgrades to many of the center’s historic buildings.\r\n\r\nCouncil member Chris Hervochon raised concerns over the funding and a tax notice the center had received.\r\n\r\nThe center received a letter from the S.C. Department of Revenue saying the center owed back taxes for some nine years, the center’s interim executive director Marion Burns said at the meeting. However, the center maintains it does not owe any taxes and has until Nov. 27 to formally respond to the letter, he said.\r\n\r\n“So we do not have a tax problem,” Burns said.\r\n\r\nYork Glover, Sr. acknowledged past issues in the management of the center’s finances but said the funding of the construction project would be handled through the county’s normal procurement process. Funds, he noted, would be held by the county until it was time to pay contractors.\r\n\r\n“No money would go any place else other than those buildings,” he said.\r\n\r\nGlover went on to say that the center is taking strides to bring Penn into a new era to make sure Penn is on a solid foundation.\r\n\r\n“They are working with a very prominent foundation that’s doing their feasibility study and management plan,” he said. “However the buildings are there and the buildings need help.”\r\n\r\nCouncil chairman Stu Rodman said he was in favor of approving the funding because the center needed “a fair amount of work” and the longer the county delays, the more it would cost to restore them, he said.\r\n\r\n“And I think as that is done, it will help them increase the number of visitors that are coming, so it’s a good investment,” he said.\r\n\r\nThe ordinance passed 10-1 with Hervochon voting against it.', 'Upgrade Coming', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'upgrade-coming', '', '', '2019-11-06 14:56:33', '2019-11-06 19:56:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42289', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42291, 4, '2019-11-06 14:58:21', '2019-11-06 19:58:21', 'More than 25 million Americans experience some level of joint discomfort. But there are available solutions.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Memorial Physical Therapist and Orthopedic Care Coordinator Andrea Sadler is hosting a free joint pain seminar this month. The hour-long class will be held in Room 364 at the Beaufort Memorial Medical and Administrative Center, 990 Ribaut Road (directly across the street from the hospital).\r\n\r\nAttendees can choose between the sessions scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 or 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21.\r\n\r\nSadler will discuss joint anatomy and symptoms of joint-related problems and will provide information about treatments to relieve or resolve pain that can be personalized for specific needs. Options include in-home exercises, medical management, physical therapy, as well as surgery. There will also be an opportunity for questions and answers.\r\n\r\nThe seminar is free, but registration is required as space is limited. To learn more or make a reservation visit BeaufortMemorial.org/JointPainClass or call 843-522-5585.', 'Beaufort Memorial offers  two free joint pain seminars', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-offers-two-free-joint-pain-seminars', '', '', '2019-11-06 14:58:21', '2019-11-06 19:58:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42291', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42294, 4, '2019-11-06 15:04:55', '2019-11-06 20:04:55', '<h2><b>Decorated war veteran to celebrate 100th birthday</b></h2>\n<h4><b>By MARGARET EVANS</b></h4>\nFor Sgt. Major John Thomas “Tom” Collier, USMC, Retired, some of the memories are a little hazy.\n\nBut he vividly remembers how cold it was in the Chosin Reservoir in 1952.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\n\n“It was 31 or 32 below zero up there! I had to wear all the clothes I had … at the same time. We couldn’t have a fire, ‘cause the mortars would come in on ya.”\n\nAnd he remembers a time the mortars <em>did</em> come in on him. Tom jumped in his foxhole, his buddy jumped in on top of him, and miraculously, they both survived. Again, this was the Chosin Reservoir, Tom thinks ...\n\nOr maybe it was Guadalcanal?\n\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Tom-Collier.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-42296\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Tom-Collier-810x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"562\"></a>Before Korea, Tom served in World War II. He has a Bronze Star, a Good Conduct Medal, the Seventh Award, and an Expert Marksmanship Badge, Pistol Caliber. And those are just the medals he remembers.\n\nThis month, along with November 11 – Veterans Day – Tom Collier is anticipating November 19, the day he’ll celebrate his 100th birthday.\n\n“I never thought I’d make it this far,” he laughs. His secret? “I stayed out of trouble.”\n\nThere’s a twinkle in his eye with that answer, so we try a more somber question. “Tom, how did you survive two wars when so many were dying around you?”\n\n“Luck, I guess,” he replies. “Wasn’t no skill to it.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\n\nAgain with the twinkle.\n\nTom grew up in Eastover, S.C., where he was an avid tennis player as a boy. After high school, he made his way to the Lowcountry to work in the CCC Camp at Hunting Island. “Digging up tree stumps for something like $1 a day,” he says. “They were getting us ready for the war, but we didn’t know it.”\n\nNext thing he knew, Tom was at boot camp on Parris Island. The year was 1940.\n\nTom’s military career spanned 24 years and two wars, and it ended where it started. In 1964, he retired from the Marine Corps after having served on Parris Island for a second time. The second stint was better than the first. One of his memories from that period is of accompanying Vice President Richard Nixon, who was visiting PI, on a cruise on the USS Sequoia.\n\nDuring his military career, Tom and his first wife lived in a mobile home, driving it from one assignment to the next. When he ended up at Parris Island the second time, it was the <em>first</em> time he’d really seen Beaufort up close. It seemed like a nice enough place to put down roots. So when he retired, Tom built a house on the water – “I bought this lot for $3,000,” he says – and he’s lived in that house since 1967.\n\nAfter retirement, he worked for a lumber company for a while. He also bought a boat and tried his hand at shrimping.\n\n“I wasn’t too good at that,” he laughs. “As a buddy of mine said when <em>he</em> tried shrimping, ‘It was a big tax break … but I wasn’t looking for a tax break.’”\n\nThe memories may be blurry, but the humor is sharp.\n\nThough his Marine Corps career took him all over the world, after retirement Tom spent most of his travel and leisure time in his favorite place – Disney World. Until recently, he’d go three or four times a year, always by train. Tom doesn’t fly anymore. “I used to fly everywhere I went,” he says, “but too many planes went down.”\n\nThese days, Tom enjoys a simple life, sitting in his backyard, looking at the water, “just living.” He and a pal have a standing lunch date at IHOP every Tuesday, and his grown stepchildren visit regularly. Otherwise, he’s got his five cats to keep him company, along with Helen, his wife of 23 years.\n\n“I wouldn’t have made it this far if it hadn’t been for her,” he says, in a rare moment of serious reflection.\n\nLooking back on his life, Tom is philosophical. “I wouldn’t do anything different,” he says. “It’s been a good life. I went all the places I wanted to go. I did everything I wanted to do.”\n\nWe should all be so lucky.\n\nThank you for your service, Sgt. Major Collier. And Happy Birthday.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i>Margaret Evans is co-publisher of The Island News, editor of Lowcountry Weekly (www.lcweekly.com), and blogs at www.memargaret.</i><i>com.</i>', 'Retirement with a View', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'retirement-with-a-view', '', '', '2021-09-21 13:30:43', '2021-09-21 17:30:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42294', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42315, 4, '2019-11-13 15:50:45', '2019-11-13 20:50:45', '<b>By David Coyle</b>\r\n\r\n\"A mixture of rotting fish and semen.”\r\n\r\nThat’s the description given to the scent of Bradford pear blossoms by Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com/bradford-pear-tree-semen-sex-smell-2013-4).\r\n\r\nThese white flowered trees commonly line many streets in the eastern U.S. Some think this tree is pretty, and I won’t argue that point. But have you ever smelled the flowers?\r\n\r\nThey have a pungent scent, to say the least. And, as the Bradford pear is a non-native tree, it has the capacity to “go rogue” (where it’s called the callery pear) and now many roadsides and old fields are covered in white flowers every spring.\r\n\r\nCan you imagine the scent? Ew. The problem is, these invasive species take up space where native trees would otherwise grow. And, almost nothing eats callery pear. If you like birds, this is important – many birds feed on caterpillars, and if caterpillars aren’t eating the callery pear, then every pretty white tree you see in spring represents space where a bird can’t eat.\r\n\r\nIn fact, studies have shown fewer birds where more non-native trees are planted.\r\n\r\nNow I know, invasive species and climate change are two topics that elicit a wide range of feelings, attitudes, and responses. They’re always in the news, they’re present everywhere, and they’re huge issues from an economic, ecological, and social standpoint.\r\n\r\nAnd it’s easy to project blame on the perceived responsible parties or groups for our country’s current situation with both issues. It’s also easy to adopt a “woe is me, what can one person do about climate change” or “how can I help reverse the impacts of invasive species”?\r\n\r\nWell, you can. And while you may not see immediate changes, it’s sort of like the children’s book “How Full is Your Bucket” – every drop matters, and over time, they add up and create a positive change.\r\n\r\nThe first step is acknowledging what’s happening. Invasive species are happening. Here in the Lowcountry, we have laurel wilt killing off bay trees all over the place.\r\n\r\nA tiny green beetle called the emerald ash borer is wiping out ash trees throughout the eastern part of the continent. And, before that, Dutch elm disease wiped out elms across eastern North America. Before that, chestnut blight.\r\n\r\nThe list of past and present invasive species goes on. One thing invasive species have in common is that they kill things – after all, the definition of an invasive species is something that’s not native to the area (i.e. was introduced, usually unintentionally), displaces (i.e. takes the place of) native species, and causes economic or ecological damage.\r\n\r\nAnd climate change is happening.\r\n\r\nNow, I’m not getting into the causes of climate change (as that’s an entirely separate editorial) but the data are plentiful, legitimate, and overwhelming – our world is changing. We’re seeing rising waters, increasing inconsistency in weather patterns, and increasing temperatures.\r\n\r\nDo you enjoy clean air and water? Pretty flowers and lots of birds? Healthy forests and green trees on the street?\r\n\r\nIf so, you should be concerned with invasive species and climate change. We can all do things in our own backyards that make positive impacts on both invasive species and climate change.\r\n\r\nWhy both? Because these issues do not exist in a bubble – climate change impacts invasive species.\r\n\r\nSo, what can you do?\r\n\r\nBelieve it or not, there are several impactful things we can all do. First, you’re a consumer, so speak with your wallet. Support local causes, local businesses, local foods. Local products are far less likely to introduce invasive species into America than are things produced in other parts of the world.\r\n\r\nSecond, speak with your voice. Learn candidates’ positions on invasive species issues, on clean energy, on environmental causes – talk to your member of Congress and vote. Without federal action we won’t be able to address this challenge in the way we need to.\r\n\r\nOne person can’t save the world (sorry, there is no Superman).\r\n\r\nBut what we can all do is create a little better place where we are. If everyone makes their little slice of the world just a bit better, then drop by drop, positive change will happen.\r\n\r\n<i>David Coyle, PhD. is with the Clemson Extension.</i>', 'Climate change and invasive species: make positive change in your own backyard', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'climate-change-and-invasive-species-make-positive-change-in-your-own-backyard', '', '', '2019-11-13 15:50:45', '2019-11-13 20:50:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42315', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42317, 4, '2019-11-13 15:52:43', '2019-11-13 20:52:43', 'By SCOTT GRABER\r\n\r\nIt’s Sunday night, late, and I’m with my former college roommate Bill Stansbury. Right at the moment we’re in the midst of 70,000 souls who are celebrating the Baltimore Ravens — a football team that has just defeated the New England Patriots, 37-20.\r\n\r\n“Buff” Stansbury and I have known each other since August of 1963, when we both took up residence in Law Barracks at The Citadel. We have remained friends for 56 years.\r\n\r\nDuring those 56 years he has never, ever, asked me for a favor. Never, that is, until Aug. 4, 2019, when he called and said, “Do you think Zach could get us tickets to the Ravens-Patriots game on Nov. 2?”\r\n\r\nHe explained that this would be an important game and there were no tickets anywhere at any reasonable price.\r\n\r\n“I can’t get you tickets, Dad, but I can get you credentials,” my son replied when I asked.\r\n\r\n“Credentials?”\r\n\r\n“Yeah, that will get you anywhere in the stadium you want to go.”\r\n\r\nWhen I called and told Buff we had “all access credentials,” all I could hear was “Oh My God!” repeated over and over until I finally hung up the phone.\r\n\r\nFor most of my Citadel career I was not much of a cadet. Buff, who would eventually become India Company Commander, helped me survive SMI — Saturday Morning Inspection and countless other regulatory encounters.\r\n\r\n“Jesus, Scott, do you really think those shoes are going pass muster?”\r\n\r\nWhereupon he would spit on them, apply a bit of polish in circular movement, and hand them back in the manner of one handling a dead scorpion. In this fashion Buff took care of me until I figured out the system and decided I wanted to stay at the Military College.\r\n\r\nDuring our last year we roomed together, although he was a cadet captain and I was a cadet private.\r\n\r\n“What branch are you going to choose?” he asked me one night.\r\n\r\n“I don’t want Infantry, that’s for sure,” I replied.\r\n\r\n“Then you won’t ever be Chief of Staff,” he said.\r\n\r\n“You can bet your last dollar that I will never, ever, darken the C-Ring at the Pentagon,” I replied. “What about Intelligence?”\r\n\r\n“Army Intelligence?”\r\n\r\n“Yeah, we’ll be in a bunker, an air-conditioned bunker, mostly looking at aerial photographs,” I said.\r\n\r\n“Are you sure about that?’’\r\n\r\n“About what?”\r\n\r\n“The air-conditioning.”\r\n\r\n“Yeah, we’ll look at photographs all day. Then, in the evening, we’ll go to the Officer’s Club and dance with the nurses from the field hospital.”\r\n\r\nOn the strength of this conversation we both signed up and in due course both were given commissions in Army Intelligence. Buff went directly to Vietnamese language school in Texas. I deferred my own departure to Southeast Asia by going to law school.\r\n\r\nThen I learned — to my horror —<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>that he was attached to a Vietnamese unit in I Corps just below the DMZ. His unit was tasked with gathering-up prisoners by taking a ‘blocking position’ while a larger force did a sweeping maneuver.\r\n\r\nThis maneuver put Buff into the middle of some hard, desperate fighting. It was not an activity that involved bunkers, or air conditioning, or flirting with nurses at the officer’s club.\r\n\r\nI was at George Washington having comfortable, climate controlled instruction in torts and contracts; and somewhat less comfortable debates about the morality of the war. But every night, sober or not, I would fall on my knees and say, “Let him live, Lord. If you’re going to take anyone tonight, take me Lord.”\r\n\r\nI remember going to class praying that Buff would survive the nightly fire-fights and would return healthy and whole, and I would be able to properly apologize for getting him into the thick of the shooting.\r\n\r\nBuff did survive the shooting. He came back uninjured, undiminished and our friendship resumed with shared holidays, road trips and a telephone conversation every other week. But I never got round to an apology.\r\n\r\nIf I had scripted tonight’s game it would have started with a tour of the broadcast trucks; then an hour on the field watching the adrenaline-charged football players warm up.\r\n\r\nThen we would have gone to the press box buffet and had crab cakes, brownies and watched (on a monitor) a Baltimore defensive back recover a fumble and run it back 50 yards. If I had scripted the evening it would have been a well played, hard-fought game with Baltimore pulling ahead in the fourth quarter.\r\n\r\nI didn’t write any of that narrative, but it unfolded in precisely that manner.\r\n\r\nAnd by the look on Buff’s face I think maybe I’ve been forgiven.\r\n\r\n<i>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. 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(42319, 4, '2019-11-13 15:54:16', '2019-11-13 20:54:16', '<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.\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. 27).\r\n\r\n<b>Thursdays: </b>Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Nov. 14, 21); CCC Video, 1 p.m. (Nov. 14); Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m. (Nov. 14, 21).\r\n\r\n<b>Fridays:</b> Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (Nov. 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); Tie-Die, 2 p.m. (Nov. 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. At 6:30 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.\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.\r\n\r\nNov. 21: Maxine Lutz, “Not Just Gossip: Who Dwelt in Beaufort’s Historic Houses,” Beaufort County Library, 311 Scott St.\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>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>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.\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>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>Adaptive Golf Super Clinic</b>\r\n\r\n9-11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, The Legends at Parris Island. November Clinic featuring a $1,000 hole-in-one contest and a 3-skills clinic. There will be prizes and rounds of golf up for auction. Complimentary lunch after the clinic courtesy of Gateway Mortgage. RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/udfvhue.\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.\r\n\r\n<b>Volunteer at Santa<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Elena History Center</b>\r\n\r\n6-7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, Santa Elena History Center, 1501 Bay Street. Help educate visitors about our earliest history and the first capital of North America – our own Santa Elena! Join us for an information session and tour of the History Center. Meet our volunteer family. Register for the evening session by emailing volunteer@santa-elena.org\r\n\r\n<b>3rd annual Holiday<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Market of Beaufort</b>\r\n\r\n5-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, Beaufort Academy Gym, 240 Sam’s Point Road, Lady’s Island. More than 40 unique local vendors all for your shopping enjoyment. All purchases made at The Holiday Market will receive free gift wrap. Friday is Sip &amp; Shop. Bottomless beer and wine wristbands are available and include beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres. 21 and older only. Purchase your presale drink wristband on eventbrite for $20, or buy wristbands at the door for $30. On Saturday, bottomless mimosa wristbands are available for those 21 and older. Purchase your presale drink wristband on eventbrite for $20, or buy wristbands at the door for $30. There will be a booth for pictures with Santa on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Pictures are $10. All proceeds go to the BA Speech &amp; Debate Club.\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>Lowcountry<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Christian Women\'s Connection luncheon</b>\r\n\r\n11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, Hampton Hall Clubhouse. The feature and speaker will be Tempe Brown. She will sing a medley of songs and lead us in our annual sing-along. There will be a raffle, games and prizes. Ladies are asked to bring non-perishable items for Bluffton Self Help. Cost for the luncheon is $26 and must be prepaid by Nov. 27. Make checks payable to \"CWC Bluffton\" and mail to Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton, S.C. 29909. For details, call Carol at 843-705-7604.\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>Bluffton Christmas<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Parade Toy Drive</b>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 7. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Bluffton Christmas Parade. Collins Group Realty’s elves will pick up toy donations as they come down the parade route. All donations will go to Bluffton Self Help’s Holiday Toy Shop to help local families in need this holiday season.\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>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.\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>Send us your events!</b>\r\n\r\nWant your event to run in our What To Do section? Send the important facts to\r\ntheislandnews@gmail.com. Don\'t forget who, what, when and where. Events run free of charge but placement isn\'t guaranteed.', 'Wha To Do', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'wha-to-do', '', '', '2019-11-13 15:54:16', '2019-11-13 20:54:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42319', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42321, 4, '2019-11-13 15:57:02', '2019-11-13 20:57:02', 'Akhnaten, the third creation of Philip Glass’s “portrait” trilogy of those who changed the world (joining Einstein and Gandhi) is a narrative traditionally structured yet powerfully meditative, concerning the impact of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV, later known as Akhnaten.\r\n\r\nOver the course of his 17-year reign, Akhnaten abolished the already ancient polytheistic order of Egyptian society in order to institute a state religion of monotheistic Sun worship. However, his successors deliberately destroyed most of the records of his life, so any discussion about him must be reconstructed from a blend of history, archaeology, and a degree of speculation.\r\n\r\nThe opera is lyrical, elegant, and while clearly a product of its famous composer (whose intricate, repetitive sonic textures unfold differently than most other operas), is among the most easily appreciated of his creations. The orchestra is standard except for an absence of violins, creating a somber eeriness in much of the music, and the vocal lines tend toward the melodic, even if they are original and remarkable.\r\n\r\nOne of the staging’s distinctive visual features is provided by the Gandini Juggling Company, whose movements are perfectly choreographed with the orchestral score. Their staging is a brilliantly inventive counterpoint, visually and symbolically, to the general stateliness.\r\n\r\nThe title role is scored for countertenor, adding a further layer of mysticism to the proceedings. Anthony Roth Costanzo sings the title role of the Egyptian pharaoh. In her Met debut, J’Nai Bridges sings the role of Nefertiti, Akhnaten’s bride, and Dísella Lárusdóttir is Queen Tye, the pharaoh’s mother. The orchestra and chorus are conducted by American Karen Kamensek in her Met debut. (Source: Metropolitan Opera.)\r\n\r\n<strong>WANT TO GO?</strong>\r\n\r\n<b>What:</b> Met Opera’s Live HD broadcast of Akhnaten\r\n\r\n<b>When: </b>12:55 p.m., Sat., Nov. 23\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 $20, OLLI members $18, Students free. Tickets are available at the box office, order on-line at www.centerforthearts.com, or call 843-521-4145.', 'Met Opera’s Live HD premieres Philip Glass’s mesmerizing “Akhnaten” at USCB Center for the Performing Arts', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'met-operas-live-hd-premieres-philip-glasss-mesmerizing-akhnaten-at-uscb-center-for-the-performing-arts', '', '', '2019-11-13 15:57:02', '2019-11-13 20:57:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42321', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42323, 4, '2019-11-13 15:58:44', '2019-11-13 20:58:44', 'Beaufort High’s boys had the top three finishers, and the Eagles’ Shannon Smith claimed the girls title, but Hilton Head High swept the team titles at the Class 4A Lower State cross country qualifier Saturday in Darlington.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Nash Mills (16:42), Maxwell Davis (16:49), and Marlon Belden (16:52) were the first three runners across the line in the 5K boys race, but the Seahawks’ depth carried them to the team crown.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWith all five scoring runners finishing in the top 16, the Seahawks finished with 54 points to easily outpace runner-up AC Flora (85) and third-place Beaufort (87). Bluffton (232) was 10th in the 18-team field. The top nine teams advance to the Class 4A state championships Saturday in Camden.\r\n\r\nCharlie Bennett (30th, 18:26) and Connor Eby (51st, 19:14) rounded out the scoring for the Eagles.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County runners claimed the top four places, and three local teams qualified for the state championships on the girls side.\r\n\r\nHilton Head High ran away with the team title, while Smith led Beaufort High to a third-place finish with a 5K time of 19:29. Bluffton finished eighth in the 14-team field to claim one of nine team berths in the state meet.\r\n\r\nThe Seahawks posted a team score of 42 points, as all five of their scoring runners finished in the top 18 overall. AC Flora was second with 101, followed by Beaufort with 124. Bluffton (189) was eighth.\r\n\r\nSmith edged Hilton Head’s Sarah Neville (19:38) and Cynthia Gudaitis (19:51) for the individual crown, with Beaufort’s Charlize Antia (19:53) in fourth. Hilton Head’s Sarah Cooke (7th, 20:27) and Beaufort’s Anna Brown (9th, 20:46) also cracked the top 10.\r\n\r\nThe top nine teams and any individuals from non-qualifying teams who placed in the top 40 advance to the Class 4A state championships Saturday in Camden.', 'Eagles sweep individual titles at Lower State cross country qualifier', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-sweep-individual-titles-at-lower-state-cross-country-qualifier', '', '', '2019-11-13 15:58:44', '2019-11-13 20:58:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42323', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42325, 4, '2019-11-13 16:01:20', '2019-11-13 21:01:20', 'Whale Branch roared into the second round of the Class 2A playoffs with a 36-10 win at Philip Simmons on Friday.\r\n\r\nJaylen Reeves rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, and Joseph Hicks added 68 yards and two TDs on 13 carries to lead the Warriors’ strong ground game. Jadon Grant added 82 yards on 16 carries, and JacQuez Frazier had 55 yards on nine attempts as Whale Branch rolled up 438 total yards — all on the ground.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHicks staked the Warriors to a 14-0 halftime lead with two short touchdown runs, and Cliffton Major added a 3-yard TD in the third quarter to make it 21-0. Reeves added two TD runs of 25 and 32 yards in the fourth quarter to help Whale Branch pull away.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Warriors’ defense was outstanding, allowing only five first downs as the Ironhorses’ scoring came on a field goal and a kickoff return touchdown.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch (7-3) will host Oceanside Collegiate for a second-round matchup Friday. The Landsharks went undefeated in the regular-season but were forced to forfeit four games — including two region games — for using ineligible players, dropping them to the No. 4 seed.', 'Whale Branch Warriors grind down Iron Horses', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whale-branch-warriors-grind-down-iron-horses', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:01:20', '2019-11-13 21:01:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42325', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42327, 4, '2019-11-13 16:02:08', '2019-11-13 21:02:08', 'Battery Creek bowed out in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs Friday with a 44-14 loss at Strom Thurmond.\r\n\r\nThe ninth-ranked Rebels raced out to a 30-0 halftime lead and made it 37-0 in the third quarter before Tre Booth and Jacove Anderson scored rushing touchdowns for the Dolphins. Brandon Wilson scored a two-point conversion for Battery Creek.\r\n\r\nBattery Creek finishes the season with a 3-6 record.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Dolphins downed in playoff opener', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dolphins-downed-in-playoff-opener', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:02:08', '2019-11-13 21:02:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42327', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42329, 4, '2019-11-13 16:03:09', '2019-11-13 21:03:09', 'The weather forecast this weekend is chilly, but what will the economic climate look like for the New Year?\r\n\r\nJoin the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Nov. 14 at USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts to learn about the economic indicators that could impact your business’ performance in 2020.\r\n\r\nThe Regional Economic Forecast is essential for local business leaders and professionals. This in-depth keynote presentation by Mark Vitner, Managing Director and Senior Economist at Wells Fargo Securities, will cover local, national and global perspectives.\r\n\r\nRegistration and networking begins at 10 a.m., followed by the program from 10:30 p.m. to noon.\r\n\r\nProgram: 10:30 a.m.-noon\r\n\r\nThe program costs $25, $20 for Chamber members. Student admission is $5. Register at https://tinyurl.com/u9o94bv.', 'Chamber to present 2020 economic forecast', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'chamber-to-present-2020-economic-forecast', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:03:09', '2019-11-13 21:03:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42329', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42331, 4, '2019-11-13 16:04:28', '2019-11-13 21:04:28', 'In the eye of the storm living with a mental illness without a formal diagnosis or treatment is a scary and confusing time. Although she first starting experiencing symptoms when she was in 8th grade, Emily Vairo didn’t learn she had Bipolar I Disorder until several years later at the age of 22. She explains that she suffered in silence for a long time unsure what her suicide ideation and depression actually meant.\r\n\r\nIn the summer of 2015 Emily went through some of the classic symptoms of mania: excessive energy, irritability, grandiose ideas, losing touch with reality, hyper sexuality, and racing thoughts.\r\n\r\nAt first the people in her life thought she was “faking it”, but after the official diagnosis everyone quickly became concerned with her safety, health, and figuring out the best way to move forward.\r\n\r\nThankfully Emily has a strong support system of family, friends, NAMI, and medical professionals. Emily recognizes the important role she plays and that in actuality she is the only one with the capability to hurt her recovery through actions of self-sabotage. In taking a proactive role she has found a variety of healthy ways to manage her systems through yoga, cycling, cooking, journaling, music, photography, and remaining medication compliant.\r\n\r\nAnother choice she made for her health and wellness was to abstain from alcohol from the point of her diagnosis more than four years ago; it was because of medical advice she was given as to the adverse effects alcohol would have on her symptoms and medications.\r\n\r\nAlthough she had challenges earlier on in her recovery, her first triumph came about seven months after diagnosis when she began working again. She admits it wasn’t easy to gain the confidence to put herself out there.\r\n\r\nIn her recovery she not only found herself again, but gained a passion for mental health advocacy. Emily began attending NAMI Connection’s meetings after publishing her story and leading a team “Aware and Unashamed” for the NAMI Walks.\r\n\r\nFrom there she became more involved with her advocacy through NAMI as a facilitator for the Connection’s meetings, secretary of The Recovery Council, and a speaker for “Ending the Silence” presentations at local high schools. Her perseverance and strength of character did not go unnoticed as she received the 2019 NAMI S.C. “Recovery Member of the Year” award.\r\n\r\nThese days Emily has a level of self-awareness she didn’t have before, a much better understanding of her needs. This in turn has created more empathy towards others, not just those in recovery like her.\r\n\r\nWithout Emily’s knowledge of her illness she might still feel that sense of being empty and alone, she might not even be here today. Her story isn’t one of perfection or being a model citizen in recovery because she still has her struggles, but she works vigilantly to maintain a certain level of stability.\r\n\r\nShe lives by the NAMI Principal of Support “Never Give up Hope.”\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>', 'Fighting My Brain,  the Emily Vairo story', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fighting-my-brain-the-emily-vairo-story', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:04:28', '2019-11-13 21:04:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42331', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42334, 4, '2019-11-13 16:24:59', '2019-11-13 21:24:59', 'By CELIA STRONG\r\n\r\nWines and their stories can be so much fun. As good as a wine is, a good story to go with it somehow makes it better.\r\n\r\nNot technically, of course, but better nonetheless. In fact, the story is part of what makes the wine what it is. It’s a personal thing.\r\n\r\nSometimes, with luck, there’s more than one story for a wine. Like today.\r\n\r\nLos Carneros (or just Carneros for short) is an AVA in California that covers the southern portion of both Napa and Sonoma counties. (Los Carneros means the rams and refers to the herds of sheep and rams that were raised in the area before the land became more valuable for vineyards.)\r\n\r\nThe AVA is about 90 square miles. It was established in 1983, with amendments in 1987 and 2006. The location of Carneros means it is close to cool fog and breezes from the San Pablo Bay.\r\n\r\nIts climate is cooler and more moderate than the more northern parts of Napa and Sonoma. And the breezes off this bay make it the windiest AVA in either Napa or Sonoma.\r\n\r\nWhen it got its AVA status, Carneros was the first California AVA to be created based on its climate characteristics, not political issues. A pretty new idea for American wines at that time.\r\n\r\nBecause it does have a cooler climate, the best varieties for Carneros vineyards are early ripening ones. Particularly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.\r\n\r\nThe history of grape growing in Carneros goes back decades before 1983. In 1942, Louis M Martini bought the old Stanley Ranch and replanted it. There were more than 13,000 acres of vineyards by the 1970s.\r\n\r\nThe area’s reputation for quality Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, the two main grapes of French Champagnes, was noticed by several Champagne and sparkling wine producers, including Moët &amp; Chandon (Domaine Chandon), Taittinger (Domaine Carneros), G H Mumm (Mumm Napa), Cordoníu and Gloria Ferrer. Plus, in the 1980s, with the surge in popularity of good quality California Chardonnays, there more plantings to raise production quantities. There are about three dozen wineries in Carneros.\r\n\r\nCarneros Chardonnay wines are marked by high acidity, which brings great balance and complexity to the wines. Especially when these grapes are blended with the fatter, rounder Chardonnay from other sites in Napa and Sonoma.\r\n\r\nIn addition, Carneros Chardonnay have heightened aromatics, freshness and remarkable varietal character. Plus, aromas and flavors that include toasted brioche, baking spices, candied lemon rind, subtle toasted oak, melons, baked pears, yellow apples, all in a creamy and full bodied wine.\r\n\r\nEmblem Carneros Chardonnay comes from the Michael Mondavi family of wines. The Emblem label is one of several that this famous wine family has developed.\r\n\r\nRobert Mondavi, Jr and his sister Dina Mondavi are the grandchildren of Robert, Sr. The two collaborated to produce, first, the Emblem Cabernet. Because the Mondavi name and Napa Cabernet wines are linked together forever.\r\n\r\nAnd, then, the Emblem Carneros Chardonnay. For this Chardonnay, whole clusters of grapes are crushed before a 24-hour cold soak. The must is fermented in oak barrels, at cool temperatures to control the fermentation. (Longer, cooler fermenting makes more fruit flavors in the wine.) In the barrels, the wine is stirred once a week, giving it more contact with its lees. This adds complexities and a fuller mouth-feel. Before it’s bottled, the wine is aged for 10 months.\r\n\r\nThis Chardonnay is a great one to learn Carneros style and flavors. Its aromas and flavors typical of the AVA but also way beyond. Stone fruits like apricots and peaches. Yellow cherries. Crisp tropical fruits like melons, mangos, guava, and starfruit.\r\n\r\nIt has toffee and caramel notes. Good acidity and minerality. Freshness and crispness. A tanginess. It’s one of those wines that just shows itself to be one of the best of what it is. Full, multidimensional, loaded with flavors and textures.\r\n\r\nAn absolute pleasure to taste and drink. And, a perfect choice for Chardonnay over the holidays. But they only make 500 cases a year. Yikes. Go rams! For $31.97 at Bill’s Liquors.\r\n\r\n<i>Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor &amp; Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.</i>', 'Los Carneros a perfect choice for over the holidays', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'los-carneros-a-perfect-choice-for-over-the-holidays', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:24:59', '2019-11-13 21:24:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42334', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42336, 4, '2019-11-13 16:27:12', '2019-11-13 21:27:12', '<h2><b><i>Voters overwhelmingly pass 1st bond referendum in 11 years</i></b></h2>\r\n<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nBeaufort County schools were among the biggest winners Tuesday night as nearly 70 percent of voters approved a two-part measure to approve $345 million in additional funding for schools.\r\n\r\n“This is the largest bond referendum in our district’s history, and its approval by such a large margin represents a strong show of support for our 22,000 students and their futures,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said in a news release issued the day after the election.\r\n\r\nHere is a breakdown of the two ballot initiatives and how the money will be spent:\r\n\r\n$290 million in safety and security upgrades at all district schools; technology infrastructure upgrades at schools district-wide; 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).\r\n\r\n$54 million in Career and Technology Education expansions at Battery Creek and May River high schools; design work for renovations at Hilton Head Island High; improvements to athletic facilities at district middle and high schools; and playground improvements at early childhood centers, elementary and PreK-8 schools.\r\n\r\nRodriguez went on to detail which projects would be started first, and said the school district would work in “a straightforward and transparent fashion.”\r\n\r\n“Our job now is to demonstrate to voters that their vote of confidence was deserved,” he said. “We have to complete these important projects on budget, and we have to do that in a straightforward and transparent fashion.”\r\n\r\nAmong those first steps:\r\n\r\nThe Board of Education will select a financial adviser to guide the district in issuing the first bonds approved by the referendum.\r\n\r\nAn independent citizen-led committee of community volunteers will be selected to monitor the expenditures of all referendum-related funds.\r\n\r\nA new website will allow parents and community members to track the progress of all referendum projects and review regular reports from the independent monitoring committee.\r\n\r\nThe first projects set in motion will be additions at River Ridge Academy and May River High School because initial planning and design work has already been completed, according to district Chief Operations Officer Robert Oetting.\r\n\r\nConstruction on those two projects will begin as soon as bond referendum funding is available, Oetting said.\r\n\r\nOnce construction begins, the estimated time of completion will be 10 months for the River Ridge Academy addition and 16 months for the May River High addition.\r\n\r\nAll of the projects were included in a comprehensive list of facilities needs identified earlier this year by an independent committee of county residents. Members of the Community Project Review Committee (CPRC) visited 26 schools in Beaufort and other districts and received presentations from outside experts before producing the district-wide projects list.\r\n\r\nCPRC members also received presentations from a safety and security consulting firm, a demographer, four architectural consultants, the Town of Bluffton, a playground equipment vendor, a furniture vendor and district staff.\r\n\r\nAfter the CPRC identified $629 million in district-wide facilities needs, the Beaufort County Board of Education specified $344 million in projects for voters to consider in the referendum.\r\n\r\nRodriguez said growing school districts generally need to approve a bond referendum every four to five years to accommodate increasing enrollment and preserve existing facilities. Beaufort County’s last successful bond referendum was 11 years ago.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Beaufort County schools win big at polls', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-schools-win-big-at-polls', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:28:10', '2019-11-13 21:28:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42336', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42339, 4, '2019-11-13 16:29:09', '2019-11-13 21:29:09', 'In the November 2019 issue of Southern Living magazine, Frogmore’s Macdonald Marketplace was named one of the South’s Best Shops in South Carolina.\r\n\r\nThe essence of Lowcountry living is displayed in vignettes of local artisans’ creative genius.\r\n\r\n“This mention in America’s favorite lifestyle magazine is quite the honor for us, a tribute to our consigners who help us create the ever-changing displays and options for those looking for unique items that represent life in the Lowcountry,” co-owner Caroline Hatcher said in a release.\r\n\r\nThe eclectic collection of unique items, from original paintings of the salt marsh and the sea shore to antique dishes, hand-crafted tobacco baskets, Bloody Mary Mix made from locally-grown tomatoes, and a 100-label wine shop procured by Robert Mondavi.\r\n\r\nThe historic building, boasting original single-paned beveled windows and stunning 300-year-old reclaimed wooden floors, was built by James Ross Macdonald in 1877. It quickly became the center of Frogmore’s social and business activity as the corner store.\r\n\r\nIt was only recently purchased by members of the Sanders family, descendants of Macdonald, who rehabilitated the building, making every effort to preserve its historic integrity and beauty. The Sanders opened Macdonald Marketplace in late 2016, continuing the corner-store legacy and becoming a favorite local or destination shopping experience.\r\n\r\nMacdonald Marketplace is located at 853 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.', 'Macdonald Marketplace named one of “South’s Best Shops” by Southern Living', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'macdonald-marketplace-named-one-of-souths-best-shops-by-southern-living', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:29:09', '2019-11-13 21:29:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42339', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42342, 4, '2019-11-13 16:29:50', '2019-11-13 21:29:50', 'Delta Air Lines has announced the addition of a fourth daily flight between Hilton Head Island Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.\r\n\r\nThis additional flight will begin on June 8, 2020 and run through Aug. 31, 2020. Tickets are available now at delta.com, or by contacting your local travel professional.\r\n\r\n“Business and leisure travelers now have conveniently timed daily flights to Atlanta as well as added opportunities to connect to cities throughout the U.S. and beyond,” Beaufort County Council Chairman Stu Rodman said in a release. “The fourth daily frequency helps to open up an important business access point to our region and also helps to attract new tourists to the area.”\r\n\r\n“Delta Air Lines has been a wonderful partner to Hilton Head Island and the Beaufort County region,” Hilton Head Island Airport Airport Director Jon Rembold said. “A commitment like this in any region only works when travelers choose to use the service. The growth in Delta’s (Hilton Head) network options is a direct result of ridership and the continued support from both locals and visitors to our island.”\r\n\r\nYear-round service to Atlanta began in May 2019. At its Atlanta hub, Delta operates approximately 1,000 daily departures to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe and Asia. With the addition of this added daily frequency, travelers will be offered both morning, mid-day and evening flight options, opening up more flexibility for area travelers and visitors. Delta’s seasonal service between Hilton Head Island and New York’s LaGuardia Airport will return June 27, 2020.\r\n\r\nThe Hilton Head Island Airport is a division of Beaufort County Government. In addition to Delta Air Lines, the airport is currently served by American Airlines and United Airlines.', 'Delta adds flight to Beaufort County airport', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'delta-adds-flight-to-beaufort-county-airport', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:29:50', '2019-11-13 21:29:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42342', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42345, 4, '2019-11-13 16:30:32', '2019-11-13 21:30:32', '<b>Isaac Frank Cohen, Jr.</b>\r\n\r\nIsaac Frank Cohen, Jr., 58, of St. Helena Island, SC entered into eternal rest Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>He was the son of Isaac Cohen, Sr. and the late Rebecca Parker Cohen. Funeral Services were 12:00 Noon, September 24, 2019 at Bethesda Christian Fellowship. Chisholm Galloway Home For Funerals in charge.\r\n\r\n<b>Shelia Simmons Morgan</b>\r\n\r\nShelia Simmons Morgan, 62, formerly of the Saxonville Community of St. Helena Island, SC and daughter of Arabell \"Sweetie\" Miller Williams entered into eternal rest Friday, October 18, 2019 at her residence in Lauder Hill, Florida. Funeral services were 11:00 a.m. October 25th, Faith Memorial Baptist Church. Burial, Doctor White Cemetery on St. Helena Island. Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals.\r\n\r\n<b>Willie Johnson Jefferson</b>\r\n\r\nWillie Johnson Jefferson, 71 of St. Helena Island, SC entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 25, 2019, at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late William and Rebecca Johnson. Mother of Wanda Daise. Funeral Services were11:00 a.m. October 31, 2019, Orange Grove Baptist Church. Services entrusted to Chisholm Galloway Homes for Funerals. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Ife Afryea Simmons</b>\r\n\r\nIfe Afryea Simmons, 44, of Lady\'s Island, SC entered into eternal rest Monday, October 28, 2019 from a car accident.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Viewing was from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, November 7. Funeral Services were at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 8, 2019 at Bethesda Christin Fellowship 32-36 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, St. Helena Island. Services entrusted to Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals.\r\n\r\n<b>Charlie Singleton</b>\r\n\r\nCharlie Singleton, 84, of the Cedar Grove community of St. Helena Island, SC entered into eternal rest Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 11 at Scottsville Baptist Church, 110 Olde Church Road, St. Helena Island. Burial in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals in charge of services.\r\n\r\n<b>Keesha Coaxum</b>\r\n\r\nKeesha Coaxum, 49, formerly of the Lands End community entered into eternal rest in Charlotte, NC, Saturday, November 2, 2019. She was the daughter of Ronnie and Margaret Coaxum and mother of Rashea Coaxum McNair (Damias) and Noah Coaxum. Funeral services were12:00N Tuesday, November 12th, Bethesda Christian Fellowship. Services entrusted to Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals.', 'Death Notices', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'death-notices', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:30:32', '2019-11-13 21:30:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42345', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42347, 4, '2019-11-13 16:31:25', '2019-11-13 21:31:25', '<b>Waterfront inspections<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>under way</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Engineering Department has begun waterfront structure inspections in northern Beaufort County. The inspections will begin at the Broad River Fishing Pier, continue along the Spanish Moss Trail at all water crossings and end at the Wimbee Creek Fishing Pier.\r\n\r\nPhotos of the sites include Albergotti Creek and Laurel Bay, the bridge over Battery Creek, the bridge between Cottage Farm and Hermitage, and culvert inspection southwest of Rodgers Drive.\r\n\r\nThe inspections are expected to last approximately two weeks dependent on weather conditions. No closures of any portion of the Spanish Moss Trail inspection sites are anticipated at this time.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Beaufort County Engineering Department at 843-255-2700.\r\n\r\n<b>County spraying for mosquitoes</b>\r\n\r\nIn accordance with Federal/State regulations, please be advised Beaufort County Mosquito Control may conduct aerial and/or ground treatments through Friday, Nov. 15. 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-132', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:31:25', '2019-11-13 21:31:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42347', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42349, 4, '2019-11-13 16:32:03', '2019-11-13 21:32:03', 'As the temperature drops, South Carolinians tend to turn on space heaters or enjoy the warmth from a fireplace. With that in mind, State Fire Marshal Jonathan Jones is urging citizens to be especially careful as this time of year is historically dangerous for residential fires and fire deaths.\r\n\r\n“Each season brings with it changes in the weather and our daily habits,” Jones said in a release. “However, the risk of fire always increases any time heaters are turned on and fireplaces are in use. As such, we need to remain vigilant about fire safety, especially since our statistics reveal more home fires occur during the winter months than during any other part of the year.”\r\n\r\nDuring last year’s winter months, there were 29 fatal fires resulting in 33 fire deaths in South Carolina. Ten of those fatalities, or 30 percent, were heating related.\r\n\r\nSouth Carolinians can reduce their risks of becoming a fire casualty by identifying potential hazards. Jones offers the following tips to keep homes and families safe this winter season.\r\n\r\nOnly use kerosene heaters and space heaters according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Inspect the heater for cracked or broken plugs. If frayed, worn, or damaged, do not use the heater.\r\n\r\nKeep the unit on a flat surface at least three feet away from anything that can burn. Use this “three feet rule” and don’t let pets or children play too close to the heater.\r\n\r\nNever leave heaters unattended.\r\n\r\nRefuel a kerosene heater outdoors.\r\n\r\nAlways plug the space heater directly into the wall, not an extension cord or power strip; unplug when not in use.\r\n\r\nDon’t use either to dry wet clothing.\r\n\r\nHeating pads and electric blankets also pose a fire risk – especially if more than 10-years old. Don’t place anything on top of either one while in use – this includes other blankets or pets. Never fold electric blankets or use while sleeping.\r\n\r\nPortable generators, commonly used in the winter as a result of storm-induced power outages, produce odorless and deadly carbon monoxide. Follow manufacturer’s instructions to prevent death from carbon monoxide. Never use a generator indoors.\r\n\r\nBe careful when using candles and keep them out of reach of children and pets. Since it is an open flame, never use a candle if oxygen is used in the home. Use sturdy candle holders and extinguish upon leaving a room or going to sleep.\r\n\r\nSince they are much safer to use than candles, have flashlights ready to use in case of a power outage.\r\n\r\nMake sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Only burn seasoned and dried wood. During the upcoming holiday season, avoid hanging decorations around the fireplace area. Never burn wrapping paper in a fireplace; it burns too fast and hot to be controlled. Wait until ashes are cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home. Never put ashes in a cardboard box or bag.\r\n\r\nChimneys should be cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional. If not, they can become filled with highly flammable layers of creosote.\r\n\r\nDo not use the kitchen stove or oven to heat the home. Neither are designed to heat large areas, and the element may fail causing a fire. Never leave food cooking on the stove unattended.\r\n\r\nSmoke alarms should be installed on every level of the home – inside and outside of sleeping areas. Also, sleep with the bedroom door closed. Closing the door can increase your chance for survival by slowing the spread of fire and smoke.\r\n\r\n“Every second counts when escaping a fire,” Jones said. “Take a few minutes to test and check your smoke alarms. If any of the alarms are more than 10-years old, they need to be replaced.”\r\n\r\nLastly, if there is a fire emergency, call 911 as soon as possible and remain outdoors. Never return inside a burning building for any reason.', 'State Fire Marshal Jonathan Jones urges  South Carolinians to be safe as temperatures drop', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'state-fire-marshal-jonathan-jones-urges-south-carolinians-to-be-safe-as-temperatures-drop', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:32:03', '2019-11-13 21:32:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42349', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42351, 4, '2019-11-13 16:33:03', '2019-11-13 21:33:03', 'Flag-lined streets honoring American veterans helped ushered in some special guests Monday morning, injured veterans who came out to support Dataw Island’s Assistant Golf Pro, Chris Fearn, in his one-man golf marathon.\r\n\r\nTeeing off at 3:30 a.m., Fearn played an astounding 251 holes of golf before sun-down, all in the name of raising funds for veterans, through Tee It Up for the Troops, the beneficiary organization.\r\n\r\n“It really is motivating to look over and see these guys here supporting me,” Fearn said. “I’m always so humbled for the opportunity to serve them in return for all they have done for us.”\r\n\r\nLast year, Fearn was able to complete 227 holes, a feat that seemed unbeatable. Starting even earlier this year and playing with glow-in-the-dark balls and the lights shines by golf carts and flashlights, Fearn was determined to top his record. To keep it manageable pre-dawn, Fearn played holes No. 1 and No. 2 of the Morgan River repeatedly in the dark.\r\n\r\n“I have to admit,” Fearn said, “Waking up at 2:45 a.m. and knowing that I\'m about to play golf for 14 hours straight, with the first three-plus hours in the dark, is a little daunting, but it\'s still a lot of fun since I know it’s for a great cause.”\r\n\r\nMembers and supporters pledged their choice of a per-hole amount or a flat amount, with the per-hole promises serving to encourage Fearn even more to complete as many holes as his body and daylight would allow. Each birdie and eagle he made also increased the take, so playing fast and accurately were both goals. His 251 holes included a remarkable 42 birdies and two eagles.\r\n\r\n“Having members and veterans there cheering me on is really what keeps me going,” he said. “Although it takes me a few days to recover afterwards, it’s a small sacrifice that I’m happy to make in the make of Tee It Up for the Troops.”\r\n\r\n“The entire event last year from my marathon, guest bartending, raffles, selling hats, and the event on Tuesday raised just over $70,000 – which is a huge record at Dataw. The goal is for us to beat that every year.”\r\n\r\nThe Dataw Island Golf Pro Shop is accepting donations through the end the week.', 'Golf pro benefits veterans with 251-hole golf marathon', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'golf-pro-benefits-veterans-with-251-hole-golf-marathon', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:39:52', '2019-11-13 21:39:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42351', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42353, 4, '2019-11-13 16:34:53', '2019-11-13 21:34:53', 'Laughter is the best medicine, and on Friday, Nov. 15, the doctor is in!\r\n\r\nGet ready to laugh as USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts hosts the famous Second City comedy tour with their Greatest Hits, Vol. 59! for one night only Friday at 7:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nThe Second City opened its doors in Chicago as a small cabaret theater nearly 60 years ago and has since become the world’s premier name in improv-based sketch comedy and education.\r\n\r\nSecond City alumni includes some of the world’s most famous comedians including Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Steve Carell, John Candy, Stephen Colbert, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Gilda Radner, Joan Rivers and Martin Short to name\r\na few.\r\n\r\nCome witness the next generation of comedy superstars put their spin on the legendary comedy company’s greatest hits, re-booted and re-imagined for today. From sketch comedy to original songs to world-famous improv, The Second City will leave you rolling in the aisles.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>WANT TO GO?</strong>\r\n\r\n<b>What:</b> The Second City Greatest Hits, Vol. 59\r\n\r\n<b>When:</b> 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15\r\n\r\n<b>Where:</b> USC Beaufort’s Center For The Arts\r\n\r\n<b>Tickets: </b>$35 for Adults, $30 for Senior/Military, $15 for Students. Tickets are available at USCBcenterforhtearts.com or at the Box Office located at 801 Carteret St.', 'USCB welcomes The Second City', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-welcomes-the-second-city', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:41:19', '2019-11-13 21:41:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42353', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42355, 4, '2019-11-13 16:37:20', '2019-11-13 21:37:20', 'Pinnacle Medical Group recently presented $5,140 to representatives of DragonBoat Beaufort, a local nonprofit that benefits breast cancer survivors in the Lowcountry.\r\n\r\nThe donation was raised from Pinnacle Medical Group’s fifth annual “The Bra Project,” a competition that featured one-of-a-kind bras created by students from Hilton Head Island High School, May River High School and Bluffton High School.\r\n\r\nThe bras were featured at the second annual Bras &amp; Bubbly, a charity event hosted by Pinnacle Medical Group designed to rally together the community to raise awareness and funds to support local breast cancer survivors. The event also celebrated the work of local artists who contributed pieces inspired by their own personal stories.\r\n\r\nAll proceeds raised from Bras &amp; Bubbly ticket sales and the silent auction were donated to DragonBoat Beaufort to assist in their goal of helping cancer patients who live, work or receive treatment in the Lowcountry. A local commercial construction firm, The Dewitt Tilton Group, also contributed $1,000 to the project.\r\n\r\n“We’re always thrilled to host The Bra Project, and we’re thankful to be a part of such a dedicated community that cares about women’s health and breast cancer awareness as much as we do,” Dr. Audrey Klenke, plastic surgeon and principal of Pinnacle Medical Group, said in a release. “Thank you to all who attended Bras &amp; Bubbly and a special thank you to the students and artists who came together to create a stellar event. This year, we raised more this year than all the other four years combined and we are so excited to see what next year brings.”', 'The Bra Project raises more than $5,000 for DragonBoat Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-bra-project-raises-more-than-5000-for-dragonboat-beaufort', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:37:20', '2019-11-13 21:37:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42355', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42360, 4, '2019-11-13 16:45:40', '2019-11-13 21:45:40', '<i>Jennifer Jenkins, left, grabs a few freshly shucked oysters from volunteers Charles Tumlin, center, and Lance Price during the 50/50 On The Water Film Tour held Friday, Nov. 8 at the USCB Center for the Arts. The event is called 50/50 because of its initiative to get women more involved with fly fishing. Photo by Bob Sofaly</i>', '50/50 On The Water', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '50-50-on-the-water', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:45:57', '2019-11-13 21:45:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42360', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42499, 4, '2019-11-26 11:44:37', '2019-11-26 16:44:37', '<b>Activities at Hunting<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\n<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.\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>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.\r\n\r\n<b>Wednesdays: </b>Reptiles of the Lowcounty, 11 a.m.\r\n\r\n<b>Fridays: </b>Fish printing, 2 p.m. (Nov. 29).\r\n\r\n<b>Saturdays: </b>Pinecones for Passerines, 11 a.m. (Nov. 30); Tie-Die, 2 p.m. (Nov. 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>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.\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>Smile for Santa</b>\r\n\r\n9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, Port Royal Farmer’s Market. The Beaufort Garden Club will hold its fourth annual Smile for Santa event. Bring your children, grandchildren and/or pets to the Gazebo area at the market and have your picture taken with Santa. Your photo will then be emailed to you. A $5 donation is suggested. All proceeds will go to local charities.\r\n\r\n<b>Lowcountry<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Christian Women\'s Connection luncheon</b>\r\n\r\n11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, Hampton Hall Clubhouse. The feature and speaker will be Tempe Brown. She will sing a medley of songs and lead us in our annual sing-along. There will be a raffle, games and prizes. Ladies are asked to bring non-perishable items for Bluffton Self Help. Cost for the luncheon is $26 and must be prepaid by Nov. 27. Make checks payable to \"CWC Bluffton\" and mail to Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton, S.C. 29909. For details, call Carol at 843-705-7604.\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>Night on the Town<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>&amp; Tree Lighting</b>\r\n\r\n6-9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6. Downtown Bay Street and surrounding blocks. Tree lighting is at 8 p.m. Music, entertainment, food, and shopping for the whole family.\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, Dec. 7 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.\r\n\r\nPets 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>Light The Night<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Holiday Boat Parade</b>\r\n\r\n5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. The Beaufort River and Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. The City of Beaufort and the America’s Boating Club of Beaufort (Beaufort Sail &amp; Power Squadron) present lighted and decorated boats parading on the Beaufort River. Boats assemble at 5:30 p.m. at Marker R244 and proceed to downtown Beaufort. The Waterfront Park is the best vantage point to view the parade and boats should arrive at approximately 6 p.m. Prizes are awarded for the best decorated vessel in several categories. Registration and fee are required to be eligible for prizes. For more information, call 843-522-3634 or 843-521-3771.', 'What’s Happening', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening', '', '', '2019-11-26 11:44:37', '2019-11-26 16:44:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42499', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42365, 4, '2019-11-13 16:50:36', '2019-11-13 21:50:36', 'After an unexpected week off, Beaufort High is ready to begin the postseason.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles will host Hartsville in a second-round game in the Class 4A playoffs Friday, as they aim for a fifth consecutive victory following an 0-5 start.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s remarkable turnaround has been built on an option attack led by junior Daniel Phares, who took over after quarterback Tyler Haley was lost for the season to a shoulder injury, and running back James Dagin.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Eagles’ defense also has shown steady improvement, as three freshman starters have grown up over the course of the season and the run defense in particular has stabilized.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nContinuing that trend will be critical to the Eagles’ success, because the Red Foxes (8-3) have a powerful ground game led by Darian McMillan and quarterback Owen Taylor.\r\n\r\n“They’re just a really well coached football team,” Beaufort coach Bryce Lybrand said. “They are big and physical. Three great linebackers and a couple of skill kids that can really run. The QB is a good football player.”\r\n\r\nThe winner advances to face either Brookland-Cayce or Wilson in the third round.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Beaufort High School’s triple threat of quarterback Daniel Phares (no. 5) and running backs Amariee Morris (no. 21) and James Dagin (no.20). Photo by Bob Sofaly</em>', 'Eagles ready for playoff run', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-ready-for-playoff-run', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:50:36', '2019-11-13 21:50:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42365', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42369, 4, '2019-11-13 16:52:02', '2019-11-13 21:52:02', '<h4><b>By JUSTIN JARRET</b></h4>\r\nFor once, CJ Cummings didn’t capture gold. But he virtually guaranteed his spot in the 2020 Olympic Games.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s weightlifting wunderkind swept silver in a head-to-head showdown with Venezuela’s Julio Mayora on Sunday at the IWF Grand Prix in Lima, Peru.\r\n\r\nThe 19-year-old Cummings and the 23-year-old Mayora quickly separated themselves from the pack and engaged in a chess match across their six lifts, with each daring the other to put more weight on the bar.\r\n\r\nMayora forced the issue in the final round of the snatch, successfully lifting 154kg to force Cummings to make a run at breaking his own junior world record with a 155kg attempt.\r\n\r\nHe missed.\r\n\r\nThe clean and jerk followed the same narrative, as the duo played a cat and mouse game in their first two lifts, with Cummings hitting 187 on his second attempt and Mayora following with 188.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCummings made another run at his own junior world record in his final attempt but missed at 194, while Mayora missed his try at 192 but still claimed gold and swept the competition.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe two young stars of the weightlifting world embraced one another’s hands and lifted them high while standing on the podium after a great battle of strength. Cummings, the only junior in the competition, enjoyed the back and forth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“For the most part, me and (Mayora) were calm, but it was like a battle of the coaches,” Cummings told weightlifting website BarBend. “They were strategizing on what they were going do, so I mean it was intense, but at the same time it was calm. So it was pretty cool.“\r\n\r\nDespite falling short this weekend, Cummings is ranked second in the world in the 73kg weight class and almost guaranteed a spot in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Now he can take a break from the busy competition schedule and begin preparing for his biggest stage yet.\r\n\r\n“This year, my coach told me going in that I was going to be competing a lot because with me being a Junior and competing at so many competitions, that was to get the Robi points up, that’s why I was traveling this place and that place all year,” Cummings explains. “But now I can relax. I know all I have is the Junior Worlds next year, and that’s the only competition before the Olympics.”\r\n\r\n<i>\r\nJustin Jarrett is the editor of LowcountrySports.com and the sports editor of The Island News. Contact him at LowcoSports@gmail.com.</i>', 'Cummings sweeps silver, solidifies Olympic bid', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'cummings-sweeps-silver-solidifies-olympic-bid', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:52:02', '2019-11-13 21:52:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42369', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42374, 4, '2019-11-13 16:57:32', '2019-11-13 21:57:32', 'It’s the time of year when families, sometimes heatedly, debate whether to fry or bake the turkey.\r\n\r\nBurton officials hope to help safely settle the debate.\r\n\r\nBurton fire officials stress that safety should be the basis of every plan, especially during the colder-holiday months which are statistically the most dangerous, and particularly when Thanksgiving is the leading day for cooking fires in the U.S.\r\n\r\n“This is the time of year we bring vegetation into our home, string it all with lighted wires, and cook large amounts of food,” Burton Community Support Officer Daniel Byrne said. “Add to that the stress and chaos of the holidays, which leads to rushing around and other distractions, and you have a receipt for a preventable disaster.”\r\n\r\nWhile cooking fires comprise 48 percent of all national fires, 45 percent of all fire injuries, and 21 percent of all fire deaths, Byrne also quotes the National Fire Protection Association statistic showing an almost 250 percent increase in overall cooking fires on Thanksgiving.\r\n\r\nOf particular concern, is turkey frying.\r\n\r\n“The leading cause of fires involving turkey frying is overflow or splashing of the oil, or a leak or malfunction of the propane or burner,” Byrne said. “When that occurs and cooking is taking place too close to the house, or in the garage, or under an overhang, the fire spreads quickly.”\r\n\r\nByrne states that information on how to safely fry a turkey is readily available on the Internet, but Burton officials stress while planning to fry a turkey, the first step is to make sure you can even safely do so by ensuring that you have:\r\n\r\nA flat non-wooden surface area a minimum of 10 feet from the home;\r\n\r\nAn ABC dry chemical fire extinguisher less than five years old within reach;\r\n\r\nA propane tank and hose line that has been checked for leaks and proper seals;\r\n\r\nAn established safety zone five feet around cooking area for pets and children;\r\n\r\nA person dedicated to monitor the cooking continuously;\r\n\r\nA cell phone handy to call 911 immediately.\r\n\r\n“Turkey fires are explosive and can spread rapidly,” said Byrne. “Never use water to put them out and call 911 immediately, no matter how controllable it may initially appear to be.”', 'To fry or bake? Burton fire officials hope to settle the turkey debate', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'to-fry-or-bake-burton-fire-officials-hope-to-settle-the-turkey-debate', '', '', '2019-11-13 16:57:32', '2019-11-13 21:57:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42374', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42377, 4, '2019-11-13 17:03:57', '2019-11-13 22:03:57', 'In an election that drew about 21 percent of the total number of registered voters in Port Royal, voters chose Joe DeVito for its new mayor.\r\n\r\nDeVito, who challenged Mayor Pro-Temp Mary Beth Gray-Heyward for the seat, won by 22 votes.\r\n\r\nA retired utility manager with BJWSA, DeVito finished with 521 votes, or 50.98 percent of the count, while Gray-Heyward, finished with 499 votes, or 48.83 percent, according to the county’s unofficial results.\r\n\r\nIn the town council race incumbent Jerry Ashmore kept his seat while newcomer Kevin Phillips beat out incumbent Robert Landrum. Unofficial results showed Ashmore with 646 votes, Phillips with 618 votes and Landrum with 508 votes.\r\n\r\nResults were certified on Thursday, Nov. 7.\r\n<h4><b>Election day</b></h4>\r\nKaye Schmit walked out of Port Royal’s Town Hall Tuesday afternoon proud to have her “I Voted” sticker.\r\n\r\nHaving recently moved to Port Royal from the Chicago area of Illinois, Schmit said she felt it was important, as a new resident, to get out and vote.\r\n\r\nShe’d also met town council candidate Kevin Phillips recently at the town’s Octoberfest celebration and was impressed enough by what he had to say there to vote for him on Tuesday.\r\n\r\nShe was also in favor of a $345 million school bond referendum which would fund safety improvements and technology upgrades and the construction and renovation of new facilities.\r\n\r\n“I have three children of my own, so I’m all for improving the schools,” she said.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile inside Town Hall, the vote count had just reached 425 votes by 3:30.\r\n\r\n“It’s been a steady flow all day,” said poll worker Lisa Allen.\r\n\r\nWhile the numbers certainly couldn’t compare to years with presidential elections, it was still refreshing to see people turn out, she said. “And it’s been nice for everyone to see the new machines.”\r\n\r\nThe new machines, which include a paper ballot, seem to be a hit, particularly with older voters who liked the bright screens.\r\n\r\n“They are vibrant and the print is nice and big,” she said.\r\n\r\nFarther down Paris Avenue, Ashmore and DeVito, who would go on to win their races, could be seen waving signs and shaking hands with those passing by.\r\n\r\nThe candidates had been up campaigning since just after 6 a.m,. they said. Yard signs for all the candidates and the bond referendum could be seen on both sides of the street.\r\n\r\n“This is as grassroots as it gets,” said Ashmore.\r\n\r\n<strong>HOW THEY VOTED</strong>\r\n\r\n<b>Mayor, Town of Port Royal</b>\r\n\r\n*Joe DeVito, 521 votes, 50.98 percent\r\n\r\nMary Beth Gray Heyward, 499 votes, 48.83 percent\r\n\r\nWrite-ins, 2 votes, 0.2 percent\r\n\r\n<b>Total votes:</b> 1,022\r\n\r\n<b>Town Council, Town of Port Royal</b>\r\n\r\n*Jerry Ashmore, 636 votes, 36.09 percent\r\n\r\n*Kevin Phillips, 618 votes, 34.53 percent\r\n\r\nRobert Landrum, 508 votes, 28.38 percent\r\n\r\nWrite-ins, 18 votes, 1.01 percentage\r\n\r\n<b>Total votes</b>: 1,790 votes\r\n\r\n* – winners\r\n\r\n<b>Port Royal voters elect DeVito mayor, Ashmore and Phillips to town council</b>', 'Port Royal voters elect DeVito mayor, Ashmore and Phillips to town council', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'port-royal-voters-elect-devito-mayor-ashmore-and-phillips-to-town-council', '', '', '2019-11-13 17:03:57', '2019-11-13 22:03:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42377', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42381, 4, '2019-11-13 17:05:48', '2019-11-13 22:05:48', 'In a three-day period, the Burton Fire District responded to three motor vehicle collisions, two of which were serious, and one that resulted in serious injury.\r\n\r\nOn Tuesday, Nov. 5, at approximately 8 a.m., the Burton Fire District and Beaufort County EMS responded to a reported motor vehicle collision on Trask Parkway by Laurel Bay Road involving a tractor trailer and a Honda Civic. Fire crews arrived on the scene and reported heavy damages to both vehicles.\r\n\r\nTwo occupants were injured in this collision which also resulted in a significant oil leak. Traffic was delayed for more than an hour and a half while emergency crews assisted the injured and cleared the roadway.\r\n\r\nOn Thursday, Nov. 7, just before 7:30 a.m., again on Trask Parkway, Burton and EMS personnel responded to a two-vehicle collision. One occupant sustained what appeared to be minor injuries.\r\n\r\nLater that same day, just after 1:30 p.m., Burton fire crews and EMS personnel responded to an ATV accident by the Habersham development off Cherokee Farms Road. Firefighters arrived to find a female, who was not wearing a helmet at the time, with serious injures after her ATV ran into a ditch.\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District has responded to more than 263 motor vehicle collisions so far in 2019, with 62 pecent of those collisions resulting in injuries, and in 10 of those incidents, Burton firefighters had to rescue occupants that were trapped inside their vehicles.', 'Three wrecks in three days for  Burton Fire District; two serious', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'three-wrecks-in-three-days-for-burton-fire-district-two-serious', '', '', '2019-11-13 17:05:48', '2019-11-13 22:05:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42381', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42386, 4, '2019-11-13 17:09:28', '2019-11-13 22:09:28', 'Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day when it was first celebrated in 1919, marked the end of hostilities in World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.\r\n\r\nThe holiday officially became Veterans Day in 1954, and 100 years after its origins, the day now honors all those who have served in the armed forces of the United States.\r\n\r\nWhile Veterans Day was actually Monday, Nov. 11, Beaufort celebrated Saturday, Nov. 9 with a parade, winding from the U.S. National Cemetery off Boundary Street to Bay Street downtown. Following the parade, there was a celebration in Beaufort’s Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, where there were keynote speakers, along with the Parris Island Marine Corps Band.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<i>Bob Bundy and his family wave miniature American flags as the annual Veterans Day parade makes its way down Boundary Street on a brisk Saturday morning. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</i>', 'Beaufort celebrates Veterans Day', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-celebrates-veterans-day', '', '', '2019-11-13 17:09:28', '2019-11-13 22:09:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42386', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42389, 4, '2019-11-13 17:11:55', '2019-11-13 22:11:55', '<h2><b>Port Royal’s new mayor will work to keep the town ‘Cool, Coastal, Far from Ordinary’</b></h2>\r\n<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nThe day after Tuesday’s election, Port Royal’s new mayor Joe DeVito was doing what he normally does on Wednesdays – having coffee.\r\n\r\nStarted by former town councilman Joe Lee years ago, the regular coffee klatch still meets with residents or anyone who wants to talk about, well, whatever is on their minds.\r\n\r\n“It was a good discussion like it always is,” said DeVito.\r\n\r\nBetween coffee, picking up campaign signs, working his regular job and waiting for the election results to be ratified on Thursday, it’s been a whirlwind of a week, DeVito said.\r\n\r\nA retired utility manager for Beaufort-Jasper Water &amp; Sewer Authority (BJWSA) with a long record of community service, DeVito will be the first new mayor Port Royal has had in nearly 25 years. Longtime mayor Sam Murray decided to step down after serving six terms.\r\n\r\nOriginally from New York, DeVito moved to Port Royal 33 years ago after visiting family in the area.\r\n\r\n“We fell in love with Beaufort,” he said.\r\n\r\nSixth months later, he and his wife, Dawn, bought their house on Westvine Drive where they raised two boys, now adults, and have lived in the house ever since.\r\n\r\nA master plumber by trade, DeVito first worked for a local plumber after moving to the Lowcountry. He then landed a job with the local water authority, where he worked for the next 29 years until retiring in 2017.\r\n\r\nWhile at the Beaufort Water Authority, DeVito saw the merger with the Jasper County Water Authority and, during the late 90s and into the new millennium, the addition of other municipal water services including the City of Beaufort, City of Hardeeville and Town of Port Royal. Eventually, DeVito became Director of Operations for the BJWSA.\r\n\r\nDuring this time, DeVito also became involved with municipal planning and services, working on both Port Royal’s and Beaufort’s Development Review Team then serving as chairman for the Beaufort–Port Royal Planning Commission.\r\n\r\nHe also served on the Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan Implementation Committee, as president of Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail and vice-chair on the county’s transportation tax committee and most recently as its treasurer.\r\n\r\nDuring the campaign, key issues for him were traffic and safety, sidewalks or making Port Royal more pedestrian friendly.\r\n\r\nNow that he has been elected mayor, his focus on these issues won’t change, he said.\r\n\r\n“When you’re talking about these issues, nothing happens fast,” he said. “These are difficult things to implement because there are multiple jurisdictions.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to working with state and local entities on traffic management he wants to also continue building on Port Royal’s pedestrian-friendly vibe.\r\n\r\n“To do that it has to feel safe,” he said. “We have to make these roads safe for cars, pedestrians and bicycles and to attract business to the area.”\r\n\r\nPort Royal is already working on the issue, he said, through a traffic study and “a very good traffic engineer.”\r\n\r\nThe key, he said, is understanding the data and how to implement what it says.\r\n\r\nAnother issue he is passionate about? Connecting Port Royal to the Spanish Moss Trail across Ribaut Road. As he said when he was campaigning, residents could see construction starting toward this goal, within a year.\r\n\r\n“It would be an amazing economic boost to Port Royal,” he said. “People come from all over to the use that trail.”\r\n\r\nAnd as far as some of the bigger challenges that could be facing Port Royal such as the development of the port or how to best manage the town’s shrimp docks, DeVito remains undaunted.\r\n\r\n“Taking on a challenge is something I’m not afraid to do,” he said, adding that ultimately, he is a public servant and intends to keep that in mind and rely on his depth of knowledge and experience from serving on various boards and planning commissions when moving forward.\r\n\r\n“The shrimp docks and port are difficult to separate because they’re both on the same property and they’re both tied together on the master plan,” he said, adding that it could be that a solution to both might come in one fell swoop.\r\n\r\n“But it’s too early for me to say what that is,” he said. “And we don’t want to act too fast. 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(42392, 4, '2019-11-13 17:24:20', '2019-11-13 22:24:20', '<h4><b>By MINDY LUCAS</b></h4>\r\nAbout 30 people attended a forum held for Republican candidates vying for the 1st Congressional District seat currently occupied by Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-Charleston), at Palmetto Electric Cooperative in Hardeeville, on Wednesday, Nov. 6.\r\n\r\nHosted by Rachel Wisnefski, president of the Greater Bluffton Republican Club, the forum included a two-minute introduction before candidates took turns answering questions.\r\n\r\nHere in the order of their introduction on Wednesday, those candidates included:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ChrisCox.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-42398 alignright\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ChrisCox-740x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"102\" height=\"140\"></a>Chris Cox</b></p>\r\nFounder of Bikers for Trump, Chris Cox said he got the nickname “the Lawnmower Man” after mowing the grass and taking out trash at the Lincoln Memorial during the government shutdown of 2013.\r\n\r\nHe also said some of those in attendance might not have liked President Trump at first but because of their 401Ks and other promises kept, they’re “on board now.” He said if elected he would leverage relationships he already has in Washington, D.C. including the relationship he has with Trump.\r\n\r\n<b>Nancy Mace</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NancyMace.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-42395 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NancyMace-736x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"154\"></a>Widely known as the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, Nancy Mace said she attended the military college to prove something to herself and to be challenged. The experience, she said,\r\nchanged her life and gave her the confidence to start her own business and later run for public office.\r\n\r\nMace has worked in financial services and is a real estate agent who specializes in commercial property. In 2018, she was elected to the S.C. House of Representatives, representing<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BradMole2.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-42393\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BradMole2-803x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"124\" height=\"159\"></a> Berkeley and Charleston Counties, and is now in her second term.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>Brad Mole</b>\r\n\r\nThe latest contender to throw his hat into the ring, Brad Mole said attending a recent boot camp in Washington D.C., part of Tim Scott’s Empower America Project, renewed his passion for the Republican party and for serving the community.\r\n\r\nA self-described community development leader and “preacher’s kid,” Mole has served as vice chairman of the Lowcountry Affordable Housing Coalition. He has also managed two rural, ride-share systems in Allendale and Bamberg and is a former business owner. His wife served in the Navy and the two still have deep ties to the military community, he said.\r\n\r\n<b>Kathy Landing<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/KathyLanding.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-42397\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/KathyLanding-720x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"187\"></a></b>\r\n\r\nOriginally from New Orleans, Kathy Landing said it was her parents, raised during the Great Depression, who instilled in her the values of honesty, integrity, self-reliance, being thrifty and working hard.\r\n\r\nLanding decided to start her own investment business over 34 years ago and has worked in financial planning ever since. She was elected to Mount Pleasant’s town council in 2017 and said she hopes to bring her “finance, communications, diplomacy and problem solving” skills to the task.\r\n\r\n<b>Mike Covert</b>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MikeCovert2.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-42399 alignleft\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MikeCovert2-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"168\"></a>Mike Covert started his introduction by saying it wasn’t about him and that he is the only candidate who will say, “I want your vote. I want to serve you.”\r\n\r\nAn entrepreneur who started his own HVAC business, Covert Aire, Covert is currently a Beaufort County Councilman. When it comes to healthcare, he considers himself a “free market guy.” He wants to limit the federal government’s involvement in business and give the power back to the states. He said he would work to change the tax system to a flat and “fair” tax system, and that when it comes to immigration, there is a process that everyone needs to follow.\r\n\r\nOver a nearly two-hour period, the candidates answered about a half dozen questions on such issues as revamping the federal tax code to how to shore up social security.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<b>On what specific suggestions candidates have for reducing spending in Washington:</b>\r\n\r\nCox said veterans needed to be taken care of as well as single parents – single fathers as well as single mothers. He also said for the five of them, as candidates, to think they could be elected to the House and reform healthcare or have a program that would reduce the deficit is a “pipe dream.”\r\n\r\n“… You’re going to have to make and build relationships before you’re taken seriously enough to do things like that,” he said. “I would like to … use the relationships that I have to take care of things right now.”\r\n\r\nMace said with a $19 trillion debt, we cannot continue spending the way we’re spending now. She said the impeachment inquiry is preventing anything from getting done in Washington, and while people are reluctant to make cuts but that “every single agency” could afford to make cuts. She supports the penny plan, a plan … that supporters say would balance the budget in five years.\r\n\r\n“And this is why it’s so important for each and everyone of you who are active, to help us win this seat back, because if we can win the majority back we can get back to doing the business of the Congress.”\r\n\r\nMole said he would look to see what programs are overlapping in services and what programs aren’t working.\r\n\r\n“We find out what’s working and what’s not working in our homes, and it’s the same thing in D.C.,” he said.\r\n\r\nLanding said in order to cut spending you first had to have a budget. She suggested taking a look at the Simpson-Bowles plan, a bipartisan deficit reduction plan proposed in 2010 and also referred to the U.S. Government and Accountability Office (GAO)’s annual report on reducing redundancy of programs and waste as “low hanging fruit” place to start cutting.\r\n\r\nShe also suggested shoring up Social Security and working to refinance the interest on the national debt among other financial measures.\r\n\r\nCovert said reducing spending is going to take an “incredible approach of a long time” and teamwork as well as looking at the constitution to make sure the federal government is doing what the framers set out for it to do.\r\n\r\n“I think we all agree that there are a lot of programs, a lot of departments, a lot of stuff that the federal government shouldn’t be doing,” he said.\r\n\r\n<b>On the Second Amendment:</b>\r\n\r\nCovert said he looks to what the Constitution says about the Second Amendment. “We have a right to keep and bear arms. That’s it. Period. We have that right,” he said.\r\n\r\nHe went on to say that Democrats who say the streets are going to be “overrun with AK-47s and howitzers” are using “hyperbole just to get you excited.”\r\n\r\n“The AR-15 is not a mass killing machine. I have two,” he said.\r\n\r\nLanding said she was “definitely pro-Second Amendment” and has a concealed weapons permit (CWP) and is a member of the National Rifle Association. She said it was important to enforce the laws that are already on the books.\r\n\r\n“I have a lot of concern right now about people going overboard to control what is happening because of fear,” she said.\r\n\r\nMole said the country doesn’t need to create new gun laws in order to solve what he believes are social issues that “don’t have anything to do with guns.”\r\n\r\nHe said he wants to push for legislation that would honor the CWP issued in one state, honored in other states.\r\n\r\nMace said she believes in the Second Amendment “as it is written.” She owns three guns, she said, and said that gun control does not work because “criminals aren’t going to follow the law,” register their guns, or “give back their bullets.”\r\n\r\nShe is pushing for a single crime database that would share information across all law enforcement agencies on those who have been flagged by a background check.\r\n\r\n“This is something I’m working on and it’s going to be part of my message in the general election,” she said. “What will work, what can help prevent crime that does not infringe on somebody’s right to bear arms.”\r\n\r\nCox said he is definitely pro-Second Amendment. “It takes a good guy to take down a bad guy,” he said.\r\n\r\nHe also said when it came to red flag laws, or laws that authorize courts to issue orders allowing police to temporarily confiscate firearms from people who are deemed to be a danger to themselves or to others, there was no “due process” so he is against those.\r\n\r\nSouth Carolina’s Republican Party Primary is June 9, 2020.', 'Bluffton GOP holds forum for 1st Congressional District candidates', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bluffton-gop-holds-forum-for-1st-congressional-district-candidates', '', '', '2019-11-13 17:24:20', '2019-11-13 22:24:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42392', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42589, 4, '2019-12-04 10:38:12', '2019-12-04 15:38:12', 'By LEE SCOTT\r\n\r\nBedford Falls is a little town I get to revisit every year around this time. It is one of those places where all the town’s people are familiar.\r\n\r\nThere is George Bailey, the local Savings and Loan Manager, his wife Mary and their four children.\r\n\r\nThey live in one of those old Victorian houses. There is Bert, the local cop in town, and Ernie, the taxicab driver. The town seems to reappear, like Brigadoon, and once again, I am immersed in the movie classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”\r\n\r\nIt is a compliment to the original movie, that other producers have tried to recreate it. Marlo Thomas played the lead role in the modern version called “It Happened one Christmas.”\r\n\r\nYet that made-for-tv movie never captured the angst expressed on George Bailey’s face (Jimmy Steward) when his wife Mary (Donna Reed) did not know him.\r\n\r\n“Mary, don’t you know me?”\r\n\r\nThere are other Christmas shows where an angel appears to the main character and reveals to them what their life could have been. “The Family Man” with Nicholas Cage portrays a wealthy investment banker who becomes a tire salesman, with a wife and two precious kids, in his other life. It is the life that could have been.\r\n\r\nThe Hallmark Channel has also jumped on the bandwagon with a new Christmas movie every year, where the Angel shows up to reveal the characters alternate life. Hallmark also ends many of their shows with the snow falling. It is a tribute to when George Bailey, standing there on the bridge praying, “Please God, let me live” and he realizes it is snowing and his lip is bleeding. That scene is engraved in my brain as George’s disparity turns into hope and joy.\r\n\r\nEven Jim Henson’s “The Muppets” has two characters named Bert and Ernie. It is said that it was not intentional, and yet, one must wonder if there was some subliminal message to him that brought those two Muppets to life.\r\n\r\nThere are lots of other Christmas shows on television now and many more streaming on various services. The classic Christmas shows like “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer, and multiple versions of “A Christmas Carol” all fill the airways.\r\n\r\nThen there are the movie classics like “The Bishop’s Wife,” “A White Christmas,” and “Miracle on 34th Street” that are fun to watch during the Christmas season.\r\n\r\nBut none of them capture the spirit of the holidays like “It’s a Wonderful Life.”\r\n\r\nYes, there are lots of other popular shows, but to me, it is not Christmas until I see Zu-Zu’s petals and know that Clarence is getting his wings. It is time to return to Bedford Falls.\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>', 'It’s finally time to return to Bedford Falls', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'its-finally-time-to-return-to-bedford-falls', '', '', '2019-12-04 10:39:42', '2019-12-04 15:39:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42589', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42411, 4, '2019-11-20 12:46:51', '2019-11-20 17:46:51', 'It’s Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, and I’m at the Baltimore/Washington Airport waiting to board Flight 1717. I’m sitting at the gate a full 40 minutes before boarding. I’m here, way early, knowing full well this is a symptom of Late Stage Airplane Departure Anxiety. For me it began in Brazzaville.\r\n\r\nMany years ago, I was in the Republic of the Congo doing work for President Pascal Lissouba. Our small team had been in Congo for two weeks meeting various ministers in numerous ministries — but we had not yet met Lissouba.\r\n\r\nOn the day of our departure, we were suddenly summoned to the presidential palace to meet the President and, perhaps, to pose for a photograph. We had been instructed by the Chief of Protocol that we should bring a gift — and I distinctly remember being told that it should be modest in size and price.\r\n\r\nIn this connection, I purchased a T-shirt at Dulles which commemorated the then-recent Clinton/Gore Inaugural. I was therefore horrified when the first of our group presented the president with an expensively framed Audubon print of a Carolina Parakeet.\r\n\r\nMy anxiety was further fueled when two other colleagues presented the president with a leaded crystal vase and a silver bowl — the flags of Congo and the United States engraved on the bottom of the bowl.\r\n\r\nWhen my turn came, I held the T-shirt against my torso, saying President Clinton sent his greetings. I did this in a playful manner hoping the president would understand my humor. But Lissouba remained stone-faced.\r\n\r\nI reached into my pocket searching for a political button that I could attach to the T-shirt and, perhaps, upgrade my offering. In the process I lost my grip on the button and watched as it rolled across the marble-tiled floor under the fixed, unsmiling, slightly alarmed gaze of the President.\r\n\r\nBut after a moment Lissouba’s eyes lit up.\r\n\r\n“Is Jimmy Carter your friend?” he asked me in a mixture of English and French.\r\n\r\nRealizing that the button in play was a “Carter for President” button and not the Bill Clinton button I thought I was proffering, I said, “Yes, excellency.”\r\n\r\nAlthough I have a well-deserved reputation for exaggeration, I had spoken to the candidate Carter (once) and had run his campaign in Beaufort County. In retrospect “friend” was a stretch, but at that moment, I would have said that Carter and I were lovers if that had been the question.\r\n\r\nLissouba rose from his chair and motioned me to follow him into his private office where he opened-up his desk and pulled out a well-worn letter of congratulations (from Carter) on his recent election.\r\n\r\n“I am also his friend,” Lissouba said, handing me Carter’s letter.\r\n\r\nAt that point he wanted to know where I was raised and what I did for a living. When I told him my father was an immunologist, he told me that he was an immunologist and had done research in Malaria and Hemorrhagic Fever.\r\n\r\nThe conversation veered to the Marburg virus and an emerging disease called AIDS. But as we talked I was uncomfortably aware that our plane left at 5:30 and knew if we departed the palace that very moment getting to the airport before departure would be a near thing.\r\n\r\n“You seem distracted,” Lissouba said. “Is anything wrong?”\r\n\r\n“Excellency, I’ve been in Congo two weeks — two wonderful weeks — but now I’m ready to get home and see my wife and son,” I replied.\r\n\r\nLissouba didn’t react to that comment, but continued his discussion of the various diseases then prevalent in the eastern part of Congo. It didn’t appear he had heard me.\r\n\r\n“This has been a fabulous trip for me Your Eminence,” I said. “But I have a law practice and its time I got back and tended my small flock of clients.”\r\n\r\n“Clearly you don’t understand my country,” he said with obvious disappointment. “Don’t you know that your airplane will not leave Congo until I tell it to leave Congo.”\r\n\r\nSure enough the big Airbus and its 320 bewildered, irritated passengers was still on the tarmac when we arrived at the airport two hours later. But I must confess that this near miss rattled me and took its toll on my self-confidence. So much so that I still arrive at the airport much too early and spend that time sitting alone and staring at the monitor.\r\n\r\nSo here I sit in Baltimore — 26 years later — still thinking about being left behind in Brazzaville.\r\n\r\n<em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. Email Scott at cscottgraber@gmail.com</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'I’m still thinking about being left behind in Brazzaville', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'im-still-thinking-about-being-left-behind-in-brazzaville', '', '', '2019-11-20 12:46:51', '2019-11-20 17:46:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42411', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42414, 4, '2019-11-20 12:48:12', '2019-11-20 17:48:12', 'By CHIP CAMPSEN\r\n\r\n“A society is defined not only by what it creates, but also by what it refuses to destroy.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n– John Sawhill,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>The Nature Conservancy\r\n\r\nI was born and raised on the Isle of Palms. In the 1970s, I would camp and hunt on the north end of my island home — in dunes that were really wild. My brother and I spent weekends in Price’s Inlet, eating only what we caught and encountering nary a soul.\r\n\r\nMt. Pleasant had less than 7,000 people. We hunted, camped and fished the Cainhoy Peninsula and ACE Basin, largely untouched by man. Boone Hall Plantation was in the boonies.\r\n\r\nToday the north end of the Isle of Palms is Wild Dunes, the community. You can virtually walk across the boats crowding Price’s Inlet on a summer weekend.\r\n\r\nMt. Pleasant is one of the fastest growing municipalities in the nation with 90,000 people. The Cainhoy Peninsula is unrecognizable. Mt. Pleasant has enveloped Boone Hall.\r\n\r\nThe threat this exponential growth presents to our natural resources and quality of life is why I authored the S.C. Conservation Bank Act. I wanted to assure future generations they could “spend time hugging mother nature,” as my father often encouraged.\r\n\r\nI wanted to address this threat through an incentive-based approach to conservation that is respectful of property rights. I wanted to accomplish conservation by negotiation and compensation, not regulation.\r\n\r\nThe Conservation Bank does just that. It establishes a mechanism to fund conservation through a competitive grant process. It funds government agencies to purchase fee simple title, and land trusts to purchase conservation easements.\r\n\r\nA conservation easement is a legal document whereby property owners sell or gift development rights to a nonprofit land trust in perpetuity. The land trust enforces the terms of the easement.\r\n\r\nBut each grant requires leverage. Every dollar granted must produce multiple dollars worth of conservation.\r\n\r\nThis incentive-based approach of conservation by negotiation has empowered the Conservation Bank to protect 310,000 acres in 15 years — at a bargain rate of $500 per acre. It has funded almost 82,000 acres of public parks and wildlife management areas, and 228,000 acres of private land protected in perpetuity with conservation easements.\r\n\r\nRecently, it was announced the S.C. Conservation Bank, in conjunction with the Charleston County Greenbelt Program, funded a conservation easement on historic Boone Hall Plantation. It will be enforced by the Lowcountry Land Trust. Boone Hall owner Willie McRae granted the conservation easement.\r\n\r\nThe Charleston County Greenbelt Program was modeled after the Conservation Bank upon my suggestion. In the case of Boone Hall, the two programs funded approximately 25 percent of the easement value. Mr. McRae graciously donated the remaining 75 percent.\r\n\r\nThe Conservation Bank has likewise protected other iconic Lowcountry properties such as Morris Island, Fort Pemberton and Angel Oak in Charleston County; Lemon Island and Chisolm Plantation in Beaufort County; Bay Creek Park on Edisto Beach; and more than 11,000 acres in Colleton County.\r\n\r\nThis collaborative approach to conservation can accomplish conservation on an ecosystem scale. Boone Hall is a prime example. The easement permits no more than seven new homes on 598 acres. Such a restriction could not be imposed by law. It would be an unconstitutional taking of private property.\r\n\r\nBut this degree of restriction is regularly accomplished through voluntary conservation easements. It is how we have conserved 300,000 acres in the ACE Basin, and much of the Santee Delta.\r\n\r\nMcRae, the Conservation Bank, Greenbelt Program and Lowcountry Land Trust have added Boone Hall to those iconic places we, in John Sawhill’s words, have “refused to destroy.” The Lowcountry owes him a great debt of gratitude, as do generations yet unborn.\r\n\r\n<em>Senator Chip Campsen (District 43) represents Charleston, Beaufort and Colleton Counties in the S.C. Senate.</em>', 'Conservation Bank’s effectiveness has already been showcased', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'conservation-banks-effectiveness-has-already-been-showcased', '', '', '2019-11-20 12:48:12', '2019-11-20 17:48:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42414', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42417, 4, '2019-11-20 12:49:52', '2019-11-20 17:49:52', '<h4>By DAVID TAUB</h4>\r\nTo their credit, Southerners have long held good common-sense attitudes about government overkill, often stated as, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”\r\n\r\nFor more than a half century, Beaufort’s ordinances have provided that one seat out of five on what is today known as the Historic District Review Board (HDRB) be dedicated to a nominee from the Historic Beaufort Foundation (HBF).\r\n\r\nThis long-standing arrangement is in recognition of the special expertise this member brings to the Board. Now, Mayor Billy Keyserling has declared war on the HBF, as he seeks to eliminate this exceptionally successful arrangement. Not only is this law not broken, but the persons who have held this seat over the years have made significant contributions to the good working order of this important Board. Today, the system works as well as it ever has. There ain’t no problem here.\r\n\r\nTheir duties and how HDRB members execute them is the central core of this issue. This nexus of this argument is not about the HBF per se, an institution that the mayor has often praised.\r\n\r\nRather, it is about HBF’s role in nominating a member to the HDRB. It is critical to keep this distinction in mind as you, Beaufort’s citizenry, contemplate the merits of the Mayor’s attack.\r\n\r\nThe main task of all members of the HDRB, most especially including the HBF nominated member, is to evaluate any project within Beaufort’s Federal Historic Landmark District to ensure its consistency with the U. S. Secretary of Interior’s requirements, and to ensure compliance with other adopted guidelines, such as the Beaufort Preservation Manual, often referred to as The Milner Report.\r\n\r\nThe role/objective of every member is exactly the same; specifically, to ensure the conservation and preservation of our historic patrimony. A duty they have executed with exceptional accomplishments; I know, because I interviewed HDRB nominees during my three terms as Beaufort’s mayor.\r\n\r\nDedicated appointments to boards and commissions are not unusual phenomena. Many boards/commissions in Beaufort County have appointments dedicated for certain members.\r\n\r\nI served as Chairman and Treasurer (3 years each) of the Board of Directors of the Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority — as a dedicated appointee for the City of Beaufort; other dedicated positions there are for Beaufort County and Jasper County, among others.\r\n\r\nThe valid rationale for dedicated appointments is that they represent important constituencies, so that their interests may always be part of any policy dialogue.\r\n\r\nIn his recent newsletter, Keyserling tells us, “First and foremost, for me this is a matter of ethics.”\r\n\r\nThis is just horse puckey nonsense. As far as I can recollect, there has never been an ethics complaint filed against an HBF member of HDRB. In the event of such inappropriate behavior, any member of the HDRB or City Council could file an ethics complaint and it would be investigated by the State.\r\n\r\nMoreover, the mayor’s subsequent dialogue, supposedly about “ethics,” actually has nothing to do with ethics, but is rather a smokescreen assault on why any board member should represent a particular constituency.\r\n\r\nKeyserling says “… they should be vetted by City Council and the public who attend our work session interviews, accept the fact that they are working in their Board of Review capacity for all citizens of the city and not just HBF and be transparent about contacts with HBF and/or any other special interest.”\r\n\r\nHoly Moly, Batman!\r\n\r\nWhat utter foolishness. Every nominee is vetted by City Council, as occurred just last week. And there have been times when an HBF nominee has not been approved.\r\n\r\nThe HBF member fully understands what is his/her task, which is to work, not for the HBF, and not for City Council, and not for City Hall, but rather for all the citizens of Beaufort to ensure the integrity of our precious irreplaceable legendary patrimony.\r\n\r\nAnd YES, every member of the HDRB does have a “special interest”; it is a special duty to protect, conserve and preserve the unique historical legacy that is so special to our cultural identity. I can’t say it strongly enough: the duty of every member of the HDRB is to make judgments on projects within the Historic District consistent with the U. S. Secretary of Interior’s guidelines for historic review.\r\n\r\nI am not, nor have I ever been, a member of the Historic Beaufort Foundation. But I passionately support Beaufort’s requirement that one member of the five-member Historic District Review Board be dedicated to HBF’s nominee. This law/ordinance has been in place for almost a half century and their service has been a credit to our community.\r\n\r\nIndeed, at last week’s Council meeting to vet nominees to the HDRB, Keyseling and the members of Council praised the HBF for its good work, and the mayor himself characterized the HBF nominee, Mary Ragsdale, as “the perfect nominee.”\r\n\r\nThe Council says the system is working better now than ever. It makes absolutely no sense at all to change it; to do so, we take a giant step backward.\r\n\r\nThis train wreck MUST be stopped! Please write to every Beaufort City Councilperson and voice your opinion strongly that “it ain’t broke, so please leave it alone.” Too much is at stake.\r\n\r\n<em>David M. Taub was Mayor of Beaufort from 1990 through 1999, and served as a Beaufort County Magistrate Judge from 2010 to 2015. 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(42422, 4, '2019-11-20 12:56:49', '2019-11-20 17:56:49', '<h4>By LEE SCOTT</h4>\r\nThanksgiving is the time of year when we all start to reflect on the good things in our lives. Family, a roof over our heads, and food on the table are always high on many people’s lists.\r\n\r\nIn addition to those top priority items, I would like to add one more thing on my “Thank you, God” list.\r\n\r\nI am thankful for all those caregivers out there.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nYou may be one or know someone who is a caregiver. These are the people who find themselves standing at the door of a loved one’s diagnosis. Who suddenly find themselves thrust into the role of primary caretaker. A role they might not have planned to fill but take on anyway.\r\n\r\nCaregivers come in many forms. There are the adult children caring for their elderly parents. Parents, who once cared for them, are themselves in need of help. There are grandparents taking on the caretaker role for grandchildren whose parents are ill or incapable of raising their own children. There are spouses overseeing the care of partners with all kinds of diseases from Alzheimer’s to cancer to heart disease or even something like a hip replacement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAnd then there are those parents who are caring for ill children. (Think of Saint Jude’s Hospital). Talk about special care providers.\r\n\r\nBesides the primary caretakers, there are all those peripheral caretakers. The best friend who reaches out daily to make sure the ill person has some normalcy in their life or provides the caretaker a needed break from the responsibilities.\r\n\r\nThere are those neighbors who send over casseroles or flowers to a sick friend’s house. And the people who drive cancer patients to their chemotherapy treatments and the friends who pick up prescriptions or go grocery shopping.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThere are also the prayer groups who send their prayers over and the card writers who provide the needed warmth and comfort to someone who is ill. And of course, those individuals who volunteer to babysit for the siblings of a hospitalized child so the parents can be at the hospital.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThere are also the silent caregivers who sit on the side lines knitting hats for the neo-natal unit babies and the cancer patients at the hospital.\r\n\r\nSo, as we sit down for our Thanksgiving dinner this year, let’s say a special thanks to all the many caregivers out there. They deserve our thanks, and you never know when it will be our turn to be the caregiver.\r\n\r\nAnd finally, I am thankful for my partner, my spouse, my caretaker. Thank you for stepping over that uncertain threshold with me this year and walking this path together. Your love and care made all the difference. You have my eternal love and gratitude.\r\n\r\nHappy Thanksgiving!', 'This Thanksgiving, how about a shout out for caregivers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'this-thanksgiving-how-about-a-shout-out-for-caregivers', '', '', '2019-11-20 12:56:49', '2019-11-20 17:56:49', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42422', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42424, 4, '2019-11-20 12:58:03', '2019-11-20 17:58:03', '<h4>By CELIA STRONG</h4>\r\nEvery year, the Nouveau Beaujolais becomes available on the third Thursday of November, its legal release date, according to French wine laws.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis red wine, for centuries, was the first wine produced and sold from the newest vintage. The same year the grapes were harvested.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSo, in 2019, it’s the first 2019 wine. Until you remember the availability of wines from the Southern Hemisphere, which changes everything because their harvest is six months ahead of ours. But, let’s not remember that right now.\r\n\r\nBeaujolais Nouveau, the more correct name, comes from the Burgundy region of France and is made from 100 percent Gamay grapes. Beaujolais Nouveau was first made about 100 years ago, with its quick fermentation, as a celebratory wine for the harvest workers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe first AC laws, written in 1937, for this wine said it couldn’t be sold until after December 15, in the year the grapes grew and were harvested. In 1951, the rules were changed so it could be sold on the third Thursday of November. Probably not because our Thanksgiving holiday is the fourth Thursday, but we can believe what we like.\r\n\r\nDepending on what wine circles you travel in, the arrival of Nouveau can be a great excuse to celebrate.\r\n\r\nAccording to the AC laws for Nouveau, all the grapes must be harvested by hand. Production must use carbonic maceration, with whole berries to enhance all the fruit flavors. (Carbonic maceration is a process used almost only in the Beaujolais region. Whole grapes are fermented in a carbon-dioxide rich environment. Most of the juice is actually fermented inside its grape skins. And, consequently, the finished wine has very low tannins.)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nToday, Nouveau wine makes up about 25 percent of the whole production of Beaujolais. From 2,000 producers, 20,000 gallons. With 40 percent exported from France.\r\n\r\nNouveau Beaujolais is a purpley-cherry red wine. A youthful color that comes partly from the fact it is bottled just six to eight weeks after harvest. Because of its lower level of tannins, much of the grapes’ natural acidity is left in the wine. So, even though it’s a red, it tastes much better slightly chilled, 55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFruit flavors dominate the wine, with banana, grape, strawberry, pear flavors and more. Nouveau is meant to be drunk young, but young means up to a year or two after its vintage. In France, they drink most of their Nouveau for Easter dinner. Whether Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter or whenever, this is an easy drinking, user friendly wine.\r\n\r\nLike all other wines, and as you would expect from 2,000 producers, there are variations in Nouveau Beaujolais. Between different vintages as well as between different wineries in the same vintage. Some are fruitier, some are heavier, some are better known. Some have special labels every year. (Another collection of things you don’t need?)\r\n\r\nA consistently good one is Drouhin. Joseph Drouhin is a Burgundy house with a superb reputation. Founded in 1880, they started out in Chablis, in the northern part of Burgundy. But, they have always been involved in the Beaujolais region.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn fact, in the early 1950’s, they were the first to bottle and ship Nouveau. Usually, it had been sold in small barrels.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAs in other parts of the Burgundy region, Drouhin’s quality control includes owning vineyards for every appellation the produce. In Beaujolais, their vineyards are pink granite soils. Full bunches of grapes, all biodynamically grown, go through semi-carbonic maceration that takes four to 10 days. Then, the wines rest, quickly, in stainless steel vats.\r\n\r\nAccording to those at Drouhin, the 2019 Nouveau is colorful and concentrated. It has a delicious mix of red and black fruit aromas and flavors. Including black and red cherries, blackberries, blueberries, currants, raspberries, figs, strawberries and more.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIts texture is clean and fresh, but not light, with good acidity and a concentrated finish.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe 2019 is a good vintage for Nouveau and this one is a great example. A toast from the Drouhin family: “You should have a lot of fun!.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor $11.99. Happy Holidays. Enjoy.', 'The arrival of Nouveau can be a great excuse to celebrate', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-arrival-of-nouveau-can-be-a-great-excuse-to-celebrate', '', '', '2019-11-20 12:58:28', '2019-11-20 17:58:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42424', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42426, 4, '2019-11-20 13:00:40', '2019-11-20 18:00:40', '<strong>Activities at Hunting Island State Park</strong>\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\nSundays: Walk in the Woods, 10 a.m.; Hunting Island Bingo, 2 p.m.\r\n\r\nMondays: Sand/candy art, 11 a.m. (Nov. 25); Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 3 p.m..\r\n\r\nTuesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m., CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walk, 3 p.m.\r\n\r\nWednesdays: Reptiles of the Lowcounty, 11 a.m.; Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (Nov. 27).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThursdays: Interpretive Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Nov. 21); Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m. (Nov. 21).\r\n\r\nFridays: Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (Nov. 22); Fish printing, 2 p.m. (Nov. 29).\r\n\r\nSaturdays: Pinecones for Passerines, 11 a.m. (Nov. 23, 30); Tie-Die, 2 p.m. (Nov. 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<strong>Hunting Island Lighthouse Tours</strong>\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. At 6:30 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\nBeaufort County Historical Society “Historically Speaking” lectures\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<strong>Wardle Family YMCA’s Enhance Fitness program</strong>\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 <a href=\"http://beaufort-jasperymca.org/\">beaufort-jasperymca.org</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Fripp Audubon Club</strong>\r\n\r\n7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, Fripp Island Community Center. S.C. Audubon Bird Friendly Communities Coordinator Jennifer McCarthey Tyrrell will be the guest speaker. Meet &amp; Greet begins at 6 p.m. Bring snacks to share. For more information, email frippaudubonclub@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>3rd annual Holiday Market of Beaufort</strong>\r\n\r\n5-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, Beaufort Academy Gym, 240 Sam’s Point Road, Lady’s Island. More than 40 unique local vendors all for your shopping enjoyment. All purchases made at The Holiday Market will receive free gift wrap. Friday is Sip &amp; Shop. Bottomless beer and wine wristbands are available and include beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres. 21 and older only. <a href=\"https://beaufortacademy.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=55caa9a4c6cbe6a816a71c5d5&amp;id=10fc5321cd&amp;e=560a3d3004\">Purchase your presale drink wristband on eventbrite for $20</a>, or buy wristbands at the door for $30. On Saturday, bottomless mimosa wristbands are available for those 21 and older. <a href=\"https://beaufortacademy.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=55caa9a4c6cbe6a816a71c5d5&amp;id=bf9f87b8bf&amp;e=560a3d3004\">Purchase your presale drink wristband on eventbrite for $20</a>, or buy wristbands at the door for $30. There will be a booth for pictures with Santa on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Pictures are $10. All proceeds go to the BA Speech &amp; Debate Club.\r\n\r\n<strong>YMCA to offer CPR class</strong>\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<strong>Smile for Santa</strong>\r\n\r\n9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, Port Royal Farmer’s Market. The Beaufort Garden Club will hold its fourth annual Smile for Santa event. Bring your children, grandchildren and/or pets to the Gazebo area at the market and have your picture taken with Santa. Your photo will then be emailed to you. A $5 donation is suggested. All proceeds will go to local charities.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lowcountry Christian Women\'s Connection luncheon</strong>\r\n\r\n11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, Hampton Hall Clubhouse. The feature and speaker will be Tempe Brown. She will sing a medley of songs and lead us in our annual sing-along. There will be a raffle, games and prizes. Ladies are asked to bring non-perishable items for Bluffton Self Help. Cost for the luncheon is $26 and must be prepaid by Nov. 27. Make checks payable to \"CWC Bluffton\" and mail to Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton, S.C. 29909. For details, call Carol at 843-705-7604.\r\n\r\n<strong>Beaufort Christian Women’s Connection luncheon</strong>\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 <a href=\"mailto:puddlesportia@gmail.com\">puddlesportia@gmail.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>4th Touch A Truck Fundraiser</strong>\r\n\r\nThe <a href=\"http://www.jslbeaufort.com/\">Junior Service League of Beaufort</a> will host its 4th Touch A Truck fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 7 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\nPets 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\r\n<strong>Bluffton Christmas Parade Toy Drive<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 7. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Bluffton Christmas Parade. Collins Group Realty’s elves will pick up toy donations as they come down the parade route. All donations will go to Bluffton Self Help’s Holiday Toy Shop to help local families in need this holiday season.\r\n\r\n<strong>Beaufort Beach Ball Fundraiser &amp; Auction</strong>\r\n\r\n6-11 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, Tabby Place, downtown Beaufort. Event presented by Bank of America, Merrill to benefit the Wardle Family YMCA. Music and dancing with Men of Distinction! Tickets on sale in December. $65/per person or $120/couple. $75 each at the door. All proceeds benefit the YMCA capital campaign. Visit <a href=\"http://beaufort-jasperymca.org/\">beaufort-jasperymca.org</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Get moving with Beaufort Track Club</strong>\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<strong>May River Quilters Guild</strong>\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 or visit <a href=\"http://www.mayeriverquiltguild.com/\">www.mayeriverquiltguild.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Parkinson’s support group</strong>\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<strong>Puppy Plunge at the YMCA</strong>\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 <a href=\"http://beaufort-jasperymca.org/\">beaufort-jasperymca.org</a> or call 843-522-9622 for more information.\r\n\r\n<strong>Register to be a Tiger Shark</strong>\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 <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-197', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:00:40', '2019-11-20 18:00:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42426', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42428, 4, '2019-11-20 13:16:48', '2019-11-20 18:16:48', '<strong>Beaufort’s Desmore named to spring 2019 President\'s List at The Citadel</strong>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Joshua Desmore is among the 58 cadets recognized for their outstanding work during the spring 2019 semester at The Citadel.\r\n\r\nThe President\'s List is one of the most distinguished cadet awards presented by The Citadel. The list is a combination of the dean\'s list and the Commandant\'s Distinguished List and is composed of cadets who contribute the most to their companies while maintaining excellent military and academic records.\r\n\r\nThere are around 2,300 cadets who currently attend The Citadel, only one of two remaining 24/7 military-structured colleges in the United States, other than the federal academies.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>11 Beaufort students make The Citadel dean’s list</strong>\r\n\r\nEleven Beaufort students made the Dean’s List at The Citadel.\r\n\r\nThe dean\'s list is a recognition given to cadets and students who are registered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade point average is 3.20 or higher, with no grade of I (Incomplete) and no grade below C for work in a semester.\r\n\r\nLocal cadets and students named to the dean\'s list are: Joshua Desmore, Charles-Michael Garner, Thomas Henderson, Ryan Henrickson, Matthew Hurtt,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>John Inglis, Charles Kent, Alec Melville, Christian Najjar; Kenneth Spurlock; and Louis Walker.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Citadel cadets awarded gold stars</strong>\r\n\r\nGold stars were awarded to two Beaufort cadets at The Citadel who achieved a 3.7 grade point average or higher in the fall 2018 semester. Thomas Henderson and Christian Najjar each earned gold stars.', 'SCHOOL BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-briefs-54', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:16:48', '2019-11-20 18:16:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42428', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42431, 4, '2019-11-20 13:18:21', '2019-11-20 18:18:21', 'The Beaufort County Board of Education on Nov. 5 released its evaluation of Superintendent Frank Rodriguez’s first 90 days as the school district’s leader.\r\n\r\nBoard Chair Christina Gwozdz read the Board’s evaluation statement:\r\n\r\n“Dr. Frank Rodriguez began employment as the Superintendent of Beaufort County School District on July 1, 2019. The Beaufort County Board of Education employs and evaluates the performance of the Superintendent. As such, the Board of Education just completed its first evaluation of Dr. Rodriguez on his 90-Day Entry Plan and is now sharing the results with the community.\r\n\r\n“The 90-Day Entry Plan Evaluation Instrument was developed by the Board’s Ad Hoc Results Committee and was approved by the Superintendent and the Board as a whole. The Evaluation Instrument included 28 questions in the following five components of Professional Practice and each component was assigned a weighted value:\r\n\r\n– Governance and Board Relations (20 percent)\r\n\r\n– Community Relations (15 percent)\r\n\r\n– Staff Relations (15 percent)\r\n\r\n– Business and Finance (20 percent)\r\n\r\n– Instructional Leadership (30 percent)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Scoring choices for each question were 1 = ineffective, 2 = minimally effective, 3 = effective, and 4 = highly effective.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Board members completed individual evaluations which were collated into a composite score and shared with the Superintendent and the Board. The average scores for each component were:\r\n\r\n– Governance and Board Relations – 3.24\r\n\r\n– Community Relations – 3.59\r\n\r\n– Staff Relations – 2.96\r\n\r\n– Business and Finance – 3.09\r\n\r\n– Instructional Leadership – 3.22<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Taking into account the weighted value of each component, Dr. Frank Rodriguez earned a total composite score of 3.21 (effective to highly effective overall).\r\n\r\n“Student achievement metrics were not included in this 90-Day Entry Plan Evaluation because Dr. Rodriguez has only led the district for a few months. However, student achievement metrics will be included in his annual performance evaluation.\r\n\r\n“The Board of Education hopes the community will join it in thanking Dr. Frank Rodriguez for his hard work and for especially excelling in community outreach as he starts his tenure as Superintendent of our schools.”', 'Beaufort County Board of Education releases evaluation of superintendent', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-board-of-education-releases-evaluation-of-superintendent', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:18:21', '2019-11-20 18:18:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42431', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42433, 4, '2019-11-20 13:18:55', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'Beaufort’s Desmore named to spring 2019 President\'s List at The Citadel\n\nBeaufort’s Joshua Desmore is among the 58 cadets recognized for their outstanding work during the spring 2019 semester at The Citadel.\n\nThe President\'s List is one of the most distinguished cadet awards presented by The Citadel. The list is a combination of the dean\'s list and the Commandant\'s Distinguished List and is composed of cadets who contribute the most to their companies while maintaining excellent military and academic records.\n\nThere are around 2,300 cadets who currently attend The Citadel, only one of two remaining 24/7 military-structured colleges in the United States, other than the federal academies.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\n\n11 Beaufort students make The Citadel dean’s list\n\nEleven Beaufort students made the Dean’s List at The Citadel.\n\nThe dean\'s list is a recognition given to cadets and students who are registered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade point average is 3.20 or higher, with no grade of I (Incomplete) and no grade below C for work in a semester.\n\nLocal cadets and students named to the dean\'s list are: Joshua Desmore, Charles-Michael Garner, Thomas Henderson, Ryan Henrickson, Matthew Hurtt,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>John Inglis, Charles Kent, Alec Melville, Christian Najjar; Kenneth Spurlock; and Louis Walker.\n\nThe Citadel cadets awarded gold stars\n\nGold stars were awarded to two Beaufort cadets at The Citadel who achieved a 3.7 grade point average or higher in the fall 2018 semester. Thomas Henderson and Christian Najjar each earned gold stars.', 'SCHOOL BRIEFS', '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', '', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:18:55', '2019-11-20 18:18:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42433', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42434, 4, '2019-11-20 13:20:21', '2019-11-20 18:20:21', '<strong>Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association extends holiday shopping hours</strong>\r\n\r\nMore than 30 participating members of the Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association will extend their business hours until 7 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through New Year’s Eve.\r\n\r\nThroughout the holiday shopping season, participating Merchant member shops, galleries, restaurants, and specialty stores will offer unique holiday gifts, décor, and specialty items. Many of the businesses will also offer early shopping on Black Friday, as well as other extra shopping opportunities on Sundays.\r\n\r\nOn Nov. 29, the Merchants Association will celebrate Shop Small Saturday, a day that highlights the character and contributions that small local businesses bring to communities. Shoppers can get a jump start on shopping as some shops will open early.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit. <a href=\"http://www.downtownbeaufortsc.org/holidayhours\">www.downtownbeaufortsc.org/holidayhours</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Senator Davis to speak at Bluffton Republican meeting</strong>\r\n\r\nState Senator Tom Davis will be the guest speaker when the Greater Bluffton Republican Club holds its next meeting Wednesday, Dec. 4 at <a href=\"https://eepurl.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f22c0a044d8f951a90f198ed&amp;id=8b3144e5dc&amp;e=eed8bfc51e\">Local Pie Bluffton</a> at 15 State of Mind St.\r\n\r\nThe social hour begins at 5 p.m., and the meeting starts promptly at 5:45 p.m. in The Upstairs Room. The meeting is open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan Implementation Committee meeting</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan Implementation Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22, in the Executive Conference Room of the Beaufort County Administration Building at 100 Ribaut Road.\r\n\r\nAmong items on the meeting agenda are review and approval of the 2020 meeting schedule, an update on the implementation of the Lady’s Island Plan and a strategic planning session for 2020 projects.\r\n\r\n<strong>Riverview Baptist collecting gifts for Samaritan’s Pur</strong>se\r\n\r\nRiverview Baptist Church at 2209 Boundary Street in Beaufort is a drop-off location collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child\'s National Collection Week.\r\n\r\nBeaufort families, churches and groups are busy transforming empty shoeboxes into fun gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items. The Samaritan\'s Purse project partners with local churches across the globe to deliver these tangible expressions of God\'s love to children affected by war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine. For many of these children, it will be the first gift they have ever received.\r\n\r\nThis year, Beaufort-area residents hope to collect more than 18,275 gifts to contribute to the 2019 global goal of reaching 11 million children.\r\n\r\nGifts can be dropped off from, 3-6 p.m. Thu, Nov. 21; 3-6 p.m. Fri, Nov. 22; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat, Nov. 23; 1:30-4 p.m. Sun, Nov. 24; and 10 a.m. to noon Mon, Nov. 25.', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-133', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:20:21', '2019-11-20 18:20:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42434', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42436, 4, '2019-11-20 13:21:03', '2019-11-20 18:21:03', 'Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Governor and U.S. Representative Mark Sanford announced his intention to suspend his Presidential Primary campaign Nov. 12.\r\n\r\nIn announcing his decision in front of the New Hampshire State House, the Lowcountry native cited the overwhelmingly polarized climate swirling around the Congressional Impeachment Inquiry as a phenomenon that makes deliberate conversation and debate on substantive issues impossible at this time in Republican circles.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSanford pledged to continue building awareness on the issue of debt and deficits warning that we are marching toward “the most predictable financial crisis in the history of our nation.”\r\n\r\n“I am suspending my race for the Presidency because impeachment has made my goal of making the debt, deficit and spending issue a part of this presidential debate impossible right now,” he said in a release. “From Day 1, I was fully aware of how hard it would be to elevate these issues with a sitting president of my own party ignoring them. Impeachment noise has moved what was hard to herculean as nearly everything in Republican party politics is currently viewed through the prism of impeachment.”\r\n\r\nSanford continued, “This is hardly a lens through which I want to look at things as I believe the debate of ideas is vital for both the conservative movement and for the American voter. What\'s needed here is simply a national conversation on whether or not we believe in math. Ours does not add up in Washington and continued denial here could end the American civilization and the dreams that come with it. Unfortunately, with impeachment the wagons are circled, tribes and allegiances are declared and this obliterates the chance to debate and address a host of critical issues.”\r\n\r\n“More than anything we need a debate about our debt and how we pay for this political season’s many grand promises and the ones already accumulated in Washington. We also need a robust debate on trade and tariffs, our belief in institutions, the President’s tone and a whole lot more, but those things will not happen in a Republican primary embattled with impeachment,” said Governor Sanford.\r\n\r\n“Finally I would like to thank the people of New Hampshire and people from across this country for the conversations we have had on the need for financial sanity.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“It\'s my hope and intention to find new ways to raise and elevate these vital themes,” Governor Sanford concluded.', 'Lowcountry’s Sanford suspends campaign for president', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountrys-sanford-suspends-campaign-for-president', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:21:03', '2019-11-20 18:21:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42436', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42438, 4, '2019-11-20 13:21:50', '2019-11-20 18:21:50', 'All <a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTExMTUuMTI5NjM1NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2JlYXVmb3J0Y291bnR5c2MuZ292Lz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.AfdYqIHPpeIP1lSmW0xs2zYo7v6kCRBLFsoQfuWYg_U/br/71449860517-l\">Beaufort County offices</a>, to include l<a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTExMTUuMTI5NjM1NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5iZWF1Zm9ydGNvdW50eWxpYnJhcnkub3JnLz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.Z5DVJ9GUEWJs-RMdDvtH9f5fSiw0C3n88JxudM62Dn0/br/71449860517-l\">ibrary branches</a> and <a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTExMTUuMTI5NjM1NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5iY3NjcmVjLmNvbS8_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.eqmEdsUyaZtLdgGX182fWq-rSrsp3STmHZ1vt-BELVw/br/71449860517-l\">Parks and Recreation facilities</a>, will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 in observance of Thanksgiving Day and Heritage Day.\r\n\r\nHere’s a closer look at Beaufort County government closings for the Thanksgiving holiday:\r\n\r\n– <a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTExMTUuMTI5NjM1NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2JlYXVmb3J0Y291bnR5c2MuZ292L3NvbGlkLXdhc3RlLWFuZC1yZWN5Y2xlL2NvbnZlbmllbmNlLWNlbnRlcnMuaHRtbD91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.ZO1dNI88DmLKsA9O7NqQAeL_BOlnRLXAP2HC4DyC2_A/br/71449860517-l\">Convenience Centers</a> will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28. Centers will resume regular hours Friday, Nov. 29. Residents are encouraged to check their local center for official operating hours and are asked to plan accordingly. For more information, please visit the County’s Solid Waste and Recycling Section at <a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTExMTUuMTI5NjM1NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5iZWF1Zm9ydGNvdW50eXNjLmdvdi9zb2xpZC13YXN0ZS1hbmQtcmVjeWNsZS8_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.YfzR2kp5rD8VpU7aLI79HzH-QSB_9Dro8lFD6FvGCSQ/br/71449860517-l\">www.beaufortcountysc.gov/recycle</a>.\r\n\r\n– <a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTExMTUuMTI5NjM1NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5iY3NjcmVjLmNvbS8_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.Z7V2MaYfFKc3S7QEOe-GGSBmI76XqBxGiX4IpoxgGEg/br/71449860517-l\">Parks and Recreation facilities</a> will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29. Pool facilities will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 through Saturday, Nov. 30.\r\n\r\n– <a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTExMTUuMTI5NjM1NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5iZWF1Zm9ydGNvdW50eWxpYnJhcnkub3JnLz91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.yRnecVxwrvgdhOLKaR7GQyS_BOa8p1eLH9RptnssftE/br/71449860517-l\">Beaufort County libraries</a> will close early at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will remain closed until resuming regular hours Saturday, Nov. 30.\r\n\r\n– Operations at the <a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTExMTUuMTI5NjM1NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LmhpbHRvbmhlYWRhaXJwb3J0LmNvbS8_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.3SbDni_yHi3V7Iopyj8wyPOlTb_lsJUpBTip1ECEAM4/br/71449860517-l\">Hilton Head Island Airport</a> will be available during the holiday. Limited services will be available at the <a href=\"https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAxOTExMTUuMTI5NjM1NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2JlYXVmb3J0Y291bnR5c2MuZ292L2JlYXVmb3J0LWNvdW50eS1haXJwb3J0L2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.AR3vCMzDZjATEWFE1Vuqcwud-Z-U4WnRSqMl8oRLZBQ/br/71449860517-l\">Beaufort County Airport on Lady’s Island</a> Thursday, Nov. 28, with full service available Friday, Nov. 29.\r\n\r\n– Emergency and public safety services will be available as normal.', 'A look at Beaufort County closings for Thanksgiving', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-look-at-beaufort-county-closings-for-thanksgiving', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:21:50', '2019-11-20 18:21:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42438', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42440, 4, '2019-11-20 13:22:29', '2019-11-20 18:22:29', 'Agapé Hospice volunteers all have one thing in common: a calling and willing heart to serve. From teens to senior adults from all cultures and backgrounds, Agapé has a role you can fill. Our volunteer team members are such a huge part of who Agapé is, and we would love to have you on our team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAgapé Hospice currently has volunteer positions open in five counties: Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper. If you are interested or would like more information please contact Ashlee Powers, Volunteer Coordinator at 843-592-8453 or by email at <a href=\"mailto:apowers@agapehospice.com\">apowers@agapehospice.com</a>.', 'Agapé Hospice seeking volunteers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'agape-hospice-seeking-volunteers', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:22:29', '2019-11-20 18:22:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42440', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42442, 4, '2019-11-20 13:24:09', '2019-11-20 18:24:09', '<strong>Chamber looking for Ambassadors</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for 2020 Ambassadors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIf you’re interested in participating in the Chamber’s Ambassador program, <a href=\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TPRgb__w2rapdC4nHSgdLrKFx0I2f0FvSJTUoHVyYGBOUyAPHk52RtM4cICxGD2h-WFcZiReNVZUwfgGtUI_mj7-ESlIo-1kORC71aRS7kSy-gRGY_ZON81HJaFMgPhqNSEpo4o8E-yRcaFRz3LOqqcVLPotwVpyOASjfmEn_UD47hfI3BgFtNdU-rJklc5i_i2nzq4qattxywjJKOFZdokpd9RdYgFrBFGHp06E5C8=&amp;c=Svq1S_l9MjlEb4Pvj8AHSvjrAGkLeAr-KRo0ZDuxz4tUMV3DKCaF7g==&amp;ch=wd-C9xMyjgP6z75Ol0kZVGdCwIKeijUsloa_y-qUcdqfq1h2KCwZOA==\">download and complete the 2020 application packet</a> at https://tinyurl.com/wu5jyuy. Completed applications can be returned to <a href=\"mailto:Ginger@BeaufortChamber.org\">Ginger@BeaufortChamber.org</a>.\r\n\r\nThe Chamber\'s Ambassadors are highly visible, prestigious volunteers who serve as the Chamber’s primary liaison to Chamber members. Join theChamber staff and the 2019 Ambassadors at an information session at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce at 701 Craven Street.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cabana 22 set for grand opening</strong>\r\n\r\nCabana 22 will hold a grand opening from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 at 819 Bay Street.\r\n\r\nCabana 22 is a brand-new women’s boutique, home décor and gift shop all rolled into one. There will be light fare, libations, and door prizes. The ribbon cutting is at 5:30 p.m.', 'BUSINESS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'business-briefs-25', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:24:09', '2019-11-20 18:24:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42442', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(42444, 4, '2019-11-20 13:25:17', '2019-11-20 18:25:17', '“In a family business, every decision and policy has to be evaluated based both on how it works for the business and also how it will affect the family dynamic – and that adds an extra dimension,” says Daniel Prebish, Director of Life Event Services for Wells Fargo Advisors. Here are six steps he suggests you can take to ensure your family business is positioned to thrive and survive:\r\n\r\n<strong>&nbsp;</strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li><strong> Put people in jobs based on ability. </strong>It’s best to hire when you have a business need for a position, not because a family member needs a job, Prebish says. Then choose the candidate whose talents, not lineage, best fit the job. “The most successful family business owners are very honest about the talents of their family members,” Prebish says. “The oldest child may be a better fit in a sales role rather than CEO. Or maybe a child is better off being an artist and not affiliated with the business at all.” Sometimes, recruiting talent from outside the company is the best way to fill a job.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>&nbsp;</strong>\r\n<ol start=\"2\">\r\n 	<li><strong> Clarify and define job responsibilities.</strong>Family firms tend to be more informal than other companies, and that can lead to misunderstandings about expectations. Take the time to write formal job descriptions that detail each employee’s responsibilities and goals, and establish regular reviews. The older generation should also refrain from micromanaging. “Parents tend to constantly second-guess what a child is doing, and then the child never feels like he or she is actually contributing,” says Jim McKown, High Net Worth Strategist for Wells Fargo Advisors. “You need to think, ‘If they weren’t a family member, how would I be handling this situation?’ And that’s how you should handle it.”</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"3\">\r\n 	<li><strong> Leave work at the office; leave your personal life at home. </strong>Try not to talk shop during family gatherings, especially at holidays, weddings, and other special events. And refrain from bringing personal drama into the office.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"4\">\r\n 	<li><strong> Groom the&nbsp;next generation. </strong>Invest in education and experiences for young family members, sending them to industry conferences and getting them training to develop a skill the business can use. McKown recommends encouraging them to work elsewhere before joining the family firm to establish themselves as employees and giving them an opportunity to mature and make mistakes outside the business. Having the next generation develop a solid background in business may help secure your investment as you pass it on.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong>&nbsp;</strong>\r\n<ol start=\"5\">\r\n 	<li><strong> Outline your&nbsp;succession plan. </strong>Passing a family business on to the next generation can be tricky, and that’s why it’s important to have a strong succession plan. “It should start with how you define success: Is it keeping the business as a family entity over many generations, or are you comfortable selling it to another firm with more resources that could build it into something better?” Prebish says. You will also need to consider how to pass along ownership in a tax-efficient manner, how company founders (and spouses) will be taken care of in retirement, how to replace the current talent and adapt it for a changing market, and how the business may (or may not) be a part of your personal retirement plan.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ol start=\"6\">\r\n 	<li><strong> Know when to seek outside help. </strong>Many business owners consult with outside estate and financial planning experts to help with succession planning. But a disinterested third party can also help resolve disputes and look at the business rationally because there is no emotional attachment, McKown says.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<strong><u>&nbsp;</u></strong>\r\n\r\n<em>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Whitney McDaniel CFP®, Associate Vice President – Investment Officer in Beaufort, SC at (843) 524-1114.</em>\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<em>Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>© 2018 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. All rights reserved.</em>', 'Steps for Maintaining a Thriving Family Business', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'steps-for-maintaining-a-thriving-family-business', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:25:17', '2019-11-20 18:25:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42444', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42446, 4, '2019-11-20 13:26:18', '2019-11-20 18:26:18', 'Ring in the holiday season with A Very Merry Hometown Christmas Variety Show presented live onstage for one weekend -- Dec 6 through 8 at Coastal Stage at AmVets at 1831 Ribaut Rd., in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThe cast of Beaufort County actors, singers, dancers and musicians will offer up the gifts of the holiday, all wrapped in the style the classic Christmas variety show.\r\n\r\nThe two act production will feature wonderful presentations from The CSP Singers, The Jingle Bells (Belly Dancers from Revolution Ballroom), The Vintage Four Barbershop Quartet (Dec 7-8), comedy skits, traditional holiday songs, a Christmas tree lighting, Santa Claus and much more.\r\n\r\nThe show is directed by Luke Cleveland. Musical director and co-hosts for the event are Madeline Helser-Howard and Rodney Vaughn.\r\n\r\nThis production is a year-end fundraising event for Coastal Stage Productions and closes out the CSP 2019 Theatre Season, the company’s fifth year of offering great live local theatre and volunteer opportunities in Beaufort and Jasper Counties.\r\n\r\nPerformances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nReserved Tickets for all shows are $20. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit<a href=\"http://coastalstage.com/\"> www.CoastalStage.com</a> or call 843-717-2175.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nA full cash bar and light snacks will be available at all performances.\r\n<h2><strong>Want to Go?</strong></h2>\r\nWhat: A Very Merry Hometown Christmas Variety Show\r\n\r\nWhen: 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8\r\n\r\nWhere: Coastal Stage at AmVets, 1831 Ribaut Rd.\r\n\r\nTickets: Reserved Tickets for all shows are $20. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit<a href=\"http://coastalstage.com/\"> www.CoastalStage.com</a> or call 843-717-2175.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'A Very Merry Hometown Christmas coming to Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-very-merry-hometown-christmas-coming-to-beaufort', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:26:18', '2019-11-20 18:26:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42446', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42684, 4, '2019-12-13 09:17:21', '2019-12-13 14:17:21', '<strong>By SCOTT GRABER</strong>\r\n\r\nIt’s Saturday and I’m in our modest, two-storied house in Port Royal. This morning it’s bright, brisk and in an hour I’ll wander into the yard and begin an effort to remove the leaves, branches and moss that have fallen into the yard.\r\n\r\nWhat I do in the yard could be more efficiently done by a landscape company; but somewhere coded in my DNA is a need to get my hands dirty. I think this has something to do with the fact that my mother’s people were North Carolina tobacco farmers; and my father’s people mined Anthracite coal in Ohio.\r\n\r\nThese farmers and miners only exist in brittle, yellowing photographs with writing (on the back) saying “Uncle Malachi holding little Ethel-Lee.” The lasting connection with these long-gone folk is a strange, Saturday morning urge to push a wheel barrow around the backyard.\r\n\r\nLast night Susan and I double-dated with our friends, Dean and Wendy, driving to the Coligny Theatre on Hilton Head. There we saw “The Irishman” — a three-hour long movie about a man, Frank Sheeran, who killed people in Philadelphia. Frank started his “whacking” right after World War II and is portrayed in this movie as the man who “whacked” Jimmy Hoffa.\r\n\r\nI’m aware that there is a fascination with Jimmy Hoffa; and a fascination with men who strangle other, unsuspecting men with piano wire while they sit in the front seat of a 1947 Packard Clipper Custom.\r\n\r\nThere is also something mesmerizing about shooting a large, bib-wearing Italian-American while he fills his mouth with pasta primavera. I understand the act of shooting someone in the head and watching his face fall into a bowl of spaghetti bolognese can be riveting. I myself have trouble identifying with either the shooter or the pasta-eating victim.\r\n\r\nMore to the point, I have trouble understanding why we need yet another movie that says this casual, its-just-business killing is interesting or anything but monstrous. And I know saying something as self-righteous as that will provoke the response, “For God’s sake Scott, its just entertainment.”\r\n\r\nBut is it?\r\n\r\nI know that one is supposed to admire the direction of Martin Scorsese. One is supposed to appreciate the computer assisted graphics that turn the aging Robert DeNiro into a 30-year-old truck driving assassin; or the date and method of death graphics that are superimposed on the actors in most of the scenes; or the use of a Howard Johnson’s (motel) interior.\r\n\r\nI know one should be intrigued with the connection between John Kennedy and the Philadelphia mob; or the connection between Bobby Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa; or the connection between Frank Sheeran and E Howard Hunt.\r\n\r\nI know one is supposed to appreciate all of these devices and say, “Yep, Martin Scorsese has done it again. Surely “Irishman” will garner a Best Picture Oscar for Scorsese and a Best Actor Oscar for Robert DeNiro or Al Pacino.”\r\n\r\nBut I just can’t get past the killing — the head shots in particular. This, I’m sure, goes back to my father.\r\n\r\nWhen I was 12 or 13 my father — hoping I would become a doctor — took me with him when he did his autopsies. This usually happened Saturday morning. I can remember him using a saw to remove the top of a deceased man’s skull and then using both gloved hands to remove his brain from the brain pan. I can remember him handing the brain to me asking me to weigh it.\r\n\r\n“It weighs 3 pounds, 2 ounces,” I would stammer.\r\n\r\n“You are holding the most wonderful 3 pounds that you will ever hold,” he would reply. “That incredible mass of jello controls how you move your hands, how your eyes create images, how you remember your math tables, what you feel when you hear music.”\r\n\r\nI would then put the brain into a large glass autopsy jar and he would say, “We cannot understand one-10th of what those cells do. Or what they did. It’s mostly beyond comprehension.”\r\n\r\nAnd so when Frank Sheeran (Robert DeNiro) walks up to Crazy Joe Gallo (Bobby Cannavale) at Umberto’s Trattoria and casually shoots him in the head, I don’t think about a good bowl of risotto going to waste. I think of a wonderfully complex brain being completely, utterly destroyed.\r\n\r\nI don’t think my Dad intended that I turn into an old, pontificating scold (on the topic of head shots); but I did.\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>', 'All the death of the ‘Irishman’  is just entertainment … or is it?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'all-the-death-of-the-irishman-is-just-entertainment-or-is-it', '', '', '2019-12-13 09:17:21', '2019-12-13 14:17:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42684', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42449, 4, '2019-11-20 13:26:50', '2019-11-20 18:26:50', 'On Thanksgiving Day, the Parish Church of St. Helena will host the 40th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner and Community Worship Service at 507 Newcastle Street in downtown Beaufort.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Community Worship Service will be held in the historic parish church at 11 a.m., where worshippers will gather to give thanks and honor to the Lord for His provision over three centuries.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFollowing the service, dinner and fellowship will be served across the street in the Parish Hall. All are welcome.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDinner will be served from noon to 2 p.m. Take-away meals are available from 9 a.m. to noon for those who want to carry meals to the elderly or homebound. The dinner is a gift to the community with admission being a smile and thankful heart.&nbsp;', 'Parish Church of St. Helena hosting 40th annual community Thanksgiving dinner', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'parish-church-of-st-helena-hosting-40th-annual-community-thanksgiving-dinner', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:26:50', '2019-11-20 18:26:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42449', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42451, 4, '2019-11-20 13:27:29', '2019-11-20 18:27:29', 'For the 27th year, The Beaufort Railroaders are bringing trains big and small (gauges N, HO, G, S and O) to the Beaufort Public Library on Scott Street from Tuesday, Dec. 15 to Saturday, Dec. 21.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe hours each day are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.\r\n\r\nThere is a room Lionel O gauge engines and rolling stock with accessories to complete the layuout. It is a 1950’s childhood memory come true.\r\n\r\nIn a second room, you will be fascinated by trains of all types and sizes running the rails through scenic wonder lands. Engines – steam, diesel, and electric – all pulling their loads.\r\n\r\nThere is a photo display of the BRR’s recent project of constructing a scale model of the “old swing bridge” over Harbor River connecting St. Helena Island to Hunting Island, which is being replaced at this time. The model will be displayed in the Visitors Center on Hunting Island.\r\n\r\nIf the Polar Express and Thomas the Tank Engine art the only trains you know, find out about such famous named trains as The Twentieth Century Limited, El Capitan, The Owl, The Crescent City Limited and The Sunset Limited.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAnd famous rail lines such as the great Pennsylvania, New York Central, Seaboard, C, B &amp; Q – Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, BAR Bangor/Aroostook Railroad, LIRR “route of the dashing commuter,” Central of Georgia, Burlington Northern, the Chessy System, The mighty Santa Fe with its engines painted in the “War Bonnet” pattern, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Katy Line, Erie and Lackawanna and Norfolk Southern.\r\n\r\nFinish off your rail visit by going upstairs to the Special Collections Room and seeing items of local rail history.\r\n\r\nHundreds and hundreds of children and adults make this show part of their holiday activities each year. Contact the library for more details at 843-255-6456', 'Beaufort Railroaders return to library for 27th year', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-railroaders-return-to-library-for-27th-year', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:28:28', '2019-11-20 18:28:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42451', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42454, 4, '2019-11-20 13:29:37', '2019-11-20 18:29:37', '<h2>Students questioned after social media post shows rifle on school property</h2>\r\n<h4>By MINDY LUCAS</h4>\r\nTwo Beaufort County schools were placed on lockdown and two students were questioned after a suspicious social media post involving a rifle had authorities scrambling on Wednesday, Nov. 13.\r\n\r\nThe post, which showed a hunting rifle and was captioned “at school with it,” led investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office to two students at Battery Creek High School, according to an alert issued by the sheriff’s office on Wednesday.\r\n\r\nThere the investigators found a hunting rifle, in the pickup truck of one of the students, the alert stated. It is against state law to bring a firearm/weapon on school property.\r\n\r\nAs the investigation unfolded Wednesday morning, two Beaufort schools – Beaufort Middle School and Mossy Oaks Elementary – were placed on modified lockdown as instructed by law enforcement, Beaufort County School District spokesman Jim Foster said.\r\n\r\nIt was thought that one of the students connected to the post might attend Beaufort Middle School. Since Mossy Oaks is across the street from Beaufort Middle, that school was also placed on modified lockdown as a precaution, Foster said.\r\n\r\nModified lockdown generally means that classroom instruction may continue but movement between classrooms is closely monitored and any students outside are brought in, Foster explained. Full lockdown is when doors to classrooms are barricaded and more stringent security measures are taken.\r\n\r\nWednesday’s lockdown was lifted within minutes after it was initiated once the students in question were found at Battery Creek. Both students attend the high school.\r\n\r\nThere is no indication that the student with the rifle in his truck had any intention of harming students or staff, the alert stated.\r\n\r\nCriminal charges are possible and the sheriff’s department is continuing to investigate.', 'Two Beaufort County schools placed on lockdown', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'two-beaufort-county-schools-placed-on-lockdown', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:29:37', '2019-11-20 18:29:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42454', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42456, 4, '2019-11-20 13:30:20', '2019-11-20 18:30:20', '<h4>By MINDY LUCAS</h4>\r\nA trooper with the S.C. Highway Patrol has been fired after discharging his service weapon during an October traffic stop near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, officials say.\r\n\r\nTrooper J.W. Ward was fired for “improper conduct/conduct unbecoming of a state employee,” according to statement from Capt. Kelley Hughes with the S.C. Department of Public Safety.\r\n\r\nThe traffic stop occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, on U.S. Highway 21 near the air station. Ward attempted to pull over the driver of a car that disregarded a traffic signal. That driver was later identified as Robert Lamont Wilson, 32, of St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nAfter Wilson failed to stop, Ward pursued him. Wilson then lost control of his car. As Ward approached the vehicle, he discharged his department-issued firearm, according to a previous news release.\r\n\r\nWilson again fled, and Ward pursued him into Colleton County where he was eventually stopped after troopers who joined the pursuit performed traffic maneuvers designed to stop a fleeing vehicle.\r\n\r\nThe maneuvers resulted in a collision, which was investigated by the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office. There were no injuries involved in the incident.\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\nS.C. Law Enforcement Division and the department of public safety’s Office of Professional Responsibility investigated the incident to see if Ward’s firing his gun met department-protocols. Ward was placed on suspension without pay during the investigation, according to the statement.\r\n\r\nThe investigation determined that the suspect in the case did not pose an immediate threat to Ward’s safety or the safety of others, and Ward’s actions were not in line with his training or the department’s “Emergency Response/Vehicle and Foot Pursuit” policy, according to the statement.\r\n\r\nWard’s employment was terminated on Nov. 8. He had worked for the Highway Patrol since 2017, according to the statement.', 'Trooper fired after firing gun during October traffic stop', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'trooper-fired-after-firing-gun-during-october-traffic-stop', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:30:20', '2019-11-20 18:30:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42456', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42458, 4, '2019-11-20 13:31:41', '2019-11-20 18:31:41', 'The Beaufort County School District has selected three high school seniors to compete for prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholar Awards.\r\n\r\nJoshua Aiken of Beaufort High School, Lawren Caldwell of Whale Branch Early College High School and Alondra Carrion Cruz of Bluffton High School have been selected to represent the district as candidates for nominations.\r\n\r\nThe U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Since that time, the program has honored more than 7,000 high school seniors based on outstanding scholarship.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSince 2013, state education superintendents have been invited to nominate candidates from their states for the Academic/General Component category, and beginning in 2016, outstanding students who demonstrated excellence in Career and Technical Education (CTE) were included for recognition.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAiken and Caldwell were selected among applicants based on criteria to include: involvement and service (in school and community); leadership and character; high academic achievements; and consideration for extraordinary achievement for possible challenges or hurdles overcome while still achieving high success.\r\n\r\nAiken’s passion for academics, basketball, volunteering and extracurricular activities make him an outstanding scholar. In addition to maintaining high academic achievement, he volunteers at one of the district’s elementary schools to help younger students to read.\r\n\r\nCaldwell is currently ranked No. 1 in her class at Whale Branch and is on track to graduate with an Associates Degree in Art and an Associates Degree in Science in addition to earning her high school diploma. She currently serves as the captain for her school’s JROTC program.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCarrion Cruz was selected among applicants based on criteria to include academic achievement in career and technical programs; mastery of technical skills demanded by industry; demonstration of employability skills to include professional skills for teamwork, decision-making, and problem-solving; and ingenuity and creativity in which students have solved a real-world problem through the application of technical skills they developed in their career area.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCarrion Cruz is a Career and Technical Education completer with Bluffton High School’s Fire Fighter program and has interned with the Bluffton Township Fire District. Not long after earning her firefighter certification, Cruz used her CPR skills to resuscitate a person who had collapsed at a movie theater. Upon graduation, her goals are to work with a fire department and train to be an emergency medical technician.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County School District has submitted these three students’ applications to a South Carolina Department of Education committee that will select semifinalists to represent South Carolina. Nominees chosen to represent the state will receive an expense-paid trip to Washington in June and will be presented with the U.S. Presidential Scholars medallion at a ceremony sponsored by the White House.', '3 Beaufort County students nominated for U.S. Presidential Scholar honor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3-beaufort-county-students-nominated-for-u-s-presidential-scholar-honor', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:31:41', '2019-11-20 18:31:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42458', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42460, 4, '2019-11-20 13:36:40', '2019-11-20 18:36:40', 'The Beaufort Academy upper school chess team placed second in the SCISA state tournament Tuesday, Nov. 12 in Sumter.<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BAchessTeamThen1121.png\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-42461\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BAchessTeamThen1121.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"312\"></a>\r\n\r\nBA’s four contestants, coached by Darrin Rogers, have been dominating chess in South Carolina for more than a decade.\r\n\r\nJack McDougall won 6.5 out of 7 rounds and placed second in the state. Kevin Rogers won 6 out of 7 rounds and tied for third. Kendra Rogers won 4 rounds out of 7, and G. Simmons won 4.5 rounds out of 7.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy was the only school with only four players to place. The team scored 21 points and was only two points from first place. The tournament featured 188 players battling for the title of state champion.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: The Beaufort Academy state runner-up chess team now; Right, the same team</em><em>&nbsp;in 2006.</em>', 'Beaufort Academy chess team places 2nd', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-academy-chess-team-places-2nd', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:36:40', '2019-11-20 18:36:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42460', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42464, 4, '2019-11-20 13:38:55', '2019-11-20 18:38:55', 'Behind-the-scenes planning has begun for the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year – the much-anticipated Valentine Ball weekend.\r\n\r\nWith months to go before the Feb. 7-8 event, the six chairpersons tasked with spearheading the Friday Cocktail Affair and Saturday black tie gala are busy organizing the committees that will oversee the food, entertainment, decorations, silent auction and 50-plus private dinner parties that serve as the warm-up for the main event.\r\n\r\n“We’re gathering the forces,” said Sarah Dyson, who is co-chairing the Valentine Ball with her husband, Greg, along with Mary and Jon Lohr. “Now that Thanksgiving is almost here, people are beginning to focus on the holidays, so we need to start early to get things in place.”\r\n\r\nThe 2020 Valentine Ball marks the 31st year the Foundation has hosted the event to raise money for the not-for-profit hospital. To date, more than $5 million has been generated for a wide array of projects, from the expansion of the Emergency Department and LifeFit Wellness Center to new technology for the Breast Health Center and Keyserling Cancer Center.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nProceeds from the upcoming ball will help pay for the $12 million renovation of the hospital’s surgical pavilion.\r\n\r\nAs in years past, both the Cocktail Affair and ball will be held at Tabby Place in downtown Beaufort. Tickets for the events are already on sale. Everyone who purchases a ticket to the ball by Jan. 11, will be invited to one of the pre-ball dinner parties hosted by volunteers in their private homes. Following dinner, guests make their way to Tabby Place for the main event.\r\n\r\n“People put on their dancing shoes and have a great time,” said Dyson, who served on the Foundation’s board of trustees for more than a dozen years, most recently as its chairman. “It’s a fun event that everyone looks forward to.”\r\n\r\nCo-chairs Jon and Mary Lohr have attended every Valentine Ball since they moved to Beaufort in 2001.\r\n\r\n“The hospital does so much for the community,” said Jon Lohr, a technical analyst for Beaufort Memorial’s digital health services. “And we’re working every day to expand access and improve services to ensure residents get the best medical care right here close to home.”\r\n\r\nDr. Chad and Tei Tober, co-chairs of the 2012 Valentine Ball, have stepped up again – this time to serve as honorary co-chairs of the Cocktail Affair.\r\n\r\n“A lot of people don’t realize what the Foundation has done for the hospital,” said Chad Tober, a board-certified vascular surgeon on the Beaufort Memorial medical staff since 2004. “The money it has raised over the years has touched every part of the hospital.”\r\n\r\nHis wife is equally committed to the Foundation. She has done everything from stuffing envelopes to drafting letters for the annual appeal to serving on the board of directors.\r\n\r\n“It’s not just a question of opening up your pocketbook,” Tei Tober said. “You can donate your time as well. They always need volunteers to help in a million different ways.”\r\n\r\nTickets for the Cocktail Affair are $90 per person, gala tickets $175 and a package price for both events is $225. To purchase tickets or learn more about the Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation Valentine Ball, visit valentineball.org or call the Foundation at 843-522-5774.\r\n\r\n<em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;Above:&nbsp;</span>Tei Tober will serve as honorary chairs of the Friday evening Cocktail Affair with Sarah and Greg Dyson and Mary and Jon Lohr co-chairing the main event on Saturday.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Save the date! Plans under way for 2020 Valentine Ball', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'save-the-date-plans-under-way-for-2020-valentine-ball', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:38:55', '2019-11-20 18:38:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42464', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42467, 4, '2019-11-20 13:41:10', '2019-11-20 18:41:10', 'Getting treatment from a doctor is now as easy as picking up some chicken noodle soup. And with the new Walk-In Care at Publix, you can do both in one stop.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLocated in the Pharmacy and powered by the hospital’s BMH Care Anywhere online virtual care service, the telehealth center features a private room with teleconferencing and medical diagnostic equipment, including stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, high-definition cameras and other tools necessary for common diagnoses.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPatients can speak directly with a board-certified provider who will be able to write prescriptions as needed that can be picked up at the pharmacy. Visits are $59 and do not require an appointment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor more information visit BeaufortMemorial.org/PublixWalkInCare.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: Dain Rusk, Vice President of Publix Pharmacy Operations, and Russell Baxley, CEO of Beaufort Memorial Hospital, celebrate the opening of the state\'s first Walk-In Care at Publix clinic, while Jon Lohr and Lisa Taylor from the hospital\'s telehealth team, look on. BMH and Publix have collaborate to open two clinics in the county, including one in the Lady\'s Island store.</em>', 'Beaufort Memorial, Publix team up for telehealth', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-publix-team-up-for-telehealth', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:41:10', '2019-11-20 18:41:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42467', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42470, 4, '2019-11-20 13:43:28', '2019-11-20 18:43:28', 'Whale Branch’s season came to an end Friday with a 28-0 home loss to Oceanside Collegiate in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.\r\n\r\nThe wet, blustery weather took Oceanside Collegiate out of its usual offensive gameplan, as the Landsharks scrapped their typical spread attack and hit the Warriors with a steady diet of runs, but the Warriors couldn’t stop Oceanside workhorse Keegan Williams, who rushed for 266 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Sean Cooney threw a 46-yard touchdown pass tp Walker Rhue and ran for another score.\r\n\r\nWhale Branch couldn’t get its offense going on the sloppy track. After rolling up 438 rushing yards in last week’s win at Philip Simmons, the Warriors were held to 129 yards Friday. Quarterback Jaylen Reeves led the way with 55 yards on 16 carries.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors finish with a 7-4 mark, and three of the four teams they lost to are among the final four teams left in the Lower State bracket.', 'Landsharks shut down Whale Branch', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'landsharks-shut-down-whale-branch', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:43:28', '2019-11-20 18:43:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42470', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(42472, 4, '2019-11-20 13:45:48', '2019-11-20 18:45:48', 'Bryce Lybrand choked back tears and tried as he might to keep his voice from cracking as steam rose off the sweaty heads staring back at him.\r\n\r\nHe was so dang proud, he told his Beaufort High football team, the first one he ever led as a head coach. The team that turned an 0-5 start into an unforgettable run to a region championship and a four-game winning streak that ended with a 34-17 home loss to Hartsville in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs Friday.\r\n\r\n“We’re building a monster here at Beaufort,” Lybrand told his team. “A certifiable monster.”\r\n\r\nThe young Eagles didn’t have enough firepower to turn back the Red Foxes on Friday, but they certainly let Hartsville know it had been in a fight.\r\n\r\nThe Red Foxes opened the night with a three-and-out from the defense followed by an efficient six-play drive capped by the first of Dariyan Pendergrass’ two rushing touchdowns, but Beaufort answered, as James Dagin broke a tackle and sprinted 42 yards for a touchdown to tie it.\r\n\r\nThe offenses pinged back and forth throughout the first half, with Hartsville’s J’shawn Anderson capping another long touchdown drive with the first of his two rushing scores, and Dagin providing the answer again with a 32-yard run to set up his own 19-yard score.\r\n\r\nA muffed punt set up the Red Foxes for the go-ahead score — a 29-yard Pendergrass run on fourth-and-4 — and the Eagles never pulled even again. They drove inside the 5 after a William Winburn interception just before halftime, but an interception on the goal line preserved Hartsville’s lead at the break.\r\n\r\n“That one was on me,” Lybrand said. “It was probably a dumb call, to be honest with you. We probably should have stuck with the run. … I’m a first-year head coach, and I’ve got to learn from my mistakes, too.”\r\n\r\nA defensive stop to open the half led to another Beaufort drive to the 5, but the Eagles had to settle for Braden Sarathy’s 26-yard field goal to make it 21-17, and that was as close as the Red Foxes’ defense let them get.\r\n\r\nDarian McMillan’s score with 5 seconds left in the third quarter made it 27-17, and Anderson added his second score with 7:23 left to send Hartsville into the third round.\r\n\r\n“There’s so much positive that’s going on here,” Lybrand said. “It’s hard to believe that right now because all you do is look up at the scoreboard and see that you lost the football game. … I think we restored some respect, and now we’ve got to go build it so we’re a team that wins deep into the playoffs. That’s the next step.”\r\n\r\n<em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>Hartsville’s Dariyan Pendergrass gets sandwiched off his feet by Beaufort’s Kaedin Grissom, left, and Darryl DePass during the second half Friday night. The Eagles lost to the Red Foxes 34-17. Photo by Bob Sofaly</em>', 'Eagles’ special season ends vs. Red Foxes', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-special-season-ends-vs-red-foxes', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:45:48', '2019-11-20 18:45:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42472', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42475, 4, '2019-11-20 13:47:55', '2019-11-20 18:47:55', '<h2>Nick Pringle made history on Wednesday afternoon.</h2>\r\nThe 6-foot-8, 210-pound forward became the first NCAA Division I basketball signee in Whale Branch Early College High School’s history when he signed a national letter-of-intent to continue his career at Wofford College next season.\r\n\r\nPringle announced his commitment to the Terriers last week after a whirlwind recruiting process that ramped up this fall. After being overlooked for most of his high school career, Pringle made a name for himself on the AAU circuit this summer with Charleston-based Team TMP.\r\n\r\nHe picked up offers from Coker and South Carolina State in August, then added USC Upstate, Northern Kentucky, and Wofford to the mix in September.\r\n\r\n“Nick showcases a lot of things we haven’t had in our program for quite some time,” Wofford coach Jay McAuley told the Terriers’ athletics website. “He recently grew 6 inches and is still physically maturing. With that being said, the sky is the limit for this young man. He will bring an immediate impact athletically and he will also bring a versatile skill set. Nick can shoot the three, score off the bounce, and post up opponents on the block. He’s quick off the floor and his multiple efforts on rebounding and blocking shots is something we look forward to adding to our team.”', 'Pringle inks with Wofford, makes WBECHS history', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'pringle-inks-with-wofford-makes-wbechs-history', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:47:55', '2019-11-20 18:47:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42475', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42478, 4, '2019-11-20 13:49:34', '2019-11-20 18:49:34', 'Just weeks after helping to lead Beaufort Academy to the SCISA 1A state championship, volleyball standout McCayla Willingham signed a national letter-of-intent Wednesday to continue her career at Lander University.\r\n\r\nWillingham was an all-region pick and a North-South All-Star selection this season after compiling 252 kills, 24 solo blocks, and 29 assisted blocks.\r\n\r\nIt’s the highest-profile signing for a BA athlete since soccer star Miranda Weslake inked with Clemson in 2014. Willingham plans to study psychology.\r\n\r\nLander, located in Greenwood, competes in the NCAA Division II Peach Belt Conference. The Bearcats are currently 18-8 overall and 7-3 in conference play (tied for second) with two games remaining in their regular season.', 'BA star Willingham signs with Lander', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-star-willingham-signs-with-lander', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:49:34', '2019-11-20 18:49:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42478', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42481, 4, '2019-11-20 13:50:52', '2019-11-20 18:50:52', 'Beaufort High baseball standout Paul Winland Jr. made his college plans official last week, signing a national letter-of-intent to play at the University of Missouri next season.\r\n\r\nWinland committed to the Tigers more than a year ago after a strong summer showing with 3n2 Baseball out of Charleston, and he continued his tear during his junior season with the Eagles.\r\n\r\nThe third baseman hit .356 with 26 RBIs last season, earning a spot on the All-Lowco Baseball first team.\r\n\r\nMissouri has long been Winland’s top choice due to family ties in the Show-Me State, so he was quick to commit when he received a scholarship offer last fall.', 'Winland makes it official with Mizzou', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'winland-makes-it-official-with-mizzou', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:50:52', '2019-11-20 18:50:52', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42481', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42484, 4, '2019-11-20 13:53:22', '2019-11-20 18:53:22', '<strong>The Kiwanis are grateful to Katie Lynn</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Kiwanis Club of Beaufort would like to take the time to recognize and thank Katie Lynn Cauldron Godowns for her commitment to youth of Beaufort County with her support to the Scholarship Fund for High School Students living north of the broad who attend both public, private schools and students who are home school who have a desire to continue their education by attending a college/university of their choice.\r\n\r\nMrs. Godowns, affectionally known as Katie Lynn, graduated from Battery Creek High School. During her senior year after hearing “New Vision,” a contemporary Christian ensemble from Charleston Southern University, she decided to audition for the ensemble; winning a scholarship that allowed her to fulfill her dreams of completing college and singing.\r\n\r\nOn Oct. 5, Katie Lynn released her first CD at a show held at the USC-Beaufort Center for the Arts. Her debut album “Movin’ Mountains” is titled after a song Katie wrote called “Mountains” which reflects the strong women in her life.\r\n\r\nThis was not only a concert showcasing her love for country music but also continuing her giving back to the community proceeds from different events she has participated in over the years to have include Dancing for the Stars a benefit program for CAPA (Child Abuse Prevention Association).\r\n\r\nThe Kiwanis Club of Beaufort is grateful for this generous act of kindness that will allow us to continue to help fulfill the dreams of many high school graduating seniors in Beaufort.\r\n\r\n– J. Edward Allen, Kiwanis Club of Beaufort President', 'Letter to the Editor', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letter-to-the-editor-36', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:53:22', '2019-11-20 18:53:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42484', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42487, 4, '2019-11-20 13:57:30', '2019-11-20 18:57:30', 'The Beaufort High School cheerleading squad tried to make the best of the bad weather as they watched their Eagles lose in the second round of the Class 4A playoff game Friday night against Hartsville High, 43-17. Photo by Bob Sofaly', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-114', '', '', '2019-11-20 13:57:30', '2019-11-20 18:57:30', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42487', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(42490, 4, '2019-11-20 14:08:55', '2019-11-20 19:08:55', '<h2>Beaufort developer plans to return to hotel plan for vacant lot downtown</h2>\r\n<h4>By MINDY LUCAS</h4>\r\nIn the latest back and forth between Dick Stewart, of 303 Associates, and the City of Beaufort’s Historic District Review Board, Stewart says he is returning to his original idea of building a hotel on a lot in downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort developer had most recently proposed a four-story building featuring condominiums or apartments for the vacant lot, on the corner of Scott and Port Republic streets.\r\n\r\nHowever, after receiving criticism from members of the community and representatives of the Historic Beaufort Foundation in July over the project’s mass and scale, Stewart decided to scrap that idea and return to his original plan of building a hotel.\r\n\r\nStewart said he made the decision shortly after the review board’s July meeting and after meeting with representatives with Historic Beaufort in an attempt to resolve concerns over the building’s scale and design features.\r\n\r\nHistoric Beaufort’s new executive director Cynthia Cole Jenkins said the foundation maintains its position that the project did not meet the criteria for in-fill construction.\r\n\r\n“We are always concerned about mass and scale and, especially when you’re in the heart of the National Landmark Historic District,” Jenkins said.\r\n\r\nStewart also has plans to demolish a smaller building on a lot he owns next door to where the hotel will be constructed. The building is currently being used for storage.\r\n\r\nThe review board had given approval for the hotel plan at its October meeting and took up the approval of the demolition separately at its most recent meeting on Nov. 13.\r\n\r\nStewart, who also owns The Beaufort Inn across the street from the property, said the hotel will carry The Beaufort Inn name and will feature a pool, fitness facility and full-service restaurant, he said.\r\n\r\nCity parking currently provided on the lot will relocate to the parking lot behind the Pat Conroy Literary Center and will also be used for hotel guests, Stewart said.\r\n\r\nHistoric Beaufort had also voiced concerns over a tabby wall that abuts the property, thought to be the last remaining tabby wall in the commercial district.\r\n\r\nCourtney Worrell with 303 Associates said the company has discussed measures to stabilize and protect the wall with its owner, Kevin Cuppia, as well as with Historic Beaufort and has no intentions of pile driving.\r\n\r\nThe company expects to break ground and begin construction sometime in the second quarter of 2020, Stewart said.\r\n\r\n<em>Above: This tabby wall, adjacent to the stie of a proposed hotel, is believed to be the last tabby wall in the commercial district of downtown Beaufort.</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Beaufort developer plans to return to hotel plan for vacant lot downtown', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-developer-plans-to-return-to-hotel-plan-for-vacant-lot-downtown', '', '', '2019-11-20 14:08:55', '2019-11-20 19:08:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=42490', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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