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(37873, 4, '2018-10-18 15:17:38', '2018-10-18 19:17:38', '<b>New featured exhibit open at BAA Gallery</b>\r\n\r\n“Blending Digital Art with Photography” is the title of an exhibit featuring artist Gordon Fritz at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery through Oct. 28.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>October activities at Hunting Island</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<ul>\r\n 	<li>Mondays: Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 4 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Tuesdays: CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walks, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Wednesdays: Reptile Talk, 11 a.m. (Oct. 17, 24, 31); Full Moon Lighthouse Climb, 6:30 p.m. (Oct. 24)</li>\r\n 	<li>Thursdays: Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Oct. 11, 25); CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Fridays: Fish Printing, 2 p.m. (Oct. 12, 26); Trunk or Treat, 6-9 p.m. (Oct. 26)</li>\r\n 	<li>Saturdays: Tie Dye, noon (Oct. 13, 20); Creatures of the Night, 2:30 p.m. (Oct. 20)</li>\r\n 	<li>Sundays: Alligator Talk, noon</li>\r\n</ul>\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>Shorts At High Noon </b><b>film series returns this fall</b>\r\n\r\nBeginning on Oct. 3, the popular Shorts at High Noon film series will return to the Technical College of the Lowcountry for another eight-week run. The program features the best of Short, Student, and Animation Films from the archives of the Beaufort Film Society.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe films selected for screening have all screened at the Beaufort International Film Festival as finalists from 2007 through 2018, with one exception — the programs scheduled for screening on November 28 will be from the submissions to the 2019 festival. The audience in attendance that day will vote for their favorite film, and the winning selection will compete in the 2019 BIFF as a finalist.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe complete schedule is at beaufortfilmfestival.com. All screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, Building 12, Auditorium, at 921 Ribaut Road. Admission is free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Catch the rhythm at the Beaufort Drum Circle</b>\r\n\r\nAll are welcome to enjoy some good vibes at our free, family-friendly, bi-monthly drum circle at the Contemplative Garden located in Henry Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort. (Pavilion for inclement weather)\r\n\r\nBring a chair or blanket and your favorite percussion instrument or borrow one of our extras. No experience necessary. Rain or shine.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Thursday, Oct. 25, 7-8:30 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Exchange Club hosts 26th annual Ghost Tours</b>\r\n\r\nGhostly spirits have taken over downtown Beaufort while the Exchange Club hosts its 26th annual Ghost Tours. Sign up now to take a carriage ride or walking tour through Beaufort’s Historic District while listening to haunting tales of the area. Tours last about an hour and will run in the evenings of Oct. 19-21, 26-28, and 30. All proceeds benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) of Beaufort County.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSome of Beaufort’s oldest residents have shared stories from their childhood and the Exchange Club of Beaufort brings these stories to life each October. Costumed storytellers spellbind tour participants with the ghostly happenings while traveling the Spanish moss-lined streets of downtown. The oldest ghost in America is said to live in “The Castle,” a 19th century renovated estate located on the river in downtown Beaufort. Beware, ghostly visions have been known to appear on past tours. Walking tour tickets are $12 for all ages and carriage tours are $12 for children ages 3-11 and $22 for adults. All children must be accompanied by an adult. A pet- and stroller-friendly walking tour leaves each night at 7 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nReservations are strongly recommended and can be made online at www.capabeaufort.org or by calling 843-52-GHOST.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Learn how to use digital services at the library</b>\r\n\r\nLearn how to instantly access and download free ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, music, and more. Bring your own favorite mobile device (tablet, cell phone, or laptop) and learn how to use the digital services offered by the library.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Saturday, Nov. 3, 9:30-11 a.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Thursday, Nov. 15 3:30-5 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort, SC 29902. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe.\r\n\r\n<b>Helena Place to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>host Porch Party</b>\r\n\r\nHelena Place Senior Living will host Port Royal’s Porch Party from 5-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18. All are invited to mix and mingle with Port Royal neighbors young and old. Barbecue and all the fixings will be served. BYOB. Local singer/guitarist David Laughlin will perform live music. Wear your dancing shoes. All attendees can register to win an original Mac Coxwell 24x36 canvas print of the historic Union Church of Port Royal. The event is free and open to the public. In the event of inclement weather, the party will be moved inside. Helena Place is located at 1624 Paris Avenue in the historic Old Village in the Town of Port Royal. Call 843-252-3001 with questions, or email rewing@enlivant.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Night on the Sound<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>to be hosted Oct. 20</b>\r\n\r\nThe Port Royal Sound Foundation will host its fourth annual “Night on the Sound” on Oct. 20. The foundation’s signature event has featured guests such as Philippe Cousteau, Dr. Bob Ballard and Jack Hanna. David Gallo, American oceanographer and explorer, will be the speaker at this year’s event. Gallo previously worked as the Director of Special Projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He currently serves as Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives at the Center for Climate and Life of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. This annual event includes cocktails, dinner, live entertainment and a silent auction.\r\n\r\nGeneral Admission tickets, including cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres, and seated dinner with presentation are $250. A limited number of VIP tickets, including a 90-minute cruise on the Chechessee River with guest speaker, cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres, and seated dinner with presentation, are available for $750.\r\n\r\nThe Port Royal Sound Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is dedicated to the betterment and conservation of the waters and lands of our unique salt marsh ecosystem that is the Port Royal Sound estuary system. Their mission is to advance the awareness of Port Royal Sound as a unique ecosystem that contributes to the environmental, cultural and economic well-being of our area, the region and the Atlantic Ocean.\r\n\r\nFor more information, please contact Alicia Powell at 843-645-7774<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>ext. 204 or email at apowell@portroyalsoundfoundation.org.\r\n\r\n<b>Kingdom of Ash<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Release Party</b>\r\n\r\nCalling all adult and teen readers! Come celebrate the release of the last installment for the Throne of Glass series.\r\n\r\nJoin other fans to vote for your favorite character, defend your ship, and predict what will happen in the book! Light refreshments will be served.\r\n\r\nMonday, Oct. 22, 5:30 p.m., at the Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort, SC 29902. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe.\r\n\r\n<b>Cooking Matters at the Store: Grocery Tour</b>\r\n\r\nThis free on-site grocery store tour at the library will help you learn how to shop smarter on a budget.&nbsp;After the tour you’ll receive $10 in free groceries, a free reusable grocery bag, and a book full of healthy recipes and shopping tips.\r\n\r\nPlease RSVP by Oct. 22 by calling 843-255-6458.\r\n\r\nWednesday, Oct. 24, 5:30pm at the Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort, SC 29902.\r\n\r\n<b>Concert on Dataw<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>to be held Oct. 26</b>\r\n\r\nMezzo soprano Katie McAllister will perform from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Sweetgrass Restaurant.\r\n\r\nReservations are not required but are recommended. Located on Dataw Island, Sweetgrass Restaurant is open to the public. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Tour historic Fort Fremont on St. Helena</b>\r\n\r\nTravel back in time to the 1890s and the Spanish-American War at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the St. Helena Branch Beaufort County Public Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nLearn the history, see a scale model of Fort Fremont as it stood in 1898, and take a guided tour of the remains of the fortifications. The tour lasts about two hours. No reservations are necessary, and the tour is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nFor more information call the St. Helena Library at 843-255-6487 or visit fortfremont.org\r\n\r\n<b>Girl Scout Troop hosts Breast Cancer Walk</b>\r\n\r\nGirl Scout Troop 4105 will hold its second annual Breast Cancer Walk at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe walk will begin at Bricks on Boundary restaurant and end at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. For more info call Vedah Morgan at 843-476-9077 or Barbara Jean Gardner-Hunter at 347-497-9326.\r\n\r\n<b>Get your scarecrows ready </b><b>for the farmers market</b>\r\n\r\nThe Lowcountry Master Gardeners are again celebrating Halloween with scarecrows. Perfect for harvest time, scarecrows have provided chemical-free crop protection since ancient times. But how creative can you get with your scarecrow?\r\n\r\nShow off your scarecrow skills by entering one of three categories —&nbsp;1. Make and display a scarecrow; 2. Wear a scarecrow costume; 3. Draw a scarecrow (10 and under) — at the Oct. 27 edition of the Port Royal Farmers Market. Register by 9:30 a.m. with prizes handed out at 11:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nContact Kim at KimberlyAnnMcFann@me.com for more information.', 'October 18th-24th events around Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'october-18th-24th-events-around-beaufort', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:17:38', '2018-10-18 19:17:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37873', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37875, 4, '2018-10-18 15:18:01', '2018-10-18 19:18:01', 'This year’s Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month celebration seeks to educate the community about the Gullah/Geechee history, heritage, language and culture at two upcoming events in the Beaufort area.\r\n\r\nA special screening of the documentary “Protect: Coastlines, Guns and Women in the Low Country” will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the St. Helena Branch Library on St. Helena Island. “Protect” is a pilot episode of a series that highlights stories in local communities around issues of sustainability. These features are produced using film, photography and editorials to examine the challenges around meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the U.S. The SDGs are a universal call to action to end poverty, to protect the planet and to ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The Gullah/Geechee Nation is engaged with other nations of the world in ensuring that the SDGs are accomplished.\r\n\r\nTwo Lane Films decided to interview Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, and several of the citizens of Savannah and other areas of coastal Georgia regarding their views on a number of topics related to their land and culture. The documentary was partially filmed on St. Helena Island.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAdmission is free, but advance passes need to be obtained at: eventbrite.com/e/protect-documentary-screening-tickets-49388381980?aff=ebapi\r\n\r\nThe Gullah/Geechee Seafood Festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Hunting Island Nature Center.\r\n\r\nThe fifth annual event, hosted by the Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association, will raise funds and awareness. Bring out the family, fishing and beach gear to the Hunting Island Nature Center for an interactive celebration filled with music, food, and fun. Queen Quet will be at the family-oriented event along with artists Quadré Stuckey and Ment Nelson. Advance passes are available at: eventbrite.com/e/gullahgeechee-seafood-festival-2018-tickets-41539032364\r\n\r\nFor more information about the celebration, email GullGeeCo@aol.com.', 'October is Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'october-is-gullah-geechee-cultural-heritage-awareness-month', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:18:01', '2018-10-18 19:18:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37875', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37877, 4, '2018-10-18 15:18:24', '2018-10-18 19:18:24', 'The Junior Service League of Beaufort (JSLB) will host its third annual Touch A Truck fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, on Paris Avenue in downtown Port Royal.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTouch A Truck is a family-friendly event that offers a unique and interactive experience for children of all ages. Children will have the opportunity to see, touch, and safely explore a wide variety of their favorite vehicles that serve our community. Cost of admission is $5 per person.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTouch a Truck will feature many different types of equipment to explore, including a fire truck, ambulance, Humvee, construction vehicles, and even a helicopter. The entertainment area will include a variety of activities, including face painting and music, and food, drinks, and libations will be available for purchase.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n\"We are so excited to bring back our Touch a Truck fundraiser for the third consecutive year,” JSLB Touch A Truck Chairwoman Kristen O’Neal said. “Supporting and enriching the lives of women, children, and families is our focus in all endeavors, and we think that this event perfectly matches that mission — fun for all ages in a family-friendly environment. And even better — proceeds will all be directed right back into our community through our non-profit grants distributed in May.\"<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPets are not allowed. In the case of rain, the event will be postponed to Nov. 17.\r\n\r\n“Touch a Truck offers local families a fantastic experience and we are excited to have it as an annual fundraiser for the league,” JSLB President Lindsay Gifford said. “Each year our goal is to make it bigger and better than before. Please help us spread the word throughout our community and help us give back. We are currently seeking sponsors and all proceeds funnel right back into our beloved community. Mark your calendar for a great event.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor information about sponsoring or participating, contact O’Neal at 843-295-9204 or log onto www.touchatruckbeaufort.com for more information.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'JSLB to hosts Touch A Truck fundraiser', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'jslb-to-hosts-touch-a-truck-fundraiser', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:18:24', '2018-10-18 19:18:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37877', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37879, 4, '2018-10-18 15:19:48', '2018-10-18 19:19:48', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>HS Volleyball</b></p>\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Battery-Creek-VB-Region-Champ-2018.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-37880\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Battery-Creek-VB-Region-Champ-2018-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"273\"></a>Battery Creek’s volleyball team clinched the Region 8-3A title with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-20) win over May River on Tuesday, Oct. 9.\r\n\r\nMcKenzie Young dished out 18 assists to go with seven kills, and Dazanni Hinton had 15 kills and five blocks to lead the Dolphins. Daniella Ramirez added 13 assists and six aces, Caroline Malphrus had seven kills, Emily Crosby had seven digs, and Laiani McCullough added five kills and five aces.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins (20-6-4, 7-0 Region 8-3A) will be the top seed in the Class 3A playoffs and open the postseason at home on Wednesday, Oct. 24. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***</p>\r\nBeaufort High’s volleyball team picked up a region win with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-17) victory over Colleton County on Tuesday, Oct. 9.\r\n\r\nChase Vaigneur led the Eagles’ attack with nine kills, and McCayla Willingham added seven kills and one block. Hannah Merchant had six kills, setter Madison Gallion had five, and Hailey Lamar had four.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles had a strong defensive night led by libero Peyton Polk.\r\n\r\nBeaufort High was scheduled to host the Cougars in a rematch Tuesday, Oct. 16, before concluding the regular season against Hilton Head High on Thursday.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>HS Girls Golf</b></p>\r\nBeaufort High qualified for the SCHSL Class 4A Girls Golf Championships by virtue of a sixth-place finish at the Lower State qualifier Monday at Port Royal Golf Club’s Barony Course on Hilton Head Island.\r\n\r\nBeaufort posted a team score of 413 to finish sixth. The top eight teams qualified for the state tournament Oct. 22-23 at Hackler Golf Club in Conway.\r\n\r\nAC Flora (364) edged Myrtle Beach by one shot for the team title, while Dreher’s Jordan Guyton claimed the individual title with a 5-over-par 77.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Izzy Stone finished third with an 80, and Hilton Head High’s Emma Hayward (86) tied for fifth.\r\n\r\n<i>Hilton Head High (402): T5. Emma Hayward 86; 20. McKenzie Bradley 99; T21. Morgan Caramello 100; T36. Eliza Jane Coulter 117; 48. Stella Piccioli 131</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Beaufort High (413): 3. Izzy Stone 80; T14. Amelia McKnight 96; T37. Kyleigh Tokar 118; T40. Elissa Hooper 119; Angelina Guerrero WD</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Bluffton (497): 29. Lucia Serratelli 110; T37. Sarah Lazier 118; 45. Jennifer Richardson 128; 53. Laura Jeffcoat 141; 56. Caroline Kelley 146</i>', 'Sports briefs for October 18th', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sports-briefs-for-october-18th', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:19:48', '2018-10-18 19:19:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37879', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37882, 4, '2018-10-18 15:20:40', '2018-10-18 19:20:40', '<h4>By Lee Scott</h4>\r\nThe 1989 film “Steel Magnolias” is one of my favorites. It was a classic “chick flick” featuring six very strong women. The women embodied the definition of the term “steel magnolias,” which is the combination of resilience alongside traditional femininity. I did not truly appreciate the significance of the Steel Magnolia women until I moved to Beaufort. It was here that I started to see very strong women with their manicured nails dressed in pastel dresses and wearing a string of pearls. They epitomized the very definition of steel magnolias.\r\n\r\nIt started when I volunteered for my church’s fall bazaar in 2014. At first, I thought them to be “petite fleurs,” but then we got to work. I was captivated by these Southern women. The boxes were unloaded from trucks and emptied onto tables where everything was then priced. I was impressed by their work ethic and energy, along with their Southern hospitality. Clearly, I was one of those new women from the north; but despite my non-southern accent, they greeted me with enthusiasm. Then there were the baked goods tables where women in aprons collected the pies, cakes, and cookies from women dropping them off. On the day of the bazaar, the women came out in force and I could almost hear the character Truvy say, “I have got some fried chicken here, prepared by Christian women.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThese women came to mind recently while talking to my 5-year old (going on 16) granddaughter, Annie. During the conversation I asked her, in jest, if she had learned how to mow the lawn yet to pull her weight in the family. She responded by saying, “Ladies do not mow lawns.”\r\n\r\n“What?,” her mother said in the background. “I mowed the lawn when I was 10 years old with a push mower.”\r\n\r\nI assured my granddaughter that I did not expect her to be mowing the lawn anytime soon, but I explained to her about the steel magnolias I know here in Beaufort. I told her about the women who push snakes out of their gardens with rakes and then cut roses to decorate their homes, all the while wearing their pearl necklaces. Then I explained about the women who supported other women in times of need who were not afraid to bake a cake or mow a lawn. Finally, I explained that she does not have to give up her princess crown or her pink ballet slippers or her faux pearl necklace if she doesn’t want to, but at some point, someday, she must learn how to mow the lawn.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Fine,” she said, “But I am not doing it with a push lawn mower.” Another steel magnolia is born.', 'Steel Magnolias', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'steel-magnolias', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:20:40', '2018-10-18 19:20:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37882', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37884, 4, '2018-10-18 15:21:29', '2018-10-18 19:21:29', '<b>Updated County Stormwater Permit Process Underway</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County recently received approval from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) to update and clarify the permitting process for its Stormwater Best Management and Design Practices manual. The overall goal is to reduce regulatory roadblocks and make doing business with Beaufort County easier.\r\n\r\nThe modifications make changes to the construction permitting process defined within the county’s Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) and its supporting document - the Stormwater Best Management and Design Practices Manual.\r\n\r\nVarious items are being revised to modify the permitting process and local oversight of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits from SCDHEC, to include written procedures, application forms, templates and checklists.\r\n\r\nThe updates more closely align Beaufort County’s Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control Program with the requirements set forth in Section 4.2.4 of the MS4 General Permit SCR100000. Beaufort County permit approvals will no longer be withheld pending SCDHEC NPDES coverage.\r\n\r\nFor more information contact Eric Larson, Beaufort County Stormwater Department Director at elarson@bcgov.net or 843-255-2805.', 'News brief for October 18th', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-brief-for-october-18th', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:21:29', '2018-10-18 19:21:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37884', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37886, 4, '2018-10-18 15:22:33', '2018-10-18 19:22:33', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Action-Packed Opera in HD, Saturday, Oct. 27, 1:00 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Alan Schuster<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></h4>\r\nAfter American playright David Belasco’s “Madam Butterfly” inspired Giacomo Puccini to debut an operatic version of it in 1904, the composer traveled to America to attend its first performance at the Metropolitan Opera in early 1907. While there, Puccini saw a Belasco play, this one entitled “The Girl of the Golden West.” Afterward, he said to Belasco, “Ah, here is my next theme at last.”\r\n\r\nBut it was more than three years later that Puccini – a slow worker known to make constant changes in the midst of free time for hunting, fishing and courting – returned to the Met in December 1910 with his “La Fanciulla del West.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Both operas had been conducted by Arturo Toscanini, who praised the craftsmanship of “The Girl” as “a great symphonic poem.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>The scenario takes place in 1850 with the fate of gold miners and its torment in a mining field in California during the Gold Rush era. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Act I: In the mountains of California, Minnie, a young woman of sturdy character, runs a bar where miners come to relieve their boredom. Sheriff Jack Rance wants her, but she does not love him and dreams instead of a great love. Dick Johnson, actually the outlaw Ramerrez, enters. Minnie falls instantly in love with him. The exasperated sheriff leaves the saloon to go find the bandit. Minnie then asks Johnson to meet her that evening.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAct II: At her cabin, Minnie welcomes Johnson. They declare their love for one another, before Rance warns Minnie that Johnson and Ramerrez are one and the same. Minnie sends him packing, but he soon returns, wounded. She hides him; Rance shows up and she notes drops of blood. Minnie then suggests a poker game in which she and Johnson are the stakes. She cheats and saves Johnson.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Act III: Later, despite everything, Johnson is captured and taken to be hanged. An armed Minnie shows up just in time and reminds the miners of everything she has done for them. Grateful but sad, they allow the lovers to ride away into the sunset.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>While the opera lacks any “great arias” or “great roles,” the orchestra and chorus play predominant parts. Puccini’s inventive music is perfectly matched to a continuous flow of dramatic situations and liveliness of the plot. As for the men’s chorus, they not only drive the plot with voices but also with athletic staging, highlighted by a barroom fight worthy of “a bare-fisted Clint Eastwood movie.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOne reason the opera is seldom produced is that there are few sopranos who can take on the daunting role of Minnie. It’s been aptly called a “voice killer,” with the second act having some of the most intense singing in the soprano repertoire. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCast: Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West. Joining her is tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw Dick Johnson. Baritone Zeljko Lucic is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance and Marco Armiliato conducts. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Tickets are now available. All seats general admission. Adults $20; OLLI members $18; Students $10; Order at<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>centerforthearts.com or call 843-521-4145.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></i>', 'Puccini’s “Fanciulla del West” next up at USCB CFA', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'puccinis-fanciulla-del-west-next-up-at-uscb-cfa', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:22:34', '2018-10-18 19:22:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37886', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37888, 4, '2018-10-18 15:23:36', '2018-10-18 19:23:36', 'One by one, May River has taken down all the big boys around Beaufort County.\r\n\r\nBluffton. Hilton Head High. Now Beaufort High can be checked off the list after the Sharks improved to 7-0 with a dominant 30-7 win over the visiting Eagles on Friday.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_37889\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"343\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BHS-quarterback-Jeffrey-Smyth-runs-the-ball-during-Fridays-loss-at-May-River.-Andrea-Fabian-photo..jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-37889\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BHS-quarterback-Jeffrey-Smyth-runs-the-ball-during-Fridays-loss-at-May-River.-Andrea-Fabian-photo.-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"271\"></a> BHS quarterback Jeffrey Smyth runs the ball during Friday\'s loss at May River. Photo by Andrea Fabian.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Sharks’ ascension in their third season continued Friday, as they were able to shake off a rocky first quarter to take control of the game behind a pounding ground game and a punishing defense.\r\n\r\nBrandon Morales rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns on 34 carries — racing past 1,000 yards for the season — and quarterback Ahmad Green added 121 yards and two scores on 15 attempts to power the Sharks’ offense.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles, playing without head coach DeVonte Holloman after his younger sister passed away late last week, seized the early momentum. After a goal-line stand resulted in a missed field goal by the Sharks, Jeffrey Smyth broke two long runs on quarterback draws to set up James Dagin’s 3-yard touchdown run, giving Beaufort a 7-0 lead.\r\n\r\nThe Sharks flipped the script when a Terry Fields punt was downed inside the 1 and May River’s swarming defense took down freshman quarterback Tyler Haley in the end zone for a safety on the second play of the second quarter. On the ensuing possession, Morales found the end zone on a crunching 15-yard run, and the Sharks never looked back.\r\n\r\nMorales added a 25-yard TD later in the quarter for a 16-7 halftime lead, and the Eagles’ offense stalled in the second half. Green scored on a pair of 3-yard runs after halftime to put it away.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles (3-5) have dropped five straight after a 3-0 start, but with two key region games remaining — both at home — they still have time to salvage their season and earn a playoff spot. They host Hilton Head High next Friday.', 'Eagles fade after hot start  vs. undefeated Sharks', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-fade-after-hot-start-vs-undefeated-sharks', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:23:36', '2018-10-18 19:23:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37888', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37891, 4, '2018-10-18 15:24:02', '2018-10-18 19:24:02', '<b>Chamber celebrates grand opening of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Motor City Pops</b>\r\n\r\nMotor City Pops will celebrate its grand opening at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18. A ribbon cutting ceremony will kick off the festivities, and the fun will continue with light snacks, DJ Gary Lucca, door prizes, and more. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMotor City Pops owners Scott and Suzanne Wilson will host the Beaufort Regional Chamber and local elected officials for the ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration. The public is invited to attend.\r\n\r\nMotor City Pops, located at 907 Boundary Street, is a mom-and-pop business that uses locally-sourced ingredients for their all-natural gourmet popsicles.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Business brief for October 18th', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'business-brief-for-october-18th', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:24:02', '2018-10-18 19:24:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37891', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37893, 4, '2018-10-18 15:25:41', '2018-10-18 19:25:41', '<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Burton-FD_MVA-Trask_101418b.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-37895\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Burton-FD_MVA-Trask_101418b-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"220\"></a>The Burton Fire District responded to a motor vehicle collision in the early afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 14, that resulted in traffic delays but no injuries, thanks to the use of seatbelts. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJust after 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Burton firefighters responded to a reported motor vehicle collision on Trask Parkway near Parker Drive. Initial reports were that a vehicle had rolled over. Due to previous collisions in the Gray’s Hill area of Seabrook over the past few weeks that have resulted in deaths and serious injuries, Burton fire crews prepared for the worst. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Burton-FD_MVA-Trask_101418a.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-37894\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Burton-FD_MVA-Trask_101418a-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"228\"></a>Firefighters arrived to find a Jeep SUV lying on its side in the tree line, and a damaged Toyota Camry. All occupants were out of their vehicles when firefighters arrived.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>All of the occupants were wearing seatbelts and no injuries were reported.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>One north bound lane and one south bound lane of Trask Parkway were blocked for about 30 minutes while emergency crews assisted the injured and removed roadway hazards. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District has responded to approximately 200 motor vehicle collisions in 2018, more than 60 of which have occurred on Trask Parkway.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Seatbelts prevent injuries in Trask Parkway wreck', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'seatbelts-prevent-injuries-in-trask-parkway-wreck', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:25:55', '2018-10-18 19:25:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37893', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37898, 4, '2018-10-18 15:27:33', '2018-10-18 19:27:33', 'The Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail (FSMT) will celebrate the unveiling of seven new additions to the historical markers along the Spanish Moss Trail at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the trail’s Depot Road Trailhead.\r\n\r\nThis community-wide event will be a one-time opportunity to view the new panels in the historic Depot Building prior to their permanent installation along the trail. In addition to the display, the FSMT-led Historic Sign Committee — the historians and community leaders who researched these points of interest — will be available at each panel to share more about these points of interest such as – the Battle of Port Royal, Clarendon Plantation, Industrial Beaufort, Port Royal Agricultural and Industrial School, Pick Pocket Plantation and the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.\r\n\r\n“One of our committee members, Dr. Larry Rowland, said to me when we first started our research, ‘Frank, when you kick the ground in Beaufort County you are going to kick up history.’ And Larry is so right,” said Frank Emminger, FSMT board member and chair of the Historic Sign Committee. “We have literally been kicking the ground and have uncovered events in Beaufort County\'s history that have been lost or forgotten and some that never received proper recognition.”\r\n\r\nThe committee began their overall work three years ago with a desire to bring awareness of the rich history along the trail dating back to the Revolutionary War. With more than 50 historic points identified, the committee is looking forward to showcasing these next seven panels, bringing a total of 14 historic markers for all to enjoy on the trail.\r\n\r\nWith an estimated 38,000 people enjoying the Spanish Moss Trail each year, this rails-to-trail greenway is now one of the recreational centerpieces for Northern Beaufort County. With a current 20-mile round trip experience for residents and visitors, the trail offers a 12-foot wide, paved path that is dedicated to pedestrians and bicyclists. The continued success of the Spanish Moss Trail is made possible through the FSMT with a network of sustainable partnerships, local government participation, and the generous funding from community-minded individuals.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTo support the efforts of the Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail, tax-deductible checks can be made payable to: Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail (P.O. Box 401, Beaufort, SC 29901) or online at www.SpanishMossTrail.com. For more information on the work of the FSMT and easy navigation to the Trail, download the free mobile app, The Spanish Moss Trail Mobile Guide, available on Apple Store and Google Play.', '7 new historical markers to be unveiled along Spanish Moss Trail', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '7-new-historical-markers-to-be-unveiled-along-spanish-moss-trail', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:27:33', '2018-10-18 19:27:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37898', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37901, 4, '2018-10-18 15:28:01', '2018-10-18 19:28:01', '<b>Warriors clinch playoff spot with road win</b>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch ended its two-game skid and earned a playoff berth with a 29-7 win at Allendale-Fairfax on Friday.\r\n\r\nIrvin Mulligan scored two touchdowns, and CJ Brown ran for one touchdown and threw a TD pass to Amar Jenkins to lead the Warriors.\r\n\r\nHenry Tome added a field goal for Whale Branch.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors (5-3, 1-2) hosts No. 4 Bamberg-Ehrhardt for another Region 5-2A game on Friday.\r\n\r\n<b>Eagles crush Cathedral 60-6</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy got back to its winning ways with a dominant performance in a 60-6 victory at Cathedral Academy on Friday.\r\n\r\nJa’Sean Lawson rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, and De’Shaun Epps added 131 yards and a score on just two carries and caught a 52-yard touchdown pass for the Eagles, who led 54-6 at halftime.\r\n\r\nDawson Coleman was 5-of-6 for 137 yards and two TDs, and Will Tumlin had five catches for 85 yards and a score.\r\n\r\nEdward McCormick anchored the defense with five tackles – including one for a safety – a sack, a pass break-up, and a forced fumble, and he also added a rushing touchdown.\r\n\r\nBA (5-2, 3-1) hosts Palmetto Christian for another SCISA 8-Man Region 1 game on Friday.', 'Football Round Up – October 18th', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'football-round-up-october-18th', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:28:01', '2018-10-18 19:28:01', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37901', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37903, 4, '2018-10-18 15:28:34', '2018-10-18 19:28:34', 'Lifestyle Furniture by Mama’s of Beaufort is closing after 30 years in business. Mama’s started selling used furniture and consigned furniture in the late-1980s, then in the 90s moved to selling new furniture domestic and imported furniture. In recent years, the store added a large selection of coastal furniture and accessories.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nStore owner Phil Heilker said three decades is long enough, and he is ready to make more time for golf and travel.\r\n\r\nA store closing sale is underway at the store’s 1800 Boundary Street location and will continue until all furniture is sold at some price. Current deals include 50 percent off all mattresses and accessories, and furniture prices have been reduced 15 to 50 percent.', 'Longtime furniture store closing', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'longtime-furniture-store-closing', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:28:34', '2018-10-18 19:28:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37903', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37905, 4, '2018-10-18 15:29:58', '2018-10-18 19:29:58', 'The Friends of Callawassie Island (FOCI) have awarded a $3,000 grant to the Port Royal Sound Foundation (PRSF) to assist in the purchase of a floating boat launch for the Maritime Center located on the Chechessee River.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PRSF-Grant-e1539890977111.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-37906\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PRSF-Grant-e1539890977111-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"639\"></a>The PRSF naturalists use a small boat for water safety purposes and to aid in the collection of natural samples for educational programming. This boat launch will make it safer and easier for PRSF to store, use and maintain the boat.\r\n\r\nMarietta Dennis and Jerry Nerad presented the check to PRSF Executive Director Jody Hayward and PRSF Director of Development Alicia Powell at the Maritime Center in late September.\r\n\r\n“The Port Royal Sound Foundation is so honored to receive this important grant from the Friends of Callawassie Island,” Hayward said. “Callawassie Island has been a strong supporter since our inception four years ago. This grant helps us to improve our infrastructure and makes it easier for us to collect marine and plant specimens for the Maritime Center. This will enhance our educational programming for children and families and insure safe boat launching for our naturalists. We appreciate the financial and volunteer support that we receive from the wonderful people of Callawassie Island.”\r\n\r\nThe Port Royal Sound Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is dedicated to the betterment and conservation of the waters and lands of our unique salt marsh ecosystem that is the Port Royal Sound estuary system. Their mission is to advance the awareness of Port Royal Sound as a unique ecosystem that contributes to the environmental, cultural and economic well-being of our area, the region and the Atlantic Ocean.\r\n\r\nThe Maritime Center opened in November 2014 and serves as an educational museum with over 20 exhibits and live animal displays that help to build a greater appreciation for the Port Royal Sound. More than 60,000 visitors have visited the Maritime Center and experienced many of the tours and programs that are offered.\r\n\r\nThe Maritime Center is open to the public Tuesday–Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission to the Maritime Center is free. More information can be found at www.PortRoyalSoundFoundation.org and on Facebook.', 'FOCI awards $3K grant to Port Royal Sound Foundation', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'foci-awards-3k-grant-to-port-royal-sound-foundation', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:29:58', '2018-10-18 19:29:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37905', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37908, 4, '2018-10-18 15:31:25', '2018-10-18 19:31:25', '<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/LLOgiony.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-37910\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/LLOgiony-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"507\"></a>Above: As we end another season at Hunting Island State Park, it’s as if Mother Nature is taking her cue from illustrator Maxfield Parrish’s distinctive saturated hues and idealized scenic wonders of summer skies. Submitted by Ron Callari. Right: With Halloween fast approaching, it’s the spooky season in historic downtown Beaufort, as evidenced by this creepy shot submitted by Andrea Ogiony. 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.', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-82', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:44:20', '2018-10-25 14:44:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37908', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37913, 4, '2018-10-18 15:32:47', '2018-10-18 19:32:47', 'In its inaugural year in the Lowcountry, Beaufort men united on the rooftop at Anchorage 1770 to fight breast cancer with the American Cancer Society through participation in the Real Men Wear Pink campaign. While this campaign is a fundraising initiative, it also provides strong awareness efforts in the local community for the American Cancer Society and its efforts to save lives from breast cancer. Dollars raised help the American Cancer Society save lives from breast cancer through early detection and prevention, innovative breast cancer research, and patient support. For more information about breast cancer, visit cancer.org or call 1-800-227-2345. Pictured from left are: Frank Lesesne, Josh Gibson, Bo Hodges, Tim Lovett, Michael Rainey, Delk Haigler, and Mike Sutton. Not pictured are White Suber, John Trask III, Bobby Cooler, Jr. Joe Blencoe and Mayor Billy Keyserling.', 'Real Men Wear Pink of the Lowcountry', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'real-men-wear-pink-of-the-lowcountry', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:32:47', '2018-10-18 19:32:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37913', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37916, 4, '2018-10-18 15:33:43', '2018-10-18 19:33:43', 'At the Beaufort City Council session on Tuesday, Oct. 9, City Manager Bill Prokop announced the award of $200,000 to the City of Beaufort in the form of an investment tax credit from the Hargray Company.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn a repeat from last year, the city’s request for the investment tax credit has been granted.\r\n\r\n“We are excited for the opportunity to further improve our infrastructure in the City of Beaufort Commerce Park,” Prokop said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe money will be used to further improve the commerce park. With new tenants Oliver’s Clean Burn up and running in the park and more on the horizon, this award comes at a pivotal time when infrastructure improvements have a high probability of providing a measurable return, Prokop said.\r\n\r\nHargray presented the check to Mayor Billy Keyserling at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.\r\n\r\n“Under the current ownership Hargray has really come to the table,” Keyserling said. “It is wonderful to see this business partner help the city solidify its infrastructure.”', 'City of Beaufort announces $200K investment tax credit from Hargray', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'city-of-beaufort-announces-200k-investment-tax-credit-from-hargray', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:33:43', '2018-10-18 19:33:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37916', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(37918, 4, '2018-10-18 15:36:25', '2018-10-18 19:36:25', '<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Burton-FD_FPW-2018c.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-37922\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Burton-FD_FPW-2018c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"671\"></a>The Burton Fire District spent Fire Prevention Week, October 7-15, in area classrooms and daycares educating young children, those most vulnerable to fire injuries and deaths, on how to survive. Officials say it’s now up to their parents to ensure their safety. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Burton Fire District, which protects a large rural portion of Beaufort County, has seen more than its share of fire deaths over the last few years. Most recently in 2017, Burton firefighters responded to a Seabrook house fire that killed one adult and two children. The home in this fire, as in all the fatal fires Burton fire crews have responded to, did not have a working smoke alarm. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis week the Burton Fire District visited several schools and daycares, as well as hosting them, to talk to children about smoke alarms and what to do when it beeps, sleeping with their bedroom doors closed, and that windows are exits, too. Children were also introduced to the “Friendly Firefighter,” where they watched and interacted as a firefighter slowly put on their gear, and then played the “Where are you?” game, in which the firefighter crawls low — under the smoke — yelling, “Where are you?” If the children yelled back, “Here I am,” the firefighter would tap their feet to let them know they were “found” and safe.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Burton-FD_FPW-2018a-e1539891358349.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-37920 \" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Burton-FD_FPW-2018a-e1539891358349-997x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"445\"></a>Burton fire officials stress that these programs are merely introductory programs, and that the real education takes place at home with the parents. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Home is where fires, injuries and deaths are occurring,” Burton Fire Capt. Daniel Byrne said. “We make schools hold fire drills every month, yet children are more at risk at home, and parents should hold themselves just as accountable as they do the schools. “All it takes is for a parent to burn dinner and ignore the smoke alarm to erase everything we have taught them this week,” Byrne added.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBurton’s Fire Prevention Week was cut short due to Hurricane Michael, but those schools that were missed will be followed up with in the coming weeks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Burton Firefighters spend week saving lives through prevention', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'burton-firefighters-spend-week-saving-lives-through-prevention', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:36:25', '2018-10-18 19:36:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37918', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37919, 4, '2018-10-18 15:37:32', '2018-10-18 19:37:32', '[caption id=\"attachment_37925\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"268\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RES3155.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-37925\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RES3155-658x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"740\"></a> Battery Creek’s Elijah Dean (9) goes up to catch the ball but can’t hang on during the second quarter against Ridgeland-Hardeville on Friday at BCHS. Battery Creek won the Homecoming game 13-12.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>Photo above: Ridgeland-Hardeville quarterback Jertaveon Smalls gets hauled down by Battery Creek’s Myles Middleton during the second quarter of Friday’s Region 8-3A game at BCHS. The Dolphins came alive during the fourth quarter of the Homecoming game to win 13-12, claiming their second consecutive win. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek rallied in the fourth quarter for its second consecutive Region 8-3A win, beating visiting Ridgeland-Hardeeville 13-12 on Friday.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins are now assured of at least the No. 3 seed in the Class 3A playoffs following an 0-6 start.\r\n\r\nThe game was scoreless until the second half, when the Dolphins finally broke through for a 7-0 lead on Gabriel Singleton’s touchdown run.\r\n\r\nThe Jaguars answered with a pair of touchdowns to take a 12-7 lead, but Battery Creek’s Jordan Gwyn threw a touchdown pass to Kyseem Jabar in the final minute to claim the victory.\r\n\r\nSingleton rushed for 76 yards and a score on 12 carries, and Gwyn was 4-for-8 passing for 94 yards and a touchdown and had an interception on defense. The Dolphins’ defense recorded six tackles for loss and three sacks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek (2-6, 2-1) travels to undefeated May River next Friday while Ridgeland-Hardeeville (2-5, 0-2) hosts Wade Hampton.', 'Dolphins win thriller over Jaguars', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dolphins-win-thriller-over-jaguars', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:37:32', '2018-10-18 19:37:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37919', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37929, 4, '2018-10-18 15:39:46', '2018-10-18 19:39:46', 'The Young Leaders of Beaufort, a group made up of middle school students from nine area schools, recently visited Beaufort City Hall to learn more about local government in action.\r\n\r\nOn Sept. 28, students from Lady’s Island Middle School, Riverview Charter School, Bridges Preparatory School, Beaufort Middle School, Beaufort Academy, Whale Branch Middle School, Low Country Montessori, Bolden Middle School, and Robert Smalls International Academy met at City Hall with Mayor Billy Keyserling, City Manager Bill Prokop, and Beaufort Police Capt. Robert Carson.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe group discussed topics such as communication, emergency preparations, teamwork, and what it means to be a leader not only in Beaufort but in the United States. The communication exercises taught students the importance of speaking their minds in a civil environment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWade Bishop and Katie Godowns from Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug agency moved the group through various leadership exercises. The activities are designed to help students problem-solve and to communicate within the community.', 'Young Leaders of Beaufort visit City Hall', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'young-leaders-of-beaufort-visit-city-hall', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:39:46', '2018-10-18 19:39:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37929', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37930, 4, '2018-10-18 15:42:04', '2018-10-18 19:42:04', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Exchange Club Ghost Tours raise money for CAPA</h2>\r\nThe 26th annual Exchange Club Ghost Tours kicked off Oct. 12, bringing a full complement of ghostly spirits and spooky happenings to downtown Beaufort.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_37932\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"292\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RES3364.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-37932\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RES3364-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"449\"></a> Left: Dennis Adams gathers up his severed heads while he gets read to portray Capt. Edward “Black Beard” Teach during the annual Exchange Club Ghost Tours, a fundraiser for the Child Abuse Prevention Association, on Saturday, Oct. 13.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe walking tours and carriage rides feature a host of haunting tales centered around the historic district and serve as a fundraiser for the Child Abuse Prevention Association of Beaufort County.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTours last about an hour and run in the evenings of Oct. 19-21, 26-28, and 30. All proceeds benefit CAPA of Beaufort County.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSome of Beaufort’s oldest residents have shared stories from their childhood and the Exchange Club of Beaufort brings these stories to life each October. Costumed storytellers spellbind tour participants with the ghostly happenings while traveling the Spanish moss-lined streets of downtown. The oldest ghost in America is said to live in “The Castle,” a 19th century renovated estate located on the river in downtown Beaufort. Beware, ghostly visions have been known to appear on past tours.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWalking tour tickets are $12 for all ages and carriage tours are $12 for children ages 3-11 and $22 for adults. All children must be accompanied by an adult. A pet- and stroller-friendly walking tour leaves each night at 7 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nReservations are strongly recommended and can be made online at www.capabeaufort.org or by calling 843-52-GHOST. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo at top:&nbsp;Beth “Capt. Elizabeth Swann” Lewis seems to be held captive by Dennis “Black Beard” Adams as surrounding lights appear to be making their own haunting escape. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'Chill bumps for a cause', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'chill-bumps-for-a-cause', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:42:05', '2018-10-18 19:42:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37930', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37936, 4, '2018-10-18 15:41:34', '2018-10-18 19:41:34', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Beaufort County residents, from left, Beverly Brown, Laura Hansen, Abigail Hansen, Sandra Simmons, Anna Ackerman and Melinda Ackerman were among the nearly 80 women from across the state gathered in Aiken on October 1-2 for the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation’s (SCFB) annual Women’s Leadership Conference.</em>\r\n\r\nBeaufort County residents Beverly Brown, Laura Hansen, Abigail Hansen, Sandra Simmons, Anna Ackerman and Melinda Ackerman were among the nearly 80 women from across the state gathered in Aiken on October 1-2 for the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation’s (SCFB) annual Women’s Leadership Conference. The group of women learned what makes agriculture “sparkle” and participated in workshops that showcased local agriculture, offered personal development and provided tools to promote agriculture in their counties.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe program opened with keynote speaker Jane Jenkins Herlong, best-selling author and humorist, who inspired the attendees to be enthusiastic and proud advocates for their causes. Nicole Yon, farm wife and ‘Farm to Label’ blogger, gave out recipes and discussed ways to make home-cooked, Southern recipes with healthier ingredients. Darla Steele, horticulture specialist and craft expert, worked hands-on with participants to make holiday wreaths. Stephanie Sox, SCFB Promotion and Education Division director, gave attendees the tools to take agriculture into the classrooms of local schools. The Monday evening banquet entertainment featured the ‘sparkle’ of Heart of Columbia Choir’s Sweet Adelines. The conference concluded with a tour of the area, including the National Wild Turkey Federation Museum and Cooks Roadside Market.\r\n\r\n“We are fortunate to have such dedicated women in Farm Bureau,” SCFB President Harry Ott said. “Without their enthusiasm and commitment, SCFB would not have the far-reaching influence it has. So far this year, these women have put in more than 7,000 hours of purpose activities around the state. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments.”\r\n\r\nFarm Bureau Women at county, state and national levels coordinate agricultural education and promotional activities. Their work includes supporting important legislation for family farmers, youth programs, educational activities, leadership development and commodity promotions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Farm Bureau women work hard to advance agriculture in South Carolina,” said Agricultural Literacy and Women’s Program director, Elizabeth Wood. “Their knowledge of and interest in family farms contributes so much to the organization, as they work for the future success of agriculture in our state.”\r\n\r\nAgribusiness is South Carolina’s largest industry, generating nearly $42 billion annually and supporting more than 212,000 jobs each year in the state.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe SCFB Women’s Leadership Program works through the organization’s volunteers to tell the farm story through education and advocacy with children and youth. The SCFB Women’s Leadership program is one of many purpose activities sponsored by the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation. SCFB is a grassroots, non-profit organization that celebrates and supports family farmers, locally grown food and our rural lands through legislative advocacy, education and community outreach. The organization, founded in 1944, serves more than 100,000 member families in 47 chapters. For more information, please visit www.scfb.org.', 'Beaufort County women learn what makes agriculture “sparkle” at state conference', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-women-learn-what-makes-agriculture-sparkle-at-state-conference', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:41:34', '2018-10-18 19:41:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37936', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37942, 4, '2018-10-18 15:43:04', '2018-10-18 19:43:04', 'The League of Women Voters Beaufort Area will hold two public meet and greet sessions with Beaufort County School Board candidates next week.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAll are invited to meet and learn about the candidates.\r\n\r\nDistrict 4 candidates Joseph Dunkle and Tricia Fidrych and District 5 candidates Stew Butler, Richard Geier, Ray Johnson, and Sarah Stuchell will be available for discussion at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Port Royal.\r\n\r\nThe second session will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Lady’s Island Middle School auditorium and feature District 2 candidates David Striebinger and Terry Thomas and District 3 candidates Cynthia Gregory-Smalls, Natasha Robinson, William Smith, and Buryl Sumpter.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'LWV to host school board meet and greet', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lwv-to-host-school-board-meet-and-greet', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:43:04', '2018-10-18 19:43:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37942', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37944, 4, '2018-10-18 15:43:29', '2018-10-18 19:43:29', 'Beaufort County Council held a special session Oct. 15 and voted unanimously to offer John L. Weaver the position of interim county administrator.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWeaver has accepted the position and is expected to start the week of Nov. 12, replacing interim administrator Thomas Keaveny, who announced his resignation last month after the council voted to investigate his agreement to pay former interim administrator $12,000 per month for consulting. Keaveny will remain as the county’s staff attorney, a position he has held since May 2015.\r\n\r\nWeaver presently serves as the county attorney for Lancaster County, a position he has held for the past four years. He previously served as county administrator, assistant county administrator, and county attorney for Horry County, which has a population nearing 300,000 and is situated further up the coast from Beaufort County in the Pee Dee region.\r\n\r\nDuring Weaver’s tenure with Horry County government, he worked for a county council with 12 members (11 single-districts and one at-large) and managed a workforce of approximately 1,800. Weaver served as a Captain in the United States Air Force and has more than 20 years of private sector experience which includes serving as a general manager and corporate counsel for a South Carolina-based building supplier. He has also practiced law in a variety of areas, including governmental relations.\r\n\r\nWeaver holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from The Citadel and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina. He is a member of the International City/County Management Association and the South Carolina Bar.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County Council will introduce Weaver during its regular meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, at the Beaufort County Administration Building in Council Chambers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe county has been without a full-time administrator since Gary Kubic’s retirement in September 2017. Josh Gruber, who was the deputy administrator under Kubic, served as the interim administrator for 10 months before accepting a position as assistant town manager on Hilton Head Island.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCounty Council offered the permanent position to Alan Ours on July 24 – only after first voting against extending him an offer and considering a motion to offer the position to Gruber –&nbsp;but Ours rejected the offer and Keaveny took over on an interim basis. The next day, Keaveny entered into a contract with Gruber in which the county agreed to pay him $12,000 per month for consulting to help with the transition.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Weaver named interim county administrator', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'weaver-named-interim-county-administrator', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:43:29', '2018-10-18 19:43:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37944', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37946, 4, '2018-10-18 15:47:16', '2018-10-18 19:47:16', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Penny sales tax would fund Lady’s Island Corridor improvements</h2>\r\nBeaufort County voters will have a chance Nov. 6 to have their say in whether to approve a one-cent transportation sales tax that would provide up to $120 million to address traffic congestion and safety issues surrounding roads and bridges, as well as sidewalks and multi-use pathways throughout the county.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_37948\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"330\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RES7690.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-37948\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RES7690-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"281\"></a> Tricia Fidrych makes her point during the listening session Tuesday night at Technical College of the Lowcountry. Fidrych is challenging incumbent Joseph Dunkle for Beaufort County School Board.[/caption]\r\n\r\nLocal Question 1 on the Nov. 6 ballot will ask voters whether they “approve a special transportation sales and use tax in the amount of one percent to be imposed in Beaufort County for no more than 4 years, or until a total of $120 million dollars in resulting revenue has been collected, whichever comes first.”\r\n\r\nA yes vote would provide up to $30 million to make traffic improvements on Lady’s Island between the Woods Memorial Bridge and the Chowan Creek Bridge. Another $10 would go to installation and repair of sidewalks and multi-use pathways in 24 locations throughout the county to help provide safe walking routes to schools and improved access to residential communities. And $80 million would go to traffic improvements to the U.S. 278 corridor, including repairing or replacing existing spans of the bridges to Hilton Head Island and improvements between Moss Creek Drive and Squire Pope Road.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-18-at-3.44.42-PM.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-37950\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-18-at-3.44.42-PM-1024x779.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"307\"></a>Advocates point out as much as 50 percent of the revenue produced by the tax would come from purchases by tourists and commuters from outside Beaufort County, easing the impact of necessary repairs on county residents.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAbout two dozen people attended a joint listening session hosted by Beaufort County Council District 4 representative Alice Howard and Beaufort County Board of Education member Joseph Dunkle on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Technical College of the Lowcountry. Robert McFee, Beaufort County Director of Construction, Engineering and Facilities, discussed the proposed One-Cent Transportation Referendum projects and gave a detailed report on the need for raising $120 million and where in Beaufort County it’s needed the most.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_37947\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"424\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RES7693.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-37947\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RES7693-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"255\"></a> Some of the roads earmarked for repair in Northern Beaufort County are highlighted on this graphic.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAnother informational meeting regarding the referendum is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Lady’s Island Middle School cafeteria.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMore information is also available online at sayyestothepenny.com, a website created by a group of concerned citizens known as the Citizens for Better Roads and Bridges. The group was created to “advocate for solutions to the problem of Beaufort County’s deteriorating roads and bridges” and hopes to educate voters on the upcoming referendum.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>GET THE FACTS ON SALES AND USE TAX</b></h2>\r\nBeaufort County is hosting a Public Informational Meeting about the upcoming 1-cent sales tax which will be on the November ballot. It will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Lady\'s Island Middle School cafeteria. For Northern Beaufort County, this ties into the Lady\'s Island Plan 2018, along with some sidewalk/multi-use path improvements around the northern portion of the county.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>8 Questions for Lady\'s Island:</b></p>\r\n<b>1. What traffic problems is Lady’s Island experiencing?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nLady’s Island is one of the fastest growing areas in Beaufort County. The Island’s residential population has grown by nearly 2.5 percent annually since the year 2000, with noticeable impacts on community character, environmental protection – and traffic and traffic congestion.\r\n\r\n<b>2. What does this mean for the future of Lady’s Island?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nThe population of Lady’s Island is about 13,500 today, about the size of the City of Beaufort. But there are potentially nearly nine thousand new residences that could be built on the island under current regulations.\r\n\r\n<b>3. How bad is traffic?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nTraffic counts collected in 2016 show US 21 Business Sea Island Parkway has reached daily traffic volumes of 21,660 vehicles per day (vpd), while US 21 Lady’s Island Drive has reached 26,000 vpd. Without some action, the main intersection on Lady’s Island – the Sea Island Parkway at Sams Point Road – will likely reach capacity by 2020.\r\n\r\n<b>4. It’s an island: What can be done about the traffic without building more roads?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nThere has never been a basic plan for Lady’s Island. As a result, things have developed piecemeal. There are some smaller corrective measures that can be taken, and a couple of more major projects that significantly extend road capacity. One thing most do not wish to do is build major new roadways that will help attract new development on the island.\r\n\r\n<b>5. What kinds of “solutions” are we talking about?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nGreater street connectivity is central to a solution, and re-location of some traffic signals has the potential to get traffic moving. Re-organization of merge lanes on the Sea Island Parkway near Walmart, and a new right-turn only lane at the “Publix intersection” will bring significant improvement.\r\n\r\n<b>6. How soon will work begin to solve these problems?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nIt all depends on funding. The overall plan is separated into nine distinct projects. These projects will be combined as funding permits. Otherwise, they will be prioritized based on availability, impacts of one project to another, and perceived needs. Beaufort County is recommending funding come from a four-year, one-cent increase in the sales tax. If voters approve this in November, some projects could be underway in 2019.\r\n\r\n<b>7. What are these nine projects, and what are the specific costs?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nTotal costs are estimated to be about $30 million. Here is a list of the nine projects and the estimated cost:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>SC 802 Sam’s Point Road Right Turn Lane – $761,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Hazel Farm Road and Gay Drive – $2,984,000</li>\r\n 	<li>New Lady’s Island Middle School Access – $1,483,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Sunset Boulevard and Miller Drive West – $4,842,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Beaufort High School Access Realignment – $1,792,000</li>\r\n 	<li>US 21 Business, US 21, and SC 802 Mainline Improvements – $10,776,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Meadowbrook Drive Extension – $777,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Mayfair Court Extension – $450,000</li>\r\n 	<li>US 21 Airport Area and Frontage Road – $4,980,000</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>8. What happens if the referendum does not pass in November?</b>\r\n\r\nFailure of the referendum means these projects can only then be undertaken individually, and then only over a longer period of time. Given existing traffic pressures, the traffic situation on Lady’s Island will then likely get a lot worse before it gets better. One objective is to prevent traffic congestion on the island from growing to crisis proportions, which we do by acting now.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo at top:&nbsp;Robert McFee, Beaufort County Director of Construction, Engineering and Facilities, discusses the upcoming Beaufort County referendum for the proposed one-cent sales tax to help fund various road improvements during a listening session for concerned citizens Tuesday night at Technical College of the Lowcountry. The referendum will be on the ballot this November. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'Traffic on the Ballot', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'traffic-on-the-ballot', '', '', '2018-10-18 15:48:57', '2018-10-18 19:48:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37946', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37956, 4, '2018-10-25 09:45:32', '2018-10-25 13:45:32', '<b>New featured exhibit open at BAA Gallery</b>\r\n\r\n“Blending Digital Art with Photography” is the title of an exhibit featuring artist Gordon Fritz at the Beaufort Art Association Gallery through Oct. 28.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>October activities at Hunting Island</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<ul>\r\n 	<li>Mondays: Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 4 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Tuesdays: CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walks, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Wednesdays: Reptile Talk, 11 a.m. (Oct. 17, 24, 31); Full Moon Lighthouse Climb, 6:30 p.m. (Oct. 24)</li>\r\n 	<li>Thursdays: Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Oct. 11, 25); CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Fridays: Fish Printing, 2 p.m. (Oct. 12, 26); Trunk or Treat, 6-9 p.m. (Oct. 26)</li>\r\n 	<li>Saturdays: Tie Dye, noon (Oct. 13, 20); Creatures of the Night, 2:30 p.m. (Oct. 20)</li>\r\n 	<li>Sundays: Alligator Talk, noon</li>\r\n</ul>\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>Shorts At High Noon </b><b>film series returns this fall</b>\r\n\r\nBeginning on Oct. 3, the popular Shorts at High Noon film series will return to the Technical College of the Lowcountry for another eight-week run. The program features the best of Short, Student, and Animation Films from the archives of the Beaufort Film Society.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe films selected for screening have all screened at the Beaufort International Film Festival as finalists from 2007 through 2018, with one exception — the programs scheduled for screening on November 28 will be from the submissions to the 2019 festival. The audience in attendance that day will vote for their favorite film, and the winning selection will compete in the 2019 BIFF as a finalist.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe complete schedule is at beaufortfilmfestival.com. All screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, Building 12, Auditorium, at 921 Ribaut Road. Admission is free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Catch the rhythm at the Beaufort Drum Circle</b>\r\n\r\nAll are welcome to enjoy some good vibes at our free, family-friendly, bi-monthly drum circle at the Contemplative Garden located in Henry Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort. (Pavilion for inclement weather)\r\n\r\nBring a chair or blanket and your favorite percussion instrument or borrow one of our extras. No experience necessary. Rain or shine.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Thursday, Oct. 25, 7-8:30 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Exchange Club hosts 26th annual Ghost Tours</b>\r\n\r\nGhostly spirits have taken over downtown Beaufort while the Exchange Club hosts its 26th annual Ghost Tours. Sign up now to take a carriage ride or walking tour through Beaufort’s Historic District while listening to haunting tales of the area. Tours last about an hour and will run in the evenings of Oct. 26-28, and 30. All proceeds benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) of Beaufort County.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSome of Beaufort’s oldest residents have shared stories from their childhood and the Exchange Club of Beaufort brings these stories to life each October. Costumed storytellers spellbind tour participants with the ghostly happenings while traveling the Spanish moss-lined streets of downtown. The oldest ghost in America is said to live in “The Castle,” a 19th century renovated estate located on the river in downtown Beaufort. Beware, ghostly visions have been known to appear on past tours. Walking tour tickets are $12 for all ages and carriage tours are $12 for children ages 3-11 and $22 for adults. All children must be accompanied by an adult. A pet- and stroller-friendly walking tour leaves each night at 7 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nReservations are strongly recommended and can be made online at www.capabeaufort.org or by calling 843-52-GHOST.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Learn how to use digital services at the library</b>\r\n\r\nLearn how to instantly access and download free ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, music, and more. Bring your own favorite mobile device (tablet, cell phone, or laptop) and learn how to use the digital services offered by the library.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Saturday, Nov. 3, 9:30-11 a.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Thursday, Nov. 15 3:30-5 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort, SC 29902. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe.\r\n\r\n<b>Helena Place to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>host Porch Party</b>\r\n\r\nHelena Place Senior Living will host Port Royal’s Porch Party from 5-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18. All are invited to mix and mingle with Port Royal neighbors young and old. Barbecue and all the fixings will be served. BYOB. Local singer/guitarist David Laughlin will perform live music. Wear your dancing shoes. All attendees can register to win an original Mac Coxwell 24x36 canvas print of the historic Union Church of Port Royal. The event is free and open to the public. In the event of inclement weather, the party will be moved inside. Helena Place is located at 1624 Paris Avenue in the historic Old Village in the Town of Port Royal. Call 843-252-3001 with questions, or email rewing@enlivant.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Concert on Dataw<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>to be held Oct. 26</b>\r\n\r\nMezzo soprano Katie McAllister will perform from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Sweetgrass Restaurant. Reservations are not required but are recommended. Located on Dataw Island, Sweetgrass Restaurant is open to the public. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Wind down at the Wine Down Festival</b>\r\n\r\nTwo historic gardens will be the setting for WINE DOWN, Historic Beaufort Foundation’s, annual wine-tasting festival. Set for 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the ca. 1810 Henry Farmer House Garden and the ca. 1886 Cunningham Cottage and School, WINE DOWN will feature wines from Spain, France, Italy and the U.S.\r\n\r\nA fundraiser for Paint the Lady, a campaign to paint the ca. 1804 Verdier House Museum and restore 805 Bay Street, a ca. 1913 barber shop, WINE DOWN includes hors d’oeuvres by Saltus River Grill and music by Horizon. Guests will enter the Farmer House Garden, designed by noted southern gardener Frances Parker, at 412 East Street. After meandering through the garden parterres, guests will follow a secret path to the garden at the home of Karen and Doug Storrs.\r\n\r\nTickets are $50 per person and are available by calling Historic Beaufort Foundation at 843-379-3331, online at www.historicbeaufort.org or in person at 208 Scott Street. There will also be a raffle of gift baskets of assorted food, gardening and other treats.\r\n\r\n<b>Tour historic Fort Fremont on St. Helena</b>\r\n\r\nTravel back in time to the 1890s and the Spanish-American War at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the St. Helena Branch Beaufort County Public Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island.\r\n\r\nLearn the history, see a scale model of Fort Fremont as it stood in 1898, and take a guided tour of the remains of the fortifications. The tour lasts about two hours. No reservations are necessary, and the tour is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nFor more information call the St. Helena Library at 843-255-6487 or visit fortfremont.org\r\n\r\n<b>Girl Scout Troop hosts Breast Cancer Walk</b>\r\n\r\nGirl Scout Troop 4105 will hold its second annual Breast Cancer Walk at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe walk will begin at Bricks on Boundary restaurant and end at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. For more info call Vedah Morgan at 843-476-9077 or Barbara Jean Gardner-Hunter at 347-497-9326.\r\n\r\n<b>Get your scarecrows ready </b><b>for the farmers market</b>\r\n\r\nThe Lowcountry Master Gardeners are again celebrating Halloween with scarecrows. Perfect for harvest time, scarecrows have provided chemical-free crop protection since ancient times. But how creative can you get with your scarecrow?\r\n\r\nShow off your scarecrow skills by entering one of three categories —&nbsp;1. Make and display a scarecrow; 2. Wear a scarecrow costume; 3. Draw a scarecrow (10 and under) — at the Oct. 27 edition of the Port Royal Farmers Market. Register by 9:30 a.m. with prizes handed out at 11:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nContact Kim at KimberlyAnnMcFann@me.com for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Library invites adults<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>to make fall themed craft</b>\r\n\r\nCreate your own fall themed string art! All supplies will be provided. No craft experience necessary!\r\n\r\nSpace is limited. Call 843-255-6458 to register.\r\n\r\nMonday, Oct. 29, 5:30 p.m. at the Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort, SC 29902. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe.\r\n\r\n<b>Learn about<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Beaufort’s history</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Historical Society will offer a lecture by Grace Cordial, a certified archivist with the Beaufort County Library, on “The Beaufort County Historical Society Records” from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, on the second floor of the library at 311 Scott Street in Beaufort. This lecture is free and open to the public. Donations welcome.\r\n\r\n<b>Red Piano Too to host Heritage Days art exhibit<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nThe Red Piano Too Art Gallery, located at 870 Sea Island Parkway on St. Helena Island, will have a Heritage Days art exhibit showcasing the creations of several Lowcountry artists from Nov. 8-10. The gallery will host a meet and greet receptions with featured artists Sonja Evans, Eric Jones, and Terry Singleton from 5-8 p.m. on Nov. 9. Light refreshments will be served. Visit redpianotoo.com or call 843-838-2241 for more information.', 'October 25th-31st events around Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'october-25th-31st-events-around-beaufort', '', '', '2018-10-25 09:45:32', '2018-10-25 13:45:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37956', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37958, 4, '2018-10-25 09:48:16', '2018-10-25 13:48:16', '<h4>By Celia Strong</h4>\r\nOur wine region this week is the Venet in northeastern Italy. This area includes Friuli, Venezie and Trentino-Alto Adige. Parts of this area produce great quantities of white wines like Pinot Grigios, Soaves and Proseccos, and other parts produce red wines that include Bardolinos, Valpolicellas and Amarones. Veneto is the eighth-largest wine producing region in Italy, with over 220,000 acres of vines planted, but only about 35,000 of these grow grapes for DOC classified wines. Just over half of the region’s production is white wines.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe region’s most popular reds — Bardolinos, Valpolicellas and Amarones — come from the western part of the region, near Lake Garda and the city of Verona. These three wines are basically a progression of the same grape varieties, grown in lesser to better soils and treated in fancier and more complicated ways as the grapes progress. The grapes are mainly Corvina, blended with Rondinella and Molinara. Grapes grown on the valley floors make the lighter-bodied Bardolino wines. From vineyards going up the slopes, warmer sites and better drainage, the same grapes make Valpolicella. With some variations in production methods, Valpolicella wines become fuller and much more complex, and reach their peak levels in Amarones. We need to note that Amarone is an abbreviation of the actual name for this wine — Amarone della Valpolicella. As you go from Bardolinos to Valpolicellas to Amarones, the costs rise with the quality.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe unique technique used to make the best Valpolicellas, including Amarone, is Appassimento. This technique dates back over 3,000 years, when it was used in many countries around the Mediterranean. Basically, appassimento is a drying process for the harvested grapes. Traditionally, large, round straw mats and baskets held the bunches in the sun for a fairly long time — from the September harvest through January. The grapes would dry and become wrinkled. With less liquid left in every grape, the pulp became more and more intensely flavored, and the increased sugar to pulp ratio allowed for higher alcohol levels to support more flavors in the finished wine. Amarone grapes are always treated this way, hence the finished wine has for more flavors and textures, but its price rises significantly because there is far less juice to make into wine.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn some other Valpolicella wines, versions of appassimento are used to enhance the finished wine. “Ripasso” is the most common and best-known of these methods. (This name means “repassed over.”) The Valpolicella grapes are crushed, and when they go into their fermentation vats, sediment from previous years’ Amarone barrels are added in. By fermenting with the sediment, the new Valpolicella wine picks up and retains extra flavors and textures. Of course, a ripasso costs more than a plain Valpolicella, but not as much as an Amarone.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis technique is also used in wines from the same basic grape varieties but from outlying areas, not officially grown in the vineyards classified for Valpolicellas. One example is Pasqua Passimento, our featured wine this week.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPasqua Family Vineyards was founded in 1925. They are producers of high-quality Veneto wines, though the founding brothers started as wine traders. They moved to the Verona area from Apulia, and within several years knew they wanted to make their own wines. The company is now run by the third generation of this family, with energy, enthusiasm and innovation. Their Passimento red wine is not DOC, but often it is mislabeled a baby Amarone. It is made from 40 percent Merlot, 30 percent Corvina and 30 percent Croatina. It is a bright ruby red, with deep, dark purple undertones. Its aromas and flavors include blackberries, blueberries, black cherries, chocolate, espresso and mocha powder, with a rich, juicy texture and long finish. An everyday wine that has been able to take advantage of history and knowledge. For $12.99. Enjoy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor &amp; Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.</i>', 'Passionate for Appassimento', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'passionate-for-appassimento', '', '', '2018-10-25 09:48:16', '2018-10-25 13:48:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37958', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37960, 4, '2018-10-25 09:49:00', '2018-10-25 13:49:00', '<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">By Lee Scott</h4>\r\nThe community I live in has an outdoor pool that overlooks a large live oak tree. The tree looks so majestic with the Spanish Moss dripping from its limbs. Behind the tree is a creek that, depending on the tides, is either rushing water or scenic marshland.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBecause of this tree and its view, there are many couples who come to get married under the live oak. Despite these weddings, our community pool does not close. And those of us who go to the pool regularly and sit on the upper deck that overlooks that live oak tree have found ourselves, inadvertently, the uninvited guests to many weddings. So, we started to embrace it. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Where are you running off to?,” my husband asked on one of our recent fall Saturdays.\r\n\r\n“There’s a wedding at 5 and I want a good seat,” I said.\r\n\r\nI had already called my girlfriend and told her I was wearing my black bathing suit in case it was a formal wedding. She assured me that she too was wearing a black and white bathing suit with a black floppy hat. She had toyed with the idea of wearing a fascinator but decided it might be too flamboyant considering our uninvited guest status.\r\n\r\nWhen I got to the upper deck, the crowd was already lining up their chairs turning them away from the pool, towards the live oak. Now let me assure you this crowd is respectful. No loud talking or attention getting. Fortunately, my friend’s husband had already secured a table with chairs for us. I jumped in the pool for a quick swim with my friend and we discussed the upcoming festivities. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBy the time we got back to the deck, the official invited guests were being led to the wooden chairs lined up looking out over the live oak and the marsh. It was a perfect evening with a blue sky, comfortable temperature and a nice breeze. We voyeurs all commented on the benefit of the dry grass too.\r\n\r\nAs we sat there in our bathing suits and sunhats, drinking our iced tea, we admired the dresses on all the invited guests. Finally, it was time! The bridesmaids came first in their cranberry colored dresses. Then we noticed the father of the bride who wore a cranberry vest to match. “Nice touch,” we all agreed as the music started to play. But the bride was the center of attention in a beautiful white dress with a long veil. And as she walked down towards her future husband she turned her head and looked at all of us uninvited guests and smiled.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIt was a perfect wedding under the live oak tree.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'The Uninvited Guests', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-uninvited-guests', '', '', '2018-10-25 09:49:00', '2018-10-25 13:49:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37960', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37962, 4, '2018-10-25 09:50:10', '2018-10-25 13:50:10', '<b>May River 49,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Battery Creek 7</b>\r\n\r\nMay River clinched a home playoff game and completed a sweep of its Beaufort County rivals with a 49-7 win over visiting Battery Creek on Friday.\r\n\r\nBrandon Morales and Ahmad Green each rushed for two touchdowns and Green threw a TD pass to Melvin Livermon to lead the Sharks’ offense. Cameron Scott added a late touchdown run, and Terry Fields returned an interception for a score.\r\n\r\nGabriel Singleton scored the lone touchdown for the Dolphins, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.\r\n\r\nThe Sharks (8-0, 3-0) travel to Wade Hampton for a region-title matchup next Friday. The Dolphins (2-7, 2-2), who will be the No. 3 seed from Region 8-3A, wrap up the regular season with a non-region game at home against Whale Branch on Friday.\r\n\r\n<b>Bamberg-Ehrhardt 28, Whale Branch 7</b>\r\n\r\nThe Warriors hung with the No. 4 team in Class 2A for a half before the Red Raiders pulled away in the second half.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe game was tied 7-7 at halftime, but Bamberg-Ehrhardt’s defense took control in the second half.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors (5-4, 1-3) will be the No. 4 seed in the Class 2A playoffs. They wrap up the regular season with a non-region game at Battery Creek on Friday.', 'Football Round Up – October 25th', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'football-round-up-october-25th', '', '', '2018-10-25 09:50:10', '2018-10-25 13:50:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37962', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(37965, 4, '2018-10-25 09:51:02', '2018-10-25 13:51:02', '<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">PROVIDED BY STATE FARM</h4>\r\nCost aside, it\'s not a good idea for newly licensed drivers to immediately have their own cars. For one thing, you may be sending your teen a message that having a car and driving immediately is a right he or she is entitled to, rather than a privilege earned with responsible behavior and experience.\r\n\r\nIt\'s a safer and wiser plan to require your teen to establish a safe driving record before allowing free access to the roadways. All new drivers are at the highest risk of getting into a crash during the first six months after receiving their license.\r\n\r\nAnd don\'t be in a rush to give your teen the privilege of independent driving in all conditions and situations right away — and not in his or her own vehicle. Though many adults look forward to their teens being able to help with driving responsibilities, it\'s worth waiting a few months more to keep your teen and your car safe.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Why wait?</b></p>\r\n• In their first year on the road, teens are almost 10 times more likely to be in a crash.\r\n\r\n• 20 percent of 11th-graders report being in a crash as a driver in the past year.\r\n\r\n• 25 percent of ninth-graders report being in a crash as a passenger in their lifetimes.\r\n\r\n• Crash risk increases incrementally with each mile per hour over the speed limit.\r\n\r\n• 16-year-old drivers with multiple teen passengers are twice as likely to be in a crash as alcohol-impaired drivers.\r\n\r\n• Crashes are more common among young drivers than any other age group. In the United States, one in four crash fatalities involves someone 16-24 years old, nearly twice as high as other age groups.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>What car is best?</b></p>\r\n• Avoid cars that have a sporty, performance-type image. These vehicles can encourage young drivers to speed and test their performance.\r\n\r\n• SUVs and pickup trucks are also not the best choices for teenagers. While they may seem a safe choice because of their size and weight, they\'re actually more likely to roll over in a crash. A teen driver\'s high crash rate and an SUV\'s high rollover rate can be a deadly combination.\r\n\r\n• Later-model mid- and full-size passenger cars are good choices since they offer sufficient weight, as well as updated safety features. Small cars offer less crash protection because of their size and weight.\r\n\r\n• Look for a car that has other air bags in addition to the standard driver and passenger airbags: Side and curtain air bags add an extra measure of crash protection.\r\n\r\n• Other safety features that might benefit your teen are Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), as well as intelligent seat belt reminder systems that remind drivers all occupants should wear seat belts.\r\n\r\nWhen you find a car that seems like a good choice, be sure to check safety ratings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (nhtsa.gov) or the Steer Clear® (iihs.org) driver discount program.\r\n\r\nFor more information about teen driver safety and tools for new drivers, visit State Farm® Teen Driver Safety website at teendriving.statefarm.com.\r\n\r\n<i>State Farm® (including State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates) is not responsible for, and does not endorse or approve, either implicitly or explicitly, the content of any third party sites hyperlinked from this page. State Farm has no discretion to alter, update, or control the content on the hyperlinked, third party site. Access to third party sites is at the user\'s own risk, is being provided for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any of the products which may be referenced on such third party sites.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>The information in this article was obtained from various sources not associated with State Farm®. While we believe it to be reliable and accurate, we do not warrant the accuracy or reliability of the information. These suggestions are not a complete list of every loss control measure. The information is not intended to replace manuals or instructions provided by the manufacturer or the advice of a qualified professional. Nor is it intended to effect coverage under our policy. State Farm makes no guarantees of results from use of this information.</i>', 'When and what should teens drive?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'when-and-what-should-teens-drive', '', '', '2018-10-25 09:51:02', '2018-10-25 13:51:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37965', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37967, 4, '2018-10-25 09:55:59', '2018-10-25 13:55:59', '<em>Photo above:&nbsp;This little boy seems taken aback by the tartness of the dill pickle chips during the pickle eating contest Saturday at Habersham’s Harvest Festival. The 8-and-under age class ended in a tie between Kazmere Green, 8, and Ryder Chewning, 5. Photos by Bob Sofaly.&nbsp;</em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[Modula id=\'22\']</p>', 'Habersham Harvest Festival', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'habersham-fall-festival', '', '', '2018-10-25 11:08:59', '2018-10-25 15:08:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37967', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37974, 4, '2018-10-25 09:57:46', '2018-10-25 13:57:46', '[caption id=\"attachment_37976\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"313\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RES3544.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-37976\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RES3544-946x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"354\"></a> Beaufort Academy’s De’Shaun Epps scores another touchdown Friday against Palmetto Christian Academy.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>Photo above: Beaufort Academy’s Eamon Smalls tries to catch Palmetto Christian quarterback Connor Rourk during the first half Friday night at BA. The Eagles won 74-34. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy put on another offensive clinic in a 74-34 home win over Palmetto Christian on Friday.\r\n\r\nDe’Shaun Epps rushed for 308 yards and six touchdowns on 13 carries and added an 80-yard touchdown reception to lead the Eagles. Ja’Sean Lawson added 106 yards and two touchdowns on three carries, and Dawson Coleman was 7-of-8 for 170 yards and three scores, including two to William Tumlin, who had five receptions for 87 yards.\r\n\r\nEdward McCormick anchored the defense with 12 tackles and three sacks.\r\n\r\nBA (6-2, 4-1) clinched the No. 2 seed from SCISA 8-Man Region 1 and will wrap up the regular season at Patrick Henry on Friday.', 'BA offense puts up big numbers in rout of PCA', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-offense-puts-up-big-numbers-in-rout-of-pca', '', '', '2018-10-25 09:57:56', '2018-10-25 13:57:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37974', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37979, 4, '2018-10-25 09:58:46', '2018-10-25 13:58:46', '<b>Dispose of prescription drugs at county event</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Department, in partnership with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the Lowcountry Alliance for Healthy Youth, is participating in the DEA National Rx Take Back program that allows people to properly dispose of unused prescription drugs.\r\n\r\nThe event will be held Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Bluffton Convenience Center at 104 Simmonsville Road in Bluffton and Shanklin Convenience Center at 80 Shanklin Road in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe following items will not be accepted: inventory from medical practices, liquid medicines, syringes or needles or medical waste. For more information call the Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Department at 843-255-6013.\r\n\r\n<b>Association of Realtors releases September report</b>\r\n\r\nSome economic observers are pointing to 2018 as the final period in a long string of sentences touting several happy years of buyer demand and sales excitement for the housing industry.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAlthough residential real estate should continue along a mostly positive line for the rest of the year, rising prices and interest rates coupled with salary stagnation and a generational trend toward home purchase delay or even disinterest could create an environment of declining sales.\r\n\r\nNew Listings were up 69.4 percent to 227. Pending Sales increased 30.6 percent to 141. Inventory grew 27.6 percent to 1,142 units. Prices moved higher, as Median Sales Price was up 11.9 percent to $240,000. Days on Market decreased 12.2 percent to 79 days. Months Supply of Inventory was up 15.4 percent to 6.0 months, indicating that supply increased relative to demand.\r\n\r\nTracking reputable news sources for housing market predictions makes good sense, as does observing trends based on meaningful statistics. The numbers continue to show pockets of unprecedented price heights combined with low days on market and an economic backdrop conducive to consistent demand.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'News briefs for October 25th', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-for-october-25th', '', '', '2018-10-25 09:58:46', '2018-10-25 13:58:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37979', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37981, 4, '2018-10-25 10:32:14', '2018-10-25 14:32:14', 'Treasure House at 203 Carteret Street hosted the October installment of Island Girls Night Out on Thursday, Oct. 18. The entrance to Treasure House is hard to miss.&nbsp;In the above photo,&nbsp;Gorden Marie, center, of Treasure House poses with the four grand prize winners Kim Taylor, Cheryl Nehiley, Nancy Dykeman and Terry Rice.&nbsp;Photos by Bob Sofaly.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[Modula id=\'23\']</p>', 'A Treasured Time', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-treasured-time', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:32:14', '2018-10-25 14:32:14', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37981', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37983, 4, '2018-10-25 10:27:03', '2018-10-25 14:27:03', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>HS Cross Country</b></p>\r\nBeaufort High School and Holy Trinity Classical Christian School claimed boys cross country region titles last week.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BHS-boys-XC.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-37987\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BHS-boys-XC-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"414\"></a>The Eagles edged perennial power Hilton Head High by three points to win the Region 7-4A crown, as all five of BHS’ scoring runners finished in the top 10. Marlon Belden led the way, finishing second in 16:41, one second behind champion Sam Gilman of Hilton Head. Nash Mills (16:56) was fourth, Collin Durham (17:15) was sixth, Joshua Wilborn (17:33) was ninth, and Max Davis (17:38) was 10th.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s girls did not post a team score, but Shannon Smith finished second in 19:52, three seconds behind Hilton Head’s Isabel Muehleman.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHoly Trinity’s boys claimed the SCISA Region 4-2A title as Logan Lawson (19:10) won the boys race by 13 seconds, helping the Lions finish with 25 points, well ahead of runner-up Hilton Head Prep (53).\r\n\r\nHoly Trinity’s girls finished second with 45 points, four points behind champion Hilton Head Christian. Izzy Hipple finished third in 24:02 to lead the Lions.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>HS Volleyball</b></p>\r\nBeaufort High’s volleyball team finished second in Region 7-4A and will host a first-round playoff match after splitting a pair of region contests to end the regular season.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Eagles clinched a home match with a 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-14) win over Colleton County thanks to a strong team effort. McCayla Willingham led the way with 10 kills and two blocks, Chase Vaigneur had seven kills, and senior Hailey Lamar had an outstanding night at the service line, going 15-of-16, and added six kills. Hannah Merchant had five kills, while setters Madison Gallion and Zyaire Middleton contributed four and two kills respectively.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles started strong in their regular-season finale at Hilton Head High, but the Seahawks pulled away for a 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-11) win. Beaufort was led by Vaigneur with seven kills and Merchant with four, as well as strong serving performances by Gallion, Middleton, Merchant, Arry Brown, and Peyton Polk.\r\n\r\nBeaufort will host Wilson at 6 p.m. Thursday with the winner traveling to take on top-seeded North Myrtle Beach in the second round Tuesday.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>HS Tennis</b></p>\r\nBeaufort High’s girls tennis team swept the singles courts to claim a 5-1 win over Bluffton on Wednesday, Oct. 17.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles (6-4, 4-2 Region 7-4A) secured the No. 2 seed and a first-round home match against North Augusta in the Class 4A playoffs on Wednesday, Oct. 24. The winner will travel to face the Region 6 champion in the second round Monday, Oct. 29.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Singles</b></p>\r\nMcKenzie Daniel (BFT) def. Lydia John 6-0,6-0\r\n\r\nCypress Daniel (BFT) def. Anastaysia Antsyferova 6-0, 6-1\r\n\r\nCaroline Louw (BFT) def. Rachael Richardson 6-4, 6-2\r\n\r\nElizabeth Holloway (BFT) def. Olivia Boshaw 6-0,6-0\r\n\r\nLucy Aydelette (BFT) def. Natalie Rizzo 6-0,6-0\r\n\r\n<b>Doubles</b>\r\n\r\nYakelin Castro/Erin Brandt (BLF) won by forfeit over Sophie McMullen/Grace Trask', 'Sports briefs for October 25th', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sports-briefs-for-october-25th', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:27:16', '2018-10-25 14:27:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37983', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37994, 4, '2018-10-25 10:28:35', '2018-10-25 14:28:35', 'The entrance to Beaufort Memorial’s Collins Birthing Center and Surgical Center closed earlier this week for construction. Patients and visitors will need to use different entrances and exits during the four-month construction project.\r\n\r\nDuring construction, all surgical patients and visitors should enter through the Cochrane Heart Center and Main Lobby entrances. These entrances will open at 5 a.m. Patients and visitors will be guided to the surgical waiting area for registration.\r\n\r\nLaboring mothers will be asked to enter the Birthing Center through the side of the building during the day and through the emergency department after 9 p.m. Visitors to postpartum may use the Cochrane Heart Center entrance during the day, and the emergency department entrance after 9 p.m. Visitors will be checked in by security before entering the unit.\r\n\r\nThe closure will make way for the construction of a new entrance with a large canopy to provide coverage for patients and visitors outside, and a remodeled and expanded waiting area inside. During this time the Birthing Center’s postpartum rooms also will be renovated in this final phase of the complete remodel of the center. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOnce open, the renovated birthing center will include eight labor and delivery rooms, 12 postpartum rooms and a five-patient antepartum unit. The visitor waiting area will nearly double in size and each room will be furnished with new, comfortable recliners for visitors, among other things.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe hospital’s first baby was delivered on May 1, 1944, nearly 75 years ago. Since that time tens of thousands of babies have been born at Beaufort Memorial, including many of the staff members who work there today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“We have a long, happy history of caring for mothers and babies and look forward to continuing that tradition for years to come,” said Collins Birthing Center Director Patti Valentini.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'BMH entrance closed for construction', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bmh-entrance-closed-for-construction', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:28:35', '2018-10-25 14:28:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37994', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(37997, 4, '2018-10-25 10:29:02', '2018-10-25 14:29:02', 'Burton and MCAS Beaufort firefighters responded to a house fire Sunday, Oct. 21, in which the Red Cross was notified to assist a mother and four children whose home was damaged in the blaze. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Burton-FD_House-Fire-Walter-Dr_102218b.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38001\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Burton-FD_House-Fire-Walter-Dr_102218b-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"442\"></a>Just after 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 21, Burton and MCAS Beaufort firefighters responded to a reported house fire on Walter Drive. Callers said smoke and flames were coming from the home. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFirefighters arrived and reported heat with almost zero visibility as they entered the residence. Crews searched the home for trapped occupants and extinguished the fire, which was located in the kitchen. Firefighters found no one was inside the home. While the fire was quickly brought under control, extinguishment was delayed due to the fire being able to burning through the ceiling and into the attic area, causing smoldering in the insulation. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe fire is under investigation. While fire damages were confined to the kitchen area, the home suffered heat and smoke damages throughout. Red Cross was notified to assist the family.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBurton fire officials recommend families get in the habit of performing safety checks of their homes before leaving and going to bed; check to ensure stoves are turned off, candles blown out, extension cords unplugged, ashtrays emptied in metal containers, all doors in the home closed, and smoke detectors operational.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Red Cross notified for family of five after house fire', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'red-cross-notified-for-family-of-five-after-house-fire', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:29:02', '2018-10-25 14:29:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=37997', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38007, 4, '2018-10-25 10:38:11', '2018-10-25 14:38:11', 'What could be more fun than an old-fashioned county fair, filled to the brim with historical flair? With the arrival of crisp fall air, the Santa Elena Foundation hosts the second annual Lowcountry Fair from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Cotton Hall Plantation.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Lowcountry-FairL-Sandy-Dimke-3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38023\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Lowcountry-FairL-Sandy-Dimke-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"860\"></a>With Hargray Communications and several other sponsors, plans are in place for a unique community event with moderately-priced tickets and family ticket packages to allow visitors of all ages to enjoy special activities and events throughout the day at no extra cost. The fun, family-friendly atmosphere will showcase Marsh Tacky horses from around the region in obstacle courses, meet-and-greet areas and several racing heats.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>“At the end of the day, we will be awarding a grand champion of the horse races, but with a great community event like this – everyone wins,” said Megan Morris, executive director of the Santa Elena History Center. “This fall\'s Lowcountry Fair will be a stand-out event for the community to experience local heritage mixed in with plenty of good fun, food and friendship. This continues our efforts to highlight Beaufort County’s unique history and collaborate with others in the region.”\r\n\r\nThe events featuring the Marsh Tacky horse will be the perfect complement to other headline activities, like Living History. Across a 50-acre field, over 500 years of local history will be on display with historical re-enactors showing family life, living conditions, and times of war, sacrifice, and change. From 16th-century colonial times when Santa Elena was founded by the Spanish, through the American Revolution, the Civil War and Reconstruction Era and up to World War II — men, women and children will demonstrate history in period costume. They will mingle with spectators, tell fascinating stories of life in days gone by, fire their weaponry, walk in a parade and engage visitors in fun, educational activities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe most delicious local food concessions will be available for purchase throughout the day, including local oysters or barbecue, sweet treats, and locally-brewed beers and Spanish wines. Sip and see throughout the area with music playing and artisans displaying their original products from iron-welded signs to local honey and everything in between.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nChildren will also enjoy the exotic petting zoo, pony rides, and other fun activities. They can meet friends at the National Park Service and participate in a Junior Ranger program, or head over to see the critters brought by Coastal Discovery Museum, who will have their own Marsh Tacky named Comet on site.\r\n\r\nAnd just when you think you’ve seen it all, follow a trail down to the plantation\'s original operating sugar mill, still in use today. Enjoy a walk back in time to see how sugar was made in the antebellum South, thanks to the plantation owners who have preserved this art for decades and now welcome us to their home.\r\n\r\nTickets are available online (www.santa-elena.org/lowcountry-fair) and at the gate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Patron Level ($100),<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>General Admission ($20),&nbsp;Children 7-17 ($5)\r\nFamily Package (two Adults<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>and 2+ Children): $50\r\nActive Military Families (two adults and 2+ Children): $40</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[Modula id=\'24\']</p>', 'Lowcountry Fair to feature loads of history and family fun', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-fair-to-feature-loads-of-history-and-family-fun', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:38:11', '2018-10-25 14:38:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38007', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38011, 4, '2018-10-25 10:32:24', '2018-10-25 14:32:24', '<em>Photo above: Beaufort High School’s James Dagin gets wrapped up for a short gain against rival Hilton Head High during the third quarter of their Region 7-4A game Friday night at BHS. The Eagles defeated the Seahawks 33-18. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High snapped its five-game losing streak with a 33-18 win over Region 7-4A rival Hilton Head High on Friday.\r\n\r\nJeffrey Smyth threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another and recorded an interception on defense to help the Eagles pick up the critical region win. Reid Reichel caught three touchdown passes — two from Smyth and one from Tyler Haley — and James Dagin added a rushing score for Beaufort.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nGaston Moore and Nate Brown connected for a touchdown pass and Diante Richard threw a TD pass to Elijah Thompson for the Seahawks.\r\n\r\nHilton Head struck first as the defense recorded a safety less than two minutes into the game, but Smyth’s 19-yard strike to Reichel got the Eagles on the board with 5:08 left in the second quarter. Moore’s 30-yard TD pass to Brown put the Seahawks back on top less than a minute later, but Haley and Reichel connected for a 23-yard score to give Beaufort a 13-9 halftime lead.\r\n\r\nRichard hit Thompson for the go-ahead score to make it 15-13 with 2:14 left in the third quarter, but the Eagles put together three scoring drives in the fourth quarter to pull away. Dagin broke a 23-yard TD run for the lead, and Smyth hit Reichel for a 35-yard TD and broke a 58-yard run to make it 33-15 before the Seahawks added a late field goal.\r\n\r\nBeaufort (4-5, 1-1) hosts Colleton County next Friday with a chance to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Class 4A playoffs, while Hilton Head High (4-4, 0-2) will need to win at Bluffton and hope for an at-large bid to the postseason.', 'Eagles soar past Seahawks, clinch playoff berth', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'eagles-soar-past-seahawks-clinch-playoff-berth', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:32:24', '2018-10-25 14:32:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38011', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38025, 4, '2018-10-25 10:40:45', '2018-10-25 14:40:45', '<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_2869.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-38026\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_2869-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"709\"></a>Above: \'The 143-year-old Hunting Island lighthouse located at Hunting Island State Park is the only historic lighthouse in South Carolina that is open to the public. The 133-foot-tall beacon is open to park visitors, who can climb the 175 steps for a panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean and the park. Submitted by Ron Callari. Right: Tom and Elise McMahon spotted this stunning rainbow while visiting Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. 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.', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-83', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:43:43', '2018-10-25 14:43:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38025', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38029, 4, '2018-10-25 10:42:51', '2018-10-25 14:42:51', '<h4>By Bill Rauch</h4>\r\nThe scientific community and the old-timers alike agree there’s seawater in Beaufort County in places there didn’t used to be.\r\n\r\nScientists, special interests and the politicians who represent the special interests argue over not whether the seas are rising — everyone agrees they are — but why the seas are rising.\r\n\r\nThis is the story of what is known about sea level rise in Beaufort County. There is nothing political about it … until the very end.\r\n\r\nCharleston, our neighbor to the north, now experiences “nuisance flooding” an average of 23 days a year. That is, according to a recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) study, up roughly four times from what it was 50 years ago. Charleston is talking about a possible future need to erect barriers to the sea, and the city has already spent big money installing various check valves, pumps and water tunnels to help control the unwanted waters.\r\n\r\nHow fast is the land sinking and how fast are the seas rising here?\r\n\r\nBoth these factors are of course important and importantly, like the tides, they are not universal. The level of the ocean does not rise like a bathtub, oceanographers caution, and the land does not sink (what the scientific community calls “subsidence”) universally either, geologists say.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-25-at-10.42.03-AM.png\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38032\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-25-at-10.42.03-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"179\"></a>The NOAA maintains water level monitoring stations at the entrance to Charleston Harbor to our north and at Fort Pulaski outside Savannah to our south. The data from those facilities shows sea level rise plus land subsidence and confirms what the old-timers know: that between 1901 and 2017 the seas are higher at Charleston by an average of 3.25 millimeters per year, or by 1.07 feet per 100 years. The data from Savannah is similar: 3.24 millimeters per year with a 100 year total of 1.06 feet.\r\n\r\nBy way of comparison the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released a report that says the worldwide average for sea level rise is 1.7-1.8 millimeters per year. Accordingly, keeping in mind that the seas do not rise like a bathtub and the land does not subside universally, these and other data indicate that the long term rate of sea level rise in the Lowcountry is about twice the global average.\r\n\r\nMoreover, sea level rise here has quickened over the last decade, the Federal Government’s scientists say, and the quickening is expected to continue to increase here over the next 50 years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“A slowing of the Gulf Stream, continued land subsidence, and gravitational changes from loss of land ice, especially in Antarctica, all will contribute to higher than global sea level rise amounts in this [the Carolina Lowcountry] area,” NOAA’s Dr. William V. Sweet said last week.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSweet, a native of North Carolina, was the lead scientist for NOAA’s 2017 study, “Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States.”\r\n\r\nAt Charleston, NOAA’s reports predict, the rate of increase (sea level rise plus subsidence) over the next 50 years will be two to three times the previous rate, or 1.25-1.5 feet more lost to the sea by 2065.\r\n\r\nWith regular reports of Antarctic glaciers making unusual groaning sounds, and pictures of enormous icebergs freed from the polar ice cap, we are pretty well informed on the melting of the poles.\r\n\r\nBut little or nothing is said about subsidence.\r\n\r\nThat’s because subsidence is more local, and subsidence rates are affected by less understood influences than the melting of polar ice caps, influences like aquifer depletion and other subterranean events. Some coastal areas are subsiding virtually not at all while the subsidence rate elsewhere is dramatic.\r\n\r\nSouthwestern Louisiana is the most quickly subsiding area in the coastal U.S., according to U.S. Geological Survey maps. A recent Tulane University study found the land there is subsiding at twice the rate previously charted, or as much in some places as nearly half an inch per year. A recent Scientific American story attributed the dramatic subsidence increase there to offshore drilling.\r\n\r\nLouisiana, a poor state where Big Oil holds big sway, has now permitted more than 50,000 wells in its coastal zone. The pipes that bring the crude oil ashore are laid into man-made undersea trenches that stretch from the rigs to the shore. Some scientists say the trench-digging contributes to the erosion of the land there. Others say the cavities left by the extracted oil result in undersea cave-ins, and that the collapses of these cavities contribute also to the unusual subsidence rate there. As can be easily imagined, the many and well-heeled proponents of Big Oil fiercely dispute any findings that lay increased subsidence rates at the feet of the oil companies.\r\n\r\nNonetheless, in addition to the very real, costly and destructive risk of spills, offshore drilling probably also causes beach denourishment.\r\n\r\nAlong the Florida to North Carolina seaboard the Carolina Lowcountry is already, in the words of Dr. Sweet, “in the subsidence bullseye” with subsidence rates of 1.3 millimeters per year. If we didn’t know it already, that tells us Beaufort County is a delicate place. And when the hurricanes come every millimeter counts.\r\n\r\nAll of that is why I’m going to do something next month that I rarely do. I’m going to vote for Joe Cunningham. I trust him way more than I trust his opponent to keep the rigs out.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. Email Bill at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.</i>', 'What we know about this delicate place', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-we-know-about-this-delicate-place', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:45:29', '2018-10-25 14:45:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38029', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38036, 4, '2018-10-25 10:44:48', '2018-10-25 14:44:48', 'The Beaufort Cultural District will hold the 15th annual Art Walk on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 5–8 p.m., with 12 galleries and exhibition spaces in the Cultural District open to the public. Each space will be flying an Art Walk banner. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nEarlier in the day, a sidewalk chalk art contest, called Chalk the Streets, will be held downtown from 9:00 a.m.–2 p.m. Artists must register for a 4-foot by 4-foot space. Pick up a registration form from any participating gallery.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nParticipating galleries includes Atelier on Bay, the Beaufort Art Association, Beaufort Digital Corridor Gallery, Beaufort River Glass, Coastal Art Supply, Phil Heim Photography, I. Pinckney Simmons Gallery, Lybensons Gallery, Rhett Gallery, Thibault Gallery, the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts, and the University of South Carolina Beaufort Sea Islands Center Gallery.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nArtwork of every medium, subject, and style will be on display at all of these locations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nVisit 12 artist studios at Atelier on Bay, located on the second floor of the historic Lipsitz building.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>At the Beaufort Art Association, digital photographs of nature and the scenes of the Lowcountry by Gordon Fritz will be on display, as well as selected works from member artists.\r\n\r\nThe I. Pinckney Simons Gallery will feature the inspiration of the “Southern Marsh” painted by Marcy Dunn Ramsey. Experience the eloquent gestures of the twisted reeds and stands of marsh grass in this restful and soothing vision. Please join Ramsey and the gallery’s hosts of artists as they present the beauty of the South.\r\n\r\nThe Fiber Artists of Beaufort will be exhibiting at the Beaufort Digital Corridor Gallery.\r\n\r\nAt the very tip of the Beaufort Cultural District at the USCB Sea Islands Center Gallery, view installations by College of Charleston sculpture professor Jarod Charzewski. Encapsulating concepts of consumerism and the human compulsion to collect things, these works feature donated new, unused bike fenders, decompressed map cylinders, welded steel, and other unusual materials.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', '15th annual Art Walk set for Oct. 27', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '15th-annual-art-walk-set-for-oct-27-2', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:44:48', '2018-10-25 14:44:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38036', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38040, 4, '2018-10-25 10:47:12', '2018-10-25 14:47:12', 'The Downtown Beaufort Merchants Association invites the community to come downtown and enjoy an evening of live music, dining, and late-night shopping on Nov. 2. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image3.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38042\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"279\"></a>November is the month for reflecting on all we are thankful for, and with 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 gift for someone special or treating friends and family to a wonderful dining experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>The sounds of sweet string instruments will fill the cool fall air as talented students from the Rabinowitz Music School play beautiful melodies along downtown streets.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>The First Friday event runs 5 to 8 p.m., and like all First Friday events, it’s free and family-friendly.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe fun doesn’t end with First Friday. November is a time the community can show gratitude for small businesses by supporting them throughout the month and celebrating Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Holiday shopping will be in high gear and merchants and businesses throughout downtown will show their appreciation for customers in their shops, galleries, and restaurants as they enjoy the season.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>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 Years 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 – Thanksgiving comes early in Downtown Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'first-friday-thanksgiving-comes-early-in-downtown-beaufort', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:47:12', '2018-10-25 14:47:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38040', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38044, 4, '2018-10-25 11:00:27', '2018-10-25 15:00:27', '<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BA-tennis-ice-bucket.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-38047\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BA-tennis-ice-bucket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"364\"></a>Beaufort Academy claimed a second consecutive SCISA Class 1A girls tennis state title with a 5-1 win over Lowcountry Prep on Wednesday at Charleston Tennis Center.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles won five of the six singles matches, including a three-set thriller at No. 3 in which Caroline Moss rallied after dropping the first set and clinched the team title, ensuring the doubles matches didn’t need to be played.\r\n\r\nBA’s players doused coach Larry Scheper with a cooler of ice water after the victory.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Singles</b></p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Jayda Scheper (BA) def. Kaitlin Bellune 6-3, 6-1</li>\r\n 	<li>Riley Moore (LP) def. Mary Alden Cooper 6-1, 6-0</li>\r\n 	<li>Caroline Moss (BA) def. Reynolds Tiller 4-6, 7-5, 10-5</li>\r\n 	<li>Ansleigh Pingree (BA) def. Eileen Starnes 6-1, 6-3</li>\r\n 	<li>Leith Gray (BA) def. Trinity Tison 7-5, 6-1</li>\r\n 	<li>Brycen Ambrose (BA) def. Izzy Thurlow 6-0, 6-0</li>\r\n</ol>', 'BA Girls Win 2nd Straight SCISA 1A Title', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-girls-win-2nd-straight-scisa-1a-title', '', '', '2018-10-25 11:01:06', '2018-10-25 15:01:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38044', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38046, 4, '2018-10-25 10:50:57', '2018-10-25 14:50:57', 'In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Beaufort Memorial is offering the opportunity to purchase screening mammograms for $99 through MD Save now through Oct. 31.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMammograms are available in both Bluffton and Beaufort and can be purchased online at MDSave.com/Beaufort. Patients who purchase the $99 mammogram by the end of this month will be able to schedule their screening appointments any time within six months of purchase.\r\n\r\nMD Save is an online healthcare marketplace designed for patients who have no health insurance or high-deductible health plans. Through MD Save patients can receive discounts on a wide range of medical services, including lab work, imaging tests, physical therapy, primary care visits and a variety of same-day surgeries – and avoid complicated hospital billing. Rather than receive separate invoices from the hospital and physicians, the services are bundled into one bill and paid directly to MD Save.\r\n\r\nPatients who wish to purchase a $99 screening mammogram should:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Visit MDSave.com/Beaufort and select a service and preferred location now through Oct. 31.</li>\r\n 	<li>Pay online with a major credit card, debit card, or FSA or HSA card and receive a service voucher.</li>\r\n 	<li>Call 843-522-5015 to make an appointment.</li>\r\n 	<li>Present the voucher at the time of the appointment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></li>\r\n</ol>', 'Final week to purchase $99 screening mammograms through BMH', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'final-week-to-purchase-99-screening-mammograms-through-bmh', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:50:57', '2018-10-25 14:50:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38046', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38050, 4, '2018-10-25 10:51:09', '2018-10-25 14:51:09', 'The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber\'s Military Affairs Committee, and the Tri-Command honored the Stacks family from Naval Hospital Beaufort at the Outstanding Military Family event hosted on Wednesday, Oct. 17.\r\n\r\nThe event, sponsored by Atlantic Marine Corps Communities, recognizes families from Beaufort\'s Tri-Command for their exceptional service and community involvement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n\"We are thrilled to celebrate the Stacks family as our Naval Hospital Beaufort Outstanding Military Family,\" said Blakely Williams, President &amp; CEO of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce. \"They have gone above and beyond in making a home for themselves here in Beaufort. They have made a lasting impression on so many people that they interact with daily.\"\r\n\r\nCmdr. and Mrs. Stacks and their four children — Isaac, Elijah, Allie, and Ashton — actively volunteer with Community Bible Church’s food bank ministry and meal delivery service for shut-ins; Cross Community Church’s community outreach projects; Military Ministries on Parris Island; Holy Trinity Classical Christian School; and numerous community relations activities organized through the Naval Hospital Beaufort Chaplain\'s office.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Chamber\'s Military Affairs Committee will honor the next Outstanding Military Family from MCAS Beaufort in early 2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Beaufort Chamber of Commerce hosts Outstanding Military Family event', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-chamber-of-commerce-hosts-outstanding-military-family-event', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:51:09', '2018-10-25 14:51:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38050', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38054, 4, '2018-10-25 10:57:11', '2018-10-25 14:57:11', '<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/activity-bucket-costumes-1406352-e1540479518125.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-38059\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/activity-bucket-costumes-1406352-e1540479518125-1024x823.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"328\"></a>If Halloween is your favorite holiday, you’re in luck, because there are loads of spooky activities planned in the Beaufort area leading up to All Hallows’ Eve.\r\n\r\nHere are some of the opportunities you’ll have to stockpile sugary snacks or get your frightful fix:\r\n\r\n• Children and their families are invited to attend Trunk or Treat from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at Helena Place Senior Living in Port Royal. Dress to impress for Halloween and collect candy and other treats. Creepy cookies and petrifying punch will be served. Vote for your favorite Halloween costume and coordinating trunk. All who attend are guaranteed to have a boo-tiful time. The event is free and open to the public. In the event of inclement weather, the party will be moved inside. Helena Place is located at 1624 Paris Avenue in the historic Old Village in the Town of Port Royal (directly across the street from the Port Royal Post Office). Senior Citizens who would like to participate should call 843-252-3001, or email rewing@enlivant.com.\r\n\r\n• Put on your costumes for treats, games, and spooky lighthouse climbs at the Hunting Island State Park Trunk or Treat event from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26. Children can enjoy trick or treating in a fun and safe environment in the lighthouse parking lot and then create a sand art masterpiece ($5 per person) or climb the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse after dark ($2 per person; must be 44 inches tall).\r\n\r\n• Flashback Gear, 802 Bay Street, will host Halloween ComicFest from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. Halloween ComicFest is an annual event where participating local comic shops celebrate the season by giving away free comics to fans. This is a perfect opportunity to introduce kids, friends, and family to the many reasons why comics are great.\r\n\r\n• Kids of all ages are welcome and parents are encouraged to accompany them to Downtown Beaufort for the annual Downtown Trick-O-Treat Halloween Party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. Enjoy an afternoon of games, music, costume parades and candy. Parents and children are invited to come to Henry C. Chambers Waterfront park in costume and spend time with friends and neighbors in an old-fashion Trick-O-Treat celebration. Open and free to the public.\r\n\r\n• Party Port Royal style with scarecrows, beer, food, and fun for everyone at the fifth annual OktoPRfest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, on Paris Avenue. The event will feature Bikers against Bullies, the Classic Cars and Trucks of Beaufort, craft vendors, a stage with live entertainment, a Larew Dance Centre performance, Tux the Clown, face painting, a kids’ zone, food vendors, and as always, the OktoPRfest craft beer garden. Each food vendor will have at least one German-inspired meal for purchase. Live entertainment includes performances by Levon Stevens and Louise Spencer, The RK’s, and The Brewer Band.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n• The Lowcountry Master Gardeners are again celebrating Halloween with scarecrows. Perfect for harvest time, scarecrows have provided chemical-free crop protection since ancient times. But how creative can you get with your scarecrow? Show off your scarecrow skills by entering one of three categories —&nbsp;1. Make and display a scarecrow; 2. Wear a scarecrow costume; 3. Draw a scarecrow (10 and under) — at the Oct. 27 edition of the Port Royal Farmers Market. Register by 9:30 a.m. with prizes handed out at 11:30 a.m. Contact Kim at KimberlyAnnMcFann@me.com for more information.\r\n\r\n• Ghostly spirits have taken over downtown Beaufort while the Exchange Club hosts its 26th annual Ghost Tours. Sign up now to take a carriage ride or walking tour through Beaufort’s Historic District while listening to haunting tales of the area. Tours last about an hour and will run in the evenings of Oct. 26-28, and 30. All proceeds benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) of Beaufort County.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Some of Beaufort’s oldest residents have shared stories from their childhood and the Exchange Club of Beaufort brings these stories to life each October. Costumed storytellers spellbind tour participants with the ghostly happenings while traveling the Spanish moss-lined streets of downtown. The oldest ghost in America is said to live in “The Castle,” a 19th century renovated estate located on the river in downtown Beaufort. Beware, ghostly visions have been known to appear on past tours. Walking tour tickets are $12 for all ages and carriage tours are $12 for children ages 3-11 and $22 for adults. All children must be accompanied by an adult. A pet- and stroller-friendly walking tour leaves each night at 7 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made online at www.capabeaufort.org or by calling 843-52-GHOST.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Plenty of spooky fun on tap for Halloween', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'plenty-of-spooky-fun-on-tap-for-halloween', '', '', '2018-10-25 11:00:00', '2018-10-25 15:00:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38054', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(38055, 4, '2018-10-25 10:52:48', '2018-10-25 14:52:48', 'The Beaufort County Board of Education has scheduled three weather make-up days and waived two more days that were missed when schools were closed during preparations for hurricanes Florence and Michael.\r\n\r\nA total of five instructional days were missed in September and October during hurricane preparations. State law requires districts to make up three days and gives local boards of education the authority to waive up to three additional days.\r\n\r\nThe three weather make-up days approved by the board are Wednesday, Nov. 21 (the day before Thanksgiving), and Jan. 7-8. Instead of classes resuming after winter break on Wednesday, Jan. 9, as previously scheduled, they will now resume on Monday, Jan. 7.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDistrict administration made the recommendation based on more than 6,000 responses to online surveys as well as input from an ad hoc calendar committee composed of school administrators and classroom teachers. Survey respondents generally favored a shorter winter break over extending the school year into June.\r\n\r\nDistrict administration made two additional recommendations that were approved by the board:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Switching the half-day of instruction currently scheduled for Friday, Dec. 21, to Wednesday, Nov. 21 (the day before Thanksgiving). Going to a full instructional day on Dec. 21 (the last day before winter break) will give high schools more time to administer first semester final exams.</li>\r\n 	<li>Extending first semester two days into January (Jan. 7-8) to give high schools more instructional time to meet state minimum requirements.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>First semester will now end on Tuesday, Jan. 8, and second semester will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 9.</li>\r\n</ul>', 'School board schedules weather make-up days', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-board-schedules-weather-make-up-days', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:52:48', '2018-10-25 14:52:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38055', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38057, 4, '2018-10-25 10:58:13', '2018-10-25 14:58:13', '<h3>One of the questions Beaufort County voters will be asked at the ballot box Nov. 6 is whether to allow the county to issue up to $25 million in bonds to support the county’s Rural and Critical Lands Preservation Program.</h3>\r\nA yes vote on the issue would allow the county to release up to $25 million “for the purpose of land preservation, by purchasing open land in Beaufort County in order to protect water quality, protect local waterways such as the Port Royal Sound, and local creeks and rivers such as the Okatie, Broad and May Rivers, wildlife areas, wetlands, natural lands, farmland, coastal areas, shellfish beds, and nursery areas for recreational and commercial fisheries, and beaches, and provide buffers for the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.”\r\n\r\nThe measure calls for all expenditures to be subject to an annual independent audit and stipulates no more than 20 percent of the funds may be used to improve existing and newly acquired open space and natural areas protected under the program.\r\n\r\nThe issue piggybacks on a recent win for area conservationists with the county’s approval to purchase a portion of the Whitehall property on Lady’s Island for an approximately 10-acre public park.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling is among those who supports the initiative.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“If one studies the impact of this program, you will see huge benefits through land preservation, conservation and recreation while managing growth through private sector, Beaufort County Open Land Trust and governmental collaboration,” Keyserling said. “In the past this program has enjoyed massive public support, but there is much work to do.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Rural and Critical Lands Preservation Program was created in 1999 in response to rapid population and commercial growth throughout the county that began to endanger critical waterways and threaten the coastal ecosystem. Voters passed a $40 million bond referendum in 2002 to fund land purchases and approved three more referenda over the next 15 years. As of 2017, the program had completed 104 land protection projects preserving a total of 23,869 acres.\r\n\r\nProponents say conserving rural and critical lands lead to increased property values, cost savings on stormwater fees, more tourism revenue, healthier citizens, more farms to produce locally-sourced food, and jobs, among other benefits.\r\n\r\nIf passed, the current referendum is estimated to cost the average homeowner approximately $12 annually.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>ON THE BALLOT</b></p>\r\nHere is the verbiage of the referendum that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot:\r\n\r\n<i>“Shall Beaufort County, South Carolina, issue general obligation bonds, not to exceed $25 million, for the purpose of land preservation, by purchasing open land in Beaufort County in order to protect water quality, protect local waterways such as the Port Royal Sound, and local creeks and rivers such as the Okatie, Broad and May Rivers, wildlife areas, wetlands, natural lands, farmland, coastal areas, shellfish beds, and nursery areas for recreational and commercial fisheries, and beaches, and provide buffers for the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. All expenditures shall be subject to an annual independent audit and an amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the funds created by this referendum may be used to improve existing and newly acquired open space and natural areas protected under this program.</i>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">County GOP joins in support of transportation tax</h2>\r\nThe Beaufort County Republican Party (BCRP) Executive Committee has voted unanimously to support the proposed Transportation Sales and Use Tax on the Nov. 6 ballot.\r\n\r\n“This support is based on the commitment from Beaufort County Council that the sales tax proceeds can only be used legally for projects stated on the ballot,” said a party spokesperson.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSherri Zedd, Chair of the BCRP, stated that these funds are critical to our county due to the high growth and economic needs of the area. The funds would also qualify us for matching state and federal funds.\r\n\r\nThe proposed one-cent sales tax would remain in place for up to four years or until $120 million is generated, whichever comes first. The revenue would provide up to $30 million for traffic improvements on Lady’s Island between the Woods Memorial Bridge and the Chowan Creek Bridge. Another $10 would go to installation and repair of sidewalks and multi-use pathways in 24 locations throughout the county to help provide safe walking routes to schools and improved access to residential communities, and $80 million would go to traffic improvements to the U.S. 278 corridor, including repairing or replacing existing spans of the bridges to Hilton Head Island and improvements between Moss Creek Drive and Squire Pope Road.', 'November ballot issue would support land preservation', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'november-ballot-issue-would-support-land-preservation', '', '', '2018-10-25 10:58:13', '2018-10-25 14:58:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38057', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38064, 4, '2018-10-25 01:00:52', '2018-10-25 05:00:52', 'It is with great pleasure that we announce new ownership of <i>The Island News.</i> We have published <i>Lowcountry Weekly</i> for over 18 years and the addition of <i>The Island News</i> now affords us an even greater opportunity to serve our community here in Beaufort.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWe will be making some changes in the near future while still retaining the staff and community feel of <i>The Island News </i>and building on the solid foundation created by founding publishers Kim and Elizabeth. And as we look to that future, we‘ll count on your input to help us provide you with a hyper-local community newspaper worthy of the residents of Beaufort. Tell us what you want! What information and features are important to you? What would you like to see in your community paper?\r\n\r\nIn the next few years, Beaufort will undergo changes. Development at Port Royal and Whitehall. Growth of the commercial park, USCB, and organizations like the Santa Elena Foundation, the Beaufort Digital Corridor, and Beaufort Memorial Hospital. There are many more examples to be found.\r\n\r\nWe are excited about our plans. With <i>The Island News </i>and <i>Lowcountry Weekly</i>, two separate and very different publications, our goal will be to connect – and reflect – the community and lifestyles of Beaufort. To grow these publications right along with this special place that is so much a part of our hearts and lives.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 510px;\">Jeff &amp; Margaret Evans,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;\r\n</span>Publishers</p>', 'From the Publishers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'from-the-publishers', '', '', '2018-10-25 13:43:11', '2018-10-25 17:43:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38064', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38072, 4, '2018-10-25 14:26:12', '2018-10-25 18:26:12', '<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 500px;\" src=\"//e.issuu.com/embed.html#1234986/65378524\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Read past editions at&nbsp;https://issuu.com/theislandnews.</p>', 'October 25-31, 2018 edition', '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'read-the-latest-edition', '', '', '2021-09-22 23:23:13', '2021-09-23 03:23:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?page_id=38072', 0, 'page', '', 0),
(38083, 4, '2018-11-08 07:03:08', '2018-11-08 12:03:08', '<b>November activities<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>at Hunting Island</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<ul>\r\n 	<li>Mondays: Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Tuesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walks, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Wednesdays: Reptile Talk, 11 a.m. (Nov. 28)</li>\r\n 	<li>Thursdays: Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Nov. 29); CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m. (Nature Center closed Nov. 22)</li>\r\n 	<li>Fridays: Fish Printing, 2 p.m. (Nov. 16, 30); Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (Nov. 9, 23); Full Moon Lighthouse Club, 5:30 p.m. (Nov. 23)</li>\r\n 	<li>Saturdays: Tie Dye, 2 p.m. (Nov. 10, 24); Pinecones for Passerines, 2 p.m. (Nov. 17)</li>\r\n 	<li>Sundays: Walk in the Woods, 11 a.m. (Nov. 25)</li>\r\n</ul>\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>YA Everlasting<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Book Club</b>\r\n\r\nIf&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;an&nbsp;adult&nbsp;but&nbsp;still&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;reading&nbsp;Young Adult Literature,&nbsp;this&nbsp;book&nbsp;club&nbsp;is&nbsp;for&nbsp;you! All meetings begin at 5:30 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Wednesday, Nov. 7: “If I Ever Get Out of Here” by Eric Gansworth</li>\r\n 	<li>Wednesday, Dec. 12: “My True Love Gave to Me Edited” by Stephanie Perkins</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe\r\n\r\n<b>NaNoWriMo Write in</b>\r\n\r\nStop by the library for a quiet space to work on your novel for National Novel Writing Month. Coffee and Snacks will be provided\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Thursday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Saturday, Nov. 24, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe\r\n\r\n<b>Design in TECHnology</b>\r\n\r\nThis month’s Fridays @ the Corridor features several of local Digital Creatives talking about the role of Design in Technology. Join Jamie Fleming of 1212 Design, Nate Schaub of Mindflint, and Ginger Wareham of PickleJuice, in this interactive discussion from noon-1 p.m. on Nov. 9.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAttendance is limited to 25 guests, with priority seating for Digital Corridor members. The non-member fee is $10 and can be paid by cash, credit card, or check at the door. Lunch will be provided.\r\n\r\nMetered and free street parking available in and around BASEcamp at 500 Carteret Street. Parking in a reserved space will result in a parking ticket.\r\n\r\n<b>Shorts At High Noon </b><b>film series returns this fall</b>\r\n\r\nBeginning on Oct. 3, the popular Shorts at High Noon film series will return to the Technical College of the Lowcountry for another eight-week run. The program features the best of Short, Student, and Animation Films from the archives of the Beaufort Film Society.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe films selected for screening have all screened at the Beaufort International Film Festival as finalists from 2007 through 2018, with one exception — the programs scheduled for screening on November 28 will be from the submissions to the 2019 festival. The audience in attendance that day will vote for their favorite film, and the winning selection will compete in the 2019 BIFF as a finalist.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe complete schedule is at beaufortfilmfestival.com. All screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, Building 12, Auditorium, at 921 Ribaut Road. Admission is Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Lowcountry organists’ concert to honor November holidays</b>\r\n\r\nThe Lowcountry chapter of the American Guild of Organists will honor Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving at its Friday, Nov. 9, concert. Four Hilton Head Island organists — Dr. JooSoo Son (Providence Presbyterian Church), Nina Rodman (St. Luke’s Church), Linda Hamilton (Holy Family Catholic Church) and Debby Graves (St. Andrew By The Sea United Methodist Church) — and vocalists Chalmers Gorman (tenor) and Warren Graves (baritone) will perform. The concert will be held at St. Luke’s Church on 44 Pope Ave., Hilton Head Island. The program begins at noon and is free with donations accepted.\r\n\r\n<b>Red Piano Too to host Heritage Days art exhibit<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nThe Red Piano Too Art Gallery, located at 870 Sea Island Parkway on St. Helena Island, will have a Heritage Days art exhibit showcasing the creations of several Lowcountry artists from Nov. 8-10. The gallery will host a meet and greet receptions with featured artists Sonja Evans, Eric Jones, and Terry Singleton from 5-8 p.m. on Nov. 9. Light refreshments will be served. Visit redpianotoo.com or call 843-838-2241 for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Tickets on sale for annual Auldbrass Plantation Tours</b>\r\n\r\nFrank Lloyd Wright’s only home in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Auldbrass, is now on tour every year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>The privately-owned home was previously only open for public tours every two years, but that’s changed. The Beaufort County Open Land Trust has teamed up with local event planner Ashley Rhodes to host the Auldbrass Plantation Tours annually. The 2018 tours will be held Friday, Nov. 9; Saturday, Nov. 10; and Sunday, Nov. 11; with daily tours from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $175 per person and are being sold through EventBrite.com under “Auldbrass Tours 2018.” Proceeds from the tour benefit the Beaufort County Open Land Trust.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>BA to hold fundraiser golf tourney</b>\r\n\r\nThe entire Beaufort community is welcome to attend the Beaufort Academy Blue &amp; White Club\'s annual fundraiser. Play golf, attend an after-party with a great silent auction, or both to support BA’s athletics department.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe four-man Captain’s Choice tournament tees off at 11 a.m. on Nov. 10 at The Sanctuary Golf Club on Cat Island. Cost is $150 per player and includes lunch, golf, and two tickets to the after party.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe silent auction and after party will start at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person and include dinner and beverages, including beer and wine, and live music. Cash bar for liquor.\r\n\r\nFor more information, call Warren Richards at 843-812-7020.\r\n\r\n<b>Feel the vibes with the Beaufort Drum Circle</b>\r\n\r\nAll are welcome to enjoy some good vibes at our free, family friendly Drum Circle from 5:30-7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12. Join us at the Contemplative Garden located in Henry Chambers Waterfront Park (pavilion for inclement weather).\r\n\r\nBring a chair or blanket and your favorite percussion instrument or borrow one of our extras. No experience necessary. Rain or shine.\r\n\r\n<b>Classes set for first-time homebuyers</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will hold its next round of classes for first-time homebuyers on Nov. 13, Nov. 27, Dec. 4 and Dec. 18.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>With these classes and one-on-one sessions on budgeting, you will earn a 15 credit hour certificate which can be presented to your lender when getting ready to purchase your home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>All classes will be held at the new chamber building located at 711 Bladen Street at 6:00 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Call 843-986-1102 or 843-379-4588 for additional information.\r\n\r\n<b>Beyond the Bricks: Hoopla, cloudLibrary &amp; Flipster</b>\r\n\r\nLearn how to instantly access and download free ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, music, and more. Bring your own favorite mobile device (tablet, cell phone, or laptop) and learn how to use the digital services offered by the library.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Thursday, Nov. 15 3:30-5 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort, SC 29902. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe.\r\n\r\n<b>Coupons for Soldiers</b>\r\n\r\nDid you know that manufacturer\'s coupons that have expired in the U.S. can still be used by overseas military members?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDrop by the Beaufort Branch Library on Sorting Day to help clip, sort, and bag coupons to prepare for shipping — or drop off your unused coupons! Bring in your Smart Source, P&amp;G, and RMN manufacturer\'s coupons any time. Coupons can be up to two-months expired. (No store-specific or internet coupons, please.)&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Friday, Nov. 16, anytime between&nbsp;9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Monday, Nov. 19, anytime between 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe\r\n\r\n<b>An Evening on Fripp with Dan and Randy McCormick</b>\r\n\r\nDan McCormick — a beloved Fripp resident — and his brother, Dan, have put the McCormick name on the music map as studio musicians and song writers with hits sung and recorded by famous artists, such as Randy’s “Real Love” by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers and “Suspicions” by Eddie Rabbitt, or Dan’s “Crazy in Love” sung by Conway Twitty and a Top-10 hit with Kenny Rogers’ version. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAt 5 p.m. on Nov. 16 and 17, the McCormick brothers will perform all their favorites at the Fripp Community Centre, 205 Tarpon Boulevard, sponsored by Fripp Friends of Music. Attendees get a free pass at the Fripp gate. Tickets are available at the door and are $25 for adults (cash or check only) and free for students. Guests are invited to join Dan and Randy at a cheese and wine reception after the show – and guaranteed to go home humming their favorite tunes. For more information, go to www.frippfriendsofmusic.com or call 843-838-1777.', 'November 8th-14th events around Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'november-8th-14th-events-around-beaufort', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:03:08', '2018-11-08 12:03:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38083', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38085, 4, '2018-11-08 07:03:59', '2018-11-08 12:03:59', '<h4>By Bill Rauch</h4>\r\nHere’s an opportunity to beat swords into plowshares.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County is in the final stages of preparing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 80-acre tract on Washington Farm Road in the Lobeco area of northern Beaufort County that the government bought under its Rural and Critical Lands program. Respondents will be asked, according to the draft documents, to propose non-profit agricultural or equestrian uses that provide educational opportunities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis is the property that the county purchased in December 2014 with the idea that it would serve as a gun park — a notion neighbors beat back after it was shown that all three schools in the Whale Branch cluster were within .30-06 range. The land was acquired from Duncan Farms, who for many years truck farmed there.\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County School District doesn’t know it yet, but the RFP presents to them a unique opportunity — but they will need to read up on the Farm to Schools movement that is sweeping the country.\r\n\r\nThose of us who want to see young people everywhere eat better, slim down, get unplugged, and get outdoors long enough to get some vitamin D from the sun hope the district’s leadership will get up to speed on this, and get excited enough about the opportunity to put in a proposal.\r\n\r\nSpartanburg District 6 owns Cragmoor Farm, where student-grown and operated organic produce is trucked back to the district’s four elementary, one middle and one high school for use in their cafeterias. The district also operates a farmers market where the public can purchase the fruits and vegetables the students help raise.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Our students are actively involved in the growing process from germinating seeds in the greenhouse, transplanting the seedlings into the gardens, and to harvesting the fruits and vegetables,” the district’s website says.\r\n\r\nDorchester District 2’s Ashley Ridge High School and their adjacent seven-acre Fox Ridge Farm were recently awarded a $72,540 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant to improve and expand the farm. The district’s Fox Box program provides stipends to students who help with the farm over the summer. The school also partners with nearby privately-owned Tiger Corner Farm to help raise the hydroponic vegetables that are used in the district’s 24 cafeterias.\r\n\r\nDistrict 5 of the Lexington and Richland Counties School District recently implemented its Farm to Five Program that “expands local food offerings in schools, provides school gardening and experiential learning opportunities, and promotes health and wellness,” its website says.\r\n\r\nThere’s too much Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD, a non-clinical term) around. Some children adapt well to the highly-stimulated, high-pressure, indoor, screen-oriented environment that is prevalent today, child psychologists like Last Child in the Woods author Richard Louv say. But others react, he and others say, to NDD by developing attention problems, obesity, anxiety, depression and feelings of loneliness.\r\n\r\nThe district should take a close look at the Spartanburg 6 example in particular. That program receives funds from the State Department of Agriculture, the USDA Farm to School Grant Program, The Healthy School Initiative Program, and The Mary Black Foundation. The Newman’s Own Foundation and other philanthropic organizations are also supportive of programs like these that provide nutrition and nutritional education to young people.\r\n\r\nWho’s to say helping a row of seedlings take root in a greenhouse, or tending some tomato plants in a garden, or helping a peach tree bear fruit, or getting out into the Lobeco sunshine to pick a row of corn might not be a lifeline for some? Certainly getting local fresh fruits and vegetables in the cafeteria would be a plus for everyone.\r\n\r\n<i>Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. Email Bill at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.</i>', 'School District has a shot to improve lunchroom offerings', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'school-district-has-a-shot-to-improve-lunchroom-offerings', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:03:59', '2018-11-08 12:03:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38085', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38087, 4, '2018-11-08 07:04:33', '2018-11-08 12:04:33', '<h4>By Lee Scott</h4>\r\nThis week has brought on another series of things I did not know.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>I thought I would have learned everything by now, but alas, it is not true. Oh, I knew I was going to have to keep up with Apple and Microsoft with all their new software, but it is the little things in life that surprise me, and I need to pass them along today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFirst, have you ever looked closely at those little white plastic tabs that hold the bread or bagels closed? Many of us have not. Here was my learning moment. I had bought a couple of packages of Lender’s frozen bagels at my local supermarket. When I thawed one package, toasted a bagel, and sat down to eat it, the first bite was horrible. As a faithful Lender’s bagel customer, I felt it was my duty to call their customer service number. The representative was very polite. She asked me about the taste, the product code, and where I bought the bagels. Then she asked, “Do you still have the little white tab on the bagel bag to close it?”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Yes,” I said.\r\n\r\n“What is the expiration date on the tab?”\r\n\r\nI had no idea! There was the date — October 2017. The bagels were a year past their expiration date. I will not mention the local grocery store I bought them from, but the customer representative assured me she would check into the issue. She then said she was dropping coupons in the mail to replace the inedible bagels. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAfter I got off the phone, I started to look at the other bread items. Most have tabs with an expiration date. Then I thought of other things I just learned about, some of which, my friends confessed they did not know either.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>For example, the icon of the gas pump on my car has its own information. Not the little gas pump icon where it indicates your fuel level, but a separate icon that has either an arrow or a fuel handle pointing to the left or right. It shows which side of the car the fuel goes in. Many cars have this symbol now. I discovered this while renting a car recently. It comes in very handy when you are driving an unfamiliar vehicle. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThen I learned about elevator dings. If you are standing in front of an elevator and it dings once, it is going up. If it dings twice, it is going down. Who knew? Probably people who are blind or who are more observant than me. Now the big question is: What else don’t I know? Probably a lot. But I will make sure I pass them along as the learning continues.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Another learning moment', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'another-learning-moment', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:04:33', '2018-11-08 12:04:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38087', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38089, 4, '2018-11-08 07:05:06', '2018-11-08 12:05:06', 'Back by popular demand, Coastal Stage Productions is proud to reprise their over-the-top hit musical sensation, “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.” The sedate life in a Florida trailer park gets turned upside down as this hilarious musical comedy takes over. Join this talented Beaufort County cast as they again present the bawdiest, most politically incorrect production to ever hit the Lowcountry stage. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTake a woman who hasn’t set foot out of her trailer since her baby was kidnapped 20 years ago. Bring in another woman who suffers from a hysterical pregnancy and another with a husband in the state prison. Plunk them down in a North Florida trailer park named Armadillo Acres. Add some over-the-top song-and-dance numbers, hilarious dialogue and a surprise ending, and there you have “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>The trailer park trio Betty, Lin and Pickles interact with the audience and provide a running musical commentary on the events at the park, and things really start rockin’ when Pippi, a glamorous professional stripper on the run, seeks refuge to escape her insane ex-boyfriend, Duke. She quickly draws the attention of toll-collector Norbert, a simple man who loves his wife Jeannie, but is frustrated with her inability to leave their trailer for the past two decades. It’s one laugh after another as we hear their story in this warmhearted, adventurous musical of double-wide proportions. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLeave the kids at home. Rated PG-13 for adult language and situations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPerformances at The Shed Event Venue, 809 Paris Ave, Port Royal, SC.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>November 30 – Dec 1, 7 &amp; 8 at 8 p.m., Sunday, December 2 &amp; 9 2 p.m. Advance Tickets: Reserved Seating: $25, General Admission: $22, Group Reserved Seating: $22, Online: www.coastalstageproductions.com, Box-Office: 843-717-2175 or $25 General Admission Tickets at the performance.', '“The Great American Trailer Park Musical” rolls back into Port Royal Nov. 30', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-great-american-trailer-park-musical-rolls-back-into-port-royal-nov-30', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:05:06', '2018-11-08 12:05:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38089', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38091, 4, '2018-11-08 07:05:28', '2018-11-08 12:05:28', 'The Beaufort County School District is sponsoring a free workshop Nov. 8 to discuss options to help finance college educations.\r\n\r\nThe primary target audience is high school students and their parents. More than 300 students and parents attended last year’s sessions.\r\n\r\n“In past years, our college finance workshops were focused on high school juniors and seniors,” said Geri Henderson, the school district’s Director of Secondary Education.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>“This year we’re opening up to include parents of all high school students because it’s never too early to start planning for college and gathering information about scholarships and grants.”\r\n\r\nThe workshop will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, in Beaufort High School’s Performing Arts Center.\r\n\r\nPresenters will include representatives from the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education; the South Carolina Tuition Grants Commission; the University of South Carolina at Beaufort; the Technical College of the Lowcountry; South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities; Scholarships for Military Families; the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry; and South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation.\r\n\r\nPresenters will cover the basics of applying for financial aid, including FAFSA and the CSS Profile.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Information also will be presented on local, state and national grants, loans and scholarship opportunities.', 'District to host free college financial aid workshop', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'district-to-host-free-college-financial-aid-workshop', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:05:28', '2018-11-08 12:05:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38091', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38093, 4, '2018-11-08 07:06:27', '2018-11-08 12:06:27', '<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>HS Cross Country</b></p>\r\nBeaufort High’s boys finished fifth and the girls placed ninth at the SCHSL Class 4A Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Columbia.\r\n\r\nBeaufort’s Marlon Belden finished third in the boys race with a 5K time of 15:48, leading the Eagles to a fifth-place finish.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nShannon Smith led the Eagle girls, finishing 15th in 19:43.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHilton Head High’s boys won their sixth consecutive state title and the Seahawk girls finished second, marking the 10th time in 11 years both Seahawks teams have placed in the top two.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Girls</b></p>\r\nBeaufort High (9th): 15. Shannon Smith 19:43; 27. Charlize Anita 20:31; 28. Anna Brown 20:32; 94. Isabel Vega 22:34; 109. Olivia Crisologo 23:25; 131. Maggie Crisologo 26:02\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Boys</b></p>\r\nBeaufort High (5th): 3. Marlon Belden 15:48; 16. Nash Mills 16:38; 36. Joshua Wilborn 17:20; 38. Collin Durham 17:24; 43. Max Davis 17:30; 48. Charlie Bennett 17:39; 99. Eli Smith 18:51\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>HS Volleyball</b></p>\r\nBattery Creek’s volleyball team reached the Class 3A Lower State championship match before falling 3-1 to perennial power Bishop England on Monday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins advanced to the Lower State final with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20) win over Academic Magnet on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Dazanni Hinton (17 kills, four blocks) and Laiani McCullough (eight kills, three blocks) led the Dolphins’ attack in a dominant all-around performance against the Raptors. Setters McKenzie Young (16 assists, six kills, five aces) and Dani Ramirez (12 assists, one block) directed the offense, and Emily Crosby anchored the defense with nine digs.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***</p>\r\nBeaufort High’s playoff run ended with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-8) loss at North Myrtle Beach on Tuesday, Oct. 30.\r\n\r\nSetter Madison Gallion directed the offense and added five kills, Hannah Merchant had five kills, and Chase Vaigneur and Hailey Lamar added three kills a piece for the Eagles. Libero Peyton Polk and setter Zyaire Middleton anchored the defense.\r\n\r\nBeaufort finished the season with an 18-19-3 record and loses only one senior of the region runner-up squad.', 'Sports briefs for November 8th', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sports-briefs-for-november-8th', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:06:27', '2018-11-08 12:06:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38093', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38095, 4, '2018-11-08 07:09:05', '2018-11-08 12:09:05', 'The Sea Islands Center Gallery at USCB will present “Indigo Rain: Secreta, Magica, Memoria,” an exhibition featuring artwork by Zipporah Camille Thompson, from 5-8 p.m. on Nov. 8. A gallery talk by the artist will take place at 6 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/unnamed.png\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38098\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"359\"></a>The exhibition will be on view through Dec. 8. The gallery, located at 1106 Carteret St., is open Tuesday through Friday from 1-6 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.\r\n\r\nA visual artist and sculptor based in Atlanta, Thompson explores ritual and alchemical transformations through the unknown and through universals, including death, catastrophe, chaos and the cosmos. Metamorphosed shapeshifters and hybrid landscapes reflect various archaeological, psychological, and ecological perspectives, as well as a personal investigation of self and identity.\r\n\r\nShe creates woven sculptural hangings, assembling handmade and found objects into installations while crafting vessels of clay, antlers, bean pods, and more. She works with a variety of traditional and nontraditional materials, including fiber, clay, plastic, tinsel, and aluminum foil. Her work references historical traditions of weaving and ritualistic art-making, as well as futuristic and space-age visions. One of the works featured is a new installation created specifically for USCB\'s Sea Islands Center Gallery.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/unnamed-1.png\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38096\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/unnamed-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"494\"></a>Thompson received a BFA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an MFA from the University of Georgia. Her work has been featured in a number of print and online publications, most recently in Art Papers. She has shown at the Zuckerman Museum of Art, Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn, Rogue Space in Chelsea, the Georgia Museum of Art, the Atlanta Contemporary, and Whitespace Gallery in Atlanta, as well as other venues. Her work is also included in private collections.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThompson is a 2016 Artadia (Atlanta) Finalist, a Hambidge Distinguished Fellow, a former resident of ACRE Projects and Elsewhere Museum, and a Hambidge Creative Hive Project Artist.\r\n\r\nMore recently, she earned the Zenobia Scholarship Award for residency at the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, in Newcastle, Maine. She is also a 2018 NCECA Multicultural Fellow and a 2018 Idea Capital Research &amp; Development Travel grantee. She is an artist in The Creatives Program with studio residency at The Goat Farm. She recently completed a residency at the Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency in Saugatuck, Michigan.\r\n\r\nThompson is represented by Whitespace Gallery in Atlanta.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the artist, visit her website at http://www.zipporahcamille.com.', 'USCB Sea Islands Center Gallery to host Atlanta artist’s exhibit', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-sea-islands-center-gallery-to-host-atlanta-artists-exhibit', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:09:05', '2018-11-08 12:09:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38095', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38097, 4, '2018-11-08 07:07:53', '2018-11-08 12:07:53', 'The local chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Mu Pi Zeta, will host “A Blue and White Christmas Bazaar” from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Dec. 8 at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Beaufort. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nProceeds from the holiday event will help support several community projects such as Stork’s Nest, elder care awareness, mental health and autism awareness, annual scholarships, and mentoring programs. Stork’s Nest is a national program that shines awareness on premature births to expectant mothers. Mu Pi Zeta has three locations within Beaufort County that provide free resources to expectant mothers as well as educational support.\r\n\r\nVendor space is now available. Licensed vendors are needed to sell their holiday crafts and specialty items at the Blue and White Christmas Bazaar, providing an opportunity for small businesses and budding entrepreneurs to spread holiday joy while supporting community service projects.\r\n\r\nFor more information on vendor space, contact Mu Pi Zeta at mupizeta@gmail.com or 843-476-0526.', 'Local sorority to hold Christmas bazaar', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'local-sorority-to-hold-christmas-bazaar', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:07:53', '2018-11-08 12:07:53', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38097', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38100, 4, '2018-11-08 07:08:07', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '', 'Trunk or Treat at BMH', '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', '', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:08:07', '2018-11-08 12:08:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38100', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38102, 4, '2018-11-08 07:09:36', '2018-11-08 12:09:36', '<b>Treasurer’s Office announces new hours</b>\r\n\r\nBeginning Nov. 14, all Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office locations will open at 8:45 a.m. every Wednesday to facilitate staff training and development. The establishment of regular training strengthens the office’s commitment to serving taxpayers with innovation and enthusiasm; and will allow for training on a variety of topics, including identifying fraudulent tenders, procedures, customer service, and delinquency standard, according to a release.\r\n\r\nPayments and inquiries can still be made during this time through BeaufortCountyTreasurer.com.\r\n\r\nVisit www.beaufortcountytreasurer.com for information, to make a payment, or to contact the office.\r\n\r\n<b>Mopeds must now be registered in S.C.</b>\r\n\r\nBeginning Nov. 19, moped owners or operators must have their moped registered with the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) to drive it legally on any state road. This comes as a result of Act 89 signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster in May 2017. Moped owners may visit any SCDMV branch to register their moped.\r\n\r\nLaw enforcement officers and other residents will recognize a properly registered moped by the unique, five-digit license plate on the back of the vehicle and the registration decal in the lower right-hand corner, similar to how they identify passenger vehicles as properly registered. Moped operators will also be required to carry a registration card with them when operating the moped.\r\n\r\nIn addition to having a license plate and proper registration, the minimum age for receiving a moped, or Class G, operator’s license will be 15. Previously, 14-year-olds, with a qualifying adult’s permission, could apply for a moped license.\r\n\r\nTitling a moped will cost $15. Registering a moped will cost $10 every two years. Mopeds purchased Nov. 19 and after are subject to the 5% of sales price, maximum of $500, infrastructure maintenance fee in addition to title and registration fees. Beginning November 1, customers must visit an SCDMV branch and pay the proper fees to register their moped by the November 19 deadline.', 'News briefs for November 8th', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-for-november-8th', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:09:36', '2018-11-08 12:09:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38102', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38104, 4, '2018-11-08 07:11:33', '2018-11-08 12:11:33', 'Reader Geoffrey Back snapped this rainbow photo, which he entitled, “A Promise Renewed.” 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.', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-84', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:11:33', '2018-11-08 12:11:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38104', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38107, 4, '2018-11-08 07:13:50', '2018-11-08 12:13:50', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Famed Actor, Author, Opera Singer, Sculptor to be honored at the 13<sup>th</sup> Annual Beaufort International Film Festival</i></h3>\r\nThe Beaufort Film Society has announced that Paul Sorvino will be presented the prestigious Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th annual Beaufort International Film Festival in February. The festival dates are Feb. 19-24 with the Red Carpet Reception and Awards Gala taking place on Sunday, Feb. 24, at the USCB Center for the Arts.\r\n\r\n\"If you look at his body of work in the film and television industries, his work on Broadway, his philanthropic efforts over the past six decades, you can see why we\'re so very honored to present the Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award to the legendary entertainer Paul Sorvino,\" Beaufort Film Society President Ron Tucker said.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38108\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"383\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/12735437-paul-sorvino-2.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38108\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/12735437-paul-sorvino-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"274\"></a> Paul Sorvino[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe award is named for best-selling author and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Pat Conroy, who was a longtime resident of Beaufort before his death of pancreatic cancer in March 2016. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort\'s long film history began with Pat when his novel “The Great Santini” was made into a feature film followed later by “The Prince of Tides.” Both films were shot in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe Brooklyn-born Sorvino began his career as a 16-year-old singer at a Catskills resort dreaming of becoming an opera singer. And it was no pipe dream. He had studied singing for years and, to this day, has a beautiful tenor voice. But rent and real life led him into a variety of odd jobs and a stint in the Army.\r\n\r\nHis singing hopes somewhat stifled by asthma, he redirected his career into what figured to be a more promising field—acting. Years of acting and vocal lessons were largely supported through scholarships. After studying dramatic arts under the tutelage of renowned acting teacher Sanford Meisner at the prestigious American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, Sorvino made his Broadway debut at 25 acting and singing in the original 1964 production of the musical \"Bajour.\"\r\n\r\nOver the next three years, Sorvino worked a variety of jobs (salesman, chauffeur, etc.) while gaining prominence as an advertising writer/creative director and pursuing his acting career. He made his film debut in Carl Reiner\'s 1970 comedy \"Going Ape\" and began a career solely dedicated to acting and occasional singing.\r\n\r\nAt 40, the tenor made his lifelong dream come true with his operatic debut in \"Die Fledermaus,\" selling out six performances at the Seattle Opera (the impresario Glynn Ross told the press Mr. Sorvino had \"one of the voices of the century\"). The reviews included \"he has an astonishing high C.\" In opera, he would go on to sing the lead in \"The Most Happy Fella\" in 2006 at The New York City Opera at Lincoln Center and sold out 15 critically acclaimed performances.\r\n\r\nPaul Sorvino\'s resume is as long and varied as any performer could hope for, including over one hundred eighty movies and television shows, two operas, three Broadway plays, musicals on Broadway and at major theaters across the country.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nEarly on Paul suffered from severe asthma, but as an adult created and mastered breathing techniques that helped control attacks. He wrote the 1985 best-selling book \"How to Become a Former Asthmatic\" and founded the Sorvino Asthma Foundation to educate the public about asthma and techniques for managing the illness. He has been honored twice by the Pope for his work with asthmatics as well as by the American Medical Association.\r\n\r\nAn actor, director, best-selling author, screenwriter, professional bronze sculptor, pianist, business man, operatic tenor and passionate cook, Sorvino still returns occasionally to his original dream and headlines his own concerts. He lives in New York and Los Angeles with his wife, Emmy award - winning television host and commentator Dee Dee Sorvino, and he is the father of Michael, Amanda and Academy Award-winning actress Mira Sorvino. Paul was recently chosen to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.\r\n\r\nThe \"Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement\" Award is sponsored by Leslie and Landon Thorne.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the 13th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival, visit beaufortfilmfestival.com. The festival is produced by the Beaufort Film Society.', 'Paul Sorvino to receive Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'paul-sorvino-to-receive-pat-conroy-lifetime-achievement-award', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:13:50', '2018-11-08 12:13:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38107', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(38110, 4, '2018-11-08 07:15:08', '2018-11-08 12:15:08', 'The fifth annual Lowcountry Slam was held this weekend in local waters, and three men came out on top Saturday, Nov. 2.\r\n\r\nThe Lowcountry Slam, sponsored by Beaufort Boat and Dock Supply in Port Royal, pits local anglers against each other in three different species: speckled trout, flounder and red drum. Aggregate weights are taken in all three species.\r\n\r\nTop winner was Mac Dean. Second place went to Mike Linker, and third place went to Bubba Coker.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo at top:&nbsp;Left: Mike Edmonds weighs the top speckled trout caught by Mike Linker, while Michelle Tanis, left, writes down the weight. Linker came away with second place. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'Area anglers compete in Lowcountry Slam', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'area-anglers-compete-in-lowcountry-slam', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:15:08', '2018-11-08 12:15:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38110', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38113, 4, '2018-11-08 07:16:42', '2018-11-08 12:16:42', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Next meeting to be held Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m.</i></h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38114\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"409\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/aauw.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38114\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/aauw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"308\"></a> Left to Right: Mary Hope Roseneau, Vice-president Program; Amy Brennan, Speaker; Dr. Celeste Nalwasky, President.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) began its 2018-19 season with Amy Brennan, non-profit consultant, speaking on “Empowering Women in South Carolina.” The meeting was held at the First Presbyterian Church in Beaufort. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe next meeting of the Beaufort Branch of AAUW will be held again at the First Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Elizabeth Millen, Editor of Pink Magazine, will be the speaker.\r\n\r\nA catered dinner prepared by Debbi Covington at 6 p.m. will begin the evening. Millen’s presentation immediately follows. Reservations may be made by calling 843-838-2665.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>All women and men are welcome.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAAUW strives to create societal change through non-partisan advocacy on issues impacting women and girls. Each year the Beaufort Branch of AAUW awards a scholarship to help a non-traditional student at one of our local colleges.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'AAUW Beaufort begins new season of programming', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'aauw-beaufort-begins-new-season-of-programming', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:16:42', '2018-11-08 12:16:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38113', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38116, 4, '2018-11-08 07:18:48', '2018-11-08 12:18:48', 'Recognizing the growing need for primary care services in the community, Beaufort Memorial Physician Partners has hired another experienced physician for its Lady’s Island Internal Medicine practice. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38117\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"254\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Yvette-Marie-Pellegrino-MD-3.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38117\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Yvette-Marie-Pellegrino-MD-3-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"331\"></a> Yvette-Marie Pellegrino, M.D., FAAFP[/caption]\r\n\r\nYvette-Marie Pellegrino, M.D., FAAFP, board-certified in family medicine and obesity medicine, comes to the Lowcountry from Mooresville, North Carolina, where she opened a successful primary care center and community-based weight loss clinic three years ago.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nA graduate of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Pellegrino completed her residency at the Somerset Family Practice Residency Program in Somerville, New Jersey. During her 16-year career, she opened a single-provider practice in a rural North Carolina town for Health Management Associates and worked at several primary care practices in the state before moving to South Carolina. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nShe served as a member of the faculty at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Wake Forest Baptist Health and was a preceptor for nurse practitioner students at East Carolina University.\r\n\r\nPellegrino will join board-certified internal medicine specialists Dr. Robert Vyge and Dr. Philip Cusumano and board-certified physician assistants John Garner and Eric Gearhart at Beaufort Memorial Lady’s Island Internal Medicine, located at 117 Sea Island Parkway in Beaufort. To schedule an appointment with Pellegrino or any of the providers, call 843-522-7240.', 'Family Medicine and Weight Loss Specialist joins Beaufort Memorial', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'family-medicine-and-weight-loss-specialist-joins-beaufort-memorial', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:18:48', '2018-11-08 12:18:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38116', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38119, 4, '2018-11-08 07:19:13', '2018-11-08 12:19:13', 'The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is urging consumers to be cautious when shopping for a new or used vehicle. Hurricanes and flooding hit the Southeast yet again in 2018, and dishonest businesses and individuals may attempt to sell storm-damaged vehicles. The following tips can help you avoid being tricked by a dishonest seller:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><b>Know your seller.</b> Stick with reputable, well-known sellers. Get references from family and friends.</li>\r\n 	<li><b>Inspect and examine. </b>Thoroughly check the vehicle for silt, mud and rust. Consumers may even need to check the trunk, glove compartment and under the seats, noting whether upholstery and carpeting is faded, ill-fitting or discolored.</li>\r\n 	<li><b>Test, test, test.</b> Test all interior and exterior lights, windshield wipers, turn signals, stereo, mirrors and seats. Test the air conditioning and heater, smelling for musty odors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>The heavy smell of disinfectants or cleaners may be a sign the seller is trying to mask a mold or odor problem.</li>\r\n 	<li><b>Get a mechanic’s opinion.</b> Have a trusted mechanic thoroughly check the car for signs of damage, including mechanical and electrical. Paying for this service up front may save a consumer in the long run.</li>\r\n 	<li><b>Check the car’s history. </b>Ask to see a detailed vehicle history report. Consumers can also go to www.vehiclehistory.gov to pull a report themselves. Use the VIN to get a free report on the vehicle’s flood history at www.nicb.org. (This site is run by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, so if the car did not have insurance, it will not be in the database.)</li>\r\n 	<li><b>Trust your gut.</b> If a deal sounds too go to be true, it probably is. If anything seems suspicious, walk away.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nConsumers who believe they have purchased a flood-damaged vehicle are encouraged to file a complaint. SCDCA processes and mediates consumer complaints against regulated businesses, refers complaints that fall within another agency’s jurisdiction and mediates those complaints against businesses that are unregulated. To file a complaint, visit www.consumer.sc.gov and click “File A Complaint.”', 'Don’t Get Tricked into Buying a Flood-Damaged Vehicle', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '38119-2', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:19:33', '2018-11-08 12:19:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38119', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38122, 4, '2018-11-08 07:20:01', '2018-11-08 12:20:01', 'Board members, donors and volunteers from The Foundation for Educational Excellence surprised faculty members from 15 different schools across Beaufort County last week with balloons and oversized checks as they awarded the teachers the Foundation’s Innovative Teacher Grants for Fall 2018.\r\n\r\nThese 19 grants totaling more than $14,000 will impact students throughout the district in classes ranging from early childhood centers through high school. Some of the projects funded this year include outdoor fitness stations, 3-D anatomical models, photography equipment and supplies for creating a school-wide composting initiative.\r\n\r\nThis grant cycle was partially funded by generous contributions from the Friends of Callawassie Island, the Rotary Club of Okatie and the Foundation’s major fundraiser, “Jewels and Jeans.” The event is held each spring and offers an opportunity for attendees to “Fund-a-Grant” by pledging money toward partial funding of the Foundation’s grants. Two grants for aeronautics projects at River Ridge Academy were funded through a private donation.\r\n\r\nAmong the many awards, Alissa Stripling, a numeracy coach at Lady’s Island Elementary, received a grant for her project “Engineering is Elementary – Evaluating a Landscape.” Through this grant, students will have the opportunity to dig into the role of geotechnical engineers where they must select a safe, flood-proof and erosion-proof location for a new TarPul by working with a model riverbank to study soil properties and examine maps to assess the potential for erosion at different sites along the river.\r\n\r\n“We always look forward to grant season,” says Susan Hughson, Foundation Board Member and Grant Chair. “It\'s great to see the wide range of ideas that come from our teachers across the district. We are happy to be able to contribute to bringing fun and innovative projects to life for over 3,000 students with these grants.”\r\n\r\nThe grant recipients for Fall 2018 are listed below:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>David Shervin, Beaufort HS: Anatomy Models for 3D Learning<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></li>\r\n 	<li>Melissale Rivera, Joseph Shanklin Elementary: Who Are the People in Our Neighborhood?</li>\r\n 	<li>Jennifer Friend-Kerr, HHI Creative Arts: Thinking in the Third Dimension Agata Marzec, May River HS: Sensory Wonder — Tactile Audio Illustrated Book</li>\r\n 	<li>Bree Lauffer and 3 others, Okatie Elementary: What Goes Around, Comes a Round</li>\r\n 	<li>Sandra Courtney, HHI Creative Arts: Breakout of the Ordinary with an Exciting Escape</li>\r\n 	<li>Christine Warner and Emma Young, Coosa Elementary: Baillie Players Mentorship Program</li>\r\n 	<li>Harry T. Smith, Lady\'s Island Elementary: Mathletics</li>\r\n 	<li>John Cullinen, Battery Creek HS: Digital Instruction by Students for Students</li>\r\n 	<li>Eric Mohrman, River Ridge Academy: Flying High with Hot Air Balloons</li>\r\n 	<li>Alissa Stripling, Lady’s Island Elementary: Engineering is Elementary — Evaluating a Landscape</li>\r\n 	<li>Barry Swindler, Beaufort HS: Using Motion to Learn</li>\r\n 	<li>Eric Mohrman and Marlayna Tracy, River Ridge Academy: Young Astronauts Rocketing into Space</li>\r\n 	<li>Denise Bell, HHI IB Elementary: Where in the World…?</li>\r\n 	<li>Sandra Viskovich and 5 others, Red Cedar Elementary: PBL is Going Green in Kindergarten</li>\r\n 	<li>Joseph Evenden and Rebekah Foster, Lady’s Island MS: Robotics is the Future</li>\r\n 	<li>Matthew Pheiffer and John Wyatt, Hilton Head Island HS: Outdoor Fitness Station</li>\r\n 	<li>Jana Goodwin Shea, H.E. McCracken MS: Modeling the Physics of Roller Coasters</li>\r\n 	<li>Smita Dadheech and Shari Harshman, HHI IB Elementary: West African Drumming</li>\r\n</ul>', 'Foundation awards grants to local teachers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '38122-2', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:20:11', '2018-11-08 12:20:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38122', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38125, 4, '2018-11-08 07:21:55', '2018-11-08 12:21:55', 'This past weekend, the second annual Lowcountry Fair celebrated Beaufort’s richness of English, French, Native American, Scottish and Spanish heritage, along with re-enactments, eclectic food trucks and vendors for the young and seniors. Photo by Ron Callari.', 'Lowcountry Fair', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-fair', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:21:55', '2018-11-08 12:21:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38125', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38126, 4, '2018-11-08 07:26:08', '2018-11-08 12:26:08', '[caption id=\"attachment_38130\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"310\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RES7927.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38130\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RES7927-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"203\"></a> Some of the 200 participants in the 27th annual Life Chain stand in silent protest along Boundary Street in front of Beaufort City Hall.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Sunday’s 27th annual Life Chain silent protest stretched along Boundary Street from Palmetto Street to Marsh Road. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nAbout 200 people showed up for the 27th annual Chain of Life on Sunday, Oct. 28, along Boundary Street<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>in front of Beaufort City Hall between Marsh Road and Palmetto Street. Event organizer Theresa Pulliam said, according to the National Right To Life statistics, one in four pregnancies in the U.S. ends in termination.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“That’s more than 61 million babies aborted since Roe vs. Wade in 1973,” she said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSunday’s hour-long event was silent with just a few counter-protestors.', '27th annual Chain of Life stretches across Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '27th-annual-chain-of-life-stretches-across-beaufort', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:26:08', '2018-11-08 12:26:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38126', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38131, 4, '2018-11-08 07:26:43', '2018-11-08 12:26:43', 'More than $4.5 million dollars in income tax refunds went back to Lowcountry residents last year thanks to the Lowcountry Area VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Coalition, the group says, and they’re looking for more volunteers to help local taxpayers file their tax returns for free\r\nthis year.\r\n\r\nIn 2017, VITA and TCE volunteers in the Lowcountry prepared close to 2,200 federal tax returns for qualified taxpayers for free, resulting in more than $4.5 million dollars in tax refunds being returned to the local economy.\r\n\r\nThe IRS and its community partners are looking for people around the country to become IRS-certified volunteers at their free tax preparation sites. Volunteers can start now to join the Lowcountry Area VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Coalition, which serves the seven counties of Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Colleton, Allendale, Barnwell and Bamberg.\r\n\r\nVITA offers free tax return preparation to eligible taxpayers who generally earn $55,000 or less, and TCE (Tax Counseling for the Elderly) is mainly for people age 60 or older. The Lowcountry Area VITA Coalition also serves those that are differently-abled, as well as those whose first language is not English. The need for volunteers in the Lowcountry is tremendous, and volunteers will be trained and certified by the IRS.\r\n\r\nMany volunteers return to the program year after year. Here are several reasons why:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Volunteers can work flexible hours. Volunteers can generally choose their own hours and days to volunteer. The programs are usually open from mid-to-late-January through the tax filing deadline in April. Some sites are even open all year.</li>\r\n 	<li>VITA and TCE sites are often close to home. With sites in Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head, Hardeeville, and Ridgeland, volunteers are needed right in your own backyard. Free tax help sites are in the local libraries and community centers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></li>\r\n 	<li>No prior experience needed. Volunteers receive specialized training to become IRS-certified and can choose from a variety of roles to serve. VITA and TCE programs want volunteers of all backgrounds and ages, as well as individuals who are fluent in other languages.</li>\r\n 	<li>The IRS provides free tax law training and materials. Volunteers receive training materials at no charge. The tax law training covers how to prepare basic federal tax returns electronically. The training also covers tax topics like deductions and credits.</li>\r\n 	<li>Tax pros can earn continuing education credits. Enrolled agents and non-credentialed tax return preparers can earn continuing education credits when volunteering as a VITA/TCE instructor, quality reviewer or tax return preparer.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nFor more information, contact Theresa Jackson, Lowcountry VITA Program Director, at lowcountryvitacoalition@gmail.com or by calling 843-321-9071.', 'VITA seeks volunteers for tax assistance', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'vita-seeks-volunteers-for-tax-assistance', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:26:43', '2018-11-08 12:26:43', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38131', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38134, 4, '2018-11-08 07:28:31', '2018-11-08 12:28:31', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Annual celebration returns Nov. 8-10</em></h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Victoria A. Smalls<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></h4>\r\nWhy is Penn Center’s Heritage Days Celebration so important to our community?\r\n\r\nBecause so many people — children and families, students and scholars, locals and visitors, farmers and land-owners, institutions and organizations in the Sea Islands of South Carolina and across the country — have been touched by the mission, programs, events and actions of Penn School, Penn Community Services and Penn Center. Because Penn has been instrumental in preserving and strengthening the Sea Island’s culture, the idea of a Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration was born 37 years ago in August 1981.\r\n\r\nPenn Center has been in existence for 156 years, yet questions such as “What was Penn School?,” “What is the Gullah Geechee Culture?,” and “What is Penn Center?” are asked every day, by so many people nationally, internationally, and even locally, further validating the need for a Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration.\r\n\r\nThe Heritage Days Celebration is an effort to fully engage and expose the public to Penn Center–Penn School National Historic Landmark District, the Sea Islands’ history and culture, and the various Africanisms that still exist. What is most important, it is a gesture to reveal to each and every person that Penn Center is a place where people are always welcome, a place where Gullah Geechee people can learn about their ancestral connections to West and Central Africa, and a place where all are welcome and encouraged to learn and discover more about this unique and beautiful culture.\r\n\r\nAt its inception in 1981, the Heritage Days Celebration was a single day of events focusing on sharing oral histories of the elders and leaders of St. Helena Island, the viewing of historical movies like “To Live As Free Men,” which depicted the history of Penn School, the preservation of the Sea Island spirituals, and partaking in delicious food prepared from Sea Island recipes. The day soon grew into a three-day celebration, with an opening ceremony honoring the founders of Penn School, Laura Towne and Ellen Murray, and its first black teacher, Charlotte Forten; a youth theatrical play depicting the story of Penn School; a featured artist exhibition and reception; and youth day — inviting over 700 students from local and regional schools, and also including an annual visit from students who attend a school in the Bronx, New York. The celebration includes an educational symposium, Gullah Roots Village, an old-fashioned fish fry, oyster roast and crab crack, accompanied with live music. The final, day kicks off with a grand heritage parade, plenty of local artists and authors, center stage entertainment that unfolds throughout the day, local and regional food vendors, local farmers selling their bountiful harvest, and opportunities to purchase keepsakes and souvenirs from craft vendors.\r\n\r\nThe happenings at Penn Center’s Heritage Days Celebration are not at all new ideas. The community came together and participated in these activities annually from the early 1900s until Penn School closed as a private school in 1948. Throughout that time period, the day was known as “Harvest Day.” When the idea for Heritage Day was conceived, local community visionaries believed it was brand new. This only reinforces why the Heritage Days Celebration is so appropriate and vital for our community. For at Penn Center a meaningful legacy exists.\r\n\r\nRecently, the Heritage Days Celebration has welcomed nearly 20,000 visitors and serves as a festive homecoming for all to enjoy. Located at Penn Center — formerly the Penn School, one of the first schools for the formerly enslaved and their descendants living in the Sea Islands and surrounding areas — visitors can experience the unique setting of the 50-acre historic campus of Penn Center.\r\n\r\nPenn Center–Penn School National Historic Landmark District is nestled in the heart of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, a National Heritage Area that stretches between Pender County, North Carolina and St. Johns County, Florida. Located on St. Helena Island, the largest of the South Carolina sea islands, the National Landmark is surrounded by a landscape of rivers and beautiful winding tidal marshes that lead to the Atlantic Ocean, guarded by stately palmetto trees and groves of live oaks adorned with Spanish moss. The campus encompasses 19 historic buildings and structures that are true to the history of Penn School, which also serve as a conference center, along with two Reconstruction Era National Monuments — Darrah Hall (built in 1903) and Brick Baptist Church (1855). The Penn Center Conference Center is comprised of four restored residential buildings, a cafeteria and a waterfront retreat cabin built for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who frequented Penn Center’s grounds with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the Civil Rights movement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPenn Center is one of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence today. Its history spans the Civil War, Reconstruction Era, Civil Right movement, and still exists as an epicenter, promoting and preserving the history and culture through its commitment to education, community development and social justice. Penn’s mission has always served as a beacon of light for the community and the nation. In 1948, Penn School’s private program ended and Penn’s Board of Trustees agreed to have classes remain on the campus until the Beaufort County public school was built on St. Helena Island. Many locals attended Penn School as a public school through 1953.\r\n\r\nPenn became known as Penn Community Services Inc. in 1951 and initiated community development programs to meet the most urgent needs of the community. During this time, the Penn Nursery School and Rossa Cooley Health Center were started. Penn was the only facility in South Carolina, and one of only two places in the entire South, where bi-racial groups could meet during the Jim Crow segregated 1950s and 1960s. Penn also became a major retreat and strategic planning site for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the SCLC staff to formulate strategies for social change in the South and the rest of the country. The historic March on Washington, D.C., in 1963 was partly planned on Penn’s campus, and the pivotal “I Have a Dream” speech was partially penned on the campus. Because of its stand for social justice, Penn continued to welcome multi-racial groups to converge on its campus in the 1960s, like Peace Corps volunteers training before serving overseas and in Africa, and religious groups like the Baha’i’s and Quakers.\r\n\r\nIn the words of Congressman John Lewis, “More than a century since its founding, Penn Center still remains at the forefront in the fight for human dignity.” Penn Center continues to thrive as a national monument promoting historic preservation, as well as a catalyst for economic sustainability throughout the Sea Islands. Its far-reaching impact on local, national and international communities has been the greatest legacy of the Penn Center’s history. For these reasons and many more, our support of Penn Center is paramount.', 'Heritage Days a link to Penn Center’s place in history', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'heritage-days-a-link-to-penn-centers-place-in-history', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:28:31', '2018-11-08 12:28:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38134', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38135, 4, '2018-11-08 07:35:22', '2018-11-08 12:35:22', 'Beaufort Memorial hosted a Halloween Trunk or Treat event for HealthLink for Children patients and families of BMH employees. Among those participating were: physicisn practice leadership dressed as Peanuts characters from “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown;” hospital administration went with a wrestle-mania theme; and staff from HealthLink for Children, the pediatric rehabilitation clinic, became Disney characters.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Boxer_1541522876.030649_asset-e1541680481929.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-38138\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Boxer_1541522876.030649_asset-e1541680481929-1017x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1017\" height=\"1024\"></a> <a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Boxer_1541522898.215559_asset-e1541680416909.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-38137\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Boxer_1541522898.215559_asset-e1541680416909-1024x798.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"795\"></a> <a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Boxer_1541522848.366464_asset-e1541680505641.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-38140\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Boxer_1541522848.366464_asset-e1541680505641-1024x914.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"910\"></a>', 'Trunk or Treat at BMH', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'trunk-or-treat-at-bmh', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:35:22', '2018-11-08 12:35:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38135', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38139, 4, '2018-11-08 07:30:03', '2018-11-08 12:30:03', '<b>By Ron Marcell</b>\r\n\r\nFew symbols are as recognized worldwide as a karate black belt.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>It’s the undeniable mark of a disciplined, dedicated and capable martial artist. On Saturday, Oct. 20, 12 students from Beaufort’s Club Karate tested for and were promoted to the rank of first-degree black belt in the Chuck Norris System. A crowd of family, friends, and fellow students was on hand to observe and support those testing during the four-\r\nhour ordeal.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BB-test-group.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38141\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BB-test-group.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"401\"></a>The Chuck Norris System is an American martial art founded by Chuck Norris. The United Fighting Arts Federation (UFAF) is the organization that oversees Chuck Norris Karate, and it leads more than 90 schools nationwide and internationally. UFAF provides technical standards for instruction and certifies student ranks and instructor credentials in the Chuck Norris System.\r\n\r\nTo obtain their black belts, the Club Karate students demonstrated their formidable skills before a board of six higher-ranking UFAF black belts.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Club Karate owner and chief instructor Master Chuck Elias, an eighth-degree black belt, was head judge among those critically grading the performance of the black belt hopefuls.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>One of the demanding requirements of the test was that each candidate had to fight Master Elias himself.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Another requirement was that each candidate write an essay about what karate training has meant to them.\r\n\r\nKylie Rast, 12, was the youngest student to test. She said that karate helps her be more disciplined, focused, and confident, and that those traits benefitted her not just in class, but in her life. Kylie is more confident knowing she is able to defend herself and her friends if someone or something bad happens.\r\n\r\n“I don’t give up at something that I am new at,” she said. “I stay positive and spread that feeling to everyone, my teammates, even my opponents.” <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDr. Kurt Ellenberger, 48, is a local pediatrician, and he tested alongside his 13-year old son, Sawyer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Dr. Ellenberger enrolled his children at Club Karate, then found himself impressed and energized by Mr. Elias’ patient and dynamic teaching with the kids.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>That inspired Dr. Ellenberger to start training, too. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“I found that the core group of students I trained with became a cohesive team of coaches, comrades, and confidants, people whose mutual support carried us through and over personal obstacles and limitations to achieve our black belts together,” he said.\r\n\r\nSawyer Ellenberger said karate training helped him learn to remain calm and focused, to feel confident and comfortable.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>He learned how to persevere to the best of his ability, which helped him reach goals and overcome challenges, and mentioned the deep friendships he’s developed while training. Sawyer’s dad makes clear that karate provides stress relief and physical fitness, builds confidence and discipline, and blends camaraderie and personal achievement. On Saturday, they were both promoted to black belt. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“I have the privilege to crest this peak with my eldest son, creating an indelible memory and bond which can never be broken,” Dr. Ellenberger said.\r\n\r\nR.J. “Frenchy” Levesque, is a 65-year old retired pilot and Marine.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>The most seasoned of the black belt awardees, he began training when he was almost 60 years old.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>He’s powerful on the mat.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>During the test, he was partnered with Dr. Ellenberger, and the controlled violence they demonstrated left observers in awe. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“As a mature adult, the Chuck Norris System has benefited me with cardiovascular improvement, muscular strength, increased flexibility, better balance, and improved self-esteem and confidence,” Levesque said. “It has also helped me spiritually. I’m able to focus on being a better person, husband, father, grandfather and stay in line with my religious beliefs as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>As a veteran it gives me great pride and honor to be associated with the Chuck Norris System, particularly with the patriotism, morals, values, integrity, ethics and character it instills in our youth.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Ethics like develop yourself, forget the mistakes of the past, be in a positive frame of mind, continually work to improve, look for the good in others, be enthusiastic about the success of others, be open-minded, respectful, loyal and goal-oriented.”\r\n\r\nThe others who earned their black belts were Thomas Angelo, 13; McKenzie Hake, 14; R. Lee Moran, 14; Mallisa Glover, 15; Rebekah Heape, 21; James Rogowsky, 27; Crosby “Rabb” Christensen, 30; and Amanda Dimitrov, 34.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThese 12 students achieved a milestone in their lives.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Dr. Ellenberger surely speaks for them all when he points out that, initially, looking up from below, the rank of black belt seemed like the top of the mountain, a pinnacle achievement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>But he and those who made the climb with him know now that reaching black belt is truly only a solid base camp, and there is greater martial understanding and ability in the yet to be scaled\r\nheights above.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Club Karate at 843-252-7283, or visit www.clubkaratellc.com.', 'Club Karate advances 12 to Black Belt', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'club-karate-advances-12-to-black-belt', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:30:03', '2018-11-08 12:30:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38139', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38143, 4, '2018-11-08 07:35:26', '2018-11-08 12:35:26', 'Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) achieved straight ‘A’s’ for the fifth consecutive time in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade, released this week. Out of the 46 hospitals in South Carolina, BMH was one of only 14 to receive an A safety rating, and one of only five hospitals statewide to earn the top grade five consecutive times.\r\n\r\nWith the Hospital Safety Grades, Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on how safe they are for patients.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“Maintaining the highest patient safety performance five times in a row reflects the commitment our staff has made to ensuring we meet the highest safety standards,” said BMH President and CEO Russell Baxley. “It requires constant vigilance from the time a patient enters our doors to keep their safety a top priority.”\r\n\r\nDeveloped under the guidance of a National Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign the grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. Hospitals are graded based on how they scored in five major categories: infections, problems with surgery, practices to prevent errors, safety problems, and doctors, nurses and hospital staff.\r\n\r\n“Beaufort Memorial’s continued success in achieving an A rating is evidence that the organization places an emphasis on protecting patients from preventable medical errors, injuries and infections,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We are inspired by the hospital’s leadership on patient safety.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public. To see more details on Beaufort Memorial’s Hospital Safety Grade, as well as safety grades of other hospitals in the country, and to access consumer-friendly tips for patients, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo by Paul Nurnberg.</em>', 'Beaufort Memorial once again receives national recognition for straight “A’s” in patient safety', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-once-again-receives-national-recognition-for-straight-as-in-patient-safety', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:36:33', '2018-11-08 12:36:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38143', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38146, 4, '2018-11-08 07:33:33', '2018-11-08 12:33:33', '<h4>By Justin Jarrett</h4>\r\nDe’Shaun Epps is hard enough to stop, but Richard Winn Academy made the mistake of making him angry.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38147\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"217\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Epps.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38147\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Epps-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"378\"></a> De’Shaun Epps[/caption]\r\n\r\nEpps capped a night of highlight-reel runs with a 92-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, flattening one defender, spinning away from another and sprinting to the end zone to help put the finishing touches on Beaufort Academy’s 66-34 win in the first round of the SCISA 8-Man playoffs Friday.\r\n\r\n“They kind of got me mad over there because the sideline was talking,” said a smiling Epps, who rushed for 370 yards and seven touchdowns on 17 carries.\r\n\r\n“He’s reading blocks real well, and the timing is good,” BA coach Mark Clifford said. “He’s so fast, the linemen have to be fast. You’ve gotta go, or he’s going to run up your back.”\r\n\r\nBA quarterback Dawson Coleman rushed for 72 yards and a score and threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to William Tumlin, and Edward McCormick racked up 12 tackles and an interception to anchor the defense and added a rushing TD of his own.\r\n\r\nRichard Winn showed signs of life when it pulled within 33-20 with a long touchdown pass with 44 seconds left in the half, but the Eagles answered quickly with Epps capping the drive by bouncing a run to the outside and splitting two defenders before sprinting to the end zone.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles have topped 60 points six times in Clifford’s first season coaching 8-man football, where his pounding run-heavy offense is a perfect fit.\r\n\r\n“I’m loving it,” Clifford said. “I’m having a great time. We’ve got, obviously, a small team, which means a tighter team, a more cohesive team. They’re all about execution. Everybody blocks and everybody tackles, and we’ll do the same thing next week. We won’t change anything.”\r\n\r\nAnd one of his favorite things about the 8-man game?\r\n\r\n“In this league, you win one game and you’re in the semifinals,” Clifford said.\r\n\r\nIndeed, the Eagles (8-2) travel to Jefferson Davis on Friday, and the winner will be bound for the state championship game, likely against three-time defending champion Andrew Jackson Academy – a rematch BA would relish after a 40-28 loss to the Confederates last month.\r\n\r\nFor now, though, they’re just happy to keep playing another week.\r\n\r\n“Like coach said, the clock is 0:00 and we’re practicing on Monday,” McCormick said. “We’re gonna watch a lot of film and practice hard all week.”\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">BA’s McCormick, Epps Headline 8-Man<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>All-Region Team</h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38148\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"219\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McCormick.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38148\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McCormick-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"638\"></a> Edward McCormick[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe postseason accolades began to roll in for the Beaufort Academy football team last week.\r\n\r\nSenior linebacker Edward McCormick was named SCISA 8-Man Region 1 Defensive Player of the Year and junior running back De’Shaun Epps earned region Offensive Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive season.\r\n\r\nOffensive lineman Daniel Richards, quarterback Dawson Coleman, receiver/kicker William Tumlin, and defensive lineman Elijah Fess joined McCormick and Epps on the all-region team.\r\n\r\nMcCormick piled up 130 tackles (13 for loss) and 11 sacks in the regular season to anchor the Eagles’ defense, and Epps rolled up 1,952 rushing yards, 201 receiving yards, and 41 total touchdowns in nine regular-season games.', 'Epps, BA Roar Into 8-Man Semifinals', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'epps-ba-roar-into-8-man-semifinals', '', '', '2018-11-08 07:33:34', '2018-11-08 12:33:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38146', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38152, 4, '2018-11-08 09:59:59', '2018-11-08 14:59:59', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Annual fundraiser supports Junior Service League</i></h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38156\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"429\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RES4716.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38156\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RES4716-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"368\"></a> While the boys seemed more interested in getting their hard hats on straight, Ashley Haley, 8, from Bluffton, climbed the huge tires and made it nearly to the bucket of an off-road dump truck owned by J.H. Hiers Construction Co. Ashley was visiting the Touch a Truck event with her mom, Alison.[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt was a picture perfect day Saturday for the third annual Touch a Truck event held by the Junior Service League of Beaufort on Nov. 3.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nParis Avenue was blocked off for huge work trucks of all kinds, but the biggest draw was the trucks and earth-moving equipment from the Beaufort County Storm Water Department. Their trucks had horns, and children of all ages worked the horns nonstop.\r\n\r\nLast year’s Touch a Truck was rescheduled because of tropical weather, but there were no such concerns this time around.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“That hurricane just messed up everything for us”, said Layla Manning of the JSLB. “But the weather this year is perfect and we are just thrilled (at the attendance). Last year we made about $5,000, which we in turn put back into the community. We expect to surpass that amount this year because of the weather”.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo at top:&nbsp;One of the top trucks to sit in was this excavator from the Beaufort County Storm Water Department. Children got to sit in it and pull on the many handles and levers they could reach, as well as honk the horn. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'Bring Out The Big Trucks', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bring-out-the-big-trucks', '', '', '2018-11-08 10:00:16', '2018-11-08 15:00:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38152', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38157, 4, '2018-11-08 09:52:32', '2018-11-08 14:52:32', '<h4>By Sen. Tim Scott</h4>\r\nFor more than 200 years, countless brave men and women have defended, fought and sacrificed for this nation — helping to create and protect American democracy and the country and freedoms we all love so dearly. Our service members are real-life heroes, who personify bravery and courage, and deserve our endless gratitude and respect. With two brothers who served in the military, I know firsthand the sacrifices our veterans and their families have made in order to protect and serve our amazing country. Their bravery, allegiance, and heroism make me proud to be an American. We are extremely blessed to be home to more than 400,000 veterans here in South Carolina.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAs the fall approaches so does this upcoming Veterans Day — a time to remember and honor the service of our country\'s brave veterans. This year, I want to stop and reflect on a very special group of veterans: women veterans. Women have played a vital role in our nation’s armed forces, and our state is home to more than 43,000 female veterans. While often disguised or listed under aliases in early years, women have been a part of war efforts all the way back to the American Revolution. During the World Wars, more than 360,000 women served, often filling crucial roles in medical and administrative jobs. Since then, women in our military have taken on our nation’s toughest battles, and filled positions in our highest ranks. Today, women make up more than 15 percent of our armed forces, and women make up almost 2 million of our country’s 22 million veterans.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTheir importance cannot be overlooked. Their achievements must not be forgotten. And they deserve special recognition this Veterans Day. This year, on Saturday, Nov. 10, I will be hosting an event to honor South Carolina’s women veterans. I am also excited to share that my friend and colleague, Sen. Joni Ernst, will be joining us as the keynote speaker. As a combat veteran herself, holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa National Guard, she will certainly bring a powerful and passionate message that will resonate will all those in attendance.\r\n\r\nMay God bless each of our courageous veterans and their families. These are true American heroes, and we should continue to honor them today and every day. I look forward to Veterans Day, and hope you join me and my staff as we celebrate the wonderful women veterans of South Carolina.', 'Honoring our Veterans: On Veterans Day & Everyday', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'honoring-our-veterans-on-veterans-day-everyday', '', '', '2018-11-08 09:53:08', '2018-11-08 14:53:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38157', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38162, 4, '2018-11-08 09:54:20', '2018-11-08 14:54:20', 'The Beaufort County Veterans Affairs Department and the Beaufort Veterans Day Planning Committee is hosting the 2018 Veterans Day Ceremony and Free Community Picnic Celebration at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11. The event will be held at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe keynote speaker will be Chief Warrant Officer Ray Johnson, US Army retired, a Vietnam War veteran. He spent 29 years in active duty service including time as a flight officer and helicopter pilot. The Parris Island Marine Band will perform during the ceremony. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be canceled.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Beaufort County Veterans Affairs Department at 843-255-6880.', 'Veterans Day Ceremony and  Free Community Picnic Nov. 11', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veterans-day-ceremony-and-free-community-picnic-nov-11', '', '', '2018-11-08 09:54:20', '2018-11-08 14:54:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38162', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(38166, 4, '2018-11-08 10:00:07', '2018-11-08 15:00:07', 'South Carolina, the colony that witnessed more Revolutionary War skirmishes than any other, and the state where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, is renowned for its military might. African Americans in South Carolina were involved in every conflict, serving with distinction from the 17th century to the 21st, and from the Lowcountry to the Upstate.\r\n\r\nFor Veteran’s Day, the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission (SCAAHC) recommends visiting sites in the Palmetto State that document this patriotism to help people discover under-told stories of military service. Each site can be found in the Green Book of South Carolina, an online travel guide developed by the SCAAHC to more than 300 cultural sites associated with African American history and heritage. While on the website, search for “military” to find these and other places that interpret African Americans’ role in the defense of the country.\r\n\r\nMany sites are markers, require visits by appointment only or are best interpreted with guides. Plan accordingly before finalizing itineraries.\r\n\r\nHere are some of the important sites you can check out around Beaufort:\r\n\r\n<b>· First African Baptist Church, 601 New Street, Beaufort, 29902 (By appointment only)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nThe most prominent member of this historic church in downtown Beaufort was Robert Smalls – former slave, Civil War hero, state legislator and U.S. Congressman. During the Civil War, when Federal forces occupied Beaufort, the church hosted a school for Freedmen. First African Baptist was founded in 1865. It grew out of an antebellum praise house for black members of the Baptist Church of Beaufort. Rev. Arthur Waddell (1821-1895) organized the church with two fellow black ministers.\r\n\r\n<b>· Grand Army of the Republic Hall, 706 Newcastle Street, Beaufort, 29902 (By appointment only)</b>\r\n\r\nAlthough Beaufort’s black military companies remained active after the Civil War, statewide the “Negro militia” rapidly declined during the 19th century. By 1903, the only units left were two companies in Beaufort. Many black Union veterans lived in the community, and after the war they formed the David Hunter Post #9 of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization for veterans of the Union Army. Built in 1896, this meeting hall for the post is believed to be the only surviving building in South Carolina associated with the Grand Army of the Republic. It is included in the Beaufort Historic District.\r\n\r\n<b>· Combahee River Raid, Steel Bridge Landing, U.S. 17 North, over the Combahee River, near Gardens Corner (Historic marker)</b>\r\n\r\nOn June 1-2, 1863, a Federal force consisting of elements of the 2nd S.C. Volunteer Infantry (an African American unit) and the 3rd Rhode Island Artillery conducted a raid up the Confederate-held Combahee River. Col. James Montgomery led the expedition. Harriet Tubman, already famous for her work with the Underground Railroad, accompanied Montgomery on the raid. Union gunboats landed 300 soldiers along the river and one force came ashore here at Combahee Ferry. More than 700 enslaved men, women, and children were taken to freedom in perhaps the largest emancipation event in wartime S.C. Some Freedmen soon enlisted in the U.S. Army.', 'African American veterans’ stories often forgotten,  but memories remain in Beaufort area', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'african-american-veterans-stories-often-forgotten-but-memories-remain-in-beaufort-area', '', '', '2018-11-08 10:00:16', '2018-11-08 15:00:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38166', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38170, 4, '2018-11-08 10:07:21', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '', 'Dataw Island pays tribute to Veterans with a Week-Long Celebration', '', 'draft', 'closed', 'closed', '', '', '', '', '2018-11-08 10:07:21', '2018-11-08 15:07:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38170', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38171, 4, '2018-11-08 10:28:06', '2018-11-08 15:28:06', 'An intense 2018 midterm election cycle came to a close Tuesday when voters across the country went to the polls to elect a new Congress and have their say in local and state races.\r\n\r\nPolls closed after press time Tuesday, but early indications pointed toward record turnout in South Carolina, where more than 296,000 absentee ballots were issued by the early voting deadline of 5 p.m. Monday, up from about 157,000 absentee ballots returned in the 2014 midterms.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMore than 18,000 absentee ballots were cast in Beaufort County, the fourth-most in the state behind Charleston, Richland, and Greenville counties.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSome of the state races were more hotly-contested than is typical in South Carolina, as Democrats put up challenges to seats that have long been Republican strongholds.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMost notably, the race for the U.S. House of Representatives District 1 seat held by Mark Sanford drew national attention from both parties, leading to a number of high-profile visitors to the Lowcountry campaign trail. In the final days before the election, President Donald Trump’s voice was heard on robocalls supporting Republican candidate Katie Arrington, who campaigned in the Lowcountry alongside the likes of Second Lady Karen Pence, Donald Trump Jr., and former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, Democratic candidate Joe Cunningham made a last-minute push by canvassing in Bluffton and speaking on Hilton Head Island on Sunday and was supported by a visit from Julian Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and a potential 2020 presidential candidate.\r\n\r\nFor a list of local and statewide results, please visit yourislandnews.com.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Beaufort goes to the ballot box', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-goes-to-the-ballot-box', '', '', '2018-11-08 10:28:06', '2018-11-08 15:28:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38171', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38173, 4, '2018-11-08 17:19:05', '2018-11-08 22:19:05', '<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_2182.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38176\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_2182-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"332\"></a>Every year, Dataw Island salutes veterans with a series of events honoring their sacrifice and service. From the guest bartenders to the Veterans Breakfast, the celebration gets bigger and better each year.\r\n\r\nThis year’s weeklong Veterans Celebration kicked off Sunday morning with the “Flag Brigade,” for which a group of dedicated Dataw Island volunteers place 3,500 flags along 2.5 miles of roadways on the island to usher in honored guests. Later that day, members were greeted with some well-known faces behind the bar (in the Pub) ready to earn some tips in support of Tee It Up for The Troops.\r\n\r\nMonday of “Veterans Week” featured a Golf Marathon, in which Assistant Golf Professional Chris Fearn attempted to beat a record set last year of playing 219 holes of golf in one day, with each hole (and birdie, eagle) earning money for veterans’ foundations, through pledges being made not only by residents of Dataw but also online.\r\n\r\nOn Tuesday, a full day of veterans appreciation began early with the traditional Annual March and Rally. WWII and Korean veterans led a battalion of more than 100 veterans in a march and raising of the colors, while the Dataw singers treated the crowd with majestic renditions of patriotic songs, including each of the armed service songs from each military branch: “Anchors Aweigh” for the U.S. Navy, “The Caissons Go Rolling Along” for the U.S. Army, “The Wild Blue Yonder” for the U.S. Air Force, “The Marines’ Hymn” for the U.S. Marine Corps and “Semper Paratus” for the U.S. Coast Guard. The Starred Spangled Banner was sung by Katie McAllister.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_2052.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38182\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_2052-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"314\"></a>Following the March and Rally, a golf tournament for veterans of all ages and their supporters was played on both of the Dataw Island Golf Courses. The Veterans Golf Classic supports Tee it Up for the Troops, which has beneficiaries such as the Fischer House which builds comfort homes in V.A. and medical centers enabling family members to be close to their injured sons and daughters, which saves them thousands of dollars a month in lodging, travel and food costs. They also support the Gary Sinise Foundation, the On Course Foundation, the Simpson Cup, and the Warrior Canine Connection, to name just a few.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAfter a fun round of golf, the attendees were invited to a luncheon in the Carolina Room to celebrate the service and sacrifice of many men and women, to feature testimonies provided by wounded veterans.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLast but certainly not least, the Dataw Island Veteran of the Year will be named at a special breakfast on Thursday morning. Guests will also hear from guest speaker Col. Glen Blackburn, USA, Ret., a veteran who lives on Dataw Island and will be speaking about the evolution of Dataw Island’s efforts in support of our veterans.\r\n\r\nA special announcement will occur at the breakfast with the total monies raised during the many events held during veterans week.', 'Dataw Island pays tribute to Veterans with a Week-Long Celebration', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dataw-island-pays-tribute-to-veterans-with-a-week-long-celebration', '', '', '2018-11-11 17:22:34', '2018-11-11 22:22:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38173', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38175, 4, '2018-11-08 17:23:59', '2018-11-08 22:23:59', '[caption id=\"attachment_38181\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"452\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RES4575.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38181\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RES4575-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"348\"></a> Cpl. James Gasque of VMFA 115 gets a big welcome back hug from wife Alexis on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Cpl. Gasque and the rest of the Silver Eagles returned home to Fighter Town East after their deployment to Bahrain.[/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>Photo above:&nbsp;Marines and sailors with Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 look for their loved ones after a long flight home from Bahrain on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nAn undisclosed number of Marines and sailors with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115, returned home to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort on Tuesday, Oct. 30, after a nearly seven-month deployment to Bahrain.\r\n\r\nDespite the longer than normal wait, about a hundred friends, family members and those just showing support came to welcome them home.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Welcome Home', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'welcome-home', '', '', '2018-11-11 17:25:55', '2018-11-11 22:25:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38175', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38187, 4, '2018-11-01 09:20:07', '2018-11-01 13:20:07', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>U.S. Premier to be Broadcast on Nov. 10<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></em></h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Alan Schuster<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></h4>\r\n“Marnie” is a brand new opera that breaks the traditional mold with its sweeping, cinematic scope and rapidly moving action. Written by Nico Muhly, a 37-year-old American contemporary classical composer, the opera is based on Winston Graham’s novel, which in turn inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s suspenseful thriller of the same name starring Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe story’s titular character, played by Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, is an enigmatic young woman who makes her way through life by lying and stealing, embezzling from her employers before moving on and changing her identity. When Marnie’s current boss catches her red-handed, he blackmails her into a loveless marriage, leaving Marnie with no choice but to confront the hidden trauma from her past. Two shocking events near the end of the story send the troubled woman to the brink of suicide and she eventually must face the trauma from her past which is the root cause of her behavior. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPerforming opposite Leonard is Christopher Maltman as her blackmailing husband, Mark Rutland; Iestyn Davies as his brother Terry; Janin Kelly as Mrs. Rutland; and acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves as Marnie’s mother.\r\n\r\nRobert Spano makes his Metropolitan Opera debut as conductor. Marnie is a co-commission and co-production with London’s English National Opera, where the production premiered in 2017. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Tickets now available. All seats general admission. Adults $20; OLLI members $18; Students $10. Located at 805 Carteret St, Beaufort. Order at centerforthearts.com, or call 843-521-4145.</i>', 'Hitchcock Film “Marnie” Inspires New Met HD Opera', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hitchcock-film-marnie-inspires-new-met-hd-opera', '', '', '2018-11-13 09:20:41', '2018-11-13 14:20:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38187', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38189, 4, '2018-11-01 10:17:39', '2018-11-01 14:17:39', 'There’s a Finnish quote, “Happiness is the place between too little and too much.” In our culture that’s so driven by having more, no matter what we already have, this can be a smart and helpful bit of advice. For families just starting to plan their financial priorities, budgeting can be a balancing act: paying bills, saving wisely in the event of emergencies, and investing in anticipation of children\'s college tuition or your own retirement.\r\n\r\nThe desire for more “stuff” actually can contribute to a financial bind for families. In many cases, a lack of financial priorities leads to overspending, leaving too little money to cover expenses and savings. As a result, many individuals have little choice but to continue working into their retirement years.\r\n\r\nFor many Americans, however, retirement will span decades — and that key thought should be near the forefront of your planning efforts.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Start by planning your journey.</b>\r\n\r\nEveryone should avoid the temptation to plow ahead with no plan, possibly because they think they don’t earn enough to save or because poor decisions have left their finances in such turmoil that they don’t want others, including family members, to know. You should never be embarrassed about what you make or the situation you are in. It might surprise people to know how many others are in situations similar to theirs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe worst thing you can do is nothing. Seeking help from a trusted financial advisor can help build your confidence, and most important, show you that you’re not alone on your financial journey.\r\n\r\n<b>Set goals, ask the right questions, and find someone to help you.</b>\r\n\r\nSetting goals is critical to your financial wellbeing, and it starts with introspection and questions. For example, would you love to work into old age or do you want to retire early? Would you like to start a second career or own a business? How will you financially provide for your children’s college education? Is your dream house a near or distant possibility?\r\n\r\nAt the heart of having an investment plan for your future is figuring out exactly what you want to achieve. In determining your investment goals, there are several questions that can help you and your financial advisor develop an appropriate investment plan.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHow long can you invest your money?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHow comfortable are you with up and down movements in the value of your investments?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHow much ready cash do you need to meet unexpected emergencies or expenses?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOnce you’ve answered those questions, you and your financial advisor can begin to weigh the three primary investment goals – growth, income, and stability or protection of principal – to determine how to select specific investments that are appropriate for your investment plan.\r\n\r\n<b>Move saving up your priority list.</b>\r\n\r\nTypically when we budget, we budget all of the required obligations that we have — mortgages, car loans, utilities — and then we budget our discretionary spending. And whatever is left over, if anything, is what we save. Re-order your list (and priorities): Pay required household bills and then budget your savings, moving nonessentials to the bottom of the list.\r\n\r\n<b>Smart planning starts with a simple principle: Pay yourself first.</b>\r\n\r\nSave systematically to take advantage of the potential for compound growth. As a hypothetical example, Sally, age 23, invests $5,500 a year for 10 years in a Traditional IRA. At age 65, her investment will be worth $363,418, based on a hypothetical, consistent return of 5 percent. By contrast, David starts funding his Traditional IRA at age 40, putting in a total of $143,000 over 26 years until he\'s 65. Using that same assumed return, his investment will be worth $295,180 — about $68,000 less than Sally has in her account even though she invested $88,000 less.\r\n\r\nA small amount can be huge here, even if you are saving $10 a week or $50 a month or $200 a month. Doing so may be more reliable than hoping for an inheritance from your parents, who may incur unexpected medical bills or give their money to someone else.\r\n\r\n<i>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Katie C. Phifer, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Associate Vice President-Investment Officer in Beaufort, SC at 843-982-1506.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Any third party posts, reviews or comments associated with this listing are not endorsed by Wells Fargo Advisors and do not necessarily represent the views of Katie Phifer or Wells Fargo Advisors and have not been reviewed by the Firm for completeness or accuracy.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>© 2017 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. All rights reserved.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></i>', 'Setting Personal and Family Wealth Goals', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'setting-personal-and-family-wealth-goals-2', '', '', '2018-11-14 10:18:07', '2018-11-14 15:18:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38189', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38193, 4, '2018-11-15 10:20:07', '2018-11-15 15:20:07', 'In celebration of the 35th anniversary of Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists, founding physician Dr. Tim Pearce treated himself to a perk he rarely enjoyed in the first three decades of his career – a full night’s sleep.\r\n\r\nWhen the board-certified general surgeon opened shop as a sole practitioner Nov. 7, 1983, he joined Drs. Richard “Dick” Price and Charles “Tony” Bush as the only surgeons in private practice in the Beaufort area.\r\n\r\n“Back then we did a lot of major traumas,” Pearce recalled. “It was a rare night when the pager didn’t go off. I would operate on a gunshot wound in the middle of the night, then go into the office the next day and see patients with perforated ulcers or gallbladder disease.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNow part of the Beaufort Memorial Physician Partners network, Surgical Specialists has come a long way since those early years when Pearce was on call 24/7, serving both Beaufort Memorial Hospital and the Naval Hospital.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nToday, the practice includes four general surgeons and the only vascular surgeon in Beaufort, as well as a nurse practitioner, a physician assistant and an additional staff of 11 medical assistants&nbsp;and administrators.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOver the years, the team has adopted new approaches and advanced technology to improve patient outcomes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“When laparoscopic gallbladder surgery took off in the early ‘90s, we realized it was something we needed to learn,” Pearce said. “Patients did so much better with minimally invasive surgery. It was just stunning.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn recent years, several of the surgeons have received advanced training in the da Vinci Surgical System and now perform state-of-the art, robot-assisted procedures, including single-site gallbladder surgery, ventral and inguinal hernia repairs, colon resection and Nissen fundoplication for severe acid reflux disease.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFrom the start, Pearce was always prepared to adjust the practice to meet the needs of the community. In 1989, he added his first partner, board-certified general surgeon Dr. Gordon Krueger, a former Navy surgeon who had been practicing in Manning.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“The first office he put me in was a broom closet,” Krueger quipped. “We saw things 180 degrees differently, but we got along famously. Tim Pearce is the fairest partner you could have.”\r\n\r\nAlthough the medical staff had doubled, the two surgeons were still as busy as ever, often working 80-hour weeks. With no physician assistants or nurse practitioners to help them in those days, it fell on Pearce and Krueger to respond to calls from both the ER and hospital floor nurses who needed help with post-op patients.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“They were super heroes,” said Dr. Pearce’s wife, Brenda. “I don’t know how they managed it, except that they were totally dedicated to their work. Their patients always came first.”\r\n\r\nAs the community grew, so did the practice. In 1993, Dr. Perry Burrus joined the team of general surgeons, followed in 1998 by Dr. Stephen Sisco and in 2004 by Dr. Chad Tober, who is board-certified in both general and vascular surgery.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFollowing the national trend of hospital-owned practices, Surgical Specialists was purchased by Beaufort Memorial Hospital in 2009. Two years later, they hired their first and only female surgeon, Dr. Deanna Mansker, fresh from completing her residency at the Medical University of South Carolina.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“They were a very welcoming group,” Mansker said of her colleagues. “It was like having several big brothers. It’s intimidating leaving your residency and practicing on your own. They helped me make the transition.”\r\n\r\nNext year, the team will work through another major change – an expansive renovation of the operating room.\r\n\r\n“The new technology for minimally invasive surgery takes up a lot of room,” said Mansker, who chairs Beaufort Memorial’s robotics committee. “As part of the renovation, the operating rooms will be expanded in size, allowing us to stay at the forefront of surgical innovation.”\r\n\r\nKrueger retired in 2012, one of only two surgeons to ever leave the practice. The rest of the Surgical Specialists team has been equally loyal. Pearce’s current certified medical assistant, Elisa Caldwell, has been with him for more than two decades.\r\n\r\n“We’re a very close group,” Pearce said. “We’ve been together for a long time and are very supportive of each other.”\r\n\r\n<em>Photo at top:&nbsp;Beaufort Memorial Surgical Specialists Chad Tober, Stephen Sisco, Tim Pearce, Gordon Krueger, Deanna Mansker and Perry Burrus photographed together prior to Krueger\'s 2012 retirement. When Pearce started the practice in November, 1983, he was only the third surgeon to join the hospital’s medical staff.</em>', 'Local surgeons celebrate 35 years of caring for the community', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'local-surgeons-celebrate-35-years-of-caring-for-the-community', '', '', '2018-11-19 10:22:22', '2018-11-19 15:22:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38193', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38199, 4, '2018-11-22 09:11:18', '2018-11-22 14:11:18', '<b>New workshop group looking for screenwriters</b>\r\n\r\nLowcountry Screenwriters is a new workshop group in Beaufort looking for committed individuals who either have screenwriting experience, some prior experience in film or prose writing, or who have a strong interest in pursuing film writing.\r\n\r\nThis will not be a class on screenwriting but rather a workshop to critique and provide feedback to the group.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>If you have any interest on attending the initial get-together, please email us at emilydfj@gmail.com or bakerjef@hotmail.com and tell us a little about yourself.\r\n\r\n<b>November activities<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>at Hunting Island</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<ul>\r\n 	<li>Mondays: Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Tuesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walks, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Wednesdays: Reptile Talk, 11 a.m. (Nov. 28)</li>\r\n 	<li>Thursdays: Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Nov. 29); CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m. (Nature Center closed Nov. 22)</li>\r\n 	<li>Fridays: Fish Printing, 2 p.m. (Nov. 16, 30); Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (Nov. 9, 23); Full Moon Lighthouse Club, 5:30 p.m. (Nov. 23)</li>\r\n 	<li>Saturdays: Tie Dye, 2 p.m. (Nov. 10, 24); Pinecones for Passerines, 2 p.m. (Nov. 17)</li>\r\n 	<li>Sundays: Walk in the Woods, 11 a.m. (Nov. 25)</li>\r\n</ul>\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>Tour Historic<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Fort Fremont<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nTravel back in time to the 1890s and the Spanish American War with an informative tour of historic Fort Fremont at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe tour begins at the St. Helena Branch Beaufort County Public Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Senior Road, St. Helena Island. Learn the history, see a scale model of Fort Fremont as it stood in 1898, and take a guided tour of the remains of the fortifications. Tour lasts approximately two hours. No reservations are necessary. Free and open to the public.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor more information call the St. Helena Library at 843-255-6487 or visit fortfremont.org\r\n\r\n<b>NaNoWriMo Write in</b>\r\n\r\nStop by the library for a quiet space to work on your novel for National Novel Writing Month. Coffee and Snacks will be provided.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Saturday, Nov. 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe\r\n\r\n<b>Shorts At High Noon </b><b>film series returns this fall</b>\r\n\r\nBeginning on Oct. 3, the popular Shorts at High Noon film series will return to the Technical College of the Lowcountry for another eight-week run. The program features the best of Short, Student, and Animation Films from the archives of the Beaufort Film Society.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe films selected for screening have all screened at the Beaufort International Film Festival as finalists from 2007 through 2018, with one exception — the programs scheduled for screening on November 28 will be from the submissions to the 2019 festival. The audience in attendance that day will vote for their favorite film, and the winning selection will compete in the 2019 BIFF as a finalist.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe complete schedule is at beaufortfilmfestival.com. All screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, Building 12, Auditorium, at 921 Ribaut Road. Admission is Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Classes set for first-time homebuyers</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will hold its next round of classes for first-time homebuyers on Nov. 27, Dec. 4 and Dec. 18. With these classes and one-on-one sessions on budgeting, you will earn a 15-credit-hour certificate which can be presented to your lender when getting ready to purchase your home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>All classes will be held at the new chamber building located at 711 Bladen Street at 6:00 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Call 843-986-1102 or 843-379-4588 for additional information.\r\n\r\n<b>St. Helena\'s Community Thanksgiving Dinner</b>\r\n\r\nThe Parish Church of St. Helena will host the 39th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner and Community Worship Service on Thursday, Nov. 22, at 507 Newcastle Street in downtown Beaufort. The Community Worship Service will be held in the historic parish church at 11 a.m. Following the service, dinner and fellowship will be served across the street in the Parish Hall. All are welcome. Dinner 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 home-bound. The dinner is a gift to the community with admission being a smile and a thankful heart. Donations are welcomed.\r\n\r\nFor more information or to order meals, go to www.sthelenas1712.org/community-thanksgiving/dinner or call the church office at (843) 522-1712.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>TCL presents “Sounds of the Season” concert</b>\r\n\r\nThis free concert will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29 in the TCL Beaufort Auditorium, building 12, 921 Ribaut Road. The concert will kick off with students, alumni, faculty and staff performing the college\'s new Alma Mater. Holiday and Christmas classics will follow featuring local vocalists and musicians on the piano, bass, drums, saxophone and trumpet.\r\n\r\n\"This is the perfect way for the College to wrap up its year-long anniversary celebration of 150 years of The Mather School and 50 years of TCL,\" said Leigh Copeland, Assistant Vice President for Marketing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTCL commemorative anniversary ornaments will be available for $10.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPlease contact Leigh Copeland for more information at lcopeland@tcl.edu or 843-525-8231.\r\n\r\n<b>Lowcountry DHEC offers free testing for World AIDS Day</b>\r\n\r\nJoin Lowcountry DHEC on Nov. 29 in support of World AIDS Day to promote HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care. The organization will offer free fast track (HIV, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, HEP B and Syphilis walk-in testing) from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Beaufort Health Department, 601 Wilmington St., Beaufort. For more information contact Shauntae at 843-694-1740 or Charmella at 843-987-7559.\r\n\r\n<b>Give thanks for good health by giving blood or platelets</b>\r\n\r\nThe American Red Cross urges people to share their good health this holiday season by donating blood or platelets for patients in need.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nA decline in donations occurs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day when donors are busy with holiday activities and travel. However, medical treatments and emergencies that require blood don’t stop for the holidays. The Red Cross is thanking those who carve out time to give Nov. 21-24 with a long-sleeved T-shirt, while supplies last.\r\n\r\nBy giving blood or platelets, donors may give patients more time – and more holidays – with loved ones. Make an appointment to donate blood or platelets by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).\r\n\r\nThe next drive will be from noon to 6 p.m. on Nov. 29 at Carteret Street United Methodist Church, 408 Carteret Street.\r\n\r\n<b>Smile for Santa<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Garden Club will hold its third annual Smile for Santa event at the\r\n\r\nPort Royal Farmer’s Market on December 1, 8 and 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring your children and/or pets to the gazebo area at the market and have your picture taken with Santa. Your photo will then be emailed to you. A $5 donation is suggested. All proceeds will go to local charities.\r\n\r\n<b>Fripp concert series continues Dec. 2</b>\r\n\r\nCraig Butterfield, double bass, and Bert Ligon, piano and guitar, both from USC in Columbia and equally comfortable in jazz and classical music, will perform at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, at the Fripp Community Centre, 205 Tarpon Blvd. This remarkable concert is presented by Fripp Friends of Music and supported by the SC Arts Commission. Attendees get a free pass at the Fripp gate. Tickets at<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>the door: adults $30 (cash or check only), students free thanks to the Peg Gorham Memorial Fund. You are invited to join the musicians at a complimentary catered reception after the performance. For more information, visit www.frippfriendsofmusic.com or call 843-263-5916.\r\n\r\n<b>Festival of Trees brings holiday fun</b>\r\n\r\nThe annual Festival of Trees to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice is one of Beaufort’s most beloved holiday celebrations, and the 2018 event continues a tradition that started more than 30 years ago.\r\n\r\nEvents kick off with Snow Day on Sunday, Dec. 2 at Tabby Place at the Beaufort Inn. Bring the kids from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to enjoy playing in the snow, building a snowman or having snowball fights in the outdoor snow fields, face painting and more. Elsa and Anna from Disney’s Frozen will also be there to enjoy talking with the kids and taking photos. Admission is $3 for children 5 and older; children 4 and younger admitted free.\r\n\r\nTree viewing will be open to the public from Dec. 4-6. More than 60 beautifully and whimsically decorated trees will be available for purchase, and tickets for some spectacular raffle items will be sold all week. General admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Santa will also be in attendance all week for photo opportunities with attendees.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis year a special Angel Tree will be adorned with ornaments in memory or honor of a loved one. Ornaments are $25 and will be tagged with your special message during the event. The ornaments can be picked up after the event at the Friends of Caroline Hospice office at 1110 13th Street, Port Royal.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis year’s Celebration of Giving Gala will be from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 at Tabby Place amidst the trees with music, wine, beer and lots of food from 10 of Beaufort’s best local restaurants. Opening Gala Reception tickets can be purchased online by visiting http://www.FriendsofCarolineHospice.org/Events.\r\n\r\n<b>Christian Women’s holiday luncheon<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nThe Low Country Christian Women\'s Connection will hold its December luncheon and Holiday Celebration at the Hampton Hall Clubhouse on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 11:30 a.m. Our feature will be our annual sing-along led by Terry Wigglesworth. Our guest speaker is Kelly Stigliano from Orange Park, Florida, and her topic is \"Messy Places.\" This is our annual fundraiser and we will be raffling off gift baskets.\r\n\r\nLunch is $25 and must be received and prepaid by Wednesday, Nov. 28. Please make checks payable to: Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton, SC 29909. For details, please call Carol at 843-705-7604.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Christian Women\'s lunch to support \"Toys for Tots\"</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Christian Women\'s Connection’s annual Christmas covered dish lunch will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Fellowship Hall at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady\'s Island Drive. The program will include singing Christmas songs accompanied by Whitney McDaniel. Bring an unwrapped toy to present to a Marine Reserve officer for Toys for Tots. Kelly Stigliano will be the guest speaker, and a covered dish lunch will be served with meat provided.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Cost is $8 per person.\r\n\r\nReservations due by Friday, Nov. 30. Contact Marti Myers at 843-321-0962 or puddlesportia@gmail.com.', 'November 22nd-28th events around Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'november-22nd-28th-events-around-beaufort', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:13:20', '2018-11-24 14:13:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38199', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38201, 4, '2018-11-22 09:14:18', '2018-11-22 14:14:18', '<h4>By Celia Strong</h4>\r\nThis week’s lesson takes us to Rioja, a wine region in northern Spain, which might bring back memories of previous lessons and wines. Wines in this area have an extremely long history, over 2,000 years dating back to the Phoenicians and the Celtiberians. The first written mention of grapes in Rioja is from 873 A.D. In 1102, the King of Navarra and Aragon legally recognized Rioja wines. Exporting of Rioja wines dates to the 13th century, one of the earliest signs of commercial wine production.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe vineyards of Rioja are located in three principal sub-regions. Rioja Alavese, Rioja Alta and Rioja Baja. Wines from any one of these have their own unique styles and characteristics, but many Rioja producers blend grapes from all three. Rioja wines are 85 percent red, and are often blends of several grape varieties — mainly Tempranillo (about 60 percent) and small amounts of Garnacha (same grape as the French Grenache), Graciano and Mazuelo.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWinemaking in Rioja, for their red wines, is heavily influenced by Bordeaux — the use of oak barrels, and the resulting vanilla flavors. Tempranillo is well-suited to aging, like Cabernet Sauvignon in Bordeaux. Unlike Bordeaux, Spanish wine laws have classifications for four age levels of red Rioja. A wine labeled “Rioja” is the youngest, with less than a year of oak aging. A “crianza” is aged less than two years, at least one of which is in oak barrels. “Rioja Reserva” must be aged for at least three years, with a minimum of one year in barrels. Finally, Rioja Gran Reserva is aged a minimum of two years in barrels and three years in bottles. The finest Gran Reservas have been aged for up to 40 years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOur Rioja is the Campo Viejo Reserva. The winery was founded in 1959, by Jose Ortigüela, but its name dates back to the Romans, when fourth legion soldiers who graduated with honors from battles for the Empire were awarded plots of land in northern Spain. These plots, as a group, became known as “Campus Veteranus.” Over time, this name became Campo Viejo. Much of the history of modern red Rioja wines, is due to innovations at Campo Viejo. For their first several decades, they were steadfast in their support of traditional Rioja styles — wines, bottles, everything. In 1971, they started selling their wine throughout Spain, and the newfound accessibility and quality made it hugely popular. In 1973, they began aging their Reserva bottles on their sides, keeping the corks wet. This simple innovation let them age their wines until they were ready to be drunk. From 2000 to 2003, they built a new, modern facility that included biodynamic and green winemaking techniques.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Campo Viejo Rioja Reserva is made from 85 percent Tempranillo, 10 percent Graciano and 5 percent Mazuelo. The grapes are fermented in stainless steel, at about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Maceration lasts 20 days and the finished wine is aged 18 months in American and French oak barrels and 18 months in its bottles. Its color is a deep and bright ruby red with a golden rim. It has deep and complex aromas including black cherries, Rainier cherries, blackberries, black plums, cocoa powder, herbs, olives, tobacco and more. From its time in barrels, it has vanilla, baking spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove), black and green peppercorns and coconut. The texture is smooth and juicy, with an underlying earthiness. The finish is elegant and long lasting. A delicious wine for your holiday meals and shopping recovery. For $14.99 per bottle, but cases of this wine, while they last, come in wood boxes with a special 10 percent discount for each box. Enjoy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor &amp; Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.</i>', 'Thinking (and Drinking) Inside The Box', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'thinking-and-drinking-inside-the-box', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:16:00', '2018-11-24 14:16:00', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38201', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38203, 4, '2018-11-22 09:14:26', '2018-11-22 14:14:26', '<h4>By Lee Scott</h4>\r\nThis is the time of year when we start to give thanks. We sit down for our Thanksgiving turkey and give thanks for family, friends, and good food. But today, I want to throw out a special, “Thank you!” to a couple I never met over 40 years ago. It was the mid-1970s and I was managing a small costume jewelry store in the middle of a mall. I was working during the day and taking classes in the evening. This was a great job for me because I could drop my son off at school in the morning and pick him up in the afternoon. I would work all day on Saturday, and he and my husband would spend the day together. Those were the days when every penny counted, and this job fit into our life.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOn the day after Christmas I went to the bank first to pick up our night deposit slip. I knew it was a good drop because it had been Christmas Eve and all the last-minute shoppers were out, and many picked up jewelry for their female relatives. We also had items for men like tie pins, cuff links and keychains. When I went up to the head teller she said, “There was no night drop bag for you.”\r\n\r\n“What? Of course, there had to be.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThere always was a night deposit drop and I was the one who had put the money bag in the night deposit drawer.\r\n\r\nI went to the kiosk and looked at the carbon copy of the deposit slip with my initials. It was my responsibility.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Then I scoured every cabinet and then did the same to my car.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNothing! What happened to the money?\r\n\r\nIt had been Christmas Eve and we had been very busy. There were three other employees working with me, but I had been in a hurry to close and get home to a 6-year-old waiting to head to Nana and Grandpa’s house. Where was that bag?\r\n\r\nI was going to call the owners and tell them what happened. We did not have the extra money to replace the funds but could borrow from our folks. As I sat there, I heard a knock and it was one of the security guards.\r\n\r\n“Did you drop something on Saturday?,” he asked.\r\n\r\nI burst into tears. “YES!”\r\n\r\nA couple had seen me drop the bag and had turned it into security. I never knew who they were, but I always think of them during this busy holiday season. So, please slow down and remember to give thanks to those who might have done something special for you.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHappy Thanksgiving and THANK YOU, whoever you were!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>', 'Sending out a 40-year-old thank you', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'sending-out-a-40-year-old-thank-you', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:15:04', '2018-11-24 14:15:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38203', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38206, 4, '2018-11-22 09:17:36', '2018-11-22 14:17:36', 'Whale Branch gave undefeated Carvers Bay a scare before seeing its season end with a 39-25 loss Friday in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.\r\n\r\nJaheem Hazel scored three touchdowns, and CJ Brown threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another score to lead the Warriors, who trailed 13-6 at halftime and twice pulled within a touchdown in the fourth quarter.\r\n\r\nThe Bears (10-0) jumped out to a 13-0 lead on the first of Toronto King’s three touchdowns and Stephon Greene’s 68-yard fumble return for a score. Hazel punched in a 2-yard touchdown run before halftime to get the Warriors within 13-6.\r\n\r\nAfter King’s second touchdown run, Brown found the end zone to make it 19-12 after three quarters. A long touchdown pass gave the Bears a two-score lead, but Brown and Hazel hooked up for the first of their two touchdown connections to cut the margin to 25-19.\r\n\r\nKing answered with a 94-yard touchdown, but the Warriors quickly responded with another Brown-to-Hazel connection to make it 33-25. The Warriors’ defense couldn’t come up with a stop, though, and Janaz Sumpter’s touchdown run sealed the win for Carvers Bay.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors finished the season with a 7-5 record.', 'Warriors Come Up Short vs. Undefeated Bears', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'warriors-come-up-short-vs-undefeated-bears', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:17:59', '2018-11-24 14:17:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38206', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38207, 4, '2018-11-22 09:17:54', '2018-11-22 14:17:54', 'The Beaufort High School wrestling team opened its season at the Sandlapper Preseason Tournament in West Ashley on Saturday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMike Cenci (170 pounds) and Dorrian Glover (182) claimed individual titles for the Eagles, while Ty’Reik Reid (126) and Matthew Durrance (138) took runner-up finishes. Kaywan Johnson (132), Rober Cruikshank (152), and Dominick Alston (160) placed third.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles amassed 11 pins on the day, including two each from Reid, Durrance, Cruikshank, and Cenci, and one apiece from Johnson, Glover, and J.J. Patton.\r\n\r\nBeaufort will be back in action at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, with a home dual against Summerville.', 'BHS wrestling starts season strong', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bhs-wrestling-starts-season-strong', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:18:36', '2018-11-24 14:18:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38207', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(38209, 4, '2018-11-22 09:18:36', '2018-11-22 14:18:36', 'USCB’s Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce Lightwire Theater’s “A Very Electric Christmas” will perform two holiday shows on Dec. 1 and 2.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSince bursting to national acclaim after appearing as semi-finalists on “America’s Got Talent” and winning the top honors on TRU TV’s “Fake Off,” Lightwire Theater has gone on to enthrall audiences worldwide with their unique combination of skill and grace as told through the technological innovations of moving light characters.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPeople of all ages will be captivated by the dazzling visuals and unique menagerie of characters that magically appear out of the darkness. Combining the arts of puppetry, theater and dance with the music of timeless holiday hits, this magical and captivating tale of family, friendship and hope creates a truly one-of-a-kind, inspired and exhilarating holiday experience that will be a treasured memory for years to come. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTickets are on-sale now for shows at 7 p.m. on Dec. 1 and 3 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the USCB Center for the Arts in historic downtown Beaufort.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and military, and $14 for students.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTickets are available online at uscbcenterforthearts.com or by calling the box office at 843-521-4145.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'USCB to present ‘A Very Electric Christmas’', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-to-present-a-very-electric-christmas', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:19:47', '2018-11-24 14:19:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38209', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38211, 4, '2018-11-22 09:18:45', '2018-11-22 14:18:45', 'A new walking tour entitled “Beaufort and the Civil War: Rehearsal for Reconstruction” explores Beaufort’s history during the 1860s.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Tours owner Bill Reynolds recently added the Reconstruction Era tour to his offerings along with a Pat Conroy van tour.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn November 1861, Union forces quickly overcame Confederate defenses and occupied five Lowcountry islands for the rest of the Civil War. While initially captured to create a refueling station for the Federal navy and port from which to blockade Charleston and Savannah, military commanders quickly but, for many, reluctantly recognized the need to address social and economic needs and questions. What should be done with or for the existing population?\r\n\r\nThis led to a variety of efforts known as the Port Royal Experiment including the first schools for freed blacks, the first recruitment of ex-slave soldiers, and the first land sales to former slaves.\r\n\r\nWhile walking through our beautiful, antebellum town, Dr. Folsom engages visitors to imagine a wealthy, aristocratic lifestyle, the center of the Secession movement, suddenly occupied by thousands of soldiers, a massive wartime hospital system, and the pathway to freedom for slaves who could get there.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor more information on these tours, visit beauforttoursllc.com or call 843-838-2746.', 'New walking tour explores Beaufort’s 19th-century history', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'new-walking-tour-explores-beauforts-19th-century-history', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:19:07', '2018-11-24 14:19:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38211', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38215, 4, '2018-11-22 09:20:27', '2018-11-22 14:20:27', 'New York Times bestselling novelists Wiley Cash and Jason Mott will share the stage and a lively conversation about their writing lives and their newest books at the next installment of the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s Visiting Writers Series.\r\n\r\nFree and open to the public, this event is presented in partnership with the Technical College of the Lowcountry and will be held on Saturday, December 8, at 3 p.m. in the auditorium of the MacLean Hall (104 Reynolds St, bldg 12, Beaufort). Books will be available for sale and signing following the presentation, courtesy of NeverMore Books.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCash is the author of the novels “A Land More Kind Than Home,” “This Dark Road to Mercy,” and most recently, “The Last Ballad,” a historical novel of the life of Ella May Wiggins, the mother of the protest ballad and martyr to the labor movement. Cash is the writer-in-residence at the University of North Carolina-Asheville.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nMott was nominated for a 2009 Pushcart Prize award and Entertainment Weekly listed him as one of their 10 “New Hollywood: Next Wave” people to watch. His debut novel, “The Returned,” was a New York Times bestseller published internationally in 13 languages and adapted as the network television series “Resurrected.” His second novel, “The Wonder of All Things,” was released in October 2017 and his dystopian third novel, “The Crossing,” was published in May 2018. Mott is the writer-in-residence at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.\r\n\r\nThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is South Carolina’s first affiliate of the American Writers Museum and second American Library Association Literary Landmark. Through its interpretive center, year-round educational programs, and annual literary festival, the Conroy Center preserves and continues the literary legacy of Pat Conroy (1945–2016) as a teacher, mentor, advocate, and friend to readers and writers alike. To learn more about the Conroy Center, please visit www.patconroyliterarycenter.org.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Conroy Center’s Visiting Writers Series hosts Novelists Cash, Mott', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'conroy-centers-visiting-writers-series-hosts-novelists-cash-mott', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:20:55', '2018-11-24 14:20:55', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38215', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38217, 4, '2018-11-22 09:21:02', '2018-11-22 14:21:02', 'If the last few months are an indication of the temperature of housing markets across the country, a period of relative calm can be expected in the coming months, according to the Beaufort County Association of Realtors’ latest market report.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nA trend of market balance is emerging as we approach the end of 2018. Prices are still rising in most areas, and the number of homes for sale is still low, but there is a general shrinking of year-over-year percentage change gaps in sales, inventory and prices.\r\n\r\nNew Listings were up 14.7 percent to 297. Pending Sales decreased 10.1 percent to 152. Inventory grew 24.6 percent to 1,156 units.\r\n\r\nPrices moved higher as Median Sales Price was up 8.5 percent to $236,495. Days on Market decreased 3.7 percent to 79 days. Months Supply of Inventory was up 17.3 percent to 6.1 months, indicating that supply increased relative to demand.\r\n\r\nStock markets experienced an October setback, but that does not necessarily translate to a decline in the real estate market. The national unemployment rate has been below 4.0 percent for three straight months and during five of the last six months. This is exceptional news for industries related to real estate. Meanwhile, homebuilder confidence remains positive, homeownership rates have increased in the key under-35 buyer group and prices, though still rising, have widely reduced the march toward record highs.', 'Beaufort County Association of Realtors release October market reports', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-county-association-of-realtors-release-october-market-reports', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:21:28', '2018-11-24 14:21:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38217', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38219, 4, '2018-11-22 09:21:36', '2018-11-22 14:21:36', '<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-24-at-9.22.29-AM.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-38221\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-24-at-9.22.29-AM-1024x876.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"481\"></a>The 7-9 year old boys soccer team from Beaufort PALS had an undefeated record this year, going 12-0 for the fall season. The Hurricanes outscored their opponents 55-8 over the 12-game span.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTeam players were: First row from left — Blake Martin, Alex Culpepper, Caleb Baker, Grayson Livingston, Matthew Termini; Second row (from left) — Miguel Scoville, Michael Woods, Hunter Holland, Aidan List, Jacob Stubbs; Coaches — Justin Martin and Troy Livingston.', 'Undefeated', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'undefeated', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:24:39', '2018-11-24 14:24:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38219', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38220, 4, '2018-11-22 09:23:12', '2018-11-22 14:23:12', 'Several hundred people gathered Sunday at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park to celebrate Veteran’s Day. Here, Gunnery Sgt. Kristine Shaw leads the Parris Island Marine Band as they play patriotic music written by former Marine John Phillip Souza. Photo by Bob Sofaly.', 'Veteran’s Day at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veterans-day-at-henry-c-chambers-waterfront-park', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:25:11', '2018-11-24 14:25:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38220', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38226, 4, '2018-11-22 09:25:15', '2018-11-22 14:25:15', '<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_0821.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38227\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_0821-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"345\"></a>First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort is once again preparing a display featuring more than 100 nativity scenes from around the world. As always, this year’s event is a gift to the public and open for all to enjoy from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, and from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9.\r\n\r\n“It is amazing to see how the Christmas story is depicted by artists from all over the world,” said Donna Sheetz, FPC’s Volunteer Nativity Coordinator. “Whether they are made from banana leaves or oyster shells, wood or fine porcelain – each nativity tells a story unique to the artist’s culture.”\r\n\r\nSince 2011, FPC’s Presbyterian Women have been creating and hosting this family-friendly event, which has become a new tradition for many looking for a way to start off the season of Advent. The nativities come in all shapes and sizes – some so small they fit in a match box and others that sprawl across an entire table.\r\n\r\nThe Nativity Celebration will be located in First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort’s Fellowship Hall located at 1201 North Street. This event is free to the public and handicap accessible. All ages are welcome.', 'Nativity scenes from around the world on display', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'nativity-scenes-from-around-the-world-on-display', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:26:22', '2018-11-24 14:26:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38226', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38228, 4, '2018-11-22 09:25:49', '2018-11-22 14:25:49', '<h4>By Michael Johns</h4>\r\nUSCB Chamber Music presents the second concert of its season at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, with one early, one middle, and one late work of Beethoven, Elgar, and Schubert.\r\n\r\nThe program begins with 14 Variations for Piano Trio, Opus 44, written by the 22-year-old Beethoven. At the end of the 18th century, an accepted interest-creating strategy for aspiring composers was to incorporate into their compositions music that was already known to the public. This was not considered theft; it was viewed as a compliment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBeethoven took a bare-bones, almost minimalist, aria theme from a popular, contemporary opera and showed that he could turn anything, no matter how insignificant, into a display vehicle of substance, pleasing to both connoisseur and amateur. It also allowed him to show off his virtuoso piano skills as he began his career in the big city of Vienna.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNext is an interesting work by a composer not known for his chamber music, Violin Sonata, Opus 82, by Edward Elgar. He began composing during August 1918, and the sonata was completed during the waning days of World War I. Although written at an idyllic, restorative, country setting, the horror of the war was a backdrop that could not be ignored, and the sonata\'s mood is generally reserved.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nElgar described the first movement as “bold and vigorous,” the second “fantastic” and “curious,” the third “broad and soothing,” later writing that, “It is full of golden sounds and I like it.” Inspired by the nature surrounding him, the second-movement violin melody prompted Elgar to relate that “... they say it is as good or better than anything I have done in the expressive way.” Violin Sonata, Opus 82 has been recorded more than 20 times but remains an infrequent guest on chamber music programs, so this presentation may be one of your only chances to experience a live performance.\r\n\r\nThe concert is perfectly balanced — the first half features two less familiar works, the second concludes with Franz Schubert\'s great Piano Trio in E-Flat, D. 929. This magnificent work, a staple of the piano trio repertoire, has long been an audience favorite. It is continuously tuneful and encompasses an emotional range from lilting, to emotive, dramatic, passionate, gentle, and poignant. The main theme of the second movement alone has the power to evoke strong emotions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThese measures create an affecting atmosphere of introspection and melancholy and have been heard in multiple movie soundtracks, including Stanley Kubrick\'s 1975 film “Barry Landon,” as well as “The Piano Teacher,” “Land of the Blind,” “Miss Julie,” and the HBO miniseries “John Adams.” Robert Schumann summed up its impact: “...a Trio by Schubert passed across the musical world like some angry comet in the sky.”\r\n\r\nThree artists well-known to this series will collaborate and bring the music to life. Pianist Andrew Armstrong has been praised by critics for his passionate expression and dazzling technique in concerts across Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the United States. He has performed an enormous repertoire, including more than 50 concertos with orchestra, solo recitals, and chamber music of all types.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nViolinist Amy Schwartz Moretti is almost a neighbor, serving as the director of the McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Her musical career has demonstrated broad versatility, including multiple concertmaster positions, solo recitals, and chamber music performances across the country.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nCellist Edward Arron, the series\' majordomo, needs no introduction. Serving as artistic director for the last 10 seasons, superlatives have been exhausted in trying to articulate his superb musicianship, personal warmth, extensive knowledge of repertoire, and savvy about how to present a concert.\r\n\r\nSupport the Arts — come and experience the intimate conversation of chamber music. Concert information and tickets, as well as information about the newly-launched endowment, are available at uscb.edu/chambermusic or at 843-208-8246, Monday through Friday. The USCB Center for the Arts, located at 805 Carteret Street, opens at 4 p.m. on the day of the concert, Sunday, Dec. 9.', 'USCB Chamber Music series continues with classical trio', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-chamber-music-series-continues-with-classical-trio', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:26:50', '2018-11-24 14:26:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38228', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38232, 4, '2018-11-22 09:27:00', '2018-11-22 14:27:00', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Mantua selected as new general manager</i></h2>\r\nBeaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority (BJWSA) has announced that longtime General Manager Ed Saxon will retire in February.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38234\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"201\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ed-Saxon-2017.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38234\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ed-Saxon-2017-739x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"278\"></a> Ed Saxon[/caption]\r\n\r\nSaxon, who has served at the authority since February 1989, leaves a legacy of environmental and fiscal responsibility, as well as extensive community voluntarism.\r\n\r\nJoe Mantua, currently the Deputy General Manager for Operations at Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) in Laurel, Maryland, begins working alongside Saxon on Nov. 26 and will take over as BJWSA’s general manager upon Saxon’s departure. A utility management professional with more than three decades of experience in both the public and private sector, Mantua previously served as a regional manager at Black &amp; Veatch Corporation, and as past president of the American Water Works Association (AWWA.)\r\n\r\n“It has been a distinct pleasure to live in the Lowcountry and an honor to serve the citizens of Beaufort and Jasper Counties for 30 years,” Saxon said. “I’m confident that Joe will be a great leader for our wonderful group of BJWSA employees.”\r\n\r\nThe extensive search for a new general manager was conducted nationwide by Cabot Associates and vetted by the BJWSA Board of Directors.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38235\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"205\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Joe-Mantua.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38235\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Joe-Mantua-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"640\"></a> Joe Mantua[/caption]\r\n\r\n“After a thorough and thoughtful search process, the board is excited to have Joe join and lead BJWSA,” board chair Donna Altman said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>“Joe brings a stellar leadership reputation, a wealth of water and wastewater industry experience and an impressive work history – which makes him well-positioned to lead us going forward.”\r\n\r\nReached at his current office, Mantua expressed his eagerness to continue the work that BJWSA has done to earn its place in local prominence.\r\n\r\n“I look forward to leading this great organization and carrying on the tradition of providing excellent service to our customers and community,” Mantua said.\r\n\r\nIn his role as General Manager, Mantua will oversee 190 employees at two water treatment plants and eight wastewater plants. For more information about BJWSA, go to www.bjwsa.org.', 'BJWSA’s Saxon to retire', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bjwsas-saxon-to-retire', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:29:35', '2018-11-24 14:29:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38232', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38233, 4, '2018-11-22 09:27:02', '2018-11-22 14:27:02', 'The High School Quiz Bowl team from Holy Trinity Classical Christian School took first place at the SCISA State Championship on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Nine regional champion SCISA member-schools squared off for a rousing, single-elimination, four-person team competition of knowledge and skill.\r\n\r\nThe Holy Trinity team, comprised of 10th and 11th graders, not only competed with older teams from larger schools, but managed to win the whole competition without losing a single round.\r\n\r\nAt the completion of the all-day competition, SCISA Executive Director Dr. Spencer Jordan awarded the state championship to the Holy Trinity team comprised of Sarah Lawrence (captain), Caroline O\'Neal, Sydney Lawrence, Parker Smith, Morgan Chumney, Caroline Mickel, and Matthew Gilbert.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo at top:&nbsp;SCISA Executive Director Dr. Spencer A. Jordan pictured with this year’s championship team (from left): Caroline Mickel, Morgan Chumney, Sydney Lawrence, Caroline O’Neal, Sarah Lawrence (captain), and Parker Smith. Matthew Gilbert not pictured.</em>', 'Holy Trinity quiz bowl team takes first at state championship', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'holy-trinity-quiz-bowl-team-takes-first-at-state-championship', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:29:41', '2018-11-24 14:29:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38233', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38239, 4, '2018-11-22 09:30:03', '2018-11-22 14:30:03', 'The Intracoastal Waterway is home to the American Cruise Lines, which traverses the protected network of bays, rivers and canals of the Southeast. Here, their “Independence” makes a port-of-call at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in Beaufort this past Veterans Day. Photo submitted by Ron Callari. 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.', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-85', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:32:44', '2018-11-24 14:32:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38239', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38240, 4, '2018-11-22 09:30:04', '2018-11-22 14:30:04', 'Fall weather and clear skies helped the annual Zonta Club oyster roast to be a success Saturday night at White Oak Park in Port Royal.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo above: P.J. Kopenbaver dumps another batch of freshly steamed oysters while Bubba Weickhardt loads them into buckets during the annual Zonta Club oyster roast Saturday, Nov. 17, in Port Royal. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[Modula id=\'25\']</p>', 'Zonta Club Oyster Roast', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'zonta-club-oyster-roast', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:40:22', '2018-11-24 14:40:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38240', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38249, 4, '2018-11-22 09:32:51', '2018-11-22 14:32:51', '<em>Pictured&nbsp;above&nbsp;from left are: Dr. Robert F. Allen, President, Rotary Club of Beaufort; Petty Officer Second Class Corey A. Maywald, Naval Hospital Beaufort; Lance Corporal Carlos A. Silva, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island; Lance Corporal Conner J. Gibson, Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort; Lt. Gen. Jack W. Klimp, USMC, Retired, Military Affairs Coordinator, Rotary Club of Beaufort.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></em>\r\n\r\nUnit commanders and their cadre from Beaufort’s three military installations nominated service members for recognition by the Rotary Club of Beaufort as their Service Members of the Year. The recipients were honored at a military recognition ceremony hosted by the Rotary Club of Beaufort at its Nov. 14 luncheon meeting.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>The criteria for selection emphasized both outstanding military service and significant activities benefiting the local community. Each received a plaque and a check for $200. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe recognition ceremony was preceded by a presentation of the US flag and the USMC flag by members of Marine Corps Junior ROTC Color Guard from Whale Branch Early College High School.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38250\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-24-at-9.34.46-AM.png\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-38250\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-24-at-9.34.46-AM-1024x333.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"332\"></a> Pictured (left to right) are: Cadet Corporal Ellison; Cadet Gunnery Sergeant Stoner; Cadet Corporal Shaw, and Cadet Lance Corporal Washington.[/caption]', 'Rotary Club of Beaufort honors local Service Members', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'rotary-club-of-beaufort-honors-local-service-members', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:39:19', '2018-11-24 14:39:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38249', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38255, 4, '2018-11-22 09:40:39', '2018-11-22 14:40:39', 'A Myrtle Beach woman who killed a 24-year-old St. Helena Island native while speeding the wrong way down U.S. 21 in northern Beaufort County has been sent to prison.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38256\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"237\"]<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Matter-500-4694-German_Marry-Photographs2c-Party-Photographs-214116.jpeg\"><img class=\"wp-image-38256 \" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Matter-500-4694-German_Marry-Photographs2c-Party-Photographs-214116.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"413\"></a> Mary Ann German[/caption]\r\n\r\nMary Ann German, 47, was convicted Thursday, Nov. 15, of felony driving under the influence resulting in death. After the accident, German’s blood-alcohol level was measured at .275, nearly 3 1⁄2 times the legal limit to operate a motor vehicle.\r\n\r\nGerman was sentenced to 11 years in prison.\r\n\r\nSher’mann Keel Palmer was killed in the wreck, which occurred moments after German struck another car in a nightclub parking lot, then sped away despite witnesses’ pleas for her to wait for law enforcement&nbsp;to arrive.\r\n\r\n“This tragedy could have been so easily avoided if Mary Ann German had exercised even a modicum of respect for the law, common sense or regard for other people,” said Dustin Whetsel of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, who prosecuted the case. “Instead, she was grossly intoxicated and grossly belligerent. Her utter disregard cost Sher’mann Palmer his life.”\r\n\r\nAt about 12:30 a.m. on July 10, 2016, German drove a red Dodge pickup into a parked car outside the club on Trask Parkway while trying to get out of the crowded lot. The car’s owner and a friend with her that evening tried to convince German not to leave the scene. Instead, German drove out of the parking lot, ran through a stop sign and accelerated into the northbound lanes of U.S. 21. The owner of the vehicle German struck in the parking lot was on the phone with a 911 operator when German collided head-on with Palmer’s 2014 Nissan Sentra.\r\n\r\nPalmer, a St. Helena Island native who was living in Columbia, was alive when first-responders arrived a few minutes later. However, he suffered severe injuries and died before he could be extracted from his vehicle. Palmer, a musician, had just finished an engagement near his hometown and was making a late-night return to Columbia, where he would attend church the next morning.\r\n\r\nGerman was pulled from the pickup’s driver seat. Her husband was in the passenger’s seat. Neither suffered serious injuries.\r\n\r\nHowever, German was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where the attending physician struggled to calm the belligerent woman.\r\n\r\nGerman’s criminal record includes convictions from Maryland of battery in 1995, disorderly conduct in 2014, and intoxication in 2014.\r\n\r\nDuring sentencing, an attorney for Palmer’s parents said they forgive German and asked the judge to show mercy. Circuit Court Judge Brooks P. Goldsmith delivered the sentence.\r\n\r\nWhetsel is a member of the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office community prosecution team. He has been with the prosecutor’s office since 2015. Assistant Solicitor Leigh Staggs assisted with the prosecution.', 'Myrtle Beach woman convicted in fatal DUI case', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'myrtle-beach-woman-convicted-in-fatal-dui-case', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:42:02', '2018-11-24 14:42:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38255', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38258, 4, '2018-11-22 09:41:32', '2018-11-22 14:41:32', 'About 90 local women attended the monthly Island Girls Night Out at the newly opened Beaufort Bread Company, Thursday, Nov. 15, on Bay Street. In the&nbsp;photo above, Eric and Robin Staton, owners of the newly opened BBC on Bay, pour adult beverages<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>during Thursday’s event. Photos by Bob Sofaly.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[Modula id=\'26\']</p>', 'A big night at BBC', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'a-big-night-at-bbc', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:54:44', '2018-11-24 14:54:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38258', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38260, 4, '2018-11-22 09:43:17', '2018-11-22 14:43:17', 'Three members of Battery Creek High School’s Lower State runner-up softball team signed letters of intent Wednesday, Nov. 14, to continue their careers in college.\r\n\r\nStar pitcher Alexis Ortiz (Coker), outfielder McKenzie Young (USC Aiken), and infielder Emily Crosby (Spartanburg Methodist) all confirmed their plans to play at the next level.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins return all but two starters from last year’s team and are poised to make another run at the Class 3A state title.', 'Three BCHS Softball Stars Sign With Colleges', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'three-bchs-softball-stars-sign-with-colleges', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:44:11', '2018-11-24 14:44:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38260', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38266, 4, '2018-11-22 09:44:18', '2018-11-22 14:44:18', '<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Hundreds of search and rescue personnel comb through the ashes of California wildfires</i></h3>\r\n<h4>By Bill Rauch</h4>\r\nThe first thing you notice, way before you get to the destruction, is the smoke. Descriptions of top shelf Syrah wines sometimes use the word “smoky” to describe subtle differences between vintages. This smoke is the wretched cousin to that. It is acrid and stale, and it burns your eyes and nose and throat. After a couple of days in it, even if you wear your dust mask all the time, it turns your voice raspy.\r\n\r\nThose who keep track of these things say the air in Paradise, California, last week was the worst in the world, worse still than famously bad Beijing.\r\n\r\nAll day, when there’s not a cloud in the sky — and the air, like the soil, is dry, dry, dry — looking down a road looks like looking down a Lowcountry road on our foggiest morning. Sometimes you can see 100 feet and sometimes you can’t.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SR-Team.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-38269 \" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SR-Team.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"355\"></a>When you look up at the sun high in the sky it is redder than Mars.\r\n\r\nSome schools 200 miles away in San Francisco were let out for all last week because the fire had made the air there so bad.\r\n\r\nThen there’s the grim somberness. Men, women and children died in this fire that swept across the Town of Paradise with way too short notice. The 30mph Santa Ana winds picked the fire up and flung it from hilltop to hilltop toward the 27,000 residents of Paradise. Sometimes, witnesses say, the fire spread at speeds exceeding 90 mph. More than 10,000 residences in the town and on its outskirts were destroyed by the fire, according to recent California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) estimates. That’s about the number of houses in Beaufort and Lady’s Island combined.\r\n\r\nThe Paradise Fire Department sent sound trucks through the town’s streets imploring people to evacuate, and they knocked on some doors, but some particularly hard-of hearing elderly people and people in remote corners of the town went unnotified, local news reports say.\r\n\r\nThere was very little time.\r\n\r\nOthers fled into frantic traffic jams chased by the flames.\r\n\r\nThis is what it must have been like in Pompeii in 79 AD, when the ash from the sudden explosion of Mount Vesuvius suddenly began settling on the town, smothering everything — children in their beds, mothers in their baths, pets in their kennels — beneath it.\r\n\r\nButte County, California, is facing criticism because the officials there did not have in place the most effective warning system available today, Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) that tone out an alert signal followed by a message to every mobile phone within range of designated towers.\r\n\r\nAt last weekend’s count 77 people had died in the fire, and roughly 1,000 people are still missing, according to the Butte County Sheriff and Coroner. Search and Rescue teams grimly rake through the remnants of the houses where the missing were known to live.\r\n\r\nJudged both by deaths and acres affected, the Camp Fire, as the Paradise killer is known, is already the largest wildfire in California history. And the Search and Rescue teams continue their work, as do the 5,800 firefighters with more than 600 pieces of equipment and 25 helicopters who had the blaze 55 percent contained last weekend.\r\n\r\nHuman nature makes us respect a force like that. We are awed by it. It stuns us. And our hearts are broken for the people who love those who have perished or are missing.\r\n\r\nWhen we see the casually life-changing effects of such a brute force of nature it takes a little bit of our breath away … every time.\r\n\r\nWhat can be done to confront such a force?\r\n\r\nPresident Trump and Governor Brown visited Paradise last Saturday and, stunned by the nuclear winter-like remnants of the town, each pledged their government will do whatever can be done to bring it back.\r\n\r\nIt will take all that, and years. And much that was will still never be returned.\r\n\r\n<i>Bill Rauch was the mayor of Beaufort from 1999-2008. Email Bill at TheRauchReport@gmail.com.</i>', 'Paradise Lost', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'paradise-lost', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:45:48', '2018-11-24 14:45:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38266', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38274, 4, '2018-11-22 09:46:08', '2018-11-22 14:46:08', 'A series of holiday events planned around Beaufort from Dec. 7-9 will celebrate the season with a nod to the area’s Gullah heritage.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, Original Musical, University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts</b></span>\r\n\r\nIt\'s December of 1860, the last Christmas before the Civil War and Reconstruction is soon to come. Masters in the “Big House” are talking about war coming while servants in their quarters are talking about freedom coming.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Join Aunt Pearlie Sue &amp; The Gullah Kinfolk as they bring all that history alive during a special yuletide season celebration on the Sea Islands of historic Beaufort — the real Wakanda.\r\n\r\nThe group will lift you up with this special holiday weekend by delivering a rousing and inspirational, original musical, “<i>Gullah Kinfolk Christmas Wish… Freedom Comin</i>’” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, at the USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe set depicts a South Carolina plantation shortly after the state secedes from the Union. The anticipation of freedom is expressed by the servants through jubilant song and dance on stage. The performance is anchored by the artful story-telling of Aunt Pearlie Sue, portrayed by Anita Singleton Prather. The show is intended for all people – of any age and any race. Performers hope to touch each audience member with the deep faith and loving spirit of the Gullah people.\r\n\r\nPrather is a veteran educator, ordained minister and nationally-acclaimed storyteller and writer. She performed before the United Nations in 2016 and recently at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. She has been featured, along with Gullah Kinfolk, on CNN’s Emmy-winning “United Shades of America” hosted by comedian Kamau Bell. She has appeared on other television networks including the Food Network, PBS and SCETV. She produced and starred in the film, “<i>My Man Done Me Wrong</i>,” which was screened at film festivals around the nation. Prather and the Gullah Kinfolk were also featured in the made-for-television film “<i>Circle Unbroken… From Africa to America</i>.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Admission is $12 for students ages 7-17.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Friday, December 7, Student Day Shows, 9:30, 10:30 &amp; 11:30 a.m. USCB Center for the Arts</b></span>\r\n\r\nAn abbreviated version of the Friday evening performance of the original musical, “<i>Gullah Kinfolk Christmas Wish… Freedom Comin’</i>” is scheduled at USCB at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Admission is $9 for students and $15 for senior citizens.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 &amp; 8, Gullah Reconstruction Tours</b></span>\r\n\r\nFind out about the rich, unique Gullah heritage of the Beaufort Sea Islands — the real Wakanda! Fun and educational two-hour tours of Beaufort’s nationally-recognized Reconstruction monuments are offered at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, starting at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce Multiplex Center, 801 Bladen Street. Tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for children under 17.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Saturday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., A Taste of A Gullah Christmas Buffet, Artist Showcase, Vendor\'s Marketplace, Trees on Da\' Piazza &amp; Live Entertainment<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b></span>\r\n\r\nCome enjoy lip-smacking, finger-licking, Gullah-licious holiday dishes prepared by some of the finest cooks \'round dese parts, as well as beautiful, unique Gullah arts and crafts, an open house tour, a live Christmas variety show and so much more. Cost for food is $20 for adults and $10 for children. Beautifully decorated Trees on Da’ Piazza will be available for viewing and purchase. Proceeds from sales will be donated to the United Community Task Force Youth Program. Location for this event will be the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce Multiplex Center, 801 Bladen Street.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Sunday, Dec. 9, 12:30 and 2 p.m., Christmas High Tea &amp; Gullah Storytelling</b></span>\r\n\r\nSt. Helena Island, a vibrant community of old live oaks and Gullah culture, is the location for this lovely afternoon event held at the Sea Island Center, 876 Sea Island Pkwy, St. Helena Island. There will be plenty of teapots and Christmas goodies for guests along with storytelling and music with Gullah Kinfolk CDs and DVDs for sale. Admission is $35 for adults and $15 for children under 17.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Sunday, Dec. 9, Noon, St. Helena Island Gullah Tour</b></span>\r\n\r\nSee the historic and beautiful Brick Baptist Church built in 1855, Penn Center (one of the first schools for emancipated people in the south), the Martin Luther King Cottage (where Dr. King found sanctuary and inspiration during the Civil Rights movement), the haunting ruins of the Chapel of Ease, the great folk art of famed native son Sam Doyle, the remarkable Lands End Woodlands, historic Fort Fremont, the praise houses of Coffin Point and Eddings Point, and the Red Piano Art and Co-op Building. Meet at the Sea Island Center, 876 Sea Island Pkwy, St. Helena Island. Tickets are $35.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Saturday, Dec. 8, Fri. &amp; Sat. Dec. 14, 15, 21 &amp; 22, 7 p.m., Gullah Jazz Cafe Christmas Dinner Theater &amp; Gullah Soul food Buffet</b></span>\r\n\r\nEnjoy live music, entertainment &amp; dancing with drinks and appetizers, buffet, dessert and coffee.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Perfect for your holiday parties or night on the town. Wine is sold separately. Tickets are $45 per person.\r\n\r\nFor more information and reservations for these events contact the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce at 843-986-1102 or visit bcbcc.org.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Information for out-of-town visitors regarding hotel and meal packages is also available.\r\n\r\nAdditional holiday festivities are being offered the weekend of Dec. 7 – 9 by the City of Beaufort and are listed at www.cityofbeaufort.org. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Holiday events celebrate Gullah heritage', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'holiday-events-celebrate-gullah-heritage', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:47:07', '2018-11-24 14:47:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38274', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38281, 4, '2018-11-22 09:47:15', '2018-11-22 14:47:15', 'All Beaufort County offices, to include library branches and Parks and Recreation facilities, will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23, in observance of Thanksgiving Day and Heritage Day. In addition:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Convenience Centers will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22. Centers will resume regular hours Friday, Nov. 23. Residents are encouraged to check their local center for official operating hours and are asked to plan accordingly. For more information, please contact the County’s Solid Waste and Recycling Section at www.bcgov.net/recycle.</li>\r\n 	<li>Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23. Pool facilities will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22, through Saturday, Nov. 24.</li>\r\n 	<li>Beaufort County libraries will close early at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, and remain closed until resuming regular hours Saturday, Nov. 24.</li>\r\n 	<li>Operations at the Hilton Head Island Airport will be available during the holiday. Limited services will be available at the Beaufort County Airport on Lady’s Island on Thursday, Nov. 22, with full service available Friday, Nov. 23.</li>\r\n 	<li>Emergency and public safety services will be available as normal.</li>\r\n</ul>', 'County offices closed for Thanksgiving Day and Heritage Day', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-offices-closed-for-thanksgiving-day-and-heritage-day', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:47:50', '2018-11-24 14:47:50', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38281', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38286, 4, '2018-11-22 10:00:05', '2018-11-22 15:00:05', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">BA Snaps State’s Longest Win Streak, Gives Clifford First Title</h2>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Mike McCombs</h4>\r\nThe clock read 0:06 Friday night at Patrick Henry Academy’s Cone Field in Estill as Beaufort Academy’s De’Shaun Epps cradled the football in his arms with tears in his eyes.\r\n\r\nEpps’ interception of Clay Brunson’s desperation pass inside the Eagles’ 5-yard line sealed Beaufort Academy’s 42-40 win over Andrew Jackson Academy (11-1) in the SCISA 8-man state championship.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Dawson-Coleman-and-Mark-Clifford.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-38293 \" src=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Dawson-Coleman-and-Mark-Clifford.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"492\"></a>The Eagles (10-2) ended the Confederates’ 48-game win streak and stopped their string of state championships at three.\r\n\r\n“It felt good. I just started crying, I got emotional,” Epps said. “It just feels good when the team has been working so hard.”\r\n\r\nThe win gave BA its first state title in football and was the first for Mark Clifford as a head coach.\r\n\r\n“I just coach football. I love coaching kids, and these kids were very coachable,” Clifford said. “As the season went on, (the team) just got more confident and more confident and they executed.”\r\n\r\nAfter heading into halftime leading 28-20, Clifford and his Eagles found out what they were made of in the second half, thanks to two long, game-tying drives by Andrew Jackson.\r\n\r\nIn the third quarter, a promising BA drive stalled at the Andrew Jackson 13, and the Confederates took over on downs. From there, Andrew Jackson, led by quarterback Brunson and backs Jon Schaffer and Tucker Cook, pushed the Eagles down the field on a 15-play, 87-yard touchdown drive capped by Brunson’s 1-yard touchdown run and 2-point conversion pass to tie the game at 28.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles tried to answer, but their drive stalled on the Confederate 10. Three plays later, however, Ja’Sean Lawson recovered a Brunson fumble, and a 29-yard touchdown run around the end by quarterback Dawson Coleman pushed the lead back to 34-28.\r\n\r\nThen in the fourth, the Confederates drove for another equalizing score – a 6-yard scoring run by Schaffer to knot the game at 34.\r\n\r\nAgain, the Eagles would answer. After five straight Epps carries and a holding penalty put BA at the Andrew Jackson 35, Edward McCormick ran 35 yards around left end for the score. Coleman’s 2-point run gave the Eagles a 42-34 lead the Confederates would not overcome with just 3:10 remaining.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BA-champs.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-38292\" src=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BA-champs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"393\"></a>“We were all on the same page. We knew what we had to do,” Coleman said. “We expected long drives. We knew we had to get stops and get turnovers. We knew what we had to do.”\r\n\r\nBut Andrew Jackson made it interesting.\r\n\r\nThe Confederates’ Moye Brandt got behind the Eagles’ defense and caught Brunson’s play-action pass in the end zone with 1:23 remaining in the game. But on the 2-point try, Trey Pulaski was pulled down from behind in the backfield and the Eagles held onto a 2-point lead.\r\n\r\nBut it still wasn’t through.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles mishandled the kickoff and the Confederates recovered at their own 46. But seven plays later, time was running out, and Andrew Jackson quarterback Brunson was forced to try to make a big pass on third and 12 from the BA 27.\r\n\r\nHe threw a prayer into double coverage, and Epps made sure it wasn’t answered.\r\n\r\nColeman took a knee in the shadow of his own goalpost, and the Eagles’ celebration began.\r\n\r\n“(The Confederates) gave us exactly what we expected. They are a hard-nosed football team,” Clifford said of Andrew Jackson, who beat the Eagles 40-28 in early October. “Stronger. Faster. Smarter. (We are) a lot better than we were in August.”\r\n\r\nDespite the losses early in the season, Coleman said the Eagles were confident they could get it done Friday.\r\n\r\n“We were prepared for anything this year. We (knew we) could line up with anybody,” Coleman said. “We got better every week. We didn’t know how good we were.”\r\n\r\nEpps and the Eagles executed from the start on Friday.\r\n\r\nOn the game’s second play from scrimmage, the junior back busted loose for a 49-yard touchdown rumble. He would go on to rush for 263 yards on 23 carries – including touchdown runs of 49, 77, 19 and 35 yards – along with a 7-yard reception and the game-clinching interception.\r\n\r\nColeman had 118 yards on eight carries including touchdowns of 34 and 29 yards. He completed just 4 of 9 passes for 27 yards and his first interception of the season.\r\n\r\nSophomore Elijah Fess, playing a bigger role with the injury to William Tumlin, caught three passes for 20 yards and hauled in two key 2-point conversion passes.\r\n\r\nMcCormick, who had the go-ahead 35-yard scoring scamper, finished with 53 yards on six carries. Lawson added three carries for 11 yards.\r\n\r\nColeman credited the win to Clifford and his staff.\r\n\r\n“I knew we were going to be something special with these coaches. It’s a completely different atmosphere than I’ve ever been around,” he said. “Coach Clifford has a reputation for winning and he came here and turned this thing around.”\r\n\r\nThe coach, who won 107 games at Beaufort High School before stepping down after last season, may have vanquished a few ghosts from his seasons with those Eagles. Clifford led Beaufort High to a state championship game in 2007 before losing.\r\n\r\nThis time, the former Clemson tight end sealed the deal.\r\n\r\n“It’s the greatest feeling I’ve ever had,” he said.', 'State Champs', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'state-champs', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:38:19', '2018-11-24 15:38:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38286', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(38296, 4, '2018-11-22 09:50:49', '2018-11-22 14:50:49', 'A former Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputy has filed a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination against Sheriff P.J. Tanner and Lt. Brian Baird, according to court filings.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFormer deputy Selena Nelson filed the suit with the U.S. District Court on Nov. 1, citing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and alleging discrimination “based on her sexual orientation, her failure to conform to female gender stereotypes, and her race.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNelson, a black woman, served as a deputy for more than 13 years before being fired in August 2017 following a citizen complaint against her. The 21-page lawsuit says the complaint arose from Nelson’s interaction with a store clerk in Bluffton while she was off-duty but in uniform. The clerk accused Nelson of bullying him, and after an internal investigation led by Lt. Baird, Nelson was fired on Aug. 10.\r\n\r\nThe suit alleges Baird and Tanner used the complaint “as a pretext to ‘investigate’ and ultimately terminate” Nelson. It further claims that white male officers were not disciplined or fired for committing more egregious misconduct and outlines several instances.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe suit requests Nelson be reinstated to her former position at salary and benefits levels comparable with the current pay scale and asks for compensation of damages including “humiliation, stress, mental anguish, embarrassment, and loss of enjoyment of life,” as well as economic damages, and attorneys’ fees.', 'Fired deputy sues Sheriff’s Office', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fired-deputy-sues-sheriffs-office', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:51:09', '2018-11-24 14:51:09', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38296', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38298, 4, '2018-11-22 09:51:26', '2018-11-22 14:51:26', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Beaufort County Fair returns after 19 years</b></h2>\r\nAfter being dormant for nearly two decades, the Beaufort County Fair was resurrected last week thanks to the generosity of one man.\r\n\r\nTommy O’Brien spent months seeking other investors and partners but wound up opening up his own pockets to bring the fair back to Beaufort for the first time since 1999.\r\n\r\n“Everyone needs to go the County Fair,” O’Brien said. “I didn’t make enough money to break even. I took a loss. But that’s OK, It was worth it just to see that smile on a child’s face. It was all worth it just for that.”\r\n\r\nAlthough this year’s fair was small, many who grew up attending the fair were simply excited to have it back. Beaufort native Jimmy Searson brought his family down from Walterboro and gave the event rave reviews.\r\n\r\n“My family and I really enjoyed the Beaufort County Fair and are so grateful that Tommy O’Brien brought it back this year,” Searson said. “My 6-year-old daughter loved it and had a great time. Yes, it was small, but still fun. I hope that Beaufort continues to have a fair and it gets bigger and bigger.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nO’Brien also funded the circus that came to town in September.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“The circus company said they will be back next year,” O’Brien said. “So the 2019 circus will be here next fall. As for the fair, we’ll just have to wait and see.”\r\n\r\n<em>Photo at top:&nbsp;The Beaufort County Fair came back to Beaufort last week. Here the Ferris Wheel in the background is motionless, showing off its red lights, while another ride to the right looks like a flying saucer in this time exposure. Photo by Bob Sofaly.</em>', 'IT’S BACK', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'its-back', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:53:10', '2018-11-24 14:53:10', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38298', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38303, 4, '2018-11-22 09:54:59', '2018-11-22 14:54:59', 'A process that began some 18 months ago will take the next step when the Lady’s Island Plan 2018 is presented publicly for the first time at a meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at Lady\'s Island Middle School.\r\n\r\nAbout 450 concerned citizens converged on the cafeteria at Lady\'s Island Elementary School in early 2017 for a three-hour meeting at which they shared ideas about what they wanted the future of Lady\'s Island to look like. Discussions continued in a series of side sessions during March 2017 and set in motion a process that resulted in a comprehensive traffic study of Lady\'s Island, $30 million in local funding for traffic improvements, and now, the first-ever growth management plan for the island.\r\n\r\nThis is not a night of speeches, but a chance to see how a 10-person steering committee drawn from the community and supported by local and national planners interpreted what community members said, and how they fashioned it into a detailed plan for Lady\'s Island. All residents and property owners on Lady’s Island are encouraged to attend and offer comments.\r\n\r\nThe presenters will share the results of a multi-jurisdictional planning effort to create a comprehensive and unified vision for Lady’s Island. The draft plan addresses managing growth, creating a walkable village center, strengthening neighborhoods, managing traffic congestion, improving bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and providing transparency in future decision making processes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe draft Lady’s Island Area Plan can be viewed here or by visiting&nbsp;www.ladysislandplan.wordpress.com.\r\n\r\nDirect questions or comments to the Beaufort County Community Development Department at robm@bcgov.net or 843-255-2140.', 'Lady’s Island Plan to be presented Nov. 29', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ladys-island-plan-to-be-presented-nov-29', '', '', '2018-11-24 09:55:29', '2018-11-24 14:55:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38303', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38305, 4, '2018-11-15 10:06:16', '2018-11-15 15:06:16', '<b>New workshop group looking for screenwriters</b>\r\n\r\nLowcountry Screenwriters is a new workshop group in Beaufort looking for committed individuals who either have screenwriting experience, some prior experience in film or prose writing, or who have a strong interest in pursuing film writing.\r\n\r\nThis will not be a class on screenwriting but rather a workshop to critique and provide feedback to the group.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>If you have any interest on attending the initial get-together, please email us at emilydfj@gmail.com or bakerjef@hotmail.com and tell us a little about yourself.\r\n\r\n<b>November activities<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>at Hunting Island</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<ul>\r\n 	<li>Mondays: Secrets of the Salt Marsh, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Tuesdays: Alligator Talk, 11 a.m.; CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Beach Walks, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Wednesdays: Reptile Talk, 11 a.m. (Nov. 28)</li>\r\n 	<li>Thursdays: Lighthouse Tour, 10 a.m. (Nov. 29); CCC Video, 1 p.m.; Feeding Frenzy, 3 p.m. (Nature Center closed Nov. 22)</li>\r\n 	<li>Fridays: Fish Printing, 2 p.m. (Nov. 16, 30); Stepping Stones, 2 p.m. (Nov. 9, 23); Full Moon Lighthouse Club, 5:30 p.m. (Nov. 23)</li>\r\n 	<li>Saturdays: Tie Dye, 2 p.m. (Nov. 10, 24); Pinecones for Passerines, 2 p.m. (Nov. 17)</li>\r\n 	<li>Sundays: Walk in the Woods, 11 a.m. (Nov. 25)</li>\r\n</ul>\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>NaNoWriMo Write in</b>\r\n\r\nStop by the library for a quiet space to work on your novel for National Novel Writing Month. Coffee and Snacks will be provided.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Saturday, Nov. 24, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe\r\n\r\n<b>Shorts At High Noon </b><b>film series returns this fall</b>\r\n\r\nBeginning on Oct. 3, the popular Shorts at High Noon film series will return to the Technical College of the Lowcountry for another eight-week run. The program features the best of Short, Student, and Animation Films from the archives of the Beaufort Film Society.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe films selected for screening have all screened at the Beaufort International Film Festival as finalists from 2007 through 2018, with one exception — the programs scheduled for screening on November 28 will be from the submissions to the 2019 festival. The audience in attendance that day will vote for their favorite film, and the winning selection will compete in the 2019 BIFF as a finalist.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe complete schedule is at beaufortfilmfestival.com. All screenings are from noon to 1 p.m. at the Technical College of the Lowcountry, Building 12, Auditorium, at 921 Ribaut Road. Admission is Free.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Classes set for first-time homebuyers</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will hold its next round of classes for first-time homebuyers on Nov. 27, Dec. 4 and Dec. 18. With these classes and one-on-one sessions on budgeting, you will earn a 15-credit-hour certificate which can be presented to your lender when getting ready to purchase your home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>All classes will be held at the new chamber building located at 711 Bladen Street at 6:00 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Call 843-986-1102 or 843-379-4588 for additional information.\r\n\r\n<b>Beyond the Bricks: Hoopla, cloudLibrary&nbsp;</b><b>&amp; Flipster</b>\r\n\r\nLearn how to instantly access and download free ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, music, and more. Bring your own favorite mobile device (tablet, cell phone, or laptop) and learn how to use the digital services offered by the library.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Thursday, Nov. 15 3:30-5 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort, SC 29902. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe.\r\n\r\n<b>Coupons for Soldiers</b>\r\n\r\nDid you know that manufacturer\'s coupons that have expired in the U.S. can still be used by overseas military members?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDrop by the Beaufort Branch Library on Sorting Day to help clip, sort, and bag coupons to prepare for shipping — or drop off your unused coupons! Bring in your Smart Source, P&amp;G, and RMN manufacturer\'s coupons any time. Coupons can be up to two-months expired. (No store-specific or internet coupons, please.)&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Friday, Nov. 16, anytime between&nbsp;9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Monday, Nov. 19, anytime between 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort. Free. For more info call 843-255-6458 or beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe\r\n\r\n<b>An Evening on<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Fripp with Dan and Randy McCormick</b>\r\n\r\nDan McCormick — a beloved Fripp resident — and his brother, Dan, have put the McCormick name on the music map as studio musicians and song writers with hits sung and recorded by famous artists, such as Randy’s “Real Love” by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers and “Suspicions” by Eddie Rabbitt, or Dan’s “Crazy in Love” sung by Conway Twitty and a Top-10 hit with Kenny Rogers’ version. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAt 5 p.m. on Nov. 16 and 17, the McCormick brothers will perform all their favorites at the Fripp Community Centre, 205 Tarpon Boulevard, sponsored by Fripp Friends of Music. Attendees get a free pass at the Fripp gate. Tickets are available at the door and are $25 for adults (cash or check only) and free for students. Guests are invited to join Dan and Randy at a cheese and wine reception after the show – and guaranteed to go home humming their favorite tunes. For more information, go to www.frippfriendsofmusic.com or call 843-838-1777.\r\n\r\n<b>Zonta Club oyster<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>roast Nov. 17</b>\r\n\r\nThe Zonta Club of Beaufort invites you to its 20th annual Oyster Roast from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Live Oaks Park in Port Royal. Enjoy oysters, beer, hot dogs, chili, soft drinks, desserts, raffle prizes and fun, including entertainment by Chris Jones.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTickets are $25 per person. Children under 10 are free. Money raised helps to fund the Zonta Club’s many community activities and scholarship program.\r\n\r\nPurchase tickets in advance at Hair Studio 280, Parris Island Gateway or Myrna Breland, CPA, 1 Professional Drive, or by emailing zontabeaufort@yahoo.com.\r\n\r\nHelp stock the Salvation Army Food Pantry by bringing one non-perishable food item and receive an entry in a surprise raffle.', 'November 15th-21st events around Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '38305-2', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:07:26', '2018-11-24 15:07:26', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38305', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38308, 4, '2018-11-15 10:07:33', '2018-11-15 15:07:33', 'The Lowcountry Chorale has announced its upcoming fall concert, “Through the Seasons,” which will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 157 Lady’s Island Drive. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAdmission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.\r\n\r\nThe chorale will present a variety of songs that represent all four seasons under the direction of Jordan Norris Plair, Beaufort’s well-known choral director and music and voice teacher.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Plair, along with accompanist Gloria Bockelman, continues to bring great programs to the chorale. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe Lowcountry Chorale is comprised of local area singers who love music and singing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>The chorale is composed of sopranos, altos, tenors and basses, all of whom have varied backgrounds in vocal performance. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor more information, please call Marsha Oakes at 207-323-1498.', 'Lowcountry Chorale to hold fall concerts', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-chorale-to-hold-fall-concerts', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:07:56', '2018-11-24 15:07:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38308', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38310, 4, '2018-11-15 10:08:02', '2018-11-15 15:08:02', 'The Beaufort Children’s Theatre brings DreamWorks’ “Madagascar – A Musical Adventure Jr.” to the stage this weekend. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, and Saturday, Nov. 17, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18, at the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts.\r\n\r\n“This show is a musical comedy and is a lot of fun,” said Bonnie Hargrove, Director of the Center for the Arts. “It is a perfect show to bring the whole family to enjoy. The dialogue is clever and the music is very upbeat and entertaining.”\r\n\r\nAs the show opens we learn that Marty the zebra (played by Dyamante Scotland) may be celebrating his 10th birthday at the Central Park Zoo with his friends Alex the lion (played by Sara-Rose Lyda), Gloria the hippo (played by Holland Perryman), and Melman the giraffe (Ilse von Heimburg), yet he longs to experience life outside of the zoo’s walls.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhen Marty eventually escapes, his animal friends from the zoo pursue him into New York City. After reuniting, the animals are chased by the police, and ultimately felled by tranquilizer darts. They awake, trapped in crates, on a ship, which – through a series of events – is thrown off course.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Upon reaching land the animals discover they have been shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar. Ultimately, it is only in being so lost that they can begin to discover where they really belong.\r\n\r\n“Madagascar – A Musical Adventure Jr.” is an hour-long performance involving more than 80 local auditioned actors ranging from age 6-18. The Beaufort Children’s Theatre leadership includes Bonnie Hargrove and Noah Krepps, directors; Angela Brooks, choreographer; Greg Rawls, set design; Mary Ann Ford, scenic artist; Casey Parker, costumes; and the involvement from parents and generous sponsors and community members.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTickets are available online at www.uscbcenterforthearts.com, where audience members can select specific theater seats ranging from $20 for adults, to $18 for seniors, and $14 for students.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Tickets may also be purchased by calling the USCB Center for the Arts Box Office at 843-521-4145. The performance will be at the USCB Center for the Arts at 805 Carteret Street in downtown Beaufort.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Madagascar Jr. brings a wild streak to USCB Center for the Arts in November', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'madagascar-jr-brings-a-wild-streak-to-uscb-center-for-the-arts-in-november', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:11:25', '2018-11-24 15:11:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38310', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38311, 4, '2018-11-15 10:08:45', '2018-11-15 15:08:45', 'Homes for the Holidays, in its 17th year, has become a much-anticipated Holiday Tradition in the Beaufort area. Each year the tour highlights a variety of homes in a selected neighborhood to showcase talented local designers and florists and kickoff the holiday season.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nDataw Island, once a prosperous Sea Island cotton plantation, is graciously hosting this year’s tour. The tour promises to awe and inspire visitors as they view each unique home reflecting the spirit of the holidays with themes from a Rustic Winter White Wonderland to a Starry, Starry Nordic Christmas. It will feature seven individual homes as well as the historic Sam’s Plantation Tabby Ruins, which will be decorated by the Dataw Island Garden Club.\r\n\r\nFeatured tour designers include Lynn Monday Homes &amp; Design, Sweet Bay-Maggie Engstrom, Pier 1 Imports-Barb Farley, Scout Southern Market-Ann Higgins, The Spirits of Christmas Group, Macdonald Market Place, Dataw Garden Club and W.E.D.-Katie Huebel.\r\n\r\nOn Friday, Nov. 16, the event will feature a magical Gala Evening in St. Peter’s Catholic Church Walsh Palmetto Room. Dance to the popular sounds of the Maxx Band and enjoy the delectable treats provided by Southern Graces catering. There will also be a silent auction with amazing jewelry, unique trips, elegant and casual dinner parties, local art and a host of other bidding items. Tickets are $100 per person. Tickets are limited.\r\n\r\nThe home tours will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 18, from noon to 3 p.m. Tickets are $30 prior to November 17 and $35 if purchased on the day of the tour. There will be designated parking on Dataw Island with shuttle service provided to the homes.\r\n\r\nFor tickets call 843-522-6503 or purchase online at beauforthomesfortheholidays.com. Area locations for tickets include: The Chocolate Tree, Sweet Bay, Scout Southern Market, The Kitchen, Markels Card and Gift Shop (Bluffton) and Branches (Wexford). They will also be available November 12-16 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo at top by Sandy Dimke.</em>', 'Beaufort Homes for the Holidays this weekend', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-homes-for-the-holidays-this-weekend', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:10:31', '2018-11-24 15:10:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38311', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38315, 4, '2018-11-15 10:10:45', '2018-11-15 15:10:45', '<b>Whale Branch 30, Oceanside Collegiate 28</b>\r\n\r\nWhale Branch rushed for more than 300 yards and built a big first-half lead before hanging on for a 30-28 win at Oceanside Collegiate in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors ran out to a 24-0 lead on C.J. Brown’s touchdown pass to Trevaughn Hipp, scoring runs by Irvin Mulligan and Brown, and the first of Henry Tome’s three field goals.\r\n\r\nThe Landsharks got on the board with a touchdown pass just before halftime to pull within 24-7 and set the stage for a big second-half comeback. Another TD pass pulled OCA within 24-14 early in the third, and after Tome’s second field goal, the Landsharks connected for another touchdown pass to get within 27-21.\r\n\r\nTome’s third field goal made it a two-score game and proved to be the difference, as the Landsharks threw another touchdown pass but saw their rally fall short.\r\n\r\nThe Warriors (7-4) will travel to Carvers Bay for a second-round game Friday.\r\n\r\n<b>Aynor 55,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Battery Creek 26</b>\r\n\r\nBattery Creek’s season ended with a 55-26 loss at Aynor in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs on Friday.\r\n\r\nThe Dolphins finished with a 2-9 record in coach Walter Wilson’s second season.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Football Round Up – November 15th', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'football-round-up-november-15th', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:12:46', '2018-11-24 15:12:46', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38315', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38319, 4, '2018-11-15 10:12:53', '2018-11-15 15:12:53', '<h4>By Justin Jarrett</h4>\r\nEven as crazy as it seemed, there was something that told Mark Clifford to dream big when he took the job coaching 8-man football at Beaufort Academy.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles had never played for a state championship — they had only had one winning season since the program’s launch in 2008 — but the program was moving in the right direction, and Clifford believed he was the guy to push it to the next level.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHe had to.\r\n\r\n“At this point in my career, new chapter, I just thought it would just be golden to come in there and play for a state championship or win a state championship,” Clifford said. “Everything had to work out for it to happen, but I just kind of felt like it would.”\r\n\r\nThen he coached his first game. The idiosyncrasies of the 8-man game left his head spinning after a 52-33 loss at Clarendon Hall. But from that beating he was able to glean more about how to coach this similar-yet-different brand of football, and his ground-pounding offense was a perfect fit.\r\n\r\nJunior running back De’Shaun Epps started piling up ridiculous numbers behind an improving offensive line, quarterback Dawson Coleman learned to make better reads at the line of scrimmage, and relentless linebacker Edward McCormick anchored a salty defense. The points — and the wins — began to pile up.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles had won four straight when they traveled to Ehrhardt on Oct. 5 to take on Andrew Jackson Academy, which at the time had won 43 consecutive games. BA fell behind early en route to a 40-28 loss, but the Eagles went back to work the next week. They’ve won five straight since then, including a 40-30 victory at Jefferson Davis Academy last week, to earn another crack at the Confederates in the state championship game Friday night at Patrick Henry Academy in Estill.\r\n\r\nIt might sound crazy, but Clifford thinks they can snap AJA’s 48-game winning streak and deny the Confederates their fourth consecutive state title.\r\n\r\n“If anybody is gonna beat them, it would have to be us,” he said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBA’s offense, simple yet precise, is tough to stop, and Ja’Sean Lawson has recovered from an ankle injury to rejoin Epps in the backfield. McCormick is a monster on defense. And the Eagles are a different team than they were five weeks ago.\r\n\r\nAnd, as Clifford points out, while the Confederates have won three straight state titles on the football field, many of BA’s players have won the last two on the soccer field, so they won’t be overwhelmed by the moment.\r\n\r\n“These kids know,” he said. “They’ve been here before.”', 'BA to play for state title in Clifford’s first season', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'ba-to-play-for-state-title-in-cliffords-first-season', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:13:20', '2018-11-24 15:13:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38319', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38321, 4, '2018-11-15 10:13:24', '2018-11-15 15:13:24', '<em>Photo above: Beaufort High School’s Ky’Yea Little brings down the ball carrier as Dylan Williams and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Will Kelley move it to help Friday night at BHS. The Eagles lost the first round playoff game 31-30 to Brookland-Cayce. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\nBeaufort High’s season ended in the early morning hours Saturday, as the Eagles waited out a two-hour lightning delay before falling 31-30 to Brookland-Cayce in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RES5314.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38326\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RES5314-833x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"366\" height=\"772\"></a>The Eagles and Bearcats went back and forth in a wild game that saw seven lead changes, including four in the second half.\r\n\r\nJeffrey Smyth opened the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown run, but the Bearcats answered quickly to tie it and pulled ahead 13-7 early in the second quarter. Tyler Haley’s 8-yard TD pass to William Winburn gave the Eagles a 14-13 lead with 7:04 left in the half, but Brookland-Cayce responded with a touchdown to regain the lead.\r\n\r\nPeyton Langford’s 33-yard field goal pulled Beaufort within 19-17 at halftime, and Haley broke a 75-yard TD run early in the third quarter to give the Eagles the lead again, but the Bearcats again answered to take a 25-24 lead with 4:05 left in the third.\r\n\r\nHaley’s second touchdown run of the night put Beaufort ahead 30-25 with 11:28 left, but Brookland-Cayce answered just over a minute later for a 31-30 lead.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles had the ball when lightning in the area forced a delay with 3:10 remaining. After the two-hour break, Beaufort fumbled and Brookland-Cayce was able to run out the clock.\r\n\r\nThe Eagles finished coach DeVonte Holloman’s first season with a 5-6 record.', 'Beaufort High Loses Wet, Wild Heartbreaker to Brookland-Cayce', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-high-loses-wet-wild-heartbreaker-to-brookland-cayce', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:16:16', '2018-11-24 15:16:16', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38321', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38322, 4, '2018-11-15 10:14:31', '2018-11-15 15:14:31', '[caption id=\"attachment_38325\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/USCB-presentation.jpg\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-38325\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/USCB-presentation-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"></a> USCB junior Kaiya Cain, a Biology major, completed a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at the Savannah River Ecological Laboratory this summer. In late October, she traveled to Alexandria, Virginia, to present a poster at the 2018 Council on Undergraduate Research Meeting. The poster was titled “Cs-137 whole body burdens and plasma biochemistry profiles of Nerodia floridana occupying a former nuclear cooling reservoir.” It was co-authored with Kyle Brown, David Haskins, Melissa Pilgrim, and Tracey Tuberville. Each facility can only nominate one student and only 10 percent of these students are selected to attend the symposium each year.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38327\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/USCB-teacher-cadets.jpg\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-38327\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/USCB-teacher-cadets-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"739\"></a> About 75 students from four local high schools spent Wednesday, Oct. 17, on USCB’s campus as part of the Teacher Cadet Program, a statewide initiative to encourage high school students with strong academic and interpersonal skills to consider teaching as a career. Teacher cadets take USCB’s EDCI 100 Observation and Analysis at their high schools as dual-enrolled students. Dr. Bruce Marlowe, chair of USCB’s Department of Education, says the department will conduct another campus day in the spring for teacher cadets in three more local high schools.[/caption]', 'USCB happenings', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'uscb-happenings', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:16:25', '2018-11-24 15:16:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38322', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38330, 4, '2018-11-15 10:16:30', '2018-11-15 15:16:30', 'Hopeful Horizons is pleased to announce the receipt of two grants from the Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation (BHCF). The first grant, in the amount of $20,000, will support the Abuse Prevention Coalition (APC). Hopeful Horizons, the local Children\'s Advocacy, Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center, along with the Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA), comprise the APC. The APC has been working for the past five years to reduce gender violence and child abuse by implementing programs that address root causes of the problem targeting children/youth in schools as the focus population. The $20,000 from BHCF will be used to expand the capacity of the APC to provide these prevention programs to the greater Bluffton area for students in middle and high schools.\r\n\r\nThe second grant, in the amount of $10,000, will support the ability of Hopeful Horizons’ Bluffton office to provide much-needed services to victims of child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence to include: child forensic interviews, therapy for children and adults, family advocacy, crisis intervention, support and educational groups for adults and children, legal services and prevention and education programming.\r\n\r\nThe Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation is a 501c3. The goal of the Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation is to help non-profits improve lives by funding projects that address the basic human needs of the most vulnerable residents of the Bluffton community and neighboring Beaufort County.', 'Abuse Prevention Coalition and Hopeful Horizons receive $30,000 in grants', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'abuse-prevention-coalition-and-hopeful-horizons-receive-30000-in-grants', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:18:24', '2018-11-24 15:18:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38330', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38331, 4, '2018-11-15 10:17:00', '2018-11-15 15:17:00', 'Beaufort Academy’s Paula Quinn was recognized as part of the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) Master Teacher program at a pinning ceremony last week.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38324\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"451\"]<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BA-Quinn-and-Durbin-1115.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38324\" src=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BA-Quinn-and-Durbin-1115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"366\"></a> Paula Quinn with Dr. Dan Durbin[/caption]\r\n\r\nIn its 15th year, the Master Teacher program was created to bestow well-deserved recognition to educators who exhibit best practices in the classroom and a willingness to share and collaborate with other educators. SCISA commends its Master Teachers who inspire excellence in the classroom, among colleagues and, especially, among students.\r\n\r\nQuinn, along with fellow SCISA awardees were celebrated during a pinning ceremony held in Lake City during the annual Teachers Fall Conference, hosted by The Carolina Academy. SCISA Executive Director, Dr. Jordan A. Spencer gave a brief summary of the importance and significance of the Master Teacher program, and honored and pinned each awardee.\r\n\r\nAs a Humanities teacher for 40 years, Quinn believes the power of language is extraordinary. To her, words are the blood of conversations, the catechism of rituals, the song of celebrations, and the passion of opinions. It is from the language of hope that we derive the sustenance to strive to a brighter tomorrow. Therefore, the language of expression must be mastered to live.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHer gift to each student is to discover his or her individual voice — the articulation of spirit — by pen or paint. Quinn has had a varied career. She was instrumental in the development of the educational program for the China Trade Museum in Boston, the Teacher of the Year at Tompkins Middle School in Savannah, English chair at Agape Christian Academy, and is currently the Art chair at Beaufort Academy. For more than six years, Quinn has taught the multiple subjects at Beaufort Academy, including English, Leadership, Creative Writing, Drama, Art History, AP Studio Art 2-D Design, and AP Studio Art Drawing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn the creative realm, Quinn suggests each child is a raw diamond ready to shine. As a teacher, Quinn believes she must help define the cut, put clarity in the substance, and ignite the fire for maximum effect. Once a student connects with his or her inner-self, she says, the world of exploration and creativity burst forth to the benefit of all.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'BA’s Quinn named SCISA Master Teacher', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'bas-quinn-named-scisa-master-teacher', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:18:07', '2018-11-24 15:18:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38331', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38335, 4, '2018-11-15 10:18:38', '2018-11-15 15:18:38', '<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Corps celebrates 243rd birthday</span></h1>\r\n<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1000w_q95.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-38337\" src=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1000w_q95.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"344\"></a>The United States Marine Corps celebrated its 243rd birthday on Saturday, Nov. 10, and the festivities around the country and around the world included one at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.\r\n\r\nThe local celebration included a Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Hilton Head Island, and no birthday party is complete with cake. Col. Sean C. Killeen, commanding officer of Headquarters Service Battalion, did the honors of cutting the initial piece of birthday cake and served it to Cpl. Matthew Bradford (Ret.). Headquarters and Service Battalion is the parent command for personnel who provide continuous support to the depot and its subordinate commands in order to accomplish the depot’s mission of “Making Marines.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<em>Photos: U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Cameron D. Darrough.</em>', 'Happy Birthday, Marines', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'happy-birthday-marines', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:22:22', '2018-11-24 15:22:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38335', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38336, 4, '2018-11-15 10:18:41', '2018-11-15 15:18:41', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>‘Opha May’ is Marines’ first female mascot</b></h2>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Ron Callari</h4>\r\nA glass ceiling is a metaphor delineating an invisible barrier that prevents a given demographic (typically applied to a certain class people or gender) from ascending beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. For instance, when a woman in America achieves a status of significance for the first time, they are described as \"breaking the glass ceiling.\"\r\n\r\nWell, dog-gone it, when we refer to females, we\'re not only talking about humans. Females in other species may also achieve this distinction.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>First female Marine</b></p>\r\nIn August 2017, English bulldog Opha May became the first female canine ever to become a mascot for the Marines. Beaufortonians can be proud that this momentous occasion happened in our hometown.\r\n\r\nThis military pooch graduated from training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in November 2017 to proudly assume the position of Parris Island\'s 21st mascot.\r\n\r\nAppropriately, Opha was named in honor of Opha Mae Johnson, who also broke a glass ceiling in 1918, when she enlisted in the Corps as the first female Marine, according to the Women Marines Association. By war’s end, Johnson was a senior enlisted woman, having been promoted to sergeant.\r\n\r\nNicknamed a \"Marinette,” Johnson\'s nurse duties included tending to the victims of the 1918 influenza pandemic. By the time World War II rolled around, though, as top officers realized how vital women were to Marine duties, she lost the cutesy nickname and gained respect on equal par with male marines.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Passing the baton</b></p>\r\nParris Island’s mascots date back to 1914. The first was an Irish terrier named “Mike,” for whom a memorial stands near the commanding general’s home — it’s the oldest monument on the Parris Island base.\r\n\r\nPrivate First Class Opha May graduated from recruit training alongside her fellow human Marines. She replaced Cpl. Legend, the English bulldog who served six years until his death in September of that year.\r\n\r\n“She is excited about anything or everything you put in front of her,” said Cpl. Cameron Philips, an administrative clerk with Headquarters and Service Battalion. “She is very social and energetic; her people skills are why she will fulfill her new role excellently.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Adoption</b></p>\r\nThe Marine Corps honorably discharges its mascots after a few years, giving them plenty of time to enjoy retirement with their adoptive families. As you can imagine, the application process to adopt one of the Corps’ retired canine companions is very competitive.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhen Opha May\'s retirement rolls around, there surely will be an exceedingly long waiting list of families hoping to adopt this glass ceiling-breaking bulldog.\r\n\r\n<i>Ron Callari is the VP Sales &amp; Marketing for HD Hospitality overseeing the debut of the new innovative Hilton brand “Home2” on Parris Island Gateway and Trask Parkway.</i>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo at top: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dana Beesley.</em>', 'Breaking the Glass Ceiling:', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'breaking-the-glass-ceiling', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:21:24', '2018-11-24 15:21:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38336', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38344, 4, '2018-11-15 10:22:30', '2018-11-15 15:22:30', '<h4>By Lee Scott</h4>\r\nYears ago, I had a professor we called Dr. Frank. He was a budget analyst at the Pentagon and taught a graduate night class at my college. He was quite a character and one of those professors who was memorable. Most of the students had jobs during the day, so Dr. Frank coupled his finance lecture with practical work advice. On the last day of his class, after our final exam, he gave each one of us a sheet of paper titled “Dr. Frank’s Principles.” There were seven of them, but the one that has stuck in my mind throughout the years was this:\r\n\r\n“The first thing on your list will be the fourth thing you do.”\r\n\r\nHe was right. Throughout my banking career and now with writing, it has proved true. I sit at my desk each morning to review my priorities for the day, but regardless, the most important task on the list seems to always be the fourth thing I undertake. Why? Because we always get interrupted by something more important which requires our immediate attention.\r\n\r\nThis happened to me this morning. I was heading out for an appointment. It was the first thing on my to-do list, but as I was walking out the door I realized I had not taken anything out for dinner. So, I turned around to the kitchen and took some chicken out of the freezer. Then my phone rang, and I was reminded to bring a report to the meeting.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAs I stood there waiting for the printer to finish printing out some pages, I heard the washing machine buzz, so I threw the wet clothes into the dryer before I grabbed the report and headed out the door.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIt was then, as I was driving to the appointment, I thought of Dr. Frank again. Even after all these years, he was right. But it took me a long time to realize that one of the teaching points he was trying to make was to be flexible. Do not be so structured that you lose sight of what needs to be done immediately. I would have been disappointed if I had not had something thawed for dinner. The appointment would have been less successful if I did not have that report, and it was nice to have the laundry done when I got home that afternoon.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThere are so many self-imposed deadlines that dictate our lives, but Dr. Frank has helped me through the years understand it is OK to address those important interruptions that come up throughout the day. It is all right if the most important thing on your list is suddenly No. 4. It will ultimately get done.', 'Dr. Frank Was Right', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dr-frank-was-right', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:23:54', '2018-11-24 15:23:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38344', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38345, 4, '2018-11-15 10:22:36', '2018-11-15 15:22:36', '<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. For centuries this red wine was the first wine from the northern hemisphere produced and sold from the newest vintage in the year the grapes were harvested.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNouveau Beaujolais comes from the Burgundy region of France and is made from 100 percent Gamay grapes. It was first made about 100 years ago, with its quick fermentation, as a celebratory wine for the harvest workers. The first AC laws for this wine, written in 1937, said it couldn’t be sold until after Dec. 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. Depending on what wine circles you travel in, the arrival of Nouveau can be a great excuse to celebrate, so it’s a nice coincidence that the release falls a week before our Thanksgiving holiday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\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. Today, Nouveau wine makes up about 25 percent of the whole production of Beaujolais with about 20,000 gallons coming from 2,000 producers, and about 40 percent is exported from France.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNouveau Beaujolais is a purply-cherry red wine. A youthful color that comes partly from the fact it is bottled just 6-8 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 with a slight chilling — 55-60 degrees is ideal. Fruit flavors dominate the wine, with banana, grape, strawberry, pear 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. It is an easy-drinking, user-friendly wine.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLike all other wines, and as you would expect from 2,000 producers, there are variations in Nouveau Beaujolais, ranging from different vintages as well as different wineries in the same vintage. A 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. In fact, in the early 1950s they were the first to bottle and ship Nouveau. Until then it had usually been sold in small barrels. As in other parts of the Burgundy region, Drouhin’s quality control includes owning vineyards for every appellation they produce. In Beaujolais, their vineyards feature pink granite soils. Full bunches of grapes, all biodynamically grown, go through semi-carbonic maceration that takes 4-10 days. Then the wines rest, quickly, in stainless steel vats.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAccording to Véronique Drouhin, the 2018 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. Its texture is clean and fresh, but not light, with good acidity and a concentrated finish. The 2018 is a good vintage for Nouveau and this one is a great example. A toast from Véronique: “You should have a lot of fun!” For $11.99.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nHappy Holidays. Enjoy. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor &amp; Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.</i>', 'What’s New Is New', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-new-is-new', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:23:03', '2018-11-24 15:23:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38345', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38347, 4, '2018-11-15 10:23:28', '2018-11-15 15:23:28', 'Friends of Caroline Hospice is proud to announce that it is the first and only hospice and palliative care provider in Beaufort to have accreditation from The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. In addition to its hospice program, Friends of Caroline Hospice\'s Palliative Care program has also received this esteemed accreditation.', 'Friends of Caroline Hospice earns accreditation', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'friends-of-caroline-hospice-earns-accreditation', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:23:47', '2018-11-24 15:23:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38347', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(38351, 4, '2018-11-15 10:24:01', '2018-11-15 15:24:01', '<h4>By Sande Triponey</h4>\r\nCommunity acupuncture clinics are opening all over the country. You find them in most big cities, and some smaller towns. In the Lowcountry, there are community acupuncture clinics in Charleston and Savannah — and now in Beaufort.\r\n\r\nThe idea is simple: By providing an open room and a quiet and peaceful atmosphere with comfortable recliners, multiple patients can receive acupuncture at the same time. This model of providing acupuncture care allows the practitioner to reduce the cost to the patient by treating many people per hour. The community acupuncture model is based on the traditional style of treatment practiced in Asia. It is the brainchild of Lisa Rohleder, L.Ac, and Skip Van Meter, L.Ac. of Working Class Acupuncture in Portland, Oregon. Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus defines community acupuncture clinics as social businesses.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLet’s briefly review what acupuncture is. As we know, the body is its own energy system with every cell being an energy machine. This is the Qi (aka chi, ki, or prana) of the body and what is tapped into during an acupuncture treatment. Qi is accessed through acupoints on the skin found along pathways (called channels or meridians) created by blood vessels, nerves, lymph vessels and fascia that connect different areas and systems of the body. Yes, like the children’s song says, your ankle bone is connected to your neck bone – through meridians. Acupoints are “opened” with hair-thin acupuncture needles that are roughly the width of a cat’s whisker and just as flexible. When the needles are removed, the points “close.” Regulated by the FDA, acupuncture needles aren’t the same as hypodermic needles because they are solid and nothing goes into or comes out of an acupuncture needle. Some patients report the sensation of an acupuncture needle feels like a mosquito bite and most report they feel nothing at all. In doubt? Ask someone who has had acupuncture.\r\n\r\nBecause disease or dysfunction doesn’t typically happen overnight, it takes the body a while to stop and reverse the disease process and regain balance and health. Acupuncture triggers and supports the body’s innate healing ability and reinforces the healing process, making treatments most effective when received frequently and regularly. The true benefits of acupuncture are cumulative, so in most cases weekly or bi-weekly treatment is essential for more lasting results. A sprained ankle with immediate attention may take only one or two treatments. Long-term challenges like fatigue or depression may take a few months of treatment. And regular acupuncture treatment is remarkable at promoting and maintaining good health. Hence, the benefit of community acupuncture: frequent, regular treatment at low cost.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe fee structure of community acupuncture allows you to get healthy and stay healthy at a price you can afford, and you can pay a different amount at each visit. If one day you have a bunch of expenses and can’t afford your regular payment, pay a little less. If one day you win the lottery, well…\r\n\r\nIn the community setting, you will be surrounded by other people quietly receiving acupuncture treatment at the same time, reclining in comfort. Just like in a private acupuncture setting, the ambiance of the space is peaceful and relaxing with soothing music and soft lighting. At Beaufort Acupuncture there are eight recliners arranged in two rows. Attention is given to your personal space. There is no difference in the quality of treatment between community-style and private acupuncture. Points are used on the scalp, and below the elbows and knees to treat the entire body in both private and community-style acupuncture. During community acupuncture you remain fully clothed and will be asked to remove your socks and shoes and to roll up your pant legs and sleeves, so it is highly recommended that you wear loose-fitting clothing.\r\n\r\nAcupuncture has become a hot topic in recent decades. Since 2002, 1.3 million more Americans are using acupuncture. Ongoing scientific studies find acupuncture effective to treat all kinds of pain, depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Allergies, sinusitis and respiratory problems are found to respond favorably with acupuncture treatment, as are digestive complaints. The World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture as an effective treatment for more than 28 diseases with 60 more currently being studied. As acupuncture has been keeping the Asian population healthy for many millennia, research proving efficacy is a modern bonus. The military has begun using acupuncture to effectively treat PTSD and to triage pain on the battlefield. In 2015, the American College of Physicians recommended acupuncture for pain before prescribing opioids.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nAs in other healthcare professions, acupuncturists must be licensed to practice in South Carolina. Education must be obtained from schools accredited to teach acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and multiple board exams must be passed. Continuing education requirements must be met every year to maintain licensure.\r\n\r\nServices at community acupuncture clinics are often offered by appointment. Appointments are scheduled every 10-15 minutes and you will most likely enter while others are being treated. During the initial intake interview, you will be asked to complete new patient forms and you will be able to privately discuss your reason for seeking treatment with the practitioner. At each follow-up visit, you will be asked to update the practitioner on anything that has changed since your last treatment. Treatments last anywhere from 60–90 minutes. You are welcome to bring your own blankets, pillows, eye cover and ear plugs to make yourself more comfortable.\r\n\r\nInformation on acupuncture, Community acupuncture and education and licensing requirements can be found at these websites: The People’s Organization of Community Acupuncture (www.POCAcoop.com), the American Society of Acupuncturists (www.ASAcu.org), the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (www.NCCAOM.org) and the SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (www.llr.sc.gov).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<i>Sande Triponey, LAc AP is the owner of Beaufort Acupuncture. She has been practicing alternative healing for more than 25 years. Sande holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Science and a Master of Science degree in Oriental Medicine and is also licensed to practice in NC and FL.</i>', 'Introducing Community Acupuncture to Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'introducing-community-acupuncture-to-beaufort', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:24:34', '2018-11-24 15:24:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38351', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38353, 4, '2018-11-15 10:24:38', '2018-11-15 15:24:38', 'Beaufort Memorial LifeFit Wellness Center is now offering a nationally-recognized fitness program designed to empower individuals to fight the effects of Parkinson\'s disease. Using symptom-specific exercises, “Delay the Disease,” developed by OhioHealth, helps participants experience improvement in mobility, posture, balance, handwriting, speech volume, and a reduction in daily functional challenges.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38355\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"384\"]<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1923.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38355\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1923-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"455\"></a> LifeFit Wellness coach Seth Hunter leads an exercise class. Hunter, who holds a masters degree in exercise physiology from Ohio University, is a certified Delay the Disease instructor.[/caption]\r\n\r\nThe program was created by David Zid, ACE, APG, OhioHealth director of Movement Disorder and Musculoskeletal Wellness and a leading Parkinson’s fitness specialist, and Jackie Russell, R.N., BSN, CNOR, OhioHealth program development coordinator.\r\n\r\nDelay the Disease classes are offered every Monday and Wednesday afternoon in the LifeFit Wellness Center at 990 Ribaut Road. Led by certified Delay the Disease instructor Seth Hunter, classes address the needs of individuals at all fitness levels and stages of Parkinson\'s disease. Group classes are $5 per class, and registration is required by calling 843-522-5635.\r\n\r\n“We are excited to offer this nationally-recognized program locally,” said LifeFit Wellness Services director Kim Yawn. “For a long time we\'ve known that exercise has tremendous benefits for Parkinson\'s patients, with results that include improved motor and cognitive function, better gait and balance, and decreased depression. We look forward to making a positive impact in these individuals’ lives.”', 'Beaufort Memorial launches new Parkinson\'s fitness program', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-launches-new-parkinsons-fitness-program', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:25:27', '2018-11-24 15:25:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38353', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38354, 4, '2018-11-15 10:25:09', '2018-11-15 15:25:09', 'Grounded Running Beaufort is celebrating its second anniversary in Beaufort and officially announced its expansion and relocation to Beaufort Town Center shopping plaza.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWith this expansion, Grounded Running Beaufort will triple its current square footage and will offer more products.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n“We opened with the mindset of delivering the best service with the best products,” owner and manager Tim Waz said. “We started out very small and conservative, and with the help of a great community and friends, we quickly grew. In addition to the store, our race services have grown significantly, and we love being a part of the races and giving back to the local community. We are excited to expand and relocate to Beaufort Town Center and for the opportunities this will allow us to bring to the Beaufort market.”\r\n\r\nGrounded Running Beaufort is planned to open in Beaufort Town Center in spring 2019, joining several new retail businesses and restaurants in the shopping plaza. Construction will begin this winter to redevelop the facade and interior to accommodate multiple retail and restaurant businesses. Grounded Running Beaufort is one of four recent businesses that have announced they will soon be calling Beaufort Town Center their new home. RLB Distillery, Wild Birds Unlimited, The Cracked Egg, and Hank’s Lowcountry She Crab Soup will also be in the redeveloped space.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Beaufort Town Center welcomes Grounded Running Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-town-center-welcomes-grounded-running-beaufort', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:25:47', '2018-11-24 15:25:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38354', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38358, 4, '2018-11-15 10:26:03', '2018-11-15 15:26:03', '<h4>By Justin Jarrett</h4>\r\nMost anyone who has sunk their teeth into the fresh-baked bread, delicious sandwiches, or delectable desserts at Beaufort Bread Company’s Lady’s Island location over the past five years keeps the cafe on their short list of favorite lunch spots.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38365\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"306\"]<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BBC-Eric-Robin-Staton.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38365\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BBC-Eric-Robin-Staton-806x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"765\"></a> BBC on Bay owners Eric and Robin Staton.[/caption]\r\n\r\nNow, owners Eric and Robin Staton hope to spread the word to an expanded group of customers with the recent opening of BBC on Bay at 705 Bay Street.\r\n\r\nThe notion of a second location downtown has been in the works since December 2016, not long after the Statons acquired the original cafe, and the dream has finally come to fruitiion.\r\n\r\n“It took us a long time to find the right space,” Eric said. “We looked at several locations here on Bay Street, but it’s all about location, location, location. That’s what it all boils down to, and we feel like this is a great location.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe new space has large windows fronting Bay Street, where customers can watch the passing car and foot traffic while sipping a coffee drink or enjoying breakfast or lunch. There’s also a community room that seats up to 20 for private events, and unlike other meeting spaces downtown, there’s no need to hire a caterer —&nbsp;BBC can handle it in-house.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BBC-Raspberry-Danish.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38370\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BBC-Raspberry-Danish-677x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"336\"></a>The only thing the space lacks is a kitchen, but the Statons don’t view that as a limitation. All the food prep is done at the Lady’s Island location and brought in each morning. Although that limits the offerings somewhat — there are no French fries or fried buttermilk chicken sandwiches, for example — the menu is still ample. In fact, it’s larger than the cafe menu, chock full of ready-made items like soups, salads, wraps, breakfast sandwiches, burritos and frittatas. There’s also a kids’ menu, and everything is available all day, so you can grab a salad on your way to work and stash it for lunch, or opt for a breakfast sandwich in the afternoon.\r\n\r\n“Our concept is fresh, everything’s scratch-made,” Eric said. “We make all of our dressings and everything. We bring our meat in fresh and we trim it, brine it, and smoke it.”\r\n\r\nThe new store won’t be ground-breaking to regulars who are already accustomed to the high-quality food BBC has been offering for years, but the Statons hope it attracts new customers who wouldn’t ordinarily venture across the Beaufort River, such as tourists and locals who work downtown and have limited lunch breaks.\r\n\r\n“Our main goal was to bring something to Bay Street that Bay Street doesn’t have,” Robin Staton said. “We’ve done that.”', 'Beaufort Bread Company opens second location', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-bread-company-opens-second-location', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:33:11', '2018-11-24 15:33:11', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38358', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38359, 4, '2018-11-15 10:26:06', '2018-11-15 15:26:06', 'If you’re seeking the ability to align your financial goals with your personal values and social concerns that are important to you, social impact investing (SII) may be a consideration for your portfolio. “Socially-responsible, sustainable, values-based, ethical, green, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance), and impact” are some of the many terms commonly used to describe social impact investing. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWhile the goals are generally the same – to generate measurable social and environmental impact along with financial returns – the strategies vary in approach.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>By combining traditional socially responsible exclusions with a disciplined analysis of ESG factors, Wells Fargo has developed an integrated approach to social impact investing. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Gaining in popularity</b></p>\r\nOver the past 20 years, there have been big changes in the investment industry.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>One of the most significant has been the growth of social impact investing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Traditionally known as socially responsible investing (SRI), this approach excluded so called “sin stocks” (alcohol, tobacco, weapons manufacturing, adult entertainment, gambling) from investment portfolios.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>It has expanded to proactively seek best-in-class companies that incorporate strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies into their business practices.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Invest in issues important to you</b></p>\r\nDo you have concerns about the environment or human rights?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Are you interested in supporting the ethical treatment of animals or do you simply wish to avoid investing in companies whose business practices are in conflict with your beliefs?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nWells Fargo offers a range of choices to invest in companies whose policies and practices are compatible with what matters to you. We can help you build a portfolio based on research, analysis and products that align with your investment goals and philosophy and avoid selecting companies with poor ESG performance or those that conflict with your philosophy.\r\n\r\nKeep in mind, however, that all investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>A strategy’s social policy could cause it to forgo opportunities to gain exposure to certain industries, companies, sectors or regions of the economy which could cause it to underperform similar portfolios that do not have a social policy. A socially responsible investing style may shift in and out of favor.\r\n\r\nContact us for more information on how to incorporate social impact investing into your investment planning.\r\n\r\n<i>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Whitney McDaniel, CFP®, Associate Vice President – Investments in Beaufort, SC at [843] 524-1114.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Any third-party posts, reviews or comments associated with this listing are not endorsed by Wells Fargo Advisors and do not necessarily represent the views of Whitney McDaniel or Wells Fargo Advisors and have not been reviewed by the Firm for completeness or accuracy.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Investments in securities and insurance products are: NOT FDIC-INSURED/NOT BANK-GUARANTEED/MAY LOSE VALUE</i>\r\n\r\n<i>Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo &amp; Company.</i>\r\n\r\n<i>© 2017 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. All rights reserved.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></i>', 'Invest In What Matters to You', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'invest-in-what-matters-to-you', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:26:36', '2018-11-24 15:26:36', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38359', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38361, 4, '2018-11-15 10:27:26', '2018-11-15 15:27:26', 'A vehicle collision in the Habersham community Saturday afternoon left two occupants injured. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nJust after 4 p.m. on Nov. 10, Burton and Beaufort/Port Royal firefighters responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Market Street and Cherokee Farms Road in Habersham. Fire crews arrived to a collision between a passenger vehicle and a U.S. Postal Service truck. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe passenger vehicle was overturned. Both occupants suffered what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nBoth the Beaufort County Sheriffs Office and South Carolina Highway Patrol responded.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Habersham wreck injures 2', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'habersham-wreck-injures-2', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:29:37', '2018-11-24 15:29:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38361', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38366, 4, '2018-11-15 10:28:45', '2018-11-15 15:28:45', '[caption id=\"attachment_38371\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"418\"]<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Burton-FD_Unsafe-Alternative-Heating_111118.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-38371\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Burton-FD_Unsafe-Alternative-Heating_111118-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"598\"></a> Senior citizens, often on very limited and fixed incomes, find alternative and unsafe ways to heat their homes during the winter months.[/caption]\r\n\r\nWith the colder months settling upon Beaufort County, Burton fire officials are asking citizens to take some time these next few weeks to check on senior citizens in the community to ensure their safety and the heating of their homes. The Burton Fire District provides both basic and advanced life support emergency services. As medical professionals they often work with senior citizens and understand the dangerous situations many face this time of year.\r\n\r\nSenior citizens, often on limited and fixed incomes, may find alternative and unsafe ways to power and heat their homes during the winter months. Many are on medications that limit their ability to respond and react to emergencies or change batteries in smoke alarms. Age has also decreased their ability to regulate their own body temperatures. Burton fire officials say this is a perfect storm for tragedy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSo with temperatures dropping, Burton fire officials are asking citizens to also drop in on their seniors to ensure they are living in a safe environment. Burton fire officials offer some tips to look for: <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Portable heaters should be plugged directly into outlets or power strips with breakers<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></li>\r\n 	<li>“If it has heat, three feet.” Heaters should be three feet from combustibles, such as arm chairs, bedding, and drapes, and heaters should not block exits from the home<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></li>\r\n 	<li>Smoke alarms should be less than 10 years old and located inside and outside the bedrooms<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></li>\r\n 	<li>Fuel kerosene heaters outdoors<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></li>\r\n 	<li>Ensure portable heaters are used appropriately, and those for use on hardwood floors are not placed on carpets<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></li>\r\n 	<li>“Candle with care.” Preferably use electric candles. Limit flame candles to only occupied rooms. Candle flames generate heat, so keep three feet between candles and combustibles</li>\r\n</ul>', 'Burton Firefighters ask Citizens to “Check their Seniors”', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'burton-firefighters-ask-citizens-to-check-their-seniors', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:29:58', '2018-11-24 15:29:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38366', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38374, 4, '2018-11-15 10:30:19', '2018-11-15 15:30:19', 'The Lowcountry always produces beautiful sunrises and sunsets, but sometimes the mid-day sunshine is just as radiant. Geoffrey Back submitted this photo titled, “Rays on the Water.” 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.', 'Lowcountry Life', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-86', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:33:39', '2018-11-24 15:33:39', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38374', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38375, 4, '2018-11-15 10:30:25', '2018-11-15 15:30:25', '<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_6161.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-38377\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_6161-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"425\"></a>Members of the Indivisible Beaufort and Lowcountry Indivisible groups organized a rally in front of Rep. Mark Sanford’s office on Boundary Street last week to protest President Donald J. Trump’s firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.\r\n\r\nDozens of protestors turned out Thursday, Nov. 8, as part of a nationwide movement aimed at protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<em>Photos by Kate Hudson.</em>', 'Indivisible groups protest Sessions’ dismissal', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'indivisible-groups-protest-sessions-dismissal', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:34:29', '2018-11-24 15:34:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38375', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38382, 4, '2018-11-15 10:33:49', '2018-11-15 15:33:49', 'Beaufort County voters overwhelmingly favored two ballot measures last week, voting to approve a one-cent transportation sales and use tax and a bond issue to fund the county’s Rural and Critical Lands program.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe transportation tax passed with nearly 58 percent of the vote, delivering up to $120 million for projects throughout the county, including $80 million for road and bridge improvements along the U.S. 278 corridor onto Hilton Head Island, $30 million for projects along the Lady’s Island corridor, and $10 million for multi-use pathways throughout the county designed to provide safer access to schools and residential neighborhoods.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n\"Passage of this measure was critically important to Lady\'s Island, where $30 million will be spent on road improvements,\" said Chuck Newton, chair of the Sea Island Corridor Coalition. \"Our Coalition began pressing City and County officials for these improvements more two years ago, and they responded with a detailed traffic study and identification of nine key improvement projects on Lady\'s Island. To have Beaufort County voters support this funding for these projects is exceptionally gratifying, and while work will be done over a several year period, we look forward to getting work underway.”\r\n\r\nThe additional penny sales tax increase is expected to be effective on January 1. All revenues from the increase must by law be applied only to road and bridge improvements identified on the ballot. The sales tax will be collected only for a period of four years or until $120 million has been collected, whichever comes first.\r\n\r\nBeaufort County voters also approved a $25 million bond issue for the County\'s Rural and Critical Lands program with nearly 70 percent support. The Rural and Critical Lands program is administered by the Beaufort County Open Land Trust.\r\n\r\nIn the only major upset of the night, Democrat Joe Cunningham pulled out a narrow victory over Republican Katie Arrington in the race for Rep. Mark Sanford’s Congressional seat, winning by fewer than 4,000 votes for a margin of less than 1.5 percent.\r\n\r\nRepublicans maintained power throughout state and local government, though, as Gov. Henry McMaster defeated challenger James Smith by eight points, and Secretary of State Mark Hammond, State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, and Attorney General Alan Wilson all won by wide margins.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nIn local races, Beaufort County Probate Judge Kenneth Fulp easily won reelection, as did Beaufort County School Board members David Striebinger (District 2). Other incumbents did not fare as well in school board races, as William Smith ousted Cynthia Gregory-Smalls in District 3, Tricia Fidrych won a resounding victory over Joseph Dunkle in District 4, and Richard Geier narrowly defeated Stew Butler for the open District 5 seat. Stephen Murray won reelection to Beaufort City Council.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'Voters approve local ballot issues, Cunningham scores upset in SC-1', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'voters-approve-local-ballot-issues-cunningham-scores-upset-in-sc-1', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:35:08', '2018-11-24 15:35:08', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38382', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38383, 4, '2018-11-15 10:33:53', '2018-11-15 15:33:53', '<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Penn Center celebrates annual Heritage Days</h2>\r\nHundreds of people took advantage of free admission to the annual Penn Center Heritage Days celebration on the Penn Center grounds Saturday, Nov. 10.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n<em>Photo above:&nbsp;The Glover Sisters, Jamie, left, Mary and Betsy sing a crowd favorite “O, Happy Day” on Saturday during the annual celebration.&nbsp;Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_38386\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1020\"]<a href=\"https://actionclub.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RES5458.jpg\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-38386\" src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RES5458-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"736\"></a> Anita Prather as Aunt Perlie Sue welcomes a large crowd to the celebration.[/caption]', 'Preserving The Past', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'preserving-the-past-2', '', '', '2018-11-24 10:37:27', '2018-11-24 15:37:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38383', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38396, 4, '2018-11-29 19:13:21', '2018-11-30 00:13:21', '<b>New workshop group looking for screenwriters</b>\r\n\r\nLowcountry Screenwriters is a new workshop group in Beaufort looking for committed individuals who either have screenwriting experience, some prior experience in film or prose writing, or who have a strong interest in pursuing film writing.\r\n\r\nThis will not be a class on screenwriting but rather a workshop to critique and provide feedback to the group.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>If you have any interest on attending the initial get-together, please email us at emilydfj@gmail.com or bakerjef@hotmail.com and tell us a little about yourself.\r\n\r\n<b>Classes set for first-time homebuyers</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce will hold its next round of classes for first-time homebuyers on Dec. 4 and Dec. 18. With these classes and one-on-one sessions on budgeting, you will earn a 15-credit-hour certificate which can be presented to your lender when getting ready to purchase your home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>All classes will be held at the new chamber building located at 711 Bladen Street at 6:00 p.m.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>Call 843-986-1102 or 843-379-4588 for additional information.\r\n\r\n<b>TCL presents “Sounds of the Season” concert</b>\r\n\r\nThis free concert will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29 in the TCL Beaufort Auditorium, building 12, 921 Ribaut Road. The concert will kick off with students, alumni, faculty and staff performing the college\'s new Alma Mater. Holiday and Christmas classics will follow featuring local vocalists and musicians on the piano, bass, drums, saxophone and trumpet.\r\n\r\n\"This is the perfect way for the College to wrap up its year-long anniversary celebration of 150 years of The Mather School and 50 years of TCL,\" said Leigh Copeland, Assistant Vice President for Marketing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nTCL commemorative anniversary ornaments will be available for $10.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPlease contact Leigh Copeland for more information at lcopeland@tcl.edu or 843-525-8231.\r\n\r\n<b>Lowcountry DHEC offers free testing for World AIDS Day</b>\r\n\r\nJoin Lowcountry DHEC on Nov. 29 in support of World AIDS Day to promote HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care. The organization will offer free fast track (HIV, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, HEP B and Syphilis walk-in testing) from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Beaufort Health Department, 601 Wilmington St., Beaufort. For more information contact Shauntae at 843-694-1740 or Charmella at 843-987-7559.\r\n\r\n<b>Smile for Santa<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Garden Club will hold its third annual Smile for Santa event at the\r\n\r\nPort Royal Farmer’s Market on December 1, 8 and 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring your children and/or pets to the gazebo area at the market and have your picture taken with Santa. Your photo will then be emailed to you.\r\n\r\nA $5 donation is suggested. All proceeds will go to local charities.\r\n\r\n<b>Fripp concert series continues Dec. 2</b>\r\n\r\nCraig Butterfield, double bass, and Bert Ligon, piano and guitar, both from USC in Columbia and equally comfortable in jazz and classical music, will perform at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, at the Fripp Community Centre, 205 Tarpon Blvd. This remarkable concert is presented by Fripp Friends of Music and supported by the SC Arts Commission. Attendees get a free pass at the Fripp gate. Tickets at<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>the door: adults $30 (cash or check only), students free thanks to the Peg Gorham Memorial Fund. You are invited to join the musicians at a complimentary catered reception after the performance. For more information, visit www.frippfriendsofmusic.com or call 843-263-5916.\r\n\r\n<b>Festival of Trees brings holiday fun</b>\r\n\r\nThe annual Festival of Trees to benefit Friends of Caroline Hospice is one of Beaufort’s most beloved holiday celebrations, and the 2018 event continues a tradition that started more than 30 years ago.\r\n\r\nEvents kick off with Snow Day on Sunday, Dec. 2 at Tabby Place at the Beaufort Inn. Bring the kids from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to enjoy playing in the snow, building a snowman or having snowball fights in the outdoor snow fields, face painting and more. Elsa and Anna from Disney’s Frozen will also be there to enjoy talking with the kids and taking photos. Admission is $3 for children 5 and older; children 4 and younger admitted free.\r\n\r\nTree viewing will be open to the public from Dec. 4-6. More than 60 beautifully and whimsically decorated trees will be available for purchase, and tickets for some spectacular raffle items will be sold all week. General admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Santa will also be in attendance all week for photo opportunities with attendees.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis year a special Angel Tree will be adorned with ornaments in memory or honor of a loved one. Ornaments are $25 and will be tagged with your special message during the event. The ornaments can be picked up after the event at the Friends of Caroline Hospice office at 1110 13th Street, Port Royal.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThis year’s Celebration of Giving Gala will be from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 at Tabby Place amidst the trees with music, wine, beer and lots of food from 10 of Beaufort’s best local restaurants. Opening Gala Reception tickets can be purchased online by visiting http://www.FriendsofCarolineHospice.org/Events.\r\n\r\n<b>Christian Women’s holiday luncheon<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b>\r\n\r\nThe Low Country Christian Women\'s Connection will hold its December luncheon and Holiday Celebration at the Hampton Hall Clubhouse on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 11:30 a.m. Our feature will be our annual sing-along led by Terry Wigglesworth. Our guest speaker is Kelly Stigliano from Orange Park, Florida, and her topic is \"Messy Places.\" This is our annual fundraiser and we will be raffling off gift baskets.\r\n\r\nLunch is $25 and must be received and prepaid by Wednesday, Nov. 28. Please make checks payable to: Carol Mock, 607 Argent Way, Bluffton, SC 29909. For details, please call Carol at 843-705-7604.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Academy Blue Notes to perform Dec. 6</b>\r\n\r\nBeaufort Academy is getting in the holiday spirit by presenting to the community it\'s new choral ensembles. Under the direction of Victor Varner, Beaufort Academy is hosting a holiday concert featuring the “Beaufort Academy Blue Notes” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, at Sea Island Presbyterian Church on Lady\'s Island.\r\n\r\nThe concert will feature more than 75 middle and upper school students that make up the Blue Notes, and the choristers. The group performed at Sea Island Presbyterian with the Duke Symphony Orchestra&nbsp;last spring.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>Tickets can be purchased at the door for $5 each. Contact Beaufort Academy at 843-524-3393 with any questions.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort Christian Women\'s lunch to support \"Toys for Tots\"</b>\r\n\r\nThe Beaufort Christian Women\'s Connection’s annual Christmas covered dish lunch will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Fellowship Hall at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady\'s Island Drive. The program will include singing Christmas songs accompanied by Whitney McDaniel. Bring an unwrapped toy to present to a Marine Reserve officer for Toys for Tots. Kelly Stigliano will be the guest speaker, and a covered dish lunch will be served with meat provided.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>Cost is $8 per person.\r\n\r\nReservations due by Friday, Nov. 30. Contact Marti Myers at 843-321-0962 or puddlesportia@gmail.com.\r\n\r\n<b>Beaufort holiday weekend is Dec. 7-9</b>\r\n\r\nJoin us in downtown Beaufort for a weekend of holiday cheer featuring local choirs, dance groups, community organizations, parades and the annual Christmas tree lighting. These events offer something for everyone: entertainment, food, and the opportunity to experience great downtown shopping and dining.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\n2018 Holiday Weekend Activities:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Night on the Town evening shopping: Friday, Dec. 7, 6-9 p.m. (Downtown Bay Street and surrounding blocks)</li>\r\n 	<li>Light Up The Night Holiday Boat Parade: Saturday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m. (Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Promenade at The Beaufort River)</li>\r\n 	<li>Beaufort Christmas Parade: Sunday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m. (Downtown - Boundary, Carteret, and Bay Street)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Indulge in A<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Taste of Gullah</b>\r\n\r\nCome enjoy lip-smacking, finger-licking, Gullah-licious holiday dishes prepared by some of the finest cooks \'round dese parts. This year’s celebration will include beautiful unique Gullah arts and crafts, a live Christmas variety show and so much more, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8. Event is sponsored by the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce and held at the BCBCC Multiplex Center, 801 Bladen St. The cost is $20 for adults, $10 for children. Call 843-986-1102 for more information.\r\n\r\n<b>Lace up for the 2nd annual Gingerbread 5K</b>\r\n\r\nRun or walk through the streets of Port Royal, starting and finishing at Live Oaks Park, at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8. Costumes are encouraged and we cannot wait to see Santa, Mrs. Claus, the elves and reindeer running through town. With average December temperatures hovering around 61 degrees, it’s the perfect weather to get out and enjoy a fun run. Run or walk through the beautiful Old Village and down to the Sands. Celebrate your accomplishment with s’mores. For more information visit http://www.FriendsofCarolineHospice.org/Events.\r\n\r\n<b>Let HELP of Beaufort prep your pork</b>\r\n\r\nHELP of Beaufort is offering Dangerfield\'s Boston Butts, cooked and seasoned to perfection, for $35 each. HELP of Beaufort currently operates a Wellness Food Pantry, provides emergency financial assistance, free clothing, and a Mobile Meals program. Each of these programs serves those most in need. These programs are primarily funded through the generous donations of private individuals, and churches.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; </span>HELP of Beaufort does receive some funding from United Way and other community grants. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nPre-order deadline is Dec. 8. Pick up from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15 at Piggly Wiggly, 1347 Ribaut Road, Beaufort.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nOrder and pay online at www.helpofbeaufort.org or call HELP at 843-524-1223.\r\n\r\n<b>YA Everlasting<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span></b><b>Book Club</b>\r\n\r\nIf&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;an&nbsp;adult&nbsp;but&nbsp;still&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;reading&nbsp;Young Adult Literature,&nbsp;this&nbsp;book&nbsp;club&nbsp;is&nbsp;for&nbsp;you!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThe next book to be discussed is “My True Love Gave to Me,” edited by Stephanie Perkins, on Wednesday, Dec. 12. All meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. Join us for our end-of-the-year wrap up meeting and holiday celebration.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe.\r\n\r\n<b>Adult DIY: Holiday Craft</b>\r\n\r\nAll supplies will be provided. No craft experience necessary! Space is limited. Call 843-255-6458 to register. Monday, Dec. 17, 5:30 p.m.\r\n\r\nBeaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott St. Beaufort. Free. For more information, call 843-255-6458 or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org/subscribe.', 'November 29th-December 5th events around Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'november-29th-december-5th-events-around-beaufort', '', '', '2018-12-12 19:15:32', '2018-12-13 00:15:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38396', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38398, 4, '2018-11-29 19:15:39', '2018-11-30 00:15:39', '<h4>By Celia Strong</h4>\r\nThis time of year most of us need more wine than usual. Extra stress. (Always my favorite excuse!) More dinners with friends, not even counting holiday dinners. More hostess gifts. Multiple presents for people where nothing but a bottle of wine will do. The list is long and gives us ample reason to indulge in multiple wines — some new ones, and some old favorites.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nLet’s start with Hugel Gentil. This is a blend, “eidelswicker” if you like, from the Alsace region of France. It uses Riesling for elegance and minerality, Pinot Gris for body, Gewurtraminer for aromas, Muscat for fruit and Sylvaner for refreshing elegance. The name \"Gentil\" translates as \"nice,\" which totally describes this wine. Great with turkeys and hams. For $13.99.\r\n\r\nA new white is Outlot Chardonnay. From the Alexander Valley in Sonoma County, this is an exceptional Chardonnay. A combination of both California and French styles gives it appeal to many. Aromas and flavors include warm apple pie, baking spices like cloves and cardamon, flowers, honey, apples, peaches, pears, apricots, vanilla and butterscotch — all the result of California soil and climate and French oak barrels. All for only $15.97.\r\n\r\nLeft Coast White Pinot Noir is also new. All the other Left Coast wines are great, and this one is no exception. White Pinot Noir wine is made from red grapes but with no skin contact, so almost no color but more body and weight than a typical white wine — and you can drink it chilled or at room temperature. Peaches, apricots, poached pears, honeydew melons, all finishing with a crisp minerality. For $19.99.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nA French rosé is a requirement on most wine lists. The Bertrands Elegance Rosé is from Provence and arrives in a particularly good-looking bottle. Always an added plus when the bottle is a gift. Elegance is clean, crisp and dry with a long mineral finish. In blind taste tests it shines over many better-known rosés. For $19.99.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nFor red wines, we can start with Hess Select Treo. From a Napa Valley icon, this red is a blend of 36 percent Petit Sirah, 28 percent Syrah, 18 percent Zinfandel, 9 percent Merlot, and 4 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. It is a rich, fairly big red with layers of dark red and black fruit flavors, a juicy texture and soft, plush tannins. Hard to not love it for $16.99.\r\n\r\nFinally, a Napa Cabernet, Terra Valentine Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon. Spring Mountain vineyards are at higher elevations, so their weather is cooler, which means the grapes warm during the day and cool overnight, creating multiple levels of flavors and textures in their wines. This wine is bold and totally rewarding, like great friends. Maybe not an everyday wine, but one that’s sure to make any day or dinner as special as the recipient. For $54.99.\r\n\r\nThis should give you a start on holiday wines. More to come — and bubbles, of course. Enjoy.\r\n\r\n<i>Celia Strong works at Bill’s Liquor &amp; Fine Wines on Lady’s Island.</i>', 'Wine-ing our way through the holidays', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'wine-ing-our-way-through-the-holidays', '', '', '2018-12-12 19:16:06', '2018-12-13 00:16:06', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38398', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(38400, 4, '2018-11-29 19:16:15', '2018-11-30 00:16:15', '<h4>By Lee Scott</h4>\r\nOver the past six months, as we have all been enjoying our lives, going to work and school, watching television, and spending time with friends, a sailboat regatta has been going on. I only learned about this sailboat race one morning when I noticed my spouse fully engrossed as he watched an internet video.\r\n\r\n“What are you watching that is so interesting?,” I asked.\r\n\r\n“The Golden Globe,” he responded.\r\n\r\n“What?,” I asked.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNow he and I do not watch any of those awards shows on television, so this was quite out of character for him.\r\n\r\n“Not the awards show,” he said. “It’s a sailboat regatta.”<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nI had never heard about this race. Turns out The Golden Globe sailboat race is a 30,000-mile solo, non-stop, round-the-world sailboat race which began this year on July 1 and is expected to take 9-10 months to complete. This year happens to be the 50th anniversary of the original race.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>There were 18 boats that started the race, and as of this writing there were only eight left. The boat in the lead is skippered by a 73-year-old Frenchman by the name of Jean-Luc van den Heede. He is about 1,500 miles ahead of the second- place contender. Of the eight remaining, the youngest is a 29-year-old British woman named Susie Goodall.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nThere are many challenges when you think about a long race alone. It is not just the loneliness, but the sheer energy, strength and stamina to go day after day after day. And food — how do you pack for over six months of food? As I sit here drinking my cappuccino and snacking on fresh berries, I cannot imagine the food they eat.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nNow these sailors are all very qualified racers. This is not your average weekend sailor. They had to have many miles of experience in ocean racing and understand navigation along with a list of other qualifications. Also, electronic navigation is not permitted on the boats. That means, no computers, no iPads or iPhones – you get the idea.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nI can imagine that the stars and moon at night are spectacular and the sunrises and sunsets mesmerizing, but what about the days of ferocious storms or the other weather extreme — no wind. That is where the experience of these sailors gets tested.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>\r\n\r\nSo, while you are enjoying a glass of wine in front of your fireplace and watching the latest Christmas special, know that somewhere in the southern ocean eight sailors are slowly working their way back home. And if you are interested, check out their website goldengloberace.com for more information. In the meantime, have a warm and restful night.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;</span>', 'The Golden Globe', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'the-golden-globe', '', '', '2018-12-12 19:16:47', '2018-12-13 00:16:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=38400', 0, 'post', '', 0);
