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(54597, 4, '2022-01-12 14:32:39', '2022-01-12 19:32:39', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Red Cross and OneBlood are experiencing the worst blood shortage in over a decade. The dangerously low blood supply levels have forced some hospitals to defer patients from major surgery, including organ transplants. It has never been more important to donate blood! By having a supply ready, healthcare providers can have access to the blood they need to help people when an emergency happens. In the U.S., someone needs a blood transfusion every two seconds, creating an ongoing need for donations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Who is eligible to donate blood?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>General eligibility requirements to donate include being:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In good health and feeling well</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At least 16 years old (in most states)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At least 110 pounds</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition to these criteria, recent travel, current and recent medications and ongoing medical conditions may affect a donor’s ability to donate. For more information to help determine if you may be eligible to donate, review the eligibility requirements by donation type, visit https://blog.healthadvocate.com/2022/01/urgent-blood-donations-needed/</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What happens during the donation process?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Donating blood typically involves a four-step process:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol><li>Make an appointment. Once you arrive at the donation facility, you will check in with the staff by providing ID and review basic information about blood donations.</li><li>Next, you will be screened as part of a mini physical and answer a few questions to ensure your eligibility. Any information discussed during this process is private and confidential.</li><li>During the donation, which generally takes 8-10 minutes, you will be seated or lying down. Staff and volunteers will always be nearby in case you have any questions during the donation.</li><li>Finally, once you’re done donating, you will have the opportunity to relax and enjoy a snack before going on with your day.</li></ol>\n<!-- /wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How is COVID-19 influencing donations?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The American Red Cross and OneBlood are being very cautious when it comes to COVID-19 and donations. They have rigorous safety protocols to keep staff and donors healthy. If you are interested in donating blood but have had a recent diagnosis of COVID-19, tested positive or have any symptoms of COVID-19, it is necessary to wait at least 14 days before you can donate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, in most cases, there is no deferral time for individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine as long as they are symptom-free and feeling well at the time of donation. The following eligibility guidelines apply to each COVID-19 vaccine received, including boosters:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is no deferral time for eligible blood donors who are vaccinated with an inactivated or RNA-based COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, Janssen/J&amp;J, Moderna, Novavax, or Pfizer.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eligible blood donors who received a live attenuated COVID-19 vaccine or do not know what type of COVID-19 vaccine they received must wait two weeks before giving blood.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How can you find a blood donation event nearby?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To find a blood drive in your area, use the Red Cross’ or OneBlood’s online search tool. Additionally, you can donate at any number of donation centers across the country.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Appointments are strongly encouraged.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>To learn more about blood donation, please visit any of the websites below for additional information:</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>RedCrossBlood.org</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>OneBlood.org</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By becoming a blood donor, you can help others and potentially save the lives of your family, friends and neighbors. In fact, one donation can help save three lives!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Urgent! 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(54599, 4, '2022-01-12 14:33:44', '2022-01-12 19:33:44', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3 area students make Fall 2021 President\'s List at Coastal Carolina </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nearly 1,000 students earned a spot on the President\'s List for the Fall 2021 semester at Coastal Carolina University. Local students recognized include:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zachary Bogle, a Management major from Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Amyah Todd, a Biology major from Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Grant Laseter, a Recreation and Sport Management major from Okatie.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coastal Carolina University a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, offers baccalaureate degrees in 95 major fields of study. Among the University\'s graduate-level programs are 27 master\'s degrees, two educational specialist degrees, and the doctorates in education and in marine science: coastal and marine systems science.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>8 Beaufort students make Dean\'s List at CCU </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nearly 2,500 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University were named to the Dean\'s List for the Fall 2021 semester. Students who make the Dean\'s List have achieved a grade point average between 3.5-3.99 for the semester. Local students recognized include:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kimberly Chisholm, a Management Pre-Major major of Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sierra Herb, a Health Administration major of Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Derek Kidd, a Recreation and Sport Management major of Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zoe Lyons, a Marine Science major of Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Michael Martello, a Political Science major of Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Patrick Talbert, an Exercise and Sport Science major of Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Michael Walker, a Recreation and Sport Management major of Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tess Yazvac, a Languages and Intercultural Studies major of Beaufort.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coastal Carolina University a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, offers baccalaureate degrees in 95 major fields of study. Among the University\'s graduate-level programs are 27 master\'s degrees, two educational specialist degrees, and the doctorates in education and in marine science: coastal and marine systems science.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Funke named to Georgia College Dean\'s List&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Katherine Funke of Okatie completed courses with exemplary marks and made the Dean\'s List for the Fall 2021 semester at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga. Georgia College, the state\'s designated public liberal arts university, combines the educational experience expected at esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Riverview Charter School welcomes new Board members </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Riverview Charter School has elected new Board members who will serve from January 2022 to December 2023. The new members are Vincent Brennan, Leigh Copeland, Kimberly Dudas, Brandon Major and Jonathan Sullivan.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are grateful for your leadership, passion and commitment to our School,” Riverview Charter School Director Robert Bechtold said in a releas&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'EDUCATION BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'education-briefs-39', '', '', '2022-01-12 14:33:44', '2022-01-12 19:33:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54599', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54601, 4, '2022-01-12 14:35:03', '2022-01-12 19:35:03', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Academy has released its list of students who have made the Honor Roll and Headmaster\'s List for the 2021-2022 Fall Semester.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students who have made Headmaster\'s List have earned an A (90) or above in all classes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Students who have made the Honor Roll have earned a B (80) or above in all classes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6th Grade&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Amelia Mitchell, Grayson Odom, Alivia Ogden, Ava Richards&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Catharine Butler, Hunter Disbrow, Charley Frey, Sarah Green, Tobias Patel, Angie Paz, Naomi Puzzuoli, Lyanne Santiago-Gierbolini, Hailey Schwinghammer, Collin Whitesel&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>7th Grade&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Margaret Adams, Elsa Billig, Keiley Good&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Rebecca Bennett, Ayden Brown, Amorette Chapman, Madelyn Colton, Sydney Crosby, Aahana Patel, Marly Szatkowski, Titus Weaver&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>8th Grade&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Tanner Altman, Sophia Clark, Addison Norris, Katelyn Schoener, Colton Stinger, Cohen Weaver&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Andrew Butterfield, Emma Disbrow, Hailey Heckert, Aaron Leslie, Savannah Libby, Olivia Loveless, James Niemand, Katherine Plumhoff, Franklin Savage</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>9th Grade&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Peter Dastous, Jr., Grady Lamm,Jade Melanson, Grace Simmons, William Taylor&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Kaylee Bartholomew, Davis Bonebrake, Dylan Chapman, Lakyn Chittenden, Patrick Good, Everett Nason, Madison Trice&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>10th Grade&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Lauryn Black, Katherine Brosnan, Melanie Hiers, John Lee,Madeline Nelson, Jacob Poole, Adelaide Rogers, Gabrielle Young&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>11th Grade&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Elizabeth Foster, Katherine Luckey, Ansh Patel, Virginia Pingree, Benjamin Steen, Katherine Taylor&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Brycen Ambrose, Peter Cooper, Timothy Horgan, Kylie Mitchell, Austin Ploss&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>12th Grade&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Headmaster’s List: </strong>Mary Hanna Hiers&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Honor Roll: </strong>Kylie Archer, Emma Grace Dinkins, Benjamin Lubkin, Lily Melville, Marc Salinas, Jack Carter Worrell&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Academy releases Honor Roll, Headmaster’s List', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-academy-releases-honor-roll-headmasters-list-2', '', '', '2022-01-12 14:35:04', '2022-01-12 19:35:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54601', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54603, 4, '2022-01-12 14:47:27', '2022-01-12 19:47:27', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dance students from across the state will gather together to connect, compete, and cultivate their skills during the third annual Grand Jeté Student Ballet and Contemporary Dance Competition.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The now week-long event offers master classes led by guest artists, audition and recruitment events with national dance programs and teacher workshops for private studio and public school dance teachers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This is not just a competition,” Grand Jeté Director Josée Garant said in a release. “This is an opportunity for the dance community to come together, learn together and showcase the exceptional talent our state has to offer. Dance is such a competitive field, which is why we feel it is so important to host an event where dancers can get to know each other, support each other and consider their future in dance at the collegiate level.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dance students, ages 10- 19, who choose to compete have the chance to win cash prizes, totaling $5,250, in the categories of classical ballet, modern/contemporary and student choreography. They will also gain valuable feedback from the competition’s esteemed, out-of-state, adjudicators — Jorden Morris, Akua Noni Parker and Sarah Wroth.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Morris is a retired principal dancer, choreographer and the current guest artistic director of the Orlando Ballet. Parker has performed as a leading company member with prestigious dance companies such as Alvin Ailey Ame r i c a n Dance Theater, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Cincinnati Ballet and Ballet San Jose. Wroth is an associate professor of music in ballet and the chair of the ballet department at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Competitors and noncompetitors can attend virtual information sessions and in-person audition classes with university and trainee dance program recruiters from Dean College, New World School of the Arts, Ohio State University, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Texas Christian University, University of North Carolina Charlotte, University of Oklahoma, University of South Florida,&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>University of Utah and others. They can also participate in in-person master classes in ballet and modern/contemporary.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Grand Jeté is the only event in South Carolina where high school juniors and seniors can share their talents with so many recruiters in one place,” said Garant. “This is an amazing opportunity for students seeking a summer intensive or university dance program with the potential to earn scholarships.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>South Carolina dance instructors can also participate in Grand Jeté which offers in-person teacher workshops. Classes in beginner ballet, intermediate/advanced contemporary and intermediate/advanced ballet will be held for private studio teachers. K-12 public school teachers can register for workshops in historical dance, world dance, ballet fundamentals and modern/ contemporary free of charge.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Grand Jeté will be held March 1-6, with the competition occurring on March 6. Participants can choose to only attend their preferred events and are not required to attend for the full week.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In-person events will be held on the Governor’s School’s campus in downtown Greenville. Interested individuals can register online at www.scgsah.org/grand-jete until Feb. 1.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact the S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation at 864-282-1570 for more details.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Statewide dance event offers educational opportunities for SC dancers, dance teachers', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'statewide-dance-event-offers-educational-opportunities-for-sc-dancers-dance-teachers', '', '', '2022-01-12 14:47:28', '2022-01-12 19:47:28', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54603', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54605, 4, '2022-01-12 14:51:21', '2022-01-12 19:51:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Riverview Charter School is now accepting Kindergarten through 6th-grade applications for the 2022-2023 school year.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Riverview no longer enrolls new students for 7th and 8th grade, so new student applications for these grades are not available.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Open enrollment will run through Jan. 31. Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 31, to be considered part of open enrollment and included in any ensuing lottery. Applications received after this day and time will only be considered on a space- available basis and in the order upon which they are received, with those students’ names being added to the end of the wait-list.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applications may be submitted online at www.RiverviewCharterSchool.org.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone interested in learning more about Beaufort County’s first charter school can attend the Open House at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, for details. Visit www.riverviewcharterschool.org for more details.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Riverview is open to Beaufort County residents. There is no tuition and no selection process. Before and after care for students from 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. is available daily (scholarships available). The school participates in the USDA Federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program. Riverview does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin or ethnicity in admission. The school administers all required state tests in compliance with the South Carolina educational system&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Riverview Charter School accepting applications', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'riverview-charter-school-accepting-applications', '', '', '2022-01-12 14:51:21', '2022-01-12 19:51:21', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54605', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54607, 4, '2022-01-12 14:53:49', '2022-01-12 19:53:49', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Roughly 2,000-year-old tale a perfect introduction to opera</strong><br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Becky Sprecher</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Saturday, Jan. 22, USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts at 801 Carteret Street, will screen the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Cinderella by Jules Massenet. Curtain is at 12:55 p.m. The opera was broadcast live on Jan. 1, but since the Center was closed that day, we will see the encore version.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Along with a holiday production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Cinderella is part of the Met’s effort to reach out to families and introduce the art form to the younger generation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is an ideal opportunity to spend some time with your children or grandchildren and teach them about opera, about the different classically trained voices (opera singers never use microphones in performance), and how a story is told through singing. To assist you, the Met has created a series of teaching aids such as activity sheets, an illustrated synopsis, and an Educator’s Guide for older children. (Visit metopera.org, click on the 2021-22 Season/Cinderella, then scroll down and click on Holiday Presentation.)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The teaching aids are designed for children with varying degrees of exposure to music, and all are presented in English and Spanish. There’s even a pattern to make a crown for the girls to “wear to the ball,” with video instruction. The opera will be sung in English, with Met Titles also in English. The run length is a family friendly 90-minutes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":54558,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BlytheAsCinderella.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BlytheAsCinderella-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54558\"/></a><figcaption>Mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe as the wicked step-mother in Cinderella.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The story has been around forever, with Greeks living in Egypt in the first century BCE telling of a girl who attracted a king with her shapely sandal. Chinese storytellers recorded a version in the year 850 called Ye Xian, where the main character loses a shoe on her way home from a royal ball.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Charles Perrault’s Cendrillon was published in 1697 and introduced most of the iconic elements in Cinderella that we know today. The French composer Nicolas Isouard wrote an opera called Cendrillon in 1820, and Gioachino Rossini composed La Cenerentola in 1817. (The latter is still part of the standard opera repertory.)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The version we’ll be seeing was composed by Jules Massenet and premiered at the Opera-Comique in Paris in 1899. More recent productions are the Disney animated version in 1950, a Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical starring Julie Andrews in 1957, and the adaptation of that same musical starring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother in 1997. Disney also did a live adaptation in 2015 starring Lily James.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Director Laurent Pelly’s production is enchanting, the set resembling the pages of a large story book where the images in the book come to life. While Pelly generally adheres to the fin de siècle-look for the costumes, he doesn’t hesitate to go over the top when necessary. The dresses worn by the eligible young ladies at the ball where they are presented to the prince are outrageous, and to great comic effect. The prince couldn’t be less interested.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do not make the mistake of thinking that Cinderella is just for youngsters. If you love the richness of the mezzo soprano voice, this opera is for you. The stunning mezzo Isabel Leonard (who dazzled in the Met’s production of Marnie a few years ago) sings the role of the princess. Mezzo Stephanie Blythe as the wicked stepmother with her dark, withering voice makes you hate the character every bit as much as when you saw the Disney animated version way back when.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And finally, mezzo Emily D’Angelo stars as the prince. Now this is a “pants” or “trouser” role, where a mezzo soprano is cast to sing the part of a young man. Opera is full of these roles, and you might want to have a conversation with the kids about how opera is all about the voice, and an older, more mature voice would not sound believable for the part of a young man in his late teens or early 20s. Many mezzo sopranos have enjoyed great careers singing exclusively trouser roles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Topping it off is Massenet’s exquisite music. A composer who was interested in writing about transformation, Cinderella is the perfect vehicle through which to display the fairy-tale wonder of both his music and this thematic material. While there are plenty of ruffles and flourishes and charming comedy sprinkled throughout, it is very much a serious opera by a composer who knew exactly what his audience wanted to hear.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The children will love Cinderella — and so will you.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a full synopsis and production details, visit metopera.org, click Menu/Season/In Cinemas. Sung in English. Run length: 90 minutes. To book tickets visit uscbcenterforthearts.com, click Met, Movies and More. Tickets: $22. OLLI members: $20.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>The Metropolitan Opera’s HD broadcast of Cinderella by Jules Massenet.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>12:55 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 22.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tickets: </strong>Visit uscbcenterforthearts.com, click Met, Movies and More. Tickets are $22, $20 for OLLI members.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>More info: </strong>For a full synopsis and production details, visit metopera.org, click Menu/Season/In Cinemas. 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(54609, 4, '2022-01-12 15:01:28', '2022-01-12 20:01:28', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Film Society recently announced the official selections for the 2022 Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF), which takes place Feb. 22-27. The 2022 edition will feature 10 world premieres and an additional 42 films that will make their South Carolina debuts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’re looking forward to showcasing this year’s creative roundup of films in a COVID-safe environment at BIFF,” Beaufort Film Society President Ron Tucker said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The society also announced that the festival will include an inaugural Rising Star Award, the first recipient being South Carolina native Simeon Daise, who first appeared in Gullah, Gullah Island on Nickelodeon. Since then, his credits include Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots; BET’s The Bobby Brown Story; BET’s American Soul, and CW’s All American.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The prestigious Behind the Scenes Award recipient will be Casting Agent Tona B. Dahlquist from Charleston. Tona has more than 50 television and film credits from her 30-plus years in the entertainment industry. Top titles include Forrest Gump, Iron Man 3, Halloween, Homeland, Righteous Gemstones and The Eyes of Tammy Faye.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":54515,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tona-b-dahlquist.jpeg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tona-b-dahlquist-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54515\"/></a><figcaption>Tona B. Dalquist</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Film Society is a nonprofit, 501(c) 3, member-supported organization. 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(54613, 4, '2022-01-12 15:03:30', '2022-01-12 20:03:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Historic Port Royal Museum </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org, email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tour Historic Fort Fremont&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Fort Fremont History Center, Fort Fremont Preserve, 1124 Land’s End Road, St. Helena Island. Docent-led tours are at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Saturday. Travel back in time to the 1800s and the Spanish American War. Visitors to Fort Fremont can learn about the fort’s history by reading interpretive panels, taking a self-guided tour with a smart phone, visiting the history center exhibit hall, or attending a docent-led tour of the property. The Preserve is open to the public Monday through Sunday from dawn to dusk. For more information, visit www.fortfremont.org or contact Passive Parks manager Stephanie Nagid at snagid@bcgov.net.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Farmers Market&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, year round, 1615 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Rain or shine. For more information, visit http:// www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com/, visit @ portroyalfarmersmarket on Facebook or call 843-295-0058.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>“Pull Yourself Up” Group Exercise Class for women&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9:30 a.m., select Saturdays, Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. This multi-generational women’s group training is a 5-week program taught by Kelly Blackston. It is designed for females who wish to be stronger especially using back muscle shoulders and arms plus build camaraderie and make new friends. Free for ages 13-19; $10 per class for YMCA members; $20 per class for adult non-member. Questions should be directed to Denice Davis, YMCA Healthy Living Program Director at 843-521- 1904 or beaufort-jasperymca.org.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Artists That Teach instructor show </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jan. 3 through Feb. 25, Art League Academy, 106 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island. Art League Academy is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday. There will also be an artists reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19 that is free and open to the public. Art League of Hilton Head is the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit visual arts organization on Hilton Head Island with a synergistic art gallery and teaching Academy. For more information, call 843- 842-5738.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Artists That Teach live artist demonstrations </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 15, Jami Wright, Art League Academy; 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Jan. 19, Alex Sharma, Art League Gallery; 10:30 a.m. to noon, Friday, Jan. 28, Julie Schroeder at Art League Gallery. Art League Academy is located at 106 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island. Art League Gallery is located mid-island inside Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, next to the box office.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Kaotic Obsession Military Appreciation Car Show&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 16, 1555 Salem Road, Beaufort. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 day of show. $5 discount fo active military, veterans. There will be food trucks, raffles, trophies and mobile detailing by Summer Breeze Auto Detailers. Special Appearance by Vintage Vixens. Trophy categories include: Best Classic, Best Modern Muscle, Best Modern Import, Best Graphics and Best Truck. No revving, no burnouts, no littering. Voting ends at 6:45 p.m. winners announced at 7 p.m.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Open Land Trust Ribbon Cutting &amp; Grand Re-Opening </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, 905 Charles Street. Open Land Trust staff and board invite the public to join in celebrating the organization’s new “forever home.” Highlight include a side-yard celebration, live music, light refreshments and tours of the new \"home.\" Free parking is available along Charles Street.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sea Island Quilt Guild January meeting&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20. The Sea Island Quilt Guild will hold it\'s January meeting by ZOOM this month due to the increased numbers in Covid in Beaufort County. To join, please send your email to seaislandquilters@gmail.com to have your name added to the mailing list.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands guided tours </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m., Friday, Jan. 21; Saturday, Feb. 12; Friday, Feb. 25. The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands (501c3) offers free tours with Master Naturalist Jill Moore as guide. Learn about the different types of wildlife, birds, and plants that inhabit this special place To sign up for a tour please email Kat Bray at info@foprcw.org. For more information, visit www.foprcw.org, follow us on Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>5k Oyster Boogie&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 22, Downtown Beaufort. Join the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association and Riverview Charter School for a USATF Certified 5K race. The race will begin at Bay St/Newcastle near Freedom Park. Participants will run/walk through Historic Downtown Beaufort and across the Woods Memorial Bridge along a certified 5K course. The 5K Race is supported and managed by Grounded Running. This is a dog friendly and stroller friendly event. Shirts are not guaranteed after 3 p.m., Jan. 14. Register at https://bit.ly/3Fkp905.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-85', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:03:32', '2022-01-12 20:03:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54613', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54615, 4, '2022-01-12 15:04:57', '2022-01-12 20:04:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Island News, Lowcountry Weekly seeking advertising salespeople</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Island News and Lowcountry Weekly, two locally owned and published publications, are in search of one or more part-time advertising salespeople.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our publications reach more readers than any other company in the region by providing quality content for the hyper local market we have proudly served for more than 20 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The position involves a business-to-business advertising sales role with responsibilities that include prospecting, scheduling appointments and meeting with business owners one-on-one. No industry specific or sales experience is required. However, if a person does have a background in sales or previous business experience, that may prove helpful.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pay is based on a full-commission revenue model, so there is unlimited income potential.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please send resumes and inquiries to Jeff Evans at jeff.theislandnews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>New office for Novus Orthodontics</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Novus Orthodontics’ new office is now open at 1055 Ribaut Road, Suite 20-A, and they can’t wait to see your smile.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Call 843-738-6947 today to schedule a free consultation with an orthodontist proficient with both adults and children.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BUSINESS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'business-briefs-39', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:05:31', '2022-01-12 20:05:31', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54615', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54617, 4, '2022-01-12 15:06:19', '2022-01-12 20:06:19', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) has launched a new program to help eligible BMH employees become homeowners or refinance existing mortgages.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The program is one of many new benefits the hospital is rolling out to help employees access affordable housing, childcare and more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We know that homeownership provides stability, security, and a means to building financial health and wealth for future generations,” said BMH President &amp; CEO Russell Baxley, MHA. “We also recognize that a major obstacle can be coming up with the money needed for a down payment or closing costs. This assistance program will help our employees bridge that financial gap.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The buyer-assistance program offers up to $10,000 to qualified applicants. Eligible team members must be full-time and have worked at Beaufort Memorial for a minimum of six months, attend a homebuyer education workshop, and meet household income and other requirements. Eligible properties include those within a 15-mile radius of a designated Beaufort Memorial campus or provider practice. The funds may be used for down payment and/or closing costs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The program was developed in partnership with CommunityWorks, a community development financial institution that supports economic growth in communities across South Carolina. The goal of these programs is to provide safe and comfortable housing at an affordable rate to community members, ultimately allowing them to build wealth through homeownership.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“CommunityWorks is thrilled to partner with Beaufort Memorial to make homeownership more accessible to their team members,” said Tamie Hoy Hawkins, CEO of CommunityWorks. “We believe that homeownership is one of the best ways to achieve financial prosperity.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last year the hospital partnered with Hobbit Hill Preschools to open The Learning Center, a subsidized childcare- and remote-learning center for children of Beaufort Memorial staff. Plans are underway to build a freestanding daycare within walking distance of the hospital’s main campus in 2022.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To learn more about Beaufort Memorial career opportunities and benefits visit www.beaufortmemorial.org/careers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Memorial launches employee homebuyer assistance program', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorial-launches-employee-homebuyer-assistance-program', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:06:20', '2022-01-12 20:06:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54617', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54619, 4, '2022-01-12 15:07:36', '2022-01-12 20:07:36', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Furniture seller FWDG is celebrating 50 years in business in Beaufort with a month of promotions and a Business After Hours event with the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Jan. 13.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Jan. 15, 1972, Larry Mark and his father Ernest opened the business in a former car repair shop on Carteret Street in downtown Beaufort. The business is now located in a 48,000 square foot showroom at 745 Robert Smalls Pkwy. FWDG now employs 27 people, some of whom have worked for the store for more than 30 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To mark the anniversary, FWDG is offering three drawings in January: an opportunity to win half of a purchase back, a chance to win $500 (no purchase necessary), and an opportunity to pick a registered non-profit that may win $500. For complete drawing details and registration, visit FWDG. The drawings end January 31.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When I was young, I scoffed at my elders that told me that time flies. Now that I am 70, I find that statement is definitely true,” FWDG Founder and President Larry Mark said. “I am very appreciative to the local communities for the support FWDG has received during this 50-year run. One part of my life philosophy is that change is good. I will do everything in my power to make sure that FWDG continues to grow and change while continuing to hold fast to our family’s core beliefs and to the FWDG mission statement.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To Register for the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce Event, visit: <a href=\"https://business.beaufortchamber.org/events\">https://business.beaufortchamber.org/events</a>.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>Anniversary Event with FWDG &amp; the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>5 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 13</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>FWDG, 745 Robert Smalls Parkway</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Admission: $10 for members, $20 for non-members</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Details: </strong>Hors d\'oeuvres by Signature Catering will be available and macarons will provided by Tout Sweet Macarons of Port Royal. FWDG will offer drinks, networking, and door prizes</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'FWDG celebrating 50 years in business with shindig', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'fwdg-celebrating-50-years-in-business-with-shindig', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:07:37', '2022-01-12 20:07:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54619', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54621, 4, '2022-01-12 15:09:02', '2022-01-12 20:09:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Rep. Mace tests positive for COVID-19</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) tested positive Monday for COVID-19.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“After one of my children tested positive for COVID-19 this morning, I decided to also get tested. I tested positive. This is now my second time having COVID — and I’m fully vaccinated,” Mace said in a release. “I’m feeling OK. This is more mild than the first time. I’m completing quarantine and working from home as I recover. We are all frustrated with our common enemy COVID-19. I am praying everyone can stay healthy and we can all get past this soon.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Previously, Mace tested positive on June 23, 2020 and has frequently discussed her experiences with long haul COVID. She was fully vaccinated in the spring of 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Year Round Fishing Tournament ends, begins again</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Captain Frank E. Gibson, III of the of Beaufort Sportfishing &amp; Diving Club, and Michelle Clark, Manager of the Safe Harbor-Port Royal Landing Marina, have the board cleared for the 2022 Year Round Fishing Tournament, which runs through Dec. 31, 2022. The 2021 tournament started in January 2021 and concluded Dec. 31, 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some 31 species are available to be posted to the leader board at the Safe Harbor-Port Royal Landing Marina. The different categories are Youth, Female, Overall Angler, Best Recreational Boat and Best Charter Boat. Individuals do not need to be a member of Beaufort Sportfishing &amp; Diving Club to participate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The anglers must fish from a boat and be present for weigh in at Safe Harbor-Port Royal Landing Marina during operating hours. The species can be delivered to the marina by vehicle. Brochures with complete rules and listing of species are available at the Safe Harbor-Port Royal Landing Marina and other local tackle shops.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the beginning of the next season, the awards banquet will be held to present certificates to those who posted fish species during the 2021 Year Round Tournament and plaques given to the overall winners including best recreational boat and the best commercial boat.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The award winners for the 2021 Annual Fishing Tournament are:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Youth Angler – Riley Teague</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Female Angler – Patrice Talmage</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Overall Angler – Bill Hennigh</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best Recreational Boat – GRAND SLAM, owned by Captain Bill Hennigh</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best Charter Boat – MATTSON CHARTERS, Captain Chris Mattson</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Year Round Fishing Tournament is sponsored by Beaufort Sportfishing &amp; Diving Club and the Safe Harbor-Port Royal Landing Marina.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-204', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:09:03', '2022-01-12 20:09:03', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54621', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54623, 4, '2022-01-12 15:11:33', '2022-01-12 20:11:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Marie McAden</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Diet and exercise. It’s the go-to strategy most doctors recommend to lose weight and stay healthy. But does it really work?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mac Mitchell had his doubts. For most of his life, the retired Beaufort contractor lived on a steady diet of fast food and snacks. As he reached his 60s, he was long past the years when he worked in the field with his construction crew, providing him with the physical activity that had kept him in shape in his 20s and 30s.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“When you become the boss, mostly you’re just pointing,” he quipped.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mitchell knew he had packed on a few extra pounds, but he didn’t realize just how far he had let himself go until his wife signed them up for the Body Makeover program at Beaufort Memorial Hospital’s LifeFit Wellness Center in 2016.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I was shocked to learn I was 261 pounds,” said the 6-foot, 1-inch Mitchell.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Worse than that, an analysis of his health at the beginning of the program revealed his blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol were all high. Just one lap around the gym’s quarter-mile track left him breathless.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I couldn’t even do a pushup,” Mitchell admitted. “I was a train wreck.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Designed to help participants create life-long healthy eating and exercise habits that will put them on track to lose weight and get fit, the program includes small group exercise sessions with a wellness coach three times a week, nutrition counseling and special events, including and a shopping trip to the grocery store to learn how to choose foods wisely.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Losing weight isn’t easy, but the payoff for your health can be huge,” Beaufort Memorial LifeFit Wellness coach David Purser said. “In order to help folks start the process, we created our Body Makeover program to provide the tools they need to take off the pounds — and keep them off. “</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mitchell enjoyed the grocery store field trip and coaching sessions that were part of the program, but the workouts were brutal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“During those first two weeks, I wanted to quit every day I walked into the gym,” he recalled. “I felt awkward being in a room full of strangers trying to work out for the first time in 30 years.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the program’s small-group format provided the personal attention, accountability, structure and social support that he needed to help him meet his goals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“To establish a baseline and measure results, the program also includes a comprehensive body composition assessment and fitness test. All the tests are repeated at the end of the program to show how much you’ve improved,” said Purser, who has been working with the program for the past six years. “Participants also have access to an exclusive Facebook support group.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For Mitchell, the work paid off. After completing the program, he had lost 24 pounds and seven inches from his waist. His total cholesterol had dropped from 195 to 182; his triglycerides from 235 to 130.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It was tough, but that’s the point,” he said. “If it’s not difficult, your body is not going to change.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He was so thrilled with the results, he signed up for a second Body Makeover session. After a few months, he had dropped to 206 pounds and lowered his total cholesterol to 176 and his triglycerides to 91. While he had started out wearing a size 44, he got down to a 36.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now five years into his new lifestyle, the 70-year-old Mitchell has gained back a few pounds but he’s kept his blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides low. He continues to work out with LifeFit personal trainers five days a week and urges others to sign up for the next season of the program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I moan and groan, but without the training, I couldn’t keep up with my grandkids,” said the grandfather of six children ranging in age from 1 to 8. “An 8-year-old can move pretty fast.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next session of the 8-week Body Makeover Express program begins Jan. 24. Appropriate for all ages and fitness levels, the cost of the program is $275.00 and registration closes Jan. 14. For more about the program, visit BeaufortMemorial.org/BodyMakeover or call the LifeFit Wellnes&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Beaufort Memorial’s Body Makeover keeps septuagenarian going strong', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'beaufort-memorials-body-makeover-keeps-septuagenarian-going-strong', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:11:33', '2022-01-12 20:11:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54623', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54625, 4, '2022-01-12 15:12:26', '2022-01-12 20:12:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County’s thousands of taxpayers who are waiting for an important tax discount, the Legal Residence Exemption, will not be penalized for not paying by the tax deadline on January 18.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The offices of Beaufort County Treasurer Maria Walls and Beaufort County Assessor Ebony Sanders have been working on a short-term solution to address citizens’ concerns about the outstanding legal residence applications for Property Taxes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If left unaddressed, thousands of customers would have to pay their tax bill in full, at a much higher amount, by January 18 and then wait for a refund,” Beaufort County Treasurer Maria Walls said in a release. “We do not want our customers paying any more than they have to.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Any citizen whose application has been submitted by January 18 but has not been processed will have the penalty waived by the Assessor’s Office. Once the application is processed, taxpayers will receive a notification of the results and will have 30 days to pay without penalty, regardless of whether their 4 percent is approved or not.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I commend both offices for addressing this issue and look forward to having our County Administrator and his staff working with the Assessor and Treasurer to come up with a long-term solution to address this annual problem,” Beaufort County Council Chairman Joe Passiment said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If a customer has not already paid, they may wait to pay until their application has been processed. Once completed, they will be notified of the outcome and given 30 days to pay the balance due without penalty.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If a customer has already paid, the processing of their application will be given priority to ensure their payments are refunded as quickly as possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Treasurer’s Office has notified more than 3,000 affected customers of this benefit and what to expect next. Should a customer wish to check the status of their application, they may do so by visiting the Assessor’s Office website.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The County Assessor will prioritize the applications of customers whose mortgage company has already paid, meaning those whose escrow payments have increased significantly will have their applications processed faster.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applications received after the deadline will be subject to the penalty.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more payment information or contact our office, please visit www.BeaufortCountyTreasurer.com or call the Treasurer’s Office at 843-255-2600.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'County grants waiver for delay in property tax applications', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-grants-waiver-for-delay-in-property-tax-applications', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:12:27', '2022-01-12 20:12:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54625', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54627, 4, '2022-01-12 15:16:13', '2022-01-12 20:16:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dataw Island’s Marilyn Harris, a Democrat, announced her candidacy for Beaufort County Council’s District 2 seat on Thursday, Jan. 6 at the Coosaw River Club.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>District 2 is currently represented by Paul Sommerville. Sommerville, in his fourth term, has served since 2007. His current term ends in December.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Beaufort County has changed, significantly in the past 15 years. And it continues to change,” Harris said. “And grow. In spite of the recent census report, growth has been phenomenal.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Change brings opportunities as well as challenges. I’m going to welcome both by recognizing that rules, regulations and covenants may need a fresh perspective and a new approach. That approach needs to consider that new residents and new demographics bring new potential, fresh new ideas, new dreams, and yes, new challenges. Where am I going? That’s not really the question. The question is ‘where are we going?’”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris came to Beaufort in 2015 and has spent much of her time since working in the community. She has served on the Boards of Directors of several local non-profits including the United Way of the Lowcountry, Second Helpings, SCORE and the Boys and Girls Club.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2019, she was elected to a three-year term on the Board of the Directors of the Dataw Island Club. She has been adjunct faculty at The Technical College of the Lowcountry as well as a substitute teacher in Beaufort County Schools. She has served as the facilitator for the Lowcountry Affordable Housing Coalition and as Beaufort County’s Program Coordinator for the COSY and COSA Programs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before coming to Beaufort, Harris retired after more than 35 years in Federal Public Service, including includes senior leadership positions with the Department of the Army, the White House, the United States House of Representatives, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She has earned three graduate degrees. Her first master’s degree is from the University of Oklahoma in Human Relations. Her Master of Strategic Studies was earned at the Army’s prestigious Senior Leadership School at the Army War College, rare for a civilian. That same year, she studied at night at nearby Shippensburg State University to earn master’s degree in Public Administration.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harris became the Senior Procurement Executive for the Army Intelligence Command shortly after 9/11. At the Pentagon on that dreadful day, she fully understood and grasped the gravity of the challenges. She served with distinction and earned the Civilian Meritorious Service award. She then served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Congressional investigator for the powerful House Appropriations Committee.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She earned commendations and honors including the Meritorious Leadership Award for Excellence from the Department of the Army and the Bronze Medal for Commendable Service from the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as a personal note of appreciation from the Vice President of the United States for her work at the White House.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Dataw’s Marilyn Harris running for County Council District 2 seat', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'dataws-marilyn-harris-running-for-county-council-district-2-seat', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:16:51', '2022-01-12 20:16:51', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54627', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54629, 4, '2022-01-12 15:18:10', '2022-01-12 20:18:10', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Council, through the Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program, has protected 24 acres of waterfront property on St. Helena Island by purchasing the property for $860,000, where it will be added to the inventory of lands available to County residents as passive parks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The protection of this property will ensure all residents have safe and available access to the water – for fishing or a water view – and that all can enjoy our salt marshes. This property could easily have been developed into another gated community, but that is not what St Helena needs or wants. Instead, residents will benefit from unobstructed water access and enjoyment of nature,” said York Glover, District 3 Council Member.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The property, informally known as “Bermuda Bluff,” lies outside the Bermuda Bluff neighborhood. Still, the protected property is not part of that gated community and will remain open and accessible by all. Beaufort County currently owns a small in-holding, and it is frequented by local fishermen and residents who can enjoy water access and the view of Parris Island and the Port Royal Sound. The addition of the 24 acres will add to this County-owned property and increase public access to the water and maritime forest.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This property will be an excellent addition to the Passive Parks Program and will provide a great opportunity for the public to enjoy the beauty of the Sea Islands on future nature trails,” Passive Parks Manager Stefanie Nagid said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The property is 19.97 acres of maritime forest and upland hammock – the remaining 4 acres are high salt marsh surrounding the island. The property is bordered by tidal creeks, agricultural fields, and the Bermuda Bluff gated community. Access is Bermuda Bluff Road.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The property meets the goals of the Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program to provide public access to the water and to connect protected landscapes. The nearby protected property includes Scott Hill Farms, Longwood, Bay Point Vistas, Lands End Plantation, and Fort Fremont.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To date, the Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program has protected more than 26,000 acres throughout Beaufort County. Some land is protected with conservation easements and some is protected as part of the Beaufort County Passive Parks Program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All funding for land protection comes from the voter-approved bond referendum, most recently approved in 2018. For more information visit www.ruralandcritical.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'County protects 24 acres for public use on St. Helena Island', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'county-protects-24-acres-for-public-use-on-st-helena-island', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:18:12', '2022-01-12 20:18:12', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54629', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54631, 4, '2022-01-12 15:19:50', '2022-01-12 20:19:50', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Conservation easement secures largest unprotected property in St. Helena Sound</strong><br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Department of Defense (DoD) and Beaufort County Council announced Friday the permanent protection of 2,067.77 acres, known as “Oak Point” on the Wimbee River in the St Helena Sound.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The conservation easement was funded by the DoD and Beaufort County Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program and is held in partnership between DoD and Beaufort County Open Land Trust. Partners each contributed $2,900,000 for a total land purchase of $5,800,000</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“This is truly a ‘Team Beaufort’ victory, and we thank all the parties involved in making this a success,” Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Commanding Officer Colonel Karl R. Arbogast said in a release. “We are pleased to add this property to over 13,000 acres of protected land around the Air Station. Preserving Oak Point protects the Air Station’s military mission by ensuring unobstructed training for our pilots and aircrew. More importantly, it provides mutual, multiple benefits by protecting not just our military mission but the wonderful community we call home. Thanks again for the outstanding support to the sound of freedom.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This property has been a long-sought-after priority for protection by MCAS Beaufort. It is located off the north end of MCAS Beaufort Runway 05/23 and within the Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) noise footprint. MCAS Beaufort secured funds to protect the mission-critical interests of the Air Station.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The conservation of Oak Point is an outstanding accomplishment of the Beaufort County Rural and Critical Lands program in a 50 percent partnership with one of our counties’ major employers and economic drivers – the United States Marine Corps. It is the third-largest property preserved in Beaufort County by Rural and Critical Land Preservation to date. If left unprotected, the current zoning could have allowed at least 600 houses and subsequent docks threatening the waters of the ACE basin and air space for MCAS Beaufort. The preservation of Oak Point is recognized as a major local and state-wide accomplishment,” said County Council Member Alice Howard, chairwoman of the Natural Resources Committee.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Funding came from the Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program and the Department’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) program in a competitive grant program. REPI funds have helped protect several other properties in Beaufort County, including Clarendon Farms (2009-10: 1,203 acres) and are frequently leveraged with Rural and Critical Preservation Program funds; joint projects include McLeod Farms (2007: 375 acres) and nearby Chisolm Property (2008: 4,717 acres), Coosaw Plantation (2011: 1,529 acres) and Dopson Tract (2014: 291 acres) to the south.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>MCAS Beaufort and Beaufort County have been partners on these types of projects for more than 20 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Protecting this property has an incredible public benefit because it further protects waterfront in the St Helena Sound. Protecting Oak Point has individual value – to wildlife, water quality, fishing and recreational interests, and the military – but due to its location in the middle of a protected landscape, the public benefits are multiplied even further,” Open Land Trust Executive Director Kristin Williams said in a release. “This conservation easement successfully adds to the ACE Basin, military readiness, and an entire landscape of protected properties around our thriving communities – forever.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The conservation easement significantly reduces housing density and incompatible development on the property while protecting the public’s scenic enjoyment from the Wimbee River and Barnwell Creek. Due to the long-standing RCLP and REPI partnership, Beaufort County taxpayers were able to secure this property for 45 percent of appraised value.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the 2020 Beaufort County “Greenprint,” Oak Point also emerged as the top-tier priority for protection due to its large size and ability to provide critical habitat and stabilize water quality in the St Helena Sound.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Oak Point is bound by Barnwell and Wimbee Creeks on the north and by South Wimbee Creek on the south, all of which drain into St. Helena Sound, providing approximately 18 miles of river and tidal creek frontage. Oak Point is located between SCDNR-owned South Williman Island and RCLPP/SCDNR-protected North Williman Island (8,000 acres) and Buzzard Island (120 acres) on the north and surrounded by other protected properties. It represents the last unprotected property immediately adjacent to the St Helena Sound.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Oak Point Island is located in Dale. Land protection efforts began more than 10 years ago, restarted in earnest in 2019, and were completed in 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To date, the Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program has protected more than 26,000 acres throughout Beaufort County. Some land is protected with conservation easement sand some is protected as part of the Beaufort County Passive Parks Program. All funding for land protection comes from the voter-approved bond referendum, most recently approved in 2018. 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(54633, 4, '2022-01-12 15:20:46', '2022-01-12 20:20:46', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The National Park Service (NPS) is set to begin seeking the public’s input on a study designed to help preserve South Carolina’s second oldest town.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The initial public comment period supporting the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District Integrity and Condition Study will open from Tuesday, Jan. 18, to March 4 and include opportunities to submit written comments and participate in public meetings, held virtually.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The NPS has contracted LG2 Environmental Solutions, Inc. to conduct this comprehensive assessment of the Beaufort district, which is distinguished nationally for its antebellum history and architecture.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are pleased to offer this opportunity to hear from the Beaufort community and stakeholders,” National Park Service acting Regional Chief of Cultural Resources Cynthia Walton said in a press release. “This study could help shape data-driven decision making and stewardship strategies intended to strengthen the district’s long-term health and viability as a National Historic Landmark.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Two virtual public meetings to discuss the Beaufort study and answer questions about the project will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. To join these meetings, visit https://bit.ly/3Gshgao.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the meetings, the National Park Service will seek input on the successes, challenges and opportunities within the district regarding specific projects, initiatives and trends that may impact or contribute to the district’s historic character.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additionally, NPS will host a series of listening sessions with community members directly involved in the management of the district, including local government officials, business owners, preservation experts and others to gain a greater understanding of their efforts to preserve the district.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The NPS will also accept written comments for consideration in the study’s initial draft. Comments may be submitted:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Online (the preferred method) </strong>– Visit https://parkplanning.nps.gov/beaufort, select “Open for Comment” on the left menu bar, open the “January Public Meetings” folder and click on the green “Comment Now” button to access the online commenting form; or</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Postal Mail </strong>– Send comments to Alesha Cerny, Attn: Beaufort NHLD Study, National Park Service, 100 Alabama Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Written comments on the initial phase of the study must be submitted online or postmarked by March 4, 2022, to be considered. Additional opportunities for commenting and public engagement will be offered during the course of the project.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District Integrity and Condition Study, including public meeting details, virtual log-in instructions and more, visit the planning website at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>About the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Designated by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior in 1973, the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District reflects three centuries of history and is significant for its antebellum history and architecture, as well as its role in the Civil War and Reconstruction. Having architecture different from that of Savannah and Charleston, Beaufort has preserved a number of distinctive “lowcountry” houses from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Typical houses have two-story verandas and airy, open interiors. Several buildings, foundations and other character-defining elements of the district are built of tabby, an important regional building material composed of oyster shells, lime and sand mixed with seawater.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'National Park Service seeks comment on the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'national-park-service-seeks-comment-on-the-beaufort-national-historic-landmark-district', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:20:47', '2022-01-12 20:20:47', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54633', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54635, 4, '2022-01-12 15:21:41', '2022-01-12 20:21:41', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dionte Mitchell, 21, is wanted for the Dec. 4 Seabrook murders of Flora Mae Gantt and Shaina Mulligan, according to an alert released Friday by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday, Dec. 28, a Beaufort County magistrate issued warrants for the arrest of Mitchell for two counts of Murder and one count of Possession of a Weapon During the commission of a Violent Crime in connection with the shootings.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since obtaining the warrants, investigators have been attempting to locate Mitchell, but he remains at large. The Sheriff’s Office believes Mitchell may have left the area.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mitchell is listed in the National Crime Information Center as wanted for the Dec. 4 murders; he is to be considered armed and dangerous.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Saturday, Dec. 4, at approximately 11 p.m., Sheriff\'s Office deputies responded to a report of shots fired on Detour Road in Seabrook. Upon arrival, deputies learned that two women were shot following a dispute at a party.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the women, 74-year-old Flora Mae Gantt of Walterboro, was pronounced dead at the scene, the other, 30-year old Shaina Mulligan of Beaufort, died en route to the hospital.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, through witnesses, it was learned that Mitchell had left the scene. Deputies later made contact with Mitchell, who met with Sheriff’s Office investigators to provide his account of the shooting; he was not immediately charged.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday, Dec. 28, investigators met with a Beaufort County magistrate and presented the facts of the case. After reviewing the investigation, and based on probable cause, the magistrate issued warrants for the arrest Mitchell.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anyone who has information on Dionte Mitchell\'s whereabouts is urged to contact LCpl. Lyle Harris at 843- 255-3436 or Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry at 843-554- 1111.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Seabrook man wanted in December murders', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'seabrook-man-wanted-in-december-murders', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:22:40', '2022-01-12 20:22:40', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54635', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(54638, 4, '2022-01-12 15:23:18', '2022-01-12 20:23:18', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some hunters on St. Helena Island made an unexpected find last week – human remains.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At approximately 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, partial skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area off Dulamo Road.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputies and personnel from the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office responded to investigate; the skeletal remains were confirmed to be human.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A forensic anthropologist will examine the skeletal remains for determinations of gender, age, cause of death, estimated date of death and identifying characteristics of the deceased person.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following that examination, it may be necessary to conduct additional analyses to establish the deceased person’s identity.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Coroner’s Office will release additional information when it becomes available.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Human remains found on St. Helena', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'human-remains-found-on-st-helena', '', '', '2022-01-12 15:23:19', '2022-01-12 20:23:19', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54638', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54640, 4, '2022-01-12 16:17:31', '2022-01-12 21:17:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The line was more than two dozen cars long on Monday morning at a DHEC COVID testing site on King Street in Beaufort. The Omicron variant made its presence known in Beaufort over the weekend. After a record-high 290 positive cases on Friday, Saturday’s 543 positive cases almost doubled the record a day later. Followed by 321 more positive cases on Sunday, then 317 on Monday, making it nearly 1,500 new cases in four days. Photo by Lolita Huckaby. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'COVID exploding in Beaufort', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'covid-exploding-in-beaufort', '', '', '2022-01-12 16:17:32', '2022-01-12 21:17:32', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54640', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54642, 4, '2022-01-12 16:35:42', '2022-01-12 21:35:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>A Vision for Beaufort</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I just read Jim Andrews’ Jan. 5 letter to the editor titled “A Vision for Beaufort.” Now that is a vision I can support!!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Certainly seems worth more debate and investigation. Inspire, create, collaborate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Happy New Year to All. Stay safe and stay healthy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Keith Aspray, St. Helena Island</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>re: Integrity of Beaufort\'s National Historic Landmark District</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\'m writing as a concerned City of Beaufort citizen; concerned in regard to our historic district in the face of new, proposed and encroaching development.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I\'m certain our National Park Service, as well as Ethos Preservation, will make helpful and constructive guidelines in order to keep our downtown historic district status on our National Registry. However, I would like to drive home a couple points that I think of as important notations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My wife and I took a stroll through the center (six) city blocks which are slated for the most profound redevelopment, (already) on the city\'s draft table. These blocks are on the N/S sides of Bay St., the W side of Carteret St., the S side of Craven St., and the E side of Charles St.; very much the core of our downtown. We counted buildings not storefronts: 40 one-story buildings; 38 two-story buildings; five three-story buildings; and one four-story building. (This building is at 916 Bay St., one of the newest, and, argumentatively perhaps, should not have been built there).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Regarding Mr. Stewart\'s master plan for the referenced six-block area, he is proposing all three- and four-story buildings, which would include a three- or four-story parking garage. As Ms. Lutz put so elegantly in a past opinion piece, “A canyon of three- and four-story buildings” for this area. In addition, architectural renderings for these buildings look very modern and non-Beaufortorian; maybe not as drastic as 916 Bay, but still aesthetically awkward for our area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many historic-minded citizens here are very concerned about unabated redevelopment for our quaint little town. Please help us and our city government make the right choices and decisions for a growth future that can and should maintain it\'s historic standing and charm; not just how many people and cars we can squeeze into it. Thank you.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Tim Wood, Beaufort</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Note: </em></strong><em>The author originally sent this letter to the National Park Service and Ethos Preservation.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>On conflict of interest</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(Addressing) Lolita Huckaby’s column in the Jan. 6–12 edition regarding the perception of a conflict of interest associated with development issues, I note as follows.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>First, in my experience in the business and investment communities and the judicial system, an appearance of conflict (of interest) can be as damaging, and generally is perceived as negatively and avoided, as an established conflict of interest.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Secondly, and more importantly, rationalizing that the Prichards do not have a conflict because the couple did not benefit from the wife’s job as a leasing agent for the developer is a red herring. The more relevant potential conflict of interest is whether the developer stands to gain by employing the wife of the Economic Development Director.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Alan Stagg, Port Royal</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LETTERS TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letters-to-the-editor-49', '', '', '2022-01-12 16:35:44', '2022-01-12 21:35:44', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54642', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54644, 4, '2022-01-12 16:37:40', '2022-01-12 21:37:40', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Bernie Eveler, 85, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1953 in Columbia, Pa. After Boot Camp at Parris Island and Infantry training, he was assigned to embassy duty in Istanbul, where he met his wife, Dina. Next he served at Port Lyautey, Morocco, then returned stateside in 1960 at MCAS Beaufort. He next served as a Drill Instructor at PI, then off to the West Coast and Pendleton before his service at Da Nang, Vietnam in 1965. Returning from Vietnam, he trained Marine Reserves at Port Hueneme, Calif. He received an outstanding leadership commission in 1969 and transferred first to 29 Palms and later to Treasure Island, San Francisco, where he retired in 1973 as a Lieutenant. He served as a reserve Deputy Sheriff in Alameda County, Calif., for more than two decades. He and Dina retired to Lady’s Island in 2003. They have volunteered at the PI Museum and he remains active in local veteran’s organizations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":54523,\"width\":474,\"height\":537,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bernie-Eveler-early.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bernie-Eveler-early-902x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54523\" width=\"474\" height=\"537\"/></a></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9. For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'VETERAN OF THE WEEK BERNIE EVELER', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-bernie-eveler', '', '', '2022-01-12 16:37:41', '2022-01-12 21:37:41', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54644', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54646, 4, '2022-01-12 16:38:54', '2022-01-12 21:38:54', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Andrea Ogiony took this photo Jan. 18 at Wreaths Across America at Beaufort National Cemetery. 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.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LOWCOUNTRY LIFE', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-life-192', '', '', '2022-01-12 16:38:54', '2022-01-12 21:38:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54646', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54648, 4, '2022-01-12 16:44:05', '2022-01-12 21:44:05', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2> <strong>Program hopes to build self confidence, introduce St. Helena youth to careers in aviation </strong><br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Amy Coyne Bredeson&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a boy growing up on St. Helena Island, Harriston Holmes would often run outside or to the nearest window when he heard the engines of Beaufort County Mosquito Control’s DC-3 approaching.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holmes was fascinated with aviation back then, and that fascination continues today. Now he is grown with a family of his own and wants to share the world of aviation with the next generation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 1997 Beaufort High School graduate returned home after earning his bachelor’s degree in health from Voorhees College. After coaching basketball for Lady\'s Island Middle School and Beaufort County Parks and Leisure Services, Holmes realized he needed to make more money for his family. He thought back to when he was a kid and how much he loved watching the airplanes soar above his home.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It rekindled an old flame of aircraft,” Holmes said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He did some research and found the Aviation Institute of Maintenance in Duluth, Ga. He left for the suburb outside of Atlanta with nothing but $60, three pairs of jeans and the vehicle he drove.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holmes worked at temp agencies and warehouses to pay the bills while earning an Airframe and Powerplant certification, as well as an FCC radar endorsed license.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Holmes began his career working on commercial jets with Express Jet Airlines at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He now works as an FAA designated inspector of aircraft for DonB Aircraft International at Beaufort Executive Airport.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Working in the field of aviation has afforded Holmes opportunities he never imagined. He has traveled to Kuwait and Iraq to do contract work on commercial, luxury and military aircraft. He has met people from different cultures and experienced things he would not have otherwise experienced if it weren’t for his career. He is also able to support his family and live comfortably.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Sharing the passion</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In March 2021, Holmes created the nonprofit Altitude Academy to introduce local youth to the unlimited opportunities in aerospace.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I believe the youth deserve to know what is out there for them at an early age,” Holmes said. “The sooner the better. And aerospace will benefit too.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Beaufort Aviation Association president James Atkins learned about The Altitude Academy, he reached out to Holmes. Lockheed Martin had given the Aviation Association a $10,000 grant, and Atkins realized that the academy’s objectives matched those of the association. So the two joined forces to launch a program called Beaufort Youth in Aviation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Aviation Association committed the grant money to the program, which will introduce young people to the aviation industry and all it has to offer. The program is open to children, ages 7-17; however, exceptions to the age limit may be made on an individual basis.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Participants will learn about the various careers in aerospace, including commercial and military flying, air traffic control, airplane maintenance, drone aircraft operations and engineering. They will visit Lockheed Martin in Beaufort and Greenville, Boeing in Charleston, Gulfstream in Savannah and Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":54649,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/St.-Helena-kids-in-Beaufort-Youth-in-Aviation-Program-20-Nov-2021-1-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/St.-Helena-kids-in-Beaufort-Youth-in-Aviation-Program-20-Nov-2021-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54649\"/></a><figcaption>An instructor from Charleston demonstrates for the kids in the Beaufort Youth in Aviation Program. Submitted photo.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>The first class</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The program already has 37 participants. The first event was held in November in Summerville, where four young people were taught the fundamentals of aviation and given introductory flights.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harold Scott, Jr., a 12 year old from Beaufort, had never flown before that day. He had always wondered how it would feel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Whale Branch Elementary School 6th-grader was a bit scared during takeoff and landing, but he said flying was actually peaceful, and a lot of fun. He even got to steer the plane.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Harold is excited to learn more about aviation and can’t wait for his next chance to fly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I just love the fact that you can see everything from that high,” Scott said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Julius Reid of Beaufort also got to try his hand at flying that day in Summerville. The 21-year-old is a nephew of Holmes, who invited him to join the program.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Reid has seen his uncle’s success in aviation and is now hoping to pursue a career in either aircraft maintenance or design.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Atkins said there is a huge worldwide shortage of pilots, air traffic controllers and other aviation workers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Any woman or man who successfully accepts the challenge of becoming a pilot can make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and enjoy a very rewarding and stimulating career,” he said. “Many young people can, with confidence in themselves and with hard work, become a commercial pilot or a maintainer of aircraft. Their realization of this is the objective of the Beaufort Youth in Aviation Program.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Early motivation</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Atkins knew at age 5 or 6 that he wanted to be a fighter pilot. After he graduated from college, he achieved that dream through the Marine Corps. After serving in the Marines, Atkins was an airline pilot for five years, then worked in the aircraft development and manufacturing industry, working his way up to a CEO position. After he retired, Atkins created the local aviation association and Beaufort Flight Training to share his love of aviation with others.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“You have to have this motivation instilled in you when you’re young,” Atkins said. “It’s a lot of hard work, and you have to really be motivated. You’ve got to believe in yourself. And what we’re trying to do is help these kids believe in themselves, understand the opportunities that are out there and be consistent in all the disciplines required to reach these life goals.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Atkins and Holmes are seeking the support of the community, as well. The Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has a fund set up for the program. To donate, visit https://cflowcountry.civicore.com/nonprofits and scroll down to “Beaufort Aviation Friends Fund.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information on Beaufort Youth in Aviation, text 843-812-9909 or email jim@flybeaufort.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Aim high', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'aim-high', '', '', '2022-01-12 16:44:05', '2022-01-12 21:44:05', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54648', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(54652, 4, '2022-01-12 16:47:58', '2022-01-12 21:47:58', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Happy Birthday, Beaufort! </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT<em> </em>- So what do you get to celebrate a 311th birthday? </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mayor Stephen Murray shed a bit of light on the event this week during his presentation at the inaugural 2022 Friends of the Beaufort Library Book Sandwiched In. (If you didn’t get to attend, you can watch it on the Friends’ Facebook.)&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Murray reviewed the book Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity by Minnesota land-use planner and author Charles Marohn, Jr. who contends local governments need to focus more on being financially resilient rather than trying to be “all things to all citizens.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Murray, who’s been mayor 13 months with 35 more to go, conceded the author didn’t provide complete solutions, just like he (Murray) acknowledged he doesn’t have all the solutions but made it clear he spends a lot of time thinking about it.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For those new to the area, or unaware of the city’s accomplishments, Murray pointed to the Commerce Park, located north of the city and home now to nine industrial operations with construction of a new 64,000 square foot spec building underway. He listed the city’s Digital Corridor, a business incubator located on Carteret Street open to technical entrepreneurs looking for start-up space.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then there are the city’s efforts, along with economic development folks, USC Beaufort, Technical College of the Lowcountry and the U.S. Department and Defense on the new South Coast Cyber Center. The cyber-security training facility, to be located in the former Bridges Prep School building on Boundary Street, aka the old Boys and Girls Club, aka the old Yankee bar, got a recent boost with a $450,000 grant for scholarships. <br><br>In other words, Murray is working with other community leaders to help expand the city’s future past a tourist destination and home for retirees.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They’re hoping their efforts could be considered a birthday present that’s going to appreciate in value, like a young tree can provide future shade.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ethics opinion, design review board ruling upheld; appeals to follow</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – Some might consider it a double win for the city last week when first an employee in the state Ethics Commission and then a District Court judge issued opinions favoring the city.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday, the Ethics Commission, responding to a request from the city attorney, agreed there was a perception of conflict with planning director David Prichard handling 303 Associates’ development projects since his wife worked there. City officials had expressed concern about the perception such an arrangement existed although Prichard pointed out his wife worked in an area of the company’s non-development activities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Commission suggested Prichard recuse himself from any 303 projects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Wednesday, 9th District Circuit Court Judge Bentley Price of Charleston ruled in favor of the city in a case brought by the Historic Beaufort Foundation and property owner Graham Trask who contend the city’s Review Board improperly granted approval to the 303 Associates’ for a parking garage and hotel on the corner of Scott and Port Republic streets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Judge Price, who quickly made his ruling following an hour-long hearing from the four different attorneys, had earlier in the week been appointed to oversee future court proceedings involving Alex Murdaugh and charges against him from the family of the late Gloria Satterfield.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For those taking bets on when groundbreaking will begin on 303 Associates’ long-awaited, much debated parking garage, HBF and Trask have said appeals to this latest ruling will be filed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That appeal will join their other appeal against the city Zoning Board of Appeals for its approval of 303’s Cannon Building, the three-story retail/apartment complex planned for the corner of Port Republic and Charles Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Hold onto your hats, they’re back in session</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>COLUMBIA – The state Legislature goes back into session this week and observers say it will be an interesting time with some $6 billion in additional money to spend from federal sources like the American Recovery Plan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even before the elected officials get back into the seats, Gov. 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Prokop also needs to go as he condoned and covered up Prichard’s behavior.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As lawsuit after lawsuit have since rained down on the City and alarm bells catalyze the National Parks Service to announce a National Historic Landmark District Study, Prichard and Prokop, supported by Bill Harvey, the City’s attorney, and condoned by City Council, appear intent on spending hundreds of thousands of the taxpayers’ dollars to fight in court for these three fundamentally flawed projects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The obvious question is how did we end up here? The answer is clear: the Prichard’s household income depends upon it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As stated by David Prichard himself, Vanessa Prichard was offered a job by 303 Associates upon the Prichards’ arrival in Beaufort in 2018. 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In lockstep, David Prichard and his staff presented favorable recommendations for all three projects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Had it not been for a Facebook post several weeks ago from the 303 Associates’ Christmas party, the public never would have known that David Prichard and his wife were on “Dick Stewart’s team.” In the photo were Dick Stewart and the Prichards with the caption, “We enjoyed being able to gather together as a team at Spring Island to celebrate the season!” The photo was almost immediately removed. Prichard and Prokop need to be removed too.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Beaufort Gazette, Stewart’s justification for the photo’s removal was “he did not want the employee celebration flaunted when there are people in the community with needs, especially during the holidays.” Stewart also praised Vanessa Prichard. “We’re happy to have her.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Of course he’s happy to have her.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>City spokeswoman Kathleen Williams said the city has no legal standing to tell the spouse of a city employee where she can work. Perhaps not, but the City certainly has legal standing to decide about David Prichard’s employment and about Prokop’s.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Williams continued, saying that Vanessa Prichard’s position at 303 has not caused any conflict of interest, “nor do we expect it to in the future.” David Prichard himself told the Gazette, “no one has cut them (303 Associates) any slack.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is patently absurd. Just for starters, Prichard has allegedly:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Allowed 303 Associates’ illegal demolition of 812 Port Republic Street, a building which the Historic District Review Board dictated could only be demolished once 303 Associates had a building permit for its replacement building. 303 still doesn’t have a building permit. Why was 812 Port Republic demolished?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Delayed the approval of the Historic District Review Board-endorsed revision of the demolition policy so as to preserve 303 Associates’ existing demolition permits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Failed to enforce the City Code-mandated expiration dates of 303 Associates’ controversial projects’ preliminary approvals and allowed them to proceed to final approval.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Failed to enforce the City’s tree ordinance in respect to a tree that 303 Associates unnecessarily destroyed related to its demolition of 812 Port Republic Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ignored the Beaufort City Code and the Beaufort Preservation Manual in promoting 303 Associates’ controversial projects to the City.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Williams has also asserted the conflict was known “for a few months” which means that David Prichard withheld this critical information from the City and the public for almost a year. Once made aware “a few months ago,” the City still took no action.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Finally, as a result of the public’s recent outcry, David Prichard’s ethics issue was sent to State Ethics Committee General Counsel Courtney Laster who immediately declared Prichard and the City had violated the State ethics code.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Has 303 Associates purchased influence in David Prichard’s department by hiring his wife?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Is it purely coincidental that Vanessa Prichard was a “must hire” for 303 Associates in 2018 and then again in early 2021, at the very same time that critical entitlement decisions for Mr. Stewart’s highly controversial hotel, parking garage, and apartment projects were pending before the City?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We need to rebuild trust in our City government. 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(54696, 4, '2022-01-19 13:06:02', '2022-01-19 18:06:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This week’s article is focused on providing helpful information on VA Memorial Benefits. However, before I describe veterans’ memorial and burial benefits, a description of the three VA Administrations is in order.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Department of Veterans Affairs has three, separate administrations aimed to serve veterans with an assortment of benefits. To be sure veterans and their family members, funeral homes, and others are interacting with the proper administration within VA, here are short descriptions of the three VA administrations:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>VA’s Veterans Health Administration (VHA): </strong>VHA is the largest integrated health care network in the United States, with 1,255 health care facilities serving 9 million enrolled veterans each year. Read about the VHA at https://www.va.gov/health/.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>VA’s Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA): </strong>The VBA is responsible for administering extensive non-medical benefits. These benefits include compensation and pension services, education programs, insurance programs, home loans, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and other benefits. Read about the VBA at https://benefits.va.gov/benefits/ and https://www.cem.va.gov/resources.aspht .</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>VA’s National Cemetery Administration (NCA): </strong>The job of the National Cemetery Administration is to make sure those who served this nation are never forgotten. NCA provides dignified burial services for veterans and eligible family members by maintaining 142 cemeteries as national shrines and providing lasting tributes that commemorate their service and sacrifice to our nation. Read the details about the VCA and how to apply for benefits at https://www.cem.va.gov and https://www.cem.va.gov/resources.aspht.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I urge every veteran, his or her immediate family members, survivors, and caregivers download and read the NCA Planning Your Legacy VA Survivors and Burial Benefits Kit (Booklet) at https://bit.ly/3FGCLmE before the veteran passes away. Use this booklet and your local County Veterans Service Office to help you plan for death and apply for benefits. Veterans and their families should also read the information on eligibility for burial in a VA national cemetery at https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/eligibility/, before the veteran expires and as far in advance as possible.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the National Cemetery Administration website at https://www.cem.va.gov and the NCAPlanning Your Legacy VA Survivors and Burial Benefits Kit (Booklet) https://www.cem.va.gov/docs/factsheets/Planning_Legacy_Booklet.pdf:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The NCA takes special care to pay lasting tribute to the memory of veterans who served and sacrificed and that of their families.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The VA meticulously maintains 155 VA national cemeteries in 44 states and Puerto Rico and is working to increase access to accommodate veterans and eligible family members close to home. In a few years, 95 percent of veterans will have a burial option in an open VA, state, or tribal veterans’ cemetery located within 75 miles of their home. Most, if not all, of these benefits may be provided for veterans who are interred in a state, territorial or tribal veterans cemetery. Check with the cemetery to ensure coverage.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some benefits are also available for veterans who choose burial in a private cemetery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans with a qualifying discharge are entitled to VA burial benefits. Spouses and dependent children are eligible too, even if they predecease the veteran. The following veterans’ burial benefits may be provided:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Burial in a VA national cemetery</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Opening and closing of the grave or burial of cremated remains or placement in an above-ground vault, also called a columbarium</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A government-furnished grave liner</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Perpetual care of the gravesite</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A headstone or marker with an inscription</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A burial flag</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Presidential Memorial Certificate</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Transportation of flower arrangements from the committal service shelter to the gravesite</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Burial in a private cemetery</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A government headstone, marker, or medallion</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A burial flag</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Presidential Memorial Certificate</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some survivors may also be entitled to VA burial allowances as partial reimbursement for the costs of funerals and burials for eligible veterans</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learn about veterans’ burial flags at https://bit.ly/33jVoQb. Read about VA burial allowances at https://bit.ly/3A5hLEF. Learn all about Presidential Memorial Certificates at https://bit.ly/3fxE24x. Read about burial benefits available to a veteran who is buried in a private cemetery at https://bit.ly/3FArX9e.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To determine eligibility before the time of need, a veteran should submit VA Form 40-10007, th Application for Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility for Burial in A VA National Cemetery, along with a copy of the DD-214 (do not send originals) or supporting documentation of military service if readily available by:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Toll-free fax at 1-855-840-8299 or</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mail to: National Cemetery Scheduling Office, P.O. Box 510543, St. Louis, MO 63151</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To request burial at the time of need when eligibility has been determined, family members should contact the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 1-800-535-1117.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To establish eligibility at the time of need family members should scan and email the DD-214 form or other discharge papers to NCA.Scheduling@va.gov or fax them to 1-866-900-6417, and follow up with a phone call to 1-800-535-1117. Family members can make arrangements with a funeral home, National Cemetery Scheduling Office, or directly with a VA national cemetery.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although burial plots cannot be reserved, you can plan ahead by safeguarding military discharge papers, submitting a preference of place of burial form, and discussing end-of-life planning with loved ones – and by reading the NCA Planning Your Legacy VA Survivors and Burial Benefits Kit (Booklet) at https://bit.ly/3qHV0E1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gravesites in a VA national cemetery cannot be reserved in advance. To prepare for a private cemetery burial, veterans and their families should decide where the veteran wants to be buried and submit a VA Form 40-10007 and other required forms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the VA website https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/eligibility/ veterans, service members, spouses, and dependents may be eligible for burial in a VA national cemetery, as well as other benefits, if they meet one of the following requirements:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The person qualifying for burial benefits is a veteran who did not receive a dishonorable discharge, or</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The person qualifying is a service member who died while on active duty, active-duty training, or inactive duty training, or</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The service member qualifying is the spouse or minor child od a veteran, even if the veteran died first, or</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The person qualifying is in some cases, the unmarried adult dependent child of a veteran.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The specific groups of people who may be eligible for burial in a national cemetery include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>U.S. citizens who served in the armed forces of any government allied with the United States during a war</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Members of Reserve components or the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Commissioned officers of the Public Health Service</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>World War II Merchant Mariners</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Philippine Armed Forces Veterans</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hmong Veterans</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Individuals who aren’t eligible</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article only touches the surface of veterans and their family’s eligibility and application process for burial in a national cemetery or in a private cemetery. Funeral homes are a great assistance to families and using your local County Veterans Service Office (VSO) or another qualified VSO or certified veterans’ adviser is highly recommended.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To find your local County VSO, you can use the directory found online at https://www.ebenefts.va.gov/ebenefts/vso-search. To find a VFW, American Legion, DAV, AMVETS, etc. VSO, you can use the directory found online at https://www.ebenefts.va.gov/ebenefts/vso-search.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you wish to speak directly to a VA representative, contact the VA at the following phone numbers.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For burial, Survivors Pension, DIC, or other benefits, 1-877-294-6380; for the status of VA headstones and markers, 1-800-697-6947; for obtaining bereavement counseling, 1-202-461-6530; for Telecommunications Device for the Deaf services, dial 711.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>End of life planning is very important. The guide in the NCA Planning Your Legacy VA Survivors and Burial Benefits Kit will assist veterans and their families in consolidating information that will be beneficial for veterans loved ones at the time of the veterans passing. This information is for the veteran’s personal use only and should not be submitted to the VA.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veterans should keep their personal information in a secure location, as it will contain personally identifiable information. Funeral homes usually have similar end-of-life planning guides for veterans who have not done end-of-life planning.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Finding a copy of the veterans DD214 (or other discharge papers) and following the guidance in the NCA Planning Your Legacy VA Survivors and Burial Benefits Kit (Booklet) at https://bit.ly/3GCUQ67 is essential to reducing the veteran’s family stress at the time of his or her death.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a retired Lt. Col. In the U.S. Army. He is a Vietnam War era wounded warrior, a combat and 100 percent disabled veteran, a former Infantryman, former Warrant Officer and pilot. 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(54698, 4, '2022-01-19 13:07:55', '2022-01-19 18:07:55', '<!-- wp:image {\"id\":54531,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/7000696.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/7000696-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54531\"/></a><figcaption>U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Scott A. Furlong and Adriana Bright promote Master Sgt. Michael L. Bright on Jan. 3 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Col. Lance J. Langfeldt, 6th Marine Corps District commanding officer, held the promotion ceremony in front of the 6MCD headquarters to publicly recognize Bright\'s accomplishment. Photos by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera, USMC.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->', 'PROMOTIONS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'promotions', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:07:57', '2022-01-19 18:07:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54698', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54700, 4, '2022-01-19 13:09:34', '2022-01-19 18:09:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>BOYS BASKETBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eagles stay perfect in region play</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort High boys basketball stayed perfect in Region 7-4A play with a 77-65 win at Colleton County on Friday, as all three members of “The Firm” posted double-doubles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>James Dennison poured in a career-high 35 points to go with 14 rebounds in a monster effort, his brother James Dennison nearly matched his incredible output with 27 points and 15 boards, and Zyrin Odom added 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Eagles past a scrappy Cougars team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Point guard Anderson Jones also had an excellent night for Beaufort with seven assists, five rebounds, and three steals.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Three days earlier, the Eagles built a big second-half lead, then held on through a furious rally to beat visiting Lucy Beckham 71-65.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After the Bengals played them even in the first quarter, the Eagles locked down on defense and held Beckham to six points in the second to surge to a 33-23 halftime advantage. Beaufort opened the lead up to 20 in the third quarter before star wing Zyrin Odom fouled out, putting the Eagles’ depth to the test.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bengals closed the gap to 16 by the end of the quarter and kept coming, but Beaufort was able to hang on thanks to terrific efforts from Michael Dennison and James Dennison. Michael Dennison led the way for the second straight game with 24 points and 12 rebounds, while James Dennison added 24 points and 10 boards. Odom contributed nine points and eight rebounds before fouling out.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bucs back on track with 3-0 week</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bridges Prep boys basketball picked up a region road win Friday, shaking off a sluggish first half for a 53-39 win at Allendale-Fairfax to finish 3-0 in a week that started with Damien Bee breaking the school’s scoring record.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Bucs were slow out of the gate on the road, letting a three-point lead after the first quarter slide to a 23-19 deficit by halftime, but they picked up their defensive intensity after the break and used the stops to fuel their offense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bridges surged to a nine-point lead heading to the fourth quarter and eased away for its fourth consecutive win.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Damien Bee put up another stellar line with 16 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, and four steals to lead the way for the Bucs. Davion Washington posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards, Jeremiah Ponder added 10 points, and Tony Jones ripped down 10 rebounds to go with four points and three blocks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Wednesday, Bridges picked up a solid road win at John Paul II, holding off a second-half comeback from the Golden Warriors for a 60-54 victory in a non-region matchup.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Golden Warriors stumbled out of the gate in the first quarter as the Bucs ran out to a 16-7 lead after one quarter, but JPII settled in and narrowed the gap to 32-24 at halftime. Bridges pushed the lead back to 15 by the end of the third quarter, but James Keefer and Jackson Ogden sparked a fourth-quarter comeback to get JPII back in it before falling short.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bee put up another impressive stat line for Bridges with 16 points, eight rebounds, nine assists, and four steals, while Zaire Nelson scored 18 points and snagged four steals, and Ponder hit a trio of 3-pointers en route to 10 points. Washington racked up eight points and 11 boards, and Tony Jones recorded eight points, 10 rebounds, and three blocks to help the Bucs control the paint.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jackson Ogden led JPII with 19 points and four assists, while Mark Knight had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and James Keefer had 12 points and four assists.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Tuesday, Bee exploded for a school-record 35 points, and Bridges Prep rolled to a 54-14 victory at Royal Live Oaks.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just one game after posting a triple-double, Bee delivered another monster outing with eight rebounds, six assists, seven steals, and three blocks to go along with a program-record 35 points.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jeremiah Ponder made both of his 3-point attempts for six points on the night, Davion Washington excelled on defense with 10 rebounds, three steals and four blocks, and Tony Jones recorded 11 boards for the Bucs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Warriors fall to two tough opponents</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The No. 2 team in Class 2A was too much for Whale Branch boys basketball to handle for the second time in eight days, as Wade Hampton used a quick start and a career night from Brendon Brantley to cruise to a 58-43 road win Saturday in Seabrook.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brantley rained in nine 3-pointers en route to 31 points to lead the way for the Red Devils, who ran out to 26-12 halftime lead and extended it to a 17-point advantage by the end of the third quarter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whale Branch found more success in the fourth, but the deficit was too large to overcome. AJ Singleton led the Warriors with 17 points, while Queshawn Fields added 12, and Jashaun Gillison had eight.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Isaac Gray scored nine points for Wade Hampton, and Jamian Risher added seven points, three assists, and three steals fresh off his MVP performance in the Blitz Border Bowl earlier in the day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The week started well enough for the Warriors, who pulled out another tough road win Tuesday, rallying from a nine-point halftime deficit to win 57-54 at Military Magnet and remain unbeaten in region play.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gillison poured in 28 points to lead the way, including 18 to fuel the second-half comeback.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Eagles led by five after the first quarter and extended the margin to 35-26 at the break, but Gillison heated up for 12 in the third quarter and Singleton came up with a pair of big buckets as Whale Branch trimmed the margin to four with eight minutes left.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was all Warriors in the fourth quarter, as Gillison put up six more points and Fields scored five of his seven in the final period, including a 3-point play to help seal it. Singleton added eight points and Xavier Chaplin contributed six in a balanced effort from the Warriors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The magic ran out for Whale Branch on Friday, as the Warriors suffered their first Region 7-1A loss, falling 73-52 to visiting Baptist Hill.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gillison put up 22 points and Singleton added 14 to lead the Warriors, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with a talented Bobcat squad that had five players in double figures.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dolphins pick up first region win but fall to Bishops</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ethan White knocked down both ends at the free throw line with under 10 seconds to play, icing the game and sending the fans inside the Palace home happy Tuesday night as Battery Creek ended its home losing streak with a 53-47 overtime win over Hanahan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Will White came up one rebound short of a double-double, posting a game-high 21 points and nine rebounds, and sophomore forward Donyae Brown posted his first double-double with 10 points and 11 boards to lead the Dolphins to the Region 8-3A win. Noah Northway added nine points, Quatrell Livingston had six and Ethan White contributed four.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After Abbott Schultz hit a triple to put the Hawks up six early in the fourth quarter, Livingston drove to the basket and drew the foul, sinking the basket and the free throw to make it a three-point game. Creek found itself in the double bonus early in the period and took advantage, driving to the basket consistently and getting to the line. With the score tied at 40, Livingston went 1-for-2 from the line to put the Dolphins up one, but the Hawks did the same and following the inbound, the clock read zeroes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In overtime the Dolphins took the lead after making one of two from the charity stripe, but the Hawks knocked down both ends from the line to go up 43-42. Ethan White then found Brown down low for Creek to go up one and Northway picked up one of his eight offensive boards and put it back to go up three. Hanahan wouldn’t be denied though, sending a floater through the basket to make it a one-point game. Brown then stole the ball and made the shot while also drawing the foul to go back up three.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Northway found Will White on a breakaway for a layup to go up five with just 19 seconds to play, and Brown and Ethan White would knock down three of four from the free-throw line to ice the game, securing Battery Creek’s first home victory of the season.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Friday, DaQuan Jacobs came off the bench and lit a fire to give Battery Creek boys basketball its chances, but the Dolphins were unable to overcome a strong Bishop England team, falling to the Bishops 63-50 at the Palace.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>GIRLS BASKETBALL</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Barnwell breaks Warriors’ record with 37 in win</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kynew Barnwell poured in a school-record 37 points as Whale Branch girls basketball avenged last week’s loss to Wade Hampton with a 51-40 home win Saturday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Barnwell scored 18 first-half points to get the Warriors into the locker room tied at 24, and she added 19 more after the break, including 15 in the fourth quarter to close out a hard-fought win. Heaven Grant added eight points, and Erin Rivers had six for Whale Branch.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Shia Kinard scored 16 points and J. Carter added 15 for the Red Devils.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Warriors’ other two games earlier in the week were postponed due to COVID-19 protocol.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dolphins split pair of region contests</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a convincing victory over Hanahan on Tuesday night, Battery Creek couldn’t find the same success against Bishop England on Friday, as the Dolphins suffered their first region loss 54-23 at the Palace.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ashante Shaw led the Dolphins with eight points and 13 rebounds while Kiara Wilson added six points while Sophia Felix had five.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins fared much better Tuesday against Hanahan, defeating the Hawks 37-25 at the Palace.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wilson posted a game-high 18 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals, Shaw added six points and 14 boards, and Felix collected six points, seven rebounds, six steals, and five assists for the Dolphins.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a scoreless opening 90 seconds, the Dolphins broke through with a 15-0 run over the next three-plus minutes, with 11 of the points coming off the hot hand of Wilson, who started 3-for-3 from three point land. BCHS held an 11-point lead after the first quarter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hanahan opened the second quarter with a 4-0 run, cutting Creek’s double-digit lead to five. The Dolphins went 0-for-3 from the field before Felix knocked down a triple and Wilson picked off a pass, setting up a nice 10-footer. After Camdyn Lawson converted a 3-pointer late in the frame for the Hawks, the Dolphins went into the break up four.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both offenses struggled in the third period, combining for only seven points, and the Dolphins led by only one heading into the final quarter, but Creek’s defense picked it up in the final period, allowing the Hawks to score just one point as the Dolphins had five different players score in the last eight minutes to pull away.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'prep-basketball-roundup', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:09:35', '2022-01-19 18:09:35', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54700', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54702, 4, '2022-01-19 13:13:13', '2022-01-19 18:13:13', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Justin Jarrett</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After being frustrated by Hilton Head Prep’s defensive intensity for a half, Beaufort Academy girls basketball rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit and Mike’Ala Washington converted an and-1 with 2.3 seconds left to lift the Eagles to a thrilling 43-41 home win over the Dolphins in a key SCISA Region 4 matchup.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins were in command at the half, forcing turnovers and allowing few open looks as they limited the Eagles to two points in the second quarter and went up 27-15 at the break when Haylee Hopman got free for a layup on an inbounds play with two seconds left in the half.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But it was a completely different story in the second half, as the Eagles made key adjustments at the break and began finding paths to the basket. Tahleea Heyward made brilliant cuts to the basket for two big buckets and Washington scored seven points in the third to help close the gap to eight going to the fourth, and BA picked up the intensity in the final eight minutes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Washington scored her first points of the fourth quarter with a pair of free throws to give BA its first lead at 40-39, but Katie Campbell drew a foul at the other end and knocked down both shots to put HHP back in front with less than 30 seconds remaining.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BA coach Andrew Ienuso called timeout before the pivotal possession and drew up a play, telling Washington to take it upon herself if things broke down. They did, and the BA star found herself isolated at the top of the key and drove to her right, getting to the block and drawing a foul while fnishing strong and converting the three-point play.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Dolphins got off a desperate shot at the buzzer, but it was well off the mark and the Eagles escaped with an impressive comeback win.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What I love about this team is they never quit,” Ienuso said. “When they get down, they just keep going.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Washington scored 17 points to lead BA, while Heyward added 12 and Kamirah Freeman had eight. Katie Campbell scored 12 points and Ella Clark added 10 to lead HHP, which let another opportunity to knock off a quality team slip away down the stretch.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our team is plagued with turnovers and has struggled to close games all season,” HHP coach Phillip Hartman said. “Some of that is on the players, and a lot of that is on me. Coach needs to do a better job.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dolphins hand BA boys first region loss</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a matchup of undefeated teams in SCISA Region 4, Hilton Head Prep boys basketball sucked the drama out of Beaufort Academy’s gym early and held the Eagles at bay the rest of the way for an impressive 63-43 road win Friday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>JJ Hayes put up 15 points and nine rebounds, Sean Cusano posted another double-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks, and Kane Eanes had 14 points and five boards to power HHP, which used its excellent transition game to produce easy buckets early and exploited its strength in the paint all night.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Braydon Dineen collected 12 points, six rebounds, and five steals to lead BA, and freshman Amarion Wilson added eight points and seven boards, but the Eagles were a bit out of sync in the first half and couldn’t chip away at a 20-point halftime deficit against a Prep team that was in top form.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hayes and Eanes repeatedly sliced into the lane and finished at the rim, and Cusano was at his best, using his long frame and versatile skillset to carve up the defense and crash the boards. 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(54705, 4, '2022-01-19 13:14:56', '2022-01-19 18:14:56', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Wes Kerr&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowcoSports.com&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Deep in the third quarter of Saturday’s Blitz Border Bowl at Savannah’s Memorial Stadium, Team Lowco was facing a 13-point deficit that almost seemed insurmountable — especially considering the offense had yet to put points on the board. Then, in just a blink of an eye, a group of determined Lowco stars flipped the script — and brought the Blitz Border Border trophy back home.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wade Hampton sensation and game MVP Jamian Risher caught a 59-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, and he threw the go-ahead score just seconds later to Jayden Gilliam as Team Lowco scored 14 unanswered points to storm past Team Coastal Empire 14- 13 and capture the 2022 Blitz Border Bowl on Saturday in Savannah.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We fought adversity in the first half, and we came back and finished it off,” Risher said.”It’s great to win the last game of my high school career, and to seal it off with this trophy.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the victory, Team Lowcountry evened the all-time Blitz Border Bowl series at two games apiece. It was the first edition played since the Coastal Empire’s win in 2020 after the 2021 game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We just kept going”, Thomas Heyward linebacker Brandon Howard said. “The game ain’t over until the clock hit zeroes, so we just kept that mentality on the field.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Coastal Empire started the game with an impressive and methodical opening drive, using a strong rushing attack mixed with short passes to standout Jenkins High receiver Tre Brown. After taking seven minutes off the clock, South Effingham’s Cameron Edwards plunged into the end zone for an early 7-0 lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was a struggle at first for the Lowcountry’s offensive attack, as a hungry Coastal Empire pass rush took down starting quarterback Tyler Haley to force a quick punt. An illegal block penalty helped the Lowco get a key stop on the ensuing Georgia drive, and head coach Bryce Lybrand unleashed Hilton Head Christian Academy running back Speedy Robinson with a clutch chain-moving run on fourth down. But the drive abruptly stalled when a Haley pass slipped through the hands of Seahawks wideout Gilliam.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":54686,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DSC_3296.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DSC_3296-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54686\"/></a><figcaption>Beaufort’s Bryce Lybrand addresses the team after the 14-13 win.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It looked like South Carolina would get the ball right back after a mishandled punt, but the ruling was eventually overturned as the sideline of blue jerseys stood still searching for its offense. Fueled by Howard’s intensity at linebacker, the defense continued to dig in, making a massive stop inside its own 30-yard-line with 45 seconds to play in the first half.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lybrand went to his two-minute offense, and Haley fired a strike to Howard before hitting Risher, who stiff-armed a defender across the Georgia 40. But the Beaufort High quarterback ran into trouble on the next play, as Jashard Richey reeled in an interception on a tipped pass to end the first half.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite a series of tough breaks for the Lowco contingent in opening two stanzas, a solid defensive effort kept the hopes of a comeback alive. That opportunity grew bleaker by the minute, as the Coastal Empire rode the stellar running of Cameron Edwards to set up Gilbert Brown, who doinked in a 38-yard field goal off the crossbar to go up 10-0. It was nearly a disaster on the ensuing kickoff as Jamie Speight recovered a loose ball, but a gritty Lowco defense held again to keep it a two-score game at 13-0.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It seemed to be a day of missed chances for the South Carolina side, who saw a probable walk-in touchdown go off the hands of Gilliam, but Haley and company kept battling and found a spark with Robinson in the backfield to pick up another first down.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then, in just a matter of seconds, a team desperate for that big play found lightning in a bottle, three times in a row. With the pocket quickly collapsing, Haley slid the ball into Risher’s hands before Wade Hampton’s do-it-all dude turned upfield and darted to the end zone for a 59- yard touchdown.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“My QB put it on the money, and I just saw green grass so I took it and ran,” Risher said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The newfound momentum transferred right over to the defensive side, as Woodland High School’s Kendrick Clark made a big play of his own. Keon Edwards was looking downfield to connect with Brown, but Clark read the play perfectly and used his terrific athleticism to haul in the pass and set his team right back up in Georgia territory with a chance to take the lead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It took just one snap to make that happen.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After dropping two key passes earlier in the game, Hilton Head High’s Gilliam came through in the biggest moment of all, securing a 36- yard pass from Risher on a reverse trick play as the Lowco sideline erupted.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I was really praying that I caught it,” Gilliam said. “I wasn’t having a good game, but I got back to it and made it back up.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hilton Head Prep kicker extraordinaire Trevor Weldon did the rest, booming the PAT to give the Lowco its 14th straight unanswered point and its first lead of the game.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But the job was far from done. The defense needed to deliver again, and Howard alongside a host of Lowco stars rose to the challenge, containing Keon Edwards in the pocket while a potent group of defensive backs excelled in coverage downfield to force another punt. There was still tension in the air as Haley and company took over from their own 2-yard-line, but an offside call and some tough running from Robinson helped move the chains and run down the clock.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With another first down likely ending the game, the Coastal Empire stuffed a trio of run plays and burned its timeouts for a chance to get the ball back. On a day where both the offense and defense found their potential in the second half, it was the special teams that made the final statement. Just as the ball grazed off the Coastal Empire returner’s hands, Beaufort’s Hunter Rast was there to pounce on it and send the Lowco victory formation onto the field. Haley came back out onto the field, taking his position under center one final time.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a football season for the ages, it was only fitting that he would finish it with a win. The Lowco all-stars showed unbeatable heart all day long, and kept it going through the final play, recovering another mishandled punt as the senior standouts rushed the field in celebration.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It was a game that reflected the hard work and resilience the Lowcountry’s teams showed all year long, and it wrote a phenomenal final chapter to a memorable high school football season. On a beautiful Savannah afternoon, we witnessed a perfect closing memory for a group of Lowco rivals that bonded together, handled adversity, and came out as champions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“They’re just a fun group to be around,” Lybrand said. “We’ve got good people, we’ve got good coaches. The kids played hard, they’ve done it all year, and they came out and did it today. All the credit goes to them.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Lowcountry stars claim Blitz Border Bowl trophy', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'lowcountry-stars-claim-blitz-border-bowl-trophy', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:14:58', '2022-01-19 18:14:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54705', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54707, 4, '2022-01-19 13:16:33', '2022-01-19 18:16:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>God is faithful and is always with you, protecting and watching over you whether you believe He is there or not. Just because you cannot sense Him intervening, it does not mean He is distracted working on the other side of the world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is an old saying, “God’s care for His children is like the Sun: It’s constant. Even though the clouds often obscure it, this does not mean it’s not there.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And Isaiah 59:1 reminds us, “Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.” Even if you have made some serious mistakes, it does not mean He does not still love you or has forsaken you. Maybe He is just patiently waiting for you to give Him your life instead of just your problems.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You may be beating yourself up and thinking this is one of the worst times of your life but be encouraged, there is wonderful news! Have you ever considered Romans 8:28 as a promise directly to you and your problems? Listen to this again, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is a very popular passage in the Bible and for good reason. Many times we do not receive the enjoyment and nourishment from God’s banquet table because we are so focused on our situation. If we would spend the same amount of energy on prayer that we do on worry, I believe we would see more victory and less discouragement.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since God is working behind the scenes to make things work out for us, we may not be demonstrating enough patience with Him. Maybe He is trying to show you something very special that you would not have been able to see any other way.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It has been said the majority of great things which have been done on the earth, have been accomplished by those going through difficult times. Mature Christians are to be like steel when it is “tempered” with heat to make them pure and strong in experience and wisdom, yet covered with velvet as they manifest God’s character with compassion, humility, and sensitivity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Instead of spending all of our time trying to figure out why things happen, we can seek to know Him more intimately. How will this help? Because He is the only one who has all the answers and knowing and loving Him is how we learn more about everything. Learning and accepting this truth about the endless commitment of God’s love toward us is a revelation of His unfailing covenant to be with us now and forever.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Knowing that Jesus suffered on the cross because He loved us, allows us to see the lies of our adversary when he tells us that no one cares or that we are hopelessly lost. With the increased spiritual sensitivity which Jesus is waiting to give us, we can start making good decisions and get back on the right path of God’s will.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A. W. Tozer is quoted as saying, “Man’s mighty burden is his obligation to God. It includes an instant and lifelong duty to love God with every power of mind and soul, to obey Him perfectly, and to worship Him acceptably.” Included in this quest to be transformed into God’s image is the fact that Christ will help us become victorious in whatever area we need to overcome.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New Year resolutions commonly include trying to resist food cravings as we admit that our minds lead and control our bodies. It’s been said if you do not want temptation to follow you, stop acting like you are interested. Don’t run from it, just look it in the eye and defeat it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Another example is having a problem with cursing, which by the way is a terrible witness. We can ask God to put an alarm on our minds and tongues to stop us before it is too late. It’s much better to be aware of our sins before we commit them than to ask forgiveness after the fact.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What many fail to realize is that once our testimony is compromised, we may never have an opportunity to share Christ with that person again because the enemy will always remind them about that time when we lost control. If we are determined to allow God to renew our minds, this will bring a positive change to the way we live!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Read more about the Christian life at <a href=\"http://www.billyhollandministries.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.billyhollandministries.com\">www.billyhollandministries.com</a></em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'God wants our heart not just our problems', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'god-wants-our-heart-not-just-our-problems', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:16:33', '2022-01-19 18:16:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54707', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(54709, 4, '2022-01-19 13:17:56', '2022-01-19 18:17:56', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Richard Eckstrom</strong><br><br>One Saturday a month, hundreds of folks from across the state come together at sites in Charleston, Columbia and Greenville for a day of military-style training drills. They’re men and women of all ages, races, persuasions and walks of life, and they’re giving their time for a shared goal: to help their fellow South Carolinians during hurricanes, floods and other emergencies.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>They’re members of the S.C. State Guard, an all-volunteer crisis-response force dedicated to keeping people safe when disaster strikes, and helping communities recover in the aftermath.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 900-plus volunteers offer critical support to the S.C. National Guard and state and local first responders. They participate in search-and-rescue operations, direct traffic during evacuations, clear blocked roadways, deliver relief supplies, and maintain safety perimeters around downed power lines and contamination. And they do it without pay.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Though prior military service isn’t required, many State Guard members are very experienced Armed Forces retirees who continue to feel called to serve. I was among them; I volunteered in the State Guard for years – including three years as its commander – after nearly three decades in the Navy and Navy Reserves. I still have immense pride in the State Guard.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wanted to bring attention to the vital role of the guard and its selfless volunteers because of some of the rhetoric surrounding recent developments out of Florida. A proposal by Florida’s governor to establish a guard similar to our own for humanitarian and disaster-response missions was framed in the most unfavorable and extreme terms possible by the governor’s foes, including foes in the media. They tossed out phrases like “hand-picked secret police.” There were some pretty bizarre conspiracy theories, i.e. that it’s all part of a plan to secede from the union.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The more outlandish prophecies came from the MSNBC network, which warned that guard volunteers would “wreak havoc on vulnerable people.” One of the network’s hosts said state guards are something a “tyrant” would need. (It\'s probably worth noting that 22 states and Puerto Rico have state guards – including the MSNBC host\'s home state of New York.)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Look, I get it. Florida\'s governor is a conservative guy. The national media’s biases – and MSNBC\'s in particular – are well-known. But only in today\'s noxious, hyper partisan environment could something like establishing a state guard elicit such an over-the-top reaction. Whipping up hysteria may be good for ratings, but it ill-serves all of us.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’d be a shame for this episode to create misperceptions about the honorable work these volunteers do. Even more so if it discourages people from joining.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The S.C. State Guard has been indispensable in responding to crises here and elsewhere. When Hurricane Hugo devastated the Lowcountry in 1989, guard volunteers with chainsaws opened some of the first passable eastbound traffic lanes within hours to begin a daunting relief effort. They traveled to New York to bolster the 9/11 relief effort, for which New York’s governor came to South Carolina to personally thank them.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After a 2005 train wreck in Graniteville caused a fatal chemical spill, guard volunteers spent weeks on-site assisting in the recovery effort. Later that year, they served in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina. They were instrumental in responding to the historic flooding of 2015 and Hurricane Florence in 2018.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Again, these folks give up weekends without pay – even paying for uniforms and other expenses out of their own pockets – and without fanfare. They don’t seek money or recognition. They do it for the noblest of reasons: they care.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The State Guard is open to anyone ages 17-70. Those interested in joining call 803-253-4128 or visit sg.sc.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Richard Eckstrom is a CPA and the state Comptroller. He’s president of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'State Guard volunteers help people during emergencies', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'state-guard-volunteers-help-people-during-emergencies', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:17:57', '2022-01-19 18:17:57', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54709', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54711, 4, '2022-01-19 13:19:12', '2022-01-19 18:19:12', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is Monday, and I’m sitting at the Cafe du Monde just off Jackson Square in New Orleans, La. It is early, and the narrow streets of the French Quarter are deserted, but I’ve got my coffee and three, well-sugared beignets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Susan and I decided that we would travel this holiday season. We gave thought to Massachusetts where my wife has a loft. I actually called my son asking him about snowboarding.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Once upon a time I did some surfing,” I began. “And I’ve got to think the principles of balance and compensation are the same.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There was a period of silence and then, “There’s a steep learning curve, Dad.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“What does that mean?”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“It means that you fall down a lot,” he replied. “You fall down and I guess there’s a week’s worth of hip pain that is part of the learning process.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Based on this advice we began to considered possible destinations that did not involve a week’s worth of pain. Eventually New Orleans and its emphasis on fun and food began to come into focus.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New Orleans was not always about fun and food. When it was owned by France, its royal patron found it hard to sell Parisians on relocation. It was hard to get past the heat, mosquitos, yellow fever and the fact that there was no functional opera in the new colony. And so the Duke d’ Orleans swept through Paris looking for prostitutes, thieves and those not addicted to La Boheme. These folks were unceremoniously shipped to Louisiana.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Town itself was also located between two bodies of water — the Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain — that were themselves at a higher elevation. But its location did have one advantage — the Mississippi River drains a huge area of the United States and that river meets the Gulf just below New Orleans. This geographic reality meant that cotton, corn, coal and anything else grown or manufactured in the midwest came down the Mississippi on its way to Europe.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New Orleans started off with the French, then the Spanish showed up. Then Germans, Irish and Sicilians came in successive waves. There were, of course, slaves as well as free men (and women) of color. All of these folks brought their food; their faith; a remarkable variety of festivals and in the process created their own iron-balconied architecture.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A great many Americans live in vast housing tracts where one’s house looks pretty much like the next. They buy identical chicken parts in identical supermarkets; eat bland-tasting Pasta Alfredos prepared in themed restaurants that pretend they’re different; and work in cubicles furnished with exactly the same beige and brown furniture.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One reason Americans take vacations is to escape the sameness surrounding them each and every day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These days there isn’t much of a difference between Bronxville, Mt. Pleasant and Duxbury. But one can argue that the French Quarter, the Garden District and Storyville look different from, say, Buckhead and Doraville.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And it can also be argued that the huge consumption of gumbo, jambalaya and red rice are unique to New Orleans and to the Cajuns in lower Louisiana. And, of course, in New Orleans there is some kind of festival almost every weekend that usually involves a parade, the throwing of glass beads, the drinking of tequila and, sometimes, the removal of clothing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New Orleans has been hugely successful in selling its distinctiveness to the American tourist. Each year about 20 million tourists pour into this sinking city often turning Bourbon Street into a cheek-to-jowl river of surging, shouting, intoxicated flesh.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other cities having some slight uniqueness — like Savannah with its charming residential squares — have taken note of these 20 million people and yearn for a small piece of this action. They have taken note that a slightly different topography, distinctive architecture; and people who appear to be loving life will bring tourists with their wallets and credit cards.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Earlier this morning, as I was seeking my coffee, I encountered a man playing “Silent Night” on his saxophone. The street was deserted, there was no audience, just a man playing his music in the darkness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I lingered for a moment savoring the notes that bounced off the stuccoed, balconied buildings wondering whether the city was really different?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I asked “David” (the man who helped us with our bags) if the people were really different in New Orleans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Chamber of Commerce would like you to believe that,” he said. “But I’m not so sure.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Scott Graber is a lawyer, novelist, veteran columnist and longtime resident of Port Royal. He can be reached at cscottgraber@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'New Orleans successful in selling its own uniqueness', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'new-orleans-successful-in-selling-its-own-uniqueness', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:19:13', '2022-01-19 18:19:13', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54711', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54713, 4, '2022-01-19 13:23:57', '2022-01-19 18:23:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Beekman Webb</strong><br><br>Afternoon traffic in downtown Beaufort is just crazy these days. The Woods Bridge is the biggest bottleneck, but it’s not the only one. The stop light at Beaufort High School often creates an afternoon clog that puts traffic at a standstill all the way across the bridge, down Carteret Street and all the way to Charles Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Lady’s Island business district is growing exponentially. When the new Whitehall business/residential development comes on line in a year or two, it will compound the traffic problems in downtown Beaufort. Our downtown wants and needs shoppers to survive, but many people avoid going downtown because of the awful traffic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The McTeer Bridge takes a lot of the load already, but most of what it carries is coming from the South. Some people use the Parris Island Gateway loop from Burton to the McTeer Bridge, but many don’t, partly because it adds six more miles to their trip and in the afternoon, the right-turn bottleneck at Ribaut Road and Sea Island Parkway becomes hundreds of vehicles long.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What can be done? How can we get a growing number of people to Lady’s Island without clogging and eventually destroying our downtown business district?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For years there has been talk of a new bridge, one that lets people avoid the Woods Bridge, the Lady’s Island business district, downtown Beaufort and the long southern loop that carries the Parris Island traffic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In 2008, Beaufort County commissioned Thomas and Hutton Engineering to do a Northern Bypass Feasibility Study. That study, published in 2011, examined four sites for a possible new bridge: Brickyard Point, Central Drive, Perryclear Drive and Bellamy’s Curve.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The study considered conflicts with many existing land uses for each prospective site including impacts upon commercial, residential and farm parcels, Federal properties, wetlands and floodplains, schools and churches. They considered noise potential and possible impacts upon birds, fish and animals. Many more possible conflicts were studied.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the final analysis, the Bellamy’s Curve site was found to have only 20 percent of the negative impacts of the next lowest site. The cost of the Bellamy’s Curve bridge was considered to be less than 70 percent of the cost of the next lowest-cost site, yet Bellamy’s Curve was rejected out-of-hand by the County as a possible site.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Why? As we all know, the whole project was tabled and now, 10 years later, the traffic problem has multiplied.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I suggest that we seriously consider a bridge at Bellamy’s Curve. There are many advantages to the site:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>U.S. 21 as a four-lane road goes almost right to the site.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is plenty of room to rise to the required height on both sides of the river.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It would accommodate traffic from all of greater Beaufort and not just from the most Northern areas like all the other considered sites.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Traffic would be routed directly into the center of the most densely residential section of Lady’s Island where most of the people are going.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Only people who were actually going downtown would use Carteret Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The historic Woods Bridge could still remain in service and operation, but it would not carry a 10th of the cars it currently carries as most drivers would choose the more direct route.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let’s get serious about this traffic problem.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Beekman Webb is a semi-retired historic preservation contractor, a musician, a long-time board member of the Open Land Trust and a student of many subjects. He is a native of Beaufort.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Officials should reconsider another bridge to Lady’s Island', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'officials-should-reconsider-another-bridge-to-ladys-island', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:23:58', '2022-01-19 18:23:58', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54713', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54715, 4, '2022-01-19 13:25:17', '2022-01-19 18:25:17', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By the S.C Department of Natural Resources </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) will host its Annual Wild Quail Management Seminar on March 3-4 at the James W. Webb Wildlife Center and Management Area in Hampton County.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The registration fee is $85 per person and includes meals, overnight accommodations and seminar materials. The deadline to register is Monday, Jan. 31. For more information, contact the SCDNR Small Game Program in Columbia at 803-734-3609, e-mail Patty Castine or visit https://www.dnr.sc.gov/education/quail.html.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If the seminar is canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, SCDNR will return participants’ checks.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Field demonstrations and classroom instruction will focus on habitat practices including firebreak establishment, prescribed burning, forest management, brush control, discing for native foods and supplemental food patch plantings. Presentations will be given on wild quail natural history, biology, predation and other factors that may be contributing to the population decline.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An update on current research will also be presented. Speakers will include wildlife and forestry professionals from state and federal agencies.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bobwhite quail populations in the Southeast, including South Carolina, have been declining steadily over the past 60 years due to major land use change and reduction in suitable habitat. The Annual Wild Quail Management Seminar is designed to instruct landowners and land managers in the proper techniques of creating habitat that will support native populations of bobwhite quail.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The annual quail management seminar is a great place to meet and learn from many experts in the natural resources field,” SCDNR wildlife biologist and Small Game Project supervisor Michael Hook said in a release. “So if you have any interest in creating better habitat for bobwhite quail and the other assorted species that use these early successional habitats, this seminar is for you.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More than 1,500 people have attended the seminar since its inception in 1987. These sportsmen and sportswomen have positively affected thousands of acres across South Carolina by applying basic techniques to improve habitat on their lands.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Landowners can improve quail habitat at seminar hosted by SCDNR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'landowners-can-improve-quail-habitat-at-seminar-hosted-by-scdnr', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:25:18', '2022-01-19 18:25:18', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54715', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54717, 4, '2022-01-19 13:27:43', '2022-01-19 18:27:43', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By the S.C Department of Natural Resources </strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A wild duck harvested by a hunter in Colleton County is the first wild bird since 2016 to be found infected in the United States with the Eurasian H5 type of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), officials have announced.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bird, an American wigeon, was tested by the Clemson University Veterinary Diagnostic Center in Columbia and the diagnosis was confirmed by The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This type of HPAI virus is considered a low risk to people but it can be danger to the poultry industry, which is an important part of South Carolina’s agricultural economy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’re asking that anyone involved with poultry or egg production, from large farms all the way down to backyard flocks, review their biosecurity practices to assure the health of their birds,” said State Veterinarian Michael J. Neault, who directs Clemson Livestock Poultry Health, which includes the Veterinary Diagnostic Center.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“So far we have no indication that HPAI has jumped from wild migratory birds to poultry and we’d very much like to keep it that way,” Neault said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USDA has alerted the World Organization of Animal Health, known as OIE, of the discovery as required under international trade protocols.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So far in 2022, Europe has been kept busy with H5 cases of their own, reporting to the OIE scattered infections across the continent from Portugal to Bulgaria. In December, Canada reported two separate cases in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Julie Helm, a veterinarian and poultry specialist with Clemson Livestock Poultry Health, advises South Carolinians to protect small poultry flocks with two simple statements: “Keep it AWAY and Keep it CLEAN.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Keep it AWAY&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep your poultry and pets away from wild ducks and geese and their environment — ponds, lakes and swampy areas. Take care not to track the wild waterfowl virus back to your flock if you are hunting or hiking in the wild waterfowl environment. Buy new birds from a reputable source. Keep new birds or returning show birds separated from your established home flocks for 30 days. Keep pests (rodents, raccoons, opossums, rabbits) out of bird pens. Keep visitors out of your bird areas; what may they be carrying on their feet, clothing or vehicles?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Keep it CLEAN&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Clean cages and coops. Clean any equipment first before it comes onto your property. Wear designated farm shoes and clothing to care for your birds. Wash your hands before and after working with your birds. Change birds’ food and water daily. Wash your vehicles and trailers after visiting other poultry facilities and before you come home — Go through a car wash.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) considers the risk of HPAI H5 infections to the public to be low. No human infections from Eurasian H5 viruses have occurred in the United States.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nonetheless, USDA Veterinary and Wildlife Services recommends hunters and others to take precautions to protect themselves and the domestic birds they may encounter from the virus:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do not harvest or handle wild birds that are obviously sick or found dead.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dress your game birds in the field whenever possible. If you must dress birds at home, clean them in an area in which your poultry and pet birds have no access.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep a separate pair of shoes to wear only in your game cleaning area. If this is not possible, wear rubber footwear and clean/ disinfect your shoes before entering or leaving the area.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do not eat, drink, or smoke while cleaning game.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Always wear rubber gloves while cleaning game or cleaning bird feeders.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wash hands with soap and water immediately after handling game or cleaning bird feeders. If soap and water are not available, use alcohol wipes.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Use dedicated tools for cleaning game, whether in the field or at home. Do not use those tools around your poultry or pet birds.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wash all tools and work surfaces with soap and water and then disinfect them.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Avoid cross-contamination. Keep uncooked game in a separate container, away from cooked or ready-to-eat foods.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cook game meat thoroughly; poultry should reach an internal temperature of 165 °F to kill disease organisms and parasites.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Double bag the offal and feathers. Tie the inner bag; be sure to take off your rubber gloves and leave them in the outer bag before tying it closed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Place the bag in a trash can that poultry and pet birds cannot access. This trash can should also be secure against access by children, pets, or other animals.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cook game meat thoroughly; poultry should reach an internal temperature of 165 °F to kill disease organisms and parasites.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Double bag the offal and feathers. Tie the inner bag; be sure to take off your rubber gloves and leave them in the outer bag before tying it closed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Place the bag in a trash can that poultry and pet birds cannot access. This trash can should also be secure against access by children, pets, or other animals.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Clemson, USDA confirm avian influenza in SC', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'clemson-usda-confirm-avian-influenza-in-sc', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:27:45', '2022-01-19 18:27:45', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54717', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54719, 4, '2022-01-19 13:28:23', '2022-01-19 18:28:23', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SNHU announces Fall 2021 President\'s, Dean’s lists</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) announced the following local students have been named to the Fall 2021 President\'s List: Jennifer Goldman of Beaufort (29906); Gregorio Pichardo of Ladys Island (29907); Adrianna Journet of Beaufort (29906); Maika Gomez of Beaufort (29906); Chyna Wilson of Beaufort (29906); and Samantha DeMay of Beaufort (29906).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above are named to the President\'s List.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The following local students have been named to the Fall 2021 Dean\'s List: Joseph Milone of Beaufort (29906) and Janae Sanders of Beaufort (29906).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 are named to the Dean\'s List.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private, nonprofit institution with an 89-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, N.H.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3 local students named to Wheaton Fall 2021 Dean\'s List</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dean\'s List honors are earned by undergraduate students who carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale. Local students who have earned Dean\'s List honors include Sydney Lawrence of Beaufort (29906), Austin Myers of Beaufort (29902) and Parker Smith of Beaufort (29902).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.) is a coeducational Christian liberal arts college noted for its rigorous academics, integration of faith and learning, and consistent ranking among the top liberal arts colleges in the country.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Coastal Community Foundation establishes scholarship for nontraditional students</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina has announced the launch of the Lowcountry Scholarship for Nontraditional Students, a new scholarship aimed at encouraging students regardless of their circumstances to pursue higher education at a South Carolina accredited technical college.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Historically, nontraditional students have been underserved by traditional financial aid and scholarships. With the Lowcountry Scholarship for Nontraditional Students, CCF aims to support students who meet one of the following criteria: ineligible for state, federal and local financial aid, a returning learner, recipient of a GED or Certificate of Completion, or didn’t matriculate directly from high school.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Applicants must be permanent residents of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton or Jasper counties, who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment at a South Carolina accredited technical college and must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5. Applications can be completed on CCF’s online scholarship portal with a deadline of March 18. The portal can be accessed through the “Apply” button on the Scholarships for Graduate &amp; Non-traditional Students page on our website, coastalcommunityfoundation.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort’s Wilson named to Kennesaw State President\'s List</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maggie Wilson of Beaufort was named to the Kennesaw State University Fall 2021 President\'s List.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>An Accounting major, Wilson was among more than 5,100 undergraduate students named to the Fall 2021 President\'s List. To qualify, students must achieve a 4.0 grade point average and complete a minimum of nine credit hours.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'EDUCATION BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'education-briefs-40', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:28:24', '2022-01-19 18:28:24', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54719', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54721, 4, '2022-01-19 13:29:20', '2022-01-19 18:29:20', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USC Beaufort’s Center For The Arts will host a performance of Smokey &amp; Me – A Celebration of Smokey Robinson at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the story goes, Smokey Robinson, a founder of Motown and one of the producers of Motown: The Musical, went backstage on opening night to look for Charl Brown, the handsome young actor who portrayed him in the show. When he found Charl backstage, he came up to him, smiled and simply said, “Hello, Me!”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This delightful story became the inspiration for a spectacular show that celebrates the life, music and career of acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson, once pronounced by Bob Dylan as America’s “greatest living poet.” Smokey Robinson’s career spans more than four decades of hits. He has received numerous awards including the Grammy Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorary Doctorate (Howard University), Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts Award from the President of the United States. He has also been inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smokey is perfectly and uncannily captured by Charl Brown who won a Tony nomination for his portrayal of Smokey in Motown: The Musical.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Act 1 of this production celebrates Smokey’s story and many of his biggest hits … ones he sang and ones he wrote, including Shop Around, Mickey’s Monkey, Going to a Go-Go, You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me, My Girl, I Second that Emotion, Oooh Baby Baby, Tracks of my Tears and so many more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Act 2 explores the story of the actor who was fortunate enough to become Smokey every night in Motown: The Musical … taking you through Charl Brown’s Broadway history and hits, including songs from Hair, Jersey Boys, Pippin, Sister Act, The Wiz, and ending with a medley of Smokey’s iconic songs, Tears of a Clown and Being With You.<br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>Smokey &amp; Me – A Celebration of Smokey Robinson</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>USC Beaufort Center For The Arts, 805 Carteret Street</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tickets: </strong>Visit https://www.uscbcenterforthearts.com/</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'See Smokey & Me – A Celebration of Smokey Robinson at USCB', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'see-smokey-me-a-celebration-of-smokey-robinson-at-uscb', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:29:20', '2022-01-19 18:29:20', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54721', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54723, 4, '2022-01-19 13:30:48', '2022-01-19 18:30:48', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nationally published illustrator and retired college professor Frank Cerulli is having a stunning dual gallery exhibit of rock and pop culture through February at the USC Beaufort Center for the Arts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The unique one-person show combines culture and illustration in a colorful tribute to some of the greatest musical masters of the rock and roll era, including John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, and Joni Mitchell. Cerulli\'s interpretative pop-inspired portraits and illustrations capture the likeness as well as the souls of the artists in bright, bold and exceptionally expressive ways.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":54689,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bowie.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bowie-1024x1021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54689\"/></a><figcaption>David Bowie by Frank Cerulli.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The lobby exhibit, called “Rockin,” includes several large paintings of classic rock stars. The adjacent gallery features pop art-style images depicting celebrations and life events.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"Some of these portraits are influenced by pop artists. Much of my fine art is inspired by pop art, and the effects of advertising,\" he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cerulli\'s editorial illustrations have appeared in many magazines, from Ladies Home Journal to Penthouse. He worked at numerous advertising agencies in New York City, including Saatchi &amp; Saatchi, where he counted United Artists and AT&amp;T among his clients. He also created portraits for multiple individuals and organizations such as The Martin Luther King Foundation and The Royal Shakespeare Company.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The exhibit runs through Feb. 13. Those interested in chatting with the artist should stop by from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>USCB Center for the Arts is at 805 Carteret Street, Beaufort, S.C. 29902. For more information, call 843-521-3145 or visit <a href=\"http://www.uscbcenterforthearts.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.uscbcenterforthearts.com\">www.uscbcenterforthearts.com</a>.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WANT TO GO?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What: </strong>Dual Gallery Rock-Inspired Exhibit by artist Frank Cerulli</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When: </strong>9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, through Feb. 13</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Where: </strong>USC Beaufort Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Meet the artist: </strong>5:30 to 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 21</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>For more information: </strong>Call 843-521-3145 or visit uscbcenterforthearts.com. Masks are required inside USCB CFA.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Rock-inspired exhibit under way at USCB Center for the Arts', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'rock-inspired-exhibit-under-way-at-uscb-center-for-the-arts', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:32:29', '2022-01-19 18:32:29', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54723', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54725, 4, '2022-01-19 13:31:41', '2022-01-19 18:31:41', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Josh Turner Scholarship Fund For The Arts is accepting scholarship applications through Feb. 1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those eligible to apply for the scholarship, established by Turner and his wife Jennifer in 2008, must be high school seniors from South Carolina wishing to enter the music business or undertake a career in the arts. The scholarship is intended to support students primarily from rural areas, and applicants must be focusing on a career that will introduce them to various opportunities in the music business or some discipline of the arts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Growing up in rural South Carolina, Turner attended a small school and did not have the benefit of a comprehensive arts program at his high school. As a result, he felt behind his fellow students upon entering Belmont University as Commercial Vocal Performance major.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I had never been taught music theory or heard about ear training. It was like a whole new language for me and I felt lost,” Turner said in a release. “There were only 75 people in my graduating class, and that translated into ‘not a lot of opportunities’ when it came to music. We had academic and sports programs, but we never had a consistent music program. We would have a band one year, a chorus the next, but nothing ever lasted.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Turner’s experience at Nashville’s Belmont University, alongside his wife Jennifer’s love of the arts (she was also a Belmont music major), inspired the couple to start a scholarship fund that would jump-start high school students into a future in the music business or the arts.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Josh Turner Scholarship Fund For The Arts supports students planning a career that will introduce them to various opportunities in the music business, from performing, writing, or publishing, to managing or producing, or some discipline of the arts, such as graphic design, photography, or painting to name a few.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The requirement to apply for the fund is that the student should be interested in pursuing a job that is directly associated with the music industry or the arts. You don\'t have to be a singer or songwriter, so that makes the possibilities endless,\" Turner said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The application can be found at <a href=\"https://www.cfmt.org/grants-scholarships/.\">https://www.cfmt.org/grants-scholarships/.</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Applications open for Josh Turner Scholarship Fund For Arts', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'applications-open-for-josh-turner-scholarship-fund-for-arts', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:31:42', '2022-01-19 18:31:42', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54725', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54728, 4, '2022-01-19 13:34:15', '2022-01-19 18:34:15', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>BCSD, USCB, TCL, Penn Center to host African-American history education conference</strong><br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County School District (BCSD), University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB), Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL) and Penn Center are collaborating to host “Untold Stories,” an African-American history education conference with a focus on Beaufort County’s rich and diverse history. The conference is open to anyone desiring an immersive learning experience about African American history specific to Beaufort County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I started my career as a social studies teacher, so I certainly have an appreciation for history,” BCSD Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said in a release. “I’m glad to be partnering with USCB, TCL, and Penn Center on this important initiative that will provide significant insight about where we live.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The conference promises a robust series of activities and educational sessions for attendees. The three-day immersive experience (Feb. 18-20) includes live music and dance, art, cuisine, and in-depth presentations and panel discussions from local and nationally renowned artists, authors, educators, clergy, living legends and historians, as well as student-produced documentary videos and performances.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I can’t think of a better line up of speakers, facilitators, and presenters,” conference organizer abd BCSD Officer of Academic Initiatives N’kia Campbell said. “Attendees are going to experience something that they will never forget.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For an overview of daily events, break-out sessions, and a complete list of presenters please visit: https://bit.ly/AAHEC22.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Interested persons can pre-register for the conference online at https://bit.ly/AAHEC2022. Attendees can register per day ($75 for Friday or Saturday and $50 for Sunday), or attend the whole conference for $200 which includes food and tours. For more information, please email AAHEC@beaufort.k12.sc.us.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Local educational institutions to highlight Beaufort County’s rich and diverse history', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'local-educational-institutions-to-highlight-beaufort-countys-rich-and-diverse-history', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:34:17', '2022-01-19 18:34:17', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54728', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(54730, 4, '2022-01-19 13:36:21', '2022-01-19 18:36:21', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now that the temperatures are dipping into the cold zone, more people are turning to space heaters to keep warm, which can be dangerous if they are not used correctly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In fact, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 25,000 residential fires are associated with the use of space heaters every year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think it’s very important for people to be careful when they use space heaters. They’re necessary, they’re safe, but like with everything else, they need to be used properly in order to be safe,” said Baruch Fertel, MD, emergency medicine physician for Cleveland Clinic.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Fertel said if you have to use a space heater, make sure it’s on a low, flat surface. Some brands even sell ones that have a tip-over safety switch that will automatically shut off if it gets knocked over.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Space heaters should also be set up at least three feet away from any flammable items, like curtains or blankets.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Fertel said carbon monoxide poisoning is another concern if using a fuel-burning space heater. That specific style should only be set up in a large, well ventilated space, certainly not in a bedroom or other living area.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Carbon monoxide poisoning can occur while warming up your vehicle as well.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If you have an attached garage, never, never start the car without the door being fully open to the garage to allow venting and to allow some of the gases to escape,” he advised.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Fertel said signs of carbon monoxide poisoning can include dull headaches, weakness, dizziness, nausea and shortness of breath.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He emphasizes the importance of having a working carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector in your home, both can be life-saving.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: Cleveland Clinic&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>News Service</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Keeping your home safe from fire</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Each year, fires claim the lives of over 4,000 people and injures another 25,000 more. Preventing and protecting yourself from fire is a matter of being informed and taking the necessary steps needed to reduce the likelihood of a fire in your home.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Smoke alarms save lives. </strong>In the event of a fire, your best defense is a functioning smoke alarm. According to the United States Fire Administration (USFA), a working smoke alarm reduces the chance of dying in a fire by nearly 50 percent. Make sure all of your smoke alarms have fresh batteries, are in good condition and that they are properly located. For more information on installing and maintaining smoke alarms, go to: www.usfa.dhs.gov.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Prevent electrical fires. </strong>When using an appliance, or anything that plugs into an outlet, follow the manufacturer\'s instructions and safety warnings. Any unusual smells or sounds, overheating, controls that don\'t operate properly, shorts or sparks indicate a problem. The appliance should be unplugged and its use discontinued until it can be repaired by a qualified technician. To avoid electrical fires:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Make sure your house wiring, outlets and switches are all in good working order and that fuses or circuit breakers are the right size and work properly.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Avoid overloading outlets and using long extension cords.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Do not run power cords under rugs or carpeting.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Inspect home heating. </strong>Heating systems should be inspected and serviced regularly, with special attention paid to flue pipes and connections on wood stoves that pass through attics and walls. Portable heaters should be kept a safe distance from combustible materials and never left unattended. In addition, kerosene heaters should only be filled outside, operated with adequate ventilation and turned off when you leave home or go to bed. Fireplaces should be equipped with a sturdy metal screen and a spark arrester on the chimney. Flammable liquids should never be used to start a wood fire in a fireplace or stove. Kerosene, as well as other combustible liquids and paints, should only be stored in proper containers outside the house.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Parents must place a precedent on safety. </strong>Tragically, children accidentally start over 20,000 house fires every year. In addition to talking with and teaching their children about fire safety and prevention, parents should:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep matches, lighters and candles out of reach.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When away, leave a responsible person in charge, even if it\'s just for a little while.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Instruct caregivers carefully on what to do in the event of a fire, including how to reach you.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Teach children how to dial 911 and what they should say.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Make sure everyone knows where the fire extinguisher is (preferably in the kitchen) and how to use it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have a clear escape plan for each room, a meeting place outside the home and hold regular drills.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Always be sure caregivers know escape plans, extinguisher locations and other safety information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Remember that when it comes to safety, children learn by example.<br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>EASY EVERYDAY SAFETY TIPS</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fire safety is a matter of paying attention to small details on a daily basis. To do so, consider the following tips.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Clean your dryer\'s lint filter after each use and periodically clean the dryer vent.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Keep combustible materials away from cooking areas, oven mitts, dish towels and loose clothing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Never leave food cooking on the stove unattended.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you smoke, don\'t do so in bed or leave cigarettes burning in ashtrays.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Candles should only be placed in non-combustible containers and extinguished when you leave the area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><br><br><em>Exclusive content from CARE magazine.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Safety tips for warming your home this winter', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'safety-tips-for-warming-your-home-this-winter', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:36:22', '2022-01-19 18:36:22', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54730', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54732, 4, '2022-01-19 13:38:02', '2022-01-19 18:38:02', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yoga is a mind and body practice. Various styles of yoga combine physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation or relaxation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first mention of the word “yoga” appears in Rig Veda, a collection of ancient texts. Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word “yuj,” which means “union” or “to join.” Yoga is an ancient practice that may have originated in India over 5,000 years ago. Indian monks spread their knowledge of yoga in the West during the late 1890s. Modern yoga teachings became widely popular in Western countries by the 1970s. Yoga is now a popular form of exercise around the world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The overall philosophy of yoga is about connecting the mind, body, and spirit. Yoga involves physical poses, concentration, and deep breathing. A regular yoga practice can promote endurance, strength, calmness, flexibility, and well-being.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are six branches of yoga. Each branch represents a different focus and set of characteristics.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hatha yoga: This is the physical and mental branch that aims to prime the body and mind.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Raja yoga: This branch involves meditation and strict adherence to a series of disciplinary steps known as the eight limbs of yoga.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Karma yoga: This is a path of service that aims to create a future free from negativity and selfishness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bhakti yoga: This aims to establish the path of devotion, a positive way to channel emotions and cultivate acceptance and tolerance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jnana yoga: This branch of yoga is about wisdom, the path of the scholar, and developing the intellect through study.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tantra yoga: This is the pathway of ritual, ceremony, or consummation of a relationship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Chakras</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The word “chakra” means “spinning wheel.” Yoga maintains that chakras are center points of energy, thoughts, feelings, and the physical body. According to yogic teachers, chakras determine how people experience reality through emotional reactions, desires or aversions, levels of confidence or fear, and even physical symptoms and effects. When energy becomes blocked in a chakra, it triggers physical, mental, or emotional imbalances that manifest in symptoms such as anxiety, lethargy, or poor digestion.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are seven major chakras, each with its own focus:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sahasrara: The crown chakra, which is at the crown of the head, symbolizes spiritual connection.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ajna: Located between the eyebrows, the third eye chakra has to do with intuition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Vishuddha: The throat chakra corresponds to immunity and verbal communication.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Anahata: The heart chakra, which is in the center of the chest, influences professional and personal relationships. Any imbalances in this chakra will affect oxygen, hormones, tissue, and organ control.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Manipura: The solar plexus chakra is in the stomach area. It corresponds to self-confidence, wisdom, and self-discipline.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Svadhishthana: The sacral chakra, which is beneath the belly button, connects pleasure, well-being, and vitality.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Muladhara: The root chakra, which is at the base of the spine, connects the mind and body to the earth to keep a person grounded. It controls the sciatic nerves and the parasympathetic nervous system.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Types of yoga</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Modern yoga focuses on exercise, strength, agility, and breathing. It can help boost physical and mental well-being. There are many styles of yoga. A person should choose a style based on their goals and fitness level.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Types and styles of yoga include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ashtanga yoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bikram yoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hatha yoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Iyengar yoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kripalu yoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kundalini yoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Power yoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sivananda</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Viniyoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yin yoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prenatal yoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Restorative yoga</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Benefits of yoga</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yoga has many physical and mental benefits, including:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>building muscle strength</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>enhancing flexibility</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>promoting better breathing</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>supporting heart health</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>helping with treatment for addiction</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>improving sleep</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>enhancing overall well-being and quality of life</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Surveys indicate that 94% of adults who practice yoga do so for wellness reasons.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Risks and side effects</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is advisable to consult a medical professional, if possible, before starting a yoga practice.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many types of yoga are relatively mild and therefore safe for people when a well-trained instructor is guiding the practice.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is rare to incur a serious injury when doing yoga. The most common injuries among people practicing yoga are sprains and strains.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, people may wish to consider a few risk factors before starting a yoga practice.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A person who is pregnant or has an ongoing medical condition, such as bone loss, glaucoma, or sciatica, should consult a healthcare professional, if possible, before taking up yoga.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some people may need to modify or avoid some yoga poses that could be risky given their specific condition.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beginners should avoid advanced poses and difficult techniques, such as Headstand, Lotus Pose, and forceful breathing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When managing a condition, people should not replace conventional medical care with yoga or postpone seeing a healthcare professional about pain or any other medical problem.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://www.medicalnewstoday.com\">https://www.medicalnewstoday.com</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Written by Hannah Nichols — Medically reviewed by Courtney Sullivan, Certified Yoga Instructor<br><br>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'How does yoga work?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'how-does-yoga-work', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:38:04', '2022-01-19 18:38:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54732', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54734, 4, '2022-01-19 13:39:34', '2022-01-19 18:39:34', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Confused about what symptoms should keep your kids home from school? A pediatrician breaks down the recommendations.&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Who would have thought a runny nose could be so disruptive? If you have school-age kids, you know this all too well.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s currently recommended children with COVID-19 symptoms, which can be similar to those of the common cold, stay home from school.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The recommendations are any kid who’s having a new onset of fever, runny nose, cough, congestion, muscle aches, loss of taste or smell, that they get evaluated by their health care provider,” said Adam Keating, MD, pediatrician for Cleveland Clinic Children’s.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Keating understands how frustrating these guidelines can be for families. However, he reminds us quickly COVID-19 can spread to others and said it’s important to err on the side of caution when evaluating whether to send a child to school.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If your child has symptoms and you would like to rule out COVID-19 rather than wait for the symptoms to resolve, Dr. Keating said to skip the rapid at-home test and ask your physician to order a PCR rest, which is processed by a lab and considered the most accurate.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“If they have a little bit of a runny nose and a PCR-based COVID test came back negative, then I think we can say that it was negative and this isn’t COVID,” said Dr. Keating. “So, if they’re feeling well enough, then those kids can go back to school. I would recommend that they wear a mask so they don’t spread the cold around the school as well.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He said most kids with COVID-19 experience mild symptoms, but there are rare cases that can become severe. If your child is having trouble breathing or shortness of breath, they should be seen by a medical provider immediately.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https://newsroom. clevelandclinic.org/2022/\">https://newsroom. clevelandclinic.org/2022/ </a><br><br>Exclusive content from CARE Magazine </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'What symptoms should keep your child home from school', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-symptoms-should-keep-your-child-home-from-school', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:39:34', '2022-01-19 18:39:34', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54734', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54736, 4, '2022-01-19 13:43:33', '2022-01-19 18:43:33', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mental health apps provide a way to access meditation sessions and contact healthcare professionals to discuss the effects of life changes and environment on a person’s mental health. Most apps are free to download, and these may give people access to a limited number of features. To access all of an app’s features, a person may need to pay for a subscription. However, some also offer free features if a person has insurance with a partnered insurance company.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Medical News Today (www. medicalnewstoday. com) chose mental health apps that fit the following criteria:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Support: Apps that provide support for a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Features: Apps that offer different features, such as games, activities, and the ability to talk with licensed therapists.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Price: Apps that fit a range of budgets, from free features to paying for therapy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Availability: Apps that are available for iOS and Android devices as well as desktop computers.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Quick links&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>(Please note that the Medical News Today writer of this article has not tried any of these products. All information presented here is purely research-based.)&nbsp;</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best for beginners: Calm&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best for reducing daily stress: Headspace&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best mood journal: Moodnotes&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best for reducing anxiety: Sanvello&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best for children and teenagers: SuperBetter&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best for seeking help anonymously: 7 Cups&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best for forming new habits: Happify&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best for counseling: Talkspace&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What are mental health apps?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Around 51.5 million adults in the United States had a mental health condition in 2019. Around 13.1 million of those were serious mental health conditions.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The three most common mental health conditions among U.S. adults are anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additionally, mood disorders are currently the most common cause of hospitalization for every U.S. adult under the age of 45 years, excluding pregnancy and birth.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mental health apps focus on maintaining or improving mental health using methods such as meditation, hypnosis, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and by providing a valuable support network.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Apps are not a substitute for professional mental health care. Be aware that apps may sell a person’s data. Healthcare professionals must follow all HIPAA laws, whereas apps may be subject to different privacy laws.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Benefits of mental health apps&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most mental health apps use mindfulness and CBT techniques to help people improve their mental health.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mindfulness meditation is a technique that usually involves focusing on breathing while sitting or lying down or engaging in a gentle activity such as walking. The goal of mindfulness meditation is to recognize negative thoughts and feelings as distracting events and focus on an object or activity such as breathing.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>CBT works by encouraging people to form new habits and ways of thinking to reduce the symptoms of mental health conditions. For example, CBT for a person with depression may include encouraging them to take steps toward going to social events and meeting up with friends and family.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Studies into apps that use these techniques — such as Calm, Headspace, and SuperBetter — seem to suggest that engaging in mindfulness meditation and CBT through an app can improve mental health.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What else can you do to improve your mental health?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One way to improve mental health is by engaging in regular exercise.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.gov), getting regular exercise can help with:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>depression&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>anxiety&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>stress&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>attention deficit hyperactivity disorder&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PTSD&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>self-esteem&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>sleep&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People should try to exercise for at least 30 minutes every day. However, exercising for a shorter amount of time is still more beneficial than not exercising at all.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>When should you contact a doctor?&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People may wish to contact a doctor if they experience any of the following:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>excessive feelings of worry and fear&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>profound sadness&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>changes in mood, sleeping, or eating habits&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>sudden mood shifts or more mood shifts than usual&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>anger and irritability&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>fatigue&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>confusion or difficulty concentrating&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>feelings of guilt or worthlessness&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>avoidance of social activities <br><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>SUICIDE PREVENTION&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you know someone at immediate risk of self-harm, suicide, or hurting another person:&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ask the tough question: “Are you considering suicide?”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Listen to the person without judgment.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Call 911 or the local emergency number, or text TALK to 741741 to communicate with a trained crisis counselor.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stay with the person until professional help arrives.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Try to remove any weapons, medications, or other potentially harmful objects.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, a prevention hotline can help. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours per day at 800-273-8255. During a crisis, people who are hard of hearing can use their preferred relay service or dial 711 then 800-273-8255. <br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https://www. medicalnewstoday.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https://www. medicalnewstoday.com\">https://www. medicalnewstoday.com </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Written by Hannah Nichols — Medically reviewed by Bethany Juby, PsyD&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Benefits of physical activity. (2021).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/ physicalactivity/basics/pa-health/ index.htm \">https://www.cdc.gov/ physicalactivity/basics/pa-health/ index.htm </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Chand, S. P., et al. (2021). Cognitive behavior therapy.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ books/NBK470241/ \">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ books/NBK470241/ </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Economides, M., et al. (2018). Improvements in stress, affect, and irritability following brief use of a mindfulness-based smartphone app: A randomized controlled trial.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC6153897\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC6153897</a>/ </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Health information privacy (n.d.).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index. html \">https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index. html </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Huberty, J., et al. (2019). Efficacy of the mindfulness meditation mobile app \"Calm\" to reduce stress among college students: Randomized controlled trial.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC6614998/ \">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC6614998/ </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mental health by the numbers. (2021).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.nami.org/mhstats\">https://www.nami.org/mhstats</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mental health screening. (2021).&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/ mental-health-screening/ \">https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/ mental-health-screening/ </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Roepke, A. N., et al. (2015). Randomized controlled trial of SuperBetter, a smartphone-based/ internet-based self-help tool to reduce depressive symptoms [Abstract].&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/26182069/\">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/26182069/ </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wielgosz, J., et al. (2019). Mindfulness meditation and psychopathology.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC6597263/ \">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC6597263/ </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Top mental health apps to consider', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'top-mental-health-apps-to-consider', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:44:04', '2022-01-19 18:44:04', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54736', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54739, 4, '2022-01-19 13:45:06', '2022-01-19 18:45:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Provided by Wells Fargo</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When disaster strikes, many Americans want to help by donating to organizations that provide aid to those in need. “Constant media coverage is now part of the aftermath of any catastrophe, so individual donors are much more aware of what each affected community needs,” says Deborah P. Lauer, Planning and Life Events Specialist at Wells Fargo Advisors. “Donors have the opportunity to be more effective with their responses.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Build giving into your long-term investment plan</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The urge to help others is powerful, but it\'s worth developing deliberate philanthropic goals so your giving is part of your overall investment plan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Many Americans associate giving as part of the holiday tradition or as a last-minute tax strategy,” Lauer says. “But creating an annual giving budget that can be responsive to events like a hurricane can be more efficient for both the victims’ recovery and your own financial strategy.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Events like hurricanes and tornados are often followed by a huge increase in donations to disaster relief organizations. While this outpouring of support is welcome, charities note that it\'s more important to have the resources they need before disaster strikes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lauer supports this as a smart financial strategy as well. “Planned giving helps charitable organizations prepare rather than react,” she notes. “And it also gives you extra time to find charities that support your family\'s values and are delivering the best benefit on a dollar-for-dollar basis.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Know why you donate</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Giving throughout the year instead of focusing on year-end donations can also help your family manage its philanthropy as part of its general budget. “Families have increased budget pressures at year-end with holiday travel, entertainment, and spending on presents,” Lauer says. “Giving midyear can help avoid that cash crunch.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The extra time also allows donors to consider strategies beyond simply writing a check. For instance, donating appreciated securities owned for more than 12 months can be a tax-efficient way to give: You may be able to deduct the full market value of the securities (subject to adjusted gross income limitations) while avoiding capital gains taxes on those assets. But the process takes time, and a late start in December could mean missing out on that year\'s income tax deduction. Working with your tax advisor early in the year can help you determine your potential tax benefits.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Organize your giving</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If philanthropy is important to you, use this opportunity to incorporate it into your overall financial strategy. At the beginning of the year, set a total for your annual charitable giving based on your budget and the causes you want to support. But leave a little aside for sudden catastrophes so that you know how much you can afford to give regardless of the time of year you make the donations. Your financial advisor can help you work through this process.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Incorporating charitable giving into your investment plan helps you know how much you can afford to contribute, regardless of when you give it,” Lauer says. “That way, supporting humanitarian causes is not just an emotional decision, but a deliberate one.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After you identify which organizations will benefit from your donations, conduct due diligence to ensure the group is likely to use your donation effectively and efficiently. The Internal Revenue Service provides Tax Exempt Organization Search, https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search a searchable web database of organizations designated as qualified charities. Verifying that your chosen group is on the list can help you avoid donating to a fraudulent organization.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Understand that giving abroad is complex</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Each year Americans make significant donations to victims of disasters around the world. But such giving is complicated: Donations to foreign charities are generally not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If you do want to support relief efforts abroad, consider donating to a domestic charitable organization that has foreign partners active in disaster relief. Also, check the IRS website for guidelines in making international donations.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Charities and victims alike depend on the kindness of strangers for support after a disaster. If you make contributions throughout the year, your support will be available when needed the most, and you can make your generosity an integrated part of your financial strategy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wells Fargo Advisors and its affiliates do not provide legal or tax advice.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This article was written by/for Wells Fargo Advisors and provided courtesy of Whitney McDaniel, CFP®, AAMS®, Financial Advisor in Beaufort, SC at (843) 524-1114.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investment and Insurance Products are:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not Insured by the FDIC or Any Federal Government Agency</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Not a Deposit or Other Obligation of, or Guaranteed by, the Bank or Any Bank Affiliate</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Subject to Investment Risks, Including Possible Loss of the Principal Amount Invested</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>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.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>©2020 Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. 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(54741, 4, '2022-01-19 13:46:24', '2022-01-19 18:46:24', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Island News, Lowcountry Weekly seeking advertising salespeople</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Island News and Lowcountry Weekly, two locally owned and published publications, are in search of one or more part-time advertising salespeople.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our publications reach more readers than any other company in the region by providing quality content for the hyper local market we have proudly served for more than 20 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The position involves a business-to-business advertising sales role with responsibilities that include prospecting, scheduling appointments and meeting with business owners one-on-one. No industry specific or sales experience is required. However, if a person does have a background in sales or previous business experience, that may prove helpful.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pay is based on a full-commission revenue model, so there is unlimited income potential.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please send resumes and inquiries to Jeff Evans at jeff.theislandnews@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Weichert adds Peeler to Beaufort team</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Weichert, Realtors – Coastal Properties has announced the addition of Joy Peeler to their real estate firm as their new Beaufort Administrator &amp; Recruiting/Marketing Coordinator. Peeler will be working out of the Beaufort office.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Peeler, a native Hilton Head Islander, has spent many years working in hospitality in Beaufort County. Her job roles have included owner services, sales customer service, property transfers, digital marketing, public relations and communications. She lives on Lady’s Island with her Beaufort High football coach/teacher husband and her 17-year-old son.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>LowCountry Habitat for Humanity ReStore expands retail hours</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The LowCountry Habitat for Humanity announced this week that in response to increased customer demand, the ReStore at 612 Parris Island Gateway has added Wednesday to its shopping days.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday; and Sales from the LowCountry ReStore have directly helped to fund more than 50 affordable homes for families in Northern Beaufort County since 1990.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For information on how to donate to the ReStore, or on volunteer opportunities, call 843-525-0055 or visit lowcountryhabitatforhumanity.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>PA Blau joins Beaufort Memorial Orthopaedic Specialists</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Certified physician assistant Sarah Blau has joined Beaufort Memorial Orthopaedic Specialists, where she will work with board-certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Leland Stoddard in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of and injuries to bones and joints.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Part of the Beaufort Memorial medical staff since November 2010, Blau was a physician assistant at the hospital’s Express Care &amp; Occupational Health Care clinics prior to joining the orthopedic practice.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Blau, who holds a Master of Science in physician assistant studies and a Bachelor of Science in biology from Marietta College in Ohio, came to Beaufort Memorial after three years at IHA Urgent Care in Ann Arbor, Mich. There her PA role comprised clinical evaluation and treatment of patients both in person and virtually as well as administrative and leadership responsibilities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Located at 300 Midtown Drive, Beaufort Memorial Orthopaedic Specialists provides a full range of care for bones and joints, specializing in minimally invasive hip and knee replacement. Along with Dr. Stoddard, the practice includes Dr. Edward Blocker and certified physician assistant Paul Schaefer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'BUSINESS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'business-briefs-40', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:46:25', '2022-01-19 18:46:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54741', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54743, 4, '2022-01-19 13:47:26', '2022-01-19 18:47:26', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Morgan Companies have announced the signing of leases with four “anchor tenants” for it’s Beaufort Station project – a 200,000-square-foot shopping center with outparcels on 31 acres located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Robert Smalls Parkway and Parris Island Gateway.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hobby Lobby, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty and Old Navy are the first confirmed tenants. Site work is expected to begin this quarter, and the shopping center is expected to be open to the public in the Fall of 2023, according to a media release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The growth story in Beaufort, and the South Carolina Lowcountry in general, is just phenomenal,” Morgan President Trey Morgan said in the release. “We are thrilled to bring a top tier tenant line up to Beaufort, and we’re confident the community will be proud of the project when it’s completed.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Additional tenant announcements are expected soon.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hobby Lobby carries more than 80,000 arts, crafts, hobbies, home accent, seasonal, and custom framing products.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ross Dress for Less is the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,629 locations in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ulta Beauty is the largest U.S. beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Old Navy is a global apparel and accessories brand featuring on-trend, affordable and high-quality products.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For leasing inquiries, contact Zach Means with Divaris Real Estate, Inc. at 804-335-0555 or zmeans@divaris.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Hobby Lobby, Old Navy to ‘anchor’ Beaufort Station', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'hobby-lobby-old-navy-to-anchor-beaufort-station', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:47:27', '2022-01-19 18:47:27', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54743', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(54745, 4, '2022-01-19 13:48:55', '2022-01-19 18:48:55', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Historic Port Royal Museum</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or upon request, Thursdays through Sundays, The Historic Port Royal Museum, 1634 Paris Ave. The museum features the turn-of-the-century businesses and industries of Port Royal: Shrimping, crabbing, oystering, the railroad, the school and the mercantile. Great gifts featuring local artists are available. For more information. visit www.portroyalhistory.org, email unionchurch1004@gmail.com or call 843-524-4333.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Tour Historic Fort Fremont</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Fort Fremont History Center, Fort Fremont Preserve, 1124 Land’s End Road, St. Helena Island. Docent-led tours are at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Saturday. Travel back in time to the 1800s and the Spanish American War. Visitors to Fort Fremont can learn about the fort’s history by reading interpretive panels, taking a self-guided tour with a smart phone, visiting the history center exhibit hall, or attending a docent-led tour of the property. The Preserve is open to the public Monday through Sunday from dawn to dusk. For more information, visit www.fortfremont.org or contact Passive Parks manager Stephanie Nagid at snagid@bcgov.net.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Port Royal Farmers Market</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, year round, 1615 Ribaut Road, Port Royal. Rain or shine. For more information, visit http://www.portroyalfarmersmarket.com/, visit @portroyalfarmersmarket on Facebook or call 843-295-0058.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>“Pull Yourself Up” Group Exercise Class for women</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9:30 a.m., select Saturdays, Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. This multi-generational women’s group training is a 5-week program taught by Kelly Blackston. It is designed for females who wish to be stronger especially using back muscle shoulders and arms plus build camaraderie and make new friends. Free for ages 13-19; $10 per class for YMCA members; $20 per class for adult non-member. Questions should be directed to Denice Davis, YMCA Healthy Living Program Director at 843-521-1904 or beaufort-jasperymca.org.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Artists That Teach instructor show</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jan. 3 through Feb. 25, Art League Academy, 106 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island. Art League Academy is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday. There will also be an artists reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 19 that is free and open to the public. Art League of Hilton Head is the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit visual arts organization on Hilton Head Island with a synergistic art gallery and teaching Academy. For more information, call 843-842-5738.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Open Land Trust Ribbon Cutting &amp; Grand Re-Opening</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, 905 Charles Street. Open Land Trust staff and board invite the public to join in celebrating the organization’s new “forever home.” Highlight include a side-yard celebration, live music, light refreshments and tours of the new \"home.\" Free parking is available along Charles Street.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sea Island Quilt Guild January meeting</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20. The Sea Island Quilt Guild will hold it\'s January meeting by ZOOM this month due to the increased numbers in Covid in Beaufort County. To join, please send your email to seaislandquilters@gmail.com to have your name added to the mailing list.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands guided tours</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m., Friday, Jan. 21; Saturday, Feb. 12; Friday, Feb. 25. The Friends of Port Royal Cypress Wetlands (501c3) offers free tours with Master Naturalist Jill Moore as guide. Learn about the different types of wildlife, birds, and plants that inhabit this special place To sign up for a tour please email Kat Bray at info@foprcw.org. For more information, visit www.foprcw.org, follow us on Facebook at FriendsofPRCypressWetlands, or on Instagram at friendsofprcypresswetlands.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>5k Oyster Boogie</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 22, Downtown Beaufort. Join the Beaufort Area Hospitality Association and Riverview Charter School for a USATF Certified 5K race. The race will begin at Bay St/Newcastle near Freedom Park. Participants will run/walk through Historic Downtown Beaufort and across the Woods Memorial Bridge along a certified 5K course. The 5K Race is supported and managed by Grounded Running. This is a dog friendly and stroller friendly event. Shirts are not guaranteed after 3 p.m., Jan. 14. Register at https://bit.ly/3Fkp905.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Riverview Charter School Cornhole Fundraiser</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 22, Hanry C. Chambers Waterfront Park, Beaufort. Double elimination, bring your own partner. Social bracket – begins at 10 a.m., $30 per team, prizes awarded. Competitive bracket – begins at 1 p.m., $50 per team, $1,000 cash awarded. Outdoor tournament, may be moved indoors in case of rain. For more information on the social bracket, visit https://app.scoreholio.com/link/xzcD. For more information on the competitive bracket, visit https://app.scoreholio.com/link/39T. For more information, contact Brian Perkins at BrianMPerkins@hotmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3rd annual MLK Brunch</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 22, Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage, 10782 S. Jacob Smart Blvd. And Main Street, Ridgeland. Families in Transition (FIT) will provide services and resources to the homeless and those near homelessness. During the event, several agencies will be present to identify, feed, and do an intake of services needed such as medical, clothing, food, and hygiene items. FIT will also help people of Jasper, who are in need of home repairs, rent or utility assistance. These issues may very well lead to a homelessness if not addressed. FIT will then match these persons with our members who offer services that they need. FIT is an organization of faith-based, governmental, and nonprofit agencies that focuses heavily on the homeless population of Jasper County. FIT first aims to identify the homeless population through quarterly counts. Next, FIT aims to reduce the number of persons who are classified as homeless. Thirdly, FIT focuses heavily on the development and continuation of programs and services aimed at helping the homeless population, such as rent/mortgage, utilities, minor homer pairs, sewer, and heating and air, and emergency shelter.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Artists That Teach live artist demonstrations</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10:30 a.m. to noon, Friday, Jan. 28, Julie Schroeder at Art League Gallery. Art League Academy is located at 106 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island. Art League Gallery is located mid-island inside Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, next to the box office.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR training</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m to noon, Saturday, Jan. 29, Feb. 19, March 26, April 9, Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Cost is $35 for YMCA certified course. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net.. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Maye River Quilters</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 5, Church of the Palms, 1419 Okatie Hwy, Okatie. The wearing of masks is encouraged. For more meeting dates and times and for membership forms to join the group, visit the website or call 843-530-1244. To attend the meeting as a guest, please send an RSVP email to mayeriverquilters@gmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Full 30-hour lifeguard training</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>March 4-7 &amp; 13; April 22-25 &amp; May 1; May 13-16 &amp; 22, location TBD. Cost is $170. Schedule: Thursday 4 p.m. – swim test; Friday 4-9 p.m.; Saturday 8-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net.. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page. See Frank Hamilton for lifeguard recertification dates and times.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>FUN WOMEN 5K Race</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8 a.m., Saturday, March 5, Newcastle and Bay Street, Downtown Beaufort. The certified 5K course will run through downtown and across the scenic Woods Bridge. This race is part of USC Beaufort’s Center For The Arts’ Women’s Wellness Retreat (March 18 and 19, 2022). Our mission is to elevate, empower, enlighten and enrich all women. Topics include financial, spiritual, physical and mental wellness. Register at https://bit.ly/3qjg1V9.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Sea Island Rotary Club Community Service blood drive</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, Big Red Bloodmobile, Hilton Garden Inn, Beaufort. Future donation dates will be Tuesday, June 14; Tuesday, Aug. 23; and Tuesday, Nov. 15. OneBlood is testing all blood donations for the COVID-19 antibody. The antibody test is authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and will indicate if the your immune system has produced antibodies to the virus, regardless of whether you ever showed symptoms. You will be able to see their results approximately two to five days after donating by logging into OneBlood’s donor portal at www.oneblood.org. If you test positive for the antibody, you will be eligible to become COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor. All donors will receive a OneBlood gift and a $10 eGift card. Plus, a wellness checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count, pulse and cholesterol screening. OneBlood takes extra precautions to ensure that the donation process is safe from the COVID-19 virus including extra cleanings, wearing masks, etc. All time slots are currently available. Contact District Governor-elect Bob Gross, at bob@beaufortgroup.com or call 843-321-0196 and indicate the time slot that best suits you.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>CPR re-certification</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9 a.m to noon, Saturday, March 19, Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal. Cost is $25. Those interested need to register at the Y as space is limited and filled on a first come, first serve basis. Questions? Contact Contact Frank Hamilton at 843-525-0233 or ghh60fwh@comcast.net.. To register visit the Y front desk or online at beaufort-jasperymca.org and click ‘Register for a Program’ at the top of the page.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bridges Prep Inshore Slam Fishing Tournament</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>April 8, 9. Captains meeting, TBD. Weigh in at Butler Marine Dry Stack. Species include spottail bass, spotted sea trout and flounder. Cost is $150 per boat. All funds raised support Bridges Prep athletic programs. Cash prizes for combined weight. Great opportunity to fish and help support the school. Those interested in sponsoring the event, contact Coach Gruel (bgruel@bridgesprep.org) or Gaylets (sgaylets@bridgesprep.org). To register for the tournament, visit https://bit.ly/31JnBi9.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WHAT’S HAPPENING', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'whats-happening-86', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:48:56', '2022-01-19 18:48:56', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54745', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54747, 4, '2022-01-19 13:50:38', '2022-01-19 18:50:38', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>VITA provides free IRS-certified tax return preparation for Lowcountry residents</strong></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>VITA, a collaboration with the Internal Revenue Service, Beaufort County Human Services Alliance and United Way of the Lowcountry (UWLC), will kick off its popular tax-filing support program beginning the first week in February.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Staffed by local volunteers, VITA provides free preparation and electronic filing of income tax returns for individuals and families with low-to-moderate incomes who are eligible for tax credits. Last tax season, VITA helped file more than 2,400 free tax returns in Beaufort and Jasper Counties – generating more than $4 million in economic impact.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Most people won’t think about income taxes for another couple of months. But low-income families are already counting the days until they can file,” UWLC President and CEO Dale Douthat said in a release. “VITA helps Lowcountry residents maximize tax refunds that can help pay for necessities, like food and rent, or provide a much-needed cushion in the event of an emergency.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>VITA’s free preparation sites will be open February through April at 10 locations throughout Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton and Jasper counties. The sites include the Beaufort, Bluffton, Lobeco and St. Helena public libraries and The Deep Well Project in Beaufort County; Lowcountry Community Action Agency in Colleton County; and the Hardeeville and Ridgeland public libraries in Jasper County.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Taxpayers eligible for VITA services include people with annual incomes of less than $57,000; anyone with a physical disability; non-English-speaking citizens; and people older than 60. In addition to electronic filing for quick deposit of returns, VITA volunteers can inform taxpayers about special tax credits for which they may qualify, such as earned income tax credit, child tax credit, and credit for the elderly or the disabled.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Masks will be required at all locations, and COVID-19 health and safety precautions will be taken to prevent the spread of illness.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about VITA services, site locations, dates, times and required documents, visit <a href=\"http://www.vitalowcountry\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.vitalowcountry\">www.vitalowcountry.org.</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Area Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program gearing up', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'area-volunteer-income-tax-assistance-program-gearing-up', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:50:38', '2022-01-19 18:50:38', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54747', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54749, 4, '2022-01-19 13:51:35', '2022-01-19 18:51:35', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Weathers running for re-election</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hugh Weathers, South Carolina’s Commissioner of Agriculture, has announced his intent to run for re-election. A fourth-generation farmer from Bowman, Commissioner Weathers has held the position since 2004, representing more than 25,000 farms in the Palmetto State.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Identify the signs of overdose: County offers free Narcan, 5-minute raining</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Department will be offering a free 5-minute Narcan training between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 22. The training helps understand how to identify the signs of an overdose and how to help someone who may be overdosing.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No appointment is required, and you don’t have to leave your car. Everyone who takes the 5 minute training will receive free supplies of Narcan.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 5-minute training will be held curbside at the BCADAD Beaufort office, 1905 Duke Street and the BCADAD Bluffton office, 4819 Bluffton Parkway.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Free \"Deterra Bags\" will be available too. These bags are the proper way to dispose of expired, unwanted medication.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information visit www.beaufortcountysc.gov/alcohol-and-drug.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Individual Income Tax season opens Monday, Jan. 24</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) will begin accepting Individual Income Tax returns for tax year 2021 on Monday, Jan. 24, consistent with the date announced by the IRS. The filing deadline for both state and federal 2021 income tax returns is Monday, April 18.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We encourage all South Carolina taxpayers to file electronically and to choose direct deposit,” SCDOR Director Hartley Powell said in a release. “This is the most convenient, secure, and accurate way to file your return and receive your refund without any delays.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I urge all South Carolinians to choose direct deposit for their income tax refunds,” State Treasurer Curtis Loftis said. “Your refund is sent quickly and directly to your bank account as soon as your return is processed. No more waiting on the mail. It’s simply the fastest way to receive your refund.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>United Way of Lowcountry adds 2 new board members</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The United Way of the Lowcountry (UWLC) has added two new community leaders to its all-volunteer governing board.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jeanine Bostick and Carl Kilpatrick will join the existing UWLC Board of Directors.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We are incredibly fortunate that United Way of the Lowcountry attracts dedicated individuals, like Jeanine and Carl, who are willing to donate their time and talents to build a stronger Lowcountry,” UWLC President and CEO Dale Douthat said in a release.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A native of Jasper County, Bostick serves as the Director of Jasper County Board of Elections &amp; Voter Registration. Prior to joining Jasper County, she worked with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in Beaufort and South Carolina Department of Corrections in Ridgeland.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Also a native of Jasper County, Kilpatrick is the Market President for Northern Beaufort and Jasper County at South State Bank. He has more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry and has served on numerous boards in the area.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NEWS BRIEFS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'news-briefs-205', '', '', '2022-01-19 13:51:37', '2022-01-19 18:51:37', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54749', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(54755, 4, '2022-01-19 14:00:23', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Foundation for Leadership Education (FLE) held its annual Lowcountry Lifetime Achievement Awards at Tabby Place on Saturday, Jan. 15.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The FLE was founded by local leaders of Beaufort County who represented business, community development, education, management, and the military. 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(54760, 4, '2022-01-19 14:08:06', '2022-01-19 19:08:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort Police officers arrested 39-year-old Anthony Dayon Best on Thursday, Jan. 13, and charged him with Indecent Exposure.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best, a registered sex offender with previous convictions for assault with the Intent to Commit Criminal Sexual Conduct 1st degree and Burglary 2nd degree, is accused of two different incidents in the Beaufort Walmart on Jan. 12 and 13.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Around 6:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 12, inside the Beaufort Walmart, two teen girls reported to a Walmart employee that, while they were in the toy section of the store, a black male exposed himself to them. The employee notified the Beaufort Police Department of the incident, but the suspect left the store prior to officers’ arrival. Officers collected surveillance footage of the incident.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The next day, Jan. 13, once again at around 6:30 p.m., an employee of the Beaufort Walmart called police to report that a man exposed himself to her and began to masturbate while in the toy section of the store.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Officers arrived and located the suspect, identified as Best, and arrested him. A store employee recognized Best as being the same suspect from the incident involving the teen victims the previous day.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Best, who was on bond for two 2019 charges of Arson 3rd degree, was charged with Indecent Exposure and transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center without incident.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The investigation into these cases is ongoing, and anyone with relevant information is asked to call Msgt. Charles Raley at 843-322-7914, or the Anonymous Tip Line at 843-322-7938.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Man arrested for indecent exposure at Beaufort Walmart', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'man-arrested-for-indecent-exposure-at-beaufort-walmart', '', '', '2022-01-19 14:08:07', '2022-01-19 19:08:07', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54760', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54762, 4, '2022-01-19 14:09:25', '2022-01-19 19:09:25', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Though it can’t be narrowed down to one specific area, U.S. 21 in Beaufort County was a deadly road for pedestrians in 2021.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the S.C. Highway Patrol (SCHP), there were five pedestrian-involved fatalities on U.S. 21 in Beaufort alone. And according to Trooper Nicholas T. Pye, the Community Relations Officer for S.C. Highway Patrol Troop 6, which includes Beaufort County, there was no rhyme or reason to the fatalities.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Every case is different,” Pye said. “The incidents happened in a lot of different ways. With the start of the new year, (the SCHP) just wanted to reach out to the public, to let them know and remind them of safety tips.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Pye, pedestrians should:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If there is a sidewalk available, use it. It provides a lot more safety than the shoulder or anyplace in the road.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wear something visible, preferably something that can be seen up to 500 feet away, as well as a light, a flashlight or a cell phone.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If there is no sidewalk in the area, walk on the left side of the road, against traffic, allowing you to see the traffic coming.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These tips seem simple, but Pye said the best course of action is to go back to the basics, reminding people what to do. There are all sorts of different people using our roadways, and we can’t zone in on one stretch.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The only way that we can help prevent these types of fatalities are to patrol the area and then go back to the basics, Pye said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pye said there isn’t much room for error for pedestrians.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The average vehicle is 3,500 pounds,” Pye said. “That’s a little one-sided – 3,500 pounds vs. a 180-pound person. The chance of a fatality is high.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For drivers, Pye said, the best remedy for these type of incidents is simply to reduce speed. Obey the speed limit and drive undistracted.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Even if it’s not their fault,” Pye said, (Killing a pedestrian) is something that a motorist would have to live with the rest of their life. It’s a very traumatic experience.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gma</em>il.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', '2021 a bad year for pedestrians on U.S. 21', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2021-a-bad-year-for-pedestrians-on-u-s-21', '', '', '2022-01-19 14:09:25', '2022-01-19 19:09:25', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54762', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(54768, 4, '2022-01-19 14:13:47', '2022-01-19 19:13:47', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Omicron spreads faster, appears milder than Delta variant; it’s still serious </strong><br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the holidays have ended and the new year grows older, the COVID-19 numbers continue to explode in South Carolina and Beaufort County.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Through Tuesday, only once in a 10-day stretch did Beaufort County not top what 10 days ago had been the single-day record for positive COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in 2020. Twice in that time frame, the county has more than doubled that number.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But that doesn’t mean the pandemic is the same as it was at it’s peak in July and August 2021, or before that in January of 2021.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We’ve seen a significant uptick in the number of cases, but most have not required hospitalization,” Beaufort Memorial Hospital Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kurt Gambia said. “While our inpatient COVID-19 census has been up in the last couple of weeks, it is nowhere near where it was at the height of Delta, despite the large number of new positive cases.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On average, in the past couple weeks, BMH has averaged a dozen or so COVID-19 patients hospitalized and very few in the ICU, in stark contrast to the late summer peak, when ICU beds were at a premium and ICU nurses were more than taxed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Omicron is clearly different that the Delta variant, or what came before, for that matter.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Omicron reproduces significantly faster than the Delta variant, which is why it spreads so fast and infects people so quickly,” Gambia said. “On the other hand, it appears to be milder than the previous Delta variant. And it looks a lot like other wintertime viruses.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“For a lot of people, this can look a lot like cold or flu. Runny nose, sore throat, cough muscle ache, fatigue.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gambia said one symptom not common this time around, however, is the loss of taste and smell. It\'s simply not as prevalent in omicron as it was in previous variants of COVID-19.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because of the difference in the Omicron variant, the conventional wisdom among health care has changed somewhat when it comes to testing for COVID-19, as well as what to do when a person has been exposed.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There is an incubation period, and we do think it’s shorter than with omicron. Ideally, get tested (after) Day 5; some places say Day 3 to 5,” Gambia said. “Before Day 3, you can get a lot of false negatives and then false reassurance.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a list of testing sites, visit https://scdhec.gov/ covid19. Also, you can go to covidtests.gov to order four free rapid tests to be delivered to your home.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gambia said that people who have been exposed should avoid going to the emergency room unless they have significant symptoms, meaning things like chest pain, shortness of breath or confusion.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The lion’s share of cases can be managed on an outpatient basis,” he said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether or not to isolate may depend on symptoms and vaccination status. Otherwise treatment can range from supportive (rest, fluids, etc.) to outpatient treatments depending on other risk factors and symptoms.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other outpatient options may include monoclonal antibodies or the new oral agents depending on symptoms and other risk factors.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gambia said a few higher risk patients may become ill enough to require hospitalization, although the risk of this does appear to be significantly less with Omicron than it was with Delta.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Always consult with your personal physician to choose the best strategies for your individual situation,” Gambia said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With most cases of the Omicron being mild, are there any concerns that people may not be take this variant seriously?&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Gambia stressed that while most cases of omicron are mild, not ALL cases of omicron are mild.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“There have been and will continue to be hospitalizations and deaths from this virus and there is no good way to predict with certainty who will have the more serious cases,” Gambia said.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The U.S. has returned to daily fatality numbers of more than 1,800 people a day. In the time period from Jan. 9 through Jan. 15, there were six reported deaths in Beaufort County. People are still dying — and most decidedly, the majority of deaths are among the unvaccinated.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We still advise taking this seriously, masking, hand washing, social distancing, testing if exposed or symptomatic,” Gambia said. “And, most importantly, getting vaccinated and boosted if you qualify and have not already done so!”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control, through November, unvaccinated people are roughly six times more likely to test positive for COVID-19, nine times more likely to be hospitalized, and 14 times more likely to die from COVID-related complications than vaccinated people.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“These strategies will lower your risk of becoming infected and spreading the virus to others,” Gambia said. “If you DO become infected, vaccination will lower your risk of needing hospitalization, ventilation, or dying.”&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com. </em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'This COVID surge is different than the last', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'this-covid-surge-is-different-than-the-last', '', '', '2022-01-19 14:13:48', '2022-01-19 19:13:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54768', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54770, 4, '2022-01-19 14:14:47', '2022-01-19 19:14:47', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Historical Society (BCHS) will dedicate at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, a S.C. Department of Archives and History marker commemorating the Beaufort World War II prisoner of war camp at Pigeon Point Park at 2501 Pigeon Point Road.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Historical Society President will share brief remarks before the marker’s unveiling. The BCHS gives special thanks to the City of Beaufort for the marker’s installation.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both German and Italian POWs were held in Beaufort during WWII and assigned to work on local farms.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BCHS is the oldest historical organization in the Lowcountry. For more information, visit www.BeaufortCountyHistoricalSociety.com or go to Beaufort Count&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Marker commemorating WWII camp to be unveiled at Pigeon Point', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'marker-commemorating-wwii-camp-to-be-unveiled-at-pigeon-point', '', '', '2022-01-19 14:14:48', '2022-01-19 19:14:48', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54770', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54772, 4, '2022-01-19 14:16:01', '2022-01-19 19:16:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Please stop these projects</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I have been a resident of Beaufort for 81 years, and for the past 53 years my residence has been an historic house in Beaufort\'s downtown Historic District that is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and on the Historic American Buildings Survey. I am also a lawyer and an owner of significant commercial properties in the downtown Historic District.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For a variety of legal and historic reasons, I am adamantly opposed to the proposed three massive structures that will destroy the ambiance and uniqueness of Beaufort\'s historic downtown. These structures are designed and intended to convert downtown into a convention/shopping center with the proposed massive hotel/apartment building/parking garage being the anchor (Marriott hotel complex) and the existing businesses the ancillary retail shops.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If this proposal comes to fruition, with the passage of time, downtown Beaufort will become filled with national-chain stores as replacements to local ownership just like every other shopping center/strip mall in America. As icing on the \"cake\", this outrageous threat to everything that is unique about Beaufort has been approved through decisions made by people who (i) have made light of the National Park Service\'s concerns, (ii) appear to be deeply involved in financial conflicts of interest, and (iii) in my opinion as a lawyer, are in clear violation of the very city laws that are intended to preserve Historic Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Please use the powers of the National Parks Service to stop these projects and preserve the unique treasure that is Historic Beaufort.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– George Graham Trask, owner of the Thomas Fuller House (Tabby Manse) at 1211 Bay Street and co-owner of The Fordham Building at the corner of Bay and Carteret streets.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Note: </em></strong><em>This letter was originally sent to the National Park Service and copied to Mayor Stephen Murray and the Beaufort City Council, along with local media.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>We need dialogue now more than ever</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On return home after a month with our daughter in London for the holidays, it was great to see my mail included a number of The Island News weekly. I found myself wanting to respond specifically to a piece in the Voices section from a \"fiscal conservative\" concerned he might have to give up his \"gas guzzler.\"</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Apparently concerned that the electric grid might ultimately fail to support conversion to electric cars?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It boggles my mind how denial of climate realities allows some to be blind to the vast job-cresting potential of Biden\'s Build back legislation-- which includes extra funds to radically update the electric grid. If for no other reason than his grandchildren\'s tenuous future, I hope Mr. Conservative wakes up that we are in this together and will, for once in his life, vote for the common good.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But more important is the fact that I suddenly appreciated deeply that (The Island News) invites and does publish disparate points of view, and am thankful for that. I dream that someone will organize a safely distanced forum for folks to come together to discuss their often completely opposing viewpoints (Mayor? USC Beaufort? the Interfaith Coalition?).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We need this now, more than ever. I invite response at tturtledodds@aol.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Tim Dodds, Beaufort</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LETTERS TO THE EDITOR', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'letters-to-the-editor-50', '', '', '2022-01-19 14:16:02', '2022-01-19 19:16:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54772', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54774, 4, '2022-01-19 14:17:01', '2022-01-19 19:17:01', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort’s Steve Curless, 66, enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1973 in Hannibal, Mo. After Boot camp in San Diego and Infantry training, he specialized in artillery. His first assignment was to Okinawa with deployments to Japan, followed by duty at Lejeune with deployments to the Mediterranean. After a break in service, he rejoined the Marines with duty at Lejeune, including two Med deployments followed by duty at 29 Palms then to Okinawa for three years. Thereafter, he returned to Lejeune with deployments to the Middle East including Iraq and Somalia. He retired in 1997 with 20 years of service as a Staff Sergeant.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":54680,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Steve-Curless-young.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Steve-Curless-young-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54680\"/></a></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>– Compiled by John Chubb, American Legion Post 9. For nominations, contact jechubb1@gmail.com.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'VETERAN OF THE WEEK – STEVE CURLESS', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'veteran-of-the-week-steve-curless', '', '', '2022-01-19 14:17:02', '2022-01-19 19:17:02', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54774', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(54778, 4, '2022-01-19 14:19:32', '2022-01-19 19:19:32', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Early Saturday morning, Jan. 15, following a standoff with Sheriff’s Office deputies at a residence on Brotherhood Road in Beaufort, Donald Veitch II — wanted for a sexual assault that occurred on Hilton Head Island — was taken into custody.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When Sheriff’s Office personnel went to the Brotherhood Road residence Friday evening to arrest Veitch, he advised he was armed and refused to come out.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sheriff’s Office SWAT personnel responded and established a perimeter, while communication with Veitch continued via telephone.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following several hours of conversation with Veitch, it was clear he was not going to surrender.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometime after 2 a.m., Saturday, SWAT members entered the residence, disarmed Veitch and safely took him into custody.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Veitch was taken to Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH), where he was to undergo an evaluation.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Upon his release from BMH, Veitch was to be transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center and incarcerated on the warrants for Criminal Sexual Conduct 1st Degree and Kidnapping.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The case began Thursday morning, Jan. 13, when a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted by the 59-year-old Veitch at his Jonesville Road residence on Hilton Head Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators met with the woman, obtained details of the incident and collected evidence for forensic examination. They made contact with Veitch via telephone and asked him to come in for an interview; he agreed, but never showed up.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On Friday, Jan. 14, investigators met with a Beaufort County magistrate and obtained warrants for Veitch’s arrest for Criminal Conduct 1st Degree and Kidnapping, as well as to search his Jonesville Road residence.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Investigators had made contact with Veitch via telephone and learned that he was at a residence on Brotherhood Road in Beaufort. In speaking with Veitch, investigators learned that he may try to harm himself.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office thanked the residents of Brotherhood Road and personnel from the Beaufort Police Department for their cooperation and assistance.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Man wanted for sexual assault in custody after standoff', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'man-wanted-for-sexual-assault-in-custody-after-standoff', '', '', '2022-01-19 14:19:33', '2022-01-19 19:19:33', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54778', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54780, 4, '2022-01-19 14:25:57', '2022-01-19 19:25:57', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong> COVID in the classroom; Can’t we all just get our shots? </strong><br><br></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>&nbsp;BEAUFORT&nbsp;</em>– One year ago, Beaufort County public school students bravely went back into the classrooms with masks and a prayer as COVID cases continued to rise following the Christmas holidays.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This year, the students returned, some with masks, some without, no school district mandate but yet prayers for the best as the Omicron virus drove infected numbers up, breaking new records for daily infections. 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County officials who tried to assist found themselves blocked by existing rules and regulations, situations many individuals and families of individuals with severe mental health issues have experienced.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new ordinance, if passed, would include charges against an individual for violation which would make it easier to develop a care plan, according to a county spokesman.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It’s a sad, but realistic side of our society.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><strong>Sheriff’s NIXEL no&nbsp;match for social media</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>BEAUFORT – And speaking of falling through the cracks, that’s one way to describe a situation that occurred over the weekend in the city, which initially impacted a neighborhood but has wider implications.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A standoff situation developed Friday night/Saturday morning in the Mossy Oaks area, on Brotherhood Road. 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The weekend’s temperatures are expected to be cold with a chance of wintry weather.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Of course, we’d like to have it 60 and sunny with just a little chill in the air,” Houck said. “But we’ll make due. We’re still having it unless it’s a full washout.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The event will also feature live entertainment from the likes of The Country Project, Steel Rail Express and Southbound 17; the Oyster Boogie 5k run; and a cornhole tournament.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Those interested in volunteering for the event should sign up at <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3A9JXpY.\">https://bit.ly/3A9JXpY.</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort Oyster Festival is a rain or shine event. There will be no refunds.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No coolers, no pets (unless they are service animals) and no smoking are allowed.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Food and beverages will be purchased with tickets, which are being sold for $1 apiece. Trays of oysters are roughly $12 to $15 each, depending on the vendor.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Last year’s debut Oyster Festival was limited because of COVID-19 precautions and the wariness of may citizens to be out.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This year, despite COVID’s resurgence, organizers are excited to have full festival in its capacity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“People are wanting to get out,” Houck said. “January is the slowest time in the year for our market, not just for festivals and events, but for businesses and restaurants and hotels.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think a lot of people are really excited to have the full festival. Of course, it’s still something new. Hopefully, it becomes a tradition.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Beaufort Oyster Festival Schedule</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Friday, Jan. 21</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>3 to 9 p.m., Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park: </strong>Traditional Roasted Oysters, Steamed Oysters, Oysters on the Half Shell and fried food truck a la carte; beer and wine; Live entertainment by The Country Project (3 to 6 p.m.) and Steel Rail Express (6 to 9 p.m.).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Saturday, Jan. 22</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>8 a.m., Downtown Beaufort: </strong>Oyster Boogie USATF-certified 5K race on Bay and Newcastle streets. Run through historic Downtown Beaufort and across the Woods Memorial Bridge enjoying the views of the magnificent Beaufort River. Race is supported and management by Grounded Running. Register to run at https://bit.ly/3qDfhu6.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>10 a.m., Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park: </strong>Riverview Charter School Cornhole Fundraiser. Double elimination, bring a partner. Social bracket – begins at 10 a.m., $30 per team, prizes awarded. Competitive bracket – begins at 1 p.m., $50 per team, $1,000 cash awarded. Outdoor tournament. For more information on the social bracket, visit https://app.scoreholio.com/link/xzcD. For more information on the competitive bracket, visit https://app.scoreholio.com/link/39T. For more information, contact Brian Perkins at BrianMPerkins@hotmail.com.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Henry C. 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A surviving family member can find a cemetery at the following VA website: https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/listcem.asp.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Opening and closing of the grave.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A burial liner provided by the government.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A headstone or marker provided by the government – https://bit.ly/3fUpFYw.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Perpetual care of the gravesite.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>VA Memorial Items and Military Funeral Honors</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I went on to explain to the survivor that at the time of need, the person planning the burial can also request other VA memorial items as well as military funeral honors provided by the Department of Defense. These items and honors have other eligibility requirements.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read about VA provided memorial items at https://bit.ly/3qYiSmU. Read about military funeral honors at https://bit.ly/33IT6u6.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>National Cemeteries</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to the VA website at https://bit.ly/3fRIsn6, the Department of Veterans Affairs\' (VA) National Cemetery Administration maintains 155 national cemeteries in 42 states and Puerto Rico, as well as 34 soldier\'s lots and monument sites. There is not a VA national cemetery in every state.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>State, Territory, and Tribal Veterans Cemeteries</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Many states have established state veterans’ cemeteries. Eligibility is similar to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries, but may include residency requirements.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even though they may have been established or improved with Government funds through the VA\'s Veterans Cemetery Grants Program, state veterans cemeteries are run solely by the states. The VA cannot answer your questions or comments about any of these state veterans’ cemeteries. Contact the specific cemetery for information.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>National Cemeteries in SC</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are three National Cemeteries in SC. They are listed below.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Beaufort National Cemetery at 1601 Boundary Street, Beaufort, S.C. 29902. Phone number: 843-524-3925 and FAX: 843-524-8538.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Florence National Cemetery at 803 National Cemetery Road, Florence, S.C. 29501. Phone number 843-669-8783 and FAX: 843-662-8318.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia, S.C. 29229. Phone number 866-577-5248 and FAX 803-699-3086.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Every living veteran and his closest relatives and all local funeral homes should download and read the Department of Veteran Affairs National Cemetery Administration brochure at https://bit.ly/3fUwjxL. Funeral homes should keep copies of this brochure to give to the families of veterans.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The brochure includes a map showing where cemeteries are located and information on:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Burial eligibility; benefits information including the phone number of the nearest VBA Regional Office 800-827-1000; arranging a burial with FAX number 866-900-6417; and phone number 800-535-1117 for the VA Scheduling Office.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pre-Need Determination VA Form 40-1007 and instructions to mail or FAX the form and DD-214; Headstones, Markers, and Medallions; Presidential Memorial Certificates.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>VA provided burial flags and to use VA Form 27-2008, Application for U.S. Flag for Burial Purposes and notification that U.S. Post Offices are the primary issuing point for burial flags.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nationwide Gravesite Locator found at http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov and at the kiosks at national cemeteries; and the Veterans Legacy Initiative (information can be found at www.cem.va.gov/legacy).</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Eligibility for Burial in a VA National Cemetery</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read about eligibility in last week’s The Island News article on veterans’ benefits and at https://bit.ly/3tXyZTI.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Schedule a Burial for a Veteran or Family Member</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read about how to schedule a burial for a veteran or other family member in last week’s The Island News article on veterans’ benefits and at https://bit.ly/3AvOROh.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Need more help?</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If veterans and their family members need help with veteran burial benefits and programs, they should contact their county Veterans Service Office (VSO). Find the address and phone numbers for your country Veterans Service office at https://bit.ly/35mpWBm.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Other helpful points of contact include:</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The National Cemetery Scheduling Office, phone 800-535-1117, and Headstones and Markers Office, phone 800-697-6947.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>VA Benefits Hotline, 800-827-1000, MyVA411 main information line, 800-698-2411 and if you have hearing loss, call TTY-711.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Larry Dandridge is a retired Lt. Col. In the U.S. Army. He is a Vietnam War era wounded warrior, a combat and 100 percent disabled veteran, a former Infantryman, former Warrant Officer and pilot. Dandridge is also a past Veterans Service Officer, and a current volunteer Patient Adviser, CEO Advisory Council Member, and Patient and Family Advisory Committee Member at the RHJ VA Medical Center, as well as a published author and free-lance writer. He can be reached at LDandridge@earthlink.net.</em></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Who at the VA do I call if my Veteran expires, what does a National Cemetery burial include?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'who-at-the-va-do-i-call-if-my-veteran-expires-what-does-a-national-cemetery-burial-include', '', '', '2022-01-26 13:18:54', '2022-01-26 18:18:54', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54889', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(54891, 4, '2022-01-26 13:20:58', '2022-01-26 18:20:58', '<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island hosts 1st Educators Workshop of 2022</strong><br><br></h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>By Sgt. Danielle Prentice</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>6th Marine Corps District</strong></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PARRIS ISLAND — Members of the education system and media outlets from Louisiana and Florida attended an Educators Workshop from Jan. 11 through Jan. 14 aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The workshop provided the attendees with an in-depth experience of what life is like for a Marine Corps recruit.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The Educators Workshop has been tremendously helpful by giving us a first-hand view to assist our students with questions,” said Gary Blood, the Principal at Port Barre High School in Port Barre, Louisiana, with 20 years of experience in the education system. “It gives us a first-hand opportunity instead of seeing something on TV.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Recruit Training Regiment provided drill instructors to escort the workshop in the same manner as recruits in training. Drill instructors also provided the same receiving speech recruits go through when they arrive at MCRD Parris Island.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I loved the experience. My favorite (part) was the yellow footprints,” said Blood. “Arriving up there on the bus, with it being dark and having to get off, and having the DIs (Drill Instructors) hollering at you, and having to get on the yellow footprints. Just being able to see what the brand new recruits see when they first arrive here and the thought process that could be going through their minds.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to Blood, many of the educators who attended this workshop have since changed their view of the Marine Corps and armed services. The workshop allowed educators to address their questions and concerns regarding the enlistment process and future opportunities available to their students, which removed any preconceived notions they may have had before participating in the workshop.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":54864,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/7018692.jpg\"><img src=\"https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/7018692-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54864\"/></a><figcaption>Emily Pettaway, the dean of academics for St. Louis Catholic High School of Lake Charles, Louisiana, takes a video of Kayla Jackson, an Algebra I teacher at Ponchatoula High School of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, firing an M16A4 service rifle during an Educators Workshop aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., January 12, 2022. Marine Corps Recruiting Command provides educators workshops as an opportunity for teachers, principals, counselors, coaches and media to experience the basic training process first-hand. The workshops are one of many ways for the attendees to learn about the multitude of opportunities the Marine Corps can provide to young men and women within their communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danielle Prentice)</figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I think it is beneficial for teachers to attend the workshop for a couple of reasons,” said Staff Sgt. Devin Kennett, a Senior Drill Instructor at MCRD Parris Island, and Educators Workshop escort. “One, it gives them first-hand knowledge of the recruit training process. It is a condensed version where they get the basis of what we do with the recruits from processing all the way through to the training they go through. So, they’re able to take that back to their students and actually give them resources or tips and tricks that can help prepare them. Two, it gets the word out about the Marine Corps and about what we have to offer. There are a lot of kids out there that see the Marine Corps as just a warfighting organization, which we are, but there are a lot of other opportunities out there that the Marine Corps can facilitate for them.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Educators Workshops provide attendees with the ability to confidently speak about what training is like and what opportunities the Marine Corps has to offer by putting them in simulations of some situations the young men and women endure when they arrive at the recruit depot, and allowing them to ask questions throughout the condensed version of the transformation process.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During the tour of the Crucible, recruits’ capstone field training exercise, attendees attempted obstacles at the Leadership Reaction Course. This experience showed them how the recruits’ ability to critically think as a team is tested in various scenarios over one portion of the 54-hour training event. They were also provided several classroom-style periods of instruction where they were taught about the family readiness, tuition assistance, and many other programs and opportunities the Marine Corps provides to Marines and their families.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop, and it has completely changed my perspective of the military,” said Emily Pettaway, the Dean of Education at St. Louis Catholic School in Lake Charles, La. “Before this workshop, I would have been reluctant to encourage my son to join a branch of the military. However, after this amazing experience and learning about all of the opportunities, I would be so proud of him if he chooses to do so. This is an experience I will never forget.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about becoming an influencer for the Marine Corps or the Marine Corps Educators Workshop, visit https://rmi.marines.com/influencer or <a href=\"https://www.mcrc.marines.mil/Outreach/Workshop-Home/.\">https://www.mcrc.marines.mil/Outreach/Workshop-Home/.</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Learning by shared experience', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'learning-by-shared-experience', '', '', '2022-01-26 13:20:59', '2022-01-26 18:20:59', '', 0, 'https://staging.yourislandnews.com/?p=54891', 0, 'post', '', 0);
